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"largely", "mainly", "mostly", "kind of", "partially", "partly", "somewhat" ], "near antonyms":[ "absolutely", "altogether", "completely", "entirely", "fully", "plain", "plumb", "quite", "thoroughly", "totally", "utterly", "well", "wholly", "barely", "hardly", "scarcely" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "neatening":{ "to make neat":{ "examples":[ "neatened the living room in anticipation of company" ], "synonyms":[ "picking up", "redding (up or out)", "sprucing (up)", "straightening (up or out)", "tidying (up)", "trimming" ], "near synonyms":[ "arranging", "arraying", "classifying", "codifying", "disposing", "drawing up", "marshaling", "marshalling", "ordering", "organizing", "ranging", "systematizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "disarranging", "disarraying", "discomposing", "disheveling", "dishevelling", "disordering", "disorganizing", "disrupting", "disturbing", "jumbling", "messing (up)", "mixing (up)", "muddling", "mussing", "rumpling", "scrambling", "shuffling", "tousling", "tumbling", "upsetting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "near misses":{ "a barely successful escape from something undesirable":{ "examples":[ "a near miss with death prompted him to give up skydiving" ], "synonyms":[ "close calls", "close shaves" ], "near synonyms":[ "squeakers" ], "near antonyms":[ "misfires" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }