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"appease", "conciliate", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate" ], "antonyms":[ "calm", "compose", "quiet", "settle", "soothe", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ] }, "to yield to mental or emotional stress":{ "examples":[ "the landlady totally freaked out when she saw the dead body in the hall" ], "synonyms":[ "break down", "break up", "crack", "flip (out)", "melt down", "wig (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "choke" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in meltdown , frazzle":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "frazzle", "meltdown", "breakdown", "crack-up", "nervous breakdown", "tailspin", "alarm", "alarum", "anxiety", "apprehension", "disquiet", "excitability", "nervousness", "disturbance", "agitation", "discomposure", "perturbation", "basket case" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplomb", "calmness", "composure", "coolness", "imperturbability", "placidity", "self-possession", "sereneness", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "freaked (out)":{ "as in concerned , disturbed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aggrieved", "bothered", "concerned", "disquieted", "distraught", "distressed", "disturbed", "freaked", "shook-up", "aflutter", "antsy", "anxious", "atwitter", "dithery", "edgy", "goosey", "het up", "hinky", "hung up", "ill at ease", "insecure", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "nervy", "perturbed", "queasy", "queazy", "tense", "troubled", "uneasy", "unquiet", "upset", "uptight", "worried", "apprehensive", "foreboding", "hesitant", "misgiving", "fretful", "fretting", "stewing", "vexed", "qualmish", "qualmy", "flustered", "twittered", "undone", "unnerved", "unstrung", "obsessed", "preoccupied", "restless", "fidgety", "flighty", "fluttery", "high-strung", "hypertense", "skittish", "spooky" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "collected", "cool", "easy", "happy-go-lucky", "nerveless", "relaxed", "confident", "self-assured", "self-confident", "sure", "controlled", "self-controlled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "don't talk about death, as it totally freaks me out" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "ailed", "alarmed", "alarumed", "bothered", "concerned", "derailed", "discomforted", "discomposed", "dismayed", "disquieted", "distempered", "distracted", "distressed", "disturbed", "exercised", "flurried", "frazzled", "fussed", "hagrode", "perturbed", "undid", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "weirded out", "worried" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravated", "angered", "annoyed", "bugged", "chafed", "chivied", "chivvied", "exasperated", "fretted", "galled", "got", "grated", "harassed", "harried", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "pestered", "piqued", "put off", "put out", "riled", "vexed", "vext", "bedeviled", "haunted", "plagued", "abashed", "confounded", "confused", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "fazed", "flustered", "jarred", "mortified", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "rattled", "shook up", "daunted", "demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited", "unnerved" ], "near antonyms":[ "allayed", "alleviated", "assuaged", "appeased", "conciliated", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "propitiated" ], "antonyms":[ "calmed", "composed", "quieted", "settled", "soothed", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ] }, "to yield to mental or emotional stress":{ "examples":[ "the landlady totally freaked out when she saw the dead body in the hall" ], "synonyms":[ "broke down", "broke up", "cracked", "flipped (out)", "melted down", "wigged (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "choked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "freaking":{ "deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure":{ "examples":[ "this freaking assignment is such a pain in the neck" ], "synonyms":[ "accursed", "accurst", "blasted", "confounded", "cursed", "curst", "cussed", "damnable", "dang", "danged", "darn", "durn", "darned", "durned", "deuced", "doggone", "doggoned", "infernal" ], "near synonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "bum", "detestable", "execrable", "lousy", "punk", "rotten", "terrible", "wretched", "abominable", "odious", "vile", "contemptible", "despicable", "miserable", "nasty", "pitiable", "pitiful", "scabby", "scummy", "scurvy", "shameful", "sorry" ], "near antonyms":[ "commendable", "creditable", "laudable", "praiseworthy", "great", "marvelous", "marvellous", "wonderful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "freakishness":{ "an inclination to sudden illogical changes of mind, ideas, or actions":{ "examples":[ "though some mistook his freakishness for mental illness, it was just a quirk of his personality and nothing more" ], "synonyms":[ "caprice", "capriciousness", "impulsiveness", "whimsicality", "whimsicalness" ], "near synonyms":[ "mercurialness", "moodiness", "unpredictability", "willfulness", "eccentricity", "flakiness", "arbitrariness", "fickleness", "inconstancy", "irregularity", "volatileness", "volatility", "changeability", "flexibility", "mutability", "variability", "variableness" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "practicality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "fastness", "firmness", "fixedness", "immovability", "immovableness", "immutability", "inflexibility", "invariability", "changelessness", "constancy", "stability", "steadfastness", "steadiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freaky":{ "strange or unusual":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a horror movie about a freaky town full of ghosts" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "free trade":{ "as in business , trade":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "business", "commerce", "marketplace", "trade", "traffic", "e-tail", "merchandising", "retailing", "wholesaling", "black market", "gray market", "dealings", "horse-trading", "bartering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "free-floating":{ "as in floating , buoyant":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "awash", "drifting", "gliding", "hanging", "hovering", "poised", "sailing", "wafting", "buoyant", "floaty", "unsinkable", "afloat", "floating" ], "near antonyms":[ "sinking", "sunk", "aground", "high and dry" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "free-for-alls":{ "a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "during the play-offs, fans of the opposing teams clashed in the streets in several free-for-alls" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "battles", "clashes", "combats", "conflicts", "contests", "fisticuffs", "handgrips", "hassles", "scraps", "scrimmages", "scuffles", "skirmishes", "struggles", "tussles", "horseplays", "altercations", "arguments", "disputes", "kickups", "quarrels", "spats", "squabbles", "tiffs", "wrangles" ], "synonyms":[ "affrays", "brawls", "broils", "donnybrooks", "fracases", "fracas", "frays", "melees", "m\u00eal\u00e9es", "rough-and-tumbles", "rows", "ruckuses", "ructions" ] }, "a state in which everything is out of order":{ "antonyms":[ "orders" ], "examples":[ "it was a free-for-all when the doors to the arena opened and the crowd rushed in all at once" ], "near antonyms":[ "methods", "patterns", "plans", "systems" ], "related":[ "anarchies", "misrules", "riots", "knots", "snarls", "tangles", "labyrinths", "mazes", "webs", "maelstroms", "storms", "bollixes", "clutters", "litters", "mishmashes", "shuffles", "hodgepodges", "medleys", "miscellanies", "morasses", "motleys" ], "synonyms":[ "chance-medleys", "chaoses", "confusions", "disarrangements", "disarrays", "dishevelments", "disorders", "disorganizations", "havoc", "hecks", "hells", "jumbles", "mare's nests", "mares' nests", "messes", "misorders", "muddles", "musses", "shambles", "snake pits", "tumbles", "welters" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "free-spirited":{ "as in nontraditional , freethinking":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "freethinking", "nontraditional", "dissentient", "dissenting", "dissident", "heretical", "heretic", "heterodox", "iconoclastic", "maverick", "nonconformist", "nonorthodox", "out-there", "unconventional", "unorthodox", "apostate", "defecting", "renegade", "schismatic", "schismatical", "sectarian", "separatist" ], "near antonyms":[ "conforming", "conformist", "conventional", "orthodox" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "free-spoken":{ "free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions":{ "examples":[ "I pride myself on being free-spoken and feel no hesitancy in telling you my honest opinion on just about anything" ], "synonyms":[ "candid", "direct", "forthcoming", "forthright", "foursquare", "frank", "freehearted", "honest", "open", "openhearted", "out-front", "outspoken", "plain", "plainspoken", "straight", "straightforward", "unguarded", "unreserved", "up-front" ], "near synonyms":[ "artless", "earnest", "guileless", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "natural", "real", "sincere", "unaffected", "undesigning", "unpretending", "unpretentious", "outgoing", "uninhibited", "unrestrained", "vocal", "vociferous", "abrupt", "bluff", "blunt", "brusque", "brusk", "crusty", "curt", "gruff", "sharp", "impertinent", "impolite", "inconsiderate", "rude", "tactless", "thoughtless", "uncivil", "undiplomatic", "ungracious", "unmannerly", "unsubtle" ], "near antonyms":[ "inhibited", "reserved", "restrained", "close-mouthed", "laconic", "quiet", "reticent", "taciturn", "tight-lipped", "uncommunicative", "ambiguous", "circuitous", "equivocal", "evasive", "diplomatic", "politic", "tactful", "civil", "considerate", "courteous", "polite" ], "antonyms":[ "dissembling", "uncandid", "unforthcoming" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "free-standing":{ "not being under the rule or control of another":{ "antonyms":[ "dependent", "nonautonomous", "non-self-governing", "subject", "unfree" ], "examples":[ "it's a freestanding store, not a franchise" ], "near antonyms":[ "bound", "captive", "conquered", "enslaved", "fettered", "subdued", "subjugated", "inferior", "subordinate", "subservient" ], "related":[ "freeborn", "delivered", "emancipated", "freed", "liberated", "manumitted", "redeemed", "released", "unconquered", "unruled", "unsupervised", "empowered", "enfranchised", "democratic", "republican" ], "synonyms":[ "autonomous", "free", "independent", "self-governed", "self-governing", "self-ruling", "separate", "sovereign", "sovran" ] }, "not physically attached to another unit":{ "antonyms":[ "attached", "connected", "joined", "linked" ], "examples":[ "a freestanding CD player that can easily be hooked up to your existing components" ], "near antonyms":[ "adjoining" ], "related":[ "independent", "self-contained", "individual", "private" ], "synonyms":[ "detached", "disconnected", "discrete", "free", "separate", "single", "unattached", "unconnected" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "freebee":{ "something given to someone without expectation of a return":{ "examples":[ "I got this CD as a freebie for buying a receiver" ], "synonyms":[ "bestowal", "comp", "donation", "donative", "fairing", "gift", "giveaway", "handsel", "lagniappe", "largesse", "largess", "present", "presentation" ], "near synonyms":[ "alms", "benefaction", "beneficence", "benevolence", "charity", "contribution", "dole", "handout", "oblation", "offering", "philanthropy", "tithe", "box", "care package", "foy", "grant", "subsidy", "remembrance", "tribute", "valentine", "bonus", "boon", "windfall", "courtesy", "favor", "generosity", "sacrifice", "gratuity", "propine", "tip", "award", "prize", "reward", "dowry", "bequest", "legacy" ], "near antonyms":[ "advance", "loan", "bribe", "douceur", "peace offering", "sop" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freestanding":{ "not physically attached to another unit":{ "examples":[ "a freestanding CD player that can easily be hooked up to your existing components" ], "synonyms":[ "detached", "disconnected", "discrete", "free", "separate", "single", "unattached", "unconnected" ], "near synonyms":[ "independent", "self-contained", "individual", "private" ], "near antonyms":[ "adjoining" ], "antonyms":[ "attached", "connected", "joined", "linked" ] }, "not being under the rule or control of another":{ "examples":[ "it's a freestanding store, not a franchise" ], "synonyms":[ "autonomous", "free", "independent", "self-governed", "self-governing", "self-ruling", "separate", "sovereign", "sovran" ], "near synonyms":[ "freeborn", "delivered", "emancipated", "freed", "liberated", "manumitted", "redeemed", "released", "unconquered", "unruled", "unsupervised", "empowered", "enfranchised", "democratic", "republican" ], "near antonyms":[ "bound", "captive", "conquered", "enslaved", "fettered", "subdued", "subjugated", "inferior", "subordinate", "subservient" ], "antonyms":[ "dependent", "nonautonomous", "non-self-governing", "subject", "unfree" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "freeway":{ "a passage cleared for public vehicular travel":{ "examples":[ "a new driver who's nervous about driving on the freeway for the first time" ], "synonyms":[ "arterial", "artery", "avenue", "boulevard", "carriageway", "drag", "drive", "expressway", "high road", "highway", "pass", "pike", "road", "roadway", "route", "row", "street", "thoroughfare", "thruway", "trace", "turnpike", "way" ], "near synonyms":[ "causeway", "autobahn", "autoroute", "autostrada", "dual carriageway", "interstate", "motorway", "superhighway", "beltway", "bypass", "parkway", "ring road", "corniche", "switchback", "through street", "high street", "Main Street", "backstreet", "branch", "bystreet", "byway", "crossroad", "secondary road", "shunpike", "side road", "side street", "alley", "alleyway", "circle", "lane", "laneway", "mews", "place", "close", "cul-de-sac", "dead end", "corridor", "track", "trail" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freighted":{ "to place a weight or burden on":{ "examples":[ "it took six hours to freight the cargo airplane" ], "synonyms":[ "burdened", "encumbered", "laded", "ladened", "loaded", "lumbered", "saddled", "weighted" ], "near synonyms":[ "clogged", "cluttered", "filled", "packed", "heaped", "mounded", "piled", "stacked", "pressed", "weighed", "strained", "taxed", "overburdened", "overloaded", "overtaxed", "surcharged", "hampered", "handicapped", "afflicted", "oppressed" ], "near antonyms":[ "alleviated", "eased", "lightened", "relieved" ], "antonyms":[ "disburdened", "discharged", "disencumbered", "unburdened", "unladed", "unloaded" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frenzied":{ "being in a state of increased activity or agitation":{ "examples":[ "the frenzied scene at the mall in the final week before Christmas" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "excited", "feverish", "heated", "hectic", "hyperactive", "overactive", "overwrought" ], "near synonyms":[ "hyperexcited", "overexcited", "afire", "aflutter", "aquiver", "atingle", "anxious", "dithery", "edgy", "het up", "high-strung", "hyped-up", "hyper", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervy", "nervous", "perturbed", "tense", "troubled", "uneasy", "unquiet", "upset", "uptight", "wired" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "collected", "composed", "cool", "coolheaded", "placid", "serene", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "unshaken", "untroubled", "unworried" ], "antonyms":[] }, "feeling overwhelming fear or worry":{ "examples":[ "frenzied rescue workers searched through the snow, looking for more victims of the avalanche" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "delirious", "distracted", "distrait", "distraught", "frantic", "hysterical", "hysteric" ], "near synonyms":[ "alarmed", "anxious", "disquieted", "disturbed", "nervous", "perturbed", "tense", "troubled", "upset", "worried", "wrought (up)", "affrighted", "aghast", "alarmed", "fearful", "frightened", "horrified", "scared", "spooked", "terrified", "terrorized", "ballistic", "berserk", "crazed", "demented", "deranged", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "nuclear", "raging", "ranting", "raving" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "peaceful", "placid", "self-possessed", "serene", "tranquil", "cool", "coolheaded", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "unshaken", "untroubled", "unworried" ], "antonyms":[ "collected", "composed", "recollected", "self-collected", "self-composed", "self-possessed", "unhysterical" ] }, "marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity":{ "examples":[ "the frenzied pace of the first week of the new school year" ], "synonyms":[ "delirious", "ferocious", "feverish", "fierce", "frantic", "frenetic", "furious", "mad", "rabid", "violent", "wild" ], "near synonyms":[ "concentrated", "high-pressured", "intense", "intensive", "vehement", "excessive", "exorbitant", "extravagant", "extreme", "immoderate", "inordinate", "lavish", "overmuch", "overweening", "unconscionable", "undue", "crazed", "crazy", "demented", "deranged", "insane", "irrational", "lunatic", "maniacal", "maniac" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "peaceful", "placid", "quiet", "serene", "subdued", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "untroubled", "moderate", "reasonable", "temperate", "casual", "easygoing", "low-pressure", "balanced", "sane", "sound" ], "antonyms":[ "relaxed" ] }, "to cause to go insane or as if insane":{ "examples":[ "local football fans who were frenzied by the fact that their team was going to the Super Bowl" ], "synonyms":[ "cracked", "crazed", "deranged", "locoed", "maddened", "unbalanced", "unhinged", "unstrung" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitated", "bothered", "confused", "discomposed", "disquieted", "distracted", "disturbed", "perturbed", "unsettled", "upset", "annoyed", "irritated", "vexed", "vext" ], "near antonyms":[ "calmed", "quieted", "relaxed", "settled", "soothed", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "fresh":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "being in an original and unused or unspoiled state":{ "antonyms":[ "stale" ], "examples":[ "the restaurant uses only really fresh ingredients in all of its dishes" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemished", "broken", "bruised", "damaged", "defaced", "defiled", "disfigured", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "marred", "soiled", "sullied", "tainted", "faded", "shopworn", "used", "well-worn", "worn", "contaminated", "polluted", "spoiled", "hand-me-down", "secondhand" ], "related":[ "unaltered", "unblemished", "unbruised", "uncontaminated", "undamaged", "undefiled", "unharmed", "unhurt", "unimpaired", "uninjured", "unmarred", "unpolluted", "unsoiled", "unspoiled", "unsullied", "untainted", "untouched", "unworn", "new", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span" ], "synonyms":[ "brand-new", "mint", "pristine", "span-new", "virgin", "virginal" ] }, "being in the latest or current fashion":{ "antonyms":[ "dowdy", "out", "outmoded", "styleless", "unchic", "uncool", "unfashionable", "unmodish", "unstylish" ], "examples":[ "those are some fresh threads you have on, man!" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheesy", "tacky", "unattractive", "unbecoming", "graceless", "inelegant", "tasteless", "trashy", "unhandsome", "frowsy", "frowzy", "sloppy", "slovenly", "unkempt", "untidy", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "messy", "mussy", "rumpled", "wrinkled", "shabby", "sleazy" ], "related":[ "downtown", "edgy", "funky", "dapper", "dashing", "dressy", "kicky", "natty", "rakish", "sassy", "saucy", "spiffy", "spruce", "chichi", "classy", "flossy", "haute", "haut", "nobby", "posh", "ritzy", "soign\u00e9", "soign\u00e9e", "swank", "swanky", "elegant", "graceful", "handsome", "majestic", "refined", "sophisticated", "stately", "tasteful", "understated", "doggish", "doggy", "flashy", "gallant", "dandyish", "dudish", "foppish", "ultrachic", "ultracool", "ultrahip", "ultraposh", "ultrasmart", "ultrasophisticated" ], "synonyms":[ "\u00e0 la mode", "a la mode", "au courant", "chic", "cool", "exclusive", "fashionable", "happening", "hip", "in", "modish", "sharp", "smart", "snappy", "stylish", "supercool", "swell", "swish", "trendy", "voguish" ] }, "displaying or marked by rude boldness":{ "antonyms":[ "meek", "mousy", "mousey", "retiring", "shy", "timid" ], "examples":[ "if you are fresh with the art teacher, she'll give you a detention immediately" ], "near antonyms":[ "demure", "humble", "modest", "courteous", "genteel", "mannerly", "polite", "proper", "deferential", "respectful", "abashed", "ashamed", "blushing", "embarrassed", "shamefaced", "gentle", "mild", "inconspicuous", "unobtrusive" ], "related":[ "assertive", "forward", "obtrusive", "defiant", "disrespectful", "shameless", "unabashed", "unblushing", "bluff", "blunt", "curt", "cute", "facetious", "flip", "flippant", "pert", "smart", "smart-aleck", "smart-alecky", "lippy", "mouthy" ], "synonyms":[ "arch", "audacious", "bold", "bold-faced", "brash", "brassbound", "brassy", "brazen", "brazen-faced", "cheeky", "cocksure", "cocky", "impertinent", "impudent", "insolent", "nervy", "sassy", "saucy", "wise" ] }, "not known or experienced before":{ "antonyms":[ "familiar", "hackneyed", "old", "time-honored", "tired", "warmed-over" ], "examples":[ "a fresh look at the situation" ], "near antonyms":[ "conventional", "established", "traditional", "tried", "tried-and-true", "derivative", "imitative" ], "related":[ "innovative", "unique", "nontraditional", "unconventional", "untried", "unused", "unworn", "pathbreaking", "pioneering", "trailblazing" ], "synonyms":[ "new", "novel", "original", "strange", "unaccustomed", "unfamiliar", "unheard-of", "unknown", "unprecedented" ] }, "resulting in an increase in amount or number":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she's making fresh changes on top of the existing ones" ], "near antonyms":[ "fewer", "less" ], "related":[ "accessory", "adjunct", "collateral", "extraneous", "peripheral", "side", "supplemental", "supplementary", "new", "excess", "extra", "plus", "spare", "supernumerary", "supervenient", "surplus", "complementary", "contributory" ], "synonyms":[ "added", "additional", "another", "else", "farther", "further", 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"antonyms":[] }, "to consume or wear away gradually":{ "examples":[ "over the span of thousands of years, the annual spring runoff fretted the rock, forming a deep channel" ], "synonyms":[ "bites (at)", "corrodes", "eats", "erodes", "gnaws", "nibbles" ], "near synonyms":[ "breaks down", "breaks up", "decomposes", "disintegrates", "dissolves", "decimates", "destroys", "devastates", "ruins", "wastes", "wrecks" ], "near antonyms":[ "freshens", "recreates", "refreshens", "refreshes", "regenerates", "rejuvenates", "renews", "restores", "revitalizes", "revives" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to damage or diminish by continued friction":{ "examples":[ "don't let the girth fret the horse's belly or you won't be able to ride him" ], "synonyms":[ "abrades", "chafes", "corrades", "erodes", "frays", "frazzles", "galls", "rasps", "rubs", "wears" ], "near synonyms":[ "files", "gnaws", "grates", "grazes", "grinds", "nibbles", "sandblasts", "sandpapers", "scours", "scrapes", "scuffs", "shaves", "erases", "reduces", "rubs out", "wears out", "wipes (away)", "bites", "breaks down", "breaks up", "chews", "corrodes", "decomposes", "disintegrates", "dissolves", "eats", "hones", "sharpens", "whets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to experience concern or anxiety":{ "examples":[ "don't fret over whether it will be sunny tomorrow, as there's nothing we can do about it" ], "synonyms":[ "bothers", "fears", "fusses", "stews", "stresses", "sweats", "troubles", "worries" ], "near synonyms":[ "agonizes", "longs", "pines", "yearns", "chafes", "despairs" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "abides", "bears", "endures", "sticks out", "stomachs", "sustains", "takes", "tolerates" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make sore by continued rubbing":{ "examples":[ "the stiff, starchy collar was fretting my neck, and I couldn't wait to change out of that costume" ], "synonyms":[ "abrades", "chafes", "excoriates", "galls", "irritates" ], "near synonyms":[ "grazes", "scrapes", "scratches", "burns", "inflames", "enflames", "flays", "peels", "skins" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frets (about or over)":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "fretting":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to consume or wear away gradually":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "over the span of thousands of years, the annual spring runoff fretted the rock, forming a deep channel" ], "near antonyms":[ "freshening", "recreating", "refreshening", "refreshing", "regenerating", "rejuvenating", "renewing", "restoring", "revitalizing", "reviving" ], "related":[ "breaking down", "breaking up", "decomposing", "disintegrating", "dissolving", "decimating", "destroying", "devastating", "ruining", "wasting", "wrecking" ], "synonyms":[ "biting (at)", "corroding", "eating", "eroding", "gnawing", "nibbling" ] }, "to damage or diminish by continued friction":{ "antonyms":[], 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"despairing" ], "synonyms":[ "bothering", "fearing", "fussing", "stewing", "stressing", "sweating", "troubling", "worrying" ] }, "to make sore by continued rubbing":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the stiff, starchy collar was fretting my neck, and I couldn't wait to change out of that costume" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "grazing", "scraping", "scratching", "burning", "inflaming", "enflaming", "flaying", "peeling", "skinning" ], "synonyms":[ "abrading", "chafing", "excoriating", "galling", "irritating" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "fretfulness":{ "as in dyspepsia , surliness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "related":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "free-swinging":{ "inclined or willing to take risks":{ "examples":[ "free-swinging entrepreneurs who could see that the future lay in biotech and were willing to stake everything on that vision" ], "synonyms":[ "adventuresome", "adventurous", "audacious", "bold", "daring", "dashing", "emboldened", "enterprising", "gutsy", "hardy", "nerved", "nervy", "venturesome", "venturous" ], "near synonyms":[ "brash", "daredevil", "foolhardy", "heedless", "hotheaded", "impetuous", "imprudent", "impulsive", "incautious", "madcap", "overbold", "overconfident", "rash", "reckless", "thoughtless", "wild", "brave", "courageous", "dauntless", "fearless", "gallant", "greathearted", "heroic", "heroical", "intrepid", "lionhearted", "stalwart", "stout", "stouthearted", "swashbuckling", "unafraid", "undaunted", "valiant", "valorous", "gritty", "plucky", "spirited", "spunky", "gadarene", "hasty", "headlong", "precipitate", "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "brainless", "crazy", "foolish", "half-witted", "harebrained", "insane", "lunatic", "mad", "nutty", "scatterbrained", "silly", "wacky", "whacky", "witless", "unnecessary", "dumb", "idiotic", "idiotical", "moronic", "stupid", "irrational", "unreasonable" ], "near antonyms":[ "chickenhearted", "coward", "cowardly", "craven", "lily-livered", "milk-livered", "milky", "poltroon", "pusillanimous", "shy", "timid", "timorous", "careful", "cautious", "heedful", "prudent", "wary", "overcareful", "overcautious", "affrighted", "afraid", "alarmed", "fainthearted", "fearful", "frightened", "horrified", "scared", "shocked", "spooked", "startled", "terrified", "terrorized", "unnerved", "calm", "cool", "levelheaded", "rational", "reasonable", "sage", "sane", "sensible", "sound", "wise", "appalled", "concerned", "dismayed", "upset", "worried" ], "antonyms":[ "unadventurous", "unenterprising" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "freshets":{ "as in runoffs , arroyos":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arroyos", "billabongs", "freshes", "runoffs", "becks", "bourns", "bournes", "brooklets", "brooks", "burns", "creeks", "gills", "rills", "rivulets", "runlets", "runnels", "runs", "streamlets", "bayous", "coulees", "sloughs", "slews", "slues", "streams", "washes", "canals", "channels", "cutoffs", "cuts", "guts", "kills", "millraces", "millstreams", "races", "watercourses", "waterways", "affluents", "branches", "confluents", "distributaries", "influents", "tributaries" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freshen":{ "to bring back to a former condition or vigor":{ "examples":[ "cool glasses of lemonade freshened us after a day of hard work outside" ], "synonyms":[ "recharge", "recreate", "refresh", "refreshen", "regenerate", "rejuvenate", "renew", "repair", "restore", "resuscitate", "revitalize", "revive", "revivify" ], "near synonyms":[ "make over", "overhaul", "reclaim", "recondition", "reconstitute", "redesign", "redevelop", "redo", "reengineer", "refurbish", "rehab", "rehabilitate", "remake", "remodel", "renovate", "refill", "replenish", "resupply", "modernize", "update" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frenetic":{ "marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity":{ "examples":[ "the frenetic rush to get every member of the cast in place before the curtain went up" ], "synonyms":[ "delirious", "ferocious", "feverish", "fierce", "frantic", "frenzied", "furious", "mad", "rabid", "violent", "wild" ], "near synonyms":[ "concentrated", "high-pressured", "intense", "intensive", "vehement", "excessive", "exorbitant", "extravagant", "extreme", "immoderate", "inordinate", "lavish", "overmuch", "overweening", "unconscionable", "undue", "crazed", "crazy", "demented", "deranged", "insane", "irrational", "lunatic", "maniacal", "maniac" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "peaceful", "placid", "quiet", "serene", "subdued", "tranquil", "undisturbed", "unperturbed", "untroubled", "moderate", "reasonable", "temperate", "casual", "easygoing", "low-pressure", "balanced", "sane", "sound" ], "antonyms":[ "relaxed" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "freckles":{ "to mark with small spots especially unevenly":{ "examples":[ "the baker freckled the frosting with flakes of coconut" ], "synonyms":[ "blotches", "dapples", "dots", "flecks", "marbles", "mottles", "peppers", "shoots", "speckles", "specks", "splotches", "spots", "sprinkles", "stipples" ], "near synonyms":[ "blots", "dyes", "stains", "bands", "bars", "streaks", "stripes", "intersperses", "sets", "studs", "bespatters", "spatters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in moles , birthmarks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "birthmarks", "moles", "blotches", "dapples", "dots", "eyespots", "flecks", "mottles", "patches", "pips", "points", "speckles", "specks", "splotches", "spots", "blobs", "blots", "marks", "smears", "smudges", "smutches", "stains", "spatters", "splashes", "polka dots" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "frenetically":{ "in a confused and reckless manner":{ "examples":[ "we spent all morning frenetically searching the house for the lost keys" ], "synonyms":[ "amok", "amuck", "berserk", "berserkly", "frantically", "frenziedly", "harum-scarum", "hectically", "helter-skelter", "madly", "pell-mell", "wild", "wildly" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitatedly", "confusedly", "crazily", "desperately", "feverishly", "haywire", "skittishly", "uncontrollably", "heedlessly", "hotheadedly", "recklessly", "wantonly", "chaotically", "riotously", "tumultuously", "turbulently", "aimlessly", "haphazard", "haphazardly", "hit or miss", "topsy-turvy" ], "near antonyms":[ "calmly", "collectedly", "composedly", "coolly", "cooly", "imperturbably", "peacefully", "placidly", "self-composedly", "self-possessedly", "serenely", "unconcernedly", "meekly", "mildly", "passively", "tamely", "methodically", "orderly", "systematically" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "freighting":{ "to place a weight or burden on":{ "examples":[ "it took six hours to freight the cargo airplane" ], "synonyms":[ "burdening", "encumbering", "ladening", "lading", "loading", "lumbering", "saddling", "weighting" ], "near synonyms":[ "clogging", "cluttering", "filling", "packing", "heaping", "mounding", "piling", "stacking", "pressing", "weighing", "straining", "taxing", "overburdening", "overloading", "overtaxing", "surcharging", "hampering", "handicapping", "afflicting", "oppressing" ], "near antonyms":[ "alleviating", "easing", "lightening", "relieving" ], "antonyms":[ "disburdening", "discharging", "disencumbering", "unburdening", "unlading", "unloading" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frequently":{ "many times":{ "examples":[ "our oddball uncle frequently lets himself into our house without knocking" ], "synonyms":[ "again and again", "constantly", "continually", "hourly", "much", "oft", "often", "oftentimes", "ofttimes", "over and over", "repeatedly" ], "near synonyms":[ "always", "consistently", "continuingly", "continuously", "night and day", "perpetually", "unceasingly", "uninterruptedly", "afresh", "again", "anew", "commonly", "habitually", "ordinarily", "regularly", "routinely", "intermittently", "periodically", "recurrently", "generally", "usually" ], "near antonyms":[ "now", "now and then", "occasionally", "sometimes", "sporadically", "ne'er", "never", "once" ], "antonyms":[ "infrequently", "little", "rarely", "seldom" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "freeze out":{ "to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of":{ "examples":[ "a housing market that effectively freezes out people of moderate means" ], "synonyms":[ "ban", "bar", "close out", "count (out)", "debar", "eliminate", "except", "exclude", "rule out", "shut out" ], "near synonyms":[ "blackball", "blacklist", "excommunicate", "ostracize", "banish", "deport", "exile", "expel", "oust", "throw out", "obviate", "preclude", "prevent", "prohibit", "block", "hinder", "impede", "obstruct", "cease", "discontinue", "halt", "suspend", "deter", "stave off", "ward (off)", "check off", "disregard", "comb (out)", "weed (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "embrace", "entertain", "receive", "take in", "welcome", "unban" ], "antonyms":[ "admit", "include" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "freeze-drying":{ "as in evaporating , dewatering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dewatering", "evaporating", "dehydrating", "desiccating", "drying", "parching", "scorching", "searing", "drip-drying", "wringing", "dehumidifying" ], "near antonyms":[ "bathing", "bedraggling", "dousing", "dowsing", "drenching", "drowning", "soaking", "soddening", "sopping", "sousing", "washing", "watering", "waterlogging", "water-soaking", "wetting", "wetting down", "aspersing", "bedewing", "dampening", "damping", "drizzling", "humidifying", "hydrating", "misting", "moistening", "moisturizing", "showering", "sprinkling", "deluging", "flooding", "hosing (down)", "inundating", "overflowing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "free verses":{ "verse that does not rhyme and does not have a regular rhythm":{ "examples":[ "The author's free verse has a unique rhythmic intensity." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blank verses", "minstrelsies", "poesies", "poetries", "versifications", "vers libres", "lyrics", "poems", "runes", "songs", "rhymes", "rimes", "ballads", "lays", "anacreontics", "clerihews", "dithyrambs", "eclogues", "elegies", "English sonnets", "epics", "epigrams", "epodes", "epopees", "eposes", "georgics", "idylls", "idyls", "jingles", "laments", "limericks", "madrigals", "odes", "pastorales", "pastorals", "psalms", "rondeaux", "rondelets", "rondelles", "rondels", "sonnets", "triolets", "villanelles", "haiku", "senryu", "tankas" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freaks":{ "a person, thing, or event that is far from normal":{ "examples":[ "that snowstorm in April was a freak , since our weather is usually much balmier by then" ], "synonyms":[ "abnormalities", "anomalies", "monsters", "monstrosities" ], "near synonyms":[ "abortions", "malformations", "miscreations", "mutants", "mutations", "characters", "crackbrains", "crackpots", "cranks", "eccentrics", "kooks", "nuts", "oddballs", "screwballs", "weirdos", "aberrants", "deviants", "individualists", "mavericks", "nonconformists", "curiosities", "peculiarities", "singularities", "aberrations", "exceptions", "irregularities", "oddities", "rarities" ], "near antonyms":[ "samples", "specimens", "commonplaces", "usuals" ], "antonyms":[ "averages", "normals", "norms", "pars", "standards" ] }, "a person with a strong and habitual liking for something":{ "examples":[ "I'm a hockey freak" ], "synonyms":[ "addicts", "aficionados", "afficionados", "buffs", "bugs", "devotees", "enthusiasts", "fanatics", "fanciers", "fans", "fiends", "fools", "habitu\u00e9s", "habitues", "heads", "hounds", "junkies", "lovers", "maniacs", "mavens", "mavins", "nuts", "suckers" ], "near synonyms":[ "groupies", "admirers", "amateurs", "collectors", "connoisseurs", "dilettantes", "dilettanti", "authorities", "experts", "adherents", "converts", "cultists", "disciples", "followers", "hangers-on", "votaries", "advocates", "apostles", "backers", "champions", "evangelists", "exponents", "friends", "patrons", "promoters", "proponents", "supporters", "partisans", "partizans", "zealots", "boosters", "rooters", "well-wishers", "faddists" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonadmirers", "belittlers", "carpers", "critics", "detractors" ], "antonyms":[ "nonfans" ] }, "a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action":{ "examples":[ "suddenly had the bizarre freak to take a road trip across the country" ], "synonyms":[ "bees", "caprices", "cranks", "fancies", "humors", "kinks", "maggots", "megrims", "notions", "vagaries", "vagrancies", "whims", "whimsies", "whimseys" ], "near synonyms":[ "fantasies", "phantasies", "impetuosities", "whimsicalities", "conceits", "conceptions", "concepts", "images", "impressions", "mind's eyes", "pictures", "thoughts", "brainstorms", "inspirations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally":{ "examples":[ "he knew that he'd never get his life in order if he continued to hang out with the crystal meth freaks" ], "synonyms":[ "addicts", "dopeheads", "dopers", "druggies", "fiends", "heads", "hopheads", "hypes", "junkies", "stoners", "users" ], "near synonyms":[ "acidheads", "cokeheads", "crackheads", "potheads", "speed freaks", "burnouts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "nonaddicts", "nonusers" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freak-out":{ "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "don't talk about death, as it totally freaks me out" ], "synonyms":[ "agitate", "ail", "alarm", "alarum", "bother", "concern", "derail", "discomfort", "discompose", "dismay", "disquiet", "distemper", "distract", "distress", "disturb", "exercise", "flurry", "frazzle", "fuss", "hagride", "perturb", "undo", "unhinge", "unsettle", "upset", "weird out", "worry" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravate", "anger", "annoy", "bug", "chafe", "chivy", "chivvy", "exasperate", "fret", "gall", "get", "grate", "harass", "harry", "irk", "irritate", "nettle", "peeve", "pester", "pique", "put off", "put out", "rile", "vex", "bedevil", "haunt", "plague", "abash", "confound", "confuse", "discomfit", "disconcert", "discountenance", "embarrass", "faze", "fluster", "jar", "mortify", "nonplus", "rattle", "shake up", "daunt", "demoralize", "discourage", "dishearten", "dispirit", "unnerve" ], "near antonyms":[ "allay", "alleviate", "assuage", "appease", "conciliate", "mollify", "pacify", "placate", "propitiate" ], "antonyms":[ "calm", "compose", "quiet", "settle", "soothe", "tranquilize", "tranquillize" ] }, "to yield to mental or emotional stress":{ "examples":[ "the landlady totally freaked out when she saw the dead body in the hall" ], "synonyms":[ "break down", "break up", "crack", "flip (out)", "melt down", "wig (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "choke" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in meltdown , frazzle":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "frazzle", "meltdown", "breakdown", "crack-up", "nervous breakdown", "tailspin", "alarm", "alarum", "anxiety", "apprehension", "disquiet", "excitability", "nervousness", "disturbance", "agitation", "discomposure", "perturbation", "basket case" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplomb", "calmness", "composure", "coolness", "imperturbability", "placidity", "self-possession", "sereneness", "serenity", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "French twists":{ "as in buns , updos":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "beehives", "big hairs", "buns", "chignons", "pageboys", "pugs", "updos", "upsweeps", "Afros", "conks", "cornrows", "dreadlocks", "permanents", "perms", "bobs", "buzz cuts", "crew cuts", "crops", "fades", "Mohawk", "Mohawks", "shags", "shingles", "trims", "coiffures", "cuts", "dos", "do's", "haircuts", "hairdos", "hairstyles", "braids", "pigtails", "plaits", "ponytails", "queues", "comb-overs", "ducktails", "pompadours", "roaches" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freneticism":{ "as in anxiety , uneasiness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "agita", "agitation", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "disquiet", "feverishness", "franticness", "hand-wringing", "perturbation", "restlessness", "trepidation", "unease", "uneasiness", "upset", "worry", "edginess", "fidgetiness", "fidgets", "flightiness", "jitteriness", "jumpiness", "restiveness", "skittishness", "nerves", "tenseness", "tension", "butterflies", "dither", "heebie-jeebies", "jimjams", "jitters", "shakes", "shivers", "willies" ], "near antonyms":[ "confidence", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "sureness", "control", "self-control", "aplomb", "calm", "calmness", "collectedness", "composure", "coolness", "ease", "easiness", "equanimity", "equilibrium", "imperturbability", "poise", "repose", "self-possession", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frequencies":{ "the fact or state of happening often":{ "examples":[ "the frequency of twins in that family is remarkable" ], "synonyms":[ "commonness", "frequence", "frequentness", "prevalence" ], "near synonyms":[ "chronicity", "constancy", "continuousness", "regularity", "appearance", "incidence", "occurrence" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "infrequence", "infrequency", "rareness", "uncommonness", "unusualness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freebies":{ "something given to someone without expectation of a return":{ "examples":[ "I got this CD as a freebie for buying a receiver" ], "synonyms":[ "bestowals", "comps", "donations", "donatives", "fairings", "gifts", "giveaways", "handsels", "lagniappes", "largesses", "presentations", "presents" ], "near synonyms":[ "alms", "benefactions", "beneficences", "benevolences", "charities", "contributions", "doles", "handouts", "oblations", "offerings", "philanthropies", "tithes", "boxes", "care packages", "foys", "grants", "subsidies", "remembrances", "tributes", "valentines", "bonuses", "boons", "windfalls", "courtesies", "favors", "generosities", "sacrifices", "gratuities", "propines", "tips", "awards", "prizes", "rewards", "dowries", "bequests", "legacies" ], "near antonyms":[ "advances", "loans", "bribes", "douceurs", "peace offerings", "sops" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freshwater":{ "as in nonsaline":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "nonsaline", "clear", "pure", "sweet" ], "near antonyms":[ "brackish", "briny", "saline", "salt", "salty", "hard" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "free and easy":{ "as in familiar , casual":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "casual", "easygoing", "familiar", "lax", "loose", "offhand", "relaxed", "ultracasual", "unauthorized", "unofficial", "heterodox", "informal", "irregular", "unceremonious", "unconventional", "unorthodox" ], "near antonyms":[ "ceremonial", "ceremonious", "conventional", "formal", "orthodox", "regular", "routine", "correct", "decorous", "proper", "constrained", "inhibited", "restrained", "rigid", "stiff", "stuffy", "uptight" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frenzies":{ "to cause to go insane or as if insane":{ "examples":[ "local football fans who were frenzied by the fact that their team was going to the Super Bowl" ], "synonyms":[ "cracks", "crazes", "deranges", "locos", "maddens", "unbalances", "unhinges", "unstrings" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitates", "bothers", "confuses", "discomposes", "disquiets", "distracts", "disturbs", "perturbs", "unsettles", "upsets", "annoys", "irritates", "vexes" ], "near antonyms":[ "calms", "quiets", "relaxes", "settles", "soothes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "freezes":{ "to become physically firm or solid":{ "examples":[ "add antifreeze to the water in the radiator so it won't freeze and damage the engine" ], "synonyms":[ "concretes", "congeals", "firms (up)", "hardens", "indurates", "sets", "solidifies" ], "near synonyms":[ "cakes", "calluses", "encrusts", "incrusts", "clots", "coagulates", "gelates", "gelatinizes", "gels", "jellies", "jells", "stiffens", "thickens", "calcifies", "crystallizes", "crystalizes", "ossifies", "petrifies", "rigidifies", "anneals", "case-hardens", "tempers" ], "near antonyms":[ "deliquesces", "dissolves", "fluxes", "fuses", "melts", "thaws", "unfreezes" ], "antonyms":[ "liquefies", "liquifies", "softens" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "freshened":{ "made or become fresh in spirits or vigor":{ "examples":[ "the team came back from the locker room freshened and ready for the rest of the game" ], "synonyms":[ "energized", "invigorated", "new", "newborn", "reanimated", "reborn", "recreated", "reenergized", "refreshed", "regenerated", "reinvigorated", "renewed", "resuscitated", "revived" ], "near synonyms":[ "animated", "enlivened", "exhilarated", "jazzed (up)", "resurrected", "rested", "untired", "unwearied" ], "near antonyms":[ "tired", "weary", "dampened", "deadened", "emasculated", "unmanned", "demoralized", "disheartened", "dispirited" ], "antonyms":[ "drained", "enervate", "enervated", "exhausted", "knackered", "weakened" ] }, "to bring back to a former condition or vigor":{ "examples":[ "cool glasses of lemonade freshened us after a day of hard work outside" ], "synonyms":[ "recharged", "recreated", "refreshed", "refreshened", "regenerated", "rejuvenated", "renewed", "repaired", "restored", "resuscitated", "revitalized", "revived", "revivified" ], "near synonyms":[ "made over", "overhauled", "reclaimed", "reconditioned", "reconstituted", "redesigned", "redeveloped", "redid", "reengineered", "refurbished", "rehabbed", "rehabilitated", "remade", "remodeled", "renovated", "refilled", "replenished", "resupplied", "modernized", "updated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "French twist":{ "as in bun , updo":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "beehive", "big hair", "bun", "chignon", "pageboy", "pug", "updo", "upsweep", "Afro", "conk", "cornrow", "dreadlocks", "perm", "permanent", "bob", "buzz cut", "crew cut", "crop", "fade", "Mohawk", "shag", "shingle", "trim", "coiffure", "cut", "do", "haircut", "hairdo", "hairstyle", "braid", "pigtail", "plait", "ponytail", "queue", "comb-over", "ducktail", "pompadour", "roach" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freak":{ "being out of the ordinary":{ "examples":[ "even weather forecasters seemed surprised by the freak hailstorm" ], "synonyms":[ "aberrant", "aberrated", "abnormal", "anomalous", "atypical", "especial", "exceeding", "exceptional", "extraordinaire", "extraordinary", "odd", "peculiar", "phenomenal", "preternatural", "rare", "singular", "uncommon", "uncustomary", "unique", "unusual", "unwonted" ], "near synonyms":[ "conspicuous", "notable", "noticeable", "outstanding", "prominent", "remarkable", "salient", "striking", "bizarre", "deviant", "eccentric", "freakish", "monstrous", "oddball", "outlandish", "quaint", "strange", "weird", "incomprehensible", "inconceivable", "incredible", "unimaginable", "unthinkable" ], "near antonyms":[ "everyday", "familiar", "frequent" ], "antonyms":[ "common", "customary", "normal", "ordinary", "typical", "unexceptional", "unextraordinary", "usual" ] }, "a person, thing, or event that is far from normal":{ "examples":[ "that snowstorm in April was a freak , since our weather is usually much balmier by then" ], "synonyms":[ "abnormality", "anomaly", "monster", "monstrosity" ], "near synonyms":[ "abortion", "malformation", "miscreation", "mutant", "mutation", "character", "crackbrain", "crackpot", "crank", "eccentric", "kook", "nut", "oddball", "screwball", "weirdo", "aberrant", "deviant", "individualist", "maverick", "nonconformist", "curiosity", "peculiarity", "singularity", "aberration", "exception", "irregularity", "oddity", "rarity" ], "near antonyms":[ "sample", "specimen", "commonplace", "usual" ], "antonyms":[ "average", "norm", "normal", "par", "standard" ] }, "a person with a strong and habitual liking for something":{ "examples":[ "I'm a hockey freak" ], "synonyms":[ "addict", "aficionado", "afficionado", "buff", "bug", "devotee", "enthusiast", "fan", "fanatic", "fancier", "fiend", "fool", "habitu\u00e9", "habitue", "head", "hound", "junkie", "junky", "lover", "maniac", "maven", "mavin", "nut", "sucker" ], "near synonyms":[ "groupie", "admirer", "amateur", "collector", "connoisseur", "dilettante", "authority", "expert", "adherent", "convert", "cultist", "disciple", "follower", "hanger-on", "votary", "advocate", "apostle", "backer", "champion", "evangelist", "exponent", "friend", "patron", "promoter", "proponent", "supporter", "partisan", "partizan", "zealot", "booster", "rooter", "well-wisher", "faddist" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonadmirer", "belittler", "carper", "critic", "detractor" ], "antonyms":[ "nonfan" ] }, "a sudden impulsive and apparently unmotivated idea or action":{ "examples":[ "suddenly had the bizarre freak to take a road trip across the country" ], "synonyms":[ "bee", "caprice", "crank", "fancy", "humor", "kink", "maggot", "megrim", "notion", "vagary", "vagrancy", "whim", "whimsy", "whimsey" ], "near synonyms":[ "capriciousness", "fancifulness", "fantasy", "phantasy", "freakishness", "impetuosity", "whimsicality", "conceit", "concept", "conception", "image", "impression", "mind's eye", "picture", "thought", "brainstorm", "inspiration" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally":{ "examples":[ "he knew that he'd never get his life in order if he continued to hang out with the crystal meth freaks" ], "synonyms":[ "addict", "dopehead", "doper", "druggie", "druggy", "fiend", "head", "hophead", "hype", "junkie", "junky", "stoner", "user" ], "near synonyms":[ "acidhead", "cokehead", "crackhead", "pothead", "speed freak", "burnout" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "nonaddict", "nonuser" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "freezes out":{ "to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of":{ "examples":[ "a housing market that effectively freezes out people of moderate means" ], "synonyms":[ "bans", "bars", "closes out", "counts (out)", "debars", "eliminates", "excepts", "excludes", "rules out", "shuts out" ], "near synonyms":[ "blackballs", "blacklists", "excommunicates", "ostracizes", "banishes", "deports", "exiles", "expels", "ousts", "throws out", "obviates", "precludes", "prevents", "prohibits", "blocks", "hinders", "impedes", "obstructs", "ceases", "discontinues", "halts", "suspends", "deters", "staves off", "wards (off)", "checks off", "disregards", "combs (out)", "weeds (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "embraces", "entertains", "receives", "takes in", "welcomes", "unbans" ], "antonyms":[ "admits", "includes" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "French door":{ "as in revolving door , double door":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "double door", "Dutch door", "lattice", "portcullis", "postern", "revolving door", "storm door", "trapdoor", "wicket", "door", "gate", "hatch", "portal" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "free-falls":{ "as in plunges , slides":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "descents", "dives", "plunges", "skids", "slides", "falls", "slips", "spills", "stumbles", "tumbles", "missteps", "trips", "headers", "pratfalls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in plummets , plunges":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crashes", "nose-dives", "plummets", "plunges", "precipitates", "wipes out", "collapses", "crumples", "drops", "flumps", "keels", "plops", "plunks", "plonks", "slumps (over)", "skids", "slides", "falls", "slips", "stumbles", "topples", "trips", "tumbles" ], "near antonyms":[ "gets up", "rises", "stands (up)", "uprises" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "freeman":{ "a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it":{ "examples":[ "after eight years of residency, you will be granted the status of freeman" ], "synonyms":[ "citizen", "national", "subject" ], "near synonyms":[ "compatriot", "countryman", "inhabitant", "native", "nonimmigrant", "resident" ], "near antonyms":[ "foreigner", "stranger", "immigrant", "nonnative" ], "antonyms":[ "alien", "noncitizen" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freeloaders":{ "a person who is supported by or seeks support from another without making an adequate return":{ "examples":[ "a freeloader who apparently intends to live off of his long-suffering parents forever" ], "synonyms":[ "bloodsuckers", "free riders", "hangers-on", "leeches", "moochers", "parasites", "spongers", "sponges" ], "near synonyms":[ "dependents", "deadbeats", "idlers", "flunkies", "flunkeys", "henchmen", "lackeys", "satellites", "stooges", "sycophants", "toadies", "yes-men", "cheapskates", "misers", "niggards", "pikers", "scrooges", "skinflints", "tightwads" ], "near antonyms":[ "benefactors", "philanthropists", "supporters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fret (about or over)":{ "as in brood (about or over) , obsess (about or over)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brood (about or over)", "dwell (on or upon)", "fixate (on or upon)", "obsess (about or over)", "second-guess", "speculate (about)", "believe", "conceive", "opine", "conclude", "reason", "absorb", "assimilate", "digest", "drink (in)", "analyze", "explore", "review", "muse (upon)", "reflect (on or upon)", "reminisce", "chew over", "cogitate", "consider", "contemplate", "debate", "deliberate", "entertain", "eye", "kick around", "meditate", "mull (over)", "perpend", "ponder", "pore (over)", "question", "revolve", "ruminate", "study", "think (about or over)", "turn", "weigh", "wrestle (with)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregard", "ignore", "overlook", "slight", "dismiss", "pooh-pooh", "pooh", "reject" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "free spirits":{ "a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs":{ "examples":[ "an artistically inclined free spirit who felt alienated and stifled while growing up in a small town" ], "synonyms":[ "bohemians", "bohos", "counterculturists", "deviants", "enfants terribles", "heretics", "iconoclasts", "individualists", "lone rangers", "loners", "lone wolves", "mavericks", "nonconformers", "nonconformists" ], "near synonyms":[ "freethinkers", "characters", "codgers", "crackbrains", "crackpots", "cranks", "eccentrics", "freaks", "kooks", "nuts", "oddballs", "screwballs", "weirdos", "eight balls", "misfits", "outsiders", "aberrants", "anomalies" ], "near antonyms":[ "adherents", "followers", "supporters", "sheep" ], "antonyms":[ "conformers", "conformists" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "fretted (about or over)":{ "as in brooded (about or over) , obsessed (about or over)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brooded (about or over)", "dwelled (on or upon)", "dwelt (on or upon)", "fixated (on or upon)", "obsessed (about or over)", "second-guessed", "speculated (about)", "believed", "conceived", "opined", "concluded", "reasoned", "absorbed", "assimilated", "digested", "drank (in)", "analyzed", "explored", "reviewed", "mused (upon)", "reflected (on or upon)", "reminisced", "chewed over", "cogitated", "considered", "contemplated", "debated", "deliberated", "entertained", "eyed", "kicked around", "meditated", "mulled (over)", "perpended", "pondered", "pored (over)", "questioned", "revolved", "ruminated", "studied", "thought (about or over)", "turned", "weighed", "wrestled (with)" ], "near antonyms":[ "disregarded", "ignored", "overlooked", "slighted", "dismissed", "pooh-poohed", "poohed", "rejected" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "free wills":{ "the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions":{ "examples":[ "all of the workers at the homeless shelter are unpaid and are there of their own free will" ], "synonyms":[ "accords", "autonomies", "choices", "volitions", "wills" ], "near synonyms":[ "elections", "preferences", "selections", "bents", "devices", "dispositions", "inclinations", "leanings", "partialities", "penchants", "predilections", "predispositions", "proclivities", "propensities", "tendencies", "alternatives", "discretions", "options", "picks", "ways" ], "near antonyms":[ "coercions", "compulsions", "constraints", "duresses", "forces", "pressures" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freaked-out":{ "as in concerned , disturbed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aggrieved", "bothered", "concerned", "disquieted", "distraught", "distressed", "disturbed", "freaked", "shook-up", "aflutter", "antsy", "anxious", "atwitter", "dithery", "edgy", "goosey", "het up", "hinky", "hung up", "ill at ease", "insecure", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "nervy", "perturbed", "queasy", "queazy", "tense", "troubled", "uneasy", "unquiet", "upset", "uptight", "worried", "apprehensive", "foreboding", "hesitant", "misgiving", "fretful", "fretting", "stewing", "vexed", "qualmish", "qualmy", "flustered", "twittered", "undone", "unnerved", "unstrung", "obsessed", "preoccupied", "restless", "fidgety", "flighty", "fluttery", "high-strung", "hypertense", "skittish", "spooky" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "collected", "cool", "easy", "happy-go-lucky", "nerveless", "relaxed", "confident", "self-assured", "self-confident", "sure", "controlled", "self-controlled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "don't talk about death, as it totally freaks me out" ], "synonyms":[ "agitated", "ailed", "alarmed", "alarumed", "bothered", "concerned", "derailed", "discomforted", "discomposed", "dismayed", "disquieted", "distempered", "distracted", "distressed", "disturbed", "exercised", "flurried", "frazzled", "fussed", "hagrode", "perturbed", "undid", "unhinged", "unsettled", "upset", "weirded out", "worried" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravated", "angered", "annoyed", "bugged", "chafed", "chivied", "chivvied", "exasperated", "fretted", "galled", "got", "grated", "harassed", "harried", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "peeved", "pestered", "piqued", "put off", "put out", "riled", "vexed", "vext", "bedeviled", "haunted", "plagued", "abashed", "confounded", "confused", "discomfited", "disconcerted", "discountenanced", "embarrassed", "fazed", "flustered", "jarred", "mortified", "nonplussed", "nonplused", "rattled", "shook up", "daunted", "demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited", "unnerved" ], "near antonyms":[ "allayed", "alleviated", "assuaged", "appeased", "conciliated", "mollified", "pacified", "placated", "propitiated" ], "antonyms":[ "calmed", "composed", "quieted", "settled", "soothed", "tranquilized", "tranquillized" ] }, "to yield to mental or emotional stress":{ "examples":[ "the landlady totally freaked out when she saw the dead body in the hall" ], "synonyms":[ "broke down", "broke up", "cracked", "flipped (out)", "melted down", "wigged (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "choked" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "frenzying":{ "to cause to go insane or as if insane":{ "examples":[ "local football fans who were frenzied by the fact that their team was going to the Super Bowl" ], "synonyms":[ "cracking", "crazing", "deranging", "locoing", "maddening", "unbalancing", "unhinging", "unstringing" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitating", "bothering", "confusing", "discomposing", "disquieting", "distracting", "disturbing", "perturbing", "unsettling", "upsetting", "annoying", "irritating", "vexing" ], "near antonyms":[ "calming", "quieting", "relaxing", "settling", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "French-kissing":{ "as in smacking , osculating":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bussing", "lipping", "osculating", "smacking", "kissing", "smooching", "canoodling", "making out", "necking", "petting", "spooning", "caressing", "embracing", "fondling", "hugging", "loving", "billing", "cuddling", "nestling", "snuggling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "freshes":{ "as in runoffs , freshets":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arroyos", "billabongs", "freshets", "runoffs", "becks", "bourns", "bournes", "brooklets", "brooks", "burns", "creeks", "gills", "rills", "rivulets", "runlets", "runnels", "runs", "streamlets", "bayous", "coulees", "sloughs", "slews", "slues", "streams", "washes", "canals", "channels", "cutoffs", "cuts", "guts", "kills", "millraces", "millstreams", "races", "watercourses", "waterways", "affluents", "branches", "confluents", "distributaries", "influents", "tributaries" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frenziedly":{ "in a confused and reckless manner":{ "examples":[ "the frenziedly scattering protestors were fleeing the tear gas" ], "synonyms":[ "amok", "amuck", "berserk", "berserkly", "frantically", "frenetically", "harum-scarum", "hectically", "helter-skelter", "madly", "pell-mell", "wild", "wildly" ], "near synonyms":[ "agitatedly", "confusedly", "crazily", "desperately", "feverishly", "haywire", "skittishly", "uncontrollably", "heedlessly", "hotheadedly", "recklessly", "wantonly", "chaotically", "riotously", "tumultuously", "turbulently", "aimlessly", "haphazard", "haphazardly", "hit or miss", "topsy-turvy" ], "near antonyms":[ "calmly", "collectedly", "composedly", "coolly", "cooly", "imperturbably", "peacefully", "placidly", "self-composedly", "self-possessedly", "serenely", "unconcernedly", "meekly", "mildly", "passively", "tamely", "methodically", "orderly", "systematically" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "freethinkers":{ "a person who forms his or her own opinions about important subjects (such as religion and politics) instead of accepting what other people say":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "characters", "codgers", "crackbrains", "crackpots", "cranks", "eccentrics", "freaks", "kooks", "nuts", "oddballs", "screwballs", "weirdos", "bohemians", "bohos", "counterculturists", "deviants", "enfants terribles", "free spirits", "heretics", "iconoclasts", "individualists", "lone rangers", "loners", "lone wolves", "mavericks", "nonconformers", "nonconformists", "eight balls", "misfits", "outsiders", "aberrants", "anomalies" ], "near antonyms":[ "adherents", "followers", "supporters", "sheep", "conformers", "conformists" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freighters":{ "as in tankers , barges":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aircraft carriers", "argosies", "barges", "coasters", "colliers", "containerships", "corvettes", "cruisers", "cutters", "destroyers", "ferryboats", "flagships", "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" ] }, "freebie":{ "something given to someone without expectation of a return":{ "examples":[ "I got this CD as a freebie for buying a receiver" ], "synonyms":[ "bestowal", "comp", "donation", "donative", "fairing", "gift", "giveaway", "handsel", "lagniappe", "largesse", "largess", "present", "presentation" ], "near synonyms":[ "alms", "benefaction", "beneficence", "benevolence", "charity", "contribution", "dole", "handout", "oblation", "offering", "philanthropy", "tithe", "box", "care package", "foy", "grant", "subsidy", "remembrance", "tribute", "valentine", "bonus", "boon", "windfall", "courtesy", "favor", "generosity", "sacrifice", "gratuity", "propine", "tip", "award", "prize", "reward", "dowry", "bequest", "legacy" ], "near antonyms":[ "advance", "loan", "bribe", "douceur", "peace offering", "sop" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frequents":{ "to go to or spend time in often":{ "examples":[ "like their counterparts elsewhere, the town's teenagers like to frequent the local malls" ], "synonyms":[ "affects", "habituates", "hangs (at)", "haunts", "resorts (to)", "visits" ], "near synonyms":[ "patronizes", "attends", "takes in", "infests", "invades", "overruns", "swarms", "calls (on or upon)", "drops by", "drops in", "pops (in)", "runs (in)", "camps (out in)", "sojourns (at)", "stays (at)", "stops (over)", "tarries (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "dodges", "ducks", "eludes", "escapes", "eschews", "evades", "shakes" ], "antonyms":[ "avoids", "shuns" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "freehearted":{ "free in expressing one's true feelings and opinions":{ "examples":[ "a surprisingly freehearted political candidate" ], "synonyms":[ "candid", "direct", "forthcoming", "forthright", "foursquare", "frank", "free-spoken", "honest", "open", "openhearted", "out-front", "outspoken", "plain", "plainspoken", "straight", "straightforward", "unguarded", "unreserved", "up-front" ], "near synonyms":[ "artless", "earnest", "guileless", "ingenuous", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "natural", "real", "sincere", "unaffected", "undesigning", "unpretending", "unpretentious", "outgoing", "uninhibited", "unrestrained", "vocal", "vociferous", "abrupt", "bluff", "blunt", "brusque", "brusk", "crusty", "curt", "gruff", "sharp", "impertinent", "impolite", "inconsiderate", "rude", "tactless", "thoughtless", "uncivil", "undiplomatic", "ungracious", "unmannerly", "unsubtle" ], "near antonyms":[ "inhibited", "reserved", "restrained", "close-mouthed", "laconic", "quiet", "reticent", "taciturn", "tight-lipped", "uncommunicative", "ambiguous", "circuitous", "equivocal", "evasive", "diplomatic", "politic", "tactful", "civil", "considerate", "courteous", "polite" ], "antonyms":[ "dissembling", "uncandid", "unforthcoming" ] }, "giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation":{ "examples":[ "a nation of freehearted people and always among the first to send relief to disaster-stricken areas" ], "synonyms":[ "bighearted", "bounteous", "bountiful", "charitable", "free", "freehanded", "fulsome", "generous", "liberal", "munificent", "open", "openhanded", "unselfish", "unsparing", "unstinting" ], "near synonyms":[ "extravagant", "handsome", "lavish", "overgenerous", "profuse", "altruistic", "beneficent", "benevolent", "hospitable", "humanitarian", "philanthropic", "philanthropical", "big", "greathearted", "largehearted", "magnanimous", "openhearted", "compassionate", "good-hearted", "kind", "kindly", "samaritan", "sympathetic" ], "near antonyms":[ "mean", "petty", "small", "frugal", "spare", "sparing", "thrifty", "chary", "stinting", "acquisitive", "avaricious", "avid", "coveting", "covetous", "desirous", "grasping", "hoggish", "itchy", "mercenary", "rapacious", "begrudging", "envious", "grudging", "resentful" ], "antonyms":[ "cheap", "close", "closefisted", "costive", "illiberal", "mingy", "miserly", "niggardly", "parsimonious", "penurious", "selfish", "stingy", "stinting", "tight", "tightfisted", "uncharitable", "ungenerous" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "freeze-dry":{ "as in evaporate , dewater":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dewater", "evaporate", "dehydrate", "desiccate", "dry", "parch", "scorch", "sear", "drip-dry", "wring", "dehumidify" ], "near antonyms":[ "bathe", "bedraggle", "douse", "dowse", "drench", "drown", "soak", "sodden", "sop", "souse", "wash", "water", "waterlog", "water-soak", "wet", "wet down", "asperse", "bedew", "damp", "dampen", "drizzle", "humidify", "hydrate", "mist", "moisten", "moisturize", "shower", "sprinkle", "deluge", "flood", "hose (down)", "inundate", "overflow" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "French doors":{ "as in revolving doors , double doors":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "double doors", "Dutch doors", "lattices", "portcullises", "posterns", "revolving doors", "storm doors", "trapdoors", "wickets", "doors", "gates", "hatches", "portals" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freaks (out)":{ "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "don't talk about death, as it totally freaks me out" ], "synonyms":[ "agitates", "ails", "alarms", "alarums", "bothers", "concerns", "derails", "discomforts", "discomposes", "dismays", "disquiets", "distempers", "distracts", "distresses", "disturbs", "exercises", "flurries", "frazzles", "fusses", "hagrides", "perturbs", "undoes", "unhinges", "unsettles", "upsets", "weirds out", "worries" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravates", "angers", "annoys", "bugs", "chafes", "chivies", "chivvies", "exasperates", "frets", "galls", "gets", "grates", "harasses", "harries", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "peeves", "pesters", "piques", "puts off", "puts out", "riles", "vexes", "bedevils", "haunts", "plagues", "abashes", "confounds", "confuses", "discomfits", "disconcerts", "discountenances", "embarrasses", "fazes", "flusters", "jars", "mortifies", "nonpluses", "nonplusses", "rattles", "shakes up", "daunts", "demoralizes", "discourages", "disheartens", "dispirits", "unnerves" ], "near antonyms":[ "allays", "alleviates", "assuages", "appeases", "conciliates", "mollifies", "pacifies", "placates", "propitiates" ], "antonyms":[ "calms", "composes", "quiets", "settles", "soothes", "tranquilizes", "tranquillizes" ] }, "to yield to mental or emotional stress":{ "examples":[ "the landlady totally freaked out when she saw the dead body in the hall" ], "synonyms":[ "breaks down", "breaks up", "cracks", "flips (out)", "melts down", "wigs (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "chokes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "free will":{ "done, made, or given with one's own free will":{ "examples":[ "our office staff made a freewill offering for UNESCO" ], "synonyms":[ "self-imposed", "uncoerced", "unforced", "volitional", "voluntary", "volunteer", "willing" ], "near synonyms":[ "discretionary", "elective", "optional", "impulsive", "instinctive", "spontaneous", "unpremeditated", "conscious", "deliberate", "intentional", "knowing", "willful", "wilful" ], "near antonyms":[ "compulsory", "enforced", "mandatory", "necessary", "nonelective", "obligatory", "ordered", "required" ], "antonyms":[ "coerced", "compelled", "forced", "involuntary", "nonvoluntary", "unwilled", "will-less" ] }, "the act or power of making one's own choices or decisions":{ "examples":[ "all of the workers at the homeless shelter are unpaid and are there of their own free will" ], "synonyms":[ "accord", "autonomy", "choice", "self-determination", "volition", "will" ], "near synonyms":[ "election", "preference", "selection", "bent", "devices", "disposition", "inclination", "leaning", "partiality", "penchant", "predilection", "predisposition", "proclivity", "propensity", "tendency", "alternative", "discretion", "option", "pick", "way" ], "near antonyms":[ "coercion", "compulsion", "constraint", "duress", "force", "pressure" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "freethinker":{ "a person who forms his or her own opinions about important subjects (such as religion and politics) instead of accepting what other people say":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "character", "codger", "crackbrain", "crackpot", "crank", "eccentric", "freak", "kook", "nut", "oddball", "screwball", "weirdo", "bohemian", "boho", "counterculturist", "deviant", "enfant terrible", "free spirit", "heretic", "iconoclast", "individualist", "loner", "lone ranger", "lone wolf", "maverick", "nonconformer", "nonconformist", "eight ball", "misfit", "outsider", "aberrant", "anomaly" ], "near antonyms":[ "adherent", "follower", "supporter", "sheep", "conformer", "conformist" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freight":{ "a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported":{ "examples":[ "shipped a large freight of steel to the manufacturer" ], "synonyms":[ "burden", "cargo", "draft", "haul", "lading", "load", "loading", "payload", "weight" ], "near synonyms":[ "consignment", "boatload", "carload", "shipload", "trainload", "truckload", "wagonload", "ballast", "deadweight", "overload", "surcharge", "bale", "bundle", "pack", "package", "packet", "parcel", "shipment", "manifest", "body", "bulk", "mass" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the amount of money that is demanded as payment for something":{ "examples":[ "it's all very well to suggest increased government services, but who will pay the freight for them?" ], "synonyms":[ "ante", "charge", "cost", "damage", "fee", "figure", "price", "price tag" ], "near synonyms":[ "fair market value", "market value", "valuation", "value", "asking price", "list price", "sticker price", "price point", "rate", "tariff", "unit price", "carrying charge", "overcharge", "service charge", "service fee", "surcharge", "deduction", "discount", "markdown", "reduction", "sale", "deposit", "down payment", "account", "bill", "check", "invoice", "tab" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to place a weight or burden on":{ "examples":[ "it took six hours to freight the cargo airplane" ], "synonyms":[ "burden", "encumber", "lade", "laden", "load", "lumber", "saddle", "weight" ], "near synonyms":[ "clog", "clutter", "fill", "pack", "heap", "mound", "pile", "stack", "press", "weigh", "strain", "tax", "overburden", "overload", "overtax", "surcharge", "hamper", "handicap", "afflict", "oppress" ], "near antonyms":[ "alleviate", "ease", "lighten", "relieve" ], "antonyms":[ "disburden", "discharge", "disencumber", "unburden", "unlade", "unload" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "freakishly":{ "as in unusually , extraordinarily":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abnormally", "extraordinarily", "singularly", "uncommonly", "uncustomarily", "unusually", "improperly", "inappropriately", "astronomically", "considerably", "deadly", "eminently", "especially", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "exceptionally", "extensively", "extra", "extremely", "greatly", "highly", "hugely", "incredibly", "mightily", "remarkably", "significantly", "substantially", "super", "terribly", "very", "whacking", "extortionately", "inexcusably", "obscenely", "unbearably", "unconscionably", "unreasonably", "extravagantly", "immoderately", "intemperately", "devilishly", "excessively", "exorbitantly", "inordinately", "intolerably", "monstrously", "overly", "overmuch", "too", "unacceptably", "unduly" ], "near antonyms":[ "deficiently", "inadequately", "insufficiently", "acceptably", "moderately", "modestly", "reasonably", "temperately", "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "meagerly", "minimally", "scantily", "scarcely", "slightly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "freewheeling":{ "not held back by rules, duties, or worries":{ "examples":[ "James Bond has long been the model of the freewheeling hero who encounters danger and excitement in every corner of the globe" ], "synonyms":[ "footloose" ], "near synonyms":[ "affable", "breezy", "casual", "devil-may-care", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "laid-back", "nonchalant", "relaxed", "unattached", "uncommitted", "self-abandoned", "unbridled", "unrestrained", "uninhibited", "self-assured", "self-confident", "self-reliant" ], "near antonyms":[ "attached", "committed", "pledged" ], "antonyms":[ "tied" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "freehanded":{ "giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation":{ "examples":[ "she is very freehanded with her friends whenever she gets some extra money" ], "synonyms":[ "bighearted", "bounteous", "bountiful", "charitable", "free", "freehearted", "fulsome", "generous", "liberal", "munificent", "open", "openhanded", "unselfish", "unsparing", "unstinting" ], "near synonyms":[ "extravagant", "handsome", "lavish", "overgenerous", "profuse", "altruistic", "beneficent", "benevolent", "hospitable", "humanitarian", "philanthropic", "philanthropical", "big", "greathearted", "largehearted", "magnanimous", "openhearted", "compassionate", "good-hearted", "kind", "kindly", "samaritan", "sympathetic" ], "near antonyms":[ "mean", "petty", "small", "frugal", "spare", "sparing", "thrifty", "chary", "stinting", "acquisitive", "avaricious", "avid", "coveting", "covetous", "desirous", "grasping", "hoggish", "itchy", "mercenary", "rapacious", "begrudging", "envious", "grudging", "resentful" ], "antonyms":[ "cheap", "close", "closefisted", "costive", "illiberal", "mingy", "miserly", "niggardly", "parsimonious", "penurious", "selfish", "stingy", "stinting", "tight", "tightfisted", "uncharitable", "ungenerous" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "French-kisses":{ "as in smacks , osculates":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "busses", "lips", "osculates", "smacks", "kisses", "smooches", "canoodles", "makes out", "necks", "pets", "spoons", "caresses", "embraces", "fondles", "hugs", "loves", "bills", "cuddles", "nestles", "snuggles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "free-falling":{ "as in plummeting , plunging":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crashing", "nose-diving", "plummeting", "plunging", "precipitating", "wiping out", "collapsing", "crumpling", "dropping", "flumping", "keeling", "plopping", "plunking", "plonking", "slumping (over)", "skidding", "sliding", "falling", "slipping", "stumbling", "toppling", "tripping", "tumbling" ], "near antonyms":[ "getting up", "rising", "standing (up)", "uprising" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "freakish":{ "prone to sudden illogical changes of mind, ideas, or actions":{ "examples":[ "had a freakish roommate in college who once decided to drive all the way to Canada on the spur of the moment" ], "synonyms":[ "capricious", "impulsive", "whimsical" ], "near synonyms":[ "impetuous", "mercurial", "moody", "temperamental", "volatile", "crankish", "eccentric", "flaky", "quirky", "arbitrary", "erratic", "fickle", "inconstant", "irregular", "shaky", "willful", "wilful", "impractical", "quixotic", "quixotical", "romantic", "unrealistic", "utopian", "visionary" ], "near antonyms":[ "equable", "down-to-earth", "earthy", "hard-boiled", "hardheaded", "levelheaded", "matter-of-fact", "practical", "pragmatic", "pragmatical", "reasonable", "sensible", "tough-minded", "commonsensical", "grounded", "logical", "no-nonsense", "rational", "sane", "sober", "sobersided", "sound", "fast", "fixed", "hard-and-fast", "immutable", "inflexible", "invariable", "unalterable", "unbending", "unchangeable", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unyielding", "changeless", "constant", "established", "set", "settled", "stable", "steadfast", "steady", "unchanging", "unvarying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frequenter":{ "a person who visits another":{ "examples":[ "he's a regular frequenter of their home" ], "synonyms":[ "caller", "drop-in", "guest", "visitant", "visitor" ], "near synonyms":[ "houseguest", "company", "invitee", "crasher", "hanger-on" ], "near antonyms":[ "denizen", "dweller", "habitant", "inhabitant", "occupant", "resident", "resider", "cohost", "cohostess", "host", "hostess" ], "antonyms":[] }, "someone who regularly spends time in a particular place":{ "examples":[ "a nightclub frequenter , he knows what's hot in music and what's not" ], "synonyms":[ "denizen", "familiar", "habitu\u00e9", "habitue", "haunter", "rat", "regular" ], "near synonyms":[ "client", "customer", "guest", "patron", "addict", "aficionado", "afficionado", "buff", "bug", "devotee", "enthusiast", "fan", "fanatic", "fancier", "fiend", "freak", "lover", "maniac", "nut" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freeload":{ "to live by relying on someone else's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility":{ "examples":[ "after college, he freeloaded off his parents for several years before finally moving out" ], "synonyms":[ "mooch", "sponge" ], "near synonyms":[ "leech", "beg", "exploit", "use" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "French-kissed":{ "as in smacked , osculated":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bussed", "lipped", "osculated", "smacked", "kissed", "smooched", "canoodled", "made out", "necked", "petted", "spooned", "caressed", "embraced", "fondled", "hugged", "loved", "billed", "cuddled", "nestled", "snuggled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "fretted":{ "to consume or wear away gradually":{ "examples":[ "over the span of thousands of years, the annual spring runoff fretted the rock, forming a deep channel" ], "synonyms":[ "ate", "bit (at)", "corroded", "eroded", "gnawed", "nibbled" ], "near synonyms":[ "broke down", "broke up", "decomposed", "disintegrated", "dissolved", "decimated", "destroyed", "devastated", "ruined", "wasted", "wrecked" ], "near antonyms":[ "freshened", "recreated", "refreshed", "refreshened", "regenerated", "rejuvenated", "renewed", "restored", "revitalized", "revived" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to damage or diminish by continued friction":{ "examples":[ "don't let the girth fret the horse's belly or you won't be able to ride him" ], "synonyms":[ "abraded", "chafed", "corraded", "eroded", "frayed", "frazzled", "galled", "rasped", "rubbed", "wore" ], "near synonyms":[ "filed", "gnawed", "grated", "grazed", "ground", "nibbled", "sandblasted", "sandpapered", "scoured", "scraped", "scuffed", "shaved", "erased", "reduced", "rubbed out", "wiped (away)", "wore