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{
"tea party":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"teaches":{
"to cause to acquire knowledge or skill in some field":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a master gardener taught us about the basics of organic gardening"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"coaches",
"mentors",
"drills",
"fits",
"grounds",
"habilitates",
"prepares",
"primes",
"qualifies",
"directs",
"guides",
"leads",
"rears",
"catechizes",
"lectures",
"moralizes",
"preaches",
"implants",
"inculcates",
"instills",
"instils",
"homeschools",
"edifies",
"enlightens",
"briefs",
"familiarizes",
"imparts (to)",
"informs",
"verses",
"initiates",
"introduces",
"shows",
"reeducates",
"reschools",
"reteaches",
"retrains"
],
"synonyms":[
"educates",
"indoctrinates",
"instructs",
"lessons",
"schools",
"trains",
"tutors"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tear":{
"a long deep cut":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"repaired a tear in the theater curtain just before the start of the show"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"abrasion",
"score",
"scrape",
"scratch",
"injury",
"wound",
"crack",
"fracture",
"rupture",
"snag"
],
"synonyms":[
"gash",
"incision",
"laceration",
"rent",
"rip",
"slash",
"slit"
]
},
"to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"angrily tore the letter to shreds"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"break",
"cleave",
"rupture",
"split",
"cut",
"gash",
"incise",
"lacerate",
"slash",
"butcher",
"dismember",
"dissect",
"hack",
"mangle"
],
"synonyms":[
"rend",
"ribbon",
"rip",
"rive",
"shred",
"tatter"
]
},
"to proceed or move quickly":{
"antonyms":[
"crawl",
"creep",
"poke"
],
"examples":[
"she tore out of the room as soon as the phone started to ring"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dally",
"dawdle",
"dillydally",
"drag",
"hang (around or out)",
"lag",
"linger",
"loiter",
"poke",
"tarry",
"amble",
"lumber",
"plod",
"saunter",
"shuffle",
"stroll",
"decelerate",
"slow (down or up)"
],
"related":[
"beetle",
"dart",
"flit",
"scamper",
"scud",
"scuffle",
"stampede",
"streak",
"whiz",
"whizz",
"gallop",
"jog",
"sprint",
"accelerate",
"quicken",
"step out",
"catch up",
"fast-forward",
"outpace",
"outrun",
"outstrip",
"overtake",
"arrow",
"beeline"
],
"synonyms":[
"barrel",
"belt",
"blast",
"blaze",
"blow",
"bolt",
"bomb",
"bowl",
"breeze",
"bundle",
"bustle",
"buzz",
"cannonball",
"careen",
"career",
"chase",
"course",
"crack (on)",
"dash",
"drive",
"fly",
"hare",
"hasten",
"hie",
"highball",
"hotfoot (it)",
"hump",
"hurl",
"hurry",
"hurtle",
"hustle",
"jet",
"jump",
"motor",
"nip",
"pelt",
"race",
"ram",
"rip",
"rocket",
"run",
"rush",
"rustle",
"scoot",
"scurry",
"scuttle",
"shoot",
"speed",
"step",
"travel",
"trot",
"whirl",
"whisk",
"zip",
"zoom"
]
},
"to separate or remove by forceful pulling":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"tore the book from his hand"
],
"near antonyms":[
"reattach"
],
"related":[
"grab",
"nab",
"seize",
"snap (up)",
"snatch",
"lop (off)",
"nip",
"amputate",
"cut (off)",
"dissever",
"sever",
"extract",
"force",
"jerk",
"prize",
"pry",
"pull",
"root (out)",
"uproot"
],
"synonyms":[
"rip",
"wrench",
"wrest",
"yank"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"tear (out)":{
"to draw out by force or with effort":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"you'll never tear that secret out of me"
],
"near antonyms":[
"implant",
"insert",
"install",
"instill",
"cram",
"jam",
"ram",
"stuff",
"wedge"
],
"related":[
"mine",
"pluck",
"remove",
"take (out)",
"withdraw"
],
"synonyms":[
"corkscrew",
"extract",
"prize",
"pry",
"pull",
"root (out)",
"uproot",
"wrest",
"wring",
"yank"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tear down":{
"to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of":{
"antonyms":[
"build",
"construct",
"erect",
"put up",
"raise",
"rear",
"set up"
],
"examples":[
"vandals tore down the wooden fence blocking the entrance to the beach"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doctor",
"fix",
"mend",
"patch",
"recondition",
"repair",
"revamp",
"create",
"invent",
"assemble",
"fabricate",
"fashion",
"forge",
"form",
"frame",
"make",
"manufacture",
"mold",
"produce",
"shape",
"bring about",
"constitute",
"establish",
"father",
"found",
"institute",
"organize",
"conserve",
"preserve",
"protect",
"save",
"rebuild",
"reconstruct",
"remodel",
"renovate",
"restore"
],
"related":[
"beat",
"best",
"clobber",
"conquer",
"crush",
"defeat",
"drub",
"lick",
"master",
"overbear",
"overcome",
"overmatch",
"prevail (over)",
"rout",
"scotch",
"skunk",
"subdue",
"surmount",
"thrash",
"trim",
"triumph (over)",
"trounce",
"wallop",
"whip",
"win (against)",
"blast",
"blow up",
"break",
"cripple",
"damage",
"deface",
"deteriorate",
"disfigure",
"disintegrate",
"dissolve",
"dynamite",
"harm",
"impair",
"injure",
"mangle",
"mar",
"mutilate",
"spoil",
"vitiate",
"erode",
"scour",
"sweep (away)",
"wash out",
"wear (away)",
"dilapidate",
"disassemble",
"dismantle",
"gut",
"take down",
"unbuild",
"undo",
"unmake",
"blot out",
"efface",
"eradicate",
"expunge",
"exterminate",
"extirpate",
"liquidate",
"obliterate",
"remove",
"root (out)",
"snuff (out)",
"stamp (out)",
"wipe out",
"despoil",
"havoc",
"loot",
"pillage",
"plunder",
"ravage",
"sack",
"trample",
"trash",
"vandalize",
"assassinate",
"butcher",
"cut down",
"dispatch",
"execute",
"fell",
"kill",
"kill off",
"massacre",
"mow (down)",
"murder",
"slaughter",
"slay",
"take out",
"zap"
],
"synonyms":[
"annihilate",
"cream",
"decimate",
"demolish",
"desolate",
"destroy",
"devastate",
"do in",
"extinguish",
"nuke",
"pull down",
"pulverize",
"raze",
"rub out",
"ruin",
"shatter",
"smash",
"total",
"vaporize",
"waste",
"wrack",
"wreck"
]
},
"to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the new owners apparently bought the house just to tear it down and build a lavish mansion in its place"
],
"near antonyms":[
"build",
"construct",
"erect",
"put up",
"raise",
"rebuild",
"renew",
"renovate",
"restore",
"create",
"fabricate",
"fashion",
"forge",
"form",
"make",
"manufacture",
"shape"
],
"related":[
"blow up",
"dynamite",
"abolish",
"annihilate",
"crack up",
"crush",
"dash",
"decimate",
"destroy",
"devastate",
"devour",
"dissolve",
"do in",
"eradicate",
"extirpate",
"finish",
"flatten",
"obliterate",
"overturn",
"pulverize",
"ravage",
"ruin",
"scourge",
"smash",
"total",
"unmake",
"waste",
"wipe out",
"wreck"
],
"synonyms":[
"demolish",
"level",
"pull down",
"raze",
"unbuild"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tear into":{
"to start work on energetically":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"She tore into the home renovation project as soon as all the materials had been purchased."
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoid",
"evade",
"shun",
"dally",
"dawdle",
"dillydally",
"fiddle (around)",
"fool",
"idle",
"lag",
"mess",
"monkey (around)",
"play",
"poke",
"potter (around)",
"putter (around)",
"trifle"
],
"related":[
"address",
"approach",
"face",
"buckle (down to)",
"concentrate (on)",
"focus (on)",
"knuckle down (to)",
"zero (in on)",
"fall (to)",
"pitch in",
"plunge (in)",
"settle (down)",
"pursue",
"take up",
"undertake"
],
"synonyms":[
"attack",
"dive (into)",
"tackle",
"wade (in or into)"
]
},
"to take sudden, violent action against":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"We watched the fighters tear into each other during the final round."
],
"near antonyms":[
"cover",
"defend",
"guard",
"protect",
"secure",
"shield"
],
"related":[
"bum-rush",
"gang up (on)",
"mob",
"swarm",
"mug",
"rob",
"ambuscade",
"ambush",
"surprise",
"surprize",
"waylay",
"blitz",
"bomb",
"bombard",
"nuke",
"barrage",
"cannon",
"cannonade",
"bang away (at)",
"batter",
"buffet",
"plaster",
"beleaguer",
"besiege",
"press",
"harry",
"loot",
"pillage",
"plunder",
"ravage",
"sack",
"foray",
"invade",
"overrun",
"envelop",
"flank"
],
"synonyms":[
"assail",
"assault",
"attack",
"beset",
"bushwhack",
"charge",
"descend (on or upon)",
"go in (on)",
"jump (on)",
"pounce (on or upon)",
"raid",
"rush",
"set on",
"sic",
"sick",
"storm",
"strike",
"trash",
"turn (on)"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"teardrop":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tearing down":{
"to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of":{
"antonyms":[
"building",
"constructing",
"erecting",
"putting up",
"raising",
"rearing",
"setting up"
],
"examples":[
"vandals tore down the wooden fence blocking the entrance to the beach"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doctoring",
"fixing",
"mending",
"patching",
"reconditioning",
"repairing",
"revamping",
"creating",
"inventing",
"assembling",
"fabricating",
"fashioning",
"forging",
"forming",
"framing",
"making",
"manufacturing",
"molding",
"producing",
"shaping",
"bringing about",
"constituting",
"establishing",
"fathering",
"founding",
"instituting",
"organizing",
"conserving",
"preserving",
"protecting",
"saving",
"rebuilding",
"reconstructing",
"remodeling",
"renovating",
"restoring"
],
"related":[
"beating",
"besting",
"clobbering",
"conquering",
"crushing",
"defeating",
"drubbing",
"licking",
"mastering",
"overbearing",
"overcoming",
"overmatching",
"prevailing (over)",
"routing",
"scotching",
"skunking",
"subduing",
"surmounting",
"thrashing",
"trimming",
"triumphing (over)",
"trouncing",
"walloping",
"whipping",
"winning (against)",
"blasting",
"blowing up",
"breaking",
"crippling",
"damaging",
"defacing",
"deteriorating",
"disfiguring",
"disintegrating",
"dissolving",
"dynamiting",
"harming",
"impairing",
"injuring",
"mangling",
"marring",
"mutilating",
"spoiling",
"vitiating",
"eroding",
"scouring",
"sweeping (away)",
"washing out",
"wearing (away)",
"dilapidating",
"disassembling",
"dismantling",
"gutting",
"taking down",
"unbuilding",
"undoing",
"unmaking",
"blotting out",
"effacing",
"eradicating",
"expunging",
"exterminating",
"extirpating",
"liquidating",
"obliterating",
"removing",
"rooting (out)",
"snuffing (out)",
"stamping (out)",
"wiping out",
"despoiling",
"havocking",
"looting",
"pillaging",
"plundering",
"ravaging",
"sacking",
"trampling",
"trashing",
"vandalizing",
"assassinating",
"butchering",
"cutting down",
"dispatching",
"executing",
"felling",
"killing",
"killing off",
"massacring",
"mowing (down)",
"murdering",
"slaughtering",
"slaying",
"taking out",
"zapping"
],
"synonyms":[
"annihilating",
"creaming",
"decimating",
"demolishing",
"desolating",
"destroying",
"devastating",
"doing in",
"extinguishing",
"nuking",
"pulling down",
"pulverizing",
"razing",
"rubbing out",
"ruining",
"shattering",
"smashing",
"totaling",
"totalling",
"vaporizing",
"wasting",
"wracking",
"wrecking"
]
},
"to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the new owners apparently bought the house just to tear it down and build a lavish mansion in its place"
],
"near antonyms":[
"building",
"constructing",
"erecting",
"putting up",
"raising",
"rebuilding",
"renewing",
"renovating",
"restoring",
"creating",
"fabricating",
"fashioning",
"forging",
"forming",
"making",
"manufacturing",
"shaping"
],
"related":[
"blowing up",
"dynamiting",
"abolishing",
"annihilating",
"cracking up",
"crushing",
"dashing",
"decimating",
"destroying",
"devastating",
"devouring",
"dissolving",
"doing in",
"eradicating",
"extirpating",
"finishing",
"flattening",
"obliterating",
"overturning",
"pulverizing",
"ravaging",
"ruining",
"scourging",
"smashing",
"totaling",
"totalling",
"unmaking",
"wasting",
"wiping out",
"wrecking"
],
"synonyms":[
"demolishing",
"leveling",
"levelling",
"pulling down",
"razing",
"unbuilding"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tears (out)":{
"to draw out by force or with effort":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"you'll never tear that secret out of me"
],
"near antonyms":[
"implants",
"inserts",
"installs",
"instills",
"crams",
"jams",
"rams",
"stuffs",
"wedges"
],
"related":[
"mines",
"plucks",
"removes",
"takes (out)",
"withdraws"
],
"synonyms":[
"corkscrews",
"extracts",
"pries",
"prizes",
"pulls",
"roots (out)",
"uproots",
"wrests",
"wrings",
"yanks"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tears down":{
"to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of":{
"antonyms":[
"builds",
"constructs",
"erects",
"puts up",
"raises",
"rears",
"sets up"
],
"examples":[
"vandals tore down the wooden fence blocking the entrance to the beach"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doctors",
"fixes",
"mends",
"patches",
"reconditions",
"repairs",
"revamps",
"creates",
"invents",
"assembles",
"fabricates",
"fashions",
"forges",
"forms",
"frames",
"makes",
"manufactures",
"molds",
"produces",
"shapes",
"brings about",
"constitutes",
"establishes",
"fathers",
"founds",
"institutes",
"organizes",
"conserves",
"preserves",
"protects",
"saves",
"rebuilds",
"reconstructs",
"remodels",
"renovates",
"restores"
],
"related":[
"beats",
"bests",
"clobbers",
"conquers",
"crushes",
"defeats",
"drubs",
"licks",
"masters",
"overbears",
"overcomes",
"overmatches",
"prevails (over)",
"routs",
"scotches",
"skunks",
"subdues",
"surmounts",
"thrashes",
"trims",
"triumphs (over)",
"trounces",
"wallops",
"whips",
"wins (against)",
"blasts",
"blows up",
"breaks",
"cripples",
"damages",
"defaces",
"deteriorates",
"disfigures",
"disintegrates",
"dissolves",
"dynamites",
"harms",
"impairs",
"injures",
"mangles",
"mars",
"mutilates",
"spoils",
"vitiates",
"erodes",
"scours",
"sweeps (away)",
"washes out",
"wears (away)",
"dilapidates",
"disassembles",
"dismantles",
"guts",
"takes down",
"unbuilds",
"undoes",
"unmakes",
"blots out",
"effaces",
"eradicates",
"expunges",
"exterminates",
"extirpates",
"liquidates",
"obliterates",
"removes",
"roots (out)",
"snuffs (out)",
"stamps (out)",
"wipes out",
"despoils",
"havocs",
"loots",
"pillages",
"plunders",
"ravages",
"sacks",
"tramples",
"trashes",
"vandalizes",
"assassinates",
"butchers",
"cuts down",
"dispatches",
"executes",
"fells",
"kills",
"kills off",
"massacres",
"mows (down)",
"murders",
"slaughters",
"slays",
"takes out",
"zaps"
],
"synonyms":[
"annihilates",
"creams",
"decimates",
"demolishes",
"desolates",
"destroys",
"devastates",
"does in",
"extinguishes",
"nukes",
"pulls down",
"pulverizes",
"razes",
"rubs out",
"ruins",
"shatters",
"smashes",
"totals",
"vaporizes",
"wastes",
"wracks",
"wrecks"
]
},
"to destroy (as a building) completely by knocking down or breaking to pieces":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the new owners apparently bought the house just to tear it down and build a lavish mansion in its place"
],
"near antonyms":[
"builds",
"constructs",
"erects",
"puts up",
"raises",
"rebuilds",
"renews",
"renovates",
"restores",
"creates",
"fabricates",
"fashions",
"forges",
"forms",
"makes",
"manufactures",
"shapes"
],
"related":[
"blows up",
"dynamites",
"abolishes",
"annihilates",
"cracks up",
"crushes",
"dashes",
"decimates",
"destroys",
"devastates",
"devours",
"dissolves",
"does in",
"eradicates",
"extirpates",
"finishes",
"flattens",
"obliterates",
"overturns",
"pulverizes",
"ravages",
"ruins",
"scourges",
"smashes",
"totals",
"unmakes",
"wastes",
"wipes out",
"wrecks"
],
"synonyms":[
"demolishes",
"levels",
"pulls down",
"razes",
"unbuilds"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"technical":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"used by or intended for experts in a particular field of knowledge":{
"antonyms":[
"general",
"nontechnical",
"untechnical"
],
"examples":[
"although the owner's manual for the receiver was supposedly written for the average consumer, it's filled with technical language"
],
"near antonyms":[
"common",
"generalized",
"generic",
"nonexclusive",
"nonspecific",
"ordinary",
"overall",
"universal",
"inexpert",
"lay",
"nonprofessional",
"unprofessional",
"self-evident",
"self-explanatory",
"straightforward"
],
"related":[
"esoteric",
"especial",
"exclusive",
"limited",
"narrow",
"peculiar",
"restricted",
"special",
"specific",
"unique",
"authoritative",
"expert",
"professional",
"specialist",
"specialistic",
"technicalized"
],
"synonyms":[
"specialized"
]
}
},
"tediousness":{
"as in boredom , tedium":{
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"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tee off":{
"as in rage , vituperate":{
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"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"teemed":{
"to be copiously supplied":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the area teems with entrepreneurs hoping to hit upon the next big thing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lacked",
"needed",
"wanted"
],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[
"abounded",
"brimmed",
"bristled",
"bulged",
"burst",
"bursted",
"bustled",
"buzzed",
"crawled",
"hummed",
"overflowed",
"pullulated",
"swarmed"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"teeming":{
"possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"oceans teeming with life"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bare",
"barren",
"blank",
