{ "whammed":{ "as in hit , whacked":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "assailed", "assaulted", "attacked", "beset", "boxed", "busted", "bust", "chopped", "clobbered", "clouted", "cracked", "cudgeled", "cudgelled", "cuffed", "descended (on or upon)", "hit", "jumped (on)", "knocked", "laid on", "lammed", "pasted", "pounced (on or upon)", "punched", "raided", "rushed", "slammed", "slapped", "smacked", "smashed", "socked", "spanked", "stormed", "swatted", "swiped", "thwacked", "whacked", "whomped", "bashed", "basted", "batted", "battered", "beat", "belabored", "belted", "birched", "bludgeoned", "buffeted", "bunged up", "clubbed", "curried", "did", "drubbed", "fibbed", "flogged", "hammered", "hided", "laced", "lambasted", "lashed", "lathered", "licked", "mauled", "messed (up)", "paddled", "pelted", "pommeled", "pommelled", "pounded", "pummeled", "pummelled", "punched out", "roughed (up)", "slated", "slogged", "switched", "tanned", "thrashed", "threshed", "thumped", "tromped", "walloped", "whaled", "whipped", "whopped", "whapped", "whupped", "worked over", "blackjacked", "caned", "cowhided", "flagellated", "fustigated", "horsewhipped", "leathered", "pistol-whipped", "rawhided", "scourged", "strapped", "gored", "lacerated", "wounded", "maimed", "mangled", "mutilated" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "verb" ] }, "whams":{ "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "gave the TV a good wham with her fist, and suddenly the picture came back on" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "beats", "belts", "biffs", "blows", "bops", "boxes", "buffets", "busts", "chops", "claps", "clips", "clouts", "cracks", "cuffs", "dabs", "douses", "fillips", "hacks", "haymakers", "hits", "hooks", "knocks", "larrups", "lashes", "licks", "pelts", "picks", "plumps", "pokes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "stingers", "stripes", "strokes", "swats", "swipes", "switches", "thuds", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "welts", "whacks", "whops", "whaps" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterblows", "counter-blows", "counterpunches", "counters", "counterstrokes", "counter-strokes", "body blows", "hands", "kicks", "knees", "lefts", "one-twos", "rabbit punches", "right-handers", "rights", "roundhouses", "shivers", "sidewinders", "sucker punches", "swings", "uppercuts", "crunchers", "kayos", "knockdowns", "knockouts", "KOs", "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batterings", "beatings", "drubbings", "lickings", "pastings", "thrashings", "wallopings", "whippings", "whips" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "as in hits , whacks":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "assails", "assaults", "attacks", "besets", "boxes", "busts", "chops", "clobbers", "clouts", "cracks", "cudgels", "cuffs", "descends (on or upon)", "hits", "jumps (on)", "knocks", "lams", "lays on", "pastes", "pounces (on or upon)", "punches", "raids", "rushes", "slams", "slaps", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "storms", "swats", "swipes", "thwacks", "whacks", "whomps", "bashes", "bastes", "bats", "batters", "beats", "belabors", "belts", "birches", "bludgeons", "buffets", "bungs up", "clubs", "curries", "does", "drubs", "fibs", "flogs", "hammers", "hides", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lashes", "lathers", "licks", "mauls", "messes (up)", "paddles", "pelts", "pommels", "pounds", "pummels", "punches out", "roughs (up)", "slates", "slogs", "switches", "tans", "thrashes", "threshes", "thumps", "tromps", "wallops", "whales", "whips", "whops", "whaps", "whups", "works over", "blackjacks", "canes", "cowhides", "flagellates", "fustigates", "horsewhips", "leathers", "pistol-whips", "rawhides", "scourges", "straps", "gores", "lacerates", "wounds", "maims", "mangles", "mutilates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whap":{ "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "the doctor gave my knee a little whop with his mallet to test my reflexes" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "beat", "belt", "biff", "blow", "bop", "box", "buffet", "bust", "chop", "clap", "clip", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "dab", "douse", "fillip", "hack", "haymaker", "hit", "hook", "knock", "larrup", "lash", "lick", "pelt", "pick", "plump", "poke", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "stinger", "stripe", "stroke", "swat", "swipe", "switch", "thud", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "welt", "whack", "wham" ], "near synonyms":[ "counter", "counterblow", "counterpunch", "counterstroke", "body blow", "hand", "kick", "knee", "left", "one-two", "rabbit punch", "right", "right-hander", "roundhouse", "shiver", "sidewinder", "sucker punch", "swing", "uppercut", "cruncher", "kayo", "knockdown", "knockout", "KO", "bastinado", "bastinade", "battering", "beating", "bludgeoning", "clobbering", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "drubbing", "hammering", "lambasting", "licking", "pasting", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "thrashing", "flogging", "walloping", "whip", "whipping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to defeat by a large margin":{ "examples":[ "despite high hopes, the hometown favorites got whopped again", "maybe if that television station replaced its obnoxious news anchor, it wouldn't get consistently whopped in the ratings" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilate", "blow away", "bomb", "bury", "clobber", "cream", "drub", "dust", "flatten", "paste", "rout", "shellac", "skin", "skunk", "smoke", "smother", "snow under", "thrash", "trim", "tromp", "trounce", "wallop", "wax", "whip", "whomp", "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 strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "he called me a name and I whopped him good" ], "synonyms":[ "bash", "baste", "bat", "batter", "beat", "belabor", "belt", "birch", "bludgeon", "buffet", "bung up", "club", "curry", "do", "drub", "fib", "flog", "hammer", "hide", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lash", "lather", "lick", "maul", "mess (up)", "paddle", "pelt", "pommel", "pound", "pummel", "punch out", "rough (up)", "slate", "slog", "switch", "tan", "thrash", "thresh", "thump", "tromp", "wallop", "whale", "whip", "whup", "work over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assail", "assault", "attack", "beset", "box", "bust", "chop", "clobber", "clout", "crack", "cudgel", "cuff", "descend (on or upon)", "hit", "jump (on)", "knock", "lam", "lay on", "paste", "pounce (on or upon)", "punch", "raid", "rush", "slam", "slap", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "storm", "swat", "swipe", "thwack", "whack", "wham", "whomp", "blackjack", "cane", "cowhide", "flagellate", "fustigate", "horsewhip", "leather", "pistol-whip", "rawhide", "scourge", "strap", "gore", "lacerate", "wound", "maim", "mangle", "mutilate" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whaps":{ "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "the doctor gave my knee a little whop with his mallet to test my reflexes" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "beats", "belts", "biffs", "blows", "bops", "boxes", "buffets", "busts", "chops", "claps", "clips", "clouts", "cracks", "cuffs", "dabs", "douses", "fillips", "hacks", "haymakers", "hits", "hooks", "knocks", "larrups", "lashes", "licks", "pelts", "picks", "plumps", "pokes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "stingers", "stripes", "strokes", "swats", "swipes", "switches", "thuds", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "welts", "whacks", "whams" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterblows", "counter-blows", "counterpunches", "counters", "counterstrokes", "counter-strokes", "body blows", "hands", "kicks", "knees", "lefts", "one-twos", "rabbit punches", "right-handers", "rights", "roundhouses", "shivers", "sidewinders", "sucker punches", "swings", "uppercuts", "crunchers", "kayos", "knockdowns", "knockouts", "KOs", "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batterings", "beatings", "drubbings", "lickings", "pastings", "thrashings", "wallopings", "whippings", "whips" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to defeat by a large margin":{ "examples":[ "despite high hopes, the hometown favorites got whopped again", "maybe if that television station replaced its obnoxious news anchor, it wouldn't get consistently whopped in the ratings" ], "synonyms":[ "annihilates", "blows away", "bombs", "buries", "clobbers", "creams", "drubs", "dusts", "flattens", "pastes", "routs", "shellacs", "skins", "skunks", "smokes", "smothers", "snows under", "thrashes", "trims", "tromps", "trounces", "wallops", "waxes", "whips", "whomps", "whups" ], "near synonyms":[ "sweeps", "upsets", "beats", "bests", "conquers", "dispatches", "hurdles", "licks", "masters", "overbears", "overcomes", "overmatches", "prevails (over)", "subdues", "surmounts", "takes", "throws", "triumphs (over)", "wins (against)", "worsts", "crushes", "knocks off", "knocks over", "overpowers", "overthrows", "overwhelms", "subjugates", "upends", "vanquishes", "aces (out)", "betters", "eclipses", "exceeds", "outdistances", "outdoes", "outfights", "outshines", "outstrips", "overtops", "surpasses", "tops", "transcends", "edges (out)", "noses out", "pips", "caps", "excels", "flourishes", "scores", "succeeds", "breaks", "destroys", "does in", "finishes", "sinks", "slaughters" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "he called me a name and I whopped him good" ], "synonyms":[ "bashes", "bastes", "bats", "batters", "beats", "belabors", "belts", "birches", "bludgeons", "buffets", "bungs up", "clubs", "curries", "does", "drubs", "fibs", "flogs", "hammers", "hides", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lashes", "lathers", "licks", "mauls", "messes (up)", "paddles", "pelts", "pommels", "pounds", "pummels", "punches out", "roughs (up)", "slates", "slogs", "switches", "tans", "thrashes", "threshes", "thumps", "tromps", "wallops", "whales", "whips", "whups", "works over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assails", "assaults", "attacks", "besets", "boxes", "busts", "chops", "clobbers", "clouts", "cracks", "cudgels", "cuffs", "descends (on or upon)", "hits", "jumps (on)", "knocks", "lams", "lays on", "pastes", "pounces (on or upon)", "punches", "raids", "rushes", "slams", "slaps", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "storms", "swats", "swipes", "thwacks", "whacks", "whams", "whomps", "blackjacks", "canes", "cowhides", "flagellates", "fustigates", "horsewhips", "leathers", "pistol-whips", "rawhides", "scourges", "straps", "gores", "lacerates", "wounds", "maims", "mangles", "mutilates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "what":{ "how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable":{ "examples":[ "what ! I can't believe we won!" ], "synonyms":[ "ah", "aha", "come on", "fie", "indeed", "my word", "no", "pshaw", "well", "why" ], "near synonyms":[ "gee", "gee whiz", "ha", "hello", "hey", "lo", "oh", "fiddlesticks", "phooey", "pooh", "there", "oops", "whoops", "woops", "ugh", "egad", "gad", "gadzooks", "(the) deuce", "the devil", "the dickens", "zounds" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "interjection" ] }, "whatchamacallits":{ "a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember":{ "examples":[ "I need one of those whatchamacallits to connect the two patch cords" ], "synonyms":[ "dinguses", "doodads", "doohickeys", "doohickies", "hickeys", "thingamabobs", "thingamajigs", "thingumajigs", "thingummies", "whatnots", "whatsits", "whatses", "what-is-its" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "what have you":{ "any of various other things that might also be mentioned":{ "examples":[ "a shop full of baubles, trinkets, and what have you" ], "synonyms":[ "what all", "whatever", "whatnot" ], "near synonyms":[ "anything", "whichever" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "whatnot":{ "a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember":{ "examples":[ "the store sells an array of whatnots for the do-it-yourself plumber" ], "synonyms":[ "dingus", "doodad", "doohickey", "hickey", "thingamabob", "thingamajig", "thingumajig", "thingummy", "whatchamacallit", "whatsit", "whatsis", "what-is-it" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "any of various other things that might also be mentioned":{ "examples":[ "the drawer is full of spare pens, paper clips, stray elastics and whatnot" ], "synonyms":[ "what all", "whatever" ], "near synonyms":[ "anything", "whichever" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "pronoun" ] }, "wharfs":{ "a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers":{ "examples":[ "tied the rowboat up at the wharf" ], "synonyms":[ "docks", "floats", "jetties", "landings", "levees", "piers", "quais", "quays" ], "near synonyms":[ "berths", "moorings", "slips", "embarcaderos", "dockyards", "marinas", "quayages", "shipyards", "wharfages" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whatnots":{ "a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember":{ "examples":[ "the store sells an array of whatnots for the do-it-yourself plumber" ], "synonyms":[ "dinguses", "doodads", "doohickeys", "doohickies", "hickeys", "thingamabobs", "thingamajigs", "thingumajigs", "thingummies", "whatchamacallits", "whatsits", "whatses", "what-is-its" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whackos":{ "a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind":{ "examples":[ "just a wacko talking to himself" ], "synonyms":[ "bugs", "crackbrains", "crazies", "fools", "fruitcakes", "head cases", "loonies", "loons", "lunatics", "maniacs", "nutcases", "nuts", "nutters", "psychopaths", "psychos", "sickies", "sickos" ], "near synonyms":[ "madmen", "abnormals", "deviants", "monomaniacs", "mythomaniacs", "neurotics", "obsessive-compulsives", "obsessives", "paranoids", "psychotics", "schizophrenics", "sociopaths", "characters", "codgers", "crackpots", "cracks", "cranks", "eccentrics", "fantastics", "flakes", "kooks", "oddballs", "oddities", "originals", "quizzes", "screwballs", "tykes", "tikes", "weirdos", "zanies", "cases", "patients" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whaleboat":{ "as in trawler , whaler":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "banker", "coble", "dragger", "gillnetter", "hooker", "lugger", "scalloper", "seiner", "shrimper", "trawler", "whaler", "workboat", "ferry", "ferryboat", "gondola", "taxi", "water taxi", "cockleshell", "tub", "towboat", "tug", "tugboat", "airboat", "air-cushion vehicle", "hovercraft", "barge", "hoy", "keel", "keelboat", "lighter", "narrow boat", "hydrofoil", "hydroplane", "auxiliary", "bumboat", "cutter", "jolly boat", "launch", "lifeboat", "longboat", "tender", "yawl", "assault boat", "PT boat", "torpedo boat", "houseboat", "riverboat" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whales":{ "something that is unusually large and powerful":{ "examples":[ "a whale of a pickup truck" ], "synonyms":[ "behemoths", "blockbusters", "colossi", "dinosaurs", "dreadnoughts", "elephants", "elephant", "giants", "Goliaths", "jumbos", "leviathans", "mammoths", "mastodons", "monsters", "titans", "whoppers" ], "near synonyms":[ "amazons", "giantesses", "bulks", "hulks", "heavyweights", "juggernauts", "steamrollers" ], "near antonyms":[ "lightweights", "weaklings", "wimps", "wisps", "nonentities", "twerps", "whippersnappers" ], "antonyms":[ "diminutives", "dwarfs", "dwarves", "half-pints", "midgets", "mites", "peewees", "pygmies", "pigmies", "runts", "shrimp", "shrimps" ] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "examples":[ "whaled the ball so hard that it sailed over the fence and into the neighbor's yard" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "belts", "biffs", "bludgeons", "bobs", "bonks", "bops", "boxes", "busts", "claps", "clips", "clobbers", "clocks", "clouts", "cracks", "hammers", "hits", "knocks", "nails", "pastes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slogs", "slugs", "smacks", "smites", "socks", "strikes", "swats", "swipes", "tags", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "whacks", "zaps" ], "near synonyms":[ "batters", "beats", "buffets", "bungs", "chops", "cuffs", "drubs", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "licks", "mangles", "mauls", "pelts", "peppers", "pommels", "pummels", "roughs", "scuffs", "bunts", "flicks", "strokes", "taps", "bumps", "butts", "jabs", "jostles", "kicks", "knees", "pokes", "prods", "pushes", "shoves", "stamps", "bowls (down or over)", "creams", "decks", "dumps", "fells", "floors", "knocks down", "levels", "rabbit-punches", "sucker punches", "canes", "clubs", "cudgels", "flails", "flogs", "lashes", "saps", "slashes", "sledgehammers", "sledges", "spears", "stabs", "switches", "thrashes", "whips", "beans", "brains", "conks", "skulls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{ "examples":[ "whaled the rug with a broom to knock the dirt out of it" ], "synonyms":[ "birches", "cowhides", "flagellates", "flails", "flogs", "hides", "horsewhips", "lashes", "leathers", "rawhides", "scourges", "slashes", "switches", "tans", "thrashes", "whips" ], "near synonyms":[ "knouts", "quirts", "straps", "cuts", "flicks", "touches up", "blackjacks", "canes", "clubs", "cudgels", "fustigates", "pistol-whips", "bangs", "bops", "boxes", "busts", "claps", "clips", "clobbers", "clouts", "cracks", "cuffs", "hits", "knocks", "lams", "pastes", "punches", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smites", "socks", "spanks", "swats", "swipes", "thwacks", "wallops", "whacks", "bashes", "bastes", "bats", "batters", "beats", "belabors", "belts", "bludgeons", "buffets", "bungs", "drubs", "fibs", "hammers", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lathers", "licks", "mangles", "mauls", "paddles", "pelts", "pommels", "pounds", "pummels", "roughs", "slates", "slogs", "threshes", "thumps", "tromps", "whops", "whaps", "whups", "works over" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "mercilessly whaled the pickpocket for stealing from her purse" ], "synonyms":[ "bashes", "bastes", "bats", "batters", "beats", "belabors", "belts", "birches", "bludgeons", "buffets", "bungs up", "clubs", "curries", "does", "drubs", "fibs", "flogs", "hammers", "hides", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "lashes", "lathers", "licks", "mauls", "messes (up)", "paddles", "pelts", "pommels", "pounds", "pummels", "punches out", "roughs (up)", "slates", "slogs", "switches", "tans", "thrashes", "threshes", "thumps", "tromps", "wallops", "whips", "whops", "whaps", "whups", "works over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assails", "assaults", "attacks", "besets", "boxes", "busts", "chops", "clobbers", "clouts", "cracks", "cudgels", "cuffs", "descends (on or upon)", "hits", "jumps (on)", "knocks", "lams", "lays on", "pastes", "pounces (on or upon)", "punches", "raids", "rushes", "slams", "slaps", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "storms", "swats", "swipes", "thwacks", "whacks", "whams", "whomps", "blackjacks", "canes", "cowhides", "flagellates", "fustigates", "horsewhips", "leathers", "pistol-whips", "rawhides", "scourges", "straps", "gores", "lacerates", "wounds", "maims", "mangles", "mutilates" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whacky":{ "different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion":{ "examples":[ "raised by an uncle with a rather wacky philosophy of parenting" ], "synonyms":[ "bizarre", "bizarro", "cranky", "crazy", "curious", "eccentric", "erratic", "far-out", "funky", "funny", "kinky", "kooky", "kookie", "odd", "off-kilter", "off-the-wall", "offbeat", "out-of-the-way", "outlandish", "outr\u00e9", "peculiar", "quaint", "queer", "queerish", "quirky", "remarkable", "rum", "screwy", "spaced-out", "strange", "way-out", "weird", "weirdo", "wild" ], "near synonyms":[ "aberrant", "abnormal", "addlepated", "flaky", "extraordinary", "fantastic", "fantastical", "freak", "freakish", "freaky", "phantasmagoric", "phantasmagorical", "phenomenal", "atypical", "rare", "singular", "uncommon", "uncustomary", "unique", "unusual", "unwonted", "conspicuous", "notable", "noticeable", "outstanding", "prominent", "salient", "striking", "atrocious", "outrageous", "shocking", "crotchety", "idiosyncratic", "nonconformist", "nonmainstream", "out-there", "unconventional", "unorthodox", "baffling", "bewildering", "confounding", "mystifying", "perplexing", "puzzling" ], "near antonyms":[ "average", "commonplace", "everyday", "garden", "normal", "ordinary", "prosaic", "routine", "run-of-the-mill", "standard", "typical", "unexceptional", "unremarkable", "usual", "workaday", "conformist", "conservative", "conventional", "expected", "familiar", "knee-jerk", "predictable", "common", "customary", "frequent", "habitual", "regular", "wonted" ], "antonyms":[] }, "having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind":{ "examples":[ "a series of bizarre letters that the killer sent to the police, detailing his wacky , disturbed view of the world" ], "synonyms":[ "balmy", "barmy", "bats", "batty", "bedlam", "bonkers", "brainsick", "bughouse", "certifiable", "crackbrained", "cracked", "crackers", "crackpot", "cranky", "crazed", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "demented", "deranged", "fruity", "gaga", "haywire", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loco", "loony", "looney", "loony tunes", "looney tunes", "lunatic", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "mental", "meshuga", "meshugge", "meshugah", "meshuggah", "moonstruck", "non compos mentis", "nuts", "nutty", "psycho", "psychotic", "scatty", "screwy", "unbalanced", "unhinged", "unsound", "wacko", "whacko", "wud" ], "near synonyms":[ "dotty", "fey", "loopy", "off", "potty", "teched", "tetched", "touched", "aberrant", "delirious", "delusional", "delusionary", "disordered", "disturbed", "neurotic", "obsessive-compulsive", "paranoiac", "paranoic", "paranoid", "paranoidal", "schizoid", "schizophrenic", "sociopathic", "eccentric", "odd", "oddball", "pixilated", "pixillated", "queer", "strange", "foolish", "senseless", "witless", "irrational", "unreasonable", "amok", "amuck", "ape", "ballistic", "bananas", "berserk", "nuclear", "depressed", "distracted", "distraught", "frantic", "frenzied", "hysterical", "hysteric", "raving", "wigged-out", "fixated", "monomaniac", "monomaniacal", "obsessed" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "lucid", "rational", "reasonable", "judicious", "sensible", "wise", "healthy", "normal", "well-adjusted", "unneurotic" ], "antonyms":[ "balanced", "compos mentis", "sane", "sound", "uncrazy" ] }, "showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment":{ "examples":[ "one club member whose wacky ideas for fund-raisers usually produced groans" ], "synonyms":[ "absurd", "asinine", "balmy", "brainless", "bubbleheaded", "cockeyed", "crackpot", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "dippy", "dotty", "fatuous", "featherheaded", "fool", "foolish", "half-baked", "half-witted", "harebrained", "inept", "insane", "jerky", "kooky", "kookie", "loony", "looney", "lunatic", "lunkheaded", "mad", "nonsensical", "nutty", "preposterous", "sappy", "screwball", "senseless", "silly", "simpleminded", "stupid", "tomfool", "unwise", "weak-minded", "witless", "zany" ], "near synonyms":[ "airheaded", "birdbrained", "boobish", "brain-dead", "chowderheaded", "chuckleheaded", "clueless", "dense", "dim", "dim-witted", "doltish", "dopey", "dopy", "dorky", "dull", "dumb", "dunderheaded", "empty-headed", "feebleminded", "gormless", "idiotic", "idiotical", "imbecile", "imbecilic", "knuckleheaded", "lamebrain", "lamebrained", "mindless", "moronic", "oafish", "obtuse", "opaque", "pinheaded", "simple", "slow", "slow-witted", "soft", "softheaded", "thoughtless", "thick", "thickheaded", "unintelligent", "vacuous", "fallacious", "illogical", "invalid", "irrational", "nonrational", "surd", "unreasonable", "unreasoning", "unsound", "weak", "farcical", "laughable", "ludicrous", "ridiculous", "notional", "buffoonish", "clownish", "ill-advised", "unconsidered", "unreasoned" ], "near antonyms":[ "brainy", "bright", "clever", "intelligent", "smart", "logical", "rational", "reasonable", "valid", "well-advised" ], "antonyms":[ "judicious", "prudent", "sagacious", "sage", "sane", "sapient", "sensible", "sound", "wise" ] }, "type":[ "adjective" ] }, "whangs":{ "the loud sound made when metal strikes metal":{ "examples":[ "the incessant whang of a wrench on the exhaust pipe as she fixed the car" ], "synonyms":[ "clangors", "clangs", "clanks", "clashes" ], "near synonyms":[ "chimes", "ding-dongs", "knells", "peals", "pings", "plinks", "rings", "tintinnabulations", "chinks", "clinkety-clanks", "clinks", "jangles", "jingles", "rattles", "tangs", "tinkles", "twangs", "claps", "clip-clops", "clops", "cracks", "crashes", "crunches", "clumps", "clunks", "thumps" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whaling":{ "as in attack , battering":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "assault", "attack", "bashing", "battering", "battery", "batting", "beating", "belting", "bludgeoning", "buffeting", "clubbing", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "drubbing", "flogging", "hammering", "lacing", "licking", "mauling", "paddling", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "smashing", "socking", "thrashing", "thumping", "tromping", "walloping", "whipping", "damage", "detriment", "harm", "hurt", "impairment", "injury", "frenzy", "fury", "onslaught", "outbreak", "outrage", "paroxysm", "rage", "rampage", "revolt", "riot", "rupture", "shock", "storm", "terror", "threat", "tumult", "turbulence", "upheaval", "uproar", "barbarity", "brutality", "savagery", "browbeating", "bulldozing", "bullying", "hectoring", "strong-arming", "force", "foul play", "violence", "crippling", "maiming", "mayhem", "mutilation" ], "near antonyms":[ "pacificism", "pacifism", "nonviolence" ], "antonyms":[] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "examples":[ "whaled the ball so hard that it sailed over the fence and into the neighbor's yard" ], "synonyms":[ "banging", "bashing", "batting", "belting", "biffing", "bludgeoning", "bobbing", "bonking", "bopping", "boxing", "busting", "clapping", "clipping", "clobbering", "clocking", "clouting", "cracking", "hammering", "hitting", "knocking", "nailing", "pasting", "pounding", "punching", "rapping", "slamming", "slapping", "slogging", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "striking", "swatting", "swiping", "tagging", "thumping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whacking", "zapping" ], "near synonyms":[ "battering", "beating", "buffeting", "bunging", "chopping", "cuffing", "drubbing", "lacing", "lambasting", "licking", "mangling", "mauling", "pelting", "peppering", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pummeling", "pummelling", "roughing", "scuffing", "bunting", "flicking", "stroking", "tapping", "bumping", "butting", "jabbing", "jostling", "kicking", "kneeing", "poking", "prodding", "pushing", "shoving", "stamping", "bowling (down or over)", "creaming", "decking", "dumping", "felling", "flooring", "knocking down", "leveling", "levelling", "rabbit-punching", "sucker punching", "caning", "clubbing", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "flailing", "flogging", "lashing", "sapping", "slashing", "sledgehammering", "sledging", "spearing", "stabbing", "switching", "thrashing", "whipping", "beaning", "braining", "conking", "skulling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{ "examples":[ "whaled the rug with a broom to knock the dirt out of it" ], "synonyms":[ "birching", "cowhiding", "flagellating", "flailing", "flogging", "hiding", "horsewhipping", "lashing", "leathering", "rawhiding", "scourging", "slashing", "switching", "tanning", "thrashing", "whipping" ], "near synonyms":[ "knouting", "quirting", "strapping", "cutting", "flicking", "touching up", "blackjacking", "caning", "clubbing", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "fustigating", "pistol-whipping", "banging", "bopping", "boxing", "busting", "clapping", "clipping", "clobbering", "clouting", "cracking", "cuffing", "hitting", "knocking", "lamming", "pasting", "punching", "slapping", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "spanking", "swatting", "swiping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whacking", "bashing", "basting", "battering", "batting", "beating", "belaboring", "belting", "bludgeoning", "buffeting", "bunging", "drubbing", "fibbing", "hammering", "lacing", "lambasting", "lathering", "licking", "mangling", "mauling", "paddling", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "roughing", "slating", "slogging", "threshing", "thumping", "tromping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping", "working over" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "mercilessly whaled the pickpocket for stealing from her purse" ], "synonyms":[ "bashing", "basting", "battering", "batting", "beating", "belaboring", "belting", "birching", "bludgeoning", "buffeting", "bunging up", "clubbing", "currying", "doing", "drubbing", "fibbing", "flogging", "hammering", "hiding", "lacing", "lambasting", "lashing", "lathering", "licking", "mauling", "messing (up)", "paddling", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "punching out", "roughing (up)", "slating", "slogging", "switching", "tanning", "thrashing", "threshing", "thumping", "tromping", "walloping", "whipping", "whopping", "whapping", "whupping", "working over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assailing", "assaulting", "attacking", "besetting", "boxing", "busting", "chopping", "clobbering", "clouting", "cracking", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "cuffing", "descending (on or upon)", "hitting", "jumping (on)", "knocking", "lamming", "laying on", "pasting", "pouncing (on or upon)", "punching", "raiding", "rushing", "slamming", "slapping", "smacking", "smashing", "socking", "spanking", "storming", "swatting", "swiping", "thwacking", "whacking", "whamming", "whomping", "blackjacking", "caning", "cowhiding", "flagellating", "fustigating", "horsewhipping", "leathering", "pistol-whipping", "rawhiding", "scourging", "strapping", "goring", "lacerating", "wounding", "maiming", "mangling", "mutilating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "whatses":{ "a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember":{ "examples":[ "there's always one random whatsit left over every time I put a bookcase together" ], "synonyms":[ "dinguses", "doodads", "doohickeys", "doohickies", "hickeys", "thingamabobs", "thingamajigs", "thingumajigs", "thingummies", "whatchamacallits", "whatnots" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "wharves":{ "a structure used by boats and ships for taking on or landing cargo and passengers":{ "examples":[ "tied the rowboat up at the wharf" ], "synonyms":[ "docks", "floats", "jetties", "landings", "levees", "piers", "quais", "quays" ], "near synonyms":[ "berths", "moorings", "slips", "embarcaderos", "dockyards", "marinas", "quayages", "shipyards", "wharfages" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whatsis":{ "a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember":{ "examples":[ "there's always one random whatsit left over every time I put a bookcase together" ], "synonyms":[ "dingus", "doodad", "doohickey", "hickey", "thingamabob", "thingamajig", "thingumajig", "thingummy", "whatchamacallit", "whatnot" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whacking":{ "unusually large":{ "examples":[ "harvested a whacking number of zucchini from the garden" ], "synonyms":[ "astronomical", "astronomic", "Brobdingnagian", "bumper", "colossal", "cosmic", "cosmical", "cyclopean", "elephantine", "enormous", "galactic", "gargantuan", "giant", "gigantesque", "gigantic", "grand", "herculean", "heroic", "heroical", "Himalayan", "huge", "humongous", "humungous", "immense", "jumbo", "king-size", "king-sized", "leviathan", "mammoth", "massive", "mega", "mighty", "monster", "monstrous", "monumental", "mountainous", "oceanic", "pharaonic", "planetary", "prodigious", "super", "super-duper", "supersize", "supersized", "titanic", "tremendous", "vast", "vasty", "walloping", "whopping" ], "near synonyms":[ "big", "bulky", "considerable", "extensive", "good", "goodly", "great", "gross", "handsome", "hefty", "hulking", "largish", "major", "outsize", "outsized", "overgrown", "oversize", "oversized", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "tidy", "voluminous", "august", "formidable", "grandiose", "imposing", "lofty", "majestic", "cavernous", "monolithic", "overwhelming", "staggering", "stupendous", "towering", "boundless", "immeasurable", "infinite" ], "near antonyms":[ "little", "mini", "petite", "pint-size", "pint-sized", "puny", "small", "smallish", "undersized", "undersize", "dinky", "dwarfish", "half-pint" ], "antonyms":[ "bantam", "bitty", "diminutive", "infinitesimal", "Lilliputian", "little bitty", "micro", "microminiature", "microscopic", "microscopical", "midget", "miniature", "minuscule", "minute", "pocket", "pygmy", "teensy", "teensy-weensy", "teeny", "teeny-weeny", "tiny", "wee" ] }, "to a great degree":{ "examples":[ "the clown wore a whacking big pair of shoes" ], "synonyms":[ "achingly", "almighty", "archly", "awful", "awfully", "badly", "beastly", "blisteringly", "bone", "colossally", "corking", "cracking", "damn", "damned", "dang", "deadly", "desperately", "eminently", "enormously", "especially", "ever", "exceedingly", "exceeding", "extra", "extremely", "fabulously", "fantastically", "far", "fiercely", "filthy", "frightfully", "full", "greatly", "heavily", "highly", "hugely", "immensely", "incredibly", "intensely", "jolly", "majorly", "mightily", "mighty", "monstrous", "mortally", "most", "much", "particularly", "passing", "rattling", "real", "really", "right", "roaring", "roaringly", "seriously", "severely", "so", "sore", "sorely", "spanking", "specially", "stinking", "such", "super", "supremely", "surpassingly", "terribly", "that", "thumping", "too", "unco", "uncommonly", "vastly", "very", "vitally", "way", "wicked", "wildly" ], "near synonyms":[ "absolutely", "altogether", "completely", "downright", "entirely", "flat-out", "fully", "positively", "purely", "radically", "thoroughly", "totally", "utterly", "wholly", "deeply", "profoundly", "exceptionally", "notably", "remarkably", "considerably", "extensively", "significantly", "substantially", "appreciably", "discernibly", "markedly", "noticeably", "obviously", "palpably", "plainly", "visibly", "abundantly", "plentifully", "astronomically", "grandly", "monstrously", "monumentally", "excessively", "obscenely", "overmuch", "amazingly", "astonishingly", "staggeringly" ], "near antonyms":[ "meagerly", "scantily", "barely", "hardly", "just", "marginally", "minimally", "scarcely" ], "antonyms":[ "little", "negligibly", "nominally", "slightly", "somewhat" ] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "examples":[ "whacked the vending machine to get the candy bar to fall" ], "synonyms":[ "banging", "bashing", "batting", "belting", "biffing", "bludgeoning", "bobbing", "bonking", "bopping", "boxing", "busting", "clapping", "clipping", "clobbering", "clocking", "clouting", "cracking", "hammering", "hitting", "knocking", "nailing", "pasting", "pounding", "punching", "rapping", "slamming", "slapping", "slogging", "slugging", "smacking", "smiting", "socking", "striking", "swatting", "swiping", "tagging", "thumping", "thwacking", "walloping", "whaling", "zapping" ], "near synonyms":[ "battering", "beating", "buffeting", "bunging", "chopping", "cuffing", "drubbing", "lacing", "lambasting", "licking", "mangling", "mauling", "pelting", "peppering", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pummeling", "pummelling", "roughing", "scuffing", "bunting", "flicking", "stroking", "tapping", "bumping", "butting", "jabbing", "jostling", "kicking", "kneeing", "poking", "prodding", "pushing", "shoving", "stamping", "bowling (down or over)", "creaming", "decking", "dumping", "felling", "flooring", "knocking down", "leveling", "levelling", "rabbit-punching", "sucker punching", "caning", "clubbing", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "flailing", "flogging", "lashing", "sapping", "slashing", "sledgehammering", "sledging", "spearing", "stabbing", "switching", "thrashing", "whipping", "beaning", "braining", "conking", "skulling" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to put to death deliberately":{ "examples":[ "without a second thought the mob boss had them whacked" ], "synonyms":[ "assassinating", "bumping off", "croaking", "dispatching", "doing in", "executing", "getting", "icing", "knocking off", "liquidating", "murdering", "neutralizing", "offing", "putting away", "rubbing out", "slaying", "snuffing", "taking out", "terminating" ], "near synonyms":[ "blowing away", "shooting", "shooting down", "blotting out", "carrying off", "claiming", "cutting down", "destroying", "felling", "killing", "smiting", "zapping", "butchering", "massacring", "mowing (down)", "slaughtering", "annihilating", "eliminating", "eradicating", "exterminating", "wiping out" ], "near antonyms":[ "animating", "raising", "restoring", "resurrecting", "resuscitating", "reviving" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "adverb", "verb" ] }, "whang":{ "the loud sound made when metal strikes metal":{ "examples":[ "the incessant whang of a wrench on the exhaust pipe as she fixed the car" ], "synonyms":[ "clang", "clangor", "clank", "clash" ], "near synonyms":[ "chime", "ding-dong", "knell", "peal", "ping", "plink", "ring", "tintinnabulation", "chink", "clink", "clinkety-clank", "jangle", "jingle", "rattle", "tang", "tinkle", "twang", "clap", "clip-clop", "clop", "crack", "crash", "crunch", "clump", "clunk", "thump" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whaler":{ "as in trawler , whaleboat":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "banker", "coble", "dragger", "gillnetter", "hooker", "lugger", "scalloper", "seiner", "shrimper", "trawler", "whaleboat", "workboat", "ferry", "ferryboat", "gondola", "taxi", "water taxi", "cockleshell", "tub", "towboat", "tug", "tugboat", "airboat", "air-cushion vehicle", "hovercraft", "barge", "hoy", "keel", "keelboat", "lighter", "narrow boat", "hydrofoil", "hydroplane", "auxiliary", "bumboat", "cutter", "jolly boat", "launch", "lifeboat", "longboat", "tender", "yawl", "assault boat", "PT boat", "torpedo boat", "houseboat", "riverboat" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whatever":{ "in spite of everything":{ "examples":[ "whatever the reviews say, I still think it was a great play" ], "synonyms":[ "anyhow", "anyway", "anyways", "regardless" ], "near synonyms":[ "after all", "however", "nevertheless", "always" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "any of various other things that might also be mentioned":{ "examples":[ "looking for a job as writer or editor\u2014or whatever \u2014with a TV network newscast" ], "synonyms":[ "what all", "whatnot" ], "near synonyms":[ "anything", "whichever" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adverb", "pronoun" ] }, "whangee":{ "as in crook , walking stick":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "crook", "crosier", "crozier", "walking stick", "beetle", "gavel", "hammer", "mallet", "maul", "sledgehammer", "birch", "crabstick", "hickory", "rattan", "stave", "switch", "blackjack", "knobkerrie", "mace", "bastinado", "bastinade", "bat", "baton", "billy", "billy club", "bludgeon", "cane", "club", "cudgel", "nightstick", "rod", "rung", "sap", "shillelagh", "shillalah", "staff", "truncheon", "waddy" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whaleboats":{ "as in trawlers , whalers":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "bankers", "cobles", "draggers", "gillnetters", "hookers", "luggers", "scallopers", "seiners", "shrimpers", "trawlers", "whalers", "workboats", "ferries", "ferryboats", "gondolas", "taxis", "taxies", "water taxis", "cockleshells", "tubs", "towboats", "tugboats", "tugs", "airboats", "air-cushion vehicles", "hovercrafts", "barges", "hoys", "keelboats", "keels", "lighters", "narrow boats", "hydrofoils", "hydroplanes", "auxiliaries", "bumboats", "cutters", "jolly boats", "launches", "lifeboats", "longboats", "tender", "yawls", "assault boats", "PT boats", "torpedo boats", "houseboats", "riverboats" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whapping":{ "unusually large":{ "examples":[ "delivered a whopping 10-pound baby" ], "synonyms":[ "astronomical", "astronomic", "Brobdingnagian", "bumper", "colossal", "cosmic", "cosmical", "cyclopean", "elephantine", "enormous", "galactic", "gargantuan", "giant", "gigantesque", "gigantic", "grand", "herculean", "heroic", "heroical", "Himalayan", "huge", "humongous", "humungous", "immense", "jumbo", "king-size", "king-sized", "leviathan", "mammoth", "massive", "mega", "mighty", "monster", "monstrous", "monumental", "mountainous", "oceanic", "pharaonic", "planetary", "prodigious", "super", "super-duper", "supersize", "supersized", "titanic", "tremendous", "vast", "vasty", "walloping", "whacking" ], "near synonyms":[ "big", "bulky", "considerable", "extensive", "good", "goodly", "great", "gross", "handsome", "hefty", "hulking", "largish", "major", "outsize", "outsized", "overgrown", "oversize", "oversized", "sizable", "sizeable", "substantial", "tidy", "voluminous", "august", "formidable", "grandiose", "imposing", "lofty", "majestic", "cavernous", "monolithic", "overwhelming", "staggering", "stupendous", "towering", "boundless", "immeasurable", "infinite" ], "near antonyms":[ "little", "mini", "petite", "pint-size", "pint-sized", "puny", "small", "smallish", "undersized", "undersize", "dinky", "dwarfish", "half-pint" ], "antonyms":[ "bantam", "bitty", "diminutive", "infinitesimal", "Lilliputian", "little bitty", "micro", "microminiature", "microscopic", "microscopical", "midget", "miniature", "minuscule", "minute", "pocket", "pygmy", "teensy", "teensy-weensy", "teeny", "teeny-weeny", "tiny", "wee" ] }, "to defeat by a large margin":{ "examples":[ "despite high hopes, the hometown favorites got whopped again", "maybe if that television station replaced its obnoxious news anchor, it wouldn't get 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"transcending", "edging (out)", "nosing out", "pipping", "capping", "excelling", "flourishing", "scoring", "succeeding", "breaking", "destroying", "doing in", "finishing", "sinking", "slaughtering" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to strike repeatedly":{ "examples":[ "he called me a name and I whopped him good" ], "synonyms":[ "bashing", "basting", "battering", "batting", "beating", "belaboring", "belting", "birching", "bludgeoning", "buffeting", "bunging up", "clubbing", "currying", "doing", "drubbing", "fibbing", "flogging", "hammering", "hiding", "lacing", "lambasting", "lashing", "lathering", "licking", "mauling", "messing (up)", "paddling", "pelting", "pommeling", "pommelling", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "punching out", "roughing (up)", "slating", "slogging", "switching", "tanning", "thrashing", "threshing", "thumping", "tromping", "walloping", "whaling", "whipping", "whupping", "working over" ], "near synonyms":[ "assailing", "assaulting", "attacking", "besetting", "boxing", "busting", "chopping", "clobbering", "clouting", "cracking", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "cuffing", "descending (on or upon)", "hitting", "jumping (on)", "knocking", "lamming", "laying on", "pasting", "pouncing (on or upon)", "punching", "raiding", "rushing", "slamming", "slapping", "smacking", "smashing", "socking", "spanking", "storming", "swatting", "swiping", "thwacking", "whacking", "whamming", "whomping", "blackjacking", "caning", "cowhiding", "flagellating", "fustigating", "horsewhipping", "leathering", "pistol-whipping", "rawhiding", "scourging", "strapping", "goring", "lacerating", "wounding", "maiming", "mangling", "mutilating" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "verb" ] }, "whatchamacallit":{ "a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember":{ "examples":[ "I need one of those whatchamacallits to connect the two patch cords" ], "synonyms":[ "dingus", "doodad", "doohickey", "hickey", "thingamabob", "thingamajig", "thingumajig", "thingummy", "whatnot", "whatsit", "whatsis", "what-is-it" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whammy":{ "a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power":{ "examples":[ "if you tell anyone about this, I swear I'll put the whammy on you" ], "synonyms":[ "abracadabra", "bewitchment", "charm", "conjuration", "enchantment", "glamour", "glamor", "hex", "incantation", "invocation", "spell" ], "near synonyms":[ "cantrip", "curse", "jinx", "bewitchery", "conjuring", "magic", "mojo", "necromancy", "sorcery", "voodoo", "voodooism", "witchcraft", "witchery", "wizardry", "amulet", "fetish", "fetich", "phylactery", "talisman" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "something that brings bad luck":{ "examples":[ "put the whammy on herself by publicly predicting that she would win the tennis tournament" ], "synonyms":[ "hex", "hoodoo", "Indian sign", "jinx" ], "near synonyms":[ "Jonah", "curse", "evil eye", "pox", "spell", "voodoo", "augury", "omen", "portent" ], "near antonyms":[ "amulet", "charm", "fetish", "fetich", "talisman" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "what-is-it":{ "a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember":{ "examples":[ "there's always one random whatsit left over every time I put a bookcase together" ], "synonyms":[ "dingus", "doodad", "doohickey", "hickey", "thingamabob", "thingamajig", "thingumajig", "thingummy", "whatchamacallit", "whatnot" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "whacko":{ "having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind":{ "examples":[ "a completely wacko obsession with cleaning" ], "synonyms":[ "balmy", "barmy", "bats", "batty", "bedlam", "bonkers", "brainsick", "bughouse", "certifiable", "crackbrained", "cracked", "crackers", "crackpot", "cranky", "crazed", "crazy", "cuckoo", "daffy", "daft", "demented", "deranged", "fruity", "gaga", "haywire", "insane", "kooky", "kookie", "loco", "loony", "looney", "loony tunes", "looney tunes", "lunatic", "mad", "maniacal", "maniac", "mental", "meshuga", "meshugge", "meshugah", "meshuggah", "moonstruck", "non compos mentis", "nuts", "nutty", "psycho", "psychotic", "scatty", "screwy", "unbalanced", "unhinged", "unsound", "wacky", "whacky", "wud" ], "near synonyms":[ "dotty", "fey", "loopy", "off", "potty", "teched", "tetched", "touched", "aberrant", "delirious", "delusional", "delusionary", "disordered", "disturbed", "neurotic", "obsessive-compulsive", "paranoiac", "paranoic", "paranoid", "paranoidal", "schizoid", "schizophrenic", "sociopathic", "eccentric", "odd", "oddball", "pixilated", "pixillated", "queer", "strange", "foolish", "senseless", "witless", "irrational", "unreasonable", "amok", "amuck", "ape", "ballistic", "bananas", "berserk", "nuclear", "depressed", "distracted", "distraught", "frantic", "frenzied", "hysterical", "hysteric", "raving", "wigged-out", "fixated", "monomaniac", "monomaniacal", "obsessed" ], "near antonyms":[ "clear", "lucid", "rational", "reasonable", "judicious", "sensible", "wise", "healthy", "normal", "well-adjusted", "unneurotic" ], "antonyms":[ "balanced", "compos mentis", "sane", "sound", "uncrazy" ] }, "a person having or showing a severely disordered or abnormal state of mind":{ "examples":[ "just a wacko talking to himself" ], "synonyms":[ "bug", "crackbrain", "crazy", "fool", "fruitcake", "head case", "loon", "loony", "lunatic", "maniac", "nut", "nutcase", "nutter", "psycho", "psychopath", "sickie", "sicko" ], "near synonyms":[ "madman", "abnormal", "deviant", "monomaniac", "mythomaniac", "neurotic", "obsessive", "obsessive-compulsive", "paranoid", "psychotic", "schizo", "schizoid", "schizophrenic", "sociopath", "character", "codger", "crack", "crackpot", "crank", "eccentric", "fantastic", "flake", "kook", "oddball", "oddity", "original", "quiz", "screwball", "tyke", "tike", "weirdo", "zany", "case", "patient" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ] }, "whacks":{ "an effort to do or accomplish something":{ "examples":[ "took a whack at solving the math problem" ], "synonyms":[ "assays", "attempts", "bashes", "bids", "cracks", "endeavors", "essays", "flings", "goes", "offers", "passes", "shots", "stabs", "trials", "tries", "whirls" ], "near synonyms":[ "strivings", "struggles", "throes", "undertakings", "trial and errors" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "gave the wasp's nest a good whack with the bat" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "beats", "belts", "biffs", "blows", "bops", "boxes", "buffets", "busts", "chops", "claps", "clips", "clouts", "cracks", "cuffs", "dabs", "douses", "fillips", "hacks", "haymakers", "hits", "hooks", "knocks", "larrups", "lashes", "licks", "pelts", "picks", "plumps", "pokes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slugs", "smacks", "smashes", "socks", "spanks", "stingers", "stripes", "strokes", "swats", "swipes", "switches", "thuds", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "welts", "whams", "whops", "whaps" ], "near synonyms":[ "counterblows", "counter-blows", "counterpunches", "counters", "counterstrokes", "counter-strokes", "body blows", "hands", "kicks", "knees", "lefts", "one-twos", "rabbit punches", "right-handers", "rights", "roundhouses", "shivers", "sidewinders", "sucker punches", "swings", "uppercuts", "crunchers", "kayos", "knockdowns", "knockouts", "KOs", "bastinadoes", "bastinades", "batterings", "beatings", "drubbings", "lickings", "pastings", "thrashings", "wallopings", "whippings", "whips" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a loud explosive sound":{ "examples":[ "the whack echoed around the field" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "blasts", "booms", "claps", "cracks", "crashes", "pops", "reports", "slams", "smashes", "snaps", "thunderclaps", "thwacks", "whomps", "whumps" ], "near synonyms":[ "thunks", "whams", "clangors", "clangs", "clanks", "clashes", "knocks", "raps", "taps", "blares", "clamors", "howls", "hubbubs", "hue and cries", "hullabaloos", "outcries", "roars", "tumults", "uproars" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "examples":[ "whacked the vending machine to get the candy bar to fall" ], "synonyms":[ "bangs", "bashes", "bats", "belts", "biffs", "bludgeons", "bobs", "bonks", "bops", "boxes", "busts", "claps", "clips", "clobbers", "clocks", "clouts", "cracks", "hammers", "hits", "knocks", "nails", "pastes", "pounds", "punches", "raps", "slams", "slaps", "slogs", "slugs", "smacks", "smites", "socks", "strikes", "swats", "swipes", "tags", "thumps", "thwacks", "wallops", "whales", "zaps" ], "near synonyms":[ "batters", "beats", "buffets", "bungs", "chops", "cuffs", "drubs", "laces", "lambastes", "lambasts", "licks", "mangles", "mauls", "pelts", "peppers", "pommels", "pummels", "roughs", "scuffs", "bunts", "flicks", "strokes", "taps", "bumps", "butts", "jabs", "jostles", "kicks", "knees", "pokes", "prods", "pushes", "shoves", "stamps", "bowls (down or over)", "creams", "decks", "dumps", "fells", "floors", "knocks down", "levels", "rabbit-punches", "sucker punches", "canes", "clubs", "cudgels", "flails", "flogs", "lashes", "saps", "slashes", "sledgehammers", "sledges", "spears", "stabs", "switches", "thrashes", "whips", "beans", "brains", "conks", "skulls" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to put to death deliberately":{ "examples":[ "without a second thought the mob boss had them whacked" ], "synonyms":[ "assassinates", "bumps off", "croaks", "dispatches", "does in", "executes", "gets", "ices", "knocks off", "liquidates", "murders", "neutralizes", "offs", "puts away", "rubs out", "slays", "snuffs", "takes out", "terminates" ], "near synonyms":[ "blows away", "shoots", "shoots down", "blots out", "carries off", "claims", "cuts down", "destroys", "fells", "kills", "smites", "zaps", "butchers", "massacres", "mows (down)", "slaughters", "annihilates", "eliminates", "eradicates", "exterminates", "wipes out" ], "near antonyms":[ "animates", "raises", "restores", "resurrects", "resuscitates", "revives" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] }, "wharfages":{ "as in marinas , shipyards":{ "examples":[], "synonyms":[], "near synonyms":[ "dockyards", "marinas", "quayages", "shipyards", "embarcaderos", "berths", "moorings", "slips", "docks", "floats", "jetties", "landings", "levees", "piers", "quais", "quays", "wharves", "wharfs" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "what all":{ "any of various other things that might also be mentioned":{ "examples":[ "the book was about family, social differences, and I don't know what all else" ], "synonyms":[ "whatever", "whatnot" ], "near synonyms":[ "anything", "whichever" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "pronoun" ] }, "whammies":{ "a spoken word or set of words believed to have 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"what-is-its":{ "a small article the actual name of which one either does not know or cannot remember":{ "examples":[ "there's always one random whatsit left over every time I put a bookcase together" ], "synonyms":[ "dinguses", "doodads", "doohickeys", "doohickies", "hickeys", "thingamabobs", "thingamajigs", "thingumajigs", "thingummies", "whatchamacallits", "whatnots" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun" ] }, "what's more":{ "in addition to what has been said":{ "examples":[ "You have a bad attitude, and what's more , you're late all the time." ], "synonyms":[ "additionally", "again", "also", "besides", "either", "further", "furthermore", "likewise", "more", "moreover", "then", "too", "withal", "yet" ], "near synonyms":[], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "phrase" ] }, "whack":{ "an effort to do or accomplish something":{ "examples":[ "took a whack at solving the math problem" ], "synonyms":[ "assay", "attempt", "bash", "bid", "crack", "endeavor", "essay", "fling", "go", "offer", "pass", "shot", "stab", "trial", "try", "whirl" ], "near synonyms":[ "striving", "struggle", "throes", "undertaking", "trial and error" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{ "examples":[ "gave the wasp's nest a good whack with the bat" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "beat", "belt", "biff", "blow", "bop", "box", "buffet", "bust", "chop", "clap", "clip", "clout", "crack", "cuff", "dab", "douse", "fillip", "hack", "haymaker", "hit", "hook", "knock", "larrup", "lash", "lick", "pelt", "pick", "plump", "poke", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slug", "smack", "smash", "sock", "spank", "stinger", "stripe", "stroke", "swat", "swipe", "switch", "thud", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "welt", "wham", "whop", "whap" ], "near synonyms":[ "counter", "counterblow", "counterpunch", "counterstroke", "body blow", "hand", "kick", "knee", "left", "one-two", "rabbit punch", "right", "right-hander", "roundhouse", "shiver", "sidewinder", "sucker punch", "swing", "uppercut", "cruncher", "kayo", "knockdown", "knockout", "KO", "bastinado", "bastinade", "battering", "beating", "bludgeoning", "clobbering", "cudgeling", "cudgelling", "drubbing", "hammering", "lambasting", "licking", "pasting", "pounding", "pummeling", "pummelling", "thrashing", "flogging", "walloping", "whip", "whipping" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "a loud explosive sound":{ "examples":[ "the whack echoed around the field" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "blast", "boom", "clap", "crack", "crash", "pop", "report", "slam", "smash", "snap", "thunderclap", "thwack", "whomp", "whump" ], "near synonyms":[ "thunk", "wham", "clang", "clangor", "clank", "clash", "knock", "rap", "tap", "blare", "clamor", "howl", "hubbub", "hue and cry", "hullabaloo", "outcry", "roar", "tumult", "uproar" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{ "examples":[ "whacked the vending machine to get the candy bar to fall" ], "synonyms":[ "bang", "bash", "bat", "belt", "biff", "bludgeon", "bob", "bonk", "bop", "box", "bust", "clap", "clip", "clobber", "clock", "clout", "crack", "hammer", "hit", "knock", "nail", "paste", "pound", "punch", "rap", "slam", "slap", "slog", "slug", "smack", "smite", "sock", "strike", "swat", "swipe", "tag", "thump", "thwack", "wallop", "whale", "zap" ], "near synonyms":[ "batter", "beat", "buffet", "bung", "chop", "cuff", "drub", "lace", "lambaste", "lambast", "lick", "mangle", "maul", "pelt", "pepper", "pommel", "pummel", "rough", "scuff", "bunt", "flick", "stroke", "tap", "bump", "butt", "jab", "jostle", "kick", "knee", "poke", "prod", "push", "shove", "stamp", "bowl (down or over)", "cream", "deck", "dump", "fell", "floor", "knock down", "level", "rabbit-punch", "sucker punch", "cane", "club", "cudgel", "flail", "flog", "lash", "sap", "slash", "sledge", "sledgehammer", "spear", "stab", "switch", "thrash", "whip", "bean", "brain", "conk", "skull" ], "near antonyms":[], "antonyms":[] }, "to put to death deliberately":{ "examples":[ "without a second thought the mob boss had them whacked" ], "synonyms":[ "assassinate", "bump off", "croak", "dispatch", "do in", "execute", "get", "ice", "knock off", "liquidate", "murder", "neutralize", "off", "put away", "rub out", "slay", "snuff", "take out", "terminate" ], "near synonyms":[ "blow away", "shoot", "shoot down", "blot out", "carry off", "claim", "cut down", "destroy", "fell", "kill", "smite", "zap", "butcher", "massacre", "mow (down)", "slaughter", "annihilate", "eliminate", "eradicate", "exterminate", "wipe out" ], "near antonyms":[ "animate", "raise", "restore", "resurrect", "resuscitate", "revive" ], "antonyms":[] }, "type":[ "noun", "verb" ] } }