dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/cer_MWT.json
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{
"cerebral":{
"much given to learning and thinking":{
"examples":[
"a very cerebral jurist who has given much thought to what makes our nation's constitution work"
],
"synonyms":[
"blue",
"eggheaded",
"geeky",
"highbrow",
"highbrowed",
"intellectual",
"intellectualist",
"intellectualistic",
"long-haired",
"longhair",
"nerdish",
"nerdy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cultivated",
"cultured",
"erudite",
"learned",
"literate",
"polyhistoric",
"polymath",
"polymathic",
"scholarly",
"well-read",
"academic",
"academical",
"bookish",
"professorial",
"didactic",
"high-toned",
"hyperintellectual",
"pedantic",
"high-hat",
"snobbish",
"snobby",
"snooty",
"educated",
"schooled",
"brainy",
"bright",
"brilliant",
"clever",
"intelligent",
"quick-witted",
"smart"
],
"near antonyms":[
"uncultivated",
"uncultured",
"ignorant",
"illiterate",
"uneducated",
"unlettered",
"unread",
"dumb",
"foolish",
"idiotic",
"idiotical",
"moronic",
"slow",
"stupid",
"unintelligent",
"benighted",
"unenlightened"
],
"antonyms":[
"anti-intellectual",
"lowbrow",
"nonintellectual",
"philistine"
]
},
"of or relating to the mind":{
"examples":[
"a young man given more to cerebral pursuits than to sporting activities"
],
"synonyms":[
"inner",
"intellectual",
"interior",
"internal",
"mental",
"psychological",
"psychologic"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cognitive",
"conscious",
"epistemic",
"knowing",
"noetic",
"psychic",
"psychical",
"telepathic",
"alert",
"brainy",
"bright",
"brilliant",
"clever",
"intelligent",
"quick-witted",
"rational",
"reasoning",
"sharp",
"sharp-witted",
"smart",
"thinking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bodily",
"carnal",
"corporal",
"corporeal",
"fleshly",
"physical",
"somatic",
"unconscious",
"brainless",
"dense",
"doltish",
"dopey",
"dopy",
"fatuous",
"half-witted",
"mindless",
"obtuse",
"simple",
"slow-witted",
"stupid",
"thick",
"thickheaded",
"unintelligent",
"weak-minded",
"witless"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonmental"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"ceremony":{
"an oft-repeated action or series of actions performed in accordance with tradition or a set of rules":{
"examples":[
"a beautiful, old-fashioned wedding ceremony"
],
"synonyms":[
"ceremonial",
"form",
"formality",
"observance",
"rite",
"ritual",
"solemnity"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amenities",
"civility",
"decorum",
"etiquette",
"graces",
"proprieties",
"protocol",
"convention",
"custom",
"habit",
"manners",
"mores",
"practice",
"practise",
"standard",
"tradition",
"way",
"celebration",
"service"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"certain":{
"known but not named":{
"examples":[
"a certain person told me that today is your birthday"
],
"synonyms":[
"anonymous",
"given",
"one",
"some",
"unidentified",
"unnamed",
"unspecified"
],
"near synonyms":[
"particular",
"specific"
],
"near antonyms":[
"known",
"named",
"specified"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"having or showing a mind free from doubt":{
"examples":[
"I'm certain that they'll arrive on time"
],
"synonyms":[
"assured",
"clear",
"cocksure",
"confident",
"doubtless",
"implicit",
"positive",
"sanguine",
"sure"
],
"near synonyms":[
"self-assured",
"self-conceited",
"self-confident",
"decisive",
"resolute",
"unfaltering",
"unhesitating",
"unquestioning",
"unwavering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hesitant",
"indecisive",
"vacillating",
"wavering",
"diffident",
"unassuming"
],
"antonyms":[
"doubtful",
"dubious",
"uncertain",
"unsure"
]
},
"having been established and usually not subject to change":{
"examples":[
"a certain percentage of the profits will go to charity"
],
"synonyms":[
"determinate",
"final",
"firm",
"fixed",
"flat",
"frozen",
"hard",
"hard-and-fast",
"inexpugnable",
"set",
"settled",
"stable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"nonadjustable",
"noncancelable",
"nonnegotiable",
"unchangeable",
"constant",
"steady",
"unchanging",
"uniform",
"unwavering",
"definite",
"exact",
"explicit",
"specific",
"given",
"stated",
"stipulated",
"dependable",
"good",
"reliable",
"responsible",
"safe",
"solid",
"sure",
"tried",
"tried-and-true",
"true",
"trustworthy",
"trusty"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adjustable",
"changeable",
"negotiable",
"indefinite",
"open-ended",
"unspecified",
"capricious",
"changeful",
"flickery",
"fluctuating",
"fluid",
"inconstant",
"mercurial",
"mutable",
"temperamental",
"uncertain",
"unpredictable",
"unsettled",
"unstable",
"unsteady",
"variable",
"volatile"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"impossible to avoid or evade":{
"examples":[
"as he got older, the athlete began to feel the certain effects of the aging process on his body"
],
"synonyms":[
"ineluctable",
"ineludible",
"inescapable",
"inevitable",
"necessary",
"sure",
"unavoidable",
"unescapable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decided",
"definite",
"settled",
"likely",
"possible",
"probable",
"destined",
"fated",
"foreordained",
"predestined",
"predetermined",
"preordained",
"inexorable",
"relentless",
"unremitting",
"unstoppable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"preventable",
"preventible",
"doubtful",
"dubious",
"questionable",
"shaky",
"unclear",
"undecided",
"unsettled",
"undependable",
"unreliable",
"improbable",
"unlikely"
],
"antonyms":[
"avoidable",
"evadable",
"uncertain",
"unsure"
]
},
"not likely to fail":{
"examples":[
"chicken soup is grandma's certain cure for pretty much whatever ails you"
],
"synonyms":[
"can't-miss",
"fail-safe",
"infallible",
"sure",
"surefire",
"unfailing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dependable",
"reliable",
"deadly",
"unerring"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doubtful",
"questionable",
"uncertain"
],
"antonyms":[
"fallible"
]
},
"not capable of being challenged or proved wrong":{
"examples":[
"up to this point there's been no certain evidence that a crime has been committed"
],
"synonyms":[
"accomplished",
"inarguable",
"incontestable",
"incontrovertible",
"indisputable",
"indubitable",
"irrefragable",
"irrefutable",
"positive",
"sure",
"unanswerable",
"unarguable",
"unchallengeable",
"undeniable",
"unquestionable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"unambiguous",
"unequivocal",
"absolute",
"clear",
"conclusive",
"decisive",
"definite",
"hands-down",
"uncontested",
"uncontradicted",
"undisputed",
"unquestioned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"controversial",
"debated",
"disputed",
"doubtful",
"dubious",
"iffy",
"inconclusive",
"indecisive",
"uncertain",
"ambiguous",
"equivocal",
"academic",
"academical",
"hypothetical",
"speculative",
"theoretical",
"theoretic"
],
"antonyms":[
"answerable",
"arguable",
"contradictable",
"controvertible",
"debatable",
"disputable",
"doubtable",
"moot",
"negotiable",
"problematic",
"problematical",
"questionable",
"refutable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"certainty":{
"a state of mind in which one is free from doubt":{
"examples":[
"I have full certainty that I'll pass the test"
],
"synonyms":[
"assurance",
"assuredness",
"certitude",
"cocksureness",
"confidence",
"conviction",
"doubtlessness",
"face",
"positiveness",
"satisfaction",
"sureness",
"surety"
],
"near synonyms":[
"authoritarianism",
"dogmatism",
"decisiveness",
"determination",
"firmness",
"purposefulness",
"resoluteness",
"resolution",
"resolve"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hesitancy",
"hesitation",
"indecisiveness",
"irresolution",
"disbelief",
"incredulity",
"unbelief",
"anxiety",
"concern",
"misgiving",
"distrust",
"mistrust",
"suspicion"
],
"antonyms":[
"doubt",
"incertitude",
"nonconfidence",
"uncertainty"
]
},
"the quality or state of being impossible to avoid or evade":{
"examples":[
"the proverbial certainty of death and taxes"
],
"synonyms":[
"ineluctability",
"inevitability",
"inevitableness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"likelihood",
"probability",
"inexorability",
"inexorableness",
"relentlessness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"preventability",
"improbability",
"unlikelihood",
"unlikeliness",
"doubtfulness",
"dubiousness"
],
"antonyms":[
"uncertainty"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"certificate":{
"a written or printed paper giving information about or proof of something":{
"examples":[
"a certificate will be awarded to each person who completes the course in lifesaving"
],
"synonyms":[
"certification",
"document",
"instrument"
],
"near synonyms":[
"credentials",
"diploma",
"parchment",
"record",
"warrant",
"writ",
"warranty",
"coupon",
"voucher"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in certify , accredit":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"accredit",
"certify",
"charter",
"ratify",
"allow",
"let",
"permit",
"legitimize",
"sanction",
"validate",
"warrant",
"approve",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"reaccredit",
"reapprove",
"recertify",
"recharter",
"revalidate",
"empower",
"enable",
"enfranchise",
"license",
"licence",
"authorize",
"entitle",
"privilege",
"qualify"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disqualify",
"disable",
"disempower",
"disenfranchise",
"decertify",
"disallow",
"forbid",
"proscribe",
"delegitimize",
"invalidate",
"nullify"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"certifications":{
"a written or printed paper giving information about or proof of something":{
"examples":[
"submitted the required certifications"
],
"synonyms":[
"certificates",
"documents",
"instruments"
],
"near synonyms":[
"credentials",
"diplomas",
"parchments",
"records",
"warrants",
"writs",
"warranties",
"coupons",
"vouchers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"certifying":{
"to declare (something) to be true or genuine":{
"examples":[
"experts certified the letter as indeed having been written by Abraham Lincoln"
],
"synonyms":[
"attesting",
"authenticating",
"avouching",
"testifying (to)",
"vouching (for)",
"witnessing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"guaranteeing",
"warranting",
"affirming",
"asserting",
"averring",
"avowing",
"professing",
"vowing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give official or legal power to":{
"examples":[
"certified her as a teacher"
],
"synonyms":[
"accrediting",
"authorizing",
"chartering",
"commissioning",
"empowering",
"enabling",
"investing",
"licensing",
"licencing",
"qualifying",
"vesting",
"warranting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"approving",
"clearing",
"credentialing",
"credentialling",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"OK'ing",
"okaying",
"sanctioning",
"affirming",
"confirming",
"validating",
"inaugurating",
"inducting",
"initiating",
"installing",
"instating",
"swearing in",
"allowing",
"letting",
"permitting",
"enfranchising",
"entitling",
"privileging"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banning",
"barring",
"blocking",
"constraining",
"denying",
"disallowing",
"disbarring",
"discouraging",
"disenfranchising",
"disfranchising",
"excluding",
"hindering",
"holding back",
"impeding",
"inhibiting",
"obstructing",
"preventing",
"shutting out",
"stopping",
"enjoining",
"forbidding",
"interdicting",
"outlawing",
"prohibiting",
"proscribing",
"vetoing"
],
"antonyms":[
"disqualifying"
]
},
"to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of":{
"examples":[
"please bring in a doctor's note to certify that you were really sick"
],
"synonyms":[
"arguing",
"attesting",
"authenticating",
"bearing out",
"confirming",
"corroborating",
"substantiating",
"supporting",
"validating",
"verifying",
"vindicating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"avouching",
"backing (up)",
"testifying (to)",
"vouching (for)",
"witnessing",
"guaranteeing",
"warranting",
"affirming",
"asserting",
"averring",
"avowing",
"declaring",
"professing",
"demonstrating",
"documenting",
"establishing",
"proving",
"reinforcing",
"reenforcing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contradicting",
"gainsaying",
"denying",
"disavowing",
"disclaiming",
"challenging",
"contesting",
"disputing",
"questioning"
],
"antonyms":[
"disproving",
"rebutting",
"refuting"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"cerebrums":{
"the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons":{
"examples":[
"you'll need the patience of a saint and the cerebrum of a rocket scientist to figure out the solution to this brainteaser"
],
"synonyms":[
"brains",
"heads",
"minds",
"psyches",
"thinkers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"belfries",
"gray matters",
"intellects",
"intelligence",
"loaves",
"noodles",
"reasons",
"skulls",
"acumens",
"brilliances",
"insights",
"judgments",
"judgements",
"mentalities",
"perceptions",
"perspicacities",
"sagacities",
"sapiences",
"wisdoms",
"wits",
"cognizances"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ceramics":{
"as in pottery , porcelain":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"crockery",
"earthenware",
"pottery",
"stoneware",
"china",
"ironstone china",
"porcelain",
"redware"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"certified mails":{
"as in special deliveries , registered mails":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"airmails",
"airposts",
"registered mails",
"rural deliveries",
"rural free deliveries",
"special deliveries",
"special handlings",
"correspondences",
"mails",
"matters",
"parcel posts",
"posts",
"snail mail",
"direct mails",
"junk mails",
"mailers",
"cards",
"dispatches",
"epistles",
"letters",
"messages",
"missives",
"notes",
"postal cards",
"postcards",
"printed matters",
"bundles",
"packages",
"shipments"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ceremonies":{
"an oft-repeated action or series of actions performed in accordance with tradition or a set of rules":{
"examples":[
"a beautiful, old-fashioned wedding ceremony"
],
"synonyms":[
"ceremonials",
"formalities",
"forms",
"observances",
"rites",
"rituals",
"solemnities"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amenities",
"civilities",
"decorums",
"etiquettes",
"graces",
"proprieties",
"protocols",
"conventions",
"customs",
"habits",
"manners",
"mores",
"practices",
"practises",
"standards",
"traditions",
"ways",
"celebrations",
"services"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"certifiably":{
"in actual fact":{
"examples":[
"this is certifiably the worst pizza I've ever had"
],
"synonyms":[
"actually",
"authentically",
"genuinely",
"really",
"truly",
"veritably",
"very"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accurately",
"exactly",
"just",
"precisely",
"right",
"sharp",
"smack-dab",
"squarely",
"almost",
"nearly",
"practically",
"virtually",
"literally",
"positively",
"simply"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apparently",
"ostensibly",
"outwardly",
"plausibly",
"seemingly"
],
"antonyms":[
"professedly",
"supposedly"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"certitude":{
"a state of mind in which one is free from doubt":{
"examples":[
"believes with certitude that he is the best candidate for the job"
],
"synonyms":[
"assurance",
"assuredness",
"certainty",
"cocksureness",
"confidence",
"conviction",
"doubtlessness",
"face",
"positiveness",
"satisfaction",
"sureness",
"surety"
],
"near synonyms":[
"authoritarianism",
"dogmatism",
"decisiveness",
"determination",
"firmness",
"purposefulness",
"resoluteness",
"resolution",
"resolve"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hesitancy",
"hesitation",
"indecisiveness",
"irresolution",
"disbelief",
"incredulity",
"unbelief",
"anxiety",
"concern",
"misgiving",
"distrust",
"mistrust",
"suspicion"
],
"antonyms":[
"doubt",
"incertitude",
"nonconfidence",
"uncertainty"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"certificates":{
"a written or printed paper giving information about or proof of something":{
"examples":[
"a certificate will be awarded to each person who completes the course in lifesaving"
],
"synonyms":[
"certifications",
"documents",
"instruments"
],
"near synonyms":[
"credentials",
"diplomas",
"parchments",
"records",
"warrants",
"writs",
"warranties",
"coupons",
"vouchers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in certifies , accredits":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"accredits",
"certifies",
"charters",
"ratifies",
"allows",
"lets",
"permits",
"legitimizes",
"sanctions",
"validates",
"warrants",
"approves",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"reaccredits",
"reapproves",
"recertifies",
"recharters",
"revalidates",
"empowers",
"enables",
"enfranchises",
"licenses",
"licences",
"authorizes",
"entitles",
"privileges",
"qualifies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disqualifies",
"disables",
"disempowers",
"disenfranchises",
"decertifies",
"disallows",
"forbids",
"proscribes",
"delegitimizes",
"invalidates",
"nullifies"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"cerebral palsy":{
"as in multiple sclerosis , poliomyelitis":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"multiple sclerosis",
"poliomyelitis",
"palsy",
"paralysis",
"debilitation",
"debility",
"decrepitude",
"enfeeblement",
"feebleness",
"frailness",
"frailty",
"weakness",
"infirmity",
"lameness",
"disability",
"impairment",
"diplegia",
"hemiplegia",
"paraplegia",
"paresis",
"quadriplegia",
"spastic paralysis"
],
"near antonyms":[
"mobility",
"motility",
"sensation"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"certify":{
"to declare (something) to be true or genuine":{
"examples":[
"experts certified the letter as indeed having been written by Abraham Lincoln"
],
"synonyms":[
"attest",
"authenticate",
"avouch",
"testify (to)",
"vouch (for)",
"witness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"guarantee",
"warrant",
"affirm",
"assert",
"aver",
"avow",
"profess",
"vow"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give official or legal power to":{
"examples":[
"certified her as a teacher"
],
"synonyms":[
"accredit",
"authorize",
"charter",
"commission",
"empower",
"enable",
"invest",
"license",
"licence",
"qualify",
"vest",
"warrant"
],
"near synonyms":[
"approve",
"clear",
"credential",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"OK",
"okay",
"sanction",
"affirm",
"confirm",
"validate",
"inaugurate",
"induct",
"initiate",
"install",
"instate",
"swear in",
"allow",
"let",
"permit",
"enfranchise",
"entitle",
"privilege"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ban",
"bar",
"block",
"constrain",
"deny",
"disallow",
"disbar",
"discourage",
"disenfranchise",
"disfranchise",
"exclude",
"hinder",
"hold back",
"impede",
"inhibit",
"obstruct",
"prevent",
"shut out",
"stop",
"enjoin",
"forbid",
"interdict",
"outlaw",
"prohibit",
"proscribe",
"veto"
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"disqualify"
]
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"to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of":{
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"please bring in a doctor's note to certify that you were really sick"
],
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"argue",
"attest",
"authenticate",
"bear out",
"confirm",
"corroborate",
"substantiate",
"support",
"validate",
"verify",
"vindicate"
],
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"avouch",
"back (up)",
"testify (to)",
"vouch (for)",
"witness",
"guarantee",
"warrant",
"affirm",
"assert",
"aver",
"avow",
"declare",
"profess",
"demonstrate",
"document",
"establish",
"prove",
"reinforce",
"reenforce"
],
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"contradict",
"gainsay",
"deny",
"disavow",
"disclaim",
"challenge",
"contest",
"dispute",
"question"
],
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"disprove",
"rebut",
"refute"
]
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"type":[
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]
},
"certainly":{
"without any question":{
"examples":[
"certainly , you can come to the party"
],
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"all right",
"alright",
"assuredly",
"clearly",
"definitely",
"doubtless",
"easily",
"forsooth",
"hands down",
"inarguably",
"incontestably",
"incontrovertibly",
"indeed",
"indisputably",
"plainly",
"really",
"so",
"sure",
"surely",
"truly",
"unarguably",
"undeniably",
"undoubtedly",
"unquestionably"
],
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"conceivably",
"likely",
"perhaps",
"possibly",
"probably",
"obviously",
"unmistakably"
],
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},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"cerebra":{
"the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons":{
"examples":[
"you'll need the patience of a saint and the cerebrum of a rocket scientist to figure out the solution to this brainteaser"
],
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"brains",
"heads",
"minds",
"psyches",
"thinkers"
],
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"belfries",
"gray matters",
"intellects",
"intelligence",
"loaves",
"noodles",
"reasons",
"skulls",
"acumens",
"brilliances",
"insights",
"judgments",
"judgements",
"mentalities",
"perceptions",
"perspicacities",
"sagacities",
"sapiences",
"wisdoms",
"wits",
"cognizances"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ceremonial":{
"following or agreeing with established form, custom, or rules":{
"examples":[
"a ceremonial presentation of the ambassador's credentials"
],
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"ceremonious",
"conventional",
"formal",
"orthodox",
"regular",
"routine"
],
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"authorized",
"certified",
"official",
"sanctioned",
"accepted",
"correct",
"decorous",
"genteel",
"nice",
"polite",
"proper",
"respectable",
"seemly",
"formalistic",
"ritual",
"ritualistic",
"methodical",
"methodic",
"orderly",
"systematic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unauthorized",
"unofficial",
"graceless",
"improper",
"inappropriate",
"incorrect",
"indecorous",
"inept",
"infelicitous",
"unapt",
"unbecoming",
"unfit",
"unhappy",
"unseemly",
"unsuitable"
],
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"casual",
"freewheeling",
"informal",
"irregular",
"unceremonious",
"unconventional",
"unorthodox"
]
},
"an oft-repeated action or series of actions performed in accordance with tradition or a set of rules":{
"examples":[
"the funeral of a pope is usually marked by rich pageantry and elaborate ceremonials"
],
"synonyms":[
"ceremony",
"form",
"formality",
"observance",
"rite",
"ritual",
"solemnity"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amenities",
"civility",
"decorum",
"etiquette",
"graces",
"proprieties",
"protocol",
"convention",
"custom",
"habit",
"manners",
"mores",
"practice",
"practise",
"standard",
"tradition",
"way",
"celebration",
"service"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"certitudes":{
"a state of mind in which one is free from doubt":{
"examples":[
"believes with certitude that he is the best candidate for the job"
],
"synonyms":[
"assurance",
"assuredness",
"certainty",
"cocksureness",
"confidence",
"conviction",
"doubtlessness",
"face",
"positiveness",
"satisfaction",
"sureness",
"surety"
],
"near synonyms":[
"authoritarianism",
"dogmatism",
"decisiveness",
"determination",
"firmness",
"purposefulness",
"resoluteness",
"resolution",
"resolve"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hesitancy",
"hesitation",
"indecisiveness",
"irresolution",
"disbelief",
"incredulity",
"unbelief",
"anxiety",
"concern",
"misgiving",
"distrust",
"mistrust",
"suspicion"
],
"antonyms":[
"doubt",
"incertitude",
"nonconfidence",
"uncertainty"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ceremonious":{
"marked by or showing careful attention to set forms and details":{
"examples":[
"a century ago everyday life was much more ceremonious than in our anything-goes era"
],
"synonyms":[
"correct",
"decorous",
"formal",
"nice",
"proper",
"punctilious",
"starchy",
"stiff",
"stiff-necked",
"stilted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sober",
"solemn",
"stately",
"chivalrous",
"courtly",
"gallant",
"genteel",
"polished",
"refined",
"civil",
"courteous",
"polite",
"red-carpet"
],
"near antonyms":[
"improper",
"indecorous",
"unmannerly",
"discourteous",
"impolite",
"rude"
],
"antonyms":[
"casual",
"easygoing",
"informal",
"laid-back",
"unceremonious"
]
},
"following or agreeing with established form, custom, or rules":{
"examples":[
"the ceremonious regalia of the Swiss Guards, the pope's traditional body guards"
],
"synonyms":[
"ceremonial",
"conventional",
"formal",
"orthodox",
"regular",
"routine"
],
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"authorized",
"certified",
"official",
"sanctioned",
"accepted",
"correct",
"decorous",
"genteel",
"nice",
"polite",
"proper",
"respectable",
"seemly",
"formalistic",
"ritual",
"ritualistic",
"methodical",
"methodic",
"orderly",
"systematic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unauthorized",
"unofficial",
"graceless",
"improper",
"inappropriate",
"incorrect",
"indecorous",
"inept",
"infelicitous",
"unapt",
"unbecoming",
"unfit",
"unhappy",
"unseemly",
"unsuitable"
],
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"casual",
"freewheeling",
"informal",
"irregular",
"unceremonious",
"unconventional",
"unorthodox"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"ceremonialness":{
"as in ceremony , ceremoniousness":{
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"ceremoniousness",
"ceremony",
"formality",
"attentiveness",
"consideration",
"thoughtfulness",
"chivalrousness",
"chivalry",
"courtliness",
"gallantry",
"gentlemanliness",
"knighthood",
"knightliness",
"civility",
"courteousness",
"courtesy",
"genteelness",
"gentility",
"graciousness",
"mannerliness",
"politeness",
"breeding",
"manners",
"suaveness",
"unctuousness",
"urbanity",
"elegance",
"refinement",
"deference",
"respect",
"decency",
"decorousness",
"decorum",
"gentilesse",
"polish",
"politesse",
"propriety",
"respectability",
"seemliness",
"affability",
"cordiality",
"friendliness",
"geniality",
"hospitality",
"sociability"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discourteousness",
"discourtesy",
"impoliteness",
"incivility",
"rudeness",
"surliness",
"ungraciousness",
"audaciousness",
"audacity",
"boldness",
"brashness",
"brassiness",
"disrespect",
"impertinence",
"impudence",
"insolence",
"sauciness",
"shamelessness",
"boorishness",
"churlishness",
"clownishness",
"loutishness",
"vulgarity",
"casualness",
"informality",
"delinquency",
"improperness",
"impropriety",
"inappropriateness",
"incorrectness",
"indecency",
"inconsiderateness",
"inconsideration",
"thoughtlessness",
"arrogance",
"conceit",
"presumption",
"pretentiousness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"certificated":{
"as in certified , accredited":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"accredited",
"certified",
"chartered",
"ratified",
"allowed",
"let",
"permitted",
"legitimized",
"sanctioned",
"validated",
"warranted",
"approved",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"reaccredited",
"reapproved",
"recertified",
"rechartered",
"revalidated",
"empowered",
"enabled",
"enfranchised",
"licensed",
"licenced",
"authorized",
"entitled",
"privileged",
"qualified"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disqualified",
"disabled",
"disempowered",
"disenfranchised",
"decertified",
"disallowed",
"forbade",
"forbad",
"proscribed",
"delegitimized",
"invalidated",
"nullified"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"ceremonials":{
"an oft-repeated action or series of actions performed in accordance with tradition or a set of rules":{
"examples":[
"the funeral of a pope is usually marked by rich pageantry and elaborate ceremonials"
],
"synonyms":[
"ceremonies",
"formalities",
"forms",
"observances",
"rites",
"rituals",
"solemnities"
],
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"amenities",
"civilities",
"decorums",
"etiquettes",
"graces",
"proprieties",
"protocols",
"conventions",
"customs",
"habits",
"manners",
"mores",
"practices",
"practises",
"standards",
"traditions",
"ways",
"celebrations",
"services"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"certified":{
"being exactly as appears or as claimed":{
"examples":[
"presumably his chauffeured limousine qualifies him as certified big shot"
],
"synonyms":[
"authentic",
"bona fide",
"certifiable",
"dinkum",
"echt",
"genuine",
"honest",
"pukka",
"pucka",
"real",
"right",
"sure-enough",
"true"
],
"near synonyms":[
"actual",
"historical",
"original",
"lawful",
"legal",
"legitimate",
"identifiable",
"recognizable",
"verifiable",
"proven",
"substantiated",
"validated",
"verified",
"incontestable",
"incontrovertible",
"indisputable",
"indubitable",
"irrefutable",
"undeniable",
"undoubted",
"unmistakable",
"unquestionable",
"veritable",
"very",
"accurate",
"correct",
"proper",
"pure",
"unadulterated",
"unalloyed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"artificial",
"factitious",
"imitation",
"man-made",
"simulated",
"synthetic",
"unnatural",
"concocted",
"fabricated",
"manufactured",
"deceptive",
"delusive",
"delusory",
"misleading"
],
"antonyms":[
"bogus",
"counterfeit",
"fake",
"false",
"mock",
"phony",
"phoney",
"pseudo",
"sham",
"spurious",
"suppositious",
"supposititious",
"unauthentic",
"unreal"
]
},
"to declare (something) to be true or genuine":{
"examples":[
"experts certified the letter as indeed having been written by Abraham Lincoln"
],
"synonyms":[
"attested",
"authenticated",
"avouched",
"testified (to)",
"vouched (for)",
"witnessed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"guaranteed",
"warranted",
"affirmed",
"asserted",
"averred",
"avowed",
"professed",
"vowed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give official or legal power to":{
"examples":[
"certified her as a teacher"
],
"synonyms":[
"accredited",
"authorized",
"chartered",
"commissioned",
"empowered",
"enabled",
"invested",
"licensed",
"licenced",
"qualified",
"vested",
"warranted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"approved",
"cleared",
"credentialed",
"credentialled",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"OK'd",
"okayed",
"sanctioned",
"affirmed",
"confirmed",
"validated",
"inaugurated",
"inducted",
"initiated",
"installed",
"instated",
"swore in",
"allowed",
"let",
"permitted",
"enfranchised",
"entitled",
"privileged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banned",
"barred",
"blocked",
"constrained",
"denied",
"disallowed",
"disbarred",
"discouraged",
"disenfranchised",
"disfranchised",
"excluded",
"held back",
"hindered",
"impeded",
"inhibited",
"obstructed",
"prevented",
"shut out",
"stopped",
"enjoined",
"forbade",
"forbad",
"interdicted",
"outlawed",
"prohibited",
"proscribed",
"vetoed"
],
"antonyms":[
"disqualified"
]
},
"to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of":{
"examples":[
"please bring in a doctor's note to certify that you were really sick"
],
"synonyms":[
"argued",
"attested",
"authenticated",
"bore out",
"confirmed",
"corroborated",
"substantiated",
"supported",
"validated",
"verified",
"vindicated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"avouched",
"backed (up)",
"testified (to)",
"vouched (for)",
"witnessed",
"guaranteed",
"warranted",
"affirmed",
"asserted",
"averred",
"avowed",
"declared",
"professed",
"demonstrated",
"documented",
"established",
"proved",
"reinforced",
"reenforced"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contradicted",
"gainsaid",
"denied",
"disavowed",
"disclaimed",
"challenged",
"contested",
"disputed",
"questioned"
],
"antonyms":[
"disproved",
"rebutted",
"refuted"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"certifiable":{
"being exactly as appears or as claimed":{
"examples":[
"a professor who is regarded by his colleagues as a certifiable genius"
],
"synonyms":[
"authentic",
"bona fide",
"certified",
"dinkum",
"echt",
"genuine",
"honest",
"pukka",
"pucka",
"real",
"right",
"sure-enough",
"true"
],
"near synonyms":[
"actual",
"historical",
"original",
"lawful",
"legal",
"legitimate",
"identifiable",
"recognizable",
"verifiable",
"proven",
"substantiated",
"validated",
"verified",
"incontestable",
"incontrovertible",
"indisputable",
"indubitable",
"irrefutable",
"undeniable",
"undoubted",
"unmistakable",
"unquestionable",
"veritable",
"very",
"accurate",
"correct",
"proper",
"pure",
"unadulterated",
"unalloyed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"artificial",
"factitious",
"imitation",
"man-made",
"simulated",
"synthetic",
"unnatural",
"concocted",
"fabricated",
"manufactured",
"deceptive",
"delusive",
"delusory",
"misleading"
],
"antonyms":[
"bogus",
"counterfeit",
"fake",
"false",
"mock",
"phony",
"phoney",
"pseudo",
"sham",
"spurious",
"suppositious",
"supposititious",
"unauthentic",
"unreal"
]
},
"having or showing a very abnormal or sick state of mind":{
"examples":[
"raised by a feckless father and a mother who was clearly certifiable"
],
"synonyms":[
"balmy",
"barmy",
"bats",
"batty",
"bedlam",
"bonkers",
"brainsick",
"bughouse",
"crackbrained",
"cracked",
"crackers",
"crackpot",
"cranky",
"crazed",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"demented",
"deranged",
"fruity",
"gaga",
"haywire",
"insane",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loco",
"loony",
"looney",
"loony tunes",
"looney tunes",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"maniacal",
"maniac",
"mental",
"meshuga",
"meshugge",
"meshugah",
"meshuggah",
"moonstruck",
"non compos mentis",
"nuts",
"nutty",
"psycho",
"psychotic",
"scatty",
"screwy",
"unbalanced",
"unhinged",
"unsound",
"wacko",
"whacko",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"wud"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dotty",
"fey",
"loopy",
"off",
"potty",
"teched",
"tetched",
"touched",
"aberrant",
"delirious",
"delusional",
"delusionary",
"disordered",
"disturbed",
"neurotic",
"obsessive-compulsive",
"paranoiac",
"paranoic",
"paranoid",
"paranoidal",
"schizoid",
"schizophrenic",
"sociopathic",
"eccentric",
"odd",
"oddball",
"pixilated",
"pixillated",
"queer",
"strange",
"foolish",
"senseless",
"witless",
"irrational",
"unreasonable",
"amok",
"amuck",
"ape",
"ballistic",
"bananas",
"berserk",
"nuclear",
"depressed",
"distracted",
"distraught",
"frantic",
"frenzied",
"hysterical",
"hysteric",
"raving",
"wigged-out",
"fixated",
"monomaniac",
"monomaniacal",
"obsessed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clear",
"lucid",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"judicious",
"sensible",
"wise",
"healthy",
"normal",
"well-adjusted",
"unneurotic"
],
"antonyms":[
"balanced",
"compos mentis",
"sane",
"sound",
"uncrazy"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"certifies":{
"to declare (something) to be true or genuine":{
"examples":[
"experts certified the letter as indeed having been written by Abraham Lincoln"
],
"synonyms":[
"attests",
"authenticates",
"avouches",
"testifies (to)",
"vouches (for)",
"witnesses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"guarantees",
"warrants",
"affirms",
"asserts",
"avers",
"avows",
"professes",
"vows"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give official or legal power to":{
"examples":[
"certified her as a teacher"
],
"synonyms":[
"accredits",
"authorizes",
"charters",
"commissions",
"empowers",
"enables",
"invests",
"licenses",
"licences",
"qualifies",
"vests",
"warrants"
],
"near synonyms":[
"approves",
"clears",
"credentials",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"OKs",
"okays",
"sanctions",
"affirms",
"confirms",
"validates",
"inaugurates",
"inducts",
"initiates",
"installs",
"instates",
"swears in",
"allows",
"lets",
"permits",
"enfranchises",
"entitles",
"privileges"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bans",
"bars",
"blocks",
"constrains",
"denies",
"disallows",
"disbars",
"discourages",
"disenfranchises",
"disfranchises",
"excludes",
"hinders",
"holds back",
"impedes",
"inhibits",
"obstructs",
"prevents",
"shuts out",
"stops",
"enjoins",
"forbids",
"interdicts",
"outlaws",
"prohibits",
"proscribes",
"vetoes"
],
"antonyms":[
"disqualifies"
]
},
"to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of":{
"examples":[
"please bring in a doctor's note to certify that you were really sick"
],
"synonyms":[
"argues",
"attests",
"authenticates",
"bears out",
"confirms",
"corroborates",
"substantiates",
"supports",
"validates",
"verifies",
"vindicates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"avouches",
"backs (up)",
"testifies (to)",
"vouches (for)",
"witnesses",
"guarantees",
"warrants",
"affirms",
"asserts",
"avers",
"avows",
"declares",
"professes",
"demonstrates",
"documents",
"establishes",
"proves",
"reinforces",
"reenforces"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contradicts",
"gainsays",
"denies",
"disavows",
"disclaims",
"challenges",
"contests",
"disputes",
"questions"
],
"antonyms":[
"disproves",
"rebuts",
"refutes"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"certainties":{
"a state of mind in which one is free from doubt":{
"examples":[
"I have full certainty that I'll pass the test"
],
"synonyms":[
"assurance",
"assuredness",
"certitude",
"cocksureness",
"confidence",
"conviction",
"doubtlessness",
"face",
"positiveness",
"satisfaction",
"sureness",
"surety"
],
"near synonyms":[
"authoritarianism",
"dogmatism",
"decisiveness",
"determination",
"firmness",
"purposefulness",
"resoluteness",
"resolution",
"resolve"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hesitancy",
"hesitation",
"indecisiveness",
"irresolution",
"disbelief",
"incredulity",
"unbelief",
"anxiety",
"concern",
"misgiving",
"distrust",
"mistrust",
"suspicion"
],
"antonyms":[
"doubt",
"incertitude",
"nonconfidence",
"uncertainty"
]
},
"the quality or state of being impossible to avoid or evade":{
"examples":[
"the proverbial certainty of death and taxes"
],
"synonyms":[
"ineluctability",
"inevitability",
"inevitableness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"likelihood",
"probability",
"inexorability",
"inexorableness",
"relentlessness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"preventability",
"improbability",
"unlikelihood",
"unlikeliness",
"doubtfulness",
"dubiousness"
],
"antonyms":[
"uncertainty"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ceremoniousness":{
"as in ceremony , ceremonialness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ceremonialness",
"ceremony",
"formality",
"attentiveness",
"consideration",
"thoughtfulness",
"chivalrousness",
"chivalry",
"courtliness",
"gallantry",
"gentlemanliness",
"knighthood",
"knightliness",
"civility",
"courteousness",
"courtesy",
"genteelness",
"gentility",
"graciousness",
"mannerliness",
"politeness",
"breeding",
"manners",
"suaveness",
"unctuousness",
"urbanity",
"elegance",
"refinement",
"deference",
"respect",
"decency",
"decorousness",
"decorum",
"gentilesse",
"polish",
"politesse",
"propriety",
"respectability",
"seemliness",
"affability",
"cordiality",
"friendliness",
"geniality",
"hospitality",
"sociability"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discourteousness",
"discourtesy",
"impoliteness",
"incivility",
"rudeness",
"surliness",
"ungraciousness",
"audaciousness",
"audacity",
"boldness",
"brashness",
"brassiness",
"disrespect",
"impertinence",
"impudence",
"insolence",
"sauciness",
"shamelessness",
"boorishness",
"churlishness",
"clownishness",
"loutishness",
"vulgarity",
"casualness",
"informality",
"delinquency",
"improperness",
"impropriety",
"inappropriateness",
"incorrectness",
"indecency",
"inconsiderateness",
"inconsideration",
"thoughtlessness",
"arrogance",
"conceit",
"presumption",
"pretentiousness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"certification":{
"a written or printed paper giving information about or proof of something":{
"examples":[
"submitted the required certifications"
],
"synonyms":[
"certificate",
"document",
"instrument"
],
"near synonyms":[
"credentials",
"diploma",
"parchment",
"record",
"warrant",
"writ",
"warranty",
"coupon",
"voucher"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"certified mail":{
"as in special delivery , registered mail":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"airmail",
"airpost",
"registered mail",
"rural delivery",
"rural free delivery",
"special delivery",
"special handling",
"correspondence",
"mail",
"matter",
"parcel post",
"post",
"snail mail",
"direct mail",
"junk mail",
"mailer",
"card",
"dispatch",
"epistle",
"letter",
"message",
"missive",
"note",
"postal card",
"postcard",
"printed matter",
"bundle",
"package",
"shipment"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cerebrum":{
"the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons":{
"examples":[
"you'll need the patience of a saint and the cerebrum of a rocket scientist to figure out the solution to this brainteaser"
],
"synonyms":[
"brain",
"head",
"mind",
"psyche",
"thinker"
],
"near synonyms":[
"belfry",
"gray matter",
"intellect",
"intelligence",
"loaf",
"noodle",
"reason",
"skull",
"acumen",
"alertness",
"astuteness",
"brilliance",
"insight",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"mentality",
"perception",
"perspicacity",
"sagacity",
"sapience",
"wisdom",
"wit",
"awareness",
"cognizance",
"consciousness",
"self-awareness",
"self-consciousness"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"certificating":{
"as in certifying , accrediting":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"accrediting",
"certifying",
"chartering",
"ratifying",
"allowing",
"letting",
"permitting",
"legitimizing",
"sanctioning",
"validating",
"warranting",
"approving",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"reaccrediting",
"reapproving",
"recertifying",
"rechartering",
"revalidating",
"empowering",
"enabling",
"enfranchising",
"licensing",
"licencing",
"authorizing",
"entitling",
"privileging",
"qualifying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disqualifying",
"disabling",
"disempowering",
"disenfranchising",
"decertifying",
"disallowing",
"forbidding",
"proscribing",
"delegitimizing",
"invalidating",
"nullifying"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}