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"fraud", "gaff", "hoax", "sham", "swindle", "blind", "front", "smoke screen" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke":{ "examples":[ "thought that gluing the silver dollar to the floor and watching him struggle to pick it up would be a good trick" ], "synonyms":[ "antic", "caper", "capriccio", "dido", "escapade", "frolic", "gag", "jest", "knavery", "monkeyshine(s)", "practical joke", "prank", "rag", "roguery", "shavie", "shine(s)", "waggery" ], "near synonyms":[ "skylarking", "adventure", "experience", "game", "lark", "time", "high jinks", "hijinks", "horseplay", "play", "roughhousing", "rowdyism", "shenanigan(s)", "tomfoolery", "joking", "kidding", "teasing", "gambit", "hoax", "maneuver", "ploy", "deed", "feat", "mission", "performance", "stunt", "caprice", "conceit", "fancy", "vagary", "whim", "whimsy", "whimsey", "deceit", "deception", "delusion", "fooling", "fraud", "hanky-panky", "hoodwinking", "ruse", "sham", "stratagem", "subterfuge", "trickery", "wile" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a usual manner of behaving or doing":{ "examples":[ "that deadbeat is up to his usual tricks : once again he's claiming the check is in the mail" ], "synonyms":[ "custom", "fashion", "habit", "habitude", "pattern", "practice", "practise", "ritual", "second nature", "way", "wont" ], "near synonyms":[ "addiction", "disposition", "bent", "inclination", "proclivity", "set", "tendency", "tenor", "turn", "bag", "convention", "form", "mode", "style", "usage", "use", "deportment", "manners", "mores", "drill", "groove", "jog trot", "regime", "r\u00e9gime", "regimen", "rote", "routine", "rut", "affectation", "airs", "pose", "attribute", "characteristic", "mark", "trait", "eccentricity", "kink", "oddity", "peculiarity", "quirk", "singularity", "tic" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness":{ "examples":[ "it'd be quite a trick to hit that target from here" ], "synonyms":[ "deed", "exploit", "feat", "number", "stunt", "tour de force" ], "near synonyms":[ "accomplishment", "achievement", "attainment", "coup", "success", "triumph", "adventure", "performance" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an odd or peculiar habit":{ "examples":[ "a dog with the trick of eating cabbage" ], "synonyms":[ "crotchet", "curiosity", "eccentricity", "erraticism", "idiosyncrasy", "individualism", "kink", "mannerism", "oddity", "peculiarity", "quiddity", "quip", "quirk", "singularity", "tic", "twist" ], "near synonyms":[ "affectation", "airs", "attribute", "characteristic", "mark", "property", "trait", "custom", "habit", "pattern", "practice", "practise", "way", "wont", "addiction", "abnormality", "neuroticism", "perversion", "weirdness", "disposition", "genius", "leaning", "partiality", "bent", "inclination", "penchant", "predilection", "predisposition", "proclivity", "propensity", "tendency", "turn", "attitude", "character", "humor", "identity", "individuality", "nature", "personality", "temperament" ], "near antonyms":[ "conformity", "sameness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to believe what is untrue":{ "examples":[ "you tricked me into thinking my ex wasn't coming to the party tonight" ], "synonyms":[ "bamboozle", "beguile", "bluff", "buffalo", "burn", "catch", "con", "cozen", "deceive", "delude", "dupe", "fake out", "fool", "gaff", "gammon", "gull", "have", "have on", "hoax", "hoodwink", "hornswoggle", "humbug", "juggle", "misguide", "misinform", "mislead", "snooker", "snow", "spoof", "string along", "suck in", "sucker", "take in" ], "near synonyms":[ "kid", "put on", "tease", "bleed", "cheat", "chisel", "defraud", "diddle", "euchre", "fleece", "flimflam", "hustle", "mulct", "rook", "shortchange", "skin", "squeeze", "stick", "sting", "swindle" ], "near antonyms":[ "debunk", "expose", "reveal", "show up", "uncloak", "uncover", "unmask", "disclose", "divulge", "tell", "unveil", "disabuse", "disenchant", "disillusion" ], "antonyms":[ "undeceive" ] }, "as in tricky , sneaky":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "artful", "crafty", "cunning", "devious", "foxy", "guileful", "shady", "shifty", "slick", "sly", "sneaking", "sneaky", "subtile", "subtle", "trickish", "tricky", "underhand", "underhanded", "wily", "beguiling", "deceitful", "deceiving", "deceptive", "deluding", "delusive", "delusory", "fallacious", "false", "misleading", "specious", "inaccurate", "incorrect", "wrong", "bewildering", "confounding", "distracting", "perplexing", "puzzling", "ambidextrous", "crooked", "defrauding", "dishonest", "dissembling", "double-dealing", "duplicitous", "faithless", "fast", "fraudulent", "knavish", "lying", "mendacious", "untrustworthy", "untruthful", "bogus", "counterfeit", "fake", "feigned", "forged", "jive", "phony", "phoney", "sham", "spurious", "insidious", "perfidious", "treacherous", "ambiguous", "circuitous", "equivocal", "evasive", "artificial", "backhanded", "hypocritical", "insincere", "left-handed", "two-faced" ], "near antonyms":[ "aboveboard", "forthright", "nondeceptive", "straightforward", "candid", "direct", "foursquare", "frank", "free-spoken", "open", "openhearted", "outspoken", "plain", "plainspoken", "straight", "clarifying", "elucidative", "explanatory", "illuminating", "revealing", "revelatory", "honest", "trustworthy", "truthful" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "trickles":{ "to fall or let fall in or as if in drops":{ "examples":[ "trickled a little honey into her tea" ], "synonyms":[ "distills", "distils", "dribbles", "drips", "drops" ], "near synonyms":[ "drizzles", "sprinkles", "flows", "pours", "rolls", "runs", "streams", "cascades", "gutters", "riffles", "ripples", "bleeds", "exudes", "oozes", "seeps", "weeps", "discharges" ], "near antonyms":[ "gushes", "spouts", "spurts" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to flow in a broken irregular stream":{ "examples":[ "the brook trickled along the glade" ], "synonyms":[ "bubbles", "dribbles", "guggles", "gurgles", "laps", "plashes", "ripples", "splashes", "washes" ], "near synonyms":[ "eddies", "purls", "swirls", "swashes", "swishes", "swooshes", "whishes", "drips", "drops", "gushes", "jets", "rushes", "spews", "spouts", "spurts", "squirts" ], "near antonyms":[ "runs" ], "antonyms":[ "pours", "rolls", "streams" ] }, "as in dribbles":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dribbles", "spatters", "dewdrops", "raindrops", "teardrops", "tears", "gobbets", "beads", "blobs", "driblets", "drips", "droplets", "drops", "globs", "globules" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "trickster":{ "a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a heartless trickster swindled the elderly woman out of her life savings" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "double-crosser", "double-dealer", "bluffer", "charlatan", "fake", "faker", "humbug", "impostor", "imposter", "mountebank", "phony", "phoney", "pretender", "quack", "quacksalver", "ringer", "sham", "adventurer", "fox", "gamesman", "knave", "prankster", "rascal", "rogue", "fast-talker", "slick", "slicker", "slickster", "slyboots", "smoothy", "smoothie", "wheeler-dealer", "plotter", "schemer", "sneak", "sneaker", "blackleg", "cardsharp", "cardsharper" ], "synonyms":[ "bilk", "bilker", "cheat", "cheater", "chiseler", "chiseller", "confidence man", "cozener", "defrauder", "dodger", "fakir", "finagler", "fraudster", "hoaxer", "scammer", "scamster", "shark", "sharper", "sharpie", "sharpy", "skinner", "swindler", "tricker" ] }, "one who practices tricks and illusions for entertainment":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a very adept trickster who used mirrors to make huge items\u2014even buildings\u2014seem to disappear" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "charmer", "enchanter", "enchantress" ], "synonyms":[ "conjurer", "conjuror", "illusionist", "magician", "prestidigitator" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tries out":{ "to put (something) to a test":{ "examples":[ "want to try out my new skateboard?", "tried out his skill at archery" ], "synonyms":[ "samples", "tests" ], "near synonyms":[ "checks (out)", "examines", "experiments (with)", "explores", "feels (out)", "investigates", "researches", "studies", "resamples", "retests" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trifle (away)":{ "to use up carelessly":{ "examples":[ "trifled away his hard-earned professional respect with a single act of plagiarism" ], "synonyms":[ "blow", "dissipate", "fiddle away", "fritter (away)", "lavish", "lose", "misspend", "run through", "spend", "squander", "throw 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" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "triggered":{ "to cause to 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"catalysts", "drivers", "energizers", "executors", "generators", "impetuses", "incentives", "inspirations", "instigations", "instigators", "launchers", "movers", "powers", "stimuli", "agencies", "agents", "instrumentalities", "instruments", "machineries", "means", "mediums", "media", "ministries", "organs", "vehicles", "determinants", "expedients", "factors", "influences", "ingredients", "mechanisms", "tools", "weapons", "antecedents", "causes", "occasions", "reasons", "subagencies", "sub-agencies", "subagents", "sub-agents" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in alarms":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "alarms", "alarums", "electric eyes", "photoelectric cells", "eyes", "detectors", "sensors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "trijet":{ "as in jet , jetliner":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "jet", "jetliner", "superjet", "supersonic", "supersonic transport", "turbojet", "turboprop", "freighter", "tanker", "aerospace plane", "rocket plane", "aerodyne", "aircraft", "air-cushion vehicle", "airframe", "airship", "ship", "tractor", "bomber", "fighter", "jump jet", "torpedo bomber", "warplane", "airliner", "air taxi", "liner", "amphibian", "seaplane", "aeroplane", "airplane", "plane", "biplane", "lightplane", "tilt-rotor", "towplane", "trimotor", "triplane", "glider", "sailplane" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trimotor":{ "as in biplane , tilt-rotor":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "biplane", "lightplane", "tilt-rotor", "towplane", "triplane", "amphibian", "seaplane", "glider", "sailplane", "bomber", "fighter", "jump jet", "torpedo bomber", "warplane", "aerospace plane", "rocket plane", "jet", "jetliner", "superjet", "supersonic", "supersonic transport", "trijet", "turbojet", "turboprop", "freighter", "tanker", "aerodyne", "aircraft", "air-cushion vehicle", "airframe", "airship", "ship", "tractor", "airliner", "air taxi", "liner", "aeroplane", "airplane", "plane" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "triple (in)":{ "as in double (in)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "double (in)", "build up", "gain", "gather", "grow (in)", "pick up", "accrue", "accumulate", "amass", "excite", "stimulate", "enhance", "enlarge", "enrich", "expand", "extend", "maximize", "boost", "elevate", "jack (up)", "mount", "ramp (up)", "step up" ], "near antonyms":[ "decrease (in)", "lose", "abate", "decline (in)", "diminish (in)", "dip", "dwindle", "fall (in)", "lessen", "taper", "taper off" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "triplex":{ "as in duplex , condo":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "as in triple , trio":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[], "near antonyms":[], "related":[], "synonyms":[] }, "having three units or parts":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "a triplex house that features a separate apartment on each floor" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "triplicate" ], "synonyms":[ "threefold", "treble", "triadic", "tripartite", "triple" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "tripling":{ "as in doubling , quadrupling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "doubling", "quadrupling", "accumulating", "accumulation", "addition", "increase", "multiplication", "mushrooming", "proliferation", "creep", "growth", "rise", "spread", "enlargement", "escalation", "expansion", "amplification", "distension", "distention", "inflation", "accretion", "accrual", "augmentation", "cumulation", "extension", "lengthening", "boost", "gain", "hike", "increment", "rise" ], "near antonyms":[ "decrease", "abatement", "compressing", "compression", "condensation", "condensing", "constricting", "constriction", "contracting", "contraction", "diminishing", "diminishment", "diminution", "drop", "drop-off", "fall", "falloff", "lessening", "lowering", "reduction", "shrinkage", "shrinking", "retrenching", "retrenchment", "shortening" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tripped":{ "to go at a pace faster than a walk":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "went tripping up the steps of city hall in their eagerness to get married" ], "near antonyms":[ "ambled", "sauntered", "shambled", "shuffled", "strolled", "crawled", "crept", "dallied", "dawdled", "dillydallied", "dragged", "lagged", "lingered", "loitered", "poked", "tarried", "lumbered", "plodded", "trudged", "hobbled", "limped" ], "related":[ "bounded", "cantered", "leaped", "leapt", "loped", "shagged", "skipped", "sprang", "sprung", "barreled", "barrelled", "belted", "blasted", "blazed", "blew", "bolted", "bombed", "bowled", "breezed", "bustled", "buzzed", "cannonballed", "careened", "coursed", "footed (it)", "hared", "hastened", "hied", "hoofed (it)", "hotfooted (it)", "humped", "hurled", "hurried", "hurtled", "hustled", "jetted", "legged (it)", "pelted", "raced", "rammed", "ripped", "rocketed", "rushed", "rustled", "shot", "sped", "speeded", "tore", "whirled", "whisked", "zipped", "zoomed", "nipped", "pattered", "scooted", "scurried", "scuttled", "stepped (along)" ], "synonyms":[ "dashed", "galloped", "jogged", "ran", "run", "scampered", "sprinted", "trotted" ] }, "to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{ "antonyms":[ "got up", "rose", "stood (up)", "uprose" ], "examples":[ "tripped over a chair and landed on her face" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "collapsed", "crumpled", "dropped", "flumped", "keeled", "plopped", "plunked", "plonked", "slumped (over)", "crashed", "free-fell", "nose-dived", "plummeted", "plunged", "precipitated", "wiped out", "skidded", "slid" ], "synonyms":[ "fell", "slipped", "stumbled", "toppled", "tumbled" ] }, "to make a mistake":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "the press has had it in for the new governor, and they are just waiting for her to trip" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "nodded", "bobbled", "botched", "bungled", "butchered", "foozled", "mangled", "mishandled", "muffed", "murdered", "miscalculated", "misconceived", "miscounted", "miscued", "misdeemed", "misgauged", "misgaged", "misjudged", "mistook", "misconstrued", "misinterpreted", "misunderstood" ], "synonyms":[ "blundered", "boobed", "erred", "flubbed", "fluffed", "fouled up", "fumbled", "goofed (up)", "loused up", "messed (up)", "screwed up", "slipped up", "stumbled" ] }, "to move with a light springing step":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "dancers tripping lightly across the stage" ], "near antonyms":[ "lumbered", "plodded", "trudged" ], "related":[ "capered", "frisked", "gamboled", "gambolled", "romped", "skimmed", "skittered", "jumped", "leaped", "leapt", "vaulted" ], "synonyms":[ "bounced", "bounded", "hopped", "lolloped", "loped", "skipped" ] }, "to take a trip especially of some distance":{ "antonyms":[], "examples":[ "while he was growing up, the family tripped to New England every summer" ], "near antonyms":[], "related":[ "gallivanted", "galavanted", "hopped", "jaunted", "knocked (about)", "perambulated", "rambled", "roamed", "roved", "traipsed", "wandered", "migrated", "road-tripped", "bused", "bussed", "cabbed", "coached", "cruised", "drove", "flew", "gigged", "jetted", "motored", "navigated", "rode", "rid", "rolled", "sailed", "trundled", "barnstormed" ], "synonyms":[ "journeyed", "peregrinated", "pilgrimaged", "toured", "traveled", "travelled", "trekked", "voyaged" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trisects":{ "as in bisects , dissects":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bifurcates", "bisects", "cleaves", "dichotomizes", "dissects", "fractionalizes", "fractionates", "halves", "partitions", "quarters", "segments", "subdivides", "breaks up", "decouples", "disassociates", "disconnects", "disjoins", "disjoints", "dissevers", "dissociates", "disunites", "divides", "divorces", "parts", "ramifies", "resolves", "separates", "severs", "splits", "sunders", "uncouples", "unlinks", "unyokes", "breaks down", "decomposes", "disassembles", "disintegrates", "dissolves", "fragmentates", "fragmentizes", "fragments", "breaks", "fractures", "pulls", "rends", "rifts", "rips", "rives", "ruptures", "tears", "cuts off", "insulates", "isolates", "secludes", "segregates", "sequesters", "detaches", "disengages", "disentangles", "unravels", "unties" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembles", "associates", "blends", "combines", "mingles", "mixes", "connects", "couples", "accumulates", "agglutinates", "attaches", "binds", "cements", "closes", "fastens", "fuses", "knits", "sticks", "welds", "joins", "links", "unifies", "unites" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "triste":{ "as in sad , crestfallen":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "brokenhearted", "careworn", "crestfallen", "downcast", "downhearted", "forlorn", "gloomy", "glum", "low-spirited", "miserable", "sad", "unhappy", "woebegone", "dejected", "depressed", "despondent", "disconsolate", "dispirited", "downcast", "downhearted", "heartsick", "heartsore", "inconsolable", "tearful", "bawling", "crying", "groaning", "howling", "keening", "moaning", "yammering", "dirgelike", "elegiac", "elegiacal", "melancholy", "bleeding", "suffering", "aching", "agonized", "anguished", "bemoaning", "bewailing", "bitter", "deploring", "doleful", "dolesome", "dolorous", "funeral", "grieving", "heartbroken", "lamentable", "lugubrious", "mournful", "plaintive", "plangent", "regretful", "rueful", "sorrowful", "sorry", "wailing", "weeping", "woeful", "black", "bleak", "cheerless", "comfortless", "dark", "darkening", "desolate", "dismal", "dreary", "funereal", "gloomy", "glum", "gray", "grey", "joyless", "low", "miserable", "moody", "morbid", "morose", "pathetic", "pessimistic", "piteous", "saturnine", "somber", "sombre", "sullen", "wretched" ], "near antonyms":[ "delighted", "exulting", "glorying", "happy", "joyful", "rejoicing", "triumphant", "bright", "cheerful", "cheering", "cheery", "laughing", "smiling", "blissful", "blithe", "blithesome", "buoyant", "jocund", "jolly", "joyous", "lighthearted", "merry", "mirthful", "encouraging", "hopeful", "optimistic", "ecstatic", "elated", "euphoric", "exhilarated", "giddy", "heady", "rapturous", "rhapsodic", "rhapsodical" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "triumph":{ "a successful result brought about by hard work":{ "examples":[ "getting into Harvard is quite a triumph" ], "synonyms":[ "accomplishment", "achievement", "acquirement", "attainment", "baby", "coup", "success" ], "near synonyms":[ "blockbuster", "hit", "jackpot", "megahit", "miracle", "smash", "winner", "conquest", "gain", "victory", "win", "skill", "deed", "feat", "performance", "arrival", "completion", "consummation", "culmination", "execution", "fruition", "fulfillment", "fulfilment", "implementation", "realization" ], "near antonyms":[ "botch", "cock-up", "mess", "muddle", "shambles", "bummer", "bust", "catastrophe", "debacle", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cle", "disaster", "dud", "failure", "fiasco", "fizzle", "flop", "washout", "disappointment", "letdown", "loss", "setback" ], 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"contend", "vie", "succeed", "breeze", "romp" ], "near antonyms":[ "collapse", "fail", "flop", "fold", "wash out", "flounder", "struggle", "decline", "slip", "slump", "wane" ], "antonyms":[ "lose" ] }, "to feel or express joy or triumph":{ "examples":[ "the team triumphed by hoisting their coach into the air and carrying her off the field" ], "synonyms":[ "crow", "delight", "exuberate", "exult", "glory", "joy", "jubilate", "kvell", "rejoice" ], "near synonyms":[ "gloat", "preen", "swell", "boast", "brag", "flaunt", "parade", "show off", "strut", "swagger" ], "near antonyms":[ "bemoan", "bewail", "grieve", "lament", "regret", "weep" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "triumph (over)":{ "to achieve a victory over":{ "antonyms":[ "lose (to)" ], "examples":[ "with teamwork, we can triumph over anything" ], "near antonyms":[ "fall", "give up", "go down", "go under", "collapse", "fail", "flop", "flunk", "fold", "wash out" ], "related":[ "sweep", "edge (out)", "nose out", "pip", "annihilate", "blow away", "blow out", "bomb", "break", "bury", "clobber", "cream", "crush", "drub", "finish", "flatten", "overwhelm", "rout", "shellac", "skin", "slaughter", "smoke", "snow under", "thrash", "trounce", "upset", "wallop", "wax", "whip", "cap", "excel", "flourish", "score", "succeed", "knock off", "knock over", "overpower", "overthrow", "subjugate", "unseat", "vanquish", "ace (out)", "better", "eclipse", "exceed", "excel", "outdistance", "outdo", "outfight", "outshine", "outstrip", "overtop", "surpass", "top", "transcend" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "best", "conquer", "defeat", "dispatch", "do down", "get", "get around", "lick", "master", "overbear", "overcome", "overmatch", "prevail (over)", "skunk", "stop", "subdue", "surmount", "take", "trim", "upend", "win (against)", "worst" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "triumphing (over)":{ "to achieve a victory over":{ "examples":[ "with teamwork, we can triumph over anything" ], "synonyms":[ "beating", "besting", "conquering", "defeating", "dispatching", "doing down", "getting", "getting around", "licking", "mastering", "overbearing", "overcoming", "overmatching", "prevailing (over)", "skunking", "stopping", "subduing", "surmounting", "taking", "trimming", "upending", "winning (against)", "worsting" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweeping", "edging (out)", "nosing out", "pipping", "annihilating", "blowing away", "blowing out", "bombing", "breaking", "burying", "clobbering", "creaming", "crushing", "drubbing", "finishing", "flattening", "overwhelming", "routing", "shellacking", "skinning", "slaughtering", "smoking", "snowing under", "thrashing", "trouncing", "upsetting", "walloping", "waxing", "whipping", "capping", "excelling", "flourishing", "scoring", "succeeding", "knocking off", "knocking over", "overpowering", "overthrowing", "subjugating", "unseating", "vanquishing", "acing (out)", "bettering", "eclipsing", "exceeding", "excelling", "outdistancing", "outdoing", "outfighting", "outshining", "outstripping", "overtopping", "surpassing", "topping", "transcending" ], "near antonyms":[ "falling", "giving up", "going down", "going under", "collapsing", "failing", "flopping", "flunking", "folding", "washing out" ], "antonyms":[ "losing (to)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trifles (away)":{ "to use up carelessly":{ "examples":[ "trifled away his hard-earned professional respect with a single act of plagiarism" ], "synonyms":[ "blows", "dissipates", "fiddles away", "fritters (away)", "lavishes", "loses", "misspends", "runs through", "spends", "squanders", "throws away", "wastes" ], "related":[ "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" ] }, "trig":{ "being clean and in good order":{ "examples":[ "to the office she wears trig two-piece suits that are fashionable but still businesslike" ], "synonyms":[ "antiseptic", "bandbox", "crisp", "groomed", "kempt", "neat", "orderly", "picked up", "prim", "shipshape", "smug", "snug", "tidied", "tidy", "trim", "uncluttered", "well-groomed" ], "near synonyms":[ "dapper", "natty", "saucy", "smart", "spiffy", "spruce", "immaculate", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "rakish", "sleek", "streamlined", "taut", "organized", "straight", "systematic" ], "near antonyms":[ "scruffy", "seedy", "shabby", "slipshod", "sloppy", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "nasty", "sordid", "squalid", "dowdy", "frowsy", "frowzy", "rumpled", "tousled", "tumbled", "disorganized", "unsystematic" ], "antonyms":[ "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "disorderly", "messy", "mussed", "mussy", "sloven", "slovenly", "unkempt", "untidy" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "trigger-happy":{ "as in belligerent , combative":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "argumentative", "bellicose", "belligerent", "combative", "contentious", "discordant", "disputatious", "gladiatorial", "pugnacious", "quarrelsome", "truculent", "warlike", "aggressive", "ambitious", "assertive", "enterprising", "fierce", "go-getting", "high-pressure", "in-your-face", "militant", "pushy", "self-asserting", "self-assertive", "hyperaggressive", "overambitious", "dynamic", "energetic", "gung ho", "hustling", "strenuous", "vigorous", "emphatic", "obtrusive", "adventuresome", "adventurous", "daring", "dashing", "emboldened", "gutsy", "venturesome", "venturous", "audacious", "bold", "brash", "brassy", "bumptious", "cheeky", "cocksure", "cocky", "confident", "determined", "forward", "impudent", "insolent", "overconfident", "presumptuous", "unapologetic", "unsubdued", "unyielding", "bare-knuckle", "bare-knuckled", "bare-knuckles", "feisty", "scrappy", "dominating", "domineering", "imperious", "lordly", "magisterial", "overbearing" ], "near antonyms":[ "ambitionless", "low-pressure", "nonassertive", "unaggressive", "unambitious", "unassertive", "unenterprising", "easygoing", "laid-back", "relaxed", "acquiescent", "amenable", "compliant", "deferential", "docile", "resigned", "submissive", "tractable", "yielding", "cowering", "cringing", "groveling", "grovelling", "shrinking", "bashful", "demure", "diffident", "humble", "lowly", "meek", "mild", "modest", "mousy", "mousey", "overmodest", "passive", "quiet", "reserved", "retiring", "shy", "subdued", "timid", "unobtrusive", "obsequious", "servile", "slavish", "subservient" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "triplanes":{ "as in biplanes , tilt-rotors":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "biplanes", "lightplanes", "tilt-rotors", "towplanes", "trimotors", "amphibians", "seaplanes", "gliders", "sailplanes", "bombers", "fighters", "jump jets", "torpedo bombers", "warplanes", "aerospace planes", "rocket planes", "jetliners", "jets", "superjets", "supersonics", "supersonic transports", "trijets", "turbojets", "turboprops", "freighters", "tankers", "aerodynes", "aircraft", "air-cushion vehicles", "airframes", "airships", "ships", "tractors", "airliners", "air taxis", "liners", "aeroplanes", "airplanes", "planes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tricked (out)":{ "as in decked (out) , rigged (out)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "arrayed", "caparisoned", "decked (out)", "rigged (out)", "covered", "veiled", "vested", "appareled", "apparelled", "attired", "clad", "clothed", "dressed", "garbed", "invested", "robed", "suited", "decent" ], "near antonyms":[ "au naturel", "bare", "bottomless", "disrobed", "mother-naked", "naked", "nude", "raw", "starkers", "stripped", "unclad", "unclothed", "undressed", "seminude", "topless", "denuded", "peeled" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in dressed up , trapped":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accessorized", "dressed up", "trapped", "adorned", "arrayed", "beautified", "bedecked", "bedizened", "blazoned", "caparisoned", "decked", "decorated", "did", "did up", "dolled up", "draped", "dressed", "embellished", "emblazed", "embossed", "enriched", "fancied up", "fancified", "festooned", "garnished", "glitzed (up)", "graced", "gussied up", "ornamented", "prettied (up)", "trimmed", "brightened", "freshened", "smartened", "spruced (up)", "bossed", "chased", "braided", "embroidered", "feathered", "figured", "filigreed", "filleted", "flounced", "frilled", "fringed", "furbelowed", "garlanded", "hung", "hanged", "laced", "ribboned", "swagged", "wreathed", "appliqu\u00e9d", "gilded", "gilt", "painted", "diamonded", "gemmed", "impearled", "jeweled", "jewelled", "pearled", "redecorated", "redid" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemished", "defaced", "disfigured", "marred", "scarred", "spoiled", "spoilt", "simplified", "streamlined", "bared", "denuded", "dismantled", "displayed", "divested", "exposed", "revealed", "stripped", "stript", "uncovered", "uglified" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "triplexes":{ "as in duplexes , condos":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bed-sitters", "bedsits", "bed-sitting-room", "cohousings", "condominiums", "condominia", "condos", "duplex apartments", "duplexes", "efficiencies", "efficiency apartments", "flatlets", "floor-throughs", "garden apartments", "granny flats", "maisonettes", "penthouses", "railroad flats", "salons", "saloons", "studio apartments", "studios", "walk-ups", "apartments", "diggings", "digs", "flats", "lodgings", "suites", "tenements", "galleries", "wings", "apartment buildings", "apartment houses", "tenement houses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in triples , trios":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "threesomes", "triads", "trifectas", "trinities", "trios", "triples", "triplets", "triumvirates", "trilogies", "triptychs", "triplicates", "triple crowns" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "triumphs":{ "a successful result brought about by 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"victories", "wins" ], "near synonyms":[ "captures", "conquests", "masteries", "subjugations", "blowouts", "landslides", "laughers", "romps", "runaways", "shutouts", "sweeps", "walkaways", "walkovers", "squeakers", "successes", "takeovers" ], "near antonyms":[ "upsets", "collapses", "debacles", "d\u00e9b\u00e2cles", "disasters", "failures", "fizzles", "flops", "nonsuccesses", "washouts", "declines", "slips", "slumps", "wanes", "lurches", "setbacks" ], "antonyms":[ "beatings", "defeats", "drubbings", "lickings", "losses", "overthrows", "routs", "shellackings", "trimmings", "whippings" ] }, "to achieve victory (as in a contest)":{ "examples":[ "despite an accident early on, the runner persevered and ultimately triumphed" ], "synonyms":[ "conquers", "prevails", "wins" ], "near synonyms":[ "overcomes", "sweeps", "squeaks", "squeezes", "contends", "vies", "succeeds", "breezes", "romps" ], "near antonyms":[ "collapses", "fails", "flops", "folds", "washes out", "flounders", "struggles", "declines", "slips", "slumps", "wanes" ], "antonyms":[ "loses" ] }, "to feel or express joy or triumph":{ "examples":[ "the team triumphed by hoisting their coach into the air and carrying her off the field" ], "synonyms":[ "crows", "delights", "exuberates", "exults", "glories", "joys", "jubilates", "kvells", "rejoices" ], "near synonyms":[ "gloats", "preens", "swells", "boasts", "brags", "flaunts", "parades", "shows off", "struts", "swaggers" ], "near antonyms":[ "bemoans", "bewails", "grieves", "laments", "regrets", "weeps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "triples":{ "a group of three":{ "examples":[ "that triple of terrors for the wintertime driver: snow, ice, and sleet" ], "synonyms":[ "threesomes", "triads", "trifectas", "trinities", "trios", "triplets", "triumvirates" ], "near synonyms":[ "trilogies", "triptychs", "triple crowns", "triplicates", "triplexes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tripartite":{ "having three units or parts":{ "examples":[ "negotiated a tripartite agreement with its trading partner, with the first and second parts coming into effect immediately and the last part five years later" ], "synonyms":[ "threefold", "treble", "triadic", "triple", "triplex" ], "near synonyms":[ "triplicate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "triumphed (over)":{ "to achieve a victory over":{ "examples":[ "with teamwork, we can triumph over anything" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bested", "conquered", "defeated", "did down", "dispatched", "got", "got around", "licked", "mastered", "overbore", "overcame", "overmatched", "prevailed (over)", "skunked", "stopped", "subdued", "surmounted", "took", "trimmed", "upended", "won (against)", "worsted" ], "near synonyms":[ "swept", "edged (out)", "nosed out", "pipped", "annihilated", "blew away", "blew out", "bombed", "broke", "buried", "clobbered", "creamed", "crushed", "drubbed", "finished", "flattened", "overwhelmed", "routed", "shellacked", "skinned", "slaughtered", "smoked", "snowed under", "thrashed", "trounced", "upset", "walloped", "waxed", "whipped", "capped", "excelled", "flourished", "scored", "succeeded", "knocked off", "knocked over", "overpowered", "overthrew", "subjugated", "unseated", "vanquished", "aced (out)", "bettered", "eclipsed", "exceeded", "excelled", "outdid", "outdistanced", "outfought", "outshone", "outshined", "outstripped", "overtopped", "surpassed", "topped", "transcended" ], "near antonyms":[ "fell", "gave up", "went down", "went under", "collapsed", "failed", "flopped", "flunked", "folded", "washed out" ], "antonyms":[ "lost (to)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trickers":{ "a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value":{ "examples":[ "they're equal-opportunity con artists: trickers of plutocrats and pensioners alike" ], "synonyms":[ "bilkers", "bilks", "cheaters", "cheats", "chiselers", "chisellers", "confidence men", "cozeners", "defrauders", "dodgers", "fakirs", "finaglers", "fraudsters", "hoaxers", "scammers", "scamsters", "sharks", "sharpers", "sharpies", "skinners", "swindlers", "tricksters" ], "near synonyms":[ "double-crossers", "double-dealers", "bluffers", "charlatans", "fakers", "fakes", "humbugs", "impostors", "imposters", "mountebanks", "phonies", "phoneys", "pretenders", "quacks", "quacksalvers", "ringers", "shams", "adventurers", "foxes", "fox", "gamesmen", "knaves", "pranksters", "rascals", "rogues", "fast-talkers", "slickers", "slicks", "slicksters", "slyboots", "smoothies", "wheeler-dealers", "plotters", "schemers", "sneakers", "sneaks", "blacklegs", "cardsharps", "cardsharpers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tripled (in)":{ "as in doubled (in)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "doubled (in)", "built up", "gained", "gathered", "grew (in)", "picked up", "accrued", "accumulated", "amassed", "excited", "stimulated", "enhanced", "enlarged", "enriched", "expanded", "extended", "maximized", "boosted", "elevated", "jacked (up)", "mounted", "ramped (up)", "stepped up" ], "near antonyms":[ "decreased (in)", "lost", "abated", "declined (in)", "diminished (in)", "dipped", "dwindled", "fell (in)", "lessened", "tapered", "tapered off" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trinkets":{ "a small object displayed for its attractiveness or interest":{ "examples":[ "the top of his desk was littered with trinkets that were collected as souvenirs from various vacations" ], "synonyms":[ "baubles", "bibelots", "curios", "curiosities", "doodads", "gauds", "gewgaws", "geegaws", "gimcracks", "kickshaws", "knickknacks", "nicknacks", "novelties", "ornamentals", "tchotchkes" ], "near synonyms":[ "bijouteries", "bric-a-brac", "gimcrackeries", "trinketries", "trumperies", "virtus", "vertus", "bagatelles", "trifles", "figurines", "objets d'art", "objets", "ornaments", "keepsakes", "mementos", "mementoes", "souvenirs", "conversation pieces", "collectibles", "collectables", "collector's items" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trip wires":{ "as in webs , traps":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "snares", "traps", "webs", "booby traps", "catch-22's", "catch-22s", "catches", "gimmicks", "gotchas", "hitches", "jokers", "land mines", "pitfalls", "snags", "hazards", "perils", "risks", "bombs", "bombshells", "kickers", "surprises", "surprizes", "baits", "decoys", "lures" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tries one's hand (at)":{ "to make an effort to do":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "assays", "attempts", "endeavors", "essays", "seeks", "strives", "tries" ], "near synonyms":[ "fights", "strains", "struggles", "toils", "troubles", "works", "aims", "aspires", "hopes", "assumes", "takes up", "undertakes" ], "near antonyms":[ "drops", "gives up", "quits" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "trihybrid":{ "as in dihybrid":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dihybrid", "grade", "half-bred", "crossed", "hybridized", "interbred", "outcrossed", "cold-blooded", "cross", "crossbred", "hybrid", "mixed", "mongrel" ], "near antonyms":[ "blooded", "full-blood", "full-blooded", "purebred", "thoroughbred", "pedigreed", "pedigree", "inbred", "linebred", "straightbred" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "triumphed":{ "to achieve victory (as in a contest)":{ "examples":[ "despite an accident early on, the runner persevered and ultimately triumphed" ], "synonyms":[ "conquered", "prevailed", "won" ], "near synonyms":[ "overcame", "swept", "squeaked", "squeezed", "contended", "vied", "succeeded", "breezed", "romped" ], "near antonyms":[ "collapsed", "failed", "flopped", "folded", "washed out", "floundered", "struggled", "declined", "slipped", "slumped", "waned" ], "antonyms":[ "lost" ] }, "to feel or express joy or triumph":{ "examples":[ "the team triumphed by hoisting their coach into the air and carrying her off the field" ], "synonyms":[ "crowed", "delighted", "exuberated", "exulted", "gloried", "joyed", "jubilated", "kvelled", "rejoiced" ], "near synonyms":[ "gloated", "preened", "swelled", "boasted", "bragged", "flaunted", "paraded", "showed off", "strutted", "swaggered" ], "near antonyms":[ "bemoaned", "bewailed", "grieved", "lamented", "regretted", "wept" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "triplicate":{ "as in triple , threefold":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "threefold", "treble", "triadic", "tripartite", "triple", "triplex" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in trio , triple":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "threesome", "triad", "trifecta", "trinity", "trio", "triple", "triplet", "triumvirate", "trilogy", "triptych", "triplex", "triple crown" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "tricksiness":{ "a natural disposition for playful behavior":{ "examples":[ "the novelist has a known weakness for literary tricksiness , so the reader should be skeptical of the narrator's trustworthiness" ], "synonyms":[ "coltishness", "espi\u00e8glerie", "friskiness", "impishness", "larkiness", "mischief", "mischievousness", "playfulness", "prankishness", "sportfulness", "sportiveness" ], "near synonyms":[ "coyness", "kittenishness", "archness", "devilment", "devilry", "deviltry", "hob", "rascality", "roguishness", "waggery", "devilishness", "diabolicalness", "knavery", "frivolousness", "energy", "liveliness", "spiritedness", "sprightliness", "spunkiness", "vivaciousness", "vivacity", "gaiety", "gayety", "jocularity", "jocundity", "lightheartedness", "mirthfulness", "whimsicality" ], "near antonyms":[ "graveness", "grimness", "serious-mindedness", "seriousness", "solemnity", "solemnness", "sternness", "priggishness", "starchiness", "stuffiness", "constraint", "restraint", "self-control" ], "antonyms":[ "earnestness", "soberness", "sobersidedness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trinities":{ "a group of three":{ "examples":[ "read novels and poetry produced by that sisterly trinity of English literature: Charlotte, Anne, and Emily Bront\u00eb" ], "synonyms":[ "threesomes", "triads", "trifectas", "trios", "triples", "triplets", "triumvirates" ], "near synonyms":[ "trilogies", "triptychs", "triple crowns", "triplicates", "triplexes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "triumvirate":{ "a group of three":{ "examples":[ "among the city's cultural institutions, the art museum, the symphony orchestra, and the opera company reign as the supreme triumvirate" ], "synonyms":[ "threesome", "triad", "trifecta", "trinity", "trio", "triple", "triplet" ], "near synonyms":[ "trilogy", "triptych", "triple crown", "triplicate", "triplex" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tricolor":{ "as in two-tone , two-toned":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bichrome", "bicolored", "bicolor", "dichromatic", "trichromatic", "two-tone", "two-toned", "banded", "barred", "brindled", "brindle", "streaked", "striated", "flecked", "specked", "speckled", "spotted", "dappled", "dapple", "marbled", "mottled", "parti-color", "parti-colored", "piebald", "pied", "pinto", "checkered", "dotted", "patterned", "plaid", "plaided", "striped", "flashy", "garish", "gaudy", "loud", "showy", "splashy", "brave", "bright", "brilliant", "gay", "vibrant", "iridescent", "opalescent", "chromatic", "colored", "colorful", "kaleidoscopic", "motley", "multicolored", "multihued", "polychromatic", "polychrome", "prismatic", "rainbow", "varicolored", "varied", "variegated", "various" ], "near antonyms":[ "colorless", "monochromatic", "monochromic", "monotone", "self-colored", "solid", "achromatic", "bleached", "decolorized", "faded", "washed-out", "dull", "faint", "gray", "grey", "neutral", "pale", "pallid", "unbrilliant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in white flag , black flag":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "black flag", "Jolly Roger", "union jack", "white flag", "bunting", "gonfalon", "burgee", "semaphore", "signaler", "signaller", "waft", "banderole", "banderol", "banner", "colors", "ensign", "flag", "guidon", "jack", "pendant", "pendent", "pennant", "pennon", "standard", "streamer", "badge", "coat of arms", "crest", "insignia" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "tricky":{ "requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling":{ "examples":[ "a tricky musical passage for the woodwind section" ], "synonyms":[ "catchy", "delicate", "difficult", "dodgy", "hairy", "knotty", "nasty", "prickly", "problematic", "problematical", "sensitive", "spiny", "sticky", "thorny", "ticklish", "touchy", "tough", "tricksy" ], "near synonyms":[ "abstract", "abstruse", "complex", "complicated", "hard", "intricate", "involved", "recondite", "serious", "problem", "scabrous", "stubborn", "troublesome", "troublous", "vexatious", "vexing", "worrisome", "burdensome", "demanding", "discommoding", "exacting", "exhausting", "importunate", "inconvenient", "onerous", "oppressive", "painful", "stressful" ], "near antonyms":[ "easy", "effortless", "manageable", "painless", "simple", "straightforward", "uncomplicated", "undemanding", "unproblematic" ], "antonyms":[] }, "clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means":{ "examples":[ "he's a tricky one, so be careful when dealing with him" ], "synonyms":[ "artful", "beguiling", "cagey", "cagy", "crafty", "cunning", "cute", "designing", "devious", "dodgy", "foxy", "guileful", "scheming", "shrewd", "slick", "sly", "subtle", "wily" ], "near synonyms":[ "astute", "facile", "glib", "sharp", "crooked", "deceitful", "deceptive", "dishonest", "fraudulent", "insinuating", "knavish", "Machiavellian", "oblique", "serpentine", "shady", "shifty", "slippery", "sneaky", "treacherous", "underhand", "underhanded", "unscrupulous", "backhanded", "double-dealing", "hypocritical", "insincere", "left-handed", "mealy", "mealymouthed", "smooth-tongued", "two-faced", "circuitous", "circular", "roundabout", "clandestine", "concealed", "covert", "furtive", "hugger-mugger", "secret", "stealthy", "surreptitious", "undercover", "calculating", "plotting" ], "near antonyms":[ "obvious", "open", "patent", "plain", "public", "unconcealed", "aboveboard", "candid", "direct", "forthright", "frank", "honest", "natural", "outspoken", "plainspoken", "real", "simple", "sincere", "straightforward", "unaffected", "unpretending", "unpretentious", "unvarnished", "childlike", "impressionable", "simpleminded", "unsophisticated", "unworldly", "unforced", "unstudied", "trustful", "trusting" ], "antonyms":[ "artless", "guileless", "ingenuous", "innocent", "undesigning" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "trial and error":{ "as in test , dry run":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "essay", "experiment", "experimentation", "test", "trial", "exercise", "practice", "practise", "rehearsal", "tryout", "workout", "attempt", "effort", "try", "dry run", "shakedown", "crucible", "ordeal" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trident":{ "a weapon that has three points and that looks like a large fork":{ "examples":[ "the trident of the sea god Neptune" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gaff", "halberd", "halbert", "harpoon", "leister", "javelin", "lance", "pike", "pikestaff", "shaft", "spear", "dart", "spike" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trims":{ "something that decorates or beautifies":{ "examples":[ "added a little trim to her cocktail dress to make it a little fancier" ], "synonyms":[ "adornments", "beautifiers", "caparisons", "decorations", "doodads", "embellishers", "embellishments", "frills", "garnishes", "garnishments", "garnitures", "ornamentations", "ornaments", "setoffs" ], "near synonyms":[ "apparels", "bells and whistles", "blazonries", "bric-a-brac", "chichis", "emblazonries", "filigrees", "fineries", "foofaraws", "fripperies", "frostings", "froufrous", "frou-frous", "fal-lals", "flounces", "flourishes", "furbelows", "ruffles", "enhancements", "enrichments", "improvements", "appliqu\u00e9s", "embossments", "embroideries", "fancyworks", "bedizenments", "gilts", "glitters", "designs", "figures", "patterns", "furnishings", "regalia", "trappings" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemishes", "defacements", "disfigurements", "scars", "blots", "spots", "stains" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to achieve a victory over":{ "examples":[ "a speed skater who consistently trimmed all his competition" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "bests", "conquers", "defeats", "dispatches", "does down", "gets", "gets around", "licks", "masters", "overbears", "overcomes", "overmatches", "prevails (over)", "skunks", "stops", "subdues", "surmounts", "takes", "triumphs (over)", "upends", "wins (against)", "worsts" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweeps", "edges (out)", "noses out", "pips", "annihilates", "blows away", "blows out", "bombs", "breaks", "buries", "clobbers", "creams", "crushes", "drubs", "finishes", "flattens", "overwhelms", "routs", "shellacs", "skins", "slaughters", "smokes", "snows under", "thrashes", "trounces", "upsets", "wallops", "waxes", "whips", "caps", "excels", "flourishes", "scores", "succeeds", "knocks off", "knocks over", "overpowers", "overthrows", "subjugates", "unseats", "vanquishes", "aces (out)", "betters", "eclipses", "exceeds", "excels", "outdistances", "outdoes", "outfights", "outshines", "outstrips", "overtops", "surpasses", "tops", "transcends" ], "near antonyms":[ "falls", "gives up", "goes down", "goes under", "collapses", "fails", "flops", "flunks", "folds", "washes out" ], "antonyms":[ "loses (to)" ] }, "to defeat by a large margin":{ "examples":[ "they trimmed our team by 40 points" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilates", "blows away", "bombs", "buries", "clobbers", "creams", "drubs", "dusts", "flattens", "pastes", "routs", "shellacs", "skins", "skunks", "smokes", "smothers", "snows under", "thrashes", "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 make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument":{ "examples":[ "trimmed her bangs" ], "synonyms":[ "bobs", "clips", "crops", "cuts", "cuts back", "docks", "lops (off)", "nips", "pares", "polls", "prunes", "shaves", "shears", "snips" ], "near synonyms":[ "skives", "whittles", "manicures", "mows", "pinches", "stumps", "curtails", "shortens" ], "near antonyms":[ "elongates", "extends", "lengthens" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{ "examples":[ "trim a tree for Christmas" ], "synonyms":[ "adorns", "arrays", "beautifies", "bedecks", "bedizens", "blazons", "caparisons", "decks", "decorates", "does", "does up", "dolls up", "drapes", "dresses", "embellishes", "emblazes", "embosses", "enriches", "fancies up", "fancifies", "festoons", "garnishes", "glitzes (up)", "graces", "gussies up", "ornaments", "pretties (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "accessorizes", "dresses up", "traps", "tricks (out)", "brightens", "freshens", "smartens", "spruces (up)", "bosses", "chases", "braids", "embroiders", "feathers", "figures", "filigrees", "fillets", "flounces", "frills", "fringes", "furbelows", "garlands", "hangs", "laces", "ribbons", "swags", "wreathes", "appliqu\u00e9s", "gilds", "paints", "diamonds", "gems", "impearls", "jewels", "pearls", "redecorates", "redoes" ], "near antonyms":[ "simplifies", "streamlines", "bares", "denudes", "dismantles", "displays", "divests", "exposes", "reveals", "strips", "uncovers", "uglifies" ], "antonyms":[ "blemishes", "defaces", "disfigures", "mars", "scars", "spoils" ] }, "to make neat":{ "examples":[ "trimmed the shrubbery in order to enhance the house's curb appeal" ], "synonyms":[ "neatens", "picks up", "redds (up or out)", "spruces (up)", "straightens (up or out)", "tidies (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "arranges", "arrays", "classifies", "codifies", "disposes", "draws up", "marshals", "marshalls", "orders", "organizes", "ranges", "systematizes" ], "near antonyms":[ "disarranges", "disarrays", "discomposes", "dishevels", "disorders", "disorganizes", "disrupts", "disturbs", "jumbles", "messes (up)", "mixes (up)", "muddles", "musses", "rumples", "scrambles", "shuffles", "tousles", "tumbles", "upsets" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "trilling":{ "as in quavering , warbling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "quavering", "warbling", "echoing", "resonant", "sonorous", "agreeable", "appealing", "pleasant", "dulcet", "mellow", "melodic", "sweet", "cadenced", "lilting", "lyric", "lyrical", "rhythmic", "rhythmical", "songful", "songlike", "blending", "chiming", "flowing", "mellifluent", "mellifluous", "chordal", "harmonic", "homophonic", "orchestral", "polyphonic", "polyphonous", "tonal", "canorous", "euphonic", "euphonious", "harmonious", "harmonizing", "melodious", "musical", "symphonic", "symphonious", "tuneful" ], "near antonyms":[ "discordant", "disharmonious", "dissonant", "inharmonious", "tuneless", "unmelodious", "unmusical", "blaring", "clanging", "clashing", "clattering", "grating", "harsh", "jangling", "jarring", "metallic", "raspy", "raucous", "scratching", "screeching", "shrill", "squeaky", "strident", "disagreeable", "unpleasant", "unpleasing", "atonal", "off-key" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to sing with the alternation of two musical tones":{ "examples":[ "a bluebird trilled outside our window" ], "synonyms":[ "quavering", "warbling" ], "near synonyms":[ "slurring", "yodeling", "yodelling", "belting", "caroling", "carolling", "chanting", "chorusing", "crooning", "descanting", "harmonizing", "trolling", "vocalizing", "lilting", "scatting" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "trimeters":{ "as in pentameters , tetrameters":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hexameters", "pentameters", "tetrameters", "lilts", "movements", "sways", "swings", "drums", "throbs", "backbeats", "accents", "accentuations", "emphases", "stresses", "beats", "cadences", "measures", "meters", "rhythms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trimmed":{ "as in dressed , decorated":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "adorned", "arrayed", "beautified", "bedecked", "decked", "decorated", "dressed", "embellished", "enriched", "garnished", "ornamented", "elaborate", "extreme", "flowery", "frilly", "lacy", "bedaubed", "flashy", "garish", "gaudy", "glitzy", "loud", "ostentatious", "pretentious", "showy", "swank", "swanky", "tawdry", "enhanced", "heightened", "intensified", "extravagant", "flamboyant", "spectacular", "splashy", "bejeweled", "bejewelled", "bossed", "chased", "emblazoned", "embossed", "embroidered", "flounced", "fringed", "garlanded", "gilded", "gilt", "laced", "sequined", "sequinned", "wreathed", "arabesque", "baroque", "rococo", "bedizened", "florid", "fussy", "gingerbread", "gingerbreaded", "gingerbready", "ornate", "overdecorated", "overwrought" ], "near antonyms":[ "austere", "plain", "severe", "stark", "unadorned", "bare", "denuded", "exposed", "naked", "stripped", "uncovered", "modest", "simple", "unassuming", "unpretentious", "conservative", "muted", "quiet", "restrained", "subdued", "tasteful", "toned-down", "understated", "unobtrusive" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to achieve a victory over":{ "examples":[ "a speed skater who consistently trimmed all his competition" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "bested", "conquered", "defeated", "did down", "dispatched", "got", "got around", "licked", "mastered", "overbore", "overcame", "overmatched", "prevailed (over)", "skunked", "stopped", "subdued", "surmounted", "took", "triumphed (over)", "upended", "won (against)", "worsted" ], "near synonyms":[ "swept", "edged (out)", "nosed out", "pipped", "annihilated", "blew away", "blew out", "bombed", "broke", "buried", "clobbered", "creamed", "crushed", "drubbed", "finished", "flattened", "overwhelmed", "routed", "shellacked", "skinned", "slaughtered", "smoked", "snowed under", "thrashed", "trounced", "upset", "walloped", "waxed", "whipped", "capped", "excelled", "flourished", "scored", "succeeded", "knocked off", "knocked over", "overpowered", "overthrew", "subjugated", "unseated", "vanquished", "aced (out)", "bettered", "eclipsed", "exceeded", "excelled", "outdid", "outdistanced", "outfought", "outshone", "outshined", "outstripped", "overtopped", "surpassed", "topped", "transcended" ], "near antonyms":[ "fell", "gave up", "went down", "went under", "collapsed", "failed", "flopped", "flunked", "folded", "washed out" ], "antonyms":[ "lost (to)" ] }, "to defeat by a large margin":{ "examples":[ "they trimmed our team by 40 points" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilated", "blew away", "bombed", "buried", "clobbered", "creamed", "drubbed", "dusted", "flattened", "pasted", "routed", "shellacked", "skinned", "skunked", "smoked", "smothered", "snowed under", "thrashed", "tromped", "trounced", "walloped", "waxed", "whipped", "whomped", "whopped", "whapped", "whupped" ], "near synonyms":[ "swept", "upset", "beat", "bested", "conquered", "dispatched", "hurdled", "licked", "mastered", "overbore", "overcame", "overmatched", "prevailed (over)", "subdued", "surmounted", "threw", "took", "triumphed (over)", "won (against)", "worsted", "crushed", "knocked off", "knocked over", "overpowered", "overthrew", "overwhelmed", "subjugated", "upended", "vanquished", "aced (out)", "bettered", "eclipsed", "exceeded", "outdid", "outdistanced", "outfought", "outshone", "outshined", "outstripped", "overtopped", "surpassed", "topped", "transcended", "edged (out)", "nosed out", "pipped", "capped", "excelled", "flourished", "scored", "succeeded", "broke", "destroyed", "did in", "finished", "sank", "sunk", "slaughtered" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument":{ "examples":[ "trimmed her bangs" ], "synonyms":[ "bobbed", "clipped", "cropped", "cut", "cut back", "docked", "lopped (off)", "nipped", "pared", "polled", "pruned", "shaved", "sheared", "snipped" ], "near synonyms":[ "skived", "whittled", "manicured", "mowed", "pinched", "stumped", "curtailed", "shortened" ], "near antonyms":[ "elongated", "extended", "lengthened" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{ "examples":[ "trim a tree for Christmas" ], "synonyms":[ "adorned", "arrayed", "beautified", "bedecked", "bedizened", "blazoned", "caparisoned", "decked", "decorated", "did", "did up", "dolled up", "draped", "dressed", "embellished", "emblazed", "embossed", "enriched", "fancied up", "fancified", "festooned", "garnished", "glitzed (up)", "graced", "gussied up", "ornamented", "prettied (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "accessorized", "dressed up", "trapped", "tricked (out)", "brightened", "freshened", "smartened", "spruced (up)", "bossed", "chased", "braided", "embroidered", "feathered", "figured", "filigreed", "filleted", "flounced", "frilled", "fringed", "furbelowed", "garlanded", "hung", "hanged", "laced", "ribboned", "swagged", "wreathed", "appliqu\u00e9d", "gilded", "gilt", "painted", "diamonded", "gemmed", "impearled", "jeweled", "jewelled", "pearled", "redecorated", "redid" ], "near antonyms":[ "simplified", "streamlined", "bared", "denuded", "dismantled", "displayed", "divested", "exposed", "revealed", "stripped", "stript", "uncovered", "uglified" ], "antonyms":[ "blemished", "defaced", "disfigured", "marred", "scarred", "spoiled", "spoilt" ] }, "to make neat":{ "examples":[ "trimmed the shrubbery in order to enhance the house's curb appeal" ], "synonyms":[ "neatened", "picked up", "redded (up or out)", "redd (up or out)", "spruced (up)", "straightened (up or out)", "tidied (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "arranged", "arrayed", "classified", "codified", "disposed", "drew up", "marshaled", "marshalled", "ordered", "organized", "ranged", "systematized" ], "near antonyms":[ "disarranged", "disarrayed", "discomposed", "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "disorganized", "disrupted", "disturbed", "jumbled", "messed (up)", "mixed (up)", "muddled", "mussed", "rumpled", "scrambled", "shuffled", "tousled", "tumbled", "upset" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "trisect":{ "as in bisect , dissect":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bifurcate", "bisect", "cleave", "dichotomize", "dissect", "fractionalize", "fractionate", "halve", "partition", "quarter", "segment", "subdivide", "break up", "decouple", "disassociate", "disconnect", "disjoin", "disjoint", "dissever", "dissociate", "disunite", "divide", "divorce", "part", "ramify", "resolve", "separate", "sever", "split", "sunder", "uncouple", "unlink", "unyoke", "break down", "decompose", "disassemble", "disintegrate", "dissolve", "fragment", "fragmentate", "fragmentize", "break", "fracture", "pull", "rend", "rift", "rip", "rive", "rupture", "tear", "cut off", "insulate", "isolate", "seclude", "segregate", "sequester", "detach", "disengage", "disentangle", "unravel", "untie" ], "near antonyms":[ "assemble", "associate", "blend", "combine", "mingle", "mix", "connect", "couple", "accumulate", "agglutinate", "attach", "bind", "cement", "close", "fasten", "fuse", "knit", "stick", "weld", "join", "link", "unify", "unite" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tripping the light fantastic":{ "to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "dancing", "footing (it)", "hoofing (it)", "stepping" ], "near synonyms":[ "prancing", "strutting", "tripping", "boogying", "boogeying", "bopping", "fox-trotting", "gavotting", "jigging", "jitterbugging", "jiving", "mamboing", "polkaing", "shagging", "shimmying", "shuffling", "tangoing", "tap-dancing", "twisting", "waltzing", "treading" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "trimness":{ "as in fitness":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "fitness", "leanness", "reediness", "slenderness", "slimness", "svelteness", "thinness", "gauntness", "scrawniness", "skinniness", "weediness" ], "near antonyms":[ "adiposity", "chubbiness", "corpulence", "corpulency", "embonpoint", "fat", "fatness", "fattiness", "fleshiness", "grossness", "obesity", "plumpness", "portliness", "pudginess", "pursiness", "rotundity", "weight", "bulkiness", "heaviness", "huskiness", "stoutness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trim":{ "being clean and in good order":{ "examples":[ "kept his journal entries trim , never crossing out words or scribbling, but printing exactly and nicely" ], "synonyms":[ "antiseptic", "bandbox", "crisp", "groomed", "kempt", "neat", "orderly", "picked up", "prim", "shipshape", "smug", "snug", "tidied", "tidy", "trig", "uncluttered", "well-groomed" ], "near synonyms":[ "dapper", "natty", "saucy", "smart", "spiffy", "spruce", "immaculate", "spick-and-span", "spic-and-span", "spotless", "rakish", "sleek", "streamlined", "taut", "organized", "straight", "systematic" ], "near antonyms":[ "scruffy", "seedy", "shabby", "slipshod", "sloppy", "dirty", "filthy", "foul", "nasty", "sordid", "squalid", "dowdy", "frowsy", "frowzy", "rumpled", "tousled", "tumbled", "disorganized", "unsystematic" ], "antonyms":[ "disheveled", "dishevelled", "disordered", "disorderly", "messy", "mussed", "mussy", "sloven", "slovenly", "unkempt", "untidy" ] }, "a state of being or fitness":{ "examples":[ "the doctor declared her to be in good trim for the race" ], "synonyms":[ "condition", "estate", "fettle", "form", "health", "keeping", "kilter", "nick", "order", "repair", "shape" ], "near synonyms":[ "practice", "practise", "pass", "phase", "stage", "footing", "picture", "posture", "scene", "situation", "status", "rank", "standing" ], "near antonyms":[ "disorder", "disrepair" ], "antonyms":[] }, "something that decorates or beautifies":{ "examples":[ "added a little trim to her cocktail dress to make it a little fancier" ], "synonyms":[ "adornment", "beautifier", "caparison", "decoration", "doodad", "embellisher", "embellishment", "frill", "garnish", "garnishment", "garniture", "ornament", "ornamentation", "setoff" ], "near synonyms":[ "apparel", "bells and whistles", "blazonry", "bric-a-brac", "chichi", "emblazonry", "filigree", "finery", "foofaraw", "frippery", "frosting", "froufrou", "fal-lal", "flounce", "flourish", "furbelow", "ruffle", "enhancement", "enrichment", "improvement", "appliqu\u00e9", "embossment", "embroidery", "fancywork", "bedizenment", "gilt", "glitter", "design", "figure", "pattern", "furnishings", "regalia", "trappings" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemish", "defacement", "disfigurement", "scar", "blot", "spot", "stain" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to achieve a victory over":{ "examples":[ "a speed skater who consistently trimmed all his competition" ], "synonyms":[ "beat", "best", "conquer", "defeat", "dispatch", "do down", "get", "get around", "lick", "master", "overbear", "overcome", "overmatch", "prevail (over)", "skunk", "stop", "subdue", "surmount", "take", "triumph (over)", "upend", "win (against)", "worst" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweep", "edge (out)", "nose out", "pip", "annihilate", "blow away", "blow out", "bomb", "break", "bury", "clobber", "cream", "crush", "drub", "finish", "flatten", "overwhelm", "rout", "shellac", "skin", "slaughter", "smoke", "snow under", "thrash", "trounce", "upset", "wallop", "wax", "whip", "cap", "excel", "flourish", "score", "succeed", "knock off", "knock over", "overpower", "overthrow", "subjugate", "unseat", "vanquish", "ace (out)", "better", "eclipse", "exceed", "excel", "outdistance", "outdo", "outfight", "outshine", "outstrip", "overtop", "surpass", "top", "transcend" ], "near antonyms":[ "fall", "give up", "go down", "go under", "collapse", "fail", "flop", "flunk", "fold", "wash out" ], "antonyms":[ "lose (to)" ] }, "to defeat by a large margin":{ "examples":[ "they trimmed our team by 40 points" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilate", "blow away", "bomb", "bury", "clobber", "cream", "drub", "dust", "flatten", "paste", "rout", "shellac", "skin", "skunk", "smoke", "smother", "snow under", "thrash", "tromp", "trounce", "wallop", "wax", "whip", "whomp", "whop", "whap", "whup" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweep", "upset", "beat", "best", "conquer", "dispatch", "hurdle", "lick", "master", "overbear", "overcome", "overmatch", "prevail (over)", "subdue", "surmount", "take", "throw", "triumph (over)", "win (against)", "worst", "crush", "knock off", "knock over", "overpower", "overthrow", "overwhelm", "subjugate", "upend", "vanquish", "ace (out)", "better", "eclipse", "exceed", "outdistance", "outdo", "outfight", "outshine", "outstrip", "overtop", "surpass", "top", "transcend", "edge (out)", "nose out", "pip", "cap", "excel", "flourish", "score", "succeed", "break", "destroy", "do in", "finish", "sink", "slaughter" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make (something) shorter or smaller with the use of a cutting instrument":{ "examples":[ "trimmed her bangs" ], "synonyms":[ "bob", "clip", "crop", "cut", "cut back", "dock", "lop (off)", "nip", "pare", "poll", "prune", "shave", "shear", "snip" ], "near synonyms":[ "skive", "whittle", "manicure", "mow", "pinch", "stump", "curtail", "shorten" ], "near antonyms":[ "elongate", "extend", "lengthen" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{ "examples":[ "trim a tree for Christmas" ], "synonyms":[ "adorn", "array", "beautify", "bedeck", "bedizen", "blazon", "caparison", "deck", "decorate", "do", "do up", "doll up", "drape", "dress", "embellish", "emblaze", "emboss", "enrich", "fancify", "fancy up", "festoon", "garnish", "glitz (up)", "grace", "gussy up", "ornament", "pretty (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "accessorize", "dress up", "trap", "trick (out)", "brighten", "freshen", "smarten", "spruce (up)", "boss", "chase", "braid", "embroider", "feather", "figure", "filigree", "fillet", "flounce", "frill", "fringe", "furbelow", "garland", "hang", "lace", "ribbon", "swag", "wreathe", "appliqu\u00e9", "gild", "paint", "diamond", "gem", "impearl", "jewel", "pearl", "redecorate", "redo" ], "near antonyms":[ "simplify", "streamline", "bare", "denude", "dismantle", "display", "divest", "expose", "reveal", "strip", "uncover", "uglify" ], "antonyms":[ "blemish", "deface", "disfigure", "mar", "scar", "spoil" ] }, "to make neat":{ "examples":[ "trimmed the shrubbery in order to enhance the house's curb appeal" ], "synonyms":[ "neaten", "pick up", "redd (up or out)", "spruce (up)", "straighten (up or out)", "tidy (up)" ], "near synonyms":[ "arrange", "array", "classify", "codify", "dispose", "draw up", "marshal", "marshall", "order", "organize", "range", "systematize" ], "near antonyms":[ "disarrange", "disarray", "discompose", "dishevel", "disorder", "disorganize", "disrupt", "disturb", "jumble", "mess (up)", "mix (up)", "muddle", "muss", "rumple", "scramble", "shuffle", "tousle", "tumble", "upset" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun", "verb" ] }, "trial court":{ "as in criminal court , civil court":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "civil court", "criminal court", "bar", "bench", "forum", "tribunal", "high court", "supreme court", "judicatory", "judicature", "judiciary", "court-martial", "drumhead court-martial", "inquisition", "kangaroo court" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tried":{ "worthy of one's trust":{ "examples":[ "a tried method for catching sport fish" ], "synonyms":[ "calculable", "dependable", "good", "reliable", "responsible", "safe", "secure", "solid", "steady", "sure", "tried-and-true", "true", "trustable", "trustworthy", "trusty" ], "near synonyms":[ "constant", "devoted", "faithful", "fast", "loyal", "staunch", "stanch", "steadfast", "true-blue", "honest", "sincere", "single-minded", "infallible", "unerring", "bedrock", "firm", "sound", "strong", "effective", "telling", "attested", "authenticated", "confirmed", "proven", "valid", "validated", "verified", "blameless", "faultless", "guiltless", "impeccable", "inerrant", "irreproachable", "unimpeachable", "unquestionable" ], "near antonyms":[ "disloyal", "faithless", "false", "fickle", "inconstant", "perfidious", "recreant", "traitorous", "treacherous", "unfaithful", "untrue", "deceitful", "dishonest", "lying", "mendacious", "untruthful", "debatable", "disputable", "doubtable", "doubtful", "dubious", "fishy", "problematic", "problematical", "questionable", "shady", "shaky", "suspect", "uncertain", "unsound", "hazardous", "risky", "unconfirmed", "untried" ], "antonyms":[ "dodgy", "uncertain", "undependable", "unreliable", "unsafe", "untrustworthy" ] }, "to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress":{ "examples":[ "you're trying my patience" ], "synonyms":[ "strained", "stretched", "taxed", "tested" ], "near synonyms":[ "demanded", "exacted", "importuned", "pressed", "pressured", "pushed", "aggravated", "agitated", "annoyed", "bothered", "exasperated", "galled", "gnawed (at)", "got (to)", "grated", "harassed", "harried", "hassled", "irked", "irritated", "nettled", "pained", "peeved", "pestered", "riled", "spited", "vexed", "vext" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make an effort to do":{ "examples":[ "try to unlock the door", "will try to call later tonight" ], "synonyms":[ "assayed", "attempted", "endeavored", "essayed", "sought", "strove", "strived" ], "near synonyms":[ "fought", "strained", "struggled", "toiled", "troubled", "worked", "wrought", "aimed", "aspired", "hoped", "assumed", "took up", "undertook" ], "near antonyms":[ "dropped", "gave up", "quit", "quitted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "tries":{ "to subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress":{ "examples":[ "you're trying my patience" ], "synonyms":[ "strains", "stretches", "taxes", "tests" ], "near synonyms":[ "demands", "exacts", "importunes", "presses", "pressures", "pushes", "aggravates", "agitates", "annoys", "bothers", "exasperates", "galls", "gets (to)", "gnaws (at)", "grates", "harasses", "harries", "hassles", "irks", "irritates", "nettles", "pains", "peeves", "pesters", "riles", "spites", "vexes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make an 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regarding him as a mere trifler" ], "synonyms":[ "amateur", "hack", "hacker", "inexpert", "jackleg" ], "near synonyms":[ "beginner", "freshman", "greenhorn", "kid", "learner", "neophyte", "newcomer", "novice", "rookie", "tenderfoot", "tyro" ], "near antonyms":[ "maestro", "virtuoso", "whiz", "wizard", "old hand", "old-timer", "vet", "veteran" ], "antonyms":[ "ace", "adept", "crackerjack", "crackajack", "craftsman", "expert", "hand", "master", "past master", "shark", "sharp" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trickling":{ "as in dribbling":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dribbling", "meager", "meagre", "niggardly", "poor", "scant", "scanty", "spare", "sparse", "stingy", "deficient", "inadequate", "incomplete", "insufficient", "lacking", "scarce", "unsatisfactory", "wanting", "bare", "mere", "minimal" ], "near antonyms":[ "copious", "galore", "gushing", "lavish", "profuse", "riotous", "abounding", "abundant", "ample", "bounteous", "bountiful", "liberal", "plenteous", "plentiful", "extravagant", "luxuriant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to fall or let fall in or as if in drops":{ "examples":[ "trickled a little honey into her tea" ], "synonyms":[ "distilling", "dribbling", "dripping", "dropping" ], "near synonyms":[ "drizzling", "sprinkling", "flowing", "pouring", "rolling", "running", "streaming", "cascading", "guttering", "riffling", "rippling", "bleeding", "exuding", "oozing", "seeping", "weeping", "discharging" ], "near antonyms":[ "gushing", "spouting", "spurting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to flow in a broken irregular stream":{ "examples":[ "the brook trickled along the glade" ], "synonyms":[ "bubbling", "dribbling", "guggling", "gurgling", "lapping", "plashing", "rippling", "splashing", "washing" ], "near synonyms":[ "eddying", "purling", "swirling", "swashing", "swishing", "swooshing", "whishing", "dripping", "dropping", "gushing", "jetting", "rushing", "spewing", "spouting", "spurting", "squirting" ], "near antonyms":[ "running" ], "antonyms":[ "pouring", "rolling", "streaming" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "tridents":{ "a weapon that has three points and that looks like a large fork":{ "examples":[ "the trident of the sea god Neptune" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "gaffs", "halberds", "halberts", "harpoons", "leisters", "javelins", "lances", "pike", "pikes", "pikestaffs", "shafts", "spears", "darts", "spikes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tricker":{ "a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value":{ "examples":[ "they're equal-opportunity con artists: trickers of plutocrats and pensioners alike" ], "synonyms":[ "bilk", "bilker", "cheat", "cheater", "chiseler", "chiseller", "confidence man", "cozener", "defrauder", "dodger", "fakir", "finagler", "fraudster", "hoaxer", "scammer", "scamster", "shark", "sharper", "sharpie", "sharpy", "skinner", "swindler", "trickster" ], "near synonyms":[ "double-crosser", "double-dealer", "bluffer", "charlatan", "fake", "faker", "humbug", "impostor", "imposter", "mountebank", "phony", "phoney", "pretender", "quack", "quacksalver", "ringer", "sham", "adventurer", "fox", "gamesman", "knave", "prankster", "rascal", "rogue", "fast-talker", "slick", "slicker", "slickster", "slyboots", "smoothy", "smoothie", "wheeler-dealer", "plotter", "schemer", "sneak", "sneaker", "blackleg", "cardsharp", "cardsharper" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trials":{ "a test of faith, patience, or strength":{ "examples":[ "living with her insufferable relatives was a real trial" ], "synonyms":[ "crosses", "crucibles", "fires", "gauntlets", "gantlets", "ordeals" ], "near synonyms":[ "baptisms", "initiations", "adversities", "afflictions", "asperities", "misadventures", "mischances", "misfortunes", "mishaps", "privations", "tragedies", "tribulations", "troubles", "vicissitudes", "woes", "acid tests", "litmus tests", "challenges", "complications", "difficulties", "griefs", "grievances", "hardships", "rigors", "annoyances", "discomforts", "inconveniences", "nuisances" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a private performance or session in preparation for a public appearance":{ "examples":[ "ran another trial of the aerial performance before opening night" ], "synonyms":[ "dry runs", "practices", "practises", "rehearsals" ], "near synonyms":[ "dress rehearsals", "previews", "run-throughs", "drills", "exercises" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a procedure or operation carried out to resolve an uncertainty":{ "examples":[ "trials by medical researchers haven't determined whether the medication is safe or not" ], "synonyms":[ "essays", "experimentations", "experiments", "tests" ], "near synonyms":[ "trial and errors", "dry runs", "shakedowns", "exercises", "practices", "practises", "rehearsals", "tryouts", "workouts", "crucibles", "ordeals", "attempts", "efforts", "tries" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an effort to do or accomplish something":{ 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"curses", "menaces", "millstones", "plagues", "sores", "anxieties", "plights", "predicaments", "tribulations", "troubles", "hang-ups", "pet peeves", "problems", "annoyers", "disturbers", "harassers", "mischiefs", "offenders", "pandora's boxes" ], "near antonyms":[ "delights", "joys", "pleasures" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trifling (away)":{ "to use up carelessly":{ "examples":[ "trifled away his hard-earned professional respect with a single act of plagiarism" ], "synonyms":[ "blowing", "dissipating", "fiddling away", "frittering (away)", "lavishing", "losing", "misspending", "running through", "spending", "squandering", "throwing away", "wasting" ], "near synonyms":[ "splurging", "consuming", "depleting", "exhausting", "impoverishing", "overspending", "shooting", "indulging", "overindulging", "disbursing", "expending", "laying out" ], "near antonyms":[ "economizing", "scrimping", "skimping", "preserving", "protecting", "saving", "hoarding", "laying up" ], "antonyms":[ "conserving" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "triple":{ "having three units or parts":{ "examples":[ "a triple scoop of chocolate ice cream" ], "synonyms":[ "threefold", "treble", "triadic", "tripartite", "triplex" ], "near synonyms":[ "triplicate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a group of three":{ "examples":[ "that triple of terrors for the wintertime driver: snow, ice, and sleet" ], "synonyms":[ "threesome", "triad", "trifecta", "trinity", "trio", "triplet", "triumvirate" ], "near synonyms":[ "trilogy", "triptych", "triple crown", "triplicate", "triplex" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "tricks":{ "a clever often underhanded means to achieve an end":{ "examples":[ "her husband used every trick in the book to get out of appearing in his parish's fashion show" ], "synonyms":[ "artifices", "devices", "dodges", "fetches", "flimflams", "gambits", "gimmicks", "jigs", "juggles", "knacks", "plays", "ploys", "ruses", "schemes", "shenanigans", "sleights", "stratagems", "wiles" ], "near synonyms":[ "bluffs", "end runs", "feints", "chicaneries", "cozenages", "crafts", "crookeries", "cunnings", "deceptions", "duperies", "duplicities", "fakeries", "juggleries", "legerdemains", "skulduggeries", "skullduggeries", "subterfuges", "trickeries", "frauds", "gaffs", "hoaxes", "shams", "swindles", "blinds", "fronts", "smoke screens" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke":{ "examples":[ "thought that gluing the silver dollar to the floor and watching him struggle to pick it up would be a good trick" ], "synonyms":[ "antics", "capers", "capriccios", "didoes", "didos", "escapades", "frolics", "gags", "jests", "knaveries", "monkeyshines", "practical jokes", "pranks", "rags", "rogueries", "shavies", "shines", "waggeries" ], "near synonyms":[ "adventures", "experiences", "games", "larks", "times", "high jinks", "hijinks", "horseplays", "plays", "rowdyisms", "shenanigans", "tomfooleries", "gambits", "hoaxes", "maneuvers", "ploys", "deeds", "feats", "missions", "performances", "stunts", "caprices", "conceits", "fancies", "vagaries", "whims", "whimsies", "whimseys", "deceits", "deceptions", "delusions", "frauds", "hanky-pankies", "ruses", "shams", "stratagems", "subterfuges", "trickeries", "wiles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a usual manner of behaving or doing":{ "examples":[ "that deadbeat is up to his usual tricks : once again he's claiming the check is in the mail" ], "synonyms":[ "customs", "fashions", "habits", "habitudes", "patterns", "practices", "practises", "rituals", "ways", "wonts" ], "near synonyms":[ "addictions", "dispositions", "bents", "inclinations", "proclivities", "sets", "tendencies", "tenors", "turns", "bags", "conventions", "forms", "modes", "styles", "usages", "uses", "deportments", "manners", "mores", "drills", "grooves", "jog trots", "regimens", "regimes", "r\u00e9gimes", "rotes", "routines", "ruts", "affectations", "airs", "poses", "attributes", "characteristics", "marks", "traits", "eccentricities", "kinks", "oddities", "peculiarities", "quirks", "singularities", "tics" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an act of notable skill, strength, or cleverness":{ "examples":[ "it'd be quite a trick to hit that target from here" ], "synonyms":[ "deeds", "exploits", "feats", "numbers", "stunts", "tours de force" ], "near synonyms":[ "accomplishments", "achievements", "attainments", "coups", "successes", "triumphs", "adventures", "performances" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an odd or peculiar habit":{ "examples":[ "a dog with the trick of eating cabbage" ], "synonyms":[ "crotchets", "curiosities", "eccentricities", "erraticisms", "idiosyncrasies", "individualisms", "kinks", "mannerisms", "oddities", "peculiarities", "quiddities", "quips", "quirks", "singularities", "tics", "twists" ], "near synonyms":[ "affectations", "airs", "attributes", "characteristics", "marks", "properties", "traits", "customs", "habits", "patterns", "practices", "practises", "ways", "wonts", "addictions", "abnormalities", "neuroticisms", "perversions", "dispositions", "geniuses", "genii", "leanings", "partialities", "bents", "inclinations", "penchants", "predilections", "predispositions", "proclivities", "propensities", "tendencies", "turns", "attitudes", "characters", "humors", "identities", "individualities", "natures", "personalities", "temperaments" ], "near antonyms":[ "conformities" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to believe what is untrue":{ "examples":[ "you tricked me into thinking my ex wasn't coming to the party tonight" ], "synonyms":[ "bamboozles", "beguiles", "bluffs", "buffaloes", "burns", "catches", "cons", "cozens", "deceives", "deludes", "dupes", "fakes out", "fools", "gaffs", "gammons", "gulls", "has", "has on", "hoaxes", "hoodwinks", "hornswoggles", "humbugs", "juggles", "misguides", "misinforms", "misleads", "snookers", "snows", "spoofs", "strings along", "suckers", "sucks in", "takes in" ], "near synonyms":[ "kids", "puts on", "teases", "bleeds", "cheats", "chisels", "defrauds", "diddles", "euchres", "fleeces", "flimflams", "hustles", "mulcts", "rooks", "shortchanges", "skins", "squeezes", "sticks", "stings", "swindles" ], "near antonyms":[ "debunks", "exposes", "reveals", "shows up", "uncloaks", "uncovers", "unmasks", "discloses", "divulges", "tells", "unveils", "disabuses", "disenchants", "disillusions" ], "antonyms":[ "undeceives" ] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tricked":{ "as in duped , deceived":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "deceived", "deluded", "duped", "erroneous", "false", "inaccurate", "inexact", "untrue", "confused", "misguided", "misinformed", "misled", "incorrect", "mistaken", "wrong" ], "near antonyms":[ "correct", "right", "informed", "accurate", "exact", "precise", "true" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to cause to believe what is untrue":{ "examples":[ "you tricked me into thinking my ex wasn't coming to the party tonight" ], "synonyms":[ "bamboozled", "beguiled", "bluffed", "buffaloed", "burned", "burnt", "caught", "conned", "cozened", "deceived", "deluded", "duped", "faked out", "fooled", "gaffed", "gammoned", "gulled", "had", "had on", "hoaxed", "hoodwinked", "hornswoggled", "humbugged", "juggled", "misguided", "misinformed", "misled", "snookered", "snowed", "spoofed", "strung along", "sucked in", "suckered", "took in" ], "near synonyms":[ "kidded", "put on", "teased", "bled", "cheated", "chiseled", "chiselled", "defrauded", "diddled", "euchred", "fleeced", "flimflammed", "hustled", "mulcted", "rooked", "shortchanged", "skinned", "squeezed", "stuck", "stung", "swindled" ], "near antonyms":[ "debunked", "exposed", "revealed", "showed up", "uncloaked", "uncovered", "unmasked", "disclosed", "divulged", "told", "unveiled", "disabused", "disenchanted", "disillusioned" ], "antonyms":[ "undeceived" ] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "triptychs":{ "as in trilogies":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "trilogies", "threesomes", "triads", "trifectas", "trinities", "trios", "triples", "triplets", "triumvirates", "triple crowns", "triplicates", "triplexes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in diptychs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "diptychs", "frescoes", "murals", "panoramas", "acrylics", "aquarelles", "gouaches", "watercolors", "canvases", "canvasses", "oil paintings", "oils", "paintings", "distempers", "drawings", "etchings", "finger paintings", "pastels", "sketches", "temperas", "masterpieces", "pi\u00e8ces de r\u00e9sistance", "showpieces" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trios":{ "a group of three":{ "examples":[ "the band was just a trio of musicians on piano, drums, and saxophone" ], "synonyms":[ "threesomes", "triads", "trifectas", "trinities", "triples", "triplets", "triumvirates" ], "near synonyms":[ "trilogies", "triptychs", "triple crowns", "triplicates", "triplexes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trices":{ "a very small space of time":{ "examples":[ "it's just a scrape on the knee\u2014we'll have you fixed up in a trice" ], "synonyms":[ "beats", "eyeblinks", "flashes", "heartbeats", "instants", "jiffies", "jiffs", "minutes", "moments", "nanoseconds", "New York minutes", "seconds", "shakes", "split seconds", "twinkles", "twinklings", "winks" ], "near synonyms":[ "microseconds", "snatches", "spurts" ], "near antonyms":[ "aeons", "eons", "ages", "eternities", "forevers", "infinities", "lifetimes" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trijets":{ "as in jets , jetliners":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "jetliners", "jets", "superjets", "supersonics", "supersonic transports", "turbojets", "turboprops", "freighters", "tankers", "aerospace planes", "rocket planes", "aerodynes", "aircraft", "air-cushion vehicles", "airframes", "airships", "ships", "tractors", "bombers", "fighters", "jump jets", "torpedo bombers", "warplanes", "airliners", "air taxis", "liners", "amphibians", "seaplanes", "aeroplanes", "airplanes", "planes", "biplanes", "lightplanes", "tilt-rotors", "towplanes", "trimotors", "triplanes", "gliders", "sailplanes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tripe":{ "that which is of low quality or worth":{ "examples":[ "it's shocking that an esteemed newspaper like this one would publish such tripe" ], "synonyms":[ "cheese", "crapola", "dreck", "drek", "junk", "muck", "rubbish", "sleaze", "slop", "slush", "trash" ], "near synonyms":[ "camp", "kitsch", "claptrap", "humbug", "nonsense", "bomb", "clinker", "clunker", "dud", "lemon", "stinker", "turkey", "mess", "muddle", "shambles" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "triflers":{ "a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science":{ "examples":[ "he was never taken seriously as a comic book artist, with most illustrators regarding him as a mere trifler" ], "synonyms":[ "amateurs", "hackers", "hacks", "inexperts", "jacklegs" ], "near synonyms":[ "beginners", "freshmen", "greenhorns", "kids", "learners", "neophytes", "newcomers", "novices", "rookies", "tenderfeet", "tenderfoots", "tyros" ], "near antonyms":[ "maestros", "maestri", "virtuosos", "virtuosi", "whizzes", "wizards", "old hands", "old-timers", "veterans", "vets" ], "antonyms":[ "aces", "adepts", "crackerjacks", "crackajacks", "craftsmen", "experts", "hands", "masters", "past masters", "sharks", "sharps" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trill":{ "to sing with the alternation of two musical tones":{ "examples":[ "a bluebird trilled outside our window" ], "synonyms":[ "quaver", "warble" ], "near synonyms":[ "slur", "yodel", "belt", "carol", "chant", "chorus", "croon", "descant", "harmonize", "troll", "vocalize", "lilt", "scat" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in ripple , warble":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "chirr", "ripple", "warble", "chink", "clang", "clank", "clink", "ding-dong", "ping", "ring", "clatter", "jangle", "rattle", "chime", "jingle", "tinkle", "tintinnabulation" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "trilogy":{ "a series of three novels, movies, etc., that are closely related and involve the same characters or themes":{ "examples":[ "the last book in the trilogy", "a science-fiction trilogy" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "triptych", "threesome", "triad", "trifecta", "trinity", "trio", "triple", "triplet", "triumvirate", "triple crown", "triplicate", "triplex" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trinity":{ "a group of three":{ "examples":[ "read novels and poetry produced by that sisterly trinity of English literature: Charlotte, Anne, and Emily Bront\u00eb" ], "synonyms":[ "threesome", "triad", "trifecta", "trio", "triple", "triplet", "triumvirate" ], "near synonyms":[ "trilogy", "triptych", "triple crown", "triplicate", "triplex" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tricksters":{ "a dishonest person who uses clever means to cheat others out of something of value":{ "examples":[ "a heartless trickster swindled the elderly woman out of her life savings" ], "synonyms":[ "bilkers", "bilks", "cheaters", "cheats", "chiselers", "chisellers", "confidence men", "cozeners", "defrauders", "dodgers", "fakirs", "finaglers", "fraudsters", "hoaxers", "scammers", "scamsters", "sharks", "sharpers", "sharpies", "skinners", "swindlers", "trickers" ], "near synonyms":[ "double-crossers", "double-dealers", "bluffers", "charlatans", "fakers", "fakes", "humbugs", "impostors", "imposters", "mountebanks", "phonies", "phoneys", "pretenders", "quacks", "quacksalvers", "ringers", "shams", "adventurers", "foxes", "fox", "gamesmen", "knaves", "pranksters", "rascals", "rogues", "fast-talkers", "slickers", "slicks", "slicksters", "slyboots", "smoothies", "wheeler-dealers", "plotters", "schemers", "sneakers", "sneaks", "blacklegs", "cardsharps", "cardsharpers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "one who practices tricks and illusions for entertainment":{ "examples":[ "a very adept trickster who used mirrors to make huge items\u2014even buildings\u2014seem to disappear" ], "synonyms":[ "conjurers", "conjurors", "illusionists", "magicians", "prestidigitators" ], "near synonyms":[ "charmers", "enchanters", "enchantresses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "triplets":{ "a group of three":{ "examples":[ "the theater piece is actually a triplet of comedy sketches, all of them having romantic love as their theme" ], "synonyms":[ "threesomes", "triads", "trifectas", "trinities", "trios", "triples", "triumvirates" ], "near synonyms":[ "trilogies", "triptychs", "triple crowns", "triplicates", "triplexes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tricks (out)":{ "as in dresses up , traps":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accessorizes", "dresses up", "traps", "adorns", "arrays", "beautifies", "bedecks", "bedizens", "blazons", "caparisons", "decks", "decorates", "does", "does up", "dolls up", "drapes", "dresses", "embellishes", "emblazes", "embosses", "enriches", "fancies up", "fancifies", "festoons", "garnishes", "glitzes (up)", "graces", "gussies up", "ornaments", "pretties (up)", "trims", "brightens", "freshens", "smartens", "spruces (up)", "bosses", "chases", "braids", "embroiders", "feathers", "figures", "filigrees", "fillets", "flounces", "frills", "fringes", "furbelows", "garlands", "hangs", "laces", "ribbons", "swags", "wreathes", "appliqu\u00e9s", "gilds", "paints", "diamonds", "gems", "impearls", "jewels", "pearls", "redecorates", "redoes" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemishes", "defaces", "disfigures", "mars", "scars", "spoils", "simplifies", "streamlines", "bares", "denudes", "dismantles", "displays", "divests", "exposes", "reveals", "strips", "uncovers", "uglifies" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "triolet":{ "as in English sonnet , anacreontic":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "anacreontic", "clerihew", "dithyramb", "eclogue", "elegy", "English sonnet", "epic", "epigram", "epode", "epopee", "epos", "georgic", "idyll", "idyl", "jingle", "lament", "limerick", "madrigal", "ode", "pastoral", "pastorale", "psalm", "rondeau", "rondel", "rondelle", "rondelet", "sonnet", "villanelle", "lyric", "poem", "rune", "song", "rhyme", "rime", "ballad", "lay", "haiku", "senryu", "tanka", "blank verse", "free verse", "minstrelsy", "poesy", "poetry", "versification", "vers libre" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tricorne":{ "as in kepi , homburg":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baseball cap", "beret", "billycock", "biretta", "boater", "bonnet", "bowler", "calotte", "capuche", "casque", "castor", "cloche", "cocked hat", "cowboy hat", "cowl", "derby", "fedora", "fez", "garrison cap", "hard hat", "helm", "helmet", "high hat", "homburg", "hood", "kepi", "k\u00e9pi", "kufi", "leghorn", "miter", "mitre", "nightcap", "opera hat", "overseas cap", "panama", "picture hat", "pillbox", "plug hat", "porkpie hat", "service cap", "shako", "silk hat", "skimmer", "skullcap", "sombrero", "sou'wester", "Stetson", "stocking cap", "stovepipe", "sunbonnet", "tam", "tam-o'-shanter", "ten-gallon hat", "top hat", "topper", "toque", "turban", "zucchetto", "cap", "chapeau", "hat", "headdress", "headgear", "headpiece", "lid", "warbonnet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trinketries":{ "as in trumperies , bijouteries":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bijouteries", "bric-a-brac", "gimcrackeries", "trumperies", "virtus", "vertus", "baubles", "bibelots", "curios", "curiosities", "doodads", "gauds", "gewgaws", "geegaws", "gimcracks", "kickshaws", "knickknacks", "nicknacks", "novelties", "ornamentals", "tchotchkes", "trinkets", "bagatelles", "trifles", "figurines", "objets d'art", "objets", "ornaments", "keepsakes", "mementos", "mementoes", "souvenirs", "conversation pieces", "collectibles", "collectables", "collector's items" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trickle":{ "to fall or let fall in or as if in drops":{ "examples":[ "trickled a little honey into her tea" ], "synonyms":[ "distill", "distil", "dribble", "drip", "drop" ], "near synonyms":[ "drizzle", "sprinkle", "flow", "pour", "roll", "run", "stream", "cascade", "gutter", "riffle", "ripple", "bleed", "exude", "ooze", "seep", "weep", "discharge" ], "near antonyms":[ "gush", "spout", "spurt" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to flow in a broken irregular stream":{ "examples":[ "the brook trickled along the glade" ], "synonyms":[ "bubble", "dribble", "guggle", "gurgle", "lap", "plash", "ripple", "splash", "wash" ], "near synonyms":[ "eddy", "purl", "swirl", "swash", "swish", "swoosh", "whish", "drip", "drop", "gush", "jet", "rush", "spew", "spout", "spurt", "squirt" ], "near antonyms":[ "run" ], "antonyms":[ "pour", "roll", "stream" ] }, "as in dribble":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dribble", "spatter", "dewdrop", "raindrop", "tear", "teardrop", "gobbet", "bead", "blob", "driblet", "drip", "drop", "droplet", "glob", "globule" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "triathlons":{ "as in pentathlons , decathlons":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "biathlons", "decathlons", "heptathlons", "pentathlons", "bouts", "competitions", "contests", "events", "games", "matches", "matchups", "meets", "sweepstakes", "sweep-stake", "tournaments", "tourneys", "athletics", "sports", "battles", "conflicts", "scrimmages", "skirmishes", "struggles", "tugs-of-war", "tussles", "championships", "nationals", "finals", "nightcaps", "play-offs", "semifinals", "derbies", "field days", "gymkhanas", "outings", "marathons", "races", "ultramarathons", "heats", "rounds", "runs", "sets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trial run":{ "as in checkout , test-drive":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near 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"uncovering", "uglifying" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trial lawyers":{ "as in public defenders , criminal lawyers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "criminal lawyers", "mouthpieces", "public defenders", "district attorneys", "prosecuting attorneys", "prosecutors", "solicitors", "solicitors", "cocounsels", "co-counsels", "jurists", "advocates", "attorneys", "attorneys-at-law", "counselors", "counsellors", "counselors-at-law", "counsels", "lawyers", "legal eagles", "lawgivers", "lawmakers", "legislators", "solons", "ambulance chasers", "pettifoggers", "Philadelphia lawyers", "shysters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tripling (in)":{ "as in doubling (in)":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "doubling (in)", "building up", "gaining", "gathering", "growing (in)", "picking up", "accruing", "accumulating", "amassing", "exciting", "stimulating", "enhancing", "enlarging", "enriching", "expanding", "extending", "maximizing", "boosting", "elevating", "jacking (up)", "mounting", "ramping (up)", "stepping up" ], "near antonyms":[ "decreasing (in)", "losing", "abating", "declining (in)", "diminishing (in)", "dipping", "dwindling", "falling (in)", "lessening", "tapering", "tapering off" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "triumphalism":{ "as in bravado , swagger":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "boastfulness", "bombast", "braggadocio", "bravado", "strut", "swagger", "vaingloriousness", "vainglory", "arrogance", "assumption", "bumptiousness", "consequence", "haughtiness", "hauteur", "high horse", "huffiness", "imperiousness", "loftiness", "lordliness", "masterfulness", "peremptoriness", "pomposity", "pompousness", "presumptuousness", "pretense", "pretence", "pretension", "pretentiousness", "self-consequence", "self-importance", "superciliousness", "superiority", "toploftiness", "authoritativeness", "bossiness", "bowwow", "brag", "dominance", "high-handedness", "condescension", "disdain", "scorn", "chest-thumping", "inflation", "self-assertion", "side", "snobbery", "snobbishness", "snobbism", "snootiness", "attitude", "cheek", "cheekiness", "impertinence", "impudence", "sauciness", "cockiness", "complacence", "conceit", "egoism", "egotism", "pride", "pridefulness", "self-assumption", "self-centeredness", "self-complacency", "self-conceit", "self-content", "self-contentment", "self-opinion", "self-partiality", "self-satisfaction", "smugness", "swelled head", "vanity", "superiority complex" ], "near antonyms":[ "bashfulness", "demureness", "retiringness", "shyness", "diffidence", "self-distrust", "self-doubt", "timidity", "timidness", "lowliness", "meekness", "mousiness", "passiveness", "passivity", "submissiveness", "quietness", "reserve", "reservedness", "humility", "modesty", "unassumingness", "unpretentiousness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "triumphs (over)":{ "to achieve a victory over":{ "examples":[ "with teamwork, we can 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"falls", "gives up", "goes down", "goes under", "collapses", "fails", "flops", "flunks", "folds", "washes out" ], "antonyms":[ "loses (to)" ] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trivia":{ "as in nonsense , trash":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bunk", "claptrap", "drivel", "follies", "fribbles", "fudges", "hogwashes", "humbug", "humbuggeries", "nonsense", "rot", "trash", "peanuts", "pittances", "songs", "straw", "two bits", "bits", "crumbs", "dabs", "drams", "licks", "mites", "ounces", "particles", "pinheads", "scintillas", "shreds", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "soup\u00e7ons", "specks", "spots", "touches", "traces", "naught", "nought", "smoke", "zeros", "zeroes", "bagatelles", "child's play", "fripperies", "nonproblems", "picayunes", "shucks", "small beer", "small change", "trifles", "trivialities" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trip wire":{ "as in web , trap":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "snare", "trap", "web", "booby trap", "catch", "catch-22", "gimmick", "gotcha", "hitch", "joker", "land mine", "pitfall", "snag", "hazard", "peril", "risk", "bomb", "bombshell", "kicker", "surprise", "surprize", "bait", "decoy", "lure" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "triplicates":{ "as in trios , triples":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "threesomes", "triads", "trifectas", "trinities", "trios", "triples", "triplets", "triumvirates", "trilogies", "triptychs", "triplexes", "triple crowns" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tribute":{ "a formal expression of praise":{ "examples":[ "tributes were received from all over the world at the opera singer's farewell concert" ], "synonyms":[ "accolade", "citation", "commendation", "dithyramb", "encomium", "eulogium", "eulogy", "homage", "hymn", "paean", "panegyric", "salutation" ], "near synonyms":[ "award", "decoration", "dedication", "honor", "prize", "acclaim", "acclamation", "laudation", "applause", "plaudit(s)", "bravo", "hallelujah", "kudo", "approval", "cachet", "compliment", "recommendation" ], "near antonyms":[ "censure", "condemnation", "denunciation", "indictment", "rebuke", "reprimand", "reproof", "admonition", "correction", "harangue", "lecture", "sermon" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "triads":{ "a group of three":{ "examples":[ "a triad of candlesticks on the mantel" ], "synonyms":[ "threesomes", "trifectas", "trinities", "trios", "triples", "triplets", "triumvirates" ], "near synonyms":[ "trilogies", "triptychs", "triple crowns", "triplicates", "triplexes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tricorn":{ "as in kepi , homburg":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baseball cap", "beret", "billycock", "biretta", "boater", "bonnet", "bowler", "calotte", "capuche", "casque", "castor", "cloche", "cocked hat", "cowboy hat", "cowl", "derby", "fedora", "fez", "garrison cap", "hard hat", "helm", "helmet", "high hat", "homburg", "hood", "kepi", "k\u00e9pi", "kufi", "leghorn", "miter", "mitre", "nightcap", "opera hat", "overseas cap", "panama", "picture hat", "pillbox", "plug hat", "porkpie hat", "service cap", "shako", "silk hat", "skimmer", "skullcap", "sombrero", "sou'wester", "Stetson", "stocking cap", "stovepipe", "sunbonnet", "tam", "tam-o'-shanter", "ten-gallon hat", "top hat", "topper", "toque", "turban", "zucchetto", "cap", "chapeau", "hat", "headdress", "headgear", "headpiece", "lid", "warbonnet" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trickery":{ "the use of clever underhanded actions to achieve an end":{ "examples":[ "Delia resorted to trickery \u2014even loading up the fishing equipment\u2014to induce her dog into the car for his vet appointment" ], "synonyms":[ "artifice", "chicane", "chicanery", "gamesmanship", "hanky-panky", "jiggery-pokery", "jugglery", "legerdemain", "skulduggery", "skullduggery", "subterfuge", "wile" ], "near synonyms":[ "artfulness", "caginess", "cageyness", "craftiness", "cunning", "deviousness", "foxiness", "oiliness", "shadiness", "sharpness", "shiftiness", "shrewdness", "slickness", "slipperiness", "slyness", "sneakiness", "treachery", "underhandedness", "wiliness", "crookedness", "crookery", "cunning", "deceit", "deceitfulness", "deception", "deceptiveness", "dishonesty", "dissimulation", "double-dealing", "dupery", "duplicity", "guile", "guilefulness", "hypocrisy", "insincerity", "fakery", "humbuggery", "imposture", "quackery", "dirty pool", "dirty tricks", "design", "plotting", "scheming", "secrecy", "stealth" ], "near antonyms":[ "artlessness", "forthrightness", "guilelessness", "ingenuousness", "sincerity", "candidness", "candor", "directness", "openness", "plainness", "plainspokenness" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tribunes":{ "a level usually raised surface":{ "examples":[ "addressed the vast crowd from the tribune" ], "synonyms":[ "daises", "platforms", "podiums", "podia", "rostra", "rostrums", "stages", "stands" ], "near synonyms":[ "altars", "bimahs", "bimas", "footpaces", "pulpits", "risers", "scaffolds", "balconies", "galleries" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "triathlon":{ "as in pentathlon , decathlon":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "biathlon", "decathlon", "heptathlon", "pentathlon", "bout", "competition", "contest", "event", "game", "match", "matchup", "meet", "sweepstakes", "sweep-stake", "tournament", "tourney", "athletics", "sport", "battle", "conflict", "scrimmage", "skirmish", "struggle", "tug-of-war", "tussle", "championship", "national(s)", "final", "nightcap", "play-off", "semifinal", "derby", "field day", "gymkhana", "open", "outing", "marathon", "race", "ultramarathon", "heat", "round", "run", "set" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "triggerman":{ "as in torpedo , bravo":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bravo", "hit man", "torpedo", "assassin", "cutthroat", "homicide", "killer", "manslayer", "murderer", "butcher", "executioner", "massacrer", "slaughterer", "slayer", "murderess" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tricorns":{ "as in kepis , homburgs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baseball caps", "berets", "billycocks", "birettas", "boaters", "bonnets", "bowlers", "calottes", "capuches", "casques", "castors", "cloches", "cocked hats", "cowboy hats", "cowls", "derbies", "fedoras", "fezzes", "fezes", "garrison caps", "hard hats", "helmets", "helms", "high hats", "homburgs", "hoods", "kepis", "k\u00e9pis", "kufis", "leghorns", "miters", "mitres", "nightcaps", "opera hats", "overseas caps", "panamas", "picture hats", "pillboxes", "plug hats", "porkpie hats", "service caps", "shakos", "shakoes", "silk hats", "skimmers", "skullcaps", "sombreros", "sou'westers", "Stetsons", "stocking caps", "stovepipes", "sunbonnets", "tam-o'-shanters", "tams", "ten-gallon hats", "top hats", "toppers", "toques", "turbans", "zucchettos", "caps", "chapeaus", "chapeaux", "hats", "headdresses", "headgears", "headpieces", "lids", "warbonnets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trichromatic":{ "as in two-tone , dichromatic":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bichrome", "bicolored", "bicolor", "dichromatic", "tricolor", "tricolored", "two-tone", "two-toned", "banded", "barred", "brindled", "brindle", "streaked", "striated", "flecked", "specked", "speckled", "spotted", "dappled", "dapple", "marbled", "mottled", "parti-color", "parti-colored", "piebald", "pied", "pinto", "checkered", "dotted", "patterned", "plaid", "plaided", "striped", "flashy", "garish", "gaudy", "loud", "showy", "splashy", "brave", "bright", "brilliant", "gay", "vibrant", "iridescent", "opalescent", "chromatic", "colored", "colorful", "kaleidoscopic", "motley", "multicolored", "multihued", "polychromatic", "polychrome", "prismatic", "rainbow", "varicolored", "varied", "variegated", "various" ], "near antonyms":[ "colorless", "monochromatic", "monochromic", "monotone", "self-colored", "solid", "achromatic", "bleached", "decolorized", "faded", "washed-out", "dull", "faint", "gray", "grey", "neutral", "pale", "pallid", "unbrilliant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "trimmers":{ "a person who dexterously and expediently changes or adopts opinions":{ "examples":[ "gradually fading in the primaries, the former front-runner watched helplessly as the trimmers rushed to embrace the party's newest rising star" ], "synonyms":[ "acrobats", "chameleons", "chancers", "opportunists", "temporizers", "timeservers", "weathercocks" ], "near synonyms":[ "egoists", "egotists", "self-seekers", "connivers", "machinators", "plotters", "schemers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "one that defeats an enemy or opponent":{ "examples":[ "last year's winner of the tournament unexpectedly got trimmed in the first round, and the trimmer was a young player that no one had ever heard of" ], "synonyms":[ "beaters", "conquerors", "masters", "subduers", "vanquishers", "victors", "whippers", "winners" ], "near synonyms":[ "champions", "champs", "finalists", "placers", "dominators", "overdogs", "rulers", "subjugators", "top dogs" ], "near antonyms":[ "punching bags", "pushovers", "quitters", "failures", "flops", "washouts", "underdogs" ], "antonyms":[ "losers" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trips the light fantastic":{ "to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "dances", "foots (it)", "hoofs (it)", "steps" ], "near synonyms":[ "prances", "struts", "trips", "boogies", "boogeys", "bops", "fox-trots", "gavottes", "jigs", "jitterbugs", "jives", "mambos", "polkas", "shags", "shimmies", "shuffles", "tangos", "tap-dances", "twists", "waltzes", "treads" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "trifling":{ "lacking importance":{ "examples":[ "deciding what you want to do for a living is no 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"substantial", "unfrivolous", "weighty" ] }, "so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention":{ "examples":[ "trifling differences between the theatrical and DVD versions of the movie" ], "synonyms":[ "chicken", "de minimis", "footling", "inconsequential", "inconsiderable", "insignificant", "measly", "Mickey Mouse", "minute", "negligible", "niggling", "no-account", "nominal", "paltry", "peanut", "petty", "picayune", "piddling", "piddly", "piffling", "pimping", "slight", "trivial" ], "near synonyms":[ "inferior", "mean", "imperceptible", "inappreciable", "little", "puny", "tiny", "hairsplitting", "nitpicking", "pettifogging", "quibbling", "one-horse", "small-fry", "two-bit" ], "near antonyms":[ "serious", "substantial", "weighty", "eventful", "momentous", "pivotal", "conspicuous", "noteworthy", "outstanding", "prominent", "remarkable", "striking", "appreciable", "discernible", "discernable", "measurable" ], "antonyms":[ "big", "consequential", "considerable", "important", "material", "significant" ] }, "to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun":{ "examples":[ "do not trifle with me unless you mean to ask me to marry you" ], "synonyms":[ "coquetting", "dallying", "flirting", "frivoling", "frivolling", "messing around", "toying" ], "near synonyms":[ "vamping", "courting", "mashing", "wooing", "joshing", "kidding", "putting on", "razzing", "ribbing", "teasing", "fooling", "leading on", "stringing along", "manipulating", "playing (with)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to spend time in aimless activity":{ "examples":[ "spent a lazy afternoon trifling on the front porch" ], "synonyms":[ "doodling", "fiddling (around)", "fooling around", "fribbling", "goofing (around)", "hanging about", "kicking around", "messing around", "monkeying (around)", "playing", "pottering (around)", "puttering (around)" ], "near synonyms":[ "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "hanging (around or out)", "idling", "loafing", "lolling", "lounging", "clowning (around)", "horsing around", "diddling (with)", "tinkering" ], "near antonyms":[ "buckling (down)", "knuckling down", "setting (to)", "settling (down)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "trimeter":{ "as in pentameter , tetrameter":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "hexameter", "pentameter", "tetrameter", "lilt", "movement", "sway", "swing", "drum", "throb", "backbeat", "accent", "accentuation", "emphasis", "stress", "beat", "cadence", "measure", "meter", "rhythm" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tributary":{ "a stream that flows into a larger body of water":{ "examples":[ "the Amazon and its more than 1,000 known tributaries form the world's largest drainage basin" ], "synonyms":[ "affluent", "bayou", "branch", "confluent", "feeder", "influent" ], "near synonyms":[ "backwater", "brook", "brooklet", "creek", "rill", "rivulet", "run", "streamlet", "fountainhead", "head", "headstream", "headwater", "source" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "distributary", "effluent" ] }, "as in helping , assistant":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "adjuvant", "assistant", "assisting", "helping", "supportive", "complementary", "contributory", "secondary", "subordinate", "subservient", "subsidiary", "added", "additional", "another", "further", "dispensable", "excess", "nonessential", "superfluous", "surplus", "unessential", "backup", "makeshift", "substitute", "accessorial", "accessory", "appurtenant", "auxiliary", "peripheral", "supplemental", "supplementary" ], "near antonyms":[ "chief", "main", "principal", "basic", "fundamental", "primary", "prime", "all-important", "essential", "imperative", "indispensable", "integral", "necessary", "needed", "needful", "required", "requisite", "vital" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "trips":{ "a going from one place to another usually of some distance":{ "examples":[ "I'd like to book a trip to Greece with your travel agency" ], "synonyms":[ "expeditions", "journeys", "passages", "peregrinations", "travels", "treks" ], "near synonyms":[ "commutations", "commutes", "errands", "excursions", "flights", "hops", "jaunts", "junkets", "outings", "sallies", "sorties", "tours", "cruises", "sails", "voyages", "drives", "rides", "spins", "grand tours", "odysseys", "pilgrimages", "progresses", "quests", "safaris", "hikes", "slogs", "tramps", "walkabouts", "walks" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy":{ "examples":[ "even a small trip in the bomb-making calculations could lead to disaster" ], "synonyms":[ "blunders", "bobbles", "boo-boos", "boobs", "bricks", "clangers", "clinkers", "errors", "faults", "flubs", "fluffs", "fumbles", "gaffes", "gaffs", "goofs", "inaccuracies", "lapses", "miscues", "missteps", "mistakes", "oversights", "screwups", "slips", "slipups", "stumbles" ], "near synonyms":[ "bloomers", "bloopers", "boners", "howlers", "pratfalls", "foul-ups", "snafus", "misapprehensions", "miscalculations", "miscomprehensions", "misconceptions", "misconstructions", "misdescriptions", "misimpressions", "misinterpretations", "misjudgments", "misreadings", "misstatements", "misunderstandings" ], "near antonyms":[ "accuracies", "exactitudes", "precisions", "inerrancies", "infallibilities", "perfections" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to go at a pace faster than a walk":{ "examples":[ "went tripping up the steps of city hall in their eagerness to get married" ], "synonyms":[ "dashes", "gallops", "jogs", "runs", "scampers", "sprints", "trots" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounds", "canters", "leaps", "lopes", "shags", "skips", "springs", "barrels", "belts", "blasts", "blazes", "blows", "bolts", "bombs", "bowls", "breezes", "bustles", "buzzes", "cannonballs", "careens", "courses", "foots (it)", "hares", "hastens", "hies", "hoofs (it)", "hotfoots (it)", "humps", "hurls", "hurries", "hurtles", "hustles", "jets", "legs (it)", "pelts", "races", "rams", "rips", "rockets", "rushes", "rustles", "shoots", "speeds", "tears", "whirls", "whisks", "zips", "zooms", "nips", "patters", "scoots", "scurries", "scuttles", "steps (along)" ], "near antonyms":[ "ambles", "saunters", "shambles", "shuffles", "strolls", "crawls", "creeps", "dallies", "dawdles", "dillydallies", "drags", "lags", "lingers", "loiters", "pokes", "tarries", "lumbers", "plods", "trudges", "hobbles", "limps" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{ "examples":[ "tripped over a chair and landed on her face" ], "synonyms":[ "falls", "slips", "stumbles", "topples", "tumbles" ], "near synonyms":[ "collapses", "crumples", "drops", "flumps", "keels", "plops", "plunks", "plonks", "slumps (over)", "crashes", "free-falls", "nose-dives", "plummets", "plunges", "precipitates", "wipes out", "skids", "slides" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "gets up", "rises", "stands (up)", "uprises" ] }, "to move with a light springing step":{ "examples":[ "dancers tripping lightly across the stage" ], "synonyms":[ "bounces", "bounds", "hops", "lollops", "lopes", "skips" ], "near synonyms":[ "capers", "frisks", "gambols", "romps", "skims", "skitters", "jumps", "leaps", "vaults" ], "near antonyms":[ "lumbers", "plods", "trudges" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take a trip especially of some distance":{ "examples":[ "while he was growing up, the family tripped to New England every summer" ], "synonyms":[ "journeys", "peregrinates", "pilgrimages", "tours", "travels", "treks", "voyages" ], "near synonyms":[ "gallivants", "galavants", "hops", "jaunts", "knocks (about)", "perambulates", "rambles", "roams", "roves", "traipses", "wanders", "migrates", "road-trips", "buses", "busses", "cabs", "coaches", "cruises", "drives", "flies", "gigs", "jets", "motors", "navigates", "rides", "rolls", "sails", "trundles", "barnstorms" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a mistake":{ "examples":[ "the press has had it in for the new governor, and they are just waiting for her to trip" ], "synonyms":[ "blunders", "boobs", "errs", "flubs", "fluffs", "fouls up", "fumbles", "goofs (up)", "louses up", "messes (up)", "screws up", "slips up", "stumbles" ], "near synonyms":[ "nods", "bobbles", "botches", "bungles", "butchers", "foozles", "mangles", "mishandles", "muffs", "murders", "miscalculates", "misconceives", "miscounts", "miscues", "misdeems", "misgauges", "misjudges", "mistakes", "misconstrues", "misinterprets", "misunderstands" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tricornes":{ "as in kepis , homburgs":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "baseball caps", "berets", "billycocks", "birettas", "boaters", "bonnets", "bowlers", "calottes", "capuches", "casques", "castors", "cloches", "cocked hats", "cowboy hats", "cowls", "derbies", "fedoras", "fezzes", "fezes", "garrison caps", "hard hats", "helmets", "helms", "high hats", "homburgs", "hoods", "kepis", "k\u00e9pis", "kufis", "leghorns", "miters", "mitres", "nightcaps", "opera hats", "overseas caps", "panamas", "picture hats", "pillboxes", "plug hats", "porkpie hats", "service caps", "shakos", "shakoes", "silk hats", "skimmers", "skullcaps", "sombreros", "sou'westers", "Stetsons", "stocking caps", "stovepipes", "sunbonnets", "tam-o'-shanters", "tams", "ten-gallon hats", "top hats", "toppers", "toques", "turbans", "zucchettos", "caps", "chapeaus", "chapeaux", "hats", "headdresses", "headgears", "headpieces", "lids", "warbonnets" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tried out":{ "to put (something) to a test":{ "examples":[ "want to try out my new skateboard?", "tried out his skill at archery" ], "synonyms":[ "sampled", "tested" ], "near synonyms":[ "checked (out)", "examined", "experimented (with)", "explored", "felt (out)", "investigated", "researched", "studied", "resampled", "retested" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trimly":{ "as in neatly , tidily":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "neatly", "orderly", "tidily", "dashingly", "nattily", "sharply", "smartly", "snappily", "sprucely", "elegantly", "fashionably", "modishly", "stylishly", "swankily", "carefully", "fastidiously", "fussily", "meticulously", "cleanly", "immaculately", "pristinely", "spotlessly" ], "near antonyms":[ "sloppily", "slovenly", "dowdily", "inelegantly", "slatternly", "messily", "mussily", "untidily", "scruffily", "shabbily", "sleazily", "dingily", "dirtily", "filthily", "foully", "grubbily", "nastily" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "tried (out)":{ "to put (something) to a test":{ "examples":[ "want to try out my new skateboard?", "tried out his skill at archery" ], "synonyms":[ "sampled", "tested" ], "near synonyms":[ "checked (out)", "examined", "experimented (with)", "explored", "felt (out)", "investigated", "researched", "studied", "resampled", "retested" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "triumvirates":{ "a group of three":{ "examples":[ "among the city's cultural institutions, the art museum, the symphony orchestra, and the opera company reign as the supreme triumvirate" ], "synonyms":[ "threesomes", "triads", "trifectas", "trinities", "trios", "triples", "triplets" ], "near synonyms":[ "trilogies", "triptychs", "triple crowns", "triplicates", "triplexes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trick (out)":{ "as in dress up , trap":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "accessorize", "dress up", "trap", "adorn", "array", "beautify", "bedeck", "bedizen", "blazon", "caparison", "deck", "decorate", "do", "doll up", "do up", "drape", "dress", "embellish", "emblaze", "emboss", "enrich", "fancify", "fancy up", "festoon", "garnish", "glitz (up)", "grace", "gussy up", "ornament", "pretty (up)", "trim", "brighten", "freshen", "smarten", "spruce (up)", "boss", "chase", "braid", "embroider", "feather", "figure", "filigree", "fillet", "flounce", "frill", "fringe", "furbelow", "garland", "hang", "lace", "ribbon", "swag", "wreathe", "appliqu\u00e9", "gild", "paint", "diamond", "gem", "impearl", "jewel", "pearl", "redecorate", "redo" ], "near antonyms":[ "blemish", "deface", "disfigure", "mar", "scar", "spoil", "simplify", "streamline", "bare", "denude", "dismantle", "display", "divest", "expose", "reveal", "strip", "uncover", "uglify" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "triptych":{ "as in trilogy":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "trilogy", "threesome", "triad", "trifecta", "trinity", "trio", "triple", "triplet", "triumvirate", "triple crown", "triplicate", "triplex" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in diptych":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "diptych", "fresco", "mural", "panorama", "acrylic", "aquarelle", "gouache", "watercolor", "canvas", "canvass", "oil", "oil painting", "painting", "distemper", "drawing", "etching", "finger painting", "pastel", "sketch", "tempera", "masterpiece", "pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance", "showpiece" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trifle":{ "something of little importance":{ "examples":[ "let us not speak of trifles when our nation may be going to war" ], "synonyms":[ "bagatelle", "child's play", "frippery", "nonproblem", "nothing", "picayune", "shuck(s)", "small beer", "small change", "triviality" ], "near synonyms":[ "naught", "nought", "nothingness", "smoke", "zero", "peanuts", "pittance", "song", "straw", "two bits", "bunk", "claptrap", "drivel", "folly", "fribble", "fudge", "hogwash", "humbug", "humbuggery", "nonsense", "piffle", "rot", "trash", "trivia", "bit", "crumb", "dab", "dram", "lick", "mite", "ounce", "particle", "pinhead", "scintilla", "shred", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "soup\u00e7on", "speck", "spot", "tad", "touch", "trace" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to show a sexual attraction for someone just for fun":{ "examples":[ "do not trifle with me unless you mean to ask me to marry you" ], "synonyms":[ "coquet", "coquette", "dally", "flirt", "frivol", "mess around", "toy" ], "near synonyms":[ "vamp", "court", "mash", "woo", "josh", "kid", "put on", "razz", "rib", "tease", "fool", "lead on", "string along", "manipulate", "play (with)" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to spend time in aimless activity":{ "examples":[ "spent a lazy afternoon trifling on the front porch" ], "synonyms":[ "doodle", "fiddle (around)", "fool around", "fribble", "goof (around)", "hang about", "kick around", "mess around", "monkey (around)", "play", "potter (around)", "putter (around)" ], "near synonyms":[ "dally", "dawdle", "dillydally", "hang (around or out)", "idle", "loaf", "loll", "lounge", "clown (around)", "horse around", "diddle (with)", "tinker" ], "near antonyms":[ "buckle (down)", "knuckle down", "set (to)", "settle (down)" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "tricolored":{ "as in two-tone , two-toned":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bichrome", "bicolored", "bicolor", "dichromatic", "trichromatic", "two-tone", "two-toned", "banded", "barred", "brindled", "brindle", "streaked", "striated", "flecked", "specked", "speckled", "spotted", "dappled", "dapple", "marbled", "mottled", "parti-color", "parti-colored", "piebald", "pied", "pinto", "checkered", "dotted", "patterned", "plaid", "plaided", "striped", "flashy", "garish", "gaudy", "loud", "showy", "splashy", "brave", "bright", "brilliant", "gay", "vibrant", "iridescent", "opalescent", "chromatic", "colored", "colorful", "kaleidoscopic", "motley", "multicolored", "multihued", "polychromatic", "polychrome", "prismatic", "rainbow", "varicolored", "varied", "variegated", "various" ], "near antonyms":[ "colorless", "monochromatic", "monochromic", "monotone", "self-colored", "solid", "achromatic", "bleached", "decolorized", "faded", "washed-out", "dull", "faint", "gray", "grey", "neutral", "pale", "pallid", "unbrilliant" ], "antonyms":[] }, "as in white flag , black flag":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "black flag", "Jolly Roger", "union jack", "white flag", "bunting", "gonfalon", "burgee", "semaphore", "signaler", "signaller", "waft", "banderole", "banderol", "banner", "colors", "ensign", "flag", "guidon", "jack", "pendant", "pendent", "pennant", "pennon", "standard", "streamer", "badge", "coat of arms", "crest", "insignia" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "trilogies":{ "a series of three novels, movies, etc., that are closely related and involve the same characters or themes":{ "examples":[ "the last book in the trilogy", "a science-fiction trilogy" ], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "triptychs", "threesomes", "triads", "trifectas", "trinities", "trios", "triples", "triplets", "triumvirates", "triple crowns", "triplicates", "triplexes" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trichologist":{ "as in cosmetologist , beautician":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "beautician", "coiffeur", "coiffeuse", "cosmetologist", "barber", "haircutter", "hairdresser", "hairstylist", "stylist" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "triadic":{ "having three units or parts":{ "examples":[ "the application to this music school is triadic in structure: there's the written application, then the audition, and finally an interview with the admissions board" ], "synonyms":[ "threefold", "treble", "tripartite", "triple", "triplex" ], "near synonyms":[ "triplicate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "trippingly":{ "in a quick and spirited manner":{ "examples":[ "loves words that roll trippingly off the tongue" ], "synonyms":[ "airily", "animatedly", "animately", "bouncily", "buoyantly", "gaily", "gayly", "high-spiritedly", "livelily", "lively", "perkily", "pertly", "snappily", "sparkily", "spiritedly", "sprightly", "vivaciously" ], "near synonyms":[ "friskily", "gamesomely", "playfully", "skittishly", "sportively", "briskly", "crisply", "effervescently", "energetically", "jazzily", "racily", "springily", "breezily", "cockily", "dapperly", "dashingly", "jauntily", "agilely", "nimbly", "spryly", "allegro" ], "near antonyms":[ "halfheartedly", "idly", "indolently", "lazily", "lethargically", "slothfully", "heavily", "inactively", "listlessly", "tiredly", "wearily" ], "antonyms":[ "dully", "inanimately", "sluggishly", "tardily" ] }, "type":[ "adverb" ] }, "triumphing":{ "to achieve victory (as in a contest)":{ "examples":[ "despite an accident early on, the runner persevered and ultimately triumphed" ], "synonyms":[ "conquering", "prevailing", "winning" ], "near synonyms":[ "overcoming", "sweeping", "squeaking", "squeezing", "contending", "vying", "succeeding", "breezing", "romping" ], "near antonyms":[ "collapsing", "failing", "flopping", "folding", "washing out", "floundering", "struggling", "declining", "slipping", "slumping", "waning" ], "antonyms":[ "losing" ] }, "to feel or express joy or triumph":{ "examples":[ "the team triumphed by hoisting their coach into the air and carrying her off the field" ], "synonyms":[ "crowing", "delighting", "exuberating", "exulting", "glorying", "joying", "jubilating", "kvelling", "rejoicing" ], "near synonyms":[ "gloating", "preening", "swelling", "boasting", "bragging", "flaunting", "parading", "showing off", "strutting", "swaggering" ], "near antonyms":[ "bemoaning", "bewailing", "grieving", "lamenting", "regretting", "weeping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "triolets":{ "as in English sonnets , anacreontics":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "anacreontics", "clerihews", "dithyrambs", "eclogues", "elegies", "English sonnets", "epics", "epigrams", "epodes", "epopees", "eposes", "georgics", "idylls", "idyls", "jingles", "laments", "limericks", "madrigals", "odes", "pastorales", "pastorals", "psalms", "rondeaux", "rondelets", "rondelles", "rondels", "sonnets", "villanelles", "lyrics", "poems", "runes", "songs", "rhymes", "rimes", "ballads", "lays", "haiku", "senryu", "tankas", "blank verses", "free verses", "minstrelsies", "poesies", "poetries", "versifications", "vers libres" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trivialities":{ "something of little importance":{ "examples":[ "overlooked such trivialities as haphazardly folded napkins when rating the quality of restaurants" ], "synonyms":[ "bagatelles", "child's play", "fripperies", "nonproblems", "picayunes", "shucks", "small beer", "small change", "trifles" ], "near synonyms":[ "naught", "nought", "smoke", "zeros", "zeroes", "peanuts", "pittances", "songs", "straw", "two bits", "bunk", "claptrap", "drivel", "follies", "fribbles", "fudges", "hogwashes", "humbug", "humbuggeries", "nonsense", "rot", "trash", "trivia", "bits", "crumbs", "dabs", "drams", "licks", "mites", "ounces", "particles", "pinheads", "scintillas", "shreds", "smidgens", "smidgeons", "smidgins", "smidges", "soup\u00e7ons", "specks", "spots", "touches", "traces" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tripping":{ "to go at a pace faster than a walk":{ "examples":[ "went tripping up the steps of city hall in their eagerness to get married" ], "synonyms":[ "dashing", "galloping", "jogging", "running", "scampering", "sprinting", "trotting" ], "near synonyms":[ "bounding", "cantering", "leaping", "loping", "shagging", "skipping", "springing", "barreling", "barrelling", "belting", "blasting", "blazing", "blowing", "bolting", "bombing", "bowling", "breezing", "bustling", "buzzing", "cannonballing", "careening", "coursing", "footing (it)", "haring", "hastening", "hoofing (it)", "hotfooting (it)", "humping", "hurling", "hurrying", "hurtling", "hustling", "hying", "hieing", "jetting", "legging (it)", "pelting", "racing", "ramming", "ripping", "rocketing", "rushing", "rustling", "shooting", "speeding", "tearing", "whirling", "whisking", "zipping", "zooming", "nipping", "pattering", "scooting", "scurrying", "scuttling", "stepping (along)" ], "near antonyms":[ "ambling", "sauntering", "shambling", "shuffling", "strolling", "crawling", "creeping", "dallying", "dawdling", "dillydallying", "dragging", "lagging", "lingering", "loitering", "poking", "tarrying", "lumbering", "plodding", "trudging", "hobbling", "limping" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{ "examples":[ "tripped over a chair and landed on her face" ], "synonyms":[ "falling", "slipping", "stumbling", "toppling", "tumbling" ], "near synonyms":[ "collapsing", "crumpling", "dropping", "flumping", "keeling", "plopping", "plunking", "plonking", "slumping (over)", "crashing", "free-falling", "nose-diving", "plummeting", "plunging", "precipitating", "wiping out", "skidding", "sliding" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[ "getting up", "rising", "standing (up)", "uprising" ] }, "to move with a light springing step":{ "examples":[ "dancers tripping lightly across the stage" ], "synonyms":[ "bouncing", "bounding", "hopping", "lolloping", "loping", "skipping" ], "near synonyms":[ "capering", "frisking", "gamboling", "gambolling", "romping", "skimming", "skittering", "jumping", "leaping", "vaulting" ], "near antonyms":[ "lumbering", "plodding", "trudging" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to take a trip especially of some distance":{ "examples":[ "while he was growing up, the family tripped to New England every summer" ], "synonyms":[ "journeying", "peregrinating", "pilgrimaging", "touring", "traveling", "travelling", "trekking", "voyaging" ], "near synonyms":[ "gallivanting", "galavanting", "hopping", "jaunting", "knocking (about)", "perambulating", "rambling", "roaming", "roving", "traipsing", "wandering", "migrating", "road-tripping", "busing", "bussing", "cabbing", "coaching", "cruising", "driving", "flying", "gigging", "jetting", "motoring", "navigating", "riding", "rolling", "sailing", "trundling", "barnstorming" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to make a mistake":{ "examples":[ "the press has had it in for the new governor, and they are just waiting for her to trip" ], "synonyms":[ "blundering", "boobing", "erring", "flubbing", "fluffing", "fouling up", "fumbling", "goofing (up)", "lousing up", "messing (up)", "screwing up", "slipping up", "stumbling" ], "near synonyms":[ "nodding", "bobbling", "botching", "bungling", "butchering", "foozling", "mangling", "mishandling", "muffing", "murdering", "miscalculating", "misconceiving", "miscounting", "miscuing", "misdeeming", "misgauging", "misgaging", "misjudging", "mistaking", "misconstruing", "misinterpreting", "misunderstanding" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "tribe":{ "a group of persons who come from the same ancestor":{ "examples":[ "the wedding joined the two tribes together" ], "synonyms":[ "blood", "clan", "family", "folks", "house", "kin", "kindred", "kinfolk", "kinfolks", "kinsfolk", "line", "lineage", "people", "race", "stock" ], "near synonyms":[ "blended family", "nuclear family", "extended family", "household", "kith", "brood", "descendant", "descendent", "issue", "offspring", "progeny", "scion", "seed", "clansman", "kinsman", "kinswoman", "relative", "dynasty" ], "near antonyms":[ "ancestry", "birth", "descent", "extraction", "origin", "pedigree" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "triplet":{ "a group of three":{ "examples":[ "the theater piece is actually a triplet of comedy sketches, all of them having romantic love as their theme" ], "synonyms":[ "threesome", "triad", "trifecta", "trinity", "trio", "triple", "triumvirate" ], "near synonyms":[ "trilogy", "triptych", "triple crown", "triplicate", "triplex" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trippers":{ "a person who travels for pleasure":{ "examples":[ "day trippers who come to spend a few hours on the island" ], "synonyms":[ "excursionists", "rubberneckers", "rubbernecks", "sightseers", "tourists", "travelers", "travellers" ], "near synonyms":[ "holidayers", "holidaymakers", "vacationers", "vacationists", "guests", "hostelers", "hostellers", "visitors", "transients", "journeyers", "pilgrims", "wayfarers", "snowbirds", "sunseekers" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tried one's hand (at)":{ "to make an effort to do":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "assayed", "attempted", "endeavored", "essayed", "sought", "strove", "strived", "tried" ], "near synonyms":[ "fought", "strained", "struggled", "toiled", "troubled", "worked", "wrought", "aimed", "aspired", "hoped", "assumed", "took up", "undertook" ], "near antonyms":[ "dropped", "gave up", "quit", "quitted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "trisecting":{ "as in bisecting , dissecting":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bifurcating", "bisecting", "cleaving", "dichotomizing", "dissecting", "fractionalizing", "fractionating", "halving", "partitioning", "quartering", "segmenting", "subdividing", "breaking up", "decoupling", "disassociating", "disconnecting", "disjoining", "disjointing", "dissevering", "dissociating", "disuniting", "dividing", "divorcing", "parting", "ramifying", "resolving", "separating", "severing", "splitting", "sundering", "uncoupling", "unlinking", "unyoking", "breaking down", "decomposing", "disassembling", "disintegrating", "dissolving", "fragmentating", "fragmenting", "fragmentizing", "breaking", "fracturing", "pulling", "rending", "rifting", "ripping", "riving", "rupturing", "tearing", "cutting off", "insulating", "isolating", "secluding", "segregating", "sequestering", "detaching", "disengaging", "disentangling", "unraveling", "untying", "untieing" ], "near antonyms":[ "assembling", "associating", "blending", "combining", "mingling", "mixing", "connecting", "coupling", "accumulating", "agglutinating", "attaching", "binding", "cementing", "closing", "fastening", "fusing", "knitting", "sticking", "welding", "joining", "linking", "unifying", "uniting" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "trivial name":{ "as in vernacular":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "vernacular", "binomial", "monomial", "misnomer", "alias", "cryptonym", "nom de guerre", "nom de plume", "pen name", "pseudonym", "brand name", "label", "trademark", "trade name", "banner", "rubric", "tag", "byname", "diminutive", "epithet", "hypocorism", "nickname", "sobriquet", "soubriquet", "matronymic", "patronymic", "family name", "maiden name", "middle name", "surname", "baptismal name", "Christian name", "first name", "forename", "given name" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trifocals":{ "as in bifocals , half-glasses":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bifocals", "half-glasses", "eyeglasses", "glass", "specs", "spectacle", "lorgnette", "monocle", "pince-nez", "sunglasses", "goggles", "contact lens" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "plural noun" ] }, "triggermen":{ "as in torpedoes , bravos":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bravos", "bravoes", "hit men", "torpedoes", "assassins", "cutthroats", "homicides", "killers", "manslayers", "murderers", "butchers", "executioners", "massacrers", "slaughterers", "slayers", "murderesses" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "trip the light fantastic":{ "to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "dance", "foot (it)", "hoof (it)", "step" ], "near synonyms":[ "prance", "strut", "trip", "boogie", "boogy", "boogey", "bop", "fox-trot", "gavotte", "jig", "jitterbug", "jive", "mambo", "polka", "shag", "shimmy", "shuffle", "tango", "tap-dance", "twist", "waltz", "tread" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "tripped the light fantastic":{ "to perform a series of usually rhythmic bodily movements to music":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[ "danced", "footed (it)", "hoofed (it)", "stepped" ], "near synonyms":[ "pranced", "strutted", "tripped", "boogied", "boogeyed", "bopped", "fox-trotted", "gavotted", "jigged", "jitterbugged", "jived", "mamboed", "polkaed", "shagged", "shimmied", "shuffled", "tangoed", "tap-danced", "twisted", "waltzed", "trod", "treaded" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[] }, "triviality":{ "something of little importance":{ "examples":[ "overlooked such trivialities as haphazardly folded napkins when rating the quality of restaurants" ], "synonyms":[ "bagatelle", "child's play", "frippery", "nonproblem", "nothing", "picayune", "shuck(s)", "small beer", "small change", "trifle" ], "near synonyms":[ "naught", "nought", "nothingness", "smoke", "zero", "peanuts", "pittance", "song", "straw", "two bits", "bunk", "claptrap", "drivel", "folly", "fribble", "fudge", "hogwash", "humbug", "humbuggery", "nonsense", "piffle", "rot", "trash", "trivia", "bit", "crumb", "dab", "dram", "lick", "mite", "ounce", "particle", "pinhead", "scintilla", "shred", "smidgen", "smidgeon", "smidgin", "smidge", "soup\u00e7on", "speck", "spot", "tad", "touch", "trace" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "the quality or state of being unimportant":{ "examples":[ "the only thing the complaints have in common is their undeniable triviality" ], "synonyms":[ "immateriality", "inconsequence", "inconsequentiality", "inconsiderableness", "insignificance", "insignificancy", "littleness", "negligibility", "nullity", "pettiness", "slightness", "smallness" ], "near synonyms":[ "emptiness", "valuelessness", "worthlessness" ], "near antonyms":[ "substance", "value", "worth" ], "antonyms":[ "bigness", "consequence", "import", "importance", "magnitude", "moment", "significance", "weight", "weightiness" ] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "triweeklies":{ "as in biweeklies , bimonthlies":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "annuals", "bimonthlies", "biweeklies", "dailies", "monthlies", "quarterlies", "semimonthlies", "semiweeklies", "weeklies", "yearbooks", "books", "bulletins", "diurnals", "gazettes", "journals", "magazines", "mags", "newspapers", "organs", "papers", "periodicals", "rags", "reviews", "serials", "zines", "digests", "little magazines", "fanzines", "pictorials", "slicks", "broadsides", "editions", "extras", "sheets", "supplements", "tabloids", "tabs", "newsletters", "newsmagazines", "newsweeklies" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tricksy":{ "requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling":{ "examples":[ "it's a bit tricksy to have a candid conversation with the company president without appearing to be either presumptuous or obsequious" ], "synonyms":[ "catchy", "delicate", "difficult", "dodgy", "hairy", "knotty", "nasty", "prickly", "problematic", "problematical", "sensitive", "spiny", "sticky", "thorny", "ticklish", "touchy", "tough", "tricky" ], "near synonyms":[ "abstract", "abstruse", "complex", "complicated", "hard", "intricate", "involved", "recondite", "serious", "problem", "scabrous", "stubborn", "troublesome", "troublous", "vexatious", "vexing", "worrisome", "burdensome", "demanding", "discommoding", "exacting", "exhausting", "importunate", "inconvenient", "onerous", "oppressive", "painful", "stressful" ], "near antonyms":[ "easy", "effortless", "manageable", "painless", "simple", "straightforward", "uncomplicated", "undemanding", "unproblematic" ], "antonyms":[] }, "tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness":{ "examples":[ "a tricksy provocateur who will make the most outrageous statements just to get a reaction" ], "synonyms":[ "arch", "devilish", "elvish", "espi\u00e8gle", "impish", "knavish", "leprechaunish", "mischievous", "pixie", "pixy", "pixieish", "prankish", "puckish", "rascally", "roguish", "scampish", "sly", "waggish", "wicked" ], "near synonyms":[ "antic", "coltish", "coy", "frisky", "frolicsome", "kittenish", "playful", "sportful", "sportive", "gay", "happy", "lighthearted", "whimsical", "energetic", "lively", "spirited", "sprightly", "artful", "crafty", "cunning", "trickish", "tricky", "wily", "misbehaving", "naughty", "troublemaking", "pestering", "riling", "teasing" ], "near antonyms":[ "grave", "grim", "sedate", "sober", "solemn", "staid", "stern" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "triplane":{ "as in biplane , tilt-rotor":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "biplane", "lightplane", "tilt-rotor", "towplane", "trimotor", "amphibian", "seaplane", "glider", "sailplane", "bomber", "fighter", "jump jet", "torpedo bomber", "warplane", "aerospace plane", "rocket plane", "jet", "jetliner", "superjet", "supersonic", "supersonic transport", "trijet", "turbojet", "turboprop", "freighter", "tanker", "aerodyne", "aircraft", "air-cushion vehicle", "airframe", "airship", "ship", "tractor", "airliner", "air taxi", "liner", "aeroplane", "airplane", "plane" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "tricolors":{ "as in white flags , black flags":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "black flags", "Jolly Rogers", "union jacks", "white flags", "buntings", "gonfalons", "burgees", "semaphores", "signalers", "signallers", "wafts", "banderoles", "banderols", "banners", "colors", "ensigns", "flags", "guidons", "jacks", "pendants", "pendents", "pennants", "pennons", "standards", "streamers", "badges", "coats of arms", "crests", "insignia", "insignias" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] } }