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"money-spinner", "magnate", "nabob", "tycoon", "billionaire", "gazillionaire", "millionaire", "multibillionaire", "multimillionaire", "multimillionairess", "zillionaire", "heir", "heiress", "jet-setter", "jeunesse dor\u00e9e" ], "near antonyms":[ "bankrupt", "beggar" ], "antonyms":[ "have-not", "pauper" ] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "moneyed":{ "having goods, property, or money in abundance":{ "antonyms":[ "destitute", "impecunious", "impoverished", "indigent", "needy", "penniless", "penurious", "poor", "poverty-stricken" ], "examples":[ "luxury goods that are purchased mainly by moneyed tourists from abroad" ], "near antonyms":[ "unaffluent", "deprived", "disadvantaged", "hand-to-mouth", "underprivileged", "bankrupt", "bankrupted", "beggared", "broke", "indebted", "insolvent", "pauperized", "ruined", "skint", "depressed", "pinched", "reduced", "straitened", "low", "short" ], "related":[ "better-off", "comfortable", "propertied", "prosperous", "substantial", "successful", "flourishing", "prospering", "thriving", "advantaged", "blessed", "blest", "privileged" ], "synonyms":[ "affluent", "deep-pocketed", "fat", "fat-cat", "flush", "loaded", "opulent", "rich", "silk-stocking", "wealthy", "well-endowed", "well-fixed", "well-heeled", "well-off", "well-to-do" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "monikers":{ "a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual":{ "examples":[ "seeing as no respectable rodeo performer could possibly be known as Leslie, a suitably masculine moniker was created for him" ], "synonyms":[ "aliases", "bynames", "cognomens", "cognomina", "epithets", "handles", "nicknames", "sobriquets", "soubriquets", "surnames" ], "near synonyms":[ "appellations", "denominations", "denotations", "designations", "labels", "tags", "titles", "anonyms", "noms de guerre", "noms de plume", "pen names", "pseudonyms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known":{ "examples":[ "\"Cornelius Jedidiah Beauregard\" is his rather unwieldy moniker" ], "synonyms":[ "appellations", "appellatives", "cognomens", "cognomina", "compellations", "denominations", "denotations", "designations", "handles", "names", "nomenclatures", "titles" ], "near synonyms":[ "baptismal names", "Christian names", "first names", "forenames", "given names", "family names", "maiden names", "middle names", "surnames", "matronymics", "patronymics", "bynames", "diminutives", "epithets", "hypocorisms", "nicknames", "sobriquets", "soubriquets", "banners", "rubrics", "tags", "aliases", "cryptonyms", "noms de guerre", "noms de plume", "pen names", "pseudonyms", "binomials", "monomials", "trivial names", "vernaculars", "misnomers", "brand names", "labels", "trademarks", "trade names" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monitoring":{ "as in observation , policing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "observance", "observation", "observing", "policing", "care", "charge", "guidance", "headship", "oversight", "regulation", "stewardship", "superintendence", "superintendency", "supervision", "surveillance", "administration", "control", "direction", "generalship", "hand(s)", "management", "running", "leadership", "piloting", "shepherding", "steering", "government", "reign", "rule", "aegis", "egis", "auspices", "guardianship", "protection", "trusteeship", "tutelage" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to pay continued close attention to (something) for a particular purpose":{ "examples":[ "police regularly monitor that road to record traffic density and to catch speeders" ], "synonyms":[ "covering", "watching" ], "near synonyms":[ "surveilling", "eyeing", "eying", "beholding", "espying", "looking", "noticing", "noting", "observing", "regarding", "seeing", "sighting", "spying", "viewing", "witnessing", "gaping", "gawking", "gazing", "glaring", "goggling", "peering", "rubbernecking", "staring", "glancing", "glimpsing", "peeking", "peeping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "monkeying":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ], "wildly playful or mischievous behavior":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "all that monkeying was sure to end in someone or something getting hurt" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "childishness", "clownishness", "foolishness", "funning", "jesting", "joking", "nonsense", "silliness", "waggery", "boisterousness", "rambunctiousness", "rowdiness", "rowdyism", "rumbustiousness", "devilry", "deviltry", "impishness", "knavery", "mischief", "mischievousness", "prankishness", "rascality", "roguery", "roguishness", "trickery", "cavorting", "frivolity", "frolicking", "gamboling", "gambolling", "merrymaking", "playfulness", "revelry", "roistering", "romping", "sporting", "sportiveness" ], "synonyms":[ "buffoonery", "clownery", "clowning", "foolery", "high jinks", "hijinks", "horseplay", "horsing around", "monkey business", "monkeyshine(s)", "roughhouse", "roughhousing", "shenanigan(s)", "skylarking", "slapstick", "tomfoolery" ] } }, "monkeys":{ "a physiological need for certain drugs":{ "examples":[ "I've got this monkey on my back, and going to detox is the only way to get it off" ], "synonyms":[ "addictions", "dependences", "dependances", "habits", "joneses" ], "near synonyms":[ "alcoholisms", "heroinisms", "morphinisms", "habituations", "tolerances" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an appealingly mischievous person":{ "examples":[ "come back here, you little monkey !" ], "synonyms":[ "devils", "hellions", "imps", "mischiefs", "rapscallions", "rascals", "rogues", "scamps", "urchins" ], "near synonyms":[ "cutups", "larkers", "madcaps", "skylarkers", "ragamuffins", "brats", "disrupters", "misbehavers", "nuisances", "juvenile delinquents", "gamines", "gamins" ], "near antonyms":[ "beasts", "boors", "cads", "churls", "clowns", "creeps", "cretins", "curs", "heels", "jokers", "louses", "louts", "skunks", "skunk", "snakes", "stinkards", "stinkers", "knaves", "miscreants", "reprobates", "scalawags", "scallywags", "scapegraces", "scoundrels", "varlets", "villains" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in mimics , apes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "apes", "copies", "imitates", "mimes", "mimics", "mocks", "parodies", "travesties", "acts", "impersonates", "masquerades (as)", "personates", "plays", "poses (as)", "performs", "portrays" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "monkeyshine(s)":{ "wildly playful or mischievous behavior":{ "examples":[ "hockey players who are known for their monkeyshines on and off the ice" ], "synonyms":[ "buffoonery", "clownery", "clowning", "foolery", "high jinks", "hijinks", "horseplay", "horsing around", "monkey business", "monkeying", "roughhouse", "roughhousing", "shenanigan(s)", "skylarking", "slapstick", "tomfoolery" ], "near synonyms":[ "childishness", "clownishness", "foolishness", "funning", "jesting", "joking", "nonsense", "silliness", "waggery", "boisterousness", "rambunctiousness", "rowdiness", "rowdyism", "rumbustiousness", "devilry", "deviltry", "impishness", "knavery", "mischief", "mischievousness", "prankishness", "rascality", "roguery", "roguishness", "trickery", "cavorting", "frivolity", "frolicking", "gamboling", "gambolling", "merrymaking", "playfulness", "revelry", "roistering", "romping", "sporting", "sportiveness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke":{ "examples":[ "on the alert for paleontological monkeyshines ever since the unmasking of Piltdown man" ], "synonyms":[ "antic", "caper", "capriccio", "dido", "escapade", "frolic", "gag", "jest", "knavery", "practical joke", "prank", "rag", "roguery", "shavie", "shine(s)", "trick", "waggery" ], "near synonyms":[ "skylarking", "adventure", "experience", "game", "lark", "time", "high jinks", "hijinks", "horseplay", "play", "roughhousing", "rowdyism", "shenanigan(s)", "tomfoolery", "joking", "kidding", "teasing", "gambit", "hoax", "maneuver", "ploy", "deed", "feat", "mission", "performance", "stunt", "caprice", "conceit", "fancy", "vagary", "whim", "whimsy", "whimsey", "deceit", "deception", "delusion", "fooling", "fraud", "hanky-panky", "hoodwinking", "ruse", "sham", "stratagem", "subterfuge", "trickery", "wile" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monochromic":{ "having or consisting of a single color":{ "examples":[ "dull, monochromic decor" ], "synonyms":[ "monochromatic", "monochrome", "self", "self-colored", "solid" ], "near synonyms":[ "achromatic", "neutral" ], "near antonyms":[ "dappled", "dapple", "marbled", "shaded", "mottled", "parti-color", "parti-colored", "piebald", "pied", "pinto", "skewbald", "banded", "barred", "brindled", "brindle", "streaked", "striated", "checkered", "dotted", "patterned", "plaid", "striped", "flecked", "specked", "speckled", "spotted", "bichrome", "bicolored", "bicolor", "dichromatic", "trichromatic", "tricolor", "tricolored", "two-tone" ], "antonyms":[ "chromatic", "colorful", "kaleidoscopic", "motley", "multicolored", "polychromatic", "polychrome", "rainbow", "varicolored", "varied", "variegated" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "monomania":{ "as in obsession , phobia":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monomaniac":{ "as in obsessed , monomaniacal":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fixated", "monomaniacal", "obsessed", "distracted", "distraught", "frantic", "frenzied", "hysterical", "hysteric", "raving", "wigged-out", "depressed", "amok", "amuck", "ape", "ballistic", "bananas", "berserk", "nuclear", "irrational", "unreasonable", "foolish", "senseless", "witless", "eccentric", "odd", "oddball", "pixilated", "pixillated", "queer", "strange", "aberrant", "delirious", "delusional", "delusionary", "disordered", "disturbed", "neurotic", "obsessive-compulsive", "paranoiac", "paranoic", "paranoid", "paranoidal", "schizoid", "schizophrenic", "sociopathic", "dotty", "fey", "loopy", "off", "potty", "teched", "tetched", "touched" ], "near antonyms":[ "balanced", "compos mentis", "sane", "sound", "uncrazy", "clear", "lucid", "rational", "reasonable", "judicious", "sensible", "wise", "healthy", "normal", "well-adjusted", "unneurotic" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "monopolized":{ "to have complete control over":{ "examples":[ "it is illegal in the United States to monopolize an entire industry", "you shouldn't monopolize the exercise equipment while others are waiting to use it" ], "synonyms":[ "sewed up" ], "near synonyms":[ "bogarted", "cornered", "hogged", "absorbed", "consumed", "engrossed", "had", "held", "owned", "possessed", "commanded", "controlled", "directed", "governed", "managed", "reigned (over)", "ruled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "monstrosities":{ "a person, thing, or event that is far from normal":{ "examples":[ "any monstrosities born to the farm animals were sent to the agricultural college for study" ], "synonyms":[ "abnormalities", "anomalies", "freaks", "monsters" ], "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 strange or horrible and often frightening creature":{ "examples":[ "filled the haunted house with all sorts of spooks and mechanical monstrosities" ], "synonyms":[ "grotesqueries", "grotesques", "monsters", "ogres" ], "near synonyms":[ "ogresses", "Frankensteins", "b\u00eates noires", "bogeys", "bogies", "bugaboos", "bugbears", "banshees", "bogeymen", "bogymen", "demons", "daemons", "devils", "fiends", "frights", "imps", "incubi", "incubuses", "horrors", "terrors", "abominations", "anathemas", "abnormalities", "freaks", "mutants", "mutations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something unpleasant to look at":{ "examples":[ "we were glad when the city tore down that monstrosity that used to stand across from the park" ], "synonyms":[ "eyesores", "frights", "hideosities", "horrors", "messes", "sights" ], "near synonyms":[ "eye-catchers", "blots", "smears", "smudges", "spots", "stains" ], "near antonyms":[ "visions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "months":{ "a long or seemingly long period of time":{ "examples":[ "that meeting lasted for months" ], "synonyms":[ "aeon", "eon", "age", "blue moon", "coon's age", "cycle", "donkey's years", "eternity", "forever", "long", "moon" ], "near synonyms":[ "infinity", "lifetime" ], "near antonyms":[ "flash", "instant", "jiffy", "minute", "moment", "second", "shake", "split second", "trice", "twinkle", "twinkling", "wink", "microsecond", "nanosecond" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "monument":{ "a shaped stone laid over or erected near a grave and usually bearing an inscription to identify and preserve the memory of the deceased":{ "examples":[ "the Quakers disapproved of monuments , regarding them as idolatrous, so thousands of Nantucketers spend their eternal rest in complete anonymity" ], "synonyms":[ "gravestone", "headstone", "stone", "tombstone" ], "near synonyms":[ "cross", "marker", "plaque", "table", "tablet", "monolith", "obelisk", "pillar", "memorial", "shrine", "burial", "sepulchre", "sepulcher", "sepulture", "tomb" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that serves to keep alive the memory of a person or event":{ "examples":[ "a moving monument to the great war and a tribute to the untold millions who died in it" ], "synonyms":[ "commemorative", "keepsake", "memento", "memorial", "remembrance", "reminder", "souvenir", "token" ], "near synonyms":[ "memorabilia", "relic", "vestige", "cairn", "landmark", "marker", "testimonial", "tribute", "cenotaph" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monkey (around)":{ "to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior":{ "examples":[ "stop monkeying around in the house or you'll break something" ], "synonyms":[ "act up", "clown (around)", "cut up", "fool around", "horse around", "hotdog", "show off", "showboat", "skylark" ], "related":[ "carry on", "misbehave", "roughhouse", "caper", "cavort", "disport", "frisk", "frolic", "gambol", "lark", "rollick", "romp", "carouse", "maffick", "revel", "roar", "wassail" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to spend time in aimless activity":{ "examples":[ "would rather just monkey around instead of doing work" ], "synonyms":[ "doodle", "fiddle (around)", "fool around", "fribble", "goof (around)", "hang about", "kick around", "mess around", "play", "potter (around)", "putter (around)", "trifle" ], "related":[ "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "hang (around or out)", "idle", "loaf", "loll", "lounge", "clown (around)", "horse around", "diddle (with)", "tinker" ], "near antonyms":[ "buckle (down)", "knuckle down", "set (to)", "settle (down)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "monitor":{ "to pay continued close attention to (something) for a particular purpose":{ "examples":[ "police regularly monitor that road to record traffic density and to catch speeders" ], "synonyms":[ "cover", "watch" ], "near synonyms":[ "surveil", "eye", "behold", "espy", "look", "note", "notice", "observe", "regard", "see", "sight", "spy", "view", "witness", "gape", "gawk", "gaze", "glare", "goggle", "peer", "rubberneck", "stare", "glance", "glimpse", "peek", "peep" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in observer":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "observer", "experimenter", "investigator", "researcher", "empiric", "empiricist", "fact finder", "field-worker", "examiner", "inspector" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "monitored":{ "to pay continued close attention to (something) for a particular purpose":{ "examples":[ "police regularly monitor that road to record traffic density and to catch speeders" ], "synonyms":[ "covered", "watched" ], "related":[ "surveilled", "eyed", "beheld", "espied", "looked", "noted", "noticed", "observed", "regarded", "saw", "sighted", "spied", "viewed", "witnessed", "gaped", "gawked", "gazed", "glared", "goggled", "peered", "rubbernecked", "stared", "glanced", "glimpsed", "peeked", "peeped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "monopolizing":{ "to have complete control over":{ "examples":[ "it is illegal in the United States to monopolize an entire industry", "you shouldn't monopolize the exercise equipment while others are waiting to use it" ], "synonyms":[ "sewing up" ], "near synonyms":[ "bogarting", "cornering", "hogging", "absorbing", "consuming", "engrossing", "having", "holding", "owning", "possessing", "commanding", "controlling", "directing", "governing", "managing", "reigning (over)", "ruling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "money order":{ "as in cashier's check , promissory note":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "banknote", "cashier's check", "check", "draft", "note", "promissory note", "dead presidents", "folding money", "paper money", "scrip", "bill", "dollar", "greenback", "coinage", "specie", "bankroll", "capital", "finances", "funds", "roll", "wad", "wallet", "bread", "bucks", "cabbage", "cash", "change", "chips", "coin", "currency", "dough", "gold", "green", "jack", "kale", "legal tender", "lolly", "long green", "loot", "lucre", "money", "moola", "moolah", "needful", "pelf", "scratch", "shekels", "sheqels", "shekelim", "shekalim", "sheqalim", "tender", "wampum", "chump change", "dibs", "dime", "mite", "peanuts", "pittance", "shoestring", "big bucks", "bomb", "boodle", "bundle", "earth", "fortune", "king's ransom", "megabucks", "mint", "packet", "pile", "pot", "abundance", "means", "opulence", "riches", "treasure", "wealth", "resources", "wherewithal" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monumental":{ "large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception":{ "examples":[ "a monumental misunderstanding that had far-reaching consequences" ], "synonyms":[ "august", "baronial", "epic", "gallant", "glorious", "grand", "grandiose", "heroic", "heroical", "Homeric", "imperial", "imposing", "magnific", "magnificent", "majestic", "massive", "noble", "proud", "regal", "royal", "splendid", "stately" ], "near synonyms":[ "colossal", "monstrous", "prodigious", "stupendous", "tremendous", "kingly", "lordly", "princely", "queenly", "awesome", "awful", "cosmic", "cosmical", "sublime", "wondrous", "formidable", "impressive", "prepossessing", "redoubtable", "apocalyptic", "apocalyptical", "inflated", "operatic", "overblown", "pompous", "marvelous", "marvellous", "superb", "terrific", "wonderful", "extravagant", "lavish", "luxurious", "opulent", "palatial", "palatine", "sumptuous", "gorgeous", "resplendent", "splendiferous", "extraordinary", "killer", "remarkable", "sensational", "striking", "celestial", "divine", "heavenly" ], "near antonyms":[ "lowly", "modest", "unprepossessing", "average", "common", "mediocre", "ordinary", "run-of-the-mill", "second-rate", "abject", "mean", "meretricious", "shabby", "sordid", "insignificant", "measly", "paltry", "petty", "puny", "trifling", "trivial" ], "antonyms":[ "humble", "unheroic", "unimposing", "unimpressive" ] }, "unusually large":{ "examples":[ "serves a monumental sundae that usually requires three people to finish it" ], "synonyms":[ "astronomical", "astronomic", "Brobdingnagian", "bumper", "colossal", "cosmic", "cosmical", "cyclopean", "elephantine", "enormous", "galactic", "gargantuan", "giant", "gigantesque", "gigantic", "grand", "herculean", "heroic", "heroical", "Himalayan", "huge", "humongous", "humungous", "immense", "jumbo", "king-size", "king-sized", "leviathan", "mammoth", "massive", "mega", "mighty", "monster", "monstrous", "mountainous", "oceanic", "pharaonic", "planetary", "prodigious", "super", "super-duper", "supersize", "supersized", "titanic", "tremendous", "vast", "vasty", "walloping", "whacking", "whopping" ], "near synonyms":[ "big", "bulky", "considerable", "extensive", "good", "goodly", "great", "gross", "handsome", "hefty", "hulking", "largish", "major", "outsize", "outsized", "overgrown", "oversize", "oversized", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "tidy", "voluminous", "august", "formidable", "grandiose", "imposing", "lofty", "majestic", "cavernous", "monolithic", "overwhelming", "staggering", "stupendous", "towering", "boundless", "immeasurable", "infinite" ], "near antonyms":[ "little", "mini", "petite", "pint-size", "pint-sized", "puny", "small", "smallish", "undersized", "undersize", "dinky", "dwarfish", "half-pint" ], "antonyms":[ "bantam", "bitty", "diminutive", "infinitesimal", "Lilliputian", "little bitty", "micro", "microminiature", "microscopic", "microscopical", "midget", "miniature", "minuscule", "minute", "pocket", "pygmy", "teensy", "teensy-weensy", "teeny", "teeny-weeny", "tiny", "wee" ] }, "having great meaning or lasting effect":{ "examples":[ "the moon landing was seen as a monumental event in human history" ], "synonyms":[ "big", "consequential", "earth-shattering", "earthshaking", "eventful", "historic", "important", "major", "material", "meaningful", "momentous", "much", "significant", "substantial", "tectonic", "weighty" ], "near synonyms":[ "decisive", "fatal", "fateful", "strategic", "earnest", "grave", "heavy", "serious", "sincere", "distinctive", "exceptional", "impressive", "outstanding", "prominent", 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"panegyrics", "tributes", "keynote addresses", "keynote speeches", "lectures", "salutatories", "homilies", "sermons", "pitches", "presentations", "spiels" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "moneymakers":{ "as in money-spinners":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "money-spinners", "capitalists", "Croesuses", "deep pockets", "fat cats", "haves", "money", "moneybags", "plutocrats", "silk stockings", "magnates", "nabobs", "tycoons", "billionaires", "gazillionaires", "millionaires", "multibillionaires", "multimillionaires", "multi-millionaires", "multimillionairesses", "multi-millionairesses", "zillionaires", "heiresses", "heirs", "jet-setters", "jeunesse dor\u00e9e" ], "near antonyms":[ "have-nots", "paupers", "bankrupts", "beggars" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "moniker":{ "a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual":{ "examples":[ "seeing as no respectable rodeo performer could possibly be known as Leslie, a suitably masculine moniker was created for him" ], "synonyms":[ "alias", "byname", "cognomen", "epithet", "handle", "nickname", "sobriquet", "soubriquet", "surname" ], "near synonyms":[ "appellation", "denomination", "denotation", "designation", "label", "tag", "title", "anonym", "nom de guerre", "nom de plume", "pen name", "pseudonym" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known":{ "examples":[ "\"Cornelius Jedidiah Beauregard\" is his rather unwieldy moniker" ], "synonyms":[ "appellation", "appellative", "cognomen", "compellation", "denomination", "denotation", "designation", "handle", "name", "nomenclature", "title" ], "near synonyms":[ "baptismal name", "Christian name", "first name", "forename", "given name", "family name", "maiden name", "middle name", "surname", "matronymic", "patronymic", "byname", "diminutive", "epithet", "hypocorism", "nickname", "sobriquet", "soubriquet", "banner", "rubric", "tag", "alias", "cryptonym", "nom de guerre", "nom de plume", "pen name", "pseudonym", "binomial", "monomial", "trivial name", "vernacular", "misnomer", "brand name", "label", "trademark", "trade name" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monarchy":{ "a system of government in which there is only one ruler whose power is unlimited":{ "examples":[ "Under a monarchy , the position of ruler is often passed down from parent to child." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "monarchism", "monocracy", "absolutism", "autarchy", "authoritarianism", "autocracy", "Caesarism", "czarism", "tsarism", "tzarism", "despotism", "dictatorship", "totalism", "totalitarianism", "tyranny" ], "near antonyms":[ "democracy", "self-governance", "self-government", "self-rule", "freedom", "self-determination", "autonomy", "sovereignty", "sovranty" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a group of people who live in a territory ruled by a single person":{ "examples":[ "The country was 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"madcap", "skylarker", "ragamuffin", "brat", "disrupter", "misbehaver", "nuisance", "juvenile delinquent", "gamin", "gamine" ], "near antonyms":[ "beast", "boor", "cad", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cretin", "cur", "heel", "joker", "louse", "lout", "skunk", "snake", "stinkard", "stinker", "knave", "miscreant", "reprobate", "scalawag", "scallywag", "scapegrace", "scoundrel", "varlet", "villain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in mimic , ape":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ape", "copy", "imitate", "mime", "mimic", "mock", "parody", "travesty", "act", "impersonate", "masquerade (as)", "personate", "play", "pose (as)", "perform", "portray" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "monthlies":{ "an occurrence of menstruating":{ "examples":[ "she couldn't go swimming because of her monthlies" ], "synonyms":[ "menstruation", "period" ], "near synonyms":[ "menses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "Montezuma's revenge":{ "abnormally frequent intestinal evacuations with more or less fluid stools":{ "examples":[ "the one person in the tour group who didn't drink the water was spared Montezuma's revenge" ], "synonyms":[ "Delhi belly", "diarrhea", "flux", "runs", "trots", "turista" ], "near synonyms":[ "dysentery", "shigellosis", "scour(s)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "money orders":{ "as in drafts , checks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "checks", "drafts", "cash", "chips", "currencies", "dough", "legal tender", "lucre", "money", "C-notes", "fifties", "fins", "fivers", "fives", "hundreds", "hundred", "ones", "sawbucks", "tenners", "tens", "twenties", "twos", "bucks", "dollars", "simoleons", "smackers", "dead presidents", "paper money", "scrips", "banknotes", "bills", "greenbacks", "notes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monumentally":{ "to a large extent or degree":{ "examples":[ "your parents will be monumentally disappointed if you don't go to college" ], "synonyms":[ "astronomically", "big-time", "broadly", "colossally", "considerably", "enormously", "extensively", "greatly", "highly", "hugely", "largely", "massively", "monstrously", "much", "sizably", "staggeringly", "stupendously", "tremendously", "utterly", "vastly" ], "near synonyms":[ "appreciably", "noticeably", "significantly", "abundantly", "amply", "copiously", "healthily", "plentifully" ], "near antonyms":[ "modestly", "fractionally", "imperceptibly", "infinitesimally", "insignificantly", "invisibly", "microscopically", "minutely", "barely", "hardly", "just", "minimally", "scarcely" ], "antonyms":[ "little", "negligibly", "nominally", "slightly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "monograph":{ "as in tract , treatise":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "tract", "treatise", "article", "composition", "essay", "paper", "theme", "discourse", "discussion", "exposition", "prolegomenon", "study", "primer", "text", "textbook", "causerie", "column", "commentary", "editorial", "feature", "report", "review", "write-up", "dissertation", "thesis" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monachal":{ "as in monastic , mendicant":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "conventual", "mendicant", "monastic", "divine", "holy", "religious", "sacramental", "caliphal", "rabbinic", "rabbinical", "churchly", "ecclesiastic", "ecclesiastical", "apostolic", "canonical", "diaconal", "diocesan", "episcopal", "papal", "patriarchal", "pontifical", "evangelical", "evangelic", "missionary", "clerical", "clerkly", "ministerial", "pastoral", "priestly", "sacerdotal" ], "near antonyms":[ "lay", "nonclerical", "secular", "temporal" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "monotonous":{ "causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest":{ "examples":[ "the lecturer's monotonous delivery threatened to put us to sleep" ], "synonyms":[ "arid", "boring", "colorless", "drab", "dreary", "drudging", "dry", "dull", "dusty", "flat", "heavy", "ho-hum", "humdrum", "jading", "jejune", "leaden", "mind-numbing", "monochromatic", "numbing", "old", "pedestrian", "ponderous", "slow", "stale", "stodgy", "stuffy", "stupid", "tame", "tedious", "tiresome", "tiring", "uninteresting", "wearisome", "weary", "wearying" ], "near synonyms":[ "aseptic", "barren", "blah", "dullish", "pleasureless", "prosaic", "prosy", "soggy", "spiritless", "blank", "earthbound", "gray", "grey", "inanimate", "pallid", "pedantic", "sterile", "suspenseless", "undramatic", "uneventful", "unexciting", "unimaginative", "uninspiring", "unnewsworthy", "unrewarding", "unsensational", "unspectacular", "annoying", "bothersome", "irksome", "irritating", "longsome", "palling", "draining", "enervating", "exhausting", "fatiguing", "wearing", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "common", "commonplace", "ordinary", "tepid", "unexceptional", "unsurprising", "vapid", "cumbersome", "lumbering", "plodding", "poky", "pokey" ], "near antonyms":[ "amazing", "astonishing", "astounding", "awesome", "eye-opening", "fabulous", "marvelous", "marvellous", "sensational", "spectacular", "surprising", "wonderful", "wondrous", "animating", "breathtaking", "electrifying", "energizing", "enlivening", "exciting", "exhilarating", "galvanizing", "hair-raising", "inspiring", "invigorating", "rip-roaring", "rousing", "stimulating", "stirring", "thrilling", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "moving", "poignant", "touching", "alluring", "attracting", "attractive", "beguiling", "bewitching", "captivating", "charming", "enchanting", "enthralling", "entrancing", "fascinating", "mesmerizing", "spellbinding", "suspenseful", "arresting", "provocative", "tantalizing" ], "antonyms":[ "absorbing", "engaging", "engrossing", "gripping", "interesting", "intriguing", "involving", "riveting" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "monopolist":{ "as in engrosser":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "engrosser", "retailer", "seller", "shopkeeper", "storekeeper", "vendor", "vender", "jobber", "middleman", "wholesaler", "hawker", "huckster", "hustler", "peddler", "pedlar", "distributor", "provider", "provisioner", "purveyor", "supplier", "buyer", "marketer", "purchaser", "businessman", "enterpriser", "entrepreneur", "dealer", "merchandiser", "merchant", "trader", "tradesman", "trafficker" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "moneymaking":{ "yielding a profit":{ "examples":[ "a celebrity chef with a moneymaking line of cookware" ], "synonyms":[ "economic", "fat", "gainful", "juicy", "lucrative", "money-spinning", "paying", "profitable", "remunerative" ], "near synonyms":[ "advantageous", "beneficial", "favorable", "rewarding", "useful", "worthwhile", "bankable" ], "near antonyms":[ "disadvantageous", "unfavorable" ], "antonyms":[ "unprofitable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "monologuists":{ "as in prima donnas , leading ladies":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "leading ladies", "leading men", "leads", "stars", "prima donnas", "scene-stealers", "barnstormers", "enactors", "entertainers", "performers", "coactors", "co-actors", "costars", "co-stars", "tragedians", "tragediennes", "extras", "spear-carriers", "supernumeraries", "walk-ons", "actresses", "starlets", "doubles", "understudies", "comedians", "farceurs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monastery":{ "a residence for men under religious vows":{ "examples":[ "Gregory Mendel worked out his concepts of genetics by doing breeding experiments using pea plants in the monastery's garden" ], "synonyms":[ "abbey", "cloister", "friary", "hermitage", "priory" ], "near synonyms":[ "house", "convent", "nunnery", "lamasery" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monkish":{ "as in monastic , ascetic":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ascetic", "ascetical", "monastic", "austere", "authoritarian", "flinty", "hard", "harsh", "heavy-handed", "ramrod", "rigid", "rigorous", "severe", "stern", "strict", "tough", "demanding", "exacting", "uncharitable", "unforgiving", "adamant", "adamantine", "callous", "hardened", "hard-hearted", "hard-line", "immovable", "implacable", "inflexible", "merciless", "ossified", "pitiless", "relentless", "rock-ribbed", "stiff", "unbending", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unsparing", "unyielding", "dour", "gruff", "browbeating", "bullying", "determined", "firm", "resolved", "single-minded", "steadfast", "unflinching", "dogged", "intractable", "obstinate", "relentless" ], "near antonyms":[ "easy", "easygoing", "laid-back", "undemanding", "charitable", "kind", "merciful", "mild", "patient", "soft", "softhearted", "accepting", "compromising", "yielding", "responsive", "willing", "acquiescent", "agreeable", "amenable", "complaisant", "compliant", "flexible", "pliable", "pliant", "clement", "forbearing", "gentle", "indulgent", "lax", "lenient", "tolerant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "monsignors":{ "as in bishops , archbishops":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abbots", "archbishops", "archpriests", "bishops", "deans", "diocesans", "popes", "prelates", "presbyters", "clergywomen", "deaconesses", "priestesses", "abb\u00e9s", "curates", "cur\u00e9s", "parsons", "pastors", "rectors", "shepherds", "vicars", "churchmen", "clergymen", "fathers", "Holy Joes", "padres", "chaplains", "confessors", "sky pilots", "clergypersons", "clericals", "clerics", "clerks", "deacons", "divines", "dominies", "ecclesiastics", "ministers", "preachers", "priests", "reverends", "evangelists", "missionaries", "missioners", "missionizers", "revivalists", "friars", "mendicants", "monastics", "monks", "oblates", "religious", "high priestesses", "high priests" ], "near antonyms":[ "laymen", "laypeople", "seculars", "secular", "lay readers", "lectors" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monied":{ "having goods, property, or money in abundance":{ "examples":[ "luxury goods that are purchased mainly by moneyed tourists from abroad" ], "synonyms":[ "affluent", "deep-pocketed", "fat", "fat-cat", "flush", "loaded", "opulent", "rich", "silk-stocking", "wealthy", "well-endowed", "well-fixed", "well-heeled", "well-off", "well-to-do" ], "near synonyms":[ "better-off", "comfortable", "propertied", "prosperous", "substantial", "successful", "flourishing", "prospering", "thriving", "advantaged", "blessed", "blest", "privileged" ], "near antonyms":[ "unaffluent", "deprived", "disadvantaged", "hand-to-mouth", "underprivileged", "bankrupt", "bankrupted", "beggared", "broke", "indebted", "insolvent", "pauperized", "ruined", "skint", "depressed", "pinched", "reduced", "straitened", "low", "short" ], "antonyms":[ "destitute", "impecunious", "impoverished", "indigent", "needy", "penniless", "penurious", "poor", "poverty-stricken" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "monochrome":{ "having or consisting of a single color":{ "examples":[ "an artist who produces monochrome pencil drawings" ], "synonyms":[ "monochromatic", "monochromic", "self", "self-colored", "solid" ], "near synonyms":[ "achromatic", "neutral" ], "near antonyms":[ "dappled", "dapple", "marbled", "shaded", "mottled", "parti-color", "parti-colored", "piebald", "pied", "pinto", "skewbald", "banded", "barred", "brindled", "brindle", "streaked", "striated", "checkered", "dotted", "patterned", "plaid", "striped", "flecked", "specked", "speckled", "spotted", "bichrome", "bicolored", "bicolor", "dichromatic", "trichromatic", "tricolor", "tricolored", "two-tone" ], "antonyms":[ "chromatic", "colorful", "kaleidoscopic", "motley", "multicolored", "polychromatic", "polychrome", "rainbow", "varicolored", "varied", "variegated" ] }, "as in daguerreotype , sepia":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "daguerreotype", "ferrotype", "sepia", "tintype", "photo", "photograph", "pic", "print", "shot", "snap", "snapshot", "blowup", "close-up", "enlargement", "still", "telephoto" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "monotone":{ "a tedious lack of variety":{ "examples":[ "there's a monotone to the landscape in that part of the state: uniformly flat land in all directions, for as far as the eye can see" ], "synonyms":[ "humdrum", "monotonousness", "monotony", "sameness" ], "near synonyms":[ "uniformity", "blahs", "boredom", "drabness", "dullness", "dulness", "ennui", "restlessness", "tediousness", "tedium", "tiresomeness", "weariness", "wearisomeness" ], "near antonyms":[ "diversity", "multiplicity", "variety", "variability", "variation", "absorption", "engagement", "engrossment", "enthrallment", "fascination", "grip", "interest", "intrigue", "involvement", "animation", "enlivenment", "excitement", "invigoration", "stimulation" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in solid , monochromatic":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "monochromatic", "monochromic", "self-colored", "solid", "colorless", "achromatic", "bleached", "decolorized", "faded", "washed-out", "dull", "faint", "gray", "grey", "neutral", "pale", "pallid", "unbrilliant" ], "near antonyms":[ "chromatic", "colored", "colorful", "kaleidoscopic", "motley", "multicolored", "multihued", "polychromatic", "polychrome", "prismatic", "rainbow", "varicolored", "varied", "variegated", "various", "iridescent", "opalescent", "brave", "bright", "brilliant", "gay", "vibrant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "monotheism":{ "as in paganism , polytheism":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deism", "heathenism", "paganism", "pantheism", "polytheism", "theism", "doctrine", "dogma", "theology", "church", "communion", "denomination", "sect", "credo", "creed", "cult", "faith", "persuasion", "religion" ], "near antonyms":[ "agnosticism", "know-nothingism", "atheism", "godlessness", "nonbelief", "secularism", "unbelief" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monicker":{ "a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual":{ "examples":[ "seeing as no respectable rodeo performer could possibly be known as Leslie, a suitably masculine moniker was created for him" ], "synonyms":[ "alias", "byname", "cognomen", "epithet", "handle", "nickname", "sobriquet", "soubriquet", "surname" ], "near synonyms":[ "appellation", "denomination", "denotation", "designation", "label", "tag", "title", "anonym", "nom de guerre", "nom de plume", "pen name", "pseudonym" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known":{ "examples":[ "\"Cornelius Jedidiah Beauregard\" is his rather unwieldy moniker" ], "synonyms":[ "appellation", "appellative", "cognomen", "compellation", "denomination", "denotation", "designation", "handle", "name", "nomenclature", "title" ], "near synonyms":[ "baptismal name", "Christian name", "first name", "forename", "given name", "family name", "maiden name", "middle name", "surname", "matronymic", "patronymic", "byname", "diminutive", "epithet", "hypocorism", "nickname", "sobriquet", "soubriquet", "banner", "rubric", "tag", "alias", "cryptonym", "nom de guerre", "nom de plume", "pen name", "pseudonym", "binomial", "monomial", "trivial name", "vernacular", "misnomer", "brand name", "label", "trademark", "trade name" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monitory":{ "serving as or offering a warning":{ "examples":[ "historically natural disasters have often been interpreted by some as punitive or monitory measures against sin-ridden humanity" ], "synonyms":[ "admonishing", "admonitory", "cautionary", "cautioning", "exemplary", "premonitory", "warning" ], "near synonyms":[ "didactic", "moralistic", "moralizing", "advisory", "counseling", "counselling", "punishing", "punitive" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "monsignori":{ "as in bishops , archbishops":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abbots", "archbishops", "archpriests", "bishops", "deans", "diocesans", "popes", "prelates", "presbyters", "clergywomen", "deaconesses", "priestesses", "abb\u00e9s", "curates", "cur\u00e9s", "parsons", "pastors", "rectors", "shepherds", "vicars", "churchmen", "clergymen", "fathers", "Holy Joes", "padres", "chaplains", "confessors", "sky pilots", "clergypersons", "clericals", "clerics", "clerks", "deacons", "divines", "dominies", "ecclesiastics", "ministers", "preachers", "priests", "reverends", "evangelists", "missionaries", "missioners", "missionizers", "revivalists", "friars", "mendicants", "monastics", "monks", "oblates", "religious", "high priestesses", "high priests" ], "near antonyms":[ "laymen", "laypeople", "seculars", "secular", "lay readers", "lectors" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monocle":{ "a single round lens for one eye that helps people see and that is held in place by the muscles around the eye":{ "examples":[ "His outfit for the party, consisting of a cape, tophat, and monocle , was sure to attract attention." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lorgnette", "pince-nez", "eyeglasses", "glasses", "specs", "spectacles", "bifocals", "half-glasses", "trifocals", "sunglasses", "goggles", "contact lens" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "money-spinning":{ "yielding a profit":{ "examples":[ "turning his stately ancestral home into a tourist attraction proved to be a money-spinning venture for the earl" ], "synonyms":[ "economic", "fat", "gainful", "juicy", "lucrative", "moneymaking", "paying", "profitable", "remunerative" ], "near synonyms":[ "advantageous", "beneficial", "favorable", "rewarding", "useful", "worthwhile", "bankable" ], "near antonyms":[ "disadvantageous", "unfavorable" ], "antonyms":[ "unprofitable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "monogamies":{ "as in marriages , relationships":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "betrothals", "engagements", "espousals", "hands", "pledges", "promises", "proposals", "troths", "bigamies", "polyandries", "polygamies", "polygynies", "conjugalities", "connubialities", "marriages", "matches", "matrimonies", "wedlocks", "intermarriages", "miscegenations", "mixed marriages", "remarriages", "attachments", "commitments", "relationships", "cohabitations", "common-law marriages", "civil unions", "domestic partnerships" ], "near antonyms":[ "annulments", "divorces", "separations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monsters":{ "a strange or horrible and often frightening creature":{ "examples":[ "both children insisted that their parents check under the bed for monsters every night" ], "synonyms":[ "grotesqueries", "grotesques", "monstrosities", "ogres" ], "near synonyms":[ "ogresses", "Frankensteins", "b\u00eates noires", "bogeys", "bogies", "bugaboos", "bugbears", "banshees", "bogeymen", "bogymen", "demons", "daemons", "devils", "fiends", "frights", "imps", "incubi", "incubuses", "horrors", "terrors", "abominations", "anathemas", "abnormalities", "freaks", "mutants", "mutations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person, thing, or event that is far from normal":{ "examples":[ "the gardener destroyed all of the monsters that mutated from his tomato plants" ], "synonyms":[ "abnormalities", "anomalies", "freaks", "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 mean, evil, or unprincipled person":{ "examples":[ "the guards at the concentration camps were monsters who enjoyed seeing their victims suffer" ], "synonyms":[ "baddies", "beasts", "brutes", "caitiffs", "devils", "evildoers", "fiends", "heavies", "hounds", "knaves", "meanies", "miscreants", "nazis", "no-goods", "rapscallions", "rascals", "reprobates", "rogues", "savages", "scalawags", "scallywags", "scamps", "scapegraces", "scoundrels", "varlets", "villains", "wretches" ], "near synonyms":[ "villainesses", "blackguards", "criminals", "crooks", "culprits", "felons", "lawbreakers", "malefactors", "offenders", "perpetrators", "perps", "transgressors", "sinners", "trespassers", "wrongdoers", "cads", "heels", "serpents", "snakes", "vipers", "bandits", "bravos", "bravoes", "desperadoes", "desperados", "outlaws", "cons", "convicts", "jailbirds", "assassins", "cutthroats", "gangsters", "goons", "gunmen", "hoodlums", "hooligans", "racketeers", "ruffians", "thugs", "roughs", "rowdies", "toughs", "losers", "lowlifes", "lowlives", "ne'er-do-wells", "stinkers", "trash" ], "near antonyms":[ "angels", "innocents", "saints", "heroes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something large of its kind":{ "examples":[ "a monster of a sandwich that could easily feed two hearty eaters" ], "synonyms":[ "behemoths", "blockbusters", "colossi", "dinosaurs", "dreadnoughts", "elephants", "elephant", "giants", "Goliaths", "jumbos", "leviathans", "mammoths", "mastodons", "titans", "whales", "whoppers" ], "near synonyms":[ "amazons", "giantesses", "bulks", "hulks", "heavyweights", "juggernauts", "steamrollers" ], "near antonyms":[ "lightweights", "weaklings", "wimps", "wisps", "nonentities", "twerps", "whippersnappers" ], "antonyms":[ "diminutives", "dwarfs", "dwarves", "half-pints", "midgets", "mites", "peewees", "pygmies", "pigmies", "runts", "shrimp", "shrimps" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monomaniacs":{ "as in obsessed , monomaniacal":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fixated", "monomaniacal", "obsessed", "distracted", "distraught", "frantic", "frenzied", "hysterical", "hysteric", "raving", "wigged-out", "depressed", "amok", "amuck", "ape", "ballistic", "bananas", "berserk", "nuclear", "irrational", "unreasonable", "foolish", "senseless", "witless", "eccentric", "odd", "oddball", "pixilated", "pixillated", "queer", "strange", "aberrant", "delirious", "delusional", "delusionary", "disordered", "disturbed", "neurotic", "obsessive-compulsive", "paranoiac", "paranoic", "paranoid", "paranoidal", "schizoid", "schizophrenic", "sociopathic", "dotty", "fey", "loopy", "off", "potty", "teched", "tetched", "touched" ], "near antonyms":[ "balanced", "compos mentis", "sane", "sound", "uncrazy", "clear", "lucid", "rational", "reasonable", "judicious", "sensible", "wise", "healthy", "normal", "well-adjusted", "unneurotic" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "monomials":{ "as in binomials":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "binomials", "aliases", "cryptonyms", "noms de guerre", "noms de plume", "pen names", "pseudonyms", "trivial names", "vernaculars", "banners", "rubrics", "tags", "misnomers", "bynames", "diminutives", "epithets", "hypocorisms", "nicknames", "sobriquets", "soubriquets", "brand names", "labels", "trademarks", "trade names", "matronymics", "patronymics", "family names", "maiden names", "middle names", "surnames", "baptismal names", "Christian names", "first names", "forenames", "given names" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monstrousness":{ "as in stupendousness , tremendousness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ampleness", "amplitude", "bigness", "bulkiness", "enormousness", "grandness", "greatness", "grossness", "heftiness", "hugeness", "immenseness", "immensity", "largeness", "mass", "massiveness", "stupendousness", "tremendousness", "vastness", "volume", "voluminousness", "capaciousness", "commodiousness", "roominess", "spaciousness", "area", "bulk", "dimension", "extent", "magnitude", "measure", "measurement", "proportion", "size" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monkeying (around)":{ "to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior":{ "examples":[ "stop monkeying around in the house or you'll break something" ], "synonyms":[ "acting up", "clowning (around)", "cutting up", "fooling around", "horsing around", "hotdogging", "showboating", "showing off", "skylarking" ], "near synonyms":[ "carrying on", "misbehaving", "roughhousing", "capering", "cavorting", "disporting", "frisking", "frolicking", "gamboling", "gambolling", "larking", "rollicking", "romping", "carousing", "mafficking", "reveling", "revelling", "roaring", "wassailing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to spend time in aimless activity":{ "examples":[ "would rather just monkey around instead of doing work" ], "synonyms":[ "doodling", "fiddling (around)", "fooling around", "fribbling", "goofing (around)", "hanging about", "kicking around", "messing around", "playing", "pottering (around)", "puttering (around)", "trifling" ], "near synonyms":[ "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "hanging (around or out)", "idling", "loafing", "lolling", "lounging", "clowning (around)", "horsing around", "diddling (with)", "tinkering" ], "near antonyms":[ "buckling (down)", "knuckling down", "setting (to)", "settling (down)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "monkeyshine":{ "wildly playful or mischievous behavior":{ "examples":[ "hockey players who are known for their monkeyshines on and off the ice" ], "synonyms":[ "buffoonery", "clownery", "clowning", "foolery", "high jinks", "hijinks", "horseplay", "horsing around", "monkey business", "monkeying", "roughhouse", "roughhousing", "shenanigan(s)", "skylarking", "slapstick", "tomfoolery" ], "near synonyms":[ "childishness", "clownishness", "foolishness", "funning", "jesting", "joking", "nonsense", "silliness", "waggery", "boisterousness", "rambunctiousness", "rowdiness", "rowdyism", "rumbustiousness", "devilry", "deviltry", "impishness", "knavery", "mischief", "mischievousness", "prankishness", "rascality", "roguery", "roguishness", "trickery", "cavorting", "frivolity", "frolicking", "gamboling", "gambolling", "merrymaking", "playfulness", "revelry", "roistering", "romping", "sporting", "sportiveness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke":{ "examples":[ "on the alert for paleontological monkeyshines ever since the unmasking of Piltdown man" ], "synonyms":[ "antic", "caper", "capriccio", "dido", "escapade", "frolic", "gag", "jest", "knavery", "practical joke", "prank", "rag", "roguery", "shavie", "shine(s)", "trick", "waggery" ], "near synonyms":[ "skylarking", "adventure", "experience", "game", "lark", "time", "high jinks", "hijinks", "horseplay", "play", "roughhousing", "rowdyism", "shenanigan(s)", "tomfoolery", "joking", "kidding", "teasing", "gambit", "hoax", "maneuver", "ploy", "deed", "feat", "mission", "performance", "stunt", "caprice", "conceit", "fancy", "vagary", "whim", "whimsy", "whimsey", "deceit", "deception", "delusion", "fooling", "fraud", "hanky-panky", "hoodwinking", "ruse", "sham", "stratagem", "subterfuge", "trickery", "wile" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monolith":{ "a very large stone that is usually tall and narrow":{ "examples":[ "Archaeologists have reported the discovery of an ancient monolith ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "obelisk", "pillar", "megalith", "cross", "marker", "plaque", "table", "tablet", "memorial", "shrine", "burial", "sepulchre", "sepulcher", "sepulture", "tomb", "gravestone", "headstone", "monument", "stone", "tombstone" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monotony":{ "a tedious lack of variety":{ "examples":[ "the monotony of the cafeteria's selections was as bad as the quality" ], "synonyms":[ "humdrum", "monotone", "monotonousness", "sameness" ], "near synonyms":[ "uniformity", "blahs", "boredom", "drabness", "dullness", "dulness", "ennui", "restlessness", "tediousness", "tedium", "tiresomeness", "weariness", "wearisomeness" ], "near antonyms":[ "diversity", "multiplicity", "variety", "variability", "variation", "absorption", "engagement", "engrossment", "enthrallment", "fascination", "grip", "interest", "intrigue", "involvement", "animation", "enlivenment", "excitement", "invigoration", "stimulation" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monomanias":{ "as in obsessions , phobias":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "obsessions", "phobias", "delusions", "hallucinations", "abnormalities", "senile dementias", "hallucinoses", "hypomanias", "paranoias", "schizophrenias", "deliriums", "frenzies", "hysterias", "instabilities", "irrationalities", "aberrations", "dementias", "derangements", "insanities", "lunacies", "manias", "rages", "neuroses", "psychoses" ], "near antonyms":[ "lucidities", "rationalities", "reasonabilities", "normalities", "minds" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monastic":{ "as in ascetic , monkish":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ascetic", "ascetical", "monkish", "austere", "authoritarian", "flinty", "hard", "harsh", "heavy-handed", "ramrod", "rigid", "rigorous", "severe", "stern", "strict", "tough", "demanding", "exacting", "uncharitable", "unforgiving", "adamant", "adamantine", "callous", "hardened", "hard-hearted", "hard-line", "immovable", "implacable", "inflexible", "merciless", "ossified", "pitiless", "relentless", "rock-ribbed", "stiff", "unbending", "uncompromising", "unrelenting", "unsparing", "unyielding", "dour", "gruff", "browbeating", "bullying", "determined", "firm", "resolved", "single-minded", "steadfast", "unflinching", "dogged", "intractable", "obstinate", "relentless" ], "near antonyms":[ "easy", "easygoing", "laid-back", "undemanding", "charitable", "kind", "merciful", "mild", "patient", "soft", "softhearted", "accepting", "compromising", "yielding", "responsive", "willing", "acquiescent", "agreeable", "amenable", "complaisant", "compliant", "flexible", "pliable", "pliant", "clement", "forbearing", "gentle", "indulgent", "lax", "lenient", "tolerant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in mendicant , conventual":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "conventual", "mendicant", "monachal", "divine", "holy", "religious", "sacramental", "caliphal", "rabbinic", "rabbinical", "churchly", "ecclesiastic", "ecclesiastical", "apostolic", "canonical", "diaconal", "diocesan", "episcopal", "papal", "patriarchal", "pontifical", "evangelical", "evangelic", "missionary", "clerical", "clerkly", "ministerial", "pastoral", "priestly", "sacerdotal" ], "near antonyms":[ "lay", "nonclerical", "secular", "temporal" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in monk , mendicant":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brother", "friar", "mendicant", "monk", "oblate", "clergyperson", "cleric", "clerical", "clerk", "deacon", "divine", "dominie", "ecclesiastic", "high priest", "minister", "preacher", "reverend", "abbot", "archbishop", "archpriest", "bishop", "dean", "diocesan", "monsignor", "pope", "prelate", "presbyter", "churchman", "clergyman", "father", "Holy Joe", "padre", "abb\u00e9", "curate", "cur\u00e9", "parson", "pastor", "rector", "shepherd", "vicar", "chaplain", "confessor", "sky pilot", "evangelist", "missionary", "missioner", "missionizer", "revivalist", "nun", "abbess", "anchoress", "ancress", "cloistress", "conventual", "mother superior", "novice", "prioress", "religious", "Reverend Mother", "votary" ], "near antonyms":[ "lay reader", "lector", "layman", "layperson", "secular" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "monks":{ "as in brothers , friars":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brothers", "brethren", "friars", "mendicants", "monastics", "oblates", "clergypersons", "clericals", "clerics", "clerks", "deacons", "divines", "dominies", "ecclesiastics", "high priests", "ministers", "preachers", "reverends", "abbots", "archbishops", "archpriests", "bishops", "deans", "diocesans", "monsignors", "monsignori", "popes", "prelates", "presbyters", "churchmen", "clergymen", "fathers", "Holy Joes", "padres", "abb\u00e9s", "curates", "cur\u00e9s", "parsons", "pastors", "rectors", "shepherds", "vicars", "chaplains", "confessors", "sky pilots", "evangelists", "missionaries", "missioners", "missionizers", "revivalists", "nuns", "abbesses", "anchoresses", "ancresses", "cloistresses", "conventuals", "mother superior", "novices", "prioresses", "religious", "Reverend Mother", "votaries" ], "near antonyms":[ "lay readers", "lectors", "laymen", "laypeople", "seculars", "secular" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monstrous":{ "badly or imperfectly formed":{ "examples":[ "a monstrous melon that was clearly not fit to eat" ], "synonyms":[ "deformed", "distorted", "malformed", "misshapen", "shapeless" ], "near synonyms":[ "defaced", "disfigured", "aberrant", "abnormal", "freakish", "mutant", "asymmetrical", "asymmetric", "crooked", "disproportionate", "irregular", "lopsided", "nonsymmetrical", "overbalanced", "unbalanced", "unequal", "horrible", "horrific", "terrible", "ugly", "unattractive" ], "near antonyms":[ "shapely", "flawless", "perfect" ], "antonyms":[ "undeformed" ] }, "extremely disturbing or repellent":{ "examples":[ "the monstrous measures taken by the dictator against anyone who opposed his regime" ], "synonyms":[ "appalling", "atrocious", "awful", "dreadful", "frightful", "ghastly", "grisly", "gruesome", "grewsome", "hideous", "horrendous", "horrible", "horrid", "horrific", "horrifying", "lurid", "macabre", "nightmare", "nightmarish", "shocking", "terrible", "terrific" ], "near synonyms":[ "alarming", "bloodcurdling", "dire", "direful", "fearful", "fearsome", "forbidding", "formidable", "frightening", "gut-wrenching", "hair-raising", "heart-stopping", "intimidating", "redoubtable", "scary", "terrifying", "abhorrent", "deplorable", "disagreeable", "disgusting", "distasteful", "loathsome", "nauseating", "noisome", "obnoxious", "obscene", "offensive", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "sickening", "abominable", "evil", "foul", "heinous", "noxious", "odious", "unspeakable", "vile", "grotesque", "ugly", "unsightly" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreeable", "appealing", "attractive", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "enjoyable", "enticing", "inviting", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "satisfying", "welcome", "cheering", "comforting", "soothing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "unusually large":{ "examples":[ "a monstrous tomato as big as a basketball" ], "synonyms":[ "astronomical", "astronomic", "Brobdingnagian", "bumper", "colossal", "cosmic", "cosmical", "cyclopean", "elephantine", "enormous", "galactic", "gargantuan", "giant", "gigantesque", "gigantic", "grand", "herculean", "heroic", "heroical", "Himalayan", "huge", "humongous", "humungous", "immense", "jumbo", "king-size", "king-sized", "leviathan", "mammoth", "massive", "mega", "mighty", "monster", "monumental", "mountainous", "oceanic", "pharaonic", "planetary", "prodigious", "super", "super-duper", "supersize", "supersized", "titanic", "tremendous", "vast", "vasty", "walloping", "whacking", "whopping" ], "near synonyms":[ "big", "bulky", "considerable", "extensive", "good", "goodly", "great", "gross", "handsome", "hefty", "hulking", "largish", "major", "outsize", "outsized", "overgrown", "oversize", "oversized", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "tidy", "voluminous", "august", "formidable", "grandiose", "imposing", "lofty", "majestic", "cavernous", "monolithic", "overwhelming", "staggering", "stupendous", "towering", "boundless", "immeasurable", "infinite" ], "near antonyms":[ "little", "mini", "petite", "pint-size", "pint-sized", "puny", "small", "smallish", "undersized", "undersize", "dinky", "dwarfish", "half-pint" ], "antonyms":[ "bantam", "bitty", "diminutive", "infinitesimal", "Lilliputian", "little bitty", "micro", "microminiature", "microscopic", "microscopical", "midget", "miniature", "minuscule", "minute", "pocket", "pygmy", "teensy", "teensy-weensy", "teeny", "teeny-weeny", "tiny", "wee" ] }, "unpleasant to look at":{ "examples":[ "some monstrous high-rises have begun to spoil that lovely residential neighborhood" ], "synonyms":[ "grotesque", "hideous", "homely", "ill-favored", "ugly", "unappealing", "unattractive", "unbeautiful", "uncomely", "unhandsome", "unlovely", "unpleasing", "unpretty", "unsightly", "vile" ], "near synonyms":[ "abhorrent", "abominable", "appalling", "awful", "disgusting", "distasteful", "dreadful", "gross", "horrible", "horrid", "loathsome", "nauseating", "nauseous", "noisome", "repellent", "repellant", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "sickening", "frumpish", "frumpy", "plain", "unaesthetic", "unbecoming", "unshapely" ], "near antonyms":[ "shapely", "imposing", "impressive", "prepossessing" ], "antonyms":[ "aesthetic", "esthetic", "aesthetical", "esthetical", "attractive", "beauteous", "beautiful", "bonny", "bonnie", "comely", "cute", "drop-dead", "fair", "fetching", "good-looking", "goodly", "gorgeous", "handsome", "knockout", "lovely", "pretty", "ravishing", "seemly", "sightly", "stunning", "taking", "well-favored" ] }, "to a great degree":{ "examples":[ "a monstrous pretty gal, she was" ], "synonyms":[ "achingly", "almighty", "archly", "awful", "awfully", "badly", "beastly", "blisteringly", "bone", "colossally", "corking", "cracking", "damn", "damned", "dang", "deadly", "desperately", "eminently", "enormously", "especially", "ever", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "extra", "extremely", "fabulously", "fantastically", "far", "fiercely", "filthy", "frightfully", "full", "greatly", "heavily", "highly", "hugely", "immensely", "incredibly", "intensely", "jolly", "majorly", "mightily", "mighty", "mortally", "most", "much", "particularly", "passing", "rattling", "real", "really", "right", "roaring", "roaringly", "seriously", "severely", "so", "sore", "sorely", "spanking", "specially", "stinking", "such", "super", "supremely", "surpassingly", "terribly", "that", "thumping", "too", "unco", "uncommonly", "vastly", "very", "vitally", "way", "whacking", "wicked", "wildly" ], "near synonyms":[ "absolutely", "altogether", "completely", "downright", "entirely", "flat-out", "fully", "positively", "purely", "radically", "thoroughly", "totally", "utterly", "wholly", "deeply", "profoundly", "exceptionally", "notably", "remarkably", "considerably", "extensively", "significantly", "substantially", "appreciably", "discernibly", "markedly", "noticeably", "obviously", "palpably", "plainly", "visibly", "abundantly", "plentifully", "astronomically", "grandly", "monstrously", "monumentally", "excessively", "obscenely", "overmuch", "amazingly", "astonishingly", "staggeringly" ], "near antonyms":[ "meagerly", "scantily", "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely" ], "antonyms":[ "little", "negligibly", "nominally", "slightly", "somewhat" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb" ] }, "monthly":{ "as in daily , weekly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bimonthly", "biweekly", "daily", "quarterly", "semimonthly", "semiweekly", "triweekly", "weekly", "annual", "yearly", "frequent", "habitual", "intermittent", "perennial", "periodic", "recurrent", "regular", "repeated", "routine", "serial", "usual" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in weekly , biweekly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "annual", "bimonthly", "biweekly", "daily", "quarterly", "semimonthly", "semiweekly", "triweekly", "weekly", "yearbook", "book", "bulletin", "diurnal", "gazette", "journal", "mag", "magazine", "newspaper", "organ", "paper", "periodical", "rag", "review", "serial", "zine", "digest", "little magazine", "fanzine", "pictorial", "slick", "broadside", "edition", "extra", "sheet", "supplement", "tab", "tabloid", "newsletter", "newsmagazine", "newsweekly" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "monster":{ "a strange or horrible and often frightening creature":{ "examples":[ "both children insisted that their parents check under the bed for monsters every night" ], "synonyms":[ "grotesque", "grotesquerie", "grotesquery", "monstrosity", "ogre" ], "near synonyms":[ "ogress", "Frankenstein", "b\u00eate noire", "bogey", "bogie", "bogy", "bugaboo", "bugbear", "banshee", "bogeyman", "bogyman", "demon", "daemon", "devil", "fiend", "fright", "imp", "incubus", "horror", "terror", "abomination", "anathema", "abnormality", "freak", "mutant", "mutation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person, thing, or event that is far from normal":{ "examples":[ "the gardener destroyed all of the monsters that mutated from his tomato plants" ], "synonyms":[ "abnormality", "anomaly", "freak", "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 mean, evil, or unprincipled person":{ "examples":[ "the guards at the concentration camps were monsters who enjoyed seeing their victims suffer" ], "synonyms":[ "baddie", "baddy", "beast", "brute", "caitiff", "devil", "evildoer", "fiend", "heavy", "hound", "knave", "meanie", "meany", "miscreant", "nazi", "no-good", "rapscallion", "rascal", "reprobate", "rogue", "savage", "scalawag", "scallywag", "scamp", "scapegrace", "scoundrel", "varlet", "villain", "wretch" ], "near synonyms":[ "villainess", "blackguard", "criminal", "crook", "culprit", "felon", "lawbreaker", "malefactor", "offender", "perp", "perpetrator", "transgressor", "sinner", "trespasser", "wrongdoer", "cad", "heel", "serpent", "snake", "viper", "bandit", "bravo", "desperado", "outlaw", "con", "convict", "jailbird", "assassin", "cutthroat", "gangster", "goon", "gunman", "hoodlum", "hooligan", "racketeer", "ruffian", "thug", "rough", "rowdy", "tough", "loser", "lowlife", "ne'er-do-well", "stinker", "trash" ], "near antonyms":[ "angel", "innocent", "saint", "hero" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something large of its kind":{ "examples":[ "a monster of a sandwich that could easily feed two hearty eaters" ], "synonyms":[ "behemoth", "blockbuster", "colossus", "dinosaur", "dreadnought", "elephant", "giant", "Goliath", "jumbo", "leviathan", "mammoth", "mastodon", "titan", "whale", "whopper" ], "near synonyms":[ "amazon", "giantess", "bulk", "hulk", "heavyweight", "juggernaut", "steamroller" ], "near antonyms":[ "lightweight", "weakling", "wimp", "wisp", "nonentity", "twerp", "whippersnapper" ], "antonyms":[ "diminutive", "dwarf", "half-pint", "midget", "mite", "peewee", "pygmy", "pigmy", "runt", "shrimp" ] }, "unusually large":{ "examples":[ "a monster truck competition" ], "synonyms":[ "astronomical", "astronomic", "Brobdingnagian", "bumper", "colossal", "cosmic", "cosmical", "cyclopean", "elephantine", "enormous", "galactic", "gargantuan", "giant", "gigantesque", "gigantic", "grand", "herculean", "heroic", "heroical", "Himalayan", "huge", "humongous", "humungous", "immense", "jumbo", "king-size", "king-sized", "leviathan", "mammoth", "massive", "mega", "mighty", "monstrous", "monumental", "mountainous", "oceanic", "pharaonic", "planetary", "prodigious", "super", "super-duper", "supersize", "supersized", "titanic", "tremendous", "vast", "vasty", "walloping", "whacking", "whopping" ], "near synonyms":[ "big", "bulky", "considerable", "extensive", "good", "goodly", "great", "gross", "handsome", "hefty", "hulking", "largish", "major", "outsize", "outsized", "overgrown", "oversize", "oversized", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "tidy", "voluminous", "august", "formidable", "grandiose", "imposing", "lofty", "majestic", "cavernous", "monolithic", "overwhelming", "staggering", "stupendous", "towering", "boundless", "immeasurable", "infinite" ], "near antonyms":[ "little", "mini", "petite", "pint-size", "pint-sized", "puny", "small", "smallish", "undersized", "undersize", "dinky", "dwarfish", "half-pint" ], "antonyms":[ "bantam", "bitty", "diminutive", "infinitesimal", "Lilliputian", "little bitty", "micro", "microminiature", "microscopic", "microscopical", "midget", "miniature", "minuscule", "minute", "pocket", "pygmy", "teensy", "teensy-weensy", "teeny", "teeny-weeny", "tiny", "wee" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "monographs":{ "as in tracts , treatises":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "tracts", "treatises", "articles", "compositions", "essays", "papers", "themes", "discourses", "discussions", "expositions", "prolegomena", "studies", "primers", "textbooks", "texts", "causeries", "columns", "commentaries", "editorials", "features", "reports", "reviews", "write-ups", "dissertations", "theses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monarchs":{ "one who rules over a people with a sole, supreme, and usually hereditary authority":{ "examples":[ "the ruling monarch of Britain at that time was Queen Elizabeth I" ], "synonyms":[ "autocrats", "potentates", "rulers", "sovereigns", "sovrans" ], "near synonyms":[ "corulers", "co-rulers", "Caesars", "czars", "tsars", "tzars", "emirs", "amirs", "ameers", "emperors", "empresses", "kaisers", "khans", "khedives", "kings", "lords", "mikados", "moguls", "princes", "queens", "satraps", "shahs", "sultans", "suzerains", "authoritarians", "Big Brothers", "despots", "dictators", "f\u00fchrers", "fuehrers", "monocrats", "overlords", "paramounts", "tyrants" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person of rank, power, or influence in a particular field":{ "examples":[ "the glitzy gala was attended by most of the reigning monarchs of the recording industry" ], "synonyms":[ "barons", "captains", "czars", "tsars", "tzars", "kings", "lions", "lords", "magnates", "moguls", "Napoleons", "princes", "tycoons" ], "near synonyms":[ "big boys", "big cheeses", "bigfeet", "bigfoots", "biggies", "big guns", "big shots", "big wheels", "bigwigs", "fat cats", "figures", "heavies", "heavyweights", "honchos", "kahunas", "main men", "movers and shakers", "nabobs", "nawabs", "notables", "personages", "pooh-bahs", "poo-bahs", "supremos", "VIPs", "celebrities", "personalities", "stars", "superstars", "deities", "demigods", "gods" ], "near antonyms":[ "half-pints", "lightweights", "small-timers", "inferiors", "subordinates", "underlings", "nobodies", "zeros", "zeroes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monochromatic":{ "having or consisting of a single color":{ "examples":[ "although marble and bronze sculptures are monochromatic , they can be amazingly lifelike" ], "synonyms":[ "monochrome", "monochromic", "self", "self-colored", "solid" ], "near synonyms":[ "achromatic", "neutral" ], "near antonyms":[ "dappled", "dapple", "marbled", "shaded", "mottled", "parti-color", "parti-colored", "piebald", "pied", "pinto", "skewbald", "banded", "barred", "brindled", "brindle", "streaked", "striated", "checkered", "dotted", "patterned", "plaid", "striped", "flecked", "specked", "speckled", "spotted", "bichrome", "bicolored", "bicolor", "dichromatic", "trichromatic", "tricolor", "tricolored", "two-tone" ], "antonyms":[ "chromatic", "colorful", "kaleidoscopic", "motley", "multicolored", "polychromatic", "polychrome", "rainbow", "varicolored", "varied", "variegated" ] }, "causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest":{ "examples":[ "a monochromatic portrayal of a hero seemingly without flaws or even distinctive traits" ], "synonyms":[ "arid", "boring", "colorless", "drab", "dreary", "drudging", "dry", "dull", "dusty", "flat", "heavy", "ho-hum", "humdrum", "jading", "jejune", "leaden", "mind-numbing", "monotonous", "numbing", "old", "pedestrian", "ponderous", "slow", "stale", "stodgy", "stuffy", "stupid", "tame", "tedious", "tiresome", "tiring", "uninteresting", "wearisome", "weary", "wearying" ], "near synonyms":[ "aseptic", "barren", "blah", "dullish", "pleasureless", "prosaic", "prosy", "soggy", "spiritless", "blank", "earthbound", "gray", "grey", "inanimate", "pallid", "pedantic", "sterile", "suspenseless", "undramatic", "uneventful", "unexciting", "unimaginative", "uninspiring", "unnewsworthy", "unrewarding", "unsensational", "unspectacular", "annoying", "bothersome", "irksome", "irritating", "longsome", "palling", "draining", "enervating", "exhausting", "fatiguing", "wearing", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting", "common", "commonplace", "ordinary", "tepid", "unexceptional", "unsurprising", "vapid", "cumbersome", "lumbering", "plodding", "poky", "pokey" ], "near antonyms":[ "amazing", "astonishing", "astounding", "awesome", "eye-opening", "fabulous", "marvelous", "marvellous", "sensational", "spectacular", "surprising", "wonderful", "wondrous", "animating", "breathtaking", "electrifying", "energizing", "enlivening", "exciting", "exhilarating", "galvanizing", "hair-raising", "inspiring", "invigorating", "rip-roaring", "rousing", "stimulating", "stirring", "thrilling", "amusing", "diverting", "entertaining", "moving", "poignant", "touching", "alluring", "attracting", "attractive", "beguiling", "bewitching", "captivating", "charming", "enchanting", "enthralling", "entrancing", "fascinating", "mesmerizing", "spellbinding", "suspenseful", "arresting", "provocative", "tantalizing" ], "antonyms":[ "absorbing", "engaging", "engrossing", "gripping", "interesting", "intriguing", "involving", "riveting" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "monorails":{ "as in rails , roads":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "railroads", "rails", "railways", "roads", "elevated railroads", "elevateds", "els" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monkhoods":{ "as in priesthoods , clerkships":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clerkships", "priesthoods", "diaconates", "episcopates", "hierarchies", "presbyteries", "churches", "clergies", "cloths", "first estates", "ministries", "spiritualities", "spiritualties" ], "near antonyms":[ "laities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monarchal":{ "fit for or worthy of a royal ruler":{ "examples":[ "a singing superstar with a monarchal haughtiness that drives her assistants crazy" ], "synonyms":[ "kingly", "monarchical", "monarchic", "princely", "queenly", "regal", "royal" ], "near synonyms":[ "aristocratic", "baronial", "imperial", "lordly", "noble", "patrician", "grandiose", "heroic", "heroical", "imposing", "magnificent", "majestic", "monumental", "splendid", "stately" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "monosyllabic":{ "marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning":{ "examples":[ "the sullen teenager would give only a monosyllabic response to even the friendliest question" ], "synonyms":[ "aphoristic", "apothegmatic", "brief", "capsule", "compact", "compendious", "concise", "crisp", "curt", "elliptical", "elliptic", "epigrammatic", "laconic", "pithy", "sententious", "succinct", "summary", "telegraphic", "terse", "thumbnail" ], "near synonyms":[ "abrupt", "blunt", "brusque", "brusk", "short", "snippety", "snippy", "abbreviated", "abridged", "condensed", "curtailed", "shortened", "meaty", "substantial", "meaningful", "significant", "well-turned" ], "near antonyms":[ "pleonastic", "redundant", "repetitious", "tautological", "tautologous", "enlarged", "expanded", "supplemented", "embellished", "embroidered", "exaggerated", "inflated" ], "antonyms":[ "circuitous", "circumlocutory", "diffuse", "long-winded", "prolix", "rambling", "verbose", "windy", "wordy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "monologists":{ "as in prima donnas , leading ladies":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "leading ladies", "leading men", "leads", "stars", "prima donnas", "scene-stealers", "barnstormers", "enactors", "entertainers", "performers", "coactors", "co-actors", "costars", "co-stars", "tragedians", "tragediennes", "extras", "spear-carriers", "supernumeraries", "walk-ons", "actresses", "starlets", "doubles", "understudies", "comedians", "farceurs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monotheisms":{ "as in paganisms , polytheisms":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deisms", "heathenisms", "paganisms", "pantheisms", "polytheisms", "theisms", "doctrines", "dogmas", "dogmata", "theologies", "churches", "communions", "denominations", "sects", "credos", "creeds", "cults", "faiths", "persuasions", "religions" ], "near antonyms":[ "agnosticism", "know-nothingisms", "atheisms", "nonbeliefs", "secularisms" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monkeyed (with)":{ "to handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously":{ "examples":[ "don't monkey with that broken lawnmower" ], "synonyms":[ "diddled (with)", "fiddled (with)", "fooled (with)", "messed (with)", "played (with)", "tampered (with)", "tinkered (with)", "toyed (with)", "twiddled (with)" ], "near synonyms":[ "abused", "altered", "doctored", "manhandled", "manipulated", "mistreated", "misused", "butted in", "interfered", "intruded", "meddled", "mucked (about or around)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "monodramas":{ "as in comedies , tragedies":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "comedies", "comedy dramas", "docudramas", "dramedies", "melodramas", "musical comedies", "musicals", "psychodramas", "tragedies", "tragicomedies", "interludes", "playlets", "magnum opuses", "opera", "opuses", "works", "dramas", "dramatizations", "plays", "adaptations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monodies":{ "as in elegiacs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "elegiacs", "taps", "dirges", "elegies", "laments", "requiems", "threnodies" ], "near antonyms":[ "encomiums", "encomia", "eulogies", "paeans", "panegyrics" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monsoon":{ "as in storm , downpour":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cloudburst", "deluge", "downpour", "storm", "rainstorm", "thunderstorm" ], "near antonyms":[ "drizzle", "mist", "mizzle", "sprinkle", "precipitation", "rainfall", "shower" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monologuist":{ "as in prima donna , leading lady":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lead", "leading lady", "leading man", "star", "prima donna", "scene-stealer", "barnstormer", "enactor", "entertainer", "performer", "coactor", "costar", "tragedian", "tragedienne", "extra", "spear-carrier", "supernumerary", "walk-on", "actress", "starlet", "double", "understudy", "comedian", "farceur" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "mongrel":{ "being offspring produced by parents of different races, breeds, species, or genera":{ "examples":[ "a mongrel dog" ], "synonyms":[ "cold-blooded", "coldblood", "cross", "crossbred", "hybrid", "mixed" ], "near synonyms":[ "grade", "half-bred", "dihybrid", "trihybrid", "crossed", "hybridized", "interbred", "outcrossed" ], "near antonyms":[ "pedigreed", "pedigree", "inbred", "linebred", "straightbred" ], "antonyms":[ "blooded", "full-blood", "full-blooded", "purebred", "thoroughbred" ] }, "an offspring of parents with different genes especially when of different races, breeds, species, or genera":{ "examples":[ "mongrels often suffer fewer health problems than purebreds" ], "synonyms":[ "cross", "crossbred", "crossbreed", "hybrid", "intercross" ], "near synonyms":[ "mule", "outcross", "half-bred" ], "near antonyms":[ "full-blood", "pureblood", "purebred", "thoroughbred" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "monochromes":{ "as in daguerreotypes , sepias":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "daguerreotypes", "ferrotypes", "sepias", "tintypes", "photographs", "photos", "pics", "pix", "prints", "shots", "snaps", "snapshots", "blowups", "close-ups", "enlargements", "stills", "telephotos" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monarchic":{ "fit for or worthy of a royal ruler":{ "examples":[ "guests who stay in the hotel's most expensive suite live in monarchical splendor" ], "synonyms":[ "kingly", "monarchal", "monarchial", "princely", "queenly", "regal", "royal" ], "near synonyms":[ "aristocratic", "baronial", "imperial", "lordly", "noble", "patrician", "grandiose", "heroic", "heroical", "imposing", "magnificent", "majestic", "monumental", "splendid", "stately" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "monorail":{ "as in rail , road":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "rail", "railroad", "railway", "road", "el", "elevated", "elevated railroad" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monickers":{ "a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual":{ "examples":[ "seeing as no respectable rodeo performer could possibly be known as Leslie, a suitably masculine moniker was created for him" ], "synonyms":[ "aliases", "bynames", "cognomens", "cognomina", "epithets", "handles", "nicknames", "sobriquets", "soubriquets", "surnames" ], "near synonyms":[ "appellations", "denominations", "denotations", "designations", "labels", "tags", "titles", "anonyms", "noms de guerre", "noms de plume", "pen names", "pseudonyms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known":{ "examples":[ "\"Cornelius Jedidiah Beauregard\" is his rather unwieldy moniker" ], "synonyms":[ "appellations", "appellatives", "cognomens", "cognomina", "compellations", "denominations", "denotations", "designations", "handles", "names", "nomenclatures", "titles" ], "near synonyms":[ "baptismal names", "Christian names", "first names", "forenames", "given names", "family names", "maiden names", "middle names", "surnames", "matronymics", "patronymics", "bynames", "diminutives", "epithets", "hypocorisms", "nicknames", "sobriquets", "soubriquets", "banners", "rubrics", "tags", "aliases", "cryptonyms", "noms de guerre", "noms de plume", "pen names", "pseudonyms", "binomials", "monomials", "trivial names", "vernaculars", "misnomers", "brand names", "labels", "trademarks", "trade names" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monitors":{ "to pay continued close attention to (something) for a particular purpose":{ "examples":[ "police regularly monitor that road to record traffic density and to catch speeders" ], "synonyms":[ "covers", "watches" ], "near synonyms":[ "surveils", "eyes", "beholds", "espies", "looks", "notes", "notices", "observes", "regards", "sees", "sights", "spies", "views", "witnesses", "gapes", "gawks", "gazes", "glares", "goggles", "peers", "rubbernecks", "stares", "glances", "glimpses", "peeks", "peeps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in observers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "observers", "experimenters", "investigators", "researchers", "empiricists", "empirics", "fact finders", "field-workers", "examiners", "inspectors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "moneymaker":{ "as in money-spinner":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "money-spinner", "capitalist", "Croesus", "deep pocket", "fat cat", "have", "money", "moneybags", "plutocrat", "silk stocking", "magnate", "nabob", "tycoon", "billionaire", "gazillionaire", "millionaire", "multibillionaire", "multimillionaire", "multimillionairess", "zillionaire", "heir", "heiress", "jet-setter", "jeunesse dor\u00e9e" ], "near antonyms":[ "have-not", "pauper", "bankrupt", "beggar" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monkeying (with)":{ "to handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously":{ "examples":[ "don't monkey with that broken lawnmower" ], "synonyms":[ "diddling (with)", "fiddling (with)", "fooling (with)", "messing (with)", "playing (with)", "tampering (with)", "tinkering (with)", "toying (with)", "twiddling (with)" ], "near synonyms":[ "abusing", "altering", "doctoring", "manhandling", "manipulating", "mistreating", "misusing", "butting in", "interfering", "intruding", "meddling", "mucking (about or around)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "monomial":{ "as in binomial":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "binomial", "alias", "cryptonym", "nom de guerre", "nom de plume", "pen name", "pseudonym", "trivial name", "vernacular", "banner", "rubric", "tag", "misnomer", "byname", "diminutive", "epithet", "hypocorism", "nickname", "sobriquet", "soubriquet", "brand name", "label", "trademark", "trade name", "matronymic", "patronymic", "family name", "maiden name", "middle name", "surname", "baptismal name", "Christian name", "first name", "forename", "given name" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monodrama":{ "as in comedy , tragedy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "comedy", "comedy drama", "docudrama", "dramedy", "melodrama", "musical", "musical comedy", "psychodrama", "tragedy", "tragicomedy", "interlude", "playlet", "magnum opus", "opus", "work", "drama", "dramatization", "play", "adaptation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monsoons":{ "as in storms , downpours":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cloudbursts", "deluges", "downpours", "storms", "rainstorms", "thunderstorms" ], "near antonyms":[ "drizzles", "mists", "mizzles", "sprinkles", "precipitations", "rainfalls", "showers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monocultural":{ "as in arable , agronomic":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "agronomic", "arable", "agrarian", "agricultural", "farming", "bucolic", "georgic", "pastoral", "pastoralist", "garden", "aquacultural", "arboricultural", "country", "rural", "rustic", "rustical", "villatic" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonagricultural", "metro", "metropolitan", "urban", "industrial", "industrialized" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "monkey (with)":{ "to handle thoughtlessly, ignorantly, or mischievously":{ "examples":[ "don't monkey with that broken lawnmower" ], "synonyms":[ "diddle (with)", "fiddle (with)", "fool (with)", "mess (with)", "play (with)", "tamper (with)", "tinker (with)", "toy (with)", "twiddle (with)" ], "near synonyms":[ "abuse", "alter", "doctor", "manhandle", "manipulate", "mistreat", "misuse", "butt in", "interfere", "intrude", "meddle", "muck (about or around)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "monumentalizes":{ "to be a memorial of":{ "examples":[ "adding to the appeal of the Taj Mahal is the fact that it monumentalizes one man's undying love for his wife" ], "synonyms":[ "commemorates", "memorializes" ], "near synonyms":[ "celebrates", "keeps", "observes", "remembers", "enshrines", "exalts", "glorifies", "honors", "blesses", "consecrates", "sanctifies", "solemnizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "disgraces", "dishonors" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "monogram":{ "a sign of identity that has the first letters of a person's first, middle, and last names and that is put on towels, blankets, clothes, etc., as a decoration or to show ownership":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "badge", "coat of arms", "cognizance", "crest", "insignia", "emblem", "ensign", "hallmark", "impresa", "logo", "symbol", "totem", "trademark", "attribute", "icon", "ikon", "pictograph", "logogram", "logograph", "colophon", "stamp", "token" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monstrosity":{ "a person, thing, or event that is far from normal":{ "examples":[ "any monstrosities born to the farm animals were sent to the agricultural college for study" ], "synonyms":[ "abnormality", "anomaly", "freak", "monster" ], "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 strange or horrible and often frightening creature":{ "examples":[ "filled the haunted house with all sorts of spooks and mechanical monstrosities" ], "synonyms":[ "grotesque", "grotesquerie", "grotesquery", "monster", "ogre" ], "near synonyms":[ "ogress", "Frankenstein", "b\u00eate noire", "bogey", "bogie", "bogy", "bugaboo", "bugbear", "banshee", "bogeyman", "bogyman", "demon", "daemon", "devil", "fiend", "fright", "imp", "incubus", "horror", "terror", "abomination", "anathema", "abnormality", "freak", "mutant", "mutation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something unpleasant to look at":{ "examples":[ "we were glad when the city tore down that monstrosity that used to stand across from the park" ], "synonyms":[ "eyesore", "fright", "hideosity", "horror", "mess", "sight" ], "near synonyms":[ "eye-catcher", "blot", "smear", "smudge", "spot", "stain" ], "near antonyms":[ "vision" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the quality of inspiring intense dread or dismay":{ "examples":[ "the monstrosity of the famine can scarcely be conveyed to those who have not witnessed it in person" ], "synonyms":[ "atrociousness", "atrocity", "awfulness", "dreadfulness", "frightfulness", "ghastliness", "grisliness", "gruesomeness", "hideousness", "horridness", "horror", "repulsiveness" ], "near synonyms":[ "badness", "baseness", "depravedness", "depravity", "diabolicalness", "evil", "evilness", "foulness", "heinousness", "immorality", "iniquitousness", "iniquity", "invidiousness", "sinfulness", "ungodliness", "viciousness", "vileness", "wickedness", "accursedness", "cursedness", "deplorableness", "despicableness", "detestableness", "execrableness", "hatefulness", "loathsomeness", "reprehensibleness", "creepiness", "eeriness", "fearfulness", "fearsomeness", "ghostliness", "ghoulishness", "scariness", "agony", "anguish", "hellishness", "misery", "torment", "torture" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreeableness", "delightfulness", "pleasantness", "pleasurableness", "allurement", "appeal", "attraction", "attractiveness", "desirability", "desirableness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the state or quality of being utterly evil":{ "examples":[ "the monstrosity of the terrorists' actions shocked the entire civilized world" ], "synonyms":[ "atrociousness", "atrocity", "badness", "depravedness", "depravity", "diabolicalness", "enormity", "evilness", "heinousness", "hideousness", "sinfulness", "vileness", "wickedness" ], "near synonyms":[ "accursedness", "baseness", "cursedness", "devilishness", "execrableness", "fiendishness", "hellishness", "corruption", "decadence", "degeneracy", "pervertedness", "immorality", "infamy", "notoriety" ], "near antonyms":[ "morality", "chasteness", "innocence", "purity" ], "antonyms":[ "goodness", "righteousness", "virtuousness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monotheist":{ "as in theist , polytheist":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deist", "polytheist", "theist", "cultist", "pietist", "zealot", "churchgoer", "communicant", "congregant", "fundamentalist", "believer", "religionist" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monody":{ "as in elegiac":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "elegiac", "taps", "dirge", "elegy", "lament", "requiem", "threnody" ], "near antonyms":[ "encomium", "eulogy", "paean", "panegyric" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monstrously":{ "beyond a normal or acceptable limit":{ "examples":[ "our team wasn't merely bad\u2014we were monstrously inept" ], "synonyms":[ "devilishly", "excessively", "exorbitantly", "inordinately", "intolerably", "overly", "overmuch", "too", "unacceptably", "unduly" ], "near synonyms":[ "extravagantly", "immoderately", "intemperately", "extortionately", "inexcusably", "obscenely", "unbearably", "unconscionably", "unreasonably", "improperly", "inappropriately", "abnormally", "extraordinarily", "freakishly", "singularly", "uncommonly", "uncustomarily", "unusually", "astronomically", "considerably", "deadly", "eminently", "especially", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "exceptionally", "extensively", "extra", "extremely", "greatly", "highly", "hugely", "incredibly", "mightily", "remarkably", "significantly", "substantially", "super", "terribly", "very", "whacking" ], "near antonyms":[ "acceptably", "moderately", "modestly", "reasonably", "temperately", "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "meagerly", "minimally", "scantily", "scarcely", "slightly" ], "antonyms":[ "deficiently", "inadequately", "insufficiently" ] }, "to a large extent or degree":{ "examples":[ "a monstrously expensive movie that nearly bankrupted the studio" ], "synonyms":[ "astronomically", "big-time", "broadly", "colossally", "considerably", "enormously", "extensively", "greatly", "highly", "hugely", "largely", "massively", "monumentally", "much", "sizably", "staggeringly", "stupendously", "tremendously", "utterly", "vastly" ], "near synonyms":[ "appreciably", "noticeably", "significantly", "abundantly", "amply", "copiously", "healthily", "plentifully" ], "near antonyms":[ "modestly", "fractionally", "imperceptibly", "infinitesimally", "insignificantly", "invisibly", "microscopically", "minutely", "barely", "hardly", "just", "minimally", "scarcely" ], "antonyms":[ "little", "negligibly", "nominally", "slightly" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "monkeyed":{ "as in mimicked , aped":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aped", "copied", "imitated", "mimed", "mimicked", "mocked", "parodied", "travestied", "acted", "impersonated", "masqueraded (as)", "personated", "played", "posed (as)", "performed", "portrayed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "money-spinner":{ "as in moneymaker":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "moneymaker", "capitalist", "Croesus", "deep pocket", "fat cat", "have", "money", "moneybags", "plutocrat", "silk stocking", "magnate", "nabob", "tycoon", "billionaire", "gazillionaire", "millionaire", "multibillionaire", "multimillionaire", "multimillionairess", "zillionaire", "heir", "heiress", "jet-setter", "jeunesse dor\u00e9e" ], "near antonyms":[ "have-not", "pauper", "bankrupt", "beggar" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monkeys (around)":{ "to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior":{ "examples":[ "stop monkeying around in the house or you'll break something" ], "synonyms":[ "acts up", "clowns (around)", "cuts up", "fools around", "horses around", "hotdogs", "showboats", "shows off", "skylarks" ], "near synonyms":[ "carries on", "misbehaves", "roughhouses", "capers", "cavorts", "disports", "frisks", "frolics", "gambols", "larks", "rollicks", "romps", "carouses", "mafficks", "revels", "roars", "wassails" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to spend time in aimless activity":{ "examples":[ "would rather just monkey around instead of doing work" ], "synonyms":[ "doodles", "fiddles (around)", "fools around", "fribbles", "goofs (around)", "hangs about", "kicks around", "messes around", "plays", "potters (around)", "putters (around)", "trifles" ], "near synonyms":[ "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "hangs (around or out)", "idles", "loafs", "lolls", "lounges", "clowns (around)", "horses around", "diddles (with)", "tinkers" ], "near antonyms":[ "buckles (down)", "knuckles down", "sets (to)", "settles (down)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "monologue":{ "a long discourse delivered by a single person":{ "examples":[ "His monologue on the failings of modern society continued long after everyone else had stopped listening." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "soliloquy", "diatribe", "rant", "tirade", "address", "declamation", "harangue", "oration", "peroration", "speech", "talk", "eulogy", "panegyric", "tribute", "keynote address", "keynote speech", "lecture", "salutatory", "homily", "sermon", "pitch", "presentation", "spiel" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monopolists":{ "as in engrossers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "engrossers", "retailers", "sellers", "shopkeepers", "storekeepers", "vendors", "venders", "jobbers", "middlemen", "wholesalers", "hawkers", "hucksters", "hustlers", "peddlers", "pedlars", "distributors", "providers", "provisioners", "purveyors", "suppliers", "buyers", "marketers", "purchasers", "businessmen", "enterprisers", "entrepreneurs", "dealers", "merchandisers", "merchants", "traders", "tradesmen", "traffickers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monotheists":{ "as in theist , polytheists":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deists", "polytheists", "theist", "cultists", "pietists", "zealots", "churchgoers", "communicants", "congregants", "fundamentalists", "believers", "religionists" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monoculture":{ "as in pastoralism , animal husbandry":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "animal husbandry", "mixed farming", "pastoralism", "agriculture", "farming", "husbandry", "cultivation", "culture", "farmwork", "gardening", "horticulture", "tillage", "agribusiness", "agroecology", "agronomy", "agroforestry", "arboriculture", "pomology", "aquaculture", "aquiculture", "hydroponics", "sharecropping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monologist":{ "as in prima donna , leading lady":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lead", "leading lady", "leading man", "star", "prima donna", "scene-stealer", "barnstormer", "enactor", "entertainer", "performer", "coactor", "costar", "tragedian", "tragedienne", "extra", "spear-carrier", "supernumerary", "walk-on", "actress", "starlet", "double", "understudy", "comedian", "farceur" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "monocles":{ "a single round lens for one eye that helps people see and that is held in place by the muscles around the eye":{ "examples":[ "His outfit for the party, consisting of a cape, tophat, and monocle , was sure to attract attention." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lorgnettes", "pince-nez", "eyeglasses", "glasses", "specs", "spectacles", "bifocals", "half-glasses", "trifocals", "sunglasses", "goggles", "contact lenses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }