dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/now_MWT.json
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{
"nowheresville":{
"the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown":{
"examples":[
"after years of languishing in nowheresville , she started to make it really big in the art world"
],
"synonyms":[
"anonymity",
"facelessness",
"namelessness",
"nowhere",
"obscurity",
"silence"
],
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"oblivion",
"inconspicuousness",
"invisibility",
"invisibleness",
"insignificance",
"unpopularity"
],
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"mark",
"name",
"note",
"rep",
"report",
"reputation",
"repute",
"favor",
"popularity",
"importance",
"significance",
"distinction",
"eminence",
"glory",
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"stature",
"acclaim",
"acknowledgment",
"acknowledgement",
"praise",
"recognition",
"adoration",
"idolization"
],
"antonyms":[
"celebrity",
"fame",
"notoriety",
"renown"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"nowhere":{
"as in never , nothing":{
"examples":[],
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"near",
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"nothing",
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"hardly",
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"no way",
"scarcely"
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"definitely",
"positively",
"surely",
"awful",
"awfully",
"enormously",
"exceedingly",
"exceeding",
"extremely",
"greatly",
"highly",
"hugely",
"immensely",
"mightily",
"mighty",
"most",
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"terribly",
"very",
"assuredly",
"clearly",
"hands down",
"perfectly",
"plainly",
"really",
"truly",
"unequivocally",
"unquestionably",
"utterly",
"doubtless",
"more or less",
"mostly",
"rather",
"slightly",
"somewhat"
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},
"the open rural area outside of big towns and cities":{
"examples":[
"from the looks of things, we're stranded in nowhere and most likely its proverbial middle"
],
"synonyms":[
"boondocks",
"boonies",
"country",
"countryside",
"sticks"
],
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"exurbia",
"backcountry",
"backwater",
"backwoods",
"bush",
"frontier",
"hinterland",
"outback",
"up-country",
"wild",
"wilderness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conurbation",
"megalopolis",
"urban sprawl"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the quality or state of being mostly or completely unknown":{
"examples":[
"in a few short years he rose out of nowhere to prominence in the tech industry"
],
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"anonymity",
"facelessness",
"namelessness",
"nowheresville",
"obscurity",
"silence"
],
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"oblivion",
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"invisibility",
"invisibleness",
"insignificance",
"unpopularity"
],
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"mark",
"name",
"note",
"rep",
"report",
"reputation",
"repute",
"favor",
"popularity",
"importance",
"significance",
"distinction",
"eminence",
"glory",
"greatness",
"honor",
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"note",
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"superstardom",
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"position",
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"rank",
"standing",
"stature",
"acclaim",
"acknowledgment",
"acknowledgement",
"praise",
"recognition",
"adoration",
"idolization"
],
"antonyms":[
"celebrity",
"fame",
"notoriety",
"renown"
]
},
"as in odd , secret":{
"examples":[],
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"apart",
"devious",
"isolated",
"lonesome",
"obscure",
"odd",
"outlying",
"out-of-the-way",
"retired",
"secluded",
"secret",
"sequestered",
"away",
"deep",
"distant",
"far-flung",
"far-off",
"remote",
"removed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adjacent",
"adjoining",
"contiguous",
"close",
"near",
"nearby",
"nigh"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
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"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"nows":{
"the time currently existing or in progress":{
"examples":[
"I know I said you could go, but that was then and this is now"
],
"synonyms":[
"here and nows",
"moments",
"presents",
"todays"
],
"near synonyms":[
"phases",
"stages",
"states"
],
"near antonyms":[
"histories",
"pasts",
"yesterdays",
"yesteryears",
"yores",
"by-and-bys",
"futures",
"futurities",
"hereafters",
"offings",
"tomorrows"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"noway":{
"not in any degree, way, or under any condition":{
"examples":[
"that will noway hurt your chances of getting on the team"
],
"synonyms":[
"never",
"no",
"none",
"nothing",
"nowise"
],
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"completely",
"extremely",
"full",
"fully",
"par excellence",
"right",
"very",
"altogether",
"exactly",
"somehow",
"someway",
"someways",
"out"
],
"antonyms":[
"anyhow",
"anyway",
"anywise",
"at all",
"ever",
"half",
"however"
]
},
"certainly not":{
"examples":[
"no way will I go with you to the dance"
],
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"hardly",
"ill",
"no",
"none",
"scarcely"
],
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"near",
"never",
"nothing",
"nowhere",
"nowise"
],
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"awful",
"awfully",
"enormously",
"exceedingly",
"exceeding",
"extremely",
"greatly",
"highly",
"hugely",
"immensely",
"mightily",
"mighty",
"most",
"quite",
"terribly",
"very",
"assuredly",
"clearly",
"hands down",
"perfectly",
"plainly",
"really",
"truly",
"unequivocally",
"unquestionably",
"utterly",
"doubtless",
"more or less",
"mostly",
"rather",
"slightly",
"somewhat"
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"absolutely",
"certainly",
"completely",
"definitely",
"positively",
"surely"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"nowadays":{
"at the present time":{
"examples":[
"nowadays it's rare for people to carry cash when they can pay by other methods"
],
"synonyms":[
"anymore",
"currently",
"now",
"presently",
"right now",
"today"
],
"near synonyms":[
"here"
],
"near antonyms":[
"away",
"far",
"farthest",
"remotest",
"heretofore",
"hitherto",
"since",
"ago",
"previously"
],
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"before",
"formerly",
"long",
"once",
"then"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"noways":{
"not in any degree, way, or under any condition":{
"examples":[
"that will noway hurt your chances of getting on the team"
],
"synonyms":[
"never",
"no",
"none",
"nothing",
"nowise"
],
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"completely",
"extremely",
"full",
"fully",
"par excellence",
"right",
"very",
"altogether",
"exactly",
"somehow",
"someway",
"someways",
"out"
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"anyway",
"anywise",
"at all",
"ever",
"half",
"however"
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},
"certainly not":{
"examples":[
"no way will I go with you to the dance"
],
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"hardly",
"ill",
"no",
"none",
"scarcely"
],
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"near",
"never",
"nothing",
"nowhere",
"nowise"
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"awful",
"awfully",
"enormously",
"exceedingly",
"exceeding",
"extremely",
"greatly",
"highly",
"hugely",
"immensely",
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"rather",
"slightly",
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"certainly",
"completely",
"definitely",
"positively",
"surely"
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"type":[
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"nowise":{
"not in any degree, way, or under any condition":{
"examples":[
"her romance novels are nowise different from those of scores of other writers"
],
"synonyms":[
"never",
"no",
"none",
"nothing",
"noway",
"noways"
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"exactly",
"somehow",
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"however"
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},
"type":[
"adverb"
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},
"now and then":{
"on some occasions":{
"examples":[
"we do go to the library now and then , but not as often as we should"
],
"synonyms":[
"here and there",
"now",
"occasionally",
"sometimes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"intermittently",
"off and on",
"periodically",
"recurrently",
"infrequently",
"little",
"rarely",
"seldom",
"irregularly",
"sporadically",
"variously"
],
"near antonyms":[
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"hourly",
"much",
"oft",
"often",
"oftentimes",
"ofttimes",
"commonly",
"ordinarily",
"regularly",
"routinely",
"usually",
"always",
"consistently",
"constantly",
"invariably",
"continually",
"continuingly",
"continuously",
"incessantly",
"perpetually",
"unceasingly",
"uninterruptedly",
"endlessly",
"ever",
"interminably"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"now":{
"at the present time":{
"examples":[
"that company doesn't make those toys now because they are unsafe"
],
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"anymore",
"currently",
"nowadays",
"presently",
"right now",
"today"
],
"near synonyms":[
"here"
],
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"away",
"far",
"farthest",
"remotest",
"heretofore",
"hitherto",
"since",
"ago",
"previously"
],
"antonyms":[
"before",
"formerly",
"long",
"once",
"then"
]
},
"not long ago":{
"examples":[
"I was just now wondering what to do about those old clothes"
],
"synonyms":[
"freshly",
"just",
"late",
"lately",
"new",
"newly",
"only",
"recently"
],
"near synonyms":[
"latterly"
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"ago",
"before",
"earlier",
"early",
"erstwhile",
"formerly",
"previously",
"heretofore",
"hitherto"
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]
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"on some occasions":{
"examples":[
"goes now here, now there\u2014all seemingly without plan or purpose"
],
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"here and there",
"now and then",
"occasionally",
"sometimes"
],
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"off and on",
"periodically",
"recurrently",
"infrequently",
"little",
"rarely",
"seldom",
"irregularly",
"sporadically",
"variously"
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"frequently",
"hourly",
"much",
"oft",
"often",
"oftentimes",
"ofttimes",
"commonly",
"ordinarily",
"regularly",
"routinely",
"usually",
"always",
"consistently",
"constantly",
"invariably",
"continually",
"continuingly",
"continuously",
"incessantly",
"perpetually",
"unceasingly",
"uninterruptedly",
"endlessly",
"ever",
"interminably"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"without delay":{
"examples":[
"come here right now"
],
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"bang",
"directly",
"forthwith",
"headlong",
"immediately",
"incontinently",
"instantaneously",
"instanter",
"instantly",
"PDQ",
"plumb",
"presently",
"promptly",
"pronto",
"right",
"right away",
"right now",
"right off",
"straight off",
"straightaway",
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"away",
"freely",
"anon",
"momentarily",
"shortly",
"soon",
"apace",
"briskly",
"fast",
"fleetly",
"full tilt",
"posthaste",
"quick",
"quickly",
"rapidly",
"readily",
"snappily",
"speedily",
"swift",
"swiftly",
"abruptly",
"presto",
"suddenly",
"unexpectedly",
"hastily",
"impetuously",
"impulsively",
"rashly",
"recklessly",
"exactly",
"opportunely",
"punctually",
"seasonably"
],
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"slowly",
"late",
"tardily"
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},
"keenly aware of and responsive to the latest developments especially in fashion and entertainment":{
"examples":[
"questioned the moral values of the now generation"
],
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"au courant",
"cool",
"def",
"downtown",
"groovy",
"hep",
"hip",
"in",
"mod",
"trendy",
"turned-on",
"with-it"
],
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"\u00e0 la mode",
"a la mode",
"chic",
"fashionable",
"modish",
"sharp",
"smart",
"snappy",
"stylish",
"voguish"
],
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"geeky",
"nerdish",
"nerdy",
"dowdy",
"styleless",
"unfashionable",
"unstylish"
],
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"out",
"uncool",
"unhip",
"untrendy"
]
},
"for the reason that":{
"examples":[
"I'll repeat my question now that you are paying attention"
],
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"'cause",
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"because",
"being (as or as how or that)",
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"for",
"inasmuch as",
"seeing",
"since",
"whereas"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"the time currently existing or in progress":{
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"I know I said you could go, but that was then and this is now"
],
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"here and now",
"moment",
"present",
"today"
],
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"phase",
"stage",
"state"
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"history",
"past",
"yesterday",
"yesteryear",
"yore",
"by-and-by",
"future",
"futurity",
"hereafter",
"offing",
"tomorrow"
],
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},
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"adverb",
"conjunction",
"noun"
]
}
}