dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/enc_MWT.json
2022-07-10 04:31:07 +00:00

7912 lines
158 KiB
JSON

{
"encamping":{
"to live in a camp or the outdoors":{
"examples":[
"the hike will take several days, and we plan to encamp along the trail"
],
"synonyms":[
"bivouacking",
"camping (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sleeping out",
"tenting",
"bedding (down)",
"backpacking",
"caravanning",
"caravaning"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to provide with living quarters or shelter":{
"examples":[
"as the hurricane raged outside, the stranded tourists were encamped overnight in the high school gym"
],
"synonyms":[
"accommodating",
"bestowing",
"billeting",
"bivouacking",
"boarding",
"bunking",
"camping",
"chambering",
"domiciling",
"harboring",
"housing",
"lodging",
"putting up",
"quartering",
"roofing",
"rooming",
"sheltering",
"taking in"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ensconcing",
"homing",
"roosting",
"securing",
"shedding",
"stabling",
"tenting",
"barracking",
"bedding (down)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ejecting",
"evicting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encampment":{
"a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins":{
"examples":[
"a recreational area that will serve as this year's encampment for the Scouts' jamboree"
],
"synonyms":[
"bivouac",
"camp",
"campground",
"campsite",
"hutment"
],
"near synonyms":[
"canvas",
"canvass",
"tentage",
"colony",
"plantation",
"settlement",
"Hooverville",
"jungle",
"shantytown",
"concentration camp",
"prison camp",
"barracks",
"cantonment",
"installation",
"laager",
"leaguer",
"post"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"encampments":{
"a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins":{
"examples":[
"a recreational area that will serve as this year's encampment for the Scouts' jamboree"
],
"synonyms":[
"bivouacs",
"campgrounds",
"camps",
"campsites",
"hutments"
],
"near synonyms":[
"canvases",
"canvasses",
"tentages",
"colonies",
"plantations",
"settlements",
"Hoovervilles",
"jungles",
"shantytowns",
"concentration camps",
"prison camps",
"barracks",
"cantonments",
"installations",
"laagers",
"leaguers",
"posts"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"encapsulated":{
"to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)":{
"examples":[
"can you encapsulate the speech in about a paragraph?"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstracted",
"boiled down",
"briefed",
"digested",
"epitomized",
"outlined",
"recapitulated",
"recapped",
"reprised",
"summarized",
"summed up",
"synopsized",
"wrapped up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abridged",
"condensed",
"curtailed",
"cut back",
"shortened",
"downsized",
"shrank",
"shrunk",
"concentrated",
"consolidated",
"decocted",
"essentialized",
"simplified",
"streamlined"
],
"near antonyms":[
"elongated",
"extended",
"lengthened",
"prolonged",
"protracted",
"amplified",
"elaborated (on or upon)",
"enlarged (on or upon)",
"expanded",
"supplemented"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encapsules":{
"as in ensheathes , enspheres":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encased":{
"to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{
"examples":[
"fear of the outside world can encase a person just as surely as stone walls"
],
"synonyms":[
"boxed (in)",
"caged",
"closeted",
"cooped (up)",
"corralled",
"encaged",
"enclosed",
"inclosed",
"enveloped",
"fenced (in)",
"hedged",
"hemmed (in)",
"housed",
"immured",
"included",
"mewed (up)",
"penned",
"walled (in)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bounded",
"circumscribed",
"confined",
"contained",
"limited",
"restricted",
"encircled",
"encompassed",
"enfolded",
"enframed",
"enlaced",
"framed",
"ringed",
"surrounded",
"armored",
"cocooned",
"encapsulated",
"encapsuled",
"encysted",
"ensheathed",
"ensphered",
"enwombed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enchant":{
"to attract or delight as if by magic":{
"examples":[
"the child actress enchanted audiences with her bubbly personality"
],
"synonyms":[
"allure",
"beguile",
"bewitch",
"captivate",
"charm",
"fascinate",
"kill",
"magnetize",
"wile",
"witch"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disarm",
"draw",
"entice",
"lure",
"pull",
"seduce",
"tempt",
"delight",
"gratify",
"please",
"arrest",
"enrapture",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"entrance",
"appeal (to)",
"interest",
"intrigue",
"beckon",
"court",
"invite",
"solicit",
"woo"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disgust",
"offend",
"repel",
"revolt",
"annoy",
"displease",
"irk",
"bore",
"tire",
"weary"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cast a spell on":{
"examples":[
"out of spite, the jealous queen enchanted her chief rival for the title of the fairest one of all"
],
"synonyms":[
"bewitch",
"charm",
"ensorcell",
"ensorcel",
"hex",
"overlook",
"spell",
"strike"
],
"near synonyms":[
"curse",
"jinx",
"possess",
"voodoo",
"attract",
"beguile",
"captivate",
"fascinate",
"mesmerize",
"spellbind",
"entice",
"lure",
"seduce",
"tempt"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bless"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to hold the attention of as if by a spell":{
"examples":[
"the tales about the young wizard have enchanted children around the globe"
],
"synonyms":[
"arrest",
"bedazzle",
"catch up",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"fascinate",
"grip",
"hypnotize",
"mesmerize",
"spellbind"
],
"near synonyms":[
"enrapture",
"entrance",
"thrill",
"beguile",
"bewitch",
"charm",
"absorb",
"engage",
"engross",
"involve"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encircle":{
"to form a circle around":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"immediately after announcing their engagement, the couple was encircled by their applauding friends"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"circumscribe",
"close in",
"cordon (off)",
"fence (in)",
"hem (in)",
"wall",
"beset",
"besiege",
"entrench",
"intrench",
"invest",
"swarm"
],
"synonyms":[
"circle",
"compass",
"embrace",
"enclose",
"inclose",
"encompass",
"environ",
"gird",
"girdle",
"ring",
"surround",
"wreathe"
]
},
"to travel completely around":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"communication satellites encircling the earth"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"circumambulate",
"cross",
"perambulate",
"traverse"
],
"synonyms":[
"circle",
"circuit",
"circumnavigate",
"circumvent",
"compass",
"girdle",
"orbit",
"ring",
"round"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encircling":{
"as in surrounding , enclosing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bounding",
"circumjacent",
"embracing",
"enclosing",
"inclosing",
"fencing",
"rimming",
"surrounding",
"attached",
"communicating",
"connected",
"connecting",
"interconnecting",
"joined",
"linked",
"united",
"marginal",
"peripheral",
"tangent",
"tangential",
"approximate",
"close",
"closest",
"immediate",
"near",
"nearby",
"nearest",
"next-door",
"nigh",
"ambient",
"encompassing",
"abutting",
"adjacent",
"adjoining",
"bordering",
"conterminous",
"contiguous",
"flanking",
"flush",
"fringing",
"joining",
"juxtaposed",
"neighboring",
"skirting",
"touching",
"verging"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonadjacent",
"noncontiguous",
"apart",
"detached",
"disconnected",
"discrete",
"free-standing",
"isolate",
"isolated",
"removed",
"separate",
"single",
"unattached",
"unconnected",
"unlinked",
"away",
"distant",
"far",
"faraway",
"far-off",
"farthest",
"remote",
"discontinuous",
"noncontinuous",
"broken up",
"disjoined",
"dissevered",
"dissociated",
"disunited",
"divided",
"divorced",
"parted",
"ramified",
"resolved",
"severed",
"split",
"sundered",
"uncoupled",
"unyoked"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to travel completely around":{
"examples":[
"communication satellites encircling the earth"
],
"synonyms":[
"circling",
"circuiting",
"circumnavigating",
"circumventing",
"compassing",
"girdling",
"orbiting",
"ringing",
"rounding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circumambulating",
"crossing",
"perambulating",
"traversing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to form a circle around":{
"examples":[
"immediately after announcing their engagement, the couple was encircled by their applauding friends"
],
"synonyms":[
"circling",
"compassing",
"embracing",
"enclosing",
"inclosing",
"encompassing",
"environing",
"girding",
"girdling",
"ringing",
"surrounding",
"wreathing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circumscribing",
"closing in",
"cordoning (off)",
"fencing (in)",
"hemming (in)",
"walling",
"besetting",
"besieging",
"entrenching",
"intrenching",
"investing",
"swarming"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"enclasp":{
"to put one's arms around and press tightly":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"reached around and enclasped all four children at once"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"clamp",
"cling",
"cradle",
"grab",
"grip",
"hold",
"bosom",
"embosom",
"encircle",
"entwine",
"envelop",
"enwind",
"fold",
"lock",
"twine",
"wrap",
"cuddle",
"fondle",
"nestle",
"nuzzle",
"pat",
"pet",
"snuggle",
"stroke"
],
"synonyms":[
"bear-hug",
"clasp",
"crush",
"embrace",
"enfold",
"grasp",
"hug",
"strain"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enclasping":{
"to put one's arms around and press tightly":{
"examples":[
"reached around and enclasped all four children at once"
],
"synonyms":[
"bear-hugging",
"clasping",
"crushing",
"embracing",
"enfolding",
"grasping",
"hugging",
"straining"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clamping",
"clinging",
"cradling",
"grabbing",
"gripping",
"holding",
"bosoming",
"embosoming",
"encircling",
"entwining",
"enveloping",
"enwinding",
"folding",
"locking",
"twining",
"wrapping",
"cuddling",
"fondling",
"nestling",
"nuzzling",
"patting",
"petting",
"snuggling",
"stroking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encloses":{
"to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"dogs who spend the day enclosed in small cages"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"bounds",
"circumscribes",
"confines",
"contains",
"limits",
"restricts",
"encircles",
"encompasses",
"enfolds",
"enframes",
"enlaces",
"frames",
"rings",
"surrounds",
"armors",
"cocoons",
"encapsulates",
"encapsules",
"encysts",
"ensheathes",
"enspheres",
"enwombs"
],
"synonyms":[
"boxes (in)",
"cages",
"closets",
"coops (up)",
"corrals",
"encages",
"encases",
"envelops",
"fences (in)",
"hedges",
"hems (in)",
"houses",
"immures",
"includes",
"mews (up)",
"pens",
"walls (in)"
]
},
"to form a circle around":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"in a show of support, the women rushed to enclose their distraught friend"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"circumscribes",
"closes in",
"cordons (off)",
"fences (in)",
"hems (in)",
"walls",
"besets",
"besieges",
"entrenches",
"intrenches",
"invests",
"swarms"
],
"synonyms":[
"circles",
"compasses",
"embraces",
"encircles",
"encompasses",
"environs",
"girdles",
"girds",
"rings",
"surrounds",
"wreathes"
]
},
"to surround or cover closely":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the house was enclosed by a high hedge that shielded it from public view"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bares",
"denudes",
"exposes",
"strips"
],
"related":[
"curtains",
"drapes",
"embeds",
"imbeds",
"encases",
"swaddles",
"blankets",
"overlays",
"overspreads",
"camouflages",
"cloaks",
"disguises",
"masks",
"circles",
"encircles",
"enlaces",
"enwinds"
],
"synonyms":[
"bosoms",
"bowers",
"circumfuses",
"cocoons",
"embosoms",
"embowers",
"embraces",
"encompasses",
"enfolds",
"enshrouds",
"enswathes",
"envelops",
"enwraps",
"invests",
"involves",
"laps",
"mantles",
"muffles",
"shrouds",
"swathes",
"veils",
"wraps"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encomia":{
"a formal expression of praise":{
"examples":[
"the encomiums bestowed on a teacher at her retirement ceremonies"
],
"synonyms":[
"accolades",
"citations",
"commendations",
"dithyrambs",
"eulogia",
"eulogiums",
"eulogies",
"homages",
"hymns",
"paeans",
"panegyrics",
"salutations",
"tributes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"awards",
"decorations",
"dedications",
"honors",
"prizes",
"acclaim",
"acclamations",
"laudations",
"applauses",
"plaudits",
"bravos",
"bravoes",
"hallelujahs",
"kudos",
"approvals",
"cachets",
"compliments",
"recommendations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"censures",
"condemnations",
"denunciations",
"indictments",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"reproofs",
"admonitions",
"corrections",
"harangues",
"lectures",
"sermons"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"encompass":{
"to form a circle around":{
"examples":[
"a necklace of sapphire-blue lakes encompasses the town"
],
"synonyms":[
"circle",
"compass",
"embrace",
"encircle",
"enclose",
"inclose",
"environ",
"gird",
"girdle",
"ring",
"surround",
"wreathe"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circumscribe",
"close in",
"cordon (off)",
"fence (in)",
"hem (in)",
"wall",
"beset",
"besiege",
"entrench",
"intrench",
"invest",
"swarm"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have as part of a whole":{
"examples":[
"textbooks on American history are now likely to encompass its social history as well as its political and military history"
],
"synonyms":[
"carry",
"comprehend",
"contain",
"embrace",
"entail",
"include",
"involve",
"number",
"subsume",
"take in"
],
"near synonyms":[
"comprise",
"consist (of)",
"bracket",
"have",
"hold",
"own",
"possess",
"admit",
"receive",
"compose",
"constitute",
"form",
"make",
"assimilate",
"embody",
"incorporate",
"integrate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ban",
"bar",
"debar",
"preclude",
"prevent",
"prohibit",
"deny",
"refuse",
"reject",
"eliminate",
"except",
"rule out",
"lose",
"mislay",
"misplace"
],
"antonyms":[
"exclude",
"leave (out)",
"miss out",
"omit"
]
},
"to surround or cover closely":{
"examples":[
"a fog of mystery has long encompassed this fraternal organization, which is known for its secret rituals"
],
"synonyms":[
"bosom",
"bower",
"circumfuse",
"cocoon",
"embosom",
"embower",
"embrace",
"enclose",
"inclose",
"enfold",
"enshroud",
"enswathe",
"envelop",
"enwrap",
"invest",
"involve",
"lap",
"mantle",
"muffle",
"shroud",
"swathe",
"veil",
"wrap"
],
"near synonyms":[
"curtain",
"drape",
"embed",
"imbed",
"encase",
"swaddle",
"blanket",
"overlay",
"overspread",
"camouflage",
"cloak",
"disguise",
"mask",
"circle",
"encircle",
"enlace",
"enwind"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bare",
"denude",
"expose",
"strip"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encountered":{
"to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face":{
"examples":[
"quite unexpectedly encountered our next-door neighbor while vacationing in Europe"
],
"synonyms":[
"caught",
"chanced (upon)",
"happened (upon)",
"met",
"stumbled (upon)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accosted",
"confronted",
"faced",
"greeted",
"saluted",
"collided (with)",
"crashed (into)",
"crisscrossed",
"crossed",
"passed",
"hit (upon)",
"lit (upon)",
"lighted (upon)",
"tumbled (to)",
"reencountered",
"re-encountered",
"remet"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoided",
"dodged",
"ducked",
"eluded",
"escaped",
"evaded",
"shook",
"shunned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come upon unexpectedly or by chance":{
"examples":[
"we encountered a host of unforeseen problems during the restoration of our 200-year-old house"
],
"synonyms":[
"chanced (upon)",
"found",
"happened (on or upon)",
"hit (upon)",
"lit (on or upon)",
"lighted (on or upon)",
"met",
"pitched (upon)",
"stumbled (on or onto)",
"tumbled (upon)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lucked (out, on, onto, or into)",
"confronted",
"faced",
"discovered",
"struck",
"turned up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to enter into contest or conflict with":{
"examples":[
"the troops encountered bands of guerrilla fighters as they made their way across the desert"
],
"synonyms":[
"battled",
"engaged",
"faced",
"met",
"took on"
],
"near synonyms":[
"emulated",
"rivaled",
"rivalled",
"contended",
"fought",
"opposed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"eluded",
"escaped",
"evaded",
"retreated"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encourage":{
"to fill with courage or strength of purpose":{
"examples":[
"a pep talk that encouraged the team to get out there and win"
],
"synonyms":[
"bear up",
"buck up",
"buoy (up)",
"cheer (up)",
"chirk (up)",
"embolden",
"hearten",
"inspire",
"inspirit",
"steel"
],
"near synonyms":[
"animate",
"enliven",
"invigorate",
"enforce",
"fortify",
"reinforce",
"reenforce",
"strengthen",
"assure",
"reassure",
"boost",
"energize",
"excite",
"galvanize",
"provoke",
"quicken",
"rally",
"stimulate",
"stir"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demoralize",
"depress",
"sadden",
"debilitate",
"enfeeble",
"hamstring",
"undermine",
"weaken",
"intimidate",
"psych (out)"
],
"antonyms":[
"daunt",
"discourage",
"dishearten",
"dispirit"
]
},
"to help the growth or development of":{
"examples":[
"asserted that the government should be encouraging small businesses, not smothering them with regulations"
],
"synonyms":[
"advance",
"cultivate",
"forward",
"foster",
"further",
"incubate",
"nourish",
"nurse",
"nurture",
"promote"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advocate",
"back",
"champion",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"support",
"uphold",
"endow",
"finance",
"fund",
"patronize",
"stake",
"subsidize",
"underwrite",
"abet",
"aid",
"assist",
"advertise",
"boost",
"plug",
"publicize",
"tout",
"agitate (for)",
"campaign (for)",
"work (for)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ban",
"bar",
"enjoin",
"forbid",
"interdict",
"outlaw",
"prevent",
"prohibit",
"proscribe",
"battle",
"combat",
"contend (with)",
"counter",
"fight",
"oppose",
"repress",
"snuff (out)",
"squash",
"squelch",
"stifle",
"subdue",
"suppress",
"arrest",
"check",
"halt",
"retard",
"encumber",
"fetter",
"hobble",
"impede",
"interfere (with)",
"manacle",
"obstruct",
"shackle"
],
"antonyms":[
"discourage",
"frustrate",
"hinder",
"inhibit"
]
},
"to rouse to strong feeling or action":{
"examples":[
"the movie's cheap special effects will not encourage audiences to sit on the edge of their seats but to roll in the aisles with laughter"
],
"synonyms":[
"arouse",
"excite",
"fire (up)",
"impassion",
"incite",
"instigate",
"move",
"pique",
"provoke",
"rev (up)",
"spark",
"stimulate",
"stir"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fan",
"ignite",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"kindle",
"trigger",
"activate",
"animate",
"drive",
"energize",
"galvanize",
"induce",
"inspire",
"key (up)",
"motivate",
"motive",
"pump up",
"quicken",
"set off",
"vitalize",
"abet",
"ferment",
"foment",
"raise",
"whip (up)",
"anger",
"enrage",
"madden",
"upset",
"jeer",
"taunt",
"tease",
"aggravate",
"annoy",
"bother",
"exasperate",
"gall",
"get",
"irritate",
"vex"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calm",
"soothe",
"subdue",
"tranquilize",
"tranquillize",
"appease",
"mollify",
"pacify",
"placate"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action":{
"examples":[
"the pastor continues to encourage the couple to work out their problems in hopes of saving their marriage"
],
"synonyms":[
"egg (on)",
"exhort",
"goad",
"nudge",
"press",
"prod",
"prompt",
"urge"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drive",
"propel",
"spur",
"stimulate",
"hurry",
"hustle",
"push",
"rush",
"adjure",
"beseech",
"implore",
"importune",
"blandish",
"cajole",
"coax",
"soft-soap",
"wheedle",
"high-pressure",
"nag",
"needle",
"pressure",
"foment",
"incite",
"instigate",
"provoke",
"stir (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deter",
"discourage",
"dissuade",
"brake",
"check",
"constrain",
"curb",
"hold back",
"inhibit",
"restrain"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encourages":{
"to fill with courage or strength of purpose":{
"examples":[
"a pep talk that encouraged the team to get out there and win"
],
"synonyms":[
"bears up",
"bucks up",
"buoys (up)",
"cheers (up)",
"chirks (up)",
"emboldens",
"heartens",
"inspires",
"inspirits",
"steels"
],
"near synonyms":[
"animates",
"enlivens",
"invigorates",
"enforces",
"fortifies",
"reinforces",
"reenforces",
"strengthens",
"assures",
"reassures",
"boosts",
"energizes",
"excites",
"galvanizes",
"provokes",
"quickens",
"rallies",
"stimulates",
"stirs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demoralizes",
"depresses",
"saddens",
"debilitates",
"enfeebles",
"hamstrings",
"undermines",
"weakens",
"intimidates",
"psychs (out)"
],
"antonyms":[
"daunts",
"discourages",
"disheartens",
"dispirits"
]
},
"to help the growth or development of":{
"examples":[
"asserted that the government should be encouraging small businesses, not smothering them with regulations"
],
"synonyms":[
"advances",
"cultivates",
"forwards",
"fosters",
"furthers",
"incubates",
"nourishes",
"nurses",
"nurtures",
"promotes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advocates",
"backs",
"champions",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"supports",
"upholds",
"endows",
"finances",
"funds",
"patronizes",
"stakes",
"subsidizes",
"underwrites",
"abets",
"aids",
"assists",
"advertises",
"boosts",
"plugs",
"publicizes",
"touts",
"agitates (for)",
"campaigns (for)",
"works (for)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bans",
"bars",
"enjoins",
"forbids",
"interdicts",
"outlaws",
"prevents",
"prohibits",
"proscribes",
"battles",
"combats",
"contends (with)",
"counters",
"fights",
"opposes",
"represses",
"snuffs (out)",
"squashes",
"squelches",
"stifles",
"subdues",
"suppresses",
"arrests",
"checks",
"halts",
"retards",
"encumbers",
"fetters",
"hobbles",
"impedes",
"interferes (with)",
"manacles",
"obstructs",
"shackles"
],
"antonyms":[
"discourages",
"frustrates",
"hinders",
"inhibits"
]
},
"to rouse to strong feeling or action":{
"examples":[
"the movie's cheap special effects will not encourage audiences to sit on the edge of their seats but to roll in the aisles with laughter"
],
"synonyms":[
"arouses",
"excites",
"fires (up)",
"impassions",
"incites",
"instigates",
"moves",
"piques",
"provokes",
"revs (up)",
"sparks",
"stimulates",
"stirs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fans",
"ignites",
"inflames",
"enflames",
"kindles",
"triggers",
"activates",
"animates",
"drives",
"energizes",
"galvanizes",
"induces",
"inspires",
"keys (up)",
"motivates",
"motives",
"pumps up",
"quickens",
"sets off",
"vitalizes",
"abets",
"ferments",
"foments",
"raises",
"whips (up)",
"angers",
"enrages",
"maddens",
"upsets",
"jeers",
"taunts",
"teases",
"aggravates",
"annoys",
"bothers",
"exasperates",
"galls",
"gets",
"irritates",
"vexes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calms",
"soothes",
"subdues",
"tranquilizes",
"tranquillizes",
"appeases",
"mollifies",
"pacifies",
"placates"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action":{
"examples":[
"the pastor continues to encourage the couple to work out their problems in hopes of saving their marriage"
],
"synonyms":[
"eggs (on)",
"exhorts",
"goads",
"nudges",
"presses",
"prods",
"prompts",
"urges"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drives",
"propels",
"spurs",
"stimulates",
"hurries",
"hustles",
"pushes",
"rushes",
"adjures",
"beseeches",
"implores",
"importunes",
"blandishes",
"cajoles",
"coaxes",
"soft-soaps",
"wheedles",
"high-pressures",
"nags",
"needles",
"pressures",
"foments",
"incites",
"instigates",
"provokes",
"stirs (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deters",
"discourages",
"dissuades",
"brakes",
"checks",
"constrains",
"curbs",
"holds back",
"inhibits",
"restrains"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encouraging":{
"having qualities which inspire hope":{
"examples":[
"encouraging signs that the economy is improving"
],
"synonyms":[
"auspicious",
"bright",
"fair",
"golden",
"heartening",
"hopeful",
"likely",
"optimistic",
"promising",
"propitious",
"rose-colored",
"roseate",
"rosy",
"upbeat"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cheering",
"comforting",
"reassuring",
"soothing",
"assured",
"confident",
"decisive",
"doubtless",
"positive",
"sure",
"unhesitating",
"beamish",
"bullish",
"eupeptic",
"favorable",
"good"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cheerless",
"comfortless",
"doubtful",
"dubious",
"uncertain",
"bearish",
"grim",
"negative",
"unfavorable",
"funereal",
"glum",
"gray",
"grey",
"miserable",
"wretched"
],
"antonyms":[
"bleak",
"dark",
"depressing",
"desperate",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dismal",
"downbeat",
"dreary",
"gloomy",
"hopeless",
"inauspicious",
"pessimistic",
"unencouraging",
"unlikely",
"unpromising",
"unpropitious"
]
},
"making one feel good inside":{
"examples":[
"the encouraging story of a young girl who overcame great social and physical obstacles to become an outstanding athlete"
],
"synonyms":[
"cheering",
"comforting",
"fulfilling",
"gladdening",
"gratifying",
"heartening",
"heartwarming",
"rewarding",
"satisfying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affecting",
"inspiring",
"inspiriting",
"moving",
"poignant",
"stirring",
"touching",
"edifying",
"elevating",
"uplifting",
"sympathetic",
"tender",
"kind",
"kindly",
"loving",
"warm",
"animating",
"enlivening",
"exciting",
"exhilarating",
"invigorating",
"rousing",
"stimulating",
"thrilling",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"welcoming"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cheerless",
"disappointing",
"disgruntling",
"displeasing",
"dissatisfying",
"heartbreaking",
"heartrending",
"saddening",
"discomforting",
"disconcerting",
"dismaying",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"upsetting",
"cold",
"unfeeling",
"unfriendly",
"unkind",
"unloving",
"unpleasant"
],
"antonyms":[
"demoralizing",
"depressing",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting"
]
},
"pointing toward a happy outcome":{
"examples":[
"we're off to an encouraging start on this project"
],
"synonyms":[
"auspicious",
"bright",
"favorable",
"golden",
"heartening",
"hopeful",
"promising",
"propitious"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fortunate",
"fortuitous",
"happy",
"lucky",
"providential",
"advantageous",
"beneficial",
"profitable",
"prosperous",
"salutary"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unfortunate",
"unhappy",
"unlucky",
"calamitous",
"catastrophic",
"disastrous",
"fatal",
"ruinous",
"baleful",
"dark",
"dire",
"direful",
"doomy",
"foreboding",
"gloomy",
"ill",
"ill-boding",
"menacing",
"minatory",
"ominous",
"portentous",
"sinister",
"threatening"
],
"antonyms":[
"dim",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"futureless",
"hopeless",
"inauspicious",
"unfavorable",
"unpromising",
"unpropitious"
]
},
"to fill with courage or strength of purpose":{
"examples":[
"a pep talk that encouraged the team to get out there and win"
],
"synonyms":[
"bearing up",
"bucking up",
"buoying (up)",
"cheering (up)",
"chirking (up)",
"emboldening",
"heartening",
"inspiring",
"inspiriting",
"steeling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"animating",
"enlivening",
"invigorating",
"enforcing",
"fortifying",
"reinforcing",
"reenforcing",
"strengthening",
"assuring",
"reassuring",
"boosting",
"energizing",
"exciting",
"galvanizing",
"provoking",
"quickening",
"rallying",
"stimulating",
"stirring"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demoralizing",
"depressing",
"saddening",
"debilitating",
"enfeebling",
"hamstringing",
"undermining",
"weakening",
"intimidating",
"psyching (out)"
],
"antonyms":[
"daunting",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting"
]
},
"to help the growth or development of":{
"examples":[
"asserted that the government should be encouraging small businesses, not smothering them with regulations"
],
"synonyms":[
"advancing",
"cultivating",
"forwarding",
"fostering",
"furthering",
"incubating",
"nourishing",
"nursing",
"nurturing",
"promoting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advocating",
"backing",
"championing",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"supporting",
"upholding",
"endowing",
"financing",
"funding",
"patronizing",
"staking",
"subsidizing",
"underwriting",
"abetting",
"aiding",
"assisting",
"advertising",
"boosting",
"plugging",
"publicizing",
"touting",
"agitating (for)",
"campaigning (for)",
"working (for)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banning",
"barring",
"enjoining",
"forbidding",
"interdicting",
"outlawing",
"preventing",
"prohibiting",
"proscribing",
"battling",
"combating",
"combatting",
"contending (with)",
"countering",
"fighting",
"opposing",
"repressing",
"snuffing (out)",
"squashing",
"squelching",
"stifling",
"subduing",
"suppressing",
"arresting",
"checking",
"halting",
"retarding",
"encumbering",
"fettering",
"hobbling",
"impeding",
"interfering (with)",
"manacling",
"obstructing",
"shackling"
],
"antonyms":[
"discouraging",
"frustrating",
"hindering",
"inhibiting"
]
},
"to rouse to strong feeling or action":{
"examples":[
"the movie's cheap special effects will not encourage audiences to sit on the edge of their seats but to roll in the aisles with laughter"
],
"synonyms":[
"arousing",
"exciting",
"firing (up)",
"impassioning",
"inciting",
"instigating",
"moving",
"piquing",
"provoking",
"revving (up)",
"sparking",
"stimulating",
"stirring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fanning",
"igniting",
"inflaming",
"enflaming",
"kindling",
"triggering",
"activating",
"animating",
"driving",
"energizing",
"galvanizing",
"inducing",
"inspiring",
"keying (up)",
"motivating",
"motiving",
"pumping up",
"quickening",
"setting off",
"vitalizing",
"abetting",
"fermenting",
"fomenting",
"raising",
"whipping (up)",
"angering",
"enraging",
"maddening",
"upsetting",
"jeering",
"taunting",
"teasing",
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"bothering",
"exasperating",
"galling",
"getting",
"irritating",
"vexing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calming",
"soothing",
"subduing",
"tranquilizing",
"tranquillizing",
"appeasing",
"mollifying",
"pacifying",
"placating"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action":{
"examples":[
"the pastor continues to encourage the couple to work out their problems in hopes of saving their marriage"
],
"synonyms":[
"egging (on)",
"exhorting",
"goading",
"nudging",
"pressing",
"prodding",
"prompting",
"urging"
],
"near synonyms":[
"driving",
"propelling",
"spurring",
"stimulating",
"hurrying",
"hustling",
"pushing",
"rushing",
"adjuring",
"beseeching",
"imploring",
"importuning",
"blandishing",
"cajoling",
"coaxing",
"soft-soaping",
"wheedling",
"high-pressuring",
"nagging",
"needling",
"pressuring",
"fomenting",
"inciting",
"instigating",
"provoking",
"stirring (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deterring",
"discouraging",
"dissuading",
"braking",
"checking",
"constraining",
"curbing",
"holding back",
"inhibiting",
"restraining"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"encroached":{
"to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits":{
"examples":[
"each year the sea continues to encroach upon the island's beaches"
],
"synonyms":[
"crept",
"inched",
"wormed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"snaked",
"sneaked",
"snuck",
"entrenched",
"intrenched",
"impinged",
"infringed",
"intruded",
"invaded",
"overpassed",
"overran",
"overreached",
"overshot",
"overstepped"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encroaching":{
"to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits":{
"examples":[
"each year the sea continues to encroach upon the island's beaches"
],
"synonyms":[
"creeping",
"inching",
"worming"
],
"near synonyms":[
"snaking",
"sneaking",
"entrenching",
"intrenching",
"impinging",
"infringing",
"intruding",
"invading",
"overpassing",
"overreaching",
"overrunning",
"overshooting",
"overstepping"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encage":{
"to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{
"examples":[
"employees who felt encaged in their cubicles"
],
"synonyms":[
"box (in)",
"cage",
"closet",
"coop (up)",
"corral",
"encase",
"enclose",
"inclose",
"envelop",
"fence (in)",
"hedge",
"hem (in)",
"house",
"immure",
"include",
"mew (up)",
"pen",
"wall (in)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bound",
"circumscribe",
"confine",
"contain",
"limit",
"restrict",
"encircle",
"encompass",
"enfold",
"enframe",
"enlace",
"frame",
"ring",
"surround",
"armor",
"cocoon",
"encapsulate",
"encapsule",
"encyst",
"ensheathe",
"ensphere",
"enwomb"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encounter":{
"to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face":{
"examples":[
"quite unexpectedly encountered our next-door neighbor while vacationing in Europe"
],
"synonyms":[
"catch",
"chance (upon)",
"happen (upon)",
"meet",
"stumble (upon)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accost",
"confront",
"face",
"greet",
"salute",
"collide (with)",
"crash (into)",
"crisscross",
"cross",
"pass",
"hit (upon)",
"light (upon)",
"tumble (to)",
"reencounter",
"remeet"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoid",
"dodge",
"duck",
"elude",
"escape",
"evade",
"shake",
"shun"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come upon unexpectedly or by chance":{
"examples":[
"we encountered a host of unforeseen problems during the restoration of our 200-year-old house"
],
"synonyms":[
"chance (upon)",
"find",
"happen (on or upon)",
"hit (upon)",
"light (on or upon)",
"meet",
"pitch (upon)",
"stumble (on or onto)",
"tumble (upon)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"luck (out, on, onto, or into)",
"confront",
"face",
"discover",
"strike",
"turn up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to enter into contest or conflict with":{
"examples":[
"the troops encountered bands of guerrilla fighters as they made their way across the desert"
],
"synonyms":[
"battle",
"engage",
"face",
"meet",
"take on"
],
"near synonyms":[
"emulate",
"rival",
"contend",
"fight",
"oppose"
],
"near antonyms":[
"elude",
"escape",
"evade",
"retreat"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a brief clash between enemies or rivals":{
"examples":[
"survived an encounter with the school bully at the local park"
],
"synonyms":[
"brush",
"hassle",
"run-in",
"scrape",
"skirmish"
],
"near synonyms":[
"argument",
"fight",
"quarrel",
"row",
"spat",
"squabble",
"tiff",
"battle",
"brawl",
"fray",
"wrangle"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"enchanting":{
"having an often mysterious or magical power to attract":{
"examples":[
"visitors have long found the Highlands of Scotland to be an enchanting place"
],
"synonyms":[
"alluring",
"appealing",
"attractive",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charismatic",
"charming",
"elfin",
"engaging",
"entrancing",
"fascinating",
"fetching",
"glamorous",
"glamourous",
"luring",
"magnetic",
"seductive"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absorbing",
"arresting",
"engrossing",
"enthralling",
"galvanic",
"gripping",
"hypnotic",
"hypnotizing",
"mesmerizing",
"riveting",
"spellbinding",
"enticing",
"tantalizing",
"tempting",
"exciting",
"haunting",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"titillating",
"beckoning",
"inviting",
"winning",
"darling",
"delightful",
"pleasant",
"pleasing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boring",
"irksome",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"wearisome",
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"appalling",
"awful",
"distasteful",
"hideous",
"horrendous",
"horrible",
"horrid",
"invidious",
"loathsome",
"nauseating",
"noisome",
"obnoxious",
"odious",
"offensive",
"shocking",
"sickening",
"drab",
"dreary",
"dull",
"flat",
"humdrum",
"jading",
"leaden",
"monotonous",
"pedestrian",
"ponderous"
],
"antonyms":[
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repelling",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"unalluring"
]
},
"to attract or delight as if by magic":{
"examples":[
"the child actress enchanted audiences with her bubbly personality"
],
"synonyms":[
"alluring",
"beguiling",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charming",
"fascinating",
"killing",
"magnetizing",
"wiling",
"witching"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disarming",
"drawing",
"enticing",
"luring",
"pulling",
"seducing",
"tempting",
"delighting",
"gratifying",
"pleasing",
"arresting",
"enrapturing",
"enthralling",
"entrancing",
"appealing (to)",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"beckoning",
"courting",
"inviting",
"soliciting",
"wooing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disgusting",
"offending",
"repelling",
"revolting",
"annoying",
"displeasing",
"irking",
"boring",
"tiring",
"wearying"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cast a spell on":{
"examples":[
"out of spite, the jealous queen enchanted her chief rival for the title of the fairest one of all"
],
"synonyms":[
"bewitching",
"charming",
"ensorcelling",
"ensorceling",
"hexing",
"overlooking",
"spelling",
"striking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cursing",
"jinxing",
"possessing",
"voodooing",
"attracting",
"beguiling",
"captivating",
"fascinating",
"mesmerizing",
"spellbinding",
"enticing",
"luring",
"seducing",
"tempting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blessing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to hold the attention of as if by a spell":{
"examples":[
"the tales about the young wizard have enchanted children around the globe"
],
"synonyms":[
"arresting",
"bedazzling",
"catching up",
"enthralling",
"fascinating",
"gripping",
"hypnotizing",
"mesmerizing",
"spellbinding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"enrapturing",
"entrancing",
"thrilling",
"beguiling",
"bewitching",
"charming",
"absorbing",
"engaging",
"engrossing",
"involving"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"encumbrance":{
"something that makes movement or progress difficult":{
"examples":[
"without the encumbrance of a heavy backpack, I could sprint along the trail"
],
"synonyms":[
"balk",
"bar",
"block",
"chain",
"clog",
"cramp",
"crimp",
"deterrent",
"drag",
"embarrassment",
"fetter",
"handicap",
"hindrance",
"holdback",
"hurdle",
"impediment",
"inhibition",
"interference",
"let",
"manacle",
"obstacle",
"obstruction",
"shackles",
"stop",
"stumbling block",
"trammel"
],
"near synonyms":[
"catch",
"hitch",
"rub",
"snag",
"barrier",
"blockade",
"blockage",
"brick wall",
"stone wall",
"arrest",
"bit",
"brake",
"check",
"constraint",
"curb",
"hobble",
"rein",
"restraint",
"embargo",
"stoppage",
"delay",
"holdup",
"stall",
"burden",
"cumber",
"load",
"danger",
"hazard",
"peril",
"reef",
"adversity",
"difficulty",
"disadvantage",
"drawback",
"hardship"
],
"near antonyms":[
"catalyst",
"goad",
"impetus",
"incentive",
"spur",
"stimulant",
"stimulus",
"advantage",
"break",
"edge",
"aid",
"assistance",
"benefit",
"boost",
"handmaiden",
"handmaid",
"help"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"encroachment":{
"as in invasion , intrusion":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"intrusion",
"invasion",
"breach",
"contravention",
"impingement",
"infraction",
"infringement",
"obtrusion",
"transgression",
"trespass",
"violation",
"descent",
"foray",
"incursion",
"inroad",
"irruption",
"raid",
"misconduct",
"misdemeanor",
"misfeasance",
"misprision",
"offense",
"offence",
"sin",
"wrong",
"disregard",
"forgetting",
"ignoring",
"nonobservance",
"overlooking",
"delinquency",
"dereliction",
"neglect"
],
"near antonyms":[
"respecting",
"upholding",
"noninfringement",
"observance"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"encomium":{
"a formal expression of praise":{
"examples":[
"the encomiums bestowed on a teacher at her retirement ceremonies"
],
"synonyms":[
"accolade",
"citation",
"commendation",
"dithyramb",
"eulogium",
"eulogy",
"homage",
"hymn",
"paean",
"panegyric",
"salutation",
"tribute"
],
"near synonyms":[
"award",
"decoration",
"dedication",
"honor",
"prize",
"acclaim",
"acclamation",
"laudation",
"applause",
"plaudit(s)",
"bravo",
"hallelujah",
"kudo",
"approval",
"cachet",
"compliment",
"recommendation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"censure",
"condemnation",
"denunciation",
"indictment",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproof",
"admonition",
"correction",
"harangue",
"lecture",
"sermon"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"encompasses":{
"to form a circle around":{
"examples":[
"a necklace of sapphire-blue lakes encompasses the town"
],
"synonyms":[
"circles",
"compasses",
"embraces",
"encircles",
"encloses",
"incloses",
"environs",
"girdles",
"girds",
"rings",
"surrounds",
"wreathes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circumscribes",
"closes in",
"cordons (off)",
"fences (in)",
"hems (in)",
"walls",
"besets",
"besieges",
"entrenches",
"intrenches",
