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"juicy", "racy", "suggestive", "dramatic", "histrionic", "melodramatic", "theatrical", "theatric", "coarse", "vulgar", "gory", "shocking" ], "synonyms":[ "catchpenny", "gee-whiz", "lurid", "screaming", "sensationalist", "sensationalistic" ] }, "of or relating to physical sensation or the senses":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "sensational hallucinations" ], "near antonyms":[ "extrasensory", "intuitional" ], "related":[ "afferent", "receptive", "sensate", "sensual" ], "synonyms":[ "sensitive", "sensorial", "sensory", "sensuous" ] }, "of the very best kind":{ "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "awful", "execrable", "lousy", "pathetic", "poor", "rotten", "terrible", "vile", "wretched" ], "examples":[ "this ice cream is sensational" ], "near antonyms":[ "bad", "inferior", "low-grade", "substandard", "unsatisfactory", "mediocre", "middling", "second-class", "second-rate" ], "related":[ "acceptable", "adequate", "all right", "decent", "good", "OK", "okay", "passable", "satisfactory", "tolerable", "better", "exceptional", "fancy", "high-grade", "high-test", "premium", "select", "special", "superfine", "classical", "standard", "traditional" ], "synonyms":[ "A-OK", "A1", "awesome", "bang-up", "banner", "beautiful", "blue-chip", "blue-ribbon", "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", "four-star", "frontline", "gangbusters", "gangbuster", "gilt-edged", "gilt-edge", "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", "slick", "splendid", "stellar", "sterling", "superb", "superior", "superlative", "supernal", "swell", "terrific", "tip-top", "top", "top-notch", "top-of-the-line", "top-shelf", "topflight", "topping", "unsurpassed", "wizard", "wonderful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "senselessness":{ "lack of good sense or judgment":{ "examples":[ "who had the senselessness to mix these dangerous chemicals together?" ], "synonyms":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "balminess", "brainlessness", "craziness", "daftness", "dippiness", "dottiness", "fatuity", "fatuousness", "folly", "foolishness", "imbecility", "inanity", "insanity", "lunacy", "madness", "nonsensicalness", "nuttiness", "preposterousness", "silliness", "simplicity", "unwisdom", "wackiness", "witlessness", "zaniness" ], "near synonyms":[ "denseness", "dim-wittedness", "doltishness", "dopiness", "dullness", "dulness", "dumbness", "feeblemindedness", "gormlessness", "idiocy", "mindlessness", "oafishness", "obtuseness", "simplemindedness", "simpleness", "slowness", "stupidity", "stupidness", "vacuity", "fallacy", "irrationality", "unreasonableness", "kookiness", "weirdness", "laughableness", "ludicrousness", "ridiculousness" ], "near antonyms":[ "logicality", "logicalness", "rationality", "rationalness", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "validity", "discernment", "insight", "perception", "percipience" ], "antonyms":[ "prudence", "sagaciousness", "sagacity", "sageness", "sanity", "sapience", "sensibleness", "soundness", "wisdom" ] }, "language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{ "examples":[ "babbled some senselessness about being eaten by horses" ], "synonyms":[ "applesauce", "balderdash", "baloney", "boloney", "beans", "bilge", "blah", "blah-blah", "blarney", "blather", "blatherskite", "blither", "bosh", "bull", "bunk", "bunkum", "buncombe", "claptrap", "codswallop", "crapola", "crock", "drivel", "drool", "fiddle", "fiddle-faddle", "fiddlesticks", "flannel", "flapdoodle", "folderol", "falderal", "folly", "foolishness", "fudge", "garbage", "guff", "hogwash", "hokeypokey", "hokum", "hoodoo", "hooey", "horsefeathers", "humbug", "humbuggery", "jazz", "malarkey", "malarky", "moonshine", "muck", "nerts", "nonsense", "nuts", "piffle", "poppycock", "punk", "rot", "rubbish", "silliness", "slush", "stupidity", "taradiddle", "tarradiddle", "tommyrot", "tosh", "trash", "trumpery", "twaddle" ], "near synonyms":[ "absurdity", "asininity", "fatuity", "foolery", "idiocy", "imbecility", "inaneness", "inanity", "insanity", "kookiness", "lunacy", "absurdness", "craziness", "madness", "witlessness", "hoity-toity", "monkey business", "monkeyshine(s)", "shenanigan(s)", "tomfoolery", "gas", "hot air", "rigmarole", "rigamarole", "double-talk", "greek", "hocus-pocus" ], "near antonyms":[ "levelheadedness", "rationality", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "sensibleness", "common sense", "horse sense", "sense", "discernment", "judgment", "judgement", "wisdom" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind":{ "examples":[ "the senselessness of his decision to drive after drinking so much" ], "synonyms":[ "boneheadedness", "brainlessness", "denseness", "density", "dim-wittedness", "doltishness", "dopiness", "dorkiness", "dullness", "dulness", "dumbness", "fatuity", "foolishness", "gormlessness", "mindlessness", "oafishness", "obtuseness", "simpleness", "slowness", "stupidity", "stupidness", "thickness", "vacuity", "weak-mindedness", "witlessness" ], "near synonyms":[ "feeblemindedness", "simplemindedness", "absurdity", "asininity", "balminess", "craziness", "daftness", "dippiness", "dottiness", "fatuousness", "folly", "idiocy", "inaneness", "inanity", "insanity", "lunacy", "madness", "nincompoopery", "nonsensicalness", "nuttiness", "preposterousness", "silliness", "simplicity", "wackiness", "zaniness", "fallacy", "irrationality", "unreasonableness", "mental deficiency", "mental retardation" ], "near antonyms":[ "acumen", "alertness", "astuteness", "discernment", "insight", "judgment", "judgement", "perception", "percipience", "perspicacity", "sagacity", "sageness", "sapience", "wisdom", "wit", "logicality", "logicalness", "rationality", "rationalness", "reasonableness", "soundness", "validity" ], "antonyms":[ "braininess", "brightness", "brilliance", "cleverness", "intelligence", "keenness", "quickness", "quick-wittedness", "sharpness", "smartness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "senses":{ "an indefinite physical response to a stimulus":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a strange sense of discomfort brought on by the room's strong colors" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "impressions", "perceptions", "hints", "suggestions", "touches" ], "synonyms":[ "feelings", "feels", "sensations" ] }, "the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "got the general sense of the poem" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "connotations", "clues", "cues", "hints", "implications", "indications", "inklings", "intimations", "suggestions", "messages", "tenors", "themes", "bottoms", "essences", "essentialities", "natures", "souls", "spirits", "stuff", "acceptances", "acceptations", "definitions", "burdens", "cruxes", "cruces", "gists", "cores", "hearts", "kernels", "marrows", "nubs", "nuclei", "nucleuses", "piths", "points", "quicks", "matters", "motifs", "motives", "questions", "subjects", "topics" ], "synonyms":[ "contents", "denotations", "drifts", "imports", "intentions", "intents", "meanings", "purports", "significances", "significations" ] }, "to have a clear idea of":{ "antonyms":[ "misses" ], "examples":[ "I did not sense the full meaning of his cryptic warning until much later" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehends", "misconceives", "misconstrues", "misinterprets", "misperceives", "misreads", "mistakes", "misunderstands" ], "related":[ "absorbs", "digests", "takes in", "realizes", "fathoms", "penetrates", "pierces" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciates", "apprehends", "assimilates", "beholds", "catches", "catches on (to)", "cognizes", "compasses", "comprehends", "conceives", "cottons (to or on to)", "deciphers", "decodes", "digs", "discerns", "gets", "grasps", "groks", "intuits", "knows", "makes", "makes out", "perceives", "recognizes", "registers", "savvies", "sees", "seizes", "tumbles (to)", "twigs", "understands" ] }, "to have a vague awareness of":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the deer seemed to sense danger" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "beholds", "descries", "discerns", "distinguishes", "espies", "eyes", "looks (at)", "notes", "notices", "observes", "regards", "remarks", "sights", "spies", "views", "witnesses", "ascertains", "catches on (to)", "discovers", "finds out", "hears", "learns", "realizes", "anticipates", "divines", "expects", "foreknows", "foresees", "assumes", "conjectures", "guesses", "presumes", "speculates", "supposes", "surmises", "suspects" ], "synonyms":[ "feels", "perceives", "scents", "sees", "smells", "tastes" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sensory":{ "of or relating to physical sensation or the senses":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "trying to listen to music while watching the TV and eating dinner caused a sort of sensory overload" ], "near antonyms":[ "extrasensory", "intuitional" ], "related":[ "afferent", "receptive", "sensate", "sensual" ], "synonyms":[ "sensational", "sensitive", "sensorial", "sensuous" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sensuality":{ "excessive pursuit of fleshly pleasures":{ "antonyms":[ "abstinence", "asceticism", "sobriety", "temperance" ], "examples":[ "some readers objected to the novel's graphic depiction of sensuality" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "venery", "wantonness", "greed", "rapaciousness", "rapacity", "ravenousness", "dissipation", "gluttony", "immoderation", "intemperance", "self-indulgence" ], "synonyms":[ "carnality", "debauchery", "hedonism", "sybaritism", "voluptuousness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sensuous":{ "of or relating to physical sensation or the senses":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the sensuous pleasure of a massage" ], "near antonyms":[ "extrasensory", "intuitional" ], "related":[ "afferent", "receptive", "sensate", "sensual" ], "synonyms":[ "sensational", "sensitive", "sensorial", "sensory" ] }, "pleasing to the physical senses":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a gentle, sensuous breeze" ], "near antonyms":[ "harsh", "painful", "uncomfortable", "disgusting", "foul", "hideous", "icky" ], "related":[ "bodily", "corporeal", "agreeable", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "dreamy", "gratifying", "palatable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "scrumptious", "epicurean", "luxurious", "self-indulgent" ], "synonyms":[ "carnal", "fleshly", "luscious", "lush", "sensual", "voluptuous" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sentencing":{ "to impose a judicial punishment on":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the judge sentenced him to a fine of $50 and time served" ], "near antonyms":[ "pardoning", "reprieving" ], "related":[ "adjudging", "judging", "castigating", "censuring", "chastening", "chastising", "correcting", "disciplining", "penalizing", "punishing", "concluding", "deciding", "decreeing", "determining", "finding", "opining", "resolving", "ruling" ], "synonyms":[ "condemning", "damning", "dooming" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sentinel":{ "a person or group that watches over someone or something":{ "examples":[ "a lone sentinel kept watch over the fort" ], "synonyms":[ "custodian", "guard", "guardian", "keeper", "lookout", "minder", "picket", "sentry", "warden", "warder", "watch", "watcher", "watchman" ], "near synonyms":[ "observer", "patrol", "spotter", "surveillant", "watchdog", "bodyguard", "convoy", "defender", "escort", "honor guard", "gatekeeper", "hack" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sensitizes":{ "as in softens":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "softens", "enervates", "enfeebles", "exhausts", "saps", "weakens", "cripples", "debilitates", "hamstrings", "incapacitates" ], "near antonyms":[ "anneals", "tempers", "fortifies", "hardens", "indurates", "inures", "seasons", "steels", "strengthens", "toughens", "acclimates", "acclimatizes", "adapts", "adjusts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "senseless":{ "having lost consciousness":{ "examples":[ "she collapsed, senseless , after hitting her head" ], "synonyms":[ "cold", "insensible", "unconscious" ], "near synonyms":[ "semiconscious", "anesthetized", "collapsed" ], "near antonyms":[ "alert", "awake", "aware", "up", "resuscitated", "revived" ], "antonyms":[ "conscious" ] }, "having no meaning":{ "examples":[ "a pretty but senseless phrase" ], "synonyms":[ "empty", "inane", "meaningless", "pointless" ], "near synonyms":[ "frivolous", "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "little", "minor", "negligible", "slight", "trifling", "trivial", "unimportant", "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "brainless", "crackpot", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dotty", "empty-headed", "fatuous", "foolish", "half-witted", "harebrained", "insane", "jerky", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "mad", "mindless", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "silly", "simpleminded", "stupid", "tomfool", "unintelligent", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "weak-minded", "witless", "zany", "irrational", "unreasonable", "aimless", "haphazard", "purposeless" ], "near antonyms":[ "eloquent", "expressive", "pregnant", "revealing", "suggestive", "telling", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "valid", "consequential", "eventful", "important", "key", "major", "momentous", "substantial", "weighty" ], "antonyms":[ "meaningful", "significant" ] }, "not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily":{ "examples":[ "he may be a little absentminded, but he's really not as senseless as he seems" ], "synonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "bonehead", "boneheaded", "brain-dead", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "chuckleheaded", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "fatuous", "gormless", "half-witted", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "lunkheaded", "mindless", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "stupid", "thick", "thick-witted", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "unsmart", "vacuous", "weak-minded", "witless" ], "near synonyms":[ "cretinous", "feebleminded", "simpleminded", "boobish", "foolish", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "moronic", "ignorant", "illiterate", "lowbrow", "uneducated", "uninformed", "unintellectual", "untaught", "unthinking", "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "cockeyed", "crackpot", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dippy", "dotty", "featherheaded", "fool", "half-baked", "harebrained", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "silly", "tomfool", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "zany", "fallacious", "illogical", "invalid", "irrational", "unreasonable" ], "near antonyms":[ "ingenious", "resourceful", "acute", "astute", "discerning", "insightful", "keen", "knowing", "perceptive", "percipient", "perspicacious", "sagacious", "sage", "sapient", "savvy", "wise", "cerebral", "erudite", "highbrow", "intellectual", "knowledgeable", "learned", "literate", "scholarly", "thinking", "well-read", "educated", "informed", "schooled", "skilled", "trained", "crafty", "cunning", "foxy", "shrewd", "wily", "judicious", "prudent", "sane", "sensible", "sound", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "valid" ], "antonyms":[ "apt", "brainy", "bright", "brilliant", "clever", "fast", "hyperintelligent", "intelligent", "keen", "nimble", "quick", "quick-witted", "sharp", "sharp-witted", "smart", "supersmart", "ultrasmart" ] }, "showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment":{ "examples":[ "a senseless decision to risk his life on a practical joke" ], "synonyms":[ "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "cockeyed", "crackpot", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dippy", "dotty", "fatuous", "featherheaded", "fool", "foolish", "half-baked", "half-witted", "harebrained", "inept", "insane", "jerky", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "lunkheaded", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "silly", "simpleminded", "stupid", "tomfool", "unwise", "wacky", "whacky", "weak-minded", "witless", "zany" ], "near synonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "boobish", "brain-dead", "chowderheaded", "chuckleheaded", "clueless", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "feebleminded", "gormless", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "mindless", "moronic", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "thoughtless", "thick", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "vacuous", "fallacious", "illogical", "invalid", "irrational", "nonrational", "surd", "unreasonable", "unreasoning", "unsound", "weak", "farcical", "laughable", "ludicrous", "ridiculous", "notional", "buffoonish", "clownish", "ill-advised", "unconsidered", "unreasoned" ], "near antonyms":[ "brainy", "bright", "clever", "intelligent", "smart", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "valid", "well-advised" ], "antonyms":[ "judicious", "prudent", "sagacious", "sage", "sane", "sapient", "sensible", "sound", "wise" ] }, "lacking animate awareness or sensation":{ "examples":[ "even the senseless sea seemed determined to swamp the storm-tossed ship" ], "synonyms":[ "inanimate", "insensate", "insensible", "insentient", "unfeeling" ], "near synonyms":[ "exanimate", "lifeless", "comatose", "unconscious" ], "near antonyms":[ "aware", "cognizant", "conscious", "animated", "lively", "vibrant" ], "antonyms":[ "animate", "feeling", "sensate", "sensible", "sensitive", "sentient" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "senescence":{ "the state of being old or the process of becoming old":{ "examples":[ "premature senescence" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "anecdotage", "anility", "caducity", "dotage", "second childhood", "senility", "age", "agedness", "ancientness", "elderliness", "maturity", "senectitude", "venerableness", "feebleness", "infirmity" ], "near antonyms":[ "freshness", "prime", "youthfulness", "adolescence", "immaturity", "juvenility", "minority", "nonage", "youngness", "youth" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sensibilities":{ "general emotional condition":{ "examples":[ "the violent movie upset their sensibilities" ], "synonyms":[ "feeling", "heartstrings", "passions" ], "near synonyms":[ "cheer", "frame", "humor", "mode", "mood", "spirit", "temper" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "sentenced":{ "to impose a judicial punishment on":{ "examples":[ "the judge sentenced him to a fine of $50 and time served" ], "synonyms":[ "condemned", "damned", "doomed" ], "near synonyms":[ "adjudged", "judged", "castigated", "censured", "chastened", "chastised", "corrected", "disciplined", "penalized", "punished", "concluded", "decided", "decreed", "determined", "found", "opined", "resolved", "ruled" ], "near antonyms":[ "pardoned", "reprieved" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sends up":{ "to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of":{ "examples":[ "the sitcom sends up the \"trials and tribulations\" of the rich and famous" ], "synonyms":[ "burlesques", "caricatures", "does", "imitates", "mimics", "mocks", "parodies", "spoofs", "travesties" ], "near synonyms":[ "lampoons", "pasquinades", "satirizes", "derides", "gibes", "jibes", "ridicules", "apes", "copycats", "monkeys", "parrots", "duplicates", "emulates", "replicates", "reproduces", "acts", "counterfeits", "dissembles", "fakes", "feigns", "pretends", "shams", "simulates", "elaborates", "embellishes", "embroiders", "exaggerates", "magnifies", "pads", "plays up", "stretches", "amplifies", "enhances", "enlarges (on or upon)", "expands", "fleshes (out)", "overdraws", "overstates", "puts on", "mimes", "pantomimes", "impersonates", "performs", "personates", "plays" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sent":{ "to cause to go or be taken from one place to another":{ "examples":[ "they promised to send the package in the morning" ], "synonyms":[ "consigned", "dispatched", "packed (off)", "shipped", "shot", "transferred", "transmitted", "transported" ], "near synonyms":[ "conveyed", "delivered", "handed over", "passed", "rendered", "advanced", "dropped", "launched", "addressed", "forwarded", "exported", "imported", "bestowed", "contributed", "donated", "gave", "presented", "resent", "returned" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquired", "drew", "earned", "gained", "garnered", "got", "obtained", "procured", "secured" ], "antonyms":[ "accepted", "received" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "senility":{ "the state or period of mental decline that typically accompanies old age":{ "examples":[ "with his increasing senility , Granddad is beginning to have more and more senior moments" ], "synonyms":[ "caducity", "dotage", "second childhood" ], "near synonyms":[ "anility", "decrepitude", "feebleness", "infirmity", "geezerhood", "senectitude", "senescence" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "send up":{ "a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect":{ "examples":[ "a singer-comedian who specializes in send-ups of pop hits" ], "synonyms":[ "burlesque", "caricature", "parody", "put-on", "rib", "spoof", "takeoff", "travesty" ], "near synonyms":[ "lampoon", "mockery", "satire", "comedy", "farce", "humor", "sketch", "slapstick", "squib", "distortion", "exaggeration", "imitation", "impersonation", "mimicking" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of":{ "examples":[ "the sitcom sends up the \"trials and tribulations\" of the rich and famous" ], "synonyms":[ "burlesque", "caricature", "do", "imitate", "mimic", "mock", "parody", "spoof", "travesty" ], "near synonyms":[ "lampoon", "pasquinade", "satirize", "deride", "gibe", "jibe", "ridicule", "ape", "copycat", "monkey", "parrot", "duplicate", "emulate", "replicate", "reproduce", "act", "counterfeit", "dissemble", "fake", "feign", "pretend", "sham", "simulate", "elaborate", "embellish", "embroider", "exaggerate", "magnify", "pad", "play up", "stretch", "amplify", "enhance", "enlarge (on or upon)", "expand", "flesh (out)", "overdraw", "overstate", "put on", "mime", "pantomime", "impersonate", "perform", "personate", "play" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sensibility":{ "a particular attitude, mindset, or preference":{ "examples":[ "The artist was known for her minimalist sensibility .", "The sentiments expressed in the essay, while typical of their time, are apt to offend modern sensibilities ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "angle", "attitude", "mind-set", "outlook", "perspective", "slant", "standpoint", "viewpoint", "belief", "conviction", "judgment", "judgement", "mind", "notion", "opinion", "persuasion", "view", "aesthetic", "approach", "fashion", "form", "how", "manner", "method", "methodology", "recipe", "strategy", "style", "system", "tack", "tactics", "technique", "way", "emotion", "feeling", "heart", "passion", "sentiment", "strain", "cheer", "frame", "habit", "humor", "inclination", "mode", "spirit", "expression", "tone", "vein", "character", "identity", "individuality", "makeup", "mettle", "personality", "selfhood", "self-identity", "setup", "disposition", "grain", "nature", "temper", "temperament" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the capacity to notice and respond to something":{ "examples":[ "She has a painter's innate sensibility for color and composition." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "discernment", "insight", "perception", "perceptiveness", "perceptivity", "percipience", "sagaciousness", "sagacity", "sageness", "sapience", "wisdom", "acuity", "acuteness", "acumen", "astuteness", "clear-sightedness", "keenness", "penetration", "perspicacity", "sensitivity", "sharpness", "understanding", "advertence", "advertency", "attention", "awareness", "cognizance", "consciousness", "ear", "eye", "heed", "knowledge", "mindfulness", "note", "notice", "observance", "observation", "responsiveness", "sensitiveness", "susceptibility", "susceptiveness", "appreciation", "apprehension", "comprehension", "grasp", "brain(s)", "braininess", "brightness", "brilliance", "canniness", "cleverness", "gray matter", "intellect", "intelligence", "judgment", "judgement", "mentality", "power", "reason", "sense", "smartness", "wit", "deepness", "depth", "profoundness", "profundity", "discrimination", "foresight", "foresightedness", "judiciousness", "prudence", "sanity", "logic", "rationality" ], "near antonyms":[ "density", "dullness", "dulness", "obtuseness", "disregard", "neglect", "obliviousness", "unawareness", "shallowness", "superficiality", "brainlessness", "folly", "foolishness", "idiocy", "imbecility", "mindlessness", "silliness", "simpleness", "simplemindedness", "stupidity", "witlessness", "illogic", "irrationality", "unreasonableness", "unsoundness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "senior high school":{ "an educational institution that includes the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades and often also the 9th grade":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "common school", "elementary school", "grammar school", "high school", "junior high school", "kindergarten", "middle school", "primary school", "public school", "secondary school", "trade school", "training school", "academe", "academy", "school", "seminary", "boarding school", "prep", "preparatory school", "prep school", "charter school", "magnet school", "minischool", "madrassa", "madrasa", "madrassah", "madrasah", "Sunday school", "yeshiva", "yeshivah" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sending up":{ "to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of":{ "examples":[ "the sitcom sends up the \"trials and tribulations\" of the rich and famous" ], "synonyms":[ "burlesquing", "caricaturing", "doing", "imitating", "mimicking", "mocking", "parodying", "spoofing", "travestying" ], "near synonyms":[ "lampooning", "pasquinading", "satirizing", "deriding", "gibing", "jibing", "ridiculing", "aping", "copycatting", "monkeying", "parroting", "duplicating", "emulating", "replicating", "reproducing", "acting", "counterfeiting", "dissembling", "faking", "feigning", "pretending", "shamming", "simulating", "elaborating", "embellishing", "embroidering", "exaggerating", "magnifying", "padding", "playing up", "stretching", "amplifying", "enhancing", "enlarging (on or upon)", "expanding", "fleshing (out)", "overdrawing", "overstating", "putting on", "miming", "pantomiming", "impersonating", "performing", "personating", "playing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "senior":{ "being of advanced years and especially past middle age":{ "examples":[ "bought special food intended for senior dogs" ], "synonyms":[ "aged", "aging", "ageing", "ancient", "elderly", "geriatric", "long-lived", "old", "older", "over-the-hill", "senescent", "unyoung" ], "near synonyms":[ "centenarian", "nonagenarian", "octogenarian", "septuagenarian", "sexagenarian", "oldish", "adult", "grown-up", "mature", "middle-aged", "pensioned", "retired", "superannuated", "matriarchal", "patriarchal", "venerable", "anile", "decrepit", "doddering", "senile", "spavined", "tottery", "overage", "overaged" ], "near antonyms":[ "ageless", "youngish", "adolescent", "immature", "juvenile", "preteen", "puerile", "minor", "underage", "callow", "green", "inexperienced", "raw", "babyish", "childish", "childlike", "infantile", "infantine", "kiddish" ], "antonyms":[ "young", "youthful" ] }, "one who is older than another":{ "examples":[ "since the man next door is my senior by a number of years, I always address him as \"Mr. Barton\"" ], "synonyms":[ "elder" ], "near synonyms":[ "ancestor", "forerunner", "predecessor" ], "near antonyms":[ "contemporary", "peer", "descendant", "descendent", "successor" ], "antonyms":[ "junior" ] }, "one who is above another in rank, station, or office":{ "examples":[ "the young attorney benefited from the mentorship of one of his seniors at the firm" ], "synonyms":[ "better", "elder", "superior" ], "near synonyms":[ "boss", "chief", "head", "leader", "master" ], "near antonyms":[ "assistant", "deputy" ], "antonyms":[ "inferior", "subordinate", "underling" ] }, "the senior member of a group":{ "examples":[ "when he retires, she will be the senior on the faculty" ], "synonyms":[ "dean", "doyen", "elder", "elder statesman", "\u00e9minence grise", "nestor" ], "near synonyms":[ "better", "superior", "old hand", "old-timer", "vet", "veteran" ], "near antonyms":[ "doyenne", "inferior", "subordinate", "underling", "beginner", "colt", "fledgling", "freshman", "greenhorn", "neophyte", "newbie", "newcomer", "novice", "recruit", "rookie", "tenderfoot", "tyro" ], "antonyms":[ "baby", "junior" ] }, "a person of advanced years":{ "examples":[ "weekday movie matinees are often popular with seniors" ], "synonyms":[ "ancient", "elder", "geriatric", "golden-ager", "old-timer", "oldster", "senior citizen" ], "near synonyms":[ "gaffer", "graybeard", "patriarch", "whitebeard", "beldam", "beldame", "dowager", "grandam", "grandame", "adult", "grown-up", "dotard" ], "near antonyms":[ "adolescent", "minor", "child", "cub", "juvenile", "kid", "kiddie", "kiddy" ], "antonyms":[ "youngster", "youth" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "sensualist":{ "a person whose life is devoted to luxury and sensual pleasures":{ "examples":[ "a sumptuous resort that will satisfy even the most demanding sensualists" ], "synonyms":[ "debauchee", "decadent", "hedonist", "sybarite", "voluptuary" ], "near synonyms":[ "Cyrenaic", "Epicurean", "bon vivant", "epicure", "glutton", "gourmand", "libertine", "playboy", "rake", "rou\u00e9", "playgirl" ], "near antonyms":[ "killjoy", "spoilsport", "wet blanket", "fuddy-duddy", "prude", "straight arrow" ], "antonyms":[ "ascetic" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sententiousness":{ "the quality or state of being marked by or using only few words to convey much meaning":{ "examples":[ "the sententiousness of the state's motto, \"Live Free or Die,\" has not rendered it any less controversial" ], "synonyms":[ "brevity", "briefness", "compactness", "conciseness", "concision", "crispness", "pithiness", "succinctness", "terseness" ], "near synonyms":[ "abruptness", "bluntness", "brusqueness", "curtness", "shortness" ], "near antonyms":[ "periphrasis", "pleonasm", "redundancy", "repetitiousness", "repetitiveness", "tautology" ], "antonyms":[ "diffuseness", "long-windedness", "prolixity", "verbosity", "wordiness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sentry":{ "a person or group that watches over someone or something":{ "examples":[ "a sentry posted to watch for intruders" ], "synonyms":[ "custodian", "guard", "guardian", "keeper", "lookout", "minder", "picket", "sentinel", "warden", "warder", "watch", "watcher", "watchman" ], "near synonyms":[ "observer", "patrol", "spotter", "surveillant", "watchdog", "bodyguard", "convoy", "defender", "escort", "honor guard", "gatekeeper", "hack" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sending":{ "to cause to go or be taken from one place to another":{ "examples":[ "they promised to send the package in the morning" ], "synonyms":[ "consigning", "dispatching", "packing (off)", "shipping", "shooting", "transferring", "transmitting", "transporting" ], "near synonyms":[ "conveying", "delivering", "handing over", "passing", "rendering", "advancing", "dropping", "launching", "addressing", "forwarding", "exporting", "importing", "bestowing", "contributing", "donating", "giving", "presenting", "resending", "returning" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquiring", "drawing", "earning", "gaining", "garnering", "getting", "obtaining", "procuring", "securing" ], "antonyms":[ "accepting", "receiving" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "senior high schools":{ "an educational institution that includes the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades and often also the 9th grade":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "common schools", "elementary schools", "grammar schools", "high schools", "junior high schools", "kindergartens", "middle schools", "primary schools", "public schools", "secondary schools", "trade schools", "training schools", "academes", "academies", "schools", "seminaries", "boarding schools", "preparatory schools", "preps", "prep schools", "charter schools", "magnet schools", "minischools", "madrassas", "madrasas", "madrassahs", "madrasahs", "Sunday schools", "yeshivas", "yeshivot" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sent packing":{ "to let go from office, service, or employment":{ "examples":[ "After he missed work three times in one week they sent the new guy packing ." ], "synonyms":[ "axed", "bounced", "canned", "cashiered", "discharged", "dismissed", "fired", "mustered out", "pink-slipped", "released", "removed", "retired", "sacked", "terminated", "turned off" ], "near synonyms":[ "downsized", "excessed", "furloughed", "laid off", "trimmed", "booted (out)", "chucked (out)", "drummed (out)", "kicked out", "threw out", "unseated", "separated" ], "near antonyms":[ "kept", "reemployed", "re-employed", "rehired", "contracted", "subcontracted", "recruited" ], "antonyms":[ "employed", "engaged", "hired", "retained", "signed (up or on)", "took on" ] }, "to drive or force out":{ "examples":[ "The exterminator showed up and sent the termites packing ." ], "synonyms":[ "banished", "booted (out)", "bounced", "cast out", "chased", "dismissed", "drummed (out)", "ejected", "expelled", "extruded", "kicked out", "ousted", "outed", "ran off", "routed", "threw out", "turfed (out)", "turned out" ], "near synonyms":[ "deforced", "deported", "displaced", "dispossessed", "evicted", "exiled", "expatriated", "ostracized", "read out", "shut out", "axed", "canned", "cashiered", "defenestrated", "discharged", "fired", "mustered out", "pink-slipped", "released", "removed", "retired", "sacked", "terminated" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepted", "admitted", "received", "took", "took in", "welcomed", "entertained", "harbored", "housed", "lodged", "sheltered" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "sensationally":{ "as in wonderfully , marvelously":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "marvelously", "wonderfully", "excellently", "superbly", "agreeably", "charmingly", "delectably", "deliciously", "delightfully", "dreamily", "enchantingly", "enjoyably", "favorably", "felicitously", "fetchingly", "gloriously", "gratifyingly", "great", "nicely", "palatably", "pleasantly", "pleasingly", "pleasurably", "prettily", "satisfyingly", "splendidly", "sweetly", "swimmingly", "welcomely", "well", "winningly", "advantageously", "helpfully", "finely", "grandly", "magnificently", "thankfully", "blessedly", "fortunately", "happily", "luckily" ], "near antonyms":[ "unfortunately", "lamentably", "regrettably", "sadly", "tragically", "unhappily", "unluckily", "alack", "alas", "ay", "wirra", "woe", "annoyingly", "disgustingly", "distressingly", "irritatingly", "vexingly", "alarmingly", "disturbingly", "perturbingly", "traumatically", "unsettlingly", "abominably", "appallingly", "awfully", "dreadfully", "horrendously", "horribly", "horridly", "shockingly", "sickeningly", "terribly", "vilely", "badly", "disagreeably", "ill", "unpleasantly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "sentimentalized":{ "as in gushed , rhapsodized":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drooled", "effused", "enthused", "fussed", "gushed", "raved", "rhapsodized", "slobbered", "doted (on)", "emoted", "fawned" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "senorita":{ "as in girl , lass":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "babe", "beauty", "belle", "damsel", "doll", "gal", "girl", "ingenue", "ing\u00e9nue", "lass", "lassie", "mademoiselle", "maid", "maiden", "miss", "madam", "madame", "senora", "se\u00f1ora", "dame", "gentlewoman", "female", "lady", "skirt", "woman" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sentence":{ "a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard":{ "examples":[ "he received a light sentence because it was his first offense and he was an otherwise upstanding citizen" ], "synonyms":[ "doom", "finding", "holding", "judgment", "judgement", "ruling" ], "near synonyms":[ "inquest", "verdict", "authority", "decree", "edict", "injunction", "order", "arbitrament", "award", "declaration", "deliverance", "dictum", "pronouncement", "conclusion", "decision", "determination", "opinion", "resolution", "discipline", "penalty", "punishment" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to impose a judicial punishment on":{ "examples":[ "the judge sentenced him to a fine of $50 and time served" ], "synonyms":[ "condemn", "damn", "doom" ], "near synonyms":[ "adjudge", "judge", "castigate", "censure", "chasten", "chastise", "correct", "discipline", "penalize", "punish", "conclude", "decide", "decree", "determine", "find", "opine", "resolve", "rule" ], "near antonyms":[ "pardon", "reprieve" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sending (out)":{ "to throw or give off":{ "examples":[ "strangely, the air conditioner is sending out warm air" ], "synonyms":[ "casting", "discharging", "emanating", "emitting", "evolving", "exhaling", "expelling", "expiring", "giving out", "irradiating", "issuing", "radiating", "releasing", "shooting", "throwing out", "venting" ], "near synonyms":[ "eliminating", "evacuating", "excreting", "exuding", "oozing", "secreting", "ejecting", "erupting", "gushing", "jetting", "outpouring", "pouring", "spewing", "spouting", "spraying", "spurting", "squirting" ], "near antonyms":[ "absorbing", "inhaling", "soaking (up)", "sponging", "sucking (up)", "taking up" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sensitiveness":{ "the state or quality of being able to sense slight impressions or differences":{ "examples":[ "the extreme sensitiveness of the detection mechanism means that the alarm is always going accidentally" ], "synonyms":[ "acuity", "acuteness", "delicacy", "keenness", "perceptiveness", "perceptivity", "sensitivity", "sharpness" ], "near synonyms":[ "hyperacuity", "hypersensitiveness", "hypersensitivity", "oversensitiveness", "oversensitivity", "supersensitivity", "accuracy", "exactitude", "exactness", "fineness" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sensibleness":{ "the ability to make intelligent decisions especially in everyday matters":{ "examples":[ "proud of their teenage daughter's unfailing sensibleness and maturity" ], "synonyms":[ "common sense", "discreetness", "discretion", "gumption", "horse sense", "levelheadedness", "nous", "policy", "prudence", "sense", "wisdom", "wit" ], "near synonyms":[ "street smarts", "farsightedness", "forehandedness", "foresight", "foresightedness", "forethoughtfulness", "judgment", "judgement", "brains", "gray