dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/mud_MWT.json
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{
"muddy":{
"full of or covered with soft wet earth":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"please do not walk in the house with muddy boots on, as you will get the carpet dirty"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antiseptic",
"clean",
"cleanly",
"immaculate",
"pristine",
"sparkling",
"spick-and-span",
"spic-and-span",
"spotless",
"squeaky-clean",
"unsoiled",
"unstained",
"unsullied"
],
"related":[
"clayey",
"loamy",
"roily",
"silty",
"bedraggled",
"befouled",
"begrimed",
"cruddy",
"dirty",
"filthy",
"foul",
"grimy",
"grotty",
"grubby",
"grungy",
"gunky",
"impure",
"smutty",
"soiled",
"squalid",
"stained",
"sullied",
"unclean",
"uncleanly"
],
"synonyms":[
"miry",
"mucky",
"oozy",
"slimy",
"sludgy",
"slushy"
]
},
"having visible particles in liquid suspension":{
"antonyms":[
"clear",
"crystal clear",
"crystalline"
],
"examples":[
"whether muddy or not, water taken from lakes and streams should be boiled by campers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarified",
"filtered",
"purified",
"colorless",
"transparent",
"uncolored"
],
"related":[
"dingy",
"filmy",
"hazy",
"scummy",
"unfiltered",
"inky",
"muddied",
"muddled",
"murky",
"puddled",
"sludgy",
"opaque"
],
"synonyms":[
"cloudy",
"riley",
"roiled",
"turbid"
]
},
"not clean":{
"antonyms":[
"clean",
"cleanly",
"immaculate",
"spick-and-span",
"spic-and-span",
"spotless",
"stainless",
"ultraclean",
"unsoiled",
"unstained",
"unsullied"
],
"examples":[
"we were all muddy after playing outside"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clear",
"limpid",
"pure",
"cleaned",
"cleansed",
"combed",
"groomed",
"neat",
"ordered",
"orderly",
"tidy",
"bleached",
"purified",
"whitened",
"bright",
"flawless",
"perfect",
"shiny",
"sparkling",
"unspotted",
"untouched",
"taintless",
"unblemished",
"undefiled",
"unpolluted",
"untainted",
"virgin",
"wholesome"
],
"related":[
"contaminated",
"defiled",
"germy",
"impure",
"polluted",
"tainted",
"insanitary",
"uncleaned",
"unsanitary",
"unsterile",
"unsterilized",
"unwashed",
"greasy",
"gunky",
"chaotic",
"cluttered",
"confused",
"disarranged",
"disarrayed",
"disheveled",
"dishevelled",
"disordered",
"jumbled",
"littered",
"messed",
"messy",
"muddled",
"mussed",
"mussy",
"rumpled",
"scruffy",
"sloppy",
"slovenly",
"unkempt",
"untidy",
"raunchy",
"scuzzy",
"shabby",
"skanky",
"sleazy",
"squalid",
"collied",
"crocked",
"fuliginous",
"sooty"
],
"synonyms":[
"bedraggled",
"befouled",
"begrimed",
"bemired",
"besmirched",
"black",
"blackened",
"cruddy",
"dingy",
"dirty",
"draggled",
"dusty",
"filthy",
"foul",
"grimy",
"grotty",
"grubby",
"grungy",
"mucky",
"nasty",
"smudged",
"smutty",
"soiled",
"sordid",
"stained",
"sullied",
"unclean",
"uncleanly"
]
},
"to make (something) unclear to the understanding":{
"antonyms":[
"clarify",
"clear (up)",
"illuminate"
],
"examples":[
"that argument is irrelevant and will just muddy the issue we're trying to resolve"
],
"near antonyms":[
"simplify",
"streamline",
"disentangle",
"straighten (out)",
"undo",
"unravel",
"unscramble",
"untangle",
"decipher",
"decode",
"analyze",
"break down"
],
"related":[
"complicate",
"perplex",
"sophisticate",
"entangle",
"snarl",
"tangle",
"disarrange",
"disarray",
"discompose",
"dishevel",
"disorder",
"disrupt",
"disturb",
"jumble",
"mess (up)",
"mix (up)",
"muddle",
"scramble",
"shuffle",
"tousle",
"upset"
],
"synonyms":[
"becloud",
"befog",
"blur",
"cloud",
"confuse",
"fog",
"obfuscate"
]
},
"to make dirty":{
"antonyms":[
"clean",
"cleanse"
],
"examples":[
"forgot to take off our shoes and accidentally muddied the kitchen floor"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decontaminate",
"purge",
"purify",
"disinfect",
"sanitize",
"brush",
"dry-clean",
"dust",
"launder",
"mop",
"rinse",
"scour",
"scrub",
"sweep",
"wash",
"wipe",
"brighten",
"deodorize",
"freshen",
"renew",
"spruce (up)",
"straighten (up)",
"tidy (up)"
],
"related":[
"contaminate",
"defile",
"pollute",
"taint",
"discolor",
"confuse",
"disarrange",
"disarray",
"dishevel",
"disorder",
"draggle",
"jumble",
"mess",
"muddle",
"colly",
"crock"
],
"synonyms":[
"befoul",
"begrime",
"bemire",
"besmirch",
"blacken",
"daub",
"dirty",
"distain",
"foul",
"gaum",
"grime",
"mire",
"muck",
"smirch",
"smudge",
"soil",
"stain",
"sully"
]
},
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"my mind had been thoroughly muddied by the long hours of exacting work"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assure",
"reassure",
"satisfy",
"enlighten",
"inform"
],
"related":[
"stick",
"stump",
"weird out",
"abash",
"discomfit",
"disconcert",
"discountenance",
"embarrass",
"faze",
"fluster",
"mortify",
"nonplus",
"rattle",
"agitate",
"bother",
"chagrin",
"discomfort",
"discompose",
"dismay",
"disquiet",
"distress",
"disturb",
"perturb",
"stun",
"unhinge",
"unsettle",
"upset",
"beguile",
"cozen",
"deceive",
"delude",
"dupe",
"fool",
"gull",
"hoax",
"hoodwink",
"humbug",
"misguide",
"mislead",
"snow",
"string along",
"take in",
"trick"
],
"synonyms":[
"addle",
"baffle",
"bamboozle",
"beat",
"befog",
"befuddle",
"bemuse",
"bewilder",
"buffalo",
"confound",
"confuse",
"discombobulate",
"disorient",
"flummox",
"fox",
"fuddle",
"get",
"gravel",
"maze",
"muddle",
"mystify",
"perplex",
"pose",
"puzzle",
"vex"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"muddying":{
"to make (something) unclear to the understanding":{
"antonyms":[
"clarifying",
"clearing (up)",
"illuminating"
],
"examples":[
"that argument is irrelevant and will just muddy the issue we're trying to resolve"
],
"near antonyms":[
"simplifying",
"streamlining",
"disentangling",
"straightening (out)",
"undoing",
"unraveling",
"unscrambling",
"untangling",
"deciphering",
"decoding",
"analyzing",
"breaking down"
],
"related":[
"complicating",
"perplexing",
"sophisticating",
"entangling",
"snarling",
"tangling",
"disarranging",
"disarraying",
"discomposing",
"disheveling",
"dishevelling",
"disordering",
"disrupting",
"disturbing",
"jumbling",
"messing (up)",
"mixing (up)",
"muddling",
"scrambling",
"shuffling",
"tousling",
"upsetting"
],
"synonyms":[
"beclouding",
"befogging",
"blurring",
"clouding",
"confusing",
"fogging",
"obfuscating"
]
},
"to make dirty":{
"antonyms":[
"cleaning",
"cleansing"
],
"examples":[
"forgot to take off our shoes and accidentally muddied the kitchen floor"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decontaminating",
"purging",
"purifying",
"disinfecting",
"sanitizing",
"brushing",
"dry-cleaning",
"dusting",
"laundering",
"mopping",
"rinsing",
"scouring",
"scrubbing",
"sweeping",
"washing",
"wiping",
"brightening",
"deodorizing",
"freshening",
"renewing",
"sprucing (up)",
"straightening (up)",
"tidying (up)"
],
"related":[
"contaminating",
"defiling",
"polluting",
"tainting",
"discoloring",
"confusing",
"disarranging",
"disarraying",
"disheveling",
"dishevelling",
"disordering",
"draggling",
"jumbling",
"messing",
"muddling",
"collying",
"crocking"
],
"synonyms":[
"befouling",
"begriming",
"bemiring",
"besmirching",
"blackening",
"daubing",
"dirtying",
"distaining",
"fouling",
"gauming",
"griming",
"miring",
"mucking",
"smirching",
"smudging",
"soiling",
"staining",
"sullying"
]
},
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"my mind had been thoroughly muddied by the long hours of exacting work"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assuring",
"reassuring",
"satisfying",
"enlightening",
"informing"
],
"related":[
"sticking",
"stumping",
"weirding out",
"abashing",
"discomfiting",
"disconcerting",
"discountenancing",
"embarrassing",
"fazing",
"flustering",
"mortifying",
