dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/jun_MWT.json
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{
"junctions":{
"a place where two or more things are united":{
"examples":[
"situated at the junction of several major railways, the city has long been a transportation hub"
],
"synonyms":[
"connections",
"couplings",
"joinings",
"joins",
"joints",
"jointures",
"junctures"
],
"near synonyms":[
"links",
"nexuses",
"nexus",
"ties",
"interconnections",
"intersections",
"abutments",
"articulations",
"attachments",
"seams",
"sutures",
"concourses",
"confluences",
"meetings",
"unions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clefts",
"cracks",
"crevices",
"fissures",
"gaps",
"rifts",
"separations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one":{
"examples":[
"the junction of the coalition's two military forces has not been without problems"
],
"synonyms":[
"combinations",
"connections",
"consolidations",
"couplings",
"mergers",
"unifications",
"unions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"agglomerations",
"amalgamations",
"blends",
"coalescences",
"fusions",
"intermixtures",
"mixes",
"mixtures",
"syntheses",
"reunifications",
"reunions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"detachments",
"divorcements",
"separations",
"severances"
],
"antonyms":[
"breakups",
"disconnections",
"dissolutions",
"disunions",
"divisions",
"partings",
"partitions",
"schisms",
"scissions",
"splits"
]
},
"a place where roads meet":{
"examples":[
"the town finally installed a traffic light at that busy junction"
],
"synonyms":[
"carrefours",
"corners",
"crossings",
"crossroads",
"crossways",
"intersections"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cloverleafs",
"cloverleaves",
"interchanges",
"overpasses",
"underpasses",
"circles",
"rotaries",
"roundabouts",
"traffic circles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"juncture":{
"a particular and often important moment in time":{
"examples":[
"at the present juncture , I think the country is looking for a strong president"
],
"synonyms":[
"point"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beat",
"crack",
"flash",
"heartbeat",
"instant",
"jiffy",
"minute",
"moment",
"nanosecond",
"second",
"shake",
"split second",
"tick",
"trice",
"twinkle",
"wink",
"bit",
"spell",
"stretch",
"while",
"brink",
"cusp",
"nick",
"threshold",
"verge",
"crisis",
"crunch time",
"wire"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a place where two or more things are united":{
"examples":[
"the water is leaking at the juncture of those two pipes"
],
"synonyms":[
"connection",
"coupling",
"join",
"joining",
"joint",
"jointure",
"junction"
],
"near synonyms":[
"link",
"nexus",
"tie",
"interconnection",
"intersection",
"abutment",
"articulation",
"attachment",
"seam",
"suture",
"concourse",
"confluence",
"meeting",
"union"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cleft",
"crack",
"crevice",
"fissure",
"gap",
"rift",
"separation"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action":{
"examples":[
"we have now arrived at a juncture where something must be done to avert war"
],
"synonyms":[
"boiling point",
"breaking point",
"clutch",
"conjuncture",
"crisis",
"crossroad(s)",
"crunch",
"crunch time",
"Dunkirk",
"emergency",
"exigency",
"extremity",
"flash point",
"head",
"tinderbox",
"zero hour"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contingency",
"possibility",
"climax",
"turning point",
"happening",
"landmark",
"milestone",
"condition",
"pass",
"situation",
"strait",
"deadlock",
"impasse",
"stalemate",
"corner",
"fix",
"hole",
"hot water",
"jam",
"last ditch",
"pinch",
"predicament",
"scrape",
"spot",
"eleventh hour",
"last minute"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"junctures":{
"a particular and often important moment in time":{
"examples":[
"at the present juncture , I think the country is looking for a strong president"
],
"synonyms":[
"points"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beats",
"cracks",
"flashes",
"heartbeats",
"instants",
"jiffies",
"minutes",
"moments",
"nanoseconds",
"seconds",
"shakes",
"split seconds",
"ticks",
"trices",
"twinkles",
"winks",
"bits",
"spells",
"stretches",
"whiles",
"brinks",
"cusps",
"nicks",
"thresholds",
"verges",
"crises",
"crunch times",
"wires"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a place where two or more things are united":{
"examples":[
"the water is leaking at the juncture of those two pipes"
],
"synonyms":[
"connections",
"couplings",
"joinings",
"joins",
"joints",
"jointures",
"junctions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"links",
"nexuses",
"nexus",
"ties",
"interconnections",
"intersections",
"abutments",
"articulations",
"attachments",
"seams",
"sutures",
"concourses",
"confluences",
"meetings",
"unions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clefts",
"cracks",
"crevices",
"fissures",
"gaps",
"rifts",
"separations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a time or state of affairs requiring prompt or decisive action":{
"examples":[
"we have now arrived at a juncture where something must be done to avert war"
],
"synonyms":[
"boiling points",
"breaking points",
"clutches",
"conjunctures",
"crises",
"crossroads",
"crunches",
"crunch times",
"Dunkirks",
"emergencies",
"exigencies",
"extremities",
"flash points",
"heads",
"tinderboxes",
"zero hours"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contingencies",
"possibilities",
"climaxes",
"turning points",
"happenings",
"landmarks",
"milestones",
"conditions",
"passes",
"situations",
"straits",
"deadlocks",
"impasses",
"stalemates",
"corners",
"fixes",
"holes",
"hot waters",
"jams",
"last ditches",
"pinches",
"predicaments",
"scrapes",
"spots",
"eleventh hours",
"last minutes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"jungle":{
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"clearing out the jungle of boxes cluttering up the garage is her project for the weekend"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerate",
"agglomeration",
"alphabet soup",
"assortment",
"botch",
"clutter",
"collage",
"crazy quilt",
"farrago",
"gallimaufry",
"grab bag",
"gumbo",
"hash",
"hodgepodge",
"hotchpotch",
"jambalaya",
"jumble",
"litter",
"mac\u00e9doine",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"menagerie",
"miscellanea",
"miscellany",
"mishmash",
"mixed bag",
"montage",
"motley",
"muddle",
"olio",
"olla podrida",
"omnium-gatherum",
"pastiche",
"patchwork",
"patchwork quilt",
"potpourri",
"ragbag",
"ragout",
"rummage",
"salad",
"salmagundi",
"scramble",
"shuffle",
"smorgasbord",
"stew",
"tumble",
"variety",
"welter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"detritus",
"notions",
"oddments",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"accumulation",
"aggregate",
"aggregation",
"conglomerate",
"conglomeration",
"catchall",
"admixture",
"alloy",
"amalgam",
"blend",
"combination",
"commixture",
"composite",
"compound",
"fusion",
"intermixture",
"mix-up",
"bollix",
"chaos",
"confusion",
"disarrangement",
"disarray",
"disorder",
"dog's breakfast",
"mess",
"morass",
"shambles",
"imbroglio",
"knot",
"snarl",
"tangle"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"junior":{
"having not so great importance or rank as another":{
"examples":[
"junior advisers to the governor"
],
"synonyms":[
"inferior",
"less",
"lesser",
"lower",
"minor",
"smaller",
"subordinate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"little",
"mean",
"small",
"minute",
"petty",
"jerkwater",
"one-horse",
"second-class",
"second-rate",
"two-bit",
"associate",
"auxiliary",
"secondary",
"subsidiary"
],
"near antonyms":[
"choice",
"exceptional",
"first-class",
"first-rate"
],
"antonyms":[
"greater",
"higher",
"major",
"more",
"primary",
"prime",
"senior",
"superior",
"superordinate"
]
},
"one who is of lower rank and typically under the authority of another":{
"examples":[
"she's his junior in the company"
],
"synonyms":[
"inferior",
"subordinate",
"underling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attendant",
"follower",
"retainer",
"domestic",
"menial",
"steward",
"flunky",
"flunkey",
"flunkie",
"henchman",
"lackey",
"minion",
"adjutant",
"aid",
"aide",
"assistant",
"coadjutor",
"deputy",
"second",
"second fiddle",
"helpmate",
"helpmeet",
"mate",
"sidekick"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boss",
"captain",
"chief",
"foreman",
"head",
"headman",
"helmsman",
"kingpin",
"leader",
"master",
"taskmaster"
],
"antonyms":[
"senior",
"superior"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"junior miss":{
"as in schoolgirl , subdebutante":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bobby-soxer",
"schoolgirl",
"subdebutante",
"teenybopper",
"filly",
"girl",
"lass",
"lassie",
"miss",
"missy",
"nymph",
"sheila",
"gamine",
"hoyden",
"pixie",
"pixy",
"romp",
"snip",
"tomboy"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"juniors":{
"one who is of lower rank and typically under the authority of another":{
"examples":[
"she's his junior in the company"
],
"synonyms":[
"inferiors",
"subordinates",
"underlings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attendants",
"followers",
"retainers",
"domestics",
"menials",
"stewards",
"flunkies",
"flunkeys",
"henchmen",
"lackeys",
"minions",
"adjutants",
"aides",
"aids",
"assistants",
"coadjutors",
"deputies",
"second fiddles",
"seconds",
"helpmates",
"helpmeets",
"mates",
"sidekicks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bosses",
"captains",
"chiefs",
"foremen",
"headmen",
"heads",
"helmsmen",
"kingpins",
"leaders",
"masters",
"taskmasters"
],
"antonyms":[
"seniors",
"superiors"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"junked":{
"as in discarded , cast-off":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"castaway",
"cast-off",
"discarded",
"jettisoned",
"refuse",
"waste",
"ignored",
"neglected",
"unattended",
"untended",
"godforsaken",
"miserable",
"shabby",
"wretched",
"abandoned",
"derelict",
"deserted",
"desolate",
"disused",
"forgotten",
"forsaken",
"rejected",
"vacant",
"vacated",
"void",
"empty",
"idle"
],
"near antonyms":[
"reclaimed",
"recovered",
"redeemed",
"rescued",
"retrieved",
"salvaged",
"saved",
"reconditioned",
"rehabbed",
"rehabilitated",
"restored",
"repeopled"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{
"examples":[
"we'll have to junk this old car"
],
"synonyms":[
"cashiered",
"cast (off)",
"chucked",
"deep-sixed",
"discarded",
"ditched",
"dumped",
"eighty-sixed",
"86'd",
"exorcised",
"exorcized",
"flung (off or away)",
"jettisoned",
"laid by",
"lost",
"pitched",
"rejected",
"scrapped",
"shed",
"shucked (off)",
"sloughed (off)",
"sluffed (off)",
"threw away",
"threw out",
"tossed",
"unloaded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abandoned",
"abdicated",
"deserted",
"forsook",
"dismissed",
"kicked out",
"abolished",
"annihilated",
"eliminated",
"eradicated",
"expunged",
"exterminated",
"extinguished",
"extirpated",
"liquidated",
"removed",
"rooted (out)",
"stamped (out)",
"wiped out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adopted",
"embraced",
"took on",
"employed",
"used",
"utilized",
"held",
"held back",
"kept",
"retained"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"junks":{
"to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{
"examples":[
"we'll have to junk this old car"
],
"synonyms":[
"cashiers",
"casts (off)",
"chucks",
"deep-sixes",
"discards",
"ditches",
"dumps",
"eighty-sixes",
"86es",
"exorcises",
"exorcizes",
"flings (off or away)",
"jettisons",
"lays by",
"loses",
"pitches",
"rejects",
"scraps",
"sheds",
"shucks (off)",
"sloughs (off)",
"sluffs (off)",
"throws away",
"throws out",
"tosses",
"unloads"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abandons",
"abdicates",
"deserts",
"forsakes",
"dismisses",
"kicks out",
"abolishes",
"annihilates",
"eliminates",
"eradicates",
"expunges",
"exterminates",
"extinguishes",
"extirpates",
"liquidates",
"removes",
"roots (out)",
"stamps (out)",
"wipes out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adopts",
"embraces",
"takes on",
"employs",
"uses",
"utilizes",
"holds",
"holds back",
"keeps",
"retains"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"junta":{
"a military group controlling a government after taking control of it by force":{
"examples":[
"A military junta quickly seized power in the country."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"oligarchy",
"cabal",
"conspiracy",
"crew",
"gang",
"Mafia",
"mob",
"ring",
"syndicate",
"bunch",
"circle",
"clan",
"clique",
"coterie",
"coven",
"crowd",
"gal\u00e8re",
"junto",
"lot",
"network",
"pack",
"set"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"juntas":{
"a military group controlling a government after taking control of it by force":{
"examples":[
"A military junta quickly seized power in the country."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"oligarchies",
"cabals",
"conspiracies",
"crews",
"gangs",
"Mafias",
"mobs",
"rings",
"syndicates",
"bunches",
"circles",
"clans",
"cliques",
"coteries",
"covens",
"crowds",
"gal\u00e8res",
"juntos",
"lots",
"networks",
"packs",
"sets"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"junking":{
"the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless":{
"examples":[
"that old chair needs junking"
],
"synonyms":[
"discarding",
"disposal",
"disposition",
"dumping",
"jettison",
"removal",
"riddance",
"scrapping",
"throwing away"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clearance",
"clearing",
"decimation",
"demolishment",
"demolition",
"destruction"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accumulation",
"acquirement",
"acquisition",
"collection",
"deposit",
"gathering"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{
"examples":[
"we'll have to junk this old car"
],
"synonyms":[
"cashiering",
"casting (off)",
"chucking",
"deep-sixing",
"discarding",
"ditching",
"dumping",
"eighty-sixing",
"86ing",
"exorcising",
"exorcizing",
"flinging (off or away)",
"jettisoning",
"laying by",
"losing",
"pitching",
"rejecting",
"scrapping",
"shedding",
"shucking (off)",
"sloughing (off)",
"sluffing (off)",
"throwing away",
"throwing out",
"tossing",
"unloading"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abandoning",
"abdicating",
"deserting",
"forsaking",
"dismissing",
"kicking out",
"abolishing",
"annihilating",
"eliminating",
"eradicating",
"expunging",
"exterminating",
"extinguishing",
"extirpating",
"liquidating",
"removing",
"rooting (out)",
"stamping (out)",
"wiping out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adopting",
"embracing",
"taking on",
"employing",
"using",
"utilizing",
"holding",
"holding back",
"keeping",
"retaining"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"Junoesque":{
"as in statuesque":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"statuesque",
"curvaceous",
"curvacious",
"curvy",
"pneumatic",
"shapely",
"plump",
"round",
"Rubenesque",
"voluptuous",
"zaftig",
"zoftig",
"bosomy",
"built",
"busty",
"buxom",
"chesty",
"stacked",
"well-endowed",
"callipygian",
"callipygous",
"well-turned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"shapeless"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"juntos":{
"as in conspiracies , cabals":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cabals",
"conspiracies",
"alliances",
"axes",
"blocks",
"blocs",
"coalitions",
"combinations",
"combines",
"confederacies",
"confederations",
"federations",
"leagues",
"unions",
"cartels",
"syndicates",
"trusts",
"factions",
"fronts",
"fusions",
"sides",
"wings",
"associations",
"groups",
"organizations",
"affiliations",
"cooperatives",
"partnerships",
"circuits",
"conferences"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"junk mails":{
"as in cards , mails":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"airmails",
"cards",
"electronic mails",
"e-mails",
"mails",
"postal cards",
"postcards",
"billets-doux",
"open letters",
"communications",
"reports",
"dispatches",
"epistles",
"letters",
"memorandums",
"memoranda",
"memos",
"missives",
"notes",
"encyclicals"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"junkers":{
"a dilapidated old automobile":{
"examples":[
"they finally traded in their old junker for a nice new car"
],
"synonyms":[
"beaters",
"clunkers",
"crates",
"jalopies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flivvers",
"hulks",
"wrecks",
"lemons"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"junkyards":{
"as in dustbins , middens":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"dustbins",
"dustheaps",
"kitchen middens",
"middens",
"dumps",
"landfills",
"sanitary landfills",
"tips",
"transfer stations",
"messes",
"pigpens",
"pigsties",
"sties",
"styes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"junky":{
"having no usefulness":{
"examples":[
"that broken watch you're wearing is junky"
],
"synonyms":[
"chaffy",
"empty",
"no-good",
"null",
"vain",
"valueless",
"worthless"
],
"near synonyms":[
"base",
"cheap",
"cheapjack",
"duff",
"inferior",
"lousy",
"low-grade",
"second-rate",
"bad",
"defective",
"dud",
"flawed",
"imperfect",
"substandard",
"unsatisfactory",
"deficient",
"inadequate",
"insufficient",
"unacceptable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"invaluable",
"precious",
"priceless",
"cherished",
"esteemed",
"prized",
"treasured",
"choice",
"exceptional",
"fancy",
"high-grade",
"special"
],
"antonyms":[
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"valuable",
"worthy"
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"a junky coat that is sure to fall apart after one winter"
],
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"bargain-basement",
"bum",
"cheap",
"cheapjack",
"cheesy",
"coarse",
"common",
"crappy",
"cut-rate",
"el cheapo",
"execrable",
"gimcrack",
"inferior",
"lousy",
"low-grade",
"low-rent",
"mediocre",
"miserable",
"poor",
"rotten",
"rubbishy",
"schlock",
"schlocky",
"shlock",
"shlocky",
"second-rate",
"shoddy",
"sleazy",
"terrible",
"trashy",
"trumpery",
"wretched"
],
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"useless",
"valueless",
"worthless",
"indifferent",
"lackluster",
"second-class",
"brummagem",
"flashy",
"garish",
"gaudy",
"glitzy",
"kitsch",
"kitschy",
"meretricious",
"ostentatious",
"showy",
"splashy",
"swank",
"swanky",
"tawdry",
"seedy",
"shabby",
"tacky",
"counterfeit",
"fake",
"phony",
"phoney",
"sham",
"supercheap",
"ultracheap"
],
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"handsome",
"tasteful",
"handcrafted",
"polished",
"refined"
],
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"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"good",
"high-grade",
"superior",
"top-notch"
]
},
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"adjective"
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"took a junket to the city for some sightseeing and shopping"
],
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"excursion",
"jaunt",
"outing",
"ramble",
"sally",
"sashay",
"sortie",
"spin"
],
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"journey",
"travel(s)",
"voyage",
"circuit",
"tour",
"expedition",
"odyssey",
"safari",
"detour",
"hike",
"peregrination",
"trek",
"walk",
"pilgrimage"
],
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},
"to entertain with a fancy meal":{
"examples":[
"a lobbyist who regularly junkets politicians who are friendly toward the oil industry"
],
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"banquet",
"dine",
"feast",
"regale"
],
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"board",
"cater",
"feed",
"provision",
"fete",
"f\u00eate",
"honor",
"recognize"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
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"to entertain with a fancy meal":{
"examples":[
"a lobbyist who regularly junkets politicians who are friendly toward the oil industry"
],
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"banqueting",
"dining",
"feasting",
"regaling"
],
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"boarding",
"catering",
"feeding",
"provisioning",
"feting",
"f\u00eating",
"honoring",
"recognizing"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"a short trip for pleasure":{
"examples":[
"took a junket to the city for some sightseeing and shopping"
],
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"excursions",
"jaunts",
"outings",
"rambles",
"sallies",
"sashays",
"sorties",
"spins"
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"journeys",
"travels",
"voyages",
"circuits",
"tours",
"expeditions",
"odysseys",
"safaris",
"detours",
"hikes",
"peregrinations",
"treks",
"walks",
"pilgrimages"
],
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},
"to entertain with a fancy meal":{
"examples":[
"a lobbyist who regularly junkets politicians who are friendly toward the oil industry"
],
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"banquets",
"dines",
"feasts",
"regales"
],
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"boards",
"caters",
"feeds",
"provisions",
"fetes",
"f\u00eates",
"honors",
"recognizes"
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"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"a dilapidated old automobile":{
"examples":[
"they finally traded in their old junker for a nice new car"
],
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"beater",
"clunker",
"crate",
"jalopy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flivver",
"hulk",
"wreck",
"lemon"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally":{
"examples":[
"heroin junkies wasting their lives"
],
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"addicts",
"dopeheads",
"dopers",
"druggies",
"fiends",
"freaks",
"heads",
"hopheads",
"hypes",
"stoners",
"users"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acidheads",
"cokeheads",
"crackheads",
"potheads",
"speed freaks",
"burnouts"
],
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"antonyms":[
"nonaddicts",
"nonusers"
]
},
"a person with a strong and habitual liking for something":{
"examples":[
"a television cartoon junkie"
],
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"addicts",
"aficionados",
"afficionados",
"buffs",
"bugs",
"devotees",
"enthusiasts",
"fanatics",
"fanciers",
"fans",
"fiends",
"fools",
"freaks",
"habitu\u00e9s",
"habitues",
"heads",
"hounds",
"lovers",
"maniacs",
"mavens",
"mavins",
"nuts",
"suckers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"groupies",
"admirers",
"amateurs",
"collectors",
"connoisseurs",
"dilettantes",
"dilettanti",
"authorities",
"experts",
"adherents",
"converts",
"cultists",
"disciples",
"followers",
"hangers-on",
"votaries",
"advocates",
"apostles",
"backers",
"champions",
"evangelists",
"exponents",
"friends",
"patrons",
"promoters",
"proponents",
"supporters",
"partisans",
"partizans",
"zealots",
"boosters",
"rooters",
"well-wishers",
"faddists"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonadmirers",
"belittlers",
"carpers",
"critics",
"detractors"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonfans"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"junior high school":{
"as in high school , public school":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"common school",
"elementary school",
"grammar school",
"high school",
"kindergarten",
"middle school",
"primary school",
"public school",
"secondary school",
"senior high school",
"trade school",
"training school",
"academe",
"academy",
"school",
"seminary",
"boarding school",
"prep",
"preparatory school",
"prep school",
"charter school",
"magnet school",
"minischool",
"madrassa",
"madrasa",
"madrassah",
"madrasah",
"Sunday school",
"yeshiva",
"yeshivah"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"junketed":{
"to entertain with a fancy meal":{
"examples":[
"a lobbyist who regularly junkets politicians who are friendly toward the oil industry"
],
"synonyms":[
"banqueted",
"dined",
"feasted",
"regaled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boarded",
"catered",
"fed",
"provisioned",
"feted",
"f\u00eated",
"honored",
"recognized"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"junction":{
"a place where two or more things are united":{
"examples":[
"situated at the junction of several major railways, the city has long been a transportation hub"
],
"synonyms":[
"connection",
"coupling",
"join",
"joining",
"joint",
"jointure",
"juncture"
],
"near synonyms":[
"link",
"nexus",
"tie",
"interconnection",
"intersection",
"abutment",
"articulation",
"attachment",
"seam",
"suture",
"concourse",
"confluence",
"meeting",
"union"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cleft",
"crack",
"crevice",
"fissure",
"gap",
"rift",
"separation"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one":{
"examples":[
"the junction of the coalition's two military forces has not been without problems"
],
"synonyms":[
"combination",
"combining",
"connecting",
"connection",
"consolidation",
"coupling",
"linking",
"merger",
"merging",
"unification",
"union"
],
"near synonyms":[
"agglomeration",
"amalgamation",
"blend",
"coalescence",
"commingling",
"compounding",
"fusion",
"intermingling",
"intermixture",
"mingling",
"mix",
"mixture",
"synthesis",
"reunification",
"reunion"
],
"near antonyms":[
"detachment",
"divorcement",
"separation",
"severance"
],
"antonyms":[
"breakup",
"disconnection",
"dissolution",
"disunion",
"division",
"parting",
"partition",
"schism",
"scission",
"split"
]
},
"a place where roads meet":{
"examples":[
"the town finally installed a traffic light at that busy junction"
],
"synonyms":[
"carrefour",
"corner",
"crossing",
"crossroad",
"crossway(s)",
"intersection"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cloverleaf",
"interchange",
"overpass",
"underpass",
"circle",
"rotary",
"roundabout",
"traffic circle"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"junk mail":{
"as in card , mail":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"airmail",
"card",
"electronic mail",
"e-mail",
"mail",
"postal card",
"postcard",
"billet-doux",
"open letter",
"communication",
"report",
"dispatch",
"epistle",
"letter",
"memo",
"memorandum",
"missive",
"note",
"encyclical"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"junto":{
"as in conspiracy , cabal":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cabal",
"conspiracy",
"alliance",
"axis",
"bloc",
"block",
"coalition",
"combination",
"combine",
"confederacy",
"confederation",
"federation",
"league",
"union",
"cartel",
"syndicate",
"trust",
"faction",
"front",
"fusion",
"side",
"wing",
"association",
"group",
"organization",
"affiliation",
"cooperative",
"partnership",
"circuit",
"conference"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"jungles":{
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"clearing out the jungle of boxes cluttering up the garage is her project for the weekend"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerates",
"agglomerations",
"alphabet soups",
"assortments",
"botches",
"clutters",
"collages",
"crazy quilts",
"farragoes",
"gallimaufries",
"grab bags",
"gumbos",
"hashes",
"hodgepodges",
"hotchpotches",
"jambalayas",
"jumbles",
"litters",
"mac\u00e9doines",
"medleys",
"m\u00e9langes",
"menageries",
"miscellanea",
"miscellanies",
"mishmashes",
"mixed bags",
"montages",
"motleys",
"muddles",
"olios",
"olla podridas",
"ollas podridas",
"omnium-gatherums",
"pastiches",
"patchwork quilts",
"patchworks",
"potpourris",
"ragbags",
"ragouts",
"rummages",
"salads",
"salmagundis",
"scrambles",
"shuffles",
"smorgasbords",
"stews",
"tumbles",
"varieties",
"welters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"detritus",
"notions",
"oddments",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"accumulations",
"aggregates",
"aggregations",
"conglomerates",
"conglomerations",
"catchalls",
"admixtures",
"alloys",
"amalgams",
"blends",
"combinations",
"commixtures",
"composites",
"compounds",
"fusions",
"intermixtures",
"mix-ups",
"bollixes",
"chaoses",
"confusions",
"disarrangements",
"disarrays",
"disorders",
"dog's breakfasts",
"messes",
"morasses",
"shambles",
"imbroglios",
"knots",
"snarls",
"tangles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"junk":{
"that which is of low quality or worth":{
"examples":[
"couldn't believe that such junk was chosen to be read for the book club",
"my car is junk \u2014it spends more time in the shop than on the road"
],
"synonyms":[
"cheese",
"crapola",
"dreck",
"drek",
"muck",
"rubbish",
"sleaze",
"slop",
"slush",
"trash",
"tripe"
],
"near synonyms":[
"camp",
"kitsch",
"claptrap",
"humbug",
"nonsense",
"bomb",
"clinker",
"clunker",
"dud",
"lemon",
"stinker",
"turkey",
"mess",
"muddle",
"shambles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"discarded or useless material":{
"examples":[
"junk on the side of the road waiting for the trash collection"
],
"synonyms":[
"chaff",
"deadwood",
"debris",
"dreck",
"drek",
"dross",
"dust",
"effluvium",
"effluvia",
"garbage",
"litter",
"offal",
"offscouring",
"raffle",
"refuse",
"riffraff",
"rubbish",
"scrap",
"spilth",
"trash",
"truck",
"waste"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crud",
"sewage",
"slop",
"swill",
"wash",
"detritus",
"remains",
"rubble",
"ruins",
"dump",
"scrap heap",
"lumber",
"odds and ends",
"trumpery",
"flotsam",
"jetsam",
"wreckage",
"castoff",
"cull",
"discard",
"hand-me-down",
"reject",
"throwaway",
"nothing",
"straw",
"two bits"
],
"near antonyms":[
"catch",
"gem",
"goody",
"goodie",
"jewel",
"pearl",
"plum",
"prize",
"treasure",
"treasure trove",
"trove",
"valuable",
"booty",
"find",
"salvage"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to get rid of as useless or unwanted":{
"examples":[
"we'll have to junk this old car"
],
"synonyms":[
"cashier",
"cast (off)",
"chuck",
"deep-six",
"discard",
"ditch",
"dump",
"eighty-six",
"86",
"exorcise",
"exorcize",
"fling (off or away)",
"jettison",
"lay by",
"lose",
"pitch",
"reject",
"scrap",
"shed",
"shuck (off)",
"slough (off)",
"sluff (off)",
"throw away",
"throw out",
"toss",
"unload"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abandon",
"abdicate",
"desert",
"forsake",
"dismiss",
"kick out",
"abolish",
"annihilate",
"eliminate",
"eradicate",
"expunge",
"exterminate",
"extinguish",
"extirpate",
"liquidate",
"remove",
"root (out)",
"stamp (out)",
"wipe out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adopt",
"embrace",
"take on",
"employ",
"use",
"utilize",
"hold",
"hold back",
"keep",
"retain"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"junior high schools":{
"as in high schools , public schools":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"common schools",
"elementary schools",
"grammar schools",
"high schools",
"kindergartens",
"middle schools",
"primary schools",
"public schools",
"secondary schools",
"senior high schools",
"trade schools",
"training schools",
"academes",
"academies",
"schools",
"seminaries",
"boarding schools",
"preparatory schools",
"preps",
"prep schools",
"charter schools",
"magnet schools",
"minischools",
"madrassas",
"madrasas",
"madrassahs",
"madrasahs",
"Sunday schools",
"yeshivas",
"yeshivot"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"junkie":{
"a person who regularly uses drugs especially illegally":{
"examples":[
"heroin junkies wasting their lives"
],
"synonyms":[
"addict",
"dopehead",
"doper",
"druggie",
"druggy",
"fiend",
"freak",
"head",
"hophead",
"hype",
"stoner",
"user"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acidhead",
"cokehead",
"crackhead",
"pothead",
"speed freak",
"burnout"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"nonaddict",
"nonuser"
]
},
"a person with a strong and habitual liking for something":{
"examples":[
"a television cartoon junkie"
],
"synonyms":[
"addict",
"aficionado",
"afficionado",
"buff",
"bug",
"devotee",
"enthusiast",
"fan",
"fanatic",
"fancier",
"fiend",
"fool",
"freak",
"habitu\u00e9",
"habitue",
"head",
"hound",
"lover",
"maniac",
"maven",
"mavin",
"nut",
"sucker"
],
"near synonyms":[
"groupie",
"admirer",
"amateur",
"collector",
"connoisseur",
"dilettante",
"authority",
"expert",
"adherent",
"convert",
"cultist",
"disciple",
"follower",
"hanger-on",
"votary",
"advocate",
"apostle",
"backer",
"champion",
"evangelist",
"exponent",
"friend",
"patron",
"promoter",
"proponent",
"supporter",
"partisan",
"partizan",
"zealot",
"booster",
"rooter",
"well-wisher",
"faddist"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonadmirer",
"belittler",
"carper",
"critic",
"detractor"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonfan"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"junkyard":{
"as in dustbin , midden":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"dustbin",
"dustheap",
"kitchen midden",
"midden",
"dump",
"landfill",
"sanitary landfill",
"tip",
"transfer station",
"mess",
"pigpen",
"pigsty",
"sty"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"junior misses":{
"as in schoolgirls , subdebutantes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bobby-soxers",
"schoolgirls",
"subdebutantes",
"teenyboppers",
"fillies",
"girls",
"lasses",
"lassies",
"misses",
"missies",
"nymphs",
"sheilas",
"gamines",
"hoydens",
"pixies",
"romps",
"snips",
"tomboys"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}