"devoid",
"empty",
"stark",
"vacant",
"void",
"depleted",
"drained",
"exhausted",
"deficient",
"incomplete",
"insufficient",
"short"
],
"related":[
"brimming",
"bulging",
"bursting",
"chock-full",
"chockful",
"crammed",
"crowded",
"fat",
"filled",
"full",
"jammed",
"jam-packed",
"loaded",
"packed",
"saturated",
"stuffed",
"clogged",
"congested",
"overcrowded",
"overfilled",
"overflowing",
"overfull",
"overladen",
"overloaded",
"overstuffed",
"surfeited",
"alive",
"animated",
"astir",
"bustling",
"busy",
"buzzing",
"humming",
"lively"
],
"synonyms":[
"abounding",
"abundant",
"awash",
"flush",
"fraught",
"lousy",
"replete",
"rife",
"swarming",
"thick",
"thronging"
]
},
"to be copiously supplied":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the area teems with entrepreneurs hoping to hit upon the next big thing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lacking",
"needing",
"wanting"
],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[
"abounding",
"brimming",
"bristling",
"bulging",
"bursting",
"bustling",
"buzzing",
"crawling",
"humming",
"overflowing",
"pullulating",
"swarming"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"teen":{
"someone who is between 13 and 19 years old":{
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"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"teensy-weensy":{
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"very small in size":{
"antonyms":[
"astronomical",
"astronomic",
"colossal",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"giant",
"gigantic",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"huge",
"immense",
"mammoth",
"massive",
"monster",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"planetary",
"prodigious",
"titanic",
"tremendous"
],
"examples":[
"the newborn kittens were teensy-weensy and adorable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"big",
"bulky",
"bumper",
"considerable",
"extensive",
"good",
"goodly",
"grand",
"great",
"gross",
"handsome",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"jumbo",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"large",
"largish",
"major",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"overgrown",
"overscale",
"overscaled",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"super",
"whacking",
"whopping",
"formidable",
"grandiose",
"imposing",
"lofty",
"majestic",
"monolithic",
"staggering",
"stupendous",
"towering",
"boundless",
"cavernous",
"immeasurable",
"infinite",
"vast",
"vasty",
"voluminous"
],
"related":[
"baby",
"diminutive",
"dwarf",
"elfin",
"half-pint",
"Lilliputian",
"little",
"micro",
"mini",
"minikin",
"model",
"petite",
"pocket",
"pocket-size",
"pocket-sized",
"pygmy",
"small",
"smallish",
"dinky",
"dwarfish",
"insignificant",
"pint-size",
"pint-sized",
"puny",
"scrubby",
"undersized",
"undersize"
],
"synonyms":[
"atomic",
"bitsy",
"bitty",
"infinitesimal",
"itty-bitty",
"itsy-bitsy",
"little bitty",
"microminiature",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"miniature",
"minuscule",
"minute",
"teensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee",
"weeny",
"weensy"
]
}
},
"teenybopper":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"teenyboppers":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"teetotaller":{
"a person who abstains from alcoholic beverages":{
"antonyms":[
"bibber",
"drinker"
],
"examples":[
"in a quandary about what to serve for the wedding toast since his future in-laws are teetotalers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alcoholic",
"barfly",
"boozehound",
"boozer",
"drunk",
"drunkard",
"inebriate",
"sot",
"souse",
"tippler",
"wet"
],
"related":[
"dry",
"prohibitionist"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstainer",
"nondrinker",
"teetotalist"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"telescopes":{
"to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{
"antonyms":[
"decompresses",
"expands",
"opens",
"outspreads",
"outstretches"
],
"examples":[
"for dramatic purposes, the film telescopes the years over which the events occurred into a few short months"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dilates",
"disperses",
"dissipates",
"scatters",
"distends",
"inflates",
"swells"
],
"related":[
"crams",
"crowds",
"jam-packs",
"jams",
"packs",
"abbreviates",
"abridges",
"curtails",
"shortens",
"boils down",
"downsizes",
"shrinks",
"concentrates",
"consolidates",
"simplifies",
"streamlines",
"decreases",
"diminishes",
"lessens"
],
"synonyms":[
"capsules",
"capsulizes",
"collapses",
"compacts",
"compresses",
"condenses",
"constricts",
"constringes",
"contracts",
"narrows (down)",
"squeezes"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tell (on)":{
"to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response":{
"examples":[
"the pressure of final exams is beginning to tell on the students in the dorm"
],
"synonyms":[
"affect",
"impact",
"impress",
"influence",
"move",
"reach",
"strike",
"sway",
"touch"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carry away",
"dazzle",
"enrapture",
"entrance",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"ravish",
"transport",
"bias",
"color",
"inspire",
"stir",
"engage",
"interest",
"involve",
"penetrate",
"pierce",
"afflict",
"agitate",
"bother",
"concern",
"discomfort",
"discompose",
"disquiet",
"distress",
"disturb",
"fluster",
"harass",
"harry",
"perturb",
"pester",
"plague",
"smite",
"strain",
"stress",
"trouble",
"try",
"upset",
"worry",
"wring",
"allure",
"attract",
"bewitch",
"captivate",
"charm",
"enchant",
"fascinate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bore",
"jade",
"pall",
"tire",
"weary",
"underwhelm"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give information (as to the authorities) about another's improper or unlawful activities":{
"examples":[
"detectives convinced the perpetrators in custody to tell on their associates"
],
"synonyms":[
"fink",
"grass (on)",
"inform",
"rat (on)",
"sing",
"snitch",
"split (on)",
"squeak",
"squeal",
"talk"
],
"near synonyms":[
"betray",
"give away",
"turn in",
"backstab",
"cross",
"double-cross",
"sell (out)",
"two-time",
"blab",
"tattle",
"tip (off)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tell off":{
"as in chew out , rail (at or against)":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"temerity":{
"shameless boldness":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"she had the temerity to ask me if she could borrow some money even though she never repaid the last loan"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bashfulness",
"diffidence",
"faintheartedness",
"hesitancy",
"modesty",
"shyness",
"timidity",
"timidness",
"timorousness",
"civility",
"courteousness",
"courtesy",
"gentility",
"graciousness",
"mannerliness",
"manners"
],
"related":[
"arrogance",
"assurance",
"cockiness",
"confidence",
"hardihood",
"overconfidence",
"sanguinity",
"self-assurance",
"self-confidence",
"discourteousness",
"disrespect",
"impertinence",
"impoliteness",
"impudence",
"incivility",
"inconsiderateness",
"inconsideration",
"insolence",
"rudeness",
"ungraciousness",
"back talk",
"sass",
"swagger",
"swash"
],
"synonyms":[
"audaciousness",
"audacity",
"brashness",
"brass",
"brassiness",
"brazenness",
"cheek",
"cheekiness",
"chutzpah",
"chutzpa",
"hutzpah",
"hutzpa",
"crust",
"effrontery",
"face",
"gall",
"nerve",
"nerviness",
"pertness",
"presumption",
"presumptuousness",
"sauce",
"sauciness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tempera":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"temperance":{
"an avoidance of extremes in one's actions, beliefs, or habits":{
"antonyms":[
"excessiveness",
"immoderacy",
"immoderateness",
"immoderation",
"intemperance",
"intemperateness"
],
"examples":[
"my father attributes his ripe old age to temperance in all things, especially eating and drinking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"excess",
"superfluity",
"extremeness",
"extremity",
"unconstraint",
"unrestraint",
"extremism",
"radicalness",
"irrationality",
"unreasonableness",
"insobriety"
],
"related":[
"constraint",
"control",
"discipline",
"restraint",
"self-control",
"self-discipline",
"middle-of-the-roadism",
"asceticism",
"austerity",
"frugality",
"mortification",
"sacrifice",
"self-command",
"self-containment",
"self-denial",
"self-mastery",
"abnegation",
"abstention",
"avoidance",
"eschewal",
"forbearance",
"rationality",
"rationalness",
"reasonability",
"reasonableness",
"sensibility",
"sensibleness",
"abstinence",
"soberness",
"sobriety",
"teetotalism"
],
"synonyms":[
"moderateness",
"moderation",
"temperateness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
],
"voluntary restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites":{
"antonyms":[
"self-indulgence"
],
"examples":[
"practices a blue-blooded temperance that his parvenu neighbors will never understand"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gluttony",
"greed",
"rapaciousness",
"rapacity",
"voraciousness",
"voracity",
"hedonism",
"sensuality",
"sybaritism"
],
"related":[
"control",
"forbearance",
"restraint",
"discipline",
"self-command",
"self-control",
"self-discipline",
"self-mastery",
"asceticism",
"austerity"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstinence",
"continence",
"self-abnegation",
"self-denial",
"sobriety"
]
}
},
"tempt":{
"to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"that chocolate dessert sure tempts me, but I should stick with my diet"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alert",
"caution",
"forewarn",
"ward (off)",
"warn",
"drive (away or off)",
"repulse",
"turn away"
],
"related":[
"draw in",
"inveigle",
"persuade",
"rope (in)",
"snow",
"catch",
"enmesh",
"immesh",
"ensnare",
"entrap",
"mesh",
"snare",
"tangle",
"trap",
"bewitch",
"captivate",
"charm",
"enchant",
"fascinate",
"magnetize",
"wile"
],
"synonyms":[
"allure",
"bait",
"beguile",
"betray",
"decoy",
"entice",
"lead on",
"lure",
"seduce",
"solicit"
]
},
"to take a chance on":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"refusing to lay in enough food for the long winter tempts the dangers of starvation"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"beard",
"brave",
"brazen",
"breast",
"challenge",
"confront",
"dare",
"defy",
"face",
"outbrave",
"compromise",
"endanger",
"imperil",
"jeopardize",
"menace",
"expose",
"subject",
"bet (on)",
"wager"
],
"synonyms":[
"adventure",
"chance",
"gamble (on)",
"hazard",
"risk",
"venture"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tempted":{
"to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"that chocolate dessert sure tempts me, but I should stick with my diet"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alerted",
"cautioned",
"forewarned",
"warded (off)",
"warned",
"drove (away or off)",
"repulsed",
"turned away"
],
"related":[
"drew in",
"inveigled",
"persuaded",
"roped (in)",
"snowed",
"caught",
"enmeshed",
"immeshed",
"ensnared",
"entrapped",
"meshed",
"snared",
"tangled",
"trapped",
"bewitched",
"captivated",
"charmed",
"enchanted",
"fascinated",
"magnetized",
"wiled"
],
"synonyms":[
"allured",
"baited",
"beguiled",
"betrayed",
"decoyed",
"enticed",
"led on",
"lured",
"seduced",
"solicited"
]
},
"to take a chance on":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"refusing to lay in enough food for the long winter tempts the dangers of starvation"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"bearded",
"braved",
"brazened",
"breasted",
"challenged",
"confronted",
"dared",
"defied",
"faced",
"outbraved",
"compromised",
"endangered",
"imperiled",
"imperilled",
"jeopardized",
"menaced",
"exposed",
"subjected",
"bet (on)",
"betted (on)",
"wagered"
],
"synonyms":[
"adventured",
"chanced",
"gambled (on)",
"hazarded",
"risked",
"ventured"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tenaciousness":{
"ability or willingness to carry on despite danger, difficulty, or obstacle":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Only those with supreme tenaciousness will be able to complete this epic trek through an unforgiving landscape."
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tenancy":{
"as in tenantry":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tenantry":{
"as in tenancy":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tenderfeet":{
"a person who is just starting out in a field of activity":{
"antonyms":[
"old hands",
"old-timers",
"veterans",
"vets"
],
"examples":[
"skateboarders who are tenderfeet will inevitably fall as they learn their first moves"
],
"near antonyms":[
"experts",
"masters",
"professionals",
"pros"
],
"related":[
"boots",
"amateurs",
"dabblers",
"dilettantes",
"dilettanti",
"learners",
"students",
"trainees",
"candidates",
"entrants",
"probationers"
],
"synonyms":[
"abecedarians",
"apprentices",
"babes",
"beginners",
"colts",
"cubs",
"fledglings",
"freshmen",
"greenhorns",
"neophytes",
"newbies",
"newcomers",
"novices",
"novitiates",
"punks",
"recruits",
"rookies",
"rooks",
"tyros",
"virgins"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tending (to)":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tenebrific":{
"being without light or without much light":{
"antonyms":[
"bright",
"brightened",
"brilliant",
"illuminated",
"illumined",
"light",
"lit",
"lighted",
"lightsome",
"lucent",
"lucid",
"luminous"
],
"examples":[
"a man unexpectedly emerged from the tenebrific shadows of the cave"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ablaze",
"agleam",
"aglitter",
"alight",
"beaming",
"beamy",
"effulgent",
"glaring",
"glowing",
"incandescent",
"lambent",
"radiant",
"relucent",
"resplendent",
"shining",
"sparkling",
"ultrabright",
"glossy",
"lustrous",
"shiny",
"floodlit",
"floodlighted",
"highlighted",
"spotlighted",
"spotlit",
"moonlit",
"moony",
"starlit",
"sunlit"
],
"related":[
"crepuscular",
"twilit",
"moonless",
"starless",
"sunless",
"cloudy",
"dull",
"dulled",
"lackluster",
"shadowlike",
"shadowy",
"shady",
"gray",
"grey",
"leaden",
"pale",
"beclouded",
"befogged",
"clouded",
"foggy",
"fuliginous",
"misty",
"smoggy",
"soupy"
],
"synonyms":[
"black",
"caliginous",
"dark",
"darkened",
"darkish",
"darkling",
"darksome",
"dim",
"dimmed",
"dusk",
"dusky",
"gloomy",
"lightless",
"murky",
"obscure",
"obscured",
"pitch-black",
"pitch-dark",
"pitchy",
"rayless",
"somber",
"sombre",
"stygian",
"tenebrous",
"unlit"
]
},
"causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer":{
"antonyms":[
"bright",
"cheerful",
"cheering",
"cheery",
"comforting",
"cordial",
"festive",
"friendly",
"gay",
"heartwarming",
"sunshiny"
],
"examples":[
"soldiers who had lived for months in the tenebrific trenches that stretched along the western front"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blithe",
"blithesome",
"buoyant",
"gay",
"jocund",
"jolly",
"joyful",
"joyous",
"merry",
"mirthful",
"encouraging",
"hopeful",
"optimistic",
"lighthearted",
"lightsome"
],
"related":[
"blue",
"dejected",
"depressed",
"despondent",
"down",
"droopy",
"hangdog",
"inconsolable",
"low",
"melancholic",
"melancholy",
"mirthless",
"sad",
"unhappy",
"woebegone",
"woeful",
"dim",
"discomfiting",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dismaying",
"dispiriting",
"distressful",
"distressing",
"upsetting",
"desperate",
"hopeless",
"pessimistic",
"lamentable",
"mournful",
"plaintive",
"sorrowful",
"colorless",
"drab",
"dull",
"dour",
"grim",
"lowering",
"louring",
"lowery",
"loury",
"menacing",
"negative",
"oppressive",
"threatening"
],
"synonyms":[
"black",
"bleak",
"cheerless",
"chill",
"Cimmerian",
"cloudy",
"cold",
"comfortless",
"dark",
"darkening",
"depressing",
"depressive",
"desolate",
"dire",
"disconsolate",
"dismal",
"drear",
"dreary",
"dreich",
"elegiac",
"elegiacal",
"forlorn",
"funereal",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"godforsaken",
"gray",
"grey",
"lonely",
"lonesome",
"lugubrious",
"miserable",
"morbid",
"morose",
"murky",
"plutonian",
"saturnine",
"sepulchral",
"solemn",
"somber",
"sombre",
"sullen",
"sunless",
"tenebrous",
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"zapping",
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"verb"
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"inauguration",
"initiation",
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"destruction",
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"persistence",
"prolongation"
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"margins",
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"inaugurations",
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"institutions",
"originations"
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"prolongations"
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"daring",
"dashing",
"gutsy",
"plucky",
"spirited",
"spunky",
"venturesome",
"venturous",
"brave",
"courageous",
"gallant",
"hardy",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"intrepid",
"lionhearted",
"manful",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"stouthearted",
"valiant",
"valorous",
"assured",
"collected",
"composed",
"confident",
"cool",
"sanguine",
"sure",
"unperturbed",
"dauntless",
"resolute",
"undaunted"
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"fearsome",
"shrinking",
"shy",
"timid",
"timorous",
"tremulant",
"tremulous",
"agitated",
"anxious",
"apprehensive",
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"disquieted",
"disturbed",
"funky",
"jittery",
"jumpy",
"nervous",
"panicked",
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"panic-stricken",
"perturbed",
"skittish",
"uneasy",
"upset",
"worried",
"phobic",
"appalled",
"dismayed",
"startled",
"cowed",
"daunted",
"intimidated",
"unnerved",
"coward",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"gutless",
"lily-livered",
"pusillanimous",
"careful",
"cautious",
"heedful",
"prudent",
"unadventurous",
"wary"
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"afraid",
"aghast",
"alarmed",
"fearful",
"frightened",
"horrified",
"horror-struck",
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"hysteric",
"scared",
"scary",
"shocked",
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"comforted",
"consoled",
"solaced",
"soothed",
"emboldened",
"encouraged",
"heartened",
"inspired",
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"shook up",
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"awed",
"chilled",
"daunted",
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"dispirited",
"emasculated",
"psyched (out)",
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"unmanned",
"unnerved",
"unstrung",
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"discomposed",
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"distracted",
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"unsettled",
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"verb"
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"to strike with fear":{
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"cheer",
"comfort",
"console",
"solace",
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"steel"
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"daunt",
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"dispirit",
"emasculate",
"psych (out)",
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"unman",
"unnerve",
"unstring",
"discomfort",
"discompose",
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"disturb",
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"rehearsal",
"tryout",
"workout",
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"ordeal",
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"retest",
"board(s)",
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"midyear",
"catechism",
"audition",
"final",
"checkup",
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"review",
"inquiry",
"interrogation",
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"examine",
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"explore",
"feel (out)",
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"annoy",
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"gall",
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"harass",
"harry",
"hassle",
"irk",
"irritate",
"nettle",
"pain",
"peeve",
"pester",
"rile",
"spite",
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"tax",
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"verb"
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"the \"before\" and \"after\" pictures are a testament to the effectiveness of the weight loss program"
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"refutation",
"accusation",
"allegation",
"charge",
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"conjecture",
"guess",
"presumption",
"surmise",
"suspicion"
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"(the) goods",
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"document",
"exhibit",
"demonstration",
"illustration",
"authentication",
"identification",
"manifestation",
"verification"
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"confirmation",
"corroboration",
"documentation",
"evidence",
"proof",
"substantiation",
"testimonial",
"testimony",
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"witness"
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"metaphysic",
"theory",
"axiom",
"tenet",
"watchword"
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"creed",
"doctrine",
"dogma",
"gospel",
"ideology",
"idealogy",
"philosophy"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"please test this sample for the presence of lead"
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"galled",
"gnawed (at)",
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"harassed",
"harried",
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"nettled",
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"peeved",
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"spited",
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"vext"
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"pidgins",
"provincialisms",
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"slanguages",
"bureaucrateses",
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"strategic",
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"grave",
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"illustrious",
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"outstanding",
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"prestigious",
"famous",
"notorious",
"renowned",
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"central",
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"petty",
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"anonymous",
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"unknown"
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"fervent",
"impassioned",
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"amorous",
"erotic",
"erotical",
"enamored",
"infatuated",
"lovesick",
"lovey-dovey",
"mushy",
"romantic",
"sappy",
"sentimental",
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"fatherly",
"motherly",
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"antisocial",
"cold-eyed",
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"detached",
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"dry",
"frosty",
"hard-hearted",
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"offish",
"pitiless",
"remote",
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"unfeeling",
"disaffected",
"unconcerned",
"uninvolved",
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"frigid",
"unfriendly",
"callous",
"cold-blooded",
"hard-boiled",
"heartless",
"pitiless",
"ruthless",
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"cordial",
"friendly",
"genial",
"gentle",
"good",
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"good-tempered",
"gracious",
"mild",
"neighborly",
"nice",
"pleasant",
"sweet",
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"clement",
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"forgiving",
"lenient",
"merciful",
"soft",
"patient",
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"understanding",
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"freehanded",
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"greathearted",
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"liberal",
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"munificent",
"noble",
"openhearted",
"philanthropic",
"philanthropical",
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"unsparing",
"anticruelty",
"cruelty-free"
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"ruthless",
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"harsh",
"heavy-handed",
"severe",
"stern",
"tough",
"unsentimental",
"hateful",
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"malicious",
"malign",
"malignant",
"mean",
"nasty",
"spiteful",
"virulent",
"antihumanitarian",
"uncharitable"
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"barbarous",
"bestial",
"brutal",
"brute",
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"callous",
"cold-blooded",
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"fiendish",
"hard-hearted",
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"inhuman",
"inhumane",
"insensate",
"sadistic",
"savage",
"truculent",
"uncompassionate",
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"unkind",
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"vicious",
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"cross",
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"bilious",
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"ornery",
"querulous",
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"carefree",
"easygoing",
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"to put before another for acceptance or consideration":{
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"taking",
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"confirming",
"finalizing",
"formalizing",
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"OK'ing",
"okaying",
"ratifying",
"sanctioning",
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"declining",
"denying",
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"negativing",
"rejecting",
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"rebuffing",
"rebutting",
"refusing",
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"retracting",
"withdrawing",
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"overlooking"
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"verb"
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"sharp",
"sharp-eyed",
"hyperalert",
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"sleepless",
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"chary",
"wary",
"prepared",
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"absentminded",
"absorbed",
"abstracted",
"daydreaming",
"dazed",
"distracted",
"dreaming",
"dreamy",
"engrossed",
"faraway",
"insensible",
"oblivious",
"preoccupied",
"sleeping",
"unaware",
"unconscious",
"unknowing",
"unwitting",
"careless",
"heedless",
"inattentive",
"unheeding",
"unmindful",
"unthinking",
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"unprepared",
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"tuition",
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"direction",
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"nurturance",
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"teems":{
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"bursts",
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"buzzes",
"crawls",
"hums",
"overflows",
"pullulates",
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"needs",
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"type":[
"verb"
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"as in tenancies":{
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"exemplary",
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"perfect",
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"A1",
"bang-up",
"banner",
"capital",
"choice",
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"fabulous",
"fantastic",
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"jim-dandy",
"keen",
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"marvellous",
"nifty",
"par excellence",
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"primo",
"sensational",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful",
"exceptional",
"fancy",
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"bad",
"low-grade",
"poor",
"substandard",
"unsatisfactory",
"atrocious",
"execrable",
"vile",
"wretched",
"deficient",
"disappointing",
"failed",
"inadequate",
"inferior",
"average",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"representative",
"typical",
"mediocre",
"second-class",
"second-rate"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a book used for instruction in a subject":{
"examples":[
"one shelf in my bookcase is crammed full of my old college textbooks"
],
"synonyms":[
"handbook",
"manual",
"primer",
"text"
],
"near synonyms":[
"schoolbook",
"grammar",
"reader",
"speller",
"tract",
"treatise",
"dictionary",
"lexicon",
"vocabulary",
"wordbook",
"casebook",
"encyclopedia",
"reference",
"bible",
"guide",
"guidebook"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"tender":{
"easily injured without careful handling":{
"examples":[
"a tender wound",
"tender plants that cannot take the cold",
"tender pride that got bruised when his girlfriend dumped him"
],
"synonyms":[
"delicate",
"fragile",
"frail",
"sensitive"
],
"near synonyms":[
"breakable",
"brittle",
"crushable",
"eggshell",
"frangible",
"friable",
"feeble",
"flimsy",
"puny",
"slight",
"soft",
"tenuous",
"weak",
"nonhardy",
"perishable",
"resistless",
"susceptible",
"unresistant",
"vulnerable",
"yielding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"durable",
"firm",
"flinty",
"hard",
"hardy",
"resistant",
"robust",
"rugged",
"solid",
"sound",
"stiff",
"stout",
"strong",
"sturdy",
"substantial",
"infrangible",
"nonbreakable",
"unbreakable",
"hardened",
"inured",
"strengthened",
"tempered",
"toughened"
],
"antonyms":[
"tough"
]
},
"feeling or showing love":{
"examples":[
"a tender embrace between father and daughter"
],
"synonyms":[
"adoring",
"affectionate",
"devoted",
"fond",
"loving",
"tenderhearted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"caring",
"compassionate",
"considerate",
"cordial",
"doting",
"forgiving",
"friendly",
"humane",
"kind",
"understanding",
"warmhearted",
"ardent",
"fervent",
"impassioned",
"passionate",
"warm",
"amatory",
"amorous",
"erotic",
"erotical",
"enamored",
"infatuated",
"lovesick",
"lovey-dovey",
"mushy",
"romantic",
"sappy",
"sentimental",
"brotherly",
"fatherly",
"motherly",
"sisterly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aloof",
"antisocial",
"cold-eyed",
"cool",
"detached",
"distant",
"dry",
"frosty",
"hard-hearted",
"indifferent",
"offish",
"pitiless",
"remote",
"reserved",
"standoffish",
"unbending",
"uncaring",
"unfeeling",
"disaffected",
"unconcerned",
"uninvolved",
"cold",
"frigid",
"unfriendly",
"callous",
"cold-blooded",
"hard-boiled",
"heartless",
"pitiless",
"ruthless",
"soulless",
"unromantic",
"unsentimental"
],
"antonyms":[
"unloving"
]
},
"having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others":{
"examples":[
"an especially tender teacher who loves having kids with special educational needs in her class"
],
"synonyms":[
"beneficent",
"benevolent",
"benignant",
"compassionate",
"good-hearted",
"humane",
"kind",
"kindhearted",
"kindly",
"softhearted",
"sympathetic",
"tenderhearted",
"warmhearted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attentive",
"considerate",
"solicitous",
"thoughtful",
"affable",
"amicable",
"benign",
"companionable",
"comradely",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"genial",
"gentle",
"good",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"gracious",
"mild",
"neighborly",
"nice",
"pleasant",
"sweet",
"warm",
"clement",
"forbearing",
"forgiving",
"lenient",
"merciful",
"soft",
"patient",
"pitying",
"tolerant",
"understanding",
"altruistic",
"brotherly",
"charitable",
"freehanded",
"generous",
"greathearted",
"humanitarian",
"liberal",
"magnanimous",
"munificent",
"noble",
"openhearted",
"philanthropic",
"philanthropical",
"selfless",
"unselfish",
"unsparing",
"anticruelty",
"cruelty-free"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ironhearted",
"merciless",
"pitiless",
"ruthless",
"stonyhearted",
"inconsiderate",
"insensitive",
"thoughtless",
"uncaring",
"unthinking",
"grim",
"hard-boiled",
"harsh",
"heavy-handed",
"severe",
"stern",
"tough",
"unsentimental",
"hateful",
"malevolent",
"malicious",
"malign",
"malignant",
"mean",
"nasty",
"spiteful",
"virulent",
"antihumanitarian",
"uncharitable"
],
"antonyms":[
"atrocious",
"barbaric",
"barbarous",
"bestial",
"brutal",
"brute",
"brutish",
"callous",
"cold-blooded",
"cruel",
"fiendish",
"hard-hearted",
"heartless",
"inhuman",
"inhumane",
"insensate",
"sadistic",
"savage",
"truculent",
"uncompassionate",
"unfeeling",
"unkind",
"unkindly",
"unsympathetic",
"vicious",
"wanton"
]
},
"lacking bodily strength":{
"examples":[
"a very tender child who always seems to be sick"
],
"synonyms":[
"asthenic",
"debilitated",
"delicate",
"down-and-out",
"effete",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"faint",
"feeble",
"frail",
"infirm",
"languid",
"low",
"prostrate",
"prostrated",
"sapped",
"slight",
"soft",
"softened",
"unsubstantial",
"wasted",
"weak",
"weakened",
"wimpish",
"wimpy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"challenged",
"disabled",
"incapacitated",
"invalid",
"paralyzed",
"broken-down",
"decrepit",
"impotent",
"powerless",
"breakable",
"flimsy",
"fragile",
"dizzy",
"groggy",
"rocky",
"unsteady",
"woozy",
"drained",
"exhausted",
"flagging",
"tired",
"weary",
"worn-out",
"damaged",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"lame",
"unsound",
"resistless",
"susceptible",
"unresistant",
"vulnerable",
"yielding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"able-bodied",
"athletic",
"beefy",
"brawny",
"fit",
"husky",
"muscular",
"sinewy",
"strapping",
"virile",
"hard",
"hardy",
"lusty",
"red-blooded",
"robust",
"sturdy",
"tough",
"fortified",
"hardened",
"inured",
"strengthened",
"toughened",
"energetic",
"energized",
"invigorated",
"vigorous",
"vitalized",
"hale",
"healthy",
"sound",
"capable",
"competent",
"convalescing",
"recovering",
"recuperating"
],
"antonyms":[
"mighty",
"powerful",
"rugged",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"strong"
]
},
"not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect":{
"examples":[
"his tender comments on how to improve her writing style were gratefully received"
],
"synonyms":[
"balmy",
"benign",
"bland",
"delicate",
"gentle",
"light",
"mellow",
"mild",
"nonabrasive",
"soft",
"soothing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"calm",
"pacific",
"peaceful",
"placid",
"quiet",
"serene",
"tranquil",
"clement",
"compassionate",
"easy",
"lenient",
"merciful",
"buffering",
"cushioning",
"emollient",
"softening",
"sleek",
"slick",
"smooth"
],
"near antonyms":[
"exquisite",
"fierce",
"intense",
"powerful",
"severe",
"forceful",
"forcible",
"savage",
"violent",
"roughened",
"rugged",
"strong",
"abrading",
"irritating",
"roughening",
"grim",
"gruff",
"rude",
"stiff",
"heavy-handed",
"oppressive",
"pitiless",
"tyrannical",
"tyrannic"
],
"antonyms":[
"abrasive",
"caustic",
"coarse",
"hard",
"harsh",
"rough",
"scathing",
"stern",
"ungentle"
]
},
"something (as pieces of stamped metal or printed paper) customarily and legally used as a medium of exchange, a measure of value, or a means of payment":{
"examples":[
"money from that board game is not legal tender and can't be exchanged for goods or services"
],
"synonyms":[
"bread",
"bucks",
"cabbage",
"cash",
"change",
"chips",
"coin",
"currency",
"dough",
"gold",
"green",
"jack",
"kale",
"legal tender",
"lolly",
"long green",
"loot",
"lucre",
"money",
"moola",
"moolah",
"needful",
"pelf",
"scratch",
"shekels",
"sheqels",
"shekelim",
"shekalim",
"sheqalim",
"wampum"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coinage",
"specie",
"dead presidents",
"folding money",
"paper money",
"scrip",
"banknote",
"cashier's check",
"check",
"draft",
"money order",
"note",
"promissory note",
"bill",
"dollar",
"greenback",
"bankroll",
"capital",
"finances",
"funds",
"roll",
"wad",
"wallet",
"chump change",
"dibs",
"dime",
"mite",
"peanuts",
"pittance",
"shoestring",
"big bucks",
"bomb",
"boodle",
"bundle",
"earth",
"fortune",
"king's ransom",
"megabucks",
"mint",
"packet",
"pile",
"pot",
"abundance",
"means",
"opulence",
"riches",
"treasure",
"wealth",
"resources",
"wherewithal",
"mad money",
"petty cash",
"pin money",
"pocket money",
"spending money"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to put before another for acceptance or consideration":{
"examples":[
"the coach tendered his resignation and started a new career as a physical therapist"
],
"synonyms":[
"extend",
"give",
"offer",
"proffer",
"trot out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"pose",
"propose",
"hold out",
"give in",
"submit",
"volunteer"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accept",
"receive",
"take",
"accredit",
"approbate",
"approve",
"authorize",
"clear",
"confirm",
"finalize",
"formalize",
"homologate",
"OK",
"okay",
"ratify",
"sanction",
"warrant",
"decline",
"deny",
"disallow",
"disapprove",
"negative",
"reject",
"turn down",
"veto",
"rebuff",
"rebut",
"refuse",
"spurn",
"retract",
"withdraw",
"disregard",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"overlook"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"teetotalism":{
"as in sobriety , abstinence":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abstinence",
"soberness",
"sobriety",
"rationality",
"rationalness",
"reasonability",
"reasonableness",
"sensibility",
"sensibleness",
"abnegation",
"abstention",
"avoidance",
"eschewal",
"forbearance",
"asceticism",
"austerity",
"frugality",
"mortification",
"sacrifice",
"self-command",
"self-containment",
"self-denial",
"self-mastery",
"middle-of-the-roadism",
"constraint",
"control",
"discipline",
"restraint",
"self-control",
"self-discipline",
"moderateness",
"moderation",
"temperance",
"temperateness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"excessiveness",
"immoderacy",
"immoderateness",
"immoderation",
"intemperance",
"intemperateness",
"excess",
"superfluity",
"extremeness",
"extremity",
"unconstraint",
"unrestraint",
"extremism",
"radicalness",
"irrationality",
"unreasonableness",
"insobriety"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"temporal":{
"having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven":{
"examples":[
"do not worry about temporal concerns, but instead focus on spiritual matters"
],
"synonyms":[
"carnal",
"earthborn",
"earthbound",
"earthly",
"fleshly",
"material",
"mundane",
"sublunary",
"terrene",
"terrestrial",
"worldly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"animal",
"bodily",
"corporal",
"corporeal",
"physical",
"daily",
"diurnal",
"unspiritual",
"anthropic",
"anthropical",
"anthropocentric"
],
"near antonyms":[
"celestial",
"Elysian",
"empyreal",
"empyrean",
"supernal",
"metaphysical",
"devotional",
"divine",
"religious",
"sacred",
"spiritual",
"utopian",
"ethereal",
"supernatural",
"transcendent",
"transcendental"
],
"antonyms":[
"heavenly",
"nontemporal",
"unearthly",
"unworldly"
]
},
"not involving religion or religious matters":{
"examples":[
"administrators on campus are in place to deal with students' temporal needs, and spiritual advisors are available to help students with their nontemporal needs"
],
"synonyms":[
"nonreligious",
"profane",
"secular"
],
"near synonyms":[
"atheistic",
"godless",
"irreligious",
"pagan",
"paganish",
"religionless",
"laical",
"laic",
"lay",
"nonclerical",
"nondenominational",
"nonsectarian",
"earthly",
"mundane",
"terrene",
"terrestrial",
"worldly",
"material",
"physical",
"substantial",
"bodily",
"carnal",
"corporal",
"fleshly",
"blasphemous",
"impious",
"irreverent",
"sacrilegious",
"unconsecrated",
"unhallowed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"divine",
"spiritual",
"consecrated",
"hallowed",
"holy",
"sacrosanct",
"sanctified",
"churchly",
"devout",
"godly",
"pious",
"prayerful",
"reverent",
"worshipful",
"ethereal",
"insubstantial",
"metaphysical",
"unsubstantial",
"bodiless",
"immaterial",
"incorporeal",
"nonphysical"
],
"antonyms":[
"religious",
"sacred"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"tergiversation":{
"deliberate evasion in speech":{
"examples":[
"like many politicians, he has the gift for tergiversation"
],
"synonyms":[
"circumlocution",
"equivocation",
"shuffle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"quibbling",
"ambiguity",
"ambiguousness",
"equivocalness",
"murkiness",
"nebulousness",
"obscureness",
"obscurity",
"opacity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"candor",
"directness",
"forthrightness",
"frankness",
"openheartedness",
"openness",
"plainness",
"plumpness",
"straightforwardness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"test-drive":{
"as in checkout , trial run":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"checkout",
"trial run",
"observation",
"surveillance",
"watch",
"recheck",
"reinspection",
"resurvey",
"once-over",
"perusal",
"inquisition",
"interrogation",
"exploration",
"investigation",
"probe",
"research",
"study",
"analysis",
"assay",
"close-up",
"deconstruction",
"dissection",
"audit",
"check",
"checkup",
"examination",
"going-over",
"inspection",
"look-see",
"review",
"scan",
"scrutiny",
"survey",
"view"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"temper":{
"a special quality or impression associated with something":{
"examples":[
"there's a temper of tranquillity about the retreat that visitors find very inviting"
],
"synonyms":[
"air",
"ambience",
"ambiance",
"aroma",
"atmosphere",
"aura",
"climate",
"flavor",
"halo",
"karma",
"mood",
"nimbus",
"note",
"odor",
"patina",
"smell",
"vibration(s)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aureole",
"aureola",
"mystique",
"romance",
"genius loci",
"feel",
"feeling",
"sensation",
"sense",
"spirit",
"attribute",
"character",
"characteristic",
"image",
"mark",
"notion",
"peculiarity",
"picture",
"property",
"trait",
"color",
"illusion",
"overtone",
"semblance",
"suggestion",
"tone"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a state of mind dominated by a particular emotion":{
"examples":[
"was in quite a bad temper after spilling his juice all over his new shirt"
],
"synonyms":[
"cheer",
"feather",
"humor",
"mode",
"mood",
"spirit"
],
"near synonyms":[
"angle",
"attitude",
"mind-set",
"outlook",
"perspective",
"slant",
"standpoint",
"viewpoint",
"emotion",
"feeling",
"heart",
"passion",
"sentiment",
"strain",
"belief",
"conviction",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"mind",
"opinion",
"expression",
"tone",
"vein",
"character",
"disposition",
"identity",
"individuality",
"makeup",
"mettle",
"personality",
"selfhood",
"self-identity",
"temperament",
"responsiveness",
"sensibility",
"sensitiveness",
"sensitivity"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one's characteristic attitude or mood":{
"examples":[
"she has an even temper and a calm manner that sets everyone all at ease"
],
"synonyms":[
"disposition",
"grain",
"nature",
"temperament"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cheer",
"frame",
"habit",
"humor",
"inclination",
"mode",
"spirit",
"angle",
"attitude",
"mind-set",
"outlook",
"perspective",
"slant",
"standpoint",
"viewpoint",
"emotion",
"feeling",
"heart",
"passion",
"sentiment",
"strain",
"belief",
"conviction",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"mind",
"notion",
"opinion",
"persuasion",
"view",
"expression",
"tone",
"vein",
"character",
"identity",
"individuality",
"makeup",
"mettle",
"personality",
"selfhood",
"self-identity",
"setup",
"responsiveness",
"sensibility",
"sensitiveness",
"sensitivity"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in anneal":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"anneal",
"beef (up)",
"fortify",
"harden",
"strengthen",
"toughen",
"firm (up)",
"tone (up)",
"energize",
"invigorate",
"vitalize",
"restrengthen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"debilitate",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"weaken",
"cripple",
"incapacitate",
"paralyze",
"damage",
"harm",
"hurt",
"impair",
"injure",
"break down",
"wear out",
"sap",
"undercut",
"undermine"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in soften , lighten":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abate",
"lighten",
"moderate",
"soften",
"allay",
"alleviate",
"assuage",
"ease",
"help",
"mitigate",
"mollify",
"palliate",
"relieve",
"soothe",
"cure",
"heal",
"remedy",
"amend",
"correct",
"emend",
"fix",
"mend",
"rectify",
"reform",
"repair",
"ameliorate",
"better",
"enhance",
"enrich",
"improve",
"meliorate",
"perfect",
"refine"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aggravate",
"exacerbate",
"harm",
"hurt",
"impair",
"injure",
"heighten",
"intensify",
"sharpen"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"tergiversating":{
"to avoid giving a definite answer or position":{
"examples":[
"shamelessly tergiversating , the witness replied, \"Well, it depends upon what your definition of 'truth' is\""
],
"synonyms":[
"equivocating",
"fudging",
"hedging",
"pussyfooting",
"waffling",
"weaseling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flip-flopping",
"yo-yoing",
"dodging",
"ducking",
"eluding",
"eschewing",
"evading",
"shaking",
"shirking",
"shunning",
"sidestepping",
"skirting",
"bypassing",
"circumventing",
"caviling",
"cavilling",
"quibbling",
"straddling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tenseness":{
"as in tension , nerves":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"nerves",
"tension",
"agita",
"agitation",
"anxiety",
"anxiousness",
"apprehension",
"apprehensiveness",
"disquiet",
"feverishness",
"franticness",
"freneticism",
"hand-wringing",
"perturbation",
"restlessness",
"trepidation",
"unease",
"uneasiness",
"upset",
"worry",
"butterflies",
"dither",
"heebie-jeebies",
"jimjams",
"jitters",
"shakes",
"shivers",
"willies",
"edginess",
"fidgetiness",
"fidgets",
"flightiness",
"jitteriness",
"jumpiness",
"restiveness",
"skittishness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confidence",
"self-assurance",
"self-confidence",
"sureness",
"control",
"self-control",
"aplomb",
"calm",
"calmness",
"collectedness",
"composure",
"coolness",
"ease",
"easiness",
"equanimity",
"equilibrium",
"imperturbability",
"poise",
"repose",
"self-possession",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility",
"tranquilness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"tenebrous":{
"being without light or without much light":{
"examples":[
"a tenebrous night with no moon"
],
"synonyms":[
"black",
"caliginous",
"dark",
"darkened",
"darkish",
"darkling",
"darksome",
"dim",
"dimmed",
"dusk",
"dusky",
"gloomy",
"lightless",
"murky",
"obscure",
"obscured",
"pitch-black",
"pitch-dark",
"pitchy",
"rayless",
"somber",
"sombre",
"stygian",
"tenebrific",
"unlit"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crepuscular",
"twilit",
"moonless",
"starless",
"sunless",
"cloudy",
"dull",
"dulled",
"lackluster",
"shadowlike",
"shadowy",
"shady",
"gray",
"grey",
"leaden",
"pale",
"beclouded",
"befogged",
"clouded",
"foggy",
"fuliginous",
"misty",
"smoggy",
"soupy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ablaze",
"agleam",
"aglitter",
"alight",
"beaming",
"beamy",
"effulgent",
"glaring",
"glowing",
"incandescent",
"lambent",
"radiant",
"relucent",
"resplendent",
"shining",
"sparkling",
"ultrabright",
"glossy",
"lustrous",
"shiny",
"floodlit",
"floodlighted",
"highlighted",
"spotlighted",
"spotlit",
"moonlit",
"moony",
"starlit",
"sunlit"
],
"antonyms":[
"bright",
"brightened",
"brilliant",
"illuminated",
"illumined",
"light",
"lit",
"lighted",
"lightsome",
"lucent",
"lucid",
"luminous"
]
},
"causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer":{
"examples":[
"in the midst of those tenebrous days Thomas Paine penned the immortal words \"These are the times that try men's souls\""
],
"synonyms":[
"black",
"bleak",
"cheerless",
"chill",
"Cimmerian",
"cloudy",
"cold",
"comfortless",
"dark",
"darkening",
"depressing",
"depressive",
"desolate",
"dire",
"disconsolate",
"dismal",
"drear",
"dreary",
"dreich",
"elegiac",
"elegiacal",
"forlorn",
"funereal",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"godforsaken",
"gray",
"grey",
"lonely",
"lonesome",
"lugubrious",
"miserable",
"morbid",
"morose",
"murky",
"plutonian",
"saturnine",
"sepulchral",
"solemn",
"somber",
"sombre",
"sullen",
"sunless",
"tenebrific",
"wretched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blue",
"dejected",
"depressed",
"despondent",
"down",
"droopy",
"hangdog",
"inconsolable",
"low",
"melancholic",
"melancholy",
"mirthless",
"sad",
"unhappy",
"woebegone",
"woeful",
"dim",
"discomfiting",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dismaying",
"dispiriting",
"distressful",
"distressing",
"upsetting",
"desperate",
"hopeless",
"pessimistic",
"lamentable",
"mournful",
"plaintive",
"sorrowful",
"colorless",
"drab",
"dull",
"dour",
"grim",
"lowering",
"louring",
"lowery",
"loury",
"menacing",
"negative",
"oppressive",
"threatening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blithe",
"blithesome",
"buoyant",
"gay",
"jocund",
"jolly",
"joyful",
"joyous",
"merry",
"mirthful",
"encouraging",
"hopeful",
"optimistic",
"lighthearted",
"lightsome"
],
"antonyms":[
"bright",
"cheerful",
"cheering",
"cheery",
"comforting",
"cordial",
"festive",
"friendly",
"gay",
"heartwarming",
"sunshiny"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"tenement house":{
"as in apartment building , apartment house":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"apartment building",
"apartment house",
"gallery",
"wing",
"bed-sitter",
"bedsit",
"bed-sitting-room",
"cohousing",
"condo",
"condominium",
"duplex",
"duplex apartment",
"efficiency",
"efficiency apartment",
"flatlet",
"floor-through",
"garden apartment",
"granny flat",
"maisonette",
"penthouse",
"railroad flat",
"salon",
"saloon",
"studio",
"studio apartment",
"triplex",
"walk-up",
"apartment",
"diggings",
"digs",
"flat",
"lodgings",
"suite",
"tenement"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"technique":{
"the means or procedure for doing something":{
"examples":[
"showed me a different knitting technique"
],
"synonyms":[
"approach",
"fashion",
"form",
"how",
"manner",
"method",
"methodology",
"recipe",
"strategy",
"style",
"system",
"tack",
"tactics",
"way"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mode",
"modus operandi",
"blueprint",
"design",
"game",
"game plan",
"ground plan",
"intrigue",
"layout",
"line",
"model",
"plan",
"plot",
"program",
"route",
"scheme",
"expedient",
"move",
"shift",
"step",
"practice",
"practise",
"process",
"routine",
"policy"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"teamed (up)":{
"to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{
"examples":[
"the television broadcast networks will be teaming up for joint coverage of the event"
],
"synonyms":[
"banded (together)",
"collaborated",
"concerted",
"concurred",
"conjoined",
"conspired",
"cooperated",
"joined",
"leagued",
"united"
],
"near synonyms":[
"connived",
"affiliated",
"allied",
"associated",
"combined",
"confederated",
"hung together",
"interfaced"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"teasing":{
"the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another":{
"examples":[
"stop that teasing before you make the baby cry"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravation",
"annoyance",
"bedevilment",
"botheration",
"bothering",
"bugging",
"disturbance",
"harassment",
"harrying",
"importunity",
"pestering",
"vexation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aggro",
"molestation",
"offense",
"offence",
"persecution",
"provocation",
"torment",
"torture",
"devilment",
"devilry",
"mischief"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in joking , bantering":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bantering",
"frivolous",
"jesting",
"joking",
"joshing",
"cerebral",
"highbrow",
"highbrowed",
"intellectual",
"antic",
"comic",
"comical",
"droll",
"farcical",
"funny",
"hysterical",
"laughable",
"ludicrous",
"ridiculous",
"riotous",
"risible",
"rollicking",
"screaming",
"sidesplitting",
"uproarious",
"clever",
"facetious",
"humorous",
"jocular",
"smart",
"witty",
"amusing",
"diverting",
"entertaining",
"mischievous",
"playful",
"prankish",
"jocose",
"jocund",
"jolly",
"jovial",
"laughing",
"merry",
"mirthful",
"sunny",
"scintillating",
"sparkling",
"flip",
"flippant",
"pert",
"smart-aleck",
"smart-alecky",
"waggish",
"whimsical"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brainless",
"lowbrow",
"stupid",
"witless",
"corny",
"hackney",
"hackneyed",
"lame",
"humorless",
"unamusing",
"uncomic",
"unfunny",
"earnest",
"grave",
"serious",
"serious-minded",
"sober",
"solemn",
"somber",
"sombre",
"doleful",
"dolorous",
"lachrymose",
"plaintive",
"sorry",
"tearful",
"woeful"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in taunting , jeering":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"jeering",
"taunting",
"inducing",
"inspirational",
"inspiring",
"motivating",
"motivational",
"motivative",
"activating",
"energizing",
"galvanizing",
"quickening",
"vitalizing",
"explosive",
"fiery",
"incendiary",
"inflammatory",
"triggering",
"angering",
"enraging",
"maddening",
"upsetting",
"charged",
"edgy",
"exciting",
"inciting",
"instigating",
"instigative",
"piquing",
"provocative",
"provoking",
"stimulating",
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"bothersome",
"exasperating",
"galling",
"irksome",
"irritating",
"pesky",
"vexatious",
"vexing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"noninflammatory",
"subduing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make fun of in a good-natured way":{
"examples":[
"likes to tease her twin brother about his seemingly endless string of girlfriends"
],
"synonyms":[
"chaffing",
"jiving",
"joking",
"joshing",
"kidding",
"rallying",
"razzing",
"ribbing",
"riding",
"roasting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bantering",
"fooling",
"funning",
"stringing along",
"jesting",
"quipping",
"wisecracking",
"gagging",
"japing",
"jollying",
"yukking",
"yucking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults":{
"examples":[
"grew up being teased because his parents were hog farmers"
],
"synonyms":[
"baiting",
"hassling",
"hazing",
"heckling",
"needling",
"riding",
"taunting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deriding",
"gibing",
"jibing",
"jeering",
"mocking",
"ridiculing",
"annoying",
"bothering",
"bugging",
"burning (up)",
"chafing",
"fretting",
"frosting",
"galling",
"getting",
"gnawing (at)",
"grating",
"griping",
"hacking (off)",
"hagriding",
"irking",
"irritating",
"itching",
"nagging",
"narking",
"nettling",
"peeving",
"pestering",
"piquing",
"putting out",
"rasping",
"riling",
"ruffling",
"spiting",
"troubling",
"vexing",
"aggravating",
"exasperating",
"goading",
"testing",
"trying",
"aggrieving",
"agitating",
"bedeviling",
"beleaguering",
"discomforting",
"disturbing",
"perturbing",
"badgering",
"dogging",
"hounding",
"browbeating",
"bullying",
"hectoring",
"harassing",
"harrying",
"persecuting",
"plaguing",
"terrorizing",
"tormenting",
"torturing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"testify":{
"to make a solemn declaration under oath for the purpose of establishing a fact":{
"examples":[
"several witnesses testified that they had seen the accused in the vicinity of the crime scene"
],
"synonyms":[
"attest",
"depose",
"swear",
"witness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"verify",
"vouch",
"promise",
"vow"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"tenses":{
"to draw tight":{
"examples":[
"he tensed his muscles and attempted to lift the heavy appliance onto the truck"
],
"synonyms":[
"strains",
"stretches",
"tautens",
"tightens"
],
"near synonyms":[
"elongates",
"extends",
"lengthens",
"cinches",
"constricts"
],
"near antonyms":[
"eases",
"relaxes"
],
"antonyms":[
"loosens",
"slackens",
"slacks"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"team":{
"a group of people working together on a task":{
"examples":[
"asked the Boy Scouts to split into teams and begin pitching their tents"
],
"synonyms":[
"army",
"band",
"brigade",
"company",
"crew",
"gang",
"outfit",
"party",
"platoon",
"squad"
],
"near synonyms":[
"battalion",
"corps",
"troop",
"force",
"host",
"posse",
"stable",
"troupe",
"administration",
"department",
"help",
"personnel",
"staff"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in join , league":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"affiliate",
"ally",
"attach",
"band",
"bond",
"club",
"collaborate",
"collude",
"confederate",
"conjoin",
"connect",
"cooperate",
"couple",
"gang",
"get along",
"get on",
"group",
"interrelate",
"join",
"knot",
"league",
"link",
"mingle",
"mix",
"rally",
"relate",
"side",
"socialize",
"tie",
"wed",
"associate",
"chum",
"company",
"consociate",
"consort",
"fraternize",
"hang (around or out)",
"hobnob",
"hook up",
"mess around",
"pal (around)",
"run",
"sort",
"travel",
"befriend",
"friend"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoid",
"cold-shoulder",
"shun",
"snub",
"alienate",
"estrange",
"break up",
"disband",
"disperse",
"split (up)",
"disjoin",
"dissociate",
"disunite",
"divorce",
"sever",
"split",
"sunder"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
}
}
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