dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/min_MWT.json
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{
"mind's eye":{
"something imagined or pictured in the mind":{
"examples":[
"there was a disturbing detail that he kept seeing in his mind's eye of the accident scene"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstraction",
"cogitation",
"concept",
"conception",
"idea",
"image",
"impression",
"intellection",
"notion",
"picture",
"thought"
],
"near synonyms":[
"apprehension",
"premonition",
"presentiment",
"preconception",
"prejudice",
"prepossession",
"chimera",
"delusion",
"hallucination",
"illusion",
"phantasm",
"fantasm",
"caprice",
"conceit",
"fancy",
"freak",
"kink",
"vagary",
"whim",
"cognition",
"observation",
"perception",
"reflection",
"assumption",
"belief",
"conclusion",
"conviction",
"conjecture",
"guess",
"hunch",
"hypothesis",
"speculation",
"supposition",
"surmise",
"theory",
"brainchild",
"brainstorm",
"brain wave",
"inspiration"
],
"near antonyms":[
"actuality",
"fact",
"reality"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mind-set":{
"a particular way of thinking":{
"examples":[
"politicians trying to understand the mind-set of voters",
"She had the mind-set of a champion."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"angle",
"attitude",
"outlook",
"perspective",
"slant",
"standpoint",
"viewpoint",
"disposition",
"grain",
"nature",
"temper",
"temperament",
"cheer",
"frame",
"habit",
"humor",
"inclination",
"mode",
"spirit",
"emotion",
"feeling",
"heart",
"passion",
"sentiment",
"strain",
"belief",
"conviction",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"mind",
"notion",
"opinion",
"persuasion",
"view",
"expression",
"tone",
"vein",
"character",
"identity",
"individuality",
"makeup",
"mettle",
"personality",
"selfhood",
"self-identity",
"setup",
"responsiveness",
"sensibility",
"sensitiveness",
"sensitivity"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mindful":{
"having specified facts or feelings actively impressed on the mind":{
"examples":[
"a truly considerate person, always mindful of the needs of others"
],
"synonyms":[
"alive",
"apprehensive",
"aware",
"cognizant",
"conscious",
"sensible",
"sentient",
"ware",
"witting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alert",
"attentive",
"careful",
"cautious",
"heedful",
"observant",
"open-eyed",
"regardful",
"safe",
"vigilant",
"wary",
"watchful",
"wide-awake",
"hyperaware",
"hyperconscious"
],
"near antonyms":[
"careless",
"heedless",
"inattentive",
"incautious",
"mindless",
"unguarded",
"unheeding",
"unwary"
],
"antonyms":[
"insensible",
"oblivious",
"unaware",
"unconscious",
"unmindful",
"unwitting"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"mindfulness":{
"a state of being aware":{
"examples":[
"his mindfulness of his limited education made him ill at ease around academics"
],
"synonyms":[
"advertence",
"advertency",
"attention",
"awareness",
"cognizance",
"consciousness",
"ear",
"eye",
"heed",
"knowledge",
"note",
"notice",
"observance",
"observation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hyperawareness",
"hyperconsciousness",
"advisement",
"care",
"concern",
"consideration",
"regard",
"watch",
"apprehension",
"discernment",
"grasp",
"mind",
"perception",
"recognition",
"thought",
"understanding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregard",
"neglect",
"obliviousness",
"unawareness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mindless":{
"not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily":{
"examples":[
"a dead-end job fit only for mindless drones"
],
"synonyms":[
"airheaded",
"birdbrained",
"bonehead",
"boneheaded",
"brain-dead",
"brainless",
"bubbleheaded",
"chuckleheaded",
"dense",
"dim",
"dim-witted",
"doltish",
"dopey",
"dopy",
"dorky",
"dull",
"dumb",
"dunderheaded",
"empty-headed",
"fatuous",
"gormless",
"half-witted",
"knuckleheaded",
"lamebrain",
"lamebrained",
"lunkheaded",
"oafish",
"obtuse",
"opaque",
"pinheaded",
"senseless",
"simple",
"slow",
"slow-witted",
"soft",
"softheaded",
"stupid",
"thick",
"thick-witted",
"thickheaded",
"unintelligent",
"unsmart",
"vacuous",
"weak-minded",
"witless"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cretinous",
"feebleminded",
"simpleminded",
"boobish",
"foolish",
"idiotic",
"idiotical",
"imbecile",
"imbecilic",
"moronic",
"ignorant",
"illiterate",
"lowbrow",
"uneducated",
"uninformed",
"unintellectual",
"untaught",
"unthinking",
"absurd",
"asinine",
"balmy",
"cockeyed",
"crackpot",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"dippy",
"dotty",
"featherheaded",
"fool",
"half-baked",
"harebrained",
"insane",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loony",
"looney",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"nonsensical",
"nutty",
"preposterous",
"sappy",
"screwball",
"silly",
"tomfool",
"unwise",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"zany",
"fallacious",
"illogical",
"invalid",
"irrational",
"unreasonable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ingenious",
"resourceful",
"acute",
"astute",
"discerning",
"insightful",
"keen",
"knowing",
"perceptive",
"percipient",
"perspicacious",
"sagacious",
"sage",
"sapient",
"savvy",
"wise",
"cerebral",
"erudite",
"highbrow",
"intellectual",
"knowledgeable",
"learned",
"literate",
"scholarly",
"thinking",
"well-read",
"educated",
"informed",
"schooled",
"skilled",
"trained",
"crafty",
"cunning",
"foxy",
"shrewd",
"wily",
"judicious",
"prudent",
"sane",
"sensible",
"sound",
"logical",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"valid"
],
"antonyms":[
"apt",
"brainy",
"bright",
"brilliant",
"clever",
"fast",
"hyperintelligent",
"intelligent",
"keen",
"nimble",
"quick",
"quick-witted",
"sharp",
"sharp-witted",
"smart",
"supersmart",
"ultrasmart"
]
},
"not paying or showing close attention especially for the purpose of avoiding trouble":{
"examples":[
"mindless of danger, the foolhardy skiers ignored the avalanche warnings"
],
"synonyms":[
"careless",
"heedless",
"incautious",
"unguarded",
"unsafe",
"unwary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bold",
"impetuous",
"rash",
"reckless",
"inattentive",
"regardless",
"blithe",
"inconsiderate",
"thoughtless",
"absentminded",
"forgetful",
"unmindful",
"lax",
"neglectful",
"negligent",
"remiss",
"slipshod",
"imprudent",
"indiscreet",
"injudicious",
"inadvertent",
"unintentional",
"unplanned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"attentive",
"chary",
"observant",
"vigilant",
"watchful",
"foresighted",
"forethoughtful",
"provident",
"calculating",
"scheming",
"shrewd",
"considerate",
"thoughtful",
"ultracareful",
"ultracautious"
],
"antonyms":[
"alert",
"cautious",
"circumspect",
"gingerly",
"guarded",
"heedful",
"safe",
"wary"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"mingle":{
"to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{
"examples":[
"the site where the river and the ocean mingle their waters to form a broad estuary"
],
"synonyms":[
"amalgamate",
"blend",
"combine",
"comingle",
"commingle",
"commix",
"composite",
"concrete",
"conflate",
"fuse",
"homogenize",
"immingle",
"immix",
"incorporate",
"integrate",
"interfuse",
"intermingle",
"intermix",
"meld",
"merge",
"mix"
],
"near synonyms":[
"add",
"admix",
"beat (in)",
"cut in",
"fold",
"stir",
"toss",
"coalesce",
"compound",
"emulsify",
"conjoin",
"join",
"knit",
"link",
"unite",
"intertwine",
"interweave",
"weave"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cleave",
"disjoin",
"disunite",
"divide",
"divorce",
"part",
"rupture",
"sever",
"sunder",
"disperse",
"dissolve",
"scatter",
"detach",
"disengage",
"split"
],
"antonyms":[
"break down",
"break up",
"separate",
"unmix"
]
},
"to take part in social activities":{
"examples":[
"mingling at a cocktail party"
],
"synonyms":[
"associate",
"fraternize",
"go out",
"hobnob",
"mix",
"socialize",
"step out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carouse",
"party",
"revel",
"circulate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoid",
"eschew",
"shun",
"slight",
"snub"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mingles":{
"to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{
"examples":[
"the site where the river and the ocean mingle their waters to form a broad estuary"
],
"synonyms":[
"amalgamates",
"blends",
"combines",
"comingles",
"commingles",
"commixes",
"composites",
"concretes",
"conflates",
"fuses",
"homogenizes",
"immingles",
"immixes",
"incorporates",
"integrates",
"interfuses",
"intermingles",
"intermixes",
"melds",
"merges",
"mixes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adds",
"admixes",
"beats (in)",
"cuts in",
"folds",
"stirs",
"tosses",
"coalesces",
"compounds",
"emulsifies",
"conjoins",
"joins",
"knits",
"links",
"unites",
"intertwines",
"interweaves",
"weaves"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cleaves",
"disjoins",
"disunites",
"divides",
"divorces",
"parts",
"ruptures",
"severs",
"sunders",
"disperses",
"dissolves",
"scatters",
"detaches",
"disengages",
"splits"
],
"antonyms":[
"breaks down",
"breaks up",
"separates",
"unmixes"
]
},
"to take part in social activities":{
"examples":[
"mingling at a cocktail party"
],
"synonyms":[
"associates",
"fraternizes",
"goes out",
"hobnobs",
"mixes",
"socializes",
"steps out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carouses",
"parties",
"revels",
"circulates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoids",
"eschews",
"shuns",
"slights",
"snubs"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mingling":{
"as in mix , intermingling":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"agglomeration",
"amalgamation",
"blend",
"coalescence",
"commingling",
"compounding",
"fusion",
"intermingling",
"intermixture",
"mix",
"mixture",
"synthesis",
"combination",
"combining",
"connecting",
"connection",
"consolidation",
"coupling",
"junction",
"linking",
"merger",
"merging",
"unification",
"union",
"reunification",
"reunion"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breakup",
"disconnection",
"dissolution",
"disunion",
"division",
"parting",
"partition",
"schism",
"scission",
"split",
"detachment",
"divorcement",
"separation",
"severance"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{
"examples":[
"the site where the river and the ocean mingle their waters to form a broad estuary"
],
"synonyms":[
"amalgamating",
"blending",
"combining",
"comingling",
"commingling",
"commixing",
"compositing",
"concreting",
"conflating",
"fusing",
"homogenizing",
"immingling",
"immixing",
"incorporating",
"integrating",
"interfusing",
"intermingling",
"intermixing",
"melding",
"merging",
"mixing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adding",
"admixing",
"beating (in)",
"cutting in",
"folding",
"stirring",
"tossing",
"coalescing",
"compounding",
"emulsifying",
"conjoining",
"joining",
"knitting",
"linking",
"uniting",
"intertwining",
"interweaving",
"weaving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cleaving",
"disjoining",
"disuniting",
"dividing",
"divorcing",
"parting",
"rupturing",
"severing",
"sundering",
"dispersing",
"dissolving",
"scattering",
"detaching",
"disengaging",
"splitting"
],
"antonyms":[
"breaking down",
"breaking up",
"separating",
"unmixing"
]
},
"to take part in social activities":{
"examples":[
"mingling at a cocktail party"
],
"synonyms":[
"associating",
"fraternizing",
"going out",
"hobnobbing",
"mixing",
"socializing",
"stepping out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carousing",
"partying",
"reveling",
"revelling",
"circulating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoiding",
"eschewing",
"shunning",
"slighting",
"snubbing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"mini-mart":{
"as in department store , chain store":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"boutique",
"chain store",
"department store",
"dime store",
"exchange",
"five-and-ten",
"five-and-dime",
"mart",
"thrift shop",
"variety store",
"bazaar",
"emporium",
"shop",
"store",
"market",
"marketplace",
"outlet",
"showroom",
"big box",
"supercenter",
"superstore"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"miniature":{
"very small in size":{
"examples":[
"a dollhouse with miniature furnishings"
],
"synonyms":[
"atomic",
"bitsy",
"bitty",
"infinitesimal",
"itty-bitty",
"itsy-bitsy",
"little bitty",
"microminiature",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"minuscule",
"minute",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee",
"weeny",
"weensy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"baby",
"diminutive",
"dwarf",
"elfin",
"half-pint",
"Lilliputian",
"little",
"micro",
"mini",
"minikin",
"model",
"petite",
"pocket",
"pocket-size",
"pocket-sized",
"pygmy",
"small",
"smallish",
"dinky",
"dwarfish",
"insignificant",
"pint-size",
"pint-sized",
"puny",
"scrubby",
"undersized",
"undersize"
],
"near antonyms":[
"big",
"bulky",
"bumper",
"considerable",
"extensive",
"good",
"goodly",
"grand",
"great",
"gross",
"handsome",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"jumbo",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"large",
"largish",
"major",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"overgrown",
"overscale",
"overscaled",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"super",
"whacking",
"whopping",
"formidable",
"grandiose",
"imposing",
"lofty",
"majestic",
"monolithic",
"staggering",
"stupendous",
"towering",
"boundless",
"cavernous",
"immeasurable",
"infinite",
"vast",
"vasty",
"voluminous"
],
"antonyms":[
"astronomical",
"astronomic",
"colossal",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"giant",
"gigantic",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"huge",
"immense",
"mammoth",
"massive",
"monster",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"planetary",
"prodigious",
"titanic",
"tremendous"
]
},
"an exact representation of something in greatly reduced size":{
"examples":[
"a diorama filled with miniatures of town buildings as they looked in the 19th century"
],
"synonyms":[
"model"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carbon",
"carbon copy",
"clone",
"copy",
"dummy",
"dupe",
"duplicate",
"duplication",
"facsimile",
"imitation",
"mock",
"reduplication",
"replica",
"replication",
"reproduction",
"dwarf",
"midget",
"mini",
"pocket edition",
"pygmy",
"pigmy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"archetype",
"original",
"prototype",
"blowup",
"enlargement"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"miniaturized":{
"as in tiny , microscopic":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bitty",
"inappreciable",
"infinitesimal",
"little bitty",
"micro",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"mini",
"miniature",
"minikin",
"minim",
"minuscule",
"minute",
"pinpoint",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee",
"weeny",
"weensy",
"runtish",
"runty",
"scrubby",
"stunted",
"meager",
"meagre",
"niggardly",
"poor",
"scant",
"scanty",
"scarce",
"skimp",
"skimpy",
"slender",
"slim",
"spare",
"sparse",
"stingy",
"dwarf",
"toy",
"deficient",
"inadequate",
"insufficient",
"lacking",
"wanting",
"bantam",
"diminutive",
"dinky",
"dwarfish",
"fine",
"half-pint",
"Lilliputian",
"little",
"pint-size",
"pint-sized",
"pocket",
"pocket-size",
"pocket-sized",
"puny",
"pygmy",
"shrimpy",
"slight",
"small",
"smallish",
"subnormal",
"toylike",
"undersized",
"undersize",
"bite-size",
"bite-sized",
"capsule"
],
"near antonyms":[
"big",
"biggish",
"considerable",
"goodly",
"grand",
"great",
"handsome",
"husky",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"large",
"largish",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"overscale",
"overscaled",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"tidy",
"whacking",
"whopping",
"bulky",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"massive",
"voluminous",
"boxcar",
"Brobdingnagian",
"Bunyanesque",
"cavernous",
"colossal",
"cyclopean",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"galactic",
"gargantuan",
"giant",
"gigantic",
"gross",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"Himalayan",
"huge",
"humongous",
"humungous",
"immense",
"jumbo",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"monolithic",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"pharaonic",
"prodigious",
"staggering",
"stupendous",
"titanic",
"tremendous",
"vast",
"abundant",
"ample",
"appreciable",
"bountiful",
"copious",
"generous",
"healthy",
"liberal",
"plenteous",
"plentiful",
"fat",
"thick",
"broad",
"wide",
"boundless",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"immeasurable",
"incalculable",
"infinite",
"adequate",
"enough",
"sufficient"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"minibusses":{
"as in minivans , coaches":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"coaches",
"jitneys",
"microbuses",
"microbusses",
"minivans",
"omnibuses",
"vans",
"automobiles",
"autos",
"buses",
"busses",
"cars",
"horseless carriages",
"machines",
"motorcars",
"motors",
"motor vehicles",
"wheels",
"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"
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"noun"
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"as in sedan , subcompact":{
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"compact",
"coupe",
"coup\u00e9",
"intermediate",
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"mini",
"sedan",
"subcompact",
"V-8",
"auto",
"automobile",
"bus",
"car",
"horseless carriage",
"machine",
"motor",
"motorcar",
"motor vehicle",
"wheels",
"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",
"gas-guzzler",
"land yacht",
"muscle car",
"stock car",
"turbocar",
"beater",
"clunker",
"crate",
"flivver",
"jalopy",
"junker",
"cream puff",
"phaeton",
"roadster",
"tin lizzie",
"touring car"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"as in reduced , lessened":{
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"abated",
"decreased",
"de-escalated",
"diminished",
"downsized",
"dwindled",
"lessened",
"lowered",
"reduced",
"subtracted (from)",
"abbreviated",
"abridged",
"curtailed",
"shortened",
"compressed",
"condensed",
"constricted",
"contracted",
"cut back",
"retrenched"
],
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"accelerated",
"added (to)",
"aggrandized",
"amplified",
"augmented",
"boosted",
"built up",
"compounded",
"enlarged",
"escalated",
"expanded",
"extended",
"hyped",
"increased",
"multiplied",
"pumped up",
"raised",
"stoked",
"supersized",
"swelled",
"upped",
"boomed",
"jumped",
"skyrocketed",
"spiked",
"bumped (up)",
"ratcheted (up)",
"racheted (up)"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"minimally":{
"as in minutely , scantly":{
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"minutely",
"scantly",
"barely",
"hardly",
"just",
"marginally",
"narrowly",
"scarcely",
"slightly",
"almost",
"approximately",
"closely",
"more or less",
"nearly",
"partly",
"plus or minus",
"roughly",
"somewhat"
],
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"considerably",
"significantly",
"substantially",
"vastly",
"well",
"definitely",
"easily",
"plainly",
"positively",
"quite",
"unquestionably",
"abundantly",
"completely",
"copiously",
"fully",
"generously",
"greatly"
],
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},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
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"to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{
"examples":[
"sore losers trying to minimize the other team's victory"
],
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"bad-mouth",
"belittle",
"cry down",
"decry",
"denigrate",
"deprecate",
"depreciate",
"derogate",
"diminish",
"dis",
"diss",
"discount",
"dismiss",
"disparage",
"kiss off",
"play down",
"poor-mouth",
"put down",
"run down",
"talk down",
"trash",
"trash-talk",
"vilipend",
"write off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discommend",
"abuse",
"scold",
"disapprove (of)",
"dislike",
"censure",
"condemn",
"criticize",
"denounce",
"reprehend",
"reprobate",
"asperse",
"defame",
"malign",
"rip",
"slander",
"slur",
"traduce",
"vilify",
"discredit",
"disgrace"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approve",
"countenance",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"favor",
"recommend",
"sanction",
"commend",
"compliment",
"eulogize"
],
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"acclaim",
"applaud",
"exalt",
"extol",
"extoll",
"glorify",
"laud",
"magnify",
"praise"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"minimum":{
"being the least in amount, number, or size possible":{
"examples":[
"spent the minimum amount necessary to acquire the property"
],
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"fewest",
"littlest",
"lowest",
"minimal",
"minutest",
"slightest",
"smallest",
"tiniest"
],
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"fewer",
"lesser",
"low",
"minor",
"modest",
"slight",
"small",
"smaller",
"infinitesimal",
"micro",
"subminimal",
"ultramicro",
"irreducible"
],
"near antonyms":[
"highest"
],
"antonyms":[
"biggest",
"full",
"greatest",
"hugest",
"largest",
"maximum",
"most",
"top",
"topmost",
"utmost"
]
},
"as in semblance , modicum":{
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"hoot",
"iota",
"jot",
"minim",
"modicum",
"semblance",
"syllable",
"tittle",
"vestige",
"whit",
"ace",
"bit",
"crumb",
"dab",
"dram",
"driblet",
"glimmer",
"hint",
"lick",
"little",
"mite",
"nip",
"ounce",
"particle",
"peanuts",
"ray",
"scintilla",
"scruple",
"shade",
"shadow",
"shred",
"skosh",
"smack",
"smell",
"smidgen",
"smidgeon",
"smidgin",
"smidge",
"snap",
"soup\u00e7on",
"spark",
"spatter",
"speck",
"splash",
"spot",
"sprinkling",
"strain",
"streak",
"suspicion",
"tad",
"touch",
"trace",
"atom",
"dot",
"fleck",
"flyspeck",
"grain",
"granule",
"molecule",
"morsel",
"mote",
"nubbin",
"patch",
"scrap",
"dash",
"drop",
"pinch",
"part",
"portion",
"section",
"bite",
"nibble",
"taste",
"handful",
"scattering",
"smatter",
"smattering",
"dose",
"shot",
"chip",
"flake",
"fragment",
"shard",
"shiver",
"sliver",
"smithereens",
"splinter",
"tatter"
],
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"abundance",
"barrel",
"boatload",
"bucket",
"bundle",
"bushel",
"deal",
"fistful",
"gobs",
"heaps",
"lashings",
"lashins",
"loads",
"lot",
"mass",
"mess",
"mountain",
"much",
"oodles",
"passel",
"peck",
"pile",
"plenty",
"potful",
"profusion",
"quantity",
"raft",
"reams",
"scads",
"stack",
"wad",
"wealth",
"volume",
"bonanza",
"embarrassment",
"excess",
"overabundance",
"overage",
"overflow",
"overkill",
"overmuch",
"oversupply",
"superabundance",
"superfluity",
"surfeit",
"surplus",
"chunk",
"hunk",
"lump",
"slab"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
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"an amount of money that is the least amount of money per hour that workers must be paid according to the law":{
"examples":[
"Congress will vote on a bill to raise the minimum wage ."
],
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"living wage",
"nominal wages",
"take-home pay",
"emolument",
"hire",
"packet",
"pay",
"paycheck",
"pay envelope",
"payment",
"salary",
"stipend",
"wage",
"double time",
"overtime",
"time and a half",
"compensation",
"recompense",
"remittance",
"remuneration",
"requital",
"return",
"recoupment",
"redress",
"reparation",
"restitution",
"reimbursement",
"repayment",
"earnings",
"profit",
"takings",
"yield"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minimum wages":{
"an amount of money that is the least amount of money per hour that workers must be paid according to the law":{
"examples":[
"Congress will vote on a bill to raise the minimum wage ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"living wages",
"nominal wages",
"take-home pays",
"emoluments",
"hires",
"packets",
"paychecks",
"pay envelopes",
"payments",
"pays",
"salaries",
"stipends",
"wages",
"double times",
"overtimes",
"time and a halfs",
"compensations",
"recompenses",
"remittances",
"remunerations",
"requitals",
"returns",
"recoupments",
"redresses",
"reparations",
"restitutions",
"reimbursements",
"repayments",
"earnings",
"profits",
"takings",
"yields"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minimums":{
"as in semblances , modicums":{
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"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hoots",
"iotas",
"jots",
"minims",
"modicums",
"semblances",
"syllables",
"tittles",
"vestiges",
"whits",
"aces",
"bits",
"crumbs",
"dabs",
"drams",
"driblets",
"glimmers",
"hints",
"licks",
"little",
"mites",
"nips",
"ounces",
"particles",
"peanuts",
"rays",
"scintillas",
"scruples",
"shades",
"shadows",
"shreds",
"skoshes",
"smacks",
"smells",
"smidgens",
"smidgeons",
"smidgins",
"smidges",
"snaps",
"soup\u00e7ons",
"sparks",
"spatters",
"specks",
"splashes",
"spots",
"sprinklings",
"strains",
"streaks",
"suspicions",
"touches",
"traces",
"atoms",
"dots",
"flecks",
"flyspecks",
"grains",
"granules",
"molecules",
"morsels",
"motes",
"nubbins",
"patches",
"scraps",
"dashes",
"drops",
"pinches",
"parts",
"portions",
"sections",
"bites",
"nibbles",
"tastes",
"handfuls",
"handsful",
"scatterings",
"smatterings",
"smatters",
"doses",
"shots",
"chips",
"flakes",
"fragments",
"shards",
"shivers",
"slivers",
"smithereens",
"splinters",
"tatters"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abundances",
"barrels",
"boatloads",
"buckets",
"bundles",
"bushels",
"deals",
"fistfuls",
"gobs",
"heaps",
"lashings",
"lashins",
"loads",
"lots",
"masses",
"messes",
"mountains",
"much",
"oodles",
"passels",
"pecks",
"piles",
"plenties",
"potfuls",
"profusions",
"quantities",
"rafts",
"reams",
"scads",
"stacks",
"wads",
"wealths",
"volumes",
"bonanzas",
"embarrassments",
"excesses",
"overabundances",
"overages",
"overflows",
"overkills",
"overmuch",
"oversupplies",
"superabundances",
"superfluities",
"surfeits",
"surpluses",
"chunks",
"hunks",
"lumps",
"slabs"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minion":{
"a person or thing that is preferred over others":{
"examples":[
"most of the top appointments went to the new governor's personal minions and political cronies"
],
"synonyms":[
"darling",
"fave",
"favorite",
"pet",
"preference",
"speed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beloved",
"dear",
"sweetheart",
"jewel",
"prize",
"treasure"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abomination",
"anathema",
"b\u00eate noire",
"bugbear"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minis":{
"a very small automobile":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"compacts",
"coupes",
"coup\u00e9s",
"intermediates",
"limousines",
"minicars",
"sedans",
"subcompacts",
"V-8s",
"automobiles",
"autos",
"buses",
"busses",
"cars",
"horseless carriages",
"machines",
"motorcars",
"motors",
"motor vehicles",
"wheels",
"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",
"gas-guzzlers",
"land yachts",
"muscle cars",
"stock cars",
"turbocars",
"beaters",
"clunkers",
"crates",
"flivvers",
"jalopies",
"junkers",
"cream puffs",
"phaetons",
"roadsters",
"tin lizzies",
"touring cars",
"hybrids"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ministerial":{
"of, relating to, or characteristic of the clergy":{
"examples":[
"a priest conscientiously tending to his ministerial duties"
],
"synonyms":[
"clerical",
"clerkly",
"pastoral",
"priestly",
"sacerdotal"
],
"near synonyms":[
"evangelical",
"evangelic",
"missionary",
"apostolic",
"canonical",
"diaconal",
"diocesan",
"episcopal",
"papal",
"patriarchal",
"pontifical",
"churchly",
"ecclesiastic",
"ecclesiastical",
"divine",
"holy",
"religious",
"sacramental",
"conventual",
"mendicant",
"monachal",
"monastic",
"caliphal",
"rabbinic",
"rabbinical"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"lay",
"nonclerical",
"secular",
"temporal"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"mink":{
"as in otter , rabbit":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"badger",
"beaver",
"chamois",
"chinchilla",
"ermine",
"fisher",
"fox",
"marten",
"muskrat",
"otter",
"Persian lamb",
"rabbit",
"raccoon",
"racoon",
"sable",
"seal",
"fur",
"hide",
"leather",
"pelt",
"skin",
"bearskin",
"buckskin",
"calfskin",
"coonskin",
"cowhide",
"deerskin",
"doeskin",
"goatskin",
"horsehide",
"karakul",
"kidskin",
"kolinsky",
"lambskin",
"pigskin",
"rawhide",
"sealskin",
"sharkskin",
"sheep",
"sheepskin",
"snakeskin",
"fleece",
"mouton",
"alligator",
"crocodile",
"cordovan",
"morocco",
"patent leather",
"suede"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minor":{
"having not so great importance or rank as another":{
"examples":[
"some minor official with an exaggerated sense of his own importance"
],
"synonyms":[
"inferior",
"junior",
"less",
"lesser",
"lower",
"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"
]
},
"of little or less value or merit":{
"examples":[
"a minor poet who is little read nowadays"
],
"synonyms":[
"inferior",
"mean",
"second-class",
"second-rate",
"secondary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"junior",
"lesser",
"lower",
"low-level",
"petty",
"smaller",
"subordinate",
"under",
"average",
"common",
"fair",
"middling",
"ordinary",
"amiss",
"bad",
"defective",
"unsatisfactory",
"wrong",
"deficient",
"inadequate",
"insufficient",
"unacceptable",
"littler",
"slighter",
"smaller",
"jerkwater",
"low-rent",
"one-horse",
"small-time",
"two-bit"
],
"near antonyms":[
"major",
"more",
"primary",
"senior",
"choice",
"exceptional",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"high-grade",
"premium",
"prime",
"select",
"selected",
"acceptable",
"adequate",
"sufficient"
],
"antonyms":[
"greater",
"higher",
"superior"
]
},
"lacking importance":{
"examples":[
"only a minor detail, which we can easily disregard for the moment"
],
"synonyms":[
"fiddling",
"foolish",
"frivolous",
"incidental",
"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"little",
"Mickey Mouse",
"minute",
"negligible",
"nugatory",
"slight",
"small",
"small-fry",
"trifling",
"trivial",
"unimportant"
],
"near synonyms":[
"jerkwater",
"one-horse",
"nickel-and-dime",
"paltry",
"petty",
"small-time",
"worthless",
"anonymous",
"nameless",
"obscure",
"uncelebrated",
"unknown"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decisive",
"fatal",
"fateful",
"chief",
"dominant",
"overbearing",
"overmastering",
"overriding",
"principal",
"distinctive",
"exceptional",
"impressive",
"outstanding",
"prominent",
"remarkable",
"valuable",
"worthwhile",
"worthy",
"distinguished",
"eminent",
"great",
"illustrious",
"preeminent",
"prestigious",
"famous",
"notorious",
"renowned",
"all-important",
"basic",
"essential",
"fundamental",
"key"
],
"antonyms":[
"big",
"consequential",
"eventful",
"important",
"major",
"material",
"meaningful",
"momentous",
"significant",
"substantial",
"unfrivolous",
"weighty"
]
},
"as in kid , teenager":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"adolescent",
"juvenile",
"kid",
"kiddie",
"kiddy",
"kiddo",
"moppet",
"teenager",
"tween",
"youngling",
"youngster",
"boy",
"boychick",
"boychik",
"boyo",
"callant",
"lad",
"laddie",
"nipper",
"shaveling",
"shaver",
"sonny",
"stripling",
"tad",
"youth",
"gamin",
"guttersnipe",
"hobbledehoy",
"imp",
"squirt",
"urchin",
"whippersnapper",
"schoolboy",
"toddler",
"tot",
"tyke",
"tike",
"mama's boy"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"minority":{
"the transitional period between childhood and adulthood":{
"examples":[
"a teenager during his minority has some of the rights of an adult, but not all"
],
"synonyms":[
"adolescence",
"nonage"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boyhood",
"girlhood",
"preadolescence",
"youth",
"bloom",
"flush",
"heyday",
"prime",
"majority",
"maturity",
"manhood",
"womanhood",
"babyhood",
"infancy"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mint":{
"being in an original and unused or unspoiled state":{
"examples":[
"a mint baseball card that should be worth a lot to a collector"
],
"synonyms":[
"brand-new",
"fresh",
"pristine",
"span-new",
"virgin",
"virginal"
],
"near synonyms":[
"unaltered",
"unblemished",
"unbruised",
"uncontaminated",
"undamaged",
"undefiled",
"unharmed",
"unhurt",
"unimpaired",
"uninjured",
"unmarred",
"unpolluted",
"unsoiled",
"unspoiled",
"unsullied",
"untainted",
"untouched",
"unworn",
"new",
"spick-and-span",
"spic-and-span"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blemished",
"broken",
"bruised",
"damaged",
"defaced",
"defiled",
"disfigured",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"marred",
"soiled",
"sullied",
"tainted",
"faded",
"shopworn",
"used",
"well-worn",
"worn",
"contaminated",
"polluted",
"spoiled",
"hand-me-down",
"secondhand"
],
"antonyms":[
"stale"
]
},
"a very large amount of money":{
"examples":[
"she made a mint when the real estate market was hot"
],
"synonyms":[
"big bucks",
"bomb",
"boodle",
"bundle",
"earth",
"fortune",
"king's ransom",
"megabucks",
"packet",
"pile",
"wad"
],
"near synonyms":[
"heap",
"pot",
"bonanza",
"mine",
"treasure trove",
"assets",
"capital",
"means",
"property",
"riches",
"wealth",
"wherewithal",
"bread",
"cash",
"chips",
"currency",
"dough",
"gold",
"jack",
"legal tender",
"lucre",
"pelf",
"tender",
"wampum"
],
"near antonyms":[
"petty cash",
"pin money",
"pocket money",
"spending money"
],
"antonyms":[
"mite",
"peanuts",
"pittance",
"song"
]
},
"as in coin , stamp":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"coin",
"stamp",
"fashion",
"form",
"knead",
"model",
"mold",
"pat",
"work",
"abate",
"boast",
"carve",
"chisel",
"cut",
"grave",
"hew",
"knap",
"sculpt",
"sculpture",
"chase",
"planish",
"beat",
"draw",
"forge",
"hammer",
"pound"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"minute":{
"a very small space of time":{
"examples":[
"I'll be with you in just a minute"
],
"synonyms":[
"beat",
"eyeblink",
"flash",
"heartbeat",
"instant",
"jiff",
"jiffy",
"moment",
"nanosecond",
"New York minute",
"second",
"shake",
"split second",
"trice",
"twinkle",
"twinkling",
"wink"
],
"near synonyms":[
"microsecond",
"snatch",
"spurt"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aeon",
"eon",
"age",
"eternity",
"forever",
"infinity",
"lifetime"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"including many small descriptive features":{
"examples":[
"a minute description of the setting of the story"
],
"synonyms":[
"blow-by-blow",
"circumstantial",
"detailed",
"elaborate",
"full",
"particular",
"particularized",
"thorough"
],
"near synonyms":[
"enumerated",
"inventoried",
"itemized",
"listed",
"numerated",
"delineated",
"specific",
"specified",
"abundant",
"copious",
"comprehensive",
"encyclopedic",
"exhausting",
"exhaustive",
"inclusionary",
"inclusive",
"in-depth",
"omnibus",
"panoramic",
"thoroughgoing",
"accurate",
"correct",
"exact",
"precise",
"complete",
"entire",
"replete",
"distinct",
"explicit",
"sharp",
"mapped (out)",
"descriptive",
"graphic",
"graphical",
"picturesque",
"vivid"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brief",
"compact",
"concise",
"crisp",
"pithy",
"short",
"succinct",
"terse",
"abbreviated",
"abridged",
"curtailed",
"cut",
"pruned",
"shortened",
"trimmed",
"ambiguous",
"indeterminate",
"nebulous",
"nondescript",
"sketchy",
"vague",
"bird's-eye",
"broad",
"general",
"nonspecific",
"overall",
"unspecified"
],
"antonyms":[
"compendious",
"summary"
]
},
"lacking importance":{
"examples":[
"a person who wastes her time on the most minute aspects of everyday life"
],
"synonyms":[
"fiddling",
"foolish",
"frivolous",
"incidental",
"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"little",
"Mickey Mouse",
"minor",
"negligible",
"nugatory",
"slight",
"small",
"small-fry",
"trifling",
"trivial",
"unimportant"
],
"near synonyms":[
"jerkwater",
"one-horse",
"nickel-and-dime",
"paltry",
"petty",
"small-time",
"worthless",
"anonymous",
"nameless",
"obscure",
"uncelebrated",
"unknown"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decisive",
"fatal",
"fateful",
"chief",
"dominant",
"overbearing",
"overmastering",
"overriding",
"principal",
"distinctive",
"exceptional",
"impressive",
"outstanding",
"prominent",
"remarkable",
"valuable",
"worthwhile",
"worthy",
"distinguished",
"eminent",
"great",
"illustrious",
"preeminent",
"prestigious",
"famous",
"notorious",
"renowned",
"all-important",
"basic",
"essential",
"fundamental",
"key"
],
"antonyms":[
"big",
"consequential",
"eventful",
"important",
"major",
"material",
"meaningful",
"momentous",
"significant",
"substantial",
"unfrivolous",
"weighty"
]
},
"so small or unimportant as to warrant little or no attention":{
"examples":[
"only minute differences between the two photographic prints"
],
"synonyms":[
"chicken",
"de minimis",
"footling",
"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"measly",
"Mickey Mouse",
"negligible",
"niggling",
"no-account",
"nominal",
"paltry",
"peanut",
"petty",
"picayune",
"piddling",
"piddly",
"piffling",
"pimping",
"slight",
"trifling",
"trivial"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inferior",
"mean",
"imperceptible",
"inappreciable",
"little",
"puny",
"tiny",
"hairsplitting",
"nitpicking",
"pettifogging",
"quibbling",
"one-horse",
"small-fry",
"two-bit"
],
"near antonyms":[
"serious",
"substantial",
"weighty",
"eventful",
"momentous",
"pivotal",
"conspicuous",
"noteworthy",
"outstanding",
"prominent",
"remarkable",
"striking",
"appreciable",
"discernible",
"discernable",
"measurable"
],
"antonyms":[
"big",
"consequential",
"considerable",
"important",
"material",
"significant"
]
},
"made or done with extreme care and accuracy":{
"examples":[
"a minute examination of the marine specimen"
],
"synonyms":[
"delicate",
"exact",
"fine",
"finespun",
"hairline",
"hairsplitting",
"nice",
"nuanced",
"refined",
"subtle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"nitpicking",
"quibbling",
"frivolous",
"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"negligible",
"petty",
"piddling",
"trifling",
"trivial",
"demanding",
"exacting",
"fastidious",
"finical",
"finicking",
"finicky",
"fussy",
"meticulous",
"particular",
"picky"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apparent",
"clear",
"clear-cut",
"evident",
"manifest",
"obvious",
"open-and-shut",
"palpable",
"patent",
"perspicuous",
"plain",
"transparent",
"unambiguous",
"unequivocal",
"unmistakable",
"broad",
"indefinite",
"careless",
"heedless",
"incautious",
"slapdash",
"slipshod",
"sloppy"
],
"antonyms":[
"coarse",
"inexact",
"rough"
]
},
"very small in size":{
"examples":[
"made some minute adjustments to the controls"
],
"synonyms":[
"atomic",
"bitsy",
"bitty",
"infinitesimal",
"itty-bitty",
"itsy-bitsy",
"little bitty",
"microminiature",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"miniature",
"minuscule",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee",
"weeny",
"weensy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"baby",
"diminutive",
"dwarf",
"elfin",
"half-pint",
"Lilliputian",
"little",
"micro",
"mini",
"minikin",
"model",
"petite",
"pocket",
"pocket-size",
"pocket-sized",
"pygmy",
"small",
"smallish",
"dinky",
"dwarfish",
"insignificant",
"pint-size",
"pint-sized",
"puny",
"scrubby",
"undersized",
"undersize"
],
"near antonyms":[
"big",
"bulky",
"bumper",
"considerable",
"extensive",
"good",
"goodly",
"grand",
"great",
"gross",
"handsome",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"jumbo",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"large",
"largish",
"major",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"overgrown",
"overscale",
"overscaled",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"super",
"whacking",
"whopping",
"formidable",
"grandiose",
"imposing",
"lofty",
"majestic",
"monolithic",
"staggering",
"stupendous",
"towering",
"boundless",
"cavernous",
"immeasurable",
"infinite",
"vast",
"vasty",
"voluminous"
],
"antonyms":[
"astronomical",
"astronomic",
"colossal",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"giant",
"gigantic",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"huge",
"immense",
"mammoth",
"massive",
"monster",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"planetary",
"prodigious",
"titanic",
"tremendous"
]
},
"as in chronicle , transcribe":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"chronicle",
"transcribe",
"jot (down)",
"log",
"mark",
"note",
"put down",
"record",
"register",
"report",
"set down",
"take down",
"write down",
"enregister",
"enter",
"inscribe",
"chalk (up)",
"notch",
"score"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"minuted":{
"as in chronicled , transcribed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"chronicled",
"transcribed",
"jotted (down)",
"logged",
"marked",
"noted",
"put down",
"recorded",
"registered",
"reported",
"set down",
"took down",
"wrote down",
"enregistered",
"entered",
"inscribed",
"chalked (up)",
"notched",
"scored"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"minds":{
"the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons":{
"examples":[
"scientists still disagree about exactly where the mind is located"
],
"synonyms":[
"brains",
"cerebrums",
"cerebra",
"heads",
"psyches",
"thinkers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"belfries",
"gray matters",
"intellects",
"intelligence",
"loaves",
"noodles",
"reasons",
"skulls",
"acumens",
"brilliances",
"insights",
"judgments",
"judgements",
"mentalities",
"perceptions",
"perspicacities",
"sagacities",
"sapiences",
"wisdoms",
"wits",
"cognizances"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge":{
"examples":[
"please speak your mind freely on this matter"
],
"synonyms":[
"beliefs",
"convictions",
"eyes",
"feelings",
"judgments",
"judgements",
"notions",
"opinions",
"persuasions",
"sentiments",
"verdicts",
"views"
],
"near synonyms":[
"says",
"impressions",
"perceptions",
"takes",
"attitudes",
"assumptions",
"presumptions",
"presuppositions",
"conclusions",
"decisions",
"determinations",
"deliverances",
"esteems",
"estimates",
"estimations",
"credences",
"credits",
"faiths",
"conceptions",
"concepts",
"ideas",
"thoughts",
"positions",
"stances",
"stands",
"comments",
"obiter dicta",
"observations",
"reflections",
"remarks",
"conjectures",
"guesses",
"hunches",
"hypotheses",
"surmises",
"theories",
"advice",
"inputs",
"recommendations",
"suggestions",
"angles",
"outlooks",
"perspectives",
"shoes",
"slants",
"standpoints",
"viewpoints",
"counterviews"
],
"near antonyms":[
"facts",
"truths"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to pay attention especially through the act of hearing":{
"examples":[
"you'll be in big trouble if you don't straighten up and mind"
],
"synonyms":[
"attends",
"harkens",
"harks",
"hearkens",
"hears",
"heeds",
"listens"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"discounts",
"disregards"
],
"antonyms":[
"ignores",
"tunes out"
]
},
"to bring back to mind":{
"examples":[
"I seem to mind such a tale from way back"
],
"synonyms":[
"flashes back (to)",
"harkens back (to)",
"harks back (to)",
"hearkens back (to)",
"harkens back (to)",
"recalls",
"recollects",
"remembers",
"reminisces (about)",
"reproduces",
"thinks (of)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recaptures",
"recurs",
"educes",
"elicits",
"evokes",
"extracts",
"raises",
"reminds",
"relives",
"represents"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misremembers",
"disregards",
"ignores",
"neglects",
"overlooks",
"loses",
"misses",
"blanks (out)"
],
"antonyms":[
"disremembers",
"forgets",
"unlearns"
]
},
"to act according to the commands of":{
"examples":[
"tell the children to mind the babysitter"
],
"synonyms":[
"adheres (to)",
"complies (with)",
"conforms (to)",
"follows",
"goose-steps (to)",
"obeys",
"observes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"defers (to)",
"submits (to)",
"surrenders (to)",
"yields (to)",
"accedes (to)",
"acquiesces (to)",
"agrees (to)",
"assents (to)",
"attends",
"hears",
"heeds",
"listens (to)",
"marks",
"notes",
"notices",
"regards",
"takes",
"watches"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disobliges",
"challenges",
"dares",
"refuses",
"renounces",
"repudiates",
"directs",
"leads",
"brushes (off)",
"disregards",
"ignores",
"overlooks",
"overpasses",
"passes over",
"tunes out",
"winks (at)",
"dismisses",
"pooh-poohs",
"poohs",
"shrugs off",
"breaches",
"breaks",
"infringes",
"transgresses",
"violates",
"derides",
"flouts",
"mocks",
"scoffs (at)",
"scorns",
"mutinies (against)",
"revolts (against)",
"bucks",
"combats",
"contests",
"disputes",
"fights",
"opposes",
"resists",
"withstands"
],
"antonyms":[
"defies",
"disobeys",
"rebels (against)"
]
},
"to be cautious of or on guard against":{
"examples":[
"mind the slippery steps"
],
"synonyms":[
"guards (against)",
"looks out (for)",
"wares",
"watches out (for)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attends",
"heeds",
"marks",
"notes",
"notices",
"beholds",
"discerns",
"observes",
"perceives",
"sees",
"watches"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discounts",
"disregards",
"ignores",
"misses",
"overlooks"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have an interest or concern for":{
"examples":[
"don't mind him; he's always complaining"
],
"synonyms":[
"cares",
"looks out (for)",
"watches"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attends",
"heeds",
"regards",
"notes",
"notices",
"observes",
"empathizes (with)",
"feels (for)",
"sympathizes (with)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregards",
"ignores",
"overlooks"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take charge of especially on behalf of another":{
"examples":[
"the salesperson will mind the store while the manager goes out to lunch"
],
"synonyms":[
"attends",
"cares (for)",
"oversees",
"superintends",
"supervises",
"tends",
"watches"
],
"near synonyms":[
"administrates",
"conducts",
"controls",
"directs",
"governs",
"guides",
"manages",
"operates",
"presides (over)",
"regulates",
"runs",
"stewards",
"guards",
"patrols",
"protects",
"safeguards",
"shields",
"babies",
"babysits",
"chaperones",
"chaperons",
"mothers",
"shepherds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandons",
"disregards",
"forgets",
"ignores",
"neglects",
"passes over"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take notice of and be guided by":{
"examples":[
"mind the instructions that appear at the top of the first page of the exam"
],
"synonyms":[
"follows",
"heeds",
"listens (to)",
"notes",
"observes",
"regards",
"watches"
],
"near synonyms":[
"considers",
"contemplates",
"mulls",
"ponders",
"weighs",
"complies (with)",
"conforms (to)",
"keeps",
"obeys",
"respects",
"attends (to)",
"harks (to)",
"hearkens (to)",
"hears",
"marks",
"notices",
"sees"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brushes (aside or off)",
"discounts",
"dismisses",
"glosses (over)",
"glozes (over)",
"neglects",
"passes over",
"pooh-poohs",
"poohs",
"scorns",
"shrugs off",
"defies",
"flouts",
"slights",
"snubs"
],
"antonyms":[
"disregards",
"ignores",
"tunes out"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"minimalism":{
"as in simplicity , elegance":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"conservativeness",
"moderation",
"modesty",
"restraint",
"simplicity",
"understatement",
"elegance",
"gracefulness",
"tastefulness",
"austerity",
"plainness",
"severity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flamboyance",
"flash",
"flashiness",
"garishness",
"gaudiness",
"glitz",
"ostentation",
"ostentatiousness",
"pretentiousness",
"showiness",
"swank",
"pretense",
"pretence",
"\u00e9clat",
"extravaganza",
"mummery",
"pageant",
"parade",
"show"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ministers":{
"a person sent on a mission to represent another":{
"examples":[
"the British ministers at the international peace conference"
],
"synonyms":[
"agents",
"ambassadors",
"delegates",
"emissaries",
"envoys",
"legates",
"representatives"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambassadresses",
"attach\u00e9s",
"charg\u00e9s d'affaires",
"consuls",
"deputies",
"diplomats",
"foreign ministers",
"nuncios",
"procurators",
"proxies",
"apostles",
"evangelists",
"missionaries",
"deputations",
"detachments",
"legations",
"couriers",
"messengers",
"mouthpieces",
"spokespeople"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church":{
"examples":[
"our minister gives an interesting sermon every week"
],
"synonyms":[
"clergypersons",
"clericals",
"clerics",
"clerks",
"deacons",
"divines",
"dominies",
"ecclesiastics",
"preachers",
"priests",
"reverends"
],
"near synonyms":[
"churchmen",
"clergymen",
"fathers",
"Holy Joes",
"padres",
"clergywomen",
"deaconesses",
"priestesses",
"abbots",
"archbishops",
"archpriests",
"bishops",
"deans",
"diocesans",
"monsignors",
"monsignori",
"popes",
"prelates",
"presbyters",
"abb\u00e9s",
"curates",
"cur\u00e9s",
"parsons",
"pastors",
"rectors",
"shepherds",
"vicars",
"chaplains",
"confessors",
"sky pilots",
"evangelists",
"missionaries",
"missioners",
"missionizers",
"revivalists",
"friars",
"mendicants",
"monastics",
"monks",
"oblates",
"religious",
"high priestesses",
"high priests"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lay readers",
"lectors"
],
"antonyms":[
"laymen",
"laypeople",
"seculars",
"secular"
]
},
"a person who acts or does business for another":{
"examples":[
"she's merely a minister of the corporation"
],
"synonyms":[
"agents",
"assignees",
"attorneys",
"commissaries",
"delegates",
"deputies",
"envoys",
"factors",
"procurators",
"proxies",
"representatives",
"reps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambassadors",
"diplomatists",
"diplomats",
"emissaries",
"foreign ministers",
"legates",
"plenipotentiaries",
"alternates",
"backups",
"pinch hitters",
"reliefs",
"replacements",
"stand-ins",
"subs",
"substitutes",
"surrogates",
"understudies",
"informers",
"operatives",
"spies",
"brokers",
"distributors",
"managers",
"arbiters",
"arbitrators",
"compradors",
"compradores",
"conciliators",
"go-betweens",
"intercessors",
"intermediaries",
"interposers",
"liaisons",
"mediators",
"middlemen",
"peacemakers",
"mouthpieces",
"point men",
"point people",
"prophets",
"speakers",
"spokesmen",
"spokespeople"
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"crumbs",
"dabs",
"iotas",
"jots",
"mites",
"particles",
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"smidgeons",
"smidgins",
"smidges",
"traces",
"trifles",
"aces",
"hairbreadths",
"hairsbreadths",
"hairlines",
"hairs",
"inches",
"necks",
"steps",
"stone's throws"
],
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"country miles",
"long hauls",
"miles",
"infinities",
"light-years"
],
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"noun"
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"dinky",
"mini",
"miniature",
"minute",
"puny",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"undersized",
"undersize",
"wee",
"diminutive",
"half-pint",
"pint-size",
"pint-sized",
"pocket",
"pocket-size",
"pocket-sized",
"pygmy",
"small",
"smallish",
"dumpy",
"flat",
"scrubby",
"squat",
"squatty",
"stubby",
"stumpy",
"stunted",
"compact",
"petite",
"slight",
"dwarf",
"dwarfish",
"little",
"low",
"low-lying",
"low-slung",
"sawed-off",
"short"
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"altitudinous",
"high",
"lofty",
"tall",
"towering",
"elevated",
"lifted",
"raised",
"uplifted",
"upswept",
"high-rise",
"statuesque",
"gangling",
"gangly",
"lanky",
"rangy",
"big",
"bulky",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"large",
"largish",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"voluminous"
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"sore losers trying to minimize the other team's victory"
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"bad-mouthed",
"belittled",
"cried down",
"decried",
"denigrated",
"deprecated",
"depreciated",
"derogated",
"diminished",
"discounted",
"dismissed",
"disparaged",
"dissed",
"kissed off",
"played down",
"poor-mouthed",
"put down",
"ran down",
"talked down",
"trashed",
"trash-talked",
"vilipended",
"wrote off"
],
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"discommended",
"abused",
"scolded",
"disapproved (of)",
"disliked",
"censured",
"condemned",
"criticized",
"denounced",
"reprehended",
"reprobated",
"aspersed",
"defamed",
"maligned",
"ripped",
"slandered",
"slurred",
"traduced",
"vilified",
"discredited",
"disgraced"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approved",
"countenanced",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"favored",
"recommended",
"sanctioned",
"commended",
"complimented",
"eulogized"
],
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"acclaimed",
"applauded",
"exalted",
"extolled",
"glorified",
"lauded",
"magnified",
"praised"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
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"a very small automobile":{
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"compact",
"coupe",
"coup\u00e9",
"intermediate",
"limousine",
"minicar",
"sedan",
"subcompact",
"V-8",
"auto",
"automobile",
"bus",
"car",
"horseless carriage",
"machine",
"motor",
"motorcar",
"motor vehicle",
"wheels",
"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",
"gas-guzzler",
"land yacht",
"muscle car",
"stock car",
"turbocar",
"beater",
"clunker",
"crate",
"flivver",
"jalopy",
"junker",
"cream puff",
"phaeton",
"roadster",
"tin lizzie",
"touring car",
"hybrid"
],
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"antonyms":[]
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"as in small , little":{
"examples":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"baby",
"diminutive",
"dwarf",
"elfin",
"half-pint",
"Lilliputian",
"little",
"micro",
"minikin",
"model",
"petite",
"pocket",
"pocket-size",
"pocket-sized",
"pygmy",
"small",
"smallish",
"atomic",
"bitsy",
"bitty",
"infinitesimal",
"itty-bitty",
"itsy-bitsy",
"little bitty",
"microminiature",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"miniature",
"minuscule",
"minute",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee",
"weeny",
"weensy",
"dinky",
"dwarfish",
"insignificant",
"pint-size",
"pint-sized",
"puny",
"scrubby",
"undersized",
"undersize"
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"near antonyms":[
"astronomical",
"astronomic",
"colossal",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"giant",
"gigantic",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"huge",
"immense",
"mammoth",
"massive",
"monster",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"planetary",
"prodigious",
"titanic",
"tremendous",
"big",
"bulky",
"bumper",
"considerable",
"extensive",
"good",
"goodly",
"grand",
"great",
"gross",
"handsome",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"jumbo",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"large",
"largish",
"major",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"overgrown",
"overscale",
"overscaled",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"super",
"whacking",
"whopping",
"formidable",
"grandiose",
"imposing",
"lofty",
"majestic",
"monolithic",
"staggering",
"stupendous",
"towering",
"boundless",
"cavernous",
"immeasurable",
"infinite",
"vast",
"vasty",
"voluminous"
],
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},
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"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"mines":{
"an abundant source":{
"examples":[
"a baseball fanatic who is a mine of fascinating trivia about the game"
],
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"argosies",
"cornucopias",
"gold mines",
"mother lodes",
"treasure troves",
"wellsprings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"armories",
"repositories",
"stockpots",
"storehouses",
"stores",
"treasure-houses",
"caches",
"hoards",
"stashes",
"bonanzas",
"Golcondas",
"gravy trains",
"honeypots"
],
"near antonyms":[
"black holes",
"sinkholes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a usually concealed explosive device designed to go off when disturbed":{
"examples":[
"the soldiers were careful to disarm any mines they found in their path"
],
"synonyms":[
"booby traps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"claymore mines",
"land mines",
"torpedoes",
"bombs",
"explosives",
"hazards",
"pitfalls",
"snares",
"traps",
"ambushes",
"nets",
"webs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to place hidden explosive devices in or under":{
"examples":[
"the troops hurriedly mined the field before relinquishing it to the enemy"
],
"synonyms":[
"booby-traps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blows up",
"bombs",
"ambushes",
"snares",
"traps",
"attacks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"minaudi\u00e8res":{
"as in clutches , clutch bags":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"clutch bags",
"clutches",
"bags",
"handbags",
"pocketbooks",
"purses",
"billfolds",
"wallets",
"compacts",
"vanities",
"pokes",
"pouches",
"sacks",
"shoulder bags"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in safe-deposit boxes , hope chests":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bins",
"boxes",
"caddies",
"cases",
"caskets",
"chests",
"lockers",
"trunks",
"coffers",
"lockboxes",
"safe-deposit boxes",
"safes",
"strongboxes",
"bandboxes",
"hatboxes",
"jewel boxes",
"snuffboxes",
"tinderboxes",
"footlockers",
"sea chests",
"caissons",
"hope chests",
"compartments",
"vaults",
"cartons",
"crates",
"coffins",
"canteens"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minuting":{
"as in chronicling , transcribing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"chronicling",
"transcribing",
"jotting (down)",
"logging",
"marking",
"noting",
"putting down",
"recording",
"registering",
"reporting",
"setting down",
"taking down",
"writing down",
"enregistering",
"entering",
"inscribing",
"chalking (up)",
"notching",
"scoring"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"minuscule":{
"very small in size":{
"examples":[
"public health officials have claimed that the chemical is harmless in such minuscule amounts"
],
"synonyms":[
"atomic",
"bitsy",
"bitty",
"infinitesimal",
"itty-bitty",
"itsy-bitsy",
"little bitty",
"microminiature",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"miniature",
"minute",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee",
"weeny",
"weensy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"baby",
"diminutive",
"dwarf",
"elfin",
"half-pint",
"Lilliputian",
"little",
"micro",
"mini",
"minikin",
"model",
"petite",
"pocket",
"pocket-size",
"pocket-sized",
"pygmy",
"small",
"smallish",
"dinky",
"dwarfish",
"insignificant",
"pint-size",
"pint-sized",
"puny",
"scrubby",
"undersized",
"undersize"
],
"near antonyms":[
"big",
"bulky",
"bumper",
"considerable",
"extensive",
"good",
"goodly",
"grand",
"great",
"gross",
"handsome",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"jumbo",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"large",
"largish",
"major",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"overgrown",
"overscale",
"overscaled",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"super",
"whacking",
"whopping",
"formidable",
"grandiose",
"imposing",
"lofty",
"majestic",
"monolithic",
"staggering",
"stupendous",
"towering",
"boundless",
"cavernous",
"immeasurable",
"infinite",
"vast",
"vasty",
"voluminous"
],
"antonyms":[
"astronomical",
"astronomic",
"colossal",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"giant",
"gigantic",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"huge",
"immense",
"mammoth",
"massive",
"monster",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"planetary",
"prodigious",
"titanic",
"tremendous"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"minus":{
"a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success":{
"examples":[
"a plan with lots of pluses and only a few minuses"
],
"synonyms":[
"debit",
"disadvantage",
"disbenefit",
"downside",
"drawback",
"handicap",
"incommodity",
"liability",
"negative",
"strike"
],
"near synonyms":[
"albatross",
"millstone",
"stranglehold",
"disability",
"impairment",
"failing",
"shortcoming",
"bar",
"catch",
"check",
"clog",
"crimp",
"embarrassment",
"hindrance",
"hitch",
"hurdle",
"impediment",
"interference",
"let",
"manacle",
"obstacle",
"obstruction",
"rub",
"shackle",
"stop",
"trammel"
],
"near antonyms":[
"vantage",
"head start",
"jump",
"lead",
"margin",
"start",
"ascendancy",
"ascendency",
"better",
"command",
"control",
"drop",
"mastery",
"predominance",
"superiority",
"supremacy",
"transcendence",
"upper hand",
"prerogative",
"privilege",
"break",
"opportunity",
"aid",
"assistance",
"help"
],
"antonyms":[
"advantage",
"asset",
"edge",
"plus"
]
},
"not having":{
"examples":[
"the contraption was like a giant carousel minus the horses"
],
"synonyms":[
"absent",
"sans",
"wanting",
"without"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"preposition"
]
},
"minuteness":{
"as in tininess":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"tininess",
"petiteness",
"meagerness",
"poorness",
"scantiness",
"scantness",
"scarceness",
"scarcity",
"skimpiness",
"slenderness",
"slimness",
"spareness",
"sparseness",
"sparsity",
"stinginess",
"diminutiveness",
"fineness",
"littleness",
"puniness",
"slightness",
"smallness",
"deficiency",
"inadequacy",
"inadequateness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bigness",
"grandness",
"greatness",
"largeness",
"magnitude",
"enormity",
"enormousness",
"grossness",
"hugeness",
"immenseness",
"immensity",
"magnitude",
"mountainousness",
"prodigiousness",
"stupendousness",
"extensiveness",
"vastness",
"excessiveness",
"extravagance",
"extremeness",
"immoderacy",
"abundance",
"ampleness",
"bountifulness",
"copiousness",
"generosity",
"healthiness",
"liberality",
"adequacy",
"sufficiency",
"heaviness",
"heftiness",
"weightiness",
"bulkiness",
"massiveness",
"voluminousness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mind-numbing":{
"causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest":{
"examples":[
"that movie is just a series of mind-numbing explosions and car chases"
],
"synonyms":[
"arid",
"boring",
"colorless",
"drab",
"dreary",
"drudging",
"dry",
"dull",
"dusty",
"flat",
"heavy",
"ho-hum",
"humdrum",
"jading",
"jejune",
"leaden",
"monochromatic",
"monotonous",
"numbing",
"old",
"pedestrian",
"ponderous",
"slow",
"stale",
"stodgy",
"stuffy",
"stupid",
"tame",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"tiring",
"uninteresting",
"wearisome",
"weary",
"wearying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aseptic",
"barren",
"blah",
"dullish",
"pleasureless",
"prosaic",
"prosy",
"soggy",
"spiritless",
"blank",
"earthbound",
"gray",
"grey",
"inanimate",
"pallid",
"pedantic",
"sterile",
"suspenseless",
"undramatic",
"uneventful",
"unexciting",
"unimaginative",
"uninspiring",
"unnewsworthy",
"unrewarding",
"unsensational",
"unspectacular",
"annoying",
"bothersome",
"irksome",
"irritating",
"longsome",
"palling",
"draining",
"enervating",
"exhausting",
"fatiguing",
"wearing",
"debilitating",
"enfeebling",
"demoralizing",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting",
"common",
"commonplace",
"ordinary",
"tepid",
"unexceptional",
"unsurprising",
"vapid",
"cumbersome",
"lumbering",
"plodding",
"poky",
"pokey"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amazing",
"astonishing",
"astounding",
"awesome",
"eye-opening",
"fabulous",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"sensational",
"spectacular",
"surprising",
"wonderful",
"wondrous",
"animating",
"breathtaking",
"electrifying",
"energizing",
"enlivening",
"exciting",
"exhilarating",
"galvanizing",
"hair-raising",
"inspiring",
"invigorating",
"rip-roaring",
"rousing",
"stimulating",
"stirring",
"thrilling",
"amusing",
"diverting",
"entertaining",
"moving",
"poignant",
"touching",
"alluring",
"attracting",
"attractive",
"beguiling",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charming",
"enchanting",
"enthralling",
"entrancing",
"fascinating",
"mesmerizing",
"spellbinding",
"suspenseful",
"arresting",
"provocative",
"tantalizing"
],
"antonyms":[
"absorbing",
"engaging",
"engrossing",
"gripping",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"involving",
"riveting"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"minischool":{
"as in charter school , magnet school":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"charter school",
"magnet school",
"common school",
"elementary school",
"grammar school",
"high school",
"junior high school",
"kindergarten",
"middle school",
"primary school",
"public school",
"secondary school",
"senior high school",
"trade school",
"training school",
"madrassa",
"madrasa",
"madrassah",
"madrasah",
"Sunday school",
"yeshiva",
"yeshivah",
"boarding school",
"prep",
"preparatory school",
"prep school",
"academe",
"academy",
"school",
"seminary"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mind-blowing":{
"causing great emotional or mental stimulation":{
"examples":[
"viewers will be stunned by the movie's mind-blowing twist ending"
],
"synonyms":[
"breathtaking",
"charged",
"electric",
"electrifying",
"exciting",
"exhilarating",
"exhilarative",
"galvanic",
"galvanizing",
"hair-raising",
"heart-stopping",
"inspiring",
"intoxicating",
"kicky",
"mind-bending",
"mind-boggling",
"rip-roaring",
"rousing",
"stimulating",
"stirring",
"thrilling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arresting",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"provocative",
"tantalizing",
"titillating",
"absorbing",
"engrossing",
"gripping",
"riveting",
"moving",
"poignant",
"touching",
"enchanting",
"enthralling",
"fascinating",
"spellbinding",
"dynamic",
"energetic",
"high-voltage",
"kinetic",
"lively",
"lusty"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boring",
"mind-numbing",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"dreary",
"dull",
"humdrum",
"monotonous",
"uninteresting"
],
"antonyms":[
"unexciting"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"minicars":{
"as in sedans , subcompacts":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"compacts",
"coupes",
"coup\u00e9s",
"intermediates",
"limousines",
"minis",
"sedans",
"subcompacts",
"V-8s",
"automobiles",
"autos",
"buses",
"busses",
"cars",
"horseless carriages",
"machines",
"motorcars",
"motors",
"motor vehicles",
"wheels",
"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",
"gas-guzzlers",
"land yachts",
"muscle cars",
"stock cars",
"turbocars",
"beaters",
"clunkers",
"crates",
"flivvers",
"jalopies",
"junkers",
"cream puffs",
"phaetons",
"roadsters",
"tin lizzies",
"touring cars"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minuteman":{
"as in militiaman , guardsman":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"Confederate",
"Continental",
"Federal",
"GI",
"guardsman",
"militiaman",
"lancer",
"pikeman",
"spearman",
"counterguerrilla",
"counterguerilla",
"guerrilla",
"guerilla",
"irregular",
"paramilitary",
"partisan",
"partizan",
"archer",
"crossbowman",
"combatant",
"noncombatant",
"artilleryman",
"cannoneer",
"gunner",
"mortarman",
"musketeer",
"rifleman",
"lifer",
"veteran",
"warhorse",
"jarhead",
"marine",
"ranger",
"conscript",
"draftee",
"enrollee",
"recruit",
"commando",
"raider"
],
"near antonyms":[
"civilian"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ministers (to)":{
"to attend to the needs and comforts of":{
"examples":[
"volunteered to help minister to the sick at the local hospice"
],
"synonyms":[
"administers (to)",
"cares (for)",
"mothers",
"nurses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cures",
"heals",
"remedies",
"doctors",
"treats",
"aids",
"conserves",
"preserves",
"provides (for)",
"supports",
"babies",
"coddles",
"mollycoddles",
"pampers",
"spoils",
"caters (to)",
"humors",
"indulges"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brushes (aside or off)",
"forgets",
"ignores",
"neglects",
"overlooks",
"slights"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"minstrels":{
"a person who writes poetry":{
"examples":[
"Edna St. Vincent Millay was unofficially the minstrel of Maine, as her poetry celebrates its coast and countryside"
],
"synonyms":[
"bards",
"muses",
"poetasters",
"poets",
"rhymesters",
"rimesters",
"versifiers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"poetesses",
"poets laureate",
"poet laureates",
"scops",
"troubadours",
"epigrammatists",
"epigrammatizers",
"lyricists",
"rhymers",
"sonneteers",
"rhapsodes",
"rhapsodists"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mingy":{
"giving or sharing as little as possible":{
"examples":[
"the company's mingy Christmas bonuses haven't exactly helped sagging employee morale"
],
"synonyms":[
"cheap",
"chintzy",
"close",
"closefisted",
"mean",
"miserly",
"niggard",
"niggardly",
"parsimonious",
"penny-pinching",
"penurious",
"pinching",
"pinchpenny",
"spare",
"sparing",
"stingy",
"stinting",
"tight",
"tightfisted",
"uncharitable",
"ungenerous"
],
"near synonyms":[
"careful",
"chary",
"conserving",
"economical",
"economizing",
"frugal",
"saving",
"scrimping",
"skimping",
"thrifty",
"acquisitive",
"avaricious",
"avid",
"coveting",
"covetous",
"desirous",
"grasping",
"greedy",
"hoggish",
"itchy",
"mercenary",
"rapacious",
"selfish",
"shabby",
"small",
"sordid",
"begrudging",
"envious",
"grudging",
"resentful",
"inhospitable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"altruistic",
"selfless",
"unselfish",
"extravagant",
"free",
"handsome",
"lavish",
"overgenerous",
"profuse",
"beneficent",
"benevolent",
"hospitable",
"humanitarian",
"philanthropic",
"philanthropical",
"compassionate",
"good-hearted",
"greathearted",
"kindly",
"magnanimous",
"openhearted",
"thriftless",
"unthrifty",
"dissipating",
"frittering",
"prodigal",
"profligate",
"spendthrift",
"splurging",
"squandering",
"wasteful",
"wasting"
],
"antonyms":[
"bounteous",
"bountiful",
"charitable",
"freehanded",
"generous",
"liberal",
"munificent",
"openhanded",
"unsparing",
"unstinting"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"mincing":{
"as in simpering , cute":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cute",
"cutesy",
"genteel",
"goody-goody",
"overrefined",
"simpering",
"exaggerated",
"histrionic",
"melodramatic",
"overacted",
"overdone",
"theatrical",
"theatric",
"conventional",
"formal",
"impersonal",
"inflexible",
"rigid",
"stiff",
"stylized",
"wooden",
"double-dealing",
"empty",
"facile",
"hollow",
"hypocritical",
"insincere",
"left-handed",
"mealy",
"mealymouthed",
"two-faced",
"unctuous",
"artful",
"calculated",
"conscious",
"cultivated",
"deliberate",
"premeditated",
"studied",
"automatic",
"canned",
"concocted",
"fabricated",
"hokey",
"labored",
"manufactured",
"pat",
"unauthentic",
"unreal",
"unrealistic",
"affected",
"artificial",
"assumed",
"bogus",
"contrived",
"factitious",
"fake",
"false",
"feigned",
"forced",
"mechanical",
"mock",
"phony",
"phoney",
"plastic",
"pretended",
"pseudo",
"put-on",
"sham",
"simulated",
"spurious",
"strained",
"unnatural"
],
"near antonyms":[
"artless",
"genuine",
"natural",
"spontaneous",
"unaffected",
"uncontrived",
"unfeigned",
"unforced",
"authentic",
"bona fide",
"real",
"realistic",
"right",
"true",
"honest",
"ingenuous",
"sincere",
"unpretending",
"easy",
"effortless",
"smooth",
"extemporaneous",
"impromptu",
"impulsive",
"instinctive",
"unconscious",
"unprompted",
"unrehearsed",
"unstudied"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cut into small pieces":{
"examples":[
"minced some garlic and added it to the stew"
],
"synonyms":[
"chopping",
"dicing",
"hashing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chipping",
"grating",
"grinding",
"kibbling",
"mashing",
"pureeing",
"pur\u00e9eing",
"slicing",
"butchering",
"carving",
"dissecting"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"mind's eyes":{
"something imagined or pictured in the mind":{
"examples":[
"there was a disturbing detail that he kept seeing in his mind's eye of the accident scene"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstractions",
"cogitations",
"conceptions",
"concepts",
"ideas",
"images",
"impressions",
"intellections",
"notions",
"pictures",
"thoughts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"apprehensions",
"premonitions",
"presentiments",
"preconceptions",
"prejudices",
"prepossessions",
"chimeras",
"delusions",
"hallucinations",
"illusions",
"phantasms",
"fantasms",
"caprices",
"conceits",
"fancies",
"freaks",
"kinks",
"vagaries",
"whims",
"cognitions",
"observations",
"perceptions",
"reflections",
"assumptions",
"beliefs",
"conclusions",
"convictions",
"conjectures",
"guesses",
"hunches",
"hypotheses",
"speculations",
"suppositions",
"surmises",
"theories",
"brainchildren",
"brainstorms",
"brain waves",
"inspirations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"actualities",
"facts",
"realities"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minima":{
"as in semblances , modicums":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hoots",
"iotas",
"jots",
"minims",
"modicums",
"semblances",
"syllables",
"tittles",
"vestiges",
"whits",
"aces",
"bits",
"crumbs",
"dabs",
"drams",
"driblets",
"glimmers",
"hints",
"licks",
"little",
"mites",
"nips",
"ounces",
"particles",
"peanuts",
"rays",
"scintillas",
"scruples",
"shades",
"shadows",
"shreds",
"skoshes",
"smacks",
"smells",
"smidgens",
"smidgeons",
"smidgins",
"smidges",
"snaps",
"soup\u00e7ons",
"sparks",
"spatters",
"specks",
"splashes",
"spots",
"sprinklings",
"strains",
"streaks",
"suspicions",
"touches",
"traces",
"atoms",
"dots",
"flecks",
"flyspecks",
"grains",
"granules",
"molecules",
"morsels",
"motes",
"nubbins",
"patches",
"scraps",
"dashes",
"drops",
"pinches",
"parts",
"portions",
"sections",
"bites",
"nibbles",
"tastes",
"handfuls",
"handsful",
"scatterings",
"smatterings",
"smatters",
"doses",
"shots",
"chips",
"flakes",
"fragments",
"shards",
"shivers",
"slivers",
"smithereens",
"splinters",
"tatters"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abundances",
"barrels",
"boatloads",
"buckets",
"bundles",
"bushels",
"deals",
"fistfuls",
"gobs",
"heaps",
"lashings",
"lashins",
"loads",
"lots",
"masses",
"messes",
"mountains",
"much",
"oodles",
"passels",
"pecks",
"piles",
"plenties",
"potfuls",
"profusions",
"quantities",
"rafts",
"reams",
"scads",
"stacks",
"wads",
"wealths",
"volumes",
"bonanzas",
"embarrassments",
"excesses",
"overabundances",
"overages",
"overflows",
"overkills",
"overmuch",
"oversupplies",
"superabundances",
"superfluities",
"surfeits",
"surpluses",
"chunks",
"hunks",
"lumps",
"slabs"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minimizations":{
"as in de-emphases":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"de-emphases",
"censures",
"condemnations",
"criticisms",
"denouncements",
"denunciations",
"abuses",
"invectives",
"vituperations",
"derisions",
"mockeries",
"ridicules",
"aspersions",
"calumnies",
"defamations",
"libels",
"slanders",
"vilifications",
"belittlements",
"denigrations",
"deprecations",
"depreciations",
"derogations",
"detractions",
"diminishments",
"disparagements",
"put-downs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aggrandizements",
"ennoblements",
"exaltations",
"glorifications",
"magnifications",
"acclaim",
"praises",
"approbations",
"approvals",
"blessings",
"commendations",
"hypes",
"pufferies"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mind-boggling":{
"causing great emotional or mental stimulation":{
"examples":[
"a big-box store with a mind-boggling array of home-improvement supplies for the do-it-yourselfer"
],
"synonyms":[
"breathtaking",
"charged",
"electric",
"electrifying",
"exciting",
"exhilarating",
"exhilarative",
"galvanic",
"galvanizing",
"hair-raising",
"heart-stopping",
"inspiring",
"intoxicating",
"kicky",
"mind-bending",
"mind-blowing",
"rip-roaring",
"rousing",
"stimulating",
"stirring",
"thrilling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arresting",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"provocative",
"tantalizing",
"titillating",
"absorbing",
"engrossing",
"gripping",
"riveting",
"moving",
"poignant",
"touching",
"enchanting",
"enthralling",
"fascinating",
"spellbinding",
"dynamic",
"energetic",
"high-voltage",
"kinetic",
"lively",
"lusty"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boring",
"mind-numbing",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"dreary",
"dull",
"humdrum",
"monotonous",
"uninteresting"
],
"antonyms":[
"unexciting"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"minions":{
"a person or thing that is preferred over others":{
"examples":[
"most of the top appointments went to the new governor's personal minions and political cronies"
],
"synonyms":[
"darlings",
"faves",
"favs",
"favorites",
"pets",
"preferences",
"speeds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beloveds",
"dears",
"sweethearts",
"jewels",
"prizes",
"treasures"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abominations",
"anathemas",
"b\u00eates noires",
"bugbears"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"miniatures":{
"an exact representation of something in greatly reduced size":{
"examples":[
"a diorama filled with miniatures of town buildings as they looked in the 19th century"
],
"synonyms":[
"models"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carbon copies",
"carbons",
"clones",
"copies",
"dummies",
"dupes",
"duplicates",
"duplications",
"facsimiles",
"imitations",
"mocks",
"reduplications",
"replicas",
"replications",
"reproductions",
"dwarfs",
"dwarves",
"midgets",
"minis",
"pocket editions",
"pygmies",
"pigmies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"archetypes",
"originals",
"prototypes",
"blowups",
"enlargements"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mince":{
"to cut into small pieces":{
"examples":[
"minced some garlic and added it to the stew"
],
"synonyms":[
"chop",
"dice",
"hash"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chip",
"grate",
"grind",
"kibble",
"mash",
"puree",
"pur\u00e9e",
"slice",
"butcher",
"carve",
"dissect"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"minutiae":{
"small or minor details":{
"examples":[
"the minutiae of daily life",
"He was bewildered by the contract's minutiae ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"incidentals",
"ins and outs",
"particulars",
"specifics",
"technicalities",
"brass tacks",
"nitty-gritty",
"nuts and bolts",
"ropes",
"oddities",
"peculiarities",
"quirks",
"ramifications"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minim":{
"as in tiny , minuscule":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bitty",
"inappreciable",
"infinitesimal",
"little bitty",
"micro",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"mini",
"miniature",
"miniaturized",
"minikin",
"minuscule",
"minute",
"pinpoint",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee",
"weeny",
"weensy",
"runtish",
"runty",
"scrubby",
"stunted",
"meager",
"meagre",
"niggardly",
"poor",
"scant",
"scanty",
"scarce",
"skimp",
"skimpy",
"slender",
"slim",
"spare",
"sparse",
"stingy",
"dwarf",
"toy",
"deficient",
"inadequate",
"insufficient",
"lacking",
"wanting",
"bantam",
"diminutive",
"dinky",
"dwarfish",
"fine",
"half-pint",
"Lilliputian",
"little",
"pint-size",
"pint-sized",
"pocket",
"pocket-size",
"pocket-sized",
"puny",
"pygmy",
"shrimpy",
"slight",
"small",
"smallish",
"subnormal",
"toylike",
"undersized",
"undersize",
"bite-size",
"bite-sized",
"capsule"
],
"near antonyms":[
"big",
"biggish",
"considerable",
"goodly",
"grand",
"great",
"handsome",
"husky",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"large",
"largish",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"overscale",
"overscaled",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"tidy",
"whacking",
"whopping",
"bulky",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"massive",
"voluminous",
"boxcar",
"Brobdingnagian",
"Bunyanesque",
"cavernous",
"colossal",
"cyclopean",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"galactic",
"gargantuan",
"giant",
"gigantic",
"gross",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"Himalayan",
"huge",
"humongous",
"humungous",
"immense",
"jumbo",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"monolithic",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"pharaonic",
"prodigious",
"staggering",
"stupendous",
"titanic",
"tremendous",
"vast",
"abundant",
"ample",
"appreciable",
"bountiful",
"copious",
"generous",
"healthy",
"liberal",
"plenteous",
"plentiful",
"fat",
"thick",
"broad",
"wide",
"boundless",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"immeasurable",
"incalculable",
"infinite",
"adequate",
"enough",
"sufficient"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in smidgen , iota":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bit",
"crumb",
"dab",
"iota",
"jot",
"mite",
"particle",
"smidgen",
"smidgeon",
"smidgin",
"smidge",
"trace",
"trifle",
"ace",
"hair",
"hairbreadth",
"hairsbreadth",
"hairline",
"hop, skip, and jump",
"inch",
"neck",
"shouting distance",
"step",
"stone's throw"
],
"near antonyms":[
"country mile",
"long haul",
"mile",
"infinity",
"light-year"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"ministry":{
"something used to achieve an end":{
"examples":[
"I don't care by what ministry it's accomplished, so long as it's done"
],
"synonyms":[
"agency",
"agent",
"instrument",
"instrumentality",
"machinery",
"means",
"medium",
"organ",
"vehicle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"determinant",
"expedient",
"factor",
"influence",
"ingredient",
"mechanism",
"tool",
"weapon",
"activator",
"animator",
"catalyst",
"driver",
"energizer",
"executor",
"generator",
"impetus",
"incentive",
"inspiration",
"instigation",
"instigator",
"launcher",
"mover",
"power",
"stimulus",
"trigger",
"antecedent",
"cause",
"occasion",
"reason",
"subagency",
"subagent"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the group ordained to perform clerical functions in the Christian church":{
"examples":[
"the ranks of the ministry have dwindled considerably in recent years"
],
"synonyms":[
"church",
"clergy",
"cloth",
"first estate",
"spirituality",
"spiritualty"
],
"near synonyms":[
"diaconate",
"episcopate",
"hierarchy",
"presbytery",
"clerkship",
"monkhood",
"priesthood"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"laity"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minted":{
"as in coined , stamped":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"coined",
"stamped",
"fashioned",
"formed",
"kneaded",
"modeled",
"modelled",
"molded",
"patted",
"worked",
"wrought",
"abated",
"boasted",
"carved",
"chiseled",
"chiselled",
"cut",
"graved",
"hewed",
"knapped",
"sculpted",
"sculptured",
"chased",
"planished",
"beat",
"drew",
"forged",
"hammered",
"pounded"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"minster":{
"as in cathedral , chapel":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abbey",
"bethel",
"cathedral",
"chapel",
"mission",
"oratory",
"sanctuary",
"shrine",
"church",
"kirk",
"tabernacle",
"temple",
"meetinghouse",
"mosque",
"pagoda",
"shul",
"synagogue",
"synagog"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mints":{
"as in coins , stamps":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"coins",
"stamps",
"fashions",
"forms",
"kneads",
"models",
"molds",
"pats",
"works",
"abates",
"boasts",
"carves",
"chisels",
"cuts",
"graves",
"hews",
"knaps",
"sculpts",
"sculptures",
"chases",
"planishes",
"beats",
"draws",
"forges",
"hammers",
"pounds"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mined":{
"to place hidden explosive devices in or under":{
"examples":[
"the troops hurriedly mined the field before relinquishing it to the enemy"
],
"synonyms":[
"booby-trapped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blew up",
"bombed",
"ambushed",
"snared",
"trapped",
"attacked"
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"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"minces":{
"to cut into small pieces":{
"examples":[
"minced some garlic and added it to the stew"
],
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"chops",
"dices",
"hashes"
],
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"chips",
"grates",
"grinds",
"kibbles",
"mashes",
"purees",
"pur\u00e9es",
"slices",
"butchers",
"carves",
"dissects"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mind-bending":{
"causing great emotional or mental stimulation":{
"examples":[
"a spy novel with a truly mind-bending plot"
],
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"breathtaking",
"charged",
"electric",
"electrifying",
"exciting",
"exhilarating",
"exhilarative",
"galvanic",
"galvanizing",
"hair-raising",
"heart-stopping",
"inspiring",
"intoxicating",
"kicky",
"mind-blowing",
"mind-boggling",
"rip-roaring",
"rousing",
"stimulating",
"stirring",
"thrilling"
],
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"arresting",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"provocative",
"tantalizing",
"titillating",
"absorbing",
"engrossing",
"gripping",
"riveting",
"moving",
"poignant",
"touching",
"enchanting",
"enthralling",
"fascinating",
"spellbinding",
"dynamic",
"energetic",
"high-voltage",
"kinetic",
"lively",
"lusty"
],
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"boring",
"mind-numbing",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"dreary",
"dull",
"humdrum",
"monotonous",
"uninteresting"
],
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"unexciting"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"minicourses":{
"as in courses , classes":{
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"clinics",
"institutes",
"seminars",
"survey courses",
"classes",
"courses",
"cores",
"curricula",
"curriculums",
"electives",
"refreshers"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minifies":{
"as in reduces , lessens":{
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"abates",
"decreases",
"de-escalates",
"diminishes",
"downsizes",
"dwindles",
"lessens",
"lowers",
"reduces",
"subtracts (from)",
"abbreviates",
"abridges",
"curtails",
"shortens",
"compresses",
"condenses",
"constricts",
"contracts",
"cuts back",
"retrenches"
],
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"accelerates",
"adds (to)",
"aggrandizes",
"amplifies",
"augments",
"boosts",
"builds up",
"compounds",
"enlarges",
"escalates",
"expands",
"extends",
"hypes",
"increases",
"multiplies",
"pumps up",
"raises",
"stokes",
"supersizes",
"swells",
"ups",
"booms",
"jumps",
"skyrockets",
"spikes",
"bumps (up)",
"ratchets (up)",
"rachets (up)"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"minibus":{
"as in minivan , coach":{
"examples":[],
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"coach",
"jitney",
"microbus",
"minivan",
"omnibus",
"van",
"auto",
"automobile",
"bus",
"car",
"horseless carriage",
"machine",
"motor",
"motorcar",
"motor vehicle",
"wheels",
"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"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minify":{
"as in reduce , lessen":{
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"abate",
"decrease",
"de-escalate",
"diminish",
"downsize",
"dwindle",
"lessen",
"lower",
"reduce",
"subtract (from)",
"abbreviate",
"abridge",
"curtail",
"shorten",
"compress",
"condense",
"constrict",
"contract",
"cut back",
"retrench"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accelerate",
"add (to)",
"aggrandize",
"amplify",
"augment",
"boost",
"build up",
"compound",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"extend",
"hype",
"increase",
"multiply",
"pump up",
"raise",
"stoke",
"supersize",
"swell",
"up",
"boom",
"jump",
"skyrocket",
"spike",
"bump (up)",
"ratchet (up)",
"rachet (up)"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"minutest":{
"being the least in amount, number, or size possible":{
"examples":[
"a sophisticated instrument designed to pick up the minutest changes in temperature and humidity"
],
"synonyms":[
"fewest",
"littlest",
"lowest",
"minimal",
"minimum",
"slightest",
"smallest",
"tiniest"
],
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"fewer",
"lesser",
"low",
"minor",
"modest",
"slight",
"small",
"smaller",
"infinitesimal",
"micro",
"subminimal",
"ultramicro",
"irreducible"
],
"near antonyms":[
"highest"
],
"antonyms":[
"biggest",
"full",
"greatest",
"hugest",
"largest",
"maximum",
"most",
"top",
"topmost",
"utmost"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"mincemeat":{
"the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless":{
"examples":[
"the artillery quickly made mincemeat of the enemy's fortifications"
],
"synonyms":[
"annihilation",
"decimation",
"demolishment",
"demolition",
"desolation",
"destruction",
"devastation",
"extermination",
"extinction",
"havoc",
"loss",
"obliteration",
"ruin",
"ruination",
"wastage",
"wreckage"
],
"near synonyms":[
"depredation",
"despoilment",
"despoliation",
"breakup",
"collapse",
"disintegration",
"dissolution",
"assassination",
"execution",
"killing",
"massacre",
"slaughter",
"dismantlement",
"effacement",
"eradication"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rescue",
"salvage",
"salvation",
"saving",
"conservation",
"preservation",
"protection",
"reclamation",
"reconstruction",
"re-creation",
"refurbishment",
"regeneracy",
"remodeling",
"renovation",
"restoration"
],
"antonyms":[
"building",
"construction",
"erection",
"raising"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minting":{
"as in coining , stamping":{
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"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"coining",
"stamping",
"fashioning",
"forming",
"kneading",
"modeling",
"modelling",
"molding",
"patting",
"working",
"abating",
"boasting",
"carving",
"chiseling",
"chiselling",
"cutting",
"graving",
"hewing",
"knapping",
"sculpting",
"sculpturing",
"chasing",
"planishing",
"beating",
"drawing",
"forging",
"hammering",
"pounding"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"minimalist":{
"of, relating to, or following a style (as in art or design) that is characterized by simplicity and uses a small number of colors, parts, materials, etc.":{
"examples":[
"They took a minimalist approach to designing their apartment."
],
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"near synonyms":[
"forthright",
"honest",
"modest",
"unpretentious",
"bald",
"bare",
"naked",
"plain",
"plain-vanilla",
"simple",
"unadorned",
"undecorated",
"unembellished",
"unornamented",
"unvarnished",
"clean",
"antiseptic",
"austere",
"bleak",
"severe",
"spartan",
"stark",
"inconspicuous",
"muted",
"restrained",
"sober",
"subdued",
"toned (down)",
"unobtrusive",
"conservative",
"quiet",
"understated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flamboyant",
"flashy",
"garish",
"gaudy",
"glittery",
"glitzy",
"loud",
"ostentatious",
"showy",
"splashy",
"swank",
"swanky",
"tawdry",
"bedizened",
"florid",
"lurid",
"ornate",
"exaggerated",
"overdecorated",
"overdone",
"overwrought",
"baroque",
"elaborate",
"extravagant",
"ornate",
"rococo",
"appareled",
"apparelled",
"arrayed",
"bedecked",
"decked-out",
"dressed",
"embroidered",
"garnished",
"trimmed",
"adorned",
"decorated",
"embellished",
"fancy",
"ornamented"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"minifying":{
"as in reducing , lessening":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abating",
"decreasing",
"de-escalating",
"diminishing",
"downsizing",
"dwindling",
"lessening",
"lowering",
"reducing",
"subtracting (from)",
"abbreviating",
"abridging",
"curtailing",
"shortening",
"compressing",
"condensing",
"constricting",
"contracting",
"cutting back",
"retrenching"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accelerating",
"adding (to)",
"aggrandizing",
"amplifying",
"augmenting",
"boosting",
"building up",
"compounding",
"enlarging",
"escalating",
"expanding",
"extending",
"hyping",
"increasing",
"multiplying",
"pumping up",
"raising",
"stoking",
"supersizing",
"swelling",
"upping",
"booming",
"jumping",
"skyrocketing",
"spiking",
"bumping (up)",
"ratcheting (up)",
"racheting (up)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"ministered (to)":{
"to attend to the needs and comforts of":{
"examples":[
"volunteered to help minister to the sick at the local hospice"
],
"synonyms":[
"administered (to)",
"cared (for)",
"mothered",
"nursed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cured",
"healed",
"remedied",
"doctored",
"treated",
"aided",
"conserved",
"preserved",
"provided (for)",
"supported",
"babied",
"coddled",
"mollycoddled",
"pampered",
"spoiled",
"spoilt",
"catered (to)",
"humored",
"indulged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brushed (aside or off)",
"forgot",
"ignored",
"neglected",
"overlooked",
"slighted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mind reader":{
"someone who is able to know another person's thoughts without being told what they are; someone who is able to read minds":{
"examples":[
"How was I supposed to know what you were thinking? I'm no mind reader ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"mentalist",
"telepath",
"channel",
"channeler",
"medium",
"psychic",
"spiritist",
"spiritualist",
"clairvoyant",
"sensitive"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minders":{
"a person or group that watches over someone or something":{
"examples":[
"those self-appointed minders of other people's morals"
],
"synonyms":[
"custodians",
"guardians",
"guards",
"keepers",
"lookouts",
"pickets",
"sentinels",
"sentries",
"wardens",
"warders",
"watchers",
"watches",
"watchmen"
],
"near synonyms":[
"observers",
"patrols",
"spotters",
"surveillants",
"watchdogs",
"bodyguards",
"convoys",
"defenders",
"escorts",
"honor guards",
"gatekeepers",
"hacks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minibuses":{
"as in minivans , coaches":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"coaches",
"jitneys",
"microbuses",
"microbusses",
"minivans",
"omnibuses",
"vans",
"automobiles",
"autos",
"buses",
"busses",
"cars",
"horseless carriages",
"machines",
"motorcars",
"motors",
"motor vehicles",
"wheels",
"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"
]
},
"minced":{
"to cut into small pieces":{
"examples":[
"minced some garlic and added it to the stew"
],
"synonyms":[
"chopped",
"diced",
"hashed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chipped",
"grated",
"ground",
"kibbled",
"mashed",
"pureed",
"pur\u00e9ed",
"sliced",
"butchered",
"carved",
"dissected"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"minischools":{
"as in charter schools , magnet schools":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"charter schools",
"magnet schools",
"common schools",
"elementary schools",
"grammar schools",
"high schools",
"junior high schools",
"kindergartens",
"middle schools",
"primary schools",
"public schools",
"secondary schools",
"senior high schools",
"trade schools",
"training schools",
"madrassas",
"madrasas",
"madrassahs",
"madrasahs",
"Sunday schools",
"yeshivas",
"yeshivot",
"boarding schools",
"preparatory schools",
"preps",
"prep schools",
"academes",
"academies",
"schools",
"seminaries"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ministate":{
"as in nation-state , city-state":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"city-state",
"microstate",
"nation-state",
"commonwealth",
"country",
"land",
"nation",
"sovereignty",
"sovranty",
"domain",
"dominion",
"empire",
"kingdom",
"realm",
"republic",
"duchy",
"dukedom",
"emirate",
"principality",
"seigniory",
"seignory",
"sultanate",
"democracy",
"dictatorship",
"monarchy",
"monocracy",
"oligarchy",
"sovereign",
"sovran",
"theocracy",
"client state",
"colony",
"condominium",
"dependency",
"mandate",
"province",
"settlement",
"soil",
"trust territory",
"fatherland",
"homeland",
"motherland",
"great power",
"power",
"sea power",
"superpower",
"world power",
"welfare state"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mining":{
"to place hidden explosive devices in or under":{
"examples":[
"the troops hurriedly mined the field before relinquishing it to the enemy"
],
"synonyms":[
"booby-trapping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blowing up",
"bombing",
"ambushing",
"snaring",
"trapping",
"attacking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mind":{
"the part of a person that feels, thinks, perceives, wills, and especially reasons":{
"examples":[
"scientists still disagree about exactly where the mind is located"
],
"synonyms":[
"brain",
"cerebrum",
"head",
"psyche",
"thinker"
],
"near synonyms":[
"belfry",
"gray matter",
"intellect",
"intelligence",
"loaf",
"noodle",
"reason",
"skull",
"acumen",
"alertness",
"astuteness",
"brilliance",
"insight",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"mentality",
"perception",
"perspicacity",
"sagacity",
"sapience",
"wisdom",
"wit",
"awareness",
"cognizance",
"consciousness",
"self-awareness",
"self-consciousness"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the normal or healthy condition of the mental abilities":{
"examples":[
"everyone used to tease him and tell him he was out of his mind when he swore he'd seen a flying saucer"
],
"synonyms":[
"daylights",
"head",
"marbles",
"reason",
"saneness",
"sanity",
"wit(s)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rationality",
"reasonableness",
"sense",
"health",
"healthfulness",
"healthiness",
"wholesomeness",
"clearheadedness",
"lucidity",
"lucidness",
"normalcy",
"normality",
"soundness",
"wisdom"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delusion",
"hallucination",
"delirium",
"frenzy",
"hysteria"
],
"antonyms":[
"dementia",
"derangement",
"insanity",
"lunacy",
"madness",
"mania",
"unreason"
]
},
"an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge":{
"examples":[
"please speak your mind freely on this matter"
],
"synonyms":[
"belief",
"conviction",
"eye",
"feeling",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"notion",
"opinion",
"persuasion",
"sentiment",
"verdict",
"view"
],
"near synonyms":[
"say",
"impression",
"perception",
"take",
"attitude",
"assumption",
"presumption",
"presupposition",
"conclusion",
"decision",
"determination",
"deliverance",
"esteem",
"estimate",
"estimation",
"credence",
"credit",
"faith",
"concept",
"conception",
"idea",
"thought",
"position",
"stance",
"stand",
"comment",
"obiter dictum",
"observation",
"reflection",
"remark",
"conjecture",
"guess",
"hunch",
"hypothesis",
"surmise",
"theory",
"advice",
"input",
"recommendation",
"suggestion",
"angle",
"outlook",
"perspective",
"shoes",
"slant",
"standpoint",
"viewpoint",
"counterview"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fact",
"truth"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the power or process of recalling what has been previously learned or experienced":{
"examples":[
"call to mind the events of last year"
],
"synonyms":[
"memory",
"recollection",
"remembrance",
"reminiscence"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hypermnesia",
"total recall",
"contemplation",
"meditation",
"musing",
"reflection",
"retrospection",
"thinking",
"awareness",
"cognizance",
"consciousness",
"apprehension",
"comprehension",
"grasp",
"grip",
"perception",
"understanding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amnesia",
"repression",
"forgetfulness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to pay attention especially through the act of hearing":{
"examples":[
"you'll be in big trouble if you don't straighten up and mind"
],
"synonyms":[
"attend",
"hark",
"harken",
"hear",
"hearken",
"heed",
"listen"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"discount",
"disregard"
],
"antonyms":[
"ignore",
"tune out"
]
},
"to bring back to mind":{
"examples":[
"I seem to mind such a tale from way back"
],
"synonyms":[
"flash back (to)",
"hark back (to)",
"harken back (to)",
"hearken back (to)",
"recall",
"recollect",
"remember",
"reminisce (about)",
"reproduce",
"think (of)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recapture",
"recur",
"educe",
"elicit",
"evoke",
"extract",
"raise",
"remind",
"relive",
"represent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misremember",
"disregard",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"overlook",
"lose",
"miss",
"blank (out)"
],
"antonyms":[
"disremember",
"forget",
"unlearn"
]
},
"to act according to the commands of":{
"examples":[
"tell the children to mind the babysitter"
],
"synonyms":[
"adhere (to)",
"comply (with)",
"conform (to)",
"follow",
"goose-step (to)",
"obey",
"observe"
],
"near synonyms":[
"defer (to)",
"submit (to)",
"surrender (to)",
"yield (to)",
"accede (to)",
"acquiesce (to)",
"agree (to)",
"assent (to)",
"attend",
"hear",
"heed",
"listen (to)",
"mark",
"note",
"notice",
"regard",
"take",
"watch"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disoblige",
"challenge",
"dare",
"refuse",
"renounce",
"repudiate",
"direct",
"lead",
"brush (off)",
"disregard",
"ignore",
"overlook",
"overpass",
"pass over",
"tune out",
"wink (at)",
"dismiss",
"pooh-pooh",
"pooh",
"shrug off",
"breach",
"break",
"infringe",
"transgress",
"violate",
"deride",
"flout",
"mock",
"scoff (at)",
"scorn",
"mutiny (against)",
"revolt (against)",
"buck",
"combat",
"contest",
"dispute",
"fight",
"oppose",
"resist",
"withstand"
],
"antonyms":[
"defy",
"disobey",
"rebel (against)"
]
},
"to be cautious of or on guard against":{
"examples":[
"mind the slippery steps"
],
"synonyms":[
"beware (of)",
"guard (against)",
"look out (for)",
"ware",
"watch out (for)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attend",
"heed",
"mark",
"note",
"notice",
"behold",
"discern",
"observe",
"perceive",
"see",
"watch"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discount",
"disregard",
"ignore",
"miss",
"overlook"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have an interest or concern for":{
"examples":[
"don't mind him; he's always complaining"
],
"synonyms":[
"care",
"look out (for)",
"watch"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attend",
"heed",
"regard",
"note",
"notice",
"observe",
"empathize (with)",
"feel (for)",
"sympathize (with)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregard",
"ignore",
"overlook"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take charge of especially on behalf of another":{
"examples":[
"the salesperson will mind the store while the manager goes out to lunch"
],
"synonyms":[
"attend",
"care (for)",
"oversee",
"superintend",
"supervise",
"tend",
"watch"
],
"near synonyms":[
"administrate",
"conduct",
"control",
"direct",
"govern",
"guide",
"manage",
"operate",
"preside (over)",
"regulate",
"run",
"steward",
"guard",
"patrol",
"protect",
"safeguard",
"shield",
"baby",
"babysit",
"chaperone",
"chaperon",
"mother",
"shepherd"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandon",
"disregard",
"forget",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"pass over"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take notice of and be guided by":{
"examples":[
"mind the instructions that appear at the top of the first page of the exam"
],
"synonyms":[
"follow",
"heed",
"listen (to)",
"note",
"observe",
"regard",
"watch"
],
"near synonyms":[
"consider",
"contemplate",
"mull",
"ponder",
"weigh",
"comply (with)",
"conform (to)",
"keep",
"obey",
"respect",
"attend (to)",
"hark (to)",
"hear",
"hearken (to)",
"mark",
"notice",
"see"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brush (aside or off)",
"discount",
"dismiss",
"gloss (over)",
"gloze (over)",
"neglect",
"pass over",
"pooh-pooh",
"pooh",
"scorn",
"shrug off",
"defy",
"flout",
"slight",
"snub"
],
"antonyms":[
"disregard",
"ignore",
"tune out"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"minstrelsy":{
"writing that uses rhythm, vivid language, and often rhyme to provoke an emotional response":{
"examples":[
"the traditional forms of German minstrelsy"
],
"synonyms":[
"poesy",
"poetry",
"song",
"verse"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rhyme",
"rime",
"blank verse",
"free verse",
"vers libre"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"prose"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minidress":{
"as in sundress , shirtdress":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"chemise",
"coatdress",
"granny dress",
"housedress",
"jumper",
"kimono",
"kirtle",
"Mother Hubbard",
"muumuu",
"overdress",
"sack",
"sheath",
"shift",
"shirtdress",
"shirtwaist",
"sundress",
"sweaterdress",
"tea gown",
"dress",
"frock",
"gown"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minimizes":{
"to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{
"examples":[
"sore losers trying to minimize the other team's victory"
],
"synonyms":[
"bad-mouths",
"belittles",
"cries down",
"decries",
"denigrates",
"deprecates",
"depreciates",
"derogates",
"diminishes",
"discounts",
"dismisses",
"disparages",
"disses",
"kisses off",
"plays down",
"poor-mouths",
"puts down",
"runs down",
"talks down",
"trashes",
"trash-talks",
"vilipends",
"writes off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discommends",
"abuses",
"scolds",
"disapproves (of)",
"dislikes",
"censures",
"condemns",
"criticizes",
"denounces",
"reprehends",
"reprobates",
"asperses",
"defames",
"maligns",
"rips",
"slanders",
"slurs",
"traduces",
"vilifies",
"discredits",
"disgraces"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approves",
"countenances",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"favors",
"recommends",
"sanctions",
"commends",
"compliments",
"eulogizes"
],
"antonyms":[
"acclaims",
"applauds",
"exalts",
"extols",
"extolls",
"glorifies",
"lauds",
"magnifies",
"praises"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"minivan":{
"as in minibus , van":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"coach",
"jitney",
"microbus",
"minibus",
"omnibus",
"van",
"auto",
"automobile",
"bus",
"car",
"horseless carriage",
"machine",
"motor",
"motorcar",
"motor vehicle",
"wheels",
"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"
]
},
"minister (to)":{
"to attend to the needs and comforts of":{
"examples":[
"volunteered to help minister to the sick at the local hospice"
],
"synonyms":[
"administer (to)",
"care (for)",
"mother",
"nurse"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cure",
"heal",
"remedy",
"doctor",
"treat",
"aid",
"conserve",
"preserve",
"provide (for)",
"support",
"baby",
"coddle",
"mollycoddle",
"pamper",
"spoil",
"cater (to)",
"humor",
"indulge"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brush (aside or off)",
"forget",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"overlook",
"slight"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mindlessness":{
"the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind":{
"examples":[
"despised the sheer mindlessness of the movie's violence"
],
"synonyms":[
"boneheadedness",
"brainlessness",
"denseness",
"density",
"dim-wittedness",
"doltishness",
"dopiness",
"dorkiness",
"dullness",
"dulness",
"dumbness",
"fatuity",
"foolishness",
"gormlessness",
"oafishness",
"obtuseness",
"senselessness",
"simpleness",
"slowness",
"stupidity",
"stupidness",
"thickness",
"vacuity",
"weak-mindedness",
"witlessness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"feeblemindedness",
"simplemindedness",
"absurdity",
"asininity",
"balminess",
"craziness",
"daftness",
"dippiness",
"dottiness",
"fatuousness",
"folly",
"idiocy",
"inaneness",
"inanity",
"insanity",
"lunacy",
"madness",
"nincompoopery",
"nonsensicalness",
"nuttiness",
"preposterousness",
"silliness",
"simplicity",
"wackiness",
"zaniness",
"fallacy",
"irrationality",
"unreasonableness",
"mental deficiency",
"mental retardation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acumen",
"alertness",
"astuteness",
"discernment",
"insight",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"perception",
"percipience",
"perspicacity",
"sagacity",
"sageness",
"sapience",
"wisdom",
"wit",
"logicality",
"logicalness",
"rationality",
"rationalness",
"reasonableness",
"soundness",
"validity"
],
"antonyms":[
"braininess",
"brightness",
"brilliance",
"cleverness",
"intelligence",
"keenness",
"quickness",
"quick-wittedness",
"sharpness",
"smartness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ministries":{
"something used to achieve an end":{
"examples":[
"I don't care by what ministry it's accomplished, so long as it's done"
],
"synonyms":[
"agencies",
"agents",
"instrumentalities",
"instruments",
"machineries",
"means",
"mediums",
"media",
"organs",
"vehicles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"determinants",
"expedients",
"factors",
"influences",
"ingredients",
"mechanisms",
"tools",
"weapons",
"activators",
"animators",
"catalysts",
"drivers",
"energizers",
"executors",
"generators",
"impetuses",
"incentives",
"inspirations",
"instigations",
"instigators",
"launchers",
"movers",
"powers",
"stimuli",
"triggers",
"antecedents",
"causes",
"occasions",
"reasons",
"subagencies",
"sub-agencies",
"subagents",
"sub-agents"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the group ordained to perform clerical functions in the Christian church":{
"examples":[
"the ranks of the ministry have dwindled considerably in recent years"
],
"synonyms":[
"churches",
"clergies",
"cloths",
"first estates",
"spiritualities",
"spiritualties"
],
"near synonyms":[
"diaconates",
"episcopates",
"hierarchies",
"presbyteries",
"clerkships",
"monkhoods",
"priesthoods"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"laities"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minikin":{
"as in little , small":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"baby",
"diminutive",
"dwarf",
"elfin",
"half-pint",
"Lilliputian",
"little",
"micro",
"mini",
"model",
"petite",
"pocket",
"pocket-size",
"pocket-sized",
"pygmy",
"small",
"smallish",
"atomic",
"bitsy",
"bitty",
"infinitesimal",
"itty-bitty",
"itsy-bitsy",
"little bitty",
"microminiature",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"miniature",
"minuscule",
"minute",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee",
"weeny",
"weensy",
"dinky",
"dwarfish",
"insignificant",
"pint-size",
"pint-sized",
"puny",
"scrubby",
"undersized",
"undersize"
],
"near antonyms":[
"astronomical",
"astronomic",
"colossal",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"giant",
"gigantic",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"huge",
"immense",
"mammoth",
"massive",
"monster",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"planetary",
"prodigious",
"titanic",
"tremendous",
"big",
"bulky",
"bumper",
"considerable",
"extensive",
"good",
"goodly",
"grand",
"great",
"gross",
"handsome",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"jumbo",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"large",
"largish",
"major",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"overgrown",
"overscale",
"overscaled",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"super",
"whacking",
"whopping",
"formidable",
"grandiose",
"imposing",
"lofty",
"majestic",
"monolithic",
"staggering",
"stupendous",
"towering",
"boundless",
"cavernous",
"immeasurable",
"infinite",
"vast",
"vasty",
"voluminous"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"minstrelsies":{
"writing that uses rhythm, vivid language, and often rhyme to provoke an emotional response":{
"examples":[
"the traditional forms of German minstrelsy"
],
"synonyms":[
"poesies",
"poetries",
"songs",
"verses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rhymes",
"rimes",
"blank verses",
"free verses",
"vers libres"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"proses"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mingled":{
"as in mixed , blended":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blended",
"combined",
"commingled",
"mixed",
"amalgamated",
"composite",
"compound",
"coalescent",
"fused",
"integrated",
"interlaced",
"intermixed",
"intertwined",
"interwoven",
"cut-and-paste"
],
"near antonyms":[
"noncompound",
"simple",
"uncombined",
"unmixed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{
"examples":[
"the site where the river and the ocean mingle their waters to form a broad estuary"
],
"synonyms":[
"amalgamated",
"blended",
"blent",
"combined",
"comingled",
"commingled",
"commixed",
"composited",
"concreted",
"conflated",
"fused",
"homogenized",
"immingled",
"immixed",
"incorporated",
"integrated",
"interfused",
"intermingled",
"intermixed",
"melded",
"merged",
"mixed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"added",
"admixed",
"beat (in)",
"cut in",
"folded",
"stirred",
"tossed",
"coalesced",
"compounded",
"emulsified",
"conjoined",
"joined",
"knit",
"knitted",
"linked",
"united",
"intertwined",
"interwove",
"interweaved",
"wove",
"weaved"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cleaved",
"cleft",
"disjoined",
"disunited",
"divided",
"divorced",
"parted",
"ruptured",
"severed",
"sundered",
"dispersed",
"dissolved",
"scattered",
"detached",
"disengaged",
"split"
],
"antonyms":[
"broke down",
"broke up",
"separated",
"unmixed"
]
},
"to take part in social activities":{
"examples":[
"mingling at a cocktail party"
],
"synonyms":[
"associated",
"fraternized",
"hobnobbed",
"mixed",
"socialized",
"stepped out",
"went out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"caroused",
"partied",
"reveled",
"revelled",
"circulated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoided",
"eschewed",
"shunned",
"slighted",
"snubbed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"minding":{
"to pay attention especially through the act of hearing":{
"examples":[
"you'll be in big trouble if you don't straighten up and mind"
],
"synonyms":[
"attending",
"harkening",
"harking",
"hearing",
"hearkening",
"harkening",
"heeding",
"listening"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"discounting",
"disregarding"
],
"antonyms":[
"ignoring",
"tuning out"
]
},
"to bring back to mind":{
"examples":[
"I seem to mind such a tale from way back"
],
"synonyms":[
"flashing back (to)",
"harkening back (to)",
"harking back (to)",
"hearkening back (to)",
"harkening back (to)",
"recalling",
"recollecting",
"remembering",
"reminiscing (about)",
"reproducing",
"thinking (of)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recapturing",
"recurring",
"educing",
"eliciting",
"evoking",
"extracting",
"raising",
"reminding",
"reliving",
"representing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misremembering",
"disregarding",
"ignoring",
"neglecting",
"overlooking",
"losing",
"missing",
"blanking (out)"
],
"antonyms":[
"disremembering",
"forgetting",
"unlearning"
]
},
"to act according to the commands of":{
"examples":[
"tell the children to mind the babysitter"
],
"synonyms":[
"adhering (to)",
"complying (with)",
"conforming (to)",
"following",
"goose-stepping (to)",
"obeying",
"observing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deferring (to)",
"submitting (to)",
"surrendering (to)",
"yielding (to)",
"acceding (to)",
"acquiescing (to)",
"agreeing (to)",
"assenting (to)",
"attending",
"hearing",
"heeding",
"listening (to)",
"marking",
"noticing",
"noting",
"regarding",
"taking",
"watching"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disobliging",
"challenging",
"daring",
"refusing",
"renouncing",
"repudiating",
"directing",
"leading",
"brushing (off)",
"disregarding",
"ignoring",
"overlooking",
"overpassing",
"passing over",
"tuning out",
"winking (at)",
"dismissing",
"pooh-poohing",
"poohing",
"shrugging off",
"breaching",
"breaking",
"infringing",
"transgressing",
"violating",
"deriding",
"flouting",
"mocking",
"scoffing (at)",
"scorning",
"mutinying (against)",
"revolting (against)",
"bucking",
"combating",
"combatting",
"contesting",
"disputing",
"fighting",
"opposing",
"resisting",
"withstanding"
],
"antonyms":[
"defying",
"disobeying",
"rebelling (against)"
]
},
"to be cautious of or on guard against":{
"examples":[
"mind the slippery steps"
],
"synonyms":[
"guarding (against)",
"looking out (for)",
"waring",
"watching out (for)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attending",
"heeding",
"marking",
"noticing",
"noting",
"beholding",
"discerning",
"observing",
"perceiving",
"seeing",
"watching"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discounting",
"disregarding",
"ignoring",
"missing",
"overlooking"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have an interest or concern for":{
"examples":[
"don't mind him; he's always complaining"
],
"synonyms":[
"caring",
"looking out (for)",
"watching"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attending",
"heeding",
"regarding",
"noticing",
"noting",
"observing",
"empathizing (with)",
"feeling (for)",
"sympathizing (with)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregarding",
"ignoring",
"overlooking"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take charge of especially on behalf of another":{
"examples":[
"the salesperson will mind the store while the manager goes out to lunch"
],
"synonyms":[
"attending",
"caring (for)",
"overseeing",
"superintending",
"supervising",
"tending",
"watching"
],
"near synonyms":[
"administrating",
"conducting",
"controlling",
"directing",
"governing",
"guiding",
"managing",
"operating",
"presiding (over)",
"regulating",
"running",
"stewarding",
"guarding",
"patrolling",
"protecting",
"safeguarding",
"shielding",
"babying",
"babysitting",
"chaperoning",
"mothering",
"shepherding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandoning",
"disregarding",
"forgetting",
"ignoring",
"neglecting",
"passing over"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take notice of and be guided by":{
"examples":[
"mind the instructions that appear at the top of the first page of the exam"
],
"synonyms":[
"following",
"heeding",
"listening (to)",
"noting",
"observing",
"regarding",
"watching"
],
"near synonyms":[
"considering",
"contemplating",
"mulling",
"pondering",
"weighing",
"complying (with)",
"conforming (to)",
"keeping",
"obeying",
"respecting",
"attending (to)",
"harking (to)",
"hearing",
"hearkening (to)",
"harkening (to)",
"marking",
"noticing",
"seeing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brushing (aside or off)",
"discounting",
"dismissing",
"glossing (over)",
"glozing (over)",
"neglecting",
"passing over",
"pooh-poohing",
"poohing",
"scorning",
"shrugging off",
"defying",
"flouting",
"slighting",
"snubbing"
],
"antonyms":[
"disregarding",
"ignoring",
"tuning out"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"minicourse":{
"as in course , class":{
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"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"clinic",
"institute",
"seminar",
"survey course",
"class",
"course",
"core",
"curriculum",
"elective",
"refresher"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mincemeats":{
"the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless":{
"examples":[
"the artillery quickly made mincemeat of the enemy's fortifications"
],
"synonyms":[
"annihilations",
"decimations",
"demolishments",
"demolitions",
"desolations",
"destructions",
"devastations",
"exterminations",
"extinctions",
"havoc",
"losses",
"obliterations",
"ruinations",
"ruins",
"wastages",
"wreckages"
],
"near synonyms":[
"depredations",
"despoilments",
"despoliations",
"breakups",
"collapses",
"disintegrations",
"dissolutions",
"assassinations",
"executions",
"killings",
"massacres",
"slaughters",
"dismantlements",
"effacements",
"eradications"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rescues",
"salvages",
"salvations",
"savings",
"conservations",
"preservations",
"protections",
"reclamations",
"reconstructions",
"re-creations",
"refurbishments",
"regeneracies",
"renovations",
"restorations"
],
"antonyms":[
"buildings",
"constructions",
"erections"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ministates":{
"as in nation-states , city-states":{
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"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"city-states",
"microstates",
"nation-states",
"commonwealths",
"countries",
"lands",
"nations",
"sovereignties",
"sovranties",
"domains",
"dominions",
"empires",
"kingdoms",
"realms",
"republics",
"duchies",
"dukedoms",
"emirates",
"principalities",
"seigniories",
"seignories",
"sultanates",
"democracies",
"dictatorships",
"monarchies",
"monocracies",
"oligarchies",
"sovereigns",
"sovrans",
"theocracies",
"client states",
"colonies",
"condominiums",
"condominia",
"dependencies",
"mandates",
"provinces",
"settlements",
"soil",
"trust territories",
"fatherlands",
"homelands",
"motherlands",
"great powers",
"powers",
"sea powers",
"superpowers",
"world powers",
"welfare states"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minimization":{
"as in de-emphasis , soft-pedaling":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"de-emphasis",
"soft-pedaling",
"censure",
"condemnation",
"criticism",
"denouncement",
"denunciation",
"abuse",
"invective",
"vituperation",
"derision",
"mockery",
"ridicule",
"aspersion",
"backbiting",
"calumny",
"defamation",
"libel",
"slander",
"vilification",
"belittlement",
"denigration",
"deprecation",
"depreciation",
"derogation",
"detraction",
"diminishment",
"disparagement",
"put-down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aggrandizement",
"ennoblement",
"exaltation",
"glorification",
"magnification",
"acclaim",
"praise",
"approbation",
"approval",
"blessing",
"commendation",
"hype",
"puffery"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minutely":{
"with attention to all aspects or details":{
"examples":[
"a minutely detailed analysis of the series of glitches that resulted in the blackout"
],
"synonyms":[
"completely",
"comprehensively",
"detailedly",
"exhaustively",
"fully",
"inside out",
"roundly",
"sweepingly",
"systematically",
"thoroughly",
"through and through",
"totally"
],
"near synonyms":[
"meticulously",
"microscopically",
"all out",
"full blast",
"intensively",
"broadly",
"encyclopedically",
"extensively",
"generally",
"globally",
"widely",
"conclusively",
"consummately",
"definitely",
"perfectly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aimlessly",
"desultorily",
"haphazardly",
"hit or miss",
"randomly",
"cursorily",
"imperfectly",
"inadequately",
"narrowly",
"shallowly",
"sketchily",
"summarily",
"superficially",
"indeterminately",
"nebulously",
"vaguely"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"minxes":{
"a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman":{
"examples":[
"a blond actress who was usually typecast as the minx in melodramas"
],
"synonyms":[
"chippies",
"doxies",
"fancy women",
"floozies",
"hoochies",
"hussies",
"Jezebels",
"queans",
"tramps",
"trollops",
"wenches"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sirens",
"temptresses",
"vamps",
"grisettes",
"prostitutes",
"trulls"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minutes":{
"a very small space of time":{
"examples":[
"I'll be with you in just a minute"
],
"synonyms":[
"beats",
"eyeblinks",
"flashes",
"heartbeats",
"instants",
"jiffies",
"jiffs",
"moments",
"nanoseconds",
"New York minutes",
"seconds",
"shakes",
"split seconds",
"trices",
"twinkles",
"twinklings",
"winks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"microseconds",
"snatches",
"spurts"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aeons",
"eons",
"ages",
"eternities",
"forevers",
"infinities",
"lifetimes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in chronicles , transcribes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"chronicles",
"transcribes",
"jots (down)",
"logs",
"marks",
"notes",
"puts down",
"records",
"registers",
"reports",
"sets down",
"takes down",
"writes down",
"enregisters",
"enters",
"inscribes",
"chalks (up)",
"notches",
"scores"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"minutemen":{
"as in militiamen , guardsmen":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"Confederates",
"Continentals",
"Federals",
"GIs",
"GI's",
"guardsmen",
"militiamen",
"lancers",
"pikemen",
"spearmen",
"counterguerrillas",
"counterguerillas",
"guerrillas",
"guerillas",
"irregulars",
"paramilitaries",
"partisans",
"partizans",
"archers",
"crossbowmen",
"combatants",
"noncombatants",
"artillerymen",
"cannoneers",
"gunners",
"mortarmen",
"musketeers",
"riflemen",
"lifers",
"veterans",
"warhorses",
"jarheads",
"marines",
"rangers",
"conscripts",
"draftees",
"enrollees",
"recruits",
"commandos",
"commandoes",
"raiders"
],
"near antonyms":[
"civilians"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minors":{
"as in kids , teenagers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"adolescents",
"juveniles",
"kiddies",
"kiddos",
"kids",
"moppets",
"teenagers",
"tweens",
"younglings",
"youngsters",
"boychicks",
"boychiks",
"boyos",
"boys",
"callants",
"laddies",
"lads",
"nippers",
"shavelings",
"shavers",
"sonnies",
"striplings",
"tads",
"youths",
"gamins",
"guttersnipes",
"hobbledehoys",
"imps",
"squirts",
"urchins",
"whippersnappers",
"schoolboys",
"toddlers",
"tots",
"tykes",
"tikes",
"mama's boys"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minded":{
"having a desire or inclination (as for a specified course of action)":{
"examples":[
"in most David vs. Goliath contests, people are generally minded to side with the underdog"
],
"synonyms":[
"amenable",
"disposed",
"fain",
"game",
"glad",
"inclined",
"ready",
"willing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"predisposed",
"prone",
"accommodating",
"agreeable",
"compliant",
"cooperative",
"obedient",
"obliging",
"submissive",
"favorable",
"receptive",
"prepared",
"prompt",
"quick",
"responsive",
"swift",
"desirous",
"eager",
"enthused",
"enthusiastic",
"excited"
],
"near antonyms":[
"averse",
"loath",
"loth",
"loathe",
"reluctant",
"reticent"
],
"antonyms":[
"disinclined",
"unamenable",
"unwilling"
]
},
"to pay attention especially through the act of hearing":{
"examples":[
"you'll be in big trouble if you don't straighten up and mind"
],
"synonyms":[
"attended",
"harked",
"harkened",
"heard",
"hearkened",
"harkened",
"heeded",
"listened"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"discounted",
"disregarded"
],
"antonyms":[
"ignored",
"tuned out"
]
},
"to bring back to mind":{
"examples":[
"I seem to mind such a tale from way back"
],
"synonyms":[
"flashed back (to)",
"harked back (to)",
"harkened back (to)",
"hearkened back (to)",
"harkened back (to)",
"recalled",
"recollected",
"remembered",
"reminisced (about)",
"reproduced",
"thought (of)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recaptured",
"recurred",
"educed",
"elicited",
"evoked",
"extracted",
"raised",
"reminded",
"relived",
"represented"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misremembered",
"disregarded",
"ignored",
"neglected",
"overlooked",
"lost",
"missed",
"blanked (out)"
],
"antonyms":[
"disremembered",
"forgot",
"unlearned"
]
},
"to act according to the commands of":{
"examples":[
"tell the children to mind the babysitter"
],
"synonyms":[
"adhered (to)",
"complied (with)",
"conformed (to)",
"followed",
"goose-stepped (to)",
"obeyed",
"observed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deferred (to)",
"submitted (to)",
"surrendered (to)",
"yielded (to)",
"acceded (to)",
"acquiesced (to)",
"agreed (to)",
"assented (to)",
"attended",
"heard",
"heeded",
"listened (to)",
"marked",
"noted",
"noticed",
"regarded",
"took",
"watched"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disobliged",
"challenged",
"dared",
"refused",
"renounced",
"repudiated",
"directed",
"led",
"brushed (off)",
"disregarded",
"ignored",
"overlooked",
"overpassed",
"passed over",
"tuned out",
"winked (at)",
"dismissed",
"pooh-poohed",
"poohed",
"shrugged off",
"breached",
"broke",
"infringed",
"transgressed",
"violated",
"derided",
"flouted",
"mocked",
"scoffed (at)",
"scorned",
"mutinied (against)",
"revolted (against)",
"bucked",
"combated",
"combatted",
"contested",
"disputed",
"fought",
"opposed",
"resisted",
"withstood"
],
"antonyms":[
"defied",
"disobeyed",
"rebelled (against)"
]
},
"to be cautious of or on guard against":{
"examples":[
"mind the slippery steps"
],
"synonyms":[
"guarded (against)",
"looked out (for)",
"wared",
"watched out (for)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attended",
"heeded",
"marked",
"noted",
"noticed",
"beheld",
"discerned",
"observed",
"perceived",
"saw",
"watched"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discounted",
"disregarded",
"ignored",
"missed",
"overlooked"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to have an interest or concern for":{
"examples":[
"don't mind him; he's always complaining"
],
"synonyms":[
"cared",
"looked out (for)",
"watched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attended",
"heeded",
"regarded",
"noted",
"noticed",
"observed",
"empathized (with)",
"felt (for)",
"sympathized (with)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregarded",
"ignored",
"overlooked"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take charge of especially on behalf of another":{
"examples":[
"the salesperson will mind the store while the manager goes out to lunch"
],
"synonyms":[
"attended",
"cared (for)",
"oversaw",
"superintended",
"supervised",
"tended",
"watched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"administrated",
"conducted",
"controlled",
"directed",
"governed",
"guided",
"managed",
"operated",
"presided (over)",
"ran",
"run",
"regulated",
"stewarded",
"guarded",
"patrolled",
"protected",
"safeguarded",
"shielded",
"babied",
"babysat",
"chaperoned",
"mothered",
"shepherded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandoned",
"disregarded",
"forgot",
"ignored",
"neglected",
"passed over"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take notice of and be guided by":{
"examples":[
"mind the instructions that appear at the top of the first page of the exam"
],
"synonyms":[
"followed",
"heeded",
"listened (to)",
"noted",
"observed",
"regarded",
"watched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"considered",
"contemplated",
"mulled",
"pondered",
"weighed",
"complied (with)",
"conformed (to)",
"kept",
"obeyed",
"respected",
"attended (to)",
"harked (to)",
"heard",
"hearkened (to)",
"harkened (to)",
"marked",
"noticed",
"saw"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brushed (aside or off)",
"discounted",
"dismissed",
"glossed (over)",
"glozed (over)",
"neglected",
"passed over",
"pooh-poohed",
"poohed",
"scorned",
"shrugged off",
"defied",
"flouted",
"slighted",
"snubbed"
],
"antonyms":[
"disregarded",
"ignored",
"tuned out"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"minatory":{
"being or showing a sign of evil or calamity to come":{
"examples":[
"the novel's protagonist is haunted by a minatory black specter"
],
"synonyms":[
"baleful",
"dire",
"direful",
"doomy",
"foreboding",
"ill",
"ill-boding",
"inauspicious",
"menacing",
"ominous",
"portentous",
"sinister",
"threatening"
],
"near synonyms":[
"black",
"bleak",
"cheerless",
"chill",
"Cimmerian",
"cloudy",
"cold",
"comfortless",
"dark",
"darkening",
"depressing",
"depressive",
"desolate",
"dim",
"disconsolate",
"dismal",
"drear",
"dreary",
"dreich",
"elegiac",
"elegiacal",
"forlorn",
"funereal",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"godforsaken",
"gray",
"grey",
"lonely",
"lonesome",
"lugubrious",
"miserable",
"morbid",
"morose",
"murky",
"plutonian",
"saturnine",
"sepulchral",
"somber",
"sombre",
"sullen",
"sunless",
"tenebrific",
"tenebrous",
"wretched",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"hopeless",
"unfavorable",
"unpromising",
"unpropitious",
"ill-fated",
"ill-starred",
"star-crossed",
"troubled",
"unfortunate",
"unlucky",
"evil",
"malign",
"malignant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"auspicious",
"benign",
"bright",
"encouraging",
"favorable",
"golden",
"heartening",
"hopeful",
"promising",
"propitious",
"prosperous"
],
"antonyms":[
"unthreatening"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"mind-sets":{
"a particular way of thinking":{
"examples":[
"politicians trying to understand the mind-set of voters",
"She had the mind-set of a champion."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"angles",
"attitudes",
"outlooks",
"perspectives",
"slants",
"standpoints",
"viewpoints",
"dispositions",
"grains",
"natures",
"temperaments",
"tempers",
"cheers",
"frames",
"habits",
"humors",
"inclinations",
"modes",
"spirits",
"emotions",
"feelings",
"hearts",
"passions",
"sentiments",
"strains",
"beliefs",
"convictions",
"judgments",
"judgements",
"minds",
"notions",
"opinions",
"persuasions",
"views",
"expressions",
"tones",
"veins",
"characters",
"identities",
"individualities",
"makeups",
"mettles",
"personalities",
"selfhoods",
"self-identities",
"setups",
"sensibilities",
"sensitivities"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mini-marts":{
"as in department stores , chain stores":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"boutiques",
"chain stores",
"department stores",
"dime stores",
"exchanges",
"five-and-tens",
"five-and-dimes",
"marts",
"thrift shops",
"variety stores",
"bazaars",
"emporiums",
"emporia",
"shops",
"stores",
"marketplaces",
"markets",
"outlets",
"showrooms",
"big boxes",
"supercenters",
"superstores"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minidresses":{
"as in sundresses , shirtdresses":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"chemises",
"coatdresses",
"granny dresses",
"housedresses",
"jumpers",
"kimonos",
"kirtles",
"Mother Hubbards",
"muumuus",
"overdresses",
"sacks",
"sheaths",
"shifts",
"shirtdresses",
"shirtwaists",
"sundresses",
"sweaterdresses",
"tea gowns",
"dresses",
"frocks",
"gowns"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minuses":{
"a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success":{
"examples":[
"a plan with lots of pluses and only a few minuses"
],
"synonyms":[
"debits",
"disadvantages",
"disbenefits",
"downsides",
"drawbacks",
"handicaps",
"incommodities",
"liabilities",
"negatives",
"strikes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"albatross",
"albatrosses",
"millstones",
"strangleholds",
"disabilities",
"impairments",
"failings",
"shortcomings",
"bars",
"catches",
"checks",
"clogs",
"crimps",
"embarrassments",
"hindrances",
"hitches",
"hurdles",
"impediments",
"interferences",
"lets",
"manacles",
"obstacles",
"obstructions",
"rubs",
"shackles",
"stops",
"trammels"
],
"near antonyms":[
"vantages",
"head starts",
"jumps",
"leads",
"margins",
"starts",
"ascendancies",
"ascendencies",
"betters",
"commands",
"controls",
"drops",
"masteries",
"predominances",
"superiorities",
"supremacies",
"transcendences",
"upper hands",
"prerogatives",
"privileges",
"breaks",
"opportunities",
"aids",
"assistances",
"help"
],
"antonyms":[
"advantages",
"assets",
"edges",
"pluses",
"plusses"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minks":{
"as in otter , rabbit":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"badger",
"beaver",
"chamois",
"chinchilla",
"ermine",
"fisher",
"fox",
"marten",
"muskrat",
"otter",
"Persian lamb",
"rabbit",
"raccoon",
"racoon",
"sable",
"seal",
"fur",
"hide",
"leather",
"pelt",
"skin",
"bearskin",
"buckskin",
"calfskin",
"coonskin",
"cowhide",
"deerskin",
"doeskin",
"goatskin",
"horsehide",
"karakul",
"kidskin",
"kolinsky",
"lambskin",
"pigskin",
"rawhide",
"sealskin",
"sharkskin",
"sheep",
"sheepskin",
"snakeskin",
"fleece",
"mouton",
"alligator",
"crocodile",
"cordovan",
"morocco",
"patent leather",
"suede"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minister":{
"a person sent on a mission to represent another":{
"examples":[
"the British ministers at the international peace conference"
],
"synonyms":[
"agent",
"ambassador",
"delegate",
"emissary",
"envoy",
"legate",
"representative"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambassadress",
"attach\u00e9",
"charg\u00e9 d'affaires",
"consul",
"deputy",
"diplomat",
"foreign minister",
"nuncio",
"procurator",
"proxy",
"apostle",
"evangelist",
"missionary",
"deputation",
"detachment",
"legation",
"courier",
"messenger",
"mouthpiece",
"spokesperson"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person specially trained and authorized to conduct religious services in a Christian church":{
"examples":[
"our minister gives an interesting sermon every week"
],
"synonyms":[
"clergyperson",
"cleric",
"clerical",
"clerk",
"deacon",
"divine",
"dominie",
"ecclesiastic",
"preacher",
"priest",
"reverend"
],
"near synonyms":[
"churchman",
"clergyman",
"father",
"Holy Joe",
"padre",
"clergywoman",
"deaconess",
"priestess",
"abbot",
"archbishop",
"archpriest",
"bishop",
"dean",
"diocesan",
"monsignor",
"pope",
"prelate",
"presbyter",
"abb\u00e9",
"curate",
"cur\u00e9",
"parson",
"pastor",
"rector",
"shepherd",
"vicar",
"chaplain",
"confessor",
"sky pilot",
"evangelist",
"missionary",
"missioner",
"missionizer",
"revivalist",
"friar",
"mendicant",
"monastic",
"monk",
"oblate",
"religious",
"high priest",
"high priestess"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lay reader",
"lector"
],
"antonyms":[
"layman",
"layperson",
"secular"
]
},
"a person who acts or does business for another":{
"examples":[
"she's merely a minister of the corporation"
],
"synonyms":[
"agent",
"assignee",
"attorney",
"commissary",
"delegate",
"deputy",
"envoy",
"factor",
"procurator",
"proxy",
"rep",
"representative"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambassador",
"diplomat",
"diplomatist",
"emissary",
"foreign minister",
"legate",
"plenipotentiary",
"alternate",
"backup",
"pinch hitter",
"relief",
"replacement",
"stand-in",
"sub",
"substitute",
"surrogate",
"understudy",
"informer",
"operative",
"spy",
"broker",
"distributor",
"manager",
"arbiter",
"arbitrator",
"comprador",
"compradore",
"conciliator",
"go-between",
"intercessor",
"intermediary",
"interposer",
"liaison",
"mediator",
"middleman",
"peacemaker",
"mouthpiece",
"point man",
"point person",
"prophet",
"speaker",
"spokesman",
"spokesperson"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minx":{
"a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman":{
"examples":[
"a blond actress who was usually typecast as the minx in melodramas"
],
"synonyms":[
"chippie",
"chippy",
"doxy",
"doxie",
"fancy woman",
"floozy",
"floozie",
"hoochie",
"hussy",
"Jezebel",
"quean",
"tramp",
"trollop",
"wench"
],
"near synonyms":[
"siren",
"temptress",
"vamp",
"grisette",
"prostitute",
"trull"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ministering (to)":{
"to attend to the needs and comforts of":{
"examples":[
"volunteered to help minister to the sick at the local hospice"
],
"synonyms":[
"administering (to)",
"caring (for)",
"mothering",
"nursing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"curing",
"healing",
"remedying",
"doctoring",
"treating",
"aiding",
"conserving",
"preserving",
"providing (for)",
"supporting",
"babying",
"coddling",
"mollycoddling",
"pampering",
"spoiling",
"catering (to)",
"humoring",
"indulging"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brushing (aside or off)",
"forgetting",
"ignoring",
"neglecting",
"overlooking",
"slighting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"minivans":{
"as in minibuses , vans":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"coaches",
"jitneys",
"microbuses",
"microbusses",
"minibuses",
"minibusses",
"omnibuses",
"vans",
"automobiles",
"autos",
"buses",
"busses",
"cars",
"horseless carriages",
"machines",
"motorcars",
"motors",
"motor vehicles",
"wheels",
"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"
]
},
"minimizing":{
"as in disparagement , belittlement":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"belittlement",
"disparagement",
"poor-mouthing",
"meiosis",
"understatement"
],
"near antonyms":[
"caricature",
"coloring",
"elaboration",
"embellishment",
"embroidering",
"embroidery",
"exaggeration",
"hyperbole",
"magnification",
"overstatement",
"padding",
"stretching",
"amplification",
"enhancement",
"fabrication",
"misrepresentation"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express scornfully one's low opinion of":{
"examples":[
"sore losers trying to minimize the other team's victory"
],
"synonyms":[
"bad-mouthing",
"belittling",
"crying down",
"decrying",
"denigrating",
"deprecating",
"depreciating",
"derogating",
"diminishing",
"discounting",
"dismissing",
"disparaging",
"dissing",
"kissing off",
"playing down",
"poor-mouthing",
"putting down",
"running down",
"talking down",
"trashing",
"trash-talking",
"vilipending",
"writing off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discommending",
"abusing",
"scolding",
"disapproving (of)",
"disliking",
"censuring",
"condemning",
"criticizing",
"denouncing",
"reprehending",
"reprobating",
"aspersing",
"defaming",
"maligning",
"ripping",
"slandering",
"slurring",
"traducing",
"vilifying",
"discrediting",
"disgracing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approving",
"countenancing",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"favoring",
"recommending",
"sanctioning",
"commending",
"complimenting",
"eulogizing"
],
"antonyms":[
"acclaiming",
"applauding",
"exalting",
"extolling",
"glorifying",
"lauding",
"magnifying",
"praising"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"minstrel":{
"a person who writes poetry":{
"examples":[
"Edna St. Vincent Millay was unofficially the minstrel of Maine, as her poetry celebrates its coast and countryside"
],
"synonyms":[
"bard",
"muse",
"poet",
"poetaster",
"rhymester",
"rimester",
"versifier"
],
"near synonyms":[
"poetess",
"poet laureate",
"scop",
"troubadour",
"epigrammatist",
"epigrammatizer",
"lyricist",
"rhymer",
"sonneteer",
"rhapsode",
"rhapsodist"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minder":{
"a person or group that watches over someone or something":{
"examples":[
"those self-appointed minders of other people's morals"
],
"synonyms":[
"custodian",
"guard",
"guardian",
"keeper",
"lookout",
"picket",
"sentinel",
"sentry",
"warden",
"warder",
"watch",
"watcher",
"watchman"
],
"near synonyms":[
"observer",
"patrol",
"spotter",
"surveillant",
"watchdog",
"bodyguard",
"convoy",
"defender",
"escort",
"honor guard",
"gatekeeper",
"hack"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minimal":{
"being the least in amount, number, or size possible":{
"examples":[
"the beached whales were returned to the sea with only minimal loss of life"
],
"synonyms":[
"fewest",
"littlest",
"lowest",
"minimum",
"minutest",
"slightest",
"smallest",
"tiniest"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fewer",
"lesser",
"low",
"minor",
"modest",
"slight",
"small",
"smaller",
"infinitesimal",
"micro",
"subminimal",
"ultramicro",
"irreducible"
],
"near antonyms":[
"highest"
],
"antonyms":[
"biggest",
"full",
"greatest",
"hugest",
"largest",
"maximum",
"most",
"top",
"topmost",
"utmost"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"minsters":{
"as in cathedrals , chapels":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abbeys",
"bethels",
"cathedrals",
"chapels",
"missions",
"oratories",
"sanctuaries",
"shrines",
"churches",
"kirks",
"tabernacles",
"temples",
"meetinghouses",
"mosques",
"pagodas",
"shuls",
"synagogues",
"synagogs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minorities":{
"the transitional period between childhood and adulthood":{
"examples":[
"a teenager during his minority has some of the rights of an adult, but not all"
],
"synonyms":[
"adolescences",
"nonages"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boyhoods",
"girlhoods",
"preadolescences",
"youths",
"blooms",
"flushes",
"heydays",
"primes",
"majorities",
"maturities",
"manhoods",
"womanhoods",
"babyhoods",
"infancies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mine":{
"an abundant source":{
"examples":[
"a baseball fanatic who is a mine of fascinating trivia about the game"
],
"synonyms":[
"argosy",
"cornucopia",
"gold mine",
"mother lode",
"treasure trove",
"wellspring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"armory",
"repository",
"stockpot",
"store",
"storehouse",
"treasure-house",
"cache",
"hoard",
"stash",
"bonanza",
"Golconda",
"gravy train",
"honeypot"
],
"near antonyms":[
"black hole",
"sinkhole"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a usually concealed explosive device designed to go off when disturbed":{
"examples":[
"the soldiers were careful to disarm any mines they found in their path"
],
"synonyms":[
"booby trap"
],
"near synonyms":[
"claymore mine",
"land mine",
"torpedo",
"bomb",
"explosive",
"hazard",
"pitfall",
"snare",
"trap",
"ambush",
"net",
"web"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to place hidden explosive devices in or under":{
"examples":[
"the troops hurriedly mined the field before relinquishing it to the enemy"
],
"synonyms":[
"booby-trap"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blow up",
"bomb",
"ambush",
"snare",
"trap",
"attack"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"mind readers":{
"someone who is able to know another person's thoughts without being told what they are; someone who is able to read minds":{
"examples":[
"How was I supposed to know what you were thinking? I'm no mind reader ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"mentalists",
"telepaths",
"channelers",
"channels",
"mediums",
"media",
"psychics",
"spiritists",
"spiritualists",
"clairvoyants",
"sensitives"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"minaudi\u00e8re":{
"as in clutch , clutch bag":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"clutch",
"clutch bag",
"bag",
"handbag",
"pocketbook",
"purse",
"billfold",
"wallet",
"compact",
"vanity",
"poke",
"pouch",
"sack",
"shoulder bag"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in safe-deposit box , hope chest":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bin",
"box",
"caddy",
"case",
"casket",
"chest",
"locker",
"trunk",
"coffer",
"lockbox",
"safe",
"safe-deposit box",
"strongbox",
"bandbox",
"hatbox",
"jewel box",
"snuffbox",
"tinderbox",
"footlocker",
"sea chest",
"caisson",
"hope chest",
"compartment",
"vault",
"carton",
"crate",
"coffin",
"canteen"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}