3056 lines
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3056 lines
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{
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"opaque":{
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"having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning":{
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"antonyms":[
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"accessible",
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"clear",
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"nonambiguous",
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"obvious",
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"plain",
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"unambiguous",
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"unequivocal"
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],
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"examples":[
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"somehow listeners seem to connect with the songwriter, despite his deeply personal, often opaque lyrics"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"comprehensible",
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"fathomable",
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"intelligible",
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"knowable",
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"legible",
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"pellucid",
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"understandable",
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"bright",
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"distinct",
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"evident",
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"self-evident",
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"self-explanatory",
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"certain",
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"firm",
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"strong",
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"sure",
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"defined",
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"determined",
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"direct",
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"straightforward",
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"definite",
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"exact",
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"explicit",
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"appreciable",
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"palpable",
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"tangible",
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"visible",
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"blatant",
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"patent",
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"unmistakable"
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],
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"related":[
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"abstruse",
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"esoteric",
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"recondite",
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"cloaked",
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"concealed",
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"disguised",
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"masked",
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"shrouded",
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"beclouded",
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"bedimmed",
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"befogged",
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"clouded",
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"cloudy",
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"dim",
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"faint",
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"foggy",
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"fuzzy",
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"hazy",
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"indistinct",
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"indistinguishable",
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"misty",
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"muddy",
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"obfuscatory",
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"obnubilated",
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"obscurant",
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"obscurantic",
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"shaded",
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"shadowlike",
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"shadowy",
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"sphinxlike",
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"indefinite",
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"inexact",
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"inexplicit",
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"noncommittal",
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"questionable",
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"unclear",
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"uncertain",
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"undefined",
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"undetermined",
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"vague",
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"impenetrable",
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"incomprehensible",
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"indecipherable",
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"inexplicable",
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"eerie",
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"eery",
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"uncanny",
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"weird",
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"impalpable",
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"inappreciable",
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"intangible",
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"invisible",
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"unanswerable",
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"unknowable",
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"baffling",
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"bewildering",
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"confounding",
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"confusing",
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"mystifying",
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"perplexing",
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"puzzling",
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"unfathomable",
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"circuitous",
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"indirect",
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"roundabout",
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"complex",
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"complicated",
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"difficult",
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"obtuse"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ambiguous",
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"arcane",
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"cryptic",
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"dark",
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"deep",
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"Delphic",
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"double-edged",
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"elliptical",
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"elliptic",
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"enigmatic",
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"enigmatical",
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"equivocal",
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"fuliginous",
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"inscrutable",
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"murky",
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"mysterious",
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"mystic",
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"nebulous",
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"obscure",
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"occult"
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]
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},
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"not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily":{
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"antonyms":[
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"apt",
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"brainy",
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"bright",
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"brilliant",
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"clever",
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"fast",
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"hyperintelligent",
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"intelligent",
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"keen",
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"nimble",
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"quick",
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"quick-witted",
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"sharp",
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"sharp-witted",
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"smart",
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"supersmart",
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"ultrasmart"
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],
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"examples":[
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"people are sometimes rude to her, but fortunately she's too opaque to realize what's happening"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"ingenious",
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"resourceful",
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"acute",
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"astute",
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"discerning",
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"insightful",
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"keen",
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"knowing",
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"perceptive",
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"percipient",
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"perspicacious",
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"sagacious",
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"sage",
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"sapient",
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"savvy",
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"wise",
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"cerebral",
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"erudite",
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"highbrow",
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"intellectual",
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"knowledgeable",
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"learned",
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"literate",
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"scholarly",
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"thinking",
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"well-read",
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"educated",
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"informed",
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"schooled",
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"skilled",
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"trained",
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"crafty",
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"cunning",
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"foxy",
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"shrewd",
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"wily",
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"judicious",
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"prudent",
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"sane",
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"sensible",
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"sound",
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"logical",
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"rational",
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"reasonable",
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"valid"
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],
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"related":[
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"cretinous",
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"feebleminded",
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"simpleminded",
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"boobish",
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"foolish",
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"idiotic",
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"idiotical",
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"imbecile",
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"imbecilic",
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"moronic",
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"ignorant",
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"illiterate",
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"lowbrow",
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"uneducated",
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"uninformed",
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"unintellectual",
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"untaught",
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"unthinking",
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"absurd",
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"asinine",
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"balmy",
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"cockeyed",
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"crackpot",
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"crazy",
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"cuckoo",
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"daffy",
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"daft",
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"dippy",
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"dotty",
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"featherheaded",
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"fool",
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"half-baked",
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"harebrained",
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"insane",
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"kooky",
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"kookie",
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"loony",
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"looney",
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"lunatic",
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"mad",
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"nonsensical",
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"nutty",
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"preposterous",
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"sappy",
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"screwball",
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"silly",
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"tomfool",
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"unwise",
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"wacky",
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"whacky",
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"zany",
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"fallacious",
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"illogical",
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"invalid",
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"irrational",
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"unreasonable"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"airheaded",
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"birdbrained",
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"bonehead",
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"boneheaded",
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"brain-dead",
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"brainless",
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"bubbleheaded",
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"chuckleheaded",
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"dense",
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"dim",
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"dim-witted",
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"doltish",
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"dopey",
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"dopy",
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"dorky",
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"dull",
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"dumb",
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"dunderheaded",
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"empty-headed",
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"fatuous",
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"gormless",
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"half-witted",
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"knuckleheaded",
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"lamebrain",
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"lamebrained",
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"lunkheaded",
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"mindless",
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"oafish",
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"obtuse",
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"pinheaded",
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"senseless",
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"simple",
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"slow",
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"slow-witted",
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"soft",
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"softheaded",
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"stupid",
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"thick",
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"thick-witted",
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"thickheaded",
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"unintelligent",
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"unsmart",
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"vacuous",
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"weak-minded",
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"witless"
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]
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},
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"not seen or understood clearly":{
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"antonyms":[
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"clear",
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"definite",
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"pellucid"
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],
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"examples":[
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"an opaque remark that seemed to hint that there would be future retaliation"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bright",
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"distinct",
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"evident",
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"obvious",
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"plain",
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"certain",
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"firm",
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"strong",
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"sure"
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],
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"related":[
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"dark",
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"dusky",
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"gloomy",
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"impalpable",
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"inappreciable",
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"intangible",
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"invisible",
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"hieroglyphic",
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"hieroglyphical",
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"incomprehensible",
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"indecipherable",
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"indiscernible",
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"inexplicable",
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"mysterious",
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"obfuscatory",
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"puzzling"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blear",
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"bleary",
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"blurry",
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"dim",
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"faint",
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"foggy",
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"fuzzy",
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"gauzy",
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"hazy",
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"indefinite",
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"indistinct",
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"indistinguishable",
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"misty",
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"murky",
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"nebulous",
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"obscure",
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"pale",
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"shadowy",
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"unclear",
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"undefined",
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"undetermined",
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"vague"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"open doors":{
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"as in":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"open secret":{
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"as in ancient history":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"open-ended":{
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"as in unspecified , indefinite":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"open-minded":{
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"not bound by traditional ways or beliefs":{
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"antonyms":[
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"conservative",
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"conventional",
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"hidebound",
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"nonprogressive",
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"old-fashioned",
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"orthodox",
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"stodgy",
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"traditional"
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],
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"examples":[
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"younger people are often more open-minded on social and political issues"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"hard",
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"rigid",
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"strict",
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"doctrinal",
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"dogmatic",
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"dogmatical",
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"bigoted",
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"blinkered",
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"intolerant",
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"narrow-minded",
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"reactionary",
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"unreconstructed"
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],
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"related":[
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"advanced",
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"contemporary",
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"modern",
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"forbearing",
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"indulgent",
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"large-minded",
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"lenient",
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"permissive",
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"tolerant",
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"extreme",
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"impartial",
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"objective",
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"unbiased"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"broad-minded",
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"liberal",
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"nonconventional",
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"nonorthodox",
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"nontraditional",
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"progressive",
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"radical",
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"unconventional",
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"unorthodox"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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],
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"willing to consider new or different ideas":{
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"antonyms":[
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"narrow-minded",
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"unreceptive"
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],
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"examples":[
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"all I ask is that you try to be open-minded when we present our suggestions"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"biased",
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"narrow",
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"one-sided",
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"partial",
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"partisan",
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"prejudiced",
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"bigoted",
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"intolerant"
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],
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"related":[
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"impartial",
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"neutral",
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"objective",
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"unbiased",
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"unprejudiced",
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"easygoing",
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"nonjudgmental",
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"tolerant",
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"calm",
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"detached",
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"dispassionate",
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"amenable",
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"compliant",
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"impressionable",
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"suggestible",
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"susceptible",
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"persuadable",
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"persuasible"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"broad-minded",
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"open",
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"receptive"
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]
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}
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},
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"opened":{
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"to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area":{
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"antonyms":[
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"closed",
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"contracted",
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"folded"
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],
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"examples":[
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"when we got too close, the cardinal opened its wings and flew to a higher branch"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"compacted",
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"compressed",
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"condensed",
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"reduced"
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],
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"related":[
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"overspread"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"expanded",
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"extended",
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"fanned (out)",
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"flared (out)",
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"outspread",
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"outstretched",
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"spread (out)",
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"stretched (out)",
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"unfolded",
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"unfurled"
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]
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},
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"to change from a closed to an open position":{
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"antonyms":[
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"closed",
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"shut"
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],
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"examples":[
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"please open the door to let the cat out"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"barred",
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"bolted",
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"clasped",
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"fastened",
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"latched",
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"locked",
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"buttoned (up)",
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"zipped (up)"
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],
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"related":[
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"unbarred",
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"unbolted",
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"unclasped",
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"unfastened",
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"unlatched",
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"unlocked",
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"unbuttoned",
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"unclenched",
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"unfolded",
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"unfurled",
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"unzipped",
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"disengaged",
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"released",
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"slipped"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"unclosed"
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]
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},
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"to make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions":{
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"antonyms":[
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"blocked",
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"clogged (up)",
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"closed",
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"dammed (up)",
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"plugged (up)",
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"stopped"
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],
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"examples":[
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"we need to open this drain that's clogged with hair"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"constricted",
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"encumbered",
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"hampered",
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"hindered",
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"impeded",
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"interfered (with)",
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"obstructed",
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"trammeled",
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"trammelled",
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"barricaded",
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"blockaded"
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],
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"related":[
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"eased",
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"facilitated",
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"loosened (up)",
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"smoothed"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cleared",
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"freed",
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"unclogged",
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"unplugged",
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"unstopped"
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]
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},
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"to rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way":{
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"antonyms":[
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"blocked"
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],
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"examples":[
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"snowplows opened the runway without much trouble"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"clogged",
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"closed",
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"dammed",
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"obstructed",
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"plugged",
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"stopped",
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"cluttered (up)"
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],
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"related":[
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"eased",
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"facilitated",
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"loosened (up)",
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"smoothed",
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"unchoked",
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"unclogged",
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"unplugged",
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"unstopped",
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"uncluttered",
|
|
"stripped",
|
|
"stript"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cleared",
|
|
"freed",
|
|
"unblocked"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take the first step in (a process or course of action)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"ended",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"terminated"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we will open the proceedings tomorrow with a short ceremony"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ceased",
|
|
"desisted",
|
|
"discontinued",
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"knocked off",
|
|
"laid off",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"quitted",
|
|
"stopped",
|
|
"closed",
|
|
"completed",
|
|
"abandoned",
|
|
"forsook",
|
|
"left",
|
|
"abolished",
|
|
"demolished",
|
|
"destroyed",
|
|
"exterminated",
|
|
"extinguished",
|
|
"phased out"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"created",
|
|
"generated",
|
|
"inaugurated",
|
|
"initiated",
|
|
"innovated",
|
|
"invented",
|
|
"originated",
|
|
"adopted",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"took on",
|
|
"took up",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"fathered",
|
|
"founded",
|
|
"instituted",
|
|
"organized",
|
|
"pioneered",
|
|
"set up",
|
|
"spawned",
|
|
"got around (to)",
|
|
"got down (to)",
|
|
"got round (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"began",
|
|
"commenced",
|
|
"embarked (on or upon)",
|
|
"entered (into or upon)",
|
|
"fell (to)",
|
|
"got off",
|
|
"kicked off",
|
|
"launched",
|
|
"led off",
|
|
"started",
|
|
"struck (into)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"openhanded":{
|
|
"giving or sharing in abundance and without hesitation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cheap",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"closefisted",
|
|
"costive",
|
|
"illiberal",
|
|
"mingy",
|
|
"miserly",
|
|
"niggardly",
|
|
"parsimonious",
|
|
"penurious",
|
|
"selfish",
|
|
"stingy",
|
|
"stinting",
|
|
"tight",
|
|
"tightfisted",
|
|
"uncharitable",
|
|
"ungenerous"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in the aftermath of the disaster, many people were exceptionally openhanded with their donations to charity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"petty",
|
|
"small",
|
|
"frugal",
|
|
"spare",
|
|
"sparing",
|
|
"thrifty",
|
|
"chary",
|
|
"stinting",
|
|
"acquisitive",
|
|
"avaricious",
|
|
"avid",
|
|
"coveting",
|
|
"covetous",
|
|
"desirous",
|
|
"grasping",
|
|
"hoggish",
|
|
"itchy",
|
|
"mercenary",
|
|
"rapacious",
|
|
"begrudging",
|
|
"envious",
|
|
"grudging",
|
|
"resentful"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"extravagant",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"lavish",
|
|
"overgenerous",
|
|
"profuse",
|
|
"altruistic",
|
|
"beneficent",
|
|
"benevolent",
|
|
"hospitable",
|
|
"humanitarian",
|
|
"philanthropic",
|
|
"philanthropical",
|
|
"big",
|
|
"greathearted",
|
|
"largehearted",
|
|
"magnanimous",
|
|
"openhearted",
|
|
"compassionate",
|
|
"good-hearted",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"samaritan",
|
|
"sympathetic"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bighearted",
|
|
"bounteous",
|
|
"bountiful",
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"freehanded",
|
|
"freehearted",
|
|
"fulsome",
|
|
"generous",
|
|
"liberal",
|
|
"munificent",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"unselfish",
|
|
"unsparing",
|
|
"unstinting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"openhandedly":{
|
|
"in a generous manner":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"parsimoniously",
|
|
"stingily",
|
|
"ungenerously"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the CEO openhandedly gave the intern advice about succeeding in the business"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contemptuously",
|
|
"disdainfully",
|
|
"rudely",
|
|
"scornfully",
|
|
"obnoxiously",
|
|
"provocatively",
|
|
"coldly",
|
|
"coolly",
|
|
"cooly",
|
|
"frigidly",
|
|
"hostilely",
|
|
"angrily",
|
|
"belligerently",
|
|
"begrudgingly",
|
|
"grudgingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"considerately",
|
|
"courteously",
|
|
"hospitably",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"nicely",
|
|
"reasonably",
|
|
"sweetly",
|
|
"thoughtfully",
|
|
"affably",
|
|
"amiably",
|
|
"cheerfully",
|
|
"cheerily",
|
|
"congenially",
|
|
"cordially",
|
|
"friendlily",
|
|
"genially",
|
|
"good-heartedly",
|
|
"good-naturedly",
|
|
"graciously",
|
|
"selflessly",
|
|
"ungrudgingly",
|
|
"unselfishly",
|
|
"altruistically",
|
|
"beneficently",
|
|
"benevolently",
|
|
"bigheartedly",
|
|
"charitably",
|
|
"humanely",
|
|
"kindheartedly",
|
|
"magnanimously",
|
|
"philanthropically"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amply",
|
|
"bounteously",
|
|
"bountifully",
|
|
"freehandedly",
|
|
"freeheartedly",
|
|
"generously",
|
|
"handsomely",
|
|
"lavishly",
|
|
"liberally",
|
|
"munificently",
|
|
"unstintingly",
|
|
"well"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"openhandedness":{
|
|
"the quality or state of being generous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cheapness",
|
|
"closeness",
|
|
"meanness",
|
|
"miserliness",
|
|
"parsimony",
|
|
"penuriousness",
|
|
"pinching",
|
|
"selfishness",
|
|
"stinginess",
|
|
"tightness",
|
|
"ungenerosity"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the governor doesn't exactly have a reputation for openhandedness when it comes to commuting death sentences"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conserving",
|
|
"economizing",
|
|
"economy",
|
|
"frugality",
|
|
"husbandry",
|
|
"providence",
|
|
"scrimping",
|
|
"skimping",
|
|
"thrift",
|
|
"conservation",
|
|
"saving",
|
|
"husbanding",
|
|
"managing",
|
|
"scraping",
|
|
"cutting back"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"beneficence",
|
|
"charity",
|
|
"kindliness",
|
|
"selflessness",
|
|
"kindness",
|
|
"gift",
|
|
"gratuity",
|
|
"lagniappe",
|
|
"tribute",
|
|
"extravagance",
|
|
"improvidence",
|
|
"lavishness",
|
|
"prodigality",
|
|
"wastefulness",
|
|
"spendthrift",
|
|
"dissipating",
|
|
"squandering"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bigheartedness",
|
|
"bountifulness",
|
|
"bounty",
|
|
"generosity",
|
|
"generousness",
|
|
"largesse",
|
|
"largess",
|
|
"liberality",
|
|
"munificence",
|
|
"openheartedness",
|
|
"philanthropy",
|
|
"unselfishness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"openheartedness":{
|
|
"the free expression of one's true feelings and opinions":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dissembling",
|
|
"dissimulation",
|
|
"indirection"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the openheartedness with which he discussed his private life often startled new acquaintances"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"circuitousness",
|
|
"evasiveness",
|
|
"secretiveness",
|
|
"inhibition",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"reticence",
|
|
"shyness",
|
|
"diplomacy",
|
|
"tact"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"earnestness",
|
|
"sincerity",
|
|
"sobriety",
|
|
"artlessness",
|
|
"genuineness",
|
|
"na\u00efvet\u00e9",
|
|
"naivete",
|
|
"naivet\u00e9",
|
|
"simplicity",
|
|
"unsophistication",
|
|
"communicativeness",
|
|
"freedom",
|
|
"license",
|
|
"licence",
|
|
"uninhibitedness",
|
|
"unrestrainedness",
|
|
"unrestraint"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bluntness",
|
|
"candidness",
|
|
"candor",
|
|
"directness",
|
|
"forthrightness",
|
|
"frankness",
|
|
"honesty",
|
|
"openness",
|
|
"outspokenness",
|
|
"plainness",
|
|
"plainspokenness",
|
|
"plumpness",
|
|
"straightforwardness",
|
|
"unguardedness",
|
|
"unreserve",
|
|
"unreservedness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the quality or state of being generous":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cheapness",
|
|
"closeness",
|
|
"meanness",
|
|
"miserliness",
|
|
"parsimony",
|
|
"penuriousness",
|
|
"pinching",
|
|
"selfishness",
|
|
"stinginess",
|
|
"tightness",
|
|
"ungenerosity"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"their natural openheartedness made them easy prey for every trickster with a sad story"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conserving",
|
|
"economizing",
|
|
"economy",
|
|
"frugality",
|
|
"husbandry",
|
|
"providence",
|
|
"scrimping",
|
|
"skimping",
|
|
"thrift",
|
|
"conservation",
|
|
"saving",
|
|
"husbanding",
|
|
"managing",
|
|
"scraping",
|
|
"cutting back"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"beneficence",
|
|
"charity",
|
|
"kindliness",
|
|
"selflessness",
|
|
"kindness",
|
|
"gift",
|
|
"gratuity",
|
|
"lagniappe",
|
|
"tribute",
|
|
"extravagance",
|
|
"improvidence",
|
|
"lavishness",
|
|
"prodigality",
|
|
"wastefulness",
|
|
"spendthrift",
|
|
"dissipating",
|
|
"squandering"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bigheartedness",
|
|
"bountifulness",
|
|
"bounty",
|
|
"generosity",
|
|
"generousness",
|
|
"largesse",
|
|
"largess",
|
|
"liberality",
|
|
"munificence",
|
|
"openhandedness",
|
|
"philanthropy",
|
|
"unselfishness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"opiate":{
|
|
"something that soothes, calms, or induces passivity or a sense of security":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a cultural critic who argues that the Internet has now joined television as an opiate of the American people"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"security blanket",
|
|
"pacifier",
|
|
"palliative",
|
|
"hypnotic",
|
|
"sedative",
|
|
"soporific",
|
|
"tranquilizer",
|
|
"tranquillizer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anesthetic",
|
|
"anodyne",
|
|
"narcotic"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tending to cause sleep":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"stimulant"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"morphine is an opiate drug"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"arousing",
|
|
"awakening",
|
|
"energizing",
|
|
"invigorating",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"wakening",
|
|
"waking",
|
|
"bracing",
|
|
"refreshing",
|
|
"restorative",
|
|
"reviving",
|
|
"stimulative",
|
|
"stimulatory"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"depressant",
|
|
"relaxant",
|
|
"sedative",
|
|
"tranquilizing",
|
|
"tranquillizing",
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"lulling",
|
|
"pacifying",
|
|
"quieting",
|
|
"relaxing",
|
|
"restful",
|
|
"settling",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"analgesic",
|
|
"anesthetic",
|
|
"anesthetizing",
|
|
"benumbing",
|
|
"deadening",
|
|
"dulling",
|
|
"numbing",
|
|
"hypnotizing",
|
|
"mesmerizing",
|
|
"stupefying"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drowsy",
|
|
"hypnotic",
|
|
"narcotic",
|
|
"sleepy",
|
|
"slumberous",
|
|
"slumbrous",
|
|
"somniferous",
|
|
"somnolent",
|
|
"soporific"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"opining":{
|
|
"to make a statement of one's opinion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the food critic opined that the restaurant's fare was something that one might serve a dog\u2014if one didn't like dogs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"commentating",
|
|
"articulating",
|
|
"expressing",
|
|
"saying",
|
|
"speaking",
|
|
"stating",
|
|
"talking",
|
|
"telling",
|
|
"uttering",
|
|
"verbalizing",
|
|
"vocalizing",
|
|
"conjecturing",
|
|
"daresaying",
|
|
"guessing",
|
|
"speculating",
|
|
"supposing",
|
|
"surmising"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allowing",
|
|
"commenting",
|
|
"editorializing",
|
|
"noting",
|
|
"observing",
|
|
"reflecting",
|
|
"remarking",
|
|
"weighing in"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"opinion":{
|
|
"a position arrived at after consideration":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after reviewing the evidence, the athletic board came to the opinion that the team be disqualified for recruiting violations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deadlock",
|
|
"draw",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"stalemate",
|
|
"standoff",
|
|
"tie"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"behest",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"commandment",
|
|
"decree",
|
|
"dictate",
|
|
"directive",
|
|
"edict",
|
|
"instruction",
|
|
"mandate",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"word",
|
|
"last word",
|
|
"say-so",
|
|
"adjudication",
|
|
"disposition",
|
|
"doom",
|
|
"finding",
|
|
"ruling",
|
|
"sentence",
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"option",
|
|
"selection",
|
|
"consensus",
|
|
"belief",
|
|
"conviction",
|
|
"eye",
|
|
"feeling",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"notion",
|
|
"persuasion",
|
|
"sentiment",
|
|
"view"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"award",
|
|
"call",
|
|
"conclusion",
|
|
"decision",
|
|
"deliverance",
|
|
"determination",
|
|
"diagnosis",
|
|
"judgment",
|
|
"judgement",
|
|
"resolution",
|
|
"verdict"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"a number of voters expressed the opinion that all politicians, regardless of party affiliation, are corrupt"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fact",
|
|
"truth"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"say",
|
|
"impression",
|
|
"perception",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"attitude",
|
|
"assumption",
|
|
"presumption",
|
|
"presupposition",
|
|
"conclusion",
|
|
"decision",
|
|
"determination",
|
|
"deliverance",
|
|
"esteem",
|
|
"estimate",
|
|
"estimation",
|
|
"credence",
|
|
"credit",
|
|
"faith",
|
|
"concept",
|
|
"conception",
|
|
"idea",
|
|
"thought",
|
|
"position",
|
|
"stance",
|
|
"stand",
|
|
"comment",
|
|
"obiter dictum",
|
|
"observation",
|
|
"reflection",
|
|
"remark",
|
|
"conjecture",
|
|
"guess",
|
|
"hunch",
|
|
"hypothesis",
|
|
"surmise",
|
|
"theory",
|
|
"advice",
|
|
"input",
|
|
"recommendation",
|
|
"suggestion",
|
|
"angle",
|
|
"outlook",
|
|
"perspective",
|
|
"shoes",
|
|
"slant",
|
|
"standpoint",
|
|
"viewpoint",
|
|
"counterview"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belief",
|
|
"conviction",
|
|
"eye",
|
|
"feeling",
|
|
"judgment",
|
|
"judgement",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"notion",
|
|
"persuasion",
|
|
"sentiment",
|
|
"verdict",
|
|
"view"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"opinionative":{
|
|
"given to or marked by the forceful expression of strongly held opinions":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"one particularly opinionative caller informed the talk show host that he was an idiot"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"doctrinaire",
|
|
"dogmatic",
|
|
"dogmatical",
|
|
"opinionated",
|
|
"opinioned",
|
|
"pontifical",
|
|
"self-opinionated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adamant",
|
|
"adamantine",
|
|
"hardheaded",
|
|
"headstrong",
|
|
"implacable",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"mulish",
|
|
"obdurate",
|
|
"obstinate",
|
|
"pertinacious",
|
|
"perverse",
|
|
"pigheaded",
|
|
"rigid",
|
|
"self-willed",
|
|
"stubborn",
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
"unyielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"broadminded",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"open-minded",
|
|
"receptive"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"latitudinarian",
|
|
"undoctrinaire",
|
|
"undogmatic"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"opponent":{
|
|
"one that is hostile toward another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"amigo",
|
|
"friend"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the senator has many political opponents who would love to ruin his career"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"buddy",
|
|
"chum",
|
|
"compadre",
|
|
"crony",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"hail-fellow",
|
|
"hail-fellow-well-met",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"hobnobber",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"musketeer",
|
|
"pal",
|
|
"abettor",
|
|
"abetter",
|
|
"accomplice",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"collaborator",
|
|
"colleague",
|
|
"comrade",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"partner",
|
|
"adherent",
|
|
"disciple",
|
|
"follower",
|
|
"backer",
|
|
"benefactor",
|
|
"exponent",
|
|
"supporter",
|
|
"sympathizer",
|
|
"well-wisher"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"archenemy",
|
|
"archfoe",
|
|
"nemesis",
|
|
"ill-wisher",
|
|
"bane",
|
|
"b\u00eate noire",
|
|
"assailant",
|
|
"attacker",
|
|
"combatant",
|
|
"invader",
|
|
"competitor",
|
|
"emulator",
|
|
"rival"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adversary",
|
|
"antagonist",
|
|
"enemy",
|
|
"foe",
|
|
"hostile"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one that takes a position opposite another in a competition or conflict":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in martial arts, before the match begins, always bow to your opponent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accomplice",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"partner",
|
|
"advocate",
|
|
"champion",
|
|
"exponent",
|
|
"proponent",
|
|
"supporter",
|
|
"sympathizer"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"enemy",
|
|
"archenemy",
|
|
"nemesis",
|
|
"competitor",
|
|
"contestant",
|
|
"bane",
|
|
"b\u00eate noire",
|
|
"curse",
|
|
"assailant",
|
|
"attacker",
|
|
"combatant",
|
|
"invader"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adversary",
|
|
"antagonist",
|
|
"foe",
|
|
"rival"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"opportunity":{
|
|
"a favorable combination of circumstances, time, and place":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this art school could be a wonderful opportunity for you to finally develop your talent for painting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"play",
|
|
"way",
|
|
"juncture",
|
|
"pass"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"break",
|
|
"chance",
|
|
"occasion",
|
|
"opening",
|
|
"room",
|
|
"shot"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"oppose":{
|
|
"to refuse to give in to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bow (to)",
|
|
"capitulate (to)",
|
|
"give in (to)",
|
|
"knuckle under (to)",
|
|
"stoop (to)",
|
|
"submit (to)",
|
|
"succumb (to)",
|
|
"surrender (to)",
|
|
"yield (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I will continue to oppose any attempts to infringe upon our civil liberties"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"contend (with)",
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"contradict",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"baffle",
|
|
"balk",
|
|
"foil",
|
|
"frustrate",
|
|
"thwart",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"hinder",
|
|
"obstruct",
|
|
"stem"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buck",
|
|
"defy",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"repel",
|
|
"resist",
|
|
"withstand"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to strive to reduce or eliminate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"cultivate",
|
|
"encourage",
|
|
"forward",
|
|
"foster",
|
|
"further",
|
|
"nourish",
|
|
"nurture",
|
|
"promote"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we must oppose ignorance and prejudice wherever and whenever they arise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abide",
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"endure",
|
|
"suffer",
|
|
"advocate",
|
|
"back",
|
|
"champion",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"uphold"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"baffle",
|
|
"checkmate",
|
|
"foil",
|
|
"frustrate",
|
|
"resist",
|
|
"thwart",
|
|
"withstand",
|
|
"confront",
|
|
"defy",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"meet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"contend (with)",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"oppugn"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"opposing":{
|
|
"as in opposite , contradictory":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to refuse to give in to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bowing (to)",
|
|
"capitulating (to)",
|
|
"giving in (to)",
|
|
"knuckling under (to)",
|
|
"stooping (to)",
|
|
"submitting (to)",
|
|
"succumbing (to)",
|
|
"surrendering (to)",
|
|
"yielding (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I will continue to oppose any attempts to infringe upon our civil liberties"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"contending (with)",
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"contesting",
|
|
"contradicting",
|
|
"disputing",
|
|
"baffling",
|
|
"balking",
|
|
"foiling",
|
|
"frustrating",
|
|
"thwarting",
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"countering",
|
|
"hindering",
|
|
"obstructing",
|
|
"stemming"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bucking",
|
|
"defying",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"repelling",
|
|
"resisting",
|
|
"withstanding"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to strive to reduce or eliminate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"cultivating",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"forwarding",
|
|
"fostering",
|
|
"furthering",
|
|
"nourishing",
|
|
"nurturing",
|
|
"promoting"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we must oppose ignorance and prejudice wherever and whenever they arise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abiding",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"suffering",
|
|
"advocating",
|
|
"backing",
|
|
"championing",
|
|
"endorsing",
|
|
"indorsing",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"upholding"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"baffling",
|
|
"checkmating",
|
|
"foiling",
|
|
"frustrating",
|
|
"resisting",
|
|
"thwarting",
|
|
"withstanding",
|
|
"confronting",
|
|
"defying",
|
|
"facing",
|
|
"meeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"contending (with)",
|
|
"countering",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"oppugning"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"opposition":{
|
|
"the inclination to resist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acquiescence"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"most of the opposition to the proposed smoking ban is coming from bar owners worried about its impact on their businesses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compliance",
|
|
"obedience",
|
|
"acceptance",
|
|
"approval"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"demur",
|
|
"objection",
|
|
"protest",
|
|
"remonstrance",
|
|
"compunction",
|
|
"misgiving",
|
|
"reservation",
|
|
"disobedience",
|
|
"noncompliance",
|
|
"recalcitrance"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"defiance",
|
|
"resistance"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the quality or state of being as different as possible":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"identicalness",
|
|
"sameness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her actions stand in direct opposition to her words"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"alikeness",
|
|
"conformity",
|
|
"congruity",
|
|
"correspondence",
|
|
"likeness",
|
|
"parallelism",
|
|
"resemblance",
|
|
"similarity",
|
|
"similitude",
|
|
"analogousness",
|
|
"correlation",
|
|
"relationship"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"contradictoriness",
|
|
"antipode",
|
|
"antithesis",
|
|
"disparateness",
|
|
"disparity",
|
|
"dissimilarity",
|
|
"divergence",
|
|
"unlikeness",
|
|
"inequality",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"discrepancy",
|
|
"variance",
|
|
"incompatibility",
|
|
"incongruence",
|
|
"incongruity",
|
|
"incongruousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contrariety",
|
|
"contrariness",
|
|
"oppositeness",
|
|
"polarity"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"oppress":{
|
|
"to make sad":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brighten",
|
|
"buoy",
|
|
"cheer (up)",
|
|
"gladden",
|
|
"lighten",
|
|
"rejoice"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this gloomy weather is oppressing all of us"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"animate",
|
|
"enliven",
|
|
"invigorate",
|
|
"assure",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"console",
|
|
"reassure",
|
|
"solace",
|
|
"soothe",
|
|
"excite",
|
|
"inspire",
|
|
"stimulate",
|
|
"elate",
|
|
"exhilarate",
|
|
"encourage",
|
|
"hearten",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"gratify",
|
|
"please",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"elevate",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"uplift"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"ail",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"trouble",
|
|
"afflict",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"torture",
|
|
"daunt",
|
|
"demoralize",
|
|
"discourage",
|
|
"dishearten",
|
|
"dismay",
|
|
"dispirit",
|
|
"unnerve",
|
|
"agitate",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"concern",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"discompose",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"exercise",
|
|
"freak (out)",
|
|
"perturb",
|
|
"undo",
|
|
"unhinge",
|
|
"unsettle",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"worry"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bum (out)",
|
|
"burden",
|
|
"dash",
|
|
"deject",
|
|
"depress",
|
|
"get down",
|
|
"sadden",
|
|
"weigh down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a film about a man who is haunted and oppressed by the secrets of his past"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"deluge",
|
|
"drown",
|
|
"sink",
|
|
"confute",
|
|
"defeat",
|
|
"refute",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"demoralize",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"rock",
|
|
"shatter",
|
|
"stagger",
|
|
"throw",
|
|
"unman",
|
|
"unnerve",
|
|
"upset"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"devastate",
|
|
"floor",
|
|
"grind (down)",
|
|
"overcome",
|
|
"overmaster",
|
|
"overpower",
|
|
"overwhelm",
|
|
"prostrate",
|
|
"snow under",
|
|
"swamp",
|
|
"whelm"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"oppresses":{
|
|
"to make sad":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brightens",
|
|
"buoys",
|
|
"cheers (up)",
|
|
"gladdens",
|
|
"lightens",
|
|
"rejoices"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this gloomy weather is oppressing all of us"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"animates",
|
|
"enlivens",
|
|
"invigorates",
|
|
"assures",
|
|
"comforts",
|
|
"consoles",
|
|
"reassures",
|
|
"solaces",
|
|
"soothes",
|
|
"excites",
|
|
"inspires",
|
|
"stimulates",
|
|
"elates",
|
|
"exhilarates",
|
|
"encourages",
|
|
"heartens",
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"gratifies",
|
|
"pleases",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"elevates",
|
|
"lifts",
|
|
"uplifts"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"ails",
|
|
"distresses",
|
|
"troubles",
|
|
"afflicts",
|
|
"torments",
|
|
"tortures",
|
|
"daunts",
|
|
"demoralizes",
|
|
"discourages",
|
|
"disheartens",
|
|
"dismays",
|
|
"dispirits",
|
|
"unnerves",
|
|
"agitates",
|
|
"bothers",
|
|
"concerns",
|
|
"discomforts",
|
|
"discomposes",
|
|
"disquiets",
|
|
"disturbs",
|
|
"exercises",
|
|
"freaks (out)",
|
|
"perturbs",
|
|
"undoes",
|
|
"unhinges",
|
|
"unsettles",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"worries"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bums (out)",
|
|
"burdens",
|
|
"dashes",
|
|
"dejects",
|
|
"depresses",
|
|
"gets down",
|
|
"saddens",
|
|
"weighs down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a film about a man who is haunted and oppressed by the secrets of his past"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"deluges",
|
|
"drowns",
|
|
"sinks",
|
|
"confutes",
|
|
"defeats",
|
|
"refutes",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"demoralizes",
|
|
"distresses",
|
|
"disturbs",
|
|
"rocks",
|
|
"shatters",
|
|
"staggers",
|
|
"throws",
|
|
"unmans",
|
|
"unnerves",
|
|
"upsets"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crushes",
|
|
"devastates",
|
|
"floors",
|
|
"grinds (down)",
|
|
"overcomes",
|
|
"overmasters",
|
|
"overpowers",
|
|
"overwhelms",
|
|
"prostrates",
|
|
"snows under",
|
|
"swamps",
|
|
"whelms"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"oppressively":{
|
|
"in a manner so as to cause loss or suffering":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clemently",
|
|
"gently",
|
|
"leniently",
|
|
"lightly",
|
|
"mildly",
|
|
"softly"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"forced to live under an oppressively cruel government"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"benevolently",
|
|
"benignantly",
|
|
"considerately",
|
|
"cordially",
|
|
"graciously",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"lovingly",
|
|
"tenderly",
|
|
"charitably",
|
|
"compassionately",
|
|
"humanely",
|
|
"mercifully",
|
|
"softheartedly",
|
|
"sympathetically",
|
|
"tolerantly",
|
|
"understandingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"callously",
|
|
"cold-bloodedly",
|
|
"hard-heartedly",
|
|
"heartlessly",
|
|
"inhumanely",
|
|
"inhumanly",
|
|
"insensately",
|
|
"insensitively",
|
|
"mercilessly",
|
|
"obdurately",
|
|
"pitilessly",
|
|
"ruthlessly",
|
|
"tyrannically",
|
|
"uncharitably",
|
|
"unfeelingly",
|
|
"unmercifully",
|
|
"unsparingly",
|
|
"abusively",
|
|
"brutishly",
|
|
"savagely",
|
|
"viciously",
|
|
"aggressively",
|
|
"assertively",
|
|
"decidedly",
|
|
"determinedly",
|
|
"firmly",
|
|
"grimly",
|
|
"gruffly",
|
|
"resolutely",
|
|
"strongly",
|
|
"toughly"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brutally",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"hardly",
|
|
"harshly",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"roughly",
|
|
"severely",
|
|
"sternly",
|
|
"stiffly"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"optimistic":{
|
|
"having qualities which inspire hope":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bleak",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"desperate",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dismal",
|
|
"downbeat",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"hopeless",
|
|
"inauspicious",
|
|
"pessimistic",
|
|
"unencouraging",
|
|
"unlikely",
|
|
"unpromising",
|
|
"unpropitious"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the economic predictions for the coming year are actually quite optimistic"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cheerless",
|
|
"comfortless",
|
|
"doubtful",
|
|
"dubious",
|
|
"uncertain",
|
|
"bearish",
|
|
"grim",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"unfavorable",
|
|
"funereal",
|
|
"glum",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"reassuring",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"confident",
|
|
"decisive",
|
|
"doubtless",
|
|
"positive",
|
|
"sure",
|
|
"unhesitating",
|
|
"beamish",
|
|
"bullish",
|
|
"eupeptic",
|
|
"favorable",
|
|
"good"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"auspicious",
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"fair",
|
|
"golden",
|
|
"heartening",
|
|
"hopeful",
|
|
"likely",
|
|
"promising",
|
|
"propitious",
|
|
"rose-colored",
|
|
"roseate",
|
|
"rosy",
|
|
"upbeat"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"optimistically":{
|
|
"in a positive or optimistic manner":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"After months of dwindling sales, the manager declared optimistically that \"there is no place to go but up from here\"."
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"optimists":{
|
|
"a person who usually expects good things to happen":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"You have to be a bit of an optimist to start a business.",
|
|
"Somehow he remained an optimist despite all that had happened to him."
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"option":{
|
|
"something that is not necessary in itself but adds to the convenience or performance of the main piece of equipment":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a slew of options that would add several thousand dollars to the base price of the car"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"essential",
|
|
"necessity",
|
|
"requirement",
|
|
"requisite"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"accompaniment",
|
|
"additive",
|
|
"complement",
|
|
"supplement",
|
|
"auxiliary",
|
|
"subsidiary",
|
|
"amenity",
|
|
"doodad",
|
|
"embroidery",
|
|
"extra",
|
|
"filler",
|
|
"frill",
|
|
"incidental",
|
|
"luxury",
|
|
"nonessential",
|
|
"nonnecessity",
|
|
"appurtenances",
|
|
"bells and whistles",
|
|
"equipment",
|
|
"furnishings",
|
|
"habiliment(s)",
|
|
"paraphernalia",
|
|
"trappings",
|
|
"adornment",
|
|
"decoration",
|
|
"embellishment",
|
|
"enhancement",
|
|
"garnish",
|
|
"ornament",
|
|
"trim",
|
|
"trimming"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accessory",
|
|
"accessary",
|
|
"accoutrement",
|
|
"accouterment",
|
|
"adapter",
|
|
"adaptor",
|
|
"add-on",
|
|
"adjunct",
|
|
"appendage",
|
|
"appliance",
|
|
"attachment"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the power, right, or opportunity to choose":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you will have the option to select one of several quite different health insurance plans"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coercion",
|
|
"duress",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"duty",
|
|
"obligation",
|
|
"Hobson's choice"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"determination",
|
|
"free will",
|
|
"will",
|
|
"say",
|
|
"voice",
|
|
"vote",
|
|
"inclination",
|
|
"liking",
|
|
"partiality",
|
|
"penchant",
|
|
"predilection",
|
|
"proclivity",
|
|
"propensity",
|
|
"tendency",
|
|
"discernment",
|
|
"judgment",
|
|
"judgement",
|
|
"perspicacity"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alternative",
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"discretion",
|
|
"druthers",
|
|
"election",
|
|
"liberty",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"preference",
|
|
"selection",
|
|
"volition",
|
|
"way"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"optional":{
|
|
"subject to one's freedom of choice":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"compulsory",
|
|
"mandatory",
|
|
"nonelective",
|
|
"nonvoluntary",
|
|
"obligatory",
|
|
"required"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"at the resort all recreational activities are optional , and you may choose to participate in none of them"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"essential",
|
|
"indispensable",
|
|
"necessary",
|
|
"requisite"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"alternate",
|
|
"alternative",
|
|
"chosen",
|
|
"dispensable",
|
|
"unnecessary",
|
|
"unneeded",
|
|
"unwanted"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"discretionary",
|
|
"elective",
|
|
"voluntary"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"oppositions":{
|
|
"the inclination to resist":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"most of the opposition to the proposed smoking ban is coming from bar owners worried about its impact on their businesses"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"defiances",
|
|
"resistances"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"demurs",
|
|
"objections",
|
|
"protests",
|
|
"remonstrances",
|
|
"compunctions",
|
|
"misgivings",
|
|
"reservations",
|
|
"disobediences",
|
|
"noncompliances",
|
|
"recalcitrances"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compliances",
|
|
"obediences",
|
|
"acceptances",
|
|
"approvals"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acquiescences"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"operator":{
|
|
"as in chauffeur":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in actor , deceiver":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in mechanic , smith":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"oppressing":{
|
|
"to make sad":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this gloomy weather is oppressing all of us"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bumming (out)",
|
|
"burdening",
|
|
"dashing",
|
|
"dejecting",
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"getting down",
|
|
"saddening",
|
|
"weighing down"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"ailing",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"troubling",
|
|
"afflicting",
|
|
"tormenting",
|
|
"torturing",
|
|
"daunting",
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dismaying",
|
|
"dispiriting",
|
|
"unnerving",
|
|
"agitating",
|
|
"bothering",
|
|
"concerning",
|
|
"discomforting",
|
|
"discomposing",
|
|
"disquieting",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"exercising",
|
|
"freaking (out)",
|
|
"perturbing",
|
|
"undoing",
|
|
"unhinging",
|
|
"unsettling",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"worrying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"animating",
|
|
"enlivening",
|
|
"invigorating",
|
|
"assuring",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"consoling",
|
|
"reassuring",
|
|
"solacing",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"elating",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"heartening",
|
|
"delighting",
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"elevating",
|
|
"lifting",
|
|
"uplifting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brightening",
|
|
"buoying",
|
|
"cheering (up)",
|
|
"gladdening",
|
|
"lightening",
|
|
"rejoicing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to subject to incapacitating emotional or mental stress":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a film about a man who is haunted and oppressed by the secrets of his past"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crushing",
|
|
"devastating",
|
|
"flooring",
|
|
"grinding (down)",
|
|
"overcoming",
|
|
"overmastering",
|
|
"overpowering",
|
|
"overwhelming",
|
|
"prostrating",
|
|
"snowing under",
|
|
"swamping",
|
|
"whelming"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"deluging",
|
|
"drowning",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"confuting",
|
|
"defeating",
|
|
"refuting",
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"rocking",
|
|
"shattering",
|
|
"staggering",
|
|
"throwing",
|
|
"unmanning",
|
|
"unnerving",
|
|
"upsetting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"opinions":{
|
|
"an idea that is believed to be true or valid without positive knowledge":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a number of voters expressed the opinion that all politicians, regardless of party affiliation, are corrupt"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"beliefs",
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"convictions",
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"eyes",
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"feelings",
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"judgments",
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"judgements",
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"minds",
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"notions",
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"persuasions",
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"sentiments",
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"verdicts",
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"views"
|
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
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"says",
|
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"impressions",
|
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"perceptions",
