dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/mut_MWT.json
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{
"mutates":{
"to pass from one form, state, or level to another":{
"examples":[
"colored lights that slowly mutate from green to blue and so on across the color spectrum"
],
"synonyms":[
"changes",
"fluctuates",
"shifts",
"snaps",
"varies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"metamorphoses",
"morphs",
"transmutes",
"betters",
"improves",
"deteriorates",
"worsens",
"turns around",
"seesaws",
"teeters",
"vacillates",
"wavers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"plateaus",
"stabilizes"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mutating":{
"to pass from one form, state, or level to another":{
"examples":[
"colored lights that slowly mutate from green to blue and so on across the color spectrum"
],
"synonyms":[
"changing",
"fluctuating",
"shifting",
"snapping",
"varying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"metamorphosing",
"morphing",
"transmuting",
"bettering",
"improving",
"deteriorating",
"worsening",
"turning around",
"seesawing",
"teetering",
"vacillating",
"wavering"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"plateauing",
"stabilizing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mutations":{
"a significant and basic change":{
"examples":[
"The sculpture series underwent several mutations as the artist experimented with different materials and techniques."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"conversions",
"deformations",
"distortions",
"metamorphoses",
"transfigurations",
"transformations",
"transmogrifications",
"transmutations",
"adjustments",
"alterations",
"changes",
"differences",
"modifications",
"shifts",
"transitions",
"reconstructions",
"reconversions",
"redesigns",
"redos",
"reformations",
"reviews",
"revises",
"revisions",
"variations",
"amendments",
"corrections",
"rectifications",
"reforms",
"fluctuations",
"fluxes",
"inconstancies",
"oscillations",
"displacements",
"replacements",
"substitutions",
"modulations",
"regulations",
"tweaks",
"vacillations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fixations",
"stabilizations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that is a result of a change in the genes of a plant or animal":{
"examples":[
"This coloration in the bird's plumage is a rare mutation ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"deviations",
"variants",
"variations",
"malformations",
"miscreations",
"mutants",
"aberrations",
"abnormalities",
"anomalies",
"exceptions",
"freaks",
"irregularities",
"monsters",
"monstrosities",
"oddities",
"rarities",
"abominations",
"anathemas",
"errors",
"mistakes",
"differences",
"disparities",
"inconsistences",
"inconsistencies",
"marvels",
"prodigies",
"rara avises",
"rarae aves",
"rare birds",
"wonders",
"curios",
"curiosities",
"exotics",
"objets d'art",
"objets",
"oddments",
"peculiarities",
"singularities"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"muted":{
"mostly or entirely without sound":{
"examples":[
"the muted cry of a frightened witness to a murder"
],
"synonyms":[
"hushed",
"noiseless",
"quiet",
"quieted",
"silent",
"soundless",
"still",
"stilly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"calm",
"peaceable",
"peaceful",
"serene",
"tranquil"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boisterous",
"clamorous",
"clangorous",
"clattering",
"clattery",
"raucous",
"rip-roaring",
"roaring",
"roistering",
"tumultuous"
],
"antonyms":[
"noisy",
"rackety",
"unquiet",
"uproarious"
]
},
"not excessively showy":{
"examples":[
"painted with muted colors"
],
"synonyms":[
"conservative",
"low-key",
"low-keyed",
"quiet",
"repressed",
"restrained",
"sober",
"subdued",
"toned-down",
"understated",
"unflashy",
"unpretentious"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appropriate",
"becoming",
"fit",
"fitting",
"proper",
"suitable",
"modest",
"plain",
"simple",
"unadorned",
"undecorated",
"inconspicuous",
"unnoticeable",
"unobtrusive",
"graceful",
"handsome",
"refined",
"tasteful",
"drab",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"practical",
"sensible"
],
"near antonyms":[
"meretricious",
"graceless",
"inelegant",
"tacky",
"tasteless",
"tawdry",
"trashy",
"vulgar",
"baroque",
"fancy",
"frilly",
"gilded",
"gilt",
"ornate",
"rococo",
"overdecorated",
"overdone",
"overwrought"
],
"antonyms":[
"flamboyant",
"flaring",
"flashy",
"garish",
"gaudy",
"glitzy",
"loud",
"noisy",
"ostentatious",
"razzle-dazzle",
"splashy",
"swank",
"swanky"
]
},
"deliberately refraining from speech":{
"examples":[
"she was unexpectedly muted in the presence of her literary idol"
],
"synonyms":[
"dumb",
"mum",
"mute",
"silent",
"speechless",
"uncommunicative",
"wordless"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inarticulate",
"tongue-tied",
"nonvocal",
"voiceless",
"dumbstruck",
"sulking",
"sulky",
"sullen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"articulate",
"eloquent",
"fluent",
"voluble",
"well-spoken",
"gabby",
"garrulous",
"loquacious",
"talkative",
"talky",
"outspoken",
"unreserved",
"vocal",
"facile",
"glib",
"silver-tongued",
"smooth-tongued"
],
"antonyms":[
"communicative",
"speaking",
"talking"
]
},
"to stop the noise or speech of":{
"examples":[
"muted the television while she was on the phone"
],
"synonyms":[
"dumbed",
"extinguished",
"hushed",
"quelled",
"quieted",
"quietened",
"settled",
"shushed",
"shut up",
"silenced",
"squelched",
"stilled"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"agitated",
"stirred"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to deaden the sound of":{
"examples":[
"closing the windows muted the traffic noise so we could get to sleep"
],
"synonyms":[
"muffled",
"stifled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"insulated",
"soundproofed",
"padded",
"dampened",
"mellowed",
"softened",
"subdued",
"toned (down)",
"baffled",
"smothered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amplified",
"boosted",
"deepened",
"enhanced",
"heightened",
"increased",
"magnified",
"stepped up",
"strengthened"
],
"antonyms":[
"unmuffled"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"mutualism":{
"as in symbiosis , collaboration":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"collaboration",
"reciprocity",
"symbiosis",
"chime",
"comity",
"compatibility",
"concord",
"harmony",
"peace",
"amity",
"companionship",
"compatibleness",
"congeniality",
"fellowship",
"fraternization",
"friendship",
"agreement",
"consensus",
"unanimity",
"cohesion",
"cohesiveness",
"unity",
"affinity",
"connection",
"empathy",
"kinship",
"oneness",
"rapport",
"solidarity",
"sympathy",
"understanding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"enmity",
"hatred",
"hostility",
"unfriendliness",
"alienation",
"breach",
"divorce",
"estrangement",
"rupture",
"schism",
"scission",
"severance",
"dissent",
"dissidence",
"anarchy",
"disorder",
"disturbance",
"strife",
"turmoil",
"conflict",
"discord",
"dissension",
"dissention",
"disunity",
"variance"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"muttered":{
"as in whispered , mumbled":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"breathed",
"chirped",
"drawled",
"gasped",
"intoned",
"mouthed",
"mumbled",
"murmured",
"purred",
"shouted",
"spluttered",
"sputtered",
"squeaked",
"whispered",
"articulated",
"enunciated",
"pronounced",
"sonant",
"oral",
"spoken",
"uttered",
"vocal",
"voiced"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonvocal",
"inarticulate",
"mute",
"quiet",
"silent",
"unexpressed",
"unsaid",
"unspoken",
"unuttered",
"unvoiced",
"surd",
"voiceless"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{
"examples":[
"a muttering group of workers"
],
"synonyms":[
"beefed",
"bellyached",
"bitched",
"bleated",
"carped",
"caterwauled",
"complained",
"crabbed",
"croaked",
"fussed",
"griped",
"grizzled",
"grouched",
"groused",
"growled",
"grumbled",
"grumped",
"hollered",
"inveighed",
"keened",
"kicked",
"kvetched",
"maundered",
"moaned",
"murmured",
"nagged",
"repined",
"screamed",
"squawked",
"squealed",
"wailed",
"whimpered",
"whined",
"whinged",
"yammered",
"yawped",
"yauped",
"yowled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"objected (to)",
"protested",
"quarreled (with)",
"quarrelled (with)",
"caviled",
"cavilled",
"quibbled",
"fretted",
"stewed",
"worried",
"blubbered",
"cried",
"sobbed",
"bemoaned",
"bewailed",
"deplored",
"lamented"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepted",
"bore",
"countenanced",
"endured",
"tolerated",
"took",
"applauded",
"cheered",
"commended"
],
"antonyms":[
"crowed",
"delighted",
"rejoiced"
]
},
"to speak softly and unclearly":{
"examples":[
"muttering to himself under his breath"
],
"synonyms":[
"chuntered",
"grunted",
"mouthed",
"mumbled",
"murmured"
],
"near synonyms":[
"babbled",
"blabbed",
"chattered",
"driveled",
"drivelled",
"gabbled",
"gibbered",
"jabbered",
"maundered",
"prattled",
"rambled",
"breathed",
"gasped",
"panted",
"whispered",
"buzzed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"articulated",
"enunciated"
],
"antonyms":[
"spoke out",
"spoke up"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"mutts":{
"a stupid person":{
"examples":[
"it's an expensive camera, and I'd rather not turn it over to some mutt"
],
"synonyms":[
"airheads",
"birdbrains",
"blockheads",
"boneheads",
"bubbleheads",
"chowderheads",
"chuckleheads",
"clodpolls",
"clodpoles",
"clots",
"clucks",
"clunks",
"cretins",
"cuddies",
"deadheads",
"dim bulbs",
"dimwits",
"dips",
"dodoes",
"dodos",
"dolts",
"donkeys",
"doofuses",
"dufuses",
"dopes",
"dorks",
"dullards",
"dumbbells",
"dumbheads",
"dum-dums",
"dummies",
"dummkopfs",
"dunces",
"dunderheads",
"fatheads",
"ganders",
"golems",
"goofs",
"goons",
"half-wits",
"hammerheads",
"hardheads",
"idiots",
"ignoramuses",
"ignorami",
"imbeciles",
"jackasses",
"know-nothings",
"knuckleheads",
"lamebrains",
"loggerheads",
"loons",
"lumps",
"lunkheads",
"meatheads",
"momes",
"morons",
"mugs",
"naturals",
"nimrods",
"nincompoops",
"ninnies",
"ninnyhammers",
"nits",
"nitwits",
"noddies",
"noodles",
"numskulls",
"numbskulls",
"oafs",
"pinheads",
"prats",
"ratbags",
"sapheads",
"schlubs",
"shlubs",
"schnooks",
"simpletons",
"stocks",
"stupes",
"stupids",
"thickheads",
"turkeys",
"woodenheads",
"yahoos",
"yo-yos"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boobies",
"buffoons",
"fools",
"geese",
"loonies",
"lunatics",
"madmen",
"nuts",
"zanies",
"losers",
"gawks",
"featherbrains",
"scatterbrains",
"beasts",
"boors",
"cads",
"churls",
"clowns",
"creeps",
"curs",
"heels",
"jerks",
"skunks",
"skunk",
"snakes",
"stinkers",
"villains"
],
"near antonyms":[
"intellects",
"intellectuals",
"sages",
"thinkers",
"whizzes",
"wizards",
"polymaths",
"Renaissance men",
"sharpies"
],
"antonyms":[
"brains",
"geniuses",
"genii"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mutual":{
"used or done by a number of people as a group":{
"examples":[
"every film is a mutual effort by the director, writer, actors, and a host of others"
],
"synonyms":[
"collaborative",
"collective",
"combined",
"common",
"communal",
"concerted",
"conjoint",
"conjunct",
"cooperative",
"joint",
"multiple",
"pooled",
"public",
"shared",
"united"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bilateral",
"consensual",
"reciprocal",
"symbiotic",
"synergic",
"synergistic",
"two-way",
"mass",
"popular",
"general",
"generic",
"universal"
],
"near antonyms":[
"personal",
"private",
"independent",
"separate",
"several",
"esoteric",
"particular",
"special",
"specialized"
],
"antonyms":[
"exclusive",
"individual",
"one-man",
"one-sided",
"one-way",
"single",
"sole",
"solitary",
"unilateral"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"mutinies":{
"open fighting against authority (as one's own government)":{
"examples":[
"a mutiny led by the ship's cook"
],
"synonyms":[
"insurgences",
"insurgencies",
"insurrections",
"outbreaks",
"rebellions",
"revolts",
"revolutions",
"risings",
"uprisings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coups",
"coups d'\u00e9tat",
"coups d'etat",
"coup d'\u00e9tats",
"coup d'etats",
"overthrows",
"misprisions",
"seditions",
"treacheries",
"treasons",
"sabotages",
"subversions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"counterinsurgencies",
"counterrevolutions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to rise up against established authority":{
"examples":[
"the party's conservative faction mutinied just before the election"
],
"synonyms":[
"rebels",
"revolts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"defies",
"disobeys",
"mocks",
"revolutionizes",
"bucks",
"combats",
"contests",
"fights",
"opposes",
"resists",
"withstands"
],
"near antonyms":[
"complies (with)",
"follows",
"minds",
"obeys",
"submits",
"attends",
"serves"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"mutilate":{
"to cause severe or permanent injury to":{
"examples":[
"was lucky not to be mutilated in the car crash"
],
"synonyms":[
"cripple",
"disable",
"incapacitate",
"lame",
"maim"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dismember",
"hamstring",
"hobble",
"paralyze",
"batter",
"bruise",
"bung up",
"mangle",
"maul",
"rough (up)",
"gore",
"lacerate",
"wing",
"wound",
"disfigure",
"scar",
"kneecap",
"break",
"damage",
"harm",
"hurt",
"impair",
"injure",
"bash",
"beat",
"belt",
"bludgeon",
"buffet",
"drub",
"hammer",
"lace",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lick",
"paste",
"pelt",
"pommel",
"pound",
"pummel",
"thump",
"bang",
"box",
"hit",
"punch",
"slap",
"smack",
"smash",
"sock",
"spank",
"swat",
"swipe",
"thrash",
"thwack",
"whack",
"flog",
"lash",
"wallop",
"whip",
"kill",
"murder",
"torment",
"torture"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cure",
"heal",
"rehabilitate",
"remedy",
"doctor",
"fix",
"mend",
"patch",
"rejuvenate",
"renew",
"repair",
"restore"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mutually exclusive":{
"not being in agreement or harmony":{
"examples":[
"the two plans are mutually exclusive ; implementing one will automatically rule out the other"
],
"synonyms":[
"clashing",
"conflicting",
"disagreeing",
"discordant",
"discrepant",
"incompatible",
"incongruous",
"inconsistent",
"inconsonant",
"inharmonious",
"repugnant"
],
"near synonyms":[
"irreconcilable",
"antagonistic",
"antipodal",
"antipodean",
"antithetical",
"contradictory",
"contrary",
"diametric",
"diametrical",
"opposing",
"opposite"
],
"near antonyms":[
"akin",
"like",
"similar"
],
"antonyms":[
"accordant",
"agreeing",
"compatible",
"concordant",
"conformable (to)",
"congruent",
"congruous",
"consistent",
"consonant",
"correspondent (with or to)",
"harmonious",
"nonconflicting"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"mutability":{
"as in changeability , inconstancy":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"changeability",
"inconstancy",
"insubstantiality",
"unsoundness",
"laxness",
"looseness",
"slackness",
"insecurity",
"instability",
"precariousness",
"shakiness",
"unstableness",
"unsteadiness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fastness",
"fixedness",
"security",
"stability",
"steadiness",
"firmness",
"soundness",
"substantiality"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mutinying (against)":{
"as in revolting (against)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"revolting (against)",
"disobliging",
"disregarding",
"ignoring",
"overlooking",
"overpassing",
"passing over",
"tuning out",
"defying",
"disobeying",
"mocking",
"rebelling (against)",
"brushing (off)",
"dismissing",
"flouting",
"pooh-poohing",
"poohing",
"rejecting",
"scoffing (at)",
"scorning",
"shrugging off",
"winking (at)",
"breaching",
"breaking",
"infringing",
"transgressing",
"violating",
"bucking",
"combating",
"combatting",
"contesting",
"disputing",
"fighting",
"opposing",
"resisting",
"withstanding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"complying (with)",
"conforming (to)",
"following",
"minding",
"obeying",
"capitulating (to)",
"conceding (to)",
"deferring (to)",
"goose-stepping (to)",
"serving",
"stooping (to)",
"submitting (to)",
"surrendering (to)",
"yielding (to)",
"cooperating (with)",
"keeping",
"observing",
"acceding (to)",
"acquiescing (to)",
"agreeing (to)",
"assenting (to)",
"obliging",
"attending",
"hearing",
"heeding",
"listening (to)",
"marking",
"noticing",
"noting",
"regarding",
"watching"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mutant":{
"a plant or animal that is different from other plants or animals of the same kind because of a change in the structure of its genes; something produced by genetic mutation":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abortion",
"malformation",
"miscreation",
"mutation",
"abnormality",
"anomaly",
"freak",
"monster",
"monstrosity",
"character",
"crackbrain",
"crackpot",
"crank",
"eccentric",
"kook",
"nut",
"oddball",
"screwball",
"weirdo",
"aberrant",
"deviant",
"individualist",
"maverick",
"nonconformist",
"curiosity",
"peculiarity",
"singularity",
"aberration",
"exception",
"irregularity",
"oddity",
"rarity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"sample",
"specimen",
"commonplace",
"usual",
"average",
"norm",
"normal",
"par",
"standard"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in abnormal , aberrant":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"aberrant",
"abnormal",
"freakish",
"defaced",
"disfigured",
"asymmetrical",
"asymmetric",
"crooked",
"disproportionate",
"irregular",
"lopsided",
"nonsymmetrical",
"overbalanced",
"unbalanced",
"unequal",
"deformed",
"distorted",
"malformed",
"misshapen",
"monstrous",
"shapeless",
"horrible",
"horrific",
"terrible",
"ugly",
"unattractive"
],
"near antonyms":[
"undeformed",
"shapely",
"flawless",
"perfect"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"mutt":{
"a stupid person":{
"examples":[
"it's an expensive camera, and I'd rather not turn it over to some mutt"
],
"synonyms":[
"airhead",
"birdbrain",
"blockhead",
"bonehead",
"bubblehead",
"chowderhead",
"chucklehead",
"clodpoll",
"clodpole",
"clot",
"cluck",
"clunk",
"cretin",
"cuddy",
"cuddie",
"deadhead",
"dim bulb",
"dimwit",
"dip",
"dodo",
"dolt",
"donkey",
"doofus",
"dope",
"dork",
"dullard",
"dum-dum",
"dumbbell",
"dumbhead",
"dummkopf",
"dummy",
"dunce",
"dunderhead",
"fathead",
"gander",
"golem",
"goof",
"goon",
"half-wit",
"hammerhead",
"hardhead",
"idiot",
"ignoramus",
"imbecile",
"jackass",
"know-nothing",
"knucklehead",
"lamebrain",
"loggerhead",
"loon",
"lump",
"lunkhead",
"meathead",
"mome",
"moron",
"mug",
"natural",
"nimrod",
"nincompoop",
"ninny",
"ninnyhammer",
"nit",
"nitwit",
"noddy",
"noodle",
"numskull",
"numbskull",
"oaf",
"pinhead",
"prat",
"ratbag",
"saphead",
"schlub",
"shlub",
"schnook",
"simpleton",
"stock",
"stupe",
"stupid",
"thickhead",
"turkey",
"woodenhead",
"yahoo",
"yo-yo"
],
"near synonyms":[
"booby",
"buffoon",
"fool",
"goose",
"loony",
"lunatic",
"madman",
"nut",
"zany",
"loser",
"gawk",
"featherbrain",
"scatterbrain",
"beast",
"boor",
"cad",
"churl",
"clown",
"creep",
"cur",
"heel",
"jerk",
"skunk",
"snake",
"stinker",
"villain"
],
"near antonyms":[
"intellect",
"intellectual",
"sage",
"thinker",
"whiz",
"wizard",
"polymath",
"Renaissance man",
"sharpie",
"sharpy"
],
"antonyms":[
"brain",
"genius"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mutinying":{
"to rise up against established authority":{
"examples":[
"the party's conservative faction mutinied just before the election"
],
"synonyms":[
"rebelling",
"revolting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"defying",
"disobeying",
"mocking",
"revolutionizing",
"bucking",
"combating",
"combatting",
"contesting",
"fighting",
"opposing",
"resisting",
"withstanding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"complying (with)",
"following",
"minding",
"obeying",
"submitting",
"attending",
"serving"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mutilated":{
"as in maimed , disabled":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"challenged",
"crippled",
"disabled",
"maimed",
"paralytic",
"paralyzed",
"halt",
"hobbled",
"lame",
"lamed",
"impaired",
"incapacitated",
"hamstrung",
"hemiplegic",
"paraplegic",
"paretic",
"quadriplegic",
"debilitated",
"decrepit",
"enfeebled",
"feeble",
"frail",
"infirm",
"wasted",
"weak",
"weakened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"able-bodied",
"fit",
"hale",
"healthy",
"hearty",
"robust",
"sound",
"well",
"whole"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause severe or permanent injury to":{
"examples":[
"was lucky not to be mutilated in the car crash"
],
"synonyms":[
"crippled",
"disabled",
"incapacitated",
"lamed",
"maimed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dismembered",
"hamstrung",
"hobbled",
"paralyzed",
"battered",
"bruised",
"bunged up",
"mangled",
"mauled",
"roughed (up)",
"gored",
"lacerated",
"winged",
"wounded",
"disfigured",
"scarred",
"kneecapped",
"broke",
"damaged",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"bashed",
"beat",
"belted",
"bludgeoned",
"buffeted",
"drubbed",
"hammered",
"laced",
"lambasted",
"licked",
"pasted",
"pelted",
"pommeled",
"pommelled",
"pounded",
"pummeled",
"pummelled",
"thumped",
"banged",
"boxed",
"hit",
"punched",
"slapped",
"smacked",
"smashed",
"socked",
"spanked",
"swatted",
"swiped",
"thrashed",
"thwacked",
"whacked",
"flogged",
"lashed",
"walloped",
"whipped",
"killed",
"murdered",
"tormented",
"tortured"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cured",
"healed",
"rehabilitated",
"remedied",
"doctored",
"fixed",
"mended",
"patched",
"rejuvenated",
"renewed",
"repaired",
"restored"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"mutualistic":{
"as in commensal , dependent":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"commensal",
"dependent",
"symbiotic",
"synergetic",
"synergic",
"synergistic",
"associational",
"consociational",
"subsocial",
"universal",
"collaborating",
"cooperating",
"collaborative",
"collective",
"combined",
"common",
"communal",
"concerted",
"conjoint",
"conjunct",
"cooperative",
"joint",
"multiple",
"mutual",
"pooled",
"public",
"shared",
"united",
"complementary",
"correlative",
"reciprocal",
"supplemental",
"supplementary",
"bilateral",
"consensual",
"two-way"
],
"near antonyms":[
"noncomplementary",
"nonreciprocal",
"individual",
"nonsocial",
"solitary",
"autonomous",
"independent",
"self-contained",
"semiautonomous",
"semi-independent",
"altricial",
"self-subsistent",
"self-sufficient",
"self-supporting",
"self-sustaining",
"separate",
"several",
"exclusive",
"one-man",
"one-sided",
"one-way",
"single",
"sole",
"unilateral",
"lone",
"recluse",
"reclusive",
"unsociable",
"personal",
"private"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"mutilations":{
"as in beatings , mayhem":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"beatings",
"lesions",
"mayhem",
"afflictions",
"damages",
"detriments",
"harms",
"hurts",
"injuries",
"defacements",
"disabilities",
"disablements",
"disfigurements",
"impairments",
"ruptures",
"strains",
"abrasions",
"chafes",
"scrapes",
"scratches",
"boo-boos",
"bruises",
"contusions",
"swellings",
"wounds",
"bumps",
"concussions",
"cuts",
"gashes",
"lacerations",
"burns",
"scalds",
"scars",
"scathes",
"sears"
],
"near antonyms":[
"recoveries",
"cures",
"fixes",
"remedies"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mute":{
"unable to speak":{
"examples":[
"the child is both deaf and mute because her hearing was lost at birth"
],
"synonyms":[
"inarticulate",
"speechless",
"voiceless"
],
"near synonyms":[
"tongue-tied",
"incoherent",
"incomprehensible",
"closemouthed",
"laconic",
"reserved",
"reticent",
"taciturn",
"tight-lipped",
"uncommunicative",
"mum",
"nonspeaking",
"quiet",
"silent",
"wordless"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blabby",
"chatty",
"communicative",
"expansive",
"gabby",
"garrulous",
"loquacious",
"talkative",
"talky",
"vocal",
"expatiating",
"speaking out",
"speaking up",
"articulating",
"speaking",
"talking",
"articulate",
"eloquent",
"fluent",
"voluble"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"deliberately refraining from speech":{
"examples":[
"remained mute no matter how much we pleaded for an answer"
],
"synonyms":[
"dumb",
"mum",
"muted",
"silent",
"speechless",
"uncommunicative",
"wordless"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inarticulate",
"tongue-tied",
"nonvocal",
"voiceless",
"dumbstruck",
"sulking",
"sulky",
"sullen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"articulate",
"eloquent",
"fluent",
"voluble",
"well-spoken",
"gabby",
"garrulous",
"loquacious",
"talkative",
"talky",
"outspoken",
"unreserved",
"vocal",
"facile",
"glib",
"silver-tongued",
"smooth-tongued"
],
"antonyms":[
"communicative",
"speaking",
"talking"
]
},
"a device on a musical instrument that deadens or softens its tone":{
"examples":[
"I was practicing my trumpet at three in the morning when the mute fell out, and I managed to wake everyone up"
],
"synonyms":[
"damper"
],
"near synonyms":[
"muffler",
"quieter",
"softener",
"soft pedal"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to stop the noise or speech of":{
"examples":[
"muted the television while she was on the phone"
],
"synonyms":[
"dumb",
"extinguish",
"hush",
"quell",
"quiet",
"quieten",
"settle",
"shush",
"shut up",
"silence",
"squelch",
"still"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"agitate",
"stir"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to deaden the sound of":{
"examples":[
"closing the windows muted the traffic noise so we could get to sleep"
],
"synonyms":[
"muffle",
"stifle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"insulate",
"soundproof",
"pad",
"dampen",
"mellow",
"soften",
"subdue",
"tone (down)",
"baffle",
"smother"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amplify",
"boost",
"deepen",
"enhance",
"heighten",
"increase",
"magnify",
"step up",
"strengthen"
],
"antonyms":[
"unmuffle"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"mutters":{
"speech that is not clear enough to be understood":{
"examples":[
"the distracting mutter of some member of the audience"
],
"synonyms":[
"grunts",
"mumbles",
"murmurs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rumors",
"undertones",
"whispers",
"babbles",
"babblings",
"blabs",
"chatter",
"drivel",
"gabbles",
"jabberings",
"jabbers",
"prattles",
"ramblings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{
"examples":[
"a muttering group of workers"
],
"synonyms":[
"beefs",
"bellyaches",
"bitches",
"bleats",
"carps",
"caterwauls",
"complains",
"crabs",
"croaks",
"fusses",
"gripes",
"grizzles",
"grouches",
"grouses",
"growls",
"grumbles",
"grumps",
"hollers",
"inveighs",
"keens",
"kicks",
"kvetches",
"maunders",
"moans",
"murmurs",
"nags",
"repines",
"screams",
"squawks",
"squeals",
"wails",
"whimpers",
"whines",
"whinges",
"yammers",
"yawps",
"yaups",
"yowls"
],
"near synonyms":[
"objects (to)",
"protests",
"quarrels (with)",
"cavils",
"quibbles",
"frets",
"stews",
"worries",
"blubbers",
"cries",
"sobs",
"bemoans",
"bewails",
"deplores",
"laments"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepts",
"bears",
"countenances",
"endures",
"takes",
"tolerates",
"applauds",
"cheers",
"commends"
],
"antonyms":[
"crows",
"delights",
"rejoices"
]
},
"to speak softly and unclearly":{
"examples":[
"muttering to himself under his breath"
],
"synonyms":[
"chunters",
"grunts",
"mouths",
"mumbles",
"murmurs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"babbles",
"blabs",
"chatters",
"drivels",
"gabbles",
"gibbers",
"jabbers",
"maunders",
"prattles",
"rambles",
"breathes",
"gasps",
"pants",
"whispers",
"buzzes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"articulates",
"enunciates"
],
"antonyms":[
"speaks out",
"speaks up"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"mutes":{
"a device on a musical instrument that deadens or softens its tone":{
"examples":[
"I was practicing my trumpet at three in the morning when the mute fell out, and I managed to wake everyone up"
],
"synonyms":[
"dampers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mufflers",
"quieters",
"softeners",
"soft pedals"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to stop the noise or speech of":{
"examples":[
"muted the television while she was on the phone"
],
"synonyms":[
"dumbs",
"extinguishes",
"hushes",
"quells",
"quietens",
"quiets",
"settles",
"shushes",
"shuts up",
"silences",
"squelches",
"stills"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"agitates",
"stirs"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to deaden the sound of":{
"examples":[
"closing the windows muted the traffic noise so we could get to sleep"
],
"synonyms":[
"muffles",
"stifles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"insulates",
"soundproofs",
"pads",
"dampens",
"mellows",
"softens",
"subdues",
"tones (down)",
"baffles",
"smothers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amplifies",
"boosts",
"deepens",
"enhances",
"heightens",
"increases",
"magnifies",
"steps up",
"strengthens"
],
"antonyms":[
"unmuffles"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"mutinied":{
"to rise up against established authority":{
"examples":[
"the party's conservative faction mutinied just before the election"
],
"synonyms":[
"rebelled",
"revolted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"defied",
"disobeyed",
"mocked",
"revolutionized",
"bucked",
"combated",
"combatted",
"contested",
"fought",
"opposed",
"resisted",
"withstood"
],
"near antonyms":[
"complied (with)",
"followed",
"minded",
"obeyed",
"submitted",
"attended",
"served"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"muttering":{
"speech that is not clear enough to be understood":{
"examples":[
"barely heard mutterings of discontent"
],
"synonyms":[
"grunt",
"grunting",
"mumble",
"murmur",
"murmuring",
"mutter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rumor",
"undertone",
"whisper",
"babble",
"babbling",
"blab",
"blabbing",
"chatter",
"chattering",
"drivel",
"driveling",
"drivelling",
"gabble",
"gabbling",
"jabber",
"jabbering",
"maundering",
"prattle",
"prattling",
"rambling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in mumbling , hesitant":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"faltering",
"halting",
"hesitant",
"maundering",
"mumbling",
"sputtering",
"stammering",
"stumbling",
"stuttering",
"inarticulate",
"ineloquent",
"unvocal",
"mute",
"speechless",
"tongueless",
"tongue-tied",
"voiceless"
],
"near antonyms":[
"articulate",
"eloquent",
"fluent",
"silver-tongued",
"well-spoken",
"facile",
"glib",
"smooth-tongued",
"voluble",
"expressive",
"outspoken",
"verbal",
"vocal"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{
"examples":[
"a muttering group of workers"
],
"synonyms":[
"beefing",
"bellyaching",
"bitching",
"bleating",
"carping",
"caterwauling",
"complaining",
"crabbing",
"croaking",
"fussing",
"griping",
"grizzling",
"grouching",
"grousing",
"growling",
"grumbling",
"grumping",
"hollering",
"inveighing",
"keening",
"kicking",
"kvetching",
"maundering",
"moaning",
"murmuring",
"nagging",
"repining",
"screaming",
"squawking",
"squealing",
"wailing",
"whimpering",
"whinging",
"whingeing",
"whining",
"yammering",
"yawping",
"yauping",
"yowling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"objecting (to)",
"protesting",
"quarreling (with)",
"quarrelling (with)",
"caviling",
"cavilling",
"quibbling",
"fretting",
"stewing",
"worrying",
"blubbering",
"crying",
"sobbing",
"bemoaning",
"bewailing",
"deploring",
"lamenting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepting",
"bearing",
"countenancing",
"enduring",
"taking",
"tolerating",
"applauding",
"cheering",
"commending"
],
"antonyms":[
"crowing",
"delighting",
"rejoicing"
]
},
"to speak softly and unclearly":{
"examples":[
"muttering to himself under his breath"
],
"synonyms":[
"chuntering",
"grunting",
"mouthing",
"mumbling",
"murmuring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"babbling",
"blabbing",
"chattering",
"driveling",
"drivelling",
"gabbling",
"gibbering",
"jabbering",
"maundering",
"prattling",
"rambling",
"breathing",
"gasping",
"panting",
"whispering",
"buzzing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"articulating",
"enunciating"
],
"antonyms":[
"speaking out",
"speaking up"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"muteness":{
"incapacity for or restraint from speaking":{
"examples":[
"we were baffled by his uncharacteristic muteness"
],
"synonyms":[
"dumbness",
"silence",
"speechlessness",
"stillness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inarticulacy",
"inarticulateness",
"voicelessness",
"reserve",
"reticence",
"reticency",
"taciturnity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"communication",
"speaking",
"talking",
"eloquence",
"fluency",
"volubility",
"chattiness",
"garrulousness",
"loquaciousness",
"loquacity",
"talkativeness",
"talkiness",
"verboseness",
"verbosity",
"windiness",
"wordiness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mutterer":{
"an irritable and complaining person":{
"examples":[
"the usual mutterers about the food in the cafeteria"
],
"synonyms":[
"bear",
"bellyacher",
"complainer",
"crab",
"crank",
"croaker",
"crosspatch",
"curmudgeon",
"fusser",
"griper",
"grouch",
"grouser",
"growler",
"grumbler",
"grump",
"murmurer",
"sourpuss",
"whiner"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hunks",
"malcontent",
"sorehead",
"grinch",
"killjoy",
"party pooper",
"spoilsport",
"defeatist",
"pessimist",
"faultfinder",
"kicker",
"nagger",
"nitpicker",
"objector",
"quibbler",
"repiner",
"crock",
"hypochondriac"
],
"near antonyms":[
"optimist",
"Pollyanna",
"happy camper"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mutilating":{
"to cause severe or permanent injury to":{
"examples":[
"was lucky not to be mutilated in the car crash"
],
"synonyms":[
"crippling",
"disabling",
"incapacitating",
"laming",
"maiming"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dismembering",
"hamstringing",
"hobbling",
"paralyzing",
"battering",
"bruising",
"bunging up",
"mangling",
"mauling",
"roughing (up)",
"goring",
"lacerating",
"winging",
"wounding",
"disfiguring",
"scarring",
"kneecapping",
"breaking",
"damaging",
"harming",
"hurting",
"impairing",
"injuring",
"bashing",
"beating",
"belting",
"bludgeoning",
"buffeting",
"drubbing",
"hammering",
"lacing",
"lambasting",
"licking",
"pasting",
"pelting",
"pommeling",
"pommelling",
"pounding",
"pummeling",
"pummelling",
"thumping",
"banging",
"boxing",
"hitting",
"punching",
"slapping",
"smacking",
"smashing",
"socking",
"spanking",
"swatting",
"swiping",
"thrashing",
"thwacking",
"whacking",
"flogging",
"lashing",
"walloping",
"whipping",
"killing",
"murdering",
"tormenting",
"torturing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"curing",
"healing",
"rehabilitating",
"remedying",
"doctoring",
"fixing",
"mending",
"patching",
"rejuvenating",
"renewing",
"repairing",
"restoring"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mutually":{
"as in collectively , unanimously":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"collectively",
"reciprocally",
"unanimously",
"unitedly",
"concertedly",
"conjointly",
"hand in glove",
"hand and glove",
"jointly",
"together",
"cooperatively",
"symbiotically"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apart",
"independently",
"individually",
"separately",
"severally",
"single-handed",
"single-handedly",
"singly",
"solely",
"unaided",
"unassisted",
"unilaterally"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"mutter":{
"speech that is not clear enough to be understood":{
"examples":[
"the distracting mutter of some member of the audience"
],
"synonyms":[
"grunt",
"grunting",
"mumble",
"murmur",
"murmuring",
"muttering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rumor",
"undertone",
"whisper",
"babble",
"babbling",
"blab",
"blabbing",
"chatter",
"chattering",
"drivel",
"driveling",
"drivelling",
"gabble",
"gabbling",
"jabber",
"jabbering",
"maundering",
"prattle",
"prattling",
"rambling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{
"examples":[
"a muttering group of workers"
],
"synonyms":[
"beef",
"bellyache",
"bitch",
"bleat",
"carp",
"caterwaul",
"complain",
"crab",
"croak",
"fuss",
"gripe",
"grizzle",
"grouch",
"grouse",
"growl",
"grumble",
"grump",
"holler",
"inveigh",
"keen",
"kick",
"kvetch",
"maunder",
"moan",
"murmur",
"nag",
"repine",
"scream",
"squawk",
"squeal",
"wail",
"whimper",
"whine",
"whinge",
"yammer",
"yawp",
"yaup",
"yowl"
],
"near synonyms":[
"object (to)",
"protest",
"quarrel (with)",
"cavil",
"quibble",
"fret",
"stew",
"worry",
"blubber",
"cry",
"sob",
"bemoan",
"bewail",
"deplore",
"lament"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accept",
"bear",
"countenance",
"endure",
"take",
"tolerate",
"applaud",
"cheer",
"commend"
],
"antonyms":[
"crow",
"delight",
"rejoice"
]
},
"to speak softly and unclearly":{
"examples":[
"muttering to himself under his breath"
],
"synonyms":[
"chunter",
"grunt",
"mouth",
"mumble",
"murmur"
],
"near synonyms":[
"babble",
"blab",
"chatter",
"drivel",
"gabble",
"gibber",
"jabber",
"maunder",
"prattle",
"ramble",
"breathe",
"gasp",
"pant",
"whisper",
"buzz"
],
"near antonyms":[
"articulate",
"enunciate"
],
"antonyms":[
"speak out",
"speak up"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"mutable":{
"likely to change frequently, suddenly, or unexpectedly":{
"examples":[
"a politician with very mutable positions on all the issues"
],
"synonyms":[
"capricious",
"changeable",
"changeful",
"fickle",
"flickery",
"fluctuating",
"fluid",
"inconsistent",
"inconstant",
"mercurial",
"skittish",
"temperamental",
"uncertain",
"unpredictable",
"unsettled",
"unstable",
"unsteady",
"variable",
"volatile"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aimless",
"arbitrary",
"desultory",
"erratic",
"haphazard",
"hit-or-miss",
"irregular",
"random",
"scattered",
"slapdash",
"stray",
"ambivalent",
"hesitating",
"shaky",
"shilly-shally",
"shilly-shallying",
"vacillating",
"wavering",
"dicey",
"undependable",
"unreliable",
"untrustworthy",
"adaptable",
"mobile",
"protean",
"versatile"
],
"near antonyms":[
"equable",
"even",
"uniform",
"abiding",
"durable",
"lasting",
"permanent",
"persistent",
"dependable",
"reliable",
"sure",
"tried",
"tried-and-true",
"true",
"trustworthy",
"trusty"
],
"antonyms":[
"certain",
"changeless",
"constant",
"immutable",
"invariable",
"predictable",
"settled",
"stable",
"stationary",
"steady",
"unchangeable",
"unchanging",
"unvarying"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"mutinousness":{
"as in stubbornness , obstinacy":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hardheadedness",
"mulishness",
"obstinacy",
"obstinateness",
"perversity",
"pigheadedness",
"stubbornness",
"insurgence",
"insurgency",
"insurrection",
"mutiny",
"outbreak",
"revolt",
"misbehavior",
"mischievousness",
"naughtiness",
"disrespect",
"impudence",
"insolence",
"rudeness",
"dissent",
"dissidence",
"noncooperation",
"recusancy",
"balkiness",
"contrariness",
"contumacy",
"defiance",
"disobedience",
"frowardness",
"insubordination",
"intractability",
"noncompliance",
"obstreperousness",
"rebelling",
"rebellion",
"rebelliousness",
"recalcitrance",
"refractoriness",
"self-will",
"unruliness",
"waywardness",
"willfulness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"compliance",
"conformity",
"obedience",
"submission",
"subordination",
"abidance",
"agreeability",
"amenability",
"teachableness",
"tractability",
"tractableness",
"trainability",
"acquiescence",
"capitulation",
"obeisance",
"obsequiousness",
"submissiveness",
"surrender",
"yielding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}