dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/rag_MWT.json
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{
"ragbag":{
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"gave away a ragbag of souvenirs and trinkets she had accumulated over the years"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerate",
"agglomeration",
"alphabet soup",
"assortment",
"botch",
"clutter",
"collage",
"crazy quilt",
"farrago",
"gallimaufry",
"grab bag",
"gumbo",
"hash",
"hodgepodge",
"hotchpotch",
"jambalaya",
"jumble",
"jungle",
"litter",
"mac\u00e9doine",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"menagerie",
"miscellanea",
"miscellany",
"mishmash",
"mixed bag",
"montage",
"motley",
"muddle",
"olio",
"olla podrida",
"omnium-gatherum",
"pastiche",
"patchwork",
"patchwork quilt",
"potpourri",
"ragout",
"rummage",
"salad",
"salmagundi",
"scramble",
"shuffle",
"smorgasbord",
"stew",
"tumble",
"variety",
"welter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"detritus",
"notions",
"oddments",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"accumulation",
"aggregate",
"aggregation",
"conglomerate",
"conglomeration",
"catchall",
"admixture",
"alloy",
"amalgam",
"blend",
"combination",
"commixture",
"composite",
"compound",
"fusion",
"intermixture",
"mix-up",
"bollix",
"chaos",
"confusion",
"disarrangement",
"disarray",
"disorder",
"dog's breakfast",
"mess",
"morass",
"shambles",
"imbroglio",
"knot",
"snarl",
"tangle"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ragged":{
"having an uneven edge or outline":{
"examples":[
"the Rocky Mountains cut an angular, ragged profile against the sky, in contrast to the rounded silhouette of the rolling, green Adirondack Mountains"
],
"synonyms":[
"broken",
"craggy",
"jagged",
"scraggly",
"scraggy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"saw-toothed",
"serrate",
"serrated",
"harsh",
"rough",
"roughened",
"rugged",
"bumpy",
"coarse",
"irregular",
"nonuniform"
],
"near antonyms":[
"regular",
"uniform",
"flat",
"flush",
"level",
"plane"
],
"antonyms":[
"clean",
"even",
"smooth",
"soft",
"unbroken"
]
},
"worn or torn into or as if into rags":{
"examples":[
"finally convinced her to throw away her favorite pair of jeans, ragged from years of yard work"
],
"synonyms":[
"frayed",
"raggedy",
"ratty",
"seedy",
"shabby",
"tattered",
"threadbare",
"worn-out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dowdy",
"scruffy",
"tatterdemalion",
"dingy",
"faded",
"lacerate",
"lacerated",
"shredded",
"holey",
"patchy",
"broken-down",
"decrepit",
"dilapidated",
"dog-eared",
"grungy",
"mangy",
"moth-eaten",
"run-down",
"scuzzy",
"tacky"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brand-new",
"new",
"spick-and-span",
"spic-and-span",
"unused"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"not having a level or smooth surface":{
"examples":[
"she cut herself on the ragged edge of the tin can's lid"
],
"synonyms":[
"broken",
"bumpy",
"coarse",
"irregular",
"jagged",
"lumpy",
"pebbly",
"rough",
"roughened",
"rugged",
"scraggy",
"uneven"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lopsided",
"unbalanced",
"inexact",
"unaligned",
"rutted",
"rutty",
"undulating",
"undulatory",
"wavy",
"pitted",
"pocked",
"knobbly",
"knobby",
"knurled",
"knurly",
"nubbly",
"nubby",
"burred",
"harsh",
"sandpapery",
"scraggly",
"scratchy",
"nonuniform"
],
"near antonyms":[
"exact",
"uniform",
"aligned",
"alined",
"regular",
"true",
"horizontal",
"tabular",
"plumb",
"straight",
"vertical",
"flush"
],
"antonyms":[
"even",
"flat",
"level",
"plane",
"smooth"
]
},
"wearing torn or worn-out clothes":{
"examples":[
"ragged and hungry refugees emerging from the jungle where they had been in hiding for weeks"
],
"synonyms":[
"raggedy",
"ragtag",
"tatterdemalion",
"tattered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bedraggled",
"scroungy",
"scruffy",
"shabby",
"threadbare",
"down-at-the-heels",
"down-at-heel",
"down-at-the-heel",
"down-at-heels"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decked (out)",
"dolled up",
"dressed up",
"spiffy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{
"examples":[
"several readers called in to rag the editor for his paper's repeated grammatical lapses"
],
"synonyms":[
"basted",
"bawled out",
"berated",
"called down",
"castigated",
"chastised",
"chewed out",
"dressed down",
"flayed",
"hammered",
"jawed",
"keelhauled",
"lambasted",
"lectured",
"railed (at or against)",
"ranted (at)",
"rated",
"reamed (out)",
"rebuked",
"reprimanded",
"reproached",
"scolded",
"scored",
"tongue-lashed",
"upbraided"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonished",
"chid",
"chided",
"remonstrated (with)",
"reproved",
"abused",
"assailed",
"attacked",
"bad-mouthed",
"blamed",
"blasted",
"censured",
"condemned",
"criticized",
"crucified",
"denounced",
"dissed",
"excoriated",
"faulted",
"harangued",
"knocked",
"laced (into)",
"lashed",
"panned",
"reprehended",
"reviled",
"scourged",
"slammed",
"vituperated",
"belittled",
"disparaged",
"mocked",
"put down",
"ridiculed",
"scoffed",
"scorned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approved",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"sanctioned",
"extolled",
"lauded",
"praised"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"raggle-taggle":{
"consisting of many things of different sorts":{
"examples":[
"a raggle-taggle assemblage of collectibles that he hopes to sell on eBay"
],
"synonyms":[
"assorted",
"eclectic",
"heterogeneous",
"indiscriminate",
"kitchen-sink",
"magpie",
"miscellaneous",
"mixed",
"motley",
"patchwork",
"piebald",
"promiscuous",
"ragtag",
"varied"
],
"near synonyms":[
"manifold",
"multifarious",
"multiple",
"multiplex",
"myriad",
"disparate",
"divergent",
"diverse",
"sundry",
"various",
"chaotic",
"cluttered",
"confused",
"disarranged",
"disarrayed",
"disheveled",
"dishevelled",
"disordered",
"farraginous",
"jumbled",
"littered",
"messed",
"messy",
"muddled",
"amalgamated",
"blended",
"combined",
"commingled",
"commixed",
"conglomerated",
"fused",
"incorporated",
"intermingled",
"intermixed",
"merged",
"mingled",
"composite",
"conglomerate",
"hybrid",
"unclassified",
"unsorted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"monolithic",
"uniform",
"alike",
"identical",
"like",
"same",
"distinct",
"distinctive",
"individual",
"separate"
],
"antonyms":[
"homogeneous"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"raging":{
"intensely or unbearably painful":{
"examples":[
"I've had a raging headache"
],
"synonyms":[
"agonizing",
"excruciating",
"harrowing",
"racking",
"tormenting",
"torturing",
"torturous",
"wrenching"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acute",
"exquisite",
"extreme",
"fierce",
"intense",
"vehement",
"violent",
"biting",
"cutting",
"penetrating",
"piercing",
"sharp",
"shooting",
"smarting",
"stabbing",
"stinging",
"tearing",
"tingling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express one's anger usually violently":{
"examples":[
"the series of bad calls prompted the coach to rage about the refereeing"
],
"synonyms":[
"bristling",
"fuming",
"storming"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blowing up",
"flaring (up)",
"flipping (out)",
"blustering",
"carrying on",
"fulminating",
"rampaging",
"ranting",
"raving",
"taking on",
"burning",
"foaming",
"seething",
"smoldering",
"smouldering",
"steaming",
"chafing",
"fretting",
"stewing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allaying",
"appeasing",
"pacifying",
"soothing",
"checking",
"choking (back)",
"collecting",
"composing",
"containing",
"curbing",
"pocketing",
"reining",
"repressing",
"restraining",
"smothering",
"stifling",
"strangling",
"subduing",
"suppressing",
"swallowing",
"moderating",
"tempering",
"toning (down)",
"easing",
"letting up",
"relaxing",
"calming",
"cooling",
"hushing",
"quelling",
"quieting",
"settling",
"stilling"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger":{
"examples":[
"still raging about his assistant's burnt pies, the pastry cook forgot to add the egg whites to his cake batter"
],
"synonyms":[
"boiling",
"burning",
"foaming",
"fuming",
"rankling",
"seething",
"sizzling",
"steaming",
"storming"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fulminating",
"ranting",
"raving",
"smoldering",
"smouldering",
"bristling",
"flaring (up)",
"inflaming",
"enflaming",
"chafing",
"fretting",
"stewing",
"agitating",
"convulsing",
"roiling",
"shaking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"ragtag":{
"consisting of many things of different sorts":{
"examples":[
"the team was a ragtag bunch who had only one thing in common: a lack of skill"
],
"synonyms":[
"assorted",
"eclectic",
"heterogeneous",
"indiscriminate",
"kitchen-sink",
"magpie",
"miscellaneous",
"mixed",
"motley",
"patchwork",
"piebald",
"promiscuous",
"raggle-taggle",
"varied"
],
"near synonyms":[
"manifold",
"multifarious",
"multiple",
"multiplex",
"myriad",
"disparate",
"divergent",
"diverse",
"sundry",
"various",
"chaotic",
"cluttered",
"confused",
"disarranged",
"disarrayed",
"disheveled",
"dishevelled",
"disordered",
"farraginous",
"jumbled",
"littered",
"messed",
"messy",
"muddled",
"amalgamated",
"blended",
"combined",
"commingled",
"commixed",
"conglomerated",
"fused",
"incorporated",
"intermingled",
"intermixed",
"merged",
"mingled",
"composite",
"conglomerate",
"hybrid",
"unclassified",
"unsorted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"monolithic",
"uniform",
"alike",
"identical",
"like",
"same",
"distinct",
"distinctive",
"individual",
"separate"
],
"antonyms":[
"homogeneous"
]
},
"wearing torn or worn out clothes":{
"examples":[
"a ragtag and weary regiment arrived back at headquarters with the latest news from the front"
],
"synonyms":[
"ragged",
"raggedy",
"tatterdemalion",
"tattered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bedraggled",
"scroungy",
"scruffy",
"shabby",
"threadbare",
"down-at-the-heels",
"down-at-heel",
"down-at-the-heel",
"down-at-heels"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decked (out)",
"dolled up",
"dressed up",
"spiffy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"ragout":{
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"the movie is an uncertain ragout of fantasy, science fiction, and old-fashioned romance"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerate",
"agglomeration",
"alphabet soup",
"assortment",
"botch",
"clutter",
"collage",
"crazy quilt",
"farrago",
"gallimaufry",
"grab bag",
"gumbo",
"hash",
"hodgepodge",
"hotchpotch",
"jambalaya",
"jumble",
"jungle",
"litter",
"mac\u00e9doine",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"menagerie",
"miscellanea",
"miscellany",
"mishmash",
"mixed bag",
"montage",
"motley",
"muddle",
"olio",
"olla podrida",
"omnium-gatherum",
"pastiche",
"patchwork",
"patchwork quilt",
"potpourri",
"ragbag",
"rummage",
"salad",
"salmagundi",
"scramble",
"shuffle",
"smorgasbord",
"stew",
"tumble",
"variety",
"welter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"detritus",
"notions",
"oddments",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"accumulation",
"aggregate",
"aggregation",
"conglomerate",
"conglomeration",
"catchall",
"admixture",
"alloy",
"amalgam",
"blend",
"combination",
"commixture",
"composite",
"compound",
"fusion",
"intermixture",
"mix-up",
"bollix",
"chaos",
"confusion",
"disarrangement",
"disarray",
"disorder",
"dog's breakfast",
"mess",
"morass",
"shambles",
"imbroglio",
"knot",
"snarl",
"tangle"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rag dolls":{
"as in dolls , hand puppets":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"dollies",
"dolls",
"hand puppets",
"marionettes",
"poppets",
"action figures",
"figures",
"figurines",
"statuettes",
"busts",
"figureheads",
"carvings",
"models",
"sculptures",
"dummies",
"forms",
"manikins",
"mannikins",
"mannequins"
],
"near antonyms":[
"colossi"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ragouts":{
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"the movie is an uncertain ragout of fantasy, science fiction, and old-fashioned romance"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerates",
"agglomerations",
"alphabet soups",
"assortments",
"botches",
"clutters",
"collages",
"crazy quilts",
"farragoes",
"gallimaufries",
"grab bags",
"gumbos",
"hashes",
"hodgepodges",
"hotchpotches",
"jambalayas",
"jumbles",
"jungles",
"litters",
"mac\u00e9doines",
"medleys",
"m\u00e9langes",
"menageries",
"miscellanea",
"miscellanies",
"mishmashes",
"mixed bags",
"montages",
"motleys",
"muddles",
"olios",
"olla podridas",
"ollas podridas",
"omnium-gatherums",
"pastiches",
"patchwork quilts",
"patchworks",
"potpourris",
"ragbags",
"rummages",
"salads",
"salmagundis",
"scrambles",
"shuffles",
"smorgasbords",
"stews",
"tumbles",
"varieties",
"welters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"detritus",
"notions",
"oddments",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"accumulations",
"aggregates",
"aggregations",
"conglomerates",
"conglomerations",
"catchalls",
"admixtures",
"alloys",
"amalgams",
"blends",
"combinations",
"commixtures",
"composites",
"compounds",
"fusions",
"intermixtures",
"mix-ups",
"bollixes",
"chaoses",
"confusions",
"disarrangements",
"disarrays",
"disorders",
"dog's breakfasts",
"messes",
"morasses",
"shambles",
"imbroglios",
"knots",
"snarls",
"tangles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ragging on":{
"to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{
"examples":[
"His teammates ragged on him for missing such an easy shot."
],
"synonyms":[
"deriding",
"gibing",
"jibing",
"jeering",
"laughing (at)",
"mocking",
"ridiculing",
"scouting",
"shooting down",
"skewering",
"cocking a snook (at)",
"cocking snooks (at)",
"making fun of",
"making sport of",
"poking fun at"
],
"near synonyms":[
"scoffing (at)",
"scorning",
"sneering (at)",
"bad-mouthing",
"belittling",
"decrying",
"disparaging",
"pooh-poohing",
"poohing",
"putting down",
"chaffing",
"jiving",
"joshing",
"kidding",
"quizzing",
"rallying",
"razzing",
"ribbing",
"riding",
"teasing",
"tweaking",
"twitting",
"baiting",
"barracking",
"bugging",
"catcalling",
"harassing",
"harrying",
"hassling",
"heckling",
"needling",
"pestering",
"ragging",
"targeting",
"taunting",
"tormenting",
"aping",
"burlesquing",
"caricaturing",
"imitating",
"lampooning",
"mimicking",
"parodying",
"parroting",
"pillorying",
"satirizing",
"taking off (on)",
"travestying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applauding",
"approving",
"commending",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"sanctioning"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"ragamuffins":{
"a child who is dressed in rags and is usually dirty and poor":{
"examples":[
"a group of barefoot ragamuffins playing in the street"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gamines",
"urchins",
"waifs",
"bums",
"derelicts",
"ne'er-do-wells",
"vagrants",
"hoboes",
"hobos",
"tramps",
"vagabonds",
"drifters",
"roamers",
"transients",
"almsmen",
"beggars",
"mendicants",
"panhandlers",
"down-and-outs",
"down-and-outers",
"have-nots",
"indigents",
"paupers",
"bankrupts",
"insolvents"
],
"near antonyms":[
"affluents",
"deep pockets",
"fat cats",
"haves",
"moneybags",
"plutocrats",
"billionaires",
"billionairesses",
"gazillionaires",
"millionaires",
"millionairesses",
"magnates",
"moneymakers",
"nabobs",
"successes",
"tycoons"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rag":{
"a publication that appears at regular intervals":{
"examples":[
"the local rag publishes more gossip than news"
],
"synonyms":[
"book",
"bulletin",
"diurnal",
"gazette",
"journal",
"mag",
"magazine",
"newspaper",
"organ",
"paper",
"periodical",
"review",
"serial",
"zine"
],
"near synonyms":[
"annual",
"bimonthly",
"biweekly",
"daily",
"monthly",
"quarterly",
"semimonthly",
"semiweekly",
"triweekly",
"weekly",
"yearbook",
"digest",
"little magazine",
"fanzine",
"pictorial",
"slick",
"broadside",
"edition",
"extra",
"sheet",
"supplement",
"tab",
"tabloid",
"newsletter",
"newsmagazine",
"newsweekly"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"covering for the human body":{
"examples":[
"the girls showed up at the prom wearing their most elegant rags"
],
"synonyms":[
"apparel",
"attire",
"clobber",
"clothes",
"clothing",
"costumery",
"dress",
"duds",
"garments",
"gear",
"habiliment(s)",
"habit",
"raiment",
"rig",
"rigging",
"threads",
"toggery",
"togs",
"vestiary",
"vestments",
"vesture",
"wear",
"wearables",
"weeds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"garderobe",
"wardrobe",
"array",
"bravery",
"caparison",
"finery",
"gaiety",
"gayety",
"glad rags",
"pretties",
"regalia",
"trim",
"foofaraw",
"frippery",
"gaudery",
"tawdry",
"trumpery",
"tatters",
"costume",
"ensemble",
"frock",
"garb",
"getup",
"guise",
"livery",
"outfit",
"civvies",
"civies",
"mufti",
"couture",
"pr\u00eat-\u00e0-porter",
"pret-a-porter",
"ready-to-wear",
"tailoring",
"activewear",
"loungewear",
"outerwear",
"playwear",
"sportswear",
"nightclothes",
"sleepwear",
"smallclothes",
"underclothes",
"underwear",
"haberdashery",
"menswear"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a playful or mischievous act intended as a joke":{
"examples":[
"a collegiate rag that nearly got him sent down from Oxford"
],
"synonyms":[
"antic",
"caper",
"capriccio",
"dido",
"escapade",
"frolic",
"gag",
"jest",
"knavery",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"practical joke",
"prank",
"roguery",
"shavie",
"shine(s)",
"trick",
"waggery"
],
"near synonyms":[
"skylarking",
"adventure",
"experience",
"game",
"lark",
"time",
"high jinks",
"hijinks",
"horseplay",
"play",
"roughhousing",
"rowdyism",
"shenanigan(s)",
"tomfoolery",
"joking",
"kidding",
"teasing",
"gambit",
"hoax",
"maneuver",
"ploy",
"deed",
"feat",
"mission",
"performance",
"stunt",
"caprice",
"conceit",
"fancy",
"vagary",
"whim",
"whimsy",
"whimsey",
"deceit",
"deception",
"delusion",
"fooling",
"fraud",
"hanky-panky",
"hoodwinking",
"ruse",
"sham",
"stratagem",
"subterfuge",
"trickery",
"wile"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{
"examples":[
"several readers called in to rag the editor for his paper's repeated grammatical lapses"
],
"synonyms":[
"baste",
"bawl out",
"berate",
"call down",
"castigate",
"chastise",
"chew out",
"dress down",
"flay",
"hammer",
"jaw",
"keelhaul",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lecture",
"rail (at or against)",
"rant (at)",
"rate",
"ream (out)",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach",
"scold",
"score",
"tongue-lash",
"upbraid"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonish",
"chide",
"remonstrate (with)",
"reprove",
"abuse",
"assail",
"attack",
"bad-mouth",
"blame",
"blast",
"censure",
"condemn",
"criticize",
"crucify",
"denounce",
"dis",
"diss",
"excoriate",
"fault",
"harangue",
"knock",
"lace (into)",
"lash",
"pan",
"reprehend",
"revile",
"scourge",
"slam",
"vituperate",
"belittle",
"disparage",
"mock",
"put down",
"ridicule",
"scoff",
"scorn"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approve",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"sanction",
"extol",
"extoll",
"laud",
"praise"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"ragging":{
"to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{
"examples":[
"several readers called in to rag the editor for his paper's repeated grammatical lapses"
],
"synonyms":[
"basting",
"bawling out",
"berating",
"calling down",
"castigating",
"chastising",
"chewing out",
"dressing down",
"flaying",
"hammering",
"jawing",
"keelhauling",
"lambasting",
"lecturing",
"railing (at or against)",
"ranting (at)",
"rating",
"reaming (out)",
"rebuking",
"reprimanding",
"reproaching",
"scolding",
"scoring",
"tongue-lashing",
"upbraiding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonishing",
"chiding",
"remonstrating (with)",
"reproving",
"abusing",
"assailing",
"attacking",
"bad-mouthing",
"blaming",
"blasting",
"censuring",
"condemning",
"criticizing",
"crucifying",
"denouncing",
"dissing",
"excoriating",
"faulting",
"haranguing",
"knocking",
"lacing (into)",
"lashing",
"panning",
"reprehending",
"reviling",
"scourging",
"slamming",
"vituperating",
"belittling",
"disparaging",
"mocking",
"putting down",
"ridiculing",
"scoffing",
"scorning"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approving",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"sanctioning",
"extolling",
"lauding",
"praising"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"rag on":{
"to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{
"examples":[
"His teammates ragged on him for missing such an easy shot."
],
"synonyms":[
"deride",
"gibe",
"jibe",
"jeer",
"laugh (at)",
"mock",
"ridicule",
"scout",
"shoot down",
"skewer"
],
"near synonyms":[
"scoff (at)",
"scorn",
"sneer (at)",
"bad-mouth",
"belittle",
"decry",
"disparage",
"pooh-pooh",
"pooh",
"put down",
"chaff",
"jive",
"josh",
"kid",
"quiz",
"rally",
"razz",
"rib",
"ride",
"tease",
"tweak",
"twit",
"bait",
"barrack",
"bug",
"catcall",
"harass",
"harry",
"hassle",
"heckle",
"needle",
"pester",
"rag",
"target",
"taunt",
"torment",
"ape",
"burlesque",
"caricature",
"imitate",
"lampoon",
"mimic",
"parody",
"parrot",
"pillory",
"satirize",
"take off (on)",
"travesty"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applaud",
"approve",
"commend",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"sanction"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"raggedy":{
"wearing torn or worn-out clothes":{
"examples":[
"raggedy urchins playing in the village streets"
],
"synonyms":[
"ragged",
"ragtag",
"tatterdemalion",
"tattered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bedraggled",
"scroungy",
"scruffy",
"shabby",
"threadbare",
"down-at-the-heels",
"down-at-heel",
"down-at-the-heel",
"down-at-heels"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decked (out)",
"dolled up",
"dressed up",
"spiffy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"worn or torn into or as if into rags":{
"examples":[
"wears raggedy old T-shirts and jeans around the house"
],
"synonyms":[
"frayed",
"ragged",
"ratty",
"seedy",
"shabby",
"tattered",
"threadbare",
"worn-out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dowdy",
"scruffy",
"tatterdemalion",
"dingy",
"faded",
"lacerate",
"lacerated",
"shredded",
"holey",
"patchy",
"broken-down",
"decrepit",
"dilapidated",
"dog-eared",
"grungy",
"mangy",
"moth-eaten",
"run-down",
"scuzzy",
"tacky"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brand-new",
"new",
"spick-and-span",
"spic-and-span",
"unused"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"ragbags":{
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"gave away a ragbag of souvenirs and trinkets she had accumulated over the years"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerates",
"agglomerations",
"alphabet soups",
"assortments",
"botches",
"clutters",
"collages",
"crazy quilts",
"farragoes",
"gallimaufries",
"grab bags",
"gumbos",
"hashes",
"hodgepodges",
"hotchpotches",
"jambalayas",
"jumbles",
"jungles",
"litters",
"mac\u00e9doines",
"medleys",
"m\u00e9langes",
"menageries",
"miscellanea",
"miscellanies",
"mishmashes",
"mixed bags",
"montages",
"motleys",
"muddles",
"olios",
"olla podridas",
"ollas podridas",
"omnium-gatherums",
"pastiches",
"patchwork quilts",
"patchworks",
"potpourris",
"ragouts",
"rummages",
"salads",
"salmagundis",
"scrambles",
"shuffles",
"smorgasbords",
"stews",
"tumbles",
"varieties",
"welters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"detritus",
"notions",
"oddments",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"accumulations",
"aggregates",
"aggregations",
"conglomerates",
"conglomerations",
"catchalls",
"admixtures",
"alloys",
"amalgams",
"blends",
"combinations",
"commixtures",
"composites",
"compounds",
"fusions",
"intermixtures",
"mix-ups",
"bollixes",
"chaoses",
"confusions",
"disarrangements",
"disarrays",
"disorders",
"dog's breakfasts",
"messes",
"morasses",
"shambles",
"imbroglios",
"knots",
"snarls",
"tangles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ragtop":{
"as in hardtop , wagon":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"convertible",
"fastback",
"hardtop",
"hatchback",
"notchback",
"sports car",
"sport-utility vehicle",
"station wagon",
"SUV",
"town car",
"wagon",
"woody",
"woodie",
"coach",
"jitney",
"microbus",
"minibus",
"minivan",
"omnibus",
"van",
"compact",
"coupe",
"coup\u00e9",
"intermediate",
"limousine",
"mini",
"minicar",
"sedan",
"subcompact",
"V-8",
"auto",
"automobile",
"bus",
"car",
"horseless carriage",
"machine",
"motor",
"motorcar",
"motor vehicle",
"wheels",
"gas-guzzler",
"land yacht",
"muscle car",
"stock car",
"turbocar",
"beater",
"clunker",
"crate",
"flivver",
"jalopy",
"junker",
"cream puff",
"phaeton",
"roadster",
"tin lizzie",
"touring car",
"hybrid"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rage":{
"a state of wildly excited activity or emotion":{
"examples":[
"found her at home in a rage of scrubbing and cleaning in preparation for the rabbi's visit"
],
"synonyms":[
"agitation",
"deliriousness",
"delirium",
"distraction",
"fever",
"feverishness",
"flap",
"frenzy",
"furor",
"furore",
"fury",
"hysteria",
"rampage",
"uproar"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chaos",
"confusion",
"disorder",
"havoc",
"pandemonium",
"turmoil",
"bedlam",
"bother",
"brouhaha",
"bustle",
"clamor",
"clatter",
"commotion",
"disturbance",
"fuss",
"hoo-ha",
"hoo-hah",
"hubbub",
"hullabaloo",
"hurly-burly",
"ruckus",
"ruction",
"rumpus",
"shindy",
"squall",
"stew",
"stir",
"storm",
"tempest",
"to-do",
"tumult"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calm",
"calmness",
"peace",
"peacefulness",
"placidity",
"quiet",
"quietude",
"repose",
"restfulness",
"sereneness",
"serenity",
"still",
"stillness",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility",
"tranquilness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something":{
"examples":[
"boiling with rage at the waiter's insult, he demanded to see the manager"
],
"synonyms":[
"anger",
"angriness",
"birse",
"choler",
"furor",
"fury",
"indignation",
"irateness",
"ire",
"lividity",
"lividness",
"mad",
"madness",
"mood",
"outrage",
"spleen",
"wrath",
"wrathfulness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aggravation",
"annoyance",
"exasperation",
"irritation",
"vexation",
"acrimoniousness",
"acrimony",
"animosity",
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"bile",
"biliousness",
"bitterness",
"contempt",
"embitterment",
"empoisonment",
"enmity",
"grudge",
"hostility",
"rancor",
"envy",
"jaundice",
"jealousy",
"pique",
"resentment",
"malevolence",
"malice",
"spite",
"vengefulness",
"venom",
"vindictiveness",
"virulence",
"vitriol",
"belligerence",
"contentiousness",
"contrariness",
"crankiness",
"disputatiousness",
"hot-headedness",
"irascibility",
"irascibleness",
"irritability",
"orneriness",
"pugnaciousness",
"pugnacity",
"quarrelsomeness",
"querulousness",
"blowup",
"flare",
"flare-up",
"outburst",
"chafe",
"dander",
"dudgeon",
"huff",
"pet",
"rise",
"ruffle",
"temper",
"air rage",
"road rage",
"delirium",
"heat",
"passion",
"warmth"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calmness",
"forbearance",
"patience"
],
"antonyms":[
"delight",
"pleasure"
]
},
"a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time":{
"examples":[
"there was time when playing with Frisbees was all the rage"
],
"synonyms":[
"buzz",
"chic",
"craze",
"dernier cri",
"enthusiasm",
"fad",
"fashion",
"flavor",
"go",
"hot ticket",
"last word",
"latest",
"mode",
"sensation",
"style",
"ton",
"trend",
"vogue"
],
"near synonyms":[
"nine days' wonder",
"nine day wonder",
"new wave",
"crush",
"infatuation",
"fervor",
"passion",
"furor",
"fuss",
"hullabaloo",
"to-do",
"uproar",
"bandwagon",
"crusade",
"cult",
"movement",
"novelty",
"wrinkle",
"caprice",
"fancy",
"whim"
],
"near antonyms":[
"classic",
"standard"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life":{
"examples":[
"the king's last years were spent in a lonely rage"
],
"synonyms":[
"aberration",
"dementia",
"derangement",
"insanity",
"lunacy",
"madness",
"mania"
],
"near synonyms":[
"neurosis",
"psychosis",
"instability",
"irrationality",
"unreasonableness",
"delirium",
"frenzy",
"hysteria",
"hallucinosis",
"hypomania",
"paranoia",
"schizophrenia",
"senile dementia",
"delusion",
"hallucination",
"monomania",
"obsession",
"phobia",
"abnormality",
"dementedness",
"unsoundness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lucidity",
"rationality",
"rationalness",
"reasonability",
"reasonableness",
"normality",
"soundness"
],
"antonyms":[
"mind",
"saneness",
"sanity"
]
},
"to express one's anger usually violently":{
"examples":[
"the series of bad calls prompted the coach to rage about the refereeing"
],
"synonyms":[
"bristle",
"fume",
"storm"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blow up",
"flare (up)",
"flip (out)",
"bluster",
"carry on",
"fulminate",
"rampage",
"rant",
"rave",
"take on",
"burn",
"foam",
"seethe",
"smolder",
"smoulder",
"steam",
"chafe",
"fret",
"stew"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allay",
"appease",
"pacify",
"soothe",
"check",
"choke (back)",
"collect",
"compose",
"contain",
"curb",
"pocket",
"rein",
"repress",
"restrain",
"smother",
"stifle",
"strangle",
"subdue",
"suppress",
"swallow",
"moderate",
"temper",
"tone (down)",
"ease",
"let up",
"relax",
"calm",
"cool",
"hush",
"quell",
"quiet",
"settle",
"still"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger":{
"examples":[
"still raging about his assistant's burnt pies, the pastry cook forgot to add the egg whites to his cake batter"
],
"synonyms":[
"boil",
"burn",
"foam",
"fume",
"rankle",
"seethe",
"sizzle",
"steam",
"storm"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fulminate",
"rant",
"rave",
"smolder",
"smoulder",
"bristle",
"flare (up)",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"chafe",
"fret",
"stew",
"agitate",
"convulse",
"roil",
"shake"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rags":{
"covering for the human body":{
"examples":[
"the girls showed up at the prom wearing their most elegant rags"
],
"synonyms":[
"apparel",
"attire",
"clobber",
"clothes",
"clothing",
"costumery",
"dress",
"duds",
"garments",
"gear",
"habiliment(s)",
"habit",
"raiment",
"rig",
"rigging",
"threads",
"toggery",
"togs",
"vestiary",
"vestments",
"vesture",
"wear",
"wearables",
"weeds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"garderobe",
"wardrobe",
"array",
"bravery",
"caparison",
"finery",
"gaiety",
"gayety",
"glad rags",
"pretties",
"regalia",
"trim",
"foofaraw",
"frippery",
"gaudery",
"tawdry",
"trumpery",
"tatters",
"costume",
"ensemble",
"frock",
"garb",
"getup",
"guise",
"livery",
"outfit",
"civvies",
"civies",
"mufti",
"couture",
"pr\u00eat-\u00e0-porter",
"pret-a-porter",
"ready-to-wear",
"tailoring",
"activewear",
"loungewear",
"outerwear",
"playwear",
"sportswear",
"nightclothes",
"sleepwear",
"smallclothes",
"underclothes",
"underwear",
"haberdashery",
"menswear"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{
"examples":[
"several readers called in to rag the editor for his paper's repeated grammatical lapses"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastes",
"bawls out",
"berates",
"calls down",
"castigates",
"chastises",
"chews out",
"dresses down",
"flays",
"hammers",
"jaws",
"keelhauls",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"lectures",
"rails (at or against)",
"rants (at)",
"rates",
"reams (out)",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"reproaches",
"scolds",
"scores",
"tongue-lashes",
"upbraids"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonishes",
"chides",
"remonstrates (with)",
"reproves",
"abuses",
"assails",
"attacks",
"bad-mouths",
"blames",
"blasts",
"censures",
"condemns",
"criticizes",
"crucifies",
"denounces",
"disses",
"excoriates",
"faults",
"harangues",
"knocks",
"laces (into)",
"lashes",
"pans",
"reprehends",
"reviles",
"scourges",
"slams",
"vituperates",
"belittles",
"disparages",
"mocks",
"puts down",
"ridicules",
"scoffs",
"scorns"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approves",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"sanctions",
"extols",
"extolls",
"lauds",
"praises"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"ragtag and bobtail":{
"people looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class":{
"examples":[
"locals complained that rental housing would attract the ragtag and bobtail to their well-groomed suburb"
],
"synonyms":[
"proletariat",
"rabble",
"rabblement",
"riffraff",
"rout",
"scum",
"tag, rag, and bobtail",
"tagrag and bobtail",
"trash",
"unwashed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dregs",
"commoners",
"commons",
"herd",
"hoi polloi",
"masses",
"millions",
"mob",
"multitude",
"people",
"plebeians",
"populace",
"public",
"rank and file",
"bourgeoisie",
"middle class",
"working class"
],
"near antonyms":[
"elect",
"establishment",
"gentlefolk",
"gentlefolks",
"nobility",
"peerage"
],
"antonyms":[
"A-list",
"aristocracy",
"elite",
"gentry",
"quality",
"society",
"upper class",
"upper crust"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ragtops":{
"as in hardtops , wagons":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"convertibles",
"fastbacks",
"hardtops",
"hatchbacks",
"notchbacks",
"sports cars",
"sport-utility vehicles",
"station wagons",
"SUVs",
"town cars",
"wagons",
"woodies",
"coaches",
"jitneys",
"microbuses",
"microbusses",
"minibuses",
"minibusses",
"minivans",
"omnibuses",
"vans",
"compacts",
"coupes",
"coup\u00e9s",
"intermediates",
"limousines",
"minicars",
"minis",
"sedans",
"subcompacts",
"V-8s",
"automobiles",
"autos",
"buses",
"busses",
"cars",
"horseless carriages",
"machines",
"motorcars",
"motors",
"motor vehicles",
"wheels",
"gas-guzzlers",
"land yachts",
"muscle cars",
"stock cars",
"turbocars",
"beaters",
"clunkers",
"crates",
"flivvers",
"jalopies",
"junkers",
"cream puffs",
"phaetons",
"roadsters",
"tin lizzies",
"touring cars",
"hybrids"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ragtag and bobtails":{
"people looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class":{
"examples":[
"locals complained that rental housing would attract the ragtag and bobtail to their well-groomed suburb"
],
"synonyms":[
"proletariat",
"rabble",
"rabblement",
"riffraff",
"rout",
"scum",
"tag, rag, and bobtail",
"tagrag and bobtail",
"trash",
"unwashed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dregs",
"commoners",
"commons",
"herd",
"hoi polloi",
"masses",
"millions",
"mob",
"multitude",
"people",
"plebeians",
"populace",
"public",
"rank and file",
"bourgeoisie",
"middle class",
"working class"
],
"near antonyms":[
"elect",
"establishment",
"gentlefolk",
"gentlefolks",
"nobility",
"peerage"
],
"antonyms":[
"A-list",
"aristocracy",
"elite",
"gentry",
"quality",
"society",
"upper class",
"upper crust"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ragamuffin":{
"a child who is dressed in rags and is usually dirty and poor":{
"examples":[
"a group of barefoot ragamuffins playing in the street"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gamine",
"urchin",
"waif",
"bum",
"derelict",
"ne'er-do-well",
"vagrant",
"hobo",
"tramp",
"vagabond",
"drifter",
"roamer",
"transient",
"almsman",
"beggar",
"mendicant",
"panhandler",
"down-and-out",
"down-and-outer",
"have-not",
"indigent",
"pauper",
"bankrupt",
"insolvent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"affluent",
"deep pocket",
"fat cat",
"have",
"moneybags",
"plutocrat",
"billionaire",
"billionairess",
"gazillionaire",
"millionaire",
"millionairess",
"magnate",
"moneymaker",
"nabob",
"success",
"tycoon"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rages":{
"a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time":{
"examples":[
"there was time when playing with Frisbees was all the rage"
],
"synonyms":[
"buzzes",
"chics",
"crazes",
"dernier cris",
"enthusiasms",
"fads",
"fashions",
"flavors",
"hot tickets",
"last words",
"modes",
"sensations",
"styles",
"tons",
"trends",
"vogues"
],
"near synonyms":[
"nine days' wonders",
"nine day wonders",
"new waves",
"crushes",
"infatuations",
"fervors",
"passions",
"furors",
"fusses",
"hullabaloos",
"to-dos",
"uproars",
"bandwagons",
"crusades",
"cults",
"movements",
"novelties",
"wrinkles",
"caprices",
"fancies",
"whims"
],
"near antonyms":[
"classics",
"standards"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express one's anger usually violently":{
"examples":[
"the series of bad calls prompted the coach to rage about the refereeing"
],
"synonyms":[
"bristles",
"fumes",
"storms"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blows up",
"flares (up)",
"flips (out)",
"blusters",
"carries on",
"fulminates",
"rampages",
"rants",
"raves",
"takes on",
"burns",
"foams",
"seethes",
"smolders",
"smoulders",
"steams",
"chafes",
"frets",
"stews"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allays",
"appeases",
"pacifies",
"soothes",
"checks",
"chokes (back)",
"collects",
"composes",
"contains",
"curbs",
"pockets",
"reins",
"represses",
"restrains",
"smothers",
"stifles",
"strangles",
"subdues",
"suppresses",
"swallows",
"moderates",
"tempers",
"tones (down)",
"eases",
"lets up",
"relaxes",
"calms",
"cools",
"hushes",
"quells",
"quiets",
"settles",
"stills"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger":{
"examples":[
"still raging about his assistant's burnt pies, the pastry cook forgot to add the egg whites to his cake batter"
],
"synonyms":[
"boils",
"burns",
"foams",
"fumes",
"rankles",
"seethes",
"sizzles",
"steams",
"storms"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fulminates",
"rants",
"raves",
"smolders",
"smoulders",
"bristles",
"flares (up)",
"inflames",
"enflames",
"chafes",
"frets",
"stews",
"agitates",
"convulses",
"roils",
"shakes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rags on":{
"to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{
"examples":[
"His teammates ragged on him for missing such an easy shot."
],
"synonyms":[
"derides",
"gibes",
"jibes",
"jeers",
"laughs (at)",
"mocks",
"ridicules",
"scouts",
"shoots down",
"skewers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"scoffs (at)",
"scorns",
"sneers (at)",
"bad-mouths",
"belittles",
"decries",
"disparages",
"pooh-poohs",
"poohs",
"puts down",
"chaffs",
"jives",
"joshes",
"kids",
"quizzes",
"rallies",
"razzes",
"ribs",
"rides",
"teases",
"tweaks",
"twits",
"baits",
"barracks",
"bugs",
"catcalls",
"harasses",
"harries",
"hassles",
"heckles",
"needles",
"pesters",
"rags",
"targets",
"taunts",
"torments",
"apes",
"burlesques",
"caricatures",
"imitates",
"lampoons",
"mimics",
"parodies",
"parrots",
"pillories",
"satirizes",
"takes off (on)",
"travesties"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applauds",
"approves",
"commends",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"sanctions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"ragged on":{
"to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{
"examples":[
"His teammates ragged on him for missing such an easy shot."
],
"synonyms":[
"derided",
"gibed",
"jibed",
"jeered",
"laughed (at)",
"mocked",
"ridiculed",
"scouted",
"shot down",
"skewered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"scoffed (at)",
"scorned",
"sneered (at)",
"bad-mouthed",
"belittled",
"decried",
"disparaged",
"pooh-poohed",
"poohed",
"put down",
"chaffed",
"jived",
"joshed",
"kidded",
"quizzed",
"rallied",
"razzed",
"ribbed",
"rode",
"rid",
"teased",
"tweaked",
"twitted",
"baited",
"barracked",
"bugged",
"catcalled",
"harassed",
"harried",
"hassled",
"heckled",
"needled",
"pestered",
"ragged",
"targeted",
"taunted",
"tormented",
"aped",
"burlesqued",
"caricatured",
"imitated",
"lampooned",
"mimicked",
"parodied",
"parroted",
"pilloried",
"satirized",
"took off (on)",
"travestied"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applauded",
"approved",
"commended",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"sanctioned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"raged":{
"to express one's anger usually violently":{
"examples":[
"the series of bad calls prompted the coach to rage about the refereeing"
],
"synonyms":[
"bristled",
"fumed",
"stormed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blew up",
"flared (up)",
"flipped (out)",
"blustered",
"carried on",
"fulminated",
"rampaged",
"ranted",
"raved",
"took on",
"burned",
"burnt",
"foamed",
"seethed",
"smoldered",
"smouldered",
"steamed",
"chafed",
"fretted",
"stewed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allayed",
"appeased",
"pacified",
"soothed",
"checked",
"choked (back)",
"collected",
"composed",
"contained",
"curbed",
"pocketed",
"reined",
"repressed",
"restrained",
"smothered",
"stifled",
"strangled",
"subdued",
"suppressed",
"swallowed",
"moderated",
"tempered",
"toned (down)",
"eased",
"let up",
"relaxed",
"calmed",
"cooled",
"hushed",
"quelled",
"quieted",
"settled",
"stilled"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger":{
"examples":[
"still raging about his assistant's burnt pies, the pastry cook forgot to add the egg whites to his cake batter"
],
"synonyms":[
"boiled",
"burned",
"burnt",
"foamed",
"fumed",
"rankled",
"seethed",
"sizzled",
"steamed",
"stormed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fulminated",
"ranted",
"raved",
"smoldered",
"smouldered",
"bristled",
"flared (up)",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"chafed",
"fretted",
"stewed",
"agitated",
"convulsed",
"roiled",
"shook"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"rag doll":{
"as in doll , hand puppet":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"doll",
"dolly",
"hand puppet",
"marionette",
"poppet",
"action figure",
"figure",
"figurine",
"statuette",
"bust",
"figurehead",
"carving",
"model",
"sculpture",
"dummy",
"form",
"manikin",
"mannikin",
"mannequin"
],
"near antonyms":[
"colossus"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}