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"flourish", "score", "succeed", "break", "destroy", "do in", "finish", "sink", "slaughter" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{ "examples":[ "thrashed the poor horse with a riding crop" ], "synonyms":[ "birch", "cowhide", "flagellate", "flail", "flog", "hide", "horsewhip", "lash", "leather", "rawhide", "scourge", "slash", "switch", "tan", "whale", "whip" ], "near synonyms":[ "knout", "quirt", "strap", "cut", "flick", "touch up", "blackjack", "cane", "club", "cudgel", "fustigate", "pistol-whip", "bang", "bop", "box", "bust", "clap", "clip", "clobber", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "hit", "knock", "lam", "paste", "punch", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smite", "sock", "spank", "swat", "swipe", "thwack", "wallop", "whack", "bash", "baste", "bat", "batter", "beat", "belabor", "belt", "bludgeon", "buffet", "bung", "drub", "fib", "hammer", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lather", "lick", "mangle", "maul", "paddle", "pelt", "pommel", "pound", "pummel", "rough", "slate", "slog", "thresh", "thump", "tromp", "whop", "whap", "whup", "work over" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "the tree branches thrashed the sides of the house as the storm continued to rage" ], "synonyms":[ "bash", "baste", "bat", "batter", "beat", "belabor", "belt", "birch", "bludgeon", "buffet", "bung up", "club", "curry", "do", "drub", "fib", "flog", "hammer", "hide", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lash", "lather", "lick", "maul", "mess (up)", "paddle", "pelt", "pommel", "pound", "pummel", "punch out", "rough (up)", "slate", "slog", "switch", "tan", "thresh", "thump", "tromp", "wallop", "whale", "whip", "whop", "whap", "whup", "work over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assail", "assault", "attack", "beset", "box", "bust", "chop", "clobber", "clout", "crack", "cudgel", "cuff", "descend (on or upon)", "hit", "jump (on)", "knock", "lam", "lay on", "paste", "pounce (on or upon)", "punch", "raid", "rush", "slam", "slap", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "storm", "swat", "swipe", "thwack", "whack", "wham", "whomp", "blackjack", "cane", "cowhide", "flagellate", "fustigate", "horsewhip", "leather", "pistol-whip", "rawhide", "scourge", "strap", "gore", "lacerate", "wound", "maim", "mangle", "mutilate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make jerky or restless movements":{ "examples":[ "in obvious pain, the wounded soldier thrashed about his cot" ], "synonyms":[ "fiddle", "fidget", "jerk", "jig", "jiggle", "squiggle", "squirm", "thresh", "toss", "twist", "twitch", "wiggle", "wriggle", "writhe" ], "near synonyms":[ "flit", "flutter", "twitter", "quake", "quiver", "shake", "shiver", "shudder", "tremble", "pace" ], "near antonyms":[ "relax", "rest", "unwind", "calm (down)", "still" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thrash (out)":{ "to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort":{ "examples":[ "after hours of brainstorming, the writers finally thrashed out an extended 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"shellacs", "skins", "skunks", "smokes", "smothers", "snows under", "trims", "tromps", "trounces", "wallops", "waxes", "whips", "whomps", "whops", "whaps", "whups" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweeps", "upsets", "beats", "bests", "conquers", "dispatches", "hurdles", "licks", "masters", "overbears", "overcomes", "overmatches", "prevails (over)", "subdues", "surmounts", "takes", "throws", "triumphs (over)", "wins (against)", "worsts", "crushes", "knocks off", "knocks over", "overpowers", "overthrows", "overwhelms", "subjugates", "upends", "vanquishes", "aces (out)", "betters", "eclipses", "exceeds", "outdistances", "outdoes", "outfights", "outshines", "outstrips", "overtops", "surpasses", "tops", "transcends", "edges (out)", "noses out", "pips", "caps", "excels", "flourishes", "scores", "succeeds", "breaks", "destroys", "does in", "finishes", "sinks", "slaughters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{ "examples":[ "thrashed the 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"spanks", "storms", "swats", "swipes", "thwacks", "whacks", "whams", "whomps", "blackjacks", "canes", "cowhides", "flagellates", "fustigates", "horsewhips", "leathers", "pistol-whips", "rawhides", "scourges", "straps", "gores", "lacerates", "wounds", "maims", "mangles", "mutilates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make jerky or restless movements":{ "examples":[ "in obvious pain, the wounded soldier thrashed about his cot" ], "synonyms":[ "fiddles", "fidgets", "jerks", "jiggles", "jigs", "squiggles", "squirms", "threshes", "tosses", "twists", "twitches", "wiggles", "wriggles", "writhes" ], "near synonyms":[ "flits", "flutters", "twitters", "quakes", "quivers", "shakes", "shivers", "shudders", "trembles", "paces" ], "near antonyms":[ "relaxes", "rests", "unwinds", "calms (down)", "stills" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thrashing":{ "as in pounding , battering":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to defeat by a large 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"annihilating", "blowing away", "bombing", "burying", "clobbering", "creaming", "drubbing", "dusting", "flattening", "pasting", "routing", "shellacking", "skinning", "skunking", "smoking", "smothering", "snowing under", "trimming", "tromping", "trouncing", "walloping", "waxing", "whipping", "whomping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping" ] }, "to make jerky or restless movements":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "in obvious pain, the wounded soldier thrashed about his cot" ], "near antonyms":[ "relaxing", "resting", "unwinding", "calming (down)", "stilling" ], "related":[ "flitting", "fluttering", "twittering", "quaking", "quivering", "shaking", "shivering", "shuddering", "trembling", "pacing" ], "synonyms":[ "fiddling", "fidgeting", "jerking", "jigging", "jiggling", "squiggling", "squirming", "threshing", "tossing", "twisting", "twitching", "wiggling", "wriggling", "writhing" ] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the tree branches thrashed the sides of the house as the storm continued to rage" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "assailing", "assaulting", "attacking", "besetting", "boxing", "busting", "chopping", "clobbering", "clouting", "cracking", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "cuffing", "descending (on or upon)", "hitting", "jumping (on)", "knocking", "lamming", "laying on", "pasting", "pouncing (on or upon)", "punching", "raiding", "rushing", "slamming", "slapping", "smacking", "smashing", "socking", "spanking", "storming", "swatting", "swiping", "thwacking", "whacking", "whamming", "whomping", "blackjacking", "caning", "cowhiding", "flagellating", "fustigating", "horsewhipping", "leathering", "pistol-whipping", "rawhiding", "scourging", "strapping", "goring", "lacerating", "wounding", "maiming", "mangling", "mutilating" ], "synonyms":[ "bashing", "basting", "battering", "batting", "beating", "belaboring", "belting", "birching", "bludgeoning", "buffeting", "bunging up", "clubbing", "currying", "doing", "drubbing", "fibbing", "flogging", "hammering", "hiding", "lacing", "lambasting", "lashing", "lathering", "licking", "mauling", "messing (up)", "paddling", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "punching out", "roughing (up)", "slating", "slogging", "switching", "tanning", "threshing", "thumping", "tromping", "walloping", "whaling", "whipping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping", "working over" ] }, "to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "thrashed the poor horse with a riding crop" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "knouting", "quirting", "strapping", "cutting", "flicking", "touching up", "blackjacking", "caning", "clubbing", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "fustigating", "pistol-whipping", "banging", "bopping", "boxing", "busting", "clapping", "clipping", "clobbering", "clouting", "cracking", "cuffing", "hitting", "knocking", "lamming", "pasting", "punching", "slapping", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "spanking", "swatting", "swiping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whacking", "bashing", "basting", "battering", "batting", "beating", "belaboring", "belting", "bludgeoning", "buffeting", "bunging", "drubbing", "fibbing", "hammering", "lacing", "lambasting", "lathering", "licking", "mangling", "mauling", "paddling", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "roughing", "slating", "slogging", "threshing", "thumping", "tromping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping", "working over" ], "synonyms":[ "birching", "cowhiding", "flagellating", "flailing", "flogging", "hiding", "horsewhipping", "lashing", "leathering", "rawhiding", "scourging", "slashing", "switching", "tanning", "whaling", "whipping" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "thrashing (out)":{ "to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort":{ "examples":[ "after hours of brainstorming, the writers finally thrashed out an extended story arc for the sitcom" ], "synonyms":[ "carving (out)", "developing", "forging", "grinding (out)", "hammering out", "working out", "working up" ], "near synonyms":[ "churning out", "cranking out", "turning out", "cobbling (together or up)", "throwing up", "composing", "constructing", "crafting", "creating", "engineering", "fabricating", "fashioning", "forming", "framing", "generating", "manufacturing", "minting", "modeling", "modelling", "shaping", "tailoring", "conceiving", "concocting", "contriving", "cooking (up)", "devising", "hatching", "inventing", "originating", "accomplishing", "achieving", "bringing off", "carrying out", "effecting" ], "near antonyms":[ "demolishing", "destroying", "dismantling", "razing", "tearing down", "ruining", "undoing", "unmaking", "wrecking" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "threadbare":{ "showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect":{ "examples":[ "bought a threadbare couch at a garage sale" ], "synonyms":[ "beat-up", "bombed-out", "dilapidated", "dog-eared", "down-at-the-heels", "down-at-heel", "down-at-the-heel", "down-at-heels", "dumpy", "grungy", "mangy", "mean", "miserable", "moth-eaten", "neglected", "ratty", "run-down", "scrubby", "scruffy", "seedy", "shabby", "sleazy", "tacky", "tatterdemalion", "tatty", "timeworn", "tumbledown" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandoned", "unkept", "desolate", "forlorn", "godforsaken", "broken-down", "decrepit", "tired", "worn-out", "bedraggled", "dingy", "ragged", "tattered", "decaying", "deteriorated", "deteriorating", "rackety", "ramshackle", "rattletrap", "rickety", "broken", "damaged", "destroyed", "harmed", "hurt", "impaired", "injured", "ruined", "wrecked" ], "near antonyms":[ "brand-new", "fresh", "new", "cared-for", "kept-up", "maintained", "mended", "patched", "rebuilt", "reconstructed", "smart", "spiffy", "spruce" ], "antonyms":[] }, "used or heard so often as to be dull":{ "examples":[ "a novel filled with nothing but threadbare clich\u00e9s" ], "synonyms":[ "banal", "clich\u00e9", "cliche", "clich\u00e9d", "cobwebby", "commonplace", "hack", "hackney", "hackneyed", "moth-eaten", "musty", "obligatory", "shopworn", "stale", "stereotyped", "timeworn", "tired", "trite", "well-worn" ], "near synonyms":[ "twice-told", "bromidic", "platitudinal", "platitudinous", "canned", "cardboard", "conventional", "cookie-cutter", "derivative", "imitative", "ready-made", "tried-and-true", "unimaginative", "uninspired", "unoriginal", "normal", "ordinary", "rote", "routine", "standard", "stock", "typical", "usual", "arid", "barren", "boring", "colorless", "drab", "dreary", "drudging", "dry", "dull", "dusty", "flat", "heavy", "ho-hum", "humdrum", "jading", "jejune", "leaden", "mind-numbing", "monotonous", "numbing", "old", "pedantic", "pedestrian", "ponderous", "prosaic", "stodgy", "stuffy", "tame", "tedious", "tiresome", "tiring", "undramatic", "uninteresting", "vapid", "wearisome", "weary", "wearying", "old-fashioned", "old hat" ], "near antonyms":[ "animating", "energizing", "enlivening", "exciting", "galvanizing", "invigorating", "stimulating", "absorbing", "engaging", "engrossing", "gripping", "interesting", "intriguing", "involving", "riveting", "atypical", "extraordinary", "strange", "unaccustomed", "uncommon", "unfamiliar", "unheard-of", "unknown", "unprecedented", "unusual", "pathbreaking", "pioneering", "trailblazing" ], "antonyms":[ "fresh", "new", "novel", "original", "unclich\u00e9d", "unhackneyed" ] }, "worn or torn into or as if into rags":{ "examples":[ "I loved that threadbare shirt, but after 10 years of wear, it was time to throw it away" ], "synonyms":[ "frayed", "ragged", "raggedy", "ratty", "seedy", "shabby", "tattered", "worn-out" ], "near synonyms":[ "dowdy", "scruffy", "tatterdemalion", "dingy", "faded", "lacerate", "lacerated", "shredded", "holey", "patchy", "broken-down", "decrepit", "dilapidated", "dog-eared", "grungy", "mangy", "moth-eaten", "run-down", "scuzzy", "tacky" ], "near antonyms":[ "brand-new", "new", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "unused" ], "antonyms":[] }, "lacking money or material possessions":{ "examples":[ "never knew that she had so many threadbare relatives until she won the lottery" ], "synonyms":[ "beggared", "beggarly", "broke", "destitute", "dirt-poor", "down-and-out", "famished", "hard up", "impecunious", "impoverished", "indigent", "necessitous", "needful", "needy", "pauperized", "penniless", "penurious", "poor", "poverty-stricken", "skint" ], "near synonyms":[ "deprived", "disadvantaged", "dispossessed", "unaffluent", "underprivileged", "bankrupt", "bankrupted", "bust", "busted", "insolvent", "possessionless", "ruined", "depressed", "distressed", "hand-to-mouth", "hardscrabble", "pinched", "poorish", "reduced", "straitened", "cash-strapped", "low", "short", "tapped out" ], "near antonyms":[ "comfortable", "prosperous" ], "antonyms":[ "affluent", "deep-pocketed", "fat", "fat-cat", "flush", "moneyed", "monied", "opulent", "rich", "silk-stocking", "wealthy", "well-heeled", "well-off", "well-to-do" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "threaded":{ "to scatter or set here and there among other things":{ "examples":[ "this history book threads excerpts from the diaries of pioneer women into its account of the settlement of the West" ], "synonyms":[ "interlaced", "interspersed", "interwove", "interweaved", "laced", "salted", "wove", "weaved", "wreathed" ], "near synonyms":[ "inserted", "intermingled", "mingled", "mixed", "alternated", "juxtaposed", "amalgamated", "assimilated", "blended", "blent", "combined", "commingled", "embodied", "fused", "incorporated", "integrated", "merged" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to put together into a series by means of or as if by means of a thread":{ "examples":[ "the reporter threaded his newspaper articles about the basketball team into a book that was essentially a chronicle of their championship season" ], "synonyms":[ "concatenated", "strung" ], "near synonyms":[ "chained", "connected", "joined", "linked", "united", "interlaced", "interspersed", "intertwined", "interwove", "interweaved", "laced", "wove", "weaved", "wreathed" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "threaten":{ "to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the powerful hurricane continues to threaten the southern coastline" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "endanger", "hazard", "imperil", "jeopardize", "peril" ], "synonyms":[ "hang (over)", "hover (over)", "impend (over)", "menace", "overhang" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "threshing":{ "to make jerky or restless movements":{ "examples":[ "the poor dog threshed against his chain" ], "synonyms":[ "fiddling", "fidgeting", "jerking", "jigging", "jiggling", "squiggling", "squirming", "thrashing", "tossing", "twisting", "twitching", "wiggling", "wriggling", "writhing" ], "near synonyms":[ "flitting", "fluttering", "twittering", "quaking", "quivering", "shaking", "shivering", "shuddering", "trembling", "pacing" ], "near antonyms":[ "relaxing", "resting", "unwinding", "calming (down)", "stilling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "he threshed the whimpering dog with his cane" ], "synonyms":[ "bashing", "basting", "battering", "batting", "beating", "belaboring", "belting", "birching", "bludgeoning", "buffeting", "bunging up", "clubbing", "currying", "doing", "drubbing", "fibbing", "flogging", "hammering", "hiding", "lacing", "lambasting", "lashing", "lathering", "licking", "mauling", "messing (up)", "paddling", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "punching out", "roughing (up)", "slating", "slogging", "switching", "tanning", "thrashing", "thumping", "tromping", "walloping", "whaling", "whipping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping", "working over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assailing", "assaulting", "attacking", "besetting", "boxing", "busting", "chopping", "clobbering", "clouting", "cracking", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "cuffing", "descending (on or 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"sucked (up)", "took up" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{ "examples":[ "he'll throw out any acting offers that don't meet his standards" ], "synonyms":[ "balked (at)", "declined", "deselected", "disapproved", "negatived", "nixed", "passed", "passed up", "refused", "rejected", "reprobated", "repudiated", "spurned", "threw over", "turned down" ], "near synonyms":[ "blew off", "disdained", "rebuffed", "scorned", "scouted", "shot down", "overruled", "vetoed", "forbade", "forbad", "prohibited", "proscribed", "dismissed", "ignored", "abstained (from)", "forbore", "refrained (from)", "denied", "disavowed", "disclaimed", "disputed", "gainsaid", "stuck", "abjured", "forswore", "foreswore", "recanted", "renounced", "retracted", "took back", "unsaid", "withdrew", "avoided", "bypassed", "detoured", "contradicted", "denied", "disowned", "negated", "controverted", "disagreed (with)", "disproved", "disputed", "rebutted", "refuted", "backed down", "backed off", "backtracked", "disallowed", "recalled", "reneged", "revoked" ], "near antonyms":[ "condoned", "countenanced", "swallowed", "tolerated", "adopted", "embraced", "received", "took", "welcomed", "acceded", "acquiesced", "agreed", "assented", "consented", "chose", "handpicked", "selected", "espoused", "supported" ], "antonyms":[ "accepted", "agreed (to)", "approved" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "threw up":{ "to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "disgorged", "regurgitated", "ejected", "expelled", "nauseated" ], "synonyms":[ "barfed", "gagged", "heaved", "hove", "hurled", "puked", "retched", "spewed", "spit up", "spat up", "upchucked", "vomited" ] }, "to make or assemble roughly or hastily":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "when the townspeople realized that the President's motorcade would be coming 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"type":[ "noun" ] }, "thriftless":{ "given to spending money freely or foolishly":{ "antonyms":[ "conserving", "economical", "economizing", "frugal", "penny-pinching", "scrimping", "skimping", "thrifty" ], "examples":[ "a thriftless girl who didn't keep track of her finances and overspent constantly" ], "near antonyms":[ "cheap", "close", "closefisted", "mean", "miserly", "niggardly", "parsimonious", "penurious", "pinching", "spare", "sparing", "stingy", "stinting", "tight", "tightfisted", "careful", "judicious", "prudent", "sensible", "wise", "farsighted", "forehanded", "foreseeing", "foresighted", "forethoughtful", "provident" ], "related":[ "improvident", "myopic", "shortsighted", "bighearted", "bountiful", "charitable", "freehanded", "freehearted", "generous", "lavish", "liberal", "munificent", "openhanded", "openhearted", "philanthropic", "philanthropical", "unselfish", "unsparing", "unstinting", "careless", "heedless", "imprudent", "incautious", "injudicious", "unwise", "indulgent", "reckless", "self-indulgent", "splurging", "wanton" ], "synonyms":[ "extravagant", "high-rolling", "prodigal", "profligate", "spendthrift", "squandering", "unthrifty", "wasteful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "thrived":{ "to grow vigorously":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "these plants thrive with relatively little sunlight" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "luxuriated", "overgrew", "proliferated", "shot up", "germinated", "rooted", "sprouted", "bloomed", "flowered", "fruited", "produced", "propagated", "regenerated", "seeded" ], "synonyms":[ "burgeoned", "bourgeoned", "flourished", "prospered" ] }, "to reach a desired level of accomplishment":{ "antonyms":[ "failed" ], "examples":[ "going to a school for gifted students will help him thrive as a musical prodigy" ], "near antonyms":[ "floundered", "struggled" ], "related":[ "prevailed", "triumphed", "won", "excelled" ], "synonyms":[ "arrived", "flourished", "prospered", "succeeded" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thriving":{ "having attained a desired end or state of good fortune":{ "antonyms":[ "failed", "unsuccessful" ], "examples":[ "our new landscaping business is thriving" ], "near antonyms":[ "futureless", "hopeless", "inauspicious", "no-good", "unpromising", "collapsing", "failing", "flopping", "flunking", "folding", "washing-out", "declining", "slipping", "slumping", "waning", "bankrupt", "kaput", "kaputt", "kerflooey", "destroyed", "ruined", "wrecked" ], "related":[ "coming", "promising", "booming", "growing", "roaring", "robust", "boffo", "gangbusters", "gangbuster", "runaway", "socko" ], "synonyms":[ "flourishing", "going", "palmy", "prosperous", "successful", "triumphant" ] }, "marked by much life, movement, or activity":{ "antonyms":[ "asleep", "dead", "inactive", "lifeless", "sleepy" ], "examples":[ "the once thriving downtown has fallen into steep decline since the new mall was built" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "abounding", "crowded", "overflowing", "populous", "swarming", "teeming", "thronging" ], "synonyms":[ "aboil", "abubble", "abuzz", "alive", "animated", "astir", "brisk", "bustling", "busy", "buzzing", "flourishing", "happening", "hopping", "humming", "kinetic", "lively", "rousing", "stirring", "vibrant" ] }, "marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically":{ "antonyms":[ "depressed", "unprosperous", "unsuccessful" ], "examples":[ "a thriving manufacturing community that is experiencing a tremendous growth in new jobs" ], "near antonyms":[ "declining", "dying", "failing", "floundering", "languishing", "struggling", "bankrupt", "bankrupted", "insolvent" ], "related":[ "affluent", "moneyed", "monied", "opulent", "rich", "substantial", "wealthy", "well-heeled", "well-off", "well-to-do", "comfortable" ], "synonyms":[ "booming", "boomy", "flourishing", "golden", "halcyon", "healthy", "lush", "palmy", "prospering", "prosperous", "roaring", "successful" ] }, "to grow vigorously":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "these plants thrive with relatively little sunlight" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "luxuriating", "overgrowing", "proliferating", "shooting up", "germinating", "rooting", "sprouting", "blooming", "flowering", "fruiting", "producing", "propagating", "regenerating", "seeding" ], "synonyms":[ "burgeoning", "bourgeoning", "flourishing", "prospering" ] }, "to reach a desired level of accomplishment":{ "antonyms":[ "failing" ], "examples":[ "going to a school for gifted students will help him thrive as a musical prodigy" ], "near antonyms":[ "floundering", "struggling" ], "related":[ "prevailing", "triumphing", "winning", "excelling" ], "synonyms":[ "arriving", "flourishing", "prospering", "succeeding" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "throbs":{ "a rhythmic expanding and contracting":{ "examples":[ "I seemed to feel anew the pain of her death with each throb of my heart" ], "synonyms":[ "beatings", "beats", "palpitations", "pulsations", "pulses" ], "near synonyms":[ "fluctuations", "oscillations", "vibrations", "quivers", "trembles", "tremors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner":{ "examples":[ "the car's stereo speakers throbbing with the song's bass line" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "palpitates", "pit-a-pats", "pitter-patters", "pulsates", "pulses" ], "near synonyms":[ "fluctuates", "oscillates", "vibrates", "quivers", "trembles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "throng":{ "a great number of persons or creatures massed together":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "grabbed a megaphone and addressed the vast throng" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "masses", "millions", "rabble", "rabblement", "riffraff", "gaggle", "heap", "mountain", "pile", "jam", "logjam" ], "synonyms":[ "army", "bike", "cram", "crowd", "crush", "drove", "flock", "herd", "horde", "host", "legion", "mass", "mob", "multitude", "press", "rout", "scrum", "swarm" ] }, "to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "fans thronged the field to celebrate the win" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "beset", "infest", "invade", "overrun", "clog", "dam", "jam", "obstruct", "plug (up)" ], "synonyms":[ "crowd", "flock", "mob", "swarm" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "through":{ "in or into the middle of":{ "examples":[ "lost control of the car and drove through the crowd" ], "synonyms":[ "amid", "amidst", "among", "amongst", "mid", "midst" ], "near synonyms":[ "between", "betwixt" ], "near antonyms":[ "from", "out of" ], "antonyms":[] }, "in random positions within the boundaries of":{ "examples":[ "the numerous small towns scattered through these hills" ], "synonyms":[ "about", "across", "around", "over", "round", "throughout" ], "near synonyms":[ "on" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "in the course of":{ "examples":[ "thoughtless people talking through the whole movie" ], "synonyms":[ "amid", "amidst", "by", "during", "over", "pending", "throughout" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to the opposite side of":{ "examples":[ "walked through the room" ], "synonyms":[ "across", "athwart", "over" ], "near synonyms":[ "around", "round", "beyond", "past" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "along the way of":{ "examples":[ "the quickest way out of the building is through that hall there" ], "synonyms":[ "by", "via" ], "near synonyms":[ "across", "along", "alongside", "beyond", "near", "nearby", "over", "below", "beneath", "under", "underneath", "outside", "past", "throughout" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as the result of":{ "examples":[ "won the tournament through practice and hard work" ], "synonyms":[ "because of", "due to", "owing to", "with" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "using the means or agency of":{ "examples":[ "apparently got his money through theft and deception" ], "synonyms":[ "by", "in", "per", "via", "with" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "from beginning to end":{ 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"preposition" ] }, "through street":{ "as in Main Street , high street":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arterial", "artery", "avenue", "boulevard", "carriageway", "drag", "drive", "expressway", "freeway", "high road", "highway", "pass", "pike", "road", "roadway", "route", "row", "street", "thoroughfare", "thruway", "trace", "turnpike", "way", "backstreet", "branch", "bystreet", "byway", "crossroad", "secondary road", "shunpike", "side road", "side street", "autobahn", "autoroute", "autostrada", "dual carriageway", "interstate", "motorway", "superhighway", "beltway", "bypass", "parkway", "ring road", "circle", "lane", "laneway", "mews", "place", "high street", "Main Street", "alley", "alleyway", "corniche", "switchback", "causeway" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "throw cold water on":{ "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "antonyms":[ "embolden", "encourage", "hearten", "nerve", "steel" ], "examples":[ "Her parents threw cold water 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"knuckle under", "quit", "relent", "submit", "succumb", "surrender", "yield" ], "near synonyms":[ "acquiesce", "defer" ], "near antonyms":[ "contend", "fight", "hold off", "battle", "breast", "combat", "confront", "counter", "defy", "face", "meet", "object", "oppose", "repel", "thwart", "withstand" ], "antonyms":[ "resist" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "throw off":{ "to draw the attention or mind to something else":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the sudden noise just threw me off completely, and I missed my shot" ], "near antonyms":[ "concentrate", "focus" ], "related":[ "amuse", "beguile", "entertain", "stray", "wander" ], "synonyms":[ "abstract", "call off", "detract", "distract", "divert" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "throw out":{ "to drive or force out":{ "examples":[ "the player was thrown out of the game after assaulting the ref" ], "synonyms":[ "banish", "boot (out)", "bounce", "cast out", "chase", "dismiss", "drum (out)", "eject", "expel", "extrude", "kick out", "oust", "out", "rout", "run off", "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":[] }, "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{ "examples":[ "would you mind if I threw out that leftover pizza that's been in the fridge for two weeks?" ], "synonyms":[ "cashier", "cast (off)", "chuck", "deep-six", "discard", "ditch", "dump", "eighty-six", "86", "exorcise", "exorcize", "fling (off or away)", "jettison", "junk", "lay by", "lose", "pitch", "reject", "scrap", "shed", "shuck (off)", "slough (off)", "sluff (off)", "throw away", "toss", "unload" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandon", "abdicate", "desert", "forsake", "dismiss", "kick out", "abolish", "annihilate", "eliminate", "eradicate", "expunge", "exterminate", "extinguish", "extirpate", "liquidate", "remove", "root (out)", "stamp (out)", "wipe out" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopt", "embrace", "take on", "employ", "use", "utilize", "hold", "hold back", "keep", "retain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to throw or give off":{ "examples":[ "the charcoal grill is throwing out big billows of black smoke" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "discharge", "emanate", "emit", "evolve", "exhale", "expel", "expire", "give out", "irradiate", "issue", "radiate", "release", "send (out)", "shoot", "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":[] }, "to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{ "examples":[ "he'll throw out any 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"choose", "handpick", "select", "espouse", "support" ], "antonyms":[ "accept", "agree (to)", "approve" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "throwaway":{ "as in castaway":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in handout , handbill":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "I should throw away that torn shirt" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopt", "embrace", "take on", "employ", "use", "utilize", "hold", "hold back", "keep", "retain" ], "related":[ "abandon", "abdicate", "desert", "forsake", "dismiss", "kick out", "abolish", "annihilate", "eliminate", "eradicate", "expunge", "exterminate", "extinguish", "extirpate", "liquidate", "remove", "root (out)", "stamp (out)", "wipe out" ], "synonyms":[ "cashier", "cast (off)", "chuck", "deep-six", "discard", "ditch", "dump", "eighty-six", "86", "exorcise", "exorcize", "fling (off or away)", "jettison", "junk", "lay by", "lose", "pitch", "reject", "scrap", "shed", "shuck (off)", "slough (off)", "sluff (off)", "throw out", "toss", "unload" ] }, "to use up carelessly":{ "antonyms":[ "conserve" ], "examples":[ "if you buy a high-end computer, you'll just be throwing away money on a bunch of features you'll never use" ], "near antonyms":[ "economize", "scrimp", "skimp", "preserve", "protect", "save", "hoard", "lay up" ], "related":[ "splurge", "consume", "deplete", "exhaust", "impoverish", "overspend", "shoot", "indulge", "overindulge", "disburse", "expend", "lay out" ], "synonyms":[ "blow", "dissipate", "fiddle away", "fritter (away)", "lavish", "lose", "misspend", "run through", "spend", "squander", "trifle (away)", "waste" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "throwing over":{ "to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{ "examples":[ "if the U.S. Senate throws over the treaty, the President's prestige will be in shambles" ], "synonyms":[ "balking (at)", "declining", "deselecting", "disapproving", "negativing", "nixing", "passing", "passing up", "refusing", "rejecting", "reprobating", "repudiating", "spurning", "throwing out", "turning down" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowing off", "disdaining", "rebuffing", "scorning", "scouting", "shooting down", "overruling", "vetoing", "forbidding", "prohibiting", "proscribing", "dismissing", "ignoring", "abstaining (from)", "forbearing", "refraining (from)", "denying", "disavowing", "disclaiming", "disputing", "gainsaying", "sticking", "abjuring", "forswearing", "foreswearing", "recanting", "renouncing", "retracting", "taking back", "unsaying", "withdrawing", "avoiding", "bypassing", "detouring", "contradicting", "denying", "disowning", "negating", "controverting", "disagreeing (with)", "disproving", "disputing", "rebutting", "refuting", "backing down", "backing off", "backtracking", "disallowing", "recalling", "reneging", "revoking" ], "near antonyms":[ "condoning", "countenancing", "swallowing", "tolerating", "adopting", "embracing", "receiving", "taking", "welcoming", "acceding", "acquiescing", "agreeing", "assenting", "consenting", "choosing", "handpicking", "selecting", "espousing", "supporting" ], "antonyms":[ "accepting", "agreeing (to)", "approving" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "throwing up":{ "to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth":{ "examples":[ "she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "barfing", "gagging", "heaving", "hurling", "puking", "retching", "spewing", "spitting up", "upchucking", "vomiting" ], "near synonyms":[ "disgorging", "regurgitating", "ejecting", "expelling", "nauseating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make or assemble roughly or hastily":{ "examples":[ "when the townspeople realized that the President's motorcade would be coming through on its way to the conference, they threw up a hasty \"Welcome\" sign" ], "synonyms":[ "cobbling (together or up)", "jury-rigging", "patching (together)" ], "near synonyms":[ "dashing (off)", "jerry-building" ], "near antonyms":[ "crafting", "handcrafting", "fashioning", "forging", "hammering out", "pounding (out)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thrusting":{ "to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one":{ "examples":[ "the cat thrust her paw under the couch, trying to reach her toy mouse" ], "synonyms":[ "driving", "propelling", "pushing", "shoving" ], "related":[ "impelling", "moving", "bearing (down)", "compressing", "depressing", "jamming", "pressuring", "squashing", "squeezing", "weighing (upon)", "bulldozing", "compelling", "forcing", "leaning (on or against)", "muscling", "ramming" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move or extend upward":{ "examples":[ "the butte thrusts up 300 feet from the floor of the valley" ], "synonyms":[ "arising", "ascending", "aspiring", "climbing", "lifting", "mounting", "rising", "soaring", "upping", "uprearing", "uprising", "upthrusting", "upturning" ], "related":[ "surging", "towering", "boosting", "elevating", "raising", "upheaving", "uplifting", "upraising", "ballooning", "blasting off", "taking off", "zooming", "cresting", "scaling", "surmounting", "topping", "canting", "inclining", "leaning", "listing", "reclining", "slanting", "sloping", "tilting", "tipping" ], "near antonyms":[ "diving", "nose-diving", "plummeting", "sinking", "sliding" ], "antonyms":[ "declining", "descending", "dipping", "dropping", "falling (off)", "plunging" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thresholds":{ "an interval of time just before the onset of something":{ "examples":[ "on the threshold of a new age of green technology" ], "synonyms":[ "brinks", "cusps", "edges", "points", "verges" ], "related":[ "nicks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the point at which something begins":{ "examples":[ "at the threshold of the new year, it's time to look back and make resolutions for the future" ], "synonyms":[ "alphas", "baselines", "beginnings", "births", "commencements", "dawns", "day ones", "geneses", "get-goes", "git-goes", "inceptions", "incipiences", "incipiencies", "kickoffs", "launches", "mornings", "nascences", "nascencies", "onsets", "outsets", "starts" ], "related":[ "drawing boards", "first bases", "ground zeros", "square ones", "creations", "inaugurations", "initiations", "institutions", "originations", "cradles", "fountainheads", "fountains", "germs", "origins", "roots", "seedbeds", "sources", "springs", "wells", "wellsprings", "openings", "advents", "appearances", "arrivals", "debuts", "d\u00e9buts", "emergences", "childhoods", "infancies", "youths" ], "near antonyms":[ "cessations", "closings", "closures", "completions", "finales", "finishes", "periods", "stops", "terminations", "windups" ], "antonyms":[ "closes", "conclusions", "endings", "ends", "omegas" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thrilled":{ "as in happy , overjoyed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "blessed", "blest", "blissful", "delighted", "ecstatic", "elated", "enraptured", "entranced", "euphoric", "exhilarated", "exuberant", "exultant", "gladsome", "happy", "high", "joyful", "joyous", "jubilant", "overjoyed", "radiant", "rapturous", "ravished", "tickled", "blithe", "blithesome", "festive", "gay", "gleeful", "jocose", "jocular", "jocund", "jolly", "jovial", "laughing", "merry", "mirthful", "sunny", "amused", "beaming", "chuckling", "giggling", "smiling", "bright", "buoyant", "carefree", "cheerful", "cheery", "chipper", "lighthearted", "lightsome", "upbeat", "animated", "bouncing", "frisky", "jaunty", "lively", "peppy", "perky", "spirited", "sprightful", "sprightly", "vivacious", "zippy", "amusing", "facetious", "flippant", "frolicsome", "funny", "hilarious", "jesting", "joking", "joshing", "playful", "sportive", "witty", "cavalier", "devil-may-care", "easygoing", "happy-go-lucky", "insouciant", "unconcerned", "hopeful", "optimistic", "rosy", "sanguine", "antic", "comic", "comical", "farcical", "humorous", "riotous", "sidesplitting", "uproarious" ], "near antonyms":[ "abject", "aggrieved", "anguished", "blue", "brokenhearted", "crestfallen", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "disheartened", "dispirited", "downcast", "downhearted", "forlorn", "glum", "heartbroken", "heartsick", "heavyhearted", "low-spirited", "melancholy", "sad", "saddened", "sorrowful", "unhappy", "crying", "groaning", "moaning", "sobbing", "wailing", "weeping", "discontented", "disgruntled", "moody", "doleful", "dolorous", "joyless", "lachrymose", "lugubrious", "mournful", "plaintive", "sorry", "woeful", "bleak", "cheerless", "comfortless", "dark", "depressing", "desolate", "dismal", "dreary", "gloomy", "glum", "gray", "grey", "morose", "saturnine", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "miserable", "woebegone", "wretched", "dull", "lethargic", "listless", "sluggish", "torpid" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings of":{ "examples":[ "I was thrilled to hear that you got the promotion that you'd been so desperately wanting" ], "synonyms":[ "charged", "electrified", "excited", "exhilarated", "galvanized", "intoxicated", "pumped up", "titillated", "turned on" ], "near synonyms":[ "aroused", "incited", "inspired", "provoked", "stimulated", "bewitched", "captivated", "charmed", "delighted", "enchanted", "enthralled", "hypnotized", "mesmerized", "riveted", "spellbound", "interested", "intrigued", "tantalized" ], "near antonyms":[ "bored", "jaded", "palled", "tired", "wearied", "dejected", "demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dispirited" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "throws down":{ "to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally":{ "examples":[ "throw down the gun, and put your hands up" ], "synonyms":[ "depresses", "drops", "lowers", "throws" ], "near synonyms":[ "flattens", "floors", "levels", "knocks down", "knocks over", "strikes down", "topples", "plops", "plunks down", "bobbles", "bungles", "foozles", "fumbles", "immerses", "sinks", "submerges" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "lifts", "picks up", "raises" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "threefold":{ "having three units or parts":{ "examples":[ "a threefold approach to solving the problem" ], "synonyms":[ "treble", "triadic", "tripartite", "triple", "triplex" ], "near synonyms":[ "triplicate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "threesome":{ "a group of three":{ "examples":[ "the threesome has been playing music together since all three were in high school", "you don't see many threesomes at honeymoon resorts, but one bride had brought along her mother" ], "synonyms":[ "triad", "trifecta", "trinity", "trio", "triple", "triplet", "triumvirate" ], "near synonyms":[ "trilogy", "triptych", "triple crown", "triplicate", "triplex" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "throttled":{ "to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe":{ "examples":[ "I was so angry at what he was saying that I could have throttled him!" ], "synonyms":[ "choked", "garroted", "garotted", "strangled", "suffocated" ], "near synonyms":[ "asphyxiated", "smothered", "stifled", "scragged" ], "near antonyms":[ "restored", "resuscitated", "revived" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "throws off":{ "to draw the attention or mind to something else":{ "examples":[ "the sudden noise just threw me off completely, and I missed my shot" ], "synonyms":[ "abstracts", "calls off", "detracts", "distracts", "diverts" ], "near synonyms":[ "amuses", "beguiles", "entertains", "strays", "wanders" ], "near antonyms":[ "concentrates", "focuses", "focusses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thrills":{ "a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings":{ "examples":[ "everyone gets a real thrill out of the Independence Day fireworks" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "boots", "charges", "exhilarations", "frissons", "jollies", "kicks", "rushes", "titillations", "wallops" ], "near synonyms":[ "arousals", "buzzes", "electrifications", "highs", "intoxications", "jolts", "shocks", "surprises", "surprizes", "delectations", "delights", "enjoyments", "joys", "lifts", "pleasures", "amusements", "diversions", "entertainments", "fun", "treats" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings of":{ "examples":[ "I was thrilled to hear that you got the promotion that you'd been so desperately wanting" ], "synonyms":[ "charges", "electrifies", "excites", "exhilarates", "galvanizes", "intoxicates", "pumps up", "titillates", "turns on" ], "near synonyms":[ "arouses", "incites", "inspires", "provokes", "stimulates", "bewitches", "captivates", "charms", "delights", "enchants", "enthralls", "enthrals", "hypnotizes", "mesmerizes", "rivets", "spellbinds", "interests", "intrigues", "tantalizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "bores", "jades", "palls", "tires", "wearies", "dejects", "demoralizes", "discourages", "disheartens", "dispirits" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "thrashes (out)":{ "to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort":{ "examples":[ "after hours of brainstorming, the writers finally thrashed out an extended story arc for the sitcom" ], "synonyms":[ "carves (out)", "develops", "forges", "grinds (out)", "hammers out", "works out", "works up" ], "near synonyms":[ "churns out", "cranks out", "turns out", "cobbles (together or up)", "throws up", "composes", "constructs", "crafts", "creates", "engineers", "fabricates", "fashions", "forms", "frames", "generates", "manufactures", "mints", "models", "shapes", "tailors", "conceives", "concocts", "contrives", "cooks (up)", "devises", "hatches", "invents", "originates", "accomplishes", "achieves", "brings off", "carries out", "effects" ], "near antonyms":[ "demolishes", "destroys", "dismantles", "razes", "tears down", "ruins", "undoes", "unmakes", "wrecks" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "throws away":{ "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{ "examples":[ "I should throw away that torn shirt" ], "synonyms":[ "cashiers", "casts (off)", "chucks", "deep-sixes", "discards", "ditches", "dumps", "eighty-sixes", "86es", "exorcises", "exorcizes", "flings (off or away)", "jettisons", "junks", "lays by", "loses", "pitches", "rejects", "scraps", "sheds", "shucks (off)", "sloughs (off)", "sluffs (off)", "throws out", "tosses", "unloads" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandons", "abdicates", "deserts", "forsakes", "dismisses", "kicks out", "abolishes", "annihilates", "eliminates", "eradicates", "expunges", "exterminates", "extinguishes", "extirpates", "liquidates", "removes", "roots (out)", "stamps (out)", "wipes out" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopts", "embraces", "takes on", "employs", "uses", "utilizes", "holds", "holds back", "keeps", "retains" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to use up carelessly":{ "examples":[ "if you buy a high-end computer, you'll just be throwing away money on a bunch of features you'll never use" ], "synonyms":[ "blows", "dissipates", "fiddles away", "fritters (away)", "lavishes", "loses", "misspends", "runs through", "spends", "squanders", "trifles (away)", "wastes" ], "near synonyms":[ "splurges", "consumes", "depletes", "exhausts", "impoverishes", "overspends", "shoots", "indulges", "overindulges", "disburses", "expends", "lays out" ], "near antonyms":[ "economizes", "scrimps", "skimps", "preserves", "protects", "saves", "hoards", "lays up" ], "antonyms":[ "conserves" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "three sheets in the wind":{ "being under the influence of alcohol":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "besotted", "blasted", "blind", "blitzed", "blotto", "bombed", "boozy", "canned", "cockeyed", "crocked", "drunk", "drunken", "fried", "gassed", "hammered", "high", "impaired", "inebriate", "inebriated", "intoxicated", "juiced", "lit", "lit up", "loaded", "looped", "oiled", "pickled", "pie-eyed", "plastered", "potted", "ripped", "sloshed", "smashed", "sottish", "soused", "sozzled", "squiffed", "squiffy", "stewed", "stiff", "stinking", "stoned", "tanked", "tiddly", "tight", "tipsy", "wasted", "wet", "wiped out" ], "near synonyms":[ "maudlin", "beery", "befuddled", "bleary-eyed", "crapulous", "dopey", "dopy", "rocky", "strung out", "stupefied", "debauched", "dissipated", "dissolute", "alcoholic", "bibulous", "dipsomaniacal" ], "near antonyms":[ "abstemious", "abstinent", "dry", "temperate", "teetotal", "clearheaded", "cool", "level", "steady" ], "antonyms":[ "sober", "straight" ] }, "type":[] }, "three-ring circuses":{ "a place of uproar or confusion":{ "examples":[ "the house has been a three-ring circus ever since the kids got back from summer camp" ], "synonyms":[ "babels", "bedlams", "circuses", "madhouses", "scrums" ], "near synonyms":[ "bustles", "commotions", "pandemoniums", "rackets", "ruckuses", "tumults", "turmoils", "brouhahas", "clamors", "clatters", "dins", "hubbubs", "noises", "chaoses", "confusions", "disarrangements", "disarrays", "disorders", "havoc", "hells", "messes", "musses", "shambles" ], "near antonyms":[ "arcadias", "heavens", "paradises", "utopias", "orders", "organizations", "calms", "lulls", "peaces", "respites", "hushes", "quiets", "silences" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thronging":{ "possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified":{ "examples":[ "the theme park is thronging with tourists during the summer" ], "synonyms":[ "abounding", "abundant", "awash", "flush", "fraught", "lousy", "replete", "rife", "swarming", "teeming", "thick" ], "near synonyms":[ "brimming", "bulging", "bursting", "chock-full", "chockful", "crammed", "crowded", "fat", "filled", "full", "jammed", "jam-packed", "loaded", "packed", "saturated", "stuffed", "clogged", "congested", "overcrowded", "overfilled", "overflowing", "overfull", "overladen", "overloaded", "overstuffed", "surfeited", "alive", "animated", "astir", "bustling", "busy", "buzzing", "humming", "lively" ], "near antonyms":[ "bare", "barren", "blank", "devoid", "empty", "stark", "vacant", "void", "depleted", "drained", "exhausted", "deficient", "incomplete", "insufficient", "short" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers":{ "examples":[ "fans thronged the field to celebrate the win" ], "synonyms":[ "crowding", "flocking", "mobbing", "swarming" ], "near synonyms":[ "besetting", "infesting", "invading", "overrunning", "clogging", "damming", "jamming", "obstructing", "plugging (up)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "thruway":{ "a passage cleared for public vehicular travel":{ "examples":[ "we took back roads on the way out, and the thruway on the way back" ], "synonyms":[ "arterial", "artery", "avenue", "boulevard", "carriageway", "drag", "drive", "expressway", "freeway", "high road", "highway", "pass", "pike", "road", "roadway", "route", "row", "street", "thoroughfare", "trace", "turnpike", "way" ], "near synonyms":[ "causeway", "autobahn", "autoroute", "autostrada", "dual carriageway", "interstate", "motorway", "superhighway", "beltway", "bypass", "parkway", "ring road", "corniche", "switchback", "through street", "high street", "Main Street", "backstreet", "branch", "bystreet", "byway", "crossroad", "secondary road", "shunpike", "side road", "side street", "alley", "alleyway", "circle", "lane", "laneway", "mews", "place", "close", "cul-de-sac", "dead end", "corridor", "track", "trail" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "threading":{ "to scatter or set here and there among other things":{ "examples":[ "this history book threads excerpts from the diaries of pioneer women into its account of the settlement of the West" ], "synonyms":[ "interlacing", "interspersing", "interweaving", "lacing", "salting", "weaving", "wreathing" ], "near synonyms":[ "inserting", "intermingling", "mingling", "mixing", "alternating", "juxtaposing", "amalgamating", "assimilating", "blending", "combining", "commingling", "embodying", "fusing", "incorporating", "integrating", "merging" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to put together into a series by means of or as if by means of a thread":{ "examples":[ "the reporter threaded his newspaper articles about the basketball team into a book that was essentially a chronicle of their championship season" ], "synonyms":[ "concatenating", "stringing" ], "near synonyms":[ "chaining", "connecting", "joining", "linking", "uniting", "interlacing", "interspersing", "intertwining", "interweaving", "lacing", "weaving", "wreathing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "throning":{ "as in crowning , enthroning":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crowning", "enthroning", "anointing", "consecrating", "creating", "inaugurating", "inducting", "installing", "instating", "instituting", "investing", "making", "ordaining", "choosing", "destining", "drafting", "electing", "handpicking", "selecting", "singling (out)", "voting (in)", "authorizing", "delegating", "deputing", "deputizing", "appointing", "assigning", "attaching", "commissioning", "constituting", "designating", "detailing", "naming", "nominating", "placing" ], "near antonyms":[ "discharging", "dismissing", "expelling", "firing", "blackballing", "deposing", "dethroning", "displacing", "ejecting", "evicting", "ousting", "overthrowing", "removing", "throwing out", "uncrowning", "unmaking", "unseating" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "throbbing":{ "as in pulsating , palpitating":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "palpitating", "pulsating", "rocky", "staggery", "unstable", "unsteady", "wavering", "wavery", "shivering", "shivery", "convulsive", "aquiver", "atremble", "quaking", "quavery", "quivering", "shaking", "shaky", "shuddering", "shuddery", "tottering", "tottery", "trembling", "trembly", "tremulous", "wobbling", "wabbling", "wobbly", "wabbly" ], "near antonyms":[ "controlled", "firm", "settled", "stable", "steady" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to 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"point", "verge" ], "near synonyms":[ "nick" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the point at which something begins":{ "examples":[ "at the threshold of the new year, it's time to look back and make resolutions for the future" ], "synonyms":[ "alpha", "baseline", "beginning", "birth", "commencement", "dawn", "day one", "genesis", "get-go", "git-go", "inception", "incipience", "incipiency", "kickoff", "launch", "morning", "nascence", "nascency", "onset", "outset", "start" ], "near synonyms":[ "drawing board", "first base", "ground zero", "square one", "creation", "founding", "inauguration", "initiation", "institution", "origination", "cradle", "fountain", "fountainhead", "germ", "origin", "root", "seedbed", "source", "spring", "well", "wellspring", "dawning", "opening", "advent", "appearance", "arrival", "debut", "d\u00e9but", "emergence", "childhood", "infancy", "youth" ], "near antonyms":[ "cessation", "closing", "closure", "completion", "finale", "finish", "period", "stop", "termination", "windup" ], "antonyms":[ "close", "conclusion", "end", "ending", "omega" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "throws up":{ "to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth":{ "examples":[ "she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "barfs", "gags", "heaves", "hurls", "pukes", "retches", "spews", "spits up", "upchucks", "vomits" ], "near synonyms":[ "disgorges", "regurgitates", "ejects", "expels", "nauseates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make or assemble roughly or hastily":{ "examples":[ "when the townspeople realized that the President's motorcade would be coming through on its way to the conference, they threw up a hasty \"Welcome\" sign" ], "synonyms":[ "cobbles (together or up)", "jury-rigs", "patches (together)" ], "near synonyms":[ "dashes (off)", "jerry-builds" ], "near antonyms":[ "crafts", "handcrafts", "fashions", "forges", "hammers out", "pounds (out)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "throws (on)":{ "to place on one's person":{ "examples":[ "threw on a sweater and headed outside" ], "synonyms":[ "dons", "puts on", "slips (on or into)" ], "near synonyms":[ "apparels", "arrays", "attires", "bedecks", "bedizens", "bundles up", "caparisons", "clothes", "dolls up", "dresses", "garbs", "rigs", "robes", "suits", "tricks", "uniforms", "overdresses" ], "near antonyms":[ "disrobes", "strips", "undresses" ], "antonyms":[ "doffs", "removes", "takes off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thrilling":{ "causing great emotional or mental stimulation":{ "examples":[ "a thrilling adventure movie" ], "synonyms":[ "breathtaking", "charged", "electric", "electrifying", "exciting", "exhilarating", "exhilarative", "galvanic", "galvanizing", "hair-raising", "heart-stopping", "inspiring", "intoxicating", "kicky", "mind-bending", "mind-blowing", "mind-boggling", "rip-roaring", "rousing", "stimulating", "stirring" ], "near synonyms":[ "arresting", "interesting", "intriguing", "provocative", "tantalizing", "titillating", "absorbing", "engrossing", "gripping", "riveting", "moving", "poignant", "touching", "enchanting", "enthralling", "fascinating", "spellbinding", "dynamic", "energetic", "high-voltage", "kinetic", "lively", "lusty" ], "near antonyms":[ "boring", "mind-numbing", "tedious", "tiresome", "dreary", "dull", "humdrum", "monotonous", "uninteresting" ], "antonyms":[ "unexciting" ] }, "to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings of":{ "examples":[ "I was thrilled to hear that you got the promotion that you'd been so desperately wanting" ], "synonyms":[ "charging", "electrifying", "exciting", "exhilarating", "galvanizing", "intoxicating", "pumping up", "titillating", "turning on" ], "near synonyms":[ "arousing", "inciting", "inspiring", "provoking", "stimulating", "bewitching", "captivating", "charming", "delighting", "enchanting", "enthralling", "hypnotizing", "mesmerizing", "riveting", "spellbinding", "interesting", "intriguing", "tantalizing" ], "near antonyms":[ "boring", "jading", "palling", "tiring", "wearying", "dejecting", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dispiriting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "throws back":{ "as in drops , falls":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "declines", "degenerates", "drops", "falls", "retrogrades", "worsens", "regresses", "retrogresses", "returns", "reverts", "backslides", "lapses", "relapses", "ebbs" ], "near antonyms":[ "advances", "develops", "evolves", "progresses", "grows", "matures", "ripens" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "throngs":{ "a great number of persons or creatures massed together":{ "examples":[ "grabbed a megaphone and addressed the vast throng" ], "synonyms":[ "armies", "bikes", "crams", "crowds", "crushes", "droves", "flocks", "herds", "hordes", "hosts", "legions", "masses", "mobs", "multitudes", "presses", "routs", "scrums", "swarms" ], "near synonyms":[ "masses", "millions", "rabblements", "rabbles", "riffraffs", "gaggles", "heaps", "mountains", "piles", "jams", "logjams" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move upon or fill (something) in great numbers":{ "examples":[ "fans thronged the field to celebrate the win" ], "synonyms":[ "crowds", "flocks", "mobs", "swarms" ], "near synonyms":[ "besets", "infests", "invades", "overruns", "clogs", "dams", "jams", "obstructs", "plugs (up)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "throw":{ "to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm":{ "examples":[ "threw a life preserver to the drowning man" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "catapult", "chuck", "dash", "fire", "fling", "heave", "hurl", "hurtle", "launch", "lob", "loft", "peg", "pelt", "pitch", "sling", "toss" ], "near synonyms":[ "bowl", "dart", "flip", "gun", "hook", "pass", "roll", "shoot", "buck", "eject", "impel", "precipitate", "project", "propel", "rifle", "thrust" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to fall 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finally had to throw in the towel ." ], "synonyms":[ "blinked", "bowed", "budged", "capitulated", "conceded", "gave in", "knuckled under", "quit", "quitted", "relented", "submitted", "succumbed", "surrendered", "yielded" ], "near synonyms":[ "acquiesced", "deferred" ], "near antonyms":[ "contended", "fought", "held off", "battled", "breasted", "combated", "combatted", "confronted", "countered", "defied", "faced", "met", "objected", "opposed", "repelled", "thwarted", "withstood" ], "antonyms":[ "resisted" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "thrives":{ "to grow vigorously":{ "examples":[ "these plants thrive with relatively little sunlight" ], "synonyms":[ "burgeons", "bourgeons", "flourishes", "prospers" ], "near synonyms":[ "luxuriates", "overgrows", "proliferates", "shoots up", "germinates", "roots", "sprouts", "blooms", "flowers", "fruits", "produces", "propagates", "regenerates", "seeds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to reach a desired level of accomplishment":{ "examples":[ "going to a school for gifted students will help him thrive as a musical prodigy" ], "synonyms":[ "arrives", "flourishes", "prospers", "succeeds" ], "near synonyms":[ "prevails", "triumphs", "wins", "excels" ], "near antonyms":[ "flounders", "struggles" ], "antonyms":[ "fails" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "throws in":{ "as in pitches in , kicks in":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chips in", "kicks in", "pitches in", "bestows", "contributes", "donates", "gives", "gives away", "presents", "volunteers", "awards", "confers", "endows", "endues", "indues", "renders", "affords", "comps", "furnishes", "provides", "lavishes", "regales", "aids", "assists", "benefits", "helps", "administers", "dishes out", "dispenses", "doles out", "hands out", "imparts", "issues", "metes (out)", "extends", "forks (over, out, or up)", "offers", "pays", "proffers", "pungles (up)", "puts up", "tenders", "sacrifices" ], "near antonyms":[ "holds", "keeps", "pockets", "retains", "withholds", "preserves", "saves", "advances", "lends", "loans", "sells" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thrashing (out or over)":{ "as in discussing , debating":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "debating", "discussing", "interjecting", "interrupting", "airing", "expressing", "speaking (of)", "talking (about)", "ventilating", "venting", "offering", "proposing", "suggesting", "alluding (to)", "citing", "mentioning", "naming", "referring (to)", "bringing up", "broaching", "introducing", "mooting", "placing", "raising" ], "near antonyms":[ "censoring", "hushing (up)", "quieting", "silencing", "suppressing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "thrash (out or over)":{ "as in discuss , debate":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "debate", "discuss", "interject", "interrupt", "air", "express", "speak (of)", "talk (about)", "vent", "ventilate", "offer", "propose", "suggest", "allude (to)", "cite", "mention", "name", "refer (to)", "bring up", "broach", "introduce", "moot", "place", "raise" ], "near antonyms":[ "censor", "hush (up)", "quiet", "silence", "suppress" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "threw over":{ "to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{ "examples":[ "if the U.S. Senate throws over the treaty, the President's prestige will be in shambles" ], "synonyms":[ "balked (at)", "declined", "deselected", "disapproved", "negatived", "nixed", "passed", "passed up", "refused", "rejected", "reprobated", "repudiated", "spurned", "threw out", "turned down" ], "near synonyms":[ "blew off", "disdained", "rebuffed", "scorned", "scouted", "shot down", "overruled", "vetoed", "forbade", "forbad", "prohibited", "proscribed", "dismissed", "ignored", "abstained (from)", "forbore", "refrained (from)", "denied", "disavowed", "disclaimed", "disputed", "gainsaid", "stuck", "abjured", "forswore", "foreswore", "recanted", "renounced", "retracted", "took back", "unsaid", "withdrew", "avoided", "bypassed", "detoured", "contradicted", "denied", "disowned", "negated", "controverted", "disagreed (with)", "disproved", "disputed", "rebutted", "refuted", "backed down", "backed off", "backtracked", "disallowed", "recalled", "reneged", "revoked" ], "near antonyms":[ "condoned", "countenanced", "swallowed", "tolerated", "adopted", "embraced", "received", "took", "welcomed", "acceded", "acquiesced", "agreed", "assented", "consented", "chose", "handpicked", "selected", "espoused", "supported" ], "antonyms":[ "accepted", "agreed (to)", "approved" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thrummed":{ "as in whirred , hummed":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fizzed", "hissed", "murmured", "purred", "rustled", "sighed", "sizzled", "swished", "whispered", "bumbled", "burred", "buzzed", "droned", "hummed", "whirred", "whished", "whizzed", "zipped", "zoomed", "wheezed", "whistled", "whooshed", "cooed", "curred", "chirred", "churred" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thriller":{ "something (as a close contest) that induces much suspense as to its outcome":{ "examples":[ "those television awards are hardly thrillers since the same people win year after year" ], "synonyms":[ "cliff-hanger", "hair-raiser", "nail-biter", "suspenser" ], "near synonyms":[ "photo finish", "squeaker" ], "near antonyms":[ "yawner", "blowout" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "threesomes":{ "a group of three":{ "examples":[ "the threesome has been playing music together since all three were in high school", "you don't see many threesomes at honeymoon resorts, but one bride had brought along her mother" ], "synonyms":[ "triads", "trifectas", "trinities", "trios", "triples", "triplets", "triumvirates" ], "near synonyms":[ "trilogies", "triptychs", "triple crowns", "triplicates", "triplexes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "throws out":{ "to drive or force out":{ "examples":[ "the player was thrown out of the game after assaulting the ref" ], "synonyms":[ "banishes", "boots (out)", "bounces", "casts out", "chases", "dismisses", "drums (out)", "ejects", "expels", "extrudes", "kicks out", "ousts", "outs", "routs", "runs off", "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":[] }, "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{ "examples":[ "would you mind if I threw out that leftover pizza that's been in the fridge for two weeks?" ], "synonyms":[ "cashiers", "casts (off)", "chucks", "deep-sixes", "discards", "ditches", "dumps", "eighty-sixes", "86es", "exorcises", "exorcizes", "flings (off or away)", "jettisons", "junks", "lays by", "loses", "pitches", "rejects", "scraps", "sheds", "shucks (off)", "sloughs (off)", "sluffs (off)", "throws away", "tosses", "unloads" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandons", "abdicates", "deserts", "forsakes", "dismisses", "kicks out", "abolishes", "annihilates", "eliminates", "eradicates", "expunges", "exterminates", "extinguishes", "extirpates", "liquidates", "removes", "roots (out)", "stamps (out)", "wipes out" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopts", "embraces", "takes on", "employs", "uses", "utilizes", "holds", "holds back", "keeps", "retains" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to throw or give off":{ "examples":[ "the charcoal grill is throwing out big billows of black smoke" ], "synonyms":[ "casts", "discharges", "emanates", "emits", "evolves", "exhales", "expels", "expires", "gives out", "irradiates", "issues", "radiates", "releases", "sends (out)", "shoots", "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":[] }, "to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{ "examples":[ "he'll throw out any acting offers that don't meet his standards" ], "synonyms":[ "balks (at)", "declines", "deselects", "disapproves", "negatives", "nixes", "passes", "passes up", "refuses", "rejects", "reprobates", "repudiates", "spurns", "throws over", "turns down" ], "near synonyms":[ "blows off", "disdains", "rebuffs", "scorns", "scouts", "shoots down", "overrules", "vetoes", "forbids", "prohibits", "proscribes", "dismisses", "ignores", "abstains (from)", "forbears", "refrains (from)", "denies", "disavows", "disclaims", "disputes", "gainsays", "sticks", "abjures", "forswears", "foreswears", "recants", "renounces", "retracts", "takes back", "unsays", "withdraws", "avoids", "bypasses", "detours", "contradicts", "denies", "disowns", "negates", "controverts", "disagrees (with)", "disproves", "disputes", "rebuts", "refutes", "backs down", "backs off", "backtracks", "disallows", "recalls", "reneges", "revokes" ], "near antonyms":[ "condones", "countenances", "swallows", "tolerates", "adopts", "embraces", "receives", "takes", "welcomes", "accedes", "acquiesces", "agrees", "assents", "consents", "chooses", "handpicks", "selects", "espouses", "supports" ], "antonyms":[ "accepts", "agrees (to)", "approves" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thrums":{ "a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion":{ "examples":[ "the steady thrum of the turbines in the power plant" ], "synonyms":[ "burrs", "buzzes", "chirrs", "churrs", "drones", "hums", "purrs", "whirs", "whirrs", "whizzes", "zooms" ], "near synonyms":[ "babbles", "coos", "gasps", "gurgles", "hisses", "moans", "murmurs", "rustles", "sighs", "suspirations", "susurrations", "susurruses", "whispers", "whishes", "zings", "zips" ], "near antonyms":[ "bawls", "howls", "roars", "screams", "screeches", "shrieks", "squalls", "squeals", "yells", "yelps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in whirs , hums":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fizzes", "hisses", "murmurs", "purrs", "rustles", "sighs", "sizzles", "swishes", "whispers", "bumbles", "burrs", "buzzes", "drones", "hums", "whirs", "whirrs", "whishes", "whizzes", "zips", "zooms", "wheezes", "whistles", "whooshes", "coos", "currs", "chirrs", "churrs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "throb":{ "a rhythmic expanding and contracting":{ "examples":[ "I seemed to feel anew the pain of her death with each throb of my heart" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "beating", "palpitation", "pulsation", "pulse" ], "near synonyms":[ "fluctuation", "oscillation", "vibration", "quiver", "tremble", "tremor" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to expand and contract in a rhythmic manner":{ "examples":[ "the car's stereo speakers throbbing with the song's bass line" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "palpitate", "pit-a-pat", "pitter-patter", "pulsate", "pulse" ], "near synonyms":[ "fluctuate", "oscillate", "vibrate", "quiver", "tremble" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "thrifty":{ "careful in the management of money or resources":{ "examples":[ "if you are thrifty , you can find ways to decorate your room stylishly yet inexpensively" ], "synonyms":[ "economical", "economizing", "frugal", "provident", "scrimping", "sparing" ], "near synonyms":[ "conserving", "preserving", "saving", "forehanded", "foresighted", "foresightful", "prudent", "penny-wise", "cheap", "close", "closefisted", "mean", "miserly", "niggard", "niggardly", "parsimonious", "penny-pinching", "penurious", "pinching", "spare", "stingy", "stinting", "tight", "tightfisted" ], "near antonyms":[ "improvident", "shortsighted", "bountiful", "charitable", "freehanded", "generous", "liberal", "munificent", "openhanded", "unselfish", "unsparing", "extravagant", "indulgent", "lavish" ], "antonyms":[ "prodigal", "profligate", "spendthrift", "squandering", "thriftless", "unthrifty", "wasteful" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "throw (on)":{ "to place on one's person":{ "examples":[ "threw on a sweater and headed outside" ], "synonyms":[ "don", "put on", "slip (on or into)" ], "near synonyms":[ "apparel", "array", "attire", "bedeck", "bedizen", "bundle up", "caparison", "clothe", "doll up", "dress", "garb", "rig", "robe", "suit", "trick", "uniform", "overdress" ], "near antonyms":[ "disrobe", "strip", "undress" ], "antonyms":[ "doff", "remove", "take off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "threw in":{ "as in pitched in , kicked in":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chipped in", "kicked in", "pitched in", "bestowed", "contributed", "donated", "gave", "gave away", "presented", "volunteered", "awarded", "conferred", "endowed", "endued", "indued", "rendered", "afforded", "comped", "furnished", "provided", "lavished", "regaled", "aided", "assisted", "benefited", "benefitted", "helped", "administered", "dished out", "dispensed", "doled out", "handed out", "imparted", "issued", "meted (out)", "extended", "forked (over, out, or up)", "offered", "paid", "proffered", "pungled (up)", "put up", "tendered", "sacrificed" ], "near antonyms":[ "held", "kept", "pocketed", "retained", "withheld", "preserved", "saved", "advanced", "lent", "loaned", "sold" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "throw in":{ "something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed":{ "examples":[ "anyone who buys a book today will get a bookmark as a throw-in" ], "synonyms":[ "bonus", "cumshaw", "dividend", "donative", "extra", "gratuity", "gravy", "gravy train", "lagniappe", "perk", "perquisite", "tip" ], "near synonyms":[ "pension", "bestowal", "presentation", "benefaction", "beneficence", "benevolence", "bounty", "charity", "generosity", "largesse", "largess", "philanthropy", "contribution", "donation", "gift", "offering", "present", "grant", "subsidy", "boon", "manna", "windfall", "favor", "freebie", "freebee", "giveaway", "premium", "award", "prize", "reward", "fringe benefit", "icing" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in pitch in , kick in":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chip in", "kick in", "pitch in", "bestow", "contribute", "donate", "give", "give away", "present", "volunteer", "award", "confer", "endow", "endue", "indue", "render", "afford", "comp", "furnish", "provide", "lavish", "regale", "aid", "assist", "benefit", "help", "administer", "dish out", "dispense", "dole out", "hand out", "impart", "issue", "mete (out)", "extend", "fork (over, out, or up)", "offer", "pay", "proffer", "pungle (up)", "put up", "tender", "sacrifice" ], "near antonyms":[ "hold", "keep", "pocket", "retain", "withhold", "preserve", "save", "advance", "lend", "loan", "sell" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "threnodies":{ "a composition expressing one's grief over a loss":{ "examples":[ "the composer's cello concerto was composed as a moving threnody for his late wife" ], "synonyms":[ "dirges", "elegies", "laments", "requiems" ], "near synonyms":[ "taps", "elegiacs", "monodies" ], "near antonyms":[ "encomiums", "encomia", "eulogies", "paeans", "panegyrics" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thrill":{ "a pleasurably intense stimulation of the feelings":{ "examples":[ "everyone gets a real thrill out of the Independence Day fireworks" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "boot", "charge", "exhilaration", "frisson", "jollies", "kick", "rush", "titillation", "wallop" ], "near synonyms":[ "arousal", "buzz", "electrification", "high", "intoxication", "jolt", "shock", "surprise", "surprize", "delectation", "delight", "enjoyment", "joy", "lift", "pleasure", "amusement", "diversion", "entertainment", "fun", "treat" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings of":{ "examples":[ "I was thrilled to hear that you got the promotion that you'd been so desperately wanting" ], 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"the player was thrown out of the game after assaulting the ref" ], "synonyms":[ "banished", "booted (out)", "bounced", "cast out", "chased", "dismissed", "drummed (out)", "ejected", "expelled", "extruded", "kicked out", "ousted", "outed", "routed", "run off", "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", "taken", "taken in", "welcomed", "entertained", "harbored", "housed", "lodged", "sheltered" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{ "examples":[ "would you mind if I threw out that leftover pizza that's been in the fridge for two weeks?" ], "synonyms":[ "cashiered", "cast (off)", "chucked", "deep-sixed", "discarded", "ditched", "dumped", "eighty-sixed", "86'd", "exorcised", "exorcized", "flung (off or away)", "jettisoned", "junked", "laid by", "lost", "pitched", "rejected", "scrapped", "shed", "shucked (off)", "sloughed (off)", "sluffed (off)", "thrown away", "tossed", "unloaded" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandoned", "abdicated", "deserted", "forsaken", "dismissed", "kicked out", "abolished", "annihilated", "eliminated", "eradicated", "expunged", "exterminated", "extinguished", "extirpated", "liquidated", "removed", "rooted (out)", "stamped (out)", "wiped out" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopted", "embraced", "taken on", "employed", "used", "utilized", "held", "held back", "kept", "retained" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to throw or give off":{ "examples":[ "the charcoal grill is throwing out big billows of black smoke" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "discharged", "emanated", "emitted", "evolved", "exhaled", "expelled", "expired", "given out", "irradiated", "issued", "radiated", "released", "sent (out)", "shot", "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)", "taken up" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{ "examples":[ "he'll throw out any acting offers that don't meet his standards" ], "synonyms":[ "balked (at)", "declined", "deselected", "disapproved", "negatived", "nixed", "passed", "passed up", "refused", "rejected", "reprobated", "repudiated", "spurned", "thrown over", "turned down" ], "near synonyms":[ "blown off", "disdained", "rebuffed", "scorned", "scouted", "shot down", "overruled", "vetoed", "forbidden", "prohibited", "proscribed", "dismissed", "ignored", "abstained (from)", "forborne", "refrained (from)", "denied", "disavowed", "disclaimed", "disputed", "gainsaid", "stuck", "abjured", "forsworn", "foresworn", "recanted", "renounced", "retracted", "taken back", "unsaid", "withdrawn", "avoided", "bypassed", "detoured", "contradicted", "denied", "disowned", "negated", "controverted", "disagreed (with)", "disproved", "disputed", "rebutted", "refuted", "backed down", "backed off", "backtracked", "disallowed", "recalled", "reneged", "revoked" ], "near antonyms":[ "condoned", "countenanced", "swallowed", "tolerated", "adopted", "embraced", "received", "taken", "welcomed", "acceded", "acquiesced", "agreed", "assented", "consented", "chosen", "handpicked", "selected", "espoused", "supported" ], "antonyms":[ "accepted", "agreed (to)", "approved" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thread":{ "a thin, flexible structure that resembles a hair":{ "examples":[ "the unwary bug was snared in the sticky threads of the spider's web" ], "synonyms":[ "bristle", "fiber", "filament", "hair" ], "near synonyms":[ "microfiber", "cord", "rope", "string", "wire", "yarn", "fuzz", "tuft" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "covering for the human body":{ "examples":[ "a number of people at the prom complimented me on my \"nice threads \"" ], "synonyms":[ "apparel", "attire", "clobber", "clothes", "clothing", "costumery", "dress", "duds", "garments", "gear", "habiliment(s)", "habit", "rags", "raiment", "rig", "rigging", "toggery", "togs", "vestiary", "vestments", "vesture", "wear", "wearables", "weeds" ], "near synonyms":[ "garderobe", "wardrobe", "array", "bravery", "caparison", "finery", "gaiety", "gayety", "glad rags", "pretties", "regalia", "trim", "foofaraw", "frippery", "gaudery", "tawdry", "trumpery", "tatters", "costume", "ensemble", "frock", "garb", "getup", "guise", "livery", "outfit", "civvies", "civies", "mufti", "couture", "pr\u00eat-\u00e0-porter", "pret-a-porter", "ready-to-wear", "tailoring", "activewear", "loungewear", "outerwear", "playwear", "sportswear", "nightclothes", "sleepwear", "smallclothes", "underclothes", "underwear", "haberdashery", "menswear" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to scatter or set here and there among other things":{ "examples":[ "this history book threads excerpts from the diaries of pioneer women into its account of the settlement of the West" ], "synonyms":[ "interlace", "intersperse", "interweave", "lace", "salt", "weave", "wreathe" ], "near synonyms":[ "insert", "intermingle", "mingle", "mix", "alternate", "juxtapose", "amalgamate", "assimilate", "blend", "combine", "commingle", "embody", "fuse", "incorporate", "integrate", "merge" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to put together into a series by means of or as if by means of a thread":{ "examples":[ "the reporter threaded his newspaper articles about the basketball team into a book that was essentially a chronicle of their championship season" ], "synonyms":[ "concatenate", "string" ], "near synonyms":[ "chain", "connect", "join", "link", "unite", "interlace", "intersperse", "intertwine", "interweave", "lace", "weave", "wreathe" ], "near 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"took off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "threw cold water on":{ "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "examples":[ "Her parents threw cold water on her dream of becoming a poet." ], "synonyms":[ "chilled", "daunted", "demoralized", "discouraged", "disheartened", "dismayed", "dispirited", "frustrated", "unmanned", "unnerved" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeat", "bullied", "cowed", "intimidated", "depressed", "saddened", "weighed", "afflicted", "tried", "damped", "dampened", "deadened", "distressed", "troubled", "bothered", "irked", "vexed", "vext", "worried", "debilitated", "enfeebled", "undermined", "weakened", "frightened", "horrified", "scared" ], "near antonyms":[ "buoyed (up)", "cheered", "gladdened", "animated", "enlivened", "invigorated", "enforced", "fortified", "reinforced", "reenforced", "strengthened", "assured", "reassured", "boosted", "energized", "excited", "galvanized", "inspired", "lifted", "provoked", "quickened", "rallied", "stimulated", "stirred" ], "antonyms":[ "emboldened", "encouraged", "heartened", "nerved", "steeled" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "threshes":{ "to make jerky or restless movements":{ "examples":[ "the poor dog threshed against his chain" ], "synonyms":[ "fiddles", "fidgets", "jerks", "jiggles", "jigs", "squiggles", "squirms", "thrashes", "tosses", "twists", "twitches", "wiggles", "wriggles", "writhes" ], "near synonyms":[ "flits", "flutters", "twitters", "quakes", "quivers", "shakes", "shivers", "shudders", "trembles", "paces" ], "near antonyms":[ "relaxes", "rests", "unwinds", "calms (down)", "stills" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "he threshed the whimpering dog with his cane" ], "synonyms":[ "bashes", "bastes", "bats", "batters", "beats", "belabors", "belts", "birches", "bludgeons", "buffets", "bungs up", "clubs", "curries", "does", "drubs", "fibs", "flogs", "hammers", "hides", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lashes", "lathers", "licks", "mauls", "messes (up)", "paddles", "pelts", "pommels", "pounds", "pummels", "punches out", "roughs (up)", "slates", "slogs", "switches", "tans", "thrashes", "thumps", "tromps", "wallops", "whales", "whips", "whops", "whaps", "whups", "works over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assails", "assaults", "attacks", "besets", "boxes", "busts", "chops", "clobbers", "clouts", "cracks", "cudgels", "cuffs", "descends (on or upon)", "hits", "jumps (on)", "knocks", "lams", "lays on", "pastes", "pounces (on or upon)", "punches", "raids", "rushes", "slams", "slaps", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "storms", "swats", "swipes", "thwacks", "whacks", "whams", "whomps", "blackjacks", "canes", "cowhides", "flagellates", "fustigates", "horsewhips", "leathers", "pistol-whips", "rawhides", "scourges", "straps", "gores", "lacerates", "wounds", "maims", "mangles", "mutilates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thrown":{ "to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm":{ "examples":[ "threw a life preserver to the drowning man" ], "synonyms":[ "cast", "catapulted", "chucked", "dashed", "fired", "flung", "heaved", "hove", "hurled", "hurtled", "launched", "lobbed", "lofted", "pegged", "pelted", "pitched", "slung", "tossed" ], "near synonyms":[ "bowled", "darted", "flipped", "gunned", "hooked", "passed", "rolled", "shot", "bucked", "ejected", "impelled", "precipitated", "projected", "propelled", "rifled", "thrust" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally":{ "examples":[ "the attacker threw his victim to the ground" ], "synonyms":[ "depressed", "dropped", "lowered", "thrown down" ], "near synonyms":[ "flattened", "floored", "leveled", "levelled", "knocked down", "knocked over", "struck down", "stricken down", "toppled", "plopped", "plunked down", "plonked down", "bobbled", "bungled", "foozled", "fumbled", "immersed", "submerged", "sunk" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "lifted", "picked up", "raised" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thrown down":{ "to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally":{ "examples":[ "throw down the gun, and put your hands up" ], "synonyms":[ "depressed", "dropped", "lowered", "thrown" ], "near synonyms":[ "flattened", "floored", "leveled", "levelled", "knocked down", "knocked over", "struck down", "stricken down", "toppled", "plopped", "plunked down", "plonked down", "bobbled", "bungled", "foozled", "fumbled", "immersed", "submerged", "sunk" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "lifted", "picked up", "raised" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "threatening":{ "giving signs of immediate occurrence":{ "examples":[ "economists warning of a threatening recession" ], "synonyms":[ "imminent", "impending", "looming", "pending" ], "near synonyms":[ "approaching", "coming", "forthcoming", "future", "near", "nearing", "oncoming", "upcoming", "brewing", "gathering", "likely", "possible", "probable", "inevitable", "unavoidable", "apocalyptic", "apocalyptical", "lowering", "menacing", "ominous", "portentous", "anticipated", "awaited", "expected", "foreseen", "predicted" ], "near antonyms":[ "distant", "far-off", "remote", "eventual", "ultimate", "bygone", "former", "past", "late", "recent" ], "antonyms":[] }, "being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come":{ "examples":[ "a threatening silence followed the loud thump in the adjoining motel room" ], "synonyms":[ "baleful", "dire", "direful", "doomy", "foreboding", "ill", "ill-boding", "inauspicious", "menacing", "minatory", "ominous", "portentous", "sinister" ], "near synonyms":[ "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "chill", "Cimmerian", "cloudy", "cold", "comfortless", "dark", "darkening", "depressing", "depressive", "desolate", "dim", "disconsolate", "dismal", "drear", "dreary", "dreich", "elegiac", "elegiacal", "forlorn", "funereal", "gloomy", "glum", "godforsaken", "gray", "grey", "lonely", "lonesome", "lugubrious", "miserable", "morbid", "morose", "murky", "plutonian", "saturnine", "sepulchral", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "sunless", "tenebrific", "tenebrous", "wretched", "discouraging", "disheartening", "hopeless", "unfavorable", "unpromising", "unpropitious", "ill-fated", "ill-starred", "star-crossed", "troubled", "unfortunate", "unlucky", "evil", "malign", "malignant" ], "near antonyms":[ "auspicious", "benign", "bright", "encouraging", "favorable", "golden", "heartening", "hopeful", "promising", "propitious", "prosperous" ], "antonyms":[ "unthreatening" ] }, "involving potential loss or injury":{ "examples":[ "threatening rocks lined that narrow stretch of the river through which we would be rafting" ], "synonyms":[ "dangerous", "grave", "grievous", "hazardous", "jeopardizing", "menacing", "parlous", "perilous", "risky", "serious", "unhealthy", "unsafe", "venturesome" ], "near synonyms":[ "dicey", "insecure", "precarious", "treacherous", "uncertain", "ultrahazardous", "chance", "haphazard", "random", "distressing", "sickening", "unpleasant", "ugly", "wicked", "adverse", "bad", "baleful", "baneful", "deleterious", "detrimental", "evil", "harmful", "hurtful", "ill", "inimical", "injurious", "malignant", "nasty", "noxious", "pernicious", "pestilent", "deadly", "deathly", "destructive", "dire", "fatal", "fateful", "fell", "killer", "lethal", "mortal", "murderous" ], "near antonyms":[ "advantageous", "beneficial", "good", "ultrasafe" ], "antonyms":[ "harmless", "innocent", "innocuous", "nonhazardous", "nonthreatening", "safe", "unthreatening" ] }, "to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on":{ "examples":[ "the powerful hurricane continues to threaten the southern coastline" ], "synonyms":[ "hanging (over)", "hovering (over)", "impending (over)", "menacing", "overhanging" ], "near synonyms":[ "endangering", "hazarding", "imperiling", "imperilling", "jeopardizing", "periling", "perilling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "three-ring circus":{ "a place of uproar or confusion":{ "examples":[ "the house has been a three-ring circus ever since the kids got back from summer camp" ], "synonyms":[ "babel", "bedlam", "circus", "madhouse", "scrum" ], "near synonyms":[ "bustle", "commotion", "pandemonium", "racket", "ruckus", "tumult", "turmoil", "brouhaha", "clamor", "clatter", "din", "hubbub", "noise", "chaos", "confusion", "disarrangement", "disarray", "disorder", "havoc", "hell", "mess", "muss", "shambles" ], "near antonyms":[ "arcadia", "heaven", "paradise", "utopia", "order", "orderliness", "organization", "calm", "lull", "peace", "respite", "hush", "quiet", "silence", "stillness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thrashed (out or over)":{ "as in discussed , debated":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "debated", "discussed", "interjected", "interrupted", "aired", "expressed", "spoke (of)", "talked (about)", "vented", "ventilated", "offered", "proposed", "suggested", "alluded (to)", "cited", "mentioned", "named", "referred (to)", "broached", "brought up", "introduced", "mooted", "placed", "raised" ], "near antonyms":[ "censored", "hushed (up)", "quieted", "silenced", "suppressed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "threw away":{ "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{ "examples":[ "I should throw away that torn shirt" ], "synonyms":[ "cashiered", "cast (off)", "chucked", "deep-sixed", "discarded", "ditched", "dumped", "eighty-sixed", "86'd", "exorcised", "exorcized", "flung (off or away)", "jettisoned", "junked", "laid by", "lost", "pitched", "rejected", "scrapped", "shed", "shucked (off)", "sloughed (off)", "sluffed (off)", "threw out", "tossed", "unloaded" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandoned", "abdicated", "deserted", "forsook", "dismissed", "kicked out", "abolished", "annihilated", "eliminated", "eradicated", "expunged", "exterminated", "extinguished", "extirpated", "liquidated", "removed", "rooted (out)", "stamped (out)", "wiped out" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopted", "embraced", "took on", "employed", "used", "utilized", "held", "held back", "kept", "retained" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to use up carelessly":{ "examples":[ "if you buy a high-end computer, you'll just be throwing away money on a bunch of features you'll never use" ], "synonyms":[ "blew", "dissipated", "fiddled away", "frittered (away)", "lavished", "lost", "misspent", "ran through", "spent", "squandered", "trifled (away)", "wasted" ], "near synonyms":[ "splurged", "consumed", "depleted", "exhausted", "impoverished", "overspent", "shot", "indulged", "overindulged", "disbursed", "expended", "laid out" ], "near antonyms":[ "economized", "scrimped", "skimped", "preserved", "protected", "saved", "hoarded", "laid up" ], "antonyms":[ "conserved" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thrown in the sponge":{ "to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)":{ "examples":[ "The badly beaten wrestler finally had to throw in the towel ." ], "synonyms":[ "blinked", "bowed", "budged", "capitulated", "conceded", "given in", "knuckled under", "quit", "quitted", "relented", "submitted", "succumbed", "surrendered", "yielded" ], "near synonyms":[ "acquiesced", "deferred" ], "near antonyms":[ "contended", "fought", "held off", "battled", "breasted", "combated", "combatted", "confronted", "countered", "defied", "faced", "met", "objected", "opposed", "repelled", "thwarted", "withstood" ], "antonyms":[ "resisted" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "throwing off":{ "to draw the attention or mind to something else":{ "examples":[ "the sudden noise just threw me off completely, and I missed my shot" ], "synonyms":[ "abstracting", "calling off", "detracting", "distracting", "diverting" ], "near synonyms":[ "amusing", "beguiling", "entertaining", "straying", "wandering" ], "near antonyms":[ "concentrating", "focusing", "focussing" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "throwing cold water on":{ "to lessen the courage or confidence of":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "chilling", "daunting", "demoralizing", "discouraging", "disheartening", "dismaying", "dispiriting", "frustrating", "unmanning", "unnerving" ], "near synonyms":[ "browbeating", "bullying", "cowing", "intimidating", "depressing", "saddening", "weighing", "afflicting", "trying", "dampening", "damping", "deadening", "distressing", "troubling", "bothering", "irking", "vexing", "worrying", "debilitating", "enfeebling", "undermining", "weakening", "frightening", "horrifying", "scaring" ], "near antonyms":[ "buoying (up)", "cheering", "gladdening", "animating", "enlivening", "invigorating", "enforcing", "fortifying", "reinforcing", "reenforcing", "strengthening", "assuring", "reassuring", "boosting", "energizing", "exciting", "galvanizing", "inspiring", "lifting", "provoking", "quickening", "rallying", "stimulating", "stirring" ], "antonyms":[ "emboldening", "encouraging", "heartening", "nerving", "steeling" ] }, "type":[] }, "thruways":{ "a passage cleared for public vehicular travel":{ "examples":[ "we took back roads on the way out, and the thruway on the way back" ], "synonyms":[ "arterials", "arteries", "avenues", "boulevards", "carriageways", "drags", "drives", "expressways", "freeways", "high roads", "highways", "passes", "pike", "pikes", "roads", "roadways", "routes", "rows", "streets", "thoroughfares", "traces", "turnpikes", "ways" ], "near synonyms":[ "causeways", "autobahns", "autoroutes", "autostradas", "autostrade", "dual carriageways", "interstates", "motorways", "superhighways", "beltways", "bypasses", "parkways", "ring roads", "corniches", "switchbacks", "through streets", "high streets", "Main Streets", "backstreets", "branches", "bystreets", "byways", "crossroads", "secondary roads", "shunpikes", "side roads", "side streets", "alleys", "alleyways", "circles", "lanes", "laneways", "mews", "places", "closes", "culs-de-sac", "cul-de-sacs", "dead ends", "corridors", "tracks", "trails" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "throw over":{ "to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{ "examples":[ "if the U.S. Senate throws over the treaty, the President's prestige will be in shambles" ], "synonyms":[ "balk (at)", "decline", "deselect", "disapprove", "negative", "nix", "pass", "pass up", "refuse", "reject", "reprobate", "repudiate", "spurn", "throw out", "turn down" ], "near synonyms":[ "blow off", "disdain", "rebuff", "scorn", "scout", "shoot down", "overrule", "veto", "forbid", "prohibit", "proscribe", "dismiss", "ignore", "abstain (from)", "forbear", "refrain (from)", "deny", "disavow", "disclaim", "dispute", "gainsay", "stick", "abjure", "forswear", "foreswear", "recant", "renounce", "retract", "take back", "unsay", "withdraw", "avoid", "bypass", "detour", "contradict", "deny", "disown", "negate", "controvert", "disagree (with)", "disprove", "dispute", "rebut", "refute", "back down", "back off", "backtrack", "disallow", "recall", "renege", "revoke" ], "near antonyms":[ "condone", "countenance", "swallow", "tolerate", "adopt", "embrace", "receive", "take", "welcome", "accede", "acquiesce", "agree", "assent", "consent", "choose", "handpick", "select", "espouse", "support" ], "antonyms":[ "accept", "agree (to)", "approve" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thrown off":{ "to draw the attention or mind to something else":{ "examples":[ "the sudden noise just threw me off completely, and I missed my shot" ], "synonyms":[ "abstracted", "called off", "detracted", "distracted", "diverted" ], "near synonyms":[ "amused", "beguiled", "entertained", "strayed", "wandered" ], "near antonyms":[ "concentrated", "focused", "focussed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "throttles":{ "to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe":{ "examples":[ "I was so angry at what he was saying that I could have throttled him!" ], "synonyms":[ "chokes", "garrotes", "garottes", "strangles", "suffocates" ], "near synonyms":[ "asphyxiates", "smothers", "stifles", "scrags" ], "near antonyms":[ "restores", "resuscitates", "revives" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "threw off":{ "to draw the attention or mind to something else":{ "examples":[ "the sudden noise just threw me off completely, and I missed my shot" ], "synonyms":[ "abstracted", "called off", "detracted", "distracted", "diverted" ], "near synonyms":[ "amused", "beguiled", "entertained", "strayed", "wandered" ], "near antonyms":[ "concentrated", "focused", "focussed" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thrust":{ "to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one":{ "examples":[ "the cat thrust her paw under the couch, trying to reach her toy mouse" ], "synonyms":[ "drive", "propel", "push", "shove" ], "near synonyms":[ "impel", "move", "bear (down)", "compress", "depress", "jam", "pressure", "squash", "squeeze", "weigh (upon)", "bulldoze", "compel", "force", "lean (on or against)", "muscle", "ram" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move or extend upward":{ "examples":[ "the butte thrusts up 300 feet from the floor of the valley" ], "synonyms":[ "arise", "ascend", "aspire", "climb", "lift", "mount", "rise", "soar", "up", "uprear", "uprise", "upthrust", "upturn" ], "near synonyms":[ "surge", "tower", "boost", "elevate", "raise", "upheave", "uplift", "upraise", "balloon", "blast off", "take off", "zoom", "crest", "scale", "surmount", "top", "cant", "incline", "lean", "list", "recline", "slant", "slope", "tilt", "tip" ], "near antonyms":[ "dive", "nose-dive", "plummet", "sink", "slide" ], "antonyms":[ "decline", "descend", "dip", "drop", "fall (off)", "plunge" ] }, "as in upheaval , heave":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "heave", "upheaval", "uplifting", "upraising", "upsurge", "upsweep", "upswing", "upthrust", "uptrend", "upturn", "upwelling", "ascension", "ascent", "climb", "rise", "rising", "soar", "boost", "hike", "raise", "blastoff", "elevation", "hoist", "levitation", "liftoff", "raising", "takeoff" ], "near antonyms":[ "plop", "plummeting", "sinking", "decline", "decrease", "down", "comedown", "downfall", "downgrade", "descent", "dip", "dive", "drop", "fall", "nosedive", "plunge" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "through streets":{ "as in Main Streets , high streets":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arterials", "arteries", "avenues", "boulevards", "carriageways", "drags", "drives", "expressways", "freeways", "high roads", "highways", "passes", "pike", "pikes", "roads", "roadways", "routes", "rows", "streets", "thoroughfares", "thruways", "traces", "turnpikes", "ways", "backstreets", "branches", "bystreets", "byways", "crossroads", "secondary roads", "shunpikes", "side roads", "side streets", "autobahns", "autoroutes", "autostradas", "autostrade", "dual carriageways", "interstates", "motorways", "superhighways", "beltways", "bypasses", "parkways", "ring roads", "circles", "lanes", "laneways", "mews", "places", "high streets", "Main Streets", "alleys", "alleyways", "corniches", "switchbacks", "causeways" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "throwing in":{ "as in pitching in , kicking in":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chipping in", "kicking in", "pitching in", "bestowing", "contributing", "donating", "giving", "giving away", "presenting", "volunteering", "awarding", "conferring", "endowing", "enduing", "induing", "rendering", "affording", "comping", "furnishing", "providing", "lavishing", "regaling", "aiding", "assisting", "benefiting", "benefitting", "helping", "administering", "dishing out", "dispensing", "doling out", "handing out", "imparting", "issuing", "meting (out)", "extending", "forking (over, out, or up)", "offering", "paying", "proffering", "pungling (up)", "putting up", "tendering", "sacrificing" ], "near antonyms":[ "holding", "keeping", "pocketing", "retaining", "withholding", "preserving", "saving", "advancing", "lending", "loaning", "selling" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "throw up":{ "to discharge the contents of the stomach through the mouth":{ "examples":[ "she must have eaten something that didn't agree with her because she threw up right after dinner" ], "synonyms":[ "barf", "gag", "heave", "hurl", "puke", "retch", "spew", "spit up", "upchuck", "vomit" ], "near synonyms":[ "disgorge", "regurgitate", "eject", "expel", "nauseate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make or assemble roughly or hastily":{ "examples":[ "when the townspeople realized that the President's motorcade would be coming through on its way to the conference, they threw up a hasty \"Welcome\" sign" ], "synonyms":[ "cobble (together or up)", "jury-rig", "patch (together)" ], "near synonyms":[ "dash (off)", "jerry-build" ], "near antonyms":[ "craft", "handcraft", "fashion", "forge", "hammer out", "pound (out)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "throttle":{ "to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe":{ "examples":[ "I was so angry at what he was saying that I could have throttled him!" ], "synonyms":[ "choke", "garrote", "garotte", "strangle", "suffocate" ], "near synonyms":[ "asphyxiate", "smother", "stifle", "scrag" ], "near antonyms":[ "restore", "resuscitate", "revive" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "throw back":{ "a person or thing that is similar to someone or something from the past or that is suited to an earlier time \u2014 usually + to":{ "examples":[ "She's a throwback to the actresses of the 1950s.", "The band's music is a throwback to the 1980s." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dodo", "fogy", "fogey", "fossil", "old-timer", "dinosaur", "has-been", "relic", "fuddy-duddy", "mossback", "stick-in-the-mud", "stodge", "troglodyte" ], "near antonyms":[ "comer", "rising star", "up-and-comer" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in drop , fall":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "decline", "degenerate", "drop", "fall", "retrograde", "worsen", "regress", "retrogress", "return", "revert", "backslide", "lapse", "relapse", "ebb" ], "near antonyms":[ "advance", "develop", "evolve", "progress", "grow", "mature", "ripen" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "throws in the towel":{ "to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)":{ "examples":[ "The badly beaten wrestler finally had to throw in the towel ." ], "synonyms":[ "blinks", "bows", "budges", "capitulates", "concedes", "gives in", "knuckles under", "quits", "relents", "submits", "succumbs", "surrenders", "yields" ], "near synonyms":[ "acquiesces", "defers" ], "near antonyms":[ "contends", "fights", "holds off", "battles", "breasts", "combats", "confronts", "counters", "defies", "faces", "meets", "objects", "opposes", "repels", "thwarts", "withstands" ], "antonyms":[ "resists" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "throwing (on)":{ "to place on one's person":{ "examples":[ "threw on a sweater and headed outside" ], "synonyms":[ "donning", "putting on", "slipping (on or into)" ], "near synonyms":[ "appareling", "apparelling", "arraying", "attiring", "bedecking", "bedizening", "bundling up", "caparisoning", "clothing", "dolling up", "dressing", "garbing", "rigging", "robing", "suiting", "tricking", "uniforming", "overdressing" ], "near antonyms":[ "disrobing", "stripping", "undressing" ], "antonyms":[ "doffing", "removing", "taking off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "throwing together":{ "to make or assemble roughly or hastily":{ "examples":[ "He threw together a meal for the unexpected guests." ], "synonyms":[ "cobbling (together or up)", "jury-rigging", "patching (together)", "throwing up" ], "near synonyms":[ "dashing (off)", "jerry-building" ], "near antonyms":[ "crafting", "handcrafting", "fashioning", "forging", "hammering out", "pounding (out)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "throw together":{ "to make or assemble roughly or hastily":{ "examples":[ "He threw together a meal for the unexpected guests." ], "synonyms":[ "cobble (together or up)", "jury-rig", "patch (together)", "throw up" ], "near synonyms":[ "dash (off)", "jerry-build" ], "near antonyms":[ "craft", "handcraft", "fashion", "forge", "hammer out", "pound (out)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "thraldom":{ "the state of being an enslaved person":{ "examples":[ "having known only thralldom , the people rejoiced in their newfound freedom" ], "synonyms":[ "bondage", "enslavement", "servility", "servitude", "slavery", "thrall", "yoke" ], "near synonyms":[ "peonage", "serfdom", "dependence", "dependance", "subjection", "subjugation", "captivity", "enchainment", "imprisonment", "incarceration" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipation", "enfranchisement", "liberation", "manumission", "autonomy", "independence", "self-government", "sovereignty", "sovranty" ], "antonyms":[ "freedom", "liberty" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thrifts":{ "careful management of material resources":{ "examples":[ "through hard work and thrift our father was able to raise the money to put all four of us through college" ], "synonyms":[ "economy", "frugality", "husbandry", "parsimony", "penny-pinching", "providence", "scrimping", "skimping" ], "near synonyms":[ "conservation", "saving", "miserliness", "niggardliness", "stinginess", "belt-tightening", "retrenchment", "discretion", "forehandedness", "prudence", "austerity", "moderation", "restraint", "temperance" ], "near antonyms":[ "extravagance", "improvidence", "lavishness", "prodigality", "squandering" ], "antonyms":[ "diseconomy", "wastefulness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thrall":{ "a person who is considered the property of another person":{ "examples":[ "I'm not your thrall , so you'll have to pick up after yourself" ], "synonyms":[ "bondman", "bondsman", "chattel", "slave" ], "near synonyms":[ "bondwoman", "bondswoman", "odalisque", "helot", "serf", "bond servant", "indentured servant", "attendant", "domestic", "drudge", "handmaiden", "handmaid", "lackey", "menial", "servant" ], "near antonyms":[ "freedman", "freedwoman", "enslaver", "slave driver", "slaveholder", "slaver", "master", "taskmaster" ], "antonyms":[ "freeman" ] }, "the state of being an enslaved person":{ "examples":[ "a people who still bear the scars of having been in thrall for so many years" ], "synonyms":[ "bondage", "enslavement", "servility", "servitude", "slavery", "thralldom", "thraldom", "yoke" ], "near synonyms":[ "peonage", "serfdom", "dependence", "dependance", "subjection", "subjugation", "captivity", "enchainment", "imprisonment", "incarceration" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipation", "enfranchisement", "liberation", "manumission", "autonomy", "independence", "self-government", "sovereignty", "sovranty" ], "antonyms":[ "freedom", "liberty" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "throw away":{ "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{ "examples":[ "I should throw away that torn shirt" ], "synonyms":[ "cashier", "cast (off)", "chuck", "deep-six", "discard", "ditch", "dump", "eighty-six", "86", "exorcise", "exorcize", "fling (off or away)", "jettison", "junk", "lay by", "lose", "pitch", "reject", "scrap", "shed", "shuck (off)", "slough (off)", "sluff (off)", "throw out", "toss", "unload" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandon", "abdicate", "desert", "forsake", "dismiss", "kick out", "abolish", "annihilate", "eliminate", "eradicate", "expunge", "exterminate", "extinguish", "extirpate", "liquidate", "remove", "root (out)", "stamp (out)", "wipe out" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopt", "embrace", "take on", "employ", "use", "utilize", "hold", "hold back", "keep", "retain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to use up carelessly":{ "examples":[ "if you buy a high-end computer, you'll just be throwing away money on a bunch of features you'll never use" ], "synonyms":[ "blow", "dissipate", "fiddle away", "fritter (away)", "lavish", "lose", "misspend", "run through", "spend", "squander", "trifle (away)", "waste" ], "near synonyms":[ "splurge", "consume", "deplete", "exhaust", "impoverish", "overspend", "shoot", "indulge", "overindulge", "disburse", "expend", "lay out" ], "near antonyms":[ "economize", "scrimp", "skimp", "preserve", "protect", "save", "hoard", "lay up" ], "antonyms":[ "conserve" ] }, "as in castaway":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "castaway", "cull", "discard", "reject", "rejection", "second", "hand-me-down", "white elephant", "rubbish", "scrap", "trash", "waste" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in handout , handbill":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dodger", "flysheet", "handbill", "handout", "booklet", "brochure", "circular", "flyer", "flier", "folder", "leaflet", "pamphlet", "advertisement", "catalog", "catalogue", "shopper", "tract", "paperback", "paperbound", "pocket book", "guidebook", "handbook", "how-to", "instructions", "manual" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "thrown (on)":{ "to place on one's person":{ "examples":[ "threw on a sweater and headed outside" ], "synonyms":[ "donned", "put on", "slipped (on or into)" ], "near synonyms":[ "appareled", "apparelled", "arrayed", "attired", "bedecked", "bedizened", "bundled up", "caparisoned", "clothed", "clad", "dolled up", "dressed", "garbed", "rigged", "robed", "suited", "tricked", "uniformed", "overdressed" ], "near antonyms":[ "disrobed", "stripped", "stript", "undressed" ], "antonyms":[ "doffed", "removed", "taken off" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "throaty":{ "harsh and dry in sound":{ "examples":[ "had a bad cold and a throaty cough to go with it" ], "synonyms":[ "coarse", "croaking", "croaky", "grating", "gravel", "gravelly", "gruff", "hoarse", "husky", "rasping", "raspy", "rusty", "scratchy" ], "near synonyms":[ "growling", "growly", "guttural", "abrasive", "cacophonous", "discordant", "grinding", "jarring", "rough", "scraping", "scratching", "cawing", "raucous", "screeching", "squawking", "strident", "choked", "cracked", "strained", "strangled", "dissonant", "inharmonious", "unmelodious", "unmusical" ], "near antonyms":[ "gentle", "gliding", "golden", "liquid", "mellifluent", "mellifluous", "mellow", "soothing", "sweet", "tender", "satiny", "silken", "smooth", "soft", "velvety", "euphonious", "lyric", "lyrical", "melodic", "melodious", "musical" ], "antonyms":[] }, "having a low musical pitch or range":{ "examples":[ "a throaty alto" ], "synonyms":[ "bass", "deep", "grave", "low" ], "near synonyms":[ "boomy", "tubby", "gruff", "hoarse", "husky", "rough", "smoky", "smokey" ], "near antonyms":[ "squeaking", "squeaky", "squealing", "thin", "earsplitting", "penetrating", "piercing", "strident", "peeping", "tinny" ], "antonyms":[ "acute", "high", "high-pitched", "piping", "sharp", "shrill", "treble" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "thrashes (out or over)":{ "as in discusses , debates":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "debates", "discusses", "interjects", "interrupts", "airs", "expresses", "speaks (of)", "talks (about)", "ventilates", "vents", "offers", "proposes", "suggests", "alludes (to)", "cites", "mentions", "names", "refers (to)", "brings up", "broaches", "introduces", "moots", "places", "raises" ], "near antonyms":[ "censors", "hushes (up)", "quiets", "silences", "suppresses" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "throwing out":{ "to drive or force out":{ "examples":[ "the player was thrown out of the game after assaulting the ref" ], "synonyms":[ "banishing", "booting (out)", "bouncing", "casting out", "chasing", "dismissing", "drumming (out)", "ejecting", "expelling", "extruding", "kicking out", "ousting", "outing", "routing", "running off", "turfing (out)", "turning out" ], "near synonyms":[ "deforcing", "deporting", "displacing", "dispossessing", "evicting", "exiling", "expatriating", "ostracizing", "reading out", "shutting out", "axing", "canning", "cashiering", "defenestrating", "discharging", "firing", "mustering out", "pink-slipping", "releasing", "removing", "retiring", "sacking", "terminating" ], "near antonyms":[ "accepting", "admitting", "receiving", "taking", "taking in", "welcoming", "entertaining", "harboring", "housing", "lodging", "sheltering" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{ "examples":[ "would you mind if I threw out that leftover pizza that's been in the fridge for two weeks?" ], "synonyms":[ "cashiering", "casting (off)", "chucking", "deep-sixing", "discarding", "ditching", "dumping", "eighty-sixing", "86ing", "exorcising", "exorcizing", "flinging (off or away)", "jettisoning", "junking", "laying by", "losing", "pitching", "rejecting", "scrapping", "shedding", "shucking (off)", "sloughing (off)", "sluffing (off)", "throwing away", "tossing", "unloading" ], "near synonyms":[ "abandoning", "abdicating", "deserting", "forsaking", "dismissing", "kicking out", "abolishing", "annihilating", "eliminating", "eradicating", "expunging", "exterminating", "extinguishing", "extirpating", "liquidating", "removing", "rooting (out)", "stamping (out)", "wiping out" ], "near antonyms":[ "adopting", "embracing", "taking on", "employing", "using", "utilizing", "holding", "holding back", "keeping", "retaining" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to throw or give off":{ "examples":[ "the charcoal grill is throwing out big billows of black smoke" ], "synonyms":[ "casting", "discharging", "emanating", "emitting", "evolving", "exhaling", "expelling", "expiring", "giving out", "irradiating", "issuing", "radiating", "releasing", "sending (out)", "shooting", "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":[] }, "to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{ "examples":[ "he'll throw out any acting offers that don't meet his standards" ], "synonyms":[ "balking (at)", "declining", "deselecting", "disapproving", "negativing", "nixing", "passing", "passing up", "refusing", "rejecting", "reprobating", "repudiating", "spurning", "throwing over", "turning down" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowing off", "disdaining", "rebuffing", "scorning", "scouting", "shooting down", "overruling", "vetoing", "forbidding", "prohibiting", "proscribing", "dismissing", "ignoring", "abstaining (from)", "forbearing", "refraining (from)", "denying", "disavowing", "disclaiming", "disputing", "gainsaying", "sticking", "abjuring", "forswearing", "foreswearing", "recanting", "renouncing", "retracting", "taking back", "unsaying", "withdrawing", "avoiding", "bypassing", "detouring", "contradicting", "denying", "disowning", "negating", "controverting", "disagreeing (with)", "disproving", "disputing", "rebutting", "refuting", "backing down", "backing off", "backtracking", "disallowing", "recalling", "reneging", "revoking" ], "near antonyms":[ "condoning", "countenancing", "swallowing", "tolerating", "adopting", "embracing", "receiving", "taking", "welcoming", "acceding", "acquiescing", "agreeing", "assenting", "consenting", "choosing", "handpicking", "selecting", "espousing", "supporting" ], "antonyms":[ "accepting", "agreeing (to)", "approving" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "threatens":{ "to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on":{ "examples":[ "the powerful hurricane continues to threaten the southern coastline" ], "synonyms":[ "hangs (over)", "hovers (over)", "impends (over)", "menaces", "overhangs" ], "near synonyms":[ "endangers", "hazards", "imperils", "jeopardizes", "perils" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thrusts":{ "to apply force to (someone or something) so that it moves in front of one":{ "examples":[ "the cat thrust her paw under the couch, trying to reach her toy mouse" ], "synonyms":[ "drives", "propels", "pushes", "shoves" ], "near synonyms":[ "impels", "moves", "bears (down)", "compresses", "depresses", "jams", "pressures", "squashes", "squeezes", "weighs (upon)", "bulldozes", "compels", "forces", "leans (on or against)", "muscles", "rams" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to move or extend upward":{ "examples":[ "the butte thrusts up 300 feet from the floor of the valley" ], "synonyms":[ "arises", "ascends", "aspires", "climbs", "lifts", "mounts", "rises", "soars", "uprears", "uprises", "ups", "upthrusts", "upturns" ], "near synonyms":[ "surges", "towers", "boosts", "elevates", "raises", "upheaves", "uplifts", "upraises", "balloons", "blasts off", "takes off", "zooms", "crests", "scales", "surmounts", "tops", "cants", "inclines", "leans", "lists", "reclines", "slants", "slopes", "tilts", "tips" ], "near antonyms":[ "dives", "nose-dives", "plummets", "sinks", "slides" ], "antonyms":[ "declines", "descends", "dips", "drops", "falls (off)", "plunges" ] }, "as in upheavals , upswings":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "heaves", "upheavals", "upsurges", "upsweeps", "upswings", "upthrusts", "uptrends", "upturns", "upwellings", "ascensions", "ascents", "climbs", "rises", "risings", "soars", "boosts", "hikes", "raises", "blastoffs", "elevations", "hoists", "levitations", "liftoffs", "takeoffs" ], "near antonyms":[ "plops", "declines", "decreases", "downs", "comedowns", "downfalls", "downgrades", "descents", "dips", "dives", "drops", "falls", "nosedives", "plunges" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "throwaways":{ "as in castaways":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "castaways", "culls", "discards", "rejections", "rejects", "seconds", "hand-me-downs", "white elephants", "rubbish", "scraps", "trash", "wastes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in handouts , handbills":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dodgers", "flysheets", "handbills", "handouts", "booklets", "brochures", "circulars", "flyers", "fliers", "folders", "leaflets", "pamphlets", "advertisements", "catalogs", "catalogues", "shoppers", "tracts", "paperbacks", "paperbounds", "pocket books", "guidebooks", "handbooks", "how-tos", "instructions", "manuals" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "throes":{ "a forceful effort to reach a goal or objective":{ "examples":[ "that third-world country is caught up in the throes of a democratic revolution" ], "synonyms":[ "battle", "fight", "fray", "scrabble", "struggle" ], "near synonyms":[ "effort", "exertion", "labor", "pains", "trouble", "work", "drudgery", "grind", "sweat", "toil", "travail", "combat", "conflict", "contest", "strife", "tussle", "war", "warfare", "attempt", "endeavor", "essay", "try" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thrumming":{ "as in whirring , humming":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fizzing", "hissing", "murmuring", "purring", "rustling", "sighing", "sizzling", "swishing", "whispering", "bumbling", "burring", "buzzing", "droning", "humming", "whirring", "whishing", "whizzing", "zipping", "zooming", "wheezing", "whistling", "whooshing", "cooing", "curring", "chirring", "churring" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "throw-ins":{ "something given in addition to what is ordinarily expected or owed":{ "examples":[ "anyone who buys a book today will get a bookmark as a throw-in" ], "synonyms":[ "bonuses", "cumshaws", "dividends", "donatives", "extras", "gratuities", "gravies", "gravy trains", "lagniappes", "perks", "perquisites", "tips" ], "near synonyms":[ "pensions", "bestowals", "presentations", "benefactions", "beneficences", "benevolences", "bounties", "charities", "generosities", "largesses", "philanthropies", "contributions", "donations", "gifts", "offerings", "presents", "grants", "subsidies", "boons", "mannas", "windfalls", "favors", "freebies", "freebees", "giveaways", "premiums", "awards", "prizes", "rewards", "fringe benefits", "icings" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "throwbacks":{ "a person or thing that is similar to someone or something from the past or that is suited to an earlier time \u2014 usually + to":{ "examples":[ "She's a throwback to the actresses of the 1950s.", "The band's music is a throwback to the 1980s." ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dodoes", "dodos", "fogies", "fogeys", "fossils", "old-timers", "dinosaurs", "has-beens", "relics", "fuddy-duddies", "mossbacks", "stick-in-the-muds", "stodges", "troglodytes" ], "near antonyms":[ "comers", "rising stars", "up-and-comers" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "threw back":{ "as in dropped , fell":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "declined", "degenerated", "dropped", "fell", "retrograded", "worsened", "regressed", "retrogressed", "returned", "reverted", "backslid", "lapsed", "relapsed", "ebbed" ], "near antonyms":[ "advanced", "developed", "evolved", "progressed", "grew", "matured", "ripened" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thralldom":{ "the state of being an enslaved person":{ "examples":[ "having known only thralldom , the people rejoiced in their newfound freedom" ], "synonyms":[ "bondage", "enslavement", "servility", "servitude", "slavery", "thrall", "yoke" ], "near synonyms":[ "peonage", "serfdom", "dependence", "dependance", "subjection", "subjugation", "captivity", "enchainment", "imprisonment", "incarceration" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipation", "enfranchisement", "liberation", "manumission", "autonomy", "independence", "self-government", "sovereignty", "sovranty" ], "antonyms":[ "freedom", "liberty" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thrift shops":{ "as in department stores , chain stores":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boutiques", "chain stores", "department stores", "dime stores", "exchanges", "five-and-tens", "five-and-dimes", "marts", "mini-marts", "variety stores", "bazaars", "emporiums", "emporia", "shops", "stores", "marketplaces", "markets", "outlets", "showrooms", "big boxes", "supercenters", "superstores" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "throe":{ "a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body":{ "examples":[ "collapsed in the throes of agony" ], "synonyms":[ "ache", "pain", "pang", "prick", "shoot", "smart", "sting", "stitch", "tingle", "twinge" ], "near synonyms":[ "discomfort", "distress", "soreness", "tenderness", "affliction", "agony", "anguish", "misery", "sufferance", "suffering", "torment", "torture", "inflammation", "sore", "swelling", "damage", "detriment", "harm", "hurt", "injury", "backache", "bellyache", "charley horse", "colic", "complaint", "earache", "gripe", "headache", "stomachache", "toothache" ], "near antonyms":[ "comfort", "ease", "easiness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "a forceful effort to reach a goal or objective":{ "examples":[ "that third-world country is caught up in the throes of a democratic revolution" ], "synonyms":[ "battle", "fight", "fray", "scrabble", "struggle" ], "near synonyms":[ "effort", "exertion", "labor", "pains", "trouble", "work", "drudgery", "grind", "sweat", "toil", "travail", "combat", "conflict", "contest", "strife", "tussle", "war", "warfare", "attempt", "endeavor", "essay", "try" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "threnody":{ "a composition expressing one's grief over a loss":{ "examples":[ "the composer's cello concerto was composed as a moving threnody for his late wife" ], "synonyms":[ "dirge", "elegy", "lament", "requiem" ], "near synonyms":[ "taps", "elegiac", "monody" ], "near antonyms":[ "encomium", "eulogy", "paean", "panegyric" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "throughputs":{ "as in productions , outputs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "outputs", "outturns", "productions" ], "near antonyms":[ "inputs", "intakes", "accretions", "accruals", "addenda", "addendums", "additions", "augmentations", "gains", "increments", "supplements" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "thrown in the towel":{ "to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)":{ "examples":[ "The badly beaten wrestler finally had to throw in the towel ." ], "synonyms":[ "blinked", "bowed", "budged", "capitulated", "conceded", "given in", "knuckled under", "quit", "quitted", "relented", "submitted", "succumbed", "surrendered", "yielded" ], "near synonyms":[ "acquiesced", "deferred" ], "near antonyms":[ "contended", "fought", "held off", "battled", "breasted", "combated", "combatted", "confronted", "countered", "defied", "faced", "met", "objected", "opposed", "repelled", "thwarted", "withstood" ], "antonyms":[ "resisted" ] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "thrum":{ "a monotonous sound like that of an insect in motion":{ "examples":[ "the steady thrum of the turbines in the power plant" ], "synonyms":[ "burr", "buzz", "chirr", "churr", "drone", "hum", "purr", "whir", "whirr", "whiz", "whizz", "zoom" ], "near synonyms":[ "babble", "coo", "gasp", "gurgle", "hiss", "moan", "murmur", "rustle", "sigh", "suspiration", "susurration", "susurrus", "whisper", "whish", "zing", "zip" ], "near antonyms":[ "bawl", "howl", "roar", "scream", "screech", "shriek", "squall", "squeal", "yelp", "yell" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in whir , hum":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fizz", "hiss", "murmur", "purr", "rustle", "sigh", "sizzle", "swish", "whisper", "bumble", "burr", "buzz", "drone", "hum", "whir", "whirr", "whish", "whiz", "whizz", "zip", "zoom", "wheeze", "whistle", "whoosh", "coo", "curr", "chirr", "churr" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "throwing down":{ "to cause to fall intentionally or unintentionally":{ "examples":[ "throw down the gun, and put your hands up" ], "synonyms":[ "depressing", "dropping", "lowering", "throwing" ], "near synonyms":[ "flattening", "flooring", "leveling", "levelling", "knocking down", "knocking over", "striking down", "toppling", "plopping", "plunking down", "plonking down", "bobbling", "bungling", "foozling", "fumbling", "immersing", "sinking", "submerging" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "lifting", "picking up", "raising" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "throttling":{ "to keep (someone) from breathing by exerting pressure on the windpipe":{ "examples":[ "I was so angry at what he was saying that I could have throttled him!" ], "synonyms":[ "choking", "garroting", "garotting", "strangling", "suffocating" ], "near synonyms":[ "asphyxiating", "smothering", "stifling", "scragging" ], "near antonyms":[ "restoring", "resuscitating", "reviving" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "thralldoms":{ "the state of being an enslaved person":{ "examples":[ "having known only thralldom , the people rejoiced in their newfound freedom" ], "synonyms":[ "bondages", "enslavements", "servilities", "servitudes", "slaveries", "thralls", "yokes" ], "near synonyms":[ "peonages", "serfdoms", "dependences", "dependances", "subjections", "subjugations", "captivities", "enchainments", "imprisonments", "incarcerations" ], "near antonyms":[ "emancipations", "enfranchisements", "liberations", "manumissions", "autonomies", "independences", "sovereignties", "sovranties" ], "antonyms":[ "freedoms", "liberties" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "three-card montes":{ "as in thimblerigs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "thimblerigs", "rackets", "rip-offs", "devices", "dodges", "gimmicks", "jigs", "ploys", "schemes", "sleights", "stratagems", "tricks", "wiles", "Ponzi schemes", "pyramid schemes", "counterfeits", "fakes", "forgeries", "hoaxes", "humbug", "phonies", "phoneys", "shams", "crosses", "fixes", "buncos", "bunkos", "cons", "fiddles", "flimflams", "frauds", "hustles", "scams", "shell games", "stings", "swindles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "three-dimensional":{ "closely resembling the object imitated":{ "examples":[ "an actress who has been acclaimed for her three-dimensional portrayal of the celebrated monarch" ], "synonyms":[ "lifelike", "living", "natural", "naturalistic", "naturalist", "near", "photo-realistic", "realistic" ], "near synonyms":[ "alike", "like", "matching", "similar", "verisimilar", "akin", "analogous", "approximate", "comparable", "resembling", "accurate", "close", "faithful", "true", "compelling", "convincing", "expressive", "graphic", "graphical", "gritty", "vivid" ], "near antonyms":[ "dissimilar", "off", "unalike", "unlike", "incomparable", "unmatched", "contrasted", "contrasting", "different", "disparate", "fake", "mock", "phony", "phoney", "sham" ], "antonyms":[ "nonnatural", "nonrealistic", "unnatural", "unrealistic" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "throne":{ "as in seat , height":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "height", "pedestal", "pinnacle", "seat", "top", "account", "admiration", "appreciation", "estimation", "favor", "regard", "respect", "eminence", "appetite", "fancy", "fondness", "like", "love", "partiality", "preference", "relish", "shine", "taste", "use", "acclamation", "adoration", "adulation", "approbation", "deference", "hero worship", "homage", "honor", "idolatry", "infatuation", "lionization", "praise", "props", "reverence", "veneration", "worship", "delight", "enjoyment", "amazement", "awe", "wonder", "wonderment", "enthusiasm", "interest", "passion", "bias", "prejudice" ], "near antonyms":[ "disfavor", "condemnation", "disapproval", "disdain", "opprobrium", "scorn", "disappointment", "discontent", "disenchantment", "disgruntlement", "disillusionment", "displeasure", "indignation", "unhappiness", "aversion", "contempt", "disfavor", "disgust", "disinclination", "dislike", "disliking", "disregard", "distaste", "hate", "hatred", "loathing", "nausea", "repugnance", "repulsion", "revulsion", "abomination", "antipathy", "detestation", "deprecation", "displeasure", "dissatisfaction" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in crown , enthrone":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crown", "enthrone", "anoint", "consecrate", "create", "inaugurate", "induct", "install", "instate", "institute", "invest", "make", "ordain", "choose", "destine", "draft", "elect", "handpick", "select", "single (out)", "vote (in)", "authorize", "delegate", "depute", "deputize", "appoint", "assign", "attach", "commission", "constitute", "designate", "detail", "name", "nominate", "place" ], "near antonyms":[ "discharge", "dismiss", "expel", "fire", "blackball", "depose", "dethrone", "displace", "eject", "evict", "oust", "overthrow", "remove", "throw out", "uncrown", "unmake", "unseat" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] } }