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"peppery", "spirited", "spunky", "aggressive", "ambitious", "assertive", "high-pressure", "in-your-face", "militant", "pushy", "animate", "animated", "bouncing", "bouncy", "brisk", "energetic", "feisty", "frisky", "jaunty", "jazzy", "kinetic", "peppy", "perky", "pert", "racy", "scrappy", "snappy", "spanking", "sparky", "sprightly", "springy", "vital", "vivacious", "zippy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonbelligerent":{ "as in irenic , noncombative":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "irenic", "nonaggressive", "noncombative", "unaggressive", "unwarlike", "dovish", "pacific", "pacifist", "pacifistic", "peaceable", "peaceful", "antimilitarist", "antimilitaristic", "antiviolence", "antiwar", "calm", "mild", "neutral", "quiet", "relaxed", "serene", "tranquil", "affable", "amiable", "amicable", "benevolent", "genial", "gentle", "kind", "kindly", "submissive", "yielding" ], "near antonyms":[ "bloodthirsty", "hawkish", "martial", "warlike", "militarist", 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"martial", "warlike", "militarist", "militaristic", "aggressive", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "contentious", "discordant", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "scrappy", "truculent", "antagonistic", "argumentative", "fierce", "gladiatorial", "hostile", "hot-tempered" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "noncomplex":{ "as in simple , plain":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nondemanding":{ "as in light , undemanding":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "light", "unchallenging", "undemanding", "easy", "effortless", "facile", "simple", "smooth" ], "near antonyms":[ "arduous", "burdensome", "challenging", "demanding", "exacting", "grueling", "gruelling", "killing", "laborious", "onerous", "persnickety", "taxing", "toilsome", "difficult", "formidable", "hard", "herculean", "rough", "rugged", "stiff", "strenuous", "testing", "tough", "oppressive", "trying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonderivative":{ "as in fundamental":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fundamental", "basic", "original", "first", "primary" ], "near antonyms":[ "derivative", "secondary", "secondhand", "unoriginal", "consequent", "resultant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nondocumentary":{ "as in fictional , fictitious":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fictional", "fictionalized", "fictitious", "nonfactual", "nonhistorical", "unhistorical", "hypothetical", "speculative", "theoretical", "theoretic", "apocryphal", "unauthentic", "undocumented", "chimerical", "chimeric", "fabulous", "fanciful", "fantastic", "fantastical", "imaginary", "imagined", "invented", "legendary", "made-up", "make-believe", "mythical", "mythic", "pretend", "embroidered", "exaggerated", "insupportable", "unsupportable" ], "near antonyms":[ "documentary", "factual", "hard", "historical", "literal", "matter-of-fact", "nonfictional", "objective", "true", "actual", "authentic", "bona fide", "genuine", "real", "right", "documented", "established" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonequivalence":{ "as in inequality , imbalance":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disproportion", "imbalance", "inequality", "contrast", "difference", "disagreement", "discrepancy", "disparateness", "disparity", "dissimilarity", "dissimilitude", "distance", "distinction", "distinctiveness", "distinctness", "diverseness", "diversity", "otherness", "unlikeness", "deviance", "divergence", "differentiability", "discriminability", "distinguishability", "change", "modification", "variation", "conflict", "discord", "discordance", "dissension", "dissention", "dissent", "dissidence", "disunity", "friction", "strife", "variability", "variance", "anomalousness", "dichotomy", "incompatibility", "incongruence", "incongruity", "incongruousness", "nonconformity" ], "near antonyms":[ "identicalness", "identity", "accordance", "agreement", "conformity", "congruity", "correspondence", "parallelism", "similitude", "equality", "equivalence", "equivalency", "homogeneity", "homogeneousness", "uniformity", "alikeness", "analogousness", "analogy", "community", "likeness", "resemblance", "sameness", "similarity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nonexclusive":{ "as in general , generic":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "general", "generalized", "generic", "universal", "nonspecific" ], "near antonyms":[ "concrete", "distinct", "especial", "express", "peculiar", "precise", "set", "special", "specific", "lone", "only", "separate", "single", "sole", "solitary", "distinctive", "exclusive", "individual", "unique" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in public , mutual":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "common", "communal", "conjoint", "cooperative", "joint", "multiple", "mutual", "pooled", "public", "shared", "united" ], "near antonyms":[ "exclusive", "single", "sole", "unshared", "proprietary", "personal", "private" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonexistence":{ "as in nothingness , unreality":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nonexpert":{ "a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession":{ "examples":[ "as a nonexpert , I enjoy her readable articles on physics and astronomy" ], "synonyms":[ "amateur", "dabbler", "dilettante", "hobbyist", "layman", "nonprofessional", "potterer", "putterer", "tinkerer" ], "near synonyms":[ "all-rounder", "generalist", "general practitioner", "jack-of-all-trades", "aficionado", "afficionado", "buff", "devotee", "enthusiast", "fan" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "authority", "expert", "pro", "professional", "specialist" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nonfan":{ "as in critic , nonadmirer":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nonfeasance":{ "the nonperformance of 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"disproportionate", "divergent", "unequal" ], "near antonyms":[ "equal", "selfsame", "equivalent", "tantamount", "akin", "analogous", "comparable", "homological", "homologous", "related", "homogeneous", "homogenous", "uniform" ], "antonyms":[ "alike", "identical", "indistinguishable", "kin", "kindred", "like", "parallel", "same", "similar" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonimmigrant":{ "as in resident , inhabitant":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "inhabitant", "native", "resident", "compatriot", "countryman", "citizen", "freeman", "national", "subject" ], "near antonyms":[ "alien", "noncitizen", "foreigner", "stranger", "immigrant", "nonnative" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nonimmigrants":{ "as in residents , inhabitants":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "inhabitants", "natives", "residents", "compatriots", "countrymen", "citizens", "freemen", "nationals", "subjects" ], "near antonyms":[ "aliens", "noncitizens", "foreigners", "strangers", "immigrants", "nonnatives" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nonindigenous":{ "as in foreign-born":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "foreign-born", "external", "international", "multiculti", "multicultural", "multilateral", "multinational", "distant", "far-off", "overseas", "remote", "imported", "introduced", "naturalized", "transplanted", "bizarre", "exotic", "outlandish", "strange", "alien", "foreign", "nonnative" ], "near antonyms":[ "domestic", "native", "endemic", "local", "aboriginal", "indigenous" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonliterary":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "used in or suitable for speech and not formal writing":{ "antonyms":[ "bookish", "formal", "learned", "literary" ], "examples":[ "slang words are usually considered nonliterary" ], "near antonyms":[ "standard", "undialectical", "correct", "educated", "genteel", "grammatical", "proper" ], "related":[ "dialectal", "dialectical", "dialectic", "nonstandard", "regional", "incorrect", "nongrammatical", "substandard", "uneducated", "ungrammatical", "unlearned", "slang", "slangy" ], "synonyms":[ "colloquial", "conversational", "informal", "nonformal", "unbookish", "unliterary", "vernacular", "vulgar" ] } }, "nonliterate":{ "lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books":{ "antonyms":[ "educated", "knowledgeable", "lettered", "literate", "schooled", "well-informed", "well-read" ], "examples":[ "an organization helping nonliterate adults improve their reading skills" ], "near antonyms":[ "brilliant", "intelligent", "smart", "experienced", "expert", "trained", "erudite", "learned", "polyhistoric", "polymath", "polymathic", "scholarly", "cultivated", "cultured", "highbrow", "intellectual", "sophisticated", "acquainted", "aware", "familiar" ], "related":[ "functionally illiterate", "innumerate", "semiliterate", "unknowledgeable", "artless", "lowbrow", "philistine", "uncultivated", "uncultured", "callow", "green", "inexperienced", "innocent", "naive", "na\u00efve", "unsophisticated", "raw", "unskilled", "untrained", "brainless", "dumb", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "moronic", "stupid", "witless", "foolish", "senseless", "silly" ], "synonyms":[ "analphabetic", "benighted", "dark", "ignorant", "illiterate", "rude", "simple", "uneducated", "uninstructed", "unlearned", "unlettered", "unread", "unschooled", "untaught", "untutored" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonmanagerial":{ "as in nonsupervisory":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "nonsupervisory" ], "near antonyms":[ "administrative", "directorial", "executive", "managerial", "supervisory", "bureaucratic", "governmental", "ministerial", "official", "parliamentary", "regulatory" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonmaterialistic":{ "as in":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonobscene":{ "as in clean , decent":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ 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"ineffective", "ineffectual", "nonproductive", "unproductive", "unusable", "unworkable", "useless" ], "synonyms":[ "down", "inoperable", "inoperative", "kaput", "kaputt", "malfunctioning", "nonfunctional", "nonfunctioning" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonoperative":{ "as in dead , nonactivated":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "broken", "dead", "inactive", "inoperative", "kaput", "kaputt", "nonactivated", "nonfunctional", "nonfunctioning", "nonoperating", "nonoperational", "deactivated", "decommissioned", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "useless", "inoperable", "unusable", "unworkable", "arrested", "asleep", "dormant", "fallow", "idle", "inert", "latent", "lifeless", "nonproductive", "quiescent", "sleepy", "stagnating", "unproductive", "vegetating" ], "near antonyms":[ "active", "alive", "functional", "functioning", "going", "live", "living", "on", "operating", "operational", "operative", "running", "working", "effective", "effectual", "employable", "operable", 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"stealthy", "surreptitious", "undercover", "underground", "underhand", "underhanded", "personal", "closeted", "concealed", "hidden", "repressed", "silenced", "stifled", "suppressed", "backstage", "offscreen", "offstage" ], "near antonyms":[ "well-known", "advertised", "aired", "announced", "blazed", "broadcast", "declared", "disclosed", "divulged", "enunciated", "heralded", "proclaimed", "professed", "promulgated", "publicized", "published", "reported", "spotlighted", "general", "popular", "prevailing", "vulgar", "current", "prevalent", "rife", "widespread", "communal", "shared" ], "antonyms":[ "common", "open", "public" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonspeculative":{ "as in empirical , observational":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "empirical", "empiric", "nontheoretical", "observational", "attested", "authenticated", "confirmed", "demonstrated", "established", "proven", "substantiated", "tested", "time-tested", "validated", "verified", "concrete", "defined", 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"duds", "failures", "fiascoes", "fizzles", "flops", "frosts", "lemons", "losers", "misses", "shipwrecks", "turkeys", "washouts", "botches", "hashes", "messes", "muddles", "shambles", "also-rans", "disappointments", "dogs", "has-beens", "near misses", "nonstarters" ], "near antonyms":[ "blockbusters", "hits", "smashes", "successes", "winners", "corkers", "crackerjacks", "crackajacks", "dandies", "jim-dandies", "phenomena", "phenomenons" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nonentities":{ "a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality":{ "examples":[ "the arctic circle is a nonentity \u2014you won't see it on the way to the north pole" ], "synonyms":[ "chimeras", "conceits", "daydreams", "delusions", "dreams", "fancies", "fantasies", "phantasies", "figments", "hallucinations", "illusions", "phantasms", "fantasms", "pipe dreams", "unrealities", "visions" ], "near synonyms":[ "ignes fatui", "mirages", "will-o'-the-wisps", "brainchildren", "ideas", 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"antonyms":[ "big shots", "big wheels", "bigwigs", "eminences", "figures", "kahunas", "kingpins", "magnates", "nabobs", "personages", "somebodies", "VIPs" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nonstandard":{ "as in dialectal , regional":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dialectal", "dialectical", "dialectic", "regional", "colloquial", "conversational", "informal", "nonformal", "nonliterary", "unbookish", "unliterary", "vernacular", "vulgar", "incorrect", "nongrammatical", "substandard", "uneducated", "ungrammatical", "unlearned", "slang", "slangy" ], "near antonyms":[ "bookish", "formal", "learned", "literary", "standard", "undialectical", "correct", "educated", "genteel", "grammatical", "proper" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonproductive":{ "as in unproductive , fruitless":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "abortive", "bootless", "fruitless", "futile", "pointless", "profitless", "unavailing", "unproductive", "unprofitable", "unsuccessful", "useless", "worthless", "counterproductive", "feckless", "hamstrung", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "inefficacious", "inefficient", "inexpedient" ], "near antonyms":[ "effective", "effectual", "efficacious", "efficient", "expedient", "operant", "ultraefficient", "availing", "beneficial", "helpful", "productive", "profitable", "successful", "useful", "worthwhile" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonfattening":{ "as in slimming , diet":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "diet", "slimming", "unseasoned", "nonfat", "natural", "plain", "simple", "light", "lite" ], "near antonyms":[ "heavy", "rich", "buttery", "fat", "fatty", "greasy", "oily", "caloric", "calorific", "fattening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonglamorous":{ "as in nonexotic , plain-Jane":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "familiar", "nonexotic", "plain-Jane", "unexotic", "unglamorous", "unromantic" ], "near antonyms":[ "bizarro", "exotic", "fantastic", "fantastical", "glamorous", "glamourous", "marvelous", "marvellous", "outlandish", "romantic", "strange", "colorful", "picture-book", "picturesque", "quaint", "alien", "foreign" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonfunctional":{ "not being in working order":{ "examples":[ "that gas pump is nonfunctional , which is the reason for the plastic bag over the nozzle" ], "synonyms":[ "down", "inoperable", "inoperative", "kaput", "kaputt", "malfunctioning", "nonfunctioning", "nonoperating" ], "near synonyms":[ "broken", "off", "deactivated", "deadlocked", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "nonproductive", "unproductive", "unusable", "unworkable", "useless" ], "near antonyms":[ "effective", "effectual", "employable", "performing", "producing", "productive", "serving", "usable", "useable", "useful", "viable", "workable" ], "antonyms":[ "functional", "functioning", "operable", "operant", "operating", "operational", "operative", "running", "working" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, 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"cold", "cool", "disagreeable", "disapproving", "distant", "frigid", "icy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonextant":{ "no longer existing":{ "examples":[ "we know that Renaissance artwork only through copies made by other artists, the original painting being nonextant" ], "synonyms":[ "bygone", "bypast", "dead", "defunct", "departed", "done", "expired", "extinct", "gone", "vanished" ], "near synonyms":[ "nonexistent", "dying", "faded", "moribund", "collapsed", "fallen", "overthrown", "antiquated", "dated", "obsolete", "pass\u00e9", "finished", "lapsed", "terminated", "lost", "missing" ], "near antonyms":[ "active", "dynamic", "thriving", "vibrant" ], "antonyms":[ "alive", "existent", "existing", "extant", "living" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonsensicalness":{ "lack of good sense or judgment":{ "examples":[ "the nonsensicalness of your attempt to swim across the icy river is beyond words" ], "synonyms":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "balminess", "brainlessness", 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"solitary", "autonomous", "independent", "self-contained", "semiautonomous", "semi-independent", "altricial", "self-subsistent", "self-sufficient", "self-supporting", "self-sustaining", "lone", "recluse", "reclusive", "unsociable" ], "near antonyms":[ "colonial", "gregarious", "sociable", "social", "associational", "consociational", "subsocial", "dependent", "parasitic", "parasitical", "precocial", "symbiotic" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonaddict":{ "as in nonuser":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "nonuser" ], "near antonyms":[ "addict", "dopehead", "doper", "druggie", "druggy", "fiend", "freak", "head", "hophead", "hype", "junkie", "junky", "stoner", "user", "acidhead", "cokehead", "crackhead", "pothead", "speed freak", "burnout" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "noninterventionist":{ "as in hands-off":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hands-off", "nonaligned", "autonomous", "independent", "sovereign", "sovran", 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"redeemed", "released" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonpareil":{ "having no equal or rival for excellence or desirability":{ "examples":[ "the nonpareil beauty of Helen of Troy" ], "synonyms":[ "incomparable", "inimitable", "matchless", "only", "peerless", "unequaled", "unequalled", "unexampled", "unmatched", "unparalleled", "unrivaled", "unrivalled", "unsurpassable", "unsurpassed" ], "near synonyms":[ "alone", "singular", "unique", "exceptional", "extraordinary", "rare", "uncommon", "unusual", "A-OK", "A1", "awesome", "bang-up", "banner", "beautiful", "blue-chip", "boffo", "bonny", "bonnie", "boss", "brag", "brave", "bully", "bumper", "capital", "choice", "classic", "cool", "corking", "crackerjack", "cracking", "dandy", "divine", "dope", "down", "dynamite", "excellent", "fab", "fabulous", "famous", "fantabulous", "fantastic", "fine", "first-class", "first-rate", "first-string", "five-star", "frontline", "gangbusters", "gangbuster", "gone", "grand", "great", "groovy", "heavenly", "high-class", "hot", "hype", "immense", "jim-dandy", "keen", "lovely", "marvelous", "marvellous", "mean", "neat", "nifty", "noble", "number one", "No. 1", "numero uno", "out-of-sight", "par excellence", "peachy", "peachy keen", "phat", "prime", "primo", "prize", "prizewinning", "quality", "radical", "righteous", "sensational", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "wizard", "wonderful", "better", "preferred", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "special" ], "near antonyms":[ "common", "commonplace", "everyday", "familiar", "frequent", "garden", "household", "normal", "ordinary", "routine", "ubiquitous", "usual", "inferior", "lesser", "worse", "worst", "bad", "bastard", "bush", "bush-league", "deficient", "depressed", "dissatisfactory", "ill", "inferior", "lame", "lousy", "low", "lower", "off", "paltry", "poor", "punk", "substandard", "unacceptable", "unsatisfactory", "wanting", "low-grade", "substandard", "mediocre", "second-class", "second-rate", "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "pathetic", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ], "antonyms":[] }, "someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation":{ "examples":[ "among the knights of the Round Table, Galahad stood alone as the nonpareil of nobility and selflessness" ], "synonyms":[ "beau ideal", "classic", "eidolon", "exemplar", "idea", "ideal", "model", "nonesuch", "paragon", "patron saint" ], "near synonyms":[ "role model", "embodiment", "epitome", "incarnation", "manifestation", "personification", "phantom", "pink", "archetype", "example", "mirror", "paradigm", "pattern", "guideline", "principle", "rule", "gauge", "gage", "standard", "touchstone", "essence", "quintessence", "acme", "apex", "apotheosis", "culmination", "peak", "pinnacle", "summit", "zenith" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "nonnegotiable":{ "as in unchangeable , noncancelable":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "nonadjustable", "noncancelable", "unchangeable", "certain", "determinate", "final", "firm", "fixed", "flat", "frozen", "hard", "hard-and-fast", "inexpugnable", "set", "settled", "stable", "constant", "steady", "unchanging", "uniform", "unwavering", "definite", "exact", "explicit", "specific", "given", "stated", "stipulated", "dependable", "good", "reliable", "responsible", "safe", "solid", "sure", "tried", "tried-and-true", "true", "trustworthy", "trusty" ], "near antonyms":[ "adjustable", "changeable", "negotiable", "indefinite", "open-ended", "unspecified", "capricious", "changeful", "flickery", "fluctuating", "fluid", "inconstant", "mercurial", "mutable", "temperamental", "uncertain", "unpredictable", "unsettled", "unstable", "unsteady", "variable", "volatile" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonobjectivity":{ "an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any 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"okays" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nonreligious":{ "lacking religious emotions, principles, or practices":{ "examples":[ "grew up in a nonreligious family" ], "synonyms":[ "godless", "irreligious", "religionless" ], "near synonyms":[ "churchless", "unchurched", "heathen", "pagan", "paganish", "ungodly", "unholy", "blasphemous", "impious", "irreverent", "profanatory", "sacrilegious", "agnostic", "atheistic", "atheistical", "unconsecrated", "unhallowed", "profane", "secular", "temporal", "worldly" ], "near antonyms":[ "devout", "God-fearing", "godly", "holy", "pious", "prayerful", "reverent", "sainted", "saintly", "worshipful", "worshipping", "worshiping", "sanctimonious", "blessed", "blest", "consecrated", "hallowed", "sacred", "sacrosanct", "sanctified", "devotional", "spiritual" ], "antonyms":[ "religious" ] }, "not involving religion or religious matters":{ "examples":[ "a display of nonreligious holiday decorations on municipally owned property" ], "synonyms":[ "profane", "secular", "temporal" ], "near synonyms":[ "atheistic", "godless", "irreligious", "pagan", "paganish", "religionless", "laical", "laic", "lay", "nonclerical", "nondenominational", "nonsectarian", "earthly", "mundane", "terrene", "terrestrial", "worldly", "material", "physical", "substantial", "bodily", "carnal", "corporal", "fleshly", "blasphemous", "impious", "irreverent", "sacrilegious", "unconsecrated", "unhallowed" ], "near antonyms":[ "divine", "spiritual", "consecrated", "hallowed", "holy", "sacrosanct", "sanctified", "churchly", "devout", "godly", "pious", "prayerful", "reverent", "worshipful", "ethereal", "insubstantial", "metaphysical", "unsubstantial", "bodiless", "immaterial", "incorporeal", "nonphysical" ], "antonyms":[ "religious", "sacred" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonconflicting":{ "not having or showing any apparent conflict":{ "examples":[ "there are several nonconflicting reports on the effectiveness of the new drug" ], "synonyms":[ "accordant", "coherent", "compatible", "concordant", "conformable (to)", "congruent", "congruous", "consistent", "consonant", "correspondent (with or to)", "harmonious" ], "near synonyms":[ "self-consistent", "appropriate", "befitting", "felicitous", "fit", "fitting", "meet", "proper", "right", "suitable" ], "near antonyms":[ "improper", "inapposite", "inappropriate", "inapt", "infelicitous", "unsuitable" ], "antonyms":[ "conflicting", "conflictive", "incompatible", "incongruous", "inconsistent", "inharmonious", "noncompatible" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "noncorrosive":{ "as in nonfatal , nontoxic":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "nondestructive", "nonfatal", "noninfectious", "nonlethal", "nonpoisonous", "nonpolluting", "nontoxic", "nonvenomous", "nonthreatening", "painless", "unobjectionable", "gentle", "gracious", "mild", "sound", "trustworthy", "benignant", "healthful", "healthy", "salubrious", "wholesome", "anodyne", "benign", "harmless", "hurtless", "innocent", "innocuous", "inoffensive", "safe", "white" ], "near antonyms":[ "adverse", "bad", "baleful", "baneful", "damaging", "dangerous", "deleterious", "detrimental", "evil", "harmful", "hurtful", "ill", "injurious", "mischievous", "nocuous", "noxious", "pernicious", "prejudicial", "wicked", "poisonous", "venomous", "menacing", "ominous", "sinister", "threatening", "hazardous", "imperiling", "imperilling", "jeopardizing", "parlous", "perilous", "risky", "unsafe", "unsound", "nasty", "noisome", "unhealthful", "unhealthy", "unwholesome", "offensive", "painful", "scathing", "wounding", "deadly", "fatal", "lethal", "ruinous", "destructive", "insidious", "malignant", "noxious", "pestilent", "polluted", "tainted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonviolence":{ "as in pacifism , pacificism":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "pacificism", "pacifism" ], "near antonyms":[ "force", "foul play", "violence", "coercion", "compulsion", "constraint", "duress", "pressure", "barbarity", "brutality", "savagery" ], 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"eccentric", "odd", "oddball", "pixilated", "pixillated", "queer", "strange", "foolish", "senseless", "witless", "irrational", "unreasonable", "amok", "amuck", "ape", "ballistic", "bananas", "berserk", "nuclear", "depressed", "distracted", "distraught", "frantic", "frenzied", "hysterical", "hysteric", "raving", "wigged-out", "fixated", "monomaniac", "monomaniacal", "obsessed" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "lucid", "rational", "reasonable", "judicious", "sensible", "wise", "healthy", "normal", "well-adjusted", "unneurotic" ], "antonyms":[ "balanced", "compos mentis", "sane", "sound", "uncrazy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonpayments":{ "as in underpayments":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "underpayments" ], "near antonyms":[ "compensations", "disbursements", "payments", "remitments", "remittances", "remunerations", "renderings", "reimbursements", "repayments" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nonbeliefs":{ "refusal to accept something as true":{ 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"helper", "colleague", "partner" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nonexistent":{ "not present or in evidence":{ "examples":[ "our perennially nonexistent computer tech is, once again, not here today" ], "synonyms":[ "absent", "lacking", "missing", "wanting" ], "near synonyms":[ "dead", "departed", "extinct", "lost", "perished", "vanished", "defunct", "done", "expired", "finished", "lapsed", "obsolete", "over", "pass\u00e9", "inadequate", "insufficient", "rare", "scarce", "sparse", "uncommon" ], "near antonyms":[ "active", "alive", "animate", "living", "thriving", "current", "going", "prevailing", "uncanceled", "common", "prevalent", "apparent", "conspicuous", "evident", "obvious", "plain" ], "antonyms":[ "existent", "present" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonpartisan":{ "marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias":{ "examples":[ "made a nonpartisan decision that satisfied all concerned" ], "synonyms":[ "candid", "disinterested", "dispassionate", "equal", "equitable", 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"uninfluenced", "unprejudiced", "bipartisan" ], "near antonyms":[ "biased", "partial", "partisan", "prejudiced", "unfair", "affiliated", "associated", "federated", "belligerent" ], "antonyms":[ "allied", "confederate" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonantagonistic":{ "as in friendly , sympathetic":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "friendly", "hospitable", "nonhostile", "sympathetic", "affable", "amiable", "amicable", "civil", "companionable", "comradely", "convivial", "cordial", "genial", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "gregarious", "neighborly", "pleasant", "sociable", "social", "warm", "affectionate", "devoted", "kind", "kindly", "loving", "nice", "sweet", "accepting", "agreeable", "approving", "benign", "empathetic", "favorable", "understanding", "warmhearted", "welcoming" ], "near antonyms":[ "adversarial", "adversary", "antagonistic", "antipathetic", "hostile", "inhospitable", "inimical", "jaundiced", "mortal", "negative", "unfriendly", "unsympathetic", "adverse", "argumentative", "bellicose", "belligerent", "clashing", "combative", "conflicting", "contentious", "contrary", "disputatious", "militant", "opposed", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "resisting", "scrappy", "truculent", "antisocial", "cold", "cool", "disagreeable", "disapproving", "distant", "frigid", "icy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonerotic":{ "as in unsexy , unerotic":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "unerotic", "unsexy", "clean", "decent", "decorous", "polite", "proper", "seemly", "innocuous", "inoffensive" ], "near antonyms":[ "amatory", "amorous", "aphrodisiac", "aphrodisiacal", "erogenous", "erotic", "erotical", "erotogenic", "sexy", "steamy", "autoerotic", "carnal", "fleshly", "sensual", "sensuous" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonadmirer":{ "as in critic , belittler":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "belittler", "carper", "critic", "detractor", "nonfan" ], "near antonyms":[ "addict", "aficionado", "afficionado", "buff", "bug", "devotee", "enthusiast", "fan", "fanatic", "fancier", "fiend", "fool", "freak", "habitu\u00e9", "habitue", "head", "hound", "junkie", "junky", "lover", "maniac", "maven", "mavin", "nut", "sucker", "groupie", "admirer", "amateur", "collector", "connoisseur", "dilettante" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nonambiguous":{ "not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation":{ "examples":[ "I need a nonambiguous \"yes\" or \"no\"" ], "synonyms":[ "apparent", "bald", "bald-faced", "barefaced", "bright-line", "broad", "clear", "clear-cut", "crystal clear", "decided", "distinct", "evident", "lucid", "luculent", "luminous", "manifest", "obvious", "open-and-shut", "palpable", "patent", "pellucid", "perspicuous", "plain", "ringing", "straightforward", "transparent", "unambiguous", "unambivalent", "unequivocal", "unmistakable" ], "near synonyms":[ "cognizable", "cognoscible", "comprehendible", "comprehensible", "digestible", "fathomable", "graspable", "intelligible", "knowable", "understandable", "self-evident", "self-explanatory", "clean-cut", "simple", "tidy", "uncomplicated", "overt", "undisguised", "appreciable", "perceptible", "recognizable", "sensible", "tangible", "discernible", "discernable", "noticeable", "observable", "visible", "black-and-white", "explicit", "trenchant", "well-defined", "clean", "decipherable", "fair", "legible", "readable" ], "near antonyms":[ "incomprehensible", "indecipherable", "unfathomable", "unintelligible", "unknowable", "impalpable", "imperceptible", "inappreciable", "indiscernible", "insensible", "cloudy", "gauzy", "gray", "grey", "hazy", "imprecise", "indefinite", "indeterminate", "misty", "murky", "nebulous", "noncommittal", "sketchy", "slippery", "subtle", "vague", "illegible", "undecipherable", "unreadable" ], "antonyms":[ "ambiguous", "clouded", "cryptic", "dark", "enigmatic", "enigmatical", "equivocal", "indistinct", "mysterious", "nonobvious", "obfuscated", "obscure", "unapparent", "unclarified", "unclear" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "noncitizens":{ "as in foreigners , aliens":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aliens", "foreigners", "nonnatives", "defectors", "deportees", "evacuees", "exiles", "expatriates", "refugees", "relocatees", "repatriates", "colonists", "newcomers", "squatters", "emigrants", "\u00e9migr\u00e9s", "emigr\u00e9s", "immigrants", "incomers", "in-migrants", "migrants", "out-migrants", "settlers", "migrators", "pilgrims", "pioneers", "trekkers" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonimmigrants", "aborigines", "natives", "citizens", "habitants", "inhabitants", "nationals", "residents" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nonmotile":{ "incapable of moving or being moved":{ "examples":[ "an examination of the slides of nonmotile cells" ], "synonyms":[ "immobile", "immotile", "immovable", "irremovable", "nonmoving", "unbudging", "unmovable" ], "near synonyms":[ "motionless", "moveless", "static", "stationary", "still", "fast", "fixed", "rooted", "steadfast", "stuck", "wedged" ], "near antonyms":[ "portable", "removable", "removeable", "transferable", "transferrable", "transportable" ], "antonyms":[ "mobile", "motile", "movable", "moveable", "moving" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonelastic":{ "as in nonmalleable":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "nonmalleable", "arthritic", "rheumatic", "compact", "dense", "substantial", "brittle", "crisp", "firm", "hard", "solid", "sound", "strong", "inelastic", "inflexible", "rigid", "stiff", "stiffened", "unyielding" ], "near antonyms":[ "flexible", "floppy", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "yielding", "elastic", "resilient", "springy", "stretchy", "workable", "malleable", "plastic", "semiflexible", "droopy", "flabby", "flaccid", "mushy", "semisoft", "soft", "squashy", "squishy", "lank", "limber", "limp", "lissome", "lissom", "lithe", "lithesome", "willowy" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonrevolutionary":{ "as in traditional , conventional":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "conventional", "orthodox", "traditional", "central", "centrist", "middle-of-the-road", "moderate", "levelheaded", "rational", "reasonable", "sensible", "neutral" ], "near antonyms":[ "extremist", "radical", "revolutionary", "revolutionist", "ultra", "excessive", "conservative", "reactionary", "rightist", "leftist", "liberal", "progressive", "fanatic", "fanatical", "rabid", "subversive", "violent", "agitating", "exciting", "fomenting", "incendiary", "inciting", "inflammatory", "instigating", "provocative", "provoking", "rabble-rousing", "dissenting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "noninfectious":{ "as in nonfatal , nonlethal":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "noncorrosive", "nondestructive", "nonfatal", "nonlethal", "nonpoisonous", "nonpolluting", "nontoxic", "nonvenomous", "nonthreatening", "painless", "unobjectionable", "gentle", "gracious", "mild", "sound", "trustworthy", "benignant", "healthful", "healthy", "salubrious", "wholesome", "anodyne", "benign", "harmless", "hurtless", "innocent", "innocuous", "inoffensive", "safe", "white" ], "near antonyms":[ "adverse", "bad", "baleful", "baneful", "damaging", "dangerous", "deleterious", "detrimental", "evil", "harmful", "hurtful", "ill", "injurious", "mischievous", "nocuous", "noxious", "pernicious", "prejudicial", "wicked", "poisonous", "venomous", "menacing", "ominous", "sinister", "threatening", "hazardous", "imperiling", "imperilling", "jeopardizing", "parlous", "perilous", "risky", "unsafe", "unsound", "nasty", "noisome", "unhealthful", "unhealthy", "unwholesome", "offensive", "painful", "scathing", "wounding", "deadly", "fatal", "lethal", "ruinous", "destructive", "insidious", "malignant", "noxious", "pestilent", "polluted", "tainted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonrepresentational":{ "using elements of form (as color, line, or texture) with little or no attempt at 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"puny", "slight", "soft", "tenuous", "weak" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonperishable", "durable", "firm", "flinty", "hard", "hardy", "resistant", "robust", "rugged", "solid", "sound", "stiff", "stout", "strong", "sturdy", "substantial", "infrangible", "nonbreakable", "unbreakable", "hardened", "inured", "strengthened", "tempered", "toughened", "tough" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonsequential":{ "as in nonconsecutive , inconsecutive":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "inconsecutive", "inconsequent", "nonconsecutive" ], "near antonyms":[ "back-to-back", "consecutive", "sequent", "sequential", "straight", "succeeding", "successional", "successive", "serial", "constant", "continuous", "uninterrupted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonprofessionals":{ "a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession":{ "examples":[ "one need not be a legal professional to join the bar association; it is 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"authoritarianism", "dogmatism", "decisiveness", "determination", "firmness", "purposefulness", "resoluteness", "resolution", "resolve" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nontotalitarian":{ "as in libertarian":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "libertarian", "representative", "democratic", "popular", "republican", "self-governing", "self-ruling" ], "near antonyms":[ "nondemocratic", "undemocratic", "autocratic", "autocratical", "despotic", "dictatorial", "monarchal", "monarchial", "monarchical", "monarchic", "tyrannical", "tyrannic" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonpolluting":{ "as in nontoxic , nonlethal":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "noncorrosive", "nondestructive", "nonfatal", "noninfectious", "nonlethal", "nonpoisonous", "nontoxic", "nonvenomous", "nonthreatening", "painless", "unobjectionable", "gentle", "gracious", "mild", "sound", "trustworthy", "benignant", "healthful", "healthy", "salubrious", "wholesome", "anodyne", "benign", "harmless", "hurtless", "innocent", "innocuous", "inoffensive", "safe", "white" ], "near antonyms":[ "adverse", "bad", "baleful", "baneful", "damaging", "dangerous", "deleterious", "detrimental", "evil", "harmful", "hurtful", "ill", "injurious", "mischievous", "nocuous", "noxious", "pernicious", "prejudicial", "wicked", "poisonous", "venomous", "menacing", "ominous", "sinister", "threatening", "hazardous", "imperiling", "imperilling", "jeopardizing", "parlous", "perilous", "risky", "unsafe", "unsound", "nasty", "noisome", "unhealthful", "unhealthy", "unwholesome", "offensive", "painful", "scathing", "wounding", "deadly", "fatal", "lethal", "ruinous", "destructive", "insidious", "malignant", "noxious", "pestilent", "polluted", "tainted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonplussed":{ "faced with difficulty or uncertainty about what to say, think, or do":{ "examples":[ "the self-possessed actress seemed uncharacteristically nonplussed after the director's harsh 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"emboldened", "encouraged", "heartened", "assured", "reassured" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "nondiscriminatory":{ "as in equitable , fair":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "impartial", "neutral", "objective", "unbiased", "uncolored", "unprejudiced", "equal", "equitable", "fair", "just" ], "near antonyms":[ "differential", "discriminating", "discriminational", "discriminative", "discriminatory", "biased", "inequitable", "partial", "partisan", "prejudiced", "prejudicial", "unequal", "unfair", "unjust", "clubby", "elitist", "selective" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonlinguistic":{ "as in nonverbal , nonlexical":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "nonlexical", "nonverbal" ], "near antonyms":[ "lexical", "linguistic", "linguistical", "rhetorical", "rhetoric", "verbal", "vocabular", "wordy", "communicative", "conversational" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "non placet":{ "a vote or decision against 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nonconformers were socially ostracized" ], "synonyms":[ "bohemians", "bohos", "counterculturists", "deviants", "enfants terribles", "free spirits", "heretics", "iconoclasts", "individualists", "lone rangers", "loners", "lone wolves", "mavericks", "nonconformists" ], "near synonyms":[ "freethinkers", "characters", "codgers", "crackbrains", "crackpots", "cranks", "eccentrics", "freaks", "kooks", "nuts", "oddballs", "screwballs", "weirdos", "eight balls", "misfits", "outsiders", "aberrants", "anomalies" ], "near antonyms":[ "adherents", "followers", "supporters", "sheep" ], "antonyms":[ "conformers", "conformists" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "noncrimes":{ "as in virtues , innocences":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "impeccabilities", "innocences", "irreproachabilities", "moralities", "virtues" ], "near antonyms":[ "breaches", "crimes", "debts", "errors", "lawbreakings", "malefactions", "misdeeds", "misdoings", "offenses", "offences", "sins", "transgressions", "trespasses", "violations", "wrongdoings", "bias crimes", "hate crimes", "felonies", "misconducts", "misdemeanors", "misfeasances" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nonrealistic":{ "using elements of form (as color, line, or texture) with little or no attempt at creating a realistic picture":{ "examples":[ "a nonrealistic rendering of the chaos and destruction wreaked by war" ], "synonyms":[ "abstract", "nonfigurative", "nonobjective", "nonrepresentational" ], "near synonyms":[ "expressionist", "expressionistic", "impressionist", "impressionistic", "symbolist", "symbolistic" ], "near antonyms":[ "lifelike", "natural" ], "antonyms":[ "figurative", "naturalistic", "naturalist", "nonabstract", "objective", "realistic", "representational" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nondisabled":{ "as in ambulatory , uncrippled":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "ambulatory", "uncrippled", "hard", "hardy", "iron", "lusty", "rugged", "stalwart", "strong", "sturdy", "tough", "active", "agile", "chipper", "lively", "sprightful", "sprightly", "spry", "vigorous", "vital", "able-bodied", "bouncing", "fit", "hale", "healthy", "hearty", "robust", "sound", "well", "well-conditioned", "whole", "wholesome", "blooming", "clean-cut", "flourishing", "flush", "prospering", "thriving", "all right", "good", "right" ], "near antonyms":[ "ailing", "diseased", "ill", "sick", "unfit", "unhealthy", "unsound", "unwell", "decrepit", "enfeebled", "feeble", "infirm", "run-down", "sickened", "sickly", "weak", "weakened", "weakly", "worn-out", "challenged", "crippled", "debilitated", "differently abled", "disabled", "halt", "incapacitated", "lame", "delicate", "fragile", "frail", "emaciated", "gaunt", "haggard", "malnourished", "undernourished", "afflicted", "troubled", "bad", "poorly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonverbal":{ "as in nonlinguistic , nonlexical":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "nonlexical", "nonlinguistic" ], "near antonyms":[ "lexical", "linguistic", "linguistical", "rhetorical", "rhetoric", "verbal", "vocabular", "wordy", "communicative", "conversational" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonequilibrium":{ "as in imbalance , disequilibrium":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "disequilibration", "disequilibrium", "imbalance", "unbalance", "changeability", "fluctuation", "inconstancy", "insecurity", "instability", "mutability", "precariousness", "shakiness", "unsteadiness", "volatility" ], "near antonyms":[ "balance", "counterpoise", "equilibration", "equilibrium", "equipoise", "poise", "stasis", "counterbalance", "offset", "firmness", "fixedness", "security", "stability", "steadiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nonartistic":{ "as in noncultural":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "noncultural", "nonaesthetic" ], "near antonyms":[ "artistic", "cultural", "aesthetic", "esthetic", "aesthetical", "esthetical", "tasteful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonsuccesses":{ "a falling short of one's goals":{ "examples":[ "refused to let the nonsuccess of her bid for a seat in the state senate discourage her from a career in politics" ], "synonyms":[ "collapses", "crashes", "croppers", "defeats", "failures", "fizzles", "nonachievements" ], "near synonyms":[ "futilities", "ineffectualities", "inefficacies", "deficiencies", "inadequacies", "insufficiencies", "disappointments", "letdowns", "setbacks" ], "near antonyms":[ "victories", "wins" ], "antonyms":[ "accomplishments", "achievements", "successes" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nondeductive":{ "as in absolute , explicit":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "absolute", "categorical", "categoric", "definite", "explicit", "express", "illogical", "irrational", "instinctive", "intuitive", "inducible", "inductive" ], "near antonyms":[ "a priori", "deducible", "deductive", "derivable", "inferable", "inferrible", "inferential", "reasoned", "conjectural", "hypothetical", "purported", "supposed", "suppositional", "academic", "academical", "speculative", "theoretical", "theoretic" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonbreakable":{ "as in strong , tough":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "infrangible", "strong", "sturdy", "tough", "unbreakable", "compact", "firm", "hard", "rigid", "solid", "substantial", "unyielding", "elastic", "flexible", "resilient", "rubberlike", "rubbery", "springy", "stretch", "stretchable", "supple" ], "near antonyms":[ "breakable", "delicate", "fragile", "frail", "frangible", "dainty", "fine", "gossamer", "eggshell", "flimsy", "slight", "tenuous" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonsectarian":{ "as in nondenominational":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "nondenominational", "laical", "laic", "lay", "nonclerical", "earthly", "mundane", "terrene", "terrestrial", "worldly", "atheistic", "godless", "irreligious", "pagan", "paganish", "religionless", "material", "physical", "substantial", "nonreligious", "profane", "secular", "temporal", "bodily", "carnal", "corporal", "fleshly", "blasphemous", "impious", "irreverent", "sacrilegious", "unconsecrated", "unhallowed" ], "near antonyms":[ "religious", "sacred", "divine", "spiritual", "consecrated", "hallowed", "holy", "sacrosanct", "sanctified", "churchly", "devout", "godly", "pious", "prayerful", "reverent", "worshipful", "ethereal", "insubstantial", "metaphysical", "unsubstantial", "bodiless", "immaterial", "incorporeal", "nonphysical" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonurgent":{ "as in noncritical":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "noncritical", "incidental", "low-pressure", "minor", "negligible", "trivial", "unimportant", "nonthreatening", "safe", "stable" ], "near antonyms":[ "acute", "burning", "clamant", "compelling", "critical", "crying", "dire", "emergent", "exigent", "imperative", "imperious", "importunate", "instant", "necessitous", "pressing", "urgent", "demanding", "extreme", "immediate", "insistent", "intense", "overriding", "crucial", "desperate", "grave", "life-and-death", "life-or-death", "serious", "severe", "vital" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nontheoretical":{ "as in empirical , observational":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "empirical", "empiric", "nonspeculative", "observational", "attested", "authenticated", "confirmed", "demonstrated", "established", "proven", "substantiated", "tested", "time-tested", "validated", "verified", "concrete", "defined", "definite", "distinct", "clinical", "practical", "actual", "factual", "real" ], "near antonyms":[ "academic", "academical", "conjectural", "hypothetical", "speculative", "suppositional", "theoretical", "theoretic", "alleged", "assumed", "presumed", "presupposed", "proposed", "supposed", "unproved", "unproven", "untested", "debatable", "moot" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonecclesiastical":{ "as in nonchurch":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near 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"conforming", "conformist", "conventional", "orthodox" ] }, "a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs":{ "examples":[ "always the nonconformist , she insisted on wearing red on St. Patrick's Day and not green like everyone