"invests",
"swarms"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have as part of a whole":{
"examples":[
"textbooks on American history are now likely to encompass its social history as well as its political and military history"
],
"synonyms":[
"carries",
"comprehends",
"contains",
"embraces",
"entails",
"includes",
"involves",
"numbers",
"subsumes",
"takes in"
],
"near synonyms":[
"comprises",
"consists (of)",
"brackets",
"has",
"holds",
"owns",
"possesses",
"admits",
"receives",
"composes",
"constitutes",
"forms",
"makes",
"assimilates",
"embodies",
"incorporates",
"integrates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bans",
"bars",
"debars",
"precludes",
"prevents",
"prohibits",
"denies",
"refuses",
"rejects",
"eliminates",
"excepts",
"rules out",
"loses",
"mislays",
"misplaces"
],
"antonyms":[
"excludes",
"leaves (out)",
"misses out",
"omits"
]
},
"to surround or cover closely":{
"examples":[
"a fog of mystery has long encompassed this fraternal organization, which is known for its secret rituals"
],
"synonyms":[
"bosoms",
"bowers",
"circumfuses",
"cocoons",
"embosoms",
"embowers",
"embraces",
"encloses",
"incloses",
"enfolds",
"enshrouds",
"enswathes",
"envelops",
"enwraps",
"invests",
"involves",
"laps",
"mantles",
"muffles",
"shrouds",
"swathes",
"veils",
"wraps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"curtains",
"drapes",
"embeds",
"imbeds",
"encases",
"swaddles",
"blankets",
"overlays",
"overspreads",
"camouflages",
"cloaks",
"disguises",
"masks",
"circles",
"encircles",
"enlaces",
"enwinds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bares",
"denudes",
"exposes",
"strips"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encyclopedias":{
"a reference work that contains information about many different subjects or a lot of information about a particular subject":{
"examples":[
"The school library's encyclopedia occupied much of the bookshelf.",
"an encyclopedia of literature"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"catalogs",
"catalogues",
"cyclopedias",
"cyclopaedias",
"dictionaries",
"books",
"tomes",
"volumes",
"hardbacks",
"hardcovers",
"paperbacks",
"paperbounds",
"papers",
"pocket books",
"pocket editions",
"softbacks",
"softcovers",
"trade books",
"trade editions",
"folios",
"quartos",
"guidebooks",
"handbooks",
"how-tos",
"manuals",
"monographs",
"primers",
"textbooks",
"texts",
"tracts",
"treatises",
"novelettes",
"novels",
"pulps",
"albums",
"almanacs",
"anthologies",
"casebooks",
"chapbooks",
"omnibuses",
"picture books"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"encasements":{
"something that encloses another thing especially to protect it":{
"examples":[
"an encasement of several inches of silt had helped to preserve the sunken remains of the historic ship"
],
"synonyms":[
"armors",
"capsules",
"cases",
"casings",
"cocoons",
"coverings",
"covers",
"housings",
"hulls",
"husks",
"jackets",
"pods",
"sheaths",
"shells"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cartridges",
"cassettes",
"casettes",
"barks",
"crusts",
"carapaces",
"houses",
"mails",
"panoplies",
"plates",
"platings",
"shields",
"cuticles",
"hides",
"skins",
"envelopes",
"packages",
"wrappers",
"backings",
"coatings",
"covertures",
"facings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"encomiums":{
"a formal expression of praise":{
"examples":[
"the encomiums bestowed on a teacher at her retirement ceremonies"
],
"synonyms":[
"accolades",
"citations",
"commendations",
"dithyrambs",
"eulogia",
"eulogiums",
"eulogies",
"homages",
"hymns",
"paeans",
"panegyrics",
"salutations",
"tributes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"awards",
"decorations",
"dedications",
"honors",
"prizes",
"acclaim",
"acclamations",
"laudations",
"applauses",
"plaudits",
"bravos",
"bravoes",
"hallelujahs",
"kudos",
"approvals",
"cachets",
"compliments",
"recommendations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"censures",
"condemnations",
"denunciations",
"indictments",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"reproofs",
"admonitions",
"corrections",
"harangues",
"lectures",
"sermons"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"encompassing":{
"as in ambient":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ambient",
"marginal",
"peripheral",
"tangent",
"tangential",
"bounding",
"circumjacent",
"embracing",
"encircling",
"enclosing",
"inclosing",
"fencing",
"rimming",
"surrounding",
"attached",
"communicating",
"connected",
"connecting",
"interconnecting",
"joined",
"linked",
"united",
"approximate",
"close",
"closest",
"immediate",
"near",
"nearby",
"nearest",
"next-door",
"nigh",
"abutting",
"adjacent",
"adjoining",
"bordering",
"conterminous",
"contiguous",
"flanking",
"flush",
"fringing",
"joining",
"juxtaposed",
"neighboring",
"skirting",
"touching",
"verging"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonadjacent",
"noncontiguous",
"apart",
"detached",
"disconnected",
"discrete",
"free-standing",
"isolate",
"isolated",
"removed",
"separate",
"single",
"unattached",
"unconnected",
"unlinked",
"away",
"distant",
"far",
"faraway",
"far-off",
"farthest",
"remote",
"discontinuous",
"noncontinuous",
"broken up",
"disjoined",
"dissevered",
"dissociated",
"disunited",
"divided",
"divorced",
"parted",
"ramified",
"resolved",
"severed",
"split",
"sundered",
"uncoupled",
"unyoked"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to form a circle around":{
"examples":[
"a necklace of sapphire-blue lakes encompasses the town"
],
"synonyms":[
"circling",
"compassing",
"embracing",
"encircling",
"enclosing",
"inclosing",
"environing",
"girding",
"girdling",
"ringing",
"surrounding",
"wreathing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circumscribing",
"closing in",
"cordoning (off)",
"fencing (in)",
"hemming (in)",
"walling",
"besetting",
"besieging",
"entrenching",
"intrenching",
"investing",
"swarming"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have as part of a whole":{
"examples":[
"textbooks on American history are now likely to encompass its social history as well as its political and military history"
],
"synonyms":[
"carrying",
"comprehending",
"containing",
"embracing",
"entailing",
"including",
"involving",
"numbering",
"subsuming",
"taking in"
],
"near synonyms":[
"comprising",
"consisting (of)",
"bracketing",
"having",
"holding",
"owning",
"possessing",
"admitting",
"receiving",
"composing",
"constituting",
"forming",
"making",
"assimilating",
"embodying",
"incorporating",
"integrating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banning",
"barring",
"debarring",
"precluding",
"preventing",
"prohibiting",
"denying",
"refusing",
"rejecting",
"eliminating",
"excepting",
"ruling out",
"losing",
"mislaying",
"misplacing"
],
"antonyms":[
"excluding",
"leaving (out)",
"missing out",
"omitting"
]
},
"to surround or cover closely":{
"examples":[
"a fog of mystery has long encompassed this fraternal organization, which is known for its secret rituals"
],
"synonyms":[
"bosoming",
"bowering",
"circumfusing",
"cocooning",
"embosoming",
"embowering",
"embracing",
"enclosing",
"inclosing",
"enfolding",
"enshrouding",
"enswathing",
"enveloping",
"enwrapping",
"investing",
"involving",
"lapping",
"mantling",
"muffling",
"shrouding",
"swathing",
"veiling",
"wrapping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"curtaining",
"draping",
"embedding",
"imbedding",
"encasing",
"swaddling",
"blanketing",
"overlaying",
"overspreading",
"camouflaging",
"cloaking",
"disguising",
"masking",
"circling",
"encircling",
"enlacing",
"enwinding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"baring",
"denuding",
"exposing",
"stripping"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"encircled":{
"to travel completely around":{
"examples":[
"communication satellites encircling the earth"
],
"synonyms":[
"circled",
"circuited",
"circumnavigated",
"circumvented",
"compassed",
"girdled",
"orbited",
"ringed",
"rounded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circumambulated",
"crossed",
"perambulated",
"traversed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to form a circle around":{
"examples":[
"immediately after announcing their engagement, the couple was encircled by their applauding friends"
],
"synonyms":[
"circled",
"compassed",
"embraced",
"enclosed",
"inclosed",
"encompassed",
"environed",
"girded",
"girt",
"girdled",
"ringed",
"surrounded",
"wreathed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circumscribed",
"closed in",
"cordoned (off)",
"fenced (in)",
"hemmed (in)",
"walled",
"beset",
"besieged",
"entrenched",
"intrenched",
"invested",
"swarmed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encyst":{
"as in encapsule , ensphere":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"armor",
"cocoon",
"encapsulate",
"encapsule",
"ensheathe",
"ensphere",
"enwomb",
"encircle",
"encompass",
"enfold",
"enframe",
"enlace",
"frame",
"ring",
"surround",
"bound",
"circumscribe",
"confine",
"contain",
"limit",
"restrict",
"box (in)",
"cage",
"closet",
"coop (up)",
"corral",
"encage",
"encase",
"enclose",
"inclose",
"envelop",
"fence (in)",
"hedge",
"hem (in)",
"house",
"immure",
"include",
"mew (up)",
"pen",
"wall (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encouraged":{
"as in emboldened , reassured":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"comforted",
"emboldened",
"heartened",
"reassured",
"unafraid",
"bold",
"brave",
"courageous",
"dauntless",
"doughty",
"fearless",
"gallant",
"greathearted",
"gutsy",
"gutty",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"intrepid",
"lionhearted",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"stouthearted",
"undauntable",
"undaunted",
"valiant",
"valorous",
"determined",
"firm",
"game",
"gritty",
"plucky",
"resolute",
"Spartan",
"undeterred",
"undismayed",
"unflinching",
"unswerving",
"mettlesome",
"spirited",
"spunky",
"adventuresome",
"adventurous",
"audacious",
"daring",
"dashing",
"hardy",
"venturesome",
"venturous",
"crazy",
"foolish",
"half-witted",
"insane",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"nutty",
"brash",
"brazen",
"daredevil",
"foolhardy",
"heedless",
"hotheaded",
"impetuous",
"imprudent",
"impulsive",
"incautious",
"madcap",
"overbold",
"overconfident",
"rash",
"reckless",
"thoughtless",
"wild",
"hasty",
"headlong",
"precipitate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diffident",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"scary",
"shy",
"skittish",
"timid",
"anxious",
"apprehensive",
"nervous",
"careful",
"cautious",
"heedful",
"prudent",
"unadventurous",
"afraid",
"agitated",
"disconcerted",
"disquieted",
"disturbed",
"frightened",
"horrified",
"panicked",
"panic-stricken",
"perturbed",
"scared",
"shocked",
"spooked",
"startled",
"terrified",
"terrorized",
"unnerved",
"upset",
"concerned",
"worried",
"weak",
"wimpy",
"chicken",
"chickenhearted",
"chicken-livered",
"coward",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"dastardly",
"fainthearted",
"fearful",
"gutless",
"lily-livered",
"milk-livered",
"nerveless",
"poltroon",
"poor-spirited",
"pusillanimous",
"spineless",
"spiritless",
"timorous",
"uncourageous",
"ungallant",
"unheroic",
"weakhearted",
"yellow"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in supported , promoted":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abetted",
"promoted",
"suggested",
"supported",
"approved",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"certified",
"licensed",
"lawful",
"legal",
"legit",
"legitimate",
"licit",
"permissible",
"regulation",
"authoritative",
"canonical",
"ex officio",
"authorized",
"official",
"sanctioned",
"semiofficial"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonofficial",
"unauthorized",
"unofficial",
"unsanctioned",
"illegal",
"illegitimate",
"illicit",
"impermissible",
"lawless",
"unlawful",
"wrongful",
"unapproved",
"unlicensed",
"verboten"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to fill with courage or strength of purpose":{
"examples":[
"a pep talk that encouraged the team to get out there and win"
],
"synonyms":[
"bore up",
"bucked up",
"buoyed (up)",
"cheered (up)",
"chirked (up)",
"emboldened",
"heartened",
"inspired",
"inspirited",
"steeled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"animated",
"enlivened",
"invigorated",
"enforced",
"fortified",
"reinforced",
"reenforced",
"strengthened",
"assured",
"reassured",
"boosted",
"energized",
"excited",
"galvanized",
"provoked",
"quickened",
"rallied",
"stimulated",
"stirred"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demoralized",
"depressed",
"saddened",
"debilitated",
"enfeebled",
"hamstrung",
"undermined",
"weakened",
"intimidated",
"psyched (out)"
],
"antonyms":[
"daunted",
"discouraged",
"disheartened",
"dispirited"
]
},
"to help the growth or development of":{
"examples":[
"asserted that the government should be encouraging small businesses, not smothering them with regulations"
],
"synonyms":[
"advanced",
"cultivated",
"forwarded",
"fostered",
"furthered",
"incubated",
"nourished",
"nursed",
"nurtured",
"promoted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advocated",
"backed",
"championed",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"supported",
"upheld",
"endowed",
"financed",
"funded",
"patronized",
"staked",
"subsidized",
"underwrote",
"abetted",
"aided",
"assisted",
"advertised",
"boosted",
"plugged",
"publicized",
"touted",
"agitated (for)",
"campaigned (for)",
"worked (for)",
"wrought (for)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banned",
"barred",
"enjoined",
"forbade",
"forbad",
"interdicted",
"outlawed",
"prevented",
"prohibited",
"proscribed",
"battled",
"combated",
"combatted",
"contended (with)",
"countered",
"fought",
"opposed",
"repressed",
"snuffed (out)",
"squashed",
"squelched",
"stifled",
"subdued",
"suppressed",
"arrested",
"checked",
"halted",
"retarded",
"encumbered",
"fettered",
"hobbled",
"impeded",
"interfered (with)",
"manacled",
"obstructed",
"shackled"
],
"antonyms":[
"discouraged",
"frustrated",
"hindered",
"inhibited"
]
},
"to rouse to strong feeling or action":{
"examples":[
"the movie's cheap special effects will not encourage audiences to sit on the edge of their seats but to roll in the aisles with laughter"
],
"synonyms":[
"aroused",
"excited",
"fired (up)",
"impassioned",
"incited",
"instigated",
"moved",
"piqued",
"provoked",
"revved (up)",
"sparked",
"stimulated",
"stirred"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fanned",
"ignited",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"kindled",
"triggered",
"activated",
"animated",
"drove",
"energized",
"galvanized",
"induced",
"inspired",
"keyed (up)",
"motivated",
"motived",
"pumped up",
"quickened",
"set off",
"vitalized",
"abetted",
"fermented",
"fomented",
"raised",
"whipped (up)",
"angered",
"enraged",
"maddened",
"upset",
"jeered",
"taunted",
"teased",
"aggravated",
"annoyed",
"bothered",
"exasperated",
"galled",
"got",
"irritated",
"vexed",
"vext"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calmed",
"soothed",
"subdued",
"tranquilized",
"tranquillized",
"appeased",
"mollified",
"pacified",
"placated"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action":{
"examples":[
"the pastor continues to encourage the couple to work out their problems in hopes of saving their marriage"
],
"synonyms":[
"egged (on)",
"exhorted",
"goaded",
"nudged",
"pressed",
"prodded",
"prompted",
"urged"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drove",
"propelled",
"spurred",
"stimulated",
"hurried",
"hustled",
"pushed",
"rushed",
"adjured",
"beseeched",
"besought",
"implored",
"importuned",
"blandished",
"cajoled",
"coaxed",
"soft-soaped",
"wheedled",
"high-pressured",
"nagged",
"needled",
"pressured",
"fomented",
"incited",
"instigated",
"provoked",
"stirred (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deterred",
"discouraged",
"dissuaded",
"braked",
"checked",
"constrained",
"curbed",
"held back",
"inhibited",
"restrained"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"enciphers":{
"as in encrypts , codes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ciphers",
"codes",
"encodes",
"encrypts",
"garbles",
"jumbles (up)",
"mixes (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breaks",
"cracks",
"deciphers",
"decodes",
"decrypts",
"descrambles",
"unscrambles",
"renders",
"translates"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enchantments":{
"a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power":{
"examples":[
"entertained the children with stories about magic potions and enchantments"
],
"synonyms":[
"abracadabras",
"bewitchments",
"charms",
"conjurations",
"glamours",
"glamors",
"hexes",
"incantations",
"invocations",
"spells",
"whammies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cantrips",
"curses",
"jinxes",
"bewitcheries",
"magics",
"mojoes",
"mojos",
"necromancies",
"sorceries",
"voodooisms",
"voodoos",
"witchcrafts",
"witcheries",
"wizardries",
"amulets",
"fetishes",
"fetiches",
"phylacteries",
"talismans"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the power to control natural forces through supernatural means":{
"examples":[
"there are people even today who claim to be skilled in enchantment"
],
"synonyms":[
"bewitcheries",
"bewitchments",
"devilries",
"deviltries",
"diableries",
"ensorcellments",
"magics",
"mojoes",
"mojos",
"necromancies",
"sorceries",
"thaumaturgies",
"voodooisms",
"witchcrafts",
"witcheries",
"wizardries"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abracadabras",
"amulets",
"charms",
"fetishes",
"fetiches",
"mascots",
"periapts",
"phylacteries",
"talismans",
"conjurations",
"glamours",
"glamors",
"incantations",
"spells",
"curses",
"hexes",
"jinxes",
"auguries",
"crystal gazings",
"divinations",
"fortune-tellings",
"soothsayings",
"sortileges",
"hexereis",
"hoodoos",
"occultisms",
"spiritualisms",
"augurs",
"omens",
"exorcisms",
"alchemies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"sciences"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"enciphering":{
"as in encrypting , coding":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ciphering",
"coding",
"encoding",
"encrypting",
"garbling",
"jumbling (up)",
"mixing (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breaking",
"cracking",
"deciphering",
"decoding",
"decrypting",
"descrambling",
"unscrambling",
"rendering",
"translating"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encamped":{
"to live in a camp or the outdoors":{
"examples":[
"the hike will take several days, and we plan to encamp along the trail"
],
"synonyms":[
"bivouacked",
"camped (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"slept out",
"tented",
"bedded (down)",
"backpacked",
"caravanned",
"caravaned"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to provide with living quarters or shelter":{
"examples":[
"as the hurricane raged outside, the stranded tourists were encamped overnight in the high school gym"
],
"synonyms":[
"accommodated",
"bestowed",
"billeted",
"bivouacked",
"boarded",
"bunked",
"camped",
"chambered",
"domiciled",
"harbored",
"housed",
"lodged",
"put up",
"quartered",
"roofed",
"roomed",
"sheltered",
"took in"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ensconced",
"homed",
"roosted",
"secured",
"shedded",
"stabled",
"tented",
"barracked",
"bedded (down)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ejected",
"evicted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enciphered":{
"as in encrypted , coded":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ciphered",
"coded",
"encoded",
"encrypted",
"garbled",
"jumbled (up)",
"mixed (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"broke",
"cracked",
"deciphered",
"decoded",
"decrypted",
"descrambled",
"unscrambled",
"rendered",
"translated"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encouragement":{
"something that arouses action or activity":{
"examples":[
"the huge rebates that the auto companies were offering were all the encouragement I needed to buy a new car"
],
"synonyms":[
"boost",
"goad",
"impetus",
"impulse",
"incentive",
"incitation",
"incitement",
"instigation",
"momentum",
"motivation",
"provocation",
"spur",
"stimulant",
"stimulus",
"yeast"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inducement",
"invitation",
"antecedent",
"cause",
"consideration",
"grounds",
"motive",
"occasion",
"reason",
"catalyst",
"catalyzer",
"fuel",
"spark"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"counterincentive",
"disincentive"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"encrypt":{
"as in encode , code":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cipher",
"code",
"encipher",
"encode",
"garble",
"jumble (up)",
"mix (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"break",
"crack",
"decipher",
"decode",
"decrypt",
"descramble",
"unscramble",
"render",
"translate"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encapsulations":{
"a short statement of the main points":{
"examples":[
"didn't have time to read the full news article, just the encapsulation on the second page"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstracts",
"breviaries",
"briefs",
"capsules",
"conspectuses",
"digests",
"epitomes",
"inventories",
"outlines",
"pr\u00e9cis",
"recapitulations",
"recaps",
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9s",
"resumes",
"resum\u00e9s",
"roundups",
"rundowns",
"run-throughs",
"summae",
"summaries",
"summarizations",
"summings-up",
"sums",
"sum-ups",
"synopses",
"wrap-ups"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abbreviations",
"abridgments",
"abridgements",
"compendiums",
"compendia",
"compends",
"condensations",
"curtailments",
"shortenings",
"simplifications",
"rehashes",
"reprises",
"conclusions",
"epilogues",
"epilogs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amplifications",
"enlargements",
"expansions",
"addenda",
"addendums",
"supplements"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"encysting":{
"as in encapsuling , ensphering":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"armoring",
"cocooning",
"encapsulating",
"encapsuling",
"ensheathing",
"ensphering",
"enwombing",
"encircling",
"encompassing",
"enfolding",
"enframing",
"enlacing",
"framing",
"ringing",
"surrounding",
"bounding",
"circumscribing",
"confining",
"containing",
"limiting",
"restricting",
"boxing (in)",
"caging",
"closeting",
"cooping (up)",
"corralling",
"encaging",
"encasing",
"enclosing",
"inclosing",
"enveloping",
"fencing (in)",
"hedging",
"hemming (in)",
"housing",
"immuring",
"including",
"mewing (up)",
"penning",
"walling (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enchilada":{
"as in schmear":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"schmear",
"bulk",
"lion's share",
"mass",
"completeness",
"comprehensiveness",
"cumulativeness",
"entirety",
"gross",
"aggregate",
"full",
"sum",
"summation",
"sum total",
"total",
"totality",
"whole"
],
"near antonyms":[
"net"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"encoding":{
"as in encrypting , coding":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ciphering",
"coding",
"enciphering",
"encrypting",
"garbling",
"jumbling (up)",
"mixing (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breaking",
"cracking",
"deciphering",
"decoding",
"decrypting",
"descrambling",
"unscrambling",
"rendering",
"translating"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encapsulate":{
"to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)":{
"examples":[
"can you encapsulate the speech in about a paragraph?"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstract",
"boil down",
"brief",
"digest",
"epitomize",
"outline",
"recap",
"recapitulate",
"reprise",
"sum up",
"summarize",
"synopsize",
"wrap up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abridge",
"condense",
"curtail",
"cut back",
"shorten",
"downsize",
"shrink",
"concentrate",
"consolidate",
"decoct",
"essentialize",
"simplify",
"streamline"
],
"near antonyms":[
"elongate",
"extend",
"lengthen",
"prolong",
"protract",
"amplify",
"elaborate (on or upon)",
"enlarge (on or upon)",
"expand",
"supplement"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encrust":{
"to cover with a hardened layer":{
"examples":[
"refrigerator shelves that were encrusted with the residue of many spills"
],
"synonyms":[
"cake",
"crust",
"rime"
],
"near synonyms":[
"besmear",
"coat",
"smear",
"spread",
"cover",
"daub",
"coagulate",
"congeal",
"harden"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enclosure":{
"an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls)":{
"examples":[
"a fenced-in enclosure where the sheep are allowed to graze unattended"
],
"synonyms":[
"close",
"court",
"courtyard",
"patio",
"quad",
"quadrangle",
"yard"
],
"near synonyms":[
"atrium",
"galleria",
"parvis",
"parvise",
"peristyle",
"forecourt",
"place",
"plaza",
"square",
"deck",
"terrace",
"curtilage"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"encumbering":{
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
"examples":[
"the claim that all of these regulations encumber doctors, taking time away from the actual practice of medicine"
],
"synonyms":[
"clogging",
"cramping",
"embarrassing",
"fettering",
"hampering",
"handcuffing",
"handicapping",
"hindering",
"hobbling",
"hog-tying",
"holding back",
"holding up",
"impeding",
"inhibiting",
"interfering (with)",
"manacling",
"obstructing",
"shackling",
"short-circuiting",
"stymieing",
"trammeling",
"trammelling",
"tying up",
"tieing up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"balking",
"checking",
"constraining",
"curbing",
"reining",
"restraining",
"binding",
"chaining",
"haltering",
"leashing",
"tethering",
"tying",
"tieing",
"arresting",
"braking",
"delaying",
"retaining",
"retarding",
"barricading",
"blockading",
"blocking",
"roadblocking",
"bogging (down)",
"miring",
"choking",
"smothering",
"stifling",
"strangling",
"suffocating",
"baffling",
"foiling",
"frustrating",
"stumping",
"thwarting",
"derailing",
"disrupting",
"sabotaging",
"muzzling",
"repressing",
"suppressing",
"confining",
"hedging (in)",
"hemming (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clearing",
"making way",
"opening",
"unclogging",
"unplugging",
"unstopping",
"freeing",
"liberating",
"releasing",
"untying",
"untieing",
"loosening",
"smoothing",
"encouraging",
"furthering",
"promoting"
],
"antonyms":[
"aiding",
"assisting",
"facilitating",
"helping"
]
},
"to place a weight or burden on":{
"examples":[
"don't encumber your pack animal so much that it can hardly move"
],
"synonyms":[
"burdening",
"freighting",
"ladening",
"lading",
"loading",
"lumbering",
"saddling",
"weighting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clogging",
"cluttering",
"filling",
"packing",
"heaping",
"mounding",
"piling",
"stacking",
"pressing",
"weighing",
"straining",
"taxing",
"overburdening",
"overloading",
"overtaxing",
"surcharging",
"hampering",
"handicapping",
"afflicting",
"oppressing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alleviating",
"easing",
"lightening",
"relieving"
],
"antonyms":[
"disburdening",
"discharging",
"disencumbering",
"unburdening",
"unlading",
"unloading"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encaged":{
"to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{
"examples":[
"employees who felt encaged in their cubicles"
],
"synonyms":[
"boxed (in)",
"caged",
"closeted",
"cooped (up)",
"corralled",
"encased",
"enclosed",
"inclosed",
"enveloped",
"fenced (in)",
"hedged",
"hemmed (in)",
"housed",
"immured",
"included",
"mewed (up)",
"penned",
"walled (in)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bounded",
"circumscribed",
"confined",
"contained",
"limited",
"restricted",
"encircled",
"encompassed",
"enfolded",
"enframed",
"enlaced",
"framed",
"ringed",
"surrounded",
"armored",
"cocooned",
"encapsulated",
"encapsuled",
"encysted",
"ensheathed",
"ensphered",
"enwombed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enchains":{
"to confine or restrain with or as if with chains":{
"examples":[
"learned to stop being enchained by fear and live a full life"
],
"synonyms":[
"binds",
"chains",
"enfetters",
"fetters",
"gyves",
"handcuffs",
"manacles",
"pinions",
"shackles",
"trammels"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bits",
"hobbles",
"hog-ties",
"irons",
"lashes",
"secures",
"ties",
"trusses",
"attaches",
"fastens",
"joins",
"links",
"confines",
"constrains",
"curbs",
"hampers",
"hinders",
"impedes",
"limits",
"restricts",
"entangles",
"tangles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"emancipates",
"frees",
"liberates",
"looses",
"releases",
"rescues",
"undoes",
"unfastens",
"untangles",
"unties",
"detaches",
"disengages"
],
"antonyms":[
"unbinds",
"unfetters",
"unshackles"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enchanted":{
"being or appearing to be under a magic spell":{
"examples":[
"an enchanted isle of the South Pacific"
],
"synonyms":[
"bewitched",
"charmed",
"entranced",
"magic",
"magical",
"spellbound"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cursed",
"curst",
"jinxed",
"possessed",
"dreamy",
"fairy",
"fairylike",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"miraculous",
"utopian",
"wondrous",
"hypnotized",
"mesmerized",
"bedazzled",
"captivated",
"fascinated"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to attract or delight as if by magic":{
"examples":[
"the child actress enchanted audiences with her bubbly personality"
],
"synonyms":[
"allured",
"beguiled",
"bewitched",
"captivated",
"charmed",
"fascinated",
"killed",
"magnetized",
"wiled",
"witched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disarmed",
"drew",
"enticed",
"lured",
"pulled",
"seduced",
"tempted",
"delighted",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"arrested",
"enraptured",
"enthralled",
"entranced",
"appealed (to)",
"interested",
"intrigued",
"beckoned",
"courted",
"invited",
"solicited",
"wooed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disgusted",
"offended",
"repelled",
"revolted",
"annoyed",
"displeased",
"irked",
"bored",
"tired",
"wearied"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cast a spell on":{
"examples":[
"out of spite, the jealous queen enchanted her chief rival for the title of the fairest one of all"
],
"synonyms":[
"bewitched",
"charmed",
"ensorcelled",
"ensorceled",
"hexed",
"overlooked",
"spelled",
"struck"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cursed",
"jinxed",
"possessed",
"voodooed",
"attracted",
"beguiled",
"captivated",
"fascinated",
"mesmerized",
"spellbound",
"enticed",
"lured",
"seduced",
"tempted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blessed",
"blest"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to hold the attention of as if by a spell":{
"examples":[
"the tales about the young wizard have enchanted children around the globe"
],
"synonyms":[
"arrested",
"bedazzled",
"caught up",
"enthralled",
"fascinated",
"gripped",
"hypnotized",
"mesmerized",
"spellbound"
],
"near synonyms":[
"enraptured",
"entranced",
"thrilled",
"beguiled",
"bewitched",
"charmed",
"absorbed",
"engaged",
"engrossed",
"involved"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"encysted":{
"as in encapsuled , ensphered":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"armored",
"cocooned",
"encapsulated",
"encapsuled",
"ensheathed",
"ensphered",
"enwombed",
"encircled",
"encompassed",
"enfolded",
"enframed",
"enlaced",
"framed",
"ringed",
"surrounded",
"bounded",
"circumscribed",
"confined",
"contained",
"limited",
"restricted",
"boxed (in)",
"caged",
"closeted",
"cooped (up)",
"corralled",
"encaged",
"encased",
"enclosed",
"inclosed",
"enveloped",
"fenced (in)",
"hedged",
"hemmed (in)",
"housed",
"immured",
"included",
"mewed (up)",
"penned",
"walled (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enclosed":{
"as in caged , chained":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"caged",
"chained",
"immured",
"imprisoned",
"leashed",
"penned",
"caught",
"anchored",
"bolted",
"fastened",
"fettered",
"manacled",
"shackled",
"tied",
"bound",
"confined",
"restrained",
"unfree",
"kidnapped",
"kidnaped"
],
"near antonyms":[
"footloose",
"free",
"loose",
"unbound",
"unconfined",
"unrestrained",
"escaped",
"uncaged",
"unchained",
"unfettered",
"unleashed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{
"examples":[
"dogs who spend the day enclosed in small cages"
],
"synonyms":[
"boxed (in)",
"caged",
"closeted",
"cooped (up)",
"corralled",
"encaged",
"encased",
"enveloped",
"fenced (in)",
"hedged",
"hemmed (in)",
"housed",
"immured",
"included",
"mewed (up)",
"penned",
"walled (in)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bounded",
"circumscribed",
"confined",
"contained",
"limited",
"restricted",
"encircled",
"encompassed",
"enfolded",
"enframed",
"enlaced",
"framed",
"ringed",
"surrounded",
"armored",
"cocooned",
"encapsulated",
"encapsuled",
"encysted",
"ensheathed",
"ensphered",
"enwombed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to form a circle around":{
"examples":[
"in a show of support, the women rushed to enclose their distraught friend"
],
"synonyms":[
"circled",
"compassed",
"embraced",
"encircled",
"encompassed",
"environed",
"girded",
"girt",
"girdled",
"ringed",
"surrounded",
"wreathed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circumscribed",
"closed in",
"cordoned (off)",
"fenced (in)",
"hemmed (in)",
"walled",
"beset",
"besieged",
"entrenched",
"intrenched",
"invested",
"swarmed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to surround or cover closely":{
"examples":[
"the house was enclosed by a high hedge that shielded it from public view"
],
"synonyms":[
"bosomed",
"bowered",
"circumfused",
"cocooned",
"embosomed",
"embowered",
"embraced",
"encompassed",
"enfolded",
"enshrouded",
"enswathed",
"enveloped",
"enwrapped",
"invested",
"involved",
"lapped",
"mantled",
"muffled",
"shrouded",
"swathed",
"veiled",
"wrapped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"curtained",
"draped",
"embedded",
"imbedded",
"encased",
"swaddled",
"blanketed",
"overlaid",
"overspread",
"camouflaged",
"cloaked",
"disguised",
"masked",
"circled",
"encircled",
"enlaced",
"enwound"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bared",
"denuded",
"exposed",
"stripped",
"stript"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"encapsulates":{
"to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)":{
"examples":[
"can you encapsulate the speech in about a paragraph?"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstracts",
"boils down",
"briefs",
"digests",
"epitomizes",
"outlines",
"recapitulates",
"recaps",
"reprises",
"summarizes",
"sums up",
"synopsizes",
"wraps up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abridges",
"condenses",
"curtails",
"cuts back",
"shortens",
"downsizes",
"shrinks",
"concentrates",
"consolidates",
"decocts",
"essentializes",
"simplifies",
"streamlines"
],
"near antonyms":[
"elongates",
"extends",
"lengthens",
"prolongs",
"protracts",
"amplifies",
"elaborates (on or upon)",
"enlarges (on or upon)",
"expands",
"supplements"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encirclements":{
"as in containments , encompassments":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"containments",
"encompassments",
"counterblockades",
"counter-blockades",
"confinements",
"insulations",
"isolations",
"quarantines",
"seclusions",
"segregations",
"sequestrations",
"beleaguerments",
"blockades",
"investments",
"leaguers",
"sieges",
"incarcerations",
"internments"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"enclasped":{
"to put one's arms around and press tightly":{
"examples":[
"reached around and enclasped all four children at once"
],
"synonyms":[
"bear-hugged",
"clasped",
"crushed",
"embraced",
"enfolded",
"grasped",
"hugged",
"strained"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clamped",
"clung",
"cradled",
"grabbed",
"gripped",
"held",
"bosomed",
"embosomed",
"encircled",
"entwined",
"enveloped",
"enwound",
"folded",
"locked",
"twined",
"wrapped",
"cuddled",
"fondled",
"nestled",
"nuzzled",
"patted",
"petted",
"snuggled",
"stroked"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enchainment":{
"as in restriction , confinement":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"captivity",
"confinement",
"constraint",
"curb",
"enslavement",
"hindrance",
"immurement",
"imprisonment",
"incarceration",
"restraint",
"restriction",
"band",
"bind",
"bond",
"bracelet",
"chain",
"cuff(s)",
"fetter",
"handcuff(s)",
"irons",
"ligature",
"manacle(s)",
"shackle",
"entanglement",
"net",
"trammel",
"trap",
"collar",
"straitjacket",
"straightjacket",
"fastener",
"hobble",
"hold",
"hold-down",
"holding",
"tie"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"enclosing":{
"as in surrounding , encircling":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bounding",
"circumjacent",
"embracing",
"encircling",
"fencing",
"rimming",
"surrounding",
"attached",
"communicating",
"connected",
"connecting",
"interconnecting",
"joined",
"linked",
"united",
"marginal",
"peripheral",
"tangent",
"tangential",
"approximate",
"close",
"closest",
"immediate",
"near",
"nearby",
"nearest",
"next-door",
"nigh",
"ambient",
"encompassing",
"abutting",
"adjacent",
"adjoining",
"bordering",
"conterminous",
"contiguous",
"flanking",
"flush",
"fringing",
"joining",
"juxtaposed",
"neighboring",
"skirting",
"touching",
"verging"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonadjacent",
"noncontiguous",
"apart",
"detached",
"disconnected",
"discrete",
"free-standing",
"isolate",
"isolated",
"removed",
"separate",
"single",
"unattached",
"unconnected",
"unlinked",
"away",
"distant",
"far",
"faraway",
"far-off",
"farthest",
"remote",
"discontinuous",
"noncontinuous",
"broken up",
"disjoined",
"dissevered",
"dissociated",
"disunited",
"divided",
"divorced",
"parted",
"ramified",
"resolved",
"severed",
"split",
"sundered",
"uncoupled",
"unyoked"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{
"examples":[
"dogs who spend the day enclosed in small cages"
],
"synonyms":[
"boxing (in)",
"caging",
"closeting",
"cooping (up)",
"corralling",
"encaging",
"encasing",
"enveloping",
"fencing (in)",
"hedging",
"hemming (in)",
"housing",
"immuring",
"including",
"mewing (up)",
"penning",
"walling (in)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bounding",
"circumscribing",
"confining",
"containing",
"limiting",
"restricting",
"encircling",
"encompassing",
"enfolding",
"enframing",
"enlacing",
"framing",
"ringing",
"surrounding",
"armoring",
"cocooning",
"encapsulating",
"encapsuling",
"encysting",
"ensheathing",
"ensphering",
"enwombing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to form a circle around":{
"examples":[
"in a show of support, the women rushed to enclose their distraught friend"
],
"synonyms":[
"circling",
"compassing",
"embracing",
"encircling",
"encompassing",
"environing",
"girding",
"girdling",
"ringing",
"surrounding",
"wreathing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circumscribing",
"closing in",
"cordoning (off)",
"fencing (in)",
"hemming (in)",
"walling",
"besetting",
"besieging",
"entrenching",
"intrenching",
"investing",
"swarming"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to surround or cover closely":{
"examples":[
"the house was enclosed by a high hedge that shielded it from public view"
],
"synonyms":[
"bosoming",
"bowering",
"circumfusing",
"cocooning",
"embosoming",
"embowering",
"embracing",
"encompassing",
"enfolding",
"enshrouding",
"enswathing",
"enveloping",
"enwrapping",
"investing",
"involving",
"lapping",
"mantling",
"muffling",
"shrouding",
"swathing",
"veiling",
"wrapping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"curtaining",
"draping",
"embedding",
"imbedding",
"encasing",
"swaddling",
"blanketing",
"overlaying",
"overspreading",
"camouflaging",
"cloaking",
"disguising",
"masking",
"circling",
"encircling",
"enlacing",
"enwinding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"baring",
"denuding",
"exposing",
"stripping"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"enceinte":{
"containing unborn young within the body":{
"examples":[
"were delighted to learn that their oldest daughter was enceinte and they would soon be grandparents"
],
"synonyms":[
"big",
"caught",
"expectant",
"expecting",
"gone",
"gravid",
"heavy",
"pregnant",
"quick"
],
"near synonyms":[
"parturient",
"prenatal",
"childbearing",
"gestational",
"brooding",
"conceiving",
"impregnated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"barren",
"infertile",
"aborting",
"miscarrying",
"delivered"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonpregnant"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"encroach":{
"to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits":{
"examples":[
"each year the sea continues to encroach upon the island's beaches"
],
"synonyms":[
"creep",
"inch",
"worm"
],
"near synonyms":[
"snake",
"sneak",
"entrench",
"intrench",
"impinge",
"infringe",
"intrude",
"invade",
"overpass",
"overreach",
"overrun",
"overshoot",
"overstep"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encyclopedically":{
"as in completely , fully":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"all over",
"completely",
"comprehensively",
"entirely",
"exhaustively",
"fully",
"sweepingly",
"thoroughly",
"totally",
"wholly",
"broadly",
"generally",
"liberally",
"loosely",
"macroscopically",
"all around",
"all told",
"altogether",
"collectedly",
"collectively",
"inclusively",
"overall",
"together"
],
"near antonyms":[
"detailedly",
"microscopically",
"minutely",
"literally",
"narrowly",
"restrictedly",
"strictly",
"alone",
"categorically",
"distinctly",
"exclusively",
"fractionally",
"individually",
"separately",
"singly",
"singularly",
"solely",
"solitarily",
"specifically"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"enchiladas":{
"as in schmears":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"schmears",
"bulks",
"masses",
"entireties",
"grosses",
"aggregates",
"fulls",
"summations",
"sums",
"sum totals",
"totalities",
"totals",
"wholes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nets"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"enchantress":{
"a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers":{
"examples":[
"when misfortune occurred, it was not uncommon for some unpopular woman of the village to be branded an enchantress"
],
"synonyms":[
"hag",
"hex",
"sorceress",
"witch"
],
"near synonyms":[
"charmer",
"conjurer",
"conjuror",
"enchanter",
"necromancer",
"voodoo",
"voodooist",
"magician",
"sorcerer",
"warlock",
"wizard"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive":{
"examples":[
"Scarlett O'Hara is one of literature's most celebrated enchantresses"
],
"synonyms":[
"femme fatale",
"seductress",
"siren",
"temptress"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beguiler",
"charmer",
"seducer",
"vamp",
"sexpot",
"sex symbol"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a lovely woman":{
"examples":[
"an enchantress of the silver screen whose legend has only grown over the years"
],
"synonyms":[
"babe",
"beauty",
"beauty queen",
"cookie",
"cooky",
"cutie",
"cutey",
"dolly bird",
"eyeful",
"fox",
"goddess",
"honey",
"knockout",
"queen",
"stunner"
],
"near synonyms":[
"belle",
"charmer",
"peach",
"bathing beauty",
"cover girl",
"pinup girl",
"houri",
"cutie-pie",
"dish",
"doll",
"dreamboat",
"hottie",
"looker",
"pretty",
"coquette",
"femme fatale",
"siren",
"temptress",
"vamp"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bag",
"frump",
"crone",
"hag",
"witch"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"enchantment":{
"a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power":{
"examples":[
"entertained the children with stories about magic potions and enchantments"
],
"synonyms":[
"abracadabra",
"bewitchment",
"charm",
"conjuration",
"glamour",
"glamor",
"hex",
"incantation",
"invocation",
"spell",
"whammy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cantrip",
"curse",
"jinx",
"bewitchery",
"conjuring",
"magic",
"mojo",
"necromancy",
"sorcery",
"voodoo",
"voodooism",
"witchcraft",
"witchery",
"wizardry",
"amulet",
"fetish",
"fetich",
"phylactery",
"talisman"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the power of irresistible attraction":{
"examples":[
"there's an enchantment about that handsome, young actor that audiences just adore"
],
"synonyms":[
"allure",
"animal magnetism",
"appeal",
"attractiveness",
"captivation",
"charisma",
"charm",
"duende",
"fascination",
"force field",
"glamour",
"glamor",
"magic",
"magnetism",
"oomph",
"pizzazz",
"pizazz",
"seductiveness",
"witchery"
],
"near synonyms":[
"allurement",
"attraction",
"call",
"lure",
"seduction",
"agreeableness",
"darlingness",
"delightfulness",
"desirability",
"desirableness",
"niceness",
"pleasantness",
"pleasingness",
"sweetness",
"sex appeal"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disagreeableness",
"distastefulness",
"obnoxiousness",
"offensiveness",
"unpleasantness"
],
"antonyms":[
"repulsion",
"repulsiveness"
]
},
"the power to control natural forces through supernatural means":{
"examples":[
"there are people even today who claim to be skilled in enchantment"
],
"synonyms":[
"bewitchery",
"bewitchment",
"conjuring",
"devilry",
"deviltry",
"diablerie",
"ensorcellment",
"magic",
"mojo",
"necromancy",
"sorcery",
"thaumaturgy",
"voodooism",
"witchcraft",
"witchery",
"wizardry"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abracadabra",
"amulet",
"charm",
"fetish",
"fetich",
"mascot",
"periapt",
"phylactery",
"talisman",
"conjuration",
"glamour",
"glamor",
"incantation",
"spell",
"curse",
"hex",
"jinx",
"augury",
"crystal gazing",
"divination",
"divining",
"forecasting",
"foreknowing",
"foreseeing",
"foretelling",
"fortune-telling",
"predicting",
"presaging",
"prognosticating",
"prophesying",
"soothsaying",
"sortilege",
"hexerei",
"hoodoo",
"occultism",
"spiritualism",
"augur",
"omen",
"exorcism",
"alchemy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"science"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"enculturates":{
"as in naturalizes , accustoms":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"acculturates",
"accustoms",
"conditions",
"habituates",
"naturalizes",
"amalgamates",
"blends",
"combines",
"commingles",
"fuses",
"intermingles",
"merges",
"mingles",
"absorbs",
"assimilates",
"co-opts",
"embodies",
"incorporates",
"integrates"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enchantresses":{
"a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers":{
"examples":[
"when misfortune occurred, it was not uncommon for some unpopular woman of the village to be branded an enchantress"
],
"synonyms":[
"hags",
"hexes",
"sorceresses",
"witches"
],
"near synonyms":[
"charmers",
"conjurers",
"conjurors",
"enchanters",
"necromancers",
"voodooists",
"voodoos",
"magicians",
"sorcerers",
"warlocks",
"wizards"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive":{
"examples":[
"Scarlett O'Hara is one of literature's most celebrated enchantresses"
],
"synonyms":[
"femmes fatales",
"seductresses",
"sirens",
"temptresses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beguilers",
"charmers",
"seducers",
"vamps",
"sexpots",
"sex symbols"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a lovely woman":{
"examples":[
"an enchantress of the silver screen whose legend has only grown over the years"
],
"synonyms":[
"babes",
"beauties",
"beauty queens",
"cookies",
"cuties",
"cuteys",
"dolly birds",
"eyefuls",
"foxes",
"fox",
"goddesses",
"honeys",
"knockouts",
"queens",
"stunners"
],
"near synonyms":[
"belles",
"charmers",
"peaches",
"bathing beauties",
"cover girls",
"pinup girls",
"houris",
"cutie-pies",
"dishes",
"dolls",
"dreamboats",
"hotties",
"lookers",
"pretties",
"coquettes",
"femmes fatales",
"sirens",
"temptresses",
"vamps"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bags",
"frumps",
"crones",
"hags",
"witches"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"encroaches":{
"to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits":{
"examples":[
"each year the sea continues to encroach upon the island's beaches"
],
"synonyms":[
"creeps",
"inches",
"worms"
],
"near synonyms":[
"snakes",
"sneaks",
"entrenches",
"intrenches",
"impinges",
"infringes",
"intrudes",
"invades",
"overpasses",
"overreaches",
"overruns",
"overshoots",
"oversteps"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encrusted":{
"to cover with a hardened layer":{
"examples":[
"refrigerator shelves that were encrusted with the residue of many spills"
],
"synonyms":[
"caked",
"crusted",
"rimed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"besmeared",
"coated",
"smeared",
"spread",
"covered",
"daubed",
"coagulated",
"congealed",
"hardened"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encouragements":{
"something that arouses action or activity":{
"examples":[
"the huge rebates that the auto companies were offering were all the encouragement I needed to buy a new car"
],
"synonyms":[
"boosts",
"goads",
"impetuses",
"impulses",
"incentives",
"incitations",
"incitements",
"instigations",
"momenta",
"momentums",
"motivations",
"provocations",
"spurs",
"stimulants",
"stimuli",
"yeasts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inducements",
"invitations",
"antecedents",
"causes",
"considerations",
"grounds",
"motives",
"occasions",
"reasons",
"catalysts",
"catalyzers",
"fuels",
"sparks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"counterincentives",
"counter-incentives",
"disincentives"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"encapsuled":{
"as in ensheathed , ensphered":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"armored",
"cocooned",
"encapsulated",
"encysted",
"ensheathed",
"ensphered",
"enwombed",
"encircled",
"encompassed",
"enfolded",
"enframed",
"enlaced",
"framed",
"ringed",
"surrounded",
"bounded",
"circumscribed",
"confined",
"contained",
"limited",
"restricted",
"boxed (in)",
"caged",
"closeted",
"cooped (up)",
"corralled",
"encaged",
"encased",
"enclosed",
"inclosed",
"enveloped",
"fenced (in)",
"hedged",
"hemmed (in)",
"housed",
"immured",
"included",
"mewed (up)",
"penned",
"walled (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enculturated":{
"as in naturalized , accustomed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"acculturated",
"accustomed",
"conditioned",
"habituated",
"naturalized",
"amalgamated",
"blended",
"blent",
"combined",
"commingled",
"fused",
"intermingled",
"merged",
"mingled",
"absorbed",
"assimilated",
"co-opted",
"embodied",
"incorporated",
"integrated"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encumber":{
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
"examples":[
"the claim that all of these regulations encumber doctors, taking time away from the actual practice of medicine"
],
"synonyms":[
"clog",
"cramp",
"embarrass",
"fetter",
"hamper",
"handcuff",
"handicap",
"hinder",
"hobble",
"hog-tie",
"hold back",
"hold up",
"impede",
"inhibit",
"interfere (with)",
"manacle",
"obstruct",
"shackle",
"short-circuit",
"stymie",
"tie up",
"trammel"
],
"near synonyms":[
"balk",
"check",
"constrain",
"curb",
"rein",
"restrain",
"bind",
"chain",
"halter",
"leash",
"tether",
"tie",
"arrest",
"brake",
"delay",
"retain",
"retard",
"barricade",
"block",
"blockade",
"roadblock",
"bog (down)",
"mire",
"choke",
"smother",
"stifle",
"strangle",
"suffocate",
"baffle",
"foil",
"frustrate",
"stump",
"thwart",
"derail",
"disrupt",
"sabotage",
"muzzle",
"repress",
"suppress",
"confine",
"hedge (in)",
"hem (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clear",
"make way",
"open",
"unclog",
"unplug",
"unstop",
"free",
"liberate",
"release",
"untie",
"loosen",
"smooth",
"encourage",
"further",
"promote"
],
"antonyms":[
"aid",
"assist",
"facilitate",
"help"
]
},
"to place a weight or burden on":{
"examples":[
"don't encumber your pack animal so much that it can hardly move"
],
"synonyms":[
"burden",
"freight",
"lade",
"laden",
"load",
"lumber",
"saddle",
"weight"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clog",
"clutter",
"fill",
"pack",
"heap",
"mound",
"pile",
"stack",
"press",
"weigh",
"strain",
"tax",
"overburden",
"overload",
"overtax",
"surcharge",
"hamper",
"handicap",
"afflict",
"oppress"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alleviate",
"ease",
"lighten",
"relieve"
],
"antonyms":[
"disburden",
"discharge",
"disencumber",
"unburden",
"unlade",
"unload"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encodes":{
"as in encrypts , codes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ciphers",
"codes",
"enciphers",
"encrypts",
"garbles",
"jumbles (up)",
"mixes (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breaks",
"cracks",
"deciphers",
"decodes",
"decrypts",
"descrambles",
"unscrambles",
"renders",
"translates"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encumbers":{
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
"examples":[
"the claim that all of these regulations encumber doctors, taking time away from the actual practice of medicine"
],
"synonyms":[
"clogs",
"cramps",
"embarrasses",
"fetters",
"hampers",
"handcuffs",
"handicaps",
"hinders",
"hobbles",
"hog-ties",
"holds back",
"holds up",
"impedes",
"inhibits",
"interferes (with)",
"manacles",
"obstructs",
"shackles",
"short-circuits",
"stymies",
"ties up",
"trammels"
],
"near synonyms":[
"balks",
"checks",
"constrains",
"curbs",
"reins",
"restrains",
"binds",
"chains",
"halters",
"leashes",
"tethers",
"ties",
"arrests",
"brakes",
"delays",
"retains",
"retards",
"barricades",
"blockades",
"blocks",
"roadblocks",
"bogs (down)",
"mires",
"chokes",
"smothers",
"stifles",
"strangles",
"suffocates",
"baffles",
"foils",
"frustrates",
"stumps",
"thwarts",
"derails",
"disrupts",
"sabotages",
"muzzles",
"represses",
"suppresses",
"confines",
"hedges (in)",
"hems (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clears",
"makes way",
"opens",
"unclogs",
"unplugs",
"unstops",
"frees",
"liberates",
"releases",
"unties",
"loosens",
"smooths",
"smoothes",
"encourages",
"furthers",
"promotes"
],
"antonyms":[
"aids",
"assists",
"facilitates",
"helps"
]
},
"to place a weight or burden on":{
"examples":[
"don't encumber your pack animal so much that it can hardly move"
],
"synonyms":[
"burdens",
"freights",
"ladens",
"lades",
"loads",
"lumbers",
"saddles",
"weights"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clogs",
"clutters",
"fills",
"packs",
"heaps",
"mounds",
"piles",
"stacks",
"presses",
"weighs",
"strains",
"taxes",
"overburdens",
"overloads",
"overtaxes",
"surcharges",
"hampers",
"handicaps",
"afflicts",
"oppresses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alleviates",
"eases",
"lightens",
"relieves"
],
"antonyms":[
"disburdens",
"discharges",
"disencumbers",
"unburdens",
"unlades",
"unloads"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encroachments":{
"as in invasions , intrusions":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"intrusions",
"invasions",
"delinquencies",
"derelictions",
"neglects",
"disregards",
"nonobservances",
"misconducts",
"misdemeanors",
"misfeasances",
"misprisions",
"offenses",
"offences",
"sins",
"wrongs",
"breaches",
"contraventions",
"infractions",
"infringements",
"transgressions",
"trespasses",
"violations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"noninfringements",
"observances"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"encase":{
"to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{
"examples":[
"fear of the outside world can encase a person just as surely as stone walls"
],
"synonyms":[
"box (in)",
"cage",
"closet",
"coop (up)",
"corral",
"encage",
"enclose",
"inclose",
"envelop",
"fence (in)",
"hedge",
"hem (in)",
"house",
"immure",
"include",
"mew (up)",
"pen",
"wall (in)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bound",
"circumscribe",
"confine",
"contain",
"limit",
"restrict",
"encircle",
"encompass",
"enfold",
"enframe",
"enlace",
"frame",
"ring",
"surround",
"armor",
"cocoon",
"encapsulate",
"encapsule",
"encyst",
"ensheathe",
"ensphere",
"enwomb"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enchantingly":{
"in a pleasing way":{
"examples":[
"we stayed at a B and B in an enchantingly lovely village in Vermont"
],
"synonyms":[
"agreeably",
"charmingly",
"delectably",
"deliciously",
"delightfully",
"dreamily",
"enjoyably",
"favorably",
"felicitously",
"fetchingly",
"gloriously",
"gratifyingly",
"great",
"nicely",
"palatably",
"pleasantly",
"pleasingly",
"pleasurably",
"prettily",
"satisfyingly",
"splendidly",
"sweetly",
"swimmingly",
"welcomely",
"well",
"winningly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"finely",
"grandly",
"magnificently",
"advantageously",
"helpfully",
"blessedly",
"fortunately",
"happily",
"luckily",
"excellently",
"superbly",
"marvelously",
"sensationally",
"wonderfully",
"attractively",
"beautifully",
"handsomely",
"appealingly",
"appetizingly",
"enticingly",
"invitingly",
"temptingly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abominably",
"appallingly",
"awfully",
"dreadfully",
"horrendously",
"horribly",
"horridly",
"shockingly",
"sickeningly",
"terribly",
"vilely",
"annoyingly",
"disgustingly",
"distressingly",
"irritatingly",
"vexingly"
],
"antonyms":[
"badly",
"disagreeably",
"ill",
"unpleasantly"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"encyclopedia":{
"a reference work that contains information about many different subjects or a lot of information about a particular subject":{
"examples":[
"The school library's encyclopedia occupied much of the bookshelf.",
"an encyclopedia of literature"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"catalog",
"catalogue",
"cyclopedia",
"cyclopaedia",
"dictionary",
"book",
"tome",
"volume",
"hardback",
"hardcover",
"paper",
"paperback",
"paperbound",
"pocket book",
"pocket edition",
"softback",
"softcover",
"trade book",
"trade edition",
"folio",
"quarto",
"guidebook",
"handbook",
"how-to",
"manual",
"monograph",
"primer",
"text",
"textbook",
"tract",
"treatise",
"novel",
"novelette",
"pulp",
"album",
"almanac",
"anthology",
"casebook",
"chapbook",
"omnibus",
"picture book"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"enclose":{
"to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{
"examples":[
"dogs who spend the day enclosed in small cages"
],
"synonyms":[
"box (in)",
"cage",
"closet",
"coop (up)",
"corral",
"encage",
"encase",
"envelop",
"fence (in)",
"hedge",
"hem (in)",
"house",
"immure",
"include",
"mew (up)",
"pen",
"wall (in)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bound",
"circumscribe",
"confine",
"contain",
"limit",
"restrict",
"encircle",
"encompass",
"enfold",
"enframe",
"enlace",
"frame",
"ring",
"surround",
"armor",
"cocoon",
"encapsulate",
"encapsule",
"encyst",
"ensheathe",
"ensphere",
"enwomb"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to form a circle around":{
"examples":[
"in a show of support, the women rushed to enclose their distraught friend"
],
"synonyms":[
"circle",
"compass",
"embrace",
"encircle",
"encompass",
"environ",
"gird",
"girdle",
"ring",
"surround",
"wreathe"
],
"near synonyms":[
"circumscribe",
"close in",
"cordon (off)",
"fence (in)",
"hem (in)",
"wall",
"beset",
"besiege",
"entrench",
"intrench",
"invest",
"swarm"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to surround or cover closely":{
"examples":[
"the house was enclosed by a high hedge that shielded it from public view"
],
"synonyms":[
"bosom",
"bower",
"circumfuse",
"cocoon",
"embosom",
"embower",
"embrace",
"encompass",
"enfold",
"enshroud",
"enswathe",
"envelop",
"enwrap",
"invest",
"involve",
"lap",
"mantle",
"muffle",
"shroud",
"swathe",
"veil",
"wrap"
],
"near synonyms":[
"curtain",
"drape",
"embed",
"imbed",
"encase",
"swaddle",
"blanket",
"overlay",
"overspread",
"camouflage",
"cloak",
"disguise",
"mask",
"circle",
"encircle",
"enlace",
"enwind"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bare",
"denude",
"expose",
"strip"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encrusts":{
"to cover with a hardened layer":{
"examples":[
"refrigerator shelves that were encrusted with the residue of many spills"
],
"synonyms":[
"cakes",
"crusts",
"rimes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"besmears",
"coats",
"smears",
"spreads",
"covers",
"daubs",
"coagulates",
"congeals",
"hardens"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encyclicals":{
"an official writing from the Pope to the Roman Catholic bishops":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"epistles",
"jottings",
"letters",
"mails",
"messages",
"missives",
"notes",
"posts",
"directives",
"memorandums",
"memoranda",
"memos",
"notices",
"announcements",
"bulletins",
"declarations",
"notifications",
"postings",
"proclamations",
"pronouncements",
"releases",
"dispatches",
"reports",
"edicts",
"pronunciamentos",
"pronunciamentoes",
"rescripts",
"charges",
"commands",
"dictates",
"directions",
"instructions",
"orders",
"words"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"encapsuling":{
"as in ensheathing , ensphering":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"armoring",
"cocooning",
"encapsulating",
"encysting",
"ensheathing",
"ensphering",
"enwombing",
"encircling",
"encompassing",
"enfolding",
"enframing",
"enlacing",
"framing",
"ringing",
"surrounding",
"bounding",
"circumscribing",
"confining",
"containing",
"limiting",
"restricting",
"boxing (in)",
"caging",
"closeting",
"cooping (up)",
"corralling",
"encaging",
"encasing",
"enclosing",
"inclosing",
"enveloping",
"fencing (in)",
"hedging",
"hemming (in)",
"housing",
"immuring",
"including",
"mewing (up)",
"penning",
"walling (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encounters":{
"to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face":{
"examples":[
"quite unexpectedly encountered our next-door neighbor while vacationing in Europe"
],
"synonyms":[
"catches",
"chances (upon)",
"happens (upon)",
"meets",
"stumbles (upon)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accosts",
"confronts",
"faces",
"greets",
"salutes",
"collides (with)",
"crashes (into)",
"crisscrosses",
"crosses",
"passes",
"hits (upon)",
"lights (upon)",
"tumbles (to)",
"reencounters",
"remeets"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoids",
"dodges",
"ducks",
"eludes",
"escapes",
"evades",
"shakes",
"shuns"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come upon unexpectedly or by chance":{
"examples":[
"we encountered a host of unforeseen problems during the restoration of our 200-year-old house"
],
"synonyms":[
"chances (upon)",
"finds",
"happens (on or upon)",
"hits (upon)",
"lights (on or upon)",
"meets",
"pitches (upon)",
"stumbles (on or onto)",
"tumbles (upon)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lucks (out, on, onto, or into)",
"confronts",
"faces",
"discovers",
"strikes",
"turns up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to enter into contest or conflict with":{
"examples":[
"the troops encountered bands of guerrilla fighters as they made their way across the desert"
],
"synonyms":[
"battles",
"engages",
"faces",
"meets",
"takes on"
],
"near synonyms":[
"emulates",
"rivals",
"contends",
"fights",
"opposes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"eludes",
"escapes",
"evades",
"retreats"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a brief clash between enemies or rivals":{
"examples":[
"survived an encounter with the school bully at the local park"
],
"synonyms":[
"brushes",
"hassles",
"run-ins",
"scrapes",
"skirmishes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arguments",
"fights",
"quarrels",
"rows",
"spats",
"squabbles",
"tiffs",
"battles",
"brawls",
"frays",
"wrangles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"encipher":{
"as in encrypt , code":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cipher",
"code",
"encode",
"encrypt",
"garble",
"jumble (up)",
"mix (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"break",
"crack",
"decipher",
"decode",
"decrypt",
"descramble",
"unscramble",
"render",
"translate"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encourager":{
"as in cheerleader , fellow traveler":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"applauder",
"cheerleader",
"fellow traveler",
"interpreter",
"adherent",
"cohort",
"disciple",
"follower",
"loyalist",
"partisan",
"partizan",
"stalwart",
"advocate",
"advocator",
"apostle",
"backer",
"booster",
"champion",
"espouser",
"exponent",
"expounder",
"friend",
"gospeler",
"gospeller",
"herald",
"hierophant",
"high priest",
"paladin",
"promoter",
"proponent",
"protagonist",
"supporter",
"true believer",
"tub-thumper",
"white knight"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adversary",
"antagonist",
"opponent",
"enemy",
"foe",
"rival",
"belittler",
"critic",
"faultfinder"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"enclosures":{
"an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls)":{
"examples":[
"a fenced-in enclosure where the sheep are allowed to graze unattended"
],
"synonyms":[
"closes",
"courts",
"courtyards",
"patios",
"quadrangles",
"quads",
"yards"
],
"near synonyms":[
"atria",
"atriums",
"gallerias",
"parvises",
"peristyles",
"forecourts",
"places",
"plazas",
"squares",
"decks",
"terraces",
"curtilages"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"enclasps":{
"to put one's arms around and press tightly":{
"examples":[
"reached around and enclasped all four children at once"
],
"synonyms":[
"bear-hugs",
"clasps",
"crushes",
"embraces",
"enfolds",
"grasps",
"hugs",
"strains"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clamps",
"clings",
"cradles",
"grabs",
"grips",
"holds",
"bosoms",
"embosoms",
"encircles",
"entwines",
"envelops",
"enwinds",
"folds",
"locks",
"twines",
"wraps",
"cuddles",
"fondles",
"nestles",
"nuzzles",
"pats",
"pets",
"snuggles",
"strokes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encyclical":{
"an official writing from the Pope to the Roman Catholic bishops":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"epistle",
"jotting",
"letter",
"mail",
"message",
"missive",
"note",
"post",
"directive",
"memo",
"memorandum",
"notice",
"announcement",
"bulletin",
"declaration",
"notification",
"posting",
"proclamation",
"pronouncement",
"release",
"dispatch",
"report",
"edict",
"pronunciamento",
"rescript",
"charge",
"command",
"dictate",
"directions",
"instructions",
"orders",
"word"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in general , catholic":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"broad",
"catholic",
"general",
"inclusionary",
"overall",
"all-embracing",
"all-in",
"all-inclusive",
"broad-gauge",
"broad-gauged",
"compendious",
"complete",
"comprehensive",
"cover-all",
"cyclopedic",
"embracive",
"encyclopedic",
"exhaustive",
"full",
"global",
"inclusive",
"in-depth",
"omnibus",
"panoramic",
"thorough",
"universal",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"extensive",
"far",
"far-reaching",
"grand",
"large",
"panoptic",
"sweeping",
"vast",
"wide",
"wide-ranging",
"blanket",
"indiscriminate",
"unrestricted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"circumscribed",
"limited",
"narrow",
"restricted",
"specialized",
"exact",
"precise",
"individual",
"singular",
"specific",
"incomplete",
"patchy",
"sketchy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"encompassments":{
"as in containments , encirclements":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"containments",
"encirclements",
"counterblockades",
"counter-blockades",
"confinements",
"insulations",
"isolations",
"quarantines",
"seclusions",
"segregations",
"sequestrations",
"beleaguerments",
"blockades",
"investments",
"leaguers",
"sieges",
"incarcerations",
"internments"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"enchained":{
"to confine or restrain with or as if with chains":{
"examples":[
"learned to stop being enchained by fear and live a full life"
],
"synonyms":[
"bound",
"chained",
"enfettered",
"fettered",
"gyved",
"handcuffed",
"manacled",
"pinioned",
"shackled",
"trammeled",
"trammelled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hobbled",
"hog-tied",
"ironed",
"lashed",
"secured",
"tied",
"trussed",
"attached",
"fastened",
"joined",
"linked",
"confined",
"constrained",
"curbed",
"hampered",
"hindered",
"impeded",
"limited",
"restricted",
"entangled",
"tangled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"emancipated",
"freed",
"liberated",
"loosed",
"released",
"rescued",
"undid",
"unfastened",
"untangled",
"untied",
"detached",
"disengaged"
],
"antonyms":[
"unbound",
"unfettered",
"unshackled"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encrusting":{
"to cover with a hardened layer":{
"examples":[
"refrigerator shelves that were encrusted with the residue of many spills"
],
"synonyms":[
"caking",
"crusting",
"riming"
],
"near synonyms":[
"besmearing",
"coating",
"smearing",
"spreading",
"covering",
"daubing",
"coagulating",
"congealing",
"hardening"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}