dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/ado_MWT.json
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{
"adopted":{
"as in orphaned":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"orphaned",
"nameless",
"fatherless",
"motherless",
"baseborn",
"bastard",
"illegitimate",
"misbegotten",
"natural",
"spurious",
"supposititious",
"unfathered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"legitimate"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take for one's own use (something originated by another)":{
"examples":[
"shortly after moving to the U.S., the family dutifully adopted the American tradition of having turkey for Thanksgiving"
],
"synonyms":[
"borrowed",
"embraced",
"espoused",
"took on",
"took up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"domesticated",
"naturalized",
"appropriated",
"arrogated",
"took over",
"usurped",
"absorbed",
"assimilated",
"incorporated",
"quoted",
"cherished",
"prized",
"treasured",
"cultivated",
"followed",
"heeded",
"honored",
"used",
"utilized",
"brought up",
"fostered",
"nurtured",
"raised",
"reared",
"affected",
"assumed",
"copied",
"imitated",
"pretended",
"put on",
"simulated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandoned",
"forsook",
"gave up",
"relinquished",
"surrendered",
"abjured",
"abnegated",
"disowned",
"rejected",
"renounced",
"repudiated",
"spurned",
"discarded",
"jettisoned",
"junked",
"threw away",
"threw out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"adore":{
"to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for":{
"antonyms":[
"abhor",
"abominate",
"despise",
"detest",
"execrate",
"hate",
"loathe"
],
"examples":[
"an attentive, solicitous husband who clearly adores his wife"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antagonize",
"displease",
"disapprove (of)",
"disfavor",
"dislike",
"disgust",
"nauseate",
"repel",
"repulse",
"revolt",
"sicken",
"turn off"
],
"related":[
"adulate",
"canonize",
"deify",
"idealize",
"idolize",
"revere",
"reverence",
"venerate",
"delight (in)",
"dote (on)"
],
"synonyms":[
"cherish",
"love",
"worship"
]
},
"to love or admire too much":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"adores her older sister so much that she cannot see her considerable faults"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhor",
"abominate",
"despise",
"detest",
"disdain",
"dislike",
"hate",
"loathe",
"belittle",
"deprecate",
"disparage",
"misprize",
"put down"
],
"related":[
"appreciate",
"cherish",
"esteem",
"prize",
"treasure",
"value",
"fancy",
"favor",
"like",
"prefer",
"regard",
"hallow",
"respect",
"revere",
"venerate",
"approve",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"support"
],
"synonyms":[
"adulate",
"canonize",
"deify",
"dote (on)",
"hero-worship",
"idolize",
"worship"
]
},
"to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the Roman soldier was beheaded for adoring the Christian god"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blaspheme",
"desecrate",
"profane",
"violate",
"affront",
"dishonor",
"disrespect",
"insult",
"offend",
"outrage",
"pique",
"ridicule",
"scorn",
"slight",
"displease",
"defame",
"disparage",
"libel",
"malign",
"slander",
"slur",
"smear"
],
"related":[
"admire",
"honor",
"love",
"regard",
"respect",
"apotheosize",
"canonize",
"dignify",
"exalt",
"lionize",
"magnify",
"extol",
"extoll",
"laud",
"praise",
"delight",
"gratify",
"please",
"satisfy"
],
"synonyms":[
"deify",
"glorify",
"revere",
"reverence",
"venerate",
"worship"
]
},
"to take pleasure in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I adore those earrings\u2014wherever did you get them?"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhor",
"abominate",
"detest",
"dislike",
"hate",
"loathe",
"condemn",
"despise",
"scorn"
],
"related":[
"admire",
"appreciate",
"cherish",
"revere",
"venerate",
"worship",
"prize",
"treasure",
"value",
"devour",
"drink (in)",
"eat (up)",
"feast (on)",
"dote (on)",
"idolize",
"cotton (to)",
"favor",
"prefer",
"indulge (in)",
"luxuriate (in)",
"wallow (in)"
],
"synonyms":[
"delight (in)",
"dig",
"enjoy",
"fancy",
"get off (on)",
"groove (on)",
"like",
"love",
"rejoice (in)",
"relish",
"revel (in)",
"savor",
"savour"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"adored":{
"as in revered , admired":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"admired",
"appreciated",
"esteemed",
"relished",
"revered",
"beloved",
"cherished",
"darling",
"dear",
"fair-haired",
"favored",
"favorite",
"fond",
"loved",
"pet",
"precious",
"special",
"sweet",
"white-headed",
"prized",
"treasured",
"preferred"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unbeloved",
"abhorred",
"abominated",
"despised",
"detested",
"disdained",
"disfavored",
"disliked",
"execrated",
"hated",
"loathed",
"unfavorite",
"abandoned",
"forgotten",
"ignored",
"alienated",
"estranged"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for":{
"examples":[
"an attentive, solicitous husband who clearly adores his wife"
],
"synonyms":[
"cherished",
"loved",
"worshipped",
"worshiped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adulated",
"canonized",
"deified",
"idealized",
"idolized",
"revered",
"reverenced",
"venerated",
"delighted (in)",
"doted (on)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antagonized",
"displeased",
"disapproved (of)",
"disfavored",
"disliked",
"disgusted",
"nauseated",
"repelled",
"repulsed",
"revolted",
"sickened",
"turned off"
],
"antonyms":[
"abhorred",
"abominated",
"despised",
"detested",
"execrated",
"hated",
"loathed"
]
},
"to love or admire too much":{
"examples":[
"adores her older sister so much that she cannot see her considerable faults"
],
"synonyms":[
"adulated",
"canonized",
"deified",
"doted (on)",
"hero-worshipped",
"hero-worshiped",
"idolized",
"worshipped",
"worshiped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appreciated",
"cherished",
"esteemed",
"prized",
"treasured",
"valued",
"fancied",
"favored",
"liked",
"preferred",
"regarded",
"hallowed",
"respected",
"revered",
"venerated",
"approved",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"supported"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhorred",
"abominated",
"despised",
"detested",
"disdained",
"disliked",
"hated",
"loathed",
"belittled",
"deprecated",
"disparaged",
"misprized",
"put down"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power":{
"examples":[
"the Roman soldier was beheaded for adoring the Christian god"
],
"synonyms":[
"deified",
"glorified",
"revered",
"reverenced",
"venerated",
"worshipped",
"worshiped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admired",
"honored",
"loved",
"regarded",
"respected",
"apotheosized",
"canonized",
"dignified",
"exalted",
"lionized",
"magnified",
"extolled",
"lauded",
"praised",
"delighted",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"satisfied"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blasphemed",
"desecrated",
"profaned",
"violated",
"affronted",
"dishonored",
"disrespected",
"insulted",
"offended",
"outraged",
"piqued",
"ridiculed",
"scorned",
"slighted",
"displeased",
"defamed",
"disparaged",
"libeled",
"libelled",
"maligned",
"slandered",
"slurred",
"smeared"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take pleasure in":{
"examples":[
"I adore those earrings\u2014wherever did you get them?"
],
"synonyms":[
"delighted (in)",
"dug",
"enjoyed",
"fancied",
"got off (on)",
"grooved (on)",
"liked",
"loved",
"rejoiced (in)",
"relished",
"reveled (in)",
"revelled (in)",
"savored",
"savoured"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admired",
"appreciated",
"cherished",
"revered",
"venerated",
"worshipped",
"worshiped",
"prized",
"treasured",
"valued",
"ate (up)",
"devoured",
"drank (in)",
"feasted (on)",
"doted (on)",
"idolized",
"cottoned (to)",
"favored",
"preferred",
"indulged (in)",
"luxuriated (in)",
"wallowed (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhorred",
"abominated",
"detested",
"disliked",
"hated",
"loathed",
"condemned",
"despised",
"scorned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"adorned":{
"as in decorated , dressed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"arrayed",
"beautified",
"bedecked",
"decked",
"decorated",
"dressed",
"embellished",
"enriched",
"garnished",
"ornamented",
"trimmed",
"elaborate",
"extreme",
"flowery",
"frilly",
"lacy",
"bedaubed",
"flashy",
"garish",
"gaudy",
"glitzy",
"loud",
"ostentatious",
"pretentious",
"showy",
"swank",
"swanky",
"tawdry",
"enhanced",
"heightened",
"intensified",
"extravagant",
"flamboyant",
"spectacular",
"splashy",
"bejeweled",
"bejewelled",
"bossed",
"chased",
"emblazoned",
"embossed",
"embroidered",
"flounced",
"fringed",
"garlanded",
"gilded",
"gilt",
"laced",
"sequined",
"sequinned",
"wreathed",
"arabesque",
"baroque",
"rococo",
"bedizened",
"florid",
"fussy",
"gingerbread",
"gingerbreaded",
"gingerbready",
"ornate",
"overdecorated",
"overwrought"
],
"near antonyms":[
"austere",
"plain",
"severe",
"stark",
"unadorned",
"bare",
"denuded",
"exposed",
"naked",
"stripped",
"uncovered",
"modest",
"simple",
"unassuming",
"unpretentious",
"conservative",
"muted",
"quiet",
"restrained",
"subdued",
"tasteful",
"toned-down",
"understated",
"unobtrusive"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{
"examples":[
"the Sultan's tent was richly adorned with thick tapestries and gleaming gold candlesticks"
],
"synonyms":[
"arrayed",
"beautified",
"bedecked",
"bedizened",
"blazoned",
"caparisoned",
"decked",
"decorated",
"did",
"did up",
"dolled up",
"draped",
"dressed",
"embellished",
"emblazed",
"embossed",
"enriched",
"fancied up",
"fancified",
"festooned",
"garnished",
"glitzed (up)",
"graced",
"gussied up",
"ornamented",
"prettied (up)",
"trimmed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accessorized",
"dressed up",
"trapped",
"tricked (out)",
"brightened",
"freshened",
"smartened",
"spruced (up)",
"bossed",
"chased",
"braided",
"embroidered",
"feathered",
"figured",
"filigreed",
"filleted",
"flounced",
"frilled",
"fringed",
"furbelowed",
"garlanded",
"hung",
"hanged",
"laced",
"ribboned",
"swagged",
"wreathed",
"appliqu\u00e9d",
"gilded",
"gilt",
"painted",
"diamonded",
"gemmed",
"impearled",
"jeweled",
"jewelled",
"pearled",
"redecorated",
"redid"
],
"near antonyms":[
"simplified",
"streamlined",
"bared",
"denuded",
"dismantled",
"displayed",
"divested",
"exposed",
"revealed",
"stripped",
"stript",
"uncovered",
"uglified"
],
"antonyms":[
"blemished",
"defaced",
"disfigured",
"marred",
"scarred",
"spoiled",
"spoilt"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"adorning":{
"serving to add beauty":{
"examples":[
"adorning garlands of greenery can be seen all over the mansion at Christmastime"
],
"synonyms":[
"beautifying",
"cosmetic",
"decorative",
"embellishing",
"ornamental"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alluring",
"appealing",
"attractive",
"charming",
"delightful",
"glamorous",
"glamourous",
"pleasing",
"prepossessing",
"beauteous",
"beautiful",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"comely",
"fair",
"gorgeous",
"handsome",
"lovely",
"pretty",
"stunning",
"detailed",
"elaborate",
"fancy",
"ornate"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"functional",
"utilitarian"
]
},
"to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{
"examples":[
"the Sultan's tent was richly adorned with thick tapestries and gleaming gold candlesticks"
],
"synonyms":[
"arraying",
"beautifying",
"bedecking",
"bedizening",
"blazoning",
"caparisoning",
"decking",
"decorating",
"doing",
"doing up",
"dolling up",
"draping",
"dressing",
"embellishing",
"emblazing",
"embossing",
"enriching",
"fancifying",
"fancying up",
"festooning",
"garnishing",
"glitzing (up)",
"gracing",
"gussying up",
"ornamenting",
"prettying (up)",
"trimming"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accessorizing",
"dressing up",
"trapping",
"tricking (out)",
"brightening",
"freshening",
"smartening",
"sprucing (up)",
"bossing",
"chasing",
"braiding",
"embroidering",
"feathering",
"figuring",
"filigreeing",
"filleting",
"flouncing",
"frilling",
"fringing",
"furbelowing",
"garlanding",
"hanging",
"lacing",
"ribboning",
"swagging",
"wreathing",
"appliqu\u00e9ing",
"gilding",
"painting",
"diamonding",
"gemming",
"impearling",
"jeweling",
"jewelling",
"pearling",
"redecorating",
"redoing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"simplifying",
"streamlining",
"baring",
"denuding",
"dismantling",
"displaying",
"divesting",
"exposing",
"revealing",
"stripping",
"uncovering",
"uglifying"
],
"antonyms":[
"blemishing",
"defacing",
"disfiguring",
"marring",
"scarring",
"spoiling"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"ados":{
"a state of noisy, confused activity":{
"examples":[
"a bride-to-be caught up in the usual prenuptial ado"
],
"synonyms":[
"alarums and excursions",
"ballyhoos",
"blathers",
"bluster",
"bobberies",
"bothers",
"bustles",
"clatters",
"clutters",
"coils",
"commotions",
"corroborees",
"disturbances",
"dos",
"do's",
"foofaraws",
"fun",
"furores",
"furors",
"fusses",
"helter-skelters",
"hoo-has",
"hoo-hahs",
"hooplas",
"hubble-bubbles",
"hubbubs",
"hullabaloos",
"hurlies",
"hurly-burlies",
"hurricanes",
"hurry-scurries",
"hurry-skurries",
"kerfuffles",
"moils",
"pandemoniums",
"pothers",
"rows",
"ruckuses",
"ructions",
"rumpuses",
"shindys",
"shindies",
"splores",
"squalls",
"stews",
"stirs",
"storms",
"to-dos",
"tumults",
"turmoils",
"uproars",
"welters",
"whirls",
"williwaws",
"zoos"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cacophonies",
"clamors",
"dins",
"howls",
"hue and cries",
"noises",
"outcries",
"rackets",
"roars",
"disorders",
"upheavals",
"eruptions",
"flare-ups",
"flurries",
"flutters",
"outbreaks",
"outbursts",
"brawls",
"fracases",
"fracas",
"frays",
"hassles",
"melees",
"m\u00eal\u00e9es",
"scuffles",
"dithers",
"fevers",
"frets",
"lathers",
"tizzies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calms",
"hushes",
"peaces",
"quiets",
"quietudes",
"rests",
"tranquillities",
"tranquilities",
"orders"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"adopts":{
"to take for one's own use (something originated by another)":{
"examples":[
"shortly after moving to the U.S., the family dutifully adopted the American tradition of having turkey for Thanksgiving"
],
"synonyms":[
"borrows",
"embraces",
"espouses",
"takes on",
"takes up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"domesticates",
"naturalizes",
"appropriates",
"arrogates",
"takes over",
"usurps",
"absorbs",
"assimilates",
"incorporates",
"quotes",
"cherishes",
"prizes",
"treasures",
"cultivates",
"follows",
"heeds",
"honors",
"uses",
"utilizes",
"brings up",
"fosters",
"nurtures",
"raises",
"rears",
"affects",
"assumes",
"copies",
"imitates",
"pretends",
"puts on",
"simulates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandons",
"forsakes",
"gives up",
"relinquishes",
"surrenders",
"abjures",
"abnegates",
"disowns",
"rejects",
"renounces",
"repudiates",
"spurns",
"discards",
"jettisons",
"junks",
"throws away",
"throws out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"adopt":{
"to take for one's own use (something originated by another)":{
"examples":[
"shortly after moving to the U.S., the family dutifully adopted the American tradition of having turkey for Thanksgiving"
],
"synonyms":[
"borrow",
"embrace",
"espouse",
"take on",
"take up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"domesticate",
"naturalize",
"appropriate",
"arrogate",
"take over",
"usurp",
"absorb",
"assimilate",
"incorporate",
"quote",
"cherish",
"prize",
"treasure",
"cultivate",
"follow",
"heed",
"honor",
"use",
"utilize",
"bring up",
"foster",
"nurture",
"raise",
"rear",
"affect",
"assume",
"copy",
"imitate",
"pretend",
"put on",
"simulate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandon",
"forsake",
"give up",
"relinquish",
"surrender",
"abjure",
"abnegate",
"disown",
"reject",
"renounce",
"repudiate",
"spurn",
"discard",
"jettison",
"junk",
"throw away",
"throw out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"adornment":{
"something that decorates or beautifies":{
"examples":[
"the only adornment in the sparely furnished bedroom was a small portrait of the poet Walt Whitman"
],
"synonyms":[
"beautifier",
"caparison",
"decoration",
"doodad",
"embellisher",
"embellishment",
"frill",
"garnish",
"garnishment",
"garniture",
"ornament",
"ornamentation",
"setoff",
"trim"
],
"near synonyms":[
"apparel",
"bells and whistles",
"blazonry",
"bric-a-brac",
"chichi",
"emblazonry",
"filigree",
"finery",
"foofaraw",
"frippery",
"frosting",
"froufrou",
"fal-lal",
"flounce",
"flourish",
"furbelow",
"ruffle",
"enhancement",
"enrichment",
"improvement",
"appliqu\u00e9",
"embossment",
"embroidery",
"fancywork",
"bedizenment",
"gilt",
"glitter",
"design",
"figure",
"pattern",
"furnishings",
"regalia",
"trappings"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blemish",
"defacement",
"disfigurement",
"scar",
"blot",
"spot",
"stain"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"adoring":{
"feeling or showing love":{
"examples":[
"adoring grandparents who love to spoil their grandchildren"
],
"synonyms":[
"affectionate",
"devoted",
"fond",
"loving",
"tender",
"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"
]
},
"reflecting great admiration or devotion":{
"examples":[
"the adoring attention of the girls' gymnastics team when our local Olympic hero spoke to them"
],
"synonyms":[
"adulatory",
"deifying",
"idolizing",
"worshipful",
"worshipping",
"worshiping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"glorifying",
"reverent",
"reverential",
"venerating",
"hagiographic",
"hagiographical",
"affectionate",
"fond",
"loving",
"appreciative",
"deferential",
"respectful",
"approving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condemning",
"contemptuous",
"disapproving",
"hateful",
"loathing",
"scornful"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for":{
"examples":[
"an attentive, solicitous husband who clearly adores his wife"
],
"synonyms":[
"cherishing",
"loving",
"worshipping",
"worshiping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adulating",
"canonizing",
"deifying",
"idealizing",
"idolizing",
"reverencing",
"revering",
"venerating",
"delighting (in)",
"doting (on)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antagonizing",
"displeasing",
"disapproving (of)",
"disfavoring",
"disliking",
"disgusting",
"nauseating",
"repelling",
"repulsing",
"revolting",
"sickening",
"turning off"
],
"antonyms":[
"abhorring",
"abominating",
"despising",
"detesting",
"execrating",
"hating",
"loathing"
]
},
"to love or admire too much":{
"examples":[
"adores her older sister so much that she cannot see her considerable faults"
],
"synonyms":[
"adulating",
"canonizing",
"deifying",
"doting (on)",
"hero-worshipping",
"hero-worshiping",
"idolizing",
"worshipping",
"worshiping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appreciating",
"cherishing",
"esteeming",
"prizing",
"treasuring",
"valuing",
"fancying",
"favoring",
"liking",
"preferring",
"regarding",
"hallowing",
"respecting",
"revering",
"venerating",
"approving",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"supporting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhorring",
"abominating",
"despising",
"detesting",
"disdaining",
"disliking",
"hating",
"loathing",
"belittling",
"deprecating",
"disparaging",
"misprizing",
"putting down"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power":{
"examples":[
"the Roman soldier was beheaded for adoring the Christian god"
],
"synonyms":[
"deifying",
"glorifying",
"reverencing",
"revering",
"venerating",
"worshipping",
"worshiping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admiring",
"honoring",
"loving",
"regarding",
"respecting",
"apotheosizing",
"canonizing",
"dignifying",
"exalting",
"lionizing",
"magnifying",
"extolling",
"lauding",
"praising",
"delighting",
"gratifying",
"pleasing",
"satisfying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blaspheming",
"desecrating",
"profaning",
"violating",
"affronting",
"dishonoring",
"disrespecting",
"insulting",
"offending",
"outraging",
"piquing",
"ridiculing",
"scorning",
"slighting",
"displeasing",
"defaming",
"disparaging",
"libeling",
"libelling",
"maligning",
"slandering",
"slurring",
"smearing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take pleasure in":{
"examples":[
"I adore those earrings\u2014wherever did you get them?"
],
"synonyms":[
"delighting (in)",
"digging",
"enjoying",
"fancying",
"getting off (on)",
"grooving (on)",
"liking",
"loving",
"rejoicing (in)",
"relishing",
"reveling (in)",
"revelling (in)",
"savoring",
"savouring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admiring",
"appreciating",
"cherishing",
"revering",
"venerating",
"worshipping",
"worshiping",
"prizing",
"treasuring",
"valuing",
"devouring",
"drinking (in)",
"eating (up)",
"feasting (on)",
"doting (on)",
"idolizing",
"cottoning (to)",
"favoring",
"preferring",
"indulging (in)",
"luxuriating (in)",
"wallowing (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhorring",
"abominating",
"detesting",
"disliking",
"hating",
"loathing",
"condemning",
"despising",
"scorning"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"adorn":{
"to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{
"examples":[
"the Sultan's tent was richly adorned with thick tapestries and gleaming gold candlesticks"
],
"synonyms":[
"array",
"beautify",
"bedeck",
"bedizen",
"blazon",
"caparison",
"deck",
"decorate",
"do",
"do up",
"doll up",
"drape",
"dress",
"embellish",
"emblaze",
"emboss",
"enrich",
"fancify",
"fancy up",
"festoon",
"garnish",
"glitz (up)",
"grace",
"gussy up",
"ornament",
"pretty (up)",
"trim"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accessorize",
"dress up",
"trap",
"trick (out)",
"brighten",
"freshen",
"smarten",
"spruce (up)",
"boss",
"chase",
"braid",
"embroider",
"feather",
"figure",
"filigree",
"fillet",
"flounce",
"frill",
"fringe",
"furbelow",
"garland",
"hang",
"lace",
"ribbon",
"swag",
"wreathe",
"appliqu\u00e9",
"gild",
"paint",
"diamond",
"gem",
"impearl",
"jewel",
"pearl",
"redecorate",
"redo"
],
"near antonyms":[
"simplify",
"streamline",
"bare",
"denude",
"dismantle",
"display",
"divest",
"expose",
"reveal",
"strip",
"uncover",
"uglify"
],
"antonyms":[
"blemish",
"deface",
"disfigure",
"mar",
"scar",
"spoil"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"adorable":{
"having qualities that tend to make one loved":{
"examples":[
"what an adorable old lady, so kind and sweet",
"an adorable little cottage"
],
"synonyms":[
"darling",
"dear",
"disarming",
"endearing",
"lovable",
"loveable",
"lovesome",
"precious",
"sweet",
"winning",
"winsome"
],
"near synonyms":[
"embraceable",
"kissable",
"beloved",
"cherished",
"favored",
"favorite",
"loved",
"treasured",
"attractive",
"beautiful",
"desirable",
"lovely",
"alluring",
"appealing",
"captivating",
"charming",
"enchanting",
"engaging",
"entrancing",
"fascinating",
"fetching",
"admirable",
"likable",
"likeable",
"reputable",
"respectable",
"affable",
"agreeable",
"cheerful",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"genial",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"gracious",
"kind",
"nice",
"pleasant",
"delightful",
"pleasing",
"well-disposed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unloved",
"contemptible",
"disagreeable",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"heinous",
"horrible",
"lousy",
"nasty",
"offensive",
"unlikable",
"unpleasant",
"wretched",
"frightful",
"grotesque",
"hideous",
"ill-favored",
"monstrous",
"ogreish",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"ugly",
"unattractive",
"unsightly",
"vile",
"appalling",
"awful",
"dreadful",
"foul",
"horrendous",
"horrid",
"nauseating",
"noisome",
"obnoxious",
"obscene",
"revolting",
"scandalous",
"shocking",
"sickening"
],
"antonyms":[
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"detestable",
"hateful",
"loathsome",
"odious",
"unlovable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"adolescence":{
"the transitional period between childhood and adulthood":{
"examples":[
"adolescence can be a turbulent time for teenagers and parents alike"
],
"synonyms":[
"minority",
"nonage"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boyhood",
"girlhood",
"preadolescence",
"youth",
"bloom",
"flush",
"heyday",
"prime",
"majority",
"maturity",
"manhood",
"womanhood",
"babyhood",
"infancy"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"adornments":{
"something that decorates or beautifies":{
"examples":[
"the only adornment in the sparely furnished bedroom was a small portrait of the poet Walt Whitman"
],
"synonyms":[
"beautifiers",
"caparisons",
"decorations",
"doodads",
"embellishers",
"embellishments",
"frills",
"garnishes",
"garnishments",
"garnitures",
"ornamentations",
"ornaments",
"setoffs",
"trims"
],
"near synonyms":[
"apparels",
"bells and whistles",
"blazonries",
"bric-a-brac",
"chichis",
"emblazonries",
"filigrees",
"fineries",
"foofaraws",
"fripperies",
"frostings",
"froufrous",
"frou-frous",
"fal-lals",
"flounces",
"flourishes",
"furbelows",
"ruffles",
"enhancements",
"enrichments",
"improvements",
"appliqu\u00e9s",
"embossments",
"embroideries",
"fancyworks",
"bedizenments",
"gilts",
"glitters",
"designs",
"figures",
"patterns",
"furnishings",
"regalia",
"trappings"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blemishes",
"defacements",
"disfigurements",
"scars",
"blots",
"spots",
"stains"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"adorns":{
"to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{
"examples":[
"the Sultan's tent was richly adorned with thick tapestries and gleaming gold candlesticks"
],
"synonyms":[
"arrays",
"beautifies",
"bedecks",
"bedizens",
"blazons",
"caparisons",
"decks",
"decorates",
"does",
"does up",
"dolls up",
"drapes",
"dresses",
"embellishes",
"emblazes",
"embosses",
"enriches",
"fancies up",
"fancifies",
"festoons",
"garnishes",
"glitzes (up)",
"graces",
"gussies up",
"ornaments",
"pretties (up)",
"trims"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accessorizes",
"dresses up",
"traps",
"tricks (out)",
"brightens",
"freshens",
"smartens",
"spruces (up)",
"bosses",
"chases",
"braids",
"embroiders",
"feathers",
"figures",
"filigrees",
"fillets",
"flounces",
"frills",
"fringes",
"furbelows",
"garlands",
"hangs",
"laces",
"ribbons",
"swags",
"wreathes",
"appliqu\u00e9s",
"gilds",
"paints",
"diamonds",
"gems",
"impearls",
"jewels",
"pearls",
"redecorates",
"redoes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"simplifies",
"streamlines",
"bares",
"denudes",
"dismantles",
"displays",
"divests",
"exposes",
"reveals",
"strips",
"uncovers",
"uglifies"
],
"antonyms":[
"blemishes",
"defaces",
"disfigures",
"mars",
"scars",
"spoils"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"adoption":{
"as in embrace , embracement":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"embrace",
"embracement",
"espousal",
"acceptance"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abdication",
"departing",
"departure",
"exit",
"exiting",
"leave",
"leaving",
"quitting",
"resignation",
"retirement",
"stepping down",
"relinquishment",
"renouncement",
"surrender"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"adolescences":{
"the transitional period between childhood and adulthood":{
"examples":[
"adolescence can be a turbulent time for teenagers and parents alike"
],
"synonyms":[
"minorities",
"nonages"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boyhoods",
"girlhoods",
"preadolescences",
"youths",
"blooms",
"flushes",
"heydays",
"primes",
"majorities",
"maturities",
"manhoods",
"womanhoods",
"babyhoods",
"infancies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"adopting":{
"to take for one's own use (something originated by another)":{
"examples":[
"shortly after moving to the U.S., the family dutifully adopted the American tradition of having turkey for Thanksgiving"
],
"synonyms":[
"borrowing",
"embracing",
"espousing",
"taking on",
"taking up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"domesticating",
"naturalizing",
"appropriating",
"arrogating",
"taking over",
"usurping",
"absorbing",
"assimilating",
"incorporating",
"quoting",
"cherishing",
"prizing",
"treasuring",
"cultivating",
"following",
"heeding",
"honoring",
"using",
"utilizing",
"bringing up",
"fostering",
"nurturing",
"raising",
"rearing",
"affecting",
"assuming",
"copying",
"imitating",
"pretending",
"putting on",
"simulating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandoning",
"forsaking",
"giving up",
"relinquishing",
"surrendering",
"abjuring",
"abnegating",
"disowning",
"rejecting",
"renouncing",
"repudiating",
"spurning",
"discarding",
"jettisoning",
"junking",
"throwing away",
"throwing out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"adores":{
"to feel passion, devotion, or tenderness for":{
"examples":[
"an attentive, solicitous husband who clearly adores his wife"
],
"synonyms":[
"cherishes",
"loves",
"worships"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adulates",
"canonizes",
"deifies",
"idealizes",
"idolizes",
"reverences",
"reveres",
"venerates",
"delights (in)",
"dotes (on)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antagonizes",
"displeases",
"disapproves (of)",
"disfavors",
"dislikes",
"disgusts",
"nauseates",
"repels",
"repulses",
"revolts",
"sickens",
"turns off"
],
"antonyms":[
"abhors",
"abominates",
"despises",
"detests",
"execrates",
"hates",
"loathes"
]
},
"to love or admire too much":{
"examples":[
"adores her older sister so much that she cannot see her considerable faults"
],
"synonyms":[
"adulates",
"canonizes",
"deifies",
"dotes (on)",
"hero-worships",
"idolizes",
"worships"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appreciates",
"cherishes",
"esteems",
"prizes",
"treasures",
"values",
"fancies",
"favors",
"likes",
"prefers",
"regards",
"hallows",
"respects",
"reveres",
"venerates",
"approves",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"supports"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhors",
"abominates",
"despises",
"detests",
"disdains",
"dislikes",
"hates",
"loathes",
"belittles",
"deprecates",
"disparages",
"misprizes",
"puts down"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to offer honor or respect to (someone) as a divine power":{
"examples":[
"the Roman soldier was beheaded for adoring the Christian god"
],
"synonyms":[
"deifies",
"glorifies",
"reverences",
"reveres",
"venerates",
"worships"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admires",
"honors",
"loves",
"regards",
"respects",
"apotheosizes",
"canonizes",
"dignifies",
"exalts",
"lionizes",
"magnifies",
"extols",
"extolls",
"lauds",
"praises",
"delights",
"gratifies",
"pleases",
"satisfies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blasphemes",
"desecrates",
"profanes",
"violates",
"affronts",
"dishonors",
"disrespects",
"insults",
"offends",
"outrages",
"piques",
"ridicules",
"scorns",
"slights",
"displeases",
"defames",
"disparages",
"libels",
"maligns",
"slanders",
"slurs",
"smears"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take pleasure in":{
"examples":[
"I adore those earrings\u2014wherever did you get them?"
],
"synonyms":[
"delights (in)",
"digs",
"enjoys",
"fancies",
"gets off (on)",
"grooves (on)",
"likes",
"loves",
"rejoices (in)",
"relishes",
"revels (in)",
"savors",
"savours"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admires",
"appreciates",
"cherishes",
"reveres",
"venerates",
"worships",
"prizes",
"treasures",
"values",
"devours",
"drinks (in)",
"eats (up)",
"feasts (on)",
"dotes (on)",
"idolizes",
"cottons (to)",
"favors",
"prefers",
"indulges (in)",
"luxuriates (in)",
"wallows (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhors",
"abominates",
"detests",
"dislikes",
"hates",
"loathes",
"condemns",
"despises",
"scorns"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}