dict_dl/en_MW_thesaurus/af_mwt.json
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{
"affable":{
"having a relaxed, casual manner":{
"examples":[
"as the show's affable host, she keeps the freewheeling gabfest from getting out of hand"
],
"synonyms":[
"breezy",
"devil-may-care",
"easygoing",
"happy-go-lucky",
"laid-back",
"low-pressure",
"mellow"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carefree",
"casual",
"d\u00e9gag\u00e9",
"lackadaisical",
"nonchalant",
"unaffected",
"unconcerned",
"unfussy",
"unperturbed",
"untroubled",
"unworried",
"familiar",
"homey",
"homy",
"informal",
"flexible",
"lax",
"lenient",
"permissive",
"pliable",
"pliant",
"soft",
"accessible",
"approachable",
"imperturbable",
"nerveless",
"unflappable",
"unshakable",
"amicable",
"companionable",
"comradely",
"cordial",
"genial",
"hail-fellow-well-met",
"hearty",
"neighborly",
"warm",
"warmhearted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ceremonious",
"decorous",
"formal",
"rigid",
"strict",
"anxious",
"bothered",
"distressed",
"worried",
"jittery",
"jumpy",
"nervous",
"skittish",
"tense"
],
"antonyms":[
"high-strung",
"uptight"
]
},
"having an easygoing and pleasing manner especially in social situations":{
"examples":[
"as an experienced event planner, he knows that having an affable emcee is critical"
],
"synonyms":[
"agreeable",
"amiable",
"genial",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"gracious",
"mellow",
"nice",
"pleasant",
"sweet",
"well-disposed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amicable",
"clever",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"neighborly",
"benign",
"gentle",
"kind",
"cheerful",
"cheery",
"glad",
"sunny",
"companionable",
"conversable",
"sociable",
"civil",
"considerate",
"courteous",
"polite",
"thoughtful",
"accommodating",
"amenable",
"obliging",
"attractive",
"delightful",
"enjoyable",
"likable",
"likeable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boorish",
"discourteous",
"ill-mannered",
"impolite",
"inconsiderate",
"rude",
"surly",
"uncivil",
"unkind",
"unmannerly",
"unsociable",
"bearish",
"bilious",
"cantankerous",
"choleric",
"churlish",
"crabby",
"cranky",
"dyspeptic",
"fussy",
"grouchy",
"grumpy",
"ill-humored",
"irascible",
"irritable",
"peevish",
"petulant",
"quick-tempered",
"snappish",
"testy",
"touchy",
"argumentative",
"contentious",
"contrary",
"ornery",
"querulous",
"unappealing",
"unattractive",
"sour",
"vinegary"
],
"antonyms":[
"disagreeable",
"ill-natured",
"ill-tempered",
"unamiable",
"ungenial",
"ungracious",
"unpleasant"
]
},
"showing a natural kindness and courtesy especially in social situations":{
"examples":[
"although First Lady Lucretia Hayes didn't particularly enjoy her role as White House hostess, she was always affable"
],
"synonyms":[
"cordial",
"genial",
"gracious",
"hospitable",
"sociable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"agreeable",
"amiable",
"benign",
"benignant",
"congenial",
"convivial",
"friendly",
"kind",
"kindly",
"neighborly",
"accommodating",
"obliging",
"considerate",
"courteous",
"polite",
"thoughtful",
"cosmopolitan",
"sophisticated",
"urbane",
"approachable",
"attentive",
"outgoing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boorish",
"churlish",
"abrupt",
"blunt",
"brusque",
"brusk",
"curt",
"gruff",
"sharp",
"snippy",
"antisocial",
"disagreeable",
"discourteous",
"ill-mannered",
"impolite",
"rude",
"sullen",
"surly",
"uncivil",
"unfriendly",
"unkind",
"unmannerly",
"crabbed",
"crabby",
"cross",
"crusty",
"grumpy"
],
"antonyms":[
"inhospitable",
"ungenial",
"ungracious",
"unsociable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"affably":{
"as in cheerfully , amiably":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"affection":{
"a feeling of strong or constant regard for and dedication to someone":{
"examples":[
"an elderly couple showing their affection for each other by little acts of kindness"
],
"synonyms":[
"attachment",
"devotedness",
"devotion",
"fondness",
"love",
"passion"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appetite",
"fancy",
"favor",
"like",
"liking",
"partiality",
"preference",
"relish",
"taste",
"craving",
"crush",
"desire",
"infatuation",
"longing",
"lust",
"yearning",
"ardor",
"eagerness",
"enthusiasm",
"fervor",
"zeal",
"appreciation",
"esteem",
"estimation",
"regard",
"respect",
"adoration",
"adulation",
"deification",
"idolatry",
"idolization",
"worship",
"allegiance",
"faithfulness",
"fealty",
"fidelity",
"loyalty",
"steadfastness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allergy",
"animosity",
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"aversion",
"disfavor",
"dislike",
"enmity",
"hostility",
"abhorrence",
"disgust",
"repugnance",
"repulsion",
"revulsion",
"misanthropy"
],
"antonyms":[
"abomination",
"hate",
"hatred",
"loathing",
"rancor"
]
},
"an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning":{
"examples":[
"born with a heart affection that later caused him problems"
],
"synonyms":[
"ail",
"ailment",
"bug",
"complaint",
"complication",
"condition",
"disease",
"disorder",
"distemper",
"distemperature",
"fever",
"ill",
"illness",
"infirmity",
"malady",
"sickness",
"trouble"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contagion",
"contagious disease",
"contagium",
"infection",
"attack",
"bout",
"fit",
"spell",
"debility",
"decrepitude",
"feebleness",
"frailness",
"lameness",
"sickliness",
"unhealthiness",
"unsoundness",
"unwellness",
"weakness",
"malaise",
"matter",
"pip",
"epidemic",
"pest",
"pestilence",
"plague"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fitness",
"healthiness",
"heartiness",
"robustness",
"soundness",
"wholeness",
"wholesomeness",
"fettle",
"shape"
],
"antonyms":[
"health",
"wellness"
]
},
"a habitual attraction to some activity or thing":{
"examples":[
"I'm rooting for the Cubs\u2014just my natural affection for the underdog, I guess"
],
"synonyms":[
"affinity",
"aptitude",
"bent",
"bias",
"bone",
"devices",
"disposition",
"genius",
"habitude",
"impulse",
"inclination",
"leaning",
"partiality",
"penchant",
"predilection",
"predisposition",
"proclivity",
"propensity",
"tendency",
"turn"
],
"near synonyms":[
"favor",
"one-sidedness",
"partisanship",
"prejudice",
"endowment",
"faculty",
"flair",
"gift",
"knack",
"talent",
"addiction",
"appetite",
"fancy",
"fondness",
"like",
"liking",
"preference",
"taste",
"forte",
"speciality",
"specialty",
"convention",
"custom",
"habit",
"pattern",
"practice",
"practise",
"routine",
"trick",
"way",
"wont",
"eccentricity",
"idiosyncrasy",
"kink",
"oddity",
"peculiarity",
"quirk",
"singularity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allergy",
"averseness",
"aversion",
"disfavor",
"disinclination",
"dislike",
"disliking",
"disrelish",
"distaste",
"detachment",
"impartiality",
"neutrality",
"objectivity",
"apathy",
"disinterestedness",
"indifference",
"insouciance",
"nonchalance",
"unconcern"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind":{
"examples":[
"religion, of one kind or another, is an affection common to every society known to have existed"
],
"synonyms":[
"attribute",
"attribution",
"character",
"characteristic",
"criterion",
"diagnostic",
"differentia",
"feature",
"fingerprint",
"hallmark",
"mark",
"marker",
"note",
"particularity",
"peculiarity",
"point",
"property",
"quality",
"specific",
"stamp",
"touch",
"trait"
],
"near synonyms":[
"badge",
"indication",
"sign",
"emblem",
"symbol",
"token",
"charm",
"grace",
"excellence",
"merit",
"virtue",
"eccentricity",
"idiosyncrasy",
"oddity",
"quirk",
"individuality",
"singularity",
"uniqueness"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"affectionate":{
"feeling or showing love":{
"examples":[
"an affectionate child who gives hugs and kisses freely"
],
"synonyms":[
"adoring",
"devoted",
"fond",
"loving",
"tender",
"tenderhearted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"caring",
"compassionate",
"considerate",
"cordial",
"doting",
"forgiving",
"friendly",
"humane",
"kind",
"understanding",
"warmhearted",
"ardent",
"fervent",
"impassioned",
"passionate",
"warm",
"amatory",
"amorous",
"erotic",
"erotical",
"enamored",
"infatuated",
"lovesick",
"lovey-dovey",
"mushy",
"romantic",
"sappy",
"sentimental",
"brotherly",
"fatherly",
"motherly",
"sisterly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aloof",
"antisocial",
"cold-eyed",
"cool",
"detached",
"distant",
"dry",
"frosty",
"hard-hearted",
"indifferent",
"offish",
"pitiless",
"remote",
"reserved",
"standoffish",
"unbending",
"uncaring",
"unfeeling",
"disaffected",
"unconcerned",
"uninvolved",
"cold",
"frigid",
"unfriendly",
"callous",
"cold-blooded",
"hard-boiled",
"heartless",
"pitiless",
"ruthless",
"soulless",
"unromantic",
"unsentimental"
],
"antonyms":[
"unloving"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"affiance":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"affiliations":{
"the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)":{
"examples":[
"the Little League team, despite its name, the Northern Dynamites, has no affiliation with the Northern Dynamite Company"
],
"synonyms":[
"alliances",
"associations",
"collaborations",
"confederations",
"connections",
"cooperations",
"hookups",
"liaisons",
"linkups",
"partnerships",
"relations",
"relationships",
"tie-ups",
"unions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"businesses",
"dealings",
"interactions",
"exchanges",
"interconnections",
"interrelations",
"mutualisms",
"reciprocities",
"symbioses",
"incorporations",
"integrations",
"mergers",
"unifications",
"affinities",
"attachments",
"intimacies",
"rapports",
"sympathies",
"kinships",
"solidarities",
"unities",
"colleagueships",
"companies",
"companionships",
"fellowships",
"beds",
"cahoots",
"leagues"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breakups",
"dissolutions",
"disunions",
"divisions",
"partings",
"separations",
"severances",
"splits",
"alienations",
"divorces",
"estrangements"
],
"antonyms":[
"disaffiliations",
"dissociations"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"afford":{
"to have enough money for":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"we can't afford a new car this year"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"cover",
"expend",
"finance",
"outlay",
"pay (for)",
"pony up",
"spring (for)",
"pick up",
"purchase",
"take",
"acquire",
"get",
"obtain",
"procure",
"secure",
"bid",
"offer",
"bankroll",
"endow",
"subsidize",
"underwrite"
],
"synonyms":[
"go",
"swing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"afforded":{
"to have enough money for":{
"examples":[
"we can't afford a new car this year"
],
"synonyms":[
"swung",
"went"
],
"near synonyms":[
"covered",
"expended",
"financed",
"outlaid",
"paid (for)",
"ponied up",
"sprang (for)",
"sprung (for)",
"picked up",
"purchased",
"took",
"acquired",
"got",
"obtained",
"procured",
"secured",
"bade",
"bid",
"offered",
"bankrolled",
"endowed",
"subsidized",
"underwrote"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"aficionados":{
"a person with a strong and habitual liking for something":{
"antonyms":[
"nonfans"
],
"examples":[
"an aficionado of the sci-fi series who has seen all the movies several times"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonadmirers",
"belittlers",
"carpers",
"critics",
"detractors"
],
"related":[
"groupies",
"admirers",
"amateurs",
"collectors",
"connoisseurs",
"dilettantes",
"dilettanti",
"authorities",
"experts",
"adherents",
"converts",
"cultists",
"disciples",
"followers",
"hangers-on",
"votaries",
"advocates",
"apostles",
"backers",
"champions",
"evangelists",
"exponents",
"friends",
"patrons",
"promoters",
"proponents",
"supporters",
"partisans",
"partizans",
"zealots",
"boosters",
"rooters",
"well-wishers",
"faddists"
],
"synonyms":[
"addicts",
"buffs",
"bugs",
"devotees",
"enthusiasts",
"fanatics",
"fanciers",
"fans",
"fiends",
"fools",
"freaks",
"habitu\u00e9s",
"habitues",
"heads",
"hounds",
"junkies",
"lovers",
"maniacs",
"mavens",
"mavins",
"nuts",
"suckers"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aftereffect":{
"a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause":{
"examples":[
"in the U.S. slavery was abolished in 1865, but its aftereffects remained keenly felt long afterwards"
],
"synonyms":[
"aftermath",
"backwash",
"child",
"conclusion",
"consequence",
"corollary",
"development",
"effect",
"fate",
"fruit",
"issue",
"outcome",
"outgrowth",
"precipitate",
"product",
"result",
"resultant",
"sequel",
"sequence",
"upshot"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ramification",
"denouement",
"d\u00e9nouement",
"echo",
"implication",
"repercussion",
"afterclap",
"afterglow",
"aftershock",
"blowback",
"by-product",
"fallout",
"offshoot",
"ripple",
"side effect",
"side reaction",
"spin-off"
],
"near antonyms":[
"consideration",
"determinant",
"factor",
"base",
"basis",
"foundation",
"ground",
"groundwork",
"impetus",
"incentive",
"inspiration",
"instigation",
"stimulus",
"mother",
"origin",
"root",
"source",
"spring"
],
"antonyms":[
"antecedent",
"causation",
"cause",
"occasion",
"reason"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aftereffects":{
"a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause":{
"examples":[
"in the U.S. slavery was abolished in 1865, but its aftereffects remained keenly felt long afterwards"
],
"synonyms":[
"aftermaths",
"backwashes",
"children",
"conclusions",
"consequences",
"corollaries",
"developments",
"effects",
"fates",
"fruits",
"issues",
"outcomes",
"outgrowths",
"precipitates",
"products",
"resultants",
"results",
"sequels",
"sequences",
"upshots"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ramifications",
"denouements",
"d\u00e9nouements",
"echoes",
"echos",
"implications",
"repercussions",
"afterclaps",
"afterglows",
"aftershocks",
"blowbacks",
"by-products",
"byproducts",
"fallouts",
"offshoots",
"ripples",
"side effects",
"side reactions",
"spin-offs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"considerations",
"determinants",
"factors",
"bases",
"bases",
"foundations",
"grounds",
"groundworks",
"impetuses",
"incentives",
"inspirations",
"instigations",
"stimuli",
"mothers",
"origins",
"roots",
"sources",
"springs"
],
"antonyms":[
"antecedents",
"causations",
"causes",
"occasions",
"reasons"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"afterglow":{
"as in aftershock , afterclap":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"as in joy , elation":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"as in ray , streak":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aftershocks":{
"as in afterglows , afterclaps":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"as in shocks , foreshocks":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"affectedly":{
"as in artificially , unnaturally":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"artificially",
"hypocritically",
"insincerely",
"pretentiously",
"unnaturally",
"artfully",
"cannily",
"deceitfully",
"deceptively",
"deviously",
"dishonestly",
"falsely",
"archly",
"calculatingly",
"craftily",
"cunningly",
"furtively",
"insidiously",
"sharply",
"shiftily",
"slickly",
"slyly",
"slily",
"underhand",
"underhanded",
"underhandedly",
"flatteringly",
"sycophantically",
"unctuously"
],
"near antonyms":[
"artlessly",
"guilelessly",
"ingenuously",
"innocently",
"naively",
"na\u00efvely",
"naturally",
"sincerely",
"unaffectedly",
"unfeignedly",
"unpretentiously",
"genuinely",
"honestly",
"simply",
"truly",
"freely",
"openheartedly",
"openly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"afloat":{
"riding upon the surface of a body of liquid":{
"examples":[
"the boat can't stay afloat much longer"
],
"synonyms":[
"floating"
],
"related":[
"buoyant",
"floaty",
"unsinkable",
"free-floating",
"awash",
"drifting",
"gliding",
"hanging",
"hovering",
"poised",
"sailing",
"wafting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aground",
"high and dry"
],
"antonyms":[
"sinking",
"sunk"
]
},
"as in abroad , hereabouts":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"affiances":{
"as in betroths , promises":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"betroths",
"commits",
"engages",
"pledges",
"promises",
"proposes",
"espouses",
"marries",
"weds",
"remarries"
],
"near antonyms":[
"divorces",
"separates (from)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"afield":{
"off the desired or intended path or course":{
"examples":[
"how did we get so far afield from the subject we intended to discuss?"
],
"synonyms":[
"amiss",
"astray",
"awry",
"wrong"
],
"near synonyms":[
"badly",
"faultily",
"improperly",
"inappropriately",
"incorrectly",
"mistakenly",
"wrongly",
"inadequately",
"insufficiently",
"unpromisingly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"perfectly",
"auspiciously",
"favorably",
"promisingly",
"correctly",
"properly",
"rightly",
"appropriately",
"fittingly",
"suitably"
],
"antonyms":[
"aright",
"right",
"well"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"affirming":{
"to state as a fact usually forcefully":{
"examples":[
"unwilling to affirm without further study that the painting is an original Rembrandt"
],
"synonyms":[
"alleging",
"asserting",
"averring",
"avouching",
"avowing",
"claiming",
"contending",
"declaring",
"insisting",
"maintaining",
"professing",
"protesting",
"purporting",
"warranting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"announcing",
"broadcasting",
"proclaiming",
"arguing",
"rationalizing",
"reasoning",
"confirming",
"justifying",
"vindicating",
"defending",
"persevering",
"supporting",
"upholding",
"reaffirming",
"reasserting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandoning",
"disavowing",
"disclaiming",
"disowning",
"negating",
"negativing",
"rejecting",
"repudiating",
"challenging",
"disputing",
"questioning",
"confuting",
"disproving",
"rebutting",
"refuting",
"contradicting",
"countering"
],
"antonyms":[
"denying",
"gainsaying"
]
},
"to state clearly and strongly":{
"examples":[
"our business partner affirmed his trust in us, and we in turn promised not to let him down"
],
"synonyms":[
"asserting",
"averring",
"avouching",
"avowing",
"declaring",
"guaranteeing",
"laying down",
"professing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advancing",
"advertising",
"boosting",
"plugging",
"promoting",
"publicizing",
"announcing",
"blazing",
"calling",
"proclaiming",
"pronouncing",
"saying",
"accenting",
"accentuating",
"emphasizing",
"stressing",
"underlining",
"underscoring",
"advocating",
"championing",
"defending",
"espousing",
"supporting",
"upholding",
"assuring",
"convincing",
"persuading",
"explaining",
"justifying",
"rationalizing",
"reaffirming",
"reasserting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"minimizing",
"understating",
"disregarding",
"ignoring",
"neglecting",
"overlooking"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"afreet":{
"as in genie , jinni":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"genie",
"jinni",
"jinn",
"djinni",
"djinn",
"cacodemon",
"demon",
"devil",
"fiend",
"ghost",
"ghoul",
"ghoulie",
"imp",
"shaitan",
"hag",
"lamia",
"vampire",
"incubus",
"nightmare",
"succubus",
"apparition",
"banshee",
"bogey",
"bogie",
"bogy",
"bugbear",
"familiar",
"familiar spirit",
"genius",
"phantasm",
"fantasm",
"phantom",
"poltergeist",
"shade",
"shadow",
"specter",
"spectre",
"spook",
"vision",
"wraith",
"brownie",
"dwarf",
"elf",
"faerie",
"faery",
"fairy",
"fay",
"gnome",
"goblin",
"gremlin",
"hobgoblin",
"kobold",
"leprechaun",
"pixie",
"pixy",
"puck",
"sprite",
"troll",
"monster",
"ogre"
],
"near antonyms":[
"angel"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"affiliates":{
"a local unit of an organization":{
"examples":[
"our local Humane Society is an affiliate of a national organization"
],
"synonyms":[
"branches",
"cells",
"chapters",
"councils",
"locals"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arms",
"divisions",
"wings",
"offshoots",
"subchapters",
"sub-chapters",
"lodges",
"posts"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in associates , combines":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"allies",
"associates",
"combines",
"confederates",
"hangs together",
"interfaces",
"bands (together)",
"collaborates",
"concerts",
"concurs",
"conjoins",
"conspires",
"cooperates",
"joins",
"leagues",
"teams (up)",
"unites",
"connives"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"aficionado":{
"a person with a strong and habitual liking for something":{
"examples":[
"an aficionado of the sci-fi series who has seen all the movies several times"
],
"synonyms":[
"addict",
"buff",
"bug",
"devotee",
"enthusiast",
"fan",
"fanatic",
"fancier",
"fiend",
"fool",
"freak",
"habitu\u00e9",
"habitue",
"head",
"hound",
"junkie",
"junky",
"lover",
"maniac",
"maven",
"mavin",
"nut",
"sucker"
],
"near synonyms":[
"groupie",
"admirer",
"amateur",
"collector",
"connoisseur",
"dilettante",
"authority",
"expert",
"adherent",
"convert",
"cultist",
"disciple",
"follower",
"hanger-on",
"votary",
"advocate",
"apostle",
"backer",
"champion",
"evangelist",
"exponent",
"friend",
"patron",
"promoter",
"proponent",
"supporter",
"partisan",
"partizan",
"zealot",
"booster",
"rooter",
"well-wisher",
"faddist"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonadmirer",
"belittler",
"carper",
"critic",
"detractor"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonfan"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"affronts":{
"an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings":{
"examples":[
"took it as an affront that she wasn't invited to say a few words at the ribbon-cutting ceremony"
],
"synonyms":[
"barbs",
"brickbats",
"cuts",
"darts",
"digs",
"dises",
"disses",
"epithets",
"girds",
"indignities",
"insults",
"names",
"offenses",
"offences",
"outrages",
"personalities",
"pokes",
"put-downs",
"sarcasms",
"slaps",
"slights",
"slurs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"catcalls",
"gibes",
"jibes",
"jeers",
"mocks",
"quips",
"sneers",
"taunts",
"abuses",
"invectives",
"vituperations",
"disapprovals",
"opprobriums",
"disgraces",
"dishonors",
"shames",
"attacks",
"criticisms",
"knocks",
"slams",
"swipes",
"torments",
"tortures"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accolades",
"commendations",
"compliments",
"acclaim",
"applauses",
"praises",
"adulations",
"flatteries"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in":{
"examples":[
"did not mean to affront you when I told you I didn't need your help"
],
"synonyms":[
"disrespects",
"disses",
"insults",
"offends",
"outrages",
"slaps",
"slights",
"wounds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cuts",
"snubs",
"displeases",
"distresses",
"disturbs",
"hurts",
"miffs",
"pains",
"troubles",
"upsets",
"jeers",
"mocks",
"ridicules",
"sneers (at)",
"taunts",
"defames",
"disparages",
"libels",
"maligns",
"reviles",
"slanders",
"slurs",
"smears",
"oppresses",
"persecutes",
"torments",
"tortures"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaims",
"applauds",
"approves",
"hails",
"commends",
"compliments",
"eulogizes",
"praises",
"adulates",
"flatters",
"sweet-talks",
"exalts",
"glorifies",
"honors",
"delights",
"gratifies",
"pleases",
"satisfies"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"aforesaid":{
"mentioned previously":{
"examples":[
"with the aforesaid objections in mind, I think we should reconsider the proposal"
],
"synonyms":[
"aforementioned",
"foregoing",
"forenamed",
"said"
],
"near synonyms":[
"above",
"such",
"antecedent",
"anterior",
"precedent",
"preceding",
"prior",
"introductory",
"preliminary",
"erstwhile",
"former",
"whilom"
],
"near antonyms":[
"below",
"ensuing",
"following",
"subsequent",
"succeeding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"affirmation":{
"a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something":{
"examples":[
"a sworn affirmation that he had never acted as a spy for the enemy"
],
"synonyms":[
"assertion",
"asseveration",
"avouchment",
"avowal",
"claim",
"declaration",
"insistence",
"profession",
"protestation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"allegation",
"announcement",
"proclamation",
"pronouncement",
"argument",
"justification",
"rationalization",
"reason",
"confirmation",
"reaffirmation",
"reconfirmation",
"vindication"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disclaimer",
"challenge",
"dispute",
"question",
"confutation",
"disproof",
"rebuttal",
"refutation",
"contradiction",
"denial",
"negation"
],
"antonyms":[
"disavowal"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"affectedness":{
"the quality or state of appearing or trying to appear more important or more valuable than is the case":{
"examples":[
"bowed and sat down at the piano with a degree of affectedness that was laughable"
],
"synonyms":[
"affectation",
"grandiosity",
"inflation",
"pretense",
"pretence",
"pretension",
"pretentiousness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arrogance",
"bumptiousness",
"complacency",
"conceit",
"egotism",
"hauteur",
"imperiousness",
"pompousness",
"presumptuousness",
"pride",
"self-aggrandizement",
"self-assertion",
"self-assumption",
"self-conceit",
"self-consequence",
"self-glorification",
"self-importance",
"self-satisfaction",
"smugness",
"vaingloriousness",
"vainglory",
"vainness",
"vanity",
"disdain",
"haughtiness",
"lordliness",
"snobbery",
"snobbishness",
"superciliousness",
"superiority",
"confidence",
"presumption",
"self-assurance",
"self-confidence",
"sureness",
"boastfulness",
"braggadocio",
"aggressiveness",
"assertiveness",
"audaciousness",
"boldness",
"brassiness",
"cheekiness",
"cockiness",
"forwardness",
"impudence",
"insolence",
"rudeness",
"grandiloquence",
"flamboyance",
"flashiness",
"garishness",
"gaudiness",
"glitz",
"mummery",
"ostentation",
"ostentatiousness",
"show",
"showiness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demureness",
"down-to-earthness",
"humbleness",
"humility",
"lowliness",
"meekness",
"modesty",
"bashfulness",
"diffidence",
"shyness",
"timidity",
"naturalness",
"sincerity"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"affrighted":{
"filled with fear or dread":{
"examples":[
"the affrighted villagers ran in all directions at the first sight of the monster"
],
"synonyms":[
"afraid",
"aghast",
"alarmed",
"fearful",
"frightened",
"horrified",
"horror-struck",
"hysterical",
"hysteric",
"scared",
"scary",
"shocked",
"spooked",
"terrified",
"terrorized"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chicken",
"fainthearted",
"fearsome",
"shrinking",
"shy",
"timid",
"timorous",
"tremulant",
"tremulous",
"agitated",
"anxious",
"apprehensive",
"disconcerted",
"disquieted",
"disturbed",
"funky",
"jittery",
"jumpy",
"nervous",
"panicked",
"panicky",
"panic-stricken",
"perturbed",
"skittish",
"uneasy",
"upset",
"worried",
"phobic",
"appalled",
"dismayed",
"startled",
"cowed",
"daunted",
"intimidated",
"unnerved",
"coward",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"gutless",
"lily-livered",
"pusillanimous",
"careful",
"cautious",
"heedful",
"prudent",
"unadventurous",
"wary"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adventuresome",
"adventurous",
"audacious",
"bold",
"daredevil",
"daring",
"dashing",
"gutsy",
"plucky",
"spirited",
"spunky",
"venturesome",
"venturous",
"brave",
"courageous",
"gallant",
"hardy",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"intrepid",
"lionhearted",
"manful",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"stouthearted",
"valiant",
"valorous",
"assured",
"collected",
"composed",
"confident",
"cool",
"sanguine",
"sure",
"unperturbed",
"dauntless",
"resolute",
"undaunted"
],
"antonyms":[
"fearless",
"unafraid"
]
},
"to strike with fear":{
"examples":[
"a ghastly sight that would affright any person"
],
"synonyms":[
"alarmed",
"alarumed",
"frighted",
"frightened",
"horrified",
"panicked",
"scared",
"scarified",
"shocked",
"spooked",
"startled",
"terrified",
"terrorized"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appalled",
"bowled over",
"dismayed",
"floored",
"jolted",
"shook",
"shook up",
"amazed",
"astounded",
"awed",
"chilled",
"daunted",
"demoralized",
"dispirited",
"emasculated",
"psyched (out)",
"undid",
"unmanned",
"unnerved",
"unstrung",
"discomforted",
"discomposed",
"disconcerted",
"disquieted",
"distracted",
"distressed",
"disturbed",
"perturbed",
"unsettled",
"upset",
"worried"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assured",
"cheered",
"comforted",
"consoled",
"solaced",
"soothed",
"emboldened",
"encouraged",
"heartened",
"inspired",
"steeled"
],
"antonyms":[
"reassured"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"affiliating":{
"as in associating , combining":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"allying",
"associating",
"combining",
"confederating",
"hanging together",
"interfacing",
"banding (together)",
"collaborating",
"concerting",
"concurring",
"conjoining",
"conspiring",
"cooperating",
"joining",
"leaguing",
"teaming (up)",
"uniting",
"conniving"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"afflictions":{
"a state of great suffering of body or mind":{
"examples":[
"she listened with deep affliction as her daughter told her about the latest trouble she was in"
],
"synonyms":[
"agonies",
"anguishes",
"distresses",
"excruciations",
"hurts",
"miseries",
"pains",
"racks",
"straits",
"torments",
"tortures",
"travails",
"tribulations",
"woes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discomforts",
"crosses",
"crucibles",
"trials",
"heartaches",
"heartbreaks",
"sorrows",
"emergencies",
"pinches",
"asperities",
"difficulties",
"hardships",
"rigors",
"aches",
"pangs",
"stitches",
"throes",
"twinges",
"dangers",
"jeopardies",
"troubles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"comforts",
"consolations",
"solaces",
"alleviations",
"assuagements",
"eases",
"reliefs",
"peaces",
"securities",
"well-beings"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a source of harm or misfortune":{
"examples":[
"alcohol has been his affliction ever since he took his first drink at the age of 12"
],
"synonyms":[
"banes",
"curses",
"nemeses",
"scourges"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hexes",
"hoodoos",
"jinxes",
"dangers",
"hazards",
"menaces",
"perils",
"risks",
"threats",
"troubles",
"booby traps",
"catches",
"pitfalls",
"snags"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advantages",
"aids",
"assistances",
"gifts",
"help",
"reliefs",
"supports",
"comforts",
"consolations",
"solaces",
"delights",
"joys",
"pleasures",
"armors",
"defenses",
"guards",
"protections",
"safeguards",
"safeties",
"securities",
"shields"
],
"antonyms":[
"benefits",
"blessings",
"boons",
"felicities",
"godsends",
"goods",
"mannas",
"windfalls"
]
},
"a source of persistent emotional distress":{
"examples":[
"suffered from afflictions that only a professional therapist could deal with"
],
"synonyms":[
"demons",
"daemons",
"hang-ups",
"terrors",
"torments"
],
"near synonyms":[
"b\u00eates noires",
"bogeys",
"bogies",
"bugaboos",
"bugbears",
"hobgoblins",
"ogres"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that causes loss or pain":{
"examples":[
"cronyism and corruption are afflictions on the body politic"
],
"synonyms":[
"damages",
"detriments",
"harms",
"hurts",
"injuries"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disservices",
"injustices",
"outrages",
"wrongs",
"affronts",
"darts",
"indignities",
"insults",
"offenses",
"offences",
"beatings",
"mayhem",
"mutilations",
"defacements",
"disabilities",
"disablements",
"disfigurements",
"impairments",
"lesions",
"ruptures",
"strains",
"abrasions",
"chafes",
"scrapes",
"scratches",
"boo-boos",
"bruises",
"contusions",
"swellings",
"wounds",
"bumps",
"concussions",
"cuts",
"gashes",
"lacerations",
"burns",
"scalds",
"scars",
"scathes",
"sears"
],
"near antonyms":[
"recoveries",
"cures",
"fixes",
"remedies"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"affording":{
"to have enough money for":{
"examples":[
"we can't afford a new car this year"
],
"synonyms":[
"going",
"swinging"
],
"near synonyms":[
"covering",
"expending",
"financing",
"outlaying",
"paying (for)",
"ponying up",
"springing (for)",
"picking up",
"purchasing",
"taking",
"acquiring",
"getting",
"obtaining",
"procuring",
"securing",
"bidding",
"offering",
"bankrolling",
"endowing",
"subsidizing",
"underwriting"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"affront":{
"an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings":{
"examples":[
"took it as an affront that she wasn't invited to say a few words at the ribbon-cutting ceremony"
],
"synonyms":[
"barb",
"brickbat",
"cut",
"dart",
"dig",
"dis",
"diss",
"epithet",
"gird",
"indignity",
"insult",
"name",
"offense",
"offence",
"outrage",
"personality",
"poke",
"put-down",
"sarcasm",
"slap",
"slight",
"slur"
],
"near synonyms":[
"catcall",
"gibe",
"jibe",
"jeer",
"mock",
"quip",
"sneer",
"taunt",
"abuse",
"invective",
"vituperation",
"disapproval",
"opprobrium",
"disgrace",
"dishonor",
"shame",
"attack",
"criticism",
"knock",
"slam",
"swipe",
"torment",
"torture"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accolade",
"commendation",
"compliment",
"acclaim",
"applause",
"praise",
"adulation",
"flattery"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in":{
"examples":[
"did not mean to affront you when I told you I didn't need your help"
],
"synonyms":[
"dis",
"diss",
"disrespect",
"insult",
"offend",
"outrage",
"slap",
"slight",
"wound"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cut",
"snub",
"displease",
"distress",
"disturb",
"hurt",
"miff",
"pain",
"trouble",
"upset",
"jeer",
"mock",
"ridicule",
"sneer (at)",
"taunt",
"defame",
"disparage",
"libel",
"malign",
"revile",
"slander",
"slur",
"smear",
"oppress",
"persecute",
"torment",
"torture"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaim",
"applaud",
"approve",
"hail",
"commend",
"compliment",
"eulogize",
"praise",
"adulate",
"flatter",
"sweet-talk",
"exalt",
"glorify",
"honor",
"delight",
"gratify",
"please",
"satisfy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"aftershock":{
"as in shock , foreshock":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"foreshock",
"shock",
"earthquake",
"quake",
"shake",
"temblor",
"tremor",
"cataclysm",
"convulsion",
"upheaval",
"microearthquake",
"microseism",
"seaquake"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in afterglow , afterclap":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"afterclap",
"afterglow",
"denouement",
"d\u00e9nouement",
"echo",
"implication",
"repercussion",
"blowback",
"by-product",
"fallout",
"offshoot",
"ripple",
"side effect",
"side reaction",
"spin-off",
"ramification",
"aftereffect",
"aftermath",
"backwash",
"child",
"conclusion",
"consequence",
"corollary",
"development",
"effect",
"fate",
"fruit",
"issue",
"outcome",
"outgrowth",
"precipitate",
"product",
"result",
"resultant",
"sequel",
"sequence",
"upshot"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antecedent",
"causation",
"cause",
"occasion",
"reason",
"consideration",
"determinant",
"factor",
"base",
"basis",
"foundation",
"ground",
"groundwork",
"impetus",
"incentive",
"inspiration",
"instigation",
"stimulus",
"mother",
"origin",
"root",
"source",
"spring"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"affinity":{
"a habitual attraction to some activity or thing":{
"examples":[
"always had an affinity for nurturing living things"
],
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"affection",
"aptitude",
"bent",
"bias",
"bone",
"devices",
"disposition",
"genius",
"habitude",
"impulse",
"inclination",
"leaning",
"partiality",
"penchant",
"predilection",
"predisposition",
"proclivity",
"propensity",
"tendency",
"turn"
],
"near synonyms":[
"favor",
"one-sidedness",
"partisanship",
"prejudice",
"endowment",
"faculty",
"flair",
"gift",
"knack",
"talent",
"addiction",
"appetite",
"fancy",
"fondness",
"like",
"liking",
"preference",
"taste",
"forte",
"speciality",
"specialty",
"convention",
"custom",
"habit",
"pattern",
"practice",
"practise",
"routine",
"trick",
"way",
"wont",
"eccentricity",
"idiosyncrasy",
"kink",
"oddity",
"peculiarity",
"quirk",
"singularity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allergy",
"averseness",
"aversion",
"disfavor",
"disinclination",
"dislike",
"disliking",
"disrelish",
"distaste",
"detachment",
"impartiality",
"neutrality",
"objectivity",
"apathy",
"disinterestedness",
"indifference",
"insouciance",
"nonchalance",
"unconcern"
],
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},
"the fact or state of having something in common":{
"examples":[
"a study showing an affinity between obesity and socioeconomic status"
],
"synonyms":[
"association",
"bearing",
"connection",
"kinship",
"liaison",
"linkage",
"relation",
"relationship"
],
"near synonyms":[
"correlation",
"interrelation",
"materiality",
"pertinence",
"relevance",
"bond",
"link",
"tie",
"affiliation",
"alliance",
"union",
"identicalness",
"sameness",
"alikeness",
"community",
"likeness",
"resemblance",
"similarity",
"accordance",
"agreement",
"conformity",
"congruity",
"correspondence"
],
"near antonyms":[
"variability",
"variance",
"incompatibility",
"incongruence",
"incongruity",
"incongruousness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"affianced":{
"pledged in marriage":{
"examples":[
"the affianced couple are much-sought-after guests for this year's holiday parties"
],
"synonyms":[
"bespoke",
"bespoken",
"betrothed",
"engaged",
"promised"
],
"near synonyms":[
"committed"
],
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"antonyms":[
"unattached"
]
},
"as in betrothed , promised":{
"examples":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"betrothed",
"committed",
"engaged",
"pledged",
"promised",
"proposed",
"espoused",
"married",
"wedded",
"wed",
"remarried"
],
"near antonyms":[
"divorced",
"separated (from)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"Afro":{
"as in cornrow , perm":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"conk",
"cornrow",
"dreadlocks",
"perm",
"permanent",
"coiffure",
"cut",
"do",
"haircut",
"hairdo",
"hairstyle",
"beehive",
"big hair",
"bun",
"chignon",
"French twist",
"pageboy",
"pug",
"updo",
"upsweep",
"bob",
"buzz cut",
"crew cut",
"crop",
"fade",
"Mohawk",
"shag",
"shingle",
"trim",
"braid",
"pigtail",
"plait",
"ponytail",
"queue",
"comb-over",
"ducktail",
"pompadour",
"roach"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"affrights":{
"to strike with fear":{
"examples":[
"a ghastly sight that would affright any person"
],
"synonyms":[
"alarms",
"alarums",
"frightens",
"frights",
"horrifies",
"panics",
"scares",
"scarifies",
"shocks",
"spooks",
"startles",
"terrifies",
"terrorizes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appalls",
"appals",
"bowls over",
"dismays",
"floors",
"jolts",
"shakes",
"shakes up",
"amazes",
"astounds",
"awes",
"chills",
"daunts",
"demoralizes",
"dispirits",
"emasculates",
"psychs (out)",
"undoes",
"unmans",
"unnerves",
"unstrings",
"discomforts",
"discomposes",
"disconcerts",
"disquiets",
"distracts",
"distresses",
"disturbs",
"perturbs",
"unsettles",
"upsets",
"worries"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assures",
"cheers",
"comforts",
"consoles",
"solaces",
"soothes",
"emboldens",
"encourages",
"heartens",
"inspires",
"steels"
],
"antonyms":[
"reassures"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"affluent":{
"having goods, property, or money in abundance":{
"examples":[
"he is affluent and can afford to send his children to the best schools"
],
"synonyms":[
"deep-pocketed",
"fat",
"fat-cat",
"flush",
"loaded",
"moneyed",
"monied",
"opulent",
"rich",
"silk-stocking",
"wealthy",
"well-endowed",
"well-fixed",
"well-heeled",
"well-off",
"well-to-do"
],
"near synonyms":[
"better-off",
"comfortable",
"propertied",
"prosperous",
"substantial",
"successful",
"flourishing",
"prospering",
"thriving",
"advantaged",
"blessed",
"blest",
"privileged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unaffluent",
"deprived",
"disadvantaged",
"hand-to-mouth",
"underprivileged",
"bankrupt",
"bankrupted",
"beggared",
"broke",
"indebted",
"insolvent",
"pauperized",
"ruined",
"skint",
"depressed",
"pinched",
"reduced",
"straitened",
"low",
"short"
],
"antonyms":[
"destitute",
"impecunious",
"impoverished",
"indigent",
"needy",
"penniless",
"penurious",
"poor",
"poverty-stricken"
]
},
"a stream that flows into a larger body of water":{
"examples":[
"the Nipigon and the St. Louis rivers are affluents of Lake Superior"
],
"synonyms":[
"bayou",
"branch",
"confluent",
"feeder",
"influent",
"tributary"
],
"near synonyms":[
"backwater",
"brook",
"brooklet",
"creek",
"rill",
"rivulet",
"run",
"streamlet",
"fountainhead",
"head",
"headstream",
"headwater",
"source"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"distributary",
"effluent"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"afterlife":{
"a later period of one's life":{
"examples":[
"written in afterlife , his memoirs reveal a kinder, more forgiving man"
],
"synonyms":[
"afternoon",
"age",
"autumn",
"evening"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sunset",
"twilight",
"winter",
"anecdotage",
"dotage",
"senility",
"elderliness",
"golden years",
"oldness",
"seniority",
"adulthood",
"majority",
"maturity",
"middle",
"middle age",
"midlife",
"ripeness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adolescence",
"youth"
],
"antonyms":[
"springtime"
]
},
"unending existence after death":{
"examples":[
"hoping to join her deceased parents in the afterlife"
],
"synonyms":[
"beyond",
"eternity",
"hereafter",
"immortality"
],
"near synonyms":[
"afterworld",
"otherworld"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"affixes":{
"to cause (something) to hold to another":{
"examples":[
"affix a first-class stamp to the envelope"
],
"synonyms":[
"attaches",
"bends",
"fastens",
"fixes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adheres",
"bolts",
"cinches",
"clamps",
"clasps",
"clenches",
"clinches",
"clips",
"glues",
"hangs",
"harnesses",
"hasps",
"laces",
"lashes",
"latches",
"nails",
"pastes",
"pins",
"plasters",
"rivets",
"screws",
"shackles",
"staples",
"sticks",
"straps",
"tackles",
"tacks",
"ties",
"toggles",
"yokes",
"coapts",
"connects",
"joins",
"links",
"unites",
"reaffixes",
"reattaches",
"refastens",
"refixes",
"resecures",
"battens",
"belays",
"buttons",
"does up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breaks up",
"disconnects",
"disjoins",
"disjoints",
"dissevers",
"dissociates",
"disunites",
"divides",
"divorces",
"parts",
"separates",
"severs",
"splits",
"sunders",
"uncouples",
"unlinks",
"unyokes",
"loosens",
"looses",
"unbinds",
"unfixes",
"unlashes",
"unties"
],
"antonyms":[
"detaches",
"undoes",
"unfastens",
"unhooks"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"afterwords":{
"a part added at the end of a book or periodical":{
"examples":[
"the author included an afterword about developments in cancer treatment since the book was written"
],
"synonyms":[
"addenda",
"addendums",
"appendixes",
"appendices",
"codicils",
"excursuses",
"excursus",
"supplements"
],
"near synonyms":[
"codas",
"epilogues",
"epilogs",
"postludes",
"conclusions",
"endings",
"finales",
"accompaniments",
"additions",
"complements",
"postscripts",
"follow-ups",
"sequels",
"documentations",
"allonges",
"riders"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"forewords",
"introductions",
"prefaces",
"prologues",
"prologs"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aftertaste":{
"a sensation that remains after something is experienced":{
"examples":[
"The wine has a fruity aftertaste ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"afterimage",
"echo",
"ghost",
"relic",
"shadow",
"trace",
"vestige",
"memento",
"remembrance",
"reminder",
"artifact",
"relish",
"smack",
"tang"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"affecting":{
"having the power to affect the feelings or sympathies":{
"examples":[
"the affecting final scene in the play, when the children are reunited with their father"
],
"synonyms":[
"emotional",
"impactful",
"impressive",
"moving",
"poignant",
"stirring",
"touching"
],
"near synonyms":[
"eloquent",
"expressive",
"meaningful",
"significant",
"demonstrative",
"excitable",
"feeling",
"passionate",
"responsive",
"sensitive",
"exciting",
"inspirational",
"provoking",
"rousing",
"stimulating",
"dramatic",
"histrionic",
"melodramatic",
"theatrical",
"theatric",
"cathartic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cold",
"cool",
"detached",
"dispassionate",
"emotionless",
"deadpan"
],
"antonyms":[
"unaffecting",
"unemotional",
"unimpressive"
]
},
"to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response":{
"examples":[
"their son claims that scary movies don't affect him in the least"
],
"synonyms":[
"impacting",
"impressing",
"influencing",
"moving",
"reaching",
"striking",
"swaying",
"telling (on)",
"touching"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carrying away",
"dazzling",
"enrapturing",
"enthralling",
"entrancing",
"ravishing",
"transporting",
"biasing",
"biassing",
"coloring",
"inspiring",
"stirring",
"engaging",
"interesting",
"involving",
"penetrating",
"piercing",
"afflicting",
"agitating",
"bothering",
"concerning",
"discomforting",
"discomposing",
"disquieting",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"flustering",
"harassing",
"harrying",
"perturbing",
"pestering",
"plaguing",
"smiting",
"straining",
"stressing",
"troubling",
"trying",
"upsetting",
"worrying",
"wringing",
"alluring",
"attracting",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charming",
"enchanting",
"fascinating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boring",
"jading",
"palling",
"tiring",
"wearying",
"underwhelming"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be the business or affair of":{
"examples":[
"fortunately, hurricane season doesn't affect the West Coast"
],
"synonyms":[
"concerning",
"involving",
"touching"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appertaining (to)",
"applying (to)",
"bearing (on)",
"pertaining (to)",
"referring (to)",
"relating (to)",
"embroiling",
"ensnaring",
"entangling",
"implicating"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to present a false appearance of":{
"examples":[
"she affected complete unawareness that we were talking about her, though she must have overheard"
],
"synonyms":[
"acting",
"assuming",
"bluffing",
"counterfeiting",
"dissembling",
"faking",
"feigning",
"passing (for)",
"pretending",
"professing",
"putting on",
"shamming",
"simulating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dissimulating",
"impersonating",
"letting on",
"masquerading",
"playacting",
"playing",
"posing",
"forging",
"imitating",
"camouflaging",
"concealing",
"disguising",
"masking",
"feinting",
"malingering"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to go to or spend time in often":{
"examples":[
"a power couple known to affect all the fancy parties in town"
],
"synonyms":[
"frequenting",
"habituating",
"hanging (at)",
"haunting",
"resorting (to)",
"visiting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"patronizing",
"attending",
"taking in",
"infesting",
"invading",
"overrunning",
"swarming",
"calling (on or upon)",
"dropping by",
"dropping in",
"popping (in)",
"running (in)",
"camping (out in)",
"sojourning (at)",
"staying (at)",
"stopping (over)",
"tarrying (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dodging",
"ducking",
"eluding",
"escaping",
"eschewing",
"evading",
"shaking"
],
"antonyms":[
"avoiding",
"shunning"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"affairs":{
"a brief romantic relationship":{
"examples":[
"an affair between two singles spending the summer at the same beach resort"
],
"synonyms":[
"amours",
"flings",
"love affairs",
"loves",
"romances"
],
"near synonyms":[
"intrigues",
"liaisons",
"dalliances",
"hanky-pankies",
"attachments",
"infatuations",
"entanglements",
"flirtations",
"idylls",
"idyls",
"passions",
"calf-loves",
"puppy loves"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a social gathering":{
"examples":[
"the annual country club dance is a really fancy affair"
],
"synonyms":[
"bashes",
"binges",
"blasts",
"blowouts",
"dos",
"do's",
"events",
"fetes",
"f\u00eates",
"functions",
"get-togethers",
"parties",
"receptions",
"shindigs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"benefits",
"fund-raisers",
"balls",
"dances",
"formals",
"proms",
"celebrations",
"galas",
"occasions",
"bacchanalia",
"bacchanals",
"orgies",
"saturnalias",
"bakes",
"clambakes",
"cocktail parties",
"hen parties",
"house parties",
"housewarmings",
"icebreakers",
"kaffeeklatsches",
"keggers",
"keg parties",
"klatches",
"klatsches",
"masquerades",
"meet and greets",
"mixers",
"salons",
"showers",
"socials",
"soirees",
"soir\u00e9es",
"stags",
"suppers",
"symposia",
"symposiums",
"tea parties",
"teas"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something produced by physical or intellectual effort":{
"examples":[
"the lead float in the parade was a pretty impressive affair , a giant eagle's head with equally huge wings"
],
"synonyms":[
"fruits",
"handiworks",
"labors",
"outputs",
"produces",
"productions",
"products",
"things",
"works",
"yields"
],
"near synonyms":[
"articles",
"commodities",
"entries",
"objects",
"goods",
"lines",
"merchandises",
"wares",
"handcrafts",
"handicrafts",
"aftereffects",
"aftermaths",
"conclusions",
"consequences",
"corollaries",
"developments",
"effects",
"issues",
"outcomes",
"resultants",
"results",
"sequels",
"sequences",
"upshots",
"by-products",
"byproducts",
"derivatives",
"offshoots",
"offspring",
"offsprings",
"outgrowths",
"residuals",
"side effects",
"side reactions",
"spin-offs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that happens":{
"examples":[
"the whole affair from start to finish took a total of 15 minutes"
],
"synonyms":[
"circumstances",
"episodes",
"events",
"happenings",
"haps",
"incidents",
"occasions",
"occurrences",
"things"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coincidences",
"co-occurrences",
"flukes",
"freaks",
"landmarks",
"mileposts",
"milestones",
"pages",
"phenomena",
"phenomenons",
"turning points",
"adventures",
"experiences",
"times",
"happenchances",
"happenstances",
"accidents",
"crises",
"emergencies",
"junctures",
"achievements",
"deeds",
"exploits",
"feats",
"news",
"tidings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something to be dealt with":{
"examples":[
"it's none of your affair whom I'm going out with tonight"
],
"synonyms":[
"businesses",
"matters",
"things"
],
"near synonyms":[
"considerations",
"issues",
"problems",
"crises",
"crossroads",
"crunches",
"emergencies",
"exigencies",
"flash points",
"heads",
"junctures",
"straits",
"zero hours",
"concerns",
"troubles",
"worries",
"care",
"lookouts",
"responsibilities",
"deadlocks",
"halts",
"impasses",
"stalemates",
"standstills",
"corners",
"fixes",
"holes",
"hot waters",
"jams",
"pickles",
"pinches",
"predicaments",
"scrapes",
"spots"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"affiliated":{
"having a close connection like that between family members":{
"examples":[
"costuming and set design are affiliated arts, both requiring research into the period of the play or film"
],
"synonyms":[
"akin",
"allied",
"kindred",
"related"
],
"near synonyms":[
"associated",
"connected",
"interconnected",
"interrelated",
"joined",
"alike",
"analogous",
"cognate",
"comparable",
"connate",
"correspondent",
"corresponding",
"ditto",
"like",
"matching",
"parallel",
"resemblant",
"resembling",
"similar",
"such",
"suchlike",
"identical",
"same",
"apposite",
"apropos",
"cogent",
"germane",
"material",
"pertinent",
"relevant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diacritical",
"diacritic",
"different",
"disparate",
"dissimilar",
"distinct",
"distinctive",
"diverse",
"nonidentical",
"other",
"unalike",
"unlike",
"differentiable",
"discriminable",
"distinguishable"
],
"antonyms":[
"unrelated"
]
},
"as in associated , combined":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"allied",
"associated",
"combined",
"confederated",
"hung together",
"interfaced",
"banded (together)",
"collaborated",
"concerted",
"concurred",
"conjoined",
"conspired",
"cooperated",
"joined",
"leagued",
"teamed (up)",
"united",
"connived"
],
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},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"affectless":{
"having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings":{
"examples":[
"an affectless analysis of the cost of the war purely in pecuniary terms"
],
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"callous",
"case-hardened",
"cold-blooded",
"compassionless",
"desensitized",
"hard",
"hard-boiled",
"hard-hearted",
"heartless",
"indurate",
"inhuman",
"inhumane",
"insensate",
"insensitive",
"ironhearted",
"merciless",
"obdurate",
"pachydermatous",
"pitiless",
"remorseless",
"ruthless",
"slash-and-burn",
"soulless",
"stony",
"stoney",
"stonyhearted",
"take-no-prisoners",
"thick-skinned",
"uncharitable",
"unfeeling",
"unmerciful",
"unsparing",
"unsympathetic"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boorish",
"heedless",
"inconsiderate",
"thoughtless",
"uncaring",
"unfriendly",
"unloving",
"unthinking",
"grim",
"hard-bitten",
"harsh",
"heavy-handed",
"ironfisted",
"ironhanded",
"jackbooted",
"knock-down, drag-out",
"knock-down-and-drag-out",
"oppressive",
"rough",
"rough-and-tumble",
"severe",
"sledgehammer",
"stern",
"tough",
"ungentle",
"abusive",
"acrimonious",
"disagreeable",
"hateful",
"ill-natured",
"ill-tempered",
"malevolent",
"malicious",
"mean",
"rancorous",
"spiteful",
"surly",
"virulent",
"barbarous",
"bestial",
"brutal",
"brutish",
"cruel",
"evil-minded",
"savage",
"vicious",
"austere",
"cold",
"frosty"
],
"near antonyms":[
"benevolent",
"benignant",
"gentle",
"kind",
"clement",
"indulgent",
"lenient",
"mild",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"gracious",
"tolerant",
"understanding",
"affectionate",
"fond",
"loving"
],
"antonyms":[
"charitable",
"compassionate",
"humane",
"kindhearted",
"kindly",
"merciful",
"sensitive",
"softhearted",
"sympathetic",
"tender",
"tenderhearted",
"warm",
"warmhearted"
]
},
"not feeling or showing emotion":{
"examples":[
"the accused remained affectless throughout the long trial"
],
"synonyms":[
"apathetic",
"cold-blooded",
"emotionless",
"impassible",
"impassive",
"numb",
"passionless",
"phlegmatic",
"stoic",
"stoical",
"stolid",
"undemonstrative",
"unemotional"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cold",
"cool",
"dispassionate",
"unmoved",
"calm",
"collected",
"composed",
"imperturbable",
"unflappable",
"reserved",
"reticent",
"taciturn",
"bland",
"blank",
"deadpan",
"dry",
"empty",
"expressionless",
"inexpressive",
"stone-faced",
"straight-faced",
"vacant",
"wooden",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"impenetrable",
"inscrutable",
"aloof",
"bloodless",
"detached",
"indifferent",
"insensible",
"unconcerned",
"unsentimental",
"impersonal",
"objective",
"unresponsive",
"hard-hearted",
"pitiless",
"unfeeling",
"inconsiderate",
"thoughtless"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blazing",
"burning",
"fiery",
"flaming",
"glowing",
"red-hot",
"ardent",
"enthusiastic",
"gung ho",
"warm-blooded",
"zealous",
"gushing",
"maudlin",
"mawkish",
"mushy",
"sentimental",
"dramatic",
"histrionic",
"melodramatic",
"overemotional",
"overheated",
"perfervid",
"compassionate",
"responsive",
"sympathetic",
"reactive",
"sensitive"
],
"antonyms":[
"demonstrative",
"emotional",
"fervent",
"fervid",
"hot-blooded",
"impassioned",
"passional",
"passionate",
"vehement"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"affords":{
"to have enough money for":{
"examples":[
"we can't afford a new car this year"
],
"synonyms":[
"goes",
"swings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"covers",
"expends",
"finances",
"outlays",
"pays (for)",
"ponies up",
"springs (for)",
"picks up",
"purchases",
"takes",
"acquires",
"gets",
"obtains",
"procures",
"secures",
"bids",
"offers",
"bankrolls",
"endows",
"subsidizes",
"underwrites"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"aforementioned":{
"mentioned previously":{
"examples":[
"with the aforementioned reservation, I would recommend the movie for hardcore sci-fi fans"
],
"synonyms":[
"aforesaid",
"foregoing",
"forenamed",
"said"
],
"near synonyms":[
"above",
"such",
"antecedent",
"anterior",
"precedent",
"preceding",
"prior",
"introductory",
"preliminary",
"erstwhile",
"former",
"whilom"
],
"near antonyms":[
"below",
"ensuing",
"following",
"subsequent",
"succeeding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"after":{
"subsequent to in time or order":{
"examples":[
"the brass band came right after the mayor in the parade"
],
"synonyms":[
"apr\u00e8s",
"behind",
"below",
"following",
"next to",
"past"
],
"near synonyms":[
"since"
],
"near antonyms":[
"toward",
"towards"
],
"antonyms":[
"afore",
"ahead of",
"before",
"ere",
"of",
"previous to",
"prior to",
"to"
]
},
"following in time or place":{
"examples":[
"upon seeing The Nutcracker for the first time, and for a long time after , Irma wanted to play the part of the Mouse King"
],
"synonyms":[
"afterward",
"afterwards",
"later",
"latterly",
"subsequently",
"thereafter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"next",
"by and by",
"hereafter",
"presently",
"since",
"soon",
"then",
"thereupon",
"hereinbelow",
"infra"
],
"near antonyms":[
"formerly",
"heretofore",
"theretofore"
],
"antonyms":[
"afore",
"ahead",
"antecedently",
"anteriorly",
"before",
"beforehand",
"earlier",
"previously"
]
},
"being at or in the part of something opposite the front part":{
"examples":[
"had heard that the after section of the cruise ship had more spacious cabins"
],
"synonyms":[
"aft",
"back",
"hind",
"hinder",
"hindmost",
"posterior",
"rear",
"rearward"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dorsal"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ventral"
],
"antonyms":[
"anterior",
"fore",
"forward",
"front",
"frontal"
]
},
"being, occurring, or carried out at a time after something else":{
"examples":[
"in after years the government set up a special fund for disabled veterans of the war"
],
"synonyms":[
"ensuing",
"later",
"posterior",
"subsequent"
],
"near synonyms":[
"behind",
"belated",
"delayed",
"late",
"slow",
"closing",
"concluding",
"eventual",
"final",
"last",
"latest",
"latter",
"terminal",
"ultimate",
"following"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advance",
"advanced",
"early",
"premature"
],
"antonyms":[
"antecedent",
"anterior",
"fore",
"foregoing",
"former",
"precedent",
"preceding",
"previous",
"prior"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"preposition"
]
},
"after a fashion":{
"close to but not exactly":{
"examples":[
"He can knit after a fashion , but a sweater may be a tall order."
],
"synonyms":[
"about",
"approximately",
"around",
"like",
"more or less",
"much",
"near",
"plus or minus",
"roughly",
"say",
"some"
],
"near synonyms":[
"generally",
"kind of",
"loosely",
"nearly",
"nominally",
"practically",
"virtually",
"well-nigh"
],
"near antonyms":[
"due",
"even",
"just",
"sharp",
"smack-dab",
"squarely"
],
"antonyms":[
"exactly",
"precisely"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"affiancing":{
"as in betrothing , promising":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"betrothing",
"committing",
"engaging",
"pledging",
"promising",
"proposing",
"espousing",
"marrying",
"wedding",
"remarrying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"divorcing",
"separating (from)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"afternoons":{
"a later period of one's life":{
"examples":[
"literary fame did not arrive until the afternoon of her life"
],
"synonyms":[
"afterlife",
"age",
"autumn",
"evening"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sunset",
"twilight",
"winter",
"anecdotage",
"dotage",
"senility",
"elderliness",
"golden years",
"oldness",
"seniority",
"adulthood",
"majority",
"maturity",
"middle",
"middle age",
"midlife",
"ripeness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adolescence",
"youth"
],
"antonyms":[
"springtime"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"affirm":{
"to state as a fact usually forcefully":{
"examples":[
"unwilling to affirm without further study that the painting is an original Rembrandt"
],
"synonyms":[
"allege",
"assert",
"aver",
"avouch",
"avow",
"claim",
"contend",
"declare",
"insist",
"maintain",
"profess",
"protest",
"purport",
"warrant"
],
"near synonyms":[
"announce",
"broadcast",
"proclaim",
"argue",
"rationalize",
"reason",
"confirm",
"justify",
"vindicate",
"defend",
"persevere",
"support",
"uphold",
"reaffirm",
"reassert"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandon",
"disavow",
"disclaim",
"disown",
"negate",
"negative",
"reject",
"repudiate",
"challenge",
"dispute",
"question",
"confute",
"disprove",
"rebut",
"refute",
"contradict",
"counter"
],
"antonyms":[
"deny",
"gainsay"
]
},
"to state clearly and strongly":{
"examples":[
"our business partner affirmed his trust in us, and we in turn promised not to let him down"
],
"synonyms":[
"assert",
"aver",
"avouch",
"avow",
"declare",
"guarantee",
"lay down",
"profess"
],
"near synonyms":[
"advance",
"advertise",
"boost",
"plug",
"promote",
"publicize",
"announce",
"blaze",
"call",
"proclaim",
"pronounce",
"say",
"accent",
"accentuate",
"emphasize",
"stress",
"underline",
"underscore",
"advocate",
"champion",
"defend",
"espouse",
"support",
"uphold",
"assure",
"convince",
"persuade",
"explain",
"justify",
"rationalize",
"reaffirm",
"reassert"
],
"near antonyms":[
"minimize",
"understate",
"disregard",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"overlook"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"afterwards":{
"following in time or place":{
"examples":[
"we'll go to the play, then have supper afterward"
],
"synonyms":[
"after",
"later",
"latterly",
"subsequently",
"thereafter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"next",
"by and by",
"hereafter",
"presently",
"since",
"soon",
"then",
"thereupon",
"hereinbelow",
"infra"
],
"near antonyms":[
"formerly",
"heretofore",
"theretofore"
],
"antonyms":[
"afore",
"ahead",
"antecedently",
"anteriorly",
"before",
"beforehand",
"earlier",
"previously"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"affrays":{
"a rough and often noisy fight usually involving several people":{
"examples":[
"the police had to break up an affray that started between fans of the opposing teams"
],
"synonyms":[
"brawls",
"broils",
"donnybrooks",
"fracases",
"fracas",
"frays",
"free-for-alls",
"melees",
"m\u00eal\u00e9es",
"rough-and-tumbles",
"rows",
"ruckuses",
"ructions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"battles",
"clashes",
"combats",
"conflicts",
"contests",
"fisticuffs",
"handgrips",
"hassles",
"scraps",
"scrimmages",
"scuffles",
"skirmishes",
"struggles",
"tussles",
"horseplays",
"altercations",
"arguments",
"disputes",
"kickups",
"quarrels",
"spats",
"squabbles",
"tiffs",
"wrangles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"affair":{
"a brief romantic relationship":{
"examples":[
"an affair between two singles spending the summer at the same beach resort"
],
"synonyms":[
"amour",
"fling",
"love",
"love affair",
"romance"
],
"near synonyms":[
"intrigue",
"liaison",
"dalliance",
"hanky-panky",
"attachment",
"infatuation",
"entanglement",
"flirtation",
"idyll",
"idyl",
"passion",
"calf-love",
"puppy love"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a social gathering":{
"examples":[
"the annual country club dance is a really fancy affair"
],
"synonyms":[
"bash",
"binge",
"blast",
"blowout",
"do",
"event",
"fete",
"f\u00eate",
"function",
"get-together",
"party",
"reception",
"shindig"
],
"near synonyms":[
"benefit",
"fund-raiser",
"ball",
"dance",
"formal",
"prom",
"celebration",
"gala",
"occasion",
"bacchanal",
"bacchanalia",
"orgy",
"saturnalia",
"bake",
"clambake",
"cocktail party",
"hen party",
"house party",
"housewarming",
"icebreaker",
"kaffeeklatsch",
"kegger",
"keg party",
"klatch",
"klatsch",
"masquerade",
"meet and greet",
"mixer",
"salon",
"shower",
"social",
"soiree",
"soir\u00e9e",
"stag",
"supper",
"symposium",
"tea",
"tea party"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something produced by physical or intellectual effort":{
"examples":[
"the lead float in the parade was a pretty impressive affair , a giant eagle's head with equally huge wings"
],
"synonyms":[
"fruit",
"handiwork",
"labor",
"output",
"produce",
"product",
"production",
"thing",
"work",
"yield"
],
"near synonyms":[
"article",
"commodity",
"entry",
"object",
"goods",
"line",
"merchandise",
"wares",
"handcraft",
"handicraft",
"aftereffect",
"aftermath",
"conclusion",
"consequence",
"corollary",
"development",
"effect",
"issue",
"outcome",
"result",
"resultant",
"sequel",
"sequence",
"upshot",
"by-product",
"derivative",
"offshoot",
"offspring",
"outgrowth",
"residual",
"side effect",
"side reaction",
"spin-off"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that happens":{
"examples":[
"the whole affair from start to finish took a total of 15 minutes"
],
"synonyms":[
"circumstance",
"episode",
"event",
"hap",
"happening",
"incident",
"occasion",
"occurrence",
"thing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coincidence",
"co-occurrence",
"fluke",
"freak",
"landmark",
"milepost",
"milestone",
"page",
"phenomenon",
"turning point",
"adventure",
"experience",
"time",
"happenchance",
"happenstance",
"accident",
"crisis",
"emergency",
"juncture",
"achievement",
"deed",
"exploit",
"feat",
"news",
"tidings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something to be dealt with":{
"examples":[
"it's none of your affair whom I'm going out with tonight"
],
"synonyms":[
"business",
"matter",
"thing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"consideration",
"issue",
"problem",
"crisis",
"crossroad(s)",
"crunch",
"emergency",
"exigency",
"flash point",
"head",
"juncture",
"strait",
"zero hour",
"concern",
"trouble",
"worry",
"care",
"lookout",
"responsibility",
"deadlock",
"halt",
"impasse",
"stalemate",
"standstill",
"corner",
"fix",
"hole",
"hot water",
"jam",
"pickle",
"pinch",
"predicament",
"scrape",
"spot"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"afrits":{
"as in genies , jinn":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"genies",
"genii",
"jinn",
"jinns",
"djinn",
"djinns",
"cacodemons",
"demons",
"daemons",
"devils",
"fiends",
"ghosts",
"ghoulies",
"ghouls",
"imps",
"shaitans",
"hags",
"lamiae",
"lamias",
"vampires",
"incubi",
"incubuses",
"nightmares",
"succubi",
"apparitions",
"banshees",
"bogeys",
"bogies",
"bugbears",
"familiars",
"familiar spirits",
"geniuses",
"genii",
"phantasms",
"fantasms",
"phantoms",
"poltergeists",
"shades",
"shadows",
"specters",
"spectres",
"spooks",
"visions",
"wraiths",
"brownies",
"dwarfs",
"dwarves",
"elves",
"faeries",
"fairies",
"fays",
"gnomes",
"goblins",
"gremlins",
"hobgoblins",
"kobolds",
"leprechauns",
"pixies",
"pucks",
"sprites",
"trolls",
"monsters",
"ogres"
],
"near antonyms":[
"angels"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"afferent":{
"as in receptive":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"receptive",
"sensational",
"sensitive",
"sensorial",
"sensory",
"sensuous",
"sensate",
"sensual"
],
"near antonyms":[
"extrasensory",
"intuitional"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"afar":{
"a long distance":{
"examples":[
"the experienced birder was able to identify birds from afar"
],
"synonyms":[
"country mile",
"far cry",
"long haul",
"mile"
],
"near synonyms":[
"infinity",
"light-year"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"hair",
"inch",
"step",
"stone's throw"
]
},
"as in abroad , afield":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abroad",
"afield",
"astray",
"apart",
"aside",
"elsewhere",
"away",
"down",
"fro",
"hence",
"off",
"out"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb",
"noun"
]
},
"afire":{
"being on fire":{
"examples":[
"looked down upon a tract of the forest, which was all afire"
],
"synonyms":[
"ablaze",
"aflame",
"alight",
"blazing",
"burning",
"combusting",
"conflagrant",
"fiery",
"flaming",
"ignited",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"kindled",
"lit",
"lighted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aglow",
"flaring",
"flickering",
"glowing",
"live",
"smoldering",
"smouldering",
"broiling",
"hot",
"piping hot",
"red-hot",
"roasting",
"scalding",
"scorching",
"searing",
"sizzling",
"burned",
"burnt",
"charred",
"incinerated",
"scorched",
"seared",
"singed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"choked",
"damped",
"dead",
"doused",
"dowsed",
"extinguished",
"quenched",
"smothered",
"snuffed (out)",
"stamped (out)",
"suffocated"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"afters":{
"as in dessert , pastry":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"candy",
"dessert",
"entremets",
"pastry",
"confectionary",
"confectionery",
"sweeties",
"confection",
"sweet",
"sweetmeat"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"affiliate":{
"a local unit of an organization":{
"examples":[
"our local Humane Society is an affiliate of a national organization"
],
"synonyms":[
"branch",
"cell",
"chapter",
"council",
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"division",
"wing",
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"hang together",
"interface",
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"concert",
"concur",
"conjoin",
"conspire",
"cooperate",
"join",
"league",
"team (up)",
"unite",
"connive"
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"type":[
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"verb"
]
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"aftermaths":{
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"the surgery was successful, but she now had to deal with its aftermath : a huge bill"
],
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"aftereffects",
"backwashes",
"children",
"conclusions",
"consequences",
"corollaries",
"developments",
"effects",
"fates",
"fruits",
"issues",
"outcomes",
"outgrowths",
"precipitates",
"products",
"resultants",
"results",
"sequels",
"sequences",
"upshots"
],
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"ramifications",
"denouements",
"d\u00e9nouements",
"echoes",
"echos",
"implications",
"repercussions",
"afterclaps",
"afterglows",
"aftershocks",
"blowbacks",
"by-products",
"byproducts",
"fallouts",
"offshoots",
"ripples",
"side effects",
"side reactions",
"spin-offs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"considerations",
"determinants",
"factors",
"bases",
"bases",
"foundations",
"grounds",
"groundworks",
"impetuses",
"incentives",
"inspirations",
"instigations",
"stimuli",
"mothers",
"origins",
"roots",
"sources",
"springs"
],
"antonyms":[
"antecedents",
"causations",
"causes",
"occasions",
"reasons"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"decrepit",
"feeble",
"fragile",
"frail",
"infirm",
"invalid",
"sickly",
"weak",
"weakly",
"challenged",
"debilitated",
"disabled",
"halt",
"incapacitated",
"lame",
"diseased",
"disordered",
"hypochondriac",
"hypochondriacal",
"achy",
"feverish",
"dizzy",
"light-headed",
"shaky",
"woozy",
"airsick",
"carsick",
"seasick",
"nauseated",
"nauseous",
"qualmish",
"queasy",
"queazy",
"squeamish",
"cruddy",
"lousy",
"seedy",
"sickish"
],
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"hale",
"healthful",
"healthy",
"sound",
"well",
"whole",
"wholesome",
"able-bodied",
"conditioned",
"fit",
"well-conditioned",
"cured",
"better",
"convalescing",
"improved",
"mending",
"recovering",
"recuperating",
"rehabilitated",
"hardy",
"hearty",
"lusty",
"robust",
"rugged",
"stalwart",
"strong",
"tough",
"blooming",
"bouncing",
"chipper",
"flourishing",
"flush",
"thriving"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause persistent suffering to":{
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"the South was afflicted by a severe drought",
"he's been afflicted by nightmares ever since the accident"
],
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"anguished",
"bedeviled",
"beset",
"besieged",
"cursed",
"excruciated",
"harrowed",
"persecuted",
"plagued",
"racked",
"tormented",
"tortured"
],
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"assailed",
"attacked",
"badgered",
"dogged",
"hounded",
"pursued",
"rode",
"rid",
"aggravated",
"agitated",
"annoyed",
"bothered",
"bugged",
"chafed",
"distressed",
"disturbed",
"exasperated",
"galled",
"got",
"grated",
"griped",
"hagrode",
"harassed",
"harried",
"irked",
"irritated",
"molested",
"nettled",
"peeved",
"pestered",
"piqued",
"put out",
"rasped",
"riled",
"vexed",
"vext",
"discomforted",
"discomposed",
"disquieted",
"flustered",
"grieved",
"perturbed",
"strained",
"stressed",
"tried",
"troubled",
"upset",
"worried",
"crushed",
"oppressed",
"overpowered",
"overwhelmed",
"smote",
"struck",
"tyrannized",
"victimized",
"hurt",
"pained",
"panged",
"pricked",
"smarted",
"stabbed",
"stung",
"wrung",
"martyred"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abetted",
"aided",
"assisted",
"helped",
"delivered",
"released",
"relieved",
"reprieved",
"comforted",
"consoled",
"contented",
"quieted",
"solaced",
"soothed",
"succored"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"aft":{
"being at or in the part of something opposite the front part":{
"examples":[
"the aft part of the cruise ship turned out to be the quieter section"
],
"synonyms":[
"after",
"back",
"hind",
"hinder",
"hindmost",
"posterior",
"rear",
"rearward"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dorsal"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ventral"
],
"antonyms":[
"anterior",
"fore",
"forward",
"front",
"frontal"
]
},
"near, toward, or in the stern of a ship or the tail of an aircraft":{
"examples":[
"we stood on the ship's deck facing aft",
"the flight attendant informed us that the plane's exits are located fore and aft"
],
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"abaft",
"astern",
"sternward",
"sternwards"
],
"near synonyms":[
"after",
"back",
"backward",
"backwards",
"behind",
"posteriorly",
"rearward",
"rearwards"
],
"near antonyms":[
"anteriorly",
"ahead",
"before"
],
"antonyms":[
"fore",
"forward"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"affected":{
"lacking in natural or spontaneous quality":{
"examples":[
"affected laughter at the boss's jokes",
"an affected southern accent"
],
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"artificial",
"assumed",
"bogus",
"contrived",
"factitious",
"fake",
"false",
"feigned",
"forced",
"mechanical",
"mock",
"phony",
"phoney",
"plastic",
"pretended",
"pseudo",
"put-on",
"sham",
"simulated",
"spurious",
"strained",
"unnatural"
],
"near synonyms":[
"automatic",
"canned",
"concocted",
"fabricated",
"hokey",
"labored",
"manufactured",
"pat",
"unauthentic",
"unreal",
"unrealistic",
"double-dealing",
"empty",
"facile",
"hollow",
"hypocritical",
"insincere",
"left-handed",
"mealy",
"mealymouthed",
"two-faced",
"unctuous",
"exaggerated",
"histrionic",
"melodramatic",
"overacted",
"overdone",
"theatrical",
"theatric",
"cute",
"cutesy",
"genteel",
"goody-goody",
"mincing",
"overrefined",
"simpering",
"conventional",
"formal",
"impersonal",
"inflexible",
"rigid",
"stiff",
"stylized",
"wooden",
"artful",
"calculated",
"conscious",
"cultivated",
"deliberate",
"premeditated",
"studied"
],
"near antonyms":[
"authentic",
"bona fide",
"real",
"realistic",
"right",
"true",
"honest",
"ingenuous",
"sincere",
"unpretending",
"easy",
"effortless",
"smooth",
"extemporaneous",
"impromptu",
"impulsive",
"instinctive",
"unconscious",
"unprompted",
"unrehearsed",
"unstudied"
],
"antonyms":[
"artless",
"genuine",
"natural",
"spontaneous",
"unaffected",
"uncontrived",
"unfeigned",
"unforced"
]
},
"self-consciously trying to present an appearance of grandeur or importance":{
"examples":[
"with her pinkie extended, the four-year-old held her tiny teacup in that affected manner that some women have"
],
"synonyms":[
"grandiose",
"high-minded",
"highfalutin",
"hifalutin",
"la-di-da",
"la-de-da",
"lah-de-dah",
"lah-dee-dah",
"lah-di-dah",
"ostentatious",
"pompous",
"pretentious",
"snippy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"airy",
"grandiloquent",
"high-flown",
"high-sounding",
"high-toned",
"sententious",
"arrogant",
"bumptious",
"complacent",
"conceited",
"egoistic",
"egoistical",
"egotistic",
"egotistical",
"high-and-mighty",
"high-handed",
"high-hat",
"hoity-toity",
"imperious",
"important",
"overweening",
"presumptuous",
"prideful",
"proud",
"self-asserting",
"self-assertive",
"self-centered",
"self-complacent",
"self-conceited",
"self-important",
"self-obsessed",
"self-pleased",
"self-satisfied",
"smug",
"uppity",
"vain",
"vainglorious",
"self-aggrandizing",
"self-dramatizing",
"self-glorifying",
"self-promoting",
"cavalier",
"disdainful",
"haughty",
"lordly",
"snobbish",
"snobby",
"stuck-up",
"supercilious",
"superior",
"confident",
"self-assured",
"self-confident",
"sure",
"boastful",
"braggart",
"bragging",
"aggressive",
"assertive",
"audacious",
"bold",
"brassy",
"cheeky",
"cocky",
"forward",
"impudent",
"insolent",
"rude",
"flamboyant",
"flashy",
"flaunting",
"garish",
"gaudy",
"glitzy",
"showy",
"splashy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demure",
"down-to-earth",
"homely",
"humble",
"lowly",
"meek",
"retiring",
"unassertive",
"unassuming",
"bashful",
"diffident",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"overmodest",
"passive",
"quiet",
"reserved",
"shy",
"timid"
],
"antonyms":[
"modest",
"unpretentious"
]
},
"having a liking or affection":{
"examples":[
"after years of being well affected toward their grandchildren, they did not want to lose access to them because of a bitter divorce"
],
"synonyms":[
"attached",
"fond",
"inclined",
"partial"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crazy (about or over)",
"enamored",
"enraptured",
"gone (on)",
"infatuated",
"mad (about)",
"nuts (about)",
"desirous",
"eager",
"enthusiastic",
"excited",
"gung ho",
"keen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apathetic",
"cool",
"indifferent",
"uninterested",
"contemptuous",
"disdainful",
"scornful",
"antagonistic",
"antipathetic",
"hostile",
"alienated",
"disaffected",
"disenchanted",
"estranged"
],
"antonyms":[
"allergic",
"averse",
"disinclined"
]
},
"to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response":{
"examples":[
"their son claims that scary movies don't affect him in the least"
],
"synonyms":[
"impacted",
"impressed",
"influenced",
"moved",
"reached",
"struck",
"swayed",
"told (on)",
"touched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carried away",
"dazzled",
"enraptured",
"enthralled",
"entranced",
"ravished",
"transported",
"biased",
"biassed",
"colored",
"inspired",
"stirred",
"engaged",
"interested",
"involved",
"penetrated",
"pierced",
"afflicted",
"agitated",
"bothered",
"concerned",
"discomforted",
"discomposed",
"disquieted",
"distressed",
"disturbed",
"flustered",
"harassed",
"harried",
"perturbed",
"pestered",
"plagued",
"smote",
"strained",
"stressed",
"tried",
"troubled",
"upset",
"worried",
"wrung",
"allured",
"attracted",
"bewitched",
"captivated",
"charmed",
"enchanted",
"fascinated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bored",
"jaded",
"palled",
"tired",
"wearied",
"underwhelmed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be the business or affair of":{
"examples":[
"fortunately, hurricane season doesn't affect the West Coast"
],
"synonyms":[
"concerned",
"involved",
"touched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appertained (to)",
"applied (to)",
"bore (on)",
"pertained (to)",
"referred (to)",
"related (to)",
"embroiled",
"ensnared",
"entangled",
"implicated"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to present a false appearance of":{
"examples":[
"she affected complete unawareness that we were talking about her, though she must have overheard"
],
"synonyms":[
"acted",
"assumed",
"bluffed",
"counterfeited",
"dissembled",
"faked",
"feigned",
"passed (for)",
"pretended",
"professed",
"put on",
"shammed",
"simulated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dissimulated",
"impersonated",
"let on",
"masqueraded",
"playacted",
"played",
"posed",
"forged",
"imitated",
"camouflaged",
"concealed",
"disguised",
"masked",
"feinted",
"malingered"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to go to or spend time in often":{
"examples":[
"a power couple known to affect all the fancy parties in town"
],
"synonyms":[
"frequented",
"habituated",
"haunted",
"hung (at)",
"hanged (at)",
"resorted (to)",
"visited"
],
"near synonyms":[
"patronized",
"attended",
"took in",
"infested",
"invaded",
"overran",
"swarmed",
"called (on or upon)",
"dropped by",
"dropped in",
"popped (in)",
"ran (in)",
"camped (out in)",
"sojourned (at)",
"stayed (at)",
"stopped (over)",
"tarried (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dodged",
"ducked",
"eluded",
"escaped",
"eschewed",
"evaded",
"shook"
],
"antonyms":[
"avoided",
"shunned"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"afterworlds":{
"as in otherworlds":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"otherworlds",
"afterlives",
"beyonds",
"eternities",
"hereafters",
"immortalities"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aftertastes":{
"a sensation that remains after something is experienced":{
"examples":[
"The wine has a fruity aftertaste ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"afterimages",
"echoes",
"echos",
"ghosts",
"relics",
"shadows",
"traces",
"vestiges",
"mementos",
"mementoes",
"remembrances",
"reminders",
"artifacts",
"relishes",
"smacks",
"tangs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"affronted":{
"to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in":{
"examples":[
"did not mean to affront you when I told you I didn't need your help"
],
"synonyms":[
"disrespected",
"dissed",
"insulted",
"offended",
"outraged",
"slapped",
"slighted",
"wounded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cut",
"snubbed",
"displeased",
"distressed",
"disturbed",
"hurt",
"miffed",
"pained",
"troubled",
"upset",
"jeered",
"mocked",
"ridiculed",
"sneered (at)",
"taunted",
"defamed",
"disparaged",
"libeled",
"libelled",
"maligned",
"reviled",
"slandered",
"slurred",
"smeared",
"oppressed",
"persecuted",
"tormented",
"tortured"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaimed",
"applauded",
"approved",
"hailed",
"commended",
"complimented",
"eulogized",
"praised",
"adulated",
"flattered",
"sweet-talked",
"exalted",
"glorified",
"honored",
"delighted",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"satisfied"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"afterlives":{
"unending existence after death":{
"examples":[
"hoping to join her deceased parents in the afterlife"
],
"synonyms":[
"beyonds",
"eternities",
"hereafters",
"immortalities"
],
"near synonyms":[
"afterworlds",
"otherworlds"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"affluences":{
"a flowing or coming in":{
"examples":[
"this affluence of new students is straining an already crowded school system"
],
"synonyms":[
"fluxes",
"incomes",
"inflows",
"influxes",
"inpourings",
"inrushes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deluges",
"floods",
"flows",
"inundations",
"overflows",
"spates",
"torrents",
"rushes",
"stampedes",
"rivers",
"streams",
"tides"
],
"near antonyms":[
"emigrations",
"exoduses",
"flights"
],
"antonyms":[
"outflows",
"outpourings"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"afficionados":{
"a person with a strong and habitual liking for something":{
"examples":[
"an aficionado of the sci-fi series who has seen all the movies several times"
],
"synonyms":[
"addicts",
"buffs",
"bugs",
"devotees",
"enthusiasts",
"fanatics",
"fanciers",
"fans",
"fiends",
"fools",
"freaks",
"habitu\u00e9s",
"habitues",
"heads",
"hounds",
"junkies",
"lovers",
"maniacs",
"mavens",
"mavins",
"nuts",
"suckers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"groupies",
"admirers",
"amateurs",
"collectors",
"connoisseurs",
"dilettantes",
"dilettanti",
"authorities",
"experts",
"adherents",
"converts",
"cultists",
"disciples",
"followers",
"hangers-on",
"votaries",
"advocates",
"apostles",
"backers",
"champions",
"evangelists",
"exponents",
"friends",
"patrons",
"promoters",
"proponents",
"supporters",
"partisans",
"partizans",
"zealots",
"boosters",
"rooters",
"well-wishers",
"faddists"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonadmirers",
"belittlers",
"carpers",
"critics",
"detractors"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonfans"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"affability":{
"the state or quality of having a pleasant or agreeable manner in socializing with others":{
"examples":[
"First Lady Dolley Madison was beloved by the nation for her affability toward people from all walks of life"
],
"synonyms":[
"agreeability",
"agreeableness",
"amenity",
"amiability",
"amiableness",
"geniality",
"good-naturedness",
"good-temperedness",
"graciousness",
"niceness",
"personableness",
"pleasantness",
"sweetness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amenability",
"complaisance",
"mellowness",
"sweetness and light",
"amicability",
"amicableness",
"amity",
"cordiality",
"empressement",
"friendliness",
"gem\u00fctlichkeit",
"benignity",
"gentleness",
"kindliness",
"kindness",
"cheerfulness",
"cheeriness",
"sunniness",
"civility",
"comity",
"considerateness",
"consideration",
"courteousness",
"courtesy",
"politeness",
"thoughtfulness",
"attractiveness",
"delightfulness",
"enjoyableness",
"likability",
"likableness",
"pleasingness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boorishness",
"discourtesy",
"impoliteness",
"incivility",
"rudeness",
"ungraciousness",
"biliousness",
"cantankerousness",
"churlishness",
"crankiness",
"fussiness",
"grouchiness",
"grumpiness",
"irascibility",
"irascibleness",
"irritability",
"peevishness",
"petulance",
"testiness",
"contentiousness",
"contrariness",
"orneriness",
"quarrelsomeness",
"querulousness",
"hostility",
"unfriendliness",
"sourness",
"vinegar"
],
"antonyms":[
"disagreeableness",
"unpleasantness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"affects":{
"to act upon (a person or a person's feelings) so as to cause a response":{
"examples":[
"their son claims that scary movies don't affect him in the least"
],
"synonyms":[
"impacts",
"impresses",
"influences",
"moves",
"reaches",
"strikes",
"sways",
"tells (on)",
"touches"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carries away",
"dazzles",
"enraptures",
"enthralls",
"enthrals",
"entrances",
"ravishes",
"transports",
"biases",
"biasses",
"colors",
"inspires",
"stirs",
"engages",
"interests",
"involves",
"penetrates",
"pierces",
"afflicts",
"agitates",
"bothers",
"concerns",
"discomforts",
"discomposes",
"disquiets",
"distresses",
"disturbs",
"flusters",
"harasses",
"harries",
"perturbs",
"pesters",
"plagues",
"smites",
"strains",
"stresses",
"tries",
"troubles",
"upsets",
"worries",
"wrings",
"allures",
"attracts",
"bewitches",
"captivates",
"charms",
"enchants",
"fascinates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bores",
"jades",
"palls",
"tires",
"wearies",
"underwhelms"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be the business or affair of":{
"examples":[
"fortunately, hurricane season doesn't affect the West Coast"
],
"synonyms":[
"concerns",
"involves",
"touches"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appertains (to)",
"applies (to)",
"bears (on)",
"pertains (to)",
"refers (to)",
"relates (to)",
"embroils",
"ensnares",
"entangles",
"implicates"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to present a false appearance of":{
"examples":[
"she affected complete unawareness that we were talking about her, though she must have overheard"
],
"synonyms":[
"acts",
"assumes",
"bluffs",
"counterfeits",
"dissembles",
"fakes",
"feigns",
"passes (for)",
"pretends",
"professes",
"puts on",
"shams",
"simulates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dissimulates",
"impersonates",
"lets on",
"masquerades",
"playacts",
"plays",
"poses",
"forges",
"imitates",
"camouflages",
"conceals",
"disguises",
"masks",
"feints",
"malingers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to go to or spend time in often":{
"examples":[
"a power couple known to affect all the fancy parties in town"
],
"synonyms":[
"frequents",
"habituates",
"hangs (at)",
"haunts",
"resorts (to)",
"visits"
],
"near synonyms":[
"patronizes",
"attends",
"takes in",
"infests",
"invades",
"overruns",
"swarms",
"calls (on or upon)",
"drops by",
"drops in",
"pops (in)",
"runs (in)",
"camps (out in)",
"sojourns (at)",
"stays (at)",
"stops (over)",
"tarries (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dodges",
"ducks",
"eludes",
"escapes",
"eschews",
"evades",
"shakes"
],
"antonyms":[
"avoids",
"shuns"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"Afros":{
"as in dreadlocks , cornrows":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"conks",
"cornrows",
"dreadlocks",
"permanents",
"perms",
"coiffures",
"cuts",
"dos",
"do's",
"haircuts",
"hairdos",
"hairstyles",
"beehives",
"big hairs",
"buns",
"chignons",
"French twists",
"pageboys",
"pugs",
"updos",
"upsweeps",
"bobs",
"buzz cuts",
"crew cuts",
"crops",
"fades",
"Mohawk",
"Mohawks",
"shags",
"shingles",
"trims",
"braids",
"pigtails",
"plaits",
"ponytails",
"queues",
"comb-overs",
"ducktails",
"pompadours",
"roaches"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"affluently":{
"as in fine , comfortably":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"comfortably",
"fine",
"wealthily",
"grandiosely",
"ostentatiously",
"pompously",
"pretentiously",
"immoderately",
"indulgently",
"intemperately",
"prodigally",
"wantonly",
"wastefully",
"imposingly",
"impressively",
"magnificently",
"splendidly",
"expensively",
"extravagantly",
"fatly",
"grandly",
"high",
"large",
"lavishly",
"luxuriously",
"opulently",
"palatially",
"plushly",
"richly",
"sumptuously"
],
"near antonyms":[
"austerely",
"humbly",
"modestly",
"plainly",
"simply",
"unpretentiously",
"cheaply",
"economically",
"frugally",
"inexpensively",
"meagerly",
"poorly",
"skimpily",
"sparely",
"sparingly",
"thriftily",
"conservatively",
"moderately",
"prudently",
"reasonably",
"restrainedly",
"sensibly",
"temperately"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"afreets":{
"as in genies , jinn":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"genies",
"genii",
"jinn",
"jinns",
"djinn",
"djinns",
"cacodemons",
"demons",
"daemons",
"devils",
"fiends",
"ghosts",
"ghoulies",
"ghouls",
"imps",
"shaitans",
"hags",
"lamiae",
"lamias",
"vampires",
"incubi",
"incubuses",
"nightmares",
"succubi",
"apparitions",
"banshees",
"bogeys",
"bogies",
"bugbears",
"familiars",
"familiar spirits",
"geniuses",
"genii",
"phantasms",
"fantasms",
"phantoms",
"poltergeists",
"shades",
"shadows",
"specters",
"spectres",
"spooks",
"visions",
"wraiths",
"brownies",
"dwarfs",
"dwarves",
"elves",
"faeries",
"fairies",
"fays",
"gnomes",
"goblins",
"gremlins",
"hobgoblins",
"kobolds",
"leprechauns",
"pixies",
"pucks",
"sprites",
"trolls",
"monsters",
"ogres"
],
"near antonyms":[
"angels"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"afterward":{
"following in time or place":{
"examples":[
"we'll go to the play, then have supper afterward"
],
"synonyms":[
"after",
"later",
"latterly",
"subsequently",
"thereafter"
],
"near synonyms":[
"next",
"by and by",
"hereafter",
"presently",
"since",
"soon",
"then",
"thereupon",
"hereinbelow",
"infra"
],
"near antonyms":[
"formerly",
"heretofore",
"theretofore"
],
"antonyms":[
"afore",
"ahead",
"antecedently",
"anteriorly",
"before",
"beforehand",
"earlier",
"previously"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"afflictive":{
"causing or feeling bodily pain":{
"examples":[
"the afflictive disease known as shingles is a reactivation of the virus that causes chicken pox"
],
"synonyms":[
"aching",
"achy",
"hurting",
"nasty",
"painful",
"sore"
],
"near synonyms":[
"agonizing",
"excruciating",
"torturous",
"damaging",
"deleterious",
"detrimental",
"harmful",
"hurtful",
"injurious",
"noxious",
"pernicious",
"raw",
"tender",
"bleeding",
"burning",
"chafing",
"cramping",
"festering",
"itching",
"nagging",
"pinching",
"pricking",
"prickling",
"smarting",
"stinging",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"swollen",
"grievous",
"severe",
"threatening",
"wounding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"curative",
"healing",
"helping",
"remedial"
],
"antonyms":[
"indolent",
"painless"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"after all":{
"as in however , nevertheless":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"however",
"nevertheless",
"anyhow",
"anyway",
"anyways",
"regardless",
"whatever",
"always"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"aflutter":{
"feeling or showing uncomfortable feelings of uncertainty":{
"examples":[
"Jonathan was all aflutter about taking a job at the new start-up company"
],
"synonyms":[
"antsy",
"anxious",
"atwitter",
"dithery",
"edgy",
"goosey",
"het up",
"hinky",
"hung up",
"ill at ease",
"insecure",
"jittery",
"jumpy",
"nervous",
"nervy",
"perturbed",
"queasy",
"queazy",
"tense",
"troubled",
"uneasy",
"unquiet",
"upset",
"uptight",
"worried"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aggrieved",
"bothered",
"concerned",
"disquieted",
"distraught",
"distressed",
"disturbed",
"freaked",
"freaked-out",
"shook-up",
"apprehensive",
"foreboding",
"hesitant",
"misgiving",
"fretful",
"fretting",
"stewing",
"vexed",
"qualmish",
"qualmy",
"flustered",
"twittered",
"undone",
"unnerved",
"unstrung",
"obsessed",
"preoccupied",
"restless",
"fidgety",
"flighty",
"fluttery",
"high-strung",
"hypertense",
"skittish",
"spooky"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confident",
"self-assured",
"self-confident",
"sure",
"controlled",
"self-controlled"
],
"antonyms":[
"calm",
"collected",
"cool",
"easy",
"happy-go-lucky",
"nerveless",
"relaxed"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"affirmatives":{
"a vote or decision for something":{
"examples":[
"we have five affirmatives and two negatives for forming the committee"
],
"synonyms":[
"yeas",
"yeses",
"yesses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"pros",
"acceptances",
"accessions",
"acquiescences",
"agreements",
"approvals",
"assents",
"concurrences",
"consents",
"permissions",
"sanctions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cons",
"blackballs",
"vetoes",
"declinations",
"denials",
"disallowances",
"negations",
"refusals",
"rejections",
"turndowns"
],
"antonyms":[
"nays",
"negatives",
"noes",
"nos",
"non placets"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"afoot":{
"being in progress or development":{
"examples":[
"plans are afoot for a new sports stadium in the city"
],
"synonyms":[
"ongoing",
"proceeding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"functioning",
"happening",
"operating",
"working",
"afloat",
"alive",
"going",
"advancing",
"continuing",
"gaining"
],
"near antonyms":[
"receding",
"regressing",
"retrogressing"
],
"antonyms":[
"arrested",
"ended",
"halted",
"stalled",
"stopped"
]
},
"in progress":{
"examples":[
"although the drug just got released, research for a more effective medication is already afoot"
],
"synonyms":[
"under way",
"under weigh"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[
"deferred",
"delayed",
"postponed",
"suspended"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"after a sort":{
"to some degree or extent":{
"examples":[
"He's a jogger, after a sort ."
],
"synonyms":[
"enough",
"fairly",
"kindly",
"kind of",
"like",
"moderately",
"more or less",
"pretty",
"quite",
"rather",
"relatively",
"something",
"somewhat",
"sort of"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acceptably",
"decently",
"passably",
"tolerably",
"little",
"negligibly",
"nominally",
"slightly",
"vaguely",
"half",
"halfway",
"incompletely",
"part",
"partially",
"partly",
"partway"
],
"near antonyms":[
"awfully",
"beastly",
"deadly",
"especially",
"exceedingly",
"exceeding",
"exceptionally",
"extremely",
"frightfully",
"greatly",
"heavily",
"highly",
"hugely",
"mightily",
"mortally",
"particularly",
"surpassingly",
"terribly",
"very",
"considerably",
"extensively",
"significantly",
"substantially"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"afterimage":{
"as in aftertaste":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"aftertaste",
"echo",
"ghost",
"relic",
"shadow",
"trace",
"vestige",
"memento",
"remembrance",
"reminder",
"artifact",
"relish",
"smack",
"tang"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}