1690 lines
34 KiB
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1690 lines
34 KiB
JSON
{
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"agent":{
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"something used to achieve an end":{
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"examples":[
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"the whitening agent in the detergent is chlorine bleach",
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"the Church has been the traditional agent for social justice in impoverished countries"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"agency",
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"instrument",
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"instrumentality",
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"machinery",
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"means",
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"medium",
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"ministry",
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"organ",
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"vehicle"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"determinant",
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"expedient",
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"factor",
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"influence",
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"ingredient",
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"mechanism",
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"tool",
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"weapon",
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"activator",
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"animator",
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"catalyst",
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"driver",
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"energizer",
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"executor",
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"generator",
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"impetus",
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"incentive",
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"inspiration",
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"instigation",
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"instigator",
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"launcher",
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"mover",
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"power",
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"stimulus",
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"trigger",
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"antecedent",
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"cause",
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"occasion",
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"reason",
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"subagency",
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"subagent"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"a person who acts or does business for another":{
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"examples":[
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"the sports agent negotiated a record-breaking contract for the baseball player"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"assignee",
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"attorney",
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"commissary",
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"delegate",
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"deputy",
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"envoy",
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"factor",
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"minister",
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"procurator",
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"proxy",
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"rep",
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"representative"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"ambassador",
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"diplomat",
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"diplomatist",
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"emissary",
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"foreign minister",
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"legate",
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"plenipotentiary",
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"alternate",
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"backup",
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"pinch hitter",
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"relief",
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"replacement",
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"stand-in",
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"sub",
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"substitute",
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"surrogate",
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"understudy",
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"informer",
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"operative",
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"spy",
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"broker",
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"distributor",
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"manager",
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"arbiter",
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"arbitrator",
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"comprador",
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"compradore",
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"conciliator",
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"go-between",
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"intercessor",
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"intermediary",
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"interposer",
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"liaison",
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"mediator",
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"middleman",
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"peacemaker",
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"mouthpiece",
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"point man",
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"point person",
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"prophet",
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"speaker",
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"spokesman",
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"spokesperson"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"a person sent on a mission to represent another":{
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"examples":[
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"an undercover agent of the Crown"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ambassador",
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"delegate",
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"emissary",
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"envoy",
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"legate",
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"minister",
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"representative"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"ambassadress",
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"attach\u00e9",
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"charg\u00e9 d'affaires",
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"consul",
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"deputy",
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"diplomat",
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"foreign minister",
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"nuncio",
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"procurator",
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"proxy",
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"apostle",
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"evangelist",
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"missionary",
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"deputation",
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"detachment",
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"legation",
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"courier",
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"messenger",
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"mouthpiece",
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"spokesperson"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country":{
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"examples":[
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"an agent feeding information about enemy troop movements"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"asset",
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"emissary",
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"intelligencer",
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"mole",
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"operative",
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"spook",
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"spy",
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"undercover"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"courier",
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"counterspy",
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"double agent",
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"sleeper",
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"infiltrator",
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"informer",
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"stool pigeon",
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"spymaster",
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"superspy"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ages":{
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"an extent of time associated with a particular person or thing":{
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"examples":[
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"the Bronze Age marks the beginning of the use of metal by ancient peoples"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"days",
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"epochs",
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"eras",
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"periods",
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"times"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cycles",
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"generations",
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"years",
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"bits",
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"spaces",
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"spans",
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"spells",
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"stretches",
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"whiles",
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"dates",
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"vintages"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"a long or seemingly long period of time":{
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"examples":[
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"it took ages for the clerk to ring up three items"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aeons",
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"eons",
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"blue moons",
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"coon's ages",
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"cycles",
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"donkey's years",
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"eternities",
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"forevers",
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"longs",
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"months",
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"moons"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"infinities",
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"lifetimes"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"flashes",
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"instants",
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"jiffies",
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"minutes",
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"moments",
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"seconds",
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"shakes",
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"split seconds",
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"trices",
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"twinkles",
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"twinklings",
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"winks",
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"microseconds",
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"nanoseconds"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to become mature":{
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"examples":[
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"as your cat ages and becomes less active, you should change her diet"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"develops",
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"grows",
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"grows up",
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"matures",
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"progresses",
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"ripens"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"mellows",
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"softens",
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"blooms",
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"blossoms",
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"burgeons",
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"bourgeons",
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"flourishes",
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"flowers",
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"opens",
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"unfolds",
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"advances",
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"evolves",
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"gets along",
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"gets on",
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"grays",
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"greys"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"decays",
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"declines",
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"degenerates",
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"deteriorates",
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"sinks",
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"worsens",
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"dries",
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"droops",
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"fades",
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"flags",
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"sags",
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"shrivels",
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"wanes",
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"wastes (away)",
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"weakens",
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"wilts",
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"withers",
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"regresses",
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"retrogresses",
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"reverts",
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"backslides",
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"lapses",
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"returns"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"agency":{
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"a large unit of a governmental, business, or educational organization":{
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"examples":[
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"the federal agency charged with enforcing laws and regulations regarding the use of firearms"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"arm",
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"branch",
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"bureau",
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"department",
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"desk",
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"division",
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"office",
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"service"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"subdepartment",
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"subdivision"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"something used to achieve an end":{
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"examples":[
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"by what agency do you plan to acquire this fortune?"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"agent",
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"instrument",
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"instrumentality",
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"machinery",
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"means",
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"medium",
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"ministry",
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"organ",
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"vehicle"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"determinant",
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"expedient",
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"factor",
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"influence",
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"ingredient",
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"mechanism",
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"tool",
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"weapon",
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"activator",
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"animator",
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"catalyst",
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"driver",
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"energizer",
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"executor",
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"generator",
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"impetus",
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"incentive",
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"inspiration",
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"instigation",
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"instigator",
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"launcher",
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"mover",
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"power",
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"stimulus",
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"trigger",
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"antecedent",
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"cause",
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"occasion",
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"reason",
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"subagency",
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"subagent"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"agendas":{
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"a listing of things to be presented or considered (as at a concert or play)":{
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"examples":[
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"unless your proposal is on the meeting's agenda , it won't be addressed"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"calendars",
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"dockets",
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"programs",
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"schedules",
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"timetables"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cards",
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"dance cards",
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"exercises",
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"plates",
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"arrangements",
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"orderings",
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"orders",
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"organizations",
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"sequences",
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"setups"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ageless":{
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"having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish":{
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"examples":[
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"a screen icon whose ageless beauty still entrances audiences today"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abiding",
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"continuing",
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"dateless",
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"enduring",
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"eternal",
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"everlasting",
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"immortal",
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"imperishable",
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"lasting",
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"ongoing",
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"perennial",
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"perpetual",
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"timeless",
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"undying"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"ceaseless",
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"endless",
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"permanent",
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"changeless",
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"constant",
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"stable",
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"stationary",
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"steady",
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"unchanging",
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"unvarying"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"antiquated",
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"archaic",
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"dated",
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"obsolete",
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"outdated",
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"outmoded",
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"out-of-date",
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"outworn",
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"pass\u00e9"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"agents provocateurs":{
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"as in fomenters , revolters":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"alarmists",
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"extremists",
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"insurgents",
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"insurrectionists",
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"radicals",
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"rebels",
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"revolters",
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"revolutionaries",
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"revolutionists",
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"subversives",
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"troublemakers",
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"advocates",
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"apostles",
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"backers",
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"boosters",
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"champions",
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"exponents",
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"persuaders",
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"promoters",
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"proponents",
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"reformers",
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"reformists",
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"supporters",
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"agitators",
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"demagogues",
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"demagogs",
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"exciters",
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"firebrands",
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"fomenters",
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"incendiaries",
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"inciters",
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"instigators",
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"kindlers",
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"provocateurs",
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"rabble-rousers",
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"demonstrators",
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"marchers",
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"objectors",
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"picketers",
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"protesters",
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"protestors",
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"prodders",
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"prompters",
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"provokers"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"peacemakers",
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"reconcilers",
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"uniters"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"age-old":{
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"dating or surviving from the distant past":{
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"examples":[
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"age-old customs and beliefs"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"aged",
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"ancient",
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"antediluvian",
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"antique",
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"dateless",
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"hoar",
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"hoary",
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"immemorial",
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"old",
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"venerable"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"aging",
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"ageing",
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"mature",
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"antiquated",
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"archaic",
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"archaistic",
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"dated",
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"fusty",
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"geriatric",
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"medieval",
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"mediaeval",
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"moldy",
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"Noachian",
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"obsolete",
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"outmoded",
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"out-of-date",
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"pass\u00e9",
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"old-fashioned",
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"old-time",
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"old-world",
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"retro",
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"vintage",
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"durable",
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"enduring",
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"lasting",
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"long-lived",
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"permanent",
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"ageless",
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"hallowed",
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"time-honored",
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"timeless",
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"time-tested",
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"timeworn",
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"traditional",
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"tried",
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"tried-and-true",
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"classic",
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"classical",
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"prehistoric",
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"prehistorical",
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"primeval",
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"primordial"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"fresh",
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"vernal",
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"young",
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"youthful",
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"contemporary",
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"current",
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"latest",
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"mod",
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"novel",
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"present-day",
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"ultramodern",
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"untested",
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"untried",
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"brand-new",
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"unused",
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"unworn"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"modern",
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"new",
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"recent"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"agelessness":{
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"as in ancientness , datedness":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"age",
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"agedness",
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"ancientness",
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"antiquity",
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"hoariness",
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"antiquation",
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"datedness",
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"obsolescence",
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"obsoleteness",
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"old-fashionedness",
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"fustiness"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"newness",
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"currency",
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"currentness",
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"freshness",
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"modernity",
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"modernness",
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"novelty",
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"recentness"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"agent provocateur":{
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"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"age":{
|
|
"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":[
|
|
"day",
|
|
"epoch",
|
|
"era",
|
|
"period",
|
|
"time"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cycle",
|
|
"generation",
|
|
"year",
|
|
"bit",
|
|
"space",
|
|
"span",
|
|
"spell",
|
|
"stretch",
|
|
"while",
|
|
"date",
|
|
"vintage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a long or seemingly long period of time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it took ages for the clerk to ring up three items"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aeon",
|
|
"eon",
|
|
"blue moon",
|
|
"coon's age",
|
|
"cycle",
|
|
"donkey's years",
|
|
"eternity",
|
|
"forever",
|
|
"long",
|
|
"months",
|
|
"moon"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"infinity",
|
|
"lifetime"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"flash",
|
|
"instant",
|
|
"jiffy",
|
|
"minute",
|
|
"moment",
|
|
"second",
|
|
"shake",
|
|
"split second",
|
|
"trice",
|
|
"twinkle",
|
|
"twinkling",
|
|
"wink",
|
|
"microsecond",
|
|
"nanosecond"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a later period of one's life":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"stoically endures all of the aches and pains that come with age"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"afterlife",
|
|
"afternoon",
|
|
"autumn",
|
|
"evening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"sunset",
|
|
"twilight",
|
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"winter",
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"anecdotage",
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"dotage",
|
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"senility",
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"elderliness",
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"golden years",
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"oldness",
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"seniority",
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"adulthood",
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|
"majority",
|
|
"maturity",
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"middle",
|
|
"middle age",
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|
"midlife",
|
|
"ripeness"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adolescence",
|
|
"youth"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"springtime"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"the state of being an old person":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"at 88, she gets frustrated by the feebleness that is inevitable with age"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agedness",
|
|
"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 copper monument has acquired the patina of age"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agedness",
|
|
"ancientness",
|
|
"antiquity",
|
|
"hoariness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"antiquation",
|
|
"datedness",
|
|
"obsolescence",
|
|
"obsoleteness",
|
|
"old-fashionedness",
|
|
"fustiness",
|
|
"agelessness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"currency",
|
|
"currentness",
|
|
"freshness",
|
|
"modernity",
|
|
"modernness",
|
|
"novelty",
|
|
"recentness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"newness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become mature":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as your cat ages and becomes less active, you should change her diet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"develop",
|
|
"grow",
|
|
"grow up",
|
|
"mature",
|
|
"progress",
|
|
"ripen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mellow",
|
|
"soften",
|
|
"bloom",
|
|
"blossom",
|
|
"burgeon",
|
|
"bourgeon",
|
|
"flourish",
|
|
"flower",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"unfold",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"evolve",
|
|
"get along",
|
|
"get on",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decay",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"degenerate",
|
|
"deteriorate",
|
|
"sink",
|
|
"worsen",
|
|
"droop",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"fade",
|
|
"flag",
|
|
"sag",
|
|
"shrivel",
|
|
"wane",
|
|
"waste (away)",
|
|
"weaken",
|
|
"wilt",
|
|
"wither",
|
|
"regress",
|
|
"retrogress",
|
|
"revert",
|
|
"backslide",
|
|
"lapse",
|
|
"return"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ageing":{
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"agencies":{
|
|
"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":[
|
|
"arms",
|
|
"branches",
|
|
"bureaus",
|
|
"bureaux",
|
|
"departments",
|
|
"desks",
|
|
"divisions",
|
|
"offices",
|
|
"services"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"subdepartments",
|
|
"sub-departments",
|
|
"subdivisions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something used to achieve an end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"by what agency do you plan to acquire this fortune?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agents",
|
|
"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":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |