dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/soa_MWT.json
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{
"soap-operatic":{
"as in soapy , melodramatic":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"melodramatic",
"soapy",
"sudsy",
"dreamy",
"misty-eyed",
"moonstruck",
"moony",
"starry-eyed",
"chocolate-box",
"cloying",
"corny",
"drippy",
"fruity",
"gooey",
"lovey-dovey",
"maudlin",
"mawkish",
"mushy",
"novelettish",
"saccharine",
"sappy",
"schmaltzy",
"sentimental",
"sloppy",
"slushy",
"soppy",
"soupy",
"spoony",
"spooney",
"sticky",
"sugarcoated",
"sugary",
"wet",
"nostalgic",
"wistful",
"cutesy",
"twee"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antisentimental",
"cynical",
"hard-boiled",
"hard-edged",
"hardheaded",
"unsentimental"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"soar":{
"to move or extend upward":{
"examples":[
"the Eiffel Tower soaring into the skies above Paris"
],
"synonyms":[
"arise",
"ascend",
"aspire",
"climb",
"lift",
"mount",
"rise",
"thrust",
"up",
"uprear",
"uprise",
"upthrust",
"upturn"
],
"near synonyms":[
"surge",
"tower",
"boost",
"elevate",
"raise",
"upheave",
"uplift",
"upraise",
"balloon",
"blast off",
"take off",
"zoom",
"crest",
"scale",
"surmount",
"top",
"cant",
"incline",
"lean",
"list",
"recline",
"slant",
"slope",
"tilt",
"tip"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dive",
"nose-dive",
"plummet",
"sink",
"slide"
],
"antonyms":[
"decline",
"descend",
"dip",
"drop",
"fall (off)",
"plunge"
]
},
"to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings":{
"examples":[
"bats soaring and swooping through the night air"
],
"synonyms":[
"aviate",
"fly",
"glide",
"plane",
"wing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drift",
"float",
"hang",
"hover",
"waft",
"coast",
"cruise",
"sail",
"sweep",
"dart",
"flit",
"flutter",
"catapult",
"helicopter",
"jet",
"orbit",
"rocket",
"dive",
"stoop"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to rise abruptly and rapidly":{
"examples":[
"gas prices soared overnight because of the shortage"
],
"synonyms":[
"rocket",
"shoot (up)",
"skyrocket",
"zoom"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accumulate",
"appreciate",
"balloon",
"build up",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"increase",
"mount",
"multiply",
"mushroom",
"proliferate",
"snowball",
"swell",
"wax",
"crest",
"peak",
"surge",
"heighten",
"intensify"
],
"near antonyms":[
"collapse",
"fall",
"contract",
"decrease",
"diminish",
"drop",
"lessen",
"wane"
],
"antonyms":[
"nose-dive",
"plummet",
"plunge",
"slump",
"tumble"
]
},
"the act or an instance of rising or climbing up":{
"examples":[
"the soar of the space shuttle never fails to inspire"
],
"synonyms":[
"ascension",
"ascent",
"climb",
"rise",
"rising"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boost",
"hike",
"increase",
"raise",
"blastoff",
"elevation",
"hoist",
"levitation",
"liftoff",
"raising",
"takeoff",
"heave",
"thrust",
"upheaval",
"uplifting",
"upraising",
"upsurge",
"upsweep",
"upswing",
"upthrust",
"uptrend",
"upturn",
"upwelling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"plop",
"plummeting",
"sinking",
"decline",
"decrease",
"down",
"comedown",
"downfall",
"downgrade"
],
"antonyms":[
"descent",
"dip",
"dive",
"drop",
"fall",
"nosedive",
"plunge"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"soaking (up)":{
"to take in (something liquid) through small openings":{
"examples":[
"this sponge should soak up the spilled juice very nicely"
],
"synonyms":[
"absorbing",
"drinking",
"imbibing",
"sponging",
"sucking (up)",
"taking up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gulping",
"guzzling",
"quaffing",
"sipping",
"slurping",
"swallowing",
"swigging",
"swilling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"soared":{
"to move or extend upward":{
"examples":[
"the Eiffel Tower soaring into the skies above Paris"
],
"synonyms":[
"arose",
"ascended",
"aspired",
"climbed",
"lifted",
"mounted",
"rose",
"thrust",
"upped",
"upreared",
"uprose",
"upthrusted",
"upturned"
],
"near synonyms":[
"surged",
"towered",
"boosted",
"elevated",
"raised",
"upheaved",
"uplifted",
"upraised",
"ballooned",
"blasted off",
"took off",
"zoomed",
"crested",
"scaled",
"surmounted",
"topped",
"canted",
"inclined",
"leaned",
"listed",
"reclined",
"slanted",
"sloped",
"tilted",
"tipped"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dived",
"dove",
"nose-dived",
"plummeted",
"sank",
"sunk",
"slid"
],
"antonyms":[
"declined",
"descended",
"dipped",
"dropped",
"fell (off)",
"plunged"
]
},
"to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings":{
"examples":[
"bats soaring and swooping through the night air"
],
"synonyms":[
"aviated",
"flew",
"glided",
"planed",
"winged"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drifted",
"floated",
"hovered",
"hung",
"hanged",
"wafted",
"coasted",
"cruised",
"sailed",
"swept",
"darted",
"flitted",
"fluttered",
"catapulted",
"helicoptered",
"jetted",
"orbited",
"rocketed",
"dived",
"dove",
"stooped"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to rise abruptly and rapidly":{
"examples":[
"gas prices soared overnight because of the shortage"
],
"synonyms":[
"rocketed",
"shot (up)",
"skyrocketed",
"zoomed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accumulated",
"appreciated",
"ballooned",
"built up",
"burgeoned",
"bourgeoned",
"enlarged",
"escalated",
"expanded",
"increased",
"mounted",
"multiplied",
"mushroomed",
"proliferated",
"snowballed",
"swelled",
"waxed",
"crested",
"peaked",
"surged",
"heightened",
"intensified"
],
"near antonyms":[
"collapsed",
"fell",
"contracted",
"decreased",
"diminished",
"dropped",
"lessened",
"waned"
],
"antonyms":[
"nose-dived",
"plummeted",
"plunged",
"slumped",
"tumbled"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"soaker":{
"a person who makes a habit of getting drunk":{
"examples":[
"that soaker couldn't pass a Breathalyzer test if his life depended on it"
],
"synonyms":[
"alcoholic",
"alkie",
"alky",
"boozehound",
"boozer",
"dipsomaniac",
"drinker",
"drunk",
"drunkard",
"inebriate",
"juicehead",
"juicer",
"lush",
"rummy",
"soak",
"sot",
"souse",
"tippler",
"toper",
"tosspot"
],
"near synonyms":[
"swigger",
"swiller",
"wino"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abstainer",
"nondrinker",
"teetotaler",
"teetotaller",
"teetotalist"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"soaks (up)":{
"to take in (something liquid) through small openings":{
"examples":[
"this sponge should soak up the spilled juice very nicely"
],
"synonyms":[
"absorbs",
"drinks",
"imbibes",
"sponges",
"sucks (up)",
"takes up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gulps",
"guzzles",
"quaffs",
"sips",
"slurps",
"swallows",
"swigs",
"swills"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"soaring":{
"as in ascendant , ascending":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ascendant",
"ascendent",
"ascending",
"airy",
"elevated",
"high",
"nosebleed",
"overhead",
"overlooking",
"raised",
"upheld",
"uplifted",
"upraised",
"topmost",
"upmost",
"upper",
"uppermost",
"upward"
],
"near antonyms":[
"low",
"low-lying",
"depressed",
"descendant",
"descendent",
"descending",
"down",
"dropped",
"fallen",
"grounded",
"lowered",
"sunken",
"lowermost",
"nethermost",
"undermost",
"abreast",
"even",
"level"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in ballooning , skydiving":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ballooning",
"gliding",
"hang gliding",
"paragliding",
"skydiving",
"aeronautics",
"aviation",
"flight",
"flying"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to move or extend upward":{
"examples":[
"the Eiffel Tower soaring into the skies above Paris"
],
"synonyms":[
"arising",
"ascending",
"aspiring",
"climbing",
"lifting",
"mounting",
"rising",
"thrusting",
"upping",
"uprearing",
"uprising",
"upthrusting",
"upturning"
],
"near synonyms":[
"surging",
"towering",
"boosting",
"elevating",
"raising",
"upheaving",
"uplifting",
"upraising",
"ballooning",
"blasting off",
"taking off",
"zooming",
"cresting",
"scaling",
"surmounting",
"topping",
"canting",
"inclining",
"leaning",
"listing",
"reclining",
"slanting",
"sloping",
"tilting",
"tipping"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diving",
"nose-diving",
"plummeting",
"sinking",
"sliding"
],
"antonyms":[
"declining",
"descending",
"dipping",
"dropping",
"falling (off)",
"plunging"
]
},
"to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings":{
"examples":[
"bats soaring and swooping through the night air"
],
"synonyms":[
"aviating",
"flying",
"gliding",
"planing",
"winging"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drifting",
"floating",
"hanging",
"hovering",
"wafting",
"coasting",
"cruising",
"sailing",
"sweeping",
"darting",
"flitting",
"fluttering",
"catapulting",
"helicoptering",
"jetting",
"orbiting",
"rocketing",
"diving",
"stooping"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to rise abruptly and rapidly":{
"examples":[
"gas prices soared overnight because of the shortage"
],
"synonyms":[
"rocketing",
"shooting (up)",
"skyrocketing",
"zooming"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accumulating",
"appreciating",
"ballooning",
"building up",
"burgeoning",
"bourgeoning",
"enlarging",
"escalating",
"expanding",
"increasing",
"mounting",
"multiplying",
"mushrooming",
"proliferating",
"snowballing",
"swelling",
"waxing",
"cresting",
"peaking",
"surging",
"heightening",
"intensifying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"collapsing",
"falling",
"contracting",
"decreasing",
"diminishing",
"dropping",
"lessening",
"waning"
],
"antonyms":[
"nose-diving",
"plummeting",
"plunging",
"slumping",
"tumbling"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"soaking":{
"containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water":{
"examples":[
"the fisherman couldn't wait to take off his soaking socks"
],
"synonyms":[
"awash",
"bathed",
"bedraggled",
"doused",
"dowsed",
"drenched",
"dripping",
"logged",
"saturate",
"saturated",
"soaked",
"sodden",
"soggy",
"sopping",
"soppy",
"soused",
"washed",
"water-soaked",
"watered",
"waterlogged",
"watery",
"wet"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deluged",
"drowned",
"flooded",
"inundated",
"overflowed",
"submerged",
"swamped",
"hydrated",
"dipped",
"dunked",
"splashed",
"aqueous",
"steeped",
"flushed",
"irrigated",
"laved",
"rinsed",
"sluiced",
"clammy",
"damp",
"dampish",
"dank",
"humid",
"moist",
"semimoist",
"wettish",
"boggy",
"miry",
"seepy",
"sloppy",
"squashy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bone-dry",
"hyperarid",
"ultradry",
"waterproof",
"water-repellent",
"water-resistant",
"watertight",
"baked",
"dehydrated",
"freeze-dried",
"droughty",
"parched",
"sere",
"sear",
"sunbaked",
"thirsty",
"wrung"
],
"antonyms":[
"arid",
"dry",
"unwatered",
"waterless"
]
},
"as in gouging , overcharging":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gouging",
"overcharging",
"device",
"dodge",
"gimmick",
"jig",
"ploy",
"scheme",
"sleight",
"stratagem",
"trick",
"wile",
"counterfeit",
"fake",
"forgery",
"hoax",
"humbug",
"phony",
"phoney",
"sham",
"thimblerig",
"three-card monte",
"racket",
"rip-off",
"Ponzi scheme",
"pyramid scheme",
"cross",
"fix",
"bunco",
"bunko",
"con",
"fiddle",
"flimflam",
"fraud",
"hustle",
"scam",
"shell game",
"sting",
"swindle"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to wet thoroughly with liquid":{
"examples":[
"we ran for home as soon as the rain started, but our clothes still ended up soaked"
],
"synonyms":[
"drenching",
"drowning",
"impregnating",
"macerating",
"saturating",
"soddening",
"sopping",
"sousing",
"steeping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"waterlogging",
"water-soaking",
"marinating",
"seething",
"presoaking",
"dipping",
"immersing",
"inundating",
"submerging",
"swamping",
"bathing",
"dousing",
"dowsing",
"hydrating",
"swilling",
"washing",
"watering",
"infiltrating",
"penetrating",
"permeating",
"dampening",
"damping",
"humidifying",
"moistening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dehydrating",
"desiccating",
"drying",
"parching",
"searing",
"draining",
"emptying",
"voiding",
"dehumidifying"
],
"antonyms":[
"wringing (out)"
]
},
"to charge (someone) too much for goods or services":{
"examples":[
"a merchant who soaks the tourists every summer"
],
"synonyms":[
"gouging",
"overcharging",
"stinging",
"surcharging"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cheating",
"defrauding",
"sticking",
"clipping",
"fleecing",
"skinning",
"mischarging"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"undercharging"
]
},
"to make wet":{
"examples":[
"that downpour soaked my hair, and now I look like a sight"
],
"synonyms":[
"bathing",
"bedraggling",
"dousing",
"dowsing",
"drenching",
"drowning",
"soddening",
"sopping",
"sousing",
"washing",
"watering",
"waterlogging",
"water-soaking",
"wetting",
"wetting down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aspersing",
"bedewing",
"dampening",
"damping",
"drizzling",
"humidifying",
"hydrating",
"misting",
"moistening",
"moisturizing",
"showering",
"sprinkling",
"deluging",
"flooding",
"hosing (down)",
"inundating",
"overflowing",
"submerging",
"swamping",
"splashing",
"impregnating",
"saturating",
"steeping",
"flushing",
"irrigating",
"laving",
"rinsing",
"sloshing",
"sluicing",
"dipping",
"ducking",
"dunking",
"rehydrating",
"rewashing",
"rewetting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dewatering",
"evaporating",
"freeze-drying",
"drip-drying",
"wringing",
"dehumidifying"
],
"antonyms":[
"dehydrating",
"desiccating",
"drying",
"parching",
"scorching",
"searing"
]
},
"to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages":{
"examples":[
"depressed about his love life, he repaired to a bar to soak"
],
"synonyms":[
"bibbing",
"boozing",
"drinking",
"guzzling",
"liquoring (up)",
"lushing (up)",
"tippling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carousing",
"reveling",
"revelling",
"imbibing",
"nipping"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abstaining"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"soapboxes":{
"a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information":{
"examples":[
"some readers don't appreciate that she sometimes uses her book blog as a soapbox for her political views"
],
"synonyms":[
"forums",
"fora",
"mediums",
"media",
"outlets",
"platforms",
"venues"
],
"near synonyms":[
"channels",
"conduits",
"pipelines",
"showcases",
"stages"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"soakers":{
"a person who makes a habit of getting drunk":{
"examples":[
"that soaker couldn't pass a Breathalyzer test if his life depended on it"
],
"synonyms":[
"alcoholics",
"alkies",
"boozehounds",
"boozers",
"dipsomaniacs",
"drinkers",
"drunkards",
"drunks",
"inebriates",
"juiceheads",
"juicers",
"lushes",
"rummies",
"soaks",
"sots",
"souses",
"tipplers",
"topers",
"tosspots"
],
"near synonyms":[
"swiggers",
"swillers",
"winos"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abstainers",
"nondrinkers",
"teetotalers",
"teetotallers",
"teetotalists"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"soak (up)":{
"to take in (something liquid) through small openings":{
"examples":[
"this sponge should soak up the spilled juice very nicely"
],
"synonyms":[
"absorb",
"drink",
"imbibe",
"sponge",
"suck (up)",
"take up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gulp",
"guzzle",
"quaff",
"sip",
"slurp",
"swallow",
"swig",
"swill"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"soapy":{
"overly or insincerely flattering":{
"examples":[
"a typically soapy introduction for the guest speaker at the organization's annual banquet"
],
"synonyms":[
"adulatory",
"fulsome",
"gushing",
"gushy",
"hagiographic",
"hagiographical",
"oily",
"oleaginous",
"unctuous"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drooling",
"slavering",
"slobbering",
"cloying",
"sickening",
"demonstrative",
"effusive",
"mushy",
"uninhibited",
"unreserved",
"unrestrained",
"artificial",
"backhanded",
"feigned",
"hypocritical",
"insincere",
"left-handed",
"mealymouthed",
"sanctimonious",
"two-faced",
"disarming",
"endearing",
"ingratiating",
"winning",
"winsome",
"extravagant",
"lavish",
"unrestrained",
"abundant",
"copious",
"profuse"
],
"near antonyms":[
"artless",
"earnest",
"genuine",
"heartfelt",
"honest",
"ingenuous",
"sincere",
"true",
"unaffected",
"unfeigned",
"unpretending",
"unpretentious"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"soaks":{
"a person who makes a habit of getting drunk":{
"examples":[
"felt sorry for the town soak , who couldn't hold a job"
],
"synonyms":[
"alcoholics",
"alkies",
"boozehounds",
"boozers",
"dipsomaniacs",
"drinkers",
"drunkards",
"drunks",
"inebriates",
"juiceheads",
"juicers",
"lushes",
"rummies",
"soakers",
"sots",
"souses",
"tipplers",
"topers",
"tosspots"
],
"near synonyms":[
"swiggers",
"swillers",
"winos"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abstainers",
"nondrinkers",
"teetotalers",
"teetotallers",
"teetotalists"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to wet thoroughly with liquid":{
"examples":[
"we ran for home as soon as the rain started, but our clothes still ended up soaked"
],
"synonyms":[
"drenches",
"drowns",
"impregnates",
"macerates",
"saturates",
"soddens",
"sops",
"souses",
"steeps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"waterlogs",
"water-soaks",
"marinates",
"seethes",
"presoaks",
"dips",
"immerses",
"inundates",
"submerges",
"swamps",
"bathes",
"douses",
"dowses",
"hydrates",
"swills",
"washes",
"waters",
"infiltrates",
"penetrates",
"permeates",
"dampens",
"damps",
"humidifies",
"moistens"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dehydrates",
"desiccates",
"dries",
"parches",
"sears",
"drains",
"empties",
"voids",
"dehumidifies"
],
"antonyms":[
"wrings (out)"
]
},
"to charge (someone) too much for goods or services":{
"examples":[
"a merchant who soaks the tourists every summer"
],
"synonyms":[
"gouges",
"overcharges",
"stings",
"surcharges"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cheats",
"defrauds",
"sticks",
"clips",
"fleeces",
"skins",
"mischarges"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"undercharges"
]
},
"to make wet":{
"examples":[
"that downpour soaked my hair, and now I look like a sight"
],
"synonyms":[
"bathes",
"bedraggles",
"douses",
"dowses",
"drenches",
"drowns",
"soddens",
"sops",
"souses",
"washes",
"waterlogs",
"waters",
"water-soaks",
"wets",
"wets down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"asperses",
"bedews",
"dampens",
"damps",
"drizzles",
"humidifies",
"hydrates",
"mists",
"moistens",
"moisturizes",
"showers",
"sprinkles",
"deluges",
"floods",
"hoses (down)",
"inundates",
"overflows",
"submerges",
"swamps",
"splashes",
"impregnates",
"saturates",
"steeps",
"flushes",
"irrigates",
"laves",
"rinses",
"sloshes",
"sluices",
"dips",
"ducks",
"dunks",
"rehydrates",
"rewashes",
"rewets"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dewaters",
"evaporates",
"freeze-dries",
"drip-dries",
"wrings",
"dehumidifies"
],
"antonyms":[
"dehydrates",
"desiccates",
"dries",
"parches",
"scorches",
"sears"
]
},
"to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages":{
"examples":[
"depressed about his love life, he repaired to a bar to soak"
],
"synonyms":[
"bibs",
"boozes",
"drinks",
"guzzles",
"liquors (up)",
"lushes (up)",
"tipples"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carouses",
"revels",
"imbibes",
"nips"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abstains"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"soars":{
"to move or extend upward":{
"examples":[
"the Eiffel Tower soaring into the skies above Paris"
],
"synonyms":[
"arises",
"ascends",
"aspires",
"climbs",
"lifts",
"mounts",
"rises",
"thrusts",
"uprears",
"uprises",
"ups",
"upthrusts",
"upturns"
],
"near synonyms":[
"surges",
"towers",
"boosts",
"elevates",
"raises",
"upheaves",
"uplifts",
"upraises",
"balloons",
"blasts off",
"takes off",
"zooms",
"crests",
"scales",
"surmounts",
"tops",
"cants",
"inclines",
"leans",
"lists",
"reclines",
"slants",
"slopes",
"tilts",
"tips"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dives",
"nose-dives",
"plummets",
"sinks",
"slides"
],
"antonyms":[
"declines",
"descends",
"dips",
"drops",
"falls (off)",
"plunges"
]
},
"to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings":{
"examples":[
"bats soaring and swooping through the night air"
],
"synonyms":[
"aviates",
"flies",
"glides",
"planes",
"wings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drifts",
"floats",
"hangs",
"hovers",
"wafts",
"coasts",
"cruises",
"sails",
"sweeps",
"darts",
"flits",
"flutters",
"catapults",
"helicopters",
"jets",
"orbits",
"rockets",
"dives",
"stoops"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to rise abruptly and rapidly":{
"examples":[
"gas prices soared overnight because of the shortage"
],
"synonyms":[
"rockets",
"shoots (up)",
"skyrockets",
"zooms"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accumulates",
"appreciates",
"balloons",
"builds up",
"burgeons",
"bourgeons",
"enlarges",
"escalates",
"expands",
"increases",
"mounts",
"multiplies",
"mushrooms",
"proliferates",
"snowballs",
"swells",
"waxes",
"crests",
"peaks",
"surges",
"heightens",
"intensifies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"collapses",
"falls",
"contracts",
"decreases",
"diminishes",
"drops",
"lessens",
"wanes"
],
"antonyms":[
"nose-dives",
"plummets",
"plunges",
"slumps",
"tumbles"
]
},
"the act or an instance of rising or climbing up":{
"examples":[
"the soar of the space shuttle never fails to inspire"
],
"synonyms":[
"ascensions",
"ascents",
"climbs",
"rises",
"risings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boosts",
"hikes",
"increases",
"raises",
"blastoffs",
"elevations",
"hoists",
"levitations",
"liftoffs",
"takeoffs",
"heaves",
"thrusts",
"upheavals",
"upsurges",
"upsweeps",
"upswings",
"upthrusts",
"uptrends",
"upturns",
"upwellings"
],
"near antonyms":[
"plops",
"declines",
"decreases",
"downs",
"comedowns",
"downfalls",
"downgrades"
],
"antonyms":[
"descents",
"dips",
"dives",
"drops",
"falls",
"nosedives",
"plunges"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"soaps":{
"a substance used for cleaning":{
"examples":[
"a little soap and water should clean this in no time"
],
"synonyms":[
"cleaners",
"cleansers",
"detergents"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disinfectants",
"purifiers",
"solvents",
"scrubs",
"shampoos"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"soarings":{
"as in rises , risings":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ascents",
"climbs",
"rises",
"risings",
"upswings",
"upturns",
"advances",
"headways",
"progresses",
"progressions",
"betterments",
"improvements"
],
"near antonyms":[
"descents",
"dips",
"dives",
"downs",
"drops",
"falls",
"nosedives",
"plunges",
"comedowns",
"declines",
"downfalls",
"downgrades"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"soap opera":{
"something (as a work of literature or music) that is too sentimental":{
"examples":[
"the movie started out well, but quickly devolved into improbable soap opera"
],
"synonyms":[
"corn",
"goo",
"mush",
"schmaltz",
"schmalz",
"sludge",
"slush",
"sorghum"
],
"near synonyms":[
"claptrap",
"drivel",
"rubbish",
"tripe"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"soak":{
"a person who makes a habit of getting drunk":{
"examples":[
"felt sorry for the town soak , who couldn't hold a job"
],
"synonyms":[
"alcoholic",
"alkie",
"alky",
"boozehound",
"boozer",
"dipsomaniac",
"drinker",
"drunk",
"drunkard",
"inebriate",
"juicehead",
"juicer",
"lush",
"rummy",
"soaker",
"sot",
"souse",
"tippler",
"toper",
"tosspot"
],
"near synonyms":[
"swigger",
"swiller",
"wino"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abstainer",
"nondrinker",
"teetotaler",
"teetotaller",
"teetotalist"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to wet thoroughly with liquid":{
"examples":[
"we ran for home as soon as the rain started, but our clothes still ended up soaked"
],
"synonyms":[
"drench",
"drown",
"impregnate",
"macerate",
"saturate",
"sodden",
"sop",
"souse",
"steep"
],
"near synonyms":[
"waterlog",
"water-soak",
"marinate",
"seethe",
"presoak",
"dip",
"immerse",
"inundate",
"submerge",
"swamp",
"bathe",
"douse",
"dowse",
"hydrate",
"swill",
"wash",
"water",
"infiltrate",
"penetrate",
"permeate",
"damp",
"dampen",
"humidify",
"moisten"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dehydrate",
"desiccate",
"dry",
"parch",
"sear",
"drain",
"empty",
"void",
"dehumidify"
],
"antonyms":[
"wring (out)"
]
},
"to charge (someone) too much for goods or services":{
"examples":[
"a merchant who soaks the tourists every summer"
],
"synonyms":[
"gouge",
"overcharge",
"sting",
"surcharge"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cheat",
"defraud",
"stick",
"clip",
"fleece",
"skin",
"mischarge"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"undercharge"
]
},
"to make wet":{
"examples":[
"that downpour soaked my hair, and now I look like a sight"
],
"synonyms":[
"bathe",
"bedraggle",
"douse",
"dowse",
"drench",
"drown",
"sodden",
"sop",
"souse",
"wash",
"water",
"water-soak",
"waterlog",
"wet",
"wet down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"asperse",
"bedew",
"damp",
"dampen",
"drizzle",
"humidify",
"hydrate",
"mist",
"moisten",
"moisturize",
"shower",
"sprinkle",
"deluge",
"flood",
"hose (down)",
"inundate",
"overflow",
"submerge",
"swamp",
"splash",
"impregnate",
"saturate",
"steep",
"flush",
"irrigate",
"lave",
"rinse",
"slosh",
"sluice",
"dip",
"duck",
"dunk",
"rehydrate",
"rewash",
"rewet"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dewater",
"evaporate",
"freeze-dry",
"drip-dry",
"wring",
"dehumidify"
],
"antonyms":[
"dehydrate",
"desiccate",
"dry",
"parch",
"scorch",
"sear"
]
},
"to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages":{
"examples":[
"depressed about his love life, he repaired to a bar to soak"
],
"synonyms":[
"bib",
"booze",
"drink",
"guzzle",
"liquor (up)",
"lush (up)",
"tipple"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carouse",
"revel",
"imbibe",
"nip"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abstain"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"soapbox":{
"a place or opportunity for communicating ideas and information":{
"examples":[
"some readers don't appreciate that she sometimes uses her book blog as a soapbox for her political views"
],
"synonyms":[
"forum",
"medium",
"outlet",
"platform",
"venue"
],
"near synonyms":[
"channel",
"conduit",
"pipeline",
"showcase",
"stage"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"soaked (up)":{
"to take in (something liquid) through small openings":{
"examples":[
"this sponge should soak up the spilled juice very nicely"
],
"synonyms":[
"absorbed",
"drank",
"imbibed",
"sponged",
"sucked (up)",
"took up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gulped",
"guzzled",
"quaffed",
"sipped",
"slurped",
"swallowed",
"swigged",
"swilled"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"soap":{
"a substance used for cleaning":{
"examples":[
"a little soap and water should clean this in no time"
],
"synonyms":[
"cleaner",
"cleanser",
"detergent"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disinfectant",
"purifier",
"solvent",
"scrub",
"shampoo"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"soaked":{
"containing, covered with, or thoroughly penetrated by water":{
"examples":[
"a miserable, soaked cat who looked like a drowned rat"
],
"synonyms":[
"awash",
"bathed",
"bedraggled",
"doused",
"dowsed",
"drenched",
"dripping",
"logged",
"saturate",
"saturated",
"soaking",
"sodden",
"soggy",
"sopping",
"soppy",
"soused",
"washed",
"water-soaked",
"watered",
"waterlogged",
"watery",
"wet"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deluged",
"drowned",
"flooded",
"inundated",
"overflowed",
"submerged",
"swamped",
"hydrated",
"dipped",
"dunked",
"splashed",
"aqueous",
"steeped",
"flushed",
"irrigated",
"laved",
"rinsed",
"sluiced",
"clammy",
"damp",
"dampish",
"dank",
"humid",
"moist",
"semimoist",
"wettish",
"boggy",
"miry",
"seepy",
"sloppy",
"squashy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bone-dry",
"hyperarid",
"ultradry",
"waterproof",
"water-repellent",
"water-resistant",
"watertight",
"baked",
"dehydrated",
"freeze-dried",
"droughty",
"parched",
"sere",
"sear",
"sunbaked",
"thirsty",
"wrung"
],
"antonyms":[
"arid",
"dry",
"unwatered",
"waterless"
]
},
"to wet thoroughly with liquid":{
"examples":[
"we ran for home as soon as the rain started, but our clothes still ended up soaked"
],
"synonyms":[
"drenched",
"drowned",
"impregnated",
"macerated",
"saturated",
"soddened",
"sopped",
"soused",
"steeped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"waterlogged",
"water-soaked",
"marinated",
"seethed",
"presoaked",
"dipped",
"immersed",
"inundated",
"submerged",
"swamped",
"bathed",
"doused",
"dowsed",
"hydrated",
"swilled",
"washed",
"watered",
"infiltrated",
"penetrated",
"permeated",
"damped",
"dampened",
"humidified",
"moistened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dehydrated",
"desiccated",
"dried",
"parched",
"seared",
"drained",
"emptied",
"voided",
"dehumidified"
],
"antonyms":[
"wrung (out)"
]
},
"to charge (someone) too much for goods or services":{
"examples":[
"a merchant who soaks the tourists every summer"
],
"synonyms":[
"gouged",
"overcharged",
"stung",
"surcharged"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cheated",
"defrauded",
"stuck",
"clipped",
"fleeced",
"skinned",
"mischarged"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"undercharged"
]
},
"to make wet":{
"examples":[
"that downpour soaked my hair, and now I look like a sight"
],
"synonyms":[
"bathed",
"bedraggled",
"doused",
"dowsed",
"drenched",
"drowned",
"soddened",
"sopped",
"soused",
"washed",
"watered",
"waterlogged",
"water-soaked",
"wet",
"wetted",
"wet down",
"wetted down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aspersed",
"bedewed",
"damped",
"dampened",
"drizzled",
"humidified",
"hydrated",
"misted",
"moistened",
"moisturized",
"showered",
"sprinkled",
"deluged",
"flooded",
"hosed (down)",
"inundated",
"overflowed",
"submerged",
"swamped",
"splashed",
"impregnated",
"saturated",
"steeped",
"flushed",
"irrigated",
"laved",
"rinsed",
"sloshed",
"sluiced",
"dipped",
"ducked",
"dunked",
"rehydrated",
"rewashed",
"rewet",
"rewetted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dewatered",
"evaporated",
"freeze-dried",
"drip-dried",
"wrung",
"dehumidified"
],
"antonyms":[
"dehydrated",
"desiccated",
"dried",
"parched",
"scorched",
"seared"
]
},
"to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages":{
"examples":[
"depressed about his love life, he repaired to a bar to soak"
],
"synonyms":[
"bibbed",
"boozed",
"drank",
"guzzled",
"liquored (up)",
"lushed (up)",
"tippled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"caroused",
"reveled",
"revelled",
"imbibed",
"nipped"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abstained"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
}
}