dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/obl_MWT.json
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{
"obligates":{
"to cause (a person) to give in to pressure":{
"examples":[
"the problem is of your own making, so don't think that you can obligate me to help"
],
"synonyms":[
"blackjacks",
"coerces",
"compels",
"constrains",
"dragoons",
"drives",
"forces",
"impels",
"impresses",
"makes",
"muscles",
"obliges",
"presses",
"pressures",
"sandbags"
],
"near synonyms":[
"browbeats",
"bulldozes",
"bullies",
"cows",
"hectors",
"intimidates",
"blackmails",
"high-pressures",
"menaces",
"shames",
"terrorizes",
"threatens",
"drags",
"badgers",
"harasses",
"hounds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allows",
"lets",
"permits",
"argues",
"convinces",
"induces",
"moves",
"persuades",
"prevails (on or upon)",
"satisfies",
"talks (into)",
"wins (over)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"oblige":{
"to do a service or favor for":{
"examples":[
"I would appreciate it greatly if you could oblige me by bringing a dessert to the party"
],
"synonyms":[
"accommodate",
"favor"
],
"near synonyms":[
"humor",
"indulge",
"coddle",
"mollycoddle",
"pamper",
"appease",
"conciliate",
"mollify",
"pacify",
"placate",
"delight",
"gladden",
"gratify",
"please",
"satisfy",
"abet",
"aid",
"assist",
"help",
"support",
"attend",
"care (for)",
"comfort",
"minister (to)",
"relieve",
"succor"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bother",
"discommode",
"disturb",
"incommode",
"inconvenience",
"trouble",
"burden",
"encumber",
"saddle",
"weigh",
"desert",
"disappoint",
"fail",
"let down",
"constrain",
"hamper",
"hamstring",
"hinder",
"hobble",
"hold back",
"impede",
"obstruct",
"restrain",
"frustrate",
"oppose",
"sabotage",
"thwart"
],
"antonyms":[
"disoblige"
]
},
"to cause (a person) to give in to pressure":{
"examples":[
"I know you're in a hurry, but you can't oblige me to drive any faster than the speed limit"
],
"synonyms":[
"blackjack",
"coerce",
"compel",
"constrain",
"dragoon",
"drive",
"force",
"impel",
"impress",
"make",
"muscle",
"obligate",
"press",
"pressure",
"sandbag"
],
"near synonyms":[
"browbeat",
"bulldoze",
"bully",
"cow",
"hector",
"intimidate",
"blackmail",
"high-pressure",
"menace",
"shame",
"terrorize",
"threaten",
"drag",
"badger",
"harass",
"hound"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allow",
"let",
"permit",
"argue",
"convince",
"induce",
"move",
"persuade",
"prevail (on or upon)",
"satisfy",
"talk (into)",
"win (over)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"obligingly":{
"as in voluntarily":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"voluntarily",
"desirably",
"gladly",
"wishfully",
"electively",
"optionally",
"alternately",
"alternatively",
"either",
"instead",
"fain",
"first",
"preferably",
"rather",
"readily",
"soon",
"willingly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"involuntarily",
"unwillingly",
"reluctantly",
"forcibly",
"willy-nilly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"obligingness":{
"cheerful readiness to do something":{
"examples":[
"she's not exactly known for her obligingness when it comes time to help clean up"
],
"synonyms":[
"alacrity",
"amenability",
"gameness",
"goodwill",
"willingness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"celerity",
"quickness",
"rapidity",
"speed",
"speediness",
"swiftness",
"dispatch",
"promptitude",
"promptness",
"ardor",
"avidity",
"eagerness",
"enthusiasm",
"exuberance",
"fervor",
"gusto",
"keenness",
"relish",
"zeal",
"zest",
"agreeableness",
"geniality",
"good-naturedness",
"heartiness",
"warmth",
"open-mindedness",
"receptiveness",
"receptivity",
"responsiveness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"leisureliness",
"pokiness",
"slowness",
"sluggishness",
"apathy",
"disinterestedness",
"halfheartedness",
"indifference",
"lukewarmness",
"perfunctoriness",
"delay",
"dilatoriness",
"doubt",
"equivocation",
"hesitance",
"hesitancy",
"hesitation",
"reluctance",
"reservation",
"reticence",
"uncertainty",
"vacillation",
"disinclination",
"indisposition",
"recalcitrance",
"resistance",
"unwillingness",
"antipathy",
"averseness",
"aversion"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"obliquity":{
"the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning":{
"examples":[
"her poetry is sure to satisfy those readers who readily confuse obliquity with profundity"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambiguity",
"ambiguousness",
"darkness",
"equivocalness",
"equivocation",
"inscrutability",
"inscrutableness",
"murkiness",
"mysteriousness",
"nebulosity",
"nebulousness",
"obliqueness",
"obscurity",
"opacity",
"opaqueness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mystery",
"reconditeness",
"cloudiness",
"dimness",
"faintness",
"fogginess",
"fuzziness",
"haziness",
"indefiniteness",
"indistinctness",
"mistiness",
"shade",
"shadow",
"uncertainty",
"vagueness",
"impenetrability",
"incomprehensibility",
"incomprehensibleness",
"circuitousness",
"circuity",
"indirectness",
"deepness",
"depth",
"profoundness",
"abstruseness",
"abstrusity",
"complexity",
"complication",
"difficulty",
"obtuseness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"comprehensibility",
"intelligibility",
"legibility",
"brightness",
"distinctness",
"self-evidence",
"certainty",
"surety",
"definiteness",
"exactness",
"explicitness",
"incision",
"incisiveness",
"lucidity",
"lucidness",
"perspicuity",
"perspicuousness",
"directness",
"forthrightness",
"openness",
"straightforwardness",
"palpability",
"tangibility",
"tangibleness",
"visibility",
"readability",
"readableness",
"obviousness"
],
"antonyms":[
"clarity",
"clearness",
"obviousness",
"plainness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"obliterate":{
"to destroy all traces of":{
"examples":[
"in a stroke, the March snowstorm obliterated our hopes for an early spring"
],
"synonyms":[
"abolish",
"annihilate",
"black out",
"blot out",
"cancel",
"clean (up)",
"efface",
"eradicate",
"erase",
"expunge",
"exterminate",
"extirpate",
"liquidate",
"root (out)",
"rub out",
"snuff (out)",
"stamp (out)",
"sweep (away)",
"wipe out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decimate",
"demolish",
"destroy",
"devastate",
"ravage",
"dismantle",
"flatten",
"mow (down)",
"raze",
"tear down",
"ruin",
"total",
"waste",
"wreck",
"blast",
"blow up",
"dash",
"dynamite",
"smash",
"atomize",
"consume",
"devour",
"dissolve",
"fragment",
"powder",
"pulverize",
"shatter",
"splinter",
"doom",
"finish",
"kill",
"kill off",
"terminate",
"zap",
"cut",
"discard",
"ditch",
"eject",
"excise",
"expel",
"jettison",
"oust",
"throw out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conserve",
"preserve",
"protect",
"save",
"build",
"construct",
"create",
"fabricate",
"fashion",
"forge",
"form",
"frame",
"make",
"manufacture",
"shape",
"fix",
"mend",
"patch",
"rebuild",
"recondition",
"reconstruct",
"renew",
"renovate",
"repair",
"restore",
"revamp"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"oblivion":{
"a state of being disregardful or unconscious of one's surroundings, concerns, or obligations":{
"examples":[
"for two weeks each year the stressed-out couple enjoy the blissful oblivion that comes with a vacation at the beach"
],
"synonyms":[
"forgetfulness",
"nirvana",
"obliviousness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ignorance",
"incognizance",
"innocence",
"insensibility",
"nescience",
"unawareness",
"unconsciousness",
"unfamiliarity",
"amnesia",
"blindness",
"absentmindedness",
"absorption",
"abstraction",
"inattention",
"inattentiveness",
"preoccupation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"memory",
"recall",
"recollection",
"remembrance",
"alertness",
"awareness",
"cognizance",
"consciousness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"obliviousness":{
"a state of being disregardful or unconscious of one's surroundings, concerns, or obligations":{
"examples":[
"her general obliviousness often results in her walking into walls and other hard-to-miss objects"
],
"synonyms":[
"forgetfulness",
"nirvana",
"oblivion"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ignorance",
"incognizance",
"innocence",
"insensibility",
"nescience",
"unawareness",
"unconsciousness",
"unfamiliarity",
"amnesia",
"blindness",
"absentmindedness",
"absorption",
"abstraction",
"inattention",
"inattentiveness",
"preoccupation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"memory",
"recall",
"recollection",
"remembrance",
"alertness",
"awareness",
"cognizance",
"consciousness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the state of being unaware or uninformed":{
"examples":[
"obliviousness of a law is not an acceptable excuse for breaking it"
],
"synonyms":[
"benightedness",
"cluelessness",
"ignorance",
"incognizance",
"innocence",
"nescience",
"unawareness",
"unfamiliarity"
],
"near synonyms":[
"callowness",
"greenness",
"inexperience",
"na\u00efvet\u00e9",
"naivete",
"naivet\u00e9",
"rawness",
"simpleness",
"unsophistication"
],
"near antonyms":[
"experience",
"know-how",
"sophistication"
],
"antonyms":[
"acquaintance",
"awareness",
"cognizance",
"familiarity"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"oblong":{
"as in oval , cylindrical":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cylindrical",
"cylindric",
"elliptical",
"elliptic",
"oval",
"ovate",
"ovoid",
"ovoidal",
"global",
"globular",
"round",
"spherical",
"annular",
"circular",
"disciform",
"discoid",
"discoidal",
"disklike",
"hooplike",
"ringlike",
"curved",
"looped",
"spiral",
"balled",
"bulbous",
"rotund",
"rounded",
"roundish"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in rectangular":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"rectangular",
"extensive",
"far-reaching",
"longish",
"outstretched",
"big",
"biggish",
"considerable",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"jumbo",
"large",
"largish",
"overscale",
"overscaled",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"super",
"elongate",
"elongated",
"extended",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"lengthy",
"long"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brief",
"curt",
"short",
"shortish",
"abbreviated",
"abridged",
"curtailed",
"diminished",
"shortened",
"bitty",
"diminutive",
"little",
"miniature",
"minute",
"puny",
"small",
"smallish",
"teeny",
"tiny",
"undersized",
"undersize",
"wee"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"obloquies":{
"harsh insulting language":{
"examples":[
"unable to mount a rational defense of her position, she unleashed a torrent of obloquy on her opponent"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuses",
"billingsgates",
"fulminations",
"invectives",
"scurrilities",
"vitriols",
"vituperations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blackguardisms",
"blasphemies",
"curses",
"execrations",
"imprecations",
"maledictions",
"profanities",
"epithets",
"insults",
"put-downs",
"slurs",
"expletives",
"swearwords",
"aspersions",
"belittlements",
"disparagements",
"revilements",
"vilifications",
"castigations",
"chastisements",
"criticisms",
"excoriations",
"opprobriums",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"reproofs",
"broadsides",
"diatribes",
"harangues",
"polemics",
"tirades"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaim",
"applauses",
"commendations",
"praises",
"compliments",
"congratulations",
"endearments",
"felicitations",
"adulations",
"blarneys",
"flatteries",
"overpraises",
"soft soaps"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the state of having lost the esteem of others":{
"examples":[
"although he had beaten the murder rap, the accused murderer was condemned to live out his days in perpetual obloquy"
],
"synonyms":[
"discredit",
"disesteems",
"disgraces",
"dishonors",
"disreputes",
"ignominies",
"infamies",
"odiums",
"opprobriums",
"reproaches",
"shames"
],
"near synonyms":[
"scandals",
"contempts",
"despites",
"disdains",
"scorns",
"deprecations",
"disapprobations",
"disapprovals",
"disfavors",
"abasements",
"debasements",
"degradations",
"dust",
"humiliations",
"blots",
"brands",
"shadows",
"slurs",
"smirches",
"spots",
"stains",
"stigmas",
"stigmata",
"taints"
],
"near antonyms":[
"admirations",
"appreciations",
"estimations",
"regards",
"awes",
"fears",
"reverences",
"fames",
"glories",
"renowns",
"reputes"
],
"antonyms":[
"esteems",
"honors",
"respects"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"oblation":{
"as in libation , propitiation":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"libation",
"propitiation",
"immolation",
"offering",
"sacrifice",
"victim",
"holocaust",
"contribution",
"donation"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"obliterations":{
"the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless":{
"examples":[
"the ill-advised obliteration of the town's historic district in order to make way for a shopping center"
],
"synonyms":[
"annihilations",
"decimations",
"demolishments",
"demolitions",
"desolations",
"destructions",
"devastations",
"exterminations",
"extinctions",
"havoc",
"losses",
"mincemeats",
"ruinations",
"ruins",
"wastages",
"wreckages"
],
"near synonyms":[
"depredations",
"despoilments",
"despoliations",
"breakups",
"collapses",
"disintegrations",
"dissolutions",
"assassinations",
"executions",
"killings",
"massacres",
"slaughters",
"dismantlements",
"effacements",
"eradications"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rescues",
"salvages",
"salvations",
"savings",
"conservations",
"preservations",
"protections",
"reclamations",
"reconstructions",
"re-creations",
"refurbishments",
"regeneracies",
"renovations",
"restorations"
],
"antonyms":[
"buildings",
"constructions",
"erections"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"oblique":{
"inclined or twisted to one side":{
"examples":[
"gave the eavesdropper an oblique glance out of the corner of her eye"
],
"synonyms":[
"askew",
"aslant",
"atilt",
"awry",
"cock-a-hoop",
"cockeyed",
"crazy",
"crooked",
"listing",
"lopsided",
"off-kilter",
"pitched",
"skewed",
"slanted",
"slanting",
"slantwise",
"tilted",
"tipping",
"uneven"
],
"near synonyms":[
"asymmetrical",
"asymmetric",
"unbalanced",
"unsymmetrical",
"contorted",
"disordered",
"distorted",
"irregular"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ordered",
"orderly",
"regular",
"uniform",
"balanced",
"symmetrical",
"symmetric"
],
"antonyms":[
"even",
"level",
"straight"
]
},
"running in a slanting direction":{
"examples":[
"in the painting the artist repeats the oblique line of the path with the oblique line of the outstretched arm"
],
"synonyms":[
"cant",
"canted",
"diagonal",
"graded",
"inclined",
"leaning",
"listing",
"pitched",
"raked",
"slant",
"slanted",
"slantwise",
"sloped",
"sloping",
"tilted",
"tilting"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"horizontal",
"level",
"plumb",
"up-and-down",
"vertical",
"parallel",
"perpendicular"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"obloquy":{
"harsh insulting language":{
"examples":[
"unable to mount a rational defense of her position, she unleashed a torrent of obloquy on her opponent"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuse",
"billingsgate",
"fulmination",
"invective",
"scurrility",
"vitriol",
"vituperation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blackguardism",
"blasphemy",
"curse",
"execration",
"imprecation",
"malediction",
"profanity",
"epithet",
"insult",
"put-down",
"slur",
"expletive",
"swearword",
"aspersion",
"bad-mouthing",
"belittlement",
"disparagement",
"revilement",
"vilification",
"castigation",
"chastisement",
"criticism",
"excoriation",
"opprobrium",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproof",
"broadside",
"diatribe",
"harangue",
"polemic",
"tirade"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaim",
"applause",
"commendation",
"praise",
"compliments",
"congratulations",
"endearments",
"felicitations",
"adulation",
"blarney",
"flattery",
"overpraise",
"soft soap"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the state of having lost the esteem of others":{
"examples":[
"although he had beaten the murder rap, the accused murderer was condemned to live out his days in perpetual obloquy"
],
"synonyms":[
"discredit",
"disesteem",
"disgrace",
"dishonor",
"disrepute",
"ignominy",
"infamy",
"odium",
"opprobrium",
"reproach",
"shame"
],
"near synonyms":[
"scandal",
"contempt",
"despite",
"disdain",
"scorn",
"deprecation",
"disapprobation",
"disapproval",
"disfavor",
"abasement",
"debasement",
"debasing",
"degradation",
"dust",
"humbling",
"humiliation",
"blot",
"brand",
"shadow",
"slur",
"smirch",
"spot",
"stain",
"stigma",
"taint"
],
"near antonyms":[
"admiration",
"appreciation",
"estimation",
"regard",
"awe",
"fear",
"reverence",
"fame",
"glory",
"renown",
"repute"
],
"antonyms":[
"esteem",
"honor",
"respect"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"obliged":{
"being under obligation for a favor or gift":{
"examples":[
"my new neighbor gave me a Christmas present, and now I feel obliged to reciprocate"
],
"synonyms":[
"beholden",
"bounden",
"indebted",
"obligated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appreciative",
"grateful",
"thankful"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"feeling or expressing gratitude":{
"examples":[
"I'd be much obliged if you could do me this favor"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciative",
"appreciatory",
"glad",
"grateful",
"thankful"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beholden",
"indebted",
"contented",
"delighted",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"satisfied",
"tickled",
"thanking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inhospitable",
"rude",
"thoughtless",
"ungracious"
],
"antonyms":[
"inappreciative",
"thankless",
"unappreciative",
"ungrateful"
]
},
"to do a service or favor for":{
"examples":[
"I would appreciate it greatly if you could oblige me by bringing a dessert to the party"
],
"synonyms":[
"accommodated",
"favored"
],
"near synonyms":[
"humored",
"indulged",
"coddled",
"mollycoddled",
"pampered",
"appeased",
"conciliated",
"mollified",
"pacified",
"placated",
"delighted",
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"assisted",
"helped",
"supported",
"attended",
"cared (for)",
"comforted",
"ministered (to)",
"relieved",
"succored"
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"bothered",
"discommoded",
"disturbed",
"incommoded",
"inconvenienced",
"troubled",
"burdened",
"encumbered",
"saddled",
"weighed",
"deserted",
"disappointed",
"failed",
"let down",
"constrained",
"hampered",
"hamstrung",
"held back",
"hindered",
"hobbled",
"impeded",
"obstructed",
"restrained",
"frustrated",
"opposed",
"sabotaged",
"thwarted"
],
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]
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"examples":[
"I know you're in a hurry, but you can't oblige me to drive any faster than the speed limit"
],
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"coerced",
"compelled",
"constrained",
"dragooned",
"drove",
"forced",
"impelled",
"impressed",
"made",
"muscled",
"obligated",
"pressed",
"pressured",
"sandbagged"
],
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"browbeat",
"bulldozed",
"bullied",
"cowed",
"hectored",
"intimidated",
"blackmailed",
"high-pressured",
"menaced",
"shamed",
"terrorized",
"threatened",
"dragged",
"badgered",
"harassed",
"hounded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allowed",
"let",
"permitted",
"argued",
"convinced",
"induced",
"moved",
"persuaded",
"prevailed (on or upon)",
"satisfied",
"talked (into)",
"won (over)"
],
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},
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"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
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"as in libations , propitiations":{
"examples":[],
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"libations",
"propitiations",
"immolations",
"offerings",
"sacrifices",
"victims",
"holocausts",
"contributions",
"donations"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"oblate":{
"as in mendicant , monastic":{
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"brother",
"friar",
"mendicant",
"monastic",
"monk",
"clergyperson",
"cleric",
"clerical",
"clerk",
"deacon",
"divine",
"dominie",
"ecclesiastic",
"high priest",
"minister",
"preacher",
"reverend",
"abbot",
"archbishop",
"archpriest",
"bishop",
"dean",
"diocesan",
"monsignor",
"pope",
"prelate",
"presbyter",
"churchman",
"clergyman",
"father",
"Holy Joe",
"padre",
"abb\u00e9",
"curate",
"cur\u00e9",
"parson",
"pastor",
"rector",
"shepherd",
"vicar",
"chaplain",
"confessor",
"sky pilot",
"evangelist",
"missionary",
"missioner",
"missionizer",
"revivalist",
"nun",
"abbess",
"anchoress",
"ancress",
"cloistress",
"conventual",
"mother superior",
"novice",
"prioress",
"religious",
"Reverend Mother",
"votary"
],
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"lay reader",
"lector",
"layman",
"layperson",
"secular"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"obligation":{
"something one must do because of prior agreement":{
"examples":[
"their financial obligations keep them from giving to charities as much as they would like"
],
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"burden",
"charge",
"commitment",
"devoir",
"do",
"duty",
"imperative",
"incumbency",
"need",
"office",
"responsibility"
],
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"oath",
"pledge",
"promise",
"troth",
"vow",
"word",
"arrangement",
"prearrangement",
"setup",
"compact",
"contract",
"covenant",
"pact",
"trust",
"debt",
"payment",
"tribute",
"compulsion",
"constraint",
"restraint",
"must",
"requirement",
"coercion",
"duress",
"force",
"appointment",
"engagement",
"reservation",
"onus"
],
"near antonyms":[
"grace",
"postponement",
"stay",
"discharge",
"ease",
"exemption",
"release",
"relief",
"waiver",
"loophole",
"alternative",
"choice",
"option",
"pick",
"preference",
"selection"
],
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},
"something (as money) which is owed":{
"examples":[
"I have to pay off my current obligations before I can buy a new car"
],
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"arrearage",
"arrears",
"debt",
"indebtedness",
"liability",
"liabilities",
"score"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bond",
"debit",
"delinquency",
"bankruptcy",
"default",
"embarrassment",
"insolvency"
],
"near antonyms":[
"quietus",
"quittance",
"repayment",
"asset"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"obliterating":{
"to destroy all traces of":{
"examples":[
"in a stroke, the March snowstorm obliterated our hopes for an early spring"
],
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"abolishing",
"annihilating",
"blacking out",
"blotting out",
"canceling",
"cancelling",
"cleaning (up)",
"effacing",
"eradicating",
"erasing",
"expunging",
"exterminating",
"extirpating",
"liquidating",
"rooting (out)",
"rubbing out",
"snuffing (out)",
"stamping (out)",
"sweeping (away)",
"wiping out"
],
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"decimating",
"demolishing",
"destroying",
"devastating",
"ravaging",
"dismantling",
"flattening",
"mowing (down)",
"razing",
"tearing down",
"ruining",
"totaling",
"totalling",
"wasting",
"wrecking",
"blasting",
"blowing up",
"dashing",
"dynamiting",
"smashing",
"atomizing",
"consuming",
"devouring",
"dissolving",
"fragmenting",
"powdering",
"pulverizing",
"shattering",
"splintering",
"dooming",
"finishing",
"killing",
"killing off",
"terminating",
"zapping",
"cutting",
"discarding",
"ditching",
"ejecting",
"excising",
"expelling",
"jettisoning",
"ousting",
"throwing out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conserving",
"preserving",
"protecting",
"saving",
"building",
"constructing",
"creating",
"fabricating",
"fashioning",
"forging",
"forming",
"framing",
"making",
"manufacturing",
"shaping",
"fixing",
"mending",
"patching",
"rebuilding",
"reconditioning",
"reconstructing",
"renewing",
"renovating",
"repairing",
"restoring",
"revamping"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"obliquities":{
"the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning":{
"examples":[
"her poetry is sure to satisfy those readers who readily confuse obliquity with profundity"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambiguity",
"ambiguousness",
"darkness",
"equivocalness",
"equivocation",
"inscrutability",
"inscrutableness",
"murkiness",
"mysteriousness",
"nebulosity",
"nebulousness",
"obliqueness",
"obscurity",
"opacity",
"opaqueness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mystery",
"reconditeness",
"cloudiness",
"dimness",
"faintness",
"fogginess",
"fuzziness",
"haziness",
"indefiniteness",
"indistinctness",
"mistiness",
"shade",
"shadow",
"uncertainty",
"vagueness",
"impenetrability",
"incomprehensibility",
"incomprehensibleness",
"circuitousness",
"circuity",
"indirectness",
"deepness",
"depth",
"profoundness",
"abstruseness",
"abstrusity",
"complexity",
"complication",
"difficulty",
"obtuseness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"comprehensibility",
"intelligibility",
"legibility",
"brightness",
"distinctness",
"self-evidence",
"certainty",
"surety",
"definiteness",
"exactness",
"explicitness",
"incision",
"incisiveness",
"lucidity",
"lucidness",
"perspicuity",
"perspicuousness",
"directness",
"forthrightness",
"openness",
"straightforwardness",
"palpability",
"tangibility",
"tangibleness",
"visibility",
"readability",
"readableness",
"obviousness"
],
"antonyms":[
"clarity",
"clearness",
"obviousness",
"plainness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"oblates":{
"as in mendicants , monastics":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"brothers",
"brethren",
"friars",
"mendicants",
"monastics",
"monks",
"clergypersons",
"clericals",
"clerics",
"clerks",
"deacons",
"divines",
"dominies",
"ecclesiastics",
"high priests",
"ministers",
"preachers",
"reverends",
"abbots",
"archbishops",
"archpriests",
"bishops",
"deans",
"diocesans",
"monsignors",
"monsignori",
"popes",
"prelates",
"presbyters",
"churchmen",
"clergymen",
"fathers",
"Holy Joes",
"padres",
"abb\u00e9s",
"curates",
"cur\u00e9s",
"parsons",
"pastors",
"rectors",
"shepherds",
"vicars",
"chaplains",
"confessors",
"sky pilots",
"evangelists",
"missionaries",
"missioners",
"missionizers",
"revivalists",
"nuns",
"abbesses",
"anchoresses",
"ancresses",
"cloistresses",
"conventuals",
"mother superior",
"novices",
"prioresses",
"religious",
"Reverend Mother",
"votaries"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lay readers",
"lectors",
"laymen",
"laypeople",
"seculars",
"secular"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"obliterated":{
"as in eradicated , exterminated":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"eradicated",
"exterminated",
"extirpated",
"wiped out",
"damaged",
"defaced",
"disintegrated",
"dynamited",
"mangled",
"mutilated",
"breakable",
"brittle",
"delicate",
"fragile",
"frail",
"frangible",
"demolished",
"destroyed",
"devastated",
"pulverized",
"ruinate",
"ruined",
"wrecked",
"collapsed",
"imploded",
"cracked",
"slivered",
"splintered",
"split",
"blasted",
"detonated",
"exploded",
"broken",
"busted",
"fractured",
"fragmented",
"shattered",
"smashed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unbroken",
"fixed",
"healed",
"mended",
"patched",
"rebuilt",
"reconstructed",
"repaired",
"infrangible",
"unbreakable"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to destroy all traces of":{
"examples":[
"in a stroke, the March snowstorm obliterated our hopes for an early spring"
],
"synonyms":[
"abolished",
"annihilated",
"blacked out",
"blotted out",
"canceled",
"cancelled",
"cleaned (up)",
"effaced",
"eradicated",
"erased",
"expunged",
"exterminated",
"extirpated",
"liquidated",
"rooted (out)",
"rubbed out",
"snuffed (out)",
"stamped (out)",
"swept (away)",
"wiped out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decimated",
"demolished",
"destroyed",
"devastated",
"ravaged",
"dismantled",
"flattened",
"mowed (down)",
"razed",
"tore down",
"ruined",
"totaled",
"totalled",
"wasted",
"wrecked",
"blasted",
"blew up",
"dashed",
"dynamited",
"smashed",
"atomized",
"consumed",
"devoured",
"dissolved",
"fragmented",
"powdered",
"pulverized",
"shattered",
"splintered",
"doomed",
"finished",
"killed",
"killed off",
"terminated",
"zapped",
"cut",
"discarded",
"ditched",
"ejected",
"excised",
"expelled",
"jettisoned",
"ousted",
"threw out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conserved",
"preserved",
"protected",
"saved",
"built",
"constructed",
"created",
"fabricated",
"fashioned",
"forged",
"formed",
"framed",
"made",
"manufactured",
"shaped",
"fixed",
"mended",
"patched",
"rebuilt",
"reconditioned",
"reconstructed",
"renewed",
"renovated",
"repaired",
"restored",
"revamped"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"obligatory":{
"forcing one's compliance or participation by or as if by law":{
"examples":[
"in this state, school attendance is obligatory until the age of 16"
],
"synonyms":[
"compulsory",
"forced",
"imperative",
"incumbent",
"involuntary",
"mandatory",
"necessary",
"nonelective",
"peremptory",
"required"
],
"near synonyms":[
"all-important",
"essential",
"indispensable",
"needed",
"requisite",
"insistent",
"persistent",
"pressing",
"urgent",
"demanded",
"enforced",
"coercive"
],
"near antonyms":[
"chosen",
"discretionary",
"dispensable",
"unnecessary",
"unneeded",
"unwanted",
"inconsequential",
"insignificant",
"nonessential",
"unimportant"
],
"antonyms":[
"elective",
"optional",
"voluntary"
]
},
"used or heard so often as to be dull":{
"examples":[
"the obligatory cliff-hanger endings for season finales of TV shows"
],
"synonyms":[
"banal",
"clich\u00e9",
"cliche",
"clich\u00e9d",
"cobwebby",
"commonplace",
"hack",
"hackney",
"hackneyed",
"moth-eaten",
"musty",
"shopworn",
"stale",
"stereotyped",
"threadbare",
"timeworn",
"tired",
"trite",
"well-worn"
],
"near synonyms":[
"twice-told",
"bromidic",
"platitudinal",
"platitudinous",
"canned",
"cardboard",
"conventional",
"cookie-cutter",
"derivative",
"imitative",
"ready-made",
"tried-and-true",
"unimaginative",
"uninspired",
"unoriginal",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"rote",
"routine",
"standard",
"stock",
"typical",
"usual",
"arid",
"barren",
"boring",
"colorless",
"drab",
"dreary",
"drudging",
"dry",
"dull",
"dusty",
"flat",
"heavy",
"ho-hum",
"humdrum",
"jading",
"jejune",
"leaden",
"mind-numbing",
"monotonous",
"numbing",
"old",
"pedantic",
"pedestrian",
"ponderous",
"prosaic",
"stodgy",
"stuffy",
"tame",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"tiring",
"undramatic",
"uninteresting",
"vapid",
"wearisome",
"weary",
"wearying",
"old-fashioned",
"old hat"
],
"near antonyms":[
"animating",
"energizing",
"enlivening",
"exciting",
"galvanizing",
"invigorating",
"stimulating",
"absorbing",
"engaging",
"engrossing",
"gripping",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"involving",
"riveting",
"atypical",
"extraordinary",
"strange",
"unaccustomed",
"uncommon",
"unfamiliar",
"unheard-of",
"unknown",
"unprecedented",
"unusual",
"pathbreaking",
"pioneering",
"trailblazing"
],
"antonyms":[
"fresh",
"new",
"novel",
"original",
"unclich\u00e9d",
"unhackneyed"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"obligations":{
"something one must do because of prior agreement":{
"examples":[
"their financial obligations keep them from giving to charities as much as they would like"
],
"synonyms":[
"burdens",
"charges",
"commitments",
"devoirs",
"dos",
"do's",
"duties",
"imperatives",
"incumbencies",
"needs",
"offices",
"responsibilities"
],
"near synonyms":[
"oaths",
"pledges",
"promises",
"troths",
"vows",
"words",
"arrangements",
"prearrangements",
"pre-arrangements",
"setups",
"compacts",
"contracts",
"covenants",
"pacts",
"trusts",
"debts",
"payments",
"tributes",
"compulsions",
"constraints",
"restraints",
"musts",
"requirements",
"coercions",
"duresses",
"forces",
"appointments",
"engagements",
"reservations",
"onuses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"graces",
"postponements",
"stays",
"discharges",
"eases",
"exemptions",
"releases",
"reliefs",
"waivers",
"loopholes",
"alternatives",
"choices",
"options",
"picks",
"preferences",
"selections"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something (as money) which is owed":{
"examples":[
"I have to pay off my current obligations before I can buy a new car"
],
"synonyms":[
"arrearages",
"arrears",
"debts",
"liabilities",
"scores"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bonds",
"debits",
"delinquencies",
"bankruptcies",
"defaults",
"embarrassments",
"insolvencies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"quietuses",
"quittances",
"repayments",
"assets"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"oblivious":{
"not informed about or aware of something":{
"examples":[
"the out-of-state motorist claimed to be oblivious of the local speed limit, even though the signs must have been hard to miss"
],
"synonyms":[
"clueless",
"ignorant",
"incognizant",
"innocent",
"insensible",
"nescient",
"unacquainted",
"unaware",
"unconscious",
"uninformed",
"unknowing",
"unmindful",
"unwitting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"uneducated",
"unschooled",
"untaught",
"absent",
"absentminded",
"abstracted",
"heedless",
"inattentive",
"inconscient"
],
"near antonyms":[
"au courant",
"hip",
"plugged-in",
"up-to-date",
"educated",
"knowledgeable",
"schooled",
"taught",
"heedful",
"observant",
"sensitive",
"sentient"
],
"antonyms":[
"acquainted",
"aware",
"cognizant",
"conscious",
"conversant",
"grounded",
"informed",
"knowing",
"mindful",
"witting"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"oblivions":{
"a state of being disregardful or unconscious of one's surroundings, concerns, or obligations":{
"examples":[
"for two weeks each year the stressed-out couple enjoy the blissful oblivion that comes with a vacation at the beach"
],
"synonyms":[
"forgetfulness",
"nirvana",
"obliviousness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ignorance",
"incognizance",
"innocence",
"insensibility",
"nescience",
"unawareness",
"unconsciousness",
"unfamiliarity",
"amnesia",
"blindness",
"absentmindedness",
"absorption",
"abstraction",
"inattention",
"inattentiveness",
"preoccupation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"memory",
"recall",
"recollection",
"remembrance",
"alertness",
"awareness",
"cognizance",
"consciousness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"obligate":{
"to cause (a person) to give in to pressure":{
"examples":[
"the problem is of your own making, so don't think that you can obligate me to help"
],
"synonyms":[
"blackjack",
"coerce",
"compel",
"constrain",
"dragoon",
"drive",
"force",
"impel",
"impress",
"make",
"muscle",
"oblige",
"press",
"pressure",
"sandbag"
],
"near synonyms":[
"browbeat",
"bulldoze",
"bully",
"cow",
"hector",
"intimidate",
"blackmail",
"high-pressure",
"menace",
"shame",
"terrorize",
"threaten",
"drag",
"badger",
"harass",
"hound"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allow",
"let",
"permit",
"argue",
"convince",
"induce",
"move",
"persuade",
"prevail (on or upon)",
"satisfy",
"talk (into)",
"win (over)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"obliqueness":{
"the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning":{
"examples":[
"the deliberate obliqueness of his reply left her wondering"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambiguity",
"ambiguousness",
"darkness",
"equivocalness",
"equivocation",
"inscrutability",
"inscrutableness",
"murkiness",
"mysteriousness",
"nebulosity",
"nebulousness",
"obliquity",
"obscurity",
"opacity",
"opaqueness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mystery",
"reconditeness",
"cloudiness",
"dimness",
"faintness",
"fogginess",
"fuzziness",
"haziness",
"indefiniteness",
"indistinctness",
"mistiness",
"shade",
"shadow",
"uncertainty",
"vagueness",
"impenetrability",
"incomprehensibility",
"incomprehensibleness",
"circuitousness",
"circuity",
"indirectness",
"deepness",
"depth",
"profoundness",
"abstruseness",
"abstrusity",
"complexity",
"complication",
"difficulty",
"obtuseness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"comprehensibility",
"intelligibility",
"legibility",
"brightness",
"distinctness",
"self-evidence",
"certainty",
"surety",
"definiteness",
"exactness",
"explicitness",
"incision",
"incisiveness",
"lucidity",
"lucidness",
"perspicuity",
"perspicuousness",
"directness",
"forthrightness",
"openness",
"straightforwardness",
"palpability",
"tangibility",
"tangibleness",
"visibility",
"readability",
"readableness",
"obviousness"
],
"antonyms":[
"clarity",
"clearness",
"obviousness",
"plainness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"obligated":{
"being under obligation for a favor or gift":{
"examples":[
"we have been their guests so many times that we feel obligated to return their hospitality"
],
"synonyms":[
"beholden",
"bounden",
"indebted",
"obliged"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appreciative",
"grateful",
"thankful"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause (a person) to give in to pressure":{
"examples":[
"the problem is of your own making, so don't think that you can obligate me to help"
],
"synonyms":[
"blackjacked",
"coerced",
"compelled",
"constrained",
"dragooned",
"drove",
"forced",
"impelled",
"impressed",
"made",
"muscled",
"obliged",
"pressed",
"pressured",
"sandbagged"
],
"near synonyms":[
"browbeat",
"bulldozed",
"bullied",
"cowed",
"hectored",
"intimidated",
"blackmailed",
"high-pressured",
"menaced",
"shamed",
"terrorized",
"threatened",
"dragged",
"badgered",
"harassed",
"hounded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allowed",
"let",
"permitted",
"argued",
"convinced",
"induced",
"moved",
"persuaded",
"prevailed (on or upon)",
"satisfied",
"talked (into)",
"won (over)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"obligating":{
"to cause (a person) to give in to pressure":{
"examples":[
"the problem is of your own making, so don't think that you can obligate me to help"
],
"synonyms":[
"blackjacking",
"coercing",
"compelling",
"constraining",
"dragooning",
"driving",
"forcing",
"impelling",
"impressing",
"making",
"muscling",
"obliging",
"pressing",
"pressuring",
"sandbagging"
],
"near synonyms":[
"browbeating",
"bulldozing",
"bullying",
"cowing",
"hectoring",
"intimidating",
"blackmailing",
"high-pressuring",
"menacing",
"shaming",
"terrorizing",
"threatening",
"dragging",
"badgering",
"harassing",
"hounding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allowing",
"letting",
"permitting",
"arguing",
"convincing",
"inducing",
"moving",
"persuading",
"prevailing (on or upon)",
"satisfying",
"talking (into)",
"winning (over)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"obliging":{
"willing to do a favor":{
"examples":[
"an obliging concierge used her pull to get us reservations at the town's hottest restaurant"
],
"synonyms":[
"accommodating",
"accommodative",
"friendly",
"indulgent"
],
"near synonyms":[
"helpful",
"solicitous",
"considerate",
"thoughtful",
"agreeable",
"amenable",
"complaisant",
"gracious",
"lenient",
"overindulgent",
"permissive"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to do a service or favor for":{
"examples":[
"I would appreciate it greatly if you could oblige me by bringing a dessert to the party"
],
"synonyms":[
"accommodating",
"favoring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"humoring",
"indulging",
"coddling",
"mollycoddling",
"pampering",
"appeasing",
"conciliating",
"mollifying",
"pacifying",
"placating",
"delighting",
"gladdening",
"gratifying",
"pleasing",
"satisfying",
"abetting",
"aiding",
"assisting",
"helping",
"supporting",
"attending",
"caring (for)",
"comforting",
"ministering (to)",
"relieving",
"succoring"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bothering",
"discommoding",
"disturbing",
"incommoding",
"inconveniencing",
"troubling",
"burdening",
"encumbering",
"saddling",
"weighing",
"deserting",
"disappointing",
"failing",
"letting down",
"constraining",
"hampering",
"hamstringing",
"hindering",
"hobbling",
"holding back",
"impeding",
"obstructing",
"restraining",
"frustrating",
"opposing",
"sabotaging",
"thwarting"
],
"antonyms":[
"disobliging"
]
},
"to cause (a person) to give in to pressure":{
"examples":[
"I know you're in a hurry, but you can't oblige me to drive any faster than the speed limit"
],
"synonyms":[
"blackjacking",
"coercing",
"compelling",
"constraining",
"dragooning",
"driving",
"forcing",
"impelling",
"impressing",
"making",
"muscling",
"obligating",
"pressing",
"pressuring",
"sandbagging"
],
"near synonyms":[
"browbeating",
"bulldozing",
"bullying",
"cowing",
"hectoring",
"intimidating",
"blackmailing",
"high-pressuring",
"menacing",
"shaming",
"terrorizing",
"threatening",
"dragging",
"badgering",
"harassing",
"hounding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allowing",
"letting",
"permitting",
"arguing",
"convincing",
"inducing",
"moving",
"persuading",
"prevailing (on or upon)",
"satisfying",
"talking (into)",
"winning (over)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"obliterates":{
"to destroy all traces of":{
"examples":[
"in a stroke, the March snowstorm obliterated our hopes for an early spring"
],
"synonyms":[
"abolishes",
"annihilates",
"blacks out",
"blots out",
"cancels",
"cleans (up)",
"effaces",
"eradicates",
"erases",
"expunges",
"exterminates",
"extirpates",
"liquidates",
"roots (out)",
"rubs out",
"snuffs (out)",
"stamps (out)",
"sweeps (away)",
"wipes out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decimates",
"demolishes",
"destroys",
"devastates",
"ravages",
"dismantles",
"flattens",
"mows (down)",
"razes",
"tears down",
"ruins",
"totals",
"wastes",
"wrecks",
"blasts",
"blows up",
"dashes",
"dynamites",
"smashes",
"atomizes",
"consumes",
"devours",
"dissolves",
"fragments",
"powders",
"pulverizes",
"shatters",
"splinters",
"dooms",
"finishes",
"kills",
"kills off",
"terminates",
"zaps",
"cuts",
"discards",
"ditches",
"ejects",
"excises",
"expels",
"jettisons",
"ousts",
"throws out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conserves",
"preserves",
"protects",
"saves",
"builds",
"constructs",
"creates",
"fabricates",
"fashions",
"forges",
"forms",
"frames",
"makes",
"manufactures",
"shapes",
"fixes",
"mends",
"patches",
"rebuilds",
"reconditions",
"reconstructs",
"renews",
"renovates",
"repairs",
"restores",
"revamps"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"obliges":{
"to do a service or favor for":{
"examples":[
"I would appreciate it greatly if you could oblige me by bringing a dessert to the party"
],
"synonyms":[
"accommodates",
"favors"
],
"near synonyms":[
"humors",
"indulges",
"coddles",
"mollycoddles",
"pampers",
"appeases",
"conciliates",
"mollifies",
"pacifies",
"placates",
"delights",
"gladdens",
"gratifies",
"pleases",
"satisfies",
"abets",
"aids",
"assists",
"helps",
"supports",
"attends",
"cares (for)",
"comforts",
"ministers (to)",
"relieves",
"succors"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bothers",
"discommodes",
"disturbs",
"incommodes",
"inconveniences",
"troubles",
"burdens",
"encumbers",
"saddles",
"weighs",
"deserts",
"disappoints",
"fails",
"lets down",
"constrains",
"hampers",
"hamstrings",
"hinders",
"hobbles",
"holds back",
"impedes",
"obstructs",
"restrains",
"frustrates",
"opposes",
"sabotages",
"thwarts"
],
"antonyms":[
"disobliges"
]
},
"to cause (a person) to give in to pressure":{
"examples":[
"I know you're in a hurry, but you can't oblige me to drive any faster than the speed limit"
],
"synonyms":[
"blackjacks",
"coerces",
"compels",
"constrains",
"dragoons",
"drives",
"forces",
"impels",
"impresses",
"makes",
"muscles",
"obligates",
"presses",
"pressures",
"sandbags"
],
"near synonyms":[
"browbeats",
"bulldozes",
"bullies",
"cows",
"hectors",
"intimidates",
"blackmails",
"high-pressures",
"menaces",
"shames",
"terrorizes",
"threatens",
"drags",
"badgers",
"harasses",
"hounds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allows",
"lets",
"permits",
"argues",
"convinces",
"induces",
"moves",
"persuades",
"prevails (on or upon)",
"satisfies",
"talks (into)",
"wins (over)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"obliteration":{
"the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless":{
"examples":[
"the ill-advised obliteration of the town's historic district in order to make way for a shopping center"
],
"synonyms":[
"annihilation",
"decimation",
"demolishment",
"demolition",
"desolation",
"destruction",
"devastation",
"extermination",
"extinction",
"havoc",
"loss",
"mincemeat",
"ruin",
"ruination",
"wastage",
"wreckage"
],
"near synonyms":[
"depredation",
"despoilment",
"despoliation",
"breakup",
"collapse",
"disintegration",
"dissolution",
"assassination",
"execution",
"killing",
"massacre",
"slaughter",
"dismantlement",
"effacement",
"eradication"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rescue",
"salvage",
"salvation",
"saving",
"conservation",
"preservation",
"protection",
"reclamation",
"reconstruction",
"re-creation",
"refurbishment",
"regeneracy",
"remodeling",
"renovation",
"restoration"
],
"antonyms":[
"building",
"construction",
"erection",
"raising"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"obliquely":{
"in a line or direction running from corner to corner":{
"examples":[
"the photographer has framed the shot so that the river runs obliquely through it, creating a great sense of depth for the viewer"
],
"synonyms":[
"athwart",
"bias",
"cornerways",
"cornerwise",
"crossways",
"crosswise",
"diagonally",
"kitty-corner",
"catty-corner",
"catercorner",
"kitty-cornered",
"catty-cornered",
"catercornered",
"transversely"
],
"near synonyms":[
"across"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lengthwise",
"longitudinally"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
}
}