11154 lines
223 KiB
JSON
11154 lines
223 KiB
JSON
{
|
|
"agent":{
|
|
"something used to achieve an end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the whitening agent in the detergent is chlorine bleach",
|
|
"the Church has been the traditional agent for social justice in impoverished countries"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agency",
|
|
"instrument",
|
|
"instrumentality",
|
|
"machinery",
|
|
"means",
|
|
"medium",
|
|
"ministry",
|
|
"organ",
|
|
"vehicle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"determinant",
|
|
"expedient",
|
|
"factor",
|
|
"influence",
|
|
"ingredient",
|
|
"mechanism",
|
|
"tool",
|
|
"weapon",
|
|
"activator",
|
|
"animator",
|
|
"catalyst",
|
|
"driver",
|
|
"energizer",
|
|
"executor",
|
|
"generator",
|
|
"impetus",
|
|
"incentive",
|
|
"inspiration",
|
|
"instigation",
|
|
"instigator",
|
|
"launcher",
|
|
"mover",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"stimulus",
|
|
"trigger",
|
|
"antecedent",
|
|
"cause",
|
|
"occasion",
|
|
"reason",
|
|
"subagency",
|
|
"subagent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person who acts or does business for another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the sports agent negotiated a record-breaking contract for the baseball player"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assignee",
|
|
"attorney",
|
|
"commissary",
|
|
"delegate",
|
|
"deputy",
|
|
"envoy",
|
|
"factor",
|
|
"minister",
|
|
"procurator",
|
|
"proxy",
|
|
"rep",
|
|
"representative"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ambassador",
|
|
"diplomat",
|
|
"diplomatist",
|
|
"emissary",
|
|
"foreign minister",
|
|
"legate",
|
|
"plenipotentiary",
|
|
"alternate",
|
|
"backup",
|
|
"pinch hitter",
|
|
"relief",
|
|
"replacement",
|
|
"stand-in",
|
|
"sub",
|
|
"substitute",
|
|
"surrogate",
|
|
"understudy",
|
|
"informer",
|
|
"operative",
|
|
"spy",
|
|
"broker",
|
|
"distributor",
|
|
"manager",
|
|
"arbiter",
|
|
"arbitrator",
|
|
"comprador",
|
|
"compradore",
|
|
"conciliator",
|
|
"go-between",
|
|
"intercessor",
|
|
"intermediary",
|
|
"interposer",
|
|
"liaison",
|
|
"mediator",
|
|
"middleman",
|
|
"peacemaker",
|
|
"mouthpiece",
|
|
"point man",
|
|
"point person",
|
|
"prophet",
|
|
"speaker",
|
|
"spokesman",
|
|
"spokesperson"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person sent on a mission to represent another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an undercover agent of the Crown"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambassador",
|
|
"delegate",
|
|
"emissary",
|
|
"envoy",
|
|
"legate",
|
|
"minister",
|
|
"representative"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ambassadress",
|
|
"attach\u00e9",
|
|
"charg\u00e9 d'affaires",
|
|
"consul",
|
|
"deputy",
|
|
"diplomat",
|
|
"foreign minister",
|
|
"nuncio",
|
|
"procurator",
|
|
"proxy",
|
|
"apostle",
|
|
"evangelist",
|
|
"missionary",
|
|
"deputation",
|
|
"detachment",
|
|
"legation",
|
|
"courier",
|
|
"messenger",
|
|
"mouthpiece",
|
|
"spokesperson"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an agent feeding information about enemy troop movements"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"asset",
|
|
"emissary",
|
|
"intelligencer",
|
|
"mole",
|
|
"operative",
|
|
"spook",
|
|
"spy",
|
|
"undercover"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"courier",
|
|
"counterspy",
|
|
"double agent",
|
|
"sleeper",
|
|
"infiltrator",
|
|
"informer",
|
|
"stool pigeon",
|
|
"spymaster",
|
|
"superspy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ages":{
|
|
"an extent of time associated with a particular person or thing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the Bronze Age marks the beginning of the use of metal by ancient peoples"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"days",
|
|
"epochs",
|
|
"eras",
|
|
"periods",
|
|
"times"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cycles",
|
|
"generations",
|
|
"years",
|
|
"bits",
|
|
"spaces",
|
|
"spans",
|
|
"spells",
|
|
"stretches",
|
|
"whiles",
|
|
"dates",
|
|
"vintages"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a long or seemingly long period of time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it took ages for the clerk to ring up three items"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aeons",
|
|
"eons",
|
|
"blue moons",
|
|
"coon's ages",
|
|
"cycles",
|
|
"donkey's years",
|
|
"eternities",
|
|
"forevers",
|
|
"longs",
|
|
"months",
|
|
"moons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"infinities",
|
|
"lifetimes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"flashes",
|
|
"instants",
|
|
"jiffies",
|
|
"minutes",
|
|
"moments",
|
|
"seconds",
|
|
"shakes",
|
|
"split seconds",
|
|
"trices",
|
|
"twinkles",
|
|
"twinklings",
|
|
"winks",
|
|
"microseconds",
|
|
"nanoseconds"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become mature":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as your cat ages and becomes less active, you should change her diet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"develops",
|
|
"grows",
|
|
"grows up",
|
|
"matures",
|
|
"progresses",
|
|
"ripens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mellows",
|
|
"softens",
|
|
"blooms",
|
|
"blossoms",
|
|
"burgeons",
|
|
"bourgeons",
|
|
"flourishes",
|
|
"flowers",
|
|
"opens",
|
|
"unfolds",
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"evolves",
|
|
"gets along",
|
|
"gets on",
|
|
"grays",
|
|
"greys"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decays",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"degenerates",
|
|
"deteriorates",
|
|
"sinks",
|
|
"worsens",
|
|
"dries",
|
|
"droops",
|
|
"fades",
|
|
"flags",
|
|
"sags",
|
|
"shrivels",
|
|
"wanes",
|
|
"wastes (away)",
|
|
"weakens",
|
|
"wilts",
|
|
"withers",
|
|
"regresses",
|
|
"retrogresses",
|
|
"reverts",
|
|
"backslides",
|
|
"lapses",
|
|
"returns"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agglomerations":{
|
|
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the bedroom community became a vast agglomeration of houses, schools, and small shops"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agglomerates",
|
|
"alphabet soups",
|
|
"assortments",
|
|
"botches",
|
|
"clutters",
|
|
"collages",
|
|
"crazy quilts",
|
|
"farragoes",
|
|
"gallimaufries",
|
|
"grab bags",
|
|
"gumbos",
|
|
"hashes",
|
|
"hodgepodges",
|
|
"hotchpotches",
|
|
"jambalayas",
|
|
"jumbles",
|
|
"jungles",
|
|
"litters",
|
|
"mac\u00e9doines",
|
|
"medleys",
|
|
"m\u00e9langes",
|
|
"menageries",
|
|
"miscellanea",
|
|
"miscellanies",
|
|
"mishmashes",
|
|
"mixed bags",
|
|
"montages",
|
|
"motleys",
|
|
"muddles",
|
|
"olios",
|
|
"olla podridas",
|
|
"ollas podridas",
|
|
"omnium-gatherums",
|
|
"pastiches",
|
|
"patchwork quilts",
|
|
"patchworks",
|
|
"potpourris",
|
|
"ragbags",
|
|
"ragouts",
|
|
"rummages",
|
|
"salads",
|
|
"salmagundis",
|
|
"scrambles",
|
|
"shuffles",
|
|
"smorgasbords",
|
|
"stews",
|
|
"tumbles",
|
|
"varieties",
|
|
"welters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"detritus",
|
|
"notions",
|
|
"oddments",
|
|
"odds and ends",
|
|
"sundries",
|
|
"accumulations",
|
|
"aggregates",
|
|
"aggregations",
|
|
"conglomerates",
|
|
"conglomerations",
|
|
"catchalls",
|
|
"admixtures",
|
|
"alloys",
|
|
"amalgams",
|
|
"blends",
|
|
"combinations",
|
|
"commixtures",
|
|
"composites",
|
|
"compounds",
|
|
"fusions",
|
|
"intermixtures",
|
|
"mix-ups",
|
|
"bollixes",
|
|
"chaoses",
|
|
"confusions",
|
|
"disarrangements",
|
|
"disarrays",
|
|
"disorders",
|
|
"dog's breakfasts",
|
|
"messes",
|
|
"morasses",
|
|
"shambles",
|
|
"imbroglios",
|
|
"knots",
|
|
"snarls",
|
|
"tangles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggravation":{
|
|
"something that is a source of irritation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a reminder designed to prevent the aggravation of phones ringing during movies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggro",
|
|
"annoyance",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"botheration",
|
|
"bugbear",
|
|
"exasperation",
|
|
"frustration",
|
|
"hair shirt",
|
|
"hassle",
|
|
"headache",
|
|
"inconvenience",
|
|
"irk",
|
|
"irritant",
|
|
"nuisance",
|
|
"peeve",
|
|
"pest",
|
|
"rub",
|
|
"ruffle",
|
|
"thorn",
|
|
"trial",
|
|
"vexation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"fleabite",
|
|
"pinprick",
|
|
"affront",
|
|
"insult",
|
|
"offense",
|
|
"offence",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"worry",
|
|
"affliction",
|
|
"albatross",
|
|
"burden",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"curse",
|
|
"menace",
|
|
"millstone",
|
|
"plague",
|
|
"sore",
|
|
"anxiety",
|
|
"plight",
|
|
"predicament",
|
|
"tribulation",
|
|
"trouble",
|
|
"hang-up",
|
|
"pet peeve",
|
|
"problem",
|
|
"annoyer",
|
|
"disturber",
|
|
"harasser",
|
|
"mischief",
|
|
"offender",
|
|
"pandora's box"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"joy",
|
|
"pleasure"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the neighbors' constant aggravations prompted us to move out of town"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"annoyance",
|
|
"bedevilment",
|
|
"botheration",
|
|
"bothering",
|
|
"bugging",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"harassment",
|
|
"harrying",
|
|
"importunity",
|
|
"pestering",
|
|
"teasing",
|
|
"vexation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aggro",
|
|
"molestation",
|
|
"offense",
|
|
"offence",
|
|
"persecution",
|
|
"provocation",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"torture",
|
|
"devilment",
|
|
"devilry",
|
|
"mischief"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"informed her children that she didn't need the extra aggravation of hearing them fight in the back seat while they were stuck in traffic"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggro",
|
|
"annoyance",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"botheration",
|
|
"exasperation",
|
|
"frustration",
|
|
"grief",
|
|
"irritation",
|
|
"pip",
|
|
"vexation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agitation",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"displeasure",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"irritability",
|
|
"irritableness",
|
|
"peeve",
|
|
"perturbation",
|
|
"pet",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"resentment",
|
|
"snappishness",
|
|
"trouble",
|
|
"anger",
|
|
"angriness",
|
|
"chafe",
|
|
"dander",
|
|
"dudgeon",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"huff",
|
|
"indignation",
|
|
"irateness",
|
|
"ire",
|
|
"outrage",
|
|
"umbrage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"pleasure"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggregate":{
|
|
"a complete amount of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"numerous episodes of pilferage, taken in the aggregate , can really add up to a significant sum"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"full",
|
|
"sum",
|
|
"sum total",
|
|
"summation",
|
|
"total",
|
|
"totality",
|
|
"whole"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"completeness",
|
|
"comprehensiveness",
|
|
"cumulativeness",
|
|
"entirety",
|
|
"bulk",
|
|
"lion's share",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"enchilada",
|
|
"schmear"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"net"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have a total of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"over time, her petty thefts aggregated a significant shortfall in the company's books"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"add up (to)",
|
|
"amount (to)",
|
|
"come (to)",
|
|
"count (up to)",
|
|
"number",
|
|
"sum (to or into)",
|
|
"total"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"average",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"measure",
|
|
"reach",
|
|
"compose",
|
|
"comprise",
|
|
"constitute",
|
|
"make up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in full , complete":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"collective",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"plenary",
|
|
"all-embracing",
|
|
"broad",
|
|
"broad-gauge",
|
|
"broad-gauged",
|
|
"broadscale",
|
|
"comprehensive",
|
|
"extensive",
|
|
"inclusionary",
|
|
"overarching",
|
|
"pervasive",
|
|
"sweeping",
|
|
"ubiquitous",
|
|
"wholesale",
|
|
"wide",
|
|
"widespread",
|
|
"planetary",
|
|
"worldwide",
|
|
"across-the-board",
|
|
"blanket",
|
|
"broad-brush",
|
|
"common",
|
|
"general",
|
|
"generic",
|
|
"global",
|
|
"overall",
|
|
"universal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"individual",
|
|
"particular",
|
|
"component",
|
|
"constituent",
|
|
"cross-sectional",
|
|
"divisional",
|
|
"fragmentary",
|
|
"partial",
|
|
"local",
|
|
"localized",
|
|
"regional",
|
|
"sectional"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggregates":{
|
|
"a complete amount of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"numerous episodes of pilferage, taken in the aggregate , can really add up to a significant sum"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fulls",
|
|
"summations",
|
|
"sums",
|
|
"sum totals",
|
|
"totalities",
|
|
"totals",
|
|
"wholes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"grosses",
|
|
"entireties",
|
|
"bulks",
|
|
"masses",
|
|
"enchiladas",
|
|
"schmears"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nets"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have a total of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"over time, her petty thefts aggregated a significant shortfall in the company's books"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adds up (to)",
|
|
"amounts (to)",
|
|
"comes (to)",
|
|
"counts (up to)",
|
|
"numbers",
|
|
"sums (to or into)",
|
|
"totals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"averages",
|
|
"equals",
|
|
"measures",
|
|
"reaches",
|
|
"composes",
|
|
"comprises",
|
|
"constitutes",
|
|
"makes up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggressiveness":{
|
|
"an inclination to fight or quarrel":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonaggression",
|
|
"pacifism"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"male bettas, known for their aggressiveness , are best raised alone"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antiaggression",
|
|
"anti-imperialism",
|
|
"antimilitarism",
|
|
"affability",
|
|
"amiability",
|
|
"amicability",
|
|
"benevolence",
|
|
"cordiality",
|
|
"friendliness",
|
|
"geniality",
|
|
"graciousness",
|
|
"pleasantness",
|
|
"sociability",
|
|
"gentleness",
|
|
"kindliness",
|
|
"mildness",
|
|
"amenability",
|
|
"complaisance",
|
|
"placability"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"antagonism",
|
|
"fierceness",
|
|
"hostility",
|
|
"hyperaggressiveness",
|
|
"unfriendliness",
|
|
"imperialism",
|
|
"jingoism",
|
|
"militarism",
|
|
"acidity",
|
|
"biliousness",
|
|
"captiousness",
|
|
"crankiness",
|
|
"crossness",
|
|
"disagreeableness",
|
|
"fractiousness",
|
|
"fretfulness",
|
|
"grouchiness",
|
|
"grumpiness",
|
|
"huffiness",
|
|
"irascibility",
|
|
"irascibleness",
|
|
"irritability",
|
|
"irritableness",
|
|
"orneriness",
|
|
"peevishness",
|
|
"pettishness",
|
|
"petulance",
|
|
"querulousness",
|
|
"rudeness",
|
|
"surliness",
|
|
"testiness",
|
|
"waspishness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggression",
|
|
"assaultiveness",
|
|
"bellicosity",
|
|
"belligerence",
|
|
"belligerency",
|
|
"combativeness",
|
|
"contentiousness",
|
|
"defiance",
|
|
"disputatiousness",
|
|
"feistiness",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"militance",
|
|
"militancy",
|
|
"militantness",
|
|
"pugnacity",
|
|
"quarrelsomeness",
|
|
"scrappiness",
|
|
"truculence"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"readiness to engage in daring or difficult activity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"because of the mayor's aggressiveness in tackling problems, there have been significant changes for the better"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inactivity",
|
|
"inertia",
|
|
"passivity",
|
|
"diffidence",
|
|
"faintheartedness",
|
|
"timidity",
|
|
"hesitation",
|
|
"reluctance",
|
|
"indolence",
|
|
"laziness",
|
|
"lethargy"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"grit",
|
|
"gumption",
|
|
"pluck",
|
|
"snap",
|
|
"spirit",
|
|
"spunk",
|
|
"starch",
|
|
"ambitiousness",
|
|
"killer instinct",
|
|
"overambitiousness",
|
|
"assertiveness",
|
|
"self-reliance",
|
|
"energy",
|
|
"hardihood",
|
|
"pep",
|
|
"vigor",
|
|
"vitality"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"action",
|
|
"ambition",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"enterprise",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"initiative"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the quality or state of being forceful (as in expression)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"feebleness",
|
|
"mildness",
|
|
"weakness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"has the aggressiveness one needs to pursue a career in show business"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ambiguity",
|
|
"equivocation",
|
|
"delicacy",
|
|
"lightness",
|
|
"subtlety"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"potency",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"strength",
|
|
"eloquence",
|
|
"ardency",
|
|
"ardor",
|
|
"fervency",
|
|
"fervidness",
|
|
"fervor",
|
|
"insistence",
|
|
"passion",
|
|
"warmth",
|
|
"stridency",
|
|
"vociferousness",
|
|
"absoluteness",
|
|
"clearness",
|
|
"directness",
|
|
"incision",
|
|
"incisiveness",
|
|
"plainness",
|
|
"straightforwardness",
|
|
"vividness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assertiveness",
|
|
"emphasis",
|
|
"fierceness",
|
|
"forcefulness",
|
|
"intenseness",
|
|
"intensity",
|
|
"vehemence",
|
|
"vigorousness",
|
|
"violence"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggrieved":{
|
|
"having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a line of aggrieved ticket-holders, demanding a refund for the cancelled concert"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"discontent",
|
|
"discontented",
|
|
"disgruntled",
|
|
"displeased",
|
|
"dissatisfied",
|
|
"malcontent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disappointed",
|
|
"disenchanted",
|
|
"disillusioned",
|
|
"frustrated",
|
|
"unfulfilled",
|
|
"disquieted",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"dejected",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"despairing",
|
|
"despondent",
|
|
"disconsolate",
|
|
"doleful",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"downcast",
|
|
"downhearted",
|
|
"forlorn",
|
|
"hangdog",
|
|
"inconsolable",
|
|
"joyless",
|
|
"low-spirited",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"mournful",
|
|
"sad",
|
|
"sorrowful",
|
|
"unhappy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blissful",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"glad",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"joyful",
|
|
"joyous",
|
|
"elated",
|
|
"exultant",
|
|
"jubilant",
|
|
"triumphant"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"content",
|
|
"contented",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"satisfied"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in disturbed , perturbed":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"discomposed",
|
|
"disquieted",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"alienated",
|
|
"estranged",
|
|
"annoyed",
|
|
"irked",
|
|
"irritated",
|
|
"nettled",
|
|
"peeved",
|
|
"disaffected",
|
|
"discontented",
|
|
"disgruntled",
|
|
"displeased",
|
|
"dissatisfied",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"saddened"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contented",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"gladdened",
|
|
"tickled",
|
|
"calmed",
|
|
"soothed",
|
|
"tranquilized",
|
|
"tranquillized"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in afflicted , tormented":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abused",
|
|
"afflicted",
|
|
"maltreated",
|
|
"tormented",
|
|
"tortured",
|
|
"crippled",
|
|
"hamstrung",
|
|
"lamed",
|
|
"maimed",
|
|
"mangled",
|
|
"mutilated",
|
|
"laid up",
|
|
"creased",
|
|
"grazed",
|
|
"nicked",
|
|
"blemished",
|
|
"impaired",
|
|
"marred",
|
|
"scraped",
|
|
"spoiled",
|
|
"spoilt",
|
|
"battered",
|
|
"blew out",
|
|
"bloodied",
|
|
"bruised",
|
|
"contused",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"gashed",
|
|
"gored",
|
|
"lacerated",
|
|
"scalded",
|
|
"scarred",
|
|
"scathed",
|
|
"strained",
|
|
"tore",
|
|
"damaged",
|
|
"harmed",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"injured",
|
|
"wounded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cured",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"healed",
|
|
"mended",
|
|
"remedied"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggro":{
|
|
"something that is a source of irritation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"just another aggro that commuters on the tube have to put up with"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"joy",
|
|
"pleasure"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"fleabite",
|
|
"pinprick",
|
|
"affront",
|
|
"insult",
|
|
"offense",
|
|
"offence",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"worry",
|
|
"affliction",
|
|
"albatross",
|
|
"burden",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"curse",
|
|
"menace",
|
|
"millstone",
|
|
"plague",
|
|
"sore",
|
|
"anxiety",
|
|
"plight",
|
|
"predicament",
|
|
"tribulation",
|
|
"trouble",
|
|
"hang-up",
|
|
"pet peeve",
|
|
"problem",
|
|
"annoyer",
|
|
"disturber",
|
|
"harasser",
|
|
"mischief",
|
|
"offender",
|
|
"pandora's box"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggravation",
|
|
"annoyance",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"botheration",
|
|
"bugbear",
|
|
"exasperation",
|
|
"frustration",
|
|
"hair shirt",
|
|
"hassle",
|
|
"headache",
|
|
"inconvenience",
|
|
"irk",
|
|
"irritant",
|
|
"nuisance",
|
|
"peeve",
|
|
"pest",
|
|
"rub",
|
|
"ruffle",
|
|
"thorn",
|
|
"trial",
|
|
"vexation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we simply decided that trying to get our son to tidy up his room was not worth the aggro"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"pleasure"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"agitation",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"displeasure",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"irritability",
|
|
"irritableness",
|
|
"peeve",
|
|
"perturbation",
|
|
"pet",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"resentment",
|
|
"snappishness",
|
|
"trouble",
|
|
"anger",
|
|
"angriness",
|
|
"chafe",
|
|
"dander",
|
|
"dudgeon",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"huff",
|
|
"indignation",
|
|
"irateness",
|
|
"ire",
|
|
"outrage",
|
|
"umbrage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggravation",
|
|
"annoyance",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"botheration",
|
|
"exasperation",
|
|
"frustration",
|
|
"grief",
|
|
"irritation",
|
|
"pip",
|
|
"vexation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggros":{
|
|
"the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we simply decided that trying to get our son to tidy up his room was not worth the aggro"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggravations",
|
|
"annoyances",
|
|
"botherations",
|
|
"bothers",
|
|
"exasperations",
|
|
"frustrations",
|
|
"griefs",
|
|
"irritations",
|
|
"pips",
|
|
"vexations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agitations",
|
|
"discomforts",
|
|
"displeasures",
|
|
"distresses",
|
|
"disturbances",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"irritabilities",
|
|
"peeves",
|
|
"perturbations",
|
|
"pets",
|
|
"piques",
|
|
"resentments",
|
|
"troubles",
|
|
"angers",
|
|
"chafes",
|
|
"danders",
|
|
"dudgeons",
|
|
"galls",
|
|
"huffs",
|
|
"indignations",
|
|
"ires",
|
|
"outrages",
|
|
"umbrages"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"pleasures"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that is a source of irritation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"just another aggro that commuters on the tube have to put up with"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggravations",
|
|
"annoyances",
|
|
"botherations",
|
|
"bothers",
|
|
"bugbears",
|
|
"exasperations",
|
|
"frustrations",
|
|
"hair shirts",
|
|
"hassles",
|
|
"headaches",
|
|
"inconveniences",
|
|
"irks",
|
|
"irritants",
|
|
"nuisances",
|
|
"peeves",
|
|
"pests",
|
|
"rubs",
|
|
"ruffles",
|
|
"thorns",
|
|
"trials",
|
|
"vexations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"discomforts",
|
|
"fleabites",
|
|
"pinpricks",
|
|
"affronts",
|
|
"insults",
|
|
"offenses",
|
|
"offences",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"worries",
|
|
"afflictions",
|
|
"albatross",
|
|
"albatrosses",
|
|
"burdens",
|
|
"crosses",
|
|
"curses",
|
|
"menaces",
|
|
"millstones",
|
|
"plagues",
|
|
"sores",
|
|
"anxieties",
|
|
"plights",
|
|
"predicaments",
|
|
"tribulations",
|
|
"troubles",
|
|
"hang-ups",
|
|
"pet peeves",
|
|
"problems",
|
|
"annoyers",
|
|
"disturbers",
|
|
"harassers",
|
|
"mischiefs",
|
|
"offenders",
|
|
"pandora's boxes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"joys",
|
|
"pleasures"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aghast":{
|
|
"filled with fear or dread":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I stood there, aghast , as the vile monster made its way toward me"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affrighted",
|
|
"afraid",
|
|
"alarmed",
|
|
"fearful",
|
|
"frightened",
|
|
"horrified",
|
|
"horror-struck",
|
|
"hysterical",
|
|
"hysteric",
|
|
"scared",
|
|
"scary",
|
|
"shocked",
|
|
"spooked",
|
|
"terrified",
|
|
"terrorized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chicken",
|
|
"fainthearted",
|
|
"fearsome",
|
|
"shrinking",
|
|
"shy",
|
|
"timid",
|
|
"timorous",
|
|
"tremulant",
|
|
"tremulous",
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"anxious",
|
|
"apprehensive",
|
|
"disconcerted",
|
|
"disquieted",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"funky",
|
|
"jittery",
|
|
"jumpy",
|
|
"nervous",
|
|
"panicked",
|
|
"panicky",
|
|
"panic-stricken",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"skittish",
|
|
"uneasy",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"worried",
|
|
"phobic",
|
|
"appalled",
|
|
"dismayed",
|
|
"startled",
|
|
"cowed",
|
|
"daunted",
|
|
"intimidated",
|
|
"unnerved",
|
|
"coward",
|
|
"cowardly",
|
|
"craven",
|
|
"gutless",
|
|
"lily-livered",
|
|
"pusillanimous",
|
|
"careful",
|
|
"cautious",
|
|
"heedful",
|
|
"prudent",
|
|
"unadventurous",
|
|
"wary"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adventuresome",
|
|
"adventurous",
|
|
"audacious",
|
|
"bold",
|
|
"daredevil",
|
|
"daring",
|
|
"dashing",
|
|
"gutsy",
|
|
"plucky",
|
|
"spirited",
|
|
"spunky",
|
|
"venturesome",
|
|
"venturous",
|
|
"brave",
|
|
"courageous",
|
|
"gallant",
|
|
"hardy",
|
|
"heroic",
|
|
"heroical",
|
|
"intrepid",
|
|
"lionhearted",
|
|
"manful",
|
|
"stalwart",
|
|
"stout",
|
|
"stouthearted",
|
|
"valiant",
|
|
"valorous",
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"composed",
|
|
"confident",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"sanguine",
|
|
"sure",
|
|
"unperturbed",
|
|
"dauntless",
|
|
"resolute",
|
|
"undaunted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"fearless",
|
|
"unafraid"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agin":{
|
|
"opposed to; not for":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"for",
|
|
"pro"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Grandpa was generally agin any music created after the Second World War"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"athwart",
|
|
"contrary to",
|
|
"versus",
|
|
"with"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"against",
|
|
"anti",
|
|
"contra"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"preposition"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aging":{
|
|
"being of advanced years and especially past middle age":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"more and more middle-aged adults must care for aging parents"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aged",
|
|
"ancient",
|
|
"elderly",
|
|
"geriatric",
|
|
"long-lived",
|
|
"old",
|
|
"older",
|
|
"over-the-hill",
|
|
"senescent",
|
|
"senior",
|
|
"unyoung"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"centenarian",
|
|
"nonagenarian",
|
|
"octogenarian",
|
|
"septuagenarian",
|
|
"sexagenarian",
|
|
"oldish",
|
|
"adult",
|
|
"grown-up",
|
|
"mature",
|
|
"middle-aged",
|
|
"pensioned",
|
|
"retired",
|
|
"superannuated",
|
|
"matriarchal",
|
|
"patriarchal",
|
|
"venerable",
|
|
"anile",
|
|
"decrepit",
|
|
"doddering",
|
|
"senile",
|
|
"spavined",
|
|
"tottery",
|
|
"overage",
|
|
"overaged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ageless",
|
|
"youngish",
|
|
"adolescent",
|
|
"immature",
|
|
"juvenile",
|
|
"preteen",
|
|
"puerile",
|
|
"minor",
|
|
"underage",
|
|
"callow",
|
|
"green",
|
|
"inexperienced",
|
|
"raw",
|
|
"babyish",
|
|
"childish",
|
|
"childlike",
|
|
"infantile",
|
|
"infantine",
|
|
"kiddish"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"young",
|
|
"youthful"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become mature":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as your cat ages and becomes less active, you should change her diet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"developing",
|
|
"growing",
|
|
"growing up",
|
|
"maturing",
|
|
"progressing",
|
|
"ripening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mellowing",
|
|
"softening",
|
|
"blooming",
|
|
"blossoming",
|
|
"burgeoning",
|
|
"bourgeoning",
|
|
"flourishing",
|
|
"flowering",
|
|
"opening",
|
|
"unfolding",
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"evolving",
|
|
"getting along",
|
|
"getting on",
|
|
"graying",
|
|
"greying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decaying",
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"degenerating",
|
|
"deteriorating",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"worsening",
|
|
"drooping",
|
|
"drying",
|
|
"fading",
|
|
"flagging",
|
|
"sagging",
|
|
"shriveling",
|
|
"shrivelling",
|
|
"waning",
|
|
"wasting (away)",
|
|
"weakening",
|
|
"wilting",
|
|
"withering",
|
|
"regressing",
|
|
"retrogressing",
|
|
"reverting",
|
|
"backsliding",
|
|
"lapsing",
|
|
"returning"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agitated (for)":{
|
|
"as in worked (for) , campaigned (for)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aglow":{
|
|
"having or being an outward sign of good feelings (as of love, confidence, or happiness)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"all aglow as she was awarded first place in the spelling bee"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blank",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"listless",
|
|
"stoic",
|
|
"stoical",
|
|
"unemotional",
|
|
"black",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"darkening",
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"dismal",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"glum",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"sullen",
|
|
"frowning",
|
|
"glaring",
|
|
"glowering",
|
|
"lowering",
|
|
"louring",
|
|
"scowling"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"brilliant",
|
|
"dazzling",
|
|
"effulgent",
|
|
"gleaming",
|
|
"luminous",
|
|
"refulgent",
|
|
"shining",
|
|
"starry",
|
|
"blithe",
|
|
"blithesome",
|
|
"cheerful",
|
|
"cheery",
|
|
"chipper",
|
|
"gay",
|
|
"gladsome",
|
|
"lightsome",
|
|
"merry",
|
|
"mirthful",
|
|
"optimistic",
|
|
"upbeat",
|
|
"jocund",
|
|
"jovial",
|
|
"laughing",
|
|
"smiling",
|
|
"blooming",
|
|
"rosy",
|
|
"blissful",
|
|
"chuffed",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"joyful",
|
|
"joyous",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"thankful",
|
|
"tickled"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beaming",
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"glowing",
|
|
"radiant",
|
|
"sunny"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agonize":{
|
|
"to cause persistent suffering to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"got into more trouble, further agonizing her poor mother"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"afflict",
|
|
"anguish",
|
|
"bedevil",
|
|
"beset",
|
|
"besiege",
|
|
"curse",
|
|
"excruciate",
|
|
"harrow",
|
|
"persecute",
|
|
"plague",
|
|
"rack",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"torture"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assail",
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"badger",
|
|
"dog",
|
|
"hound",
|
|
"pursue",
|
|
"ride",
|
|
"aggravate",
|
|
"agitate",
|
|
"annoy",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"bug",
|
|
"chafe",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"exasperate",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"grate",
|
|
"gripe",
|
|
"hagride",
|
|
"harass",
|
|
"harry",
|
|
"irk",
|
|
"irritate",
|
|
"molest",
|
|
"nettle",
|
|
"peeve",
|
|
"pester",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"rasp",
|
|
"rile",
|
|
"vex",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"discompose",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"fluster",
|
|
"grieve",
|
|
"perturb",
|
|
"strain",
|
|
"stress",
|
|
"trouble",
|
|
"try",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"worry",
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"oppress",
|
|
"overpower",
|
|
"overwhelm",
|
|
"smite",
|
|
"strike",
|
|
"tyrannize",
|
|
"victimize",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"pain",
|
|
"pang",
|
|
"prick",
|
|
"smart",
|
|
"stab",
|
|
"sting",
|
|
"wring",
|
|
"martyr"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abet",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"assist",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"relieve",
|
|
"reprieve",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"console",
|
|
"content",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"solace",
|
|
"soothe",
|
|
"succor"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to feel deep sadness or mental pain":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"agonized for days over whether she'd done the right thing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anguish",
|
|
"bleed",
|
|
"grieve",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"mourn",
|
|
"sorrow",
|
|
"suffer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ache",
|
|
"long (for)",
|
|
"pine (away)",
|
|
"sigh",
|
|
"smart",
|
|
"rack",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"torture",
|
|
"bemoan",
|
|
"bewail",
|
|
"deplore",
|
|
"lament",
|
|
"rue",
|
|
"bawl",
|
|
"blubber",
|
|
"cry",
|
|
"groan",
|
|
"howl",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"moan",
|
|
"sob",
|
|
"take on",
|
|
"wail",
|
|
"weep",
|
|
"yammer",
|
|
"yowl",
|
|
"languish",
|
|
"regret"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"beam",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"crow",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"exult",
|
|
"glory",
|
|
"joy",
|
|
"laugh",
|
|
"ravish",
|
|
"rejoice",
|
|
"triumph",
|
|
"assure",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"commiserate",
|
|
"console",
|
|
"reassure",
|
|
"solace",
|
|
"soothe",
|
|
"sympathize"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agonized":{
|
|
"expressing or suggesting mourning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"one look at his agonized , tearful eyes and it was clear that something was terribly wrong"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aching",
|
|
"anguished",
|
|
"bemoaning",
|
|
"bewailing",
|
|
"bitter",
|
|
"deploring",
|
|
"doleful",
|
|
"dolesome",
|
|
"dolorous",
|
|
"funeral",
|
|
"grieving",
|
|
"heartbroken",
|
|
"lamentable",
|
|
"lugubrious",
|
|
"mournful",
|
|
"plaintive",
|
|
"plangent",
|
|
"regretful",
|
|
"rueful",
|
|
"sorrowful",
|
|
"sorry",
|
|
"wailing",
|
|
"weeping",
|
|
"woeful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dirgelike",
|
|
"elegiac",
|
|
"elegiacal",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"dejected",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"despondent",
|
|
"disconsolate",
|
|
"dispirited",
|
|
"downcast",
|
|
"downhearted",
|
|
"heartsick",
|
|
"heartsore",
|
|
"inconsolable",
|
|
"tearful",
|
|
"brokenhearted",
|
|
"careworn",
|
|
"crestfallen",
|
|
"downcast",
|
|
"downhearted",
|
|
"forlorn",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"glum",
|
|
"low-spirited",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"sad",
|
|
"triste",
|
|
"unhappy",
|
|
"woebegone",
|
|
"bawling",
|
|
"crying",
|
|
"groaning",
|
|
"howling",
|
|
"keening",
|
|
"moaning",
|
|
"yammering",
|
|
"bleeding",
|
|
"suffering",
|
|
"black",
|
|
"bleak",
|
|
"cheerless",
|
|
"comfortless",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"darkening",
|
|
"desolate",
|
|
"dismal",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"funereal",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"glum",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"joyless",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"moody",
|
|
"morbid",
|
|
"morose",
|
|
"pathetic",
|
|
"pessimistic",
|
|
"piteous",
|
|
"saturnine",
|
|
"somber",
|
|
"sombre",
|
|
"sullen",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"exulting",
|
|
"glorying",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"joyful",
|
|
"rejoicing",
|
|
"triumphant",
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"cheerful",
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"cheery",
|
|
"laughing",
|
|
"smiling",
|
|
"blissful",
|
|
"blithe",
|
|
"blithesome",
|
|
"buoyant",
|
|
"jocund",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"joyous",
|
|
"lighthearted",
|
|
"merry",
|
|
"mirthful",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"hopeful",
|
|
"optimistic",
|
|
"ecstatic",
|
|
"elated",
|
|
"euphoric",
|
|
"exhilarated",
|
|
"giddy",
|
|
"heady",
|
|
"rapturous",
|
|
"rhapsodic",
|
|
"rhapsodical"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause persistent suffering to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"got into more trouble, further agonizing her poor mother"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"afflicted",
|
|
"anguished",
|
|
"bedeviled",
|
|
"beset",
|
|
"besieged",
|
|
"cursed",
|
|
"excruciated",
|
|
"harrowed",
|
|
"persecuted",
|
|
"plagued",
|
|
"racked",
|
|
"tormented",
|
|
"tortured"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assailed",
|
|
"attacked",
|
|
"badgered",
|
|
"dogged",
|
|
"hounded",
|
|
"pursued",
|
|
"rode",
|
|
"rid",
|
|
"aggravated",
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"annoyed",
|
|
"bothered",
|
|
"bugged",
|
|
"chafed",
|
|
"distressed",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"exasperated",
|
|
"galled",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"grated",
|
|
"griped",
|
|
"hagrode",
|
|
"harassed",
|
|
"harried",
|
|
"irked",
|
|
"irritated",
|
|
"molested",
|
|
"nettled",
|
|
"peeved",
|
|
"pestered",
|
|
"piqued",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"rasped",
|
|
"riled",
|
|
"vexed",
|
|
"vext",
|
|
"discomforted",
|
|
"discomposed",
|
|
"disquieted",
|
|
"flustered",
|
|
"grieved",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"strained",
|
|
"stressed",
|
|
"tried",
|
|
"troubled",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"worried",
|
|
"crushed",
|
|
"oppressed",
|
|
"overpowered",
|
|
"overwhelmed",
|
|
"smote",
|
|
"struck",
|
|
"tyrannized",
|
|
"victimized",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"pained",
|
|
"panged",
|
|
"pricked",
|
|
"smarted",
|
|
"stabbed",
|
|
"stung",
|
|
"wrung",
|
|
"martyred"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abetted",
|
|
"aided",
|
|
"assisted",
|
|
"helped",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"released",
|
|
"relieved",
|
|
"reprieved",
|
|
"comforted",
|
|
"consoled",
|
|
"contented",
|
|
"quieted",
|
|
"solaced",
|
|
"soothed",
|
|
"succored"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to feel deep sadness or mental pain":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"agonized for days over whether she'd done the right thing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anguished",
|
|
"bled",
|
|
"grieved",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"mourned",
|
|
"sorrowed",
|
|
"suffered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ached",
|
|
"longed (for)",
|
|
"pined (away)",
|
|
"sighed",
|
|
"smarted",
|
|
"racked",
|
|
"tormented",
|
|
"tortured",
|
|
"bemoaned",
|
|
"bewailed",
|
|
"deplored",
|
|
"lamented",
|
|
"rued",
|
|
"bawled",
|
|
"blubbered",
|
|
"cried",
|
|
"groaned",
|
|
"howled",
|
|
"keened",
|
|
"moaned",
|
|
"sobbed",
|
|
"took on",
|
|
"wailed",
|
|
"wept",
|
|
"yammered",
|
|
"yowled",
|
|
"languished",
|
|
"regretted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"beamed",
|
|
"cheered",
|
|
"crowed",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"exulted",
|
|
"gloried",
|
|
"joyed",
|
|
"laughed",
|
|
"ravished",
|
|
"rejoiced",
|
|
"triumphed",
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"cheered",
|
|
"comforted",
|
|
"commiserated",
|
|
"consoled",
|
|
"reassured",
|
|
"solaced",
|
|
"soothed",
|
|
"sympathized"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agonizing":{
|
|
"as in hesitation , indecision":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in suffering , mourning":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"hard to accept or bear especially emotionally":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"sweet"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"agonizing cries rose up from the dungeon"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bearable",
|
|
"endurable",
|
|
"supportable",
|
|
"sustainable",
|
|
"tolerable",
|
|
"livable",
|
|
"liveable",
|
|
"sufferable",
|
|
"survivable",
|
|
"acceptable",
|
|
"allowable",
|
|
"reasonable"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"insufferable",
|
|
"insupportable",
|
|
"intolerable",
|
|
"unacceptable",
|
|
"unbearable",
|
|
"unendurable",
|
|
"unsupportable",
|
|
"appalling",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"dire",
|
|
"dreadful",
|
|
"ghastly",
|
|
"horrible",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"rotten",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"terrible",
|
|
"vile",
|
|
"wretched",
|
|
"acute",
|
|
"extreme",
|
|
"intense",
|
|
"piercing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"afflicting",
|
|
"bitter",
|
|
"cruel",
|
|
"excruciating",
|
|
"galling",
|
|
"grievous",
|
|
"harrowing",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"heartrending",
|
|
"hurtful",
|
|
"painful",
|
|
"tormenting",
|
|
"torturous"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"intensely or unbearably painful":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"died an agonizing death"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"acute",
|
|
"exquisite",
|
|
"extreme",
|
|
"fierce",
|
|
"intense",
|
|
"vehement",
|
|
"violent",
|
|
"biting",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"penetrating",
|
|
"piercing",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"shooting",
|
|
"smarting",
|
|
"stabbing",
|
|
"stinging",
|
|
"tearing",
|
|
"tingling"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"excruciating",
|
|
"harrowing",
|
|
"racking",
|
|
"raging",
|
|
"tormenting",
|
|
"torturing",
|
|
"torturous",
|
|
"wrenching"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause persistent suffering to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"got into more trouble, further agonizing her poor mother"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abetting",
|
|
"aiding",
|
|
"assisting",
|
|
"helping",
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"relieving",
|
|
"reprieving",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"consoling",
|
|
"contenting",
|
|
"quieting",
|
|
"solacing",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"succoring"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"assailing",
|
|
"attacking",
|
|
"badgering",
|
|
"dogging",
|
|
"hounding",
|
|
"pursuing",
|
|
"riding",
|
|
"aggravating",
|
|
"agitating",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"bothering",
|
|
"bugging",
|
|
"chafing",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"exasperating",
|
|
"galling",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"grating",
|
|
"griping",
|
|
"hagriding",
|
|
"harassing",
|
|
"harrying",
|
|
"irking",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"molesting",
|
|
"nettling",
|
|
"peeving",
|
|
"pestering",
|
|
"piquing",
|
|
"putting out",
|
|
"rasping",
|
|
"riling",
|
|
"vexing",
|
|
"discomforting",
|
|
"discomposing",
|
|
"disquieting",
|
|
"flustering",
|
|
"grieving",
|
|
"perturbing",
|
|
"straining",
|
|
"stressing",
|
|
"troubling",
|
|
"trying",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"worrying",
|
|
"crushing",
|
|
"oppressing",
|
|
"overpowering",
|
|
"overwhelming",
|
|
"smiting",
|
|
"striking",
|
|
"tyrannizing",
|
|
"victimizing",
|
|
"hurting",
|
|
"paining",
|
|
"panging",
|
|
"pricking",
|
|
"smarting",
|
|
"stabbing",
|
|
"stinging",
|
|
"wringing",
|
|
"martyring"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"afflicting",
|
|
"anguishing",
|
|
"bedeviling",
|
|
"besetting",
|
|
"besieging",
|
|
"cursing",
|
|
"excruciating",
|
|
"harrowing",
|
|
"persecuting",
|
|
"plaguing",
|
|
"racking",
|
|
"tormenting",
|
|
"torturing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to feel deep sadness or mental pain":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"agonized for days over whether she'd done the right thing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"beaming",
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"crowing",
|
|
"delighting",
|
|
"exulting",
|
|
"glorying",
|
|
"joying",
|
|
"laughing",
|
|
"ravishing",
|
|
"rejoicing",
|
|
"triumphing",
|
|
"assuring",
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"commiserating",
|
|
"consoling",
|
|
"reassuring",
|
|
"solacing",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"sympathizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"aching",
|
|
"longing (for)",
|
|
"pining (away)",
|
|
"sighing",
|
|
"smarting",
|
|
"racking",
|
|
"tormenting",
|
|
"torturing",
|
|
"bemoaning",
|
|
"bewailing",
|
|
"deploring",
|
|
"lamenting",
|
|
"ruing",
|
|
"bawling",
|
|
"blubbering",
|
|
"crying",
|
|
"groaning",
|
|
"howling",
|
|
"keening",
|
|
"moaning",
|
|
"sobbing",
|
|
"taking on",
|
|
"wailing",
|
|
"weeping",
|
|
"yammering",
|
|
"yowling",
|
|
"languishing",
|
|
"regretting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anguishing",
|
|
"bleeding",
|
|
"grieving",
|
|
"hurting",
|
|
"mourning",
|
|
"sorrowing",
|
|
"suffering"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agonizingly":{
|
|
"with feelings of bitterness or grief":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"agonizingly made the decision to have her beloved cat put to sleep"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bitterly",
|
|
"dolefully",
|
|
"dolorously",
|
|
"grievously",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"hardly",
|
|
"inconsolably",
|
|
"lugubriously",
|
|
"mournfully",
|
|
"painfully",
|
|
"plaintively",
|
|
"regretfully",
|
|
"resentfully",
|
|
"ruefully",
|
|
"sadly",
|
|
"sorely",
|
|
"sorrowfully",
|
|
"unhappily",
|
|
"wailfully",
|
|
"woefully",
|
|
"wretchedly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abjectly",
|
|
"cheerlessly",
|
|
"crestfallenly",
|
|
"dejectedly",
|
|
"despairingly",
|
|
"despondently",
|
|
"disconsolately",
|
|
"dispiritedly",
|
|
"downheartedly",
|
|
"low-spiritedly",
|
|
"blackly",
|
|
"darkly",
|
|
"dismally",
|
|
"distressfully",
|
|
"distressingly",
|
|
"dourly",
|
|
"drearily",
|
|
"forlornly",
|
|
"gloomily",
|
|
"glumly",
|
|
"joylessly",
|
|
"mirthlessly",
|
|
"miserably",
|
|
"morosely",
|
|
"pessimistically",
|
|
"somberly",
|
|
"sullenly",
|
|
"acutely",
|
|
"harshly",
|
|
"keenly",
|
|
"piercingly",
|
|
"poignantly",
|
|
"severely",
|
|
"sharply",
|
|
"cruelly",
|
|
"hurtfully",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"rancorously"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cheerfully",
|
|
"cheerily",
|
|
"delightedly",
|
|
"gaily",
|
|
"gayly",
|
|
"gleefully",
|
|
"good-naturedly",
|
|
"lightheartedly",
|
|
"merrily",
|
|
"mirthfully",
|
|
"rejoicingly",
|
|
"sunnily",
|
|
"blithely",
|
|
"blithesomely",
|
|
"calmly",
|
|
"casually",
|
|
"dispassionately",
|
|
"easily",
|
|
"impassively",
|
|
"indifferently",
|
|
"lightly",
|
|
"nonchalantly",
|
|
"stoically",
|
|
"unconcernedly",
|
|
"favorably",
|
|
"well"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blissfully",
|
|
"gladly",
|
|
"happily",
|
|
"joyfully",
|
|
"joyously"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agrarian":{
|
|
"engaged in or concerned with agriculture":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonagricultural"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an agrarian community",
|
|
"the nation's agrarian history"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"metro",
|
|
"metropolitan",
|
|
"urban",
|
|
"industrial",
|
|
"industrialized"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"agronomic",
|
|
"arable",
|
|
"monocultural",
|
|
"bucolic",
|
|
"georgic",
|
|
"pastoral",
|
|
"pastoralist",
|
|
"garden",
|
|
"aquacultural",
|
|
"arboricultural",
|
|
"country",
|
|
"rural",
|
|
"rustic",
|
|
"rustical",
|
|
"villatic"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agricultural",
|
|
"farming"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agree (on)":{
|
|
"to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm sure we can all agree on what to do next"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrange",
|
|
"decide",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"settle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"pledge",
|
|
"promise",
|
|
"blueprint",
|
|
"calculate",
|
|
"chart",
|
|
"concert",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"draft",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"hammer out",
|
|
"intrigue",
|
|
"lay out",
|
|
"maneuver",
|
|
"map (out)",
|
|
"plan",
|
|
"program",
|
|
"programme",
|
|
"schematize",
|
|
"scheme",
|
|
"shape",
|
|
"square away",
|
|
"work out",
|
|
"choose",
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"determine",
|
|
"figure",
|
|
"opt",
|
|
"resolve",
|
|
"affirm",
|
|
"approve",
|
|
"authorize",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"confirm",
|
|
"OK",
|
|
"okay",
|
|
"sanction",
|
|
"warrant",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"finalize",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"round (off or out)",
|
|
"wind up",
|
|
"wrap up",
|
|
"bargain",
|
|
"chaffer",
|
|
"deal",
|
|
"dicker",
|
|
"haggle",
|
|
"horse-trade",
|
|
"negotiate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abort",
|
|
"call",
|
|
"call off",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"recall",
|
|
"repeal",
|
|
"rescind",
|
|
"revoke",
|
|
"differ (over)",
|
|
"disagree (with)",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"object",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"protest",
|
|
"resist",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"dispute"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agreed (with)":{
|
|
"to give satisfaction to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her new job, which is much less stressful than her old one, agrees with her"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contented",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"feasted",
|
|
"gassed",
|
|
"gladded",
|
|
"gladdened",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggrandize":{
|
|
"to assign a high status or value to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a movie that aggrandizes the bad guys and makes the cops look like dopes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"canonize",
|
|
"deify",
|
|
"dignify",
|
|
"elevate",
|
|
"ennoble",
|
|
"enshrine",
|
|
"ensky",
|
|
"enthrone",
|
|
"exalt",
|
|
"glorify",
|
|
"magnify"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"promote",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"upgrade",
|
|
"uplift",
|
|
"heighten",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"idealize",
|
|
"romanticize",
|
|
"sanitize",
|
|
"sugarcoat",
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"extol",
|
|
"extoll",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"laud",
|
|
"praise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittle",
|
|
"decry",
|
|
"depreciate",
|
|
"detract",
|
|
"disparage",
|
|
"minimize"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abase",
|
|
"degrade",
|
|
"demean",
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"humiliate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make greater in size, amount, or number":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a generous grant, enabling the library to significantly aggrandize its collection"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accelerate",
|
|
"add (to)",
|
|
"amplify",
|
|
"augment",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"build up",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"enlarge",
|
|
"escalate",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"hype",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"multiply",
|
|
"pump up",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"stoke",
|
|
"supersize",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boom",
|
|
"jump",
|
|
"skyrocket",
|
|
"spike",
|
|
"bump (up)",
|
|
"ratchet (up)",
|
|
"rachet (up)",
|
|
"blow up",
|
|
"dilate",
|
|
"distend",
|
|
"inflate",
|
|
"draw out",
|
|
"elongate",
|
|
"flesh (out)",
|
|
"lengthen",
|
|
"prolong",
|
|
"protract",
|
|
"stretch",
|
|
"develop",
|
|
"enhance",
|
|
"heighten",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"magnify",
|
|
"complement",
|
|
"supplement",
|
|
"beef (up)",
|
|
"reinforce",
|
|
"reenforce",
|
|
"strengthen",
|
|
"maximize",
|
|
"accumulate",
|
|
"amass",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"follow up",
|
|
"parlay"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviate",
|
|
"abridge",
|
|
"curtail",
|
|
"shorten",
|
|
"compress",
|
|
"condense",
|
|
"constrict",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"cut back",
|
|
"retrench"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abate",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"de-escalate",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"downsize",
|
|
"dwindle",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"lower",
|
|
"minify",
|
|
"reduce",
|
|
"subtract (from)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggrandizes":{
|
|
"to assign a high status or value to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a movie that aggrandizes the bad guys and makes the cops look like dopes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"canonizes",
|
|
"deifies",
|
|
"dignifies",
|
|
"elevates",
|
|
"ennobles",
|
|
"enshrines",
|
|
"enskies",
|
|
"enthrones",
|
|
"exalts",
|
|
"glorifies",
|
|
"magnifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"lifts",
|
|
"promotes",
|
|
"raises",
|
|
"upgrades",
|
|
"uplifts",
|
|
"heightens",
|
|
"intensifies",
|
|
"idealizes",
|
|
"romanticizes",
|
|
"sanitizes",
|
|
"sugarcoats",
|
|
"acclaims",
|
|
"extols",
|
|
"extolls",
|
|
"honors",
|
|
"lauds",
|
|
"praises"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittles",
|
|
"decries",
|
|
"depreciates",
|
|
"detracts",
|
|
"disparages",
|
|
"minimizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abases",
|
|
"degrades",
|
|
"demeans",
|
|
"humbles",
|
|
"humiliates"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make greater in size, amount, or number":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a generous grant, enabling the library to significantly aggrandize its collection"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accelerates",
|
|
"adds (to)",
|
|
"amplifies",
|
|
"augments",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"builds up",
|
|
"compounds",
|
|
"enlarges",
|
|
"escalates",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"extends",
|
|
"hypes",
|
|
"increases",
|
|
"multiplies",
|
|
"pumps up",
|
|
"raises",
|
|
"stokes",
|
|
"supersizes",
|
|
"swells",
|
|
"ups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"booms",
|
|
"jumps",
|
|
"skyrockets",
|
|
"spikes",
|
|
"bumps (up)",
|
|
"ratchets (up)",
|
|
"rachets (up)",
|
|
"blows up",
|
|
"dilates",
|
|
"distends",
|
|
"inflates",
|
|
"draws out",
|
|
"elongates",
|
|
"fleshes (out)",
|
|
"lengthens",
|
|
"prolongs",
|
|
"protracts",
|
|
"stretches",
|
|
"develops",
|
|
"enhances",
|
|
"heightens",
|
|
"intensifies",
|
|
"magnifies",
|
|
"complements",
|
|
"supplements",
|
|
"beefs (up)",
|
|
"reinforces",
|
|
"reenforces",
|
|
"strengthens",
|
|
"maximizes",
|
|
"accumulates",
|
|
"amasses",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"follows up",
|
|
"parlays"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviates",
|
|
"abridges",
|
|
"curtails",
|
|
"shortens",
|
|
"compresses",
|
|
"condenses",
|
|
"constricts",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"cuts back",
|
|
"retrenches"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abates",
|
|
"decreases",
|
|
"de-escalates",
|
|
"diminishes",
|
|
"downsizes",
|
|
"dwindles",
|
|
"lessens",
|
|
"lowers",
|
|
"minifies",
|
|
"reduces",
|
|
"subtracts (from)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agglomerating":{
|
|
"to form into a round compact mass":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"breakfast cereal consisting of agglomerated clusters of wheat, rice, and nuts stays crunchy in milk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balling",
|
|
"rolling",
|
|
"rounding",
|
|
"wadding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bunching",
|
|
"clumping",
|
|
"lumping",
|
|
"beading",
|
|
"pearling",
|
|
"pelleting",
|
|
"pelletizing",
|
|
"sphering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"flattening",
|
|
"opening",
|
|
"smoothing",
|
|
"spreading",
|
|
"unfolding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unrolling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agreements":{
|
|
"the state of being of one opinion about something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were in agreement about one thing at least: that we'd never worked so hard in all our lives"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"concurrences",
|
|
"concurrencies",
|
|
"consensuses",
|
|
"unanimities",
|
|
"unisons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accessions",
|
|
"adhesions",
|
|
"assentations",
|
|
"assents",
|
|
"consents",
|
|
"acceptances",
|
|
"acquiescences",
|
|
"concessions",
|
|
"embracements",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"approbations",
|
|
"approvals",
|
|
"favors",
|
|
"alliances",
|
|
"collaborations",
|
|
"collusions",
|
|
"complicities",
|
|
"conspiracies",
|
|
"compliances",
|
|
"concerts",
|
|
"concordances",
|
|
"concords",
|
|
"conformities",
|
|
"consonances",
|
|
"harmonies",
|
|
"solidarities",
|
|
"understandings",
|
|
"unions",
|
|
"empathies",
|
|
"rapports",
|
|
"sympathies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discords",
|
|
"dissensions",
|
|
"dissentions",
|
|
"dissents",
|
|
"oppositions",
|
|
"resistances",
|
|
"disapprobations",
|
|
"disapprovals",
|
|
"disfavors"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflicts",
|
|
"disagreements",
|
|
"dissensuses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an arrangement about action to be taken":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we finally reached an agreement regarding a fair division of the housework"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"bargains",
|
|
"compacts",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"conventions",
|
|
"covenants",
|
|
"deals",
|
|
"dispositions",
|
|
"pacts",
|
|
"settlements",
|
|
"understandings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"charters",
|
|
"treaties",
|
|
"binders",
|
|
"pledges",
|
|
"promises",
|
|
"alliances",
|
|
"associations",
|
|
"entente cordiales",
|
|
"ententes",
|
|
"leagues",
|
|
"partnerships",
|
|
"acceptances",
|
|
"approvals",
|
|
"assents",
|
|
"concurrences",
|
|
"consents",
|
|
"OKs",
|
|
"okays"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agita":{
|
|
"an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"took a deep breath to dispel her agita as she stepped onstage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agitation",
|
|
"anxiety",
|
|
"anxiousness",
|
|
"apprehension",
|
|
"apprehensiveness",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"concern",
|
|
"concernment",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"disquietude",
|
|
"fear",
|
|
"nervosity",
|
|
"nervousness",
|
|
"perturbation",
|
|
"solicitude",
|
|
"sweat",
|
|
"unease",
|
|
"uneasiness",
|
|
"worry"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"strain",
|
|
"stress",
|
|
"tension",
|
|
"alarm",
|
|
"alarum",
|
|
"anguish",
|
|
"consternation",
|
|
"desperateness",
|
|
"desperation",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"discomposure",
|
|
"dismay",
|
|
"distraction",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"edginess",
|
|
"franticness",
|
|
"hand-wringing",
|
|
"jitters",
|
|
"jumpiness",
|
|
"panic",
|
|
"tremor",
|
|
"angst",
|
|
"fearfulness",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"vexation",
|
|
"cold feet",
|
|
"doubt",
|
|
"dread",
|
|
"foreboding",
|
|
"incertitude",
|
|
"misgiving",
|
|
"presentiment",
|
|
"suspense",
|
|
"uncertainty",
|
|
"compunction",
|
|
"qualm",
|
|
"scruple"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"calmness",
|
|
"content",
|
|
"contentment",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"easiness",
|
|
"peace",
|
|
"peacefulness",
|
|
"placidity",
|
|
"placidness",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"quietude",
|
|
"sereneness",
|
|
"serenity",
|
|
"tranquillity",
|
|
"tranquility",
|
|
"tranquilness",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"consolation",
|
|
"relief",
|
|
"solace"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unconcern"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agency":{
|
|
"a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the federal agency charged with enforcing laws and regulations regarding the use of firearms"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arm",
|
|
"branch",
|
|
"bureau",
|
|
"department",
|
|
"desk",
|
|
"division",
|
|
"office",
|
|
"service"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"subdepartment",
|
|
"subdivision"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something used to achieve an end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"by what agency do you plan to acquire this fortune?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agent",
|
|
"instrument",
|
|
"instrumentality",
|
|
"machinery",
|
|
"means",
|
|
"medium",
|
|
"ministry",
|
|
"organ",
|
|
"vehicle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"determinant",
|
|
"expedient",
|
|
"factor",
|
|
"influence",
|
|
"ingredient",
|
|
"mechanism",
|
|
"tool",
|
|
"weapon",
|
|
"activator",
|
|
"animator",
|
|
"catalyst",
|
|
"driver",
|
|
"energizer",
|
|
"executor",
|
|
"generator",
|
|
"impetus",
|
|
"incentive",
|
|
"inspiration",
|
|
"instigation",
|
|
"instigator",
|
|
"launcher",
|
|
"mover",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"stimulus",
|
|
"trigger",
|
|
"antecedent",
|
|
"cause",
|
|
"occasion",
|
|
"reason",
|
|
"subagency",
|
|
"subagent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agendas":{
|
|
"a listing of things to be presented or considered (as at a concert or play)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"unless your proposal is on the meeting's agenda , it won't be addressed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calendars",
|
|
"dockets",
|
|
"programs",
|
|
"schedules",
|
|
"timetables"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cards",
|
|
"dance cards",
|
|
"exercises",
|
|
"plates",
|
|
"arrangements",
|
|
"orderings",
|
|
"orders",
|
|
"organizations",
|
|
"sequences",
|
|
"setups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agile":{
|
|
"moving easily":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the expressive movements of agile dancers",
|
|
"agile herons wading in the marsh"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"featly",
|
|
"feline",
|
|
"graceful",
|
|
"gracile",
|
|
"light",
|
|
"light-footed",
|
|
"light-foot",
|
|
"lightsome",
|
|
"lissome",
|
|
"lissom",
|
|
"lithe",
|
|
"lithesome",
|
|
"nimble",
|
|
"spry"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acrobatic",
|
|
"flexible",
|
|
"limber",
|
|
"loose-jointed",
|
|
"pliable",
|
|
"pliant",
|
|
"supple",
|
|
"adroit",
|
|
"deft",
|
|
"dexterous",
|
|
"dextrous",
|
|
"light-fingered",
|
|
"fleet-footed",
|
|
"sure-footed",
|
|
"athletic",
|
|
"balletic",
|
|
"coordinated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"uncoordinated",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"rigid",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"bungling",
|
|
"inept",
|
|
"maladroit"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"awkward",
|
|
"clumsy",
|
|
"gawky",
|
|
"graceless",
|
|
"klutzy",
|
|
"lumbering",
|
|
"ungainly",
|
|
"ungraceful"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aground":{
|
|
"resting on the shore or bottom of a body of water":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the villagers came to stare at the foreign ship that was aground on their beach and at the strangely dressed sailors on board"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beached",
|
|
"grounded",
|
|
"stranded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"landed",
|
|
"alongshore",
|
|
"high and dry"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"offshore"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"afloat"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agrees (with or to)":{
|
|
"as in submits (to) , respects":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acquiesces",
|
|
"assents (to)",
|
|
"capitulates",
|
|
"consents (to)",
|
|
"respects",
|
|
"submits (to)",
|
|
"yields (to)",
|
|
"reconciles (to)",
|
|
"allows",
|
|
"permits",
|
|
"suffers",
|
|
"swallows",
|
|
"abides",
|
|
"absorbs",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"bears",
|
|
"bides",
|
|
"brooks",
|
|
"countenances",
|
|
"endures",
|
|
"goes",
|
|
"hacks",
|
|
"handles",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"pockets",
|
|
"stands",
|
|
"sticks out",
|
|
"stomachs",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"sustains",
|
|
"sweats out",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"tolerates",
|
|
"wears"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"refuses",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"repudiates",
|
|
"spurns",
|
|
"turns down",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"contests",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"opposes",
|
|
"resists",
|
|
"avoids",
|
|
"bypasses",
|
|
"circumvents",
|
|
"dodges",
|
|
"eludes",
|
|
"escapes",
|
|
"evades",
|
|
"misses",
|
|
"abstains (from)",
|
|
"forbears",
|
|
"refrains (from)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agitation":{
|
|
"a state of wildly excited activity or emotion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"knew immediately, from the horses' agitation , that something terrible was happening"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deliriousness",
|
|
"delirium",
|
|
"distraction",
|
|
"fever",
|
|
"feverishness",
|
|
"flap",
|
|
"frenzy",
|
|
"furor",
|
|
"furore",
|
|
"fury",
|
|
"hysteria",
|
|
"rage",
|
|
"rampage",
|
|
"uproar"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chaos",
|
|
"confusion",
|
|
"disorder",
|
|
"havoc",
|
|
"pandemonium",
|
|
"turmoil",
|
|
"bedlam",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"brouhaha",
|
|
"bustle",
|
|
"clamor",
|
|
"clatter",
|
|
"commotion",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"hoo-ha",
|
|
"hoo-hah",
|
|
"hubbub",
|
|
"hullabaloo",
|
|
"hurly-burly",
|
|
"ruckus",
|
|
"ruction",
|
|
"rumpus",
|
|
"shindy",
|
|
"squall",
|
|
"stew",
|
|
"stir",
|
|
"storm",
|
|
"tempest",
|
|
"to-do",
|
|
"tumult"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"calmness",
|
|
"peace",
|
|
"peacefulness",
|
|
"placidity",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"quietude",
|
|
"repose",
|
|
"restfulness",
|
|
"sereneness",
|
|
"serenity",
|
|
"still",
|
|
"stillness",
|
|
"tranquillity",
|
|
"tranquility",
|
|
"tranquilness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an uneasy state of mind usually over the possibility of an anticipated misfortune or trouble":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"experienced a great deal of agitation over whether she had an appropriate dress for her husband's inauguration"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agita",
|
|
"anxiety",
|
|
"anxiousness",
|
|
"apprehension",
|
|
"apprehensiveness",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"concern",
|
|
"concernment",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"disquietude",
|
|
"fear",
|
|
"nervosity",
|
|
"nervousness",
|
|
"perturbation",
|
|
"solicitude",
|
|
"sweat",
|
|
"unease",
|
|
"uneasiness",
|
|
"worry"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"strain",
|
|
"stress",
|
|
"tension",
|
|
"alarm",
|
|
"alarum",
|
|
"anguish",
|
|
"consternation",
|
|
"desperateness",
|
|
"desperation",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"discomposure",
|
|
"dismay",
|
|
"distraction",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"edginess",
|
|
"franticness",
|
|
"hand-wringing",
|
|
"jitters",
|
|
"jumpiness",
|
|
"panic",
|
|
"tremor",
|
|
"angst",
|
|
"fearfulness",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"vexation",
|
|
"cold feet",
|
|
"doubt",
|
|
"dread",
|
|
"foreboding",
|
|
"incertitude",
|
|
"misgiving",
|
|
"presentiment",
|
|
"suspense",
|
|
"uncertainty",
|
|
"compunction",
|
|
"qualm",
|
|
"scruple"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"calmness",
|
|
"content",
|
|
"contentment",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"easiness",
|
|
"peace",
|
|
"peacefulness",
|
|
"placidity",
|
|
"placidness",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"quietude",
|
|
"sereneness",
|
|
"serenity",
|
|
"tranquillity",
|
|
"tranquility",
|
|
"tranquilness",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"consolation",
|
|
"relief",
|
|
"solace"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unconcern"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agog":{
|
|
"having or showing signs of eagerly awaiting something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"parents agog for the latest news from the children away at college"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agape",
|
|
"anticipant",
|
|
"anticipatory",
|
|
"expectant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"open-eyed",
|
|
"openmouthed",
|
|
"alert",
|
|
"vigilant",
|
|
"watchful",
|
|
"anxious",
|
|
"athirst",
|
|
"breathless",
|
|
"eager",
|
|
"enthusiastic",
|
|
"raring",
|
|
"antsy",
|
|
"impatient",
|
|
"restive",
|
|
"restless"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"apathetic",
|
|
"indifferent",
|
|
"unconcerned",
|
|
"unimpressed",
|
|
"uninterested",
|
|
"unmoved"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"showing urgent desire or interest":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"all agog to get started on their journey"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"antsy",
|
|
"anxious",
|
|
"ardent",
|
|
"athirst",
|
|
"avid",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"desirous",
|
|
"eager",
|
|
"enthused",
|
|
"enthusiastic",
|
|
"excited",
|
|
"geeked",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"greedy",
|
|
"gung ho",
|
|
"hepped up",
|
|
"hopped-up",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"hungry",
|
|
"impatient",
|
|
"juiced",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"nuts",
|
|
"pumped",
|
|
"raring",
|
|
"solicitous",
|
|
"stoked",
|
|
"thirsty",
|
|
"voracious",
|
|
"wild"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"interested",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"hung up",
|
|
"obsessed",
|
|
"ambitious",
|
|
"appetent",
|
|
"covetous",
|
|
"craving",
|
|
"hankering",
|
|
"longing",
|
|
"pining",
|
|
"breathless",
|
|
"restive",
|
|
"restless",
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"disposed",
|
|
"game",
|
|
"glad",
|
|
"inclined",
|
|
"ready",
|
|
"unreluctant",
|
|
"willing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"casual",
|
|
"incurious",
|
|
"insouciant",
|
|
"nonchalant",
|
|
"unconcerned",
|
|
"uninterested",
|
|
"aloof",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disinterested",
|
|
"impassive",
|
|
"stolid",
|
|
"halfhearted",
|
|
"lackadaisical",
|
|
"languid",
|
|
"languorous",
|
|
"lukewarm",
|
|
"spiritless",
|
|
"averse",
|
|
"disinclined",
|
|
"hesitant",
|
|
"loath",
|
|
"loth",
|
|
"loathe",
|
|
"reluctant",
|
|
"unwilling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"apathetic",
|
|
"indifferent",
|
|
"uneager",
|
|
"unenthusiastic"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agreeability":{
|
|
"the state or quality of having a pleasant or agreeable manner in socializing with others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the general agreeability of everyone in the tour group made for a pleasant trip"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affability",
|
|
"agreeableness",
|
|
"amenity",
|
|
"amiability",
|
|
"amiableness",
|
|
"geniality",
|
|
"good-naturedness",
|
|
"good-temperedness",
|
|
"graciousness",
|
|
"niceness",
|
|
"personableness",
|
|
"pleasantness",
|
|
"sweetness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amenability",
|
|
"complaisance",
|
|
"mellowness",
|
|
"sweetness and light",
|
|
"amicability",
|
|
"amicableness",
|
|
"amity",
|
|
"cordiality",
|
|
"empressement",
|
|
"friendliness",
|
|
"gem\u00fctlichkeit",
|
|
"benignity",
|
|
"gentleness",
|
|
"kindliness",
|
|
"kindness",
|
|
"cheerfulness",
|
|
"cheeriness",
|
|
"sunniness",
|
|
"civility",
|
|
"comity",
|
|
"considerateness",
|
|
"consideration",
|
|
"courteousness",
|
|
"courtesy",
|
|
"politeness",
|
|
"thoughtfulness",
|
|
"attractiveness",
|
|
"delightfulness",
|
|
"enjoyableness",
|
|
"likability",
|
|
"likableness",
|
|
"pleasingness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"boorishness",
|
|
"discourtesy",
|
|
"impoliteness",
|
|
"incivility",
|
|
"rudeness",
|
|
"ungraciousness",
|
|
"biliousness",
|
|
"cantankerousness",
|
|
"churlishness",
|
|
"crankiness",
|
|
"fussiness",
|
|
"grouchiness",
|
|
"grumpiness",
|
|
"irascibility",
|
|
"irascibleness",
|
|
"irritability",
|
|
"peevishness",
|
|
"petulance",
|
|
"testiness",
|
|
"contentiousness",
|
|
"contrariness",
|
|
"orneriness",
|
|
"quarrelsomeness",
|
|
"querulousness",
|
|
"hostility",
|
|
"unfriendliness",
|
|
"sourness",
|
|
"vinegar"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disagreeableness",
|
|
"unpleasantness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggregations":{
|
|
"a number of parts or individuals gathered or considered together":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Large aggregations of whales can be spotted here at this time of year.",
|
|
"The team based their conclusions on an aggregation of data from various sources."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accumulations",
|
|
"aggregates",
|
|
"assemblages",
|
|
"conglomerations",
|
|
"agglomerations",
|
|
"assortments",
|
|
"hodgepodges",
|
|
"jumbles",
|
|
"miscellanies",
|
|
"mixtures",
|
|
"odds and ends",
|
|
"sundries",
|
|
"varieties",
|
|
"arrays",
|
|
"assemblages",
|
|
"bands",
|
|
"banks",
|
|
"batches",
|
|
"batteries",
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"bunches",
|
|
"clots",
|
|
"clumps",
|
|
"clusters",
|
|
"clutches",
|
|
"collections",
|
|
"constellations",
|
|
"groupings",
|
|
"groups",
|
|
"huddles",
|
|
"knots",
|
|
"lots",
|
|
"musters",
|
|
"packages",
|
|
"parcels",
|
|
"passels",
|
|
"sets",
|
|
"suites",
|
|
"bevies",
|
|
"broods",
|
|
"colonies",
|
|
"gaggles",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"plumps",
|
|
"pods",
|
|
"swarms",
|
|
"droves",
|
|
"flocks",
|
|
"assemblies",
|
|
"collectives",
|
|
"congregations",
|
|
"gatherings",
|
|
"musters",
|
|
"organizations",
|
|
"absorptions",
|
|
"coalescences",
|
|
"coalitions",
|
|
"commixtures",
|
|
"concretions",
|
|
"homogenizations",
|
|
"immixtures",
|
|
"incorporations",
|
|
"integrations",
|
|
"interfusions",
|
|
"mergences",
|
|
"mergers",
|
|
"assortments",
|
|
"hashes",
|
|
"hotchpotches",
|
|
"medleys",
|
|
"m\u00e9langes",
|
|
"mishmashes",
|
|
"motleys",
|
|
"patchworks",
|
|
"potpourris",
|
|
"admixtures",
|
|
"alloys",
|
|
"amalgamations",
|
|
"amalgams",
|
|
"cocktails",
|
|
"combinations",
|
|
"composites",
|
|
"compounds",
|
|
"conflations",
|
|
"emulsions",
|
|
"fusions",
|
|
"intermixtures",
|
|
"melds",
|
|
"mixes",
|
|
"syntheses",
|
|
"sums",
|
|
"totalities"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"components",
|
|
"constituents",
|
|
"elements",
|
|
"ingredients",
|
|
"entities",
|
|
"items",
|
|
"singles",
|
|
"units",
|
|
"individuals"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggravations":{
|
|
"something that is a source of irritation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a reminder designed to prevent the aggravation of phones ringing during movies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggros",
|
|
"annoyances",
|
|
"botherations",
|
|
"bothers",
|
|
"bugbears",
|
|
"exasperations",
|
|
"frustrations",
|
|
"hair shirts",
|
|
"hassles",
|
|
"headaches",
|
|
"inconveniences",
|
|
"irks",
|
|
"irritants",
|
|
"nuisances",
|
|
"peeves",
|
|
"pests",
|
|
"rubs",
|
|
"ruffles",
|
|
"thorns",
|
|
"trials",
|
|
"vexations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"discomforts",
|
|
"fleabites",
|
|
"pinpricks",
|
|
"affronts",
|
|
"insults",
|
|
"offenses",
|
|
"offences",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"worries",
|
|
"afflictions",
|
|
"albatross",
|
|
"albatrosses",
|
|
"burdens",
|
|
"crosses",
|
|
"curses",
|
|
"menaces",
|
|
"millstones",
|
|
"plagues",
|
|
"sores",
|
|
"anxieties",
|
|
"plights",
|
|
"predicaments",
|
|
"tribulations",
|
|
"troubles",
|
|
"hang-ups",
|
|
"pet peeves",
|
|
"problems",
|
|
"annoyers",
|
|
"disturbers",
|
|
"harassers",
|
|
"mischiefs",
|
|
"offenders",
|
|
"pandora's boxes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"joys",
|
|
"pleasures"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the neighbors' constant aggravations prompted us to move out of town"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"annoyances",
|
|
"bedevilments",
|
|
"botherations",
|
|
"disturbances",
|
|
"harassments",
|
|
"importunities",
|
|
"vexations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aggros",
|
|
"molestations",
|
|
"offenses",
|
|
"offences",
|
|
"persecutions",
|
|
"provocations",
|
|
"torments",
|
|
"tortures",
|
|
"devilments",
|
|
"devilries",
|
|
"deviltries",
|
|
"mischiefs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"informed her children that she didn't need the extra aggravation of hearing them fight in the back seat while they were stuck in traffic"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggros",
|
|
"annoyances",
|
|
"botherations",
|
|
"bothers",
|
|
"exasperations",
|
|
"frustrations",
|
|
"griefs",
|
|
"irritations",
|
|
"pips",
|
|
"vexations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agitations",
|
|
"discomforts",
|
|
"displeasures",
|
|
"distresses",
|
|
"disturbances",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"irritabilities",
|
|
"peeves",
|
|
"perturbations",
|
|
"pets",
|
|
"piques",
|
|
"resentments",
|
|
"troubles",
|
|
"angers",
|
|
"chafes",
|
|
"danders",
|
|
"dudgeons",
|
|
"galls",
|
|
"huffs",
|
|
"indignations",
|
|
"ires",
|
|
"outrages",
|
|
"umbrages"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"pleasures"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"against":{
|
|
"in or into contact with":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he leaned against the fence and it collapsed",
|
|
"unwittingly rubbed his leg against some poison ivy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"on",
|
|
"upon"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alongside",
|
|
"next",
|
|
"next to",
|
|
"upside"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"opposed to; not for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm against going to see the parade if it's raining"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agin",
|
|
"anti",
|
|
"contra"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"athwart",
|
|
"contrary to",
|
|
"versus",
|
|
"with"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"for",
|
|
"pro"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in opposed":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"opposed",
|
|
"averse",
|
|
"disinclined",
|
|
"hesitant",
|
|
"loath",
|
|
"loth",
|
|
"reluctant",
|
|
"unwilling",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"relentless",
|
|
"stern",
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
"unflinching",
|
|
"unrelenting",
|
|
"balky",
|
|
"contrary",
|
|
"contumacious",
|
|
"defiant",
|
|
"froward",
|
|
"incompliant",
|
|
"insubordinate",
|
|
"intractable",
|
|
"obstreperous",
|
|
"rebel",
|
|
"rebellious",
|
|
"recalcitrant",
|
|
"recusant",
|
|
"refractory",
|
|
"ungovernable",
|
|
"unruly",
|
|
"untoward",
|
|
"wayward",
|
|
"willful",
|
|
"wilful",
|
|
"adverse",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"disadvantageous",
|
|
"hostile",
|
|
"inimical",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"prejudicial",
|
|
"unfavorable",
|
|
"unfriendly",
|
|
"unsympathetic",
|
|
"untoward",
|
|
"competing",
|
|
"conflicting",
|
|
"counteracting",
|
|
"countering",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"resistant",
|
|
"resisting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"unresistant",
|
|
"tolerant",
|
|
"understanding",
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"amicable",
|
|
"benign",
|
|
"benignant",
|
|
"complying",
|
|
"congenial",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"hospitable",
|
|
"advantageous",
|
|
"favorable",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"positive",
|
|
"supportive",
|
|
"sympathetic",
|
|
"well-disposed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"preposition"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ageless":{
|
|
"having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a screen icon whose ageless beauty still entrances audiences today"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abiding",
|
|
"continuing",
|
|
"dateless",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"eternal",
|
|
"everlasting",
|
|
"immortal",
|
|
"imperishable",
|
|
"lasting",
|
|
"ongoing",
|
|
"perennial",
|
|
"perpetual",
|
|
"timeless",
|
|
"undying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ceaseless",
|
|
"endless",
|
|
"permanent",
|
|
"changeless",
|
|
"constant",
|
|
"stable",
|
|
"stationary",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"unchanging",
|
|
"unvarying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antiquated",
|
|
"archaic",
|
|
"dated",
|
|
"obsolete",
|
|
"outdated",
|
|
"outmoded",
|
|
"out-of-date",
|
|
"outworn",
|
|
"pass\u00e9"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agglomerates":{
|
|
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the Holy Roman Empire was an ever-varying agglomerate of central European states that managed to survive for 1,000 years"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agglomerations",
|
|
"alphabet soups",
|
|
"assortments",
|
|
"botches",
|
|
"clutters",
|
|
"collages",
|
|
"crazy quilts",
|
|
"farragoes",
|
|
"gallimaufries",
|
|
"grab bags",
|
|
"gumbos",
|
|
"hashes",
|
|
"hodgepodges",
|
|
"hotchpotches",
|
|
"jambalayas",
|
|
"jumbles",
|
|
"jungles",
|
|
"litters",
|
|
"mac\u00e9doines",
|
|
"medleys",
|
|
"m\u00e9langes",
|
|
"menageries",
|
|
"miscellanea",
|
|
"miscellanies",
|
|
"mishmashes",
|
|
"mixed bags",
|
|
"montages",
|
|
"motleys",
|
|
"muddles",
|
|
"olios",
|
|
"olla podridas",
|
|
"ollas podridas",
|
|
"omnium-gatherums",
|
|
"pastiches",
|
|
"patchwork quilts",
|
|
"patchworks",
|
|
"potpourris",
|
|
"ragbags",
|
|
"ragouts",
|
|
"rummages",
|
|
"salads",
|
|
"salmagundis",
|
|
"scrambles",
|
|
"shuffles",
|
|
"smorgasbords",
|
|
"stews",
|
|
"tumbles",
|
|
"varieties",
|
|
"welters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"detritus",
|
|
"notions",
|
|
"oddments",
|
|
"odds and ends",
|
|
"sundries",
|
|
"accumulations",
|
|
"aggregates",
|
|
"aggregations",
|
|
"conglomerates",
|
|
"conglomerations",
|
|
"catchalls",
|
|
"admixtures",
|
|
"alloys",
|
|
"amalgams",
|
|
"blends",
|
|
"combinations",
|
|
"commixtures",
|
|
"composites",
|
|
"compounds",
|
|
"fusions",
|
|
"intermixtures",
|
|
"mix-ups",
|
|
"bollixes",
|
|
"chaoses",
|
|
"confusions",
|
|
"disarrangements",
|
|
"disarrays",
|
|
"disorders",
|
|
"dog's breakfasts",
|
|
"messes",
|
|
"morasses",
|
|
"shambles",
|
|
"imbroglios",
|
|
"knots",
|
|
"snarls",
|
|
"tangles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form into a round compact mass":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"breakfast cereal consisting of agglomerated clusters of wheat, rice, and nuts stays crunchy in milk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balls",
|
|
"rolls",
|
|
"rounds",
|
|
"wads"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bunches",
|
|
"clumps",
|
|
"lumps",
|
|
"beads",
|
|
"pearls",
|
|
"pelletizes",
|
|
"pellets",
|
|
"spheres"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"flattens",
|
|
"opens",
|
|
"smooths",
|
|
"smoothes",
|
|
"spreads",
|
|
"unfolds"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unrolls"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agitating (for)":{
|
|
"as in working (for) , campaigning (for)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"campaigning (for)",
|
|
"working (for)",
|
|
"advertising",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"plugging",
|
|
"publicizing",
|
|
"touting",
|
|
"abetting",
|
|
"aiding",
|
|
"assisting",
|
|
"endowing",
|
|
"financing",
|
|
"funding",
|
|
"patronizing",
|
|
"staking",
|
|
"subsidizing",
|
|
"underwriting",
|
|
"advocating",
|
|
"backing",
|
|
"championing",
|
|
"endorsing",
|
|
"indorsing",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"upholding",
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"cultivating",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"forwarding",
|
|
"fostering",
|
|
"furthering",
|
|
"incubating",
|
|
"nourishing",
|
|
"nursing",
|
|
"nurturing",
|
|
"promoting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"frustrating",
|
|
"hindering",
|
|
"inhibiting",
|
|
"banning",
|
|
"barring",
|
|
"enjoining",
|
|
"forbidding",
|
|
"interdicting",
|
|
"outlawing",
|
|
"preventing",
|
|
"prohibiting",
|
|
"proscribing",
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"contending (with)",
|
|
"countering",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"repressing",
|
|
"snuffing (out)",
|
|
"squashing",
|
|
"squelching",
|
|
"stifling",
|
|
"subduing",
|
|
"suppressing",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"halting",
|
|
"retarding",
|
|
"encumbering",
|
|
"fettering",
|
|
"hobbling",
|
|
"impeding",
|
|
"interfering (with)",
|
|
"manacling",
|
|
"obstructing",
|
|
"shackling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agglutination":{
|
|
"as in cohesion , clumping":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clumping",
|
|
"cohesion",
|
|
"adherence",
|
|
"adhesion",
|
|
"bonding",
|
|
"cling",
|
|
"adhesiveness",
|
|
"attachment",
|
|
"cohesiveness",
|
|
"tenacity",
|
|
"cementing",
|
|
"gluing",
|
|
"glueing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agglomeration":{
|
|
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the bedroom community became a vast agglomeration of houses, schools, and small shops"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agglomerate",
|
|
"alphabet soup",
|
|
"assortment",
|
|
"botch",
|
|
"clutter",
|
|
"collage",
|
|
"crazy quilt",
|
|
"farrago",
|
|
"gallimaufry",
|
|
"grab bag",
|
|
"gumbo",
|
|
"hash",
|
|
"hodgepodge",
|
|
"hotchpotch",
|
|
"jambalaya",
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"jungle",
|
|
"litter",
|
|
"mac\u00e9doine",
|
|
"medley",
|
|
"m\u00e9lange",
|
|
"menagerie",
|
|
"miscellanea",
|
|
"miscellany",
|
|
"mishmash",
|
|
"mixed bag",
|
|
"montage",
|
|
"motley",
|
|
"muddle",
|
|
"olio",
|
|
"olla podrida",
|
|
"omnium-gatherum",
|
|
"pastiche",
|
|
"patchwork",
|
|
"patchwork quilt",
|
|
"potpourri",
|
|
"ragbag",
|
|
"ragout",
|
|
"rummage",
|
|
"salad",
|
|
"salmagundi",
|
|
"scramble",
|
|
"shuffle",
|
|
"smorgasbord",
|
|
"stew",
|
|
"tumble",
|
|
"variety",
|
|
"welter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"detritus",
|
|
"notions",
|
|
"oddments",
|
|
"odds and ends",
|
|
"sundries",
|
|
"accumulation",
|
|
"aggregate",
|
|
"aggregation",
|
|
"conglomerate",
|
|
"conglomeration",
|
|
"catchall",
|
|
"admixture",
|
|
"alloy",
|
|
"amalgam",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"combination",
|
|
"commixture",
|
|
"composite",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"fusion",
|
|
"intermixture",
|
|
"mix-up",
|
|
"bollix",
|
|
"chaos",
|
|
"confusion",
|
|
"disarrangement",
|
|
"disarray",
|
|
"disorder",
|
|
"dog's breakfast",
|
|
"mess",
|
|
"morass",
|
|
"shambles",
|
|
"imbroglio",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"snarl",
|
|
"tangle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agreed (to)":{
|
|
"as in acceded (to) , acquiesced (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acceded (to)",
|
|
"acquiesced (to)",
|
|
"assented (to)",
|
|
"deferred (to)",
|
|
"submitted (to)",
|
|
"surrendered (to)",
|
|
"yielded (to)",
|
|
"attended",
|
|
"heard",
|
|
"heeded",
|
|
"listened (to)",
|
|
"marked",
|
|
"noted",
|
|
"noticed",
|
|
"regarded",
|
|
"took",
|
|
"watched",
|
|
"adhered (to)",
|
|
"complied (with)",
|
|
"conformed (to)",
|
|
"followed",
|
|
"goose-stepped (to)",
|
|
"minded",
|
|
"obeyed",
|
|
"observed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defied",
|
|
"disobeyed",
|
|
"rebelled (against)",
|
|
"disobliged",
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"dared",
|
|
"refused",
|
|
"renounced",
|
|
"repudiated",
|
|
"directed",
|
|
"led",
|
|
"brushed (off)",
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"overpassed",
|
|
"passed over",
|
|
"tuned out",
|
|
"winked (at)",
|
|
"dismissed",
|
|
"pooh-poohed",
|
|
"poohed",
|
|
"shrugged off",
|
|
"breached",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"infringed",
|
|
"transgressed",
|
|
"violated",
|
|
"derided",
|
|
"flouted",
|
|
"mocked",
|
|
"scoffed (at)",
|
|
"scorned",
|
|
"mutinied (against)",
|
|
"revolted (against)",
|
|
"bucked",
|
|
"combated",
|
|
"combatted",
|
|
"contested",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"fought",
|
|
"opposed",
|
|
"resisted",
|
|
"withstood"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agrees (to)":{
|
|
"as in accedes (to) , acquiesces (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accedes (to)",
|
|
"acquiesces (to)",
|
|
"assents (to)",
|
|
"defers (to)",
|
|
"submits (to)",
|
|
"surrenders (to)",
|
|
"yields (to)",
|
|
"attends",
|
|
"hears",
|
|
"heeds",
|
|
"listens (to)",
|
|
"marks",
|
|
"notes",
|
|
"notices",
|
|
"regards",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"watches",
|
|
"adheres (to)",
|
|
"complies (with)",
|
|
"conforms (to)",
|
|
"follows",
|
|
"goose-steps (to)",
|
|
"minds",
|
|
"obeys",
|
|
"observes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defies",
|
|
"disobeys",
|
|
"rebels (against)",
|
|
"disobliges",
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
"dares",
|
|
"refuses",
|
|
"renounces",
|
|
"repudiates",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"leads",
|
|
"brushes (off)",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"overpasses",
|
|
"passes over",
|
|
"tunes out",
|
|
"winks (at)",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"pooh-poohs",
|
|
"poohs",
|
|
"shrugs off",
|
|
"breaches",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"infringes",
|
|
"transgresses",
|
|
"violates",
|
|
"derides",
|
|
"flouts",
|
|
"mocks",
|
|
"scoffs (at)",
|
|
"scorns",
|
|
"mutinies (against)",
|
|
"revolts (against)",
|
|
"bucks",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"contests",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"opposes",
|
|
"resists",
|
|
"withstands"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agreeably":{
|
|
"in a pleasing way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an agreeably warm day, just right for a picnic"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"charmingly",
|
|
"delectably",
|
|
"deliciously",
|
|
"delightfully",
|
|
"dreamily",
|
|
"enchantingly",
|
|
"enjoyably",
|
|
"favorably",
|
|
"felicitously",
|
|
"fetchingly",
|
|
"gloriously",
|
|
"gratifyingly",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"nicely",
|
|
"palatably",
|
|
"pleasantly",
|
|
"pleasingly",
|
|
"pleasurably",
|
|
"prettily",
|
|
"satisfyingly",
|
|
"splendidly",
|
|
"sweetly",
|
|
"swimmingly",
|
|
"welcomely",
|
|
"well",
|
|
"winningly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"finely",
|
|
"grandly",
|
|
"magnificently",
|
|
"advantageously",
|
|
"helpfully",
|
|
"blessedly",
|
|
"fortunately",
|
|
"happily",
|
|
"luckily",
|
|
"excellently",
|
|
"superbly",
|
|
"marvelously",
|
|
"sensationally",
|
|
"wonderfully",
|
|
"attractively",
|
|
"beautifully",
|
|
"handsomely",
|
|
"appealingly",
|
|
"appetizingly",
|
|
"enticingly",
|
|
"invitingly",
|
|
"temptingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abominably",
|
|
"appallingly",
|
|
"awfully",
|
|
"dreadfully",
|
|
"horrendously",
|
|
"horribly",
|
|
"horridly",
|
|
"shockingly",
|
|
"sickeningly",
|
|
"terribly",
|
|
"vilely",
|
|
"annoyingly",
|
|
"disgustingly",
|
|
"distressingly",
|
|
"irritatingly",
|
|
"vexingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"badly",
|
|
"disagreeably",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"unpleasantly"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggressors":{
|
|
"one that starts armed conflict against another especially without reasonable cause":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a group of smaller states had formed an alliance to deter potential aggressors"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"invaders",
|
|
"raiders"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"initiators",
|
|
"instigators",
|
|
"ambuscaders",
|
|
"ambushers",
|
|
"assailants",
|
|
"attackers",
|
|
"forayers",
|
|
"pillagers",
|
|
"plunderers",
|
|
"hawks",
|
|
"jingoes",
|
|
"jingoists",
|
|
"militants",
|
|
"militarists",
|
|
"war hawks",
|
|
"warmongers",
|
|
"belligerents",
|
|
"cobelligerents",
|
|
"combatants"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defenders",
|
|
"doves",
|
|
"pacifists",
|
|
"peacemakers",
|
|
"nonbelligerents"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agronomists":{
|
|
"a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"went from being a simple soybean farmer to an agronomist specializing in soil management"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agriculturists",
|
|
"agriculturalists",
|
|
"cultivators",
|
|
"farmers",
|
|
"growers",
|
|
"planters",
|
|
"tillers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"farmhands",
|
|
"field hands",
|
|
"gleaners",
|
|
"harvesters",
|
|
"plowmen",
|
|
"reapers",
|
|
"workfolks",
|
|
"crofters",
|
|
"croppers",
|
|
"gentlemen farmers",
|
|
"sharecroppers",
|
|
"subsistence farmers",
|
|
"tenant farmers",
|
|
"yeomen",
|
|
"homesteaders",
|
|
"nesters",
|
|
"grangers",
|
|
"rancheros",
|
|
"ranchers",
|
|
"ranchmen",
|
|
"campesinos"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"again":{
|
|
"yet another time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"now I have to mop the floor again because you didn't wipe your feet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"afresh",
|
|
"anew",
|
|
"de novo",
|
|
"over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"always",
|
|
"consistently",
|
|
"constantly",
|
|
"continuously",
|
|
"endlessly",
|
|
"ever",
|
|
"evermore",
|
|
"forever",
|
|
"incessantly",
|
|
"invariably",
|
|
"perpetually",
|
|
"unfailingly",
|
|
"continually",
|
|
"frequently",
|
|
"oft",
|
|
"often",
|
|
"oftentimes",
|
|
"ofttimes",
|
|
"recurrently",
|
|
"repeatedly",
|
|
"freshly",
|
|
"newly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ne'er",
|
|
"never",
|
|
"infrequently",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"rarely",
|
|
"seldom",
|
|
"unusually",
|
|
"intermittently",
|
|
"occasionally",
|
|
"periodically",
|
|
"sometimes",
|
|
"sporadically"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nevermore"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"in addition to what has been said":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a green pillow will go fine with my living room; again , the best colors are blues and greens"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"additionally",
|
|
"also",
|
|
"besides",
|
|
"either",
|
|
"further",
|
|
"furthermore",
|
|
"likewise",
|
|
"more",
|
|
"moreover",
|
|
"then",
|
|
"too",
|
|
"withal",
|
|
"yet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"just the opposite being true":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I might take swimming lessons this summer; then again , I might not"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contrarily",
|
|
"contrariwise",
|
|
"conversely"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"even",
|
|
"indeed",
|
|
"nay",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"truly",
|
|
"verily",
|
|
"yea"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agree":{
|
|
"to have or come to the same opinion or point of view":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"My husband and I agree on just about every aspect of child-rearing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coincide",
|
|
"concur"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accede (to)",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"acquiesce",
|
|
"assent (to)",
|
|
"comply (with)",
|
|
"consent (to)",
|
|
"go (by)",
|
|
"subscribe",
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"unite",
|
|
"collaborate",
|
|
"cooperate",
|
|
"get along",
|
|
"get on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clash",
|
|
"collide",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"bicker",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"dissent",
|
|
"diverge",
|
|
"fall out",
|
|
"object",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"protest",
|
|
"quarrel",
|
|
"resist",
|
|
"rival",
|
|
"dissociate",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"split"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differ",
|
|
"disagree"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come to an arrangement as to a course of action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"since we couldn't agree , we tossed a coin to decide the matter"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bargain",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"covenant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"come around",
|
|
"come round",
|
|
"subscribe",
|
|
"underwrite",
|
|
"arrange",
|
|
"settle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"differ",
|
|
"dissent",
|
|
"cancel",
|
|
"renege",
|
|
"revoke",
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"object"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disagree"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"finally agreed that the paint job was sloppy and would have to be redone"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledge",
|
|
"admit",
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"concede",
|
|
"confess",
|
|
"fess (up)",
|
|
"grant",
|
|
"own (up to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disburden",
|
|
"unburden",
|
|
"unload",
|
|
"affirm",
|
|
"avow",
|
|
"confirm",
|
|
"profess",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"recognize",
|
|
"yield",
|
|
"announce",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"communicate",
|
|
"declare",
|
|
"disclose",
|
|
"divulge",
|
|
"impart",
|
|
"proclaim",
|
|
"publish",
|
|
"reveal",
|
|
"spill",
|
|
"tell",
|
|
"unveil",
|
|
"betray",
|
|
"blab",
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"give away",
|
|
"inform",
|
|
"leak",
|
|
"rat",
|
|
"squeal",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"tattle",
|
|
"tip (off)",
|
|
"warn",
|
|
"wise (up)",
|
|
"breathe",
|
|
"say",
|
|
"whisper"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disallow",
|
|
"disavow",
|
|
"disclaim",
|
|
"disown",
|
|
"contradict",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"gainsay",
|
|
"negate",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"refute",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"repudiate",
|
|
"conceal",
|
|
"cover (up)",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"veil",
|
|
"kid (oneself)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deny"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be in agreement on every point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the robber's story didn't agree with the cop's report on the incident"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"answer",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"chord",
|
|
"cohere",
|
|
"coincide",
|
|
"comport",
|
|
"conform",
|
|
"consist",
|
|
"correspond",
|
|
"dovetail",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"harmonize",
|
|
"jibe",
|
|
"rhyme",
|
|
"rime",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"square",
|
|
"tally"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"parallel",
|
|
"align",
|
|
"aline",
|
|
"line up",
|
|
"register"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradict",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"gainsay",
|
|
"negate",
|
|
"nullify",
|
|
"clash",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"jar"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differ (from)",
|
|
"disagree (with)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a pleasing relationship":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this warm climate seems to agree with you"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assort",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"chime",
|
|
"chime in",
|
|
"conform",
|
|
"consort",
|
|
"coordinate",
|
|
"groove",
|
|
"harmonize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balance",
|
|
"correlate",
|
|
"correspond",
|
|
"dovetail",
|
|
"hang together",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"parallel",
|
|
"bond",
|
|
"coalesce",
|
|
"cohere",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"square",
|
|
"tally"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradict",
|
|
"contrast",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"differ",
|
|
"diverge",
|
|
"jar",
|
|
"cancel (out)",
|
|
"counteract",
|
|
"negate",
|
|
"offset"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clash",
|
|
"collide",
|
|
"conflict"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we'll have to get the author to agree to the revisions before the article can be published"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accede",
|
|
"acquiesce",
|
|
"assent",
|
|
"come round",
|
|
"consent",
|
|
"subscribe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adopt",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"espouse",
|
|
"abide",
|
|
"bear (with)",
|
|
"endure",
|
|
"stand",
|
|
"suffer",
|
|
"tolerate",
|
|
"stomach",
|
|
"swallow",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"bow",
|
|
"knuckle under",
|
|
"relent",
|
|
"submit",
|
|
"succumb",
|
|
"yield"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"rebuff",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
"spurn",
|
|
"deny",
|
|
"gainsay"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dissent"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aglitter":{
|
|
"as in glinting , glimmering":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agleam",
|
|
"blinding",
|
|
"coruscant",
|
|
"flaring",
|
|
"flashing",
|
|
"flickering",
|
|
"gemmy",
|
|
"glancing",
|
|
"glaring",
|
|
"gleaming",
|
|
"glimmering",
|
|
"glinting",
|
|
"glistening",
|
|
"glistering",
|
|
"glittering",
|
|
"scintillant",
|
|
"scintillating",
|
|
"shimmering",
|
|
"shimmery",
|
|
"sparkling",
|
|
"sunny",
|
|
"twinkling",
|
|
"winking",
|
|
"ablaze",
|
|
"ardent",
|
|
"blazing",
|
|
"burning",
|
|
"combusting",
|
|
"fiery",
|
|
"flaming",
|
|
"red-hot",
|
|
"burnished",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"shined",
|
|
"beaming",
|
|
"bedazzling",
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"brilliant",
|
|
"candescent",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"dazzling",
|
|
"effulgent",
|
|
"fulgent",
|
|
"glowing",
|
|
"incandescent",
|
|
"lambent",
|
|
"lucent",
|
|
"lucid",
|
|
"luminous",
|
|
"lustrous",
|
|
"radiant",
|
|
"refulgent",
|
|
"sheeny",
|
|
"shining",
|
|
"shiny",
|
|
"splendid",
|
|
"superbright",
|
|
"ultrabright"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"lackluster",
|
|
"unbright",
|
|
"unbrilliant",
|
|
"blackened",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"darkened",
|
|
"darkish",
|
|
"darkling",
|
|
"darksome",
|
|
"dimmed",
|
|
"dusky",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"lightless",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"obscured",
|
|
"pitch-black",
|
|
"pitch-dark",
|
|
"somber",
|
|
"sombre",
|
|
"sunless",
|
|
"tenebrous",
|
|
"unlit",
|
|
"cloudy",
|
|
"shadowlike",
|
|
"shadowy",
|
|
"shady",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"leaden",
|
|
"pale",
|
|
"palish"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agglutinated":{
|
|
"as in clumped , lumped":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clumped",
|
|
"lumped",
|
|
"accreted",
|
|
"accumulated",
|
|
"amassed",
|
|
"built up",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"conglomerated",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"massed",
|
|
"piled (up)",
|
|
"stacked (up)",
|
|
"banked",
|
|
"drifted",
|
|
"ridged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"scattered"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agglutinating":{
|
|
"as in clumping , lumping":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clumping",
|
|
"lumping",
|
|
"accreting",
|
|
"accumulating",
|
|
"amassing",
|
|
"building up",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"concentrating",
|
|
"conglomerating",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"massing",
|
|
"piling (up)",
|
|
"stacking (up)",
|
|
"banking",
|
|
"drifting",
|
|
"ridging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"dissipating",
|
|
"scattering"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agreeable":{
|
|
"being to one's liking":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"is the zoo an agreeable alternative for everyone, since the aquarium is closed?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"all right",
|
|
"alright",
|
|
"copacetic",
|
|
"copasetic",
|
|
"copesetic",
|
|
"ducky",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"hunky-dory",
|
|
"jake",
|
|
"OK",
|
|
"okay",
|
|
"palatable",
|
|
"satisfactory"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"delectable",
|
|
"delicious",
|
|
"delightful",
|
|
"dreamy",
|
|
"felicitous",
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"scrumptious",
|
|
"welcome",
|
|
"acceptable",
|
|
"adequate",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"passable",
|
|
"tolerable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"deficient",
|
|
"inferior",
|
|
"lousy",
|
|
"poor",
|
|
"punk",
|
|
"substandard",
|
|
"unacceptable",
|
|
"wanting",
|
|
"wretched",
|
|
"mediocre",
|
|
"middling",
|
|
"second-class",
|
|
"second-rate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"unsatisfactory"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"put on some agreeable music for dinner"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blessed",
|
|
"blest",
|
|
"congenial",
|
|
"darling",
|
|
"delectable",
|
|
"delicious",
|
|
"delightful",
|
|
"delightsome",
|
|
"dreamy",
|
|
"dulcet",
|
|
"enjoyable",
|
|
"felicitous",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"grateful",
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"heavenly",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"luscious",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"palatable",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"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":[
|
|
"an agreeable art teacher who lets me do pretty much whatever I want"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"good-natured",
|
|
"good-tempered",
|
|
"gracious",
|
|
"mellow",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having or marked by agreement in feeling or action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the belief that these new security measures are not agreeable with our core concepts of personal freedom"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amicable",
|
|
"compatible",
|
|
"congenial",
|
|
"frictionless",
|
|
"harmonious",
|
|
"kindred",
|
|
"unanimous",
|
|
"united"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"pacific",
|
|
"peaceable",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"collaborating",
|
|
"cooperative",
|
|
"symbiotic",
|
|
"synergetic",
|
|
"synergic",
|
|
"noncompetitive",
|
|
"nonconflicting",
|
|
"uncompetitive",
|
|
"sympathetic",
|
|
"tolerant",
|
|
"understanding",
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"neighborly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antagonistic",
|
|
"antipathetic",
|
|
"clashing",
|
|
"conflicting",
|
|
"hostile",
|
|
"inimical",
|
|
"unfriendly",
|
|
"belligerent",
|
|
"contentious",
|
|
"quarrelsome",
|
|
"contradicting",
|
|
"contradictory",
|
|
"contrary",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"opposite",
|
|
"competing",
|
|
"competitive",
|
|
"rivaling",
|
|
"rivalling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"disharmonious",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"incompatible",
|
|
"inharmonious",
|
|
"uncongenial"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggravates":{
|
|
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it really aggravates me when I arrive 10 minutes before the stated closing time, and the store's closed already"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"annoys",
|
|
"bothers",
|
|
"bugs",
|
|
"burns (up)",
|
|
"chafes",
|
|
"eats",
|
|
"exasperates",
|
|
"frosts",
|
|
"galls",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"grates",
|
|
"gripes",
|
|
"hacks (off)",
|
|
"irks",
|
|
"irritates",
|
|
"itches",
|
|
"narks",
|
|
"nettles",
|
|
"peeves",
|
|
"persecutes",
|
|
"piques",
|
|
"puts out",
|
|
"rasps",
|
|
"riles",
|
|
"ruffles",
|
|
"spites",
|
|
"vexes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hassles",
|
|
"heckles",
|
|
"nags",
|
|
"inflames",
|
|
"enflames",
|
|
"provokes",
|
|
"rouses",
|
|
"badgers",
|
|
"baits",
|
|
"bullyrags",
|
|
"ballyrags",
|
|
"devils",
|
|
"hagrides",
|
|
"harasses",
|
|
"harries",
|
|
"pesters",
|
|
"plagues",
|
|
"teases",
|
|
"angers",
|
|
"antagonizes",
|
|
"enrages",
|
|
"incenses",
|
|
"infuriates",
|
|
"maddens",
|
|
"rankles",
|
|
"roils",
|
|
"agitates",
|
|
"discomforts",
|
|
"discomposes",
|
|
"disquiets",
|
|
"distresses",
|
|
"exercises",
|
|
"freaks (out)",
|
|
"frets",
|
|
"perturbs",
|
|
"undoes",
|
|
"unhinges",
|
|
"unsettles",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"worries",
|
|
"affronts",
|
|
"insults",
|
|
"miffs",
|
|
"offends",
|
|
"outrages"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"appeases",
|
|
"conciliates",
|
|
"mollifies",
|
|
"obliges",
|
|
"pacifies",
|
|
"placates",
|
|
"propitiates",
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"gladdens",
|
|
"gratifies",
|
|
"pleases",
|
|
"satisfies",
|
|
"assures",
|
|
"cheers",
|
|
"comforts",
|
|
"consoles",
|
|
"contents",
|
|
"quiets",
|
|
"reassures",
|
|
"solaces",
|
|
"soothes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make more severe":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"overheated rhetoric that only aggravated an already tense situation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"complicates",
|
|
"exacerbates",
|
|
"worsens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amplifies",
|
|
"deepens",
|
|
"intensifies",
|
|
"magnifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ameliorates",
|
|
"betters",
|
|
"improves"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"allays",
|
|
"alleviates",
|
|
"assuages",
|
|
"eases",
|
|
"helps",
|
|
"mitigates",
|
|
"relieves"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agitational":{
|
|
"as in provocative , instigative":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"instigative",
|
|
"provocative",
|
|
"incendiary",
|
|
"inflammatory",
|
|
"seditious",
|
|
"mutinous",
|
|
"rebellious",
|
|
"revolutionary"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conciliatory",
|
|
"pacific",
|
|
"diplomatic",
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"soothing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agitate":{
|
|
"to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this room could use a ceiling fan to agitate the stuffy air a bit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"churn",
|
|
"stir",
|
|
"swirl",
|
|
"wash",
|
|
"whirl"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"paddle",
|
|
"whip",
|
|
"whisk",
|
|
"reel",
|
|
"shake",
|
|
"wheel"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there's no need to agitate the patient about little things"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ail",
|
|
"alarm",
|
|
"alarum",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"concern",
|
|
"derail",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"discompose",
|
|
"dismay",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"distemper",
|
|
"distract",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"exercise",
|
|
"flurry",
|
|
"frazzle",
|
|
"freak (out)",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"hagride",
|
|
"perturb",
|
|
"undo",
|
|
"unhinge",
|
|
"unsettle",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"weird out",
|
|
"worry"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aggravate",
|
|
"anger",
|
|
"annoy",
|
|
"bug",
|
|
"chafe",
|
|
"chivy",
|
|
"chivvy",
|
|
"exasperate",
|
|
"fret",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"grate",
|
|
"harass",
|
|
"harry",
|
|
"irk",
|
|
"irritate",
|
|
"nettle",
|
|
"peeve",
|
|
"pester",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"put off",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"rile",
|
|
"vex",
|
|
"bedevil",
|
|
"haunt",
|
|
"plague",
|
|
"abash",
|
|
"confound",
|
|
"confuse",
|
|
"discomfit",
|
|
"disconcert",
|
|
"discountenance",
|
|
"embarrass",
|
|
"faze",
|
|
"fluster",
|
|
"jar",
|
|
"mortify",
|
|
"nonplus",
|
|
"rattle",
|
|
"shake up",
|
|
"daunt",
|
|
"demoralize",
|
|
"discourage",
|
|
"dishearten",
|
|
"dispirit",
|
|
"unnerve"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"allay",
|
|
"alleviate",
|
|
"assuage",
|
|
"appease",
|
|
"conciliate",
|
|
"mollify",
|
|
"pacify",
|
|
"placate",
|
|
"propitiate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"compose",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"settle",
|
|
"soothe",
|
|
"tranquilize",
|
|
"tranquillize"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make a series of small irregular or violent movements":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"set the washing machine so it will agitate for four minutes before going into the rinse cycle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bucket",
|
|
"convulse",
|
|
"jerk",
|
|
"jiggle",
|
|
"joggle",
|
|
"jolt",
|
|
"jounce",
|
|
"judder",
|
|
"quake",
|
|
"quiver",
|
|
"shake",
|
|
"shudder",
|
|
"vibrate",
|
|
"wobble",
|
|
"wabble"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"rock",
|
|
"sway",
|
|
"swing",
|
|
"chatter",
|
|
"quaver",
|
|
"shiver",
|
|
"thrill",
|
|
"tremble",
|
|
"twitch",
|
|
"dodder",
|
|
"waver",
|
|
"flicker",
|
|
"fluctuate",
|
|
"flutter",
|
|
"oscillate",
|
|
"undulate",
|
|
"wave",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"palpitate",
|
|
"pit-a-pat",
|
|
"pitter-patter",
|
|
"pulsate",
|
|
"pulse",
|
|
"throb"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a question which has been agitated by the legislature time and time again"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"bandy",
|
|
"bat (around or back and forth)",
|
|
"canvass",
|
|
"canvas",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"discuss",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"hash (over or out)",
|
|
"moot",
|
|
"talk over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"review",
|
|
"speak (about)",
|
|
"talk (about)",
|
|
"broach",
|
|
"introduce",
|
|
"propound",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"stir up",
|
|
"forge",
|
|
"hammer out",
|
|
"talk out",
|
|
"thrash (out)",
|
|
"wrestle (with)",
|
|
"chew over",
|
|
"consider",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"weigh"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggrieving":{
|
|
"as in disturbing , perturbing":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agitating",
|
|
"discomposing",
|
|
"disquieting",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"perturbing",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"alienating",
|
|
"estranging",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"irking",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"nettling",
|
|
"peeving",
|
|
"disaffecting",
|
|
"discontenting",
|
|
"disgruntling",
|
|
"displeasing",
|
|
"dissatisfying",
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"saddening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contenting",
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"delighting",
|
|
"gladdening",
|
|
"tickling",
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"tranquilizing",
|
|
"tranquillizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in afflicting , tormenting":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abusing",
|
|
"afflicting",
|
|
"maltreating",
|
|
"tormenting",
|
|
"torturing",
|
|
"crippling",
|
|
"hamstringing",
|
|
"laming",
|
|
"maiming",
|
|
"mangling",
|
|
"mutilating",
|
|
"laying up",
|
|
"creasing",
|
|
"grazing",
|
|
"nicking",
|
|
"blemishing",
|
|
"impairing",
|
|
"marring",
|
|
"scraping",
|
|
"spoiling",
|
|
"battering",
|
|
"bloodying",
|
|
"blowing out",
|
|
"bruising",
|
|
"contusing",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"gashing",
|
|
"goring",
|
|
"lacerating",
|
|
"scalding",
|
|
"scarring",
|
|
"scathing",
|
|
"straining",
|
|
"tearing",
|
|
"damaging",
|
|
"harming",
|
|
"hurting",
|
|
"injuring",
|
|
"wounding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"curing",
|
|
"fixing",
|
|
"healing",
|
|
"mending",
|
|
"remedying"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agents provocateurs":{
|
|
"as in fomenters , revolters":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alarmists",
|
|
"extremists",
|
|
"insurgents",
|
|
"insurrectionists",
|
|
"radicals",
|
|
"rebels",
|
|
"revolters",
|
|
"revolutionaries",
|
|
"revolutionists",
|
|
"subversives",
|
|
"troublemakers",
|
|
"advocates",
|
|
"apostles",
|
|
"backers",
|
|
"boosters",
|
|
"champions",
|
|
"exponents",
|
|
"persuaders",
|
|
"promoters",
|
|
"proponents",
|
|
"reformers",
|
|
"reformists",
|
|
"supporters",
|
|
"agitators",
|
|
"demagogues",
|
|
"demagogs",
|
|
"exciters",
|
|
"firebrands",
|
|
"fomenters",
|
|
"incendiaries",
|
|
"inciters",
|
|
"instigators",
|
|
"kindlers",
|
|
"provocateurs",
|
|
"rabble-rousers",
|
|
"demonstrators",
|
|
"marchers",
|
|
"objectors",
|
|
"picketers",
|
|
"protesters",
|
|
"protestors",
|
|
"prodders",
|
|
"prompters",
|
|
"provokers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"peacemakers",
|
|
"reconcilers",
|
|
"uniters"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agroecology":{
|
|
"as in agribusiness , agronomy":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agribusiness",
|
|
"agronomy",
|
|
"cultivation",
|
|
"culture",
|
|
"farmwork",
|
|
"gardening",
|
|
"horticulture",
|
|
"tillage",
|
|
"agroforestry",
|
|
"arboriculture",
|
|
"pomology",
|
|
"agriculture",
|
|
"farming",
|
|
"husbandry",
|
|
"aquaculture",
|
|
"aquiculture",
|
|
"hydroponics",
|
|
"animal husbandry",
|
|
"mixed farming",
|
|
"monoculture",
|
|
"pastoralism",
|
|
"sharecropping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agonies":{
|
|
"a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"waiting all those hours to hear if he'd survived the plane crash was pure agony"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"Gehennas",
|
|
"hells",
|
|
"horrors",
|
|
"miseries",
|
|
"murders",
|
|
"nightmares",
|
|
"torments",
|
|
"tortures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"afflictions",
|
|
"calvaries",
|
|
"crosses",
|
|
"curses",
|
|
"ordeals",
|
|
"trials",
|
|
"tribulations",
|
|
"calamities",
|
|
"misfortunes",
|
|
"tragedies",
|
|
"galls",
|
|
"thorns",
|
|
"bummers",
|
|
"downers",
|
|
"drags"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"diversions",
|
|
"entertainments",
|
|
"fun",
|
|
"joys",
|
|
"pleasures",
|
|
"recreations",
|
|
"larks",
|
|
"picnics",
|
|
"riots"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"heavens",
|
|
"paradises"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a state of great suffering of body or mind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the agony of never knowing what happened to her son"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"afflictions",
|
|
"anguishes",
|
|
"distresses",
|
|
"excruciations",
|
|
"hurts",
|
|
"miseries",
|
|
"pains",
|
|
"racks",
|
|
"straits",
|
|
"torments",
|
|
"tortures",
|
|
"travails",
|
|
"tribulations",
|
|
"woes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"discomforts",
|
|
"crosses",
|
|
"crucibles",
|
|
"trials",
|
|
"heartaches",
|
|
"heartbreaks",
|
|
"sorrows",
|
|
"emergencies",
|
|
"pinches",
|
|
"asperities",
|
|
"difficulties",
|
|
"hardships",
|
|
"rigors",
|
|
"aches",
|
|
"pangs",
|
|
"stitches",
|
|
"throes",
|
|
"twinges",
|
|
"dangers",
|
|
"jeopardies",
|
|
"troubles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"comforts",
|
|
"consolations",
|
|
"solaces",
|
|
"alleviations",
|
|
"assuagements",
|
|
"eases",
|
|
"reliefs",
|
|
"peaces",
|
|
"securities",
|
|
"well-beings"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a sudden intense expression of strong feeling":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the announcement that the war was over unleashed a mass agony of joy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blazes",
|
|
"bursts",
|
|
"ebullitions",
|
|
"eruptions",
|
|
"explosions",
|
|
"fits",
|
|
"flares",
|
|
"flare-ups",
|
|
"flashes",
|
|
"flushes",
|
|
"gales",
|
|
"gushes",
|
|
"gusts",
|
|
"outbursts",
|
|
"paroxysms",
|
|
"spasms",
|
|
"storms"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blowups",
|
|
"grouches",
|
|
"rages",
|
|
"tantrums",
|
|
"ecstasies",
|
|
"raptures",
|
|
"transports",
|
|
"deliriums",
|
|
"firestorms",
|
|
"frenzies",
|
|
"furors"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agriculturalists":{
|
|
"a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"agriculturists who adhere to the organization's standards of organic farming"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agronomists",
|
|
"cultivators",
|
|
"farmers",
|
|
"growers",
|
|
"planters",
|
|
"tillers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"farmhands",
|
|
"field hands",
|
|
"gleaners",
|
|
"harvesters",
|
|
"plowmen",
|
|
"reapers",
|
|
"workfolks",
|
|
"crofters",
|
|
"croppers",
|
|
"gentlemen farmers",
|
|
"sharecroppers",
|
|
"subsistence farmers",
|
|
"tenant farmers",
|
|
"yeomen",
|
|
"homesteaders",
|
|
"nesters",
|
|
"grangers",
|
|
"rancheros",
|
|
"ranchers",
|
|
"ranchmen",
|
|
"campesinos"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggregately":{
|
|
"as in together , altogether":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"altogether",
|
|
"collectively",
|
|
"together"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"all",
|
|
"apiece",
|
|
"each",
|
|
"per",
|
|
"per capita",
|
|
"apart",
|
|
"discretely",
|
|
"independently",
|
|
"individually",
|
|
"respectively",
|
|
"separately",
|
|
"singly",
|
|
"a pop",
|
|
"a shot",
|
|
"a throw"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"age-old":{
|
|
"dating or surviving from the distant past":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"age-old customs and beliefs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aged",
|
|
"ancient",
|
|
"antediluvian",
|
|
"antique",
|
|
"dateless",
|
|
"hoar",
|
|
"hoary",
|
|
"immemorial",
|
|
"old",
|
|
"venerable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aging",
|
|
"ageing",
|
|
"mature",
|
|
"antiquated",
|
|
"archaic",
|
|
"archaistic",
|
|
"dated",
|
|
"fusty",
|
|
"geriatric",
|
|
"medieval",
|
|
"mediaeval",
|
|
"moldy",
|
|
"Noachian",
|
|
"obsolete",
|
|
"outmoded",
|
|
"out-of-date",
|
|
"pass\u00e9",
|
|
"old-fashioned",
|
|
"old-time",
|
|
"old-world",
|
|
"retro",
|
|
"vintage",
|
|
"durable",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"lasting",
|
|
"long-lived",
|
|
"permanent",
|
|
"ageless",
|
|
"hallowed",
|
|
"time-honored",
|
|
"timeless",
|
|
"time-tested",
|
|
"timeworn",
|
|
"traditional",
|
|
"tried",
|
|
"tried-and-true",
|
|
"classic",
|
|
"classical",
|
|
"prehistoric",
|
|
"prehistorical",
|
|
"primeval",
|
|
"primordial"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fresh",
|
|
"vernal",
|
|
"young",
|
|
"youthful",
|
|
"contemporary",
|
|
"current",
|
|
"latest",
|
|
"mod",
|
|
"novel",
|
|
"present-day",
|
|
"ultramodern",
|
|
"untested",
|
|
"untried",
|
|
"brand-new",
|
|
"unused",
|
|
"unworn"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"modern",
|
|
"new",
|
|
"recent"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agelessness":{
|
|
"as in ancientness , datedness":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"age",
|
|
"agedness",
|
|
"ancientness",
|
|
"antiquity",
|
|
"hoariness",
|
|
"antiquation",
|
|
"datedness",
|
|
"obsolescence",
|
|
"obsoleteness",
|
|
"old-fashionedness",
|
|
"fustiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"newness",
|
|
"currency",
|
|
"currentness",
|
|
"freshness",
|
|
"modernity",
|
|
"modernness",
|
|
"novelty",
|
|
"recentness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agonistic":{
|
|
"feeling or displaying eagerness to fight":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"clearly a writer with a chip on his shoulder, he's very agonistic even when stating indisputable facts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggressive",
|
|
"argumentative",
|
|
"assaultive",
|
|
"bellicose",
|
|
"belligerent",
|
|
"brawly",
|
|
"chippy",
|
|
"combative",
|
|
"confrontational",
|
|
"contentious",
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"disputatious",
|
|
"feisty",
|
|
"gladiatorial",
|
|
"militant",
|
|
"pugnacious",
|
|
"quarrelsome",
|
|
"scrappy",
|
|
"truculent",
|
|
"warlike"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"antagonistic",
|
|
"fierce",
|
|
"hostile",
|
|
"hot-tempered",
|
|
"acidic",
|
|
"bearish",
|
|
"bilious",
|
|
"bristly",
|
|
"choleric",
|
|
"crabby",
|
|
"cranky",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"dyspeptic",
|
|
"fractious",
|
|
"fretful",
|
|
"grouchy",
|
|
"grumpy",
|
|
"huffy",
|
|
"ill-humored",
|
|
"ill-natured",
|
|
"ill-tempered",
|
|
"irascible",
|
|
"irritable",
|
|
"ornery",
|
|
"peevish",
|
|
"pettish",
|
|
"petulant",
|
|
"prickly",
|
|
"querulous",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"snappish",
|
|
"snappy",
|
|
"stroppy",
|
|
"surly",
|
|
"testy",
|
|
"touchy",
|
|
"ugly",
|
|
"waspish",
|
|
"savage",
|
|
"vicious",
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"warring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"anti-imperialist",
|
|
"antimilitarist",
|
|
"unwarlike",
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"amicable",
|
|
"benevolent",
|
|
"complaisant",
|
|
"conciliatory",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"easygoing",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"good-natured",
|
|
"good-tempered",
|
|
"gracious",
|
|
"ingratiating",
|
|
"kindhearted",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"sociable",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"serene",
|
|
"tranquil",
|
|
"benign",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"mild"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonaggressive",
|
|
"nonbelligerent",
|
|
"pacific",
|
|
"peaceable",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"unbelligerent",
|
|
"uncombative",
|
|
"uncontentious"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggressively":{
|
|
"as in strongly , firmly":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assertively",
|
|
"decidedly",
|
|
"determinedly",
|
|
"firmly",
|
|
"grimly",
|
|
"gruffly",
|
|
"resolutely",
|
|
"strongly",
|
|
"toughly",
|
|
"abusively",
|
|
"brutishly",
|
|
"savagely",
|
|
"viciously",
|
|
"callously",
|
|
"cold-bloodedly",
|
|
"hard-heartedly",
|
|
"heartlessly",
|
|
"inhumanely",
|
|
"inhumanly",
|
|
"insensately",
|
|
"insensitively",
|
|
"mercilessly",
|
|
"obdurately",
|
|
"pitilessly",
|
|
"ruthlessly",
|
|
"tyrannically",
|
|
"uncharitably",
|
|
"unfeelingly",
|
|
"unmercifully",
|
|
"unsparingly",
|
|
"brutally",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"hardly",
|
|
"harshly",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"oppressively",
|
|
"roughly",
|
|
"severely",
|
|
"sternly",
|
|
"stiffly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clemently",
|
|
"gently",
|
|
"leniently",
|
|
"lightly",
|
|
"mildly",
|
|
"softly",
|
|
"benevolently",
|
|
"benignantly",
|
|
"considerately",
|
|
"cordially",
|
|
"graciously",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"lovingly",
|
|
"tenderly",
|
|
"charitably",
|
|
"compassionately",
|
|
"humanely",
|
|
"mercifully",
|
|
"softheartedly",
|
|
"sympathetically",
|
|
"tolerantly",
|
|
"understandingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agony":{
|
|
"a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"waiting all those hours to hear if he'd survived the plane crash was pure agony"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"Gehenna",
|
|
"hell",
|
|
"horror",
|
|
"misery",
|
|
"murder",
|
|
"nightmare",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"torture"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affliction",
|
|
"calvary",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"curse",
|
|
"ordeal",
|
|
"trial",
|
|
"tribulation",
|
|
"calamity",
|
|
"misfortune",
|
|
"tragedy",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"thorn",
|
|
"bummer",
|
|
"downer",
|
|
"drag"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"diversion",
|
|
"entertainment",
|
|
"fun",
|
|
"joy",
|
|
"pleasure",
|
|
"recreation",
|
|
"lark",
|
|
"picnic",
|
|
"riot"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"heaven",
|
|
"paradise"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a state of great suffering of body or mind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the agony of never knowing what happened to her son"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affliction",
|
|
"anguish",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"excruciation",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"misery",
|
|
"pain",
|
|
"rack",
|
|
"strait(s)",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"torture",
|
|
"travail",
|
|
"tribulation",
|
|
"woe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"crucible",
|
|
"trial",
|
|
"heartache",
|
|
"heartbreak",
|
|
"joylessness",
|
|
"sadness",
|
|
"sorrow",
|
|
"unhappiness",
|
|
"emergency",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"asperity",
|
|
"difficulty",
|
|
"hardship",
|
|
"rigor",
|
|
"ache",
|
|
"pang",
|
|
"smarting",
|
|
"soreness",
|
|
"stitch",
|
|
"throe",
|
|
"twinge",
|
|
"danger",
|
|
"jeopardy",
|
|
"trouble"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"consolation",
|
|
"solace",
|
|
"alleviation",
|
|
"assuagement",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"relief",
|
|
"peace",
|
|
"security",
|
|
"well-being"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a sudden intense expression of strong feeling":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the announcement that the war was over unleashed a mass agony of joy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blaze",
|
|
"burst",
|
|
"ebullition",
|
|
"eruption",
|
|
"explosion",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"flare",
|
|
"flare-up",
|
|
"flash",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"gale",
|
|
"gush",
|
|
"gust",
|
|
"outburst",
|
|
"paroxysm",
|
|
"spasm",
|
|
"storm"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blowup",
|
|
"grouch",
|
|
"rage",
|
|
"tantrum",
|
|
"ecstasy",
|
|
"rapture",
|
|
"transport",
|
|
"delirium",
|
|
"firestorm",
|
|
"frenzy",
|
|
"furor"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggressions":{
|
|
"the act or action of setting upon with force or violence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"diplomats warned that any aggression by either side could easily turn into a full-scale war"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assaults",
|
|
"attacks",
|
|
"attempts",
|
|
"blitzes",
|
|
"blitzkriegs",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"coups de main",
|
|
"descents",
|
|
"offenses",
|
|
"offences",
|
|
"offensives",
|
|
"onsets",
|
|
"onslaughts",
|
|
"raids",
|
|
"rushes",
|
|
"strikes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ambuscades",
|
|
"ambushes",
|
|
"counteraggressions",
|
|
"counter-aggressions",
|
|
"counterassaults",
|
|
"counter-assaults",
|
|
"counterattacks",
|
|
"counter-attacks",
|
|
"counteroffensives",
|
|
"counterstrikes",
|
|
"counter-strikes",
|
|
"sallies",
|
|
"sorties",
|
|
"envelopments",
|
|
"breakthroughs",
|
|
"forays",
|
|
"incursions",
|
|
"invasions",
|
|
"pillages",
|
|
"ravages",
|
|
"sacks",
|
|
"air raids",
|
|
"bombardments",
|
|
"bombings",
|
|
"sieges",
|
|
"storms",
|
|
"barrages",
|
|
"cannonades",
|
|
"fusillades",
|
|
"hails",
|
|
"salvos",
|
|
"salvoes",
|
|
"volleys",
|
|
"whammies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defenses",
|
|
"defensives",
|
|
"guards",
|
|
"shields",
|
|
"oppositions",
|
|
"resistances",
|
|
"protections",
|
|
"securities",
|
|
"shelters"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agent provocateur":{
|
|
"as in fomenter , revolter":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alarmist",
|
|
"extremist",
|
|
"insurgent",
|
|
"insurrectionist",
|
|
"radical",
|
|
"rebel",
|
|
"revolter",
|
|
"revolutionary",
|
|
"revolutionist",
|
|
"subversive",
|
|
"troublemaker",
|
|
"advocate",
|
|
"apostle",
|
|
"backer",
|
|
"booster",
|
|
"champion",
|
|
"exponent",
|
|
"persuader",
|
|
"promoter",
|
|
"proponent",
|
|
"reformer",
|
|
"reformist",
|
|
"supporter",
|
|
"agitator",
|
|
"demagogue",
|
|
"demagog",
|
|
"exciter",
|
|
"firebrand",
|
|
"fomenter",
|
|
"incendiary",
|
|
"inciter",
|
|
"instigator",
|
|
"kindler",
|
|
"provocateur",
|
|
"rabble-rouser",
|
|
"demonstrator",
|
|
"marcher",
|
|
"objector",
|
|
"picketer",
|
|
"protester",
|
|
"protestor",
|
|
"prodder",
|
|
"prompter",
|
|
"provoker"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"peacemaker",
|
|
"reconciler",
|
|
"uniter"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agreeing (with or to)":{
|
|
"as in submitting (to) , respecting":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acquiescing",
|
|
"assenting (to)",
|
|
"capitulating",
|
|
"consenting (to)",
|
|
"respecting",
|
|
"submitting (to)",
|
|
"yielding (to)",
|
|
"reconciling (to)",
|
|
"allowing",
|
|
"permitting",
|
|
"suffering",
|
|
"swallowing",
|
|
"abiding",
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"biding",
|
|
"brooking",
|
|
"countenancing",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"going",
|
|
"hacking",
|
|
"handling",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"pocketing",
|
|
"standing",
|
|
"sticking out",
|
|
"stomaching",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"sustaining",
|
|
"sweating out",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"tolerating",
|
|
"wearing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"dismissing",
|
|
"refusing",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"repudiating",
|
|
"spurning",
|
|
"turning down",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"contesting",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"resisting",
|
|
"avoiding",
|
|
"bypassing",
|
|
"circumventing",
|
|
"dodging",
|
|
"eluding",
|
|
"escaping",
|
|
"evading",
|
|
"missing",
|
|
"abstaining (from)",
|
|
"forbearing",
|
|
"refraining (from)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"agreeing (with)":{
|
|
"to give satisfaction to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her new job, which is much less stressful than her old one, agrees with her"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contenting",
|
|
"delighting",
|
|
"feasting",
|
|
"gassing",
|
|
"gladdening",
|
|
"gladding",
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"pleasuring",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agrees":{
|
|
"to have or come to the same opinion or point of view":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"My husband and I agree on just about every aspect of child-rearing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coincides",
|
|
"concurs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accedes (to)",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"acquiesces",
|
|
"assents (to)",
|
|
"complies (with)",
|
|
"consents (to)",
|
|
"goes (by)",
|
|
"subscribes",
|
|
"affiliates",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"unites",
|
|
"collaborates",
|
|
"cooperates",
|
|
"gets along",
|
|
"gets on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clashes",
|
|
"collides",
|
|
"conflicts",
|
|
"bickers",
|
|
"counters",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"dissents",
|
|
"diverges",
|
|
"falls out",
|
|
"objects",
|
|
"opposes",
|
|
"protests",
|
|
"quarrels",
|
|
"resists",
|
|
"rivals",
|
|
"dissociates",
|
|
"separates",
|
|
"splits"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differs",
|
|
"disagrees"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come to an arrangement as to a course of action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"since we couldn't agree , we tossed a coin to decide the matter"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bargains",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"covenants"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"comes around",
|
|
"comes round",
|
|
"subscribes",
|
|
"underwrites",
|
|
"arranges",
|
|
"settles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"differs",
|
|
"dissents",
|
|
"cancels",
|
|
"reneges",
|
|
"revokes",
|
|
"argues",
|
|
"contests",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"objects"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disagrees"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"finally agreed that the paint job was sloppy and would have to be redone"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledges",
|
|
"admits",
|
|
"allows",
|
|
"concedes",
|
|
"confesses",
|
|
"fesses (up)",
|
|
"grants",
|
|
"owns (up to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disburdens",
|
|
"unburdens",
|
|
"unloads",
|
|
"affirms",
|
|
"avows",
|
|
"confirms",
|
|
"professes",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"recognizes",
|
|
"yields",
|
|
"announces",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"broadcasts",
|
|
"communicates",
|
|
"declares",
|
|
"discloses",
|
|
"divulges",
|
|
"imparts",
|
|
"proclaims",
|
|
"publishes",
|
|
"reveals",
|
|
"spills",
|
|
"tells",
|
|
"unveils",
|
|
"betrays",
|
|
"blabs",
|
|
"exposes",
|
|
"gives away",
|
|
"informs",
|
|
"leaks",
|
|
"rats",
|
|
"squeals",
|
|
"talks",
|
|
"tattles",
|
|
"tips (off)",
|
|
"warns",
|
|
"wises (up)",
|
|
"breathes",
|
|
"says",
|
|
"whispers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disallows",
|
|
"disavows",
|
|
"disclaims",
|
|
"disowns",
|
|
"contradicts",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"gainsays",
|
|
"negates",
|
|
"negatives",
|
|
"rebuts",
|
|
"refutes",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"repudiates",
|
|
"conceals",
|
|
"covers (up)",
|
|
"hides",
|
|
"obscures",
|
|
"veils",
|
|
"kids (oneself)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"denies"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be in agreement on every point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the robber's story didn't agree with the cop's report on the incident"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"answers",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"chords",
|
|
"coheres",
|
|
"coincides",
|
|
"comports",
|
|
"conforms",
|
|
"consists",
|
|
"corresponds",
|
|
"dovetails",
|
|
"fits",
|
|
"goes",
|
|
"harmonizes",
|
|
"jibes",
|
|
"rhymes",
|
|
"rimes",
|
|
"sorts",
|
|
"squares",
|
|
"tallies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"equals",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"parallels",
|
|
"aligns",
|
|
"alines",
|
|
"lines up",
|
|
"registers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradicts",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"gainsays",
|
|
"negates",
|
|
"nullifies",
|
|
"clashes",
|
|
"conflicts",
|
|
"jars"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differs (from)",
|
|
"disagrees (with)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a pleasing relationship":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this warm climate seems to agree with you"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assorts",
|
|
"blends",
|
|
"chimes",
|
|
"chimes in",
|
|
"conforms",
|
|
"consorts",
|
|
"coordinates",
|
|
"grooves",
|
|
"harmonizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balances",
|
|
"correlates",
|
|
"corresponds",
|
|
"dovetails",
|
|
"hangs together",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"parallels",
|
|
"bonds",
|
|
"coalesces",
|
|
"coheres",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"fuses",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"squares",
|
|
"tallies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradicts",
|
|
"contrasts",
|
|
"counters",
|
|
"differs",
|
|
"diverges",
|
|
"jars",
|
|
"cancels (out)",
|
|
"counteracts",
|
|
"negates",
|
|
"offsets"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clashes",
|
|
"collides",
|
|
"conflicts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we'll have to get the author to agree to the revisions before the article can be published"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accedes",
|
|
"acquiesces",
|
|
"assents",
|
|
"comes round",
|
|
"consents",
|
|
"subscribes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adopts",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"espouses",
|
|
"abides",
|
|
"bears (with)",
|
|
"endures",
|
|
"stands",
|
|
"suffers",
|
|
"tolerates",
|
|
"stomachs",
|
|
"swallows",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"bows",
|
|
"knuckles under",
|
|
"relents",
|
|
"submits",
|
|
"succumbs",
|
|
"yields"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"rebuffs",
|
|
"refuses",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"scorns",
|
|
"spurns",
|
|
"denies",
|
|
"gainsays"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dissents"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agenda":{
|
|
"a listing of things to be presented or considered (as at a concert or play)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"unless your proposal is on the meeting's agenda , it won't be addressed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calendar",
|
|
"docket",
|
|
"program",
|
|
"schedule",
|
|
"timetable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"card",
|
|
"dance card",
|
|
"exercises",
|
|
"plate",
|
|
"arrangement",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"ordering",
|
|
"organization",
|
|
"sequence",
|
|
"setup"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggrieves":{
|
|
"as in disturbs , perturbs":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agitates",
|
|
"discomposes",
|
|
"disquiets",
|
|
"disturbs",
|
|
"perturbs",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"alienates",
|
|
"estranges",
|
|
"annoys",
|
|
"irks",
|
|
"irritates",
|
|
"nettles",
|
|
"peeves",
|
|
"disaffects",
|
|
"discontents",
|
|
"disgruntles",
|
|
"displeases",
|
|
"dissatisfies",
|
|
"depresses",
|
|
"saddens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contents",
|
|
"gratifies",
|
|
"pleases",
|
|
"satisfies",
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"gladdens",
|
|
"tickles",
|
|
"calms",
|
|
"soothes",
|
|
"tranquilizes",
|
|
"tranquillizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in afflicts , torments":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abuses",
|
|
"afflicts",
|
|
"maltreats",
|
|
"torments",
|
|
"tortures",
|
|
"cripples",
|
|
"hamstrings",
|
|
"lames",
|
|
"maims",
|
|
"mangles",
|
|
"mutilates",
|
|
"lays up",
|
|
"creases",
|
|
"grazes",
|
|
"nicks",
|
|
"blemishes",
|
|
"impairs",
|
|
"mars",
|
|
"scrapes",
|
|
"spoils",
|
|
"batters",
|
|
"bloodies",
|
|
"blows out",
|
|
"bruises",
|
|
"contuses",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"gashes",
|
|
"gores",
|
|
"lacerates",
|
|
"scalds",
|
|
"scars",
|
|
"scathes",
|
|
"strains",
|
|
"tears",
|
|
"damages",
|
|
"harms",
|
|
"hurts",
|
|
"injures",
|
|
"wounds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cures",
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"heals",
|
|
"mends",
|
|
"remedies"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agents":{
|
|
"something used to achieve an end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the whitening agent in the detergent is chlorine bleach",
|
|
"the Church has been the traditional agent for social justice in impoverished countries"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agencies",
|
|
"instrumentalities",
|
|
"instruments",
|
|
"machineries",
|
|
"means",
|
|
"mediums",
|
|
"media",
|
|
"ministries",
|
|
"organs",
|
|
"vehicles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"determinants",
|
|
"expedients",
|
|
"factors",
|
|
"influences",
|
|
"ingredients",
|
|
"mechanisms",
|
|
"tools",
|
|
"weapons",
|
|
"activators",
|
|
"animators",
|
|
"catalysts",
|
|
"drivers",
|
|
"energizers",
|
|
"executors",
|
|
"generators",
|
|
"impetuses",
|
|
"incentives",
|
|
"inspirations",
|
|
"instigations",
|
|
"instigators",
|
|
"launchers",
|
|
"movers",
|
|
"powers",
|
|
"stimuli",
|
|
"triggers",
|
|
"antecedents",
|
|
"causes",
|
|
"occasions",
|
|
"reasons",
|
|
"subagencies",
|
|
"sub-agencies",
|
|
"subagents",
|
|
"sub-agents"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person who acts or does business for another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the sports agent negotiated a record-breaking contract for the baseball player"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assignees",
|
|
"attorneys",
|
|
"commissaries",
|
|
"delegates",
|
|
"deputies",
|
|
"envoys",
|
|
"factors",
|
|
"ministers",
|
|
"procurators",
|
|
"proxies",
|
|
"representatives",
|
|
"reps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ambassadors",
|
|
"diplomatists",
|
|
"diplomats",
|
|
"emissaries",
|
|
"foreign ministers",
|
|
"legates",
|
|
"plenipotentiaries",
|
|
"alternates",
|
|
"backups",
|
|
"pinch hitters",
|
|
"reliefs",
|
|
"replacements",
|
|
"stand-ins",
|
|
"subs",
|
|
"substitutes",
|
|
"surrogates",
|
|
"understudies",
|
|
"informers",
|
|
"operatives",
|
|
"spies",
|
|
"brokers",
|
|
"distributors",
|
|
"managers",
|
|
"arbiters",
|
|
"arbitrators",
|
|
"compradors",
|
|
"compradores",
|
|
"conciliators",
|
|
"go-betweens",
|
|
"intercessors",
|
|
"intermediaries",
|
|
"interposers",
|
|
"liaisons",
|
|
"mediators",
|
|
"middlemen",
|
|
"peacemakers",
|
|
"mouthpieces",
|
|
"point men",
|
|
"point people",
|
|
"prophets",
|
|
"speakers",
|
|
"spokesmen",
|
|
"spokespeople"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person sent on a mission to represent another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an undercover agent of the Crown"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambassadors",
|
|
"delegates",
|
|
"emissaries",
|
|
"envoys",
|
|
"legates",
|
|
"ministers",
|
|
"representatives"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ambassadresses",
|
|
"attach\u00e9s",
|
|
"charg\u00e9s d'affaires",
|
|
"consuls",
|
|
"deputies",
|
|
"diplomats",
|
|
"foreign ministers",
|
|
"nuncios",
|
|
"procurators",
|
|
"proxies",
|
|
"apostles",
|
|
"evangelists",
|
|
"missionaries",
|
|
"deputations",
|
|
"detachments",
|
|
"legations",
|
|
"couriers",
|
|
"messengers",
|
|
"mouthpieces",
|
|
"spokespeople"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an agent feeding information about enemy troop movements"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assets",
|
|
"emissaries",
|
|
"intelligencers",
|
|
"moles",
|
|
"operatives",
|
|
"spies",
|
|
"spooks",
|
|
"undercovers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"couriers",
|
|
"counterspies",
|
|
"double agents",
|
|
"sleepers",
|
|
"infiltrators",
|
|
"informers",
|
|
"stool pigeons",
|
|
"spymasters",
|
|
"superspies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aged":{
|
|
"being of advanced years and especially past middle age":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"all the young men went to fight in the war; and only the aged and infirm remained behind"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aging",
|
|
"ageing",
|
|
"ancient",
|
|
"elderly",
|
|
"geriatric",
|
|
"long-lived",
|
|
"old",
|
|
"older",
|
|
"over-the-hill",
|
|
"senescent",
|
|
"senior",
|
|
"unyoung"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"centenarian",
|
|
"nonagenarian",
|
|
"octogenarian",
|
|
"septuagenarian",
|
|
"sexagenarian",
|
|
"oldish",
|
|
"adult",
|
|
"grown-up",
|
|
"mature",
|
|
"middle-aged",
|
|
"pensioned",
|
|
"retired",
|
|
"superannuated",
|
|
"matriarchal",
|
|
"patriarchal",
|
|
"venerable",
|
|
"anile",
|
|
"decrepit",
|
|
"doddering",
|
|
"senile",
|
|
"spavined",
|
|
"tottery",
|
|
"overage",
|
|
"overaged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ageless",
|
|
"youngish",
|
|
"adolescent",
|
|
"immature",
|
|
"juvenile",
|
|
"preteen",
|
|
"puerile",
|
|
"minor",
|
|
"underage",
|
|
"callow",
|
|
"green",
|
|
"inexperienced",
|
|
"raw",
|
|
"babyish",
|
|
"childish",
|
|
"childlike",
|
|
"infantile",
|
|
"infantine",
|
|
"kiddish"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"young",
|
|
"youthful"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"dating or surviving from the distant past":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a forest of aged and gnarled oaks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"age-old",
|
|
"ancient",
|
|
"antediluvian",
|
|
"antique",
|
|
"dateless",
|
|
"hoar",
|
|
"hoary",
|
|
"immemorial",
|
|
"old",
|
|
"venerable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aging",
|
|
"ageing",
|
|
"mature",
|
|
"antiquated",
|
|
"archaic",
|
|
"archaistic",
|
|
"dated",
|
|
"fusty",
|
|
"geriatric",
|
|
"medieval",
|
|
"mediaeval",
|
|
"moldy",
|
|
"Noachian",
|
|
"obsolete",
|
|
"outmoded",
|
|
"out-of-date",
|
|
"pass\u00e9",
|
|
"old-fashioned",
|
|
"old-time",
|
|
"old-world",
|
|
"retro",
|
|
"vintage",
|
|
"durable",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"lasting",
|
|
"long-lived",
|
|
"permanent",
|
|
"ageless",
|
|
"hallowed",
|
|
"time-honored",
|
|
"timeless",
|
|
"time-tested",
|
|
"timeworn",
|
|
"traditional",
|
|
"tried",
|
|
"tried-and-true",
|
|
"classic",
|
|
"classical",
|
|
"prehistoric",
|
|
"prehistorical",
|
|
"primeval",
|
|
"primordial"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fresh",
|
|
"vernal",
|
|
"young",
|
|
"youthful",
|
|
"contemporary",
|
|
"current",
|
|
"latest",
|
|
"mod",
|
|
"novel",
|
|
"present-day",
|
|
"ultramodern",
|
|
"untested",
|
|
"untried",
|
|
"brand-new",
|
|
"unused",
|
|
"unworn"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"modern",
|
|
"new",
|
|
"recent"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become mature":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as your cat ages and becomes less active, you should change her diet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"developed",
|
|
"grew",
|
|
"grew up",
|
|
"matured",
|
|
"progressed",
|
|
"ripened"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mellowed",
|
|
"softened",
|
|
"bloomed",
|
|
"blossomed",
|
|
"burgeoned",
|
|
"bourgeoned",
|
|
"flourished",
|
|
"flowered",
|
|
"opened",
|
|
"unfolded",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"evolved",
|
|
"got along",
|
|
"got on",
|
|
"grayed",
|
|
"greyed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decayed",
|
|
"declined",
|
|
"degenerated",
|
|
"deteriorated",
|
|
"sank",
|
|
"sunk",
|
|
"worsened",
|
|
"dried",
|
|
"drooped",
|
|
"faded",
|
|
"flagged",
|
|
"sagged",
|
|
"shriveled",
|
|
"shrivelled",
|
|
"waned",
|
|
"wasted (away)",
|
|
"weakened",
|
|
"wilted",
|
|
"withered",
|
|
"regressed",
|
|
"retrogressed",
|
|
"reverted",
|
|
"backslid",
|
|
"lapsed",
|
|
"returned"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agnostics":{
|
|
"a person who does not have a definite belief about whether God exists or not":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He was an agnostic despite his religious upbringing."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disbelievers",
|
|
"doubters",
|
|
"doubting Thomases",
|
|
"questioners",
|
|
"skeptics",
|
|
"unbelievers",
|
|
"heathens",
|
|
"heathen",
|
|
"paganish",
|
|
"pagans",
|
|
"cynics",
|
|
"misanthropes",
|
|
"pessimists",
|
|
"deriders",
|
|
"ridiculers",
|
|
"scoffers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"believers",
|
|
"chumps",
|
|
"dupes",
|
|
"gulls",
|
|
"pigeons",
|
|
"suckers"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agreement":{
|
|
"the state of being of one opinion about something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were in agreement about one thing at least: that we'd never worked so hard in all our lives"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"concurrence",
|
|
"concurrency",
|
|
"consensus",
|
|
"unanimity",
|
|
"unison"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accession",
|
|
"adhesion",
|
|
"assent",
|
|
"assentation",
|
|
"consent",
|
|
"acceptance",
|
|
"acquiescence",
|
|
"concession",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"embracement",
|
|
"approbation",
|
|
"approval",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"alliance",
|
|
"collaboration",
|
|
"collusion",
|
|
"complicity",
|
|
"conspiracy",
|
|
"compliance",
|
|
"concert",
|
|
"concertedness",
|
|
"concord",
|
|
"concordance",
|
|
"conformity",
|
|
"consonance",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"oneness",
|
|
"solidarity",
|
|
"understanding",
|
|
"union",
|
|
"empathy",
|
|
"rapport",
|
|
"sympathy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"dissension",
|
|
"dissention",
|
|
"dissent",
|
|
"opposition",
|
|
"resistance",
|
|
"disapprobation",
|
|
"disapproval",
|
|
"disfavor"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"dissensus"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an arrangement about action to be taken":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we finally reached an agreement regarding a fair division of the housework"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"bargain",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"convention",
|
|
"covenant",
|
|
"deal",
|
|
"disposition",
|
|
"pact",
|
|
"settlement",
|
|
"understanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"charter",
|
|
"treaty",
|
|
"binder",
|
|
"pledge",
|
|
"promise",
|
|
"alliance",
|
|
"association",
|
|
"entente",
|
|
"entente cordiale",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"partnership",
|
|
"acceptance",
|
|
"approval",
|
|
"assent",
|
|
"concurrence",
|
|
"consent",
|
|
"OK",
|
|
"okay"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a state of consistency":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the amount in column A needs to be in agreement with the total receipts minus expenses"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"accordance",
|
|
"conformance",
|
|
"conformity",
|
|
"congruence",
|
|
"congruency",
|
|
"congruity",
|
|
"consonance",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"tune"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"compatibility",
|
|
"assimilation",
|
|
"integration",
|
|
"oneness",
|
|
"solidarity",
|
|
"togetherness",
|
|
"affinity",
|
|
"empathy",
|
|
"sympathy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contrast",
|
|
"discrepancy",
|
|
"disparateness",
|
|
"disparity",
|
|
"dissimilarity",
|
|
"distinction",
|
|
"distinctiveness",
|
|
"distinctness",
|
|
"diverseness",
|
|
"diversity",
|
|
"unlikeness",
|
|
"deviance",
|
|
"divergence",
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"discordance",
|
|
"dissension",
|
|
"dissention",
|
|
"dissent",
|
|
"dissidence",
|
|
"disunity",
|
|
"friction",
|
|
"strife",
|
|
"variability",
|
|
"variance",
|
|
"incompatibility"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"incongruence",
|
|
"incongruity",
|
|
"incongruousness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agroforestry":{
|
|
"as in pomology , arboriculture":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arboriculture",
|
|
"pomology",
|
|
"agribusiness",
|
|
"agroecology",
|
|
"agronomy",
|
|
"aquaculture",
|
|
"aquiculture",
|
|
"hydroponics",
|
|
"cultivation",
|
|
"culture",
|
|
"farmwork",
|
|
"gardening",
|
|
"horticulture",
|
|
"tillage",
|
|
"animal husbandry",
|
|
"mixed farming",
|
|
"monoculture",
|
|
"pastoralism",
|
|
"agriculture",
|
|
"farming",
|
|
"husbandry",
|
|
"sharecropping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agriculturist":{
|
|
"a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"agriculturists who adhere to the organization's standards of organic farming"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agronomist",
|
|
"cultivator",
|
|
"farmer",
|
|
"grower",
|
|
"planter",
|
|
"tiller"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"farmhand",
|
|
"field hand",
|
|
"gleaner",
|
|
"harvester",
|
|
"plowman",
|
|
"reaper",
|
|
"workfolk",
|
|
"workfolks",
|
|
"crofter",
|
|
"cropper",
|
|
"gentleman farmer",
|
|
"sharecropper",
|
|
"subsistence farmer",
|
|
"tenant farmer",
|
|
"yeoman",
|
|
"homesteader",
|
|
"nester",
|
|
"granger",
|
|
"rancher",
|
|
"ranchero",
|
|
"ranchman",
|
|
"campesino"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggrandized":{
|
|
"to assign a high status or value to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a movie that aggrandizes the bad guys and makes the cops look like dopes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"canonized",
|
|
"deified",
|
|
"dignified",
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"ennobled",
|
|
"enshrined",
|
|
"enskied",
|
|
"enthroned",
|
|
"exalted",
|
|
"glorified",
|
|
"magnified"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"lifted",
|
|
"promoted",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"upgraded",
|
|
"uplifted",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"idealized",
|
|
"romanticized",
|
|
"sanitized",
|
|
"sugarcoated",
|
|
"acclaimed",
|
|
"extolled",
|
|
"honored",
|
|
"lauded",
|
|
"praised"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittled",
|
|
"decried",
|
|
"depreciated",
|
|
"detracted",
|
|
"disparaged",
|
|
"minimized"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abased",
|
|
"degraded",
|
|
"demeaned",
|
|
"humbled",
|
|
"humiliated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make greater in size, amount, or number":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a generous grant, enabling the library to significantly aggrandize its collection"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accelerated",
|
|
"added (to)",
|
|
"amplified",
|
|
"augmented",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"built up",
|
|
"compounded",
|
|
"enlarged",
|
|
"escalated",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"hyped",
|
|
"increased",
|
|
"multiplied",
|
|
"pumped up",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"stoked",
|
|
"supersized",
|
|
"swelled",
|
|
"upped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boomed",
|
|
"jumped",
|
|
"skyrocketed",
|
|
"spiked",
|
|
"bumped (up)",
|
|
"ratcheted (up)",
|
|
"racheted (up)",
|
|
"blew up",
|
|
"dilated",
|
|
"distended",
|
|
"inflated",
|
|
"drew out",
|
|
"elongated",
|
|
"fleshed (out)",
|
|
"lengthened",
|
|
"prolonged",
|
|
"protracted",
|
|
"stretched",
|
|
"developed",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"magnified",
|
|
"complemented",
|
|
"supplemented",
|
|
"beefed (up)",
|
|
"reinforced",
|
|
"reenforced",
|
|
"strengthened",
|
|
"maximized",
|
|
"accumulated",
|
|
"amassed",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"followed up",
|
|
"parlayed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviated",
|
|
"abridged",
|
|
"curtailed",
|
|
"shortened",
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"constricted",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"cut back",
|
|
"retrenched"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"de-escalated",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"downsized",
|
|
"dwindled",
|
|
"lessened",
|
|
"lowered",
|
|
"minified",
|
|
"reduced",
|
|
"subtracted (from)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggrandizements":{
|
|
"advancement or increase in power or importance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He acted only for his political advantage and personal aggrandizement .",
|
|
"self- aggrandizement"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ennoblements",
|
|
"exaltations",
|
|
"glorifications",
|
|
"magnifications",
|
|
"advancements",
|
|
"ascents",
|
|
"creations",
|
|
"elevations",
|
|
"preferences",
|
|
"preferments",
|
|
"promotions",
|
|
"rises",
|
|
"upgrades"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"depositions",
|
|
"dethronements",
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"dismissals",
|
|
"expulsions",
|
|
"impeachments",
|
|
"ousters",
|
|
"overthrows",
|
|
"removals",
|
|
"suspensions",
|
|
"downfalls",
|
|
"falls",
|
|
"abasements",
|
|
"comedowns",
|
|
"degradations",
|
|
"demotions",
|
|
"downgrades",
|
|
"reductions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agricultural":{
|
|
"engaged in or concerned with agriculture":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he grew up in an agricultural community and farming was still in his blood"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agrarian",
|
|
"farming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agronomic",
|
|
"arable",
|
|
"monocultural",
|
|
"bucolic",
|
|
"georgic",
|
|
"pastoral",
|
|
"pastoralist",
|
|
"garden",
|
|
"aquacultural",
|
|
"arboricultural",
|
|
"country",
|
|
"rural",
|
|
"rustic",
|
|
"rustical",
|
|
"villatic"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"metro",
|
|
"metropolitan",
|
|
"urban",
|
|
"industrial",
|
|
"industrialized"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonagricultural"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agglutinates":{
|
|
"as in clumps , lumps":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clumps",
|
|
"lumps",
|
|
"accretes",
|
|
"accumulates",
|
|
"amasses",
|
|
"builds up",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"concentrates",
|
|
"conglomerates",
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
"masses",
|
|
"piles (up)",
|
|
"stacks (up)",
|
|
"banks",
|
|
"drifts",
|
|
"ridges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"dissipates",
|
|
"scatters"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agriculture":{
|
|
"the science or occupation of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the forest was cut down, and the land given over to agriculture"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"farming",
|
|
"husbandry"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cultivation",
|
|
"culture",
|
|
"farmwork",
|
|
"gardening",
|
|
"horticulture",
|
|
"tillage",
|
|
"agribusiness",
|
|
"agroecology",
|
|
"agronomy",
|
|
"agroforestry",
|
|
"arboriculture",
|
|
"pomology",
|
|
"aquaculture",
|
|
"aquiculture",
|
|
"hydroponics",
|
|
"animal husbandry",
|
|
"mixed farming",
|
|
"monoculture",
|
|
"pastoralism",
|
|
"sharecropping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agronomy":{
|
|
"as in agribusiness , agroecology":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agribusiness",
|
|
"agroecology",
|
|
"cultivation",
|
|
"culture",
|
|
"farmwork",
|
|
"gardening",
|
|
"horticulture",
|
|
"tillage",
|
|
"agroforestry",
|
|
"arboriculture",
|
|
"pomology",
|
|
"agriculture",
|
|
"farming",
|
|
"husbandry",
|
|
"aquaculture",
|
|
"aquiculture",
|
|
"hydroponics",
|
|
"animal husbandry",
|
|
"mixed farming",
|
|
"monoculture",
|
|
"pastoralism",
|
|
"sharecropping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggregation":{
|
|
"a number of parts or individuals gathered or considered together":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Large aggregations of whales can be spotted here at this time of year.",
|
|
"The team based their conclusions on an aggregation of data from various sources."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accumulation",
|
|
"aggregate",
|
|
"assemblage",
|
|
"conglomeration",
|
|
"agglomeration",
|
|
"assortment",
|
|
"hodgepodge",
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"miscellany",
|
|
"mixture",
|
|
"odds and ends",
|
|
"sundries",
|
|
"variety",
|
|
"array",
|
|
"assemblage",
|
|
"band",
|
|
"bank",
|
|
"batch",
|
|
"battery",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"clot",
|
|
"clump",
|
|
"cluster",
|
|
"clutch",
|
|
"collection",
|
|
"constellation",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"grouping",
|
|
"huddle",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"lot",
|
|
"muster",
|
|
"package",
|
|
"parcel",
|
|
"passel",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"suite",
|
|
"bevy",
|
|
"brood",
|
|
"colony",
|
|
"gaggle",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"plump",
|
|
"pod",
|
|
"swarm",
|
|
"drove",
|
|
"flock",
|
|
"assembly",
|
|
"collective",
|
|
"congregation",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"muster",
|
|
"organization",
|
|
"absorption",
|
|
"blending",
|
|
"coalescence",
|
|
"coalition",
|
|
"commingling",
|
|
"commixture",
|
|
"concretion",
|
|
"homogenization",
|
|
"immingling",
|
|
"immixture",
|
|
"incorporation",
|
|
"integration",
|
|
"interfusion",
|
|
"intermingling",
|
|
"mergence",
|
|
"merger",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"mingling",
|
|
"assortment",
|
|
"hash",
|
|
"hotchpotch",
|
|
"medley",
|
|
"m\u00e9lange",
|
|
"mishmash",
|
|
"motley",
|
|
"patchwork",
|
|
"potpourri",
|
|
"admixture",
|
|
"alloy",
|
|
"amalgam",
|
|
"amalgamation",
|
|
"cocktail",
|
|
"combination",
|
|
"composite",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"conflation",
|
|
"emulsion",
|
|
"fusion",
|
|
"intermixture",
|
|
"meld",
|
|
"mix",
|
|
"synthesis",
|
|
"sum",
|
|
"totality"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"component",
|
|
"constituent",
|
|
"element",
|
|
"ingredient",
|
|
"entity",
|
|
"item",
|
|
"single",
|
|
"unit",
|
|
"individual"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggregated":{
|
|
"as in compiled , amassed":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accruable",
|
|
"accrued",
|
|
"amassed",
|
|
"built-up",
|
|
"compiled",
|
|
"conglomerated",
|
|
"increscent",
|
|
"progressive",
|
|
"gradual",
|
|
"step-by-step",
|
|
"stepwise",
|
|
"accretive",
|
|
"accumulative",
|
|
"additive",
|
|
"conglomerative",
|
|
"cumulative",
|
|
"incremental"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decremental",
|
|
"decrescent",
|
|
"degressive",
|
|
"regressive"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have a total of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"over time, her petty thefts aggregated a significant shortfall in the company's books"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"added up (to)",
|
|
"amounted (to)",
|
|
"came (to)",
|
|
"counted (up to)",
|
|
"numbered",
|
|
"summed (to or into)",
|
|
"totaled",
|
|
"totalled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"averaged",
|
|
"equaled",
|
|
"equalled",
|
|
"measured",
|
|
"reached",
|
|
"composed",
|
|
"comprised",
|
|
"constituted",
|
|
"made up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agleam":{
|
|
"as in sparkling , shimmering":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aglitter",
|
|
"blinding",
|
|
"coruscant",
|
|
"flaring",
|
|
"flashing",
|
|
"flickering",
|
|
"gemmy",
|
|
"glancing",
|
|
"glaring",
|
|
"gleaming",
|
|
"glimmering",
|
|
"glinting",
|
|
"glistening",
|
|
"glistering",
|
|
"glittering",
|
|
"scintillant",
|
|
"scintillating",
|
|
"shimmering",
|
|
"shimmery",
|
|
"sparkling",
|
|
"sunny",
|
|
"twinkling",
|
|
"winking",
|
|
"ablaze",
|
|
"ardent",
|
|
"blazing",
|
|
"burning",
|
|
"combusting",
|
|
"fiery",
|
|
"flaming",
|
|
"red-hot",
|
|
"burnished",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"shined",
|
|
"beaming",
|
|
"bedazzling",
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"brilliant",
|
|
"candescent",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"dazzling",
|
|
"effulgent",
|
|
"fulgent",
|
|
"glowing",
|
|
"incandescent",
|
|
"lambent",
|
|
"lucent",
|
|
"lucid",
|
|
"luminous",
|
|
"lustrous",
|
|
"radiant",
|
|
"refulgent",
|
|
"sheeny",
|
|
"shining",
|
|
"shiny",
|
|
"splendid",
|
|
"superbright",
|
|
"ultrabright"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"lackluster",
|
|
"unbright",
|
|
"unbrilliant",
|
|
"blackened",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"darkened",
|
|
"darkish",
|
|
"darkling",
|
|
"darksome",
|
|
"dimmed",
|
|
"dusky",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"lightless",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"obscured",
|
|
"pitch-black",
|
|
"pitch-dark",
|
|
"somber",
|
|
"sombre",
|
|
"sunless",
|
|
"tenebrous",
|
|
"unlit",
|
|
"cloudy",
|
|
"shadowlike",
|
|
"shadowy",
|
|
"shady",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"leaden",
|
|
"pale",
|
|
"palish"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agree (to)":{
|
|
"as in accede (to) , acquiesce (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accede (to)",
|
|
"acquiesce (to)",
|
|
"assent (to)",
|
|
"defer (to)",
|
|
"submit (to)",
|
|
"surrender (to)",
|
|
"yield (to)",
|
|
"attend",
|
|
"hear",
|
|
"heed",
|
|
"listen (to)",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"notice",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"watch",
|
|
"adhere (to)",
|
|
"comply (with)",
|
|
"conform (to)",
|
|
"follow",
|
|
"goose-step (to)",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"obey",
|
|
"observe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defy",
|
|
"disobey",
|
|
"rebel (against)",
|
|
"disoblige",
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"dare",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"renounce",
|
|
"repudiate",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"lead",
|
|
"brush (off)",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"overpass",
|
|
"pass over",
|
|
"tune out",
|
|
"wink (at)",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"pooh-pooh",
|
|
"pooh",
|
|
"shrug off",
|
|
"breach",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"infringe",
|
|
"transgress",
|
|
"violate",
|
|
"deride",
|
|
"flout",
|
|
"mock",
|
|
"scoff (at)",
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
"mutiny (against)",
|
|
"revolt (against)",
|
|
"buck",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"resist",
|
|
"withstand"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggrandizement":{
|
|
"advancement or increase in power or importance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He acted only for his political advantage and personal aggrandizement .",
|
|
"self- aggrandizement"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ennoblement",
|
|
"exaltation",
|
|
"glorification",
|
|
"magnification",
|
|
"advancement",
|
|
"ascent",
|
|
"creation",
|
|
"elevation",
|
|
"preference",
|
|
"preferment",
|
|
"promotion",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"upgrade",
|
|
"upgrading"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deposition",
|
|
"dethronement",
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"dismissal",
|
|
"expulsion",
|
|
"impeachment",
|
|
"ouster",
|
|
"overthrow",
|
|
"removal",
|
|
"suspension",
|
|
"unmaking",
|
|
"unseating",
|
|
"downfall",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"abasement",
|
|
"comedown",
|
|
"degradation",
|
|
"demotion",
|
|
"disrating",
|
|
"downgrade",
|
|
"reduction"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agreed (on)":{
|
|
"to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm sure we can all agree on what to do next"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arranged",
|
|
"decided",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"settled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"pledged",
|
|
"promised",
|
|
"blueprinted",
|
|
"calculated",
|
|
"charted",
|
|
"concerted",
|
|
"designed",
|
|
"drafted",
|
|
"framed",
|
|
"hammered out",
|
|
"intrigued",
|
|
"laid out",
|
|
"maneuvered",
|
|
"mapped (out)",
|
|
"planned",
|
|
"programmed",
|
|
"programed",
|
|
"schematized",
|
|
"schemed",
|
|
"shaped",
|
|
"squared away",
|
|
"worked out",
|
|
"chose",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"figured",
|
|
"opted",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"affirmed",
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"authorized",
|
|
"cleared",
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"OK'd",
|
|
"okayed",
|
|
"sanctioned",
|
|
"warranted",
|
|
"closed",
|
|
"completed",
|
|
"ended",
|
|
"finalized",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"rounded (off or out)",
|
|
"wound up",
|
|
"winded up",
|
|
"wrapped up",
|
|
"bargained",
|
|
"chaffered",
|
|
"dealt",
|
|
"dickered",
|
|
"haggled",
|
|
"horse-traded",
|
|
"negotiated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aborted",
|
|
"called",
|
|
"called off",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"recalled",
|
|
"repealed",
|
|
"rescinded",
|
|
"revoked",
|
|
"differed (over)",
|
|
"disagreed (with)",
|
|
"countered",
|
|
"debated",
|
|
"objected",
|
|
"opposed",
|
|
"protested",
|
|
"resisted",
|
|
"contested",
|
|
"disputed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agnostic":{
|
|
"not having or showing conviction about the existence of God":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"As she grew older, she began to question the religious teachings of her youth and became more agnostic ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"atheistic",
|
|
"atheistical",
|
|
"godless",
|
|
"heretical",
|
|
"heretic",
|
|
"irreligious",
|
|
"miscreant",
|
|
"nonreligious",
|
|
"religionless",
|
|
"secular",
|
|
"disbelieving",
|
|
"doubting",
|
|
"questioning",
|
|
"skeptical",
|
|
"unbelieving",
|
|
"churchless",
|
|
"unchurched",
|
|
"ungodly",
|
|
"unholy",
|
|
"unconsecrated",
|
|
"unhallowed",
|
|
"heathen",
|
|
"pagan",
|
|
"paganish",
|
|
"blasphemous",
|
|
"impious",
|
|
"irreverent",
|
|
"profane",
|
|
"sacrilegious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"devout",
|
|
"God-fearing",
|
|
"godly",
|
|
"holy",
|
|
"prayerful",
|
|
"religious",
|
|
"sainted",
|
|
"saintly",
|
|
"worshipful",
|
|
"worshipping",
|
|
"worshiping",
|
|
"consecrated",
|
|
"hallowed",
|
|
"sacred",
|
|
"sacrosanct",
|
|
"sanctified",
|
|
"pious",
|
|
"reverent"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person who does not have a definite belief about whether God exists or not":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He was an agnostic despite his religious upbringing."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disbeliever",
|
|
"doubter",
|
|
"doubting Thomas",
|
|
"questioner",
|
|
"skeptic",
|
|
"unbeliever",
|
|
"heathen",
|
|
"pagan",
|
|
"paganish",
|
|
"cynic",
|
|
"misanthrope",
|
|
"pessimist",
|
|
"derider",
|
|
"ridiculer",
|
|
"scoffer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"believer",
|
|
"chump",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"gull",
|
|
"pigeon",
|
|
"sucker"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agree (with or to)":{
|
|
"as in submit (to) , respect":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acquiesce",
|
|
"assent (to)",
|
|
"capitulate",
|
|
"consent (to)",
|
|
"respect",
|
|
"submit (to)",
|
|
"yield (to)",
|
|
"reconcile (to)",
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"permit",
|
|
"suffer",
|
|
"swallow",
|
|
"abide",
|
|
"absorb",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"bide",
|
|
"brook",
|
|
"countenance",
|
|
"endure",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"hack",
|
|
"handle",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"stand",
|
|
"stick out",
|
|
"stomach",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"sustain",
|
|
"sweat out",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"tolerate",
|
|
"wear"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"repudiate",
|
|
"spurn",
|
|
"turn down",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"resist",
|
|
"avoid",
|
|
"bypass",
|
|
"circumvent",
|
|
"dodge",
|
|
"elude",
|
|
"escape",
|
|
"evade",
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"abstain (from)",
|
|
"forbear",
|
|
"refrain (from)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggrandizing":{
|
|
"to assign a high status or value to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a movie that aggrandizes the bad guys and makes the cops look like dopes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"canonizing",
|
|
"deifying",
|
|
"dignifying",
|
|
"elevating",
|
|
"ennobling",
|
|
"enshrining",
|
|
"enskying",
|
|
"enthroning",
|
|
"exalting",
|
|
"glorifying",
|
|
"magnifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"lifting",
|
|
"promoting",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"upgrading",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"intensifying",
|
|
"idealizing",
|
|
"romanticizing",
|
|
"sanitizing",
|
|
"sugarcoating",
|
|
"acclaiming",
|
|
"extolling",
|
|
"honoring",
|
|
"lauding",
|
|
"praising"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittling",
|
|
"decrying",
|
|
"depreciating",
|
|
"detracting",
|
|
"disparaging",
|
|
"minimizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abasing",
|
|
"degrading",
|
|
"demeaning",
|
|
"humbling",
|
|
"humiliating"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make greater in size, amount, or number":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a generous grant, enabling the library to significantly aggrandize its collection"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accelerating",
|
|
"adding (to)",
|
|
"amplifying",
|
|
"augmenting",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"building up",
|
|
"compounding",
|
|
"enlarging",
|
|
"escalating",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"extending",
|
|
"hyping",
|
|
"increasing",
|
|
"multiplying",
|
|
"pumping up",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"stoking",
|
|
"supersizing",
|
|
"swelling",
|
|
"upping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"booming",
|
|
"jumping",
|
|
"skyrocketing",
|
|
"spiking",
|
|
"bumping (up)",
|
|
"ratcheting (up)",
|
|
"racheting (up)",
|
|
"blowing up",
|
|
"dilating",
|
|
"distending",
|
|
"inflating",
|
|
"drawing out",
|
|
"elongating",
|
|
"fleshing (out)",
|
|
"lengthening",
|
|
"prolonging",
|
|
"protracting",
|
|
"stretching",
|
|
"developing",
|
|
"enhancing",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"intensifying",
|
|
"magnifying",
|
|
"complementing",
|
|
"supplementing",
|
|
"beefing (up)",
|
|
"reinforcing",
|
|
"reenforcing",
|
|
"strengthening",
|
|
"maximizing",
|
|
"accumulating",
|
|
"amassing",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"following up",
|
|
"parlaying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviating",
|
|
"abridging",
|
|
"curtailing",
|
|
"shortening",
|
|
"compressing",
|
|
"condensing",
|
|
"constricting",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"cutting back",
|
|
"retrenching"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abating",
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"de-escalating",
|
|
"diminishing",
|
|
"downsizing",
|
|
"dwindling",
|
|
"lessening",
|
|
"lowering",
|
|
"minifying",
|
|
"reducing",
|
|
"subtracting (from)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agitated":{
|
|
"being in a state of increased activity or agitation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"all ferry crossings were cancelled because of the agitated waters around the islands"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"excited",
|
|
"feverish",
|
|
"frenzied",
|
|
"heated",
|
|
"hectic",
|
|
"hyperactive",
|
|
"overactive",
|
|
"overwrought"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hyperexcited",
|
|
"overexcited",
|
|
"afire",
|
|
"aflutter",
|
|
"aquiver",
|
|
"atingle",
|
|
"anxious",
|
|
"dithery",
|
|
"edgy",
|
|
"het up",
|
|
"high-strung",
|
|
"hyped-up",
|
|
"hyper",
|
|
"jittery",
|
|
"jumpy",
|
|
"nervy",
|
|
"nervous",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"tense",
|
|
"troubled",
|
|
"uneasy",
|
|
"unquiet",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"uptight",
|
|
"wired"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"composed",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"coolheaded",
|
|
"placid",
|
|
"serene",
|
|
"tranquil",
|
|
"undisturbed",
|
|
"unperturbed",
|
|
"unshaken",
|
|
"untroubled",
|
|
"unworried"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"feeling overwhelming fear or worry":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"by the time they finally showed up, long after midnight, we'd become so agitated that we never did get to sleep that night"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"delirious",
|
|
"distracted",
|
|
"distrait",
|
|
"distraught",
|
|
"frantic",
|
|
"frenzied",
|
|
"hysterical",
|
|
"hysteric"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alarmed",
|
|
"anxious",
|
|
"disquieted",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"nervous",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"tense",
|
|
"troubled",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"worried",
|
|
"wrought (up)",
|
|
"affrighted",
|
|
"aghast",
|
|
"alarmed",
|
|
"fearful",
|
|
"frightened",
|
|
"horrified",
|
|
"scared",
|
|
"spooked",
|
|
"terrified",
|
|
"terrorized",
|
|
"ballistic",
|
|
"berserk",
|
|
"crazed",
|
|
"demented",
|
|
"deranged",
|
|
"mad",
|
|
"maniacal",
|
|
"maniac",
|
|
"nuclear",
|
|
"raging",
|
|
"ranting",
|
|
"raving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"placid",
|
|
"self-possessed",
|
|
"serene",
|
|
"tranquil",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"coolheaded",
|
|
"undisturbed",
|
|
"unperturbed",
|
|
"unshaken",
|
|
"untroubled",
|
|
"unworried"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"composed",
|
|
"recollected",
|
|
"self-collected",
|
|
"self-composed",
|
|
"self-possessed",
|
|
"unhysterical"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (as a liquid) to move about in a circle especially repeatedly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this room could use a ceiling fan to agitate the stuffy air a bit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"churned",
|
|
"stirred",
|
|
"swirled",
|
|
"washed",
|
|
"whirled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"paddled",
|
|
"whipped",
|
|
"whisked",
|
|
"reeled",
|
|
"shook",
|
|
"wheeled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there's no need to agitate the patient about little things"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ailed",
|
|
"alarmed",
|
|
"alarumed",
|
|
"bothered",
|
|
"concerned",
|
|
"derailed",
|
|
"discomforted",
|
|
"discomposed",
|
|
"dismayed",
|
|
"disquieted",
|
|
"distempered",
|
|
"distracted",
|
|
"distressed",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"exercised",
|
|
"flurried",
|
|
"frazzled",
|
|
"freaked (out)",
|
|
"fussed",
|
|
"hagrode",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"undid",
|
|
"unhinged",
|
|
"unsettled",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"weirded out",
|
|
"worried"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aggravated",
|
|
"angered",
|
|
"annoyed",
|
|
"bugged",
|
|
"chafed",
|
|
"chivied",
|
|
"chivvied",
|
|
"exasperated",
|
|
"fretted",
|
|
"galled",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"grated",
|
|
"harassed",
|
|
"harried",
|
|
"irked",
|
|
"irritated",
|
|
"nettled",
|
|
"peeved",
|
|
"pestered",
|
|
"piqued",
|
|
"put off",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"riled",
|
|
"vexed",
|
|
"vext",
|
|
"bedeviled",
|
|
"haunted",
|
|
"plagued",
|
|
"abashed",
|
|
"confounded",
|
|
"confused",
|
|
"discomfited",
|
|
"disconcerted",
|
|
"discountenanced",
|
|
"embarrassed",
|
|
"fazed",
|
|
"flustered",
|
|
"jarred",
|
|
"mortified",
|
|
"nonplussed",
|
|
"nonplused",
|
|
"rattled",
|
|
"shook up",
|
|
"daunted",
|
|
"demoralized",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"disheartened",
|
|
"dispirited",
|
|
"unnerved"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"allayed",
|
|
"alleviated",
|
|
"assuaged",
|
|
"appeased",
|
|
"conciliated",
|
|
"mollified",
|
|
"pacified",
|
|
"placated",
|
|
"propitiated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"calmed",
|
|
"composed",
|
|
"quieted",
|
|
"settled",
|
|
"soothed",
|
|
"tranquilized",
|
|
"tranquillized"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make a series of small irregular or violent movements":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"set the washing machine so it will agitate for four minutes before going into the rinse cycle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bucketed",
|
|
"convulsed",
|
|
"jerked",
|
|
"jiggled",
|
|
"joggled",
|
|
"jolted",
|
|
"jounced",
|
|
"juddered",
|
|
"quaked",
|
|
"quivered",
|
|
"shook",
|
|
"shuddered",
|
|
"vibrated",
|
|
"wobbled",
|
|
"wabbled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"rocked",
|
|
"swayed",
|
|
"swung",
|
|
"chattered",
|
|
"quavered",
|
|
"shivered",
|
|
"thrilled",
|
|
"trembled",
|
|
"twitched",
|
|
"doddered",
|
|
"wavered",
|
|
"flickered",
|
|
"fluctuated",
|
|
"fluttered",
|
|
"oscillated",
|
|
"undulated",
|
|
"waved",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"palpitated",
|
|
"pit-a-patted",
|
|
"pitter-pattered",
|
|
"pulsated",
|
|
"pulsed",
|
|
"throbbed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to talk about (an issue) usually from various points of view and for the purpose of arriving at a decision or opinion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a question which has been agitated by the legislature time and time again"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argued",
|
|
"bandied",
|
|
"batted (around or back and forth)",
|
|
"canvassed",
|
|
"canvased",
|
|
"debated",
|
|
"discussed",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"hashed (over or out)",
|
|
"mooted",
|
|
"talked over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"reviewed",
|
|
"spoke (about)",
|
|
"talked (about)",
|
|
"broached",
|
|
"introduced",
|
|
"propounded",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"stirred up",
|
|
"forged",
|
|
"hammered out",
|
|
"talked out",
|
|
"thrashed (out)",
|
|
"wrestled (with)",
|
|
"chewed over",
|
|
"considered",
|
|
"deliberated",
|
|
"weighed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agriculturists":{
|
|
"a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"agriculturists who adhere to the organization's standards of organic farming"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agronomists",
|
|
"cultivators",
|
|
"farmers",
|
|
"growers",
|
|
"planters",
|
|
"tillers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"farmhands",
|
|
"field hands",
|
|
"gleaners",
|
|
"harvesters",
|
|
"plowmen",
|
|
"reapers",
|
|
"workfolks",
|
|
"crofters",
|
|
"croppers",
|
|
"gentlemen farmers",
|
|
"sharecroppers",
|
|
"subsistence farmers",
|
|
"tenant farmers",
|
|
"yeomen",
|
|
"homesteaders",
|
|
"nesters",
|
|
"grangers",
|
|
"rancheros",
|
|
"ranchers",
|
|
"ranchmen",
|
|
"campesinos"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agitatedly":{
|
|
"as in confusedly , crazily":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"confusedly",
|
|
"crazily",
|
|
"desperately",
|
|
"feverishly",
|
|
"haywire",
|
|
"skittishly",
|
|
"uncontrollably",
|
|
"amok",
|
|
"amuck",
|
|
"berserk",
|
|
"berserkly",
|
|
"frantically",
|
|
"frenetically",
|
|
"frenziedly",
|
|
"harum-scarum",
|
|
"hectically",
|
|
"helter-skelter",
|
|
"madly",
|
|
"pell-mell",
|
|
"wild",
|
|
"wildly",
|
|
"heedlessly",
|
|
"hotheadedly",
|
|
"recklessly",
|
|
"wantonly",
|
|
"chaotically",
|
|
"riotously",
|
|
"tumultuously",
|
|
"turbulently",
|
|
"aimlessly",
|
|
"haphazard",
|
|
"haphazardly",
|
|
"hit or miss",
|
|
"topsy-turvy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calmly",
|
|
"collectedly",
|
|
"composedly",
|
|
"coolly",
|
|
"cooly",
|
|
"imperturbably",
|
|
"peacefully",
|
|
"placidly",
|
|
"self-composedly",
|
|
"self-possessedly",
|
|
"serenely",
|
|
"unconcernedly",
|
|
"meekly",
|
|
"mildly",
|
|
"passively",
|
|
"tamely",
|
|
"methodically",
|
|
"orderly",
|
|
"systematically"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agedness":{
|
|
"the state of being an old person":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the advanced agedness of the patient was immediately obvious to the emergency room staff"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"age",
|
|
"ancientness",
|
|
"elderliness",
|
|
"maturity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"senectitude",
|
|
"venerableness",
|
|
"anecdotage",
|
|
"anility",
|
|
"caducity",
|
|
"dotage",
|
|
"second childhood",
|
|
"senescence",
|
|
"senility",
|
|
"feebleness",
|
|
"infirmity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"freshness",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"youthfulness",
|
|
"adolescence",
|
|
"immaturity",
|
|
"juvenility",
|
|
"minority",
|
|
"nonage"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"youngness",
|
|
"youth"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the state of being something old":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the sheer ancientness of the Middle East impresses many first-time visitors"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"age",
|
|
"ancientness",
|
|
"antiquity",
|
|
"hoariness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"antiquation",
|
|
"datedness",
|
|
"obsolescence",
|
|
"obsoleteness",
|
|
"old-fashionedness",
|
|
"fustiness",
|
|
"agelessness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"currency",
|
|
"currentness",
|
|
"freshness",
|
|
"modernity",
|
|
"modernness",
|
|
"novelty",
|
|
"recentness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"newness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agreeing (to)":{
|
|
"as in acceding (to) , acquiescing (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acceding (to)",
|
|
"acquiescing (to)",
|
|
"assenting (to)",
|
|
"deferring (to)",
|
|
"submitting (to)",
|
|
"surrendering (to)",
|
|
"yielding (to)",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"hearing",
|
|
"heeding",
|
|
"listening (to)",
|
|
"marking",
|
|
"noticing",
|
|
"noting",
|
|
"regarding",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"watching",
|
|
"adhering (to)",
|
|
"complying (with)",
|
|
"conforming (to)",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"goose-stepping (to)",
|
|
"minding",
|
|
"obeying",
|
|
"observing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defying",
|
|
"disobeying",
|
|
"rebelling (against)",
|
|
"disobliging",
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"daring",
|
|
"refusing",
|
|
"renouncing",
|
|
"repudiating",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"leading",
|
|
"brushing (off)",
|
|
"disregarding",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"overpassing",
|
|
"passing over",
|
|
"tuning out",
|
|
"winking (at)",
|
|
"dismissing",
|
|
"pooh-poohing",
|
|
"poohing",
|
|
"shrugging off",
|
|
"breaching",
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"infringing",
|
|
"transgressing",
|
|
"violating",
|
|
"deriding",
|
|
"flouting",
|
|
"mocking",
|
|
"scoffing (at)",
|
|
"scorning",
|
|
"mutinying (against)",
|
|
"revolting (against)",
|
|
"bucking",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"contesting",
|
|
"disputing",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"resisting",
|
|
"withstanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agrees (on)":{
|
|
"to come to an agreement or decision concerning the details of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm sure we can all agree on what to do next"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arranges",
|
|
"decides",
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"sets",
|
|
"settles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"pledges",
|
|
"promises",
|
|
"blueprints",
|
|
"calculates",
|
|
"charts",
|
|
"concerts",
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"drafts",
|
|
"frames",
|
|
"hammers out",
|
|
"intrigues",
|
|
"lays out",
|
|
"maneuvers",
|
|
"maps (out)",
|
|
"plans",
|
|
"programs",
|
|
"programmes",
|
|
"schematizes",
|
|
"schemes",
|
|
"shapes",
|
|
"squares away",
|
|
"works out",
|
|
"chooses",
|
|
"concludes",
|
|
"determines",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"opts",
|
|
"resolves",
|
|
"affirms",
|
|
"approves",
|
|
"authorizes",
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"confirms",
|
|
"OKs",
|
|
"okays",
|
|
"sanctions",
|
|
"warrants",
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"completes",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"finalizes",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"rounds (off or out)",
|
|
"winds up",
|
|
"wraps up",
|
|
"bargains",
|
|
"chaffers",
|
|
"deals",
|
|
"dickers",
|
|
"haggles",
|
|
"horse-trades",
|
|
"negotiates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aborts",
|
|
"calls",
|
|
"calls off",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"recalls",
|
|
"repeals",
|
|
"rescinds",
|
|
"revokes",
|
|
"differs (over)",
|
|
"disagrees (with)",
|
|
"counters",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"objects",
|
|
"opposes",
|
|
"protests",
|
|
"resists",
|
|
"contests",
|
|
"disputes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agronomist":{
|
|
"a person who cultivates the land and grows crops on it":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"went from being a simple soybean farmer to an agronomist specializing in soil management"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agriculturist",
|
|
"agriculturalist",
|
|
"cultivator",
|
|
"farmer",
|
|
"grower",
|
|
"planter",
|
|
"tiller"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"farmhand",
|
|
"field hand",
|
|
"gleaner",
|
|
"harvester",
|
|
"plowman",
|
|
"reaper",
|
|
"workfolk",
|
|
"workfolks",
|
|
"crofter",
|
|
"cropper",
|
|
"gentleman farmer",
|
|
"sharecropper",
|
|
"subsistence farmer",
|
|
"tenant farmer",
|
|
"yeoman",
|
|
"homesteader",
|
|
"nester",
|
|
"granger",
|
|
"rancher",
|
|
"ranchero",
|
|
"ranchman",
|
|
"campesino"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"aggressive":{
|
|
"having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if you don't take a more aggressive approach to this yard pretty soon, the weeds are going to take over completely"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambitious",
|
|
"assertive",
|
|
"enterprising",
|
|
"fierce",
|
|
"go-getting",
|
|
"high-pressure",
|
|
"in-your-face",
|
|
"militant",
|
|
"pushy",
|
|
"self-asserting",
|
|
"self-assertive"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"argumentative",
|
|
"bellicose",
|
|
"belligerent",
|
|
"combative",
|
|
"contentious",
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"disputatious",
|
|
"gladiatorial",
|
|
"pugnacious",
|
|
"quarrelsome",
|
|
"trigger-happy",
|
|
"truculent",
|
|
"warlike",
|
|
"hyperaggressive",
|
|
"overambitious",
|
|
"dynamic",
|
|
"energetic",
|
|
"gung ho",
|
|
"hustling",
|
|
"strenuous",
|
|
"vigorous",
|
|
"emphatic",
|
|
"obtrusive",
|
|
"adventuresome",
|
|
"adventurous",
|
|
"daring",
|
|
"dashing",
|
|
"emboldened",
|
|
"gutsy",
|
|
"venturesome",
|
|
"venturous",
|
|
"audacious",
|
|
"bold",
|
|
"brash",
|
|
"brassy",
|
|
"bumptious",
|
|
"cheeky",
|
|
"cocksure",
|
|
"cocky",
|
|
"confident",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"forward",
|
|
"impudent",
|
|
"insolent",
|
|
"overconfident",
|
|
"presumptuous",
|
|
"unapologetic",
|
|
"unsubdued",
|
|
"unyielding",
|
|
"bare-knuckle",
|
|
"bare-knuckled",
|
|
"bare-knuckles",
|
|
"feisty",
|
|
"scrappy",
|
|
"dominating",
|
|
"domineering",
|
|
"imperious",
|
|
"lordly",
|
|
"magisterial",
|
|
"overbearing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"easygoing",
|
|
"laid-back",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"acquiescent",
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"deferential",
|
|
"docile",
|
|
"resigned",
|
|
"submissive",
|
|
"tractable",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"cowering",
|
|
"cringing",
|
|
"groveling",
|
|
"grovelling",
|
|
"shrinking",
|
|
"bashful",
|
|
"demure",
|
|
"diffident",
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"lowly",
|
|
"meek",
|
|
"mild",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"mousy",
|
|
"mousey",
|
|
"overmodest",
|
|
"passive",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"retiring",
|
|
"shy",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"timid",
|
|
"unobtrusive",
|
|
"obsequious",
|
|
"servile",
|
|
"slavish",
|
|
"subservient"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ambitionless",
|
|
"low-pressure",
|
|
"nonassertive",
|
|
"unaggressive",
|
|
"unambitious",
|
|
"unassertive",
|
|
"unenterprising"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"feeling or displaying eagerness to fight":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a kindergarten teacher who discourages aggressive behavior, like pushing, by rewarding those children who wait their turn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agonistic",
|
|
"argumentative",
|
|
"assaultive",
|
|
"bellicose",
|
|
"belligerent",
|
|
"brawly",
|
|
"chippy",
|
|
"combative",
|
|
"confrontational",
|
|
"contentious",
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"disputatious",
|
|
"feisty",
|
|
"gladiatorial",
|
|
"militant",
|
|
"pugnacious",
|
|
"quarrelsome",
|
|
"scrappy",
|
|
"truculent",
|
|
"warlike"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"antagonistic",
|
|
"fierce",
|
|
"hostile",
|
|
"hot-tempered",
|
|
"acidic",
|
|
"bearish",
|
|
"bilious",
|
|
"bristly",
|
|
"choleric",
|
|
"crabby",
|
|
"cranky",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"dyspeptic",
|
|
"fractious",
|
|
"fretful",
|
|
"grouchy",
|
|
"grumpy",
|
|
"huffy",
|
|
"ill-humored",
|
|
"ill-natured",
|
|
"ill-tempered",
|
|
"irascible",
|
|
"irritable",
|
|
"ornery",
|
|
"peevish",
|
|
"pettish",
|
|
"petulant",
|
|
"prickly",
|
|
"querulous",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"snappish",
|
|
"snappy",
|
|
"stroppy",
|
|
"surly",
|
|
"testy",
|
|
"touchy",
|
|
"ugly",
|
|
"waspish",
|
|
"savage",
|
|
"vicious",
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"warring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"anti-imperialist",
|
|
"antimilitarist",
|
|
"unwarlike",
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"amicable",
|
|
"benevolent",
|
|
"complaisant",
|
|
"conciliatory",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"easygoing",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"good-natured",
|
|
"good-tempered",
|
|
"gracious",
|
|
"ingratiating",
|
|
"kindhearted",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"sociable",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"serene",
|
|
"tranquil",
|
|
"benign",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"mild"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonaggressive",
|
|
"nonbelligerent",
|
|
"pacific",
|
|
"peaceable",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"unbelligerent",
|
|
"uncombative",
|
|
"uncontentious"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"marked by or uttered with forcefulness":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the team's game strategy depends on a very aggressive style of defense"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assertive",
|
|
"dynamic",
|
|
"emphatic",
|
|
"energetic",
|
|
"forceful",
|
|
"full-blooded",
|
|
"muscular",
|
|
"resounding",
|
|
"strenuous",
|
|
"vehement",
|
|
"vigorous",
|
|
"violent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"decided",
|
|
"insistent",
|
|
"marked",
|
|
"pointed",
|
|
"absolute",
|
|
"categorical",
|
|
"categoric",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"unambiguous",
|
|
"unequivocal",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"compelling",
|
|
"conspicuous",
|
|
"impelling",
|
|
"noticeable",
|
|
"striking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"guarded",
|
|
"mild",
|
|
"uncompelling",
|
|
"weak",
|
|
"wishy-washy",
|
|
"ambiguous",
|
|
"equivocal",
|
|
"halting",
|
|
"hesitant",
|
|
"understated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonassertive",
|
|
"nonemphatic",
|
|
"unemphatic"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |