dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/key_MWT.json
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{
"keying (up)":{
"as in setting off , driving":{
"examples":[],
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"animating",
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"energizing",
"galvanizing",
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"motivating",
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"setting off",
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"fanning",
"igniting",
"inflaming",
"enflaming",
"kindling",
"triggering",
"abetting",
"fermenting",
"fomenting",
"raising",
"whipping (up)",
"arousing",
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"exciting",
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"moving",
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"jeering",
"taunting",
"teasing",
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"bothering",
"exasperating",
"galling",
"getting",
"irritating",
"vexing"
],
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"calming",
"soothing",
"subduing",
"tranquilizing",
"tranquillizing",
"appeasing",
"mollifying",
"pacifying",
"placating"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"keyed up":{
"being in a state of increased activity or agitation":{
"examples":[
"She's pretty keyed up from all that coffee."
],
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"agitated",
"excited",
"feverish",
"frenzied",
"heated",
"hectic",
"hyperactive",
"overactive",
"overwrought"
],
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"overexcited",
"afire",
"aflutter",
"aquiver",
"atingle",
"anxious",
"dithery",
"edgy",
"het up",
"high-strung",
"hyped-up",
"hyper",
"jittery",
"jumpy",
"nervy",
"nervous",
"perturbed",
"tense",
"troubled",
"uneasy",
"unquiet",
"upset",
"uptight",
"wired"
],
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"calm",
"collected",
"composed",
"cool",
"coolheaded",
"placid",
"serene",
"tranquil",
"undisturbed",
"unperturbed",
"unshaken",
"untroubled",
"unworried"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty":{
"examples":[
"He was all keyed up for his first day at the new job."
],
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"anxious",
"atwitter",
"dithery",
"edgy",
"goosey",
"het up",
"hinky",
"hung up",
"ill at ease",
"insecure",
"jittery",
"jumpy",
"nervous",
"nervy",
"perturbed",
"queasy",
"queazy",
"tense",
"troubled",
"uneasy",
"unquiet",
"upset",
"uptight",
"worried"
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"aggrieved",
"bothered",
"concerned",
"disquieted",
"distraught",
"distressed",
"disturbed",
"freaked",
"freaked-out",
"shook-up",
"apprehensive",
"foreboding",
"hesitant",
"misgiving",
"fretful",
"fretting",
"stewing",
"vexed",
"qualmish",
"qualmy",
"flustered",
"twittered",
"undone",
"unnerved",
"unstrung",
"obsessed",
"preoccupied",
"restless",
"fidgety",
"flighty",
"fluttery",
"high-strung",
"hypertense",
"skittish",
"spooky"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confident",
"self-assured",
"self-confident",
"sure",
"controlled",
"self-controlled"
],
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"collected",
"cool",
"easy",
"happy-go-lucky",
"nerveless",
"relaxed"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"key club":{
"as in club , country club":{
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"camp",
"canteen",
"club",
"clubhouse",
"country club",
"service club",
"union",
"hangout",
"haunt",
"purlieu",
"rendezvous",
"resort",
"stamping ground",
"stomping ground",
"harbor",
"harborage",
"haven",
"nest",
"refuge",
"retreat",
"sanctuary"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"key (up)":{
"as in set off , drive":{
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"activate",
"animate",
"drive",
"energize",
"galvanize",
"induce",
"inspire",
"motivate",
"motive",
"pump up",
"quicken",
"set off",
"vitalize",
"fan",
"ignite",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"kindle",
"trigger",
"abet",
"ferment",
"foment",
"raise",
"whip (up)",
"arouse",
"encourage",
"excite",
"fire (up)",
"impassion",
"incite",
"instigate",
"move",
"pique",
"provoke",
"rev (up)",
"spark",
"stimulate",
"stir",
"anger",
"enrage",
"madden",
"upset",
"jeer",
"taunt",
"tease",
"aggravate",
"annoy",
"bother",
"exasperate",
"gall",
"get",
"irritate",
"vex"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calm",
"soothe",
"subdue",
"tranquilize",
"tranquillize",
"appease",
"mollify",
"pacify",
"placate"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"keyhole":{
"as in pothole , peephole":{
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"airhole",
"armhole",
"buttonhole",
"knothole",
"peephole",
"pothole",
"wormhole",
"pinhole",
"pinprick",
"punch",
"puncture",
"entrance",
"inlet",
"intake",
"exit",
"mouth",
"outlet",
"pore",
"vent",
"slot",
"space",
"breach",
"break",
"chink",
"cleft",
"crack",
"cranny",
"crevice",
"cut",
"fissure",
"gash",
"notch",
"rent",
"rift",
"rupture",
"slash",
"slit",
"split",
"tear",
"loophole",
"aperture",
"hole",
"opening",
"orifice",
"perforation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fill",
"filler",
"filling",
"patch",
"plug",
"seal",
"stopper",
"barrier",
"blockage",
"obstacle",
"obstruction"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"keynote speeches":{
"as in lectures , salutatories":{
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"lectures",
"salutatories",
"eulogies",
"panegyrics",
"tributes",
"homilies",
"sermons",
"diatribes",
"rants",
"tirades",
"monologues",
"monologs",
"soliloquies",
"addresses",
"declamations",
"harangues",
"orations",
"perorations",
"speeches",
"talks",
"pitches",
"presentations",
"spiels"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"keys":{
"an explanatory list of the symbols on a map or chart":{
"examples":[
"in order to know what those dotted lines represent, you'll need to look at the key"
],
"synonyms":[
"legends"
],
"near synonyms":[
"scales",
"captions",
"guides",
"tables"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that allows someone to achieve a desired goal":{
"examples":[
"a good education is the key to success"
],
"synonyms":[
"gateways",
"open sesames",
"passports",
"secrets",
"tickets"
],
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"passwords",
"accomplishments",
"achievements",
"attainments",
"coups",
"successes",
"triumphs",
"approaches",
"manners",
"means",
"methods",
"styles",
"systems",
"techniques",
"ways",
"blueprints",
"designs",
"ground plans",
"plans",
"programs",
"schemes",
"strategies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the means or right of entering or participating in":{
"examples":[
"he had found the key to her heart"
],
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"accesses",
"accessions",
"admissions",
"admittances",
"doors",
"doorways",
"entrances",
"entr\u00e9es",
"entrees",
"entries",
"gateways",
"ingresses",
"passports",
"tickets"
],
"near synonyms":[
"approvals",
"authorizations",
"certifications",
"permissions",
"qualifications",
"open doors",
"welcome mats"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discharges",
"dismissals",
"ejections",
"expulsions",
"ousters",
"rejections",
"removals"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences":{
"examples":[
"her response was perfectly keyed to the situation"
],
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"accommodates",
"attunes",
"conciliates",
"conforms",
"coordinates",
"harmonizes",
"reconciles"
],
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"adapts",
"tunes",
"blends",
"combines",
"connects",
"correlates",
"dovetails",
"fits",
"fuses",
"integrates",
"joins",
"matches",
"merges",
"orchestrates",
"pairs",
"squares",
"suits",
"synchronizes",
"synthesizes",
"unifies",
"unites",
"aligns",
"alines",
"arranges",
"arrays",
"balances",
"equalizes",
"evens",
"orders",
"proportions",
"regularizes",
"standardizes"
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"confuses",
"disarrays",
"disorders",
"disorganizes",
"disrupts",
"disturbs",
"skews",
"upsets",
"alienates",
"estranges"
],
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"disharmonizes"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"the central part or aspect of something under consideration":{
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"the need for a greater sense of self-reliance is the keynote of his self-help message"
],
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"bottom line",
"bull's-eye",
"centerpiece",
"core",
"crux",
"essence",
"gist",
"heart",
"kernel",
"meat",
"meat and potatoes",
"net",
"nub",
"nubbin",
"nucleus",
"pith",
"pivot",
"point",
"root",
"sum"
],
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"course",
"direction",
"drift",
"tenor",
"body",
"content",
"substance",
"hypothesis",
"proposition",
"purport",
"subject",
"theme",
"thesis"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"key clubs":{
"as in clubs , country clubs":{
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"camps",
"canteens",
"clubhouses",
"clubs",
"country clubs",
"service clubs",
"unions",
"hangouts",
"haunts",
"purlieus",
"rendezvous",
"resorts",
"stamping grounds",
"stomping grounds",
"harborages",
"harbors",
"havens",
"nests",
"refuges",
"retreats",
"sanctuaries"
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"keyholes":{
"as in potholes , peepholes":{
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"airholes",
"armholes",
"buttonholes",
"knotholes",
"peepholes",
"potholes",
"wormholes",
"pinholes",
"pinpricks",
"punches",
"punctures",
"entrances",
"inlets",
"intakes",
"exits",
"mouths",
"outlets",
"pores",
"vents",
"slots",
"spaces",
"breaches",
"breaks",
"chinks",
"clefts",
"cracks",
"crannies",
"crevices",
"cuts",
"fissures",
"gashes",
"notches",
"rents",
"rifts",
"ruptures",
"slashes",
"slits",
"splits",
"tears",
"loopholes",
"apertures",
"holes",
"openings",
"orifices",
"perforations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fillers",
"fillings",
"fills",
"patches",
"plugs",
"seals",
"stoppers",
"barriers",
"blockages",
"obstacles",
"obstructions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"keynote address":{
"as in lecture , salutatory":{
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"lecture",
"salutatory",
"eulogy",
"panegyric",
"tribute",
"homily",
"sermon",
"diatribe",
"rant",
"tirade",
"monologue",
"monolog",
"soliloquy",
"address",
"declamation",
"harangue",
"oration",
"peroration",
"speech",
"talk",
"pitch",
"presentation",
"spiel"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"keyboardists":{
"as in guitarists , pianists":{
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"accordionists",
"bassoonists",
"clarinetists",
"clarinettists",
"cornetists",
"cornettists",
"drummers",
"fiddlers",
"flautists",
"flutists",
"guitarists",
"harpists",
"hornists",
"oboists",
"organ-grinders",
"organists",
"percussionists",
"pianists",
"pickers",
"pipers",
"reedmen",
"saxophonists",
"trombonists",
"trumpeters",
"violinists",
"violists",
"accompanists",
"recitalists",
"soloists",
"symphonists",
"maestros",
"maestri",
"virtuosos",
"virtuosi",
"artists",
"performers",
"minstrels",
"instrumentalists",
"musicians",
"players"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"keyboardist":{
"as in guitarist , pianist":{
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"accordionist",
"bassoonist",
"clarinetist",
"clarinettist",
"cornetist",
"cornettist",
"drummer",
"fiddler",
"flautist",
"flutist",
"guitarist",
"harpist",
"hornist",
"oboist",
"organ-grinder",
"organist",
"percussionist",
"pianist",
"picker",
"piper",
"reedman",
"saxophonist",
"trombonist",
"trumpeter",
"violinist",
"violist",
"accompanist",
"recitalist",
"soloist",
"symphonist",
"maestro",
"virtuoso",
"artist",
"performer",
"minstrel",
"instrumentalist",
"musician",
"player"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"keys (up)":{
"as in sets off , drives":{
"examples":[],
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"activates",
"animates",
"drives",
"energizes",
"galvanizes",
"induces",
"inspires",
"motivates",
"motives",
"pumps up",
"quickens",
"sets off",
"vitalizes",
"fans",
"ignites",
"inflames",
"enflames",
"kindles",
"triggers",
"abets",
"ferments",
"foments",
"raises",
"whips (up)",
"arouses",
"encourages",
"excites",
"fires (up)",
"impassions",
"incites",
"instigates",
"moves",
"piques",
"provokes",
"revs (up)",
"sparks",
"stimulates",
"stirs",
"angers",
"enrages",
"maddens",
"upsets",
"jeers",
"taunts",
"teases",
"aggravates",
"annoys",
"bothers",
"exasperates",
"galls",
"gets",
"irritates",
"vexes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calms",
"soothes",
"subdues",
"tranquilizes",
"tranquillizes",
"appeases",
"mollifies",
"pacifies",
"placates"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"keying":{
"to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences":{
"examples":[
"her response was perfectly keyed to the situation"
],
"synonyms":[
"accommodating",
"attuning",
"conciliating",
"conforming",
"coordinating",
"harmonizing",
"reconciling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adapting",
"tuning",
"blending",
"combining",
"connecting",
"correlating",
"dovetailing",
"fitting",
"fusing",
"integrating",
"joining",
"matching",
"merging",
"orchestrating",
"pairing",
"squaring",
"suiting",
"synchronizing",
"synthesizing",
"unifying",
"uniting",
"aligning",
"alining",
"arranging",
"arraying",
"balancing",
"equalizing",
"evening",
"ordering",
"proportioning",
"regularizing",
"standardizing"
],
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"confusing",
"disarraying",
"disordering",
"disorganizing",
"disrupting",
"disturbing",
"skewing",
"upsetting",
"alienating",
"estranging"
],
"antonyms":[
"disharmonizing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"keyed (up)":{
"being in a state of increased activity or agitation":{
"examples":[
"She's pretty keyed up from all that coffee."
],
"synonyms":[
"agitated",
"excited",
"feverish",
"frenzied",
"heated",
"hectic",
"hyperactive",
"overactive",
"overwrought"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hyperexcited",
"overexcited",
"afire",
"aflutter",
"aquiver",
"atingle",
"anxious",
"dithery",
"edgy",
"het up",
"high-strung",
"hyped-up",
"hyper",
"jittery",
"jumpy",
"nervy",
"nervous",
"perturbed",
"tense",
"troubled",
"uneasy",
"unquiet",
"upset",
"uptight",
"wired"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calm",
"collected",
"composed",
"cool",
"coolheaded",
"placid",
"serene",
"tranquil",
"undisturbed",
"unperturbed",
"unshaken",
"untroubled",
"unworried"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty":{
"examples":[
"He was all keyed up for his first day at the new job."
],
"synonyms":[
"aflutter",
"antsy",
"anxious",
"atwitter",
"dithery",
"edgy",
"goosey",
"het up",
"hinky",
"hung up",
"ill at ease",
"insecure",
"jittery",
"jumpy",
"nervous",
"nervy",
"perturbed",
"queasy",
"queazy",
"tense",
"troubled",
"uneasy",
"unquiet",
"upset",
"uptight",
"worried"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aggrieved",
"bothered",
"concerned",
"disquieted",
"distraught",
"distressed",
"disturbed",
"freaked",
"freaked-out",
"shook-up",
"apprehensive",
"foreboding",
"hesitant",
"misgiving",
"fretful",
"fretting",
"stewing",
"vexed",
"qualmish",
"qualmy",
"flustered",
"twittered",
"undone",
"unnerved",
"unstrung",
"obsessed",
"preoccupied",
"restless",
"fidgety",
"flighty",
"fluttery",
"high-strung",
"hypertense",
"skittish",
"spooky"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confident",
"self-assured",
"self-confident",
"sure",
"controlled",
"self-controlled"
],
"antonyms":[
"calm",
"collected",
"cool",
"easy",
"happy-go-lucky",
"nerveless",
"relaxed"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"keynotes":{
"the central part or aspect of something under consideration":{
"examples":[
"the need for a greater sense of self-reliance is the keynote of his self-help message"
],
"synonyms":[
"bottom lines",
"bull's-eyes",
"bullseyes",
"centerpieces",
"cores",
"cruxes",
"cruces",
"essences",
"gists",
"hearts",
"kernels",
"meat and potatoes",
"meats",
"nets",
"nubbins",
"nubs",
"nuclei",
"nucleuses",
"piths",
"pivots",
"points",
"roots",
"sums"
],
"near synonyms":[
"courses",
"directions",
"drifts",
"tenors",
"bodies",
"contents",
"substances",
"hypotheses",
"propositions",
"purports",
"subjects",
"themes",
"theses"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"keystone":{
"an immaterial thing upon which something else rests":{
"examples":[
"a sense of history is the keystone to the city's draw as a tourist destination"
],
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"base",
"basis",
"bedrock",
"bottom",
"cornerstone",
"footing",
"foundation",
"ground",
"groundwork",
"root",
"underpinning",
"warp",
"warp and woof"
],
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"anchorage",
"bed",
"brace",
"bulwark",
"buttress",
"framework",
"infrastructure",
"mount",
"prop",
"shore",
"stay",
"substratum",
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