dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/van_MWT.json
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{
"van":{
"the innovators of new concepts, styles, and techniques especially in the arts":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"an artist who was in the van of abstract expressionism"
],
"near antonyms":[
"establishment",
"old guard"
],
"related":[
"underground",
"avant-gardist",
"forerunner",
"pioneer",
"precursor",
"trailblazer"
],
"synonyms":[
"avant-garde",
"cutting edge",
"vanguard"
]
},
"the leading or most important part of a movement":{
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"examples":[
"a company that is considered by some to be in the van of the latest technology for renewable energy"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"spearhead"
],
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"cutting edge",
"forefront",
"front line",
"leading edge",
"vanguard"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"vandalism":{
"deliberate damaging or destroying of another's property":{
"examples":[
"anyone guilty of vandalism to university property will be expelled"
],
"synonyms":[
"defacement",
"defacing",
"trashing",
"vandalization"
],
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"demolishing",
"demolishment",
"desecrating",
"desecration",
"destruction",
"ravage",
"ravaging",
"ruin",
"ruination",
"wrecking",
"sabotage",
"depredation",
"despoiling",
"despoilment",
"looting",
"marauding",
"pillage",
"pillaging",
"plunder",
"plundering",
"predation",
"ransacking",
"sacking",
"spoliation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conservation",
"preservation",
"protection",
"salvage",
"saving"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"vandalize":{
"to deliberately cause the damage or destruction of another's property":{
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"examples":[
"he decided to vandalize the store because the owner had kicked him out"
],
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"conserve",
"preserve",
"protect",
"save",
"salvage",
"build",
"rebuild"
],
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"violate",
"graffiti",
"tag",
"bang up",
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"damage",
"harm",
"hurt",
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"shatter",
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"destroy",
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"raven",
"raze",
"ruin",
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"smash",
"tear down",
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"wipe out",
"wrack",
"wreck",
"sabotage",
"depredate",
"despoil",
"loot",
"maraud",
"pillage",
"plunder",
"ransack",
"sack",
"spoliate"
],
"synonyms":[
"deface",
"trash"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"vandalized":{
"to deliberately cause the damage or destruction of another's property":{
"examples":[
"he decided to vandalize the store because the owner had kicked him out"
],
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"defaced",
"trashed"
],
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"graffitied",
"tagged",
"banged up",
"broke",
"damaged",
"harmed",
"hurt",
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"totalled",
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"looted",
"marauded",
"pillaged",
"plundered",
"ransacked",
"sacked",
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"conserved",
"preserved",
"protected",
"saved",
"salvaged",
"built",
"rebuilt"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"vandalizing":{
"to deliberately cause the damage or destruction of another's property":{
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"examples":[
"he decided to vandalize the store because the owner had kicked him out"
],
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"conserving",
"preserving",
"protecting",
"saving",
"salvaging",
"building",
"rebuilding"
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"totaling",
"totalling",
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"looting",
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"pillaging",
"plundering",
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"sacking",
"spoliating"
],
"synonyms":[
"defacing",
"trashing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"vanishing":{
"as in melting , passing":{
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"synonyms":[],
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"dissipation",
"dissolution",
"evaporation",
"fadeaway",
"fading",
"melting",
"passing",
"decamping",
"decampment",
"departing",
"departure",
"disappearance",
"exit",
"exiting",
"farewell",
"going",
"leave-taking",
"parting",
"quitting",
"clearing out",
"egress",
"leaving",
"retirement",
"retreat",
"withdrawal",
"emigration",
"evacuation",
"exodus"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advent",
"appearance",
"arrival",
"coming",
"incoming",
"approach",
"entrance",
"ingress",
"beginning",
"birth",
"commencement",
"dawn",
"dawning",
"debut",
"d\u00e9but",
"genesis",
"inception",
"morning",
"onset",
"start"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cease to be visible":{
"examples":[
"the house vanished into the fog as we drove away"
],
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"dematerializing",
"disappearing",
"dissolving",
"evanescing",
"evaporating",
"fading",
"fleeing",
"flying",
"melting",
"sinking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blanking (out)",
"clearing",
"dispersing",
"dissipating",
"drying up",
"dying (away or down or out)",
"blurring",
"dimming"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arriving",
"breaking out",
"coming out",
"emerging",
"issuing",
"looming",
"showing up"
],
"antonyms":[
"appearing",
"materializing"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"vanquish":{
"to bring under one's control by force of arms":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"vanquished nation after nation in his relentless conquest of Europe"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discharge",
"emancipate",
"enfranchise",
"free",
"liberate",
"manumit",
"release",
"spring",
"unbind",
"uncage",
"unchain",
"unfetter"
],
"related":[
"annihilate",
"beat",
"clobber",
"crush",
"defeat",
"drub",
"lick",
"mow (down)",
"overcome",
"prevail (over)",
"reduce",
"rout",
"skunk",
"smash",
"thrash",
"triumph (over)",
"trounce",
"wallop",
"whip",
"enslave",
"break",
"clamp down (on)",
"crack down (on)",
"put down",
"quash",
"quell",
"repress",
"silence",
"smother",
"snuff (out)",
"squash",
"squelch",
"suppress"
],
"synonyms":[
"conquer",
"dominate",
"overpower",
"pacify",
"subdue",
"subject",
"subjugate",
"subordinate"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"vanquished":{
"to bring under one's control by force of arms":{
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"vanquished nation after nation in his relentless conquest of Europe"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discharged",
"emancipated",
"enfranchised",
"freed",
"liberated",
"manumitted",
"released",
"sprang",
"sprung",
"unbound",
"uncaged",
"unchained",
"unfettered"
],
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"clobbered",
"crushed",
"defeated",
"drubbed",
"licked",
"mowed (down)",
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"thrashed",
"triumphed (over)",
"trounced",
"walloped",
"whipped",
"enslaved",
"broke",
"clamped down (on)",
"cracked down (on)",
"put down",
"quashed",
"quelled",
"repressed",
"silenced",
"smothered",
"snuffed (out)",
"squashed",
"squelched",
"suppressed"
],
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"conquered",
"dominated",
"overpowered",
"pacified",
"subdued",
"subjected",
"subjugated",
"subordinated"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"vanquishing":{
"the act or process of bringing someone or something under one's control":{
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"examples":[
"a movie about the vanquishing of Egypt by Rome"
],
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"emancipation",
"enfranchisement",
"freeing",
"liberation",
"manumission",
"release"
],
"related":[
"triumph",
"victory",
"win",
"winning",
"beating",
"defeat",
"drubbing",
"licking",
"shellacking",
"trimming",
"trouncing",
"whipping",
"enslavement",
"takeover"
],
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"conquest",
"dominating",
"domination",
"overpowering",
"subduing",
"subjecting",
"subjection",
"subjugating",
"subjugation"
]
},
"to bring under one's control by force of arms":{
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"vanquished nation after nation in his relentless conquest of Europe"
],
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"discharging",
"emancipating",
"enfranchising",
"freeing",
"liberating",
"manumitting",
"releasing",
"springing",
"unbinding",
"uncaging",
"unchaining",
"unfettering"
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"clobbering",
"crushing",
"defeating",
"drubbing",
"licking",
"mowing (down)",
"overcoming",
"prevailing (over)",
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"routing",
"skunking",
"smashing",
"thrashing",
"triumphing (over)",
"trouncing",
"walloping",
"whipping",
"enslaving",
"breaking",
"clamping down (on)",
"cracking down (on)",
"putting down",
"quashing",
"quelling",
"repressing",
"silencing",
"smothering",
"snuffing (out)",
"squashing",
"squelching",
"suppressing"
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"dominating",
"overpowering",
"pacifying",
"subduing",
"subjecting",
"subjugating",
"subordinating"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"vantage":{
"the more favorable condition or position in a competition":{
"examples":[
"the vantage had all been ours for the first half of the contest"
],
"synonyms":[
"advantage",
"better",
"bulge",
"catbird seat",
"drop",
"edge",
"high ground",
"inside track",
"jump",
"pull",
"stead",
"upper hand",
"whip hand"
],
"near synonyms":[
"allowance",
"head start",
"lead",
"leg up",
"margin",
"odds",
"start",
"ascendancy",
"ascendency",
"command",
"dominance",
"mastery",
"predominance",
"superiority",
"supremacy",
"transcendence",
"transcendency",
"precedence",
"preference",
"prerogative",
"privilege",
"seniority",
"break",
"foothold",
"opportunity",
"benefit",
"blessing",
"boon",
"felicity",
"godsend",
"manna",
"windfall"
],
"near antonyms":[
"detriment",
"stranglehold",
"disparity",
"imbalance",
"inequality",
"unevenness",
"disability",
"failing",
"impairment",
"shortcoming",
"bar",
"catch",
"check",
"clog",
"crimp",
"embarrassment",
"hindrance",
"hitch",
"hurdle",
"impediment",
"interference",
"let",
"manacle",
"obstacle",
"obstruction",
"rub",
"shackle",
"stop",
"trammel",
"lurch",
"setback"
],
"antonyms":[
"disadvantage",
"drawback",
"handicap",
"liability",
"minus",
"penalty",
"strike"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"vanish":{
"to cease to be visible":{
"examples":[
"the house vanished into the fog as we drove away"
],
"synonyms":[
"dematerialize",
"disappear",
"dissolve",
"evanesce",
"evaporate",
"fade",
"flee",
"fly",
"melt",
"sink"
],
"related":[
"blank (out)",
"clear",
"die (away or down or out)",
"disperse",
"dissipate",
"dry up",
"blur",
"dim"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arrive",
"break out",
"come out",
"emerge",
"issue",
"loom",
"show up"
],
"antonyms":[
"appear",
"materialize"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"vandalizes":{
"to deliberately cause the damage or destruction of another's property":{
"examples":[
"he decided to vandalize the store because the owner had kicked him out"
],
"synonyms":[
"defaces",
"trashes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"desecrates",
"violates",
"graffitis",
"tags",
"bangs up",
"breaks",
"damages",
"harms",
"hurts",
"impairs",
"mars",
"shatters",
"spoils",
"annihilates",
"demolishes",
"destroys",
"devastates",
"ravages",
"ravens",
"razes",
"ruins",
"scourges",
"smashes",
"tears down",
"totals",
"wastes",
"wipes out",
"wracks",
"wrecks",
"sabotages",
"depredates",
"despoils",
"loots",
"marauds",
"pillages",
"plunders",
"ransacks",
"sacks",
"spoliates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conserves",
"preserves",
"protects",
"saves",
"salvages",
"builds",
"rebuilds"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"vanquishes":{
"to bring under one's control by force of arms":{
"examples":[
"vanquished nation after nation in his relentless conquest of Europe"
],
"synonyms":[
"conquers",
"dominates",
"overpowers",
"pacifies",
"subdues",
"subjects",
"subjugates",
"subordinates"
],
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"annihilates",
"beats",
"clobbers",
"crushes",
"defeats",
"drubs",
"licks",
"mows (down)",
"overcomes",
"prevails (over)",
"reduces",
"routs",
"skunks",
"smashes",
"thrashes",
"triumphs (over)",
"trounces",
"wallops",
"whips",
"enslaves",
"breaks",
"clamps down (on)",
"cracks down (on)",
"puts down",
"quashes",
"quells",
"represses",
"silences",
"smothers",
"snuffs (out)",
"squashes",
"squelches",
"suppresses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discharges",
"emancipates",
"enfranchises",
"frees",
"liberates",
"manumits",
"releases",
"springs",
"unbinds",
"uncages",
"unchains",
"unfetters"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"vanishing creams":{
"as in creams , oils":{
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"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blushes",
"cold creams",
"creams",
"eye shadows",
"kohls",
"lipsticks",
"lotions",
"mascaras",
"oils",
"powders",
"rouges",
"cosmetics",
"makeups",
"maquillages",
"paints",
"war paints",
"greasepaints",
"camos",
"camouflages"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"vantage point":{
"a way of looking at or thinking about something":{
"examples":[
"who started the argument apparently depends on your vantage point"
],
"synonyms":[
"angle",
"eye view",
"outlook",
"perspective",
"shoes",
"slant",
"standpoint",
"viewpoint"
],
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"interpretation",
"spin",
"belief",
"conviction",
"eye",
"feeling",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"mind",
"mind-set",
"notion",
"opinion",
"perception",
"persuasion",
"sentiment",
"verdict",
"view",
"impression",
"take"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"vanities":{
"an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements":{
"examples":[
"an all-consuming vanity that made him hunger for constant praise from others"
],
"synonyms":[
"amour propre",
"bighead",
"complacence",
"complacency",
"conceit",
"conceitedness",