else" ], "synonyms":[ "bohemian", "boho", "counterculturist", "deviant", "enfant terrible", "free spirit", "heretic", "iconoclast", "individualist", "loner", "lone ranger", "lone wolf", "maverick", "nonconformer" ], "near synonyms":[ "freethinker", "character", "codger", "crackbrain", "crackpot", "crank", "eccentric", "freak", "kook", "nut", "oddball", "screwball", "weirdo", "eight ball", "misfit", "outsider", "aberrant", "anomaly" ], "near antonyms":[ "adherent", "follower", "supporter", "sheep" ], "antonyms":[ "conformer", "conformist" ] }, "a person who believes, teaches, or advocates something opposed to accepted beliefs":{ "examples":[ "a nonconformist who was excommunicated from her church for her teachings" ], "synonyms":[ "dissenter", "dissentient", "dissident", "heresiarch", "heretic" ], "near synonyms":[ "apostate", "defector", "renegade", "schismatic", "sectarian", "separationist", "separatist", "disbeliever", "infidel", "misbeliever", "unbeliever", "bohemian", "individualist" ], "near antonyms":[ "believer" ], "antonyms":[ "conformer", "conformist" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "nonaligned":{ "as in bipartisan":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bipartisan", "neutral", "nonpartisan", "hands-off", "noninterventionist", "autonomous", "independent", "sovereign", "sovran", "unaffiliated", "nonbelligerent", "individualistic", "disinterested", "evenhanded", "fair", "impartial", "indifferent", "unbiased", "uninfluenced", "unprejudiced" ], "near antonyms":[ "biased", "partial", "partisan", "prejudiced", "unfair", "affiliated", "associated", "federated", "belligerent", "allied", "confederate" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonaggression":{ "as in pacifism":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "pacifism", "antiaggression", "anti-imperialism", "antimilitarism", "affability", "amiability", "amicability", "benevolence", "cordiality", "friendliness", "geniality", "graciousness", "pleasantness", "sociability", "gentleness", "kindliness", "mildness", "amenability", "complaisance", "placability" ], "near antonyms":[ "aggression", "aggressiveness", "assaultiveness", "bellicosity", "belligerence", "belligerency", "combativeness", "contentiousness", "defiance", "disputatiousness", "feistiness", "fight", "militance", "militancy", "militantness", "pugnacity", "quarrelsomeness", "scrappiness", "truculence", "antagonism", "fierceness", "hostility", "hyperaggressiveness", "unfriendliness", "imperialism", "jingoism", "militarism" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nonspecific":{ "relating to the main elements and not to specific details":{ "examples":[ "his criticism of the picture is fairly nonspecific , but he clearly doesn't like it" 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"travelling", "vagabond", "vagrant", "wandering", "wayfaring", "ambulant", "ambulatory", "drifting", "fiddle-footed", "footloose", "gadabout", "gallivanting", "galavanting", "meandering", "rambling", "sauntering", "strolling", "traipsing", "walking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "noncrime":{ "as in virtue , innocence":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blamelessness", "faultlessness", "guiltlessness", "impeccability", "innocence", "irreproachability", "goodness", "morality", "righteousness", "virtue", "virtuousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "breach", "crime", "debt", "error", "lawbreaking", "malefaction", "misdeed", "misdoing", "offense", "offence", "sin", "transgression", "trespass", "violation", "wrongdoing", "bias crime", "hate crime", "felony", "misconduct", "misdemeanor", "misfeasance" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "noninfringement":{ "as in observance":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "observance", "respecting", "upholding" 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"mass-produced", "wholesale" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonadhesive":{ "as in nonviscous":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "nonviscous", "incoherent", "loose", "unconsolidated", "disconnected", "disjointed", "separate", "unconnected", "coarse", "granular", "rough" ], "near antonyms":[ "coherent", "compact", "dense", "packed", "connected", "solid", "compacted", "compressed", "adhesive", "gelatinous", "gluey", "glutinous", "gooey", "gummy", "sticky", "viscid", "viscous" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nondrinker":{ "a person who abstains from alcoholic beverages":{ "examples":[ "a variety of nonalcoholic drinks for the nondrinkers at the party" ], "synonyms":[ "abstainer", "teetotaler", "teetotaller", "teetotalist" ], "near synonyms":[ "dry", "prohibitionist" ], "near antonyms":[ "alcoholic", "barfly", "boozehound", "boozer", "drunk", "drunkard", "inebriate", "sot", "souse", "tippler", "wet" ], "antonyms":[ "bibber", "drinker" ] }, 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"offensive", "painful", "scathing", "wounding", "deadly", "fatal", "lethal", "ruinous", "destructive", "insidious", "malignant", "noxious", "pestilent", "polluted", "tainted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonconformities":{ "departure from a generally accepted theory, opinion, or practice":{ "examples":[ "an artistic movement that doesn't tolerate nonconformity" ], "synonyms":[ "dissents", "dissidences", "heresies", "heterodoxies" ], "near synonyms":[ "errors", "fallacies", "falsehoods", "misbeliefs", "misconceptions", "myths", "apostasies", "defections", "infidelities", "schisms", "scissions", "sectarianisms", "separatisms", "deviances", "deviations", "iconoclasms", "unconventionalities", "disagreements", "discords", "dissensions", "dissentions" ], "near antonyms":[ "agreements", "conformations", "conventionalities" ], "antonyms":[ "conformities", "orthodoxies" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "nonconservative":{ "as in liberal , nonconventional":{ "examples":[], 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"near synonyms":[ "fireproof", "incombustible", "noncombustible", "nonflammable", "noninflammable" ], "near antonyms":[ "burnable", "combustible", "flammable", "ignitable", "ignitible", "inflammable", "ablaze", "afire", "aflame", "blazing", "burning", "combusting", "fiery", "flaming", "ignited", "inflamed", "enflamed", "kindled", "lit", "lighted", "consumable", "explosive", "incendiary", "volcanic" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonliquid":{ "as in hard , solid":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hard", "solid", "clotted", "coagulated", "gelatinous", "gelled", "jelled", "jellied", "thick", "gluey", "glutinous", "gooey", "gummy", "viscous" ], "near antonyms":[ "flowing", "fluent", "fluid", "liquid", "circumfluent", "circumfluous", "diluted", "thin", "watery", "weak" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "nonchalances":{ "lack of interest or concern":{ "examples":[ "with their usual nonchalance they arrived at the wedding ceremony half an hour 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