"nonplussing",
"nonplusing",
"rattling",
"agitating",
"bothering",
"chagrining",
"discomforting",
"discomposing",
"dismaying",
"disquieting",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"perturbing",
"stunning",
"unhinging",
"unsettling",
"upsetting",
"beguiling",
"cozening",
"deceiving",
"deluding",
"duping",
"fooling",
"gulling",
"hoaxing",
"hoodwinking",
"humbugging",
"misguiding",
"misleading",
"snowing",
"stringing along",
"taking in",
"tricking"
],
"synonyms":[
"addling",
"baffling",
"bamboozling",
"beating",
"befogging",
"befuddling",
"bemusing",
"bewildering",
"buffaloing",
"confounding",
"confusing",
"discombobulating",
"disorienting",
"flummoxing",
"foxing",
"fuddling",
"getting",
"graveling",
"gravelling",
"mazing",
"muddling",
"mystifying",
"perplexing",
"posing",
"puzzling",
"vexing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"muddles":{
"a state in which everything is out of order":{
"examples":[
"things at the newly built school were all in a muddle on opening day"
],
"synonyms":[
"chance-medleys",
"chaoses",
"confusions",
"disarrangements",
"disarrays",
"dishevelments",
"disorders",
"disorganizations",
"free-for-alls",
"havoc",
"hecks",
"hells",
"jumbles",
"mare's nests",
"mares' nests",
"messes",
"misorders",
"musses",
"shambles",
"snake pits",
"tumbles",
"welters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"anarchies",
"misrules",
"riots",
"knots",
"snarls",
"tangles",
"labyrinths",
"mazes",
"webs",
"maelstroms",
"storms",
"bollixes",
"clutters",
"litters",
"mishmashes",
"shuffles",
"hodgepodges",
"medleys",
"miscellanies",
"morasses",
"motleys"
],
"near antonyms":[
"methods",
"patterns",
"plans",
"systems"
],
"antonyms":[
"orders"
]
},
"a state of mental uncertainty":{
"examples":[
"the new, supposedly improved forms simply put taxpayers in a bigger muddle"
],
"synonyms":[
"bafflements",
"bamboozlements",
"befuddlements",
"bemusements",
"bewilderments",
"confusions",
"discombobulations",
"distractions",
"fogs",
"head-scratchings",
"mazes",
"mystifications",
"perplexities",
"puzzlements",
"tangles",
"whirls"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abashments",
"discomfitures",
"disconcertments",
"embarrassments",
"mortifications",
"agitations",
"chagrins",
"discomforts",
"dismays",
"disquiets",
"distresses",
"disturbances",
"perturbations",
"upsets",
"bothers",
"commotions",
"dithers",
"flurries",
"flusters",
"fusses",
"stews",
"turmoils"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assurances",
"certainties",
"certitudes",
"confidences",
"convictions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"a muddle of old magazines piled on the shelves"
],
"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",
"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":[]
},
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
"examples":[
"a car shopper thoroughly muddled by too much well-meaning advice"
],
"synonyms":[
"addles",
"baffles",
"bamboozles",
"beats",
"befogs",
"befuddles",
"bemuses",
"bewilders",
"buffaloes",
"confounds",
"confuses",
"discombobulates",
"disorients",
"flummoxes",
"foxes",
"fuddles",
"gets",
"gravels",
"mazes",
"muddies",
"mystifies",
"perplexes",
"poses",
"puzzles",
"vexes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sticks",
"stumps",
"weirds out",
"abashes",
"discomfits",
"disconcerts",
"discountenances",
"embarrasses",
"fazes",
"flusters",
"mortifies",
"nonpluses",
"nonplusses",
"rattles",
"agitates",
"bothers",
"chagrins",
"discomforts",
"discomposes",
"dismays",
"disquiets",
"distresses",
"disturbs",
"perturbs",
"stuns",
"unhinges",
"unsettles",
"upsets",
"beguiles",
"cozens",
"deceives",
"deludes",
"dupes",
"fools",
"gulls",
"hoaxes",
"hoodwinks",
"humbugs",
"misguides",
"misleads",
"snows",
"strings along",
"takes in",
"tricks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assures",
"reassures",
"satisfies",
"enlightens",
"informs"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{
"examples":[
"some mischievous brat had muddled the household accounts"
],
"synonyms":[
"confuses",
"deranges",
"disarranges",
"disarrays",
"discomposes",
"dishevels",
"disjoints",
"dislocates",
"disorders",
"disorganizes",
"disrupts",
"disturbs",
"hashes",
"jumbles",
"messes (up)",
"mixes (up)",
"musses",
"rumples",
"scrambles",
"shuffles",
"tousles",
"tumbles",
"upsets"
],
"near synonyms":[
"embroils",
"entangles",
"snarls",
"tangles",
"agitates",
"perturbs",
"stirs (up)",
"unsettles",
"clutters"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aligns",
"alines",
"lines",
"lines up",
"queues",
"classifies",
"codifies",
"methodizes",
"systematizes",
"systemizes",
"adjusts",
"fixes",
"grooms",
"makes up",
"spruces (up)",
"unscrambles"
],
"antonyms":[
"arranges",
"arrays",
"disposes",
"draws up",
"marshals",
"marshalls",
"orders",
"organizes",
"ranges",
"regulates",
"straightens (up)",
"tidies"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"muddleheaded":{
"suffering from mental confusion":{
"examples":[
"a muddleheaded waiter gave us another party's bill"
],
"synonyms":[
"addle",
"addled",
"addlepated",
"bedeviled",
"befogged",
"befuddled",
"bemused",
"bewildered",
"bushed",
"confounded",
"confused",
"dazed",
"distracted",
"dizzy",
"dopey",
"dopy",
"fogged",
"mixed-up",
"muzzy",
"pixilated",
"pixillated",
"punch-drunk",
"punchy",
"raddled",
"shell-shocked",
"silly",
"slaphappy",
"spaced-out",
"spaced",
"spacey",
"spacy",
"stunned",
"stupefied",
"zonked",
"zonked-out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"senseless",
"unconscious"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alert",
"conscious"
],
"antonyms":[
"clearheaded"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"muddler":{
"as in incompetent":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"incompetent",
"blunderbuss",
"blunderer",
"botcher",
"bumbler",
"bungler",
"butcher",
"fumbler",
"screwup"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ace",
"adept",
"crackerjack",
"crackajack",
"expert",
"maestro",
"master",
"virtuoso",
"wizard"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mud":{
"soft wet earth":{
"examples":[
"we cannot play softball today because the field turned to mud after last night's heavy rain"
],
"synonyms":[
"guck",
"gook",
"mire",
"muck",
"ooze",
"slime",
"slop",
"sludge",
"slush"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gumbo",
"silt",
"clay",
"dirt",
"gravel",
"humus",
"loam",
"sand",
"soil"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mudslinging":{
"the use of personal attacks or insults in order to undermine an opponent":{
"examples":[
"the ceaseless mudslinging merely convinced voters that neither candidate was worth voting for"
],
"synonyms":[
"character assassination",
"name-calling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"defamation",
"libel",
"maligning",
"slander",
"smearing",
"vilification",
"belittlement",
"detraction",
"disparagement",
"abuse",
"invective",
"vituperation",
"censure",
"denunciation",
"revilement",
"aspersion",
"innuendo"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"muddied":{
"as in murky , muddled":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"inky",
"muddled",
"murky",
"puddled",
"sludgy",
"dingy",
"filmy",
"hazy",
"scummy",
"unfiltered",
"opaque",
"cloudy",
"muddy",
"riley",
"roiled",
"turbid"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clear",
"crystal clear",
"crystalline",
"clarified",
"filtered",
"purified",
"colorless",
"transparent",
"uncolored"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
"examples":[
"my mind had been thoroughly muddied by the long hours of exacting work"
],
"synonyms":[
"addled",
"baffled",
"bamboozled",
"beat",
"befogged",
"befuddled",
"bemused",
"bewildered",
"buffaloed",
"confounded",
"confused",
"discombobulated",
"disoriented",
"flummoxed",
"foxed",
"fuddled",
"got",
"graveled",
"gravelled",
"mazed",
"muddled",
"mystified",
"perplexed",
"posed",
"puzzled",
"vexed",
"vext"
],
"near synonyms":[
"stuck",
"stumped",
"weirded out",
"abashed",
"discomfited",
"disconcerted",
"discountenanced",
"embarrassed",
"fazed",
"flustered",
"mortified",
"nonplussed",
"nonplused",
"rattled",
"agitated",
"bothered",
"chagrined",
"discomforted",
"discomposed",
"dismayed",
"disquieted",
"distressed",
"disturbed",
"perturbed",
"stunned",
"unhinged",
"unsettled",
"upset",
"beguiled",
"cozened",
"deceived",
"deluded",
"duped",
"fooled",
"gulled",
"hoaxed",
"hoodwinked",
"humbugged",
"misguided",
"misled",
"snowed",
"strung along",
"took in",
"tricked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assured",
"reassured",
"satisfied",
"enlightened",
"informed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make (something) unclear to the understanding":{
"examples":[
"that argument is irrelevant and will just muddy the issue we're trying to resolve"
],
"synonyms":[
"beclouded",
"befogged",
"blurred",
"clouded",
"confused",
"fogged",
"obfuscated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"complicated",
"perplexed",
"sophisticated",
"entangled",
"snarled",
"tangled",
"disarranged",
"disarrayed",
"discomposed",
"disheveled",
"dishevelled",
"disordered",
"disrupted",
"disturbed",
"jumbled",
"messed (up)",
"mixed (up)",
"muddled",
"scrambled",
"shuffled",
"tousled",
"upset"
],
"near antonyms":[
"simplified",
"streamlined",
"disentangled",
"straightened (out)",
"undid",
"unraveled",
"unscrambled",
"untangled",
"deciphered",
"decoded",
"analyzed",
"broke down"
],
"antonyms":[
"clarified",
"cleared (up)",
"illuminated"
]
},
"to make dirty":{
"examples":[
"forgot to take off our shoes and accidentally muddied the kitchen floor"
],
"synonyms":[
"befouled",
"begrimed",
"bemired",
"besmirched",
"blackened",
"daubed",
"dirtied",
"distained",
"fouled",
"gaumed",
"grimed",
"mired",
"mucked",
"smirched",
"smudged",
"soiled",
"stained",
"sullied"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contaminated",
"defiled",
"polluted",
"tainted",
"discolored",
"confused",
"disarranged",
"disarrayed",
"disheveled",
"dishevelled",
"disordered",
"draggled",
"jumbled",
"messed",
"muddled",
"collied",
"crocked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decontaminated",
"purged",
"purified",
"disinfected",
"sanitized",
"brushed",
"dry-cleaned",
"dusted",
"laundered",
"mopped",
"rinsed",
"scoured",
"scrubbed",
"swept",
"washed",
"wiped",
"brightened",
"deodorized",
"freshened",
"renewed",
"spruced (up)",
"straightened (up)",
"tidied (up)"
],
"antonyms":[
"cleaned",
"cleansed"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"muddling":{
"as in confusing , befuddling":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"befuddling",
"bewildering",
"confounding",
"confusing",
"discomfiting",
"disconcerting",
"dismaying",
"flustering",
"nonplussing",
"nonplusing",
"perplexing",
"upsetting",
"extraordinary",
"phenomenal",
"rare",
"sensational",
"spectacular",
"incomprehensible",
"inconceivable",
"incredible",
"unbelievable",
"unimaginable",
"unlikely",
"unthinkable",
"awesome",
"awful",
"breathtaking",
"fabulous",
"heart-stopping",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"miraculous",
"portentous",
"prodigious",
"staggering",
"stupendous",
"sublime",
"wonderful",
"wondrous",
"singular",
"uncommon",
"unique",
"unusual",
"unwonted",
"unannounced",
"unanticipated",
"unexpected",
"unforeseen",
"conspicuous",
"notable",
"noticeable",
"outstanding",
"remarkable",
"amazing",
"astonishing",
"astounding",
"blindsiding",
"dumbfounding",
"dumfounding",
"eye-opening",
"flabbergasting",
"jarring",
"jaw-dropping",
"jolting",
"shocking",
"startling",
"stunning",
"stupefying",
"surprising",
"impressive",
"striking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unsurprising",
"common",
"customary",
"mundane",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"typical",
"unexceptional",
"unremarkable",
"usual"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
"examples":[
"a car shopper thoroughly muddled by too much well-meaning advice"
],
"synonyms":[
"addling",
"baffling",
"bamboozling",
"beating",
"befogging",
"befuddling",
"bemusing",
"bewildering",
"buffaloing",
"confounding",
"confusing",
"discombobulating",
"disorienting",
"flummoxing",
"foxing",
"fuddling",
"getting",
"graveling",
"gravelling",
"mazing",
"muddying",
"mystifying",
"perplexing",
"posing",
"puzzling",
"vexing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sticking",
"stumping",
"weirding out",
"abashing",
"discomfiting",
"disconcerting",
"discountenancing",
"embarrassing",
"fazing",
"flustering",
"mortifying",
"nonplussing",
"nonplusing",
"rattling",
"agitating",
"bothering",
"chagrining",
"discomforting",
"discomposing",
"dismaying",
"disquieting",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"perturbing",
"stunning",
"unhinging",
"unsettling",
"upsetting",
"beguiling",
"cozening",
"deceiving",
"deluding",
"duping",
"fooling",
"gulling",
"hoaxing",
"hoodwinking",
"humbugging",
"misguiding",
"misleading",
"snowing",
"stringing along",
"taking in",
"tricking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assuring",
"reassuring",
"satisfying",
"enlightening",
"informing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{
"examples":[
"some mischievous brat had muddled the household accounts"
],
"synonyms":[
"confusing",
"deranging",
"disarranging",
"disarraying",
"discomposing",
"disheveling",
"dishevelling",
"disjointing",
"dislocating",
"disordering",
"disorganizing",
"disrupting",
"disturbing",
"hashing",
"jumbling",
"messing (up)",
"mixing (up)",
"mussing",
"rumpling",
"scrambling",
"shuffling",
"tousling",
"tumbling",
"upsetting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"embroiling",
"entangling",
"snarling",
"tangling",
"agitating",
"perturbing",
"stirring (up)",
"unsettling",
"cluttering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aligning",
"alining",
"lining",
"lining up",
"queuing",
"queueing",
"classifying",
"codifying",
"methodizing",
"systematizing",
"systemizing",
"adjusting",
"fixing",
"grooming",
"making up",
"sprucing (up)",
"unscrambling"
],
"antonyms":[
"arranging",
"arraying",
"disposing",
"drawing up",
"marshaling",
"marshalling",
"ordering",
"organizing",
"ranging",
"regulating",
"straightening (up)",
"tidying"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"mudslinger":{
"one who makes harsh, personal attacks against opponents":{
"examples":[
"a local hot-button issue that has turned some normally mild-mannered neighbors into letter-writing mudslingers"
],
"synonyms":[
"attack dog"
],
"near synonyms":[
"polemicist",
"polemist",
"hatchet man",
"hired gun",
"hit man",
"barracuda",
"shark"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mudslide":{
"a large mass of wet earth descending from a high place":{
"examples":[
"In the spring and early summer this area is prone to flooding and mudslides ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"avalanche",
"slide",
"snowslide",
"landslide",
"burst",
"cataclysm",
"cataract",
"deluge",
"discharge",
"engulfment",
"washout",
"flood",
"flood tide",
"flush",
"gush",
"inundation",
"Niagara",
"outburst",
"outflow",
"outpouring",
"overflow",
"spate",
"surge",
"torrent",
"current",
"river",
"stream",
"tide",
"alluvion",
"bath",
"flux",
"inflow",
"influx",
"blizzard",
"cascade",
"waterfall"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dribble",
"drip",
"trickle"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"muddled":{
"lacking in order, neatness, and often cleanliness":{
"examples":[
"a muddled arrangement of trophies in the display case"
],
"synonyms":[
"chaotic",
"cluttered",
"confused",
"disarranged",
"disarrayed",
"disheveled",
"dishevelled",
"disordered",
"disorderly",
"higgledy-piggledy",
"hugger-mugger",
"jumbled",
"littered",
"messed",
"messy",
"mussed",
"mussy",
"pell-mell",
"rumpled",
"sloppy",
"topsy-turvy",
"tousled",
"tumbled",
"unkempt",
"untidy",
"upside-down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bedraggled",
"befouled",
"begrimed",
"bemired",
"besmirched",
"blackened",
"cruddy",
"dingy",
"dirty",
"draggled",
"filthy",
"foul",
"grimy",
"grotty",
"grubby",
"grungy",
"mucky",
"nasty",
"smudged",
"soiled",
"spotted",
"squalid",
"stained",
"sullied",
"unclean",
"uncleanly",
"dowdy",
"frowsy",
"frowzy",
"shaggy",
"slatternly",
"sloven",
"slovenly",
"uncombed",
"wrinkled",
"adulterated",
"contaminated",
"defiled",
"polluted",
"tainted",
"knotted",
"snarled",
"tangled",
"seedy",
"shabby",
"sleazy",
"sordid",
"neglected",
"neglectful",
"negligent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antiseptic",
"clean",
"cleaned",
"cleanly",
"hygienic",
"immaculate",
"sparkling",
"spick-and-span",
"spic-and-span",
"spotless",
"stainless",
"unsoiled",
"unsullied",
"methodical",
"methodic",
"regular",
"systematic",
"systematized",
"careful",
"fastidious",
"finicky",
"fussy",
"meticulous",
"combed",
"groomed",
"manicured",
"well-groomed",
"taintless",
"undefiled",
"unpolluted",
"untainted",
"wholesome"
],
"antonyms":[
"bandbox",
"crisp",
"kempt",
"neat",
"neatened",
"ordered",
"orderly",
"organized",
"shipshape",
"snug",
"tidied",
"tidy",
"trim",
"uncluttered",
"well-ordered"
]
},
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
"examples":[
"a car shopper thoroughly muddled by too much well-meaning advice"
],
"synonyms":[
"addled",
"baffled",
"bamboozled",
"beat",
"befogged",
"befuddled",
"bemused",
"bewildered",
"buffaloed",
"confounded",
"confused",
"discombobulated",
"disoriented",
"flummoxed",
"foxed",
"fuddled",
"got",
"graveled",
"gravelled",
"mazed",
"muddied",
"mystified",
"perplexed",
"posed",
"puzzled",
"vexed",
"vext"
],
"near synonyms":[
"stuck",
"stumped",
"weirded out",
"abashed",
"discomfited",
"disconcerted",
"discountenanced",
"embarrassed",
"fazed",
"flustered",
"mortified",
"nonplussed",
"nonplused",
"rattled",
"agitated",
"bothered",
"chagrined",
"discomforted",
"discomposed",
"dismayed",
"disquieted",
"distressed",
"disturbed",
"perturbed",
"stunned",
"unhinged",
"unsettled",
"upset",
"beguiled",
"cozened",
"deceived",
"deluded",
"duped",
"fooled",
"gulled",
"hoaxed",
"hoodwinked",
"humbugged",
"misguided",
"misled",
"snowed",
"strung along",
"took in",
"tricked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assured",
"reassured",
"satisfied",
"enlightened",
"informed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to undo the proper order or arrangement of":{
"examples":[
"some mischievous brat had muddled the household accounts"
],
"synonyms":[
"confused",
"deranged",
"disarranged",
"disarrayed",
"discomposed",
"disheveled",
"dishevelled",
"disjointed",
"dislocated",
"disordered",
"disorganized",
"disrupted",
"disturbed",
"hashed",
"jumbled",
"messed (up)",
"mixed (up)",
"mussed",
"rumpled",
"scrambled",
"shuffled",
"tousled",
"tumbled",
"upset"
],
"near synonyms":[
"embroiled",
"entangled",
"snarled",
"tangled",
"agitated",
"perturbed",
"stirred (up)",
"unsettled",
"cluttered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aligned",
"alined",
"lined",
"lined up",
"queued",
"classified",
"codified",
"methodized",
"systematized",
"systemized",
"adjusted",
"fixed",
"groomed",
"made up",
"spruced (up)",
"unscrambled"
],
"antonyms":[
"arranged",
"arrayed",
"disposed",
"drew up",
"marshaled",
"marshalled",
"ordered",
"organized",
"ranged",
"regulated",
"straightened (up)",
"tidied"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"mudslides":{
"a large mass of wet earth descending from a high place":{
"examples":[
"In the spring and early summer this area is prone to flooding and mudslides ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"avalanches",
"slides",
"landslides",
"snowslides",
"bursts",
"cataclysms",
"cataracts",
"deluges",
"discharges",
"engulfments",
"floods",
"flood tides",
"flushes",
"gushes",
"inundations",
"Niagaras",
"outbursts",
"outflows",
"outpourings",
"overflows",
"spates",
"surges",
"torrents",
"washouts",
"alluvions",
"baths",
"currents",
"rivers",
"streams",
"tides",
"fluxes",
"inflows",
"influxes",
"blizzards",
"cascades",
"waterfalls"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dribbles",
"drips",
"trickles"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"muddies":{
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
"examples":[
"my mind had been thoroughly muddied by the long hours of exacting work"
],
"synonyms":[
"addles",
"baffles",
"bamboozles",
"beats",
"befogs",
"befuddles",
"bemuses",
"bewilders",
"buffaloes",
"confounds",
"confuses",
"discombobulates",
"disorients",
"flummoxes",
"foxes",
"fuddles",
"gets",
"gravels",
"mazes",
"muddles",
"mystifies",
"perplexes",
"poses",
"puzzles",
"vexes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sticks",
"stumps",
"weirds out",
"abashes",
"discomfits",
"disconcerts",
"discountenances",
"embarrasses",
"fazes",
"flusters",
"mortifies",
"nonpluses",
"nonplusses",
"rattles",
"agitates",
"bothers",
"chagrins",
"discomforts",
"discomposes",
"dismays",
"disquiets",
"distresses",
"disturbs",
"perturbs",
"stuns",
"unhinges",
"unsettles",
"upsets",
"beguiles",
"cozens",
"deceives",
"deludes",
"dupes",
"fools",
"gulls",
"hoaxes",
"hoodwinks",
"humbugs",
"misguides",
"misleads",
"snows",
"strings along",
"takes in",
"tricks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assures",
"reassures",
"satisfies",
"enlightens",
"informs"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make (something) unclear to the understanding":{
"examples":[
"that argument is irrelevant and will just muddy the issue we're trying to resolve"
],
"synonyms":[
"beclouds",
"befogs",
"blurs",
"clouds",
"confuses",
"fogs",
"obfuscates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"complicates",
"perplexes",
"sophisticates",
"entangles",
"snarls",
"tangles",
"disarranges",
"disarrays",
"discomposes",
"dishevels",
"disorders",
"disrupts",
"disturbs",
"jumbles",
"messes (up)",
"mixes (up)",
"muddles",
"scrambles",
"shuffles",
"tousles",
"upsets"
],
"near antonyms":[
"simplifies",
"streamlines",
"disentangles",
"straightens (out)",
"undoes",
"unravels",
"unscrambles",
"untangles",
"deciphers",
"decodes",
"analyzes",
"breaks down"
],
"antonyms":[
"clarifies",
"clears (up)",
"illuminates"
]
},
"to make dirty":{
"examples":[
"forgot to take off our shoes and accidentally muddied the kitchen floor"
],
"synonyms":[
"befouls",
"begrimes",
"bemires",
"besmirches",
"blackens",
"daubs",
"dirties",
"distains",
"fouls",
"gaums",
"grimes",
"mires",
"mucks",
"smirches",
"smudges",
"soils",
"stains",
"sullies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contaminates",
"defiles",
"pollutes",
"taints",
"discolors",
"confuses",
"disarranges",
"disarrays",
"dishevels",
"disorders",
"draggles",
"jumbles",
"messes",
"muddles",
"collies",
"crocks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decontaminates",
"purges",
"purifies",
"disinfects",
"sanitizes",
"brushes",
"dry-cleans",
"dusts",
"launders",
"mops",
"rinses",
"scours",
"scrubs",
"sweeps",
"washes",
"wipes",
"brightens",
"deodorizes",
"freshens",
"renews",
"spruces (up)",
"straightens (up)",
"tidies (up)"
],
"antonyms":[
"cleans",
"cleanses"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}