dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/dea_MWT.json
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{
"deactivate":{
"to cause to stop functioning":{
"examples":[
"deactivate the machine carefully, or you'll risk an electric shock"
],
"synonyms":[
"kill",
"shut off",
"turn off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flick (off)",
"dismantle",
"mothball",
"phase out",
"arrest",
"brake",
"chock",
"cut off",
"draw up",
"halt",
"jam",
"stall",
"stick"
],
"near antonyms":[
"charge",
"electrify",
"energize",
"fire",
"fuel",
"generate",
"power",
"push",
"discharge",
"launch",
"release",
"switch",
"trip",
"reactivate",
"recharge"
],
"antonyms":[
"activate",
"actuate",
"crank (up)",
"drive",
"move",
"propel",
"run",
"set off",
"spark",
"start",
"touch off",
"trigger",
"turn on"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"deactivated":{
"as in ineffective , useless":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"deadlocked",
"ineffective",
"ineffectual",
"nonproductive",
"unproductive",
"unusable",
"unworkable",
"useless",
"off",
"broken",
"down",
"inoperable",
"inoperative",
"kaput",
"kaputt",
"malfunctioning",
"nonfunctional",
"nonfunctioning",
"nonoperating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"functional",
"functioning",
"operable",
"operant",
"operating",
"operational",
"operative",
"running",
"working",
"effective",
"effectual",
"employable",
"performing",
"producing",
"productive",
"serving",
"usable",
"useable",
"useful",
"viable",
"workable"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to stop functioning":{
"examples":[
"deactivate the machine carefully, or you'll risk an electric shock"
],
"synonyms":[
"killed",
"shut off",
"turned off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flicked (off)",
"dismantled",
"mothballed",
"phased out",
"arrested",
"braked",
"chocked",
"cut off",
"drew up",
"halted",
"jammed",
"stalled",
"stuck"
],
"near antonyms":[
"charged",
"electrified",
"energized",
"fired",
"fueled",
"fuelled",
"generated",
"powered",
"pushed",
"discharged",
"launched",
"released",
"switched",
"tripped",
"reactivated",
"recharged"
],
"antonyms":[
"activated",
"actuated",
"cranked (up)",
"drove",
"moved",
"propelled",
"ran",
"run",
"set off",
"sparked",
"started",
"touched off",
"triggered",
"turned on"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"deactivating":{
"to cause to stop functioning":{
"examples":[
"deactivate the machine carefully, or you'll risk an electric shock"
],
"synonyms":[
"killing",
"shutting off",
"turning off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flicking (off)",
"dismantling",
"mothballing",
"phasing out",
"arresting",
"braking",
"chocking",
"cutting off",
"drawing up",
"halting",
"jamming",
"stalling",
"sticking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"charging",
"electrifying",
"energizing",
"firing",
"fueling",
"fuelling",
"generating",
"powering",
"pushing",
"discharging",
"launching",
"releasing",
"switching",
"tripping",
"reactivating",
"recharging"
],
"antonyms":[
"activating",
"actuating",
"cranking (up)",
"driving",
"moving",
"propelling",
"running",
"setting off",
"sparking",
"starting",
"touching off",
"triggering",
"turning on"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"deadhead":{
"a stupid person":{
"examples":[
"people knew that he was a deadhead and voted for him anyway"
],
"synonyms":[
"airhead",
"birdbrain",
"blockhead",
"bonehead",
"bubblehead",
"chowderhead",
"chucklehead",
"clodpoll",
"clodpole",
"clot",
"cluck",
"clunk",
"cretin",
"cuddy",
"cuddie",
"dim bulb",
"dimwit",
"dip",
"dodo",
"dolt",
"donkey",
"doofus",
"dope",
"dork",
"dullard",
"dum-dum",
"dumbbell",
"dumbhead",
"dummkopf",
"dummy",
"dunce",
"dunderhead",
"fathead",
"gander",
"golem",
"goof",
"goon",
"half-wit",
"hammerhead",
"hardhead",
"idiot",
"ignoramus",
"imbecile",
"jackass",
"know-nothing",
"knucklehead",
"lamebrain",
"loggerhead",
"loon",
"lump",
"lunkhead",
"meathead",
"mome",
"moron",
"mug",
"mutt",
"natural",
"nimrod",
"nincompoop",
"ninny",
"ninnyhammer",
"nit",
"nitwit",
"noddy",
"noodle",
"numskull",
"numbskull",
"oaf",
"pinhead",
"prat",
"ratbag",
"saphead",
"schlub",
"shlub",
"schnook",
"simpleton",
"stock",
"stupe",
"stupid",
"thickhead",
"turkey",
"woodenhead",
"yahoo",
"yo-yo"
],
"near synonyms":[
"booby",
"buffoon",
"fool",
"goose",
"loony",
"lunatic",
"madman",
"nut",
"zany",
"loser",
"gawk",
"featherbrain",
"scatterbrain",
"beast",
"boor",
"cad",
"churl",
"clown",
"creep",
"cur",
"heel",
"jerk",
"skunk",
"snake",
"stinker",
"villain"
],
"near antonyms":[
"intellect",
"intellectual",
"sage",
"thinker",
"whiz",
"wizard",
"polymath",
"Renaissance man",
"sharpie",
"sharpy"
],
"antonyms":[
"brain",
"genius"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deadlocked":{
"as in ineffective , unworkable":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"deactivated",
"ineffective",
"ineffectual",
"nonproductive",
"unproductive",
"unusable",
"unworkable",
"useless",
"off",
"broken",
"down",
"inoperable",
"inoperative",
"kaput",
"kaputt",
"malfunctioning",
"nonfunctional",
"nonfunctioning",
"nonoperating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"functional",
"functioning",
"operable",
"operant",
"operating",
"operational",
"operative",
"running",
"working",
"effective",
"effectual",
"employable",
"performing",
"producing",
"productive",
"serving",
"usable",
"useable",
"useful",
"viable",
"workable"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"deadpan":{
"not expressing any emotion":{
"examples":[
"he delivered the joke in such a deadpan voice that we thought at first that he was serious"
],
"synonyms":[
"blank",
"catatonic",
"empty",
"expressionless",
"impassive",
"inexpressive",
"numb",
"stolid",
"vacant"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dull",
"vacuous",
"vague",
"vapid",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"impenetrable",
"inscrutable",
"mysterious",
"motionless",
"static",
"still",
"wooden",
"reserved",
"restrained",
"reticent",
"taciturn",
"aloof",
"apathetic",
"cold",
"cool",
"detached",
"indifferent",
"phlegmatic",
"unresponsive"
],
"near antonyms":[
"engaged",
"interested",
"responsive",
"active",
"alive",
"animated",
"bright",
"busy",
"dynamic",
"effervescent",
"energetic",
"expansive",
"exuberant",
"lively",
"vivacious",
"eloquent",
"revealing",
"revelatory",
"gestic",
"gesticulant",
"gesticulative",
"gesticulatory",
"gestural",
"emotional",
"melodramatic",
"theatrical",
"theatric",
"unreserved",
"unrestrained"
],
"antonyms":[
"demonstrative",
"expressive"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"dealing":{
"as in bargaining , haggling":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bargaining",
"dickering",
"haggling",
"horse trading",
"bargain",
"deal",
"horse trade",
"negotiation",
"transaction",
"logrolling",
"reciprocation",
"recompense",
"requital",
"replacement",
"substitution",
"back-and-forth",
"barter",
"commutation",
"dicker",
"exchange",
"quid pro quo",
"swap",
"trade",
"trade-off",
"truck"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in business , event":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"activity",
"affair",
"business",
"enterprise",
"event",
"accomplishment",
"achievement",
"attainment",
"coup",
"exploit",
"success",
"triumph",
"attempt",
"crack",
"endeavor",
"essay",
"fling",
"go",
"initiative",
"operation",
"pass",
"shot",
"stab",
"trial",
"try",
"undertaking",
"whack",
"course",
"procedure",
"proceeding",
"process",
"effort",
"exertion",
"labor",
"pains",
"trouble",
"while",
"work",
"act",
"action",
"deed",
"doing",
"feat",
"thing",
"project",
"proposal",
"proposition",
"expedient",
"means",
"measure",
"move",
"shift",
"step",
"makeshift",
"resort",
"resource",
"stopgap",
"countermeasure",
"countermove",
"counterstep"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property":{
"examples":[
"that store deals in used furniture"
],
"synonyms":[
"trading",
"trafficking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bargaining",
"bartering",
"horse-trading",
"negotiating",
"transacting",
"auctioning",
"exchanging",
"merchandising",
"merchandizing",
"rebuying",
"reselling",
"swapping",
"buying",
"picking up",
"purchasing",
"taking",
"distributing",
"fair-trading",
"marketing",
"peddling",
"retailing",
"selling",
"supplying",
"vending",
"wholesaling",
"black-marketing",
"bootlegging",
"fencing",
"smuggling",
"cornering",
"engrossing",
"monopolizing",
"underselling",
"day-trading",
"investing",
"speculating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blackballing",
"blacking",
"boycotting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase":{
"examples":[
"you're going to have to learn how to deal if you want to buy a car at a fair price"
],
"synonyms":[
"bargaining",
"chaffering",
"dickering",
"haggling",
"horse-trading",
"negotiating",
"paltering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arguing",
"bickering",
"clashing",
"fighting",
"hassling",
"quarreling",
"quarrelling",
"quibbling",
"squabbling",
"wrangling",
"comparison shopping",
"shopping (around)",
"bartering",
"exchanging",
"trading",
"hawking",
"peddling",
"buying",
"purchasing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"dears":{
"a person with whom one is in love":{
"examples":[
"I love you, dear"
],
"synonyms":[
"beloveds",
"darlings",
"flames",
"honeys",
"hons",
"loves",
"squeezes",
"sweethearts",
"sweetie pies",
"sweeties",
"sweets",
"trueloves"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beaux",
"beaus",
"boyfriends",
"boys",
"fellows",
"men",
"swains",
"gals",
"girlfriends",
"girls",
"inamoratas",
"ladyloves",
"lasses",
"mistresses",
"tootsies",
"amours",
"lovers",
"paramours",
"dolls",
"ducks",
"pets",
"dates",
"escorts",
"steadies",
"admirers",
"gallants",
"suitors",
"wooers",
"grooms",
"husbands",
"brides",
"wives",
"significant others",
"fianc\u00e9s",
"intendeds",
"crushes",
"heartthrobs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"death":{
"the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities":{
"examples":[
"we were all saddened by the death of our friend"
],
"synonyms":[
"curtains",
"decease",
"demise",
"dissolution",
"doom",
"end",
"exit",
"expiration",
"expiry",
"fate",
"grave",
"great divide",
"passage",
"passing",
"quietus",
"sleep"
],
"near synonyms":[
"casualty",
"fatality",
"martyrdom",
"self-destruction",
"self-murder",
"self-slaughter",
"suicide",
"annihilation",
"destruction",
"ending",
"extermination",
"ruin",
"assassination",
"execution",
"killing",
"massacre",
"slaughter"
],
"near antonyms":[
"existence",
"life",
"creation",
"genesis",
"origination",
"rise"
],
"antonyms":[
"birth",
"nativity"
]
},
"the state of being dead":{
"examples":[
"death is one of the few constants in the universe"
],
"synonyms":[
"dead",
"deadness",
"grave",
"lifelessness",
"nothingness",
"sleep"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mortality"
],
"near antonyms":[
"immortality",
"life span",
"lifetime"
],
"antonyms":[
"existence",
"life"
]
},
"the act of ceasing to exist":{
"examples":[
"the death of the Soviet economic system in the wake of the breakup of the USSR"
],
"synonyms":[
"demise",
"expiration",
"expiry",
"termination"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dispersion",
"dissolution",
"cessation",
"close",
"conclusion",
"decease",
"discontinuance",
"doom",
"end",
"ending",
"finish",
"halt",
"lapse",
"passing",
"quietus",
"shutdown",
"shutoff",
"stop",
"stoppage",
"surcease",
"suicide",
"annihilation",
"destruction",
"ruin"
],
"near antonyms":[
"existence",
"persistence",
"prolongation",
"inauguration",
"initiation",
"institution",
"origination"
],
"antonyms":[
"alpha",
"beginning",
"birth",
"commencement",
"creation",
"dawn",
"genesis",
"inception",
"incipience",
"incipiency",
"launch",
"morning",
"onset",
"outset",
"start"
]
},
"something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life":{
"examples":[
"that muscle car will be the death of him yet"
],
"synonyms":[
"destruction",
"downfall",
"ruin",
"ruination",
"undoing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bane",
"curse",
"torment",
"Achilles' heel",
"tragic flaw"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the killing of a large number of people":{
"examples":[
"thousands of soldiers were lost on the field of death"
],
"synonyms":[
"bloodbath",
"butchery",
"carnage",
"holocaust",
"massacre",
"slaughter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bloodletting",
"bloodshed",
"foul play",
"homicide",
"killing",
"manslaughter",
"murder",
"slaying",
"mortality",
"annihilation",
"decimation",
"demolishing",
"destruction",
"devastation",
"eradication",
"extermination",
"genocide",
"pogrom",
"assassination",
"execution"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"death tax":{
"as in estate tax , inheritance tax":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"estate tax",
"inheritance tax",
"supertax",
"surcharge",
"surtax",
"flat tax",
"proportional tax",
"capitation",
"custom(s)",
"excise",
"hidden tax",
"income tax",
"poll tax",
"property tax",
"sales tax",
"single tax",
"sin tax",
"tariff",
"toll",
"tribute",
"value-added tax",
"withholding tax",
"direct tax",
"personal tax",
"assessment",
"duty",
"imposition",
"impost",
"levy",
"tax"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dealer":{
"a buyer and seller of goods for profit":{
"examples":[
"a dealer in fine fabrics"
],
"synonyms":[
"merchandiser",
"merchant",
"trader",
"tradesman",
"trafficker"
],
"near synonyms":[
"businessman",
"enterpriser",
"entrepreneur",
"buyer",
"marketer",
"purchaser",
"hawker",
"huckster",
"hustler",
"peddler",
"pedlar",
"retailer",
"seller",
"shopkeeper",
"storekeeper",
"vendor",
"vender",
"engrosser",
"monopolist",
"jobber",
"middleman",
"wholesaler",
"distributor",
"provider",
"provisioner",
"purveyor",
"supplier"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the person in a business deal who hands over an item in exchange for money":{
"examples":[
"if both the dealer and the buyer are happy, then the item sold at a fair price"
],
"synonyms":[
"broker",
"merchandiser",
"seller",
"vendor",
"vender"
],
"near synonyms":[
"merchant",
"trader",
"tradesman",
"auctioneer",
"concessionaire",
"black marketer",
"black marketeer",
"bootlegger",
"fence",
"fencer",
"hustler",
"scalper",
"smuggler",
"trafficker",
"discounter",
"distributor",
"e-tailer",
"exporter",
"jobber",
"reseller",
"retailer",
"wholesaler",
"chapman",
"hawker",
"huckster",
"peddler",
"pedlar",
"salesclerk",
"salesman",
"salesperson",
"saleswoman",
"shopgirl",
"bargainer",
"haggler",
"horse trader",
"palterer"
],
"near antonyms":[
"consumer",
"end user",
"user"
],
"antonyms":[
"buyer",
"purchaser"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deal":{
"a considerable amount":{
"examples":[
"there is a great deal of waste in government"
],
"synonyms":[
"abundance",
"barrel",
"basketful",
"boatload",
"bucket",
"bunch",
"bundle",
"bushel",
"carload",
"chunk",
"dozen",
"fistful",
"gobs",
"good deal",
"heap",
"hundred",
"lashings",
"lashins",
"loads",
"lot",
"mass",
"mess",
"mountain",
"much",
"multiplicity",
"myriad",
"oodles",
"pack",
"passel",
"peck",
"pile",
"plateful",
"plenitude",
"plentitude",
"plenty",
"pot",
"potful",
"profusion",
"quantity",
"raft",
"reams",
"scads",
"sheaf",
"shipload",
"sight",
"slew",
"spate",
"stack",
"store",
"ton",
"truckload",
"volume",
"wad",
"wealth",
"yard"
],
"near synonyms":[
"epidemic",
"plague",
"rash",
"bonanza",
"embarrassment",
"excess",
"overabundance",
"overage",
"overkill",
"overmuch",
"oversupply",
"plethora",
"redundancy",
"superabundance",
"superfluity",
"surfeit",
"surplus",
"deluge",
"flood",
"overflow",
"army",
"bevy",
"cram",
"crowd",
"crush",
"drove",
"flock",
"herd",
"horde",
"host",
"legion",
"mob",
"multitude",
"press",
"score",
"sea",
"swarm",
"throng",
"gazillion",
"jillion",
"kazillion",
"million",
"thousands",
"trillion",
"zillion"
],
"near antonyms":[
"atom",
"crumb",
"dot",
"fleck",
"flyspeck",
"fragment",
"grain",
"granule",
"iota",
"jot",
"modicum",
"molecule",
"mote",
"nubbin",
"particle",
"ray",
"scintilla",
"scrap",
"shred",
"tittle",
"whit",
"smatter",
"smattering",
"dash",
"drop",
"morsel",
"shot",
"piece",
"portion",
"section",
"absence",
"dearth",
"famine",
"lack",
"paucity",
"poverty",
"scarceness",
"scarcity",
"shortage",
"undersupply",
"want",
"deficiency",
"deficit",
"inadequacy",
"insufficiency",
"meagerness",
"scantiness",
"scantness",
"skimpiness"
],
"antonyms":[
"ace",
"bit",
"dab",
"dram",
"driblet",
"glimmer",
"handful",
"hint",
"lick",
"little",
"mite",
"mouthful",
"nip",
"ounce",
"peanuts",
"pinch",
"pittance",
"scruple",
"shade",
"shadow",
"smidgen",
"smidgeon",
"smidgin",
"smidge",
"speck",
"spot",
"sprinkle",
"sprinkling",
"strain",
"streak",
"suspicion",
"tad",
"taste",
"touch",
"trace"
]
},
"an arrangement about action to be taken":{
"examples":[
"we made a deal to cooperate on the next assignment"
],
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"accord",
"agreement",
"bargain",
"compact",
"contract",
"convention",
"covenant",
"disposition",
"pact",
"settlement",
"understanding"
],
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"charter",
"treaty",
"binder",
"pledge",
"promise",
"alliance",
"association",
"entente",
"entente cordiale",
"league",
"partnership",
"acceptance",
"approval",
"assent",
"concurrence",
"consent",
"OK",
"okay"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the transfer of ownership of something from one person to another for a price":{
"examples":[
"we closed the deal for the house last week"
],
"synonyms":[
"sale",
"trade",
"transaction"
],
"near synonyms":[
"auction",
"silent auction",
"haggle",
"horse-trading",
"negotiation",
"bargain",
"buy",
"steal",
"purchase",
"clearance",
"closeout",
"fire sale",
"fair",
"garage sale",
"jumble sale",
"rummage sale",
"tag sale",
"yard sale"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation":{
"examples":[
"if the other party backs out of the deal after it's signed, you can sue"
],
"synonyms":[
"bond",
"contract",
"covenant",
"guarantee",
"guaranty",
"surety",
"warranty"
],
"near synonyms":[
"oath",
"pledge",
"troth",
"vow",
"word",
"accord",
"bargain",
"compact",
"concordat",
"convention",
"pact",
"treaty",
"assurance",
"insurance",
"seal",
"bail",
"deposit",
"pawn",
"security"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"position with regard to conditions and circumstances":{
"examples":[
"we don't yet know what the deal is with the new manager"
],
"synonyms":[
"ball game",
"footing",
"picture",
"posture",
"scene",
"situation",
"status",
"story"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rank",
"standing",
"place",
"spot",
"state",
"score",
"status quo"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something bought or offered for sale at a desirable price":{
"examples":[
"that mail-order sweater isn't such a great deal after you factor in the cost of shipping and handling"
],
"synonyms":[
"bargain",
"buy",
"pennyworth",
"snip",
"steal"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clearance",
"closeout",
"markdown",
"cheapie",
"bonus",
"freebie",
"freebee",
"gift",
"giveaway",
"premium",
"present",
"boon",
"windfall"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gouging",
"overcharge",
"rip-off",
"soaking",
"markup",
"surcharge",
"extravagance",
"luxury"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property":{
"examples":[
"that store deals in used furniture"
],
"synonyms":[
"trade",
"traffic"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bargain",
"barter",
"horse-trade",
"negotiate",
"transact",
"auction",
"exchange",
"merchandise",
"merchandize",
"rebuy",
"resell",
"swap",
"buy",
"pick up",
"purchase",
"take",
"distribute",
"fair-trade",
"market",
"peddle",
"retail",
"sell",
"supply",
"vend",
"wholesale",
"black-market",
"bootleg",
"fence",
"smuggle",
"corner",
"engross",
"monopolize",
"undersell",
"day-trade",
"invest",
"speculate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"black",
"blackball",
"boycott"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase":{
"examples":[
"you're going to have to learn how to deal if you want to buy a car at a fair price"
],
"synonyms":[
"bargain",
"chaffer",
"dicker",
"haggle",
"horse-trade",
"negotiate",
"palter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"argue",
"bicker",
"clash",
"fight",
"hassle",
"quarrel",
"quibble",
"squabble",
"wrangle",
"comparison shop",
"shop (around)",
"barter",
"exchange",
"trade",
"hawk",
"peddle",
"buy",
"purchase"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"deacons":{
"a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church":{
"examples":[
"my cousin was married by his uncle, who is also a deacon in his church"
],
"synonyms":[
"clergypersons",
"clericals",
"clerics",
"clerks",
"divines",
"dominies",
"ecclesiastics",
"ministers",
"preachers",
"priests",
"reverends"
],
"near synonyms":[
"churchmen",
"clergymen",
"fathers",
"Holy Joes",
"padres",
"clergywomen",
"deaconesses",
"priestesses",
"abbots",
"archbishops",
"archpriests",
"bishops",
"deans",
"diocesans",
"monsignors",
"monsignori",
"popes",
"prelates",
"presbyters",
"abb\u00e9s",
"curates",
"cur\u00e9s",
"parsons",
"pastors",
"rectors",
"shepherds",
"vicars",
"chaplains",
"confessors",
"sky pilots",
"evangelists",
"missionaries",
"missioners",
"missionizers",
"revivalists",
"friars",
"mendicants",
"monastics",
"monks",
"oblates",
"religious",
"high priestesses",
"high priests"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lay readers",
"lectors"
],
"antonyms":[
"laymen",
"laypeople",
"seculars",
"secular"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deaf to reason":{
"sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion":{
"examples":[
"I've given up on arguing with that guy, as he's clearly deaf to reason ."
],
"synonyms":[
"adamant",
"adamantine",
"bullheaded",
"dogged",
"hard",
"hardened",
"hardheaded",
"hard-nosed",
"headstrong",
"immovable",
"implacable",
"inconvincible",
"inflexible",
"intransigent",
"mulish",
"obdurate",
"obstinate",
"opinionated",
"ossified",
"pat",
"pertinacious",
"perverse",
"pigheaded",
"self-opinionated",
"self-willed",
"stiff-necked",
"stubborn",
"unbending",
"uncompromising",
"unrelenting",
"unyielding",
"willful",
"wilful"
],
"near synonyms":[
"anal-retentive",
"obsessive",
"wayward",
"wrongheaded",
"determined",
"hell-bent",
"inexorable",
"persistent",
"relentless",
"resolved",
"set",
"single-minded",
"steadfast",
"stouthearted",
"tenacious",
"unflinching",
"firm",
"hard-line",
"hard-shell",
"hard-shelled",
"iron",
"severe",
"stern",
"strict",
"hidebound",
"narrow-minded",
"rigid",
"bloody-minded",
"cantankerous",
"contrary",
"cussed",
"contumacious",
"disobedient",
"froward",
"insubordinate",
"intractable",
"recalcitrant",
"refractory",
"uncooperative",
"ungovernable",
"unmanageable",
"unruly",
"defiant",
"insurgent",
"mutinous",
"indomitable",
"invincible",
"unconquerable",
"confirmed",
"inveterate",
"unregenerate",
"demanding",
"exacting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"docile",
"obedient",
"placable",
"submissive",
"tractable",
"accepting",
"persuadable",
"receptive",
"responsive",
"willing",
"governable",
"manageable",
"reasonable",
"temperate",
"slavish",
"subservient"
],
"antonyms":[
"acquiescent",
"agreeable",
"amenable",
"compliant",
"complying",
"flexible",
"pliable",
"pliant",
"relenting",
"yielding"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"deasil":{
"as in clockwise":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"clockwise"
],
"near antonyms":[
"about",
"around",
"back",
"backward",
"backwards",
"round",
"behind",
"down",
"downward",
"downwards",
"rearward",
"rearwards",
"obversely",
"reversely"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"dealt (out)":{
"to give out (something) to appropriate individuals":{
"examples":[
"aid workers dealt out a packet of emergency supplies to each earthquake victim"
],
"synonyms":[
"administered",
"allocated",
"apportioned",
"dispensed",
"distributed",
"doled out",
"handed out",
"meted (out)",
"parceled (out)",
"parcelled (out)",
"portioned",
"prorated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admeasured",
"allotted",
"allowed",
"appropriated",
"assigned",
"dished out",
"divided",
"divvied (up)",
"dolloped (out)",
"lotted",
"measured (out)",
"parted",
"proportioned",
"rationed",
"redistributed",
"set",
"shared (out)",
"split",
"bestowed",
"disbursed",
"furnished",
"issued",
"provided",
"shared",
"supplied",
"circulated",
"dispersed",
"disseminated",
"scattered",
"spread",
"chipped in",
"contributed",
"donated",
"pledged",
"reallocated",
"reapportioned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"begrudged",
"declined",
"denied",
"deprived (of)",
"disallowed",
"refused",
"rejected",
"withheld",
"niggled (out)",
"pinched",
"skimped",
"stinted"
],
"antonyms":[
"misallocated"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"deals (out)":{
"to give out (something) to appropriate individuals":{
"examples":[
"aid workers dealt out a packet of emergency supplies to each earthquake victim"
],
"synonyms":[
"administers",
"allocates",
"apportions",
"dispenses",
"distributes",
"doles out",
"hands out",
"metes (out)",
"parcels (out)",
"portions",
"prorates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admeasures",
"allots",
"allows",
"appropriates",
"assigns",
"dishes out",
"divides",
"divvies (up)",
"dollops (out)",
"lots",
"measures (out)",
"parts",
"proportions",
"rations",
"redistributes",
"sets",
"shares (out)",
"splits",
"bestows",
"disburses",
"furnishes",
"issues",
"provides",
"shares",
"supplies",
"circulates",
"disperses",
"disseminates",
"scatters",
"spreads",
"chips in",
"contributes",
"donates",
"pledges",
"reallocates",
"reapportions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"begrudges",
"declines",
"denies",
"deprives (of)",
"disallows",
"refuses",
"rejects",
"withholds",
"niggles (out)",
"pinches",
"skimps",
"stints"
],
"antonyms":[
"misallocates"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"deadheads":{
"a stupid person":{
"examples":[
"people knew that he was a deadhead and voted for him anyway"
],
"synonyms":[
"airheads",
"birdbrains",
"blockheads",
"boneheads",
"bubbleheads",
"chowderheads",
"chuckleheads",
"clodpolls",
"clodpoles",
"clots",
"clucks",
"clunks",
"cretins",
"cuddies",
"dim bulbs",
"dimwits",
"dips",
"dodoes",
"dodos",
"dolts",
"donkeys",
"doofuses",
"dufuses",
"dopes",
"dorks",
"dullards",
"dumbbells",
"dumbheads",
"dum-dums",
"dummies",
"dummkopfs",
"dunces",
"dunderheads",
"fatheads",
"ganders",
"golems",
"goofs",
"goons",
"half-wits",
"hammerheads",
"hardheads",
"idiots",
"ignoramuses",
"ignorami",
"imbeciles",
"jackasses",
"know-nothings",
"knuckleheads",
"lamebrains",
"loggerheads",
"loons",
"lumps",
"lunkheads",
"meatheads",
"momes",
"morons",
"mugs",
"mutts",
"naturals",
"nimrods",
"nincompoops",
"ninnies",
"ninnyhammers",
"nits",
"nitwits",
"noddies",
"noodles",
"numskulls",
"numbskulls",
"oafs",
"pinheads",
"prats",
"ratbags",
"sapheads",
"schlubs",
"shlubs",
"schnooks",
"simpletons",
"stocks",
"stupes",
"stupids",
"thickheads",
"turkeys",
"woodenheads",
"yahoos",
"yo-yos"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boobies",
"buffoons",
"fools",
"geese",
"loonies",
"lunatics",
"madmen",
"nuts",
"zanies",
"losers",
"gawks",
"featherbrains",
"scatterbrains",
"beasts",
"boors",
"cads",
"churls",
"clowns",
"creeps",
"curs",
"heels",
"jerks",
"skunks",
"skunk",
"snakes",
"stinkers",
"villains"
],
"near antonyms":[
"intellects",
"intellectuals",
"sages",
"thinkers",
"whizzes",
"wizards",
"polymaths",
"Renaissance men",
"sharpies"
],
"antonyms":[
"brains",
"geniuses",
"genii"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deadlock":{
"a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in":{
"examples":[
"the jury sent a note to the judge that it was hopelessly stuck in a deadlock"
],
"synonyms":[
"gridlock",
"halt",
"impasse",
"logjam",
"Mexican standoff",
"stalemate",
"standoff",
"standstill"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dead end",
"bind",
"bottleneck",
"corner",
"dilemma",
"fix",
"hole",
"jam",
"morass",
"pickle",
"pinch",
"plight",
"predicament",
"quagmire",
"quandary",
"spot",
"difficulty",
"problem"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deans":{
"the senior member of a group":{
"examples":[
"the dean of the Aspen ski instructors oversaw the training of the rescue team"
],
"synonyms":[
"doyens",
"elders",
"elder statesmen",
"\u00e9minences grises",
"nestors",
"seniors"
],
"near synonyms":[
"betters",
"superiors",
"old hands",
"old-timers",
"veterans",
"vets"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doyennes",
"inferiors",
"subordinates",
"underlings",
"beginners",
"colts",
"fledglings",
"freshmen",
"greenhorns",
"neophytes",
"newbies",
"newcomers",
"novices",
"recruits",
"rookies",
"tenderfeet",
"tenderfoots",
"tyros"
],
"antonyms":[
"babies",
"juniors"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deal (with)":{
"to behave toward in a stated way":{
"examples":[
"it's important to deal with others fairly"
],
"synonyms":[
"act (toward)",
"be (to)",
"handle",
"serve",
"treat",
"use"
],
"near synonyms":[
"consider",
"esteem",
"rate",
"reckon",
"regard",
"view",
"engage (with)",
"react (to)",
"respond (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have (something) as a subject matter":{
"examples":[
"this textbook deals with the history of France"
],
"synonyms":[
"concern",
"cover",
"pertain (to)",
"treat (of)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appertain (to)",
"bear (on or upon)",
"refer (to)",
"relate (to)",
"advert (to)",
"allude (to)",
"cite",
"glance (upon)",
"instance",
"mention",
"name",
"note",
"notice",
"quote",
"specify",
"touch (upon)",
"offer",
"present",
"contain",
"embrace",
"encompass",
"entail",
"include",
"incorporate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"exclude",
"omit",
"disregard",
"forget",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"overlook",
"overpass",
"pass over",
"slight",
"slur (over)",
"brush (aside or off)",
"reject",
"shrug off"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"deadened":{
"as in drugged , stupefied":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"anesthetized",
"cocainized",
"drugged",
"stupefied",
"chilled",
"nipped",
"blunted",
"dulled",
"obtunded",
"asleep",
"benumbed",
"dead",
"insensitive",
"numb",
"numbed",
"torpid",
"unfeeling",
"insensible",
"senseless",
"unconscious",
"inanimate",
"insensate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"feeling",
"sensible",
"sensitive",
"awake"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality":{
"examples":[
"an excess of detail deadens much of the mystery novel's suspense"
],
"synonyms":[
"castrated",
"damped",
"dampened",
"dehydrated",
"desiccated",
"devitalized",
"enervated",
"gelded",
"lobotomized",
"petrified"
],
"near synonyms":[
"burned out",
"burnt out",
"debilitated",
"did in",
"drained",
"enfeebled",
"exhausted",
"fatigued",
"sapped",
"tuckered (out)",
"undermined",
"weakened",
"wore",
"wore out",
"daunted",
"demoralized",
"discouraged",
"disheartened",
"dispirited"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aroused",
"roused",
"stirred",
"charged",
"electrified",
"galvanized",
"excited",
"fermented",
"fired",
"fomented",
"incited",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"instigated",
"kindled",
"provoked",
"sparked",
"triggered",
"whipped (up)",
"abetted",
"boosted",
"buoyed",
"cheered",
"emboldened",
"fortified",
"heartened",
"inspired",
"lifted",
"reactivated",
"reanimated",
"reawakened",
"reawoke",
"reawaked",
"recharged",
"reenergized",
"re-energized",
"refreshed",
"regenerated",
"rejuvenated",
"rekindled",
"renewed",
"resurrected",
"resuscitated",
"revitalized",
"revived"
],
"antonyms":[
"braced",
"energized",
"enlivened",
"invigorated",
"quickened",
"stimulated",
"vitalized",
"vivified"
]
},
"to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling":{
"examples":[
"a couple of aspirins deadened the headache"
],
"synonyms":[
"benumbed",
"blunted",
"cauterized",
"damped",
"dampened",
"dulled",
"numbed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"muffled",
"muted",
"toned (down)",
"decreased",
"diminished",
"lessened",
"let up (on)",
"lowered",
"reduced",
"subdued",
"debilitated",
"enfeebled",
"weakened",
"dwindled",
"receded",
"subsided",
"tapered (off)",
"waned",
"alleviated",
"eased",
"lightened",
"abated",
"moderated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amplified",
"augmented",
"beefed (up)",
"boosted",
"consolidated",
"deepened",
"enhanced",
"heightened",
"intensified",
"magnified",
"redoubled",
"stepped up",
"strengthened",
"animated",
"aroused",
"stimulated"
],
"antonyms":[
"sharpened",
"whetted"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"dealing (in)":{
"to offer for sale to the public":{
"examples":[
"the company deals in virtually all types of insurance"
],
"synonyms":[
"marketing",
"merchandising",
"merchandizing",
"putting up",
"retailing",
"selling",
"vending"
],
"near synonyms":[
"preselling",
"wholesaling",
"remarketing",
"reselling",
"hawking",
"peddling",
"bartering",
"distributing",
"exchanging",
"exporting",
"handling",
"trading",
"trafficking (in)",
"advertising",
"ballyhooing",
"boosting",
"plugging",
"promoting",
"touting",
"bargaining",
"chaffering",
"dickering",
"haggling",
"horse-trading",
"paltering",
"auctioning",
"providing",
"supplying",
"carrying",
"keeping",
"stocking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"buying",
"purchasing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"dead":{
"no longer living":{
"examples":[
"I inherited this heirloom from my dead great-grandfather"
],
"synonyms":[
"asleep",
"breathless",
"cold",
"deceased",
"defunct",
"demised",
"departed",
"fallen",
"gone",
"late",
"lifeless",
"low"
],
"near synonyms":[
"extinct",
"dying",
"fading",
"moribund",
"stillborn",
"finished",
"lapsed",
"terminated",
"inanimate",
"insensate",
"nonliving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"animated",
"dynamic",
"lively",
"thriving",
"vibrant",
"vital",
"vivacious",
"active",
"functioning",
"operative",
"running"
],
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"alive",
"animate",
"breathing",
"going",
"live",
"living",
"quick"
]
},
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"examples":[
"the store is often dead after 4:00 p.m."
],
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"comatose",
"sleepy",
"slow"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lethargic",
"sluggish",
"torpid",
"dormant",
"fallow",
"free",
"idle",
"inactive",
"inert",
"inoperative",
"latent",
"off",
"vacant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abounding",
"overflowing",
"swarming",
"teeming",
"thronging"
],
"antonyms":[
"alive",
"animated",
"astir",
"bustling",
"busy",
"buzzing",
"flourishing",
"humming",
"lively",
"thriving",
"vibrant"
]
},
"depleted in strength, energy, or freshness":{
"examples":[
"a long day of traveling left them just dead"
],
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"all in",
"aweary",
"beat",
"beaten",
"bleary",
"burned-out",
"burnt-out",
"bushed",
"done",
"drained",
"exhausted",
"fatigued",
"jaded",
"knackered",
"limp",
"logy",
"loggy",
"played out",
"pooped",
"prostrate",
"spent",
"tapped out",
"tired",
"tuckered (out)",
"washed-out",
"wearied",
"weary",
"wiped out",
"worn",
"worn-out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"overfatigued",
"overtaxed",
"overworked",
"broken-down",
"run-down",
"debilitated",
"enervate",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"sapped",
"weakened",
"drowsy",
"heavy",
"sleepy",
"lethargic",
"sluggish"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fresh",
"refreshed",
"rejuvenated",
"relaxed",
"rested",
"revitalized",
"active",
"energetic",
"invigorated",
"peppy",
"strengthened",
"strong",
"tireless",
"vitalized",
"weariless"
],
"antonyms":[
"unwearied"
]
},
"having no exceptions or restrictions":{
"examples":[
"there was a dead silence following that incredibly moving performance"
],
"synonyms":[
"absolute",
"all-out",
"arrant",
"blank",
"blooming",
"bodacious",
"categorical",
"categoric",
"clean",
"complete",
"consummate",
"crashing",
"damn",
"damned",
"deadly",
"definite",
"downright",
"dreadful",
"fair",
"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"
],
"near synonyms":[
"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"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doubtful",
"dubious",
"equivocal",
"qualified",
"questionable",
"restricted",
"uncertain"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"lacking in sensation or feeling":{
"examples":[
"my foot was dead after I absentmindedly sat on it for an hour"
],
"synonyms":[
"asleep",
"benumbed",
"insensitive",
"numb",
"numbed",
"torpid",
"unfeeling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chilled",
"nipped",
"anesthetized",
"cocainized",
"deadened",
"drugged",
"stupefied",
"blunted",
"dulled",
"obtunded",
"insensible",
"senseless",
"unconscious",
"inanimate",
"insensate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"awake"
],
"antonyms":[
"feeling",
"sensible",
"sensitive"
]
},
"no longer existing":{
"examples":[
"the dead Babylonian culture"
],
"synonyms":[
"bygone",
"bypast",
"defunct",
"departed",
"done",
"expired",
"extinct",
"gone",
"nonextant",
"vanished"
],
"near synonyms":[
"nonexistent",
"dying",
"faded",
"moribund",
"collapsed",
"fallen",
"overthrown",
"antiquated",
"dated",
"obsolete",
"pass\u00e9",
"finished",
"lapsed",
"terminated",
"lost",
"missing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"active",
"dynamic",
"thriving",
"vibrant"
],
"antonyms":[
"alive",
"existent",
"existing",
"extant",
"living"
]
},
"not being in a state of use, activity, or employment":{
"examples":[
"local coal mines that have been dead for years"
],
"synonyms":[
"dormant",
"fallow",
"free",
"idle",
"inactive",
"inert",
"inoperative",
"latent",
"off",
"unused",
"vacant"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abeyant",
"arrested",
"interrupted",
"suspended",
"unoccupied",
"asleep",
"comatose",
"lifeless",
"moribund",
"quiescent",
"sleepy",
"inoperable",
"unusable",
"unworkable",
"useless",
"dull",
"slow"
],
"near antonyms":[
"functional",
"operable",
"operational",
"workable",
"assiduous",
"industrious",
"sedulous",
"energetic",
"vigorous",
"feasible",
"practical",
"usable",
"useable",
"useful",
"viable"
],
"antonyms":[
"active",
"alive",
"busy",
"employed",
"functioning",
"going",
"living",
"on",
"operating",
"operative",
"running",
"working"
]
},
"of, relating to, or suggestive of death":{
"examples":[
"fell into a dead faint upon hearing the news"
],
"synonyms":[
"deadly",
"deathly",
"mortal",
"mortuary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cadaverous",
"ghostlike",
"ghostly",
"phantom",
"spectral",
"inactive",
"inert",
"inoperative",
"lifeless",
"quiescent",
"still",
"macabre",
"baleful",
"fatal",
"fateful",
"fell",
"killer",
"lethal",
"murderous",
"pestilent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"active",
"alive",
"animate",
"breathing",
"live",
"living",
"animated",
"bouncing",
"brisk",
"energetic",
"frisky",
"gay",
"jaunty",
"jazzy",
"lively",
"peppy",
"perky",
"pert",
"racy",
"snappy",
"spanking",
"sparky",
"spirited",
"sprightful",
"sprightly",
"springy",
"vigorous",
"vital",
"vivacious",
"zippy",
"able-bodied",
"chipper",
"fit",
"hale",
"healthy",
"hearty",
"robust",
"sound",
"well",
"whole",
"wholesome"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"facing certain defeat, disaster, or death":{
"examples":[
"if we don't finish this project on time, we're dead"
],
"synonyms":[
"done",
"done for",
"doomed",
"finished",
"kaput",
"kaputt",
"ruined",
"sunk"
],
"near synonyms":[
"endangered",
"imperiled",
"imperilled"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"lacking in taste or flavor":{
"examples":[
"from the first sip I could tell that the wine hadn't aged well and was pretty much dead"
],
"synonyms":[
"flat",
"flavorless",
"insipid",
"savorless",
"tasteless",
"unsavory"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bland",
"dilute",
"thin",
"watery",
"weak",
"plain",
"unflavored"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"loathsome",
"sickening",
"unappetizing",
"unpalatable",
"cloying",
"mawkish",
"appetizing",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"palatable",
"toothsome",
"keen",
"piquant",
"seasoned",
"spicy",
"flavored",
"heavy",
"rich"
],
"antonyms":[
"flavorful",
"flavorsome",
"sapid",
"savory",
"savoury",
"tasteful",
"tasty"
]
},
"producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation":{
"examples":[
"the dead wastes of the far country to the west"
],
"synonyms":[
"barren",
"bony",
"boney",
"desolate",
"hardscrabble",
"impoverished",
"infertile",
"poor",
"stark",
"unfertile",
"unproductive",
"waste"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bleak",
"inhospitable",
"lifeless",
"uncultivable",
"untillable",
"bankrupted",
"consumed",
"debilitated",
"depleted",
"diminished",
"drained",
"dried-up",
"enfeebled",
"exhausted",
"expended",
"lessened",
"reduced",
"spent",
"used up",
"arid",
"desert",
"droughty",
"dry",
"rainless",
"sere",
"sear",
"thirsty",
"waterless",
"baked",
"dehydrated",
"parched",
"sunbaked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arable",
"tillable",
"green",
"sylvan",
"verdant"
],
"antonyms":[
"fertile",
"fruitful",
"lush",
"luxuriant",
"productive",
"rich"
]
},
"in a direct line or course":{
"examples":[
"the finish line is dead ahead"
],
"synonyms":[
"direct",
"directly",
"due",
"plumb",
"plump",
"right",
"straight",
"straightway"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"circuitously",
"deviously",
"veeringly"
],
"antonyms":[
"indirectly"
]
},
"to a full extent or degree":{
"examples":[
"I'm dead certain that's the one I want"
],
"synonyms":[
"all",
"all of",
"all over",
"altogether",
"clean",
"completely",
"enough",
"entire",
"entirely",
"even",
"exactly",
"fast",
"flat",
"full",
"fully",
"heartily",
"out",
"perfectly",
"plumb",
"quite",
"soundly",
"thoroughly",
"through and through",
"totally",
"utterly",
"well",
"wholly",
"wide"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absolutely",
"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"
],
"near antonyms":[
"barely",
"hardly",
"just",
"kind of",
"marginally",
"minimally",
"scarcely",
"slightly",
"superficially",
"approximately",
"roughly",
"somewhat"
],
"antonyms":[
"half",
"halfway",
"incompletely",
"part",
"partially",
"partly"
]
},
"the state of being dead":{
"examples":[
"it's impossible to raise someone from the dead"
],
"synonyms":[
"deadness",
"death",
"grave",
"lifelessness",
"nothingness",
"sleep"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mortality"
],
"near antonyms":[
"immortality",
"life span",
"lifetime"
],
"antonyms":[
"existence",
"life"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"dearths":{
"a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number":{
"examples":[
"there was a dearth of usable firewood at the campsite"
],
"synonyms":[
"crunches",
"deficiencies",
"deficits",
"droughts",
"drouths",
"failures",
"famines",
"inadequacies",
"insufficiencies",
"lacks",
"lacunae",
"lacunas",
"paucities",
"pinches",
"poverties",
"scarcities",
"shortages",
"undersupplies",
"wants"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absences",
"omissions",
"necessities",
"needs",
"privations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"excesses",
"overabundances",
"oversupplies",
"surfeits",
"surpluses"
],
"antonyms":[
"abundances",
"adequacies",
"amplitudes",
"opulences",
"plenitudes",
"plenties",
"sufficiencies",
"wealths"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"death grips":{
"the right or means to command or control others":{
"examples":[
"the cult leader had such a death grip on his followers that all orders were carried out without the slightest objection"
],
"synonyms":[
"arms",
"authorities",
"clutches",
"commands",
"controls",
"dominions",
"grips",
"holds",
"masteries",
"powers",
"reigns",
"reins",
"sways"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clouts",
"influences",
"leverages",
"pulls",
"voices",
"weights",
"jurisdictions",
"directions",
"managements",
"dominances",
"imperiums",
"predominances",
"sovereignties",
"sovranties",
"supremacies",
"prerogatives",
"privileges",
"rights",
"eminences",
"importances",
"moments"
],
"near antonyms":[
"weaknesses"
],
"antonyms":[
"impotences",
"impotencies"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dead-ended":{
"to come to an end":{
"examples":[
"after several fruitless years, the research seems to have simply dead-ended"
],
"synonyms":[
"broke off",
"broke up",
"ceased",
"closed",
"concluded",
"determined",
"died",
"discontinued",
"elapsed",
"ended",
"expired",
"finished",
"halted",
"lapsed",
"left off",
"let up",
"passed",
"quit",
"quitted",
"stopped",
"terminated",
"went",
"winked (out)",
"wound up",
"winded up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"desisted (from)",
"laid off (of)",
"refrained (from)",
"gave over",
"knocked off",
"packed (up or in)",
"broke down",
"conked (out)",
"cut out",
"stalled",
"paused",
"stayed",
"suspended",
"abated",
"petered (out)",
"wound down",
"winded down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drew out",
"extended",
"prolonged",
"protracted"
],
"antonyms":[
"continued",
"hung on",
"persisted"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"dealers":{
"a buyer and seller of goods for profit":{
"examples":[
"a dealer in fine fabrics"
],
"synonyms":[
"merchandisers",
"merchants",
"traders",
"tradesmen",
"traffickers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"businessmen",
"enterprisers",
"entrepreneurs",
"buyers",
"marketers",
"purchasers",
"hawkers",
"hucksters",
"hustlers",
"peddlers",
"pedlars",
"retailers",
"sellers",
"shopkeepers",
"storekeepers",
"vendors",
"venders",
"engrossers",
"monopolists",
"jobbers",
"middlemen",
"wholesalers",
"distributors",
"providers",
"provisioners",
"purveyors",
"suppliers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the person in a business deal who hands over an item in exchange for money":{
"examples":[
"if both the dealer and the buyer are happy, then the item sold at a fair price"
],
"synonyms":[
"brokers",
"merchandisers",
"sellers",
"vendors",
"venders"
],
"near synonyms":[
"merchants",
"traders",
"tradesmen",
"auctioneers",
"concessionaires",
"black marketers",
"black marketeers",
"bootleggers",
"fencers",
"fences",
"hustlers",
"scalpers",
"smugglers",
"traffickers",
"discounters",
"distributors",
"e-tailers",
"exporters",
"jobbers",
"resellers",
"retailers",
"wholesalers",
"chapmen",
"hawkers",
"hucksters",
"peddlers",
"pedlars",
"salesclerks",
"salesmen",
"salespeople",
"saleswomen",
"shopgirls",
"bargainers",
"hagglers",
"horse traders",
"palterers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"consumers",
"end users",
"users"
],
"antonyms":[
"buyers",
"purchasers"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deaconess":{
"as in priestess , clergywoman":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"clergywoman",
"priestess",
"churchman",
"clergyman",
"father",
"Holy Joe",
"padre",
"abbot",
"archbishop",
"archpriest",
"bishop",
"dean",
"diocesan",
"monsignor",
"pope",
"prelate",
"presbyter",
"clergyperson",
"cleric",
"clerical",
"clerk",
"deacon",
"divine",
"dominie",
"ecclesiastic",
"minister",
"preacher",
"priest",
"reverend",
"abb\u00e9",
"curate",
"cur\u00e9",
"parson",
"pastor",
"rector",
"shepherd",
"vicar",
"chaplain",
"confessor",
"sky pilot",
"evangelist",
"missionary",
"missioner",
"missionizer",
"revivalist",
"friar",
"mendicant",
"monastic",
"monk",
"oblate",
"religious",
"high priest",
"high priestess"
],
"near antonyms":[
"layman",
"layperson",
"secular",
"lay reader",
"lector"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dead-ending":{
"to come to an end":{
"examples":[
"after several fruitless years, the research seems to have simply dead-ended"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaking off",
"breaking up",
"ceasing",
"closing",
"concluding",
"determining",
"discontinuing",
"dying",
"elapsing",
"ending",
"expiring",
"finishing",
"going",
"halting",
"lapsing",
"leaving off",
"letting up",
"passing",
"quitting",
"stopping",
"terminating",
"winding up",
"winking (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"desisting (from)",
"laying off (of)",
"refraining (from)",
"giving over",
"knocking off",
"packing (up or in)",
"breaking down",
"conking (out)",
"cutting out",
"stalling",
"pausing",
"staying",
"suspending",
"abating",
"petering (out)",
"winding down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drawing out",
"extending",
"prolonging",
"protracting"
],
"antonyms":[
"continuing",
"hanging on",
"persisting"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"dead end":{
"to come to an end":{
"examples":[
"after several fruitless years, the research seems to have simply dead-ended"
],
"synonyms":[
"break off",
"break up",
"cease",
"close",
"conclude",
"determine",
"die",
"discontinue",
"elapse",
"end",
"expire",
"finish",
"go",
"halt",
"lapse",
"leave off",
"let up",
"pass",
"quit",
"stop",
"terminate",
"wind up",
"wink (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"desist (from)",
"lay off (of)",
"refrain (from)",
"give over",
"knock off",
"pack (up or in)",
"break down",
"conk (out)",
"cut out",
"stall",
"pause",
"stay",
"suspend",
"abate",
"peter (out)",
"wind down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"draw out",
"extend",
"prolong",
"protract"
],
"antonyms":[
"continue",
"hang on",
"persist"
]
},
"as in close , cul-de-sac":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"close",
"cul-de-sac",
"arterial",
"artery",
"avenue",
"boulevard",
"carriageway",
"drag",
"drive",
"expressway",
"freeway",
"high road",
"highway",
"pass",
"pike",
"road",
"roadway",
"route",
"row",
"thoroughfare",
"thruway",
"trace",
"turnpike",
"way",
"causeway",
"backstreet",
"branch",
"bystreet",
"byway",
"crossroad",
"secondary road",
"shunpike",
"side road",
"side street",
"alley",
"alleyway",
"circle",
"lane",
"laneway",
"mews",
"place",
"corridor",
"track",
"trail"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in problem , Mexican standoff":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bind",
"bottleneck",
"corner",
"dilemma",
"fix",
"hole",
"jam",
"morass",
"pickle",
"pinch",
"plight",
"predicament",
"quagmire",
"quandary",
"spot",
"deadlock",
"gridlock",
"halt",
"impasse",
"logjam",
"Mexican standoff",
"stalemate",
"standoff",
"standstill",
"problem",
"difficulty"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
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"noun",
"verb"
]
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"as in exchanging (for) , trading (for)":{
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"bartering (for)",
"dickering (over)",
"exchanging (for)",
"haggling (for)",
"negotiating (about)",
"trading (for)",
"financing",
"paying (for)",
"springing (for)",
"bargaining (with)",
"chaffering (with)",
"horse-trading (with)",
"paltering (with)",
"acquiring",
"gaining",
"garnering",
"getting",
"obtaining",
"procuring",
"securing",
"winning",
"bidding",
"offering",
"buying",
"copping",
"picking up",
"purchasing",
"taking",
"rebuying",
"repurchasing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dealing (in)",
"marketing",
"merchandising",
"merchandizing",
"retailing",
"selling",
"vending"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"deadwood":{
"discarded or useless material":{
"examples":[
"much of the material in the file cabinets is just deadwood"
],
"synonyms":[
"chaff",
"debris",
"dreck",
"drek",
"dross",
"dust",
"effluvium",
"effluvia",
"garbage",
"junk",
"litter",
"offal",
"offscouring",
"raffle",
"refuse",
"riffraff",
"rubbish",
"scrap",
"spilth",
"trash",
"truck",
"waste"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crud",
"sewage",
"slop",
"swill",
"wash",
"detritus",
"remains",
"rubble",
"ruins",
"dump",
"scrap heap",
"lumber",
"odds and ends",
"trumpery",
"flotsam",
"jetsam",
"wreckage",
"castoff",
"cull",
"discard",
"hand-me-down",
"reject",
"throwaway",
"nothing",
"straw",
"two bits"
],
"near antonyms":[
"catch",
"gem",
"goody",
"goodie",
"jewel",
"pearl",
"plum",
"prize",
"treasure",
"treasure trove",
"trove",
"valuable",
"booty",
"find",
"salvage"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dead-ends":{
"to come to an end":{
"examples":[
"after several fruitless years, the research seems to have simply dead-ended"
],
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"breaks off",
"breaks up",
"ceases",
"closes",
"concludes",
"determines",
"dies",
"discontinues",
"elapses",
"ends",
"expires",
"finishes",
"goes",
"halts",
"lapses",
"leaves off",
"lets up",
"passes",
"quits",
"stops",
"terminates",
"winds up",
"winks (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"desists (from)",
"lays off (of)",
"refrains (from)",
"gives over",
"knocks off",
"packs (up or in)",
"breaks down",
"conks (out)",
"cuts out",
"stalls",
"pauses",
"stays",
"suspends",
"abates",
"peters (out)",
"winds down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"draws out",
"extends",
"prolongs",
"protracts"
],
"antonyms":[
"continues",
"hangs on",
"persists"
]
},
"as in closes , culs-de-sac":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"closes",
"culs-de-sac",
"cul-de-sacs",
"arterials",
"arteries",
"avenues",
"boulevards",
"carriageways",
"drags",
"drives",
"expressways",
"freeways",
"high roads",
"highways",
"passes",
"pike",
"pikes",
"roads",
"roadways",
"routes",
"rows",
"thoroughfares",
"thruways",
"traces",
"turnpikes",
"ways",
"causeways",
"backstreets",
"branches",
"bystreets",
"byways",
"crossroads",
"secondary roads",
"shunpikes",
"side roads",
"side streets",
"alleys",
"alleyways",
"circles",
"lanes",
"laneways",
"mews",
"places",
"corridors",
"tracks",
"trails"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in problems , Mexican standoffs":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"binds",
"bottlenecks",
"corners",
"dilemmas",
"fixes",
"holes",
"jams",
"morasses",
"pickles",
"pinches",
"plights",
"predicaments",
"quagmires",
"quandaries",
"spots",
"deadlocks",
"gridlocks",
"halts",
"impasses",
"logjams",
"Mexican standoffs",
"stalemates",
"standoffs",
"standstills",
"problems",
"difficulties"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"dealt (in)":{
"to offer for sale to the public":{
"examples":[
"the company deals in virtually all types of insurance"
],
"synonyms":[
"marketed",
"merchandised",
"merchandized",
"put up",
"retailed",
"sold",
"vended"
],
"near synonyms":[
"presold",
"wholesaled",
"remarketed",
"resold",
"hawked",
"peddled",
"bartered",
"distributed",
"exchanged",
"exported",
"handled",
"traded",
"trafficked (in)",
"advertised",
"ballyhooed",
"boosted",
"plugged",
"promoted",
"touted",
"bargained",
"chaffered",
"dickered",
"haggled",
"horse-traded",
"paltered",
"auctioned",
"provided",
"supplied",
"carried",
"kept",
"stocked"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"bought",
"purchased"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"dead heat":{
"a situation in which neither participant in a contest, competition, or struggle comes out ahead of the other":{
"examples":[
"the horses crossed the finish line in a dead heat"
],
"synonyms":[
"draw",
"stalemate",
"standoff",
"tie"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deadlock",
"impasse",
"seesaw",
"photo finish",
"horse race",
"toss-up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dead reckonings":{
"as in speculations , guesswork":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"guesswork",
"speculations",
"hypotheses",
"hypotheticals",
"theories",
"theses",
"hunches",
"intuitions",
"conjectures",
"guesses",
"shots",
"suppositions",
"surmises",
"beliefs",
"faiths"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deaconesses":{
"as in priestesses , clergywomen":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"clergywomen",
"priestesses",
"churchmen",
"clergymen",
"fathers",
"Holy Joes",
"padres",
"abbots",
"archbishops",
"archpriests",
"bishops",
"deans",
"diocesans",
"monsignors",
"monsignori",
"popes",
"prelates",
"presbyters",
"clergypersons",
"clericals",
"clerics",
"clerks",
"deacons",
"divines",
"dominies",
"ecclesiastics",
"ministers",
"preachers",
"priests",
"reverends",
"abb\u00e9s",
"curates",
"cur\u00e9s",
"parsons",
"pastors",
"rectors",
"shepherds",
"vicars",
"chaplains",
"confessors",
"sky pilots",
"evangelists",
"missionaries",
"missioners",
"missionizers",
"revivalists",
"friars",
"mendicants",
"monastics",
"monks",
"oblates",
"religious",
"high priestesses",
"high priests"
],
"near antonyms":[
"laymen",
"laypeople",
"seculars",
"secular",
"lay readers",
"lectors"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deaden":{
"to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality":{
"examples":[
"an excess of detail deadens much of the mystery novel's suspense"
],
"synonyms":[
"castrate",
"damp",
"dampen",
"dehydrate",
"desiccate",
"devitalize",
"enervate",
"geld",
"lobotomize",
"petrify"
],
"near synonyms":[
"burn out",
"debilitate",
"do in",
"drain",
"enfeeble",
"exhaust",
"fatigue",
"sap",
"tucker (out)",
"undermine",
"weaken",
"wear",
"wear out",
"daunt",
"demoralize",
"discourage",
"dishearten",
"dispirit"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arouse",
"rouse",
"stir",
"charge",
"electrify",
"galvanize",
"excite",
"ferment",
"fire",
"foment",
"incite",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"instigate",
"kindle",
"provoke",
"spark",
"trigger",
"whip (up)",
"abet",
"boost",
"buoy",
"cheer",
"embolden",
"fortify",
"hearten",
"inspire",
"lift",
"reactivate",
"reanimate",
"reawake",
"reawaken",
"recharge",
"reenergize",
"refresh",
"regenerate",
"rejuvenate",
"rekindle",
"renew",
"resurrect",
"resuscitate",
"revitalize",
"revive"
],
"antonyms":[
"brace",
"energize",
"enliven",
"invigorate",
"quicken",
"stimulate",
"vitalize",
"vivify"
]
},
"to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling":{
"examples":[
"a couple of aspirins deadened the headache"
],
"synonyms":[
"benumb",
"blunt",
"cauterize",
"damp",
"dampen",
"dull",
"numb"
],
"near synonyms":[
"muffle",
"mute",
"tone (down)",
"decrease",
"diminish",
"lessen",
"let up (on)",
"lower",
"reduce",
"subdue",
"debilitate",
"enfeeble",
"weaken",
"dwindle",
"recede",
"subside",
"taper (off)",
"wane",
"alleviate",
"ease",
"lighten",
"abate",
"moderate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amplify",
"augment",
"beef (up)",
"boost",
"consolidate",
"deepen",
"enhance",
"heighten",
"intensify",
"magnify",
"redouble",
"step up",
"strengthen",
"animate",
"arouse",
"stimulate"
],
"antonyms":[
"sharpen",
"whet"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"deathblow":{
"as in knockout , confutation":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"confutation",
"knockout",
"capper",
"clincher",
"coup de gr\u00e2ce",
"coup de grace",
"crusher",
"topper",
"determinant",
"factor"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in disaster , tragedy":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"calamity",
"cataclysm",
"catastrophe",
"cropper",
"disaster",
"tragedy",
"accident",
"casualty",
"mischance",
"mishap",
"bummer",
"knock",
"misadventure",
"misfortune",
"collision",
"crack-up",
"crash",
"smashup",
"wreck"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boon",
"break",
"fluke",
"godsend",
"miracle",
"strike",
"windfall",
"fortune",
"luck",
"serendipity"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dealing (with)":{
"to behave toward in a stated way":{
"examples":[
"it's important to deal with others fairly"
],
"synonyms":[
"acting (toward)",
"being (to)",
"handling",
"serving",
"treating",
"using"
],
"near synonyms":[
"considering",
"esteeming",
"rating",
"reckoning",
"regarding",
"viewing",
"engaging (with)",
"reacting (to)",
"responding (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have (something) as a subject matter":{
"examples":[
"this textbook deals with the history of France"
],
"synonyms":[
"concerning",
"covering",
"pertaining (to)",
"treating (of)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appertaining (to)",
"bearing (on or upon)",
"referring (to)",
"relating (to)",
"adverting (to)",
"alluding (to)",
"citing",
"glancing (upon)",
"instancing",
"mentioning",
"naming",
"noticing",
"noting",
"quoting",
"specifying",
"touching (upon)",
"offering",
"presenting",
"containing",
"embracing",
"encompassing",
"entailing",
"including",
"incorporating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"excluding",
"omitting",
"disregarding",
"forgetting",
"ignoring",
"neglecting",
"overlooking",
"overpassing",
"passing over",
"slighting",
"slurring (over)",
"brushing (aside or off)",
"rejecting",
"shrugging off"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"deathly":{
"of, relating to, or suggestive of death":{
"examples":[
"his deathly pallor suggested that any attempt to find a pulse would be futile"
],
"synonyms":[
"dead",
"deadly",
"mortal",
"mortuary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cadaverous",
"ghostlike",
"ghostly",
"phantom",
"spectral",
"inactive",
"inert",
"inoperative",
"lifeless",
"quiescent",
"still",
"macabre",
"baleful",
"fatal",
"fateful",
"fell",
"killer",
"lethal",
"murderous",
"pestilent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"active",
"alive",
"animate",
"breathing",
"live",
"living",
"animated",
"bouncing",
"brisk",
"energetic",
"frisky",
"gay",
"jaunty",
"jazzy",
"lively",
"peppy",
"perky",
"pert",
"racy",
"snappy",
"spanking",
"sparky",
"spirited",
"sprightful",
"sprightly",
"springy",
"vigorous",
"vital",
"vivacious",
"zippy",
"able-bodied",
"chipper",
"fit",
"hale",
"healthy",
"hearty",
"robust",
"sound",
"well",
"whole",
"wholesome"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"likely to cause or capable of causing death":{
"examples":[
"smallpox is one deathly disease that medical science has been able to conquer"
],
"synonyms":[
"baleful",
"deadly",
"fatal",
"fell",
"killer",
"lethal",
"mortal",
"murderous",
"pestilent",
"terminal",
"vital"
],
"near synonyms":[
"baneful",
"deleterious",
"destructive",
"harmful",
"injurious",
"noxious",
"pernicious",
"truculent",
"infectious",
"infective",
"pestilential",
"poisonous",
"sublethal",
"toxic",
"virulent",
"dangerous",
"grave",
"grievous",
"hazardous",
"jeopardizing",
"menacing",
"parlous",
"perilous",
"risky",
"serious",
"threatening",
"ugly",
"unhealthy",
"unsound",
"bloody",
"internecine",
"sanguinary",
"sanguine"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beneficial",
"restorative",
"salubrious",
"salutary",
"alleviative",
"corrective",
"curative",
"remedial",
"tonic",
"advantageous",
"beneficial",
"useful",
"nonpoisonous",
"nontoxic",
"safe"
],
"antonyms":[
"healthful",
"healthy",
"nonfatal",
"nonlethal",
"wholesome"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"death grip":{
"the right or means to command or control others":{
"examples":[
"the cult leader had such a death grip on his followers that all orders were carried out without the slightest objection"
],
"synonyms":[
"arm",
"authority",
"clutch",
"command",
"control",
"dominion",
"grip",
"hold",
"mastery",
"power",
"reign",
"rein(s)",
"sway"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clout",
"influence",
"leverage",
"pull",
"voice",
"weight",
"jurisdiction",
"direction",
"management",
"dominance",
"imperium",
"predominance",
"sovereignty",
"sovranty",
"supremacy",
"prerogative",
"privilege",
"right",
"eminence",
"importance",
"moment"
],
"near antonyms":[
"helplessness",
"weakness"
],
"antonyms":[
"impotence",
"impotency",
"powerlessness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deal (in)":{
"to offer for sale to the public":{
"examples":[
"the company deals in virtually all types of insurance"
],
"synonyms":[
"market",
"merchandise",
"merchandize",
"put up",
"retail",
"sell",
"vend"
],
"near synonyms":[
"presell",
"wholesale",
"remarket",
"resell",
"hawk",
"peddle",
"barter",
"distribute",
"exchange",
"export",
"handle",
"trade",
"traffic (in)",
"advertise",
"ballyhoo",
"boost",
"plug",
"promote",
"tout",
"bargain",
"chaffer",
"dicker",
"haggle",
"horse-trade",
"palter",
"auction",
"provide",
"supply",
"carry",
"keep",
"stock"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"buy",
"purchase"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"dead metaphor":{
"as in analogy , code word":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"analogy",
"circumlocution",
"code word",
"crank",
"euphemism",
"simile",
"conceit",
"metaphor",
"device",
"catachresis",
"mixed metaphor"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deadly":{
"likely to cause or capable of causing death":{
"examples":[
"the doctors were alarmed about the outbreak of the deadly new virus"
],
"synonyms":[
"baleful",
"deathly",
"fatal",
"fell",
"killer",
"lethal",
"mortal",
"murderous",
"pestilent",
"terminal",
"vital"
],
"near synonyms":[
"baneful",
"deleterious",
"destructive",
"harmful",
"injurious",
"noxious",
"pernicious",
"truculent",
"infectious",
"infective",
"pestilential",
"poisonous",
"sublethal",
"toxic",
"virulent",
"dangerous",
"grave",
"grievous",
"hazardous",
"jeopardizing",
"menacing",
"parlous",
"perilous",
"risky",
"serious",
"threatening",
"ugly",
"unhealthy",
"unsound",
"bloody",
"internecine",
"sanguinary",
"sanguine"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beneficial",
"restorative",
"salubrious",
"salutary",
"alleviative",
"corrective",
"curative",
"remedial",
"tonic",
"advantageous",
"beneficial",
"useful",
"nonpoisonous",
"nontoxic",
"safe"
],
"antonyms":[
"healthful",
"healthy",
"nonfatal",
"nonlethal",
"wholesome"
]
},
"having no exceptions or restrictions":{
"examples":[
"the deadly tedium of waiting for the fog to lift"
],
"synonyms":[
"absolute",
"all-out",
"arrant",
"blank",
"blooming",
"bodacious",
"categorical",
"categoric",
"clean",
"complete",
"consummate",
"crashing",
"damn",
"damned",
"dead",
"definite",
"downright",
"dreadful",
"fair",
"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"
],
"near synonyms":[
"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"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doubtful",
"dubious",
"equivocal",
"qualified",
"questionable",
"restricted",
"uncertain"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"of, relating to, or suggestive of death":{
"examples":[
"a deadly pallor spread across her face as the tragic news gradually sank in"
],
"synonyms":[
"dead",
"deathly",
"mortal",
"mortuary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cadaverous",
"ghostlike",
"ghostly",
"phantom",
"spectral",
"inactive",
"inert",
"inoperative",
"lifeless",
"quiescent",
"still",
"macabre",
"baleful",
"fatal",
"fateful",
"fell",
"killer",
"lethal",
"murderous",
"pestilent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"active",
"alive",
"animate",
"breathing",
"live",
"living",
"animated",
"bouncing",
"brisk",
"energetic",
"frisky",
"gay",
"jaunty",
"jazzy",
"lively",
"peppy",
"perky",
"pert",
"racy",
"snappy",
"spanking",
"sparky",
"spirited",
"sprightful",
"sprightly",
"springy",
"vigorous",
"vital",
"vivacious",
"zippy",
"able-bodied",
"chipper",
"fit",
"hale",
"healthy",
"hearty",
"robust",
"sound",
"well",
"whole",
"wholesome"
],
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},
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"examples":[
"I'm deadly serious about making an offer on the house"
],
"synonyms":[
"achingly",
"almighty",
"archly",
"awful",
"awfully",
"badly",
"beastly",
"blisteringly",
"bone",
"colossally",
"corking",
"cracking",
"damn",
"damned",
"dang",
"desperately",
"eminently",
"enormously",
"especially",
"ever",
"exceedingly",
"exceeding",
"extra",
"extremely",
"fabulously",
"fantastically",
"far",
"fiercely",
"filthy",
"frightfully",
"full",
"greatly",
"heavily",
"highly",
"hugely",
"immensely",
"incredibly",
"intensely",
"jolly",
"majorly",
"mightily",
"mighty",
"monstrous",
"mortally",
"most",
"much",
"particularly",
"passing",
"rattling",
"real",
"really",
"right",
"roaring",
"roaringly",
"seriously",
"severely",
"so",
"sore",
"sorely",
"spanking",
"specially",
"stinking",
"such",
"super",
"supremely",
"surpassingly",
"terribly",
"that",
"thumping",
"too",
"unco",
"uncommonly",
"vastly",
"very",
"vitally",
"way",
"whacking",
"wicked",
"wildly"
],
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"absolutely",
"altogether",
"completely",
"downright",
"entirely",
"flat-out",
"fully",
"positively",
"purely",
"radically",
"thoroughly",
"totally",
"utterly",
"wholly",
"deeply",
"profoundly",
"exceptionally",
"notably",
"remarkably",
"considerably",
"extensively",
"significantly",
"substantially",
"appreciably",
"discernibly",
"markedly",
"noticeably",
"obviously",
"palpably",
"plainly",
"visibly",
"abundantly",
"plentifully",
"astronomically",
"grandly",
"monstrously",
"monumentally",
"excessively",
"obscenely",
"overmuch",
"amazingly",
"astonishingly",
"staggeringly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"meagerly",
"scantily",
"barely",
"hardly",
"just",
"marginally",
"minimally",
"scarcely"
],
"antonyms":[
"little",
"negligibly",
"nominally",
"slightly",
"somewhat"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"dealt":{
"to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property":{
"examples":[
"that store deals in used furniture"
],
"synonyms":[
"traded",
"trafficked"
],
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"bargained",
"bartered",
"horse-traded",
"negotiated",
"transacted",
"auctioned",
"exchanged",
"merchandised",
"merchandized",
"rebought",
"resold",
"swapped",
"bought",
"picked up",
"purchased",
"took",
"distributed",
"fair-traded",
"marketed",
"peddled",
"retailed",
"sold",
"supplied",
"vended",
"wholesaled",
"black-marketed",
"bootlegged",
"fenced",
"smuggled",
"cornered",
"engrossed",
"monopolized",
"undersold",
"day-traded",
"invested",
"speculated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blackballed",
"blacked",
"boycotted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase":{
"examples":[
"you're going to have to learn how to deal if you want to buy a car at a fair price"
],
"synonyms":[
"bargained",
"chaffered",
"dickered",
"haggled",
"horse-traded",
"negotiated",
"paltered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"argued",
"bickered",
"clashed",
"fought",
"hassled",
"quarreled",
"quarrelled",
"quibbled",
"squabbled",
"wrangled",
"comparison shopped",
"shopped (around)",
"bartered",
"exchanged",
"traded",
"hawked",
"peddled",
"bought",
"purchased"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"dealt (for)":{
"as in exchanged (for) , traded (for)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bartered (for)",
"dickered (over)",
"exchanged (for)",
"haggled (for)",
"negotiated (about)",
"traded (for)",
"financed",
"paid (for)",
"sprang (for)",
"sprung (for)",
"bargained (with)",
"chaffered (with)",
"horse-traded (with)",
"paltered (with)",
"acquired",
"gained",
"garnered",
"got",
"obtained",
"procured",
"secured",
"won",
"bade",
"bid",
"offered",
"bought",
"copped",
"picked up",
"purchased",
"took",
"rebought",
"repurchased"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dealt (in)",
"marketed",
"merchandised",
"merchandized",
"retailed",
"sold",
"vended"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"deadweight":{
"as in ballast":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ballast",
"burden",
"cargo",
"draft",
"freight",
"haul",
"lading",
"load",
"loading",
"payload",
"weight",
"consignment",
"boatload",
"carload",
"shipload",
"trainload",
"truckload",
"wagonload",
"overload",
"surcharge",
"bale",
"bundle",
"pack",
"package",
"packet",
"parcel",
"shipment",
"manifest",
"body",
"bulk",
"mass"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deanship":{
"as in presidency , chairmanship":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"captainship",
"chairmanship",
"dictatorship",
"generalship",
"governorship",
"kingship",
"mastership",
"mastery",
"premiership",
"presidency",
"presidentship",
"superintendency",
"forefront",
"lead",
"vanguard",
"dominance",
"dominion",
"jurisdiction",
"sovereignty",
"sovranty",
"sway",
"upper hand",
"chieftainship",
"commandership",
"directorship",
"eminence",
"height",
"pedestal",
"pinnacle",
"seat",
"throne",
"top",
"chair",
"driver's seat",
"head",
"headship",
"helm",
"rein(s)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ranks"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deathless":{
"lasting forever":{
"examples":[
"an author who craved deathless fame"
],
"synonyms":[
"ceaseless",
"dateless",
"endless",
"eternal",
"everlasting",
"immortal",
"permanent",
"perpetual",
"undying",
"unending"
],
"near synonyms":[
"durable",
"enduring",
"lasting",
"long-lived",
"persistent",
"stubborn",
"imperishable",
"indefeasible",
"indefectible",
"indelible",
"indestructible",
"indissoluble",
"inexpungible",
"timeless",
"abiding",
"stable",
"standing",
"steadfast",
"steady",
"unfailing",
"unfaltering",
"continual",
"continuing",
"continuous",
"incessant",
"unbroken",
"unceasing",
"uninterrupted",
"unremitting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ephemeral",
"evanescent",
"fleeting",
"fugacious",
"fugitive",
"momentary",
"passing",
"short-lived",
"transitory",
"interim",
"provisional",
"short-term"
],
"antonyms":[
"impermanent",
"mortal",
"temporary",
"transient"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"deadlocks":{
"a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in":{
"examples":[
"the jury sent a note to the judge that it was hopelessly stuck in a deadlock"
],
"synonyms":[
"gridlocks",
"halts",
"impasses",
"logjams",
"Mexican standoffs",
"stalemates",
"standoffs",
"standstills"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dead ends",
"binds",
"bottlenecks",
"corners",
"dilemmas",
"fixes",
"holes",
"jams",
"morasses",
"pickles",
"pinches",
"plights",
"predicaments",
"quagmires",
"quandaries",
"spots",
"difficulties",
"problems"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deal (out)":{
"to give out (something) to appropriate individuals":{
"examples":[
"aid workers dealt out a packet of emergency supplies to each earthquake victim"
],
"synonyms":[
"administer",
"allocate",
"apportion",
"dispense",
"distribute",
"dole out",
"hand out",
"mete (out)",
"parcel (out)",
"portion",
"prorate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admeasure",
"allot",
"allow",
"appropriate",
"assign",
"dish out",
"divide",
"divvy (up)",
"dollop (out)",
"lot",
"measure (out)",
"part",
"proportion",
"ration",
"redistribute",
"set",
"share (out)",
"split",
"bestow",
"disburse",
"furnish",
"issue",
"provide",
"share",
"supply",
"circulate",
"disperse",
"disseminate",
"scatter",
"spread",
"chip in",
"contribute",
"donate",
"pledge",
"reallocate",
"reapportion"
],
"near antonyms":[
"begrudge",
"decline",
"deny",
"deprive (of)",
"disallow",
"refuse",
"reject",
"withhold",
"niggle (out)",
"pinch",
"skimp",
"stint"
],
"antonyms":[
"misallocate"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"deals (with)":{
"to behave toward in a stated way":{
"examples":[
"it's important to deal with others fairly"
],
"synonyms":[
"acts (toward)",
"handles",
"is (to)",
"serves",
"treats",
"uses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"considers",
"esteems",
"rates",
"reckons",
"regards",
"views",
"engages (with)",
"reacts (to)",
"responds (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have (something) as a subject matter":{
"examples":[
"this textbook deals with the history of France"
],
"synonyms":[
"concerns",
"covers",
"pertains (to)",
"treats (of)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appertains (to)",
"bears (on or upon)",
"refers (to)",
"relates (to)",
"adverts (to)",
"alludes (to)",
"cites",
"glances (upon)",
"instances",
"mentions",
"names",
"notes",
"notices",
"quotes",
"specifies",
"touches (upon)",
"offers",
"presents",
"contains",
"embraces",
"encompasses",
"entails",
"includes",
"incorporates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"excludes",
"omits",
"disregards",
"forgets",
"ignores",
"neglects",
"overlooks",
"overpasses",
"passes over",
"slights",
"slurs (over)",
"brushes (aside or off)",
"rejects",
"shrugs off"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"dear":{
"commanding a large price":{
"examples":[
"caviar has always been among the dearest of foods"
],
"synonyms":[
"big-ticket",
"costly",
"expensive",
"extravagant",
"high",
"high-end",
"high-ticket",
"precious",
"premium",
"priceless",
"pricey",
"pricy",
"spendy",
"ultraexpensive",
"valuable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"exorbitant",
"overpriced",
"prohibitive",
"sky-high",
"steep",
"stiff",
"unaffordable",
"uneconomic",
"uneconomical",
"unreasonable",
"inestimable",
"invaluable",
"deluxe",
"luxurious",
"sumptuous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"moderate",
"reasonable",
"valueless",
"worthless",
"discounted"
],
"antonyms":[
"cheap",
"inexpensive"
]
},
"granted special treatment or attention":{
"examples":[
"spared no expense when caring for and feeding her dear little dog"
],
"synonyms":[
"beloved",
"cherished",
"darling",
"fair-haired",
"favored",
"favorite",
"fond",
"loved",
"pet",
"precious",
"special",
"sweet",
"white-headed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admired",
"adored",
"appreciated",
"esteemed",
"relished",
"revered",
"prized",
"treasured",
"preferred"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhorred",
"abominated",
"despised",
"detested",
"disdained",
"disfavored",
"disliked",
"execrated",
"hated",
"loathed",
"unfavorite",
"abandoned",
"forgotten",
"ignored",
"alienated",
"estranged"
],
"antonyms":[
"unbeloved"
]
},
"having qualities that tend to make one loved":{
"examples":[
"a dear friend that I would do anything for"
],
"synonyms":[
"adorable",
"darling",
"disarming",
"endearing",
"lovable",
"loveable",
"lovesome",
"precious",
"sweet",
"winning",
"winsome"
],
"near synonyms":[
"embraceable",
"kissable",
"beloved",
"cherished",
"favored",
"favorite",
"loved",
"treasured",
"attractive",
"beautiful",
"desirable",
"lovely",
"alluring",
"appealing",
"captivating",
"charming",
"enchanting",
"engaging",
"entrancing",
"fascinating",
"fetching",
"admirable",
"likable",
"likeable",
"reputable",
"respectable",
"affable",
"agreeable",
"cheerful",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"genial",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"gracious",
"kind",
"nice",
"pleasant",
"delightful",
"pleasing",
"well-disposed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unloved",
"contemptible",
"disagreeable",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"heinous",
"horrible",
"lousy",
"nasty",
"offensive",
"unlikable",
"unpleasant",
"wretched",
"frightful",
"grotesque",
"hideous",
"ill-favored",
"monstrous",
"ogreish",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"ugly",
"unattractive",
"unsightly",
"vile",
"appalling",
"awful",
"dreadful",
"foul",
"horrendous",
"horrid",
"nauseating",
"noisome",
"obnoxious",
"obscene",
"revolting",
"scandalous",
"shocking",
"sickening"
],
"antonyms":[
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"detestable",
"hateful",
"loathsome",
"odious",
"unlovable"
]
},
"a person with whom one is in love":{
"examples":[
"I love you, dear"
],
"synonyms":[
"beloved",
"darling",
"flame",
"hon",
"honey",
"love",
"squeeze",
"sweet",
"sweetheart",
"sweetie",
"sweetie pie",
"truelove"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beau",
"boy",
"boyfriend",
"fellow",
"man",
"swain",
"gal",
"girl",
"girlfriend",
"inamorata",
"ladylove",
"lass",
"mistress",
"tootsie",
"amour",
"lover",
"paramour",
"doll",
"duck(s)",
"pet",
"date",
"escort",
"steady",
"admirer",
"gallant",
"suitor",
"wooer",
"groom",
"husband",
"bride",
"wife",
"significant other",
"fianc\u00e9",
"intended",
"crush",
"heartthrob"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"deactivates":{
"to cause to stop functioning":{
"examples":[
"deactivate the machine carefully, or you'll risk an electric shock"
],
"synonyms":[
"kills",
"shuts off",
"turns off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flicks (off)",
"dismantles",
"mothballs",
"phases out",
"arrests",
"brakes",
"chocks",
"cuts off",
"draws up",
"halts",
"jams",
"stalls",
"sticks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"charges",
"electrifies",
"energizes",
"fires",
"fuels",
"generates",
"powers",
"pushes",
"discharges",
"launches",
"releases",
"switches",
"trips",
"reactivates",
"recharges"
],
"antonyms":[
"activates",
"actuates",
"cranks (up)",
"drives",
"moves",
"propels",
"runs",
"sets off",
"sparks",
"starts",
"touches off",
"triggers",
"turns on"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"dead-on":{
"being in agreement with the truth or a fact or a standard":{
"examples":[
"a stand-up comedian known for her dead-on impressions of various divas of stage and screen"
],
"synonyms":[
"accurate",
"bang on",
"correct",
"exact",
"good",
"on-target",
"precise",
"proper",
"right",
"so",
"spot-on",
"true",
"veracious"
],
"near synonyms":[
"legitimate",
"logical",
"sound",
"valid",
"errorless",
"faultless",
"flawless",
"impeccable",
"inerrant",
"infallible",
"letter-perfect",
"perfect",
"rigorous",
"strict",
"stringent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"defective",
"faulty",
"flawed",
"imperfect"
],
"antonyms":[
"false",
"improper",
"inaccurate",
"incorrect",
"inexact",
"off",
"untrue",
"wrong"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"dean":{
"the senior member of a group":{
"examples":[
"the dean of the Aspen ski instructors oversaw the training of the rescue team"
],
"synonyms":[
"doyen",
"elder",
"elder statesman",
"\u00e9minence grise",
"nestor",
"senior"
],
"near synonyms":[
"better",
"superior",
"old hand",
"old-timer",
"vet",
"veteran"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doyenne",
"inferior",
"subordinate",
"underling",
"beginner",
"colt",
"fledgling",
"freshman",
"greenhorn",
"neophyte",
"newbie",
"newcomer",
"novice",
"recruit",
"rookie",
"tenderfoot",
"tyro"
],
"antonyms":[
"baby",
"junior"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dearth":{
"a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number":{
"examples":[
"there was a dearth of usable firewood at the campsite"
],
"synonyms":[
"crunch",
"deficiency",
"deficit",
"drought",
"drouth",
"failure",
"famine",
"inadequacy",
"inadequateness",
"insufficiency",
"lack",
"lacuna",
"paucity",
"pinch",
"poverty",
"scantiness",
"scarceness",
"scarcity",
"shortage",
"undersupply",
"want"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absence",
"omission",
"meagerness",
"poorness",
"skimpiness",
"necessity",
"need",
"privation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bountifulness",
"copiousness",
"excess",
"overabundance",
"oversupply",
"surfeit",
"surplus"
],
"antonyms":[
"abundance",
"adequacy",
"amplitude",
"opulence",
"plenitude",
"plenty",
"sufficiency",
"wealth"
]
},
"the fact or state of being absent":{
"examples":[
"the dearth of salesclerks at the shoe store annoyed us"
],
"synonyms":[
"absence",
"lack",
"want"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deficiency",
"deficit",
"failure",
"famine",
"inadequacy",
"inadequateness",
"insufficiency",
"meagerness",
"paucity",
"poverty",
"scantiness",
"scantness",
"scarceness",
"scarcity",
"shortage",
"skimpiness",
"undersupply",
"deprivation",
"loss",
"necessity",
"need",
"needfulness",
"omission",
"privation",
"blankness",
"emptiness",
"vacuity",
"vacuum",
"void"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abundance",
"amplitude",
"bounty",
"plenitude",
"plenteousness",
"plentifulness",
"plentitude",
"plenty",
"wealth",
"adequacy",
"sufficiency",
"excess",
"overabundance",
"oversupply",
"superabundance",
"surfeit",
"surplus",
"deluge",
"flood",
"bushel",
"deal",
"gobs",
"heap",
"loads",
"lot",
"mass",
"mountain",
"much",
"oodles",
"peck",
"pile",
"pot",
"quantity",
"raft",
"reams",
"scads",
"stack",
"volume",
"wad",
"fund",
"pool",
"stock",
"supply",
"cache",
"hoard",
"stash",
"stockpile"
],
"antonyms":[
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"noun"
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"code words",
"cranks",
"euphemisms",
"similes",
"conceits",
"metaphors",
"devices",
"catachreses",
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"type":[
"noun"
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],
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"merchandises",
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"retails",
"sells",
"vends"
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"wholesales",
"remarkets",
"resells",
"hawks",
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"barters",
"distributes",
"exchanges",
"exports",
"handles",
"trades",
"traffics (in)",
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"ballyhoos",
"boosts",
"plugs",
"promotes",
"touts",
"bargains",
"chaffers",
"dickers",
"haggles",
"horse-trades",
"palters",
"auctions",
"provides",
"supplies",
"carries",
"keeps",
"stocks"
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"buys",
"purchases"
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"verb"
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"there is a great deal of waste in government"
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"barrels",
"basketfuls",
"basketsful",
"boatloads",
"buckets",
"bunches",
"bundles",
"bushels",
"carloads",
"chunks",
"dozens",
"dozen",
"fistfuls",
"gobs",
"good deals",
"heaps",
"hundreds",
"hundred",
"lashings",
"lashins",
"loads",
"lots",
"masses",
"messes",
"mountains",
"much",
"multiplicities",
"myriads",
"oodles",
"packs",
"passels",
"pecks",
"piles",
"platefuls",
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"plenties",
"plentitudes",
"potfuls",
"pots",
"profusions",
"quantities",
"rafts",
"reams",
"scads",
"sheaves",
"shiploads",
"sights",
"slews",
"spates",
"stacks",
"stores",
"tons",
"truckloads",
"volumes",
"wads",
"wealths",
"yards"
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"epidemics",
"plagues",
"rashes",
"bonanzas",
"embarrassments",
"excesses",
"overabundances",
"overages",
"overkills",
"overmuch",
"oversupplies",
"plethoras",
"redundancies",
"superabundances",
"superfluities",
"surfeits",
"surpluses",
"deluges",
"floods",
"overflows",
"armies",
"bevies",
"crams",
"crowds",
"crushes",
"droves",
"flocks",
"herds",
"hordes",
"hosts",
"legions",
"mobs",
"multitudes",
"presses",
"scores",
"seas",
"swarms",
"throngs",
"gazillions",
"jillions",
"kazillions",
"millions",
"million",
"thousands",
"trillions",
"zillions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"atoms",
"crumbs",
"dots",
"flecks",
"flyspecks",
"fragments",
"grains",
"granules",
"iotas",
"jots",
"modicums",
"molecules",
"motes",
"nubbins",
"particles",
"rays",
"scintillas",
"scraps",
"shreds",
"tittles",
"whits",
"smatterings",
"smatters",
"dashes",
"drops",
"morsels",
"shots",
"pieces",
"portions",
"sections",
"absences",
"dearths",
"famines",
"lacks",
"paucities",
"poverties",
"scarcities",
"shortages",
"undersupplies",
"wants",
"deficiencies",
"deficits",
"inadequacies",
"insufficiencies"
],
"antonyms":[
"aces",
"bits",
"dabs",
"drams",
"driblets",
"glimmers",
"handfuls",
"handsful",
"hints",
"licks",
"little",
"mites",
"mouthfuls",
"nips",
"ounces",
"peanuts",
"pinches",
"pittances",
"scruples",
"shades",
"shadows",
"smidgens",
"smidgeons",
"smidgins",
"smidges",
"specks",
"spots",
"sprinkles",
"sprinklings",
"strains",
"streaks",
"suspicions",
"tastes",
"touches",
"traces"
]
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"we made a deal to cooperate on the next assignment"
],
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"accords",
"agreements",
"bargains",
"compacts",
"contracts",
"conventions",
"covenants",
"dispositions",
"pacts",
"settlements",
"understandings"
],
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"charters",
"treaties",
"binders",
"pledges",
"promises",
"alliances",
"associations",
"entente cordiales",
"ententes",
"leagues",
"partnerships",
"acceptances",
"approvals",
"assents",
"concurrences",
"consents",
"OKs",
"okays"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
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"examples":[
"we closed the deal for the house last week"
],
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"sales",
"trades",
"transactions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"auctions",
"silent auctions",
"haggles",
"negotiations",
"bargains",
"buys",
"steals",
"purchases",
"clearances",
"closeouts",
"fire sales",
"fairs",
"garage sales",
"jumble sales",
"rummage sales",
"tag sales",
"yard sales"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"a formal agreement to fulfill an obligation":{
"examples":[
"if the other party backs out of the deal after it's signed, you can sue"
],
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"bonds",
"contracts",
"covenants",
"guarantees",
"guaranties",
"sureties",
"warranties"
],
"near synonyms":[
"oaths",
"pledges",
"troths",
"vows",
"words",
"accords",
"bargains",
"compacts",
"concordats",
"conventions",
"pacts",
"treaties",
"assurances",
"insurances",
"seals",
"bails",
"deposits",
"pawns",
"securities"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"position with regard to conditions and circumstances":{
"examples":[
"we don't yet know what the deal is with the new manager"
],
"synonyms":[
"ball games",
"footings",
"pictures",
"postures",
"scenes",
"situations",
"statuses",
"stories"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ranks",
"standings",
"places",
"spots",
"states",
"scores",
"status quos"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"something bought or offered for sale at a desirable price":{
"examples":[
"that mail-order sweater isn't such a great deal after you factor in the cost of shipping and handling"
],
"synonyms":[
"bargains",
"buys",
"pennyworth",
"pennyworths",
"snips",
"steals"
],
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"clearances",
"closeouts",
"markdowns",
"cheapies",
"bonuses",
"freebies",
"freebees",
"gifts",
"giveaways",
"premiums",
"presents",
"boons",
"windfalls"
],
"near antonyms":[
"overcharges",
"rip-offs",
"markups",
"surcharges",
"extravagances",
"luxuries"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to carry on the business of buying and selling goods or other property":{
"examples":[
"that store deals in used furniture"
],
"synonyms":[
"trades",
"traffics"
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"bargains",
"barters",
"horse-trades",
"negotiates",
"transacts",
"auctions",
"exchanges",
"merchandises",
"merchandizes",
"rebuys",
"resells",
"swaps",
"buys",
"picks up",
"purchases",
"takes",
"distributes",
"fair-trades",
"markets",
"peddles",
"retails",
"sells",
"supplies",
"vends",
"wholesales",
"black-markets",
"bootlegs",
"fences",
"smuggles",
"corners",
"engrosses",
"monopolizes",
"undersells",
"day-trades",
"invests",
"speculates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blackballs",
"blacks",
"boycotts"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase":{
"examples":[
"you're going to have to learn how to deal if you want to buy a car at a fair price"
],
"synonyms":[
"bargains",
"chaffers",
"dickers",
"haggles",
"horse-trades",
"negotiates",
"palters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"argues",
"bickers",
"clashes",
"fights",
"hassles",
"quarrels",
"quibbles",
"squabbles",
"wrangles",
"comparison shops",
"shops (around)",
"barters",
"exchanges",
"trades",
"hawks",
"peddles",
"buys",
"purchases"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"deanships":{
"as in presidencies , chairmanships":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"captainships",
"chairmanships",
"dictatorships",
"generalships",
"governorships",
"kingships",
"masteries",
"masterships",
"premierships",
"presidencies",
"presidentships",
"superintendencies",
"forefronts",
"leads",
"vanguards",
"dominances",
"dominions",
"jurisdictions",
"sovereignties",
"sovranties",
"sways",
"upper hands",
"chieftainships",
"commanderships",
"directorships",
"eminences",
"heights",
"pedestals",
"pinnacles",
"seats",
"thrones",
"tops",
"chairs",
"driver's seats",
"heads",
"headships",
"helms",
"reins"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ranks"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dealing (out)":{
"to give out (something) to appropriate individuals":{
"examples":[
"aid workers dealt out a packet of emergency supplies to each earthquake victim"
],
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"administering",
"allocating",
"apportioning",
"dispensing",
"distributing",
"doling out",
"handing out",
"meting (out)",
"parceling (out)",
"parcelling (out)",
"portioning",
"prorating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admeasuring",
"allotting",
"allowing",
"appropriating",
"assigning",
"dishing out",
"dividing",
"divvying (up)",
"dolloping (out)",
"lotting",
"measuring (out)",
"parting",
"proportioning",
"rationing",
"redistributing",
"setting",
"sharing (out)",
"splitting",
"bestowing",
"disbursing",
"furnishing",
"issuing",
"providing",
"sharing",
"supplying",
"circulating",
"dispersing",
"disseminating",
"scattering",
"spreading",
"chipping in",
"contributing",
"donating",
"pledging",
"reallocating",
"reapportioning"
],
"near antonyms":[
"begrudging",
"declining",
"denying",
"depriving (of)",
"disallowing",
"refusing",
"rejecting",
"withholding",
"niggling (out)",
"pinching",
"skimping",
"stinting"
],
"antonyms":[
"misallocating"
]
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"type":[
"verb"
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"deadens":{
"to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality":{
"examples":[
"an excess of detail deadens much of the mystery novel's suspense"
],
"synonyms":[
"castrates",
"dampens",
"damps",
"dehydrates",
"desiccates",
"devitalizes",
"enervates",
"gelds",
"lobotomizes",
"petrifies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"burns out",
"debilitates",
"does in",
"drains",
"enfeebles",
"exhausts",
"fatigues",
"saps",
"tuckers (out)",
"undermines",
"weakens",
"wears",
"wears out",
"daunts",
"demoralizes",
"discourages",
"disheartens",
"dispirits"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arouses",
"rouses",
"stirs",
"charges",
"electrifies",
"galvanizes",
"excites",
"ferments",
"fires",
"foments",
"incites",
"inflames",
"enflames",
"instigates",
"kindles",
"provokes",
"sparks",
"triggers",
"whips (up)",
"abets",
"boosts",
"buoys",
"cheers",
"emboldens",
"fortifies",
"heartens",
"inspires",
"lifts",
"reactivates",
"reanimates",
"reawakens",
"reawakes",
"recharges",
"reenergizes",
"refreshes",
"regenerates",
"rejuvenates",
"rekindles",
"renews",
"resurrects",
"resuscitates",
"revitalizes",
"revives"
],
"antonyms":[
"braces",
"energizes",
"enlivens",
"invigorates",
"quickens",
"stimulates",
"vitalizes",
"vivifies"
]
},
"to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling":{
"examples":[
"a couple of aspirins deadened the headache"
],
"synonyms":[
"benumbs",
"blunts",
"cauterizes",
"dampens",
"damps",
"dulls",
"numbs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"muffles",
"mutes",
"tones (down)",
"decreases",
"diminishes",
"lessens",
"lets up (on)",
"lowers",
"reduces",
"subdues",
"debilitates",
"enfeebles",
"weakens",
"dwindles",
"recedes",
"subsides",
"tapers (off)",
"wanes",
"alleviates",
"eases",
"lightens",
"abates",
"moderates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amplifies",
"augments",
"beefs (up)",
"boosts",
"consolidates",
"deepens",
"enhances",
"heightens",
"intensifies",
"magnifies",
"redoubles",
"steps up",
"strengthens",
"animates",
"arouses",
"stimulates"
],
"antonyms":[
"sharpens",
"whets"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"dead ends":{
"to come to an end":{
"examples":[
"after several fruitless years, the research seems to have simply dead-ended"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaks off",
"breaks up",
"ceases",
"closes",
"concludes",
"determines",
"dies",
"discontinues",
"elapses",
"ends",
"expires",
"finishes",
"goes",
"halts",
"lapses",
"leaves off",
"lets up",
"passes",
"quits",
"stops",
"terminates",
"winds up",
"winks (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"desists (from)",
"lays off (of)",
"refrains (from)",
"gives over",
"knocks off",
"packs (up or in)",
"breaks down",
"conks (out)",
"cuts out",
"stalls",
"pauses",
"stays",
"suspends",
"abates",
"peters (out)",
"winds down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"draws out",
"extends",
"prolongs",
"protracts"
],
"antonyms":[
"continues",
"hangs on",
"persists"
]
},
"as in closes , culs-de-sac":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"closes",
"culs-de-sac",
"cul-de-sacs",
"arterials",
"arteries",
"avenues",
"boulevards",
"carriageways",
"drags",
"drives",
"expressways",
"freeways",
"high roads",
"highways",
"passes",
"pike",
"pikes",
"roads",
"roadways",
"routes",
"rows",
"thoroughfares",
"thruways",
"traces",
"turnpikes",
"ways",
"causeways",
"backstreets",
"branches",
"bystreets",
"byways",
"crossroads",
"secondary roads",
"shunpikes",
"side roads",
"side streets",
"alleys",
"alleyways",
"circles",
"lanes",
"laneways",
"mews",
"places",
"corridors",
"tracks",
"trails"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in problems , Mexican standoffs":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"binds",
"bottlenecks",
"corners",
"dilemmas",
"fixes",
"holes",
"jams",
"morasses",
"pickles",
"pinches",
"plights",
"predicaments",
"quagmires",
"quandaries",
"spots",
"deadlocks",
"gridlocks",
"halts",
"impasses",
"logjams",
"Mexican standoffs",
"stalemates",
"standoffs",
"standstills",
"problems",
"difficulties"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"deacon":{
"a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church":{
"examples":[
"my cousin was married by his uncle, who is also a deacon in his church"
],
"synonyms":[
"clergyperson",
"cleric",
"clerical",
"clerk",
"divine",
"dominie",
"ecclesiastic",
"minister",
"preacher",
"priest",
"reverend"
],
"near synonyms":[
"churchman",
"clergyman",
"father",
"Holy Joe",
"padre",
"clergywoman",
"deaconess",
"priestess",
"abbot",
"archbishop",
"archpriest",
"bishop",
"dean",
"diocesan",
"monsignor",
"pope",
"prelate",
"presbyter",
"abb\u00e9",
"curate",
"cur\u00e9",
"parson",
"pastor",
"rector",
"shepherd",
"vicar",
"chaplain",
"confessor",
"sky pilot",
"evangelist",
"missionary",
"missioner",
"missionizer",
"revivalist",
"friar",
"mendicant",
"monastic",
"monk",
"oblate",
"religious",
"high priest",
"high priestess"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lay reader",
"lector"
],
"antonyms":[
"layman",
"layperson",
"secular"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deafening":{
"marked by a high volume of sound":{
"examples":[
"a boom box blasting deafening music"
],
"synonyms":[
"blaring",
"blasting",
"booming",
"clamorous",
"clangorous",
"earsplitting",
"loud",
"piercing",
"plangent",
"resounding",
"ringing",
"roaring",
"slam-bang",
"sonorous",
"stentorian",
"thundering",
"thunderous"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brazen",
"dinning",
"discordant",
"noisy",
"obstreperous",
"raucous",
"rip-roaring",
"vociferous",
"grating",
"harsh",
"overloud",
"sharp",
"shrill",
"squealing",
"strident"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dead",
"quiet",
"silent",
"still",
"stilly",
"ultraquiet",
"calm",
"dreamy",
"peaceful",
"restful",
"serene",
"soothing",
"tranquil",
"hushed",
"muffled",
"muted",
"softened",
"toned (down)"
],
"antonyms":[
"gentle",
"low",
"soft"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"deadweights":{
"as in ballasts":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ballasts",
"burdens",
"cargoes",
"cargos",
"drafts",
"freights",
"hauls",
"ladings",
"loadings",
"loads",
"payloads",
"weights",
"consignments",
"boatloads",
"carloads",
"shiploads",
"trainloads",
"truckloads",
"wagonloads",
"overloads",
"surcharges",
"bales",
"bundles",
"packages",
"packets",
"packs",
"parcels",
"shipments",
"manifests",
"bodies",
"bulks",
"masses"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deathsmen":{
"as in executioners , executors":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"decapitators",
"executioners",
"executors",
"hangmen",
"headsmen",
"assassins",
"cutthroats",
"homicides",
"killers",
"manslayers",
"murderers",
"butchers",
"massacrers",
"slaughterers",
"slayers",
"murderesses"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dead-end":{
"to come to an end":{
"examples":[
"after several fruitless years, the research seems to have simply dead-ended"
],
"synonyms":[
"break off",
"break up",
"cease",
"close",
"conclude",
"determine",
"die",
"discontinue",
"elapse",
"end",
"expire",
"finish",
"go",
"halt",
"lapse",
"leave off",
"let up",
"pass",
"quit",
"stop",
"terminate",
"wind up",
"wink (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"desist (from)",
"lay off (of)",
"refrain (from)",
"give over",
"knock off",
"pack (up or in)",
"break down",
"conk (out)",
"cut out",
"stall",
"pause",
"stay",
"suspend",
"abate",
"peter (out)",
"wind down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"draw out",
"extend",
"prolong",
"protract"
],
"antonyms":[
"continue",
"hang on",
"persist"
]
},
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"way",
"causeway",
"backstreet",
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"crossroad",
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"morass",
"pickle",
"pinch",
"plight",
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"spot",
"deadlock",
"gridlock",
"halt",
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"logjam",
"Mexican standoff",
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"standstill",
"problem",
"difficulty"
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"verb"
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"ties"
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"impasses",
"seesaws",
"photo finishes",
"horse races",
"toss-ups"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"noddle",
"noggin",
"pate",
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"skull",
"crown",
"scalp",
"braincase"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"executioner",
"executor",
"hangman",
"headsman",
"assassin",
"cutthroat",
"homicide",
"killer",
"manslayer",
"murderer",
"butcher",
"massacrer",
"slaughterer",
"slayer",
"murderess"
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"noun"
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"life span",
"lifetime"
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"existence",
"life"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"deathblows":{
"as in knockouts , confutations":{
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"confutations",
"knockouts",
"cappers",
"clinchers",
"coups de gr\u00e2ce",
"coups de grace",
"crushers",
"toppers",
"determinants",
"factors"
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"calamities",
"cataclysms",
"catastrophes",
"croppers",
"disasters",
"tragedies",
"accidents",
"casualties",
"mischances",
"mishaps",
"bummers",
"knocks",
"misadventures",
"misfortunes",
"collisions",
"crack-ups",
"crashes",
"smashups",
"wrecks"
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"boons",
"breaks",
"flukes",
"godsends",
"miracles",
"strikes",
"windfalls",
"fortunes",
"luck",
"serendipities"
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"noun"
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"we were all saddened by the death of our friend"
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"deceases",
"demises",
"dissolutions",
"dooms",
"ends",
"exits",
"expirations",
"expiries",
"fates",
"graves",
"great divides",
"passages",
"passings",
"quietuses",
"sleeps"
],
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"casualties",
"fatalities",
"martyrdoms",
"self-destructions",
"self-murders",
"self-slaughters",
"suicides",
"annihilations",
"destructions",
"endings",
"exterminations",
"ruins",
"assassinations",
"executions",
"killings",
"massacres",
"slaughters"
],
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"existences",
"lives",
"creations",
"geneses",
"originations",
"rises"
],
"antonyms":[
"births",
"nativities"
]
},
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"examples":[
"the death of the Soviet economic system in the wake of the breakup of the USSR"
],
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"demises",
"expirations",
"expiries",
"terminations"
],
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"dispersions",
"dissolutions",
"cessations",
"closes",
"conclusions",
"deceases",
"discontinuances",
"dooms",
"endings",
"ends",
"finishes",
"halts",
"lapses",
"passings",
"quietuses",
"shutdowns",
"shutoffs",
"stoppages",
"stops",
"surceases",
"suicides",
"annihilations",
"destructions",
"ruins"
],
"near antonyms":[
"existences",
"persistences",
"prolongations",
"inaugurations",
"initiations",
"institutions",
"originations"
],
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"alphas",
"beginnings",
"births",
"commencements",
"creations",
"dawns",
"geneses",
"inceptions",
"incipiences",
"incipiencies",
"launches",
"mornings",
"onsets",
"outsets",
"starts"
]
},
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"examples":[
"that muscle car will be the death of him yet"
],
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"destructions",
"downfalls",
"ruinations",
"ruins",
"undoings"
],
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"banes",
"curses",
"torments",
"Achilles' heels",
"tragic flaws"
],
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"antonyms":[]
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"the killing of a large number of people":{
"examples":[
"thousands of soldiers were lost on the field of death"
],
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"bloodbaths",
"butcheries",
"carnages",
"holocausts",
"massacres",
"slaughters"
],
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"bloodlettings",
"bloodsheds",
"foul play",
"homicides",
"killings",
"manslaughters",
"murders",
"slayings",
"mortalities",
"annihilations",
"decimations",
"destructions",
"devastations",
"eradications",
"exterminations",
"genocides",
"pogroms",
"assassinations",
"executions"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"deadening":{
"as in numbing , anodyne":{
"examples":[],
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"analgesic",
"anesthetic",
"anodyne",
"depressant",
"numbing",
"hypnotic",
"opiate",
"antianxiety",
"antidepressant",
"antidepression",
"antistress",
"calming",
"comforting",
"dreamy",
"lulling",
"narcotic",
"pacifying",
"quieting",
"relaxing",
"sedative",
"soothing",
"tranquilizing",
"tranquillizing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"painful",
"stressful",
"tiresome",
"troubling",
"trying",
"unsettling",
"worrisome",
"energizing",
"invigorating",
"stimulant",
"stimulating",
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"bothersome",
"disturbing",
"exasperating",
"frustrating",
"galling",
"grating",
"harassing",
"irksome",
"irritating",
"maddening",
"nettlesome",
"troublesome",
"vexatious",
"vexing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality":{
"examples":[
"an excess of detail deadens much of the mystery novel's suspense"
],
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"castrating",
"dampening",
"damping",
"dehydrating",
"desiccating",
"devitalizing",
"enervating",
"gelding",
"lobotomizing",
"petrifying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"burning out",
"debilitating",
"doing in",
"draining",
"enfeebling",
"exhausting",
"fatiguing",
"sapping",
"tuckering (out)",
"undermining",
"weakening",
"wearing",
"wearing out",
"daunting",
"demoralizing",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arousing",
"rousing",
"stirring",
"charging",
"electrifying",
"galvanizing",
"exciting",
"fermenting",
"firing",
"fomenting",
"inciting",
"inflaming",
"enflaming",
"instigating",
"kindling",
"provoking",
"sparking",
"triggering",
"whipping (up)",
"abetting",
"boosting",
"buoying",
"cheering",
"emboldening",
"fortifying",
"heartening",
"inspiring",
"lifting",
"reactivating",
"reanimating",
"reawakening",
"reawaking",
"recharging",
"reenergizing",
"re-energizing",
"refreshing",
"regenerating",
"rejuvenating",
"rekindling",
"renewing",
"resurrecting",
"resuscitating",
"revitalizing",
"reviving"
],
"antonyms":[
"bracing",
"energizing",
"enlivening",
"invigorating",
"quickening",
"stimulating",
"vitalizing",
"vivifying"
]
},
"to reduce or weaken in strength or feeling":{
"examples":[
"a couple of aspirins deadened the headache"
],
"synonyms":[
"benumbing",
"blunting",
"cauterizing",
"dampening",
"damping",
"dulling",
"numbing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"muffling",
"muting",
"toning (down)",
"decreasing",
"diminishing",
"lessening",
"letting up (on)",
"lowering",
"reducing",
"subduing",
"debilitating",
"enfeebling",
"weakening",
"dwindling",
"receding",
"subsiding",
"tapering (off)",
"waning",
"alleviating",
"easing",
"lightening",
"abating",
"moderating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amplifying",
"augmenting",
"beefing (up)",
"boosting",
"consolidating",
"deepening",
"enhancing",
"heightening",
"intensifying",
"magnifying",
"redoubling",
"stepping up",
"strengthening",
"animating",
"arousing",
"stimulating"
],
"antonyms":[
"sharpening",
"whetting"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"deadbeat":{
"a lazy person":{
"examples":[
"he snapped instructions to the deadbeats who were standing around watching the work pile up"
],
"synonyms":[
"couch potato",
"do-nothing",
"drone",
"idler",
"layabout",
"lazybones",
"loafer",
"lotus-eater",
"slouch",
"slug",
"slugabed",
"sluggard"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bum",
"good-for-nothing",
"ne'er-do-well",
"crawler",
"creeper",
"dawdler",
"laggard",
"putterer",
"slowpoke",
"snail",
"stick-in-the-mud",
"straggler",
"clock-watcher",
"goldbrick",
"malingerer",
"shirker",
"slacker",
"dallier",
"lingerer",
"loiterer",
"loller",
"lounger",
"saunterer",
"delayer",
"procrastinator",
"dropout",
"quitter"
],
"near antonyms":[
"achiever",
"comer",
"highflier",
"highflyer",
"live wire",
"powerhouse"
],
"antonyms":[
"doer",
"go-ahead",
"go-getter",
"hummer",
"hustler",
"self-starter"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"death taxes":{
"as in estate taxes , inheritance taxes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"estate taxes",
"inheritance taxes",
"supertaxes",
"surcharges",
"surtaxes",
"flat taxes",
"proportional taxes",
"capitations",
"customs",
"excises",
"hidden taxes",
"income taxes",
"poll taxes",
"property taxes",
"sales taxes",
"single taxes",
"sin taxes",
"tariffs",
"tolls",
"tributes",
"value-added taxes",
"withholding taxes",
"direct taxes",
"personal taxes",
"assessments",
"duties",
"impositions",
"imposts",
"levies",
"taxes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dealt (with)":{
"to behave toward in a stated way":{
"examples":[
"it's important to deal with others fairly"
],
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"acted (toward)",
"handled",
"served",
"treated",
"used",
"was (to)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"considered",
"esteemed",
"rated",
"reckoned",
"regarded",
"viewed",
"engaged (with)",
"reacted (to)",
"responded (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have (something) as a subject matter":{
"examples":[
"this textbook deals with the history of France"
],
"synonyms":[
"concerned",
"covered",
"pertained (to)",
"treated (of)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appertained (to)",
"bore (on or upon)",
"referred (to)",
"related (to)",
"adverted (to)",
"alluded (to)",
"cited",
"glanced (upon)",
"instanced",
"mentioned",
"named",
"noted",
"noticed",
"quoted",
"specified",
"touched (upon)",
"offered",
"presented",
"contained",
"embraced",
"encompassed",
"entailed",
"included",
"incorporated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"excluded",
"omitted",
"disregarded",
"forgot",
"ignored",
"neglected",
"overlooked",
"overpassed",
"passed over",
"slighted",
"slurred (over)",
"brushed (aside or off)",
"rejected",
"shrugged off"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"deals (for)":{
"as in exchanges (for) , trades (for)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"barters (for)",
"dickers (over)",
"exchanges (for)",
"haggles (for)",
"negotiates (about)",
"trades (for)",
"finances",
"pays (for)",
"springs (for)",
"bargains (with)",
"chaffers (with)",
"horse-trades (with)",
"palters (with)",
"acquires",
"gains",
"garners",
"gets",
"obtains",
"procures",
"secures",
"wins",
"bids",
"offers",
"buys",
"cops",
"picks up",
"purchases",
"takes",
"rebuys",
"repurchases"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deals (in)",
"markets",
"merchandises",
"merchandizes",
"retails",
"sells",
"vends"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"dead reckoning":{
"as in speculation , guessing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"guessing",
"guesswork",
"speculation",
"hypothesis",
"hypothetical",
"theory",
"thesis",
"hunch",
"intuition",
"conjecture",
"guess",
"shot",
"supposition",
"surmise",
"belief",
"faith"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deadbeats":{
"a lazy person":{
"examples":[
"he snapped instructions to the deadbeats who were standing around watching the work pile up"
],
"synonyms":[
"couch potatoes",
"do-nothings",
"drones",
"idlers",
"layabouts",
"lazybones",
"loafers",
"lotus-eaters",
"slouches",
"slugabeds",
"sluggards",
"slugs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bums",
"good-for-nothings",
"ne'er-do-wells",
"crawlers",
"creepers",
"dawdlers",
"laggards",
"putterers",
"slowpokes",
"snails",
"stick-in-the-muds",
"stragglers",
"clock-watchers",
"goldbricks",
"malingerers",
"shirkers",
"slackers",
"dalliers",
"lingerers",
"loiterers",
"lollers",
"loungers",
"saunterers",
"delayers",
"procrastinators",
"dropouts",
"quitters"
],
"near antonyms":[
"achievers",
"comers",
"highfliers",
"highflyers",
"live wires",
"powerhouses"
],
"antonyms":[
"doers",
"go-aheads",
"go-getters",
"hummers",
"hustlers",
"self-starters"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dead presidents":{
"as in paper money , folding money":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"folding money",
"paper money",
"scrip",
"coinage",
"specie",
"banknote",
"cashier's check",
"check",
"draft",
"money order",
"note",
"promissory note",
"bread",
"buck",
"cabbage",
"cash",
"change",
"chips",
"coin",
"currency",
"dough",
"gold",
"green",
"jack",
"kale",
"legal tender",
"lolly",
"long green",
"loot",
"lucre",
"money",
"moola",
"moolah",
"needful",
"pelf",
"scratch",
"shekels",
"sheqels",
"shekelim",
"shekalim",
"sheqalim",
"tender",
"wampum",
"bill",
"dollar",
"greenback",
"bankroll",
"capital",
"finances",
"funds",
"roll",
"wad",
"wallet",
"chump change",
"dibs",
"dime",
"mite",
"peanuts",
"pittance",
"shoestring",
"big bucks",
"bomb",
"boodle",
"bundle",
"earth",
"fortune",
"king's ransom",
"megabucks",
"mint",
"packet",
"pile",
"pot",
"abundance",
"means",
"opulence",
"riches",
"treasure",
"wealth",
"resources",
"wherewithal"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"death's-heads":{
"as in heads , skulls":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"heads",
"noddles",
"noggins",
"pates",
"polls",
"craniums",
"crania",
"skulls",
"crowns",
"scalps",
"braincases"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dealings":{
"doings between individuals or groups":{
"examples":[
"I've had dealings with those guys before"
],
"synonyms":[
"commerce",
"interaction",
"intercourse",
"relation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"interrelationship",
"cross-fertilization",
"cross-pollination",
"companionship",
"company"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"deal (for)":{
"as in exchange (for) , trade (for)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"barter (for)",
"dicker (over)",
"exchange (for)",
"haggle (for)",
"negotiate (about)",
"trade (for)",
"finance",
"pay (for)",
"spring (for)",
"bargain (with)",
"chaffer (with)",
"horse-trade (with)",
"palter (with)",
"acquire",
"gain",
"garner",
"get",
"obtain",
"procure",
"secure",
"win",
"bid",
"offer",
"buy",
"cop",
"pick up",
"purchase",
"take",
"rebuy",
"repurchase"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deal (in)",
"market",
"merchandise",
"merchandize",
"retail",
"sell",
"vend"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"deads":{
"no longer living":{
"examples":[
"I inherited this heirloom from my dead great-grandfather"
],
"synonyms":[
"asleep",
"breathless",
"cold",
"deceased",
"defunct",
"demised",
"departed",
"fallen",
"gone",
"late",
"lifeless",
"low",
"bitten the dust"
],
"near synonyms":[
"extinct",
"dying",
"fading",
"moribund",
"stillborn",
"finished",
"lapsed",
"terminated",
"inanimate",
"insensate",
"nonliving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"animated",
"dynamic",
"lively",
"thriving",
"vibrant",
"vital",
"vivacious",
"active",
"functioning",
"operative",
"running"
],
"antonyms":[
"alive",
"animate",
"breathing",
"going",
"live",
"living",
"quick"
]
},
"lacking in gaiety, movement, or animation":{
"examples":[
"the store is often dead after 4:00 p.m."
],
"synonyms":[
"comatose",
"sleepy",
"slow"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lethargic",
"sluggish",
"torpid",
"dormant",
"fallow",
"free",
"idle",
"inactive",
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"inoperative",
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"off",
"vacant"
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"overflowing",
"swarming",
"teeming",
"thronging"
],
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"flourishing",
"humming",
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"thriving",
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]
},
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"examples":[
"a long day of traveling left them just dead"
],
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"aweary",
"beat",
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"bleary",
"burned-out",
"burnt-out",
"bushed",
"done",
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"exhausted",
"fatigued",
"jaded",
"knackered",
"limp",
"logy",
"loggy",
"played out",
"pooped",
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"spent",
"tapped out",
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"tuckered (out)",
"washed-out",
"wearied",
"weary",
"wiped out",
"worn",
"worn-out",
"worn to a frazzle"
],
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"overtaxed",
"overworked",
"broken-down",
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"enervate",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"sapped",
"weakened",
"drowsy",
"heavy",
"sleepy",
"lethargic",
"sluggish"
],
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"fresh",
"refreshed",
"rejuvenated",
"relaxed",
"rested",
"revitalized",
"active",
"energetic",
"invigorated",
"peppy",
"strengthened",
"strong",
"tireless",
"vitalized",
"weariless"
],
"antonyms":[
"unwearied"
]
},
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"examples":[
"there was a dead silence following that incredibly moving performance"
],
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"absolute",
"all-out",
"arrant",
"blank",
"blooming",
"bodacious",
"categorical",
"categoric",
"clean",
"complete",
"consummate",
"crashing",
"damn",
"damned",
"deadly",
"definite",
"downright",
"dreadful",
"fair",
"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"
],
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"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"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doubtful",
"dubious",
"equivocal",
"qualified",
"questionable",
"restricted",
"uncertain"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
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"examples":[
"my foot was dead after I absentmindedly sat on it for an hour"
],
"synonyms":[
"asleep",
"benumbed",
"insensitive",
"numb",
"numbed",
"torpid",
"unfeeling"
],
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"chilled",
"nipped",
"anesthetized",
"cocainized",
"deadened",
"drugged",
"stupefied",
"blunted",
"dulled",
"obtunded",
"insensible",
"senseless",
"unconscious",
"inanimate",
"insensate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"awake"
],
"antonyms":[
"feeling",
"sensible",
"sensitive"
]
},
"no longer existing":{
"examples":[
"the dead Babylonian culture"
],
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"bygone",
"bypast",
"defunct",
"departed",
"done",
"expired",
"extinct",
"gone",
"nonextant",
"vanished"
],
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"nonexistent",
"dying",
"faded",
"moribund",
"collapsed",
"fallen",
"overthrown",
"antiquated",
"dated",
"obsolete",
"pass\u00e9",
"finished",
"lapsed",
"terminated",
"lost",
"missing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"active",
"dynamic",
"thriving",
"vibrant"
],
"antonyms":[
"alive",
"existent",
"existing",
"extant",
"living"
]
},
"not being in a state of use, activity, or employment":{
"examples":[
"local coal mines that have been dead for years"
],
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"dormant",
"fallow",
"free",
"idle",
"inactive",
"inert",
"inoperative",
"latent",
"off",
"unused",
"vacant",
"at rest",
"on the shelf",
"out of commission"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abeyant",
"arrested",
"interrupted",
"suspended",
"unoccupied",
"asleep",
"comatose",
"lifeless",
"moribund",
"quiescent",
"sleepy",
"inoperable",
"unusable",
"unworkable",
"useless",
"dull",
"slow"
],
"near antonyms":[
"functional",
"operable",
"operational",
"workable",
"assiduous",
"industrious",
"sedulous",
"energetic",
"vigorous",
"feasible",
"practical",
"usable",
"useable",
"useful",
"viable"
],
"antonyms":[
"active",
"alive",
"busy",
"employed",
"functioning",
"going",
"living",
"on",
"operating",
"operative",
"running",
"working"
]
},
"of, relating to, or suggestive of death":{
"examples":[
"fell into a dead faint upon hearing the news"
],
"synonyms":[
"deadly",
"deathly",
"mortal",
"mortuary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cadaverous",
"ghostlike",
"ghostly",
"phantom",
"spectral",
"inactive",
"inert",
"inoperative",
"lifeless",
"quiescent",
"still",
"macabre",
"baleful",
"fatal",
"fateful",
"fell",
"killer",
"lethal",
"murderous",
"pestilent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"active",
"alive",
"animate",
"breathing",
"live",
"living",
"animated",
"bouncing",
"brisk",
"energetic",
"frisky",
"gay",
"jaunty",
"jazzy",
"lively",
"peppy",
"perky",
"pert",
"racy",
"snappy",
"spanking",
"sparky",
"spirited",
"sprightful",
"sprightly",
"springy",
"vigorous",
"vital",
"vivacious",
"zippy",
"able-bodied",
"chipper",
"fit",
"hale",
"healthy",
"hearty",
"robust",
"sound",
"well",
"whole",
"wholesome"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"facing certain defeat, disaster, or death":{
"examples":[
"if we don't finish this project on time, we're dead"
],
"synonyms":[
"done",
"done for",
"doomed",
"finished",
"kaput",
"kaputt",
"ruined",
"sunk"
],
"near synonyms":[
"endangered",
"imperiled",
"imperilled"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"lacking in taste or flavor":{
"examples":[
"from the first sip I could tell that the wine hadn't aged well and was pretty much dead"
],
"synonyms":[
"flat",
"flavorless",
"insipid",
"savorless",
"tasteless",
"unsavory"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bland",
"dilute",
"thin",
"watery",
"weak",
"plain",
"unflavored"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"loathsome",
"sickening",
"unappetizing",
"unpalatable",
"cloying",
"mawkish",
"appetizing",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"palatable",
"toothsome",
"keen",
"piquant",
"seasoned",
"spicy",
"flavored",
"heavy",
"rich"
],
"antonyms":[
"flavorful",
"flavorsome",
"sapid",
"savory",
"savoury",
"tasteful",
"tasty"
]
},
"producing inferior or only a small amount of vegetation":{
"examples":[
"the dead wastes of the far country to the west"
],
"synonyms":[
"barren",
"bony",
"boney",
"desolate",
"hardscrabble",
"impoverished",
"infertile",
"poor",
"stark",
"unfertile",
"unproductive",
"waste"
],
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"bleak",
"inhospitable",
"lifeless",
"uncultivable",
"untillable",
"bankrupted",
"consumed",
"debilitated",
"depleted",
"diminished",
"drained",
"dried-up",
"enfeebled",
"exhausted",
"expended",
"lessened",
"reduced",
"spent",
"used up",
"arid",
"desert",
"droughty",
"dry",
"rainless",
"sere",
"sear",
"thirsty",
"waterless",
"baked",
"dehydrated",
"parched",
"sunbaked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arable",
"tillable",
"green",
"sylvan",
"verdant"
],
"antonyms":[
"fertile",
"fruitful",
"lush",
"luxuriant",
"productive",
"rich"
]
},
"in a direct line or course":{
"examples":[
"the finish line is dead ahead"
],
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"direct",
"directly",
"due",
"plumb",
"plump",
"right",
"straight",
"straightway",
"as the crow flies"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"circuitously",
"deviously",
"veeringly"
],
"antonyms":[
"indirectly"
]
},
"to a full extent or degree":{
"examples":[
"I'm dead certain that's the one I want"
],
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"all",
"all of",
"all over",
"altogether",
"clean",
"completely",
"enough",
"entire",
"entirely",
"even",
"exactly",
"fast",
"flat",
"full",
"fully",
"heartily",
"out",
"perfectly",
"plumb",
"quite",
"soundly",
"thoroughly",
"through and through",
"totally",
"utterly",
"well",
"wholly",
"wide",
"all the way",
"at length",
"down the line",
"down to the ground",
"for fair",
"in whole",
"to bits",
"to pieces",
"to the hilt",
"to the max"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absolutely",
"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"
],
"near antonyms":[
"barely",
"hardly",
"just",
"kind of",
"marginally",
"minimally",
"scarcely",
"slightly",
"superficially",
"approximately",
"roughly",
"somewhat"
],
"antonyms":[
"half",
"halfway",
"incompletely",
"part",
"partially",
"partly"
]
},
"the state of being dead":{
"examples":[
"it's impossible to raise someone from the dead"
],
"synonyms":[
"deadness",
"death",
"grave",
"lifelessness",
"nothingness",
"sleep"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mortality"
],
"near antonyms":[
"immortality",
"life span",
"lifetime"
],
"antonyms":[
"existence",
"life"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"noun"
]
}
}