dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/hom_MWT.json
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{
"homebody":{
"a person who likes to stay home":{
"examples":[
"He's a homebody who hates parties."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"shut-in",
"anchorite",
"eremite",
"hermit",
"isolate",
"recluse",
"solitary"
],
"near antonyms":[
"socialite",
"socializer"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homelike":{
"as in homey , homely":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"homely",
"homey",
"homy",
"domestic",
"familial",
"household",
"residential"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nondomestic",
"nonfamilial"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"homey":{
"comfortable or familiar like home":{
"examples":[
"a homey restaurant with a warm fireplace",
"a homey atmosphere"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"homelike",
"homely",
"intimate",
"comfortable",
"comfy",
"cozy",
"cushy",
"easy",
"snug",
"soft",
"easeful",
"relaxing",
"reposeful",
"restful",
"gem\u00fctlich",
"genial",
"hospitable",
"inviting",
"pleasant",
"commodious",
"roomy",
"spacious"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inhospitable",
"uninviting",
"unpleasant",
"uncomfortable",
"hard",
"harsh",
"severe"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"homilies":{
"a public speech usually by a member of the clergy for the purpose of giving moral guidance or uplift":{
"examples":[
"last Sunday's homily was about being kind to your neighbors"
],
"synonyms":[
"sermons"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sermonettes",
"addresses",
"lectures",
"speeches",
"talks",
"exhortations",
"preachments",
"lessons"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an idea or expression that has been used by many people":{
"examples":[
"a TV movie filled with the usual hokey homilies about people triumphing over life's adversities"
],
"synonyms":[
"banalities",
"bromides",
"chestnuts",
"clich\u00e9s",
"cliches",
"commonplaces",
"groaners",
"platitudes",
"shibboleths",
"tropes",
"truisms"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conventional wisdoms",
"party lines",
"routines",
"inanities",
"generalities",
"generalizations",
"simplifications",
"adages",
"proverbs",
"saws",
"sayings",
"old wives' tales",
"stereotypes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"profundities"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homogenizations":{
"as in coalescences , incorporations":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"absorptions",
"coalescences",
"coalitions",
"commixtures",
"concretions",
"immixtures",
"incorporations",
"integrations",
"interfusions",
"mergences",
"mergers",
"couplings",
"unifications",
"unions",
"accumulations",
"aggregations",
"conglomerations",
"admixtures",
"amalgamations",
"amalgams",
"blends",
"combinations",
"composites",
"compounds",
"fusions",
"intermixtures",
"melds",
"mixes",
"mixtures",
"syntheses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bifurcations",
"breakups",
"cleavages",
"dissolutions",
"disunions",
"divisions",
"fractionalizations",
"fractionations",
"partitions",
"schisms",
"scissions",
"splits",
"decompositions",
"disassemblies",
"dismemberments",
"segmentations",
"subdivisions",
"isolations",
"seclusions",
"segregations",
"sequestrations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homogenous":{
"made up of the same kind of people or things":{
"examples":[
"a campus with homogenous brick buildings"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"entire",
"homogeneous",
"unchanging",
"uniform",
"unvaried",
"unvarying",
"akin",
"alike",
"analogous",
"cognate",
"comparable",
"connate",
"correspondent",
"corresponding",
"ditto",
"like",
"matching",
"parallel",
"resemblant",
"resembling",
"similar",
"such",
"suchlike",
"commensurate",
"proportionate",
"tantamount",
"virtual",
"allied",
"congeneric",
"congenerous",
"congenial",
"connatural",
"kin",
"kindred",
"relatable",
"related",
"approaching",
"approximating",
"close",
"coextensive",
"coincident",
"conformable",
"conforming",
"consistent",
"consonant",
"duplicate",
"equal",
"equivalent",
"fungible",
"identical",
"indistinguishable",
"interchangeable",
"me-too",
"redundant",
"same",
"selfsame",
"substitutable",
"synonymous",
"twin"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disparate",
"distinct",
"distinguishable",
"nonequivalent",
"noninterchangeable",
"variable",
"varied",
"various",
"varying",
"imprecise",
"inaccurate",
"inexact",
"unconnected",
"unrelated",
"different",
"dissimilar",
"diverse",
"unakin",
"unlike"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"homologate":{
"to give official acceptance of as satisfactory":{
"examples":[
"to be effectual, a judge must homologate the plea bargain between the district attorney and the defense"
],
"synonyms":[
"accredit",
"approbate",
"approve",
"authorize",
"clear",
"confirm",
"finalize",
"formalize",
"OK",
"okay",
"ratify",
"sanction",
"warrant"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accept",
"acknowledge",
"affirm",
"certify",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"validate",
"bless",
"canonize",
"sanctify",
"initial",
"rubber-stamp",
"sign",
"sign off (on)",
"allow",
"enable",
"legalize",
"license",
"licence",
"pass",
"permit",
"reapprove"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ban",
"enjoin",
"forbid",
"illegalize",
"interdict",
"prohibit",
"proscribe",
"disregard",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"overlook",
"rebuff",
"rebut",
"refuse",
"spurn"
],
"antonyms":[
"decline",
"deny",
"disallow",
"disapprove",
"negative",
"reject",
"turn down",
"veto"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"homed":{
"as in secured , shedded":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ensconced",
"roosted",
"secured",
"shedded",
"stabled",
"tented",
"accommodated",
"bestowed",
"billeted",
"bivouacked",
"boarded",
"bunked",
"camped",
"chambered",
"domiciled",
"encamped",
"harbored",
"housed",
"lodged",
"put up",
"quartered",
"roofed",
"roomed",
"sheltered",
"took in",
"barracked",
"bedded (down)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ejected",
"evicted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"homing (in on)":{
"as in honing in (on) , setting":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"aiming",
"directing",
"honing in (on)",
"leveling",
"levelling",
"nailing",
"pointing",
"setting",
"zeroing (in on)",
"centering",
"concentrating",
"fastening",
"focusing",
"focussing",
"riveting",
"training",
"attending",
"heeding",
"minding",
"fixating (on)",
"obsessing (over)",
"refocusing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hombres":{
"an adult male human being":{
"examples":[
"two tough-looking hombres sauntered into the bar and ordered \u2026 lemonade"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastards",
"blokes",
"bucks",
"cats",
"chappies",
"chaps",
"dudes",
"fellas",
"fellers",
"fellows",
"galoots",
"gentlemen",
"gents",
"guys",
"jacks",
"joes",
"jokers",
"lads",
"males",
"men"
],
"near synonyms":[
"masters",
"misters",
"sirs",
"buddies",
"busters"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homo":{
"as in hominid , humanoid":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hominid",
"humanoid",
"baby",
"being",
"bird",
"bod",
"body",
"character",
"cookie",
"cooky",
"creature",
"customer",
"devil",
"duck",
"egg",
"face",
"fish",
"guy",
"head",
"human",
"human being",
"individual",
"life",
"man",
"mortal",
"party",
"person",
"personage",
"scout",
"slob",
"sort",
"soul",
"specimen",
"stiff",
"thing",
"wight",
"brother",
"fellow",
"fellowman",
"neighbor",
"celebrity",
"personality",
"self",
"somebody"
],
"near antonyms":[
"animal",
"beast",
"beastie",
"brute",
"critter"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homestretch":{
"the last part of a process or action":{
"examples":[
"this project has been a lot of work, but we're finally in the homestretch"
],
"synonyms":[
"capper",
"close",
"closing",
"conclusion",
"consummation",
"end",
"endgame",
"ending",
"finale",
"finis",
"finish",
"grand finale",
"mop-up",
"windup",
"wrap-up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acme",
"apex",
"capstone",
"climax",
"copestone",
"coup de gr\u00e2ce",
"coup de grace",
"crescendo",
"crown",
"culmination",
"high-water mark",
"meridian",
"peak",
"pinnacle",
"summit",
"tip-top",
"top",
"zenith",
"aftermath",
"anticlimax",
"coda",
"epilogue",
"epilog",
"postscript",
"shank",
"tag end",
"tail end"
],
"near antonyms":[
"foreword",
"introduction",
"overture",
"preamble",
"preface",
"prelude",
"prologue",
"prolog"
],
"antonyms":[
"baseline",
"beginning",
"dawn",
"day one",
"nascence",
"nascency",
"opening",
"start"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homestretches":{
"the last part of a process or action":{
"examples":[
"this project has been a lot of work, but we're finally in the homestretch"
],
"synonyms":[
"cappers",
"closes",
"closings",
"conclusions",
"consummations",
"endgames",
"endings",
"ends",
"finales",
"finises",
"finishes",
"grand finales",
"mop-ups",
"windups",
"wrap-ups"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acmes",
"apexes",
"apices",
"capstones",
"climaxes",
"copestones",
"coups de gr\u00e2ce",
"coups de grace",
"crescendos",
"crescendoes",
"crescendi",
"crowns",
"culminations",
"high-water marks",
"meridians",
"peaks",
"pinnacles",
"summits",
"tip-tops",
"tops",
"zeniths",
"aftermaths",
"anticlimaxes",
"codas",
"epilogues",
"epilogs",
"postscripts",
"shanks",
"tag ends",
"tail ends"
],
"near antonyms":[
"forewords",
"introductions",
"overtures",
"preambles",
"prefaces",
"preludes",
"prologues",
"prologs"
],
"antonyms":[
"baselines",
"beginnings",
"dawns",
"day ones",
"nascences",
"nascencies",
"openings",
"starts"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homages":{
"a formal expression of praise":{
"examples":[
"the poem is a moving homage to all who have served in our nation's armed services"
],
"synonyms":[
"accolades",
"citations",
"commendations",
"dithyrambs",
"encomiums",
"encomia",
"eulogia",
"eulogiums",
"eulogies",
"hymns",
"paeans",
"panegyrics",
"salutations",
"tributes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"awards",
"decorations",
"dedications",
"honors",
"prizes",
"acclaim",
"acclamations",
"laudations",
"applauses",
"plaudits",
"bravos",
"bravoes",
"hallelujahs",
"kudos",
"approvals",
"cachets",
"compliments",
"recommendations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"censures",
"condemnations",
"denunciations",
"indictments",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"reproofs",
"admonitions",
"corrections",
"harangues",
"lectures",
"sermons"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement":{
"examples":[
"the unique homage that we grant to Olympic athletes"
],
"synonyms":[
"acclaim",
"accolades",
"applauses",
"bays",
"credits",
"distinctions",
"glories",
"honors",
"kudos",
"lauds",
"laurels",
"props",
"r\u00e9clames",
"suns"
],
"near synonyms":[
"celebrities",
"fames",
"renowns",
"reputes",
"compliments",
"encomiums",
"encomia",
"eulogies",
"panegyrics",
"toasts",
"tributes",
"acclamations",
"ovations",
"plaudits",
"praises",
"raves",
"rhapsodies",
"citations",
"commendations",
"kudos",
"notes",
"recommendations",
"elevations",
"enshrinements",
"enthronements",
"exaltations",
"glorifications"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homicide":{
"the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life":{
"examples":[
"it was feared that the missing man was the victim of a homicide , but no clues as to his disappearance were ever found"
],
"synonyms":[
"blood",
"foul play",
"murder",
"rubout",
"slaying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chance-medley",
"killing",
"manslaughter",
"bloodshed",
"butchery",
"carnage",
"decimation",
"destruction",
"massacre",
"slaughter",
"assassination",
"execution",
"hit",
"euthanasia",
"mercy killing",
"filicide",
"fratricide",
"matricide",
"parricide",
"patricide",
"regicide",
"uxoricide"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person who kills another person":{
"examples":[
"throughout the ages society has stigmatized the homicide"
],
"synonyms":[
"assassin",
"cutthroat",
"killer",
"manslayer",
"murderer"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bravo",
"hit man",
"torpedo",
"triggerman",
"butcher",
"executioner",
"massacrer",
"slaughterer",
"slayer",
"murderess"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homogeneousness":{
"as in unity , uniformity":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"homogeneity",
"uniformity",
"unity",
"plainness",
"simplicity",
"unsophistication"
],
"near antonyms":[
"complexity",
"complexness",
"complicacy",
"complicatedness",
"complication",
"elaborateness",
"intricacy",
"intricateness",
"sophistication"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homeschooler":{
"as in governess":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"governess",
"academe",
"academic",
"academician",
"didact",
"pedant",
"intern",
"interne",
"practice teacher",
"reader",
"student teacher",
"dean",
"docent",
"doctor",
"don",
"prof",
"professor",
"regius professor",
"catechist",
"lecturer",
"moralizer",
"preacher",
"drillmaster",
"inculcator",
"mentor",
"tutor",
"tutoress",
"coach",
"guide",
"guru",
"preparer",
"trainer",
"headmistress",
"instructress",
"mistress",
"schoolmarm",
"schoolma'am",
"schoolmistress",
"headmaster",
"master",
"rector",
"schoolmaster"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homogenization":{
"as in coalescence , intermingling":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"absorption",
"blending",
"coalescence",
"coalition",
"commingling",
"commixture",
"concretion",
"immingling",
"immixture",
"incorporation",
"integration",
"interfusion",
"intermingling",
"mergence",
"merger",
"merging",
"mingling",
"coupling",
"linking",
"unification",
"union",
"accumulation",
"aggregation",
"conglomeration",
"admixture",
"amalgam",
"amalgamation",
"blend",
"combination",
"composite",
"compound",
"fusion",
"intermixture",
"meld",
"mix",
"mixture",
"synthesis"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bifurcation",
"breakup",
"cleavage",
"dissolution",
"disunion",
"division",
"fractionalization",
"fractionation",
"partition",
"schism",
"scission",
"split",
"sundering",
"decomposition",
"disassembly",
"dismemberment",
"segmentation",
"subdivision",
"isolation",
"seclusion",
"segregation",
"sequestration"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"home ports":{
"as in seaports , containerports":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"containerports",
"seaports",
"canals",
"channels",
"sounds",
"straits",
"arms",
"bays",
"bights",
"coves",
"creeks",
"embayments",
"estuaries",
"firths",
"fjords",
"fiords",
"gulfs",
"inlets",
"lagoons",
"lochs",
"loughs",
"narrows",
"roads",
"roadsteads",
"basins",
"docks",
"marinas",
"moorages",
"moorings",
"anchorages",
"harborages",
"harbors",
"havens",
"ports"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homes (in on)":{
"as in hones in (on) , sets":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"aims",
"directs",
"hones in (on)",
"levels",
"nails",
"points",
"sets",
"zeroes (in on)",
"centers",
"concentrates",
"fastens",
"focuses",
"focusses",
"rivets",
"trains",
"attends",
"heeds",
"minds",
"fixates (on)",
"obsesses (over)",
"refocuses"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"homeschools":{
"as in prepares , instills":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"drills",
"fits",
"grounds",
"habilitates",
"prepares",
"primes",
"qualifies",
"briefs",
"familiarizes",
"imparts (to)",
"informs",
"verses",
"catechizes",
"lectures",
"moralizes",
"preaches",
"reeducates",
"reschools",
"reteaches",
"retrains",
"initiates",
"introduces",
"shows",
"implants",
"inculcates",
"instills",
"instils",
"directs",
"guides",
"leads",
"rears",
"coaches",
"mentors",
"edifies",
"enlightens"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"homesteads":{
"as in plantations , farmhouses":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"farmhouses",
"haciendas",
"manors",
"plantations",
"spreads",
"croplands",
"farmlands",
"farmyards",
"crofts",
"smallholdings",
"stations",
"steadings",
"estates",
"farms",
"farmsteads",
"granges",
"ranches",
"gardens",
"orchards"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hombre":{
"an adult male human being":{
"examples":[
"two tough-looking hombres sauntered into the bar and ordered \u2026 lemonade"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastard",
"bloke",
"buck",
"cat",
"chap",
"chappie",
"dude",
"fella",
"fellow",
"galoot",
"gent",
"gentleman",
"guy",
"jack",
"joe",
"joker",
"lad",
"male",
"man"
],
"near synonyms":[
"master",
"mister",
"sir",
"buddy",
"buster"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hominid":{
"as in humanoid , humanlike":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"anthropoid",
"creatural",
"humanlike",
"humanoid",
"earthborn",
"human",
"mortal",
"natural"
],
"near antonyms":[
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"divine",
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"superhuman",
"supernatural",
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"immortal",
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"omniscient",
"animal",
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"brute",
"infrahuman",
"inhuman",
"robotic",
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"being",
"bird",
"bod",
"body",
"character",
"cookie",
"cooky",
"creature",
"customer",
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"duck",
"egg",
"face",
"fish",
"guy",
"head",
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"stiff",
"thing",
"wight",
"brother",
"fellow",
"fellowman",
"neighbor",
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"animal",
"beast",
"beastie",
"brute",
"critter"
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"noun"
]
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"plans to homogenize the science curriculum in public high schools throughout the state"
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"regulating",
"ruling",
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"harmonizing",
"integrating",
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"synthesizing"
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"customizing",
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"tailoring"
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"chain stores and fast-food restaurants have homogenized the nation's highways and byways to the point where every place looks like every other place"
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"immingling",
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"integrating",
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"intermixing",
"melding",
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"mingling",
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"tossing",
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"emulsifying",
"conjoining",
"joining",
"knitting",
"linking",
"uniting",
"intertwining",
"interweaving",
"weaving"
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"divorcing",
"parting",
"rupturing",
"severing",
"sundering",
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"scattering",
"detaching",
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"splitting"
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"breaking down",
"breaking up",
"separating",
"unmixing"
]
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"verb"
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"the place where one lives":{
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"as we entered his 34-room mansion, our host playfully exclaimed, \"Welcome to my humble home !\""
],
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"abodes",
"diggings",
"domiciles",
"dwellings",
"firesides",
"habitations",
"hearths",
"hearthstones",
"houses",
"lodgings",
"pads",
"places",
"quarters",
"residences",
"roofs"
],
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"accommodations",
"housings",
"nests",
"residencies",
"shelters",
"bungalows",
"cabins",
"casitas",
"chalets",
"cottages",
"duplexes",
"ranches",
"ranch houses",
"saltboxes",
"semis",
"split levels",
"townhomes",
"town houses",
"tract houses",
"triplexes",
"apartment houses",
"apartments",
"condominiums",
"condominia",
"condos",
"flats",
"tenement houses",
"tenements",
"walk-ups",
"penthouses",
"salons",
"suites",
"barracks",
"billets",
"boardinghouses",
"dormitories",
"dorms",
"flophouses",
"lodging houses",
"lodgments",
"lodgements",
"rooming houses",
"rooms",
"castles",
"ch\u00e2teaus",
"ch\u00e2teaux",
"countryseats",
"estates",
"halls",
"manor houses",
"manors",
"mansions",
"McMansions",
"palaces",
"villas",
"farmhouses",
"granges",
"haciendas",
"homesteads",
"double-wides",
"houseboats",
"house trailers",
"mobile homes",
"motor homes",
"recreational vehicles",
"RVs",
"trailers",
"hermitages",
"manses",
"parsonages",
"rectories",
"vicarages",
"hooches",
"hootches",
"hovels",
"hutches",
"huts",
"shacks",
"shanties"
],
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},
"the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found":{
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"the American south, the home of the armadillo",
"the island is home to many thousands of plant species"
],
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"habitats",
"niches",
"ranges",
"territories"
],
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"elements",
"environments",
"environs",
"haunts",
"localities",
"mediums",
"media",
"milieus",
"milieux",
"neighborhoods",
"settings",
"surroundings"
],
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},
"the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship":{
"examples":[
"the U.S. is my home",
"the folks back home were always eager for news about how well they had fared since moving away"
],
"synonyms":[
"countries",
"fatherlands",
"homelands",
"mother countries",
"motherlands",
"sods"
],
"near synonyms":[
"old countries",
"communities",
"neighborhoods"
],
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},
"those who live as a family in one house":{
"examples":[
"comes from a loving home",
"a man who believes that a person's home is the most important thing in life"
],
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"extended families",
"households",
"houses",
"m\u00e9nages"
],
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"blood",
"folks",
"kindreds",
"kinfolks",
"kins",
"kinsfolk",
"kiths",
"broods",
"nuclear families",
"clans",
"communities"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a place of origin":{
"examples":[
"Springfield, Massachusetts, is the home of basketball, for it was there that Dr. James Naismith invented the game to keep his students active during foul weather"
],
"synonyms":[
"birthplaces",
"cradles",
"mother countries",
"motherlands"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hometowns",
"Blighties",
"countries",
"nativities",
"old countries",
"roots"
],
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},
"as in secures , sheds":{
"examples":[],
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"ensconces",
"roosts",
"secures",
"sheds",
"stables",
"tents",
"accommodates",
"bestows",
"billets",
"bivouacs",
"boards",
"bunks",
"camps",
"chambers",
"domiciles",
"encamps",
"harbors",
"houses",
"lodges",
"puts up",
"quarters",
"roofs",
"rooms",
"shelters",
"takes in",
"barracks",
"beds (down)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ejects",
"evicts"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"as in hominids , humanoids":{
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"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hominids",
"humanoids",
"babies",
"beings",
"birds",
"bodies",
"bods",
"characters",
"cookies",
"creatures",
"customers",
"devils",
"ducks",
"eggs",
"faces",
"fish",
"fishes",
"guys",
"heads",
"human beings",
"humans",
"individuals",
"lives",
"men",
"mortals",
"parties",
"people",
"personages",
"scouts",
"slobs",
"sorts",
"souls",
"specimens",
"stiffs",
"things",
"wights",
"brothers",
"brethren",
"fellowmen",
"fellows",
"neighbors",
"celebrities",
"personalities",
"selves",
"somebodies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"animals",
"beasties",
"beasts",
"brutes",
"critters"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"home port":{
"as in seaport , containerport":{
"examples":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"containerport",
"seaport",
"canal",
"channel",
"sound",
"strait",
"arm",
"bay",
"bight",
"cove",
"creek",
"embayment",
"estuary",
"firth",
"fjord",
"fiord",
"gulf",
"inlet",
"lagoon",
"loch",
"lough",
"narrow",
"roads",
"roadstead",
"basin",
"dock",
"marina",
"moorage",
"mooring",
"anchorage",
"harbor",
"harborage",
"haven",
"port"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homemaker":{
"a person who does work at home and usually does not have another job outside the home":{
"examples":[
"TV commercials often show happy homemakers ."
],
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"near synonyms":[
"hausfrau",
"househusband",
"housekeeper",
"housewife",
"stay-at-home",
"better half",
"companion",
"consort",
"husband",
"mate",
"partner",
"significant other",
"soul mate",
"spouse",
"wife"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homelands":{
"the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship":{
"examples":[
"tries to return every year to Italy, her homeland for the first two decades of her life"
],
"synonyms":[
"countries",
"fatherlands",
"homes",
"mother countries",
"motherlands",
"sods"
],
"near synonyms":[
"old countries",
"communities",
"neighborhoods"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homiletical":{
"marked by or given to preaching moral values":{
"examples":[
"tends to speak in homiletic aphorisms, which can be a little tiresome"
],
"synonyms":[
"didactic",
"moralistic",
"moralizing",
"preachy",
"sententious",
"sermonic"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dogmatic",
"dogmatical",
"prescriptive",
"admonishing",
"admonitory",
"cautionary",
"advisory",
"enlightening",
"instructive",
"holier-than-thou",
"self-righteous"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"homestead":{
"as in plantation , farmhouse":{
"examples":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"farmhouse",
"hacienda",
"manor",
"plantation",
"spread",
"cropland",
"farmland",
"farmyard",
"croft",
"smallholding",
"station",
"steading",
"estate",
"farm",
"farmstead",
"grange",
"ranch",
"garden",
"orchard"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"home free":{
"not exposed to the threat of failure, loss, or injury":{
"examples":[
"They were home free after getting through the toughest part of the obstacle course."
],
"synonyms":[
"all right",
"alright",
"safe",
"secure"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hale",
"healthy",
"intact",
"sound",
"well",
"whole",
"scatheless",
"unharmed",
"unhurt",
"uninjured",
"unscathed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"damaged",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"injured",
"scathed",
"wounded"
],
"antonyms":[
"endangered",
"exposed",
"imperiled",
"imperilled",
"insecure",
"liable",
"open",
"subject (to)",
"susceptible",
"threatened",
"unsafe",
"violable",
"vulnerable"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"homeworks":{
"as in schoolwork":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"schoolwork",
"assignments",
"lessons",
"readings",
"lectures",
"drills",
"exercises",
"practices",
"practises",
"\u00e9tudes",
"studies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homologated":{
"to give official acceptance of as satisfactory":{
"examples":[
"to be effectual, a judge must homologate the plea bargain between the district attorney and the defense"
],
"synonyms":[
"accredited",
"approbated",
"approved",
"authorized",
"cleared",
"confirmed",
"finalized",
"formalized",
"OK'd",
"okayed",
"ratified",
"sanctioned",
"warranted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accepted",
"acknowledged",
"affirmed",
"certified",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"validated",
"blessed",
"blest",
"canonized",
"sanctified",
"initialed",
"initialled",
"rubber-stamped",
"signed",
"signed off (on)",
"allowed",
"enabled",
"legalized",
"licensed",
"licenced",
"passed",
"permitted",
"reapproved"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banned",
"enjoined",
"forbade",
"forbad",
"illegalized",
"interdicted",
"prohibited",
"proscribed",
"disregarded",
"ignored",
"neglected",
"overlooked",
"rebuffed",
"rebutted",
"refused",
"spurned"
],
"antonyms":[
"declined",
"denied",
"disallowed",
"disapproved",
"negatived",
"rejected",
"turned down",
"vetoed"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"homely":{
"unpleasant to look at":{
"examples":[
"along with thousands of other people, we entered our beloved pooch in a contest to find the homeliest dog in the country"
],
"synonyms":[
"grotesque",
"hideous",
"ill-favored",
"monstrous",
"ugly",
"unappealing",
"unattractive",
"unbeautiful",
"uncomely",
"unhandsome",
"unlovely",
"unpleasing",
"unpretty",
"unsightly",
"vile"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"appalling",
"awful",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"dreadful",
"gross",
"horrible",
"horrid",
"loathsome",
"nauseating",
"nauseous",
"noisome",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"sickening",
"frumpish",
"frumpy",
"plain",
"unaesthetic",
"unbecoming",
"unshapely"
],
"near antonyms":[
"shapely",
"imposing",
"impressive",
"prepossessing"
],
"antonyms":[
"aesthetic",
"esthetic",
"aesthetical",
"esthetical",
"attractive",
"beauteous",
"beautiful",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"comely",
"cute",
"drop-dead",
"fair",
"fetching",
"good-looking",
"goodly",
"gorgeous",
"handsome",
"knockout",
"lovely",
"pretty",
"ravishing",
"seemly",
"sightly",
"stunning",
"taking",
"well-favored"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"homing":{
"as in securing , shedding":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ensconcing",
"roosting",
"securing",
"shedding",
"stabling",
"tenting",
"accommodating",
"bestowing",
"billeting",
"bivouacking",
"boarding",
"bunking",
"camping",
"chambering",
"domiciling",
"encamping",
"harboring",
"housing",
"lodging",
"putting up",
"quartering",
"roofing",
"rooming",
"sheltering",
"taking in",
"barracking",
"bedding (down)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ejecting",
"evicting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"homologates":{
"to give official acceptance of as satisfactory":{
"examples":[
"to be effectual, a judge must homologate the plea bargain between the district attorney and the defense"
],
"synonyms":[
"accredits",
"approbates",
"approves",
"authorizes",
"clears",
"confirms",
"finalizes",
"formalizes",
"OKs",
"okays",
"ratifies",
"sanctions",
"warrants"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accepts",
"acknowledges",
"affirms",
"certifies",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"validates",
"blesses",
"canonizes",
"sanctifies",
"initials",
"rubber-stamps",
"signs",
"signs off (on)",
"allows",
"enables",
"legalizes",
"licenses",
"licences",
"passes",
"permits",
"reapproves"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bans",
"enjoins",
"forbids",
"illegalizes",
"interdicts",
"prohibits",
"proscribes",
"disregards",
"ignores",
"neglects",
"overlooks",
"rebuffs",
"rebuts",
"refuses",
"spurns"
],
"antonyms":[
"declines",
"denies",
"disallows",
"disapproves",
"negatives",
"rejects",
"turns down",
"vetoes"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"homogenized":{
"to make agree with a single established standard or model":{
"examples":[
"plans to homogenize the science curriculum in public high schools throughout the state"
],
"synonyms":[
"formalized",
"normalized",
"regularized",
"standardized"
],
"near synonyms":[
"codified",
"marshaled",
"marshalled",
"methodized",
"ordered",
"organized",
"systematized",
"systemized",
"averaged",
"equalized",
"evened",
"squared",
"accredited",
"certified",
"controlled",
"governed",
"regulated",
"ruled",
"conciliated",
"conformed",
"coordinated",
"harmonized",
"integrated",
"reconciled",
"synthesized"
],
"near antonyms":[
"customized",
"individualized",
"tailored"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{
"examples":[
"chain stores and fast-food restaurants have homogenized the nation's highways and byways to the point where every place looks like every other place"
],
"synonyms":[
"amalgamated",
"blended",
"blent",
"combined",
"comingled",
"commingled",
"commixed",
"composited",
"concreted",
"conflated",
"fused",
"immingled",
"immixed",
"incorporated",
"integrated",
"interfused",
"intermingled",
"intermixed",
"melded",
"merged",
"mingled",
"mixed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"added",
"admixed",
"beat (in)",
"cut in",
"folded",
"stirred",
"tossed",
"coalesced",
"compounded",
"emulsified",
"conjoined",
"joined",
"knit",
"knitted",
"linked",
"united",
"intertwined",
"interwove",
"interweaved",
"wove",
"weaved"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cleaved",
"cleft",
"disjoined",
"disunited",
"divided",
"divorced",
"parted",
"ruptured",
"severed",
"sundered",
"dispersed",
"dissolved",
"scattered",
"detached",
"disengaged",
"split"
],
"antonyms":[
"broke down",
"broke up",
"separated",
"unmixed"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"homework":{
"as in schoolwork":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"schoolwork",
"assignment",
"lesson",
"reading",
"lecture",
"drill",
"exercise",
"practice",
"practise",
"\u00e9tude",
"study"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homogenizes":{
"to make agree with a single established standard or model":{
"examples":[
"plans to homogenize the science curriculum in public high schools throughout the state"
],
"synonyms":[
"formalizes",
"normalizes",
"regularizes",
"standardizes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"codifies",
"marshals",
"marshalls",
"methodizes",
"orders",
"organizes",
"systematizes",
"systemizes",
"averages",
"equalizes",
"evens",
"squares",
"accredits",
"certifies",
"controls",
"governs",
"regulates",
"rules",
"conciliates",
"conforms",
"coordinates",
"harmonizes",
"integrates",
"reconciles",
"synthesizes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"customizes",
"individualizes",
"tailors"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{
"examples":[
"chain stores and fast-food restaurants have homogenized the nation's highways and byways to the point where every place looks like every other place"
],
"synonyms":[
"amalgamates",
"blends",
"combines",
"comingles",
"commingles",
"commixes",
"composites",
"concretes",
"conflates",
"fuses",
"immingles",
"immixes",
"incorporates",
"integrates",
"interfuses",
"intermingles",
"intermixes",
"melds",
"merges",
"mingles",
"mixes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adds",
"admixes",
"beats (in)",
"cuts in",
"folds",
"stirs",
"tosses",
"coalesces",
"compounds",
"emulsifies",
"conjoins",
"joins",
"knits",
"links",
"unites",
"intertwines",
"interweaves",
"weaves"
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"disjoins",
"disunites",
"divides",
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"parts",
"ruptures",
"severs",
"sunders",
"disperses",
"dissolves",
"scatters",
"detaches",
"disengages",
"splits"
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"breaks up",
"separates",
"unmixes"
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"verb"
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"analogous",
"comparable",
"homological",
"related",
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"tantamount",
"homogeneous",
"homogenous",
"uniform",
"equal",
"selfsame",
"alike",
"identical",
"indistinguishable",
"kin",
"kindred",
"like",
"parallel",
"same",
"similar"
],
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"different",
"disparate",
"dissimilar",
"distant",
"distinct",
"distinctive",
"distinguishable",
"diverse",
"nonidentical",
"other",
"unalike",
"unlike",
"divers",
"miscellaneous",
"mixed",
"several",
"sundry",
"variant",
"varied",
"various",
"differentiable",
"discriminable"
],
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},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"backings",
"cachets",
"endorsements",
"indorsements",
"finalizations",
"formalizations",
"nods",
"ratifications",
"rubber stamps",
"sanctions",
"supports",
"thumbs-ups",
"votes",
"approbations",
"approvals",
"blessings",
"favors",
"imprimaturs",
"OKs",
"okays",
"benedictions",
"goodwills",
"acceptations",
"accessions",
"agreements",
"assents",
"concurrences",
"consents",
"countenances",
"likings",
"satisfactions"
],
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"disapprobations",
"disapprovals",
"disfavors",
"refusals",
"rejections",
"repudiations",
"dislikes",
"dissatisfactions",
"censures",
"condemnations",
"criticisms",
"denunciations",
"deprecations",
"depreciations",
"disparagements",
"opprobriums",
"reprehensions",
"reproaches",
"reprobations"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"home theaters",
"LCDs",
"plasmas",
"boob tubes",
"boxes",
"idiot boxes",
"televisions",
"tellies",
"teles",
"tubes",
"TVs"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"as in unity , uniformity":{
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"homogeneousness",
"uniformity",
"unity",
"plainness",
"simplicity",
"unsophistication"
],
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"complexity",
"complexness",
"complicacy",
"complicatedness",
"complication",
"elaborateness",
"intricacy",
"intricateness",
"sophistication"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"She returned to her hometown to stay after college."
],
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"Blighties",
"countries",
"nativities",
"old countries",
"roots",
"birthplaces",
"cradles",
"homes",
"mother countries",
"motherlands"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"as in ugliness , plainness":{
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"grotesqueness",
"hideousness",
"plainness",
"ugliness",
"unattractiveness",
"unbecomingness",
"unloveliness",
"unsightliness",
"disagreeableness",
"dreadfulness",
"foulness",
"ghastliness",
"horribleness",
"loathsomeness",
"nastiness",
"offensiveness",
"repellency",
"repulsiveness",
"terribleness",
"vileness",
"blemish",
"flaw",
"imperfection"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aesthetics",
"esthetics",
"attractiveness",
"beauteousness",
"beautifulness",
"beauty",
"comeliness",
"cuteness",
"fairness",
"gorgeousness",
"handsomeness",
"looks",
"loveliness",
"prettiness",
"sightliness",
"allure",
"appeal",
"attraction",
"fascination",
"glamour",
"glamor",
"charm",
"delightfulness",
"elegance",
"exquisiteness",
"gloriousness",
"radiance",
"radiancy",
"resplendence",
"resplendency",
"splendidness",
"splendiferousness",
"sublimeness",
"sublimity",
"superbness"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"home (in on)":{
"as in hone in (on) , set":{
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"aim",
"direct",
"hone in (on)",
"level",
"nail",
"point",
"set",
"zero (in on)",
"center",
"concentrate",
"fasten",
"focus",
"rivet",
"train",
"attend",
"heed",
"mind",
"fixate (on)",
"obsess (over)",
"refocus"
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"antonyms":[]
},
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"verb"
]
},
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"a formal expression of praise":{
"examples":[
"the poem is a moving homage to all who have served in our nation's armed services"
],
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"accolade",
"citation",
"commendation",
"dithyramb",
"encomium",
"eulogium",
"eulogy",
"hymn",
"paean",
"panegyric",
"salutation",
"tribute"
],
"near synonyms":[
"award",
"decoration",
"dedication",
"honor",
"prize",
"acclaim",
"acclamation",
"laudation",
"applause",
"plaudit(s)",
"bravo",
"hallelujah",
"kudo",
"approval",
"cachet",
"compliment",
"recommendation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"censure",
"condemnation",
"denunciation",
"indictment",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproof",
"admonition",
"correction",
"harangue",
"lecture",
"sermon"
],
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},
"public acknowledgment or admiration for an achievement":{
"examples":[
"the unique homage that we grant to Olympic athletes"
],
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"acclaim",
"accolade",
"applause",
"bay(s)",
"credit",
"distinction",
"glory",
"honor",
"kudos",
"laud",
"laurels",
"props",
"r\u00e9clame",
"sun"
],
"near synonyms":[
"celebrity",
"fame",
"renown",
"repute",
"compliment",
"encomium",
"eulogy",
"panegyric",
"toast",
"tribute",
"acclamation",
"ovation",
"plaudit",
"praise",
"rave",
"rhapsody",
"citation",
"commendation",
"kudo",
"note",
"recommendation",
"elevation",
"enshrinement",
"enthronement",
"exaltation",
"glorification"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"home brews":{
"as in beers , brewages":{
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"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ales",
"beers",
"brewages",
"brews",
"brewskis",
"malt liquors",
"microbrews",
"mums",
"nappies",
"cocktails",
"mixed drinks",
"meads",
"sakes",
"sakis",
"wines",
"belts",
"loads",
"nips",
"pegs",
"pops",
"shooters",
"shots",
"slugs",
"snifters",
"snorts",
"tots",
"whets",
"barley-brees",
"barley-broos",
"brandies",
"gins",
"liqueurs",
"mao-tais",
"mescals",
"schnapps",
"tequilas",
"vodkas",
"whiskeys",
"whiskies",
"aperitifs",
"bracers",
"chasers",
"digestifs",
"nightcaps",
"Dutch courages",
"alcohols",
"aqua vitaes",
"ardent spirits",
"boozes",
"bottles",
"drinks",
"firewaters",
"grogs",
"hooches",
"inebriants",
"intoxicants",
"John Barleycorns",
"juices",
"liquors",
"lushes",
"moonshines",
"potables",
"rums",
"sauces",
"spirits",
"stimulants",
"strong drinks",
"tipples"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homemakers":{
"a person who does work at home and usually does not have another job outside the home":{
"examples":[
"TV commercials often show happy homemakers ."
],
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"near synonyms":[
"hausfraus",
"househusbands",
"housekeepers",
"housewives",
"stay-at-homes",
"better halves",
"companions",
"consorts",
"husbands",
"mates",
"partners",
"significant others",
"soul mates",
"spouses",
"wives"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homeschool":{
"as in prepare , instill":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"drill",
"fit",
"ground",
"habilitate",
"prepare",
"prime",
"qualify",
"brief",
"familiarize",
"impart (to)",
"inform",
"verse",
"catechize",
"lecture",
"moralize",
"preach",
"reeducate",
"reschool",
"reteach",
"retrain",
"initiate",
"introduce",
"show",
"implant",
"inculcate",
"instill",
"instil",
"direct",
"guide",
"lead",
"rear",
"coach",
"mentor",
"edify",
"enlighten"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hominids":{
"as in homos , humanoids":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"homos",
"humanoids",
"babies",
"beings",
"birds",
"bodies",
"bods",
"characters",
"cookies",
"creatures",
"customers",
"devils",
"ducks",
"eggs",
"faces",
"fish",
"fishes",
"guys",
"heads",
"human beings",
"humans",
"individuals",
"lives",
"men",
"mortals",
"parties",
"people",
"personages",
"scouts",
"slobs",
"sorts",
"souls",
"specimens",
"stiffs",
"things",
"wights",
"brothers",
"brethren",
"fellowmen",
"fellows",
"neighbors",
"celebrities",
"personalities",
"selves",
"somebodies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"animals",
"beasties",
"beasts",
"brutes",
"critters"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homiletic":{
"marked by or given to preaching moral values":{
"examples":[
"tends to speak in homiletic aphorisms, which can be a little tiresome"
],
"synonyms":[
"didactic",
"moralistic",
"moralizing",
"preachy",
"sententious",
"sermonic"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dogmatic",
"dogmatical",
"prescriptive",
"admonishing",
"admonitory",
"cautionary",
"advisory",
"enlightening",
"instructive",
"holier-than-thou",
"self-righteous"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"homeschooling":{
"as in preparing , instilling":{
"examples":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"drilling",
"fitting",
"grounding",
"habilitating",
"preparing",
"priming",
"qualifying",
"briefing",
"familiarizing",
"imparting (to)",
"informing",
"versing",
"catechizing",
"lecturing",
"moralizing",
"preaching",
"reeducating",
"reschooling",
"reteaching",
"retraining",
"initiating",
"introducing",
"showing",
"implanting",
"inculcating",
"instilling",
"directing",
"guiding",
"leading",
"rearing",
"coaching",
"mentoring",
"edifying",
"enlightening"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"home":{
"the place where one lives":{
"examples":[
"as we entered his 34-room mansion, our host playfully exclaimed, \"Welcome to my humble home !\""
],
"synonyms":[
"abode",
"diggings",
"domicile",
"dwelling",
"fireside",
"habitation",
"hearth",
"hearthstone",
"house",
"lodging",
"pad",
"place",
"quarters",
"residence",
"roof"
],
"near synonyms":[
"accommodations",
"housing",
"nest",
"residency",
"shelter",
"bungalow",
"cabin",
"casita",
"chalet",
"cottage",
"duplex",
"ranch",
"ranch house",
"saltbox",
"semi",
"split level",
"townhome",
"town house",
"tract house",
"triplex",
"apartment",
"apartment house",
"condo",
"condominium",
"flat",
"tenement",
"tenement house",
"walk-up",
"penthouse",
"salon",
"suite",
"barracks",
"billet",
"boardinghouse",
"dorm",
"dormitory",
"flophouse",
"lodging house",
"lodgment",
"lodgement",
"room(s)",
"rooming house",
"castle",
"ch\u00e2teau",
"countryseat",
"estate",
"hall",
"manor",
"manor house",
"mansion",
"McMansion",
"palace",
"villa",
"farmhouse",
"grange",
"hacienda",
"homestead",
"double-wide",
"houseboat",
"house trailer",
"mobile home",
"motor home",
"recreational vehicle",
"RV",
"trailer",
"hermitage",
"manse",
"parsonage",
"rectory",
"vicarage",
"hooch",
"hootch",
"hovel",
"hut",
"hutch",
"shack",
"shanty"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the place where a plant or animal is usually or naturally found":{
"examples":[
"the American south, the home of the armadillo",
"the island is home to many thousands of plant species"
],
"synonyms":[
"habitat",
"niche",
"range",
"territory"
],
"near synonyms":[
"element",
"environment",
"environs",
"haunt",
"locality",
"medium",
"milieu",
"neighborhood",
"setting",
"surroundings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship":{
"examples":[
"the U.S. is my home",
"the folks back home were always eager for news about how well they had fared since moving away"
],
"synonyms":[
"country",
"fatherland",
"homeland",
"mother country",
"motherland",
"sod"
],
"near synonyms":[
"old country",
"community",
"neighborhood"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"those who live as a family in one house":{
"examples":[
"comes from a loving home",
"a man who believes that a person's home is the most important thing in life"
],
"synonyms":[
"extended family",
"house",
"household",
"m\u00e9nage"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blood",
"folks",
"kin",
"kindred",
"kinfolk",
"kinfolks",
"kinsfolk",
"kith",
"brood",
"nuclear family",
"clan",
"community"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a place of origin":{
"examples":[
"Springfield, Massachusetts, is the home of basketball, for it was there that Dr. James Naismith invented the game to keep his students active during foul weather"
],
"synonyms":[
"birthplace",
"cradle",
"mother country",
"motherland"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hometown",
"Blighty",
"country",
"nativity",
"old country",
"roots"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in secure , shed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ensconce",
"roost",
"secure",
"shed",
"stable",
"tent",
"accommodate",
"bestow",
"billet",
"bivouac",
"board",
"bunk",
"camp",
"chamber",
"domicile",
"encamp",
"harbor",
"house",
"lodge",
"put up",
"quarter",
"roof",
"room",
"shelter",
"take in",
"barrack",
"bed (down)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"eject",
"evict"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"homologies":{
"as in similarities , resemblances":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"commonalities",
"common denominators",
"congruities",
"correspondences",
"parallels",
"resemblances",
"similarities",
"similitudes",
"analogies",
"counterparts",
"equals",
"equivalents"
],
"near antonyms":[
"differences",
"discrepancies",
"deviances",
"divergences",
"incongruences",
"incongruities",
"changes",
"modifications",
"variations",
"dissimilarities"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homestays":{
"as in sleepovers , field trips":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"field trips",
"sleepovers",
"sojourns",
"stays",
"tarries",
"visits",
"layovers",
"stopovers",
"stops"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homicidal":{
"eager for or marked by the shedding of blood, extreme violence, or killing":{
"examples":[
"court-appointed psychiatrists have described the accused as a sociopath with homicidal tendencies who is a danger to himself and others"
],
"synonyms":[
"bloodthirsty",
"bloody",
"bloody-minded",
"murdering",
"murderous",
"sanguinary",
"sanguine",
"sanguineous"
],
"near synonyms":[
"barbaric",
"barbarous",
"brutal",
"cold-blooded",
"cruel",
"heartless",
"inhumane",
"sadistic",
"savage",
"vicious",
"wanton",
"antagonistic",
"ferocious",
"fierce",
"gladiatorial",
"hostile",
"aggressive",
"assertive",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"combative",
"contentious",
"discordant",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"scrappy",
"truculent",
"violent",
"merciless",
"pitiless",
"ruthless",
"bloodstained",
"fell",
"gory",
"grim",
"despiteful",
"hateful",
"malevolent",
"malicious",
"malign",
"malignant",
"mean",
"nasty",
"spiteful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appeasing",
"conciliatory",
"disarming",
"dovish",
"mollifying",
"pacific",
"pacifying",
"peaceable",
"peaceful",
"peacemaking",
"placating",
"placative",
"placatory",
"propitiatory",
"unaggressive",
"unassertive",
"benign",
"benignant",
"compassionate",
"good-hearted",
"humane",
"kind",
"kindhearted",
"sympathetic",
"tenderhearted",
"tender",
"warm",
"warmhearted",
"clement",
"lenient",
"merciful",
"affable",
"amiable",
"amicable",
"benevolent",
"gentle",
"kindly",
"submissive",
"surrendering",
"yielding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"homburgs":{
"as in tricornes , berets":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"baseball caps",
"berets",
"billycocks",
"birettas",
"boaters",
"bonnets",
"bowlers",
"calottes",
"capuches",
"casques",
"castors",
"cloches",
"cocked hats",
"cowboy hats",
"cowls",
"derbies",
"fedoras",
"fezzes",
"fezes",
"garrison caps",
"hard hats",
"helmets",
"helms",
"high hats",
"hoods",
"kepis",
"k\u00e9pis",
"kufis",
"leghorns",
"miters",
"mitres",
"nightcaps",
"opera hats",
"overseas caps",
"panamas",
"picture hats",
"pillboxes",
"plug hats",
"porkpie hats",
"service caps",
"shakos",
"shakoes",
"silk hats",
"skimmers",
"skullcaps",
"sombreros",
"sou'westers",
"Stetsons",
"stocking caps",
"stovepipes",
"sunbonnets",
"tam-o'-shanters",
"tams",
"ten-gallon hats",
"top hats",
"toppers",
"toques",
"tricornes",
"tricorns",
"turbans",
"zucchettos",
"caps",
"chapeaus",
"chapeaux",
"hats",
"headdresses",
"headgears",
"headpieces",
"lids",
"warbonnets"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homburg":{
"as in tricorne , beret":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"baseball cap",
"beret",
"billycock",
"biretta",
"boater",
"bonnet",
"bowler",
"calotte",
"capuche",
"casque",
"castor",
"cloche",
"cocked hat",
"cowboy hat",
"cowl",
"derby",
"fedora",
"fez",
"garrison cap",
"hard hat",
"helm",
"helmet",
"high hat",
"hood",
"kepi",
"k\u00e9pi",
"kufi",
"leghorn",
"miter",
"mitre",
"nightcap",
"opera hat",
"overseas cap",
"panama",
"picture hat",
"pillbox",
"plug hat",
"porkpie hat",
"service cap",
"shako",
"silk hat",
"skimmer",
"skullcap",
"sombrero",
"sou'wester",
"Stetson",
"stocking cap",
"stovepipe",
"sunbonnet",
"tam",
"tam-o'-shanter",
"ten-gallon hat",
"top hat",
"topper",
"toque",
"tricorne",
"tricorn",
"turban",
"zucchetto",
"cap",
"chapeau",
"hat",
"headdress",
"headgear",
"headpiece",
"lid",
"warbonnet"
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"a person who settles in a new region":{
"examples":[
"in the 1800s homesteaders in search of cheap land and a new life headed to the West in droves"
],
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"colonial",
"colonist",
"colonizer",
"frontiersman",
"pioneer",
"settler"
],
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"explorer",
"pathfinder",
"trailblazer",
"bushranger",
"mountain man",
"woodsman"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"to give official acceptance of as satisfactory":{
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"to be effectual, a judge must homologate the plea bargain between the district attorney and the defense"
],
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"accrediting",
"approbating",
"approving",
"authorizing",
"clearing",
"confirming",
"finalizing",
"formalizing",
"OK'ing",
"okaying",
"ratifying",
"sanctioning",
"warranting"
],
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"accepting",
"acknowledging",
"affirming",
"certifying",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"validating",
"blessing",
"canonizing",
"sanctifying",
"initialing",
"initialling",
"rubber-stamping",
"signing",
"signing off (on)",
"allowing",
"enabling",
"legalizing",
"licensing",
"licencing",
"passing",
"permitting",
"reapproving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banning",
"enjoining",
"forbidding",
"illegalizing",
"interdicting",
"prohibiting",
"proscribing",
"disregarding",
"ignoring",
"neglecting",
"overlooking",
"rebuffing",
"rebutting",
"refusing",
"spurning"
],
"antonyms":[
"declining",
"denying",
"disallowing",
"disapproving",
"negativing",
"rejecting",
"turning down",
"vetoing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"homunculi":{
"as in manikins , hop-o'-my-thumbs":{
"examples":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"hop-o'-my-thumbs",
"manikins",
"mannikins",
"bantams",
"half-pints",
"miniatures",
"minis",
"nubbins",
"diminutives",
"dwarfs",
"dwarves",
"midgets",
"mites",
"peewees",
"pygmies",
"pigmies",
"runts",
"scrubs",
"shrimp",
"shrimps",
"Tom Thumbs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"behemoths",
"colossi",
"giants",
"jumbos",
"leviathans",
"mammoths",
"monsters",
"titans",
"whales",
"whoppers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homological":{
"as in analogous , homologous":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"akin",
"analogous",
"comparable",
"homologous",
"related",
"equivalent",
"tantamount",
"homogeneous",
"homogenous",
"uniform",
"equal",
"selfsame",
"alike",
"identical",
"indistinguishable",
"kin",
"kindred",
"like",
"parallel",
"same",
"similar"
],
"near antonyms":[
"different",
"disparate",
"dissimilar",
"distant",
"distinct",
"distinctive",
"distinguishable",
"diverse",
"nonidentical",
"other",
"unalike",
"unlike",
"divers",
"miscellaneous",
"mixed",
"several",
"sundry",
"variant",
"varied",
"various",
"differentiable",
"discriminable"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"homeschoolers":{
"as in governesses":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"governesses",
"academes",
"academicians",
"academics",
"didacts",
"pedants",
"interns",
"internes",
"practice teachers",
"readers",
"student teachers",
"deans",
"docents",
"doctors",
"dons",
"professors",
"profs",
"regius professors",
"catechists",
"lecturers",
"moralizers",
"preachers",
"drillmasters",
"inculcators",
"mentors",
"tutoresses",
"tutors",
"coaches",
"guides",
"gurus",
"preparers",
"trainers",
"headmistresses",
"instructresses",
"mistresses",
"schoolmarms",
"schoolma'ams",
"schoolmistresses",
"headmasters",
"masters",
"rectors",
"schoolmasters"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hometown":{
"the city or town where you were born or grew up":{
"examples":[
"She returned to her hometown to stay after college."
],
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"Blighty",
"country",
"nativity",
"old country",
"roots",
"birthplace",
"cradle",
"home",
"mother country",
"motherland"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"home rule":{
"as in self-determination":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"self-determination",
"pure democracy",
"autonomy",
"sovereignty",
"sovranty",
"democracy",
"republic",
"self-government",
"self-rule"
],
"near antonyms":[
"despotism",
"dictatorship",
"monarchy",
"monocracy",
"totalitarianism",
"tyranny"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"home video":{
"as in home theater":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"home theater",
"LCD",
"plasma",
"boob tube",
"box",
"idiot box",
"television",
"telly",
"tube",
"TV"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homebodies":{
"a person who likes to stay home":{
"examples":[
"He's a homebody who hates parties."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"shut-ins",
"anchorites",
"eremites",
"hermits",
"isolates",
"recluses",
"solitaries"
],
"near antonyms":[
"socialites",
"socializers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homeland":{
"the land of one's birth, residence, or citizenship":{
"examples":[
"tries to return every year to Italy, her homeland for the first two decades of her life"
],
"synonyms":[
"country",
"fatherland",
"home",
"mother country",
"motherland",
"sod"
],
"near synonyms":[
"old country",
"community",
"neighborhood"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"home theaters":{
"as in home videos":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"home videos",
"LCDs",
"plasmas",
"boob tubes",
"boxes",
"idiot boxes",
"televisions",
"tellies",
"teles",
"tubes",
"TVs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homunculus":{
"as in manikin , hop-o'-my-thumb":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hop-o'-my-thumb",
"manikin",
"mannikin",
"bantam",
"half-pint",
"mini",
"miniature",
"nubbin",
"diminutive",
"dwarf",
"midget",
"mite",
"peewee",
"pygmy",
"pigmy",
"runt",
"scrub",
"shrimp",
"Tom Thumb"
],
"near antonyms":[
"behemoth",
"colossus",
"giant",
"jumbo",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"monster",
"titan",
"whale",
"whopper"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homicides":{
"the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life":{
"examples":[
"it was feared that the missing man was the victim of a homicide , but no clues as to his disappearance were ever found"
],
"synonyms":[
"blood",
"foul play",
"murders",
"rubouts",
"slayings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chance-medleys",
"killings",
"manslaughters",
"bloodsheds",
"butcheries",
"carnages",
"decimations",
"destructions",
"massacres",
"slaughters",
"assassinations",
"executions",
"hits",
"euthanasias",
"mercy killings",
"filicides",
"fratricides",
"matricides",
"parricides",
"patricides",
"regicides",
"uxoricides"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person who kills another person":{
"examples":[
"throughout the ages society has stigmatized the homicide"
],
"synonyms":[
"assassins",
"cutthroats",
"killers",
"manslayers",
"murderers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bravos",
"bravoes",
"hit men",
"torpedoes",
"triggermen",
"butchers",
"executioners",
"massacrers",
"slaughterers",
"slayers",
"murderesses"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homed (in on)":{
"as in honed in (on) , set":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"aimed",
"directed",
"honed in (on)",
"leveled",
"levelled",
"nailed",
"pointed",
"set",
"zeroed (in on)",
"centered",
"concentrated",
"fastened",
"focused",
"focussed",
"riveted",
"trained",
"attended",
"heeded",
"minded",
"fixated (on)",
"obsessed (over)",
"refocused"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"homespun":{
"having or showing an unpretentious informality":{
"examples":[
"a beloved writer who was famous for dispensing his homespun philosophy of life in a weekly newspaper column"
],
"synonyms":[
"cracker-barrel",
"down-home",
"folksy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"modest",
"unassuming",
"unpretentious",
"colloquial",
"conversational",
"informal",
"casual",
"familiar",
"fireside",
"intimate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"affected",
"grandiose",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"ostentatious",
"pompous",
"pretentious"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"home brew":{
"as in beer , brewage":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ale",
"beer",
"brew",
"brewage",
"brewski",
"malt liquor",
"microbrew",
"mum",
"nappy",
"cocktail",
"mixed drink",
"mead",
"sake",
"saki",
"wine",
"belt",
"load",
"nip",
"peg",
"pop",
"shooter",
"shot",
"slug",
"snifter",
"snort",
"tot",
"whet",
"barley-bree",
"barley-broo",
"brandy",
"gin",
"liqueur",
"mao-tai",
"mescal",
"schnapps",
"tequila",
"vodka",
"whiskey",
"whisky",
"aperitif",
"bracer",
"chaser",
"digestif",
"nightcap",
"Dutch courage",
"alcohol",
"aqua vitae",
"ardent spirits",
"booze",
"bottle",
"drink",
"firewater",
"grog",
"hooch",
"inebriant",
"intoxicant",
"John Barleycorn",
"juice",
"liquor",
"lush",
"moonshine",
"potable",
"rum",
"sauce",
"spirits",
"stimulant",
"strong drink",
"tipple"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homeschooled":{
"as in self-taught , self-educated":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"self-educated",
"self-instructed",
"self-taught",
"informed",
"instructed",
"schooled",
"skilled",
"trained",
"briefed",
"enlightened",
"informed",
"versed",
"academic",
"academical",
"bookish",
"didactic",
"didactical",
"inkhorn",
"pedantic",
"professorial",
"overeducated",
"polyhistoric",
"polymath",
"polymathic",
"polished",
"refined",
"well-bred",
"cerebral",
"highbrow",
"highbrowed",
"intellectual",
"civilized",
"cultivated",
"cultured",
"educated",
"erudite",
"knowledgeable",
"learned",
"lettered",
"literate",
"scholarly",
"well-read"
],
"near antonyms":[
"benighted",
"dark",
"ignorant",
"illiterate",
"uneducated",
"unlearned",
"unlettered",
"unscholarly",
"uncivilized",
"uncultivated",
"uncultured",
"lowbrow",
"semiliterate",
"unintellectual",
"ill-bred",
"unpolished",
"unrefined",
"uninformed",
"unknowledgeable",
"uninstructed",
"unschooled",
"untaught",
"untutored",
"semiliterate",
"undereducated"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in prepared , instilled":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"drilled",
"fitted",
"fit",
"grounded",
"habilitated",
"prepared",
"primed",
"qualified",
"briefed",
"familiarized",
"imparted (to)",
"informed",
"versed",
"catechized",
"lectured",
"moralized",
"preached",
"reeducated",
"reschooled",
"retaught",
"retrained",
"initiated",
"introduced",
"showed",
"implanted",
"inculcated",
"instilled",
"directed",
"guided",
"led",
"reared",
"coached",
"mentored",
"edified",
"enlightened"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"home theater":{
"as in home video":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"home video",
"LCD",
"plasma",
"boob tube",
"box",
"idiot box",
"television",
"telly",
"tube",
"TV"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homogeneous":{
"made up of the same kind of people or things":{
"examples":[
"a fairly homogeneous collection of examples"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"entire",
"homogenous",
"unchanging",
"uniform",
"unvaried",
"unvarying",
"akin",
"alike",
"analogous",
"cognate",
"comparable",
"connate",
"correspondent",
"corresponding",
"ditto",
"like",
"matching",
"parallel",
"resemblant",
"resembling",
"similar",
"such",
"suchlike",
"commensurate",
"proportionate",
"tantamount",
"virtual",
"allied",
"congeneric",
"congenerous",
"congenial",
"connatural",
"kin",
"kindred",
"relatable",
"related",
"approaching",
"approximating",
"close",
"coextensive",
"coincident",
"conformable",
"conforming",
"consistent",
"consonant",
"duplicate",
"equal",
"equivalent",
"fungible",
"identical",
"indistinguishable",
"interchangeable",
"me-too",
"redundant",
"same",
"selfsame",
"substitutable",
"synonymous",
"twin"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disparate",
"distinct",
"distinguishable",
"nonequivalent",
"noninterchangeable",
"variable",
"varied",
"various",
"varying",
"imprecise",
"inaccurate",
"inexact",
"unconnected",
"unrelated",
"different",
"dissimilar",
"diverse",
"unakin",
"unlike"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"Homeric":{
"large and impressive in size, grandeur, extent, or conception":{
"examples":[
"the climactic scene of the movie is a pitched battle of Homeric proportions"
],
"synonyms":[
"august",
"baronial",
"epic",
"gallant",
"glorious",
"grand",
"grandiose",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"imperial",
"imposing",
"magnific",
"magnificent",
"majestic",
"massive",
"monumental",
"noble",
"proud",
"regal",
"royal",
"splendid",
"stately"
],
"near synonyms":[
"colossal",
"monstrous",
"prodigious",
"stupendous",
"tremendous",
"kingly",
"lordly",
"princely",
"queenly",
"awesome",
"awful",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"sublime",
"wondrous",
"formidable",
"impressive",
"prepossessing",
"redoubtable",
"apocalyptic",
"apocalyptical",
"inflated",
"operatic",
"overblown",
"pompous",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"superb",
"terrific",
"wonderful",
"extravagant",
"lavish",
"luxurious",
"opulent",
"palatial",
"palatine",
"sumptuous",
"gorgeous",
"resplendent",
"splendiferous",
"extraordinary",
"killer",
"remarkable",
"sensational",
"striking",
"celestial",
"divine",
"heavenly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lowly",
"modest",
"unprepossessing",
"average",
"common",
"mediocre",
"ordinary",
"run-of-the-mill",
"second-rate",
"abject",
"mean",
"meretricious",
"shabby",
"sordid",
"insignificant",
"measly",
"paltry",
"petty",
"puny",
"trifling",
"trivial"
],
"antonyms":[
"humble",
"unheroic",
"unimposing",
"unimpressive"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"homology":{
"as in homogeneity , homogeneousness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"homogeneity",
"homogeneousness",
"oneness",
"selfsameness",
"equality",
"equivalence",
"identicalness",
"identity",
"sameness",
"accordance",
"agreement",
"conformity",
"congruity",
"correspondence",
"likeness",
"resemblance",
"similarity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"difference",
"disagreement",
"discrepancy",
"disparateness",
"disparity",
"dissimilarity",
"unlikeness",
"alteration",
"change",
"modification",
"variation",
"distinction",
"distinctiveness",
"distinctness",
"exoticness",
"individuality",
"separateness",
"separation",
"uniqueness",
"unusualness",
"deviance",
"divergence",
"variance",
"incompatibility",
"incongruence",
"incongruity",
"incongruousness",
"contrast"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homestay":{
"as in sleepover , field trip":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"field trip",
"sleepover",
"sojourn",
"stay",
"tarry",
"visit",
"layover",
"stop",
"stopover"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homebuilt":{
"as in homemade , man-made":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"homemade",
"homespun",
"man-made",
"manual",
"handcrafted",
"handmade",
"handwrought",
"bespoke",
"bespoken",
"crafted",
"custom-built",
"custom-made"
],
"near antonyms":[
"automatic",
"machined",
"mass-produced"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"Homo sapiens":{
"the human race":{
"examples":[
"how far into the outer reaches of the universe will Homo sapiens someday be able to go?"
],
"synonyms":[
"humanity",
"humankind",
"man",
"mankind"
],
"near synonyms":[
"being",
"body",
"creature",
"fellowman",
"human",
"individual",
"mortal",
"party",
"person"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homesteaders":{
"a person who settles in a new region":{
"examples":[
"in the 1800s homesteaders in search of cheap land and a new life headed to the West in droves"
],
"synonyms":[
"colonials",
"colonists",
"colonizers",
"frontiersmen",
"pioneers",
"settlers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"explorers",
"pathfinders",
"trailblazers",
"bushrangers",
"mountain men",
"woodsmen"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homologation":{
"as in sanction , ratification":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"backing",
"cachet",
"endorsement",
"indorsement",
"finalization",
"formalization",
"nod",
"ratification",
"rubber stamp",
"sanction",
"support",
"thumbs-up",
"vote",
"approbation",
"approval",
"blessing",
"favor",
"imprimatur",
"OK",
"okay",
"benediction",
"goodwill",
"acceptation",
"accession",
"agreement",
"assent",
"concurrence",
"consent",
"countenance",
"liking",
"satisfaction"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disapprobation",
"disapproval",
"disfavor",
"refusal",
"rejection",
"repudiation",
"dislike",
"dissatisfaction",
"censure",
"condemnation",
"criticism",
"denunciation",
"deprecation",
"depreciation",
"disparagement",
"opprobrium",
"reprehension",
"reproach",
"reprobation"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"homy":{
"comfortable or familiar like home":{
"examples":[
"a homey restaurant with a warm fireplace",
"a homey atmosphere"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"homelike",
"homely",
"intimate",
"comfortable",
"comfy",
"cozy",
"cushy",
"easy",
"snug",
"soft",
"easeful",
"relaxing",
"reposeful",
"restful",
"gem\u00fctlich",
"genial",
"hospitable",
"inviting",
"pleasant",
"commodious",
"roomy",
"spacious"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inhospitable",
"uninviting",
"unpleasant",
"uncomfortable",
"hard",
"harsh",
"severe"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"homemade":{
"made in the home and not in a factory, store, etc.":{
"examples":[
"He makes a fantastic homemade bread."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"homebuilt",
"homespun",
"man-made",
"manual",
"handcrafted",
"handmade",
"handwrought",
"bespoke",
"bespoken",
"crafted",
"custom-built",
"custom-made"
],
"near antonyms":[
"automatic",
"machined",
"mass-produced"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"homophonic":{
"as in orchestral , tonal":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"chordal",
"harmonic",
"orchestral",
"polyphonic",
"polyphonous",
"tonal",
"cadenced",
"lilting",
"lyric",
"lyrical",
"rhythmic",
"rhythmical",
"songful",
"songlike",
"agreeable",
"appealing",
"pleasant",
"quavering",
"trilling",
"warbling",
"echoing",
"resonant",
"sonorous",
"dulcet",
"mellow",
"melodic",
"sweet",
"blending",
"chiming",
"flowing",
"mellifluent",
"mellifluous",
"canorous",
"euphonic",
"euphonious",
"harmonious",
"harmonizing",
"melodious",
"musical",
"symphonic",
"symphonious",
"tuneful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discordant",
"disharmonious",
"dissonant",
"inharmonious",
"tuneless",
"unmelodious",
"unmusical",
"blaring",
"clanging",
"clashing",
"clattering",
"grating",
"harsh",
"jangling",
"jarring",
"metallic",
"raspy",
"raucous",
"scratching",
"screeching",
"shrill",
"squeaky",
"strident",
"disagreeable",
"unpleasant",
"unpleasing",
"atonal",
"off-key"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"homogenize":{
"to make agree with a single established standard or model":{
"examples":[
"plans to homogenize the science curriculum in public high schools throughout the state"
],
"synonyms":[
"formalize",
"normalize",
"regularize",
"standardize"
],
"near synonyms":[
"codify",
"marshal",
"marshall",
"methodize",
"order",
"organize",
"systematize",
"systemize",
"average",
"equalize",
"even",
"square",
"accredit",
"certify",
"control",
"govern",
"regulate",
"rule",
"conciliate",
"conform",
"coordinate",
"harmonize",
"integrate",
"reconcile",
"synthesize"
],
"near antonyms":[
"customize",
"individualize",
"tailor"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{
"examples":[
"chain stores and fast-food restaurants have homogenized the nation's highways and byways to the point where every place looks like every other place"
],
"synonyms":[
"amalgamate",
"blend",
"combine",
"comingle",
"commingle",
"commix",
"composite",
"concrete",
"conflate",
"fuse",
"immingle",
"immix",
"incorporate",
"integrate",
"interfuse",
"intermingle",
"intermix",
"meld",
"merge",
"mingle",
"mix"
],
"near synonyms":[
"add",
"admix",
"beat (in)",
"cut in",
"fold",
"stir",
"toss",
"coalesce",
"compound",
"emulsify",
"conjoin",
"join",
"knit",
"link",
"unite",
"intertwine",
"interweave",
"weave"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cleave",
"disjoin",
"disunite",
"divide",
"divorce",
"part",
"rupture",
"sever",
"sunder",
"disperse",
"dissolve",
"scatter",
"detach",
"disengage",
"split"
],
"antonyms":[
"break down",
"break up",
"separate",
"unmix"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"homily":{
"a public speech usually by a member of the clergy for the purpose of giving moral guidance or uplift":{
"examples":[
"last Sunday's homily was about being kind to your neighbors"
],
"synonyms":[
"sermon"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sermonette",
"address",
"lecture",
"speech",
"talk",
"exhortation",
"preachment",
"lesson"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an idea or expression that has been used by many people":{
"examples":[
"a TV movie filled with the usual hokey homilies about people triumphing over life's adversities"
],
"synonyms":[
"banality",
"bromide",
"chestnut",
"clich\u00e9",
"cliche",
"commonplace",
"groaner",
"platitude",
"shibboleth",
"trope",
"truism"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conventional wisdom",
"party line",
"routine",
"inanity",
"generality",
"generalization",
"simplification",
"adage",
"proverb",
"saw",
"saying",
"old wives' tale",
"stereotype"
],
"near antonyms":[
"profundity"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}