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"coadministration", "codirection", "comanagement" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose":{ "examples":[ "a considerable amount of training is required for the operation of these new high-tech weapons systems" ], "synonyms":[ "application", "employment", "exercise", "play", "usage", "use" ], "near synonyms":[ "exertion", "reuse" ], "near antonyms":[ "disuse", "nonuse" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "open (up)":{ "as in clear , free":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clear", "free", "unblock", "unclog", "unplug", "unstop", "excavate", "hollow (out)", "scoop (out)", "empty", "lighten" ], "near antonyms":[ "block", "choke", "clog", "clot", "congest", "dam", "gum (up)", "jam", "obstruct", "occlude", "plug (up)", "stop (up)", "stuff", "bung", "cork", "spile", "stopper", "stopple", "fill", "gridlock", "pack" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in want , take":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "need", "take", "want", "warrant", "favor", "justify", "support", "sustain", "validate", "admit (of)", "allow (of)", "permit (of)" ], "near antonyms":[ "close out", "disallow", "enjoin", "exclude", "forbid", "negative", "preclude", "rule out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "opens up":{ "as in clears , frees":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clears", "frees", "unblocks", "unclogs", "unplugs", "unstops", "excavates", "hollows (out)", "scoops (out)", "empties", "lightens" ], "near antonyms":[ "blocks", "chokes", "clogs", "clots", "congests", "dams", "gums (up)", "jams", "obstructs", "occludes", "plugs (up)", "stops (up)", "stuffs", "bungs", "corks", "spiles", "stoppers", "stopples", "fills", "gridlocks", "packs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in wants , takes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "needs", "takes", "wants", "warrants", "favors", "justifies", "supports", "sustains", "validates", "admits (of)", "allows (of)", "permits (of)" ], "near 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"negatived", "precluded", "ruled out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "operatives":{ "a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country":{ "examples":[ "CIA operatives take terrible risks to find out the secrets of foreign countries" ], "synonyms":[ "agents", "assets", "emissaries", "intelligencers", "moles", "spies", "spooks", "undercovers" ], "near synonyms":[ "couriers", "counterspies", "double agents", "sleepers", "infiltrators", "informers", "stool pigeons", "spymasters", "superspies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons":{ "examples":[ "set in the 1930s, the novel is about a washed-out operative working for a third-rate detective agency" ], "synonyms":[ "detectives", "dicks", "gumshoes", "hawkshaws", "investigators", "private detectives", "private eyes", "private investigators", "shamuses", "sherlocks", "sleuthhounds", "sleuths" ], "near synonyms":[ "shadows", "tails", "tracers", "trackers", "Federals", "feds", "G-men", "narcs", "narks", "plainclothesmen" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "opening":{ "a favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place":{ "examples":[ "the talk show host's usual modus operandi is to talk over his guests, thereby denying them an opening to articulate their positions" ], "synonyms":[ "break", "chance", "occasion", "opportunity", "room", "shot" ], "near synonyms":[ "play", "way", "juncture", "pass" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a place in a surface allowing passage into or through a thing":{ "examples":[ "an opening in the roof is letting rain drip inside" ], "synonyms":[ "aperture", "hole", "orifice", "perforation" ], "near synonyms":[ "loophole", "breach", "break", "chink", "cleft", "crack", "cranny", "crevice", "cut", "fissure", "gash", "notch", "rent", "rift", "rupture", "slash", "slit", "split", "tear", "slot", "space", "exit", "mouth", "outlet", "pore", "vent", "entrance", "inlet", "intake", "pinhole", "pinprick", "punch", "puncture", "airhole", "armhole", "buttonhole", "keyhole", "knothole", "peephole", "pothole", "wormhole" ], "near antonyms":[ "fill", "filler", "filling", "patch", "plug", "seal", "stopper", "barrier", "blockage", "obstacle", "obstruction" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)":{ "examples":[ "the rabbit found a little opening in the bushes and darted through" ], "synonyms":[ "breach", "break", "discontinuity", "gap", "gulf", "hiatus", "hole", "interstice", "interval", "rent", "rift", "separation", "void" ], "near synonyms":[ "chink", "cleft", "crack", "cranny", "crevice", "fissure", "notch", "slit", "slot", "split", "interspace", "pore", "abyss", "aperture", "cavity", "chasm", "gape", "orifice", "fracture", "rupture", "severance", "sundering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in first , starting":{ 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"antonyms":[ "closing", "shutting" ] }, "to make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions":{ "examples":[ "we need to open this drain that's clogged with hair" ], "synonyms":[ "clearing", "freeing", "unclogging", "unplugging", "unstopping" ], "near synonyms":[ "easing", "facilitating", "loosening (up)", "smoothing" ], "near antonyms":[ "constricting", "encumbering", "hampering", "hindering", "impeding", "interfering (with)", "obstructing", "trammeling", "trammelling", "barricading", "blockading" ], "antonyms":[ "blocking", "clogging (up)", "closing", "damming (up)", "plugging (up)", "stopping" ] }, "to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area":{ "examples":[ "when we got too close, the cardinal opened its wings and flew to a higher branch" ], "synonyms":[ "expanding", "extending", "fanning (out)", "flaring (out)", "outspreading", "outstretching", "spreading (out)", "stretching (out)", "unfolding", "unfurling" ], "near synonyms":[ "overspreading" ], "near antonyms":[ "compacting", "compressing", "condensing", "reducing" ], "antonyms":[ "closing", "contracting", "folding" ] }, "to rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way":{ "examples":[ "snowplows opened the runway without much trouble" ], "synonyms":[ "clearing", "freeing", "unblocking" ], "near synonyms":[ "easing", "facilitating", "loosening (up)", "smoothing", "unchoking", "unclogging", "unplugging", "unstopping", "uncluttering", "stripping" ], "near antonyms":[ "clogging", "closing", "damming", "obstructing", "plugging", "stopping", "cluttering (up)" ], "antonyms":[ "blocking" ] }, "to take the first step in (a process or course of action)":{ "examples":[ "we will open the proceedings tomorrow with a short ceremony" ], "synonyms":[ "beginning", "commencing", "embarking (on or upon)", "entering (into or upon)", "falling (to)", "getting off", "kicking off", "launching", "leading off", "starting", "striking (into)" ], "near synonyms":[ "creating", "generating", "inaugurating", "initiating", "innovating", "inventing", "originating", "adopting", "embracing", "taking on", "taking up", "establishing", "fathering", "founding", "instituting", "organizing", "pioneering", "setting up", "spawning", "getting around (to)", "getting down (to)", "getting round (to)" ], "near antonyms":[ "ceasing", "desisting", "discontinuing", "halting", "knocking off", "laying off", "quitting", "stopping", "closing", "completing", "abandoning", "forsaking", "leaving", "abolishing", "demolishing", "destroying", "exterminating", "extinguishing", "phasing out" ], "antonyms":[ "concluding", "ending", "finishing", "terminating" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "open-eyed":{ "paying close attention usually for the purpose of anticipating approaching danger or opportunity":{ "examples":[ "an open-eyed deer cautiously grazed in the backyard" ], "synonyms":[ "alert", "Argus-eyed", "attentive", "awake", "observant", "tenty", "tentie", "vigilant", "watchful", "wide-awake" ], "near synonyms":[ "alive", "aware", "conscious", "sensitive", "cognizant", "heedful", "keen", "mindful", "observing", "regardful", "sharp", "sharp-eyed", "hyperalert", "hypervigilant", "sleepless", "wakeful", "careful", "cautious", "chary", "wary", "prepared", "ready" ], "near antonyms":[ "absent", "absentminded", "absorbed", "abstracted", "daydreaming", "dazed", "distracted", "dreaming", "dreamy", "engrossed", "faraway", "insensible", "oblivious", "preoccupied", "sleeping", "unaware", "unconscious", "unknowing", "unwitting", "careless", "heedless", "inattentive", "unheeding", "unmindful", "unthinking", "unwary", "unprepared", "unready" ], "antonyms":[ "asleep" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "openly":{ "in a direct and honest way; without hiding feelings or opinions":{ "examples":[ "Please feel free to express your opinions openly .", "The governor has been openly critical of the President." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "freely", "openheartedly", "artlessly", "guilelessly", "ingenuously", "innocently", "naively", "na\u00efvely", "naturally", "sincerely", "unaffectedly", "unfeignedly", "unpretentiously", "genuinely", "honestly", "simply", "truly", "candidly", "frankly", "matter-of-factly", "casually", "coolly", "cooly", "nonchalantly", "informally", "relaxedly", "unceremoniously" ], "near antonyms":[ "artfully", "cannily", "deceitfully", "deceptively", "deviously", "dishonestly", "falsely", "archly", "calculatingly", "craftily", "cunningly", "furtively", "insidiously", "sharply", "shiftily", "slickly", "slyly", "slily", "underhand", "underhanded", "underhandedly", "flatteringly", "sycophantically", "unctuously", "affectedly", "artificially", "hypocritically", "insincerely", "pretentiously", "unnaturally" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "open sesame":{ "something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal":{ "examples":[ "it turned out that a simple \"please\" was the open sesame for charming the hotel manager into giving us a room with a better view" ], "synonyms":[ "gateway", "key", "passport", "secret", "ticket" ], "near synonyms":[ "password", "accomplishment", "achievement", "attainment", "coup", "success", "triumph", "approach", "manner", "means", "method", "style", "system", "technique", "way", "blueprint", "design", "ground plan", "plan", "program", "scheme", "strategy" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "opens (up)":{ "as in clears , frees":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clears", "frees", "unblocks", "unclogs", "unplugs", "unstops", "excavates", "hollows (out)", "scoops (out)", "empties", "lightens" ], "near antonyms":[ "blocks", "chokes", "clogs", "clots", "congests", "dams", "gums (up)", "jams", "obstructs", "occludes", "plugs (up)", "stops (up)", "stuffs", "bungs", "corks", "spiles", "stoppers", "stopples", "fills", "gridlocks", "packs" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in wants , takes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "needs", "takes", "wants", "warrants", "favors", "justifies", "supports", "sustains", "validates", "admits (of)", "allows (of)", "permits (of)" ], "near antonyms":[ "closes out", "disallows", "enjoins", "excludes", "forbids", "negatives", "precludes", "rules out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "opera":{ "a literary, musical, or artistic production":{ "examples":[ "the composer's final opus was performed posthumously to great acclaim" ], "synonyms":[ "compositions", "numbers", "pieces", "works" ], "near synonyms":[ "classics", "magnum opuses", "masterpieces", "pi\u00e8ces de r\u00e9sistance", "showpieces", "models", "outlines", "sketches", "\u00e9tudes", "canons", "corpora", "oeuvres" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "open up":{ "as in clear , free":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clear", "free", "unblock", "unclog", "unplug", "unstop", "excavate", "hollow (out)", "scoop (out)", "empty", "lighten" ], "near antonyms":[ "block", "choke", "clog", "clot", "congest", "dam", "gum (up)", "jam", "obstruct", "occlude", "plug (up)", "stop (up)", "stuff", "bung", "cork", "spile", "stopper", "stopple", "fill", "gridlock", "pack" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in want , take":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "need", "take", "want", "warrant", "favor", "justify", "support", "sustain", "validate", "admit (of)", "allow (of)", "permit (of)" ], "near antonyms":[ "close out", "disallow", "enjoin", "exclude", "forbid", "negative", "preclude", "rule out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "opened up":{ "as in cleared , freed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "cleared", "freed", "unblocked", "unclogged", "unplugged", "unstopped", "excavated", "hollowed (out)", "scooped (out)", "emptied", "lightened" ], "near antonyms":[ "blocked", "choked", "clogged", "clotted", "congested", "dammed", "gummed (up)", "jammed", "obstructed", "occluded", "plugged (up)", "stopped (up)", "stuffed", "bunged", "corked", "spiled", "stoppered", "stoppled", "filled", "gridlocked", "packed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in wanted , took":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "needed", "took", "wanted", "warranted", "favored", "justified", "supported", "sustained", "validated", "admitted (of)", "allowed (of)", "permitted (of)" ], "near antonyms":[ "closed out", "disallowed", "enjoined", "excluded", "forbade", "forbad", "negatived", "precluded", "ruled out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "open-mindedness":{ "as in tolerance , broad-mindedness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "broad-mindedness", "tolerance", "apathy", "indifference", "unconcern", "fence-sitting", "straddling", "detachment", "disinterest", "disinterestedness", "equity", "evenhandedness", "fair-mindedness", "fairness", "impartiality", "justice", "neutralism", "neutrality", "nonpartisanship", "objectiveness", "objectivity" ], "near antonyms":[ "bias", "favor", "favoritism", "nonobjectivity", "one-sidedness", "partiality", "partisanship", "prejudice", "chauvinism", "nepotism", "subjectiveness", "subjectivity", "bent", "inclination", "leaning", "penchant", "predilection", "predisposition", "proclivity", "propensity", "tendency", "preconception", "prejudgment" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in responsiveness , receptivity":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "receptiveness", "receptivity", "responsiveness", "agreeableness", "geniality", "good-naturedness", "heartiness", "warmth", "ardor", "avidity", "eagerness", "enthusiasm", "exuberance", "fervor", "gusto", "keenness", "relish", "zeal", "zest", "dispatch", "promptitude", "promptness", "celerity", "quickness", "rapidity", "speed", "speediness", "swiftness", "alacrity", "amenability", "gameness", "goodwill", "obligingness", "willingness" ], "near antonyms":[ "leisureliness", "pokiness", "slowness", "sluggishness", "apathy", "disinterestedness", "halfheartedness", "indifference", "lukewarmness", "perfunctoriness", "delay", "dilatoriness", "doubt", "equivocation", "hesitance", "hesitancy", "hesitation", "reluctance", "reservation", "reticence", "uncertainty", "vacillation", "disinclination", "indisposition", "recalcitrance", "resistance", "unwillingness", "antipathy", "averseness", "aversion" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "open-air":{ "of, relating to, or held in the open air":{ "examples":[ "an open-air concert under the stars" ], "synonyms":[ "alfresco", "out-of-door", "out-of-doors", "outdoor", "outdoors", "outdoorsy" ], "near synonyms":[ "airy", "exterior", "external", "outer", "outside", "outward", "outermost", "outmost" ], "near antonyms":[ "inner", "inside", "interior", "internal", "inward", "inmost", "innermost" ], "antonyms":[ "indoor" ] }, "that part of the physical world that is removed from human habitation":{ "examples":[ "a family of city dwellers who can't wait to go camping in the open air" ], "synonyms":[ "nature", "open", "out-of-doors", "outdoors", "wild", "wilderness" ], "near synonyms":[ "backwoods", "bush", "country", "frontier", "hinterland", "sticks", "up-country", "outside", "without", "badland", "barren", "desert", "waste", "wasteland" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "operant":{ "as in effective , efficacious":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "effective", "effectual", "efficacious", "efficient", "expedient", "ultraefficient", "availing", "beneficial", "helpful", "productive", "profitable", "successful", "useful", "worthwhile" ], "near antonyms":[ "counterproductive", "feckless", "hamstrung", "ineffective", "ineffectual", "inefficacious", "inefficient", "inexpedient", "abortive", "bootless", "fruitless", "futile", "nonproductive", "pointless", "profitless", "unavailing", "unproductive", "unprofitable", "unsuccessful", "useless", "worthless" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "opening (up)":{ "as in clearing , freeing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "clearing", "freeing", "unblocking", "unclogging", "unplugging", "unstopping", "excavating", "hollowing (out)", "scooping (out)", "emptying", "lightening" ], "near antonyms":[ "blocking", "choking", "clogging", "clotting", "congesting", "damming", "gumming (up)", "jamming", "obstructing", "occluding", "plugging (up)", "stopping (up)", "stuffing", "bunging", "corking", "spiling", "stoppering", "stoppling", "filling", "gridlocking", "packing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in wanting , taking":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "needing", "taking", "wanting", "warranting", "favoring", "justifying", "supporting", "sustaining", "validating", "admitting (of)", "allowing (of)", "permitting (of)" ], "near antonyms":[ "closing out", "disallowing", "enjoining", "excluding", "forbidding", "negativing", "precluding", "ruling out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "operatic":{ "having the general quality or effect of a stage performance":{ "examples":[ "the fall of the scandal-ridden government seemed operatic in its scope and consequences" ], "synonyms":[ "dramatic", "histrionic", "melodramatic", "stagy", "stagey", "theatrical", "theatric" ], "near synonyms":[ "affected", "emotional", "emotionalistic", "sensational", "actorish", "actorly", "actressy", "dramaturgic", "dramaturgical", "ham", "hammy", "amazing", "astonishing", "astounding", "awesome", "exciting", "eye-opening", "fabulous", "marvelous", "marvellous", "spectacular", "surprising", "wonderful", "wondrous", "overdramatic" ], "near antonyms":[ "matter-of-fact", "monotonous", "uneventful", "unexciting", "uninspiring", "unnewsworthy", "unrewarding", "unsensational", "unspectacular", "common", "commonplace", "ordinary", "stale", "unexceptional" ], "antonyms":[ "undramatic" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "opera hat":{ "as in baseball cap , cowboy hat":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baseball cap", "beret", "billycock", "biretta", "boater", "bonnet", "bowler", "calotte", "capuche", "casque", "castor", "cloche", "cocked hat", "cowboy hat", "cowl", "derby", "fedora", "fez", "garrison cap", "hard hat", "helm", "helmet", "high hat", "homburg", "hood", "kepi", "k\u00e9pi", "kufi", "leghorn", "miter", "mitre", "nightcap", "overseas cap", "panama", "picture hat", "pillbox", "plug hat", "porkpie hat", "service cap", "shako", "silk hat", "skimmer", "skullcap", "sombrero", "sou'wester", "Stetson", "stocking cap", "stovepipe", "sunbonnet", "tam", "tam-o'-shanter", "ten-gallon hat", "top hat", "topper", "toque", "tricorne", "tricorn", "turban", "zucchetto", "cap", "chapeau", "hat", "headdress", "headgear", "headpiece", "lid", "warbonnet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "operates":{ "to control the mechanical operation of":{ "examples":[ "do not operate heavy machinery, including cars, after taking this medication" ], "synonyms":[ "handles", "runs", "works" ], "near synonyms":[ "uses", "maneuvers", "manipulates", "plies", "wields", "commands", "controls", "directs", "drives", "guides", "pilots", "steers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to look after and make decisions about":{ "examples":[ "it takes years to learn how to operate that kind of business so that it makes money" ], "synonyms":[ "administers", "administrates", "carries on", "conducts", "controls", "directs", "governs", "guides", "handles", "keeps", "manages", "overlooks", "oversees", "presides (over)", "regulates", "runs", "stewards", "superintends", "supervises", "tends" ], "near synonyms":[ "cares (for)", "minds", "watches", "leads", "pilots", "steers", "guards", "protects", "safeguards", "micromanages", "stage-manages", "codirects", "comanages" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to produce a desired effect":{ "examples":[ "the medicine will take an hour or so to operate the first time you use it" ], "synonyms":[ "acts", "performs", "takes", "works" ], "near synonyms":[ "behaves", "reacts", "responds", "affects", "influences", "sways", "pans out", "redounds", "results" ], "near antonyms":[ "backfires", "fizzles" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put into action or service":{ "examples":[ "wouldn't dream of operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol" ], "synonyms":[ "applies", "employs", "exercises", "exploits", "harnesses", "uses", "utilizes" ], "near synonyms":[ "handles", "manipulates", "wields", "directs", "runs", "works", "cannibalizes", "recycles", "reuses" ], "near antonyms":[ "ignores", "neglects", "misapplies", "misuses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "operations":{ "a specific task with which a person or group is charged":{ "examples":[ "a secret operation which, if it is discovered, the government will deny any knowledge of" ], "synonyms":[ "assignments", "briefs", "businesses", "charges", "details", "jobs", "missions", "posts" ], "near synonyms":[ "burdens", "chores", "duties", "needs", "obligations", "offices", "requirements", "responsibilities", "errands", "labors", "works", "commitments", "pledges", "promises", "appointments", "commissions", "designations", "nominations", "compulsions", "constraints", "restraints" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result":{ "examples":[ "a specific mathematical operation is required in order to get the correct answer" ], "synonyms":[ "courses", "procedures", "proceedings", "processes" ], "near synonyms":[ "drills", "routines", "fashions", "forms", "manners", "methods", "modes", "styles", "systems", "techniques", "ways", "approaches", "arrangements", "blueprints", "designs", "formulas", "formulae", "game plans", "ground plans", "layouts", "plans", "plots", "programs", "projects", "recipes", "schemes", "strategies", "accomplishments", "achievements", "attainments", "enterprises", "performances", "undertakings", "works", "activities", "movements" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something":{ "examples":[ "given the constant threat of robbery, the operation of a convenience store can be quite stressful" ], "synonyms":[ "administrations", "care", "charges", "conducts", "controls", "directions", "governances", "governments", "guidance", "handlings", "intendances", "managements", "oversights", "presidencies", "regulations", "stewardships", "superintendences", "superintendencies", "supervisions" ], "near synonyms":[ "generalships", "leaderships", "rulerships", "agencies", "aegises", "egises", "custodies", "guardianships", "laps", "protections", "trusts", "tutelages", "wards", "logistics", "machinations", "manipulations", "coadministrations", "codirections", "co-directions" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the act or practice of employing something for a particular purpose":{ "examples":[ "a considerable amount of training is required for the operation of these new high-tech weapons systems" ], "synonyms":[ "applications", "employments", "exercises", "plays", "usages", "uses" ], "near synonyms":[ "exertions", "reuses" ], "near antonyms":[ "disuses", "nonuses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "openness":{ "the free expression of one's true feelings and opinions":{ "examples":[ "her openness was refreshing after the tiresome coyness of her friends" ], "synonyms":[ "bluntness", "candidness", "candor", "directness", "forthrightness", "frankness", "honesty", "openheartedness", "outspokenness", "plainness", "plainspokenness", "plumpness", "straightforwardness", "unguardedness", "unreserve", "unreservedness" ], "near synonyms":[ "earnestness", "sincerity", "sobriety", "artlessness", "genuineness", "na\u00efvet\u00e9", "naivete", "naivet\u00e9", "simplicity", "unsophistication", "communicativeness", "freedom", "license", "licence", "uninhibitedness", "unrestrainedness", "unrestraint" ], "near antonyms":[ "circuitousness", "evasiveness", "secretiveness", "inhibition", "reserve", "restraint", "reticence", "shyness", "diplomacy", "tact" ], "antonyms":[ "dissembling", "dissimulation", "indirection" ] }, "the state of being left without shelter or protection against something harmful":{ "examples":[ "doctors are concerned about the population's openness to the new strain of the flu virus" ], "synonyms":[ "exposure", "liability", "vulnerability" ], "near synonyms":[ "predisposition", "susceptibility", "defenselessness", "helplessness", "weakness", "danger", "jeopardy", "peril", "risk" ], "near antonyms":[ "protection", "safeguarding", "sheltering", "shielding" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }