3227 lines
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3227 lines
63 KiB
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{
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"earlier":{
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"so as to precede something in order of time":{
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"examples":[
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"he had arrived earlier to take care of some preliminary matters"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"afore",
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"ahead",
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"already",
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"antecedently",
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"anteriorly",
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"before",
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"beforehand",
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"formerly",
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"preliminarily",
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"previously"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"a priori",
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"early",
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"prematurely",
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"first",
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"first off",
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"now",
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"before long",
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"erelong",
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"presently",
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"shortly",
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"soon"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"behind",
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"by and by",
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"next",
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"subsequently"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"after",
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"afterward",
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"afterwards",
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"later"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"earmarked":{
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"to keep or intend for a special purpose":{
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"examples":[
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"the earnings from my second job have been earmarked for a down payment on a car"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"allocated",
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"consecrated",
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"dedicated",
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"devoted",
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"gave up (to)",
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"reserved",
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"saved",
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"set by"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"blessed",
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"blest",
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"hallowed",
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"sanctified",
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"committed",
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"confided",
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"consigned",
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"entrusted",
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"intrusted",
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"applied",
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"bestowed",
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"employed",
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"used"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"ignored",
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"neglected",
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"misapplied",
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"misused"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"earmarking":{
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"to keep or intend for a special purpose":{
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"examples":[
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"the earnings from my second job have been earmarked for a down payment on a car"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"allocating",
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"consecrating",
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"dedicating",
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"devoting",
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"giving up (to)",
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"reserving",
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"saving",
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"setting by"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"blessing",
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"hallowing",
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"sanctifying",
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"committing",
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"confiding",
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"consigning",
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"entrusting",
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"intrusting",
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"applying",
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"bestowing",
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"employing",
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"using"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"ignoring",
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"neglecting",
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"misapplying",
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"misusing"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"earned":{
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"to receive as return for effort":{
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"examples":[
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"during my teen years I earned pocket money by mowing lawns"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"acquired",
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"attained",
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"bagged",
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"brought in",
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"came by",
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"captured",
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"carried",
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"drew",
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"gained",
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"garnered",
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"got",
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"knocked down",
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"landed",
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"made",
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"obtained",
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"procured",
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"pulled down",
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"realized",
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"reaped",
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"secured",
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"won"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cleared",
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"grossed",
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"netted",
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"accomplished",
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"achieved",
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"notched (up)",
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"scored",
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"accumulated",
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"amassed",
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"racked up",
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"caught",
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"picked up",
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"annexed",
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"occupied",
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"took over",
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"reacquired",
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"reattained",
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"recaptured",
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"regained",
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"remade"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"accorded",
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"gave",
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"granted",
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"paid",
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"gave up",
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"handed over",
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"parted (with)",
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"relinquished",
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"surrendered",
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"yielded"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"forfeited",
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"lost"
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]
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},
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"to be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment)":{
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"examples":[
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"you've earned the afternoon off after all that hard work"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"deserved",
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"merited",
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"rated"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"entitled",
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"qualified"
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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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"verb"
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]
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},
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"earnest":{
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"not joking or playful in mood or manner":{
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"examples":[
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"I'll accept only an earnest apology from you"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"grave",
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"humorless",
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"no-nonsense",
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"po-faced",
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"sedate",
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"serious",
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"severe",
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"sober",
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"sobersided",
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"solemn",
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"staid",
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"uncomic",
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"unsmiling",
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"weighty"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"harsh",
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"stern",
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"strict",
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"businesslike",
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"professional",
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"dignified",
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"distinguished",
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"elevated",
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"serious-minded",
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"gloomy",
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"grim"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"antic",
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"comic",
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"comical",
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"droll",
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"farcical",
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"funny",
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"hilarious",
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"hysterical",
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"hysteric",
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"laughable",
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"light",
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"light-headed",
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"ludicrous",
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"ridiculous",
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"riotous",
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"risible",
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"screaming",
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"sidesplitting",
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"uproarious",
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"featherbrained",
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"flighty",
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"frivolous",
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"goofy",
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"harebrained",
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"lighthearted",
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"puerile",
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"scatterbrained",
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"absurd",
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"asinine",
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"balmy",
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"brainless",
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"cockeyed",
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"crazy",
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"cuckoo",
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"daffy",
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"daft",
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"dotty",
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"fatuous",
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"foolish",
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"half-witted",
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"insane",
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"jerky",
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"kooky",
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"kookie",
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"loony",
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"looney",
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"lunatic",
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"mad",
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"nonsensical",
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"nutty",
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"preposterous",
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"sappy",
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"screwball",
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"senseless",
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"silly",
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"unwise",
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"wacky",
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"whacky",
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"weak-minded",
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"witless",
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"zany"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"facetious",
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"flip",
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"flippant",
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"humorous",
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"jesting",
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"jocular",
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"joking",
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"kittenish",
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"ludic",
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"playful"
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]
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},
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"a mental state free of jesting or trifling":{
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"examples":[
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"I am in deadly earnest about this marriage proposal"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"earnestness",
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"graveness",
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"gravity",
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"intentness",
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"serious-mindedness",
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"seriousness",
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"soberness",
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"sobriety",
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"solemnity",
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"solemnness",
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"staidness"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"gravitas",
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"humorlessness",
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"decisiveness",
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"deliberation",
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"determination",
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"firmness",
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"purposefulness",
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"resoluteness",
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"resolve",
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"absorption",
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"attentiveness",
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"concentration",
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"engrossment",
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"enthrallment",
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"immersion",
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"intensity"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"lightness",
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"shallowness",
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"superficiality",
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"dalliance",
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"dilettantism",
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"cheerfulness",
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"gaiety",
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"gayety",
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"glee",
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"high-spiritedness",
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"merriment",
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"mirth"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"facetiousness",
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"flightiness",
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"flippancy",
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"frivolity",
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"frivolousness",
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"levity",
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"lightheartedness",
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"lightness",
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"play",
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"unseriousness"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"earnestness":{
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"a mental state free of jesting or trifling":{
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"examples":[
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"practiced the art of acting with great earnestness"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"earnest",
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"graveness",
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"gravity",
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"intentness",
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"serious-mindedness",
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"seriousness",
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"soberness",
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"sobriety",
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"solemnity",
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"solemnness",
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"staidness"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"gravitas",
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"humorlessness",
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"decisiveness",
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"deliberation",
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"determination",
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"firmness",
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"purposefulness",
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"resoluteness",
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"resolve",
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"absorption",
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"attentiveness",
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"concentration",
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"engrossment",
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"enthrallment",
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"immersion",
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"intensity"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"lightness",
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"shallowness",
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"superficiality",
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"dalliance",
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"dilettantism",
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"cheerfulness",
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"gaiety",
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"gayety",
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"glee",
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"high-spiritedness",
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"merriment",
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"mirth"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"facetiousness",
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"flightiness",
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"flippancy",
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"frivolity",
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"frivolousness",
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"levity",
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"lightheartedness",
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"lightness",
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"play",
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"unseriousness"
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]
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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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"earthborn":{
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"having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven":{
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"examples":[
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"turned away from earthborn concerns during the High Holidays"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"carnal",
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"earthbound",
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"earthly",
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"fleshly",
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"material",
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"mundane",
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"sublunary",
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"temporal",
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"terrene",
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"terrestrial",
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"worldly"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"animal",
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"bodily",
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"corporal",
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"corporeal",
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"physical",
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"daily",
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"diurnal",
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"unspiritual",
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"anthropic",
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"anthropical",
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"anthropocentric"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"celestial",
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"Elysian",
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"empyreal",
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"empyrean",
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"supernal",
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"metaphysical",
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"devotional",
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"divine",
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"religious",
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"sacred",
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"spiritual",
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"utopian",
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"ethereal",
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"supernatural",
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"transcendent",
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"transcendental"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"heavenly",
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"nontemporal",
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"unearthly",
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"unworldly"
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]
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},
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"relating to or characteristic of human beings":{
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"examples":[
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"he claims to be above such earthborn concerns as material comfort"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"human",
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"mortal",
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"natural"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"anthropoid",
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"creatural",
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"hominid",
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"humanlike",
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"humanoid"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"angelic",
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"angelical",
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"divine",
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"godlike",
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"preternatural",
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"superhuman",
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"supernatural",
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"supernormal",
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"immortal",
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"omnipotent",
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"omniscient",
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"animal",
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"beastly",
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"bestial",
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"brute",
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"infrahuman",
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"inhuman",
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"robotic",
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"subhuman"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"nonhuman"
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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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"earthly":{
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"having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven":{
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"examples":[
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"a sermon against our obsession with earthly pursuits"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"carnal",
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"earthborn",
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"earthbound",
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"fleshly",
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"material",
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"mundane",
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"sublunary",
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"temporal",
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"terrene",
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"terrestrial",
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"worldly"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"animal",
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"bodily",
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"corporal",
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"corporeal",
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"physical",
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"daily",
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"diurnal",
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"unspiritual",
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"anthropic",
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"anthropical",
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"anthropocentric"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"celestial",
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"Elysian",
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"empyreal",
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"empyrean",
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"supernal",
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"metaphysical",
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"devotional",
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"divine",
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"religious",
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"sacred",
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"spiritual",
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"utopian",
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"ethereal",
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"supernatural",
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"transcendent",
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"transcendental"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"heavenly",
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"nontemporal",
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"unearthly",
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"unworldly"
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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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"earthwork":{
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"a raised bank or wall made of soil \u2014 usually plural":{
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"examples":[
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"prehistoric earthworks"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"breastwork",
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"bulwark",
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"rampart",
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"dam",
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"dike",
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"embankment",
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"head",
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"levee",
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"breakwater",
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"jetty",
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"seawall",
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"canal",
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"channel",
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"ditch",
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"gutter",
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"trough",
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"lock",
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"barricade",
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"barrier",
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"block",
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"floodgate",
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"sluice",
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"barrage",
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"milldam",
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"stank",
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"weir"
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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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"earsplitting":{
|
|
"marked by a high volume of sound":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the earsplitting noise coming from the jackhammers at the construction site"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blaring",
|
|
"blasting",
|
|
"booming",
|
|
"clamorous",
|
|
"clangorous",
|
|
"deafening",
|
|
"loud",
|
|
"piercing",
|
|
"plangent",
|
|
"resounding",
|
|
"ringing",
|
|
"roaring",
|
|
"slam-bang",
|
|
"sonorous",
|
|
"stentorian",
|
|
"thundering",
|
|
"thunderous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brazen",
|
|
"dinning",
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"noisy",
|
|
"obstreperous",
|
|
"raucous",
|
|
"rip-roaring",
|
|
"vociferous",
|
|
"grating",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"overloud",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"shrill",
|
|
"squealing",
|
|
"strident"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"silent",
|
|
"still",
|
|
"stilly",
|
|
"ultraquiet",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"dreamy",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"restful",
|
|
"serene",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"tranquil",
|
|
"hushed",
|
|
"muffled",
|
|
"muted",
|
|
"softened",
|
|
"toned (down)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"soft"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"early":{
|
|
"relating to or occurring near the beginning of a process, series, or time period":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"early birds of the Jurassic period"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ancient",
|
|
"primal",
|
|
"primeval",
|
|
"primitive",
|
|
"primordial"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"budding",
|
|
"embryonic",
|
|
"germinal",
|
|
"infant",
|
|
"aged",
|
|
"age-old",
|
|
"antediluvian",
|
|
"antiquated",
|
|
"antique",
|
|
"dateless",
|
|
"hoary",
|
|
"old",
|
|
"prehistoric",
|
|
"prehistorical",
|
|
"obsolete",
|
|
"outmoded",
|
|
"out-of-date",
|
|
"pass\u00e9"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"complex",
|
|
"developed",
|
|
"evolved",
|
|
"high",
|
|
"higher",
|
|
"full-blown",
|
|
"full-fledged",
|
|
"full-scale"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"late"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"occurring before the usual or expected time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we had an early dinner so as not to miss the concert"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"inopportune",
|
|
"precocious",
|
|
"premature",
|
|
"unseasonable",
|
|
"untimely"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"unanticipated",
|
|
"unexpected",
|
|
"unforeseen",
|
|
"unlooked-for",
|
|
"abrupt",
|
|
"sudden"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"behindhand",
|
|
"belated",
|
|
"delinquent",
|
|
"latish",
|
|
"overdue",
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"tardy",
|
|
"anticipated",
|
|
"expected",
|
|
"delayed",
|
|
"detained",
|
|
"postponed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"late"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"before the usual or expected time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that year spring arrived early"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beforehand",
|
|
"inopportunely",
|
|
"precociously",
|
|
"prematurely",
|
|
"unseasonably"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"immediately",
|
|
"instantly",
|
|
"presently",
|
|
"promptly",
|
|
"pronto",
|
|
"punctually",
|
|
"apropos",
|
|
"betimes",
|
|
"seasonably"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"belatedly",
|
|
"late",
|
|
"tardily"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earthworks":{
|
|
"a raised bank or wall made of soil":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"prehistoric earthworks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"breastworks",
|
|
"bulwarks",
|
|
"ramparts",
|
|
"dams",
|
|
"dikes",
|
|
"embankments",
|
|
"heads",
|
|
"levees",
|
|
"breakwaters",
|
|
"jetties",
|
|
"seawalls",
|
|
"canals",
|
|
"channels",
|
|
"ditches",
|
|
"gutters",
|
|
"troughs",
|
|
"locks",
|
|
"barricades",
|
|
"barriers",
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"floodgates",
|
|
"sluices",
|
|
"barrages",
|
|
"milldams",
|
|
"stanks",
|
|
"weirs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earaches":{
|
|
"as in toothaches , headaches":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"backaches",
|
|
"bellyaches",
|
|
"charley horses",
|
|
"colics",
|
|
"complaints",
|
|
"gripes",
|
|
"headaches",
|
|
"stomachaches",
|
|
"toothaches",
|
|
"aches",
|
|
"pains",
|
|
"pangs",
|
|
"pricks",
|
|
"shoots",
|
|
"smarts",
|
|
"stings",
|
|
"stitches",
|
|
"throes",
|
|
"tingles",
|
|
"twinges",
|
|
"discomforts",
|
|
"distresses",
|
|
"afflictions",
|
|
"agonies",
|
|
"anguishes",
|
|
"miseries",
|
|
"sufferances",
|
|
"sufferings",
|
|
"torments",
|
|
"tortures",
|
|
"inflammations",
|
|
"sores",
|
|
"swellings",
|
|
"damages",
|
|
"detriments",
|
|
"harms",
|
|
"hurts",
|
|
"injuries"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"comforts",
|
|
"eases"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ear":{
|
|
"a state of being aware":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm trying to get the boss's ear in order to ask for a raise in my pay"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advertence",
|
|
"advertency",
|
|
"attention",
|
|
"awareness",
|
|
"cognizance",
|
|
"consciousness",
|
|
"eye",
|
|
"heed",
|
|
"knowledge",
|
|
"mindfulness",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"notice",
|
|
"observance",
|
|
"observation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hyperawareness",
|
|
"hyperconsciousness",
|
|
"advisement",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"concern",
|
|
"consideration",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"watch",
|
|
"apprehension",
|
|
"discernment",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"perception",
|
|
"recognition",
|
|
"thought",
|
|
"understanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"obliviousness",
|
|
"unawareness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earthquake":{
|
|
"a shaking of the earth":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the San Andreas Fault is notorious for its earthquakes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"quake",
|
|
"shake",
|
|
"temblor",
|
|
"tremor"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aftershock",
|
|
"foreshock",
|
|
"shock",
|
|
"cataclysm",
|
|
"convulsion",
|
|
"upheaval",
|
|
"microearthquake",
|
|
"microseism",
|
|
"seaquake"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the election of the socialist candidate caused a political earthquake that nearly led to a military coup"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bouleversement",
|
|
"cataclysm",
|
|
"convulsion",
|
|
"paroxysm",
|
|
"storm",
|
|
"tempest",
|
|
"tumult",
|
|
"upheaval",
|
|
"uproar"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"insurgency",
|
|
"insurrection",
|
|
"mutiny",
|
|
"overthrow",
|
|
"overturn",
|
|
"rebellion",
|
|
"revolt",
|
|
"revolution",
|
|
"subversion",
|
|
"unrest",
|
|
"uprising",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"seizure",
|
|
"spasm",
|
|
"eruption",
|
|
"flare-up",
|
|
"outbreak",
|
|
"outburst",
|
|
"bluster",
|
|
"bobbery",
|
|
"bustle",
|
|
"coil",
|
|
"commotion",
|
|
"furor",
|
|
"furore",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"hubbub",
|
|
"hullabaloo",
|
|
"hurly-burly",
|
|
"pandemonium",
|
|
"rout",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"ruckus",
|
|
"ruction",
|
|
"rumpus",
|
|
"shindy",
|
|
"squall",
|
|
"stew",
|
|
"stir",
|
|
"to-do",
|
|
"turmoil",
|
|
"welter",
|
|
"williwaw",
|
|
"quaking",
|
|
"rocking",
|
|
"shaking",
|
|
"trembling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earthbound":{
|
|
"having to do with life on earth especially as opposed to that in heaven":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we have too many earthbound worries to speculate on the number of angels who can dance on the head of a pin"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carnal",
|
|
"earthborn",
|
|
"earthly",
|
|
"fleshly",
|
|
"material",
|
|
"mundane",
|
|
"sublunary",
|
|
"temporal",
|
|
"terrene",
|
|
"terrestrial",
|
|
"worldly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"animal",
|
|
"bodily",
|
|
"corporal",
|
|
"corporeal",
|
|
"physical",
|
|
"daily",
|
|
"diurnal",
|
|
"unspiritual",
|
|
"anthropic",
|
|
"anthropical",
|
|
"anthropocentric"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"celestial",
|
|
"Elysian",
|
|
"empyreal",
|
|
"empyrean",
|
|
"supernal",
|
|
"metaphysical",
|
|
"devotional",
|
|
"divine",
|
|
"religious",
|
|
"sacred",
|
|
"spiritual",
|
|
"utopian",
|
|
"ethereal",
|
|
"supernatural",
|
|
"transcendent",
|
|
"transcendental"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"heavenly",
|
|
"nontemporal",
|
|
"unearthly",
|
|
"unworldly"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earmark":{
|
|
"to keep or intend for a special purpose":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the earnings from my second job have been earmarked for a down payment on a car"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allocate",
|
|
"consecrate",
|
|
"dedicate",
|
|
"devote",
|
|
"give up (to)",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"save",
|
|
"set by"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bless",
|
|
"hallow",
|
|
"sanctify",
|
|
"commit",
|
|
"confide",
|
|
"consign",
|
|
"entrust",
|
|
"intrust",
|
|
"apply",
|
|
"bestow",
|
|
"employ",
|
|
"use"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"misapply",
|
|
"misuse"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in point , characteristic":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attribute",
|
|
"characteristic",
|
|
"essentiality",
|
|
"feature",
|
|
"flavor",
|
|
"hallmark",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"point",
|
|
"property",
|
|
"savor",
|
|
"savour",
|
|
"stamp",
|
|
"trait",
|
|
"distinctiveness",
|
|
"distinctness",
|
|
"individuality",
|
|
"singularity",
|
|
"uniqueness",
|
|
"disposition",
|
|
"grain",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"temper",
|
|
"temperament",
|
|
"character",
|
|
"clay",
|
|
"colors",
|
|
"complexion",
|
|
"constitution",
|
|
"genius",
|
|
"nature",
|
|
"personality",
|
|
"self",
|
|
"tone",
|
|
"composition",
|
|
"makeup",
|
|
"essence",
|
|
"essentiality",
|
|
"interior",
|
|
"interiority",
|
|
"soul",
|
|
"spirit",
|
|
"metal",
|
|
"stuff",
|
|
"substance",
|
|
"habit",
|
|
"way"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earthenwares":{
|
|
"articles made of baked clay":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a wide array of hand-painted earthenware available at the craft fair"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crockeries",
|
|
"potteries",
|
|
"stonewares"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ceramics",
|
|
"chinas",
|
|
"ironstone chinas",
|
|
"porcelains",
|
|
"redwares"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earthlike":{
|
|
"consisting or suggestive of earth":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the basket of garden-fresh mushrooms had that typically earthlike smell"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"earthy",
|
|
"loamy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clayey",
|
|
"dusty",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"sandy",
|
|
"silty"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earache":{
|
|
"as in toothache , headache":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"backache",
|
|
"bellyache",
|
|
"charley horse",
|
|
"colic",
|
|
"complaint",
|
|
"gripe",
|
|
"headache",
|
|
"stomachache",
|
|
"toothache",
|
|
"ache",
|
|
"pain",
|
|
"pang",
|
|
"prick",
|
|
"shoot",
|
|
"smart",
|
|
"sting",
|
|
"stitch",
|
|
"throe",
|
|
"tingle",
|
|
"twinge",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"soreness",
|
|
"tenderness",
|
|
"affliction",
|
|
"agony",
|
|
"anguish",
|
|
"misery",
|
|
"sufferance",
|
|
"suffering",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"torture",
|
|
"inflammation",
|
|
"sore",
|
|
"swelling",
|
|
"damage",
|
|
"detriment",
|
|
"harm",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"injury"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"easiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earnestly":{
|
|
"as in simply , sincerely":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"artlessly",
|
|
"simply",
|
|
"sincerely",
|
|
"baldly",
|
|
"bluffly",
|
|
"candidly",
|
|
"frankly",
|
|
"honestly",
|
|
"openheartedly",
|
|
"openly",
|
|
"unguardedly",
|
|
"unreservedly",
|
|
"abruptly",
|
|
"bluntly",
|
|
"brusquely",
|
|
"curtly",
|
|
"gruffly",
|
|
"point-blank",
|
|
"sharply",
|
|
"directly",
|
|
"forthrightly",
|
|
"foursquare",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"plainly",
|
|
"straight",
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
"straightforwards",
|
|
"straightforwardly",
|
|
"impolitely",
|
|
"inconsiderately",
|
|
"rudely",
|
|
"tactlessly",
|
|
"truthfully",
|
|
"veraciously"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"long-windedly",
|
|
"verbosely",
|
|
"wordily",
|
|
"civilly",
|
|
"courteously",
|
|
"diplomatically",
|
|
"politely",
|
|
"tactfully",
|
|
"deceitfully",
|
|
"mendaciously",
|
|
"untruthfully",
|
|
"erroneously",
|
|
"fallaciously",
|
|
"falsely",
|
|
"hypocritically",
|
|
"insincerely",
|
|
"ambiguously",
|
|
"circuitously",
|
|
"equivocally",
|
|
"evasively",
|
|
"indirectly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in ardently , conscientiously":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ardently",
|
|
"attentively",
|
|
"conscientiously",
|
|
"exhaustively",
|
|
"meticulously",
|
|
"painstakingly",
|
|
"seriously",
|
|
"thoroughly",
|
|
"continuously",
|
|
"ploddingly",
|
|
"steadfastly",
|
|
"steadily",
|
|
"unabatedly",
|
|
"unrelentingly",
|
|
"unremittingly",
|
|
"indefatigably",
|
|
"tirelessly",
|
|
"unflaggingly",
|
|
"untiringly",
|
|
"wearilessly",
|
|
"actively",
|
|
"animatedly",
|
|
"briskly",
|
|
"busily",
|
|
"dynamically",
|
|
"energetically",
|
|
"feverishly",
|
|
"spiritedly",
|
|
"vehemently",
|
|
"vigorously",
|
|
"zealously",
|
|
"obstinately",
|
|
"stubbornly",
|
|
"willfully",
|
|
"amain",
|
|
"arduously",
|
|
"assiduously",
|
|
"determinedly",
|
|
"diligently",
|
|
"doggedly",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"hardly",
|
|
"industriously",
|
|
"intensely",
|
|
"intensively",
|
|
"intently",
|
|
"laboriously",
|
|
"mightily",
|
|
"purposefully",
|
|
"resolutely",
|
|
"sedulously",
|
|
"slavishly",
|
|
"strenuously"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"casually",
|
|
"desultorily",
|
|
"halfheartedly",
|
|
"indolently",
|
|
"lackadaisically",
|
|
"languidly",
|
|
"lazily",
|
|
"listlessly",
|
|
"shiftlessly",
|
|
"sluggishly",
|
|
"spiritlessly",
|
|
"tiredly",
|
|
"wearily"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earl":{
|
|
"as in duke , baron":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"baron",
|
|
"baronet",
|
|
"count",
|
|
"duke",
|
|
"esquire",
|
|
"marchese",
|
|
"margrave",
|
|
"marquess",
|
|
"marquis",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"prince",
|
|
"princelet",
|
|
"princeling",
|
|
"raja",
|
|
"viscount",
|
|
"don",
|
|
"hidalgo",
|
|
"nabob",
|
|
"nawab",
|
|
"seigneur",
|
|
"seignior",
|
|
"sheikh",
|
|
"sheik",
|
|
"lordship",
|
|
"sire",
|
|
"cavalier",
|
|
"chevalier",
|
|
"knight",
|
|
"country gentleman",
|
|
"squire",
|
|
"gentleman",
|
|
"grandee",
|
|
"lord",
|
|
"milord",
|
|
"nobleman",
|
|
"peer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"boor",
|
|
"churl",
|
|
"cottar",
|
|
"cotter",
|
|
"fellah",
|
|
"peasant",
|
|
"peon",
|
|
"commoner",
|
|
"pleb",
|
|
"plebeian",
|
|
"proletarian",
|
|
"toiler"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earls":{
|
|
"as in dukes , barons":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"baronets",
|
|
"barons",
|
|
"counts",
|
|
"dukes",
|
|
"esquires",
|
|
"marchesi",
|
|
"margraves",
|
|
"marquesses",
|
|
"marquises",
|
|
"marquis",
|
|
"masters",
|
|
"princelets",
|
|
"princelings",
|
|
"princes",
|
|
"rajas",
|
|
"viscounts",
|
|
"dons",
|
|
"hidalgos",
|
|
"nabobs",
|
|
"nawabs",
|
|
"seigneurs",
|
|
"seigniors",
|
|
"sheikhs",
|
|
"sheiks",
|
|
"lordships",
|
|
"sires",
|
|
"cavaliers",
|
|
"chevaliers",
|
|
"knights",
|
|
"country gentlemen",
|
|
"squires",
|
|
"gentlemen",
|
|
"grandees",
|
|
"lords",
|
|
"milords",
|
|
"noblemen",
|
|
"peers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"boors",
|
|
"churls",
|
|
"cottars",
|
|
"cotters",
|
|
"fellahin",
|
|
"fellaheen",
|
|
"peasants",
|
|
"peons",
|
|
"peones",
|
|
"commoners",
|
|
"plebeians",
|
|
"plebs",
|
|
"proletarians",
|
|
"toilers"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earfuls":{
|
|
"as in broadsides":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broadsides",
|
|
"barrages",
|
|
"blitzes",
|
|
"blitzkriegs",
|
|
"bombardments",
|
|
"cannonades",
|
|
"drumbeats",
|
|
"drumfires",
|
|
"flurries",
|
|
"fusillades",
|
|
"hails",
|
|
"salvos",
|
|
"salvoes",
|
|
"showers",
|
|
"storms",
|
|
"volleys",
|
|
"avalanches",
|
|
"bursts",
|
|
"cataclysms",
|
|
"cataracts",
|
|
"deluges",
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"engulfments",
|
|
"floods",
|
|
"flood tides",
|
|
"flushes",
|
|
"gushes",
|
|
"inundations",
|
|
"outbursts",
|
|
"outflows",
|
|
"outpourings",
|
|
"overflows",
|
|
"rashes",
|
|
"spates",
|
|
"surges",
|
|
"torrents",
|
|
"currents",
|
|
"rivers",
|
|
"streams",
|
|
"tides",
|
|
"excesses",
|
|
"gluts",
|
|
"overabundances",
|
|
"overages",
|
|
"overkills",
|
|
"overmuch",
|
|
"oversupplies",
|
|
"superabundances",
|
|
"superfluities",
|
|
"surfeits",
|
|
"surpluses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dribbles",
|
|
"drips",
|
|
"trickles"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earliness":{
|
|
"as in prematurity":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"prematurity",
|
|
"alacrity",
|
|
"aptness",
|
|
"quickness",
|
|
"readiness",
|
|
"willingness",
|
|
"promptitude",
|
|
"promptness",
|
|
"punctuality",
|
|
"timeliness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"tardiness",
|
|
"unpunctuality",
|
|
"belatedness",
|
|
"lateness",
|
|
"slowness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earnests":{
|
|
"not joking or playful in mood or manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'll accept only an earnest apology from you"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"grave",
|
|
"humorless",
|
|
"no-nonsense",
|
|
"po-faced",
|
|
"sedate",
|
|
"serious",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"sobersided",
|
|
"solemn",
|
|
"staid",
|
|
"uncomic",
|
|
"unsmiling",
|
|
"weighty"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"stern",
|
|
"strict",
|
|
"businesslike",
|
|
"professional",
|
|
"dignified",
|
|
"distinguished",
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"serious-minded",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"grim"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antic",
|
|
"comic",
|
|
"comical",
|
|
"droll",
|
|
"farcical",
|
|
"funny",
|
|
"hilarious",
|
|
"hysterical",
|
|
"hysteric",
|
|
"laughable",
|
|
"light",
|
|
"light-headed",
|
|
"ludicrous",
|
|
"ridiculous",
|
|
"riotous",
|
|
"risible",
|
|
"screaming",
|
|
"sidesplitting",
|
|
"uproarious",
|
|
"featherbrained",
|
|
"flighty",
|
|
"frivolous",
|
|
"goofy",
|
|
"harebrained",
|
|
"lighthearted",
|
|
"puerile",
|
|
"scatterbrained",
|
|
"absurd",
|
|
"asinine",
|
|
"balmy",
|
|
"brainless",
|
|
"cockeyed",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"cuckoo",
|
|
"daffy",
|
|
"daft",
|
|
"dotty",
|
|
"fatuous",
|
|
"foolish",
|
|
"half-witted",
|
|
"insane",
|
|
"jerky",
|
|
"kooky",
|
|
"kookie",
|
|
"loony",
|
|
"looney",
|
|
"lunatic",
|
|
"mad",
|
|
"nonsensical",
|
|
"nutty",
|
|
"preposterous",
|
|
"sappy",
|
|
"screwball",
|
|
"senseless",
|
|
"silly",
|
|
"unwise",
|
|
"wacky",
|
|
"whacky",
|
|
"weak-minded",
|
|
"witless",
|
|
"zany"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"facetious",
|
|
"flip",
|
|
"flippant",
|
|
"humorous",
|
|
"jesting",
|
|
"jocular",
|
|
"joking",
|
|
"kittenish",
|
|
"ludic",
|
|
"playful"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a mental state free of jesting or trifling":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I am in deadly earnest about this marriage proposal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"earnestness",
|
|
"graveness",
|
|
"gravity",
|
|
"intentness",
|
|
"serious-mindedness",
|
|
"seriousness",
|
|
"soberness",
|
|
"sobriety",
|
|
"solemnity",
|
|
"solemnness",
|
|
"staidness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gravitas",
|
|
"humorlessness",
|
|
"decisiveness",
|
|
"deliberation",
|
|
"determination",
|
|
"firmness",
|
|
"purposefulness",
|
|
"resoluteness",
|
|
"resolve",
|
|
"absorption",
|
|
"attentiveness",
|
|
"concentration",
|
|
"engrossment",
|
|
"enthrallment",
|
|
"immersion",
|
|
"intensity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lightness",
|
|
"shallowness",
|
|
"superficiality",
|
|
"dalliance",
|
|
"dilettantism",
|
|
"cheerfulness",
|
|
"gaiety",
|
|
"gayety",
|
|
"glee",
|
|
"high-spiritedness",
|
|
"merriment",
|
|
"mirth"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"facetiousness",
|
|
"flightiness",
|
|
"flippancy",
|
|
"frivolity",
|
|
"frivolousness",
|
|
"levity",
|
|
"lightheartedness",
|
|
"lightness",
|
|
"play",
|
|
"unseriousness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earful":{
|
|
"as in broadside":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broadside",
|
|
"barrage",
|
|
"blitz",
|
|
"blitzkrieg",
|
|
"bombardment",
|
|
"cannonade",
|
|
"drumbeat",
|
|
"drumfire",
|
|
"flurry",
|
|
"fusillade",
|
|
"hail",
|
|
"salvo",
|
|
"shower",
|
|
"storm",
|
|
"volley",
|
|
"avalanche",
|
|
"burst",
|
|
"cataclysm",
|
|
"cataract",
|
|
"deluge",
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"engulfment",
|
|
"flood",
|
|
"flood tide",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"gush",
|
|
"inundation",
|
|
"outburst",
|
|
"outflow",
|
|
"outpouring",
|
|
"overflow",
|
|
"rash",
|
|
"spate",
|
|
"surge",
|
|
"torrent",
|
|
"current",
|
|
"river",
|
|
"stream",
|
|
"tide",
|
|
"excess",
|
|
"glut",
|
|
"overabundance",
|
|
"overage",
|
|
"overkill",
|
|
"overmuch",
|
|
"oversupply",
|
|
"superabundance",
|
|
"superfluity",
|
|
"surfeit",
|
|
"surplus"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dribble",
|
|
"drip",
|
|
"trickle"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earning":{
|
|
"to receive as return for effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"during my teen years I earned pocket money by mowing lawns"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acquiring",
|
|
"attaining",
|
|
"bagging",
|
|
"bringing in",
|
|
"capturing",
|
|
"carrying",
|
|
"coming by",
|
|
"drawing",
|
|
"gaining",
|
|
"garnering",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"knocking down",
|
|
"landing",
|
|
"making",
|
|
"obtaining",
|
|
"procuring",
|
|
"pulling down",
|
|
"realizing",
|
|
"reaping",
|
|
"securing",
|
|
"winning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"grossing",
|
|
"netting",
|
|
"accomplishing",
|
|
"achieving",
|
|
"notching (up)",
|
|
"scoring",
|
|
"accumulating",
|
|
"amassing",
|
|
"racking up",
|
|
"catching",
|
|
"picking up",
|
|
"annexing",
|
|
"occupying",
|
|
"taking over",
|
|
"reacquiring",
|
|
"reattaining",
|
|
"recapturing",
|
|
"regaining",
|
|
"remaking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"according",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"granting",
|
|
"paying",
|
|
"giving up",
|
|
"handing over",
|
|
"parting (with)",
|
|
"relinquishing",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"yielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"forfeiting",
|
|
"losing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you've earned the afternoon off after all that hard work"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deserving",
|
|
"meriting",
|
|
"rating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"entitling",
|
|
"qualifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earth":{
|
|
"the celestial body on which we live":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"environmentalists who are committed to preserving the earth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"globe",
|
|
"planet",
|
|
"world"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cosmos",
|
|
"creation",
|
|
"nature",
|
|
"universe",
|
|
"ball",
|
|
"orb",
|
|
"sphere",
|
|
"macrocosm",
|
|
"microcosm",
|
|
"microcosmos"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the solid part of our planet's surface as distinguished from the sea and air":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after nearly drowning, I was glad to feel the earth under my feet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dirt",
|
|
"dust",
|
|
"ground",
|
|
"land",
|
|
"soil",
|
|
"terra firma"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"continent",
|
|
"landmass",
|
|
"zone",
|
|
"island",
|
|
"isthmus",
|
|
"mainland",
|
|
"peninsula"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the loose surface material in which plants naturally grow":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"set the plants deep enough into the earth so that they'll be sure to take root"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clod",
|
|
"dirt",
|
|
"ground",
|
|
"mold",
|
|
"soil"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blackland",
|
|
"clay",
|
|
"gault",
|
|
"gley",
|
|
"guck",
|
|
"gook",
|
|
"gumbo",
|
|
"kaolin",
|
|
"muck",
|
|
"mud",
|
|
"dust",
|
|
"gravel",
|
|
"sand",
|
|
"humus",
|
|
"loam",
|
|
"topsoil",
|
|
"alluvium",
|
|
"colluvium",
|
|
"detritus",
|
|
"loess",
|
|
"marl",
|
|
"sediment",
|
|
"shingle",
|
|
"silt",
|
|
"duff",
|
|
"mull",
|
|
"subsoil",
|
|
"substratum"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a very large amount of money":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it'll cost the earth to repair that porcelain vase, so make sure that it's worth it"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"big bucks",
|
|
"bomb",
|
|
"boodle",
|
|
"bundle",
|
|
"fortune",
|
|
"king's ransom",
|
|
"megabucks",
|
|
"mint",
|
|
"packet",
|
|
"pile",
|
|
"wad"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"heap",
|
|
"pot",
|
|
"bonanza",
|
|
"mine",
|
|
"treasure trove",
|
|
"assets",
|
|
"capital",
|
|
"means",
|
|
"property",
|
|
"riches",
|
|
"wealth",
|
|
"wherewithal",
|
|
"bread",
|
|
"cash",
|
|
"chips",
|
|
"currency",
|
|
"dough",
|
|
"gold",
|
|
"jack",
|
|
"legal tender",
|
|
"lucre",
|
|
"pelf",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"wampum"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"petty cash",
|
|
"pin money",
|
|
"pocket money",
|
|
"spending money"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"mite",
|
|
"peanuts",
|
|
"pittance",
|
|
"song"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earths":{
|
|
"the celestial body on which we live":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"environmentalists who are committed to preserving the earth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"globes",
|
|
"planets",
|
|
"worlds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cosmoses",
|
|
"creations",
|
|
"natures",
|
|
"universes",
|
|
"balls",
|
|
"orbs",
|
|
"spheres",
|
|
"macrocosms",
|
|
"microcosmoses",
|
|
"microcosms"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earth-shattering":{
|
|
"having great meaning or lasting effect":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"scientists have made a few minor discoveries in that area, but nothing earth-shattering"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"big",
|
|
"consequential",
|
|
"earthshaking",
|
|
"eventful",
|
|
"historic",
|
|
"important",
|
|
"major",
|
|
"material",
|
|
"meaningful",
|
|
"momentous",
|
|
"monumental",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"significant",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"tectonic",
|
|
"weighty"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"decisive",
|
|
"fatal",
|
|
"fateful",
|
|
"strategic",
|
|
"earnest",
|
|
"grave",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"serious",
|
|
"sincere",
|
|
"distinctive",
|
|
"exceptional",
|
|
"impressive",
|
|
"outstanding",
|
|
"prominent",
|
|
"remarkable",
|
|
"valuable",
|
|
"worthwhile",
|
|
"worthy",
|
|
"distinguished",
|
|
"eminent",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"illustrious",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"notable",
|
|
"noteworthy",
|
|
"outstanding",
|
|
"preeminent",
|
|
"prestigious",
|
|
"famous",
|
|
"notorious",
|
|
"renowned",
|
|
"all-important",
|
|
"central",
|
|
"critical",
|
|
"crucial",
|
|
"essential",
|
|
"key",
|
|
"pivotal",
|
|
"seminal",
|
|
"vital"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"paltry",
|
|
"petty",
|
|
"worthless",
|
|
"anonymous",
|
|
"nameless",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"uncelebrated",
|
|
"unknown"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inconsequential",
|
|
"inconsiderable",
|
|
"insignificant",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"minor",
|
|
"negligible",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"small",
|
|
"trifling",
|
|
"trivial",
|
|
"unimportant"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earliest":{
|
|
"coming before all others in time or order":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the earliest computers were massive machines that practically filled up a room"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"first",
|
|
"foremost",
|
|
"headmost",
|
|
"inaugural",
|
|
"initial",
|
|
"leadoff",
|
|
"maiden",
|
|
"original",
|
|
"pioneer",
|
|
"premier",
|
|
"virgin"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ancient",
|
|
"early",
|
|
"primal",
|
|
"primary",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"primeval",
|
|
"primitive",
|
|
"primordial",
|
|
"antecedent",
|
|
"preceding",
|
|
"previous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"late",
|
|
"consequent",
|
|
"ensuing",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"subsequent",
|
|
"succeeding",
|
|
"penultimate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"final",
|
|
"last",
|
|
"latest",
|
|
"latter",
|
|
"terminal",
|
|
"terminating",
|
|
"ultimate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earthenware":{
|
|
"articles made of baked clay":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a wide array of hand-painted earthenware available at the craft fair"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crockery",
|
|
"pottery",
|
|
"stoneware"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ceramics",
|
|
"china",
|
|
"ironstone china",
|
|
"porcelain",
|
|
"redware"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earshot":{
|
|
"range of hearing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"babysitters should remain within earshot of young children"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hail",
|
|
"hearing",
|
|
"sound"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"volume",
|
|
"distance",
|
|
"sight"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earns":{
|
|
"to receive as return for effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"during my teen years I earned pocket money by mowing lawns"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acquires",
|
|
"attains",
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"brings in",
|
|
"captures",
|
|
"carries",
|
|
"comes by",
|
|
"draws",
|
|
"gains",
|
|
"garners",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"knocks down",
|
|
"lands",
|
|
"makes",
|
|
"obtains",
|
|
"procures",
|
|
"pulls down",
|
|
"realizes",
|
|
"reaps",
|
|
"secures",
|
|
"wins"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"grosses",
|
|
"nets",
|
|
"accomplishes",
|
|
"achieves",
|
|
"notches (up)",
|
|
"scores",
|
|
"accumulates",
|
|
"amasses",
|
|
"racks up",
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"picks up",
|
|
"annexes",
|
|
"occupies",
|
|
"takes over",
|
|
"reacquires",
|
|
"reattains",
|
|
"recaptures",
|
|
"regains",
|
|
"remakes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"gives",
|
|
"grants",
|
|
"pays",
|
|
"gives up",
|
|
"hands over",
|
|
"parts (with)",
|
|
"relinquishes",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"yields"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"forfeits",
|
|
"loses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you've earned the afternoon off after all that hard work"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deserves",
|
|
"merits",
|
|
"rates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"entitles",
|
|
"qualifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earmarks":{
|
|
"to keep or intend for a special purpose":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the earnings from my second job have been earmarked for a down payment on a car"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allocates",
|
|
"consecrates",
|
|
"dedicates",
|
|
"devotes",
|
|
"gives up (to)",
|
|
"reserves",
|
|
"saves",
|
|
"sets by"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blesses",
|
|
"hallows",
|
|
"sanctifies",
|
|
"commits",
|
|
"confides",
|
|
"consigns",
|
|
"entrusts",
|
|
"intrusts",
|
|
"applies",
|
|
"bestows",
|
|
"employs",
|
|
"uses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"neglects",
|
|
"misapplies",
|
|
"misuses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in points , characteristics":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attributes",
|
|
"characteristics",
|
|
"essentialities",
|
|
"features",
|
|
"flavors",
|
|
"hallmarks",
|
|
"marks",
|
|
"points",
|
|
"properties",
|
|
"savors",
|
|
"savours",
|
|
"stamps",
|
|
"traits",
|
|
"individualities",
|
|
"singularities",
|
|
"dispositions",
|
|
"grains",
|
|
"sorts",
|
|
"temperaments",
|
|
"tempers",
|
|
"characters",
|
|
"clays",
|
|
"colors",
|
|
"complexions",
|
|
"constitutions",
|
|
"geniuses",
|
|
"genii",
|
|
"natures",
|
|
"personalities",
|
|
"selves",
|
|
"tones",
|
|
"compositions",
|
|
"makeups",
|
|
"essences",
|
|
"essentialities",
|
|
"interiorities",
|
|
"interiors",
|
|
"souls",
|
|
"spirits",
|
|
"metals",
|
|
"stuff",
|
|
"substances",
|
|
"habits",
|
|
"ways"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earthy":{
|
|
"consisting or suggestive of earth":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the unmistakably earthy aroma of a greenhouse"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"earthlike",
|
|
"loamy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clayey",
|
|
"dusty",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"sandy",
|
|
"silty"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"willing to see things as they really are and deal with them sensibly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the dog trainer was earthy , no-nonsense, and blunt\u2014with us, as well as our dog"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"down-to-earth",
|
|
"hardheaded",
|
|
"matter-of-fact",
|
|
"practical",
|
|
"pragmatic",
|
|
"pragmatical",
|
|
"realistic"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"idealless",
|
|
"philistine",
|
|
"utilitarian",
|
|
"commonsensical",
|
|
"grounded",
|
|
"levelheaded",
|
|
"logical",
|
|
"no-nonsense",
|
|
"rational",
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
"sane",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"sobersided",
|
|
"sound",
|
|
"bottom-line",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"hard-boiled",
|
|
"hard-edged",
|
|
"tough-minded",
|
|
"unromantic",
|
|
"unsentimental",
|
|
"cynical",
|
|
"disillusioned",
|
|
"misanthropic",
|
|
"pessimistic",
|
|
"distrustful",
|
|
"mistrustful",
|
|
"skeptical",
|
|
"suspicious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fanciful",
|
|
"fantastic",
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|
"fantastical",
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"imaginative",
|
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"romantic",
|
|
"sentimental",
|
|
"cheerful",
|
|
"optimistic",
|
|
"rose-colored",
|
|
"trustful",
|
|
"trusting",
|
|
"unsuspicious",
|
|
"half-baked",
|
|
"illogical",
|
|
"insane",
|
|
"irrational",
|
|
"unreasonable",
|
|
"theoretical",
|
|
"theoretic"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blue-sky",
|
|
"idealistic",
|
|
"impractical",
|
|
"unrealistic",
|
|
"utopian",
|
|
"visionary"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earthshaking":{
|
|
"having great meaning or lasting effect":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"earthshaking news\u2014the President has been assassinated"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"big",
|
|
"consequential",
|
|
"earth-shattering",
|
|
"eventful",
|
|
"historic",
|
|
"important",
|
|
"major",
|
|
"material",
|
|
"meaningful",
|
|
"momentous",
|
|
"monumental",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"significant",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"tectonic",
|
|
"weighty"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"decisive",
|
|
"fatal",
|
|
"fateful",
|
|
"strategic",
|
|
"earnest",
|
|
"grave",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"serious",
|
|
"sincere",
|
|
"distinctive",
|
|
"exceptional",
|
|
"impressive",
|
|
"outstanding",
|
|
"prominent",
|
|
"remarkable",
|
|
"valuable",
|
|
"worthwhile",
|
|
"worthy",
|
|
"distinguished",
|
|
"eminent",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"illustrious",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"notable",
|
|
"noteworthy",
|
|
"outstanding",
|
|
"preeminent",
|
|
"prestigious",
|
|
"famous",
|
|
"notorious",
|
|
"renowned",
|
|
"all-important",
|
|
"central",
|
|
"critical",
|
|
"crucial",
|
|
"essential",
|
|
"key",
|
|
"pivotal",
|
|
"seminal",
|
|
"vital"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"paltry",
|
|
"petty",
|
|
"worthless",
|
|
"anonymous",
|
|
"nameless",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"uncelebrated",
|
|
"unknown"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inconsequential",
|
|
"inconsiderable",
|
|
"insignificant",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"minor",
|
|
"negligible",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"small",
|
|
"trifling",
|
|
"trivial",
|
|
"unimportant"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earthiness":{
|
|
"as in saltiness , gaminess":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broadness",
|
|
"gaminess",
|
|
"raciness",
|
|
"saltiness",
|
|
"suggestiveness",
|
|
"bawdiness",
|
|
"blueness",
|
|
"coarseness",
|
|
"crudeness",
|
|
"crudity",
|
|
"dirt",
|
|
"dirtiness",
|
|
"filth",
|
|
"filthiness",
|
|
"foulness",
|
|
"grossness",
|
|
"impureness",
|
|
"impurity",
|
|
"indecency",
|
|
"lasciviousness",
|
|
"lewdness",
|
|
"nastiness",
|
|
"obscenity",
|
|
"profanity",
|
|
"raunch",
|
|
"raunchiness",
|
|
"ribaldry",
|
|
"smut",
|
|
"smuttiness",
|
|
"vulgarity",
|
|
"wantonness",
|
|
"immodesty",
|
|
"indecorousness",
|
|
"indelicacy",
|
|
"indelicateness",
|
|
"lowness",
|
|
"unbecomingness",
|
|
"lechery",
|
|
"depravedness",
|
|
"depravity",
|
|
"kinkiness",
|
|
"naughtiness",
|
|
"perverseness",
|
|
"perversion",
|
|
"perversity",
|
|
"pervertedness",
|
|
"wickedness",
|
|
"exceptionability",
|
|
"objectionableness",
|
|
"unacceptability",
|
|
"undesirability",
|
|
"reprehensibility",
|
|
"reprehensibleness",
|
|
"abusiveness",
|
|
"scurrilousness",
|
|
"atrociousness",
|
|
"atrocity",
|
|
"infamy",
|
|
"loathsomeness",
|
|
"offensiveness",
|
|
"repellency",
|
|
"repugnance",
|
|
"repulsiveness",
|
|
"distastefulness",
|
|
"obnoxiousness",
|
|
"unpleasantness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"priggery",
|
|
"priggishness",
|
|
"primness",
|
|
"prudery",
|
|
"prudishness",
|
|
"puritanism",
|
|
"correctness",
|
|
"decency",
|
|
"decorousness",
|
|
"decorum",
|
|
"seemliness",
|
|
"appropriateness",
|
|
"fitness",
|
|
"suitability",
|
|
"suitableness",
|
|
"perfection",
|
|
"purity",
|
|
"spotlessness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ears":{
|
|
"a state of being aware":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm trying to get the boss's ear in order to ask for a raise in my pay"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advertence",
|
|
"advertency",
|
|
"attention",
|
|
"awareness",
|
|
"cognizance",
|
|
"consciousness",
|
|
"eye",
|
|
"heed",
|
|
"knowledge",
|
|
"mindfulness",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"notice",
|
|
"observance",
|
|
"observation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hyperawareness",
|
|
"hyperconsciousness",
|
|
"advisement",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"concern",
|
|
"consideration",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"watch",
|
|
"apprehension",
|
|
"discernment",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"perception",
|
|
"recognition",
|
|
"thought",
|
|
"understanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"obliviousness",
|
|
"unawareness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earthquakes":{
|
|
"a shaking of the earth":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the San Andreas Fault is notorious for its earthquakes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"quakes",
|
|
"shakes",
|
|
"temblors",
|
|
"tremors"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aftershocks",
|
|
"foreshocks",
|
|
"shocks",
|
|
"cataclysms",
|
|
"convulsions",
|
|
"upheavals",
|
|
"microearthquakes",
|
|
"microseisms",
|
|
"seaquakes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the election of the socialist candidate caused a political earthquake that nearly led to a military coup"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bouleversements",
|
|
"cataclysms",
|
|
"convulsions",
|
|
"paroxysms",
|
|
"storms",
|
|
"tempests",
|
|
"tumults",
|
|
"upheavals",
|
|
"uproars"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"insurgencies",
|
|
"insurrections",
|
|
"mutinies",
|
|
"overthrows",
|
|
"overturns",
|
|
"rebellions",
|
|
"revolts",
|
|
"revolutions",
|
|
"subversions",
|
|
"uprisings",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"fits",
|
|
"seizures",
|
|
"spasms",
|
|
"eruptions",
|
|
"flare-ups",
|
|
"outbreaks",
|
|
"outbursts",
|
|
"bluster",
|
|
"bobberies",
|
|
"bustles",
|
|
"coils",
|
|
"commotions",
|
|
"furores",
|
|
"furors",
|
|
"fusses",
|
|
"hubbubs",
|
|
"hullabaloos",
|
|
"hurly-burlies",
|
|
"pandemoniums",
|
|
"routs",
|
|
"rows",
|
|
"ruckuses",
|
|
"ructions",
|
|
"rumpuses",
|
|
"shindys",
|
|
"shindies",
|
|
"squalls",
|
|
"stews",
|
|
"stirs",
|
|
"to-dos",
|
|
"turmoils",
|
|
"welters",
|
|
"williwaws"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earn":{
|
|
"to receive as return for effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"during my teen years I earned pocket money by mowing lawns"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acquire",
|
|
"attain",
|
|
"bag",
|
|
"bring in",
|
|
"capture",
|
|
"carry",
|
|
"come by",
|
|
"draw",
|
|
"gain",
|
|
"garner",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"knock down",
|
|
"land",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"obtain",
|
|
"procure",
|
|
"pull down",
|
|
"realize",
|
|
"reap",
|
|
"secure",
|
|
"win"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"net",
|
|
"accomplish",
|
|
"achieve",
|
|
"notch (up)",
|
|
"score",
|
|
"accumulate",
|
|
"amass",
|
|
"rack up",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"pick up",
|
|
"annex",
|
|
"occupy",
|
|
"take over",
|
|
"reacquire",
|
|
"reattain",
|
|
"recapture",
|
|
"regain",
|
|
"remake"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"grant",
|
|
"pay",
|
|
"give up",
|
|
"hand over",
|
|
"part (with)",
|
|
"relinquish",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"yield"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"forfeit",
|
|
"lose"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be or make worthy of (as a reward or punishment)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you've earned the afternoon off after all that hard work"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deserve",
|
|
"merit",
|
|
"rate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"entitle",
|
|
"qualify"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"earnings":{
|
|
"an increase usually measured in money that comes from labor, business, or property":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"earnings from her babysitting jobs that are being put away for college"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gain(s)",
|
|
"income",
|
|
"incoming(s)",
|
|
"proceeds",
|
|
"profit",
|
|
"return",
|
|
"revenue",
|
|
"yield"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"killing",
|
|
"windfall",
|
|
"salary",
|
|
"take-home pay",
|
|
"tips",
|
|
"wages",
|
|
"bankroll",
|
|
"capital",
|
|
"coffers",
|
|
"exchequer",
|
|
"finances",
|
|
"funds",
|
|
"money",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"pocketbook",
|
|
"resources",
|
|
"wherewithal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"cost",
|
|
"disbursement",
|
|
"expenditures",
|
|
"expenses",
|
|
"outgo",
|
|
"outlay"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the amount of money left when expenses are subtracted from the total amount received":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after subtracting what we spent on music and refreshments, the earnings from our charity gala were still impressive"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gain",
|
|
"lucre",
|
|
"net",
|
|
"payoff",
|
|
"proceeds",
|
|
"profit",
|
|
"return"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cleanup",
|
|
"killing",
|
|
"windfall",
|
|
"bottom line",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"sales",
|
|
"compensation",
|
|
"emolument",
|
|
"income",
|
|
"pay",
|
|
"payment",
|
|
"remittal",
|
|
"requital",
|
|
"salary",
|
|
"wages",
|
|
"interest",
|
|
"revenue",
|
|
"yield"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"cost",
|
|
"disbursement",
|
|
"expenditure",
|
|
"expense",
|
|
"loss",
|
|
"outgo",
|
|
"outlay"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |