dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/rhe_MWT.json
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{
"rhetorical":{
"marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases":{
"examples":[
"you can skip over the rhetorical passages and still get the gist of the essay"
],
"synonyms":[
"bombastic",
"flatulent",
"fustian",
"gaseous",
"gassy",
"grandiloquent",
"oratorical",
"orotund",
"windy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bloated",
"elevated",
"florid",
"flowery",
"grandiose",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"high-flown",
"high-sounding",
"inflated",
"lofty",
"ornate",
"pompous",
"pontifical",
"pretentious",
"stilted",
"tumid",
"turgid",
"overdone",
"verbose",
"wordy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"eloquent",
"well-spoken",
"bald",
"direct",
"matter-of-fact",
"plain",
"plainspoken",
"simple",
"stark",
"straightforward",
"unadorned",
"unaffected",
"unpretentious"
],
"antonyms":[
"unrhetorical"
]
},
"full of fine words and fancy expressions":{
"examples":[
"the new governor delivered a long rhetorical speech about our state's bright future but laid out no specific programs for ensuring it"
],
"synonyms":[
"aureate",
"florid",
"flowery",
"grandiloquent",
"high-flown",
"high-sounding",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"magnific",
"ornate",
"purple"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affected",
"bloated",
"fancy-pants",
"grandiose",
"inflated",
"pompous",
"pretentious",
"stilted",
"excessive",
"flattering",
"fulsome",
"boastful",
"bombastic",
"elevated",
"eloquent",
"lofty",
"bookish",
"inkhorn",
"learned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"prosaic",
"unpoetic",
"bald",
"direct",
"lean",
"matter-of-fact",
"plain",
"plainspoken",
"simple",
"spare",
"stark",
"straightforward",
"unadorned",
"natural",
"unaffected",
"unpretentious"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"of or relating to words or language":{
"examples":[
"the next war that those two nations fight won't be rhetorical \u2014it will be with bombs and bullets"
],
"synonyms":[
"lexical",
"linguistic",
"linguistical",
"verbal",
"vocabular",
"wordy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"communicative",
"conversational"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"nonlexical",
"nonlinguistic",
"nonverbal"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"rhetoric":{
"language that is impressive-sounding but not meaningful or sincere":{
"examples":[
"the mayor's promise to fight drugs was just rhetoric , since there was no money in the city budget for a drug program"
],
"synonyms":[
"bombast",
"fustian",
"gas",
"grandiloquence",
"hot air",
"oratory",
"verbiage",
"wind"
],
"near synonyms":[
"claptrap",
"drivel",
"gibberish",
"hogwash",
"humbug",
"jabberwocky",
"jazz",
"moonshine",
"nonsense",
"affectedness",
"floweriness",
"grandiosity",
"loftiness",
"pomposity",
"pretension",
"pretentiousness",
"garrulity",
"garrulousness",
"verboseness",
"verbosity",
"windiness",
"wordiness"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the art or power of speaking or writing in a forceful and convincing way":{
"examples":[
"great leaders have often been masters of rhetoric , which they have used for both good and ill"
],
"synonyms":[
"articulacy",
"articulateness",
"eloquence",
"poetry"
],
"near synonyms":[
"expression",
"expressiveness",
"declamation",
"elocution",
"oratory",
"cogency",
"force",
"forcefulness",
"meaningfulness",
"persuasion",
"persuasiveness",
"ardor",
"emotion",
"fervency",
"fervidness",
"fervor",
"heat",
"intensity",
"passion",
"power",
"vehemence",
"warmth"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"inarticulateness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rheumatic":{
"as in arthritic":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"arthritic",
"compact",
"dense",
"substantial",
"nonelastic",
"nonmalleable",
"brittle",
"crisp",
"firm",
"hard",
"solid",
"sound",
"strong",
"inelastic",
"inflexible",
"rigid",
"stiff",
"stiffened",
"unyielding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flexible",
"floppy",
"pliable",
"pliant",
"supple",
"yielding",
"elastic",
"resilient",
"springy",
"stretchy",
"workable",
"malleable",
"plastic",
"semiflexible",
"droopy",
"flabby",
"flaccid",
"mushy",
"semisoft",
"soft",
"squashy",
"squishy",
"lank",
"limber",
"limp",
"lissome",
"lissom",
"lithe",
"lithesome",
"willowy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"rhetoricians":{
"as in spellbinders":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"spellbinders",
"lecturers",
"orators",
"speakers",
"declaimers",
"spouters",
"spielers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rhetorician":{
"as in spellbinder":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"spellbinder",
"lecturer",
"orator",
"speaker",
"declaimer",
"spouter",
"spieler"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}