dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/gal_MWT.json
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{
"gala":{
"a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"attended the gala celebrating the reopening of the museum"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"jamboree",
"jollification",
"jollity",
"merriment",
"merrymaking",
"rejoicing",
"revel",
"revelry",
"exhibit",
"exhibition",
"exposition",
"fair",
"show",
"exercises",
"honors"
],
"synonyms":[
"carnival",
"celebration",
"fest",
"festival",
"festivity",
"fete",
"f\u00eate",
"fiesta",
"jubilee"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"galactic":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"unusually large":{
"antonyms":[
"bantam",
"bitty",
"diminutive",
"infinitesimal",
"Lilliputian",
"little bitty",
"micro",
"microminiature",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"midget",
"miniature",
"minuscule",
"minute",
"pocket",
"pygmy",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee"
],
"examples":[
"a galactic serving of soda that would have been enough for three moviegoers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"little",
"mini",
"petite",
"pint-size",
"pint-sized",
"puny",
"small",
"smallish",
"undersized",
"undersize",
"dinky",
"dwarfish",
"half-pint"
],
"related":[
"big",
"bulky",
"considerable",
"extensive",
"good",
"goodly",
"great",
"gross",
"handsome",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"largish",
"major",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"overgrown",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"tidy",
"voluminous",
"august",
"formidable",
"grandiose",
"imposing",
"lofty",
"majestic",
"cavernous",
"monolithic",
"overwhelming",
"staggering",
"stupendous",
"towering",
"boundless",
"immeasurable",
"infinite"
],
"synonyms":[
"astronomical",
"astronomic",
"Brobdingnagian",
"bumper",
"colossal",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"cyclopean",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"gargantuan",
"giant",
"gigantesque",
"gigantic",
"grand",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"Himalayan",
"huge",
"humongous",
"humungous",
"immense",
"jumbo",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"massive",
"mega",
"mighty",
"monster",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"oceanic",
"pharaonic",
"planetary",
"prodigious",
"super",
"super-duper",
"supersize",
"supersized",
"titanic",
"tremendous",
"vast",
"vasty",
"walloping",
"whacking",
"whopping"
]
}
},
"galilee":{
"as in portico":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"portico",
"gallery",
"lanai",
"piazza",
"porch",
"stoop",
"veranda",
"verandah",
"sleeping porch",
"solarium",
"sunporch",
"sunroom",
"sun parlor",
"porte cochere"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gallantry":{
"strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger":{
"examples":[
"commended the rescuers for their gallantry"
],
"synonyms":[
"bottle",
"bravery",
"courage",
"courageousness",
"daring",
"daringness",
"dauntlessness",
"doughtiness",
"fearlessness",
"greatheartedness",
"guts",
"gutsiness",
"hardihood",
"heart",
"heroism",
"intestinal fortitude",
"intrepidity",
"intrepidness",
"moxie",
"nerve",
"pecker",
"prowess",
"stoutness",
"valor",
"virtue"
],
"near synonyms":[
"backbone",
"fiber",
"fortitude",
"grit",
"gumption",
"mettle",
"pluck",
"pluckiness",
"spunk",
"temper",
"determination",
"perseverance",
"resolution",
"endurance",
"stamina",
"stomach",
"tenacity",
"audacity",
"boldness",
"brazenness",
"cheek",
"cojones",
"effrontery",
"gall",
"temerity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cold feet",
"faintheartedness",
"fearfulness",
"mousiness",
"timidity",
"timorousness",
"feebleness",
"softness",
"weakness",
"impotence",
"ineffectualness",
"hesitation",
"indecision",
"indecisiveness",
"irresolution"
],
"antonyms":[
"cowardice",
"cowardliness",
"cravenness",
"dastardliness",
"poltroonery",
"spinelessness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"galleon":{
"a large sailing ship used especially by the Spanish in the 1500s and 1600s":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"galore":{
"pouring forth in great amounts":{
"examples":[
"there was food galore at our Thanksgiving meal"
],
"synonyms":[
"copious",
"gushing",
"lavish",
"profuse",
"riotous"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abounding",
"abundant",
"ample",
"bounteous",
"bountiful",
"liberal",
"plenteous",
"plentiful",
"extravagant",
"luxuriant",
"fat",
"fecund",
"fertile",
"free",
"munificent",
"openhanded",
"unsparing",
"unstinting",
"excessive",
"immoderate",
"redundant",
"adequate",
"complete",
"enough",
"sufficient"
],
"near antonyms":[
"meager",
"meagre",
"niggardly",
"poor",
"scant",
"scanty",
"spare",
"sparse",
"stingy",
"deficient",
"inadequate",
"incomplete",
"insufficient",
"lacking",
"scarce",
"unsatisfactory",
"wanting",
"bare",
"mere",
"minimal"
],
"antonyms":[
"dribbling",
"trickling"
]
},
"being more than enough without being excessive":{
"examples":[
"with restaurants galore , the city is an epicure's delight"
],
"synonyms":[
"abundant",
"ample",
"aplenty",
"bounteous",
"bountiful",
"comfortable",
"cornucopian",
"generous",
"liberal",
"plenteous",
"plentiful",
"plenty"
],
"near synonyms":[
"extra",
"supernumerary",
"surplus",
"abounding",
"blooming",
"overflowing",
"plump",
"replete",
"rich",
"rife",
"teeming",
"wealthy",
"adequate",
"enough",
"sufficient",
"fat",
"fecund",
"fertile",
"fruitful",
"luxuriant",
"prodigal",
"prolific",
"copious",
"fulsome",
"lavish",
"profuse"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deficient",
"inadequate",
"insufficient",
"lacking",
"wanting",
"meager",
"meagre",
"niggardly",
"stingy",
"skimpy",
"least",
"minimum",
"light",
"slight",
"small",
"barren",
"infertile",
"sterile",
"unfruitful",
"unproductive"
],
"antonyms":[
"bare",
"minimal",
"scant",
"spare"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"galumphed":{
"to move heavily or clumsily":{
"examples":[
"the Great Dane galumphed across the floor to greet us"
],
"synonyms":[
"barged",
"clumped",
"flogged",
"floundered",
"lumbered",
"lumped",
"plodded",
"pounded",
"scuffed",
"scuffled",
"shambled",
"shuffled",
"slogged",
"sloughed",
"stamped",
"stomped",
"stumbled",
"stumped",
"tramped",
"tromped",
"trudged"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dragged",
"flopped",
"hauled",
"blundered",
"careened",
"doddered",
"lurched",
"reeled",
"staggered",
"swayed",
"teetered",
"tottered",
"waddled",
"weaved",
"wobbled",
"wabbled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drifted",
"floated",
"hovered",
"hung",
"hanged",
"poised",
"wafted"
],
"antonyms":[
"breezed",
"coasted",
"glided",
"slid",
"waltzed",
"whisked"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"galleria":{
"as in atrium , peristyle":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"atrium",
"parvis",
"parvise",
"peristyle",
"close",
"court",
"courtyard",
"enclosure",
"inclosure",
"patio",
"quad",
"quadrangle",
"yard",
"forecourt",
"place",
"plaza",
"square",
"deck",
"terrace",
"curtilage"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gallanted":{
"as in attended , sparked":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"attended",
"romanced",
"sparked",
"wooed",
"courted",
"dated",
"escorted",
"saw",
"took out",
"stepped out",
"went out"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gallant":{
"feeling or displaying no fear by temperament":{
"examples":[
"a gallant firefighter, rushing into the burning house to save the children",
"a gallant rescue"
],
"synonyms":[
"bold",
"brave",
"courageous",
"dauntless",
"doughty",
"fearless",
"greathearted",
"gutsy",
"gutty",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"intrepid",
"lionhearted",
"manful",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"stouthearted",
"undauntable",
"undaunted",
"valiant",
"valorous"
],
"near synonyms":[
"determined",
"firm",
"game",
"gamy",
"gamey",
"gritty",
"plucky",
"resolute",
"Spartan",
"undeterred",
"undismayed",
"unflinching",
"unswerving",
"mettlesome",
"spirited",
"spunky",
"adventuresome",
"adventurous",
"audacious",
"daring",
"dashing",
"hardy",
"venturesome",
"venturous",
"crazy",
"foolish",
"half-witted",
"insane",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"nutty",
"brash",
"brazen",
"daredevil",
"foolhardy",
"heedless",
"hotheaded",
"impetuous",
"imprudent",
"impulsive",
"incautious",
"madcap",
"overbold",
"overconfident",
"rash",
"reckless",
"thoughtless",
"wild",
"hasty",
"headlong",
"precipitate",
"comforted",
"emboldened",
"encouraged",
"heartened",
"reassured",
"unafraid"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diffident",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"scary",
"shy",
"skittish",
"timid",
"anxious",
"apprehensive",
"nervous",
"careful",
"cautious",
"heedful",
"prudent",
"unadventurous",
"afraid",
"agitated",
"disconcerted",
"disquieted",
"disturbed",
"frightened",
"horrified",
"panicked",
"panic-stricken",
"perturbed",
"scared",
"shocked",
"spooked",
"startled",
"terrified",
"terrorized",
"unnerved",
"upset",
"appalled",
"concerned",
"dismayed",
"worried",
"unmanly",
"weak",
"wimpy"
],
"antonyms":[
"chicken",
"chickenhearted",
"chicken-livered",
"coward",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"dastardly",
"fainthearted",
"fearful",
"gutless",
"lily-livered",
"milk-livered",
"nerveless",
"poltroon",
"poor-spirited",
"pusillanimous",
"spineless",
"spiritless",
"timorous",
"uncourageous",
"ungallant",
"unheroic",
"weakhearted",
"yellow"
]
},
"having, characterized by, or arising from a dignified and generous nature":{
"examples":[
"a gallant knight",
"the members of that service club are known for their gallant service to the community"
],
"synonyms":[
"big",
"chivalrous",
"elevated",
"great",
"greathearted",
"high",
"high-minded",
"lofty",
"lordly",
"magnanimous",
"natural",
"noble",
"sublime"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ennobled",
"exalted",
"glorified",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"honorable",
"valiant",
"venerable",
"worthy",
"knightly",
"princely",
"regal",
"inspiring",
"moving",
"numinous",
"uplifting",
"august",
"magnificent",
"majestic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"sordid",
"squalid",
"vile",
"wretched",
"abominable",
"contemptible",
"despicable",
"detestable",
"hateful",
"offensive",
"repulsive",
"ugly",
"vicious",
"dastardly",
"dirty",
"lousy",
"sorry",
"little",
"mean",
"narrow",
"small-minded",
"degrading",
"discreditable",
"humiliating",
"ignominious",
"coarse",
"crude",
"vulgar"
],
"antonyms":[
"base",
"debased",
"degenerate",
"degraded",
"ignoble",
"low"
]
},
"large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception":{
"examples":[
"a great and gallant sailing ship"
],
"synonyms":[
"august",
"baronial",
"epic",
"glorious",
"grand",
"grandiose",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"Homeric",
"imperial",
"imposing",
"magnific",
"magnificent",
"majestic",
"massive",
"monumental",
"noble",
"proud",
"regal",
"royal",
"splendid",
"stately"
],
"near synonyms":[
"colossal",
"monstrous",
"prodigious",
"stupendous",
"tremendous",
"kingly",
"lordly",
"princely",
"queenly",
"awesome",
"awful",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"sublime",
"wondrous",
"formidable",
"impressive",
"prepossessing",
"redoubtable",
"apocalyptic",
"apocalyptical",
"inflated",
"operatic",
"overblown",
"pompous",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"superb",
"terrific",
"wonderful",
"extravagant",
"lavish",
"luxurious",
"opulent",
"palatial",
"palatine",
"sumptuous",
"gorgeous",
"resplendent",
"splendiferous",
"extraordinary",
"killer",
"remarkable",
"sensational",
"striking",
"celestial",
"divine",
"heavenly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lowly",
"modest",
"unprepossessing",
"average",
"common",
"mediocre",
"ordinary",
"run-of-the-mill",
"second-rate",
"abject",
"mean",
"meretricious",
"shabby",
"sordid",
"insignificant",
"measly",
"paltry",
"petty",
"puny",
"trifling",
"trivial"
],
"antonyms":[
"humble",
"unheroic",
"unimposing",
"unimpressive"
]
},
"a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance":{
"examples":[
"he was quite a gallant , primping more than either of his sisters"
],
"synonyms":[
"beau",
"Beau Brummell",
"buck",
"dandy",
"dude",
"fop",
"jay",
"lounge lizard",
"macaroni",
"pretty boy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coxcomb",
"fancy Dan",
"popinjay",
"blade",
"cavalier",
"dasher",
"clotheshorse",
"exquisite",
"swell"
],
"near antonyms":[
"slob",
"sloven"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a man who courts a woman usually with the goal of marrying her":{
"examples":[
"she had a whole host of gallants vying for her hand in marriage"
],
"synonyms":[
"suitor",
"swain",
"wooer"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beau",
"boyfriend",
"fellow",
"man",
"old man",
"significant other",
"squeeze",
"admirer",
"crush",
"steady",
"beloved",
"darling",
"dear",
"favorite",
"flame",
"honey",
"love",
"lover",
"spark",
"sweet",
"sweetheart",
"sweetie",
"sweetie pie",
"valentine",
"date",
"escort",
"fianc\u00e9",
"intended"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in attend , spark":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"attend",
"romance",
"spark",
"woo",
"court",
"date",
"escort",
"see",
"take out",
"go out",
"step out"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"gal\u00e8res":{
"a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially":{
"examples":[
"charged that the campus newspaper had been completely taken over by a gal\u00e8re of right-wing zealots"
],
"synonyms":[
"bodies",
"bunches",
"circles",
"clans",
"cliques",
"communities",
"coteries",
"covens",
"crowds",
"folds",
"gangs",
"klatches",
"klatsches",
"lots",
"networks",
"packs",
"rings",
"sets"
],
"near synonyms":[
"charmed circles",
"elites",
"in-groups",
"closed shops",
"clubs",
"colleges",
"fellowships",
"guilds",
"gilds",
"leagues",
"organizations",
"societies",
"camps",
"factions",
"sects",
"sides",
"tribes",
"messes",
"squads",
"brotherhoods",
"fraternities",
"orders",
"sisterhoods",
"sodalities",
"sororities",
"communes",
"alliances",
"blocs",
"coalitions",
"confederations",
"congresses",
"councils",
"federations",
"unions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"loners",
"individualists"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gallivanted":{
"to move about from place to place aimlessly":{
"examples":[
"gallivanted about the country before returning to school in the fall"
],
"synonyms":[
"batted",
"cruised",
"drifted",
"floated",
"gadded (about)",
"kicked around",
"knocked (about)",
"maundered",
"meandered",
"mooched",
"rambled",
"ranged",
"roamed",
"roved",
"traipsed",
"wandered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambled",
"sauntered",
"strolled",
"dawdled",
"moped",
"gypsied",
"hoboed",
"tramped",
"vagabonded",
"milled (about or around)",
"straggled",
"strayed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"galaxy":{
"a huge physical or conceptual distance":{
"examples":[
"they're a galaxy apart when it comes to politics"
],
"synonyms":[
"light-year",
"world"
],
"near synonyms":[
"country mile",
"long haul",
"way",
"infinity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hop, skip, and jump",
"shouting distance",
"stone's throw",
"striking distance",
"hair",
"hairbreadth",
"hairsbreadth",
"inch"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gallanting":{
"as in attending , sparking":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"attending",
"romancing",
"sparking",
"wooing",
"courting",
"dating",
"escorting",
"seeing",
"taking out",
"going out",
"stepping out"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"galumphs":{
"to move heavily or clumsily":{
"examples":[
"the Great Dane galumphed across the floor to greet us"
],
"synonyms":[
"barges",
"clumps",
"flogs",
"flounders",
"lumbers",
"lumps",
"plods",
"pounds",
"scuffles",
"scuffs",
"shambles",
"shuffles",
"slogs",
"sloughs",
"stamps",
"stomps",
"stumbles",
"stumps",
"tramps",
"tromps",
"trudges"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drags",
"flops",
"hauls",
"blunders",
"careens",
"dodders",
"lurches",
"reels",
"staggers",
"sways",
"teeters",
"totters",
"waddles",
"weaves",
"wobbles",
"wabbles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drifts",
"floats",
"hangs",
"hovers",
"poises",
"wafts"
],
"antonyms":[
"breezes",
"coasts",
"glides",
"slides",
"waltzes",
"whisks"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"galloper":{
"as in quarter horse , saddle horse":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"charger",
"courser",
"cow pony",
"cutting horse",
"hack",
"hackney",
"mount",
"packhorse",
"prancer",
"quarter horse",
"racehorse",
"saddle horse",
"trotter",
"warhorse",
"workhorse",
"bronco",
"mustang",
"pony",
"bay",
"black",
"buckskin",
"chestnut",
"dun",
"palomino",
"pinto",
"roan",
"skewbald",
"sorrel",
"colt",
"filly",
"foal",
"gelding",
"mare",
"stallion",
"cob",
"dobbin",
"jade",
"plug",
"skate",
"equid",
"equine",
"horse",
"nag",
"steed"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"galls":{
"to damage or diminish by continued friction":{
"examples":[
"move that rope so the sharp edge of the hull doesn't gall it"
],
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"abrades",
"chafes",
"corrades",
"erodes",
"frays",
"frazzles",
"frets",
"rasps",
"rubs",
"wears"
],
"near synonyms":[
"files",
"gnaws",
"grates",
"grazes",
"grinds",
"nibbles",
"sandblasts",
"sandpapers",
"scours",
"scrapes",
"scuffs",
"shaves",
"erases",
"reduces",
"rubs out",
"wears out",
"wipes (away)",
"bites",
"breaks down",
"breaks up",
"chews",
"corrodes",
"decomposes",
"disintegrates",
"dissolves",
"eats",
"hones",
"sharpens",
"whets"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
"examples":[
"humming through your nose like that absolutely galls me"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravates",
"annoys",
"bothers",
"bugs",
"burns (up)",
"chafes",
"eats",
"exasperates",
"frosts",
"gets",
"grates",
"gripes",
"hacks (off)",
"irks",
"irritates",
"itches",
"narks",
"nettles",
"peeves",
"persecutes",
"piques",
"puts out",
"rasps",
"riles",
"ruffles",
"spites",
"vexes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hassles",
"heckles",
"nags",
"inflames",
"enflames",
"provokes",
"rouses",
"badgers",
"baits",
"bullyrags",
"ballyrags",
"devils",
"hagrides",
"harasses",
"harries",
"pesters",
"plagues",
"teases",
"angers",
"antagonizes",
"enrages",
"incenses",
"infuriates",
"maddens",
"rankles",
"roils",
"agitates",
"discomforts",
"discomposes",
"disquiets",
"distresses",
"exercises",
"freaks (out)",
"frets",
"perturbs",
"undoes",
"unhinges",
"unsettles",
"upsets",
"worries",
"affronts",
"insults",
"miffs",
"offends",
"outrages"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appeases",
"conciliates",
"mollifies",
"obliges",
"pacifies",
"placates",
"propitiates",
"delights",
"gladdens",
"gratifies",
"pleases",
"satisfies",
"assures",
"cheers",
"comforts",
"consoles",
"contents",
"quiets",
"reassures",
"solaces",
"soothes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make sore by continued rubbing":{
"examples":[
"tie your shoes so they don't gall your heels sliding on and off like that"
],
"synonyms":[
"abrades",
"chafes",
"excoriates",
"frets",
"irritates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grazes",
"scrapes",
"scratches",
"burns",
"inflames",
"enflames",
"flays",
"peels",
"skins"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"galvanize":{
"to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings":{
"examples":[
"theatergoers were galvanized by the actor's powerhouse performance as Hamlet"
],
"synonyms":[
"charge",
"electrify",
"excite",
"exhilarate",
"intoxicate",
"pump up",
"thrill",
"titillate",
"turn on"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arouse",
"incite",
"inspire",
"provoke",
"stimulate",
"bewitch",
"captivate",
"charm",
"delight",
"enchant",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"hypnotize",
"mesmerize",
"rivet",
"spellbind",
"interest",
"intrigue",
"tantalize"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bore",
"jade",
"pall",
"tire",
"weary",
"deject",
"demoralize",
"discourage",
"dishearten",
"dispirit"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"galleys":{
"as in yachts , schooners":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"brigantines",
"bugeyes",
"ca\u00efques",
"caravels",
"catamarans",
"catboats",
"cat rigs",
"clippers",
"corvettes",
"cutters",
"frigates",
"galleons",
"junk",
"keelboats",
"ketches",
"knockabouts",
"luggers",
"outriggers",
"pinnaces",
"piraguas",
"sailers",
"schooners",
"shallops",
"sharpies",
"sloops",
"square-riggers",
"xebecs",
"yachts",
"yawls",
"barks",
"dinghies",
"sailboats",
"windjammers",
"bottoms",
"crafts",
"vessels"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gales":{
"a sudden intense expression of strong feeling":{
"examples":[
"the audience responded to the comedian's joke with gales of laughter"
],
"synonyms":[
"agonies",
"blazes",
"bursts",
"ebullitions",
"eruptions",
"explosions",
"fits",
"flares",
"flare-ups",
"flashes",
"flushes",
"gushes",
"gusts",
"outbursts",
"paroxysms",
"spasms",
"storms"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blowups",
"grouches",
"rages",
"tantrums",
"ecstasies",
"raptures",
"transports",
"deliriums",
"firestorms",
"frenzies",
"furors"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gale":{
"a sudden intense expression of strong feeling":{
"examples":[
"the audience responded to the comedian's joke with gales of laughter"
],
"synonyms":[
"agony",
"blaze",
"burst",
"ebullition",
"eruption",
"explosion",
"fit",
"flare",
"flare-up",
"flash",
"flush",
"gush",
"gust",
"outburst",
"paroxysm",
"spasm",
"storm"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blowup",
"grouch",
"rage",
"tantrum",
"ecstasy",
"rapture",
"transport",
"delirium",
"firestorm",
"frenzy",
"furor"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"galvanizing":{
"causing great emotional or mental stimulation":{
"examples":[
"the presentation on the international aid organization was galvanizing and thought-provoking"
],
"synonyms":[
"breathtaking",
"charged",
"electric",
"electrifying",
"exciting",
"exhilarating",
"exhilarative",
"galvanic",
"hair-raising",
"heart-stopping",
"inspiring",
"intoxicating",
"kicky",
"mind-bending",
"mind-blowing",
"mind-boggling",
"rip-roaring",
"rousing",
"stimulating",
"stirring",
"thrilling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arresting",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"provocative",
"tantalizing",
"titillating",
"absorbing",
"engrossing",
"gripping",
"riveting",
"moving",
"poignant",
"touching",
"enchanting",
"enthralling",
"fascinating",
"spellbinding",
"dynamic",
"energetic",
"high-voltage",
"kinetic",
"lively",
"lusty"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boring",
"mind-numbing",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"dreary",
"dull",
"humdrum",
"monotonous",
"uninteresting"
],
"antonyms":[
"unexciting"
]
},
"to cause a pleasurable stimulation of the feelings":{
"examples":[
"theatergoers were galvanized by the actor's powerhouse performance as Hamlet"
],
"synonyms":[
"charging",
"electrifying",
"exciting",
"exhilarating",
"intoxicating",
"pumping up",
"thrilling",
"titillating",
"turning on"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arousing",
"inciting",
"inspiring",
"provoking",
"stimulating",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charming",
"delighting",
"enchanting",
"enthralling",
"hypnotizing",
"mesmerizing",
"riveting",
"spellbinding",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"tantalizing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boring",
"jading",
"palling",
"tiring",
"wearying",
"dejecting",
"demoralizing",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"gallants":{
"a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance":{
"examples":[
"he was quite a gallant , primping more than either of his sisters"
],
"synonyms":[
"Beau Brummells",
"beaux",
"beaus",
"bucks",
"dandies",
"dudes",
"fops",
"jays",
"lounge lizards",
"macaronis",
"pretty boys"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coxcombs",
"fancy Dans",
"popinjays",
"blades",
"cavaliers",
"dashers",
"clotheshorses",
"exquisites",
"swells"
],
"near antonyms":[
"slobs",
"slovens"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a man who courts a woman usually with the goal of marrying her":{
"examples":[
"she had a whole host of gallants vying for her hand in marriage"
],
"synonyms":[
"suitors",
"swains",
"wooers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beaux",
"beaus",
"boyfriends",
"fellows",
"men",
"old men",
"significant others",
"squeezes",
"admirers",
"crushes",
"steadies",
"beloveds",
"darlings",
"dears",
"favorites",
"flames",
"honeys",
"lovers",
"loves",
"sparks",
"sweethearts",
"sweetie pies",
"sweeties",
"sweets",
"valentines",
"dates",
"escorts",
"fianc\u00e9s",
"intendeds"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in attends , sparks":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"attends",
"romances",
"sparks",
"woos",
"courts",
"dates",
"escorts",
"sees",
"takes out",
"goes out",
"steps out"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"galavanting":{
"traveling from place to place":{
"examples":[
"the gallivanting entertainers stayed in town for a few days, then moved on"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambulant",
"ambulatory",
"errant",
"fugitive",
"itinerant",
"nomad",
"nomadic",
"perambulatory",
"peregrine",
"peripatetic",
"ranging",
"roaming",
"roving",
"vagabond",
"vagrant",
"wandering",
"wayfaring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drifting",
"footloose",
"meandering",
"rambling",
"sauntering",
"strolling",
"traipsing",
"walking",
"migrant",
"migratory"
],
"near antonyms":[
"immobile",
"nonmoving",
"settled",
"standing",
"static",
"stationary",
"motionless",
"still"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move about from place to place aimlessly":{
"examples":[
"gallivanted about the country before returning to school in the fall"
],
"synonyms":[
"batting",
"cruising",
"drifting",
"floating",
"gadding (about)",
"kicking around",
"knocking (about)",
"maundering",
"meandering",
"mooching",
"rambling",
"ranging",
"roaming",
"roving",
"traipsing",
"wandering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambling",
"sauntering",
"strolling",
"dawdling",
"moping",
"gypsying",
"hoboing",
"tramping",
"vagabonding",
"milling (about or around)",
"straggling",
"straying"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"gal Friday":{
"as in girl Friday":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"girl Friday",
"employee",
"employe",
"hand",
"help",
"hireling",
"laborer",
"swamper",
"worker",
"man Friday",
"right hand",
"auxiliary",
"legman",
"subordinate",
"underling",
"aide-de-camp",
"attendant",
"handmaiden",
"handmaid",
"maid",
"maidservant",
"scullion",
"servant",
"adjunct",
"adjutant",
"aid",
"aide",
"apprentice",
"assistant",
"coadjutor",
"deputy",
"helper",
"helpmate",
"helpmeet",
"lieutenant",
"mate",
"sidekick"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gal\u00e8re":{
"a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially":{
"examples":[
"charged that the campus newspaper had been completely taken over by a gal\u00e8re of right-wing zealots"
],
"synonyms":[
"body",
"bunch",
"circle",
"clan",
"clique",
"community",
"coterie",
"coven",
"crowd",
"fold",
"gang",
"klatch",
"klatsch",
"lot",
"network",
"pack",
"ring",
"set"
],
"near synonyms":[
"charmed circle",
"elite",
"in-group",
"closed shop",
"club",
"college",
"fellowship",
"guild",
"gild",
"league",
"organization",
"society",
"camp",
"faction",
"sect",
"side",
"tribe",
"mess",
"squad",
"brotherhood",
"fraternity",
"order",
"sisterhood",
"sodality",
"sorority",
"commune",
"alliance",
"bloc",
"coalition",
"confederation",
"congress",
"council",
"federation",
"union"
],
"near antonyms":[
"loner",
"individualist"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"galvanizations":{
"as in stimulations , inducements":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"encouragements",
"goads",
"incentives",
"inducements",
"jogs",
"prods",
"spurs",
"stimulants",
"stimulations",
"stimuli",
"excitements",
"incitations",
"incitements",
"instigations",
"provocations",
"enticements",
"lures",
"inductions",
"inspirations",
"motivations",
"aggravations",
"annoyances",
"bothers",
"exasperations",
"frustrations",
"hassles",
"headaches",
"irritants",
"nuisances",
"peeves",
"pests"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"galley":{
"as in yacht , schooner":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"brigantine",
"bugeye",
"ca\u00efque",
"caravel",
"catamaran",
"catboat",
"cat rig",
"clipper",
"corvette",
"cutter",
"frigate",
"galleon",
"junk",
"keelboat",
"ketch",
"knockabout",
"lugger",
"outrigger",
"pinnace",
"piragua",
"sailer",
"schooner",
"shallop",
"sharpie",
"sharpy",
"sloop",
"square-rigger",
"xebec",
"yacht",
"yawl",
"bark",
"dinghy",
"sailboat",
"windjammer",
"bottom",
"craft",
"vessel"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gallowglass":{
"as in digger , gendarme":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"digger",
"gendarme",
"champion",
"knight",
"reservist",
"conscript",
"draftee",
"enrollee",
"recruit",
"lifer",
"veteran",
"warhorse",
"combatant",
"noncombatant",
"counterguerrilla",
"counterguerilla",
"guerrilla",
"guerilla",
"irregular",
"paramilitary",
"partisan",
"partizan",
"Confederate",
"Continental",
"Federal",
"GI",
"guardsman",
"militiaman",
"minuteman",
"lancer",
"pikeman",
"spearman"
],
"near antonyms":[
"civilian"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gallows birds":{
"as in villains , sinners":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"evildoers",
"misdoers",
"misfeasors",
"sinners",
"transgressors",
"trespassers",
"villains",
"wrongdoers",
"perpetrators",
"perps",
"blackhanders",
"button men",
"gangsters",
"hoodlums",
"hooligans",
"mobsters",
"racketeers",
"thugs",
"convicts",
"jailbirds",
"enforcers",
"gunmen",
"guns",
"gunsels",
"hit men",
"triggermen",
"desperadoes",
"desperados",
"outlaws",
"backsliders",
"recidivists",
"relapsers",
"repeaters",
"accomplices",
"principals",
"accused",
"arrestees",
"defendants",
"detainees",
"fish",
"fishes",
"suspects",
"misdemeanants"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gangbusters",
"lawmen"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"galaxies":{
"a huge physical or conceptual distance":{
"examples":[
"they're a galaxy apart when it comes to politics"
],
"synonyms":[
"light-years",
"worlds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"country miles",
"long hauls",
"ways",
"infinities"
],
"near antonyms":[
"stone's throws",
"striking distances",
"hairbreadths",
"hairsbreadths",
"hairs",
"inches"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"galled":{
"subjected to and reacting with irritation":{
"examples":[
"I was particularly galled when she didn't even offer to pay half the cab fare"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravated",
"annoyed",
"bothered",
"exasperated",
"irked",
"irritated",
"narked",
"peeved",
"put out",
"scunnered",
"teed off",
"vexed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"displeased",
"distressed",
"disturbed",
"perturbed",
"troubled",
"upset",
"angered",
"angry",
"indignant",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"infuriated",
"irate",
"ireful",
"mad",
"outraged",
"rankled",
"riled",
"roiled",
"shirty",
"sore",
"steaming",
"bristly",
"cross",
"disapproving",
"huffy",
"piqued",
"resentful",
"bearish",
"bilious",
"cantankerous",
"choleric",
"churlish",
"crabby",
"cranky",
"dyspeptic",
"fretful",
"fussy",
"grouchy",
"grumpy",
"ill-humored",
"irascible",
"irritable",
"peevish",
"petulant",
"snappish",
"snuffy",
"testy",
"touchy",
"badgered",
"bedeviled",
"frustrated",
"haggled",
"harassed",
"harried",
"hassled",
"inconvenienced",
"persecuted",
"pestered",
"pinpricked",
"plagued",
"provoked",
"tested",
"tormented",
"tortured",
"tried"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delighted",
"pleased",
"content",
"happy",
"satisfied",
"calm",
"pacific",
"peaceable",
"placid",
"serene",
"tranquil"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to damage or diminish by continued friction":{
"examples":[
"move that rope so the sharp edge of the hull doesn't gall it"
],
"synonyms":[
"abraded",
"chafed",
"corraded",
"eroded",
"frayed",
"frazzled",
"fretted",
"rasped",
"rubbed",
"wore"
],
"near synonyms":[
"filed",
"gnawed",
"grated",
"grazed",
"ground",
"nibbled",
"sandblasted",
"sandpapered",
"scoured",
"scraped",
"scuffed",
"shaved",
"erased",
"reduced",
"rubbed out",
"wiped (away)",
"wore out",
"ate",
"bit",
"broke down",
"broke up",
"chewed",
"corroded",
"decomposed",
"disintegrated",
"dissolved",
"honed",
"sharpened",
"whetted"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
"examples":[
"humming through your nose like that absolutely galls me"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravated",
"annoyed",
"ate",
"bothered",
"bugged",
"burned (up)",
"burnt (up)",
"chafed",
"exasperated",
"frosted",
"got",
"grated",
"griped",
"hacked (off)",
"irked",
"irritated",
"itched",
"narked",
"nettled",
"peeved",
"persecuted",
"piqued",
"put out",
"rasped",
"riled",
"ruffled",
"spited",
"vexed",
"vext"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hassled",
"heckled",
"nagged",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"provoked",
"roused",
"badgered",
"baited",
"bullyragged",
"ballyragged",
"deviled",
"devilled",
"hagrode",
"harassed",
"harried",
"pestered",
"plagued",
"teased",
"angered",
"antagonized",
"enraged",
"incensed",
"infuriated",
"maddened",
"rankled",
"roiled",
"agitated",
"discomforted",
"discomposed",
"disquieted",
"distressed",
"exercised",
"freaked (out)",
"fretted",
"perturbed",
"undid",
"unhinged",
"unsettled",
"upset",
"worried",
"affronted",
"insulted",
"miffed",
"offended",
"outraged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appeased",
"conciliated",
"mollified",
"obliged",
"pacified",
"placated",
"propitiated",
"delighted",
"gladdened",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"satisfied",
"assured",
"cheered",
"comforted",
"consoled",
"contented",
"quieted",
"reassured",
"solaced",
"soothed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make sore by continued rubbing":{
"examples":[
"tie your shoes so they don't gall your heels sliding on and off like that"
],
"synonyms":[
"abraded",
"chafed",
"excoriated",
"fretted",
"irritated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grazed",
"scraped",
"scratched",
"burned",
"burnt",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"flayed",
"peeled",
"skinned"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"galilees":{
"as in porticoes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"porticoes",
"porticos",
"galleries",
"lanais",
"piazzas",
"piazze",
"porches",
"stoops",
"verandas",
"verandahs",
"sleeping porches",
"solaria",
"solariums",
"sunporches",
"sunrooms",
"sun parlors",
"porte cocheres"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"galavant":{
"to move about from place to place aimlessly":{
"examples":[
"gallivanted about the country before returning to school in the fall"
],
"synonyms":[
"bat",
"cruise",
"drift",
"float",
"gad (about)",
"kick around",
"knock (about)",
"maunder",
"meander",
"mooch",
"ramble",
"range",
"roam",
"rove",
"traipse",
"wander"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amble",
"saunter",
"stroll",
"dawdle",
"mope",
"gypsy",
"hobo",
"tramp",
"vagabond",
"mill (about or around)",
"straggle",
"stray"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"galere":{
"a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially":{
"examples":[
"charged that the campus newspaper had been completely taken over by a gal\u00e8re of right-wing zealots"
],
"synonyms":[
"body",
"bunch",
"circle",
"clan",
"clique",
"community",
"coterie",
"coven",
"crowd",
"fold",
"gang",
"klatch",
"klatsch",
"lot",
"network",
"pack",
"ring",
"set"
],
"near synonyms":[
"charmed circle",
"elite",
"in-group",
"closed shop",
"club",
"college",
"fellowship",
"guild",
"gild",
"league",
"organization",
"society",
"camp",
"faction",
"sect",
"side",
"tribe",
"mess",
"squad",
"brotherhood",
"fraternity",
"order",
"sisterhood",
"sodality",
"sorority",
"commune",
"alliance",
"bloc",
"coalition",
"confederation",
"congress",
"council",
"federation",
"union"
],
"near antonyms":[
"loner",
"individualist"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"galavanted":{
"to move about from place to place aimlessly":{
"examples":[
"gallivanted about the country before returning to school in the fall"
],
"synonyms":[
"batted",
"cruised",
"drifted",
"floated",
"gadded (about)",
"kicked around",
"knocked (about)",
"maundered",
"meandered",
"mooched",
"rambled",
"ranged",
"roamed",
"roved",
"traipsed",
"wandered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambled",
"sauntered",
"strolled",
"dawdled",
"moped",
"gypsied",
"hoboed",
"tramped",
"vagabonded",
"milled (about or around)",
"straggled",
"strayed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"galoot":{
"an adult male human being":{
"examples":[
"he's a bighearted galoot , even if he's not the sharpest tool in the shed"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastard",
"bloke",
"buck",
"cat",
"chap",
"chappie",
"dude",
"fella",
"fellow",
"gent",
"gentleman",
"guy",
"hombre",
"jack",
"joe",
"joker",
"lad",
"male",
"man"
],
"near synonyms":[
"master",
"mister",
"sir",
"buddy",
"buster"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gallivant":{
"to move about from place to place aimlessly":{
"examples":[
"gallivanted about the country before returning to school in the fall"
],
"synonyms":[
"bat",
"cruise",
"drift",
"float",
"gad (about)",
"kick around",
"knock (about)",
"maunder",
"meander",
"mooch",
"ramble",
"range",
"roam",
"rove",
"traipse",
"wander"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amble",
"saunter",
"stroll",
"dawdle",
"mope",
"gypsy",
"hobo",
"tramp",
"vagabond",
"mill (about or around)",
"straggle",
"stray"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"gallowglasses":{
"as in diggers , gendarmes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"diggers",
"gendarmes",
"champions",
"knights",
"reservists",
"conscripts",
"draftees",
"enrollees",
"recruits",
"lifers",
"veterans",
"warhorses",
"combatants",
"noncombatants",
"counterguerrillas",
"counterguerillas",
"guerrillas",
"guerillas",
"irregulars",
"paramilitaries",
"partisans",
"partizans",
"Confederates",
"Continentals",
"Federals",
"GIs",
"GI's",
"guardsmen",
"militiamen",
"minutemen",
"lancers",
"pikemen",
"spearmen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"civilians"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gallantly":{
"in a manner befitting a person of the highest character and ideals":{
"examples":[
"gallantly offered to personally accompany the lost tourists back to their hotel"
],
"synonyms":[
"grandly",
"greatheartedly",
"greatly",
"heroically",
"high-mindedly",
"honorably",
"magnanimously",
"nobly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"loftily",
"venerably",
"magnificently",
"majestically",
"bravely",
"chivalrously",
"courageously",
"valiantly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abominably",
"contemptibly",
"despicably",
"detestably",
"hatefully",
"nastily",
"pitiably",
"sorrily",
"wretchedly",
"degenerately"
],
"antonyms":[
"basely",
"currishly",
"dishonorably",
"ignobly"
]
},
"in a fearless manner":{
"examples":[
"he ran gallantly to the rescue of the woman being mugged"
],
"synonyms":[
"boldly",
"bravely",
"courageously",
"dauntlessly",
"doughtily",
"fearlessly",
"gutsily",
"heroically",
"intrepidly",
"manfully",
"stalwartly",
"stoutheartedly",
"valiantly",
"valorously"
],
"near synonyms":[
"determinedly",
"firmly",
"gamely",
"grittily",
"pluckily",
"resolutely",
"spiritedly",
"spunkily",
"stoutly",
"adventurously",
"audaciously",
"daringly",
"hardily",
"venturesomely",
"venturously",
"self-confidently",
"crazily",
"foolishly",
"insanely",
"brashly",
"brazenly",
"foolhardily",
"heedlessly",
"hotheadedly",
"impetuously",
"imprudently",
"impulsively",
"incautiously",
"overconfidently",
"rashly",
"recklessly",
"thoughtlessly",
"wildly",
"hastily",
"precipitately"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diffidently",
"mousily",
"shyly",
"skittishly",
"timidly",
"anxiously",
"apprehensively",
"nervously",
"carefully",
"cautiously",
"heedfully",
"prudently"
],
"antonyms":[
"cowardly",
"cravenly",
"fearfully",
"pusillanimously",
"spinelessly",
"spiritlessly",
"timorously"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"gallerias":{
"as in atria , peristyles":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"atria",
"atriums",
"parvises",
"peristyles",
"closes",
"courts",
"courtyards",
"enclosures",
"inclosures",
"patios",
"quadrangles",
"quads",
"yards",
"forecourts",
"places",
"plazas",
"squares",
"decks",
"terraces",
"curtilages"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gallery":{
"a building or part of a building in which objects of interest are displayed":{
"examples":[
"visited an array of art galleries while on vacation"
],
"synonyms":[
"museum",
"salon"
],
"near synonyms":[
"archives",
"assemblage",
"collection",
"library",
"display",
"exhibition",
"studio"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building":{
"examples":[
"the guest rooms in the east wing rooms open up onto a long windowed gallery"
],
"synonyms":[
"concourse",
"corridor",
"hall",
"hallway",
"passageway"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arcade",
"breezeway",
"cloister",
"loggia",
"piazza"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a covered structure adjoining an entrance to a building":{
"examples":[
"a big old house with a wraparound gallery just made for a line of rocking chairs"
],
"synonyms":[
"lanai",
"piazza",
"porch",
"stoop",
"veranda",
"verandah"
],
"near synonyms":[
"galilee",
"portico",
"sleeping porch",
"solarium",
"sunporch",
"sunroom",
"sun parlor",
"porte cochere"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"galloping":{
"moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed":{
"examples":[
"the galloping pace of development in that Sunbelt state"
],
"synonyms":[
"blistering",
"breakneck",
"breathless",
"brisk",
"dizzy",
"fast",
"fleet",
"fleet-footed",
"flying",
"hasty",
"hot",
"lightning",
"nippy",
"quick",
"rapid",
"rapid-fire",
"rattling",
"snappy",
"speedy",
"splitting",
"swift",
"whirlwind",
"zippy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"expeditious",
"prompt",
"ready",
"accelerated",
"hastened",
"hurried",
"quickened",
"rushed",
"breathtaking",
"energetic",
"strenuous",
"strong",
"vigorous",
"high-speed",
"rush",
"ultrafast",
"ultrarapid"
],
"near antonyms":[
"crawling",
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"dillydallying",
"dragging",
"laggard",
"languid",
"lingering",
"plodding",
"poking",
"poky",
"pokey",
"slowish",
"sluggish",
"unhurried",
"deliberate",
"leisurely",
"measured",
"dilatory",
"late",
"tardy",
"ultraslow"
],
"antonyms":[
"slow"
]
},
"to go at a pace faster than a walk":{
"examples":[
"dawdles to school but gallops coming home"
],
"synonyms":[
"dashing",
"jogging",
"running",
"scampering",
"sprinting",
"tripping",
"trotting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bounding",
"cantering",
"leaping",
"loping",
"shagging",
"skipping",
"springing",
"barreling",
"barrelling",
"belting",
"blasting",
"blazing",
"blowing",
"bolting",
"bombing",
"bowling",
"breezing",
"bustling",
"buzzing",
"cannonballing",
"careening",
"coursing",
"footing (it)",
"haring",
"hastening",
"hoofing (it)",
"hotfooting (it)",
"humping",
"hurling",
"hurrying",
"hurtling",
"hustling",
"hying",
"hieing",
"jetting",
"legging (it)",
"pelting",
"racing",
"ramming",
"ripping",
"rocketing",
"rushing",
"rustling",
"shooting",
"speeding",
"tearing",
"whirling",
"whisking",
"zipping",
"zooming",
"nipping",
"pattering",
"scooting",
"scurrying",
"scuttling",
"stepping (along)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ambling",
"sauntering",
"shambling",
"shuffling",
"strolling",
"crawling",
"creeping",
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"dillydallying",
"dragging",
"lagging",
"lingering",
"loitering",
"poking",
"tarrying",
"lumbering",
"plodding",
"trudging",
"hobbling",
"limping"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"galvanization":{
"as in stimulation , inducement":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"encouragement",
"goad",
"incentive",
"inducement",
"jog",
"prod",
"spur",
"stimulant",
"stimulation",
"stimulus",
"excitement",
"incitation",
"incitement",
"instigation",
"provocation",
"enticement",
"lure",
"induction",
"inspiration",
"motivation",
"aggravation",
"annoyance",
"bother",
"exasperation",
"frustration",
"hassle",
"headache",
"irritant",
"nuisance",
"peeve",
"pest"
],
"near antonyms":[
"subduing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"gallimaufries":{
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"the collection is a gallimaufry of poems, essays, and short stories that have no apparent unifying theme"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerates",
"agglomerations",
"alphabet soups",
"assortments",
"botches",
"clutters",
"collages",
"crazy quilts",
"farragoes",
"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",
"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"
]
},
"gallows bird":{
"as in villain , sinner":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"evildoer",
"misdoer",
"misfeasor",
"sinner",
"transgressor",
"trespasser",
"villain",
"wrongdoer",
"perp",
"perpetrator",
"blackhander",
"button man",
"gangster",
"hoodlum",
"hooligan",
"mobster",
"racketeer",
"thug",
"convict",
"jailbird",
"enforcer",
"gun",
"gunman",
"gunsel",
"hit man",
"triggerman",
"desperado",
"outlaw",
"backslider",
"recidivist",
"relapser",
"repeater",
"accomplice",
"principal",
"accused",
"arrestee",
"defendant",
"detainee",
"fish",
"suspect",
"misdemeanant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gangbuster",
"lawman"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"galettes":{
"a small usually rounded mass of minced food that has been fried":{
"examples":[
"a golden-brown galette of lightly buttered and saut\u00e9ed potato slices"
],
"synonyms":[
"cakes",
"croquettes",
"cutlets",
"fritters",
"patties"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fingers",
"sticks",
"g\u00e2teaux",
"gateaux",
"gateaus"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"galling":{
"causing annoyance":{
"examples":[
"her holier-than-thou attitude is galling"
],
"synonyms":[
"abrasive",
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"bothersome",
"carking",
"chafing",
"disturbing",
"exasperating",
"frustrating",
"irksome",
"irritating",
"maddening",
"nettlesome",
"nettling",
"peeving",
"pesky",
"pestiferous",
"pestilent",
"pestilential",
"pesty",
"plaguey",
"plaguy",
"rankling",
"rebarbative",
"riling",
"vexatious",
"vexing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"burdensome",
"discomforting",
"displeasing",
"disquieting",
"distressing",
"importunate",
"importune",
"inconveniencing",
"angering",
"enraging",
"infuriating",
"brattish",
"bratty",
"mischievous",
"offensive",
"troublesome",
"upsetting",
"distractive",
"painful",
"stressful",
"tiresome",
"troubling",
"trying",
"worrisome",
"biting",
"grating",
"jangling",
"jarring",
"spiny",
"thorny"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delightful",
"pleasing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"hard to accept or bear especially emotionally":{
"examples":[
"losing in the last round of play-offs was galling to our home team"
],
"synonyms":[
"afflicting",
"agonizing",
"bitter",
"cruel",
"excruciating",
"grievous",
"harrowing",
"harsh",
"heartrending",
"hurtful",
"painful",
"tormenting",
"torturous"
],
"near synonyms":[
"insufferable",
"insupportable",
"intolerable",
"unacceptable",
"unbearable",
"unendurable",
"unsupportable",
"appalling",
"awful",
"bad",
"dire",
"dreadful",
"ghastly",
"horrible",
"miserable",
"nasty",
"rotten",
"severe",
"terrible",
"vile",
"wretched",
"acute",
"extreme",
"intense",
"piercing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bearable",
"endurable",
"supportable",
"sustainable",
"tolerable",
"livable",
"liveable",
"sufferable",
"survivable",
"acceptable",
"allowable",
"reasonable"
],
"antonyms":[
"gratifying",
"pleasing",
"sweet"
]
},
"to damage or diminish by continued friction":{
"examples":[
"move that rope so the sharp edge of the hull doesn't gall it"
],
"synonyms":[
"abrading",
"chafing",
"corrading",
"eroding",
"fraying",
"frazzling",
"fretting",
"rasping",
"rubbing",
"wearing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"filing",
"gnawing",
"grating",
"grazing",
"grinding",
"nibbling",
"sandblasting",
"sandpapering",
"scouring",
"scraping",
"scuffing",
"shaving",
"erasing",
"reducing",
"rubbing out",
"wearing out",
"wiping (away)",
"biting",
"breaking down",
"breaking up",
"chewing",
"corroding",
"decomposing",
"disintegrating",
"dissolving",
"eating",
"honing",
"sharpening",
"whetting"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
"examples":[
"humming through your nose like that absolutely galls me"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"bothering",
"bugging",
"burning (up)",
"chafing",
"eating",
"exasperating",
"frosting",
"getting",
"grating",
"griping",
"hacking (off)",
"irking",
"irritating",
"itching",
"narking",
"nettling",
"peeving",
"persecuting",
"piquing",
"putting out",
"rasping",
"riling",
"ruffling",
"spiting",
"vexing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hassling",
"heckling",
"nagging",
"inflaming",
"enflaming",
"provoking",
"rousing",
"badgering",
"baiting",
"bullyragging",
"ballyragging",
"deviling",
"devilling",
"hagriding",
"harassing",
"harrying",
"pestering",
"plaguing",
"teasing",
"angering",
"antagonizing",
"enraging",
"incensing",
"infuriating",
"maddening",
"rankling",
"roiling",
"agitating",
"discomforting",
"discomposing",
"disquieting",
"distressing",
"exercising",
"freaking (out)",
"fretting",
"perturbing",
"undoing",
"unhinging",
"unsettling",
"upsetting",
"worrying",
"affronting",
"insulting",
"miffing",
"offending",
"outraging"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appeasing",
"conciliating",
"mollifying",
"obliging",
"pacifying",
"placating",
"propitiating",
"delighting",
"gladdening",
"gratifying",
"pleasing",
"satisfying",
"assuring",
"cheering",
"comforting",
"consoling",
"contenting",
"quieting",
"reassuring",
"solacing",
"soothing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make sore by continued rubbing":{
"examples":[
"tie your shoes so they don't gall your heels sliding on and off like that"
],
"synonyms":[
"abrading",
"chafing",
"excoriating",
"fretting",
"irritating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grazing",
"scraping",
"scratching",
"burning",
"inflaming",
"enflaming",
"flaying",
"peeling",
"skinning"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"galloped":{
"to go at a pace faster than a walk":{
"examples":[
"dawdles to school but gallops coming home"
],
"synonyms":[
"dashed",
"jogged",
"ran",
"run",
"scampered",
"sprinted",
"tripped",
"trotted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bounded",
"cantered",
"leaped",
"leapt",
"loped",
"shagged",
"skipped",
"sprang",
"sprung",
"barreled",
"barrelled",
"belted",
"blasted",
"blazed",
"blew",
"bolted",
"bombed",
"bowled",
"breezed",
"bustled",
"buzzed",
"cannonballed",
"careened",
"coursed",
"footed (it)",
"hared",
"hastened",
"hied",
"hoofed (it)",
"hotfooted (it)",
"humped",
"hurled",
"hurried",
"hurtled",
"hustled",
"jetted",
"legged (it)",
"pelted",
"raced",
"rammed",
"ripped",
"rocketed",
"rushed",
"rustled",
"shot",
"sped",
"speeded",
"tore",
"whirled",
"whisked",
"zipped",
"zoomed",
"nipped",
"pattered",
"scooted",
"scurried",
"scuttled",
"stepped (along)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ambled",
"sauntered",
"shambled",
"shuffled",
"strolled",
"crawled",
"crept",
"dallied",
"dawdled",
"dillydallied",
"dragged",
"lagged",
"lingered",
"loitered",
"poked",
"tarried",
"lumbered",
"plodded",
"trudged",
"hobbled",
"limped"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"galvanizer":{
"as in inspirer , encourager":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"encourager",
"inspiration",
"inspirer",
"organizer",
"promoter",
"developer",
"pioneer",
"researcher",
"researchist",
"builder",
"maker",
"producer",
"conceiver",
"contriver",
"designer",
"deviser",
"formulator",
"innovator",
"introducer",
"inventor",
"spawner",
"cocreator",
"cofounder",
"author",
"begetter",
"creator",
"establisher",
"father",
"founder",
"founding father",
"generator",
"inaugurator",
"initiator",
"instituter",
"institutor",
"originator",
"sire"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disciple",
"follower",
"pupil",
"student",
"supporter"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}