{ "scuffle":{ "a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups":{ "examples":[ "several chairs were knocked over in the scuffle" ], "synonyms":[ "battle", "clash", "combat", "conflict", "contest", "dustup", "fight", "fracas", "fray", "hassle", "scrap", "scrimmage", "scrum", "skirmish", "struggle", "tussle" ], "near synonyms":[ "pitched battle", "rough-and-tumble", "affray", "battle royal", "brawl", "broil", "donnybrook", "free-for-all", "melee", "m\u00eal\u00e9e", "mix-up", "ruckus", "ruction", "blows", "fistfight", "fisticuffs", "grapple", "handgrips", "punch-out", "punch-up", "slugfest", "confrontation", "duel", "face-off", "joust", "altercation", "argle-bargle", "argument", "argy-bargy", "contretemps", "controversy", "cross fire", "disagreement", "dispute", "falling-out", "kickup", "misunderstanding", "quarrel", "row", "spat", "squabble", "tangle", "tiff", "wrangle", "catfight" ], "near antonyms":[ "truce" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move heavily or clumsily":{ "examples":[ "she scuffled along in shoes that were much too large for her" ], "synonyms":[ "barge", "clump", "flog", "flounder", "galumph", "lumber", "lump", "plod", "pound", "scuff", "shamble", "shuffle", "slog", "slough", "stamp", "stomp", "stumble", "stump", "tramp", "tromp", "trudge" ], "near synonyms":[ "drag", "flop", "haul", "blunder", "careen", "dodder", "lurch", "reel", "stagger", "sway", "teeter", "totter", "waddle", "weave", "wobble", "wabble" ], "near antonyms":[ "drift", "float", "hang", "hover", "poise", "waft" ], "antonyms":[ "breeze", "coast", "glide", "slide", "waltz", "whisk" ] }, "to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery":{ "examples":[ "the burglar and the homeowner briefly scuffled together in the dark" ], "synonyms":[ "grapple", "rassle", "tussle", "wrestle" ], "near synonyms":[ "battle", "clash (with)", "combat", "contend", "duel", "fight", "war (against)", "bash", "batter", "beat", "buffet", "hit", "punch", "slug", "strike", "box", "spar", "brawl", "skirmish" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "scull":{ "to move a boat by means of oars":{ "examples":[ "a couple sculled past in a racing shell" ], "synonyms":[ "oar", "paddle", "row" ], "near synonyms":[ "canoe", "kayak", "pole", "punt", "feather", "pull" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in skiff , rowboat":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bateau", "ca\u00efque", "canoe", "catamaran", "coracle", "curragh", "currach", "dhow", "dinghy", "dink", "dory", "dugout", "flatboat", "garvey", "gig", "johnboat", "kayak", "outrigger", "paddleboat", "pinnace", "piragua", "pirogue", "pontoon", "pram", "punt", "raft", "rowboat", "rowing boat", "sampan", "scow", "shallop", "shell", "skiff", "surfboat", "umiak", "wherry", "bottom", "craft", "vessel", "watercraft", "catboat", "ketch", "sailboat", "schooner", "yacht", "cruiser", "inboard", "motorboat", "outboard", "powerboat", "houseboat", "riverboat", "auxiliary", "bumboat", "cutter", "jolly boat", "launch", "lifeboat", "longboat", "tender", "yawl", "barge", "hoy", "keel", "keelboat", "lighter", "narrow boat", "towboat", "tug", "tugboat", "ferry", "ferryboat", "gondola", "taxi", "water taxi" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sculpt":{ "to create a three-dimensional representation of (something) using solid material":{ "examples":[ "the colossal statue was sculpted from a single block of marble" ], "synonyms":[ "carve", "sculpture" ], "near synonyms":[ "chisel", "engrave", "etch", "grave", "incise", "inscribe", "knap", "cast", "form", "model", "mold", "shape" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scummy":{ "arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust":{ "examples":[ "the jury was disgusted by the scummy behavior of the defendant in the courtroom" ], "synonyms":[ "cheap", "contemptible", "cruddy", "deplorable", "despicable", "dirty", "grubby", "lame", "lousy", "mean", "nasty", "paltry", "pitiable", "pitiful", "ratty", "scabby", "scurvy", "sneaking", "sorry", "wretched" ], "near synonyms":[ "abhorrent", "abominable", "condemnable", "detestable", "execrable", "hateful", "loathsome", "odious", "disgusting", "reptilian", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "revulsive", "discreditable", "disgraceful", "dishonorable", "disreputable", "ignominious", "shameful", "base", "ignoble", "low", "shabby", "sordid", "squalid", "vile", "blamable", "censurable", "reprehensible", "reproachable", "cowardly", "craven", "dastardly", "unethical", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous" ], "near antonyms":[ "high-minded", "honest", "honorable", "noble", "principled", "redoubtable", "reputable", "right-minded", "scrupulous", "upright", "ethical", "good", "moral", "right", "righteous", "virtuous" ], "antonyms":[ "admirable", "commendable", "creditable", "laudable", "meritorious", "praiseworthy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "scurril":{ "marked by harsh insulting language":{ "examples":[ "performs a scurrile comedy routine that is guaranteed to rile people" ], "synonyms":[ "abusive", "contumelious", "invective", "opprobrious", "scurrilous", "truculent", "vitriolic", "vituperative", "vituperatory" ], "near synonyms":[ "affronting", "insulting", "offending", "offensive", "outrageous", "outraging", "coarse", "crude", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "foulmouthed", "gross", "indecent", "nasty", "obscene", "potty-mouthed", "vulgar", "contemptuous", "disdainful", "scornful", "defamatory", "libelous", "libellous", "scandalous", "slanderous", "maligning", "traducing", "vilifying", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "spiteful", "immoderate", "intemperate", "unbridled", "unrestrained" ], "near antonyms":[ "moderate", "temperate", "deferential", "respectful", "civil", "courteous", "gracious", "mannerly", "polite", "discreet", "judicious", "tempered", "encomiastic", "laudative", "laudatory", "praiseful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "scurrilous":{ "marked by harsh insulting language":{ "examples":[ "a scurrilous satire on the scandal that enveloped Washington" ], "synonyms":[ "abusive", "contumelious", "invective", "opprobrious", "scurrile", "scurril", "truculent", "vitriolic", "vituperative", "vituperatory" ], "near synonyms":[ "affronting", "insulting", "offending", "offensive", "outrageous", "outraging", "coarse", "crude", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "foulmouthed", "gross", "indecent", "nasty", "obscene", "potty-mouthed", "vulgar", "contemptuous", "disdainful", "scornful", "defamatory", "libelous", "libellous", "scandalous", "slanderous", "maligning", "traducing", "vilifying", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "spiteful", "immoderate", "intemperate", "unbridled", "unrestrained" ], "near antonyms":[ "moderate", "temperate", "deferential", "respectful", "civil", "courteous", "gracious", "mannerly", "polite", "discreet", "judicious", "tempered", "encomiastic", "laudative", "laudatory", "praiseful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "scurry":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "everyone scurried back to work as soon as they had finished their lunch in the cafeteria" ], "synonyms":[ "barrel", "belt", "blast", "blaze", "blow", "bolt", "bomb", "bowl", "breeze", "bundle", "bustle", "buzz", "cannonball", "careen", "career", "chase", "course", "crack (on)", "dash", "drive", "fly", "hare", "hasten", "hie", "highball", "hotfoot (it)", "hump", "hurl", "hurry", "hurtle", "hustle", "jet", "jump", "motor", "nip", "pelt", "race", "ram", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "rustle", "scoot", "scuttle", "shoot", "speed", "step", "tear", "travel", "trot", "whirl", "whisk", "zip", "zoom" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetle", "dart", "flit", "scamper", "scud", "scuffle", "stampede", "streak", "whiz", "whizz", "gallop", "jog", "sprint", "accelerate", "quicken", "step out", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake", "arrow", "beeline" ], "near antonyms":[ "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drag", "hang (around or out)", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "tarry", "amble", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "poke" ] }, "as in flurry , whirl":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bustle", "flurry", "flutter", "scuttle", "stir", "whirl", "haste", "hastiness", "hurry", "hustle", "precipitation", "precipitousness", "rush", "beeline", "dash", "scramble", "stampede", "hotheadedness", "impetuosity", "impetuousness", "impulsiveness", "impulsivity", "rashness", "expedition", "expeditiousness", "fastness", "fleetness", "quickness", "rapidity", "rapidness", "speed", "speediness", "swiftness", "velocity", "celerity", "dispatch", "promptitude", "promptness" ], "near antonyms":[ "deliberateness", "deliberation", "dilatoriness", "lateness", "pokiness", "procrastination", "slowness", "languor", "leisureliness", "lethargy", "sluggishness", "torpor", "dormancy", "inaction", "inactivity", "inertia", "inertness", "quiescence" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "scurvy":{ "arousing or deserving of one's loathing and disgust":{ "antonyms":[ "admirable", "commendable", "creditable", "laudable", "meritorious", "praiseworthy" ], "examples":[ "after winning the lottery, she was beset by a whole scurvy swarm of con artists, ne'er-do-wells, and hangers-on" ], "near antonyms":[ "high-minded", "honest", "honorable", "noble", "principled", "redoubtable", "reputable", "right-minded", "scrupulous", "upright", "ethical", "good", "moral", "right", "righteous", "virtuous" ], "related":[ "abhorrent", "abominable", "condemnable", "detestable", "execrable", "hateful", "loathsome", "odious", "disgusting", "reptilian", "repugnant", "repulsive", "revolting", "revulsive", "discreditable", "disgraceful", "dishonorable", "disreputable", "ignominious", "shameful", "base", "ignoble", "low", "shabby", "sordid", "squalid", "vile", "blamable", "censurable", "reprehensible", "reproachable", "cowardly", "craven", "dastardly", "unethical", "unprincipled", "unscrupulous" ], "synonyms":[ "cheap", "contemptible", "cruddy", "deplorable", "despicable", "dirty", "grubby", "lame", "lousy", "mean", "nasty", "paltry", "pitiable", "pitiful", "ratty", "scabby", "scummy", "sneaking", "sorry", "wretched" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "scuttle":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "mice scuttling across the barn floor to escape the cats" ], "synonyms":[ "barrel", "belt", "blast", "blaze", "blow", "bolt", "bomb", "bowl", "breeze", "bundle", "bustle", "buzz", "cannonball", "careen", "career", "chase", "course", "crack (on)", "dash", "drive", "fly", "hare", "hasten", "hie", "highball", "hotfoot (it)", "hump", "hurl", "hurry", "hurtle", "hustle", "jet", "jump", "motor", "nip", "pelt", "race", "ram", "rip", "rocket", "run", "rush", "rustle", "scoot", "scurry", "shoot", "speed", "step", "tear", "travel", "trot", "whirl", "whisk", "zip", "zoom" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetle", "dart", "flit", "scamper", "scud", "scuffle", "stampede", "streak", "whiz", "whizz", "gallop", "jog", "sprint", "accelerate", "quicken", "step out", "catch up", "fast-forward", "outpace", "outrun", "outstrip", "overtake", "arrow", "beeline" ], "near antonyms":[ "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "drag", "hang (around or out)", "lag", "linger", "loiter", "poke", "tarry", "amble", "lumber", "plod", "saunter", "shuffle", "stroll", "decelerate", "slow (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawl", "creep", "poke" ] }, "as in flurry , scurry":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bustle", "flurry", "flutter", "scurry", "stir", "whirl", "haste", "hastiness", "hurry", "hustle", "precipitation", "precipitousness", "rush", "beeline", "dash", "scramble", "stampede", "hotheadedness", "impetuosity", "impetuousness", "impulsiveness", "impulsivity", "rashness", "expedition", "expeditiousness", "fastness", "fleetness", "quickness", "rapidity", "rapidness", "speed", "speediness", "swiftness", "velocity", "celerity", "dispatch", "promptitude", "promptness" ], "near antonyms":[ "deliberateness", "deliberation", "dilatoriness", "lateness", "pokiness", "procrastination", "slowness", "languor", "leisureliness", "lethargy", "sluggishness", "torpor", "dormancy", "inaction", "inactivity", "inertia", "inertness", "quiescence" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "scuffles":{ "a physical dispute between opposing individuals or groups":{ "examples":[ "several chairs were knocked over in the scuffle" ], "synonyms":[ "battles", "clashes", "combats", "conflicts", "contests", "dustups", "fights", "fracases", "fracas", "frays", "hassles", "scraps", "scrimmages", "scrums", "skirmishes", "struggles", "tussles" ], "related":[ "pitched battles", "rough-and-tumbles", "affrays", "battles royal", "battle royals", "battles royale", "battle royales", "brawls", "broils", "donnybrooks", "free-for-alls", "melees", "m\u00eal\u00e9es", "mix-ups", "ruckuses", "ructions", "blows", "fistfights", "fisticuffs", "grapples", "handgrips", "punch-outs", "punch-ups", "slugfests", "confrontations", "duels", "face-offs", "jousts", "altercations", "argle-bargles", "arguments", "argy-bargies", "contretemps", "controversies", "cross fires", "disagreements", "disputes", "fallings-out", "falling-outs", "kickups", "misunderstandings", "quarrels", "rows", "spats", "squabbles", "tangles", "tiffs", "wrangles", "catfights" ], "near antonyms":[ "truces" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move heavily or clumsily":{ "examples":[ "she scuffled along in shoes that were much too large for her" ], "synonyms":[ "barges", "clumps", "flogs", "flounders", "galumphs", "lumbers", "lumps", "plods", "pounds", "scuffs", "shambles", "shuffles", "slogs", "sloughs", "stamps", "stomps", "stumbles", "stumps", "tramps", "tromps", "trudges" ], "related":[ "drags", "flops", "hauls", "blunders", "careens", "dodders", "lurches", "reels", "staggers", "sways", "teeters", "totters", "waddles", "weaves", "wobbles", "wabbles" ], "near antonyms":[ "drifts", "floats", "hangs", "hovers", "poises", "wafts" ], "antonyms":[ "breezes", "coasts", "glides", "slides", "waltzes", "whisks" ] }, "to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery":{ "examples":[ "the burglar and the homeowner briefly scuffled together in the dark" ], "synonyms":[ "grapples", "rassles", "tussles", "wrestles" ], "related":[ "battles", "clashes (with)", "combats", "contends", "duels", "fights", "wars (against)", "bashes", "batters", "beats", "buffets", "hits", "punches", "slugs", "strikes", "boxes", "spars", "brawls", "skirmishes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sculptures":{ "as in models , carvings":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "carvings", "models", "busts", "figureheads", "dummies", "forms", "manikins", "mannikins", "mannequins", "dollies", "dolls", "hand puppets", "marionettes", "puppets", "figures", "figurines", "statuettes" ], "near antonyms":[ "colossi" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to create a three-dimensional representation of (something) using solid material":{ "examples":[ "the artist used a hammer and chisel to sculpture the horse out of ice" ], "synonyms":[ "carves", "sculpts" ], "near synonyms":[ "chisels", "engraves", "etches", "graves", "incises", "inscribes", "knaps", "casts", "forms", "models", "molds", "shapes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "scud":{ "a sudden brief rush of wind":{ "examples":[ "a cold scud sent leaves skittering down from the trees" ], "synonyms":[ "blast", "blow", "flurry", "gust", "williwaw", "windblast" ], "near synonyms":[ "breeze", "zephyr", "current", "draft", "air", "breath", "waft", "puff", "whiff", "bluster", "gale", "hurricane", "squall", "tempest", "tornado", "windstorm", "northeaster", "norther", "northerly", "northwester", "southeaster", "southwester", "westerly" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in scurry , skitter":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "scamper", "scurry", "scuttle", "skip", "skitter", "dance", "dart", "flick", "flicker", "flirt", "flit", "flitter", "flutter", "zip", "dash", "fly", "sail", "shoot", "speed", "sprint", "zing", "zoom", "meander", "ramble", "roam", "wander" ], "near antonyms":[ "float", "hang", "hover" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "scuffs (up)":{ "as in ruffles , roughs (up)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "roughens", "roughs (up)", "ruffles" ], "near antonyms":[ "buffs", "burnishes", "dresses", "furbishes", "glosses", "grinds", "polishes", "rubs", "shines", "smoothens", "smooths", "smoothes", "sleeks", "slicks", "coats", "glazes", "japans", "lacquers", "varnishes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scumbags":{ "a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{ "examples":[ "don't romanticize that con artist, as she's nothing more than a scumbag who cheats the most vulnerable" ], "synonyms":[ "bastards", "beasts", "bleeders", "blighters", "boors", "bounders", "buggers", "buzzards", "cads", "chuffs", "churls", "clowns", "creeps", "cretins", "cruds", "crumbs", "curs", "dirtbags", "dogs", "finks", "heels", "hounds", "jerks", "jokers", "louses", "louts", "pills", "rat finks", "rats", "reptiles", "rotters", "schmucks", "scums", "scuzzballs", "skunks", "skunk", "sleazebags", "sleazeballs", "sleazes", "slimeballs", "slimes", "slobs", "snakes", "so-and-sos", "so-and-so's", "sods", "stinkards", "stinkers", "swine", "toads", "varmints", "vermin" ], "near synonyms":[ "barbarians", "brutes", "cavemen", "Neanderthals", "savages", "loudmouths", "vulgarians", "lowlifes", "lowlives", "miscreants", "rascals", "rogues", "roughnecks", "scabs", "scamps", "scoundrels", "villains", "wretches", "boobies", "doofuses", "dufuses", "fools", "jackasses", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "nits", "nitwits", "nuts", "schmoes", "airheads", "birdbrains", "blockheads", "dinks", "dolts", "dopes", "dorks", "goons", "half-wits", "idiots", "imbeciles", "morons", "turkeys", "brats", "insolents", "nuisances", "pests", "snips", "snobs", "snoots", "snots", "dweebs", "nerds" ], "near antonyms":[ "heroes", "heroines", "idols", "role models", "gentlemen", "ladies", "angels", "saints" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scuff (up)":{ "as in ruffle , rough (up)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "rough (up)", "roughen", "ruffle" ], "near antonyms":[ "buff", "burnish", "dress", "furbish", "gloss", "grind", "polish", "rub", "shine", "smooth", "smoothen", "sleek", "slick", "coat", "glaze", "japan", "lacquer", "varnish" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scurried":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "everyone scurried back to work as soon as they had finished their lunch in the cafeteria" ], "synonyms":[ "barreled", "barrelled", "belted", "blasted", "blazed", "blew", "bolted", "bombed", "bowled", "breezed", "bundled", "bustled", "buzzed", "cannonballed", "careened", "careered", "chased", "coursed", "cracked (on)", "dashed", "drove", "flew", "hared", "hastened", "hied", "highballed", "hotfooted (it)", "humped", "hurled", "hurried", "hurtled", "hustled", "jetted", "jumped", "motored", "nipped", "pelted", "raced", "rammed", "ran", "run", "ripped", "rocketed", "rushed", "rustled", "scooted", "scuttled", "shot", "sped", "speeded", "stepped", "tore", "traveled", "travelled", "trotted", "whirled", "whisked", "zipped", "zoomed" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetled", "darted", "flitted", "scampered", "scudded", "scuffled", "stampeded", "streaked", "whizzed", "galloped", "jogged", "sprinted", "accelerated", "quickened", "stepped out", "caught up", "fast-forwarded", "outpaced", "outran", "outstripped", "overtook", "arrowed", "beelined" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallied", "dawdled", "dillydallied", "dragged", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "lagged", "lingered", "loitered", "poked", "tarried", "ambled", "lumbered", "plodded", "sauntered", "shuffled", "strolled", "decelerated", "slowed (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawled", "crept", "poked" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scuttling":{ "as in wreckage , sinking":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "shipwreck", "shipwrecking", "wreck", "wreckage", "wrecking", "beaching", "grounding", "stranding", "foundering", "sinking" ], "near antonyms":[ "recovery", "salvage", "salvaging" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "mice scuttling across the barn floor to escape the cats" ], "synonyms":[ "barreling", "barrelling", "belting", "blasting", "blazing", "blowing", "bolting", "bombing", "bowling", "breezing", "bundling", "bustling", "buzzing", "cannonballing", "careening", "careering", "chasing", "coursing", "cracking (on)", "dashing", "driving", "flying", "haring", "hastening", "highballing", "hotfooting (it)", "humping", "hurling", "hurrying", "hurtling", "hustling", "hying", "hieing", "jetting", "jumping", "motoring", "nipping", "pelting", "racing", "ramming", "ripping", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "rustling", "scooting", "scurrying", "shooting", "speeding", "stepping", "tearing", "traveling", "travelling", "trotting", "whirling", "whisking", "zipping", "zooming" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetling", "darting", "flitting", "scampering", "scudding", "scuffling", "stampeding", "streaking", "whizzing", "galloping", "jogging", "sprinting", "accelerating", "quickening", "stepping out", "catching up", "fast-forwarding", "outpacing", "outrunning", "outstripping", "overtaking", "arrowing", "beelining" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "hanging (around or out)", "lagging", "lingering", "loitering", "poking", "tarrying", "ambling", "lumbering", "plodding", "sauntering", "shuffling", "strolling", "decelerating", "slowing (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "poking" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "scumbag":{ "a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{ "examples":[ "don't romanticize that con artist, as she's nothing more than a scumbag who cheats the most vulnerable" ], "synonyms":[ "bastard", "beast", "bleeder", "blighter", "boor", "bounder", "bugger", "buzzard", "cad", "chuff", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cretin", "crud", "crumb", "cur", "dirtbag", "dog", "fink", "heel", "hound", "jerk", "joker", "louse", "lout", "pill", "rat", "rat fink", "reptile", "rotter", "schmuck", "scum", "scuzzball", "skunk", "sleaze", "sleazebag", "sleazeball", "slime", "slimeball", "slob", "snake", "so-and-so", "sod", "stinkard", "stinker", "swine", "toad", "varmint", "vermin" ], "near synonyms":[ "barbarian", "brute", "caveman", "Neanderthal", "savage", "loudmouth", "vulgarian", "lowlife", "miscreant", "rascal", "rogue", "roughneck", "scab", "scamp", "scoundrel", "villain", "wretch", "booby", "doofus", "fool", "jackass", "nincompoop", "ninny", "nit", "nitwit", "nut", "schmo", "schmoe", "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "dink", "dolt", "dope", "dork", "goon", "half-wit", "idiot", "imbecile", "moron", "turkey", "brat", "insolent", "nuisance", "pest", "snip", "snob", "snoot", "snot", "dweeb", "nerd" ], "near antonyms":[ "hero", "heroine", "idol", "role model", "gentleman", "lady", "angel", "saint" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scuffled":{ "to move heavily or clumsily":{ "examples":[ "she scuffled along in shoes that were much too large for her" ], "synonyms":[ "barged", "clumped", "flogged", "floundered", "galumphed", "lumbered", "lumped", "plodded", "pounded", "scuffed", "shambled", "shuffled", "slogged", "sloughed", "stamped", "stomped", "stumbled", "stumped", "tramped", "tromped", "trudged" ], "near synonyms":[ "dragged", "flopped", "hauled", "blundered", "careened", "doddered", "lurched", "reeled", "staggered", "swayed", "teetered", "tottered", "waddled", "weaved", "wobbled", "wabbled" ], "near antonyms":[ "drifted", "floated", "hovered", "hung", "hanged", "poised", "wafted" ], "antonyms":[ "breezed", "coasted", "glided", "slid", "waltzed", "whisked" ] }, "to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery":{ "examples":[ "the burglar and the homeowner briefly scuffled together in the dark" ], "synonyms":[ "grappled", "rassled", "tussled", "wrestled" ], "near synonyms":[ "battled", "clashed (with)", "combated", "combatted", "contended", "dueled", "duelled", "fought", "warred (against)", "bashed", "battered", "beat", "buffeted", "hit", "punched", "slugged", "struck", "boxed", "sparred", "brawled", "skirmished" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scum":{ "people looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class":{ "examples":[ "claimed that only scum lived in that part of town" ], "synonyms":[ "proletariat", "rabble", "rabblement", "ragtag and bobtail", "riffraff", "rout", "tag, rag, and bobtail", "tagrag and bobtail", "trash", "unwashed" ], "near synonyms":[ "dregs", "commoners", "commons", "herd", "hoi polloi", "masses", "millions", "mob", "multitude", "people", "plebeians", "populace", "public", "rank and file", "bourgeoisie", "middle class", "working class" ], "near antonyms":[ "elect", "establishment", "gentlefolk", "gentlefolks", "nobility", "peerage" ], "antonyms":[ "A-list", "aristocracy", "elite", "gentry", "quality", "society", "upper class", "upper crust" ] }, "a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{ "examples":[ "ignore the