out", "ate", "bit", "broke down", "broke up", "chewed", "corroded", "decomposed", "disintegrated", "dissolved", "honed", "sharpened", "whetted" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to experience concern or anxiety":{ "examples":[ "don't fret over whether it will be sunny tomorrow, as there's nothing we can do about it" ], "synonyms":[ "bothered", "feared", "fussed", "stewed", "stressed", "sweat", "sweated", "troubled", "worried" ], "near synonyms":[ "agonized", "longed", "pined", "yearned", "chafed", "despaired" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "abided", "abode", "bore", "endured", "stomached", "stuck out", "sustained", "tolerated", "took" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make sore by continued rubbing":{ "examples":[ "the stiff, starchy collar was fretting my neck, and I couldn't wait to change out of that costume" ], "synonyms":[ "abraded", "chafed", "excoriated", "galled", "irritated" ], "near synonyms":[ "grazed", "scraped", "scratched", "burned", "burnt", "inflamed", "enflamed", "flayed", "peeled", "skinned" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "free-fell":{ "as in plummeted , plunged":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crashed", "nose-dived", "plummeted", "plunged", "precipitated", "wiped out", "collapsed", "crumpled", "dropped", "flumped", "keeled", "plopped", "plunked", "plonked", "slumped (over)", "skidded", "slid", "fell", "slipped", "stumbled", "toppled", "tripped", "tumbled" ], "near antonyms":[ "got up", "rose", "stood (up)", "uprose" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "freedman":{ "as in freedwoman":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "freedwoman", "freeman" ], "near antonyms":[ "helot", "serf", "bondman", "bondsman", "chattel", "slave", "thrall", "bondwoman", "bondswoman", "odalisque" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freaking (out)":{ "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{ "examples":[ "don't talk about death, as it totally freaks me out" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "ailing", "alarming", "alaruming", "bothering", "concerning", "derailing", "discomforting", "discomposing", "dismaying", "disquieting", "distempering", "distracting", "distressing", "disturbing", "exercising", "flurrying", "frazzling", "fussing", "hagriding", "perturbing", "undoing", "unhinging", "unsettling", "upsetting", "weirding out", "worrying" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggravating", "angering", "annoying", "bugging", "chafing", "chivying", "chivvying", "exasperating", "fretting", "galling", "getting", "grating", "harassing", "harrying", "irking", "irritating", "nettling", "peeving", "pestering", "piquing", "putting off", "putting out", "riling", "vexing", "bedeviling", "haunting", "plaguing", "abashing", "confounding", "confusing", "discomfiting", "disconcerting", "discountenancing", "embarrassing", "fazing", "flustering", "jarring", "mortifying", "nonplussing", "nonplusing", "rattling", "shaking up", "daunting", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "unnerving" ], "near antonyms":[ "allaying", "alleviating", "assuaging", "appeasing", "conciliating", "mollifying", "pacifying", "placating", "propitiating" ], "antonyms":[ "calming", "composing", "quieting", "settling", "soothing", "tranquilizing", "tranquillizing" ] }, "to yield to mental or emotional stress":{ "examples":[ "the landlady totally freaked out when she saw the dead body in the hall" ], "synonyms":[ "breaking down", "breaking up", "cracking", "flipping (out)", "melting down", "wigging (out)" ], "near synonyms":[ "choking" ], "near 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values", "valuations", "values", "asking prices", "list prices", "sticker prices", "price points", "rates", "tariffs", "unit prices", "carrying charges", "overcharges", "service charges", "service fees", "surcharges", "deductions", "discounts", "markdowns", "reductions", "sales", "deposits", "down payments", "accounts", "bills", "checks", "invoices", "tabs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to place a weight or burden on":{ "examples":[ "it took six hours to freight the cargo airplane" ], "synonyms":[ "burdens", "encumbers", "ladens", "lades", "loads", "lumbers", "saddles", "weights" ], "near synonyms":[ "clogs", "clutters", "fills", "packs", "heaps", "mounds", "piles", "stacks", "presses", "weighs", "strains", "taxes", "overburdens", "overloads", "overtaxes", "surcharges", "hampers", "handicaps", "afflicts", "oppresses" ], "near antonyms":[ "alleviates", "eases", "lightens", "relieves" ], "antonyms":[ "disburdens", "discharges", "disencumbers", "unburdens", "unlades", "unloads" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "fresco":{ "as in mural , panorama":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "mural", "panorama", "canvas", "canvass", "oil", "oil painting", "painting", "diptych", "triptych", "acrylic", "aquarelle", "gouache", "watercolor", "distemper", "drawing", "etching", "finger painting", "pastel", "sketch", "tempera", "masterpiece", "pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance", "showpiece" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freeborn":{ "as in emancipated , enfranchised":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "autonomous", "free", "freestanding", "independent", "self-governed", "self-governing", "self-ruling", "separate", "sovereign", "sovran", "delivered", "emancipated", "freed", "liberated", "manumitted", "redeemed", "released", "empowered", "enfranchised", "unconquered", "unruled", "unsupervised", "democratic", "republican" ], "near antonyms":[ "dependent", "nonautonomous", "non-self-governing", "subject", "unfree", "bound", "captive", "conquered", "enslaved", "fettered", "subdued", "subjugated", "inferior", "subordinate", "subservient" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "frequenting":{ "to go to or spend time in often":{ "examples":[ "like their counterparts elsewhere, the town's teenagers like to frequent the local malls" ], "synonyms":[ "affecting", "habituating", "hanging (at)", "haunting", "resorting (to)", "visiting" ], "near synonyms":[ "patronizing", "attending", "taking in", "infesting", "invading", "overrunning", "swarming", "calling (on or upon)", "dropping by", "dropping in", "popping (in)", "running (in)", "camping (out in)", "sojourning (at)", "staying (at)", "stopping (over)", "tarrying (in)" ], "near antonyms":[ "dodging", "ducking", "eluding", "escaping", "eschewing", "evading", "shaking" ], "antonyms":[ "avoiding", "shunning" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "freethinking":{ "as in free-spirited , nontraditional":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "free-spirited", "nontraditional", "dissentient", "dissenting", "dissident", "heretical", "heretic", "heterodox", "iconoclastic", "maverick", "nonconformist", "nonorthodox", "out-there", "unconventional", "unorthodox", "apostate", "defecting", "renegade", "schismatic", "schismatical", "sectarian", "separatist" ], "near antonyms":[ "conforming", "conformist", "conventional", "orthodox" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "free-for-all":{ "freely available for use or participation by all":{ "examples":[ "the public library has a free-for-all lending policy" ], "synonyms":[ "open", "public", "unrestricted" ], "near synonyms":[ "collective", "common", "communal", "shared", "accessible", "available", "free", "unregulated", "unreserved" ], "near antonyms":[ "limited", "inaccessible", "unavailable" ], "antonyms":[ "closed", "exclusive", "off-limits", "private", "restricted" ] }, "a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people":{ "examples":[ "during the play-offs, fans of the opposing teams clashed in the streets in several free-for-alls" ], "synonyms":[ "affray", "brawl", "broil", "donnybrook", "fracas", "fray", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "rough-and-tumble", "row", "ruckus", "ruction" ], "near synonyms":[ "battle", "clash", "combat", "conflict", "contest", "fisticuffs", "handgrips", "hassle", "scrap", "scrimmage", "scuffle", "skirmish", "struggle", "tussle", "horseplay", "roughhousing", "altercation", "argument", "dispute", "kickup", "quarrel", "spat", "squabble", "tiff", "wrangle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a state in which everything is out of order":{ "examples":[ "it was a free-for-all when the doors to the arena opened and the crowd rushed in all at once" ], "synonyms":[ "chance-medley", "chaos", "confusion", "disarrangement", "disarray", "dishevelment", "disorder", "disorderedness", "disorderliness", "disorganization", "havoc", "heck", "hell", "jumble", "mare's nest", "mess", "messiness", "misorder", "muddle", "muss", "shambles", "snake pit", "tumble", "welter" ], "near synonyms":[ "anarchy", "lawlessness", "misrule", "riot", "knot", "snarl", "tangle", "labyrinth", "maze", "web", "maelstrom", "storm", "bollix", "clutter", "litter", "mishmash", "shuffle", "hodgepodge", "medley", "miscellany", "morass", "motley" ], "near antonyms":[ "method", "pattern", "plan", "system" ], "antonyms":[ "order", "orderliness" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "freak-outs":{ "as in meltdowns , frazzles":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "frazzles", "meltdowns", "breakdowns", "crack-ups", "nervous breakdowns", "tailspins", "alarms", "alarums", "anxieties", "apprehensions", "disquiets", "excitabilities", "disturbances", "agitations", "discomposures", "perturbations", "basket cases" ], "near antonyms":[ "aplombs", "composures", "imperturbabilities", "placidities", "self-possessions", "serenities", "tranquillities", "tranquilities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "free-climbs":{ "as in gets up , mounts":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ascends", "breasts", "gets up", "mounts", "scales", "summits", "surmounts", "shimmies", "shinnies", "shins", "skins", "claws", "sprawls", "struggles", "clambers", "climbs", "scrabbles", "scrambles", "swarms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "free-climb":{ "as in get up , mount":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ascend", "breast", "get up", "mount", "scale", "summit", "surmount", "shimmy", "shin", "shinny", "skin", "claw", "sprawl", "struggle", "clamber", "climb", "scrabble", "scramble", "swarm" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "frequency":{ "the fact or state of happening often":{ "examples":[ "the frequency of twins in that family is remarkable" ], "synonyms":[ "commonness", "frequence", "frequentness", "prevalence" ], "near synonyms":[ "chronicity", "constancy", "continuousness", "regularity", "appearance", "incidence", "occurrence" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "infrequence", "infrequency", "rareness", "uncommonness", "unusualness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freshet":{ "as in runoff , arroyo":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arroyo", "billabong", "fresh", "runoff", "beck", "bourn", "bourne", "brook", "brooklet", "burn", "creek", "gill", "rill", "rivulet", "run", "runlet", "runnel", "streamlet", "bayou", "coulee", "slough", "slew", "slue", "stream", "wash", "canal", "channel", "cut", "cutoff", "gut", "kill", "millrace", "millstream", "race", "watercourse", "waterway", "affluent", "branch", "confluent", "distributary", "influent", "tributary" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frequentness":{ "the fact or state of happening often":{ "examples":[ "the frequentness and the fierceness of the storms that winter were unprecedented" ], "synonyms":[ "commonness", "frequence", "frequency", "prevalence" ], "near synonyms":[ "chronicity", "constancy", "continuousness", "regularity", "appearance", "incidence", "occurrence" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "infrequence", "infrequency", "rareness", "uncommonness", "unusualness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freighter":{ "as in tanker , barge":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aircraft carrier", "argosy", "barge", "coaster", "collier", "containership", "corvette", "cruiser", "cutter", "destroyer", "ferryboat", "flagship", "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" ] }, "freshness":{ "the quality or appeal of being new":{ "examples":[ "the freshness of that teacher's approach makes his classes fun and interesting" ], "synonyms":[ "newness", "novelty", "originality" ], "near synonyms":[ "hipness", "trendiness", "bizarreness", "strangeness", "unfamiliarity", "unusualness", "progressiveness", "currentness", "recentness", "up-to-dateness", "departure", "divergence", "innovation", "offshoot", "shoot" ], "near antonyms":[ "banality", "commonness", "familiarity", "outdatedness", "staleness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freedmen":{ "as in freedwomen":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "freedwomen", "freemen" ], "near antonyms":[ "helots", "serfs", "bondmen", "bondsmen", "chattels", "slaves", "thralls", "bondwomen", "bondswomen", "odalisques" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freedwomen":{ "as in freedmen":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "freedmen", "freemen" ], "near antonyms":[ "helots", "serfs", "bondmen", "bondsmen", "chattels", "slaves", "thralls", "bondwomen", "bondswomen", "odalisques" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "free riders":{ "a person who is supported by or seeks support from another without making an adequate return":{ "examples":[ "claimed that welfare recipients were a bunch of free riders with little or nothing to offer society" ], "synonyms":[ "bloodsuckers", "freeloaders", "hangers-on", "leeches", "moochers", "parasites", "spongers", "sponges" ], "near synonyms":[ "dependents", "deadbeats", "idlers", "flunkies", "flunkeys", "henchmen", "lackeys", "satellites", "stooges", "sycophants", "toadies", "yes-men", "cheapskates", "misers", "niggards", "pikers", "scrooges", "skinflints", "tightwads" ], "near antonyms":[ "benefactors", "philanthropists", "supporters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "free loves":{ "as in promiscuities":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "promiscuities", "criminal conversations", "disloyalties", "inconstancies", "perfidies", "treacheries", "adulteries", "infidelities", "misconducts", "affairs", "affaires", "amours", "flings", "love affairs", "loves", "romances", "intrigues", "attachments", "infatuations", "entanglements", "flirtations", "liaisons", "passions" ], "near antonyms":[ "fidelities", "allegiances", "constancies", "dedications", "devotions", "fealties", "loyalties" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freezing out":{ "to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of":{ "examples":[ "a housing market that effectively freezes out people of moderate means" ], "synonyms":[ "banning", "barring", "closing out", "counting (out)", "debarring", "eliminating", "excepting", "excluding", "ruling out", "shutting out" ], "near synonyms":[ "blackballing", "blacklisting", "excommunicating", "ostracizing", "banishing", "deporting", "exiling", "expelling", "ousting", "throwing out", "obviating", "precluding", "preventing", "prohibiting", "blocking", "hindering", "impeding", "obstructing", "ceasing", "discontinuing", "halting", "suspending", "deterring", "staving off", "warding (off)", "checking off", "disregarding", "combing (out)", "weeding (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "embracing", "entertaining", "receiving", "taking in", "welcoming", "unbanning" ], "antonyms":[ "admitting", "including" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "freeloader":{ "a person who is supported by or seeks support from another without making an adequate return":{ "examples":[ "a freeloader who apparently intends to live off of his long-suffering parents forever" ], "synonyms":[ "bloodsucker", "free rider", "hanger-on", "leech", "moocher", "parasite", "sponge", "sponger" ], "near synonyms":[ "dependent", "deadbeat", "idler", "flunky", "flunkey", "flunkie", "henchman", "lackey", "satellite", "stooge", "sycophant", "toady", "yes-man", "cheapskate", "miser", "niggard", "piker", "scrooge", "skinflint", "tightwad" ], "near antonyms":[ "benefactor", "philanthropist", "supporter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freehandedly":{ "in a generous manner":{ "examples":[ "it's not prudent to loan money so freehandedly" ], "synonyms":[ "amply", "bounteously", "bountifully", "freeheartedly", "generously", "handsomely", "lavishly", "liberally", "munificently", "openhandedly", "unstintingly", "well" ], "near synonyms":[ "considerately", "courteously", "hospitably", "kindly", "nicely", "reasonably", "sweetly", "thoughtfully", "affably", "amiably", "cheerfully", "cheerily", "congenially", "cordially", "friendlily", "genially", "good-heartedly", "good-naturedly", "graciously", "selflessly", "ungrudgingly", "unselfishly", "altruistically", "beneficently", "benevolently", "bigheartedly", "charitably", "humanely", "kindheartedly", "magnanimously", "philanthropically" ], "near antonyms":[ "contemptuously", "disdainfully", "rudely", "scornfully", "obnoxiously", "provocatively", "coldly", "coolly", "cooly", "frigidly", "hostilely", "angrily", "belligerently", "begrudgingly", "grudgingly" ], "antonyms":[ "parsimoniously", "stingily", "ungenerously" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "frequence":{ "the fact or state of happening often":{ "examples":[ "the frequence of that cough is worrisome; perhaps you should see a doctor" ], "synonyms":[ "commonness", "frequency", "frequentness", "prevalence" ], "near synonyms":[ "chronicity", "constancy", "continuousness", "regularity", "appearance", "incidence", "occurrence" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "infrequence", "infrequency", "rareness", "uncommonness", "unusualness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "free rider":{ "a person who is supported by or seeks support from another without making an adequate return":{ "examples":[ "claimed that welfare recipients were a bunch of free riders with little or nothing to offer society" ], "synonyms":[ "bloodsucker", "freeloader", "hanger-on", "leech", "moocher", "parasite", "sponge", "sponger" ], "near synonyms":[ "dependent", "deadbeat", "idler", "flunky", "flunkey", "flunkie", "henchman", "lackey", "satellite", "stooge", "sycophant", "toady", "yes-man", "cheapskate", "miser", "niggard", "piker", "scrooge", "skinflint", "tightwad" ], "near antonyms":[ "benefactor", "philanthropist", "supporter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "frees":{ "to set free (as from slavery or confinement)":{ "examples":[ "a global crusade to free Nelson Mandela from a South African prison had emerged" ], "synonyms":[ "discharges", "disenthralls", "disenthrals", "emancipates", "enfranchises", "enlarges", "liberates", "loosens", "looses", "manumits", "releases", "springs", "unbinds", "uncages", "unchains", "unfetters" ], "near synonyms":[ "bails (out)", "delivers", "paroles", "ransoms", "redeems", "rescues", "saves", "disembarrasses", "disencumbers", "disengages", "disentangles", "extricates", "unshackles" ], "near antonyms":[ "handcuffs", "manacles", "shackles", "trammels", "commits", "immures", "imprisons", "incarcerates", "interns", "jails", "locks (up)", "conquers", "enslaves", "subdues", "subjugates" ], "antonyms":[ "binds", "confines", "enchains", "fetters", "restrains" ] }, "to make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions":{ "examples":[ "we'll free the river by breaking up the ice jam" ], "synonyms":[ "clears", "opens", "unclogs", "unplugs", "unstops" ], "near synonyms":[ "eases", "facilitates", "loosens (up)", "smooths", "smoothes" ], "near antonyms":[ "constricts", "encumbers", "hampers", "hinders", "impedes", "interferes (with)", "obstructs", "trammels", "barricades", "blockades" ], "antonyms":[ "blocks", "clogs (up)", "closes", "dams (up)", "plugs (up)", "stops" ] }, "to rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way":{ "examples":[ "would you mind freeing up the work area so I can work?" ], "synonyms":[ "clears", "opens", "unblocks" ], "near synonyms":[ "eases", "facilitates", "loosens (up)", "smooths", "smoothes", "unchokes", "unclogs", "unplugs", "unstops", "unclutters", "strips" ], "near antonyms":[ "clogs", "closes", "dams", "obstructs", "plugs", "stops", "clutters (up)" ], "antonyms":[ "blocks" ] }, "to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{ "examples":[ "a phone call would free your parents from worry" ], "synonyms":[ "clears", "disburdens", "disencumbers", "divests", "relieves", "rids", "unburdens" ], "near synonyms":[ "discharges", "emancipates", "enfranchises", "liberates", "loosens", "looses", "manumits", "releases", "springs", "unbinds", "uncages", "unchains", "unfetters", "bails (out)", "delivers", "redeems", "rescues", "disengages", "disentangles", "extricates" ], "near antonyms":[ "bogs (down)", "fetters", "hampers", "restrains", "shackles", "subjects", "weighs down", "weights (down)" ], "antonyms":[ "burdens", "encumbers", "saddles" ] }, "to set free from entanglement or difficulty":{ "examples":[ "this plan should free us from debt" ], "synonyms":[ "clears", "disembarrasses", "disengages", "disentangles", "extricates", "liberates", "releases", "untangles" ], "near synonyms":[ "delivers", "redeems", "rescues", "saves", "disburdens", "disencumbers", "unburdens", "unravels", "unsnarls", "unties", "untwines" ], "near antonyms":[ "blocks", "hampers", "hinders", "impedes", "obstructs", "burdens", "encumbers", "loads", "weighs" ], "antonyms":[ "embroils", "entangles" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "freedom":{ "the state of being free from the control or power of another":{ "examples":[ "we owe our freedom to the untold numbers of soldiers who have fought in our nation's wars since its founding" ], "synonyms":[ "autonomy", "independence", "independency", "liberty", "self-determination", "self-governance", "self-government", "sovereignty", "sovranty" ], "near synonyms":[ "emancipation", "enfranchisement", "liberation", "manumission", "release" ], "near antonyms":[ "captivity", "enchainment", "enslavement", "immurement", "imprisonment", "incarceration", "internment", "subjugation" ], "antonyms":[ "dependence", "dependance", "heteronomy", "subjection", "unfreedom" ] }, "the right to act or move freely":{ "examples":[ "as special guests of the owners, the youngsters had full freedom of the resort and its private beach" ], "synonyms":[ "authorization", "free hand", "latitude", "license", "licence", "run" ], "near synonyms":[ "authority", "clutch", "command", "control", "dominion", "grip", "hold", "mandate", "mastery", "power", "sway", "range", "room", "space", "blank check", "carte blanche" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freebooters":{ "someone who engages in robbery of ships at sea":{ "examples":[ "the ship was captured by freebooters who were looking for gold" ], "synonyms":[ "buccaneers", "corsairs", "pirates", "rovers" ], "near synonyms":[ "despoilers", "looters", "marauders", "pillagers", "plunderers", "raiders", "robbers", "privateers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freeloaded":{ "to live by relying on someone else's generosity or hospitality without sharing in the cost or responsibility":{ "examples":[ "after college, he freeloaded off his parents for several years before finally moving out" ], "synonyms":[ "mooched", "sponged" ], "near synonyms":[ "leeched", "begged", "exploited", "used" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "freshening":{ "to bring back to a former condition or vigor":{ "examples":[ "cool glasses of lemonade freshened us after a day of hard work outside" ], "synonyms":[ "recharging", "recreating", "refreshening", "refreshing", "regenerating", "rejuvenating", "renewing", "repairing", "restoring", "resuscitating", "revitalizing", "revivifying", "reviving" ], "near synonyms":[ "making over", "overhauling", "reclaiming", "reconditioning", "reconstituting", "redesigning", "redeveloping", "redoing", "reengineering", "refurbishing", "rehabbing", "rehabilitating", "remaking", "remodeling", "renovating", "refilling", "replenishing", "resupplying", "modernizing", "updating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "freemen":{ "a person who owes allegiance to a government and is protected by it":{ "examples":[ "after eight years of residency, you will be granted the status of freeman" ], "synonyms":[ "citizens", "nationals", "subjects" ], "near synonyms":[ "compatriots", "countrymen", "inhabitants", "natives", "nonimmigrants", "residents" ], "near antonyms":[ "foreigners", "strangers", "immigrants", "nonnatives" ], "antonyms":[ "aliens", "noncitizens" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "freezing":{ "having a low or subnormal temperature":{ "examples":[ "why aren't you wearing a coat, as it's freezing outside?" ], "synonyms":[ "algid", "arctic", "bitter", "bone-chilling", "chill", "chilly", "cold", "coldish", "cool", "coolish", "frigid", "frosty", "gelid", "glacial", "ice-cold", "icy", "nipping", "nippy", "numbing", "polar", "shivery", "snappy", "wintry", "wintery" ], "near synonyms":[ "cryogenic", "subfreezing", "subzero", "ultracold", "cutting", "keen", "penetrating", "piercing", "sharp", "bracing", "brisk", "crisp", "invigorating", "rigorous", "chilled", "cooled", "frosted", "frozen", "iced", "refrigerated", "unheated" ], "near antonyms":[ "lukewarm", "tepid", "heated", "overheated", "reheated", "warmed", "snug", "toasty", "warm", "feverish", "flushed", "inflamed", "enflamed", "canicular", "equatorial", "muggy", "steamy", "summery", "tropical" ], "antonyms":[ "ardent", "blazing", "boiling", "broiling", "burning", "fervent", "fervid", "fiery", "glowing", "hot", "igneous", "molten", "piping hot", "red-hot", "roasting", "scalding", "scorching", "searing", "seething", "sizzling", "sultry", "sweltering", "torrid", "ultrahot", "warming", "white-hot" ] }, "to become physically firm or solid":{ "examples":[ "add antifreeze to the water in the radiator so it won't freeze and damage the engine" ], "synonyms":[ "concreting", "congealing", "firming (up)", "hardening", "indurating", "setting", "solidifying" ], "near synonyms":[ "caking", "callusing", "encrusting", "incrusting", "clotting", "coagulating", "gelating", "gelatinizing", "gelling", "jelling", "jellying", "stiffening", "thickening", "calcifying", "crystallizing", "crystalizing", "ossifying", "petrifying", "rigidifying", "annealing", "case-hardening", "tempering" ], "near antonyms":[ "deliquescing", "dissolving", "fluxing", "fusing", "melting", "thawing", "unfreezing" ], "antonyms":[ "liquefying", "liquifying", "softening" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "freckle":{ "to mark with small spots especially unevenly":{ "examples":[ "the baker freckled the frosting with flakes of coconut" ], "synonyms":[ "blotch", "dapple", "dot", "fleck", "marble", "mottle", "pepper", "shoot", "speck", "speckle", "splotch", "spot", "sprinkle", "stipple" ], "near synonyms":[ "blot", "dye", "stain", "band", "bar", "streak", "stripe", "intersperse", "set", "stud", "bespatter", "spatter" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in mole , birthmark":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "birthmark", "mole", "blotch", "dapple", "dot", "eyespot", "fleck", "mottle", "patch", "pip", "point", "speck", "speckle", "splotch", "spot", "blob", "blot", "mark", "smear", "smudge", "smutch", "stain", "spatter", "splash", "polka dot" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] } }