dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/fie_MWT.json
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{
"field":{
"a small area of usually open land":{
"examples":[
"a field that is the frequent site of neighborhood softball games"
],
"synonyms":[
"clearing",
"ground",
"lot",
"parcel",
"plat",
"plot",
"tract"
],
"near synonyms":[
"common(s)",
"croft",
"grass",
"green",
"greensward",
"lawn",
"glade",
"grassland",
"heath",
"heathland",
"lea",
"ley",
"meadow",
"moor",
"pasture",
"pastureland"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a region of activity, knowledge, or influence":{
"examples":[
"the first woman to enter the field of medicine"
],
"synonyms":[
"area",
"arena",
"bailiwick",
"barony",
"business",
"circle",
"demesne",
"department",
"discipline",
"domain",
"element",
"fief",
"fiefdom",
"firmament",
"front",
"game",
"kingdom",
"line",
"precinct",
"province",
"realm",
"specialty",
"sphere",
"terrain",
"walk"
],
"near synonyms":[
"frontier",
"study",
"subject",
"territory",
"turf",
"occupation",
"profession",
"pursuit",
"racket",
"vocation",
"ambit",
"amplitude",
"breadth",
"compass",
"confine",
"dimension(s)",
"extent",
"ken",
"reach",
"scope",
"sweep",
"width",
"subfield",
"subspecialty"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a part or portion having no fixed boundaries":{
"examples":[
"if you set your camera lens to small aperture, the field of sharp focus will be quite large"
],
"synonyms":[
"area",
"demesne",
"region",
"zone"
],
"near synonyms":[
"corner",
"section",
"locale",
"locality",
"location",
"locus",
"place",
"point",
"position",
"site",
"space",
"spot"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a place where a battle takes place":{
"examples":[
"the field where two mighty armies met and changed the course of history"
],
"synonyms":[
"battlefield",
"battleground"
],
"near synonyms":[
"battle line",
"front",
"front line",
"ground",
"beachhead",
"bridgehead",
"foothold",
"killing field"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal":{
"examples":[
"Worsham Field in Corpus Christi used to be home to a sizable crop dusting operation"
],
"synonyms":[
"aerodrome",
"airdrome",
"airfield",
"airport"
],
"near synonyms":[
"air base",
"air park",
"helipad",
"heliport",
"jetport",
"airstrip",
"landing field",
"landing strip",
"runway",
"launchpad",
"pad"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a wide space or area":{
"examples":[
"the cemetery's field of crosses for the war's fallen seemed to stretch to infinity"
],
"synonyms":[
"breadth",
"distance",
"expanse",
"expansion",
"extent",
"length",
"plain",
"reach",
"sheet",
"spread",
"stretch",
"waste"
],
"near synonyms":[
"domain",
"sphere",
"territory",
"compass",
"range",
"scope",
"sweep",
"gamut",
"scale",
"spectrum",
"depth",
"emptiness",
"void",
"extension",
"latitude",
"span",
"amplitude",
"immensity",
"magnitude"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"active fighting during the course of a war":{
"examples":[
"in the classroom the general had been a brilliant theoretician, but in the field he proved to be a wholly incompetent tactician"
],
"synonyms":[
"action",
"battle",
"combat"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attack",
"fire",
"firefight",
"pitched battle",
"single combat",
"hostilities",
"operations",
"warfare",
"duty",
"service"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{
"examples":[
"gave the waitress a large tip because she kept smiling as she fielded their many requests"
],
"synonyms":[
"address",
"contend (with)",
"cope (with)",
"grapple (with)",
"hack",
"handle",
"manage",
"maneuver",
"manipulate",
"negotiate",
"play",
"swing",
"take",
"treat"
],
"near synonyms":[
"engineer",
"finesse",
"jockey",
"bring off",
"carry off",
"carry out",
"get off",
"pull",
"command",
"direct",
"guide",
"steer",
"control",
"micromanage",
"regulate",
"run",
"react (to)",
"respond (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"botch",
"bungle",
"foozle",
"fumble",
"goof (up)",
"louse up",
"mess (up)",
"mishandle",
"muff",
"scamp"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"fiend":{
"a mean, evil, or unprincipled person":{
"examples":[
"even the utter horror of the terrorist attack did not deter some fiends from going on a looting spree"
],
"synonyms":[
"baddie",
"baddy",
"beast",
"brute",
"caitiff",
"devil",
"evildoer",
"heavy",
"hound",
"knave",
"meanie",
"meany",
"miscreant",
"monster",
"nazi",
"no-good",
"rapscallion",
"rascal",
"reprobate",
"rogue",
"savage",
"scalawag",
"scallywag",
"scamp",
"scapegrace",
"scoundrel",
"varlet",
"villain",
"wretch"
],
"near synonyms":[
"villainess",
"blackguard",
"criminal",
"crook",
"culprit",
"felon",
"lawbreaker",
"malefactor",
"offender",
"perp",
"perpetrator",
"transgressor",
"sinner",
"trespasser",
"wrongdoer",
"cad",
"heel",
"serpent",
"snake",
"viper",
"bandit",
"bravo",
"desperado",
"outlaw",
"con",
"convict",
"jailbird",
"assassin",
"cutthroat",
"gangster",
"goon",
"gunman",
"hoodlum",
"hooligan",
"racketeer",
"ruffian",
"thug",
"rough",
"rowdy",
"tough",
"loser",
"lowlife",
"ne'er-do-well",
"stinker",
"trash"
],
"near antonyms":[
"angel",
"innocent",
"saint",
"hero"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally":{
"examples":[
"the miserable, wasted lives of narcotic fiends"
],
"synonyms":[
"addict",
"dopehead",
"doper",
"druggie",
"druggy",
"freak",
"head",
"hophead",
"hype",
"junkie",
"junky",
"stoner",
"user"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acidhead",
"cokehead",
"crackhead",
"pothead",
"speed freak",
"burnout"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"nonaddict",
"nonuser"
]
},
"a person with a strong and habitual liking for something":{
"examples":[
"comic-book fiends seem to have their own little world"
],
"synonyms":[
"addict",
"aficionado",
"afficionado",
"buff",
"bug",
"devotee",
"enthusiast",
"fan",
"fanatic",
"fancier",
"fool",
"freak",
"habitu\u00e9",
"habitue",
"head",
"hound",
"junkie",
"junky",
"lover",
"maniac",
"maven",
"mavin",
"nut",
"sucker"
],
"near synonyms":[
"groupie",
"admirer",
"amateur",
"collector",
"connoisseur",
"dilettante",
"authority",
"expert",
"adherent",
"convert",
"cultist",
"disciple",
"follower",
"hanger-on",
"votary",
"advocate",
"apostle",
"backer",
"champion",
"evangelist",
"exponent",
"friend",
"patron",
"promoter",
"proponent",
"supporter",
"partisan",
"partizan",
"zealot",
"booster",
"rooter",
"well-wisher",
"faddist"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonadmirer",
"belittler",
"carper",
"critic",
"detractor"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonfan"
]
},
"an evil spirit":{
"examples":[
"the legend that a fiend continues to haunt what was once the castle's torture chamber"
],
"synonyms":[
"cacodemon",
"demon",
"daemon",
"devil",
"ghost",
"ghoul",
"ghoulie",
"imp",
"shaitan"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hag",
"lamia",
"vampire",
"incubus",
"nightmare",
"succubus",
"afreet",
"afrit",
"genie",
"jinni",
"jinn",
"djinni",
"djinn",
"apparition",
"banshee",
"bogey",
"bogie",
"bogy",
"bugbear",
"familiar",
"familiar spirit",
"genius",
"phantasm",
"fantasm",
"phantom",
"poltergeist",
"shade",
"shadow",
"specter",
"spectre",
"spirit",
"spook",
"vision",
"wraith",
"brownie",
"dwarf",
"elf",
"faerie",
"faery",
"fairy",
"fay",
"gnome",
"goblin",
"gremlin",
"hobgoblin",
"kobold",
"leprechaun",
"pixie",
"pixy",
"puck",
"sprite",
"troll",
"monster",
"ogre"
],
"near antonyms":[
"angel"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the supreme personification of evil often represented as the ruler of hell":{
"examples":[
"he swore that not even the fiend could tempt him to eat that dessert"
],
"synonyms":[
"archfiend",
"Beelzebub",
"devil",
"Lucifer",
"Old Nick",
"Satan",
"serpent"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deuce",
"dickens",
"Mephistopheles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{
"examples":[
"our in-house computer fiend fixed the problem in no time"
],
"synonyms":[
"ace",
"adept",
"artist",
"authority",
"cognoscente",
"connoisseur",
"crackerjack",
"crackajack",
"dab",
"dab hand",
"expert",
"geek",
"guru",
"hand",
"hotshot",
"maestro",
"master",
"maven",
"mavin",
"meister",
"past master",
"proficient",
"scholar",
"shark",
"sharp",
"virtuoso",
"whiz",
"wizard"
],
"near synonyms":[
"pro",
"professional",
"consultant",
"hired gun",
"specialist",
"addict",
"aficionado",
"afficionado",
"buff",
"devotee",
"enthusiast",
"fan",
"craftsman",
"journeyman",
"all-rounder",
"jack-of-all-trades",
"Renaissance man",
"mistress"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apprentice",
"beginner",
"neophyte",
"novice",
"dabbler",
"dilettante",
"layman",
"nonprofessional"
],
"antonyms":[
"amateur",
"inexpert",
"nonexpert"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"field-worker":{
"as in investigator , researcher":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"experimenter",
"investigator",
"researcher",
"empiric",
"empiricist",
"fact finder",
"examiner",
"inspector",
"monitor",
"observer"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fiefdom":{
"a region of activity, knowledge, or influence":{
"examples":[
"you'll have to ask that guy\u2014the project is his fiefdom"
],
"synonyms":[
"area",
"arena",
"bailiwick",
"barony",
"business",
"circle",
"demesne",
"department",
"discipline",
"domain",
"element",
"fief",
"field",
"firmament",
"front",
"game",
"kingdom",
"line",
"precinct",
"province",
"realm",
"specialty",
"sphere",
"terrain",
"walk"
],
"near synonyms":[
"frontier",
"study",
"subject",
"territory",
"turf",
"occupation",
"profession",
"pursuit",
"racket",
"vocation",
"ambit",
"amplitude",
"breadth",
"compass",
"confine",
"dimension(s)",
"extent",
"ken",
"reach",
"scope",
"sweep",
"width",
"subfield",
"subspecialty"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fielded":{
"to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{
"examples":[
"gave the waitress a large tip because she kept smiling as she fielded their many requests"
],
"synonyms":[
"addressed",
"contended (with)",
"coped (with)",
"grappled (with)",
"hacked",
"handled",
"managed",
"maneuvered",
"manipulated",
"negotiated",
"played",
"swung",
"took",
"treated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"engineered",
"finessed",
"jockeyed",
"brought off",
"carried off",
"carried out",
"got off",
"pulled",
"commanded",
"directed",
"guided",
"steered",
"controlled",
"micromanaged",
"ran",
"run",
"regulated",
"reacted (to)",
"responded (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"botched",
"bungled",
"foozled",
"fumbled",
"goofed (up)",
"loused up",
"messed (up)",
"mishandled",
"muffed",
"scamped"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"fiendishness":{
"disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others":{
"examples":[
"the unconscionable fiendishness of the acts committed by terrorists"
],
"synonyms":[
"atrociousness",
"atrocity",
"barbarity",
"barbarousness",
"brutality",
"cruelness",
"cruelty",
"heartlessness",
"inhumanity",
"inhumanness",
"sadism",
"savageness",
"savagery",
"truculence",
"viciousness",
"wantonness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hard-heartedness",
"mercilessness",
"pitilessness",
"ruthlessness",
"unfeelingness",
"fellness",
"ferociousness",
"ferocity",
"fierceness",
"grimness",
"bloodlust",
"bloodthirstiness",
"murderousness",
"sanguineness",
"sanguinity",
"cattiness",
"despitefulness",
"hatefulness",
"malevolence",
"maliciousness",
"malignity",
"meanness",
"nastiness",
"spitefulness",
"hardhandedness",
"harshness",
"heavy-handedness",
"oppressiveness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"tenderness",
"warmheartedness",
"warmness",
"warmth",
"charitableness",
"clemency",
"leniency",
"mercifulness",
"mercy",
"pity"
],
"antonyms":[
"benignity",
"compassion",
"good-heartedness",
"humaneness",
"humanity",
"kindheartedness",
"kindness",
"sympathy",
"tenderheartedness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fieldpieces":{
"as in shotguns , muskets":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blunderbusses",
"breechloaders",
"culverins",
"firelocks",
"flintlocks",
"harquebuses",
"arquebuses",
"matchlocks",
"muskets",
"shotguns",
"smoothbores",
"twenty-twos",
".22s",
"arms",
"firearms",
"heat",
"pieces",
"small arms",
"derringers",
"forty-fives",
".45s",
"gats",
"handguns",
"pistols",
"revolvers",
"rods",
"roscoes",
"sidearms",
"six-guns",
"six-shooters",
"zip guns",
"self-loaders",
"semiautomatics",
"AK-47s",
"assault rifles",
"assault weapons",
"automatics",
"carbines",
"machine guns",
"machine pistols",
"repeaters",
"submachine guns",
"tommy guns",
"spearguns"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fiends":{
"a mean, evil, or unprincipled person":{
"examples":[
"even the utter horror of the terrorist attack did not deter some fiends from going on a looting spree"
],
"synonyms":[
"baddies",
"beasts",
"brutes",
"caitiffs",
"devils",
"evildoers",
"heavies",
"hounds",
"knaves",
"meanies",
"miscreants",
"monsters",
"nazis",
"no-goods",
"rapscallions",
"rascals",
"reprobates",
"rogues",
"savages",
"scalawags",
"scallywags",
"scamps",
"scapegraces",
"scoundrels",
"varlets",
"villains",
"wretches"
],
"near synonyms":[
"villainesses",
"blackguards",
"criminals",
"crooks",
"culprits",
"felons",
"lawbreakers",
"malefactors",
"offenders",
"perpetrators",
"perps",
"transgressors",
"sinners",
"trespassers",
"wrongdoers",
"cads",
"heels",
"serpents",
"snakes",
"vipers",
"bandits",
"bravos",
"bravoes",
"desperadoes",
"desperados",
"outlaws",
"cons",
"convicts",
"jailbirds",
"assassins",
"cutthroats",
"gangsters",
"goons",
"gunmen",
"hoodlums",
"hooligans",
"racketeers",
"ruffians",
"thugs",
"roughs",
"rowdies",
"toughs",
"losers",
"lowlifes",
"lowlives",
"ne'er-do-wells",
"stinkers",
"trash"
],
"near antonyms":[
"angels",
"innocents",
"saints",
"heroes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally":{
"examples":[
"the miserable, wasted lives of narcotic fiends"
],
"synonyms":[
"addicts",
"dopeheads",
"dopers",
"druggies",
"freaks",
"heads",
"hopheads",
"hypes",
"junkies",
"stoners",
"users"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acidheads",
"cokeheads",
"crackheads",
"potheads",
"speed freaks",
"burnouts"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"nonaddicts",
"nonusers"
]
},
"a person with a strong and habitual liking for something":{
"examples":[
"comic-book fiends seem to have their own little world"
],
"synonyms":[
"addicts",
"aficionados",
"afficionados",
"buffs",
"bugs",
"devotees",
"enthusiasts",
"fanatics",
"fanciers",
"fans",
"fools",
"freaks",
"habitu\u00e9s",
"habitues",
"heads",
"hounds",
"junkies",
"lovers",
"maniacs",
"mavens",
"mavins",
"nuts",
"suckers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"groupies",
"admirers",
"amateurs",
"collectors",
"connoisseurs",
"dilettantes",
"dilettanti",
"authorities",
"experts",
"adherents",
"converts",
"cultists",
"disciples",
"followers",
"hangers-on",
"votaries",
"advocates",
"apostles",
"backers",
"champions",
"evangelists",
"exponents",
"friends",
"patrons",
"promoters",
"proponents",
"supporters",
"partisans",
"partizans",
"zealots",
"boosters",
"rooters",
"well-wishers",
"faddists"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonadmirers",
"belittlers",
"carpers",
"critics",
"detractors"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonfans"
]
},
"an evil spirit":{
"examples":[
"the legend that a fiend continues to haunt what was once the castle's torture chamber"
],
"synonyms":[
"cacodemons",
"demons",
"daemons",
"devils",
"ghosts",
"ghoulies",
"ghouls",
"imps",
"shaitans"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hags",
"lamiae",
"lamias",
"vampires",
"incubi",
"incubuses",
"nightmares",
"succubi",
"afreets",
"afrits",
"genies",
"genii",
"jinn",
"jinns",
"djinn",
"djinns",
"apparitions",
"banshees",
"bogeys",
"bogies",
"bugbears",
"familiars",
"familiar spirits",
"geniuses",
"genii",
"phantasms",
"fantasms",
"phantoms",
"poltergeists",
"shades",
"shadows",
"specters",
"spectres",
"spirits",
"spooks",
"visions",
"wraiths",
"brownies",
"dwarfs",
"dwarves",
"elves",
"faeries",
"fairies",
"fays",
"gnomes",
"goblins",
"gremlins",
"hobgoblins",
"kobolds",
"leprechauns",
"pixies",
"pucks",
"sprites",
"trolls",
"monsters",
"ogres"
],
"near antonyms":[
"angels"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{
"examples":[
"our in-house computer fiend fixed the problem in no time"
],
"synonyms":[
"aces",
"adepts",
"artists",
"authorities",
"cognoscenti",
"connoisseurs",
"crackerjacks",
"crackajacks",
"dab hands",
"dabs",
"experts",
"geeks",
"gurus",
"hands",
"hotshots",
"maestros",
"maestri",
"masters",
"mavens",
"mavins",
"meisters",
"past masters",
"proficients",
"scholars",
"sharks",
"sharps",
"virtuosos",
"virtuosi",
"whizzes",
"wizards"
],
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"professionals",
"pros",
"consultants",
"hired guns",
"specialists",
"addicts",
"aficionados",
"afficionados",
"buffs",
"devotees",
"enthusiasts",
"fans",
"craftsmen",
"journeymen",
"all-rounders",
"jacks-of-all-trades",
"Renaissance men",
"mistresses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apprentices",
"beginners",
"neophytes",
"novices",
"dabblers",
"dilettantes",
"dilettanti",
"laymen",
"nonprofessionals"
],
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"amateurs",
"inexperts",
"nonexperts"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fie":{
"how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable":{
"examples":[
"fie ! you expect me to believe that sorry excuse?"
],
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"ah",
"aha",
"come on",
"indeed",
"my word",
"no",
"pshaw",
"well",
"what",
"why"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gee",
"gee whiz",
"ha",
"hello",
"hey",
"lo",
"oh",
"fiddlesticks",
"phooey",
"pooh",
"there",
"oops",
"whoops",
"woops",
"ugh",
"egad",
"gad",
"gadzooks",
"(the) deuce",
"the devil",
"the dickens",
"zounds"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"used to express disgust":{
"examples":[
"fie on anyone who disagrees!"
],
"synonyms":[
"faugh",
"phew",
"phooey",
"rats",
"ugh",
"yech",
"yecch",
"yuck",
"yuk"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ah",
"bah",
"boo",
"humph",
"pish",
"pooh",
"pshaw",
"sheesh",
"tush",
"tut",
"tut-tut",
"alack",
"alas",
"woe"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"interjection"
]
},
"field officers":{
"as in commissioned officers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"commissioned officers",
"captains",
"commandants",
"commanders",
"commanding officers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fiendishly":{
"as in diabolically":{
"examples":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"diabolically",
"ill-naturedly",
"inconsiderately",
"insensitively",
"thoughtlessly",
"misanthropically",
"disagreeably",
"ill",
"ungraciously",
"unkindly",
"balefully",
"caddishly",
"callously",
"cruelly",
"evil-mindedly",
"felly",
"hard-heartedly",
"heartlessly",
"inhumanely",
"kindlessly",
"mercilessly",
"pitilessly",
"ruthlessly",
"soullessly",
"unfeelingly",
"bitterly",
"enviously",
"jealously",
"resentfully",
"acrimoniously",
"antagonistically",
"caustically",
"envyingly",
"hostilely",
"invidiously",
"obnoxiously",
"rancorously",
"venomously",
"vindictively",
"vituperatively",
"contemptuously",
"deprecatingly",
"disdainfully",
"scornfully",
"bitchily",
"cattily",
"despitefully",
"hatefully",
"malevolently",
"maliciously",
"malignantly",
"meanly",
"nastily",
"spitefully",
"viciously",
"villainously",
"virulently",
"wickedly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"benevolently",
"benignantly",
"good-heartedly",
"kindheartedly",
"kindly",
"affably",
"agreeably",
"amiably",
"cordially",
"genially",
"good-humoredly",
"good-naturedly",
"graciously",
"nicely",
"pleasantly",
"altruistically",
"humanely",
"considerately",
"feelingly",
"lovingly",
"mercifully",
"sensitively",
"softheartedly",
"solicitously",
"soulfully",
"thoughtfully",
"compassionately",
"sympathetically",
"angelically",
"divinely",
"gently",
"sweetly",
"tenderly"
],
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},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"fielding":{
"to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{
"examples":[
"gave the waitress a large tip because she kept smiling as she fielded their many requests"
],
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"addressing",
"contending (with)",
"coping (with)",
"grappling (with)",
"hacking",
"handling",
"managing",
"maneuvering",
"manipulating",
"negotiating",
"playing",
"swinging",
"taking",
"treating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"engineering",
"finessing",
"jockeying",
"bringing off",
"carrying off",
"carrying out",
"getting off",
"pulling",
"commanding",
"directing",
"guiding",
"steering",
"controlling",
"micromanaging",
"regulating",
"running",
"reacting (to)",
"responding (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"botching",
"bungling",
"foozling",
"fumbling",
"goofing (up)",
"lousing up",
"messing (up)",
"mishandling",
"muffing",
"scamping"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"field day":{
"as in outing , derby":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"derby",
"gymkhana",
"open",
"outing",
"final",
"nightcap",
"play-off",
"semifinal",
"biathlon",
"decathlon",
"heptathlon",
"pentathlon",
"triathlon",
"championship",
"national(s)",
"marathon",
"race",
"ultramarathon",
"battle",
"conflict",
"scrimmage",
"skirmish",
"struggle",
"tug-of-war",
"tussle",
"heat",
"round",
"run",
"set",
"athletics",
"sport",
"rally",
"volley",
"bout",
"competition",
"contest",
"event",
"game",
"match",
"matchup",
"meet",
"sweepstakes",
"sweep-stake",
"tournament",
"tourney"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in rollick , splore":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"binge",
"fling",
"frisk",
"frolic",
"gambol",
"idyll",
"idyl",
"lark",
"ploy",
"revel",
"rollick",
"romp",
"spree",
"bender",
"brannigan",
"bum",
"bust",
"carouse",
"souse",
"splore",
"toot",
"amusement",
"diversion",
"entertainment",
"recreation",
"enjoyment",
"indulgence",
"pleasure",
"self-indulgence",
"festivity",
"merriment",
"merrymaking",
"caper",
"escapade",
"prank",
"antic",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"shenanigan(s)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"field hands":{
"as in harvesters , reapers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"farmhands",
"gleaners",
"harvesters",
"plowmen",
"reapers",
"agriculturists",
"agriculturalists",
"agronomists",
"cultivators",
"farmers",
"growers",
"planters",
"tillers",
"workfolks",
"crofters",
"croppers",
"gentlemen farmers",
"sharecroppers",
"subsistence farmers",
"tenant farmers",
"yeomen",
"homesteaders",
"nesters",
"grangers",
"rancheros",
"ranchers",
"ranchmen",
"campesinos"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"field of honor":{
"a place where a battle takes place":{
"examples":[
"Officials memorialized the old field of honor with a monument."
],
"synonyms":[
"battlefield",
"battleground",
"field"
],
"near synonyms":[
"battle line",
"front",
"front line",
"ground",
"beachhead",
"bridgehead",
"foothold",
"killing field"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"field trip":{
"a trip to a place (such as a museum or zoo) that is made by students to learn about something":{
"examples":[
"We took a class field trip to the power plant."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"excursion",
"outing",
"sojourn",
"stay",
"tarry",
"visit",
"homestay",
"sleepover",
"layover",
"stop",
"stopover"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fiercely":{
"to a great degree":{
"examples":[
"fiercely hot weather"
],
"synonyms":[
"achingly",
"almighty",
"archly",
"awful",
"awfully",
"badly",
"beastly",
"blisteringly",
"bone",
"colossally",
"corking",
"cracking",
"damn",
"damned",
"dang",
"deadly",
"desperately",
"eminently",
"enormously",
"especially",
"ever",
"exceedingly",
"exceeding",
"extra",
"extremely",
"fabulously",
"fantastically",
"far",
"filthy",
"frightfully",
"full",
"greatly",
"heavily",
"highly",
"hugely",
"immensely",
"incredibly",
"intensely",
"jolly",
"majorly",
"mightily",
"mighty",
"monstrous",
"mortally",
"most",
"much",
"particularly",
"passing",
"rattling",
"real",
"really",
"right",
"roaring",
"roaringly",
"seriously",
"severely",
"so",
"sore",
"sorely",
"spanking",
"specially",
"stinking",
"such",
"super",
"supremely",
"surpassingly",
"terribly",
"that",
"thumping",
"too",
"unco",
"uncommonly",
"vastly",
"very",
"vitally",
"way",
"whacking",
"wicked",
"wildly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absolutely",
"altogether",
"completely",
"downright",
"entirely",
"flat-out",
"fully",
"positively",
"purely",
"radically",
"thoroughly",
"totally",
"utterly",
"wholly",
"deeply",
"profoundly",
"exceptionally",
"notably",
"remarkably",
"considerably",
"extensively",
"significantly",
"substantially",
"appreciably",
"discernibly",
"markedly",
"noticeably",
"obviously",
"palpably",
"plainly",
"visibly",
"abundantly",
"plentifully",
"astronomically",
"grandly",
"monstrously",
"monumentally",
"excessively",
"obscenely",
"overmuch",
"amazingly",
"astonishingly",
"staggeringly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"meagerly",
"scantily",
"barely",
"hardly",
"just",
"marginally",
"minimally",
"scarcely"
],
"antonyms":[
"little",
"negligibly",
"nominally",
"slightly",
"somewhat"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"fief":{
"a region of activity, knowledge, or influence":{
"examples":[
"the logistics of the relief effort is the director's fief"
],
"synonyms":[
"area",
"arena",
"bailiwick",
"barony",
"business",
"circle",
"demesne",
"department",
"discipline",
"domain",
"element",
"fiefdom",
"field",
"firmament",
"front",
"game",
"kingdom",
"line",
"precinct",
"province",
"realm",
"specialty",
"sphere",
"terrain",
"walk"
],
"near synonyms":[
"frontier",
"study",
"subject",
"territory",
"turf",
"occupation",
"profession",
"pursuit",
"racket",
"vocation",
"ambit",
"amplitude",
"breadth",
"compass",
"confine",
"dimension(s)",
"extent",
"ken",
"reach",
"scope",
"sweep",
"width",
"subfield",
"subspecialty"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fields":{
"a small area of usually open land":{
"examples":[
"a field that is the frequent site of neighborhood softball games"
],
"synonyms":[
"clearings",
"grounds",
"lots",
"parcels",
"plats",
"plots",
"tracts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commons",
"crofts",
"grasses",
"green",
"greenswards",
"lawns",
"glades",
"grasslands",
"heathlands",
"heaths",
"leas",
"leys",
"meadows",
"moors",
"pasturelands",
"pastures"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a region of activity, knowledge, or influence":{
"examples":[
"the first woman to enter the field of medicine"
],
"synonyms":[
"areas",
"arenas",
"bailiwicks",
"baronies",
"businesses",
"circles",
"demesnes",
"departments",
"disciplines",
"domains",
"elements",
"fiefdoms",
"fiefs",
"firmaments",
"fronts",
"games",
"kingdoms",
"lines",
"precincts",
"provinces",
"realms",
"specialties",
"spheres",
"terrains",
"walks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"frontiers",
"studies",
"subjects",
"territories",
"turfs",
"turves",
"occupations",
"professions",
"pursuits",
"rackets",
"vocations",
"ambits",
"amplitudes",
"breadths",
"compasses",
"confines",
"dimensions",
"extents",
"kens",
"reaches",
"scopes",
"sweeps",
"widths",
"subfields",
"subspecialties",
"sub-specialties"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a part or portion having no fixed boundaries":{
"examples":[
"if you set your camera lens to small aperture, the field of sharp focus will be quite large"
],
"synonyms":[
"areas",
"demesnes",
"regions",
"zones"
],
"near synonyms":[
"corners",
"sections",
"locales",
"localities",
"locations",
"loci",
"places",
"points",
"positions",
"sites",
"spaces",
"spots"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a place where a battle takes place":{
"examples":[
"the field where two mighty armies met and changed the course of history"
],
"synonyms":[
"battlefields",
"battlegrounds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"battle lines",
"front lines",
"fronts",
"grounds",
"beachheads",
"bridgeheads",
"footholds",
"killing fields"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal":{
"examples":[
"Worsham Field in Corpus Christi used to be home to a sizable crop dusting operation"
],
"synonyms":[
"aerodromes",
"airdromes",
"airfields",
"airports"
],
"near synonyms":[
"air bases",
"air parks",
"helipads",
"heliports",
"jetports",
"airstrips",
"landing fields",
"landing strips",
"runways",
"launchpads",
"pads"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a wide space or area":{
"examples":[
"the cemetery's field of crosses for the war's fallen seemed to stretch to infinity"
],
"synonyms":[
"breadths",
"distances",
"expanses",
"expansions",
"extents",
"lengths",
"plains",
"reaches",
"sheets",
"spreads",
"stretches",
"wastes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"domains",
"spheres",
"territories",
"compasses",
"ranges",
"scopes",
"sweeps",
"gamuts",
"scales",
"spectra",
"spectrums",
"depths",
"voids",
"extensions",
"latitudes",
"spans",
"amplitudes",
"immensities",
"magnitudes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"active fighting during the course of a war":{
"examples":[
"in the classroom the general had been a brilliant theoretician, but in the field he proved to be a wholly incompetent tactician"
],
"synonyms":[
"actions",
"battles",
"combats"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attacks",
"firefights",
"fires",
"pitched battles",
"hostilities",
"operations",
"warfares",
"duties",
"services"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{
"examples":[
"gave the waitress a large tip because she kept smiling as she fielded their many requests"
],
"synonyms":[
"addresses",
"contends (with)",
"copes (with)",
"grapples (with)",
"hacks",
"handles",
"manages",
"maneuvers",
"manipulates",
"negotiates",
"plays",
"swings",
"takes",
"treats"
],
"near synonyms":[
"engineers",
"finesses",
"jockeys",
"brings off",
"carries off",
"carries out",
"gets off",
"pulls",
"commands",
"directs",
"guides",
"steers",
"controls",
"micromanages",
"regulates",
"runs",
"reacts (to)",
"responds (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"botches",
"bungles",
"foozles",
"fumbles",
"goofs (up)",
"louses up",
"messes (up)",
"mishandles",
"muffs",
"scamps"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"fiendish":{
"of, relating to, or worthy of an evil spirit":{
"examples":[
"a fiendish delight in playing cruel tricks"
],
"synonyms":[
"cacodemonic",
"demoniac",
"demoniacal",
"demonian",
"demonic",
"demonical",
"devilish",
"diabolical",
"diabolic",
"Luciferian",
"satanic"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hellish",
"infernal",
"baleful",
"evil",
"sinister",
"malevolent",
"malicious",
"malignant",
"heinous",
"monstrous",
"immoral",
"iniquitous",
"nefarious",
"vicious",
"vile",
"villainous",
"wicked",
"barbarous",
"cruel",
"ferocious",
"inhuman",
"savage"
],
"near antonyms":[
"celestial",
"heavenly",
"beneficent",
"benevolent",
"benign",
"benignant",
"godly",
"holy",
"sainted",
"saintly",
"ethical",
"good",
"moral",
"righteous",
"virtuous"
],
"antonyms":[
"angelic",
"angelical"
]
},
"having or showing the desire to inflict severe pain and suffering on others":{
"examples":[
"shook with fiendish laughter as he watched his victims writhe in agony"
],
"synonyms":[
"atrocious",
"barbaric",
"barbarous",
"brutal",
"brute",
"butcherly",
"cruel",
"heartless",
"inhuman",
"inhumane",
"sadistic",
"savage",
"truculent",
"vicious",
"wanton"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hard-hearted",
"ironhearted",
"merciless",
"pitiless",
"ruthless",
"stonyhearted",
"unfeeling",
"fell",
"ferocious",
"grim",
"bloodthirsty",
"cutthroat",
"murderous",
"sanguinary",
"sanguine",
"catty",
"despiteful",
"hateful",
"malevolent",
"malicious",
"malign",
"malignant",
"mean",
"nasty",
"spiteful",
"vindictive",
"draconian",
"draconic",
"hardhanded",
"harsh",
"heavy-handed",
"oppressive"
],
"near antonyms":[
"tender",
"warm",
"warmhearted",
"charitable",
"clement",
"lenient",
"merciful",
"pitying",
"pacific",
"peaceable",
"peaceful"
],
"antonyms":[
"benign",
"benignant",
"compassionate",
"good-hearted",
"humane",
"kind",
"kindhearted",
"sympathetic",
"tenderhearted"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"fiery":{
"being on fire":{
"examples":[
"the fiery Yule log made a splendid backdrop for our holiday party"
],
"synonyms":[
"ablaze",
"afire",
"aflame",
"alight",
"blazing",
"burning",
"combusting",
"conflagrant",
"flaming",
"ignited",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"kindled",
"lit",
"lighted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aglow",
"flaring",
"flickering",
"glowing",
"live",
"smoldering",
"smouldering",
"broiling",
"hot",
"piping hot",
"red-hot",
"roasting",
"scalding",
"scorching",
"searing",
"sizzling",
"burned",
"burnt",
"charred",
"incinerated",
"scorched",
"seared",
"singed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"choked",
"damped",
"dead",
"doused",
"dowsed",
"extinguished",
"quenched",
"smothered",
"snuffed (out)",
"stamped (out)",
"suffocated"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"having a notably high temperature":{
"examples":[
"the long, dangerous trek across the fiery desert"
],
"synonyms":[
"ardent",
"boiling",
"broiling",
"burning",
"fervent",
"fervid",
"hot",
"piping hot",
"red",
"red-hot",
"roasting",
"scalding",
"scorching",
"searing",
"sultry",
"superheated",
"sweltering",
"torrid",
"ultrahot",
"white-hot"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blazing",
"glowing",
"igneous",
"molten",
"seething",
"sizzling",
"heated",
"overheated",
"reheated",
"warmed",
"snug",
"toasty",
"warm",
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"flushed",
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"chilly",
"coldish",
"cool",
"coolish",
"nippy",
"snappy",
"blizzardly",
"frosty",
"snowy",
"subfreezing",
"subzero",
"wintry",
"wintery",
"chilled",
"cooled",
"refrigerated",
"unheated",
"benumbed",
"numb",
"shivering"
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"algid",
"arctic",
"bitter",
"bone-chilling",
"cold",
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"frozen",
"glacial",
"ice-cold",
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"red-hot",
"religious",
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"vehement",
"warm",
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"gushing",
"gushy",
"maudlin",
"mawkish",
"mushy",
"saccharine",
"sappy",
"schmaltzy",
"sentimental",
"sloppy",
"sugary",
"histrionic",
"melodramatic",
"enthusiastic",
"gung ho",
"keen",
"zealous",
"enamored",
"infatuated",
"obsessed",
"uninhibited",
"unreserved",
"unrestrained",
"frenzied",
"orgiastic",
"overemotional",
"overexcited",
"overheated"
],
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"detached",
"dry",
"impersonal",
"objective",
"reserved",
"undemonstrative"
],
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"cold",
"cool",
"dispassionate",
"emotionless",
"impassive",
"unemotional"
]
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"the controversial editorial sparked a page's worth of fiery letters to the editor"
],
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"gingery",
"high-spirited",
"mettlesome",
"peppery",
"spirited",
"spunky"
],
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"ambitious",
"assertive",
"high-pressure",
"in-your-face",
"militant",
"pushy",
"animate",
"animated",
"bouncing",
"bouncy",
"brisk",
"energetic",
"feisty",
"frisky",
"jaunty",
"jazzy",
"kinetic",
"peppy",
"perky",
"pert",
"racy",
"scrappy",
"snappy",
"spanking",
"sparky",
"sprightly",
"springy",
"vital",
"vivacious",
"zippy",
"ardent",
"fervent",
"impassioned",
"passionate",
"emphatic",
"obtrusive"
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"bloodless",
"boring",
"dull",
"lifeless",
"dead",
"inanimate",
"lackadaisical",
"languid",
"languorous",
"limp",
"listless",
"inert",
"lethargic",
"sleepy",
"sluggish",
"tired",
"torpid",
"low-pressure",
"nonassertive",
"unaggressive",
"unambitious",
"unassertive",
"unenterprising"
],
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"halfhearted",
"leaden",
"spiritless"
]
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"with a fiery vapor like that, the lighting of a single match could cause an explosion"
],
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"burnable",
"combustible",
"combustive",
"flammable",
"ignitable",
"ignitible",
"inflammable",
"touchy"
],
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"explosive",
"incendiary"
],
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"nonexplosive"
],
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"fireproof",
"incombustible",
"nonburnable",
"noncombustible",
"nonflammable",
"noninflammable",
"unburnable"
]
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"examples":[
"since the governor was known for his fiery temper, naturally his aides always shielded him from bad news"
],
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"choleric",
"crabby",
"cranky",
"cross",
"crotchety",
"grouchy",
"grumpy",
"irascible",
"irritable",
"peevish",
"perverse",
"pettish",
"petulant",
"prickly",
"quick-tempered",
"raspy",
"ratty",
"short-tempered",
"snappish",
"snappy",
"snarky",
"snippety",
"snippy",
"stuffy",
"testy",
"waspish"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bearish",
"bilious",
"cantankerous",
"cross-grained",
"curmudgeonly",
"disagreeable",
"dyspeptic",
"ill-humored",
"ill-natured",
"ill-tempered",
"off-color",
"off-colored",
"ornery",
"querulous",
"snarly",
"surly",
"argumentative",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"combative",
"contentious",
"disputatious",
"fractious",
"fretful",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"scrappy",
"truculent",
"huffy",
"pouty",
"sensitive",
"short",
"sulky",
"sullen",
"tetchy",
"thin-skinned",
"touchy",
"hot-blooded",
"passionate"
],
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"affable",
"companionable",
"cordial",
"extroverted",
"extraverted",
"friendly",
"genial",
"gregarious",
"outgoing",
"sociable",
"agreeable",
"amiable",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"sweet",
"well-disposed",
"carefree",
"easygoing",
"happy-go-lucky",
"relaxed",
"forbearing",
"long-suffering",
"obliging",
"patient",
"stoic",
"stoical",
"tolerant",
"uncomplaining",
"understanding"
],
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},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"commissioned officer",
"captain",
"commandant",
"commander",
"commanding officer"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something":{
"examples":[
"the city's Latinos have a series of fiestas throughout the summer"
],
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"carnival",
"celebration",
"fest",
"festival",
"festivity",
"fete",
"f\u00eate",
"gala",
"jubilee"
],
"near synonyms":[
"jamboree",
"jollification",
"jollity",
"merriment",
"merrymaking",
"rejoicing",
"revel",
"revelry",
"exhibit",
"exhibition",
"exposition",
"fair",
"show",
"exercises",
"honors"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"as in hotness":{
"examples":[],
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"hotness",
"raciness",
"spiciness",
"acuteness",
"keenness",
"sharpness",
"nip",
"piquancy",
"pungency",
"spice",
"tang",
"zest",
"zing",
"provocativeness",
"excitement",
"invigoration",
"stimulant",
"stimulation",
"stimulus",
"thrill",
"bitterness",
"mordancy",
"trenchancy",
"flavor",
"redolence",
"savor",
"savour",
"savoriness",
"tastiness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"insipidity",
"flatness",
"tastelessness",
"dullness",
"dulness",
"insipidity",
"monotonousness",
"monotony",
"platitude",
"predictability",
"sameness",
"tediousness",
"blandness",
"thinness",
"weakness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"the quality or state of being forceful (as in expression)":{
"examples":[
"the fierceness of her denial prompted many people to wonder if maybe she was innocent after all"
],
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"aggressiveness",
"assertiveness",
"emphasis",
"forcefulness",
"intenseness",
"intensity",
"vehemence",
"vigorousness",
"violence"
],
"near synonyms":[
"potency",
"power",
"strength",
"eloquence",
"ardency",
"ardor",
"fervency",
"fervidness",
"fervor",
"insistence",
"passion",
"warmth",
"stridency",
"vociferousness",
"absoluteness",
"clearness",
"directness",
"incision",
"incisiveness",
"plainness",
"straightforwardness",
"vividness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ambiguity",
"equivocation",
"delicacy",
"lightness",
"subtlety"
],
"antonyms":[
"feebleness",
"mildness",
"weakness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"field-workers":{
"as in investigators , researchers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"experimenters",
"investigators",
"researchers",
"empiricists",
"empirics",
"fact finders",
"examiners",
"inspectors",
"monitors",
"observers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"a time or program of special events and entertainment in honor of something":{
"examples":[
"the city's Latinos have a series of fiestas throughout the summer"
],
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"carnivals",
"celebrations",
"festivals",
"festivities",
"fests",
"fetes",
"f\u00eates",
"galas",
"jubilees"
],
"near synonyms":[
"jamborees",
"jollifications",
"jollities",
"merriments",
"merrymakings",
"rejoicings",
"revelries",
"revels",
"exhibitions",
"exhibits",
"expositions",
"fairs",
"shows",
"exercises",
"honors"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fiefs":{
"a region of activity, knowledge, or influence":{
"examples":[
"the logistics of the relief effort is the director's fief"
],
"synonyms":[
"areas",
"arenas",
"bailiwicks",
"baronies",
"businesses",
"circles",
"demesnes",
"departments",
"disciplines",
"domains",
"elements",
"fiefdoms",
"fields",
"firmaments",
"fronts",
"games",
"kingdoms",
"lines",
"precincts",
"provinces",
"realms",
"specialties",
"spheres",
"terrains",
"walks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"frontiers",
"studies",
"subjects",
"territories",
"turfs",
"turves",
"occupations",
"professions",
"pursuits",
"rackets",
"vocations",
"ambits",
"amplitudes",
"breadths",
"compasses",
"confines",
"dimensions",
"extents",
"kens",
"reaches",
"scopes",
"sweeps",
"widths",
"subfields",
"subspecialties",
"sub-specialties"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"field trips":{
"a trip to a place (such as a museum or zoo) that is made by students to learn about something":{
"examples":[
"We took a class field trip to the power plant."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"excursions",
"outings",
"sojourns",
"stays",
"tarries",
"visits",
"homestays",
"sleepovers",
"layovers",
"stopovers",
"stops"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fieldpiece":{
"as in shotgun , musket":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blunderbuss",
"breechloader",
"culverin",
"firelock",
"flintlock",
"harquebus",
"arquebus",
"matchlock",
"musket",
"shotgun",
"smoothbore",
"twenty-two",
".22",
"arm",
"firearm",
"heat",
"piece",
"small arm",
"derringer",
"forty-five",
".45",
"gat",
"handgun",
"pistol",
"revolver",
"rod",
"roscoe",
"sidearm",
"six-gun",
"six-shooter",
"zip gun",
"self-loader",
"semiautomatic",
"AK-47",
"assault rifle",
"assault weapon",
"automatic",
"carbine",
"machine gun",
"machine pistol",
"repeater",
"submachine gun",
"tommy gun",
"speargun"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"field days":{
"as in outings , derbies":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"derbies",
"gymkhanas",
"outings",
"finals",
"nightcaps",
"play-offs",
"semifinals",
"biathlons",
"decathlons",
"heptathlons",
"pentathlons",
"triathlons",
"championships",
"nationals",
"marathons",
"races",
"ultramarathons",
"battles",
"conflicts",
"scrimmages",
"skirmishes",
"struggles",
"tugs-of-war",
"tussles",
"heats",
"rounds",
"runs",
"sets",
"athletics",
"sports",
"rallies",
"volleys",
"bouts",
"competitions",
"contests",
"events",
"games",
"matches",
"matchups",
"meets",
"sweepstakes",
"sweep-stake",
"tournaments",
"tourneys"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in rollicks , splores":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"binges",
"flings",
"frisks",
"frolics",
"gambols",
"idylls",
"idyls",
"larks",
"ploys",
"revels",
"rollicks",
"romps",
"sprees",
"benders",
"brannigans",
"bums",
"busts",
"carouses",
"souses",
"splores",
"toots",
"amusements",
"diversions",
"entertainments",
"recreations",
"enjoyments",
"indulgences",
"pleasures",
"self-indulgences",
"festivities",
"merriments",
"merrymakings",
"capers",
"escapades",
"pranks",
"antics",
"monkeyshines",
"shenanigans"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fierce":{
"violently unfriendly or aggressive in disposition":{
"examples":[
"the Vikings had a well-earned reputation for being fierce warriors"
],
"synonyms":[
"fell",
"ferocious",
"grim",
"savage",
"vicious"
],
"near synonyms":[
"argumentative",
"assaultive",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"brawly",
"chippy",
"combative",
"confrontational",
"discordant",
"disputatious",
"feisty",
"gladiatorial",
"militant",
"pugnacious",
"scrappy",
"warlike",
"bare-knuckle",
"bare-knuckled",
"bare-knuckles",
"blood-and-guts",
"in-your-face",
"take-no-prisoners",
"contentious",
"quarrelsome",
"truculent",
"menacing",
"threatening",
"bestial",
"brute",
"inhuman",
"inhumane",
"barbaric",
"uncivilized",
"wild",
"heartless",
"implacable",
"merciless",
"pitiless",
"relentless",
"ruthless",
"unrelenting",
"wanton",
"bloodthirsty",
"bloody",
"homicidal",
"murdering",
"murderous",
"sanguinary",
"sanguine",
"rapacious",
"ravenous",
"voracious"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amicable",
"companionable",
"comradely",
"congenial",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"genial",
"hearty",
"warm",
"warmhearted",
"compliant",
"submissive",
"tame",
"benign",
"compassionate",
"kind",
"merciful",
"pacific",
"peaceable",
"peaceful",
"amiable",
"complaisant",
"obliging",
"human",
"humane",
"civilized",
"cultured"
],
"antonyms":[
"gentle",
"mild",
"unaggressive"
]
},
"extreme in degree, power, or effect":{
"examples":[
"a fierce wind made the frigid temperatures seem even worse"
],
"synonyms":[
"acute",
"almighty",
"blistering",
"deep",
"dreadful",
"excruciating",
"explosive",
"exquisite",
"fearful",
"fearsome",
"ferocious",
"frightful",
"furious",
"ghastly",
"hard",
"heavy",
"heavy-duty",
"hellacious",
"intense",
"intensive",
"keen",
"profound",
"terrible",
"vehement",
"vicious",
"violent"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accentuated",
"aggravated",
"concentrated",
"deepened",
"emphasized",
"enhanced",
"heightened",
"intensified",
"magnified",
"stressed",
"exhaustive",
"thorough",
"harsh",
"rigorous",
"severe"
],
"near antonyms":[
"feeble",
"weak",
"shallow",
"superficial",
"moderated",
"qualified",
"alleviated",
"eased",
"lightened",
"toned (down)",
"abated",
"decreased",
"diminished",
"lessened",
"reduced",
"subdued"
],
"antonyms":[
"light",
"moderate",
"soft"
]
},
"harsh and threatening in manner or appearance":{
"examples":[
"the fierce faces of the players on the opposing hockey team"
],
"synonyms":[
"austere",
"dour",
"flinty",
"forbidding",
"grim",
"gruff",
"intimidating",
"lowering",
"louring",
"rough",
"rugged",
"severe",
"stark",
"steely",
"stern",
"ungentle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bleak",
"cold",
"hostile",
"inhospitable",
"inimical",
"unfriendly",
"unsympathetic",
"adamant",
"bound",
"determined",
"firm",
"intent",
"purposeful",
"resolute",
"resolved",
"steadfast",
"unflinching",
"fixed",
"hard",
"hardened",
"hardheaded",
"immovable",
"implacable",
"inflexible",
"ironhanded",
"mulish",
"obdurate",
"obstinate",
"rigid",
"self-willed",
"set",
"stiff",
"stubborn",
"unbending",
"uncompromising",
"unrelenting",
"unyielding",
"willful",
"wilful",
"immutable",
"unchangeable",
"black",
"cheerless",
"dark",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"joyless",
"melancholic",
"moody",
"morose",
"sulky",
"sullen",
"surly",
"brooding",
"grave",
"humorless",
"melancholy",
"serious",
"sober",
"sobersided",
"solemn",
"somber",
"sombre",
"staid",
"unsmiling",
"weighty"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bland",
"meek",
"mellow",
"soft",
"soothing",
"easy",
"quiet",
"tranquil",
"agreeable",
"bright",
"cheerful",
"inviting",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"sweet",
"glad",
"happy",
"lighthearted",
"merry",
"mirthful",
"sunny",
"featherbrained",
"flighty",
"frivolous",
"giddy",
"goofy",
"harebrained",
"light-headed",
"playful",
"scatterbrained",
"silly"
],
"antonyms":[
"benign",
"benignant",
"gentle",
"mild",
"nonintimidating",
"tender"
]
},
"having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal":{
"examples":[
"a social reformer of fierce and fearless determination"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggressive",
"ambitious",
"assertive",
"enterprising",
"go-getting",
"high-pressure",
"in-your-face",
"militant",
"pushy",
"self-asserting",
"self-assertive"
],
"near synonyms":[
"argumentative",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"combative",
"contentious",
"discordant",
"disputatious",
"gladiatorial",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"trigger-happy",
"truculent",
"warlike",
"hyperaggressive",
"overambitious",
"dynamic",
"energetic",
"gung ho",
"hustling",
"strenuous",
"vigorous",
"emphatic",
"obtrusive",
"adventuresome",
"adventurous",
"daring",
"dashing",
"emboldened",
"gutsy",
"venturesome",
"venturous",
"audacious",
"bold",
"brash",
"brassy",
"bumptious",
"cheeky",
"cocksure",
"cocky",
"confident",
"determined",
"forward",
"impudent",
"insolent",
"overconfident",
"presumptuous",
"unapologetic",
"unsubdued",
"unyielding",
"bare-knuckle",
"bare-knuckled",
"bare-knuckles",
"feisty",
"scrappy",
"dominating",
"domineering",
"imperious",
"lordly",
"magisterial",
"overbearing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"easygoing",
"laid-back",
"relaxed",
"acquiescent",
"amenable",
"compliant",
"deferential",
"docile",
"resigned",
"submissive",
"tractable",
"yielding",
"cowering",
"cringing",
"groveling",
"grovelling",
"shrinking",
"bashful",
"demure",
"diffident",
"humble",
"lowly",
"meek",
"mild",
"modest",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"overmodest",
"passive",
"quiet",
"reserved",
"retiring",
"shy",
"subdued",
"timid",
"unobtrusive",
"obsequious",
"servile",
"slavish",
"subservient"
],
"antonyms":[
"ambitionless",
"low-pressure",
"nonassertive",
"unaggressive",
"unambitious",
"unassertive",
"unenterprising"
]
},
"marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity":{
"examples":[
"fierce fighting raged in the streets of the war-torn city"
],
"synonyms":[
"bang-bang",
"blood-and-guts",
"convulsive",
"cyclonic",
"explosive",
"ferocious",
"furious",
"hammer-and-tongs",
"hot",
"knock-down, drag-out",
"knock-down-and-drag-out",
"paroxysmal",
"rabid",
"rough",
"stormy",
"tempestuous",
"tumultuous",
"turbulent",
"violent",
"volcanic"
],
"near synonyms":[
"barbarous",
"brutal",
"savage",
"vicious",
"antagonistic",
"hostile",
"aggressive",
"assertive",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"combative",
"contentious",
"gladiatorial",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"truculent",
"combustible",
"volatile",
"agitated",
"frantic",
"frenzied",
"mad",
"cataclysmal",
"cataclysmic",
"destructive",
"ruinous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calm",
"halcyon",
"pacific",
"serene",
"tranquil",
"nonbelligerent",
"unaggressive"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonviolent",
"peaceable",
"peaceful"
]
},
"marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity":{
"examples":[
"fierce early-morning trading sent stocks soaring"
],
"synonyms":[
"delirious",
"ferocious",
"feverish",
"frantic",
"frenetic",
"frenzied",
"furious",
"mad",
"rabid",
"violent",
"wild"
],
"near synonyms":[
"concentrated",
"high-pressured",
"intense",
"intensive",
"vehement",
"excessive",
"exorbitant",
"extravagant",
"extreme",
"immoderate",
"inordinate",
"lavish",
"overmuch",
"overweening",
"unconscionable",
"undue",
"crazed",
"crazy",
"demented",
"deranged",
"insane",
"irrational",
"lunatic",
"maniacal",
"maniac"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calm",
"peaceful",
"placid",
"quiet",
"serene",
"subdued",
"tranquil",
"undisturbed",
"unperturbed",
"untroubled",
"moderate",
"reasonable",
"temperate",
"casual",
"easygoing",
"low-pressure",
"balanced",
"sane",
"sound"
],
"antonyms":[
"relaxed"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"fiefdoms":{
"a region of activity, knowledge, or influence":{
"examples":[
"you'll have to ask that guy\u2014the project is his fiefdom"
],
"synonyms":[
"areas",
"arenas",
"bailiwicks",
"baronies",
"businesses",
"circles",
"demesnes",
"departments",
"disciplines",
"domains",
"elements",
"fiefs",
"fields",
"firmaments",
"fronts",
"games",
"kingdoms",
"lines",
"precincts",
"provinces",
"realms",
"specialties",
"spheres",
"terrains",
"walks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"frontiers",
"studies",
"subjects",
"territories",
"turfs",
"turves",
"occupations",
"professions",
"pursuits",
"rackets",
"vocations",
"ambits",
"amplitudes",
"breadths",
"compasses",
"confines",
"dimensions",
"extents",
"kens",
"reaches",
"scopes",
"sweeps",
"widths",
"subfields",
"subspecialties",
"sub-specialties"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"fields of honor":{
"a place where a battle takes place":{
"examples":[
"Officials memorialized the old field of honor with a monument."
],
"synonyms":[
"battlefields",
"battlegrounds",
"fields"
],
"near synonyms":[
"battle lines",
"front lines",
"fronts",
"grounds",
"beachheads",
"bridgeheads",
"footholds",
"killing fields"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"field hand":{
"as in harvester , reaper":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"farmhand",
"gleaner",
"harvester",
"plowman",
"reaper",
"agriculturist",
"agriculturalist",
"agronomist",
"cultivator",
"farmer",
"grower",
"planter",
"tiller",
"workfolk",
"workfolks",
"crofter",
"cropper",
"gentleman farmer",
"sharecropper",
"subsistence farmer",
"tenant farmer",
"yeoman",
"homesteader",
"nester",
"granger",
"rancher",
"ranchero",
"ranchman",
"campesino"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}