heckler\u2014he's complete scum" ], "synonyms":[ "bastard", "beast", "bleeder", "blighter", "boor", "bounder", "bugger", "buzzard", "cad", "chuff", "churl", "clown", "creep", "cretin", "crud", "crumb", "cur", "dirtbag", "dog", "fink", "heel", "hound", "jerk", "joker", "louse", "lout", "pill", "rat", "rat fink", "reptile", "rotter", "schmuck", "scumbag", "scuzzball", "skunk", "sleaze", "sleazebag", "sleazeball", "slime", "slimeball", "slob", "snake", "so-and-so", "sod", "stinkard", "stinker", "swine", "toad", "varmint", "vermin" ], "near synonyms":[ "barbarian", "brute", "caveman", "Neanderthal", "savage", "loudmouth", "vulgarian", "lowlife", "miscreant", "rascal", "rogue", "roughneck", "scab", "scamp", "scoundrel", "villain", "wretch", "booby", "doofus", "fool", "jackass", "nincompoop", "ninny", "nit", "nitwit", "nut", "schmo", "schmoe", "airhead", "birdbrain", "blockhead", "dink", "dolt", "dope", "dork", "goon", "half-wit", "idiot", "imbecile", "moron", "turkey", "brat", "insolent", "nuisance", "pest", "snip", "snob", "snoot", "snot", "dweeb", "nerd" ], "near antonyms":[ "hero", "heroine", "idol", "role model", "gentleman", "lady", "angel", "saint" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sculpturing":{ "to create a three-dimensional representation of (something) using solid material":{ "examples":[ "the artist used a hammer and chisel to sculpture the horse out of ice" ], "synonyms":[ "carving", "sculpting" ], "near synonyms":[ "chiseling", "chiselling", "engraving", "etching", "graving", "incising", "inscribing", "knapping", "casting", "forming", "modeling", "modelling", "molding", "shaping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scurrilities":{ "harsh insulting language":{ "examples":[ "a discussion on some hot-button social issues in which any pretense to civility quickly gave way to intransigence and scurrility" ], "synonyms":[ "abuses", "billingsgates", "fulminations", "invectives", "obloquies", "vitriols", "vituperations" ], "near synonyms":[ "blackguardisms", "blasphemies", "curses", "execrations", "imprecations", "maledictions", "profanities", "epithets", "insults", "put-downs", "slurs", "expletives", "swearwords", "aspersions", "belittlements", "disparagements", "revilements", "vilifications", "castigations", "chastisements", "criticisms", "excoriations", "opprobriums", "rebukes", "reprimands", "reproofs", "broadsides", "diatribes", "harangues", "polemics", "tirades" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "applauses", "commendations", "praises", "compliments", "congratulations", "endearments", "felicitations", "adulations", "blarneys", "flatteries", "overpraises", "soft soaps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scullion":{ "as in servant , maidservant":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "attendant", "handmaiden", "handmaid", "maid", "maidservant", "servant", "adjunct", "adjutant", "aid", "aide", "apprentice", "assistant", "coadjutor", "deputy", "helper", "helpmate", "helpmeet", "lieutenant", "mate", "sidekick", "auxiliary", "legman", "subordinate", "underling", "employee", "employe", "hand", "help", "hireling", "laborer", "swamper", "worker", "gal Friday", "girl Friday", "man Friday", "right hand", "aide-de-camp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sculls":{ "to move a boat by means of oars":{ "examples":[ "a couple sculled past in a racing shell" ], "synonyms":[ "oars", "paddles", "rows" ], "near synonyms":[ "canoes", "kayaks", "poles", "punts", "feathers", "pulls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in skiffs , rowboats":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bateaux", "batteaux", "ca\u00efques", "canoes", "catamarans", "coracles", "curraghs", "currachs", "dhows", "dinghies", "dinks", "dories", "dugouts", "flatboats", "garveys", "gigs", "johnboats", "kayaks", "outriggers", "paddleboats", "pinnaces", "piraguas", "pirogues", "pontoons", "prams", "punts", "rafts", "rowboats", "rowing boats", "sampans", "scows", "shallops", "shells", "skiffs", "surfboats", "umiaks", "wherries", "bottoms", "crafts", "vessels", "watercrafts", "catboats", "ketches", "sailboats", "schooners", "yachts", "cruisers", "inboards", "motorboats", "outboards", "powerboats", "houseboats", "riverboats", "auxiliaries", "bumboats", "cutters", "jolly boats", "launches", "lifeboats", "longboats", "tender", "yawls", "barges", "hoys", "keelboats", "keels", "lighters", "narrow boats", "towboats", "tugboats", "tugs", "ferries", "ferryboats", "gondolas", "taxis", "taxies", "water taxis" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "scurrile":{ "marked by harsh insulting language":{ "examples":[ "performs a scurrile comedy routine that is guaranteed to rile people" ], "synonyms":[ "abusive", "contumelious", "invective", "opprobrious", "scurrilous", "truculent", "vitriolic", "vituperative", "vituperatory" ], "near synonyms":[ "affronting", "insulting", "offending", "offensive", "outrageous", "outraging", "coarse", "crude", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "foulmouthed", "gross", "indecent", "nasty", "obscene", "potty-mouthed", "vulgar", "contemptuous", "disdainful", "scornful", "defamatory", "libelous", "libellous", "scandalous", "slanderous", "maligning", "traducing", "vilifying", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "spiteful", "immoderate", "intemperate", "unbridled", "unrestrained" ], "near antonyms":[ "moderate", "temperate", "deferential", "respectful", "civil", "courteous", "gracious", "mannerly", "polite", "discreet", "judicious", "tempered", "encomiastic", "laudative", "laudatory", "praiseful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "scuffs":{ "to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface":{ "examples":[ "scuffed up her shoes by rubbing her feet under the rung of the chair" ], "synonyms":[ "abrades", "grazes", "scrapes", "scratches" ], "near synonyms":[ "barks", "skins", "chafes", "frets", "galls", "claws", "cuts", "lacerates", "bruises", "contuses" ], "near antonyms":[ "polishes", "smooths", "smoothes", "softens", "waxes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move heavily or clumsily":{ "examples":[ "the miners scuffed past in heavy boots" ], "synonyms":[ "barges", "clumps", "flogs", "flounders", "galumphs", "lumbers", "lumps", "plods", "pounds", "scuffles", "shambles", "shuffles", "slogs", "sloughs", "stamps", "stomps", "stumbles", "stumps", "tramps", "tromps", "trudges" ], "near synonyms":[ "drags", "flops", "hauls", "blunders", "careens", "dodders", "lurches", "reels", "staggers", "sways", "teeters", "totters", "waddles", "weaves", "wobbles", "wabbles" ], "near antonyms":[ "drifts", "floats", "hangs", "hovers", "poises", "wafts" ], "antonyms":[ "breezes", "coasts", "glides", "slides", "waltzes", "whisks" ] }, "as in scratches , scrapes":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "creaks", "grinds", "jars", "rasps", "scrapes", "scratches", "blasts", "bleats", "brays", "screeches", "clangors", "clangs", "clanks", "clashes", "jangles", "croaks", "gargles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "scullions":{ "as in servants , maidservants":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "attendants", "handmaidens", "handmaids", "maids", "maidservants", "servants", "adjuncts", "adjutants", "aides", "aids", "apprentices", "assistants", "coadjutors", "deputies", "helpers", "helpmates", "helpmeets", "lieutenants", "mates", "sidekicks", "auxiliaries", "legmen", "subordinates", "underlings", "employees", "employes", "hands", "help", "hirelings", "laborers", "swampers", "workers", "gal Fridays", "girl Fridays", "man Fridays", "right hands", "aides-de-camp" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sculpted":{ "as in powerful , hulking":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hefty", "hulking", "muscle-bound", "powerful", "brawny", "muscular", "rugged", "sinewy", "stalwart", "stout", "strong", "beefy", "burly", "husky", "strapping", "healthy", "hearty", "robust", "sound", "well-conditioned", "forceful", "forcible", "mighty", "potent", "powerful", "puissant", "able-bodied", "athletic", "fit", "trim", "balletic", "coordinated", "acrobatic", "flexible", "limber", "loose-jointed", "pliable", "pliant", "supple", "adroit", "deft", "dexterous", "dextrous", "light-fingered", "agile", "featly", "feline", "gracile", "light", "light-footed", "light-foot", "lightsome", "lissome", "lissom", "lithe", "lithesome", "nimble", "spry" ], "near antonyms":[ "unathletic", "unfit", "unhealthy", "delicate", "feeble", "frail", "weak", "weakling", "wimpy", "awkward", "clumsy", "gawky", "graceless", "klutzy", "lumbering", "uncoordinated", "ungainly", "ungraceful", "debilitated", "delicate", "effete", "enfeebled", "feeble", "fragile", "frail", "weakened", "weakly", "challenged", "disabled", "incapacitated", "paralyzed", "impotent", "powerless", "puny", "slight", "small", "emaciated", "gaunt", "lank", "rawboned", "scraggy", "spare" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to create a three-dimensional representation of (something) using solid material":{ "examples":[ "the colossal statue was sculpted from a single block of marble" ], "synonyms":[ "carved", "sculptured" ], "near synonyms":[ "chiseled", "chiselled", "engraved", "etched", "graved", "incised", "inscribed", "knapped", "cast", "formed", "modeled", "modelled", "molded", "shaped" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "sculler":{ "a person who drives a boat forward by means of oars":{ "examples":[ "scullers tend to have well-developed arm muscles" ], "synonyms":[ "oar", "oarsman", "rower" ], "near synonyms":[ "bowman", "oarswoman", "coxswain", "crewman", "puller", "gob", "hearty", "jack", "jack-tar", "mariner", "navigator", "sailor", "salt", "sea dog", "seafarer", "seaman", "shipman", "swab", "tar", "kayaker" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scunnered":{ "subjected to and reacting with irritation":{ "examples":[ "my mates are fair scunnered with me" ], "synonyms":[ "aggravated", "annoyed", "bothered", "exasperated", "galled", "irked", "irritated", "narked", "peeved", "put out", "teed off", "vexed" ], "near synonyms":[ "displeased", "distressed", "disturbed", "perturbed", "troubled", "upset", "angered", "angry", "indignant", "inflamed", "enflamed", "infuriated", "irate", "ireful", "mad", "outraged", "rankled", "riled", "roiled", "shirty", "sore", "steaming", "bristly", "cross", "disapproving", "huffy", "piqued", "resentful", "bearish", "bilious", "cantankerous", "choleric", "churlish", "crabby", "cranky", "dyspeptic", "fretful", "fussy", "grouchy", "grumpy", "ill-humored", "irascible", "irritable", "peevish", "petulant", "snappish", "snuffy", "testy", "touchy", "badgered", "bedeviled", "frustrated", "haggled", "harassed", "harried", "hassled", "inconvenienced", "persecuted", "pestered", "pinpricked", "plagued", "provoked", "tested", "tormented", "tortured", "tried" ], "near antonyms":[ "delighted", "pleased", "content", "happy", "satisfied", "calm", "pacific", "peaceable", "placid", "serene", "tranquil" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sculpting":{ "to create a three-dimensional representation of (something) using solid material":{ "examples":[ "the colossal statue was sculpted from a single block of marble" ], "synonyms":[ "carving", "sculpturing" ], "near synonyms":[ "chiseling", "chiselling", "engraving", "etching", "graving", "incising", "inscribing", "knapping", "casting", "forming", "modeling", "modelling", "molding", "shaping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scunner":{ "as in hate , dislike":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aversion", "dislike", "distaste", "hate", "calm", "detachment", "dispassion", "indifference", "impartiality", "neutrality", "objectivity", "open-mindedness", "unbiasedness" ], "near antonyms":[ "bias", "favor", "nonobjectivity", "one-sidedness", "partiality", "parti pris", "partisanship", "ply", "prejudice", "tendentiousness", "chauvinism", "cronyism", "favoritism", "nepotism", "self-opinionatedness", "self-partiality" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scurrility":{ "harsh insulting language":{ "examples":[ "a discussion on some hot-button social issues in which any pretense to civility quickly gave way to intransigence and scurrility" ], "synonyms":[ "abuse", "billingsgate", "fulmination", "invective", "obloquy", "vitriol", "vituperation" ], "near synonyms":[ "blackguardism", "blasphemy", "curse", "execration", "imprecation", "malediction", "profanity", "epithet", "insult", "put-down", "slur", "expletive", "swearword", "aspersion", "bad-mouthing", "belittlement", "disparagement", "revilement", "vilification", "castigation", "chastisement", "criticism", "excoriation", "opprobrium", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproof", "broadside", "diatribe", "harangue", "polemic", "tirade" ], "near antonyms":[ "acclaim", "applause", "commendation", "praise", "compliments", "congratulations", "endearments", "felicitations", "adulation", "blarney", "flattery", "overpraise", "soft soap" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sculled":{ "to move a boat by means of oars":{ "examples":[ "a couple sculled past in a racing shell" ], "synonyms":[ "oared", "paddled", "rowed" ], "near synonyms":[ "canoed", "kayaked", "poled", "punted", "feathered", "pulled" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scuttlebutt":{ "information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy":{ "examples":[ "according to scuttlebutt in the financial markets, the company will be downsizing soon" ], "synonyms":[ "buzz", "dish", "gossip", "hearsay", "noise", "report", "rumor", "talk", "tattle", "word" ], "near synonyms":[ "tale", "whisper", "whispering", "hint", "intimation", "rumbling", "disinformation", "propaganda", "urban legend", "urban myth", "dirt", "scandal" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scurrilousness":{ "as in corruption , perversion":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "corruption", "debauchery", "degeneracy", "depravity", "indecency", "malefaction", "perversion", "pervertedness", "scurrility", "cancer", "canker", "decay", "rot", "squalor", "abomination", "anathema", "taboo", "tabu", "devilry", "deviltry", "fiendishness", "atrociousness", "atrocity", "badness", "balefulness", "darkness", "depravedness", "devilishness", "diabolism", "enormity", "evilness", "heinousness", "iniquitousness", "satanism", "sinfulness", "vileness", "wickedness", "bad", "evil", "evildoing", "ill", "immorality", "iniquity", "sin", "villainy", "wrong" ], "near antonyms":[ "good", "morality", "right", "virtue", "decency", "goodness", "honesty", "integrity", "probity", "rectitude", "uprightness", "goodness", "righteousness", "virtuousness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sculpture":{ "as in model , carving":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "carving", "model", "bust", "figurehead", "dummy", "form", "manikin", "mannikin", "mannequin", "doll", "dolly", "hand puppet", "marionette", "puppet", "figure", "figurine", "statuette" ], "near antonyms":[ "colossus" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to create a three-dimensional representation of (something) using solid material":{ "examples":[ "the artist used a hammer and chisel to sculpture the horse out of ice" ], "synonyms":[ "carve", "sculpt" ], "near synonyms":[ "chisel", "engrave", "etch", "grave", "incise", "inscribe", "knap", "cast", "form", "model", "mold", "shape" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "scuff":{ "to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface":{ "examples":[ "scuffed up her shoes by rubbing her feet under the rung of the chair" ], "synonyms":[ "abrade", "graze", "scrape", "scratch" ], "near synonyms":[ "bark", "skin", "chafe", "fret", "gall", "claw", "cut", "lacerate", "bruise", "contuse" ], "near antonyms":[ "polish", "smooth", "soften", "wax" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move heavily or clumsily":{ "examples":[ "the miners scuffed past in heavy boots" ], "synonyms":[ "barge", "clump", "flog", "flounder", "galumph", "lumber", "lump", "plod", "pound", "scuffle", "shamble", "shuffle", "slog", "slough", "stamp", "stomp", "stumble", "stump", "tramp", "tromp", "trudge" ], "near synonyms":[ "drag", "flop", "haul", "blunder", "careen", "dodder", "lurch", "reel", "stagger", "sway", "teeter", "totter", "waddle", "weave", "wobble", "wabble" ], "near antonyms":[ "drift", "float", "hang", "hover", "poise", "waft" ], "antonyms":[ "breeze", "coast", "glide", "slide", "waltz", "whisk" ] }, "as in scratch , scrape":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "creak", "grind", "jar", "rasp", "scrape", "scratch", "blast", "bleat", "bray", "screech", "clang", "clangor", "clank", "clash", "jangle", "croak", "gargle" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "scuzzy":{ "severely lacking in cleanliness":{ "examples":[ "My friend thinks that scuzzy dive bar has \"character,\" but the smell alone is enough to keep me far away from that place." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "raunchy", "shabby", "skanky", "sleazy", "squalid", "insanitary", "uncleaned", "unsanitary", "unsterile", "unsterilized", "unwashed", "bedraggled", "befouled", "begrimed", "bemired", "besmirched", "black", "blackened", "cruddy", "dingy", "dirty", "draggled", "dusty", "filthy", "foul", "grimy", "grotty", "grubby", "grungy", "mucky", "muddy", "nasty", "smudged", "smutty", "soiled", "sordid", "stained", "sullied", "unclean", "uncleanly", "greasy", "gunky", "contaminated", "defiled", "germy", "impure", "polluted", "tainted", "littered", "messed", "messy", "sloppy", "slovenly", "unkempt", "untidy", "collied", "fuliginous", "sooty" ], "near antonyms":[ "clean", "cleanly", "immaculate", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "stainless", "ultraclean", "unsoiled", "unstained", "unsullied", "cleaned", "cleansed", "groomed", "neat", "tidy", "bleached", "purified", "whitened", "bright", "flawless", "perfect", "shiny", "sparkling", "unspotted", "untouched", "taintless", "unblemished", "undefiled", "unpolluted", "untainted", "virgin", "wholesome" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "scuffing":{ "to damage by rubbing against a sharp or rough surface":{ "examples":[ "scuffed up her shoes by rubbing her feet under the rung of the chair" ], "synonyms":[ "abrading", "grazing", "scraping", "scratching" ], "near synonyms":[ "barking", "skinning", "chafing", "fretting", "galling", "clawing", "cutting", "lacerating", "bruising", "contusing" ], "near antonyms":[ "polishing", "smoothing", "softening", "waxing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move heavily or clumsily":{ "examples":[ "the miners scuffed past in heavy boots" ], "synonyms":[ "barging", "clumping", "flogging", "floundering", "galumphing", "lumbering", "lumping", "plodding", "pounding", "scuffling", "shambling", "shuffling", "slogging", "sloughing", "stamping", "stomping", "stumbling", "stumping", "tramping", "tromping", "trudging" ], "near synonyms":[ "dragging", "flopping", "hauling", "blundering", "careening", "doddering", "lurching", "reeling", "staggering", "swaying", "teetering", "tottering", "waddling", "weaving", "wobbling", "wabbling" ], "near antonyms":[ "drifting", "floating", "hanging", "hovering", "poising", "wafting" ], "antonyms":[ "breezing", "coasting", "gliding", "sliding", "waltzing", "whisking" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scuffling":{ "to move heavily or clumsily":{ "examples":[ "she scuffled along in shoes that were much too large for her" ], "synonyms":[ "barging", "clumping", "flogging", "floundering", "galumphing", "lumbering", "lumping", "plodding", "pounding", "scuffing", "shambling", "shuffling", "slogging", "sloughing", "stamping", "stomping", "stumbling", "stumping", "tramping", "tromping", "trudging" ], "near synonyms":[ "dragging", "flopping", "hauling", "blundering", "careening", "doddering", "lurching", "reeling", "staggering", "swaying", "teetering", "tottering", "waddling", "weaving", "wobbling", "wabbling" ], "near antonyms":[ "drifting", "floating", "hanging", "hovering", "poising", "wafting" ], "antonyms":[ "breezing", "coasting", "gliding", "sliding", "waltzing", "whisking" ] }, "to seize and attempt to unbalance one another for the purpose of achieving physical mastery":{ "examples":[ "the burglar and the homeowner briefly scuffled together in the dark" ], "synonyms":[ "grappling", "rassling", "tussling", "wrestling" ], "near synonyms":[ "battling", "clashing (with)", "combating", "combatting", "contending", "dueling", "duelling", "fighting", "warring (against)", "bashing", "battering", "beating", "buffeting", "hitting", "punching", "slugging", "striking", "boxing", "sparring", "brawling", "skirmishing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scuzzballs":{ "a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{ "examples":[ "as you might expect, the owner of that sweatshop is a total scuzzball" ], "synonyms":[ "bastards", "beasts", "bleeders", "blighters", "boors", "bounders", "buggers", "buzzards", "cads", "chuffs", "churls", "clowns", "creeps", "cretins", "cruds", "crumbs", "curs", "dirtbags", "dogs", "finks", "heels", "hounds", "jerks", "jokers", "louses", "louts", "pills", "rat finks", "rats", "reptiles", "rotters", "schmucks", "scumbags", "scums", "skunks", "skunk", "sleazebags", "sleazeballs", "sleazes", "slimeballs", "slimes", "slobs", "snakes", "so-and-sos", "so-and-so's", "sods", "stinkards", "stinkers", "swine", "toads", "varmints", "vermin" ], "near synonyms":[ "barbarians", "brutes", "cavemen", "Neanderthals", "savages", "loudmouths", "vulgarians", "lowlifes", "lowlives", "miscreants", "rascals", "rogues", "roughnecks", "scabs", "scamps", "scoundrels", "villains", "wretches", "boobies", "doofuses", "dufuses", "fools", "jackasses", "nincompoops", "ninnies", "nits", "nitwits", "nuts", "schmoes", "airheads", "birdbrains", "blockheads", "dinks", "dolts", "dopes", "dorks", "goons", "half-wits", "idiots", "imbeciles", "morons", "turkeys", "brats", "insolents", "nuisances", "pests", "snips", "snobs", "snoots", "snots", "dweebs", "nerds" ], "near antonyms":[ "heroes", "heroines", "idols", "role models", "gentlemen", "ladies", "angels", "saints" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scuttled":{ "to proceed or move quickly":{ "examples":[ "mice scuttling across the barn floor to escape the cats" ], "synonyms":[ "barreled", "barrelled", "belted", "blasted", "blazed", "blew", "bolted", "bombed", "bowled", "breezed", "bundled", "bustled", "buzzed", "cannonballed", "careened", "careered", "chased", "coursed", "cracked (on)", "dashed", "drove", "flew", "hared", "hastened", "hied", "highballed", "hotfooted (it)", "humped", "hurled", "hurried", "hurtled", "hustled", "jetted", "jumped", "motored", "nipped", "pelted", "raced", "rammed", "ran", "run", "ripped", "rocketed", "rushed", "rustled", "scooted", "scurried", "shot", "sped", "speeded", "stepped", "tore", "traveled", "travelled", "trotted", "whirled", "whisked", "zipped", "zoomed" ], "near synonyms":[ "beetled", "darted", "flitted", "scampered", "scudded", "scuffled", "stampeded", "streaked", "whizzed", "galloped", "jogged", "sprinted", "accelerated", "quickened", "stepped out", "caught up", "fast-forwarded", "outpaced", "outran", "outstripped", "overtook", "arrowed", "beelined" ], "near antonyms":[ "dallied", "dawdled", "dillydallied", "dragged", "hung (around or out)", "hanged (around or out)", "lagged", "lingered", "loitered", "poked", "tarried", "ambled", "lumbered", "plodded", "sauntered", "shuffled", "strolled", "decelerated", "slowed (down or up)" ], "antonyms":[ "crawled", "crept", "poked" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "scullers":{ "a person who drives a boat forward by means of oars":{ "examples":[ "scullers tend to have well-developed arm muscles" ], "synonyms":[ "oars", "oarsmen", "rowers" ], "near synonyms":[ "bowmen", "oarswomen", "coxswains", "crewmen", "pullers", "gobs", "hearties", "jacks", "jack-tars", "mariners", "navigators", "sailors", "salts", "sea dogs", "seafarers", "seamen", "shipmen", "swabs", "tars", "kayakers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "scudding":{ "as in warp-speed , fast":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "barreling", "bolting", "breakneck", "breathless", "brisk", "careering", "dizzy", "fast", "fleet", "flying", "hasty", "hurrying", "lightning", "meteoric", "quick", "racing", "rapid", "rocketing", "running", "rushing", "scooting", "scurrying", "snappy", "speeding", "speedy", "swift", "warp-speed", "whirling", "whirlwind", "whisking", "zipping", "expeditious", "prompt", "ready", "accelerated", "hastened", "quickened", "hurried", "rushed" ], "near antonyms":[ "crawling", "creeping", "dallying", "dawdling", "dilatory", "dillydallying", "dragging", "laggard", "lagging", "languid", "leisurely", "poking", "poky", "pokey", "slow", "sluggish", "snaillike", "snail-paced", "tardy", "unhurried", "deliberate", "measured", "inactive", "inert", "lethargic", "loafing", "lounging" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in scurrying , skittering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "scampering", "scurrying", "scuttling", "skipping", "skittering", "dancing", "darting", "flickering", "flicking", "flirting", "flittering", "flitting", "fluttering", "zipping", "dashing", "flying", "sailing", "shooting", "speeding", "sprinting", "zinging", "zooming", "meandering", "rambling", "roaming", "wandering" ], "near antonyms":[ "floating", "hanging", "hovering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] } }