4815 lines
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4815 lines
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{
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"faced":{
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"to stand or sit with the face or front toward":{
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"examples":[
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"the house faces the sparkling blue waters of the Pacific Ocean"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"fronted",
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"looked (toward)",
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"pointed (toward)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"abutted",
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"adjoined",
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"bordered",
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"bounded",
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"fringed",
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"margined",
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"met",
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"neighbored",
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"rimmed",
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"skirted",
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"touched",
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"commanded",
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"dominated",
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"overlooked",
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"looked down (on)"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage":{
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"examples":[
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"movie superheroes who are ever ready to face danger without blinking an eye"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bearded",
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"braved",
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"brazened",
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"breasted",
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"confronted",
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"dared",
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"defied",
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"outbraved",
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"outfaced"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"faced up (to)",
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"fronted",
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"affronted",
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"challenged",
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"encountered",
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"met",
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"accosted",
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"approached",
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"cornered",
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"repelled",
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"resisted",
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"stood",
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"withstood",
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"battled",
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"combated",
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"combatted",
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"contended (with)",
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"fought",
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"opposed",
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"squared (off)"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"avoided",
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"eschewed",
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"shunned",
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"eluded",
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"escaped",
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"evaded",
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"shook"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"dodged",
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"ducked",
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"funked",
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"shirked",
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"sidestepped"
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]
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},
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"to cover with something that protects":{
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"examples":[
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"we decided to face our old frame house with aluminum siding"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"clad",
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"cladded",
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"sheathed"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"appareled",
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"apparelled",
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"arrayed",
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"clothed",
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"clad",
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"dressed",
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"garbed",
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"robed",
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"sided",
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"skinned",
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"embosomed",
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"embowered",
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"embraced",
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"encased",
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"enclosed",
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"inclosed",
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"encompassed",
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"enshrouded",
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"enveloped",
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"enwrapped",
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"invested",
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"lapped",
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"mantled",
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"shrouded",
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"surrounded",
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"swathed",
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"veiled",
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"wrapped",
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"blanketed",
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"overlaid",
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"overspread"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bared",
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"denuded",
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"exposed",
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"stripped",
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"stript",
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"unswathed"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to enter into contest or conflict with":{
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"examples":[
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"the Boston Red Sox were eager to face their traditional rivals, the Yankees, in the play-offs"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"battled",
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"encountered",
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"engaged",
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"met",
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"took on"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"emulated",
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"rivaled",
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"rivalled",
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"contended",
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"fought",
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"opposed"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"eluded",
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"escaped",
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"evaded",
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"retreated"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"facelessness":{
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"the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown":{
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"examples":[
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"the facelessness of those early participants in the American civil rights movement"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"anonymity",
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"namelessness",
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"nowhere",
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"nowheresville",
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"obscurity",
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"silence"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"oblivion",
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"inconspicuousness",
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"invisibility",
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"invisibleness",
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"insignificance",
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"unpopularity"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"character",
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"mark",
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"name",
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"note",
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"rep",
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"report",
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"reputation",
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"repute",
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"favor",
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"popularity",
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"importance",
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"significance",
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"distinction",
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"eminence",
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"glory",
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"greatness",
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"honor",
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"illustriousness",
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"note",
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"preeminence",
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"prominence",
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"megastardom",
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"superstardom",
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"cachet",
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"kudos",
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"position",
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"prestige",
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"rank",
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"standing",
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"stature",
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"acclaim",
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"acknowledgment",
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"acknowledgement",
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"praise",
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"recognition",
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"adoration",
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"idolization"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"celebrity",
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"fame",
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"notoriety",
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"renown"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"facile":{
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"having or showing a lack of depth of understanding or character":{
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"examples":[
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"the movie takes a facile look at what happens when teens enter into serious romantic relationships"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"one-dimensional",
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"shallow",
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"skin-deep",
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"superficial"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cursory",
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"hasty",
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"oversimple",
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"passing",
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"sketchy",
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"aimless",
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"desultory",
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"haphazard",
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"hit-or-miss",
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"random",
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"limited",
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"narrow",
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"restricted"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"discerning",
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"penetrant",
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"penetrating",
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"definitive",
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"hard",
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"broad",
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"complete",
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"comprehensive",
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"exhaustive",
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"extensive",
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"far-reaching",
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"wide",
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"general",
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"global",
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"inclusive",
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"detailed",
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"in-depth",
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"critical"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"deep",
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"profound"
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]
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},
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"involving minimal difficulty or effort":{
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"examples":[
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"a few early facile victories misled the country into thinking that the war would be short and relatively painless"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cheap",
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"downhill",
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"easy",
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"effortless",
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"fluent",
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"fluid",
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"hands-down",
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"light",
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"painless",
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"ready",
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"royal",
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"simple",
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"smooth",
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"snap",
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"soft"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"idiotproof",
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"mindless",
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"quick",
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"straightforward",
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"unchallenging",
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"uncomplicated",
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"apparent",
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"clear",
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"clear-cut",
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"distinct",
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"evident",
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"manifest",
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"obvious",
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"open-and-shut",
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"palpable",
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"patent",
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"perspicuous",
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"plain",
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"transparent",
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"unambiguous",
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"unequivocal",
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"unmistakable"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"burdensome",
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"exhausting",
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"onerous",
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"oppressive",
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"painful",
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"stressful",
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"taxing",
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"troublesome",
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"abstruse",
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"complex",
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"complicated",
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"intricate",
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"involved",
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"knotty",
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"problematic",
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"problematical",
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"recondite"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"arduous",
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"demanding",
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"difficult",
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"exacting",
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"formidable",
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"grueling",
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"gruelling",
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"hard",
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"herculean",
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"killer",
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"labored",
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"laborious",
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"murderous",
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"rough",
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"severe",
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"stiff",
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"strenuous",
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"toilful",
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"toilsome",
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"tough"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"facilely":{
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"without difficulty":{
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"examples":[
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"most TV sitcoms give the impression that family problems can be solved facilely and in less than 30 minutes"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"easily",
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"easy",
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"effortlessly",
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"fluently",
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"freely",
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"handily",
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"hands down",
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"lightly",
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"painlessly",
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"readily",
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"smoothly",
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"well"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"ably",
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"adeptly",
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"adroitly",
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"competently",
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"deftly",
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"dexterously",
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"efficiently",
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"expertly",
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"masterfully",
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"proficiently",
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"skillfully",
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"instinctively",
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"intuitively",
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"naturally",
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"spontaneously"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"awkwardly",
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"clumsily",
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"gracelessly",
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"ham-handedly",
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"ineptly",
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"maladroitly",
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"unskillfully",
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"meticulously",
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"painfully",
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"painstakingly",
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"thoroughly",
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"assiduously",
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"diligently",
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"indefatigably",
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"industriously",
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"intensely",
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"intently",
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"mightily",
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"sedulously",
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"tirelessly"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"arduously",
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"hardly",
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"laboriously",
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"strenuously"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"facilitated":{
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"to free from obstruction or difficulty":{
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"antonyms":[
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"complicated"
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],
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"examples":[
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"several religious organizations are involved in the effort to facilitate the settlement of the immigrants arriving in the area"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"hindered",
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"impeded",
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"retarded",
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"aggravated",
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"worsened",
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"perplexed",
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"sophisticated"
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],
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"related":[
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"accelerated",
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"expedited",
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"hastened",
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"hurried",
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"quickened",
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"rushed",
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"sped",
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"speeded",
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"advanced",
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"forwarded",
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"furthered",
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"promoted",
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"abetted",
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"aided",
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"assisted",
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"helped",
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"improved",
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"disentangled",
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"straightened (out)",
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"untangled",
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"simplified",
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"streamlined"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"eased",
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"greased",
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"loosened (up)",
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"smoothed",
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"unclogged"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"facilitates":{
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"to free from obstruction or difficulty":{
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"examples":[
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"several religious organizations are involved in the effort to facilitate the settlement of the immigrants arriving in the area"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"eases",
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"greases",
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"loosens (up)",
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"smooths",
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"smoothes",
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"unclogs"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"accelerates",
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"expedites",
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"hastens",
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"hurries",
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"quickens",
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"rushes",
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"speeds",
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"advances",
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"forwards",
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"furthers",
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"promotes",
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"abets",
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"aids",
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"assists",
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"helps",
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"improves",
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"disentangles",
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"straightens (out)",
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"untangles",
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"simplifies",
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"streamlines"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"hinders",
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"impedes",
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"retards",
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"aggravates",
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"worsens",
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"perplexes",
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"sophisticates"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"complicates"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"facilitating":{
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"as in easing , smoothing":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"easing",
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"smoothing",
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"abetting",
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"aiding",
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"assisting",
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"encouraging",
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"forwarding",
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"fostering",
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"furthering",
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"nurturing",
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"promoting"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"precautionary",
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"preventative",
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"preventive",
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"prophylactic",
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"deterrent",
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"deterring",
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"negating",
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"neutralizing",
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"nullifying"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to free from obstruction or difficulty":{
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"examples":[
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"several religious organizations are involved in the effort to facilitate the settlement of the immigrants arriving in the area"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"easing",
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"greasing",
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"loosening (up)",
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"smoothing",
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"unclogging"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"accelerating",
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"expediting",
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"hastening",
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"hurrying",
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"quickening",
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"rushing",
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"speeding",
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"advancing",
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"forwarding",
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"furthering",
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"promoting",
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"abetting",
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"aiding",
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"assisting",
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"helping",
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"improving",
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"disentangling",
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"straightening (out)",
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"untangling",
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"simplifying",
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"streamlining"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"hindering",
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"impeding",
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"retarding",
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"aggravating",
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"worsening",
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"perplexing",
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"sophisticating"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"complicating"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"fact":{
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"the quality of being actual":{
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"examples":[
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"like other scientists, astronomers deal in the realm of fact , not speculation"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"actuality",
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"factuality",
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"materiality",
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"reality"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"authenticity",
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"genuineness",
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"truth",
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"verity"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"fancy",
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"fantasy",
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"phantasy",
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"fiction",
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|
"fictitiousness",
|
|
"dreaminess",
|
|
"surreality"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"irreality",
|
|
"unreality"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that actually exists":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"once considered a wild fantasy, the Internet is now a fact of everyday life"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"actuality",
|
|
"case",
|
|
"materiality",
|
|
"reality"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"certainty",
|
|
"inevitability",
|
|
"circumstance",
|
|
"event",
|
|
"occurrence",
|
|
"phenomenon",
|
|
"element",
|
|
"item",
|
|
"particular",
|
|
"thing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"eventuality",
|
|
"possibility",
|
|
"potentiality",
|
|
"probability"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"fantasy",
|
|
"phantasy",
|
|
"fiction",
|
|
"illusion"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a single piece of information":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a book of little-known facts about famous people"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"datum",
|
|
"detail",
|
|
"nicety",
|
|
"particular",
|
|
"particularity",
|
|
"point",
|
|
"specific"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"article",
|
|
"item",
|
|
"component",
|
|
"constituent",
|
|
"element",
|
|
"ingredient",
|
|
"member",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"aspect",
|
|
"circumstance",
|
|
"facet",
|
|
"factor",
|
|
"evidence",
|
|
"exhibit",
|
|
"database",
|
|
"information",
|
|
"knowledge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"error",
|
|
"fallacy",
|
|
"falsehood",
|
|
"inaccuracy",
|
|
"misconception",
|
|
"misstatement",
|
|
"myth"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a collection of factual knowledge about something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after reading the facts on the situation, the president concluded that an outbreak of hostilities was all but certain"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"data",
|
|
"information"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"findings",
|
|
"intelligence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"faction":{
|
|
"a group of people acting together within a larger group":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several factions within the environmental movement have joined forces to save this wilderness area"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bloc",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"body",
|
|
"coalition",
|
|
"party",
|
|
"sect",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"side",
|
|
"wing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"splinter",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"crew",
|
|
"gang",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"team",
|
|
"denomination",
|
|
"persuasion",
|
|
"schism",
|
|
"scission",
|
|
"caucus",
|
|
"movement"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"faceless":{
|
|
"lacking in distinctive features or qualities":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it was precisely because he was a faceless individual that the serial killer was able to go on for so long without detection"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beige",
|
|
"characterless",
|
|
"featureless",
|
|
"indistinctive",
|
|
"neutral",
|
|
"noncommittal",
|
|
"nondescript",
|
|
"vanilla"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"humdrum",
|
|
"leaden",
|
|
"monotonous",
|
|
"pedestrian",
|
|
"stodgy",
|
|
"stuffy",
|
|
"tame",
|
|
"tedious",
|
|
"tiresome",
|
|
"tiring",
|
|
"uninteresting",
|
|
"wearisome",
|
|
"weary",
|
|
"wearying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"bold",
|
|
"catchy",
|
|
"dramatic",
|
|
"emphatic",
|
|
"eye-catching",
|
|
"flamboyant",
|
|
"showy",
|
|
"splashy",
|
|
"striking"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"not named or identified by a name":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"faceless gossipmongers had been spreading rumors about the actor's sexual identity for years"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anonymous",
|
|
"incognito",
|
|
"innominate",
|
|
"nameless",
|
|
"unbaptized",
|
|
"unchristened",
|
|
"unidentified",
|
|
"unnamed",
|
|
"untitled"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"undetermined",
|
|
"unspecified",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"uncelebrated",
|
|
"unheard-of",
|
|
"unheralded",
|
|
"unknown",
|
|
"unsung",
|
|
"unexceptional",
|
|
"unremarkable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"denominated",
|
|
"designated",
|
|
"specified",
|
|
"labeled",
|
|
"labelled",
|
|
"tabbed",
|
|
"titled",
|
|
"celebrated",
|
|
"famed",
|
|
"famous",
|
|
"known",
|
|
"notable",
|
|
"noted",
|
|
"noteworthy",
|
|
"remarkable",
|
|
"renowned",
|
|
"well-known",
|
|
"exceptional"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"baptized",
|
|
"christened",
|
|
"dubbed",
|
|
"named",
|
|
"termed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"facets":{
|
|
"a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there are so many facets to Benjamin Franklin: statesman, scientist, inventor, American original"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"angles",
|
|
"aspects",
|
|
"hands",
|
|
"phases",
|
|
"sides"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"airs",
|
|
"appearances",
|
|
"characters",
|
|
"colors",
|
|
"complexions",
|
|
"conditions",
|
|
"faces",
|
|
"looks",
|
|
"semblances",
|
|
"shapes",
|
|
"states",
|
|
"visages",
|
|
"periods",
|
|
"stages",
|
|
"steps",
|
|
"outlooks",
|
|
"perspectives",
|
|
"positions",
|
|
"postures",
|
|
"shoes",
|
|
"slants",
|
|
"stances",
|
|
"standpoints",
|
|
"viewpoints",
|
|
"views",
|
|
"interpretations",
|
|
"readings",
|
|
"renderings",
|
|
"translations",
|
|
"versions",
|
|
"articles",
|
|
"cases",
|
|
"components",
|
|
"counts",
|
|
"details",
|
|
"dimensions",
|
|
"elements",
|
|
"factors",
|
|
"instances",
|
|
"items",
|
|
"matters",
|
|
"particulars",
|
|
"parts",
|
|
"points",
|
|
"regards",
|
|
"respects"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"factoring (out)":{
|
|
"as in discounting , disregarding":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"discounting",
|
|
"disregarding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"allowing (for)",
|
|
"considering",
|
|
"factoring (in or into)",
|
|
"providing (for)",
|
|
"regarding",
|
|
"accommodating",
|
|
"adapting",
|
|
"adjusting",
|
|
"conditioning",
|
|
"anticipating",
|
|
"contemplating",
|
|
"envisaging",
|
|
"expecting",
|
|
"foreseeing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"facelift":{
|
|
"as in renovations , refurbishments":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"reclamations",
|
|
"reconstructions",
|
|
"re-creations",
|
|
"refurbishments",
|
|
"regeneracies",
|
|
"rehabilitations",
|
|
"rehabs",
|
|
"renovations",
|
|
"restorals",
|
|
"restorations",
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"recoveries",
|
|
"recuperations",
|
|
"fixings",
|
|
"reanimations",
|
|
"rebirths",
|
|
"regenerations",
|
|
"rejuvenations",
|
|
"rejuvenescences",
|
|
"renewals",
|
|
"resurgences",
|
|
"resurrections",
|
|
"resuscitations",
|
|
"revitalizations",
|
|
"revivals",
|
|
"revivifications",
|
|
"renaissances",
|
|
"renascences",
|
|
"reinventions",
|
|
"reactivations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"face-off":{
|
|
"an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the annual fall face-off between these traditional rivals is a big event for both football-mad colleges"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ball game",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"competition",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"confrontation",
|
|
"contention",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"dogfight",
|
|
"duel",
|
|
"grapple",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"rivalry",
|
|
"strife",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"sweepstakes",
|
|
"sweep-stake",
|
|
"tug-of-war",
|
|
"war",
|
|
"warfare"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"horse race",
|
|
"nail-biter",
|
|
"showdown",
|
|
"clash",
|
|
"collision",
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"friction",
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"controversy",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"disputation",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"dissension",
|
|
"dissention",
|
|
"quarrel",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"wrangle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"concord",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"peace"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to engage in a contest":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"eager to face off with her longtime tennis rival"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"compete",
|
|
"contend",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"race",
|
|
"rival",
|
|
"vie"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"engage",
|
|
"play",
|
|
"jockey",
|
|
"jostle",
|
|
"maneuver",
|
|
"go out",
|
|
"try out",
|
|
"train",
|
|
"work"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"facticity":{
|
|
"agreement with fact or reality":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the facticity of the information is not at issue; it's whether something so private should ever be made public"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"factuality",
|
|
"sooth",
|
|
"trueness",
|
|
"truth",
|
|
"verity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accuracy",
|
|
"accurateness",
|
|
"actuality",
|
|
"authenticity",
|
|
"correctness",
|
|
"credibility",
|
|
"honesty",
|
|
"trustability",
|
|
"trustiness",
|
|
"trustworthiness",
|
|
"truthfulness",
|
|
"veracity",
|
|
"dependability",
|
|
"reliability"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"erroneousness",
|
|
"fallaciousness",
|
|
"fallacy",
|
|
"falsehood",
|
|
"fiction",
|
|
"half-truth",
|
|
"lie",
|
|
"impreciseness",
|
|
"imprecision",
|
|
"inaccuracy",
|
|
"incorrectness",
|
|
"inexactitude",
|
|
"inexactness",
|
|
"deceit",
|
|
"dishonesty",
|
|
"equivocation",
|
|
"lying",
|
|
"mendaciousness",
|
|
"mendacity",
|
|
"prevarication",
|
|
"untruthfulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"falseness",
|
|
"falsity",
|
|
"untruth"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"factory":{
|
|
"a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the new factory will create hundreds of much-needed jobs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"manufactory",
|
|
"mill",
|
|
"plant",
|
|
"shop",
|
|
"works",
|
|
"workshop"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"sweatshop",
|
|
"atelier",
|
|
"studio",
|
|
"workplace",
|
|
"workroom",
|
|
"yard"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"facilitate":{
|
|
"to free from obstruction or difficulty":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several religious organizations are involved in the effort to facilitate the settlement of the immigrants arriving in the area"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"grease",
|
|
"loosen (up)",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"unclog"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accelerate",
|
|
"expedite",
|
|
"hasten",
|
|
"hurry",
|
|
"quicken",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"speed",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"forward",
|
|
"further",
|
|
"promote",
|
|
"abet",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"assist",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"improve",
|
|
"disentangle",
|
|
"straighten (out)",
|
|
"untangle",
|
|
"simplify",
|
|
"streamline"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hinder",
|
|
"impede",
|
|
"retard",
|
|
"aggravate",
|
|
"worsen",
|
|
"perplex",
|
|
"sophisticate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"complicate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"factitious":{
|
|
"being such in appearance only and made with or manufactured from usually cheaper materials":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"presumably the statue is of factitious marble, because for that price you're not going to get the real stuff"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"artificial",
|
|
"bogus",
|
|
"dummy",
|
|
"ersatz",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"false",
|
|
"faux",
|
|
"imitation",
|
|
"imitative",
|
|
"man-made",
|
|
"mimic",
|
|
"mock",
|
|
"pretend",
|
|
"sham",
|
|
"simulated",
|
|
"substitute",
|
|
"synthetic"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cultured",
|
|
"manufactured",
|
|
"process",
|
|
"unauthentic",
|
|
"adulterated",
|
|
"designer",
|
|
"doctored",
|
|
"engineered",
|
|
"fudged",
|
|
"juggled",
|
|
"manipulated",
|
|
"tampered (with)",
|
|
"concocted",
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"counterfeit",
|
|
"deceptive",
|
|
"forged",
|
|
"fraudulent",
|
|
"misleading",
|
|
"phony",
|
|
"phoney",
|
|
"affected",
|
|
"brummagem",
|
|
"feigned",
|
|
"pinchbeck",
|
|
"pseudo",
|
|
"spurious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"authentic",
|
|
"bona fide",
|
|
"legitimate",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"premium",
|
|
"quality",
|
|
"valuable",
|
|
"pure",
|
|
"unadulterated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"genuine",
|
|
"natural",
|
|
"real"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lacking in natural or spontaneous quality":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the factitious friendliness shown by the beauty-pageant contestants to one another"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affected",
|
|
"artificial",
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"bogus",
|
|
"contrived",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"false",
|
|
"feigned",
|
|
"forced",
|
|
"mechanical",
|
|
"mock",
|
|
"phony",
|
|
"phoney",
|
|
"plastic",
|
|
"pretended",
|
|
"pseudo",
|
|
"put-on",
|
|
"sham",
|
|
"simulated",
|
|
"spurious",
|
|
"strained",
|
|
"unnatural"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"automatic",
|
|
"canned",
|
|
"concocted",
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"hokey",
|
|
"labored",
|
|
"manufactured",
|
|
"pat",
|
|
"unauthentic",
|
|
"unreal",
|
|
"unrealistic",
|
|
"double-dealing",
|
|
"empty",
|
|
"facile",
|
|
"hollow",
|
|
"hypocritical",
|
|
"insincere",
|
|
"left-handed",
|
|
"mealy",
|
|
"mealymouthed",
|
|
"two-faced",
|
|
"unctuous",
|
|
"exaggerated",
|
|
"histrionic",
|
|
"melodramatic",
|
|
"overacted",
|
|
"overdone",
|
|
"theatrical",
|
|
"theatric",
|
|
"cute",
|
|
"cutesy",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"goody-goody",
|
|
"mincing",
|
|
"overrefined",
|
|
"simpering",
|
|
"conventional",
|
|
"formal",
|
|
"impersonal",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"rigid",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"stylized",
|
|
"wooden",
|
|
"artful",
|
|
"calculated",
|
|
"conscious",
|
|
"cultivated",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"premeditated",
|
|
"studied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"authentic",
|
|
"bona fide",
|
|
"real",
|
|
"realistic",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"honest",
|
|
"ingenuous",
|
|
"sincere",
|
|
"unpretending",
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"effortless",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"extemporaneous",
|
|
"impromptu",
|
|
"impulsive",
|
|
"instinctive",
|
|
"unconscious",
|
|
"unprompted",
|
|
"unrehearsed",
|
|
"unstudied"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"artless",
|
|
"genuine",
|
|
"natural",
|
|
"spontaneous",
|
|
"unaffected",
|
|
"uncontrived",
|
|
"unfeigned",
|
|
"unforced"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"faculties":{
|
|
"a natural ability of the mind or body":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"although they are well into their 80s, the mental faculties of this couple are as sharp as ever"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"powers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"functions",
|
|
"capabilities",
|
|
"capacities",
|
|
"aptitudes",
|
|
"endowments",
|
|
"flairs",
|
|
"geniuses",
|
|
"genii",
|
|
"gifts",
|
|
"instincts",
|
|
"knacks",
|
|
"talents"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inabilities",
|
|
"incapabilities",
|
|
"incapacities",
|
|
"inaptitudes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a special and usually inborn ability":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"even when he was still at a young age, John Singleton Copley's artistic faculties were readily recognizable"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aptitudes",
|
|
"bents",
|
|
"endowments",
|
|
"flairs",
|
|
"geniuses",
|
|
"genii",
|
|
"gifts",
|
|
"heads",
|
|
"knacks",
|
|
"talents"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affinities",
|
|
"biases",
|
|
"dispositions",
|
|
"habitudes",
|
|
"impulses",
|
|
"inclinations",
|
|
"leanings",
|
|
"partialities",
|
|
"penchants",
|
|
"predilections",
|
|
"predispositions",
|
|
"proclivities",
|
|
"propensities",
|
|
"tendencies",
|
|
"turns",
|
|
"ears",
|
|
"eyes",
|
|
"minds",
|
|
"noses",
|
|
"feels",
|
|
"hangs",
|
|
"instincts",
|
|
"touches",
|
|
"ways",
|
|
"capabilities",
|
|
"competences",
|
|
"facilities",
|
|
"proficiencies",
|
|
"skills",
|
|
"capacities",
|
|
"potentials",
|
|
"powers",
|
|
"fortes",
|
|
"specialisms",
|
|
"specialities",
|
|
"specialties"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disabilities",
|
|
"handicaps",
|
|
"inabilities",
|
|
"incapacities",
|
|
"shortcomings",
|
|
"weaknesses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the physical or mental power to do something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the belief that if someone loses their sight, all of their other physical faculties are heightened"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abilities",
|
|
"capabilities",
|
|
"capacities",
|
|
"competences",
|
|
"competencies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aptitudes",
|
|
"endowments",
|
|
"equipments",
|
|
"facilities",
|
|
"gifts",
|
|
"knacks",
|
|
"talents",
|
|
"addresses",
|
|
"dexterities",
|
|
"hands",
|
|
"prowesses",
|
|
"skills",
|
|
"gray matters",
|
|
"instincts",
|
|
"intelligences",
|
|
"kens",
|
|
"reasons",
|
|
"understandings",
|
|
"mights",
|
|
"potencies",
|
|
"puissances",
|
|
"staying powers",
|
|
"stuff",
|
|
"adequacies",
|
|
"forms",
|
|
"influences",
|
|
"means",
|
|
"resources",
|
|
"wherewithals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"impotences",
|
|
"paralyses",
|
|
"weaknesses",
|
|
"deficiencies",
|
|
"inadequacies",
|
|
"ineffectualities",
|
|
"inefficacies",
|
|
"debilitations",
|
|
"disablements",
|
|
"impairments",
|
|
"incapacitations"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disabilities",
|
|
"inabilities",
|
|
"incapabilities",
|
|
"incapacities",
|
|
"incompetences",
|
|
"incompetencies",
|
|
"ineptitudes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"factors":{
|
|
"a person who acts or does business for another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"at the auction the high bidder for the painting was actually a factor for a wealthy art collector"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agents",
|
|
"assignees",
|
|
"attorneys",
|
|
"commissaries",
|
|
"delegates",
|
|
"deputies",
|
|
"envoys",
|
|
"ministers",
|
|
"procurators",
|
|
"proxies",
|
|
"representatives",
|
|
"reps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ambassadors",
|
|
"diplomatists",
|
|
"diplomats",
|
|
"emissaries",
|
|
"foreign ministers",
|
|
"legates",
|
|
"plenipotentiaries",
|
|
"alternates",
|
|
"backups",
|
|
"pinch hitters",
|
|
"reliefs",
|
|
"replacements",
|
|
"stand-ins",
|
|
"subs",
|
|
"substitutes",
|
|
"surrogates",
|
|
"understudies",
|
|
"informers",
|
|
"operatives",
|
|
"spies",
|
|
"brokers",
|
|
"distributors",
|
|
"managers",
|
|
"arbiters",
|
|
"arbitrators",
|
|
"compradors",
|
|
"compradores",
|
|
"conciliators",
|
|
"go-betweens",
|
|
"intercessors",
|
|
"intermediaries",
|
|
"interposers",
|
|
"liaisons",
|
|
"mediators",
|
|
"middlemen",
|
|
"peacemakers",
|
|
"mouthpieces",
|
|
"point men",
|
|
"point people",
|
|
"prophets",
|
|
"speakers",
|
|
"spokesmen",
|
|
"spokespeople"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"one of the parts that make up a whole":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"price was only one factor in my decision to buy the car"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"building blocks",
|
|
"components",
|
|
"constituents",
|
|
"elements",
|
|
"ingredients",
|
|
"members"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bases",
|
|
"part and parcels",
|
|
"details",
|
|
"items",
|
|
"particulars",
|
|
"points",
|
|
"aspects",
|
|
"characteristics",
|
|
"facets",
|
|
"features",
|
|
"traits",
|
|
"divisions",
|
|
"fragments",
|
|
"particles",
|
|
"partitions",
|
|
"pieces",
|
|
"portions",
|
|
"sections",
|
|
"sectors",
|
|
"segments",
|
|
"subcomponents",
|
|
"sub-components"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aggregates",
|
|
"composites",
|
|
"compounds",
|
|
"masses",
|
|
"entireties",
|
|
"summations",
|
|
"sums",
|
|
"totalities",
|
|
"totals",
|
|
"admixtures",
|
|
"amalgamations",
|
|
"amalgams",
|
|
"blends",
|
|
"combinations",
|
|
"intermixtures",
|
|
"mixes",
|
|
"mixtures"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"wholes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"fact-checked":{
|
|
"as in published , redacted":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"edited",
|
|
"redrafted",
|
|
"revamped",
|
|
"revised",
|
|
"reworked",
|
|
"amended",
|
|
"annotated",
|
|
"corrected",
|
|
"emended",
|
|
"rectified",
|
|
"abridged",
|
|
"blue-penciled",
|
|
"redacted",
|
|
"red-penciled",
|
|
"copyedited",
|
|
"read",
|
|
"subbed",
|
|
"subedited",
|
|
"got out",
|
|
"issued",
|
|
"printed",
|
|
"published",
|
|
"anthologized",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"compiled",
|
|
"engrossed",
|
|
"recopied",
|
|
"reedited",
|
|
"perfected",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"touched up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"factored (out)":{
|
|
"as in discounted , disregarded":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"discounted",
|
|
"disregarded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"allowed (for)",
|
|
"considered",
|
|
"factored (in or into)",
|
|
"provided (for)",
|
|
"regarded",
|
|
"accommodated",
|
|
"adapted",
|
|
"adjusted",
|
|
"conditioned",
|
|
"anticipated",
|
|
"contemplated",
|
|
"envisaged",
|
|
"expected",
|
|
"foresaw"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"factoid":{
|
|
"as in superstition":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"superstition",
|
|
"delusion",
|
|
"error",
|
|
"fallacy",
|
|
"falsehood",
|
|
"falsity",
|
|
"hallucination",
|
|
"illusion",
|
|
"misbelief",
|
|
"misconception",
|
|
"myth",
|
|
"old wives' tale",
|
|
"untruth",
|
|
"fiction",
|
|
"pretense",
|
|
"pretence",
|
|
"distortion",
|
|
"inaccuracy",
|
|
"misapprehension",
|
|
"miscomprehension",
|
|
"misinterpretation",
|
|
"misjudgment",
|
|
"misperception",
|
|
"misunderstanding",
|
|
"misinformation",
|
|
"misknowledge",
|
|
"misreport",
|
|
"misrepresentation",
|
|
"misstatement",
|
|
"sophism",
|
|
"sophistry",
|
|
"fib",
|
|
"half-truth",
|
|
"lie",
|
|
"story",
|
|
"tale"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"truth",
|
|
"verity"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"facilities":{
|
|
"a structure that is designed and built for a particular purpose":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the city is known for its outstanding medical facilities"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"complexes",
|
|
"establishments",
|
|
"installations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"buildings",
|
|
"edifices",
|
|
"institutes",
|
|
"institutions",
|
|
"businesses",
|
|
"companies",
|
|
"concerns",
|
|
"outfits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"factuality":{
|
|
"agreement with fact or reality":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"some viewers complained that the TV docudrama was short on factuality and long on speculation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"facticity",
|
|
"sooth",
|
|
"trueness",
|
|
"truth",
|
|
"verity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accuracy",
|
|
"accurateness",
|
|
"actuality",
|
|
"authenticity",
|
|
"correctness",
|
|
"credibility",
|
|
"honesty",
|
|
"trustability",
|
|
"trustiness",
|
|
"trustworthiness",
|
|
"truthfulness",
|
|
"veracity",
|
|
"dependability",
|
|
"reliability"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"erroneousness",
|
|
"fallaciousness",
|
|
"fallacy",
|
|
"falsehood",
|
|
"fiction",
|
|
"half-truth",
|
|
"lie",
|
|
"impreciseness",
|
|
"imprecision",
|
|
"inaccuracy",
|
|
"incorrectness",
|
|
"inexactitude",
|
|
"inexactness",
|
|
"deceit",
|
|
"dishonesty",
|
|
"equivocation",
|
|
"lying",
|
|
"mendaciousness",
|
|
"mendacity",
|
|
"prevarication",
|
|
"untruthfulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"falseness",
|
|
"falsity",
|
|
"untruth"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the quality of being actual":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"although this account of the scheme seems like it must be fiction, its very factuality makes it all the more fascinating"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"actuality",
|
|
"fact",
|
|
"materiality",
|
|
"reality"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"authenticity",
|
|
"genuineness",
|
|
"truth",
|
|
"verity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"fantasy",
|
|
"phantasy",
|
|
"fiction",
|
|
"fictitiousness",
|
|
"dreaminess",
|
|
"surreality"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"irreality",
|
|
"unreality"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"face-offs":{
|
|
"an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the annual fall face-off between these traditional rivals is a big event for both football-mad colleges"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ball games",
|
|
"battles",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"competitions",
|
|
"conflicts",
|
|
"confrontations",
|
|
"contentions",
|
|
"contests",
|
|
"dogfights",
|
|
"duels",
|
|
"grapples",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"rivalries",
|
|
"strifes",
|
|
"struggles",
|
|
"sweepstakes",
|
|
"sweep-stake",
|
|
"tugs-of-war",
|
|
"warfares",
|
|
"wars"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"horse races",
|
|
"nail-biters",
|
|
"showdowns",
|
|
"clashes",
|
|
"collisions",
|
|
"discords",
|
|
"frictions",
|
|
"arguments",
|
|
"controversies",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"disagreements",
|
|
"disputations",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"dissensions",
|
|
"dissentions",
|
|
"quarrels",
|
|
"rows",
|
|
"wrangles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"concords",
|
|
"harmonies",
|
|
"peaces"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"facing off":{
|
|
"to engage in a contest":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"eager to face off with her longtime tennis rival"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"competing",
|
|
"contending",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"racing",
|
|
"rivaling",
|
|
"rivalling",
|
|
"vying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"playing",
|
|
"jockeying",
|
|
"jostling",
|
|
"maneuvering",
|
|
"going out",
|
|
"trying out",
|
|
"training",
|
|
"working"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"fact finder":{
|
|
"as in empiricist , empiric":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"empiric",
|
|
"empiricist",
|
|
"monitor",
|
|
"observer",
|
|
"field-worker",
|
|
"experimenter",
|
|
"investigator",
|
|
"researcher",
|
|
"examiner",
|
|
"inspector"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"factotum":{
|
|
"a person whose job involves doing many different types of work":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He was the office factotum ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assistant",
|
|
"attendant",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"follower",
|
|
"daily",
|
|
"domestic",
|
|
"flunky",
|
|
"flunkey",
|
|
"flunkie",
|
|
"lackey",
|
|
"menial",
|
|
"retainer",
|
|
"servant",
|
|
"steward",
|
|
"butler",
|
|
"footman",
|
|
"groom",
|
|
"houseboy",
|
|
"houseman",
|
|
"majordomo",
|
|
"man",
|
|
"manservant",
|
|
"servitor",
|
|
"valet",
|
|
"handmaiden",
|
|
"handmaid",
|
|
"housekeeper",
|
|
"housemaid",
|
|
"lady-in-waiting",
|
|
"maid",
|
|
"maidservant",
|
|
"wench",
|
|
"woman",
|
|
"dogsbody",
|
|
"drudge",
|
|
"gofer",
|
|
"gopher"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"boss",
|
|
"captain",
|
|
"chief",
|
|
"foreman",
|
|
"head",
|
|
"headman",
|
|
"helmsman",
|
|
"kingpin",
|
|
"leader",
|
|
"taskmaster",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"mistress"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"face up (to)":{
|
|
"as in front":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"front",
|
|
"beard",
|
|
"brave",
|
|
"brazen",
|
|
"breast",
|
|
"confront",
|
|
"dare",
|
|
"defy",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"outbrave",
|
|
"outface",
|
|
"affront",
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"encounter",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"accost",
|
|
"approach",
|
|
"corner",
|
|
"repel",
|
|
"resist",
|
|
"stand",
|
|
"withstand",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"contend (with)",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"square (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dodge",
|
|
"duck",
|
|
"funk",
|
|
"shirk",
|
|
"sidestep",
|
|
"avoid",
|
|
"eschew",
|
|
"shun",
|
|
"elude",
|
|
"escape",
|
|
"evade",
|
|
"shake"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"factoring (in or into or out)":{
|
|
"as in allowing (for) , figuring in":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allowing (for)",
|
|
"deducting",
|
|
"figuring in",
|
|
"calibrating",
|
|
"gauging",
|
|
"gaging",
|
|
"measuring",
|
|
"scaling",
|
|
"figuring out",
|
|
"solving (for)",
|
|
"calculating",
|
|
"ciphering",
|
|
"computing",
|
|
"figuring",
|
|
"reckoning",
|
|
"working out",
|
|
"quantifying",
|
|
"quantitating",
|
|
"counting",
|
|
"itemizing",
|
|
"numbering",
|
|
"adding up",
|
|
"averaging",
|
|
"summing",
|
|
"tallying",
|
|
"totaling",
|
|
"totalling",
|
|
"totalizing",
|
|
"adding",
|
|
"dividing",
|
|
"multiplying",
|
|
"subtracting",
|
|
"appraising",
|
|
"assessing",
|
|
"estimating",
|
|
"evaluating",
|
|
"rating",
|
|
"valuing",
|
|
"recalculating",
|
|
"recomputing",
|
|
"refiguring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"factor (in or into)":{
|
|
"to give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you should factor in inflation in making investment decisions"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allow (for)",
|
|
"consider",
|
|
"provide (for)",
|
|
"regard"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodate",
|
|
"adapt",
|
|
"adjust",
|
|
"condition",
|
|
"anticipate",
|
|
"contemplate",
|
|
"envisage",
|
|
"expect",
|
|
"foresee",
|
|
"assume",
|
|
"presume",
|
|
"presuppose",
|
|
"plan",
|
|
"calculate",
|
|
"face"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"factor (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discount",
|
|
"disregard"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"faced up (to)":{
|
|
"as in fronted":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fronted",
|
|
"bearded",
|
|
"braved",
|
|
"brazened",
|
|
"breasted",
|
|
"confronted",
|
|
"dared",
|
|
"defied",
|
|
"faced",
|
|
"outbraved",
|
|
"outfaced",
|
|
"affronted",
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"encountered",
|
|
"met",
|
|
"accosted",
|
|
"approached",
|
|
"cornered",
|
|
"repelled",
|
|
"resisted",
|
|
"stood",
|
|
"withstood",
|
|
"battled",
|
|
"combated",
|
|
"combatted",
|
|
"contended (with)",
|
|
"fought",
|
|
"opposed",
|
|
"squared (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dodged",
|
|
"ducked",
|
|
"funked",
|
|
"shirked",
|
|
"sidestepped",
|
|
"avoided",
|
|
"eschewed",
|
|
"shunned",
|
|
"eluded",
|
|
"escaped",
|
|
"evaded",
|
|
"shook"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"factors (out)":{
|
|
"as in discounts , disregards":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"discounts",
|
|
"disregards"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"allows (for)",
|
|
"considers",
|
|
"factors (in or into)",
|
|
"provides (for)",
|
|
"regards",
|
|
"accommodates",
|
|
"adapts",
|
|
"adjusts",
|
|
"conditions",
|
|
"anticipates",
|
|
"contemplates",
|
|
"envisages",
|
|
"expects",
|
|
"foresees"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"factors (in or into)":{
|
|
"to give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allows (for)",
|
|
"considers",
|
|
"provides (for)",
|
|
"regards"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodates",
|
|
"adapts",
|
|
"adjusts",
|
|
"conditions",
|
|
"anticipates",
|
|
"contemplates",
|
|
"envisages",
|
|
"expects",
|
|
"foresees",
|
|
"assumes",
|
|
"presumes",
|
|
"presupposes",
|
|
"plans",
|
|
"calculates",
|
|
"faces"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"factors (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discounts",
|
|
"disregards"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"facedown":{
|
|
"as in down , downward":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"below",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"downward",
|
|
"downwards",
|
|
"over",
|
|
"downgrade",
|
|
"downhill",
|
|
"downstairs",
|
|
"low"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"up",
|
|
"upward",
|
|
"upwards",
|
|
"upwardly",
|
|
"aloft"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"facades":{
|
|
"a forward part or surface":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"all of the stores in the mall have facades that are in keeping with the style of a 19th-century American village"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"faces",
|
|
"foreheads",
|
|
"foreparts",
|
|
"fronts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"outsides",
|
|
"skins",
|
|
"surfaces",
|
|
"veneers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"innards",
|
|
"insides",
|
|
"interiors"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"backs",
|
|
"rears",
|
|
"rearwards",
|
|
"reverses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his interest in acting is just a facade \u2014he joined the drama club to meet girls"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acts",
|
|
"airs",
|
|
"charades",
|
|
"disguises",
|
|
"fronts",
|
|
"guises",
|
|
"masquerades",
|
|
"poses",
|
|
"pretenses",
|
|
"pretences",
|
|
"put-ons",
|
|
"semblances",
|
|
"shows"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"impersonations",
|
|
"performances",
|
|
"portrayals",
|
|
"images",
|
|
"personae",
|
|
"personas",
|
|
"appearances",
|
|
"colors",
|
|
"glosses",
|
|
"camouflages",
|
|
"cloaks",
|
|
"affectations",
|
|
"deceits",
|
|
"deceptions",
|
|
"dissimulations",
|
|
"double-dealings",
|
|
"duplicities",
|
|
"fakeries",
|
|
"frauds",
|
|
"guiles",
|
|
"betrayals",
|
|
"double crosses",
|
|
"falsities",
|
|
"infidelities",
|
|
"perfidies",
|
|
"treacheries",
|
|
"treasons",
|
|
"excuses",
|
|
"pretexts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"candors",
|
|
"sincerities",
|
|
"na\u00efvet\u00e9s",
|
|
"naivetes",
|
|
"naivet\u00e9s"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a deceptively attractive external appearance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the company's facade of success collapsed when it was revealed that its financial officers had been cooking the books for years"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"glosses",
|
|
"veneers",
|
|
"window dressings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cotton candies",
|
|
"fluffs",
|
|
"tinsels",
|
|
"fig leafs",
|
|
"fig leaves",
|
|
"charades",
|
|
"fronts",
|
|
"guises",
|
|
"masquerades",
|
|
"poses",
|
|
"semblances",
|
|
"shows"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"factors (in or into or out)":{
|
|
"as in allows (for) , figures in":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allows (for)",
|
|
"deducts",
|
|
"figures in",
|
|
"calibrates",
|
|
"gauges",
|
|
"gages",
|
|
"measures",
|
|
"scales",
|
|
"figures out",
|
|
"solves (for)",
|
|
"calculates",
|
|
"ciphers",
|
|
"computes",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"reckons",
|
|
"works out",
|
|
"quantifies",
|
|
"quantitates",
|
|
"counts",
|
|
"itemizes",
|
|
"numbers",
|
|
"adds up",
|
|
"averages",
|
|
"sums",
|
|
"tallies",
|
|
"totalizes",
|
|
"totals",
|
|
"adds",
|
|
"divides",
|
|
"multiplies",
|
|
"subtracts",
|
|
"appraises",
|
|
"assesses",
|
|
"estimates",
|
|
"evaluates",
|
|
"rates",
|
|
"values",
|
|
"recalculates",
|
|
"recomputes",
|
|
"refigures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"facing up (to)":{
|
|
"as in fronting":{
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fronting",
|
|
"bearding",
|
|
"braving",
|
|
"brazening",
|
|
"breasting",
|
|
"confronting",
|
|
"daring",
|
|
"defying",
|
|
"facing",
|
|
"outbraving",
|
|
"outfacing",
|
|
"affronting",
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"encountering",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"accosting",
|
|
"approaching",
|
|
"cornering",
|
|
"repelling",
|
|
"resisting",
|
|
"standing",
|
|
"withstanding",
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"contending (with)",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"squaring (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dodging",
|
|
"ducking",
|
|
"funking",
|
|
"shirking",
|
|
"sidestepping",
|
|
"avoiding",
|
|
"eschewing",
|
|
"shunning",
|
|
"eluding",
|
|
"escaping",
|
|
"evading",
|
|
"shaking"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"faced off":{
|
|
"to engage in a contest":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"eager to face off with her longtime tennis rival"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battled",
|
|
"competed",
|
|
"contended",
|
|
"fought",
|
|
"raced",
|
|
"rivaled",
|
|
"rivalled",
|
|
"vied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"played",
|
|
"jockeyed",
|
|
"jostled",
|
|
"maneuvered",
|
|
"tried out",
|
|
"went out",
|
|
"trained",
|
|
"worked",
|
|
"wrought"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"face":{
|
|
"to stand or sit with the face or front toward":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the house faces the sparkling blue waters of the Pacific Ocean"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"front",
|
|
"look (toward)",
|
|
"point (toward)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abut",
|
|
"adjoin",
|
|
"border",
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"fringe",
|
|
"margin",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"neighbor",
|
|
"rim",
|
|
"skirt",
|
|
"touch",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"dominate",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"look down (on)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"movie superheroes who are ever ready to face danger without blinking an eye"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beard",
|
|
"brave",
|
|
"brazen",
|
|
"breast",
|
|
"confront",
|
|
"dare",
|
|
"defy",
|
|
"outbrave",
|
|
"outface"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"face up (to)",
|
|
"front",
|
|
"affront",
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"encounter",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"accost",
|
|
"approach",
|
|
"corner",
|
|
"repel",
|
|
"resist",
|
|
"stand",
|
|
"withstand",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"contend (with)",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"square (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoid",
|
|
"eschew",
|
|
"shun",
|
|
"elude",
|
|
"escape",
|
|
"evade",
|
|
"shake"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dodge",
|
|
"duck",
|
|
"funk",
|
|
"shirk",
|
|
"sidestep"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cover with something that protects":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we decided to face our old frame house with aluminum siding"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clad",
|
|
"sheathe",
|
|
"sheath"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"apparel",
|
|
"array",
|
|
"clothe",
|
|
"dress",
|
|
"garb",
|
|
"robe",
|
|
"side",
|
|
"skin",
|
|
"embosom",
|
|
"embower",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"encase",
|
|
"enclose",
|
|
"inclose",
|
|
"encompass",
|
|
"enshroud",
|
|
"envelop",
|
|
"enwrap",
|
|
"invest",
|
|
"lap",
|
|
"mantle",
|
|
"shroud",
|
|
"surround",
|
|
"swathe",
|
|
"veil",
|
|
"wrap",
|
|
"blanket",
|
|
"overlay",
|
|
"overspread"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"denude",
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"strip",
|
|
"unswathe"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to enter into contest or conflict with":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the Boston Red Sox were eager to face their traditional rivals, the Yankees, in the play-offs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"encounter",
|
|
"engage",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"take on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"emulate",
|
|
"rival",
|
|
"contend",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"oppose"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"elude",
|
|
"escape",
|
|
"evade",
|
|
"retreat"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the front part of the head":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the criminal hid his face from the news cameras as he slumped into the patrol car"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"countenance",
|
|
"kisser",
|
|
"mug",
|
|
"pan",
|
|
"puss",
|
|
"visage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appearance",
|
|
"aspect",
|
|
"features",
|
|
"lineaments",
|
|
"looks",
|
|
"mien",
|
|
"presence",
|
|
"expression",
|
|
"physiognomy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a forward part or surface":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the face of the store building has been altered many times over the years to meet changing tastes and needs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"facade",
|
|
"fa\u00e7ade",
|
|
"forehead",
|
|
"forepart",
|
|
"front"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"outside",
|
|
"skin",
|
|
"surface",
|
|
"veneer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"innards",
|
|
"inside",
|
|
"interior"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"back",
|
|
"rear",
|
|
"rearward",
|
|
"reverse"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a twisting of the facial features in disgust or disapproval":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it's rude to make a face when your dinner hostess offers you broccoli"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"frown",
|
|
"grimace",
|
|
"lower",
|
|
"lour",
|
|
"moue",
|
|
"mouth",
|
|
"mow",
|
|
"mug",
|
|
"pout",
|
|
"scowl",
|
|
"snoot"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"flinch",
|
|
"squinch",
|
|
"wince",
|
|
"growl",
|
|
"snarl",
|
|
"rictus",
|
|
"simper",
|
|
"smirk",
|
|
"scoff",
|
|
"sneer",
|
|
"glare",
|
|
"glower",
|
|
"look",
|
|
"stare"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"grin",
|
|
"laugh",
|
|
"smile"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an outer part or layer":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a much-needed sandblasting revealed that the face of the old stone church is actually a pinkish granite"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"exterior",
|
|
"outside",
|
|
"shell",
|
|
"skin",
|
|
"surface",
|
|
"veneer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"facade",
|
|
"fa\u00e7ade",
|
|
"front",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"covering",
|
|
"facing",
|
|
"appearance",
|
|
"disguise",
|
|
"guise",
|
|
"mask",
|
|
"semblance",
|
|
"show"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inside",
|
|
"interior"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"facial appearance regarded as an indication of mood or feeling":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a rainy day is no excuse for just moping around with a long face , so let's do something"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cast",
|
|
"countenance",
|
|
"expression",
|
|
"look",
|
|
"visage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"frown",
|
|
"grimace",
|
|
"lower",
|
|
"lour",
|
|
"mouth",
|
|
"pout",
|
|
"scowl",
|
|
"grin",
|
|
"smile",
|
|
"air",
|
|
"appearance",
|
|
"aspect",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"demeanor",
|
|
"manner",
|
|
"mien",
|
|
"presence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"outward and often deceptive indication":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"on the face of it, the country went to war for noble reasons"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appearance",
|
|
"guise",
|
|
"name",
|
|
"outward",
|
|
"seeming",
|
|
"semblance",
|
|
"show"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"air",
|
|
"effect",
|
|
"impression",
|
|
"hint",
|
|
"implication",
|
|
"insinuation",
|
|
"resemblance",
|
|
"suggestion",
|
|
"affectation",
|
|
"demonstration",
|
|
"display",
|
|
"fiction",
|
|
"image",
|
|
"imitation",
|
|
"imposture",
|
|
"likeness",
|
|
"make-believe",
|
|
"make-belief",
|
|
"pose",
|
|
"pretense",
|
|
"pretence",
|
|
"representation",
|
|
"simulation",
|
|
"cloak",
|
|
"disguise",
|
|
"exterior",
|
|
"facade",
|
|
"fa\u00e7ade",
|
|
"front",
|
|
"gloss",
|
|
"mask",
|
|
"masquerade",
|
|
"patina",
|
|
"Potemkin village",
|
|
"shape",
|
|
"shell",
|
|
"surface",
|
|
"veneer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a member of the human race":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I see they've hired some new faces"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baby",
|
|
"being",
|
|
"bird",
|
|
"bod",
|
|
"body",
|
|
"character",
|
|
"cookie",
|
|
"cooky",
|
|
"creature",
|
|
"customer",
|
|
"devil",
|
|
"duck",
|
|
"egg",
|
|
"fish",
|
|
"guy",
|
|
"head",
|
|
"human",
|
|
"human being",
|
|
"individual",
|
|
"life",
|
|
"man",
|
|
"mortal",
|
|
"party",
|
|
"person",
|
|
"personage",
|
|
"scout",
|
|
"slob",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"soul",
|
|
"specimen",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"thing",
|
|
"wight"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hominid",
|
|
"homo",
|
|
"humanoid",
|
|
"brother",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"fellowman",
|
|
"neighbor",
|
|
"celebrity",
|
|
"personality",
|
|
"self",
|
|
"somebody"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"animal",
|
|
"beast",
|
|
"beastie",
|
|
"brute",
|
|
"critter"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"shameless boldness":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you have to wonder how anyone has the face to ask such a personal question"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"audaciousness",
|
|
"audacity",
|
|
"brashness",
|
|
"brass",
|
|
"brassiness",
|
|
"brazenness",
|
|
"cheek",
|
|
"cheekiness",
|
|
"chutzpah",
|
|
"chutzpa",
|
|
"hutzpah",
|
|
"hutzpa",
|
|
"crust",
|
|
"effrontery",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"nerve",
|
|
"nerviness",
|
|
"pertness",
|
|
"presumption",
|
|
"presumptuousness",
|
|
"sauce",
|
|
"sauciness",
|
|
"temerity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arrogance",
|
|
"assurance",
|
|
"cockiness",
|
|
"confidence",
|
|
"hardihood",
|
|
"overconfidence",
|
|
"sanguinity",
|
|
"self-assurance",
|
|
"self-confidence",
|
|
"discourteousness",
|
|
"disrespect",
|
|
"impertinence",
|
|
"impoliteness",
|
|
"impudence",
|
|
"incivility",
|
|
"inconsiderateness",
|
|
"inconsideration",
|
|
"insolence",
|
|
"rudeness",
|
|
"ungraciousness",
|
|
"back talk",
|
|
"sass",
|
|
"swagger",
|
|
"swash"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bashfulness",
|
|
"diffidence",
|
|
"faintheartedness",
|
|
"hesitancy",
|
|
"modesty",
|
|
"shyness",
|
|
"timidity",
|
|
"timidness",
|
|
"timorousness",
|
|
"civility",
|
|
"courteousness",
|
|
"courtesy",
|
|
"gentility",
|
|
"graciousness",
|
|
"mannerliness",
|
|
"manners"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a state of mind in which one is free from doubt":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he managed to maintain face despite the endless series of crises"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assurance",
|
|
"assuredness",
|
|
"certainty",
|
|
"certitude",
|
|
"cocksureness",
|
|
"confidence",
|
|
"conviction",
|
|
"doubtlessness",
|
|
"positiveness",
|
|
"satisfaction",
|
|
"sureness",
|
|
"surety"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"authoritarianism",
|
|
"dogmatism",
|
|
"decisiveness",
|
|
"determination",
|
|
"firmness",
|
|
"purposefulness",
|
|
"resoluteness",
|
|
"resolution",
|
|
"resolve"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hesitancy",
|
|
"hesitation",
|
|
"indecisiveness",
|
|
"irresolution",
|
|
"disbelief",
|
|
"incredulity",
|
|
"unbelief",
|
|
"anxiety",
|
|
"concern",
|
|
"misgiving",
|
|
"distrust",
|
|
"mistrust",
|
|
"suspicion"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"doubt",
|
|
"incertitude",
|
|
"nonconfidence",
|
|
"uncertainty"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"factories":{
|
|
"a building or set of buildings for the manufacturing of goods":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the new factory will create hundreds of much-needed jobs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"manufactories",
|
|
"mills",
|
|
"plants",
|
|
"shops",
|
|
"works",
|
|
"workshops"
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],
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|
"near synonyms":[
|
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"sweatshops",
|
|
"ateliers",
|
|
"studios",
|
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"workplaces",
|
|
"workrooms",
|
|
"yards"
|
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],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
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|
"antonyms":[]
|
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},
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"facet":{
|
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"a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded":{
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"there are so many facets to Benjamin Franklin: statesman, scientist, inventor, American original"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"angle",
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"aspect",
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"hand",
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"phase",
|
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"side"
|
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
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"air",
|
|
"appearance",
|
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"character",
|
|
"color",
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|
"complexion",
|
|
"condition",
|
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"face",
|
|
"look",
|
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"semblance",
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"shape",
|
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"state",
|
|
"visage",
|
|
"period",
|
|
"stage",
|
|
"step",
|
|
"outlook",
|
|
"perspective",
|
|
"position",
|
|
"posture",
|
|
"shoes",
|
|
"slant",
|
|
"stance",
|
|
"standpoint",
|
|
"view",
|
|
"viewpoint",
|
|
"interpretation",
|
|
"reading",
|
|
"rendering",
|
|
"translation",
|
|
"version",
|
|
"article",
|
|
"case",
|
|
"component",
|
|
"count",
|
|
"detail",
|
|
"dimension",
|
|
"element",
|
|
"factor",
|
|
"instance",
|
|
"item",
|
|
"matter",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"particular",
|
|
"point",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"respect"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
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"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"faces up (to)":{
|
|
"as in fronts":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fronts",
|
|
"beards",
|
|
"braves",
|
|
"brazens",
|
|
"breasts",
|
|
"confronts",
|
|
"dares",
|
|
"defies",
|
|
"faces",
|
|
"outbraves",
|
|
"outfaces",
|
|
"affronts",
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
"encounters",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"accosts",
|
|
"approaches",
|
|
"corners",
|
|
"repels",
|
|
"resists",
|
|
"stands",
|
|
"withstands",
|
|
"battles",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"contends (with)",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"opposes",
|
|
"squares (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dodges",
|
|
"ducks",
|
|
"funks",
|
|
"shirks",
|
|
"sidesteps",
|
|
"avoids",
|
|
"eschews",
|
|
"shuns",
|
|
"eludes",
|
|
"escapes",
|
|
"evades",
|
|
"shakes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"factual":{
|
|
"restricted to or based on fact":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a factual biography of George Washington that scoffs at the story about the cherry tree"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"documentary",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"historical",
|
|
"literal",
|
|
"matter-of-fact",
|
|
"nonfictional",
|
|
"objective",
|
|
"true"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"actual",
|
|
"authentic",
|
|
"bona fide",
|
|
"genuine",
|
|
"real",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"documented",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"confirmable",
|
|
"reliable",
|
|
"supportable",
|
|
"sustainable",
|
|
"verifiable",
|
|
"demonstrable",
|
|
"provable",
|
|
"incontestable",
|
|
"incontrovertible",
|
|
"indisputable",
|
|
"irrefutable",
|
|
"undeniable",
|
|
"unquestionable",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"certain",
|
|
"undoubted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hypothetical",
|
|
"speculative",
|
|
"theoretical",
|
|
"theoretic",
|
|
"apocryphal",
|
|
"unauthentic",
|
|
"undocumented",
|
|
"chimerical",
|
|
"chimeric",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"fanciful",
|
|
"fantastic",
|
|
"fantastical",
|
|
"imaginary",
|
|
"imagined",
|
|
"invented",
|
|
"legendary",
|
|
"made-up",
|
|
"make-believe",
|
|
"mythical",
|
|
"mythic",
|
|
"pretend",
|
|
"embroidered",
|
|
"exaggerated",
|
|
"insupportable",
|
|
"unsupportable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"fictional",
|
|
"fictionalized",
|
|
"fictitious",
|
|
"nondocumentary",
|
|
"nonfactual",
|
|
"nonhistorical",
|
|
"unhistorical"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"existing in fact and not merely as a possibility":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a serious scientist, she is only interested in factual phenomena and lets others speculate about the hypothetical"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"actual",
|
|
"concrete",
|
|
"de facto",
|
|
"effective",
|
|
"existent",
|
|
"genuine",
|
|
"real",
|
|
"sure-enough",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"very"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attested",
|
|
"authenticated",
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"demonstrated",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"proven",
|
|
"substantiated",
|
|
"valid",
|
|
"validated",
|
|
"verified",
|
|
"incontestable",
|
|
"incontrovertible",
|
|
"indisputable",
|
|
"indubitable",
|
|
"inescapable",
|
|
"irrefutable",
|
|
"undeniable",
|
|
"unquestionable",
|
|
"believable",
|
|
"convincing",
|
|
"literal",
|
|
"realistic",
|
|
"unmistakable",
|
|
"verifiable",
|
|
"authentic",
|
|
"bona fide",
|
|
"real-life",
|
|
"real-world",
|
|
"absolute",
|
|
"certain",
|
|
"final",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"objective",
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"positive",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"tangible",
|
|
"authoritative",
|
|
"certifiable",
|
|
"certified"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alleged",
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"reputed",
|
|
"supposed",
|
|
"conceived",
|
|
"envisaged",
|
|
"envisioned",
|
|
"imagined",
|
|
"pictured",
|
|
"visualized",
|
|
"chimerical",
|
|
"chimeric",
|
|
"fabled",
|
|
"fanciful",
|
|
"fictional",
|
|
"fictitious",
|
|
"illusory",
|
|
"legendary",
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"imaginary",
|
|
"invented",
|
|
"made-up",
|
|
"make-believe",
|
|
"pretend",
|
|
"romantic",
|
|
"abstract",
|
|
"symbolic",
|
|
"unreal",
|
|
"virtual"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conjectural",
|
|
"hypothetical",
|
|
"ideal",
|
|
"inexistent",
|
|
"nonexistent",
|
|
"platonic",
|
|
"possible",
|
|
"potential",
|
|
"suppositional",
|
|
"theoretical",
|
|
"theoretic"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"fact finders":{
|
|
"as in empiricists , empirics":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"empiricists",
|
|
"empirics",
|
|
"monitors",
|
|
"observers",
|
|
"field-workers",
|
|
"experimenters",
|
|
"investigators",
|
|
"researchers",
|
|
"examiners",
|
|
"inspectors"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"facetious":{
|
|
"given to or marked by mature intelligent humor":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the essay is a facetious commentary on the absurdity of war as a solution for international disputes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clever",
|
|
"humorous",
|
|
"jocular",
|
|
"smart",
|
|
"witty"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cerebral",
|
|
"highbrow",
|
|
"highbrowed",
|
|
"intellectual",
|
|
"bantering",
|
|
"frivolous",
|
|
"jesting",
|
|
"joking",
|
|
"joshing",
|
|
"teasing",
|
|
"antic",
|
|
"comic",
|
|
"comical",
|
|
"droll",
|
|
"farcical",
|
|
"funny",
|
|
"hysterical",
|
|
"laughable",
|
|
"ludicrous",
|
|
"ridiculous",
|
|
"riotous",
|
|
"risible",
|
|
"rollicking",
|
|
"screaming",
|
|
"sidesplitting",
|
|
"uproarious",
|
|
"amusing",
|
|
"diverting",
|
|
"entertaining",
|
|
"mischievous",
|
|
"playful",
|
|
"prankish",
|
|
"jocose",
|
|
"jocund",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"jovial",
|
|
"laughing",
|
|
"merry",
|
|
"mirthful",
|
|
"sunny",
|
|
"scintillating",
|
|
"sparkling",
|
|
"flip",
|
|
"flippant",
|
|
"pert",
|
|
"smart-aleck",
|
|
"smart-alecky",
|
|
"waggish",
|
|
"whimsical"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brainless",
|
|
"lowbrow",
|
|
"stupid",
|
|
"witless",
|
|
"corny",
|
|
"hackney",
|
|
"hackneyed",
|
|
"lame",
|
|
"humorless",
|
|
"unamusing",
|
|
"uncomic",
|
|
"unfunny",
|
|
"earnest",
|
|
"grave",
|
|
"serious",
|
|
"serious-minded",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"solemn",
|
|
"somber",
|
|
"sombre",
|
|
"doleful",
|
|
"dolorous",
|
|
"lachrymose",
|
|
"plaintive",
|
|
"sorry",
|
|
"tearful",
|
|
"woeful"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a facetious and tasteless remark about people in famine-stricken countries being spared the problem of overeating"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cute",
|
|
"flip",
|
|
"flippant",
|
|
"pert",
|
|
"smart",
|
|
"smart-aleck",
|
|
"smart-alecky",
|
|
"smart-ass",
|
|
"smart-assed",
|
|
"smarty-pants",
|
|
"wise",
|
|
"wiseass"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"flighty",
|
|
"frivolous",
|
|
"cheeky",
|
|
"cocky",
|
|
"fresh",
|
|
"impertinent",
|
|
"impish",
|
|
"impudent",
|
|
"mischievous",
|
|
"playful",
|
|
"roguish",
|
|
"sassy",
|
|
"saucy",
|
|
"waggish",
|
|
"disrespectful",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"breezy",
|
|
"casual",
|
|
"glib",
|
|
"inappropriate",
|
|
"thoughtless"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"grave",
|
|
"serious",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"solemn",
|
|
"somber",
|
|
"sombre"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"earnest",
|
|
"sincere"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"factored (in or into)":{
|
|
"to give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allowed (for)",
|
|
"considered",
|
|
"provided (for)",
|
|
"regarded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodated",
|
|
"adapted",
|
|
"adjusted",
|
|
"conditioned",
|
|
"anticipated",
|
|
"contemplated",
|
|
"envisaged",
|
|
"expected",
|
|
"foresaw",
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"presumed",
|
|
"presupposed",
|
|
"planned",
|
|
"calculated",
|
|
"faced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"factored (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discounted",
|
|
"disregarded"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"facsimiles":{
|
|
"something or someone that strongly resembles another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the family resemblance is so strong that the boy is virtually a pint-size facsimile of his father"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alter egos",
|
|
"carbon copies",
|
|
"carbons",
|
|
"clones",
|
|
"counterparts",
|
|
"doppelg\u00e4ngers",
|
|
"doppelgangers",
|
|
"doubles",
|
|
"duplicates",
|
|
"duplications",
|
|
"fetches",
|
|
"images",
|
|
"likenesses",
|
|
"look-alikes",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"mirror images",
|
|
"pictures",
|
|
"replicas",
|
|
"ringers",
|
|
"spits",
|
|
"spitting images",
|
|
"twins"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"Chinese copies",
|
|
"effigies",
|
|
"portraits",
|
|
"portrayals",
|
|
"companions",
|
|
"fellows",
|
|
"mates",
|
|
"equals",
|
|
"equivalents",
|
|
"analogues",
|
|
"analogs",
|
|
"parallels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antitheses",
|
|
"converses",
|
|
"opposites",
|
|
"reverses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that is made to look exactly like something else":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this is not an antique copy of the Declaration of Independence but a modern facsimile"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carbon copies",
|
|
"carbons",
|
|
"clones",
|
|
"copies",
|
|
"dummies",
|
|
"dupes",
|
|
"duplicates",
|
|
"duplications",
|
|
"imitations",
|
|
"mocks",
|
|
"reduplications",
|
|
"replicas",
|
|
"replications",
|
|
"reproductions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"counterfeits",
|
|
"fakes",
|
|
"forgeries",
|
|
"knockoffs",
|
|
"phonies",
|
|
"phoneys",
|
|
"rip-offs",
|
|
"rubber stamps",
|
|
"shams",
|
|
"miniatures",
|
|
"mock-ups",
|
|
"simulations",
|
|
"reconstructions",
|
|
"re-creations",
|
|
"images",
|
|
"likenesses",
|
|
"semblances",
|
|
"shadows",
|
|
"impressions",
|
|
"imprints",
|
|
"prints",
|
|
"approximations",
|
|
"reincarnations",
|
|
"versions",
|
|
"extras",
|
|
"reserves",
|
|
"spares"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"archetypes",
|
|
"originals",
|
|
"prototypes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"factotums":{
|
|
"a person whose job involves doing many different types of work":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He was the office factotum ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assistants",
|
|
"attendants",
|
|
"companions",
|
|
"followers",
|
|
"dailies",
|
|
"domestics",
|
|
"flunkies",
|
|
"flunkeys",
|
|
"lackeys",
|
|
"menials",
|
|
"retainers",
|
|
"servants",
|
|
"stewards",
|
|
"butlers",
|
|
"footmen",
|
|
"grooms",
|
|
"houseboys",
|
|
"housemen",
|
|
"majordomos",
|
|
"men",
|
|
"menservants",
|
|
"servitors",
|
|
"valets",
|
|
"handmaidens",
|
|
"handmaids",
|
|
"housekeepers",
|
|
"housemaids",
|
|
"ladies-in-waiting",
|
|
"maids",
|
|
"maidservants",
|
|
"wenches",
|
|
"women",
|
|
"dogsbodies",
|
|
"drudges",
|
|
"gofers",
|
|
"gophers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bosses",
|
|
"captains",
|
|
"chiefs",
|
|
"foremen",
|
|
"headmen",
|
|
"heads",
|
|
"helmsmen",
|
|
"kingpins",
|
|
"leaders",
|
|
"taskmasters",
|
|
"masters",
|
|
"mistresses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"facing":{
|
|
"as in cover , covering":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"covering",
|
|
"facade",
|
|
"fa\u00e7ade",
|
|
"front",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"appearance",
|
|
"disguise",
|
|
"guise",
|
|
"mask",
|
|
"semblance",
|
|
"show",
|
|
"exterior",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"outside",
|
|
"shell",
|
|
"skin",
|
|
"surface",
|
|
"veneer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inside",
|
|
"interior"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to stand or sit with the face or front toward":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the house faces the sparkling blue waters of the Pacific Ocean"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fronting",
|
|
"looking (toward)",
|
|
"pointing (toward)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abutting",
|
|
"adjoining",
|
|
"bordering",
|
|
"bounding",
|
|
"fringing",
|
|
"margining",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"neighboring",
|
|
"rimming",
|
|
"skirting",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"commanding",
|
|
"dominating",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"looking down (on)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"movie superheroes who are ever ready to face danger without blinking an eye"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bearding",
|
|
"braving",
|
|
"brazening",
|
|
"breasting",
|
|
"confronting",
|
|
"daring",
|
|
"defying",
|
|
"outbraving",
|
|
"outfacing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"facing up (to)",
|
|
"fronting",
|
|
"affronting",
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"encountering",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"accosting",
|
|
"approaching",
|
|
"cornering",
|
|
"repelling",
|
|
"resisting",
|
|
"standing",
|
|
"withstanding",
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"contending (with)",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"squaring (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoiding",
|
|
"eschewing",
|
|
"shunning",
|
|
"eluding",
|
|
"escaping",
|
|
"evading",
|
|
"shaking"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dodging",
|
|
"ducking",
|
|
"funking",
|
|
"shirking",
|
|
"sidestepping"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cover with something that protects":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we decided to face our old frame house with aluminum siding"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cladding",
|
|
"sheathing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appareling",
|
|
"apparelling",
|
|
"arraying",
|
|
"clothing",
|
|
"dressing",
|
|
"garbing",
|
|
"robing",
|
|
"siding",
|
|
"skinning",
|
|
"embosoming",
|
|
"embowering",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"encasing",
|
|
"enclosing",
|
|
"inclosing",
|
|
"encompassing",
|
|
"enshrouding",
|
|
"enveloping",
|
|
"enwrapping",
|
|
"investing",
|
|
"lapping",
|
|
"mantling",
|
|
"shrouding",
|
|
"surrounding",
|
|
"swathing",
|
|
"veiling",
|
|
"wrapping",
|
|
"blanketing",
|
|
"overlaying",
|
|
"overspreading"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"baring",
|
|
"denuding",
|
|
"exposing",
|
|
"stripping",
|
|
"unswathing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to enter into contest or conflict with":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the Boston Red Sox were eager to face their traditional rivals, the Yankees, in the play-offs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"encountering",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"taking on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"emulating",
|
|
"rivaling",
|
|
"rivalling",
|
|
"contending",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"opposing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"eluding",
|
|
"escaping",
|
|
"evading",
|
|
"retreating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"facilitative":{
|
|
"providing service or assistance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"managerial attitudes and practices that have proven to be highly facilitative of increased worker productivity"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conducive",
|
|
"helpful",
|
|
"useful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advantageous",
|
|
"beneficial",
|
|
"efficacious",
|
|
"favorable",
|
|
"productive",
|
|
"profitable",
|
|
"salutary",
|
|
"accommodating",
|
|
"obliging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ineffective",
|
|
"ineffectual",
|
|
"adverse",
|
|
"disadvantageous",
|
|
"inconvenient",
|
|
"profitless",
|
|
"unfavorable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unhelpful",
|
|
"useless"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tending to promote or assist the development of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a well-equipped laboratory facilitative to research"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conducive"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advantageous",
|
|
"beneficial",
|
|
"favorable",
|
|
"helpful",
|
|
"profitable",
|
|
"propitious",
|
|
"salutary"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"damaging",
|
|
"deleterious",
|
|
"disadvantageous",
|
|
"harmful",
|
|
"injurious",
|
|
"unfavorable",
|
|
"unhelpful"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"facsimile":{
|
|
"something or someone that strongly resembles another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the family resemblance is so strong that the boy is virtually a pint-size facsimile of his father"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alter ego",
|
|
"carbon",
|
|
"carbon copy",
|
|
"clone",
|
|
"counterpart",
|
|
"doppelg\u00e4nger",
|
|
"doppelganger",
|
|
"double",
|
|
"duplicate",
|
|
"duplication",
|
|
"fetch",
|
|
"image",
|
|
"likeness",
|
|
"look-alike",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"mirror image",
|
|
"picture",
|
|
"replica",
|
|
"ringer",
|
|
"spit",
|
|
"spitting image",
|
|
"twin"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"Chinese copy",
|
|
"effigy",
|
|
"portrait",
|
|
"portrayal",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"equivalent",
|
|
"analogue",
|
|
"analog",
|
|
"parallel"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antithesis",
|
|
"converse",
|
|
"opposite",
|
|
"reverse"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that is made to look exactly like something else":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this is not an antique copy of the Declaration of Independence but a modern facsimile"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carbon",
|
|
"carbon copy",
|
|
"clone",
|
|
"copy",
|
|
"dummy",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"duplicate",
|
|
"duplication",
|
|
"imitation",
|
|
"mock",
|
|
"reduplication",
|
|
"replica",
|
|
"replication",
|
|
"reproduction"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"counterfeit",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"forgery",
|
|
"knockoff",
|
|
"phony",
|
|
"phoney",
|
|
"rip-off",
|
|
"rubber stamp",
|
|
"sham",
|
|
"miniature",
|
|
"mock-up",
|
|
"simulation",
|
|
"reconstruction",
|
|
"re-creation",
|
|
"image",
|
|
"likeness",
|
|
"semblance",
|
|
"shadow",
|
|
"impression",
|
|
"imprint",
|
|
"print",
|
|
"approximation",
|
|
"reincarnation",
|
|
"version",
|
|
"extra",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"spare"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"archetype",
|
|
"original",
|
|
"prototype"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"factor (in or into or out)":{
|
|
"as in allow (for) , figure in":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allow (for)",
|
|
"deduct",
|
|
"figure in",
|
|
"calibrate",
|
|
"gauge",
|
|
"gage",
|
|
"measure",
|
|
"scale",
|
|
"figure out",
|
|
"solve (for)",
|
|
"calculate",
|
|
"cipher",
|
|
"compute",
|
|
"figure",
|
|
"reckon",
|
|
"work out",
|
|
"quantify",
|
|
"quantitate",
|
|
"count",
|
|
"itemize",
|
|
"number",
|
|
"add up",
|
|
"average",
|
|
"sum",
|
|
"tally",
|
|
"total",
|
|
"totalize",
|
|
"add",
|
|
"divide",
|
|
"multiply",
|
|
"subtract",
|
|
"appraise",
|
|
"assess",
|
|
"estimate",
|
|
"evaluate",
|
|
"rate",
|
|
"value",
|
|
"recalculate",
|
|
"recompute",
|
|
"refigure"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"facings":{
|
|
"as in covers , coverings":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coverings",
|
|
"covers",
|
|
"facades",
|
|
"fa\u00e7ades",
|
|
"fronts",
|
|
"tops",
|
|
"appearances",
|
|
"disguises",
|
|
"guises",
|
|
"masks",
|
|
"semblances",
|
|
"shows",
|
|
"exteriors",
|
|
"faces",
|
|
"outsides",
|
|
"shells",
|
|
"skins",
|
|
"surfaces",
|
|
"veneers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"insides",
|
|
"interiors"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"factualness":{
|
|
"as in factuality , correctness":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accuracy",
|
|
"actuality",
|
|
"correctness",
|
|
"factuality",
|
|
"genuineness",
|
|
"truth",
|
|
"verity",
|
|
"credibility",
|
|
"honesty",
|
|
"trustworthiness",
|
|
"truthfulness",
|
|
"veracity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"erroneousness",
|
|
"fallaciousness",
|
|
"fallacy",
|
|
"falsehood",
|
|
"falseness",
|
|
"falsity",
|
|
"untruth",
|
|
"speciousness",
|
|
"spuriousness",
|
|
"deception",
|
|
"deceptiveness",
|
|
"delusion"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"factoring (in or into)":{
|
|
"to give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allowing (for)",
|
|
"considering",
|
|
"providing (for)",
|
|
"regarding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodating",
|
|
"adapting",
|
|
"adjusting",
|
|
"conditioning",
|
|
"anticipating",
|
|
"contemplating",
|
|
"envisaging",
|
|
"expecting",
|
|
"foreseeing",
|
|
"assuming",
|
|
"presuming",
|
|
"presupposing",
|
|
"planning",
|
|
"calculating",
|
|
"facing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"factoring (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discounting",
|
|
"disregarding"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"faces off":{
|
|
"to engage in a contest":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"eager to face off with her longtime tennis rival"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battles",
|
|
"competes",
|
|
"contends",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"races",
|
|
"rivals",
|
|
"vies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
"engages",
|
|
"plays",
|
|
"jockeys",
|
|
"jostles",
|
|
"maneuvers",
|
|
"goes out",
|
|
"tries out",
|
|
"trains",
|
|
"works"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"factor (out)":{
|
|
"as in discount , disregard":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"discount",
|
|
"disregard"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"allow (for)",
|
|
"consider",
|
|
"factor (in or into)",
|
|
"provide (for)",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"accommodate",
|
|
"adapt",
|
|
"adjust",
|
|
"condition",
|
|
"anticipate",
|
|
"contemplate",
|
|
"envisage",
|
|
"expect",
|
|
"foresee"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"facade":{
|
|
"a forward part or surface":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"all of the stores in the mall have facades that are in keeping with the style of a 19th-century American village"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"face",
|
|
"forehead",
|
|
"forepart",
|
|
"front"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"outside",
|
|
"skin",
|
|
"surface",
|
|
"veneer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"innards",
|
|
"inside",
|
|
"interior"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"back",
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"rear",
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"rearward",
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"reverse"
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]
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},
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"a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive":{
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"examples":[
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"his interest in acting is just a facade \u2014he joined the drama club to meet girls"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
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"act",
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"airs",
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"charade",
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"disguise",
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"front",
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"guise",
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"masquerade",
|
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"playacting",
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"pose",
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"pretense",
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"pretence",
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"put-on",
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"semblance",
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"show"
|
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
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"impersonation",
|
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"performance",
|
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"portrayal",
|
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"image",
|
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"persona",
|
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"appearance",
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"color",
|
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"gloss",
|
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"camouflage",
|
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"cloak",
|
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"affectation",
|
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"deceit",
|
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"deception",
|
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"dissembling",
|
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"dissimulation",
|
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"double-dealing",
|
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"duplicity",
|
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"fakery",
|
|
"fraud",
|
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"guile",
|
|
"betrayal",
|
|
"double cross",
|
|
"faithlessness",
|
|
"falseness",
|
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"falsity",
|
|
"infidelity",
|
|
"perfidy",
|
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"treachery",
|
|
"treason",
|
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"unfaithfulness",
|
|
"excuse",
|
|
"pretext"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bluntness",
|
|
"candidness",
|
|
"candor",
|
|
"directness",
|
|
"forthrightness",
|
|
"frankness",
|
|
"openheartedness",
|
|
"outspokenness",
|
|
"plainspokenness",
|
|
"sincerity",
|
|
"straightforwardness",
|
|
"artlessness",
|
|
"genuineness",
|
|
"na\u00efvet\u00e9",
|
|
"naivete",
|
|
"naivet\u00e9"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a deceptively attractive external appearance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the company's facade of success collapsed when it was revealed that its financial officers had been cooking the books for years"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gloss",
|
|
"veneer",
|
|
"window dressing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cotton candy",
|
|
"fluff",
|
|
"tinsel",
|
|
"fig leaf",
|
|
"charade",
|
|
"front",
|
|
"guise",
|
|
"masquerade",
|
|
"pose",
|
|
"semblance",
|
|
"show"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"factious":{
|
|
"as in cohesionless":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cohesionless",
|
|
"balkanized",
|
|
"fractionalized",
|
|
"fractionated",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"split"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"unanimous",
|
|
"undivided",
|
|
"united"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"face values":{
|
|
"the monetary figure that is printed or shown on something (such as a coin or bill)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We paid $100 for tickets that had a face value of $50."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"list prices",
|
|
"unit prices",
|
|
"valuations",
|
|
"values",
|
|
"worths",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"costs",
|
|
"fees",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"prices",
|
|
"rates",
|
|
"appraisals",
|
|
"assessments",
|
|
"estimates",
|
|
"estimations",
|
|
"evaluations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |