dict_dl/en_MW_thesaurus/ph_mwt.json
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{
"phaeton":{
"as in brougham , cabriolet":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"phalanges":{
"a large collection of people, animals, or things often placed close together":{
"examples":[
"A solid phalanx of armed guards stood in front of the castle.",
"She had to go through a phalanx of television cameras."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"brigades",
"crews",
"outfits",
"platoons",
"posses",
"task forces",
"teams",
"arrays",
"bands",
"batches",
"batteries",
"bodies",
"boodles",
"bunches",
"clusters",
"clutches",
"cohorts",
"consorts",
"constellations",
"crops",
"gaggles",
"groupings",
"groups",
"huddles",
"knots",
"lots",
"parcels",
"parties",
"passels",
"assemblies",
"collectives",
"congregations",
"gatherings",
"musters",
"organizations",
"circles",
"clans",
"cliques",
"coteries",
"fellowships",
"gangs",
"rings",
"rounds",
"sets",
"factions",
"guilds",
"gilds",
"orders",
"schools",
"sects",
"alliances",
"blocs",
"coalitions",
"confederacies",
"confederations",
"federations",
"leagues",
"unions",
"battalions",
"squadrons",
"bevies",
"broods",
"coveys"
],
"near antonyms":[
"individuals",
"singles"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"phantasmagoria":{
"as in kaleidoscope , trove":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"assortment",
"kaleidoscope",
"miscellanea",
"mixed bag",
"omnium-gatherum",
"treasure",
"treasure trove",
"trove",
"assemblage",
"collection",
"library",
"arsenal",
"cache",
"hoard",
"repertoire",
"repertory",
"reserve",
"stock",
"stockpile",
"store",
"supply",
"accumulation",
"assembly",
"gathering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bric-a-brac",
"clutter",
"heap",
"jumble",
"litter",
"pile",
"ragbag"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"phantasmagoric":{
"as in surreal , hallucinatory":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"daydreamlike",
"deceptive",
"delusional",
"delusive",
"hallucinatory",
"illusory",
"surreal",
"chimerical",
"chimeric",
"fabulous",
"fanciful",
"fantasied",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"fictional",
"fictitious",
"ideal",
"imaginal",
"imaginary",
"imagined",
"invented",
"made-up",
"make-believe",
"mythical",
"mythic",
"notional",
"phantasmal",
"phantasmic",
"phantom",
"pretend",
"unreal",
"visionary",
"fabled",
"legendary",
"romantic",
"abstract",
"hypothetical",
"theoretical",
"theoretic",
"unbelievable",
"unconvincing",
"unlikely",
"conceived",
"envisaged",
"envisioned",
"pictured",
"visualized",
"concocted",
"fabricated",
"feigned",
"fictive",
"inexistent",
"nonexistent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"authentic",
"genuine",
"true",
"factual",
"verifiable",
"verified",
"believable",
"convincing",
"realistic",
"corporeal",
"material",
"physical",
"solid",
"substantial",
"palpable",
"tangible",
"actual",
"existent",
"existing",
"real"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"phantasy":{
"a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality":{
"examples":[
"a constant daydreamer who started to believe his own fantasies"
],
"synonyms":[
"chimera",
"conceit",
"daydream",
"delusion",
"dream",
"fancy",
"figment",
"hallucination",
"illusion",
"nonentity",
"phantasm",
"fantasm",
"pipe dream",
"unreality",
"vision"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ignis fatuus",
"mirage",
"will-o'-the-wisp",
"brainchild",
"idea",
"concoction",
"fable",
"fabrication",
"fiction",
"invention",
"envisaging",
"imaging",
"visualization",
"cloud-cuckoo-land",
"cloudland",
"Shangri-la",
"utopia",
"daymare",
"nightmare"
],
"near antonyms":[
"actuality",
"fact",
"reality"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the ability to form mental images of things that either are not physically present or have never been conceived or created by others":{
"examples":[
"the painter gave free rein to his fantasy to create pictures that capture the kind of reality we experience only in our dreams"
],
"synonyms":[
"contrivance",
"creativity",
"fancy",
"ideation",
"imagination",
"imaginativeness",
"invention",
"inventiveness",
"originality"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brainstorm",
"brainstorming",
"inspiration",
"fecundity",
"fertility",
"ingenuity",
"resourcefulness",
"versatility",
"chimera",
"daydream",
"delusion",
"dream",
"figment",
"hallucination",
"illusion",
"mind's eye",
"mirage",
"phantasm",
"fantasm",
"pipe dream",
"envisaging",
"visualization"
],
"near antonyms":[
"literality",
"literalness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that is the product of the imagination":{
"examples":[
"we were coming to the conclusion that the person Karen \"saw\" in the woods was another one of her fantasies"
],
"synonyms":[
"fable",
"fabrication",
"fiction",
"figment",
"invention"
],
"near synonyms":[
"anecdote",
"narrative",
"novel",
"story",
"tale",
"yarn",
"fairy tale",
"falsehood",
"falsity",
"fib",
"lie",
"mendacity",
"misrepresentation",
"prevarication",
"untruth",
"whopper",
"make-believe"
],
"near antonyms":[
"actuality",
"realness"
],
"antonyms":[
"fact",
"materiality",
"reality"
]
},
"to form a mental picture of":{
"examples":[
"She regularly fantasies exciting adventures."
],
"synonyms":[
"conceit",
"conceive",
"conjure (up)",
"dream",
"envisage",
"envision",
"fancy",
"fantasize",
"feature",
"ideate",
"image",
"imagine",
"picture",
"see",
"vision",
"visualize"
],
"near synonyms":[
"daydream",
"stargaze",
"hallucinate",
"re-create",
"reflect",
"relive",
"reminisce",
"contemplate",
"meditate",
"muse",
"ponder",
"ruminate",
"concoct",
"fabricate",
"invent",
"make up",
"manufacture",
"plan",
"project",
"foresee",
"prefigure"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"phase out":{
"as in turn off":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"turn off",
"close",
"close (down)",
"close out",
"shut",
"extinguish",
"quell",
"suppress",
"gag",
"muzzle",
"silence",
"fail",
"fold"
],
"near antonyms":[
"open",
"start",
"build",
"expand"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in mop-up":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"mop-up",
"arrest",
"arrestment",
"cease",
"cessation",
"check",
"close",
"closedown",
"closure",
"conclusion",
"cutoff",
"discontinuance",
"discontinuation",
"end",
"ending",
"expiration",
"finish",
"halt",
"lapse",
"offset",
"shutdown",
"shutoff",
"stay",
"stop",
"stoppage",
"surcease",
"termination",
"abeyance",
"break",
"interruption",
"layoff",
"letup",
"moratorium",
"pause",
"standstill",
"suspension"
],
"near antonyms":[
"continuance",
"continuation",
"extension",
"persistence",
"prolongation"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"phased down":{
"to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{
"examples":[
"tourism along the coast phases down after Labor Day"
],
"synonyms":[
"abated",
"declined",
"decreased",
"de-escalated",
"died (away or down or out)",
"diminished",
"drained (away)",
"dropped (off)",
"dwindled",
"eased",
"ebbed",
"fell",
"fell away",
"lessened",
"let up",
"lowered",
"moderated",
"palled",
"ratcheted (down)",
"racheted (down)",
"receded",
"relented",
"remitted",
"shrank",
"shrunk",
"subsided",
"tapered",
"tapered off",
"waned"
],
"near synonyms":[
"compressed",
"condensed",
"constricted",
"contracted",
"evaporated",
"faded (away)",
"frittered (away)",
"gave out",
"melted (away)",
"petered (out)",
"tailed (off)",
"vanished",
"slackened",
"slowed (down)",
"alleviated",
"relaxed",
"flagged",
"sank",
"sunk",
"weakened",
"caved (in)",
"collapsed",
"deflated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appeared",
"emerged",
"showed up",
"blew up",
"distended",
"elongated",
"lengthened"
],
"antonyms":[
"accumulated",
"ballooned",
"built",
"burgeoned",
"bourgeoned",
"enlarged",
"escalated",
"expanded",
"grew",
"increased",
"intensified",
"mounted",
"mushroomed",
"picked up",
"rose",
"snowballed",
"soared",
"swelled",
"waxed"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"phased out":{
"as in turned off":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"turned off",
"closed",
"closed (down)",
"closed out",
"shut",
"extinguished",
"quelled",
"suppressed",
"gagged",
"muzzled",
"silenced",
"failed",
"folded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"opened",
"started",
"built",
"expanded"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"phases down":{
"to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{
"examples":[
"tourism along the coast phases down after Labor Day"
],
"synonyms":[
"abates",
"declines",
"decreases",
"de-escalates",
"dies (away or down or out)",
"diminishes",
"drains (away)",
"drops (off)",
"dwindles",
"eases",
"ebbs",
"falls",
"falls away",
"lessens",
"lets up",
"lowers",
"moderates",
"palls",
"ratchets (down)",
"rachets (down)",
"recedes",
"relents",
"remits",
"shrinks",
"subsides",
"tapers",
"tapers off",
"wanes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"compresses",
"condenses",
"constricts",
"contracts",
"evaporates",
"fades (away)",
"fritters (away)",
"gives out",
"melts (away)",
"peters (out)",
"tails (off)",
"vanishes",
"slackens",
"slows (down)",
"alleviates",
"relaxes",
"flags",
"sinks",
"weakens",
"caves (in)",
"collapses",
"deflates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appears",
"emerges",
"shows up",
"blows up",
"distends",
"elongates",
"lengthens"
],
"antonyms":[
"accumulates",
"balloons",
"builds",
"burgeons",
"bourgeons",
"enlarges",
"escalates",
"expands",
"grows",
"increases",
"intensifies",
"mounts",
"mushrooms",
"picks up",
"rises",
"snowballs",
"soars",
"swells",
"waxes"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"phat":{
"of the very best kind":{
"examples":[
"fans agree that the rapper's latest CD is totally phat"
],
"synonyms":[
"A-OK",
"A1",
"awesome",
"bang-up",
"banner",
"beautiful",
"blue-chip",
"blue-ribbon",
"boffo",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"boss",
"brag",
"brave",
"bully",
"bumper",
"capital",
"choice",
"classic",
"cool",
"corking",
"crackerjack",
"cracking",
"dandy",
"divine",
"dope",
"down",
"dynamite",
"excellent",
"fab",
"fabulous",
"famous",
"fantabulous",
"fantastic",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"first-string",
"five-star",
"four-star",
"frontline",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"gilt-edged",
"gilt-edge",
"gone",
"grand",
"great",
"groovy",
"heavenly",
"high-class",
"hot",
"hype",
"immense",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"lovely",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"mean",
"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"out-of-sight",
"par excellence",
"peachy",
"peachy keen",
"prime",
"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"quality",
"radical",
"righteous",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acceptable",
"adequate",
"all right",
"decent",
"good",
"OK",
"okay",
"passable",
"satisfactory",
"tolerable",
"better",
"exceptional",
"fancy",
"high-grade",
"high-test",
"premium",
"select",
"special",
"superfine",
"classical",
"standard",
"traditional"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bad",
"inferior",
"low-grade",
"substandard",
"unsatisfactory",
"mediocre",
"middling",
"second-class",
"second-rate"
],
"antonyms":[
"atrocious",
"awful",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"pathetic",
"poor",
"rotten",
"terrible",
"vile",
"wretched"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"philanthropy":{
"a gift of money or its equivalent to a charity, humanitarian cause, or public institution":{
"examples":[
"among the industrialist's philanthropies was a college scholarship fund for deserving students from the inner city"
],
"synonyms":[
"alms",
"benefaction",
"beneficence",
"charity",
"contribution",
"donation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"offering",
"tithe",
"bequest",
"endowment",
"legacy",
"aid",
"assistance",
"dole",
"handout",
"relief",
"welfare",
"grant",
"subsidy",
"benevolence",
"bestowal",
"largesse",
"largess",
"present",
"presentation"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the giving of necessities and especially money to the needy":{
"examples":[
"much dedicated to philanthropy , the industrialist maintains a surprisingly modest lifestyle"
],
"synonyms":[
"almsgiving",
"charity",
"dole"
],
"near synonyms":[
"altruism",
"do-gooding",
"do-goodism",
"humanism",
"humanitarianism",
"beneficence",
"benevolence",
"goodwill",
"alms",
"benefaction",
"contribution",
"donation",
"relief",
"welfare",
"endowment",
"fund",
"grant",
"subsidy"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the quality or state of being generous":{
"examples":[
"a society dowager renowned for her philanthropy"
],
"synonyms":[
"bigheartedness",
"bountifulness",
"bounty",
"generosity",
"generousness",
"largesse",
"largess",
"liberality",
"munificence",
"openhandedness",
"openheartedness",
"unselfishness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beneficence",
"charity",
"kindliness",
"selflessness",
"kindness",
"gift",
"gratuity",
"lagniappe",
"tribute",
"extravagance",
"improvidence",
"lavishness",
"prodigality",
"wastefulness",
"spendthrift",
"dissipating",
"squandering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conserving",
"economizing",
"economy",
"frugality",
"husbandry",
"providence",
"scrimping",
"skimping",
"thrift",
"conservation",
"saving",
"husbanding",
"managing",
"scraping",
"cutting back"
],
"antonyms":[
"cheapness",
"closeness",
"meanness",
"miserliness",
"parsimony",
"penuriousness",
"pinching",
"selfishness",
"stinginess",
"tightness",
"ungenerosity"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"philistine":{
"a person who is chiefly interested in material comfort and is hostile or indifferent to art and culture":{
"examples":[
"the town's philistines who think that spending on the arts is a waste of taxpayers' money"
],
"synonyms":[
"lowbrow",
"materialist"
],
"near synonyms":[
"Babbitt",
"capitalist",
"plutocrat",
"bastard",
"boob",
"boor",
"bounder",
"cad",
"chuff",
"churl",
"clown",
"creep",
"cretin",
"crud",
"crumb",
"cur",
"dirtbag",
"fink",
"heel",
"jerk",
"joker",
"louse",
"lout",
"rat",
"rat fink",
"rotter",
"scum",
"scumbag"
],
"near antonyms":[
"highbrow",
"intellectual",
"sage",
"thinker",
"brain",
"genius"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in utilitarian , idealless":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"idealless",
"utilitarian",
"down-to-earth",
"earthy",
"hardheaded",
"matter-of-fact",
"practical",
"pragmatic",
"pragmatical",
"realistic",
"commonsensical",
"grounded",
"levelheaded",
"logical",
"no-nonsense",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"sane",
"sensible",
"sober",
"sobersided",
"sound",
"bottom-line",
"hard",
"hard-boiled",
"hard-edged",
"tough-minded",
"unromantic",
"unsentimental",
"cynical",
"disillusioned",
"misanthropic",
"pessimistic",
"distrustful",
"mistrustful",
"skeptical",
"suspicious"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blue-sky",
"idealistic",
"impractical",
"unrealistic",
"utopian",
"visionary",
"fanciful",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"imaginative",
"romantic",
"sentimental",
"cheerful",
"optimistic",
"rose-colored",
"trustful",
"trusting",
"unsuspicious",
"half-baked",
"illogical",
"insane",
"irrational",
"unreasonable",
"theoretical",
"theoretic"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in materialistic , commercialistic":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"commercialistic",
"materialistic",
"acquisitive",
"avaricious",
"avid",
"coveting",
"covetous",
"grabby",
"grasping",
"greedy",
"mercenary",
"moneygrubbing",
"rapacious",
"desirous",
"eager",
"itchy",
"lickerish",
"miserly",
"shallow",
"skin-deep",
"superficial",
"surface",
"devouring",
"gluttonous",
"gobbling",
"insatiable",
"ravenous",
"unquenchable",
"voracious",
"egocentric",
"egoistic",
"egoistical",
"egotistic",
"egotistical",
"self-centered",
"self-seeking",
"discontent",
"discontented",
"malcontent",
"unsatisfied"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonmaterialistic",
"altruistic",
"bounteous",
"bountiful",
"charitable",
"freehanded",
"generous",
"greathearted",
"handsome",
"liberal",
"magnanimous",
"munificent",
"openhanded",
"openhearted",
"selfless",
"unselfish",
"unsparing",
"controlled",
"moderate",
"restrained",
"temperate",
"content",
"sated",
"satisfied"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in lowbrow , uncultured":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"artless",
"lowbrow",
"uncultivated",
"uncultured",
"functionally illiterate",
"innumerate",
"semiliterate",
"unknowledgeable",
"callow",
"green",
"inexperienced",
"innocent",
"naive",
"na\u00efve",
"analphabetic",
"benighted",
"dark",
"ignorant",
"illiterate",
"nonliterate",
"rude",
"simple",
"uneducated",
"uninstructed",
"unlearned",
"unlettered",
"unread",
"unschooled",
"untaught",
"untutored",
"unsophisticated",
"raw",
"unskilled",
"untrained",
"brainless",
"dumb",
"idiotic",
"idiotical",
"imbecile",
"imbecilic",
"moronic",
"stupid",
"witless",
"foolish",
"senseless",
"silly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"educated",
"knowledgeable",
"lettered",
"literate",
"schooled",
"well-informed",
"well-read",
"brilliant",
"intelligent",
"smart",
"experienced",
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"conditioning",
"exercise",
"exertion",
"training",
"warm-up",
"workout",
"toning",
"trimming",
"aerobics",
"athletics",
"bodybuilding",
"body mechanics",
"calisthenics",
"gymnastics",
"isometrics",
"plyometrics",
"slimnastics",
"weight lifting"
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"noun"
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"general practitioners",
"anesthesiologists",
"dermatologists",
"gynecologists",
"internists",
"neurologists",
"ob-gyns",
"obstetricians",
"ophthalmologists",
"orthopedists",
"pathologists",
"pediatricians",
"pediatrists",
"physiatrists",
"podiatrists",
"radiologists",
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"attendings",
"clinicians",
"hospitalists",
"specialists",
"plastic surgeons",
"surgeons",
"interns",
"internes",
"residents",
"aidmen",
"nurse-practitioners",
"nurses",
"EMTs",
"paramedics",
"paramedicals",
"physical therapists",
"physiotherapists"
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"nondoctors",
"nonphysicians"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"examples":[
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"aspects",
"dresses",
"figures",
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"attitudes",
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"poises",
"poses",
"carriages",
"postures",
"stances",
"casts",
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"shapes",
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"colors",
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"type":[
"noun"
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"the appearance of a person's face; a person's facial features":{
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"features",
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"habitus",
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"dress",
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"attitude",
"bearing",
"behavior",
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"demeanor",
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"manner",
"poise",
"pose",
"carriage",
"posture",
"stance",
"cast",
"mold",
"shape",
"turn",
"color",
"coloring",
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"type":[
"noun"
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"something extraordinary or surprising":{
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"our jaws dropped when we saw this basketball phenomenon play for the first time"
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"cautions",
"flashes",
"marvels",
"miracles",
"portents",
"prodigies",
"sensations",
"splendors",
"wonders"
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"sights",
"spectacles",
"beauties",
"corkers",
"crackerjacks",
"crackajacks",
"dandies",
"jim-dandies",
"knockouts",
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"appearances"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"being out of the ordinary":{
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"atypical",
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"exceeding",
"exceptional",
"extraordinaire",
"extraordinary",
"freak",
"odd",
"peculiar",
"preternatural",
"rare",
"singular",
"uncommon",
"uncustomary",
"unique",
"unusual",
"unwonted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conspicuous",
"notable",
"noticeable",
"outstanding",
"prominent",
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"salient",
"striking",
"bizarre",
"deviant",
"eccentric",
"freakish",
"monstrous",
"oddball",
"outlandish",
"quaint",
"strange",
"weird",
"incomprehensible",
"inconceivable",
"incredible",
"unimaginable",
"unthinkable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"everyday",
"familiar",
"frequent"
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"customary",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"typical",
"unexceptional",
"unextraordinary",
"usual"
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},
"being so extraordinary or abnormal as to suggest powers which violate the laws of nature":{
"examples":[
"the phenomenal ability to remember the names of thousands of people"
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"magical",
"miraculous",
"preternatural",
"superhuman",
"supernatural",
"supernormal",
"transcendent",
"transcendental",
"uncanny",
"unearthly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bizarre",
"curious",
"eerie",
"eery",
"far-out",
"funny",
"grotesque",
"kinky",
"outlandish",
"out-of-the-way",
"outrageous",
"outr\u00e9",
"peculiar",
"quaint",
"queer",
"queerish",
"quirky",
"remarkable",
"screwy",
"strange",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"way-out",
"weird",
"wild",
"baffling",
"bewildering",
"confounding",
"mystifying",
"perplexing",
"puzzling",
"shocking",
"aberrant",
"atypical",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"flaky",
"freak",
"freakish",
"idiosyncratic",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"prodigious",
"rare",
"singular",
"uncommon",
"unique",
"unnatural",
"unusual",
"unwonted",
"unconventional",
"uncustomary",
"unorthodox",
"conspicuous",
"notable",
"noticeable",
"outstanding",
"prominent",
"salient",
"striking"
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"near antonyms":[
"average",
"commonplace",
"everyday",
"garden",
"ordinary",
"prosaic",
"routine",
"run-of-the-mill",
"typical",
"unexceptional",
"unremarkable",
"usual",
"workaday",
"expected",
"familiar",
"predictable",
"common",
"customary",
"frequent",
"habitual",
"regular",
"wonted"
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"adjective"
]
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"of or relating to the functioning of living bodies or their parts":{
"examples":[
"People often have a physiological response to fear, such as sweating or shaking."
],
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"near synonyms":[
"anatomic",
"anatomical",
"animal",
"bodily",
"carnal",
"corporal",
"corporeal",
"fleshly",
"material",
"physical",
"somatic",
"sensual",
"sensuous",
"hand-to-hand"
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"near antonyms":[
"cerebral",
"inner",
"intellectual",
"mental",
"psychological",
"psychologic",
"bodiless",
"immaterial",
"incorporeal",
"insubstantial",
"spiritual",
"ethereal",
"metaphysical",
"psychic",
"psychical",
"nonmaterial",
"nonphysical"
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"not being or expressing what one appears to be or express":{
"examples":[
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],
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"artificial",
"backhanded",
"counterfeit",
"double",
"double-dealing",
"double-faced",
"fake",
"feigned",
"hypocritical",
"insincere",
"Janus-faced",
"jive",
"left-handed",
"lip",
"mealy",
"mealymouthed",
"Pecksniffian",
"phony",
"phoney",
"pretended",
"two-faced",
"unctuous"
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"related":[
"affected",
"assumed",
"claptrap",
"contrived",
"forced",
"mechanical",
"put-on",
"simulated",
"strained",
"unnatural",
"empty",
"hollow",
"meaningless",
"deceitful",
"devious",
"dishonest",
"false",
"untruthful",
"facile",
"glib",
"superficial",
"bogus",
"sham",
"campy",
"facetious",
"jocular",
"tongue-in-cheek",
"canting",
"pharisaical",
"pious",
"sanctimonious",
"self-righteous",
"simon-pure"
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"near antonyms":[
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"forthright",
"frank",
"heart-to-heart",
"open",
"plain",
"straightforward"
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"antonyms":[
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"candid",
"genuine",
"heartfelt",
"honest",
"sincere",
"undesigning",
"unfeigned"
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},
"type":[
"adjective"
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"not real and existing only in the imagination":{
"examples":[
"phantasmal fears that have prevented her from living a normal life"
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"chimerical",
"chimeric",
"fabulous",
"fanciful",
"fantasied",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"fictional",
"fictitious",
"ideal",
"imaginal",
"imaginary",
"imagined",
"invented",
"made-up",
"make-believe",
"mythical",
"mythic",
"notional",
"phantasmic",
"phantom",
"pretend",
"unreal",
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"related":[
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"legendary",
"romantic",
"abstract",
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"theoretical",
"theoretic",
"unbelievable",
"unconvincing",
"unlikely",
"conceived",
"envisaged",
"envisioned",
"pictured",
"visualized",
"daydreamlike",
"deceptive",
"delusional",
"delusive",
"hallucinatory",
"illusory",
"phantasmagoric",
"phantasmagorical",
"concocted",
"fabricated",
"feigned",
"fictive",
"inexistent",
"nonexistent"
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"genuine",
"true",
"factual",
"verifiable",
"verified",
"believable",
"convincing",
"realistic",
"corporeal",
"material",
"physical",
"solid",
"substantial",
"palpable",
"tangible"
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"existent",
"existing",
"real"
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},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"examples":[
"People often have a physiological response to fear, such as sweating or shaking."
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"anatomical",
"animal",
"bodily",
"carnal",
"corporal",
"corporeal",
"fleshly",
"material",
"physical",
"somatic",
"sensual",
"sensuous",
"hand-to-hand"
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"inner",
"intellectual",
"mental",
"psychological",
"psychologic",
"bodiless",
"immaterial",
"incorporeal",
"insubstantial",
"spiritual",
"ethereal",
"metaphysical",
"psychic",
"psychical",
"nonmaterial",
"nonphysical"
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"rationalize",
"think",
"construe",
"interpret",
"read",
"ascertain",
"dope (out)",
"find out",
"conjecture",
"guess",
"speculate",
"surmise",
"assume",
"suppose",
"conclude",
"decide",
"deduce",
"derive",
"extrapolate",
"gather",
"infer",
"judge",
"make out",
"reason",
"understand"
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"near antonyms":[],
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},
"type":[
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},
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"as in thought , rationalized":{
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"rationalized",
"thought",
"construed",
"interpreted",
"read",
"ascertained",
"doped (out)",
"found out",
"conjectured",
"guessed",
"speculated",
"surmised",
"assumed",
"supposed",
"concluded",
"decided",
"deduced",
"derived",
"extrapolated",
"gathered",
"inferred",
"judged",
"made out",
"reasoned",
"understood"
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"near antonyms":[],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"physiotherapist":{
"as in physical therapist":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"physical therapist",
"EMT",
"paramedic",
"paramedical",
"aidman",
"nurse",
"nurse-practitioner",
"intern",
"interne",
"resident",
"plastic surgeon",
"surgeon",
"specialist",
"attending",
"clinician",
"hospitalist",
"anesthesiologist",
"dermatologist",
"gynecologist",
"internist",
"neurologist",
"ob-gyn",
"obstetrician",
"ophthalmologist",
"orthopedist",
"pathologist",
"pediatrician",
"pediatrist",
"physiatrist",
"podiatrist",
"radiologist",
"urologist",
"family doctor",
"family physician",
"family practitioner",
"general practitioner"
],
"near antonyms":[
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"nonphysician"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"photo finishes":{
"as in squeakers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"squeakers",
"cliff-hangers",
"hair-raisers",
"nail-biters",
"suspensers",
"thrillers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"yawners",
"blowouts"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in seesaws , dead heats":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"dead heats",
"seesaws",
"round-robins",
"rubbers",
"runoffs",
"sudden deaths",
"classics",
"rallies",
"volleys",
"heats",
"rounds",
"runs",
"sets",
"marathons",
"races",
"ultramarathons",
"biathlons",
"decathlons",
"heptathlons",
"pentathlons",
"triathlons",
"derbies",
"field days",
"gymkhanas",
"outings",
"finals",
"nightcaps",
"play-offs",
"semifinals",
"championships",
"nationals"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"phantasies":{
"a conception or image created by the imagination and having no objective reality":{
"examples":[
"a constant daydreamer who started to believe his own fantasies"
],
"synonyms":[
"chimeras",
"conceits",
"daydreams",
"delusions",
"dreams",
"fancies",
"figments",
"hallucinations",
"illusions",
"nonentities",
"phantasms",
"fantasms",
"pipe dreams",
"unrealities",
"visions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ignes fatui",
"mirages",
"will-o'-the-wisps",
"brainchildren",
"ideas",
"concoctions",
"fables",
"fabrications",
"fictions",
"inventions",
"visualizations",
"cloud-cuckoo-lands",
"cloudlands",
"Shangri-las",
"utopias",
"daymares",
"nightmares"
],
"near antonyms":[
"actualities",
"facts",
"realities"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that is the product of the imagination":{
"examples":[
"we were coming to the conclusion that the person Karen \"saw\" in the woods was another one of her fantasies"
],
"synonyms":[
"fables",
"fabrications",
"fictions",
"figments",
"inventions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"anecdotes",
"anecdota",
"narratives",
"novels",
"stories",
"tales",
"yarns",
"fairy tales",
"falsehoods",
"falsities",
"fibs",
"lies",
"mendacities",
"misrepresentations",
"prevarications",
"untruths",
"whoppers",
"make-believe"
],
"near antonyms":[
"actualities"
],
"antonyms":[
"facts",
"materialities",
"realities"
]
},
"to form a mental picture of":{
"examples":[
"She regularly fantasies exciting adventures."
],
"synonyms":[
"conceits",
"conceives",
"conjures (up)",
"dreams",
"envisages",
"envisions",
"fancies",
"fantasizes",
"features",
"ideates",
"images",
"imagines",
"pictures",
"sees",
"visions",
"visualizes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"daydreams",
"stargazes",
"hallucinates",
"re-creates",
"reflects",
"relives",
"reminisces",
"contemplates",
"meditates",
"muses",
"ponders",
"ruminates",
"concocts",
"fabricates",
"invents",
"makes up",
"manufactures",
"plans",
"projects",
"foresees",
"prefigures"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"phasing down":{
"to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{
"examples":[
"tourism along the coast phases down after Labor Day"
],
"synonyms":[
"abating",
"declining",
"decreasing",
"de-escalating",
"diminishing",
"draining (away)",
"dropping (off)",
"dwindling",
"dying (away or down or out)",
"easing",
"ebbing",
"falling",
"falling away",
"lessening",
"letting up",
"lowering",
"moderating",
"palling",
"ratcheting (down)",
"racheting (down)",
"receding",
"relenting",
"remitting",
"shrinking",
"subsiding",
"tapering",
"tapering off",
"waning"
],
"near synonyms":[
"compressing",
"condensing",
"constricting",
"contracting",
"evaporating",
"fading (away)",
"frittering (away)",
"giving out",
"melting (away)",
"petering (out)",
"tailing (off)",
"vanishing",
"slackening",
"slowing (down)",
"alleviating",
"relaxing",
"flagging",
"sinking",
"weakening",
"caving (in)",
"collapsing",
"deflating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appearing",
"emerging",
"showing up",
"blowing up",
"distending",
"elongating",
"lengthening"
],
"antonyms":[
"accumulating",
"ballooning",
"building",
"burgeoning",
"bourgeoning",
"enlarging",
"escalating",
"expanding",
"growing",
"increasing",
"intensifying",
"mounting",
"mushrooming",
"picking up",
"rising",
"snowballing",
"soaring",
"swelling",
"waxing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"phobias":{
"an extremely strong dislike or fear of someone or something":{
"examples":[
"His fear of crowds eventually developed into a phobia ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"creeps",
"jitters",
"willies",
"alarms",
"alarums",
"anxieties",
"dreads",
"frights",
"horrors",
"panics",
"scares",
"terrors",
"trepidations",
"pangs",
"qualms",
"twinges",
"agitations",
"apprehensions",
"consternations",
"discomposures",
"disquiets",
"funks",
"perturbations",
"concerns",
"dismays",
"worries",
"cowardices",
"timidities"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aplombs",
"assurances",
"confidences",
"self-confidences",
"braveries",
"courages",
"darings",
"fortitudes",
"gallantries",
"hardihoods",
"intrepidities",
"valors",
"audacities",
"guts",
"nerves"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"philosophizes":{
"as in thinks , rationalizes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"contemplates",
"rationalizes",
"thinks",
"construes",
"interprets",
"reads",
"ascertains",
"dopes (out)",
"finds out",
"conjectures",
"guesses",
"speculates",
"surmises",
"assumes",
"supposes",
"concludes",
"decides",
"deduces",
"derives",
"extrapolates",
"gathers",
"infers",
"judges",
"makes out",
"reasons",
"understands"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"photogenic":{
"tending to look good in photographs":{
"examples":[
"She's a very photogenic child.",
"This is the city's most photogenic park."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"telegenic",
"aesthetic",
"esthetic",
"aesthetical",
"esthetical",
"attractive",
"beauteous",
"beautiful",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"comely",
"cute",
"drop-dead",
"fair",
"fetching",
"good",
"good-looking",
"goodly",
"gorgeous",
"handsome",
"knockout",
"likely",
"lovely",
"lovesome",
"pretty",
"ravishing",
"seemly",
"sightly",
"stunning",
"taking",
"well-favored",
"alluring",
"appealing",
"charming",
"cunning",
"delightful",
"engaging",
"fascinating",
"glamorous",
"glamourous",
"prepossessing",
"elegant",
"exquisite",
"glorious",
"Junoesque",
"magnificent",
"resplendent",
"splendid",
"statuesque",
"sublime",
"superb",
"flawless",
"perfect",
"radiant",
"dainty",
"delicate",
"personable",
"pleasant",
"presentable",
"chocolate-box",
"prettyish",
"arresting",
"eye-catching",
"flamboyant",
"flashy",
"glossy",
"showstopping",
"showy",
"slick",
"snazzy",
"splashy",
"striking",
"zingy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"grotesque",
"hideous",
"homely",
"ill-favored",
"plain",
"ugly",
"unaesthetic",
"unattractive",
"unbeautiful",
"uncomely",
"uncute",
"unhandsome",
"unlovely",
"unpleasing",
"unpretty",
"unsightly",
"unappealing",
"unappetizing",
"unimposing",
"unpleasant",
"unprepossessing",
"frumpish",
"frumpy",
"unbecoming",
"unshapely"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"phase down":{
"to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually":{
"examples":[
"tourism along the coast phases down after Labor Day"
],
"synonyms":[
"abate",
"de-escalate",
"decline",
"decrease",
"die (away or down or out)",
"diminish",
"drain (away)",
"drop (off)",
"dwindle",
"ease",
"ebb",
"fall",
"fall away",
"lessen",
"let up",
"lower",
"moderate",
"pall",
"ratchet (down)",
"rachet (down)",
"recede",
"relent",
"remit",
"shrink",
"subside",
"taper",
"taper off",
"wane"
],
"near synonyms":[
"compress",
"condense",
"constrict",
"contract",
"evaporate",
"fade (away)",
"fritter (away)",
"give out",
"melt (away)",
"peter (out)",
"tail (off)",
"vanish",
"slacken",
"slow (down)",
"alleviate",
"relax",
"flag",
"sink",
"weaken",
"cave (in)",
"collapse",
"deflate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appear",
"emerge",
"show up",
"blow up",
"distend",
"elongate",
"lengthen"
],
"antonyms":[
"accumulate",
"balloon",
"build",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"grow",
"increase",
"intensify",
"mount",
"mushroom",
"pick up",
"rise",
"snowball",
"soar",
"swell",
"wax"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"physician":{
"a person specially trained in healing human medical disorders":{
"examples":[
"you should always consult a physician if you develop a high fever"
],
"synonyms":[
"croaker",
"doc",
"doctor",
"medic",
"medico",
"sawbones"
],
"near synonyms":[
"family doctor",
"family physician",
"family practitioner",
"general practitioner",
"anesthesiologist",
"dermatologist",
"gynecologist",
"internist",
"neurologist",
"ob-gyn",
"obstetrician",
"ophthalmologist",
"orthopedist",
"pathologist",
"pediatrician",
"pediatrist",
"physiatrist",
"podiatrist",
"radiologist",
"urologist",
"attending",
"clinician",
"hospitalist",
"specialist",
"plastic surgeon",
"surgeon",
"intern",
"interne",
"resident",
"aidman",
"nurse",
"nurse-practitioner",
"EMT",
"paramedic",
"paramedical",
"physical therapist",
"physiotherapist"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"nondoctor",
"nonphysician"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"phonied":{
"to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive":{
"examples":[
"the terrorists were able to move around the country using phonied driver's licenses"
],
"synonyms":[
"counterfeited",
"faked",
"forged"
],
"near synonyms":[
"simulated",
"duplicated",
"reduplicated",
"replicated",
"reproduced",
"cribbed",
"plagiarized",
"adulterated",
"doctored",
"fudged",
"juggled",
"manipulated",
"tampered (with)",
"concocted",
"cooked (up)",
"fabricated",
"invented"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"photoelectric cells":{
"as in electric eyes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"electric eyes",
"eyes",
"alarms",
"alarums",
"triggers",
"detectors",
"sensors"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"photographs":{
"a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera":{
"examples":[
"the old photograph was faded but still clear enough to make out"
],
"synonyms":[
"photos",
"pics",
"pix",
"prints",
"shots",
"snaps",
"snapshots"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blowups",
"close-ups",
"enlargements",
"stills",
"telephotos",
"daguerreotypes",
"ferrotypes",
"monochromes",
"sepias",
"tintypes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take a photograph of":{
"examples":[
"we've been photographing the baby virtually nonstop"
],
"synonyms":[
"mugs",
"photos",
"shoots",
"snaps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"images",
"pictures",
"rephotographs",
"retakes",
"films",
"videotapes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"phaseouts":{
"as in mop-ups":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"mop-ups",
"arrestments",
"arrests",
"ceases",
"cessations",
"checks",
"closedowns",
"closes",
"closures",
"conclusions",
"cutoffs",
"discontinuances",
"discontinuations",
"endings",
"ends",
"expirations",
"finishes",
"halts",
"lapses",
"offsets",
"shutdowns",
"shutoffs",
"stays",
"stoppages",
"stops",
"surceases",
"terminations",
"abeyances",
"breaks",
"interruptions",
"layoffs",
"letups",
"moratoriums",
"moratoria",
"pauses",
"standstills",
"suspensions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"continuances",
"continuations",
"extensions",
"persistences",
"prolongations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"physiotherapists":{
"as in physical therapists":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"physical therapists",
"EMTs",
"paramedics",
"paramedicals",
"aidmen",
"nurse-practitioners",
"nurses",
"interns",
"internes",
"residents",
"plastic surgeons",
"surgeons",
"specialists",
"attendings",
"clinicians",
"hospitalists",
"anesthesiologists",
"dermatologists",
"gynecologists",
"internists",
"neurologists",
"ob-gyns",
"obstetricians",
"ophthalmologists",
"orthopedists",
"pathologists",
"pediatricians",
"pediatrists",
"physiatrists",
"podiatrists",
"radiologists",
"urologists",
"family doctors",
"family physicians",
"family practitioners",
"general practitioners"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nondoctors",
"nonphysicians"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"phoney":{
"being such in appearance only and made or manufactured with the intention of committing fraud":{
"examples":[
"a phony watch with a designer logo"
],
"synonyms":[
"bogus",
"counterfeit",
"fake",
"false",
"forged",
"inauthentic",
"queer",
"sham",
"snide",
"spurious",
"unauthentic"
],
"near synonyms":[
"artificial",
"factitious",
"imitation",
"man-made",
"mimic",
"mock",
"simulated",
"substitute",
"synthetic",
"dummy",
"nonfunctioning",
"ornamental",
"cultured",
"fabricated",
"manufactured",
"deceptive",
"delusive",
"misleading"
],
"near antonyms":[
"natural",
"actual",
"true",
"valid"
],
"antonyms":[
"authentic",
"bona fide",
"genuine",
"real",
"unfaked"
]
},
"lacking in natural or spontaneous quality":{
"examples":[
"she always has this phony smile just before she betrays you"
],
"synonyms":[
"affected",
"artificial",
"assumed",
"bogus",
"contrived",
"factitious",
"fake",
"false",
"feigned",
"forced",
"mechanical",
"mock",
"plastic",
"pretended",
"pseudo",
"put-on",
"sham",
"simulated",
"spurious",
"strained",
"unnatural"
],
"near synonyms":[
"automatic",
"canned",
"concocted",
"fabricated",
"hokey",
"labored",
"manufactured",
"pat",
"unauthentic",
"unreal",
"unrealistic",
"double-dealing",
"empty",
"facile",
"hollow",
"hypocritical",
"insincere",
"left-handed",
"mealy",
"mealymouthed",
"two-faced",
"unctuous",
"exaggerated",
"histrionic",
"melodramatic",
"overacted",
"overdone",
"theatrical",
"theatric",
"cute",
"cutesy",
"genteel",
"goody-goody",
"mincing",
"overrefined",
"simpering",
"conventional",
"formal",
"impersonal",
"inflexible",
"rigid",
"stiff",
"stylized",
"wooden",
"artful",
"calculated",
"conscious",
"cultivated",
"deliberate",
"premeditated",
"studied"
],
"near antonyms":[
"authentic",
"bona fide",
"real",
"realistic",
"right",
"true",
"honest",
"ingenuous",
"sincere",
"unpretending",
"easy",
"effortless",
"smooth",
"extemporaneous",
"impromptu",
"impulsive",
"instinctive",
"unconscious",
"unprompted",
"unrehearsed",
"unstudied"
],
"antonyms":[
"artless",
"genuine",
"natural",
"spontaneous",
"unaffected",
"uncontrived",
"unfeigned",
"unforced"
]
},
"not being or expressing what one appears to be or express":{
"examples":[
"her concern for our welfare is as phony as all get-out\u2014she just wants to know our business"
],
"synonyms":[
"artificial",
"backhanded",
"counterfeit",
"double",
"double-dealing",
"double-faced",
"fake",
"feigned",
"hypocritical",
"insincere",
"Janus-faced",
"jive",
"left-handed",
"lip",
"mealy",
"mealymouthed",
"Pecksniffian",
"phony-baloney",
"phoney-baloney",
"pretended",
"two-faced",
"unctuous"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affected",
"assumed",
"claptrap",
"contrived",
"forced",
"mechanical",
"put-on",
"simulated",
"strained",
"unnatural",
"empty",
"hollow",
"meaningless",
"deceitful",
"devious",
"dishonest",
"false",
"untruthful",
"facile",
"glib",
"superficial",
"bogus",
"sham",
"campy",
"facetious",
"jocular",
"tongue-in-cheek",
"canting",
"pharisaical",
"pious",
"sanctimonious",
"self-righteous",
"simon-pure"
],
"near antonyms":[
"direct",
"forthright",
"frank",
"heart-to-heart",
"open",
"plain",
"straightforward"
],
"antonyms":[
"artless",
"candid",
"genuine",
"heartfelt",
"honest",
"sincere",
"undesigning",
"unfeigned"
]
},
"an imitation that is passed off as genuine":{
"examples":[
"the fancy \"emerald\" ring turned out to be a phony"
],
"synonyms":[
"counterfeit",
"fake",
"forgery",
"hoax",
"humbug",
"sham"
],
"near synonyms":[
"copycat",
"knockoff",
"copy",
"facsimile",
"replica",
"reproduction",
"dummy",
"mock-up",
"fraud",
"gaff",
"imposture",
"spoof",
"swindle",
"simulation",
"synthetic",
"bastard",
"brummagem",
"duffer",
"shoddy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"original"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one who makes false claims of identity or expertise":{
"examples":[
"the person who performed the liposuction operation was later discovered to be a phony"
],
"synonyms":[
"charlatan",
"fake",
"faker",
"fakir",
"fraud",
"hoaxer",
"humbug",
"impostor",
"imposter",
"mountebank",
"pretender",
"quack",
"quacksalver",
"ringer",
"sham"
],
"near synonyms":[
"copycat",
"imitator",
"impersonator",
"mimic",
"actor",
"bluffer",
"counterfeiter",
"deceiver",
"dissembler",
"duper",
"feigner",
"misleader",
"operator",
"trickster",
"poseur",
"cozener",
"defrauder",
"dodger",
"fraudster",
"scammer",
"scamster",
"sharper",
"sharpie",
"sharpy",
"skinner",
"swindler"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ace",
"adept",
"authority",
"crackerjack",
"crackajack",
"expert",
"maestro",
"master",
"past master",
"professional",
"virtuoso",
"whiz",
"wizard"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive":{
"examples":[
"the terrorists were able to move around the country using phonied driver's licenses"
],
"synonyms":[
"counterfeit",
"fake",
"forge"
],
"near synonyms":[
"simulate",
"duplicate",
"reduplicate",
"replicate",
"reproduce",
"crib",
"plagiarize",
"adulterate",
"doctor",
"fudge",
"juggle",
"manipulate",
"tamper (with)",
"concoct",
"cook (up)",
"fabricate",
"invent"
],
"near antonyms":[],
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"pics",
"pix",
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"snaps",
"snapshots"
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"close-ups",
"enlargements",
"stills",
"telephotos",
"daguerreotypes",
"ferrotypes",
"monochromes",
"sepias",
"tintypes"
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"photoed the historic mansion for a decorating magazine"
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"photographs",
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"pictures",
"rephotographs",
"retakes",
"films",
"videotapes"
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"verb"
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"fearsome",
"shrinking",
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"timid",
"timorous",
"tremulant",
"tremulous",
"affrighted",
"afraid",
"aghast",
"alarmed",
"fearful",
"frightened",
"horrified",
"horror-struck",
"hysterical",
"hysteric",
"scared",
"scary",
"shocked",
"spooked",
"terrified",
"terrorized",
"agitated",
"anxious",
"apprehensive",
"disconcerted",
"disquieted",
"disturbed",
"funky",
"jittery",
"jumpy",
"nervous",
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"panicky",
"panic-stricken",
"perturbed",
"skittish",
"uneasy",
"upset",
"worried",
"appalled",
"dismayed",
"startled",
"cowed",
"daunted",
"intimidated",
"unnerved",
"coward",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"gutless",
"lily-livered",
"pusillanimous",
"careful",
"cautious",
"heedful",
"prudent",
"unadventurous",
"wary"
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"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",
"fearless",
"unafraid"
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"adjective"
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"EMT",
"paramedic",
"paramedical",
"aidman",
"nurse",
"nurse-practitioner",
"intern",
"interne",
"resident",
"plastic surgeon",
"surgeon",
"specialist",
"attending",
"clinician",
"hospitalist",
"anesthesiologist",
"dermatologist",
"gynecologist",
"internist",
"neurologist",
"ob-gyn",
"obstetrician",
"ophthalmologist",
"orthopedist",
"pathologist",
"pediatrician",
"pediatrist",
"physiatrist",
"podiatrist",
"radiologist",
"urologist",
"family doctor",
"family physician",
"family practitioner",
"general practitioner"
],
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"nondoctor",
"nonphysician"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"a substance or preparation used to treat disease":{
"examples":[
"some pharmaceuticals can be quite risky unless taken correctly"
],
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"drugs",
"medicaments",
"medications",
"medicinals",
"medicines",
"physics",
"remedies",
"specifics"
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"cure-alls",
"nostrums",
"panaceas",
"botanicals",
"patent medicines",
"prescription drugs",
"prescriptions",
"cordials",
"potions",
"tonics",
"miracle drugs",
"wonder drugs",
"caps",
"capsules",
"pills",
"tablets",
"injections",
"shots",
"embrocations",
"liniments",
"lotions",
"ointments",
"poultices",
"salves",
"syrups",
"sirups",
"tinctures",
"antibiotics",
"antiseptics",
"sera",
"serums",
"cathartics",
"purgatives"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"the type of body that a person has":{
"examples":[
"she had a well-toned physique"
],
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"constitution",
"figure",
"form",
"frame",
"habit",
"shape"
],
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"anatomy",
"structure"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"photog":{
"one who takes photographs":{
"examples":[
"my friend's a photog for that supermarket tabloid"
],
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"lensman",
"photographer",
"shooter",
"shutterbug"
],
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"cinematographer",
"paparazzo"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"a person who is chiefly interested in material comfort and is hostile or indifferent to art and culture":{
"examples":[
"the town's philistines who think that spending on the arts is a waste of taxpayers' money"
],
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"lowbrows",
"materialists"
],
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"Babbitts",
"capitalists",
"plutocrats",
"bastards",
"boobs",
"boors",
"bounders",
"cads",
"chuffs",
"churls",
"clowns",
"creeps",
"cretins",
"cruds",
"crumbs",
"curs",
"dirtbags",
"finks",
"heels",
"jerks",
"jokers",
"louses",
"louts",
"rat finks",
"rats",
"rotters",
"scumbags",
"scums"
],
"near antonyms":[
"highbrows",
"intellectuals",
"sages",
"thinkers",
"brains",
"geniuses",
"genii"
],
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"phenomenons":{
"something extraordinary or surprising":{
"examples":[
"our jaws dropped when we saw this basketball phenomenon play for the first time"
],
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"cautions",
"flashes",
"marvels",
"miracles",
"portents",
"prodigies",
"sensations",
"splendors",
"wonders"
],
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"curiosities",
"sights",
"spectacles",
"beauties",
"corkers",
"crackerjacks",
"crackajacks",
"dandies",
"jim-dandies",
"knockouts",
"apparitions",
"appearances"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"phase":{
"a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded":{
"examples":[
"the moral phase of the problem has yet to be considered"
],
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"angle",
"aspect",
"facet",
"hand",
"side"
],
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"air",
"appearance",
"character",
"color",
"complexion",
"condition",
"face",
"look",
"semblance",
"shape",
"state",
"visage",
"period",
"stage",
"step",
"outlook",
"perspective",
"position",
"posture",
"shoes",
"slant",
"stance",
"standpoint",
"view",
"viewpoint",
"interpretation",
"reading",
"rendering",
"translation",
"version",
"article",
"case",
"component",
"count",
"detail",
"dimension",
"element",
"factor",
"instance",
"item",
"matter",
"part",
"particular",
"point",
"regard",
"respect"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
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"an individual part of a process, series, or ranking":{
"examples":[
"in the final phase of production"
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"chapter",
"cut",
"degree",
"grade",
"inch",
"notch",
"peg",
"place",
"point",
"stage",
"step"
],
"near synonyms":[
"angle",
"aspect",
"facet",
"side",
"amount",
"measure",
"plane",
"decrement",
"increment"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"as in register , regulate":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"fiddle (with)",
"fine-tune",
"register",
"regulate",
"rig",
"acclimate",
"acclimatize",
"accommodate",
"adapt",
"adjust",
"condition",
"conform",
"doctor",
"edit",
"fashion",
"fit",
"put",
"shape",
"suit",
"tailor",
"readapt",
"readjust",
"customize",
"gear",
"match",
"model",
"pattern",
"attune",
"correct",
"harmonize",
"square",
"tune",
"establish",
"root",
"settle",
"acquaint",
"familiarize",
"orient",
"orientate",
"equip",
"prepare",
"prime",
"rehearse",
"harden",
"inure",
"season",
"toughen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misadjust"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"photo-realism":{
"as in realism , authenticity":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"literalism",
"naturalism",
"realism",
"representationalism",
"verisimilitude",
"verismo",
"authenticity",
"grittiness"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"photoelectric cell":{
"as in electric eye":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"electric eye",
"eye",
"alarm",
"alarum",
"trigger",
"detector",
"sensor"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"philanderers":{
"a man given to seducing women":{
"examples":[
"an incorrigible philanderer who was often in lust and never in love"
],
"synonyms":[
"Casanovas",
"Don Juans",
"lechers",
"lotharios",
"lounge lizards",
"mashers",
"satyrs",
"wolves",
"womanizers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amorists",
"gallants",
"ladies' men",
"lady's men",
"lady-killers",
"lovers",
"paramours",
"Romeos",
"debauchers",
"romancers",
"seducers",
"whoremasters",
"whoremongers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"photographed":{
"to take a photograph of":{
"examples":[
"we've been photographing the baby virtually nonstop"
],
"synonyms":[
"mugged",
"photoed",
"shot",
"snapped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"imaged",
"pictured",
"rephotographed",
"retook",
"filmed",
"videotaped"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"phonography":{
"as in shorthand , steno":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"shorthand",
"steno",
"stenography",
"lettering",
"calligraphy",
"handwriting",
"longhand",
"manuscript",
"penmanship",
"script"
],
"near antonyms":[
"print",
"type",
"typewriting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"philharmonics":{
"a usually large group of musicians playing together":{
"examples":[
"served as a conductor for the philharmonic"
],
"synonyms":[
"bands",
"orchestras",
"symphonies",
"symphony orchestras"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brass bands",
"chamber orchestras",
"sinfoniettas",
"brasses",
"strings",
"woodwinds",
"combos",
"ensembles",
"groups",
"companies",
"troupes",
"duos",
"octets",
"quartets",
"quartettes",
"quintets",
"septets",
"sextets",
"trios"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"philters":{
"as in jujus , gris-gris":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gris-gris",
"grigri",
"jujus",
"toadstones",
"amulets",
"charms",
"fetishes",
"fetiches",
"mascots",
"mojoes",
"mojos",
"periapts",
"phylacteries",
"talismans",
"emblems",
"symbols",
"tokens",
"totems"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hoodoos",
"jinxes",
"curses",
"hexes",
"spells"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"phew":{
"used to express disgust":{
"examples":[
"phew , what a stink!"
],
"synonyms":[
"faugh",
"fie",
"phooey",
"rats",
"ugh",
"yech",
"yecch",
"yuck",
"yuk"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ah",
"bah",
"boo",
"humph",
"pish",
"pooh",
"pshaw",
"sheesh",
"tush",
"tut",
"tut-tut",
"alack",
"alas",
"woe"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"interjection"
]
},
"pharmaceutical":{
"a substance or preparation used to treat disease":{
"examples":[
"some pharmaceuticals can be quite risky unless taken correctly"
],
"synonyms":[
"cure",
"drug",
"medicament",
"medication",
"medicinal",
"medicine",
"physic",
"remedy",
"specific"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cure-all",
"nostrum",
"panacea",
"botanical",
"patent medicine",
"prescription",
"prescription drug",
"cordial",
"potion",
"tonic",
"miracle drug",
"wonder drug",
"cap",
"capsule",
"pill",
"tablet",
"injection",
"shot",
"embrocation",
"liniment",
"lotion",
"ointment",
"poultice",
"salve",
"syrup",
"sirup",
"tincture",
"antibiotic",
"antiseptic",
"serum",
"cathartic",
"purgative"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"phony-baloney":{
"not being or expressing what one appears to be or express":{
"examples":[
"if you believe the company's phony-baloney press releases, it's in business solely for the benefit of mankind"
],
"synonyms":[
"artificial",
"backhanded",
"counterfeit",
"double",
"double-dealing",
"double-faced",
"fake",
"feigned",
"hypocritical",
"insincere",
"Janus-faced",
"jive",
"left-handed",
"lip",
"mealy",
"mealymouthed",
"Pecksniffian",
"phony",
"phoney",
"pretended",
"two-faced",
"unctuous"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affected",
"assumed",
"claptrap",
"contrived",
"forced",
"mechanical",
"put-on",
"simulated",
"strained",
"unnatural",
"empty",
"hollow",
"meaningless",
"deceitful",
"devious",
"dishonest",
"false",
"untruthful",
"facile",
"glib",
"superficial",
"bogus",
"sham",
"campy",
"facetious",
"jocular",
"tongue-in-cheek",
"canting",
"pharisaical",
"pious",
"sanctimonious",
"self-righteous",
"simon-pure"
],
"near antonyms":[
"direct",
"forthright",
"frank",
"heart-to-heart",
"open",
"plain",
"straightforward"
],
"antonyms":[
"artless",
"candid",
"genuine",
"heartfelt",
"honest",
"sincere",
"undesigning",
"unfeigned"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"phishers":{
"as in hackers , techies":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gearheads",
"geeks",
"techies",
"technocrats",
"technophiles",
"crackers",
"cyberpunks",
"hackers",
"computerists"
],
"near antonyms":[
"computerphobes",
"technophobes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"phylactery":{
"something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil":{
"examples":[
"he wore a small phylactery on a cord around his neck"
],
"synonyms":[
"amulet",
"charm",
"fetish",
"fetich",
"mascot",
"mojo",
"periapt",
"talisman"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gris-gris",
"grigri",
"juju",
"philter",
"toadstone",
"emblem",
"symbol",
"token",
"totem"
],
"near antonyms":[
"curse",
"hex",
"spell"
],
"antonyms":[
"hoodoo",
"jinx"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"physicking":{
"as in treating , doctoring":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"attending (to)",
"caring (for)",
"doctoring",
"medicating",
"ministering (to)",
"nursing",
"treating",
"curing",
"fixing",
"healing",
"mending",
"rehabbing",
"rehabilitating",
"setting up",
"fortifying",
"rejuvenating",
"renewing",
"resuscitating",
"revitalizing",
"reviving",
"alleviating",
"relieving",
"remedying",
"repairing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"crippling",
"damaging",
"disabling",
"harming",
"hurting",
"impairing",
"injuring",
"lacerating",
"laming",
"maiming",
"mangling",
"mutilating",
"wounding",
"afflicting",
"ailing",
"debilitating",
"enervating",
"enfeebling",
"laying up",
"sapping",
"sickening",
"wasting",
"weakening"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pharisaical":{
"as in self-righteous , sanctimonious":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"canting",
"goody-goody",
"holier-than-thou",
"moralistic",
"pious",
"rectitudinous",
"sanctimonious",
"self-righteous",
"simon-pure",
"artificial",
"backhanded",
"counterfeit",
"double",
"double-dealing",
"double-faced",
"fake",
"feigned",
"hypocritical",
"insincere",
"Janus-faced",
"jive",
"left-handed",
"lip",
"mealy",
"mealymouthed",
"Pecksniffian",
"phony",
"phoney",
"phony-baloney",
"phoney-baloney",
"pretended",
"two-faced",
"unctuous",
"affected",
"assumed",
"claptrap",
"contrived",
"forced",
"mechanical",
"put-on",
"simulated",
"strained",
"unnatural",
"empty",
"hollow",
"meaningless",
"deceitful",
"devious",
"dishonest",
"false",
"untruthful",
"facile",
"glib",
"superficial",
"bogus",
"sham",
"campy",
"facetious",
"jocular",
"tongue-in-cheek"
],
"near antonyms":[
"artless",
"candid",
"genuine",
"heartfelt",
"honest",
"sincere",
"undesigning",
"unfeigned",
"direct",
"forthright",
"frank",
"heart-to-heart",
"open",
"plain",
"straightforward"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"phantasmic":{
"not real and existing only in the imagination":{
"examples":[
"had spent a restless night during which he was visited by a series of phantasmic figures"
],
"synonyms":[
"chimerical",
"chimeric",
"fabulous",
"fanciful",
"fantasied",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"fictional",
"fictitious",
"ideal",
"imaginal",
"imaginary",
"imagined",
"invented",
"made-up",
"make-believe",
"mythical",
"mythic",
"notional",
"phantasmal",
"phantom",
"pretend",
"unreal",
"visionary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fabled",
"legendary",
"romantic",
"abstract",
"hypothetical",
"theoretical",
"theoretic",
"unbelievable",
"unconvincing",
"unlikely",
"conceived",
"envisaged",
"envisioned",
"pictured",
"visualized",
"daydreamlike",
"deceptive",
"delusional",
"delusive",
"hallucinatory",
"illusory",
"phantasmagoric",
"phantasmagorical",
"concocted",
"fabricated",
"feigned",
"fictive",
"inexistent",
"nonexistent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"authentic",
"genuine",
"true",
"factual",
"verifiable",
"verified",
"believable",
"convincing",
"realistic",
"corporeal",
"material",
"physical",
"solid",
"substantial",
"palpable",
"tangible"
],
"antonyms":[
"actual",
"existent",
"existing",
"real"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"philosophic":{
"being, given to, or marked by deep thinking especially about fundamental questions of the world":{
"examples":[
"A philosophical person by nature, she spent many hours in deep thought about the great mysteries of life."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"introspective",
"retrospective",
"self-reflective",
"earnest",
"grave",
"sedate",
"serious",
"serious-minded",
"severe",
"sober",
"solemn",
"somber",
"sombre",
"weighty",
"analytic",
"analytical",
"logical",
"rational",
"deliberate",
"purposeful",
"absentminded",
"abstracted",
"preoccupied",
"broody",
"cogitative",
"contemplative",
"meditative",
"melancholy",
"musing",
"pensive",
"reflective",
"ruminant",
"ruminative",
"thoughtful"
],
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"featherbrained",
"flighty",
"flippant",
"frivolous",
"goofy",
"harebrained",
"light-headed",
"scatterbrained",
"brainless",
"mindless",
"silly",
"thoughtless",
"unthinking",
"unreflective"
],
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},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"phantoms":{
"the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people":{
"examples":[
"Halloween is supposed to be a time when phantoms return to walk among us"
],
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"apparitions",
"bogeys",
"bogies",
"familiar spirits",
"ghosts",
"hants",
"haunts",
"materializations",
"phantasms",
"fantasms",
"poltergeists",
"shades",
"shadows",
"specters",
"spectres",
"spirits",
"spooks",
"sprites",
"visions",
"visitants",
"wraiths"
],
"near synonyms":[
"angels",
"daimones",
"daimons",
"familiars",
"genies",
"genii",
"geniuses",
"genii",
"jinn",
"jinns",
"djinn",
"djinns",
"shaitans",
"doppelg\u00e4ngers",
"doppelgangers",
"doubles",
"fetches",
"lemures",
"manes",
"incubi",
"incubuses",
"lamiae",
"lamias",
"succubi",
"vampires",
"zombies",
"cacodemons",
"demons",
"daemons",
"devils",
"fiends",
"ghouls",
"imps"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Philadelphia lawyers":{
"as in ambulance chasers , shysters":{
"examples":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"ambulance chasers",
"pettifoggers",
"shysters",
"advocates",
"attorneys",
"attorneys-at-law",
"counselors",
"counsellors",
"counselors-at-law",
"counsels",
"lawyers",
"legal eagles",
"cocounsels",
"co-counsels",
"district attorneys",
"prosecuting attorneys",
"prosecutors",
"solicitors",
"criminal lawyers",
"mouthpieces",
"public defenders",
"trial lawyers",
"solicitors",
"jurists",
"lawgivers",
"lawmakers",
"legislators",
"solons"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"phooey":{
"used to express disgust":{
"examples":[
"phooey , I can't believe we did so poorly in the rankings of the best places to live"
],
"synonyms":[
"faugh",
"fie",
"phew",
"rats",
"ugh",
"yech",
"yecch",
"yuck",
"yuk"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ah",
"bah",
"boo",
"humph",
"pish",
"pooh",
"pshaw",
"sheesh",
"tush",
"tut",
"tut-tut",
"alack",
"alas",
"woe"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"interjection"
]
},
"phobia":{
"an extremely strong dislike or fear of someone or something":{
"examples":[
"His fear of crowds eventually developed into a phobia ."
],
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"creeps",
"jitters",
"nervousness",
"willies",
"alarm",
"alarum",
"anxiety",
"dread",
"fearfulness",
"fright",
"horror",
"panic",
"scare",
"terror",
"trepidation",
"pang",
"qualm",
"twinge",
"agitation",
"apprehension",
"consternation",
"discomposure",
"disquiet",
"funk",
"perturbation",
"concern",
"dismay",
"worry",
"cowardice",
"faintheartedness",
"timidity",
"timorousness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aplomb",
"assurance",
"boldness",
"confidence",
"self-assurance",
"self-confidence",
"bravery",
"courage",
"courageousness",
"daring",
"dauntlessness",
"doughtiness",
"fearlessness",
"fortitude",
"gallantry",
"hardihood",
"intrepidity",
"intrepidness",
"stoutness",
"valor",
"audacity",
"guts",
"nerve"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"phylacteries":{
"something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil":{
"examples":[
"he wore a small phylactery on a cord around his neck"
],
"synonyms":[
"amulets",
"charms",
"fetishes",
"fetiches",
"mascots",
"mojoes",
"mojos",
"periapts",
"talismans"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gris-gris",
"grigri",
"jujus",
"philters",
"toadstones",
"emblems",
"symbols",
"tokens",
"totems"
],
"near antonyms":[
"curses",
"hexes",
"spells"
],
"antonyms":[
"hoodoos",
"jinxes"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"phases out":{
"as in turns off":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"turns off",
"closes",
"closes (down)",
"closes out",
"shuts",
"extinguishes",
"quells",
"suppresses",
"gags",
"muzzles",
"silences",
"fails",
"folds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"opens",
"starts",
"builds",
"expands"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"phaseout":{
"as in turn off":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"turn off",
"close",
"close (down)",
"close out",
"shut",
"extinguish",
"quell",
"suppress",
"gag",
"muzzle",
"silence",
"fail",
"fold"
],
"near antonyms":[
"open",
"start",
"build",
"expand"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in mop-up":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"mop-up",
"arrest",
"arrestment",
"cease",
"cessation",
"check",
"close",
"closedown",
"closure",
"conclusion",
"cutoff",
"discontinuance",
"discontinuation",
"end",
"ending",
"expiration",
"finish",
"halt",
"lapse",
"offset",
"shutdown",
"shutoff",
"stay",
"stop",
"stoppage",
"surcease",
"termination",
"abeyance",
"break",
"interruption",
"layoff",
"letup",
"moratorium",
"pause",
"standstill",
"suspension"
],
"near antonyms":[
"continuance",
"continuation",
"extension",
"persistence",
"prolongation"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"physician-assisted suicide":{
"as in euthanasia , mercy killing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"assisted suicide",
"euthanasia",
"mercy killing",
"blood",
"foul play",
"homicide",
"murder",
"rubout",
"slaying",
"chance-medley",
"killing",
"manslaughter",
"bloodshed",
"butchery",
"carnage",
"decimation",
"destruction",
"massacre",
"slaughter",
"assassination",
"execution",
"hit",
"filicide",
"fratricide",
"matricide",
"parricide",
"patricide",
"regicide",
"uxoricide"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"philippic":{
"a long angry speech or scolding":{
"examples":[
"the head coach was briefly suspended after launching into a foul-mouthed philippic during a press conference"
],
"synonyms":[
"diatribe",
"harangue",
"jeremiad",
"rant",
"tirade"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assault",
"attack",
"broadside",
"invective",
"lambasting",
"lashing",
"tongue-lashing",
"vituperation",
"berating",
"chewing out",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach",
"reproof",
"abuse",
"castigation",
"censure",
"condemnation",
"criticism",
"denunciation",
"belittlement",
"deprecation",
"depreciation",
"disparagement",
"dissing",
"excoriation",
"execration",
"revilement",
"admonishment",
"admonition",
"lecture",
"sermon"
],
"near antonyms":[
"encomium",
"eulogy",
"panegyric",
"rhapsody",
"tribute",
"acclaim",
"acclamation",
"accolade",
"citation",
"homage",
"honor",
"praise",
"approval",
"blessing",
"commendation",
"endorsement",
"indorsement",
"sanction",
"ovation",
"plaudit",
"rave"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"phalanx":{
"a large collection of people, animals, or things often placed close together":{
"examples":[
"A solid phalanx of armed guards stood in front of the castle.",
"She had to go through a phalanx of television cameras."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"brigade",
"crew",
"outfit",
"platoon",
"posse",
"task force",
"team",
"array",
"band",
"batch",
"battery",
"body",
"boodle",
"bunch",
"cluster",
"clutch",
"cohort",
"consort",
"constellation",
"crop",
"gaggle",
"group",
"grouping",
"huddle",
"knot",
"lot",
"parcel",
"party",
"passel",
"assembly",
"collective",
"congregation",
"gathering",
"muster",
"organization",
"circle",
"clan",
"clique",
"coterie",
"fellowship",
"gang",
"ring",
"round",
"set",
"faction",
"guild",
"gild",
"order",
"school",
"sect",
"alliance",
"bloc",
"coalition",
"confederacy",
"confederation",
"federation",
"league",
"union",
"battalion",
"squadron",
"bevy",
"brood",
"covey"
],
"near antonyms":[
"individual",
"single"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pharaonic":{
"unusually large":{
"examples":[
"the building of the Hoover Dam was a construction project of pharaonic proportions"
],
"synonyms":[
"astronomical",
"astronomic",
"Brobdingnagian",
"bumper",
"colossal",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"cyclopean",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"galactic",
"gargantuan",
"giant",
"gigantesque",
"gigantic",
"grand",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"Himalayan",
"huge",
"humongous",
"humungous",
"immense",
"jumbo",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"massive",
"mega",
"mighty",
"monster",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"oceanic",
"planetary",
"prodigious",
"super",
"super-duper",
"supersize",
"supersized",
"titanic",
"tremendous",
"vast",
"vasty",
"walloping",
"whacking",
"whopping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"big",
"bulky",
"considerable",
"extensive",
"good",
"goodly",
"great",
"gross",
"handsome",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"largish",
"major",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"overgrown",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"tidy",
"voluminous",
"august",
"formidable",
"grandiose",
"imposing",
"lofty",
"majestic",
"cavernous",
"monolithic",
"overwhelming",
"staggering",
"stupendous",
"towering",
"boundless",
"immeasurable",
"infinite"
],
"near antonyms":[
"little",
"mini",
"petite",
"pint-size",
"pint-sized",
"puny",
"small",
"smallish",
"undersized",
"undersize",
"dinky",
"dwarfish",
"half-pint"
],
"antonyms":[
"bantam",
"bitty",
"diminutive",
"infinitesimal",
"Lilliputian",
"little bitty",
"micro",
"microminiature",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"midget",
"miniature",
"minuscule",
"minute",
"pocket",
"pygmy",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"phantasmagorias":{
"as in kaleidoscopes , troves":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"assortments",
"kaleidoscopes",
"miscellanea",
"mixed bags",
"omnium-gatherums",
"treasures",
"treasure troves",
"troves",
"assemblages",
"collections",
"libraries",
"arsenals",
"caches",
"hoards",
"repertoires",
"repertories",
"reserves",
"stockpiles",
"stocks",
"stores",
"supplies",
"accumulations",
"assemblies",
"gatherings"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bric-a-brac",
"clutters",
"heaps",
"jumbles",
"litters",
"piles",
"ragbags"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"phraseology":{
"a distinctive way of putting ideas into words":{
"examples":[
"I recognized the writer's distinctive phraseology even before I saw the name"
],
"synonyms":[
"fashion",
"locution",
"manner",
"mode",
"style",
"tone",
"vein"
],
"near synonyms":[
"address",
"delivery",
"elocution",
"archaism",
"colloquialism",
"regionalism",
"acceptation",
"connotation",
"denotation",
"expression",
"idiom"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the way in which something is put into words":{
"examples":[
"the unique phraseology of the suspect's answer stuck in my mind"
],
"synonyms":[
"diction",
"language",
"phrasing",
"verbiage",
"wording"
],
"near synonyms":[
"expression",
"formulation",
"locution",
"enunciation",
"phrase",
"speech",
"style",
"utterance",
"voice"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"photo":{
"a picture created from an image recorded on a light-sensitive surface by a camera":{
"examples":[
"an album of wedding photos"
],
"synonyms":[
"photograph",
"pic",
"print",
"shot",
"snap",
"snapshot"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blowup",
"close-up",
"enlargement",
"still",
"telephoto",
"daguerreotype",
"ferrotype",
"monochrome",
"sepia",
"tintype"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take a photograph of":{
"examples":[
"photoed the historic mansion for a decorating magazine"
],
"synonyms":[
"mug",
"photograph",
"shoot",
"snap"
],
"near synonyms":[
"image",
"picture",
"rephotograph",
"retake",
"film",
"videotape"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"philanthropists":{
"a wealthy person who gives money and time to help make life better for other people":{
"examples":[
"a philanthropist known to generously donate to those organizations that help the poor"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"almoners",
"almsgivers",
"angels",
"benefactors",
"donators",
"donors",
"fairy godmothers",
"Maecenases",
"patrons",
"sugar daddies",
"benefactresses",
"patronesses",
"altruists",
"bestowers",
"contributors",
"givers",
"helpers",
"subscribers",
"supporters",
"guardian angels",
"protectors",
"saviors",
"saviours"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beneficiaries",
"donees",
"giftees",
"recipients"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"philosophy":{
"the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group":{
"examples":[
"our philosophy is to do no harm to anyone"
],
"synonyms":[
"credo",
"creed",
"doctrine",
"dogma",
"gospel",
"ideology",
"idealogy",
"testament"
],
"near synonyms":[
"manifesto",
"metaphysic",
"theory",
"axiom",
"tenet",
"watchword"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"physical therapists":{
"as in physiotherapists":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"physiotherapists",
"EMTs",
"paramedics",
"paramedicals",
"aidmen",
"nurse-practitioners",
"nurses",
"interns",
"internes",
"residents",
"plastic surgeons",
"surgeons",
"specialists",
"attendings",
"clinicians",
"hospitalists",
"anesthesiologists",
"dermatologists",
"gynecologists",
"internists",
"neurologists",
"ob-gyns",
"obstetricians",
"ophthalmologists",
"orthopedists",
"pathologists",
"pediatricians",
"pediatrists",
"physiatrists",
"podiatrists",
"radiologists",
"urologists",
"family doctors",
"family physicians",
"family practitioners",
"general practitioners"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nondoctors",
"nonphysicians"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"philosophizing":{
"as in thinking , rationalizing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"contemplating",
"rationalizing",
"thinking",
"construing",
"interpreting",
"reading",
"ascertaining",
"doping (out)",
"finding out",
"conjecturing",
"guessing",
"speculating",
"surmising",
"assuming",
"supposing",
"concluding",
"deciding",
"deducing",
"deriving",
"extrapolating",
"gathering",
"inferring",
"judging",
"making out",
"reasoning",
"understanding"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"phlegm":{
"a lack of emotion or emotional expressiveness":{
"examples":[
"a man of remarkable phlegm , never showing enthusiasm nor displeasure"
],
"synonyms":[
"affectlessness",
"apathy",
"emotionlessness",
"impassiveness",
"impassivity",
"insensibility",
"numbness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bloodlessness",
"callosity",
"callousness",
"coldness",
"coolness",
"halfheartedness",
"hard-heartedness",
"hardness",
"heartlessness",
"imperturbability",
"insensitivity",
"obduracy",
"blankness",
"deadness",
"emptiness",
"vacancy",
"aloofness",
"detachment",
"indifference",
"unconcern",
"stiffness",
"woodenness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"compassion",
"empathy",
"pity",
"sympathy",
"receptiveness",
"receptivity",
"responsiveness",
"sensitivity",
"solicitude",
"tenderness",
"understanding",
"warmth",
"hand-wringing",
"histrionics",
"hysteria",
"hysterics",
"melodrama",
"vehemence"
],
"antonyms":[
"emotion",
"feeling",
"sensibility"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"physics":{
"a substance or preparation used to treat disease":{
"examples":[
"the museum has an exhibit on some of the strange physics that were once used to cure disease"
],
"synonyms":[
"cures",
"drugs",
"medicaments",
"medications",
"medicinals",
"medicines",
"pharmaceuticals",
"remedies",
"specifics"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cure-alls",
"nostrums",
"panaceas",
"botanicals",
"patent medicines",
"prescription drugs",
"prescriptions",
"cordials",
"potions",
"tonics",
"miracle drugs",
"wonder drugs",
"caps",
"capsules",
"pills",
"tablets",
"injections",
"shots",
"embrocations",
"liniments",
"lotions",
"ointments",
"poultices",
"salves",
"syrups",
"sirups",
"tinctures",
"antibiotics",
"antiseptics",
"sera",
"serums",
"cathartics",
"purgatives"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in treats , doctors":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"attends (to)",
"cares (for)",
"doctors",
"medicates",
"ministers (to)",
"nurses",
"treats",
"cures",
"fixes",
"heals",
"mends",
"rehabilitates",
"rehabs",
"sets up",
"fortifies",
"rejuvenates",
"renews",
"resuscitates",
"revitalizes",
"revives",
"alleviates",
"relieves",
"remedies",
"repairs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cripples",
"damages",
"disables",
"harms",
"hurts",
"impairs",
"injures",
"lacerates",
"lames",
"maims",
"mangles",
"mutilates",
"wounds",
"afflicts",
"ails",
"debilitates",
"enervates",
"enfeebles",
"lays up",
"saps",
"sickens",
"wastes",
"weakens"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"phantasmagorical":{
"as in surreal , hallucinatory":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"daydreamlike",
"deceptive",
"delusional",
"delusive",
"hallucinatory",
"illusory",
"surreal",
"chimerical",
"chimeric",
"fabulous",
"fanciful",
"fantasied",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"fictional",
"fictitious",
"ideal",
"imaginal",
"imaginary",
"imagined",
"invented",
"made-up",
"make-believe",
"mythical",
"mythic",
"notional",
"phantasmal",
"phantasmic",
"phantom",
"pretend",
"unreal",
"visionary",
"fabled",
"legendary",
"romantic",
"abstract",
"hypothetical",
"theoretical",
"theoretic",
"unbelievable",
"unconvincing",
"unlikely",
"conceived",
"envisaged",
"envisioned",
"pictured",
"visualized",
"concocted",
"fabricated",
"feigned",
"fictive",
"inexistent",
"nonexistent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"authentic",
"genuine",
"true",
"factual",
"verifiable",
"verified",
"believable",
"convincing",
"realistic",
"corporeal",
"material",
"physical",
"solid",
"substantial",
"palpable",
"tangible",
"actual",
"existent",
"existing",
"real"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"phonying":{
"to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive":{
"examples":[
"the terrorists were able to move around the country using phonied driver's licenses"
],
"synonyms":[
"counterfeiting",
"faking",
"forging"
],
"near synonyms":[
"simulating",
"duplicating",
"reduplicating",
"replicating",
"reproducing",
"cribbing",
"plagiarizing",
"adulterating",
"doctoring",
"fudging",
"juggling",
"manipulating",
"tampering (with)",
"concocting",
"cooking (up)",
"fabricating",
"inventing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"philosophies":{
"the basic beliefs or guiding principles of a person or group":{
"examples":[
"our philosophy is to do no harm to anyone"
],
"synonyms":[
"credos",
"creeds",
"doctrines",
"dogmas",
"dogmata",
"gospels",
"ideologies",
"idealogies",
"testaments"
],
"near synonyms":[
"manifestos",
"manifestoes",
"metaphysics",
"theories",
"axioms",
"tenets",
"watchwords"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"philosophical":{
"being, given to, or marked by deep thinking especially about fundamental questions of the world":{
"examples":[
"A philosophical person by nature, she spent many hours in deep thought about the great mysteries of life."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"introspective",
"retrospective",
"self-reflective",
"earnest",
"grave",
"sedate",
"serious",
"serious-minded",
"severe",
"sober",
"solemn",
"somber",
"sombre",
"weighty",
"analytic",
"analytical",
"logical",
"rational",
"deliberate",
"purposeful",
"absentminded",
"abstracted",
"preoccupied",
"broody",
"cogitative",
"contemplative",
"meditative",
"melancholy",
"musing",
"pensive",
"reflective",
"ruminant",
"ruminative",
"thoughtful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"featherbrained",
"flighty",
"flippant",
"frivolous",
"goofy",
"harebrained",
"light-headed",
"scatterbrained",
"brainless",
"mindless",
"silly",
"thoughtless",
"unthinking",
"unreflective"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"photocopied":{
"as in reproduced , transcribed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"duplicated",
"reduplicated",
"reproduced",
"transcribed",
"artificial",
"bogus",
"factitious",
"fake",
"false",
"imitation",
"man-made",
"mock",
"sham",
"simulated",
"substitute",
"synthetic",
"backup",
"copied",
"cribbed",
"plagiarized",
"counterfeit",
"deceptive",
"forged",
"fraudulent",
"misleading",
"apish",
"canned",
"emulative",
"epigonic",
"epigonous",
"formulaic",
"imitative",
"mimetic",
"mimic",
"slavish",
"unoriginal",
"cut-and-dried",
"cut-and-dry",
"perfunctory",
"routine",
"uninspired"
],
"near antonyms":[
"archetypal",
"archetypical",
"original",
"authentic",
"bona fide",
"legitimate",
"true",
"genuine",
"natural",
"real",
"classic",
"ideal",
"model"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"photoing":{
"to take a photograph of":{
"examples":[
"photoed the historic mansion for a decorating magazine"
],
"synonyms":[
"mugging",
"photographing",
"shooting",
"snapping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"imaging",
"picturing",
"rephotographing",
"retaking",
"filming",
"videotaping"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"phone":{
"to make a telephone call to":{
"examples":[
"she phoned her friend to invite her over for dinner"
],
"synonyms":[
"call",
"dial",
"ring (up)",
"telephone"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beep",
"buzz",
"call in",
"cold-call"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"Philadelphia lawyer":{
"as in ambulance chaser , shyster":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ambulance chaser",
"pettifogger",
"shyster",
"advocate",
"attorney",
"attorney-at-law",
"counsel",
"counselor",
"counsellor",
"counselor-at-law",
"lawyer",
"legal eagle",
"cocounsel",
"district attorney",
"prosecuting attorney",
"prosecutor",
"solicitor",
"criminal lawyer",
"mouthpiece",
"public defender",
"trial lawyer",
"solicitor",
"jurist",
"lawgiver",
"lawmaker",
"legislator",
"solon"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"phaetons":{
"as in broughams , cabriolets":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"barouches",
"broughams",
"buckboards",
"buggies",
"cabriolets",
"cabs",
"calashes",
"cal\u00e8ches",
"caleches",
"caroches",
"carryalls",
"chaises",
"chariots",
"coaches",
"coup\u00e9s",
"coupes",
"curricles",
"diligences",
"dogcarts",
"droshkies",
"droskies",
"four-in-hands",
"gigs",
"go-carts",
"hackneys",
"hansoms",
"hansom cabs",
"jaunting cars",
"landaus",
"post chaises",
"roadsters",
"rockaways",
"stagecoaches",
"stages",
"stanhopes",
"surreys",
"tandems",
"tilburies",
"tongas",
"traps",
"troikas",
"victorias",
"carriages",
"equipages",
"rigs",
"turnouts"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"phasing out":{
"as in turning off":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"turning off",
"closing",
"closing (down)",
"closing out",
"shutting",
"extinguishing",
"quelling",
"suppressing",
"gagging",
"muzzling",
"silencing",
"failing",
"folding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"opening",
"starting",
"building",
"expanding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pharaohs":{
"a person who uses power or authority in a cruel, unjust, or harmful way":{
"examples":[
"like some pharaoh of a third-world country, more interested in building monuments to himself than in creating a future for his people"
],
"synonyms":[
"caesars",
"despots",
"dictators",
"f\u00fchrers",
"fuehrers",
"oppressors",
"strongmen",
"tyrannizers",
"tyrants"
],
"near synonyms":[
"autarchs",
"autocrats",
"monocrats",
"authoritarians",
"Big Brothers",
"paramounts",
"potentates",
"totalitarians",
"caudillos",
"overlords",
"warlords",
"bosses",
"captains",
"chiefs",
"dominators",
"kingpins",
"leaders",
"masters",
"overlords",
"rulers",
"kings",
"lords",
"monarchs",
"princes",
"queens",
"sovereigns",
"sovrans",
"barons",
"czars",
"tsars",
"tzars",
"magnates",
"moguls",
"tycoons",
"disciplinarians",
"discipliners",
"enforcers",
"martinets",
"taskmasters"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"philanderer":{
"a man given to seducing women":{
"examples":[
"an incorrigible philanderer who was often in lust and never in love"
],
"synonyms":[
"Casanova",
"Don Juan",
"lecher",
"lothario",
"lounge lizard",
"masher",
"satyr",
"wolf",
"womanizer"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amorist",
"gallant",
"ladies' man",
"lady's man",
"lady-killer",
"lover",
"paramour",
"Romeo",
"debaucher",
"romancer",
"seducer",
"whoremaster",
"whoremonger"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"phonies":{
"an imitation that is passed off as genuine":{
"examples":[
"the fancy \"emerald\" ring turned out to be a phony"
],
"synonyms":[
"counterfeits",
"fakes",
"forgeries",
"hoaxes",
"humbug",
"shams"
],
"near synonyms":[
"copycats",
"knockoffs",
"copies",
"facsimiles",
"replicas",
"reproductions",
"dummies",
"mock-ups",
"frauds",
"gaffs",
"impostures",
"spoofs",
"swindles",
"simulations",
"synthetics",
"bastards",
"brummagems",
"duffers",
"shoddies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"originals"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one who makes false claims of identity or expertise":{
"examples":[
"the person who performed the liposuction operation was later discovered to be a phony"
],
"synonyms":[
"charlatans",
"fakers",
"fakes",
"fakirs",
"frauds",
"hoaxers",
"humbugs",
"impostors",
"imposters",
"mountebanks",
"pretenders",
"quacks",
"quacksalvers",
"ringers",
"shams"
],
"near synonyms":[
"copycats",
"imitators",
"impersonators",
"mimics",
"actors",
"bluffers",
"counterfeiters",
"deceivers",
"dissemblers",
"duper",
"feigners",
"misleaders",
"operators",
"tricksters",
"poseurs",
"cozeners",
"defrauders",
"dodgers",
"fraudsters",
"scammers",
"scamsters",
"sharpers",
"sharpies",
"skinners",
"swindlers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aces",
"adepts",
"authorities",
"crackerjacks",
"crackajacks",
"experts",
"maestros",
"maestri",
"masters",
"past masters",
"professionals",
"virtuosos",
"virtuosi",
"whizzes",
"wizards"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to imitate or copy especially in order to deceive":{
"examples":[
"the terrorists were able to move around the country using phonied driver's licenses"
],
"synonyms":[
"counterfeits",
"fakes",
"forges"
],
"near synonyms":[
"simulates",
"duplicates",
"reduplicates",
"replicates",
"reproduces",
"cribs",
"plagiarizes",
"adulterates",
"doctors",
"fudges",
"juggles",
"manipulates",
"tampers (with)",
"concocts",
"cooks (up)",
"fabricates",
"invents"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"philippics":{
"a long angry speech or scolding":{
"examples":[
"the head coach was briefly suspended after launching into a foul-mouthed philippic during a press conference"
],
"synonyms":[
"diatribes",
"harangues",
"jeremiads",
"rants",
"tirades"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assaults",
"attacks",
"broadsides",
"invectives",
"lashings",
"tongue-lashings",
"vituperations",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"reproaches",
"reproofs",
"abuses",
"castigations",
"censures",
"condemnations",
"criticisms",
"denunciations",
"belittlements",
"deprecations",
"depreciations",
"disparagements",
"excoriations",
"execrations",
"revilements",
"admonishments",
"admonitions",
"lectures",
"sermons"
],
"near antonyms":[
"encomiums",
"encomia",
"eulogies",
"panegyrics",
"rhapsodies",
"tributes",
"acclaim",
"acclamations",
"accolades",
"citations",
"homages",
"honors",
"praises",
"approvals",
"blessings",
"commendations",
"endorsements",
"indorsements",
"sanctions",
"ovations",
"plaudits",
"raves"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"physicality":{
"as in sensuality , carnality":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"carnality",
"sensuality",
"animalism",
"animality",
"beastliness",
"bestiality",
"brutality",
"brutishness",
"swinishness",
"boorishness",
"coarseness",
"crudeness",
"grossness",
"loutishness",
"rudeness",
"barbarity",
"cruelty",
"sadism",
"savagery",
"viciousness",
"wantonness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"intellectuality",
"spirituality",
"greatheartedness",
"high-mindedness",
"magnanimity",
"nobility",
"beneficence",
"benevolence",
"benignity",
"compassion",
"good-heartedness",
"kindheartedness",
"kindliness",
"kindness",
"tenderheartedness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"phones":{
"to make a telephone call to":{
"examples":[
"she phoned her friend to invite her over for dinner"
],
"synonyms":[
"calls",
"dials",
"rings (up)",
"telephones"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beeps",
"buzzes",
"calls in",
"cold-calls"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"photoed":{
"to take a photograph of":{
"examples":[
"photoed the historic mansion for a decorating magazine"
],
"synonyms":[
"mugged",
"photographed",
"shot",
"snapped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"imaged",
"pictured",
"rephotographed",
"retook",
"filmed",
"videotaped"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}