dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/pun_MWT.json
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{
"punching out":{
"to strike repeatedly":{
"examples":[
"you should take a course in anger management\u2014you can't go around punching out people"
],
"synonyms":[
"bashing",
"basting",
"battering",
"batting",
"beating",
"belaboring",
"belting",
"birching",
"bludgeoning",
"buffeting",
"bunging up",
"clubbing",
"currying",
"doing",
"drubbing",
"fibbing",
"flogging",
"hammering",
"hiding",
"lacing",
"lambasting",
"lashing",
"lathering",
"licking",
"mauling",
"messing (up)",
"paddling",
"pelting",
"pommeling",
"pommelling",
"pounding",
"pummeling",
"pummelling",
"roughing (up)",
"slating",
"slogging",
"switching",
"tanning",
"thrashing",
"threshing",
"thumping",
"tromping",
"walloping",
"whaling",
"whipping",
"whopping",
"whapping",
"whupping",
"working over"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assailing",
"assaulting",
"attacking",
"besetting",
"boxing",
"busting",
"chopping",
"clobbering",
"clouting",
"cracking",
"cudgeling",
"cudgelling",
"cuffing",
"descending (on or upon)",
"hitting",
"jumping (on)",
"knocking",
"lamming",
"laying on",
"pasting",
"pouncing (on or upon)",
"punching",
"raiding",
"rushing",
"slamming",
"slapping",
"smacking",
"smashing",
"socking",
"spanking",
"storming",
"swatting",
"swiping",
"thwacking",
"whacking",
"whamming",
"whomping",
"blackjacking",
"caning",
"cowhiding",
"flagellating",
"fustigating",
"horsewhipping",
"leathering",
"pistol-whipping",
"rawhiding",
"scourging",
"strapping",
"goring",
"lacerating",
"wounding",
"maiming",
"mangling",
"mutilating"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"punchy":{
"suffering from mental confusion":{
"examples":[
"feeling a little punchy after being up half the night with a crying baby"
],
"synonyms":[
"addle",
"addled",
"addlepated",
"bedeviled",
"befogged",
"befuddled",
"bemused",
"bewildered",
"bushed",
"confounded",
"confused",
"dazed",
"distracted",
"dizzy",
"dopey",
"dopy",
"fogged",
"mixed-up",
"muddleheaded",
"muzzy",
"pixilated",
"pixillated",
"punch-drunk",
"raddled",
"shell-shocked",
"silly",
"slaphappy",
"spaced-out",
"spaced",
"spacey",
"spacy",
"stunned",
"stupefied",
"zonked",
"zonked-out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"senseless",
"unconscious"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alert",
"conscious"
],
"antonyms":[
"clearheaded"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"puniness":{
"the quality or state of being little in size":{
"examples":[
"a nagging dissatisfaction with his physical puniness drove him to become a body builder"
],
"synonyms":[
"diminutiveness",
"fineness",
"littleness",
"slightness",
"smallness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"petiteness",
"minuteness",
"tininess",
"meagerness",
"poorness",
"scantiness",
"scantness",
"scarceness",
"scarcity",
"skimpiness",
"slenderness",
"slimness",
"spareness",
"sparseness",
"sparsity",
"stinginess",
"deficiency",
"inadequacy",
"inadequateness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enormity",
"enormousness",
"grossness",
"hugeness",
"immenseness",
"immensity",
"magnitude",
"mountainousness",
"prodigiousness",
"stupendousness",
"extensiveness",
"vastness",
"excessiveness",
"extravagance",
"extremeness",
"immoderacy",
"abundance",
"ampleness",
"bountifulness",
"copiousness",
"generosity",
"healthiness",
"liberality",
"adequacy",
"sufficiency",
"heaviness",
"heftiness",
"weightiness",
"bulkiness",
"massiveness",
"voluminousness"
],
"antonyms":[
"bigness",
"grandness",
"greatness",
"largeness",
"magnitude"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"punish":{
"to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime":{
"examples":[
"the child was punished for breaking dishes on purpose",
"if caught, the thief will be severely punished"
],
"synonyms":[
"castigate",
"chasten",
"chastise",
"correct",
"discipline",
"penalize"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assess",
"charge",
"dock",
"fine",
"impose",
"levy",
"mulct",
"convict",
"sentence",
"condemn",
"damn",
"denounce",
"criticize",
"keelhaul",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reprove",
"wreak"
],
"near antonyms":[
"forfeit",
"get off",
"ransom",
"release",
"commute",
"reprieve",
"absolve",
"acquit",
"exculpate",
"exonerate",
"vindicate"
],
"antonyms":[
"excuse",
"pardon",
"spare"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"punishable":{
"as in impeachable , indictable":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"amerciable",
"chargeable",
"disciplinable",
"impeachable",
"indictable",
"foolish",
"irresponsible",
"reckless",
"criminal",
"illegal",
"illicit",
"unlawful",
"bad",
"guilty",
"sinful",
"wicked",
"illegitimate",
"improper",
"wrongful",
"blamable",
"blameworthy",
"censurable",
"culpable",
"reprehensible",
"reproachable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blameless",
"faultless",
"impeccable",
"irreproachable",
"flawless",
"perfect",
"pure",
"guiltless",
"innocent"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"punishment":{
"suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense":{
"examples":[
"he is serving five years in prison as punishment for aggravated assault"
],
"synonyms":[
"castigation",
"chastisement",
"comeuppance",
"correction",
"desert(s)",
"discipline",
"nemesis",
"penalty",
"wrath"
],
"near synonyms":[
"reprisal",
"retaliation",
"retribution",
"revenge",
"vengeance",
"assessment",
"charge",
"fine",
"mulct",
"example",
"sentence",
"confinement",
"imprisonment",
"incarceration",
"condemnation",
"damnation",
"denouncement",
"censure",
"criticism",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproof"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amnesty",
"indemnity",
"pardon",
"parole",
"acquittal",
"exculpation",
"exoneration",
"vindication",
"exemption",
"immunity",
"impunity",
"release",
"commutation",
"reprieve",
"absolution",
"forgiveness",
"remission",
"remitment",
"condonation",
"disregard",
"overlooking"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"punk":{
"falling short of a standard":{
"examples":[
"she plays a punk game of tennis, so you won't have any trouble beating her"
],
"synonyms":[
"bad",
"bastard",
"bush",
"bush-league",
"crummy",
"crumby",
"deficient",
"dissatisfactory",
"ill",
"inferior",
"lame",
"lousy",
"off",
"paltry",
"poor",
"sour",
"suboptimal",
"subpar",
"substandard",
"unacceptable",
"unsatisfactory",
"wack",
"wanting",
"wretched",
"wrong"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abysmal",
"atrocious",
"awful",
"bitchin'",
"brutal",
"damnable",
"deplorable",
"detestable",
"disastrous",
"dreadful",
"execrable",
"gnarly",
"horrendous",
"horrible",
"pathetic",
"stinky",
"sucky",
"terrible",
"unspeakable",
"defective",
"faulty",
"flawed",
"egregious",
"flagrant",
"gross",
"bum",
"cheesy",
"coarse",
"common",
"crappy",
"cut-rate",
"junky",
"lesser",
"low-grade",
"low-rent",
"mediocre",
"miserable",
"reprehensible",
"rotten",
"rubbishy",
"second-rate",
"shoddy",
"sleazy",
"trashy",
"abominable",
"odious",
"vile",
"useless",
"valueless",
"worthless",
"inadequate",
"insufficient",
"lacking",
"meager",
"meagre",
"mean",
"miserly",
"niggardly",
"scanty",
"shabby",
"short",
"skimp",
"skimpy",
"spare",
"stingy",
"miscreant",
"scurrilous",
"villainous",
"counterfeit",
"fake",
"phony",
"phoney",
"sham"
],
"near antonyms":[
"classic",
"classical",
"A1",
"bang-up",
"banner",
"boss",
"capital",
"choice",
"crackerjack",
"dandy",
"divine",
"excellent",
"exceptional",
"fabulous",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"grand",
"great",
"groovy",
"heavenly",
"high-test",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"mean",
"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"par excellence",
"perfect",
"premium",
"prime",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"unsurpassed",
"wonderful",
"better",
"exceptional",
"fancy",
"high-grade",
"special",
"sufficient",
"average",
"borderline",
"fair",
"mediocre",
"middling",
"minimal",
"so-so",
"unexceptional",
"suitable",
"useful",
"worthy",
"gratifying",
"satisfying"
],
"antonyms":[
"acceptable",
"adequate",
"all right",
"decent",
"fine",
"OK",
"okay",
"passable",
"respectable",
"satisfactory",
"standard",
"tolerable"
]
},
"extremely unsatisfactory":{
"examples":[
"the acting in the movie ranged all the way from poor to punk"
],
"synonyms":[
"atrocious",
"awful",
"dismal",
"execrable",
"horrible",
"lousy",
"rotten",
"sucky",
"terrible",
"wretched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bad",
"deficient",
"inferior",
"off",
"poor",
"substandard",
"wanting",
"contemptible",
"miserable",
"shameful",
"defective",
"faulty",
"flawed",
"low-grade",
"mediocre",
"reprehensible",
"second-rate",
"bum",
"useless",
"valueless",
"worthless",
"inadequate",
"insufficient",
"lacking",
"abominable",
"damnable",
"fiendish",
"odious",
"vile"
],
"near antonyms":[
"choice",
"excellent",
"exceptional",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"premium",
"prime",
"superior",
"adequate",
"sufficient",
"acceptable",
"satisfactory"
],
"antonyms":[
"bitchin'",
"great",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"wonderful"
]
},
"temporarily suffering from a disorder of the body":{
"examples":[
"I've been feeling punk today"
],
"synonyms":[
"ailing",
"bad",
"down",
"ill",
"indisposed",
"peaked",
"peaky",
"poorly",
"run-down",
"sick",
"sickened",
"unhealthy",
"unsound",
"unwell"
],
"near synonyms":[
"symptomatic",
"cruddy",
"lousy",
"seedy",
"sickish",
"nauseated",
"nauseous",
"qualmish",
"queasy",
"queazy",
"squeamish",
"airsick",
"carsick",
"seasick",
"dizzy",
"light-headed",
"shaky",
"woozy",
"achy",
"feverish",
"diseased",
"disordered",
"decrepit",
"feeble",
"fragile",
"frail",
"infirm",
"invalid",
"sickly",
"weak",
"weakly",
"afflicted",
"troubled",
"challenged",
"debilitated",
"disabled",
"halt",
"incapacitated",
"lame",
"hypochondriac",
"hypochondriacal"
],
"near antonyms":[
"able-bodied",
"conditioned",
"fit",
"well-conditioned",
"cured",
"better",
"convalescing",
"improved",
"mending",
"recovering",
"recuperating",
"rehabilitated",
"hardy",
"hearty",
"lusty",
"robust",
"rugged",
"stalwart",
"strong",
"tough",
"blooming",
"bouncing",
"chipper",
"flourishing",
"flush",
"thriving"
],
"antonyms":[
"hale",
"healthful",
"healthy",
"sound",
"well",
"whole",
"wholesome"
]
},
"a person who is just starting out in a field of activity":{
"examples":[
"an impertinent punk who was trying to tell senior colleagues how to do their jobs"
],
"synonyms":[
"abecedarian",
"apprentice",
"babe",
"beginner",
"colt",
"cub",
"fledgling",
"freshman",
"greenhorn",
"neophyte",
"newbie",
"newcomer",
"novice",
"novitiate",
"recruit",
"rook",
"rookie",
"tenderfoot",
"tyro",
"virgin"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boot",
"amateur",
"dabbler",
"dilettante",
"learner",
"student",
"trainee",
"candidate",
"entrant",
"probationer"
],
"near antonyms":[
"expert",
"master",
"pro",
"professional"
],
"antonyms":[
"old hand",
"old-timer",
"vet",
"veteran"
]
},
"a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang":{
"examples":[
"the vigilante was hailed by some as a hero for standing up to the punks who had repeatedly threatened his family"
],
"synonyms":[
"bully",
"gangbanger",
"gangsta",
"gangster",
"goon",
"gorilla",
"hood",
"hoodlum",
"hooligan",
"mobster",
"mug",
"plug-ugly",
"roughneck",
"rowdy",
"ruffian",
"thug",
"tough",
"toughie",
"toughy",
"yob",
"yobbo"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cutthroat",
"scoundrel",
"villain",
"assassin",
"bandit",
"bravo",
"brigand",
"criminal",
"crook",
"desperado",
"felon",
"gunman",
"highwayman",
"lawbreaker",
"mafioso",
"malefactor",
"offender",
"outlaw",
"perp",
"perpetrator",
"pirate",
"pickpocket",
"racketeer",
"robber",
"swindler",
"thief",
"vandal",
"juvenile delinquent",
"tearaway"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{
"examples":[
"claims made by cosmetic companies about their antiaging creams that turned out to be a lot of punk"
],
"synonyms":[
"applesauce",
"balderdash",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blah",
"blah-blah",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absurdity",
"asininity",
"fatuity",
"foolery",
"idiocy",
"imbecility",
"inaneness",
"inanity",
"insanity",
"kookiness",
"lunacy",
"absurdness",
"craziness",
"madness",
"witlessness",
"hoity-toity",
"monkey business",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"shenanigan(s)",
"tomfoolery",
"gas",
"hot air",
"rigmarole",
"rigamarole",
"double-talk",
"greek",
"hocus-pocus"
],
"near antonyms":[
"levelheadedness",
"rationality",
"reasonability",
"reasonableness",
"sensibleness",
"common sense",
"horse sense",
"sense",
"discernment",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"wisdom"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"puny":{
"of a size that is less than average":{
"examples":[
"a puny , wrinkled apple"
],
"synonyms":[
"bantam",
"diminutive",
"dinky",
"dwarfish",
"fine",
"half-pint",
"Lilliputian",
"little",
"pint-size",
"pint-sized",
"pocket",
"pocket-size",
"pocket-sized",
"pygmy",
"shrimpy",
"slight",
"small",
"smallish",
"subnormal",
"toylike",
"undersized",
"undersize"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dwarf",
"toy",
"runtish",
"runty",
"scrubby",
"stunted",
"bitty",
"inappreciable",
"infinitesimal",
"little bitty",
"micro",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"mini",
"miniature",
"miniaturized",
"minikin",
"minim",
"minuscule",
"minute",
"pinpoint",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee",
"weeny",
"weensy",
"meager",
"meagre",
"niggardly",
"poor",
"scant",
"scanty",
"scarce",
"skimp",
"skimpy",
"slender",
"slim",
"spare",
"sparse",
"stingy",
"deficient",
"inadequate",
"insufficient",
"lacking",
"wanting",
"bite-size",
"bite-sized",
"capsule"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bulky",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"massive",
"voluminous",
"boxcar",
"Brobdingnagian",
"Bunyanesque",
"cavernous",
"colossal",
"cyclopean",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"galactic",
"gargantuan",
"giant",
"gigantic",
"gross",
"Himalayan",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"huge",
"humongous",
"humungous",
"immense",
"jumbo",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"monolithic",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"pharaonic",
"prodigious",
"staggering",
"stupendous",
"titanic",
"tremendous",
"vast",
"abundant",
"ample",
"appreciable",
"bountiful",
"copious",
"generous",
"healthy",
"liberal",
"plenteous",
"plentiful",
"fat",
"thick",
"broad",
"wide",
"boundless",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"immeasurable",
"incalculable",
"infinite",
"adequate",
"enough",
"sufficient"
],
"antonyms":[
"big",
"biggish",
"considerable",
"goodly",
"grand",
"great",
"handsome",
"husky",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"large",
"largish",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"overscale",
"overscaled",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"tidy",
"whacking",
"whopping"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"punch-out":{
"to strike repeatedly":{
"examples":[
"you should take a course in anger management\u2014you can't go around punching out people"
],
"synonyms":[
"bash",
"baste",
"bat",
"batter",
"beat",
"belabor",
"belt",
"birch",
"bludgeon",
"buffet",
"bung up",
"club",
"curry",
"do",
"drub",
"fib",
"flog",
"hammer",
"hide",
"lace",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lash",
"lather",
"lick",
"maul",
"mess (up)",
"paddle",
"pelt",
"pommel",
"pound",
"pummel",
"rough (up)",
"slate",
"slog",
"switch",
"tan",
"thrash",
"thresh",
"thump",
"tromp",
"wallop",
"whale",
"whip",
"whop",
"whap",
"whup",
"work over"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assail",
"assault",
"attack",
"beset",
"box",
"bust",
"chop",
"clobber",
"clout",
"crack",
"cudgel",
"cuff",
"descend (on or upon)",
"hit",
"jump (on)",
"knock",
"lam",
"lay on",
"paste",
"pounce (on or upon)",
"punch",
"raid",
"rush",
"slam",
"slap",
"smack",
"smash",
"sock",
"spank",
"storm",
"swat",
"swipe",
"thwack",
"whack",
"wham",
"whomp",
"blackjack",
"cane",
"cowhide",
"flagellate",
"fustigate",
"horsewhip",
"leather",
"pistol-whip",
"rawhide",
"scourge",
"strap",
"gore",
"lacerate",
"wound",
"maim",
"mangle",
"mutilate"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in fistfight , slugfest":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blows",
"fistfight",
"fisticuffs",
"grapple",
"handgrips",
"punch-up",
"slugfest",
"affray",
"battle royal",
"brawl",
"broil",
"donnybrook",
"free-for-all",
"melee",
"m\u00eal\u00e9e",
"mix-up",
"ruckus",
"ruction",
"confrontation",
"duel",
"face-off",
"joust",
"pitched battle",
"rough-and-tumble",
"altercation",
"argle-bargle",
"argument",
"argy-bargy",
"contretemps",
"controversy",
"cross fire",
"disagreement",
"dispute",
"falling-out",
"kickup",
"misunderstanding",
"quarrel",
"row",
"spat",
"squabble",
"tangle",
"tiff",
"wrangle",
"battle",
"clash",
"combat",
"conflict",
"contest",
"dustup",
"fight",
"fracas",
"fray",
"hassle",
"scrap",
"scrimmage",
"scrum",
"scuffle",
"skirmish",
"struggle",
"tussle",
"catfight"
],
"near antonyms":[
"truce"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"punishing":{
"as in punitive":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"punitive",
"advisory",
"counseling",
"counselling",
"didactic",
"moralistic",
"moralizing",
"admonishing",
"admonitory",
"cautionary",
"cautioning",
"exemplary",
"monitory",
"premonitory",
"warning"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime":{
"examples":[
"the child was punished for breaking dishes on purpose",
"if caught, the thief will be severely punished"
],
"synonyms":[
"castigating",
"chastening",
"chastising",
"correcting",
"disciplining",
"penalizing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assessing",
"charging",
"docking",
"fining",
"imposing",
"levying",
"mulcting",
"convicting",
"sentencing",
"condemning",
"damning",
"denouncing",
"criticizing",
"keelhauling",
"rebuking",
"reprimanding",
"reproving",
"wreaking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"forfeiting",
"getting off",
"ransoming",
"releasing",
"commuting",
"reprieving",
"absolving",
"acquitting",
"exculpating",
"exonerating",
"vindicating"
],
"antonyms":[
"excusing",
"pardoning",
"sparing"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"punctuates":{
"to indicate the importance of by centering attention on":{
"examples":[
"punctuated each and every word of his denial with a pound of his fist on the table"
],
"synonyms":[
"accents",
"accentuates",
"emphasizes",
"features",
"foregrounds",
"highlights",
"illuminates",
"plays up",
"points (up)",
"presses",
"stresses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"focuses",
"focusses",
"identifies",
"pinpoints",
"spotlights",
"advertises",
"boosts",
"plugs",
"promotes",
"publicizes",
"overplays"
],
"near antonyms":[
"tones (down)",
"underemphasizes",
"understates",
"belittles",
"discounts",
"disparages",
"minimizes"
],
"antonyms":[
"de-emphasizes",
"plays down"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"punisher":{
"one who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense":{
"examples":[
"a father who regrets the fact that he always ends up being the household's disciplinarian and resident punisher"
],
"synonyms":[
"avenger",
"castigator",
"chastiser",
"nemesis",
"scourge",
"vigilante"
],
"near synonyms":[
"revenger",
"redresser",
"righter",
"requiter"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ransomer",
"redeemer",
"vindicator"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"punctual":{
"done, carried out, or given without delay":{
"examples":[
"the punctual delivery of the daily mail"
],
"synonyms":[
"immediate",
"prompt",
"speedy",
"timely"
],
"near synonyms":[
"apt",
"quick",
"ready",
"swift",
"willing",
"opportune",
"seasonable",
"early"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delinquent",
"latish",
"overdue",
"behind",
"behindhand",
"delayed",
"detained",
"dilatory",
"laggard",
"slow"
],
"antonyms":[
"belated",
"late",
"tardy"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"puna":{
"as in karoo":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"karoo",
"karroo",
"butte",
"dome",
"height",
"highland",
"upland",
"altiplano",
"mesa",
"plateau",
"table",
"tableland"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"punishments":{
"suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense":{
"examples":[
"he is serving five years in prison as punishment for aggravated assault"
],
"synonyms":[
"castigations",
"chastisements",
"comeuppances",
"corrections",
"deserts",
"disciplines",
"nemeses",
"penalties",
"wraths"
],
"near synonyms":[
"reprisals",
"retaliations",
"retributions",
"revenges",
"vengeances",
"assessments",
"charges",
"fines",
"mulcts",
"examples",
"sentences",
"confinements",
"imprisonments",
"incarcerations",
"condemnations",
"damnations",
"denouncements",
"censures",
"criticisms",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"reproofs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amnesties",
"indemnities",
"pardons",
"paroles",
"acquittals",
"exculpations",
"exonerations",
"vindications",
"exemptions",
"immunities",
"impunities",
"releases",
"commutations",
"reprieves",
"absolutions",
"remissions",
"remitments",
"condonations",
"disregards"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"punctually":{
"as in immediately , promptly":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"immediately",
"instantly",
"presently",
"promptly",
"pronto",
"beforehand",
"early",
"inopportunely",
"precociously",
"prematurely",
"unseasonably",
"apropos",
"betimes",
"seasonably"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belatedly",
"late",
"tardily"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"punctuated":{
"to indicate the importance of by centering attention on":{
"examples":[
"punctuated each and every word of his denial with a pound of his fist on the table"
],
"synonyms":[
"accented",
"accentuated",
"emphasized",
"featured",
"foregrounded",
"highlighted",
"illuminated",
"played up",
"pointed (up)",
"pressed",
"stressed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"focused",
"focussed",
"identified",
"pinpointed",
"spotlighted",
"spotlit",
"advertised",
"boosted",
"plugged",
"promoted",
"publicized",
"overplayed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"toned (down)",
"underemphasized",
"understated",
"belittled",
"discounted",
"disparaged",
"minimized"
],
"antonyms":[
"de-emphasized",
"played down"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"punt":{
"as in skiff , canoe":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bateau",
"ca\u00efque",
"canoe",
"catamaran",
"coracle",
"curragh",
"currach",
"dhow",
"dinghy",
"dink",
"dory",
"dugout",
"flatboat",
"garvey",
"gig",
"johnboat",
"kayak",
"outrigger",
"paddleboat",
"pinnace",
"piragua",
"pirogue",
"pontoon",
"pram",
"raft",
"rowboat",
"rowing boat",
"sampan",
"scow",
"scull",
"shallop",
"shell",
"skiff",
"surfboat",
"umiak",
"wherry",
"bottom",
"craft",
"vessel",
"watercraft",
"catboat",
"ketch",
"sailboat",
"schooner",
"yacht",
"cruiser",
"inboard",
"motorboat",
"outboard",
"powerboat",
"houseboat",
"riverboat",
"auxiliary",
"bumboat",
"cutter",
"jolly boat",
"launch",
"lifeboat",
"longboat",
"tender",
"yawl",
"barge",
"hoy",
"keel",
"keelboat",
"lighter",
"narrow boat",
"towboat",
"tug",
"tugboat",
"ferry",
"ferryboat",
"gondola",
"taxi",
"water taxi"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in pole":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"pole",
"canoe",
"kayak",
"feather",
"pull",
"oar",
"paddle",
"row",
"scull"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"punching bags":{
"as in pushovers , quitters":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"pushovers",
"quitters",
"losers",
"failures",
"flops",
"washouts",
"underdogs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beaters",
"conquerors",
"masters",
"subduers",
"trimmers",
"vanquishers",
"victors",
"whippers",
"winners",
"champions",
"champs",
"finalists",
"placers",
"dominators",
"overdogs",
"rulers",
"subjugators",
"top dogs"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"punished":{
"to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime":{
"examples":[
"the child was punished for breaking dishes on purpose",
"if caught, the thief will be severely punished"
],
"synonyms":[
"castigated",
"chastened",
"chastised",
"corrected",
"disciplined",
"penalized"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assessed",
"charged",
"docked",
"fined",
"imposed",
"levied",
"mulcted",
"convicted",
"sentenced",
"condemned",
"damned",
"denounced",
"criticized",
"keelhauled",
"rebuked",
"reprimanded",
"reproved",
"wreaked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"forfeited",
"got off",
"ransomed",
"released",
"commuted",
"reprieved",
"absolved",
"acquitted",
"exculpated",
"exonerated",
"vindicated"
],
"antonyms":[
"excused",
"pardoned",
"spared"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pundits":{
"a person of deep wisdom or learning":{
"examples":[
"a moral question that has puzzled the pundits throughout the ages"
],
"synonyms":[
"sages",
"savants",
"scholars"
],
"near synonyms":[
"seers",
"wise men",
"polyhistors",
"polymaths",
"Renaissance men",
"brains",
"geniuses",
"genii",
"highbrows",
"intellects",
"intellectuals",
"thinkers",
"whizzes",
"wizards",
"gurus",
"mahatmas",
"pandits",
"swamis",
"yogis",
"yogins",
"rabbis",
"masters",
"mentors",
"teachers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blockheads",
"dodoes",
"dodos",
"dolts",
"donkeys",
"dopes",
"dumbbells",
"dummies",
"dunces",
"fatheads",
"fools",
"goons",
"half-wits",
"idiots",
"ignoramuses",
"ignorami",
"imbeciles",
"jackasses",
"know-nothings",
"morons",
"nincompoops",
"ninnies",
"nitwits",
"numskulls",
"numbskulls",
"pinheads",
"simpletons",
"stocks",
"turkeys"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person who makes or expresses a judgment on the quality of offerings in some field of endeavor":{
"examples":[
"the new mini laptop has gotten a thumbs-up from industry pundits"
],
"synonyms":[
"critics",
"reviewers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"analysts",
"annotators",
"columnists",
"commentators",
"observers",
"appraisers",
"evaluators",
"judges",
"referees"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"punctuating":{
"to indicate the importance of by centering attention on":{
"examples":[
"punctuated each and every word of his denial with a pound of his fist on the table"
],
"synonyms":[
"accenting",
"accentuating",
"emphasizing",
"featuring",
"foregrounding",
"highlighting",
"illuminating",
"playing up",
"pointing (up)",
"pressing",
"stressing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"focusing",
"focussing",
"identifying",
"pinpointing",
"spotlighting",
"advertising",
"boosting",
"plugging",
"promoting",
"publicizing",
"overplaying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"toning (down)",
"underemphasizing",
"understating",
"belittling",
"discounting",
"disparaging",
"minimizing"
],
"antonyms":[
"de-emphasizing",
"playing down"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pungency":{
"a harsh or sharp quality":{
"examples":[
"the pungency of the vinegar gives the salad dressing the kick that it needs"
],
"synonyms":[
"acerbity",
"acidity",
"acidness",
"acridity",
"acridness",
"acrimoniousness",
"acrimony",
"acuteness",
"asperity",
"bite",
"bitterness",
"edge",
"harshness",
"keenness",
"poignance",
"poignancy",
"roughness",
"sharpness",
"tartness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ginger",
"punch",
"spice",
"tang",
"raucousness",
"severeness",
"severity",
"shrillness",
"virulence",
"vitriol",
"cattiness",
"maliciousness",
"pointedness",
"thorniness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gentleness",
"kindliness"
],
"antonyms":[
"mildness",
"softness"
]
},
"the quality or state of being stimulating to the mind or senses":{
"examples":[
"theatergoers have long delighted in the pungency and wit of the play's dialogue"
],
"synonyms":[
"nip",
"piquancy",
"spice",
"tang",
"zest",
"zing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"raciness",
"spiciness",
"fieriness",
"hotness",
"acuteness",
"keenness",
"sharpness",
"provocativeness",
"excitement",
"invigoration",
"stimulant",
"stimulation",
"stimulus",
"thrill",
"bitterness",
"mordancy",
"trenchancy",
"flavor",
"redolence",
"savor",
"savour",
"savoriness",
"tastiness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flatness",
"tastelessness",
"dullness",
"dulness",
"insipidity",
"monotonousness",
"monotony",
"platitude",
"predictability",
"sameness",
"tediousness",
"blandness",
"thinness",
"weakness"
],
"antonyms":[
"insipidity"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"puncture":{
"a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument":{
"examples":[
"a leak caused by several small punctures in the rubber gasket"
],
"synonyms":[
"perforation",
"pinhole",
"pinprick",
"prick",
"punch",
"stab"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gouge",
"groove",
"hollow",
"break",
"cut",
"gash",
"incision",
"laceration",
"notch",
"rent",
"rip",
"rupture",
"slash",
"slit",
"tear"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a hole or series of holes in":{
"examples":[
"a nail punctured the tire"
],
"synonyms":[
"bore",
"drill",
"hole",
"perforate",
"pierce",
"punch",
"riddle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broach",
"tap",
"poke",
"prick",
"prickle",
"penetrate",
"burrow (into)",
"excavate",
"gouge",
"groove",
"hollow",
"break",
"cut",
"gash",
"notch",
"rend",
"rupture",
"slash",
"slit",
"split"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fill",
"patch",
"plug",
"seal"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object":{
"examples":[
"I could never puncture my own skin with a hypodermic needle"
],
"synonyms":[
"gore",
"harpoon",
"impale",
"jab",
"lance",
"peck",
"pick",
"pierce",
"pink",
"run through",
"skewer",
"spear",
"spike",
"spit",
"stab",
"stick",
"transfix",
"transpierce"
],
"near synonyms":[
"spindle",
"perforate",
"riddle",
"bayonet",
"dirk",
"gimlet",
"pike",
"poniard",
"prong",
"quill",
"pinprick",
"poke",
"prick",
"punch",
"thrust",
"cut",
"knife",
"slice"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"pungles (up)":{
"as in puts up , pays":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"extends",
"forks (over, out, or up)",
"offers",
"pays",
"proffers",
"puts up",
"tenders",
"administers",
"dishes out",
"dispenses",
"doles out",
"hands out",
"imparts",
"issues",
"metes (out)",
"sacrifices",
"aids",
"assists",
"benefits",
"helps",
"lavishes",
"regales",
"affords",
"comps",
"furnishes",
"provides",
"awards",
"confers",
"endows",
"endues",
"indues",
"renders",
"chips in",
"kicks in",
"pitches in",
"throws in",
"bestows",
"contributes",
"donates",
"gives",
"gives away",
"presents",
"volunteers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"holds",
"keeps",
"pockets",
"retains",
"withholds",
"preserves",
"saves",
"advances",
"lends",
"loans",
"sells"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pungling (up)":{
"as in putting up , paying":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"extending",
"forking (over, out, or up)",
"offering",
"paying",
"proffering",
"putting up",
"tendering",
"administering",
"dishing out",
"dispensing",
"doling out",
"handing out",
"imparting",
"issuing",
"meting (out)",
"sacrificing",
"aiding",
"assisting",
"benefiting",
"benefitting",
"helping",
"lavishing",
"regaling",
"affording",
"comping",
"furnishing",
"providing",
"awarding",
"conferring",
"endowing",
"enduing",
"induing",
"rendering",
"chipping in",
"kicking in",
"pitching in",
"throwing in",
"bestowing",
"contributing",
"donating",
"giving",
"giving away",
"presenting",
"volunteering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"holding",
"keeping",
"pocketing",
"retaining",
"withholding",
"preserving",
"saving",
"advancing",
"lending",
"loaning",
"selling"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"punishers":{
"one who inflicts punishment in return for an injury or offense":{
"examples":[
"a father who regrets the fact that he always ends up being the household's disciplinarian and resident punisher"
],
"synonyms":[
"avengers",
"castigators",
"chastisers",
"nemeses",
"scourges",
"vigilantes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"revengers",
"redressers",
"righters",
"requiters"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ransomers",
"redeemers",
"vindicators"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"punches out":{
"to strike repeatedly":{
"examples":[
"you should take a course in anger management\u2014you can't go around punching out people"
],
"synonyms":[
"bashes",
"bastes",
"bats",
"batters",
"beats",
"belabors",
"belts",
"birches",
"bludgeons",
"buffets",
"bungs up",
"clubs",
"curries",
"does",
"drubs",
"fibs",
"flogs",
"hammers",
"hides",
"laces",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"lashes",
"lathers",
"licks",
"mauls",
"messes (up)",
"paddles",
"pelts",
"pommels",
"pounds",
"pummels",
"roughs (up)",
"slates",
"slogs",
"switches",
"tans",
"thrashes",
"threshes",
"thumps",
"tromps",
"wallops",
"whales",
"whips",
"whops",
"whaps",
"whups",
"works over"
],
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"assails",
"assaults",
"attacks",
"besets",
"boxes",
"busts",
"chops",
"clobbers",
"clouts",
"cracks",
"cudgels",
"cuffs",
"descends (on or upon)",
"hits",
"jumps (on)",
"knocks",
"lams",
"lays on",
"pastes",
"pounces (on or upon)",
"punches",
"raids",
"rushes",
"slams",
"slaps",
"smacks",
"smashes",
"socks",
"spanks",
"storms",
"swats",
"swipes",
"thwacks",
"whacks",
"whams",
"whomps",
"blackjacks",
"canes",
"cowhides",
"flagellates",
"fustigates",
"horsewhips",
"leathers",
"pistol-whips",
"rawhides",
"scourges",
"straps",
"gores",
"lacerates",
"wounds",
"maims",
"mangles",
"mutilates"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"punched":{
"to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{
"examples":[
"after the man had punched the bartender for eighty-sixing him, bouncers stepped in and restrained him until the police could arrive"
],
"synonyms":[
"banged",
"bashed",
"batted",
"belted",
"biffed",
"bludgeoned",
"bobbed",
"bonked",
"bopped",
"boxed",
"busted",
"bust",
"clapped",
"clapt",
"clipped",
"clobbered",
"clocked",
"clouted",
"cracked",
"hammered",
"hit",
"knocked",
"nailed",
"pasted",
"pounded",
"rapped",
"slammed",
"slapped",
"slogged",
"slugged",
"smacked",
"smote",
"socked",
"struck",
"swatted",
"swiped",
"tagged",
"thumped",
"thwacked",
"walloped",
"whacked",
"whaled",
"zapped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"battered",
"beat",
"buffeted",
"bunged",
"chopped",
"cuffed",
"drubbed",
"laced",
"lambasted",
"licked",
"mangled",
"mauled",
"pelted",
"peppered",
"pommeled",
"pommelled",
"pummeled",
"pummelled",
"roughed",
"scuffed",
"bunted",
"flicked",
"stroked",
"tapped",
"bumped",
"butted",
"jabbed",
"jostled",
"kicked",
"kneed",
"poked",
"prodded",
"pushed",
"shoved",
"stamped",
"bowled (down or over)",
"creamed",
"decked",
"dumped",
"felled",
"floored",
"knocked down",
"leveled",
"levelled",
"rabbit-punched",
"sucker punched",
"caned",
"clubbed",
"cudgeled",
"cudgelled",
"flailed",
"flogged",
"lashed",
"sapped",
"slashed",
"sledged",
"sledgehammered",
"speared",
"stabbed",
"switched",
"thrashed",
"whipped",
"beaned",
"brained",
"conked",
"skulled"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a hole or series of holes in":{
"examples":[
"punch a ticket"
],
"synonyms":[
"bored",
"drilled",
"holed",
"perforated",
"pierced",
"punctured",
"riddled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broached",
"tapped",
"poked",
"pricked",
"prickled",
"penetrated",
"burrowed (into)",
"excavated",
"gouged",
"grooved",
"hollowed",
"broke",
"cut",
"gashed",
"notched",
"rent",
"rended",
"ruptured",
"slashed",
"slit",
"split"
],
"near antonyms":[
"filled",
"patched",
"plugged",
"sealed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to urge, push, or force onward":{
"examples":[
"cowboys punching cattle"
],
"synonyms":[
"drove",
"herded",
"ran",
"run"
],
"near synonyms":[
"shepherded",
"wrangled",
"egged",
"exhorted",
"flogged",
"goaded",
"hounded",
"pressed",
"pricked",
"prodded",
"prompted",
"scourged",
"spurred",
"whipped"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"punches":{
"to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{
"examples":[
"after the man had punched the bartender for eighty-sixing him, bouncers stepped in and restrained him until the police could arrive"
],
"synonyms":[
"bangs",
"bashes",
"bats",
"belts",
"biffs",
"bludgeons",
"bobs",
"bonks",
"bops",
"boxes",
"busts",
"claps",
"clips",
"clobbers",
"clocks",
"clouts",
"cracks",
"hammers",
"hits",
"knocks",
"nails",
"pastes",
"pounds",
"raps",
"slams",
"slaps",
"slogs",
"slugs",
"smacks",
"smites",
"socks",
"strikes",
"swats",
"swipes",
"tags",
"thumps",
"thwacks",
"wallops",
"whacks",
"whales",
"zaps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"batters",
"beats",
"buffets",
"bungs",
"chops",
"cuffs",
"drubs",
"laces",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"licks",
"mangles",
"mauls",
"pelts",
"peppers",
"pommels",
"pummels",
"roughs",
"scuffs",
"bunts",
"flicks",
"strokes",
"taps",
"bumps",
"butts",
"jabs",
"jostles",
"kicks",
"knees",
"pokes",
"prods",
"pushes",
"shoves",
"stamps",
"bowls (down or over)",
"creams",
"decks",
"dumps",
"fells",
"floors",
"knocks down",
"levels",
"rabbit-punches",
"sucker punches",
"canes",
"clubs",
"cudgels",
"flails",
"flogs",
"lashes",
"saps",
"slashes",
"sledgehammers",
"sledges",
"spears",
"stabs",
"switches",
"thrashes",
"whips",
"beans",
"brains",
"conks",
"skulls"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a hole or series of holes in":{
"examples":[
"punch a ticket"
],
"synonyms":[
"bores",
"drills",
"holes",
"perforates",
"pierces",
"punctures",
"riddles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broaches",
"taps",
"pokes",
"prickles",
"pricks",
"penetrates",
"burrows (into)",
"excavates",
"gouges",
"grooves",
"hollows",
"breaks",
"cuts",
"gashes",
"notches",
"rends",
"ruptures",
"slashes",
"slits",
"splits"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fills",
"patches",
"plugs",
"seals"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to urge, push, or force onward":{
"examples":[
"cowboys punching cattle"
],
"synonyms":[
"drives",
"herds",
"runs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"shepherds",
"wrangles",
"eggs",
"exhorts",
"flogs",
"goads",
"hounds",
"presses",
"pricks",
"prods",
"prompts",
"scourges",
"spurs",
"whips"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{
"examples":[
"the poor palooka wasn't able to land a single punch on his opponent"
],
"synonyms":[
"bangs",
"bashes",
"bats",
"beats",
"belts",
"biffs",
"blows",
"bops",
"boxes",
"buffets",
"busts",
"chops",
"claps",
"clips",
"clouts",
"cracks",
"cuffs",
"dabs",
"douses",
"fillips",
"hacks",
"haymakers",
"hits",
"hooks",
"knocks",
"larrups",
"lashes",
"licks",
"pelts",
"picks",
"plumps",
"pokes",
"pounds",
"raps",
"slams",
"slaps",
"slugs",
"smacks",
"smashes",
"socks",
"spanks",
"stingers",
"stripes",
"strokes",
"swats",
"swipes",
"switches",
"thuds",
"thumps",
"thwacks",
"wallops",
"welts",
"whacks",
"whams",
"whops",
"whaps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counterblows",
"counter-blows",
"counterpunches",
"counters",
"counterstrokes",
"counter-strokes",
"body blows",
"hands",
"kicks",
"knees",
"lefts",
"one-twos",
"rabbit punches",
"right-handers",
"rights",
"roundhouses",
"shivers",
"sidewinders",
"sucker punches",
"swings",
"uppercuts",
"crunchers",
"kayos",
"knockdowns",
"knockouts",
"KOs",
"bastinadoes",
"bastinades",
"batterings",
"beatings",
"drubbings",
"lickings",
"pastings",
"thrashings",
"wallopings",
"whippings",
"whips"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument":{
"examples":[
"old computers used to get information by reading the punches on a series of cards"
],
"synonyms":[
"perforations",
"pinholes",
"pinpricks",
"pricks",
"punctures",
"stabs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gouges",
"grooves",
"hollows",
"breaks",
"cuts",
"gashes",
"incisions",
"lacerations",
"notches",
"rents",
"rips",
"ruptures",
"slashes",
"slits",
"tears"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"punched out":{
"to strike repeatedly":{
"examples":[
"you should take a course in anger management\u2014you can't go around punching out people"
],
"synonyms":[
"bashed",
"basted",
"batted",
"battered",
"beat",
"belabored",
"belted",
"birched",
"bludgeoned",
"buffeted",
"bunged up",
"clubbed",
"curried",
"did",
"drubbed",
"fibbed",
"flogged",
"hammered",
"hided",
"laced",
"lambasted",
"lashed",
"lathered",
"licked",
"mauled",
"messed (up)",
"paddled",
"pelted",
"pommeled",
"pommelled",
"pounded",
"pummeled",
"pummelled",
"roughed (up)",
"slated",
"slogged",
"switched",
"tanned",
"thrashed",
"threshed",
"thumped",
"tromped",
"walloped",
"whaled",
"whipped",
"whopped",
"whapped",
"whupped",
"worked over"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assailed",
"assaulted",
"attacked",
"beset",
"boxed",
"busted",
"bust",
"chopped",
"clobbered",
"clouted",
"cracked",
"cudgeled",
"cudgelled",
"cuffed",
"descended (on or upon)",
"hit",
"jumped (on)",
"knocked",
"laid on",
"lammed",
"pasted",
"pounced (on or upon)",
"punched",
"raided",
"rushed",
"slammed",
"slapped",
"smacked",
"smashed",
"socked",
"spanked",
"stormed",
"swatted",
"swiped",
"thwacked",
"whacked",
"whammed",
"whomped",
"blackjacked",
"caned",
"cowhided",
"flagellated",
"fustigated",
"horsewhipped",
"leathered",
"pistol-whipped",
"rawhided",
"scourged",
"strapped",
"gored",
"lacerated",
"wounded",
"maimed",
"mangled",
"mutilated"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pungled (up)":{
"as in put up , paid":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"extended",
"forked (over, out, or up)",
"offered",
"paid",
"proffered",
"put up",
"tendered",
"administered",
"dished out",
"dispensed",
"doled out",
"handed out",
"imparted",
"issued",
"meted (out)",
"sacrificed",
"aided",
"assisted",
"benefited",
"benefitted",
"helped",
"lavished",
"regaled",
"afforded",
"comped",
"furnished",
"provided",
"awarded",
"conferred",
"endowed",
"endued",
"indued",
"rendered",
"chipped in",
"kicked in",
"pitched in",
"threw in",
"bestowed",
"contributed",
"donated",
"gave",
"gave away",
"presented",
"volunteered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"held",
"kept",
"pocketed",
"retained",
"withheld",
"preserved",
"saved",
"advanced",
"lent",
"loaned",
"sold"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"punching":{
"to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{
"examples":[
"after the man had punched the bartender for eighty-sixing him, bouncers stepped in and restrained him until the police could arrive"
],
"synonyms":[
"banging",
"bashing",
"batting",
"belting",
"biffing",
"bludgeoning",
"bobbing",
"bonking",
"bopping",
"boxing",
"busting",
"clapping",
"clipping",
"clobbering",
"clocking",
"clouting",
"cracking",
"hammering",
"hitting",
"knocking",
"nailing",
"pasting",
"pounding",
"rapping",
"slamming",
"slapping",
"slogging",
"slugging",
"smacking",
"smiting",
"socking",
"striking",
"swatting",
"swiping",
"tagging",
"thumping",
"thwacking",
"walloping",
"whacking",
"whaling",
"zapping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"battering",
"beating",
"buffeting",
"bunging",
"chopping",
"cuffing",
"drubbing",
"lacing",
"lambasting",
"licking",
"mangling",
"mauling",
"pelting",
"peppering",
"pommeling",
"pommelling",
"pummeling",
"pummelling",
"roughing",
"scuffing",
"bunting",
"flicking",
"stroking",
"tapping",
"bumping",
"butting",
"jabbing",
"jostling",
"kicking",
"kneeing",
"poking",
"prodding",
"pushing",
"shoving",
"stamping",
"bowling (down or over)",
"creaming",
"decking",
"dumping",
"felling",
"flooring",
"knocking down",
"leveling",
"levelling",
"rabbit-punching",
"sucker punching",
"caning",
"clubbing",
"cudgeling",
"cudgelling",
"flailing",
"flogging",
"lashing",
"sapping",
"slashing",
"sledgehammering",
"sledging",
"spearing",
"stabbing",
"switching",
"thrashing",
"whipping",
"beaning",
"braining",
"conking",
"skulling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a hole or series of holes in":{
"examples":[
"punch a ticket"
],
"synonyms":[
"boring",
"drilling",
"holing",
"perforating",
"piercing",
"puncturing",
"riddling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broaching",
"tapping",
"poking",
"pricking",
"prickling",
"penetrating",
"burrowing (into)",
"excavating",
"gouging",
"grooving",
"hollowing",
"breaking",
"cutting",
"gashing",
"notching",
"rending",
"rupturing",
"slashing",
"slitting",
"splitting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"filling",
"patching",
"plugging",
"sealing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to urge, push, or force onward":{
"examples":[
"cowboys punching cattle"
],
"synonyms":[
"driving",
"herding",
"running"
],
"near synonyms":[
"shepherding",
"wrangling",
"egging",
"exhorting",
"flogging",
"goading",
"hounding",
"pressing",
"pricking",
"prodding",
"prompting",
"scourging",
"spurring",
"whipping"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"puncturing":{
"to make a hole or series of holes in":{
"examples":[
"a nail punctured the tire"
],
"synonyms":[
"boring",
"drilling",
"holing",
"perforating",
"piercing",
"punching",
"riddling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broaching",
"tapping",
"poking",
"pricking",
"prickling",
"penetrating",
"burrowing (into)",
"excavating",
"gouging",
"grooving",
"hollowing",
"breaking",
"cutting",
"gashing",
"notching",
"rending",
"rupturing",
"slashing",
"slitting",
"splitting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"filling",
"patching",
"plugging",
"sealing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object":{
"examples":[
"I could never puncture my own skin with a hypodermic needle"
],
"synonyms":[
"goring",
"harpooning",
"impaling",
"jabbing",
"lancing",
"pecking",
"picking",
"piercing",
"pinking",
"running through",
"skewering",
"spearing",
"spiking",
"spitting",
"stabbing",
"sticking",
"transfixing",
"transpiercing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"spindling",
"perforating",
"riddling",
"bayoneting",
"bayonetting",
"dirking",
"gimleting",
"piking",
"poniarding",
"pronging",
"quilling",
"pinpricking",
"poking",
"pricking",
"punching",
"thrusting",
"cutting",
"knifing",
"slicing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"punas":{
"as in karoos":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"karoos",
"karroos",
"buttes",
"domes",
"heights",
"highlands",
"uplands",
"altiplanos",
"mesas",
"plateaus",
"plateaux",
"tablelands",
"tables"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"punch":{
"to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{
"examples":[
"after the man had punched the bartender for eighty-sixing him, bouncers stepped in and restrained him until the police could arrive"
],
"synonyms":[
"bang",
"bash",
"bat",
"belt",
"biff",
"bludgeon",
"bob",
"bonk",
"bop",
"box",
"bust",
"clap",
"clip",
"clobber",
"clock",
"clout",
"crack",
"hammer",
"hit",
"knock",
"nail",
"paste",
"pound",
"rap",
"slam",
"slap",
"slog",
"slug",
"smack",
"smite",
"sock",
"strike",
"swat",
"swipe",
"tag",
"thump",
"thwack",
"wallop",
"whack",
"whale",
"zap"
],
"near synonyms":[
"batter",
"beat",
"buffet",
"bung",
"chop",
"cuff",
"drub",
"lace",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lick",
"mangle",
"maul",
"pelt",
"pepper",
"pommel",
"pummel",
"rough",
"scuff",
"bunt",
"flick",
"stroke",
"tap",
"bump",
"butt",
"jab",
"jostle",
"kick",
"knee",
"poke",
"prod",
"push",
"shove",
"stamp",
"bowl (down or over)",
"cream",
"deck",
"dump",
"fell",
"floor",
"knock down",
"level",
"rabbit-punch",
"sucker punch",
"cane",
"club",
"cudgel",
"flail",
"flog",
"lash",
"sap",
"slash",
"sledge",
"sledgehammer",
"spear",
"stab",
"switch",
"thrash",
"whip",
"bean",
"brain",
"conk",
"skull"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a hole or series of holes in":{
"examples":[
"punch a ticket"
],
"synonyms":[
"bore",
"drill",
"hole",
"perforate",
"pierce",
"puncture",
"riddle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broach",
"tap",
"poke",
"prick",
"prickle",
"penetrate",
"burrow (into)",
"excavate",
"gouge",
"groove",
"hollow",
"break",
"cut",
"gash",
"notch",
"rend",
"rupture",
"slash",
"slit",
"split"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fill",
"patch",
"plug",
"seal"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to urge, push, or force onward":{
"examples":[
"cowboys punching cattle"
],
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"drive",
"herd",
"run"
],
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"shepherd",
"wrangle",
"egg",
"exhort",
"flog",
"goad",
"hound",
"press",
"prick",
"prod",
"prompt",
"scourge",
"spur",
"whip"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the quality of an utterance that provokes interest and produces an effect":{
"examples":[
"the real punch of the speech came in its closing lines"
],
"synonyms":[
"cogency",
"effectiveness",
"force",
"forcefulness",
"impact",
"point"
],
"near synonyms":[
"payoff",
"importance",
"significance",
"appeal",
"attraction",
"charm",
"fascination"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"active strength of body or mind":{
"examples":[
"we're going to need a candidate with real punch if voters are ever going to get excited about this election"
],
"synonyms":[
"beans",
"bounce",
"brio",
"dash",
"drive",
"dynamism",
"energy",
"esprit",
"gas",
"get-up-and-go",
"ginger",
"go",
"gusto",
"hardihood",
"juice",
"life",
"moxie",
"oomph",
"pep",
"sap",
"snap",
"starch",
"verve",
"vigor",
"vim",
"vinegar",
"vitality",
"zing",
"zip"
],
"near synonyms":[
"animal spirits",
"animation",
"briskness",
"jauntiness",
"liveliness",
"snappiness",
"spirit",
"spiritedness",
"sprightliness",
"spunk",
"spunkiness",
"vibrance",
"vibrancy",
"vivaciousness",
"vivacity",
"ardor",
"\u00e9lan",
"fervor",
"fire",
"passion",
"zeal",
"main",
"metal",
"mettle",
"might",
"muscle",
"potency",
"power",
"puissance",
"stamina",
"strength",
"brawniness",
"fitness",
"hardiness",
"huskiness",
"sturdiness",
"virility",
"health",
"healthiness",
"soundness",
"verdure",
"wellness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"indolence",
"laziness",
"debilitation",
"debility",
"delicacy",
"disablement",
"enfeeblement",
"faintness",
"feebleness",
"frailness",
"frailty",
"impotence",
"impotency",
"infirmity",
"powerlessness",
"puniness",
"slightness",
"softness",
"tenderness",
"weakness",
"enervation",
"exhaustion",
"inanition",
"prostration"
],
"antonyms":[
"lethargy",
"listlessness",
"sluggishness",
"torpidity"
]
},
"a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{
"examples":[
"the poor palooka wasn't able to land a single punch on his opponent"
],
"synonyms":[
"bang",
"bash",
"bat",
"beat",
"belt",
"biff",
"blow",
"bop",
"box",
"buffet",
"bust",
"chop",
"clap",
"clip",
"clout",
"crack",
"cuff",
"dab",
"douse",
"fillip",
"hack",
"haymaker",
"hit",
"hook",
"knock",
"larrup",
"lash",
"lick",
"pelt",
"pick",
"plump",
"poke",
"pound",
"rap",
"slam",
"slap",
"slug",
"smack",
"smash",
"sock",
"spank",
"stinger",
"stripe",
"stroke",
"swat",
"swipe",
"switch",
"thud",
"thump",
"thwack",
"wallop",
"welt",
"whack",
"wham",
"whop",
"whap"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counter",
"counterblow",
"counterpunch",
"counterstroke",
"body blow",
"hand",
"kick",
"knee",
"left",
"one-two",
"rabbit punch",
"right",
"right-hander",
"roundhouse",
"shiver",
"sidewinder",
"sucker punch",
"swing",
"uppercut",
"cruncher",
"kayo",
"knockdown",
"knockout",
"KO",
"bastinado",
"bastinade",
"battering",
"beating",
"bludgeoning",
"clobbering",
"cudgeling",
"cudgelling",
"drubbing",
"hammering",
"lambasting",
"licking",
"pasting",
"pounding",
"pummeling",
"pummelling",
"thrashing",
"flogging",
"walloping",
"whip",
"whipping"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument":{
"examples":[
"old computers used to get information by reading the punches on a series of cards"
],
"synonyms":[
"perforation",
"pinhole",
"pinprick",
"prick",
"puncture",
"stab"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gouge",
"groove",
"hollow",
"break",
"cut",
"gash",
"incision",
"laceration",
"notch",
"rent",
"rip",
"rupture",
"slash",
"slit",
"tear"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"pungent":{
"having a powerfully stimulating odor or flavor":{
"examples":[
"a pungent chili that is not for those with timid taste buds"
],
"synonyms":[
"nippy",
"sharp",
"strong",
"tangy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acid",
"acidic",
"acrid",
"bitter",
"harsh",
"gingery",
"hot",
"peppery",
"piquant",
"spicy",
"tart",
"zesty",
"zingy",
"putrid",
"rancid",
"rank",
"skunky",
"acute",
"keen",
"animating",
"energizing",
"exciting",
"galvanizing",
"invigorating",
"provocative",
"appetizing",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"palatable",
"toothsome",
"flavorful",
"savory",
"savoury",
"tasty",
"aromatic",
"redolent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aged",
"mellow",
"ripe",
"gentle",
"soft",
"flat",
"flavorless",
"insipid",
"savorless",
"tasteless",
"zestless",
"dilute",
"thin",
"watery",
"weak"
],
"antonyms":[
"bland",
"mild",
"smooth"
]
},
"marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings":{
"examples":[
"a pungent put-down that she will not soon forget"
],
"synonyms":[
"acerb",
"acerbic",
"acid",
"acidic",
"acidulous",
"acrid",
"barbed",
"biting",
"caustic",
"corrosive",
"cutting",
"mordant",
"sarcastic",
"sardonic",
"satiric",
"satirical",
"scalding",
"scathing",
"sharp",
"smart-aleck",
"smart-alecky",
"smart-mouthed",
"snarky",
"tart"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brisk",
"cross",
"sharp-tongued",
"sour",
"sourish",
"spiky",
"spikey",
"tartish",
"incisive",
"keen",
"poignant",
"trenchant",
"cynical",
"dry",
"ironic",
"ironical",
"wry",
"facetious",
"flippant",
"tongue-in-cheek",
"acrimonious",
"bitter",
"resentful",
"vitriolic",
"harsh",
"rough",
"severe",
"stringent",
"abrupt",
"blunt",
"brusque",
"brusk",
"concise",
"crisp",
"curt",
"gruff",
"pithy",
"snippety",
"snippy",
"succinct",
"terse",
"backhanded",
"insincere"
],
"near antonyms":[
"amusing",
"droll",
"merry",
"playful",
"sportive",
"waggish",
"gentle",
"mild",
"bland",
"good-humored",
"good-natured",
"diplomatic",
"polite",
"smooth",
"suave",
"urbane",
"affable",
"cordial",
"genial",
"gracious",
"hospitable",
"sociable"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"sharp and pleasantly stimulating to the mind or senses":{
"examples":[
"a newspaper columnist known for his pungent observations on everyday life"
],
"synonyms":[
"pert",
"piquant",
"poignant",
"salty",
"savory",
"savoury",
"zesty",
"zingy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"racy",
"spicy",
"fiery",
"gingery",
"hot",
"peppery",
"vinegary",
"acute",
"keen",
"biting",
"bitter",
"cutting",
"mordant",
"trenchant",
"animating",
"energizing",
"enlightening",
"exciting",
"galvanizing",
"invigorating",
"piquing",
"provocative",
"provoking",
"ambrosial",
"appetizing",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"luscious",
"palatable",
"scrumptious",
"toothsome",
"flavorful",
"savorous",
"tasty",
"absorbing",
"arresting",
"engaging",
"engrossing",
"enthralling",
"fascinating",
"gripping",
"interesting",
"intriguing",
"riveting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flat",
"flavorless",
"savorless",
"tasteless",
"arid",
"banal",
"barren",
"boring",
"colorless",
"drab",
"dreary",
"dry",
"dull",
"flat",
"humdrum",
"leaden",
"monotonous",
"numbing",
"pedestrian",
"ponderous",
"predictable",
"stale",
"stodgy",
"tedious",
"tiring",
"uninteresting",
"wearisome",
"wearying",
"bland",
"dilute",
"thin",
"watery",
"weak"
],
"antonyms":[
"insipid",
"zestless"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"punctilious":{
"marked by or showing careful attention to set forms and details":{
"examples":[
"old-money aristocrats with a punctilious sense of propriety"
],
"synonyms":[
"ceremonious",
"correct",
"decorous",
"formal",
"nice",
"proper",
"starchy",
"stiff",
"stiff-necked",
"stilted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sober",
"solemn",
"stately",
"chivalrous",
"courtly",
"gallant",
"genteel",
"polished",
"refined",
"civil",
"courteous",
"polite",
"red-carpet"
],
"near antonyms":[
"improper",
"indecorous",
"unmannerly",
"discourteous",
"impolite",
"rude"
],
"antonyms":[
"casual",
"easygoing",
"informal",
"laid-back",
"unceremonious"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"punctiliously":{
"as in carefully , meticulously":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"carefully",
"formally",
"gingerly",
"meticulously",
"orderly",
"methodically",
"systematically",
"deliberately",
"intentionally",
"purposefully",
"purposely"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aimlessly",
"anyhow",
"anyway",
"anywise",
"desultorily",
"erratically",
"haphazard",
"haphazardly",
"helter-skelter",
"hit or miss",
"irregularly",
"randomly",
"willy-nilly",
"arbitrarily",
"capriciously",
"carelessly",
"casually",
"indiscriminately",
"informally",
"offhand",
"offhandedly",
"promiscuously",
"whimsically",
"accidentally",
"fortuitously",
"inadvertently",
"unconsciously",
"unintentionally",
"unwittingly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"punctiliousness":{
"as in responsibility , irreproachability":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"dutifulness",
"irreproachability",
"irreproachableness",
"responsibility",
"alertness",
"mindfulness",
"vigilance",
"watchfulness",
"bother",
"effort",
"painstaking",
"trouble",
"advertence",
"advertency",
"attention",
"concentration",
"focus",
"observance",
"observation",
"exactness",
"particularity",
"precision",
"care",
"carefulness",
"closeness",
"conscientiousness",
"heed",
"heedfulness",
"meticulosity",
"meticulousness",
"pains",
"scrupulousness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"heedlessness",
"inattentiveness",
"negligence",
"inadvertence",
"inadvertency",
"inattention",
"inobservance"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"punching bag":{
"as in pushover , quitter":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"pushover",
"quitter",
"loser",
"failure",
"flop",
"washout",
"underdog"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beater",
"conqueror",
"master",
"subduer",
"trimmer",
"vanquisher",
"victor",
"whipper",
"winner",
"champ",
"champion",
"finalist",
"placer",
"dominator",
"overdog",
"ruler",
"subjugator",
"top dog"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"punctuate":{
"to indicate the importance of by centering attention on":{
"examples":[
"punctuated each and every word of his denial with a pound of his fist on the table"
],
"synonyms":[
"accent",
"accentuate",
"emphasize",
"feature",
"foreground",
"highlight",
"illuminate",
"play up",
"point (up)",
"press",
"stress"
],
"near synonyms":[
"focus",
"identify",
"pinpoint",
"spotlight",
"advertise",
"boost",
"plug",
"promote",
"publicize",
"overplay"
],
"near antonyms":[
"tone (down)",
"underemphasize",
"understate",
"belittle",
"discount",
"disparage",
"minimize"
],
"antonyms":[
"de-emphasize",
"play down"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"punditry":{
"as in column , editorial":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"column",
"commentary",
"editorial",
"criticism",
"critique",
"examen",
"notice",
"review",
"appraisal",
"assessment",
"evaluation",
"analysis",
"examination",
"opinion",
"outline",
"study",
"survey"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"puncheon":{
"an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages":{
"examples":[
"stored the puncheons of rum in the cellar"
],
"synonyms":[
"barrel",
"butt",
"cask",
"firkin",
"hogshead",
"keg",
"kilderkin",
"pipe",
"rundlet",
"runlet",
"tun"
],
"near synonyms":[
"scuttlebutt",
"cistern",
"tub",
"vat",
"can",
"drum"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"punch-drunk":{
"suffering from mental confusion":{
"examples":[
"punch-drunk from having stayed up all night, she struggled through the exam"
],
"synonyms":[
"addle",
"addled",
"addlepated",
"bedeviled",
"befogged",
"befuddled",
"bemused",
"bewildered",
"bushed",
"confounded",
"confused",
"dazed",
"distracted",
"dizzy",
"dopey",
"dopy",
"fogged",
"mixed-up",
"muddleheaded",
"muzzy",
"pixilated",
"pixillated",
"punchy",
"raddled",
"shell-shocked",
"silly",
"slaphappy",
"spaced-out",
"spaced",
"spacey",
"spacy",
"stunned",
"stupefied",
"zonked",
"zonked-out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"senseless",
"unconscious"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alert",
"conscious"
],
"antonyms":[
"clearheaded"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"punch-outs":{
"as in fistfights , fisticuffs":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blows",
"fistfights",
"fisticuffs",
"grapples",
"handgrips",
"punch-ups",
"slugfests",
"affrays",
"battles royal",
"battle royals",
"battles royale",
"battle royales",
"brawls",
"broils",
"donnybrooks",
"free-for-alls",
"melees",
"m\u00eal\u00e9es",
"mix-ups",
"ruckuses",
"ructions",
"confrontations",
"duels",
"face-offs",
"jousts",
"pitched battles",
"rough-and-tumbles",
"altercations",
"argle-bargles",
"arguments",
"argy-bargies",
"contretemps",
"controversies",
"cross fires",
"disagreements",
"disputes",
"fallings-out",
"falling-outs",
"kickups",
"misunderstandings",
"quarrels",
"rows",
"spats",
"squabbles",
"tangles",
"tiffs",
"wrangles",
"battles",
"clashes",
"combats",
"conflicts",
"contests",
"dustups",
"fights",
"fracases",
"fracas",
"frays",
"hassles",
"scraps",
"scrimmages",
"scrums",
"scuffles",
"skirmishes",
"struggles",
"tussles",
"catfights"
],
"near antonyms":[
"truces"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"punter":{
"a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business":{
"examples":[
"an East End prostitute who claimed that many of her punters were from the upper echelons of London society"
],
"synonyms":[
"account",
"client",
"customer",
"guest",
"patron"
],
"near synonyms":[
"consumer",
"end user",
"user",
"buyer",
"correspondent",
"purchaser",
"vendee",
"browser",
"prospect",
"shopper",
"window-shopper",
"bargainer",
"haggler",
"regular"
],
"near antonyms":[
"broker",
"merchant",
"seller",
"vendor",
"vender",
"shopkeeper",
"tradesman",
"black marketer",
"black marketeer",
"fence"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one that bets (as on the outcome of a contest or sports event)":{
"examples":[
"the huge amount of money that punters in Britain put on football matches"
],
"synonyms":[
"bettor",
"better",
"gambler",
"gamester",
"wagerer"
],
"near synonyms":[
"high roller",
"piker",
"dicer",
"bluffer",
"sharper",
"speculator",
"bookmaker",
"handicapper",
"oddsmaker",
"tipster"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"punts":{
"as in skiffs , canoes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bateaux",
"batteaux",
"ca\u00efques",
"canoes",
"catamarans",
"coracles",
"curraghs",
"currachs",
"dhows",
"dinghies",
"dinks",
"dories",
"dugouts",
"flatboats",
"garveys",
"gigs",
"johnboats",
"kayaks",
"outriggers",
"paddleboats",
"pinnaces",
"piraguas",
"pirogues",
"pontoons",
"prams",
"rafts",
"rowboats",
"rowing boats",
"sampans",
"scows",
"sculls",
"shallops",
"shells",
"skiffs",
"surfboats",
"umiaks",
"wherries",
"bottoms",
"crafts",
"vessels",
"watercrafts",
"catboats",
"ketches",
"sailboats",
"schooners",
"yachts",
"cruisers",
"inboards",
"motorboats",
"outboards",
"powerboats",
"houseboats",
"riverboats",
"auxiliaries",
"bumboats",
"cutters",
"jolly boats",
"launches",
"lifeboats",
"longboats",
"tender",
"yawls",
"barges",
"hoys",
"keelboats",
"keels",
"lighters",
"narrow boats",
"towboats",
"tugboats",
"tugs",
"ferries",
"ferryboats",
"gondolas",
"taxis",
"taxies",
"water taxis"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in poles":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"poles",
"canoes",
"kayaks",
"feathers",
"pulls",
"oars",
"paddles",
"rows",
"sculls"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"punch-ups":{
"as in blows , fistfights":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blows",
"fistfights",
"fisticuffs",
"grapples",
"handgrips",
"punch-outs",
"slugfests",
"affrays",
"battles royal",
"battle royals",
"battles royale",
"battle royales",
"brawls",
"broils",
"donnybrooks",
"free-for-alls",
"melees",
"m\u00eal\u00e9es",
"mix-ups",
"ruckuses",
"ructions",
"confrontations",
"duels",
"face-offs",
"jousts",
"pitched battles",
"rough-and-tumbles",
"altercations",
"argle-bargles",
"arguments",
"argy-bargies",
"contretemps",
"controversies",
"cross fires",
"disagreements",
"disputes",
"fallings-out",
"falling-outs",
"kickups",
"misunderstandings",
"quarrels",
"rows",
"spats",
"squabbles",
"tangles",
"tiffs",
"wrangles",
"battles",
"clashes",
"combats",
"conflicts",
"contests",
"dustups",
"fights",
"fracases",
"fracas",
"frays",
"hassles",
"scraps",
"scrimmages",
"scrums",
"scuffles",
"skirmishes",
"struggles",
"tussles",
"catfights"
],
"near antonyms":[
"truces"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"punks":{
"a person who is just starting out in a field of activity":{
"examples":[
"an impertinent punk who was trying to tell senior colleagues how to do their jobs"
],
"synonyms":[
"abecedarians",
"apprentices",
"babes",
"beginners",
"colts",
"cubs",
"fledglings",
"freshmen",
"greenhorns",
"neophytes",
"newbies",
"newcomers",
"novices",
"novitiates",
"recruits",
"rookies",
"rooks",
"tenderfeet",
"tenderfoots",
"tyros",
"virgins"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boots",
"amateurs",
"dabblers",
"dilettantes",
"dilettanti",
"learners",
"students",
"trainees",
"candidates",
"entrants",
"probationers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"experts",
"masters",
"professionals",
"pros"
],
"antonyms":[
"old hands",
"old-timers",
"veterans",
"vets"
]
},
"a violent, brutal person who is often a member of an organized gang":{
"examples":[
"the vigilante was hailed by some as a hero for standing up to the punks who had repeatedly threatened his family"
],
"synonyms":[
"bullies",
"gangbangers",
"gangstas",
"gangsters",
"goons",
"gorillas",
"hoodlums",
"hoods",
"hooligans",
"mobsters",
"mugs",
"plug-uglies",
"roughnecks",
"rowdies",
"ruffians",
"thugs",
"toughies",
"toughs",
"yobbos",
"yobboes",
"yobs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cutthroats",
"scoundrels",
"villains",
"assassins",
"bandits",
"bravos",
"bravoes",
"brigands",
"criminals",
"crooks",
"desperadoes",
"desperados",
"felons",
"gunmen",
"highwaymen",
"lawbreakers",
"mafiosi",
"malefactors",
"offenders",
"outlaws",
"perpetrators",
"perps",
"pirates",
"pickpockets",
"racketeers",
"robbers",
"swindlers",
"thieves",
"vandals",
"juvenile delinquents",
"tearaways"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"punctuality":{
"the quality or habit of arriving or being ready on time":{
"examples":[
"our boss is a real stickler for punctuality \u2014he expects everyone to be at their desk by nine o'clock"
],
"synonyms":[
"promptitude",
"promptness",
"timeliness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alacrity",
"aptness",
"quickness",
"readiness",
"willingness",
"earliness",
"prematurity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belatedness",
"lateness",
"slowness"
],
"antonyms":[
"tardiness",
"unpunctuality"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"puncheons":{
"an enclosed wooden vessel for holding beverages":{
"examples":[
"stored the puncheons of rum in the cellar"
],
"synonyms":[
"barrels",
"butts",
"casks",
"firkins",
"hogsheads",
"kegs",
"kilderkins",
"pipes",
"rundlets",
"runlets",
"tuns"
],
"near synonyms":[
"scuttlebutt",
"cisterns",
"tubs",
"vats",
"cans",
"drums"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"punting":{
"as in poling":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"poling",
"canoeing",
"kayaking",
"feathering",
"pulling",
"oaring",
"paddling",
"rowing",
"sculling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"punch-up":{
"as in fistfight , slugfest":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blows",
"fistfight",
"fisticuffs",
"grapple",
"handgrips",
"punch-out",
"slugfest",
"affray",
"battle royal",
"brawl",
"broil",
"donnybrook",
"free-for-all",
"melee",
"m\u00eal\u00e9e",
"mix-up",
"ruckus",
"ruction",
"confrontation",
"duel",
"face-off",
"joust",
"pitched battle",
"rough-and-tumble",
"altercation",
"argle-bargle",
"argument",
"argy-bargy",
"contretemps",
"controversy",
"cross fire",
"disagreement",
"dispute",
"falling-out",
"kickup",
"misunderstanding",
"quarrel",
"row",
"spat",
"squabble",
"tangle",
"tiff",
"wrangle",
"battle",
"clash",
"combat",
"conflict",
"contest",
"dustup",
"fight",
"fracas",
"fray",
"hassle",
"scrap",
"scrimmage",
"scrum",
"scuffle",
"skirmish",
"struggle",
"tussle",
"catfight"
],
"near antonyms":[
"truce"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"punch out":{
"to strike repeatedly":{
"examples":[
"you should take a course in anger management\u2014you can't go around punching out people"
],
"synonyms":[
"bash",
"baste",
"bat",
"batter",
"beat",
"belabor",
"belt",
"birch",
"bludgeon",
"buffet",
"bung up",
"club",
"curry",
"do",
"drub",
"fib",
"flog",
"hammer",
"hide",
"lace",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lash",
"lather",
"lick",
"maul",
"mess (up)",
"paddle",
"pelt",
"pommel",
"pound",
"pummel",
"rough (up)",
"slate",
"slog",
"switch",
"tan",
"thrash",
"thresh",
"thump",
"tromp",
"wallop",
"whale",
"whip",
"whop",
"whap",
"whup",
"work over"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assail",
"assault",
"attack",
"beset",
"box",
"bust",
"chop",
"clobber",
"clout",
"crack",
"cudgel",
"cuff",
"descend (on or upon)",
"hit",
"jump (on)",
"knock",
"lam",
"lay on",
"paste",
"pounce (on or upon)",
"punch",
"raid",
"rush",
"slam",
"slap",
"smack",
"smash",
"sock",
"spank",
"storm",
"swat",
"swipe",
"thwack",
"whack",
"wham",
"whomp",
"blackjack",
"cane",
"cowhide",
"flagellate",
"fustigate",
"horsewhip",
"leather",
"pistol-whip",
"rawhide",
"scourge",
"strap",
"gore",
"lacerate",
"wound",
"maim",
"mangle",
"mutilate"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in fistfight , slugfest":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blows",
"fistfight",
"fisticuffs",
"grapple",
"handgrips",
"punch-up",
"slugfest",
"affray",
"battle royal",
"brawl",
"broil",
"donnybrook",
"free-for-all",
"melee",
"m\u00eal\u00e9e",
"mix-up",
"ruckus",
"ruction",
"confrontation",
"duel",
"face-off",
"joust",
"pitched battle",
"rough-and-tumble",
"altercation",
"argle-bargle",
"argument",
"argy-bargy",
"contretemps",
"controversy",
"cross fire",
"disagreement",
"dispute",
"falling-out",
"kickup",
"misunderstanding",
"quarrel",
"row",
"spat",
"squabble",
"tangle",
"tiff",
"wrangle",
"battle",
"clash",
"combat",
"conflict",
"contest",
"dustup",
"fight",
"fracas",
"fray",
"hassle",
"scrap",
"scrimmage",
"scrum",
"scuffle",
"skirmish",
"struggle",
"tussle",
"catfight"
],
"near antonyms":[
"truce"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"punters":{
"a person who buys a product or uses a service from a business":{
"examples":[
"an East End prostitute who claimed that many of her punters were from the upper echelons of London society"
],
"synonyms":[
"accounts",
"clients",
"customers",
"guests",
"patrons"
],
"near synonyms":[
"consumers",
"end users",
"users",
"buyers",
"correspondents",
"purchasers",
"vendees",
"browsers",
"prospects",
"shoppers",
"window-shoppers",
"bargainers",
"hagglers",
"regulars"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brokers",
"merchants",
"sellers",
"vendors",
"venders",
"shopkeepers",
"tradesmen",
"black marketers",
"black marketeers",
"fences"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one that bets (as on the outcome of a contest or sports event)":{
"examples":[
"the huge amount of money that punters in Britain put on football matches"
],
"synonyms":[
"bettors",
"betters",
"gamblers",
"gamesters",
"wagerers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"high rollers",
"pikers",
"dicers",
"bluffers",
"sharpers",
"speculators",
"bookmakers",
"handicappers",
"oddsmakers",
"tipsters"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"punditries":{
"as in columns , editorials":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"columns",
"commentaries",
"editorials",
"criticisms",
"critiques",
"examens",
"notices",
"reviews",
"appraisals",
"assessments",
"evaluations",
"analyses",
"examinations",
"opinions",
"outlines",
"studies",
"surveys"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pungle (up)":{
"as in put up , pay":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"extend",
"fork (over, out, or up)",
"offer",
"pay",
"proffer",
"put up",
"tender",
"administer",
"dish out",
"dispense",
"dole out",
"hand out",
"impart",
"issue",
"mete (out)",
"sacrifice",
"aid",
"assist",
"benefit",
"help",
"lavish",
"regale",
"afford",
"comp",
"furnish",
"provide",
"award",
"confer",
"endow",
"endue",
"indue",
"render",
"chip in",
"kick in",
"pitch in",
"throw in",
"bestow",
"contribute",
"donate",
"give",
"give away",
"present",
"volunteer"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hold",
"keep",
"pocket",
"retain",
"withhold",
"preserve",
"save",
"advance",
"lend",
"loan",
"sell"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"punctured":{
"to make a hole or series of holes in":{
"examples":[
"a nail punctured the tire"
],
"synonyms":[
"bored",
"drilled",
"holed",
"perforated",
"pierced",
"punched",
"riddled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broached",
"tapped",
"poked",
"pricked",
"prickled",
"penetrated",
"burrowed (into)",
"excavated",
"gouged",
"grooved",
"hollowed",
"broke",
"cut",
"gashed",
"notched",
"rent",
"rended",
"ruptured",
"slashed",
"slit",
"split"
],
"near antonyms":[
"filled",
"patched",
"plugged",
"sealed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object":{
"examples":[
"I could never puncture my own skin with a hypodermic needle"
],
"synonyms":[
"gored",
"harpooned",
"impaled",
"jabbed",
"lanced",
"pecked",
"picked",
"pierced",
"pinked",
"ran through",
"skewered",
"speared",
"spiked",
"spitted",
"stabbed",
"stuck",
"transfixed",
"transpierced"
],
"near synonyms":[
"spindled",
"perforated",
"riddled",
"bayoneted",
"bayonetted",
"dirked",
"gimleted",
"piked",
"poniarded",
"pronged",
"quilled",
"pinpricked",
"poked",
"pricked",
"punched",
"thrust",
"cut",
"knifed",
"sliced"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pundit":{
"a person of deep wisdom or learning":{
"examples":[
"a moral question that has puzzled the pundits throughout the ages"
],
"synonyms":[
"sage",
"savant",
"scholar"
],
"near synonyms":[
"seer",
"wise man",
"polyhistor",
"polymath",
"Renaissance man",
"brain",
"genius",
"highbrow",
"intellect",
"intellectual",
"thinker",
"whiz",
"wizard",
"guru",
"mahatma",
"pandit",
"swami",
"yogi",
"yogin",
"rabbi",
"master",
"mentor",
"teacher"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blockhead",
"dodo",
"dolt",
"donkey",
"dope",
"dumbbell",
"dummy",
"dunce",
"fathead",
"fool",
"goon",
"half-wit",
"idiot",
"ignoramus",
"imbecile",
"jackass",
"know-nothing",
"moron",
"nincompoop",
"ninny",
"nitwit",
"numskull",
"numbskull",
"pinhead",
"simpleton",
"stock",
"turkey"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person who makes or expresses a judgment on the quality of offerings in some field of endeavor":{
"examples":[
"the new mini laptop has gotten a thumbs-up from industry pundits"
],
"synonyms":[
"critic",
"reviewer"
],
"near synonyms":[
"analyst",
"annotator",
"columnist",
"commentator",
"observer",
"appraiser",
"evaluator",
"judge",
"referee"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"punitive damages":{
"as in solatium":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"solatium",
"compensation",
"damages",
"indemnification",
"indemnity",
"quittance",
"recompense",
"recoupment",
"redress",
"remuneration",
"reparation",
"reprisal(s)",
"requital",
"restitution",
"satisfaction",
"amends",
"atonement",
"expiation",
"bail",
"deposit",
"pawn",
"security",
"refund",
"reimbursement",
"repayment",
"accord",
"bargain",
"compact",
"concordat",
"convention",
"pact",
"treaty",
"adjustment",
"settlement",
"oath",
"pledge",
"troth",
"vow",
"word",
"punishment",
"retaliation",
"bond",
"contract",
"covenant",
"deal",
"guarantee",
"guaranty",
"surety",
"warranty"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"punishes":{
"to inflict a penalty on for a fault or crime":{
"examples":[
"the child was punished for breaking dishes on purpose",
"if caught, the thief will be severely punished"
],
"synonyms":[
"castigates",
"chastens",
"chastises",
"corrects",
"disciplines",
"penalizes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assesses",
"charges",
"docks",
"fines",
"imposes",
"levies",
"mulcts",
"convicts",
"sentences",
"condemns",
"damns",
"denounces",
"criticizes",
"keelhauls",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"reproves",
"wreaks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"forfeits",
"gets off",
"ransoms",
"releases",
"commutes",
"reprieves",
"absolves",
"acquits",
"exculpates",
"exonerates",
"vindicates"
],
"antonyms":[
"excuses",
"pardons",
"spares"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"punted":{
"as in poled":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"poled",
"canoed",
"kayaked",
"feathered",
"pulled",
"oared",
"paddled",
"rowed",
"sculled"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"punitive":{
"inflicting, involving, or serving as punishment":{
"examples":[
"any misbehavior was immediately met with a punitive response",
"the company had to pay a million dollars in punitive damages"
],
"synonyms":[
"castigating",
"chastening",
"chastising",
"correcting",
"correctional",
"corrective",
"disciplinary",
"disciplining",
"penal",
"penalizing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"retaliative",
"retaliatory",
"retributive",
"retributory",
"revengeful",
"vengeful",
"wrathful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"compensatory",
"acquitting",
"exculpating",
"exculpatory",
"exonerating",
"vindicating",
"absolving",
"condoning",
"pardoning",
"remitting",
"commuting",
"reprieving"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonpunitive"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"punctures":{
"a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument":{
"examples":[
"a leak caused by several small punctures in the rubber gasket"
],
"synonyms":[
"perforations",
"pinholes",
"pinpricks",
"pricks",
"punches",
"stabs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gouges",
"grooves",
"hollows",
"breaks",
"cuts",
"gashes",
"incisions",
"lacerations",
"notches",
"rents",
"rips",
"ruptures",
"slashes",
"slits",
"tears"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a hole or series of holes in":{
"examples":[
"a nail punctured the tire"
],
"synonyms":[
"bores",
"drills",
"holes",
"perforates",
"pierces",
"punches",
"riddles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broaches",
"taps",
"pokes",
"prickles",
"pricks",
"penetrates",
"burrows (into)",
"excavates",
"gouges",
"grooves",
"hollows",
"breaks",
"cuts",
"gashes",
"notches",
"rends",
"ruptures",
"slashes",
"slits",
"splits"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fills",
"patches",
"plugs",
"seals"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object":{
"examples":[
"I could never puncture my own skin with a hypodermic needle"
],
"synonyms":[
"gores",
"harpoons",
"impales",
"jabs",
"lances",
"pecks",
"picks",
"pierces",
"pinks",
"runs through",
"skewers",
"spears",
"spikes",
"spits",
"stabs",
"sticks",
"transfixes",
"transpierces"
],
"near synonyms":[
"spindles",
"perforates",
"riddles",
"bayonets",
"dirks",
"gimlets",
"pikes",
"poniards",
"prongs",
"quills",
"pinpricks",
"pokes",
"pricks",
"punches",
"thrusts",
"cuts",
"knifes",
"slices"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
}
}