2185 lines
43 KiB
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2185 lines
43 KiB
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{
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"old guard":{
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"the usually older members of an organization (such as a political party) who do not want or like change":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"She's not popular with the old guard ."
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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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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"old-time":{
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"pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time":{
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"examples":[
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"an old-time song that took the long-married couple back to when they were first dating"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"antique",
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"old-fashioned",
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"old-school",
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"old-timey",
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"old-world",
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"oldfangled",
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"quaint",
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"retro",
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"retrograde",
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"vintage"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"antiquated",
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"moldy",
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"obsolete",
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"rinky-dink",
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"historic",
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"historical",
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"olden",
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"traditional",
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"old hat",
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"outdated",
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"outmoded",
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"out-of-date",
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"outworn",
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"pass\u00e9",
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"superannuated",
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"dated",
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"fusty",
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"moth-eaten",
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"musty",
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"stodgy",
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"aged",
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"age-old",
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"ancient",
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"antediluvian",
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"atavistic",
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"fossilized",
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"hoary",
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"venerable",
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"bygone",
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"erstwhile",
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"former",
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"late",
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"past",
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"forgotten",
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"remote",
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"ageless",
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"dateless",
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"timeless",
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"anachronistic",
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"anachronic",
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"anachronous"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"fresh",
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"new",
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"chic",
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"designer",
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"fashionable",
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"smart",
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"stylish",
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"modernized",
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"refurbished",
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"remodeled",
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"renewed",
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"updated",
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"last",
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"latest",
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"futuristic",
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"high-tech",
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"hi-tech",
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"latter-day",
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"nontraditional",
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"recent"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"contemporary",
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"current",
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"hot",
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"mod",
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"modern",
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"modernist",
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"modernistic",
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"new age",
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"newfangled",
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"new-fashioned",
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"present-day",
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"red-hot",
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"space-age",
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"state-of-the-art",
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"ultramodern",
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"up-to-date"
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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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"oldster":{
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"a person of advanced years":{
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"examples":[
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"a family film that will appeal to youngsters and oldsters alike"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ancient",
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"elder",
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"geriatric",
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"golden-ager",
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"old-timer",
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"senior",
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"senior citizen"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"gaffer",
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"graybeard",
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"patriarch",
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"whitebeard",
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"beldam",
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"beldame",
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"dowager",
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"grandam",
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"grandame",
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"adult",
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"grown-up",
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"dotard"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"adolescent",
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"minor",
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"child",
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"cub",
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"juvenile",
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"kid",
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"kiddie",
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"kiddy"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"youngster",
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"youth"
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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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"older":{
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"being of advanced years and especially past middle age":{
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"examples":[
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"an older woman was the chief librarian for the town"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aged",
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"aging",
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"ageing",
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"ancient",
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"elderly",
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"geriatric",
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"long-lived",
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"old",
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"over-the-hill",
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"senescent",
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"senior",
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"unyoung"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"centenarian",
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"nonagenarian",
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"octogenarian",
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"septuagenarian",
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"sexagenarian",
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"oldish",
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"adult",
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"grown-up",
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"mature",
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"middle-aged",
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"pensioned",
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"retired",
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"superannuated",
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"matriarchal",
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"patriarchal",
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"venerable",
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"anile",
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"decrepit",
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"doddering",
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"senile",
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"spavined",
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"tottery",
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"overage",
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"overaged"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"ageless",
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"youngish",
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"adolescent",
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"immature",
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"juvenile",
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"preteen",
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"puerile",
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"minor",
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"underage",
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"callow",
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"green",
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"inexperienced",
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"raw",
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"babyish",
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"childish",
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"childlike",
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"infantile",
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"infantine",
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"kiddish"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"young",
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"youthful"
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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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"old hands":{
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"a person with long experience in a specified area":{
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"examples":[
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"with 25 years on the job, Vinnie was the old hand everyone went to with their problems"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"doyens",
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"old-timers",
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"stagers",
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"veterans",
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"vets",
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"warhorses"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"doyennes",
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"adepts",
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"dab hands",
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"experts",
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"gurus",
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"hands",
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"masters",
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"mavens",
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"mavins",
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"past masters",
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"professionals",
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"pros"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"apprentices",
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"cubs",
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"boots",
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"novitiates",
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"amateurs",
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"dilettantes",
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"dilettanti",
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"learners",
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"students",
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"trainees",
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"candidates",
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"entrants",
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"probationers"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"beginners",
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"colts",
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"fledglings",
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"freshmen",
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"greenhorns",
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"neophytes",
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"newbies",
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"newcomers",
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"novices",
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"recruits",
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"rookies",
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"tenderfeet",
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"tenderfoots",
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"tyros"
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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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"old hand":{
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"a person with long experience in a specified area":{
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"examples":[
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"with 25 years on the job, Vinnie was the old hand everyone went to with their problems"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"doyen",
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"old-timer",
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"stager",
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"vet",
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"veteran",
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"warhorse"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"doyenne",
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"adept",
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"dab hand",
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"expert",
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"guru",
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"hand",
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"master",
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"maven",
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"mavin",
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"past master",
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"pro",
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"professional"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"apprentice",
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"cub",
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"boot",
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"novitiate",
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"amateur",
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"dilettante",
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"learner",
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"student",
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"trainee",
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"candidate",
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"entrant",
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"probationer"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"beginner",
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"colt",
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"fledgling",
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"freshman",
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"greenhorn",
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"neophyte",
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"newbie",
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"newcomer",
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"novice",
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"recruit",
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"rookie",
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"tenderfoot",
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"tyro"
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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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"old-timer":{
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"a person of advanced years":{
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"examples":[
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"a group of old-timers playing shuffleboard"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ancient",
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"elder",
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"geriatric",
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"golden-ager",
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"oldster",
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"senior",
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"senior citizen"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"gaffer",
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"graybeard",
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"patriarch",
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"whitebeard",
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"beldam",
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"beldame",
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"dowager",
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"grandam",
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"grandame",
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"adult",
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"grown-up",
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"dotard"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"adolescent",
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"minor",
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"child",
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"cub",
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"juvenile",
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"kid",
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"kiddie",
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"kiddy"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"youngster",
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"youth"
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]
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},
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"a person with long experience in a specified area":{
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"examples":[
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"old-timers in the fishing industry couldn't remember a time when catches were so low"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"doyen",
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"old hand",
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"stager",
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"vet",
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"veteran",
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"warhorse"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"doyenne",
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"adept",
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"dab hand",
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"expert",
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"guru",
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"hand",
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"master",
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"maven",
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"mavin",
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"past master",
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"pro",
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"professional"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"apprentice",
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"cub",
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"boot",
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"novitiate",
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"amateur",
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"dilettante",
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"learner",
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"student",
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"trainee",
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"candidate",
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"entrant",
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"probationer"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"beginner",
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"colt",
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"fledgling",
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"freshman",
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"greenhorn",
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"neophyte",
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"newbie",
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"newcomer",
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"novice",
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"recruit",
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"rookie",
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"tenderfoot",
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"tyro"
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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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"old maids":{
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"as in prigs , fuddy-duddies":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"fuddy-duddies",
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"prigs",
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"spoilsports",
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"stuffed shirts",
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"bluenoses",
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"moralists",
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"Mrs. Grundys",
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"nice nellies",
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"prudes",
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"puritans",
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"wowsers",
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"moralizers",
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"goody-goodies"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"libertarians",
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"libertines",
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"misbehavers",
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"immoralists"
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],
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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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"old":{
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"being of advanced years and especially past middle age":{
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"examples":[
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"every day the old fisherman set out in his small boat to brave the dangers of the sea"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aged",
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"aging",
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"ageing",
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"ancient",
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"elderly",
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"geriatric",
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"long-lived",
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"older",
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"over-the-hill",
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"senescent",
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"senior",
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"unyoung"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"centenarian",
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"nonagenarian",
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"octogenarian",
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"septuagenarian",
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"sexagenarian",
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"oldish",
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"adult",
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"grown-up",
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"mature",
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"middle-aged",
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"pensioned",
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"retired",
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"superannuated",
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"matriarchal",
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"patriarchal",
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"venerable",
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"anile",
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"decrepit",
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"doddering",
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"senile",
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"spavined",
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"tottery",
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"overage",
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"overaged"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"ageless",
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"youngish",
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"adolescent",
|
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"immature",
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"juvenile",
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"preteen",
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"puerile",
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"minor",
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"underage",
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"callow",
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"green",
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"inexperienced",
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"raw",
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"babyish",
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"childish",
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"childlike",
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"infantile",
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"infantine",
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"kiddish"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"young",
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"youthful"
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]
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},
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"dating or surviving from the distant past":{
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"examples":[
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"an extremely old piece of jewelry was discovered in the Egyptian ruins"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"age-old",
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"aged",
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"ancient",
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"antediluvian",
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"antique",
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"dateless",
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"hoar",
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"hoary",
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"immemorial",
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"venerable"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"aging",
|
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"ageing",
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"mature",
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"antiquated",
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"archaic",
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"archaistic",
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"dated",
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"fusty",
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"geriatric",
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"medieval",
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"mediaeval",
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"moldy",
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"Noachian",
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"obsolete",
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"outmoded",
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"out-of-date",
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"pass\u00e9",
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"old-fashioned",
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"old-time",
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"old-world",
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"retro",
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"vintage",
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"durable",
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"enduring",
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"lasting",
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"long-lived",
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"permanent",
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"ageless",
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"hallowed",
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"time-honored",
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"timeless",
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"time-tested",
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"timeworn",
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"traditional",
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"tried",
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"tried-and-true",
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"classic",
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"classical",
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"prehistoric",
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"prehistorical",
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"primeval",
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"primordial"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"fresh",
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"vernal",
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"young",
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"youthful",
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"contemporary",
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"current",
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"latest",
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"mod",
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"novel",
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"present-day",
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"ultramodern",
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"untested",
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"untried",
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"brand-new",
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"unused",
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"unworn"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"modern",
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"new",
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"recent"
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]
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},
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"having been such at some previous time":{
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"examples":[
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"I ran into my old fourth-grade teacher yesterday"
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],
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"erstwhile",
|
|
"former",
|
|
"late",
|
|
"once",
|
|
"onetime",
|
|
"other",
|
|
"past",
|
|
"quondam",
|
|
"sometime",
|
|
"whilom"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bygone",
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"defunct",
|
|
"departed",
|
|
"expired",
|
|
"extinct",
|
|
"gone",
|
|
"long-ago",
|
|
"vanished"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contemporary",
|
|
"current",
|
|
"extant",
|
|
"ongoing",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"present-day",
|
|
"coming",
|
|
"future",
|
|
"prospective",
|
|
"unborn"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"even the most stirring speeches start to get old after you've heard them a few times"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arid",
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"colorless",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"drudging",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"dusty",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"ho-hum",
|
|
"humdrum",
|
|
"jading",
|
|
"jejune",
|
|
"leaden",
|
|
"mind-numbing",
|
|
"monochromatic",
|
|
"monotonous",
|
|
"numbing",
|
|
"pedestrian",
|
|
"ponderous",
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"stale",
|
|
"stodgy",
|
|
"stuffy",
|
|
"stupid",
|
|
"tame",
|
|
"tedious",
|
|
"tiresome",
|
|
"tiring",
|
|
"uninteresting",
|
|
"wearisome",
|
|
"weary",
|
|
"wearying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aseptic",
|
|
"barren",
|
|
"blah",
|
|
"dullish",
|
|
"pleasureless",
|
|
"prosaic",
|
|
"prosy",
|
|
"soggy",
|
|
"spiritless",
|
|
"blank",
|
|
"earthbound",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"inanimate",
|
|
"pallid",
|
|
"pedantic",
|
|
"sterile",
|
|
"suspenseless",
|
|
"undramatic",
|
|
"uneventful",
|
|
"unexciting",
|
|
"unimaginative",
|
|
"uninspiring",
|
|
"unnewsworthy",
|
|
"unrewarding",
|
|
"unsensational",
|
|
"unspectacular",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"bothersome",
|
|
"irksome",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"longsome",
|
|
"palling",
|
|
"draining",
|
|
"enervating",
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
"fatiguing",
|
|
"wearing",
|
|
"debilitating",
|
|
"enfeebling",
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dispiriting",
|
|
"common",
|
|
"commonplace",
|
|
"ordinary",
|
|
"tepid",
|
|
"unexceptional",
|
|
"unsurprising",
|
|
"vapid",
|
|
"cumbersome",
|
|
"lumbering",
|
|
"plodding",
|
|
"poky",
|
|
"pokey"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"amazing",
|
|
"astonishing",
|
|
"astounding",
|
|
"awesome",
|
|
"eye-opening",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"sensational",
|
|
"spectacular",
|
|
"surprising",
|
|
"wonderful",
|
|
"wondrous",
|
|
"animating",
|
|
"breathtaking",
|
|
"electrifying",
|
|
"energizing",
|
|
"enlivening",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"galvanizing",
|
|
"hair-raising",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"invigorating",
|
|
"rip-roaring",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"thrilling",
|
|
"amusing",
|
|
"diverting",
|
|
"entertaining",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"poignant",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"alluring",
|
|
"attracting",
|
|
"attractive",
|
|
"beguiling",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"enthralling",
|
|
"entrancing",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"mesmerizing",
|
|
"spellbinding",
|
|
"suspenseful",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"provocative",
|
|
"tantalizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"engrossing",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"interesting",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"riveting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in antiquity , yore":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"antiquity",
|
|
"yore",
|
|
"yesterday",
|
|
"yesteryear",
|
|
"moment",
|
|
"now",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"today",
|
|
"past"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"by-and-by",
|
|
"future",
|
|
"futurity",
|
|
"hereafter",
|
|
"offing",
|
|
"tomorrow",
|
|
"eventuality",
|
|
"finality",
|
|
"posterity"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"old wives' tale":{
|
|
"a false idea or belief":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the belief that going outside with wet hair will cause you to catch cold is just an old wives' tale"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"delusion",
|
|
"error",
|
|
"fallacy",
|
|
"falsehood",
|
|
"falsity",
|
|
"hallucination",
|
|
"illusion",
|
|
"misbelief",
|
|
"misconception",
|
|
"myth",
|
|
"untruth"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"factoid",
|
|
"superstition",
|
|
"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":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"truth",
|
|
"verity"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"old man":{
|
|
"a male human parent":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'll ask my old man if he's up for a round of golf this weekend"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dad",
|
|
"daddy",
|
|
"father",
|
|
"pa",
|
|
"papa",
|
|
"poppa",
|
|
"pater",
|
|
"pop",
|
|
"sire"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"paterfamilias",
|
|
"patriarch",
|
|
"father figure",
|
|
"father image",
|
|
"stepfather"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the male partner in a marriage":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my old man and I have been together for 10 years now"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hubby",
|
|
"husband",
|
|
"man",
|
|
"mister"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"better half",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"consort",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"partner",
|
|
"significant other",
|
|
"spouse",
|
|
"Mr. Right",
|
|
"soul mate",
|
|
"bridegroom",
|
|
"groom",
|
|
"benedict",
|
|
"widower",
|
|
"househusband"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a male romantic companion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my old man and I have decided to move in together"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beau",
|
|
"boy",
|
|
"boyfriend",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"man",
|
|
"swain"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"admirer",
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"gallant",
|
|
"suitor",
|
|
"wooer",
|
|
"beloved",
|
|
"darling",
|
|
"dear",
|
|
"favorite",
|
|
"flame",
|
|
"honey",
|
|
"love",
|
|
"lover",
|
|
"significant other",
|
|
"soul mate",
|
|
"spark",
|
|
"sparker",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"sweet",
|
|
"sweetheart",
|
|
"sweetie",
|
|
"sweetie pie",
|
|
"valentine",
|
|
"fancy man",
|
|
"gigolo",
|
|
"date",
|
|
"escort",
|
|
"groom",
|
|
"husband",
|
|
"fianc\u00e9",
|
|
"intended"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"olden":{
|
|
"as in traditional , historic":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"historic",
|
|
"historical",
|
|
"traditional",
|
|
"antiquated",
|
|
"moldy",
|
|
"obsolete",
|
|
"rinky-dink",
|
|
"old hat",
|
|
"outdated",
|
|
"outmoded",
|
|
"out-of-date",
|
|
"outworn",
|
|
"pass\u00e9",
|
|
"superannuated",
|
|
"antique",
|
|
"oldfangled",
|
|
"old-fashioned",
|
|
"old-school",
|
|
"old-time",
|
|
"old-timey",
|
|
"old-world",
|
|
"quaint",
|
|
"retro",
|
|
"retrograde",
|
|
"vintage",
|
|
"dated",
|
|
"fusty",
|
|
"moth-eaten",
|
|
"musty",
|
|
"stodgy",
|
|
"aged",
|
|
"age-old",
|
|
"ancient",
|
|
"antediluvian",
|
|
"atavistic",
|
|
"fossilized",
|
|
"hoary",
|
|
"venerable",
|
|
"bygone",
|
|
"erstwhile",
|
|
"former",
|
|
"late",
|
|
"past",
|
|
"forgotten",
|
|
"remote",
|
|
"ageless",
|
|
"dateless",
|
|
"timeless"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contemporary",
|
|
"current",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"mod",
|
|
"modern",
|
|
"modernist",
|
|
"modernistic",
|
|
"new age",
|
|
"newfangled",
|
|
"new-fashioned",
|
|
"present-day",
|
|
"red-hot",
|
|
"space-age",
|
|
"state-of-the-art",
|
|
"ultramodern",
|
|
"up-to-date",
|
|
"fresh",
|
|
"new",
|
|
"chic",
|
|
"designer",
|
|
"fashionable",
|
|
"smart",
|
|
"stylish",
|
|
"modernized",
|
|
"refurbished",
|
|
"remodeled",
|
|
"renewed",
|
|
"updated",
|
|
"last",
|
|
"latest",
|
|
"futuristic",
|
|
"high-tech",
|
|
"hi-tech",
|
|
"latter-day",
|
|
"nontraditional",
|
|
"recent"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"old maid":{
|
|
"as in prig , fuddy-duddy":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fuddy-duddy",
|
|
"prig",
|
|
"spoilsport",
|
|
"stuffed shirt",
|
|
"bluenose",
|
|
"moralist",
|
|
"Mrs. Grundy",
|
|
"nice nelly",
|
|
"prude",
|
|
"puritan",
|
|
"wowser",
|
|
"moralizer",
|
|
"goody-goody",
|
|
"Goody Two-shoes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"libertarian",
|
|
"libertine",
|
|
"misbehaver",
|
|
"immoralist"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"old-fashionedness":{
|
|
"as in obsolescence , obsoleteness":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"antiquation",
|
|
"datedness",
|
|
"obsolescence",
|
|
"obsoleteness",
|
|
"age",
|
|
"agedness",
|
|
"ancientness",
|
|
"antiquity",
|
|
"hoariness",
|
|
"fustiness",
|
|
"agelessness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"newness",
|
|
"currency",
|
|
"currentness",
|
|
"freshness",
|
|
"modernity",
|
|
"modernness",
|
|
"novelty",
|
|
"recentness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"old-maidish":{
|
|
"hard to please":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an old-maidish teacher who required that every essay be written in very formal English"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"choosy",
|
|
"choosey",
|
|
"dainty",
|
|
"delicate",
|
|
"demanding",
|
|
"exacting",
|
|
"fastidious",
|
|
"finical",
|
|
"finicking",
|
|
"finicky",
|
|
"fussbudgety",
|
|
"fussy",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"particular",
|
|
"pernickety",
|
|
"persnickety",
|
|
"picky"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hyperfastidious",
|
|
"overdemanding",
|
|
"ultrafastidious",
|
|
"discerning",
|
|
"discriminating",
|
|
"selective",
|
|
"insightful",
|
|
"knowledgeable",
|
|
"captious",
|
|
"carping",
|
|
"caviling",
|
|
"cavilling",
|
|
"critical",
|
|
"faultfinding",
|
|
"hypercritical",
|
|
"overcritical",
|
|
"careful",
|
|
"meticulous",
|
|
"painstaking",
|
|
"punctilious",
|
|
"scrupulous",
|
|
"queasy",
|
|
"queazy",
|
|
"squeamish",
|
|
"peevish",
|
|
"petulant",
|
|
"prickly",
|
|
"touchy",
|
|
"niminy-piminy",
|
|
"prim",
|
|
"prissy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"breezy",
|
|
"carefree",
|
|
"devil-may-care",
|
|
"happy-go-lucky",
|
|
"lackadaisical",
|
|
"laid-back",
|
|
"low-pressure",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"flexible",
|
|
"lax",
|
|
"loose",
|
|
"lenient",
|
|
"permissive",
|
|
"uncritical",
|
|
"indiscriminating",
|
|
"undiscriminating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"undemanding",
|
|
"unfastidious",
|
|
"unfussy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"olds":{
|
|
"as in antiquities , yores":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"antiquities",
|
|
"yores",
|
|
"yesterdays",
|
|
"yesteryears",
|
|
"moments",
|
|
"nows",
|
|
"presents",
|
|
"todays",
|
|
"pasts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"by-and-bys",
|
|
"futures",
|
|
"futurities",
|
|
"hereafters",
|
|
"offings",
|
|
"tomorrows",
|
|
"eventualities",
|
|
"finalities",
|
|
"posterities"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"oldfangled":{
|
|
"pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"those big solid-iron phones are an oldfangled reminder of the time when you had to rent a phone from the telephone company"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"antique",
|
|
"old-fashioned",
|
|
"old-school",
|
|
"old-time",
|
|
"old-timey",
|
|
"old-world",
|
|
"quaint",
|
|
"retro",
|
|
"retrograde",
|
|
"vintage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"antiquated",
|
|
"moldy",
|
|
"obsolete",
|
|
"rinky-dink",
|
|
"historic",
|
|
"historical",
|
|
"olden",
|
|
"traditional",
|
|
"old hat",
|
|
"outdated",
|
|
"outmoded",
|
|
"out-of-date",
|
|
"outworn",
|
|
"pass\u00e9",
|
|
"superannuated",
|
|
"dated",
|
|
"fusty",
|
|
"moth-eaten",
|
|
"musty",
|
|
"stodgy",
|
|
"aged",
|
|
"age-old",
|
|
"ancient",
|
|
"antediluvian",
|
|
"atavistic",
|
|
"fossilized",
|
|
"hoary",
|
|
"venerable",
|
|
"bygone",
|
|
"erstwhile",
|
|
"former",
|
|
"late",
|
|
"past",
|
|
"forgotten",
|
|
"remote",
|
|
"ageless",
|
|
"dateless",
|
|
"timeless",
|
|
"anachronistic",
|
|
"anachronic",
|
|
"anachronous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fresh",
|
|
"new",
|
|
"chic",
|
|
"designer",
|
|
"fashionable",
|
|
"smart",
|
|
"stylish",
|
|
"modernized",
|
|
"refurbished",
|
|
"remodeled",
|
|
"renewed",
|
|
"updated",
|
|
"last",
|
|
"latest",
|
|
"futuristic",
|
|
"high-tech",
|
|
"hi-tech",
|
|
"latter-day",
|
|
"nontraditional",
|
|
"recent"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"contemporary",
|
|
"current",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"mod",
|
|
"modern",
|
|
"modernist",
|
|
"modernistic",
|
|
"new age",
|
|
"newfangled",
|
|
"new-fashioned",
|
|
"present-day",
|
|
"red-hot",
|
|
"space-age",
|
|
"state-of-the-art",
|
|
"ultramodern",
|
|
"up-to-date"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"old guards":{
|
|
"the usually older members of an organization (such as a political party) who do not want or like change":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She's not popular with the old guard ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"establishments",
|
|
"big leagues",
|
|
"bigs",
|
|
"big times",
|
|
"major leagues"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"old ladies":{
|
|
"a female human parent":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the story is that my old lady wanted to name me \"Cecil,\" but the old man prevailed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"mamas",
|
|
"mammas",
|
|
"mommas",
|
|
"mammies",
|
|
"mas",
|
|
"maters",
|
|
"mommies",
|
|
"moms",
|
|
"mothers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"materfamiliases",
|
|
"matriarchs",
|
|
"matrons",
|
|
"stepmothers",
|
|
"supermoms",
|
|
"superwomen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the female partner in a marriage":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he jokingly commented that he'd love to buy a sports car, but his old lady would throw a fit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"helpmates",
|
|
"helpmeets",
|
|
"ladies",
|
|
"madams",
|
|
"Mesdames",
|
|
"missuses",
|
|
"missises",
|
|
"wifeys",
|
|
"wives",
|
|
"women"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brides",
|
|
"better halves",
|
|
"companions",
|
|
"consorts",
|
|
"mates",
|
|
"partners",
|
|
"significant others",
|
|
"soul mates",
|
|
"spouses",
|
|
"dowagers",
|
|
"matrons",
|
|
"hausfraus",
|
|
"homemakers",
|
|
"housekeepers",
|
|
"housewives",
|
|
"stay-at-homes",
|
|
"widows"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a female romantic companion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if he ever tried stepping out on her, his old lady would fill him with buckshot"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gals",
|
|
"gills",
|
|
"girlfriends",
|
|
"girls",
|
|
"inamoratas",
|
|
"ladies",
|
|
"ladyloves",
|
|
"women"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mistresses",
|
|
"molls",
|
|
"beloveds",
|
|
"darlings",
|
|
"dears",
|
|
"favorites",
|
|
"flames",
|
|
"honeys",
|
|
"lovers",
|
|
"loves",
|
|
"significant others",
|
|
"sweethearts",
|
|
"sweets",
|
|
"valentines"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"old-fashioned":{
|
|
"pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an elegant, old-fashioned bun that was held in place with pearl hairpins"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"antique",
|
|
"oldfangled",
|
|
"old-school",
|
|
"old-time",
|
|
"old-timey",
|
|
"old-world",
|
|
"quaint",
|
|
"retro",
|
|
"retrograde",
|
|
"vintage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"antiquated",
|
|
"moldy",
|
|
"obsolete",
|
|
"rinky-dink",
|
|
"historic",
|
|
"historical",
|
|
"olden",
|
|
"traditional",
|
|
"old hat",
|
|
"outdated",
|
|
"outmoded",
|
|
"out-of-date",
|
|
"outworn",
|
|
"pass\u00e9",
|
|
"superannuated",
|
|
"dated",
|
|
"fusty",
|
|
"moth-eaten",
|
|
"musty",
|
|
"stodgy",
|
|
"aged",
|
|
"age-old",
|
|
"ancient",
|
|
"antediluvian",
|
|
"atavistic",
|
|
"fossilized",
|
|
"hoary",
|
|
"venerable",
|
|
"bygone",
|
|
"erstwhile",
|
|
"former",
|
|
"late",
|
|
"past",
|
|
"forgotten",
|
|
"remote",
|
|
"ageless",
|
|
"dateless",
|
|
"timeless",
|
|
"anachronistic",
|
|
"anachronic",
|
|
"anachronous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fresh",
|
|
"new",
|
|
"chic",
|
|
"designer",
|
|
"fashionable",
|
|
"smart",
|
|
"stylish",
|
|
"modernized",
|
|
"refurbished",
|
|
"remodeled",
|
|
"renewed",
|
|
"updated",
|
|
"last",
|
|
"latest",
|
|
"futuristic",
|
|
"high-tech",
|
|
"hi-tech",
|
|
"latter-day",
|
|
"nontraditional",
|
|
"recent"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"contemporary",
|
|
"current",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"mod",
|
|
"modern",
|
|
"modernist",
|
|
"modernistic",
|
|
"new age",
|
|
"newfangled",
|
|
"new-fashioned",
|
|
"present-day",
|
|
"red-hot",
|
|
"space-age",
|
|
"state-of-the-art",
|
|
"ultramodern",
|
|
"up-to-date"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm so old-fashioned that I actually think people should use standard grammar and punctuation when composing e-mails"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"archconservative",
|
|
"brassbound",
|
|
"button-down",
|
|
"buttoned-down",
|
|
"conservative",
|
|
"die-hard",
|
|
"hidebound",
|
|
"mossbacked",
|
|
"old-line",
|
|
"old-school",
|
|
"orthodox",
|
|
"paleoconservative",
|
|
"reactionary",
|
|
"standpat",
|
|
"traditional",
|
|
"traditionalistic",
|
|
"ultraconservative",
|
|
"unprogressive"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conventional",
|
|
"square",
|
|
"devoted",
|
|
"faithful",
|
|
"loyal",
|
|
"staunch",
|
|
"stanch",
|
|
"steadfast",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"true-blue",
|
|
"blimpish",
|
|
"neoconservative",
|
|
"Tory",
|
|
"ultraright",
|
|
"ultrarightist",
|
|
"dowdy",
|
|
"fogyish",
|
|
"fogeyish",
|
|
"fuddy-duddy",
|
|
"ossified",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"stodgy",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"right-wing",
|
|
"antiliberal",
|
|
"antimodern",
|
|
"antiprogressive",
|
|
"antireform",
|
|
"antirevolutionary"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"anticonventional",
|
|
"antiestablishment",
|
|
"antitraditional",
|
|
"extremist",
|
|
"radical",
|
|
"revolutionary",
|
|
"nonconformist",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"contemporary",
|
|
"modern",
|
|
"lefty",
|
|
"radical",
|
|
"ultraleft",
|
|
"ultraleftist",
|
|
"ultraprogressive",
|
|
"ultraradical"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"broad-minded",
|
|
"large-minded",
|
|
"liberal",
|
|
"nonconservative",
|
|
"nonconventional",
|
|
"nonorthodox",
|
|
"nontraditional",
|
|
"open-minded",
|
|
"progressive",
|
|
"unconventional",
|
|
"unorthodox"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"old lady":{
|
|
"a female human parent":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the story is that my old lady wanted to name me \"Cecil,\" but the old man prevailed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ma",
|
|
"mama",
|
|
"mamma",
|
|
"momma",
|
|
"mammy",
|
|
"mater",
|
|
"mom",
|
|
"mommy",
|
|
"mother"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"materfamilias",
|
|
"matriarch",
|
|
"matron",
|
|
"stepmother",
|
|
"supermom",
|
|
"superwoman"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the female partner in a marriage":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he jokingly commented that he'd love to buy a sports car, but his old lady would throw a fit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"helpmate",
|
|
"helpmeet",
|
|
"lady",
|
|
"madam",
|
|
"missus",
|
|
"missis",
|
|
"Mrs.",
|
|
"wife",
|
|
"wifey",
|
|
"woman"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bride",
|
|
"better half",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"consort",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"partner",
|
|
"significant other",
|
|
"soul mate",
|
|
"spouse",
|
|
"dowager",
|
|
"matron",
|
|
"hausfrau",
|
|
"homemaker",
|
|
"housekeeper",
|
|
"housewife",
|
|
"stay-at-home",
|
|
"widow"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a female romantic companion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if he ever tried stepping out on her, his old lady would fill him with buckshot"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gal",
|
|
"gill",
|
|
"girl",
|
|
"girlfriend",
|
|
"inamorata",
|
|
"lady",
|
|
"ladylove",
|
|
"woman"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mistress",
|
|
"moll",
|
|
"beloved",
|
|
"darling",
|
|
"dear",
|
|
"favorite",
|
|
"flame",
|
|
"honey",
|
|
"love",
|
|
"lover",
|
|
"significant other",
|
|
"sweet",
|
|
"sweetheart",
|
|
"valentine"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"old countries":{
|
|
"as in countries , roots":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"Blighties",
|
|
"countries",
|
|
"hometowns",
|
|
"nativities",
|
|
"roots",
|
|
"birthplaces",
|
|
"cradles",
|
|
"homes",
|
|
"mother countries",
|
|
"motherlands"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"Old Nick":{
|
|
"the supreme personification of evil often represented as the ruler of hell":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he gave me a look that would scare Old Nick"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"archfiend",
|
|
"Beelzebub",
|
|
"devil",
|
|
"fiend",
|
|
"Lucifer",
|
|
"Satan",
|
|
"serpent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deuce",
|
|
"dickens",
|
|
"Mephistopheles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"old-world":{
|
|
"pleasantly reminiscent of an earlier time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the theater has been painstakingly restored to its old-world elegance"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"antique",
|
|
"old-fashioned",
|
|
"old-school",
|
|
"old-time",
|
|
"old-timey",
|
|
"oldfangled",
|
|
"quaint",
|
|
"retro",
|
|
"retrograde",
|
|
"vintage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"antiquated",
|
|
"moldy",
|
|
"obsolete",
|
|
"rinky-dink",
|
|
"historic",
|
|
"historical",
|
|
"olden",
|
|
"traditional",
|
|
"old hat",
|
|
"outdated",
|
|
"outmoded",
|
|
"out-of-date",
|
|
"outworn",
|
|
"pass\u00e9",
|
|
"superannuated",
|
|
"dated",
|
|
"fusty",
|
|
"moth-eaten",
|
|
"musty",
|
|
"stodgy",
|
|
"aged",
|
|
"age-old",
|
|
"ancient",
|
|
"antediluvian",
|
|
"atavistic",
|
|
"fossilized",
|
|
"hoary",
|
|
"venerable",
|
|
"bygone",
|
|
"erstwhile",
|
|
"former",
|
|
"late",
|
|
"past",
|
|
"forgotten",
|
|
"remote",
|
|
"ageless",
|
|
"dateless",
|
|
"timeless",
|
|
"anachronistic",
|
|
"anachronic",
|
|
"anachronous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
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"fresh",
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|
"new",
|
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"chic",
|
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"designer",
|
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"fashionable",
|
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"smart",
|
|
"stylish",
|
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"modernized",
|
|
"refurbished",
|
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"remodeled",
|
|
"renewed",
|
|
"updated",
|
|
"last",
|
|
"latest",
|
|
"futuristic",
|
|
"high-tech",
|
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"hi-tech",
|
|
"latter-day",
|
|
"nontraditional",
|
|
"recent"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"contemporary",
|
|
"current",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"mod",
|
|
"modern",
|
|
"modernist",
|
|
"modernistic",
|
|
"new age",
|
|
"newfangled",
|
|
"new-fashioned",
|
|
"present-day",
|
|
"red-hot",
|
|
"space-age",
|
|
"state-of-the-art",
|
|
"ultramodern",
|
|
"up-to-date"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"old wives' tales":{
|
|
"a false idea or belief":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"the belief that going outside with wet hair will cause you to catch cold is just an old wives' tale"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"delusions",
|
|
"errors",
|
|
"fallacies",
|
|
"falsehoods",
|
|
"falsities",
|
|
"hallucinations",
|
|
"illusions",
|
|
"misbeliefs",
|
|
"misconceptions",
|
|
"myths",
|
|
"untruths"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"factoids",
|
|
"superstitions",
|
|
"fictions",
|
|
"pretenses",
|
|
"pretences",
|
|
"distortions",
|
|
"inaccuracies",
|
|
"misapprehensions",
|
|
"miscomprehensions",
|
|
"misinterpretations",
|
|
"misjudgments",
|
|
"misperceptions",
|
|
"misunderstandings",
|
|
"misinformation",
|
|
"misknowledges",
|
|
"misreports",
|
|
"misrepresentations",
|
|
"misstatements",
|
|
"sophisms",
|
|
"sophistries",
|
|
"fibs",
|
|
"half-truths",
|
|
"lies",
|
|
"stories",
|
|
"tales"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"truths",
|
|
"verities"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"oldish":{
|
|
"as in doddering , old":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aged",
|
|
"aging",
|
|
"ageing",
|
|
"ancient",
|
|
"elderly",
|
|
"geriatric",
|
|
"long-lived",
|
|
"old",
|
|
"older",
|
|
"over-the-hill",
|
|
"senescent",
|
|
"senior",
|
|
"unyoung",
|
|
"centenarian",
|
|
"nonagenarian",
|
|
"octogenarian",
|
|
"septuagenarian",
|
|
"sexagenarian",
|
|
"anile",
|
|
"decrepit",
|
|
"doddering",
|
|
"senile",
|
|
"spavined",
|
|
"tottery",
|
|
"adult",
|
|
"grown-up",
|
|
"mature",
|
|
"middle-aged",
|
|
"pensioned",
|
|
"retired",
|
|
"superannuated",
|
|
"matriarchal",
|
|
"patriarchal",
|
|
"venerable",
|
|
"overage",
|
|
"overaged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"young",
|
|
"youthful",
|
|
"ageless",
|
|
"youngish",
|
|
"adolescent",
|
|
"immature",
|
|
"juvenile",
|
|
"preteen",
|
|
"puerile",
|
|
"minor",
|
|
"underage",
|
|
"callow",
|
|
"green",
|
|
"inexperienced",
|
|
"raw",
|
|
"babyish",
|
|
"childish",
|
|
"childlike",
|
|
"infantile",
|
|
"infantine",
|
|
"kiddish"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"oldsters":{
|
|
"a person of advanced years":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a family film that will appeal to youngsters and oldsters alike"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ancients",
|
|
"elders",
|
|
"geriatrics",
|
|
"golden-agers",
|
|
"old-timers",
|
|
"senior citizens",
|
|
"seniors"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gaffers",
|
|
"graybeards",
|
|
"patriarchs",
|
|
"whitebeards",
|
|
"beldams",
|
|
"beldames",
|
|
"dowagers",
|
|
"grandams",
|
|
"grandames",
|
|
"adults",
|
|
"grown-ups",
|
|
"dotards"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adolescents",
|
|
"minors",
|
|
"children",
|
|
"cubs",
|
|
"juveniles",
|
|
"kiddies",
|
|
"kids"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"youngsters",
|
|
"youths"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |