dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/mis_MWT.json
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{
"misadventure":{
"bad luck or an example of this":{
"examples":[
"a string of financial misadventures eventually left him broke"
],
"synonyms":[
"adversity",
"ill",
"knock",
"mischance",
"misfortune",
"mishap",
"tragedy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"calamity",
"cataclysm",
"catastrophe",
"disaster",
"affliction",
"hardship",
"trial",
"tribulation",
"woe",
"distress",
"misery",
"suffering",
"unhappiness",
"defeat",
"failure",
"fizzle",
"nonsuccess",
"curse",
"evil",
"sorrow",
"trouble",
"accident",
"casualty",
"blow",
"body blow",
"disappointment",
"letdown",
"setback",
"circumstance",
"destiny",
"doom",
"fate",
"lot",
"portion"
],
"near antonyms":[
"break",
"chance",
"fluke",
"godsend",
"hit",
"opportunity",
"strike",
"stroke",
"windfall",
"accomplishment",
"achievement",
"success"
],
"antonyms":[
"fortune",
"luck",
"serendipity"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misanthrope":{
"a person who distrusts other people and believes that everything is done for selfish reasons":{
"examples":[
"a former misanthrope who now professes a newly discovered love of mankind"
],
"synonyms":[
"cynic",
"naysayer",
"pessimist"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misandrist",
"misogynist",
"doubter",
"negativist",
"skeptic",
"belittler",
"critic",
"derider",
"detractor",
"scoffer",
"malcontent",
"defeatist",
"quitter"
],
"near antonyms":[
"optimist",
"Pollyanna",
"positivist",
"idealist",
"sentimentalist"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misanthropy":{
"as in hatred , hostility":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"allergy",
"animosity",
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"aversion",
"disfavor",
"dislike",
"enmity",
"hostility",
"abomination",
"hate",
"hatred",
"loathing",
"rancor",
"abhorrence",
"disgust",
"repugnance",
"repulsion",
"revulsion"
],
"near antonyms":[
"affection",
"attachment",
"devotedness",
"devotion",
"fondness",
"love",
"passion",
"appetite",
"fancy",
"favor",
"like",
"liking",
"partiality",
"preference",
"relish",
"taste",
"craving",
"crush",
"desire",
"infatuation",
"longing",
"lust",
"yearning"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misapprehension":{
"a failure to understand correctly":{
"examples":[
"tried to eliminate all misapprehensions about the planned riverfront development"
],
"synonyms":[
"incomprehension",
"misconstruction",
"misconstruing",
"misimpression",
"misinterpretation",
"misknowledge",
"misreading",
"misunderstanding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"astigmatism",
"misconception",
"misperception",
"misprision",
"mistake"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appreciation",
"apprehension",
"comprehension",
"conception",
"grasp",
"grokking",
"knowledge",
"perception",
"prehension",
"understanding",
"awareness",
"consciousness",
"realization"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a wrong judgment":{
"examples":[
"a common misapprehension about how our language functions"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculation",
"misjudging",
"misjudgment",
"misstep",
"mistake",
"slip",
"slipup"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blunder",
"boner",
"boob",
"clinker",
"errancy",
"error",
"fault",
"flub",
"fumble",
"gaffe",
"goof",
"inaccuracy",
"lapse",
"miscue",
"stumble",
"trip",
"foul-up",
"muff",
"misstatement",
"misconception",
"misconstruction",
"misconstruing",
"misimpression",
"misinterpretation",
"misprision",
"misunderstanding"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misapprehensions":{
"a failure to understand correctly":{
"examples":[
"tried to eliminate all misapprehensions about the planned riverfront development"
],
"synonyms":[
"incomprehensions",
"misconstructions",
"misimpressions",
"misinterpretations",
"misknowledges",
"misreadings",
"misunderstandings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"astigmatisms",
"misconceptions",
"misperceptions",
"misprisions",
"mistakes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appreciations",
"apprehensions",
"comprehensions",
"conceptions",
"grasps",
"knowledges",
"perceptions",
"prehensions",
"understandings",
"realizations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a wrong judgment":{
"examples":[
"a common misapprehension about how our language functions"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculations",
"misjudgments",
"missteps",
"mistakes",
"slips",
"slipups"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blunders",
"boners",
"boobs",
"clinkers",
"errancies",
"errors",
"faults",
"flubs",
"fumbles",
"gaffes",
"goofs",
"inaccuracies",
"lapses",
"miscues",
"stumbles",
"trips",
"foul-ups",
"muffs",
"misstatements",
"misconceptions",
"misconstructions",
"misimpressions",
"misinterpretations",
"misprisions",
"misunderstandings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misbegotten":{
"born to a father and mother who are not married":{
"examples":[
"a misbegotten child who never knew his father"
],
"synonyms":[
"baseborn",
"bastard",
"illegitimate",
"natural",
"spurious",
"supposititious",
"unfathered"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fatherless",
"motherless",
"nameless",
"adopted",
"orphaned"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"legitimate"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"miscalculate":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"they miscalculated how difficult the mountainous trek would be"
],
"synonyms":[
"misconceive",
"misdeem",
"misestimate",
"misgauge",
"misjudge",
"mismeasure",
"mistake"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehend",
"misconstrue",
"misinterpret",
"misknow",
"misperceive",
"misunderstand",
"overestimate",
"overrate",
"overvalue",
"misesteem",
"underestimate",
"underrate",
"undervalue",
"miscount",
"misreckon"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misconceive":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"misconceived the scope of the nation's financial crisis"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculate",
"misdeem",
"misestimate",
"misgauge",
"misjudge",
"mismeasure",
"mistake"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehend",
"misconstrue",
"misinterpret",
"misknow",
"misperceive",
"misunderstand",
"overestimate",
"overrate",
"overvalue",
"misesteem",
"underestimate",
"underrate",
"undervalue",
"miscount",
"misreckon"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misconceiving":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"misconceived the scope of the nation's financial crisis"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculating",
"misdeeming",
"misestimating",
"misgauging",
"misgaging",
"misjudging",
"mismeasuring",
"mistaking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehending",
"misconstruing",
"misinterpreting",
"misknowing",
"misperceiving",
"misunderstanding",
"overestimating",
"overrating",
"overvaluing",
"misesteeming",
"underestimating",
"underrating",
"undervaluing",
"miscounting",
"misreckoning"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misconception":{
"a false idea or belief":{
"examples":[
"it is a popular misconception that the Great Wall of China is visible from outer space"
],
"synonyms":[
"delusion",
"error",
"fallacy",
"falsehood",
"falsity",
"hallucination",
"illusion",
"misbelief",
"myth",
"old wives' tale",
"untruth"
],
"near synonyms":[
"factoid",
"superstition",
"fiction",
"pretense",
"pretence",
"distortion",
"inaccuracy",
"misapprehension",
"miscomprehension",
"misinterpretation",
"misjudgment",
"misperception",
"misunderstanding",
"misinformation",
"misknowledge",
"misreport",
"misrepresentation",
"misstatement",
"sophism",
"sophistry",
"fib",
"half-truth",
"lie",
"story",
"tale"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"truth",
"verity"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misconstruction":{
"a failure to understand correctly":{
"examples":[
"his misconstruction of the blueprints led to some costly and time-consuming repairs"
],
"synonyms":[
"incomprehension",
"misapprehension",
"misconstruing",
"misimpression",
"misinterpretation",
"misknowledge",
"misreading",
"misunderstanding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"astigmatism",
"misconception",
"misperception",
"misprision",
"mistake"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appreciation",
"apprehension",
"comprehension",
"conception",
"grasp",
"grokking",
"knowledge",
"perception",
"prehension",
"understanding",
"awareness",
"consciousness",
"realization"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misconstructions":{
"a failure to understand correctly":{
"examples":[
"his misconstruction of the blueprints led to some costly and time-consuming repairs"
],
"synonyms":[
"incomprehensions",
"misapprehensions",
"misimpressions",
"misinterpretations",
"misknowledges",
"misreadings",
"misunderstandings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"astigmatisms",
"misconceptions",
"misperceptions",
"misprisions",
"mistakes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appreciations",
"apprehensions",
"comprehensions",
"conceptions",
"grasps",
"knowledges",
"perceptions",
"prehensions",
"understandings",
"realizations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"miscount":{
"as in miscalculate , misjudge":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"miscalculate",
"misconceive",
"miscue",
"misdeem",
"misgauge",
"misjudge",
"mistake",
"bobble",
"botch",
"bungle",
"butcher",
"foozle",
"mangle",
"mishandle",
"muff",
"murder",
"misconstrue",
"misinterpret",
"misunderstand",
"nod",
"blunder",
"boob",
"err",
"flub",
"fluff",
"foul up",
"fumble",
"goof (up)",
"louse up",
"mess (up)",
"screw up",
"slip up",
"stumble",
"trip"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"miscounting":{
"as in miscalculating , misjudging":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"miscalculating",
"misconceiving",
"miscuing",
"misdeeming",
"misgauging",
"misgaging",
"misjudging",
"mistaking",
"bobbling",
"botching",
"bungling",
"butchering",
"foozling",
"mangling",
"mishandling",
"muffing",
"murdering",
"misconstruing",
"misinterpreting",
"misunderstanding",
"nodding",
"blundering",
"boobing",
"erring",
"flubbing",
"fluffing",
"fouling up",
"fumbling",
"goofing (up)",
"lousing up",
"messing (up)",
"screwing up",
"slipping up",
"stumbling",
"tripping"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"miscued":{
"as in mistook , misjudged":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"miscalculated",
"misconceived",
"miscounted",
"misdeemed",
"misgauged",
"misgaged",
"misjudged",
"mistook",
"bobbled",
"botched",
"bungled",
"butchered",
"foozled",
"mangled",
"mishandled",
"muffed",
"murdered",
"misconstrued",
"misinterpreted",
"misunderstood",
"nodded",
"blundered",
"boobed",
"erred",
"flubbed",
"fluffed",
"fouled up",
"fumbled",
"goofed (up)",
"loused up",
"messed (up)",
"screwed up",
"slipped up",
"stumbled",
"tripped"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misdeeds":{
"a breaking of a moral or legal code":{
"examples":[
"punished for her misdeeds by the church elders"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaches",
"crimes",
"debts",
"errors",
"lawbreakings",
"malefactions",
"misdoings",
"offenses",
"offences",
"sins",
"transgressions",
"trespasses",
"violations",
"wrongdoings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bias crimes",
"hate crimes",
"felonies",
"misconducts",
"misdemeanors",
"misfeasances",
"faults",
"foibles",
"peccadilloes",
"peccadillos",
"breaks",
"infringements",
"immoralities",
"iniquities",
"vices",
"corruptions",
"debaucheries",
"depravities",
"abuses",
"criminalities",
"illegalities",
"descents",
"downfalls",
"falls"
],
"near antonyms":[
"impeccabilities",
"innocences",
"irreproachabilities",
"moralities",
"virtues"
],
"antonyms":[
"noncrimes"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"miserable":{
"causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer":{
"examples":[
"spent the night in a miserable jail cell"
],
"synonyms":[
"black",
"bleak",
"cheerless",
"chill",
"Cimmerian",
"cloudy",
"cold",
"comfortless",
"dark",
"darkening",
"depressing",
"depressive",
"desolate",
"dire",
"disconsolate",
"dismal",
"drear",
"dreary",
"dreich",
"elegiac",
"elegiacal",
"forlorn",
"funereal",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"godforsaken",
"gray",
"grey",
"lonely",
"lonesome",
"lugubrious",
"morbid",
"morose",
"murky",
"plutonian",
"saturnine",
"sepulchral",
"solemn",
"somber",
"sombre",
"sullen",
"sunless",
"tenebrific",
"tenebrous",
"wretched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blue",
"dejected",
"depressed",
"despondent",
"down",
"droopy",
"hangdog",
"inconsolable",
"low",
"melancholic",
"melancholy",
"mirthless",
"sad",
"unhappy",
"woebegone",
"woeful",
"dim",
"discomfiting",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dismaying",
"dispiriting",
"distressful",
"distressing",
"upsetting",
"desperate",
"hopeless",
"pessimistic",
"lamentable",
"mournful",
"plaintive",
"sorrowful",
"colorless",
"drab",
"dull",
"dour",
"grim",
"lowering",
"louring",
"lowery",
"loury",
"menacing",
"negative",
"oppressive",
"threatening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blithe",
"blithesome",
"buoyant",
"gay",
"jocund",
"jolly",
"joyful",
"joyous",
"merry",
"mirthful",
"encouraging",
"hopeful",
"optimistic",
"lighthearted",
"lightsome"
],
"antonyms":[
"bright",
"cheerful",
"cheering",
"cheery",
"comforting",
"cordial",
"festive",
"friendly",
"gay",
"heartwarming",
"sunshiny"
]
},
"feeling unhappiness":{
"examples":[
"the awful news made us miserable"
],
"synonyms":[
"bad",
"blue",
"brokenhearted",
"cast down",
"crestfallen",
"dejected",
"depressed",
"despondent",
"disconsolate",
"doleful",
"down",
"down in the mouth",
"downcast",
"downhearted",
"droopy",
"forlorn",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"hangdog",
"heartbroken",
"heartsick",
"heartsore",
"heavyhearted",
"inconsolable",
"joyless",
"low",
"low-spirited",
"melancholic",
"melancholy",
"mournful",
"sad",
"saddened",
"sorrowful",
"sorry",
"unhappy",
"woebegone",
"woeful",
"wretched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aggrieved",
"distressed",
"troubled",
"uneasy",
"unquiet",
"upset",
"worried",
"despairing",
"hopeless",
"sunk",
"disappointed",
"discouraged",
"disheartened",
"dispirited",
"suicidal",
"dolorous",
"lachrymose",
"lugubrious",
"plaintive",
"tearful",
"regretful",
"rueful",
"agonized",
"anguished",
"grieving",
"wailing",
"weeping",
"black",
"bleak",
"cheerless",
"comfortless",
"dark",
"darkening",
"depressing",
"desolate",
"dismal",
"drear",
"dreary",
"elegiac",
"elegiacal",
"funereal",
"gray",
"grey",
"morbid",
"morose",
"murky",
"saturnine",
"somber",
"sombre",
"sullen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ecstatic",
"elated",
"enraptured",
"entranced",
"euphoric",
"exhilarated",
"exuberant",
"exultant",
"overjoyed",
"rapturous",
"rhapsodic",
"rhapsodical",
"blithe",
"blithesome",
"jocose",
"jocular",
"jocund",
"jolly",
"jovial",
"lightsome",
"merry",
"mirthful",
"excited",
"thrilled",
"hopeful",
"optimistic",
"rosy",
"sanguine",
"encouraged",
"heartened",
"animated",
"bouncing",
"energetic",
"frisky",
"jaunty",
"lively",
"peppy",
"perky",
"spirited",
"sprightful",
"sprightly",
"springy",
"vital",
"vivacious",
"zippy",
"content",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"satisfied",
"beaming",
"grinning",
"laughing",
"smiling",
"boon",
"carefree",
"careless",
"cavalier",
"devil-may-care",
"easygoing",
"happy-go-lucky",
"insouciant",
"lighthearted",
"unconcerned"
],
"antonyms":[
"blissful",
"buoyant",
"buoyed",
"cheerful",
"cheery",
"chipper",
"delighted",
"glad",
"gladdened",
"gladsome",
"gleeful",
"happy",
"joyful",
"joyous",
"jubilant",
"sunny",
"upbeat"
]
},
"of low quality":{
"examples":[
"a miserable meal that I wouldn't feed to a dog"
],
"synonyms":[
"bad",
"bargain-basement",
"bum",
"cheap",
"cheapjack",
"cheesy",
"coarse",
"common",
"crappy",
"cut-rate",
"el cheapo",
"execrable",
"gimcrack",
"inferior",
"junky",
"lousy",
"low-grade",
"low-rent",
"mediocre",
"poor",
"rotten",
"rubbishy",
"schlock",
"schlocky",
"shlock",
"shlocky",
"second-rate",
"shoddy",
"sleazy",
"terrible",
"trashy",
"trumpery",
"wretched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"useless",
"valueless",
"worthless",
"indifferent",
"lackluster",
"second-class",
"brummagem",
"flashy",
"garish",
"gaudy",
"glitzy",
"kitsch",
"kitschy",
"meretricious",
"ostentatious",
"showy",
"splashy",
"swank",
"swanky",
"tawdry",
"seedy",
"shabby",
"tacky",
"counterfeit",
"fake",
"phony",
"phoney",
"sham",
"supercheap",
"ultracheap"
],
"near antonyms":[
"elegant",
"handsome",
"tasteful",
"handcrafted",
"polished",
"refined"
],
"antonyms":[
"excellent",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"good",
"high-grade",
"superior",
"top-notch"
]
},
"showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect":{
"examples":[
"a miserable little apartment"
],
"synonyms":[
"beat-up",
"bombed-out",
"dilapidated",
"dog-eared",
"down-at-the-heels",
"down-at-heel",
"down-at-the-heel",
"down-at-heels",
"dumpy",
"grungy",
"mangy",
"mean",
"moth-eaten",
"neglected",
"ratty",
"run-down",
"scrubby",
"scruffy",
"seedy",
"shabby",
"sleazy",
"tacky",
"tatterdemalion",
"tatty",
"threadbare",
"timeworn",
"tumbledown"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abandoned",
"unkept",
"desolate",
"forlorn",
"godforsaken",
"broken-down",
"decrepit",
"tired",
"worn-out",
"bedraggled",
"dingy",
"ragged",
"tattered",
"decaying",
"deteriorated",
"deteriorating",
"rackety",
"ramshackle",
"rattletrap",
"rickety",
"broken",
"damaged",
"destroyed",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"ruined",
"wrecked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brand-new",
"fresh",
"new",
"cared-for",
"kept-up",
"maintained",
"mended",
"patched",
"rebuilt",
"reconstructed",
"smart",
"spiffy",
"spruce"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"deserving of one's pity":{
"examples":[
"miserable refugees from the war-torn country"
],
"synonyms":[
"heartbreaking",
"heartrending",
"pathetic",
"piteous",
"pitiable",
"pitiful",
"poor",
"rueful",
"sorry",
"wretched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deplorable",
"lamentable",
"regrettable",
"emotional",
"impressive",
"inspiring",
"affecting",
"moving",
"poignant",
"stirring",
"touching",
"awful",
"horrible",
"terrible",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"upsetting",
"grievous",
"mournful",
"sad",
"sorrowful",
"woeful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unimpressive",
"uninspiring"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy)":{
"examples":[
"that ugly mutt is one miserable excuse for a dog"
],
"synonyms":[
"contemptible",
"despicable",
"pathetic",
"pitiable",
"pitiful",
"sad",
"sorry",
"wretched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deplorable",
"discreditable",
"disgraceful",
"disreputable",
"ignominious",
"infamous",
"misbegotten",
"notorious",
"shameful",
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"beastly",
"detestable",
"hateful",
"lousy",
"odious",
"stinking",
"bad",
"inferior",
"lame",
"poor",
"disgusting",
"dishonorable",
"shameful",
"meritless",
"unworthy",
"worthless",
"scandalous",
"shocking",
"sordid",
"unsavory"
],
"near antonyms":[
"admirable",
"commendable",
"creditable",
"laudable",
"meritorious",
"praiseworthy",
"redoubtable",
"notable",
"noteworthy",
"noticeable",
"outstanding",
"reputable",
"worthy",
"excellent",
"flawless",
"perfect",
"honorable",
"noble",
"honest",
"straight"
],
"antonyms":[
"decent",
"presentable",
"respectable"
]
},
"as in pauper":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"pauper",
"guttersnipe",
"urchin",
"waif",
"bludger",
"cadger",
"hanger-on",
"leech",
"moocher",
"parasite",
"schnorrer",
"sponge",
"sponger",
"bohemian",
"bum",
"clochard",
"drifter",
"hobo",
"tramp",
"vagabond",
"vagrant",
"dependent",
"beggar",
"mendicant",
"panhandler",
"deadbeat",
"derelict",
"idler",
"ne'er-do-well"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"miserableness":{
"a state or spell of low spirits":{
"examples":[
"a novel that uses bleak lanugage and harsh descriptions of the landscape to evoke the miserableness of poverty"
],
"synonyms":[
"blue devils",
"blues",
"dejection",
"depression",
"desolation",
"despond",
"despondence",
"despondency",
"disconsolateness",
"dispiritedness",
"doldrums",
"dolefulness",
"downheartedness",
"dreariness",
"dumps",
"forlornness",
"gloom",
"gloominess",
"glumness",
"heartsickness",
"joylessness",
"melancholy",
"mopes",
"mournfulness",
"oppression",
"sadness",
"sorrowfulness",
"unhappiness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"melancholia",
"self-pity",
"anguish",
"dolor",
"grief",
"mourning",
"somberness",
"sorrow",
"woefulness",
"agony",
"distress",
"pain",
"misery",
"woe",
"wretchedness",
"discouragement",
"disheartenment",
"moodiness",
"despair",
"desperation",
"hopelessness",
"self-despair",
"boredom",
"ennui",
"tedium",
"dismalness",
"drear",
"morbidness",
"moroseness",
"morosity",
"regret",
"rue"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gaiety",
"gayety",
"gayness",
"glee",
"gleefulness",
"humor",
"jollity",
"joviality",
"lightheartedness",
"merriment",
"mirth",
"mirthfulness",
"cheer",
"cheerfulness",
"cheeriness",
"hopefulness",
"optimism",
"sunniness",
"content",
"contentedness",
"contentment",
"satisfaction",
"delight",
"gratification"
],
"antonyms":[
"bliss",
"blissfulness",
"ecstasy",
"elatedness",
"elation",
"euphoria",
"exhilaration",
"exuberance",
"exultation",
"felicity",
"gladness",
"gladsomeness",
"happiness",
"heaven",
"intoxication",
"joy",
"joyfulness",
"joyousness",
"jubilation",
"rapture",
"rapturousness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"miserere":{
"an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment":{
"examples":[
"an essay that is essentially a long miserere about the decline of good manners in our society"
],
"synonyms":[
"beef",
"bitch",
"bleat",
"carp",
"complaint",
"fuss",
"grievance",
"gripe",
"grouch",
"grouse",
"grumble",
"holler",
"kvetch",
"lament",
"moan",
"murmur",
"plaint",
"squawk",
"wail",
"whimper",
"whine",
"whinge",
"yammer"
],
"near synonyms":[
"challenge",
"demur",
"expostulation",
"kick",
"niggle",
"objection",
"protest",
"quibble",
"remonstrance",
"stink"
],
"near antonyms":[
"commendation",
"compliment",
"plaudit",
"acclaim",
"applause",
"praise",
"approval",
"endorsement",
"indorsement",
"sanction"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misfeasance":{
"as in misconduct , misdemeanor":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misconduct",
"misdemeanor",
"misprision",
"offense",
"offence",
"sin",
"wrong",
"breach",
"contravention",
"infraction",
"infringement",
"transgression",
"trespass",
"violation",
"disregard",
"forgetting",
"ignoring",
"nonobservance",
"overlooking",
"delinquency",
"dereliction",
"neglect",
"encroachment",
"intrusion",
"invasion"
],
"near antonyms":[
"noninfringement",
"observance",
"respecting",
"upholding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misgiving":{
"a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something":{
"examples":[
"I had misgivings about the alleged victim's story, but I was afraid to speak up"
],
"synonyms":[
"distrust",
"distrustfulness",
"doubt",
"dubiety",
"dubitation",
"incertitude",
"misdoubt",
"mistrust",
"mistrustfulness",
"query",
"reservation",
"skepticism",
"suspicion",
"uncertainty"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disbelief",
"incredulity",
"unbelief",
"anxiety",
"concern",
"paranoia",
"wariness",
"compunction",
"niggle",
"qualm",
"scruple",
"tremor"
],
"near antonyms":[
"credence",
"faith"
],
"antonyms":[
"assurance",
"belief",
"certainty",
"certitude",
"confidence",
"conviction",
"sureness",
"surety",
"trust"
]
},
"an uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do":{
"examples":[
"he was filled with misgivings about committing himself to such a huge loan"
],
"synonyms":[
"compunction",
"qualm",
"scruple"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conscience",
"distrust",
"doubt",
"dubiety",
"incertitude",
"misdoubt",
"mistrust",
"reservation",
"skepticism",
"suspicion",
"uncertainness",
"uncertainty",
"qualmishness",
"unease",
"uneasiness",
"reluctance",
"unwillingness",
"demur",
"fuss",
"objection",
"protest",
"question",
"remonstrance",
"aversion",
"disinclination",
"indisposition",
"reluctance",
"unwillingness",
"guilt",
"regret",
"remorse",
"self-reproach",
"shame",
"contrition",
"penitence",
"repentance"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aplomb",
"assurance",
"certainty",
"certitude",
"confidence",
"conviction",
"self-assurance",
"self-confidence",
"sureness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"suspicion or fear of future harm or misfortune":{
"examples":[
"overcome by a sudden misgiving upon seeing the creepy old mansion"
],
"synonyms":[
"alarm",
"alarum",
"apprehension",
"apprehensiveness",
"dread",
"foreboding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"agitation",
"anxiety",
"anxiousness",
"concern",
"disquiet",
"disquietude",
"distress",
"disturbance",
"fearfulness",
"funk",
"perturbation",
"solicitude",
"suspense",
"unease",
"uneasiness",
"scruple",
"worry",
"doubt",
"incertitude",
"mistrust",
"suspiciousness",
"uncertainty",
"wariness",
"defeatism",
"pessimism",
"foreknowledge",
"premonition",
"presage",
"presentiment"
],
"near antonyms":[
"anticipation",
"excitement",
"hope",
"hopefulness",
"confidence",
"optimism",
"sanguinity"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in foreboding":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"foreboding",
"bothersome",
"troublesome",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"strained",
"agitating",
"anxious",
"creepy",
"disquieting",
"distressful",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"fraught",
"hairy",
"nail-biting",
"nerve-racking",
"nerve-wracking",
"nervous",
"restless",
"tense",
"uneasy",
"unnerving",
"unsettling",
"worrisome",
"restive",
"unrestful",
"awkward",
"embarrassing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calming",
"comfortable",
"easy",
"peaceful",
"quiet",
"quieting",
"tranquil",
"restful",
"pacific"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"misheard":{
"as in misinterpreted , misunderstood":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehended",
"misconstrued",
"misinterpreted",
"misknew",
"misperceived",
"misread",
"missed",
"mistook",
"misunderstood",
"misconceived",
"misdeemed",
"misjudged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appreciated",
"apprehended",
"caught",
"comprehended",
"conceived",
"fathomed",
"got",
"grasped",
"grokked",
"knew",
"made out",
"penetrated",
"perceived",
"savvied",
"saw",
"seized",
"took in",
"understood"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mishmashes":{
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"the painting was just a mishmash of colors and abstract shapes as far as we could tell"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerates",
"agglomerations",
"alphabet soups",
"assortments",
"botches",
"clutters",
"collages",
"crazy quilts",
"farragoes",
"gallimaufries",
"grab bags",
"gumbos",
"hashes",
"hodgepodges",
"hotchpotches",
"jambalayas",
"jumbles",
"jungles",
"litters",
"mac\u00e9doines",
"medleys",
"m\u00e9langes",
"menageries",
"miscellanea",
"miscellanies",
"mixed bags",
"montages",
"motleys",
"muddles",
"olios",
"olla podridas",
"ollas podridas",
"omnium-gatherums",
"pastiches",
"patchwork quilts",
"patchworks",
"potpourris",
"ragbags",
"ragouts",
"rummages",
"salads",
"salmagundis",
"scrambles",
"shuffles",
"smorgasbords",
"stews",
"tumbles",
"varieties",
"welters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"detritus",
"notions",
"oddments",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"accumulations",
"aggregates",
"aggregations",
"conglomerates",
"conglomerations",
"catchalls",
"admixtures",
"alloys",
"amalgams",
"blends",
"combinations",
"commixtures",
"composites",
"compounds",
"fusions",
"intermixtures",
"mix-ups",
"bollixes",
"chaoses",
"confusions",
"disarrangements",
"disarrays",
"disorders",
"dog's breakfasts",
"messes",
"morasses",
"shambles",
"imbroglios",
"knots",
"snarls",
"tangles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misimpression":{
"a failure to understand correctly":{
"examples":[
"she was under the misimpression that the class was for beginners, but it was actually for advanced students"
],
"synonyms":[
"incomprehension",
"misapprehension",
"misconstruction",
"misconstruing",
"misinterpretation",
"misknowledge",
"misreading",
"misunderstanding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"astigmatism",
"misconception",
"misperception",
"misprision",
"mistake"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appreciation",
"apprehension",
"comprehension",
"conception",
"grasp",
"grokking",
"knowledge",
"perception",
"prehension",
"understanding",
"awareness",
"consciousness",
"realization"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misinformed":{
"as in misguided , confused":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"confused",
"misguided",
"misled",
"incorrect",
"mistaken",
"wrong",
"erroneous",
"false",
"inaccurate",
"inexact",
"untrue",
"deceived",
"deluded",
"duped",
"tricked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"correct",
"right",
"informed",
"accurate",
"exact",
"precise",
"true"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to believe what is untrue":{
"examples":[
"had been misinformed about the purpose of the meeting and walked in on what was a surprise birthday party"
],
"synonyms":[
"bamboozled",
"beguiled",
"bluffed",
"buffaloed",
"burned",
"burnt",
"caught",
"conned",
"cozened",
"deceived",
"deluded",
"duped",
"faked out",
"fooled",
"gaffed",
"gammoned",
"gulled",
"had",
"had on",
"hoaxed",
"hoodwinked",
"hornswoggled",
"humbugged",
"juggled",
"misguided",
"misled",
"snookered",
"snowed",
"spoofed",
"strung along",
"sucked in",
"suckered",
"took in",
"tricked"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kidded",
"put on",
"teased",
"bled",
"cheated",
"chiseled",
"chiselled",
"defrauded",
"diddled",
"euchred",
"fleeced",
"flimflammed",
"hustled",
"mulcted",
"rooked",
"shortchanged",
"skinned",
"squeezed",
"stuck",
"stung",
"swindled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"debunked",
"exposed",
"revealed",
"showed up",
"uncloaked",
"uncovered",
"unmasked",
"disclosed",
"divulged",
"told",
"unveiled",
"disabused",
"disenchanted",
"disillusioned"
],
"antonyms":[
"undeceived"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"misinforming":{
"to cause to believe what is untrue":{
"examples":[
"had been misinformed about the purpose of the meeting and walked in on what was a surprise birthday party"
],
"synonyms":[
"bamboozling",
"beguiling",
"bluffing",
"buffaloing",
"burning",
"catching",
"conning",
"cozening",
"deceiving",
"deluding",
"duping",
"faking out",
"fooling",
"gaffing",
"gammoning",
"gulling",
"having",
"having on",
"hoaxing",
"hoodwinking",
"hornswoggling",
"humbugging",
"juggling",
"misguiding",
"misleading",
"snookering",
"snowing",
"spoofing",
"stringing along",
"suckering",
"sucking in",
"taking in",
"tricking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kidding",
"putting on",
"teasing",
"bleeding",
"cheating",
"chiseling",
"chiselling",
"defrauding",
"diddling",
"euchring",
"fleecing",
"flimflamming",
"hustling",
"mulcting",
"rooking",
"shortchanging",
"skinning",
"squeezing",
"sticking",
"stinging",
"swindling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"debunking",
"exposing",
"revealing",
"showing up",
"uncloaking",
"uncovering",
"unmasking",
"disclosing",
"divulging",
"telling",
"unveiling",
"disabusing",
"disenchanting",
"disillusioning"
],
"antonyms":[
"undeceiving"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misinterpretation":{
"a failure to understand correctly":{
"examples":[
"his misinterpretation of the ambiguously worded instructions was hardly his fault"
],
"synonyms":[
"incomprehension",
"misapprehension",
"misconstruction",
"misconstruing",
"misimpression",
"misknowledge",
"misreading",
"misunderstanding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"astigmatism",
"misconception",
"misperception",
"misprision",
"mistake"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appreciation",
"apprehension",
"comprehension",
"conception",
"grasp",
"grokking",
"knowledge",
"perception",
"prehension",
"understanding",
"awareness",
"consciousness",
"realization"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misjudge":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"the gymnast misjudged her landing and sprained her ankle"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculate",
"misconceive",
"misdeem",
"misestimate",
"misgauge",
"mismeasure",
"mistake"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehend",
"misconstrue",
"misinterpret",
"misknow",
"misperceive",
"misunderstand",
"overestimate",
"overrate",
"overvalue",
"misesteem",
"underestimate",
"underrate",
"undervalue",
"miscount",
"misreckon"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misjudgment":{
"a wrong judgment":{
"examples":[
"one serious misjudgment at this point could cost the candidate the election"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehension",
"miscalculation",
"misjudging",
"misstep",
"mistake",
"slip",
"slipup"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blunder",
"boner",
"boob",
"clinker",
"errancy",
"error",
"fault",
"flub",
"fumble",
"gaffe",
"goof",
"inaccuracy",
"lapse",
"miscue",
"stumble",
"trip",
"foul-up",
"muff",
"misstatement",
"misconception",
"misconstruction",
"misconstruing",
"misimpression",
"misinterpretation",
"misprision",
"misunderstanding"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misknew":{
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"so often, for all of our presumption, we misknow the hearts of others"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehended",
"misconstrued",
"misinterpreted",
"misperceived",
"misread",
"missed",
"mistook",
"misunderstood"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceived",
"misdeemed",
"misjudged",
"misheard"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciated",
"apprehended",
"caught",
"comprehended",
"conceived",
"fathomed",
"got",
"grasped",
"grokked",
"knew",
"made out",
"penetrated",
"perceived",
"savvied",
"saw",
"seized",
"took in",
"understood"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misknowing":{
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"so often, for all of our presumption, we misknow the hearts of others"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehending",
"misconstruing",
"misinterpreting",
"misperceiving",
"misreading",
"missing",
"mistaking",
"misunderstanding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceiving",
"misdeeming",
"misjudging",
"mishearing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciating",
"apprehending",
"catching",
"comprehending",
"conceiving",
"fathoming",
"getting",
"grasping",
"grokking",
"knowing",
"making out",
"penetrating",
"perceiving",
"savvying",
"seeing",
"seizing",
"taking in",
"understanding"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mismanagement":{
"as in mishandling , mismanaging":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"mishandling",
"mismanaging",
"abuse",
"misapplication",
"misemployment",
"misusage",
"misuse",
"misutilization",
"perversion",
"ill-treatment",
"ill-usage",
"maltreatment",
"mistreatment",
"damage",
"destruction",
"ruin",
"spoiling",
"wrecking",
"corruption",
"debasement",
"desecration",
"profanation",
"prostitution"
],
"near antonyms":[
"application",
"employment",
"use",
"utilization"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mismeasure":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"the television network seriously mismeasured public reaction to the unceremonious dismissal of the popular anchorwoman"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculate",
"misconceive",
"misdeem",
"misestimate",
"misgauge",
"misjudge",
"mistake"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehend",
"misconstrue",
"misinterpret",
"misknow",
"misperceive",
"misunderstand",
"overestimate",
"overrate",
"overvalue",
"misesteem",
"underestimate",
"underrate",
"undervalue",
"miscount",
"misreckon"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misname":{
"as in misidentify , misapply":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misapply",
"miscall",
"misidentify",
"lump (together)",
"conflate",
"confound",
"confuse",
"mistake",
"mix (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"difference",
"differentiate",
"discriminate",
"distinguish",
"separate"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misnames":{
"as in misidentifies , misapplies":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misapplies",
"miscalls",
"misidentifies",
"lumps (together)",
"conflates",
"confounds",
"confuses",
"mistakes",
"mixes (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"differences",
"differentiates",
"discriminates",
"distinguishes",
"separates"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misperceived":{
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"humor-challenged members of the audience misperceived the speaker's harmless joke as an insult to their organization"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehended",
"misconstrued",
"misinterpreted",
"misknew",
"misread",
"missed",
"mistook",
"misunderstood"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceived",
"misdeemed",
"misjudged",
"misheard"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciated",
"apprehended",
"caught",
"comprehended",
"conceived",
"fathomed",
"got",
"grasped",
"grokked",
"knew",
"made out",
"penetrated",
"perceived",
"savvied",
"saw",
"seized",
"took in",
"understood"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misperceptions":{
"as in mistakes , misconceptions":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"astigmatisms",
"misconceptions",
"misprisions",
"mistakes",
"incomprehensions",
"misapprehensions",
"misconstructions",
"misimpressions",
"misinterpretations",
"misknowledges",
"misreadings",
"misunderstandings"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appreciations",
"apprehensions",
"comprehensions",
"conceptions",
"grasps",
"knowledges",
"perceptions",
"prehensions",
"understandings",
"realizations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misread":{
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"I misread her body language and thought she was becoming confrontational"
],
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"misapprehend",
"misconstrue",
"misinterpret",
"misknow",
"misperceive",
"miss",
"mistake",
"misunderstand"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceive",
"misdeem",
"misjudge",
"mishear"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciate",
"apprehend",
"catch",
"comprehend",
"conceive",
"fathom",
"get",
"grasp",
"grok",
"know",
"make out",
"penetrate",
"perceive",
"savvy",
"see",
"seize",
"take in",
"understand"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misreading":{
"a failure to understand correctly":{
"examples":[
"your misreading of the definition of the word is what got you into trouble"
],
"synonyms":[
"incomprehension",
"misapprehension",
"misconstruction",
"misconstruing",
"misimpression",
"misinterpretation",
"misknowledge",
"misunderstanding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"astigmatism",
"misconception",
"misperception",
"misprision",
"mistake"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appreciation",
"apprehension",
"comprehension",
"conception",
"grasp",
"grokking",
"knowledge",
"perception",
"prehension",
"understanding",
"awareness",
"consciousness",
"realization"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"I misread her body language and thought she was becoming confrontational"
],
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"misapprehending",
"misconstruing",
"misinterpreting",
"misknowing",
"misperceiving",
"missing",
"mistaking",
"misunderstanding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceiving",
"misdeeming",
"misjudging",
"mishearing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciating",
"apprehending",
"catching",
"comprehending",
"conceiving",
"fathoming",
"getting",
"grasping",
"grokking",
"knowing",
"making out",
"penetrating",
"perceiving",
"savvying",
"seeing",
"seizing",
"taking in",
"understanding"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"misses":{
"to fail to attend":{
"examples":[
"had to miss work for a week because of the flu"
],
"synonyms":[
"blows off",
"cuts",
"skips"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ignores",
"neglects",
"passes over"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"attends",
"shows up (for)"
]
},
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"I think you're missing the point"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehends",
"misconstrues",
"misinterprets",
"misknows",
"misperceives",
"misreads",
"mistakes",
"misunderstands"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceives",
"misdeems",
"misjudges",
"mishears"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciates",
"apprehends",
"catches",
"comprehends",
"conceives",
"fathoms",
"gets",
"grasps",
"groks",
"knows",
"makes out",
"penetrates",
"perceives",
"savvies",
"sees",
"seizes",
"takes in",
"understands"
]
},
"to be unsuccessful":{
"examples":[
"everyone knows that most of the new television series will miss and be gone before anyone notices"
],
"synonyms":[
"bombs",
"collapses",
"craters",
"fails",
"flames out",
"flops",
"flunks",
"folds",
"founders",
"strikes out",
"tanks",
"washes out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flounders",
"struggles",
"declines",
"sinks",
"skids",
"slips",
"slumps",
"wanes",
"crashes",
"crumbles",
"miscarries",
"misfires",
"goes under",
"implodes",
"self-destructs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cooks",
"flourishes",
"prospers",
"thrives",
"prevails",
"triumphs",
"wins"
],
"antonyms":[
"clicks",
"comes off",
"delivers",
"goes",
"goes over",
"pans out",
"succeeds",
"works out"
]
},
"a female person who has not yet reached adulthood":{
"examples":[
"a talented young miss who wants to become a writer"
],
"synonyms":[
"fillies",
"girls",
"lasses",
"lassies",
"missies",
"nymphs",
"sheilas"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bobby-soxers",
"junior misses",
"schoolgirls",
"subdebutantes",
"teenyboppers",
"gamines",
"hoydens",
"pixies",
"romps",
"snips",
"tomboys"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a young unmarried woman":{
"examples":[
"you should ask that young miss if she would like to dance"
],
"synonyms":[
"damsels",
"demoiselles",
"girls",
"maidens",
"maids"
],
"near synonyms":[
"virgins",
"debs",
"debutantes",
"ingenues",
"ing\u00e9nues",
"birds",
"chits",
"fillies",
"lasses",
"lassies",
"sheilas",
"sisters",
"colleens",
"mademoiselles",
"mesdemoiselles",
"senhoritas",
"senoritas",
"se\u00f1oritas"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that has failed":{
"examples":[
"a television season with far fewer hits than misses"
],
"synonyms":[
"bombs",
"bummers",
"busts",
"catastrophes",
"clinkers",
"clunkers",
"debacles",
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cles",
"disasters",
"duds",
"failures",
"fiascoes",
"fizzles",
"flops",
"frosts",
"lemons",
"losers",
"shipwrecks",
"turkeys",
"washouts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"also-rans",
"disappointments",
"dogs",
"has-beens",
"near misses",
"botches",
"hashes",
"messes",
"muddles",
"shambles",
"nonevents",
"nonstarters"
],
"near antonyms":[
"corkers",
"crackerjacks",
"crackajacks",
"dandies",
"jim-dandies",
"phenomena",
"phenomenons"
],
"antonyms":[
"blockbusters",
"hits",
"smashes",
"successes",
"winners"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"misshapes":{
"to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition":{
"examples":[
"a disease that she contracted during childhood caused her spine to become misshaped"
],
"synonyms":[
"contorts",
"deforms",
"distorts",
"screws",
"squinches",
"tortures",
"warps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"defaces",
"disfigures",
"wrenches",
"wrests",
"wrings",
"coils",
"curls",
"loops",
"spirals",
"twines",
"winds",
"wreathes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"straightens",
"unbends",
"uncurls"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in irregularities , abnormalities":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abnormalities",
"distortions",
"irregularities",
"malformations",
"blemishes",
"blights",
"blotches",
"defects",
"deformities",
"disfigurements",
"excrescences",
"excrescencies",
"faults",
"flaws",
"imperfections",
"marks",
"mars",
"pockmarks",
"scars",
"bugs",
"glitches",
"kinks",
"blots",
"blurs",
"spots",
"stains",
"taints",
"damages",
"defacements",
"impairments",
"injuries",
"failings",
"weaknesses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adornments",
"decorations",
"embellishments",
"enhancements",
"ornaments"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"mission":{
"a specific task with which a person or group is charged":{
"examples":[
"your mission is to clean up the house before company arrives"
],
"synonyms":[
"assignment",
"brief",
"business",
"charge",
"detail",
"job",
"operation",
"post"
],
"near synonyms":[
"burden",
"chore",
"duty",
"need",
"obligation",
"office",
"requirement",
"responsibility",
"errand",
"labor",
"work",
"commitment",
"pledge",
"promise",
"appointment",
"commission",
"designation",
"nomination",
"compulsion",
"constraint",
"restraint"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"missort":{
"as in misclassify , mistype":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misclassify",
"mistype",
"confuse",
"disarrange",
"jumble",
"lump",
"mix (up)",
"scramble"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assort",
"break down",
"categorize",
"class",
"classify",
"codify",
"compartment",
"compartmentalize",
"digest",
"distinguish",
"distribute",
"grade",
"group",
"peg",
"place",
"range",
"rank",
"relegate",
"separate",
"sort",
"type",
"array",
"dispose",
"draw up",
"marshal",
"marshall",
"order",
"organize",
"systematize",
"alphabetize",
"catalog",
"catalogue",
"file",
"index",
"list",
"refer"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misstatements":{
"as in misunderstandings , miscalculations":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehensions",
"miscalculations",
"miscomprehensions",
"misconceptions",
"misconstructions",
"misdescriptions",
"misimpressions",
"misinterpretations",
"misjudgments",
"misreadings",
"misunderstandings",
"foul-ups",
"snafus",
"bloomers",
"bloopers",
"boners",
"howlers",
"pratfalls",
"blunders",
"bobbles",
"boo-boos",
"boobs",
"bricks",
"clangers",
"clinkers",
"errors",
"faults",
"flubs",
"fluffs",
"fumbles",
"gaffes",
"gaffs",
"goofs",
"inaccuracies",
"lapses",
"miscues",
"missteps",
"mistakes",
"oversights",
"screwups",
"slips",
"slipups",
"stumbles",
"trips"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accuracies",
"exactitudes",
"precisions",
"inerrancies",
"infallibilities",
"perfections"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"missus":{
"a female partner in a marriage":{
"examples":[
"after their children grew up and moved out, they looked to move into a smaller place where he and the missus could retire comfortably"
],
"synonyms":[
"helpmate",
"helpmeet",
"lady",
"madam",
"Mrs.",
"old lady",
"wife",
"wifey",
"woman"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bride",
"better half",
"companion",
"consort",
"mate",
"partner",
"significant other",
"soul mate",
"spouse",
"dowager",
"matron",
"hausfrau",
"homemaker",
"housekeeper",
"housewife",
"stay-at-home",
"widow"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mistaking":{
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"the auctioneer mistook my nod for a bid, and I ended up buying a painting I don't even like"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehending",
"misconstruing",
"misinterpreting",
"misknowing",
"misperceiving",
"misreading",
"missing",
"misunderstanding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceiving",
"misdeeming",
"misjudging",
"mishearing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciating",
"apprehending",
"catching",
"comprehending",
"conceiving",
"fathoming",
"getting",
"grasping",
"grokking",
"knowing",
"making out",
"penetrating",
"perceiving",
"savvying",
"seeing",
"seizing",
"taking in",
"understanding"
]
},
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"you seriously mistake me if you think I scare so easily"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculating",
"misconceiving",
"misdeeming",
"misestimating",
"misgauging",
"misgaging",
"misjudging",
"mismeasuring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehending",
"misconstruing",
"misinterpreting",
"misknowing",
"misperceiving",
"misunderstanding",
"overestimating",
"overrating",
"overvaluing",
"misesteeming",
"underestimating",
"underrating",
"undervaluing",
"miscounting",
"misreckoning"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related":{
"examples":[
"she mistook physical attraction for love"
],
"synonyms":[
"conflating",
"confounding",
"confusing",
"mixing (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lumping (together)",
"misapplying",
"miscalling",
"misidentifying",
"misnaming"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"differencing",
"differentiating",
"discriminating",
"distinguishing",
"separating"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misted":{
"to make dark, dim, or indistinct":{
"examples":[
"the damp air misted the window pane"
],
"synonyms":[
"beclouded",
"bedimmed",
"befogged",
"blackened",
"bleared",
"blurred",
"clouded",
"darkened",
"dimmed",
"dislimned",
"fogged",
"fuzzed (up)",
"hazed",
"obscured",
"overcast",
"overclouded",
"overshadowed",
"shadowed",
"shrouded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adumbrated",
"blotted out",
"concealed",
"eclipsed",
"hid",
"obliterated",
"screened",
"shaded",
"camouflaged",
"cloaked",
"covered",
"curtained",
"disguised",
"masked",
"veiled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"exposed",
"revealed",
"uncovered",
"unveiled"
],
"antonyms":[
"brightened",
"illuminated",
"illumined",
"lightened",
"lit (up)",
"lighted (up)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mistook":{
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"the auctioneer mistook my nod for a bid, and I ended up buying a painting I don't even like"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehended",
"misconstrued",
"misinterpreted",
"misknew",
"misperceived",
"misread",
"missed",
"misunderstood"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceived",
"misdeemed",
"misjudged",
"misheard"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciated",
"apprehended",
"caught",
"comprehended",
"conceived",
"fathomed",
"got",
"grasped",
"grokked",
"knew",
"made out",
"penetrated",
"perceived",
"savvied",
"saw",
"seized",
"took in",
"understood"
]
},
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"you seriously mistake me if you think I scare so easily"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculated",
"misconceived",
"misdeemed",
"misestimated",
"misgauged",
"misgaged",
"misjudged",
"mismeasured"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehended",
"misconstrued",
"misinterpreted",
"misknew",
"misperceived",
"misunderstood",
"overestimated",
"overrated",
"overvalued",
"misesteemed",
"underestimated",
"underrated",
"undervalued",
"miscounted",
"misreckoned"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related":{
"examples":[
"she mistook physical attraction for love"
],
"synonyms":[
"conflated",
"confounded",
"confused",
"mixed (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lumped (together)",
"misapplied",
"miscalled",
"misidentified",
"misnamed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"differenced",
"differentiated",
"discriminated",
"distinguished",
"separated"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mistranslating":{
"as in misspeaking , misdescribing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misdescribing",
"misspeaking",
"bending",
"coloring",
"cooking",
"distorting",
"falsifying",
"fudging",
"garbling",
"misinterpreting",
"misrelating",
"misrepresenting",
"misstating",
"perverting",
"slanting",
"twisting",
"warping",
"belying",
"camouflaging",
"disguising",
"dissembling",
"glossing (over)",
"masking",
"veiling",
"whitewashing",
"bowdlerizing",
"censoring",
"complicating",
"confounding",
"confusing",
"mistaking",
"mixing (up)",
"mystifying",
"obscuring",
"equivocating",
"fibbing",
"lying",
"paltering",
"prevaricating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarifying",
"clearing (up)",
"explaining",
"illuminating",
"illustrating",
"interpreting",
"spelling out",
"deciphering"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mistreat":{
"to inflict physical or emotional harm upon":{
"examples":[
"the foster parent who had been mistreating his charges was sent to jail"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuse",
"brutalize",
"bully",
"ill-treat",
"ill-use",
"kick around",
"maltreat",
"manhandle",
"mess over",
"mishandle",
"misuse"
],
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"molest",
"outrage",
"violate",
"harass",
"harm",
"hurt",
"injure",
"oppress",
"persecute",
"torment",
"torture",
"burn",
"sandbag",
"victimize",
"wrong",
"beat (up)",
"mess (up)",
"rough (up)",
"work (over)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"care (for)",
"cherish",
"foster",
"nurture",
"baby",
"cater (to)",
"coddle",
"favor",
"gratify",
"humor",
"indulge",
"mollycoddle",
"pamper",
"spoil"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"to put to a bad or improper use":{
"examples":[
"an actor who misused his considerable talent by appearing in too many lousy movies"
],
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"abused",
"misapplied",
"misemployed",
"perverted",
"profaned",
"prostituted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"degraded",
"twisted",
"mismanaged",
"corrupted",
"debased",
"desecrated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applied",
"employed",
"used",
"utilized",
"respected"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to inflict physical or emotional harm upon":{
"examples":[
"sadly misused by the people he had trusted"
],
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"abused",
"brutalized",
"bullied",
"ill-treated",
"ill-used",
"kicked around",
"maltreated",
"manhandled",
"messed over",
"mishandled",
"mistreated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"molested",
"outraged",
"violated",
"harassed",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"injured",
"oppressed",
"persecuted",
"tormented",
"tortured",
"burned",
"burnt",
"sandbagged",
"victimized",
"wronged",
"beat (up)",
"messed (up)",
"roughed (up)",
"worked (over)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cared (for)",
"cherished",
"fostered",
"nurtured",
"babied",
"catered (to)",
"coddled",
"favored",
"gratified",
"humored",
"indulged",
"mollycoddled",
"pampered",
"spoiled",
"spoilt"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misuses":{
"incorrect or improper use":{
"examples":[
"the warranty for this dryer is null and void if you subject the product to deliberate misuse"
],
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"abuses",
"misapplications",
"misemployments",
"misusages",
"misutilizations",
"perversions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mismanagements",
"ill-treatments",
"ill-usages",
"maltreatments",
"mistreatments",
"damages",
"destructions",
"ruins",
"corruptions",
"debasements",
"desecrations",
"profanations",
"prostitutions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applications",
"employments",
"uses",
"utilizations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to put to a bad or improper use":{
"examples":[
"an actor who misused his considerable talent by appearing in too many lousy movies"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuses",
"misapplies",
"misemploys",
"perverts",
"profanes",
"prostitutes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"degrades",
"twists",
"mismanages",
"corrupts",
"debases",
"desecrates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applies",
"employs",
"uses",
"utilizes",
"respects"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to inflict physical or emotional harm upon":{
"examples":[
"sadly misused by the people he had trusted"
],
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"abuses",
"brutalizes",
"bullies",
"ill-treats",
"ill-uses",
"kicks around",
"maltreats",
"manhandles",
"messes over",
"mishandles",
"mistreats"
],
"near synonyms":[
"molests",
"outrages",
"violates",
"harasses",
"harms",
"hurts",
"injures",
"oppresses",
"persecutes",
"torments",
"tortures",
"burns",
"sandbags",
"victimizes",
"wrongs",
"beats (up)",
"messes (up)",
"roughs (up)",
"works (over)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cares (for)",
"cherishes",
"fosters",
"nurtures",
"babies",
"caters (to)",
"coddles",
"favors",
"gratifies",
"humors",
"indulges",
"mollycoddles",
"pampers",
"spoils"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"mistreatments":{
"as in maltreatments , ill-treatments":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ill-treatments",
"ill-usages",
"maltreatments",
"mismanagements",
"damages",
"destructions",
"ruins",
"abuses",
"misapplications",
"misemployments",
"misusages",
"misuses",
"misutilizations",
"perversions",
"corruptions",
"debasements",
"desecrations",
"profanations",
"prostitutions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applications",
"employments",
"uses",
"utilizations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misreport":{
"as in misinformation , misrepresentation":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"falsification",
"misinformation",
"misrepresentation",
"misstatement",
"fable",
"fabrication",
"fairy tale",
"falsehood",
"falsity",
"fib",
"lie",
"mendacity",
"prevarication",
"story",
"tale",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"untruth",
"whopper",
"distortion",
"exaggeration",
"half-truth",
"ambiguity",
"equivocation",
"obliquity",
"defamation",
"libel",
"slander",
"perjury",
"bluff",
"fiction",
"pose",
"pretense",
"pretence",
"humbug",
"jive",
"nonsense",
"canard",
"fallacy",
"misconception",
"myth"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fact",
"truism",
"verity",
"honesty",
"truthfulness",
"veracity",
"authentication",
"confirmation",
"substantiation",
"validation",
"verification",
"truth"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in mislead , distort":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"color",
"deceive",
"distort",
"falsify",
"garble",
"mislead",
"misrender",
"twist",
"camouflage",
"cloak",
"conceal",
"counterfeit",
"disguise",
"hide",
"mask",
"obscure",
"dissemble",
"feign",
"pretend",
"contradict",
"belie",
"misrepresent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"betray",
"represent",
"bare",
"demonstrate",
"disclose",
"discover",
"evince",
"exhibit",
"expose",
"reveal",
"flaunt",
"parade",
"show off"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"misaligning":{
"as in deranging , rumpling":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"deranging",
"disarranging",
"disarraying",
"disordering",
"messing (up)",
"mussing (up)",
"rumpling",
"upsetting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aligning",
"alining",
"cuing",
"cueing",
"lining",
"lining up",
"queuing",
"queueing",
"emplacing",
"placing",
"setting",
"unscrambling"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misperceive":{
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"humor-challenged members of the audience misperceived the speaker's harmless joke as an insult to their organization"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehend",
"misconstrue",
"misinterpret",
"misknow",
"misread",
"miss",
"mistake",
"misunderstand"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceive",
"misdeem",
"misjudge",
"mishear"
],
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"antonyms":[
"appreciate",
"apprehend",
"catch",
"comprehend",
"conceive",
"fathom",
"get",
"grasp",
"grok",
"know",
"make out",
"penetrate",
"perceive",
"savvy",
"see",
"seize",
"take in",
"understand"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misemploy":{
"to put to a bad or improper use":{
"examples":[
"a creative talent who was misemployed at the advertising agency as an account manager instead of a copywriter"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuse",
"misapply",
"misuse",
"pervert",
"profane",
"prostitute"
],
"near synonyms":[
"degrade",
"twist",
"mismanage",
"corrupt",
"debase",
"desecrate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apply",
"employ",
"use",
"utilize",
"respect"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misreporting":{
"as in misleading , distorting":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"coloring",
"deceiving",
"distorting",
"falsifying",
"garbling",
"misleading",
"misrendering",
"twisting",
"camouflaging",
"cloaking",
"concealing",
"counterfeiting",
"disguising",
"hiding",
"masking",
"obscuring",
"dissembling",
"feigning",
"pretending",
"contradicting",
"belying",
"misrepresenting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"betraying",
"representing",
"baring",
"demonstrating",
"disclosing",
"discovering",
"evincing",
"exhibiting",
"exposing",
"revealing",
"flaunting",
"parading",
"showing off"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"miscalculated":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"they miscalculated how difficult the mountainous trek would be"
],
"synonyms":[
"misconceived",
"misdeemed",
"misestimated",
"misgauged",
"misgaged",
"misjudged",
"mismeasured",
"mistook"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehended",
"misconstrued",
"misinterpreted",
"misknew",
"misperceived",
"misunderstood",
"overestimated",
"overrated",
"overvalued",
"misesteemed",
"underestimated",
"underrated",
"undervalued",
"miscounted",
"misreckoned"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misclassify":{
"as in mistype , missort":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"missort",
"mistype",
"confuse",
"disarrange",
"jumble",
"lump",
"mix (up)",
"scramble"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assort",
"break down",
"categorize",
"class",
"classify",
"codify",
"compartment",
"compartmentalize",
"digest",
"distinguish",
"distribute",
"grade",
"group",
"peg",
"place",
"range",
"rank",
"relegate",
"separate",
"sort",
"type",
"array",
"dispose",
"draw up",
"marshal",
"marshall",
"order",
"organize",
"systematize",
"alphabetize",
"catalog",
"catalogue",
"file",
"index",
"list",
"refer"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mischarge":{
"as in stick , cheat":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gouge",
"overcharge",
"soak",
"sting",
"surcharge",
"cheat",
"defraud",
"stick",
"clip",
"fleece",
"skin"
],
"near antonyms":[
"undercharge"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misremembering":{
"as in ignoring , overlooking":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"disregarding",
"ignoring",
"neglecting",
"overlooking",
"overpassing",
"passing over",
"slighting",
"slurring (over)",
"disremembering",
"forgetting",
"unlearning",
"losing",
"missing",
"blanking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flashing back (to)",
"harkening back (to)",
"harking back (to)",
"hearkening back (to)",
"harkening back (to)",
"minding",
"recalling",
"recollecting",
"remembering",
"reminiscing (about)",
"thinking (of)",
"reminding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"miscalled":{
"as in misidentified , misnamed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misapplied",
"misidentified",
"misnamed",
"lumped (together)",
"conflated",
"confounded",
"confused",
"mistook",
"mixed (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"differenced",
"differentiated",
"discriminated",
"distinguished",
"separated"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"missives":{
"a message on paper from one person or group to another":{
"examples":[
"the two old friends like to fire off missives filled with good-natured teasing and mock insults"
],
"synonyms":[
"dispatches",
"epistles",
"letters",
"memorandums",
"memoranda",
"memos",
"notes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"billets-doux",
"open letters",
"airmails",
"cards",
"electronic mails",
"e-mails",
"junk mails",
"mails",
"postal cards",
"postcards",
"communications",
"reports",
"encyclicals"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misapprehend":{
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"unfortunately, the message that the artist was trying to convey has been misapprehended by many museum patrons"
],
"synonyms":[
"misconstrue",
"misinterpret",
"misknow",
"misperceive",
"misread",
"miss",
"mistake",
"misunderstand"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceive",
"misdeem",
"misjudge",
"mishear"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciate",
"apprehend",
"catch",
"comprehend",
"conceive",
"fathom",
"get",
"grasp",
"grok",
"know",
"make out",
"penetrate",
"perceive",
"savvy",
"see",
"seize",
"take in",
"understand"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"miscalculates":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"they miscalculated how difficult the mountainous trek would be"
],
"synonyms":[
"misconceives",
"misdeems",
"misestimates",
"misgauges",
"misjudges",
"mismeasures",
"mistakes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehends",
"misconstrues",
"misinterprets",
"misknows",
"misperceives",
"misunderstands",
"overestimates",
"overrates",
"overvalues",
"misesteems",
"underestimates",
"underrates",
"undervalues",
"miscounts",
"misreckons"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misknowledges":{
"a failure to understand correctly":{
"examples":[
"the traveler's misknowledge of local customs led him to make some embarrassing faux pas"
],
"synonyms":[
"incomprehensions",
"misapprehensions",
"misconstructions",
"misimpressions",
"misinterpretations",
"misreadings",
"misunderstandings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"astigmatisms",
"misconceptions",
"misperceptions",
"misprisions",
"mistakes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appreciations",
"apprehensions",
"comprehensions",
"conceptions",
"grasps",
"knowledges",
"perceptions",
"prehensions",
"understandings",
"realizations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"missises":{
"a female partner in a marriage":{
"examples":[
"after their children grew up and moved out, they looked to move into a smaller place where he and the missus could retire comfortably"
],
"synonyms":[
"helpmates",
"helpmeets",
"ladies",
"madams",
"Mesdames",
"old ladies",
"wifeys",
"wives",
"women"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brides",
"better halves",
"companions",
"consorts",
"mates",
"partners",
"significant others",
"soul mates",
"spouses",
"dowagers",
"matrons",
"hausfraus",
"homemakers",
"housekeepers",
"housewives",
"stay-at-homes",
"widows"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misgauged":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"the candidate fatally misgauged voters' concerns, and his negative ads only served to alienate many would-be supporters"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculated",
"misconceived",
"misdeemed",
"misestimated",
"misjudged",
"mismeasured",
"mistook"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehended",
"misconstrued",
"misinterpreted",
"misknew",
"misperceived",
"misunderstood",
"overestimated",
"overrated",
"overvalued",
"misesteemed",
"underestimated",
"underrated",
"undervalued",
"miscounted",
"misreckoned"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"missorts":{
"as in misclassifies , mistypes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misclassifies",
"mistypes",
"confuses",
"disarranges",
"jumbles",
"lumps",
"mixes (up)",
"scrambles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assorts",
"breaks down",
"categorizes",
"classes",
"classifies",
"codifies",
"compartmentalizes",
"compartments",
"digests",
"distinguishes",
"distributes",
"grades",
"groups",
"pegs",
"places",
"ranges",
"ranks",
"relegates",
"separates",
"sorts",
"types",
"arrays",
"disposes",
"draws up",
"marshals",
"marshalls",
"orders",
"organizes",
"systematizes",
"alphabetizes",
"catalogs",
"catalogues",
"files",
"indexes",
"lists",
"refers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misters":{
"the male partner in a marriage":{
"examples":[
"I'll check with the mister and see if we're free that weekend"
],
"synonyms":[
"hubbies",
"husbands",
"men",
"old men"
],
"near synonyms":[
"better halves",
"companions",
"consorts",
"mates",
"partners",
"significant others",
"spouses",
"Mr. Rights",
"soul mates",
"bridegrooms",
"grooms",
"benedicts",
"widowers",
"househusbands"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misremembered":{
"as in ignored , overlooked":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"disregarded",
"ignored",
"neglected",
"overlooked",
"overpassed",
"passed over",
"slighted",
"slurred (over)",
"disremembered",
"forgot",
"unlearned",
"lost",
"missed",
"blanked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flashed back (to)",
"harked back (to)",
"harkened back (to)",
"hearkened back (to)",
"harkened back (to)",
"minded",
"recalled",
"recollected",
"remembered",
"reminisced (about)",
"thought (of)",
"reminded"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"miscarrying":{
"as in aborting":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"aborting",
"barren",
"infertile",
"delivered",
"nonpregnant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"big",
"caught",
"enceinte",
"expectant",
"expecting",
"gone",
"gravid",
"heavy",
"pregnant",
"quick",
"parturient",
"prenatal",
"childbearing",
"gestational"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to go wrong":{
"examples":[
"the scheme to save the stranded dolphins miscarried , and all were lost"
],
"synonyms":[
"misfiring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"missing",
"breaking down",
"busting",
"conking (out)",
"crashing",
"dying",
"failing",
"foundering",
"stalling",
"bombing",
"fizzling",
"flaming out",
"flopping",
"flunking",
"folding",
"washing out",
"floundering",
"struggling",
"declining",
"skidding",
"slipping",
"slumping",
"tanking",
"waning"
],
"near antonyms":[
"prevailing",
"succeeding",
"flourishing",
"prospering",
"thriving"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"mistrust":{
"a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something":{
"examples":[
"had an unfortunate mistrust of doctors, so her medical condition was allowed to worsen"
],
"synonyms":[
"distrust",
"distrustfulness",
"doubt",
"dubiety",
"dubitation",
"incertitude",
"misdoubt",
"misgiving",
"mistrustfulness",
"query",
"reservation",
"skepticism",
"suspicion",
"uncertainty"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disbelief",
"incredulity",
"unbelief",
"anxiety",
"concern",
"paranoia",
"wariness",
"compunction",
"niggle",
"qualm",
"scruple",
"tremor"
],
"near antonyms":[
"credence",
"faith"
],
"antonyms":[
"assurance",
"belief",
"certainty",
"certitude",
"confidence",
"conviction",
"sureness",
"surety",
"trust"
]
},
"to have no trust or confidence in":{
"examples":[
"a recluse who mistrusts her neighbors and stays in her house all day"
],
"synonyms":[
"distrust",
"doubt",
"misdoubt",
"question",
"suspect"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disbelieve",
"discount",
"discredit",
"negate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bank (on or upon)",
"count (on or upon)",
"depend (on or upon)",
"rely (on or upon)"
],
"antonyms":[
"trust"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"mise-en-sc\u00e8ne":{
"the array of painted backgrounds and furnishings used to establish the setting in a stage production":{
"examples":[
"an era in which the mise-en-sc\u00e8ne of Broadway musicals became ever more spectacular"
],
"synonyms":[
"decor",
"d\u00e9cor",
"scene",
"scenery",
"set"
],
"near synonyms":[
"backdrop",
"drop",
"background",
"set piece",
"prop",
"property"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded":{
"examples":[
"the movie captures the mise-en-sc\u00e8ne of strife and desperation in a country torn apart by civil war"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambient",
"atmosphere",
"climate",
"clime",
"context",
"contexture",
"environment",
"environs",
"medium",
"milieu",
"setting",
"surround",
"surroundings",
"terrain"
],
"near synonyms":[
"location",
"place",
"position",
"space",
"backdrop",
"background",
"element",
"situation",
"status",
"geography",
"habitat",
"microenvironment"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"missy":{
"a female person who has not yet reached adulthood":{
"examples":[
"and how old is the little missy ?"
],
"synonyms":[
"filly",
"girl",
"lass",
"lassie",
"miss",
"nymph",
"sheila"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bobby-soxer",
"junior miss",
"schoolgirl",
"subdebutante",
"teenybopper",
"gamine",
"hoyden",
"pixie",
"pixy",
"romp",
"snip",
"tomboy"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"miscounts":{
"as in miscalculates , misjudges":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"miscalculates",
"misconceives",
"miscues",
"misdeems",
"misgauges",
"misjudges",
"mistakes",
"bobbles",
"botches",
"bungles",
"butchers",
"foozles",
"mangles",
"mishandles",
"muffs",
"murders",
"misconstrues",
"misinterprets",
"misunderstands",
"nods",
"blunders",
"boobs",
"errs",
"flubs",
"fluffs",
"fouls up",
"fumbles",
"goofs (up)",
"louses up",
"messes (up)",
"screws up",
"slips up",
"stumbles",
"trips"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"miscreant":{
"a mean, evil, or unprincipled person":{
"examples":[
"halt, vile miscreant , and face justice!"
],
"synonyms":[
"baddie",
"baddy",
"beast",
"brute",
"caitiff",
"devil",
"evildoer",
"fiend",
"heavy",
"hound",
"knave",
"meanie",
"meany",
"monster",
"nazi",
"no-good",
"rapscallion",
"rascal",
"reprobate",
"rogue",
"savage",
"scalawag",
"scallywag",
"scamp",
"scapegrace",
"scoundrel",
"varlet",
"villain",
"wretch"
],
"near synonyms":[
"villainess",
"blackguard",
"criminal",
"crook",
"culprit",
"felon",
"lawbreaker",
"malefactor",
"offender",
"perp",
"perpetrator",
"transgressor",
"sinner",
"trespasser",
"wrongdoer",
"cad",
"heel",
"serpent",
"snake",
"viper",
"bandit",
"bravo",
"desperado",
"outlaw",
"con",
"convict",
"jailbird",
"assassin",
"cutthroat",
"gangster",
"goon",
"gunman",
"hoodlum",
"hooligan",
"racketeer",
"ruffian",
"thug",
"rough",
"rowdy",
"tough",
"loser",
"lowlife",
"ne'er-do-well",
"stinker",
"trash"
],
"near antonyms":[
"angel",
"innocent",
"saint",
"hero"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person who has committed a crime":{
"examples":[
"a youthful offender surrounded in prison by hard-bitten miscreants who had committed just about every crime imaginable"
],
"synonyms":[
"criminal",
"crook",
"culprit",
"lawbreaker",
"malefactor",
"offender"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misdemeanant",
"accomplice",
"principal",
"desperado",
"outlaw",
"convict",
"jailbird",
"perp",
"perpetrator",
"evildoer",
"gallows bird",
"misdoer",
"misfeasor",
"sinner",
"transgressor",
"trespasser",
"villain",
"wrongdoer",
"blackhander",
"button man",
"gangster",
"hoodlum",
"hooligan",
"mobster",
"racketeer",
"thug",
"enforcer",
"gun",
"gunman",
"gunsel",
"hit man",
"triggerman",
"backslider",
"recidivist",
"relapser",
"repeater",
"accused",
"arrestee",
"defendant",
"detainee",
"fish",
"suspect"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gangbuster",
"lawman"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in immoral , bad":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bad",
"evil",
"foul",
"immoral",
"iniquitous",
"wicked",
"wrong",
"base",
"contemptible",
"currish",
"despicable",
"detestable",
"dirty",
"dishonorable",
"execrable",
"ignoble",
"ignominious",
"low",
"low-down",
"low-minded",
"mean",
"nasty",
"paltry",
"snide",
"sordid",
"vile",
"wretched",
"cruel",
"vicious",
"blamable",
"blameworthy",
"censurable",
"reprehensible",
"corrupt",
"debased",
"debauched",
"degenerate",
"depraved",
"dissolute",
"perverted",
"atrocious",
"villainous",
"unethical",
"unprincipled",
"unscrupulous",
"discreditable",
"disgraceful",
"disreputable",
"shameful",
"unworthy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"high",
"high-minded",
"honorable",
"lofty",
"noble",
"straight",
"upright",
"venerable",
"virtuous",
"ethical",
"honest",
"just",
"principled",
"righteous",
"right-minded",
"scrupulous",
"commendable",
"excellent",
"exemplary",
"good",
"moral",
"right",
"decent",
"proper",
"reputable",
"respectable",
"seemly",
"blameless",
"guiltless",
"incorruptible",
"irreproachable",
"uncorrupted",
"unerring"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in secular , godless":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"godless",
"heretical",
"heretic",
"irreligious",
"nonreligious",
"religionless",
"secular",
"agnostic",
"atheistic",
"atheistical",
"ungodly",
"unholy",
"blasphemous",
"impious",
"irreverent",
"profane",
"sacrilegious",
"unconsecrated",
"unhallowed",
"heathen",
"pagan",
"paganish"
],
"near antonyms":[
"pious",
"reverent",
"devout",
"God-fearing",
"godly",
"holy",
"prayerful",
"religious",
"sainted",
"saintly",
"worshipful",
"worshipping",
"worshiping",
"consecrated",
"hallowed",
"sacred",
"sacrosanct",
"sanctified"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"miscreation":{
"as in mutation , abortion":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abortion",
"malformation",
"mutant",
"mutation",
"abnormality",
"anomaly",
"freak",
"monster",
"monstrosity",
"character",
"crackbrain",
"crackpot",
"crank",
"eccentric",
"kook",
"nut",
"oddball",
"screwball",
"weirdo",
"aberrant",
"deviant",
"individualist",
"maverick",
"nonconformist",
"curiosity",
"peculiarity",
"singularity",
"aberration",
"exception",
"irregularity",
"oddity",
"rarity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"average",
"norm",
"normal",
"par",
"standard",
"sample",
"specimen",
"commonplace",
"usual"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mis-set":{
"as in lose , misplace":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"lose",
"mislay",
"misplace",
"miss",
"overlook",
"pass over"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ascertain",
"descry",
"detect",
"determine",
"dig out",
"dig up",
"discover",
"dredge (up)",
"ferret (out)",
"find",
"find out",
"get",
"hit (on or upon)",
"hunt (down or up)",
"learn",
"locate",
"nose out",
"root (out)",
"rout (out)",
"rummage",
"run down",
"scare up",
"scout (up)",
"track (down)",
"turn up",
"espy",
"sight",
"spot",
"look for",
"search (for or out)",
"seek"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misfire":{
"to go wrong":{
"examples":[
"their scheme to rob the bank misfired disastrously and landed them all in jail"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscarry"
],
"near synonyms":[
"miss",
"break down",
"bust",
"conk (out)",
"crash",
"die",
"fail",
"founder",
"stall",
"bomb",
"fizzle",
"flame out",
"flop",
"flunk",
"fold",
"wash out",
"flounder",
"struggle",
"decline",
"skid",
"slip",
"slump",
"tank",
"wane"
],
"near antonyms":[
"prevail",
"succeed",
"flourish",
"prosper",
"thrive"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in failure , dud":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bomb",
"bummer",
"bust",
"catastrophe",
"clinker",
"debacle",
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
"dud",
"failure",
"fiasco",
"flop",
"turkey",
"washout",
"disappointment",
"fizzle",
"lemon",
"loser"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blockbuster",
"hit",
"megahit",
"smash",
"success",
"supernova",
"winner",
"blue chip",
"blue chipper",
"corker",
"crackerjack",
"crackajack",
"dandy",
"jim-dandy",
"pip",
"prizewinner",
"gem",
"jewel",
"treasure"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"miscues":{
"an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy":{
"examples":[
"the slightest miscue could make the trapeze artist lose his grip and fall to the mat below"
],
"synonyms":[
"blunders",
"bobbles",
"boo-boos",
"boobs",
"bricks",
"clangers",
"clinkers",
"errors",
"faults",
"flubs",
"fluffs",
"fumbles",
"gaffes",
"gaffs",
"goofs",
"inaccuracies",
"lapses",
"missteps",
"mistakes",
"oversights",
"screwups",
"slips",
"slipups",
"stumbles",
"trips"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bloomers",
"bloopers",
"boners",
"howlers",
"pratfalls",
"foul-ups",
"snafus",
"misapprehensions",
"miscalculations",
"miscomprehensions",
"misconceptions",
"misconstructions",
"misdescriptions",
"misimpressions",
"misinterpretations",
"misjudgments",
"misreadings",
"misstatements",
"misunderstandings"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accuracies",
"exactitudes",
"precisions",
"inerrancies",
"infallibilities",
"perfections"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in mistakes , misjudges":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"miscalculates",
"misconceives",
"miscounts",
"misdeems",
"misgauges",
"misjudges",
"mistakes",
"bobbles",
"botches",
"bungles",
"butchers",
"foozles",
"mangles",
"mishandles",
"muffs",
"murders",
"misconstrues",
"misinterprets",
"misunderstands",
"nods",
"blunders",
"boobs",
"errs",
"flubs",
"fluffs",
"fouls up",
"fumbles",
"goofs (up)",
"louses up",
"messes (up)",
"screws up",
"slips up",
"stumbles",
"trips"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"misogynist":{
"a person who hates women \u2014 often used before another noun":{
"examples":[
"a misogynist joke",
"their misogynist boss"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"anti-feminist",
"bigot",
"chauvinist",
"misandrist",
"sexist",
"cynic",
"misanthrope",
"naysayer",
"pessimist",
"doubter",
"negativist",
"skeptic",
"belittler",
"critic",
"derider",
"detractor",
"scoffer",
"malcontent",
"defeatist"
],
"near antonyms":[
"egalitarian",
"feminist",
"optimist",
"positivist",
"idealist"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misidentify":{
"as in misapply , misname":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misapply",
"miscall",
"misname",
"lump (together)",
"conflate",
"confound",
"confuse",
"mistake",
"mix (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"difference",
"differentiate",
"discriminate",
"distinguish",
"separate"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"missteps":{
"a wrong judgment":{
"examples":[
"another misstep like that, and the company could go belly-up"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehensions",
"miscalculations",
"misjudgments",
"mistakes",
"slips",
"slipups"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blunders",
"boners",
"boobs",
"clinkers",
"errancies",
"errors",
"faults",
"flubs",
"fumbles",
"gaffes",
"goofs",
"inaccuracies",
"lapses",
"miscues",
"stumbles",
"trips",
"foul-ups",
"muffs",
"misstatements",
"misconceptions",
"misconstructions",
"misimpressions",
"misinterpretations",
"misprisions",
"misunderstandings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy":{
"examples":[
"a misstep that could lead to disaster"
],
"synonyms":[
"blunders",
"bobbles",
"boo-boos",
"boobs",
"bricks",
"clangers",
"clinkers",
"errors",
"faults",
"flubs",
"fluffs",
"fumbles",
"gaffes",
"gaffs",
"goofs",
"inaccuracies",
"lapses",
"miscues",
"mistakes",
"oversights",
"screwups",
"slips",
"slipups",
"stumbles",
"trips"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bloomers",
"bloopers",
"boners",
"howlers",
"pratfalls",
"foul-ups",
"snafus",
"misapprehensions",
"miscalculations",
"miscomprehensions",
"misconceptions",
"misconstructions",
"misdescriptions",
"misimpressions",
"misinterpretations",
"misjudgments",
"misreadings",
"misstatements",
"misunderstandings"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accuracies",
"exactitudes",
"precisions",
"inerrancies",
"infallibilities",
"perfections"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mistranslates":{
"as in misspeaks , misdescribes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misdescribes",
"misspeaks",
"bends",
"colors",
"cooks",
"distorts",
"falsifies",
"fudges",
"garbles",
"misinterprets",
"misrelates",
"misrepresents",
"misstates",
"perverts",
"slants",
"twists",
"warps",
"belies",
"camouflages",
"disguises",
"dissembles",
"glosses (over)",
"masks",
"veils",
"whitewashes",
"bowdlerizes",
"censors",
"complicates",
"confounds",
"confuses",
"mistakes",
"mixes (up)",
"mystifies",
"obscures",
"equivocates",
"fibs",
"lies",
"palters",
"prevaricates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarifies",
"clears (up)",
"explains",
"illuminates",
"illustrates",
"interprets",
"spells out",
"deciphers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misunderstanding":{
"a failure to understand correctly":{
"examples":[
"people once thought that there were canals on Mars because of a common misunderstanding of a report by an Italian astronomer"
],
"synonyms":[
"incomprehension",
"misapprehension",
"misconstruction",
"misconstruing",
"misimpression",
"misinterpretation",
"misknowledge",
"misreading"
],
"near synonyms":[
"astigmatism",
"misconception",
"misperception",
"misprision",
"mistake"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appreciation",
"apprehension",
"comprehension",
"conception",
"grasp",
"grokking",
"knowledge",
"perception",
"prehension",
"understanding",
"awareness",
"consciousness",
"realization"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions":{
"examples":[
"tried to resolve their misunderstandings peacefully"
],
"synonyms":[
"altercation",
"argle-bargle",
"argument",
"argy-bargy",
"battle royal",
"bicker",
"brawl",
"contretemps",
"controversy",
"cross fire",
"disagreement",
"dispute",
"donnybrook",
"falling-out",
"fight",
"hassle",
"imbroglio",
"kickup",
"quarrel",
"rhubarb",
"row",
"scrap",
"set-to",
"spat",
"squabble",
"tiff",
"wrangle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clash",
"run-in",
"skirmish",
"tangle",
"tussle",
"logomachy",
"feud",
"vendetta",
"attack",
"contention",
"dissension",
"dissention",
"debate",
"difference",
"disputation",
"fuss",
"objection",
"protest",
"protestation",
"affray",
"fisticuffs",
"fracas",
"fray",
"free-for-all",
"melee",
"m\u00eal\u00e9e",
"catfight"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"you misunderstood that poem because you took everything so literally"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehending",
"misconstruing",
"misinterpreting",
"misknowing",
"misperceiving",
"misreading",
"missing",
"mistaking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceiving",
"misdeeming",
"misjudging",
"mishearing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciating",
"apprehending",
"catching",
"comprehending",
"conceiving",
"fathoming",
"getting",
"grasping",
"grokking",
"knowing",
"making out",
"penetrating",
"perceiving",
"savvying",
"seeing",
"seizing",
"taking in",
"understanding"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"misfiring":{
"to go wrong":{
"examples":[
"their scheme to rob the bank misfired disastrously and landed them all in jail"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscarrying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"missing",
"breaking down",
"busting",
"conking (out)",
"crashing",
"dying",
"failing",
"foundering",
"stalling",
"bombing",
"fizzling",
"flaming out",
"flopping",
"flunking",
"folding",
"washing out",
"floundering",
"struggling",
"declining",
"skidding",
"slipping",
"slumping",
"tanking",
"waning"
],
"near antonyms":[
"prevailing",
"succeeding",
"flourishing",
"prospering",
"thriving"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mishears":{
"as in misinterprets , misunderstands":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehends",
"misconstrues",
"misinterprets",
"misknows",
"misperceives",
"misreads",
"misses",
"mistakes",
"misunderstands",
"misconceives",
"misdeems",
"misjudges"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appreciates",
"apprehends",
"catches",
"comprehends",
"conceives",
"fathoms",
"gets",
"grasps",
"groks",
"knows",
"makes out",
"penetrates",
"perceives",
"savvies",
"sees",
"seizes",
"takes in",
"understands"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mishandled":{
"to inflict physical or emotional harm upon":{
"examples":[
"having been shuffled from foster home to foster home, the orphaned girl felt she had been mishandled by an uncaring society"
],
"synonyms":[
"abused",
"brutalized",
"bullied",
"ill-treated",
"ill-used",
"kicked around",
"maltreated",
"manhandled",
"messed over",
"mistreated",
"misused"
],
"near synonyms":[
"molested",
"outraged",
"violated",
"harassed",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"injured",
"oppressed",
"persecuted",
"tormented",
"tortured",
"burned",
"burnt",
"sandbagged",
"victimized",
"wronged",
"beat (up)",
"messed (up)",
"roughed (up)",
"worked (over)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cared (for)",
"cherished",
"fostered",
"nurtured",
"babied",
"catered (to)",
"coddled",
"favored",
"gratified",
"humored",
"indulged",
"mollycoddled",
"pampered",
"spoiled",
"spoilt"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to abuse physically":{
"examples":[
"adopted a sadly mishandled puppy from the pound"
],
"synonyms":[
"maltreated",
"manhandled",
"mauled",
"roughed (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abused",
"ill-treated",
"ill-used",
"mistreated",
"misused",
"roughhoused",
"wrestled",
"bashed",
"battered",
"beat",
"buffeted",
"drubbed",
"lambasted",
"licked",
"pommeled",
"pommelled",
"pounded",
"pummeled",
"pummelled",
"slapped",
"thrashed",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"injured",
"wounded",
"oppressed",
"persecuted",
"wronged",
"ambushed",
"assailed",
"attacked",
"clobbered",
"fought",
"ganged up (on)",
"hit",
"jumped",
"knocked",
"tormented",
"tortured"
],
"near antonyms":[
"caressed",
"fondled",
"petted",
"coddled",
"mollycoddled",
"pampered",
"cared (for)",
"fostered",
"nurtured"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to manage badly":{
"examples":[
"we took over as soon as we realized that the fill-in had been mishandling the situation"
],
"synonyms":[
"maladministered",
"misconducted",
"misgoverned",
"mismanaged",
"misruled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abused",
"ill-treated",
"ill-used",
"maltreated",
"mistreated",
"misused",
"damaged",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"violated",
"botched",
"bungled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"governed",
"handled",
"husbanded",
"managed",
"ruled",
"cared (for)",
"nurtured",
"aided",
"helped",
"protected",
"rescued"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mislaid":{
"no longer possessed":{
"examples":[
"a traveler looking for his mislaid passport"
],
"synonyms":[
"gone",
"lost",
"misplaced",
"missing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absent",
"castaway",
"irrecoverable",
"irretrievable",
"forgotten",
"unknown"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cherished",
"loved",
"prized",
"protected",
"treasured",
"valued"
],
"antonyms":[
"owned",
"possessed",
"retained"
]
},
"to be unable to find or have at hand":{
"examples":[
"I'm always mislaying my bus pass"
],
"synonyms":[
"lost",
"misplaced"
],
"near synonyms":[
"forgot",
"missed",
"overlooked",
"passed over"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enjoyed",
"had",
"held",
"kept",
"occupied",
"owned",
"possessed",
"retained",
"descried",
"detected",
"found",
"located",
"ran down",
"scared up",
"scouted (up)",
"tracked (down)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"misgaged":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"the candidate fatally misgauged voters' concerns, and his negative ads only served to alienate many would-be supporters"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculated",
"misconceived",
"misdeemed",
"misestimated",
"misjudged",
"mismeasured",
"mistook"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehended",
"misconstrued",
"misinterpreted",
"misknew",
"misperceived",
"misunderstood",
"overestimated",
"overrated",
"overvalued",
"misesteemed",
"underestimated",
"underrated",
"undervalued",
"miscounted",
"misreckoned"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misrelates":{
"to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of":{
"examples":[
"that Hollywood anecdote has been misrelated so many times that at this point no one knows what was actually said"
],
"synonyms":[
"bends",
"colors",
"cooks",
"distorts",
"falsifies",
"fudges",
"garbles",
"misinterprets",
"misrepresents",
"misstates",
"perverts",
"slants",
"twists",
"warps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misdescribes",
"misspeaks",
"mistranslates",
"belies",
"camouflages",
"disguises",
"dissembles",
"glosses (over)",
"masks",
"veils",
"whitewashes",
"bowdlerizes",
"censors",
"complicates",
"confounds",
"confuses",
"mistakes",
"mixes (up)",
"mystifies",
"obscures",
"equivocates",
"fibs",
"lies",
"palters",
"prevaricates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarifies",
"clears (up)",
"explains",
"illuminates",
"illustrates",
"interprets",
"spells out",
"deciphers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misguided":{
"as in confused , misinformed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"confused",
"misinformed",
"misled",
"incorrect",
"mistaken",
"wrong",
"erroneous",
"false",
"inaccurate",
"inexact",
"untrue",
"deceived",
"deluded",
"duped",
"tricked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"correct",
"right",
"informed",
"accurate",
"exact",
"precise",
"true"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in ill-advised , half-baked":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"half-baked",
"ill-advised",
"unconsidered",
"unreasoned",
"eristic",
"eristical",
"misleading",
"sophistic",
"sophistical",
"specious",
"inconsistent",
"fallacious",
"illegitimate",
"illogical",
"inconsequent",
"inconsequential",
"invalid",
"irrational",
"nonrational",
"unreasonable",
"unreasoning",
"unsound",
"weak",
"absurd",
"asinine",
"foolish",
"meaningless",
"nonsensical",
"preposterous",
"reasonless",
"senseless",
"silly",
"Kafkaesque",
"odd",
"peculiar",
"strange",
"surreal",
"unusual",
"weird",
"insane",
"mad",
"nutty",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"disordered",
"disorganized",
"rambling",
"random",
"unconvincing",
"inexplicable",
"unaccountable",
"unexplainable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"logical",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"sound",
"valid",
"well-founded",
"well-grounded",
"commonsense",
"sane",
"sensible",
"sober",
"wise",
"enlightened",
"informed",
"just",
"justified",
"reasoned",
"ordered",
"organized",
"clear",
"cogent",
"compelling",
"convincing",
"credible",
"persuasive",
"plausible",
"satisfying",
"solid",
"certain",
"sure",
"true",
"confirmed",
"corroborated",
"demonstrated",
"established",
"substantiated",
"validated"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to believe what is untrue":{
"examples":[
"we were misguided by the flashy advertisements for what turned out to be pretty lousy pizza"
],
"synonyms":[
"bamboozled",
"beguiled",
"bluffed",
"buffaloed",
"burned",
"burnt",
"caught",
"conned",
"cozened",
"deceived",
"deluded",
"duped",
"faked out",
"fooled",
"gaffed",
"gammoned",
"gulled",
"had",
"had on",
"hoaxed",
"hoodwinked",
"hornswoggled",
"humbugged",
"juggled",
"misinformed",
"misled",
"snookered",
"snowed",
"spoofed",
"strung along",
"sucked in",
"suckered",
"took in",
"tricked"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kidded",
"put on",
"teased",
"bled",
"cheated",
"chiseled",
"chiselled",
"defrauded",
"diddled",
"euchred",
"fleeced",
"flimflammed",
"hustled",
"mulcted",
"rooked",
"shortchanged",
"skinned",
"squeezed",
"stuck",
"stung",
"swindled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"debunked",
"exposed",
"revealed",
"showed up",
"uncloaked",
"uncovered",
"unmasked",
"disclosed",
"divulged",
"told",
"unveiled",
"disabused",
"disenchanted",
"disillusioned"
],
"antonyms":[
"undeceived"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"mistress":{
"a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship":{
"examples":[
"he lavished gifts upon his mistress but completely ignored his wife"
],
"synonyms":[
"concubine",
"doxy",
"doxie",
"other woman"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lover",
"paramour",
"courtesan",
"demimondaine",
"demirep",
"odalisque",
"prostitute",
"whore",
"girlfriend"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mistranslated":{
"as in misspoke , misdescribed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misdescribed",
"misspoke",
"bent",
"colored",
"cooked",
"distorted",
"falsified",
"fudged",
"garbled",
"misinterpreted",
"misrelated",
"misrepresented",
"misstated",
"perverted",
"slanted",
"twisted",
"warped",
"belied",
"camouflaged",
"disguised",
"dissembled",
"glossed (over)",
"masked",
"veiled",
"whitewashed",
"bowdlerized",
"censored",
"complicated",
"confounded",
"confused",
"mistook",
"mixed (up)",
"mystified",
"obscured",
"equivocated",
"fibbed",
"lied",
"paltered",
"prevaricated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarified",
"cleared (up)",
"explained",
"illuminated",
"illustrated",
"interpreted",
"spelled out",
"deciphered"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"missiles":{
"an object that is thrown, shot, or launched as a weapon":{
"examples":[
"The protesters were arrested for throwing missiles at the police."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ammunitions",
"cannonballs",
"caps",
"cartridges",
"charges",
"dumdums",
"gunshots",
"leads",
"loads",
"pops",
"projectiles",
"rounds",
"shells",
"shots",
"slugs",
"balls",
"bullets",
"pellets"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blanks"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misplaced":{
"no longer possessed":{
"examples":[
"we eventually found the misplaced tickets in his coat pocket"
],
"synonyms":[
"gone",
"lost",
"mislaid",
"missing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absent",
"castaway",
"irrecoverable",
"irretrievable",
"forgotten",
"unknown"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cherished",
"loved",
"prized",
"protected",
"treasured",
"valued"
],
"antonyms":[
"owned",
"possessed",
"retained"
]
},
"to be unable to find or have at hand":{
"examples":[
"I seem to have misplaced my keys"
],
"synonyms":[
"lost",
"mislaid"
],
"near synonyms":[
"forgot",
"missed",
"overlooked",
"passed over"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enjoyed",
"had",
"held",
"kept",
"occupied",
"owned",
"possessed",
"retained",
"descried",
"detected",
"found",
"located",
"ran down",
"scared up",
"scouted (up)",
"tracked (down)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"misunderstand":{
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"you misunderstood that poem because you took everything so literally"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehend",
"misconstrue",
"misinterpret",
"misknow",
"misperceive",
"misread",
"miss",
"mistake"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceive",
"misdeem",
"misjudge",
"mishear"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciate",
"apprehend",
"catch",
"comprehend",
"conceive",
"fathom",
"get",
"grasp",
"grok",
"know",
"make out",
"penetrate",
"perceive",
"savvy",
"see",
"seize",
"take in",
"understand"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"miscue":{
"an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy":{
"examples":[
"the slightest miscue could make the trapeze artist lose his grip and fall to the mat below"
],
"synonyms":[
"blunder",
"bobble",
"boo-boo",
"boob",
"brick",
"clanger",
"clinker",
"error",
"fault",
"flub",
"fluff",
"fumble",
"gaff",
"gaffe",
"goof",
"inaccuracy",
"lapse",
"misstep",
"mistake",
"oversight",
"screwup",
"slip",
"slipup",
"stumble",
"trip"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bloomer",
"blooper",
"boner",
"howler",
"pratfall",
"foul-up",
"snafu",
"misapprehension",
"miscalculation",
"miscomprehension",
"misconception",
"misconstruction",
"misdescription",
"misimpression",
"misinterpretation",
"misjudgment",
"misreading",
"misstatement",
"misunderstanding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accuracy",
"correctness",
"exactitude",
"exactness",
"preciseness",
"precision",
"strictness",
"inerrancy",
"infallibility",
"perfection"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in mistake , misjudge":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"miscalculate",
"misconceive",
"miscount",
"misdeem",
"misgauge",
"misjudge",
"mistake",
"bobble",
"botch",
"bungle",
"butcher",
"foozle",
"mangle",
"mishandle",
"muff",
"murder",
"misconstrue",
"misinterpret",
"misunderstand",
"nod",
"blunder",
"boob",
"err",
"flub",
"fluff",
"foul up",
"fumble",
"goof (up)",
"louse up",
"mess (up)",
"screw up",
"slip up",
"stumble",
"trip"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"misrender":{
"as in mislead , distort":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"color",
"deceive",
"distort",
"falsify",
"garble",
"mislead",
"misreport",
"twist",
"camouflage",
"cloak",
"conceal",
"counterfeit",
"disguise",
"hide",
"mask",
"obscure",
"dissemble",
"feign",
"pretend",
"contradict",
"belie",
"misrepresent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"betray",
"represent",
"bare",
"demonstrate",
"disclose",
"discover",
"evince",
"exhibit",
"expose",
"reveal",
"flaunt",
"parade",
"show off"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misdiagnosing":{
"as in underdiagnosing , overdiagnosing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"overdiagnosing",
"underdiagnosing",
"camouflaging",
"concealing",
"disguising",
"hiding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diagnosing",
"distinguishing",
"fingering",
"ID'ing",
"IDing",
"identifying",
"pinpointing",
"singling (out)",
"determining",
"finding",
"locating",
"picking out",
"placing",
"recognizing",
"spotting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"miserably":{
"as in dismally , darkly":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blackly",
"darkly",
"dismally",
"distressfully",
"distressingly",
"dourly",
"drearily",
"forlornly",
"gloomily",
"glumly",
"joylessly",
"mirthlessly",
"morosely",
"pessimistically",
"somberly",
"sullenly",
"abjectly",
"cheerlessly",
"crestfallenly",
"dejectedly",
"despairingly",
"despondently",
"disconsolately",
"dispiritedly",
"downheartedly",
"low-spiritedly",
"acutely",
"harshly",
"keenly",
"piercingly",
"poignantly",
"severely",
"sharply",
"agonizingly",
"bitterly",
"dolefully",
"dolorously",
"grievously",
"hard",
"hardly",
"inconsolably",
"lugubriously",
"mournfully",
"painfully",
"plaintively",
"regretfully",
"resentfully",
"ruefully",
"sadly",
"sorely",
"sorrowfully",
"unhappily",
"wailfully",
"woefully",
"wretchedly",
"cruelly",
"hurtfully",
"ill",
"rancorously"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blissfully",
"gladly",
"happily",
"joyfully",
"joyously",
"cheerfully",
"cheerily",
"delightedly",
"gaily",
"gayly",
"gleefully",
"good-naturedly",
"lightheartedly",
"merrily",
"mirthfully",
"rejoicingly",
"sunnily",
"blithely",
"blithesomely",
"calmly",
"casually",
"dispassionately",
"easily",
"impassively",
"indifferently",
"lightly",
"nonchalantly",
"stoically",
"unconcernedly",
"favorably",
"well"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"missed out":{
"as in left (out) , excluded":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"excluded",
"left (out)",
"omitted",
"banned",
"barred",
"debarred",
"precluded",
"prevented",
"prohibited",
"denied",
"refused",
"rejected",
"eliminated",
"excepted",
"ruled out",
"lost",
"mislaid",
"misplaced"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carried",
"comprehended",
"contained",
"embraced",
"encompassed",
"entailed",
"included",
"involved",
"numbered",
"subsumed",
"took in",
"comprised",
"consisted (of)",
"bracketed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misanthropically":{
"as in rancorously , ill-naturedly":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"balefully",
"caddishly",
"callously",
"cruelly",
"evil-mindedly",
"felly",
"hard-heartedly",
"heartlessly",
"inhumanely",
"kindlessly",
"mercilessly",
"pitilessly",
"ruthlessly",
"soullessly",
"unfeelingly",
"bitchily",
"cattily",
"despitefully",
"hatefully",
"malevolently",
"maliciously",
"malignantly",
"meanly",
"nastily",
"spitefully",
"viciously",
"villainously",
"virulently",
"wickedly",
"acrimoniously",
"antagonistically",
"caustically",
"envyingly",
"hostilely",
"invidiously",
"obnoxiously",
"rancorously",
"venomously",
"vindictively",
"vituperatively",
"ill-naturedly",
"inconsiderately",
"insensitively",
"thoughtlessly",
"disagreeably",
"ill",
"ungraciously",
"unkindly",
"bitterly",
"enviously",
"jealously",
"resentfully",
"contemptuously",
"deprecatingly",
"disdainfully",
"scornfully",
"diabolically",
"fiendishly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"benevolently",
"benignantly",
"good-heartedly",
"kindheartedly",
"kindly",
"affably",
"agreeably",
"amiably",
"cordially",
"genially",
"good-humoredly",
"good-naturedly",
"graciously",
"nicely",
"pleasantly",
"altruistically",
"humanely",
"considerately",
"feelingly",
"lovingly",
"mercifully",
"sensitively",
"softheartedly",
"solicitously",
"soulfully",
"thoughtfully",
"compassionately",
"sympathetically",
"angelically",
"divinely",
"gently",
"sweetly",
"tenderly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"misbelief":{
"a false idea or belief":{
"examples":[
"the common misbelief that the Great Wall of China is visible from the moon"
],
"synonyms":[
"delusion",
"error",
"fallacy",
"falsehood",
"falsity",
"hallucination",
"illusion",
"misconception",
"myth",
"old wives' tale",
"untruth"
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"factoid",
"superstition",
"fiction",
"pretense",
"pretence",
"distortion",
"inaccuracy",
"misapprehension",
"miscomprehension",
"misinterpretation",
"misjudgment",
"misperception",
"misunderstanding",
"misinformation",
"misknowledge",
"misreport",
"misrepresentation",
"misstatement",
"sophism",
"sophistry",
"fib",
"half-truth",
"lie",
"story",
"tale"
],
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"truth",
"verity"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misidentified":{
"as in misapplied , misnamed":{
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"misapplied",
"miscalled",
"misnamed",
"lumped (together)",
"conflated",
"confounded",
"confused",
"mistook",
"mixed (up)"
],
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"differenced",
"differentiated",
"discriminated",
"distinguished",
"separated"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misadjust":{
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"damage",
"harm",
"hurt",
"impair",
"injure",
"mar",
"spoil",
"aggravate",
"worsen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adjust",
"modulate",
"regulate",
"attune",
"correct",
"harmonize",
"square",
"tune",
"fiddle (with)",
"fine-tune",
"phase",
"register",
"rig",
"tweak"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misshape":{
"to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition":{
"examples":[
"a disease that she contracted during childhood caused her spine to become misshaped"
],
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"contort",
"deform",
"distort",
"screw",
"squinch",
"torture",
"warp"
],
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"deface",
"disfigure",
"wrench",
"wrest",
"wring",
"coil",
"curl",
"loop",
"spiral",
"twine",
"wind",
"wreathe"
],
"near antonyms":[
"straighten",
"unbend",
"uncurl"
],
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},
"as in irregularity , abnormality":{
"examples":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"abnormality",
"distortion",
"irregularity",
"malformation",
"blemish",
"blight",
"blotch",
"defect",
"deformity",
"disfigurement",
"excrescence",
"excrescency",
"fault",
"flaw",
"imperfection",
"mar",
"mark",
"pockmark",
"scar",
"bug",
"glitch",
"kink",
"blot",
"blur",
"spot",
"stain",
"taint",
"damage",
"defacement",
"impairment",
"injury",
"failing",
"weakness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adornment",
"decoration",
"embellishment",
"enhancement",
"ornament"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"misallocate":{
"as in withhold , begrudge":{
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"begrudge",
"decline",
"deny",
"deprive (of)",
"disallow",
"refuse",
"reject",
"withhold",
"niggle (out)",
"pinch",
"skimp",
"stint"
],
"near antonyms":[
"administer",
"allocate",
"apportion",
"deal (out)",
"dispense",
"distribute",
"dole out",
"hand out",
"mete (out)",
"parcel (out)",
"portion",
"prorate",
"admeasure",
"allot",
"allow",
"appropriate",
"assign",
"dish out",
"divide",
"divvy (up)",
"dollop (out)",
"lot",
"measure (out)",
"part",
"proportion",
"ration",
"redistribute",
"set",
"share (out)",
"split",
"bestow",
"disburse",
"furnish",
"issue",
"provide",
"share",
"supply"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misguides":{
"to cause to believe what is untrue":{
"examples":[
"we were misguided by the flashy advertisements for what turned out to be pretty lousy pizza"
],
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"bamboozles",
"beguiles",
"bluffs",
"buffaloes",
"burns",
"catches",
"cons",
"cozens",
"deceives",
"deludes",
"dupes",
"fakes out",
"fools",
"gaffs",
"gammons",
"gulls",
"has",
"has on",
"hoaxes",
"hoodwinks",
"hornswoggles",
"humbugs",
"juggles",
"misinforms",
"misleads",
"snookers",
"snows",
"spoofs",
"strings along",
"suckers",
"sucks in",
"takes in",
"tricks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kids",
"puts on",
"teases",
"bleeds",
"cheats",
"chisels",
"defrauds",
"diddles",
"euchres",
"fleeces",
"flimflams",
"hustles",
"mulcts",
"rooks",
"shortchanges",
"skins",
"squeezes",
"sticks",
"stings",
"swindles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"debunks",
"exposes",
"reveals",
"shows up",
"uncloaks",
"uncovers",
"unmasks",
"discloses",
"divulges",
"tells",
"unveils",
"disabuses",
"disenchants",
"disillusions"
],
"antonyms":[
"undeceives"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"miserliness":{
"the quality or practice of being overly sparing with money":{
"examples":[
"some kids like to grouse about the miserliness of their parents as far as allowances are concerned",
"the company's misguided miserliness is the reason we're still using these inefficient, outdated computers"
],
"synonyms":[
"cheapness",
"cheeseparing",
"closeness",
"niggardliness",
"parsimony",
"penny-pinching",
"penuriousness",
"pinching",
"stinginess",
"tightfistedness",
"tightness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conserving",
"economizing",
"economy",
"frugality",
"husbandry",
"providence",
"scrimping",
"skimping",
"thrift",
"conservation",
"saving",
"husbanding",
"managing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bountifulness",
"bounty",
"generosity",
"largesse",
"largess",
"liberality",
"openhandedness",
"openheartedness",
"philanthropy",
"unselfishness",
"extravagance",
"lavishness",
"dissipation",
"improvidence",
"prodigality",
"squandering",
"wastefulness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"miscalculation":{
"a wrong judgment":{
"examples":[
"treating her opponent as an intellectual lightweight was a serious miscalculation on her part"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehension",
"misjudging",
"misjudgment",
"misstep",
"mistake",
"slip",
"slipup"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blunder",
"boner",
"boob",
"clinker",
"errancy",
"error",
"fault",
"flub",
"fumble",
"gaffe",
"goof",
"inaccuracy",
"lapse",
"miscue",
"stumble",
"trip",
"foul-up",
"muff",
"misstatement",
"misconception",
"misconstruction",
"misconstruing",
"misimpression",
"misinterpretation",
"misprision",
"misunderstanding"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misspeaks":{
"as in mistranslates , misdescribes":{
"examples":[],
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"misdescribes",
"mistranslates",
"bends",
"colors",
"cooks",
"distorts",
"falsifies",
"fudges",
"garbles",
"misinterprets",
"misrelates",
"misrepresents",
"misstates",
"perverts",
"slants",
"twists",
"warps",
"belies",
"camouflages",
"disguises",
"dissembles",
"glosses (over)",
"masks",
"veils",
"whitewashes",
"bowdlerizes",
"censors",
"complicates",
"confounds",
"confuses",
"mistakes",
"mixes (up)",
"mystifies",
"obscures",
"equivocates",
"fibs",
"lies",
"palters",
"prevaricates"
],
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"clarifies",
"clears (up)",
"explains",
"illuminates",
"illustrates",
"interprets",
"spells out",
"deciphers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misrepresentations":{
"as in fabrications":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"fabrications",
"amplifications",
"enhancements",
"hypes",
"pufferies",
"caricatures",
"colorings",
"elaborations",
"embellishments",
"embroideries",
"exaggerations",
"hyperboles",
"magnifications",
"overstatements",
"paddings",
"superlatives"
],
"near antonyms":[
"meioses",
"understatements",
"belittlements",
"disparagements"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in misinformation , misstatements":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misinformation",
"misknowledges",
"misreports",
"misstatements",
"distortions",
"inaccuracies",
"misapprehensions",
"miscomprehensions",
"misinterpretations",
"misjudgments",
"misperceptions",
"misunderstandings",
"sophisms",
"sophistries",
"fictions",
"pretenses",
"pretences",
"fibs",
"half-truths",
"lies",
"stories",
"tales",
"superstitions",
"factoids",
"delusions",
"errors",
"fallacies",
"falsehoods",
"falsities",
"hallucinations",
"illusions",
"misbeliefs",
"misconceptions",
"myths",
"old wives' tales",
"untruths"
],
"near antonyms":[
"truths",
"verities"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misrule":{
"a state in which there is widespread wrongdoing and disregard for rules and authority":{
"examples":[
"the country's long period of misrule left it in economic turmoil for over a decade"
],
"synonyms":[
"anarchy",
"lawlessness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"anarchism",
"commotion",
"tumult",
"uproar",
"chaos",
"confusion",
"disarray",
"disorder",
"disorderliness",
"disorganization",
"misorder",
"disruption",
"disturbance",
"havoc",
"riot",
"strife",
"turbulence",
"turmoil",
"unrest",
"upheaval",
"mutiny",
"rebellion",
"revolution",
"uprising",
"criminality",
"outlawry"
],
"near antonyms":[
"law",
"law-abidingness",
"lawfulness",
"legality",
"legitimacy",
"rule",
"calmness",
"harmony",
"order",
"orderliness",
"peace",
"peaceableness",
"peacefulness",
"quiet",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to manage badly":{
"examples":[
"accused of misruling his island nation to the point of economic collapse"
],
"synonyms":[
"maladminister",
"misconduct",
"misgovern",
"mishandle",
"mismanage"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abuse",
"ill-treat",
"ill-use",
"maltreat",
"mistreat",
"misuse",
"damage",
"harm",
"hurt",
"violate",
"botch",
"bungle"
],
"near antonyms":[
"govern",
"handle",
"husband",
"manage",
"rule",
"care (for)",
"nurture",
"aid",
"help",
"protect",
"rescue"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"mis-sorted":{
"as in misclassified , mistyped":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misclassified",
"mistyped",
"confused",
"disarranged",
"jumbled",
"lumped",
"mixed (up)",
"scrambled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assorted",
"broke down",
"categorized",
"classed",
"classified",
"codified",
"compartmentalized",
"compartmented",
"digested",
"distinguished",
"distributed",
"graded",
"grouped",
"pegged",
"placed",
"ranged",
"ranked",
"relegated",
"separated",
"sorted",
"typed",
"arrayed",
"disposed",
"drew up",
"marshaled",
"marshalled",
"ordered",
"organized",
"systematized",
"alphabetized",
"cataloged",
"catalogued",
"filed",
"indexed",
"listed",
"referred"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"miscomprehension":{
"as in misunderstanding , miscalculation":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehension",
"miscalculation",
"misconception",
"misconstruction",
"misdescription",
"misimpression",
"misinterpretation",
"misjudgment",
"misreading",
"misstatement",
"misunderstanding",
"foul-up",
"snafu",
"bloomer",
"blooper",
"boner",
"howler",
"pratfall",
"blunder",
"bobble",
"boob",
"boo-boo",
"brick",
"clanger",
"clinker",
"error",
"fault",
"flub",
"fluff",
"fumble",
"gaff",
"gaffe",
"goof",
"inaccuracy",
"lapse",
"miscue",
"misstep",
"mistake",
"oversight",
"screwup",
"slip",
"slipup",
"stumble",
"trip"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accuracy",
"correctness",
"exactitude",
"exactness",
"preciseness",
"precision",
"strictness",
"inerrancy",
"infallibility",
"perfection"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"miscarriage":{
"as in abortion":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abortion",
"pregnancy",
"cesarean section",
"caesarean section",
"natural childbirth",
"birth pang",
"contraction",
"pains",
"childbed",
"confinement",
"lying-in",
"accouchement",
"childbearing",
"childbirth",
"delivery",
"labor",
"parturition",
"travail"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misspends":{
"to use up carelessly":{
"examples":[
"warned that a childhood spent hanging around indoors was a misspent youth indeed"
],
"synonyms":[
"blows",
"dissipates",
"fiddles away",
"fritters (away)",
"lavishes",
"loses",
"runs through",
"spends",
"squanders",
"throws away",
"trifles (away)",
"wastes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"splurges",
"consumes",
"depletes",
"exhausts",
"impoverishes",
"overspends",
"shoots",
"indulges",
"overindulges",
"disburses",
"expends",
"lays out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"economizes",
"scrimps",
"skimps",
"preserves",
"protects",
"saves",
"hoards",
"lays up"
],
"antonyms":[
"conserves"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misgaging":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"the candidate fatally misgauged voters' concerns, and his negative ads only served to alienate many would-be supporters"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculating",
"misconceiving",
"misdeeming",
"misestimating",
"misjudging",
"mismeasuring",
"mistaking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehending",
"misconstruing",
"misinterpreting",
"misknowing",
"misperceiving",
"misunderstanding",
"overestimating",
"overrating",
"overvaluing",
"misesteeming",
"underestimating",
"underrating",
"undervaluing",
"miscounting",
"misreckoning"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misesteem":{
"as in underestimate , undervalue":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"underestimate",
"underrate",
"undervalue",
"overestimate",
"overrate",
"overvalue",
"miscount",
"misreckon",
"misapprehend",
"misconstrue",
"misinterpret",
"misknow",
"misperceive",
"misunderstand",
"miscalculate",
"misconceive",
"misdeem",
"misestimate",
"misgauge",
"misjudge",
"mismeasure",
"mistake"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mistrustfully":{
"with distrust":{
"examples":[
"our cat tends to view strangers mistrustfully"
],
"synonyms":[
"askance",
"askant",
"distrustfully",
"doubtfully",
"doubtingly",
"dubiously",
"sideways",
"skeptically",
"suspiciously"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hesitantly",
"hesitatingly",
"incredulously",
"questioningly",
"quizzically",
"unbelievingly",
"charily",
"guardedly",
"warily",
"captiously",
"critically",
"cynically",
"deprecatingly",
"disapprovingly",
"disparagingly",
"negatively",
"reproachfully",
"reproachingly",
"reprovingly",
"unfavorably",
"anxiously",
"apprehensively",
"uncomfortably",
"uneasily"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approvingly",
"favorably",
"positively",
"confidently",
"sanguinely",
"credulously",
"uncritically",
"unquestioningly"
],
"antonyms":[
"trustfully",
"trustingly"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"missuses":{
"a female partner in a marriage":{
"examples":[
"after their children grew up and moved out, they looked to move into a smaller place where he and the missus could retire comfortably"
],
"synonyms":[
"helpmates",
"helpmeets",
"ladies",
"madams",
"Mesdames",
"old ladies",
"wifeys",
"wives",
"women"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brides",
"better halves",
"companions",
"consorts",
"mates",
"partners",
"significant others",
"soul mates",
"spouses",
"dowagers",
"matrons",
"hausfraus",
"homemakers",
"housekeepers",
"housewives",
"stay-at-homes",
"widows"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mischievousness":{
"a natural disposition for playful behavior":{
"examples":[
"as they grew older, they lost much of their youthful mischievousness"
],
"synonyms":[
"coltishness",
"espi\u00e8glerie",
"friskiness",
"impishness",
"larkiness",
"mischief",
"playfulness",
"prankishness",
"sportfulness",
"sportiveness",
"tricksiness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coyness",
"kittenishness",
"archness",
"devilment",
"devilry",
"deviltry",
"hob",
"rascality",
"roguishness",
"waggery",
"devilishness",
"diabolicalness",
"knavery",
"frivolousness",
"energy",
"liveliness",
"spiritedness",
"sprightliness",
"spunkiness",
"vivaciousness",
"vivacity",
"gaiety",
"gayety",
"jocularity",
"jocundity",
"lightheartedness",
"mirthfulness",
"whimsicality"
],
"near antonyms":[
"graveness",
"grimness",
"serious-mindedness",
"seriousness",
"solemnity",
"solemnness",
"sternness",
"priggishness",
"starchiness",
"stuffiness",
"constraint",
"restraint",
"self-control"
],
"antonyms":[
"earnestness",
"soberness",
"sobersidedness"
]
},
"playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harm":{
"examples":[
"bored kids often engage in a certain amount of mischievousness during the long summer vacation"
],
"synonyms":[
"devilishness",
"devilment",
"devilry",
"deviltry",
"diablerie",
"espi\u00e8glerie",
"hob",
"impishness",
"knavery",
"mischief",
"rascality",
"roguery",
"roguishness",
"shenanigan(s)",
"waggery",
"waggishness",
"wickedness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"diabolicalness",
"misbehavior",
"misconduct",
"naughtiness",
"troublemaking",
"buffoonery",
"friskiness",
"playfulness",
"sportiveness",
"chicanery",
"trickery",
"goings-on",
"hanky-panky",
"high jinks",
"hijinks",
"monkey business",
"monkeying",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"skylarking",
"tomfoolery",
"horseplay",
"roughhousing",
"antic",
"caper",
"dido",
"practical joke",
"trick",
"aggravation",
"annoyance",
"exasperation",
"irritation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gravitas",
"gravity",
"seriousness",
"solemnity",
"solemnness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"miscarried":{
"to go wrong":{
"examples":[
"the scheme to save the stranded dolphins miscarried , and all were lost"
],
"synonyms":[
"misfired"
],
"near synonyms":[
"missed",
"broke down",
"busted",
"bust",
"conked (out)",
"crashed",
"died",
"failed",
"foundered",
"stalled",
"bombed",
"fizzled",
"flamed out",
"flopped",
"flunked",
"folded",
"washed out",
"floundered",
"struggled",
"declined",
"skidded",
"slipped",
"slumped",
"tanked",
"waned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"prevailed",
"succeeded",
"flourished",
"prospered",
"thrived",
"throve"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misconstruing":{
"a failure to understand correctly":{
"examples":[
"there are several words in English that are the result of the common misconstruing of singular forms as plurals"
],
"synonyms":[
"incomprehension",
"misapprehension",
"misconstruction",
"misimpression",
"misinterpretation",
"misknowledge",
"misreading",
"misunderstanding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"astigmatism",
"misconception",
"misperception",
"misprision",
"mistake"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appreciation",
"apprehension",
"comprehension",
"conception",
"grasp",
"grokking",
"knowledge",
"perception",
"prehension",
"understanding",
"awareness",
"consciousness",
"realization"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"claimed that the press had misconstrued her comments"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehending",
"misinterpreting",
"misknowing",
"misperceiving",
"misreading",
"missing",
"mistaking",
"misunderstanding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceiving",
"misdeeming",
"misjudging",
"mishearing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciating",
"apprehending",
"catching",
"comprehending",
"conceiving",
"fathoming",
"getting",
"grasping",
"grokking",
"knowing",
"making out",
"penetrating",
"perceiving",
"savvying",
"seeing",
"seizing",
"taking in",
"understanding"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"mistitle":{
"as in misname , miscall":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"miscall",
"misname",
"denote",
"specify",
"code-name",
"nickname",
"brand",
"stigmatize",
"tag",
"rechristen",
"relabel",
"rename",
"baptize",
"call",
"christen",
"clepe",
"denominate",
"designate",
"dub",
"entitle",
"label",
"name",
"nominate",
"style",
"term",
"title",
"surname"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mistyped":{
"as in misclassified , missorted":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misclassified",
"missorted",
"mis-sorted",
"confused",
"disarranged",
"jumbled",
"lumped",
"mixed (up)",
"scrambled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assorted",
"broke down",
"categorized",
"classed",
"classified",
"codified",
"compartmentalized",
"compartmented",
"digested",
"distinguished",
"distributed",
"graded",
"grouped",
"pegged",
"placed",
"ranged",
"ranked",
"relegated",
"separated",
"sorted",
"typed",
"arrayed",
"disposed",
"drew up",
"marshaled",
"marshalled",
"ordered",
"organized",
"systematized",
"alphabetized",
"cataloged",
"catalogued",
"filed",
"indexed",
"listed",
"referred"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misbehaver":{
"as in nuisance , brat":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"brat",
"disrupter",
"nuisance",
"ragamuffin",
"juvenile delinquent",
"cutup",
"larker",
"madcap",
"skylarker",
"gamin",
"gamine",
"devil",
"hellion",
"imp",
"mischief",
"monkey",
"rapscallion",
"rascal",
"rogue",
"scamp",
"urchin"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beast",
"boor",
"cad",
"churl",
"clown",
"creep",
"cretin",
"cur",
"heel",
"joker",
"louse",
"lout",
"skunk",
"snake",
"stinkard",
"stinker",
"knave",
"miscreant",
"reprobate",
"scalawag",
"scallywag",
"scapegrace",
"scoundrel",
"varlet",
"villain"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"miscreants":{
"a mean, evil, or unprincipled person":{
"examples":[
"halt, vile miscreant , and face justice!"
],
"synonyms":[
"baddies",
"beasts",
"brutes",
"caitiffs",
"devils",
"evildoers",
"fiends",
"heavies",
"hounds",
"knaves",
"meanies",
"monsters",
"nazis",
"no-goods",
"rapscallions",
"rascals",
"reprobates",
"rogues",
"savages",
"scalawags",
"scallywags",
"scamps",
"scapegraces",
"scoundrels",
"varlets",
"villains",
"wretches"
],
"near synonyms":[
"villainesses",
"blackguards",
"criminals",
"crooks",
"culprits",
"felons",
"lawbreakers",
"malefactors",
"offenders",
"perpetrators",
"perps",
"transgressors",
"sinners",
"trespassers",
"wrongdoers",
"cads",
"heels",
"serpents",
"snakes",
"vipers",
"bandits",
"bravos",
"bravoes",
"desperadoes",
"desperados",
"outlaws",
"cons",
"convicts",
"jailbirds",
"assassins",
"cutthroats",
"gangsters",
"goons",
"gunmen",
"hoodlums",
"hooligans",
"racketeers",
"ruffians",
"thugs",
"roughs",
"rowdies",
"toughs",
"losers",
"lowlifes",
"lowlives",
"ne'er-do-wells",
"stinkers",
"trash"
],
"near antonyms":[
"angels",
"innocents",
"saints",
"heroes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person who has committed a crime":{
"examples":[
"a youthful offender surrounded in prison by hard-bitten miscreants who had committed just about every crime imaginable"
],
"synonyms":[
"criminals",
"crooks",
"culprits",
"lawbreakers",
"malefactors",
"offenders"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misdemeanants",
"accomplices",
"principals",
"desperadoes",
"desperados",
"outlaws",
"convicts",
"jailbirds",
"perpetrators",
"perps",
"evildoers",
"gallows birds",
"misdoers",
"misfeasors",
"sinners",
"transgressors",
"trespassers",
"villains",
"wrongdoers",
"blackhanders",
"button men",
"gangsters",
"hoodlums",
"hooligans",
"mobsters",
"racketeers",
"thugs",
"enforcers",
"gunmen",
"guns",
"gunsels",
"hit men",
"triggermen",
"backsliders",
"recidivists",
"relapsers",
"repeaters",
"accused",
"arrestees",
"defendants",
"detainees",
"fish",
"fishes",
"suspects"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gangbusters",
"lawmen"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misdeemed":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"my son is a shy, quiet boy, but you seriously misdeem him if you believe him to be stupid"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculated",
"misconceived",
"misestimated",
"misgauged",
"misgaged",
"misjudged",
"mismeasured",
"mistook"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehended",
"misconstrued",
"misinterpreted",
"misknew",
"misperceived",
"misunderstood",
"overestimated",
"overrated",
"overvalued",
"misesteemed",
"underestimated",
"underrated",
"undervalued",
"miscounted",
"misreckoned"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mistreatment":{
"as in maltreatment , ill-treatment":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ill-treatment",
"ill-usage",
"maltreatment",
"mishandling",
"mismanagement",
"mismanaging",
"damage",
"destruction",
"ruin",
"spoiling",
"wrecking",
"abuse",
"misapplication",
"misemployment",
"misusage",
"misuse",
"misutilization",
"perversion",
"corruption",
"debasement",
"desecration",
"profanation",
"prostitution"
],
"near antonyms":[
"application",
"employment",
"use",
"utilization"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misprisions":{
"open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect":{
"examples":[
"his intense misprision for films that rely on CGI instead of live action is well known"
],
"synonyms":[
"contempt",
"contemptuousness",
"despisement",
"despite",
"despitefulness",
"disdain",
"scorn"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abhorrence",
"abomination",
"detestation",
"execration",
"hate",
"hatred",
"loathing",
"lovelessness",
"cattiness",
"hatefulness",
"invidiousness",
"malevolence",
"malice",
"maliciousness",
"malignancy",
"malignity",
"meanness",
"spite",
"spitefulness",
"aversion",
"disgust",
"distaste",
"horror",
"odium",
"repugnance",
"repulsion",
"revulsion",
"animosity",
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"bitterness",
"enmity",
"gall",
"grudge",
"hostility",
"jealousy",
"pique",
"resentment",
"bile",
"jaundice",
"rancor",
"spleen",
"venom",
"vindictiveness",
"virulence",
"vitriol",
"aspersion",
"belittlement",
"deprecation",
"depreciation",
"detraction",
"diminishment",
"disparagement",
"derision",
"mockery",
"ridicule",
"abuse",
"invective",
"vituperation",
"censure",
"condemnation",
"denunciation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acceptance",
"tolerance",
"adoration",
"adulation",
"deference",
"deification",
"glorification",
"idolatry",
"idolization",
"lionization",
"reverence",
"veneration",
"worship",
"affection",
"fancy",
"fondness",
"liking",
"love"
],
"antonyms":[
"admiration",
"esteem",
"estimation",
"favor",
"regard",
"respect"
]
},
"the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action":{
"examples":[
"an elected official charged with misprision and bribery"
],
"synonyms":[
"default",
"delinquency",
"dereliction",
"failure",
"neglect",
"negligence",
"nonfeasance",
"oversight"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carelessness",
"heedlessness",
"inadvertence",
"inadvertency",
"laxity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"compliance",
"discharge",
"fulfillment",
"fulfilment"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misfeasances":{
"as in misconducts , misdemeanors":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misconducts",
"misdemeanors",
"misprisions",
"offenses",
"offences",
"sins",
"wrongs",
"breaches",
"contraventions",
"infractions",
"infringements",
"transgressions",
"trespasses",
"violations",
"disregards",
"nonobservances",
"delinquencies",
"derelictions",
"neglects",
"encroachments",
"intrusions",
"invasions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"noninfringements",
"observances"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misdoings":{
"a breaking of a moral or legal code":{
"examples":[
"the sordid misdoings of the city councilman were exposed as a result of an intense investigation by the local newspaper"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaches",
"crimes",
"debts",
"errors",
"lawbreakings",
"malefactions",
"misdeeds",
"offenses",
"offences",
"sins",
"transgressions",
"trespasses",
"violations",
"wrongdoings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bias crimes",
"hate crimes",
"felonies",
"misconducts",
"misdemeanors",
"misfeasances",
"faults",
"foibles",
"peccadilloes",
"peccadillos",
"breaks",
"infringements",
"immoralities",
"iniquities",
"vices",
"corruptions",
"debaucheries",
"depravities",
"abuses",
"criminalities",
"illegalities",
"descents",
"downfalls",
"falls"
],
"near antonyms":[
"impeccabilities",
"innocences",
"irreproachabilities",
"moralities",
"virtues"
],
"antonyms":[
"noncrimes"
]
},
"improper or illegal behavior":{
"examples":[
"kept a watchful eye for any misdoing by the members of the clergy"
],
"synonyms":[
"malfeasances",
"misbehaviors",
"misconducts",
"wrongdoings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crimes",
"malefactions",
"misdeeds",
"misdemeanors",
"sins",
"transgressions",
"trespasses",
"wrongs",
"malpractices",
"goings-on",
"hanky-pankies",
"familiarities",
"gaffes",
"improprieties",
"indiscretions",
"blunders",
"errors",
"faults",
"flubs",
"fumbles",
"goofs",
"lapses",
"miscues",
"missteps",
"mistakes",
"slips",
"slipups",
"stumbles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misadventures":{
"bad luck or an example of this":{
"examples":[
"a string of financial misadventures eventually left him broke"
],
"synonyms":[
"adversities",
"ills",
"knocks",
"mischances",
"misfortunes",
"mishaps",
"tragedies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"calamities",
"cataclysms",
"catastrophes",
"disasters",
"afflictions",
"hardships",
"trials",
"tribulations",
"woes",
"distresses",
"miseries",
"sufferings",
"defeats",
"failures",
"fizzles",
"nonsuccesses",
"curses",
"evils",
"sorrows",
"troubles",
"accidents",
"casualties",
"blows",
"body blows",
"disappointments",
"letdowns",
"setbacks",
"circumstances",
"destinies",
"dooms",
"fates",
"lots",
"portions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breaks",
"chances",
"flukes",
"godsends",
"hits",
"opportunities",
"strikes",
"strokes",
"windfalls",
"accomplishments",
"achievements",
"successes"
],
"antonyms":[
"fortunes",
"luck",
"serendipities"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misanthropies":{
"as in hatreds , hostilities":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"allergies",
"animosities",
"antagonisms",
"antipathies",
"aversions",
"disfavors",
"dislikes",
"enmities",
"hostilities",
"abominations",
"hates",
"hatreds",
"loathings",
"rancors",
"abhorrences",
"disgusts",
"repugnances",
"repulsions",
"revulsions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"affections",
"attachments",
"devotions",
"loves",
"passions",
"appetites",
"fancies",
"favors",
"likes",
"likings",
"partialities",
"preferences",
"relishes",
"tastes",
"cravings",
"crushes",
"desires",
"infatuations",
"longings",
"lusts",
"yearnings"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misestimate":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"sorely misestimated the character of the young man they hired to look after their vacation home"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculate",
"misconceive",
"misdeem",
"misgauge",
"misjudge",
"mismeasure",
"mistake"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehend",
"misconstrue",
"misinterpret",
"misknow",
"misperceive",
"misunderstand",
"overestimate",
"overrate",
"overvalue",
"misesteem",
"underestimate",
"underrate",
"undervalue",
"miscount",
"misreckon"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misapprehending":{
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"unfortunately, the message that the artist was trying to convey has been misapprehended by many museum patrons"
],
"synonyms":[
"misconstruing",
"misinterpreting",
"misknowing",
"misperceiving",
"misreading",
"missing",
"mistaking",
"misunderstanding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceiving",
"misdeeming",
"misjudging",
"mishearing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciating",
"apprehending",
"catching",
"comprehending",
"conceiving",
"fathoming",
"getting",
"grasping",
"grokking",
"knowing",
"making out",
"penetrating",
"perceiving",
"savvying",
"seeing",
"seizing",
"taking in",
"understanding"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misreadings":{
"a failure to understand correctly":{
"examples":[
"your misreading of the definition of the word is what got you into trouble"
],
"synonyms":[
"incomprehensions",
"misapprehensions",
"misconstructions",
"misimpressions",
"misinterpretations",
"misknowledges",
"misunderstandings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"astigmatisms",
"misconceptions",
"misperceptions",
"misprisions",
"mistakes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appreciations",
"apprehensions",
"comprehensions",
"conceptions",
"grasps",
"knowledges",
"perceptions",
"prehensions",
"understandings",
"realizations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mistrustfulness":{
"a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something":{
"examples":[
"eyed the strange invention with his usual mistrustfulness"
],
"synonyms":[
"distrust",
"distrustfulness",
"doubt",
"dubiety",
"dubitation",
"incertitude",
"misdoubt",
"misgiving",
"mistrust",
"query",
"reservation",
"skepticism",
"suspicion",
"uncertainty"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disbelief",
"incredulity",
"unbelief",
"anxiety",
"concern",
"paranoia",
"wariness",
"compunction",
"niggle",
"qualm",
"scruple",
"tremor"
],
"near antonyms":[
"credence",
"faith"
],
"antonyms":[
"assurance",
"belief",
"certainty",
"certitude",
"confidence",
"conviction",
"sureness",
"surety",
"trust"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misfired":{
"to go wrong":{
"examples":[
"their scheme to rob the bank misfired disastrously and landed them all in jail"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscarried"
],
"near synonyms":[
"missed",
"broke down",
"busted",
"bust",
"conked (out)",
"crashed",
"died",
"failed",
"foundered",
"stalled",
"bombed",
"fizzled",
"flamed out",
"flopped",
"flunked",
"folded",
"washed out",
"floundered",
"struggled",
"declined",
"skidded",
"slipped",
"slumped",
"tanked",
"waned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"prevailed",
"succeeded",
"flourished",
"prospered",
"thrived",
"throve"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misidentifies":{
"as in misapplies , misnames":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misapplies",
"miscalls",
"misnames",
"lumps (together)",
"conflates",
"confounds",
"confuses",
"mistakes",
"mixes (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"differences",
"differentiates",
"discriminates",
"distinguishes",
"separates"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mislikes":{
"a strong feeling of not liking or approving":{
"examples":[
"a well-known mislike of stuffy, formal affairs"
],
"synonyms":[
"allergies",
"aversions",
"disfavors",
"disinclinations",
"dislikes",
"disrelishes",
"downs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disgusts",
"distastes",
"loathings",
"nauseas",
"repugnances",
"repulsions",
"revulsions",
"abhorrences",
"abominations",
"antipathies",
"detestations",
"execrations",
"hates",
"hatreds",
"deprecations",
"disapprovals",
"displeasures",
"dissatisfactions",
"jaundices"
],
"near antonyms":[
"affections",
"attachments",
"devotions",
"loves",
"passions",
"bents",
"leanings",
"penchants",
"predilections",
"propensities",
"tendencies"
],
"antonyms":[
"appetites",
"favors",
"likes",
"likings",
"partialities",
"preferences",
"relishes",
"shines",
"tastes",
"uses"
]
},
"to feel dislike for":{
"examples":[
"as Shakespeare's Othello famously pleaded, \" Mislike me not for my complexion\""
],
"synonyms":[
"disfavors",
"dislikes",
"disrelishes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abhors",
"abominates",
"detests",
"execrates",
"hates",
"loathes",
"resents",
"condemns",
"despises",
"scorns",
"cringes (at)",
"disapproves (of)",
"frowns (on or upon)",
"minds",
"objects (to)",
"shies (from or away from)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"admires",
"appreciates",
"cherishes",
"esteems",
"regards",
"respects",
"adores",
"deifies",
"idolizes",
"reverences",
"reveres",
"venerates",
"worships",
"prizes",
"treasures",
"values",
"drinks (in)",
"savors",
"savours",
"dotes (on)",
"idolizes",
"favors",
"prefers"
],
"antonyms":[
"adores",
"cottons (to)",
"delights (in)",
"digs",
"enjoys",
"fancies",
"grooves (on)",
"likes",
"loves",
"relishes",
"revels (in)"
]
},
"to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{
"examples":[
"he's such a polite, friendly, and kind young man, it's hard to see how any prospective father-in-law could mislike him"
],
"synonyms":[
"deprecates",
"disapproves (of)",
"discountenances",
"disesteems",
"disfavors",
"dislikes",
"frowns (on or upon)",
"reproves",
"tsk-tsks",
"tuts (over or about)",
"tut-tuts (over or about)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disrelishes",
"objects (to)",
"pooh-poohs",
"poohs",
"rejects",
"reprehends",
"reprobates",
"scorns",
"censures",
"condemns",
"criticizes",
"denounces",
"discommends",
"chides",
"rebukes",
"reproaches",
"scolds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"endorses",
"indorses",
"sanctions",
"supports",
"adores",
"delights (in)",
"digs",
"enjoys",
"fancies",
"grooves (on)",
"loves",
"relishes",
"revels (in)"
],
"antonyms":[
"approves",
"favors",
"likes"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"misrendering":{
"as in misleading , distorting":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"coloring",
"deceiving",
"distorting",
"falsifying",
"garbling",
"misleading",
"misreporting",
"twisting",
"camouflaging",
"cloaking",
"concealing",
"counterfeiting",
"disguising",
"hiding",
"masking",
"obscuring",
"dissembling",
"feigning",
"pretending",
"contradicting",
"belying",
"misrepresenting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"betraying",
"representing",
"baring",
"demonstrating",
"disclosing",
"discovering",
"evincing",
"exhibiting",
"exposing",
"revealing",
"flaunting",
"parading",
"showing off"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misplaces":{
"to be unable to find or have at hand":{
"examples":[
"I seem to have misplaced my keys"
],
"synonyms":[
"loses",
"mislays"
],
"near synonyms":[
"forgets",
"misses",
"overlooks",
"passes over"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enjoys",
"has",
"holds",
"keeps",
"occupies",
"owns",
"possesses",
"retains",
"descries",
"detects",
"finds",
"locates",
"runs down",
"scares up",
"scouts (up)",
"tracks (down)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misallocates":{
"as in withholds , begrudges":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"begrudges",
"declines",
"denies",
"deprives (of)",
"disallows",
"refuses",
"rejects",
"withholds",
"niggles (out)",
"pinches",
"skimps",
"stints"
],
"near antonyms":[
"administers",
"allocates",
"apportions",
"deals (out)",
"dispenses",
"distributes",
"doles out",
"hands out",
"metes (out)",
"parcels (out)",
"portions",
"prorates",
"admeasures",
"allots",
"allows",
"appropriates",
"assigns",
"dishes out",
"divides",
"divvies (up)",
"dollops (out)",
"lots",
"measures (out)",
"parts",
"proportions",
"rations",
"redistributes",
"sets",
"shares (out)",
"splits",
"bestows",
"disburses",
"furnishes",
"issues",
"provides",
"shares",
"supplies"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misjudges":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"the gymnast misjudged her landing and sprained her ankle"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculates",
"misconceives",
"misdeems",
"misestimates",
"misgauges",
"mismeasures",
"mistakes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehends",
"misconstrues",
"misinterprets",
"misknows",
"misperceives",
"misunderstands",
"overestimates",
"overrates",
"overvalues",
"misesteems",
"underestimates",
"underrates",
"undervalues",
"miscounts",
"misreckons"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misconceptions":{
"a false idea or belief":{
"examples":[
"it is a popular misconception that the Great Wall of China is visible from outer space"
],
"synonyms":[
"delusions",
"errors",
"fallacies",
"falsehoods",
"falsities",
"hallucinations",
"illusions",
"misbeliefs",
"myths",
"old wives' tales",
"untruths"
],
"near synonyms":[
"factoids",
"superstitions",
"fictions",
"pretenses",
"pretences",
"distortions",
"inaccuracies",
"misapprehensions",
"miscomprehensions",
"misinterpretations",
"misjudgments",
"misperceptions",
"misunderstandings",
"misinformation",
"misknowledges",
"misreports",
"misrepresentations",
"misstatements",
"sophisms",
"sophistries",
"fibs",
"half-truths",
"lies",
"stories",
"tales"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"truths",
"verities"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misers":{
"a mean grasping person who is usually stingy with money":{
"examples":[
"the miser liked to sit and play with his money"
],
"synonyms":[
"cheapskates",
"churls",
"hunks",
"niggards",
"penny-pinchers",
"pikers",
"scrooges",
"skinflints",
"tightwads"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hoarders",
"pack rats",
"savers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"prodigals",
"profligates",
"spenders",
"spendthrifts",
"squanderers",
"wasters",
"wastrels"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misting":{
"to make dark, dim, or indistinct":{
"examples":[
"the damp air misted the window pane"
],
"synonyms":[
"beclouding",
"bedimming",
"befogging",
"blackening",
"blearing",
"blurring",
"clouding",
"darkening",
"dimming",
"dislimning",
"fogging",
"fuzzing (up)",
"hazing",
"obscuring",
"overcasting",
"overclouding",
"overshadowing",
"shadowing",
"shrouding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adumbrating",
"blotting out",
"concealing",
"eclipsing",
"hiding",
"obliterating",
"screening",
"shading",
"camouflaging",
"cloaking",
"covering",
"curtaining",
"disguising",
"masking",
"veiling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"exposing",
"revealing",
"uncovering",
"unveiling"
],
"antonyms":[
"brightening",
"illuminating",
"illumining",
"lightening",
"lighting (up)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"missionizers":{
"as in missionaries , evangelists":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"evangelists",
"missionaries",
"missioners",
"revivalists",
"chaplains",
"confessors",
"sky pilots",
"friars",
"mendicants",
"monastics",
"monks",
"oblates",
"religious",
"abb\u00e9s",
"curates",
"cur\u00e9s",
"parsons",
"pastors",
"rectors",
"shepherds",
"vicars",
"high priestesses",
"high priests",
"abbots",
"archbishops",
"archpriests",
"bishops",
"deans",
"diocesans",
"monsignors",
"monsignori",
"popes",
"prelates",
"presbyters",
"clergywomen",
"deaconesses",
"priestesses",
"churchmen",
"clergymen",
"fathers",
"Holy Joes",
"padres",
"clergypersons",
"clericals",
"clerics",
"clerks",
"deacons",
"divines",
"dominies",
"ecclesiastics",
"ministers",
"preachers",
"priests",
"reverends"
],
"near antonyms":[
"laymen",
"laypeople",
"seculars",
"secular",
"lay readers",
"lectors"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mislay":{
"to be unable to find or have at hand":{
"examples":[
"I'm always mislaying my bus pass"
],
"synonyms":[
"lose",
"misplace"
],
"near synonyms":[
"forget",
"miss",
"overlook",
"pass over"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enjoy",
"have",
"hold",
"keep",
"occupy",
"own",
"possess",
"retain",
"descry",
"detect",
"find",
"locate",
"run down",
"scare up",
"scout (up)",
"track (down)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misutilization":{
"incorrect or improper use":{
"examples":[
"the report documents how the misutilization of the drug can have serious side effects"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuse",
"misapplication",
"misemployment",
"misusage",
"misuse",
"perversion"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mishandling",
"mismanagement",
"mismanaging",
"ill-treatment",
"ill-usage",
"maltreatment",
"mistreatment",
"damage",
"destruction",
"ruin",
"spoiling",
"wrecking",
"corruption",
"debasement",
"desecration",
"profanation",
"prostitution"
],
"near antonyms":[
"application",
"employment",
"use",
"utilization"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"missal":{
"as in breviary , Psalter":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"breviary",
"Psalter",
"hymnal",
"hymnary",
"hymnbook",
"psalmody",
"songbook",
"songster",
"antiphonal",
"antiphonary"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mismanages":{
"to manage badly":{
"examples":[
"the business was mismanaged so seriously that it eventually had to declare bankruptcy"
],
"synonyms":[
"maladministers",
"misconducts",
"misgoverns",
"mishandles",
"misrules"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abuses",
"ill-treats",
"ill-uses",
"maltreats",
"mistreats",
"misuses",
"damages",
"harms",
"hurts",
"violates",
"botches",
"bungles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"governs",
"handles",
"husbands",
"manages",
"rules",
"cares (for)",
"nurtures",
"aids",
"helps",
"protects",
"rescues"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misadjusting":{
"as in hurting , injuring":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"damaging",
"harming",
"hurting",
"impairing",
"injuring",
"marring",
"spoiling",
"aggravating",
"worsening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adjusting",
"modulating",
"regulating",
"attuning",
"correcting",
"harmonizing",
"squaring",
"tuning",
"fiddling (with)",
"fine-tuning",
"phasing",
"registering",
"rigging",
"tweaking"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misconceives":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"misconceived the scope of the nation's financial crisis"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculates",
"misdeems",
"misestimates",
"misgauges",
"misjudges",
"mismeasures",
"mistakes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehends",
"misconstrues",
"misinterprets",
"misknows",
"misperceives",
"misunderstands",
"overestimates",
"overrates",
"overvalues",
"misesteems",
"underestimates",
"underrates",
"undervalues",
"miscounts",
"misreckons"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mis-setting":{
"as in losing , misplacing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"losing",
"mislaying",
"misplacing",
"missing",
"overlooking",
"passing over"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ascertaining",
"descrying",
"detecting",
"determining",
"digging out",
"digging up",
"discovering",
"dredging (up)",
"ferreting (out)",
"finding",
"finding out",
"getting",
"hitting (on or upon)",
"hunting (down or up)",
"learning",
"locating",
"nosing out",
"rooting (out)",
"routing (out)",
"rummaging",
"running down",
"scaring up",
"scouting (up)",
"tracking (down)",
"turning up",
"espying",
"sighting",
"spotting",
"looking for",
"searching (for or out)",
"seeking"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misplacement":{
"the act or an instance of not having or being able to find":{
"examples":[
"they worried that his misplacement of the invitation would keep them from getting in, but fortunately their names were on the list"
],
"synonyms":[
"loss",
"mislaying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deprivation",
"dispossession",
"privation",
"forfeit",
"forfeiture",
"penalty",
"sacrifice",
"bereavement",
"absence",
"lack",
"need",
"want"
],
"near antonyms":[
"control",
"hands",
"having",
"keeping",
"possession"
],
"antonyms":[
"acquisition",
"gain"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mistresses":{
"a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship":{
"examples":[
"he lavished gifts upon his mistress but completely ignored his wife"
],
"synonyms":[
"concubines",
"doxies",
"other women"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lovers",
"paramours",
"courtesans",
"demimondaines",
"demireps",
"odalisques",
"prostitutes",
"whores",
"girlfriends"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misstated":{
"to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of":{
"examples":[
"it was important that the spokesperson not misstate the company's position to the media"
],
"synonyms":[
"bent",
"colored",
"cooked",
"distorted",
"falsified",
"fudged",
"garbled",
"misinterpreted",
"misrelated",
"misrepresented",
"perverted",
"slanted",
"twisted",
"warped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misdescribed",
"misspoke",
"mistranslated",
"belied",
"camouflaged",
"disguised",
"dissembled",
"glossed (over)",
"masked",
"veiled",
"whitewashed",
"bowdlerized",
"censored",
"complicated",
"confounded",
"confused",
"mistook",
"mixed (up)",
"mystified",
"obscured",
"equivocated",
"fibbed",
"lied",
"paltered",
"prevaricated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarified",
"cleared (up)",
"explained",
"illuminated",
"illustrated",
"interpreted",
"spelled out",
"deciphered"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mischief":{
"playful, reckless behavior that is not intended to cause serious harm":{
"examples":[
"the children claimed that setting off a firecracker was harmless mischief , but they got a lecture anyway"
],
"synonyms":[
"devilishness",
"devilment",
"devilry",
"deviltry",
"diablerie",
"espi\u00e8glerie",
"hob",
"impishness",
"knavery",
"mischievousness",
"rascality",
"roguery",
"roguishness",
"shenanigan(s)",
"waggery",
"waggishness",
"wickedness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"diabolicalness",
"misbehavior",
"misconduct",
"naughtiness",
"troublemaking",
"buffoonery",
"friskiness",
"playfulness",
"sportiveness",
"chicanery",
"trickery",
"goings-on",
"hanky-panky",
"high jinks",
"hijinks",
"monkey business",
"monkeying",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"skylarking",
"tomfoolery",
"horseplay",
"roughhousing",
"antic",
"caper",
"dido",
"practical joke",
"trick",
"aggravation",
"annoyance",
"exasperation",
"irritation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gravitas",
"gravity",
"seriousness",
"solemnity",
"solemnness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a natural disposition for playful behavior":{
"examples":[
"your mother was full of mischief as a child, believe it or not"
],
"synonyms":[
"coltishness",
"espi\u00e8glerie",
"friskiness",
"impishness",
"larkiness",
"mischievousness",
"playfulness",
"prankishness",
"sportfulness",
"sportiveness",
"tricksiness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coyness",
"kittenishness",
"archness",
"devilment",
"devilry",
"deviltry",
"hob",
"rascality",
"roguishness",
"waggery",
"devilishness",
"diabolicalness",
"knavery",
"frivolousness",
"energy",
"liveliness",
"spiritedness",
"sprightliness",
"spunkiness",
"vivaciousness",
"vivacity",
"gaiety",
"gayety",
"jocularity",
"jocundity",
"lightheartedness",
"mirthfulness",
"whimsicality"
],
"near antonyms":[
"graveness",
"grimness",
"serious-mindedness",
"seriousness",
"solemnity",
"solemnness",
"sternness",
"priggishness",
"starchiness",
"stuffiness",
"constraint",
"restraint",
"self-control"
],
"antonyms":[
"earnestness",
"soberness",
"sobersidedness"
]
},
"an appealingly mischievous person":{
"examples":[
"he's a little mischief who means no harm"
],
"synonyms":[
"devil",
"hellion",
"imp",
"monkey",
"rapscallion",
"rascal",
"rogue",
"scamp",
"urchin"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cutup",
"larker",
"madcap",
"skylarker",
"ragamuffin",
"brat",
"disrupter",
"misbehaver",
"nuisance",
"juvenile delinquent",
"gamin",
"gamine"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beast",
"boor",
"cad",
"churl",
"clown",
"creep",
"cretin",
"cur",
"heel",
"joker",
"louse",
"lout",
"skunk",
"snake",
"stinkard",
"stinker",
"knave",
"miscreant",
"reprobate",
"scalawag",
"scallywag",
"scapegrace",
"scoundrel",
"varlet",
"villain"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"missioners":{
"a person who is sent especially to a foreign country to do religious work (such as converting people to the religion or ministering to the sick)":{
"examples":[
"The church has a program in which volunteers spend one year abroad as missioners ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"missionaries",
"apostles",
"evangelists",
"proselytizers",
"soldiers",
"revivalists",
"friars",
"mendicants",
"monastics",
"monks",
"oblates",
"religious",
"clergypersons",
"clericals",
"clerics",
"clerks",
"deacons",
"divines",
"dominies",
"ecclesiastics",
"ministers",
"preachers",
"priests",
"reverends",
"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",
"high priestesses",
"high priests",
"faithfuls",
"loyalists",
"advocates",
"backers",
"champions",
"supporters",
"prot\u00e9g\u00e9s",
"scholars",
"students",
"ideologists",
"ideologues",
"idealogues",
"sectarians",
"admirers",
"cultists",
"devotees",
"enthusiasts",
"fans",
"idolaters",
"idolators",
"worshippers",
"worshipers",
"zealots",
"acolytes",
"adherents",
"converts",
"disciples",
"epigones",
"followers",
"liege men",
"partisans",
"partizans",
"pupils",
"votaries",
"votarists"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apostates",
"defectors",
"renegades",
"traitors",
"turncoats",
"coryphaei",
"leaders",
"laymen",
"laypeople",
"seculars",
"secular",
"lay readers",
"lectors"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misprized":{
"as in underestimated , misjudged":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misesteemed",
"misjudged",
"underestimated",
"undervalued",
"transvaluated",
"transvalued",
"reappraised",
"reassessed",
"reevaluated",
"re-evaluated",
"rejudged",
"revalued",
"analyzed",
"assayed",
"surveyed",
"tested",
"decided",
"settled",
"priced",
"prized",
"ascertained",
"determined",
"discovered",
"learned",
"adjudged",
"deemed",
"judged",
"appraised",
"assessed",
"estimated",
"evaluated",
"guesstimated",
"rated",
"set",
"valuated",
"valued"
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"miser":{
"a mean grasping person who is usually stingy with money":{
"examples":[
"the miser liked to sit and play with his money"
],
"synonyms":[
"cheapskate",
"churl",
"hunks",
"niggard",
"penny-pincher",
"piker",
"scrooge",
"skinflint",
"tightwad"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hoarder",
"pack rat",
"saver"
],
"near antonyms":[
"prodigal",
"profligate",
"spender",
"spendthrift",
"squanderer",
"waster",
"wastrel"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"missing":{
"no longer possessed":{
"examples":[
"the missing socks turned up in the dog's special hiding place"
],
"synonyms":[
"gone",
"lost",
"mislaid",
"misplaced"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absent",
"castaway",
"irrecoverable",
"irretrievable",
"forgotten",
"unknown"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cherished",
"loved",
"prized",
"protected",
"treasured",
"valued"
],
"antonyms":[
"owned",
"possessed",
"retained"
]
},
"not present or in evidence":{
"examples":[
"any sense of how real people talk and act is missing from this novel"
],
"synonyms":[
"absent",
"lacking",
"nonexistent",
"wanting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dead",
"departed",
"extinct",
"lost",
"perished",
"vanished",
"defunct",
"done",
"expired",
"finished",
"lapsed",
"obsolete",
"over",
"pass\u00e9",
"inadequate",
"insufficient",
"rare",
"scarce",
"sparse",
"uncommon"
],
"near antonyms":[
"active",
"alive",
"animate",
"living",
"thriving",
"current",
"going",
"prevailing",
"uncanceled",
"common",
"prevalent",
"apparent",
"conspicuous",
"evident",
"obvious",
"plain"
],
"antonyms":[
"existent",
"present"
]
},
"not at a certain place":{
"examples":[
"our church organist is missing this morning, so we'll have to sing without her accompaniment"
],
"synonyms":[
"absent",
"away",
"out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"AWOL",
"truant",
"departed",
"gone",
"retired",
"abroad",
"vacationing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accompanying",
"attending",
"participating"
],
"antonyms":[
"here",
"in",
"present"
]
},
"to fail to attend":{
"examples":[
"had to miss work for a week because of the flu"
],
"synonyms":[
"blowing off",
"cutting",
"skipping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ignoring",
"neglecting",
"passing over"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"attending",
"showing up (for)"
]
},
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"I think you're missing the point"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehending",
"misconstruing",
"misinterpreting",
"misknowing",
"misperceiving",
"misreading",
"mistaking",
"misunderstanding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceiving",
"misdeeming",
"misjudging",
"mishearing"
],
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"antonyms":[
"appreciating",
"apprehending",
"catching",
"comprehending",
"conceiving",
"fathoming",
"getting",
"grasping",
"grokking",
"knowing",
"making out",
"penetrating",
"perceiving",
"savvying",
"seeing",
"seizing",
"taking in",
"understanding"
]
},
"to be unsuccessful":{
"examples":[
"everyone knows that most of the new television series will miss and be gone before anyone notices"
],
"synonyms":[
"bombing",
"collapsing",
"cratering",
"failing",
"flaming out",
"flopping",
"flunking",
"folding",
"foundering",
"striking out",
"tanking",
"washing out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"floundering",
"struggling",
"declining",
"sinking",
"skidding",
"slipping",
"slumping",
"waning",
"crashing",
"crumbling",
"miscarrying",
"misfiring",
"going under",
"imploding",
"self-destructing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cooking",
"flourishing",
"prospering",
"thriving",
"prevailing",
"triumphing",
"winning"
],
"antonyms":[
"clicking",
"coming off",
"delivering",
"going",
"going over",
"panning out",
"succeeding",
"working out"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"misapply":{
"to put to a bad or improper use":{
"examples":[
"you've misapplied the theorem to certain problems that require a different formula",
"kids who misapply their boundless energy and get into trouble"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuse",
"misemploy",
"misuse",
"pervert",
"profane",
"prostitute"
],
"near synonyms":[
"degrade",
"twist",
"mismanage",
"corrupt",
"debase",
"desecrate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apply",
"employ",
"use",
"utilize",
"respect"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misleaders":{
"as in dissemblers , deceivers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"actors",
"bluffers",
"counterfeiters",
"deceivers",
"dissemblers",
"duper",
"feigners",
"operators",
"tricksters",
"copycats",
"imitators",
"impersonators",
"mimics",
"poseurs",
"charlatans",
"fakers",
"fakes",
"fakirs",
"frauds",
"hoaxers",
"humbugs",
"impostors",
"imposters",
"mountebanks",
"phonies",
"phoneys",
"pretenders",
"quacks",
"quacksalvers",
"ringers",
"shams",
"cozeners",
"defrauders",
"dodgers",
"fraudsters",
"scammers",
"scamsters",
"sharpers",
"sharpies",
"skinners",
"swindlers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aces",
"adepts",
"authorities",
"crackerjacks",
"crackajacks",
"experts",
"maestros",
"maestri",
"masters",
"past masters",
"professionals",
"virtuosos",
"virtuosi",
"whizzes",
"wizards"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"missorted":{
"as in misclassified , mistyped":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misclassified",
"mistyped",
"confused",
"disarranged",
"jumbled",
"lumped",
"mixed (up)",
"scrambled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assorted",
"broke down",
"categorized",
"classed",
"classified",
"codified",
"compartmentalized",
"compartmented",
"digested",
"distinguished",
"distributed",
"graded",
"grouped",
"pegged",
"placed",
"ranged",
"ranked",
"relegated",
"separated",
"sorted",
"typed",
"arrayed",
"disposed",
"drew up",
"marshaled",
"marshalled",
"ordered",
"organized",
"systematized",
"alphabetized",
"cataloged",
"catalogued",
"filed",
"indexed",
"listed",
"referred"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mist":{
"a light or fine rain":{
"examples":[
"a mist was falling on the streets as we drove home"
],
"synonyms":[
"drizzle",
"mizzle",
"sprinkle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"precipitation",
"rainfall",
"shower"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cloudburst",
"deluge",
"downpour",
"storm",
"rainstorm",
"thunderstorm",
"monsoon"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an atmospheric condition in which suspended particles in the air rob it of its transparency":{
"examples":[
"a heavy mist obscured our view of the city from the observatory"
],
"synonyms":[
"brume",
"fog",
"gauze",
"haze",
"murk",
"reek",
"smog",
"soup"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bank",
"cloud",
"fume",
"miasma",
"smoke",
"smother",
"steam"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make dark, dim, or indistinct":{
"examples":[
"the damp air misted the window pane"
],
"synonyms":[
"becloud",
"bedim",
"befog",
"blacken",
"blear",
"blur",
"cloud",
"darken",
"dim",
"dislimn",
"fog",
"fuzz (up)",
"haze",
"obscure",
"overcast",
"overcloud",
"overshadow",
"shadow",
"shroud"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adumbrate",
"blot out",
"conceal",
"eclipse",
"hide",
"obliterate",
"screen",
"shade",
"camouflage",
"cloak",
"cover",
"curtain",
"disguise",
"mask",
"veil"
],
"near antonyms":[
"expose",
"reveal",
"uncover",
"unveil"
],
"antonyms":[
"brighten",
"illuminate",
"illumine",
"light (up)",
"lighten"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"mistreating":{
"to inflict physical or emotional harm upon":{
"examples":[
"the foster parent who had been mistreating his charges was sent to jail"
],
"synonyms":[
"abusing",
"brutalizing",
"bullying",
"ill-treating",
"ill-using",
"kicking around",
"maltreating",
"manhandling",
"messing over",
"mishandling",
"misusing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"molesting",
"outraging",
"violating",
"harassing",
"harming",
"hurting",
"injuring",
"oppressing",
"persecuting",
"tormenting",
"torturing",
"burning",
"sandbagging",
"victimizing",
"wronging",
"beating (up)",
"messing (up)",
"roughing (up)",
"working (over)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"caring (for)",
"cherishing",
"fostering",
"nurturing",
"babying",
"catering (to)",
"coddling",
"favoring",
"gratifying",
"humoring",
"indulging",
"mollycoddling",
"pampering",
"spoiling"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mismeasuring":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"the television network seriously mismeasured public reaction to the unceremonious dismissal of the popular anchorwoman"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculating",
"misconceiving",
"misdeeming",
"misestimating",
"misgauging",
"misgaging",
"misjudging",
"mistaking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehending",
"misconstruing",
"misinterpreting",
"misknowing",
"misperceiving",
"misunderstanding",
"overestimating",
"overrating",
"overvaluing",
"misesteeming",
"underestimating",
"underrating",
"undervaluing",
"miscounting",
"misreckoning"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misrules":{
"to manage badly":{
"examples":[
"accused of misruling his island nation to the point of economic collapse"
],
"synonyms":[
"maladministers",
"misconducts",
"misgoverns",
"mishandles",
"mismanages"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abuses",
"ill-treats",
"ill-uses",
"maltreats",
"mistreats",
"misuses",
"damages",
"harms",
"hurts",
"violates",
"botches",
"bungles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"governs",
"handles",
"husbands",
"manages",
"rules",
"cares (for)",
"nurtures",
"aids",
"helps",
"protects",
"rescues"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mishandles":{
"to inflict physical or emotional harm upon":{
"examples":[
"having been shuffled from foster home to foster home, the orphaned girl felt she had been mishandled by an uncaring society"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuses",
"brutalizes",
"bullies",
"ill-treats",
"ill-uses",
"kicks around",
"maltreats",
"manhandles",
"messes over",
"mistreats",
"misuses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"molests",
"outrages",
"violates",
"harasses",
"harms",
"hurts",
"injures",
"oppresses",
"persecutes",
"torments",
"tortures",
"burns",
"sandbags",
"victimizes",
"wrongs",
"beats (up)",
"messes (up)",
"roughs (up)",
"works (over)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cares (for)",
"cherishes",
"fosters",
"nurtures",
"babies",
"caters (to)",
"coddles",
"favors",
"gratifies",
"humors",
"indulges",
"mollycoddles",
"pampers",
"spoils"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to abuse physically":{
"examples":[
"adopted a sadly mishandled puppy from the pound"
],
"synonyms":[
"maltreats",
"manhandles",
"mauls",
"roughs (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abuses",
"ill-treats",
"ill-uses",
"mistreats",
"misuses",
"roughhouses",
"wrestles",
"bashes",
"batters",
"beats",
"buffets",
"drubs",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"licks",
"pommels",
"pounds",
"pummels",
"slaps",
"thrashes",
"harms",
"hurts",
"injures",
"wounds",
"oppresses",
"persecutes",
"wrongs",
"ambushes",
"assails",
"attacks",
"clobbers",
"fights",
"gangs up (on)",
"hits",
"jumps",
"knocks",
"torments",
"tortures"
],
"near antonyms":[
"caresses",
"fondles",
"pets",
"coddles",
"mollycoddles",
"pampers",
"cares (for)",
"fosters",
"nurtures"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to manage badly":{
"examples":[
"we took over as soon as we realized that the fill-in had been mishandling the situation"
],
"synonyms":[
"maladministers",
"misconducts",
"misgoverns",
"mismanages",
"misrules"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abuses",
"ill-treats",
"ill-uses",
"maltreats",
"mistreats",
"misuses",
"damages",
"harms",
"hurts",
"violates",
"botches",
"bungles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"governs",
"handles",
"husbands",
"manages",
"rules",
"cares (for)",
"nurtures",
"aids",
"helps",
"protects",
"rescues"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misprize":{
"as in underestimate , misjudge":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misesteem",
"misjudge",
"underestimate",
"undervalue",
"transvaluate",
"transvalue",
"reappraise",
"reassess",
"reevaluate",
"rejudge",
"revalue",
"analyze",
"assay",
"survey",
"test",
"decide",
"settle",
"price",
"prize",
"ascertain",
"determine",
"discover",
"learn",
"adjudge",
"deem",
"judge",
"appraise",
"assess",
"estimate",
"evaluate",
"guesstimate",
"rate",
"set",
"valuate",
"value"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misfit":{
"a person who is different from other people and who does not seem to belong in a particular group or situation":{
"examples":[
"a comic book about a social misfit who discovers his superpower"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"eight ball",
"outsider",
"bohemian",
"boho",
"counterculturist",
"deviant",
"enfant terrible",
"free spirit",
"heretic",
"iconoclast",
"individualist",
"loner",
"lone ranger",
"lone wolf",
"maverick",
"nonconformer",
"nonconformist",
"freethinker",
"character",
"codger",
"crackbrain",
"crackpot",
"crank",
"eccentric",
"freak",
"kook",
"nut",
"oddball",
"screwball",
"weirdo",
"aberrant",
"anomaly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adherent",
"follower",
"supporter",
"sheep",
"conformer",
"conformist"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misfeasor":{
"as in offender , criminal":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"criminal",
"crook",
"felon",
"lawbreaker",
"miscreant",
"misdoer",
"offender",
"reprobate",
"transgressor",
"villain",
"evildoer",
"immoralist",
"malefactor",
"sinner",
"wrongdoer",
"corrupter",
"corruptor"
],
"near antonyms":[
"angel",
"innocent",
"saint"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misdoubted":{
"to have no trust or confidence in":{
"examples":[
"unexpectedly elevated to the throne, the new king acknowledged that many misdoubted his ability to lead his people"
],
"synonyms":[
"distrusted",
"doubted",
"mistrusted",
"questioned",
"suspected"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disbelieved",
"discounted",
"discredited",
"negated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banked (on or upon)",
"counted (on or upon)",
"depended (on or upon)",
"relied (on or upon)"
],
"antonyms":[
"trusted"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misinterprets":{
"to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of":{
"examples":[
"his note on this passage in the novel seriously misinterprets the author's meaning"
],
"synonyms":[
"bends",
"colors",
"cooks",
"distorts",
"falsifies",
"fudges",
"garbles",
"misrelates",
"misrepresents",
"misstates",
"perverts",
"slants",
"twists",
"warps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misdescribes",
"misspeaks",
"mistranslates",
"belies",
"camouflages",
"disguises",
"dissembles",
"glosses (over)",
"masks",
"veils",
"whitewashes",
"bowdlerizes",
"censors",
"complicates",
"confounds",
"confuses",
"mistakes",
"mixes (up)",
"mystifies",
"obscures",
"equivocates",
"fibs",
"lies",
"palters",
"prevaricates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarifies",
"clears (up)",
"explains",
"illuminates",
"illustrates",
"interprets",
"spells out",
"deciphers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"we misinterpreted the directions and ended up on the wrong side of town"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehends",
"misconstrues",
"misknows",
"misperceives",
"misreads",
"misses",
"mistakes",
"misunderstands"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceives",
"misdeems",
"misjudges",
"mishears"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciates",
"apprehends",
"catches",
"comprehends",
"conceives",
"fathoms",
"gets",
"grasps",
"groks",
"knows",
"makes out",
"penetrates",
"perceives",
"savvies",
"sees",
"seizes",
"takes in",
"understands"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misbehavior":{
"improper or illegal behavior":{
"examples":[
"would not tolerate any misbehavior from her students"
],
"synonyms":[
"malfeasance",
"misconduct",
"misdoing",
"wrongdoing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crime",
"malefaction",
"misdeed",
"misdemeanor",
"sin",
"transgression",
"trespass",
"wrong",
"malpractice",
"goings-on",
"hanky-panky",
"familiarity",
"gaffe",
"impropriety",
"indiscretion",
"blunder",
"error",
"fault",
"flub",
"fumble",
"goof",
"lapse",
"miscue",
"misstep",
"mistake",
"slip",
"slipup",
"stumble"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mistitling":{
"as in misnaming , miscalling":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"miscalling",
"misnaming",
"denoting",
"specifying",
"code-naming",
"nicknaming",
"branding",
"stigmatizing",
"tagging",
"rechristening",
"relabeling",
"relabelling",
"renaming",
"baptizing",
"baptising",
"calling",
"christening",
"cleping",
"denominating",
"designating",
"dubbing",
"entitling",
"labeling",
"labelling",
"naming",
"nominating",
"styling",
"terming",
"titling",
"surnaming"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misgovern":{
"to manage badly":{
"examples":[
"the ruling party was soundly defeated at the polls for having disastrously misgoverned the country"
],
"synonyms":[
"maladminister",
"misconduct",
"mishandle",
"mismanage",
"misrule"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abuse",
"ill-treat",
"ill-use",
"maltreat",
"mistreat",
"misuse",
"damage",
"harm",
"hurt",
"violate",
"botch",
"bungle"
],
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"govern",
"handle",
"husband",
"manage",
"rule",
"care (for)",
"nurture",
"aid",
"help",
"protect",
"rescue"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"to go wrong":{
"examples":[
"their scheme to rob the bank misfired disastrously and landed them all in jail"
],
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"miscarries"
],
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"misses",
"breaks down",
"busts",
"conks (out)",
"crashes",
"dies",
"fails",
"founders",
"stalls",
"bombs",
"fizzles",
"flames out",
"flops",
"flunks",
"folds",
"washes out",
"flounders",
"struggles",
"declines",
"skids",
"slips",
"slumps",
"tanks",
"wanes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"prevails",
"succeeds",
"flourishes",
"prospers",
"thrives"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in failures , duds":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bombs",
"bummers",
"busts",
"catastrophes",
"clinkers",
"debacles",
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cles",
"duds",
"failures",
"fiascoes",
"flops",
"turkeys",
"washouts",
"disappointments",
"fizzles",
"lemons",
"losers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blockbusters",
"hits",
"megahits",
"smashes",
"successes",
"supernovas",
"supernovae",
"winners",
"blue chippers",
"blue chips",
"corkers",
"crackerjacks",
"crackajacks",
"dandies",
"jim-dandies",
"pips",
"prizewinners",
"gems",
"jewels",
"treasures"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"misconstrues":{
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"claimed that the press had misconstrued her comments"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehends",
"misinterprets",
"misknows",
"misperceives",
"misreads",
"misses",
"mistakes",
"misunderstands"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceives",
"misdeems",
"misjudges",
"mishears"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciates",
"apprehends",
"catches",
"comprehends",
"conceives",
"fathoms",
"gets",
"grasps",
"groks",
"knows",
"makes out",
"penetrates",
"perceives",
"savvies",
"sees",
"seizes",
"takes in",
"understands"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misbeliefs":{
"a false idea or belief":{
"examples":[
"the common misbelief that the Great Wall of China is visible from the moon"
],
"synonyms":[
"delusions",
"errors",
"fallacies",
"falsehoods",
"falsities",
"hallucinations",
"illusions",
"misconceptions",
"myths",
"old wives' tales",
"untruths"
],
"near synonyms":[
"factoids",
"superstitions",
"fictions",
"pretenses",
"pretences",
"distortions",
"inaccuracies",
"misapprehensions",
"miscomprehensions",
"misinterpretations",
"misjudgments",
"misperceptions",
"misunderstandings",
"misinformation",
"misknowledges",
"misreports",
"misrepresentations",
"misstatements",
"sophisms",
"sophistries",
"fibs",
"half-truths",
"lies",
"stories",
"tales"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"truths",
"verities"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mislaying":{
"the act or an instance of not having or being able to find":{
"examples":[
"your mislaying of the car keys caused us to be late for work once again"
],
"synonyms":[
"loss",
"misplacement"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deprivation",
"dispossession",
"privation",
"forfeit",
"forfeiture",
"penalty",
"sacrifice",
"bereavement",
"absence",
"lack",
"need",
"want"
],
"near antonyms":[
"control",
"hands",
"having",
"keeping",
"possession"
],
"antonyms":[
"acquisition",
"gain"
]
},
"to be unable to find or have at hand":{
"examples":[
"I'm always mislaying my bus pass"
],
"synonyms":[
"losing",
"misplacing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"forgetting",
"missing",
"overlooking",
"passing over"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enjoying",
"having",
"holding",
"keeping",
"occupying",
"owning",
"possessing",
"retaining",
"descrying",
"detecting",
"finding",
"locating",
"running down",
"scaring up",
"scouting (up)",
"tracking (down)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"misconducted":{
"to manage badly":{
"examples":[
"misconducted the polar expedition and paid for his mistakes with his life"
],
"synonyms":[
"maladministered",
"misgoverned",
"mishandled",
"mismanaged",
"misruled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abused",
"ill-treated",
"ill-used",
"maltreated",
"mistreated",
"misused",
"damaged",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"violated",
"botched",
"bungled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"governed",
"handled",
"husbanded",
"managed",
"ruled",
"cared (for)",
"nurtured",
"aided",
"helped",
"protected",
"rescued"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misapplies":{
"to put to a bad or improper use":{
"examples":[
"you've misapplied the theorem to certain problems that require a different formula",
"kids who misapply their boundless energy and get into trouble"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuses",
"misemploys",
"misuses",
"perverts",
"profanes",
"prostitutes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"degrades",
"twists",
"mismanages",
"corrupts",
"debases",
"desecrates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applies",
"employs",
"uses",
"utilizes",
"respects"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misappropriation":{
"as in embezzlement , misapplication":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"embezzlement",
"embezzling",
"graft",
"misapplication",
"peculation",
"larceny",
"robbery",
"stealing",
"theft",
"thievery",
"burglary",
"housebreaking",
"petit larceny",
"petty larceny",
"filching",
"pilferage",
"pilfering",
"purloining",
"shoplifting",
"abduction",
"carjacking",
"hijacking",
"highjacking",
"kidnapping",
"kidnaping",
"shanghaiing",
"despoilment",
"despoliation",
"looting",
"pillage",
"plundering",
"rapine",
"spoliation",
"poaching",
"rustling",
"black marketeering",
"smuggling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mistypes":{
"as in misclassifies , missorts":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misclassifies",
"missorts",
"confuses",
"disarranges",
"jumbles",
"lumps",
"mixes (up)",
"scrambles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assorts",
"breaks down",
"categorizes",
"classes",
"classifies",
"codifies",
"compartmentalizes",
"compartments",
"digests",
"distinguishes",
"distributes",
"grades",
"groups",
"pegs",
"places",
"ranges",
"ranks",
"relegates",
"separates",
"sorts",
"types",
"arrays",
"disposes",
"draws up",
"marshals",
"marshalls",
"orders",
"organizes",
"systematizes",
"alphabetizes",
"catalogs",
"catalogues",
"files",
"indexes",
"lists",
"refers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misinterpretations":{
"a failure to understand correctly":{
"examples":[
"his misinterpretation of the ambiguously worded instructions was hardly his fault"
],
"synonyms":[
"incomprehensions",
"misapprehensions",
"misconstructions",
"misimpressions",
"misknowledges",
"misreadings",
"misunderstandings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"astigmatisms",
"misconceptions",
"misperceptions",
"misprisions",
"mistakes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appreciations",
"apprehensions",
"comprehensions",
"conceptions",
"grasps",
"knowledges",
"perceptions",
"prehensions",
"understandings",
"realizations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misreports":{
"as in misinformation , misrepresentations":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misinformation",
"misknowledges",
"misrepresentations",
"misstatements",
"distortions",
"inaccuracies",
"misapprehensions",
"miscomprehensions",
"misinterpretations",
"misjudgments",
"misperceptions",
"misunderstandings",
"sophisms",
"sophistries",
"fictions",
"pretenses",
"pretences",
"fibs",
"half-truths",
"lies",
"stories",
"tales",
"superstitions",
"factoids",
"delusions",
"errors",
"fallacies",
"falsehoods",
"falsities",
"hallucinations",
"illusions",
"misbeliefs",
"misconceptions",
"myths",
"old wives' tales",
"untruths"
],
"near antonyms":[
"truths",
"verities"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in misleads , distorts":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"colors",
"deceives",
"distorts",
"falsifies",
"garbles",
"misleads",
"misrenders",
"twists",
"camouflages",
"cloaks",
"conceals",
"counterfeits",
"disguises",
"hides",
"masks",
"obscures",
"dissembles",
"feigns",
"pretends",
"contradicts",
"belies",
"misrepresents"
],
"near antonyms":[
"betrays",
"represents",
"bares",
"demonstrates",
"discloses",
"discovers",
"evinces",
"exhibits",
"exposes",
"reveals",
"flaunts",
"parades",
"shows off"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"miscalculating":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"they miscalculated how difficult the mountainous trek would be"
],
"synonyms":[
"misconceiving",
"misdeeming",
"misestimating",
"misgauging",
"misgaging",
"misjudging",
"mismeasuring",
"mistaking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehending",
"misconstruing",
"misinterpreting",
"misknowing",
"misperceiving",
"misunderstanding",
"overestimating",
"overrating",
"overvaluing",
"misesteeming",
"underestimating",
"underrating",
"undervaluing",
"miscounting",
"misreckoning"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mismatched":{
"as in misbecoming":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misbecoming",
"extraneous",
"immaterial",
"inapplicable",
"irrelative",
"irrelevant",
"incompatible",
"inconsistent",
"uncongenial",
"inopportune",
"unfortunate",
"unseasonable",
"untimely",
"bad",
"naughty",
"sinful",
"amiss",
"graceless",
"improper",
"inapposite",
"inappropriate",
"inapt",
"incongruous",
"incorrect",
"indecorous",
"inept",
"infelicitous",
"malapropos",
"perverse",
"unapt",
"unbecoming",
"unfit",
"unhappy",
"unseemly",
"unsuitable",
"untoward",
"wrong",
"blamable",
"blameworthy",
"censurable",
"banned",
"barred",
"disallowed",
"forbidden",
"interdicted",
"outlawed",
"prohibited",
"proscribed",
"awkward",
"gauche",
"ungraceful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appropriate",
"becoming",
"befitting",
"correct",
"decorous",
"felicitous",
"fit",
"fitting",
"genteel",
"happy",
"meet",
"proper",
"right",
"seemly",
"suitable",
"fortunate",
"opportune",
"seasonable",
"timely",
"applicable",
"apposite",
"apropos",
"apt",
"germane",
"material",
"pat",
"pointed",
"relative",
"relevant",
"compatible",
"congenial",
"harmonious",
"allowed",
"authorized",
"permitted",
"approved",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"kosher",
"licensed",
"sanctioned",
"abetted",
"encouraged",
"promoted",
"supported",
"acceptable",
"adequate",
"all right",
"decent",
"fine",
"OK",
"okay",
"passable",
"respectable",
"satisfactory",
"tolerable",
"commendable",
"creditable",
"exemplary",
"blameless",
"irreproachable",
"balanced",
"companionate",
"congruous",
"consonant",
"harmonious"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"misknown":{
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"so often, for all of our presumption, we misknow the hearts of others"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehended",
"misconstrued",
"misinterpreted",
"misperceived",
"misread",
"missed",
"mistaken",
"misunderstood"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceived",
"misdeemed",
"misjudged",
"misheard"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciated",
"apprehended",
"caught",
"comprehended",
"conceived",
"fathomed",
"got",
"gotten",
"grasped",
"grokked",
"known",
"made out",
"penetrated",
"perceived",
"savvied",
"seen",
"seized",
"taken in",
"understood"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misclassifies":{
"as in mistypes , missorts":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"missorts",
"mistypes",
"confuses",
"disarranges",
"jumbles",
"lumps",
"mixes (up)",
"scrambles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assorts",
"breaks down",
"categorizes",
"classes",
"classifies",
"codifies",
"compartmentalizes",
"compartments",
"digests",
"distinguishes",
"distributes",
"grades",
"groups",
"pegs",
"places",
"ranges",
"ranks",
"relegates",
"separates",
"sorts",
"types",
"arrays",
"disposes",
"draws up",
"marshals",
"marshalls",
"orders",
"organizes",
"systematizes",
"alphabetizes",
"catalogs",
"catalogues",
"files",
"indexes",
"lists",
"refers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misreported":{
"as in misled , distorted":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"colored",
"deceived",
"distorted",
"falsified",
"garbled",
"misled",
"misrendered",
"twisted",
"camouflaged",
"cloaked",
"concealed",
"counterfeited",
"disguised",
"hid",
"masked",
"obscured",
"dissembled",
"feigned",
"pretended",
"contradicted",
"belied",
"misrepresented"
],
"near antonyms":[
"betrayed",
"represented",
"bared",
"demonstrated",
"disclosed",
"discovered",
"evinced",
"exhibited",
"exposed",
"revealed",
"flaunted",
"paraded",
"showed off"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misbehaving":{
"engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior":{
"examples":[
"a new approach for disciplining a chronically misbehaving child"
],
"synonyms":[
"bad",
"contrary",
"errant",
"froward",
"mischievous",
"naughty"
],
"near synonyms":[
"defiant",
"disrespectful",
"ill-mannered",
"ill-natured",
"impolite",
"improper",
"impudent",
"indecorous",
"insolent",
"rude",
"uncouth",
"unmannerly",
"disobedient",
"headstrong",
"intractable",
"obstreperous",
"recalcitrant",
"refractory",
"transgressing",
"unruly",
"untoward",
"willful",
"wilful",
"balky",
"restive",
"uncontrollable",
"ungovernable",
"wayward",
"wild",
"arch",
"elfish",
"impish",
"knavish",
"monkeying",
"monkeyish",
"ornery",
"pixieish",
"prankish",
"rascally",
"roguish",
"waggish",
"dissolute",
"perverse",
"wrongheaded",
"disorderly",
"rowdy",
"ruffianly",
"corrupt",
"evil",
"wicked",
"insurgent",
"mutinous",
"rebellious",
"disobliging",
"inconsiderate",
"selfish",
"thoughtless",
"unkind",
"unkindly",
"babyish",
"childish",
"immature",
"infantile",
"jejune",
"juvenile",
"kiddish",
"puerile"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acquiescent",
"compliant",
"complying",
"dutiful",
"obedient",
"submissive",
"clean",
"correct",
"decent",
"decorous",
"moral",
"proper",
"respectable",
"considerate",
"courteous",
"kindly",
"mannerly",
"polite",
"thoughtful",
"angelic",
"angelical",
"cherubic",
"divine",
"heavenly",
"amenable",
"docile",
"governable",
"tractable",
"amiable",
"complaisant",
"good-natured",
"obliging",
"pleasant",
"discreet",
"modest",
"adult",
"grown-up",
"mature"
],
"antonyms":[
"behaved",
"behaving",
"nice",
"orderly"
]
},
"to behave badly":{
"examples":[
"scolded the children for misbehaving and sent them to bed early"
],
"synonyms":[
"acting out",
"acting up",
"carrying on"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconducting",
"disobeying",
"rebelling",
"clowning (around)",
"cutting up",
"fooling around",
"horsing around",
"kidding (around)",
"showing off",
"roughhousing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"obeying",
"acquitting",
"acting",
"bearing",
"comporting",
"conducting",
"demeaning",
"deporting",
"quitting",
"complying",
"conforming",
"checking",
"collecting",
"composing",
"constraining",
"containing",
"controlling",
"curbing",
"handling",
"inhibiting",
"moving",
"quieting",
"repressing",
"restraining"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"mistake":{
"a wrong judgment":{
"examples":[
"they made a mistake when they thought the young pitcher was ready to be called up to the major leagues"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehension",
"miscalculation",
"misjudging",
"misjudgment",
"misstep",
"slip",
"slipup"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blunder",
"boner",
"boob",
"clinker",
"errancy",
"error",
"fault",
"flub",
"fumble",
"gaffe",
"goof",
"inaccuracy",
"lapse",
"miscue",
"stumble",
"trip",
"foul-up",
"muff",
"misstatement",
"misconception",
"misconstruction",
"misconstruing",
"misimpression",
"misinterpretation",
"misprision",
"misunderstanding"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy":{
"examples":[
"made a mistake on the exam that almost cost her a passing grade"
],
"synonyms":[
"blunder",
"bobble",
"boo-boo",
"boob",
"brick",
"clanger",
"clinker",
"error",
"fault",
"flub",
"fluff",
"fumble",
"gaff",
"gaffe",
"goof",
"inaccuracy",
"lapse",
"miscue",
"misstep",
"oversight",
"screwup",
"slip",
"slipup",
"stumble",
"trip"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bloomer",
"blooper",
"boner",
"howler",
"pratfall",
"foul-up",
"snafu",
"misapprehension",
"miscalculation",
"miscomprehension",
"misconception",
"misconstruction",
"misdescription",
"misimpression",
"misinterpretation",
"misjudgment",
"misreading",
"misstatement",
"misunderstanding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accuracy",
"correctness",
"exactitude",
"exactness",
"preciseness",
"precision",
"strictness",
"inerrancy",
"infallibility",
"perfection"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"the auctioneer mistook my nod for a bid, and I ended up buying a painting I don't even like"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehend",
"misconstrue",
"misinterpret",
"misknow",
"misperceive",
"misread",
"miss",
"misunderstand"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceive",
"misdeem",
"misjudge",
"mishear"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciate",
"apprehend",
"catch",
"comprehend",
"conceive",
"fathom",
"get",
"grasp",
"grok",
"know",
"make out",
"penetrate",
"perceive",
"savvy",
"see",
"seize",
"take in",
"understand"
]
},
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"you seriously mistake me if you think I scare so easily"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculate",
"misconceive",
"misdeem",
"misestimate",
"misgauge",
"misjudge",
"mismeasure"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehend",
"misconstrue",
"misinterpret",
"misknow",
"misperceive",
"misunderstand",
"overestimate",
"overrate",
"overvalue",
"misesteem",
"underestimate",
"underrate",
"undervalue",
"miscount",
"misreckon"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related":{
"examples":[
"she mistook physical attraction for love"
],
"synonyms":[
"conflate",
"confound",
"confuse",
"mix (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lump (together)",
"misapply",
"miscall",
"misidentify",
"misname"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"difference",
"differentiate",
"discriminate",
"distinguish",
"separate"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"misconducts":{
"improper or illegal behavior":{
"examples":[
"some rough play got the hockey player fined for misconduct on the ice"
],
"synonyms":[
"malfeasances",
"misbehaviors",
"misdoings",
"wrongdoings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crimes",
"malefactions",
"misdeeds",
"misdemeanors",
"sins",
"transgressions",
"trespasses",
"wrongs",
"malpractices",
"goings-on",
"hanky-pankies",
"familiarities",
"gaffes",
"improprieties",
"indiscretions",
"blunders",
"errors",
"faults",
"flubs",
"fumbles",
"goofs",
"lapses",
"miscues",
"missteps",
"mistakes",
"slips",
"slipups",
"stumbles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse":{
"examples":[
"both parties cited misconduct as the reason for the divorce"
],
"synonyms":[
"adulteries",
"infidelities"
],
"near synonyms":[
"criminal conversations",
"free loves",
"promiscuities",
"disloyalties",
"inconstancies",
"perfidies",
"treacheries",
"affairs",
"affaires",
"amours",
"flings",
"love affairs",
"loves",
"romances",
"intrigues",
"attachments",
"infatuations",
"entanglements",
"flirtations",
"liaisons",
"passions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allegiances",
"constancies",
"dedications",
"devotions",
"fealties",
"loyalties"
],
"antonyms":[
"fidelities"
]
},
"to manage badly":{
"examples":[
"misconducted the polar expedition and paid for his mistakes with his life"
],
"synonyms":[
"maladministers",
"misgoverns",
"mishandles",
"mismanages",
"misrules"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abuses",
"ill-treats",
"ill-uses",
"maltreats",
"mistreats",
"misuses",
"damages",
"harms",
"hurts",
"violates",
"botches",
"bungles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"governs",
"handles",
"husbands",
"manages",
"rules",
"cares (for)",
"nurtures",
"aids",
"helps",
"protects",
"rescues"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"misnomer":{
"a name that is wrong or not proper or appropriate":{
"examples":[
"\"International Airport\" is something of a misnomer , since almost all the arriving and departing flights are local."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"baptismal name",
"Christian name",
"first name",
"forename",
"given name",
"appellation",
"appellative",
"cognomen",
"compellation",
"denomination",
"denotation",
"designation",
"handle",
"moniker",
"monicker",
"nomenclature",
"title",
"family name",
"maiden name",
"middle name",
"surname",
"matronymic",
"patronymic",
"byname",
"diminutive",
"epithet",
"hypocorism",
"nickname",
"sobriquet",
"soubriquet",
"banner",
"rubric",
"tag",
"alias",
"cryptonym",
"nom de guerre",
"nom de plume",
"pen name",
"pseudonym",
"binomial",
"monomial",
"trivial name",
"vernacular",
"brand name",
"label",
"trademark",
"trade name"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misunderstandings":{
"a failure to understand correctly":{
"examples":[
"people once thought that there were canals on Mars because of a common misunderstanding of a report by an Italian astronomer"
],
"synonyms":[
"incomprehensions",
"misapprehensions",
"misconstructions",
"misimpressions",
"misinterpretations",
"misknowledges",
"misreadings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"astigmatisms",
"misconceptions",
"misperceptions",
"misprisions",
"mistakes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appreciations",
"apprehensions",
"comprehensions",
"conceptions",
"grasps",
"knowledges",
"perceptions",
"prehensions",
"understandings",
"realizations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions":{
"examples":[
"tried to resolve their misunderstandings peacefully"
],
"synonyms":[
"altercations",
"argle-bargles",
"arguments",
"argy-bargies",
"battles royal",
"battle royals",
"battles royale",
"battle royales",
"bickers",
"brawls",
"contretemps",
"controversies",
"cross fires",
"disagreements",
"disputes",
"donnybrooks",
"fallings-out",
"falling-outs",
"fights",
"hassles",
"imbroglios",
"kickups",
"quarrels",
"rhubarbs",
"rows",
"scraps",
"set-tos",
"spats",
"squabbles",
"tiffs",
"wrangles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clashes",
"run-ins",
"skirmishes",
"tangles",
"tussles",
"logomachies",
"feuds",
"vendettas",
"attacks",
"contentions",
"dissensions",
"dissentions",
"debates",
"differences",
"disputations",
"fusses",
"objections",
"protestations",
"protests",
"affrays",
"fisticuffs",
"fracases",
"fracas",
"frays",
"free-for-alls",
"melees",
"m\u00eal\u00e9es",
"catfights"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misery":{
"a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness":{
"examples":[
"the flood brought misery to the many hundreds whom it had made homeless"
],
"synonyms":[
"agony",
"Gehenna",
"hell",
"horror",
"murder",
"nightmare",
"torment",
"torture"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affliction",
"calvary",
"cross",
"curse",
"ordeal",
"trial",
"tribulation",
"calamity",
"misfortune",
"tragedy",
"gall",
"thorn",
"bummer",
"downer",
"drag"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delight",
"diversion",
"entertainment",
"fun",
"joy",
"pleasure",
"recreation",
"lark",
"picnic",
"riot"
],
"antonyms":[
"heaven",
"paradise"
]
},
"a state of great suffering of body or mind":{
"examples":[
"a medication that promises to provide greater relief to those living in chronic misery because of arthritis"
],
"synonyms":[
"affliction",
"agony",
"anguish",
"distress",
"excruciation",
"hurt",
"pain",
"rack",
"strait(s)",
"torment",
"torture",
"travail",
"tribulation",
"woe"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discomfort",
"cross",
"crucible",
"trial",
"heartache",
"heartbreak",
"joylessness",
"sadness",
"sorrow",
"unhappiness",
"emergency",
"pinch",
"asperity",
"difficulty",
"hardship",
"rigor",
"ache",
"pang",
"smarting",
"soreness",
"stitch",
"throe",
"twinge",
"danger",
"jeopardy",
"trouble"
],
"near antonyms":[
"comfort",
"consolation",
"solace",
"alleviation",
"assuagement",
"ease",
"relief",
"peace",
"security",
"well-being"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misallocated":{
"as in withheld , begrudged":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"begrudged",
"declined",
"denied",
"deprived (of)",
"disallowed",
"refused",
"rejected",
"withheld",
"niggled (out)",
"pinched",
"skimped",
"stinted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"administered",
"allocated",
"apportioned",
"dealt (out)",
"dispensed",
"distributed",
"doled out",
"handed out",
"meted (out)",
"parceled (out)",
"parcelled (out)",
"portioned",
"prorated",
"admeasured",
"allotted",
"allowed",
"appropriated",
"assigned",
"dished out",
"divided",
"divvied (up)",
"dolloped (out)",
"lotted",
"measured (out)",
"parted",
"proportioned",
"rationed",
"redistributed",
"set",
"shared (out)",
"split",
"bestowed",
"disbursed",
"furnished",
"issued",
"provided",
"shared",
"supplied"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"missis":{
"a female partner in a marriage":{
"examples":[
"after their children grew up and moved out, they looked to move into a smaller place where he and the missus could retire comfortably"
],
"synonyms":[
"helpmate",
"helpmeet",
"lady",
"madam",
"Mrs.",
"old lady",
"wife",
"wifey",
"woman"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bride",
"better half",
"companion",
"consort",
"mate",
"partner",
"significant other",
"soul mate",
"spouse",
"dowager",
"matron",
"hausfrau",
"homemaker",
"housekeeper",
"housewife",
"stay-at-home",
"widow"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mistakenly":{
"in a mistaken or inappropriate way":{
"examples":[
"we mistakenly thought that this was our conference room"
],
"synonyms":[
"amiss",
"erroneously",
"faultily",
"improperly",
"inaccurately",
"inappropriately",
"inaptly",
"incorrectly",
"unsuitably",
"wrongly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misguidedly",
"fallibly",
"imperfectly",
"extraneously",
"irrelevantly",
"meaninglessly",
"pointlessly",
"senselessly",
"inadequately",
"insufficiently",
"undesirably",
"unsatisfactorily",
"foolishly",
"unwisely"
],
"near antonyms":[
"infallibly",
"perfectly",
"germanely",
"meaningfully",
"pertinently",
"relevantly",
"sensibly",
"acceptably",
"adequately",
"satisfactorily",
"sufficiently",
"prudently",
"sagely",
"wisely"
],
"antonyms":[
"appropriately",
"aptly",
"correctly",
"fittingly",
"properly",
"right",
"rightly",
"suitably",
"well"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"misdoubting":{
"to have no trust or confidence in":{
"examples":[
"unexpectedly elevated to the throne, the new king acknowledged that many misdoubted his ability to lead his people"
],
"synonyms":[
"distrusting",
"doubting",
"mistrusting",
"questioning",
"suspecting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disbelieving",
"discounting",
"discrediting",
"negating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banking (on or upon)",
"counting (on or upon)",
"depending (on or upon)",
"relying (on or upon)"
],
"antonyms":[
"trusting"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"miscellaneous":{
"consisting of many things of different sorts":{
"examples":[
"the bottom of the drawer was always a miscellaneous accumulation of odds and ends"
],
"synonyms":[
"assorted",
"eclectic",
"heterogeneous",
"indiscriminate",
"kitchen-sink",
"magpie",
"mixed",
"motley",
"patchwork",
"piebald",
"promiscuous",
"raggle-taggle",
"ragtag",
"varied"
],
"near synonyms":[
"manifold",
"multifarious",
"multiple",
"multiplex",
"myriad",
"disparate",
"divergent",
"diverse",
"sundry",
"various",
"chaotic",
"cluttered",
"confused",
"disarranged",
"disarrayed",
"disheveled",
"dishevelled",
"disordered",
"farraginous",
"jumbled",
"littered",
"messed",
"messy",
"muddled",
"amalgamated",
"blended",
"combined",
"commingled",
"commixed",
"conglomerated",
"fused",
"incorporated",
"intermingled",
"intermixed",
"merged",
"mingled",
"composite",
"conglomerate",
"hybrid",
"unclassified",
"unsorted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"monolithic",
"uniform",
"alike",
"identical",
"like",
"same",
"distinct",
"distinctive",
"individual",
"separate"
],
"antonyms":[
"homogeneous"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"mischiefs":{
"an appealingly mischievous person":{
"examples":[
"he's a little mischief who means no harm"
],
"synonyms":[
"devils",
"hellions",
"imps",
"monkeys",
"rapscallions",
"rascals",
"rogues",
"scamps",
"urchins"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cutups",
"larkers",
"madcaps",
"skylarkers",
"ragamuffins",
"brats",
"disrupters",
"misbehavers",
"nuisances",
"juvenile delinquents",
"gamines",
"gamins"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beasts",
"boors",
"cads",
"churls",
"clowns",
"creeps",
"cretins",
"curs",
"heels",
"jokers",
"louses",
"louts",
"skunks",
"skunk",
"snakes",
"stinkards",
"stinkers",
"knaves",
"miscreants",
"reprobates",
"scalawags",
"scallywags",
"scapegraces",
"scoundrels",
"varlets",
"villains"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misguiding":{
"to cause to believe what is untrue":{
"examples":[
"we were misguided by the flashy advertisements for what turned out to be pretty lousy pizza"
],
"synonyms":[
"bamboozling",
"beguiling",
"bluffing",
"buffaloing",
"burning",
"catching",
"conning",
"cozening",
"deceiving",
"deluding",
"duping",
"faking out",
"fooling",
"gaffing",
"gammoning",
"gulling",
"having",
"having on",
"hoaxing",
"hoodwinking",
"hornswoggling",
"humbugging",
"juggling",
"misinforming",
"misleading",
"snookering",
"snowing",
"spoofing",
"stringing along",
"suckering",
"sucking in",
"taking in",
"tricking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kidding",
"putting on",
"teasing",
"bleeding",
"cheating",
"chiseling",
"chiselling",
"defrauding",
"diddling",
"euchring",
"fleecing",
"flimflamming",
"hustling",
"mulcting",
"rooking",
"shortchanging",
"skinning",
"squeezing",
"sticking",
"stinging",
"swindling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"debunking",
"exposing",
"revealing",
"showing up",
"uncloaking",
"uncovering",
"unmasking",
"disclosing",
"divulging",
"telling",
"unveiling",
"disabusing",
"disenchanting",
"disillusioning"
],
"antonyms":[
"undeceiving"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misconstrue":{
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"claimed that the press had misconstrued her comments"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehend",
"misinterpret",
"misknow",
"misperceive",
"misread",
"miss",
"mistake",
"misunderstand"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceive",
"misdeem",
"misjudge",
"mishear"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciate",
"apprehend",
"catch",
"comprehend",
"conceive",
"fathom",
"get",
"grasp",
"grok",
"know",
"make out",
"penetrate",
"perceive",
"savvy",
"see",
"seize",
"take in",
"understand"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"miscarry":{
"to go wrong":{
"examples":[
"the scheme to save the stranded dolphins miscarried , and all were lost"
],
"synonyms":[
"misfire"
],
"near synonyms":[
"miss",
"break down",
"bust",
"conk (out)",
"crash",
"die",
"fail",
"founder",
"stall",
"bomb",
"fizzle",
"flame out",
"flop",
"flunk",
"fold",
"wash out",
"flounder",
"struggle",
"decline",
"skid",
"slip",
"slump",
"tank",
"wane"
],
"near antonyms":[
"prevail",
"succeed",
"flourish",
"prosper",
"thrive"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"miserly":{
"giving or sharing as little as possible":{
"examples":[
"my brother, who is notoriously miserly , surprised us when he offered to pick up the tab"
],
"synonyms":[
"cheap",
"chintzy",
"close",
"closefisted",
"mean",
"mingy",
"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"
]
},
"misdemeanor":{
"a criminal act that is less serious than a felony":{
"examples":[
"He was charged with committing a misdemeanor .",
"a misdemeanor traffic violation"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misconduct",
"misfeasance",
"breach",
"crime",
"debt",
"error",
"lawbreaking",
"malefaction",
"misdeed",
"misdoing",
"offense",
"sin",
"transgression",
"trespass",
"violation",
"wrongdoing",
"bias crime",
"hate crime",
"fault",
"foible",
"peccadillo",
"break",
"infringement",
"immorality",
"iniquitousness",
"iniquity",
"sinfulness",
"vice",
"wickedness",
"corruption",
"debauchery",
"depravity",
"licentiousness",
"abuse",
"criminality",
"illegality",
"lawlessness",
"unlawfulness",
"descent",
"downfall",
"fall"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blamelessness",
"faultlessness",
"guiltlessness",
"impeccability",
"innocence",
"irreproachability",
"goodness",
"morality",
"righteousness",
"virtue",
"virtuousness",
"noncrime"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misrepresented":{
"as in distorted , warped":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"colored",
"distorted",
"shaded",
"warped",
"hostile",
"inimical",
"jaundiced",
"unfriendly",
"unsympathetic",
"convinced",
"influenced",
"persuaded",
"predisposed",
"prepossessed",
"swayed",
"biased",
"one-sided",
"partial",
"parti pris",
"partisan",
"prejudiced",
"affected",
"concerned",
"interested"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disinterested",
"equal",
"equitable",
"evenhanded",
"fair",
"impartial",
"neutral",
"nonpartisan",
"objective",
"unbiased",
"unprejudiced",
"open",
"open-minded",
"persuasible",
"receptive",
"honest",
"just",
"reasonable",
"bipartisan",
"autonomous",
"independent",
"aloof",
"detached",
"dispassionate",
"hardheaded",
"impersonal",
"unemotional",
"cold",
"distant",
"remote",
"apathetic",
"incurious",
"indifferent",
"unconcerned",
"uncurious",
"unenthusiastic",
"uninterested"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of":{
"examples":[
"this summary seriously misrepresents the general tone and substance of the speech"
],
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"bent",
"colored",
"cooked",
"distorted",
"falsified",
"fudged",
"garbled",
"misinterpreted",
"misrelated",
"misstated",
"perverted",
"slanted",
"twisted",
"warped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misdescribed",
"misspoke",
"mistranslated",
"belied",
"camouflaged",
"disguised",
"dissembled",
"glossed (over)",
"masked",
"veiled",
"whitewashed",
"bowdlerized",
"censored",
"complicated",
"confounded",
"confused",
"mistook",
"mixed (up)",
"mystified",
"obscured",
"equivocated",
"fibbed",
"lied",
"paltered",
"prevaricated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarified",
"cleared (up)",
"explained",
"illuminated",
"illustrated",
"interpreted",
"spelled out",
"deciphered"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give a misleading impression of":{
"examples":[
"deliberately misrepresented the facts of the case"
],
"synonyms":[
"belied"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contradicted",
"camouflaged",
"cloaked",
"concealed",
"counterfeited",
"disguised",
"hid",
"masked",
"obscured",
"colored",
"deceived",
"distorted",
"falsified",
"garbled",
"misled",
"misrendered",
"misreported",
"twisted",
"dissembled",
"feigned",
"pretended"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bared",
"demonstrated",
"disclosed",
"discovered",
"evinced",
"exhibited",
"exposed",
"revealed",
"flaunted",
"paraded",
"showed off"
],
"antonyms":[
"betrayed",
"represented"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"misreads":{
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"I misread her body language and thought she was becoming confrontational"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehends",
"misconstrues",
"misinterprets",
"misknows",
"misperceives",
"misses",
"mistakes",
"misunderstands"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceives",
"misdeems",
"misjudges",
"mishears"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciates",
"apprehends",
"catches",
"comprehends",
"conceives",
"fathoms",
"gets",
"grasps",
"groks",
"knows",
"makes out",
"penetrates",
"perceives",
"savvies",
"sees",
"seizes",
"takes in",
"understands"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misdemeanors":{
"a criminal act that is less serious than a felony":{
"examples":[
"He was charged with committing a misdemeanor .",
"a misdemeanor traffic violation"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misconducts",
"misfeasances",
"breaches",
"crimes",
"debts",
"errors",
"lawbreakings",
"malefactions",
"misdeeds",
"misdoings",
"offenses",
"sins",
"transgressions",
"trespasses",
"violations",
"wrongdoings",
"bias crimes",
"hate crimes",
"faults",
"foibles",
"peccadilloes",
"peccadillos",
"breaks",
"infringements",
"immoralities",
"iniquities",
"vices",
"corruptions",
"debaucheries",
"depravities",
"abuses",
"criminalities",
"illegalities",
"descents",
"downfalls",
"falls"
],
"near antonyms":[
"impeccabilities",
"innocences",
"irreproachabilities",
"moralities",
"virtues",
"noncrimes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"missorting":{
"as in misclassifying , mistyping":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misclassifying",
"mistyping",
"confusing",
"disarranging",
"jumbling",
"lumping",
"mixing (up)",
"scrambling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assorting",
"breaking down",
"categorizing",
"classifying",
"classing",
"codifying",
"compartmentalizing",
"compartmenting",
"digesting",
"distinguishing",
"distributing",
"grading",
"grouping",
"pegging",
"placing",
"ranging",
"ranking",
"relegating",
"separating",
"sorting",
"typing",
"arraying",
"disposing",
"drawing up",
"marshaling",
"marshalling",
"ordering",
"organizing",
"systematizing",
"alphabetizing",
"cataloging",
"cataloguing",
"filing",
"indexing",
"listing",
"referring"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"miscomprehensions":{
"as in misunderstandings , miscalculations":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehensions",
"miscalculations",
"misconceptions",
"misconstructions",
"misdescriptions",
"misimpressions",
"misinterpretations",
"misjudgments",
"misreadings",
"misstatements",
"misunderstandings",
"foul-ups",
"snafus",
"bloomers",
"bloopers",
"boners",
"howlers",
"pratfalls",
"blunders",
"bobbles",
"boo-boos",
"boobs",
"bricks",
"clangers",
"clinkers",
"errors",
"faults",
"flubs",
"fluffs",
"fumbles",
"gaffes",
"gaffs",
"goofs",
"inaccuracies",
"lapses",
"miscues",
"missteps",
"mistakes",
"oversights",
"screwups",
"slips",
"slipups",
"stumbles",
"trips"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accuracies",
"exactitudes",
"precisions",
"inerrancies",
"infallibilities",
"perfections"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misdescriptions":{
"as in misunderstandings , misconceptions":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehensions",
"miscalculations",
"miscomprehensions",
"misconceptions",
"misconstructions",
"misimpressions",
"misinterpretations",
"misjudgments",
"misreadings",
"misstatements",
"misunderstandings",
"foul-ups",
"snafus",
"bloomers",
"bloopers",
"boners",
"howlers",
"pratfalls",
"blunders",
"bobbles",
"boo-boos",
"boobs",
"bricks",
"clangers",
"clinkers",
"errors",
"faults",
"flubs",
"fluffs",
"fumbles",
"gaffes",
"gaffs",
"goofs",
"inaccuracies",
"lapses",
"miscues",
"missteps",
"mistakes",
"oversights",
"screwups",
"slips",
"slipups",
"stumbles",
"trips"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accuracies",
"exactitudes",
"precisions",
"inerrancies",
"infallibilities",
"perfections"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misinform":{
"to cause to believe what is untrue":{
"examples":[
"had been misinformed about the purpose of the meeting and walked in on what was a surprise birthday party"
],
"synonyms":[
"bamboozle",
"beguile",
"bluff",
"buffalo",
"burn",
"catch",
"con",
"cozen",
"deceive",
"delude",
"dupe",
"fake out",
"fool",
"gaff",
"gammon",
"gull",
"have",
"have on",
"hoax",
"hoodwink",
"hornswoggle",
"humbug",
"juggle",
"misguide",
"mislead",
"snooker",
"snow",
"spoof",
"string along",
"suck in",
"sucker",
"take in",
"trick"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kid",
"put on",
"tease",
"bleed",
"cheat",
"chisel",
"defraud",
"diddle",
"euchre",
"fleece",
"flimflam",
"hustle",
"mulct",
"rook",
"shortchange",
"skin",
"squeeze",
"stick",
"sting",
"swindle"
],
"near antonyms":[
"debunk",
"expose",
"reveal",
"show up",
"uncloak",
"uncover",
"unmask",
"disclose",
"divulge",
"tell",
"unveil",
"disabuse",
"disenchant",
"disillusion"
],
"antonyms":[
"undeceive"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misdoubt":{
"a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something":{
"examples":[
"whatever misdoubts I had about the candidate's qualifications were erased by the interview"
],
"synonyms":[
"distrust",
"distrustfulness",
"doubt",
"dubiety",
"dubitation",
"incertitude",
"misgiving",
"mistrust",
"mistrustfulness",
"query",
"reservation",
"skepticism",
"suspicion",
"uncertainty"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disbelief",
"incredulity",
"unbelief",
"anxiety",
"concern",
"paranoia",
"wariness",
"compunction",
"niggle",
"qualm",
"scruple",
"tremor"
],
"near antonyms":[
"credence",
"faith"
],
"antonyms":[
"assurance",
"belief",
"certainty",
"certitude",
"confidence",
"conviction",
"sureness",
"surety",
"trust"
]
},
"to have no trust or confidence in":{
"examples":[
"unexpectedly elevated to the throne, the new king acknowledged that many misdoubted his ability to lead his people"
],
"synonyms":[
"distrust",
"doubt",
"mistrust",
"question",
"suspect"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disbelieve",
"discount",
"discredit",
"negate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bank (on or upon)",
"count (on or upon)",
"depend (on or upon)",
"rely (on or upon)"
],
"antonyms":[
"trust"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"misstate":{
"to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of":{
"examples":[
"it was important that the spokesperson not misstate the company's position to the media"
],
"synonyms":[
"bend",
"color",
"cook",
"distort",
"falsify",
"fudge",
"garble",
"misinterpret",
"misrelate",
"misrepresent",
"pervert",
"slant",
"twist",
"warp"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misdescribe",
"misspeak",
"mistranslate",
"belie",
"camouflage",
"disguise",
"dissemble",
"gloss (over)",
"mask",
"veil",
"whitewash",
"bowdlerize",
"censor",
"complicate",
"confound",
"confuse",
"mistake",
"mix (up)",
"mystify",
"obscure",
"equivocate",
"fib",
"lie",
"palter",
"prevaricate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarify",
"clear (up)",
"explain",
"illuminate",
"illustrate",
"interpret",
"spell out",
"decipher"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misperceives":{
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"humor-challenged members of the audience misperceived the speaker's harmless joke as an insult to their organization"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehends",
"misconstrues",
"misinterprets",
"misknows",
"misreads",
"misses",
"mistakes",
"misunderstands"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceives",
"misdeems",
"misjudges",
"mishears"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciates",
"apprehends",
"catches",
"comprehends",
"conceives",
"fathoms",
"gets",
"grasps",
"groks",
"knows",
"makes out",
"penetrates",
"perceives",
"savvies",
"sees",
"seizes",
"takes in",
"understands"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"missionary":{
"a person who is sent especially to a foreign country to do religious work (such as converting people to the religion or ministering to the sick)":{
"examples":[
"The missionaries sent to the island were ultimately unsuccessful in converting the native residents."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"missioner",
"apostle",
"evangelist",
"proselytizer",
"soldier",
"revivalist",
"friar",
"mendicant",
"monastic",
"monk",
"oblate",
"religious",
"clergyperson",
"cleric",
"clerical",
"clerk",
"deacon",
"divine",
"dominie",
"ecclesiastic",
"minister",
"preacher",
"priest",
"reverend",
"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",
"high priest",
"high priestess",
"faithful",
"loyalist",
"advocate",
"backer",
"champion",
"supporter",
"prot\u00e9g\u00e9",
"scholar",
"student",
"ideologist",
"ideologue",
"idealogue",
"sectarian",
"admirer",
"cultist",
"devotee",
"enthusiast",
"fan",
"idolater",
"idolator",
"worshipper",
"worshiper",
"zealot",
"acolyte",
"adherent",
"convert",
"disciple",
"epigone",
"follower",
"liege man",
"partisan",
"partizan",
"pupil",
"votarist",
"votary"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apostate",
"defector",
"renegade",
"traitor",
"turncoat",
"coryphaeus",
"leader",
"layman",
"layperson",
"secular",
"lay reader",
"lector"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"relating to missionaries or their work":{
"examples":[
"The church organizes missionary trips to a variety of countries."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"evangelical",
"evangelic",
"apostolic",
"canonical",
"diaconal",
"diocesan",
"episcopal",
"papal",
"patriarchal",
"pontifical",
"churchly",
"ecclesiastic",
"ecclesiastical",
"divine",
"holy",
"religious",
"sacramental",
"conventual",
"mendicant",
"monachal",
"monastic",
"caliphal",
"rabbinic",
"rabbinical",
"clerical",
"clerkly",
"ministerial",
"pastoral",
"priestly",
"sacerdotal"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lay",
"nonclerical",
"secular",
"temporal"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"miscarriages":{
"as in abortions":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abortions",
"pregnancies",
"cesarean sections",
"caesarean sections",
"natural childbirths",
"birth pangs",
"contractions",
"pains",
"childbeds",
"confinements",
"lyings-in",
"lying-ins",
"accouchements",
"childbearings",
"childbirths",
"deliveries",
"labors",
"parturitions",
"travails"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"miscarries":{
"to go wrong":{
"examples":[
"the scheme to save the stranded dolphins miscarried , and all were lost"
],
"synonyms":[
"misfires"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misses",
"breaks down",
"busts",
"conks (out)",
"crashes",
"dies",
"fails",
"founders",
"stalls",
"bombs",
"fizzles",
"flames out",
"flops",
"flunks",
"folds",
"washes out",
"flounders",
"struggles",
"declines",
"skids",
"slips",
"slumps",
"tanks",
"wanes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"prevails",
"succeeds",
"flourishes",
"prospers",
"thrives"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"miscegenation":{
"sexual relations or marital union between people of two different races":{
"examples":[
"laws that once criminalized miscegenation"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"intermarriage",
"mixed marriage",
"remarriage",
"conjugality",
"connubiality",
"marriage",
"match",
"matrimony",
"wedlock",
"monogamy",
"bigamy",
"polyandry",
"polyamory",
"polygamy",
"polygyny",
"cohabitation",
"common-law marriage",
"civil union",
"domestic partnership",
"attachment",
"commitment",
"relationship",
"betrothal",
"engagement",
"espousal",
"hand",
"pledge",
"promise",
"proposal",
"troth"
],
"near antonyms":[
"annulment",
"divorce",
"separation"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misjudged":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"the gymnast misjudged her landing and sprained her ankle"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculated",
"misconceived",
"misdeemed",
"misestimated",
"misgauged",
"misgaged",
"mismeasured",
"mistook"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehended",
"misconstrued",
"misinterpreted",
"misknew",
"misperceived",
"misunderstood",
"overestimated",
"overrated",
"overvalued",
"misesteemed",
"underestimated",
"underrated",
"undervalued",
"miscounted",
"misreckoned"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misapplications":{
"incorrect or improper use":{
"examples":[
"this silly gossiping is a serious misapplication of your time"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuses",
"misemployments",
"misusages",
"misuses",
"misutilizations",
"perversions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mismanagements",
"ill-treatments",
"ill-usages",
"maltreatments",
"mistreatments",
"damages",
"destructions",
"ruins",
"corruptions",
"debasements",
"desecrations",
"profanations",
"prostitutions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applications",
"employments",
"uses",
"utilizations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mise-en-sc\u00e8nes":{
"the array of painted backgrounds and furnishings used to establish the setting in a stage production":{
"examples":[
"an era in which the mise-en-sc\u00e8ne of Broadway musicals became ever more spectacular"
],
"synonyms":[
"decors",
"d\u00e9cors",
"sceneries",
"scenes",
"sets"
],
"near synonyms":[
"backdrops",
"drops",
"backgrounds",
"set pieces",
"properties",
"props"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded":{
"examples":[
"the movie captures the mise-en-sc\u00e8ne of strife and desperation in a country torn apart by civil war"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambients",
"atmospheres",
"climates",
"climes",
"contexts",
"contextures",
"environments",
"environs",
"mediums",
"media",
"milieus",
"milieux",
"settings",
"surroundings",
"surrounds",
"terrains"
],
"near synonyms":[
"locations",
"places",
"positions",
"spaces",
"backdrops",
"backgrounds",
"elements",
"situations",
"statuses",
"geographies",
"habitats",
"microenvironments"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misplacements":{
"the act or an instance of not having or being able to find":{
"examples":[
"they worried that his misplacement of the invitation would keep them from getting in, but fortunately their names were on the list"
],
"synonyms":[
"losses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deprivations",
"dispossessions",
"privations",
"forfeits",
"forfeitures",
"penalties",
"sacrifices",
"bereavements",
"absences",
"lacks",
"needs",
"wants"
],
"near antonyms":[
"controls",
"hands",
"possessions"
],
"antonyms":[
"acquisitions",
"gains"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misgoverns":{
"to manage badly":{
"examples":[
"the ruling party was soundly defeated at the polls for having disastrously misgoverned the country"
],
"synonyms":[
"maladministers",
"misconducts",
"mishandles",
"mismanages",
"misrules"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abuses",
"ill-treats",
"ill-uses",
"maltreats",
"mistreats",
"misuses",
"damages",
"harms",
"hurts",
"violates",
"botches",
"bungles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"governs",
"handles",
"husbands",
"manages",
"rules",
"cares (for)",
"nurtures",
"aids",
"helps",
"protects",
"rescues"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mishandle":{
"to inflict physical or emotional harm upon":{
"examples":[
"having been shuffled from foster home to foster home, the orphaned girl felt she had been mishandled by an uncaring society"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuse",
"brutalize",
"bully",
"ill-treat",
"ill-use",
"kick around",
"maltreat",
"manhandle",
"mess over",
"mistreat",
"misuse"
],
"near synonyms":[
"molest",
"outrage",
"violate",
"harass",
"harm",
"hurt",
"injure",
"oppress",
"persecute",
"torment",
"torture",
"burn",
"sandbag",
"victimize",
"wrong",
"beat (up)",
"mess (up)",
"rough (up)",
"work (over)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"care (for)",
"cherish",
"foster",
"nurture",
"baby",
"cater (to)",
"coddle",
"favor",
"gratify",
"humor",
"indulge",
"mollycoddle",
"pamper",
"spoil"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to abuse physically":{
"examples":[
"adopted a sadly mishandled puppy from the pound"
],
"synonyms":[
"maltreat",
"manhandle",
"maul",
"rough (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abuse",
"ill-treat",
"ill-use",
"mistreat",
"misuse",
"roughhouse",
"wrestle",
"bash",
"batter",
"beat",
"buffet",
"drub",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lick",
"pommel",
"pound",
"pummel",
"slap",
"thrash",
"harm",
"hurt",
"injure",
"wound",
"oppress",
"persecute",
"wrong",
"ambush",
"assail",
"attack",
"clobber",
"fight",
"gang up (on)",
"hit",
"jump",
"knock",
"torment",
"torture"
],
"near antonyms":[
"caress",
"fondle",
"pet",
"coddle",
"mollycoddle",
"pamper",
"care (for)",
"foster",
"nurture"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to manage badly":{
"examples":[
"we took over as soon as we realized that the fill-in had been mishandling the situation"
],
"synonyms":[
"maladminister",
"misconduct",
"misgovern",
"mismanage",
"misrule"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abuse",
"ill-treat",
"ill-use",
"maltreat",
"mistreat",
"misuse",
"damage",
"harm",
"hurt",
"violate",
"botch",
"bungle"
],
"near antonyms":[
"govern",
"handle",
"husband",
"manage",
"rule",
"care (for)",
"nurture",
"aid",
"help",
"protect",
"rescue"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mismanaging":{
"as in mismanagement , mishandling":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"mishandling",
"mismanagement",
"abuse",
"misapplication",
"misemployment",
"misusage",
"misuse",
"misutilization",
"perversion",
"ill-treatment",
"ill-usage",
"maltreatment",
"mistreatment",
"damage",
"destruction",
"ruin",
"spoiling",
"wrecking",
"corruption",
"debasement",
"desecration",
"profanation",
"prostitution"
],
"near antonyms":[
"application",
"employment",
"use",
"utilization"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to manage badly":{
"examples":[
"the business was mismanaged so seriously that it eventually had to declare bankruptcy"
],
"synonyms":[
"maladministering",
"misconducting",
"misgoverning",
"mishandling",
"misruling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abusing",
"ill-treating",
"ill-using",
"maltreating",
"mistreating",
"misusing",
"damaging",
"harming",
"hurting",
"violating",
"botching",
"bungling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"governing",
"handling",
"husbanding",
"managing",
"ruling",
"caring (for)",
"nurturing",
"aiding",
"helping",
"protecting",
"rescuing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"misspent":{
"to use up carelessly":{
"examples":[
"warned that a childhood spent hanging around indoors was a misspent youth indeed"
],
"synonyms":[
"blew",
"dissipated",
"fiddled away",
"frittered (away)",
"lavished",
"lost",
"ran through",
"spent",
"squandered",
"threw away",
"trifled (away)",
"wasted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"splurged",
"consumed",
"depleted",
"exhausted",
"impoverished",
"overspent",
"shot",
"indulged",
"overindulged",
"disbursed",
"expended",
"laid out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"economized",
"scrimped",
"skimped",
"preserved",
"protected",
"saved",
"hoarded",
"laid up"
],
"antonyms":[
"conserved"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misesteeming":{
"as in underestimating , undervaluing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"underestimating",
"underrating",
"undervaluing",
"overestimating",
"overrating",
"overvaluing",
"miscounting",
"misreckoning",
"misapprehending",
"misconstruing",
"misinterpreting",
"misknowing",
"misperceiving",
"misunderstanding",
"miscalculating",
"misconceiving",
"misdeeming",
"misestimating",
"misgauging",
"misgaging",
"misjudging",
"mismeasuring",
"mistaking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misplacing":{
"to be unable to find or have at hand":{
"examples":[
"I seem to have misplaced my keys"
],
"synonyms":[
"losing",
"mislaying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"forgetting",
"missing",
"overlooking",
"passing over"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enjoying",
"having",
"holding",
"keeping",
"occupying",
"owning",
"possessing",
"retaining",
"descrying",
"detecting",
"finding",
"locating",
"running down",
"scaring up",
"scouting (up)",
"tracking (down)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mislike":{
"a strong feeling of not liking or approving":{
"examples":[
"a well-known mislike of stuffy, formal affairs"
],
"synonyms":[
"allergy",
"averseness",
"aversion",
"disfavor",
"disinclination",
"dislike",
"disliking",
"disrelish",
"down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disgust",
"distaste",
"loathing",
"nausea",
"repugnance",
"repulsion",
"revulsion",
"abhorrence",
"abomination",
"antipathy",
"detestation",
"execration",
"hate",
"hatred",
"deprecation",
"disapproval",
"displeasure",
"dissatisfaction",
"jaundice"
],
"near antonyms":[
"affection",
"attachment",
"devotedness",
"devotion",
"love",
"passion",
"bent",
"leaning",
"penchant",
"predilection",
"propensity",
"tendency"
],
"antonyms":[
"appetite",
"favor",
"fondness",
"like",
"liking",
"partiality",
"preference",
"relish",
"shine",
"taste",
"use"
]
},
"to feel dislike for":{
"examples":[
"as Shakespeare's Othello famously pleaded, \" Mislike me not for my complexion\""
],
"synonyms":[
"disfavor",
"dislike",
"disrelish"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abhor",
"abominate",
"detest",
"execrate",
"hate",
"loathe",
"resent",
"condemn",
"despise",
"scorn",
"cringe (at)",
"disapprove (of)",
"frown (on or upon)",
"mind",
"object (to)",
"shy (from or away from)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"admire",
"appreciate",
"cherish",
"esteem",
"regard",
"respect",
"adore",
"deify",
"idolize",
"revere",
"reverence",
"venerate",
"worship",
"prize",
"treasure",
"value",
"drink (in)",
"savor",
"savour",
"dote (on)",
"idolize",
"favor",
"prefer"
],
"antonyms":[
"adore",
"cotton (to)",
"delight (in)",
"dig",
"enjoy",
"fancy",
"groove (on)",
"like",
"love",
"relish",
"revel (in)"
]
},
"to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{
"examples":[
"he's such a polite, friendly, and kind young man, it's hard to see how any prospective father-in-law could mislike him"
],
"synonyms":[
"deprecate",
"disapprove (of)",
"discountenance",
"disesteem",
"disfavor",
"dislike",
"frown (on or upon)",
"reprove",
"tsk-tsk",
"tut (over or about)",
"tut-tut (over or about)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disrelish",
"object (to)",
"pooh-pooh",
"pooh",
"reject",
"reprehend",
"reprobate",
"scorn",
"censure",
"condemn",
"criticize",
"denounce",
"discommend",
"chide",
"rebuke",
"reproach",
"scold"
],
"near antonyms":[
"endorse",
"indorse",
"sanction",
"support",
"adore",
"delight (in)",
"dig",
"enjoy",
"fancy",
"groove (on)",
"love",
"relish",
"revel (in)"
],
"antonyms":[
"approve",
"favor",
"like"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"misorders":{
"a state in which everything is out of order":{
"examples":[
"the chronic misorder that plagued her candidacy from the very start"
],
"synonyms":[
"chance-medleys",
"chaoses",
"confusions",
"disarrangements",
"disarrays",
"dishevelments",
"disorders",
"disorganizations",
"free-for-alls",
"havoc",
"hecks",
"hells",
"jumbles",
"mare's nests",
"mares' nests",
"messes",
"muddles",
"musses",
"shambles",
"snake pits",
"tumbles",
"welters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"anarchies",
"misrules",
"riots",
"knots",
"snarls",
"tangles",
"labyrinths",
"mazes",
"webs",
"maelstroms",
"storms",
"bollixes",
"clutters",
"litters",
"mishmashes",
"shuffles",
"hodgepodges",
"medleys",
"miscellanies",
"morasses",
"motleys"
],
"near antonyms":[
"methods",
"patterns",
"plans",
"systems"
],
"antonyms":[
"orders"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mismanagements":{
"as in corruptions , abuses":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abuses",
"misapplications",
"misemployments",
"misusages",
"misuses",
"misutilizations",
"perversions",
"corruptions",
"debasements",
"desecrations",
"profanations",
"prostitutions",
"ill-treatments",
"ill-usages",
"maltreatments",
"mistreatments",
"damages",
"destructions",
"ruins"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applications",
"employments",
"uses",
"utilizations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misestimates":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"sorely misestimated the character of the young man they hired to look after their vacation home"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculates",
"misconceives",
"misdeems",
"misgauges",
"misjudges",
"mismeasures",
"mistakes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehends",
"misconstrues",
"misinterprets",
"misknows",
"misperceives",
"misunderstands",
"overestimates",
"overrates",
"overvalues",
"misesteems",
"underestimates",
"underrates",
"undervalues",
"miscounts",
"misreckons"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misfortune":{
"bad luck or an example of this":{
"examples":[
"through sheer misfortune our car got a flat tire and we were late for the ceremony",
"our misfortunes of the last year included the loss of a beloved pet"
],
"synonyms":[
"adversity",
"ill",
"knock",
"misadventure",
"mischance",
"mishap",
"tragedy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"calamity",
"cataclysm",
"catastrophe",
"disaster",
"affliction",
"hardship",
"trial",
"tribulation",
"woe",
"distress",
"misery",
"suffering",
"unhappiness",
"defeat",
"failure",
"fizzle",
"nonsuccess",
"curse",
"evil",
"sorrow",
"trouble",
"accident",
"casualty",
"blow",
"body blow",
"disappointment",
"letdown",
"setback",
"circumstance",
"destiny",
"doom",
"fate",
"lot",
"portion"
],
"near antonyms":[
"break",
"chance",
"fluke",
"godsend",
"hit",
"opportunity",
"strike",
"stroke",
"windfall",
"accomplishment",
"achievement",
"success"
],
"antonyms":[
"fortune",
"luck",
"serendipity"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misrenders":{
"as in misleads , distorts":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"colors",
"deceives",
"distorts",
"falsifies",
"garbles",
"misleads",
"misreports",
"twists",
"camouflages",
"cloaks",
"conceals",
"counterfeits",
"disguises",
"hides",
"masks",
"obscures",
"dissembles",
"feigns",
"pretends",
"contradicts",
"belies",
"misrepresents"
],
"near antonyms":[
"betrays",
"represents",
"bares",
"demonstrates",
"discloses",
"discovers",
"evinces",
"exhibits",
"exposes",
"reveals",
"flaunts",
"parades",
"shows off"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"missies":{
"a female person who has not yet reached adulthood":{
"examples":[
"and how old is the little missy ?"
],
"synonyms":[
"fillies",
"girls",
"lasses",
"lassies",
"misses",
"nymphs",
"sheilas"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bobby-soxers",
"junior misses",
"schoolgirls",
"subdebutantes",
"teenyboppers",
"gamines",
"hoydens",
"pixies",
"romps",
"snips",
"tomboys"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mischance":{
"a chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury":{
"examples":[
"the smallest mischance could spell disaster for our plan"
],
"synonyms":[
"accident",
"casualty",
"mishap"
],
"near synonyms":[
"calamity",
"cataclysm",
"catastrophe",
"cropper",
"deathblow",
"disaster",
"tragedy",
"bummer",
"knock",
"misadventure",
"misfortune",
"collision",
"crack-up",
"crash",
"smashup",
"wreck"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boon",
"break",
"fluke",
"godsend",
"miracle",
"strike",
"windfall",
"fortune",
"luck",
"serendipity"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"bad luck or an example of this":{
"examples":[
"by mischance she took a wrong turn and became hopelessly lost in the city"
],
"synonyms":[
"adversity",
"ill",
"knock",
"misadventure",
"misfortune",
"mishap",
"tragedy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"calamity",
"cataclysm",
"catastrophe",
"disaster",
"affliction",
"hardship",
"trial",
"tribulation",
"woe",
"distress",
"misery",
"suffering",
"unhappiness",
"defeat",
"failure",
"fizzle",
"nonsuccess",
"curse",
"evil",
"sorrow",
"trouble",
"accident",
"casualty",
"blow",
"body blow",
"disappointment",
"letdown",
"setback",
"circumstance",
"destiny",
"doom",
"fate",
"lot",
"portion"
],
"near antonyms":[
"break",
"chance",
"fluke",
"godsend",
"hit",
"opportunity",
"strike",
"stroke",
"windfall",
"accomplishment",
"achievement",
"success"
],
"antonyms":[
"fortune",
"luck",
"serendipity"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misbehavers":{
"as in nuisances , brats":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"brats",
"disrupters",
"nuisances",
"ragamuffins",
"juvenile delinquents",
"cutups",
"larkers",
"madcaps",
"skylarkers",
"gamines",
"gamins",
"devils",
"hellions",
"imps",
"mischiefs",
"monkeys",
"rapscallions",
"rascals",
"rogues",
"scamps",
"urchins"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beasts",
"boors",
"cads",
"churls",
"clowns",
"creeps",
"cretins",
"curs",
"heels",
"jokers",
"louses",
"louts",
"skunks",
"skunk",
"snakes",
"stinkards",
"stinkers",
"knaves",
"miscreants",
"reprobates",
"scalawags",
"scallywags",
"scapegraces",
"scoundrels",
"varlets",
"villains"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misusage":{
"incorrect or improper use":{
"examples":[
"the teacher was appalled by the new student's misusage of some basic scientific terms"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuse",
"misapplication",
"misemployment",
"misuse",
"misutilization",
"perversion"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mishandling",
"mismanagement",
"mismanaging",
"ill-treatment",
"ill-usage",
"maltreatment",
"mistreatment",
"damage",
"destruction",
"ruin",
"spoiling",
"wrecking",
"corruption",
"debasement",
"desecration",
"profanation",
"prostitution"
],
"near antonyms":[
"application",
"employment",
"use",
"utilization"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misspeaking":{
"as in mistranslating , misdescribing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misdescribing",
"mistranslating",
"bending",
"coloring",
"cooking",
"distorting",
"falsifying",
"fudging",
"garbling",
"misinterpreting",
"misrelating",
"misrepresenting",
"misstating",
"perverting",
"slanting",
"twisting",
"warping",
"belying",
"camouflaging",
"disguising",
"dissembling",
"glossing (over)",
"masking",
"veiling",
"whitewashing",
"bowdlerizing",
"censoring",
"complicating",
"confounding",
"confusing",
"mistaking",
"mixing (up)",
"mystifying",
"obscuring",
"equivocating",
"fibbing",
"lying",
"paltering",
"prevaricating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarifying",
"clearing (up)",
"explaining",
"illuminating",
"illustrating",
"interpreting",
"spelling out",
"deciphering"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mishearing":{
"as in misinterpreting , misunderstanding":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehending",
"misconstruing",
"misinterpreting",
"misknowing",
"misperceiving",
"misreading",
"missing",
"mistaking",
"misunderstanding",
"misconceiving",
"misdeeming",
"misjudging"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appreciating",
"apprehending",
"catching",
"comprehending",
"conceiving",
"fathoming",
"getting",
"grasping",
"grokking",
"knowing",
"making out",
"penetrating",
"perceiving",
"savvying",
"seeing",
"seizing",
"taking in",
"understanding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misliking":{
"to feel dislike for":{
"examples":[
"as Shakespeare's Othello famously pleaded, \" Mislike me not for my complexion\""
],
"synonyms":[
"disfavoring",
"disliking",
"disrelishing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abhorring",
"abominating",
"detesting",
"execrating",
"hating",
"loathing",
"resenting",
"condemning",
"despising",
"scorning",
"cringing (at)",
"disapproving (of)",
"frowning (on or upon)",
"minding",
"objecting (to)",
"shying (from or away from)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"admiring",
"appreciating",
"cherishing",
"esteeming",
"regarding",
"respecting",
"adoring",
"deifying",
"idolizing",
"reverencing",
"revering",
"venerating",
"worshipping",
"worshiping",
"prizing",
"treasuring",
"valuing",
"drinking (in)",
"savoring",
"savouring",
"doting (on)",
"idolizing",
"favoring",
"preferring"
],
"antonyms":[
"adoring",
"cottoning (to)",
"delighting (in)",
"digging",
"enjoying",
"fancying",
"grooving (on)",
"liking",
"loving",
"relishing",
"reveling (in)",
"revelling (in)"
]
},
"to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{
"examples":[
"he's such a polite, friendly, and kind young man, it's hard to see how any prospective father-in-law could mislike him"
],
"synonyms":[
"deprecating",
"disapproving (of)",
"discountenancing",
"disesteeming",
"disfavoring",
"disliking",
"frowning (on or upon)",
"reproving",
"tsk-tsking",
"tutting (over or about)",
"tut-tutting (over or about)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disrelishing",
"objecting (to)",
"pooh-poohing",
"poohing",
"rejecting",
"reprehending",
"reprobating",
"scorning",
"censuring",
"condemning",
"criticizing",
"denouncing",
"discommending",
"chiding",
"rebuking",
"reproaching",
"scolding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"sanctioning",
"supporting",
"adoring",
"delighting (in)",
"digging",
"enjoying",
"fancying",
"grooving (on)",
"loving",
"relishing",
"reveling (in)",
"revelling (in)"
],
"antonyms":[
"approving",
"favoring",
"liking"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mistiness":{
"as in indistinctness , indefiniteness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cloudiness",
"dimness",
"faintness",
"fogginess",
"fuzziness",
"haziness",
"indefiniteness",
"indistinctness",
"shade",
"shadow",
"uncertainty",
"vagueness",
"mystery",
"reconditeness",
"impenetrability",
"incomprehensibility",
"incomprehensibleness",
"ambiguity",
"ambiguousness",
"darkness",
"equivocalness",
"equivocation",
"inscrutability",
"inscrutableness",
"murkiness",
"mysteriousness",
"nebulosity",
"nebulousness",
"obliqueness",
"obliquity",
"obscurity",
"opacity",
"opaqueness",
"circuitousness",
"circuity",
"indirectness",
"deepness",
"depth",
"profoundness",
"abstruseness",
"abstrusity",
"complexity",
"complication",
"difficulty",
"obtuseness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarity",
"clearness",
"obviousness",
"plainness",
"comprehensibility",
"intelligibility",
"legibility",
"brightness",
"distinctness",
"self-evidence",
"certainty",
"surety",
"definiteness",
"exactness",
"explicitness",
"incision",
"incisiveness",
"lucidity",
"lucidness",
"perspicuity",
"perspicuousness",
"directness",
"forthrightness",
"openness",
"straightforwardness",
"palpability",
"tangibility",
"tangibleness",
"visibility",
"readability",
"readableness",
"obviousness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misapplying":{
"to put to a bad or improper use":{
"examples":[
"you've misapplied the theorem to certain problems that require a different formula",
"kids who misapply their boundless energy and get into trouble"
],
"synonyms":[
"abusing",
"misemploying",
"misusing",
"perverting",
"profaning",
"prostituting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"degrading",
"twisting",
"mismanaging",
"corrupting",
"debasing",
"desecrating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applying",
"employing",
"using",
"utilizing",
"respecting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misdiagnoses":{
"as in underdiagnoses , overdiagnoses":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"overdiagnoses",
"underdiagnoses",
"camouflages",
"conceals",
"disguises",
"hides"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diagnoses",
"distinguishes",
"fingers",
"identifies",
"IDs",
"pinpoints",
"singles (out)",
"determines",
"finds",
"locates",
"picks out",
"places",
"recognizes",
"spots"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misshaping":{
"the twisting of something out of a natural or normal shape or condition":{
"examples":[
"the rear bumper suffered some pretty noticeable misshaping from the accident"
],
"synonyms":[
"contortion",
"deformation",
"distortion",
"screwing",
"squinching",
"torturing",
"warping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"defacement",
"deformity",
"disfigurement",
"malformation"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition":{
"examples":[
"a disease that she contracted during childhood caused her spine to become misshaped"
],
"synonyms":[
"contorting",
"deforming",
"distorting",
"screwing",
"squinching",
"torturing",
"warping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"defacing",
"disfiguring",
"wrenching",
"wresting",
"wringing",
"coiling",
"curling",
"looping",
"spiraling",
"spiralling",
"twining",
"winding",
"wreathing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"straightening",
"unbending",
"uncurling"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"misestimating":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"sorely misestimated the character of the young man they hired to look after their vacation home"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculating",
"misconceiving",
"misdeeming",
"misgauging",
"misgaging",
"misjudging",
"mismeasuring",
"mistaking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehending",
"misconstruing",
"misinterpreting",
"misknowing",
"misperceiving",
"misunderstanding",
"overestimating",
"overrating",
"overvaluing",
"misesteeming",
"underestimating",
"underrating",
"undervaluing",
"miscounting",
"misreckoning"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mistrusting":{
"to have no trust or confidence in":{
"examples":[
"a recluse who mistrusts her neighbors and stays in her house all day"
],
"synonyms":[
"distrusting",
"doubting",
"misdoubting",
"questioning",
"suspecting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disbelieving",
"discounting",
"discrediting",
"negating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banking (on or upon)",
"counting (on or upon)",
"depending (on or upon)",
"relying (on or upon)"
],
"antonyms":[
"trusting"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misdescribing":{
"as in misspeaking , mistranslating":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misspeaking",
"mistranslating",
"bending",
"coloring",
"cooking",
"distorting",
"falsifying",
"fudging",
"garbling",
"misinterpreting",
"misrelating",
"misrepresenting",
"misstating",
"perverting",
"slanting",
"twisting",
"warping",
"belying",
"camouflaging",
"disguising",
"dissembling",
"glossing (over)",
"masking",
"veiling",
"whitewashing",
"bowdlerizing",
"censoring",
"complicating",
"confounding",
"confusing",
"mistaking",
"mixing (up)",
"mystifying",
"obscuring",
"equivocating",
"fibbing",
"lying",
"paltering",
"prevaricating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarifying",
"clearing (up)",
"explaining",
"illuminating",
"illustrating",
"interpreting",
"spelling out",
"deciphering"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misestimated":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"sorely misestimated the character of the young man they hired to look after their vacation home"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculated",
"misconceived",
"misdeemed",
"misgauged",
"misgaged",
"misjudged",
"mismeasured",
"mistook"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehended",
"misconstrued",
"misinterpreted",
"misknew",
"misperceived",
"misunderstood",
"overestimated",
"overrated",
"overvalued",
"misesteemed",
"underestimated",
"underrated",
"undervalued",
"miscounted",
"misreckoned"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misanthropic":{
"having or showing a deep distrust of human beings and their motives":{
"examples":[
"a misanthropic outlook on life that probably stems from a childhood filled with physical and emotional abuse"
],
"synonyms":[
"cynical",
"pessimistic"
],
"near synonyms":[
"distrustful",
"mistrustful",
"negativist",
"negativistic",
"skeptical",
"suspicious",
"derisive",
"mocking",
"sardonic",
"scornful",
"defeatist",
"fatalistic",
"negative",
"ironic",
"ironical",
"sarcastic",
"jaded",
"sophisticated",
"worldly-wise",
"hard-bitten",
"hard-boiled",
"hardcase",
"hard-edged",
"unsentimental"
],
"near antonyms":[
"trustful",
"trusting",
"unsuspicious",
"cheerful",
"optimistic",
"positive",
"positivist",
"positivistic",
"rose-colored",
"ingenuous",
"innocent",
"naive",
"na\u00efve",
"unsophisticated",
"idealistic",
"impractical",
"romantic",
"maudlin",
"mushy",
"saccharine",
"sappy",
"sentimental"
],
"antonyms":[
"uncynical"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"mislays":{
"to be unable to find or have at hand":{
"examples":[
"I'm always mislaying my bus pass"
],
"synonyms":[
"loses",
"misplaces"
],
"near synonyms":[
"forgets",
"misses",
"overlooks",
"passes over"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enjoys",
"has",
"holds",
"keeps",
"occupies",
"owns",
"possesses",
"retains",
"descries",
"detects",
"finds",
"locates",
"runs down",
"scares up",
"scouts (up)",
"tracks (down)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misdeed":{
"a breaking of a moral or legal code":{
"examples":[
"punished for her misdeeds by the church elders"
],
"synonyms":[
"breach",
"crime",
"debt",
"error",
"lawbreaking",
"malefaction",
"misdoing",
"offense",
"offence",
"sin",
"transgression",
"trespass",
"violation",
"wrongdoing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bias crime",
"hate crime",
"felony",
"misconduct",
"misdemeanor",
"misfeasance",
"fault",
"foible",
"peccadillo",
"break",
"infringement",
"immorality",
"iniquitousness",
"iniquity",
"sinfulness",
"vice",
"wickedness",
"corruption",
"debauchery",
"depravity",
"licentiousness",
"abuse",
"criminality",
"illegality",
"lawlessness",
"unlawfulness",
"descent",
"downfall",
"fall"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blamelessness",
"faultlessness",
"guiltlessness",
"impeccability",
"innocence",
"irreproachability",
"goodness",
"morality",
"righteousness",
"virtue",
"virtuousness"
],
"antonyms":[
"noncrime"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mists":{
"a light or fine rain":{
"examples":[
"a mist was falling on the streets as we drove home"
],
"synonyms":[
"drizzles",
"mizzles",
"sprinkles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"precipitations",
"rainfalls",
"showers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cloudbursts",
"deluges",
"downpours",
"storms",
"rainstorms",
"thunderstorms",
"monsoons"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an atmospheric condition in which suspended particles in the air rob it of its transparency":{
"examples":[
"a heavy mist obscured our view of the city from the observatory"
],
"synonyms":[
"brumes",
"fogs",
"gauzes",
"hazes",
"murks",
"reeks",
"smogs",
"soups"
],
"near synonyms":[
"banks",
"clouds",
"fumes",
"miasmas",
"miasmata",
"smokes",
"smothers",
"steams"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make dark, dim, or indistinct":{
"examples":[
"the damp air misted the window pane"
],
"synonyms":[
"beclouds",
"bedims",
"befogs",
"blackens",
"blears",
"blurs",
"clouds",
"darkens",
"dims",
"dislimns",
"fogs",
"fuzzes (up)",
"hazes",
"obscures",
"overcasts",
"overclouds",
"overshadows",
"shadows",
"shrouds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adumbrates",
"blots out",
"conceals",
"eclipses",
"hides",
"obliterates",
"screens",
"shades",
"camouflages",
"cloaks",
"covers",
"curtains",
"disguises",
"masks",
"veils"
],
"near antonyms":[
"exposes",
"reveals",
"uncovers",
"unveils"
],
"antonyms":[
"brightens",
"illuminates",
"illumines",
"lightens",
"lights (up)"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"misstatement":{
"as in misinformation , misrepresentation":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"falsification",
"misinformation",
"misreport",
"misrepresentation",
"fable",
"fabrication",
"fairy tale",
"falsehood",
"falsity",
"fib",
"lie",
"mendacity",
"prevarication",
"story",
"tale",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"untruth",
"whopper",
"distortion",
"exaggeration",
"half-truth",
"ambiguity",
"equivocation",
"obliquity",
"defamation",
"libel",
"slander",
"perjury",
"bluff",
"fiction",
"pose",
"pretense",
"pretence",
"humbug",
"jive",
"nonsense",
"canard",
"fallacy",
"misconception",
"myth"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fact",
"truism",
"verity",
"honesty",
"truthfulness",
"veracity",
"authentication",
"confirmation",
"substantiation",
"validation",
"verification",
"truth"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misleared":{
"as in rude , impolite":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"discourteous",
"impolite",
"mannerless",
"rude",
"uncivil",
"ungracious",
"unmannerly",
"doltish",
"oafish",
"stupid",
"awkward",
"ungainly",
"beastly",
"bestial",
"tasteless",
"vulgar",
"coarse",
"ill-bred",
"uncultivated",
"unpolished",
"unrefined",
"unsophisticated",
"boorish",
"churlish",
"classless",
"cloddish",
"clownish",
"loutish",
"uncouth"
],
"near antonyms":[
"couth",
"cultivated",
"polished",
"refined",
"sophisticated",
"well-bred",
"classy",
"courtly",
"genteel",
"gentlemanly",
"ladylike",
"civil",
"courteous",
"polite"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"misbehaves":{
"to behave badly":{
"examples":[
"scolded the children for misbehaving and sent them to bed early"
],
"synonyms":[
"acts out",
"acts up",
"carries on"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconducts",
"disobeys",
"rebels",
"clowns (around)",
"cuts up",
"fools around",
"horses around",
"kids (around)",
"shows off",
"roughhouses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"obeys",
"acquits",
"acts",
"bears",
"comports",
"conducts",
"demeans",
"deports",
"quits",
"complies",
"conforms",
"checks",
"collects",
"composes",
"constrains",
"contains",
"controls",
"curbs",
"handles",
"inhibits",
"moves",
"quiets",
"represses",
"restrains"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misinforms":{
"to cause to believe what is untrue":{
"examples":[
"had been misinformed about the purpose of the meeting and walked in on what was a surprise birthday party"
],
"synonyms":[
"bamboozles",
"beguiles",
"bluffs",
"buffaloes",
"burns",
"catches",
"cons",
"cozens",
"deceives",
"deludes",
"dupes",
"fakes out",
"fools",
"gaffs",
"gammons",
"gulls",
"has",
"has on",
"hoaxes",
"hoodwinks",
"hornswoggles",
"humbugs",
"juggles",
"misguides",
"misleads",
"snookers",
"snows",
"spoofs",
"strings along",
"suckers",
"sucks in",
"takes in",
"tricks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kids",
"puts on",
"teases",
"bleeds",
"cheats",
"chisels",
"defrauds",
"diddles",
"euchres",
"fleeces",
"flimflams",
"hustles",
"mulcts",
"rooks",
"shortchanges",
"skins",
"squeezes",
"sticks",
"stings",
"swindles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"debunks",
"exposes",
"reveals",
"shows up",
"uncloaks",
"uncovers",
"unmasks",
"discloses",
"divulges",
"tells",
"unveils",
"disabuses",
"disenchants",
"disillusions"
],
"antonyms":[
"undeceives"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misruled":{
"to manage badly":{
"examples":[
"accused of misruling his island nation to the point of economic collapse"
],
"synonyms":[
"maladministered",
"misconducted",
"misgoverned",
"mishandled",
"mismanaged"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abused",
"ill-treated",
"ill-used",
"maltreated",
"mistreated",
"misused",
"damaged",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"violated",
"botched",
"bungled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"governed",
"handled",
"husbanded",
"managed",
"ruled",
"cared (for)",
"nurtured",
"aided",
"helped",
"protected",
"rescued"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misreckon":{
"as in miscount":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"miscount",
"misesteem",
"underestimate",
"underrate",
"undervalue",
"overestimate",
"overrate",
"overvalue",
"misapprehend",
"misconstrue",
"misinterpret",
"misknow",
"misperceive",
"misunderstand",
"miscalculate",
"misconceive",
"misdeem",
"misestimate",
"misgauge",
"misjudge",
"mismeasure",
"mistake"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misnamed":{
"as in misidentified , misapplied":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misapplied",
"miscalled",
"misidentified",
"lumped (together)",
"conflated",
"confounded",
"confused",
"mistook",
"mixed (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"differenced",
"differentiated",
"discriminated",
"distinguished",
"separated"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misanthropes":{
"a person who distrusts other people and believes that everything is done for selfish reasons":{
"examples":[
"a former misanthrope who now professes a newly discovered love of mankind"
],
"synonyms":[
"cynics",
"naysayers",
"pessimists"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misandrists",
"misogynists",
"doubters",
"negativists",
"skeptics",
"belittlers",
"critics",
"deriders",
"detractors",
"scoffers",
"malcontents",
"defeatists",
"quitters"
],
"near antonyms":[
"optimists",
"Pollyannas",
"positivists",
"idealists",
"sentimentalists"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misguidedly":{
"as in unwisely , foolishly":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"amiss",
"erroneously",
"faultily",
"improperly",
"inaccurately",
"inappropriately",
"inaptly",
"incorrectly",
"mistakenly",
"unsuitably",
"wrongly",
"extraneously",
"irrelevantly",
"meaninglessly",
"pointlessly",
"senselessly",
"foolishly",
"unwisely",
"inadequately",
"insufficiently",
"undesirably",
"unsatisfactorily",
"fallibly",
"imperfectly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appropriately",
"aptly",
"correctly",
"fittingly",
"properly",
"right",
"rightly",
"suitably",
"well",
"infallibly",
"perfectly",
"germanely",
"meaningfully",
"pertinently",
"relevantly",
"sensibly",
"acceptably",
"adequately",
"satisfactorily",
"sufficiently",
"prudently",
"sagely",
"wisely"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"misgauges":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"the candidate fatally misgauged voters' concerns, and his negative ads only served to alienate many would-be supporters"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculates",
"misconceives",
"misdeems",
"misestimates",
"misjudges",
"mismeasures",
"mistakes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehends",
"misconstrues",
"misinterprets",
"misknows",
"misperceives",
"misunderstands",
"overestimates",
"overrates",
"overvalues",
"misesteems",
"underestimates",
"underrates",
"undervalues",
"miscounts",
"misreckons"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misunderstood":{
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"you misunderstood that poem because you took everything so literally"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehended",
"misconstrued",
"misinterpreted",
"misknew",
"misperceived",
"misread",
"missed",
"mistook"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceived",
"misdeemed",
"misjudged",
"misheard"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciated",
"apprehended",
"caught",
"comprehended",
"conceived",
"fathomed",
"got",
"grasped",
"grokked",
"knew",
"made out",
"penetrated",
"perceived",
"savvied",
"saw",
"seized",
"took in",
"understood"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misgauging":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"the candidate fatally misgauged voters' concerns, and his negative ads only served to alienate many would-be supporters"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculating",
"misconceiving",
"misdeeming",
"misestimating",
"misjudging",
"mismeasuring",
"mistaking"
],
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"misapprehending",
"misconstruing",
"misinterpreting",
"misknowing",
"misperceiving",
"misunderstanding",
"overestimating",
"overrating",
"overvaluing",
"misesteeming",
"underestimating",
"underrating",
"undervaluing",
"miscounting",
"misreckoning"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misbelievers":{
"as in atheists , nonbelievers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"atheists",
"giaours",
"infidels",
"miscreants",
"nonbelievers",
"unbelievers",
"gentiles",
"heathens",
"heathen",
"idolaters",
"idolators",
"pagans",
"neo-pagans",
"polytheists"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misdoers":{
"as in offenders , criminals":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"criminals",
"crooks",
"felons",
"lawbreakers",
"miscreants",
"misfeasors",
"offenders",
"reprobates",
"transgressors",
"villains",
"evildoers",
"immoralists",
"malefactors",
"sinners",
"wrongdoers",
"corrupters",
"corruptors"
],
"near antonyms":[
"angels",
"innocents",
"saints"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misspend":{
"to use up carelessly":{
"examples":[
"warned that a childhood spent hanging around indoors was a misspent youth indeed"
],
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"blow",
"dissipate",
"fiddle away",
"fritter (away)",
"lavish",
"lose",
"run through",
"spend",
"squander",
"throw away",
"trifle (away)",
"waste"
],
"near synonyms":[
"splurge",
"consume",
"deplete",
"exhaust",
"impoverish",
"overspend",
"shoot",
"indulge",
"overindulge",
"disburse",
"expend",
"lay out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"economize",
"scrimp",
"skimp",
"preserve",
"protect",
"save",
"hoard",
"lay up"
],
"antonyms":[
"conserve"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mislead":{
"to cause to believe what is untrue":{
"examples":[
"the coral snake's attractive colors can mislead you into thinking that it is harmless"
],
"synonyms":[
"bamboozle",
"beguile",
"bluff",
"buffalo",
"burn",
"catch",
"con",
"cozen",
"deceive",
"delude",
"dupe",
"fake out",
"fool",
"gaff",
"gammon",
"gull",
"have",
"have on",
"hoax",
"hoodwink",
"hornswoggle",
"humbug",
"juggle",
"misguide",
"misinform",
"snooker",
"snow",
"spoof",
"string along",
"suck in",
"sucker",
"take in",
"trick"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kid",
"put on",
"tease",
"bleed",
"cheat",
"chisel",
"defraud",
"diddle",
"euchre",
"fleece",
"flimflam",
"hustle",
"mulct",
"rook",
"shortchange",
"skin",
"squeeze",
"stick",
"sting",
"swindle"
],
"near antonyms":[
"debunk",
"expose",
"reveal",
"show up",
"uncloak",
"uncover",
"unmask",
"disclose",
"divulge",
"tell",
"unveil",
"disabuse",
"disenchant",
"disillusion"
],
"antonyms":[
"undeceive"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misses out":{
"as in leaves (out) , excludes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"excludes",
"leaves (out)",
"omits",
"bans",
"bars",
"debars",
"precludes",
"prevents",
"prohibits",
"denies",
"refuses",
"rejects",
"eliminates",
"excepts",
"rules out",
"loses",
"mislays",
"misplaces"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carries",
"comprehends",
"contains",
"embraces",
"encompasses",
"entails",
"includes",
"involves",
"numbers",
"subsumes",
"takes in",
"comprises",
"consists (of)",
"brackets"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"missionaries":{
"a person who is sent especially to a foreign country to do religious work (such as converting people to the religion or ministering to the sick)":{
"examples":[
"The missionaries sent to the island were ultimately unsuccessful in converting the native residents."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"missioners",
"apostles",
"evangelists",
"proselytizers",
"soldiers",
"revivalists",
"friars",
"mendicants",
"monastics",
"monks",
"oblates",
"religious",
"clergypersons",
"clericals",
"clerics",
"clerks",
"deacons",
"divines",
"dominies",
"ecclesiastics",
"ministers",
"preachers",
"priests",
"reverends",
"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",
"high priestesses",
"high priests",
"faithfuls",
"loyalists",
"advocates",
"backers",
"champions",
"supporters",
"prot\u00e9g\u00e9s",
"scholars",
"students",
"ideologists",
"ideologues",
"idealogues",
"sectarians",
"admirers",
"cultists",
"devotees",
"enthusiasts",
"fans",
"idolaters",
"idolators",
"worshippers",
"worshipers",
"zealots",
"acolytes",
"adherents",
"converts",
"disciples",
"epigones",
"followers",
"liege men",
"partisans",
"partizans",
"pupils",
"votaries",
"votarists"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apostates",
"defectors",
"renegades",
"traitors",
"turncoats",
"coryphaei",
"leaders",
"laymen",
"laypeople",
"seculars",
"secular",
"lay readers",
"lectors"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misandrists":{
"as in misogynists":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misogynists",
"cynics",
"misanthropes",
"naysayers",
"pessimists",
"doubters",
"negativists",
"skeptics",
"belittlers",
"critics",
"deriders",
"detractors",
"scoffers",
"malcontents",
"defeatists",
"quitters"
],
"near antonyms":[
"optimists",
"Pollyannas",
"positivists",
"idealists",
"sentimentalists"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"miss out on":{
"to miss the opportunity or obligation":{
"examples":[
"She did her work in a hurry, not wanting to miss out on her friend's birthday dinner."
],
"synonyms":[
"fail",
"forget",
"neglect",
"omit"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disregard",
"ignore",
"overlook",
"overpass",
"pass over",
"pretermit",
"slight",
"slide",
"slip",
"default",
"skip"
],
"near antonyms":[
"heed",
"mind",
"remember",
"keep",
"observe",
"carry out",
"do",
"execute",
"perform",
"practice",
"practise",
"discharge",
"fulfill",
"fulfil",
"meet",
"satisfy",
"comply (with)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"mischarged":{
"as in stuck , cheated":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gouged",
"overcharged",
"soaked",
"stung",
"surcharged",
"cheated",
"defrauded",
"stuck",
"clipped",
"fleeced",
"skinned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"undercharged"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misdirected":{
"as in misguided , ineffective":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ill-advised",
"ineffective",
"ineffectual",
"misguided",
"careless",
"sloppy",
"tacky",
"tactless",
"undiplomatic",
"amateur",
"amateurish",
"crude",
"green",
"incompetent",
"ineffectual",
"inefficient",
"inexperienced",
"unpolished",
"unprofessional",
"unskilled",
"unskillful",
"awkward",
"botched",
"bungling",
"clumsy",
"fumbled",
"inept",
"inexpert",
"maladroit"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adroit",
"deft",
"dexterous",
"dextrous",
"facile",
"able",
"accomplished",
"adept",
"capable",
"clever",
"competent",
"consummate",
"crackerjack",
"expert",
"masterful",
"masterly",
"polished",
"professional",
"proficient",
"skilled",
"skillful",
"talented",
"diplomatic",
"easy",
"effortless",
"gracious",
"smooth",
"tactful"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"misemploys":{
"to put to a bad or improper use":{
"examples":[
"a creative talent who was misemployed at the advertising agency as an account manager instead of a copywriter"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuses",
"misapplies",
"misuses",
"perverts",
"profanes",
"prostitutes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"degrades",
"twists",
"mismanages",
"corrupts",
"debases",
"desecrates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applies",
"employs",
"uses",
"utilizes",
"respects"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misnomers":{
"a name that is wrong or not proper or appropriate":{
"examples":[
"\"International Airport\" is something of a misnomer , since almost all the arriving and departing flights are local."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"baptismal names",
"Christian names",
"first names",
"forenames",
"given names",
"appellations",
"appellatives",
"cognomens",
"cognomina",
"compellations",
"denominations",
"denotations",
"designations",
"handles",
"monikers",
"monickers",
"nomenclatures",
"titles",
"family names",
"maiden names",
"middle names",
"surnames",
"matronymics",
"patronymics",
"bynames",
"diminutives",
"epithets",
"hypocorisms",
"nicknames",
"sobriquets",
"soubriquets",
"banners",
"rubrics",
"tags",
"aliases",
"cryptonyms",
"noms de guerre",
"noms de plume",
"pen names",
"pseudonyms",
"binomials",
"monomials",
"trivial names",
"vernaculars",
"brand names",
"labels",
"trademarks",
"trade names"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mismeasured":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"the television network seriously mismeasured public reaction to the unceremonious dismissal of the popular anchorwoman"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculated",
"misconceived",
"misdeemed",
"misestimated",
"misgauged",
"misgaged",
"misjudged",
"mistook"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehended",
"misconstrued",
"misinterpreted",
"misknew",
"misperceived",
"misunderstood",
"overestimated",
"overrated",
"overvalued",
"misesteemed",
"underestimated",
"underrated",
"undervalued",
"miscounted",
"misreckoned"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misesteemed":{
"as in underestimated , undervalued":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"underestimated",
"underrated",
"undervalued",
"overestimated",
"overrated",
"overvalued",
"miscounted",
"misreckoned",
"misapprehended",
"misconstrued",
"misinterpreted",
"misknew",
"misperceived",
"misunderstood",
"miscalculated",
"misconceived",
"misdeemed",
"misestimated",
"misgauged",
"misgaged",
"misjudged",
"mismeasured",
"mistook"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"miscellany":{
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"the box from the attic contained a miscellany of old records, family photo albums, and long-forgotten love letters"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerate",
"agglomeration",
"alphabet soup",
"assortment",
"botch",
"clutter",
"collage",
"crazy quilt",
"farrago",
"gallimaufry",
"grab bag",
"gumbo",
"hash",
"hodgepodge",
"hotchpotch",
"jambalaya",
"jumble",
"jungle",
"litter",
"mac\u00e9doine",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"menagerie",
"miscellanea",
"mishmash",
"mixed bag",
"montage",
"motley",
"muddle",
"olio",
"olla podrida",
"omnium-gatherum",
"pastiche",
"patchwork",
"patchwork quilt",
"potpourri",
"ragbag",
"ragout",
"rummage",
"salad",
"salmagundi",
"scramble",
"shuffle",
"smorgasbord",
"stew",
"tumble",
"variety",
"welter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"detritus",
"notions",
"oddments",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"accumulation",
"aggregate",
"aggregation",
"conglomerate",
"conglomeration",
"catchall",
"admixture",
"alloy",
"amalgam",
"blend",
"combination",
"commixture",
"composite",
"compound",
"fusion",
"intermixture",
"mix-up",
"bollix",
"chaos",
"confusion",
"disarrangement",
"disarray",
"disorder",
"dog's breakfast",
"mess",
"morass",
"shambles",
"imbroglio",
"knot",
"snarl",
"tangle"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a collection of writings":{
"examples":[
"the volume is a miscellany of tales and legends of the New England coast"
],
"synonyms":[
"album",
"anthology",
"collectanea",
"compendium",
"compilation",
"florilegium",
"reader"
],
"near synonyms":[
"almanac",
"ana",
"analects",
"chapbook",
"digest",
"garland",
"symposium",
"casebook",
"sourcebook",
"archives",
"corpus",
"library",
"miscellanea"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misprizing":{
"as in underestimating , misjudging":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misesteeming",
"misjudging",
"underestimating",
"undervaluing",
"transvaluating",
"transvaluing",
"reappraising",
"reassessing",
"reevaluating",
"re-evaluating",
"rejudging",
"revaluing",
"analyzing",
"assaying",
"surveying",
"testing",
"deciding",
"settling",
"pricing",
"prizing",
"ascertaining",
"determining",
"discovering",
"learning",
"adjudging",
"deeming",
"judging",
"appraising",
"assessing",
"estimating",
"evaluating",
"guesstimating",
"rating",
"setting",
"valuating",
"valuing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misspeak":{
"as in mistranslate , misdescribe":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misdescribe",
"mistranslate",
"bend",
"color",
"cook",
"distort",
"falsify",
"fudge",
"garble",
"misinterpret",
"misrelate",
"misrepresent",
"misstate",
"pervert",
"slant",
"twist",
"warp",
"belie",
"camouflage",
"disguise",
"dissemble",
"gloss (over)",
"mask",
"veil",
"whitewash",
"bowdlerize",
"censor",
"complicate",
"confound",
"confuse",
"mistake",
"mix (up)",
"mystify",
"obscure",
"equivocate",
"fib",
"lie",
"palter",
"prevaricate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarify",
"clear (up)",
"explain",
"illuminate",
"illustrate",
"interpret",
"spell out",
"decipher"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mischarges":{
"as in sticks , cheats":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gouges",
"overcharges",
"soaks",
"stings",
"surcharges",
"cheats",
"defrauds",
"sticks",
"clips",
"fleeces",
"skins"
],
"near antonyms":[
"undercharges"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misdescribe":{
"as in misspeak , mistranslate":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misspeak",
"mistranslate",
"bend",
"color",
"cook",
"distort",
"falsify",
"fudge",
"garble",
"misinterpret",
"misrelate",
"misrepresent",
"misstate",
"pervert",
"slant",
"twist",
"warp",
"belie",
"camouflage",
"disguise",
"dissemble",
"gloss (over)",
"mask",
"veil",
"whitewash",
"bowdlerize",
"censor",
"complicate",
"confound",
"confuse",
"mistake",
"mix (up)",
"mystify",
"obscure",
"equivocate",
"fib",
"lie",
"palter",
"prevaricate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarify",
"clear (up)",
"explain",
"illuminate",
"illustrate",
"interpret",
"spell out",
"decipher"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mistreated":{
"as in abused , maltreated":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abused",
"maltreated",
"browbeaten",
"bullied",
"cowed",
"hectored",
"intimidated",
"abject",
"despairing",
"disheartened",
"dispirited",
"downcast",
"hopeless",
"crushed",
"downtrodden",
"oppressed",
"persecuted",
"tyrannized"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to inflict physical or emotional harm upon":{
"examples":[
"the foster parent who had been mistreating his charges was sent to jail"
],
"synonyms":[
"abused",
"brutalized",
"bullied",
"ill-treated",
"ill-used",
"kicked around",
"maltreated",
"manhandled",
"messed over",
"mishandled",
"misused"
],
"near synonyms":[
"molested",
"outraged",
"violated",
"harassed",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"injured",
"oppressed",
"persecuted",
"tormented",
"tortured",
"burned",
"burnt",
"sandbagged",
"victimized",
"wronged",
"beat (up)",
"messed (up)",
"roughed (up)",
"worked (over)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cared (for)",
"cherished",
"fostered",
"nurtured",
"babied",
"catered (to)",
"coddled",
"favored",
"gratified",
"humored",
"indulged",
"mollycoddled",
"pampered",
"spoiled",
"spoilt"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"misknow":{
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"so often, for all of our presumption, we misknow the hearts of others"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehend",
"misconstrue",
"misinterpret",
"misperceive",
"misread",
"miss",
"mistake",
"misunderstand"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceive",
"misdeem",
"misjudge",
"mishear"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciate",
"apprehend",
"catch",
"comprehend",
"conceive",
"fathom",
"get",
"grasp",
"grok",
"know",
"make out",
"penetrate",
"perceive",
"savvy",
"see",
"seize",
"take in",
"understand"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mishear":{
"as in misinterpret , misunderstand":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehend",
"misconstrue",
"misinterpret",
"misknow",
"misperceive",
"misread",
"miss",
"mistake",
"misunderstand",
"misconceive",
"misdeem",
"misjudge"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appreciate",
"apprehend",
"catch",
"comprehend",
"conceive",
"fathom",
"get",
"grasp",
"grok",
"know",
"make out",
"penetrate",
"perceive",
"savvy",
"see",
"seize",
"take in",
"understand"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misorder":{
"a state in which everything is out of order":{
"examples":[
"the chronic misorder that plagued her candidacy from the very start"
],
"synonyms":[
"chance-medley",
"chaos",
"confusion",
"disarrangement",
"disarray",
"dishevelment",
"disorder",
"disorderedness",
"disorderliness",
"disorganization",
"free-for-all",
"havoc",
"heck",
"hell",
"jumble",
"mare's nest",
"mess",
"messiness",
"muddle",
"muss",
"shambles",
"snake pit",
"tumble",
"welter"
],
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"anarchy",
"lawlessness",
"misrule",
"riot",
"knot",
"snarl",
"tangle",
"labyrinth",
"maze",
"web",
"maelstrom",
"storm",
"bollix",
"clutter",
"litter",
"mishmash",
"shuffle",
"hodgepodge",
"medley",
"miscellany",
"morass",
"motley"
],
"near antonyms":[
"method",
"pattern",
"plan",
"system"
],
"antonyms":[
"order",
"orderliness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"as in confused , misguided":{
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"confused",
"misguided",
"misinformed",
"incorrect",
"mistaken",
"wrong",
"erroneous",
"false",
"inaccurate",
"inexact",
"untrue",
"deceived",
"deluded",
"duped",
"tricked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"correct",
"right",
"informed",
"accurate",
"exact",
"precise",
"true"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to believe what is untrue":{
"examples":[
"the coral snake's attractive colors can mislead you into thinking that it is harmless"
],
"synonyms":[
"bamboozled",
"beguiled",
"bluffed",
"buffaloed",
"burned",
"burnt",
"caught",
"conned",
"cozened",
"deceived",
"deluded",
"duped",
"faked out",
"fooled",
"gaffed",
"gammoned",
"gulled",
"had",
"had on",
"hoaxed",
"hoodwinked",
"hornswoggled",
"humbugged",
"juggled",
"misguided",
"misinformed",
"snookered",
"snowed",
"spoofed",
"strung along",
"sucked in",
"suckered",
"took in",
"tricked"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kidded",
"put on",
"teased",
"bled",
"cheated",
"chiseled",
"chiselled",
"defrauded",
"diddled",
"euchred",
"fleeced",
"flimflammed",
"hustled",
"mulcted",
"rooked",
"shortchanged",
"skinned",
"squeezed",
"stuck",
"stung",
"swindled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"debunked",
"exposed",
"revealed",
"showed up",
"uncloaked",
"uncovered",
"unmasked",
"disclosed",
"divulged",
"told",
"unveiled",
"disabused",
"disenchanted",
"disillusioned"
],
"antonyms":[
"undeceived"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"missed out on":{
"to miss the opportunity or obligation":{
"examples":[
"She did her work in a hurry, not wanting to miss out on her friend's birthday dinner."
],
"synonyms":[
"failed",
"forgot",
"neglected",
"omitted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disregarded",
"ignored",
"overlooked",
"overpassed",
"passed over",
"pretermitted",
"slighted",
"slid",
"slipped",
"defaulted",
"skipped"
],
"near antonyms":[
"heeded",
"minded",
"remembered",
"kept",
"observed",
"carried out",
"did",
"executed",
"performed",
"practiced",
"practised",
"discharged",
"fulfilled",
"met",
"satisfied",
"complied (with)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"mise-en-scene":{
"the array of painted backgrounds and furnishings used to establish the setting in a stage production":{
"examples":[
"an era in which the mise-en-sc\u00e8ne of Broadway musicals became ever more spectacular"
],
"synonyms":[
"decor",
"d\u00e9cor",
"scene",
"scenery",
"set"
],
"near synonyms":[
"backdrop",
"drop",
"background",
"set piece",
"prop",
"property"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded":{
"examples":[
"the movie captures the mise-en-sc\u00e8ne of strife and desperation in a country torn apart by civil war"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambient",
"atmosphere",
"climate",
"clime",
"context",
"contexture",
"environment",
"environs",
"medium",
"milieu",
"setting",
"surround",
"surroundings",
"terrain"
],
"near synonyms":[
"location",
"place",
"position",
"space",
"backdrop",
"background",
"element",
"situation",
"status",
"geography",
"habitat",
"microenvironment"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mistreats":{
"to inflict physical or emotional harm upon":{
"examples":[
"the foster parent who had been mistreating his charges was sent to jail"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuses",
"brutalizes",
"bullies",
"ill-treats",
"ill-uses",
"kicks around",
"maltreats",
"manhandles",
"messes over",
"mishandles",
"misuses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"molests",
"outrages",
"violates",
"harasses",
"harms",
"hurts",
"injures",
"oppresses",
"persecutes",
"torments",
"tortures",
"burns",
"sandbags",
"victimizes",
"wrongs",
"beats (up)",
"messes (up)",
"roughs (up)",
"works (over)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cares (for)",
"cherishes",
"fosters",
"nurtures",
"babies",
"caters (to)",
"coddles",
"favors",
"gratifies",
"humors",
"indulges",
"mollycoddles",
"pampers",
"spoils"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"miscellanea":{
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"searching through the miscellanea in the archive, she came across the draft of an unpublished and previously unknown poem by the reclusive writer"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerate",
"agglomeration",
"alphabet soup",
"assortment",
"botch",
"clutter",
"collage",
"crazy quilt",
"farrago",
"gallimaufry",
"grab bag",
"gumbo",
"hash",
"hodgepodge",
"hotchpotch",
"jambalaya",
"jumble",
"jungle",
"litter",
"mac\u00e9doine",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"menagerie",
"miscellany",
"mishmash",
"mixed bag",
"montage",
"motley",
"muddle",
"olio",
"olla podrida",
"omnium-gatherum",
"pastiche",
"patchwork",
"patchwork quilt",
"potpourri",
"ragbag",
"ragout",
"rummage",
"salad",
"salmagundi",
"scramble",
"shuffle",
"smorgasbord",
"stew",
"tumble",
"variety",
"welter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"detritus",
"notions",
"oddments",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"accumulation",
"aggregate",
"aggregation",
"conglomerate",
"conglomeration",
"catchall",
"admixture",
"alloy",
"amalgam",
"blend",
"combination",
"commixture",
"composite",
"compound",
"fusion",
"intermixture",
"mix-up",
"bollix",
"chaos",
"confusion",
"disarrangement",
"disarray",
"disorder",
"dog's breakfast",
"mess",
"morass",
"shambles",
"imbroglio",
"knot",
"snarl",
"tangle"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"misapprehends":{
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"unfortunately, the message that the artist was trying to convey has been misapprehended by many museum patrons"
],
"synonyms":[
"misconstrues",
"misinterprets",
"misknows",
"misperceives",
"misreads",
"misses",
"mistakes",
"misunderstands"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceives",
"misdeems",
"misjudges",
"mishears"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciates",
"apprehends",
"catches",
"comprehends",
"conceives",
"fathoms",
"gets",
"grasps",
"groks",
"knows",
"makes out",
"penetrates",
"perceives",
"savvies",
"sees",
"seizes",
"takes in",
"understands"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misshapen":{
"badly or imperfectly formed":{
"examples":[
"the returning camper proudly presented his mother with a misshapen clay bowl that he had made in crafts class"
],
"synonyms":[
"deformed",
"distorted",
"malformed",
"monstrous",
"shapeless"
],
"near synonyms":[
"defaced",
"disfigured",
"aberrant",
"abnormal",
"freakish",
"mutant",
"asymmetrical",
"asymmetric",
"crooked",
"disproportionate",
"irregular",
"lopsided",
"nonsymmetrical",
"overbalanced",
"unbalanced",
"unequal",
"horrible",
"horrific",
"terrible",
"ugly",
"unattractive"
],
"near antonyms":[
"shapely",
"flawless",
"perfect"
],
"antonyms":[
"undeformed"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"misapprehended":{
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"unfortunately, the message that the artist was trying to convey has been misapprehended by many museum patrons"
],
"synonyms":[
"misconstrued",
"misinterpreted",
"misknew",
"misperceived",
"misread",
"missed",
"mistook",
"misunderstood"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceived",
"misdeemed",
"misjudged",
"misheard"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciated",
"apprehended",
"caught",
"comprehended",
"conceived",
"fathomed",
"got",
"grasped",
"grokked",
"knew",
"made out",
"penetrated",
"perceived",
"savvied",
"saw",
"seized",
"took in",
"understood"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misperceiving":{
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"humor-challenged members of the audience misperceived the speaker's harmless joke as an insult to their organization"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehending",
"misconstruing",
"misinterpreting",
"misknowing",
"misreading",
"missing",
"mistaking",
"misunderstanding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceiving",
"misdeeming",
"misjudging",
"mishearing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciating",
"apprehending",
"catching",
"comprehending",
"conceiving",
"fathoming",
"getting",
"grasping",
"grokking",
"knowing",
"making out",
"penetrating",
"perceiving",
"savvying",
"seeing",
"seizing",
"taking in",
"understanding"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misshaped":{
"to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition":{
"examples":[
"a disease that she contracted during childhood caused her spine to become misshaped"
],
"synonyms":[
"contorted",
"deformed",
"distorted",
"screwed",
"squinched",
"tortured",
"warped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"defaced",
"disfigured",
"wrenched",
"wrested",
"wrung",
"coiled",
"curled",
"looped",
"spiraled",
"spiralled",
"twined",
"wound",
"winded",
"wreathed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"straightened",
"unbent",
"uncurled"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misbehave":{
"to behave badly":{
"examples":[
"scolded the children for misbehaving and sent them to bed early"
],
"synonyms":[
"act out",
"act up",
"carry on"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconduct",
"disobey",
"rebel",
"clown (around)",
"cut up",
"fool around",
"horse around",
"kid (around)",
"show off",
"roughhouse"
],
"near antonyms":[
"obey",
"acquit",
"act",
"bear",
"comport",
"conduct",
"demean",
"deport",
"quit",
"comply",
"conform",
"check",
"collect",
"compose",
"constrain",
"contain",
"control",
"curb",
"handle",
"inhibit",
"move",
"quiet",
"repress",
"restrain"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misusing":{
"to put to a bad or improper use":{
"examples":[
"an actor who misused his considerable talent by appearing in too many lousy movies"
],
"synonyms":[
"abusing",
"misapplying",
"misemploying",
"perverting",
"profaning",
"prostituting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"degrading",
"twisting",
"mismanaging",
"corrupting",
"debasing",
"desecrating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applying",
"employing",
"using",
"utilizing",
"respecting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to inflict physical or emotional harm upon":{
"examples":[
"sadly misused by the people he had trusted"
],
"synonyms":[
"abusing",
"brutalizing",
"bullying",
"ill-treating",
"ill-using",
"kicking around",
"maltreating",
"manhandling",
"messing over",
"mishandling",
"mistreating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"molesting",
"outraging",
"violating",
"harassing",
"harming",
"hurting",
"injuring",
"oppressing",
"persecuting",
"tormenting",
"torturing",
"burning",
"sandbagging",
"victimizing",
"wronging",
"beating (up)",
"messing (up)",
"roughing (up)",
"working (over)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"caring (for)",
"cherishing",
"fostering",
"nurturing",
"babying",
"catering (to)",
"coddling",
"favoring",
"gratifying",
"humoring",
"indulging",
"mollycoddling",
"pampering",
"spoiling"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misstep":{
"a wrong judgment":{
"examples":[
"another misstep like that, and the company could go belly-up"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehension",
"miscalculation",
"misjudging",
"misjudgment",
"mistake",
"slip",
"slipup"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blunder",
"boner",
"boob",
"clinker",
"errancy",
"error",
"fault",
"flub",
"fumble",
"gaffe",
"goof",
"inaccuracy",
"lapse",
"miscue",
"stumble",
"trip",
"foul-up",
"muff",
"misstatement",
"misconception",
"misconstruction",
"misconstruing",
"misimpression",
"misinterpretation",
"misprision",
"misunderstanding"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy":{
"examples":[
"a misstep that could lead to disaster"
],
"synonyms":[
"blunder",
"bobble",
"boo-boo",
"boob",
"brick",
"clanger",
"clinker",
"error",
"fault",
"flub",
"fluff",
"fumble",
"gaff",
"gaffe",
"goof",
"inaccuracy",
"lapse",
"miscue",
"mistake",
"oversight",
"screwup",
"slip",
"slipup",
"stumble",
"trip"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bloomer",
"blooper",
"boner",
"howler",
"pratfall",
"foul-up",
"snafu",
"misapprehension",
"miscalculation",
"miscomprehension",
"misconception",
"misconstruction",
"misdescription",
"misimpression",
"misinterpretation",
"misjudgment",
"misreading",
"misstatement",
"misunderstanding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accuracy",
"correctness",
"exactitude",
"exactness",
"preciseness",
"precision",
"strictness",
"inerrancy",
"infallibility",
"perfection"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misprizes":{
"as in underestimates , misjudges":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misesteems",
"misjudges",
"underestimates",
"undervalues",
"transvaluates",
"transvalues",
"reappraises",
"reassesses",
"reevaluates",
"rejudges",
"revalues",
"analyzes",
"assays",
"surveys",
"tests",
"decides",
"settles",
"prices",
"prizes",
"ascertains",
"determines",
"discovers",
"learns",
"adjudges",
"deems",
"judges",
"appraises",
"assesses",
"estimates",
"evaluates",
"guesstimates",
"rates",
"sets",
"valuates",
"values"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"miss":{
"to fail to attend":{
"examples":[
"had to miss work for a week because of the flu"
],
"synonyms":[
"blow off",
"cut",
"skip"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ignore",
"neglect",
"pass over"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"attend",
"show up (for)"
]
},
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"I think you're missing the point"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehend",
"misconstrue",
"misinterpret",
"misknow",
"misperceive",
"misread",
"mistake",
"misunderstand"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceive",
"misdeem",
"misjudge",
"mishear"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciate",
"apprehend",
"catch",
"comprehend",
"conceive",
"fathom",
"get",
"grasp",
"grok",
"know",
"make out",
"penetrate",
"perceive",
"savvy",
"see",
"seize",
"take in",
"understand"
]
},
"to be unsuccessful":{
"examples":[
"everyone knows that most of the new television series will miss and be gone before anyone notices"
],
"synonyms":[
"bomb",
"collapse",
"crater",
"fail",
"flame out",
"flop",
"flunk",
"fold",
"founder",
"strike out",
"tank",
"wash out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flounder",
"struggle",
"decline",
"sink",
"skid",
"slip",
"slump",
"wane",
"crash",
"crumble",
"miscarry",
"misfire",
"go under",
"implode",
"self-destruct"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cook",
"flourish",
"prosper",
"thrive",
"prevail",
"triumph",
"win"
],
"antonyms":[
"click",
"come off",
"deliver",
"go",
"go over",
"pan out",
"succeed",
"work out"
]
},
"a female person who has not yet reached adulthood":{
"examples":[
"a talented young miss who wants to become a writer"
],
"synonyms":[
"filly",
"girl",
"lass",
"lassie",
"missy",
"nymph",
"sheila"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bobby-soxer",
"junior miss",
"schoolgirl",
"subdebutante",
"teenybopper",
"gamine",
"hoyden",
"pixie",
"pixy",
"romp",
"snip",
"tomboy"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a young unmarried woman":{
"examples":[
"you should ask that young miss if she would like to dance"
],
"synonyms":[
"damsel",
"demoiselle",
"girl",
"maid",
"maiden"
],
"near synonyms":[
"virgin",
"deb",
"debutante",
"ingenue",
"ing\u00e9nue",
"bird",
"chit",
"filly",
"lass",
"lassie",
"sheila",
"sister",
"colleen",
"mademoiselle",
"senhorita",
"senorita",
"se\u00f1orita"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that has failed":{
"examples":[
"a television season with far fewer hits than misses"
],
"synonyms":[
"bomb",
"bummer",
"bust",
"catastrophe",
"clinker",
"clunker",
"debacle",
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
"disaster",
"dud",
"failure",
"fiasco",
"fizzle",
"flop",
"frost",
"lemon",
"loser",
"shipwreck",
"turkey",
"washout"
],
"near synonyms":[
"also-ran",
"disappointment",
"dog",
"has-been",
"near miss",
"botch",
"hash",
"mess",
"muddle",
"shambles",
"nonevent",
"nonstarter"
],
"near antonyms":[
"corker",
"crackerjack",
"crackajack",
"dandy",
"jim-dandy",
"phenomenon"
],
"antonyms":[
"blockbuster",
"hit",
"smash",
"success",
"winner"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"missionizer":{
"as in missionary , evangelist":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"evangelist",
"missionary",
"missioner",
"revivalist",
"chaplain",
"confessor",
"sky pilot",
"friar",
"mendicant",
"monastic",
"monk",
"oblate",
"religious",
"abb\u00e9",
"curate",
"cur\u00e9",
"parson",
"pastor",
"rector",
"shepherd",
"vicar",
"high priest",
"high priestess",
"abbot",
"archbishop",
"archpriest",
"bishop",
"dean",
"diocesan",
"monsignor",
"pope",
"prelate",
"presbyter",
"clergywoman",
"deaconess",
"priestess",
"churchman",
"clergyman",
"father",
"Holy Joe",
"padre",
"clergyperson",
"cleric",
"clerical",
"clerk",
"deacon",
"divine",
"dominie",
"ecclesiastic",
"minister",
"preacher",
"priest",
"reverend"
],
"near antonyms":[
"layman",
"layperson",
"secular",
"lay reader",
"lector"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misdeem":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"my son is a shy, quiet boy, but you seriously misdeem him if you believe him to be stupid"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculate",
"misconceive",
"misestimate",
"misgauge",
"misjudge",
"mismeasure",
"mistake"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehend",
"misconstrue",
"misinterpret",
"misknow",
"misperceive",
"misunderstand",
"overestimate",
"overrate",
"overvalue",
"misesteem",
"underestimate",
"underrate",
"undervalue",
"miscount",
"misreckon"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"missioner":{
"a person who is sent especially to a foreign country to do religious work (such as converting people to the religion or ministering to the sick)":{
"examples":[
"The church has a program in which volunteers spend one year abroad as missioners ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"missionary",
"apostle",
"evangelist",
"proselytizer",
"soldier",
"revivalist",
"friar",
"mendicant",
"monastic",
"monk",
"oblate",
"religious",
"clergyperson",
"cleric",
"clerical",
"clerk",
"deacon",
"divine",
"dominie",
"ecclesiastic",
"minister",
"preacher",
"priest",
"reverend",
"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",
"high priest",
"high priestess",
"faithful",
"loyalist",
"advocate",
"backer",
"champion",
"supporter",
"prot\u00e9g\u00e9",
"scholar",
"student",
"ideologist",
"ideologue",
"idealogue",
"sectarian",
"admirer",
"cultist",
"devotee",
"enthusiast",
"fan",
"idolater",
"idolator",
"worshipper",
"worshiper",
"zealot",
"acolyte",
"adherent",
"convert",
"disciple",
"epigone",
"follower",
"liege man",
"partisan",
"partizan",
"pupil",
"votarist",
"votary"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apostate",
"defector",
"renegade",
"traitor",
"turncoat",
"coryphaeus",
"leader",
"layman",
"layperson",
"secular",
"lay reader",
"lector"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"missetting":{
"as in losing , misplacing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"losing",
"mislaying",
"misplacing",
"missing",
"overlooking",
"passing over"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ascertaining",
"descrying",
"detecting",
"determining",
"digging out",
"digging up",
"discovering",
"dredging (up)",
"ferreting (out)",
"finding",
"finding out",
"getting",
"hitting (on or upon)",
"hunting (down or up)",
"learning",
"locating",
"nosing out",
"rooting (out)",
"routing (out)",
"rummaging",
"running down",
"scaring up",
"scouting (up)",
"tracking (down)",
"turning up",
"espying",
"sighting",
"spotting",
"looking for",
"searching (for or out)",
"seeking"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misrepresent":{
"to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of":{
"examples":[
"this summary seriously misrepresents the general tone and substance of the speech"
],
"synonyms":[
"bend",
"color",
"cook",
"distort",
"falsify",
"fudge",
"garble",
"misinterpret",
"misrelate",
"misstate",
"pervert",
"slant",
"twist",
"warp"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misdescribe",
"misspeak",
"mistranslate",
"belie",
"camouflage",
"disguise",
"dissemble",
"gloss (over)",
"mask",
"veil",
"whitewash",
"bowdlerize",
"censor",
"complicate",
"confound",
"confuse",
"mistake",
"mix (up)",
"mystify",
"obscure",
"equivocate",
"fib",
"lie",
"palter",
"prevaricate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarify",
"clear (up)",
"explain",
"illuminate",
"illustrate",
"interpret",
"spell out",
"decipher"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give a misleading impression of":{
"examples":[
"deliberately misrepresented the facts of the case"
],
"synonyms":[
"belie"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contradict",
"camouflage",
"cloak",
"conceal",
"counterfeit",
"disguise",
"hide",
"mask",
"obscure",
"color",
"deceive",
"distort",
"falsify",
"garble",
"mislead",
"misrender",
"misreport",
"twist",
"dissemble",
"feign",
"pretend"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bare",
"demonstrate",
"disclose",
"discover",
"evince",
"exhibit",
"expose",
"reveal",
"flaunt",
"parade",
"show off"
],
"antonyms":[
"betray",
"represent"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misesteems":{
"as in underestimates , undervalues":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"underestimates",
"underrates",
"undervalues",
"overestimates",
"overrates",
"overvalues",
"miscounts",
"misreckons",
"misapprehends",
"misconstrues",
"misinterprets",
"misknows",
"misperceives",
"misunderstands",
"miscalculates",
"misconceives",
"misdeems",
"misestimates",
"misgauges",
"misjudges",
"mismeasures",
"mistakes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misreckoned":{
"as in miscounted":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"miscounted",
"misesteemed",
"underestimated",
"underrated",
"undervalued",
"overestimated",
"overrated",
"overvalued",
"misapprehended",
"misconstrued",
"misinterpreted",
"misknew",
"misperceived",
"misunderstood",
"miscalculated",
"misconceived",
"misdeemed",
"misestimated",
"misgauged",
"misgaged",
"misjudged",
"mismeasured",
"mistook"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misinterpreting":{
"to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of":{
"examples":[
"his note on this passage in the novel seriously misinterprets the author's meaning"
],
"synonyms":[
"bending",
"coloring",
"cooking",
"distorting",
"falsifying",
"fudging",
"garbling",
"misrelating",
"misrepresenting",
"misstating",
"perverting",
"slanting",
"twisting",
"warping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misdescribing",
"misspeaking",
"mistranslating",
"belying",
"camouflaging",
"disguising",
"dissembling",
"glossing (over)",
"masking",
"veiling",
"whitewashing",
"bowdlerizing",
"censoring",
"complicating",
"confounding",
"confusing",
"mistaking",
"mixing (up)",
"mystifying",
"obscuring",
"equivocating",
"fibbing",
"lying",
"paltering",
"prevaricating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarifying",
"clearing (up)",
"explaining",
"illuminating",
"illustrating",
"interpreting",
"spelling out",
"deciphering"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"we misinterpreted the directions and ended up on the wrong side of town"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehending",
"misconstruing",
"misknowing",
"misperceiving",
"misreading",
"missing",
"mistaking",
"misunderstanding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceiving",
"misdeeming",
"misjudging",
"mishearing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciating",
"apprehending",
"catching",
"comprehending",
"conceiving",
"fathoming",
"getting",
"grasping",
"grokking",
"knowing",
"making out",
"penetrating",
"perceiving",
"savvying",
"seeing",
"seizing",
"taking in",
"understanding"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misremember":{
"as in ignore , overlook":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"disregard",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"overlook",
"overpass",
"pass over",
"slight",
"slur (over)",
"disremember",
"forget",
"unlearn",
"lose",
"miss",
"blank"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flash back (to)",
"hark back (to)",
"harken back (to)",
"hearken back (to)",
"mind",
"recall",
"recollect",
"remember",
"reminisce (about)",
"think (of)",
"remind"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mismanage":{
"to manage badly":{
"examples":[
"the business was mismanaged so seriously that it eventually had to declare bankruptcy"
],
"synonyms":[
"maladminister",
"misconduct",
"misgovern",
"mishandle",
"misrule"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abuse",
"ill-treat",
"ill-use",
"maltreat",
"mistreat",
"misuse",
"damage",
"harm",
"hurt",
"violate",
"botch",
"bungle"
],
"near antonyms":[
"govern",
"handle",
"husband",
"manage",
"rule",
"care (for)",
"nurture",
"aid",
"help",
"protect",
"rescue"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misdoer":{
"as in offender , criminal":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"criminal",
"crook",
"felon",
"lawbreaker",
"miscreant",
"misfeasor",
"offender",
"reprobate",
"transgressor",
"villain",
"evildoer",
"immoralist",
"malefactor",
"sinner",
"wrongdoer",
"corrupter",
"corruptor"
],
"near antonyms":[
"angel",
"innocent",
"saint"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mis-sorting":{
"as in misclassifying , mistyping":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misclassifying",
"mistyping",
"confusing",
"disarranging",
"jumbling",
"lumping",
"mixing (up)",
"scrambling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assorting",
"breaking down",
"categorizing",
"classifying",
"classing",
"codifying",
"compartmentalizing",
"compartmenting",
"digesting",
"distinguishing",
"distributing",
"grading",
"grouping",
"pegging",
"placing",
"ranging",
"ranking",
"relegating",
"separating",
"sorting",
"typing",
"arraying",
"disposing",
"drawing up",
"marshaling",
"marshalling",
"ordering",
"organizing",
"systematizing",
"alphabetizing",
"cataloging",
"cataloguing",
"filing",
"indexing",
"listing",
"referring"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misfeasors":{
"as in offenders , criminals":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"criminals",
"crooks",
"felons",
"lawbreakers",
"miscreants",
"misdoers",
"offenders",
"reprobates",
"transgressors",
"villains",
"evildoers",
"immoralists",
"malefactors",
"sinners",
"wrongdoers",
"corrupters",
"corruptors"
],
"near antonyms":[
"angels",
"innocents",
"saints"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"missionizes":{
"as in converts , influences":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"converts",
"proselytes",
"proselytizes",
"brainwashes",
"influences",
"sways",
"propagates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"secularizes",
"dissuades"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misemployment":{
"incorrect or improper use":{
"examples":[
"the misemployment of interns as errand runners when they have valuable ideas to contribute"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuse",
"misapplication",
"misusage",
"misuse",
"misutilization",
"perversion"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mishandling",
"mismanagement",
"mismanaging",
"ill-treatment",
"ill-usage",
"maltreatment",
"mistreatment",
"damage",
"destruction",
"ruin",
"spoiling",
"wrecking",
"corruption",
"debasement",
"desecration",
"profanation",
"prostitution"
],
"near antonyms":[
"application",
"employment",
"use",
"utilization"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misjudging":{
"a wrong judgment":{
"examples":[
"a series of small misjudgings along the way eventually amounted to a colossal mistake"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehension",
"miscalculation",
"misjudgment",
"misstep",
"mistake",
"slip",
"slipup"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blunder",
"boner",
"boob",
"clinker",
"errancy",
"error",
"fault",
"flub",
"fumble",
"gaffe",
"goof",
"inaccuracy",
"lapse",
"miscue",
"stumble",
"trip",
"foul-up",
"muff",
"misstatement",
"misconception",
"misconstruction",
"misconstruing",
"misimpression",
"misinterpretation",
"misprision",
"misunderstanding"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"the gymnast misjudged her landing and sprained her ankle"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculating",
"misconceiving",
"misdeeming",
"misestimating",
"misgauging",
"misgaging",
"mismeasuring",
"mistaking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehending",
"misconstruing",
"misinterpreting",
"misknowing",
"misperceiving",
"misunderstanding",
"overestimating",
"overrating",
"overvaluing",
"misesteeming",
"underestimating",
"underrating",
"undervaluing",
"miscounting",
"misreckoning"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"misuse":{
"incorrect or improper use":{
"examples":[
"the warranty for this dryer is null and void if you subject the product to deliberate misuse"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuse",
"misapplication",
"misemployment",
"misusage",
"misutilization",
"perversion"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mishandling",
"mismanagement",
"mismanaging",
"ill-treatment",
"ill-usage",
"maltreatment",
"mistreatment",
"damage",
"destruction",
"ruin",
"spoiling",
"wrecking",
"corruption",
"debasement",
"desecration",
"profanation",
"prostitution"
],
"near antonyms":[
"application",
"employment",
"use",
"utilization"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to put to a bad or improper use":{
"examples":[
"an actor who misused his considerable talent by appearing in too many lousy movies"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuse",
"misapply",
"misemploy",
"pervert",
"profane",
"prostitute"
],
"near synonyms":[
"degrade",
"twist",
"mismanage",
"corrupt",
"debase",
"desecrate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apply",
"employ",
"use",
"utilize",
"respect"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to inflict physical or emotional harm upon":{
"examples":[
"sadly misused by the people he had trusted"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuse",
"brutalize",
"bully",
"ill-treat",
"ill-use",
"kick around",
"maltreat",
"manhandle",
"mess over",
"mishandle",
"mistreat"
],
"near synonyms":[
"molest",
"outrage",
"violate",
"harass",
"harm",
"hurt",
"injure",
"oppress",
"persecute",
"torment",
"torture",
"burn",
"sandbag",
"victimize",
"wrong",
"beat (up)",
"mess (up)",
"rough (up)",
"work (over)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"care (for)",
"cherish",
"foster",
"nurture",
"baby",
"cater (to)",
"coddle",
"favor",
"gratify",
"humor",
"indulge",
"mollycoddle",
"pamper",
"spoil"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"misaligns":{
"as in deranges , rumples":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"deranges",
"disarranges",
"disarrays",
"disorders",
"messes (up)",
"musses (up)",
"rumples",
"upsets"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aligns",
"alines",
"cues",
"lines",
"lines up",
"queues",
"emplaces",
"places",
"sets",
"unscrambles"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"missets":{
"as in loses , misplaces":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"loses",
"mislays",
"misplaces",
"misses",
"overlooks",
"passes over"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ascertains",
"descries",
"detects",
"determines",
"digs out",
"digs up",
"discovers",
"dredges (up)",
"ferrets (out)",
"finds",
"finds out",
"gets",
"hits (on or upon)",
"hunts (down or up)",
"learns",
"locates",
"noses out",
"roots (out)",
"routs (out)",
"rummages",
"runs down",
"scares up",
"scouts (up)",
"tracks (down)",
"turns up",
"espies",
"sights",
"spots",
"looks for",
"searches (for or out)",
"seeks"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misrelated":{
"to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of":{
"examples":[
"that Hollywood anecdote has been misrelated so many times that at this point no one knows what was actually said"
],
"synonyms":[
"bent",
"colored",
"cooked",
"distorted",
"falsified",
"fudged",
"garbled",
"misinterpreted",
"misrepresented",
"misstated",
"perverted",
"slanted",
"twisted",
"warped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misdescribed",
"misspoke",
"mistranslated",
"belied",
"camouflaged",
"disguised",
"dissembled",
"glossed (over)",
"masked",
"veiled",
"whitewashed",
"bowdlerized",
"censored",
"complicated",
"confounded",
"confused",
"mistook",
"mixed (up)",
"mystified",
"obscured",
"equivocated",
"fibbed",
"lied",
"paltered",
"prevaricated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarified",
"cleared (up)",
"explained",
"illuminated",
"illustrated",
"interpreted",
"spelled out",
"deciphered"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misliked":{
"to feel dislike for":{
"examples":[
"as Shakespeare's Othello famously pleaded, \" Mislike me not for my complexion\""
],
"synonyms":[
"disfavored",
"disliked",
"disrelished"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abhorred",
"abominated",
"detested",
"execrated",
"hated",
"loathed",
"resented",
"condemned",
"despised",
"scorned",
"cringed (at)",
"disapproved (of)",
"frowned (on or upon)",
"minded",
"objected (to)",
"shied (from or away from)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"admired",
"appreciated",
"cherished",
"esteemed",
"regarded",
"respected",
"adored",
"deified",
"idolized",
"revered",
"reverenced",
"venerated",
"worshipped",
"worshiped",
"prized",
"treasured",
"valued",
"drank (in)",
"savored",
"savoured",
"doted (on)",
"idolized",
"favored",
"preferred"
],
"antonyms":[
"adored",
"cottoned (to)",
"delighted (in)",
"dug",
"enjoyed",
"fancied",
"grooved (on)",
"liked",
"loved",
"relished",
"reveled (in)",
"revelled (in)"
]
},
"to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{
"examples":[
"he's such a polite, friendly, and kind young man, it's hard to see how any prospective father-in-law could mislike him"
],
"synonyms":[
"deprecated",
"disapproved (of)",
"discountenanced",
"disesteemed",
"disfavored",
"disliked",
"frowned (on or upon)",
"reproved",
"tsk-tsked",
"tutted (over or about)",
"tut-tutted (over or about)"
],
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"disrelished",
"objected (to)",
"pooh-poohed",
"poohed",
"rejected",
"reprehended",
"reprobated",
"scorned",
"censured",
"condemned",
"criticized",
"denounced",
"discommended",
"chid",
"chided",
"rebuked",
"reproached",
"scolded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"sanctioned",
"supported",
"adored",
"delighted (in)",
"dug",
"enjoyed",
"fancied",
"grooved (on)",
"loved",
"relished",
"reveled (in)",
"revelled (in)"
],
"antonyms":[
"approved",
"favored",
"liked"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misprision":{
"open dislike for someone or something considered unworthy of one's concern or respect":{
"examples":[
"his intense misprision for films that rely on CGI instead of live action is well known"
],
"synonyms":[
"contempt",
"contemptuousness",
"despisement",
"despite",
"despitefulness",
"disdain",
"scorn"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abhorrence",
"abomination",
"detestation",
"execration",
"hate",
"hatred",
"loathing",
"lovelessness",
"cattiness",
"hatefulness",
"invidiousness",
"malevolence",
"malice",
"maliciousness",
"malignancy",
"malignity",
"meanness",
"spite",
"spitefulness",
"aversion",
"disgust",
"distaste",
"horror",
"odium",
"repugnance",
"repulsion",
"revulsion",
"animosity",
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"bitterness",
"enmity",
"gall",
"grudge",
"hostility",
"jealousy",
"pique",
"resentment",
"bile",
"jaundice",
"rancor",
"spleen",
"venom",
"vindictiveness",
"virulence",
"vitriol",
"aspersion",
"belittlement",
"deprecation",
"depreciation",
"detraction",
"diminishment",
"disparagement",
"derision",
"mockery",
"ridicule",
"abuse",
"invective",
"vituperation",
"censure",
"condemnation",
"denunciation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acceptance",
"tolerance",
"adoration",
"adulation",
"deference",
"deification",
"glorification",
"idolatry",
"idolization",
"lionization",
"reverence",
"veneration",
"worship",
"affection",
"fancy",
"fondness",
"liking",
"love"
],
"antonyms":[
"admiration",
"esteem",
"estimation",
"favor",
"regard",
"respect"
]
},
"the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action":{
"examples":[
"an elected official charged with misprision and bribery"
],
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"default",
"delinquency",
"dereliction",
"failure",
"neglect",
"negligence",
"nonfeasance",
"oversight"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carelessness",
"heedlessness",
"inadvertence",
"inadvertency",
"laxity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"compliance",
"discharge",
"fulfillment",
"fulfilment"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misappropriations":{
"as in embezzlements , misapplications":{
"examples":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"embezzlements",
"grafts",
"misapplications",
"peculations",
"burglaries",
"housebreakings",
"petit larcenies",
"petty larcenies",
"larcenies",
"robberies",
"thefts",
"thieveries",
"pilferages",
"abductions",
"carjackings",
"hijackings",
"highjackings",
"kidnappings",
"kidnapings",
"despoilments",
"despoliations",
"pillages",
"rapines",
"spoliations",
"black marketeerings",
"banditries",
"piracies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mistitles":{
"as in misnames , miscalls":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"miscalls",
"misnames",
"denotes",
"specifies",
"code-names",
"nicknames",
"brands",
"stigmatizes",
"tags",
"rechristens",
"relabels",
"renames",
"baptizes",
"calls",
"christens",
"clepes",
"denominates",
"designates",
"dubs",
"entitles",
"labels",
"names",
"nominates",
"styles",
"terms",
"titles",
"surnames"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misclassified":{
"as in mistyped , missorted":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"missorted",
"mis-sorted",
"mistyped",
"confused",
"disarranged",
"jumbled",
"lumped",
"mixed (up)",
"scrambled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assorted",
"broke down",
"categorized",
"classed",
"classified",
"codified",
"compartmentalized",
"compartmented",
"digested",
"distinguished",
"distributed",
"graded",
"grouped",
"pegged",
"placed",
"ranged",
"ranked",
"relegated",
"separated",
"sorted",
"typed",
"arrayed",
"disposed",
"drew up",
"marshaled",
"marshalled",
"ordered",
"organized",
"systematized",
"alphabetized",
"cataloged",
"catalogued",
"filed",
"indexed",
"listed",
"referred"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misallocating":{
"as in withholding , begrudging":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"begrudging",
"declining",
"denying",
"depriving (of)",
"disallowing",
"refusing",
"rejecting",
"withholding",
"niggling (out)",
"pinching",
"skimping",
"stinting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"administering",
"allocating",
"apportioning",
"dealing (out)",
"dispensing",
"distributing",
"doling out",
"handing out",
"meting (out)",
"parceling (out)",
"parcelling (out)",
"portioning",
"prorating",
"admeasuring",
"allotting",
"allowing",
"appropriating",
"assigning",
"dishing out",
"dividing",
"divvying (up)",
"dolloping (out)",
"lotting",
"measuring (out)",
"parting",
"proportioning",
"rationing",
"redistributing",
"setting",
"sharing (out)",
"splitting",
"bestowing",
"disbursing",
"furnishing",
"issuing",
"providing",
"sharing",
"supplying"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misperception":{
"as in mistake , misconception":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"astigmatism",
"misconception",
"misprision",
"mistake",
"incomprehension",
"misapprehension",
"misconstruction",
"misconstruing",
"misimpression",
"misinterpretation",
"misknowledge",
"misreading",
"misunderstanding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appreciation",
"apprehension",
"comprehension",
"conception",
"grasp",
"grokking",
"knowledge",
"perception",
"prehension",
"understanding",
"awareness",
"consciousness",
"realization"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mishaps":{
"a chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury":{
"examples":[
"the usual mishaps of a family vacation"
],
"synonyms":[
"accidents",
"casualties",
"mischances"
],
"near synonyms":[
"calamities",
"cataclysms",
"catastrophes",
"croppers",
"deathblows",
"disasters",
"tragedies",
"bummers",
"knocks",
"misadventures",
"misfortunes",
"collisions",
"crack-ups",
"crashes",
"smashups",
"wrecks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boons",
"breaks",
"flukes",
"godsends",
"miracles",
"strikes",
"windfalls",
"fortunes",
"luck",
"serendipities"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"bad luck or an example of this":{
"examples":[
"mishap followed wherever he went"
],
"synonyms":[
"adversities",
"ills",
"knocks",
"misadventures",
"mischances",
"misfortunes",
"tragedies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"calamities",
"cataclysms",
"catastrophes",
"disasters",
"afflictions",
"hardships",
"trials",
"tribulations",
"woes",
"distresses",
"miseries",
"sufferings",
"defeats",
"failures",
"fizzles",
"nonsuccesses",
"curses",
"evils",
"sorrows",
"troubles",
"accidents",
"casualties",
"blows",
"body blows",
"disappointments",
"letdowns",
"setbacks",
"circumstances",
"destinies",
"dooms",
"fates",
"lots",
"portions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breaks",
"chances",
"flukes",
"godsends",
"hits",
"opportunities",
"strikes",
"strokes",
"windfalls",
"accomplishments",
"achievements",
"successes"
],
"antonyms":[
"fortunes",
"luck",
"serendipities"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misogynists":{
"a person who hates women \u2014 often used before another noun":{
"examples":[
"a misogynist joke",
"their misogynist boss"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"anti-feminists",
"bigots",
"chauvinists",
"misandrists",
"sexists",
"cynics",
"misanthropes",
"naysayers",
"pessimists",
"doubters",
"negativists",
"skeptics",
"belittlers",
"critics",
"deriders",
"detractors",
"scoffers",
"malcontents",
"defeatists"
],
"near antonyms":[
"egalitarians",
"feminists",
"optimists",
"positivists",
"idealists"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mistype":{
"as in misclassify , missort":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misclassify",
"missort",
"confuse",
"disarrange",
"jumble",
"lump",
"mix (up)",
"scramble"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assort",
"break down",
"categorize",
"class",
"classify",
"codify",
"compartment",
"compartmentalize",
"digest",
"distinguish",
"distribute",
"grade",
"group",
"peg",
"place",
"range",
"rank",
"relegate",
"separate",
"sort",
"type",
"array",
"dispose",
"draw up",
"marshal",
"marshall",
"order",
"organize",
"systematize",
"alphabetize",
"catalog",
"catalogue",
"file",
"index",
"list",
"refer"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misclassifying":{
"as in mistyping , missorting":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"missorting",
"mis-sorting",
"mistyping",
"confusing",
"disarranging",
"jumbling",
"lumping",
"mixing (up)",
"scrambling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assorting",
"breaking down",
"categorizing",
"classifying",
"classing",
"codifying",
"compartmentalizing",
"compartmenting",
"digesting",
"distinguishing",
"distributing",
"grading",
"grouping",
"pegging",
"placing",
"ranging",
"ranking",
"relegating",
"separating",
"sorting",
"typing",
"arraying",
"disposing",
"drawing up",
"marshaling",
"marshalling",
"ordering",
"organizing",
"systematizing",
"alphabetizing",
"cataloging",
"cataloguing",
"filing",
"indexing",
"listing",
"referring"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misgoverning":{
"to manage badly":{
"examples":[
"the ruling party was soundly defeated at the polls for having disastrously misgoverned the country"
],
"synonyms":[
"maladministering",
"misconducting",
"mishandling",
"mismanaging",
"misruling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abusing",
"ill-treating",
"ill-using",
"maltreating",
"mistreating",
"misusing",
"damaging",
"harming",
"hurting",
"violating",
"botching",
"bungling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"governing",
"handling",
"husbanding",
"managing",
"ruling",
"caring (for)",
"nurturing",
"aiding",
"helping",
"protecting",
"rescuing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misdoubts":{
"a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something":{
"examples":[
"whatever misdoubts I had about the candidate's qualifications were erased by the interview"
],
"synonyms":[
"distrust",
"doubts",
"dubieties",
"dubitations",
"incertitudes",
"misgivings",
"mistrust",
"queries",
"reservations",
"skepticism",
"suspicions",
"uncertainties"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disbeliefs",
"incredulities",
"anxieties",
"concerns",
"paranoias",
"compunctions",
"niggles",
"qualms",
"scruples",
"tremors"
],
"near antonyms":[
"credences",
"faiths"
],
"antonyms":[
"assurances",
"beliefs",
"certainties",
"certitudes",
"confidences",
"convictions",
"sureties",
"trusts"
]
},
"to have no trust or confidence in":{
"examples":[
"unexpectedly elevated to the throne, the new king acknowledged that many misdoubted his ability to lead his people"
],
"synonyms":[
"distrusts",
"doubts",
"mistrusts",
"questions",
"suspects"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disbelieves",
"discounts",
"discredits",
"negates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banks (on or upon)",
"counts (on or upon)",
"depends (on or upon)",
"relies (on or upon)"
],
"antonyms":[
"trusts"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"misbecoming":{
"as in mismatched":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"mismatched",
"extraneous",
"immaterial",
"inapplicable",
"irrelative",
"irrelevant",
"incompatible",
"inconsistent",
"uncongenial",
"inopportune",
"unfortunate",
"unseasonable",
"untimely",
"bad",
"naughty",
"sinful",
"amiss",
"graceless",
"improper",
"inapposite",
"inappropriate",
"inapt",
"incongruous",
"incorrect",
"indecorous",
"inept",
"infelicitous",
"malapropos",
"perverse",
"unapt",
"unbecoming",
"unfit",
"unhappy",
"unseemly",
"unsuitable",
"untoward",
"wrong",
"blamable",
"blameworthy",
"censurable",
"banned",
"barred",
"disallowed",
"forbidden",
"interdicted",
"outlawed",
"prohibited",
"proscribed",
"awkward",
"gauche",
"ungraceful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appropriate",
"becoming",
"befitting",
"correct",
"decorous",
"felicitous",
"fit",
"fitting",
"genteel",
"happy",
"meet",
"proper",
"right",
"seemly",
"suitable",
"fortunate",
"opportune",
"seasonable",
"timely",
"applicable",
"apposite",
"apropos",
"apt",
"germane",
"material",
"pat",
"pointed",
"relative",
"relevant",
"compatible",
"congenial",
"harmonious",
"allowed",
"authorized",
"permitted",
"approved",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"kosher",
"licensed",
"sanctioned",
"abetted",
"encouraged",
"promoted",
"supported",
"acceptable",
"adequate",
"all right",
"decent",
"fine",
"OK",
"okay",
"passable",
"respectable",
"satisfactory",
"tolerable",
"commendable",
"creditable",
"exemplary",
"blameless",
"irreproachable",
"balanced",
"companionate",
"congruous",
"consonant",
"harmonious"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"miscuing":{
"as in mistaking , misjudging":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"miscalculating",
"misconceiving",
"miscounting",
"misdeeming",
"misgauging",
"misgaging",
"misjudging",
"mistaking",
"bobbling",
"botching",
"bungling",
"butchering",
"foozling",
"mangling",
"mishandling",
"muffing",
"murdering",
"misconstruing",
"misinterpreting",
"misunderstanding",
"nodding",
"blundering",
"boobing",
"erring",
"flubbing",
"fluffing",
"fouling up",
"fumbling",
"goofing (up)",
"lousing up",
"messing (up)",
"screwing up",
"slipping up",
"stumbling",
"tripping"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misappropriate":{
"to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{
"examples":[
"a financial manager misappropriating funds from her clients' accounts"
],
"synonyms":[
"appropriate",
"boost",
"filch",
"heist",
"hook",
"lift",
"nick",
"nip",
"pilfer",
"pinch",
"pocket",
"purloin",
"rip off",
"snitch",
"steal",
"swipe",
"thieve"
],
"near synonyms":[
"burglarize",
"knock over",
"rob",
"loot",
"pillage",
"plunder",
"sack",
"carjack",
"hijack",
"highjack",
"pick",
"rifle",
"poach",
"rustle",
"shoplift",
"collar",
"grab",
"grasp",
"nail",
"seize",
"snatch",
"take",
"mooch",
"sponge",
"abduct",
"kidnap",
"shanghai",
"spirit"
],
"near antonyms":[
"buy",
"purchase",
"bestow",
"contribute",
"donate",
"give",
"hand over",
"present"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"missionizing":{
"as in converting , influencing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"converting",
"proselyting",
"proselytizing",
"brainwashing",
"influencing",
"swaying",
"propagating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"secularizing",
"dissuading"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misdeems":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"my son is a shy, quiet boy, but you seriously misdeem him if you believe him to be stupid"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculates",
"misconceives",
"misestimates",
"misgauges",
"misjudges",
"mismeasures",
"mistakes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehends",
"misconstrues",
"misinterprets",
"misknows",
"misperceives",
"misunderstands",
"overestimates",
"overrates",
"overvalues",
"misesteems",
"underestimates",
"underrates",
"undervalues",
"miscounts",
"misreckons"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misdescribes":{
"as in misspeaks , mistranslates":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misspeaks",
"mistranslates",
"bends",
"colors",
"cooks",
"distorts",
"falsifies",
"fudges",
"garbles",
"misinterprets",
"misrelates",
"misrepresents",
"misstates",
"perverts",
"slants",
"twists",
"warps",
"belies",
"camouflages",
"disguises",
"dissembles",
"glosses (over)",
"masks",
"veils",
"whitewashes",
"bowdlerizes",
"censors",
"complicates",
"confounds",
"confuses",
"mistakes",
"mixes (up)",
"mystifies",
"obscures",
"equivocates",
"fibs",
"lies",
"palters",
"prevaricates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarifies",
"clears (up)",
"explains",
"illuminates",
"illustrates",
"interprets",
"spells out",
"deciphers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misaligned":{
"as in deranged , rumpled":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"deranged",
"disarranged",
"disarrayed",
"disordered",
"messed (up)",
"mussed (up)",
"rumpled",
"upset"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aligned",
"alined",
"cued",
"lined",
"lined up",
"queued",
"emplaced",
"placed",
"set",
"unscrambled"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misset":{
"as in lose , misplace":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"lose",
"mislay",
"misplace",
"miss",
"overlook",
"pass over"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ascertain",
"descry",
"detect",
"determine",
"dig out",
"dig up",
"discover",
"dredge (up)",
"ferret (out)",
"find",
"find out",
"get",
"hit (on or upon)",
"hunt (down or up)",
"learn",
"locate",
"nose out",
"root (out)",
"rout (out)",
"rummage",
"run down",
"scare up",
"scout (up)",
"track (down)",
"turn up",
"espy",
"sight",
"spot",
"look for",
"search (for or out)",
"seek"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misruling":{
"to manage badly":{
"examples":[
"accused of misruling his island nation to the point of economic collapse"
],
"synonyms":[
"maladministering",
"misconducting",
"misgoverning",
"mishandling",
"mismanaging"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abusing",
"ill-treating",
"ill-using",
"maltreating",
"mistreating",
"misusing",
"damaging",
"harming",
"hurting",
"violating",
"botching",
"bungling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"governing",
"handling",
"husbanding",
"managing",
"ruling",
"caring (for)",
"nurturing",
"aiding",
"helping",
"protecting",
"rescuing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mishmash":{
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"the painting was just a mishmash of colors and abstract shapes as far as we could tell"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerate",
"agglomeration",
"alphabet soup",
"assortment",
"botch",
"clutter",
"collage",
"crazy quilt",
"farrago",
"gallimaufry",
"grab bag",
"gumbo",
"hash",
"hodgepodge",
"hotchpotch",
"jambalaya",
"jumble",
"jungle",
"litter",
"mac\u00e9doine",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"menagerie",
"miscellanea",
"miscellany",
"mixed bag",
"montage",
"motley",
"muddle",
"olio",
"olla podrida",
"omnium-gatherum",
"pastiche",
"patchwork",
"patchwork quilt",
"potpourri",
"ragbag",
"ragout",
"rummage",
"salad",
"salmagundi",
"scramble",
"shuffle",
"smorgasbord",
"stew",
"tumble",
"variety",
"welter"
],
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"detritus",
"notions",
"oddments",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"accumulation",
"aggregate",
"aggregation",
"conglomerate",
"conglomeration",
"catchall",
"admixture",
"alloy",
"amalgam",
"blend",
"combination",
"commixture",
"composite",
"compound",
"fusion",
"intermixture",
"mix-up",
"bollix",
"chaos",
"confusion",
"disarrangement",
"disarray",
"disorder",
"dog's breakfast",
"mess",
"morass",
"shambles",
"imbroglio",
"knot",
"snarl",
"tangle"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mishap":{
"a chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury":{
"examples":[
"the usual mishaps of a family vacation"
],
"synonyms":[
"accident",
"casualty",
"mischance"
],
"near synonyms":[
"calamity",
"cataclysm",
"catastrophe",
"cropper",
"deathblow",
"disaster",
"tragedy",
"bummer",
"knock",
"misadventure",
"misfortune",
"collision",
"crack-up",
"crash",
"smashup",
"wreck"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boon",
"break",
"fluke",
"godsend",
"miracle",
"strike",
"windfall",
"fortune",
"luck",
"serendipity"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"bad luck or an example of this":{
"examples":[
"mishap followed wherever he went"
],
"synonyms":[
"adversity",
"ill",
"knock",
"misadventure",
"mischance",
"misfortune",
"tragedy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"calamity",
"cataclysm",
"catastrophe",
"disaster",
"affliction",
"hardship",
"trial",
"tribulation",
"woe",
"distress",
"misery",
"suffering",
"unhappiness",
"defeat",
"failure",
"fizzle",
"nonsuccess",
"curse",
"evil",
"sorrow",
"trouble",
"accident",
"casualty",
"blow",
"body blow",
"disappointment",
"letdown",
"setback",
"circumstance",
"destiny",
"doom",
"fate",
"lot",
"portion"
],
"near antonyms":[
"break",
"chance",
"fluke",
"godsend",
"hit",
"opportunity",
"strike",
"stroke",
"windfall",
"accomplishment",
"achievement",
"success"
],
"antonyms":[
"fortune",
"luck",
"serendipity"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misreckoning":{
"as in miscounting":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"miscounting",
"misesteeming",
"underestimating",
"underrating",
"undervaluing",
"overestimating",
"overrating",
"overvaluing",
"misapprehending",
"misconstruing",
"misinterpreting",
"misknowing",
"misperceiving",
"misunderstanding",
"miscalculating",
"misconceiving",
"misdeeming",
"misestimating",
"misgauging",
"misgaging",
"misjudging",
"mismeasuring",
"mistaking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mister":{
"the male partner in a marriage":{
"examples":[
"I'll check with the mister and see if we're free that weekend"
],
"synonyms":[
"hubby",
"husband",
"man",
"old man"
],
"near synonyms":[
"better half",
"companion",
"consort",
"mate",
"partner",
"significant other",
"spouse",
"Mr. Right",
"soul mate",
"bridegroom",
"groom",
"benedict",
"widower",
"househusband"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misunderstands":{
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"you misunderstood that poem because you took everything so literally"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehends",
"misconstrues",
"misinterprets",
"misknows",
"misperceives",
"misreads",
"misses",
"mistakes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceives",
"misdeems",
"misjudges",
"mishears"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciates",
"apprehends",
"catches",
"comprehends",
"conceives",
"fathoms",
"gets",
"grasps",
"groks",
"knows",
"makes out",
"penetrates",
"perceives",
"savvies",
"sees",
"seizes",
"takes in",
"understands"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misappropriating":{
"to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{
"examples":[
"a financial manager misappropriating funds from her clients' accounts"
],
"synonyms":[
"appropriating",
"boosting",
"filching",
"heisting",
"hooking",
"lifting",
"nicking",
"nipping",
"pilfering",
"pinching",
"pocketing",
"purloining",
"ripping off",
"snitching",
"stealing",
"swiping",
"thieving"
],
"near synonyms":[
"burglarizing",
"knocking over",
"robbing",
"looting",
"pillaging",
"plundering",
"sacking",
"carjacking",
"hijacking",
"highjacking",
"picking",
"rifling",
"poaching",
"rustling",
"shoplifting",
"collaring",
"grabbing",
"grasping",
"nailing",
"seizing",
"snatching",
"taking",
"mooching",
"sponging",
"abducting",
"kidnapping",
"kidnaping",
"shanghaiing",
"spiriting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"buying",
"purchasing",
"bestowing",
"contributing",
"donating",
"giving",
"handing over",
"presenting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mistranslate":{
"as in misspeak , misdescribe":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misdescribe",
"misspeak",
"bend",
"color",
"cook",
"distort",
"falsify",
"fudge",
"garble",
"misinterpret",
"misrelate",
"misrepresent",
"misstate",
"pervert",
"slant",
"twist",
"warp",
"belie",
"camouflage",
"disguise",
"dissemble",
"gloss (over)",
"mask",
"veil",
"whitewash",
"bowdlerize",
"censor",
"complicate",
"confound",
"confuse",
"mistake",
"mix (up)",
"mystify",
"obscure",
"equivocate",
"fib",
"lie",
"palter",
"prevaricate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarify",
"clear (up)",
"explain",
"illuminate",
"illustrate",
"interpret",
"spell out",
"decipher"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misstating":{
"to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of":{
"examples":[
"it was important that the spokesperson not misstate the company's position to the media"
],
"synonyms":[
"bending",
"coloring",
"cooking",
"distorting",
"falsifying",
"fudging",
"garbling",
"misinterpreting",
"misrelating",
"misrepresenting",
"perverting",
"slanting",
"twisting",
"warping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misdescribing",
"misspeaking",
"mistranslating",
"belying",
"camouflaging",
"disguising",
"dissembling",
"glossing (over)",
"masking",
"veiling",
"whitewashing",
"bowdlerizing",
"censoring",
"complicating",
"confounding",
"confusing",
"mistaking",
"mixing (up)",
"mystifying",
"obscuring",
"equivocating",
"fibbing",
"lying",
"paltering",
"prevaricating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarifying",
"clearing (up)",
"explaining",
"illuminating",
"illustrating",
"interpreting",
"spelling out",
"deciphering"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"missionize":{
"as in convert , influence":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"convert",
"proselyte",
"proselytize",
"brainwash",
"influence",
"sway",
"propagate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"secularize",
"dissuade"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mischievous":{
"tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness":{
"examples":[
"the children had been so mischievous that we had to pay the babysitter extra and then clean up the mess"
],
"synonyms":[
"arch",
"devilish",
"elvish",
"espi\u00e8gle",
"impish",
"knavish",
"leprechaunish",
"pixie",
"pixy",
"pixieish",
"prankish",
"puckish",
"rascally",
"roguish",
"scampish",
"sly",
"tricksy",
"waggish",
"wicked"
],
"near synonyms":[
"antic",
"coltish",
"coy",
"frisky",
"frolicsome",
"kittenish",
"playful",
"sportful",
"sportive",
"gay",
"happy",
"lighthearted",
"whimsical",
"energetic",
"lively",
"spirited",
"sprightly",
"artful",
"crafty",
"cunning",
"trickish",
"tricky",
"wily",
"misbehaving",
"naughty",
"troublemaking",
"pestering",
"riling",
"teasing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"grave",
"grim",
"sedate",
"sober",
"solemn",
"staid",
"stern"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"engaging in or marked by childish misbehavior":{
"examples":[
"punished for their mischievous tricks on the neighbors"
],
"synonyms":[
"bad",
"contrary",
"errant",
"froward",
"misbehaving",
"naughty"
],
"near synonyms":[
"defiant",
"disrespectful",
"ill-mannered",
"ill-natured",
"impolite",
"improper",
"impudent",
"indecorous",
"insolent",
"rude",
"uncouth",
"unmannerly",
"disobedient",
"headstrong",
"intractable",
"obstreperous",
"recalcitrant",
"refractory",
"transgressing",
"unruly",
"untoward",
"willful",
"wilful",
"balky",
"restive",
"uncontrollable",
"ungovernable",
"wayward",
"wild",
"arch",
"elfish",
"impish",
"knavish",
"monkeying",
"monkeyish",
"ornery",
"pixieish",
"prankish",
"rascally",
"roguish",
"waggish",
"dissolute",
"perverse",
"wrongheaded",
"disorderly",
"rowdy",
"ruffianly",
"corrupt",
"evil",
"wicked",
"insurgent",
"mutinous",
"rebellious",
"disobliging",
"inconsiderate",
"selfish",
"thoughtless",
"unkind",
"unkindly",
"babyish",
"childish",
"immature",
"infantile",
"jejune",
"juvenile",
"kiddish",
"puerile"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acquiescent",
"compliant",
"complying",
"dutiful",
"obedient",
"submissive",
"clean",
"correct",
"decent",
"decorous",
"moral",
"proper",
"respectable",
"considerate",
"courteous",
"kindly",
"mannerly",
"polite",
"thoughtful",
"angelic",
"angelical",
"cherubic",
"divine",
"heavenly",
"amenable",
"docile",
"governable",
"tractable",
"amiable",
"complaisant",
"good-natured",
"obliging",
"pleasant",
"discreet",
"modest",
"adult",
"grown-up",
"mature"
],
"antonyms":[
"behaved",
"behaving",
"nice",
"orderly"
]
},
"causing or capable of causing harm":{
"examples":[
"mischievous gossip that ruined a good teacher's reputation"
],
"synonyms":[
"adverse",
"bad",
"baleful",
"baneful",
"damaging",
"dangerous",
"deleterious",
"detrimental",
"evil",
"harmful",
"hurtful",
"ill",
"injurious",
"nocuous",
"noxious",
"pernicious",
"prejudicial",
"wicked"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hostile",
"inimical",
"unfriendly",
"contagious",
"deadly",
"infectious",
"infective",
"pestiferous",
"pestilent",
"pestilential",
"poisonous",
"venomous",
"insidious",
"menacing",
"ominous",
"sinister",
"threatening",
"hazardous",
"imperiling",
"imperilling",
"jeopardizing",
"parlous",
"perilous",
"risky",
"unsafe",
"unsound",
"nasty",
"noisome",
"unhealthful",
"unhealthy",
"unwholesome",
"destructive",
"fatal",
"killer",
"lethal",
"malignant",
"ruinous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advantageous",
"beneficial",
"useful",
"favorable",
"good",
"propitious",
"curative",
"healthful",
"healthy",
"helpful",
"palliative",
"remedial",
"salubrious",
"salutary",
"wholesome",
"secure",
"sound",
"benignant",
"noncorrosive",
"nondestructive",
"nonfatal",
"noninfectious",
"nonlethal",
"nonpoisonous",
"nonpolluting",
"nontoxic",
"nonvenomous"
],
"antonyms":[
"anodyne",
"benign",
"harmless",
"hurtless",
"innocent",
"innocuous",
"inoffensive",
"safe"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"misidentifying":{
"as in misapplying , misnaming":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misapplying",
"miscalling",
"misnaming",
"lumping (together)",
"conflating",
"confounding",
"confusing",
"mistaking",
"mixing (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"differencing",
"differentiating",
"discriminating",
"distinguishing",
"separating"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misnaming":{
"as in misidentifying , misapplying":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misapplying",
"miscalling",
"misidentifying",
"lumping (together)",
"conflating",
"confounding",
"confusing",
"mistaking",
"mixing (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"differencing",
"differentiating",
"discriminating",
"distinguishing",
"separating"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mistyping":{
"as in misclassifying , missorting":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misclassifying",
"missorting",
"mis-sorting",
"confusing",
"disarranging",
"jumbling",
"lumping",
"mixing (up)",
"scrambling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assorting",
"breaking down",
"categorizing",
"classifying",
"classing",
"codifying",
"compartmentalizing",
"compartmenting",
"digesting",
"distinguishing",
"distributing",
"grading",
"grouping",
"pegging",
"placing",
"ranging",
"ranking",
"relegating",
"separating",
"sorting",
"typing",
"arraying",
"disposing",
"drawing up",
"marshaling",
"marshalling",
"ordering",
"organizing",
"systematizing",
"alphabetizing",
"cataloging",
"cataloguing",
"filing",
"indexing",
"listing",
"referring"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mistaken":{
"having an opinion that does not agree with truth or the facts":{
"examples":[
"meat loaf is on the cafeteria's menu today, if I'm not mistaken"
],
"synonyms":[
"incorrect",
"wrong"
],
"near synonyms":[
"confused",
"misguided",
"misinformed",
"misled",
"erroneous",
"false",
"inaccurate",
"inexact",
"untrue",
"deceived",
"deluded",
"duped",
"tricked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"informed",
"accurate",
"exact",
"precise",
"true"
],
"antonyms":[
"correct",
"right"
]
},
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"the auctioneer mistook my nod for a bid, and I ended up buying a painting I don't even like"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehended",
"misconstrued",
"misinterpreted",
"misknown",
"misperceived",
"misread",
"missed",
"misunderstood"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceived",
"misdeemed",
"misjudged",
"misheard"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciated",
"apprehended",
"caught",
"comprehended",
"conceived",
"fathomed",
"got",
"gotten",
"grasped",
"grokked",
"known",
"made out",
"penetrated",
"perceived",
"savvied",
"seen",
"seized",
"taken in",
"understood"
]
},
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"you seriously mistake me if you think I scare so easily"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculated",
"misconceived",
"misdeemed",
"misestimated",
"misgauged",
"misgaged",
"misjudged",
"mismeasured"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehended",
"misconstrued",
"misinterpreted",
"misknown",
"misperceived",
"misunderstood",
"overestimated",
"overrated",
"overvalued",
"misesteemed",
"underestimated",
"underrated",
"undervalued",
"miscounted",
"misreckoned"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related":{
"examples":[
"she mistook physical attraction for love"
],
"synonyms":[
"conflated",
"confounded",
"confused",
"mixed (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lumped (together)",
"misapplied",
"miscalled",
"misidentified",
"misnamed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"differenced",
"differentiated",
"discriminated",
"distinguished",
"separated"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"misknows":{
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"so often, for all of our presumption, we misknow the hearts of others"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehends",
"misconstrues",
"misinterprets",
"misperceives",
"misreads",
"misses",
"mistakes",
"misunderstands"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceives",
"misdeems",
"misjudges",
"mishears"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciates",
"apprehends",
"catches",
"comprehends",
"conceives",
"fathoms",
"gets",
"grasps",
"groks",
"knows",
"makes out",
"penetrates",
"perceives",
"savvies",
"sees",
"seizes",
"takes in",
"understands"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mismeasures":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"the television network seriously mismeasured public reaction to the unceremonious dismissal of the popular anchorwoman"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculates",
"misconceives",
"misdeems",
"misestimates",
"misgauges",
"misjudges",
"mistakes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehends",
"misconstrues",
"misinterprets",
"misknows",
"misperceives",
"misunderstands",
"overestimates",
"overrates",
"overvalues",
"misesteems",
"underestimates",
"underrates",
"undervalues",
"miscounts",
"misreckons"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mistitled":{
"as in misnamed , miscalled":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"miscalled",
"misnamed",
"denoted",
"specified",
"code-named",
"nicknamed",
"branded",
"stigmatized",
"tagged",
"rechristened",
"relabeled",
"relabelled",
"renamed",
"baptized",
"baptised",
"called",
"christened",
"cleped",
"denominated",
"designated",
"dubbed",
"entitled",
"labeled",
"labelled",
"named",
"nominated",
"styled",
"termed",
"titled",
"surnamed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misconceived":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"misconceived the scope of the nation's financial crisis"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculated",
"misdeemed",
"misestimated",
"misgauged",
"misgaged",
"misjudged",
"mismeasured",
"mistook"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehended",
"misconstrued",
"misinterpreted",
"misknew",
"misperceived",
"misunderstood",
"overestimated",
"overrated",
"overvalued",
"misesteemed",
"underestimated",
"underrated",
"undervalued",
"miscounted",
"misreckoned"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misdeeming":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"my son is a shy, quiet boy, but you seriously misdeem him if you believe him to be stupid"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculating",
"misconceiving",
"misestimating",
"misgauging",
"misgaging",
"misjudging",
"mismeasuring",
"mistaking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehending",
"misconstruing",
"misinterpreting",
"misknowing",
"misperceiving",
"misunderstanding",
"overestimating",
"overrating",
"overvaluing",
"misesteeming",
"underestimating",
"underrating",
"undervaluing",
"miscounting",
"misreckoning"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misty-eyed":{
"as in nostalgic , dreamy":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"dreamy",
"moonstruck",
"moony",
"nostalgic",
"starry-eyed",
"chocolate-box",
"cloying",
"corny",
"drippy",
"fruity",
"gooey",
"lovey-dovey",
"maudlin",
"mawkish",
"mushy",
"novelettish",
"saccharine",
"sappy",
"schmaltzy",
"sentimental",
"sloppy",
"slushy",
"soppy",
"soupy",
"spoony",
"spooney",
"sticky",
"sugarcoated",
"sugary",
"wet",
"feel-good",
"fuzzy",
"melodramatic",
"soap-operatic",
"soapy",
"sudsy",
"flat",
"insipid",
"soft-boiled",
"tasteless",
"vapid",
"watery",
"cutesy",
"twee"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unsentimental",
"unadulterated",
"unvarnished",
"antisentimental",
"cynical",
"hard-boiled",
"hard-edged",
"hardheaded"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"miseries":{
"a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness":{
"examples":[
"the flood brought misery to the many hundreds whom it had made homeless"
],
"synonyms":[
"agonies",
"Gehennas",
"hells",
"horrors",
"murders",
"nightmares",
"torments",
"tortures"
],
"near synonyms":[
"afflictions",
"calvaries",
"crosses",
"curses",
"ordeals",
"trials",
"tribulations",
"calamities",
"misfortunes",
"tragedies",
"galls",
"thorns",
"bummers",
"downers",
"drags"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delights",
"diversions",
"entertainments",
"fun",
"joys",
"pleasures",
"recreations",
"larks",
"picnics",
"riots"
],
"antonyms":[
"heavens",
"paradises"
]
},
"a state of great suffering of body or mind":{
"examples":[
"a medication that promises to provide greater relief to those living in chronic misery because of arthritis"
],
"synonyms":[
"afflictions",
"agonies",
"anguishes",
"distresses",
"excruciations",
"hurts",
"pains",
"racks",
"straits",
"torments",
"tortures",
"travails",
"tribulations",
"woes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discomforts",
"crosses",
"crucibles",
"trials",
"heartaches",
"heartbreaks",
"sorrows",
"emergencies",
"pinches",
"asperities",
"difficulties",
"hardships",
"rigors",
"aches",
"pangs",
"stitches",
"throes",
"twinges",
"dangers",
"jeopardies",
"troubles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"comforts",
"consolations",
"solaces",
"alleviations",
"assuagements",
"eases",
"reliefs",
"peaces",
"securities",
"well-beings"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misalign":{
"as in derange , rumple":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"derange",
"disarrange",
"disarray",
"disorder",
"mess (up)",
"muss (up)",
"rumple",
"upset"
],
"near antonyms":[
"align",
"aline",
"cue",
"line",
"line up",
"queue",
"emplace",
"place",
"set",
"unscramble"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misemploying":{
"to put to a bad or improper use":{
"examples":[
"a creative talent who was misemployed at the advertising agency as an account manager instead of a copywriter"
],
"synonyms":[
"abusing",
"misapplying",
"misusing",
"perverting",
"profaning",
"prostituting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"degrading",
"twisting",
"mismanaging",
"corrupting",
"debasing",
"desecrating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applying",
"employing",
"using",
"utilizing",
"respecting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misemployed":{
"to put to a bad or improper use":{
"examples":[
"a creative talent who was misemployed at the advertising agency as an account manager instead of a copywriter"
],
"synonyms":[
"abused",
"misapplied",
"misused",
"perverted",
"profaned",
"prostituted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"degraded",
"twisted",
"mismanaged",
"corrupted",
"debased",
"desecrated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applied",
"employed",
"used",
"utilized",
"respected"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misappropriated":{
"to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{
"examples":[
"a financial manager misappropriating funds from her clients' accounts"
],
"synonyms":[
"appropriated",
"boosted",
"filched",
"heisted",
"hooked",
"lifted",
"nicked",
"nipped",
"pilfered",
"pinched",
"pocketed",
"purloined",
"ripped off",
"snitched",
"stole",
"swiped",
"thieved"
],
"near synonyms":[
"burglarized",
"knocked over",
"robbed",
"looted",
"pillaged",
"plundered",
"sacked",
"carjacked",
"hijacked",
"highjacked",
"picked",
"rifled",
"poached",
"rustled",
"shoplifted",
"collared",
"grabbed",
"grasped",
"nailed",
"seized",
"snatched",
"took",
"mooched",
"sponged",
"abducted",
"kidnapped",
"kidnaped",
"shanghaied",
"spirited"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bought",
"purchased",
"bestowed",
"contributed",
"donated",
"gave",
"handed over",
"presented"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misses out on":{
"to miss the opportunity or obligation":{
"examples":[
"She did her work in a hurry, not wanting to miss out on her friend's birthday dinner."
],
"synonyms":[
"fails",
"forgets",
"neglects",
"omits"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disregards",
"ignores",
"overlooks",
"overpasses",
"passes over",
"pretermits",
"slights",
"slides",
"slips",
"defaults",
"skips"
],
"near antonyms":[
"heeds",
"minds",
"remembers",
"keeps",
"observes",
"carries out",
"does",
"executes",
"performs",
"practices",
"practises",
"discharges",
"fulfills",
"fulfils",
"meets",
"satisfies",
"complies (with)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"misdescription":{
"as in misunderstanding , misconception":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehension",
"miscalculation",
"miscomprehension",
"misconception",
"misconstruction",
"misimpression",
"misinterpretation",
"misjudgment",
"misreading",
"misstatement",
"misunderstanding",
"foul-up",
"snafu",
"bloomer",
"blooper",
"boner",
"howler",
"pratfall",
"blunder",
"bobble",
"boob",
"boo-boo",
"brick",
"clanger",
"clinker",
"error",
"fault",
"flub",
"fluff",
"fumble",
"gaff",
"gaffe",
"goof",
"inaccuracy",
"lapse",
"miscue",
"misstep",
"mistake",
"oversight",
"screwup",
"slip",
"slipup",
"stumble",
"trip"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accuracy",
"correctness",
"exactitude",
"exactness",
"preciseness",
"precision",
"strictness",
"inerrancy",
"infallibility",
"perfection"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misadjusted":{
"as in hurt , injured":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"damaged",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"marred",
"spoiled",
"spoilt",
"aggravated",
"worsened"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adjusted",
"modulated",
"regulated",
"attuned",
"corrected",
"harmonized",
"squared",
"tuned",
"fiddled (with)",
"fine-tuned",
"phased",
"registered",
"rigged",
"tweaked"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misconduct":{
"improper or illegal behavior":{
"examples":[
"some rough play got the hockey player fined for misconduct on the ice"
],
"synonyms":[
"malfeasance",
"misbehavior",
"misdoing",
"wrongdoing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crime",
"malefaction",
"misdeed",
"misdemeanor",
"sin",
"transgression",
"trespass",
"wrong",
"malpractice",
"goings-on",
"hanky-panky",
"familiarity",
"gaffe",
"impropriety",
"indiscretion",
"blunder",
"error",
"fault",
"flub",
"fumble",
"goof",
"lapse",
"miscue",
"misstep",
"mistake",
"slip",
"slipup",
"stumble"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a sexual encounter or relationship between a married person and someone other than their spouse":{
"examples":[
"both parties cited misconduct as the reason for the divorce"
],
"synonyms":[
"adultery",
"cheating",
"infidelity",
"two-timing",
"unfaithfulness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"criminal conversation",
"free love",
"promiscuity",
"disloyalty",
"faithlessness",
"falseness",
"inconstancy",
"perfidiousness",
"perfidy",
"treachery",
"affair",
"affaire",
"amour",
"fling",
"love",
"love affair",
"romance",
"intrigue",
"attachment",
"infatuation",
"entanglement",
"flirtation",
"liaison",
"passion"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allegiance",
"constancy",
"dedication",
"devotedness",
"devotion",
"fealty",
"loyalty",
"steadfastness"
],
"antonyms":[
"faithfulness",
"fidelity"
]
},
"to manage badly":{
"examples":[
"misconducted the polar expedition and paid for his mistakes with his life"
],
"synonyms":[
"maladminister",
"misgovern",
"mishandle",
"mismanage",
"misrule"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abuse",
"ill-treat",
"ill-use",
"maltreat",
"mistreat",
"misuse",
"damage",
"harm",
"hurt",
"violate",
"botch",
"bungle"
],
"near antonyms":[
"govern",
"handle",
"husband",
"manage",
"rule",
"care (for)",
"nurture",
"aid",
"help",
"protect",
"rescue"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"misrelating":{
"to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of":{
"examples":[
"that Hollywood anecdote has been misrelated so many times that at this point no one knows what was actually said"
],
"synonyms":[
"bending",
"coloring",
"cooking",
"distorting",
"falsifying",
"fudging",
"garbling",
"misinterpreting",
"misrepresenting",
"misstating",
"perverting",
"slanting",
"twisting",
"warping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misdescribing",
"misspeaking",
"mistranslating",
"belying",
"camouflaging",
"disguising",
"dissembling",
"glossing (over)",
"masking",
"veiling",
"whitewashing",
"bowdlerizing",
"censoring",
"complicating",
"confounding",
"confusing",
"mistaking",
"mixing (up)",
"mystifying",
"obscuring",
"equivocating",
"fibbing",
"lying",
"paltering",
"prevaricating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarifying",
"clearing (up)",
"explaining",
"illuminating",
"illustrating",
"interpreting",
"spelling out",
"deciphering"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mistrusts":{
"to have no trust or confidence in":{
"examples":[
"a recluse who mistrusts her neighbors and stays in her house all day"
],
"synonyms":[
"distrusts",
"doubts",
"misdoubts",
"questions",
"suspects"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disbelieves",
"discounts",
"discredits",
"negates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banks (on or upon)",
"counts (on or upon)",
"depends (on or upon)",
"relies (on or upon)"
],
"antonyms":[
"trusts"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misrepresentation":{
"as in misinformation , misstatement":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"falsification",
"misinformation",
"misreport",
"misstatement",
"fable",
"fabrication",
"fairy tale",
"falsehood",
"falsity",
"fib",
"lie",
"mendacity",
"prevarication",
"story",
"tale",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"untruth",
"whopper",
"distortion",
"exaggeration",
"half-truth",
"ambiguity",
"equivocation",
"obliquity",
"defamation",
"libel",
"slander",
"perjury",
"bluff",
"fiction",
"pose",
"pretense",
"pretence",
"humbug",
"jive",
"nonsense",
"canard",
"fallacy",
"misconception",
"myth"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fact",
"truism",
"verity",
"honesty",
"truthfulness",
"veracity",
"authentication",
"confirmation",
"substantiation",
"validation",
"verification",
"truth"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misdescribed":{
"as in misspoke , mistranslated":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misspoke",
"mistranslated",
"bent",
"colored",
"cooked",
"distorted",
"falsified",
"fudged",
"garbled",
"misinterpreted",
"misrelated",
"misrepresented",
"misstated",
"perverted",
"slanted",
"twisted",
"warped",
"belied",
"camouflaged",
"disguised",
"dissembled",
"glossed (over)",
"masked",
"veiled",
"whitewashed",
"bowdlerized",
"censored",
"complicated",
"confounded",
"confused",
"mistook",
"mixed (up)",
"mystified",
"obscured",
"equivocated",
"fibbed",
"lied",
"paltered",
"prevaricated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarified",
"cleared (up)",
"explained",
"illuminated",
"illustrated",
"interpreted",
"spelled out",
"deciphered"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misbehaved":{
"to behave badly":{
"examples":[
"scolded the children for misbehaving and sent them to bed early"
],
"synonyms":[
"acted out",
"acted up",
"carried on"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconducted",
"disobeyed",
"rebelled",
"clowned (around)",
"cut up",
"fooled around",
"horsed around",
"kidded (around)",
"showed off",
"roughhoused"
],
"near antonyms":[
"obeyed",
"acquitted",
"acted",
"bore",
"comported",
"conducted",
"demeaned",
"deported",
"quit",
"quitted",
"complied",
"conformed",
"checked",
"collected",
"composed",
"constrained",
"contained",
"controlled",
"curbed",
"handled",
"inhibited",
"moved",
"quieted",
"repressed",
"restrained"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misrepresenting":{
"to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of":{
"examples":[
"this summary seriously misrepresents the general tone and substance of the speech"
],
"synonyms":[
"bending",
"coloring",
"cooking",
"distorting",
"falsifying",
"fudging",
"garbling",
"misinterpreting",
"misrelating",
"misstating",
"perverting",
"slanting",
"twisting",
"warping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misdescribing",
"misspeaking",
"mistranslating",
"belying",
"camouflaging",
"disguising",
"dissembling",
"glossing (over)",
"masking",
"veiling",
"whitewashing",
"bowdlerizing",
"censoring",
"complicating",
"confounding",
"confusing",
"mistaking",
"mixing (up)",
"mystifying",
"obscuring",
"equivocating",
"fibbing",
"lying",
"paltering",
"prevaricating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarifying",
"clearing (up)",
"explaining",
"illuminating",
"illustrating",
"interpreting",
"spelling out",
"deciphering"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give a misleading impression of":{
"examples":[
"deliberately misrepresented the facts of the case"
],
"synonyms":[
"belying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contradicting",
"camouflaging",
"cloaking",
"concealing",
"counterfeiting",
"disguising",
"hiding",
"masking",
"obscuring",
"coloring",
"deceiving",
"distorting",
"falsifying",
"garbling",
"misleading",
"misrendering",
"misreporting",
"twisting",
"dissembling",
"feigning",
"pretending"
],
"near antonyms":[
"baring",
"demonstrating",
"disclosing",
"discovering",
"evincing",
"exhibiting",
"exposing",
"revealing",
"flaunting",
"parading",
"showing off"
],
"antonyms":[
"betraying",
"representing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misremembers":{
"as in ignores , overlooks":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"disregards",
"ignores",
"neglects",
"overlooks",
"overpasses",
"passes over",
"slights",
"slurs (over)",
"disremembers",
"forgets",
"unlearns",
"loses",
"misses",
"blanks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flashes back (to)",
"harkens back (to)",
"harks back (to)",
"hearkens back (to)",
"harkens back (to)",
"minds",
"recalls",
"recollects",
"remembers",
"reminisces (about)",
"thinks (of)",
"reminds"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mishandling":{
"as in mismanagement , mismanaging":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"mismanagement",
"mismanaging",
"abuse",
"misapplication",
"misemployment",
"misusage",
"misuse",
"misutilization",
"perversion",
"ill-treatment",
"ill-usage",
"maltreatment",
"mistreatment",
"damage",
"destruction",
"ruin",
"spoiling",
"wrecking",
"corruption",
"debasement",
"desecration",
"profanation",
"prostitution"
],
"near antonyms":[
"application",
"employment",
"use",
"utilization"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to inflict physical or emotional harm upon":{
"examples":[
"having been shuffled from foster home to foster home, the orphaned girl felt she had been mishandled by an uncaring society"
],
"synonyms":[
"abusing",
"brutalizing",
"bullying",
"ill-treating",
"ill-using",
"kicking around",
"maltreating",
"manhandling",
"messing over",
"mistreating",
"misusing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"molesting",
"outraging",
"violating",
"harassing",
"harming",
"hurting",
"injuring",
"oppressing",
"persecuting",
"tormenting",
"torturing",
"burning",
"sandbagging",
"victimizing",
"wronging",
"beating (up)",
"messing (up)",
"roughing (up)",
"working (over)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"caring (for)",
"cherishing",
"fostering",
"nurturing",
"babying",
"catering (to)",
"coddling",
"favoring",
"gratifying",
"humoring",
"indulging",
"mollycoddling",
"pampering",
"spoiling"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to abuse physically":{
"examples":[
"adopted a sadly mishandled puppy from the pound"
],
"synonyms":[
"maltreating",
"manhandling",
"mauling",
"roughing (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abusing",
"ill-treating",
"ill-using",
"mistreating",
"misusing",
"roughhousing",
"wrestling",
"bashing",
"battering",
"beating",
"buffeting",
"drubbing",
"lambasting",
"licking",
"pommeling",
"pommelling",
"pounding",
"pummeling",
"pummelling",
"slapping",
"thrashing",
"harming",
"hurting",
"injuring",
"wounding",
"oppressing",
"persecuting",
"wronging",
"ambushing",
"assailing",
"attacking",
"clobbering",
"fighting",
"ganging up (on)",
"hitting",
"jumping",
"knocking",
"tormenting",
"torturing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"caressing",
"fondling",
"petting",
"coddling",
"mollycoddling",
"pampering",
"caring (for)",
"fostering",
"nurturing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to manage badly":{
"examples":[
"we took over as soon as we realized that the fill-in had been mishandling the situation"
],
"synonyms":[
"maladministering",
"misconducting",
"misgoverning",
"mismanaging",
"misruling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abusing",
"ill-treating",
"ill-using",
"maltreating",
"mistreating",
"misusing",
"damaging",
"harming",
"hurting",
"violating",
"botching",
"bungling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"governing",
"handling",
"husbanding",
"managing",
"ruling",
"caring (for)",
"nurturing",
"aiding",
"helping",
"protecting",
"rescuing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"miscreations":{
"as in mutations , abortions":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abortions",
"malformations",
"mutants",
"mutations",
"abnormalities",
"anomalies",
"freaks",
"monsters",
"monstrosities",
"characters",
"crackbrains",
"crackpots",
"cranks",
"eccentrics",
"kooks",
"nuts",
"oddballs",
"screwballs",
"weirdos",
"aberrants",
"deviants",
"individualists",
"mavericks",
"nonconformists",
"curiosities",
"peculiarities",
"singularities",
"aberrations",
"exceptions",
"irregularities",
"oddities",
"rarities"
],
"near antonyms":[
"averages",
"normals",
"norms",
"pars",
"standards",
"samples",
"specimens",
"commonplaces",
"usuals"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misrepresents":{
"to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of":{
"examples":[
"this summary seriously misrepresents the general tone and substance of the speech"
],
"synonyms":[
"bends",
"colors",
"cooks",
"distorts",
"falsifies",
"fudges",
"garbles",
"misinterprets",
"misrelates",
"misstates",
"perverts",
"slants",
"twists",
"warps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misdescribes",
"misspeaks",
"mistranslates",
"belies",
"camouflages",
"disguises",
"dissembles",
"glosses (over)",
"masks",
"veils",
"whitewashes",
"bowdlerizes",
"censors",
"complicates",
"confounds",
"confuses",
"mistakes",
"mixes (up)",
"mystifies",
"obscures",
"equivocates",
"fibs",
"lies",
"palters",
"prevaricates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarifies",
"clears (up)",
"explains",
"illuminates",
"illustrates",
"interprets",
"spells out",
"deciphers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give a misleading impression of":{
"examples":[
"deliberately misrepresented the facts of the case"
],
"synonyms":[
"belies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contradicts",
"camouflages",
"cloaks",
"conceals",
"counterfeits",
"disguises",
"hides",
"masks",
"obscures",
"colors",
"deceives",
"distorts",
"falsifies",
"garbles",
"misleads",
"misrenders",
"misreports",
"twists",
"dissembles",
"feigns",
"pretends"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bares",
"demonstrates",
"discloses",
"discovers",
"evinces",
"exhibits",
"exposes",
"reveals",
"flaunts",
"parades",
"shows off"
],
"antonyms":[
"betrays",
"represents"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misty":{
"filled with or dimmed by fine particles (as of dust or water) in suspension":{
"examples":[
"enjoyed the misty view of the thunderous falls from the deck of the sightseeing boat"
],
"synonyms":[
"beclouded",
"befogged",
"brumous",
"clouded",
"cloudy",
"foggy",
"gauzy",
"hazy",
"murky",
"smoggy",
"soupy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"overcast",
"rainy",
"stormy",
"thick",
"dirty",
"miry",
"mucky",
"muddy",
"slimy",
"slushy",
"turbid",
"miasmal",
"miasmatic",
"miasmic",
"smoky",
"smokey",
"smudgy",
"sooty",
"filmy",
"milky",
"opaque"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bright",
"clean",
"clement",
"fair",
"sunny",
"sunshiny",
"translucent",
"transparent"
],
"antonyms":[
"clear",
"cloudless",
"limpid",
"pellucid",
"unclouded"
]
},
"not seen or understood clearly":{
"examples":[
"I've a misty understanding of the issue but not so much that I could vote intelligently"
],
"synonyms":[
"blear",
"bleary",
"blurry",
"dim",
"faint",
"foggy",
"fuzzy",
"gauzy",
"hazy",
"indefinite",
"indistinct",
"indistinguishable",
"murky",
"nebulous",
"obscure",
"opaque",
"pale",
"shadowy",
"unclear",
"undefined",
"undetermined",
"vague"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dark",
"dusky",
"gloomy",
"impalpable",
"inappreciable",
"intangible",
"invisible",
"hieroglyphic",
"hieroglyphical",
"incomprehensible",
"indecipherable",
"indiscernible",
"inexplicable",
"mysterious",
"obfuscatory",
"puzzling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bright",
"distinct",
"evident",
"obvious",
"plain",
"certain",
"firm",
"strong",
"sure"
],
"antonyms":[
"clear",
"definite",
"pellucid"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"misgauge":{
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"the candidate fatally misgauged voters' concerns, and his negative ads only served to alienate many would-be supporters"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculate",
"misconceive",
"misdeem",
"misestimate",
"misjudge",
"mismeasure",
"mistake"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehend",
"misconstrue",
"misinterpret",
"misknow",
"misperceive",
"misunderstand",
"overestimate",
"overrate",
"overvalue",
"misesteem",
"underestimate",
"underrate",
"undervalue",
"miscount",
"misreckon"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misemployments":{
"incorrect or improper use":{
"examples":[
"the misemployment of interns as errand runners when they have valuable ideas to contribute"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuses",
"misapplications",
"misusages",
"misuses",
"misutilizations",
"perversions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mismanagements",
"ill-treatments",
"ill-usages",
"maltreatments",
"mistreatments",
"damages",
"destructions",
"ruins",
"corruptions",
"debasements",
"desecrations",
"profanations",
"prostitutions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applications",
"employments",
"uses",
"utilizations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misadjusts":{
"as in hurts , injures":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"damages",
"harms",
"hurts",
"impairs",
"injures",
"mars",
"spoils",
"aggravates",
"worsens"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adjusts",
"modulates",
"regulates",
"attunes",
"corrects",
"harmonizes",
"squares",
"tunes",
"fiddles (with)",
"fine-tunes",
"phases",
"registers",
"rigs",
"tweaks"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misgivings":{
"a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something":{
"examples":[
"I had misgivings about the alleged victim's story, but I was afraid to speak up"
],
"synonyms":[
"distrust",
"doubts",
"dubieties",
"dubitations",
"incertitudes",
"misdoubts",
"mistrust",
"queries",
"reservations",
"skepticism",
"suspicions",
"uncertainties"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disbeliefs",
"incredulities",
"anxieties",
"concerns",
"paranoias",
"compunctions",
"niggles",
"qualms",
"scruples",
"tremors"
],
"near antonyms":[
"credences",
"faiths"
],
"antonyms":[
"assurances",
"beliefs",
"certainties",
"certitudes",
"confidences",
"convictions",
"sureties",
"trusts"
]
},
"an uneasy feeling about the rightness of what one is doing or going to do":{
"examples":[
"he was filled with misgivings about committing himself to such a huge loan"
],
"synonyms":[
"compunctions",
"qualms",
"scruples"
],
"near synonyms":[
"consciences",
"distrust",
"doubts",
"dubieties",
"incertitudes",
"misdoubts",
"mistrust",
"reservations",
"skepticism",
"suspicions",
"uncertainties",
"reluctances",
"demurs",
"fusses",
"objections",
"protests",
"questions",
"remonstrances",
"aversions",
"disinclinations",
"indispositions",
"reluctances",
"guilts",
"regrets",
"remorses",
"self-reproaches",
"shames",
"contritions",
"penitences",
"repentances"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aplombs",
"assurances",
"certainties",
"certitudes",
"confidences",
"convictions",
"self-confidences"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mistresses of ceremonies":{
"as in disc jockeys , anchorpeople":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"disc jockeys",
"disk jockeys",
"DJs",
"shock jocks",
"veejays",
"VJs",
"anchormen",
"anchorpeople",
"anchors",
"anchorwomen",
"newscasters",
"announcers",
"emcees",
"hosts",
"MCs",
"CBers",
"hams",
"radiomen",
"hucksters",
"pitchmen"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"misdemeanant":{
"as in misdoer , blackhander":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"evildoer",
"gallows bird",
"misdoer",
"misfeasor",
"sinner",
"transgressor",
"trespasser",
"villain",
"wrongdoer",
"blackhander",
"button man",
"gangster",
"hoodlum",
"hooligan",
"mobster",
"racketeer",
"thug",
"criminal",
"crook",
"culprit",
"lawbreaker",
"malefactor",
"miscreant",
"offender",
"enforcer",
"gun",
"gunman",
"gunsel",
"hit man",
"triggerman",
"backslider",
"recidivist",
"relapser",
"repeater",
"perp",
"perpetrator",
"desperado",
"outlaw",
"convict",
"jailbird",
"accomplice",
"principal"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gangbuster",
"lawman"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"miscellanies":{
"an unorganized collection or mixture of various things":{
"examples":[
"the box from the attic contained a miscellany of old records, family photo albums, and long-forgotten love letters"
],
"synonyms":[
"agglomerates",
"agglomerations",
"alphabet soups",
"assortments",
"botches",
"clutters",
"collages",
"crazy quilts",
"farragoes",
"gallimaufries",
"grab bags",
"gumbos",
"hashes",
"hodgepodges",
"hotchpotches",
"jambalayas",
"jumbles",
"jungles",
"litters",
"mac\u00e9doines",
"medleys",
"m\u00e9langes",
"menageries",
"miscellanea",
"mishmashes",
"mixed bags",
"montages",
"motleys",
"muddles",
"olios",
"olla podridas",
"ollas podridas",
"omnium-gatherums",
"pastiches",
"patchwork quilts",
"patchworks",
"potpourris",
"ragbags",
"ragouts",
"rummages",
"salads",
"salmagundis",
"scrambles",
"shuffles",
"smorgasbords",
"stews",
"tumbles",
"varieties",
"welters"
],
"near synonyms":[
"detritus",
"notions",
"oddments",
"odds and ends",
"sundries",
"accumulations",
"aggregates",
"aggregations",
"conglomerates",
"conglomerations",
"catchalls",
"admixtures",
"alloys",
"amalgams",
"blends",
"combinations",
"commixtures",
"composites",
"compounds",
"fusions",
"intermixtures",
"mix-ups",
"bollixes",
"chaoses",
"confusions",
"disarrangements",
"disarrays",
"disorders",
"dog's breakfasts",
"messes",
"morasses",
"shambles",
"imbroglios",
"knots",
"snarls",
"tangles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a collection of writings":{
"examples":[
"the volume is a miscellany of tales and legends of the New England coast"
],
"synonyms":[
"albums",
"anthologies",
"compendiums",
"compendia",
"compilations",
"florilegia",
"readers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"almanacs",
"ana",
"anas",
"analects",
"chapbooks",
"digests",
"garlands",
"symposia",
"symposiums",
"casebooks",
"sourcebooks",
"archives",
"corpora",
"libraries",
"miscellanea"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"miserables":{
"as in paupers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"paupers",
"guttersnipes",
"urchins",
"waifs",
"bludgers",
"cadgers",
"hangers-on",
"leeches",
"moochers",
"parasites",
"schnorrers",
"spongers",
"sponges",
"bohemians",
"bums",
"clochards",
"drifters",
"hoboes",
"hobos",
"tramps",
"vagabonds",
"vagrants",
"dependents",
"beggars",
"mendicants",
"panhandlers",
"deadbeats",
"derelicts",
"idlers",
"ne'er-do-wells"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misandrist":{
"as in misogynist":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misogynist",
"cynic",
"misanthrope",
"naysayer",
"pessimist",
"doubter",
"negativist",
"skeptic",
"belittler",
"critic",
"derider",
"detractor",
"scoffer",
"malcontent",
"defeatist",
"quitter"
],
"near antonyms":[
"optimist",
"Pollyanna",
"positivist",
"idealist",
"sentimentalist"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misconstrued":{
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"claimed that the press had misconstrued her comments"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehended",
"misinterpreted",
"misknew",
"misperceived",
"misread",
"missed",
"mistook",
"misunderstood"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceived",
"misdeemed",
"misjudged",
"misheard"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciated",
"apprehended",
"caught",
"comprehended",
"conceived",
"fathomed",
"got",
"grasped",
"grokked",
"knew",
"made out",
"penetrated",
"perceived",
"savvied",
"saw",
"seized",
"took in",
"understood"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"miscalls":{
"as in misidentifies , misnames":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misapplies",
"misidentifies",
"misnames",
"lumps (together)",
"conflates",
"confounds",
"confuses",
"mistakes",
"mixes (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"differences",
"differentiates",
"discriminates",
"distinguishes",
"separates"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misrelate":{
"to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of":{
"examples":[
"that Hollywood anecdote has been misrelated so many times that at this point no one knows what was actually said"
],
"synonyms":[
"bend",
"color",
"cook",
"distort",
"falsify",
"fudge",
"garble",
"misinterpret",
"misrepresent",
"misstate",
"pervert",
"slant",
"twist",
"warp"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misdescribe",
"misspeak",
"mistranslate",
"belie",
"camouflage",
"disguise",
"dissemble",
"gloss (over)",
"mask",
"veil",
"whitewash",
"bowdlerize",
"censor",
"complicate",
"confound",
"confuse",
"mistake",
"mix (up)",
"mystify",
"obscure",
"equivocate",
"fib",
"lie",
"palter",
"prevaricate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarify",
"clear (up)",
"explain",
"illuminate",
"illustrate",
"interpret",
"spell out",
"decipher"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"mistrusted":{
"to have no trust or confidence in":{
"examples":[
"a recluse who mistrusts her neighbors and stays in her house all day"
],
"synonyms":[
"distrusted",
"doubted",
"misdoubted",
"questioned",
"suspected"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disbelieved",
"discounted",
"discredited",
"negated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banked (on or upon)",
"counted (on or upon)",
"depended (on or upon)",
"relied (on or upon)"
],
"antonyms":[
"trusted"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misdiagnosed":{
"as in underdiagnosed , overdiagnosed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"overdiagnosed",
"underdiagnosed",
"camouflaged",
"concealed",
"disguised",
"hid"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diagnosed",
"distinguished",
"fingered",
"ID'd",
"IDed",
"identified",
"pinpointed",
"singled (out)",
"determined",
"found",
"located",
"picked out",
"placed",
"recognized",
"spotted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"missing out on":{
"to miss the opportunity or obligation":{
"examples":[
"She did her work in a hurry, not wanting to miss out on her friend's birthday dinner."
],
"synonyms":[
"failing",
"forgetting",
"neglecting",
"omitting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disregarding",
"ignoring",
"overlooking",
"overpassing",
"passing over",
"pretermitting",
"slighting",
"sliding",
"slipping",
"defaulting",
"skipping"
],
"near antonyms":[
"heeding",
"minding",
"remembering",
"keeping",
"observing",
"carrying out",
"doing",
"executing",
"performing",
"practicing",
"practising",
"discharging",
"fulfilling",
"meeting",
"satisfying",
"complying (with)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"mischarging":{
"as in sticking , cheating":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gouging",
"overcharging",
"soaking",
"stinging",
"surcharging",
"cheating",
"defrauding",
"sticking",
"clipping",
"fleecing",
"skinning"
],
"near antonyms":[
"undercharging"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misdemeanants":{
"as in misdoers , blackhanders":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"evildoers",
"gallows birds",
"misdoers",
"misfeasors",
"sinners",
"transgressors",
"trespassers",
"villains",
"wrongdoers",
"blackhanders",
"button men",
"gangsters",
"hoodlums",
"hooligans",
"mobsters",
"racketeers",
"thugs",
"criminals",
"crooks",
"culprits",
"lawbreakers",
"malefactors",
"miscreants",
"offenders",
"enforcers",
"gunmen",
"guns",
"gunsels",
"hit men",
"triggermen",
"backsliders",
"recidivists",
"relapsers",
"repeaters",
"perpetrators",
"perps",
"desperadoes",
"desperados",
"outlaws",
"convicts",
"jailbirds",
"accomplices",
"principals"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gangbusters",
"lawmen"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misusages":{
"incorrect or improper use":{
"examples":[
"the teacher was appalled by the new student's misusage of some basic scientific terms"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuses",
"misapplications",
"misemployments",
"misuses",
"misutilizations",
"perversions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mismanagements",
"ill-treatments",
"ill-usages",
"maltreatments",
"mistreatments",
"damages",
"destructions",
"ruins",
"corruptions",
"debasements",
"desecrations",
"profanations",
"prostitutions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applications",
"employments",
"uses",
"utilizations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"miss out":{
"as in leave (out) , exclude":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"exclude",
"leave (out)",
"omit",
"ban",
"bar",
"debar",
"preclude",
"prevent",
"prohibit",
"deny",
"refuse",
"reject",
"eliminate",
"except",
"rule out",
"lose",
"mislay",
"misplace"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carry",
"comprehend",
"contain",
"embrace",
"encompass",
"entail",
"include",
"involve",
"number",
"subsume",
"take in",
"comprise",
"consist (of)",
"bracket"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misereres":{
"an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment":{
"examples":[
"an essay that is essentially a long miserere about the decline of good manners in our society"
],
"synonyms":[
"beefs",
"bitches",
"bleats",
"carps",
"complaints",
"fusses",
"grievances",
"gripes",
"grouches",
"grouses",
"grumbles",
"hollers",
"kvetches",
"laments",
"moans",
"murmurs",
"plaints",
"squawks",
"wails",
"whimpers",
"whines",
"whinges",
"yammers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"challenges",
"demurs",
"expostulations",
"kicks",
"niggles",
"objections",
"protests",
"quibbles",
"remonstrances",
"stinks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"commendations",
"compliments",
"plaudits",
"acclaim",
"applauses",
"praises",
"approvals",
"endorsements",
"indorsements",
"sanctions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mistrustful":{
"inclined to doubt or question claims":{
"examples":[
"we were mistrustful of the so-called \"miracle cure\" for obesity"
],
"synonyms":[
"disbelieving",
"distrustful",
"doubting",
"incredulous",
"negativistic",
"questioning",
"show-me",
"skeptical",
"suspecting",
"suspicious",
"unbelieving"
],
"near synonyms":[
"paranoid",
"paranoidal",
"critical",
"puzzled",
"quizzical",
"careful",
"cautious",
"guarded",
"gun-shy",
"leery",
"leary",
"wary",
"watchful",
"cynical",
"experienced",
"knowing",
"sophisticated",
"worldly",
"worldly-wise",
"curious",
"inquiring",
"inquisitive",
"nosy",
"nosey",
"snoopy",
"uncertain",
"unconvinced",
"undecided",
"undetermined",
"unsettled",
"unsure",
"hesitant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"green",
"ingenuous",
"innocent",
"naive",
"na\u00efve",
"simple",
"simpleminded",
"unknowing",
"unsophisticated",
"unworldly",
"wide-eyed",
"certain",
"confident",
"positive",
"sure",
"callow",
"inexperienced",
"raw",
"childlike",
"idealistic",
"impractical",
"beguiled",
"deceived",
"duped",
"gulled",
"tricked",
"careless",
"heedless",
"unsuspecting",
"unsuspicious",
"unwary"
],
"antonyms":[
"credulous",
"gullible",
"gullable",
"trustful",
"trusting",
"uncritical",
"unquestioning"
]
},
"not feeling sure about the truth, wisdom, or trustworthiness of someone or something":{
"examples":[
"inhabitants of that remote community tend to be mistrustful of outsiders"
],
"synonyms":[
"distrustful",
"doubtful",
"dubious",
"hinky",
"skeptical",
"suspicious",
"trustless",
"uncertain",
"unconvinced",
"undecided",
"unsettled",
"unsure"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambivalent",
"conflicted",
"equivocal",
"diffident",
"insecure",
"halting",
"hesitant",
"indecisive",
"irresolute",
"vacillating",
"wavering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assured",
"confident",
"sanguine",
"self-assured",
"decisive",
"determined",
"resolute"
],
"antonyms":[
"certain",
"convinced",
"positive",
"sure"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"misappropriates":{
"to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{
"examples":[
"a financial manager misappropriating funds from her clients' accounts"
],
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"appropriates",
"boosts",
"filches",
"heists",
"hooks",
"lifts",
"nicks",
"nips",
"pilfers",
"pinches",
"pockets",
"purloins",
"rips off",
"snitches",
"steals",
"swipes",
"thieves"
],
"near synonyms":[
"burglarizes",
"knocks over",
"robs",
"loots",
"pillages",
"plunders",
"sacks",
"carjacks",
"hijacks",
"highjacks",
"picks",
"rifles",
"poaches",
"rustles",
"shoplifts",
"collars",
"grabs",
"grasps",
"nails",
"seizes",
"snatches",
"takes",
"mooches",
"sponges",
"abducts",
"kidnaps",
"shanghais",
"spirits"
],
"near antonyms":[
"buys",
"purchases",
"bestows",
"contributes",
"donates",
"gives",
"hands over",
"presents"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misleads":{
"to cause to believe what is untrue":{
"examples":[
"the coral snake's attractive colors can mislead you into thinking that it is harmless"
],
"synonyms":[
"bamboozles",
"beguiles",
"bluffs",
"buffaloes",
"burns",
"catches",
"cons",
"cozens",
"deceives",
"deludes",
"dupes",
"fakes out",
"fools",
"gaffs",
"gammons",
"gulls",
"has",
"has on",
"hoaxes",
"hoodwinks",
"hornswoggles",
"humbugs",
"juggles",
"misguides",
"misinforms",
"snookers",
"snows",
"spoofs",
"strings along",
"suckers",
"sucks in",
"takes in",
"tricks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kids",
"puts on",
"teases",
"bleeds",
"cheats",
"chisels",
"defrauds",
"diddles",
"euchres",
"fleeces",
"flimflams",
"hustles",
"mulcts",
"rooks",
"shortchanges",
"skins",
"squeezes",
"sticks",
"stings",
"swindles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"debunks",
"exposes",
"reveals",
"shows up",
"uncloaks",
"uncovers",
"unmasks",
"discloses",
"divulges",
"tells",
"unveils",
"disabuses",
"disenchants",
"disillusions"
],
"antonyms":[
"undeceives"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misspoke":{
"as in mistranslated , misdescribed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misdescribed",
"mistranslated",
"bent",
"colored",
"cooked",
"distorted",
"falsified",
"fudged",
"garbled",
"misinterpreted",
"misrelated",
"misrepresented",
"misstated",
"perverted",
"slanted",
"twisted",
"warped",
"belied",
"camouflaged",
"disguised",
"dissembled",
"glossed (over)",
"masked",
"veiled",
"whitewashed",
"bowdlerized",
"censored",
"complicated",
"confounded",
"confused",
"mistook",
"mixed (up)",
"mystified",
"obscured",
"equivocated",
"fibbed",
"lied",
"paltered",
"prevaricated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarified",
"cleared (up)",
"explained",
"illuminated",
"illustrated",
"interpreted",
"spelled out",
"deciphered"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"miscalling":{
"as in misidentifying , misnaming":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misapplying",
"misidentifying",
"misnaming",
"lumping (together)",
"conflating",
"confounding",
"confusing",
"mistaking",
"mixing (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"differencing",
"differentiating",
"discriminating",
"distinguishing",
"separating"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misapplication":{
"incorrect or improper use":{
"examples":[
"this silly gossiping is a serious misapplication of your time"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuse",
"misemployment",
"misusage",
"misuse",
"misutilization",
"perversion"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mishandling",
"mismanagement",
"mismanaging",
"ill-treatment",
"ill-usage",
"maltreatment",
"mistreatment",
"damage",
"destruction",
"ruin",
"spoiling",
"wrecking",
"corruption",
"debasement",
"desecration",
"profanation",
"prostitution"
],
"near antonyms":[
"application",
"employment",
"use",
"utilization"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misguide":{
"to cause to believe what is untrue":{
"examples":[
"we were misguided by the flashy advertisements for what turned out to be pretty lousy pizza"
],
"synonyms":[
"bamboozle",
"beguile",
"bluff",
"buffalo",
"burn",
"catch",
"con",
"cozen",
"deceive",
"delude",
"dupe",
"fake out",
"fool",
"gaff",
"gammon",
"gull",
"have",
"have on",
"hoax",
"hoodwink",
"hornswoggle",
"humbug",
"juggle",
"misinform",
"mislead",
"snooker",
"snow",
"spoof",
"string along",
"suck in",
"sucker",
"take in",
"trick"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kid",
"put on",
"tease",
"bleed",
"cheat",
"chisel",
"defraud",
"diddle",
"euchre",
"fleece",
"flimflam",
"hustle",
"mulct",
"rook",
"shortchange",
"skin",
"squeeze",
"stick",
"sting",
"swindle"
],
"near antonyms":[
"debunk",
"expose",
"reveal",
"show up",
"uncloak",
"uncover",
"unmask",
"disclose",
"divulge",
"tell",
"unveil",
"disabuse",
"disenchant",
"disillusion"
],
"antonyms":[
"undeceive"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"missive":{
"a message on paper from one person or group to another":{
"examples":[
"the two old friends like to fire off missives filled with good-natured teasing and mock insults"
],
"synonyms":[
"dispatch",
"epistle",
"letter",
"memo",
"memorandum",
"note"
],
"near synonyms":[
"billet-doux",
"open letter",
"airmail",
"card",
"electronic mail",
"e-mail",
"junk mail",
"mail",
"postal card",
"postcard",
"communication",
"report",
"encyclical"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misinterpreted":{
"to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of":{
"examples":[
"his note on this passage in the novel seriously misinterprets the author's meaning"
],
"synonyms":[
"bent",
"colored",
"cooked",
"distorted",
"falsified",
"fudged",
"garbled",
"misrelated",
"misrepresented",
"misstated",
"perverted",
"slanted",
"twisted",
"warped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misdescribed",
"misspoke",
"mistranslated",
"belied",
"camouflaged",
"disguised",
"dissembled",
"glossed (over)",
"masked",
"veiled",
"whitewashed",
"bowdlerized",
"censored",
"complicated",
"confounded",
"confused",
"mistook",
"mixed (up)",
"mystified",
"obscured",
"equivocated",
"fibbed",
"lied",
"paltered",
"prevaricated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarified",
"cleared (up)",
"explained",
"illuminated",
"illustrated",
"interpreted",
"spelled out",
"deciphered"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"we misinterpreted the directions and ended up on the wrong side of town"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehended",
"misconstrued",
"misknew",
"misperceived",
"misread",
"missed",
"mistook",
"misunderstood"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceived",
"misdeemed",
"misjudged",
"misheard"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciated",
"apprehended",
"caught",
"comprehended",
"conceived",
"fathomed",
"got",
"grasped",
"grokked",
"knew",
"made out",
"penetrated",
"perceived",
"savvied",
"saw",
"seized",
"took in",
"understood"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misleading":{
"tending or having power to deceive":{
"examples":[
"the misleading text of the advertisement would like you to believe that you're getting something for nothing"
],
"synonyms":[
"beguiling",
"deceitful",
"deceiving",
"deceptive",
"deluding",
"delusive",
"delusory",
"fallacious",
"false",
"specious"
],
"near synonyms":[
"artful",
"crafty",
"cunning",
"devious",
"foxy",
"guileful",
"shady",
"shifty",
"slick",
"sly",
"sneaking",
"sneaky",
"subtile",
"subtle",
"trick",
"trickish",
"tricky",
"underhand",
"underhanded",
"wily",
"inaccurate",
"incorrect",
"wrong",
"bewildering",
"confounding",
"distracting",
"perplexing",
"puzzling",
"ambidextrous",
"crooked",
"defrauding",
"dishonest",
"dissembling",
"double-dealing",
"duplicitous",
"faithless",
"fast",
"fraudulent",
"knavish",
"lying",
"mendacious",
"untrustworthy",
"untruthful",
"bogus",
"counterfeit",
"fake",
"feigned",
"forged",
"jive",
"phony",
"phoney",
"sham",
"spurious",
"insidious",
"perfidious",
"treacherous",
"ambiguous",
"circuitous",
"equivocal",
"evasive",
"artificial",
"backhanded",
"hypocritical",
"insincere",
"left-handed",
"two-faced"
],
"near antonyms":[
"candid",
"direct",
"foursquare",
"frank",
"free-spoken",
"open",
"openhearted",
"outspoken",
"plain",
"plainspoken",
"straight",
"clarifying",
"elucidative",
"explanatory",
"illuminating",
"revealing",
"revelatory",
"honest",
"trustworthy",
"truthful"
],
"antonyms":[
"aboveboard",
"forthright",
"nondeceptive",
"straightforward"
]
},
"to cause to believe what is untrue":{
"examples":[
"the coral snake's attractive colors can mislead you into thinking that it is harmless"
],
"synonyms":[
"bamboozling",
"beguiling",
"bluffing",
"buffaloing",
"burning",
"catching",
"conning",
"cozening",
"deceiving",
"deluding",
"duping",
"faking out",
"fooling",
"gaffing",
"gammoning",
"gulling",
"having",
"having on",
"hoaxing",
"hoodwinking",
"hornswoggling",
"humbugging",
"juggling",
"misguiding",
"misinforming",
"snookering",
"snowing",
"spoofing",
"stringing along",
"suckering",
"sucking in",
"taking in",
"tricking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kidding",
"putting on",
"teasing",
"bleeding",
"cheating",
"chiseling",
"chiselling",
"defrauding",
"diddling",
"euchring",
"fleecing",
"flimflamming",
"hustling",
"mulcting",
"rooking",
"shortchanging",
"skinning",
"squeezing",
"sticking",
"stinging",
"swindling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"debunking",
"exposing",
"revealing",
"showing up",
"uncloaking",
"uncovering",
"unmasking",
"disclosing",
"divulging",
"telling",
"unveiling",
"disabusing",
"disenchanting",
"disillusioning"
],
"antonyms":[
"undeceiving"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"mistress of ceremonies":{
"as in disc jockey , anchorperson":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"disc jockey",
"disk jockey",
"DJ",
"shock jock",
"veejay",
"VJ",
"anchor",
"anchorman",
"anchorperson",
"anchorwoman",
"newscaster",
"announcer",
"emcee",
"host",
"MC",
"CBer",
"ham",
"radioman",
"huckster",
"pitchman"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"missile":{
"an object that is thrown, shot, or launched as a weapon":{
"examples":[
"The protesters were arrested for throwing missiles at the police."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ammunition",
"cannonball",
"cap",
"cartridge",
"charge",
"dumdum",
"gunshot",
"lead",
"load",
"pop",
"projectile",
"round",
"shell",
"shot",
"slug",
"ball",
"bullet",
"pellet"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blank"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misbehaviors":{
"improper or illegal behavior":{
"examples":[
"would not tolerate any misbehavior from her students"
],
"synonyms":[
"malfeasances",
"misconducts",
"misdoings",
"wrongdoings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crimes",
"malefactions",
"misdeeds",
"misdemeanors",
"sins",
"transgressions",
"trespasses",
"wrongs",
"malpractices",
"goings-on",
"hanky-pankies",
"familiarities",
"gaffes",
"improprieties",
"indiscretions",
"blunders",
"errors",
"faults",
"flubs",
"fumbles",
"goofs",
"lapses",
"miscues",
"missteps",
"mistakes",
"slips",
"slipups",
"stumbles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"miscellaneousness":{
"the quality or state of being composed of many different elements or types":{
"examples":[
"the miscellaneousness of the store's merchandise makes it a browser's delight"
],
"synonyms":[
"assortment",
"diverseness",
"diversity",
"heterogeneity",
"heterogeneousness",
"manifoldness",
"multifariousness",
"multiplicity",
"variety",
"variousness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disparateness",
"disparity",
"dissimilarity",
"distinction",
"distinctiveness",
"distinctness",
"otherness",
"unlikeness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"homogeneity",
"homogeneousness",
"likeness",
"sameness",
"similarity",
"fewness",
"paucity"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misapplied":{
"to put to a bad or improper use":{
"examples":[
"you've misapplied the theorem to certain problems that require a different formula",
"kids who misapply their boundless energy and get into trouble"
],
"synonyms":[
"abused",
"misemployed",
"misused",
"perverted",
"profaned",
"prostituted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"degraded",
"twisted",
"mismanaged",
"corrupted",
"debased",
"desecrated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applied",
"employed",
"used",
"utilized",
"respected"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misplace":{
"to be unable to find or have at hand":{
"examples":[
"I seem to have misplaced my keys"
],
"synonyms":[
"lose",
"mislay"
],
"near synonyms":[
"forget",
"miss",
"overlook",
"pass over"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enjoy",
"have",
"hold",
"keep",
"occupy",
"own",
"possess",
"retain",
"descry",
"detect",
"find",
"locate",
"run down",
"scare up",
"scout (up)",
"track (down)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misdiagnose":{
"as in underdiagnose , overdiagnose":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"overdiagnose",
"underdiagnose",
"camouflage",
"conceal",
"disguise",
"hide"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diagnose",
"distinguish",
"finger",
"ID",
"identify",
"pinpoint",
"single (out)",
"determine",
"find",
"locate",
"pick out",
"place",
"recognize",
"spot"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misfortunes":{
"bad luck or an example of this":{
"examples":[
"through sheer misfortune our car got a flat tire and we were late for the ceremony",
"our misfortunes of the last year included the loss of a beloved pet"
],
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"adversities",
"ills",
"knocks",
"misadventures",
"mischances",
"mishaps",
"tragedies"
],
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"calamities",
"cataclysms",
"catastrophes",
"disasters",
"afflictions",
"hardships",
"trials",
"tribulations",
"woes",
"distresses",
"miseries",
"sufferings",
"defeats",
"failures",
"fizzles",
"nonsuccesses",
"curses",
"evils",
"sorrows",
"troubles",
"accidents",
"casualties",
"blows",
"body blows",
"disappointments",
"letdowns",
"setbacks",
"circumstances",
"destinies",
"dooms",
"fates",
"lots",
"portions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breaks",
"chances",
"flukes",
"godsends",
"hits",
"opportunities",
"strikes",
"strokes",
"windfalls",
"accomplishments",
"achievements",
"successes"
],
"antonyms":[
"fortunes",
"luck",
"serendipities"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"incorrect or improper use":{
"examples":[
"the report documents how the misutilization of the drug can have serious side effects"
],
"synonyms":[
"abuses",
"misapplications",
"misemployments",
"misusages",
"misuses",
"perversions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mismanagements",
"ill-treatments",
"ill-usages",
"maltreatments",
"mistreatments",
"damages",
"destructions",
"ruins",
"corruptions",
"debasements",
"desecrations",
"profanations",
"prostitutions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applications",
"employments",
"uses",
"utilizations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misleader":{
"as in dissembler , deceiver":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"actor",
"bluffer",
"counterfeiter",
"deceiver",
"dissembler",
"duper",
"feigner",
"operator",
"trickster",
"copycat",
"imitator",
"impersonator",
"mimic",
"poseur",
"charlatan",
"fake",
"faker",
"fakir",
"fraud",
"hoaxer",
"humbug",
"impostor",
"imposter",
"mountebank",
"phony",
"phoney",
"pretender",
"quack",
"quacksalver",
"ringer",
"sham",
"cozener",
"defrauder",
"dodger",
"fraudster",
"scammer",
"scamster",
"sharper",
"sharpie",
"sharpy",
"skinner",
"swindler"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ace",
"adept",
"authority",
"crackerjack",
"crackajack",
"expert",
"maestro",
"master",
"past master",
"professional",
"virtuoso",
"whiz",
"wizard"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"missals":{
"as in breviaries , Psalters":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"breviaries",
"Psalters",
"hymnals",
"hymnaries",
"hymnbooks",
"psalmodies",
"songbooks",
"songsters",
"antiphonals",
"antiphonaries"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mischances":{
"a chance and usually sudden event bringing loss or injury":{
"examples":[
"the smallest mischance could spell disaster for our plan"
],
"synonyms":[
"accidents",
"casualties",
"mishaps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"calamities",
"cataclysms",
"catastrophes",
"croppers",
"deathblows",
"disasters",
"tragedies",
"bummers",
"knocks",
"misadventures",
"misfortunes",
"collisions",
"crack-ups",
"crashes",
"smashups",
"wrecks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boons",
"breaks",
"flukes",
"godsends",
"miracles",
"strikes",
"windfalls",
"fortunes",
"luck",
"serendipities"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"bad luck or an example of this":{
"examples":[
"by mischance she took a wrong turn and became hopelessly lost in the city"
],
"synonyms":[
"adversities",
"ills",
"knocks",
"misadventures",
"misfortunes",
"mishaps",
"tragedies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"calamities",
"cataclysms",
"catastrophes",
"disasters",
"afflictions",
"hardships",
"trials",
"tribulations",
"woes",
"distresses",
"miseries",
"sufferings",
"defeats",
"failures",
"fizzles",
"nonsuccesses",
"curses",
"evils",
"sorrows",
"troubles",
"accidents",
"casualties",
"blows",
"body blows",
"disappointments",
"letdowns",
"setbacks",
"circumstances",
"destinies",
"dooms",
"fates",
"lots",
"portions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breaks",
"chances",
"flukes",
"godsends",
"hits",
"opportunities",
"strikes",
"strokes",
"windfalls",
"accomplishments",
"achievements",
"successes"
],
"antonyms":[
"fortunes",
"luck",
"serendipities"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"miscalculations":{
"a wrong judgment":{
"examples":[
"treating her opponent as an intellectual lightweight was a serious miscalculation on her part"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehensions",
"misjudgments",
"missteps",
"mistakes",
"slips",
"slipups"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blunders",
"boners",
"boobs",
"clinkers",
"errancies",
"errors",
"faults",
"flubs",
"fumbles",
"gaffes",
"goofs",
"inaccuracies",
"lapses",
"miscues",
"stumbles",
"trips",
"foul-ups",
"muffs",
"misstatements",
"misconceptions",
"misconstructions",
"misimpressions",
"misinterpretations",
"misprisions",
"misunderstandings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misinformation":{
"information that is not completely true or accurate":{
"examples":[
"a company accused of providing misinformation to its shareholders"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"falsification",
"misreport",
"misrepresentation",
"misstatement",
"fable",
"fabrication",
"fairy tale",
"falsehood",
"falsity",
"fib",
"lie",
"mendacity",
"prevarication",
"story",
"tale",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"untruth",
"whopper",
"distortion",
"exaggeration",
"half-truth",
"ambiguity",
"equivocation",
"obliquity",
"defamation",
"libel",
"slander",
"perjury",
"bluff",
"fiction",
"pose",
"pretense",
"pretence",
"humbug",
"jive",
"nonsense",
"canard",
"fallacy",
"misconception",
"myth",
"deceit",
"deceitfulness",
"dishonesty",
"duplicity",
"fraudulence"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fact",
"truism",
"verity",
"honesty",
"truthfulness",
"veracity",
"authentication",
"confirmation",
"substantiation",
"validation",
"verification",
"truth"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"missed":{
"to fail to attend":{
"examples":[
"had to miss work for a week because of the flu"
],
"synonyms":[
"blew off",
"cut",
"skipped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ignored",
"neglected",
"passed over"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"attended",
"showed up (for)"
]
},
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"I think you're missing the point"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehended",
"misconstrued",
"misinterpreted",
"misknew",
"misperceived",
"misread",
"mistook",
"misunderstood"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceived",
"misdeemed",
"misjudged",
"misheard"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciated",
"apprehended",
"caught",
"comprehended",
"conceived",
"fathomed",
"got",
"grasped",
"grokked",
"knew",
"made out",
"penetrated",
"perceived",
"savvied",
"saw",
"seized",
"took in",
"understood"
]
},
"to be unsuccessful":{
"examples":[
"everyone knows that most of the new television series will miss and be gone before anyone notices"
],
"synonyms":[
"bombed",
"collapsed",
"cratered",
"failed",
"flamed out",
"flopped",
"flunked",
"folded",
"foundered",
"struck out",
"tanked",
"washed out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"floundered",
"struggled",
"declined",
"sank",
"sunk",
"skidded",
"slipped",
"slumped",
"waned",
"crashed",
"crumbled",
"miscarried",
"misfired",
"went under",
"imploded",
"self-destructed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cooked",
"flourished",
"prospered",
"thrived",
"throve",
"prevailed",
"triumphed",
"won"
],
"antonyms":[
"came off",
"clicked",
"delivered",
"panned out",
"succeeded",
"went",
"went over",
"worked out"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misdoing":{
"a breaking of a moral or legal code":{
"examples":[
"the sordid misdoings of the city councilman were exposed as a result of an intense investigation by the local newspaper"
],
"synonyms":[
"breach",
"crime",
"debt",
"error",
"lawbreaking",
"malefaction",
"misdeed",
"offense",
"offence",
"sin",
"transgression",
"trespass",
"violation",
"wrongdoing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bias crime",
"hate crime",
"felony",
"misconduct",
"misdemeanor",
"misfeasance",
"fault",
"foible",
"peccadillo",
"break",
"infringement",
"immorality",
"iniquitousness",
"iniquity",
"sinfulness",
"vice",
"wickedness",
"corruption",
"debauchery",
"depravity",
"licentiousness",
"abuse",
"criminality",
"illegality",
"lawlessness",
"unlawfulness",
"descent",
"downfall",
"fall"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blamelessness",
"faultlessness",
"guiltlessness",
"impeccability",
"innocence",
"irreproachability",
"goodness",
"morality",
"righteousness",
"virtue",
"virtuousness"
],
"antonyms":[
"noncrime"
]
},
"improper or illegal behavior":{
"examples":[
"kept a watchful eye for any misdoing by the members of the clergy"
],
"synonyms":[
"malfeasance",
"misbehavior",
"misconduct",
"wrongdoing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crime",
"malefaction",
"misdeed",
"misdemeanor",
"sin",
"transgression",
"trespass",
"wrong",
"malpractice",
"goings-on",
"hanky-panky",
"familiarity",
"gaffe",
"impropriety",
"indiscretion",
"blunder",
"error",
"fault",
"flub",
"fumble",
"goof",
"lapse",
"miscue",
"misstep",
"mistake",
"slip",
"slipup",
"stumble"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"missionized":{
"as in converted , influenced":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"converted",
"proselyted",
"proselytized",
"brainwashed",
"influenced",
"swayed",
"propagated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"secularized",
"dissuaded"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"missions":{
"a specific task with which a person or group is charged":{
"examples":[
"your mission is to clean up the house before company arrives"
],
"synonyms":[
"assignments",
"briefs",
"businesses",
"charges",
"details",
"jobs",
"operations",
"posts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"burdens",
"chores",
"duties",
"needs",
"obligations",
"offices",
"requirements",
"responsibilities",
"errands",
"labors",
"works",
"commitments",
"pledges",
"promises",
"appointments",
"commissions",
"designations",
"nominations",
"compulsions",
"constraints",
"restraints"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misbeliever":{
"as in atheist , nonbeliever":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"atheist",
"giaour",
"infidel",
"miscreant",
"nonbeliever",
"unbeliever",
"gentile",
"heathen",
"idolater",
"idolator",
"pagan",
"neo-pagan",
"polytheist"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misreckons":{
"as in miscounts":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"miscounts",
"misesteems",
"underestimates",
"underrates",
"undervalues",
"overestimates",
"overrates",
"overvalues",
"misapprehends",
"misconstrues",
"misinterprets",
"misknows",
"misperceives",
"misunderstands",
"miscalculates",
"misconceives",
"misdeems",
"misestimates",
"misgauges",
"misjudges",
"mismeasures",
"mistakes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misrendered":{
"as in misled , distorted":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"colored",
"deceived",
"distorted",
"falsified",
"garbled",
"misled",
"misreported",
"twisted",
"camouflaged",
"cloaked",
"concealed",
"counterfeited",
"disguised",
"hid",
"masked",
"obscured",
"dissembled",
"feigned",
"pretended",
"contradicted",
"belied",
"misrepresented"
],
"near antonyms":[
"betrayed",
"represented",
"bared",
"demonstrated",
"disclosed",
"discovered",
"evinced",
"exhibited",
"exposed",
"revealed",
"flaunted",
"paraded",
"showed off"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misstates":{
"to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of":{
"examples":[
"it was important that the spokesperson not misstate the company's position to the media"
],
"synonyms":[
"bends",
"colors",
"cooks",
"distorts",
"falsifies",
"fudges",
"garbles",
"misinterprets",
"misrelates",
"misrepresents",
"perverts",
"slants",
"twists",
"warps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misdescribes",
"misspeaks",
"mistranslates",
"belies",
"camouflages",
"disguises",
"dissembles",
"glosses (over)",
"masks",
"veils",
"whitewashes",
"bowdlerizes",
"censors",
"complicates",
"confounds",
"confuses",
"mistakes",
"mixes (up)",
"mystifies",
"obscures",
"equivocates",
"fibs",
"lies",
"palters",
"prevaricates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarifies",
"clears (up)",
"explains",
"illuminates",
"illustrates",
"interprets",
"spells out",
"deciphers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misjudgments":{
"a wrong judgment":{
"examples":[
"one serious misjudgment at this point could cost the candidate the election"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehensions",
"miscalculations",
"missteps",
"mistakes",
"slips",
"slipups"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blunders",
"boners",
"boobs",
"clinkers",
"errancies",
"errors",
"faults",
"flubs",
"fumbles",
"gaffes",
"goofs",
"inaccuracies",
"lapses",
"miscues",
"stumbles",
"trips",
"foul-ups",
"muffs",
"misstatements",
"misconceptions",
"misconstructions",
"misimpressions",
"misinterpretations",
"misprisions",
"misunderstandings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misdirection":{
"as in mismanagement , mishandling":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"mishandling",
"mismanagement",
"delinquency",
"irresponsibility",
"irresponsibleness",
"malfeasance",
"malpractice",
"misconduct",
"forgetfulness",
"inadvertence",
"inadvertency",
"inattention",
"inattentiveness",
"obliviousness",
"shortsightedness",
"unwariness",
"neglect",
"omission",
"foolhardiness",
"rashness",
"recklessness",
"wildness",
"carelessness",
"dereliction",
"heedlessness",
"incaution",
"incautiousness",
"laxness",
"neglectfulness",
"negligence",
"remissness",
"slackness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"care",
"carefulness",
"caution",
"cautiousness",
"heedfulness",
"alertness",
"attention",
"attentiveness",
"awareness",
"circumspection",
"observance",
"vigilance",
"watchfulness",
"responsibility",
"responsibleness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misimpressions":{
"a failure to understand correctly":{
"examples":[
"she was under the misimpression that the class was for beginners, but it was actually for advanced students"
],
"synonyms":[
"incomprehensions",
"misapprehensions",
"misconstructions",
"misinterpretations",
"misknowledges",
"misreadings",
"misunderstandings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"astigmatisms",
"misconceptions",
"misperceptions",
"misprisions",
"mistakes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appreciations",
"apprehensions",
"comprehensions",
"conceptions",
"grasps",
"knowledges",
"perceptions",
"prehensions",
"understandings",
"realizations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misinterpret":{
"to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of":{
"examples":[
"his note on this passage in the novel seriously misinterprets the author's meaning"
],
"synonyms":[
"bend",
"color",
"cook",
"distort",
"falsify",
"fudge",
"garble",
"misrelate",
"misrepresent",
"misstate",
"pervert",
"slant",
"twist",
"warp"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misdescribe",
"misspeak",
"mistranslate",
"belie",
"camouflage",
"disguise",
"dissemble",
"gloss (over)",
"mask",
"veil",
"whitewash",
"bowdlerize",
"censor",
"complicate",
"confound",
"confuse",
"mistake",
"mix (up)",
"mystify",
"obscure",
"equivocate",
"fib",
"lie",
"palter",
"prevaricate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clarify",
"clear (up)",
"explain",
"illuminate",
"illustrate",
"interpret",
"spell out",
"decipher"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"we misinterpreted the directions and ended up on the wrong side of town"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehend",
"misconstrue",
"misknow",
"misperceive",
"misread",
"miss",
"mistake",
"misunderstand"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceive",
"misdeem",
"misjudge",
"mishear"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciate",
"apprehend",
"catch",
"comprehend",
"conceive",
"fathom",
"get",
"grasp",
"grok",
"know",
"make out",
"penetrate",
"perceive",
"savvy",
"see",
"seize",
"take in",
"understand"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"miscounted":{
"as in miscalculated , misjudged":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"miscalculated",
"misconceived",
"miscued",
"misdeemed",
"misgauged",
"misgaged",
"misjudged",
"mistook",
"bobbled",
"botched",
"bungled",
"butchered",
"foozled",
"mangled",
"mishandled",
"muffed",
"murdered",
"misconstrued",
"misinterpreted",
"misunderstood",
"nodded",
"blundered",
"boobed",
"erred",
"flubbed",
"fluffed",
"fouled up",
"fumbled",
"goofed (up)",
"loused up",
"messed (up)",
"screwed up",
"slipped up",
"stumbled",
"tripped"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misspending":{
"to use up carelessly":{
"examples":[
"warned that a childhood spent hanging around indoors was a misspent youth indeed"
],
"synonyms":[
"blowing",
"dissipating",
"fiddling away",
"frittering (away)",
"lavishing",
"losing",
"running through",
"spending",
"squandering",
"throwing away",
"trifling (away)",
"wasting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"splurging",
"consuming",
"depleting",
"exhausting",
"impoverishing",
"overspending",
"shooting",
"indulging",
"overindulging",
"disbursing",
"expending",
"laying out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"economizing",
"scrimping",
"skimping",
"preserving",
"protecting",
"saving",
"hoarding",
"laying up"
],
"antonyms":[
"conserving"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"missing out":{
"as in leaving (out) , excluding":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"excluding",
"leaving (out)",
"omitting",
"banning",
"barring",
"debarring",
"precluding",
"preventing",
"prohibiting",
"denying",
"refusing",
"rejecting",
"eliminating",
"excepting",
"ruling out",
"losing",
"mislaying",
"misplacing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carrying",
"comprehending",
"containing",
"embracing",
"encompassing",
"entailing",
"including",
"involving",
"numbering",
"subsuming",
"taking in",
"comprising",
"consisting (of)",
"bracketing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misconducting":{
"to manage badly":{
"examples":[
"misconducted the polar expedition and paid for his mistakes with his life"
],
"synonyms":[
"maladministering",
"misgoverning",
"mishandling",
"mismanaging",
"misruling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abusing",
"ill-treating",
"ill-using",
"maltreating",
"mistreating",
"misusing",
"damaging",
"harming",
"hurting",
"violating",
"botching",
"bungling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"governing",
"handling",
"husbanding",
"managing",
"ruling",
"caring (for)",
"nurturing",
"aiding",
"helping",
"protecting",
"rescuing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"miscegenations":{
"sexual relations or marital union between people of two different races":{
"examples":[
"laws that once criminalized miscegenation"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"intermarriages",
"mixed marriages",
"remarriages",
"conjugalities",
"connubialities",
"marriages",
"matches",
"matrimonies",
"wedlocks",
"monogamies",
"bigamies",
"polyamories",
"polyandries",
"polygamies",
"polygynies",
"cohabitations",
"common-law marriages",
"civil unions",
"domestic partnerships",
"attachments",
"commitments",
"relationships",
"betrothals",
"engagements",
"espousals",
"hands",
"pledges",
"promises",
"proposals",
"troths"
],
"near antonyms":[
"annulments",
"divorces",
"separations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"mistakes":{
"a wrong judgment":{
"examples":[
"they made a mistake when they thought the young pitcher was ready to be called up to the major leagues"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehensions",
"miscalculations",
"misjudgments",
"missteps",
"slips",
"slipups"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blunders",
"boners",
"boobs",
"clinkers",
"errancies",
"errors",
"faults",
"flubs",
"fumbles",
"gaffes",
"goofs",
"inaccuracies",
"lapses",
"miscues",
"stumbles",
"trips",
"foul-ups",
"muffs",
"misstatements",
"misconceptions",
"misconstructions",
"misimpressions",
"misinterpretations",
"misprisions",
"misunderstandings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy":{
"examples":[
"made a mistake on the exam that almost cost her a passing grade"
],
"synonyms":[
"blunders",
"bobbles",
"boo-boos",
"boobs",
"bricks",
"clangers",
"clinkers",
"errors",
"faults",
"flubs",
"fluffs",
"fumbles",
"gaffes",
"gaffs",
"goofs",
"inaccuracies",
"lapses",
"miscues",
"missteps",
"oversights",
"screwups",
"slips",
"slipups",
"stumbles",
"trips"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bloomers",
"bloopers",
"boners",
"howlers",
"pratfalls",
"foul-ups",
"snafus",
"misapprehensions",
"miscalculations",
"miscomprehensions",
"misconceptions",
"misconstructions",
"misdescriptions",
"misimpressions",
"misinterpretations",
"misjudgments",
"misreadings",
"misstatements",
"misunderstandings"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accuracies",
"exactitudes",
"precisions",
"inerrancies",
"infallibilities",
"perfections"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to fail to understand the true or actual meaning of":{
"examples":[
"the auctioneer mistook my nod for a bid, and I ended up buying a painting I don't even like"
],
"synonyms":[
"misapprehends",
"misconstrues",
"misinterprets",
"misknows",
"misperceives",
"misreads",
"misses",
"misunderstands"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misconceives",
"misdeems",
"misjudges",
"mishears"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"appreciates",
"apprehends",
"catches",
"comprehends",
"conceives",
"fathoms",
"gets",
"grasps",
"groks",
"knows",
"makes out",
"penetrates",
"perceives",
"savvies",
"sees",
"seizes",
"takes in",
"understands"
]
},
"to make an incorrect judgment regarding":{
"examples":[
"you seriously mistake me if you think I scare so easily"
],
"synonyms":[
"miscalculates",
"misconceives",
"misdeems",
"misestimates",
"misgauges",
"misjudges",
"mismeasures"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misapprehends",
"misconstrues",
"misinterprets",
"misknows",
"misperceives",
"misunderstands",
"overestimates",
"overrates",
"overvalues",
"misesteems",
"underestimates",
"underrates",
"undervalues",
"miscounts",
"misreckons"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related":{
"examples":[
"she mistook physical attraction for love"
],
"synonyms":[
"conflates",
"confounds",
"confuses",
"mixes (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lumps (together)",
"misapplies",
"miscalls",
"misidentifies",
"misnames"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"differences",
"differentiates",
"discriminates",
"distinguishes",
"separates"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"mismanaged":{
"to manage badly":{
"examples":[
"the business was mismanaged so seriously that it eventually had to declare bankruptcy"
],
"synonyms":[
"maladministered",
"misconducted",
"misgoverned",
"mishandled",
"misruled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abused",
"ill-treated",
"ill-used",
"maltreated",
"mistreated",
"misused",
"damaged",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"violated",
"botched",
"bungled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"governed",
"handled",
"husbanded",
"managed",
"ruled",
"cared (for)",
"nurtured",
"aided",
"helped",
"protected",
"rescued"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misfits":{
"a person who is different from other people and who does not seem to belong in a particular group or situation":{
"examples":[
"a comic book about a social misfit who discovers his superpower"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"eight balls",
"outsiders",
"bohemians",
"bohos",
"counterculturists",
"deviants",
"enfants terribles",
"free spirits",
"heretics",
"iconoclasts",
"individualists",
"lone rangers",
"loners",
"lone wolves",
"mavericks",
"nonconformers",
"nonconformists",
"freethinkers",
"characters",
"codgers",
"crackbrains",
"crackpots",
"cranks",
"eccentrics",
"freaks",
"kooks",
"nuts",
"oddballs",
"screwballs",
"weirdos",
"aberrants",
"anomalies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adherents",
"followers",
"supporters",
"sheep",
"conformers",
"conformists"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"miscall":{
"as in misidentify , misname":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"misapply",
"misidentify",
"misname",
"lump (together)",
"conflate",
"confound",
"confuse",
"mistake",
"mix (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"difference",
"differentiate",
"discriminate",
"distinguish",
"separate"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"misknowledge":{
"a failure to understand correctly":{
"examples":[
"the traveler's misknowledge of local customs led him to make some embarrassing faux pas"
],
"synonyms":[
"incomprehension",
"misapprehension",
"misconstruction",
"misconstruing",
"misimpression",
"misinterpretation",
"misreading",
"misunderstanding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"astigmatism",
"misconception",
"misperception",
"misprision",
"mistake"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appreciation",
"apprehension",
"comprehension",
"conception",
"grasp",
"grokking",
"knowledge",
"perception",
"prehension",
"understanding",
"awareness",
"consciousness",
"realization"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"misgoverned":{
"to manage badly":{
"examples":[
"the ruling party was soundly defeated at the polls for having disastrously misgoverned the country"
],
"synonyms":[
"maladministered",
"misconducted",
"mishandled",
"mismanaged",
"misruled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abused",
"ill-treated",
"ill-used",
"maltreated",
"mistreated",
"misused",
"damaged",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"violated",
"botched",
"bungled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"governed",
"handled",
"husbanded",
"managed",
"ruled",
"cared (for)",
"nurtured",
"aided",
"helped",
"protected",
"rescued"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}