dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/eva_MWT.json
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{
"evaded":{
"to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery":{
"examples":[
"people who use every loophole in the law to evade paying taxes"
],
"synonyms":[
"avoided",
"dodged",
"ducked",
"eluded",
"escaped",
"eschewed",
"finessed",
"got around",
"scaped",
"shirked",
"shook",
"shuffled (out of)",
"shunned",
"weaseled (out of)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"missed",
"averted",
"deflected",
"diverted",
"obviated",
"parried",
"prevented",
"warded (off)",
"banned",
"barred",
"debarred",
"eliminated",
"excepted",
"excluded",
"precluded",
"ruled out",
"bypassed",
"circumvented",
"skirted",
"foiled",
"foxed",
"frustrated",
"outfoxed",
"outsmarted",
"outwitted",
"overreached",
"thwarted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepted",
"courted",
"embraced",
"pursued",
"sought",
"welcomed",
"caught",
"contracted",
"incurred"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"evaluate":{
"to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"a trained assistant to evaluate the needs of the patients waiting to see the doctor"
],
"synonyms":[
"appraise",
"assess",
"estimate",
"guesstimate",
"rate",
"set",
"valuate",
"value"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adjudge",
"deem",
"judge",
"ascertain",
"determine",
"discover",
"learn",
"price",
"prize",
"decide",
"settle",
"analyze",
"assay",
"survey",
"test",
"reappraise",
"reassess",
"reevaluate",
"rejudge",
"revalue",
"transvaluate",
"transvalue",
"misesteem",
"misjudge",
"misprize",
"underestimate",
"undervalue"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"evanesced":{
"as in disappeared , dissolved":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"disappeared",
"dissolved",
"evaporated",
"melted",
"vanished",
"vaporized",
"invisible",
"sightless",
"viewless",
"imperceptible",
"indiscernible",
"indistinct",
"unnoticeable",
"unobservable",
"faint",
"inconspicuous",
"insignificant",
"slight",
"unobtrusive",
"vague",
"buried",
"concealed",
"covert",
"disguised",
"hidden",
"latent",
"obscure",
"shrouded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apparent",
"observable",
"seeable",
"visible",
"visual",
"viewable",
"detectable",
"discernible",
"discernable",
"noticeable",
"perceptible"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cease to be visible":{
"examples":[
"the kids' rainy-day gloom evanesced the minute they heard that we were going out for ice cream"
],
"synonyms":[
"dematerialized",
"disappeared",
"dissolved",
"evaporated",
"faded",
"fled",
"flew",
"melted",
"sank",
"sunk",
"vanished"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blanked (out)",
"cleared",
"died (away or down or out)",
"dispersed",
"dissipated",
"dried up",
"blurred",
"dimmed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arrived",
"broke out",
"came out",
"emerged",
"issued",
"loomed",
"showed up"
],
"antonyms":[
"appeared",
"materialized"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"evanescent":{
"lasting only for a short time":{
"examples":[
"beauty that is as evanescent as a rainbow"
],
"synonyms":[
"brief",
"deciduous",
"ephemeral",
"flash",
"fleeting",
"fugacious",
"fugitive",
"impermanent",
"momentary",
"passing",
"short-lived",
"temporary",
"transient",
"transitory"
],
"near synonyms":[
"little",
"short",
"shortish",
"acting",
"interim",
"provisional",
"short-term"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lifelong",
"continuing",
"durable",
"persistent",
"imperishable",
"indefectible",
"indestructible"
],
"antonyms":[
"ceaseless",
"dateless",
"deathless",
"endless",
"enduring",
"eternal",
"everlasting",
"immortal",
"lasting",
"long-lived",
"permanent",
"perpetual",
"timeless",
"undying",
"unending"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"evaporated":{
"as in dissolved , melted":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"disappeared",
"dissolved",
"evanesced",
"melted",
"vanished",
"vaporized",
"invisible",
"sightless",
"viewless",
"imperceptible",
"indiscernible",
"indistinct",
"unnoticeable",
"unobservable",
"faint",
"inconspicuous",
"insignificant",
"slight",
"unobtrusive",
"vague",
"buried",
"concealed",
"covert",
"disguised",
"hidden",
"latent",
"obscure",
"shrouded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apparent",
"observable",
"seeable",
"visible",
"visual",
"viewable",
"detectable",
"discernible",
"discernable",
"noticeable",
"perceptible"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in concentrated , condensed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"concentrated",
"condensed",
"enriched",
"fortified",
"full-bodied",
"rich",
"strong"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dilute",
"diluted",
"thin",
"thinned",
"washy",
"watery",
"weak",
"weakened",
"adulterated",
"watered-down"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cease to be visible":{
"examples":[
"by mid-morning the fog that had enshrouded the island had just evaporated"
],
"synonyms":[
"dematerialized",
"disappeared",
"dissolved",
"evanesced",
"faded",
"fled",
"flew",
"melted",
"sank",
"sunk",
"vanished"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blanked (out)",
"cleared",
"died (away or down or out)",
"dispersed",
"dissipated",
"dried up",
"blurred",
"dimmed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arrived",
"broke out",
"came out",
"emerged",
"issued",
"loomed",
"showed up"
],
"antonyms":[
"appeared",
"materialized"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"evasively":{
"as in ambiguously , equivocally":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ambiguously",
"circuitously",
"equivocally",
"indirectly",
"erroneously",
"fallaciously",
"falsely",
"hypocritically",
"insincerely",
"deceitfully",
"mendaciously",
"untruthfully",
"civilly",
"courteously",
"diplomatically",
"politely",
"tactfully",
"long-windedly",
"verbosely",
"wordily"
],
"near antonyms":[
"directly",
"forthrightly",
"foursquare",
"plain",
"plainly",
"straight",
"straightforward",
"straightforwards",
"straightforwardly",
"baldly",
"bluffly",
"candidly",
"frankly",
"honestly",
"openheartedly",
"openly",
"unguardedly",
"unreservedly",
"artlessly",
"earnestly",
"simply",
"sincerely"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"evaluates":{
"to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"a trained assistant to evaluate the needs of the patients waiting to see the doctor"
],
"synonyms":[
"appraises",
"assesses",
"estimates",
"guesstimates",
"rates",
"sets",
"valuates",
"values"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adjudges",
"deems",
"judges",
"ascertains",
"determines",
"discovers",
"learns",
"prices",
"prizes",
"decides",
"settles",
"analyzes",
"assays",
"surveys",
"tests",
"reappraises",
"reassesses",
"reevaluates",
"rejudges",
"revalues",
"transvaluates",
"transvalues",
"misesteems",
"misjudges",
"misprizes",
"underestimates",
"undervalues"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"evaluating":{
"to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"a trained assistant to evaluate the needs of the patients waiting to see the doctor"
],
"synonyms":[
"appraising",
"assessing",
"estimating",
"guesstimating",
"rating",
"setting",
"valuating",
"valuing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adjudging",
"deeming",
"judging",
"ascertaining",
"determining",
"discovering",
"learning",
"pricing",
"prizing",
"deciding",
"settling",
"analyzing",
"assaying",
"surveying",
"testing",
"reappraising",
"reassessing",
"reevaluating",
"re-evaluating",
"rejudging",
"revaluing",
"transvaluating",
"transvaluing",
"misesteeming",
"misjudging",
"misprizing",
"underestimating",
"undervaluing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"evangelical":{
"as in missionary":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"missionary",
"clerical",
"clerkly",
"ministerial",
"pastoral",
"priestly",
"sacerdotal",
"apostolic",
"canonical",
"diaconal",
"diocesan",
"episcopal",
"papal",
"patriarchal",
"pontifical",
"churchly",
"ecclesiastic",
"ecclesiastical",
"divine",
"holy",
"religious",
"sacramental",
"conventual",
"mendicant",
"monachal",
"monastic",
"caliphal",
"rabbinic",
"rabbinical"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lay",
"nonclerical",
"secular",
"temporal"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"evaluators":{
"as in judges , referees":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"appraisers",
"judges",
"referees",
"analysts",
"annotators",
"columnists",
"commentators",
"observers",
"critics",
"pundits",
"reviewers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"evaporates":{
"to cease to be visible":{
"examples":[
"by mid-morning the fog that had enshrouded the island had just evaporated"
],
"synonyms":[
"dematerializes",
"disappears",
"dissolves",
"evanesces",
"fades",
"flees",
"flies",
"melts",
"sinks",
"vanishes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blanks (out)",
"clears",
"dies (away or down or out)",
"disperses",
"dissipates",
"dries up",
"blurs",
"dims"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arrives",
"breaks out",
"comes out",
"emerges",
"issues",
"looms",
"shows up"
],
"antonyms":[
"appears",
"materializes"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"evanesce":{
"to cease to be visible":{
"examples":[
"the kids' rainy-day gloom evanesced the minute they heard that we were going out for ice cream"
],
"synonyms":[
"dematerialize",
"disappear",
"dissolve",
"evaporate",
"fade",
"flee",
"fly",
"melt",
"sink",
"vanish"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blank (out)",
"clear",
"die (away or down or out)",
"disperse",
"dissipate",
"dry up",
"blur",
"dim"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arrive",
"break out",
"come out",
"emerge",
"issue",
"loom",
"show up"
],
"antonyms":[
"appear",
"materialize"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"evadable":{
"as in uncertain , unsure":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"avoidable",
"uncertain",
"unsure",
"preventable",
"preventible",
"doubtful",
"dubious",
"questionable",
"shaky",
"unclear",
"undecided",
"unsettled",
"undependable",
"unreliable",
"improbable",
"unlikely"
],
"near antonyms":[
"certain",
"ineluctable",
"ineludible",
"inescapable",
"inevitable",
"necessary",
"sure",
"unavoidable",
"unescapable",
"decided",
"definite",
"settled",
"likely",
"possible",
"probable"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"evangelize":{
"to try to convert (a group or area) to a different religion (especially Christianity)":{
"examples":[
"The missionaries set out to evangelize the world."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"lecture",
"platitudinize",
"preach",
"preachify",
"sermonize"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"evaporations":{
"as in dissolutions , dissipations":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"dissipations",
"dissolutions",
"fadeaways",
"passings",
"decampments",
"departures",
"disappearances",
"exits",
"farewells",
"goings",
"leave-takings",
"partings",
"egresses",
"retirements",
"retreats",
"withdrawals",
"emigrations",
"evacuations",
"exoduses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advents",
"appearances",
"arrivals",
"comings",
"incomings",
"approaches",
"entrances",
"ingresses",
"beginnings",
"births",
"commencements",
"dawns",
"debuts",
"d\u00e9buts",
"geneses",
"inceptions",
"mornings",
"onsets",
"starts"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"evacuees":{
"a person forced to emigrate for political reasons":{
"examples":[
"the report said the evacuees would be placed in temporary shelters"
],
"synonyms":[
"deportees",
"\u00e9migr\u00e9s",
"emigr\u00e9s",
"exiles",
"expatriates",
"expats",
"refugees"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aliens",
"fugitives",
"castoffs",
"outcasts",
"pariahs",
"loyalists",
"patriots"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"evades":{
"to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery":{
"examples":[
"people who use every loophole in the law to evade paying taxes"
],
"synonyms":[
"avoids",
"dodges",
"ducks",
"eludes",
"escapes",
"eschews",
"finesses",
"gets around",
"scapes",
"shakes",
"shirks",
"shuffles (out of)",
"shuns",
"weasels (out of)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misses",
"averts",
"deflects",
"diverts",
"obviates",
"parries",
"prevents",
"wards (off)",
"bans",
"bars",
"debars",
"eliminates",
"excepts",
"excludes",
"precludes",
"rules out",
"bypasses",
"circumvents",
"skirts",
"foils",
"foxes",
"frustrates",
"outfoxes",
"outsmarts",
"outwits",
"overreaches",
"thwarts"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepts",
"courts",
"embraces",
"pursues",
"seeks",
"welcomes",
"catches",
"contracts",
"incurs"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"evacuee":{
"a person forced to emigrate for political reasons":{
"examples":[
"the report said the evacuees would be placed in temporary shelters"
],
"synonyms":[
"deportee",
"\u00e9migr\u00e9",
"emigr\u00e9",
"exile",
"expat",
"expatriate",
"refugee"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alien",
"fugitive",
"castoff",
"outcast",
"pariah",
"loyalist",
"patriot"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"evaluated":{
"to make an approximate or tentative judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"a trained assistant to evaluate the needs of the patients waiting to see the doctor"
],
"synonyms":[
"appraised",
"assessed",
"estimated",
"guesstimated",
"rated",
"set",
"valuated",
"valued"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adjudged",
"deemed",
"judged",
"ascertained",
"determined",
"discovered",
"learned",
"priced",
"prized",
"decided",
"settled",
"analyzed",
"assayed",
"surveyed",
"tested",
"reappraised",
"reassessed",
"reevaluated",
"re-evaluated",
"rejudged",
"revalued",
"transvaluated",
"transvalued",
"misesteemed",
"misjudged",
"misprized",
"underestimated",
"undervalued"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"evasive":{
"hard to find, capture, or isolate":{
"examples":[
"believers in Bigfoot have never quite explained how such a large creature can be so evasive"
],
"synonyms":[
"elusive",
"fugitive",
"slippery"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cagey",
"cagy",
"shifty",
"ephemeral",
"evanescent",
"fleeting",
"impermanent",
"momentary",
"passing",
"short-lived",
"temporary",
"transient",
"transitory",
"inaccessible",
"inconvenient",
"unapproachable",
"unattainable",
"unavailable",
"unobtainable",
"unreachable",
"untouchable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accessible",
"approachable",
"attainable",
"available",
"convenient",
"obtainable",
"reachable"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"evaluations":{
"an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something":{
"examples":[
"what's your evaluation of her writing ability?"
],
"synonyms":[
"appraisals",
"appraisements",
"assessments",
"estimates",
"estimations",
"fixes",
"judgments",
"judgements",
"value judgments"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aper\u00e7us",
"feelings",
"impressions",
"notions",
"perceptions",
"confidences",
"faiths",
"stocks",
"trusts",
"beliefs",
"convictions",
"minds",
"persuasions",
"sentiments",
"views",
"conjectures",
"guesses",
"hunches",
"hypotheses",
"surmises",
"theories"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something":{
"examples":[
"the evaluation of the defendant's mental condition was conducted by a team of psychiatrists"
],
"synonyms":[
"appraisals",
"appraisements",
"assessments",
"estimates",
"estimations",
"reckonings",
"valuations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"calculations",
"computations",
"measurements",
"mensurations",
"audits",
"checks",
"checkups",
"examinations",
"inspections",
"reviews",
"scans",
"scrutinies",
"surveys",
"reassessments",
"transvaluations",
"overestimations",
"overevaluations",
"underestimations"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"evacuate":{
"to remove the contents of":{
"examples":[
"evacuate the cupboards completely before spraying the insecticide"
],
"synonyms":[
"clear",
"empty",
"vacate",
"void"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deplete",
"drain",
"eliminate",
"exhaust",
"waste",
"bleed",
"draw (off)",
"clean",
"flush",
"purge",
"scour",
"sweep"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"fill",
"load"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"evaluation":{
"an opinion on the nature, character, or quality of something":{
"examples":[
"what's your evaluation of her writing ability?"
],
"synonyms":[
"appraisal",
"appraisement",
"assessment",
"estimate",
"estimation",
"fix",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"value judgment"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aper\u00e7u",
"feeling",
"impression",
"notion",
"perception",
"confidence",
"faith",
"stock",
"trust",
"belief",
"conviction",
"mind",
"persuasion",
"sentiment",
"view",
"conjecture",
"guess",
"hunch",
"hypothesis",
"surmise",
"theory"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act of placing a value on the nature, character, or quality of something":{
"examples":[
"the evaluation of the defendant's mental condition was conducted by a team of psychiatrists"
],
"synonyms":[
"appraisal",
"appraisement",
"assessment",
"estimate",
"estimation",
"reckoning",
"valuation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"calculation",
"computation",
"measurement",
"mensuration",
"audit",
"check",
"checkup",
"examination",
"inspection",
"review",
"scan",
"scrutiny",
"survey",
"reassessment",
"transvaluation",
"overestimation",
"overevaluation",
"underestimation"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"evanescing":{
"to cease to be visible":{
"examples":[
"the kids' rainy-day gloom evanesced the minute they heard that we were going out for ice cream"
],
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"dematerializing",
"disappearing",
"dissolving",
"evaporating",
"fading",
"fleeing",
"flying",
"melting",
"sinking",
"vanishing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blanking (out)",
"clearing",
"dispersing",
"dissipating",
"drying up",
"dying (away or down or out)",
"blurring",
"dimming"
],
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"arriving",
"breaking out",
"coming out",
"emerging",
"issuing",
"looming",
"showing up"
],
"antonyms":[
"appearing",
"materializing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"evacuations":{
"as in exoduses , diasporas":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"diasporas",
"emigrations",
"exoduses",
"decampments",
"departures",
"exits",
"farewells",
"goings",
"leaves",
"leave-takings",
"outgoes",
"partings",
"flights",
"retirements",
"retreats",
"withdrawals",
"embarkations",
"embarkments",
"disembarkations",
"egresses",
"abandonments",
"relinquishments"
],
"near antonyms":[
"comings",
"approaches",
"entrances",
"ingresses",
"advents",
"appearances",
"arrivals"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"evaporation":{
"as in melting , dissipation":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"dissipation",
"dissolution",
"fadeaway",
"fading",
"melting",
"passing",
"vanishing",
"decamping",
"decampment",
"departing",
"departure",
"disappearance",
"exit",
"exiting",
"farewell",
"going",
"leave-taking",
"parting",
"quitting",
"clearing out",
"egress",
"leaving",
"retirement",
"retreat",
"withdrawal",
"emigration",
"evacuation",
"exodus"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advent",
"appearance",
"arrival",
"coming",
"incoming",
"approach",
"entrance",
"ingress",
"beginning",
"birth",
"commencement",
"dawn",
"dawning",
"debut",
"d\u00e9but",
"genesis",
"inception",
"morning",
"onset",
"start"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"evanesces":{
"to cease to be visible":{
"examples":[
"the kids' rainy-day gloom evanesced the minute they heard that we were going out for ice cream"
],
"synonyms":[
"dematerializes",
"disappears",
"dissolves",
"evaporates",
"fades",
"flees",
"flies",
"melts",
"sinks",
"vanishes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blanks (out)",
"clears",
"dies (away or down or out)",
"disperses",
"dissipates",
"dries up",
"blurs",
"dims"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arrives",
"breaks out",
"comes out",
"emerges",
"issues",
"looms",
"shows up"
],
"antonyms":[
"appears",
"materializes"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"evanescence":{
"the state or quality of lasting only for a short time":{
"examples":[
"the evanescence of a rainbow detracts not a whit from its beauty"
],
"synonyms":[
"ephemerality",
"fleetingness",
"fugitiveness",
"impermanence",
"impermanency",
"momentariness",
"temporariness",
"transience",
"transiency",
"transitoriness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brevity",
"shortness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"continuance",
"continuation",
"longevity"
],
"antonyms":[
"endurance",
"permanence",
"permanency"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"evacuating":{
"to remove the contents of":{
"examples":[
"evacuate the cupboards completely before spraying the insecticide"
],
"synonyms":[
"clearing",
"emptying",
"vacating",
"voiding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"depleting",
"draining",
"eliminating",
"exhausting",
"wasting",
"bleeding",
"drawing (off)",
"cleaning",
"flushing",
"purging",
"scouring",
"sweeping"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"filling",
"loading"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"evaporate":{
"to cease to be visible":{
"examples":[
"by mid-morning the fog that had enshrouded the island had just evaporated"
],
"synonyms":[
"dematerialize",
"disappear",
"dissolve",
"evanesce",
"fade",
"flee",
"fly",
"melt",
"sink",
"vanish"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blank (out)",
"clear",
"die (away or down or out)",
"disperse",
"dissipate",
"dry up",
"blur",
"dim"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arrive",
"break out",
"come out",
"emerge",
"issue",
"loom",
"show up"
],
"antonyms":[
"appear",
"materialize"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"evading":{
"to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery":{
"examples":[
"people who use every loophole in the law to evade paying taxes"
],
"synonyms":[
"avoiding",
"dodging",
"ducking",
"eluding",
"escaping",
"eschewing",
"finessing",
"getting around",
"scaping",
"shaking",
"shirking",
"shuffling (out of)",
"shunning",
"weaseling (out of)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"missing",
"averting",
"deflecting",
"diverting",
"obviating",
"parrying",
"preventing",
"warding (off)",
"banning",
"barring",
"debarring",
"eliminating",
"excepting",
"excluding",
"precluding",
"ruling out",
"bypassing",
"circumventing",
"skirting",
"foiling",
"foxing",
"frustrating",
"outfoxing",
"outsmarting",
"outwitting",
"overreaching",
"thwarting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepting",
"courting",
"embracing",
"pursuing",
"seeking",
"welcoming",
"catching",
"contracting",
"incurring"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"evasiveness":{
"as in secretiveness , circuitousness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"circuitousness",
"secretiveness",
"dissembling",
"dissimulation",
"indirection",
"inhibition",
"reserve",
"restraint",
"reticence",
"shyness",
"diplomacy",
"tact"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bluntness",
"candidness",
"candor",
"directness",
"forthrightness",
"frankness",
"honesty",
"openheartedness",
"openness",
"outspokenness",
"plainness",
"plainspokenness",
"plumpness",
"straightforwardness",
"unguardedness",
"unreserve",
"unreservedness",
"earnestness",
"sincerity",
"sobriety",
"artlessness",
"genuineness",
"na\u00efvet\u00e9",
"naivete",
"naivet\u00e9",
"simplicity",
"unsophistication"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"evangelist":{
"as in activist , advocate":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"activist",
"advocate",
"apostle",
"backer",
"champion",
"patron",
"promoter",
"stalwart",
"supporter",
"crusader",
"fanatic",
"ideologue",
"idealogue",
"militant",
"partisan",
"partizan",
"red hot",
"true believer",
"zealot",
"demonstrator",
"marcher",
"objector",
"picketer",
"protester",
"protestor",
"dreamer",
"idealist",
"visionary"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dabbler",
"dilettante",
"nonmilitant"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in missionary , revivalist":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"missionary",
"missioner",
"missionizer",
"revivalist",
"chaplain",
"confessor",
"sky pilot",
"friar",
"mendicant",
"monastic",
"monk",
"oblate",
"religious",
"abb\u00e9",
"curate",
"cur\u00e9",
"parson",
"pastor",
"rector",
"shepherd",
"vicar",
"high priest",
"high priestess",
"abbot",
"archbishop",
"archpriest",
"bishop",
"dean",
"diocesan",
"monsignor",
"pope",
"prelate",
"presbyter",
"clergywoman",
"deaconess",
"priestess",
"churchman",
"clergyman",
"father",
"Holy Joe",
"padre",
"clergyperson",
"cleric",
"clerical",
"clerk",
"deacon",
"divine",
"dominie",
"ecclesiastic",
"minister",
"preacher",
"priest",
"reverend"
],
"near antonyms":[
"layman",
"layperson",
"secular",
"lay reader",
"lector"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"evacuation":{
"as in exodus , diaspora":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"diaspora",
"emigration",
"exodus",
"decamping",
"decampment",
"departing",
"departure",
"exit",
"exiting",
"farewell",
"going",
"leave",
"leave-taking",
"lighting out",
"outgo",
"parting",
"quitting",
"walking out",
"flight",
"retirement",
"retreat",
"running away",
"withdrawal",
"embarkation",
"embarkment",
"disembarkation",
"egress",
"abandonment",
"forsaking",
"relinquishment"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coming",
"approach",
"entrance",
"ingress",
"advent",
"appearance",
"arrival"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"evade":{
"to get or keep away from (as a responsibility) through cleverness or trickery":{
"examples":[
"people who use every loophole in the law to evade paying taxes"
],
"synonyms":[
"avoid",
"dodge",
"duck",
"elude",
"escape",
"eschew",
"finesse",
"get around",
"scape",
"shake",
"shirk",
"shuffle (out of)",
"shun",
"weasel (out of)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"miss",
"avert",
"deflect",
"divert",
"obviate",
"parry",
"prevent",
"ward (off)",
"ban",
"bar",
"debar",
"eliminate",
"except",
"exclude",
"preclude",
"rule out",
"bypass",
"circumvent",
"skirt",
"foil",
"fox",
"frustrate",
"outfox",
"outsmart",
"outwit",
"overreach",
"thwart"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accept",
"court",
"embrace",
"pursue",
"seek",
"welcome",
"catch",
"contract",
"incur"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"evangelized":{
"to try to convert (a group or area) to a different religion (especially Christianity)":{
"examples":[
"The missionaries set out to evangelize the world."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"lectured",
"platitudinized",
"preached",
"preachified",
"sermonized"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"evangelizes":{
"to try to convert (a group or area) to a different religion (especially Christianity)":{
"examples":[
"The missionaries set out to evangelize the world."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"lectures",
"platitudinizes",
"preaches",
"preachifies",
"sermonizes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"evaporating":{
"to cease to be visible":{
"examples":[
"by mid-morning the fog that had enshrouded the island had just evaporated"
],
"synonyms":[
"dematerializing",
"disappearing",
"dissolving",
"evanescing",
"fading",
"fleeing",
"flying",
"melting",
"sinking",
"vanishing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blanking (out)",
"clearing",
"dispersing",
"dissipating",
"drying up",
"dying (away or down or out)",
"blurring",
"dimming"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arriving",
"breaking out",
"coming out",
"emerging",
"issuing",
"looming",
"showing up"
],
"antonyms":[
"appearing",
"materializing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"evacuated":{
"to remove the contents of":{
"examples":[
"evacuate the cupboards completely before spraying the insecticide"
],
"synonyms":[
"cleared",
"emptied",
"vacated",
"voided"
],
"near synonyms":[
"depleted",
"drained",
"eliminated",
"exhausted",
"wasted",
"bled",
"drew (off)",
"cleaned",
"flushed",
"purged",
"scoured",
"swept"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"filled",
"loaded"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"evangelic":{
"as in missionary":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"missionary",
"clerical",
"clerkly",
"ministerial",
"pastoral",
"priestly",
"sacerdotal",
"apostolic",
"canonical",
"diaconal",
"diocesan",
"episcopal",
"papal",
"patriarchal",
"pontifical",
"churchly",
"ecclesiastic",
"ecclesiastical",
"divine",
"holy",
"religious",
"sacramental",
"conventual",
"mendicant",
"monachal",
"monastic",
"caliphal",
"rabbinic",
"rabbinical"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lay",
"nonclerical",
"secular",
"temporal"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"evangelizing":{
"to try to convert (a group or area) to a different religion (especially Christianity)":{
"examples":[
"The missionaries set out to evangelize the world."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"lecturing",
"platitudinizing",
"preachifying",
"preaching",
"sermonizing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"evangelists":{
"as in activists , advocates":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"activists",
"advocates",
"apostles",
"backers",
"champions",
"patrons",
"promoters",
"stalwarts",
"supporters",
"crusaders",
"fanatics",
"ideologues",
"idealogues",
"militants",
"partisans",
"partizans",
"red hots",
"true believers",
"zealots",
"demonstrators",
"marchers",
"objectors",
"picketers",
"protesters",
"protestors",
"dreamers",
"idealists",
"visionaries"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dabblers",
"dilettantes",
"dilettanti",
"nonmilitants"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in missionaries , revivalists":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"missionaries",
"missioners",
"missionizers",
"revivalists",
"chaplains",
"confessors",
"sky pilots",
"friars",
"mendicants",
"monastics",
"monks",
"oblates",
"religious",
"abb\u00e9s",
"curates",
"cur\u00e9s",
"parsons",
"pastors",
"rectors",
"shepherds",
"vicars",
"high priestesses",
"high priests",
"abbots",
"archbishops",
"archpriests",
"bishops",
"deans",
"diocesans",
"monsignors",
"monsignori",
"popes",
"prelates",
"presbyters",
"clergywomen",
"deaconesses",
"priestesses",
"churchmen",
"clergymen",
"fathers",
"Holy Joes",
"padres",
"clergypersons",
"clericals",
"clerics",
"clerks",
"deacons",
"divines",
"dominies",
"ecclesiastics",
"ministers",
"preachers",
"priests",
"reverends"
],
"near antonyms":[
"laymen",
"laypeople",
"seculars",
"secular",
"lay readers",
"lectors"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"evaluator":{
"as in judge , referee":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"appraiser",
"judge",
"referee",
"analyst",
"annotator",
"columnist",
"commentator",
"observer",
"critic",
"pundit",
"reviewer"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"evasion":{
"the act or a means of getting or keeping away from something undesirable":{
"examples":[
"pleading chronic back pain is my standard evasion for doing any heavy lifting"
],
"synonyms":[
"avoidance",
"cop-out",
"dodging",
"ducking",
"eluding",
"elusion",
"escape",
"eschewal",
"eschewing",
"out",
"shaking",
"shunning"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bypassing",
"circumvention",
"runaround",
"sidestepping",
"skirting",
"averting",
"deflection",
"obviation",
"precluding",
"prevention"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abidance",
"endurance",
"submission",
"toleration"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"evacuates":{
"to remove the contents of":{
"examples":[
"evacuate the cupboards completely before spraying the insecticide"
],
"synonyms":[
"clears",
"empties",
"vacates",
"voids"
],
"near synonyms":[
"depletes",
"drains",
"eliminates",
"exhausts",
"wastes",
"bleeds",
"draws (off)",
"cleans",
"flushes",
"purges",
"scours",
"sweeps"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"fills",
"loads"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}