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{
"fabricate":{
"to bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"with a few inexpensive materials from a craft shop, we were able to fabricate our own holiday wreath"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disassemble",
"dismantle",
"take apart",
"break up",
"dismember",
"abolish",
"annihilate",
"demolish",
"destroy",
"devastate",
"eradicate",
"exterminate",
"extinguish",
"flatten",
"pulverize",
"raze",
"ruin",
"shatter",
"smash",
"wreck",
"blow up",
"explode"
],
"related":[
"assemble",
"build",
"construct",
"erect",
"make up",
"put up",
"raise",
"rear",
"set up",
"structure",
"throw up",
"craft",
"handcraft",
"hew",
"forge",
"mold",
"shape",
"cobble (together or up)",
"knock out",
"patch (together)",
"throw up",
"prefabricate",
"create",
"invent",
"mint",
"originate",
"establish",
"father",
"institute",
"organize",
"concoct",
"contrive",
"cook (up)",
"design",
"devise",
"imagine",
"think (up)",
"conceive",
"envisage",
"picture",
"visualize",
"refashion",
"remake",
"remanufacture"
],
"synonyms":[
"fashion",
"form",
"frame",
"make",
"manufacture",
"produce"
]
},
"to create or think of by clever use of the imagination":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"fabricated a daring plan to create an underground explosion that would take the enemy totally by surprise"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clone",
"copy",
"copycat",
"duplicate",
"imitate",
"mimic",
"reduplicate",
"replicate",
"reproduce"
],
"related":[
"coin",
"design",
"hatch",
"produce",
"daydream",
"dream",
"fantasize",
"conceive",
"envisage",
"envision",
"imagine",
"picture",
"vision",
"visualize",
"ad-lib",
"extemporize",
"improvise"
],
"synonyms":[
"concoct",
"construct",
"contrive",
"cook (up)",
"devise",
"drum up",
"excogitate",
"invent",
"make up",
"manufacture",
"think (up)",
"trump up",
"vamp (up)"
]
},
"to form by putting together parts or materials":{
"antonyms":[
"demount",
"disassemble",
"dismantle",
"dismember",
"knock down",
"strike",
"take down",
"tear down"
],
"examples":[
"the house was essentially fabricated at the factory and then shipped to the site for assembly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demolish",
"destroy",
"devastate",
"flatten",
"level",
"pull down",
"pulverize",
"raze",
"ruin",
"ruinate",
"shatter",
"smash",
"wreck",
"blow up",
"explode",
"detach",
"disengage",
"disconnect",
"disjoin",
"disunite",
"divide",
"separate"
],
"related":[
"carpenter",
"fashion",
"forge",
"frame",
"hammer",
"handcraft",
"manufacture",
"mold",
"produce",
"shape",
"prefabricate",
"begin",
"coin",
"create",
"generate",
"inaugurate",
"initiate",
"innovate",
"invent",
"originate",
"constitute",
"establish",
"father",
"found",
"institute",
"organize",
"conceive",
"concoct",
"contrive",
"cook (up)",
"design",
"devise",
"imagine",
"think (up)",
"reassemble",
"rebuild",
"reconstruct",
"redevelop",
"reedify",
"retrofit",
"jerry-build",
"rig (up)",
"throw up",
"combine",
"unite"
],
"synonyms":[
"assemble",
"build",
"confect",
"construct",
"erect",
"make",
"make up",
"piece",
"put up",
"raise",
"rear",
"set up"
]
},
"to make a statement one knows to be untrue":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"since he didn't have a good excuse for not having done his homework, he would have to fabricate one"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assert",
"swear",
"testify",
"authenticate",
"confirm",
"substantiate",
"validate",
"verify"
],
"related":[
"forswear",
"foreswear",
"perjure",
"equivocate",
"fudge",
"palter",
"beguile",
"cozen",
"deceive",
"delude",
"dupe",
"fool",
"gull",
"hoax",
"hoodwink",
"kid",
"snow",
"take in",
"trick",
"defame",
"libel",
"slander",
"traduce",
"falsify",
"misreport",
"misrepresent",
"misstate",
"distort",
"garble",
"dissemble",
"dissimulate",
"misguide",
"misinform",
"mislead"
],
"synonyms":[
"fib",
"lie",
"prevaricate"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"fabrications":{
"a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive":{
"antonyms":[
"truths"
],
"examples":[
"her claim that she had been a nurse during the war proved to be a total fabrication"
],
"near antonyms":[
"facts",
"truisms",
"verities",
"honesties",
"veracities",
"authentications",
"confirmations",
"substantiations",
"validations",
"verifications"
],
"related":[
"distortions",
"exaggerations",
"half-truths",
"ambiguities",
"equivocations",
"obliquities",
"defamations",
"libels",
"slanders",
"perjuries",
"bluffs",
"fictions",
"poses",
"pretenses",
"pretences",
"humbug",
"jives",
"nonsense",
"canards",
"fallacies",
"misconceptions",
"myths",
"falsifications",
"misinformation",
"misreports",
"misrepresentations",
"misstatements",
"deceits",
"dishonesties",
"duplicities",
"fraudulences"
],
"synonyms":[
"fables",
"fairy tales",
"falsehoods",
"falsities",
"fibs",
"lies",
"mendacities",
"prevarications",
"stories",
"tales",
"taradiddles",
"tarradiddles",
"untruths",
"whoppers"
]
},
"something that is the product of the imagination":{
"antonyms":[
"facts",
"materialities",
"realities"
],
"examples":[
"the notion that the Colossus of Rhodes could straddle the harbor was a fabrication of medieval writers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"actualities"
],
"related":[
"anecdotes",
"anecdota",
"narratives",
"novels",
"stories",
"tales",
"yarns",
"fairy tales",
"falsehoods",
"falsities",
"fibs",
"lies",
"mendacities",
"misrepresentations",
"prevarications",
"untruths",
"whoppers",
"make-believe"
],
"synonyms":[
"fables",
"fantasies",
"phantasies",
"fictions",
"figments",
"inventions"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"faced":{
"to cover with something that protects":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"we decided to face our old frame house with aluminum siding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bared",
"denuded",
"exposed",
"stripped",
"stript",
"unswathed"
],
"related":[
"appareled",
"apparelled",
"arrayed",
"clothed",
"clad",
"dressed",
"garbed",
"robed",
"sided",
"skinned",
"embosomed",
"embowered",
"embraced",
"encased",
"enclosed",
"inclosed",
"encompassed",
"enshrouded",
"enveloped",
"enwrapped",
"invested",
"lapped",
"mantled",
"shrouded",
"surrounded",
"swathed",
"veiled",
"wrapped",
"blanketed",
"overlaid",
"overspread"
],
"synonyms":[
"clad",
"cladded",
"sheathed"
]
},
"to enter into contest or conflict with":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the Boston Red Sox were eager to face their traditional rivals, the Yankees, in the play-offs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"eluded",
"escaped",
"evaded",
"retreated"
],
"related":[
"emulated",
"rivaled",
"rivalled",
"contended",
"fought",
"opposed"
],
"synonyms":[
"battled",
"encountered",
"engaged",
"met",
"took on"
]
},
"to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage":{
"antonyms":[
"dodged",
"ducked",
"funked",
"shirked",
"sidestepped"
],
"examples":[
"movie superheroes who are ever ready to face danger without blinking an eye"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoided",
"eschewed",
"shunned",
"eluded",
"escaped",
"evaded",
"shook"
],
"related":[
"faced up (to)",
"fronted",
"affronted",
"challenged",
"encountered",
"met",
"accosted",
"approached",
"cornered",
"repelled",
"resisted",
"stood",
"withstood",
"battled",
"combated",
"combatted",
"contended (with)",
"fought",
"opposed",
"squared (off)"
],
"synonyms":[
"bearded",
"braved",
"brazened",
"breasted",
"confronted",
"dared",
"defied",
"outbraved",
"outfaced"
]
},
"to stand or sit with the face or front toward":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the house faces the sparkling blue waters of the Pacific Ocean"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"abutted",
"adjoined",
"bordered",
"bounded",
"fringed",
"margined",
"met",
"neighbored",
"rimmed",
"skirted",
"touched",
"commanded",
"dominated",
"overlooked",
"looked down (on)"
],
"synonyms":[
"fronted",
"looked (toward)",
"pointed (toward)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"facelessness":{
"the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown":{
"antonyms":[
"celebrity",
"fame",
"notoriety",
"renown"
],
"examples":[
"the facelessness of those early participants in the American civil rights movement"
],
"near antonyms":[
"character",
"mark",
"name",
"note",
"rep",
"report",
"reputation",
"repute",
"favor",
"popularity",
"importance",
"significance",
"distinction",
"eminence",
"glory",
"greatness",
"honor",
"illustriousness",
"note",
"preeminence",
"prominence",
"megastardom",
"superstardom",
"cachet",
"kudos",
"position",
"prestige",
"rank",
"standing",
"stature",
"acclaim",
"acknowledgment",
"acknowledgement",
"praise",
"recognition",
"adoration",
"idolization"
],
"related":[
"oblivion",
"inconspicuousness",
"invisibility",
"invisibleness",
"insignificance",
"unpopularity"
],
"synonyms":[
"anonymity",
"namelessness",
"nowhere",
"nowheresville",
"obscurity",
"silence"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"facile":{
"having or showing a lack of depth of understanding or character":{
"antonyms":[
"deep",
"profound"
],
"examples":[
"the movie takes a facile look at what happens when teens enter into serious romantic relationships"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discerning",
"penetrant",
"penetrating",
"definitive",
"hard",
"broad",
"complete",
"comprehensive",
"exhaustive",
"extensive",
"far-reaching",
"wide",
"general",
"global",
"inclusive",
"detailed",
"in-depth",
"critical"
],
"related":[
"cursory",
"hasty",
"oversimple",
"passing",
"sketchy",
"aimless",
"desultory",
"haphazard",
"hit-or-miss",
"random",
"limited",
"narrow",
"restricted"
],
"synonyms":[
"one-dimensional",
"shallow",
"skin-deep",
"superficial"
]
},
"involving minimal difficulty or effort":{
"antonyms":[
"arduous",
"demanding",
"difficult",
"exacting",
"formidable",
"grueling",
"gruelling",
"hard",
"herculean",
"killer",
"labored",
"laborious",
"murderous",
"rough",
"severe",
"stiff",
"strenuous",
"toilful",
"toilsome",
"tough"
],
"examples":[
"a few early facile victories misled the country into thinking that the war would be short and relatively painless"
],
"near antonyms":[
"burdensome",
"exhausting",
"onerous",
"oppressive",
"painful",
"stressful",
"taxing",
"troublesome",
"abstruse",
"complex",
"complicated",
"intricate",
"involved",
"knotty",
"problematic",
"problematical",
"recondite"
],
"related":[
"idiotproof",
"mindless",
"quick",
"straightforward",
"unchallenging",
"uncomplicated",
"apparent",
"clear",
"clear-cut",
"distinct",
"evident",
"manifest",
"obvious",
"open-and-shut",
"palpable",
"patent",
"perspicuous",
"plain",
"transparent",
"unambiguous",
"unequivocal",
"unmistakable"
],
"synonyms":[
"cheap",
"downhill",
"easy",
"effortless",
"fluent",
"fluid",
"hands-down",
"light",
"painless",
"ready",
"royal",
"simple",
"smooth",
"snap",
"soft"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"facilely":{
"without difficulty":{
"examples":[
"most TV sitcoms give the impression that family problems can be solved facilely and in less than 30 minutes"
],
"synonyms":[
"easily",
"easy",
"effortlessly",
"fluently",
"freely",
"handily",
"hands down",
"lightly",
"painlessly",
"readily",
"smoothly",
"well"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ably",
"adeptly",
"adroitly",
"competently",
"deftly",
"dexterously",
"efficiently",
"expertly",
"masterfully",
"proficiently",
"skillfully",
"instinctively",
"intuitively",
"naturally",
"spontaneously"
],
"near antonyms":[
"awkwardly",
"clumsily",
"gracelessly",
"ham-handedly",
"ineptly",
"maladroitly",
"unskillfully",
"meticulously",
"painfully",
"painstakingly",
"thoroughly",
"assiduously",
"diligently",
"indefatigably",
"industriously",
"intensely",
"intently",
"mightily",
"sedulously",
"tirelessly"
],
"antonyms":[
"arduously",
"hardly",
"laboriously",
"strenuously"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"facilitated":{
"to free from obstruction or difficulty":{
"antonyms":[
"complicated"
],
"examples":[
"several religious organizations are involved in the effort to facilitate the settlement of the immigrants arriving in the area"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hindered",
"impeded",
"retarded",
"aggravated",
"worsened",
"perplexed",
"sophisticated"
],
"related":[
"accelerated",
"expedited",
"hastened",
"hurried",
"quickened",
"rushed",
"sped",
"speeded",
"advanced",
"forwarded",
"furthered",
"promoted",
"abetted",
"aided",
"assisted",
"helped",
"improved",
"disentangled",
"straightened (out)",
"untangled",
"simplified",
"streamlined"
],
"synonyms":[
"eased",
"greased",
"loosened (up)",
"smoothed",
"unclogged"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"facilitates":{
"to free from obstruction or difficulty":{
"antonyms":[
"complicates"
],
"examples":[
"several religious organizations are involved in the effort to facilitate the settlement of the immigrants arriving in the area"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hinders",
"impedes",
"retards",
"aggravates",
"worsens",
"perplexes",
"sophisticates"
],
"related":[
"accelerates",
"expedites",
"hastens",
"hurries",
"quickens",
"rushes",
"speeds",
"advances",
"forwards",
"furthers",
"promotes",
"abets",
"aids",
"assists",
"helps",
"improves",
"disentangles",
"straightens (out)",
"untangles",
"simplifies",
"streamlines"
],
"synonyms":[
"eases",
"greases",
"loosens (up)",
"smooths",
"smoothes",
"unclogs"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"facilitating":{
"as in easing , smoothing":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to free from obstruction or difficulty":{
"antonyms":[
"complicating"
],
"examples":[
"several religious organizations are involved in the effort to facilitate the settlement of the immigrants arriving in the area"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hindering",
"impeding",
"retarding",
"aggravating",
"worsening",
"perplexing",
"sophisticating"
],
"related":[
"accelerating",
"expediting",
"hastening",
"hurrying",
"quickening",
"rushing",
"speeding",
"advancing",
"forwarding",
"furthering",
"promoting",
"abetting",
"aiding",
"assisting",
"helping",
"improving",
"disentangling",
"straightening (out)",
"untangling",
"simplifying",
"streamlining"
],
"synonyms":[
"easing",
"greasing",
"loosening (up)",
"smoothing",
"unclogging"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"fact":{
"a collection of factual knowledge about something":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"after reading the facts on the situation, the president concluded that an outbreak of hostilities was all but certain"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"findings",
"intelligence"
],
"synonyms":[
"data",
"information"
]
},
"a single piece of information":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a book of little-known facts about famous people"
],
"near antonyms":[
"error",
"fallacy",
"falsehood",
"inaccuracy",
"misconception",
"misstatement",
"myth"
],
"related":[
"article",
"item",
"component",
"constituent",
"element",
"ingredient",
"member",
"part",
"aspect",
"circumstance",
"facet",
"factor",
"evidence",
"exhibit",
"database",
"information",
"knowledge"
],
"synonyms":[
"datum",
"detail",
"nicety",
"particular",
"particularity",
"point",
"specific"
]
},
"something that actually exists":{
"antonyms":[
"fantasy",
"phantasy",
"fiction",
"illusion"
],
"examples":[
"once considered a wild fantasy, the Internet is now a fact of everyday life"
],
"near antonyms":[
"eventuality",
"possibility",
"potentiality",
"probability"
],
"related":[
"certainty",
"inevitability",
"circumstance",
"event",
"occurrence",
"phenomenon",
"element",
"item",
"particular",
"thing"
],
"synonyms":[
"actuality",
"case",
"materiality",
"reality"
]
},
"the quality of being actual":{
"antonyms":[
"irreality",
"unreality"
],
"examples":[
"like other scientists, astronomers deal in the realm of fact , not speculation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fancy",
"fantasy",
"phantasy",
"fiction",
"fictitiousness",
"dreaminess",
"surreality"
],
"related":[
"authenticity",
"genuineness",
"truth",
"verity"
],
"synonyms":[
"actuality",
"factuality",
"materiality",
"reality"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"faction":{
"a group of people acting together within a larger group":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"several factions within the environmental movement have joined forces to save this wilderness area"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"splinter",
"split",
"crew",
"gang",
"pack",
"team",
"denomination",
"persuasion",
"schism",
"scission",
"caucus",
"movement"
],
"synonyms":[
"bloc",
"block",
"body",
"coalition",
"party",
"sect",
"set",
"side",
"wing"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fade":{
"as in crop , trim":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to cease to be visible":{
"antonyms":[
"appear",
"materialize"
],
"examples":[
"the departing ship gradually faded over the horizon"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arrive",
"break out",
"come out",
"emerge",
"issue",
"loom",
"show up"
],
"related":[
"blank (out)",
"clear",
"die (away or down or out)",
"disperse",
"dissipate",
"dry up",
"blur",
"dim"
],
"synonyms":[
"dematerialize",
"disappear",
"dissolve",
"evanesce",
"evaporate",
"flee",
"fly",
"melt",
"sink",
"vanish"
]
},
"to lose bodily strength or vigor":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"began to fade after battling the disease for years"
],
"near antonyms":[
"convalesce",
"rally",
"rebound",
"recover",
"recuperate",
"gain"
],
"related":[
"break down",
"wear out",
"yield",
"degenerate",
"deteriorate",
"rot",
"run down"
],
"synonyms":[
"decay",
"droop",
"emaciate",
"fail",
"flag",
"go",
"lag",
"languish",
"sag",
"sink",
"waste (away)",
"weaken",
"wilt",
"wither"
]
},
"to make white or whiter by removing color":{
"antonyms":[
"darken",
"deepen",
"embrown"
],
"examples":[
"years of harsh sunlight had faded the car, which was once fire-engine red"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blacken",
"blotch",
"checker",
"dapple",
"daub",
"discolor",
"fleck",
"marble",
"mottle",
"pattern",
"polychrome",
"shade",
"speck",
"speckle",
"splotch",
"spot",
"streak",
"striate",
"stripe",
"tarnish",
"variegate",
"color",
"dye",
"paint",
"pigment",
"stain",
"tincture",
"tinge",
"tint",
"burnish",
"polish",
"shine"
],
"related":[
"brighten",
"lighten",
"dim",
"mat",
"matte",
"matt",
"etiolate",
"whitewash",
"frost",
"silver"
],
"synonyms":[
"blanch",
"bleach",
"blench",
"decolorize",
"dull",
"pale",
"snow",
"wash out",
"whiten"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"fade (away)":{
"as in give out , melt (away)":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"as in melting , passing":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"fades (away)":{
"as in gives out , melts (away)":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"fag end":{
"an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a patchwork quilt sewn together from the fag ends of many bolts of cloth"
],
"near antonyms":[
"whole"
],
"related":[
"leavings",
"odds and ends",
"pickings",
"refuse",
"remains",
"residual",
"residue",
"scraping(s)",
"stump",
"vestige",
"balance",
"rest",
"chip",
"flake",
"fragment",
"piece",
"sliver",
"splinter",
"ribbon(s)",
"shred",
"tatter"
],
"synonyms":[
"end",
"leftover",
"oddment",
"remainder",
"remnant",
"scrap",
"stub"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fags":{
"a person who does very hard or dull work":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a rigid class system, with fags at the very bottom of it"
],
"near antonyms":[
"goldbricks",
"shirkers",
"idlers",
"lazybones",
"loafers",
"slouches",
"sluggards",
"slugs"
],
"related":[
"workhorses",
"serfs"
],
"synonyms":[
"dogsbodies",
"drones",
"drudgers",
"drudges",
"foot soldiers",
"grubbers",
"grubs",
"grunts",
"laborers",
"peons",
"peones",
"pluggers",
"slaves",
"sloggers",
"toilers",
"workers"
]
},
"to devote serious and sustained effort":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the road crew fagged mightily to move the boulder out of the way"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breaks",
"eases (up)",
"lets up",
"slackens",
"bums",
"chills",
"dallies",
"dillydallies",
"footles",
"goldbricks",
"goofs (off)",
"hacks (around)",
"hangs (around or out)",
"idles",
"lazes",
"loafs",
"lounges",
"shirks",
"slacks (off)",
"vegges out",
"veges out",
"basks",
"lolls",
"relaxes",
"reposes",
"rests",
"unwinds",
"dabbles",
"doodles",
"fools around",
"fribbles",
"goofs (around)",
"hangs",
"hangs about",
"messes around",
"monkeys (around)",
"plays",
"potters (around)",
"putters (around)",
"trifles"
],
"related":[
"applies (oneself)",
"buckles (down)",
"digs in",
"hammers (away)",
"knuckles down",
"pitches in",
"attacks",
"drives",
"essays",
"tries",
"exercises",
"exerts",
"overexerts",
"overworks",
"ekes out",
"grinds (out)",
"puts out",
"scrabbles",
"scratches",
"trudges",
"wades"
],
"synonyms":[
"bangs away",
"beavers (away)",
"digs (away)",
"drudges",
"endeavors",
"grubs",
"humps",
"hustles",
"labors",
"moils",
"pegs (away)",
"plods",
"plows",
"plugs",
"slaves",
"slogs",
"strains",
"strives",
"struggles",
"sweats",
"toils",
"travails",
"tugs",
"works"
]
},
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the long hike up the mountain had fagged us out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activates",
"energizes",
"invigorates",
"rejuvenates",
"strengthens",
"vitalizes",
"relaxes",
"rests",
"unwinds"
],
"related":[
"debilitates",
"enervates",
"enfeebles",
"saps",
"wastes",
"weakens"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaks",
"burns out",
"busts",
"does in",
"does up",
"drains",
"exhausts",
"fatigues",
"frazzles",
"harasses",
"kills",
"knocks out",
"outwears",
"tires",
"tuckers (out)",
"washes out",
"wearies",
"wears",
"wears out"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"faintheartedness":{
"lack of willingness to assert oneself and take risks":{
"antonyms":[
"audaciousness",
"audacity",
"boldness",
"cojones",
"guts",
"nerve"
],
"examples":[
"his faintheartedness got the better of him, and he backed off from the ski trail intended for experts"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assurance",
"confidence",
"self-assertiveness",
"self-assurance",
"self-confidence",
"composure",
"coolness",
"insouciance",
"nonchalance",
"unconcern",
"backbone",
"decisiveness",
"determination",
"fiber",
"firmness",
"fortitude",
"gameness",
"grit",
"gumption",
"mettle",
"resoluteness",
"resolution",
"spunk",
"bravery",
"courage",
"courageousness",
"daring",
"dauntlessness",
"doughtiness",
"fearlessness",
"gutsiness",
"intrepidity",
"intrepidness",
"valor",
"brazenness",
"cheek",
"effrontery",
"gall",
"temerity"
],
"related":[
"bashfulness",
"constraint",
"embarrassment",
"inhibition",
"restraint",
"shyness",
"skittishness",
"hesitation",
"indecision",
"indecisiveness",
"irresoluteness",
"irresolution",
"alarm",
"alarum",
"anxiety",
"apprehension",
"concern",
"discomposure",
"dismay",
"fear",
"panic",
"upset",
"worry",
"cowardice",
"cowardliness",
"cravenness",
"spinelessness"
],
"synonyms":[
"timidity",
"timidness",
"timorousness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"faintly":{
"as in quietly , softly":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"fair":{
"a public showing of objects of interest":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a dazzling array of sleek cabin cruisers at the annual boat fair"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"demonstration",
"performance",
"presentation",
"production",
"extravaganza",
"pageant",
"spectacle",
"auction",
"offering",
"presentment",
"sale"
],
"synonyms":[
"display",
"exhibit",
"exhibition",
"expo",
"exposition",
"show"
]
},
"according to the rules or the law":{
"antonyms":[
"dirty",
"illegally"
],
"examples":[
"we expect everyone on this basketball court to play fair"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ignobly",
"immorally",
"underhandedly",
"unethically",
"dishonorably"
],
"related":[
"ethically",
"high-mindedly",
"morally",
"nobly",
"honorably"
],
"synonyms":[
"clean",
"cleanly",
"fairly",
"legally"
]
},
"being what is called for by accepted standards of right and wrong":{
"antonyms":[
"undeserved",
"undue",
"unfair",
"unjust",
"unjustified",
"unmerited",
"unwarranted"
],
"examples":[
"most thought his dismissal was fair since he had been given many chances to clean up his act"
],
"near antonyms":[
"incoherent",
"incorrect",
"irrelative",
"irrelevant",
"improper",
"inapplicable",
"inapposite",
"inappropriate",
"inapt",
"indefensible",
"unjustifiable",
"unreasonable",
"unsuitable",
"biased",
"inequitable",
"partial",
"unequal",
"arbitrary",
"despotic",
"illegitimate",
"unlawful"
],
"related":[
"applicable",
"appropriate",
"apt",
"fit",
"fitting",
"meet",
"proper",
"requisite",
"suitable",
"lawful",
"legal",
"legitimate",
"accurate",
"correct",
"true",
"rhadamanthine",
"strict",
"stringent",
"uncompromising",
"equitable",
"impartial",
"square"
],
"synonyms":[
"competent",
"condign",
"deserved",
"due",
"just",
"justified",
"merited",
"right",
"rightful",
"warranted"
]
},
"following or according to the rules":{
"antonyms":[
"dirty",
"foul",
"nasty",
"unfair",
"unsportsmanlike"
],
"examples":[
"a hockey player who is respected for his fair play"
],
"near antonyms":[
"immoral",
"unethical",
"unprincipled",
"unrighteous",
"unscrupulous",
"vicious",
"wrong"
],
"related":[
"just",
"law-abiding",
"ethical",
"moral",
"principled",
"scrupulous",
"honorable",
"irreproachable",
"unimpeachable"
],
"synonyms":[
"clean",
"legal",
"sportsmanlike",
"sportsmanly"
]
},
"free from dirt or stain":{
"antonyms":[
"besmirched",
"dirty",
"filthy",
"foul",
"grubby",
"smirched",
"soiled",
"spotted",
"stained",
"sullied",
"unclean",
"uncleaned"
],
"examples":[
"a handwritten thank-you letter requires nothing less than a sheet of fair white paper"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dingy",
"greasy",
"grimy",
"mucky",
"muddy",
"unwashed",
"defiled",
"germy",
"polluted",
"tainted",
"unsterile",
"unsterilized",
"blackened",
"discolored"
],
"related":[
"pure",
"taintless",
"undefiled",
"unpolluted",
"untainted",
"wholesome",
"cleanly",
"germfree",
"hygienic",
"sanitary",
"sterile",
"abluted",
"bleached",
"cleansed",
"purified",
"scrubbed",
"washed",
"whitened",
"milky",
"snowy",
"white",
"flawless",
"unblemished",
"bright",
"shiny",
"sparkling"
],
"synonyms":[
"antiseptic",
"chaste",
"clean",
"immaculate",
"pristine",
"spick-and-span",
"spic-and-span",
"spotless",
"squeaky-clean",
"stainless",
"unsoiled",
"unstained",
"unsullied"
]
},
"having no exceptions or restrictions":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"it would take a fair miracle for that project to be finished on time"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doubtful",
"dubious",
"equivocal",
"qualified",
"questionable",
"restricted",
"uncertain"
],
"related":[
"authentic",
"classic",
"genuine",
"real",
"veritable",
"constant",
"endless",
"eternal",
"perpetual",
"undying",
"unremitting",
"extreme",
"unrestricted",
"confirmed",
"habitual",
"hopeless",
"inveterate",
"extraordinary",
"frightful",
"horrible",
"huge",
"main",
"superlative",
"supreme",
"surpassing",
"terrible",
"terrific"
],
"synonyms":[
"absolute",
"all-out",
"arrant",
"blank",
"blooming",
"bodacious",
"categorical",
"categoric",
"clean",
"complete",
"consummate",
"crashing",
"damn",
"damned",
"dead",
"deadly",
"definite",
"downright",
"dreadful",
"flat",
"flat-out",
"out-and-out",
"outright",
"perfect",
"plumb",
"profound",
"pure",
"rank",
"regular",
"sheer",
"simple",
"stark",
"stone",
"straight-out",
"thorough",
"thoroughgoing",
"total",
"unadulterated",
"unalloyed",
"unconditional",
"unmitigated",
"unqualified",
"utter",
"very"
]
},
"having qualities which inspire hope":{
"antonyms":[
"bleak",
"dark",
"depressing",
"desperate",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dismal",
"downbeat",
"dreary",
"gloomy",
"hopeless",
"inauspicious",
"pessimistic",
"unencouraging",
"unlikely",
"unpromising",
"unpropitious"
],
"examples":[
"as long as the team keeps playing as hard as they can, they have a fair chance of winning\u2014no matter what the scoreboard says"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cheerless",
"comfortless",
"doubtful",
"dubious",
"uncertain",
"bearish",
"grim",
"negative",
"unfavorable",
"funereal",
"glum",
"gray",
"grey",
"miserable",
"wretched"
],
"related":[
"cheering",
"comforting",
"reassuring",
"soothing",
"assured",
"confident",
"decisive",
"doubtless",
"positive",
"sure",
"unhesitating",
"beamish",
"bullish",
"eupeptic",
"favorable",
"good"
],
"synonyms":[
"auspicious",
"bright",
"encouraging",
"golden",
"heartening",
"hopeful",
"likely",
"optimistic",
"promising",
"propitious",
"rose-colored",
"roseate",
"rosy",
"upbeat"
]
},
"marked by justice, honesty, and freedom from bias":{
"antonyms":[
"biased",
"ex parte",
"inequitable",
"nonobjective",
"one-sided",
"partial",
"parti pris",
"partisan",
"prejudiced",
"unjust"
],
"examples":[
"a commanding officer who enjoyed the respect of his soldiers because his decisions were always fair"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deceitful",
"deceptive",
"dishonest",
"arbitrary",
"unconscionable",
"unreasonable",
"jaundiced",
"unfriendly",
"unsympathetic",
"colored",
"distorted",
"warped"
],
"related":[
"frank",
"forthright",
"open",
"straight",
"straightforward",
"balanced",
"rational",
"reasonable"
],
"synonyms":[
"candid",
"disinterested",
"dispassionate",
"equal",
"equitable",
"evenhanded",
"impartial",
"indifferent",
"just",
"nonpartisan",
"objective",
"square",
"unbiased",
"unprejudiced"
]
},
"not stormy or cloudy":{
"antonyms":[
"bleak",
"cloudy",
"dirty",
"foul",
"nasty",
"overcast",
"rainy",
"raw",
"rough",
"squally",
"stormy",
"sunless",
"tempestuous",
"turbulent"
],
"examples":[
"we prayed for fair weather during our vacation at the beach"
],
"near antonyms":[
"harsh",
"inclement",
"severe",
"blustering",
"blustery",
"breezy",
"gusty",
"foggy",
"hazy",
"misty",
"murky",
"soupy"
],
"related":[
"balmy",
"clement",
"gentle",
"mild",
"moderate",
"temperate",
"calm",
"halcyon",
"peaceful",
"placid",
"serene",
"tranquil",
"fine",
"pleasant"
],
"synonyms":[
"bright",
"clear",
"cloudless",
"sunny",
"sunshiny",
"unclouded"
]
},
"of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the abundance of people with fair hair in Scandinavia"
],
"near antonyms":[
"black-a-vised",
"brown",
"brunet",
"brunette",
"dark",
"olive",
"swart",
"swarthy",
"black",
"ebony",
"raven"
],
"related":[
"ocherous",
"ochreous",
"ash-blond",
"ash-blonde",
"blondish",
"strawberry blonde",
"strawberry blond",
"towheaded",
"gold",
"light",
"white"
],
"synonyms":[
"blond",
"blonde",
"flaxen",
"golden",
"sandy",
"straw",
"tawny"
]
},
"of average to below average quality":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"for what they charged us, the painters should have done better than a fair job of painting the house"
],
"near antonyms":[
"A1",
"capital",
"choice",
"classic",
"distinguished",
"excellent",
"exceptional",
"exquisite",
"fabulous",
"fantastic",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"grand",
"great",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"matchless",
"maximum",
"nifty",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"optimal",
"optimum",
"outstanding",
"par excellence",
"peerless",
"preeminent",
"prime",
"sensational",
"special",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supreme",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"unmatched",
"unparalleled",
"unsurpassed",
"deficient",
"inadequate",
"insufficient",
"lacking",
"unacceptable",
"unsatisfactory",
"wanting"
],
"related":[
"acceptable",
"adequate",
"all right",
"alright",
"decent",
"OK",
"okay",
"reasonable",
"satisfactory",
"sufficient",
"sufficing",
"tolerable",
"moderate",
"modest",
"presentable",
"respectable",
"minimal",
"unexceptional",
"fine",
"good",
"nice"
],
"synonyms":[
"common",
"indifferent",
"mediocre",
"medium",
"middling",
"ordinary",
"passable",
"run-of-the-mill",
"run-of-the-mine",
"run-of-mine",
"second-class",
"second-rate",
"so-so"
]
},
"of light complexion":{
"antonyms":[
"black",
"brunet",
"brunette",
"dark",
"swart",
"swarthy"
],
"examples":[
"fair people tend to sunburn easily"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"ashen",
"ashy",
"pale",
"paled",
"palish",
"pallid",
"pasty",
"peaked",
"peaky",
"sallow",
"sallowish",
"wan",
"white"
],
"synonyms":[
"light"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
],
"very close to but not completely":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"it fair takes your breath away when you find out what properties in London are going for"
],
"near antonyms":[
"absolutely",
"altogether",
"completely",
"entirely",
"fully",
"plain",
"plumb",
"quite",
"thoroughly",
"totally",
"utterly",
"well",
"wholly",
"barely",
"hardly",
"scarcely"
],
"related":[
"appreciably",
"by and large",
"chiefly",
"largely",
"mainly",
"mostly",
"kind of",
"partially",
"partly",
"somewhat"
],
"synonyms":[
"about",
"all but",
"almost",
"borderline",
"fairly",
"feckly",
"more or less",
"most",
"much",
"near",
"nearly",
"next to",
"nigh",
"practically",
"somewhere",
"virtually",
"well-nigh"
]
},
"very pleasing to look at":{
"antonyms":[
"grotesque",
"hideous",
"homely",
"ill-favored",
"plain",
"ugly",
"unaesthetic",
"unattractive",
"unbeautiful",
"uncomely",
"uncute",
"unhandsome",
"unlovely",
"unpleasing",
"unpretty",
"unsightly"
],
"examples":[
"generally considered the fairest girl in town, she had no lack of boyfriends"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"bad",
"disagreeable",
"disgusting",
"dreadful",
"foul",
"frightful",
"ghastly",
"horrible",
"loathsome",
"nasty",
"nauseating",
"objectionable",
"offensive",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"shocking",
"sickening",
"terrible",
"vile",
"unappealing",
"unappetizing",
"unimposing",
"unpleasant",
"unprepossessing",
"frumpish",
"frumpy",
"unbecoming",
"unshapely"
],
"related":[
"alluring",
"appealing",
"charming",
"cunning",
"delightful",
"engaging",
"fascinating",
"glamorous",
"glamourous",
"prepossessing",
"elegant",
"exquisite",
"glorious",
"Junoesque",
"magnificent",
"resplendent",
"splendid",
"statuesque",
"sublime",
"superb",
"flawless",
"perfect",
"radiant",
"dainty",
"delicate",
"personable",
"pleasant",
"presentable",
"chocolate-box",
"prettyish",
"desirable",
"dishy",
"dollish",
"foxy",
"hot",
"luscious",
"nubile",
"pulchritudinous",
"seductive",
"sexy",
"toothsome",
"hunky",
"studly",
"arresting",
"eye-catching",
"flamboyant",
"flashy",
"glossy",
"showstopping",
"showy",
"slick",
"snazzy",
"splashy",
"striking",
"zingy",
"photogenic",
"telegenic"
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"aesthetic",
"esthetic",
"aesthetical",
"esthetical",
"attractive",
"beauteous",
"beautiful",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"comely",
"cute",
"drop-dead",
"fetching",
"good",
"good-looking",
"goodly",
"gorgeous",
"handsome",
"knockout",
"likely",
"lovely",
"lovesome",
"pretty",
"ravishing",
"seemly",
"sightly",
"stunning",
"taking",
"well-favored"
]
}
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"the practice of giving to others what is their due":{
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"inequity",
"injustice",
"raw deal",
"wrong"
],
"examples":[
"it's going to be tough to get a fair shake the way this country's legal system is set up"
],
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"bias",
"one-sidedness",
"partiality",
"prejudice",
"unfairness",
"unjustness",
"wrongfulness",
"corruption",
"impropriety",
"crime",
"offense",
"offence",
"wrongdoing",
"disservice",
"harm"
],
"related":[
"equitability",
"equitableness",
"evenhandedness",
"fair-mindedness",
"fairness",
"impartiality",
"goodness",
"righteousness",
"virtue",
"honor",
"integrity",
"uprightness"
],
"synonyms":[
"equity",
"justice",
"right"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fair-haired":{
"granted special treatment or attention":{
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"unbeloved"
],
"examples":[
"she had been the teacher's fair-haired pupil\u2014the one who could do no wrong"
],
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"abhorred",
"abominated",
"despised",
"detested",
"disdained",
"disfavored",
"disliked",
"execrated",
"hated",
"loathed",
"unfavorite",
"abandoned",
"forgotten",
"ignored",
"alienated",
"estranged"
],
"related":[
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"adored",
"appreciated",
"esteemed",
"relished",
"revered",
"prized",
"treasured",
"preferred"
],
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"beloved",
"cherished",
"darling",
"dear",
"favored",
"favorite",
"fond",
"loved",
"pet",
"precious",
"special",
"sweet",
"white-headed"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"fairy tales":{
"a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive":{
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"truths"
],
"examples":[
"did you really see a bear, or are you telling us another one of your fairy tales ?"
],
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"facts",
"truisms",
"verities",
"honesties",
"veracities",
"authentications",
"confirmations",
"substantiations",
"validations",
"verifications"
],
"related":[
"distortions",
"exaggerations",
"half-truths",
"ambiguities",
"equivocations",
"obliquities",
"defamations",
"libels",
"slanders",
"perjuries",
"bluffs",
"fictions",
"poses",
"pretenses",
"pretences",
"humbug",
"jives",
"nonsense",
"canards",
"fallacies",
"misconceptions",
"myths",
"falsifications",
"misinformation",
"misreports",
"misrepresentations",
"misstatements",
"deceits",
"dishonesties",
"duplicities",
"fraudulences"
],
"synonyms":[
"fables",
"fabrications",
"falsehoods",
"falsities",
"fibs",
"lies",
"mendacities",
"prevarications",
"stories",
"tales",
"taradiddles",
"tarradiddles",
"untruths",
"whoppers"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"as in fake , phony":{
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"examples":[],
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"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to elude (an opponent in a sports contest) by making a deceptive or agile movement":{
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"examples":[
"the running back faked the defense by stepping to his left and then quickly cutting to the right"
],
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"related":[
"dodged",
"evaded",
"sidestepped",
"slipped",
"pump-faked",
"stutter-stepped",
"maneuvered (around)"
],
"synonyms":[
"deked",
"faked out",
"juked"
]
},
"to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"pranksters faked giant footprints and then claimed that they had seen Bigfoot"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"simulated",
"duplicated",
"reduplicated",
"replicated",
"reproduced",
"cribbed",
"plagiarized",
"adulterated",
"doctored",
"fudged",
"juggled",
"manipulated",
"tampered (with)",
"concocted",
"cooked (up)",
"fabricated",
"invented"
],
"synonyms":[
"counterfeited",
"forged",
"phonied"
]
},
"to perform, make, or do without preparation":{
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"examples":[
"if you give me the gist of the plan, I can probably fake enough for the speech"
],
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"arranged",
"laid",
"prepared",
"readied",
"considered",
"contemplated",
"pondered",
"studied",
"exercised",
"practiced",
"practised",
"rehearsed"
],
"related":[
"concocted",
"contrived",
"cooked (up)",
"devised",
"fabricated",
"hatched",
"invented",
"made up",
"manufactured",
"thought (up)",
"cobbled (together or up)",
"dashed (off)"
],
"synonyms":[
"ad-libbed",
"clapped (together or up)",
"clapt (together or up)",
"extemporized",
"improvised"
]
},
"to present a false appearance of":{
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"examples":[
"while running for class president, Dan was not above faking friendship with people just to get their votes"
],
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"related":[
"dissimulated",
"impersonated",
"let on",
"masqueraded",
"playacted",
"played",
"posed",
"forged",
"imitated",
"camouflaged",
"concealed",
"disguised",
"masked",
"feinted",
"malingered"
],
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"acted",
"affected",
"assumed",
"bluffed",
"counterfeited",
"dissembled",
"feigned",
"passed (for)",
"pretended",
"professed",
"put on",
"shammed",
"simulated"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
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"an imitation that is passed off as genuine":{
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"examples":[
"experts declared that one of the museum's prized paintings was actually a fake"
],
"near antonyms":[
"original"
],
"related":[
"copycat",
"knockoff",
"copy",
"facsimile",
"replica",
"reproduction",
"dummy",
"mock-up",
"fraud",
"gaff",
"imposture",
"spoof",
"swindle",
"simulation",
"synthetic",
"bastard",
"brummagem",
"duffer",
"shoddy"
],
"synonyms":[
"counterfeit",
"forgery",
"hoax",
"humbug",
"phony",
"phoney",
"sham"
]
},
"being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud":{
"antonyms":[
"authentic",
"bona fide",
"genuine",
"real",
"unfaked"
],
"examples":[
"arrested for peddling \"designer\" watches that were fake"
],
"near antonyms":[
"natural",
"actual",
"true",
"valid"
],
"related":[
"artificial",
"factitious",
"imitation",
"man-made",
"mimic",
"mock",
"simulated",
"substitute",
"synthetic",
"dummy",
"nonfunctioning",
"ornamental",
"cultured",
"fabricated",
"manufactured",
"deceptive",
"delusive",
"misleading"
],
"synonyms":[
"bogus",
"counterfeit",
"false",
"forged",
"inauthentic",
"phony",
"phoney",
"queer",
"sham",
"snide",
"spurious",
"unauthentic"
]
},
"being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials":{
"antonyms":[
"genuine",
"natural",
"real"
],
"examples":[
"opposed to the unnecessary killing of animals, she'll consider wearing only fake furs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"authentic",
"bona fide",
"legitimate",
"true",
"premium",
"quality",
"valuable",
"pure",
"unadulterated"
],
"related":[
"cultured",
"manufactured",
"process",
"unauthentic",
"adulterated",
"designer",
"doctored",
"engineered",
"fudged",
"juggled",
"manipulated",
"tampered (with)",
"concocted",
"fabricated",
"counterfeit",
"deceptive",
"forged",
"fraudulent",
"misleading",
"phony",
"phoney",
"affected",
"brummagem",
"feigned",
"pinchbeck",
"pseudo",
"spurious"
],
"synonyms":[
"artificial",
"bogus",
"dummy",
"ersatz",
"factitious",
"false",
"faux",
"imitation",
"imitative",
"man-made",
"mimic",
"mock",
"pretend",
"sham",
"simulated",
"substitute",
"synthetic"
]
},
"lacking in natural or spontaneous quality":{
"antonyms":[
"artless",
"genuine",
"natural",
"spontaneous",
"unaffected",
"uncontrived",
"unfeigned",
"unforced"
],
"examples":[
"the boss's pitiful attempts at humor were met with fake laughter"
],
"near antonyms":[
"authentic",
"bona fide",
"real",
"realistic",
"right",
"true",
"honest",
"ingenuous",
"sincere",
"unpretending",
"easy",
"effortless",
"smooth",
"extemporaneous",
"impromptu",
"impulsive",
"instinctive",
"unconscious",
"unprompted",
"unrehearsed",
"unstudied"
],
"related":[
"automatic",
"canned",
"concocted",
"fabricated",
"hokey",
"labored",
"manufactured",
"pat",
"unauthentic",
"unreal",
"unrealistic",
"double-dealing",
"empty",
"facile",
"hollow",
"hypocritical",
"insincere",
"left-handed",
"mealy",
"mealymouthed",
"two-faced",
"unctuous",
"exaggerated",
"histrionic",
"melodramatic",
"overacted",
"overdone",
"theatrical",
"theatric",
"cute",
"cutesy",
"genteel",
"goody-goody",
"mincing",
"overrefined",
"simpering",
"conventional",
"formal",
"impersonal",
"inflexible",
"rigid",
"stiff",
"stylized",
"wooden",
"artful",
"calculated",
"conscious",
"cultivated",
"deliberate",
"premeditated",
"studied"
],
"synonyms":[
"affected",
"artificial",
"assumed",
"bogus",
"contrived",
"factitious",
"false",
"feigned",
"forced",
"mechanical",
"mock",
"phony",
"phoney",
"plastic",
"pretended",
"pseudo",
"put-on",
"sham",
"simulated",
"spurious",
"strained",
"unnatural"
]
},
"not being or expressing what one appears to be or express":{
"antonyms":[
"artless",
"candid",
"genuine",
"heartfelt",
"honest",
"sincere",
"undesigning",
"unfeigned"
],
"examples":[
"the fake friendliness of the sales rep made me want to gag"
],
"near antonyms":[
"direct",
"forthright",
"frank",
"heart-to-heart",
"open",
"plain",
"straightforward"
],
"related":[
"affected",
"assumed",
"claptrap",
"contrived",
"forced",
"mechanical",
"put-on",
"simulated",
"strained",
"unnatural",
"empty",
"hollow",
"meaningless",
"deceitful",
"devious",
"dishonest",
"false",
"untruthful",
"facile",
"glib",
"superficial",
"bogus",
"sham",
"campy",
"facetious",
"jocular",
"tongue-in-cheek",
"canting",
"pharisaical",
"pious",
"sanctimonious",
"self-righteous",
"simon-pure"
],
"synonyms":[
"artificial",
"backhanded",
"counterfeit",
"double",
"double-dealing",
"double-faced",
"feigned",
"hypocritical",
"insincere",
"Janus-faced",
"jive",
"left-handed",
"lip",
"mealy",
"mealymouthed",
"Pecksniffian",
"phony",
"phoney",
"phony-baloney",
"phoney-baloney",
"pretended",
"two-faced",
"unctuous"
]
},
"one who makes false claims of identity or expertise":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a hidden-camera investigation revealed that the so-called psychic was a fake"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ace",
"adept",
"authority",
"crackerjack",
"crackajack",
"expert",
"maestro",
"master",
"past master",
"professional",
"virtuoso",
"whiz",
"wizard"
],
"related":[
"copycat",
"imitator",
"impersonator",
"mimic",
"actor",
"bluffer",
"counterfeiter",
"deceiver",
"dissembler",
"duper",
"feigner",
"misleader",
"operator",
"trickster",
"poseur",
"cozener",
"defrauder",
"dodger",
"fraudster",
"scammer",
"scamster",
"sharper",
"sharpie",
"sharpy",
"skinner",
"swindler"
],
"synonyms":[
"charlatan",
"faker",
"fakir",
"fraud",
"hoaxer",
"humbug",
"impostor",
"imposter",
"mountebank",
"phony",
"phoney",
"pretender",
"quack",
"quacksalver",
"ringer",
"sham"
]
},
"the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery":{
"antonyms":[
"artlessness",
"forthrightness",
"good faith",
"guilelessness",
"ingenuousness",
"sincerity"
],
"examples":[
"if the product were any good, the company wouldn't have to resort to fakery to get people to buy it"
],
"near antonyms":[
"candidness",
"candor",
"directness",
"frankness",
"openness",
"plainness",
"plainspokenness",
"honesty",
"probity",
"dependability",
"reliability",
"reliableness",
"solidity",
"trustability",
"trustiness",
"trustworthiness",
"decency",
"goodness",
"incorruptibility",
"integrity",
"righteousness",
"truthfulness",
"uprightness",
"virtuousness"
],
"related":[
"equivocation",
"lying",
"mendacity",
"prevarication",
"chicane",
"chicanery",
"fraudulence",
"hanky-panky",
"jugglery",
"legerdemain",
"mountebankery",
"obliquity",
"skulduggery",
"skullduggery",
"subterfuge",
"swindling",
"trickery",
"wile",
"falsehood",
"falsity",
"fib",
"untruth",
"hypocrisy",
"insincerity",
"sanctimoniousness",
"two-facedness",
"artfulness",
"caginess",
"cageyness",
"deviousness",
"shrewdness",
"treacherousness",
"underhandedness",
"unscrupulousness",
"covertness",
"furtiveness",
"secrecy",
"shadiness",
"sneakiness",
"stealthiness",
"oiliness",
"shiftiness",
"slickness",
"slipperiness",
"slyness",
"smoothness"
],
"synonyms":[
"artifice",
"cheating",
"cozenage",
"craft",
"craftiness",
"crookedness",
"crookery",
"cunning",
"cunningness",
"deceit",
"deceitfulness",
"deception",
"deceptiveness",
"dishonesty",
"dissembling",
"dissimulation",
"double-dealing",
"dupery",
"duplicity",
"foxiness",
"fraud",
"guile",
"guilefulness",
"wiliness"
]
},
"to elude (an opponent in a sports contest) by making a deceptive or agile movement":{
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"examples":[
"the running back faked the defense by stepping to his left and then quickly cutting to the right"
],
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"related":[
"dodge",
"evade",
"sidestep",
"slip",
"pump-fake",
"stutter-step",
"maneuver (around)"
],
"synonyms":[
"deke",
"fake out",
"juke"
]
},
"to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"pranksters faked giant footprints and then claimed that they had seen Bigfoot"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"simulate",
"duplicate",
"reduplicate",
"replicate",
"reproduce",
"crib",
"plagiarize",
"adulterate",
"doctor",
"fudge",
"juggle",
"manipulate",
"tamper (with)",
"concoct",
"cook (up)",
"fabricate",
"invent"
],
"synonyms":[
"counterfeit",
"forge",
"phony"
]
},
"to perform, make, or do without preparation":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"if you give me the gist of the plan, I can probably fake enough for the speech"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arrange",
"lay",
"prepare",
"ready",
"consider",
"contemplate",
"ponder",
"study",
"exercise",
"practice",
"practise",
"rehearse"
],
"related":[
"concoct",
"contrive",
"cook (up)",
"devise",
"fabricate",
"hatch",
"invent",
"make up",
"manufacture",
"think (up)",
"cobble (together or up)",
"dash (off)"
],
"synonyms":[
"ad-lib",
"clap (together or up)",
"extemporize",
"improvise"
]
},
"to present a false appearance of":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"while running for class president, Dan was not above faking friendship with people just to get their votes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
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"impersonate",
"let on",
"masquerade",
"play",
"playact",
"pose",
"forge",
"imitate",
"camouflage",
"conceal",
"disguise",
"mask",
"feint",
"malinger"
],
"synonyms":[
"act",
"affect",
"assume",
"bluff",
"counterfeit",
"dissemble",
"feign",
"pass (for)",
"pretend",
"profess",
"put on",
"sham",
"simulate"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"fakery":{
"the inclination or practice of misleading others through lies or trickery":{
"antonyms":[
"artlessness",
"forthrightness",
"good faith",
"guilelessness",
"ingenuousness",
"sincerity"
],
"examples":[
"if the product were any good, the company wouldn't have to resort to fakery to get people to buy it"
],
"near antonyms":[
"candidness",
"candor",
"directness",
"frankness",
"openness",
"plainness",
"plainspokenness",
"honesty",
"probity",
"dependability",
"reliability",
"reliableness",
"solidity",
"trustability",
"trustiness",
"trustworthiness",
"decency",
"goodness",
"incorruptibility",
"integrity",
"righteousness",
"truthfulness",
"uprightness",
"virtuousness"
],
"related":[
"equivocation",
"lying",
"mendacity",
"prevarication",
"chicane",
"chicanery",
"fraudulence",
"hanky-panky",
"jugglery",
"legerdemain",
"mountebankery",
"obliquity",
"skulduggery",
"skullduggery",
"subterfuge",
"swindling",
"trickery",
"wile",
"falsehood",
"falsity",
"fib",
"untruth",
"hypocrisy",
"insincerity",
"sanctimoniousness",
"two-facedness",
"artfulness",
"caginess",
"cageyness",
"deviousness",
"shrewdness",
"treacherousness",
"underhandedness",
"unscrupulousness",
"covertness",
"furtiveness",
"secrecy",
"shadiness",
"sneakiness",
"stealthiness",
"oiliness",
"shiftiness",
"slickness",
"slipperiness",
"slyness",
"smoothness"
],
"synonyms":[
"artifice",
"cheating",
"cozenage",
"craft",
"craftiness",
"crookedness",
"crookery",
"cunning",
"cunningness",
"deceit",
"deceitfulness",
"deception",
"deceptiveness",
"dishonesty",
"dissembling",
"dissimulation",
"double-dealing",
"dupery",
"duplicity",
"foxiness",
"fraud",
"guile",
"guilefulness",
"wiliness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"an imitation that is passed off as genuine":{
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"examples":[
"experts declared that one of the museum's prized paintings was actually a fake"
],
"near antonyms":[
"originals"
],
"related":[
"copycats",
"knockoffs",
"copies",
"facsimiles",
"replicas",
"reproductions",
"dummies",
"mock-ups",
"frauds",
"gaffs",
"impostures",
"spoofs",
"swindles",
"simulations",
"synthetics",
"bastards",
"brummagems",
"duffers",
"shoddies"
],
"synonyms":[
"counterfeits",
"forgeries",
"hoaxes",
"humbug",
"phonies",
"phoneys",
"shams"
]
},
"one who makes false claims of identity or expertise":{
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"examples":[
"a hidden-camera investigation revealed that the so-called psychic was a fake"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aces",
"adepts",
"authorities",
"crackerjacks",
"crackajacks",
"experts",
"maestros",
"maestri",
"masters",
"past masters",
"professionals",
"virtuosos",
"virtuosi",
"whizzes",
"wizards"
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"mimics",
"actors",
"bluffers",
"counterfeiters",
"deceivers",
"dissemblers",
"duper",
"feigners",
"misleaders",
"operators",
"tricksters",
"poseurs",
"cozeners",
"defrauders",
"dodgers",
"fraudsters",
"scammers",
"scamsters",
"sharpers",
"sharpies",
"skinners",
"swindlers"
],
"synonyms":[
"charlatans",
"fakers",
"fakirs",
"frauds",
"hoaxers",
"humbugs",
"impostors",
"imposters",
"mountebanks",
"phonies",
"phoneys",
"pretenders",
"quacks",
"quacksalvers",
"ringers",
"shams"
]
},
"to elude (an opponent in a sports contest) by making a deceptive or agile movement":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the running back faked the defense by stepping to his left and then quickly cutting to the right"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"dodges",
"evades",
"sidesteps",
"slips",
"pump-fakes",
"stutter-steps",
"maneuvers (around)"
],
"synonyms":[
"dekes",
"fakes out",
"jukes"
]
},
"to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"pranksters faked giant footprints and then claimed that they had seen Bigfoot"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"simulates",
"duplicates",
"reduplicates",
"replicates",
"reproduces",
"cribs",
"plagiarizes",
"adulterates",
"doctors",
"fudges",
"juggles",
"manipulates",
"tampers (with)",
"concocts",
"cooks (up)",
"fabricates",
"invents"
],
"synonyms":[
"counterfeits",
"forges",
"phonies"
]
},
"to perform, make, or do without preparation":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"if you give me the gist of the plan, I can probably fake enough for the speech"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arranges",
"lays",
"prepares",
"readies",
"considers",
"contemplates",
"ponders",
"studies",
"exercises",
"practices",
"practises",
"rehearses"
],
"related":[
"concocts",
"contrives",
"cooks (up)",
"devises",
"fabricates",
"hatches",
"invents",
"makes up",
"manufactures",
"thinks (up)",
"cobbles (together or up)",
"dashes (off)"
],
"synonyms":[
"ad-libs",
"claps (together or up)",
"extemporizes",
"improvises"
]
},
"to present a false appearance of":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"while running for class president, Dan was not above faking friendship with people just to get their votes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"dissimulates",
"impersonates",
"lets on",
"masquerades",
"playacts",
"plays",
"poses",
"forges",
"imitates",
"camouflages",
"conceals",
"disguises",
"masks",
"feints",
"malingers"
],
"synonyms":[
"acts",
"affects",
"assumes",
"bluffs",
"counterfeits",
"dissembles",
"feigns",
"passes (for)",
"pretends",
"professes",
"puts on",
"shams",
"simulates"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"falderal":{
"language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"wanted a dignified, simple wedding and not the folderol that the wedding planner was trying to foist on them"
],
"near antonyms":[
"levelheadedness",
"rationality",
"reasonability",
"reasonableness",
"sensibleness",
"common sense",
"horse sense",
"sense",
"discernment",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"wisdom"
],
"related":[
"absurdity",
"asininity",
"fatuity",
"foolery",
"idiocy",
"imbecility",
"inaneness",
"inanity",
"insanity",
"kookiness",
"lunacy",
"absurdness",
"craziness",
"madness",
"witlessness",
"hoity-toity",
"monkey business",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"shenanigan(s)",
"tomfoolery",
"gas",
"hot air",
"rigmarole",
"rigamarole",
"double-talk",
"greek",
"hocus-pocus"
],
"synonyms":[
"applesauce",
"balderdash",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blah",
"blah-blah",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fall":{
"a change to a lower state or level":{
"antonyms":[
"ascent",
"rise",
"upswing"
],
"examples":[
"last night's record fall in temperature was a sure sign that winter's coming, like it or not"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advancement",
"development",
"evolution",
"growth",
"blossoming",
"flourishing",
"flowering",
"renewal",
"restoration",
"revitalization",
"heightening",
"accretion",
"accrual",
"addendum",
"addition",
"augmentation",
"boost",
"enhancement",
"gain",
"increase",
"increment",
"raise",
"supplement"
],
"related":[
"dark age",
"nadir",
"sunset",
"decay",
"rotting",
"spoiling",
"breakup",
"crumbling",
"decomposition",
"disintegration",
"dissolution",
"abasement",
"debasement",
"depreciation",
"lessening",
"decimation",
"demolishment",
"demolition",
"desolation",
"destruction",
"havoc",
"ruin",
"ruination",
"abatement",
"decrease",
"decrement",
"de-escalation",
"deflation",
"diminishment",
"diminution",
"dip",
"downslide",
"downtrend",
"downturn",
"drop",
"drop-off",
"falloff",
"loss",
"lowering",
"reduction",
"sag",
"shrinkage",
"slip",
"slump"
],
"synonyms":[
"decadence",
"declension",
"declination",
"decline",
"degeneracy",
"degeneration",
"degradation",
"d\u00e9gringolade",
"descent",
"deterioration",
"devolution",
"downfall",
"downgrade",
"ebb",
"eclipse"
]
},
"a downward slope":{
"antonyms":[
"acclivity",
"ascent",
"rise",
"upgrade",
"uphill",
"uprise"
],
"examples":[
"the sharp fall of the land sends rivers rushing to the seas"
],
"near antonyms":[
"glacis",
"grade",
"gradient",
"hill",
"inclination",
"incline",
"lean",
"pitch",
"rake",
"tilt"
],
"related":[
"basin",
"depression",
"hollow"
],
"synonyms":[
"declension",
"decline",
"declivity",
"descent",
"dip",
"downgrade",
"downhill",
"hang",
"hanging"
]
},
"a fall of water usually from a great height":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"tourists were shocked to see a man jump into the water and go over the falls"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"flume",
"chute",
"shute",
"rapid(s)",
"shoot",
"white water"
],
"synonyms":[
"cascade",
"cataract",
"waterfall"
]
},
"a loss of status":{
"antonyms":[
"aggrandizement",
"ascent",
"exaltation",
"rise",
"up"
],
"examples":[
"being sent back to the minor leagues was quite a fall for the once-promising pitcher"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advance",
"headway",
"progress",
"flower",
"heyday",
"prime"
],
"related":[
"breakdown",
"burnout",
"collapse",
"crash",
"meltdown",
"ruin",
"undoing",
"defeat",
"disappointment",
"reversal",
"setback",
"bottom",
"nadir",
"abasement",
"disgrace",
"humiliation"
],
"synonyms":[
"comedown",
"decline",
"d\u00e9gringolade",
"demise",
"descent",
"down",
"downfall",
"flameout",
"G\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung"
]
},
"the act of going down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a bad fall that resulted in several broken bones"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"header",
"pratfall",
"misstep",
"trip",
"descent",
"dive",
"plunge",
"skid",
"slide",
"free-fall"
],
"synonyms":[
"slip",
"spill",
"stumble",
"tumble"
]
},
"the act or process of going to a lower level or altitude":{
"antonyms":[
"ascent",
"climb",
"rise",
"rising",
"soaring",
"upswing",
"upturn"
],
"examples":[
"panicked during his first unassisted fall when his parachute's rip cord didn't respond to the first tug"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advance",
"headway",
"progress",
"progression",
"betterment",
"improvement"
],
"related":[
"comedown",
"decline",
"downfall",
"downgrade",
"plummeting",
"sinking"
],
"synonyms":[
"descent",
"dip",
"dive",
"down",
"drop",
"nosedive",
"plunge"
]
},
"the amount by which something is lessened":{
"antonyms":[
"boost",
"enlargement",
"gain",
"increase",
"increment",
"raise",
"rise",
"step-up",
"uptick"
],
"examples":[
"that year the fall in prices was 10 cents for a gallon of regular gas"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accretion",
"accrual",
"accumulation",
"addition",
"supplement",
"continuation",
"extension",
"upswing",
"uptrend",
"upturn"
],
"related":[
"deduction",
"subtraction",
"downturn",
"slip",
"slump",
"curtailment",
"cut",
"cutback",
"retrenchment",
"shortening"
],
"synonyms":[
"abatement",
"decline",
"decrease",
"decrement",
"dent",
"depletion",
"depression",
"diminishment",
"diminution",
"drop",
"drop-off",
"falloff",
"loss",
"reduction",
"shrinkage",
"step-down"
]
},
"to commit an offense":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"even saints can fall"
],
"near antonyms":[
"forgive",
"justify",
"pardon",
"regret",
"repent",
"rue"
],
"related":[
"breach",
"break",
"infringe",
"violate",
"backslide",
"lapse",
"mess up"
],
"synonyms":[
"err",
"offend",
"sin",
"stray",
"transgress",
"trespass",
"wander"
]
},
"to go down from an upright position suddenly and involuntarily":{
"antonyms":[
"get up",
"rise",
"stand (up)",
"uprise"
],
"examples":[
"better sand that walkway before somebody falls on the ice"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"collapse",
"crumple",
"drop",
"flump",
"keel",
"plop",
"plunk",
"plonk",
"slump (over)",
"crash",
"free-fall",
"nose-dive",
"plummet",
"plunge",
"precipitate",
"wipe out",
"skid",
"slide"
],
"synonyms":[
"slip",
"stumble",
"topple",
"trip",
"tumble"
]
},
"to go to a lower level especially abruptly":{
"antonyms":[
"arise",
"ascend",
"lift",
"mount",
"rise",
"soar",
"spike",
"up"
],
"examples":[
"word soon got out that the movie was no good, and box-office receipts fell like a rock"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accumulate",
"balloon",
"build",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"grow",
"increase",
"intensify",
"mushroom",
"pick up",
"snowball",
"swell",
"wax"
],
"related":[
"abate",
"decrease",
"de-escalate",
"die (down)",
"diminish",
"droop",
"dwindle",
"ebb",
"lessen",
"let up",
"moderate",
"subside",
"taper off",
"wane",
"recede",
"retreat"
],
"synonyms":[
"crash",
"crater",
"decline",
"descend",
"dip",
"dive",
"drop",
"lower",
"nose-dive",
"plummet",
"plunge",
"sink",
"skid",
"tumble"
]
},
"to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{
"antonyms":[
"accumulate",
"balloon",
"build",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"grow",
"increase",
"intensify",
"mount",
"mushroom",
"pick up",
"rise",
"snowball",
"soar",
"swell",
"wax"
],
"examples":[
"manufacturing in the area is falling , and closing signs are going up all over"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appear",
"emerge",
"show up",
"blow up",
"distend",
"elongate",
"lengthen"
],
"related":[
"compress",
"condense",
"constrict",
"contract",
"evaporate",
"fade (away)",
"fritter (away)",
"give out",
"melt (away)",
"peter (out)",
"tail (off)",
"vanish",
"slacken",
"slow (down)",
"alleviate",
"relax",
"flag",
"sink",
"weaken",
"cave (in)",
"collapse",
"deflate"
],
"synonyms":[
"abate",
"de-escalate",
"decline",
"decrease",
"die (away or down or out)",
"diminish",
"drain (away)",
"drop (off)",
"dwindle",
"ease",
"ebb",
"fall away",
"lessen",
"let up",
"lower",
"moderate",
"pall",
"phase down",
"ratchet (down)",
"rachet (down)",
"recede",
"relent",
"remit",
"shrink",
"subside",
"taper",
"taper off",
"wane"
]
},
"to lead or extend downward":{
"antonyms":[
"arise",
"ascend",
"climb",
"mount",
"rise",
"uprise",
"upsweep",
"upturn"
],
"examples":[
"the lake bottom falls sharply just a few feet from the shoreline, so be careful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"even",
"flatten",
"level",
"plane",
"smooth",
"straighten"
],
"related":[
"angle",
"cant",
"cock",
"heel",
"incline",
"lean",
"list",
"recline",
"slant",
"slope",
"tilt",
"tip"
],
"synonyms":[
"decline",
"descend",
"dip",
"drop",
"plunge",
"sink"
]
},
"to stop living":{
"antonyms":[
"breathe",
"live"
],
"examples":[
"if their brave leader falls , the men will lose their courage"
],
"near antonyms":[
"come to",
"revive",
"linger",
"be",
"exist",
"subsist",
"flourish",
"prosper",
"thrive"
],
"related":[
"predecease",
"consume",
"disappear",
"dry up",
"fade",
"fail"
],
"synonyms":[
"check out",
"conk (out)",
"croak",
"decease",
"demise",
"depart",
"die",
"drop",
"end",
"exit",
"expire",
"flatline",
"go",
"kick in",
"kick off",
"part",
"pass (on)",
"pass away",
"peg out",
"perish",
"pop off",
"step out",
"succumb"
]
},
"to undergo defeat":{
"antonyms":[
"conquer",
"prevail",
"triumph",
"win"
],
"examples":[
"not surprisingly, the novice player fell to a much stronger opponent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flourish",
"prosper",
"succeed",
"thrive"
],
"related":[
"falter",
"tank",
"throw",
"forfeit",
"bomb",
"collapse",
"crack (up)",
"fail",
"flop",
"flunk",
"fold",
"founder",
"miss",
"strike out",
"wash out"
],
"synonyms":[
"bow out",
"lose"
]
},
"to yield to the control or power of enemy forces":{
"antonyms":[
"endure",
"stand"
],
"examples":[
"the city fell after weeks of merciless bombardment"
],
"near antonyms":[
"buck",
"defy",
"fight",
"oppose",
"repel",
"resist",
"withstand",
"beat",
"overcome",
"win",
"conquer",
"prevail",
"triumph"
],
"related":[
"bow",
"buckle",
"cave (in)",
"collapse",
"give (in)",
"hand over",
"relinquish",
"lose",
"concede",
"fail",
"fold"
],
"synonyms":[
"capitulate",
"give up",
"knuckle under",
"submit",
"succumb",
"surrender"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"fall (off)":{
"the amount by which something is lessened":{
"antonyms":[
"boost",
"enlargement",
"gain",
"increase",
"increment",
"raise",
"rise",
"step-up",
"uptick"
],
"examples":[
"the falloff in sales was more than the store could weather and so its closing was inevitable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accretion",
"accrual",
"accumulation",
"addition",
"supplement",
"continuation",
"extension",
"upswing",
"uptrend",
"upturn"
],
"related":[
"deduction",
"subtraction",
"downturn",
"slip",
"slump",
"curtailment",
"cut",
"cutback",
"retrenchment",
"shortening"
],
"synonyms":[
"abatement",
"decline",
"decrease",
"decrement",
"dent",
"depletion",
"depression",
"diminishment",
"diminution",
"drop",
"drop-off",
"fall",
"loss",
"reduction",
"shrinkage",
"step-down"
]
},
"to turn away from a straight line or course":{
"antonyms":[
"straighten"
],
"examples":[
"the coastline falls off toward the north after you round the bay"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"circle",
"coil",
"curlicue",
"curl",
"loop",
"spiral",
"turn",
"twist",
"wind",
"deviate",
"veer"
],
"synonyms":[
"arc",
"arch",
"bend",
"bow",
"crook",
"curve",
"hook",
"round",
"sweep",
"swerve",
"trend",
"wheel"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"fall (to)":{
"to take the first step in (a process or course of action)":{
"antonyms":[
"conclude",
"end",
"finish",
"terminate"
],
"examples":[
"after some refreshments, she fell to working with renewed vigor"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cease",
"desist",
"discontinue",
"halt",
"knock off",
"lay off",
"quit",
"stop",
"close",
"complete",
"abandon",
"forsake",
"leave",
"abolish",
"demolish",
"destroy",
"exterminate",
"extinguish",
"phase out"
],
"related":[
"create",
"generate",
"inaugurate",
"initiate",
"innovate",
"invent",
"originate",
"adopt",
"embrace",
"take on",
"take up",
"establish",
"father",
"found",
"institute",
"organize",
"pioneer",
"set up",
"spawn",
"get around (to)",
"get down (to)",
"get round (to)"
],
"synonyms":[
"begin",
"commence",
"embark (on or upon)",
"enter (into or upon)",
"get off",
"kick off",
"launch",
"lead off",
"open",
"start",
"strike (into)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"fallacies":{
"a false idea or belief":{
"antonyms":[
"truths",
"verities"
],
"examples":[
"the once-common fallacy that girls just weren't any good at math"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"factoids",
"superstitions",
"fictions",
"pretenses",
"pretences",
"distortions",
"inaccuracies",
"misapprehensions",
"miscomprehensions",
"misinterpretations",
"misjudgments",
"misperceptions",
"misunderstandings",
"misinformation",
"misknowledges",
"misreports",
"misrepresentations",
"misstatements",
"sophisms",
"sophistries",
"fibs",
"half-truths",
"lies",
"stories",
"tales"
],
"synonyms":[
"delusions",
"errors",
"falsehoods",
"falsities",
"hallucinations",
"illusions",
"misbeliefs",
"misconceptions",
"myths",
"old wives' tales",
"untruths"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"falling (off)":{
"to turn away from a straight line or course":{
"antonyms":[
"straightening"
],
"examples":[
"the coastline falls off toward the north after you round the bay"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"circling",
"coiling",
"curlicuing",
"curling",
"looping",
"spiraling",
"spiralling",
"turning",
"twisting",
"winding",
"deviating",
"veering"
],
"synonyms":[
"arching",
"arcing",
"bending",
"bowing",
"crooking",
"curving",
"hooking",
"rounding",
"sweeping",
"swerving",
"trending",
"wheeling"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"falling back":{
"to move back or away (as from something difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable)":{
"antonyms":[
"advancing"
],
"examples":[
"resistance from native forces was greater than expected, and the invading army was forced to fall back"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bearding",
"braving",
"brazening",
"breasting",
"confronting",
"daring",
"defying",
"facing",
"outbraving"
],
"related":[
"fleeing",
"flying",
"flinching",
"recoiling",
"shrinking",
"chickening (out)",
"bowing out",
"backing down",
"backpedaling",
"backtracking",
"climbing down",
"detaching",
"disengaging",
"disentangling",
"pulling away",
"abandoning",
"departing",
"evacuating",
"going",
"leaving",
"quitting",
"vacating"
],
"synonyms":[
"backing away",
"dropping back",
"pulling out",
"receding",
"retiring",
"retreating",
"withdrawing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"falloff":{
"the amount by which something is lessened":{
"antonyms":[
"boost",
"enlargement",
"gain",
"increase",
"increment",
"raise",
"rise",
"step-up",
"uptick"
],
"examples":[
"the falloff in sales was more than the store could weather and so its closing was inevitable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accretion",
"accrual",
"accumulation",
"addition",
"supplement",
"continuation",
"extension",
"upswing",
"uptrend",
"upturn"
],
"related":[
"deduction",
"subtraction",
"downturn",
"slip",
"slump",
"curtailment",
"cut",
"cutback",
"retrenchment",
"shortening"
],
"synonyms":[
"abatement",
"decline",
"decrease",
"decrement",
"dent",
"depletion",
"depression",
"diminishment",
"diminution",
"drop",
"drop-off",
"fall",
"loss",
"reduction",
"shrinkage",
"step-down"
]
},
"to turn away from a straight line or course":{
"antonyms":[
"straighten"
],
"examples":[
"the coastline falls off toward the north after you round the bay"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"circle",
"coil",
"curlicue",
"curl",
"loop",
"spiral",
"turn",
"twist",
"wind",
"deviate",
"veer"
],
"synonyms":[
"arc",
"arch",
"bend",
"bow",
"crook",
"curve",
"hook",
"round",
"sweep",
"swerve",
"trend",
"wheel"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"falloffs":{
"the amount by which something is lessened":{
"antonyms":[
"boosts",
"enlargements",
"gains",
"increases",
"increments",
"raises",
"rises",
"step-ups",
"upticks"
],
"examples":[
"the falloff in sales was more than the store could weather and so its closing was inevitable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accretions",
"accruals",
"accumulations",
"additions",
"supplements",
"continuations",
"extensions",
"upswings",
"uptrends",
"upturns"
],
"related":[
"deductions",
"subtractions",
"downturns",
"slips",
"slumps",
"curtailments",
"cutbacks",
"cuts",
"retrenchments",
"shortenings"
],
"synonyms":[
"abatements",
"declines",
"decreases",
"decrements",
"dents",
"depletions",
"depressions",
"diminishments",
"diminutions",
"drop-offs",
"drops",
"falls",
"losses",
"reductions",
"shrinkages",
"step-downs"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"falls behind":{
"to move or act slowly":{
"antonyms":[
"barrels",
"bolts",
"careers",
"courses",
"dashes",
"flies",
"hastens",
"hotfoots (it)",
"hurries",
"races",
"rips",
"rockets",
"runs",
"rushes",
"scoots",
"scuds",
"scurries",
"speeds",
"tears",
"whirls",
"whisks",
"whizzes",
"zips"
],
"examples":[
"He lost his footing and fell behind in the relay."
],
"near antonyms":[
"bowls",
"breezes",
"darts",
"humps",
"hurtles",
"hustles",
"scrambles",
"stampedes",
"gallops",
"jogs",
"runs",
"sprints",
"trots",
"accelerates",
"quickens",
"speeds (up)",
"catches up",
"fast-forwards",
"outpaces",
"outruns",
"outstrips",
"overtakes"
],
"related":[
"fiddles (around)",
"fools around",
"messes around",
"monkeys (around)",
"plays",
"potters (around)",
"putters (around)",
"trifles",
"hangs (around or out)",
"idles",
"loafs",
"lolls",
"lounges",
"ambles",
"eases",
"inches",
"lumbers",
"plods",
"saunters",
"shuffles",
"staggers",
"strolls",
"decelerates",
"slows (down or up)",
"filibusters",
"procrastinates",
"stalls",
"temporizes"
],
"synonyms":[
"crawls",
"creeps",
"dallies",
"dawdles",
"delays",
"diddles",
"dillydallies",
"drags",
"lags",
"lingers",
"loiters",
"lollygags",
"lallygags",
"mopes",
"pokes",
"shilly-shallies",
"tarries"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"falls on one's face":{
"to be unsuccessful":{
"antonyms":[
"clicks",
"comes off",
"delivers",
"goes",
"goes over",
"pans out",
"succeeds",
"works out"
],
"examples":[
"Remembering how she fell on her face giving the speech the first time spurred her to practice it till she had it down."
],
"near antonyms":[
"cooks",
"flourishes",
"prospers",
"thrives",
"prevails",
"triumphs",
"wins"
],
"related":[
"flounders",
"struggles",
"declines",
"sinks",
"skids",
"slips",
"slumps",
"wanes",
"crashes",
"crumbles",
"miscarries",
"misfires",
"goes under",
"implodes",
"self-destructs"
],
"synonyms":[
"bombs",
"collapses",
"craters",
"fails",
"flames out",
"flops",
"flunks",
"folds",
"founders",
"misses",
"strikes out",
"tanks",
"washes out"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"faltering":{
"a state or an instance of temporary inaction because of uncertainty about the right course of action":{
"examples":[
"when it's so clear that this is the right thing to do, there's no excuse for faltering"
],
"synonyms":[
"fence-sitting",
"hesitance",
"hesitancy",
"hesitation",
"indecision",
"irresolution",
"pause",
"shilly-shally",
"shilly-shallying",
"vacillation",
"wavering",
"wobbling",
"wabbling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"delay",
"hawing",
"procrastination",
"waiting",
"arri\u00e8re-pens\u00e9e",
"misgiving",
"second thought",
"consideration",
"debate",
"deliberation",
"doubt",
"incertitude",
"indecisiveness",
"indetermination",
"uncertainness",
"uncertainty",
"avoidance",
"equivocation",
"aversion",
"disinclination",
"indisposition",
"reluctance",
"unwillingness",
"faintheartedness",
"shyness",
"timidity",
"timidness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"certainty",
"certitude",
"confidence",
"decisiveness",
"determination",
"firmness",
"resoluteness",
"resolution",
"sureness",
"alacrity",
"eagerness",
"readiness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in uncertain , unsure":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"doubtful",
"irresolute",
"questioning",
"uncertain",
"undecided",
"unsure",
"vacillating",
"wobbly",
"wabbly",
"ambivalent",
"conflicted",
"equivocal",
"afraid",
"disinclined",
"dubious",
"hesitant",
"indisposed",
"loath",
"loth",
"loathe",
"reluctant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unambivalent",
"certain",
"decided",
"resolute",
"sure",
"unquestioning"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to show uncertainty about the right course of action":{
"examples":[
"William Lloyd Garrison never once faltered in his demand that slavery be unconditionally abolished"
],
"synonyms":[
"balancing",
"dithering",
"halting",
"hanging back",
"hesitating",
"scrupling",
"shilly-shallying",
"staggering",
"teetering",
"vacillating",
"wavering",
"wobbling",
"wabbling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hawing",
"hemming",
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"delaying",
"lingering",
"pausing",
"procrastinating",
"waiting",
"backing down",
"chickening (out)",
"considering",
"debating",
"deliberating",
"pondering",
"weighing",
"oscillating",
"swaying",
"equivocating",
"hedging",
"pussyfooting",
"waffling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deciding",
"budging",
"stirring",
"advancing",
"continuing"
],
"antonyms":[
"diving (in)",
"plunging (in)"
]
},
"to swing unsteadily back and forth or from side to side":{
"examples":[
"the cut tree seemed to falter for a moment before crashing to the ground"
],
"synonyms":[
"rocking",
"teetering",
"tottering",
"wavering",
"wobbling",
"wabbling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"floundering",
"lurching",
"stumbling",
"toddling",
"quaking",
"quavering",
"quivering",
"shaking",
"shuddering",
"trembling",
"vibrating",
"careening",
"reeling",
"staggering",
"weaving"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"familiarity":{
"a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark":{
"antonyms":[
"amenity",
"attention",
"civility",
"courtesy",
"formality",
"gesture",
"pleasantry"
],
"examples":[
"placing his hand on my shoulder was just one familiarity by the car salesman that I did not appreciate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"form",
"manners",
"mores",
"proprieties"
],
"related":[
"blunder",
"error",
"flub",
"fumble",
"goof",
"lapse",
"miscue",
"misstep",
"mistake",
"oversight",
"slip",
"slipup",
"stumble",
"discourtesy",
"incivility",
"offense",
"offence",
"boner",
"howler",
"foul-up",
"muff",
"misapprehension",
"miscalculation",
"misconception",
"misjudgment",
"misstatement",
"misunderstanding"
],
"synonyms":[
"faux pas",
"gaff",
"gaffe",
"impropriety",
"indiscretion",
"solecism"
]
},
"knowledge gained by personal experience":{
"antonyms":[
"unfamiliarity"
],
"examples":[
"the restaurant critic's considerable familiarity with restaurant kitchens should stand her in good stead"
],
"near antonyms":[
"callowness",
"greenness",
"ignorance",
"inexperience"
],
"related":[
"association",
"experience",
"exposure",
"intimacy",
"involvement",
"initiation",
"introduction",
"awareness",
"comprehension",
"conception",
"inkling",
"notion",
"understanding",
"education",
"enlightenment",
"grounding",
"information",
"instruction",
"learning",
"schooling",
"training"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquaintance",
"cognizance"
]
},
"the state of being in a very personal or private relationship":{
"antonyms":[
"distance"
],
"examples":[
"the elderly couple enjoys a familiarity that is the result of many years of happy marriage"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aloofness",
"coldness",
"coolness",
"remoteness",
"reserve"
],
"related":[
"immediacy",
"affinity",
"kinship",
"commitment",
"devotedness",
"devotion",
"affection",
"attachment",
"fondness",
"love",
"passion",
"constancy",
"faithfulness",
"fidelity",
"amity",
"fellowship",
"friendship",
"goodwill",
"affability",
"conviviality",
"cordiality",
"geniality",
"mutuality",
"cliquishness",
"clubbiness"
],
"synonyms":[
"belonging",
"chumminess",
"closeness",
"inseparability",
"intimacy",
"nearness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"familiarizes":{
"to give information to":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the general's day-to-day duties included familiarizing the president on international developments"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misinforms",
"misleads"
],
"related":[
"advertises",
"alerts",
"notifies",
"announces (to)",
"discloses (to)",
"assures",
"certifies",
"convinces",
"reassures",
"warrants",
"educates",
"lectures",
"schools",
"teaches",
"tutors",
"disabuses",
"disenchants",
"disillusions",
"undeceives"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquaints",
"advises",
"apprises",
"briefs",
"catches up",
"clears",
"clues (in)",
"enlightens",
"fills in",
"hips",
"informs",
"instructs",
"tells",
"verses",
"wises (up)"
]
},
"to impart knowledge of a new thing or situation to":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"one office worker is assigned with the task of familiarizing new staffers with the use of electronic equipment around the office"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"habituates",
"wonts",
"apprises",
"briefs",
"clues (in)",
"fills in",
"informs",
"educates",
"enlightens",
"grounds",
"instructs",
"schools",
"trains",
"verses",
"exposes",
"presents",
"subjects",
"advises",
"tells",
"tips (off)",
"warns",
"wises (up)",
"reacquaints"
],
"synonyms":[
"accustoms",
"acquaints",
"initiates",
"introduces",
"orientates",
"orients"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"famished":{
"feeling a desire or need for food":{
"antonyms":[
"full",
"sated",
"satiate",
"satiated",
"satisfied"
],
"examples":[
"after a full day of skiing, I was feeling absolutely famished"
],
"near antonyms":[
"engorged",
"glutted",
"gorged",
"overfed",
"overfull",
"overstuffed",
"replete",
"stuffed",
"surfeited"
],
"related":[
"rapacious",
"ravenous",
"voracious",
"wolfish",
"malnourished",
"underfed",
"undernourished",
"gluttonous",
"gormandizing",
"greedy",
"hoggish",
"insatiable",
"piggish",
"piggy"
],
"synonyms":[
"empty",
"hungry",
"peckish",
"starved",
"starving"
]
},
"lacking money or material possessions":{
"antonyms":[
"affluent",
"deep-pocketed",
"fat",
"fat-cat",
"flush",
"moneyed",
"monied",
"opulent",
"rich",
"silk-stocking",
"wealthy",
"well-heeled",
"well-off",
"well-to-do"
],
"examples":[
"a group of local citizens working to ease the plight of the famished families in their community"
],
"near antonyms":[
"comfortable",
"prosperous"
],
"related":[
"deprived",
"disadvantaged",
"dispossessed",
"unaffluent",
"underprivileged",
"bankrupt",
"bankrupted",
"bust",
"busted",
"insolvent",
"possessionless",
"ruined",
"depressed",
"distressed",
"hand-to-mouth",
"hardscrabble",
"pinched",
"poorish",
"reduced",
"straitened",
"cash-strapped",
"low",
"short",
"tapped out"
],
"synonyms":[
"beggared",
"beggarly",
"broke",
"destitute",
"dirt-poor",
"down-and-out",
"hard up",
"impecunious",
"impoverished",
"indigent",
"necessitous",
"needful",
"needy",
"pauperized",
"penniless",
"penurious",
"poor",
"poverty-stricken",
"skint",
"threadbare"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"fanatically":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"fancier":{
"a person with a strong and habitual liking for something":{
"antonyms":[
"nonfan"
],
"examples":[
"many chocolate fanciers like their favorite confection without the addition of milk or a lot of sugar"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonadmirer",
"belittler",
"carper",
"critic",
"detractor"
],
"related":[
"groupie",
"admirer",
"amateur",
"collector",
"connoisseur",
"dilettante",
"authority",
"expert",
"adherent",
"convert",
"cultist",
"disciple",
"follower",
"hanger-on",
"votary",
"advocate",
"apostle",
"backer",
"champion",
"evangelist",
"exponent",
"friend",
"patron",
"promoter",
"proponent",
"supporter",
"partisan",
"partizan",
"zealot",
"booster",
"rooter",
"well-wisher",
"faddist"
],
"synonyms":[
"addict",
"aficionado",
"afficionado",
"buff",
"bug",
"devotee",
"enthusiast",
"fan",
"fanatic",
"fiend",
"fool",
"freak",
"habitu\u00e9",
"habitue",
"head",
"hound",
"junkie",
"junky",
"lover",
"maniac",
"maven",
"mavin",
"nut",
"sucker"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fanciful":{
"conceived or made without regard for reason or reality":{
"antonyms":[
"realistic",
"reasonable"
],
"examples":[
"she harbors the fanciful notion that she has a talent for singing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"implausible",
"inconceivable",
"incredible",
"unbelievable",
"unimaginable",
"unthinkable",
"extravagant",
"grotesque",
"bizarro",
"curious",
"eccentric",
"far-out",
"funny",
"kinky",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"odd",
"outlandish",
"out-of-the-way",
"outr\u00e9",
"peculiar",
"quaint",
"queer",
"queerish",
"quirky",
"screwy",
"strange",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"way-out",
"weird",
"farcical",
"laughable",
"ludicrous",
"ridiculous",
"Alice-in-Wonderland",
"Kafkaesque",
"nightmarish",
"dreamlike",
"surreal"
],
"synonyms":[
"absurd",
"bizarre",
"crazy",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"foolish",
"insane",
"nonsensical",
"preposterous",
"unreal",
"wild"
]
},
"not real and existing only in the imagination":{
"antonyms":[
"actual",
"existent",
"existing",
"real"
],
"examples":[
"the fanciful creatures that J.R.R. Tolkien created for his Middle Earth novels"
],
"near antonyms":[
"authentic",
"genuine",
"true",
"factual",
"verifiable",
"verified",
"believable",
"convincing",
"realistic",
"corporeal",
"material",
"physical",
"solid",
"substantial",
"palpable",
"tangible"
],
"related":[
"fabled",
"legendary",
"romantic",
"abstract",
"hypothetical",
"theoretical",
"theoretic",
"unbelievable",
"unconvincing",
"unlikely",
"conceived",
"envisaged",
"envisioned",
"pictured",
"visualized",
"daydreamlike",
"deceptive",
"delusional",
"delusive",
"hallucinatory",
"illusory",
"phantasmagoric",
"phantasmagorical",
"concocted",
"fabricated",
"feigned",
"fictive",
"inexistent",
"nonexistent"
],
"synonyms":[
"chimerical",
"chimeric",
"fabulous",
"fantasied",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"fictional",
"fictitious",
"ideal",
"imaginal",
"imaginary",
"imagined",
"invented",
"made-up",
"make-believe",
"mythical",
"mythic",
"notional",
"phantasmal",
"phantasmic",
"phantom",
"pretend",
"unreal",
"visionary"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"fancy-pants":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"fancying":{
"to form a mental picture of":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"try to fancy , if you can, our mother on an elephant when she was touring India"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"daydreaming",
"stargazing",
"hallucinating",
"re-creating",
"recreating",
"reflecting",
"reliving",
"reminiscing",
"contemplating",
"meditating",
"musing",
"pondering",
"ruminating",
"concocting",
"fabricating",
"inventing",
"making up",
"manufacturing",
"planning",
"projecting",
"foreseeing",
"prefiguring"
],
"synonyms":[
"conceiting",
"conceiving",
"conjuring (up)",
"dreaming",
"envisaging",
"envisioning",
"fantasizing",
"fantasying",
"featuring",
"ideating",
"imaging",
"imagining",
"picturing",
"seeing",
"visioning",
"visualizing"
]
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"the teacher didn't fancy the idea of failing the student, even if he was the class clown"
],
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"abominating",
"detesting",
"disliking",
"hating",
"loathing",
"condemning",
"despising",
"scorning"
],
"related":[
"admiring",
"appreciating",
"cherishing",
"revering",
"venerating",
"worshipping",
"worshiping",
"prizing",
"treasuring",
"valuing",
"devouring",
"drinking (in)",
"eating (up)",
"feasting (on)",
"doting (on)",
"idolizing",
"cottoning (to)",
"favoring",
"preferring",
"indulging (in)",
"luxuriating (in)",
"wallowing (in)"
],
"synonyms":[
"adoring",
"delighting (in)",
"digging",
"enjoying",
"getting off (on)",
"grooving (on)",
"liking",
"loving",
"rejoicing (in)",
"relishing",
"reveling (in)",
"revelling (in)",
"savoring",
"savouring"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"fancywork":{
"as in embroidery , appliqu\u00e9":{
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"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fanned (out)":{
"to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area":{
"antonyms":[
"closed",
"contracted",
"folded"
],
"examples":[
"the accordionist smoothly fanned out the bellows of his instrument as he played"
],
"near antonyms":[
"compacted",
"compressed",
"condensed",
"reduced"
],
"related":[
"overspread"
],
"synonyms":[
"expanded",
"extended",
"flared (out)",
"opened",
"outspread",
"outstretched",
"spread (out)",
"stretched (out)",
"unfolded",
"unfurled"
]
},
"to extend outwards from or as if from a central point":{
"antonyms":[
"concentrated",
"converged",
"focused",
"focussed",
"funneled",
"funnelled",
"met"
],
"examples":[
"most of the city's subway lines fan out from this central station"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approached",
"closed in (on)",
"neared",
"centered (on)",
"centralized",
"connected",
"coupled",
"joined",
"linked",
"united"
],
"related":[
"diffused",
"dispelled",
"dispersed",
"dissipated",
"forked",
"stemmed",
"diverged",
"divided",
"parted",
"ramified",
"separated",
"split",
"uncoupled",
"unlinked",
"unyoked",
"scattered",
"splayed",
"spread",
"arose",
"derived",
"emanated",
"flowed",
"issued",
"proceeded",
"sprang",
"sprung"
],
"synonyms":[
"branched",
"radiated",
"rayed"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"fantasied":{
"not real and existing only in the imagination":{
"antonyms":[
"actual",
"existent",
"existing",
"real"
],
"examples":[
"most of those auditioning had only a fantasied talent for singing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"authentic",
"genuine",
"true",
"factual",
"verifiable",
"verified",
"believable",
"convincing",
"realistic",
"corporeal",
"material",
"physical",
"solid",
"substantial",
"palpable",
"tangible"
],
"related":[
"fabled",
"legendary",
"romantic",
"abstract",
"hypothetical",
"theoretical",
"theoretic",
"unbelievable",
"unconvincing",
"unlikely",
"conceived",
"envisaged",
"envisioned",
"pictured",
"visualized",
"daydreamlike",
"deceptive",
"delusional",
"delusive",
"hallucinatory",
"illusory",
"phantasmagoric",
"phantasmagorical",
"concocted",
"fabricated",
"feigned",
"fictive",
"inexistent",
"nonexistent"
],
"synonyms":[
"chimerical",
"chimeric",
"fabulous",
"fanciful",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"fictional",
"fictitious",
"ideal",
"imaginal",
"imaginary",
"imagined",
"invented",
"made-up",
"make-believe",
"mythical",
"mythic",
"notional",
"phantasmal",
"phantasmic",
"phantom",
"pretend",
"unreal",
"visionary"
]
},
"to form a mental picture of":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She regularly fantasies exciting adventures."
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"daydreamed",
"stargazed",
"hallucinated",
"re-created",
"recreated",
"reflected",
"relived",
"reminisced",
"contemplated",
"meditated",
"mused",
"pondered",
"ruminated",
"concocted",
"fabricated",
"invented",
"made up",
"manufactured",
"planned",
"projected",
"foresaw",
"prefigured"
],
"synonyms":[
"conceited",
"conceived",
"conjured (up)",
"dreamed",
"dreamt",
"envisaged",
"envisioned",
"fancied",
"fantasized",
"featured",
"ideated",
"imaged",
"imagined",
"pictured",
"saw",
"visioned",
"visualized"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"fantasizing":{
"to form a mental picture of":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"all those lottery players fantasizing themselves as living in extravagant luxury"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"daydreaming",
"stargazing",
"hallucinating",
"re-creating",
"recreating",
"reflecting",
"reliving",
"reminiscing",
"contemplating",
"meditating",
"musing",
"pondering",
"ruminating",
"concocting",
"fabricating",
"inventing",
"making up",
"manufacturing",
"planning",
"projecting",
"foreseeing",
"prefiguring"
],
"synonyms":[
"conceiting",
"conceiving",
"conjuring (up)",
"dreaming",
"envisaging",
"envisioning",
"fancying",
"fantasying",
"featuring",
"ideating",
"imaging",
"imagining",
"picturing",
"seeing",
"visioning",
"visualizing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"fantast":{
"one whose conduct is guided more by the image of perfection than by the real world":{
"antonyms":[
"hardnose",
"pragmatist",
"realist"
],
"examples":[
"yet another short-lived utopian community that was the brainchild of a naive fantast"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cynic",
"defeatist",
"pessimist",
"empiric",
"empiricist"
],
"related":[
"emotionalist",
"sentimentalist",
"daydreamer",
"fantasizer",
"woolgatherer",
"Micawber",
"optimist",
"Pollyanna",
"do-gooder",
"reformer",
"perfectionist",
"doctrinaire",
"theorist",
"thinker"
],
"synonyms":[
"Don Quixote",
"dreamer",
"idealist",
"idealizer",
"ideologue",
"idealogue",
"romantic",
"romanticist",
"utopian",
"visionary"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fantastic":{
"conceived or made without regard for reason or reality":{
"antonyms":[
"realistic",
"reasonable"
],
"examples":[
"a fantastic scheme for getting rich quick"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"implausible",
"inconceivable",
"incredible",
"unbelievable",
"unimaginable",
"unthinkable",
"extravagant",
"grotesque",
"bizarro",
"curious",
"eccentric",
"far-out",
"funny",
"kinky",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"odd",
"outlandish",
"out-of-the-way",
"outr\u00e9",
"peculiar",
"quaint",
"queer",
"queerish",
"quirky",
"screwy",
"strange",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"way-out",
"weird",
"farcical",
"laughable",
"ludicrous",
"ridiculous",
"Alice-in-Wonderland",
"Kafkaesque",
"nightmarish",
"dreamlike",
"surreal"
],
"synonyms":[
"absurd",
"bizarre",
"crazy",
"fanciful",
"foolish",
"insane",
"nonsensical",
"preposterous",
"unreal",
"wild"
]
},
"excitingly or mysteriously unusual":{
"antonyms":[
"familiar",
"nonexotic",
"nonglamorous",
"plain-Jane",
"unexotic",
"unglamorous",
"unromantic"
],
"examples":[
"to European explorers, the Far East was a fantastic land filled with unimaginable riches"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"colorful",
"picture-book",
"picturesque",
"quaint",
"alien",
"foreign",
"dark",
"distant",
"faraway",
"remote",
"alluring",
"captivating",
"enchanting",
"fascinating",
"magical"
],
"synonyms":[
"bizarro",
"exotic",
"glamorous",
"glamourous",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"outlandish",
"romantic",
"strange"
]
},
"not real and existing only in the imagination":{
"antonyms":[
"actual",
"existent",
"existing",
"real"
],
"examples":[
"a science fiction writer who can conjure up fantastic worlds and make them seem as real as our own"
],
"near antonyms":[
"authentic",
"genuine",
"true",
"factual",
"verifiable",
"verified",
"believable",
"convincing",
"realistic",
"corporeal",
"material",
"physical",
"solid",
"substantial",
"palpable",
"tangible"
],
"related":[
"fabled",
"legendary",
"romantic",
"abstract",
"hypothetical",
"theoretical",
"theoretic",
"unbelievable",
"unconvincing",
"unlikely",
"conceived",
"envisaged",
"envisioned",
"pictured",
"visualized",
"daydreamlike",
"deceptive",
"delusional",
"delusive",
"hallucinatory",
"illusory",
"phantasmagoric",
"phantasmagorical",
"concocted",
"fabricated",
"feigned",
"fictive",
"inexistent",
"nonexistent"
],
"synonyms":[
"chimerical",
"chimeric",
"fabulous",
"fanciful",
"fantasied",
"fictional",
"fictitious",
"ideal",
"imaginal",
"imaginary",
"imagined",
"invented",
"made-up",
"make-believe",
"mythical",
"mythic",
"notional",
"phantasmal",
"phantasmic",
"phantom",
"pretend",
"unreal",
"visionary"
]
},
"of the very best kind":{
"antonyms":[
"atrocious",
"awful",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"pathetic",
"poor",
"rotten",
"terrible",
"vile",
"wretched"
],
"examples":[
"surfing conditions were simply fantastic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bad",
"inferior",
"low-grade",
"substandard",
"unsatisfactory",
"mediocre",
"middling",
"second-class",
"second-rate"
],
"related":[
"acceptable",
"adequate",
"all right",
"decent",
"good",
"OK",
"okay",
"passable",
"satisfactory",
"tolerable",
"better",
"exceptional",
"fancy",
"high-grade",
"high-test",
"premium",
"select",
"special",
"superfine",
"classical",
"standard",
"traditional"
],
"synonyms":[
"A-OK",
"A1",
"awesome",
"bang-up",
"banner",
"beautiful",
"blue-chip",
"blue-ribbon",
"boffo",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"boss",
"brag",
"brave",
"bully",
"bumper",
"capital",
"choice",
"classic",
"cool",
"corking",
"crackerjack",
"cracking",
"dandy",
"divine",
"dope",
"down",
"dynamite",
"excellent",
"fab",
"fabulous",
"famous",
"fantabulous",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"first-string",
"five-star",
"four-star",
"frontline",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"gilt-edged",
"gilt-edge",
"gone",
"grand",
"great",
"groovy",
"heavenly",
"high-class",
"hot",
"hype",
"immense",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"lovely",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"mean",
"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"out-of-sight",
"par excellence",
"peachy",
"peachy keen",
"phat",
"prime",
"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"quality",
"radical",
"righteous",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
]
},
"too extraordinary or improbable to believe":{
"antonyms":[
"believable",
"cogitable",
"conceivable",
"convincing",
"credible",
"creditable",
"imaginable",
"plausible",
"supposable",
"thinkable"
],
"examples":[
"concocted some fantastic story to try to explain why they had returned home so late"
],
"near antonyms":[
"likely",
"possible",
"probable",
"reasonable",
"certain",
"incontestable",
"indisputable",
"indubitable",
"questionless",
"sure",
"undeniable",
"undoubted",
"unquestionable"
],
"related":[
"debatable",
"disputable",
"dodgy",
"doubtable",
"doubtful",
"dubious",
"dubitable",
"far-fetched",
"fishy",
"flimsy",
"questionable",
"shaky",
"suspect",
"suspicious",
"unlikely",
"unreasonable",
"hopeless",
"impossible",
"absurd",
"comical",
"farcical",
"laughable",
"ludicrous",
"outlandish",
"preposterous",
"ridiculous",
"risible",
"silly",
"indefensible",
"insupportable",
"untenable"
],
"synonyms":[
"implausible",
"inconceivable",
"incredible",
"incredulous",
"unbelievable",
"uncompelling",
"unconceivable",
"unconvincing",
"unimaginable",
"unthinkable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"fantastical":{
"conceived or made without regard for reason or reality":{
"antonyms":[
"realistic",
"reasonable"
],
"examples":[
"a fantastic scheme for getting rich quick"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
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"inconceivable",
"incredible",
"unbelievable",
"unimaginable",
"unthinkable",
"extravagant",
"grotesque",
"bizarro",
"curious",
"eccentric",
"far-out",
"funny",
"kinky",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"odd",
"outlandish",
"out-of-the-way",
"outr\u00e9",
"peculiar",
"quaint",
"queer",
"queerish",
"quirky",
"screwy",
"strange",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"way-out",
"weird",
"farcical",
"laughable",
"ludicrous",
"ridiculous",
"Alice-in-Wonderland",
"Kafkaesque",
"nightmarish",
"dreamlike",
"surreal"
],
"synonyms":[
"absurd",
"bizarre",
"crazy",
"fanciful",
"foolish",
"insane",
"nonsensical",
"preposterous",
"unreal",
"wild"
]
},
"excitingly or mysteriously unusual":{
"antonyms":[
"familiar",
"nonexotic",
"nonglamorous",
"plain-Jane",
"unexotic",
"unglamorous",
"unromantic"
],
"examples":[
"to European explorers, the Far East was a fantastic land filled with unimaginable riches"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"colorful",
"picture-book",
"picturesque",
"quaint",
"alien",
"foreign",
"dark",
"distant",
"faraway",
"remote",
"alluring",
"captivating",
"enchanting",
"fascinating",
"magical"
],
"synonyms":[
"bizarro",
"exotic",
"glamorous",
"glamourous",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"outlandish",
"romantic",
"strange"
]
},
"not real and existing only in the imagination":{
"antonyms":[
"actual",
"existent",
"existing",
"real"
],
"examples":[
"a science fiction writer who can conjure up fantastic worlds and make them seem as real as our own"
],
"near antonyms":[
"authentic",
"genuine",
"true",
"factual",
"verifiable",
"verified",
"believable",
"convincing",
"realistic",
"corporeal",
"material",
"physical",
"solid",
"substantial",
"palpable",
"tangible"
],
"related":[
"fabled",
"legendary",
"romantic",
"abstract",
"hypothetical",
"theoretical",
"theoretic",
"unbelievable",
"unconvincing",
"unlikely",
"conceived",
"envisaged",
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"pictured",
"visualized",
"daydreamlike",
"deceptive",
"delusional",
"delusive",
"hallucinatory",
"illusory",
"phantasmagoric",
"phantasmagorical",
"concocted",
"fabricated",
"feigned",
"fictive",
"inexistent",
"nonexistent"
],
"synonyms":[
"chimerical",
"chimeric",
"fabulous",
"fanciful",
"fantasied",
"fictional",
"fictitious",
"ideal",
"imaginal",
"imaginary",
"imagined",
"invented",
"made-up",
"make-believe",
"mythical",
"mythic",
"notional",
"phantasmal",
"phantasmic",
"phantom",
"pretend",
"unreal",
"visionary"
]
},
"of the very best kind":{
"antonyms":[
"atrocious",
"awful",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"pathetic",
"poor",
"rotten",
"terrible",
"vile",
"wretched"
],
"examples":[
"surfing conditions were simply fantastic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bad",
"inferior",
"low-grade",
"substandard",
"unsatisfactory",
"mediocre",
"middling",
"second-class",
"second-rate"
],
"related":[
"acceptable",
"adequate",
"all right",
"decent",
"good",
"OK",
"okay",
"passable",
"satisfactory",
"tolerable",
"better",
"exceptional",
"fancy",
"high-grade",
"high-test",
"premium",
"select",
"special",
"superfine",
"classical",
"standard",
"traditional"
],
"synonyms":[
"A-OK",
"A1",
"awesome",
"bang-up",
"banner",
"beautiful",
"blue-chip",
"blue-ribbon",
"boffo",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"boss",
"brag",
"brave",
"bully",
"bumper",
"capital",
"choice",
"classic",
"cool",
"corking",
"crackerjack",
"cracking",
"dandy",
"divine",
"dope",
"down",
"dynamite",
"excellent",
"fab",
"fabulous",
"famous",
"fantabulous",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"first-string",
"five-star",
"four-star",
"frontline",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"gilt-edged",
"gilt-edge",
"gone",
"grand",
"great",
"groovy",
"heavenly",
"high-class",
"hot",
"hype",
"immense",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"lovely",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"mean",
"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"out-of-sight",
"par excellence",
"peachy",
"peachy keen",
"phat",
"prime",
"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"quality",
"radical",
"righteous",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
]
},
"too extraordinary or improbable to believe":{
"antonyms":[
"believable",
"cogitable",
"conceivable",
"convincing",
"credible",
"creditable",
"imaginable",
"plausible",
"supposable",
"thinkable"
],
"examples":[
"concocted some fantastic story to try to explain why they had returned home so late"
],
"near antonyms":[
"likely",
"possible",
"probable",
"reasonable",
"certain",
"incontestable",
"indisputable",
"indubitable",
"questionless",
"sure",
"undeniable",
"undoubted",
"unquestionable"
],
"related":[
"debatable",
"disputable",
"dodgy",
"doubtable",
"doubtful",
"dubious",
"dubitable",
"far-fetched",
"fishy",
"flimsy",
"questionable",
"shaky",
"suspect",
"suspicious",
"unlikely",
"unreasonable",
"hopeless",
"impossible",
"absurd",
"comical",
"farcical",
"laughable",
"ludicrous",
"outlandish",
"preposterous",
"ridiculous",
"risible",
"silly",
"indefensible",
"insupportable",
"untenable"
],
"synonyms":[
"implausible",
"inconceivable",
"incredible",
"incredulous",
"unbelievable",
"uncompelling",
"unconceivable",
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"verb"
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"faithless",
"false",
"fickle",
"inconstant",
"perfidious",
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"examples":[
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"unreliable",
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"shaky",
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"avid",
"enthusiastic",
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"gung ho",
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"pious",
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"firmly positioned in place and difficult to dislodge":{
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"dislodged",
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"loosened",
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"related":[
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"entrenched",
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"synonyms":[
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"just",
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"upright",
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"related":[
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"deceitful",
"deceiving",
"deluding",
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"false",
"artful",
"beguiling",
"cagey",
"cagy",
"crafty",
"cunning",
"foxy",
"slick",
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"subtle",
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"defrauding",
"devious",
"furtive",
"slippery",
"sneaking",
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"trickish",
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"insidious",
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"synonyms":[
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"deceptive",
"dishonest",
"double-dealing",
"duplicitous",
"fraudulent",
"guileful",
"rogue",
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"sharp",
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"brainless",
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"chuckleheaded",
"dense",
"dim",
"dim-witted",
"doltish",
"dopey",
"dopy",
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"dull",
"dumb",
"dunderheaded",
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"fatuous",
"gormless",
"half-witted",
"knuckleheaded",
"lamebrain",
"lamebrained",
"lunkheaded",
"mindless",
"obtuse",
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"pinheaded",
"senseless",
"simple",
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"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"dippy",
"dotty",
"featherheaded",
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"kooky",
"kookie",
"loony",
"looney",
"lunatic",
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"nutty",
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"screwball",
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"zany"
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"wise",
"cerebral",
"erudite",
"genial",
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"trained",
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"inventive",
"judicious",
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"sane",
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"sensible",
"sound",
"wise",
"crafty",
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"foxy",
"shrewd",
"wily",
"logical",
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"brilliant",
"clever",
"exceptional",
"hyperintelligent",
"intelligent",
"keen",
"nimble",
"quick",
"quick-witted",
"sharp",
"sharp-witted",
"smart",
"supersmart",
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"unsound",
"unstable",
"unsteady"
],
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],
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"insecure",
"weak",
"shaky",
"tottering",
"tottery",
"unbalanced",
"wobbly",
"wabbly",
"unsubstantial"
],
"related":[
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"durable",
"reliable",
"infrangible",
"irrefragable",
"unbreakable",
"beefy",
"solid",
"cohesive",
"tough"
],
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"firm",
"sound",
"stable",
"stalwart",
"strong",
"sturdy"
]
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"dallying",
"dawdling",
"dillydallying",
"dragging",
"laggard",
"languid",
"lingering",
"plodding",
"poking",
"poky",
"pokey",
"slowish",
"sluggish",
"unhurried",
"deliberate",
"leisurely",
"measured",
"dilatory",
"late",
"tardy",
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],
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"ready",
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"hurried",
"quickened",
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"energetic",
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"strong",
"vigorous",
"high-speed",
"rush",
"ultrafast",
"ultrarapid"
],
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"breakneck",
"breathless",
"brisk",
"dizzy",
"fleet",
"fleet-footed",
"flying",
"galloping",
"hasty",
"hot",
"lightning",
"nippy",
"quick",
"rapid",
"rapid-fire",
"rattling",
"snappy",
"speedy",
"splitting",
"swift",
"whirlwind",
"zippy"
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"far",
"great",
"lengthy",
"long",
"long-drawn-out",
"long-drawn",
"long-lived"
],
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],
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"everlasting",
"interminable",
"persistent",
"unending",
"longish",
"overlong",
"prolonged",
"protracted",
"permanent",
"enlarged",
"expanded",
"supplemented",
"long-range",
"long-term"
],
"related":[
"shortish",
"abbreviated",
"abridged",
"curtailed",
"cut-back",
"shortened",
"syncopated",
"compact",
"condensed",
"abrupt",
"sudden",
"ephemeral",
"fleeting",
"momentary",
"short-lived",
"transient",
"transitory",
"impermanent",
"compendious",
"concise",
"crisp",
"epigrammatic",
"laconic",
"pithy",
"succinct",
"summary",
"terse",
"short-range",
"short-term"
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"little",
"short"
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"halfway",
"incompletely",
"part",
"partially",
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"everyone in camp was fast asleep within minutes of hitting the sack"
],
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"hardly",
"just",
"kind of",
"marginally",
"minimally",
"scarcely",
"slightly",
"superficially",
"approximately",
"roughly",
"somewhat"
],
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"categorically",
"cold",
"downright",
"hands down",
"plain",
"stone",
"stone-cold",
"unqualifiedly",
"basically",
"by and large",
"chiefly",
"generally",
"largely",
"mainly",
"more or less",
"mostly",
"overall",
"predominantly",
"predominately",
"primarily",
"principally",
"substantially",
"abundantly",
"copiously",
"generously",
"greatly"
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"all of",
"all over",
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"clean",
"completely",
"dead",
"enough",
"entire",
"entirely",
"even",
"exactly",
"flat",
"full",
"fully",
"heartily",
"out",
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"plumb",
"quite",
"soundly",
"thoroughly",
"through and through",
"totally",
"utterly",
"well",
"wholly",
"wide"
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"adverb",
"noun",
"verb"
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"slowly"
],
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"run as fast as you can to get help"
],
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"lingeringly",
"ploddingly",
"sluggishly",
"deliberately",
"leisurely",
"belatedly",
"delinquently",
"tardily"
],
"related":[
"immediately",
"promptly",
"readily",
"impetuously",
"impulsively",
"rashly",
"recklessly",
"abruptly",
"suddenly",
"energetically",
"vigorously"
],
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"briskly",
"chop-chop",
"double-quick",
"fleetly",
"full tilt",
"hastily",
"hell-for-leather",
"hot",
"lickety-split",
"posthaste",
"presto",
"pronto",
"quick",
"quickly",
"rapidly",
"snappily",
"soon",
"speedily",
"swift",
"swiftly"
]
}
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"to cause (something) to hold to another":{
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"detach",
"undo",
"unfasten",
"unhook"
],
"examples":[
"use this paper clip to fasten your picture to the application form"
],
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"break up",
"disconnect",
"disjoin",
"disjoint",
"dissever",
"dissociate",
"disunite",
"divide",
"divorce",
"part",
"separate",
"sever",
"split",
"sunder",
"uncouple",
"unlink",
"unyoke",
"loose",
"loosen",
"unbind",
"unfix",
"unlash",
"untie"
],
"related":[
"adhere",
"bolt",
"cinch",
"clamp",
"clasp",
"clench",
"clinch",
"clip",
"glue",
"hang",
"harness",
"hasp",
"lace",
"lash",
"latch",
"nail",
"paste",
"pin",
"plaster",
"rivet",
"screw",
"shackle",
"staple",
"stick",
"strap",
"tack",
"tackle",
"tie",
"toggle",
"yoke",
"coapt",
"connect",
"join",
"link",
"unite",
"reaffix",
"reattach",
"refasten",
"refix",
"resecure",
"batten",
"belay",
"button",
"do up"
],
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"attach",
"bend",
"fix"
]
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],
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"direct",
"home (in on)",
"hone in (on)",
"level",
"nail",
"point",
"set",
"zero (in on)",
"attend",
"heed",
"mind",
"fixate (on)",
"obsess (over)",
"refocus"
],
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"concentrate",
"focus",
"rivet",
"train"
]
},
"to put securely in place or in a desired position":{
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"loose",
"loosen",
"unfasten",
"unfix",
"unloose",
"unloosen"
],
"examples":[
"don't forget to fasten all the lines on your tent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"extract",
"prize",
"pry",
"pull",
"root (out)",
"tear (out)",
"uproot",
"wrest",
"yank"
],
"related":[
"embed",
"imbed",
"entrench",
"intrench",
"implant",
"ingrain",
"engrain",
"lodge",
"stuff",
"wedge"
],
"synonyms":[
"anchor",
"catch",
"clamp",
"fix",
"hitch",
"moor",
"secure",
"set"
]
},
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"verb"
]
},
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"as in hold , latch (on or onto)":{
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"type":[
"verb"
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},
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"as in connections , attachments":{
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"type":[
"noun"
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"fastens (on)":{
"as in holds , latches (on or onto)":{
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"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"a wealthy person":{
"antonyms":[
"have-not",
"pauper"
],
"examples":[
"that last recession was particularly hard on the poor, but the fat cats barely noticed a dip in their bank accounts"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bankrupt",
"beggar"
],
"related":[
"moneymaker",
"money-spinner",
"magnate",
"nabob",
"tycoon",
"billionaire",
"gazillionaire",
"millionaire",
"multibillionaire",
"multimillionaire",
"multimillionairess",
"zillionaire",
"heir",
"heiress",
"jet-setter",
"jeunesse dor\u00e9e"
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"synonyms":[
"capitalist",
"Croesus",
"deep pocket",
"have",
"money",
"moneybags",
"plutocrat",
"silk stocking"
]
},
"having goods, property, or money in abundance":{
"antonyms":[
"destitute",
"impecunious",
"impoverished",
"indigent",
"needy",
"penniless",
"penurious",
"poor",
"poverty-stricken"
],
"examples":[
"the economy was in recession, but the fat-cat financiers on Wall Street didn't seem to be suffering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unaffluent",
"deprived",
"disadvantaged",
"hand-to-mouth",
"underprivileged",
"bankrupt",
"bankrupted",
"beggared",
"broke",
"indebted",
"insolvent",
"pauperized",
"ruined",
"skint",
"depressed",
"pinched",
"reduced",
"straitened",
"low",
"short"
],
"related":[
"better-off",
"comfortable",
"propertied",
"prosperous",
"substantial",
"successful",
"flourishing",
"prospering",
"thriving",
"advantaged",
"blessed",
"blest",
"privileged"
],
"synonyms":[
"affluent",
"deep-pocketed",
"fat",
"flush",
"loaded",
"moneyed",
"monied",
"opulent",
"rich",
"silk-stocking",
"wealthy",
"well-endowed",
"well-fixed",
"well-heeled",
"well-off",
"well-to-do"
]
},
"one of high position or importance within a group":{
"antonyms":[
"lightweight",
"nobody",
"nonentity",
"nothing",
"shrimp",
"twerp",
"whippersnapper",
"zero",
"zilch"
],
"examples":[
"a candidate that has the backing of most of the party's fat cats"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inferior",
"subordinate",
"underling",
"mediocrity",
"obscurity"
],
"related":[
"baron",
"czar",
"tsar",
"tzar",
"king",
"lion",
"magnate",
"mogul",
"prince",
"princess",
"queen",
"tycoon",
"VIP"
],
"synonyms":[
"big",
"big boy",
"big cheese",
"big gun",
"big leaguer",
"big shot",
"big wheel",
"big-timer",
"bigfoot",
"biggie",
"bigwig",
"heavy",
"heavy hitter",
"heavyweight",
"high-muck-a-muck",
"high-muckety-muck",
"honcho",
"kahuna",
"kingfish",
"kingpin",
"major leaguer",
"muckety-muck",
"muck-a-muck",
"mucky-muck",
"nabob",
"nawab",
"nibs",
"nob",
"pooh-bah",
"poo-bah",
"wheel"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
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"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fated":{
"as in destined , predestined":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to determine the fate of in advance":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the warning that the lack of an advanced education will fate a person to a lifetime of below-average earnings"
],
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"related":[
"predestinated",
"augured",
"forecast",
"forecasted",
"foretold",
"predicted",
"presaged",
"prognosticated",
"prophesied",
"preconceived",
"prejudged",
"condemned",
"sentenced",
"boded",
"foreboded",
"forboded",
"portended",
"anticipated",
"divined",
"foreknew",
"foresaw"
],
"synonyms":[
"destined",
"doomed",
"foredoomed",
"foreordained",
"ordained",
"predestined",
"predetermined",
"preordained"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"fateful":{
"bringing about ruin or misfortune":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a fateful encounter with a confidence man that they would long regret"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fluky",
"flukey",
"fortuitous",
"fortunate",
"happy",
"lucky",
"providential",
"auspicious",
"bright",
"encouraging",
"fair",
"golden",
"heartening",
"hopeful",
"optimistic",
"promising",
"propitious",
"rose-colored",
"rosy",
"upbeat"
],
"related":[
"apocalyptic",
"apocalyptical",
"hapless",
"ill-fated",
"ill-starred",
"luckless",
"adverse",
"baleful",
"baneful",
"damaging",
"deleterious",
"detrimental",
"evil",
"harmful",
"hurtful",
"ill",
"injurious",
"noxious",
"pernicious",
"prejudicial"
],
"synonyms":[
"calamitous",
"cataclysmal",
"cataclysmic",
"catastrophic",
"damning",
"destructive",
"disastrous",
"fatal",
"ruinous",
"unfortunate"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"fates":{
"a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause":{
"antonyms":[
"antecedents",
"causations",
"causes",
"occasions",
"reasons"
],
"examples":[
"the fate of the presidential election hinged on a few thousand votes in a single state"
],
"near antonyms":[
"considerations",
"determinants",
"factors",
"bases",
"bases",
"foundations",
"grounds",
"groundworks",
"impetuses",
"incentives",
"inspirations",
"instigations",
"stimuli",
"mothers",
"origins",
"roots",
"sources",
"springs"
],
"related":[
"ramifications",
"denouements",
"d\u00e9nouements",
"echoes",
"echos",
"implications",
"repercussions",
"afterclaps",
"afterglows",
"aftershocks",
"blowbacks",
"by-products",
"byproducts",
"fallouts",
"offshoots",
"ripples",
"side effects",
"side reactions",
"spin-offs"
],
"synonyms":[
"aftereffects",
"aftermaths",
"backwashes",
"children",
"conclusions",
"consequences",
"corollaries",
"developments",
"effects",
"fruits",
"issues",
"outcomes",
"outgrowths",
"precipitates",
"products",
"resultants",
"results",
"sequels",
"sequences",
"upshots"
]
},
"a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand":{
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"examples":[
"the belief that it was this country's fate to extend from sea to sea"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"accidents",
"casualties",
"chances",
"happenchances",
"happenstances",
"haps",
"hazards",
"luck",
"predestinations",
"aftereffects",
"aftermaths",
"conclusions",
"consequences",
"developments",
"effects",
"fruits",
"issues",
"outcomes",
"outgrowths",
"resultants",
"results",
"sequels",
"sequences",
"upshots"
],
"synonyms":[
"circumstances",
"destinies",
"dooms",
"fortunes",
"kismets",
"lots",
"portions"
]
},
"the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities":{
"antonyms":[
"births",
"nativities"
],
"examples":[
"he met his fate in a tragic highway accident"
],
"near antonyms":[
"existences",
"lives",
"creations",
"geneses",
"originations",
"rises"
],
"related":[
"casualties",
"fatalities",
"martyrdoms",
"self-destructions",
"self-murders",
"self-slaughters",
"suicides",
"annihilations",
"destructions",
"endings",
"exterminations",
"ruins",
"assassinations",
"executions",
"killings",
"massacres",
"slaughters"
],
"synonyms":[
"curtains",
"deaths",
"deceases",
"demises",
"dissolutions",
"dooms",
"ends",
"exits",
"expirations",
"expiries",
"graves",
"great divides",
"passages",
"passings",
"quietuses",
"sleeps"
]
},
"to determine the fate of in advance":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the warning that the lack of an advanced education will fate a person to a lifetime of below-average earnings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"predestinates",
"augurs",
"forecasts",
"foretells",
"predicts",
"presages",
"prognosticates",
"prophesies",
"preconceives",
"prejudges",
"condemns",
"sentences",
"bodes",
"forebodes",
"forbodes",
"portends",
"anticipates",
"divines",
"foreknows",
"foresees"
],
"synonyms":[
"destines",
"dooms",
"foredooms",
"foreordains",
"ordains",
"predestines",
"predetermines",
"preordains"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"father images":{
"as in father figures":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fathered":{
"to become the father of":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Paul Revere somehow found room in his small house for the large family he had fathered"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"multiplied",
"procreated",
"propagated",
"reproduced",
"spawned",
"bore",
"engendered",
"gendered",
"generated",
"produced"
],
"synonyms":[
"begot",
"begat",
"got",
"sired"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"fathers":{
"a male human parent":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the special relationship that exists between fathers and sons"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"patresfamilias",
"patriarchs",
"father figures",
"father images",
"stepfathers"
],
"synonyms":[
"daddies",
"dads",
"old men",
"papas",
"poppas",
"pas",
"paters",
"pops",
"sires"
]
},
"a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Sir Isaac Newton is regarded by many as the father of modern science"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disciples",
"followers",
"pupils",
"students",
"supporters"
],
"related":[
"cocreators",
"co-creators",
"cofounders",
"co-founders",
"conceivers",
"contrivers",
"designers",
"devisers",
"formulators",
"innovators",
"introducers",
"inventors",
"spawners",
"builders",
"makers",
"producers",
"developers",
"pioneers",
"researchers",
"researchists",
"organizers",
"promoters",
"encouragers",
"galvanizers",
"inspirations",
"inspirers"
],
"synonyms":[
"authors",
"begetters",
"creators",
"establishers",
"founders",
"founding fathers",
"generators",
"inaugurators",
"initiators",
"instituters",
"institutors",
"originators",
"sires"
]
},
"a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent":{
"antonyms":[
"descendants",
"descendents"
],
"examples":[
"our fathers founded this nation on the fundamental belief that no person is entitled to rule by divine right"
],
"near antonyms":[
"children",
"families",
"issues",
"lineages",
"offspring",
"offsprings",
"posterities",
"progenies",
"seed",
"seeds",
"stocks",
"daughters",
"heirs",
"inheritors",
"scions",
"sons",
"successors"
],
"related":[
"antecessors",
"predecessors",
"ancestresses",
"foremothers",
"grandmothers",
"matriarchs",
"grandsires",
"patriarchs",
"sires",
"ancestries",
"antecedents",
"roots"
],
"synonyms":[
"ancestors",
"forebearers",
"forebears",
"forbears",
"forefathers",
"grandfathers",
"primogenitors",
"progenitors"
]
},
"to become the father of":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Paul Revere somehow found room in his small house for the large family he had fathered"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"multiplies",
"procreates",
"propagates",
"reproduces",
"spawns",
"bears",
"engenders",
"genders",
"generates",
"produces"
],
"synonyms":[
"begets",
"gets",
"sires"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"fathers (on)":{
"as in charges , blames":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"fathomable":{
"capable of being understood":{
"antonyms":[
"incoherent",
"incomprehensible",
"inscrutable",
"insensible"
],
"examples":[
"acts of vandalism that were committed for no fathomable reason"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inarticulate",
"cryptic",
"esoteric",
"mysterious",
"obscure"
],
"related":[
"decipherable",
"plain",
"simple",
"straightforward",
"articulate",
"fluent",
"well-spoken"
],
"synonyms":[
"accessible",
"apprehensible",
"coherent",
"comprehendible",
"comprehensible",
"graspable",
"intelligible",
"legible",
"scrutable",
"understandable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"fathoming":{
"to measure the depth of (as a body of water) typically with a weighted line":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the pilot had to continually fathom the river, which drought conditions had lowered to unprecedented levels"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"gauging",
"gaging",
"scaling",
"spanning",
"remeasuring",
"replumbing"
],
"synonyms":[
"plumbing",
"sounding"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"fatigues":{
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the rescue workers pressed on, though their efforts to reach the miners had almost completely fatigued them"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activates",
"energizes",
"invigorates",
"rejuvenates",
"strengthens",
"vitalizes",
"relaxes",
"rests",
"unwinds"
],
"related":[
"debilitates",
"enervates",
"enfeebles",
"saps",
"wastes",
"weakens"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaks",
"burns out",
"busts",
"does in",
"does up",
"drains",
"exhausts",
"fags",
"frazzles",
"harasses",
"kills",
"knocks out",
"outwears",
"tires",
"tuckers (out)",
"washes out",
"wearies",
"wears",
"wears out"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
],
"very hard or unpleasant work":{
"antonyms":[
"fun",
"plays"
],
"examples":[
"although he had joined the army for action and adventure, much of his day seemed to be devoted to mindless fatigues"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decompressions",
"eases",
"leisures",
"relaxations",
"reposes",
"rests",
"amusements",
"dalliances",
"diversions",
"entertainments",
"recreations",
"sports",
"dormancies",
"inactivities",
"inertias"
],
"related":[
"spadeworks",
"efforts",
"exertions",
"pains",
"struggles",
"troubles",
"chores",
"duties",
"jobs",
"obligations",
"responsibilities",
"routines",
"tediums",
"treadmills"
],
"synonyms":[
"donkeyworks",
"drudgeries",
"drudges",
"grinds",
"labors",
"moils",
"slaveries",
"sweats",
"toils",
"travails"
]
}
},
"fatty":{
"containing animal fat especially in unusual amounts":{
"antonyms":[
"defatted",
"lean"
],
"examples":[
"fatty ground beef that was the cheapest available"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fibrous",
"gristly",
"stringy",
"tough",
"nonfat"
],
"related":[
"blubbery",
"greasy",
"oily",
"lardy",
"rich"
],
"synonyms":[
"adipose"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"fatuity":{
"a foolish act or idea":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"opening another auto dealership in an area that already has a surplus of them seems like a gross fatuity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discretion",
"forethought",
"prudence",
"sagacity",
"wisdom",
"brainstorm",
"inspiration"
],
"related":[
"absurdness",
"craziness",
"foolishness",
"inaneness",
"madness",
"senselessness",
"witlessness",
"buffoonery",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"shenanigan(s)",
"tomfoolery",
"drivel",
"humbug",
"nonsense",
"twaddle",
"blunder",
"bungle",
"flub",
"goof",
"howler"
],
"synonyms":[
"absurdity",
"asininity",
"b\u00eatise",
"folly",
"foolery",
"foppery",
"idiocy",
"imbecility",
"inanity",
"insanity",
"lunacy",
"stupidity"
]
},
"lack of good sense or judgment":{
"antonyms":[
"prudence",
"sagaciousness",
"sagacity",
"sageness",
"sanity",
"sapience",
"sensibleness",
"soundness",
"wisdom"
],
"examples":[
"local morning DJs lambasted the fatuity of the homeowner who used gasoline to burn a pile of brushwood"
],
"near antonyms":[
"logicality",
"logicalness",
"rationality",
"rationalness",
"reasonability",
"reasonableness",
"validity",
"discernment",
"insight",
"perception",
"percipience"
],
"related":[
"denseness",
"dim-wittedness",
"doltishness",
"dopiness",
"dullness",
"dulness",
"dumbness",
"feeblemindedness",
"gormlessness",
"idiocy",
"mindlessness",
"oafishness",
"obtuseness",
"simplemindedness",
"simpleness",
"slowness",
"stupidity",
"stupidness",
"vacuity",
"fallacy",
"irrationality",
"unreasonableness",
"kookiness",
"weirdness",
"laughableness",
"ludicrousness",
"ridiculousness"
],
"synonyms":[
"absurdity",
"asininity",
"balminess",
"brainlessness",
"craziness",
"daftness",
"dippiness",
"dottiness",
"fatuousness",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"imbecility",
"inanity",
"insanity",
"lunacy",
"madness",
"nonsensicalness",
"nuttiness",
"preposterousness",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"simplicity",
"unwisdom",
"wackiness",
"witlessness",
"zaniness"
]
},
"the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind":{
"antonyms":[
"braininess",
"brightness",
"brilliance",
"cleverness",
"intelligence",
"keenness",
"quickness",
"quick-wittedness",
"sharpness",
"smartness"
],
"examples":[
"the fatuity of the characters on that TV sitcom actually gets laughs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acumen",
"alertness",
"astuteness",
"discernment",
"insight",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"perception",
"percipience",
"perspicacity",
"sagacity",
"sageness",
"sapience",
"wisdom",
"wit",
"logicality",
"logicalness",
"rationality",
"rationalness",
"reasonableness",
"soundness",
"validity"
],
"related":[
"feeblemindedness",
"simplemindedness",
"absurdity",
"asininity",
"balminess",
"craziness",
"daftness",
"dippiness",
"dottiness",
"fatuousness",
"folly",
"idiocy",
"inaneness",
"inanity",
"insanity",
"lunacy",
"madness",
"nincompoopery",
"nonsensicalness",
"nuttiness",
"preposterousness",
"silliness",
"simplicity",
"wackiness",
"zaniness",
"fallacy",
"irrationality",
"unreasonableness",
"mental deficiency",
"mental retardation"
],
"synonyms":[
"boneheadedness",
"brainlessness",
"denseness",
"density",
"dim-wittedness",
"doltishness",
"dopiness",
"dorkiness",
"dullness",
"dulness",
"dumbness",
"foolishness",
"gormlessness",
"mindlessness",
"oafishness",
"obtuseness",
"senselessness",
"simpleness",
"slowness",
"stupidity",
"stupidness",
"thickness",
"vacuity",
"weak-mindedness",
"witlessness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"faulted":{
"to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{
"antonyms":[
"extolled",
"lauded",
"praised"
],
"examples":[
"you should look at your own work before faulting what others have done"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approved",
"commended",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"recommended",
"sanctioned"
],
"related":[
"skewered",
"tweaked",
"assailed",
"attacked",
"blasted",
"clobbered",
"slammed",
"slashed",
"nicked (at)",
"sniped (at)",
"beefed",
"bellyached",
"bitched",
"carped",
"caviled",
"cavilled",
"complained",
"crabbed",
"croaked",
"fussed",
"griped",
"groused",
"growled",
"grumbled",
"kicked",
"kvetched",
"moaned",
"murmured",
"muttered",
"niggled",
"quibbled",
"whined",
"admonished",
"chid",
"chided",
"drubbed",
"rebuked",
"reprimanded",
"reproached",
"reproved",
"berated",
"castigated",
"crucified",
"excoriated",
"flayed",
"gibbeted",
"hammered",
"keelhauled",
"lambasted",
"lashed",
"pilloried",
"scolded",
"upbraided",
"bad-mouthed",
"belittled",
"decried",
"derided",
"discommended",
"disparaged",
"put down"
],
"synonyms":[
"blamed",
"censured",
"condemned",
"criticized",
"denounced",
"dispraised",
"dissed",
"knocked",
"panned",
"reprehended",
"slagged"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"faultless":{
"being entirely without fault or flaw":{
"antonyms":[
"amiss",
"bad",
"censurable",
"defective",
"faulty",
"flawed",
"imperfect",
"reproachable"
],
"examples":[
"this 18th-century chest of drawers is considered a faultless example of early American craftsmanship"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deficient",
"inadequate",
"incomplete",
"insufficient",
"wanting",
"unfinished",
"unpolished",
"fallible",
"blemished",
"blighted",
"broken",
"damaged",
"defaced",
"disfigured",
"impaired",
"injured",
"malformed",
"marred",
"misshapen",
"spoiled",
"vitiated",
"atrocious",
"execrable",
"wretched",
"imprecise",
"inaccurate",
"incorrect",
"inexact",
"wrong"
],
"related":[
"consummate",
"expert",
"masterly",
"classic",
"dandy",
"excellent",
"fabulous",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"grand",
"great",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"prime",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"terrific",
"top",
"top-notch",
"unsurpassed",
"completed",
"finished",
"perfected",
"polished",
"complete",
"entire",
"intact",
"whole",
"mint",
"unbruised",
"undamaged",
"unimpaired",
"uninjured",
"unmarred",
"unspoiled",
"exceptional",
"fancy",
"high-grade",
"special",
"airtight",
"bulletproof",
"accurate",
"correct",
"exact",
"precise",
"inerrant",
"infallible",
"unerring",
"unfailing"
],
"synonyms":[
"absolute",
"flawless",
"ideal",
"immaculate",
"impeccable",
"indefectible",
"irreproachable",
"letter-perfect",
"perfect",
"picture-book",
"picture-perfect",
"seamless",
"unblemished"
]
},
"free from guilt or blame":{
"antonyms":[
"guilty"
],
"examples":[
"I may have broken my share of things in the past, but in this instance I am entirely faultless"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blamable",
"blameworthy",
"censurable",
"culpable",
"impeachable",
"indictable",
"punishable",
"accused",
"impeached",
"indicted",
"condemned",
"convicted",
"hangdog",
"shamed",
"shamefaced"
],
"related":[
"absolved",
"acquitted",
"cleared",
"exonerated",
"vindicated",
"ethical",
"law-abiding",
"moral",
"righteous",
"upright",
"virtuous"
],
"synonyms":[
"blameless",
"cleanhanded",
"clear",
"guiltless",
"impeccable",
"inculpable",
"innocent",
"irreproachable",
"lily-white"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"faultlessly":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"without any flaws or errors":{
"antonyms":[
"amiss",
"badly",
"defectively",
"faultily",
"imperfectly"
],
"examples":[
"at the recital the young piano student performed the sonata faultlessly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deficiently",
"inadequately",
"incompletely",
"insufficiently",
"fallibly",
"atrociously",
"execrably",
"wretchedly"
],
"related":[
"excellently",
"fabulously",
"finely",
"grandly",
"greatly",
"marvelously",
"superbly",
"superiorly",
"superlatively",
"terrifically",
"exceptionally",
"fancily",
"specially"
],
"synonyms":[
"flawlessly",
"ideally",
"immaculately",
"impeccably",
"pat",
"perfectly"
]
}
},
"faulty":{
"having a fault":{
"antonyms":[
"faultless",
"flawless",
"impeccable",
"perfect"
],
"examples":[
"the cause of the plane crash was traced to faulty wiring"
],
"near antonyms":[
"complete",
"entire",
"intact",
"whole",
"unblemished",
"undamaged",
"unimpaired",
"unspoiled"
],
"related":[
"fallible",
"blemished",
"broken",
"crippled",
"damaged",
"defaced",
"disfigured",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"marred",
"spoiled",
"vitiated",
"deficient",
"inadequate",
"incomplete",
"insufficient",
"wanting"
],
"synonyms":[
"amiss",
"bad",
"defective",
"flawed",
"imperfect"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"favorably":{
"in a pleasing way":{
"antonyms":[
"badly",
"disagreeably",
"ill",
"unpleasantly"
],
"examples":[
"her violin teacher has been favorably impressed with her progress"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abominably",
"appallingly",
"awfully",
"dreadfully",
"horrendously",
"horribly",
"horridly",
"shockingly",
"sickeningly",
"terribly",
"vilely",
"annoyingly",
"disgustingly",
"distressingly",
"irritatingly",
"vexingly"
],
"related":[
"finely",
"grandly",
"magnificently",
"advantageously",
"helpfully",
"blessedly",
"fortunately",
"happily",
"luckily",
"excellently",
"superbly",
"marvelously",
"sensationally",
"wonderfully",
"attractively",
"beautifully",
"handsomely",
"appealingly",
"appetizingly",
"enticingly",
"invitingly",
"temptingly"
],
"synonyms":[
"agreeably",
"charmingly",
"delectably",
"deliciously",
"delightfully",
"dreamily",
"enchantingly",
"enjoyably",
"felicitously",
"fetchingly",
"gloriously",
"gratifyingly",
"great",
"nicely",
"palatably",
"pleasantly",
"pleasingly",
"pleasurably",
"prettily",
"satisfyingly",
"splendidly",
"sweetly",
"swimmingly",
"welcomely",
"well",
"winningly"
]
},
"in an approving manner":{
"antonyms":[
"adversely",
"disapprovingly",
"negatively",
"unfavorably"
],
"examples":[
"most critics reviewed the movie favorably"
],
"near antonyms":[
"captiously",
"hypercritically",
"deploringly",
"disdainfully",
"scornfully",
"unflatteringly"
],
"related":[
"lovingly",
"regardfully",
"respectfully",
"reverently",
"worshipfully"
],
"synonyms":[
"admiringly",
"appreciatively",
"approvingly",
"complimentarily",
"positively"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"favorite":{
"a person or thing that is preferred over others":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the youngest child was always Mother's favorite"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abomination",
"anathema",
"b\u00eate noire",
"bugbear"
],
"related":[
"beloved",
"dear",
"sweetheart",
"jewel",
"prize",
"treasure"
],
"synonyms":[
"darling",
"fave",
"minion",
"pet",
"preference",
"speed"
]
},
"enjoying widespread favor or approval":{
"antonyms":[
"out",
"unfashionable",
"unpopular"
],
"examples":[
"a radio station that mostly plays favorite songs from the 1960s and 1970s"
],
"near antonyms":[
"washed-up",
"despised",
"detested",
"disliked",
"hated",
"rejected",
"insignificant",
"unimportant",
"indistinguished",
"unexceptional",
"anonymous",
"nameless",
"obscure",
"unknown",
"inconspicuous"
],
"related":[
"semipopular",
"preferred",
"selected",
"desirable",
"liked",
"wanted",
"celebrated",
"famed",
"famous",
"noted",
"notorious",
"prominent",
"renowned",
"well-known",
"fabled",
"fabulous",
"legendary",
"leading",
"notable",
"outstanding",
"prominent",
"remarkable",
"important",
"significant"
],
"synonyms":[
"big",
"crowd-pleasing",
"du jour",
"faddish",
"faddy",
"fashionable",
"happening",
"hot",
"in",
"large",
"modish",
"pop",
"popular",
"popularized",
"red-hot",
"vogue",
"voguish"
]
},
"granted special treatment or attention":{
"antonyms":[
"unbeloved"
],
"examples":[
"that teacher claims not to have any favorite students, although many in the class would disagree"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhorred",
"abominated",
"despised",
"detested",
"disdained",
"disfavored",
"disliked",
"execrated",
"hated",
"loathed",
"unfavorite",
"abandoned",
"forgotten",
"ignored",
"alienated",
"estranged"
],
"related":[
"admired",
"adored",
"appreciated",
"esteemed",
"relished",
"revered",
"prized",
"treasured",
"preferred"
],
"synonyms":[
"beloved",
"cherished",
"darling",
"dear",
"fair-haired",
"favored",
"fond",
"loved",
"pet",
"precious",
"special",
"sweet",
"white-headed"
]
},
"singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"mint chocolate chip is my favorite flavor of ice cream"
],
"near antonyms":[
"average",
"common",
"commonplace",
"ordinary",
"run-of-the-mill"
],
"related":[
"fashionable",
"exclusive",
"culled",
"picked over",
"screened",
"weeded (out)",
"winnowed (out)"
],
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"cherry-picked",
"choice",
"chosen",
"elect",
"favored",
"first-line",
"handpicked",
"picked",
"preferred",
"select",
"selected"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"favors":{
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"disfavors"
],
"examples":[
"entertainers often learn that the favor of the public can be fickle indeed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condemnations",
"disapprovals",
"disdains",
"opprobriums",
"scorns",
"disappointments",
"discontents",
"disenchantments",
"disgruntlements",
"disillusionments",
"displeasures",
"indignations",
"aversions",
"contempts",
"disfavors",
"disgusts",
"disinclinations",
"dislikes",
"disregards",
"distastes",
"hates",
"hatreds",
"loathings",
"nauseas",
"repugnances",
"repulsions",
"revulsions",
"abominations",
"antipathies",
"detestations",
"deprecations",
"displeasures",
"dissatisfactions"
],
"related":[
"appetites",
"fancies",
"likes",
"loves",
"partialities",
"preferences",
"relishes",
"shines",
"tastes",
"uses",
"acclamations",
"adorations",
"adulations",
"approbations",
"deferences",
"hero worships",
"homages",
"honors",
"idolatries",
"infatuations",
"lionizations",
"praises",
"props",
"reverences",
"venerations",
"worships",
"delights",
"enjoyments",
"amazements",
"awes",
"wonderments",
"wonders",
"enthusiasms",
"interests",
"passions",
"biases",
"prejudices",
"affections",
"attachments",
"devotions",
"passions"
],
"synonyms":[
"accounts",
"admirations",
"appreciations",
"esteems",
"estimations",
"regards",
"respects"
]
},
"an acceptance of something as satisfactory":{
"antonyms":[
"disapprobations",
"disapprovals",
"disfavors"
],
"examples":[
"over the years that kind of movie fell out of favor with the mass audience"
],
"near antonyms":[
"refusals",
"rejections",
"repudiations",
"dislikes",
"dissatisfactions",
"censures",
"condemnations",
"criticisms",
"denunciations",
"deprecations",
"depreciations",
"disparagements",
"opprobriums",
"reprehensions",
"reproaches",
"reprobations"
],
"related":[
"backings",
"cachets",
"endorsements",
"indorsements",
"finalizations",
"formalizations",
"homologations",
"nods",
"ratifications",
"rubber stamps",
"sanctions",
"supports",
"thumbs-ups",
"votes",
"benedictions",
"goodwills",
"acceptations",
"accessions",
"agreements",
"assents",
"concurrences",
"consents",
"countenances",
"likings",
"satisfactions"
],
"synonyms":[
"approbations",
"approvals",
"blessings",
"imprimaturs",
"OKs",
"okays"
]
},
"an act of kind assistance":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a good and generous friend who is always doing favors for others"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hindrances",
"hurdles",
"impediments",
"interferences",
"obstacles"
],
"related":[
"dispensations",
"waivers",
"advantages",
"benefits",
"blessings",
"godsends",
"mannas",
"liberties",
"licenses",
"licences",
"privileges"
],
"synonyms":[
"benevolences",
"boons",
"courtesies",
"graces",
"indulgences",
"mercies",
"services",
"turns"
]
},
"positive regard for something":{
"antonyms":[
"aversions",
"disfavors",
"disgusts",
"dislikes",
"distastes",
"hatreds",
"loathings",
"mislikes"
],
"examples":[
"was willing to do just about anything to keep the boss's favor"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apathies",
"disinclinations",
"indifferences"
],
"related":[
"cravings",
"desires",
"longings",
"thirsts",
"yens",
"enthusiasms",
"gustoes",
"interests",
"passions",
"biases",
"prejudices",
"bents",
"inclinations",
"leanings",
"propensities",
"tendencies",
"teeth",
"palates",
"weaknesses"
],
"synonyms":[
"appetites",
"fancies",
"likes",
"likings",
"love affairs",
"loves",
"partialities",
"preferences",
"relishes",
"shines",
"tastes",
"uses"
]
},
"to do a service or favor for":{
"antonyms":[
"disobliges"
],
"examples":[
"although she was at the party as a guest, the singer favored us with a song"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bothers",
"discommodes",
"disturbs",
"incommodes",
"inconveniences",
"troubles",
"burdens",
"encumbers",
"saddles",
"weighs",
"deserts",
"disappoints",
"fails",
"lets down",
"constrains",
"hampers",
"hamstrings",
"hinders",
"hobbles",
"holds back",
"impedes",
"obstructs",
"restrains",
"frustrates",
"opposes",
"sabotages",
"thwarts"
],
"related":[
"humors",
"indulges",
"coddles",
"mollycoddles",
"pampers",
"appeases",
"conciliates",
"mollifies",
"pacifies",
"placates",
"delights",
"gladdens",
"gratifies",
"pleases",
"satisfies",
"abets",
"aids",
"assists",
"helps",
"supports",
"attends",
"cares (for)",
"comforts",
"ministers (to)",
"relieves",
"succors"
],
"synonyms":[
"accommodates",
"obliges"
]
},
"to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"favored with good looks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dispossesses",
"divests",
"strips",
"depletes",
"drains",
"exhausts",
"skimps",
"stints"
],
"related":[
"equips",
"provides",
"supplies",
"bestows (on or upon)",
"clothes",
"confers (on)",
"covers",
"accords",
"awards",
"grants",
"empowers",
"enables",
"enhances",
"enriches",
"heightens",
"bequeaths",
"wills"
],
"synonyms":[
"blesses",
"endows",
"endues",
"indues",
"gifts",
"invests"
]
},
"to have a favorable opinion of":{
"antonyms":[
"disapproves (of)",
"discountenances",
"disfavors",
"frowns (on or upon)"
],
"examples":[
"if this measure will reduce our property taxes, then I favor it"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blacklists",
"censures",
"condemns",
"criticizes",
"damns",
"denounces",
"deprecates",
"depreciates",
"disparages",
"reprehends",
"reprobates",
"dislikes",
"minds",
"detests",
"hates",
"loathes",
"dissents (from)",
"objects (to)",
"opposes"
],
"related":[
"acclaims",
"applauds",
"lauds",
"praises",
"salutes",
"backs (up)",
"concurs (in)",
"stands by",
"supports",
"sustains",
"upholds",
"bears",
"endures",
"tolerates",
"assents (to)",
"consents (to)",
"commends",
"recommends",
"enjoys",
"likes"
],
"synonyms":[
"accepts",
"approves (of)",
"cares (for)",
"countenances",
"OKs",
"okays",
"subscribes (to)"
]
},
"to show partiality toward":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"older moviegoers tend to favor films that have certain extras\u2014like a plot and developed characters"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disfavors",
"dislikes",
"mislikes",
"abhors",
"abominates",
"detests",
"hates",
"loathes",
"declines",
"refuses",
"rejects",
"turns down",
"discards",
"jettisons",
"throws away",
"throws out"
],
"related":[
"adores",
"cottons (to)",
"delights (in)",
"digs",
"enjoys",
"fancies",
"grooves (on)",
"relishes",
"revels (in)",
"chooses",
"culls",
"handpicks",
"names",
"picks",
"selects",
"singles (out)",
"takes",
"covets",
"craves",
"desires",
"hankers (for or after)",
"wants",
"wishes (for)",
"biases",
"biasses",
"prejudices",
"inclines (toward)",
"tends (to)",
"admires",
"appreciates",
"cherishes",
"prizes",
"treasures",
"values"
],
"synonyms":[
"cares (for)",
"leans (toward or towards)",
"likes",
"prefers"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"fawning":{
"as in obsequious , subservient":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"as in sycophancy , toadying":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a student who could not wait to fawn over the new teacher"
],
"near antonyms":[
"despising",
"disdaining",
"scorning",
"gibing",
"jibing",
"jeering",
"scoffing",
"braving",
"challenging",
"defying"
],
"related":[
"drooling",
"gushing",
"slavering",
"slobbering",
"endearing",
"ingratiating",
"courting",
"wooing",
"adulating",
"idolizing",
"worshipping",
"worshiping",
"blandishing",
"cajoling",
"coaxing",
"flattering",
"overpraising",
"soft-soaping",
"cowering",
"cringing",
"groveling",
"grovelling",
"abasing",
"debasing",
"demeaning",
"deferring",
"submitting",
"yielding"
],
"synonyms":[
"apple-polishing",
"bootlicking",
"fussing",
"kowtowing",
"sucking (up)",
"toadying",
"truckling"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"fa\u00e7ade":{
"a deceptively attractive external appearance":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the company's facade of success collapsed when it was revealed that its financial officers had been cooking the books for years"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"cotton candy",
"fluff",
"tinsel",
"fig leaf",
"charade",
"front",
"guise",
"masquerade",
"pose",
"semblance",
"show"
],
"synonyms":[
"gloss",
"veneer",
"window dressing"
]
},
"a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"his interest in acting is just a facade \u2014he joined the drama club to meet girls"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bluntness",
"candidness",
"candor",
"directness",
"forthrightness",
"frankness",
"openheartedness",
"outspokenness",
"plainspokenness",
"sincerity",
"straightforwardness",
"artlessness",
"genuineness",
"na\u00efvet\u00e9",
"naivete",
"naivet\u00e9"
],
"related":[
"impersonation",
"performance",
"portrayal",
"image",
"persona",
"appearance",
"color",
"gloss",
"camouflage",
"cloak",
"affectation",
"deceit",
"deception",
"dissembling",
"dissimulation",
"double-dealing",
"duplicity",
"fakery",
"fraud",
"guile",
"betrayal",
"double cross",
"faithlessness",
"falseness",
"falsity",
"infidelity",
"perfidy",
"treachery",
"treason",
"unfaithfulness",
"excuse",
"pretext"
],
"synonyms":[
"act",
"airs",
"charade",
"disguise",
"front",
"guise",
"masquerade",
"playacting",
"pose",
"pretense",
"pretence",
"put-on",
"semblance",
"show"
]
},
"a forward part or surface":{
"antonyms":[
"back",
"rear",
"rearward",
"reverse"
],
"examples":[
"all of the stores in the mall have facades that are in keeping with the style of a 19th-century American village"
],
"near antonyms":[
"innards",
"inside",
"interior"
],
"related":[
"outside",
"skin",
"surface",
"veneer"
],
"synonyms":[
"face",
"forehead",
"forepart",
"front"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fa\u00e7ades":{
"a deceptively attractive external appearance":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the company's facade of success collapsed when it was revealed that its financial officers had been cooking the books for years"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"cotton candies",
"fluffs",
"tinsels",
"fig leafs",
"fig leaves",
"charades",
"fronts",
"guises",
"masquerades",
"poses",
"semblances",
"shows"
],
"synonyms":[
"glosses",
"veneers",
"window dressings"
]
},
"a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"his interest in acting is just a facade \u2014he joined the drama club to meet girls"
],
"near antonyms":[
"candors",
"sincerities",
"na\u00efvet\u00e9s",
"naivetes",
"naivet\u00e9s"
],
"related":[
"impersonations",
"performances",
"portrayals",
"images",
"personae",
"personas",
"appearances",
"colors",
"glosses",
"camouflages",
"cloaks",
"affectations",
"deceits",
"deceptions",
"dissimulations",
"double-dealings",
"duplicities",
"fakeries",
"frauds",
"guiles",
"betrayals",
"double crosses",
"falsities",
"infidelities",
"perfidies",
"treacheries",
"treasons",
"excuses",
"pretexts"
],
"synonyms":[
"acts",
"airs",
"charades",
"disguises",
"fronts",
"guises",
"masquerades",
"poses",
"pretenses",
"pretences",
"put-ons",
"semblances",
"shows"
]
},
"a forward part or surface":{
"antonyms":[
"backs",
"rears",
"rearwards",
"reverses"
],
"examples":[
"all of the stores in the mall have facades that are in keeping with the style of a 19th-century American village"
],
"near antonyms":[
"innards",
"insides",
"interiors"
],
"related":[
"outsides",
"skins",
"surfaces",
"veneers"
],
"synonyms":[
"faces",
"foreheads",
"foreparts",
"fronts"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fall down":{
"as in go under":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"fatality":{
"a person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed":{
"examples":[
"the grim reminder that every holiday weekend inevitably results in a slew of highway fatalities"
],
"synonyms":[
"casualty",
"loss",
"prey",
"victim"
],
"related":[
"loser",
"underdog",
"martyr",
"sacrifice",
"collateral damage",
"murderee"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gainer",
"victor",
"winner",
"harmer",
"injurer",
"assassin",
"killer",
"murderer"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fames":{
"the fact or state of being known to the public":{
"examples":[
"many go to Hollywood in search of fame and fortune"
],
"synonyms":[
"celebrities",
"notorieties",
"renowns"
],
"related":[
"infamies",
"characters",
"marks",
"names",
"reports",
"reputabilities",
"reputations",
"reputes",
"cachets",
"places",
"positions",
"prestiges",
"ranks",
"standings",
"statures",
"statuses",
"megastardoms",
"popularities",
"stardoms",
"superstardoms",
"distinctions",
"eminences",
"glories",
"honors",
"notes",
"preeminences",
"prominences",
"visibilities",
"acclaim",
"accolades",
"acknowledgments",
"acknowledgements",
"homages",
"kudos",
"laurels",
"praises",
"recognitions",
"adorations",
"idolizations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disgraces",
"dishonors",
"disreputes",
"ignominies",
"odiums",
"opprobriums",
"shames",
"invisibilities",
"unpopularity"
],
"antonyms":[
"anonymities",
"oblivions",
"obscurities"
]
},
"overall quality as seen or judged by people in general":{
"examples":[
"he has some fame locally as an honest antiques dealer"
],
"synonyms":[
"characters",
"marks",
"names",
"notes",
"odors",
"reports",
"reps",
"reputations",
"reputes"
],
"related":[
"credits",
"honors",
"celebrities",
"notorieties",
"renowns",
"images",
"personae",
"personas",
"admirations",
"regards",
"reverences"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discredit",
"disgraces",
"dishonors",
"disreputes",
"ignominies",
"infamies",
"obloquies",
"odiums",
"opprobriums",
"reproaches",
"shames"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fabulous":{
"based on, described in, or being a myth":{
"examples":[
"the city of Phoenix is named after a fabulous bird that every 500 years destroys itself with fire, only to rise again from its own ashes"
],
"synonyms":[
"fabled",
"legendary",
"mythical",
"mythic"
],
"related":[
"famed",
"romanticized",
"storied",
"chimerical",
"chimeric",
"fabricated",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"fictional",
"fictitious",
"fanciful",
"imaginary",
"imagined",
"invented",
"made-up",
"make-believe",
"pretend",
"unreal",
"allegorical",
"mythological",
"mythologic",
"semilegendary"
],
"near antonyms":[
"actual",
"existent",
"real",
"real-world",
"historical",
"factual",
"true",
"attested",
"authenticated",
"confirmed",
"established",
"proven",
"substantiated",
"validated",
"verified",
"authentic",
"bona fide",
"genuine",
"real-life"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"causing wonder or astonishment":{
"examples":[
"the fabulous sites of dazzlingly lit Las Vegas"
],
"synonyms":[
"amazing",
"astonishing",
"astounding",
"awesome",
"awful",
"eye-opening",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"miraculous",
"portentous",
"prodigious",
"staggering",
"stunning",
"stupendous",
"sublime",
"surprising",
"wonderful",
"wondrous"
],
"related":[
"incomprehensible",
"inconceivable",
"incredible",
"unbelievable",
"unimaginable",
"unthinkable",
"extraordinary",
"phenomenal",
"rare",
"sensational",
"spectacular",
"singular",
"uncommon",
"unique",
"unusual",
"unwonted",
"conspicuous",
"notable",
"noticeable",
"outstanding",
"remarkable",
"impressive",
"smashing",
"striking",
"mind-bending",
"mind-blowing",
"mind-boggling",
"animating",
"energizing",
"enlightening",
"enlivening",
"exciting",
"galvanizing",
"invigorating",
"stimulating",
"alluring",
"attracting",
"attractive",
"beguiling",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charming",
"enchanting",
"entertaining",
"enthralling",
"fascinating",
"interesting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unimpressive",
"uninspiring",
"unremarkable",
"boring",
"dull",
"jading",
"monotonous",
"tedious",
"tiring",
"uninspired",
"uninteresting",
"wearisome",
"weary",
"wearying",
"common",
"customary",
"mundane",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"typical",
"unexceptional",
"usual",
"draining",
"enervating",
"exhausting",
"fatiguing",
"wearing",
"debilitating",
"enfeebling",
"demoralizing",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"not real and existing only in the imagination":{
"examples":[
"a story of a fabulous land where the people know nothing of war and live together in perfect harmony"
],
"synonyms":[
"chimerical",
"chimeric",
"fanciful",
"fantasied",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"fictional",
"fictitious",
"ideal",
"imaginal",
"imaginary",
"imagined",
"invented",
"made-up",
"make-believe",
"mythical",
"mythic",
"notional",
"phantasmal",
"phantasmic",
"phantom",
"pretend",
"unreal",
"visionary"
],
"related":[
"fabled",
"legendary",
"romantic",
"abstract",
"hypothetical",
"theoretical",
"theoretic",
"unbelievable",
"unconvincing",
"unlikely",
"conceived",
"envisaged",
"envisioned",
"pictured",
"visualized",
"daydreamlike",
"deceptive",
"delusional",
"delusive",
"hallucinatory",
"illusory",
"phantasmagoric",
"phantasmagorical",
"concocted",
"fabricated",
"feigned",
"fictive",
"inexistent",
"nonexistent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"authentic",
"genuine",
"true",
"factual",
"verifiable",
"verified",
"believable",
"convincing",
"realistic",
"corporeal",
"material",
"physical",
"solid",
"substantial",
"palpable",
"tangible"
],
"antonyms":[
"actual",
"existent",
"existing",
"real"
]
},
"of the very best kind":{
"examples":[
"we had a fabulous time on our vacation"
],
"synonyms":[
"A-OK",
"A1",
"awesome",
"bang-up",
"banner",
"beautiful",
"blue-chip",
"blue-ribbon",
"boffo",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"boss",
"brag",
"brave",
"bully",
"bumper",
"capital",
"choice",
"classic",
"cool",
"corking",
"crackerjack",
"cracking",
"dandy",
"divine",
"dope",
"down",
"dynamite",
"excellent",
"fab",
"famous",
"fantabulous",
"fantastic",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"first-string",
"five-star",
"four-star",
"frontline",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"gilt-edged",
"gilt-edge",
"gone",
"grand",
"great",
"groovy",
"heavenly",
"high-class",
"hot",
"hype",
"immense",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"lovely",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"mean",
"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"out-of-sight",
"par excellence",
"peachy",
"peachy keen",
"phat",
"prime",
"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"quality",
"radical",
"righteous",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
],
"related":[
"acceptable",
"adequate",
"all right",
"decent",
"good",
"OK",
"okay",
"passable",
"satisfactory",
"tolerable",
"better",
"exceptional",
"fancy",
"high-grade",
"high-test",
"premium",
"select",
"special",
"superfine",
"classical",
"standard",
"traditional"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bad",
"inferior",
"low-grade",
"substandard",
"unsatisfactory",
"mediocre",
"middling",
"second-class",
"second-rate"
],
"antonyms":[
"atrocious",
"awful",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"pathetic",
"poor",
"rotten",
"terrible",
"vile",
"wretched"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"fancying up":{
"to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{
"examples":[
"had fancied up his van so much that it was virtually a palace on wheels"
],
"synonyms":[
"adorning",
"arraying",
"beautifying",
"bedecking",
"bedizening",
"blazoning",
"caparisoning",
"decking",
"decorating",
"doing",
"doing up",
"dolling up",
"draping",
"dressing",
"embellishing",
"emblazing",
"embossing",
"enriching",
"fancifying",
"festooning",
"garnishing",
"glitzing (up)",
"gracing",
"gussying up",
"ornamenting",
"prettying (up)",
"trimming"
],
"related":[
"accessorizing",
"dressing up",
"trapping",
"tricking (out)",
"brightening",
"freshening",
"smartening",
"sprucing (up)",
"bossing",
"chasing",
"braiding",
"embroidering",
"feathering",
"figuring",
"filigreeing",
"filleting",
"flouncing",
"frilling",
"fringing",
"furbelowing",
"garlanding",
"hanging",
"lacing",
"ribboning",
"swagging",
"wreathing",
"appliqu\u00e9ing",
"gilding",
"painting",
"diamonding",
"gemming",
"impearling",
"jeweling",
"jewelling",
"pearling",
"redecorating",
"redoing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"simplifying",
"streamlining",
"baring",
"denuding",
"dismantling",
"displaying",
"divesting",
"exposing",
"revealing",
"stripping",
"uncovering",
"uglifying"
],
"antonyms":[
"blemishing",
"defacing",
"disfiguring",
"marring",
"scarring",
"spoiling"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"fashionably":{
"as in elegantly , stylishly":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"farmhouse":{
"as in plantation , homestead":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"faceless":{
"lacking in distinctive features or qualities":{
"examples":[
"it was precisely because he was a faceless individual that the serial killer was able to go on for so long without detection"
],
"synonyms":[
"beige",
"characterless",
"featureless",
"indistinctive",
"neutral",
"noncommittal",
"nondescript",
"vanilla"
],
"related":[
"boring",
"drab",
"dreary",
"dry",
"dull",
"flat",
"humdrum",
"leaden",
"monotonous",
"pedestrian",
"stodgy",
"stuffy",
"tame",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"tiring",
"uninteresting",
"wearisome",
"weary",
"wearying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arresting",
"bold",
"catchy",
"dramatic",
"emphatic",
"eye-catching",
"flamboyant",
"showy",
"splashy",
"striking"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"not named or identified by a name":{
"examples":[
"faceless gossipmongers had been spreading rumors about the actor's sexual identity for years"
],
"synonyms":[
"anonymous",
"incognito",
"innominate",
"nameless",
"unbaptized",
"unchristened",
"unidentified",
"unnamed",
"untitled"
],
"related":[
"undetermined",
"unspecified",
"obscure",
"uncelebrated",
"unheard-of",
"unheralded",
"unknown",
"unsung",
"unexceptional",
"unremarkable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"denominated",
"designated",
"specified",
"labeled",
"labelled",
"tabbed",
"titled",
"celebrated",
"famed",
"famous",
"known",
"notable",
"noted",
"noteworthy",
"remarkable",
"renowned",
"well-known",
"exceptional"
],
"antonyms":[
"baptized",
"christened",
"dubbed",
"named",
"termed"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"falsity":{
"a false idea or belief":{
"examples":[
"a papal letter condemning secularism and other movements that the church considered to be falsities of the modern age"
],
"synonyms":[
"delusion",
"error",
"fallacy",
"falsehood",
"hallucination",
"illusion",
"misbelief",
"misconception",
"myth",
"old wives' tale",
"untruth"
],
"related":[
"factoid",
"superstition",
"fiction",
"pretense",
"pretence",
"distortion",
"inaccuracy",
"misapprehension",
"miscomprehension",
"misinterpretation",
"misjudgment",
"misperception",
"misunderstanding",
"misinformation",
"misknowledge",
"misreport",
"misrepresentation",
"misstatement",
"sophism",
"sophistry",
"fib",
"half-truth",
"lie",
"story",
"tale"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"truth",
"verity"
]
},
"a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive":{
"examples":[
"when questioned by his parents about his drug use, the teenager told one blatant falsity after another"
],
"synonyms":[
"fable",
"fabrication",
"fairy tale",
"falsehood",
"fib",
"lie",
"mendacity",
"prevarication",
"story",
"tale",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"untruth",
"whopper"
],
"related":[
"distortion",
"exaggeration",
"half-truth",
"ambiguity",
"equivocation",
"obliquity",
"defamation",
"libel",
"slander",
"perjury",
"bluff",
"fiction",
"pose",
"pretense",
"pretence",
"humbug",
"jive",
"nonsense",
"canard",
"fallacy",
"misconception",
"myth",
"falsification",
"misinformation",
"misreport",
"misrepresentation",
"misstatement",
"deceit",
"deceitfulness",
"dishonesty",
"duplicity",
"fraudulence"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fact",
"truism",
"verity",
"honesty",
"truthfulness",
"veracity",
"authentication",
"confirmation",
"substantiation",
"validation",
"verification"
],
"antonyms":[
"truth"
]
},
"lack of faithfulness especially to one's husband or wife":{
"examples":[
"the falsity of Guinevere usually figures prominently in medieval and modern tellings of the legend of King Arthur"
],
"synonyms":[
"disloyalty",
"faithlessness",
"falseness",
"inconstancy",
"infidelity",
"perfidiousness",
"perfidy",
"unfaithfulness"
],
"related":[
"adultery",
"betrayal",
"double cross",
"double-dealing",
"duplicity",
"sellout",
"treachery",
"treason",
"deceit",
"deception",
"lying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"staunchness",
"steadfastness",
"dependability",
"reliability",
"honesty",
"trustworthiness"
],
"antonyms":[
"allegiance",
"constancy",
"devotedness",
"devotion",
"faith",
"faithfulness",
"fealty",
"fidelity",
"loyalty"
]
},
"the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another":{
"examples":[
"despite being offered a fortune to spill the president's secrets, the trusted aide declared that he'd sooner die than be guilty of such falsity"
],
"synonyms":[
"backstabbing",
"betrayal",
"business",
"disloyalty",
"double cross",
"faithlessness",
"falseness",
"infidelity",
"perfidy",
"sellout",
"treachery",
"treason",
"two-timing",
"unfaithfulness"
],
"related":[
"abandonment",
"desertion",
"deceit",
"deception",
"double-dealing",
"duplicity",
"guile",
"two-facedness",
"fraud",
"informing",
"lying",
"snitching",
"talebearing",
"trickery"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dependability",
"reliability",
"trustworthiness",
"defense",
"protection",
"safeguard",
"shield"
],
"antonyms":[
"allegiance",
"devotion",
"faithfulness",
"fealty",
"fidelity",
"loyalty",
"staunchness",
"steadfastness"
]
},
"the quality or state of being false":{
"examples":[
"the falsity of Columbus's estimate of the earth's circumference was pretty much demonstrated when he made a head-on collision with the western hemisphere"
],
"synonyms":[
"erroneousness",
"fallaciousness",
"fallacy",
"falsehood",
"falseness",
"untruth"
],
"related":[
"speciousness",
"spuriousness",
"deception",
"deceptiveness",
"delusion",
"inaccuracy",
"incorrectness",
"dishonesty",
"mendaciousness",
"mendacity",
"untruthfulness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accuracy",
"actuality",
"correctness",
"factuality",
"factualness",
"genuineness",
"credibility",
"honesty",
"trustworthiness",
"truthfulness",
"veracity"
],
"antonyms":[
"truth",
"verity"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"faithlessness":{
"lack of faithfulness especially to one's husband or wife":{
"examples":[
"a wife who long ago became resigned to the chronic faithlessness of her husband"
],
"synonyms":[
"disloyalty",
"falseness",
"falsity",
"inconstancy",
"infidelity",
"perfidiousness",
"perfidy",
"unfaithfulness"
],
"related":[
"adultery",
"betrayal",
"double cross",
"double-dealing",
"duplicity",
"sellout",
"treachery",
"treason",
"deceit",
"deception",
"lying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"staunchness",
"steadfastness",
"dependability",
"reliability",
"honesty",
"trustworthiness"
],
"antonyms":[
"allegiance",
"constancy",
"devotedness",
"devotion",
"faith",
"faithfulness",
"fealty",
"fidelity",
"loyalty"
]
},
"the act or fact of violating the trust or confidence of another":{
"examples":[
"the former butler's mercenary faithlessness shocked and offended the royal family"
],
"synonyms":[
"backstabbing",
"betrayal",
"business",
"disloyalty",
"double cross",
"falseness",
"falsity",
"infidelity",
"perfidy",
"sellout",
"treachery",
"treason",
"two-timing",
"unfaithfulness"
],
"related":[
"abandonment",
"desertion",
"deceit",
"deception",
"double-dealing",
"duplicity",
"guile",
"two-facedness",
"fraud",
"informing",
"lying",
"snitching",
"talebearing",
"trickery"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dependability",
"reliability",
"trustworthiness",
"defense",
"protection",
"safeguard",
"shield"
],
"antonyms":[
"allegiance",
"devotion",
"faithfulness",
"fealty",
"fidelity",
"loyalty",
"staunchness",
"steadfastness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fantasizers":{
"as in daydreamers , woolgatherers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fabulousness":{
"as in greatness , specialness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"familial":{
"of or relating to a household or family":{
"examples":[
"it's a familial duty as well as a tradition for everyone in my family to eat dinner together"
],
"synonyms":[
"domestic",
"household"
],
"related":[
"homelike",
"homely",
"homey",
"homy",
"residential"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"nondomestic",
"nonfamilial"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"fascination":{
"the power of irresistible attraction":{
"examples":[
"the fascination that the subject of dinosaurs has for most children"
],
"synonyms":[
"allure",
"animal magnetism",
"appeal",
"attractiveness",
"captivation",
"charisma",
"charm",
"duende",
"enchantment",
"force field",
"glamour",
"glamor",
"magic",
"magnetism",
"oomph",
"pizzazz",
"pizazz",
"seductiveness",
"witchery"
],
"related":[
"allurement",
"attraction",
"call",
"lure",
"seduction",
"agreeableness",
"darlingness",
"delightfulness",
"desirability",
"desirableness",
"niceness",
"pleasantness",
"pleasingness",
"sweetness",
"sex appeal"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disagreeableness",
"distastefulness",
"obnoxiousness",
"offensiveness",
"unpleasantness"
],
"antonyms":[
"repulsion",
"repulsiveness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fainting":{
"to lose consciousness":{
"examples":[
"the kind of person who faints at the sight of blood"
],
"synonyms":[
"blacking out",
"conking (out)",
"keeling (over)",
"passing out",
"swooning"
],
"related":[
"breaking down",
"collapsing",
"zonking (out)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"coming around",
"coming round",
"coming to",
"reviving"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"faking out":{
"to cause to believe what is untrue":{
"examples":[
"my friends faked me out for a whole day, letting me think that they had forgotten my birthday"
],
"synonyms":[
"bamboozling",
"beguiling",
"bluffing",
"buffaloing",
"burning",
"catching",
"conning",
"cozening",
"deceiving",
"deluding",
"duping",
"fooling",
"gaffing",
"gammoning",
"gulling",
"having",
"having on",
"hoaxing",
"hoodwinking",
"hornswoggling",
"humbugging",
"juggling",
"misguiding",
"misinforming",
"misleading",
"snookering",
"snowing",
"spoofing",
"stringing along",
"suckering",
"sucking in",
"taking in",
"tricking"
],
"related":[
"kidding",
"putting on",
"teasing",
"bleeding",
"cheating",
"chiseling",
"chiselling",
"defrauding",
"diddling",
"euchring",
"fleecing",
"flimflamming",
"hustling",
"mulcting",
"rooking",
"shortchanging",
"skinning",
"squeezing",
"sticking",
"stinging",
"swindling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"debunking",
"exposing",
"revealing",
"showing up",
"uncloaking",
"uncovering",
"unmasking",
"disclosing",
"divulging",
"telling",
"unveiling",
"disabusing",
"disenchanting",
"disillusioning"
],
"antonyms":[
"undeceiving"
]
},
"to elude (an opponent in a sports contest) by making a deceptive or agile movement":{
"examples":[
"used a quick between-the-legs dribble to fake out the flat-footed defender"
],
"synonyms":[
"dekeing",
"faking",
"juking"
],
"related":[
"dodging",
"evading",
"sidestepping",
"slipping",
"pump-faking",
"stutter-stepping",
"maneuvering (around)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"fable":{
"a story intended to teach a basic truth or moral about life":{
"examples":[
"this classic Christmas film is essentially a fable showing how every person's life has meaning and touches the lives of others"
],
"synonyms":[
"allegory",
"apologue",
"parable"
],
"related":[
"beast fable",
"bestiary",
"morality play",
"legend",
"myth",
"mythology",
"narrative",
"tale"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a traditional but unfounded story that gives the reason for a current custom, belief, or fact of nature":{
"examples":[
"according to an ancient fable the waters of the mountain spring are the tears of a woman weeping for her lost children"
],
"synonyms":[
"legend",
"myth",
"mythos"
],
"related":[
"allegory",
"parable",
"fabrication",
"fantasy",
"phantasy",
"fiction",
"figment",
"invention",
"narrative",
"saga",
"story",
"tale",
"yarn"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that is the product of the imagination":{
"examples":[
"the stories of lost cities of gold may have been fables deliberately concocted by Native Americans to dupe the Spanish"
],
"synonyms":[
"fabrication",
"fantasy",
"phantasy",
"fiction",
"figment",
"invention"
],
"related":[
"anecdote",
"narrative",
"novel",
"story",
"tale",
"yarn",
"fairy tale",
"falsehood",
"falsity",
"fib",
"lie",
"mendacity",
"misrepresentation",
"prevarication",
"untruth",
"whopper",
"make-believe"
],
"near antonyms":[
"actuality",
"realness"
],
"antonyms":[
"fact",
"materiality",
"reality"
]
},
"a statement known by its maker to be untrue and made in order to deceive":{
"examples":[
"the fables that people tell themselves to rationalize their failures and shortcomings"
],
"synonyms":[
"fabrication",
"fairy tale",
"falsehood",
"falsity",
"fib",
"lie",
"mendacity",
"prevarication",
"story",
"tale",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"untruth",
"whopper"
],
"related":[
"distortion",
"exaggeration",
"half-truth",
"ambiguity",
"equivocation",
"obliquity",
"defamation",
"libel",
"slander",
"perjury",
"bluff",
"fiction",
"pose",
"pretense",
"pretence",
"humbug",
"jive",
"nonsense",
"canard",
"fallacy",
"misconception",
"myth",
"falsification",
"misinformation",
"misreport",
"misrepresentation",
"misstatement",
"deceit",
"deceitfulness",
"dishonesty",
"duplicity",
"fraudulence"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fact",
"truism",
"verity",
"honesty",
"truthfulness",
"veracity",
"authentication",
"confirmation",
"substantiation",
"validation",
"verification"
],
"antonyms":[
"truth"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"facets":{
"a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded":{
"examples":[
"there are so many facets to Benjamin Franklin: statesman, scientist, inventor, American original"
],
"synonyms":[
"angles",
"aspects",
"hands",
"phases",
"sides"
],
"related":[
"airs",
"appearances",
"characters",
"colors",
"complexions",
"conditions",
"faces",
"looks",
"semblances",
"shapes",
"states",
"visages",
"periods",
"stages",
"steps",
"outlooks",
"perspectives",
"positions",
"postures",
"shoes",
"slants",
"stances",
"standpoints",
"viewpoints",
"views",
"interpretations",
"readings",
"renderings",
"translations",
"versions",
"articles",
"cases",
"components",
"counts",
"details",
"dimensions",
"elements",
"factors",
"instances",
"items",
"matters",
"particulars",
"parts",
"points",
"regards",
"respects"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"factoring (out)":{
"as in discounting , disregarding":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"discounting",
"disregarding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allowing (for)",
"considering",
"factoring (in or into)",
"providing (for)",
"regarding",
"accommodating",
"adapting",
"adjusting",
"conditioning",
"anticipating",
"contemplating",
"envisaging",
"expecting",
"foreseeing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"facelift":{
"as in renovations , refurbishments":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reclamations",
"reconstructions",
"re-creations",
"refurbishments",
"regeneracies",
"rehabilitations",
"rehabs",
"renovations",
"restorals",
"restorations",
"rallies",
"recoveries",
"recuperations",
"fixings",
"reanimations",
"rebirths",
"regenerations",
"rejuvenations",
"rejuvenescences",
"renewals",
"resurgences",
"resurrections",
"resuscitations",
"revitalizations",
"revivals",
"revivifications",
"renaissances",
"renascences",
"reinventions",
"reactivations"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"famishment":{
"a need or desire for food":{
"examples":[
"there's something about outdoor activity that invariably increases one's famishment"
],
"synonyms":[
"appetite",
"belly",
"emptiness",
"hunger",
"munchies",
"stomach"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rapaciousness",
"rapacity",
"ravenousness",
"voraciousness",
"voracity",
"malnutrition",
"starvation",
"undernourishment",
"craving",
"sweet tooth",
"famine",
"fast",
"hunger strike",
"gluttony",
"gourmandism",
"greed",
"hoggishness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fill",
"fullness",
"glut",
"repleteness",
"repletion",
"satiation",
"satiety",
"satisfaction",
"surfeit"
],
"antonyms":[
"inappetence"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"face-off":{
"an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another":{
"examples":[
"the annual fall face-off between these traditional rivals is a big event for both football-mad colleges"
],
"synonyms":[
"ball game",
"battle",
"combat",
"competition",
"conflict",
"confrontation",
"contention",
"contest",
"dogfight",
"duel",
"grapple",
"match",
"rivalry",
"strife",
"struggle",
"sweepstakes",
"sweep-stake",
"tug-of-war",
"war",
"warfare"
],
"near synonyms":[
"horse race",
"nail-biter",
"showdown",
"clash",
"collision",
"discord",
"friction",
"argument",
"controversy",
"debate",
"disagreement",
"disputation",
"dispute",
"dissension",
"dissention",
"quarrel",
"row",
"wrangle"
],
"near antonyms":[
"concord",
"harmony",
"peace"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to engage in a contest":{
"examples":[
"eager to face off with her longtime tennis rival"
],
"synonyms":[
"battle",
"compete",
"contend",
"fight",
"race",
"rival",
"vie"
],
"near synonyms":[
"challenge",
"engage",
"play",
"jockey",
"jostle",
"maneuver",
"go out",
"try out",
"train",
"work"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"fatherless":{
"as in motherless":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"motherless",
"baseborn",
"bastard",
"illegitimate",
"misbegotten",
"natural",
"spurious",
"supposititious",
"unfathered",
"nameless",
"adopted",
"orphaned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"legitimate"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"fatiguing":{
"as in exhausting , enervating":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"draining",
"enervating",
"exhausting",
"wearing",
"palling",
"debilitating",
"enfeebling",
"longsome",
"demoralizing",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting",
"annoying",
"bothersome",
"irksome",
"irritating",
"common",
"commonplace",
"ordinary",
"tepid",
"unexceptional",
"unsurprising",
"vapid",
"blank",
"earthbound",
"gray",
"grey",
"inanimate",
"pallid",
"pedantic",
"sterile",
"suspenseless",
"undramatic",
"uneventful",
"unexciting",
"unimaginative",
"uninspiring",
"unnewsworthy",
"unrewarding",
"unsensational",
"unspectacular",
"cumbersome",
"lumbering",
"plodding",
"poky",
"pokey",
"aseptic",
"barren",
"blah",
"dullish",
"pleasureless",
"prosaic",
"prosy",
"soggy",
"spiritless"
],
"near antonyms":[
"absorbing",
"engaging",
"engrossing",
"gripping",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"involving",
"riveting",
"amazing",
"astonishing",
"astounding",
"awesome",
"eye-opening",
"fabulous",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"sensational",
"spectacular",
"surprising",
"wonderful",
"wondrous",
"animating",
"breathtaking",
"electrifying",
"energizing",
"enlivening",
"exciting",
"exhilarating",
"galvanizing",
"hair-raising",
"inspiring",
"invigorating",
"rip-roaring",
"rousing",
"stimulating",
"stirring",
"thrilling",
"amusing",
"diverting",
"entertaining",
"moving",
"poignant",
"touching",
"alluring",
"attracting",
"attractive",
"beguiling",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charming",
"enchanting",
"enthralling",
"entrancing",
"fascinating",
"mesmerizing",
"spellbinding",
"suspenseful",
"arresting",
"provocative",
"tantalizing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"the rescue workers pressed on, though their efforts to reach the miners had almost completely fatigued them"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaking",
"burning out",
"busting",
"doing in",
"doing up",
"draining",
"exhausting",
"fagging",
"frazzling",
"harassing",
"killing",
"knocking out",
"outwearing",
"tiring",
"tuckering (out)",
"washing out",
"wearing",
"wearing out",
"wearying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"debilitating",
"enervating",
"enfeebling",
"sapping",
"wasting",
"weakening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activating",
"energizing",
"invigorating",
"rejuvenating",
"strengthening",
"vitalizing",
"relaxing",
"resting",
"unwinding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"fawn":{
"to use flattery or the doing of favors in order to win approval especially from a superior":{
"examples":[
"a student who could not wait to fawn over the new teacher"
],
"synonyms":[
"apple-polish",
"bootlick",
"fuss",
"kowtow",
"suck (up)",
"toady",
"truckle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drool",
"gush",
"slaver",
"slobber",
"endear",
"ingratiate",
"court",
"woo",
"adulate",
"idolize",
"worship",
"blandish",
"cajole",
"coax",
"flatter",
"overpraise",
"soft-soap",
"cower",
"cringe",
"grovel",
"abase",
"debase",
"demean",
"defer",
"submit",
"yield"
],
"near antonyms":[
"despise",
"disdain",
"scorn",
"gibe",
"jibe",
"jeer",
"scoff",
"brave",
"challenge",
"defy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"facticity":{
"agreement with fact or reality":{
"examples":[
"the facticity of the information is not at issue; it's whether something so private should ever be made public"
],
"synonyms":[
"factuality",
"sooth",
"trueness",
"truth",
"verity"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accuracy",
"accurateness",
"actuality",
"authenticity",
"correctness",
"credibility",
"honesty",
"trustability",
"trustiness",
"trustworthiness",
"truthfulness",
"veracity",
"dependability",
"reliability"
],
"near antonyms":[
"erroneousness",
"fallaciousness",
"fallacy",
"falsehood",
"fiction",
"half-truth",
"lie",
"impreciseness",
"imprecision",
"inaccuracy",
"incorrectness",
"inexactitude",
"inexactness",
"deceit",
"dishonesty",
"equivocation",
"lying",
"mendaciousness",
"mendacity",
"prevarication",
"untruthfulness"
],
"antonyms":[
"falseness",
"falsity",
"untruth"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"factory":{
"a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods":{
"examples":[
"the new factory will create hundreds of much-needed jobs"
],
"synonyms":[
"manufactory",
"mill",
"plant",
"shop",
"works",
"workshop"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sweatshop",
"atelier",
"studio",
"workplace",
"workroom",
"yard"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"farceur":{
"a person (as a writer) noted for or specializing in humor":{
"examples":[
"a knockabout comedy that was performed by a trio of accomplished farceurs"
],
"synonyms":[
"card",
"comedian",
"comic",
"droll",
"funnyman",
"gagger",
"gagman",
"gagster",
"humorist",
"jester",
"joker",
"jokester",
"wag",
"wit"
],
"near synonyms":[
"comedienne",
"entertainer",
"banterer",
"cutup",
"kidder",
"knockabout",
"practical joker",
"prankster",
"quipper",
"quipster",
"teaser",
"wisecracker",
"buffoon",
"clown",
"fool",
"harlequin",
"zany",
"caricaturist",
"lampooner",
"parodist",
"satirist"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"faintness":{
"the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor":{
"examples":[
"after a year of increasing faintness , the old man quietly died in his sleep"
],
"synonyms":[
"asthenia",
"debilitation",
"debility",
"delicacy",
"enervation",
"enfeeblement",
"feebleness",
"fragility",
"frailness",
"frailty",
"infirmity",
"languidness",
"languor",
"listlessness",
"lowness",
"weakness",
"wimpiness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decay",
"decrepitude",
"breakdown",
"collapse",
"prostration",
"exhaustion",
"fatigue",
"lassitude",
"weariness",
"defenselessness",
"helplessness",
"impotence",
"impuissance",
"powerlessness",
"effeteness",
"softness",
"tenderness",
"disablement",
"incapacitation",
"invalidism",
"damage",
"harm",
"hurt",
"impairment",
"injury"
],
"near antonyms":[
"energy",
"vitality",
"brawniness",
"fitness",
"heftiness",
"huskiness",
"lustiness",
"muscularity",
"virility",
"hardness",
"ruggedness",
"stoutness",
"sturdiness",
"toughness",
"health",
"healthiness",
"soundness",
"wellness"
],
"antonyms":[
"hardihood",
"hardiness",
"robustness",
"strength",
"vigor"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"faultfinders":{
"a person given to harsh judgments and to finding faults":{
"examples":[
"I hate to be a faultfinder , but the invitation has a spelling error"
],
"synonyms":[
"carpers",
"castigators",
"cavilers",
"cavillers",
"censurers",
"criticizers",
"critics",
"disparagers",
"hypercritics",
"knockers",
"nigglers",
"nitpickers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"condemners",
"condemnors",
"denouncers",
"belittlers",
"decriers",
"denigrators",
"deriders",
"detractors",
"assailants",
"attackers",
"crucifiers",
"criticasters",
"hairsplitters",
"pettifoggers",
"quibblers",
"admonishers",
"haranguers",
"railers",
"ranters",
"rebukers",
"reproachers",
"reprovers",
"scolds",
"upbraiders",
"bellyachers",
"complainers",
"crybabies",
"fussers",
"gripers",
"grouches",
"grousers",
"grumblers",
"whiners"
],
"near antonyms":[
"commenders",
"praisers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}
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