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"irresolution", "cold feet", "faintheartedness", "fearfulness", "mousiness", "timidity", "timorousness", "feebleness", "softness", "weakness", "impotence", "ineffectualness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tenancy":{ "as in tenantry":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "tenantry", "habitation", "occupancy", "occupation", "possession", "residency", "ownership", "proprietorship", "trespass" ], "near antonyms":[ "dispossession", "ejection", "ejectment", "vacancy", "vacating", "vacation" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tenantry":{ "as in tenancy":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tenderfeet":{ "a person who is just starting out in a field of activity":{ "antonyms":[ "old hands", "old-timers", "veterans", "vets" ], "examples":[ "skateboarders who are tenderfeet will inevitably fall as they learn their first moves" ], "near antonyms":[ "experts", "masters", "professionals", "pros" ], "related":[ "boots", "amateurs", "dabblers", "dilettantes", "dilettanti", "learners", "students", "trainees", "candidates", "entrants", "probationers" ], "synonyms":[ "abecedarians", "apprentices", "babes", "beginners", "colts", "cubs", "fledglings", "freshmen", "greenhorns", "neophytes", "newbies", "newcomers", "novices", "novitiates", "punks", "recruits", "rookies", "rooks", "tyros", "virgins" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tending (to)":{ "as in attending , ministering (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "attending", "ministering (to)", "serving", "slaving (for)", "working (for)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in gravitating , inclining (toward)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gravitating", "inclining (toward)", "caring (for)", "favoring", "leaning (toward or towards)", "liking", "preferring", "adoring", "cottoning (to)", "delighting (in)", "digging", "enjoying", "fancying", "grooving (on)", "relishing", "reveling (in)", "revelling (in)", "choosing", "culling", "handpicking", "naming", "picking", "selecting", "singling (out)", "taking", "coveting", "craving", "desiring", "hankering (for or after)", "wanting", "wishing (for)", "biasing", "biassing", "prejudicing", "admiring", "appreciating", "cherishing", "prizing", "treasuring", "valuing", "being partial to", "going in for", "going" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoiding", "shunning", "shying (from or away from)", "disfavoring", "disliking", "misliking", "abhorring", "abominating", "detesting", "hating", "loathing", "declining", "refusing", "rejecting", "turning down", "discarding", "jettisoning", "throwing away", "throwing out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tenebrific":{ "being without light or without much light":{ "antonyms":[ "bright", "brightened", "brilliant", "illuminated", "illumined", "light", "lit", "lighted", "lightsome", "lucent", "lucid", "luminous" ], "examples":[ "a man unexpectedly emerged from the tenebrific shadows of the cave" ], "near antonyms":[ "ablaze", "agleam", "aglitter", "alight", "beaming", "beamy", "effulgent", "glaring", "glowing", "incandescent", "lambent", "radiant", "relucent", "resplendent", "shining", "sparkling", "ultrabright", "glossy", "lustrous", "shiny", "floodlit", "floodlighted", "highlighted", "spotlighted", "spotlit", "moonlit", "moony", "starlit", "sunlit" ], "related":[ "crepuscular", "twilit", "moonless", "starless", "sunless", "cloudy", "dull", "dulled", "lackluster", "shadowlike", "shadowy", "shady", "gray", "grey", "leaden", "pale", "beclouded", "befogged", "clouded", "foggy", "fuliginous", "misty", "smoggy", "soupy" ], "synonyms":[ "black", "caliginous", "dark", "darkened", "darkish", "darkling", "darksome", "dim", "dimmed", "dusk", "dusky", "gloomy", "lightless", "murky", "obscure", "obscured", "pitch-black", "pitch-dark", "pitchy", "rayless", "somber", "sombre", "stygian", "tenebrous", "unlit" ] }, "causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer":{ "antonyms":[ "bright", "cheerful", "cheering", "cheery", "comforting", "cordial", "festive", "friendly", "gay", "heartwarming", "sunshiny" ], "examples":[ "soldiers who had lived for months in the tenebrific trenches that stretched along the western front" ], "near antonyms":[ "blithe", "blithesome", "buoyant", "gay", "jocund", "jolly", "joyful", "joyous", "merry", "mirthful", "encouraging", "hopeful", "optimistic", "lighthearted", "lightsome" ], "related":[ "blue", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "down", "droopy", "hangdog", "inconsolable", "low", "melancholic", "melancholy", "mirthless", "sad", "unhappy", "woebegone", "woeful", "dim", "discomfiting", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dismaying", "dispiriting", "distressful", "distressing", "upsetting", "desperate", "hopeless", "pessimistic", "lamentable", "mournful", "plaintive", "sorrowful", "colorless", "drab", "dull", "dour", "grim", "lowering", "louring", "lowery", "loury", "menacing", "negative", "oppressive", "threatening" ], "synonyms":[ "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "chill", "Cimmerian", "cloudy", "cold", "comfortless", "dark", "darkening", "depressing", "depressive", "desolate", "dire", "disconsolate", "dismal", "drear", "dreary", "dreich", "elegiac", "elegiacal", "forlorn", "funereal", "gloomy", "glum", "godforsaken", "gray", "grey", "lonely", "lonesome", "lugubrious", "miserable", "morbid", "morose", "murky", "plutonian", "saturnine", "sepulchral", "solemn", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "sunless", "tenebrous", "wretched" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tenement":{ "a room or set of rooms in a private house or a block used as a separate dwelling place":{ "examples":[ "an exhibit of pictures showing the tenements of the New York City neighborhood of Hell's Kitchen during the 1920s" ], "synonyms":[ "apartment", "diggings", "digs", "flat", "lodgings", "suite" ], "near synonyms":[ "bed-sitter", "bedsit", "bed-sitting-room", "cohousing", "condo", "condominium", "duplex", "duplex apartment", "efficiency", "efficiency apartment", "flatlet", "floor-through", "garden apartment", "granny flat", "maisonette", "penthouse", "railroad flat", "salon", "saloon", "studio", "studio apartment", "triplex", "walk-up", "gallery", "wing", "apartment building", "apartment house", "tenement house" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tenuous":{ "lacking strength, permanence, or resilience":{ "examples":[ "The countries formed a tenuous political alliance.", "The moon has a tenuous atmosphere that frequently fluctuates in thickness." ], "synonyms":[ "eggshell", "flimsy", "insubstantial", "slight", "unsubstantial", "breakable", "delicate", "fragile", "frail", "frangible", "dainty", "fine", "gossamer", "dodgy", "doubtable", "doubtful", "dubious", "dubitable", "problematic", "problematical", "questionable", "shady", "shaky", "suspect", "suspicious", "uncertain" ], "near synonyms":[ "feeble", "soft", "weak" ], "near antonyms":[ "firm", "hard", "rigid", "solid", "substantial", "unyielding", "elastic", "flexible", "resilient", "rubberlike", "rubbery", "springy", "stretch", "stretchable", "supple", "infrangible", "nonbreakable", "strong", "sturdy", "tough", "unbreakable" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tenures":{ "a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position":{ "examples":[ "during his tenure as president the college experienced steady growth" ], "synonyms":[ "hitches", "stints", "terms", "tours" ], "near synonyms":[ "shifts", "watches", "goes", "turns", "durations", "standings", "times", "cycles", "spans", "spells", "stretches", "life spans", "lifetimes", "lives", "runs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tenderhearted":{ "feeling or showing love":{ "examples":[ "a tenderhearted new mother" ], "synonyms":[ "adoring", "affectionate", "devoted", "fond", "loving", "tender" ], "near synonyms":[ "caring", "compassionate", "considerate", "cordial", "doting", "forgiving", "friendly", "humane", "kind", "understanding", "warmhearted", "ardent", "fervent", "impassioned", "passionate", "warm", "amatory", "amorous", "erotic", "erotical", "enamored", "infatuated", "lovesick", "lovey-dovey", "mushy", "romantic", "sappy", "sentimental", "brotherly", "fatherly", "motherly", "sisterly" ], "near antonyms":[ "aloof", "antisocial", "cold-eyed", "cool", "detached", "distant", "dry", "frosty", "hard-hearted", "indifferent", "offish", "pitiless", "remote", "reserved", "standoffish", "unbending", "uncaring", "unfeeling", "disaffected", "unconcerned", "uninvolved", "cold", "frigid", "unfriendly", "callous", "cold-blooded", "hard-boiled", "heartless", "pitiless", "ruthless", "soulless", "unromantic", "unsentimental" ], "antonyms":[ "unloving" ] }, "having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others":{ "examples":[ "a tenderhearted offer of help for the victims of the earthquake" ], "synonyms":[ "beneficent", "benevolent", "benignant", "compassionate", "good-hearted", "humane", "kind", "kindhearted", "kindly", "softhearted", "sympathetic", "tender", "warmhearted" ], "near synonyms":[ "attentive", "considerate", "solicitous", "thoughtful", "affable", "amicable", "benign", "companionable", "comradely", "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "gentle", "good", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "mild", "neighborly", "nice", "pleasant", "sweet", "warm", "clement", "forbearing", "forgiving", "lenient", "merciful", "soft", "patient", "pitying", "tolerant", "understanding", "altruistic", "brotherly", "charitable", "freehanded", "generous", "greathearted", "humanitarian", "liberal", "magnanimous", "munificent", "noble", "openhearted", "philanthropic", "philanthropical", "selfless", "unselfish", "unsparing", "anticruelty", "cruelty-free" ], "near antonyms":[ "ironhearted", "merciless", "pitiless", "ruthless", "stonyhearted", "inconsiderate", "insensitive", "thoughtless", "uncaring", "unthinking", "grim", "hard-boiled", "harsh", "heavy-handed", "severe", "stern", "tough", "unsentimental", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "mean", "nasty", "spiteful", "virulent", "antihumanitarian", "uncharitable" ], "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "barbaric", "barbarous", "bestial", "brutal", "brute", "brutish", "callous", "cold-blooded", "cruel", "fiendish", "hard-hearted", "heartless", "inhuman", "inhumane", "insensate", "sadistic", "savage", "truculent", "uncompassionate", "unfeeling", "unkind", "unkindly", "unsympathetic", "vicious", "wanton" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tendering":{ "as in rendering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "rendering", "compensation", "disbursement", "giving", "paying", "payment", "remitment", "remittance", "remuneration", "reimbursement", "repayment", "paying off", "paying up", "prepayment", "overpayment" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonpayment", "underpayment" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to put before another for acceptance or consideration":{ "examples":[ "the coach tendered his resignation and started a new career as a physical therapist" ], "synonyms":[ "extending", "giving", "offering", "proffering", "trotting out" ], "near synonyms":[ "posing", "proposing", "holding out", "giving in", "submitting", "volunteering" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "receiving", "taking", "accrediting", "approbating", "approving", "authorizing", "clearing", "confirming", "finalizing", "formalizing", "homologating", "OK'ing", "okaying", "ratifying", "sanctioning", "warranting", "declining", "denying", "disallowing", "disapproving", "negativing", "rejecting", "turning down", "vetoing", "rebuffing", "rebutting", "refusing", "spurning", "retracting", "withdrawing", "disregarding", "ignoring", "neglecting", "overlooking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tentie":{ "paying close attention usually for the purpose of anticipating approaching danger or opportunity":{ "examples":[ "I warn ye now, ye best be tenty" ], "synonyms":[ "alert", "Argus-eyed", "attentive", "awake", "observant", "open-eyed", "vigilant", "watchful", "wide-awake" ], "near synonyms":[ "alive", "aware", "conscious", "sensitive", "cognizant", "heedful", "keen", "mindful", "observing", "regardful", "sharp", "sharp-eyed", "hyperalert", "hypervigilant", "sleepless", "wakeful", "careful", "cautious", "chary", "wary", "prepared", "ready" ], "near antonyms":[ "absent", "absentminded", "absorbed", "abstracted", "daydreaming", "dazed", "distracted", "dreaming", "dreamy", "engrossed", "faraway", "insensible", "oblivious", "preoccupied", "sleeping", "unaware", "unconscious", "unknowing", "unwitting", "careless", "heedless", "inattentive", "unheeding", "unmindful", "unthinking", "unwary", "unprepared", "unready" ], "antonyms":[ "asleep" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tenantries":{ "as in tenancies":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "tenancies", "habitations", "occupancies", "occupations", "possessions", "residencies", "ownerships", "proprietorships", "trespasses" ], "near antonyms":[ "dispossessions", "ejections", "ejectments", "vacancies", "vacations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tender":{ "easily injured without careful handling":{ "examples":[ "a tender wound", "tender plants that cannot take the cold", "tender pride that got bruised when his girlfriend dumped him" ], "synonyms":[ "delicate", "fragile", "frail", "sensitive" ], "near synonyms":[ "breakable", "brittle", "crushable", "eggshell", "frangible", "friable", "feeble", "flimsy", "puny", "slight", "soft", "tenuous", "weak", "nonhardy", "perishable", "resistless", "susceptible", "unresistant", "vulnerable", "yielding" ], "near antonyms":[ "durable", "firm", "flinty", "hard", "hardy", "resistant", "robust", "rugged", "solid", "sound", "stiff", "stout", "strong", "sturdy", "substantial", "infrangible", "nonbreakable", "unbreakable", "hardened", "inured", "strengthened", "tempered", "toughened" ], "antonyms":[ "tough" ] }, "feeling or showing love":{ "examples":[ "a tender embrace between father and daughter" ], "synonyms":[ "adoring", "affectionate", "devoted", "fond", "loving", "tenderhearted" ], "near synonyms":[ "caring", "compassionate", "considerate", "cordial", "doting", "forgiving", "friendly", "humane", "kind", "understanding", "warmhearted", "ardent", "fervent", "impassioned", "passionate", "warm", "amatory", "amorous", "erotic", "erotical", "enamored", "infatuated", "lovesick", "lovey-dovey", "mushy", "romantic", "sappy", "sentimental", "brotherly", "fatherly", "motherly", "sisterly" ], "near antonyms":[ "aloof", "antisocial", "cold-eyed", "cool", "detached", "distant", "dry", "frosty", "hard-hearted", "indifferent", "offish", "pitiless", "remote", "reserved", "standoffish", "unbending", "uncaring", "unfeeling", "disaffected", "unconcerned", "uninvolved", "cold", "frigid", "unfriendly", "callous", "cold-blooded", "hard-boiled", "heartless", "pitiless", "ruthless", "soulless", "unromantic", "unsentimental" ], "antonyms":[ "unloving" ] }, "having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others":{ "examples":[ "an especially tender teacher who loves having kids with special educational needs in her class" ], "synonyms":[ "beneficent", "benevolent", "benignant", "compassionate", "good-hearted", "humane", "kind", "kindhearted", "kindly", "softhearted", "sympathetic", "tenderhearted", "warmhearted" ], "near synonyms":[ "attentive", "considerate", "solicitous", "thoughtful", "affable", "amicable", "benign", "companionable", "comradely", "cordial", "friendly", "genial", "gentle", "good", "good-natured", "good-tempered", "gracious", "mild", "neighborly", "nice", "pleasant", "sweet", "warm", "clement", "forbearing", "forgiving", "lenient", "merciful", "soft", "patient", "pitying", "tolerant", "understanding", "altruistic", "brotherly", "charitable", "freehanded", "generous", "greathearted", "humanitarian", "liberal", "magnanimous", "munificent", "noble", "openhearted", "philanthropic", "philanthropical", "selfless", "unselfish", "unsparing", "anticruelty", "cruelty-free" ], "near antonyms":[ "ironhearted", "merciless", "pitiless", "ruthless", "stonyhearted", "inconsiderate", "insensitive", "thoughtless", "uncaring", "unthinking", "grim", "hard-boiled", "harsh", "heavy-handed", "severe", "stern", "tough", "unsentimental", "hateful", "malevolent", "malicious", "malign", "malignant", "mean", "nasty", "spiteful", "virulent", "antihumanitarian", "uncharitable" ], "antonyms":[ "atrocious", "barbaric", "barbarous", "bestial", "brutal", "brute", "brutish", "callous", "cold-blooded", "cruel", "fiendish", "hard-hearted", "heartless", "inhuman", "inhumane", "insensate", "sadistic", "savage", "truculent", "uncompassionate", "unfeeling", "unkind", "unkindly", "unsympathetic", "vicious", "wanton" ] }, "lacking bodily strength":{ "examples":[ "a very tender child who always seems to be sick" ], "synonyms":[ "asthenic", "debilitated", "delicate", "down-and-out", "effete", "enervated", "enfeebled", "faint", "feeble", "frail", "infirm", "languid", "low", "prostrate", "prostrated", "sapped", "slight", "soft", "softened", "unsubstantial", "wasted", "weak", "weakened", "wimpish", "wimpy" ], "near synonyms":[ "challenged", "disabled", "incapacitated", "invalid", "paralyzed", "broken-down", "decrepit", "impotent", "powerless", "breakable", "flimsy", "fragile", "dizzy", "groggy", "rocky", "unsteady", "woozy", "drained", "exhausted", "flagging", "tired", "weary", "worn-out", "damaged", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "lame", "unsound", "resistless", "susceptible", "unresistant", "vulnerable", "yielding" ], "near antonyms":[ "able-bodied", "athletic", "beefy", "brawny", "fit", "husky", "muscular", "sinewy", "strapping", "virile", "hard", "hardy", "lusty", "red-blooded", "robust", "sturdy", "tough", "fortified", "hardened", "inured", "strengthened", "toughened", "energetic", "energized", "invigorated", "vigorous", "vitalized", "hale", "healthy", "sound", "capable", "competent", "convalescing", "recovering", "recuperating" ], "antonyms":[ "mighty", "powerful", "rugged", "stalwart", "stout", "strong" ] }, "not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect":{ "examples":[ "his tender comments on how to improve her writing style were gratefully received" ], "synonyms":[ "balmy", "benign", "bland", "delicate", "gentle", "light", "mellow", "mild", "nonabrasive", "soft", "soothing" ], "near synonyms":[ "calm", "pacific", "peaceful", "placid", "quiet", "serene", "tranquil", "clement", "compassionate", "easy", "lenient", "merciful", "buffering", "cushioning", "emollient", "softening", "sleek", "slick", "smooth" ], "near antonyms":[ "exquisite", "fierce", "intense", "powerful", "severe", "forceful", "forcible", "savage", "violent", "roughened", "rugged", "strong", "abrading", "irritating", "roughening", "grim", "gruff", "rude", "stiff", "heavy-handed", "oppressive", "pitiless", "tyrannical", "tyrannic" ], "antonyms":[ "abrasive", "caustic", "coarse", "hard", "harsh", "rough", "scathing", "stern", "ungentle" ] }, "something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment":{ "examples":[ "money from that board game is not legal tender and can't be exchanged for goods or services" ], "synonyms":[ "bread", "bucks", "cabbage", "cash", "change", "chips", "coin", "currency", "dough", "gold", "green", "jack", "kale", "legal tender", "lolly", "long green", "loot", "lucre", "money", "moola", "moolah", "needful", "pelf", "scratch", "shekels", "sheqels", "shekelim", "shekalim", "sheqalim", "wampum" ], "near synonyms":[ "coinage", "specie", "dead presidents", "folding money", "paper money", "scrip", "banknote", "cashier's check", "check", "draft", "money order", "note", "promissory note", "bill", "dollar", "greenback", "bankroll", "capital", "finances", "funds", "roll", "wad", "wallet", "chump change", "dibs", "dime", "mite", "peanuts", "pittance", "shoestring", "big bucks", "bomb", "boodle", "bundle", "earth", "fortune", "king's ransom", "megabucks", "mint", "packet", "pile", "pot", "abundance", "means", "opulence", "riches", "treasure", "wealth", "resources", "wherewithal", "mad money", "petty cash", "pin money", "pocket money", "spending money" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to put before another for acceptance or consideration":{ "examples":[ "the coach tendered his resignation and started a new career as a physical therapist" ], "synonyms":[ "extend", "give", "offer", "proffer", "trot out" ], "near synonyms":[ "pose", "propose", "hold out", "give in", "submit", "volunteer" ], "near antonyms":[ "accept", "receive", "take", "accredit", "approbate", "approve", "authorize", "clear", "confirm", "finalize", "formalize", "homologate", "OK", "okay", "ratify", "sanction", "warrant", "decline", "deny", "disallow", "disapprove", "negative", "reject", "turn down", "veto", "rebuff", "rebut", "refuse", "spurn", "retract", "withdraw", "disregard", "ignore", "neglect", "overlook" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "tenseness":{ "as in tension , nerves":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "nerves", "tension", "agita", "agitation", "anxiety", "anxiousness", "apprehension", "apprehensiveness", "disquiet", "feverishness", "franticness", "freneticism", "hand-wringing", "perturbation", "restlessness", "trepidation", "unease", "uneasiness", "upset", "worry", "butterflies", "dither", "heebie-jeebies", "jimjams", "jitters", "shakes", "shivers", "willies", "edginess", "fidgetiness", "fidgets", "flightiness", "jitteriness", "jumpiness", "restiveness", "skittishness" ], "near antonyms":[ "confidence", "self-assurance", "self-confidence", "sureness", "control", "self-control", "aplomb", "calm", "calmness", "collectedness", "composure", "coolness", "ease", "easiness", "equanimity", "equilibrium", "imperturbability", "poise", "repose", "self-possession", "tranquillity", "tranquility", "tranquilness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] 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"brutality", "brutishness", "callousness", "cold-bloodedness", "cruelty", "hard-heartedness", "heartlessness", "inhumanity", "savageness", "savagery", "unfeelingness", "unkindliness", "unkindness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tentatively":{ "as in haltingly , hesitantly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "falteringly", "haltingly", "hesitantly", "hesitatingly", "calculatingly", "circumspectly", "designedly", "leisurely", "slowly", "deliberately", "studiedly" ], "near antonyms":[ "cursorily", "hastily", "headlong", "hotfoot", "hurriedly", "pell-mell", "precipitately", "precipitously", "rashly", "headfirst", "headily", "hotheadedly", "impatiently", "impetuously", "impulsively", "recklessly", "thoughtlessly", "automatically", "glancingly", "haphazardly" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "tensed (up)":{ "feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "was tense about the upcoming bar exam" ], "synonyms":[ "aflutter", "antsy", "anxious", "atwitter", "dithery", "edgy", "goosey", "het up", "hinky", "hung up", "ill at ease", "insecure", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "nervy", "perturbed", "queasy", "queazy", "troubled", "uneasy", "unquiet", "upset", "uptight", "worried" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggrieved", "bothered", "concerned", "disquieted", "distraught", "distressed", "disturbed", "freaked", "freaked-out", "shook-up", "apprehensive", "foreboding", "hesitant", "misgiving", "fretful", "fretting", "stewing", "vexed", "qualmish", "qualmy", "flustered", "twittered", "undone", "unnerved", "unstrung", "obsessed", "preoccupied", "restless", "fidgety", "flighty", "fluttery", "high-strung", "hypertense", "skittish", "spooky" ], "near antonyms":[ "confident", "self-assured", "self-confident", "sure", "controlled", "self-controlled" ], "antonyms":[ "calm", "collected", "cool", "easy", "happy-go-lucky", "nerveless", "relaxed" ] }, "marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings":{ "examples":[ "a tense relationship existed 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"stretchy", "supple" ], "antonyms":[ "lax", "loose", "slack" ] }, "to draw tight":{ "examples":[ "he tensed his muscles and attempted to lift the heavy appliance onto the truck" ], "synonyms":[ "strained", "stretched", "tautened", "tightened" ], "near synonyms":[ "elongated", "extended", "lengthened", "cinched", "constricted" ], "near antonyms":[ "eased", "relaxed" ], "antonyms":[ "loosened", "slacked", "slackened" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "tenderfoot":{ "a person who is just starting out in a field of activity":{ "examples":[ "skateboarders who are tenderfeet will inevitably fall as they learn their first moves" ], "synonyms":[ "abecedarian", "apprentice", "babe", "beginner", "colt", "cub", "fledgling", "freshman", "greenhorn", "neophyte", "newbie", "newcomer", "novice", "novitiate", "punk", "recruit", "rook", "rookie", "tyro", "virgin" ], "near synonyms":[ "boot", "amateur", "dabbler", "dilettante", "learner", "student", "trainee", "candidate", "entrant", "probationer" ], "near antonyms":[ "expert", "master", "pro", "professional" ], "antonyms":[ "old hand", "old-timer", "vet", "veteran" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tending":{ "having a tendency to be or act in a certain way":{ "examples":[ "people tending toward daily exercise will significantly reduce their risk of cardiac arrest" ], "synonyms":[ "apt", "given", "inclined", "prone" ], "near synonyms":[ "choosing", "preferring", "disposed", "liable", "likely", "minded", "predisposed", "willing" ], "near antonyms":[ "averse", "disinclined", "indisposed", "loath", "loth", "loathe", "unwilling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to show a liking or proneness (for something)":{ "examples":[ "her wardrobe tends toward dark colors and heavy fabrics" ], "synonyms":[ "inclining", "leaning", "running", "trending" ], "near synonyms":[ "going", "gravitating", "indicating", "pointing", "suggesting" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoiding", "shunning", "shying (from or away from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take charge of especially on 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"harvesting", "reaping", "germinating", "quickening", "ripening", "rooting", "sprouting" ], "near antonyms":[ "killing", "digging", "extirpating", "picking", "plucking", "pulling (up)", "uprooting", "cutting", "haying", "mowing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on":{ "examples":[ "plots that during the war were tended by city dwellers as vegetable gardens" ], "synonyms":[ "cultivating", "farming", "tilling" ], "near synonyms":[ "cropping", "planting", "harvesting", "reaping", "harrowing", "hoeing", "sharecropping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to look after and make decisions about":{ "examples":[ "the dying patriarch wondered who would tend the family business after he was gone" ], "synonyms":[ "administering", "administrating", "carrying on", "conducting", "controlling", "directing", "governing", "guiding", "handling", "keeping", "managing", "operating", "overlooking", "overseeing", "presiding (over)", "regulating", "running", "stewarding", "superintending", "supervising" ], "near synonyms":[ "caring (for)", "minding", "watching", "leading", "piloting", "steering", "guarding", "protecting", "safeguarding", "micromanaging", "stage-managing", "codirecting", "co-directing", "comanaging", "co-managing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "tends":{ "to show a liking or proneness (for something)":{ "examples":[ "her wardrobe tends toward dark colors and heavy fabrics" ], "synonyms":[ "inclines", "leans", "runs", "trends" ], "near synonyms":[ "goes", "gravitates", "indicates", "points", "suggests" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoids", "shies (from or away from)", "shuns" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take charge of especially on behalf of another":{ "examples":[ "tend the store while I run an errand" ], "synonyms":[ "attends", "cares (for)", "minds", "oversees", "superintends", "supervises", "watches" ], "near synonyms":[ "administrates", "conducts", "controls", "directs", "governs", "guides", "manages", "operates", "presides (over)", "regulates", "runs", "stewards", "guards", "patrols", "protects", "safeguards", "shields", "babies", "babysits", "chaperones", "chaperons", "mothers", "shepherds" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandons", "disregards", "forgets", "ignores", "neglects", "passes over" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care":{ "examples":[ "lately I haven't been doing a good job of tending my garden" ], "synonyms":[ "crops", "cultivates", "cultures", "dresses", "grows", "promotes", "raises", "rears" ], "near synonyms":[ "breeds", "produces", "propagates", "plants", "sows", "gathers", "gleans", "harvests", "reaps", "germinates", "quickens", "ripens", "roots", "sprouts" ], "near antonyms":[ "kills", "digs", "extirpates", "picks", "plucks", "pulls (up)", "uproots", "cuts", "hays", "mows" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on":{ "examples":[ "plots that during the war were tended by city dwellers 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"aflutter", "antsy", "anxious", "atwitter", "dithery", "edgy", "goosey", "het up", "hinky", "hung up", "ill at ease", "insecure", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "nervy", "perturbed", "queasy", "queazy", "troubled", "uneasy", "unquiet", "upset", "uptight", "worried" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggrieved", "bothered", "concerned", "disquieted", "distraught", "distressed", "disturbed", "freaked", "freaked-out", "shook-up", "apprehensive", "foreboding", "hesitant", "misgiving", "fretful", "fretting", "stewing", "vexed", "qualmish", "qualmy", "flustered", "twittered", "undone", "unnerved", "unstrung", "obsessed", "preoccupied", "restless", "fidgety", "flighty", "fluttery", "high-strung", "hypertense", "skittish", "spooky" ], "near antonyms":[ "confident", "self-assured", "self-confident", "sure", "controlled", "self-controlled" ], "antonyms":[ "calm", "collected", "cool", "easy", "happy-go-lucky", "nerveless", "relaxed" ] }, "marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings":{ "examples":[ "a tense relationship existed between the two teachers" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "anxious", "creepy", "disquieting", "distressful", "distressing", "disturbing", "fraught", "hairy", "nail-biting", "nerve-racking", "nerve-wracking", "nervous", "restless", "uneasy", "unnerving", "unsettling", "worrisome" ], "near synonyms":[ "bothersome", "troublesome", "foreboding", "misgiving", "discouraging", "disheartening", "strained", "restive", "unrestful", "awkward", "embarrassing" ], "near antonyms":[ "restful", "pacific" ], "antonyms":[ "calming", "comfortable", "easy", "peaceful", "quiet", "quieting", "tranquil" ] }, "stretched with little or no give":{ "examples":[ "a tense rope" ], "synonyms":[ "rigid", "taut", "tight" ], "near synonyms":[ "firm", "inflexible", "stiff", "tightened", "unrelaxed", "unyielding" ], "near antonyms":[ "drooping", "droopy", "flaccid", "floppy", "hanging", "lank", "limp", "loosened", "relaxed", "sagging", "slackened", "yielding", "elastic", "flexible", "pliant", "resilient", "springy", "stretchy", "supple" ], "antonyms":[ "lax", "loose", "slack" ] }, "to draw tight":{ "examples":[ "he tensed his muscles and attempted to lift the heavy appliance onto the truck" ], "synonyms":[ "strain", "stretch", "tauten", "tighten" ], "near synonyms":[ "elongate", "extend", "lengthen", "cinch", "constrict" ], "near antonyms":[ "ease", "relax" ], "antonyms":[ "loosen", "slack", "slacken" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "tenderly":{ "as in lovingly , kindly":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "benevolently", "benignantly", "considerately", "cordially", "graciously", "kindly", "lovingly", "clemently", "gently", "leniently", "lightly", "mildly", "softly", "charitably", "compassionately", "humanely", "mercifully", "softheartedly", "sympathetically", "tolerantly", "understandingly" ], "near antonyms":[ "brutally", "hard", "hardly", "harshly", "ill", "oppressively", "roughly", "severely", "sternly", "stiffly", "callously", "cold-bloodedly", "hard-heartedly", "heartlessly", "inhumanely", "inhumanly", "insensately", "insensitively", "mercilessly", "obdurately", "pitilessly", "ruthlessly", "tyrannically", "uncharitably", "unfeelingly", "unmercifully", "unsparingly", "abusively", "brutishly", "savagely", "viciously" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "tensions":{ "the burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time":{ "examples":[ "under a lot of tension right now about her decision not to go to college" ], "synonyms":[ "pressures", "strains", "stresses" ], "near synonyms":[ "loads", "weights", "anxieties", "concerns", "worries", "aggravations", "angers", "annoyances", "exasperations", "irritations", "persecutions", "troubles" ], "near antonyms":[ "comforts", "consolations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in stretches , tightens":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "strains", "stretches", "tenses", "tightens", "attaches", "binds", "fastens", "ties", "constrains", "restrains" ], "near antonyms":[ "eases", "loosens", "relaxes", "slackens", "slacks", "detaches", "frees", "unbinds", "undoes", "unfastens", "unties" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tenure":{ "a fixed period of time during which a person holds a job or position":{ "examples":[ "during his tenure as president the college experienced steady growth" ], "synonyms":[ "hitch", "stint", "term", "tour" ], "near synonyms":[ "shift", "watch", "go", "turn", "duration", "standing", "time", "cycle", "span", "spell", "stretch", "life", "life span", "lifetime", "run" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tend (to)":{ "as in attend , minister (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "attend", "minister (to)", "serve", "slave (for)", "work (for)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in gravitate , incline (toward)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gravitate", "incline (toward)", "care (for)", "favor", "lean (toward or towards)", "like", "prefer", "adore", "cotton (to)", "delight (in)", "dig", "enjoy", "fancy", "groove (on)", "relish", "revel (in)", "choose", "cull", "handpick", "name", "pick", "select", "single (out)", "take", "covet", "crave", "desire", "hanker (for or after)", "want", "wish (for)", "bias", "prejudice", "admire", "appreciate", "cherish", "prize", "treasure", "value", "be partial to", "go in for", "go" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoid", "shun", "shy (from or away from)", "disfavor", "dislike", "mislike", "abhor", "abominate", "detest", "hate", "loathe", "decline", "refuse", "reject", "turn down", "discard", "jettison", "throw away", "throw out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tensing (up)":{ "feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "was tense about the upcoming bar exam" ], "synonyms":[ "aflutter", "antsy", "anxious", "atwitter", "dithery", "edgy", "goosey", "het up", "hinky", "hung up", "ill at ease", "insecure", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "nervy", "perturbed", "queasy", "queazy", "troubled", "uneasy", "unquiet", "upset", "uptight", "worried" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggrieved", "bothered", "concerned", "disquieted", "distraught", "distressed", "disturbed", "freaked", "freaked-out", "shook-up", "apprehensive", "foreboding", "hesitant", "misgiving", "fretful", "fretting", "stewing", "vexed", "qualmish", "qualmy", "flustered", "twittered", "undone", "unnerved", "unstrung", "obsessed", "preoccupied", "restless", "fidgety", "flighty", "fluttery", "high-strung", "hypertense", "skittish", "spooky" ], "near antonyms":[ "confident", "self-assured", "self-confident", "sure", "controlled", "self-controlled" ], "antonyms":[ "calm", "collected", "cool", "easy", "happy-go-lucky", "nerveless", "relaxed" ] }, "marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings":{ "examples":[ "a tense relationship existed between the two teachers" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "anxious", "creepy", "disquieting", "distressful", "distressing", "disturbing", "fraught", "hairy", "nail-biting", "nerve-racking", "nerve-wracking", "nervous", "restless", "uneasy", "unnerving", "unsettling", "worrisome" ], "near synonyms":[ "bothersome", "troublesome", "foreboding", "misgiving", "discouraging", "disheartening", "strained", "restive", "unrestful", "awkward", "embarrassing" ], "near antonyms":[ "restful", "pacific" ], "antonyms":[ "calming", "comfortable", "easy", "peaceful", "quiet", "quieting", "tranquil" ] }, "stretched with little or no give":{ "examples":[ "a tense rope" ], "synonyms":[ "rigid", "taut", "tight" ], "near synonyms":[ "firm", "inflexible", "stiff", "tightened", "unrelaxed", "unyielding" ], "near antonyms":[ "drooping", "droopy", "flaccid", "floppy", "hanging", "lank", "limp", "loosened", "relaxed", "sagging", "slackened", "yielding", "elastic", "flexible", "pliant", "resilient", "springy", "stretchy", "supple" ], "antonyms":[ "lax", "loose", "slack" ] }, "to draw tight":{ "examples":[ "he tensed his muscles and attempted to lift the heavy appliance onto the truck" ], "synonyms":[ "straining", "stretching", "tautening", "tightening" ], "near synonyms":[ "elongating", "extending", "lengthening", "cinching", "constricting" ], "near antonyms":[ "easing", "relaxing" ], "antonyms":[ "loosening", "slackening", "slacking" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "tenners":{ "as in fivers , ones":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "C-notes", "fifties", "fins", "fivers", "fives", "hundreds", "hundred", "ones", "sawbucks", "tens", "twenties", "twos", "bucks", "dollars", "simoleons", "smackers", "cash", "chips", "currencies", "dough", "legal tender", "lucre", "money", "dead presidents", "paper money", "scrips", "checks", "drafts", "money orders", "banknotes", "bills", "greenbacks", "notes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tens":{ "a physically attractive person":{ "examples":[ "promised me that she would fix me up with a ten" ], "synonyms":[ "babes", "cuties", "cuteys", "dishes", "dolls", "dreamboats", "foxes", "fox", "glamour-pusses", "hotties", "knockouts", "lookers", "showstoppers" ], "near synonyms":[ "beauties", "eyefuls", "goddesses", "lovelies", "stunners", "beefcakes", "hunks", "studs", "superstuds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "dogs" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tends (to)":{ "as in attends , ministers (to)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "attends", "ministers (to)", "serves", "slaves (for)", "works (for)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in gravitates , inclines (toward)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gravitates", "inclines (toward)", "cares (for)", "favors", "leans (toward or towards)", "likes", "prefers", "adores", "cottons (to)", "delights (in)", "digs", "enjoys", "fancies", "grooves (on)", "relishes", "revels (in)", "chooses", "culls", "handpicks", "names", "picks", "selects", "singles (out)", "takes", "covets", "craves", "desires", "hankers (for or after)", "wants", "wishes (for)", "biases", "biasses", "prejudices", "admires", "appreciates", "cherishes", "prizes", "treasures", "values", "goes in for", "is partial to", "goes" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoids", "shies (from or away from)", "shuns", "disfavors", "dislikes", "mislikes", "abhors", "abominates", "detests", "hates", "loathes", "declines", "refuses", "rejects", "turns down", "discards", "jettisons", "throws away", "throws out" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tendentiousness":{ "an attitude that always favors one way of feeling or acting especially without considering any other possibilities":{ "examples":[ "the palpable and unrelenting tendentiousness that pervades her every political pronouncement" ], "synonyms":[ "bias", "favor", "nonobjectivity", "one-sidedness", "parti pris", "partiality", "partisanship", "ply", "prejudice" ], "near synonyms":[ "chauvinism", "cronyism", "favoritism", "nepotism", "self-opinionatedness", "self-partiality", "bent", "inclination", "leaning", "penchant", "predilection", "predisposition", "proclivity", "propensity", "tendency", "preconception", "prejudgment", "prepossession" ], "near antonyms":[ "calm", "detachment", "dispassion", "indifference", "aversion", "dislike", "distaste", "hate", "scunner" ], "antonyms":[ "impartiality", "neutrality", "objectivity", "open-mindedness", "unbiasedness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tenses (up)":{ "feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "was tense about the upcoming bar exam" ], "synonyms":[ "aflutter", "antsy", "anxious", "atwitter", "dithery", "edgy", "goosey", "het up", "hinky", "hung up", "ill at ease", "insecure", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "nervy", "perturbed", "queasy", "queazy", "troubled", "uneasy", "unquiet", "upset", "uptight", "worried" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggrieved", "bothered", "concerned", "disquieted", "distraught", "distressed", "disturbed", "freaked", "freaked-out", "shook-up", "apprehensive", "foreboding", "hesitant", "misgiving", "fretful", "fretting", "stewing", "vexed", "qualmish", "qualmy", "flustered", "twittered", "undone", "unnerved", "unstrung", "obsessed", "preoccupied", "restless", "fidgety", "flighty", "fluttery", "high-strung", "hypertense", "skittish", "spooky" ], "near antonyms":[ "confident", "self-assured", "self-confident", "sure", "controlled", "self-controlled" ], "antonyms":[ "calm", "collected", "cool", "easy", "happy-go-lucky", "nerveless", "relaxed" ] }, "marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings":{ "examples":[ "a tense relationship existed between the two teachers" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "anxious", "creepy", "disquieting", "distressful", "distressing", "disturbing", "fraught", "hairy", "nail-biting", "nerve-racking", "nerve-wracking", "nervous", "restless", "uneasy", "unnerving", "unsettling", "worrisome" ], "near synonyms":[ "bothersome", "troublesome", "foreboding", "misgiving", "discouraging", "disheartening", "strained", "restive", "unrestful", "awkward", "embarrassing" ], "near antonyms":[ "restful", "pacific" ], "antonyms":[ "calming", "comfortable", "easy", "peaceful", "quiet", "quieting", "tranquil" ] }, "stretched with little or no give":{ "examples":[ "a tense rope" ], "synonyms":[ "rigid", "taut", "tight" ], "near synonyms":[ "firm", "inflexible", "stiff", "tightened", "unrelaxed", "unyielding" ], "near antonyms":[ "drooping", "droopy", "flaccid", "floppy", "hanging", "lank", "limp", "loosened", "relaxed", "sagging", "slackened", "yielding", "elastic", "flexible", "pliant", "resilient", "springy", "stretchy", "supple" ], "antonyms":[ "lax", "loose", "slack" ] }, "to draw tight":{ "examples":[ "he tensed his muscles and attempted to lift the heavy appliance onto the truck" ], "synonyms":[ "strains", "stretches", "tautens", "tightens" ], "near synonyms":[ "elongates", "extends", "lengthens", "cinches", "constricts" ], "near antonyms":[ "eases", "relaxes" ], "antonyms":[ "loosens", "slackens", "slacks" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "tenderfoots":{ "a person who is just starting out in a field of activity":{ "examples":[ "skateboarders who are tenderfeet will inevitably fall as they learn their first moves" ], "synonyms":[ "abecedarians", "apprentices", "babes", "beginners", "colts", "cubs", "fledglings", "freshmen", "greenhorns", "neophytes", "newbies", "newcomers", "novices", "novitiates", "punks", "recruits", "rookies", "rooks", "tyros", "virgins" ], "near synonyms":[ "boots", "amateurs", "dabblers", "dilettantes", "dilettanti", "learners", "students", "trainees", "candidates", "entrants", "probationers" ], "near antonyms":[ "experts", "masters", "professionals", "pros" ], "antonyms":[ "old hands", "old-timers", "veterans", "vets" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tent":{ "a raised covering over something for decoration or protection":{ "examples":[ "a huge tent was erected for the outdoor wedding reception" ], "synonyms":[ "awning", "canopy", "ceiling", "cover", "roof" ], "near synonyms":[ "dome", "marquee", "pavilion", "arbor", "bower", "pergola", "screen", "shade", "shelter", "shield", "sunshade", "umbrella", "canvas", "canvass", "fly" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in sleep out":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "sleep out", "bivouac", "camp (out)", "encamp", "bed (down)", "backpack", "caravan" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tenors":{ "as in directions , courses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "courses", "directions", "drifts", "bottom lines", "bull's-eyes", "bullseyes", "centerpieces", "cores", "cruxes", "cruces", "essences", "gists", "hearts", "kernels", "keynotes", "meat and potatoes", "meats", "nets", "nubbins", "nubs", "nuclei", "nucleuses", "piths", "pivots", "points", "roots", "sums", "bodies", "contents", "substances", "hypotheses", "propositions", "purports", "subjects", "themes", "theses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in tendencies , sets":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bents", "inclinations", "proclivities", "sets", "tendencies", "turns", "dispositions", "bags", "conventions", "forms", "modes", "styles", "addictions", "usages", "uses", "customs", "fashions", "habits", "habitudes", "patterns", "practices", "practises", "rituals", "tricks", "ways", "wonts", "deportments", "manners", "mores", "drills", "grooves", "jog trots", "regimens", "regimes", "r\u00e9gimes", "rotes", "routines", "ruts", "affectations", "airs", "poses", "attributes", "characteristics", "marks", "traits" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tensioned":{ "as in stretched , tightened":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "strained", "stretched", "tensed", "tightened", "attached", "bound", "fastened", "tied", "constrained", "restrained" ], "near antonyms":[ "eased", "loosened", "relaxed", "slacked", "slackened", "detached", "freed", "unbound", "undid", "unfastened", "untied" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ten-gallon hats":{ "as in baseball caps , cowboy hats":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baseball caps", "berets", "billycocks", "birettas", "boaters", "bonnets", "bowlers", "calottes", "capuches", "casques", "castors", "cloches", "cocked hats", "cowboy hats", "cowls", "derbies", "fedoras", "fezzes", "fezes", "garrison caps", "hard hats", "helmets", "helms", "high hats", "homburgs", "hoods", "kepis", "k\u00e9pis", "kufis", "leghorns", "miters", "mitres", "nightcaps", "opera hats", "overseas caps", "panamas", "picture hats", "pillboxes", "plug hats", "porkpie hats", "service caps", "shakos", "shakoes", "silk hats", "skimmers", "skullcaps", "sombreros", "sou'westers", "Stetsons", "stocking caps", "stovepipes", "sunbonnets", "tam-o'-shanters", "tams", "top hats", "toppers", "toques", "tricornes", "tricorns", "turbans", "zucchettos", "caps", "chapeaus", "chapeaux", "hats", "headdresses", "headgears", "headpieces", "lids", "warbonnets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tenant":{ "one who rents a room or apartment in another's house":{ "examples":[ "the laundry in the basement is for tenants only" ], "synonyms":[ "boarder", "lessee", "lodger", "renter", "roomer" ], "near synonyms":[ "cotenant", "subtenant", "flatmate", "roommate", "roomie", "guest", "visitor", "occupant", "occupier", "resident", "resider" ], "near antonyms":[ "laird", "landholder", "landowner", "proprietor", "landlady", "slumlord", "host", "innkeeper", "proprietor" ], "antonyms":[ "landlord", "lessor", "letter" ] }, "one who lives permanently in a place":{ "examples":[ "the abandoned warehouse's only tenants are a band of squatters" ], "synonyms":[ "denizen", "dweller", "habitant", "inhabitant", "inhabiter", "occupant", "resident", "resider" ], "near synonyms":[ "cohabitant", "coresident", "aborigine", "native", "citizen", "national", "subject", "colonist", "\u00e9migr\u00e9", "emigr\u00e9", "migrant", "newcomer", "settler", "burgher", "local", "localite", "townee", "townie", "towny", "townsman", "villager" ], "near antonyms":[ "alien", "foreigner", "nonresident", "guest", "tourist", "visitor", "defector", "emigrant", "escaper", "evacuee", "exile", "expatriate", "refugee" ], "antonyms":[ "transient" ] }, "as in lease , rent":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "lease", "rent", "sublet", "people", "populate", "cohabit", "inhabit", "occupy", "frequent", "hang (at)", "haunt", "visit", "lodge", "settle", "stay", "abide", "dwell", "live", "reside" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tenement houses":{ "as in apartment buildings , apartment houses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "apartment buildings", "apartment houses", "galleries", "wings", "bed-sitters", "bedsits", "bed-sitting-room", "cohousings", "condominiums", "condominia", "condos", "duplex apartments", "duplexes", "efficiencies", "efficiency apartments", "flatlets", "floor-throughs", "garden apartments", "granny flats", "maisonettes", "penthouses", "railroad flats", "salons", "saloons", "studio apartments", "studios", "triplexes", "walk-ups", "apartments", "diggings", "digs", "flats", "lodgings", "suites", "tenements" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tentages":{ "as in canvases":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "canvases", "canvasses", "bivouacs", "campgrounds", "camps", "campsites", "encampments", "hutments", "colonies", "plantations", "settlements", "Hoovervilles", "jungles", "shantytowns", "concentration camps", "prison camps", "barracks", "cantonments", "installations", "laagers", "leaguers", "posts" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tenderloins":{ "as in holes , pigsties":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dens", "dumps", "pigpens", "pigsties", "Augean stables", "cesspools", "Gomorrahs", "sinks", "hellholes", "holes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tenacity":{ "ability or willingness to carry on despite danger, difficulty, or obstacle":{ "examples":[ "Although they appeared to be losing badly, the home team's tenacity allowed them to make a comeback and clinch the victory." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "endurance", "perseverance", "persistence", "persistency", "tenaciousness", "stamina", "stomach", "determination", "doggedness", "resolution", "backbone", "fiber", "fortitude", "grit", "gumption", "mettle", "pluck", "pluckiness", "spunk", "temper", "audacity", "boldness", "brazenness", "cheek", "cojones", "effrontery", "gall", "temerity", "bottle", "bravery", "courage", "courageousness", "daring", "daringness", "dauntlessness", "doughtiness", "fearlessness", "gallantry", "greatheartedness", "guts", "gutsiness", "hardihood", "heart", "heroism", "intestinal fortitude", "intrepidity", "intrepidness", "moxie", "nerve", "pecker", "prowess", "stoutness", "valor", "virtue" ], "near antonyms":[ "hesitation", "indecision", "indecisiveness", "irresolution", "cold feet", "faintheartedness", "fearfulness", "mousiness", "timidity", "timorousness", "feebleness", "softness", "weakness", "impotence", "ineffectualness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "ten-gallon hat":{ "as in baseball cap , cowboy hat":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baseball cap", "beret", "billycock", "biretta", "boater", "bonnet", "bowler", "calotte", "capuche", "casque", "castor", "cloche", "cocked hat", "cowboy hat", "cowl", "derby", "fedora", "fez", "garrison cap", "hard hat", "helm", "helmet", "high hat", "homburg", "hood", "kepi", "k\u00e9pi", "kufi", "leghorn", "miter", "mitre", "nightcap", "opera hat", "overseas cap", "panama", "picture hat", "pillbox", "plug hat", "porkpie hat", "service cap", "shako", "silk hat", "skimmer", "skullcap", "sombrero", "sou'wester", "Stetson", "stocking cap", "stovepipe", "sunbonnet", "tam", "tam-o'-shanter", "top hat", "topper", "toque", "tricorne", "tricorn", "turban", "zucchetto", "cap", "chapeau", "hat", "headdress", "headgear", "headpiece", "lid", "warbonnet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tend":{ "to show a liking or proneness (for something)":{ "examples":[ "her wardrobe tends toward dark colors and heavy fabrics" ], "synonyms":[ "incline", "lean", "run", "trend" ], "near synonyms":[ "go", "gravitate", "indicate", "point", "suggest" ], "near antonyms":[ "avoid", "shun", "shy (from or away from)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take charge of especially on behalf of another":{ "examples":[ "tend the store while I run an errand" ], "synonyms":[ "attend", "care (for)", "mind", "oversee", "superintend", "supervise", "watch" ], "near synonyms":[ "administrate", "conduct", "control", "direct", "govern", "guide", "manage", "operate", "preside (over)", "regulate", "run", "steward", "guard", "patrol", "protect", "safeguard", "shield", "baby", "babysit", "chaperone", "chaperon", "mother", "shepherd" ], "near antonyms":[ "abandon", "disregard", "forget", "ignore", "neglect", "pass over" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to look after or assist the growth of by labor and care":{ "examples":[ "lately I haven't been doing a good job of tending my garden" ], "synonyms":[ "crop", "cultivate", "culture", "dress", "grow", "promote", "raise", "rear" ], "near synonyms":[ "breed", "produce", "propagate", "plant", "sow", "gather", "glean", "harvest", "reap", "germinate", "quicken", "ripen", "root", "sprout" ], "near antonyms":[ "kill", "dig", "extirpate", "pick", "pluck", "pull (up)", "uproot", "cut", "hay", "mow" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on":{ "examples":[ "plots that during the war were tended by city dwellers as vegetable gardens" ], "synonyms":[ "cultivate", "farm", "till" ], "near synonyms":[ "crop", "plant", "harvest", "reap", "harrow", "hoe", "sharecrop" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to look after and make decisions about":{ "examples":[ "the dying patriarch wondered who would tend the family business after he was gone" ], "synonyms":[ "administer", "administrate", "carry on", "conduct", "control", "direct", "govern", "guide", "handle", "keep", "manage", "operate", "overlook", "oversee", "preside (over)", "regulate", "run", "steward", "superintend", "supervise" ], "near synonyms":[ "care (for)", "mind", "watch", "lead", "pilot", "steer", "guard", "protect", "safeguard", "micromanage", "stage-manage", "codirect", "comanage" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "ten-speed":{ "as in mountain bike , tandem bicycle":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "mountain bike", "tandem bicycle", "bicycle", "bike", "cycle", "push-bike", "push bicycle", "two-wheeler", "velocipede" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tenacious":{ "continuing despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement":{ "examples":[ "a tenacious trainer, she adheres to her grueling swimming schedule no matter what" ], "synonyms":[ "dogged", "insistent", "patient", "persevering", "persistent", "pertinacious" ], "near synonyms":[ "assured", "certain", "dedicated", "determined", "firm", "hell-bent", "intent", "positive", "resolute", "resolved", "single-minded", "sure", "adamant", "bullheaded", "hardened", "hardheaded", "headstrong", "implacable", "indurate", "mulish", "obdurate", "obstinate", "opinionated", "peevish", "perverse", "pigheaded", "self-willed", "stiff-necked", "stubborn", "unregenerate", "unyielding", "willful", "wilful", "unfaltering", "unhesitating", "unwavering", "resistant", "wayward", "wrongheaded", "constant", "devoted", "faithful", "good", "loyal", "staunch", "stanch", "steadfast", "steady", "true", "indomitable", "unconquerable", "hard", "inflexible", "relentless", "stern", "unbending", "unflinching", "unrelenting" ], "near antonyms":[ "quitting", "surrendering", "yielding", "faltering", "hesitant", "hesitating", "irresolute", "vacillating", "wavering", "disloyal", "faithless", "false", "fickle", "inconstant", "perfidious", "traitorous", "treacherous" ], "antonyms":[] }, "tending to adhere to objects upon contact":{ "examples":[ "you'll have a devil of a time getting those tenacious burrs off of your wool sweater" ], "synonyms":[ "adherent", "adhesive", "clingy", "gluey", "glutinous", "gummy", "sticky", "tacky", "viscid" ], "near synonyms":[ "gelatinous", "gooey", "ropy", "ropey", "syrupy", "viscous", "pitchy", "tarry" ], "near antonyms":[ "nonviscous" ], "antonyms":[ "nonadhesive" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tenant farmers":{ "as in subsistence farmers , sharecroppers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crofters", "croppers", "gentlemen farmers", "sharecroppers", "subsistence farmers", "yeomen", "agriculturists", "agriculturalists", "agronomists", "cultivators", "growers", "planters", "tillers", "farmhands", "field hands", "gleaners", "harvesters", "plowmen", "reapers", "workfolks", "homesteaders", "nesters", "grangers", "rancheros", "ranchers", "ranchmen", "campesinos" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tensing":{ "to draw tight":{ "examples":[ "he tensed his muscles and attempted to lift the heavy appliance onto the truck" ], "synonyms":[ "straining", "stretching", "tautening", "tightening" ], "near synonyms":[ "elongating", "extending", "lengthening", "cinching", "constricting" ], "near antonyms":[ "easing", "relaxing" ], "antonyms":[ "loosening", "slackening", "slacking" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tension":{ "the burden on one's emotional or mental well-being created by demands on one's time":{ "examples":[ "under a lot of tension right now about her decision not to go to college" ], "synonyms":[ "pressure", "strain", "stress" ], "near synonyms":[ "load", "weight", "anxiety", "concern", "uneasiness", "worry", "aggravation", "anger", "annoyance", "exasperation", "irritation", "persecution", "trouble" ], "near antonyms":[ "comfort", "consolation" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in stretch , tighten":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "strain", "stretch", "tense", "tighten", "attach", "bind", "fasten", "tie", "constrain", "restrain" ], "near antonyms":[ "ease", "loosen", "relax", "slack", "slacken", "detach", "free", "unbind", "undo", "unfasten", "untie" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tensed":{ "to draw tight":{ "examples":[ "he tensed his muscles and attempted to lift the heavy appliance onto the truck" ], "synonyms":[ "strained", "stretched", "tautened", "tightened" ], "near synonyms":[ "elongated", "extended", "lengthened", "cinched", "constricted" ], "near antonyms":[ "eased", "relaxed" ], "antonyms":[ "loosened", "slacked", "slackened" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tentative":{ "determined by something else":{ "examples":[ "our plans are only tentative at this point and will depend on whether you can come" ], "synonyms":[ "conditional", "contingent (on or upon)", "dependent", "subject (to)" ], "near synonyms":[ "liable", "open", "susceptible", "limited", "modified", "qualified", "restricted", "debatable", "disputable", "doubtable", "doubtful", "iffy", "problematic", "problematical", "questionable", "shady", "shaky", "suspect", "uncertain" ], "near antonyms":[ "absolute", "all-out", "arrant", "categorical", "categoric", "complete", "consummate", "out-and-out", "outright", "perfect", "simple", "total", "ultimate", "unadulterated", "unalloyed", "unconditional", "unequivocal", "unmitigated", "unqualified", "utter", "basal", "basic", "fundamental", "primary" ], "antonyms":[ "independent", "unconditional" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tenancies":{ "as in tenantries":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "tenantries", "habitations", "occupancies", "occupations", "possessions", "residencies", "ownerships", "proprietorships", "trespasses" ], "near antonyms":[ "dispossessions", "ejections", "ejectments", "vacancies", "vacations" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tenable":{ "capable of being defended against physical attack":{ "examples":[ "the soldiers' encampment on the open plain was not tenable , so they retreated to higher ground" ], "synonyms":[ "defendable", "defensible" ], "near synonyms":[ "defended", "guarded", "protected", "safeguarded", "secure", "secured", "shielded", "bulletproof", "impregnable", "indomitable", "invincible", "inviolable", "invulnerable", "unassailable", "unbeatable", "unconquerable", "untouchable" ], "near antonyms":[ "vincible", "vulnerable", "assailable", "exposed", "imperiled", "imperilled", "insecure", "liable", "open", "susceptible", "undefended", "unguarded", "unprotected", "unsecured", "defenseless", "helpless", "powerless", "weak" ], "antonyms":[ "indefensible", "untenable" ] }, "capable of being defended with good reasoning against verbal attack":{ "examples":[ "the tenable theory that a giant meteor strike set off a chain of events resulting in the demise of the dinosaurs" ], "synonyms":[ "defendable", "defensible", "justifiable", "maintainable", "supportable", "sustainable" ], "near synonyms":[ "rational", "reasonable", "sensible", "well-grounded", "acceptable", "admissible", "allowable", "exceptionable", "legitimate", "passable", "unobjectionable", "viable", "warrantable", "confirmable", "provable", "verifiable", "explainable", "explicable" ], "near antonyms":[ "absurd", "illogical", "irrational", "ridiculous", "unsound", "extreme", "outrageous", "unreasonable", "groundless", "objectionable", "unacceptable", "unfounded", "inexplicable", "unexplainable" ], "antonyms":[ "indefensible", "insupportable", "unjustifiable", "unsustainable", "untenable" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "tenant farmer":{ "as in subsistence farmer , sharecropper":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crofter", "cropper", "gentleman farmer", "sharecropper", "subsistence farmer", "yeoman", "agriculturist", "agriculturalist", "agronomist", "cultivator", "grower", "planter", "tiller", "farmhand", "field hand", "gleaner", "harvester", "plowman", "reaper", "workfolk", "workfolks", "homesteader", "nester", "granger", "rancher", "ranchero", "ranchman", "campesino" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tented":{ "as in slept out":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "slept out", "bivouacked", "camped (out)", "encamped", "bedded (down)", "backpacked", "caravanned", "caravaned" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tense":{ "feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "was tense about the upcoming bar exam" ], "synonyms":[ "aflutter", "antsy", "anxious", "atwitter", "dithery", "edgy", "goosey", "het up", "hinky", "hung up", "ill at ease", "insecure", "jittery", "jumpy", "nervous", "nervy", "perturbed", "queasy", "queazy", "troubled", "uneasy", "unquiet", "upset", "uptight", "worried" ], "near synonyms":[ "aggrieved", "bothered", "concerned", "disquieted", "distraught", "distressed", "disturbed", "freaked", "freaked-out", "shook-up", "apprehensive", "foreboding", "hesitant", "misgiving", "fretful", "fretting", "stewing", "vexed", "qualmish", "qualmy", "flustered", "twittered", "undone", "unnerved", "unstrung", "obsessed", "preoccupied", "restless", "fidgety", "flighty", "fluttery", "high-strung", "hypertense", "skittish", "spooky" ], "near antonyms":[ "confident", "self-assured", "self-confident", "sure", "controlled", "self-controlled" ], "antonyms":[ "calm", "collected", "cool", "easy", "happy-go-lucky", "nerveless", "relaxed" ] }, "marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings":{ "examples":[ "a tense relationship existed between the two teachers" ], "synonyms":[ "agitating", "anxious", "creepy", "disquieting", "distressful", "distressing", "disturbing", "fraught", "hairy", "nail-biting", "nerve-racking", "nerve-wracking", "nervous", "restless", "uneasy", "unnerving", "unsettling", "worrisome" ], "near synonyms":[ "bothersome", "troublesome", "foreboding", "misgiving", "discouraging", "disheartening", "strained", "restive", "unrestful", "awkward", "embarrassing" ], "near antonyms":[ "restful", "pacific" ], "antonyms":[ "calming", "comfortable", "easy", "peaceful", "quiet", "quieting", "tranquil" ] }, "stretched with little or no give":{ "examples":[ "a tense rope" ], "synonyms":[ "rigid", "taut", "tight" ], "near synonyms":[ "firm", "inflexible", "stiff", "tightened", "unrelaxed", "unyielding" ], "near antonyms":[ "drooping", "droopy", "flaccid", "floppy", "hanging", "lank", "limp", "loosened", "relaxed", "sagging", "slackened", "yielding", "elastic", "flexible", "pliant", "resilient", "springy", "stretchy", "supple" ], "antonyms":[ "lax", "loose", "slack" ] }, "to draw tight":{ "examples":[ "he tensed his muscles and attempted to lift the heavy appliance onto the truck" ], "synonyms":[ "strain", "stretch", "tauten", "tighten" ], "near synonyms":[ "elongate", "extend", "lengthen", "cinch", "constrict" ], "near antonyms":[ "ease", "relax" ], "antonyms":[ "loosen", "slack", "slacken" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "tensioning":{ "as in stretching , tightening":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "straining", "stretching", "tensing", "tightening", "attaching", "binding", "fastening", "tying", "tieing", "constraining", "restraining" ], "near antonyms":[ "easing", "loosening", "relaxing", "slackening", "slacking", "detaching", "freeing", "unbinding", "undoing", "unfastening", "untying", "untieing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tenet":{ "an idea that is very important to a group":{ "examples":[ "the central tenets of a religion", "He refused to abide by one of the basic tenets of the fashion industry." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "precept", "principle", "rule", "standard", "assumption", "given", "hypothetical", "if", "postulate", "premise", "premiss", "presumption", "presupposition", "supposition", "hypothesis", "proposition", "theory", "thesis", "axiom", "maxim", "truism", "verity", "belief", "canon", "doctrine", "dogma", "gospel", "law", "basis", "foundation", "ground", "conclusion", "deduction", "inference", "affirmation", "assertion", "avouchment", "declaration", "dictum", "ipse dixit" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tenants":{ "one who rents a room or apartment in another's house":{ "examples":[ "the laundry in the basement is for tenants only" ], "synonyms":[ "boarders", "lessees", "lodgers", "renters", "roomers" ], "near synonyms":[ "cotenants", "co-tenants", "subtenants", "flatmates", "roommates", "roomies", "guests", "visitors", "occupants", "occupiers", "residents", "residers" ], "near antonyms":[ "lairds", "landholders", "landowners", "proprietors", "landladies", "slumlords", "hosts", "innkeepers", "proprietors" ], "antonyms":[ "landlords", "lessors", "letters" ] }, "one who lives permanently in a place":{ "examples":[ "the abandoned warehouse's only tenants are a band of squatters" ], "synonyms":[ "denizens", "dwellers", "habitants", "inhabitants", "inhabiters", "occupants", "residents", "residers" ], "near synonyms":[ "cohabitants", "coresidents", "co-residents", "aborigines", "natives", "citizens", "nationals", "subjects", "colonists", "\u00e9migr\u00e9s", "emigr\u00e9s", "migrants", "newcomers", "settlers", "burghers", "localites", "locals", "townees", "townies", "townsmen", "villagers" ], "near antonyms":[ "aliens", "foreigners", "nonresidents", "guests", "tourists", "visitors", "defectors", "emigrants", "escapers", "evacuees", "exiles", "expatriates", "refugees" ], "antonyms":[ "transients" ] }, "as in leases , rents":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "leases", "rents", "sublets", "peoples", "populates", "cohabits", "inhabits", "occupies", "frequents", "hangs (at)", "haunts", "visits", "lodges", "settles", "stays", "abides", "dwells", "lives", "resides" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tenner":{ "as in fiver , one":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "C-note", "fifty", "fin", "five", "fiver", "hundred", "one", "sawbuck", "ten", "twenty", "two", "buck", "dollar", "simoleon", "smacker", "cash", "chips", "currency", "dough", "legal tender", "lucre", "money", "pelf", "dead presidents", "paper money", "scrip", "check", "draft", "money order", "banknote", "bill", "greenback", "note" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tendencies":{ "an established pattern of behavior":{ "examples":[ "a tendency to drop things", "a tendency to make snap judgments" ], "synonyms":[ "propensities", "ways" ], "near synonyms":[ "affinities", "aptitudes", "bents", "dispositions", "inclinations", "leanings", "mind-sets", "partialities", "penchants", "predilections", "predispositions", "proclivities", "turns", "customs", "habits", "patterns", "practices", "practises", "routines", "wonts", "eccentricities", "idiosyncrasies", "oddities", "peculiarities", "quirks", "singularities", "tricks" ], "near antonyms":[ "disinclinations", "dislikes", "indispositions" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a prevailing or general movement or inclination":{ "examples":[ "we'll be seeing a tendency for skirt lengths to get shorter this coming season" ], "synonyms":[ "currents", "directions", "drifts", "leanings", "runs", "tides", "trends", "winds" ], "near synonyms":[ "curves", "downsides", "shifts", "swings", "turnabouts", "turns", "upsides", "customs", "habits", "propensities", "tenors", "ways", "countercurrents", "countertrends", "counter-trends", "undercurrents", "undertows" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a habitual attraction to some activity or thing":{ "examples":[ "a youth with a natural tendency toward arts and crafts instead of sports" ], "synonyms":[ "affections", "affinities", "aptitudes", "bents", "biases", "bones", "devices", "dispositions", "geniuses", "genii", "habitudes", "impulses", "inclinations", "leanings", "partialities", "penchants", "predilections", "predispositions", "proclivities", "propensities", "turns" ], "near synonyms":[ "favors", "partisanships", "prejudices", "endowments", "faculties", "flairs", "gifts", "knacks", "talents", "addictions", "appetites", "fancies", "likes", "likings", "preferences", "tastes", "fortes", "specialities", "specialties", "conventions", "customs", "habits", "patterns", "practices", "practises", "routines", "tricks", "ways", "wonts", "eccentricities", "idiosyncrasies", "kinks", "oddities", "peculiarities", "quirks", "singularities" ], "near antonyms":[ "allergies", "aversions", "disfavors", "disinclinations", "dislikes", "disrelishes", "distastes", "detachments", "impartialities", "neutralities", "objectivities", "apathies", "indifferences", "insouciances", "nonchalances" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tenders":{ "to put before another for acceptance or consideration":{ "examples":[ "the coach tendered his resignation and started a new career as a physical therapist" ], "synonyms":[ "extends", "gives", "offers", "proffers", "trots out" ], "near synonyms":[ "poses", "proposes", "holds out", "gives in", "submits", "volunteers" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepts", "receives", "takes", "accredits", "approbates", "approves", "authorizes", "clears", "confirms", "finalizes", "formalizes", "homologates", "OKs", "okays", "ratifies", "sanctions", "warrants", "declines", "denies", "disallows", "disapproves", "negatives", "rejects", "turns down", "vetoes", "rebuffs", "rebuts", "refuses", "spurns", "retracts", "withdraws", "disregards", "ignores", "neglects", "overlooks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] } }