"ego",
"egotism",
"pomposity",
"pompousness",
"pride",
"pridefulness",
"self-admiration",
"self-assumption",
"self-conceit",
"self-congratulation",
"self-esteem",
"self-glory",
"self-importance",
"self-love",
"self-opinion",
"self-satisfaction",
"smugness",
"swelled head",
"swellheadedness",
"vaingloriousness",
"vainglory",
"vainness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assurance",
"confidence",
"self-assurance",
"self-confidence",
"self-righteousness",
"arrogance",
"disdainfulness",
"haughtiness",
"imperiousness",
"lordliness",
"self-assertion",
"snobbishness",
"superciliousness",
"superiority",
"hubris",
"overconfidence",
"presumption",
"pretense",
"pretence",
"pretension",
"pretentiousness",
"egoism",
"self-centeredness",
"selfishness",
"self-pride",
"self-respect"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diffidence",
"self-doubt",
"self-disgust",
"self-hate",
"self-loathing",
"altruism",
"unselfishness",
"bashfulness",
"demureness",
"shyness",
"timidity",
"timidness",
"passiveness",
"passivity"
],
"antonyms":[
"humbleness",
"humility",
"modesty"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"vanity":{
"an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements":{
"examples":[
"an all-consuming vanity that made him hunger for constant praise from others"
],
"synonyms":[
"amour propre",
"bighead",
"complacence",
"complacency",
"conceit",
"conceitedness",
"ego",
"egotism",
"pomposity",
"pompousness",
"pride",
"pridefulness",
"self-admiration",
"self-assumption",
"self-conceit",
"self-congratulation",
"self-esteem",
"self-glory",
"self-importance",
"self-love",
"self-opinion",
"self-satisfaction",
"smugness",
"swelled head",
"swellheadedness",
"vaingloriousness",
"vainglory",
"vainness"
],
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"assurance",
"confidence",
"self-assurance",
"self-confidence",
"self-righteousness",
"arrogance",
"disdainfulness",
"haughtiness",
"imperiousness",
"lordliness",
"self-assertion",
"snobbishness",
"superciliousness",
"superiority",
"hubris",
"overconfidence",
"presumption",
"pretense",
"pretence",
"pretension",
"pretentiousness",
"egoism",
"self-centeredness",
"selfishness",
"self-pride",
"self-respect"
],
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"diffidence",
"self-doubt",
"self-disgust",
"self-hate",
"self-loathing",
"altruism",
"unselfishness",
"bashfulness",
"demureness",
"shyness",
"timidity",
"timidness",
"passiveness",
"passivity"
],
"antonyms":[
"humbleness",
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"modesty"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"vandal":{
"a person who damages or destroys property on purpose":{
"examples":[
"a group of vandals broke into the school and painted graffiti on the walls"
],
"synonyms":[
"defacer"
],
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"graffitist",
"tagger",
"demolisher",
"desecrater",
"desecrator",
"despoiler",
"destroyer",
"ravager",
"ruiner",
"saboteur",
"waster",
"wrecker",
"depredator",
"looter",
"marauder",
"pillager",
"plunderer",
"ransacker",
"sacker",
"spoiler",
"spoliator"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conserver",
"preserver",
"protector",
"saver",
"conservator",
"preservationist"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"vandalisms":{
"deliberate damaging or destroying of another's property":{
"examples":[
"anyone guilty of vandalism to university property will be expelled"
],
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"defacement",
"defacing",
"trashing",
"vandalization"
],
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"demolishing",
"demolishment",
"desecrating",
"desecration",
"destruction",
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"ravaging",
"ruin",
"ruination",
"wrecking",
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"despoiling",
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"looting",
"marauding",
"pillage",
"pillaging",
"plunder",
"plundering",
"predation",
"ransacking",
"sacking",
"spoliation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conservation",
"preservation",
"protection",
"salvage",
"saving"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"vanquisher":{
"one that defeats an enemy or opponent":{
"examples":[
"a parade for the triumphal return of the empire's most celebrated vanquisher"
],
"synonyms":[
"beater",
"conqueror",
"master",
"subduer",
"trimmer",
"victor",
"whipper",
"winner"
],
"near synonyms":[
"champ",
"champion",
"finalist",
"placer",
"dominator",
"overdog",
"ruler",
"subjugator",
"top dog"
],
"near antonyms":[
"punching bag",
"pushover",
"quitter",
"failure",
"flop",
"washout",
"underdog"
],
"antonyms":[
"loser"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"vanished":{
"no longer existing":{
"examples":[
"the vanished tradition of the maypole as the center for May Day festivities"
],
"synonyms":[
"bygone",
"bypast",
"dead",
"defunct",
"departed",
"done",
"expired",
"extinct",
"gone",
"nonextant"
],
"near synonyms":[
"nonexistent",
"dying",
"faded",
"moribund",
"collapsed",
"fallen",
"overthrown",
"antiquated",
"dated",
"obsolete",
"pass\u00e9",
"finished",
"lapsed",
"terminated",
"lost",
"missing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"active",
"dynamic",
"thriving",
"vibrant"
],
"antonyms":[
"alive",
"existent",
"existing",
"extant",
"living"
]
},
"to cease to be visible":{
"examples":[
"the house vanished into the fog as we drove away"
],
"synonyms":[
"dematerialized",
"disappeared",
"dissolved",
"evanesced",
"evaporated",
"faded",
"fled",
"flew",
"melted",
"sank",
"sunk"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blanked (out)",
"cleared",
"died (away or down or out)",
"dispersed",
"dissipated",
"dried up",
"blurred",
"dimmed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arrived",
"broke out",
"came out",
"emerged",
"issued",
"loomed",
"showed up"
],
"antonyms":[
"appeared",
"materialized"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"vans":{
"the innovators of new concepts, styles, and techniques especially in the arts":{
"examples":[
"an artist who was in the van of abstract expressionism"
],
"synonyms":[
"avant-gardes",
"cutting edges",
"vanguards"
],
"near synonyms":[
"undergrounds",
"avant-gardists",
"forerunners",
"pioneers",
"precursors",
"trailblazers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"establishments",
"old guards"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the leading or most important part of a movement":{
"examples":[
"a company that is considered by some to be in the van of the latest technology for renewable energy"
],
"synonyms":[
"cutting edges",
"forefronts",
"front lines",
"leading edges",
"vanguards"
],
"near synonyms":[
"spearheads"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"vanguard":{
"the innovators of new concepts, styles, and techniques especially in the arts":{
"examples":[
"a style of jazz that the vanguard quickly recognized as new and exciting"
],
"synonyms":[
"avant-garde",
"cutting edge",
"van"
],
"near synonyms":[
"underground",
"avant-gardist",
"forerunner",
"pioneer",
"precursor",
"trailblazer"
],
"near antonyms":[
"establishment",
"old guard"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the leading or most important part of a movement":{
"examples":[
"talk radio is often regarded as being in the vanguard of the conservative movement"
],
"synonyms":[
"cutting edge",
"forefront",
"front line",
"leading edge",
"van"
],
"near synonyms":[
"spearhead"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"vanilla":{
"lacking in distinctive features or qualities":{
"examples":[
"a plain vanilla version of a song that's been recorded more times than necessary"
],
"synonyms":[
"beige",
"characterless",
"faceless",
"featureless",
"indistinctive",
"neutral",
"noncommittal",
"nondescript"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boring",
"drab",
"dreary",
"dry",
"dull",
"flat",
"humdrum",
"leaden",
"monotonous",
"pedestrian",
"stodgy",
"stuffy",
"tame",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"tiring",
"uninteresting",
"wearisome",
"weary",
"wearying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arresting",
"bold",
"catchy",
"dramatic",
"emphatic",
"eye-catching",
"flamboyant",
"showy",
"splashy",
"striking"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"vandals":{
"a person who damages or destroys property on purpose":{
"examples":[
"a group of vandals broke into the school and painted graffiti on the walls"
],
"synonyms":[
"defacers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"graffitists",
"taggers",
"demolishers",
"desecraters",
"desecrators",
"despoilers",
"destroyers",
"ravagers",
"ruiners",
"saboteurs",
"wasters",
"wreckers",
"depredators",
"looters",
"marauders",
"pillagers",
"plunderers",
"ransackers",
"sackers",
"spoilers",
"spoliators"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conservers",
"preservers",
"protectors",
"savers",
"conservators",
"preservationists"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"vandalization":{
"deliberate damaging or destroying of another's property":{
"examples":[
"colorizing that classic black-and-white film would be an unforgivable act of cinematic vandalization"
],
"synonyms":[
"defacement",
"defacing",
"trashing",
"vandalism"
],
"near synonyms":[
"demolishing",
"demolishment",
"desecrating",
"desecration",
"destruction",
"ravage",
"ravaging",
"ruin",
"ruination",
"wrecking",
"sabotage",
"depredation",
"despoiling",
"despoilment",
"looting",
"marauding",
"pillage",
"pillaging",
"plunder",
"plundering",
"predation",
"ransacking",
"sacking",
"spoliation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conservation",
"preservation",
"protection",
"salvage",
"saving"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}