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"takes",
|
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"attitudes",
|
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"assumptions",
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"presumptions",
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"presuppositions",
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"conclusions",
|
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"decisions",
|
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"determinations",
|
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"deliverances",
|
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"esteems",
|
|
"estimates",
|
|
"estimations",
|
|
"credences",
|
|
"credits",
|
|
"faiths",
|
|
"conceptions",
|
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"concepts",
|
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"ideas",
|
|
"thoughts",
|
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"positions",
|
|
"stances",
|
|
"stands",
|
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"comments",
|
|
"obiter dicta",
|
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"observations",
|
|
"reflections",
|
|
"remarks",
|
|
"conjectures",
|
|
"guesses",
|
|
"hunches",
|
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"hypotheses",
|
|
"surmises",
|
|
"theories",
|
|
"advice",
|
|
"inputs",
|
|
"recommendations",
|
|
"suggestions",
|
|
"angles",
|
|
"outlooks",
|
|
"perspectives",
|
|
"shoes",
|
|
"slants",
|
|
"standpoints",
|
|
"viewpoints",
|
|
"counterviews"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"facts",
|
|
"truths"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
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"a position arrived at after consideration":{
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"after reviewing the evidence, the athletic board came to the opinion that the team be disqualified for recruiting violations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"awards",
|
|
"calls",
|
|
"conclusions",
|
|
"decisions",
|
|
"deliverances",
|
|
"determinations",
|
|
"diagnoses",
|
|
"judgments",
|
|
"judgements",
|
|
"resolutions",
|
|
"verdicts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"behests",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"commandments",
|
|
"decrees",
|
|
"dictates",
|
|
"directives",
|
|
"edicts",
|
|
"instructions",
|
|
"mandates",
|
|
"orders",
|
|
"words",
|
|
"last words",
|
|
"say-sos",
|
|
"adjudications",
|
|
"dispositions",
|
|
"dooms",
|
|
"findings",
|
|
"rulings",
|
|
"sentences",
|
|
"choices",
|
|
"options",
|
|
"selections",
|
|
"consensuses",
|
|
"beliefs",
|
|
"convictions",
|
|
"eyes",
|
|
"feelings",
|
|
"minds",
|
|
"notions",
|
|
"persuasions",
|
|
"sentiments",
|
|
"views"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deadlocks",
|
|
"draws",
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"stalemates",
|
|
"standoffs",
|
|
"ties"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"opens":{
|
|
"to change from a closed to an open position":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"please open the door to let the cat out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"uncloses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"unbars",
|
|
"unbolts",
|
|
"unclasps",
|
|
"unfastens",
|
|
"unlatches",
|
|
"unlocks",
|
|
"unbuttons",
|
|
"unclenches",
|
|
"unfolds",
|
|
"unfurls",
|
|
"unzips",
|
|
"disengages",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"slips"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bars",
|
|
"bolts",
|
|
"clasps",
|
|
"fastens",
|
|
"latches",
|
|
"locks",
|
|
"buttons (up)",
|
|
"zips (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"shuts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we need to open this drain that's clogged with hair"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"unclogs",
|
|
"unplugs",
|
|
"unstops"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"eases",
|
|
"facilitates",
|
|
"loosens (up)",
|
|
"smooths",
|
|
"smoothes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"constricts",
|
|
"encumbers",
|
|
"hampers",
|
|
"hinders",
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
"interferes (with)",
|
|
"obstructs",
|
|
"trammels",
|
|
"barricades",
|
|
"blockades"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"clogs (up)",
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"dams (up)",
|
|
"plugs (up)",
|
|
"stops"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"when we got too close, the cardinal opened its wings and flew to a higher branch"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"extends",
|
|
"fans (out)",
|
|
"flares (out)",
|
|
"outspreads",
|
|
"outstretches",
|
|
"spreads (out)",
|
|
"stretches (out)",
|
|
"unfolds",
|
|
"unfurls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"overspreads"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compacts",
|
|
"compresses",
|
|
"condenses",
|
|
"reduces"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"folds"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"snowplows opened the runway without much trouble"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"unblocks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"eases",
|
|
"facilitates",
|
|
"loosens (up)",
|
|
"smooths",
|
|
"smoothes",
|
|
"unchokes",
|
|
"unclogs",
|
|
"unplugs",
|
|
"unstops",
|
|
"unclutters",
|
|
"strips"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clogs",
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"dams",
|
|
"obstructs",
|
|
"plugs",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"clutters (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blocks"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take the first step in (a process or course of action)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we will open the proceedings tomorrow with a short ceremony"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"begins",
|
|
"commences",
|
|
"embarks (on or upon)",
|
|
"enters (into or upon)",
|
|
"falls (to)",
|
|
"gets off",
|
|
"kicks off",
|
|
"launches",
|
|
"leads off",
|
|
"starts",
|
|
"strikes (into)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"creates",
|
|
"generates",
|
|
"inaugurates",
|
|
"initiates",
|
|
"innovates",
|
|
"invents",
|
|
"originates",
|
|
"adopts",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"takes on",
|
|
"takes up",
|
|
"establishes",
|
|
"fathers",
|
|
"founds",
|
|
"institutes",
|
|
"organizes",
|
|
"pioneers",
|
|
"sets up",
|
|
"spawns",
|
|
"gets around (to)",
|
|
"gets down (to)",
|
|
"gets round (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ceases",
|
|
"desists",
|
|
"discontinues",
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"knocks off",
|
|
"lays off",
|
|
"quits",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"completes",
|
|
"abandons",
|
|
"forsakes",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"abolishes",
|
|
"demolishes",
|
|
"destroys",
|
|
"exterminates",
|
|
"extinguishes",
|
|
"phases out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"concludes",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"terminates"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"operose":{
|
|
"as in tiring , tiresome":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"tiresome",
|
|
"tiring",
|
|
"wearisome",
|
|
"wearying",
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"monotonous",
|
|
"tedious",
|
|
"uninteresting",
|
|
"sterile",
|
|
"unexciting",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"humdrum",
|
|
"pedantic",
|
|
"pedestrian",
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dispiriting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"consuming",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"engrossing",
|
|
"enthralling",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"immersing",
|
|
"interesting",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"riveting",
|
|
"breathtaking",
|
|
"electric",
|
|
"electrifying",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"galvanizing",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"thrilling",
|
|
"provocative",
|
|
"tantalizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |