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{
"apotheosis":{
"the most perfect type or example":{
"examples":[
"the apotheosis of the picaresque novel"
],
"synonyms":[
"acme",
"beau ideal",
"byword",
"classic",
"epitome",
"exemplar",
"ideal",
"perfection",
"quintessence"
],
"near synonyms":[
"archetype",
"model",
"prototype",
"paradigm",
"standard",
"nonpareil",
"paragon",
"abstract",
"avatar",
"embodier",
"embodiment",
"incarnation",
"incorporation",
"manifestation",
"personification",
"height",
"last word",
"meridian",
"ultimate",
"zenith",
"benchmark",
"criterion",
"touchstone",
"yardstick"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"apotheosizing":{
"as in magnifying , exalting":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"canonizing",
"dignifying",
"exalting",
"lionizing",
"magnifying",
"adoring",
"deifying",
"glorifying",
"reverencing",
"revering",
"venerating",
"worshipping",
"worshiping",
"admiring",
"honoring",
"loving",
"regarding",
"respecting",
"extolling",
"lauding",
"praising"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blaspheming",
"desecrating",
"profaning",
"violating",
"affronting",
"dishonoring",
"disrespecting",
"insulting",
"offending",
"outraging",
"piquing",
"ridiculing",
"scorning",
"slighting",
"defaming",
"disparaging",
"libeling",
"libelling",
"maligning",
"slandering",
"slurring",
"smearing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"apocalyptic":{
"of, relating to, or being a major turning point":{
"examples":[
"the apocalyptic Battle of Stalingrad, which led to the ultimate defeat of Nazi Germany"
],
"synonyms":[
"climacteric",
"climactic"
],
"near synonyms":[
"apical",
"apogean",
"crestal",
"crowning",
"culminating",
"high",
"highest",
"meridian",
"critical",
"crossover",
"crucial",
"fateful",
"life-and-death",
"life-or-death",
"vital",
"cataclysmal",
"cataclysmic",
"earthshaking",
"epochal",
"momentous",
"deciding",
"decisive",
"payoff",
"pivotal",
"watershed",
"go-no-go",
"make-or-break"
],
"near antonyms":[
"anticlimactic",
"anticlimactical",
"inconsequential",
"indecisive",
"insignificant",
"noncritical",
"trivial",
"unimportant"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"apostasy":{
"as in defection , schism":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"defection",
"infidelity",
"schism",
"scission",
"sectarianism",
"separatism",
"error",
"fallacy",
"falsehood",
"misbelief",
"misconception",
"myth",
"deviance",
"deviation",
"iconoclasm",
"unconventionality",
"dissent",
"dissidence",
"heresy",
"heterodoxy",
"nonconformity",
"disagreement",
"discord",
"dissension",
"dissention"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conformity",
"orthodoxy",
"agreement",
"conformation",
"conventionality"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Apollinian":{
"as in Apollonian":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"Apollonian",
"even",
"proportioned",
"regular",
"symmetrical",
"symmetric",
"balanced",
"congruous",
"consonant",
"eurythmic",
"eurhythmic",
"harmonic",
"harmonious",
"coherent",
"cohesive",
"compatible",
"coordinated",
"correspondent",
"matched",
"matching"
],
"near antonyms":[
"asymmetrical",
"asymmetric",
"disordered",
"irregular",
"skewed",
"unequal",
"uneven",
"unsymmetrical",
"clashing",
"conflicting",
"disunited",
"incompatible",
"uncoordinated",
"disharmonic",
"disharmonious",
"incongruous",
"inharmonic",
"inharmonious",
"unbalanced"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"Apollonian":{
"as in Apollinian":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"Apollinian",
"even",
"proportioned",
"regular",
"symmetrical",
"symmetric",
"balanced",
"congruous",
"consonant",
"eurythmic",
"eurhythmic",
"harmonic",
"harmonious",
"coherent",
"cohesive",
"compatible",
"coordinated",
"correspondent",
"matched",
"matching"
],
"near antonyms":[
"asymmetrical",
"asymmetric",
"disordered",
"irregular",
"skewed",
"unequal",
"uneven",
"unsymmetrical",
"clashing",
"conflicting",
"disunited",
"incompatible",
"uncoordinated",
"disharmonic",
"disharmonious",
"incongruous",
"inharmonic",
"inharmonious",
"unbalanced"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"apothegmatic":{
"marked by the use of few words to convey much information or meaning":{
"examples":[
"his clear-sighted assessments of today's political leaders are delivered with an apothegmatic forcefulness"
],
"synonyms":[
"aphoristic",
"brief",
"capsule",
"compact",
"compendious",
"concise",
"crisp",
"curt",
"elliptical",
"elliptic",
"epigrammatic",
"laconic",
"monosyllabic",
"pithy",
"sententious",
"succinct",
"summary",
"telegraphic",
"terse",
"thumbnail"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abrupt",
"blunt",
"brusque",
"brusk",
"short",
"snippety",
"snippy",
"abbreviated",
"abridged",
"condensed",
"curtailed",
"shortened",
"meaty",
"substantial",
"meaningful",
"significant",
"well-turned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"pleonastic",
"redundant",
"repetitious",
"tautological",
"tautologous",
"enlarged",
"expanded",
"supplemented",
"embellished",
"embroidered",
"exaggerated",
"inflated"
],
"antonyms":[
"circuitous",
"circumlocutory",
"diffuse",
"long-winded",
"prolix",
"rambling",
"verbose",
"windy",
"wordy"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"apotheosizes":{
"as in magnifies , exalts":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"canonizes",
"dignifies",
"exalts",
"lionizes",
"magnifies",
"adores",
"deifies",
"glorifies",
"reverences",
"reveres",
"venerates",
"worships",
"admires",
"honors",
"loves",
"regards",
"respects",
"extols",
"extolls",
"lauds",
"praises"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blasphemes",
"desecrates",
"profanes",
"violates",
"affronts",
"dishonors",
"disrespects",
"insults",
"offends",
"outrages",
"piques",
"ridicules",
"scorns",
"slights",
"defames",
"disparages",
"libels",
"maligns",
"slanders",
"slurs",
"smears"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"apologized":{
"to express regret for doing or saying something wrong":{
"examples":[
"I want to apologize to you for my rude behavior yesterday.",
"We apologize for the mistake and promise that it won't happen again."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"atoned",
"confessed",
"deodorized",
"excused",
"explained away",
"extenuated",
"glossed (over)",
"glozed (over)",
"palliated",
"whitewashed",
"sugarcoated",
"varnished",
"accounted (for)",
"explained",
"justified",
"rationalized",
"minimized",
"played down",
"soft-pedaled",
"alleviated",
"eased",
"lessened",
"lightened",
"mitigated",
"moderated",
"softened",
"tempered",
"absolved",
"acquitted",
"cleared",
"exculpated",
"exonerated",
"vindicated"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"apocryphal":{
"as in undocumented , unauthentic":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"unauthentic",
"undocumented",
"hypothetical",
"speculative",
"theoretical",
"theoretic",
"chimerical",
"chimeric",
"fabulous",
"fanciful",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"imaginary",
"imagined",
"invented",
"legendary",
"made-up",
"make-believe",
"mythical",
"mythic",
"pretend",
"fictional",
"fictionalized",
"fictitious",
"nondocumentary",
"nonfactual",
"nonhistorical",
"unhistorical",
"embroidered",
"exaggerated",
"insupportable",
"unsupportable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"documentary",
"factual",
"hard",
"historical",
"literal",
"matter-of-fact",
"nonfictional",
"objective",
"true",
"actual",
"authentic",
"bona fide",
"genuine",
"real",
"right",
"documented",
"established"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"apostatizing":{
"as in renouncing , abjuring":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abandoning",
"abdicating",
"abjuring",
"cutting off",
"disowning",
"forsaking",
"quitting",
"rejecting",
"renouncing",
"repudiating",
"spurning",
"defecting (from)",
"deserting",
"ratting (on)",
"reneging",
"departing",
"going",
"leaving",
"withdrawing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adhering (to)",
"clinging (to)",
"sticking (to or with)",
"cherishing",
"cultivating",
"fostering"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"apocalypse":{
"a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction":{
"examples":[
"the fear that the next global pandemic could be an apocalypse of biblical proportions"
],
"synonyms":[
"calamity",
"cataclysm",
"catastrophe",
"debacle",
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
"disaster",
"tragedy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bloodbath",
"collapse",
"crash",
"meltdown",
"Armageddon",
"doomsday",
"end-time",
"convulsion",
"paroxysm",
"upheaval",
"accident",
"casualty",
"fatality",
"misadventure",
"mischance",
"misfortune",
"mishap",
"blast",
"blow",
"double whammy",
"one-two",
"one-two punch"
],
"near antonyms":[
"godsend",
"manna",
"windfall"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"apostates":{
"a person who abandons a cause or organization usually without right":{
"examples":[
"an apostate from communism, he later became one of its harshest critics"
],
"synonyms":[
"defectors",
"deserters",
"recreants",
"renegades"
],
"near synonyms":[
"betrayers",
"double-crossers",
"quislings",
"traitors",
"traitresses",
"traitoresses",
"turnabouts",
"turncoats",
"abandoners",
"come-outers",
"dropouts",
"leavers",
"defiers",
"insurgents",
"insurrectionaries",
"insurrectionists",
"mutineers",
"rebels",
"reds",
"revolters",
"revolutionaries",
"revolutionists",
"revolutionizers",
"discontents",
"malcontents",
"recusants",
"refuseniks",
"refusniks",
"refusers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adherents",
"disciples",
"followers",
"supporters",
"fanatics",
"militants",
"partisans",
"partizans",
"zealots"
],
"antonyms":[
"loyalists"
]
},
"one who betrays a trust or an allegiance":{
"examples":[
"became an apostate to liberalism after he had gotten wealthy"
],
"synonyms":[
"backstabbers",
"betrayers",
"double-crossers",
"double-dealers",
"Judases",
"quislings",
"recreants",
"serpents",
"snakes",
"traitors",
"turncoats"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accommodationists",
"collaborationists",
"collaborators",
"sellouts",
"subversives",
"subverters",
"coconspirators",
"co-conspirators",
"conspirators",
"intriguers",
"plotters",
"schemers",
"defectors",
"deserters",
"renegades",
"blabbermouths",
"gossipers",
"gossipmongers",
"gossips",
"informants",
"informers",
"rats",
"rumormongers",
"snitchers",
"snitches",
"squealers",
"stool pigeons",
"talebearers",
"talkers",
"tattlers",
"tattletales",
"telltales"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"apotheoses":{
"the most perfect type or example":{
"examples":[
"the apotheosis of the picaresque novel"
],
"synonyms":[
"acmes",
"beau ideals",
"bywords",
"classics",
"epitomes",
"exemplars",
"ideals",
"perfections",
"quintessences"
],
"near synonyms":[
"archetypes",
"models",
"prototypes",
"paradigms",
"standards",
"nonpareils",
"paragons",
"abstracts",
"avatars",
"embodiers",
"embodiments",
"incarnations",
"incorporations",
"manifestations",
"personifications",
"heights",
"last words",
"meridians",
"ultimates",
"zeniths",
"benchmarks",
"criteria",
"criterions",
"touchstones",
"yardsticks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"apostatize":{
"as in renounce , abjure":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abandon",
"abdicate",
"abjure",
"cut off",
"disown",
"forsake",
"quit",
"reject",
"renounce",
"repudiate",
"spurn",
"defect (from)",
"desert",
"rat (on)",
"renege",
"depart",
"go",
"leave",
"withdraw"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adhere (to)",
"cling (to)",
"stick (to or with)",
"cherish",
"cultivate",
"foster"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"apostasies":{
"as in defections , schisms":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"defections",
"infidelities",
"schisms",
"scissions",
"sectarianisms",
"separatisms",
"errors",
"fallacies",
"falsehoods",
"misbeliefs",
"misconceptions",
"myths",
"deviances",
"deviations",
"iconoclasms",
"unconventionalities",
"dissents",
"dissidences",
"heresies",
"heterodoxies",
"nonconformities",
"disagreements",
"discords",
"dissensions",
"dissentions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conformities",
"orthodoxies",
"agreements",
"conformations",
"conventionalities"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"apocalypses":{
"a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction":{
"examples":[
"the fear that the next global pandemic could be an apocalypse of biblical proportions"
],
"synonyms":[
"calamities",
"cataclysms",
"catastrophes",
"debacles",
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cles",
"disasters",
"tragedies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bloodbaths",
"collapses",
"crashes",
"meltdowns",
"Armageddons",
"doomsdays",
"end-times",
"convulsions",
"paroxysms",
"upheavals",
"accidents",
"casualties",
"fatalities",
"misadventures",
"mischances",
"misfortunes",
"mishaps",
"blasts",
"blows",
"double whammies",
"one-twos",
"one-two punches"
],
"near antonyms":[
"godsends",
"mannas",
"windfalls"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"apoplectic":{
"feeling or showing anger":{
"examples":[
"the coach was so apoplectic when the player missed the free throw that he threw his clipboard onto the court"
],
"synonyms":[
"angered",
"angry",
"ballistic",
"cheesed off",
"choleric",
"enraged",
"foaming",
"fuming",
"furious",
"hopping",
"horn-mad",
"hot",
"incensed",
"indignant",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"infuriate",
"infuriated",
"irate",
"ireful",
"livid",
"mad",
"outraged",
"rabid",
"rankled",
"riled",
"riley",
"roiled",
"shirty",
"sore",
"steamed up",
"steaming",
"teed off",
"ticked",
"wrathful",
"wroth"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ranting",
"raving",
"stormy",
"boiling",
"bristling",
"bristly",
"burning",
"cross",
"huffy",
"passionate",
"seething",
"sizzling",
"smoldering",
"smouldering",
"worked up",
"wrought (up)",
"acrid",
"acrimonious",
"antagonistic",
"antipathetic",
"bitter",
"embittered",
"inimical",
"malevolent",
"piqued",
"rancorous",
"resentful",
"spiteful",
"vengeful",
"vindictive",
"virulent",
"vitriolic",
"antisocial",
"cold",
"cool",
"disagreeable",
"disapproving",
"distant",
"frigid",
"icy",
"ill-tempered",
"sorehead",
"soreheaded",
"sulky",
"unfriendly",
"unpleasant",
"aggravated",
"annoyed",
"bearish",
"bilious",
"cantankerous",
"churlish",
"crabby",
"cranky",
"dyspeptic",
"exasperated",
"fretful",
"fussy",
"grouchy",
"grumpy",
"ill-humored",
"inflammable",
"irascible",
"irritable",
"peevish",
"perturbed",
"petulant",
"put out",
"quick-tempered",
"snappish",
"testy",
"touchy",
"argumentative",
"belligerent",
"contentious",
"contrary",
"disputatious",
"ornery",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"querulous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepting",
"accommodating",
"obliging",
"agreeable",
"amenable",
"complaisant",
"amicable",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"content",
"happy",
"satisfied",
"empathetic",
"sympathetic",
"tolerant",
"understanding",
"calm",
"pacific",
"peaceable",
"placid",
"serene",
"tranquil",
"unembittered",
"affable",
"amiable",
"easygoing",
"genial",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"kind",
"pleasant",
"sweet"
],
"antonyms":[
"angerless",
"delighted",
"pleased"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"apologizes":{
"to express regret for doing or saying something wrong":{
"examples":[
"I want to apologize to you for my rude behavior yesterday.",
"We apologize for the mistake and promise that it won't happen again."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"atones",
"confesses",
"deodorizes",
"excuses",
"explains away",
"extenuates",
"glosses (over)",
"glozes (over)",
"palliates",
"whitewashes",
"sugarcoats",
"varnishes",
"accounts (for)",
"explains",
"justifies",
"rationalizes",
"minimizes",
"plays down",
"soft-pedals",
"alleviates",
"eases",
"lessens",
"lightens",
"mitigates",
"moderates",
"softens",
"tempers",
"absolves",
"acquits",
"clears",
"exculpates",
"exonerates",
"vindicates"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"apotheosize":{
"as in magnify , exalt":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"canonize",
"dignify",
"exalt",
"lionize",
"magnify",
"adore",
"deify",
"glorify",
"revere",
"reverence",
"venerate",
"worship",
"admire",
"honor",
"love",
"regard",
"respect",
"extol",
"extoll",
"laud",
"praise"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blaspheme",
"desecrate",
"profane",
"violate",
"affront",
"dishonor",
"disrespect",
"insult",
"offend",
"outrage",
"pique",
"ridicule",
"scorn",
"slight",
"defame",
"disparage",
"libel",
"malign",
"slander",
"slur",
"smear"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"apologize":{
"to express regret for doing or saying something wrong":{
"examples":[
"I want to apologize to you for my rude behavior yesterday.",
"We apologize for the mistake and promise that it won't happen again."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"atone",
"confess",
"deodorize",
"excuse",
"explain away",
"extenuate",
"gloss (over)",
"gloze (over)",
"palliate",
"whitewash",
"sugarcoat",
"varnish",
"account (for)",
"explain",
"justify",
"rationalize",
"minimize",
"play down",
"soft-pedal",
"alleviate",
"ease",
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"cases",
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],
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"fables",
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"tales"
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"words"
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"mottos",
"precepts",
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"formulae",
"comments",
"notes",
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"type":[
"noun"
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"defense",
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"accounting",
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"case",
"explanation",
"rationale",
"reason",
"appeal",
"plea",
"guise",
"pretense",
"pretence",
"pretext",
"rationalization"
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"noun"
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"an explanation that frees one from fault or blame":{
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"her standard apology for her chronic tardiness is the ever-present congestion on the highways"
],
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"defense",
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"justification",
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"reason"
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"pretext",
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"whitewash",
"cop-out",
"out",
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"extenuation",
"palliation"
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"type":[
"noun"
]
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"as in high , crestal":{
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"crowning",
"culminating",
"high",
"highest",
"meridian",
"apocalyptic",
"apocalyptical",
"climacteric",
"climactic",
"critical",
"crossover",
"crucial",
"fateful",
"life-and-death",
"life-or-death",
"vital",
"cataclysmal",
"cataclysmic",
"earthshaking",
"epochal",
"momentous",
"deciding",
"decisive",
"payoff",
"pivotal",
"watershed",
"go-no-go",
"make-or-break"
],
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"anticlimactic",
"anticlimactical",
"inconsequential",
"indecisive",
"insignificant",
"noncritical",
"trivial",
"unimportant"
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},
"type":[
"adjective"
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"a person who prepares drugs according to a doctor's prescription":{
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"in olden days the apothecary had few drugs that actually cured anything, most substances being little more than pain relievers"
],
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"chemists",
"druggists",
"pharmacists"
],
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"pharmacologists"
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},
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"the historic village boasts an old-fashioned apothecary that's been there for almost a century and a half"
],
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"drugstores",
"pharmacies"
],
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"dispensaries",
"sick bays"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"as in evangelical , priestly":{
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"canonical",
"clerical",
"episcopal",
"evangelical",
"evangelic",
"ministerial",
"papal",
"pastoral",
"patriarchal",
"pontifical",
"priestly",
"rabbinic",
"rabbinical",
"sacerdotal",
"blessed",
"blest",
"consecrated",
"divine",
"hallowed",
"holy",
"religious",
"sacramental",
"sacred",
"sacrosanct",
"sanctified",
"churchly",
"ecclesial",
"ecclesiastic",
"ecclesiastical"
],
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"nonchurch",
"nonecclesiastical",
"lay",
"profane",
"secular",
"temporal",
"nonclerical",
"nondenominational",
"nonsectarian"
],
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},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done":{
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"was profusely apologetic after accidentally breaking a treasured plate"
],
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"compunctious",
"contrite",
"penitent",
"regretful",
"remorseful",
"repentant",
"rueful",
"sorry"
],
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"ashamed",
"shamefaced",
"sheepish",
"dolorous",
"grieving",
"lugubrious",
"mournful",
"plaintive",
"sorrowful",
"wailing",
"weeping",
"woeful"
],
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"compassionless",
"cruel",
"merciless",
"pitiless",
"ruthless",
"unmerciful",
"shameless",
"unashamed"
],
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"impenitent",
"remorseless",
"unapologetic",
"unrepentant"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"a person who actively supports or favors a cause":{
"examples":[
"a fervent apostle of universal health care"
],
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"advocates",
"advocators",
"backers",
"boosters",
"champions",
"espousers",
"exponents",
"expounders",
"friends",
"gospelers",
"gospellers",
"heralds",
"hierophants",
"high priests",
"paladins",
"promoters",
"proponents",
"protagonists",
"supporters",
"true believers",
"tub-thumpers",
"white knights"
],
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"loyalists",
"partisans",
"partizans",
"stalwarts",
"adherents",
"cohorts",
"disciples",
"followers",
"interpreters",
"applauders",
"cheerleaders",
"encouragers",
"fellow travelers"
],
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"enemies",
"foes",
"rivals",
"belittlers",
"critics",
"faultfinders"
],
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"adversaries",
"antagonists",
"opponents"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"as in renounced , abjured":{
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"abandoned",
"abdicated",
"abjured",
"cut off",
"disowned",
"forsook",
"quit",
"quitted",
"rejected",
"renounced",
"repudiated",
"spurned",
"defected (from)",
"deserted",
"ratted (on)",
"reneged",
"departed",
"left",
"went",
"withdrew"
],
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"adhered (to)",
"clung (to)",
"stuck (to or with)",
"cherished",
"cultivated",
"fostered"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"as in defenses , apologies":{
"examples":[],
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"alibis",
"apologies",
"defenses",
"excuses",
"justifications",
"vindications",
"accountings",
"accounts",
"arguments",
"cases",
"explanations",
"rationales",
"reasons",
"appeals",
"pleas",
"guises",
"pretenses",
"pretences",
"pretexts",
"rationalizations"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"the highest part or point":{
"examples":[
"shag carpeting reached the apogee of its popularity in the 1970s but is now considered outdated"
],
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"acme",
"apex",
"capstone",
"climax",
"crescendo",
"crest",
"crown",
"culmination",
"head",
"height",
"high noon",
"high-water mark",
"meridian",
"ne plus ultra",
"noon",
"noontime",
"peak",
"pinnacle",
"sum",
"summit",
"tip-top",
"top",
"zenith"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bloom",
"blossom",
"flood tide",
"flower",
"glory",
"heyday",
"prime",
"cap",
"ceiling",
"roof",
"extreme",
"extremity",
"tip",
"vertex",
"high",
"highlight",
"highspot"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abyss",
"base",
"foot",
"minimum"
],
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"bottom",
"nadir",
"rock bottom"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"to express regret for doing or saying something wrong":{
"examples":[
"I want to apologize to you for my rude behavior yesterday.",
"We apologize for the mistake and promise that it won't happen again."
],
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"atoning",
"confessing",
"deodorizing",
"excusing",
"explaining away",
"extenuating",
"glossing (over)",
"glozing (over)",
"palliating",
"whitewashing",
"sugarcoating",
"varnishing",
"accounting (for)",
"explaining",
"justifying",
"rationalizing",
"minimizing",
"playing down",
"soft-pedaling",
"alleviating",
"easing",
"lessening",
"lightening",
"mitigating",
"moderating",
"softening",
"tempering",
"absolving",
"acquitting",
"clearing",
"exculpating",
"exonerating",
"vindicating"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"apotheosized":{
"as in magnified , exalted":{
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"near synonyms":[
"canonized",
"dignified",
"exalted",
"lionized",
"magnified",
"adored",
"deified",
"glorified",
"revered",
"reverenced",
"venerated",
"worshipped",
"worshiped",
"admired",
"honored",
"loved",
"regarded",
"respected",
"extolled",
"lauded",
"praised"
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"near antonyms":[
"blasphemed",
"desecrated",
"profaned",
"violated",
"affronted",
"dishonored",
"disrespected",
"insulted",
"offended",
"outraged",
"piqued",
"ridiculed",
"scorned",
"slighted",
"defamed",
"disparaged",
"libeled",
"libelled",
"maligned",
"slandered",
"slurred",
"smeared"
],
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"verb"
]
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"a person who abandons a cause or organization usually without right":{
"examples":[
"an apostate from communism, he later became one of its harshest critics"
],
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"defector",
"deserter",
"recreant",
"renegade"
],
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"betrayer",
"double-crosser",
"quisling",
"traitor",
"traitress",
"traitoress",
"turnabout",
"turncoat",
"abandoner",
"come-outer",
"dropout",
"leaver",
"defier",
"insurgent",
"insurrectionary",
"insurrectionist",
"mutineer",
"rebel",
"red",
"revolter",
"revolutionary",
"revolutionist",
"revolutionizer",
"discontent",
"malcontent",
"recusant",
"refusenik",
"refusnik",
"refuser"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adherent",
"disciple",
"follower",
"supporter",
"fanatic",
"militant",
"partisan",
"partizan",
"zealot"
],
"antonyms":[
"loyalist"
]
},
"one who betrays a trust or an allegiance":{
"examples":[
"became an apostate to liberalism after he had gotten wealthy"
],
"synonyms":[
"backstabber",
"betrayer",
"double-crosser",
"double-dealer",
"Judas",
"quisling",
"recreant",
"serpent",
"snake",
"traitor",
"turncoat"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accommodationist",
"collaborationist",
"collaborator",
"sellout",
"subversive",
"subverter",
"coconspirator",
"conspirator",
"intriguer",
"plotter",
"schemer",
"defector",
"deserter",
"renegade",
"blabbermouth",
"gossip",
"gossiper",
"gossipmonger",
"informant",
"informer",
"rat",
"rumormonger",
"snitch",
"snitcher",
"squealer",
"stool pigeon",
"talebearer",
"talker",
"tattler",
"tattletale",
"telltale"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in renegade , defecting":{
"examples":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"defecting",
"renegade",
"free-spirited",
"freethinking",
"nontraditional",
"schismatic",
"schismatical",
"sectarian",
"separatist",
"dissentient",
"dissenting",
"dissident",
"heretical",
"heretic",
"heterodox",
"iconoclastic",
"maverick",
"nonconformist",
"nonorthodox",
"out-there",
"unconventional",
"unorthodox"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conforming",
"conformist",
"conventional",
"orthodox"
],
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},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
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"a story intended to teach a basic truth or moral about life":{
"examples":[
"the film is an apologue of sorts, but the message is couched in a zany and action-filled plot"
],
"synonyms":[
"allegory",
"fable",
"parable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beast fable",
"bestiary",
"morality play",
"legend",
"myth",
"mythology",
"narrative",
"tale"
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"apothecary":{
"a person who prepares drugs according to a doctor's prescription":{
"examples":[
"in olden days the apothecary had few drugs that actually cured anything, most substances being little more than pain relievers"
],
"synonyms":[
"chemist",
"druggist",
"pharmacist"
],
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"pharmacologist"
],
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"antonyms":[]
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"a retail store where medicines and miscellaneous articles are sold":{
"examples":[
"the historic village boasts an old-fashioned apothecary that's been there for almost a century and a half"
],
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"drugstore",
"pharmacy"
],
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"dispensary",
"sick bay"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"apocalyptical":{
"of, relating to, or being a major turning point":{
"examples":[
"the apocalyptic Battle of Stalingrad, which led to the ultimate defeat of Nazi Germany"
],
"synonyms":[
"climacteric",
"climactic"
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"apogean",
"crestal",
"crowning",
"culminating",
"high",
"highest",
"meridian",
"critical",
"crossover",
"crucial",
"fateful",
"life-and-death",
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"vital",
"cataclysmal",
"cataclysmic",
"earthshaking",
"epochal",
"momentous",
"deciding",
"decisive",
"payoff",
"pivotal",
"watershed",
"go-no-go",
"make-or-break"
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"near antonyms":[
"anticlimactic",
"anticlimactical",
"inconsequential",
"indecisive",
"insignificant",
"noncritical",
"trivial",
"unimportant"
],
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},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"apostatizes":{
"as in renounces , abjures":{
"examples":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"abandons",
"abdicates",
"abjures",
"cuts off",
"disowns",
"forsakes",
"quits",
"rejects",
"renounces",
"repudiates",
"spurns",
"defects (from)",
"deserts",
"rats (on)",
"reneges",
"departs",
"goes",
"leaves",
"withdraws"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adheres (to)",
"clings (to)",
"sticks (to or with)",
"cherishes",
"cultivates",
"fosters"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
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},
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"an often stated observation regarding something from common experience":{
"examples":[
"her mother endlessly repeated the apothegm \"cleanliness is next to godliness\""
],
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"adage",
"aphorism",
"byword",
"epigram",
"maxim",
"proverb",
"saw",
"saying",
"sententia",
"word"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bromide",
"clich\u00e9",
"cliche",
"commonplace",
"platitude",
"wheeze",
"expression",
"felicity",
"axiom",
"motto",
"precept",
"truism",
"truth",
"formula",
"comment",
"note",
"reflection",
"remark"
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},
"type":[
"noun"
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},
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"the highest part or point":{
"examples":[
"shag carpeting reached the apogee of its popularity in the 1970s but is now considered outdated"
],
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"acmes",
"apexes",
"apices",
"capstones",
"climaxes",
"crescendos",
"crescendoes",
"crescendi",
"crests",
"crowns",
"culminations",
"heads",
"heights",
"high noons",
"high-water marks",
"meridians",
"ne plus ultras",
"noons",
"noontimes",
"peaks",
"pinnacles",
"summits",
"sums",
"tip-tops",
"tops",
"zeniths"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blooms",
"blossoms",
"flood tides",
"flowers",
"glories",
"heydays",
"primes",
"caps",
"ceilings",
"roofs",
"extremes",
"extremities",
"tips",
"vertices",
"vertexes",
"highlights",
"highs",
"highspots"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abysses",
"bases",
"feet",
"foot",
"minima",
"minimums"
],
"antonyms":[
"bottoms",
"nadirs",
"rock bottoms"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"a person who actively supports or favors a cause":{
"examples":[
"a fervent apostle of universal health care"
],
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"advocate",
"advocator",
"backer",
"booster",
"champion",
"espouser",
"exponent",
"expounder",
"friend",
"gospeler",
"gospeller",
"herald",
"hierophant",
"high priest",
"paladin",
"promoter",
"proponent",
"protagonist",
"supporter",
"true believer",
"tub-thumper",
"white knight"
],
"near synonyms":[
"loyalist",
"partisan",
"partizan",
"stalwart",
"adherent",
"cohort",
"disciple",
"follower",
"interpreter",
"applauder",
"cheerleader",
"encourager",
"fellow traveler"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enemy",
"foe",
"rival",
"belittler",
"critic",
"faultfinder"
],
"antonyms":[
"adversary",
"antagonist",
"opponent"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"apologies":{
"an explanation that frees one from fault or blame":{
"examples":[
"her standard apology for her chronic tardiness is the ever-present congestion on the highways"
],
"synonyms":[
"alibis",
"defenses",
"excuses",
"justifications",
"pleas",
"reasons"
],
"near synonyms":[
"colors",
"guises",
"pretenses",
"pretences",
"pretexts",
"rationales",
"rationalizations",
"vindications",
"whitewashes",
"cop-outs",
"outs",
"acknowledgments",
"acknowledgements",
"atonements",
"confessions",
"extenuations",
"palliations"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}