dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/hor_MWT.json
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{
"horning in":{
"as in bothering , barging (in)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"barging (in)",
"bothering",
"breaking in",
"chiming in",
"chipping in",
"cutting in",
"interposing",
"interrupting",
"intruding",
"adding",
"contributing",
"putting in"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"horns":{
"something shaped like a hollow cone and used as a container":{
"examples":[
"musketeers carrying their gunpowder in powder horns"
],
"synonyms":[
"cornets",
"cornucopias"
],
"near synonyms":[
"funnels",
"tubes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horribly":{
"as in terribly , awfully":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abysmally",
"atrociously",
"awfully",
"damnably",
"deplorably",
"detestably",
"disastrously",
"dreadfully",
"execrably",
"horrendously",
"horrifically",
"rottenly",
"terribly",
"bad",
"badly",
"deficiently",
"inadequately",
"lousily",
"poorly",
"unacceptably",
"unsatisfactorily",
"wretchedly",
"intolerably",
"unbearably",
"inappropriately",
"incorrectly",
"indecently",
"reprehensibly",
"unsuitably",
"vulgarly",
"naughtily",
"egregiously",
"flagrantly",
"grossly",
"miserably",
"shoddily",
"sleazily",
"trashily",
"unspeakably",
"abominably",
"odiously",
"vilely",
"inferiorly",
"insufficiently",
"meagerly",
"meanly",
"niggardly",
"scantily",
"scantly",
"shabbily",
"skimpily",
"sparely",
"stingily"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acceptably",
"adequately",
"all right",
"fine",
"good",
"nicely",
"OK",
"okay",
"palatably",
"passably",
"satisfactorily",
"so-so",
"tolerably",
"well",
"appropriately",
"congruously",
"correctly",
"decently",
"decorously",
"felicitously",
"fittingly",
"meetly",
"rightly",
"seemly",
"suitably",
"exactly",
"faithfully",
"ideally",
"precisely",
"respectably",
"gratifyingly",
"satisfyingly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"horrify":{
"to strike with fear":{
"examples":[
"the old black-and-white psychological thriller still horrifies audiences"
],
"synonyms":[
"affright",
"alarm",
"alarum",
"fright",
"frighten",
"panic",
"scare",
"scarify",
"shock",
"spook",
"startle",
"terrify",
"terrorize"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appall",
"appal",
"bowl over",
"dismay",
"floor",
"jolt",
"shake",
"shake up",
"amaze",
"astound",
"awe",
"chill",
"daunt",
"demoralize",
"dispirit",
"emasculate",
"psych (out)",
"undo",
"unman",
"unnerve",
"unstring",
"discomfort",
"discompose",
"disconcert",
"disquiet",
"distract",
"distress",
"disturb",
"perturb",
"unsettle",
"upset",
"worry"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assure",
"cheer",
"comfort",
"console",
"solace",
"soothe",
"embolden",
"encourage",
"hearten",
"inspire",
"steel"
],
"antonyms":[
"reassure"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"horror shows":{
"as in pains , sticky wickets":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bears",
"beasts",
"chores",
"headaches",
"killers",
"labors",
"murders",
"pains",
"sticky wickets",
"stinkers",
"brainteasers",
"posers",
"stumpers",
"toughies",
"bothers",
"nuisances",
"troubles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breezes",
"cakes",
"cakewalks",
"child's play",
"cinches",
"cream puffs",
"duck soup",
"kid stuff",
"picnics",
"pushovers",
"roses",
"snaps",
"no-brainers",
"sitting ducks"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horror-struck":{
"filled with fear or dread":{
"examples":[
"horror-struck , the villagers watched helplessly as the tsunami hit the shore"
],
"synonyms":[
"affrighted",
"afraid",
"aghast",
"alarmed",
"fearful",
"frightened",
"horrified",
"hysterical",
"hysteric",
"scared",
"scary",
"shocked",
"spooked",
"terrified",
"terrorized"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chicken",
"fainthearted",
"fearsome",
"shrinking",
"shy",
"timid",
"timorous",
"tremulant",
"tremulous",
"agitated",
"anxious",
"apprehensive",
"disconcerted",
"disquieted",
"disturbed",
"funky",
"jittery",
"jumpy",
"nervous",
"panicked",
"panicky",
"panic-stricken",
"perturbed",
"skittish",
"uneasy",
"upset",
"worried",
"phobic",
"appalled",
"dismayed",
"startled",
"cowed",
"daunted",
"intimidated",
"unnerved",
"coward",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"gutless",
"lily-livered",
"pusillanimous",
"careful",
"cautious",
"heedful",
"prudent",
"unadventurous",
"wary"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adventuresome",
"adventurous",
"audacious",
"bold",
"daredevil",
"daring",
"dashing",
"gutsy",
"plucky",
"spirited",
"spunky",
"venturesome",
"venturous",
"brave",
"courageous",
"gallant",
"hardy",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"intrepid",
"lionhearted",
"manful",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"stouthearted",
"valiant",
"valorous",
"assured",
"collected",
"composed",
"confident",
"cool",
"sanguine",
"sure",
"unperturbed",
"dauntless",
"resolute",
"undaunted"
],
"antonyms":[
"fearless",
"unafraid"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"horse trades":{
"to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase":{
"examples":[
"I horse-traded with the painter: I did his tax returns, and he did my kitchen"
],
"synonyms":[
"bargains",
"chaffers",
"deals",
"dickers",
"haggles",
"negotiates",
"palters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"argues",
"bickers",
"clashes",
"fights",
"hassles",
"quarrels",
"quibbles",
"squabbles",
"wrangles",
"comparison shops",
"shops (around)",
"barters",
"exchanges",
"trades",
"hawks",
"peddles",
"buys",
"purchases"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in haggles":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"haggles",
"accommodations",
"compromises",
"concessions",
"give-and-takes",
"negotiations",
"accords",
"arrangements",
"bargains",
"concurrences",
"consensuses",
"deals",
"understandings",
"agreements",
"settlements",
"mediations",
"treaties"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"horse-trade (with)":{
"as in bargain (with) , palter (with)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bargain (with)",
"chaffer (with)",
"palter (with)",
"barter (for)",
"deal (for)",
"dicker (over)",
"exchange (for)",
"haggle (for)",
"negotiate (about)",
"trade (for)",
"bid",
"offer",
"finance",
"pay (for)",
"spring (for)",
"rebuy",
"repurchase",
"acquire",
"gain",
"garner",
"get",
"obtain",
"procure",
"secure",
"win",
"buy",
"cop",
"pick up",
"purchase",
"take"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deal (in)",
"market",
"merchandise",
"merchandize",
"retail",
"sell",
"vend"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"horse-traded (with)":{
"as in bargained (with) , paltered (with)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bargained (with)",
"chaffered (with)",
"paltered (with)",
"bartered (for)",
"dealt (for)",
"dickered (over)",
"exchanged (for)",
"haggled (for)",
"negotiated (about)",
"traded (for)",
"bade",
"bid",
"offered",
"financed",
"paid (for)",
"sprang (for)",
"sprung (for)",
"rebought",
"repurchased",
"acquired",
"gained",
"garnered",
"got",
"obtained",
"procured",
"secured",
"won",
"bought",
"copped",
"picked up",
"purchased",
"took"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dealt (in)",
"marketed",
"merchandised",
"merchandized",
"retailed",
"sold",
"vended"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"horseplay":{
"wildly playful or mischievous behavior":{
"examples":[
"when he saw us spraying each other with the hose instead of washing the car, Dad yelled, \"Cut out the horseplay !\""
],
"synonyms":[
"buffoonery",
"clownery",
"clowning",
"foolery",
"high jinks",
"hijinks",
"horsing around",
"monkey business",
"monkeying",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"roughhouse",
"roughhousing",
"shenanigan(s)",
"skylarking",
"slapstick",
"tomfoolery"
],
"near synonyms":[
"childishness",
"clownishness",
"foolishness",
"funning",
"jesting",
"joking",
"nonsense",
"silliness",
"waggery",
"boisterousness",
"rambunctiousness",
"rowdiness",
"rowdyism",
"rumbustiousness",
"devilry",
"deviltry",
"impishness",
"knavery",
"mischief",
"mischievousness",
"prankishness",
"rascality",
"roguery",
"roguishness",
"trickery",
"cavorting",
"frivolity",
"frolicking",
"gamboling",
"gambolling",
"merrymaking",
"playfulness",
"revelry",
"roistering",
"romping",
"sporting",
"sportiveness"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horsewhip":{
"to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{
"examples":[
"the pirate captain threatened to horsewhip any of his crew who questioned his orders"
],
"synonyms":[
"birch",
"cowhide",
"flagellate",
"flail",
"flog",
"hide",
"lash",
"leather",
"rawhide",
"scourge",
"slash",
"switch",
"tan",
"thrash",
"whale",
"whip"
],
"near synonyms":[
"knout",
"quirt",
"strap",
"cut",
"flick",
"touch up",
"blackjack",
"cane",
"club",
"cudgel",
"fustigate",
"pistol-whip",
"bang",
"bop",
"box",
"bust",
"clap",
"clip",
"clobber",
"clout",
"crack",
"cuff",
"hit",
"knock",
"lam",
"paste",
"punch",
"slap",
"slug",
"smack",
"smite",
"sock",
"spank",
"swat",
"swipe",
"thwack",
"wallop",
"whack",
"bash",
"baste",
"bat",
"batter",
"beat",
"belabor",
"belt",
"bludgeon",
"buffet",
"bung",
"drub",
"fib",
"hammer",
"lace",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lather",
"lick",
"mangle",
"maul",
"paddle",
"pelt",
"pommel",
"pound",
"pummel",
"rough",
"slate",
"slog",
"thresh",
"thump",
"tromp",
"whop",
"whap",
"whup",
"work over"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"horrendous":{
"causing fear":{
"examples":[
"a horrendous explosion shook the building"
],
"synonyms":[
"alarming",
"dire",
"direful",
"dread",
"dreadful",
"fearful",
"fearsome",
"forbidding",
"formidable",
"frightening",
"frightful",
"ghastly",
"hair-raising",
"horrible",
"horrifying",
"intimidating",
"redoubtable",
"scary",
"shocking",
"spine-chilling",
"terrible",
"terrifying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"daunting",
"demoralizing",
"disconcerting",
"discouraging",
"dismaying",
"disquieting",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"perturbing",
"startling",
"threatening",
"troubling",
"trying",
"unnerving",
"bone-chilling",
"creepy",
"eerie",
"eery",
"weird",
"appalling",
"atrocious",
"awful",
"grisly",
"gruesome",
"grewsome",
"hideous",
"horrid",
"macabre",
"monstrous",
"nightmarish"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calming",
"comforting",
"consoling",
"inviting",
"lulling",
"pacifying",
"quieting",
"reassuring",
"relaxing",
"soothing",
"tranquilizing",
"tranquillizing",
"nonintimidating",
"nonthreatening"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment":{
"examples":[
"a horrendous breach of good manners that should not escape censure"
],
"synonyms":[
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"appalling",
"awful",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"dreadful",
"evil",
"foul",
"fulsome",
"gross",
"hideous",
"horrible",
"horrid",
"loathsome",
"nasty",
"nauseating",
"nauseous",
"noisome",
"noxious",
"obnoxious",
"obscene",
"odious",
"offensive",
"rancid",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"scandalous",
"shocking",
"sickening",
"ugly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"exceptionable",
"objectionable",
"brackish",
"disagreeable",
"dislikable",
"dislikeable",
"unpleasant",
"contemptible",
"despicable",
"detestable",
"hard",
"hateful",
"unhealthy",
"unsavory",
"unwholesome",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"miserable",
"atrocious",
"frightful",
"ghastly",
"grim",
"grisly",
"gruesome",
"grewsome",
"heinous",
"horrific",
"horrifying",
"lurid",
"macabre",
"monstrous",
"nightmarish",
"sick",
"sickish",
"sickly",
"terrible",
"unspeakable",
"vile",
"off-putting",
"undesirable",
"unwanted",
"unwelcome",
"barbarous",
"unchristian",
"uncivilized",
"ungodly",
"unholy",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"upsetting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acceptable",
"agreeable",
"alluring",
"appealing",
"attractive",
"blessed",
"blest",
"congenial",
"darling",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delightful",
"delightsome",
"desirable",
"dreamy",
"dulcet",
"enjoyable",
"felicitous",
"gratifying",
"heavenly",
"inviting",
"likable",
"likeable",
"luscious",
"nice",
"palatable",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"satisfying",
"savory",
"savoury",
"sweet",
"welcome",
"unexceptionable",
"unobjectionable",
"healthful",
"healthy",
"restorative",
"salubrious",
"salutary",
"wholesome"
],
"antonyms":[
"innocuous",
"inoffensive"
]
},
"extremely disturbing or repellent":{
"examples":[
"emergency room personnel did not flinch even from the most horrendous injuries"
],
"synonyms":[
"appalling",
"atrocious",
"awful",
"dreadful",
"frightful",
"ghastly",
"grisly",
"gruesome",
"grewsome",
"hideous",
"horrible",
"horrid",
"horrific",
"horrifying",
"lurid",
"macabre",
"monstrous",
"nightmare",
"nightmarish",
"shocking",
"terrible",
"terrific"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alarming",
"bloodcurdling",
"dire",
"direful",
"fearful",
"fearsome",
"forbidding",
"formidable",
"frightening",
"gut-wrenching",
"hair-raising",
"heart-stopping",
"intimidating",
"redoubtable",
"scary",
"terrifying",
"abhorrent",
"deplorable",
"disagreeable",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"loathsome",
"nauseating",
"noisome",
"obnoxious",
"obscene",
"offensive",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"sickening",
"abominable",
"evil",
"foul",
"heinous",
"noxious",
"odious",
"unspeakable",
"vile",
"grotesque",
"ugly",
"unsightly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"agreeable",
"appealing",
"attractive",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delightful",
"enjoyable",
"enticing",
"inviting",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"satisfying",
"welcome",
"cheering",
"comforting",
"soothing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"horribleness":{
"as in nastiness , vileness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"disagreeableness",
"dreadfulness",
"foulness",
"ghastliness",
"loathsomeness",
"nastiness",
"offensiveness",
"repellency",
"repulsiveness",
"terribleness",
"vileness",
"grotesqueness",
"hideousness",
"homeliness",
"plainness",
"ugliness",
"unattractiveness",
"unbecomingness",
"unloveliness",
"unsightliness",
"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"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horse-trade":{
"to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase":{
"examples":[
"I horse-traded with the painter: I did his tax returns, and he did my kitchen"
],
"synonyms":[
"bargain",
"chaffer",
"deal",
"dicker",
"haggle",
"negotiate",
"palter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"argue",
"bicker",
"clash",
"fight",
"hassle",
"quarrel",
"quibble",
"squabble",
"wrangle",
"comparison shop",
"shop (around)",
"barter",
"exchange",
"trade",
"hawk",
"peddle",
"buy",
"purchase"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in haggle":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"haggle",
"accommodation",
"compromise",
"concession",
"give-and-take",
"negotiation",
"accord",
"arrangement",
"bargain",
"concurrence",
"consensus",
"deal",
"understanding",
"agreement",
"settlement",
"mediation",
"treaty"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"horizontal":{
"parallel to the ground":{
"examples":[
"She reclined the chair to a horizontal position.",
"The line on the graph was nearly horizontal , indicating little growth over the fiscal year."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"flat",
"reclining",
"recumbent",
"reposing",
"prone",
"prostrate",
"supine",
"even",
"flush",
"level",
"plane",
"smooth"
],
"near antonyms":[
"erect",
"raised",
"standing",
"upright",
"upstanding",
"vertical"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"horizonless":{
"being or seeming to be without limits":{
"examples":[
"a horizonless array of opportunities for a young, ambitious person at the new company"
],
"synonyms":[
"bottomless",
"boundless",
"endless",
"fathomless",
"illimitable",
"immeasurable",
"immensurable",
"indefinite",
"infinite",
"limitless",
"measureless",
"unbounded",
"unfathomable",
"unlimited"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abysmal",
"countless",
"incalculable",
"incomputable",
"inestimable",
"innumerable",
"unmeasured",
"exhaustless",
"inexhaustible",
"extensive",
"far-flung",
"immense",
"vast"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fathomable",
"measurable",
"depthless",
"shallow",
"superficial"
],
"antonyms":[
"bounded",
"circumscribed",
"confined",
"definite",
"finite",
"limited",
"restricted"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"horned in":{
"as in bothered , barged (in)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"barged (in)",
"bothered",
"broke in",
"chimed in",
"chipped in",
"cut in",
"interposed",
"interrupted",
"intruded",
"added",
"contributed",
"put in"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"horse":{
"a large hoofed domestic animal that is used for carrying or drawing loads and for riding":{
"examples":[
"the mounted police stable their horses in the city park"
],
"synonyms":[
"equine",
"nag",
"steed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"equid",
"colt",
"filly",
"foal",
"gelding",
"mare",
"stallion",
"bronco",
"mustang",
"pony",
"charger",
"courser",
"cow pony",
"cutting horse",
"galloper",
"hack",
"hackney",
"mount",
"packhorse",
"prancer",
"quarter horse",
"racehorse",
"saddle horse",
"trotter",
"warhorse",
"workhorse",
"bay",
"black",
"buckskin",
"chestnut",
"dun",
"palomino",
"pinto",
"roan",
"skewbald",
"sorrel",
"cob",
"dobbin",
"jade",
"plug",
"skate"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horse around":{
"to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior":{
"examples":[
"the boys were horsing around on the boat when one of them fell overboard"
],
"synonyms":[
"act up",
"clown (around)",
"cut up",
"fool around",
"hotdog",
"monkey (around)",
"show off",
"showboat",
"skylark"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carry on",
"misbehave",
"roughhouse",
"caper",
"cavort",
"disport",
"frisk",
"frolic",
"gambol",
"lark",
"rollick",
"romp",
"carouse",
"maffick",
"revel",
"roar",
"wassail"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"horsewhipped":{
"to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{
"examples":[
"the pirate captain threatened to horsewhip any of his crew who questioned his orders"
],
"synonyms":[
"birched",
"cowhided",
"flagellated",
"flailed",
"flogged",
"hided",
"lashed",
"leathered",
"rawhided",
"scourged",
"slashed",
"switched",
"tanned",
"thrashed",
"whaled",
"whipped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"knouted",
"quirted",
"strapped",
"cut",
"flicked",
"touched up",
"blackjacked",
"caned",
"clubbed",
"cudgeled",
"cudgelled",
"fustigated",
"pistol-whipped",
"banged",
"bopped",
"boxed",
"busted",
"bust",
"clapped",
"clapt",
"clipped",
"clobbered",
"clouted",
"cracked",
"cuffed",
"hit",
"knocked",
"lammed",
"pasted",
"punched",
"slapped",
"slugged",
"smacked",
"smote",
"socked",
"spanked",
"swatted",
"swiped",
"thwacked",
"walloped",
"whacked",
"bashed",
"basted",
"batted",
"battered",
"beat",
"belabored",
"belted",
"bludgeoned",
"buffeted",
"bunged",
"drubbed",
"fibbed",
"hammered",
"laced",
"lambasted",
"lathered",
"licked",
"mangled",
"mauled",
"paddled",
"pelted",
"pommeled",
"pommelled",
"pounded",
"pummeled",
"pummelled",
"roughed",
"slated",
"slogged",
"threshed",
"thumped",
"tromped",
"whopped",
"whapped",
"whupped",
"worked over"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"horsewhips":{
"to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{
"examples":[
"the pirate captain threatened to horsewhip any of his crew who questioned his orders"
],
"synonyms":[
"birches",
"cowhides",
"flagellates",
"flails",
"flogs",
"hides",
"lashes",
"leathers",
"rawhides",
"scourges",
"slashes",
"switches",
"tans",
"thrashes",
"whales",
"whips"
],
"near synonyms":[
"knouts",
"quirts",
"straps",
"cuts",
"flicks",
"touches up",
"blackjacks",
"canes",
"clubs",
"cudgels",
"fustigates",
"pistol-whips",
"bangs",
"bops",
"boxes",
"busts",
"claps",
"clips",
"clobbers",
"clouts",
"cracks",
"cuffs",
"hits",
"knocks",
"lams",
"pastes",
"punches",
"slaps",
"slugs",
"smacks",
"smites",
"socks",
"spanks",
"swats",
"swipes",
"thwacks",
"wallops",
"whacks",
"bashes",
"bastes",
"bats",
"batters",
"beats",
"belabors",
"belts",
"bludgeons",
"buffets",
"bungs",
"drubs",
"fibs",
"hammers",
"laces",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"lathers",
"licks",
"mangles",
"mauls",
"paddles",
"pelts",
"pommels",
"pounds",
"pummels",
"roughs",
"slates",
"slogs",
"threshes",
"thumps",
"tromps",
"whops",
"whaps",
"whups",
"works over"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"horned vipers":{
"as in diamondback rattlesnakes , garter snakes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"adders",
"anacondas",
"asps",
"black racers",
"blacksnakes",
"blue racers",
"boas",
"bull snakes",
"bushmasters",
"chicken snakes",
"cobras",
"constrictors",
"copperheads",
"coral snakes",
"cottonmouth moccasins",
"diamondback rattlesnakes",
"fer-de-lance",
"garter snakes",
"gopher snakes",
"green snakes",
"hognose snakes",
"indigo snakes",
"king cobras",
"king snakes",
"kraits",
"mambas",
"milk snakes",
"moccasins",
"pine snakes",
"pit vipers",
"puff adders",
"pythons",
"racers",
"rat snakes",
"rattlesnakes",
"sea serpents",
"sea snakes",
"sidewinders",
"taipans",
"water moccasins",
"water snakes",
"worm snakes",
"serpents",
"snakes",
"vipers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hors d'oeuvres":{
"a food served in small portions before the main part of a meal":{
"examples":[
"a tray of assorted hors d'oeuvres"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"appetizers",
"canap\u00e9s",
"bites",
"morsels",
"mouthfuls",
"nibbles",
"nuggets",
"tastes",
"tidbits",
"titbits",
"collops",
"medallions",
"noisettes",
"noshes",
"snacks",
"bits",
"chews",
"crumbs",
"dabs",
"dribbles",
"driblets",
"flecks",
"hints",
"motes",
"nubbins",
"particles",
"pinches",
"scraps",
"scruples",
"shreds",
"smidgens",
"smidgeons",
"smidgins",
"smidges",
"snippets",
"snips",
"specks",
"spots",
"sprinklings",
"suspicions",
"tittles",
"touches",
"traces",
"dashes",
"drops",
"laps",
"licks",
"gulps",
"swallows",
"swigs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horsepower":{
"the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task":{
"examples":[
"that architectural firm probably doesn't have the creative horsepower to produce a truly innovative design"
],
"synonyms":[
"energy",
"firepower",
"force",
"might",
"muscle",
"potence",
"potency",
"power",
"puissance",
"sinew",
"strength",
"vigor"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aptitude",
"capability",
"capacity",
"competence",
"competency",
"adequacy",
"effectiveness",
"effectualness",
"usefulness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disability",
"inability",
"inaptitude",
"incapability",
"incapableness",
"incapacity",
"incompetence",
"incompetency",
"ineffectiveness",
"ineffectuality",
"ineffectualness",
"inefficaciousness",
"inefficacy",
"uselessness",
"helplessness",
"paralysis"
],
"antonyms":[
"impotence",
"impotency",
"powerlessness",
"weakness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horrors":{
"a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness":{
"examples":[
"had never experienced the horrors of war"
],
"synonyms":[
"agonies",
"Gehennas",
"hells",
"miseries",
"murders",
"nightmares",
"torments",
"tortures"
],
"near synonyms":[
"afflictions",
"calvaries",
"crosses",
"curses",
"ordeals",
"trials",
"tribulations",
"calamities",
"misfortunes",
"tragedies",
"galls",
"thorns",
"bummers",
"downers",
"drags"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delights",
"diversions",
"entertainments",
"fun",
"joys",
"pleasures",
"recreations",
"larks",
"picnics",
"riots"
],
"antonyms":[
"heavens",
"paradises"
]
},
"something unpleasant to look at":{
"examples":[
"are you really going to hang that horror on the wall?"
],
"synonyms":[
"eyesores",
"frights",
"hideosities",
"messes",
"monstrosities",
"sights"
],
"near synonyms":[
"eye-catchers",
"blots",
"smears",
"smudges",
"spots",
"stains"
],
"near antonyms":[
"visions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness":{
"examples":[
"cat lover or no, she regards cleaning the litter box with horror"
],
"synonyms":[
"aversions",
"disgusts",
"distastes",
"loathings",
"nauseas",
"repugnances",
"repulsions",
"revulsions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abhorrences",
"abominations",
"antipathies",
"execrations",
"hates",
"hatreds",
"allergies",
"disapprovals",
"disfavors",
"disinclinations",
"dislikes",
"displeasures"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appetites",
"bents",
"fancies",
"favors",
"likes",
"likings",
"loves",
"partialities",
"penchants",
"predilections",
"preferences",
"propensities",
"relishes",
"shines",
"tastes",
"uses"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horse-traded":{
"to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase":{
"examples":[
"I horse-traded with the painter: I did his tax returns, and he did my kitchen"
],
"synonyms":[
"bargained",
"chaffered",
"dealt",
"dickered",
"haggled",
"negotiated",
"paltered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"argued",
"bickered",
"clashed",
"fought",
"hassled",
"quarreled",
"quarrelled",
"quibbled",
"squabbled",
"wrangled",
"comparison shopped",
"shopped (around)",
"bartered",
"exchanged",
"traded",
"hawked",
"peddled",
"bought",
"purchased"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"horselaugh":{
"an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement":{
"examples":[
"even in a crowded auditorium you wouldn't have trouble picking out his earsplitting horselaugh"
],
"synonyms":[
"belly laugh",
"boff",
"boffo",
"boffola",
"cachinnation",
"cackle",
"chortle",
"chuckle",
"giggle",
"guffaw",
"hee-haw",
"laugh",
"laughter",
"snicker",
"snigger",
"titter",
"twitter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crow",
"whoop",
"grin",
"simper",
"smile",
"smirk"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cry",
"groan",
"moan",
"sob",
"wail",
"face",
"frown",
"grimace",
"lower",
"lour",
"mouth",
"pout",
"scowl"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horsewhipping":{
"to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{
"examples":[
"the pirate captain threatened to horsewhip any of his crew who questioned his orders"
],
"synonyms":[
"birching",
"cowhiding",
"flagellating",
"flailing",
"flogging",
"hiding",
"lashing",
"leathering",
"rawhiding",
"scourging",
"slashing",
"switching",
"tanning",
"thrashing",
"whaling",
"whipping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"knouting",
"quirting",
"strapping",
"cutting",
"flicking",
"touching up",
"blackjacking",
"caning",
"clubbing",
"cudgeling",
"cudgelling",
"fustigating",
"pistol-whipping",
"banging",
"bopping",
"boxing",
"busting",
"clapping",
"clipping",
"clobbering",
"clouting",
"cracking",
"cuffing",
"hitting",
"knocking",
"lamming",
"pasting",
"punching",
"slapping",
"slugging",
"smacking",
"smiting",
"socking",
"spanking",
"swatting",
"swiping",
"thwacking",
"walloping",
"whacking",
"bashing",
"basting",
"battering",
"batting",
"beating",
"belaboring",
"belting",
"bludgeoning",
"buffeting",
"bunging",
"drubbing",
"fibbing",
"hammering",
"lacing",
"lambasting",
"lathering",
"licking",
"mangling",
"mauling",
"paddling",
"pelting",
"pommeling",
"pommelling",
"pounding",
"pummeling",
"pummelling",
"roughing",
"slating",
"slogging",
"threshing",
"thumping",
"tromping",
"whopping",
"whapping",
"whupping",
"working over"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"horrific":{
"extremely disturbing or repellent":{
"examples":[
"horrific images of the devastation spurred many people to give generously"
],
"synonyms":[
"appalling",
"atrocious",
"awful",
"dreadful",
"frightful",
"ghastly",
"grisly",
"gruesome",
"grewsome",
"hideous",
"horrendous",
"horrible",
"horrid",
"horrifying",
"lurid",
"macabre",
"monstrous",
"nightmare",
"nightmarish",
"shocking",
"terrible",
"terrific"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alarming",
"bloodcurdling",
"dire",
"direful",
"fearful",
"fearsome",
"forbidding",
"formidable",
"frightening",
"gut-wrenching",
"hair-raising",
"heart-stopping",
"intimidating",
"redoubtable",
"scary",
"terrifying",
"abhorrent",
"deplorable",
"disagreeable",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"loathsome",
"nauseating",
"noisome",
"obnoxious",
"obscene",
"offensive",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"sickening",
"abominable",
"evil",
"foul",
"heinous",
"noxious",
"odious",
"unspeakable",
"vile",
"grotesque",
"ugly",
"unsightly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"agreeable",
"appealing",
"attractive",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delightful",
"enjoyable",
"enticing",
"inviting",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"satisfying",
"welcome",
"cheering",
"comforting",
"soothing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"horror show":{
"as in pain , sticky wicket":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bear",
"beast",
"chore",
"headache",
"killer",
"labor",
"murder",
"pain",
"sticky wicket",
"stinker",
"brainteaser",
"poser",
"stumper",
"toughie",
"toughy",
"bother",
"nuisance",
"trouble"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breeze",
"cake",
"cakewalk",
"child's play",
"cinch",
"cream puff",
"duck soup",
"kid stuff",
"picnic",
"pushover",
"roses",
"snap",
"no-brainer",
"nothing",
"sitting duck"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horrified":{
"filled with fear or dread":{
"examples":[
"he sat rigid in his seat, horrified that the plane would crash"
],
"synonyms":[
"affrighted",
"afraid",
"aghast",
"alarmed",
"fearful",
"frightened",
"horror-struck",
"hysterical",
"hysteric",
"scared",
"scary",
"shocked",
"spooked",
"terrified",
"terrorized"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chicken",
"fainthearted",
"fearsome",
"shrinking",
"shy",
"timid",
"timorous",
"tremulant",
"tremulous",
"agitated",
"anxious",
"apprehensive",
"disconcerted",
"disquieted",
"disturbed",
"funky",
"jittery",
"jumpy",
"nervous",
"panicked",
"panicky",
"panic-stricken",
"perturbed",
"skittish",
"uneasy",
"upset",
"worried",
"phobic",
"appalled",
"dismayed",
"startled",
"cowed",
"daunted",
"intimidated",
"unnerved",
"coward",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"gutless",
"lily-livered",
"pusillanimous",
"careful",
"cautious",
"heedful",
"prudent",
"unadventurous",
"wary"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adventuresome",
"adventurous",
"audacious",
"bold",
"daredevil",
"daring",
"dashing",
"gutsy",
"plucky",
"spirited",
"spunky",
"venturesome",
"venturous",
"brave",
"courageous",
"gallant",
"hardy",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"intrepid",
"lionhearted",
"manful",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"stouthearted",
"valiant",
"valorous",
"assured",
"collected",
"composed",
"confident",
"cool",
"sanguine",
"sure",
"unperturbed",
"dauntless",
"resolute",
"undaunted"
],
"antonyms":[
"fearless",
"unafraid"
]
},
"to strike with fear":{
"examples":[
"the old black-and-white psychological thriller still horrifies audiences"
],
"synonyms":[
"affrighted",
"alarmed",
"alarumed",
"frighted",
"frightened",
"panicked",
"scared",
"scarified",
"shocked",
"spooked",
"startled",
"terrified",
"terrorized"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appalled",
"bowled over",
"dismayed",
"floored",
"jolted",
"shook",
"shook up",
"amazed",
"astounded",
"awed",
"chilled",
"daunted",
"demoralized",
"dispirited",
"emasculated",
"psyched (out)",
"undid",
"unmanned",
"unnerved",
"unstrung",
"discomforted",
"discomposed",
"disconcerted",
"disquieted",
"distracted",
"distressed",
"disturbed",
"perturbed",
"unsettled",
"upset",
"worried"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assured",
"cheered",
"comforted",
"consoled",
"solaced",
"soothed",
"emboldened",
"encouraged",
"heartened",
"inspired",
"steeled"
],
"antonyms":[
"reassured"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"horsewoman":{
"as in horseman":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"horseman",
"caballero",
"gaucho",
"vaquero",
"cattleman",
"rancher",
"stockman",
"cowgirl",
"cowherd",
"drover",
"herder",
"herdsman",
"buckaroo",
"buckeroo",
"cowboy",
"cowhand",
"cowman",
"cowpoke",
"cowpuncher",
"waddy",
"waddie",
"wrangler"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horseman":{
"as in horsewoman":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"horsewoman",
"caballero",
"gaucho",
"vaquero",
"cattleman",
"rancher",
"stockman",
"cowgirl",
"cowherd",
"drover",
"herder",
"herdsman",
"buckaroo",
"buckeroo",
"cowboy",
"cowhand",
"cowman",
"cowpoke",
"cowpuncher",
"waddy",
"waddie",
"wrangler"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"as in nail-biter":{
"examples":[],
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"nail-biter",
"ball game",
"battle",
"combat",
"competition",
"conflict",
"confrontation",
"contention",
"contest",
"dogfight",
"duel",
"face-off",
"grapple",
"match",
"rivalry",
"strife",
"struggle",
"sweepstakes",
"sweep-stake",
"tug-of-war",
"war",
"warfare",
"showdown",
"clash",
"collision",
"discord",
"friction",
"argument",
"controversy",
"debate",
"disagreement",
"disputation",
"dispute",
"dissension",
"dissention",
"quarrel",
"row",
"wrangle"
],
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"concord",
"harmony",
"peace"
],
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},
"as in toss-up":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"toss-up",
"photo finish",
"seesaw",
"deadlock",
"impasse",
"dead heat",
"draw",
"stalemate",
"standoff",
"tie"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horns in":{
"as in bothers , barges (in)":{
"examples":[],
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"barges (in)",
"bothers",
"breaks in",
"chimes in",
"chips in",
"cuts in",
"interposes",
"interrupts",
"intrudes",
"adds",
"contributes",
"puts in"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"horde":{
"a great number of persons or creatures massed together":{
"examples":[
"a horde of mosquitoes",
"hordes of tourists from the cruise ship crowded the shops and cafes"
],
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"army",
"bike",
"cram",
"crowd",
"crush",
"drove",
"flock",
"herd",
"host",
"legion",
"mass",
"mob",
"multitude",
"press",
"rout",
"scrum",
"swarm",
"throng"
],
"near synonyms":[
"masses",
"millions",
"rabble",
"rabblement",
"riffraff",
"gaggle",
"heap",
"mountain",
"pile",
"jam",
"logjam"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horrifying":{
"causing fear":{
"examples":[
"couldn't sleep after reading a horrifying tale of evil",
"a horrifying scream brought people running from all directions to see what was wrong"
],
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"alarming",
"dire",
"direful",
"dread",
"dreadful",
"fearful",
"fearsome",
"forbidding",
"formidable",
"frightening",
"frightful",
"ghastly",
"hair-raising",
"horrendous",
"horrible",
"intimidating",
"redoubtable",
"scary",
"shocking",
"spine-chilling",
"terrible",
"terrifying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"daunting",
"demoralizing",
"disconcerting",
"discouraging",
"dismaying",
"disquieting",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"perturbing",
"startling",
"threatening",
"troubling",
"trying",
"unnerving",
"bone-chilling",
"creepy",
"eerie",
"eery",
"weird",
"appalling",
"atrocious",
"awful",
"grisly",
"gruesome",
"grewsome",
"hideous",
"horrid",
"macabre",
"monstrous",
"nightmarish"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calming",
"comforting",
"consoling",
"inviting",
"lulling",
"pacifying",
"quieting",
"reassuring",
"relaxing",
"soothing",
"tranquilizing",
"tranquillizing",
"nonintimidating",
"nonthreatening"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"extremely disturbing or repellent":{
"examples":[
"the horrifying sight of a rat running through the restaurant's kitchen"
],
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"appalling",
"atrocious",
"awful",
"dreadful",
"frightful",
"ghastly",
"grisly",
"gruesome",
"grewsome",
"hideous",
"horrendous",
"horrible",
"horrid",
"horrific",
"lurid",
"macabre",
"monstrous",
"nightmare",
"nightmarish",
"shocking",
"terrible",
"terrific"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alarming",
"bloodcurdling",
"dire",
"direful",
"fearful",
"fearsome",
"forbidding",
"formidable",
"frightening",
"gut-wrenching",
"hair-raising",
"heart-stopping",
"intimidating",
"redoubtable",
"scary",
"terrifying",
"abhorrent",
"deplorable",
"disagreeable",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"loathsome",
"nauseating",
"noisome",
"obnoxious",
"obscene",
"offensive",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"sickening",
"abominable",
"evil",
"foul",
"heinous",
"noxious",
"odious",
"unspeakable",
"vile",
"grotesque",
"ugly",
"unsightly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"agreeable",
"appealing",
"attractive",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delightful",
"enjoyable",
"enticing",
"inviting",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"satisfying",
"welcome",
"cheering",
"comforting",
"soothing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to strike with fear":{
"examples":[
"the old black-and-white psychological thriller still horrifies audiences"
],
"synonyms":[
"affrighting",
"alarming",
"alaruming",
"frightening",
"frighting",
"panicking",
"scarifying",
"scaring",
"shocking",
"spooking",
"startling",
"terrifying",
"terrorizing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appalling",
"bowling over",
"dismaying",
"flooring",
"jolting",
"shaking",
"shaking up",
"amazing",
"astounding",
"awing",
"chilling",
"daunting",
"demoralizing",
"dispiriting",
"emasculating",
"psyching (out)",
"undoing",
"unmanning",
"unnerving",
"unstringing",
"discomforting",
"discomposing",
"disconcerting",
"disquieting",
"distracting",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"perturbing",
"unsettling",
"upsetting",
"worrying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assuring",
"cheering",
"comforting",
"consoling",
"solacing",
"soothing",
"emboldening",
"encouraging",
"heartening",
"inspiring",
"steeling"
],
"antonyms":[
"reassuring"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"horizons":{
"the space surrounding the earth":{
"examples":[
"They saw some birds just on the horizon .",
"The couple drove off towards the horizon ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"skylines",
"midairs",
"blues",
"firmaments",
"heavens",
"highs",
"skies",
"welkins"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an area of influence, knowledge, or understanding":{
"examples":[
"She wanted to expand her horizons so she went back to school."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"purviews",
"ambits",
"amplitudes",
"breadths",
"compasses",
"confines",
"dimensions",
"extents",
"ranges",
"reaches",
"realms",
"scopes",
"sweeps",
"widths",
"frontiers",
"panoramas",
"bailiwicks",
"circles",
"demesnes",
"departments",
"disciplines",
"domains",
"elements",
"fiefdoms",
"fiefs",
"fields",
"provinces",
"regions",
"specialties",
"spheres",
"terrains"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horseplays":{
"wildly playful or mischievous behavior":{
"examples":[
"when he saw us spraying each other with the hose instead of washing the car, Dad yelled, \"Cut out the horseplay !\""
],
"synonyms":[
"buffoonery",
"clownery",
"clowning",
"foolery",
"high jinks",
"hijinks",
"horsing around",
"monkey business",
"monkeying",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"roughhouse",
"roughhousing",
"shenanigan(s)",
"skylarking",
"slapstick",
"tomfoolery"
],
"near synonyms":[
"childishness",
"clownishness",
"foolishness",
"funning",
"jesting",
"joking",
"nonsense",
"silliness",
"waggery",
"boisterousness",
"rambunctiousness",
"rowdiness",
"rowdyism",
"rumbustiousness",
"devilry",
"deviltry",
"impishness",
"knavery",
"mischief",
"mischievousness",
"prankishness",
"rascality",
"roguery",
"roguishness",
"trickery",
"cavorting",
"frivolity",
"frolicking",
"gamboling",
"gambolling",
"merrymaking",
"playfulness",
"revelry",
"roistering",
"romping",
"sporting",
"sportiveness"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horrendously":{
"as in terribly , horribly":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abysmally",
"atrociously",
"awfully",
"damnably",
"deplorably",
"detestably",
"disastrously",
"dreadfully",
"execrably",
"horribly",
"horrifically",
"rottenly",
"terribly",
"bad",
"badly",
"deficiently",
"inadequately",
"lousily",
"poorly",
"unacceptably",
"unsatisfactorily",
"wretchedly",
"intolerably",
"unbearably",
"inappropriately",
"incorrectly",
"indecently",
"reprehensibly",
"unsuitably",
"vulgarly",
"naughtily",
"egregiously",
"flagrantly",
"grossly",
"miserably",
"shoddily",
"sleazily",
"trashily",
"unspeakably",
"abominably",
"odiously",
"vilely",
"inferiorly",
"insufficiently",
"meagerly",
"meanly",
"niggardly",
"scantily",
"scantly",
"shabbily",
"skimpily",
"sparely",
"stingily"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acceptably",
"adequately",
"all right",
"fine",
"good",
"nicely",
"OK",
"okay",
"palatably",
"passably",
"satisfactorily",
"so-so",
"tolerably",
"well",
"appropriately",
"congruously",
"correctly",
"decently",
"decorously",
"felicitously",
"fittingly",
"meetly",
"rightly",
"seemly",
"suitably",
"exactly",
"faithfully",
"ideally",
"precisely",
"respectably",
"gratifyingly",
"satisfyingly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"horse-trading":{
"as in bargaining , dealing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bargaining",
"dealing",
"dickering",
"haggling",
"bargain",
"deal",
"horse trade",
"negotiation",
"transaction",
"logrolling",
"reciprocation",
"recompense",
"requital",
"replacement",
"substitution",
"back-and-forth",
"barter",
"commutation",
"dicker",
"exchange",
"quid pro quo",
"swap",
"trade",
"trade-off",
"truck"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in negotiation , haggle":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"haggle",
"negotiation",
"auction",
"silent auction",
"bargain",
"buy",
"steal",
"deal",
"sale",
"trade",
"transaction",
"purchase",
"clearance",
"closeout",
"fire sale",
"fair",
"garage sale",
"jumble sale",
"rummage sale",
"tag sale",
"yard sale"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase":{
"examples":[
"I horse-traded with the painter: I did his tax returns, and he did my kitchen"
],
"synonyms":[
"bargaining",
"chaffering",
"dealing",
"dickering",
"haggling",
"negotiating",
"paltering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arguing",
"bickering",
"clashing",
"fighting",
"hassling",
"quarreling",
"quarrelling",
"quibbling",
"squabbling",
"wrangling",
"comparison shopping",
"shopping (around)",
"bartering",
"exchanging",
"trading",
"hawking",
"peddling",
"buying",
"purchasing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"horrifies":{
"to strike with fear":{
"examples":[
"the old black-and-white psychological thriller still horrifies audiences"
],
"synonyms":[
"affrights",
"alarms",
"alarums",
"frightens",
"frights",
"panics",
"scares",
"scarifies",
"shocks",
"spooks",
"startles",
"terrifies",
"terrorizes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appalls",
"appals",
"bowls over",
"dismays",
"floors",
"jolts",
"shakes",
"shakes up",
"amazes",
"astounds",
"awes",
"chills",
"daunts",
"demoralizes",
"dispirits",
"emasculates",
"psychs (out)",
"undoes",
"unmans",
"unnerves",
"unstrings",
"discomforts",
"discomposes",
"disconcerts",
"disquiets",
"distracts",
"distresses",
"disturbs",
"perturbs",
"unsettles",
"upsets",
"worries"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assures",
"cheers",
"comforts",
"consoles",
"solaces",
"soothes",
"emboldens",
"encourages",
"heartens",
"inspires",
"steels"
],
"antonyms":[
"reassures"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hornswoggling":{
"to cause to believe what is untrue":{
"examples":[
"I think we've been hornswoggled by that carnival barker"
],
"synonyms":[
"bamboozling",
"beguiling",
"bluffing",
"buffaloing",
"burning",
"catching",
"conning",
"cozening",
"deceiving",
"deluding",
"duping",
"faking out",
"fooling",
"gaffing",
"gammoning",
"gulling",
"having",
"having on",
"hoaxing",
"hoodwinking",
"humbugging",
"juggling",
"misguiding",
"misinforming",
"misleading",
"snookering",
"snowing",
"spoofing",
"stringing along",
"suckering",
"sucking in",
"taking in",
"tricking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kidding",
"putting on",
"teasing",
"bleeding",
"cheating",
"chiseling",
"chiselling",
"defrauding",
"diddling",
"euchring",
"fleecing",
"flimflamming",
"hustling",
"mulcting",
"rooking",
"shortchanging",
"skinning",
"squeezing",
"sticking",
"stinging",
"swindling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"debunking",
"exposing",
"revealing",
"showing up",
"uncloaking",
"uncovering",
"unmasking",
"disclosing",
"divulging",
"telling",
"unveiling",
"disabusing",
"disenchanting",
"disillusioning"
],
"antonyms":[
"undeceiving"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"horsewomen":{
"as in horsemen":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"horsemen",
"caballeros",
"gauchos",
"vaqueros",
"cattlemen",
"ranchers",
"stockmen",
"cowgirls",
"cowherds",
"drovers",
"herders",
"herdsmen",
"buckaroos",
"buckeroos",
"cowboys",
"cowhands",
"cowmen",
"cowpokes",
"cowpunchers",
"waddies",
"wranglers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hornist":{
"as in pianist , guitarist":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"accordionist",
"bassoonist",
"clarinetist",
"clarinettist",
"cornetist",
"cornettist",
"drummer",
"fiddler",
"flautist",
"flutist",
"guitarist",
"harpist",
"keyboardist",
"oboist",
"organ-grinder",
"organist",
"percussionist",
"pianist",
"picker",
"piper",
"reedman",
"saxophonist",
"trombonist",
"trumpeter",
"violinist",
"violist",
"accompanist",
"recitalist",
"soloist",
"symphonist",
"maestro",
"virtuoso",
"artist",
"performer",
"minstrel",
"instrumentalist",
"musician",
"player"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horrifically":{
"as in terribly , horribly":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abysmally",
"atrociously",
"awfully",
"damnably",
"deplorably",
"detestably",
"disastrously",
"dreadfully",
"execrably",
"horrendously",
"horribly",
"rottenly",
"terribly",
"bad",
"badly",
"deficiently",
"inadequately",
"lousily",
"poorly",
"unacceptably",
"unsatisfactorily",
"wretchedly",
"intolerably",
"unbearably",
"inappropriately",
"incorrectly",
"indecently",
"reprehensibly",
"unsuitably",
"vulgarly",
"naughtily",
"egregiously",
"flagrantly",
"grossly",
"miserably",
"shoddily",
"sleazily",
"trashily",
"unspeakably",
"abominably",
"odiously",
"vilely",
"inferiorly",
"insufficiently",
"meagerly",
"meanly",
"niggardly",
"scantily",
"scantly",
"shabbily",
"skimpily",
"sparely",
"stingily"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acceptably",
"adequately",
"all right",
"fine",
"good",
"nicely",
"OK",
"okay",
"palatably",
"passably",
"satisfactorily",
"so-so",
"tolerably",
"well",
"appropriately",
"congruously",
"correctly",
"decently",
"decorously",
"felicitously",
"fittingly",
"meetly",
"rightly",
"seemly",
"suitably",
"exactly",
"faithfully",
"ideally",
"precisely",
"respectably",
"gratifyingly",
"satisfyingly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"horridly":{
"as in terribly , horribly":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abominably",
"appallingly",
"awfully",
"dreadfully",
"horrendously",
"horribly",
"shockingly",
"sickeningly",
"terribly",
"vilely",
"alarmingly",
"disturbingly",
"perturbingly",
"traumatically",
"unsettlingly",
"badly",
"disagreeably",
"ill",
"unpleasantly",
"annoyingly",
"disgustingly",
"distressingly",
"irritatingly",
"vexingly",
"alack",
"alas",
"ay",
"wirra",
"woe",
"unhappily",
"unluckily",
"lamentably",
"regrettably",
"sadly",
"tragically",
"unfortunately"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blessedly",
"fortunately",
"happily",
"luckily",
"thankfully",
"advantageously",
"helpfully",
"excellently",
"superbly",
"marvelously",
"sensationally",
"wonderfully",
"agreeably",
"charmingly",
"delectably",
"deliciously",
"delightfully",
"dreamily",
"enchantingly",
"enjoyably",
"favorably",
"felicitously",
"fetchingly",
"gloriously",
"gratifyingly",
"great",
"nicely",
"palatably",
"pleasantly",
"pleasingly",
"pleasurably",
"prettily",
"satisfyingly",
"splendidly",
"sweetly",
"swimmingly",
"welcomely",
"well",
"winningly",
"finely",
"grandly",
"magnificently"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"horn-mad":{
"feeling or showing anger":{
"examples":[
"the residents were horn-mad when they found out their housing community had been built on a waste dump site"
],
"synonyms":[
"angered",
"angry",
"apoplectic",
"ballistic",
"cheesed off",
"choleric",
"enraged",
"foaming",
"fuming",
"furious",
"hopping",
"hot",
"incensed",
"indignant",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"infuriate",
"infuriated",
"irate",
"ireful",
"livid",
"mad",
"outraged",
"rabid",
"rankled",
"riled",
"riley",
"roiled",
"shirty",
"sore",
"steamed up",
"steaming",
"teed off",
"ticked",
"wrathful",
"wroth"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ranting",
"raving",
"stormy",
"boiling",
"bristling",
"bristly",
"burning",
"cross",
"huffy",
"passionate",
"seething",
"sizzling",
"smoldering",
"smouldering",
"worked up",
"wrought (up)",
"acrid",
"acrimonious",
"antagonistic",
"antipathetic",
"bitter",
"embittered",
"inimical",
"malevolent",
"piqued",
"rancorous",
"resentful",
"spiteful",
"vengeful",
"vindictive",
"virulent",
"vitriolic",
"antisocial",
"cold",
"cool",
"disagreeable",
"disapproving",
"distant",
"frigid",
"icy",
"ill-tempered",
"sorehead",
"soreheaded",
"sulky",
"unfriendly",
"unpleasant",
"aggravated",
"annoyed",
"bearish",
"bilious",
"cantankerous",
"churlish",
"crabby",
"cranky",
"dyspeptic",
"exasperated",
"fretful",
"fussy",
"grouchy",
"grumpy",
"ill-humored",
"inflammable",
"irascible",
"irritable",
"peevish",
"perturbed",
"petulant",
"put out",
"quick-tempered",
"snappish",
"testy",
"touchy",
"argumentative",
"belligerent",
"contentious",
"contrary",
"disputatious",
"ornery",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"querulous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepting",
"accommodating",
"obliging",
"agreeable",
"amenable",
"complaisant",
"amicable",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"content",
"happy",
"satisfied",
"empathetic",
"sympathetic",
"tolerant",
"understanding",
"calm",
"pacific",
"peaceable",
"placid",
"serene",
"tranquil",
"unembittered",
"affable",
"amiable",
"easygoing",
"genial",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"kind",
"pleasant",
"sweet"
],
"antonyms":[
"angerless",
"delighted",
"pleased"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"horridness":{
"the quality of inspiring intense dread or dismay":{
"examples":[
"imagine the horridness of not being able to escape from the path of lava spewing from a volcano"
],
"synonyms":[
"atrociousness",
"atrocity",
"awfulness",
"dreadfulness",
"frightfulness",
"ghastliness",
"grisliness",
"gruesomeness",
"hideousness",
"horror",
"monstrosity",
"repulsiveness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"badness",
"baseness",
"depravedness",
"depravity",
"diabolicalness",
"evil",
"evilness",
"foulness",
"heinousness",
"immorality",
"iniquitousness",
"iniquity",
"invidiousness",
"sinfulness",
"ungodliness",
"viciousness",
"vileness",
"wickedness",
"accursedness",
"cursedness",
"deplorableness",
"despicableness",
"detestableness",
"execrableness",
"hatefulness",
"loathsomeness",
"reprehensibleness",
"creepiness",
"eeriness",
"fearfulness",
"fearsomeness",
"ghostliness",
"ghoulishness",
"scariness",
"agony",
"anguish",
"hellishness",
"misery",
"torment",
"torture"
],
"near antonyms":[
"agreeableness",
"delightfulness",
"pleasantness",
"pleasurableness",
"allurement",
"appeal",
"attraction",
"attractiveness",
"desirability",
"desirableness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horse sense":{
"the ability to make intelligent decisions especially in everyday matters":{
"examples":[
"pure horse sense should tell you it's dangerous to play with matches"
],
"synonyms":[
"common sense",
"discreetness",
"discretion",
"gumption",
"levelheadedness",
"nous",
"policy",
"prudence",
"sense",
"sensibleness",
"wisdom",
"wit"
],
"near synonyms":[
"street smarts",
"farsightedness",
"forehandedness",
"foresight",
"foresightedness",
"forethoughtfulness",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"brains",
"gray matter",
"intelligence",
"logicality",
"logicalness",
"practicality",
"rationality",
"rationalness",
"discernment",
"discrimination",
"insight",
"sagacity",
"sapience",
"acumen",
"astuteness",
"clearheadedness",
"keenness",
"penetration",
"perspicacity",
"shrewdness",
"care",
"caution",
"circumspection",
"precaution",
"premeditation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"shortsightedness",
"brainlessness",
"foolishness",
"half-wittedness",
"idiocy",
"senselessness",
"stupidity",
"carelessness",
"heedlessness",
"unreasonableness"
],
"antonyms":[
"imprudence",
"indiscretion"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hornswoggles":{
"to cause to believe what is untrue":{
"examples":[
"I think we've been hornswoggled by that carnival barker"
],
"synonyms":[
"bamboozles",
"beguiles",
"bluffs",
"buffaloes",
"burns",
"catches",
"cons",
"cozens",
"deceives",
"deludes",
"dupes",
"fakes out",
"fools",
"gaffs",
"gammons",
"gulls",
"has",
"has on",
"hoaxes",
"hoodwinks",
"humbugs",
"juggles",
"misguides",
"misinforms",
"misleads",
"snookers",
"snows",
"spoofs",
"strings along",
"suckers",
"sucks in",
"takes in",
"tricks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kids",
"puts on",
"teases",
"bleeds",
"cheats",
"chisels",
"defrauds",
"diddles",
"euchres",
"fleeces",
"flimflams",
"hustles",
"mulcts",
"rooks",
"shortchanges",
"skins",
"squeezes",
"sticks",
"stings",
"swindles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"debunks",
"exposes",
"reveals",
"shows up",
"uncloaks",
"uncovers",
"unmasks",
"discloses",
"divulges",
"tells",
"unveils",
"disabuses",
"disenchants",
"disillusions"
],
"antonyms":[
"undeceives"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"horror":{
"the quality of inspiring intense dread or dismay":{
"examples":[
"it's difficult to even begin to comprehend the horror of the Holocaust"
],
"synonyms":[
"atrociousness",
"atrocity",
"awfulness",
"dreadfulness",
"frightfulness",
"ghastliness",
"grisliness",
"gruesomeness",
"hideousness",
"horridness",
"monstrosity",
"repulsiveness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"badness",
"baseness",
"depravedness",
"depravity",
"diabolicalness",
"evil",
"evilness",
"foulness",
"heinousness",
"immorality",
"iniquitousness",
"iniquity",
"invidiousness",
"sinfulness",
"ungodliness",
"viciousness",
"vileness",
"wickedness",
"accursedness",
"cursedness",
"deplorableness",
"despicableness",
"detestableness",
"execrableness",
"hatefulness",
"loathsomeness",
"reprehensibleness",
"creepiness",
"eeriness",
"fearfulness",
"fearsomeness",
"ghostliness",
"ghoulishness",
"scariness",
"agony",
"anguish",
"hellishness",
"misery",
"torment",
"torture"
],
"near antonyms":[
"agreeableness",
"delightfulness",
"pleasantness",
"pleasurableness",
"allurement",
"appeal",
"attraction",
"attractiveness",
"desirability",
"desirableness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness":{
"examples":[
"had never experienced the horrors of war"
],
"synonyms":[
"agony",
"Gehenna",
"hell",
"misery",
"murder",
"nightmare",
"torment",
"torture"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affliction",
"calvary",
"cross",
"curse",
"ordeal",
"trial",
"tribulation",
"calamity",
"misfortune",
"tragedy",
"gall",
"thorn",
"bummer",
"downer",
"drag"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delight",
"diversion",
"entertainment",
"fun",
"joy",
"pleasure",
"recreation",
"lark",
"picnic",
"riot"
],
"antonyms":[
"heaven",
"paradise"
]
},
"something unpleasant to look at":{
"examples":[
"are you really going to hang that horror on the wall?"
],
"synonyms":[
"eyesore",
"fright",
"hideosity",
"mess",
"monstrosity",
"sight"
],
"near synonyms":[
"eye-catcher",
"blot",
"smear",
"smudge",
"spot",
"stain"
],
"near antonyms":[
"vision"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the emotion experienced in the presence or threat of danger":{
"examples":[
"imagine my horror at finding myself face to face with a lion on the loose"
],
"synonyms":[
"alarm",
"alarum",
"anxiety",
"dread",
"fear",
"fearfulness",
"fright",
"panic",
"scare",
"terror",
"trepidation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"phobia",
"creeps",
"jitters",
"nervousness",
"willies",
"pang",
"qualm",
"twinge",
"agitation",
"apprehension",
"consternation",
"discomposure",
"disquiet",
"funk",
"perturbation",
"concern",
"dismay",
"worry",
"cowardice",
"faintheartedness",
"timidity",
"timorousness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aplomb",
"assurance",
"boldness",
"confidence",
"self-assurance",
"self-confidence",
"bravery",
"courage",
"courageousness",
"daring",
"dauntlessness",
"doughtiness",
"fearlessness",
"fortitude",
"gallantry",
"hardihood",
"intrepidity",
"intrepidness",
"stoutness",
"valor",
"audacity",
"guts",
"nerve"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness":{
"examples":[
"cat lover or no, she regards cleaning the litter box with horror"
],
"synonyms":[
"aversion",
"disgust",
"distaste",
"loathing",
"nausea",
"repugnance",
"repulsion",
"revulsion"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abhorrence",
"abomination",
"antipathy",
"execration",
"hate",
"hatred",
"allergy",
"averseness",
"disapproval",
"disfavor",
"disinclination",
"dislike",
"disliking",
"displeasure"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appetite",
"bent",
"fancy",
"favor",
"fondness",
"like",
"liking",
"love",
"partiality",
"penchant",
"predilection",
"preference",
"propensity",
"relish",
"shine",
"taste",
"use"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horse trader":{
"as in bargainer , haggler":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bargainer",
"haggler",
"palterer",
"salesclerk",
"salesman",
"salesperson",
"saleswoman",
"shopgirl",
"chapman",
"hawker",
"huckster",
"peddler",
"pedlar",
"discounter",
"distributor",
"e-tailer",
"exporter",
"jobber",
"reseller",
"retailer",
"wholesaler",
"black marketer",
"black marketeer",
"bootlegger",
"fence",
"fencer",
"hustler",
"scalper",
"smuggler",
"trafficker",
"auctioneer",
"concessionaire",
"merchant",
"trader",
"tradesman",
"broker",
"dealer",
"merchandiser",
"seller",
"vendor",
"vender"
],
"near antonyms":[
"buyer",
"purchaser",
"consumer",
"end user",
"user"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horizon":{
"the space surrounding the earth":{
"examples":[
"They saw some birds just on the horizon .",
"The couple drove off towards the horizon ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"skyline",
"midair",
"blue",
"firmament",
"heaven(s)",
"high",
"sky",
"welkin"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an area of influence, knowledge, or understanding":{
"examples":[
"She wanted to expand her horizons so she went back to school."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"purview",
"ambit",
"amplitude",
"breadth",
"compass",
"confines",
"dimension(s)",
"extent",
"range",
"reach",
"realm",
"scope",
"sweep",
"width",
"frontier",
"panorama",
"bailiwick",
"circle",
"demesne",
"department",
"discipline",
"domain",
"element",
"fief",
"fiefdom",
"field",
"province",
"region",
"specialty",
"sphere",
"terrain"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horn in":{
"as in bother , barge (in)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"barge (in)",
"bother",
"break in",
"chime in",
"chip in",
"cut in",
"interpose",
"interrupt",
"intrude",
"add",
"contribute",
"put in"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"horn":{
"something shaped like a hollow cone and used as a container":{
"examples":[
"musketeers carrying their gunpowder in powder horns"
],
"synonyms":[
"cornet",
"cornucopia"
],
"near synonyms":[
"funnel",
"tube"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horribles":{
"as in horrors , monsters":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"frights",
"horrors",
"monsters",
"monstrosities",
"terrors",
"banshees",
"bogeymen",
"bogymen",
"demons",
"daemons",
"devils",
"fiends",
"ghouls",
"imps",
"incubi",
"incubuses",
"banes",
"curses",
"enemies",
"plagues",
"scourges",
"torments",
"apparitions",
"ghosts",
"phantasms",
"fantasms",
"phantoms",
"poltergeists",
"shades",
"specters",
"spectres",
"spirits",
"spooks",
"wraiths",
"abominations",
"anathemas",
"b\u00eates noires",
"black beasts",
"bogeys",
"bogies",
"bugaboos",
"bugbears",
"dreads",
"hobgoblins",
"ogres"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hornists":{
"as in pianists , guitarists":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"accordionists",
"bassoonists",
"clarinetists",
"clarinettists",
"cornetists",
"cornettists",
"drummers",
"fiddlers",
"flautists",
"flutists",
"guitarists",
"harpists",
"keyboardists",
"oboists",
"organ-grinders",
"organists",
"percussionists",
"pianists",
"pickers",
"pipers",
"reedmen",
"saxophonists",
"trombonists",
"trumpeters",
"violinists",
"violists",
"accompanists",
"recitalists",
"soloists",
"symphonists",
"maestros",
"maestri",
"virtuosos",
"virtuosi",
"artists",
"performers",
"minstrels",
"instrumentalists",
"musicians",
"players"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hornswoggle":{
"to cause to believe what is untrue":{
"examples":[
"I think we've been hornswoggled by that carnival barker"
],
"synonyms":[
"bamboozle",
"beguile",
"bluff",
"buffalo",
"burn",
"catch",
"con",
"cozen",
"deceive",
"delude",
"dupe",
"fake out",
"fool",
"gaff",
"gammon",
"gull",
"have",
"have on",
"hoax",
"hoodwink",
"humbug",
"juggle",
"misguide",
"misinform",
"mislead",
"snooker",
"snow",
"spoof",
"string along",
"suck in",
"sucker",
"take in",
"trick"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kid",
"put on",
"tease",
"bleed",
"cheat",
"chisel",
"defraud",
"diddle",
"euchre",
"fleece",
"flimflam",
"hustle",
"mulct",
"rook",
"shortchange",
"skin",
"squeeze",
"stick",
"sting",
"swindle"
],
"near antonyms":[
"debunk",
"expose",
"reveal",
"show up",
"uncloak",
"uncover",
"unmask",
"disclose",
"divulge",
"tell",
"unveil",
"disabuse",
"disenchant",
"disillusion"
],
"antonyms":[
"undeceive"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"horniness":{
"intense sexual desire":{
"examples":[
"another movie comedy that celebrates the unbridled horniness of the teenage boy"
],
"synonyms":[
"ardor",
"concupiscence",
"eros",
"eroticism",
"itch",
"lust",
"lustfulness",
"passion"
],
"near synonyms":[
"erotomania",
"nymphomania",
"satyriasis",
"lasciviousness",
"lewdness",
"libidinousness",
"licentiousness",
"lickerishness",
"randiness",
"salaciousness",
"wantonness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"frigidity"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"sexual appetite":{
"examples":[
"a drug that promises to provide a man the horniness of one half his age"
],
"synonyms":[
"concupiscence",
"desire",
"eroticism",
"hots",
"itch",
"lech",
"letch",
"libidinousness",
"lust",
"lustfulness",
"lustihood",
"passion",
"salaciousness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"libido",
"ardor",
"heat",
"rut",
"erotomania",
"hypersexuality",
"lecherousness",
"lechery",
"nymphomania",
"satyriasis",
"venery"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abstinence",
"celibacy",
"chastity",
"frigidity",
"frigidness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horseless carriages":{
"a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels":{
"examples":[
"with the coming of the horseless carriage , distances between places were greatly reduced and the national landscape was transformed"
],
"synonyms":[
"automobiles",
"autos",
"buses",
"busses",
"cars",
"machines",
"motorcars",
"motors",
"motor vehicles",
"wheels"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coaches",
"jitneys",
"microbuses",
"microbusses",
"minibuses",
"minibusses",
"minivans",
"omnibuses",
"vans",
"convertibles",
"fastbacks",
"hardtops",
"hatchbacks",
"notchbacks",
"ragtops",
"sports cars",
"sport-utility vehicles",
"station wagons",
"SUVs",
"town cars",
"wagons",
"woodies",
"compacts",
"coupes",
"coup\u00e9s",
"intermediates",
"limousines",
"minicars",
"minis",
"sedans",
"subcompacts",
"V-8s",
"gas-guzzlers",
"land yachts",
"muscle cars",
"stock cars",
"turbocars",
"beaters",
"clunkers",
"crates",
"flivvers",
"jalopies",
"junkers",
"cream puffs",
"phaetons",
"roadsters",
"tin lizzies",
"touring cars",
"hybrids"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hortative":{
"as in advisory , consulting":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"advisory",
"consultative",
"consulting",
"counseling",
"counselling",
"recommendatory",
"admonishing",
"admonitory",
"cautionary",
"cautioning",
"exemplary",
"monitory",
"premonitory",
"warning",
"aiding",
"assisting",
"helping",
"didactic",
"moralistic",
"moralizing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"horse races":{
"as in nail-biters":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"nail-biters",
"ball games",
"battles",
"combats",
"competitions",
"conflicts",
"confrontations",
"contentions",
"contests",
"dogfights",
"duels",
"face-offs",
"grapples",
"matches",
"rivalries",
"strifes",
"struggles",
"sweepstakes",
"sweep-stake",
"tugs-of-war",
"warfares",
"wars",
"showdowns",
"clashes",
"collisions",
"discords",
"frictions",
"arguments",
"controversies",
"debates",
"disagreements",
"disputations",
"disputes",
"dissensions",
"dissentions",
"quarrels",
"rows",
"wrangles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"concords",
"harmonies",
"peaces"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in toss-ups":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"toss-ups",
"photo finishes",
"seesaws",
"deadlocks",
"impasses",
"dead heats",
"draws",
"stalemates",
"standoffs",
"ties"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horses":{
"a large hoofed domestic animal that is used for carrying or drawing loads and for riding":{
"examples":[
"the mounted police stable their horses in the city park"
],
"synonyms":[
"equines",
"nags",
"steeds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"equids",
"colts",
"fillies",
"foals",
"geldings",
"mares",
"stallions",
"broncos",
"bronchos",
"mustangs",
"ponies",
"chargers",
"coursers",
"cow ponies",
"cutting horses",
"gallopers",
"hackneys",
"hacks",
"mounts",
"packhorses",
"prancers",
"quarter horses",
"racehorses",
"saddle horses",
"trotters",
"warhorses",
"workhorses",
"bays",
"blacks",
"buckskins",
"chestnuts",
"duns",
"palominos",
"pintos",
"pintoes",
"roans",
"skewbalds",
"sorrels",
"cobs",
"dobbins",
"jades",
"plugs",
"skates"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horses around":{
"to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior":{
"examples":[
"the boys were horsing around on the boat when one of them fell overboard"
],
"synonyms":[
"acts up",
"clowns (around)",
"cuts up",
"fools around",
"hotdogs",
"monkeys (around)",
"showboats",
"shows off",
"skylarks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carries on",
"misbehaves",
"roughhouses",
"capers",
"cavorts",
"disports",
"frisks",
"frolics",
"gambols",
"larks",
"rollicks",
"romps",
"carouses",
"mafficks",
"revels",
"roars",
"wassails"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"horse-trades (with)":{
"as in bargains (with) , palters (with)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bargains (with)",
"chaffers (with)",
"palters (with)",
"barters (for)",
"deals (for)",
"dickers (over)",
"exchanges (for)",
"haggles (for)",
"negotiates (about)",
"trades (for)",
"bids",
"offers",
"finances",
"pays (for)",
"springs (for)",
"rebuys",
"repurchases",
"acquires",
"gains",
"garners",
"gets",
"obtains",
"procures",
"secures",
"wins",
"buys",
"cops",
"picks up",
"purchases",
"takes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deals (in)",
"markets",
"merchandises",
"merchandizes",
"retails",
"sells",
"vends"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"horned viper":{
"as in diamondback rattlesnake , garter snake":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"adder",
"anaconda",
"asp",
"black racer",
"blacksnake",
"blue racer",
"boa",
"bull snake",
"bushmaster",
"chicken snake",
"cobra",
"constrictor",
"copperhead",
"coral snake",
"cottonmouth moccasin",
"diamondback rattlesnake",
"fer-de-lance",
"garter snake",
"gopher snake",
"green snake",
"hognose snake",
"indigo snake",
"king cobra",
"king snake",
"krait",
"mamba",
"milk snake",
"moccasin",
"pine snake",
"pit viper",
"puff adder",
"python",
"racer",
"rat snake",
"rattlesnake",
"sea serpent",
"sea snake",
"sidewinder",
"taipan",
"water moccasin",
"water snake",
"worm snake",
"serpent",
"snake",
"viper"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horseback":{
"as in impromptu , makeshift":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"impromptu",
"makeshift",
"offhand",
"offhanded",
"off-the-cuff",
"rush",
"slapdash",
"snap",
"spontaneous",
"spur-of-the-moment",
"quick",
"rapid",
"speedy",
"swift",
"abrupt",
"sudden",
"headstrong",
"heady",
"hotheaded",
"impatient",
"impetuous",
"impulsive",
"madcap",
"reckless",
"unadvised",
"breakneck",
"breathtaking",
"cursory",
"drive-by",
"flying",
"gadarene",
"hasty",
"headlong",
"helter-skelter",
"hurried",
"overhasty",
"pell-mell",
"precipitate",
"precipitous",
"rash",
"rushed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deliberate",
"unhurried",
"unrushed",
"calculated",
"calculating",
"measured",
"circumspect",
"foresighted",
"forethoughtful",
"drawn-out",
"extended",
"long-term",
"prolonged",
"faltering",
"hesitant",
"hesitating",
"tentative",
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"laggard",
"leisurely",
"poky",
"pokey",
"shilly-shallying",
"slow"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"horse-trading (with)":{
"as in bargaining (with) , paltering (with)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bargaining (with)",
"chaffering (with)",
"paltering (with)",
"bartering (for)",
"dealing (for)",
"dickering (over)",
"exchanging (for)",
"haggling (for)",
"negotiating (about)",
"trading (for)",
"bidding",
"offering",
"financing",
"paying (for)",
"springing (for)",
"rebuying",
"repurchasing",
"acquiring",
"gaining",
"garnering",
"getting",
"obtaining",
"procuring",
"securing",
"winning",
"buying",
"copping",
"picking up",
"purchasing",
"taking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dealing (in)",
"marketing",
"merchandising",
"merchandizing",
"retailing",
"selling",
"vending"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"horticulture":{
"the science of growing fruits, vegetables, and flowers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cultivation",
"culture",
"farmwork",
"gardening",
"tillage",
"agriculture",
"farming",
"husbandry",
"agribusiness",
"agroecology",
"agronomy",
"agroforestry",
"arboriculture",
"pomology",
"aquaculture",
"aquiculture",
"hydroponics",
"animal husbandry",
"mixed farming",
"monoculture",
"pastoralism",
"sharecropping"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horsehide":{
"as in cowhide , deerskin":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"alligator",
"antelope",
"buckskin",
"cabretta",
"calfskin",
"capeskin",
"chamois",
"cordovan",
"cowhide",
"crocodile",
"deerskin",
"doeskin",
"goatskin",
"kid",
"kidskin",
"lambskin",
"morocco",
"ostrich",
"pigskin",
"seal",
"sharkskin",
"sheepskin",
"snakeskin",
"coat",
"fleece",
"fur",
"pelt",
"nubuck",
"patent leather",
"suede",
"hide",
"leather",
"skin"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horsing around":{
"wildly playful or mischievous behavior":{
"examples":[
"at the beach there was a lot more horsing around on the sand than actual swimming in the water"
],
"synonyms":[
"buffoonery",
"clownery",
"clowning",
"foolery",
"high jinks",
"hijinks",
"horseplay",
"monkey business",
"monkeying",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"roughhouse",
"roughhousing",
"shenanigan(s)",
"skylarking",
"slapstick",
"tomfoolery"
],
"near synonyms":[
"childishness",
"clownishness",
"foolishness",
"funning",
"jesting",
"joking",
"nonsense",
"silliness",
"waggery",
"boisterousness",
"rambunctiousness",
"rowdiness",
"rowdyism",
"rumbustiousness",
"devilry",
"deviltry",
"impishness",
"knavery",
"mischief",
"mischievousness",
"prankishness",
"rascality",
"roguery",
"roguishness",
"trickery",
"cavorting",
"frivolity",
"frolicking",
"gamboling",
"gambolling",
"merrymaking",
"playfulness",
"revelry",
"roistering",
"romping",
"sporting",
"sportiveness"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior":{
"examples":[
"the boys were horsing around on the boat when one of them fell overboard"
],
"synonyms":[
"acting up",
"clowning (around)",
"cutting up",
"fooling around",
"hotdogging",
"monkeying (around)",
"showboating",
"showing off",
"skylarking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carrying on",
"misbehaving",
"roughhousing",
"capering",
"cavorting",
"disporting",
"frisking",
"frolicking",
"gamboling",
"gambolling",
"larking",
"rollicking",
"romping",
"carousing",
"mafficking",
"reveling",
"revelling",
"roaring",
"wassailing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"horsefeathers":{
"language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{
"examples":[
"horsefeathers ! don't believe everything you read in the papers"
],
"synonyms":[
"applesauce",
"balderdash",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blah",
"blah-blah",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absurdity",
"asininity",
"fatuity",
"foolery",
"idiocy",
"imbecility",
"inaneness",
"inanity",
"insanity",
"kookiness",
"lunacy",
"absurdness",
"craziness",
"madness",
"witlessness",
"hoity-toity",
"monkey business",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"shenanigan(s)",
"tomfoolery",
"gas",
"hot air",
"rigmarole",
"rigamarole",
"double-talk",
"greek",
"hocus-pocus"
],
"near antonyms":[
"levelheadedness",
"rationality",
"reasonability",
"reasonableness",
"sensibleness",
"common sense",
"horse sense",
"sense",
"discernment",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"wisdom"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"horse traders":{
"as in bargainers , hagglers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bargainers",
"hagglers",
"palterers",
"salesclerks",
"salesmen",
"salespeople",
"saleswomen",
"shopgirls",
"chapmen",
"hawkers",
"hucksters",
"peddlers",
"pedlars",
"discounters",
"distributors",
"e-tailers",
"exporters",
"jobbers",
"resellers",
"retailers",
"wholesalers",
"black marketers",
"black marketeers",
"bootleggers",
"fencers",
"fences",
"hustlers",
"scalpers",
"smugglers",
"traffickers",
"auctioneers",
"concessionaires",
"merchants",
"traders",
"tradesmen",
"brokers",
"dealers",
"merchandisers",
"sellers",
"vendors",
"venders"
],
"near antonyms":[
"buyers",
"purchasers",
"consumers",
"end users",
"users"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hornswoggled":{
"to cause to believe what is untrue":{
"examples":[
"I think we've been hornswoggled by that carnival barker"
],
"synonyms":[
"bamboozled",
"beguiled",
"bluffed",
"buffaloed",
"burned",
"burnt",
"caught",
"conned",
"cozened",
"deceived",
"deluded",
"duped",
"faked out",
"fooled",
"gaffed",
"gammoned",
"gulled",
"had",
"had on",
"hoaxed",
"hoodwinked",
"humbugged",
"juggled",
"misguided",
"misinformed",
"misled",
"snookered",
"snowed",
"spoofed",
"strung along",
"sucked in",
"suckered",
"took in",
"tricked"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kidded",
"put on",
"teased",
"bled",
"cheated",
"chiseled",
"chiselled",
"defrauded",
"diddled",
"euchred",
"fleeced",
"flimflammed",
"hustled",
"mulcted",
"rooked",
"shortchanged",
"skinned",
"squeezed",
"stuck",
"stung",
"swindled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"debunked",
"exposed",
"revealed",
"showed up",
"uncloaked",
"uncovered",
"unmasked",
"disclosed",
"divulged",
"told",
"unveiled",
"disabused",
"disenchanted",
"disillusioned"
],
"antonyms":[
"undeceived"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hors d'oeuvre":{
"a food served in small portions before the main part of a meal":{
"examples":[
"a tray of assorted hors d'oeuvres"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"appetizer",
"canap\u00e9",
"bite",
"morsel",
"mouthful",
"nibble",
"nugget",
"taste",
"tidbit",
"titbit",
"collop",
"medallion",
"noisette",
"nosh",
"snack",
"bit",
"chew",
"crumb",
"dab",
"dribble",
"driblet",
"fleck",
"hint",
"mote",
"nubbin",
"particle",
"pinch",
"scrap",
"scruple",
"shred",
"smidgen",
"smidgeon",
"smidgin",
"smidge",
"snip",
"snippet",
"speck",
"spot",
"sprinkling",
"suspicion",
"tittle",
"touch",
"trace",
"dash",
"drop",
"lap",
"lick",
"gulp",
"swallow",
"swig"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horseless carriage":{
"a self-propelled passenger vehicle on four wheels":{
"examples":[
"with the coming of the horseless carriage , distances between places were greatly reduced and the national landscape was transformed"
],
"synonyms":[
"auto",
"automobile",
"bus",
"car",
"machine",
"motor",
"motor vehicle",
"motorcar",
"wheels"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coach",
"jitney",
"microbus",
"minibus",
"minivan",
"omnibus",
"van",
"convertible",
"fastback",
"hardtop",
"hatchback",
"notchback",
"ragtop",
"sports car",
"sport-utility vehicle",
"station wagon",
"SUV",
"town car",
"wagon",
"woody",
"woodie",
"compact",
"coupe",
"coup\u00e9",
"intermediate",
"limousine",
"mini",
"minicar",
"sedan",
"subcompact",
"V-8",
"gas-guzzler",
"land yacht",
"muscle car",
"stock car",
"turbocar",
"beater",
"clunker",
"crate",
"flivver",
"jalopy",
"junker",
"cream puff",
"phaeton",
"roadster",
"tin lizzie",
"touring car",
"hybrid"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horny":{
"having a strong sexual desire":{
"examples":[
"in her view, \"teenage boys are perpetually horny \""
],
"synonyms":[
"concupiscent",
"goatish",
"hot",
"hypersexual",
"itchy",
"lascivious",
"lecherous",
"lewd",
"libidinous",
"licentious",
"lubricious",
"lubricous",
"lustful",
"oversexed",
"passionate",
"randy",
"salacious",
"satyric",
"wanton"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aroused",
"excited",
"easy",
"fast",
"loose",
"promiscuous",
"dissipated",
"dissolute",
"libertine",
"corrupt",
"debased",
"debauched",
"decadent",
"degenerate",
"degraded",
"demoralized",
"depraved",
"dissipated",
"dissolute",
"immoral",
"indecent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"celibate",
"chaste",
"decent",
"immaculate",
"modest",
"moral",
"pure",
"virtuous",
"monastic",
"monkish",
"maidenly",
"virginal",
"innocent",
"lily-white",
"priggish",
"prim",
"prudish",
"puritanical",
"straitlaced",
"straightlaced",
"Victorian"
],
"antonyms":[
"frigid",
"undersexed"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"horse trading":{
"as in bargaining , dealing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bargaining",
"dealing",
"dickering",
"haggling",
"bargain",
"deal",
"horse trade",
"negotiation",
"transaction",
"logrolling",
"reciprocation",
"recompense",
"requital",
"replacement",
"substitution",
"back-and-forth",
"barter",
"commutation",
"dicker",
"exchange",
"quid pro quo",
"swap",
"trade",
"trade-off",
"truck"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in negotiation , haggle":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"haggle",
"negotiation",
"auction",
"silent auction",
"bargain",
"buy",
"steal",
"deal",
"sale",
"trade",
"transaction",
"purchase",
"clearance",
"closeout",
"fire sale",
"fair",
"garage sale",
"jumble sale",
"rummage sale",
"tag sale",
"yard sale"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase":{
"examples":[
"I horse-traded with the painter: I did his tax returns, and he did my kitchen"
],
"synonyms":[
"bargaining",
"chaffering",
"dealing",
"dickering",
"haggling",
"negotiating",
"paltering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arguing",
"bickering",
"clashing",
"fighting",
"hassling",
"quarreling",
"quarrelling",
"quibbling",
"squabbling",
"wrangling",
"comparison shopping",
"shopping (around)",
"bartering",
"exchanging",
"trading",
"hawking",
"peddling",
"buying",
"purchasing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"horsehides":{
"as in cowhides , deerskins":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"alligators",
"antelope",
"antelopes",
"buckskins",
"cabrettas",
"calfskins",
"capeskins",
"chamois",
"chamoix",
"cordovans",
"cowhides",
"crocodiles",
"deerskins",
"doeskins",
"goatskins",
"kids",
"kidskins",
"lambskins",
"moroccos",
"ostriches",
"pigskins",
"seals",
"sharkskins",
"sheepskins",
"snakeskins",
"coats",
"fleeces",
"furs",
"pelts",
"nubucks",
"patent leathers",
"suedes",
"hides",
"leathers",
"skins"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horsemen":{
"as in horsewomen":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"horsewomen",
"caballeros",
"gauchos",
"vaqueros",
"cattlemen",
"ranchers",
"stockmen",
"cowgirls",
"cowherds",
"drovers",
"herders",
"herdsmen",
"buckaroos",
"buckeroos",
"cowboys",
"cowhands",
"cowmen",
"cowpokes",
"cowpunchers",
"waddies",
"wranglers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"horse-trades":{
"to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase":{
"examples":[
"I horse-traded with the painter: I did his tax returns, and he did my kitchen"
],
"synonyms":[
"bargains",
"chaffers",
"deals",
"dickers",
"haggles",
"negotiates",
"palters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"argues",
"bickers",
"clashes",
"fights",
"hassles",
"quarrels",
"quibbles",
"squabbles",
"wrangles",
"comparison shops",
"shops (around)",
"barters",
"exchanges",
"trades",
"hawks",
"peddles",
"buys",
"purchases"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in haggles":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"haggles",
"accommodations",
"compromises",
"concessions",
"give-and-takes",
"negotiations",
"accords",
"arrangements",
"bargains",
"concurrences",
"consensuses",
"deals",
"understandings",
"agreements",
"settlements",
"mediations",
"treaties"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"horsed around":{
"to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior":{
"examples":[
"the boys were horsing around on the boat when one of them fell overboard"
],
"synonyms":[
"acted up",
"clowned (around)",
"cut up",
"fooled around",
"hotdogged",
"monkeyed (around)",
"showboated",
"showed off",
"skylarked"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carried on",
"misbehaved",
"roughhoused",
"capered",
"cavorted",
"disported",
"frisked",
"frolicked",
"gamboled",
"gambolled",
"larked",
"rollicked",
"romped",
"caroused",
"mafficked",
"reveled",
"revelled",
"roared",
"wassailed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"horse trade":{
"to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase":{
"examples":[
"I horse-traded with the painter: I did his tax returns, and he did my kitchen"
],
"synonyms":[
"bargain",
"chaffer",
"deal",
"dicker",
"haggle",
"negotiate",
"palter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"argue",
"bicker",
"clash",
"fight",
"hassle",
"quarrel",
"quibble",
"squabble",
"wrangle",
"comparison shop",
"shop (around)",
"barter",
"exchange",
"trade",
"hawk",
"peddle",
"buy",
"purchase"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in haggle":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"haggle",
"accommodation",
"compromise",
"concession",
"give-and-take",
"negotiation",
"accord",
"arrangement",
"bargain",
"concurrence",
"consensus",
"deal",
"understanding",
"agreement",
"settlement",
"mediation",
"treaty"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"horrid":{
"causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment":{
"examples":[
"accused him of stealing and said mean and horrid things about him"
],
"synonyms":[
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"appalling",
"awful",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"dreadful",
"evil",
"foul",
"fulsome",
"gross",
"hideous",
"horrendous",
"horrible",
"loathsome",
"nasty",
"nauseating",
"nauseous",
"noisome",
"noxious",
"obnoxious",
"obscene",
"odious",
"offensive",
"rancid",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"scandalous",
"shocking",
"sickening",
"ugly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"exceptionable",
"objectionable",
"brackish",
"disagreeable",
"dislikable",
"dislikeable",
"unpleasant",
"contemptible",
"despicable",
"detestable",
"hard",
"hateful",
"unhealthy",
"unsavory",
"unwholesome",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"miserable",
"atrocious",
"frightful",
"ghastly",
"grim",
"grisly",
"gruesome",
"grewsome",
"heinous",
"horrific",
"horrifying",
"lurid",
"macabre",
"monstrous",
"nightmarish",
"sick",
"sickish",
"sickly",
"terrible",
"unspeakable",
"vile",
"off-putting",
"undesirable",
"unwanted",
"unwelcome",
"barbarous",
"unchristian",
"uncivilized",
"ungodly",
"unholy",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"upsetting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acceptable",
"agreeable",
"alluring",
"appealing",
"attractive",
"blessed",
"blest",
"congenial",
"darling",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delightful",
"delightsome",
"desirable",
"dreamy",
"dulcet",
"enjoyable",
"felicitous",
"gratifying",
"heavenly",
"inviting",
"likable",
"likeable",
"luscious",
"nice",
"palatable",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"satisfying",
"savory",
"savoury",
"sweet",
"welcome",
"unexceptionable",
"unobjectionable",
"healthful",
"healthy",
"restorative",
"salubrious",
"salutary",
"wholesome"
],
"antonyms":[
"innocuous",
"inoffensive"
]
},
"extremely disturbing or repellent":{
"examples":[
"found a cure for the horrid disease"
],
"synonyms":[
"appalling",
"atrocious",
"awful",
"dreadful",
"frightful",
"ghastly",
"grisly",
"gruesome",
"grewsome",
"hideous",
"horrendous",
"horrible",
"horrific",
"horrifying",
"lurid",
"macabre",
"monstrous",
"nightmare",
"nightmarish",
"shocking",
"terrible",
"terrific"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alarming",
"bloodcurdling",
"dire",
"direful",
"fearful",
"fearsome",
"forbidding",
"formidable",
"frightening",
"gut-wrenching",
"hair-raising",
"heart-stopping",
"intimidating",
"redoubtable",
"scary",
"terrifying",
"abhorrent",
"deplorable",
"disagreeable",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"loathsome",
"nauseating",
"noisome",
"obnoxious",
"obscene",
"offensive",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"sickening",
"abominable",
"evil",
"foul",
"heinous",
"noxious",
"odious",
"unspeakable",
"vile",
"grotesque",
"ugly",
"unsightly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"agreeable",
"appealing",
"attractive",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delightful",
"enjoyable",
"enticing",
"inviting",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"satisfying",
"welcome",
"cheering",
"comforting",
"soothing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"horrible":{
"extremely disturbing or repellent":{
"examples":[
"a horrible car accident that left eyewitnesses in a state of shock"
],
"synonyms":[
"appalling",
"atrocious",
"awful",
"dreadful",
"frightful",
"ghastly",
"grisly",
"gruesome",
"grewsome",
"hideous",
"horrendous",
"horrid",
"horrific",
"horrifying",
"lurid",
"macabre",
"monstrous",
"nightmare",
"nightmarish",
"shocking",
"terrible",
"terrific"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alarming",
"bloodcurdling",
"dire",
"direful",
"fearful",
"fearsome",
"forbidding",
"formidable",
"frightening",
"gut-wrenching",
"hair-raising",
"heart-stopping",
"intimidating",
"redoubtable",
"scary",
"terrifying",
"abhorrent",
"deplorable",
"disagreeable",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"loathsome",
"nauseating",
"noisome",
"obnoxious",
"obscene",
"offensive",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"sickening",
"abominable",
"evil",
"foul",
"heinous",
"noxious",
"odious",
"unspeakable",
"vile",
"grotesque",
"ugly",
"unsightly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"agreeable",
"appealing",
"attractive",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delightful",
"enjoyable",
"enticing",
"inviting",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"satisfying",
"welcome",
"cheering",
"comforting",
"soothing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"causing fear":{
"examples":[
"a horrible scream that made shivers go up and down our spines"
],
"synonyms":[
"alarming",
"dire",
"direful",
"dread",
"dreadful",
"fearful",
"fearsome",
"forbidding",
"formidable",
"frightening",
"frightful",
"ghastly",
"hair-raising",
"horrendous",
"horrifying",
"intimidating",
"redoubtable",
"scary",
"shocking",
"spine-chilling",
"terrible",
"terrifying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"daunting",
"demoralizing",
"disconcerting",
"discouraging",
"dismaying",
"disquieting",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"perturbing",
"startling",
"threatening",
"troubling",
"trying",
"unnerving",
"bone-chilling",
"creepy",
"eerie",
"eery",
"weird",
"appalling",
"atrocious",
"awful",
"grisly",
"gruesome",
"grewsome",
"hideous",
"horrid",
"macabre",
"monstrous",
"nightmarish"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calming",
"comforting",
"consoling",
"inviting",
"lulling",
"pacifying",
"quieting",
"reassuring",
"relaxing",
"soothing",
"tranquilizing",
"tranquillizing",
"nonintimidating",
"nonthreatening"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment":{
"examples":[
"I can never forgive her for the horrible way she treated me"
],
"synonyms":[
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"appalling",
"awful",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"dreadful",
"evil",
"foul",
"fulsome",
"gross",
"hideous",
"horrendous",
"horrid",
"loathsome",
"nasty",
"nauseating",
"nauseous",
"noisome",
"noxious",
"obnoxious",
"obscene",
"odious",
"offensive",
"rancid",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"scandalous",
"shocking",
"sickening",
"ugly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"exceptionable",
"objectionable",
"brackish",
"disagreeable",
"dislikable",
"dislikeable",
"unpleasant",
"contemptible",
"despicable",
"detestable",
"hard",
"hateful",
"unhealthy",
"unsavory",
"unwholesome",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"miserable",
"atrocious",
"frightful",
"ghastly",
"grim",
"grisly",
"gruesome",
"grewsome",
"heinous",
"horrific",
"horrifying",
"lurid",
"macabre",
"monstrous",
"nightmarish",
"sick",
"sickish",
"sickly",
"terrible",
"unspeakable",
"vile",
"off-putting",
"undesirable",
"unwanted",
"unwelcome",
"barbarous",
"unchristian",
"uncivilized",
"ungodly",
"unholy",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"upsetting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acceptable",
"agreeable",
"alluring",
"appealing",
"attractive",
"blessed",
"blest",
"congenial",
"darling",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delightful",
"delightsome",
"desirable",
"dreamy",
"dulcet",
"enjoyable",
"felicitous",
"gratifying",
"heavenly",
"inviting",
"likable",
"likeable",
"luscious",
"nice",
"palatable",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"satisfying",
"savory",
"savoury",
"sweet",
"welcome",
"unexceptionable",
"unobjectionable",
"healthful",
"healthy",
"restorative",
"salubrious",
"salutary",
"wholesome"
],
"antonyms":[
"innocuous",
"inoffensive"
]
},
"extremely unsatisfactory":{
"examples":[
"I'm never going back to that restaurant; the service was horrible"
],
"synonyms":[
"atrocious",
"awful",
"dismal",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"punk",
"rotten",
"sucky",
"terrible",
"wretched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bad",
"deficient",
"inferior",
"off",
"poor",
"substandard",
"wanting",
"contemptible",
"miserable",
"shameful",
"defective",
"faulty",
"flawed",
"low-grade",
"mediocre",
"reprehensible",
"second-rate",
"bum",
"useless",
"valueless",
"worthless",
"inadequate",
"insufficient",
"lacking",
"abominable",
"damnable",
"fiendish",
"odious",
"vile"
],
"near antonyms":[
"choice",
"excellent",
"exceptional",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"premium",
"prime",
"superior",
"adequate",
"sufficient",
"acceptable",
"satisfactory"
],
"antonyms":[
"bitchin'",
"great",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"wonderful"
]
},
"as in horror , monster":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"fright",
"horror",
"monster",
"monstrosity",
"terror",
"banshee",
"bogeyman",
"bogyman",
"demon",
"daemon",
"devil",
"fiend",
"ghoul",
"imp",
"incubus",
"bane",
"curse",
"enemy",
"plague",
"scourge",
"torment",
"apparition",
"ghost",
"phantasm",
"fantasm",
"phantom",
"poltergeist",
"shade",
"specter",
"spectre",
"spirit",
"spook",
"wraith",
"abomination",
"anathema",
"b\u00eate noire",
"black beast",
"bogey",
"bogie",
"bogy",
"bugaboo",
"bugbear",
"dread",
"hobgoblin",
"ogre"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"horselaughs":{
"an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement":{
"examples":[
"even in a crowded auditorium you wouldn't have trouble picking out his earsplitting horselaugh"
],
"synonyms":[
"belly laughs",
"boffolas",
"boffs",
"boffos",
"cachinnations",
"cackles",
"chortles",
"chuckles",
"giggles",
"guffaws",
"hee-haws",
"laughs",
"laughters",
"snickers",
"sniggers",
"titters",
"twitters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crows",
"whoops",
"grins",
"simpers",
"smiles",
"smirks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cries",
"groans",
"moans",
"sobs",
"wails",
"faces",
"frowns",
"grimaces",
"lowers",
"lours",
"mouths",
"pouts",
"scowls"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hordes":{
"a great number of persons or creatures massed together":{
"examples":[
"a horde of mosquitoes",
"hordes of tourists from the cruise ship crowded the shops and cafes"
],
"synonyms":[
"armies",
"bikes",
"crams",
"crowds",
"crushes",
"droves",
"flocks",
"herds",
"hosts",
"legions",
"masses",
"mobs",
"multitudes",
"presses",
"routs",
"scrums",
"swarms",
"throngs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"masses",
"millions",
"rabblements",
"rabbles",
"riffraffs",
"gaggles",
"heaps",
"mountains",
"piles",
"jams",
"logjams"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}