dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/amu_MWT.json
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{
"amulet":{
"something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil":{
"antonyms":[
"hoodoo",
"jinx"
],
"examples":[
"a small cross made of goat bone was worn in the Middle Ages as an amulet to ward off evil"
],
"near antonyms":[
"curse",
"hex",
"spell"
],
"related":[
"gris-gris",
"grigri",
"juju",
"philter",
"toadstone",
"emblem",
"symbol",
"token",
"totem"
],
"synonyms":[
"charm",
"fetish",
"fetich",
"mascot",
"mojo",
"periapt",
"phylactery",
"talisman"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amuses":{
"to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied":{
"examples":[
"the older girl amused her four-year-old sister at the family reunion by showing her off to all the relatives"
],
"synonyms":[
"disports",
"diverts",
"entertains",
"regales",
"solaces"
],
"related":[
"absorbs",
"busies",
"distracts",
"engages",
"engrosses",
"immerses",
"interests",
"involves",
"occupies",
"beguiles",
"bewitches",
"captivates",
"charms",
"delights",
"enchants",
"enthralls",
"enthrals",
"fascinates",
"grips",
"hypnotizes",
"intrigues",
"mesmerizes",
"coddles",
"gratifies",
"humors",
"indulges",
"mollycoddles",
"pampers",
"pleases",
"pleasures",
"spoils",
"appeases",
"comforts",
"conciliates",
"consoles",
"contents",
"mollifies",
"obliges",
"pacifies",
"placates",
"propitiates",
"soothes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bores",
"jades",
"drains",
"enervates",
"exhausts",
"fatigues",
"tires",
"wearies",
"wears",
"wears out",
"aggravates",
"annoys",
"bothers",
"bugs",
"chafes",
"disturbs",
"exasperates",
"frets",
"galls",
"grates",
"harasses",
"harries",
"irks",
"nettles",
"peeves",
"perturbs",
"pesters",
"piques",
"upsets",
"vexes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"amulets":{
"something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil":{
"examples":[
"a small cross made of goat bone was worn in the Middle Ages as an amulet to ward off evil"
],
"synonyms":[
"charms",
"fetishes",
"fetiches",
"mascots",
"mojoes",
"mojos",
"periapts",
"phylacteries",
"talismans"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gris-gris",
"grigri",
"jujus",
"philters",
"toadstones",
"emblems",
"symbols",
"tokens",
"totems"
],
"near antonyms":[
"curses",
"hexes",
"spells"
],
"antonyms":[
"hoodoos",
"jinxes"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amusing":{
"providing amusement or enjoyment":{
"examples":[
"Grandma told an amusing story about Dad when he was little"
],
"synonyms":[
"delightful",
"diverting",
"enjoyable",
"entertaining",
"fun",
"pleasurable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"agreeable",
"beguiling",
"nice",
"pleasant",
"satisfying",
"welcome",
"recreational",
"antic",
"comic",
"comical",
"droll",
"farcical",
"funny",
"hilarious",
"humorous",
"laughable",
"ludicrous",
"ridiculous",
"riotous",
"risible",
"sidesplitting",
"uproarious",
"blithesome",
"gay",
"gleeful",
"happy",
"jocose",
"jocund",
"jolly",
"jovial",
"merry",
"mirthful",
"sunny",
"exciting",
"stimulating",
"thrilling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disagreeable",
"displeasing",
"distasteful",
"uncongenial",
"unlovely",
"unpleasant",
"unpleasing",
"unwelcome"
],
"antonyms":[
"boring",
"drab",
"dreary",
"dull",
"flat",
"heavy",
"humdrum",
"jading",
"leaden",
"monotonous",
"pedestrian",
"pleasureless",
"ponderous",
"stodgy",
"stuffy",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"tiring",
"uninteresting",
"wearisome",
"weary",
"wearying"
]
},
"to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied":{
"examples":[
"the older girl amused her four-year-old sister at the family reunion by showing her off to all the relatives"
],
"synonyms":[
"disporting",
"diverting",
"entertaining",
"regaling",
"solacing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absorbing",
"busying",
"distracting",
"engaging",
"engrossing",
"immersing",
"interesting",
"involving",
"occupying",
"beguiling",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charming",
"delighting",
"enchanting",
"enthralling",
"fascinating",
"gripping",
"hypnotizing",
"intriguing",
"mesmerizing",
"coddling",
"gratifying",
"humoring",
"indulging",
"mollycoddling",
"pampering",
"pleasing",
"pleasuring",
"spoiling",
"appeasing",
"comforting",
"conciliating",
"consoling",
"contenting",
"mollifying",
"obliging",
"pacifying",
"placating",
"propitiating",
"soothing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boring",
"jading",
"draining",
"enervating",
"exhausting",
"fatiguing",
"tiring",
"wearing",
"wearing out",
"wearying",
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"bothering",
"bugging",
"chafing",
"disturbing",
"exasperating",
"fretting",
"galling",
"grating",
"harassing",
"harrying",
"irking",
"nettling",
"peeving",
"perturbing",
"pestering",
"piquing",
"upsetting",
"vexing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"amusedly":{
"as in giddily , joyfully":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"exuberantly",
"giddily",
"gigglingly",
"joyfully",
"joyously",
"brightly",
"cheerfully",
"cheerily",
"gaily",
"gayly",
"happily",
"heartily",
"jocosely",
"jovially",
"merrily",
"mirthfully",
"smilingly",
"blithely",
"blithesomely",
"breezily",
"gladly",
"gladsomely",
"laughingly",
"lightheartedly",
"sunnily",
"amicably",
"friendlily",
"friendly",
"good-humoredly",
"good-naturedly",
"jocularly",
"hopefully",
"optimistically",
"sanguinely",
"blissfully",
"elatedly",
"euphorically",
"rapturously"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bleakly",
"cheerlessly",
"darkly",
"heavily",
"miserably",
"morosely",
"unhappily",
"abjectly",
"dejectedly",
"despondently",
"disconsolately",
"dispiritedly",
"wretchedly",
"dolefully",
"dolorously",
"forlornly",
"mournfully",
"plaintively",
"sorrowfully",
"dourly",
"glumly",
"mirthlessly",
"sourly",
"sternly",
"sulkily",
"sullenly",
"blackly",
"dismally",
"drearily",
"gloomily",
"pessimistically"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"amuse":{
"to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied":{
"examples":[
"the older girl amused her four-year-old sister at the family reunion by showing her off to all the relatives"
],
"synonyms":[
"disport",
"divert",
"entertain",
"regale",
"solace"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absorb",
"busy",
"distract",
"engage",
"engross",
"immerse",
"interest",
"involve",
"occupy",
"beguile",
"bewitch",
"captivate",
"charm",
"delight",
"enchant",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"fascinate",
"grip",
"hypnotize",
"intrigue",
"mesmerize",
"coddle",
"gratify",
"humor",
"indulge",
"mollycoddle",
"pamper",
"please",
"pleasure",
"spoil",
"appease",
"comfort",
"conciliate",
"console",
"content",
"mollify",
"oblige",
"pacify",
"placate",
"propitiate",
"soothe"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bore",
"jade",
"drain",
"enervate",
"exhaust",
"fatigue",
"tire",
"wear",
"wear out",
"weary",
"aggravate",
"annoy",
"bother",
"bug",
"chafe",
"disturb",
"exasperate",
"fret",
"gall",
"grate",
"harass",
"harry",
"irk",
"nettle",
"peeve",
"perturb",
"pester",
"pique",
"upset",
"vex"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"amuse-gueule":{
"as in amuse-bouche , hors d'oeuvre":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"amuse-bouche",
"antipasto",
"app",
"appetizer",
"canap\u00e9",
"cocktail",
"hors d'oeuvre",
"munchies",
"starter",
"finger food",
"natural food",
"commissary",
"rations",
"supplies",
"aliment",
"nutriment",
"diet",
"nourishment",
"nurture",
"sustenance",
"mess",
"pap",
"ensilage",
"feed",
"fodder",
"forage",
"silage",
"slop",
"swill",
"feast",
"meal",
"refreshments",
"regale",
"repast",
"spread",
"board",
"dish",
"plate",
"platter",
"serving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bane",
"poison",
"toxin",
"venom"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amuse-bouche":{
"as in hors d'oeuvre , amuse-gueule":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"amuse-gueule",
"antipasto",
"app",
"appetizer",
"canap\u00e9",
"cocktail",
"hors d'oeuvre",
"munchies",
"starter",
"finger food",
"natural food",
"commissary",
"rations",
"supplies",
"aliment",
"nutriment",
"diet",
"nourishment",
"nurture",
"sustenance",
"mess",
"pap",
"ensilage",
"feed",
"fodder",
"forage",
"silage",
"slop",
"swill",
"feast",
"meal",
"refreshments",
"regale",
"repast",
"spread",
"board",
"dish",
"plate",
"platter",
"serving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bane",
"poison",
"toxin",
"venom"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amuck":{
"in a confused and reckless manner":{
"examples":[
"returned to the classroom to find an escaped snake and her students running amok"
],
"synonyms":[
"berserk",
"berserkly",
"frantically",
"frenetically",
"frenziedly",
"harum-scarum",
"hectically",
"helter-skelter",
"madly",
"pell-mell",
"wild",
"wildly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"agitatedly",
"confusedly",
"crazily",
"desperately",
"feverishly",
"haywire",
"skittishly",
"uncontrollably",
"heedlessly",
"hotheadedly",
"recklessly",
"wantonly",
"chaotically",
"riotously",
"tumultuously",
"turbulently",
"aimlessly",
"haphazard",
"haphazardly",
"hit or miss",
"topsy-turvy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calmly",
"collectedly",
"composedly",
"coolly",
"cooly",
"imperturbably",
"peacefully",
"placidly",
"self-composedly",
"self-possessedly",
"serenely",
"unconcernedly",
"meekly",
"mildly",
"passively",
"tamely",
"methodically",
"orderly",
"systematically"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in nuclear , berserk":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ape",
"ballistic",
"bananas",
"berserk",
"nuclear",
"balmy",
"barmy",
"bats",
"batty",
"bedlam",
"bonkers",
"brainsick",
"bughouse",
"certifiable",
"crackbrained",
"cracked",
"crackers",
"crackpot",
"cranky",
"crazed",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"demented",
"deranged",
"fruity",
"gaga",
"haywire",
"insane",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loco",
"loony",
"looney",
"loony tunes",
"looney tunes",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"maniacal",
"maniac",
"mental",
"meshuga",
"meshugge",
"meshugah",
"meshuggah",
"moonstruck",
"non compos mentis",
"nuts",
"nutty",
"psycho",
"psychotic",
"scatty",
"screwy",
"unbalanced",
"unhinged",
"unsound",
"wacko",
"whacko",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"wud",
"dotty",
"fey",
"loopy",
"off",
"potty",
"teched",
"tetched",
"touched",
"aberrant",
"delirious",
"delusional",
"delusionary",
"disordered",
"disturbed",
"neurotic",
"obsessive-compulsive",
"paranoiac",
"paranoic",
"paranoid",
"paranoidal",
"schizoid",
"schizophrenic",
"sociopathic",
"eccentric",
"odd",
"oddball",
"pixilated",
"pixillated",
"queer",
"strange",
"foolish",
"senseless",
"witless",
"irrational",
"unreasonable",
"depressed",
"distracted",
"distraught",
"frantic",
"frenzied",
"haywire",
"hysterical",
"hysteric",
"raving",
"wigged-out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clear",
"lucid",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"judicious",
"sensible",
"wise",
"healthy",
"normal",
"well-adjusted",
"unneurotic",
"balanced",
"compos mentis",
"sane",
"sound",
"uncrazy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
}
}