matter", "intelligence", "logicality", "logicalness", "practicality", "rationality", "rationalness", "discernment", "discrimination", "insight", "sagacity", "sapience", "acumen", "astuteness", "clearheadedness", "keenness", "penetration", "perspicacity", "shrewdness", "care", "caution", "circumspection", "precaution", "premeditation" ], "near antonyms":[ "shortsightedness", "brainlessness", "foolishness", "half-wittedness", "idiocy", "senselessness", "stupidity", "carelessness", "heedlessness", "unreasonableness" ], "antonyms":[ "imprudence", "indiscretion" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sense":{ "an indefinite physical response to a stimulus":{ "examples":[ "a strange sense of discomfort brought on by the room's strong colors" ], "synonyms":[ "feel", "feeling", "sensation" ], "near synonyms":[ "impression", "perception", "hint", "suggestion", "touch" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the ability to learn and understand or to deal with problems":{ "examples":[ "although he has little formal education, he is a man of considerable practical sense" ], "synonyms":[ "brain(s)", "brainpower", "gray matter", "headpiece", "intellect", "intellectuality", "intelligence", "mentality", "reason", "smarts" ], "near synonyms":[ "eggheadedness", "highbrowism", "intellectualism", "braininess", "brilliance", "acumen", "alertness", "apprehension", "astuteness", "discernment", "discriminability", "insight", "judgment", "judgement", "perception", "percipience", "perspicacity", "common sense", "horse sense", "mother wit", "aptitude", "talent", "sagacity", "sapience", "wisdom", "wit", "head", "mind", "skull" ], "near antonyms":[ "denseness", "density", "doltishness", "dopiness", "dullness", "dulness", "dumbness", "fatuity", "feeblemindedness", "foolishness", "half-wittedness", "idiocy", "imbecility", "senselessness", "simpleness", "slowness", "stupidity" ], "antonyms":[] }, "the ability to make intelligent decisions especially in everyday matters":{ "examples":[ "you have the sense to handle anything that comes up" ], "synonyms":[ "common sense", "discreetness", "discretion", "gumption", "horse sense", "levelheadedness", "nous", "policy", "prudence", "sensibleness", "wisdom", "wit" ], "near synonyms":[ "street smarts", "farsightedness", "forehandedness", "foresight", "foresightedness", "forethoughtfulness", "judgment", "judgement", "brains", "gray matter", "intelligence", "logicality", "logicalness", "practicality", "rationality", "rationalness", "discernment", "discrimination", "insight", "sagacity", "sapience", "acumen", "astuteness", "clearheadedness", "keenness", "penetration", "perspicacity", "shrewdness", "care", "caution", "circumspection", "precaution", "premeditation" ], "near antonyms":[ "shortsightedness", "brainlessness", "foolishness", "half-wittedness", "idiocy", "senselessness", "stupidity", "carelessness", "heedlessness", "unreasonableness" ], "antonyms":[ "imprudence", "indiscretion" ] }, "the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action":{ "examples":[ "got the general sense of the poem" ], "synonyms":[ "content", "denotation", "drift", "import", "intent", "intention", "meaning", "purport", "significance", "signification" ], "near synonyms":[ "connotation", "clue", "cue", "hint", "implication", "indication", "inkling", "intimation", "suggestion", "message", "tenor", "theme", "bottom", "essence", "essentiality", "nature", "soul", "spirit", "stuff", "acceptance", "acceptation", "definition", "burden", "crux", "gist", "core", "heart", "kernel", "marrow", "nub", "nucleus", "pith", "point", "quick", "matter", "motif", "motive", "question", "subject", "topic" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the thought processes that have been established as leading to valid solutions to problems":{ "examples":[ "your argument simply shows no sense" ], "synonyms":[ "intellection", "logic", "ratiocination", "reason", "reasoning" ], "near synonyms":[ "cogency", "coherence", "logicality", "logicalness", "rationality", "rationalness", "convincingness", "persuasiveness", "syllogism", "synthesis", "analysis", "dissection", "deduction", "induction", "argumentation", "disputation" ], "near antonyms":[ "illogic", "incoherence", "absurdity", "brainlessness", "insanity", "irrationality", "nonsensicalness", "preposterousness", "senselessness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to have a vague awareness of":{ "examples":[ "the deer seemed to sense danger" ], "synonyms":[ "feel", "perceive", "scent", "see", "smell", "taste" ], "near synonyms":[ "behold", "descry", "discern", "distinguish", "espy", "eye", "look (at)", "note", "notice", "observe", "regard", "remark", "sight", "spy", "view", "witness", "ascertain", "catch on (to)", "discover", "find out", "hear", "learn", "realize", "anticipate", "divine", "expect", "foreknow", "foresee", "assume", "conjecture", "guess", "presume", "speculate", "suppose", "surmise", "suspect" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to have a clear idea of":{ "examples":[ "I did not sense the full meaning of his cryptic warning until much later" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciate", "apprehend", "assimilate", "behold", "catch", "catch on (to)", "cognize", "compass", "comprehend", "conceive", "cotton (to or on to)", "decipher", "decode", "dig", "discern", "get", "grasp", "grok", "intuit", "know", "make", "make out", "perceive", "recognize", "register", "savvy", "see", "seize", "tumble (to)", "twig", "understand" ], "near synonyms":[ "absorb", "digest", "take in", "realize", "fathom", "penetrate", "pierce" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehend", "misconceive", "misconstrue", "misinterpret", "misperceive", "misread", "mistake", "misunderstand" ], "antonyms":[ "miss" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "sent (out)":{ "to throw or give off":{ "examples":[ "strangely, the air conditioner is sending out warm air" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "discharged", "emanated", "emitted", "evolved", "exhaled", "expelled", "expired", "gave out", "irradiated", "issued", "radiated", "released", "shot", "threw out", "vented" ], "near synonyms":[ "eliminated", "evacuated", "excreted", "exuded", "oozed", "secreted", "ejected", "erupted", "gushed", "jetted", "outpoured", "poured", "spewed", "spouted", "sprayed", "spurted", "squirted" ], "near antonyms":[ "absorbed", "inhaled", "soaked (up)", "sponged", "sucked (up)", "took up" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sensed":{ "to have a vague awareness of":{ "examples":[ "the deer seemed to sense danger" ], "synonyms":[ "felt", "perceived", "saw", "scented", "smelled", "smelt", "tasted" ], "near synonyms":[ "beheld", "descried", "discerned", "distinguished", "espied", "eyed", "looked (at)", "noted", "noticed", "observed", "regarded", "remarked", "sighted", "spied", "viewed", "witnessed", "ascertained", "caught on (to)", "discovered", "found out", "heard", "learned", "realized", "anticipated", "divined", "expected", "foreknew", "foresaw", "assumed", "conjectured", "guessed", "presumed", "speculated", "supposed", "surmised", "suspected" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to have a clear idea of":{ "examples":[ "I did not sense the full meaning of his cryptic warning until much later" ], "synonyms":[ "appreciated", "apprehended", "assimilated", "beheld", "caught", "caught on (to)", "cognized", "compassed", "comprehended", "conceived", "cottoned (to or on to)", "deciphered", "decoded", "discerned", "dug", "got", "grasped", "grokked", "intuited", "knew", "made", "made out", "perceived", "recognized", "registered", "savvied", "saw", "seized", "tumbled (to)", "twigged", "understood" ], "near synonyms":[ "absorbed", "digested", "took in", "realized", "fathomed", "penetrated", "pierced" ], "near antonyms":[ "misapprehended", "misconceived", "misconstrued", "misinterpreted", "misperceived", "misread", "mistook", "misunderstood" ], "antonyms":[ "missed" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "send packing":{ "to let go from office, service, or employment":{ "examples":[ "After he missed work three times in one week they sent the new guy packing ." ], "synonyms":[ "ax", "axe", "bounce", "can", "cashier", "discharge", "dismiss", "fire", "muster out", "pink-slip", "release", "remove", "retire", "sack", "terminate", "turn off" ], "near synonyms":[ "downsize", "excess", "furlough", "lay off", "trim", "boot (out)", "chuck (out)", "drum (out)", "kick out", "throw out", "unseat", "separate" ], "near antonyms":[ "keep", "reemploy", "rehire", "contract", "subcontract", "recruit" ], "antonyms":[ "employ", "engage", "hire", "retain", "sign (up or on)", "take on" ] }, "to drive or force out":{ "examples":[ "The exterminator showed up and sent the termites packing ." ], "synonyms":[ "banish", "boot (out)", "bounce", "cast out", "chase", "dismiss", "drum (out)", "eject", "expel", "extrude", "kick out", "oust", "out", "rout", "run off", "throw out", "turf (out)", "turn out" ], "near synonyms":[ "deforce", "deport", "displace", "dispossess", "evict", "exile", "expatriate", "ostracize", "read out", "shut out", "ax", "axe", "can", "cashier", "defenestrate", "discharge", "fire", "muster out", "pink-slip", "release", "remove", "retire", "sack", "terminate" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "admit", "receive", "take", "take in", "welcome", "entertain", "harbor", "house", "lodge", "shelter" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "sentimentality":{ "the state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion)":{ "examples":[ "the sentimentality of the story of star-crossed lovers only made it even more popular with moviegoers" ], "synonyms":[ "bathos", "gooeyness", "lovey-doveyness", "mawkishness", "mush", "mushiness", "saccharinity", "sappiness", "sentimentalism", "sloppiness", "soppiness", "syrup", "sirup" ], "near synonyms":[ "emotion", "sentiment", "corn", "corniness", "hokeyness", "hokiness", "schmaltz", "schmalz" ], "near antonyms":[ "cynicism", "hardheadedness", "hard-heartedness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sensorial":{ "of or relating to physical sensation or the senses":{ "examples":[ "the art installation combines light and sound effects to create a unique sensorial experience" ], "synonyms":[ "sensational", "sensitive", "sensory", "sensuous" ], "near synonyms":[ "afferent", "receptive", "sensate", "sensual" ], "near antonyms":[ "extrasensory", "intuitional" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "seniors":{ "one who is older than another":{ "examples":[ "since the man next door is my senior by a number of years, I always address him as \"Mr. Barton\"" ], "synonyms":[ "elders" ], "near synonyms":[ "ancestors", "forerunners", "predecessors" ], "near antonyms":[ "contemporaries", "peers", "descendants", "descendents", "successors" ], "antonyms":[ "juniors" ] }, "one who is above another in rank, station, or office":{ "examples":[ "the young attorney benefited from the mentorship of one of his seniors at the firm" ], "synonyms":[ "betters", "elders", "superiors" ], "near synonyms":[ "bosses", "chiefs", "heads", "leaders", "masters" ], "near antonyms":[ "assistants", "deputies" ], "antonyms":[ "inferiors", "subordinates", "underlings" ] }, "the senior member of a group":{ "examples":[ "when he retires, she will be the senior on the faculty" ], "synonyms":[ "deans", "doyens", "elders", "elder statesmen", "\u00e9minences grises", "nestors" ], "near synonyms":[ "betters", "superiors", "old hands", "old-timers", "veterans", "vets" ], "near antonyms":[ "doyennes", "inferiors", "subordinates", "underlings", "beginners", "colts", "fledglings", "freshmen", "greenhorns", "neophytes", "newbies", "newcomers", "novices", "recruits", "rookies", "tenderfeet", "tenderfoots", "tyros" ], "antonyms":[ "babies", "juniors" ] }, "a person of advanced years":{ "examples":[ "weekday movie matinees are often popular with seniors" ], "synonyms":[ "ancients", "elders", "geriatrics", "golden-agers", "oldsters", "old-timers", "senior citizens" ], "near synonyms":[ "gaffers", "graybeards", "patriarchs", "whitebeards", "beldams", "beldames", "dowagers", "grandams", "grandames", "adults", "grown-ups", "dotards" ], "near antonyms":[ "adolescents", "minors", "children", "cubs", "juveniles", "kiddies", "kids" ], "antonyms":[ "youngsters", "youths" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "senile":{ "showing a loss of mental ability (such as memory) in old age":{ "examples":[ "a senile man in his eighties", "Her mother is becoming senile ." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "anile", "decrepit", "doddering", "spavined", "tottery", "aged", "aging", "ageing", "ancient", "elderly", "geriatric", "long-lived", "old", "older", "over-the-hill", "senescent", "senior", "unyoung", "centenarian", "nonagenarian", "octogenarian", "septuagenarian", "sexagenarian", "oldish", "adult", "grown-up", "mature", "middle-aged", "pensioned", "retired", "superannuated", "matriarchal", "patriarchal", "venerable", "overage", "overaged" ], "near antonyms":[ "ageless", "youngish", "adolescent", "immature", "juvenile", "preteen", "puerile", "minor", "underage", "callow", "green", "inexperienced", "raw", "babyish", "childish", "childlike", "infantile", "infantine", "kiddish", "young", "youthful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sends (away)":{ "as in turns away , dismisses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dismisses", "turns away", "banishes", "boots (out)", "casts out", "drums (out)", "ejects", "expels", "kicks out", "ousts", "outs", "routs", "runs off", "throws out", "turfs (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "calls", "hails", "summons", "cites", "subpoenas", "assembles", "calls out", "calls up", "convenes", "convokes", "musters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sends (out)":{ "to throw or give off":{ "examples":[ "strangely, the air conditioner is sending out warm air" ], "synonyms":[ "casts", "discharges", "emanates", "emits", "evolves", "exhales", "expels", "expires", "gives out", "irradiates", "issues", "radiates", "releases", "shoots", "throws out", "vents" ], "near synonyms":[ "eliminates", "evacuates", "excretes", "exudes", "oozes", "secretes", "ejects", "erupts", "gushes", "jets", "outpours", "pours", "spews", "spouts", "sprays", "spurts", "squirts" ], "near antonyms":[ "absorbs", "inhales", "soaks (up)", "sponges", "sucks (up)", "takes up" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "send-ups":{ "a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect":{ "examples":[ "a singer-comedian who specializes in send-ups of pop hits" ], "synonyms":[ "burlesques", "caricatures", "parodies", "put-ons", "ribs", "spoofs", "takeoffs", "travesties" ], "near synonyms":[ "lampoons", "mockeries", "satires", "comedies", "farces", "humors", "sketches", "slapsticks", "squibs", "distortions", "exaggerations", "imitations", "impersonations" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "senseful":{ "as in sensible , wise":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "discerning", "discriminating", "sage", "sane", "sapient", "sensible", "wise", "forehanded", "foresighted", "foresightful", "forethoughtful", "canny", "provident", "cautious", "chary", "circumspect", "cozy", "astute", "perspicacious", "sagacious", "shrewd", "discreet", "intelligent", "judgmatic", "judgmatical", "judicious", "prudent" ], "near antonyms":[ "imprudent", "indiscreet", "injudicious", "careless", "heedless", "incautious", "rash", "improvident", "shortsighted", "foolish", "unwise" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "senile dementias":{ "as in psychoses , paranoias":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aberrations", "dementias", "derangements", "insanities", "lunacies", "manias", "rages", "hallucinoses", "hypomanias", "paranoias", "schizophrenias", "deliriums", "frenzies", "hysterias", "monomanias", "obsessions", "phobias", "neuroses", "psychoses", "delusions", "hallucinations", "instabilities", "irrationalities", "abnormalities" ], "near antonyms":[ "lucidities", "rationalities", "reasonabilities", "normalities", "minds" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "senator":{ "a member of a senate or the U.S. Senate":{ "examples":[ "Republican senators", "a former senator", "Senator Inouye" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "assemblyman", "assemblywoman", "lawgiver", "lawmaker", "legislator", "solon", "congressman", "congresswoman" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "senora":{ "as in madam , madame":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "madam", "madame", "dame", "gentlewoman", "babe", "beauty", "belle", "damsel", "doll", "gal", "girl", "ingenue", "ing\u00e9nue", "lass", "lassie", "mademoiselle", "maid", "maiden", "miss", "senorita", "se\u00f1orita", "female", "lady", "skirt", "woman" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "senryu":{ "as in haiku , tanka":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "haiku", "tanka", "anacreontic", "clerihew", "dithyramb", "eclogue", "elegy", "English sonnet", "epic", "epigram", "epode", "epopee", "epos", "georgic", "idyll", "idyl", "jingle", "lament", "limerick", "madrigal", "ode", "pastoral", "pastorale", "psalm", "rondeau", "rondel", "rondelle", "rondelet", "sonnet", "triolet", "villanelle", "blank verse", "free verse", "minstrelsy", "poesy", "poetry", "versification", "vers libre", "ballad", "lay", "rhyme", "rime", "lyric", "poem", "rune", "song", "verse" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "senhoritas":{ "as in senoritas , mademoiselles":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "colleens", "mademoiselles", "mesdemoiselles", "senoritas", "se\u00f1oritas", "birds", "chits", "fillies", "lasses", "lassies", "sheilas", "sisters", "debs", "debutantes", "ingenues", "ing\u00e9nues", "virgins", "damsels", "demoiselles", "girls", "maidens", "maids", "misses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sensual":{ "pleasing to the physical senses":{ "examples":[ "the sensual feel of a velvet shirt against the skin" ], "synonyms":[ "carnal", "fleshly", "luscious", "lush", "sensuous", "voluptuous" ], "near synonyms":[ "bodily", "corporeal", "agreeable", "delectable", "delicious", "delightful", "dreamy", "gratifying", "palatable", "pleasant", "pleasing", "pleasurable", "scrumptious", "epicurean", "luxurious", "self-indulgent" ], "near antonyms":[ "harsh", "painful", "uncomfortable", "disgusting", "foul", "hideous", "icky" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sentiments":{ "a subjective response to a person, thing, or situation":{ "examples":[ "a sentiment of happiness and goodwill" ], "synonyms":[ "chords", "emotions", "feelings", "passions" ], "near synonyms":[ "impressions", "perceptions", "sensations", "senses", "angles", "attitudes", "outlooks", "perspectives", "standpoints", "viewpoints", "beliefs", "convictions", "judgments", "judgements", "minds", "notions", "opinions", "persuasions", "verdicts", "views", "receptivities", "sensibilities", "sensitivities" ], "near antonyms":[ "insensitivities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge":{ "examples":[ "antiwar sentiments" ], "synonyms":[ "beliefs", "convictions", "eyes", "feelings", "judgments", "judgements", "minds", "notions", "opinions", "persuasions", "verdicts", "views" ], "near synonyms":[ "says", "impressions", "perceptions", "takes", "attitudes", "assumptions", "presumptions", "presuppositions", "conclusions", "decisions", "determinations", "deliverances", "esteems", "estimates", "estimations", "credences", "credits", "faiths", "conceptions", "concepts", "ideas", "thoughts", "positions", "stances", "stands", "comments", "obiter dicta", "observations", "reflections", "remarks", "conjectures", "guesses", "hunches", "hypotheses", "surmises", "theories", "advice", "inputs", "recommendations", "suggestions", "angles", "outlooks", "perspectives", "shoes", "slants", "standpoints", "viewpoints", "counterviews" ], "near antonyms":[ "facts", "truths" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sensors":{ "a device that detects some physical quantity and responds usually with a transmitted signal":{ "examples":[ "the cat accidentally triggered the motion sensor , which set off the alarm" ], "synonyms":[ "detectors" ], "near synonyms":[ "eyes", "electric eyes", "photoelectric cells", "alarms", "alarums", "triggers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sent (away)":{ "as in turned away , dismissed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dismissed", "turned away", "banished", "booted (out)", "cast out", "drummed (out)", "ejected", "expelled", "kicked out", "ousted", "outed", "ran off", "routed", "threw out", "turfed (out)" ], "near antonyms":[ "called", "hailed", "summoned", "cited", "subpoenaed", "assembled", "called out", "called up", "convened", "convoked", "mustered" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sentimentalizing":{ "as in gushing , rhapsodizing":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "drooling", "effusing", "enthusing", "fussing", "gushing", "raving", "rhapsodizing", "slobbering", "doting (on)", "emoting", "fawning" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "senoritas":{ "as in girls , lasses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "babes", "beauties", "belles", "damsels", "dolls", "gals", "girls", "ingenues", "ing\u00e9nues", "lasses", "lassies", "mademoiselles", "mesdemoiselles", "maidens", "maids", "misses", "madames", "mesdames", "madams", "senoras", "se\u00f1oras", "dames", "gentlewomen", "females", "ladies", "skirts", "women" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sends for":{ "to demand or request the presence or service of":{ "examples":[ "The parents sent for a doctor to treat the sick child." ], "synonyms":[ "calls", "hails", "summons" ], "near synonyms":[ "cites", "subpoenas", "assembles", "calls out", "calls up", "convenes", "convokes", "musters", "asks", "bids", "invites", "commands", "orders", "requests", "requisitions", "beckons", "demands", "invokes", "buzzes", "knells", "pages", "rings", "whistles" ], "near antonyms":[ "dismisses", "sends (away)", "turns away", "banishes", "boots (out)", "casts out", "drums (out)", "ejects", "expels", "kicks out", "ousts", "outs", "routs", "runs off", "throws out", "turfs (out)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "sends":{ "to cause to go or be taken from one place to another":{ "examples":[ "they promised to send the package in the morning" ], "synonyms":[ "consigns", "dispatches", "packs (off)", "ships", "shoots", "transfers", "transmits", "transports" ], "near synonyms":[ "conveys", "delivers", "hands over", "passes", "renders", "advances", "drops", "launches", "addresses", "forwards", "exports", "imports", "bestows", "contributes", "donates", "gives", "presents", "resends", "returns" ], "near antonyms":[ "acquires", "draws", "earns", "gains", "garners", "gets", "obtains", "procures", "secures" ], "antonyms":[ "accepts", "receives" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sensations":{ "an indefinite physical response to a stimulus":{ "examples":[ "we felt just the smallest sensation of warmth when we leaned against the radiator" ], "synonyms":[ "feelings", "feels", "senses" ], "near synonyms":[ "impressions", "perceptions", "hints", "suggestions", "touches" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time":{ "examples":[ "the satirical video was a short-lived online sensation" ], "synonyms":[ "buzzes", "chics", "crazes", "dernier cris", "enthusiasms", "fads", "fashions", "flavors", "hot tickets", "last words", "modes", "rages", "styles", "tons", "trends", "vogues" ], "near synonyms":[ "nine days' wonders", "nine day wonders", "new waves", "crushes", "infatuations", "fervors", "passions", "furors", "fusses", "hullabaloos", "to-dos", "uproars", "bandwagons", "crusades", "cults", "movements", "novelties", "wrinkles", "caprices", "fancies", "whims" ], "near antonyms":[ "classics", "standards" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something extraordinary or surprising":{ "examples":[ "the first clone was considered a sensation" ], "synonyms":[ "cautions", "flashes", "marvels", "miracles", "phenomena", "phenomenons", "portents", "prodigies", "splendors", "wonders" ], "near synonyms":[ "curiosities", "sights", "spectacles", "beauties", "corkers", "crackerjacks", "crackajacks", "dandies", "jim-dandies", "knockouts", "apparitions", "appearances" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sent for":{ "to demand or request the presence or service of":{ "examples":[ "The parents sent for a doctor to treat the sick child." ], "synonyms":[ "called", "hailed", "summoned" ], "near synonyms":[ "cited", "subpoenaed", "assembled", "called out", "called up", "convened", "convoked", "mustered", "asked", "bade", "bid", "invited", "commanded", "ordered", "requested", "requisitioned", "beckoned", "demanded", "invoked", "buzzed", "knelled", "paged", "rang", "whistled" ], "near antonyms":[ "dismissed", "sent (away)", "turned away", "banished", "booted (out)", "cast out", "drummed (out)", "ejected", "expelled", "kicked out", "ousted", "outed", "ran off", "routed", "threw out", "turfed (out)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "sensibly":{ "as in wisely , prudently":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "discreetly", "judiciously", "prudently", "wisely", "excusably", "fairly", "justifiably", "validly", "chivalrously", "decorously", "deferentially", "gallantly", "politely", "respectfully", "solicitously", "pleasantly", "compassionately", "humanely", "kindheartedly", "sweetly", "sympathetically", "considerately", "courteously", "graciously", "kindly", "nicely", "reasonably", "thoughtfully", "well" ], "near antonyms":[ "discourteously", "inconsiderately", "thoughtlessly", "contemptuously", "disdainfully", "disrespectfully", "impolitely", "rudely", "scornfully", "snootily", "cruelly", "heartlessly", "nastily", "viciously", "shabbily", "unfairly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "sententia":{ "an often stated observation regarding something from common experience":{ "examples":[ "a handbook of sententiae and advice for those about to enter the state of matrimony" ], "synonyms":[ "adage", "aphorism", "apothegm", "byword", "epigram", "maxim", "proverb", "saw", "saying", "word" ], "near synonyms":[ "bromide", "clich\u00e9", "cliche", "commonplace", "platitude", "wheeze", "expression", "felicity", "axiom", "motto", "precept", "truism", "truth", "formula", "comment", "note", "reflection", "remark" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "senhorita":{ "as in senorita , mademoiselle":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "colleen", "mademoiselle", "senorita", "se\u00f1orita", "bird", "chit", "filly", "lass", "lassie", "sheila", "sister", "deb", "debutante", "ingenue", "ing\u00e9nue", "virgin", "damsel", "demoiselle", "girl", "maid", "maiden", "miss" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "send-offs":{ "as in leave-takings":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "leave-takings", "adieus", "adieux", "au revoirs", "aves", "bon voyages", "cong\u00e9s", "congees", "farewells", "Godspeeds", "good-byes", "good-bys" ], "near antonyms":[ "hellos", "greetings", "salutations", "salutes", "welcomes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "senates":{ "as in houses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "houses", "chambers", "halls", "meetinghouses", "capitols", "statehouses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sentences":{ "a decision made by a court or tribunal regarding a case it has heard":{ "examples":[ "he received a light sentence because it was his first offense and he was an otherwise upstanding citizen" ], "synonyms":[ "dooms", "findings", "holdings", "judgments", "judgements", "rulings" ], "near synonyms":[ "inquests", "verdicts", "authorities", "decrees", "edicts", "injunctions", "orders", "arbitraments", "awards", "declarations", "deliverances", "dicta", "dictums", "pronouncements", "conclusions", "decisions", "determinations", "opinions", "resolutions", "disciplines", "penalties", "punishments" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to impose a judicial punishment on":{ "examples":[ "the judge sentenced him to a fine of $50 and time served" ], "synonyms":[ "condemns", "damns", "dooms" ], "near synonyms":[ "adjudges", "judges", "castigates", "censures", "chastens", "chastises", "corrects", "disciplines", "penalizes", "punishes", "concludes", "decides", "decrees", "determines", "finds", "opines", "resolves", "rules" ], "near antonyms":[ "pardons", "reprieves" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "senators":{ "a member of a senate or the U.S. Senate":{ "examples":[ "Republican senators", "a former senator", "Senator Inouye" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "assemblymen", "assemblywomen", "lawgivers", "lawmakers", "legislators", "solons", "congressmen", "congresswomen" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "send (out)":{ "to throw or give off":{ "examples":[ "strangely, the air conditioner is sending out warm air" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "discharge", "emanate", "emit", "evolve", "exhale", "expel", "expire", "give out", "irradiate", "issue", "radiate", "release", "shoot", "throw out", "vent" ], "near synonyms":[ "eliminate", "evacuate", "excrete", "exude", "ooze", "secrete", "eject", "erupt", "gush", "jet", "outpour", "pour", "spew", "spout", "spray", "spurt", "squirt" ], "near antonyms":[ "absorb", "inhale", "soak (up)", "sponge", "suck (up)", "take up" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "senior citizen":{ "a person of advanced years":{ "examples":[ "more and more senior citizens are living active, rewarding lives" ], "synonyms":[ "ancient", "elder", "geriatric", "golden-ager", "oldster", "old-timer", "senior" ], "near synonyms":[ "gaffer", "graybeard", "patriarch", "whitebeard", "beldam", "beldame", "dowager", "grandam", "grandame", "adult", "grown-up", "dotard" ], "near antonyms":[ "adolescent", "minor", "child", "cub", "juvenile", "kid", "kiddie", "kiddy" ], "antonyms":[ "youngster", "youth" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "senior citizens":{ "a person of advanced years":{ "examples":[ "more and more senior citizens are living active, rewarding lives" ], "synonyms":[ "ancients", "elders", "geriatrics", "golden-agers", "oldsters", "old-timers", "seniors" ], "near synonyms":[ "gaffers", "graybeards", "patriarchs", "whitebeards", "beldams", "beldames", "dowagers", "grandams", "grandames", "adults", "grown-ups", "dotards" ], "near antonyms":[ "adolescents", "minors", "children", "cubs", "juveniles", "kiddies", "kids" ], "antonyms":[ "youngsters", "youths" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sent up":{ "to copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of":{ "examples":[ "the sitcom sends up the \"trials and tribulations\" of the rich and famous" ], "synonyms":[ "burlesqued", "caricatured", "did", "imitated", "mimicked", "mocked", "parodied", "spoofed", "travestied" ], "near synonyms":[ "lampooned", "pasquinaded", "satirized", "derided", "gibed", "jibed", "ridiculed", "aped", "copycatted", "monkeyed", "parroted", "duplicated", "emulated", "replicated", "reproduced", "acted", "counterfeited", "dissembled", "faked", "feigned", "pretended", "shammed", "simulated", "elaborated", "embellished", "embroidered", "exaggerated", "magnified", "padded", "played up", "stretched", "amplified", "enhanced", "enlarged (on or upon)", "expanded", "fleshed (out)", "overdrew", "overstated", "put on", "mimed", "pantomimed", "impersonated", "performed", "personated", "played" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sentimentalism":{ "the state or quality of having an excess of tender feelings (as of love, nostalgia, or compassion)":{ "examples":[ "the novel's sentimentalism bored me" ], "synonyms":[ "bathos", "gooeyness", "lovey-doveyness", "mawkishness", "mush", "mushiness", "saccharinity", "sappiness", "sentimentality", "sloppiness", "soppiness", "syrup", "sirup" ], "near synonyms":[ "emotion", "sentiment", "corn", "corniness", "hokeyness", "hokiness", "schmaltz", "schmalz" ], "near antonyms":[ "cynicism", "hardheadedness", "hard-heartedness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "senile dementia":{ "as in dementedness , paranoia":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aberration", "dementia", "derangement", "insanity", "lunacy", "madness", "mania", "rage", "hallucinosis", "hypomania", "paranoia", "schizophrenia", "delirium", "frenzy", "hysteria", "abnormality", "dementedness", "unsoundness", "monomania", "obsession", "phobia", "neurosis", "psychosis", "instability", "irrationality", "unreasonableness", "delusion", "hallucination" ], "near antonyms":[ "mind", "saneness", "sanity", "lucidity", "rationality", "rationalness", "reasonability", "reasonableness", "normality", "soundness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sentries":{ "a person or group that watches over someone or something":{ "examples":[ "a sentry posted to watch for intruders" ], "synonyms":[ "custodians", "guardians", "guards", "keepers", "lookouts", "minders", "pickets", "sentinels", "wardens", "warders", "watchers", "watches", "watchmen" ], "near synonyms":[ "observers", "patrols", "spotters", "surveillants", "watchdogs", "bodyguards", "convoys", "defenders", "escorts", "honor guards", "gatekeepers", "hacks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sends packing":{ "to let go from office, service, or employment":{ "examples":[ "After he missed work three times in one week they sent the new guy packing ." ], "synonyms":[ "axes", "bounces", "cans", "cashiers", "discharges", "dismisses", "fires", "musters out", "pink-slips", "releases", "removes", "retires", "sacks", "terminates", "turns off" ], "near synonyms":[ "downsizes", "excesses", "furloughs", "lays off", "trims", "boots (out)", "chucks (out)", "drums (out)", "kicks out", "throws out", "unseats", "separates" ], "near antonyms":[ "keeps", "reemploys", "rehires", "contracts", "subcontracts", "recruits" ], "antonyms":[ "employs", "engages", "hires", "retains", "signs (up or on)", "takes on" ] }, "to drive or force out":{ "examples":[ "The exterminator showed up and sent the termites packing ." ], "synonyms":[ "banishes", "boots (out)", "bounces", "casts out", "chases", "dismisses", "drums (out)", "ejects", "expels", "extrudes", "kicks out", "ousts", "outs", "routs", "runs off", "throws out", "turfs (out)", "turns out" ], "near synonyms":[ "deforces", "deports", "displaces", "dispossesses", "evicts", "exiles", "expatriates", "ostracizes", "reads out", "shuts out", "axes", "cans", "cashiers", "defenestrates", "discharges", "fires", "musters out", "pink-slips", "releases", "removes", "retires", "sacks", "terminates" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "admits", "receives", "takes", "takes in", "welcomes", "entertains", "harbors", "houses", "lodges", "shelters" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "sententiously":{ "as in aphoristically":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "aphoristically", "briefly", "compactly", "concisely", "crisply", "curtly", "elliptically", "laconically", "pithily", "shortly", "succinctly", "summarily", "tersely", "exactly", "precisely", "abruptly", "bluffly", "bluntly", "brusquely", "monosyllabically" ], "near antonyms":[ "diffusely", "long-windedly", "verbosely", "wordily", "redundantly", "repetitiously" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "sending for":{ "to demand or request the presence or service of":{ "examples":[ "The parents sent for a doctor to treat the sick child." ], "synonyms":[ "calling", "hailing", "summoning" ], "near synonyms":[ "citing", "subpoenaing", "assembling", "calling out", "calling up", "convening", "convoking", "mustering", "asking", "bidding", "inviting", "commanding", "ordering", "requesting", "requisitioning", "beckoning", "demanding", "invoking", "buzzing", "knelling", "paging", "ringing", "whistling" ], "near antonyms":[ "dismissing", "sending (away)", "turning away", "banishing", "booting (out)", "casting out", "drumming (out)", "ejecting", "expelling", "kicking out", "ousting", "outing", "routing", "running off", "throwing out", "turfing (out)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "sensationalized":{ "to describe or show something in a way that makes it seem more shocking than it really is":{ "examples":[ "Journalists should report the news accurately without trying to sensationalize it." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "melodramatized", "overemphasized", "overplayed", "exaggerated", "overdid", "overdrew", "overstated", "put on", "colored", "elaborated", "embellished", "embroidered", "magnified", "padded", "played up", "stretched", "fudged", "hedged" ], "near antonyms":[ "belittled", "minimized", "played down", "understated" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "sensitives":{ "as in mediums , psychics":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "channelers", "channels", "mediums", "media", "psychics", "spiritists", "spiritualists", "clairvoyants", "mentalists", "mind readers", "telepaths" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sensualists":{ "a person whose life is devoted to luxury and sensual pleasures":{ "examples":[ "a sumptuous resort that will satisfy even the most demanding sensualists" ], "synonyms":[ "debauchees", "decadents", "hedonists", "sybarites", "voluptuaries" ], "near synonyms":[ "Cyrenaics", "Epicureans", "bons vivants", "bon vivants", "epicures", "gluttons", "gourmands", "libertines", "playboys", "rakes", "rou\u00e9s", "playgirls" ], "near antonyms":[ "killjoys", "spoilsports", "wet blankets", "fuddy-duddies", "prudes", "straight arrows" ], "antonyms":[ "ascetics" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "sensationalistic":{ "arousing a strong and usually superficial interest or emotional reaction":{ "examples":[ "letters to the editor criticizing the newspaper's sensationalistic reporting" ], "synonyms":[ "catchpenny", "gee-whiz", "lurid", "screaming", "sensational", "sensationalist" ], "near synonyms":[ "catchy", "colorful", "juicy", "racy", "suggestive", "dramatic", "histrionic", "melodramatic", "theatrical", "theatric", "coarse", "vulgar", "gory", "shocking" ], "near antonyms":[ "innocuous", "inoffensive", "tame", "dignified", "formal", "proper", "restrained" ], "antonyms":[ "nonsensational" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "sentient":{ "having specified facts or feelings actively impressed on the mind":{ "examples":[ "sentient of the danger posed by the approaching hurricane" ], "synonyms":[ "alive", "apprehensive", "aware", "cognizant", "conscious", "mindful", "sensible", "ware", "witting" ], "near synonyms":[ "alert", "attentive", "careful", "cautious", "heedful", "observant", "open-eyed", "regardful", "safe", "vigilant", "wary", "watchful", "wide-awake", "hyperaware", "hyperconscious" ], "near antonyms":[ "careless", "heedless", "inattentive", "incautious", "mindless", "unguarded", "unheeding", "unwary" ], "antonyms":[ "insensible", "oblivious", "unaware", "unconscious", "unmindful", "unwitting" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] } }