dict_dl/en_MW_thesaurus/op_mwt.json
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{
"opaque":{
"having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning":{
"antonyms":[
"accessible",
"clear",
"nonambiguous",
"obvious",
"plain",
"unambiguous",
"unequivocal"
],
"examples":[
"somehow listeners seem to connect with the songwriter, despite his deeply personal, often opaque lyrics"
],
"near antonyms":[
"comprehensible",
"fathomable",
"intelligible",
"knowable",
"legible",
"pellucid",
"understandable",
"bright",
"distinct",
"evident",
"self-evident",
"self-explanatory",
"certain",
"firm",
"strong",
"sure",
"defined",
"determined",
"direct",
"straightforward",
"definite",
"exact",
"explicit",
"appreciable",
"palpable",
"tangible",
"visible",
"blatant",
"patent",
"unmistakable"
],
"related":[
"abstruse",
"esoteric",
"recondite",
"cloaked",
"concealed",
"disguised",
"masked",
"shrouded",
"beclouded",
"bedimmed",
"befogged",
"clouded",
"cloudy",
"dim",
"faint",
"foggy",
"fuzzy",
"hazy",
"indistinct",
"indistinguishable",
"misty",
"muddy",
"obfuscatory",
"obnubilated",
"obscurant",
"obscurantic",
"shaded",
"shadowlike",
"shadowy",
"sphinxlike",
"indefinite",
"inexact",
"inexplicit",
"noncommittal",
"questionable",
"unclear",
"uncertain",
"undefined",
"undetermined",
"vague",
"impenetrable",
"incomprehensible",
"indecipherable",
"inexplicable",
"eerie",
"eery",
"uncanny",
"weird",
"impalpable",
"inappreciable",
"intangible",
"invisible",
"unanswerable",
"unknowable",
"baffling",
"bewildering",
"confounding",
"confusing",
"mystifying",
"perplexing",
"puzzling",
"unfathomable",
"circuitous",
"indirect",
"roundabout",
"complex",
"complicated",
"difficult",
"obtuse"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambiguous",
"arcane",
"cryptic",
"dark",
"deep",
"Delphic",
"double-edged",
"elliptical",
"elliptic",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"equivocal",
"fuliginous",
"inscrutable",
"murky",
"mysterious",
"mystic",
"nebulous",
"obscure",
"occult"
]
},
"not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily":{
"antonyms":[
"apt",
"brainy",
"bright",
"brilliant",
"clever",
"fast",
"hyperintelligent",
"intelligent",
"keen",
"nimble",
"quick",
"quick-witted",
"sharp",
"sharp-witted",
"smart",
"supersmart",
"ultrasmart"
],
"examples":[
"people are sometimes rude to her, but fortunately she's too opaque to realize what's happening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ingenious",
"resourceful",
"acute",
"astute",
"discerning",
"insightful",
"keen",
"knowing",
"perceptive",
"percipient",
"perspicacious",
"sagacious",
"sage",
"sapient",
"savvy",
"wise",
"cerebral",
"erudite",
"highbrow",
"intellectual",
"knowledgeable",
"learned",
"literate",
"scholarly",
"thinking",
"well-read",
"educated",
"informed",
"schooled",
"skilled",
"trained",
"crafty",
"cunning",
"foxy",
"shrewd",
"wily",
"judicious",
"prudent",
"sane",
"sensible",
"sound",
"logical",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"valid"
],
"related":[
"cretinous",
"feebleminded",
"simpleminded",
"boobish",
"foolish",
"idiotic",
"idiotical",
"imbecile",
"imbecilic",
"moronic",
"ignorant",
"illiterate",
"lowbrow",
"uneducated",
"uninformed",
"unintellectual",
"untaught",
"unthinking",
"absurd",
"asinine",
"balmy",
"cockeyed",
"crackpot",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"dippy",
"dotty",
"featherheaded",
"fool",
"half-baked",
"harebrained",
"insane",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loony",
"looney",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"nonsensical",
"nutty",
"preposterous",
"sappy",
"screwball",
"silly",
"tomfool",
"unwise",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"zany",
"fallacious",
"illogical",
"invalid",
"irrational",
"unreasonable"
],
"synonyms":[
"airheaded",
"birdbrained",
"bonehead",
"boneheaded",
"brain-dead",
"brainless",
"bubbleheaded",
"chuckleheaded",
"dense",
"dim",
"dim-witted",
"doltish",
"dopey",
"dopy",
"dorky",
"dull",
"dumb",
"dunderheaded",
"empty-headed",
"fatuous",
"gormless",
"half-witted",
"knuckleheaded",
"lamebrain",
"lamebrained",
"lunkheaded",
"mindless",
"oafish",
"obtuse",
"pinheaded",
"senseless",
"simple",
"slow",
"slow-witted",
"soft",
"softheaded",
"stupid",
"thick",
"thick-witted",
"thickheaded",
"unintelligent",
"unsmart",
"vacuous",
"weak-minded",
"witless"
]
},
"not seen or understood clearly":{
"antonyms":[
"clear",
"definite",
"pellucid"
],
"examples":[
"an opaque remark that seemed to hint that there would be future retaliation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bright",
"distinct",
"evident",
"obvious",
"plain",
"certain",
"firm",
"strong",
"sure"
],
"related":[
"dark",
"dusky",
"gloomy",
"impalpable",
"inappreciable",
"intangible",
"invisible",
"hieroglyphic",
"hieroglyphical",
"incomprehensible",
"indecipherable",
"indiscernible",
"inexplicable",
"mysterious",
"obfuscatory",
"puzzling"
],
"synonyms":[
"blear",
"bleary",
"blurry",
"dim",
"faint",
"foggy",
"fuzzy",
"gauzy",
"hazy",
"indefinite",
"indistinct",
"indistinguishable",
"misty",
"murky",
"nebulous",
"obscure",
"pale",
"shadowy",
"unclear",
"undefined",
"undetermined",
"vague"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"open doors":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"open secret":{
"as in ancient history":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"open-ended":{
"as in unspecified , indefinite":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"open-minded":{
"not bound by traditional ways or beliefs":{
"antonyms":[
"conservative",
"conventional",
"hidebound",
"nonprogressive",
"old-fashioned",
"orthodox",
"stodgy",
"traditional"
],
"examples":[
"younger people are often more open-minded on social and political issues"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hard",
"rigid",
"strict",
"doctrinal",
"dogmatic",
"dogmatical",
"bigoted",
"blinkered",
"intolerant",
"narrow-minded",
"reactionary",
"unreconstructed"
],
"related":[
"advanced",
"contemporary",
"modern",
"forbearing",
"indulgent",
"large-minded",
"lenient",
"permissive",
"tolerant",
"extreme",
"impartial",
"objective",
"unbiased"
],
"synonyms":[
"broad-minded",
"liberal",
"nonconventional",
"nonorthodox",
"nontraditional",
"progressive",
"radical",
"unconventional",
"unorthodox"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
],
"willing to consider new or different ideas":{
"antonyms":[
"narrow-minded",
"unreceptive"
],
"examples":[
"all I ask is that you try to be open-minded when we present our suggestions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"biased",
"narrow",
"one-sided",
"partial",
"partisan",
"prejudiced",
"bigoted",
"intolerant"
],
"related":[
"impartial",
"neutral",
"objective",
"unbiased",
"unprejudiced",
"easygoing",
"nonjudgmental",
"tolerant",
"calm",
"detached",
"dispassionate",
"amenable",
"compliant",
"impressionable",
"suggestible",
"susceptible",
"persuadable",
"persuasible"
],
"synonyms":[
"broad-minded",
"open",
"receptive"
]
}
},
"opened":{
"to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area":{
"antonyms":[
"closed",
"contracted",
"folded"
],
"examples":[
"when we got too close, the cardinal opened its wings and flew to a higher branch"
],
"near antonyms":[
"compacted",
"compressed",
"condensed",
"reduced"
],
"related":[
"overspread"
],
"synonyms":[
"expanded",
"extended",
"fanned (out)",
"flared (out)",
"outspread",
"outstretched",
"spread (out)",
"stretched (out)",
"unfolded",
"unfurled"
]
},
"to change from a closed to an open position":{
"antonyms":[
"closed",
"shut"
],
"examples":[
"please open the door to let the cat out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"barred",
"bolted",
"clasped",
"fastened",
"latched",
"locked",
"buttoned (up)",
"zipped (up)"
],
"related":[
"unbarred",
"unbolted",
"unclasped",
"unfastened",
"unlatched",
"unlocked",
"unbuttoned",
"unclenched",
"unfolded",
"unfurled",
"unzipped",
"disengaged",
"released",
"slipped"
],
"synonyms":[
"unclosed"
]
},
"to make passage through (something) possible by removing obstructions":{
"antonyms":[
"blocked",
"clogged (up)",
"closed",
"dammed (up)",
"plugged (up)",
"stopped"
],
"examples":[
"we need to open this drain that's clogged with hair"
],
"near antonyms":[
"constricted",
"encumbered",
"hampered",
"hindered",
"impeded",
"interfered (with)",
"obstructed",
"trammeled",
"trammelled",
"barricaded",
"blockaded"
],
"related":[
"eased",
"facilitated",
"loosened (up)",
"smoothed"
],
"synonyms":[
"cleared",
"freed",
"unclogged",
"unplugged",
"unstopped"
]
},
"to rid the surface of (as an area) from things in the way":{
"antonyms":[
"blocked"
],
"examples":[
"snowplows opened the runway without much trouble"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clogged",
"closed",
"dammed",
"obstructed",
"plugged",
"stopped",
"cluttered (up)"
],
"related":[
"eased",
"facilitated",
"loosened (up)",
"smoothed",
"unchoked",
"unclogged",
"unplugged",
"unstopped",
"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":{
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"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":{
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"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":{
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"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":{
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"examples":[
"after reviewing the evidence, the athletic board came to the opinion that the team be disqualified for recruiting violations"
],
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"draw",
"halt",
"stalemate",
"standoff",
"tie"
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"charge",
"commandment",
"decree",
"dictate",
"directive",
"edict",
"instruction",
"mandate",
"order",
"word",
"last word",
"say-so",
"adjudication",
"disposition",
"doom",
"finding",
"ruling",
"sentence",
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"option",
"selection",
"consensus",
"belief",
"conviction",
"eye",
"feeling",
"mind",
"notion",
"persuasion",
"sentiment",
"view"
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"award",
"call",
"conclusion",
"decision",
"deliverance",
"determination",
"diagnosis",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"resolution",
"verdict"
]
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],
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"fact",
"truth"
],
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"say",
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"take",
"attitude",
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"presumption",
"presupposition",
"conclusion",
"decision",
"determination",
"deliverance",
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"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"
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"conviction",
"eye",
"feeling",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"mind",
"notion",
"persuasion",
"sentiment",
"verdict",
"view"
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],
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"dogmatic",
"dogmatical",
"opinionated",
"opinioned",
"pontifical",
"self-opinionated"
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"adamantine",
"hardheaded",
"headstrong",
"implacable",
"inflexible",
"mulish",
"obdurate",
"obstinate",
"pertinacious",
"perverse",
"pigheaded",
"rigid",
"self-willed",
"stubborn",
"unbending",
"unyielding"
],
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"broadminded",
"open",
"open-minded",
"receptive"
],
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"undoctrinaire",
"undogmatic"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"amigo",
"friend"
],
"examples":[
"the senator has many political opponents who would love to ruin his career"
],
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"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"
],
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"archenemy",
"archfoe",
"nemesis",
"ill-wisher",
"bane",
"b\u00eate noire",
"assailant",
"attacker",
"combatant",
"invader",
"competitor",
"emulator",
"rival"
],
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"antagonist",
"enemy",
"foe",
"hostile"
]
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"examples":[
"in martial arts, before the match begins, always bow to your opponent"
],
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"ally",
"confederate",
"partner",
"advocate",
"champion",
"exponent",
"proponent",
"supporter",
"sympathizer"
],
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"equal",
"match",
"enemy",
"archenemy",
"nemesis",
"competitor",
"contestant",
"bane",
"b\u00eate noire",
"curse",
"assailant",
"attacker",
"combatant",
"invader"
],
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"antagonist",
"foe",
"rival"
]
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"noun"
]
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"this art school could be a wonderful opportunity for you to finally develop your talent for painting"
],
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"way",
"juncture",
"pass"
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"chance",
"occasion",
"opening",
"room",
"shot"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"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"
],
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"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":{
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"cultivate",
"encourage",
"forward",
"foster",
"further",
"nourish",
"nurture",
"promote"
],
"examples":[
"we must oppose ignorance and prejudice wherever and whenever they arise"
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"abide",
"bear",
"endure",
"suffer",
"advocate",
"back",
"champion",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"support",
"uphold"
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"related":[
"baffle",
"checkmate",
"foil",
"frustrate",
"resist",
"thwart",
"withstand",
"confront",
"defy",
"face",
"meet"
],
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"battle",
"combat",
"contend (with)",
"counter",
"fight",
"oppugn"
]
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"as in opposite , contradictory":{
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"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"
],
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"related":[
"battling",
"combating",
"combatting",
"contending (with)",
"challenging",
"contesting",
"contradicting",
"disputing",
"baffling",
"balking",
"foiling",
"frustrating",
"thwarting",
"checking",
"countering",
"hindering",
"obstructing",
"stemming"
],
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"defying",
"fighting",
"repelling",
"resisting",
"withstanding"
]
},
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"advancing",
"cultivating",
"encouraging",
"forwarding",
"fostering",
"furthering",
"nourishing",
"nurturing",
"promoting"
],
"examples":[
"we must oppose ignorance and prejudice wherever and whenever they arise"
],
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"abiding",
"bearing",
"enduring",
"suffering",
"advocating",
"backing",
"championing",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"supporting",
"upholding"
],
"related":[
"baffling",
"checkmating",
"foiling",
"frustrating",
"resisting",
"thwarting",
"withstanding",
"confronting",
"defying",
"facing",
"meeting"
],
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"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":[
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"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"
],
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"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"
]
},
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"examples":[
"a film about a man who is haunted and oppressed by the secrets of his past"
],
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"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"
],
"synonyms":[
"beliefs",
"convictions",
"eyes",
"feelings",
"judgments",
"judgements",
"minds",
"notions",
"persuasions",
"sentiments",
"verdicts",
"views"
],
"near synonyms":[
"says",
"impressions",
"perceptions",
"takes",
"attitudes",
"assumptions",
"presumptions",
"presuppositions",
"conclusions",
"decisions",
"determinations",
"deliverances",
"esteems",
"estimates",
"estimations",
"credences",
"credits",
"faiths",
"conceptions",
"concepts",
"ideas",
"thoughts",
"positions",
"stances",
"stands",
"comments",
"obiter dicta",
"observations",
"reflections",
"remarks",
"conjectures",
"guesses",
"hunches",
"hypotheses",
"surmises",
"theories",
"advice",
"inputs",
"recommendations",
"suggestions",
"angles",
"outlooks",
"perspectives",
"shoes",
"slants",
"standpoints",
"viewpoints",
"counterviews"
],
"near antonyms":[
"facts",
"truths"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a position arrived at after consideration":{
"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"
]
}
}