dict_dl/en_MW_thesaurus/kn_mwt.json
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{
"knapsacks":{
"a soft-sided case designed for carrying belongings especially on the back":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"grabbed my knapsack from the hook and ran to catch my ride"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"haversacks",
"carryalls",
"carry-ons",
"grips",
"handbags",
"holdalls",
"portmanteaus",
"portmanteaux",
"suitcases",
"traveling bags",
"fanny packs",
"school bags",
"seabags",
"overnight bags",
"overnight cases",
"weekend bags"
],
"synonyms":[
"backpacks",
"kit bags",
"packs",
"packsacks",
"rucksacks"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"kneecapped":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"knew":{
"to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"knows full well how nerve-racking it can be to speak in public"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"encountered",
"met",
"accepted",
"received",
"assimilated",
"digested"
],
"synonyms":[
"endured",
"experienced",
"felt",
"had",
"passed",
"saw",
"suffered",
"sustained",
"tasted",
"underwent",
"witnessed"
]
},
"to have a clear idea of":{
"antonyms":[
"missed"
],
"examples":[
"I think I know what you're trying to say"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misapprehended",
"misconceived",
"misconstrued",
"misinterpreted",
"misperceived",
"misread",
"mistook",
"misunderstood"
],
"related":[
"absorbed",
"digested",
"took in",
"realized",
"fathomed",
"penetrated",
"pierced"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciated",
"apprehended",
"assimilated",
"beheld",
"caught",
"caught on (to)",
"cognized",
"compassed",
"comprehended",
"conceived",
"cottoned (to or on to)",
"deciphered",
"decoded",
"discerned",
"dug",
"got",
"grasped",
"grokked",
"intuited",
"made",
"made out",
"perceived",
"recognized",
"registered",
"savvied",
"saw",
"seized",
"sensed",
"tumbled (to)",
"twigged",
"understood"
]
},
"to have a practical understanding of":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a career diplomat who knows several languages",
"a fan who really knows baseball"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misapprehended",
"misconceived",
"misinterpreted",
"misknew",
"misperceived",
"misunderstood"
],
"related":[
"appreciated",
"apprehended",
"cognized",
"fathomed",
"followed",
"kenned",
"perceived",
"savvied",
"had",
"possessed",
"caught on (to)",
"picked up"
],
"synonyms":[
"comprehended",
"grasped",
"understood"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"knifing":{
"as in cutting , slicing":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"knitting":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"knobby":{
"as in knobbly , knobbed":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"knock dead":{
"to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"You've worked hard on this performance, and I know you're going to knock them dead ."
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"delight",
"gladden",
"gratify",
"please",
"satisfy",
"bewitch",
"captivate",
"charm",
"enchant",
"fascinate",
"elate",
"excite",
"exhilarate",
"stir"
],
"synonyms":[
"carry away",
"enrapture",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"entrance",
"rap",
"rapture",
"ravish",
"transport"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"knock down":{
"as in dropped , decreased":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"as in knockout , KO":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent":{
"antonyms":[
"aggrandize",
"amplify",
"augment",
"boost",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"increase",
"raise"
],
"examples":[
"they'll have to knock down the price of those televisions if they expect to sell any"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blow up",
"dilate",
"distend",
"inflate",
"swell",
"elongate",
"extend",
"lengthen",
"prolong",
"protract",
"add (to)",
"complement",
"supplement",
"enhance",
"heighten",
"intensify",
"redouble"
],
"related":[
"compress",
"condense",
"constrict",
"contract",
"abbreviate",
"abridge",
"clip",
"crop",
"curtail",
"cut",
"cut back",
"cut down",
"dock",
"nick",
"pare",
"prune",
"retrench",
"shorten",
"slash",
"trim",
"truncate",
"whittle",
"deflate",
"shrink",
"minimize",
"moderate",
"modify",
"modulate",
"qualify"
],
"synonyms":[
"abate",
"de-escalate",
"decrease",
"dent",
"deplete",
"diminish",
"downscale",
"downsize",
"drop",
"dwindle",
"ease",
"lessen",
"lower",
"reduce"
]
},
"to receive as return for effort":{
"antonyms":[
"forfeit",
"lose"
],
"examples":[
"she's knocking down a good salary, but she has to work very hard"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accord",
"give",
"grant",
"pay",
"give up",
"hand over",
"part (with)",
"relinquish",
"surrender",
"yield"
],
"related":[
"clear",
"gross",
"net",
"accomplish",
"achieve",
"notch (up)",
"score",
"accumulate",
"amass",
"rack up",
"catch",
"pick up",
"annex",
"occupy",
"take over",
"reacquire",
"reattain",
"recapture",
"regain",
"remake"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquire",
"attain",
"bag",
"bring in",
"capture",
"carry",
"come by",
"draw",
"earn",
"gain",
"garner",
"get",
"land",
"make",
"obtain",
"procure",
"pull down",
"realize",
"reap",
"secure",
"win"
]
},
"to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the overexcited dog knocked the toddler down"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"kayo",
"knock out",
"KO",
"overthrow",
"throw down",
"topple",
"bang",
"bash",
"belt",
"bludgeon",
"clobber",
"hammer",
"hit",
"jab",
"paste",
"poke",
"pound",
"punch",
"slam",
"slap",
"slog",
"slug",
"smack",
"smite",
"sock",
"swat",
"swipe",
"thump",
"thwack",
"wallop",
"whack",
"whale"
],
"synonyms":[
"bowl (down or over)",
"down",
"drop",
"fell",
"floor",
"knock over",
"level",
"mow (down)",
"prostrate"
]
},
"to take apart":{
"antonyms":[
"assemble",
"construct"
],
"examples":[
"right after the holidays the stores start to knock down the window displays"
],
"near antonyms":[
"build",
"erect",
"pitch",
"combine",
"unite"
],
"related":[
"detach",
"disengage",
"break up",
"disaggregate",
"disarticulate",
"disconnect",
"disjoin",
"disjoint",
"dissever",
"disunite",
"divide",
"separate"
],
"synonyms":[
"break down",
"demount",
"disassemble",
"dismantle",
"dismember",
"dismount",
"strike",
"take down"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"knock over":{
"to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"he knocked over six convenience stores before getting caught"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"ransack",
"rifle",
"despoil",
"loot",
"pillage",
"plunder",
"ravish",
"sack",
"spoil",
"strip",
"bleed",
"break in",
"cheat",
"chisel",
"cozen",
"defraud",
"exploit",
"fleece",
"hustle",
"mulct",
"pluck",
"rook",
"shortchange",
"skin",
"squeeze",
"stick",
"sting",
"swindle",
"hold up",
"mug",
"roll",
"stick up"
],
"synonyms":[
"burglarize",
"burgle",
"knock off",
"rip off",
"rob",
"steal (from)",
"take off"
]
},
"to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"knocked me over trying to get out the door"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"kayo",
"knock out",
"KO",
"overthrow",
"throw down",
"topple",
"bang",
"bash",
"belt",
"bludgeon",
"clobber",
"hammer",
"hit",
"jab",
"paste",
"poke",
"pound",
"punch",
"slam",
"slap",
"slog",
"slug",
"smack",
"smite",
"sock",
"swat",
"swipe",
"thump",
"thwack",
"wallop",
"whack",
"whale"
],
"synonyms":[
"bowl (down or over)",
"down",
"drop",
"fell",
"floor",
"knock down",
"level",
"mow (down)",
"prostrate"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"knock-down, drag-out":{
"marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity":{
"antonyms":[
"nonviolent",
"peaceable",
"peaceful"
],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[
"calm",
"halcyon",
"pacific",
"serene",
"tranquil",
"nonbelligerent",
"unaggressive"
],
"related":[
"barbarous",
"brutal",
"savage",
"vicious",
"antagonistic",
"hostile",
"aggressive",
"assertive",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"combative",
"contentious",
"gladiatorial",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"truculent",
"combustible",
"volatile",
"agitated",
"frantic",
"frenzied",
"mad",
"cataclysmal",
"cataclysmic",
"destructive",
"ruinous"
],
"synonyms":[
"bang-bang",
"blood-and-guts",
"convulsive",
"cyclonic",
"explosive",
"ferocious",
"fierce",
"furious",
"hammer-and-tongs",
"hot",
"paroxysmal",
"rabid",
"rough",
"stormy",
"tempestuous",
"tumultuous",
"turbulent",
"violent",
"volcanic"
]
},
"type":[]
},
"knockabouts":{
"a person who roams about without a fixed route or destination":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the book is one writer's journey of self-discovery as a restless knockabout"
],
"near antonyms":[
"homebodies",
"denizens",
"dwellers",
"habitants",
"inhabitants",
"residents",
"settlers"
],
"related":[
"laggards",
"stragglers",
"lingerers",
"loiterers",
"sojourners",
"bums",
"hoboes",
"hobos",
"tramps",
"passengers",
"sightseers",
"travelers",
"travellers",
"migrants",
"transients",
"vagrants",
"amblers",
"saunterers"
],
"synonyms":[
"drifters",
"gadabouts",
"gypsies",
"maunderers",
"nomads",
"ramblers",
"roamers",
"rovers",
"strollers",
"vagabonds",
"wanderers",
"wayfarers"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"knockdown":{
"as in dropped , decreased":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"as in knockout , KO":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent":{
"antonyms":[
"aggrandize",
"amplify",
"augment",
"boost",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"increase",
"raise"
],
"examples":[
"they'll have to knock down the price of those televisions if they expect to sell any"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blow up",
"dilate",
"distend",
"inflate",
"swell",
"elongate",
"extend",
"lengthen",
"prolong",
"protract",
"add (to)",
"complement",
"supplement",
"enhance",
"heighten",
"intensify",
"redouble"
],
"related":[
"compress",
"condense",
"constrict",
"contract",
"abbreviate",
"abridge",
"clip",
"crop",
"curtail",
"cut",
"cut back",
"cut down",
"dock",
"nick",
"pare",
"prune",
"retrench",
"shorten",
"slash",
"trim",
"truncate",
"whittle",
"deflate",
"shrink",
"minimize",
"moderate",
"modify",
"modulate",
"qualify"
],
"synonyms":[
"abate",
"de-escalate",
"decrease",
"dent",
"deplete",
"diminish",
"downscale",
"downsize",
"drop",
"dwindle",
"ease",
"lessen",
"lower",
"reduce"
]
},
"to receive as return for effort":{
"antonyms":[
"forfeit",
"lose"
],
"examples":[
"she's knocking down a good salary, but she has to work very hard"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accord",
"give",
"grant",
"pay",
"give up",
"hand over",
"part (with)",
"relinquish",
"surrender",
"yield"
],
"related":[
"clear",
"gross",
"net",
"accomplish",
"achieve",
"notch (up)",
"score",
"accumulate",
"amass",
"rack up",
"catch",
"pick up",
"annex",
"occupy",
"take over",
"reacquire",
"reattain",
"recapture",
"regain",
"remake"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquire",
"attain",
"bag",
"bring in",
"capture",
"carry",
"come by",
"draw",
"earn",
"gain",
"garner",
"get",
"land",
"make",
"obtain",
"procure",
"pull down",
"realize",
"reap",
"secure",
"win"
]
},
"to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the overexcited dog knocked the toddler down"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"kayo",
"knock out",
"KO",
"overthrow",
"throw down",
"topple",
"bang",
"bash",
"belt",
"bludgeon",
"clobber",
"hammer",
"hit",
"jab",
"paste",
"poke",
"pound",
"punch",
"slam",
"slap",
"slog",
"slug",
"smack",
"smite",
"sock",
"swat",
"swipe",
"thump",
"thwack",
"wallop",
"whack",
"whale"
],
"synonyms":[
"bowl (down or over)",
"down",
"drop",
"fell",
"floor",
"knock over",
"level",
"mow (down)",
"prostrate"
]
},
"to take apart":{
"antonyms":[
"assemble",
"construct"
],
"examples":[
"right after the holidays the stores start to knock down the window displays"
],
"near antonyms":[
"build",
"erect",
"pitch",
"combine",
"unite"
],
"related":[
"detach",
"disengage",
"break up",
"disaggregate",
"disarticulate",
"disconnect",
"disjoin",
"disjoint",
"dissever",
"disunite",
"divide",
"separate"
],
"synonyms":[
"break down",
"demount",
"disassemble",
"dismantle",
"dismember",
"dismount",
"strike",
"take down"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"knocked dead":{
"to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"You've worked hard on this performance, and I know you're going to knock them dead ."
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"delighted",
"gladdened",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"satisfied",
"bewitched",
"captivated",
"charmed",
"enchanted",
"fascinated",
"elated",
"excited",
"exhilarated",
"stirred"
],
"synonyms":[
"carried away",
"enraptured",
"enthralled",
"entranced",
"rapped",
"raptured",
"ravished",
"transported"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"knocked off":{
"to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"knock it off !"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carried on",
"continued",
"followed through (with)",
"kept up",
"ran on",
"advanced",
"proceeded",
"progressed",
"actuated",
"drove",
"impelled",
"propelled",
"stirred"
],
"related":[
"completed",
"concluded",
"finished",
"closed (down)",
"deactivated",
"blockaded",
"blocked",
"dammed",
"delayed",
"detained",
"held",
"held back",
"hindered",
"impeded",
"kiboshed",
"obstructed",
"stemmed",
"called",
"suspended",
"arrested",
"braked",
"checked",
"clamped down",
"reined (in)",
"squashed",
"squelched",
"stamped",
"stanched",
"staunched",
"stunted",
"suppressed",
"turned back",
"paused",
"stayed",
"suspended",
"abolished",
"aborted",
"annulled",
"demolished",
"destroyed",
"dissolved",
"killed",
"ruined",
"scuttled",
"snuffed"
],
"synonyms":[
"broke",
"broke off",
"broke up",
"canned",
"ceased",
"cut off",
"cut out",
"desisted (from)",
"discontinued",
"dropped",
"ended",
"gave over",
"halted",
"laid off",
"left off",
"packed (up or in)",
"quit",
"quitted",
"shut off",
"stopped"
]
},
"to put to death deliberately":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"various assassins have tried to knock off the dictator over the years"
],
"near antonyms":[
"animated",
"raised",
"restored",
"resurrected",
"resuscitated",
"revived"
],
"related":[
"blew away",
"shot",
"shot down",
"blotted out",
"carried off",
"claimed",
"cut down",
"destroyed",
"felled",
"killed",
"smote",
"zapped",
"butchered",
"massacred",
"mowed (down)",
"slaughtered",
"annihilated",
"eliminated",
"eradicated",
"exterminated",
"wiped out"
],
"synonyms":[
"assassinated",
"bumped off",
"croaked",
"did in",
"dispatched",
"executed",
"got",
"iced",
"liquidated",
"murdered",
"neutralized",
"offed",
"put away",
"rubbed out",
"slew",
"snuffed",
"terminated",
"took out",
"whacked"
]
},
"to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Bonnie and Clyde coped with the Great Depression by knocking off banks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"ransacked",
"rifled",
"despoiled",
"looted",
"pillaged",
"plundered",
"ravished",
"sacked",
"spoiled",
"spoilt",
"stripped",
"stript",
"bled",
"broke in",
"cheated",
"chiseled",
"chiselled",
"cozened",
"defrauded",
"exploited",
"fleeced",
"hustled",
"mulcted",
"plucked",
"rooked",
"shortchanged",
"skinned",
"squeezed",
"stuck",
"stung",
"swindled",
"held up",
"mugged",
"rolled",
"stuck up"
],
"synonyms":[
"burglarized",
"burgled",
"knocked over",
"ripped off",
"robbed",
"stole (from)",
"took off"
]
},
"to stop doing (something) permanently":{
"antonyms":[
"carried on",
"continued",
"kept",
"kept up",
"maintained"
],
"examples":[
"decided it was time to knock off telling fantastic fibs about her family background"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ran on",
"went",
"held on",
"hung in",
"hung on",
"persevered",
"persisted",
"followed through (with)",
"renewed",
"reopened",
"restarted",
"resumed",
"preserved",
"stayed",
"began",
"commenced",
"started"
],
"related":[
"broke off",
"broke up",
"ceased",
"closed",
"concluded",
"ended",
"expired",
"finished",
"halted",
"left off",
"shut off",
"paused",
"tapered off",
"threw up",
"rounded (off or out)",
"terminated",
"wound up",
"winded up",
"wrapped up"
],
"synonyms":[
"abandoned",
"discontinued",
"dropped",
"gave up",
"laid off (of)",
"packed (up or in)",
"quit",
"quitted"
]
},
"to take away (an amount or number) from a total":{
"antonyms":[
"added",
"tacked (on)"
],
"examples":[
"a proposal to knock 10 cents off the gasoline tax"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adjoined",
"annexed",
"appended",
"complemented",
"supplemented",
"enhanced",
"heightened",
"intensified",
"magnified",
"aggrandized",
"amplified",
"augmented",
"beefed (up)",
"boosted",
"compounded",
"enlarged",
"escalated",
"expanded",
"increased",
"multiplied",
"raised"
],
"related":[
"decreased",
"diminished",
"discounted",
"downsized",
"dwindled",
"knocked down",
"lessened",
"lowered",
"reduced",
"abbreviated",
"abridged",
"clipped",
"cropped",
"curtailed",
"cut",
"cut back",
"cut down",
"docked",
"pared",
"pruned",
"retrenched",
"shortened",
"slashed",
"trimmed",
"truncated",
"whittled"
],
"synonyms":[
"abated",
"deducted",
"subtracted",
"took off"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"knockout":{
"a lovely woman":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the cosmetics company wants a model who's a real knockout"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bag",
"frump",
"crone",
"hag",
"witch"
],
"related":[
"belle",
"charmer",
"peach",
"bathing beauty",
"cover girl",
"pinup girl",
"houri",
"cutie-pie",
"dish",
"doll",
"dreamboat",
"hottie",
"looker",
"pretty",
"coquette",
"femme fatale",
"siren",
"temptress",
"vamp"
],
"synonyms":[
"babe",
"beauty",
"beauty queen",
"cookie",
"cooky",
"cutie",
"cutey",
"dolly bird",
"enchantress",
"eyeful",
"fox",
"goddess",
"honey",
"queen",
"stunner"
]
},
"a physically attractive person":{
"antonyms":[
"dog"
],
"examples":[
"only a few of the show's cast members are real knockouts"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"beauty",
"eyeful",
"goddess",
"lovely",
"stunner",
"beefcake",
"hunk",
"stud",
"superstud"
],
"synonyms":[
"babe",
"cutie",
"cutey",
"dish",
"doll",
"dreamboat",
"fox",
"glamour-puss",
"hottie",
"looker",
"showstopper",
"ten"
]
},
"a temporary state of unconsciousness":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a splash of cold water brought the boxer out of his knockout"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"daze",
"stupor",
"trance",
"drowsiness",
"narcosis",
"sleep",
"somnolence"
],
"synonyms":[
"blackout",
"faint",
"insensibility",
"swim",
"swoon",
"syncope"
]
},
"something very good of its kind":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the band's new album is a knockout"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bust",
"disappointment",
"dud",
"failure",
"flop",
"lemon",
"letdown",
"loser",
"stinker",
"turkey"
],
"related":[
"marvel",
"phenomenon",
"prodigy",
"sensation",
"wonder",
"catch",
"crown jewel",
"diamond",
"gem",
"imperial",
"jewel",
"pearl",
"plum",
"treasure"
],
"synonyms":[
"beaut",
"beauty",
"bee's knees",
"cat's meow",
"corker",
"crackerjack",
"crackajack",
"daisy",
"dandy",
"dilly",
"doozy",
"doozie",
"doozer",
"dream",
"honey",
"hot stuff",
"humdinger",
"hummer",
"jim-dandy",
"lollapalooza",
"lulu",
"nifty",
"peach",
"pip",
"pippin",
"ripper",
"ripsnorter",
"snorter",
"sockdolager",
"sockdologer",
"standout",
"sweetheart"
]
},
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the entire staff knocked itself out getting the project finished on time"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activate",
"energize",
"invigorate",
"rejuvenate",
"strengthen",
"vitalize",
"relax",
"rest",
"unwind"
],
"related":[
"debilitate",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"sap",
"waste",
"weaken"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"burn out",
"bust",
"do in",
"do up",
"drain",
"exhaust",
"fag",
"fatigue",
"frazzle",
"harass",
"kill",
"outwear",
"tire",
"tucker (out)",
"wash out",
"wear",
"wear out",
"weary"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
],
"very pleasing to look at":{
"antonyms":[
"grotesque",
"hideous",
"homely",
"ill-favored",
"plain",
"ugly",
"unaesthetic",
"unattractive",
"unbeautiful",
"uncomely",
"uncute",
"unhandsome",
"unlovely",
"unpleasing",
"unpretty",
"unsightly"
],
"examples":[
"a knockout sports car that's the talk of the neighborhood"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"bad",
"disagreeable",
"disgusting",
"dreadful",
"foul",
"frightful",
"ghastly",
"horrible",
"loathsome",
"nasty",
"nauseating",
"objectionable",
"offensive",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"shocking",
"sickening",
"terrible",
"vile",
"unappealing",
"unappetizing",
"unimposing",
"unpleasant",
"unprepossessing",
"frumpish",
"frumpy",
"unbecoming",
"unshapely"
],
"related":[
"alluring",
"appealing",
"charming",
"cunning",
"delightful",
"engaging",
"fascinating",
"glamorous",
"glamourous",
"prepossessing",
"elegant",
"exquisite",
"glorious",
"Junoesque",
"magnificent",
"resplendent",
"splendid",
"statuesque",
"sublime",
"superb",
"flawless",
"perfect",
"radiant",
"dainty",
"delicate",
"personable",
"pleasant",
"presentable",
"chocolate-box",
"prettyish",
"desirable",
"dishy",
"dollish",
"foxy",
"hot",
"luscious",
"nubile",
"pulchritudinous",
"seductive",
"sexy",
"toothsome",
"hunky",
"studly",
"arresting",
"eye-catching",
"flamboyant",
"flashy",
"glossy",
"showstopping",
"showy",
"slick",
"snazzy",
"splashy",
"striking",
"zingy",
"photogenic",
"telegenic"
],
"synonyms":[
"aesthetic",
"esthetic",
"aesthetical",
"esthetical",
"attractive",
"beauteous",
"beautiful",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"comely",
"cute",
"drop-dead",
"fair",
"fetching",
"good",
"good-looking",
"goodly",
"gorgeous",
"handsome",
"likely",
"lovely",
"lovesome",
"pretty",
"ravishing",
"seemly",
"sightly",
"stunning",
"taking",
"well-favored"
]
}
},
"knockouts":{
"a lovely woman":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the cosmetics company wants a model who's a real knockout"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bags",
"frumps",
"crones",
"hags",
"witches"
],
"related":[
"belles",
"charmers",
"peaches",
"bathing beauties",
"cover girls",
"pinup girls",
"houris",
"cutie-pies",
"dishes",
"dolls",
"dreamboats",
"hotties",
"lookers",
"pretties",
"coquettes",
"femmes fatales",
"sirens",
"temptresses",
"vamps"
],
"synonyms":[
"babes",
"beauties",
"beauty queens",
"cookies",
"cuties",
"cuteys",
"dolly birds",
"enchantresses",
"eyefuls",
"foxes",
"fox",
"goddesses",
"honeys",
"queens",
"stunners"
]
},
"a physically attractive person":{
"antonyms":[
"dogs"
],
"examples":[
"only a few of the show's cast members are real knockouts"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"beauties",
"eyefuls",
"goddesses",
"lovelies",
"stunners",
"beefcakes",
"hunks",
"studs",
"superstuds"
],
"synonyms":[
"babes",
"cuties",
"cuteys",
"dishes",
"dolls",
"dreamboats",
"foxes",
"fox",
"glamour-pusses",
"hotties",
"lookers",
"showstoppers",
"tens"
]
},
"a temporary state of unconsciousness":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a splash of cold water brought the boxer out of his knockout"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"dazes",
"stupors",
"trances",
"narcoses",
"sleeps",
"somnolences"
],
"synonyms":[
"blackouts",
"faints",
"insensibilities",
"swims",
"swoons",
"syncopes"
]
},
"something very good of its kind":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the band's new album is a knockout"
],
"near antonyms":[
"busts",
"disappointments",
"duds",
"failures",
"flops",
"lemons",
"letdowns",
"losers",
"stinkers",
"turkeys"
],
"related":[
"marvels",
"phenomena",
"phenomenons",
"prodigies",
"sensations",
"wonders",
"catches",
"crown jewels",
"diamonds",
"gems",
"imperials",
"jewels",
"pearls",
"plums",
"treasures"
],
"synonyms":[
"beauties",
"beauts",
"bee's knees",
"corkers",
"crackerjacks",
"crackajacks",
"daisies",
"dandies",
"dillies",
"doozies",
"doozers",
"dreams",
"honeys",
"hot stuff",
"humdingers",
"hummers",
"jim-dandies",
"lollapaloozas",
"lulus",
"nifties",
"peaches",
"pippins",
"pips",
"rippers",
"ripsnorters",
"snorters",
"sockdolagers",
"sockdologers",
"standouts",
"sweethearts"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"knocks":{
"a change in status for the worse usually temporarily":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the geneticist's reputation took a knock when several of his peers were unable to confirm his research findings"
],
"near antonyms":[
"status quos"
],
"related":[
"disappointments",
"frustrations",
"letdowns",
"comedowns",
"declines",
"descents",
"downfalls",
"downs",
"falls",
"turnabouts",
"turnarounds",
"recessions",
"regressions",
"retrogressions",
"reversions",
"relapses",
"breakdowns",
"collapses",
"crashes",
"meltdowns",
"ruins",
"undoings"
],
"synonyms":[
"lapses",
"reversals",
"reverses",
"setbacks"
]
},
"a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"gave the door a good knock"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"counterblows",
"counter-blows",
"counterpunches",
"counters",
"counterstrokes",
"counter-strokes",
"body blows",
"hands",
"kicks",
"knees",
"lefts",
"one-twos",
"rabbit punches",
"right-handers",
"rights",
"roundhouses",
"shivers",
"sidewinders",
"sucker punches",
"swings",
"uppercuts",
"crunchers",
"kayos",
"knockdowns",
"knockouts",
"KOs",
"bastinadoes",
"bastinades",
"batterings",
"beatings",
"drubbings",
"lickings",
"pastings",
"thrashings",
"wallopings",
"whippings",
"whips"
],
"synonyms":[
"bangs",
"bashes",
"bats",
"beats",
"belts",
"biffs",
"blows",
"bops",
"boxes",
"buffets",
"busts",
"chops",
"claps",
"clips",
"clouts",
"cracks",
"cuffs",
"dabs",
"douses",
"fillips",
"hacks",
"haymakers",
"hits",
"hooks",
"larrups",
"lashes",
"licks",
"pelts",
"picks",
"plumps",
"pokes",
"pounds",
"punches",
"raps",
"slams",
"slaps",
"slugs",
"smacks",
"smashes",
"socks",
"spanks",
"stingers",
"stripes",
"strokes",
"swats",
"swipes",
"switches",
"thuds",
"thumps",
"thwacks",
"wallops",
"welts",
"whacks",
"whams",
"whops",
"whaps"
]
},
"bad luck or an example of this":{
"antonyms":[
"fortunes",
"luck",
"serendipities"
],
"examples":[
"getting his college degree was a six year adventure not without its share of knocks along the way"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breaks",
"chances",
"flukes",
"godsends",
"hits",
"opportunities",
"strikes",
"strokes",
"windfalls",
"accomplishments",
"achievements",
"successes"
],
"related":[
"calamities",
"cataclysms",
"catastrophes",
"disasters",
"afflictions",
"hardships",
"trials",
"tribulations",
"woes",
"distresses",
"miseries",
"sufferings",
"defeats",
"failures",
"fizzles",
"nonsuccesses",
"curses",
"evils",
"sorrows",
"troubles",
"accidents",
"casualties",
"blows",
"body blows",
"disappointments",
"letdowns",
"setbacks",
"circumstances",
"destinies",
"dooms",
"fates",
"lots",
"portions"
],
"synonyms":[
"adversities",
"ills",
"misadventures",
"mischances",
"misfortunes",
"mishaps",
"tragedies"
]
},
"to come into usually forceful contact with something":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"my knee knocked against the table leg when I tried to get up quickly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misses",
"skirts"
],
"related":[
"bounces",
"caroms",
"clunks",
"glances",
"rebounds",
"ricochets",
"skims",
"skips",
"contacts",
"lands",
"touches",
"brushes",
"grazes",
"kisses",
"nudges",
"scrapes",
"shaves",
"sweeps",
"bulldozes",
"jostles",
"muscles",
"presses",
"pushes"
],
"synonyms":[
"bangs",
"bashes",
"bumps",
"collides",
"crashes",
"hits",
"impacts",
"impinges",
"rams",
"slams",
"smashes",
"strikes",
"swipes",
"thuds"
]
},
"to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"threatened to knock him upside the head if he didn't do as he was told"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"batters",
"beats",
"buffets",
"bungs",
"chops",
"cuffs",
"drubs",
"laces",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"licks",
"mangles",
"mauls",
"pelts",
"peppers",
"pommels",
"pummels",
"roughs",
"scuffs",
"bunts",
"flicks",
"strokes",
"taps",
"bumps",
"butts",
"jabs",
"jostles",
"kicks",
"knees",
"pokes",
"prods",
"pushes",
"shoves",
"stamps",
"bowls (down or over)",
"creams",
"decks",
"dumps",
"fells",
"floors",
"knocks down",
"levels",
"rabbit-punches",
"sucker punches",
"canes",
"clubs",
"cudgels",
"flails",
"flogs",
"lashes",
"saps",
"slashes",
"sledgehammers",
"sledges",
"spears",
"stabs",
"switches",
"thrashes",
"whips",
"beans",
"brains",
"conks",
"skulls"
],
"synonyms":[
"bangs",
"bashes",
"bats",
"belts",
"biffs",
"bludgeons",
"bobs",
"bonks",
"bops",
"boxes",
"busts",
"claps",
"clips",
"clobbers",
"clocks",
"clouts",
"cracks",
"hammers",
"hits",
"nails",
"pastes",
"pounds",
"punches",
"raps",
"slams",
"slaps",
"slogs",
"slugs",
"smacks",
"smites",
"socks",
"strikes",
"swats",
"swipes",
"tags",
"thumps",
"thwacks",
"wallops",
"whacks",
"whales",
"zaps"
]
},
"to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{
"antonyms":[
"extols",
"extolls",
"lauds",
"praises"
],
"examples":[
"hey, don't knock it until you've tried it"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approves",
"commends",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"recommends",
"sanctions"
],
"related":[
"skewers",
"tweaks",
"assails",
"attacks",
"blasts",
"clobbers",
"slams",
"slashes",
"nicks (at)",
"snipes (at)",
"beefs",
"bellyaches",
"bitches",
"carps",
"cavils",
"complains",
"crabs",
"croaks",
"fusses",
"gripes",
"grouses",
"growls",
"grumbles",
"kicks",
"kvetches",
"moans",
"murmurs",
"mutters",
"niggles",
"quibbles",
"whines",
"admonishes",
"chides",
"drubs",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"reproaches",
"reproves",
"berates",
"castigates",
"crucifies",
"excoriates",
"flays",
"gibbets",
"hammers",
"keelhauls",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"lashes",
"pillories",
"scolds",
"upbraids",
"bad-mouths",
"belittles",
"decries",
"derides",
"discommends",
"disparages",
"puts down"
],
"synonyms":[
"blames",
"censures",
"condemns",
"criticizes",
"denounces",
"dispraises",
"disses",
"faults",
"pans",
"reprehends",
"slags"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"knocks dead":{
"to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"You've worked hard on this performance, and I know you're going to knock them dead ."
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"delights",
"gladdens",
"gratifies",
"pleases",
"satisfies",
"bewitches",
"captivates",
"charms",
"enchants",
"fascinates",
"elates",
"excites",
"exhilarates",
"stirs"
],
"synonyms":[
"carries away",
"enraptures",
"enthralls",
"enthrals",
"entrances",
"raps",
"raptures",
"ravishes",
"transports"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"knockwurst":{
"as in kielbasa , liverwurst":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"knouted":{
"as in strapped , quirted":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"knowable":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"known":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"knows full well how nerve-racking it can be to speak in public"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"encountered",
"met",
"accepted",
"received",
"assimilated",
"digested"
],
"synonyms":[
"endured",
"experienced",
"felt",
"had",
"passed",
"seen",
"suffered",
"sustained",
"tasted",
"undergone",
"witnessed"
]
},
"to have a clear idea of":{
"antonyms":[
"missed"
],
"examples":[
"I think I know what you're trying to say"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misapprehended",
"misconceived",
"misconstrued",
"misinterpreted",
"misperceived",
"misread",
"mistaken",
"misunderstood"
],
"related":[
"absorbed",
"digested",
"taken in",
"realized",
"fathomed",
"penetrated",
"pierced"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciated",
"apprehended",
"assimilated",
"beheld",
"caught",
"caught on (to)",
"cognized",
"compassed",
"comprehended",
"conceived",
"cottoned (to or on to)",
"deciphered",
"decoded",
"discerned",
"dug",
"got",
"gotten",
"grasped",
"grokked",
"intuited",
"made",
"made out",
"perceived",
"recognized",
"registered",
"savvied",
"seen",
"seized",
"sensed",
"tumbled (to)",
"twigged",
"understood"
]
},
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"examples":[
"a career diplomat who knows several languages",
"a fan who really knows baseball"
],
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"misapprehended",
"misconceived",
"misinterpreted",
"misknown",
"misperceived",
"misunderstood"
],
"related":[
"appreciated",
"apprehended",
"cognized",
"fathomed",
"followed",
"kenned",
"perceived",
"savvied",
"had",
"possessed",
"caught on (to)",
"picked up"
],
"synonyms":[
"comprehended",
"grasped",
"understood"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"knows":{
"as in":{
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"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it":{
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"examples":[
"knows full well how nerve-racking it can be to speak in public"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"encounters",
"meets",
"accepts",
"receives",
"assimilates",
"digests"
],
"synonyms":[
"endures",
"experiences",
"feels",
"has",
"passes",
"sees",
"suffers",
"sustains",
"tastes",
"undergoes",
"witnesses"
]
},
"to have a clear idea of":{
"antonyms":[
"misses"
],
"examples":[
"I think I know what you're trying to say"
],
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"misapprehends",
"misconceives",
"misconstrues",
"misinterprets",
"misperceives",
"misreads",
"mistakes",
"misunderstands"
],
"related":[
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"digests",
"takes in",
"realizes",
"fathoms",
"penetrates",
"pierces"
],
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"apprehends",
"assimilates",
"beholds",
"catches",
"catches on (to)",
"cognizes",
"compasses",
"comprehends",
"conceives",
"cottons (to or on to)",
"deciphers",
"decodes",
"digs",
"discerns",
"gets",
"grasps",
"groks",
"intuits",
"makes",
"makes out",
"perceives",
"recognizes",
"registers",
"savvies",
"sees",
"seizes",
"senses",
"tumbles (to)",
"twigs",
"understands"
]
},
"to have a practical understanding of":{
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"examples":[
"a career diplomat who knows several languages",
"a fan who really knows baseball"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misapprehends",
"misconceives",
"misinterprets",
"misknows",
"misperceives",
"misunderstands"
],
"related":[
"appreciates",
"apprehends",
"cognizes",
"fathoms",
"follows",
"kens",
"perceives",
"savvies",
"has",
"possesses",
"catches on (to)",
"picks up"
],
"synonyms":[
"comprehends",
"grasps",
"understands"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"knuckle under (to)":{
"as in submit (to) , succumb (to)":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"knuckling down":{
"as in":{
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"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"knuckling under (to)":{
"as in submitting (to) , succumbing (to)":{
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"examples":[],
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"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"knit":{
"as in contract , furrow":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in crochet , quilt":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"knighting":{
"as in commissioning , ennobling":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"knocking down":{
"to receive as return for effort":{
"examples":[
"she's knocking down a good salary, but she has to work very hard"
],
"synonyms":[
"acquiring",
"attaining",
"bagging",
"bringing in",
"capturing",
"carrying",
"coming by",
"drawing",
"earning",
"gaining",
"garnering",
"getting",
"landing",
"making",
"obtaining",
"procuring",
"pulling down",
"realizing",
"reaping",
"securing",
"winning"
],
"related":[
"clearing",
"grossing",
"netting",
"accomplishing",
"achieving",
"notching (up)",
"scoring",
"accumulating",
"amassing",
"racking up",
"catching",
"picking up",
"annexing",
"occupying",
"taking over",
"reacquiring",
"reattaining",
"recapturing",
"regaining",
"remaking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"according",
"giving",
"granting",
"paying",
"giving up",
"handing over",
"parting (with)",
"relinquishing",
"surrendering",
"yielding"
],
"antonyms":[
"forfeiting",
"losing"
]
},
"to take apart":{
"examples":[
"right after the holidays the stores start to knock down the window displays"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaking down",
"demounting",
"disassembling",
"dismantling",
"dismembering",
"dismounting",
"striking",
"taking down"
],
"related":[
"detaching",
"disengaging",
"breaking up",
"disaggregating",
"disarticulating",
"disconnecting",
"disjoining",
"disjointing",
"dissevering",
"disuniting",
"dividing",
"separating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"building",
"erecting",
"pitching",
"combining",
"uniting"
],
"antonyms":[
"assembling",
"constructing"
]
},
"to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{
"examples":[
"the overexcited dog knocked the toddler down"
],
"synonyms":[
"bowling (down or over)",
"downing",
"dropping",
"felling",
"flooring",
"knocking over",
"leveling",
"levelling",
"mowing (down)",
"prostrating"
],
"related":[
"kayoing",
"knocking out",
"KO'ing",
"overthrowing",
"throwing down",
"toppling",
"banging",
"bashing",
"belting",
"bludgeoning",
"clobbering",
"hammering",
"hitting",
"jabbing",
"pasting",
"poking",
"pounding",
"punching",
"slamming",
"slapping",
"slogging",
"slugging",
"smacking",
"smiting",
"socking",
"swatting",
"swiping",
"thumping",
"thwacking",
"walloping",
"whacking",
"whaling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make smaller in amount, volume, or extent":{
"examples":[
"they'll have to knock down the price of those televisions if they expect to sell any"
],
"synonyms":[
"abating",
"decreasing",
"de-escalating",
"denting",
"depleting",
"diminishing",
"downscaling",
"downsizing",
"dropping",
"dwindling",
"easing",
"lessening",
"lowering",
"reducing"
],
"related":[
"compressing",
"condensing",
"constricting",
"contracting",
"abbreviating",
"abridging",
"clipping",
"cropping",
"curtailing",
"cutting",
"cutting back",
"cutting down",
"docking",
"nicking",
"paring",
"pruning",
"retrenching",
"shortening",
"slashing",
"trimming",
"truncating",
"whittling",
"deflating",
"shrinking",
"minimizing",
"moderating",
"modifying",
"modulating",
"qualifying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blowing up",
"dilating",
"distending",
"inflating",
"swelling",
"elongating",
"extending",
"lengthening",
"prolonging",
"protracting",
"adding (to)",
"complementing",
"supplementing",
"enhancing",
"heightening",
"intensifying",
"redoubling"
],
"antonyms":[
"aggrandizing",
"amplifying",
"augmenting",
"boosting",
"enlarging",
"escalating",
"expanding",
"increasing",
"raising"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"know-nothingism":{
"as in agnosticism":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"knocked over":{
"to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully":{
"examples":[
"he knocked over six convenience stores before getting caught"
],
"synonyms":[
"burglarized",
"burgled",
"knocked off",
"ripped off",
"robbed",
"stole (from)",
"took off"
],
"related":[
"ransacked",
"rifled",
"despoiled",
"looted",
"pillaged",
"plundered",
"ravished",
"sacked",
"spoiled",
"spoilt",
"stripped",
"stript",
"bled",
"broke in",
"cheated",
"chiseled",
"chiselled",
"cozened",
"defrauded",
"exploited",
"fleeced",
"hustled",
"mulcted",
"plucked",
"rooked",
"shortchanged",
"skinned",
"squeezed",
"stuck",
"stung",
"swindled",
"held up",
"mugged",
"rolled",
"stuck up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to strike (someone) so forcefully as to cause a fall":{
"examples":[
"knocked me over trying to get out the door"
],
"synonyms":[
"bowled (down or over)",
"downed",
"dropped",
"felled",
"floored",
"knocked down",
"leveled",
"levelled",
"mowed (down)",
"prostrated"
],
"related":[
"kayoed",
"knocked out",
"KO'd",
"overthrew",
"threw down",
"toppled",
"banged",
"bashed",
"belted",
"bludgeoned",
"clobbered",
"hammered",
"hit",
"jabbed",
"pasted",
"poked",
"pounded",
"punched",
"slammed",
"slapped",
"slogged",
"slugged",
"smacked",
"smote",
"socked",
"swatted",
"swiped",
"thumped",
"thwacked",
"walloped",
"whacked",
"whaled"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"knock out":{
"very pleasing to look at":{
"examples":[
"a knockout sports car that's the talk of the neighborhood"
],
"synonyms":[
"aesthetic",
"esthetic",
"aesthetical",
"esthetical",
"attractive",
"beauteous",
"beautiful",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"comely",
"cute",
"drop-dead",
"fair",
"fetching",
"good",
"good-looking",
"goodly",
"gorgeous",
"handsome",
"likely",
"lovely",
"lovesome",
"pretty",
"ravishing",
"seemly",
"sightly",
"stunning",
"taking",
"well-favored"
],
"related":[
"alluring",
"appealing",
"charming",
"cunning",
"delightful",
"engaging",
"fascinating",
"glamorous",
"glamourous",
"prepossessing",
"elegant",
"exquisite",
"glorious",
"Junoesque",
"magnificent",
"resplendent",
"splendid",
"statuesque",
"sublime",
"superb",
"flawless",
"perfect",
"radiant",
"dainty",
"delicate",
"personable",
"pleasant",
"presentable",
"chocolate-box",
"prettyish",
"desirable",
"dishy",
"dollish",
"foxy",
"hot",
"luscious",
"nubile",
"pulchritudinous",
"seductive",
"sexy",
"toothsome",
"hunky",
"studly",
"arresting",
"eye-catching",
"flamboyant",
"flashy",
"glossy",
"showstopping",
"showy",
"slick",
"snazzy",
"splashy",
"striking",
"zingy",
"photogenic",
"telegenic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"bad",
"disagreeable",
"disgusting",
"dreadful",
"foul",
"frightful",
"ghastly",
"horrible",
"loathsome",
"nasty",
"nauseating",
"objectionable",
"offensive",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"shocking",
"sickening",
"terrible",
"vile",
"unappealing",
"unappetizing",
"unimposing",
"unpleasant",
"unprepossessing",
"frumpish",
"frumpy",
"unbecoming",
"unshapely"
],
"antonyms":[
"grotesque",
"hideous",
"homely",
"ill-favored",
"plain",
"ugly",
"unaesthetic",
"unattractive",
"unbeautiful",
"uncomely",
"uncute",
"unhandsome",
"unlovely",
"unpleasing",
"unpretty",
"unsightly"
]
},
"a lovely woman":{
"examples":[
"the cosmetics company wants a model who's a real knockout"
],
"synonyms":[
"babe",
"beauty",
"beauty queen",
"cookie",
"cooky",
"cutie",
"cutey",
"dolly bird",
"enchantress",
"eyeful",
"fox",
"goddess",
"honey",
"queen",
"stunner"
],
"related":[
"belle",
"charmer",
"peach",
"bathing beauty",
"cover girl",
"pinup girl",
"houri",
"cutie-pie",
"dish",
"doll",
"dreamboat",
"hottie",
"looker",
"pretty",
"coquette",
"femme fatale",
"siren",
"temptress",
"vamp"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bag",
"frump",
"crone",
"hag",
"witch"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a temporary state of unconsciousness":{
"examples":[
"a splash of cold water brought the boxer out of his knockout"
],
"synonyms":[
"blackout",
"faint",
"insensibility",
"swim",
"swoon",
"syncope"
],
"related":[
"daze",
"stupor",
"trance",
"drowsiness",
"narcosis",
"sleep",
"somnolence"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something very good of its kind":{
"examples":[
"the band's new album is a knockout"
],
"synonyms":[
"beaut",
"beauty",
"bee's knees",
"cat's meow",
"corker",
"crackerjack",
"crackajack",
"daisy",
"dandy",
"dilly",
"doozy",
"doozie",
"doozer",
"dream",
"honey",
"hot stuff",
"humdinger",
"hummer",
"jim-dandy",
"lollapalooza",
"lulu",
"nifty",
"peach",
"pip",
"pippin",
"ripper",
"ripsnorter",
"snorter",
"sockdolager",
"sockdologer",
"standout",
"sweetheart"
],
"related":[
"marvel",
"phenomenon",
"prodigy",
"sensation",
"wonder",
"catch",
"crown jewel",
"diamond",
"gem",
"imperial",
"jewel",
"pearl",
"plum",
"treasure"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bust",
"disappointment",
"dud",
"failure",
"flop",
"lemon",
"letdown",
"loser",
"stinker",
"turkey"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a physically attractive person":{
"examples":[
"only a few of the show's cast members are real knockouts"
],
"synonyms":[
"babe",
"cutie",
"cutey",
"dish",
"doll",
"dreamboat",
"fox",
"glamour-puss",
"hottie",
"looker",
"showstopper",
"ten"
],
"related":[
"beauty",
"eyeful",
"goddess",
"lovely",
"stunner",
"beefcake",
"hunk",
"stud",
"superstud"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"dog"
]
},
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"examples":[
"the entire staff knocked itself out getting the project finished on time"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"burn out",
"bust",
"do in",
"do up",
"drain",
"exhaust",
"fag",
"fatigue",
"frazzle",
"harass",
"kill",
"outwear",
"tire",
"tucker (out)",
"wash out",
"wear",
"wear out",
"weary"
],
"related":[
"debilitate",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"sap",
"waste",
"weaken"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activate",
"energize",
"invigorate",
"rejuvenate",
"strengthen",
"vitalize",
"relax",
"rest",
"unwind"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"knuckled down":{
"as in pitched in , dug in":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"knocked for a loop":{
"to cause an unpleasant surprise for":{
"examples":[
"When word spread about their coworker's tragic accident, it knocked them for a loop ."
],
"synonyms":[
"appalled",
"floored",
"jolted",
"shocked",
"shook up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"astonished",
"bowled over",
"dumbfounded",
"dumfounded",
"flabbergasted",
"freaked (out)",
"stunned",
"stupefied",
"affrighted",
"alarmed",
"alarumed",
"dismayed",
"frighted",
"frightened",
"horrified",
"panicked",
"scared",
"scarified",
"spooked",
"startled",
"terrified",
"terrorized",
"disgusted",
"nauseated",
"repelled",
"revolted",
"sickened",
"turned off",
"displeased",
"offended",
"outraged",
"scandalized",
"amazed",
"astounded",
"awed",
"chilled",
"daunted",
"demoralized",
"dispirited",
"emasculated",
"undid",
"unmanned",
"unnerved",
"unstrung",
"discomforted",
"discomposed",
"disconcerted",
"disquieted",
"distressed",
"disturbed",
"perturbed",
"shook",
"unsettled",
"upset",
"weirded out",
"crushed",
"overpowered",
"overwhelmed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"buffered",
"cushioned",
"delighted",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"rejoiced",
"tickled",
"charmed",
"enticed",
"tempted",
"assured",
"cheered",
"comforted",
"consoled",
"solaced",
"soothed",
"reassured"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{
"examples":[
"She was knocked for a loop when she heard she got three job offers in one week."
],
"synonyms":[
"amazed",
"astonished",
"astounded",
"bowled over",
"dumbfounded",
"dumfounded",
"flabbergasted",
"floored",
"rocked",
"shocked",
"startled",
"stunned",
"stupefied",
"surprised",
"surprized",
"thunderstruck"
],
"near synonyms":[
"befuddled",
"bewildered",
"blew away",
"blindsided",
"confounded",
"confused",
"dazed",
"discomfited",
"disconcerted",
"dismayed",
"jarred",
"muddled",
"nonplussed",
"nonplused",
"perplexed",
"shook up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make senseless or dizzy by a blow":{
"examples":[
"She was knocked for a loop by the impact of the airbag when it deployed."
],
"synonyms":[
"dazed",
"rocked",
"stunned"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deadened",
"knocked out",
"paralyzed",
"benumbed",
"numbed",
"stupefied",
"bowled over",
"knocked down",
"banged",
"bashed",
"belted",
"bludgeoned",
"bonked",
"bopped",
"clobbered",
"clocked",
"clouted",
"hammered",
"hit",
"pasted",
"pounded",
"punched",
"rapped",
"slammed",
"slapped",
"slugged",
"smacked",
"smote",
"socked",
"struck",
"swatted",
"thumped",
"thwacked",
"walloped",
"whacked",
"whaled",
"battered",
"beat",
"buffeted",
"bunged",
"chopped",
"cuffed",
"drubbed",
"mangled",
"mauled",
"pelted",
"pummeled",
"pummelled"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to achieve a victory over":{
"examples":[
"The boxer really knocked his opponent for a loop ."
],
"synonyms":[
"beat",
"bested",
"conquered",
"defeated",
"did down",
"dispatched",
"got",
"got around",
"licked",
"mastered",
"overbore",
"overcame",
"overmatched",
"prevailed (over)",
"skunked",
"stopped",
"subdued",
"surmounted",
"took",
"trimmed",
"triumphed (over)",
"upended",
"won (against)",
"worsted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"swept",
"edged (out)",
"nosed out",
"pipped",
"annihilated",
"blew away",
"blew out",
"bombed",
"broke",
"buried",
"clobbered",
"creamed",
"crushed",
"drubbed",
"finished",
"flattened",
"overwhelmed",
"routed",
"shellacked",
"skinned",
"slaughtered",
"smoked",
"snowed under",
"thrashed",
"trounced",
"upset",
"walloped",
"waxed",
"whipped",
"capped",
"excelled",
"flourished",
"scored",
"succeeded",
"knocked off",
"knocked over",
"overpowered",
"overthrew",
"subjugated",
"unseated",
"vanquished",
"aced (out)",
"bettered",
"eclipsed",
"exceeded",
"excelled",
"outdid",
"outdistanced",
"outfought",
"outshone",
"outshined",
"outstripped",
"overtopped",
"surpassed",
"topped",
"transcended"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fell",
"gave up",
"went down",
"went under",
"collapsed",
"failed",
"flopped",
"flunked",
"folded",
"washed out"
],
"antonyms":[
"lost (to)"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"knucklehead":{
"a stupid person":{
"examples":[
"even a knucklehead like me can use this system"
],
"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",
"lamebrain",
"loggerhead",
"loon",
"lump",
"lunkhead",
"meathead",
"mome",
"moron",
"mug",
"mutt",
"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"
]
},
"know-alls":{
"as in know-it-alls":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"know-it-alls",
"smart alecks",
"smart alecs",
"smarties",
"smarty-pants",
"wiseacres",
"wiseasses",
"wise guys",
"wisenheimers",
"weisenheimers",
"wisecrackers",
"hotshots",
"show-offs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"knowledgeable":{
"having information especially as a result of study or experience":{
"examples":[
"you can order for us, since you're more knowledgeable about wine"
],
"synonyms":[
"abreast",
"acquainted",
"au courant",
"conversant",
"familiar",
"informed",
"up",
"up-to-date",
"versed",
"well-informed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alive",
"aware",
"cognizant",
"conscious",
"heedful",
"mindful",
"sensible",
"sentient"
],
"near antonyms":[
"insensible",
"unaware",
"unconscious",
"unmindful",
"blind",
"oblivious",
"unknowing",
"unwitting",
"inattentive",
"unheeding"
],
"antonyms":[
"ignorant",
"unacquainted",
"unfamiliar",
"uninformed",
"unknowledgeable"
]
},
"having or displaying advanced knowledge or education":{
"examples":[
"knowledgeable historians regard that story as pure fiction",
"a knowledgeable report on the latest advances in cancer research"
],
"synonyms":[
"educated",
"erudite",
"learned",
"lettered",
"literate",
"scholarly",
"well-read"
],
"near synonyms":[
"civilized",
"cultivated",
"cultured",
"cerebral",
"highbrow",
"highbrowed",
"intellectual",
"polished",
"refined",
"well-bred",
"academic",
"academical",
"bookish",
"didactic",
"didactical",
"inkhorn",
"pedantic",
"professorial",
"informed",
"instructed",
"schooled",
"skilled",
"trained",
"homeschooled",
"self-educated",
"self-instructed",
"self-taught",
"briefed",
"enlightened",
"informed",
"versed",
"overeducated",
"polyhistoric",
"polymath",
"polymathic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"uncivilized",
"uncultivated",
"uncultured",
"lowbrow",
"semiliterate",
"unintellectual",
"ill-bred",
"unpolished",
"unrefined",
"uninformed",
"unknowledgeable",
"uninstructed",
"unschooled",
"untaught",
"untutored",
"semiliterate",
"undereducated"
],
"antonyms":[
"benighted",
"dark",
"ignorant",
"illiterate",
"uneducated",
"unlearned",
"unlettered",
"unscholarly"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
}
}