5429 lines
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5429 lines
106 KiB
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{
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"plea":{
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"an earnest request":{
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"examples":[
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"the captive made an impassioned plea for his life to be spared"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"adjuration",
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"appeal",
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"conjuration",
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"cry",
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"desire",
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"entreaty",
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"petition",
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"pleading",
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"prayer",
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"solicitation",
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"suit",
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"suppliance",
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"supplication"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"application",
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"requisition",
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"call",
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"claim",
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"demand",
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"insistence"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"an explanation that frees one from fault or blame":{
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"examples":[
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"my only plea is that I've been overworked lately"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"alibi",
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"apology",
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"defense",
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"excuse",
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"justification",
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"reason"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"color",
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"guise",
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"pretense",
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"pretence",
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"pretext",
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"rationale",
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"rationalization",
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"vindication",
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"whitewash",
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"cop-out",
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"out",
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"acknowledgment",
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"acknowledgement",
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"atonement",
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"confession",
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"extenuation",
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"palliation"
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],
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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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"pleaches":{
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"as in braids , plaits":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"braids",
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"plaits",
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"plats",
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"enlaces",
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"entwines",
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"implicates",
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"interlaces",
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"intertwines",
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"intertwists",
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"interweaves",
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"inweaves",
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"laces",
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"plies",
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"twists",
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"weaves",
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"wreathes",
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"writhes",
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"blends",
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"fuses",
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"joins",
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"links",
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"mixes"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"disentangles",
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"uncoils",
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"untangles",
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"untwines",
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"unwinds"
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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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"pleading":{
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"asking humbly":{
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"examples":[
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"a pleading husband seeking forgiveness once again from his long-suffering wife"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"beseeching",
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"entreating",
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"imploring",
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"prayerful",
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"soliciting",
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"suppliant",
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"supplicant",
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"supplicating",
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"supplicatory"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"begging",
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"importunate",
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"insistent",
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"persistent"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"an earnest request":{
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"examples":[
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"coldhearted tourists pointedly ignoring the pleadings of the city's many street urchins"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"adjuration",
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"appeal",
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"conjuration",
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"cry",
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"desire",
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"entreaty",
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"petition",
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"plea",
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"prayer",
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"solicitation",
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"suit",
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"suppliance",
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"supplication"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"application",
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"requisition",
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"call",
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"claim",
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"demand",
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"insistence"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration":{
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"examples":[
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"can I plead temporary insanity for having made that foolish decision?"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"arguing",
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"asserting",
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"contending",
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"maintaining",
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"reasoning"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"adducing",
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"citing",
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"mentioning",
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"claiming",
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"insisting",
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"affirming",
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"averring",
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"avouching",
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"avowing",
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"advancing",
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"giving",
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"offering",
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"proposing",
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"submitting",
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"advising",
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"counseling",
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"counselling",
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"recommending",
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"suggesting",
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"urging",
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"convincing",
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"persuading",
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"advocating",
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"championing",
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"defending",
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"enforcing",
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"espousing",
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"supporting",
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"explaining",
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"justifying",
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"rationalizing",
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"considering",
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"debating",
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"discussing",
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"confuting",
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"countering",
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"disproving",
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"rebutting",
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"refuting"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"pleasance":{
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"as in joy , bliss":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bliss",
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"felicity",
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"glee",
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"gleefulness",
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"joy",
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"afterglow",
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"amusement",
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"diversion",
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"entertainment",
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"content",
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"contentedness",
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"contentment",
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"delectation",
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"delight",
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"enjoyment",
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"gladness",
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"gratification",
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"happiness",
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"pleasure",
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"relish",
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"satisfaction",
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"elatedness",
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"elation",
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"exhilaration",
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"exultation",
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"intoxication",
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"ecstasy",
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"euphoria",
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"heaven",
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"rapture",
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"cheer",
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"cheerfulness",
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"exuberance",
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"gaiety",
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"gayety",
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"jollity",
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"joyfulness",
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"jubilation",
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"joie de vivre",
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"comfort",
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"ease",
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"restfulness"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"discontent",
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"discontentedness",
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"discontentment",
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"displeasure",
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"dissatisfaction",
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"unhappiness",
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"misery",
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"sadness",
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"unhappiness",
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"wretchedness",
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"anguish",
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"desolation",
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"joylessness",
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"sorrow",
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"woe",
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"dejection",
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"depression",
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"despondency",
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"dispiritedness",
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"gloom",
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"melancholy",
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"aggravation",
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"annoyance",
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"exasperation",
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"irritation",
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"pique",
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"vexation",
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"anger",
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"fury",
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"rage",
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"agitation",
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"distress",
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"disturbance",
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"upset",
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"discomfort",
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"restlessness",
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"uneasiness"
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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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"pleasantness":{
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"the state or quality of having a pleasant or agreeable manner in socializing with others":{
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"examples":[
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"his habitual pleasantness makes him everyone's first choice for a party guest"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"affability",
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"agreeability",
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"agreeableness",
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"amenity",
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"amiability",
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"amiableness",
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"geniality",
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"good-naturedness",
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"good-temperedness",
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"graciousness",
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"niceness",
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"personableness",
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"sweetness"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"amenability",
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"complaisance",
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"mellowness",
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"sweetness and light",
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"amicability",
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"amicableness",
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"amity",
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"cordiality",
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"empressement",
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"friendliness",
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"gem\u00fctlichkeit",
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"benignity",
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"gentleness",
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"kindliness",
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"kindness",
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"cheerfulness",
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"cheeriness",
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"sunniness",
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"civility",
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"comity",
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"considerateness",
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"consideration",
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"courteousness",
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"courtesy",
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"politeness",
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"thoughtfulness",
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"attractiveness",
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"delightfulness",
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"enjoyableness",
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"likability",
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"likableness",
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"pleasingness"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"boorishness",
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"discourtesy",
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"impoliteness",
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"incivility",
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"rudeness",
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"ungraciousness",
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"biliousness",
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"cantankerousness",
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"churlishness",
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"crankiness",
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"fussiness",
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"grouchiness",
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"grumpiness",
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"irascibility",
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"irascibleness",
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"irritability",
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"peevishness",
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"petulance",
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"testiness",
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"contentiousness",
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"contrariness",
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"orneriness",
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"quarrelsomeness",
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"querulousness",
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"hostility",
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"unfriendliness",
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"sourness",
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"vinegar"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"disagreeableness",
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"unpleasantness"
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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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"pleasantries":{
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"an act or utterance that is a customary show of good manners":{
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"examples":[
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"\"how are you\" is merely a social pleasantry"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"amenities",
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"attentions",
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"civilities",
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"courtesies",
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"formalities",
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"gestures"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"honors",
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"ceremonies",
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"observances",
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"rites",
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"rituals",
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"decorums",
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"etiquettes",
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"forms",
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"manners",
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"mores",
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"proprieties",
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"addresses",
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"devoirs",
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"greetings",
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"regards",
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"respects",
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"favors",
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"graces",
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"protocols",
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"rules"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"something said or done to cause laughter":{
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"examples":[
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"his after-dinner speeches usually include the sort of gentle pleasantry that raises a chuckle"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"boffolas",
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"boffs",
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"boffos",
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"cracks",
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"drolleries",
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"funnies",
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"gags",
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"giggles",
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"japes",
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"jests",
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"jokes",
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"joshes",
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"laughs",
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"nifties",
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"one-liners",
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"quips",
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"ribs",
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"sallies",
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"waggeries",
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"wisecracks",
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"witticisms",
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"yuks",
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"yucks",
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"yaks",
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"yocks"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"knee-slappers",
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"panics",
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"riots",
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"screams",
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"thigh-slappers",
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"antics",
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"buffooneries",
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"capers",
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"leg-pulls",
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"monkeyshines",
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"practical jokes",
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"pranks",
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"tricks",
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"burlesques",
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"caricatures",
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"lampoons",
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"mockeries",
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"mocks",
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"parodies",
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"put-ons",
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"riffs",
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"banters",
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"persiflages",
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"railleries",
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"repartees",
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"comedies",
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"humors",
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"wits",
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"wordplays"
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],
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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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"pleasantry":{
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"an act or utterance that is a customary show of good manners":{
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"examples":[
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"\"how are you\" is merely a social pleasantry"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"amenity",
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"attention",
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"civility",
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"courtesy",
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"formality",
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"gesture",
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"politeness"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"honors",
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"ceremony",
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"observance",
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"rite",
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"ritual",
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"decorum",
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"etiquette",
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"form",
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"manners",
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"mores",
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"proprieties",
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"addresses",
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"devoirs",
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"greetings",
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"regards",
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"respects",
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"favor",
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"grace",
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"kindliness",
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"kindness",
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"protocol",
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"rules"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"something said or done to cause laughter":{
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"examples":[
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"his after-dinner speeches usually include the sort of gentle pleasantry that raises a chuckle"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"boff",
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"boffo",
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"boffola",
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"crack",
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"drollery",
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"funny",
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"gag",
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"giggle",
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"jape",
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"jest",
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"joke",
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"josh",
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"laugh",
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"nifty",
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"one-liner",
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"quip",
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"rib",
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"sally",
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"waggery",
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"wisecrack",
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"witticism",
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"yuk",
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"yuck",
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"yak",
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"yock"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"funning",
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"joking",
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"wisecracking",
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"knee-slapper",
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"panic",
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"riot",
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"scream",
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"thigh-slapper",
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"antic",
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"buffoonery",
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"caper",
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"leg-pull",
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"monkeyshine(s)",
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"practical joke",
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"prank",
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"trick",
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"burlesque",
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"caricature",
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"lampoon",
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"mock",
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"mockery",
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"parody",
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"put-on",
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"riff",
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"banter",
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"kidding",
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"persiflage",
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"raillery",
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"repartee",
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"drollness",
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"facetiousness",
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"funniness",
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"hilariousness",
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"humorousness",
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"comedy",
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"humor",
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"wit",
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"wordplay"
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],
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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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"please":{
|
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"to give satisfaction to":{
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"examples":[
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"fresh flowers please me greatly"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"agree (with)",
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"content",
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"delight",
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"feast",
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"gas",
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"glad",
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"gladden",
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"gratify",
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"pleasure",
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"rejoice",
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"satisfy",
|
|
"suit",
|
|
"warm"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appease",
|
|
"mollify",
|
|
"pacify",
|
|
"placate",
|
|
"soothe",
|
|
"assuage",
|
|
"quench",
|
|
"sate",
|
|
"satiate",
|
|
"excite",
|
|
"tickle",
|
|
"titillate",
|
|
"amuse",
|
|
"divert",
|
|
"entertain",
|
|
"treat",
|
|
"captivate",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"galvanize",
|
|
"thrill",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"cater (to)",
|
|
"humor",
|
|
"indulge",
|
|
"coddle",
|
|
"mollycoddle",
|
|
"pamper",
|
|
"spoil"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aggravate",
|
|
"annoy",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"bug",
|
|
"chafe",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"exasperate",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"grate",
|
|
"irk",
|
|
"irritate",
|
|
"nettle",
|
|
"peeve",
|
|
"perturb",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"ruffle",
|
|
"vex",
|
|
"anger",
|
|
"enrage",
|
|
"incense",
|
|
"inflame",
|
|
"enflame",
|
|
"infuriate",
|
|
"madden",
|
|
"outrage",
|
|
"rankle",
|
|
"rile",
|
|
"roil",
|
|
"steam up",
|
|
"provoke",
|
|
"rouse",
|
|
"agitate",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"fret",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"harass",
|
|
"harry",
|
|
"pester",
|
|
"affront",
|
|
"insult",
|
|
"offend"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"displease"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to see fit":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"clearly, you are going to do as you please no matter what I advise"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"choose",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"want",
|
|
"will",
|
|
"wish"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ache (for)",
|
|
"covet",
|
|
"crave",
|
|
"desire",
|
|
"die (for)",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"hanker (for)",
|
|
"hunger (for)",
|
|
"itch (for)",
|
|
"long (for)",
|
|
"lust (for or after)",
|
|
"pant (after)",
|
|
"pine (for)",
|
|
"repine (for)",
|
|
"sigh (for)",
|
|
"thirst (for)",
|
|
"yearn (for)",
|
|
"decide",
|
|
"determine",
|
|
"resolve"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pleased":{
|
|
"experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she looked pleased with the gift"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blissful",
|
|
"chuffed",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"glad",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"joyful",
|
|
"joyous",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"thankful",
|
|
"tickled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beaming",
|
|
"blithe",
|
|
"blithesome",
|
|
"buoyant",
|
|
"cheerful",
|
|
"cheery",
|
|
"gay",
|
|
"gladsome",
|
|
"lighthearted",
|
|
"sunny",
|
|
"upbeat",
|
|
"gleeful",
|
|
"jocund",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"jovial",
|
|
"laughing",
|
|
"merry",
|
|
"mirthful",
|
|
"smiling",
|
|
"beatific",
|
|
"ecstatic",
|
|
"elated",
|
|
"enraptured",
|
|
"entranced",
|
|
"euphoric",
|
|
"exhilarated",
|
|
"intoxicated",
|
|
"rapturous",
|
|
"rhapsodic",
|
|
"rhapsodical",
|
|
"exuberant",
|
|
"exultant",
|
|
"jubilant",
|
|
"rapt",
|
|
"rejoicing",
|
|
"thrilled",
|
|
"hopeful",
|
|
"optimistic",
|
|
"rosy",
|
|
"sanguine"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abject",
|
|
"aggrieved",
|
|
"anguished",
|
|
"blue",
|
|
"brokenhearted",
|
|
"dejected",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"despondent",
|
|
"disconsolate",
|
|
"disheartened",
|
|
"downcast",
|
|
"downhearted",
|
|
"forlorn",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"doleful",
|
|
"dolorous",
|
|
"lachrymose",
|
|
"mournful",
|
|
"plaintive",
|
|
"sorrowful",
|
|
"sorry",
|
|
"woeful",
|
|
"black",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"desolate",
|
|
"dispirited",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"glum",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"grieved",
|
|
"heartbroken",
|
|
"heartsick",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"woebegone",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"displeased",
|
|
"dissatisfied",
|
|
"joyless",
|
|
"sad",
|
|
"unhappy",
|
|
"unpleased",
|
|
"unsatisfied"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"feeling that one's needs or desires have been met":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a sleepy, pleased cat"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"content",
|
|
"contented",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"satisfied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blissful",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"glad",
|
|
"joyful",
|
|
"joyous",
|
|
"jubilant",
|
|
"rejoicing",
|
|
"tickled",
|
|
"ecstatic",
|
|
"elated",
|
|
"enraptured",
|
|
"euphoric",
|
|
"overjoyed",
|
|
"rapturous",
|
|
"thrilled",
|
|
"appeased",
|
|
"mollified",
|
|
"pacified",
|
|
"placated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disaffected",
|
|
"disgruntled",
|
|
"displeased",
|
|
"unsatisfied",
|
|
"abject",
|
|
"aggrieved",
|
|
"anguished",
|
|
"brokenhearted",
|
|
"dejected",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"despondent",
|
|
"disconsolate",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"disheartened",
|
|
"dispirited",
|
|
"downcast",
|
|
"downhearted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discontent",
|
|
"discontented",
|
|
"displeased",
|
|
"dissatisfied",
|
|
"malcontent",
|
|
"malcontented",
|
|
"unhappy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give satisfaction to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"fresh flowers please me greatly"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agreed (with)",
|
|
"contented",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"feasted",
|
|
"gassed",
|
|
"gladded",
|
|
"gladdened",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"pleasured",
|
|
"rejoiced",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"suited",
|
|
"warmed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appeased",
|
|
"mollified",
|
|
"pacified",
|
|
"placated",
|
|
"soothed",
|
|
"assuaged",
|
|
"quenched",
|
|
"sated",
|
|
"satiated",
|
|
"excited",
|
|
"tickled",
|
|
"titillated",
|
|
"amused",
|
|
"diverted",
|
|
"entertained",
|
|
"treated",
|
|
"captivated",
|
|
"charmed",
|
|
"galvanized",
|
|
"thrilled",
|
|
"calmed",
|
|
"comforted",
|
|
"catered (to)",
|
|
"humored",
|
|
"indulged",
|
|
"coddled",
|
|
"mollycoddled",
|
|
"pampered",
|
|
"spoiled",
|
|
"spoilt"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aggravated",
|
|
"annoyed",
|
|
"bothered",
|
|
"bugged",
|
|
"chafed",
|
|
"crossed",
|
|
"exasperated",
|
|
"galled",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"grated",
|
|
"irked",
|
|
"irritated",
|
|
"nettled",
|
|
"peeved",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"piqued",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"ruffled",
|
|
"vexed",
|
|
"vext",
|
|
"angered",
|
|
"enraged",
|
|
"incensed",
|
|
"inflamed",
|
|
"enflamed",
|
|
"infuriated",
|
|
"maddened",
|
|
"outraged",
|
|
"rankled",
|
|
"riled",
|
|
"roiled",
|
|
"steamed up",
|
|
"provoked",
|
|
"roused",
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"distressed",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"fretted",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"harassed",
|
|
"harried",
|
|
"pestered",
|
|
"affronted",
|
|
"insulted",
|
|
"offended"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"displeased"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to see fit":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"clearly, you are going to do as you please no matter what I advise"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chose",
|
|
"liked",
|
|
"wanted",
|
|
"willed",
|
|
"wished"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ached (for)",
|
|
"coveted",
|
|
"craved",
|
|
"desired",
|
|
"died (for)",
|
|
"fancied",
|
|
"hankered (for)",
|
|
"hungered (for)",
|
|
"itched (for)",
|
|
"longed (for)",
|
|
"lusted (for or after)",
|
|
"panted (after)",
|
|
"pined (for)",
|
|
"repined (for)",
|
|
"sighed (for)",
|
|
"thirsted (for)",
|
|
"yearned (for)",
|
|
"decided",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"resolved"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pleases":{
|
|
"to give satisfaction to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"fresh flowers please me greatly"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agrees (with)",
|
|
"contents",
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"feasts",
|
|
"gases",
|
|
"gasses",
|
|
"gladdens",
|
|
"glads",
|
|
"gratifies",
|
|
"pleasures",
|
|
"rejoices",
|
|
"satisfies",
|
|
"suits",
|
|
"warms"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appeases",
|
|
"mollifies",
|
|
"pacifies",
|
|
"placates",
|
|
"soothes",
|
|
"assuages",
|
|
"quenches",
|
|
"sates",
|
|
"satiates",
|
|
"excites",
|
|
"tickles",
|
|
"titillates",
|
|
"amuses",
|
|
"diverts",
|
|
"entertains",
|
|
"treats",
|
|
"captivates",
|
|
"charms",
|
|
"galvanizes",
|
|
"thrills",
|
|
"calms",
|
|
"comforts",
|
|
"caters (to)",
|
|
"humors",
|
|
"indulges",
|
|
"coddles",
|
|
"mollycoddles",
|
|
"pampers",
|
|
"spoils"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aggravates",
|
|
"annoys",
|
|
"bothers",
|
|
"bugs",
|
|
"chafes",
|
|
"crosses",
|
|
"exasperates",
|
|
"galls",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"grates",
|
|
"irks",
|
|
"irritates",
|
|
"nettles",
|
|
"peeves",
|
|
"perturbs",
|
|
"piques",
|
|
"puts out",
|
|
"ruffles",
|
|
"vexes",
|
|
"angers",
|
|
"enrages",
|
|
"incenses",
|
|
"inflames",
|
|
"enflames",
|
|
"infuriates",
|
|
"maddens",
|
|
"outrages",
|
|
"rankles",
|
|
"riles",
|
|
"roils",
|
|
"steams up",
|
|
"provokes",
|
|
"rouses",
|
|
"agitates",
|
|
"distresses",
|
|
"disturbs",
|
|
"frets",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"harasses",
|
|
"harries",
|
|
"pesters",
|
|
"affronts",
|
|
"insults",
|
|
"offends"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"displeases"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to see fit":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"clearly, you are going to do as you please no matter what I advise"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chooses",
|
|
"likes",
|
|
"wants",
|
|
"wills",
|
|
"wishes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aches (for)",
|
|
"covets",
|
|
"craves",
|
|
"desires",
|
|
"dies (for)",
|
|
"fancies",
|
|
"hankers (for)",
|
|
"hungers (for)",
|
|
"itches (for)",
|
|
"longs (for)",
|
|
"lusts (for or after)",
|
|
"pants (after)",
|
|
"pines (for)",
|
|
"repines (for)",
|
|
"sighs (for)",
|
|
"thirsts (for)",
|
|
"yearns (for)",
|
|
"decides",
|
|
"determines",
|
|
"resolves"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pleating":{
|
|
"to form into a braid":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pleat ribbons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"interlacing",
|
|
"interweaving",
|
|
"weaving"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"braiding",
|
|
"plaiting",
|
|
"platting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"plebeians":{
|
|
"the body of the community as contrasted with the elite":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the current administration evidently believes that we plebeians cannot withstand a dose of harsh reality"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commoners",
|
|
"commons",
|
|
"crowd",
|
|
"herd",
|
|
"hoi polloi",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"millions",
|
|
"mob",
|
|
"multitude",
|
|
"people",
|
|
"plebs",
|
|
"populace",
|
|
"public",
|
|
"rank and file"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cattle",
|
|
"proletariat",
|
|
"rabble",
|
|
"rabblement",
|
|
"ragtag and bobtail",
|
|
"riffraff",
|
|
"rout",
|
|
"scum",
|
|
"tag, rag, and bobtail",
|
|
"tagrag and bobtail",
|
|
"trash",
|
|
"unwashed",
|
|
"bourgeoisie",
|
|
"middle class"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"gentility",
|
|
"gentlefolk",
|
|
"gentlefolks",
|
|
"gentry",
|
|
"haute monde",
|
|
"nobility",
|
|
"patriciate",
|
|
"peerage",
|
|
"quality",
|
|
"royalty",
|
|
"society"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"A-list",
|
|
"aristocracy",
|
|
"best",
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"corps d'elite",
|
|
"cream",
|
|
"elect",
|
|
"elite",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"flower",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"pink",
|
|
"pride",
|
|
"upper crust"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"plebs":{
|
|
"the body of the community as contrasted with the elite":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the tabloids know that there's more money to be made from the antics of celebs than from the problems of the plebs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commoners",
|
|
"commons",
|
|
"crowd",
|
|
"herd",
|
|
"hoi polloi",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"millions",
|
|
"mob",
|
|
"multitude",
|
|
"people",
|
|
"plebeians",
|
|
"populace",
|
|
"public",
|
|
"rank and file"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cattle",
|
|
"proletariat",
|
|
"rabble",
|
|
"rabblement",
|
|
"ragtag and bobtail",
|
|
"riffraff",
|
|
"rout",
|
|
"scum",
|
|
"tag, rag, and bobtail",
|
|
"tagrag and bobtail",
|
|
"trash",
|
|
"unwashed",
|
|
"bourgeoisie",
|
|
"middle class"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"gentility",
|
|
"gentlefolk",
|
|
"gentlefolks",
|
|
"gentry",
|
|
"haute monde",
|
|
"nobility",
|
|
"patriciate",
|
|
"peerage",
|
|
"quality",
|
|
"royalty",
|
|
"society"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"A-list",
|
|
"aristocracy",
|
|
"best",
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"corps d'elite",
|
|
"cream",
|
|
"elect",
|
|
"elite",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"flower",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"pink",
|
|
"pride",
|
|
"upper crust"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pledges":{
|
|
"to obligate by prior agreement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I would love to go to dinner with you, but I've pledged myself to a play with my parents that night"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commits",
|
|
"engages",
|
|
"mortgages",
|
|
"troths"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiances",
|
|
"betroths",
|
|
"plights",
|
|
"promises",
|
|
"swears",
|
|
"vows",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"enlists",
|
|
"enrolls",
|
|
"enrols",
|
|
"signs on",
|
|
"signs up",
|
|
"overcommits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"reneges"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pledged their house against the loan"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hocks",
|
|
"pawns"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deposits",
|
|
"mortgages",
|
|
"bonds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"buys (back)",
|
|
"redeems",
|
|
"wins (back)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make a solemn declaration of intent":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I pledge that I will abide by all of the rules of this organization"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"covenants",
|
|
"promises",
|
|
"swears",
|
|
"vows"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiances",
|
|
"betroths",
|
|
"plights",
|
|
"troths",
|
|
"accedes",
|
|
"agrees",
|
|
"assents",
|
|
"consents",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"engages",
|
|
"ensures",
|
|
"guarantees",
|
|
"undertakes",
|
|
"affirms",
|
|
"asserts",
|
|
"avers",
|
|
"avouches",
|
|
"avows",
|
|
"declares",
|
|
"insists",
|
|
"warrants"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something given or held to assure that the giver will keep a promise":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I was required to leave my keys as a pledge that I would bring the car back"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gages",
|
|
"guarantees",
|
|
"guaranties",
|
|
"pawns",
|
|
"securities"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bails",
|
|
"bonds",
|
|
"deposits",
|
|
"down payments",
|
|
"earnests",
|
|
"handsels",
|
|
"sureties",
|
|
"warranties",
|
|
"assurances",
|
|
"oaths",
|
|
"promises",
|
|
"troths",
|
|
"words",
|
|
"commitments",
|
|
"compacts",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"covenants",
|
|
"recognizances"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person's solemn declaration that he or she will do or not do something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"made a pledge to quit smoking"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"oaths",
|
|
"promises",
|
|
"troths",
|
|
"vows",
|
|
"words"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appointments",
|
|
"arrangements",
|
|
"commitments",
|
|
"engagements",
|
|
"obligations",
|
|
"agreements",
|
|
"compacts",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"covenants",
|
|
"assurances",
|
|
"guarantees",
|
|
"guaranties",
|
|
"undertakings",
|
|
"bails",
|
|
"bonds",
|
|
"deposits",
|
|
"gages",
|
|
"pawns",
|
|
"securities",
|
|
"tokens",
|
|
"warranties"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pledging":{
|
|
"to obligate by prior agreement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I would love to go to dinner with you, but I've pledged myself to a play with my parents that night"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"committing",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"mortgaging",
|
|
"trothing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiancing",
|
|
"betrothing",
|
|
"plighting",
|
|
"promising",
|
|
"swearing",
|
|
"vowing",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"enlisting",
|
|
"enrolling",
|
|
"signing on",
|
|
"signing up",
|
|
"overcommitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"reneging"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pledged their house against the loan"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hocking",
|
|
"pawning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"depositing",
|
|
"mortgaging",
|
|
"bonding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"buying (back)",
|
|
"redeeming",
|
|
"winning (back)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make a solemn declaration of intent":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I pledge that I will abide by all of the rules of this organization"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"covenanting",
|
|
"promising",
|
|
"swearing",
|
|
"vowing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiancing",
|
|
"betrothing",
|
|
"plighting",
|
|
"trothing",
|
|
"acceding",
|
|
"agreeing",
|
|
"assenting",
|
|
"consenting",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"ensuring",
|
|
"guaranteeing",
|
|
"undertaking",
|
|
"affirming",
|
|
"asserting",
|
|
"averring",
|
|
"avouching",
|
|
"avowing",
|
|
"declaring",
|
|
"insisting",
|
|
"warranting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"plenitudes":{
|
|
"a considerable amount":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there's a plenitude of natural beauty in the state"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abundances",
|
|
"barrels",
|
|
"basketfuls",
|
|
"basketsful",
|
|
"boatloads",
|
|
"buckets",
|
|
"bunches",
|
|
"bundles",
|
|
"bushels",
|
|
"carloads",
|
|
"chunks",
|
|
"deals",
|
|
"dozens",
|
|
"dozen",
|
|
"fistfuls",
|
|
"gobs",
|
|
"good deals",
|
|
"heaps",
|
|
"hundreds",
|
|
"hundred",
|
|
"lashings",
|
|
"lashins",
|
|
"loads",
|
|
"lots",
|
|
"masses",
|
|
"messes",
|
|
"mountains",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"multiplicities",
|
|
"myriads",
|
|
"oodles",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"passels",
|
|
"pecks",
|
|
"piles",
|
|
"platefuls",
|
|
"plenties",
|
|
"plentitudes",
|
|
"potfuls",
|
|
"pots",
|
|
"profusions",
|
|
"quantities",
|
|
"rafts",
|
|
"reams",
|
|
"scads",
|
|
"sheaves",
|
|
"shiploads",
|
|
"sights",
|
|
"slews",
|
|
"spates",
|
|
"stacks",
|
|
"stores",
|
|
"tons",
|
|
"truckloads",
|
|
"volumes",
|
|
"wads",
|
|
"wealths",
|
|
"yards"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"epidemics",
|
|
"plagues",
|
|
"rashes",
|
|
"bonanzas",
|
|
"embarrassments",
|
|
"excesses",
|
|
"overabundances",
|
|
"overages",
|
|
"overkills",
|
|
"overmuch",
|
|
"oversupplies",
|
|
"plethoras",
|
|
"redundancies",
|
|
"superabundances",
|
|
"superfluities",
|
|
"surfeits",
|
|
"surpluses",
|
|
"deluges",
|
|
"floods",
|
|
"overflows",
|
|
"armies",
|
|
"bevies",
|
|
"crams",
|
|
"crowds",
|
|
"crushes",
|
|
"droves",
|
|
"flocks",
|
|
"herds",
|
|
"hordes",
|
|
"hosts",
|
|
"legions",
|
|
"mobs",
|
|
"multitudes",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"scores",
|
|
"seas",
|
|
"swarms",
|
|
"throngs",
|
|
"gazillions",
|
|
"jillions",
|
|
"kazillions",
|
|
"millions",
|
|
"million",
|
|
"thousands",
|
|
"trillions",
|
|
"zillions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"atoms",
|
|
"crumbs",
|
|
"dots",
|
|
"flecks",
|
|
"flyspecks",
|
|
"fragments",
|
|
"grains",
|
|
"granules",
|
|
"iotas",
|
|
"jots",
|
|
"modicums",
|
|
"molecules",
|
|
"motes",
|
|
"nubbins",
|
|
"particles",
|
|
"rays",
|
|
"scintillas",
|
|
"scraps",
|
|
"shreds",
|
|
"tittles",
|
|
"whits",
|
|
"smatterings",
|
|
"smatters",
|
|
"dashes",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"morsels",
|
|
"shots",
|
|
"pieces",
|
|
"portions",
|
|
"sections",
|
|
"absences",
|
|
"dearths",
|
|
"famines",
|
|
"lacks",
|
|
"paucities",
|
|
"poverties",
|
|
"scarcities",
|
|
"shortages",
|
|
"undersupplies",
|
|
"wants",
|
|
"deficiencies",
|
|
"deficits",
|
|
"inadequacies",
|
|
"insufficiencies"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aces",
|
|
"bits",
|
|
"dabs",
|
|
"drams",
|
|
"driblets",
|
|
"glimmers",
|
|
"handfuls",
|
|
"handsful",
|
|
"hints",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"mites",
|
|
"mouthfuls",
|
|
"nips",
|
|
"ounces",
|
|
"peanuts",
|
|
"pinches",
|
|
"pittances",
|
|
"scruples",
|
|
"shades",
|
|
"shadows",
|
|
"smidgens",
|
|
"smidgeons",
|
|
"smidgins",
|
|
"smidges",
|
|
"specks",
|
|
"spots",
|
|
"sprinkles",
|
|
"sprinklings",
|
|
"strains",
|
|
"streaks",
|
|
"suspicions",
|
|
"tastes",
|
|
"touches",
|
|
"traces"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"plenteously":{
|
|
"as in abundantly , amply":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abundantly",
|
|
"amply",
|
|
"aplenty",
|
|
"optimally",
|
|
"plentifully",
|
|
"agreeably",
|
|
"gratifyingly",
|
|
"satisfyingly",
|
|
"commensurately",
|
|
"proportionately",
|
|
"meetly",
|
|
"properly",
|
|
"rightly",
|
|
"seemly",
|
|
"acceptably",
|
|
"decently",
|
|
"fairly",
|
|
"moderately",
|
|
"passably",
|
|
"tolerably",
|
|
"adequately",
|
|
"enough",
|
|
"satisfactorily",
|
|
"sufficiently",
|
|
"suitably"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inadequately",
|
|
"insufficiently",
|
|
"unsatisfactorily"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"plentifulness":{
|
|
"as in plenty , plenteousness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"plenteous":{
|
|
"being more than enough without being excessive":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a plenteous supply of napkins for the backyard barbecue"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abundant",
|
|
"ample",
|
|
"aplenty",
|
|
"bounteous",
|
|
"bountiful",
|
|
"comfortable",
|
|
"cornucopian",
|
|
"galore",
|
|
"generous",
|
|
"liberal",
|
|
"plentiful",
|
|
"plenty"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"extra",
|
|
"supernumerary",
|
|
"surplus",
|
|
"abounding",
|
|
"blooming",
|
|
"overflowing",
|
|
"plump",
|
|
"replete",
|
|
"rich",
|
|
"rife",
|
|
"teeming",
|
|
"wealthy",
|
|
"adequate",
|
|
"enough",
|
|
"sufficient",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"fecund",
|
|
"fertile",
|
|
"fruitful",
|
|
"luxuriant",
|
|
"prodigal",
|
|
"prolific",
|
|
"copious",
|
|
"fulsome",
|
|
"lavish",
|
|
"profuse"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deficient",
|
|
"inadequate",
|
|
"insufficient",
|
|
"lacking",
|
|
"wanting",
|
|
"meager",
|
|
"meagre",
|
|
"niggardly",
|
|
"stingy",
|
|
"skimpy",
|
|
"least",
|
|
"minimum",
|
|
"light",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"small",
|
|
"barren",
|
|
"infertile",
|
|
"sterile",
|
|
"unfruitful",
|
|
"unproductive"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"minimal",
|
|
"scant",
|
|
"spare"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"plenitudinous":{
|
|
"as in generous , liberal":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"plethoras":{
|
|
"the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the author offers a plethora of detail that tends to overwhelm the reader"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bellyfuls",
|
|
"excesses",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"overabundances",
|
|
"overages",
|
|
"overflows",
|
|
"overkills",
|
|
"overmuch",
|
|
"overpluses",
|
|
"oversupplies",
|
|
"pluses",
|
|
"plusses",
|
|
"redundancies",
|
|
"superabundances",
|
|
"superfluities",
|
|
"surfeits",
|
|
"surplusages",
|
|
"surpluses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abundances",
|
|
"bounties",
|
|
"plenties",
|
|
"plentitudes",
|
|
"profusions",
|
|
"sufficiencies",
|
|
"overproductions",
|
|
"overstocks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dearths",
|
|
"lacks",
|
|
"scarcities",
|
|
"wants"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deficiencies",
|
|
"deficits",
|
|
"insufficiencies",
|
|
"undersupplies"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pleasuring":{
|
|
"to give satisfaction to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a wine that is sure to pleasure even the most discriminating palate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agreeing (with)",
|
|
"contenting",
|
|
"delighting",
|
|
"feasting",
|
|
"gassing",
|
|
"gladdening",
|
|
"gladding",
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"rejoicing",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"suiting",
|
|
"warming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appeasing",
|
|
"mollifying",
|
|
"pacifying",
|
|
"placating",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"assuaging",
|
|
"quenching",
|
|
"satiating",
|
|
"sating",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"tickling",
|
|
"titillating",
|
|
"amusing",
|
|
"diverting",
|
|
"entertaining",
|
|
"treating",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"galvanizing",
|
|
"thrilling",
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"catering (to)",
|
|
"humoring",
|
|
"indulging",
|
|
"coddling",
|
|
"mollycoddling",
|
|
"pampering",
|
|
"spoiling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aggravating",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"bothering",
|
|
"bugging",
|
|
"chafing",
|
|
"crossing",
|
|
"exasperating",
|
|
"galling",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"grating",
|
|
"irking",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"nettling",
|
|
"peeving",
|
|
"perturbing",
|
|
"piquing",
|
|
"putting out",
|
|
"ruffling",
|
|
"vexing",
|
|
"angering",
|
|
"enraging",
|
|
"incensing",
|
|
"inflaming",
|
|
"enflaming",
|
|
"infuriating",
|
|
"maddening",
|
|
"outraging",
|
|
"rankling",
|
|
"riling",
|
|
"roiling",
|
|
"steaming up",
|
|
"provoking",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"agitating",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"fretting",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"harassing",
|
|
"harrying",
|
|
"pestering",
|
|
"affronting",
|
|
"insulting",
|
|
"offending"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"displeasing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pleach":{
|
|
"as in braid , plait":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"braid",
|
|
"plait",
|
|
"plat",
|
|
"enlace",
|
|
"entwine",
|
|
"implicate",
|
|
"interlace",
|
|
"intertwine",
|
|
"intertwist",
|
|
"interweave",
|
|
"inweave",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"ply",
|
|
"twist",
|
|
"weave",
|
|
"wreathe",
|
|
"writhe",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"mix"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangle",
|
|
"uncoil",
|
|
"untangle",
|
|
"untwine",
|
|
"unwind"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"plentitudes":{
|
|
"a considerable amount":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that new baby is in for a plentitude of love"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abundances",
|
|
"barrels",
|
|
"basketfuls",
|
|
"basketsful",
|
|
"boatloads",
|
|
"buckets",
|
|
"bunches",
|
|
"bundles",
|
|
"bushels",
|
|
"carloads",
|
|
"chunks",
|
|
"deals",
|
|
"dozens",
|
|
"dozen",
|
|
"fistfuls",
|
|
"gobs",
|
|
"good deals",
|
|
"heaps",
|
|
"hundreds",
|
|
"hundred",
|
|
"lashings",
|
|
"lashins",
|
|
"loads",
|
|
"lots",
|
|
"masses",
|
|
"messes",
|
|
"mountains",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"multiplicities",
|
|
"myriads",
|
|
"oodles",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"passels",
|
|
"pecks",
|
|
"piles",
|
|
"platefuls",
|
|
"plenitudes",
|
|
"plenties",
|
|
"potfuls",
|
|
"pots",
|
|
"profusions",
|
|
"quantities",
|
|
"rafts",
|
|
"reams",
|
|
"scads",
|
|
"sheaves",
|
|
"shiploads",
|
|
"sights",
|
|
"slews",
|
|
"spates",
|
|
"stacks",
|
|
"stores",
|
|
"tons",
|
|
"truckloads",
|
|
"volumes",
|
|
"wads",
|
|
"wealths",
|
|
"yards"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"epidemics",
|
|
"plagues",
|
|
"rashes",
|
|
"bonanzas",
|
|
"embarrassments",
|
|
"excesses",
|
|
"overabundances",
|
|
"overages",
|
|
"overkills",
|
|
"overmuch",
|
|
"oversupplies",
|
|
"plethoras",
|
|
"redundancies",
|
|
"superabundances",
|
|
"superfluities",
|
|
"surfeits",
|
|
"surpluses",
|
|
"deluges",
|
|
"floods",
|
|
"overflows",
|
|
"armies",
|
|
"bevies",
|
|
"crams",
|
|
"crowds",
|
|
"crushes",
|
|
"droves",
|
|
"flocks",
|
|
"herds",
|
|
"hordes",
|
|
"hosts",
|
|
"legions",
|
|
"mobs",
|
|
"multitudes",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"scores",
|
|
"seas",
|
|
"swarms",
|
|
"throngs",
|
|
"gazillions",
|
|
"jillions",
|
|
"kazillions",
|
|
"millions",
|
|
"million",
|
|
"thousands",
|
|
"trillions",
|
|
"zillions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"atoms",
|
|
"crumbs",
|
|
"dots",
|
|
"flecks",
|
|
"flyspecks",
|
|
"fragments",
|
|
"grains",
|
|
"granules",
|
|
"iotas",
|
|
"jots",
|
|
"modicums",
|
|
"molecules",
|
|
"motes",
|
|
"nubbins",
|
|
"particles",
|
|
"rays",
|
|
"scintillas",
|
|
"scraps",
|
|
"shreds",
|
|
"tittles",
|
|
"whits",
|
|
"smatterings",
|
|
"smatters",
|
|
"dashes",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"morsels",
|
|
"shots",
|
|
"pieces",
|
|
"portions",
|
|
"sections",
|
|
"absences",
|
|
"dearths",
|
|
"famines",
|
|
"lacks",
|
|
"paucities",
|
|
"poverties",
|
|
"scarcities",
|
|
"shortages",
|
|
"undersupplies",
|
|
"wants",
|
|
"deficiencies",
|
|
"deficits",
|
|
"inadequacies",
|
|
"insufficiencies"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aces",
|
|
"bits",
|
|
"dabs",
|
|
"drams",
|
|
"driblets",
|
|
"glimmers",
|
|
"handfuls",
|
|
"handsful",
|
|
"hints",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"mites",
|
|
"mouthfuls",
|
|
"nips",
|
|
"ounces",
|
|
"peanuts",
|
|
"pinches",
|
|
"pittances",
|
|
"scruples",
|
|
"shades",
|
|
"shadows",
|
|
"smidgens",
|
|
"smidgeons",
|
|
"smidgins",
|
|
"smidges",
|
|
"specks",
|
|
"spots",
|
|
"sprinkles",
|
|
"sprinklings",
|
|
"strains",
|
|
"streaks",
|
|
"suspicions",
|
|
"tastes",
|
|
"touches",
|
|
"traces"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pleaders":{
|
|
"one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the parents finally granted the persistent pleader his wish: a puppy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"petitioners",
|
|
"solicitors",
|
|
"suitors",
|
|
"suppliants",
|
|
"supplicants"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beggars",
|
|
"mendicants",
|
|
"panhandlers",
|
|
"cadgers",
|
|
"moochers",
|
|
"schnorrers",
|
|
"askers",
|
|
"requesters",
|
|
"suers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pled":{
|
|
"to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"can I plead temporary insanity for having made that foolish decision?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argued",
|
|
"asserted",
|
|
"contended",
|
|
"maintained",
|
|
"reasoned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adduced",
|
|
"cited",
|
|
"mentioned",
|
|
"claimed",
|
|
"insisted",
|
|
"affirmed",
|
|
"averred",
|
|
"avouched",
|
|
"avowed",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"offered",
|
|
"proposed",
|
|
"submitted",
|
|
"advised",
|
|
"counseled",
|
|
"counselled",
|
|
"recommended",
|
|
"suggested",
|
|
"urged",
|
|
"convinced",
|
|
"persuaded",
|
|
"advocated",
|
|
"championed",
|
|
"defended",
|
|
"enforced",
|
|
"espoused",
|
|
"supported",
|
|
"explained",
|
|
"justified",
|
|
"rationalized",
|
|
"considered",
|
|
"debated",
|
|
"discussed",
|
|
"confuted",
|
|
"countered",
|
|
"disproved",
|
|
"rebutted",
|
|
"refuted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pleads (to)":{
|
|
"to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"weary of charities that are always pleading to people of modest means to contribute even more than they already have"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appeals (to)",
|
|
"begs",
|
|
"beseeches",
|
|
"besieges",
|
|
"conjures",
|
|
"entreats",
|
|
"impetrates",
|
|
"implores",
|
|
"importunes",
|
|
"petitions",
|
|
"prays",
|
|
"solicits",
|
|
"supplicates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bludges",
|
|
"cadges",
|
|
"mooches",
|
|
"sponges",
|
|
"asks",
|
|
"desires",
|
|
"invokes",
|
|
"requests",
|
|
"sues",
|
|
"claims",
|
|
"coerces",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"compels",
|
|
"demands",
|
|
"forces",
|
|
"insists",
|
|
"requires"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hints",
|
|
"implies",
|
|
"intimates",
|
|
"suggests",
|
|
"appeases",
|
|
"conciliates",
|
|
"gratifies",
|
|
"mollifies",
|
|
"obliges",
|
|
"pacifies",
|
|
"placates",
|
|
"pleases",
|
|
"satisfies",
|
|
"comforts",
|
|
"consoles",
|
|
"contents",
|
|
"quiets"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pleb":{
|
|
"as in commoner , plebeian":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commoner",
|
|
"plebeian",
|
|
"prole",
|
|
"proletarian",
|
|
"everyman",
|
|
"Joe Blow",
|
|
"Joe Six-Pack",
|
|
"John Doe",
|
|
"little guy",
|
|
"little man",
|
|
"lug",
|
|
"slob",
|
|
"everywoman",
|
|
"plain Jane",
|
|
"laborer",
|
|
"peon",
|
|
"worker"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"big cheese",
|
|
"big shot",
|
|
"big wheel",
|
|
"bigwig",
|
|
"fat cat",
|
|
"mover and shaker",
|
|
"VIP"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pleat":{
|
|
"to form into a braid":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pleat ribbons"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"braid",
|
|
"plait",
|
|
"plat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"interlace",
|
|
"interweave",
|
|
"weave"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in seam , layer":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"corrugation",
|
|
"layer",
|
|
"loop",
|
|
"plait",
|
|
"ply",
|
|
"pucker",
|
|
"seam",
|
|
"tuck",
|
|
"crease",
|
|
"crimp",
|
|
"crinkle",
|
|
"furrow",
|
|
"wrinkle",
|
|
"crow's-foot"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"plentitude":{
|
|
"a considerable amount":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that new baby is in for a plentitude of love"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abundance",
|
|
"barrel",
|
|
"basketful",
|
|
"boatload",
|
|
"bucket",
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"bundle",
|
|
"bushel",
|
|
"carload",
|
|
"chunk",
|
|
"deal",
|
|
"dozen",
|
|
"fistful",
|
|
"gobs",
|
|
"good deal",
|
|
"heap",
|
|
"hundred",
|
|
"lashings",
|
|
"lashins",
|
|
"loads",
|
|
"lot",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"mess",
|
|
"mountain",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"multiplicity",
|
|
"myriad",
|
|
"oodles",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"passel",
|
|
"peck",
|
|
"pile",
|
|
"plateful",
|
|
"plenitude",
|
|
"plenty",
|
|
"pot",
|
|
"potful",
|
|
"profusion",
|
|
"quantity",
|
|
"raft",
|
|
"reams",
|
|
"scads",
|
|
"sheaf",
|
|
"shipload",
|
|
"sight",
|
|
"slew",
|
|
"spate",
|
|
"stack",
|
|
"store",
|
|
"ton",
|
|
"truckload",
|
|
"volume",
|
|
"wad",
|
|
"wealth",
|
|
"yard"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"epidemic",
|
|
"plague",
|
|
"rash",
|
|
"bonanza",
|
|
"embarrassment",
|
|
"excess",
|
|
"overabundance",
|
|
"overage",
|
|
"overkill",
|
|
"overmuch",
|
|
"oversupply",
|
|
"plethora",
|
|
"redundancy",
|
|
"superabundance",
|
|
"superfluity",
|
|
"surfeit",
|
|
"surplus",
|
|
"deluge",
|
|
"flood",
|
|
"overflow",
|
|
"army",
|
|
"bevy",
|
|
"cram",
|
|
"crowd",
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"drove",
|
|
"flock",
|
|
"herd",
|
|
"horde",
|
|
"host",
|
|
"legion",
|
|
"mob",
|
|
"multitude",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"score",
|
|
"sea",
|
|
"swarm",
|
|
"throng",
|
|
"gazillion",
|
|
"jillion",
|
|
"kazillion",
|
|
"million",
|
|
"thousands",
|
|
"trillion",
|
|
"zillion"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"atom",
|
|
"crumb",
|
|
"dot",
|
|
"fleck",
|
|
"flyspeck",
|
|
"fragment",
|
|
"grain",
|
|
"granule",
|
|
"iota",
|
|
"jot",
|
|
"modicum",
|
|
"molecule",
|
|
"mote",
|
|
"nubbin",
|
|
"particle",
|
|
"ray",
|
|
"scintilla",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"shred",
|
|
"tittle",
|
|
"whit",
|
|
"smatter",
|
|
"smattering",
|
|
"dash",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"morsel",
|
|
"shot",
|
|
"piece",
|
|
"portion",
|
|
"section",
|
|
"absence",
|
|
"dearth",
|
|
"famine",
|
|
"lack",
|
|
"paucity",
|
|
"poverty",
|
|
"scarceness",
|
|
"scarcity",
|
|
"shortage",
|
|
"undersupply",
|
|
"want",
|
|
"deficiency",
|
|
"deficit",
|
|
"inadequacy",
|
|
"insufficiency",
|
|
"meagerness",
|
|
"scantiness",
|
|
"scantness",
|
|
"skimpiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ace",
|
|
"bit",
|
|
"dab",
|
|
"dram",
|
|
"driblet",
|
|
"glimmer",
|
|
"handful",
|
|
"hint",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"mite",
|
|
"mouthful",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"ounce",
|
|
"peanuts",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"pittance",
|
|
"scruple",
|
|
"shade",
|
|
"shadow",
|
|
"smidgen",
|
|
"smidgeon",
|
|
"smidgin",
|
|
"smidge",
|
|
"speck",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"sprinkle",
|
|
"sprinkling",
|
|
"strain",
|
|
"streak",
|
|
"suspicion",
|
|
"tad",
|
|
"taste",
|
|
"touch",
|
|
"trace"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a plentitude of lumber for the current housing market"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abundance",
|
|
"cornucopia",
|
|
"feast",
|
|
"plenitude",
|
|
"plenty",
|
|
"plethora",
|
|
"superabundance",
|
|
"wealth"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adequacy",
|
|
"competence",
|
|
"competency",
|
|
"sufficiency",
|
|
"ampleness",
|
|
"amplitude",
|
|
"liberality",
|
|
"excess",
|
|
"overdose",
|
|
"overflow",
|
|
"overkill",
|
|
"oversupply",
|
|
"redundancy",
|
|
"superfluity",
|
|
"superfluousness",
|
|
"surfeit",
|
|
"surplus",
|
|
"copiousness",
|
|
"fecundity",
|
|
"fertility",
|
|
"fruitfulness",
|
|
"opulence",
|
|
"richness",
|
|
"lavishness",
|
|
"luxuriance"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"paucity",
|
|
"poverty",
|
|
"scarcity",
|
|
"barrenness",
|
|
"infertility",
|
|
"sterility"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deficiency",
|
|
"inadequacy",
|
|
"insufficiency",
|
|
"undersupply"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pledged":{
|
|
"as in committed , promised":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affianced",
|
|
"betrothed",
|
|
"committed",
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"promised",
|
|
"spousal",
|
|
"wifely",
|
|
"bridal",
|
|
"prenuptial",
|
|
"espoused",
|
|
"matched",
|
|
"mated",
|
|
"conjugal",
|
|
"connubial",
|
|
"marital",
|
|
"married",
|
|
"matrimonial",
|
|
"nuptial",
|
|
"wedded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to obligate by prior agreement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I would love to go to dinner with you, but I've pledged myself to a play with my parents that night"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"committed",
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"mortgaged",
|
|
"trothed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affianced",
|
|
"betrothed",
|
|
"plighted",
|
|
"promised",
|
|
"swore",
|
|
"vowed",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"enlisted",
|
|
"enrolled",
|
|
"signed on",
|
|
"signed up",
|
|
"overcommitted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"reneged"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to leave as a guarantee of repayment of a loan":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pledged their house against the loan"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hocked",
|
|
"pawned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deposited",
|
|
"mortgaged",
|
|
"bonded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bought (back)",
|
|
"redeemed",
|
|
"won (back)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make a solemn declaration of intent":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I pledge that I will abide by all of the rules of this organization"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"covenanted",
|
|
"promised",
|
|
"swore",
|
|
"vowed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affianced",
|
|
"betrothed",
|
|
"plighted",
|
|
"trothed",
|
|
"acceded",
|
|
"agreed",
|
|
"assented",
|
|
"consented",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"ensured",
|
|
"guaranteed",
|
|
"undertook",
|
|
"affirmed",
|
|
"asserted",
|
|
"averred",
|
|
"avouched",
|
|
"avowed",
|
|
"declared",
|
|
"insisted",
|
|
"warranted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"plead":{
|
|
"to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"can I plead temporary insanity for having made that foolish decision?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"assert",
|
|
"contend",
|
|
"maintain",
|
|
"reason"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adduce",
|
|
"cite",
|
|
"mention",
|
|
"claim",
|
|
"insist",
|
|
"affirm",
|
|
"aver",
|
|
"avouch",
|
|
"avow",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"offer",
|
|
"propose",
|
|
"submit",
|
|
"advise",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"recommend",
|
|
"suggest",
|
|
"urge",
|
|
"convince",
|
|
"persuade",
|
|
"advocate",
|
|
"champion",
|
|
"defend",
|
|
"enforce",
|
|
"espouse",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"explain",
|
|
"justify",
|
|
"rationalize",
|
|
"consider",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"discuss",
|
|
"confute",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"disprove",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"refute"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pled (for)":{
|
|
"to make a request for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the children pleaded for a kitten for Christmas"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"asked (for)",
|
|
"bespoke",
|
|
"called (for)",
|
|
"desired",
|
|
"quested",
|
|
"requested",
|
|
"solicited",
|
|
"sought",
|
|
"spoke (for)",
|
|
"sued (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"applied (for)",
|
|
"begged (for)",
|
|
"claimed",
|
|
"clamored (for)",
|
|
"importuned",
|
|
"urged",
|
|
"wished (for)",
|
|
"demanded",
|
|
"enjoined",
|
|
"exacted",
|
|
"insisted (on)",
|
|
"petitioned (for)",
|
|
"pressed (for)",
|
|
"required",
|
|
"requisitioned",
|
|
"invited",
|
|
"invoked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pleading (for)":{
|
|
"to make a request for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the children pleaded for a kitten for Christmas"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"asking (for)",
|
|
"bespeaking",
|
|
"calling (for)",
|
|
"desiring",
|
|
"questing",
|
|
"requesting",
|
|
"seeking",
|
|
"soliciting",
|
|
"speaking (for)",
|
|
"suing (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"applying (for)",
|
|
"begging (for)",
|
|
"claiming",
|
|
"clamoring (for)",
|
|
"importuning",
|
|
"urging",
|
|
"wishing (for)",
|
|
"demanding",
|
|
"enjoining",
|
|
"exacting",
|
|
"insisting (on)",
|
|
"petitioning (for)",
|
|
"pressing (for)",
|
|
"requiring",
|
|
"requisitioning",
|
|
"inviting",
|
|
"invoking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pleads (for)":{
|
|
"to make a request for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the children pleaded for a kitten for Christmas"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"asks (for)",
|
|
"bespeaks",
|
|
"calls (for)",
|
|
"desires",
|
|
"quests",
|
|
"requests",
|
|
"seeks",
|
|
"solicits",
|
|
"speaks (for)",
|
|
"sues (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"applies (for)",
|
|
"begs (for)",
|
|
"claims",
|
|
"clamors (for)",
|
|
"importunes",
|
|
"urges",
|
|
"wishes (for)",
|
|
"demands",
|
|
"enjoins",
|
|
"exacts",
|
|
"insists (on)",
|
|
"petitions (for)",
|
|
"presses (for)",
|
|
"requires",
|
|
"requisitions",
|
|
"invites",
|
|
"invokes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"plentiful":{
|
|
"being more than enough without being excessive":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a plentiful amount of strawberries that will be more than enough for a couple of pies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abundant",
|
|
"ample",
|
|
"aplenty",
|
|
"bounteous",
|
|
"bountiful",
|
|
"comfortable",
|
|
"cornucopian",
|
|
"galore",
|
|
"generous",
|
|
"liberal",
|
|
"plenteous",
|
|
"plenty"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"extra",
|
|
"supernumerary",
|
|
"surplus",
|
|
"abounding",
|
|
"blooming",
|
|
"overflowing",
|
|
"plump",
|
|
"replete",
|
|
"rich",
|
|
"rife",
|
|
"teeming",
|
|
"wealthy",
|
|
"adequate",
|
|
"enough",
|
|
"sufficient",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"fecund",
|
|
"fertile",
|
|
"fruitful",
|
|
"luxuriant",
|
|
"prodigal",
|
|
"prolific",
|
|
"copious",
|
|
"fulsome",
|
|
"lavish",
|
|
"profuse"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deficient",
|
|
"inadequate",
|
|
"insufficient",
|
|
"lacking",
|
|
"wanting",
|
|
"meager",
|
|
"meagre",
|
|
"niggardly",
|
|
"stingy",
|
|
"skimpy",
|
|
"least",
|
|
"minimum",
|
|
"light",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"small",
|
|
"barren",
|
|
"infertile",
|
|
"sterile",
|
|
"unfruitful",
|
|
"unproductive"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"minimal",
|
|
"scant",
|
|
"spare"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"plenipotentiaries":{
|
|
"a person (such as a diplomat) who has complete power to do business for a government":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ambassadors",
|
|
"diplomatists",
|
|
"diplomats",
|
|
"emissaries",
|
|
"foreign ministers",
|
|
"legates",
|
|
"agents",
|
|
"assignees",
|
|
"attorneys",
|
|
"commissaries",
|
|
"delegates",
|
|
"deputies",
|
|
"envoys",
|
|
"factors",
|
|
"ministers",
|
|
"procurators",
|
|
"proxies",
|
|
"representatives",
|
|
"reps",
|
|
"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":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"plead (for)":{
|
|
"to make a request for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the children pleaded for a kitten for Christmas"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ask (for)",
|
|
"bespeak",
|
|
"call (for)",
|
|
"desire",
|
|
"quest",
|
|
"request",
|
|
"seek",
|
|
"solicit",
|
|
"speak (for)",
|
|
"sue (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"apply (for)",
|
|
"beg (for)",
|
|
"claim",
|
|
"clamor (for)",
|
|
"importune",
|
|
"urge",
|
|
"wish (for)",
|
|
"demand",
|
|
"enjoin",
|
|
"exact",
|
|
"insist (on)",
|
|
"petition (for)",
|
|
"press (for)",
|
|
"require",
|
|
"requisition",
|
|
"invite",
|
|
"invoke"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"plethora":{
|
|
"an amount or supply more than sufficient to meet one's needs":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a biology textbook that is helpfully illustrated with a plethora of excellent illustrations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abundance",
|
|
"cornucopia",
|
|
"feast",
|
|
"plenitude",
|
|
"plentitude",
|
|
"plenty",
|
|
"superabundance",
|
|
"wealth"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adequacy",
|
|
"competence",
|
|
"competency",
|
|
"sufficiency",
|
|
"ampleness",
|
|
"amplitude",
|
|
"liberality",
|
|
"excess",
|
|
"overdose",
|
|
"overflow",
|
|
"overkill",
|
|
"oversupply",
|
|
"redundancy",
|
|
"superfluity",
|
|
"superfluousness",
|
|
"surfeit",
|
|
"surplus",
|
|
"copiousness",
|
|
"fecundity",
|
|
"fertility",
|
|
"fruitfulness",
|
|
"opulence",
|
|
"richness",
|
|
"lavishness",
|
|
"luxuriance"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"paucity",
|
|
"poverty",
|
|
"scarcity",
|
|
"barrenness",
|
|
"infertility",
|
|
"sterility"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deficiency",
|
|
"inadequacy",
|
|
"insufficiency",
|
|
"undersupply"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the author offers a plethora of detail that tends to overwhelm the reader"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bellyful",
|
|
"excess",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"overabundance",
|
|
"overage",
|
|
"overflow",
|
|
"overkill",
|
|
"overmuch",
|
|
"overplus",
|
|
"oversupply",
|
|
"plus",
|
|
"redundancy",
|
|
"superabundance",
|
|
"superfluity",
|
|
"surfeit",
|
|
"surplus",
|
|
"surplusage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abundance",
|
|
"bounty",
|
|
"plentitude",
|
|
"plenty",
|
|
"profusion",
|
|
"sufficiency",
|
|
"overproduction",
|
|
"overstock"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dearth",
|
|
"lack",
|
|
"scarcity",
|
|
"want"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deficiency",
|
|
"deficit",
|
|
"insufficiency",
|
|
"undersupply"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pleasingness":{
|
|
"as in sweetness , delightfulness":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agreeableness",
|
|
"darlingness",
|
|
"delightfulness",
|
|
"desirability",
|
|
"desirableness",
|
|
"niceness",
|
|
"pleasantness",
|
|
"sweetness",
|
|
"allurement",
|
|
"attraction",
|
|
"call",
|
|
"lure",
|
|
"seduction",
|
|
"sex appeal",
|
|
"allure",
|
|
"animal magnetism",
|
|
"appeal",
|
|
"attractiveness",
|
|
"captivation",
|
|
"charisma",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"duende",
|
|
"enchantment",
|
|
"fascination",
|
|
"force field",
|
|
"glamour",
|
|
"glamor",
|
|
"magic",
|
|
"magnetism",
|
|
"oomph",
|
|
"pizzazz",
|
|
"pizazz",
|
|
"seductiveness",
|
|
"witchery"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"repulsion",
|
|
"repulsiveness",
|
|
"disagreeableness",
|
|
"distastefulness",
|
|
"obnoxiousness",
|
|
"offensiveness",
|
|
"unpleasantness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pleasurably":{
|
|
"in a pleasing way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we spent a pleasurably hectic day shopping for Christmas presents"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agreeably",
|
|
"charmingly",
|
|
"delectably",
|
|
"deliciously",
|
|
"delightfully",
|
|
"dreamily",
|
|
"enchantingly",
|
|
"enjoyably",
|
|
"favorably",
|
|
"felicitously",
|
|
"fetchingly",
|
|
"gloriously",
|
|
"gratifyingly",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"nicely",
|
|
"palatably",
|
|
"pleasantly",
|
|
"pleasingly",
|
|
"prettily",
|
|
"satisfyingly",
|
|
"splendidly",
|
|
"sweetly",
|
|
"swimmingly",
|
|
"welcomely",
|
|
"well",
|
|
"winningly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"finely",
|
|
"grandly",
|
|
"magnificently",
|
|
"advantageously",
|
|
"helpfully",
|
|
"blessedly",
|
|
"fortunately",
|
|
"happily",
|
|
"luckily",
|
|
"excellently",
|
|
"superbly",
|
|
"marvelously",
|
|
"sensationally",
|
|
"wonderfully",
|
|
"attractively",
|
|
"beautifully",
|
|
"handsomely",
|
|
"appealingly",
|
|
"appetizingly",
|
|
"enticingly",
|
|
"invitingly",
|
|
"temptingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abominably",
|
|
"appallingly",
|
|
"awfully",
|
|
"dreadfully",
|
|
"horrendously",
|
|
"horribly",
|
|
"horridly",
|
|
"shockingly",
|
|
"sickeningly",
|
|
"terribly",
|
|
"vilely",
|
|
"annoyingly",
|
|
"disgustingly",
|
|
"distressingly",
|
|
"irritatingly",
|
|
"vexingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"badly",
|
|
"disagreeably",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"unpleasantly"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pleasances":{
|
|
"as in pleasures , delights":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"enjoyments",
|
|
"pleasures",
|
|
"amusements",
|
|
"diversions",
|
|
"entertainments",
|
|
"devilments",
|
|
"devilries",
|
|
"deviltries",
|
|
"hanky-pankies",
|
|
"hobs",
|
|
"jinks",
|
|
"knaveries",
|
|
"mischiefs",
|
|
"rascalities",
|
|
"waggeries",
|
|
"dalliances",
|
|
"frolics",
|
|
"fun",
|
|
"fun and games",
|
|
"plays",
|
|
"recreations",
|
|
"relaxations",
|
|
"sports",
|
|
"binges",
|
|
"flings",
|
|
"kicks",
|
|
"larks",
|
|
"revels",
|
|
"rollicks",
|
|
"sprees",
|
|
"hobbies",
|
|
"hobbyhorses",
|
|
"pastimes",
|
|
"hilarities",
|
|
"merriments",
|
|
"merrymakings",
|
|
"revelries",
|
|
"whoopees",
|
|
"buffooneries",
|
|
"high jinks",
|
|
"hijinks",
|
|
"horseplays",
|
|
"tomfooleries"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drudgeries",
|
|
"labors",
|
|
"works",
|
|
"duties",
|
|
"obligations",
|
|
"responsibilities"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"plebes":{
|
|
"the body of the community as contrasted with the elite":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the tabloids know that there's more money to be made from the antics of celebs than from the problems of the plebs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commoners",
|
|
"commons",
|
|
"crowd",
|
|
"herd",
|
|
"hoi polloi",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"millions",
|
|
"mob",
|
|
"multitude",
|
|
"people",
|
|
"plebeians",
|
|
"populace",
|
|
"public",
|
|
"rank and file"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cattle",
|
|
"proletariat",
|
|
"rabble",
|
|
"rabblement",
|
|
"ragtag and bobtail",
|
|
"riffraff",
|
|
"rout",
|
|
"scum",
|
|
"tag, rag, and bobtail",
|
|
"tagrag and bobtail",
|
|
"trash",
|
|
"unwashed",
|
|
"bourgeoisie",
|
|
"middle class"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"gentility",
|
|
"gentlefolk",
|
|
"gentlefolks",
|
|
"gentry",
|
|
"haute monde",
|
|
"nobility",
|
|
"patriciate",
|
|
"peerage",
|
|
"quality",
|
|
"royalty",
|
|
"society"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"A-list",
|
|
"aristocracy",
|
|
"best",
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"corps d'elite",
|
|
"cream",
|
|
"elect",
|
|
"elite",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"flower",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"pink",
|
|
"pride",
|
|
"upper crust"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pleasures":{
|
|
"a source of great satisfaction":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the new car is a real pleasure to drive"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"delectations",
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"feasts",
|
|
"gases",
|
|
"gasses",
|
|
"joys",
|
|
"kicks",
|
|
"mannas",
|
|
"treats"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amusements",
|
|
"diversions",
|
|
"entertainments",
|
|
"fun",
|
|
"recreations",
|
|
"comforts",
|
|
"reliefs",
|
|
"solaces",
|
|
"gratifications",
|
|
"indulgences",
|
|
"ambrosias"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a good-humored girl who's a pleasure to be around"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"distractions",
|
|
"diversions",
|
|
"divertissements",
|
|
"entertainments",
|
|
"fun",
|
|
"recreations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"escapes",
|
|
"pastimes",
|
|
"time killers",
|
|
"binges",
|
|
"flings",
|
|
"frolics",
|
|
"gambols",
|
|
"larks",
|
|
"revels",
|
|
"rollicks",
|
|
"romps",
|
|
"sprees",
|
|
"convivialities",
|
|
"festivities",
|
|
"gaieties",
|
|
"gayeties",
|
|
"hilarities",
|
|
"jollifications",
|
|
"jollities",
|
|
"merrymakings",
|
|
"revelings",
|
|
"revellings",
|
|
"revelries",
|
|
"whoopees",
|
|
"picnics",
|
|
"laughs",
|
|
"riots",
|
|
"screams",
|
|
"activities",
|
|
"games"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"killjoys",
|
|
"party poopers"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bores",
|
|
"bummers",
|
|
"downers",
|
|
"drags"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give satisfaction to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a wine that is sure to pleasure even the most discriminating palate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agrees (with)",
|
|
"contents",
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"feasts",
|
|
"gases",
|
|
"gasses",
|
|
"gladdens",
|
|
"glads",
|
|
"gratifies",
|
|
"pleases",
|
|
"rejoices",
|
|
"satisfies",
|
|
"suits",
|
|
"warms"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appeases",
|
|
"mollifies",
|
|
"pacifies",
|
|
"placates",
|
|
"soothes",
|
|
"assuages",
|
|
"quenches",
|
|
"sates",
|
|
"satiates",
|
|
"excites",
|
|
"tickles",
|
|
"titillates",
|
|
"amuses",
|
|
"diverts",
|
|
"entertains",
|
|
"treats",
|
|
"captivates",
|
|
"charms",
|
|
"galvanizes",
|
|
"thrills",
|
|
"calms",
|
|
"comforts",
|
|
"caters (to)",
|
|
"humors",
|
|
"indulges",
|
|
"coddles",
|
|
"mollycoddles",
|
|
"pampers",
|
|
"spoils"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aggravates",
|
|
"annoys",
|
|
"bothers",
|
|
"bugs",
|
|
"chafes",
|
|
"crosses",
|
|
"exasperates",
|
|
"galls",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"grates",
|
|
"irks",
|
|
"irritates",
|
|
"nettles",
|
|
"peeves",
|
|
"perturbs",
|
|
"piques",
|
|
"puts out",
|
|
"ruffles",
|
|
"vexes",
|
|
"angers",
|
|
"enrages",
|
|
"incenses",
|
|
"inflames",
|
|
"enflames",
|
|
"infuriates",
|
|
"maddens",
|
|
"outrages",
|
|
"rankles",
|
|
"riles",
|
|
"roils",
|
|
"steams up",
|
|
"provokes",
|
|
"rouses",
|
|
"agitates",
|
|
"distresses",
|
|
"disturbs",
|
|
"frets",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"harasses",
|
|
"harries",
|
|
"pesters",
|
|
"affronts",
|
|
"insults",
|
|
"offends"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"displeases"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"plenties":{
|
|
"a considerable amount":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"plenty of people showed up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abundances",
|
|
"barrels",
|
|
"basketfuls",
|
|
"basketsful",
|
|
"boatloads",
|
|
"buckets",
|
|
"bunches",
|
|
"bundles",
|
|
"bushels",
|
|
"carloads",
|
|
"chunks",
|
|
"deals",
|
|
"dozens",
|
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"dozen",
|
|
"fistfuls",
|
|
"gobs",
|
|
"good deals",
|
|
"heaps",
|
|
"hundreds",
|
|
"hundred",
|
|
"lashings",
|
|
"lashins",
|
|
"loads",
|
|
"lots",
|
|
"masses",
|
|
"messes",
|
|
"mountains",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"multiplicities",
|
|
"myriads",
|
|
"oodles",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"passels",
|
|
"pecks",
|
|
"piles",
|
|
"platefuls",
|
|
"plenitudes",
|
|
"plentitudes",
|
|
"potfuls",
|
|
"pots",
|
|
"profusions",
|
|
"quantities",
|
|
"rafts",
|
|
"reams",
|
|
"scads",
|
|
"sheaves",
|
|
"shiploads",
|
|
"sights",
|
|
"slews",
|
|
"spates",
|
|
"stacks",
|
|
"stores",
|
|
"tons",
|
|
"truckloads",
|
|
"volumes",
|
|
"wads",
|
|
"wealths",
|
|
"yards"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"epidemics",
|
|
"plagues",
|
|
"rashes",
|
|
"bonanzas",
|
|
"embarrassments",
|
|
"excesses",
|
|
"overabundances",
|
|
"overages",
|
|
"overkills",
|
|
"overmuch",
|
|
"oversupplies",
|
|
"plethoras",
|
|
"redundancies",
|
|
"superabundances",
|
|
"superfluities",
|
|
"surfeits",
|
|
"surpluses",
|
|
"deluges",
|
|
"floods",
|
|
"overflows",
|
|
"armies",
|
|
"bevies",
|
|
"crams",
|
|
"crowds",
|
|
"crushes",
|
|
"droves",
|
|
"flocks",
|
|
"herds",
|
|
"hordes",
|
|
"hosts",
|
|
"legions",
|
|
"mobs",
|
|
"multitudes",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"scores",
|
|
"seas",
|
|
"swarms",
|
|
"throngs",
|
|
"gazillions",
|
|
"jillions",
|
|
"kazillions",
|
|
"millions",
|
|
"million",
|
|
"thousands",
|
|
"trillions",
|
|
"zillions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"atoms",
|
|
"crumbs",
|
|
"dots",
|
|
"flecks",
|
|
"flyspecks",
|
|
"fragments",
|
|
"grains",
|
|
"granules",
|
|
"iotas",
|
|
"jots",
|
|
"modicums",
|
|
"molecules",
|
|
"motes",
|
|
"nubbins",
|
|
"particles",
|
|
"rays",
|
|
"scintillas",
|
|
"scraps",
|
|
"shreds",
|
|
"tittles",
|
|
"whits",
|
|
"smatterings",
|
|
"smatters",
|
|
"dashes",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"morsels",
|
|
"shots",
|
|
"pieces",
|
|
"portions",
|
|
"sections",
|
|
"absences",
|
|
"dearths",
|
|
"famines",
|
|
"lacks",
|
|
"paucities",
|
|
"poverties",
|
|
"scarcities",
|
|
"shortages",
|
|
"undersupplies",
|
|
"wants",
|
|
"deficiencies",
|
|
"deficits",
|
|
"inadequacies",
|
|
"insufficiencies"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aces",
|
|
"bits",
|
|
"dabs",
|
|
"drams",
|
|
"driblets",
|
|
"glimmers",
|
|
"handfuls",
|
|
"handsful",
|
|
"hints",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"mites",
|
|
"mouthfuls",
|
|
"nips",
|
|
"ounces",
|
|
"peanuts",
|
|
"pinches",
|
|
"pittances",
|
|
"scruples",
|
|
"shades",
|
|
"shadows",
|
|
"smidgens",
|
|
"smidgeons",
|
|
"smidgins",
|
|
"smidges",
|
|
"specks",
|
|
"spots",
|
|
"sprinkles",
|
|
"sprinklings",
|
|
"strains",
|
|
"streaks",
|
|
"suspicions",
|
|
"tastes",
|
|
"touches",
|
|
"traces"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pleached":{
|
|
"as in braided , plaited":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"braided",
|
|
"plaited",
|
|
"platted",
|
|
"enlaced",
|
|
"entwined",
|
|
"implicated",
|
|
"interlaced",
|
|
"intertwined",
|
|
"intertwisted",
|
|
"interwove",
|
|
"interweaved",
|
|
"inwove",
|
|
"inweaved",
|
|
"laced",
|
|
"plied",
|
|
"twisted",
|
|
"wove",
|
|
"weaved",
|
|
"wreathed",
|
|
"writhed",
|
|
"blended",
|
|
"blent",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"mixed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangled",
|
|
"uncoiled",
|
|
"untangled",
|
|
"untwined",
|
|
"unwound"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pleaching":{
|
|
"as in braiding , plaiting":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"braiding",
|
|
"plaiting",
|
|
"platting",
|
|
"enlacing",
|
|
"entwining",
|
|
"implicating",
|
|
"interlacing",
|
|
"intertwining",
|
|
"intertwisting",
|
|
"interweaving",
|
|
"inweaving",
|
|
"lacing",
|
|
"plying",
|
|
"twisting",
|
|
"weaving",
|
|
"wreathing",
|
|
"writhing",
|
|
"blending",
|
|
"fusing",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"mixing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangling",
|
|
"uncoiling",
|
|
"untangling",
|
|
"untwining",
|
|
"unwinding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pleasured":{
|
|
"to give satisfaction to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a wine that is sure to pleasure even the most discriminating palate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agreed (with)",
|
|
"contented",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"feasted",
|
|
"gassed",
|
|
"gladded",
|
|
"gladdened",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"rejoiced",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"suited",
|
|
"warmed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appeased",
|
|
"mollified",
|
|
"pacified",
|
|
"placated",
|
|
"soothed",
|
|
"assuaged",
|
|
"quenched",
|
|
"sated",
|
|
"satiated",
|
|
"excited",
|
|
"tickled",
|
|
"titillated",
|
|
"amused",
|
|
"diverted",
|
|
"entertained",
|
|
"treated",
|
|
"captivated",
|
|
"charmed",
|
|
"galvanized",
|
|
"thrilled",
|
|
"calmed",
|
|
"comforted",
|
|
"catered (to)",
|
|
"humored",
|
|
"indulged",
|
|
"coddled",
|
|
"mollycoddled",
|
|
"pampered",
|
|
"spoiled",
|
|
"spoilt"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aggravated",
|
|
"annoyed",
|
|
"bothered",
|
|
"bugged",
|
|
"chafed",
|
|
"crossed",
|
|
"exasperated",
|
|
"galled",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"grated",
|
|
"irked",
|
|
"irritated",
|
|
"nettled",
|
|
"peeved",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"piqued",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"ruffled",
|
|
"vexed",
|
|
"vext",
|
|
"angered",
|
|
"enraged",
|
|
"incensed",
|
|
"inflamed",
|
|
"enflamed",
|
|
"infuriated",
|
|
"maddened",
|
|
"outraged",
|
|
"rankled",
|
|
"riled",
|
|
"roiled",
|
|
"steamed up",
|
|
"provoked",
|
|
"roused",
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"distressed",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"fretted",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"harassed",
|
|
"harried",
|
|
"pestered",
|
|
"affronted",
|
|
"insulted",
|
|
"offended"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"displeased"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"plebeian":{
|
|
"belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"wondered what the people at the country club would think of his plebeian origins"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baseborn",
|
|
"common",
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"ignoble",
|
|
"inferior",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"low-life",
|
|
"lowborn",
|
|
"lower-class",
|
|
"lowly",
|
|
"lumpen",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"prole",
|
|
"proletarian",
|
|
"unwashed",
|
|
"vulgar"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bourgeois",
|
|
"middle-class",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"poor",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"working-class",
|
|
"d\u00e9class\u00e9",
|
|
"down-market",
|
|
"downscale"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"eminent",
|
|
"illustrious",
|
|
"notable",
|
|
"prominent"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aristocratic",
|
|
"blue-blooded",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"high",
|
|
"highborn",
|
|
"highbred",
|
|
"lofty",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"patrician",
|
|
"upper-class",
|
|
"upper-crust",
|
|
"wellborn"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in commoner , prole":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commoner",
|
|
"pleb",
|
|
"prole",
|
|
"proletarian",
|
|
"everyman",
|
|
"Joe Blow",
|
|
"Joe Six-Pack",
|
|
"John Doe",
|
|
"little guy",
|
|
"little man",
|
|
"lug",
|
|
"slob",
|
|
"everywoman",
|
|
"plain Jane",
|
|
"laborer",
|
|
"peon",
|
|
"worker"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"big cheese",
|
|
"big shot",
|
|
"big wheel",
|
|
"bigwig",
|
|
"fat cat",
|
|
"mover and shaker",
|
|
"VIP"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pleasant":{
|
|
"giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the massage was extremely pleasant and relaxing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"blessed",
|
|
"blest",
|
|
"congenial",
|
|
"darling",
|
|
"delectable",
|
|
"delicious",
|
|
"delightful",
|
|
"delightsome",
|
|
"dreamy",
|
|
"dulcet",
|
|
"enjoyable",
|
|
"felicitous",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"grateful",
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"heavenly",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"luscious",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"palatable",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"pleasurable",
|
|
"pretty",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"savory",
|
|
"savoury",
|
|
"sweet",
|
|
"tasty",
|
|
"welcome"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alluring",
|
|
"attractive",
|
|
"desirable",
|
|
"enviable",
|
|
"inviting",
|
|
"relishable",
|
|
"tempting",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"amusing",
|
|
"diverting",
|
|
"entertaining",
|
|
"recreative",
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"cheerful",
|
|
"cheery",
|
|
"comfortable",
|
|
"gem\u00fctlich",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"goodly",
|
|
"good-natured",
|
|
"gracious",
|
|
"hospitable",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"personable",
|
|
"blissful",
|
|
"felicific",
|
|
"glad",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"joyous",
|
|
"elating",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"intoxicating",
|
|
"ecstatic",
|
|
"euphoric",
|
|
"nirvanic",
|
|
"rapturous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abominable",
|
|
"ghastly",
|
|
"god-awful",
|
|
"hellish",
|
|
"horrid",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"wretched",
|
|
"bilious",
|
|
"disgusting",
|
|
"distasteful",
|
|
"obnoxious",
|
|
"offensive",
|
|
"repellent",
|
|
"repellant",
|
|
"repugnant",
|
|
"repulsive",
|
|
"revulsive",
|
|
"unsavory",
|
|
"vile",
|
|
"yucky",
|
|
"yukky",
|
|
"abhorrent",
|
|
"detestable",
|
|
"hateful",
|
|
"odious",
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"commonplace",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"insipid",
|
|
"irksome",
|
|
"stale",
|
|
"tedious",
|
|
"displeasing",
|
|
"dissatisfying",
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dismal",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"heartbreaking",
|
|
"heartrending",
|
|
"joyless",
|
|
"lachrymose",
|
|
"sad",
|
|
"unhappy",
|
|
"deplorable",
|
|
"doleful",
|
|
"dolorous",
|
|
"lamentable",
|
|
"lugubrious",
|
|
"mournful",
|
|
"regrettable",
|
|
"sorrowful",
|
|
"tragic",
|
|
"tragical",
|
|
"aggravating",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"exasperating",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"peeving",
|
|
"perturbing",
|
|
"vexing",
|
|
"forbidding",
|
|
"hostile",
|
|
"intimidating",
|
|
"angering",
|
|
"enraging",
|
|
"incensing",
|
|
"inflaming",
|
|
"enflaming",
|
|
"infuriating",
|
|
"maddening",
|
|
"outraging",
|
|
"rankling",
|
|
"riling",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"upsetting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"pleasureless",
|
|
"unpalatable",
|
|
"unpleasant",
|
|
"unwelcome"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having an easygoing and pleasing manner especially in social situations":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she has a reputation among the employees for being a demanding boss, but she's unexpectedly pleasant outside of work"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"good-natured",
|
|
"good-tempered",
|
|
"gracious",
|
|
"mellow",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"sweet",
|
|
"well-disposed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amicable",
|
|
"clever",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"neighborly",
|
|
"benign",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"cheerful",
|
|
"cheery",
|
|
"glad",
|
|
"sunny",
|
|
"companionable",
|
|
"conversable",
|
|
"sociable",
|
|
"civil",
|
|
"considerate",
|
|
"courteous",
|
|
"polite",
|
|
"thoughtful",
|
|
"accommodating",
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"attractive",
|
|
"delightful",
|
|
"enjoyable",
|
|
"likable",
|
|
"likeable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"boorish",
|
|
"discourteous",
|
|
"ill-mannered",
|
|
"impolite",
|
|
"inconsiderate",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"surly",
|
|
"uncivil",
|
|
"unkind",
|
|
"unmannerly",
|
|
"unsociable",
|
|
"bearish",
|
|
"bilious",
|
|
"cantankerous",
|
|
"choleric",
|
|
"churlish",
|
|
"crabby",
|
|
"cranky",
|
|
"dyspeptic",
|
|
"fussy",
|
|
"grouchy",
|
|
"grumpy",
|
|
"ill-humored",
|
|
"irascible",
|
|
"irritable",
|
|
"peevish",
|
|
"petulant",
|
|
"quick-tempered",
|
|
"snappish",
|
|
"testy",
|
|
"touchy",
|
|
"argumentative",
|
|
"contentious",
|
|
"contrary",
|
|
"ornery",
|
|
"querulous",
|
|
"unappealing",
|
|
"unattractive",
|
|
"sour",
|
|
"vinegary"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"ill-natured",
|
|
"ill-tempered",
|
|
"unamiable",
|
|
"ungenial",
|
|
"ungracious",
|
|
"unpleasant"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pleaded (for)":{
|
|
"to make a request for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the children pleaded for a kitten for Christmas"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"asked (for)",
|
|
"bespoke",
|
|
"called (for)",
|
|
"desired",
|
|
"quested",
|
|
"requested",
|
|
"solicited",
|
|
"sought",
|
|
"spoke (for)",
|
|
"sued (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"applied (for)",
|
|
"begged (for)",
|
|
"claimed",
|
|
"clamored (for)",
|
|
"importuned",
|
|
"urged",
|
|
"wished (for)",
|
|
"demanded",
|
|
"enjoined",
|
|
"exacted",
|
|
"insisted (on)",
|
|
"petitioned (for)",
|
|
"pressed (for)",
|
|
"required",
|
|
"requisitioned",
|
|
"invited",
|
|
"invoked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"plenary":{
|
|
"not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the delegation to the international convention was given plenary authority to negotiate a treaty in the nation's best interest"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compleat",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"comprehensive",
|
|
"entire",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"intact",
|
|
"integral",
|
|
"perfect",
|
|
"total",
|
|
"whole"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"unabridged",
|
|
"uncut",
|
|
"undiminished",
|
|
"all-out",
|
|
"exhaustive",
|
|
"extensive",
|
|
"maximal",
|
|
"full-blooded",
|
|
"full-blown",
|
|
"full-bore",
|
|
"full-fledged",
|
|
"full-on",
|
|
"full-out",
|
|
"full-scale"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviated",
|
|
"abridged",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"reduced"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"imperfect",
|
|
"incomplete",
|
|
"partial"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"plexuses":{
|
|
"as in nets , meshworks":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"interlacements",
|
|
"meshes",
|
|
"meshworks",
|
|
"nets",
|
|
"webs",
|
|
"complexes",
|
|
"networks",
|
|
"systems",
|
|
"aggregates",
|
|
"conglomerates",
|
|
"totalities",
|
|
"wholes",
|
|
"sequences",
|
|
"series",
|
|
"supersystems"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pleasingly":{
|
|
"in a pleasing way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the dining room at the inn has a pleasingly old-fashioned look to it"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agreeably",
|
|
"charmingly",
|
|
"delectably",
|
|
"deliciously",
|
|
"delightfully",
|
|
"dreamily",
|
|
"enchantingly",
|
|
"enjoyably",
|
|
"favorably",
|
|
"felicitously",
|
|
"fetchingly",
|
|
"gloriously",
|
|
"gratifyingly",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"nicely",
|
|
"palatably",
|
|
"pleasantly",
|
|
"pleasurably",
|
|
"prettily",
|
|
"satisfyingly",
|
|
"splendidly",
|
|
"sweetly",
|
|
"swimmingly",
|
|
"welcomely",
|
|
"well",
|
|
"winningly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"finely",
|
|
"grandly",
|
|
"magnificently",
|
|
"advantageously",
|
|
"helpfully",
|
|
"blessedly",
|
|
"fortunately",
|
|
"happily",
|
|
"luckily",
|
|
"excellently",
|
|
"superbly",
|
|
"marvelously",
|
|
"sensationally",
|
|
"wonderfully",
|
|
"attractively",
|
|
"beautifully",
|
|
"handsomely",
|
|
"appealingly",
|
|
"appetizingly",
|
|
"enticingly",
|
|
"invitingly",
|
|
"temptingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abominably",
|
|
"appallingly",
|
|
"awfully",
|
|
"dreadfully",
|
|
"horrendously",
|
|
"horribly",
|
|
"horridly",
|
|
"shockingly",
|
|
"sickeningly",
|
|
"terribly",
|
|
"vilely",
|
|
"annoyingly",
|
|
"disgustingly",
|
|
"distressingly",
|
|
"irritatingly",
|
|
"vexingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"badly",
|
|
"disagreeably",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"unpleasantly"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pleonasm":{
|
|
"as in tautology":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"tautology",
|
|
"circumlocution",
|
|
"diffuseness",
|
|
"diffusion",
|
|
"garrulity",
|
|
"garrulousness",
|
|
"logorrhea",
|
|
"long-windedness",
|
|
"periphrasis",
|
|
"prolixity",
|
|
"redundancy",
|
|
"verbalism",
|
|
"verbiage",
|
|
"verboseness",
|
|
"verbosity",
|
|
"windiness",
|
|
"wordage",
|
|
"wordiness",
|
|
"circuitousness",
|
|
"circularity",
|
|
"digressiveness",
|
|
"reiteration",
|
|
"repetition",
|
|
"repetitiousness",
|
|
"repetitiveness",
|
|
"embellishment",
|
|
"embroidering",
|
|
"exaggeration",
|
|
"hyperbole",
|
|
"overstatement"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brevity",
|
|
"briefness",
|
|
"compactness",
|
|
"conciseness",
|
|
"concision",
|
|
"crispness",
|
|
"pithiness",
|
|
"succinctness",
|
|
"terseness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"plenteousness":{
|
|
"as in plenty , plentifulness":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abundance",
|
|
"amplitude",
|
|
"opulence",
|
|
"plenitude",
|
|
"plentifulness",
|
|
"plentitude",
|
|
"plenty",
|
|
"excess",
|
|
"overabundance",
|
|
"oversupply",
|
|
"surfeit",
|
|
"surplus",
|
|
"bountifulness",
|
|
"copiousness",
|
|
"appropriateness",
|
|
"correctness",
|
|
"fitness",
|
|
"goodness",
|
|
"properness",
|
|
"rightness",
|
|
"seemliness",
|
|
"suitability",
|
|
"suitableness",
|
|
"tolerability",
|
|
"acceptability",
|
|
"adequacy",
|
|
"satisfactoriness",
|
|
"sufficiency"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inadequacy",
|
|
"inadequateness",
|
|
"insufficiency",
|
|
"unsatisfactoriness",
|
|
"lack",
|
|
"want",
|
|
"crunch",
|
|
"dearth",
|
|
"deficit",
|
|
"famine",
|
|
"lack",
|
|
"shortage",
|
|
"meagerness",
|
|
"paucity",
|
|
"poorness",
|
|
"poverty",
|
|
"rareness",
|
|
"rarity",
|
|
"scantiness",
|
|
"scantness",
|
|
"scarceness",
|
|
"scarcity",
|
|
"skimpiness",
|
|
"necessity",
|
|
"need",
|
|
"privation"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"plex":{
|
|
"as in multiplex , megaplex":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"megaplex",
|
|
"multiplex",
|
|
"nickelodeon",
|
|
"art house",
|
|
"art theater",
|
|
"cinematheque",
|
|
"cinema",
|
|
"playhouse",
|
|
"theater",
|
|
"theatre",
|
|
"fleapit",
|
|
"grind house",
|
|
"drive-in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pleats":{
|
|
"to form into a braid":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pleat ribbons"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"braids",
|
|
"plaits",
|
|
"plats"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"interlaces",
|
|
"interweaves",
|
|
"weaves"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in seams , layers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"corrugations",
|
|
"layers",
|
|
"loops",
|
|
"plaits",
|
|
"plies",
|
|
"puckers",
|
|
"seams",
|
|
"tucks",
|
|
"creases",
|
|
"crimps",
|
|
"crinkles",
|
|
"furrows",
|
|
"wrinkles",
|
|
"crow's-feet",
|
|
"crow's feet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pleads":{
|
|
"to state (something) as a reason in support of or against something under consideration":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"can I plead temporary insanity for having made that foolish decision?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argues",
|
|
"asserts",
|
|
"contends",
|
|
"maintains",
|
|
"reasons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adduces",
|
|
"cites",
|
|
"mentions",
|
|
"claims",
|
|
"insists",
|
|
"affirms",
|
|
"avers",
|
|
"avouches",
|
|
"avows",
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"gives",
|
|
"offers",
|
|
"proposes",
|
|
"submits",
|
|
"advises",
|
|
"counsels",
|
|
"recommends",
|
|
"suggests",
|
|
"urges",
|
|
"convinces",
|
|
"persuades",
|
|
"advocates",
|
|
"champions",
|
|
"defends",
|
|
"enforces",
|
|
"espouses",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"explains",
|
|
"justifies",
|
|
"rationalizes",
|
|
"considers",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"discusses",
|
|
"confutes",
|
|
"counters",
|
|
"disproves",
|
|
"rebuts",
|
|
"refutes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pleadings":{
|
|
"an earnest request":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"coldhearted tourists pointedly ignoring the pleadings of the city's many street urchins"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adjurations",
|
|
"appeals",
|
|
"conjurations",
|
|
"cries",
|
|
"desires",
|
|
"entreaties",
|
|
"petitions",
|
|
"pleas",
|
|
"prayers",
|
|
"solicitations",
|
|
"suits",
|
|
"suppliances",
|
|
"supplications"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"applications",
|
|
"requisitions",
|
|
"calls",
|
|
"claims",
|
|
"demands",
|
|
"insistences"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"plethoric":{
|
|
"going beyond a normal or acceptable limit in degree or amount":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the plethoric opulence of the mansions built by the robber barons"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baroque",
|
|
"devilish",
|
|
"excessive",
|
|
"exorbitant",
|
|
"extravagant",
|
|
"extreme",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"immoderate",
|
|
"inordinate",
|
|
"insane",
|
|
"intolerable",
|
|
"lavish",
|
|
"overdue",
|
|
"overextravagant",
|
|
"overmuch",
|
|
"overweening",
|
|
"steep",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"towering",
|
|
"unconscionable",
|
|
"undue",
|
|
"unmerciful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boundless",
|
|
"endless",
|
|
"immeasurable",
|
|
"infinite",
|
|
"limitless",
|
|
"unbearable",
|
|
"unjustifiable",
|
|
"unwarranted",
|
|
"improper",
|
|
"inappropriate",
|
|
"thick",
|
|
"unseemly",
|
|
"unrestrained"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deficient",
|
|
"inadequate",
|
|
"insufficient",
|
|
"minimal",
|
|
"minimum"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"middling",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
"temperate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"plenipotentiary":{
|
|
"a person (such as a diplomat) who has complete power to do business for a government":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ambassador",
|
|
"diplomat",
|
|
"diplomatist",
|
|
"emissary",
|
|
"foreign minister",
|
|
"legate",
|
|
"agent",
|
|
"assignee",
|
|
"attorney",
|
|
"commissary",
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"delegate",
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"deputy",
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"envoy",
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"factor",
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"minister",
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"procurator",
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"proxy",
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"rep",
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"representative",
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"broker",
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"distributor",
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"manager",
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"arbiter",
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"arbitrator",
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"comprador",
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"compradore",
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"conciliator",
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"go-between",
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"intercessor",
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"intermediary",
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"interposer",
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"liaison",
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"mediator",
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"middleman",
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"peacemaker",
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"mouthpiece",
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"point man",
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"point person",
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"prophet",
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"speaker",
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"spokesman",
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"spokesperson"
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],
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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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"plead (to)":{
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"to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner":{
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"examples":[
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"weary of charities that are always pleading to people of modest means to contribute even more than they already have"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"appeal (to)",
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"beg",
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"beseech",
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"besiege",
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"conjure",
|
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"entreat",
|
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"impetrate",
|
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"implore",
|
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"importune",
|
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"petition",
|
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"pray",
|
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"solicit",
|
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"supplicate"
|
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],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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"bludge",
|
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"cadge",
|
|
"mooch",
|
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"sponge",
|
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"ask",
|
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"desire",
|
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"invoke",
|
|
"request",
|
|
"sue",
|
|
"claim",
|
|
"coerce",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"compel",
|
|
"demand",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"insist",
|
|
"require"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hint",
|
|
"imply",
|
|
"intimate",
|
|
"suggest",
|
|
"appease",
|
|
"conciliate",
|
|
"gratify",
|
|
"mollify",
|
|
"oblige",
|
|
"pacify",
|
|
"placate",
|
|
"please",
|
|
"satisfy",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"console",
|
|
"content",
|
|
"quiet"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pleonasms":{
|
|
"as in tautologies":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"tautologies",
|
|
"circumlocutions",
|
|
"diffusions",
|
|
"garrulities",
|
|
"logorrheas",
|
|
"periphrases",
|
|
"prolixities",
|
|
"redundancies",
|
|
"verbalisms",
|
|
"verbiages",
|
|
"verbosities",
|
|
"wordages",
|
|
"circularities",
|
|
"reiterations",
|
|
"repetitions",
|
|
"embellishments",
|
|
"exaggerations",
|
|
"hyperboles",
|
|
"overstatements"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brevities",
|
|
"concisions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |