dict_dl/en_MW_thesaurus/am_mwt.json
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{
"amalgamated":{
"made from the joining of two or more parts or elements":{
"examples":[
"the Amalgamated Clothing and Textile Workers Union was formed from the merger of the clothing workers' and textile workers' unions"
],
"synonyms":[
"composite",
"compound"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blended",
"combined",
"commingled",
"mingled",
"mixed",
"coalescent",
"fused",
"integrated",
"interlaced",
"intermixed",
"intertwined",
"interwoven",
"cut-and-paste"
],
"near antonyms":[
"uncombined",
"unmixed"
],
"antonyms":[
"noncompound",
"simple"
]
},
"to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{
"examples":[
"silver amalgamated with mercury is used for tooth fillings"
],
"synonyms":[
"blended",
"blent",
"combined",
"comingled",
"commingled",
"commixed",
"composited",
"concreted",
"conflated",
"fused",
"homogenized",
"immingled",
"immixed",
"incorporated",
"integrated",
"interfused",
"intermingled",
"intermixed",
"melded",
"merged",
"mingled",
"mixed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"added",
"admixed",
"beat (in)",
"cut in",
"folded",
"stirred",
"tossed",
"coalesced",
"compounded",
"emulsified",
"conjoined",
"joined",
"knit",
"knitted",
"linked",
"united",
"intertwined",
"interwove",
"interweaved",
"wove",
"weaved"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cleaved",
"cleft",
"disjoined",
"disunited",
"divided",
"divorced",
"parted",
"ruptured",
"severed",
"sundered",
"dispersed",
"dissolved",
"scattered",
"detached",
"disengaged",
"split"
],
"antonyms":[
"broke down",
"broke up",
"separated",
"unmixed"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"amalgamation":{
"a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"an amalgamation of peat moss and vermiculite is a good medium for starting vegetable seedlings"
],
"near antonyms":[
"component",
"constituent",
"element",
"ingredient"
],
"related":[
"half-and-half",
"absorption",
"blending",
"coalescence",
"coalition",
"commingling",
"commixture",
"compost",
"concretion",
"homogenization",
"immingling",
"immixture",
"incorporation",
"integration",
"interfusion",
"intermingling",
"mergence",
"merger",
"merging",
"mingling",
"assortment",
"hash",
"hodgepodge",
"hotchpotch",
"jumble",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"mishmash",
"motley",
"patchwork",
"potpourri",
"variety",
"accumulation",
"aggregation",
"conglomeration"
],
"synonyms":[
"admixture",
"alloy",
"amalgam",
"blend",
"cocktail",
"combination",
"composite",
"compound",
"conflation",
"emulsion",
"fusion",
"intermixture",
"meld",
"mix",
"mixture",
"synthesis"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amateurishly":{
"as in poorly , ineptly":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"amateurishness":{
"a lack of the level of skill associated with an expert or professional":{
"examples":[
"I was surprised at the amateurishness of the dance presentation, considering it was put on by supposed professionals"
],
"synonyms":[
"amateurism",
"dilettantism",
"inexpertness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inexperience",
"unpreparedness",
"clumsiness",
"crudeness",
"ham-handedness",
"heavy-handedness",
"inability",
"inaptitude",
"incompetence",
"incompetency",
"unskillfulness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"finish",
"polish",
"ability",
"adeptness",
"competence",
"proficiency",
"skill",
"skillfulness",
"talent",
"virtuosity"
],
"antonyms":[
"expertness",
"masterfulness",
"masterliness",
"professionalism"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amatory":{
"of, relating to, exciting, or expressing sexual attraction or desire":{
"antonyms":[
"nonerotic",
"unerotic",
"unsexy"
],
"examples":[
"amatory letters that kept their love alive during the years they were separated by war"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clean",
"decent",
"decorous",
"polite",
"proper",
"seemly",
"innocuous",
"inoffensive"
],
"related":[
"autoerotic",
"carnal",
"fleshly",
"sensual",
"sensuous",
"bawdy",
"lascivious",
"lewd",
"lustful",
"obscene",
"prurient",
"racy",
"spicy",
"suggestive",
"titillating",
"dirty",
"filthy",
"foul",
"gross",
"indecent",
"nasty",
"pornographic",
"ribald",
"smutty",
"unprintable",
"vulgar",
"fetishistic",
"perversive"
],
"synonyms":[
"amorous",
"aphrodisiac",
"aphrodisiacal",
"erogenous",
"erotic",
"erotical",
"erotogenic",
"sexy",
"steamy"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"amazed":{
"affected with sudden and great wonder or surprise":{
"examples":[
"you'd be amazed at the destruction one small squirrel can cause inside a house"
],
"synonyms":[
"astonished",
"astounded",
"awestruck",
"awestricken",
"bowled over",
"dumbfounded",
"dumfounded",
"dumbstruck",
"flabbergasted",
"shocked",
"stunned",
"stupefied",
"thunderstruck"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blindsided",
"startled",
"surprised",
"surprized",
"aghast",
"appalled",
"dismayed",
"horrified",
"bewildered",
"confused",
"dazed",
"overwhelmed",
"agape",
"awed",
"awesome",
"openmouthed",
"wide-eyed",
"widemouthed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blas\u00e9",
"blase",
"casual",
"nonchalant",
"unruffled"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"filled with amazement or wonder":{
"examples":[
"a visitor cannot help but be amazed by the size of the Great Pyramid"
],
"synonyms":[
"astonished",
"astounded",
"awed",
"awestruck",
"awestricken",
"dumbfounded",
"dumfounded",
"flabbergasted",
"marveling",
"marvelling",
"openmouthed",
"wondering"
],
"near synonyms":[
"startled",
"surprised",
"surprized",
"bemused",
"bewildered",
"puzzled",
"overwhelmed",
"staggered",
"stunned",
"stupefied"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unimpressed",
"disinterested",
"incurious",
"indifferent",
"unconcerned",
"uninterested",
"dispassionate",
"emotionless",
"impassive",
"unemotional",
"bored",
"jaded"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{
"examples":[
"your ability to remember names and faces amazes me"
],
"synonyms":[
"astonished",
"astounded",
"bowled over",
"dumbfounded",
"dumfounded",
"flabbergasted",
"floored",
"rocked",
"shocked",
"startled",
"stunned",
"stupefied",
"surprised",
"surprized",
"thunderstruck"
],
"near synonyms":[
"befuddled",
"bewildered",
"blew away",
"blindsided",
"confounded",
"confused",
"dazed",
"discomfited",
"disconcerted",
"dismayed",
"jarred",
"muddled",
"nonplussed",
"nonplused",
"perplexed",
"shook up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"amazement":{
"the rapt attention and deep emotion caused by the sight of something extraordinary":{
"examples":[
"Israelites watched in amazement as the Red Sea parted so that they could cross on dry land"
],
"synonyms":[
"admiration",
"astonishment",
"awe",
"wonder",
"wonderment"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dread",
"fear",
"respect",
"reverence",
"veneration",
"curiosity",
"interest",
"shock",
"surprise",
"disbelief",
"incomprehension",
"incredulity",
"beguilement",
"bewitchment",
"captivation",
"enchantment",
"fascination",
"animation",
"enlightenment",
"excitement",
"invigoration",
"stimulation",
"absorption",
"engagement",
"engrossment",
"enthrallment",
"immersion",
"involvement"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apathy",
"disinterest",
"incuriosity",
"indifference",
"unconcern",
"boredom",
"doldrums",
"ennui",
"listlessness",
"restlessness",
"tedium",
"tiredness",
"weariness",
"weltschmerz",
"cheerlessness",
"dispiritedness",
"joylessness",
"melancholy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the state of being strongly impressed by something unexpected or unusual":{
"examples":[
"imagine Dorothy's amazement when she discovered that the Wizard of Oz was just an ordinary man"
],
"synonyms":[
"astonishment",
"shock",
"startlement",
"stupefaction",
"surprise",
"surprize"
],
"near synonyms":[
"awe",
"wonder",
"wonderment",
"startle",
"bewilderment",
"confusion",
"consternation",
"discomfiture",
"dismay"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambrosial":{
"having a pleasant smell":{
"examples":[
"the ambrosial air of a greenhouse filled with orchids"
],
"synonyms":[
"aromatic",
"fragrant",
"perfumed",
"redolent",
"savory",
"savoury",
"scented",
"sweet"
],
"near synonyms":[
"flowery",
"fruity",
"pungent",
"spicy",
"odiferous",
"odored",
"odoriferous",
"odorous",
"clean",
"fresh",
"pure"
],
"near antonyms":[
"odorless",
"unscented",
"fusty",
"musty",
"stale",
"gamy",
"gamey"
],
"antonyms":[
"fetid",
"foul",
"malodorous",
"noisome",
"putrid",
"rancid",
"rank",
"reeking",
"reeky",
"skunky",
"smelly",
"stenchful",
"stenchy",
"stinking",
"stinky",
"strong"
]
},
"very pleasing to the sense of taste":{
"examples":[
"a platter heaped with exotic and ambrosial tropical fruits"
],
"synonyms":[
"appetizing",
"dainty",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delish",
"flavorful",
"flavorsome",
"luscious",
"lush",
"mouthwatering",
"palatable",
"savory",
"savoury",
"scrumptious",
"succulent",
"tasteful",
"tasty",
"toothsome",
"toothy",
"yummy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"digestible",
"eatable",
"edible",
"delightful",
"heavenly",
"pleasing",
"agreeable",
"gratifying",
"pleasant",
"satisfying",
"choice",
"delicate",
"exquisite",
"rare"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banal",
"boring",
"commonplace",
"tedious",
"noisome",
"smelly",
"stinky",
"noxious",
"unwholesome",
"miserable",
"wretched",
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"awful",
"detestable",
"disagreeable",
"disgusting",
"foul",
"horrid",
"nauseating",
"offensive",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"sickening",
"unpleasant"
],
"antonyms":[
"distasteful",
"flat",
"flavorless",
"insipid",
"stale",
"tasteless",
"unappetizing",
"unpalatable",
"unsavory",
"yucky",
"yukky"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"ambulant":{
"traveling from place to place":{
"examples":[
"a scattering of ambulant vendors can be found on the downtown plaza"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambulatory",
"errant",
"fugitive",
"gallivanting",
"galavanting",
"itinerant",
"nomad",
"nomadic",
"perambulatory",
"peregrine",
"peripatetic",
"ranging",
"roaming",
"roving",
"vagabond",
"vagrant",
"wandering",
"wayfaring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drifting",
"footloose",
"meandering",
"rambling",
"sauntering",
"strolling",
"traipsing",
"walking",
"migrant",
"migratory"
],
"near antonyms":[
"immobile",
"nonmoving",
"settled",
"standing",
"static",
"stationary",
"motionless",
"still"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"ameliorate":{
"to make better":{
"examples":[
"social legislation that must be given credit for ameliorating the lot of millions of deprived people"
],
"synonyms":[
"amend",
"better",
"enhance",
"enrich",
"help",
"improve",
"meliorate",
"perfect",
"refine",
"upgrade"
],
"near synonyms":[
"correct",
"emend",
"rectify",
"reform",
"remediate",
"remedy",
"edit",
"fine-tune",
"redraft",
"refurbish",
"rehab",
"rehabilitate",
"revamp",
"revise",
"rework",
"beef (up)",
"boost",
"fortify",
"intensify",
"reinforce",
"reenforce",
"strengthen",
"fine",
"hone",
"polish",
"retouch",
"touch up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"damage",
"endamage",
"harm",
"hurt",
"impair",
"injure",
"spoil",
"tarnish",
"vitiate",
"blemish",
"blight",
"deface",
"disfigure",
"flaw",
"mar",
"diminish",
"lessen",
"lower",
"reduce"
],
"antonyms":[
"worsen"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"ameliorated":{
"to make better":{
"examples":[
"social legislation that must be given credit for ameliorating the lot of millions of deprived people"
],
"synonyms":[
"amended",
"bettered",
"enhanced",
"enriched",
"helped",
"improved",
"meliorated",
"perfected",
"refined",
"upgraded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"corrected",
"emended",
"rectified",
"reformed",
"remediated",
"remedied",
"edited",
"fine-tuned",
"redrafted",
"refurbished",
"rehabbed",
"rehabilitated",
"revamped",
"revised",
"reworked",
"beefed (up)",
"boosted",
"fortified",
"intensified",
"reinforced",
"reenforced",
"strengthened",
"fined",
"honed",
"polished",
"retouched",
"touched up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"damaged",
"endamaged",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"spoiled",
"spoilt",
"tarnished",
"vitiated",
"blemished",
"blighted",
"defaced",
"disfigured",
"flawed",
"marred",
"diminished",
"lessened",
"lowered",
"reduced"
],
"antonyms":[
"worsened"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"amelioratory":{
"as in supportive , constructive":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ameliorative",
"bettering",
"constructive",
"supportive",
"gainful",
"lucrative",
"remunerative",
"advisable",
"desirable",
"healthful",
"healthy",
"salubrious",
"salutiferous",
"wholesome",
"auspicious",
"promising",
"propitious",
"gratifying",
"rewarding",
"satisfying",
"advantageous",
"benefic",
"beneficent",
"beneficial",
"benignant",
"favorable",
"friendly",
"good",
"helpful",
"kindly",
"profitable",
"salutary"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bad",
"disadvantageous",
"unfavorable",
"unfriendly",
"unhelpful",
"unprofitable",
"damaging",
"deleterious",
"harmful",
"injurious",
"insalubrious"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"amended":{
"to make better":{
"examples":[
"trying to amend the situation of the striking workers by supplying them with minimal food supplies"
],
"synonyms":[
"ameliorated",
"bettered",
"enhanced",
"enriched",
"helped",
"improved",
"meliorated",
"perfected",
"refined",
"upgraded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"corrected",
"emended",
"rectified",
"reformed",
"remediated",
"remedied",
"edited",
"fine-tuned",
"redrafted",
"refurbished",
"rehabbed",
"rehabilitated",
"revamped",
"revised",
"reworked",
"beefed (up)",
"boosted",
"fortified",
"intensified",
"reinforced",
"reenforced",
"strengthened",
"fined",
"honed",
"polished",
"retouched",
"touched up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"damaged",
"endamaged",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"spoiled",
"spoilt",
"tarnished",
"vitiated",
"blemished",
"blighted",
"defaced",
"disfigured",
"flawed",
"marred",
"diminished",
"lessened",
"lowered",
"reduced"
],
"antonyms":[
"worsened"
]
},
"to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from":{
"examples":[
"the Bill of Rights was adopted in an effort to amend a constitution that seemed to many to be deficient in guaranteeing individual rights"
],
"synonyms":[
"corrected",
"debugged",
"emended",
"rectified",
"red-penciled",
"reformed",
"remedied"
],
"near synonyms":[
"redrafted",
"redrew",
"restyled",
"revised",
"reworked",
"rewrote",
"blue-penciled",
"cut",
"shortened",
"redressed",
"righted",
"ameliorated",
"bettered",
"improved",
"perfected",
"polished",
"touched up",
"fixed",
"mended",
"repaired",
"adjusted",
"modulated",
"regulated",
"altered",
"changed",
"modified"
],
"near antonyms":[
"damaged",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"marred",
"spoiled",
"spoilt",
"aggravated",
"worsened"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to change one's behavior or character for the better":{
"examples":[
"the judge had heard the defendant promise before that he would amend"
],
"synonyms":[
"mended",
"reformed",
"shaped up",
"straightened (up or out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"behaved",
"regenerated",
"bettered",
"improved"
],
"near antonyms":[
"backslid",
"regressed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"amicable":{
"having or marked by agreement in feeling or action":{
"antonyms":[
"disagreeable",
"discordant",
"disharmonious",
"disunited",
"incompatible",
"inharmonious",
"uncongenial"
],
"examples":[
"the contract negotiations between the hotel workers and management were reasonably amicable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antagonistic",
"antipathetic",
"clashing",
"conflicting",
"hostile",
"inimical",
"unfriendly",
"belligerent",
"contentious",
"quarrelsome",
"contradicting",
"contradictory",
"contrary",
"opposing",
"opposite",
"competing",
"competitive",
"rivaling",
"rivalling"
],
"related":[
"pacific",
"peaceable",
"peaceful",
"collaborating",
"cooperative",
"symbiotic",
"synergetic",
"synergic",
"noncompetitive",
"nonconflicting",
"uncompetitive",
"sympathetic",
"tolerant",
"understanding",
"affable",
"amiable",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"genial",
"neighborly"
],
"synonyms":[
"agreeable",
"compatible",
"congenial",
"frictionless",
"harmonious",
"kindred",
"unanimous",
"united"
]
},
"having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest":{
"antonyms":[
"antagonistic",
"hostile",
"unfriendly"
],
"examples":[
"finds his coworkers at his new job just as amicable as he ever could have hoped"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alienated",
"estranged",
"chilly",
"cold",
"cold-blooded",
"cool",
"frigid",
"frosty",
"glacial",
"icy",
"wintry",
"wintery",
"unsociable",
"unsocial",
"aggressive",
"argumentative",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"combative",
"contentious",
"disputatious",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"scrappy",
"truculent",
"inhospitable",
"inimical"
],
"related":[
"affable",
"agreeable",
"approachable",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"gracious",
"nice",
"sweet",
"clubby",
"convivial",
"folksy",
"gregarious",
"hospitable",
"sociable",
"social",
"jolly",
"jovial",
"merry",
"extroverted",
"extraverted",
"outgoing",
"brotherly",
"fraternal",
"sisterly",
"close",
"familiar",
"intimate",
"adoring",
"affectionate",
"devoted",
"fond",
"lovesome",
"loving",
"tender",
"tenderhearted"
],
"synonyms":[
"bonhomous",
"buddy-buddy",
"chummy",
"collegial",
"companionable",
"comradely",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"genial",
"hail-fellow",
"hail-fellow-well-met",
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"matey",
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"palsy",
"palsy-walsy",
"warm",
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"intolerance",
"animosity",
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"enmity",
"hate",
"hatred",
"hostility",
"incivility",
"malice",
"rancor",
"belligerency",
"quarrelsomeness",
"querulousness"
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"community",
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"company",
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"civility",
"comity",
"concord",
"harmony",
"rapport",
"rapprochement",
"generosity",
"affinity",
"communion",
"empathy",
"kindness",
"sympathy",
"tolerance",
"altruism",
"philanthropy",
"selflessness",
"unselfishness"
],
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"brotherhood",
"charity",
"cordiality",
"cordialness",
"fellowship",
"friendliness",
"friendship",
"gem\u00fctlichkeit",
"good-fellowship",
"goodwill",
"kindliness",
"neighborliness"
]
},
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"noun"
]
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"the expenses of the trip amounted to nearly double what we'd budgeted for"
],
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"aggregate",
"come (to)",
"count (up to)",
"number",
"sum (to or into)",
"total"
],
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"equal",
"measure",
"reach",
"compose",
"comprise",
"constitute",
"make up"
],
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},
"to be the same in meaning or effect":{
"examples":[
"it makes no difference whether you're going to the game or the movies, for it amounts to the same thing\u2014that you can't babysit"
],
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"add up (to)",
"come (to)",
"correspond (to)",
"emulate",
"equal"
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"approach",
"match",
"measure (up)",
"meet",
"rival",
"touch",
"connote",
"denote",
"express",
"import",
"mean",
"signify",
"smack (of)",
"spell",
"suggest"
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"type":[
"verb"
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"to have a total of":{
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"the expenses of the trip amounted to nearly double what we'd budgeted for"
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"aggregating",
"coming (to)",
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"numbering",
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"equaling",
"equalling",
"measuring",
"reaching",
"composing",
"comprising",
"constituting",
"making up"
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"it makes no difference whether you're going to the game or the movies, for it amounts to the same thing\u2014that you can't babysit"
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"coming (to)",
"corresponding (to)",
"emulating",
"equaling",
"equalling"
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"matching",
"measuring (up)",
"meeting",
"rivaling",
"rivalling",
"touching",
"connoting",
"denoting",
"expressing",
"importing",
"meaning",
"signifying",
"smacking (of)",
"spelling",
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"verb"
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"the expenses of the trip amounted to nearly double what we'd budgeted for"
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"aggregates",
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"numbers",
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"equals",
"measures",
"reaches",
"composes",
"comprises",
"constitutes",
"makes up"
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"comes (to)",
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"emulates",
"equals"
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"matches",
"measures (up)",
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"rivals",
"touches",
"connotes",
"denotes",
"expresses",
"imports",
"means",
"signifies",
"smacks (of)",
"spells",
"suggests"
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"type":[
"verb"
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"seaplanes",
"bombers",
"fighters",
"jump jets",
"torpedo bombers",
"warplanes",
"biplanes",
"lightplanes",
"tilt-rotors",
"towplanes",
"trimotors",
"triplanes",
"aerospace planes",
"rocket planes",
"gliders",
"sailplanes",
"jetliners",
"jets",
"superjets",
"supersonics",
"supersonic transports",
"trijets",
"turbojets",
"turboprops",
"freighters",
"tankers",
"aerodynes",
"aircraft",
"air-cushion vehicles",
"airframes",
"airships",
"ships",
"tractors",
"airliners",
"air taxis",
"liners",
"aeroplanes",
"airplanes",
"planes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ample":{
"being more than enough without being excessive":{
"antonyms":[
"bare",
"minimal",
"scant",
"spare"
],
"examples":[
"there's ample time to order a pizza before the show"
],
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"deficient",
"inadequate",
"insufficient",
"lacking",
"wanting",
"meager",
"meagre",
"niggardly",
"stingy",
"skimpy",
"least",
"minimum",
"light",
"slight",
"small",
"barren",
"infertile",
"sterile",
"unfruitful",
"unproductive"
],
"related":[
"extra",
"supernumerary",
"surplus",
"abounding",
"blooming",
"overflowing",
"plump",
"replete",
"rich",
"rife",
"teeming",
"wealthy",
"adequate",
"enough",
"sufficient",
"fat",
"fecund",
"fertile",
"fruitful",
"luxuriant",
"prodigal",
"prolific",
"copious",
"fulsome",
"lavish",
"profuse"
],
"synonyms":[
"abundant",
"aplenty",
"bounteous",
"bountiful",
"comfortable",
"cornucopian",
"galore",
"generous",
"liberal",
"plenteous",
"plentiful",
"plenty"
]
},
"more than adequate or average in capacity":{
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"examples":[
"a husky fellow, he always heads for the most ample chair in the room"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confined",
"cramped",
"incommodious",
"limited",
"narrow",
"restricted",
"small",
"snug",
"tight",
"tiny"
],
"related":[
"cavernous",
"voluminous",
"broad",
"wide",
"big",
"biggish",
"bulky",
"considerable",
"generous",
"goodly",
"grand",
"great",
"handsome",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"large",
"largish",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"overscale",
"overscaled",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"tidy",
"Brobdingnagian",
"Bunyanesque",
"colossal",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"gargantuan",
"gigantic",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"Himalayan",
"huge",
"humongous",
"humungous",
"immense",
"jumbo",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"massive",
"monolithic",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"pharaonic",
"prodigious",
"staggering",
"stupendous",
"super",
"titanic",
"tremendous",
"expansive",
"extended",
"extensive",
"vast",
"boundless",
"limitless",
"unbounded"
],
"synonyms":[
"capacious",
"commodious",
"roomy",
"spacious"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"amplification":{
"as in enhancement":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"enhancement",
"caricature",
"coloring",
"elaboration",
"embellishment",
"embroidering",
"embroidery",
"exaggeration",
"hyperbole",
"magnification",
"overstatement",
"padding",
"stretching",
"fabrication",
"misrepresentation",
"fudging",
"hedging",
"hype",
"puffery",
"superlative"
],
"near antonyms":[
"meiosis",
"understatement",
"belittlement",
"disparagement",
"minimizing",
"poor-mouthing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in addition , supplement":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"addition",
"supplement",
"cut",
"deletion",
"adjustment",
"alteration",
"modification",
"revision",
"amendment",
"correction",
"emendation",
"improvement",
"renovation",
"clarification",
"explanation",
"explication"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
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"amplified":{
"to express more fully and in greater detail":{
"examples":[
"after filing a report of missing luggage, he was asked to amplify a bit as to the circumstances"
],
"synonyms":[
"developed",
"dilated (on or upon)",
"elaborated (on)",
"enlarged (on or upon)",
"expanded",
"fleshed (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"added (to)",
"complemented",
"supplemented",
"discoursed",
"expatiated",
"rambled",
"ran on"
],
"near antonyms":[
"compressed",
"contracted",
"outlined",
"summarized",
"summed up"
],
"antonyms":[
"abbreviated",
"abridged",
"condensed",
"shortened"
]
},
"to make greater in size, amount, or number":{
"examples":[
"the number of blood volunteers was significantly amplified by the promise of thank-you gifts to donors"
],
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"accelerated",
"added (to)",
"aggrandized",
"augmented",
"boosted",
"built up",
"compounded",
"enlarged",
"escalated",
"expanded",
"extended",
"hyped",
"increased",
"multiplied",
"pumped up",
"raised",
"stoked",
"supersized",
"swelled",
"upped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boomed",
"jumped",
"skyrocketed",
"spiked",
"bumped (up)",
"ratcheted (up)",
"racheted (up)",
"blew up",
"dilated",
"distended",
"inflated",
"drew out",
"elongated",
"fleshed (out)",
"lengthened",
"prolonged",
"protracted",
"stretched",
"developed",
"enhanced",
"heightened",
"intensified",
"magnified",
"complemented",
"supplemented",
"beefed (up)",
"reinforced",
"reenforced",
"strengthened",
"maximized",
"accumulated",
"amassed",
"collected",
"followed up",
"parlayed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abbreviated",
"abridged",
"curtailed",
"shortened",
"compressed",
"condensed",
"constricted",
"contracted",
"cut back",
"retrenched"
],
"antonyms":[
"abated",
"decreased",
"de-escalated",
"diminished",
"downsized",
"dwindled",
"lessened",
"lowered",
"minified",
"reduced",
"subtracted (from)"
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},
"to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{
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"a fox's large ears serve to amplify such sounds as little critters skittering among stones"
],
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"accentuated",
"amped (up)",
"beefed (up)",
"boosted",
"consolidated",
"deepened",
"enhanced",
"heightened",
"intensified",
"magnified",
"redoubled",
"stepped up",
"strengthened"
],
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"broadened",
"enlarged",
"expanded",
"extended",
"lengthened",
"accelerated",
"hastened",
"quickened",
"emphasized",
"pointed (up)",
"sharpened",
"stressed",
"augmented",
"enforced",
"reinforced",
"reenforced",
"restrengthened",
"supplemented",
"maximized",
"enlivened",
"jazzed (up)",
"aggravated",
"exacerbated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decreased",
"diminished",
"lessened",
"let up (on)",
"reduced",
"subdued",
"toned (down)",
"weakened",
"dwindled",
"receded",
"subsided",
"tapered (off)",
"waned",
"alleviated",
"eased",
"lightened"
],
"antonyms":[
"abated",
"moderated"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"amplify":{
"to express more fully and in greater detail":{
"antonyms":[
"abbreviate",
"abridge",
"condense",
"shorten"
],
"examples":[
"after filing a report of missing luggage, he was asked to amplify a bit as to the circumstances"
],
"near antonyms":[
"compress",
"contract",
"outline",
"summarize",
"sum up"
],
"related":[
"add (to)",
"complement",
"supplement",
"discourse",
"expatiate",
"ramble",
"run on"
],
"synonyms":[
"develop",
"dilate (on or upon)",
"elaborate (on)",
"enlarge (on or upon)",
"expand",
"flesh (out)"
]
},
"to make greater in size, amount, or number":{
"antonyms":[
"abate",
"decrease",
"de-escalate",
"diminish",
"downsize",
"dwindle",
"lessen",
"lower",
"minify",
"reduce",
"subtract (from)"
],
"examples":[
"the number of blood volunteers was significantly amplified by the promise of thank-you gifts to donors"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abbreviate",
"abridge",
"curtail",
"shorten",
"compress",
"condense",
"constrict",
"contract",
"cut back",
"retrench"
],
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"boom",
"jump",
"skyrocket",
"spike",
"bump (up)",
"ratchet (up)",
"rachet (up)",
"blow up",
"dilate",
"distend",
"inflate",
"draw out",
"elongate",
"flesh (out)",
"lengthen",
"prolong",
"protract",
"stretch",
"develop",
"enhance",
"heighten",
"intensify",
"magnify",
"complement",
"supplement",
"beef (up)",
"reinforce",
"reenforce",
"strengthen",
"maximize",
"accumulate",
"amass",
"collect",
"follow up",
"parlay"
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"accelerate",
"add (to)",
"aggrandize",
"augment",
"boost",
"build up",
"compound",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"extend",
"hype",
"increase",
"multiply",
"pump up",
"raise",
"stoke",
"supersize",
"swell",
"up"
]
},
"to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{
"antonyms":[
"abate",
"moderate"
],
"examples":[
"a fox's large ears serve to amplify such sounds as little critters skittering among stones"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decrease",
"diminish",
"lessen",
"let up (on)",
"reduce",
"subdue",
"tone (down)",
"weaken",
"dwindle",
"recede",
"subside",
"taper (off)",
"wane",
"alleviate",
"ease",
"lighten"
],
"related":[
"broaden",
"enlarge",
"expand",
"extend",
"lengthen",
"accelerate",
"hasten",
"quicken",
"emphasize",
"point (up)",
"sharpen",
"stress",
"augment",
"enforce",
"reinforce",
"reenforce",
"restrengthen",
"supplement",
"maximize",
"enliven",
"jazz (up)",
"aggravate",
"exacerbate"
],
"synonyms":[
"accentuate",
"amp (up)",
"beef (up)",
"boost",
"consolidate",
"deepen",
"enhance",
"heighten",
"intensify",
"magnify",
"redouble",
"step up",
"strengthen"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"amplitude":{
"an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends":{
"examples":[
"the amplitude of Thomas Jefferson's interests\u2014government, architecture, agriculture, science, philosophy\u2014is truly awesome"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambit",
"breadth",
"compass",
"confines",
"dimension(s)",
"extent",
"range",
"reach",
"realm",
"scope",
"sweep",
"width"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gamut",
"spectrum",
"spread",
"bailiwick",
"circle",
"demesne",
"department",
"discipline",
"domain",
"element",
"fief",
"fiefdom",
"field",
"province",
"region",
"specialty",
"sphere",
"terrain",
"frontier",
"horizon",
"panorama"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amply":{
"in a generous manner":{
"antonyms":[
"parsimoniously",
"stingily",
"ungenerously"
],
"examples":[
"amply rewarded the boy who had found her necklace"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contemptuously",
"disdainfully",
"rudely",
"scornfully",
"obnoxiously",
"provocatively",
"coldly",
"coolly",
"cooly",
"frigidly",
"hostilely",
"angrily",
"belligerently",
"begrudgingly",
"grudgingly"
],
"related":[
"considerately",
"courteously",
"hospitably",
"kindly",
"nicely",
"reasonably",
"sweetly",
"thoughtfully",
"affably",
"amiably",
"cheerfully",
"cheerily",
"congenially",
"cordially",
"friendlily",
"genially",
"good-heartedly",
"good-naturedly",
"graciously",
"selflessly",
"ungrudgingly",
"unselfishly",
"altruistically",
"beneficently",
"benevolently",
"bigheartedly",
"charitably",
"humanely",
"kindheartedly",
"magnanimously",
"philanthropically"
],
"synonyms":[
"bounteously",
"bountifully",
"freehandedly",
"freeheartedly",
"generously",
"handsomely",
"lavishly",
"liberally",
"munificently",
"openhandedly",
"unstintingly",
"well"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"amps (up)":{
"to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{
"examples":[
"an important news story that doesn't need to be amped up with sensationalism"
],
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"animates",
"braces",
"energizes",
"enlivens",
"fillips",
"fires",
"gingers (up)",
"invigorates",
"jazzes (up)",
"juices up",
"jump-starts",
"livens (up)",
"peps (up)",
"quickens",
"spikes",
"stimulates",
"vitalizes",
"vivifies",
"zips (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arouses",
"awakens",
"awakes",
"raises",
"rouses",
"stirs",
"wakes (up)",
"activates",
"actuates",
"drives",
"impels",
"motivates",
"motives",
"moves",
"propels",
"charges",
"electrifies",
"galvanizes",
"enkindles",
"excites",
"ferments",
"foments",
"incites",
"inflames",
"enflames",
"instigates",
"kindles",
"provokes",
"sets off",
"sparks",
"triggers",
"turns on",
"whips (up)",
"abets",
"boosts",
"buoys",
"cheers",
"emboldens",
"fortifies",
"heartens",
"infuses",
"inspires",
"lifts",
"rallies",
"steels",
"strengthens",
"reactivates",
"reanimates",
"reawakens",
"reawakes",
"recharges",
"recreates",
"reenergizes",
"refreshens",
"refreshes",
"regenerates",
"reinvigorates",
"rejuvenates",
"rekindles",
"renews",
"restimulates",
"resurrects",
"resuscitates",
"revitalizes",
"revives"
],
"near antonyms":[
"burns out",
"debilitates",
"does in",
"drains",
"enervates",
"enfeebles",
"exhausts",
"fags",
"fatigues",
"harasses",
"kayoes",
"knocks out",
"saps",
"tuckers (out)",
"undermines",
"washes out",
"weakens",
"wearies",
"wears",
"wears out",
"checks",
"curbs",
"inhibits",
"jades",
"quells",
"quenches",
"represses",
"restrains",
"slows",
"stills",
"stunts",
"suppresses",
"daunts",
"demoralizes",
"discourages",
"disheartens",
"dispirits"
],
"antonyms":[
"dampens",
"damps",
"deadens",
"dulls",
"kills"
]
},
"to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{
"examples":[
"inflammatory rhetoric that served only to amp up the civil unrest that was overspreading the city"
],
"synonyms":[
"accentuates",
"amplifies",
"beefs (up)",
"boosts",
"consolidates",
"deepens",
"enhances",
"heightens",
"intensifies",
"magnifies",
"redoubles",
"steps up",
"strengthens"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broadens",
"enlarges",
"expands",
"extends",
"lengthens",
"accelerates",
"hastens",
"quickens",
"emphasizes",
"points (up)",
"sharpens",
"stresses",
"augments",
"enforces",
"reinforces",
"reenforces",
"restrengthens",
"supplements",
"maximizes",
"enlivens",
"jazzes (up)",
"aggravates",
"exacerbates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decreases",
"diminishes",
"lessens",
"lets up (on)",
"reduces",
"subdues",
"tones (down)",
"weakens",
"dwindles",
"recedes",
"subsides",
"tapers (off)",
"wanes",
"alleviates",
"eases",
"lightens"
],
"antonyms":[
"abates",
"moderates"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"amputate":{
"to remove (part of a person's body)":{
"examples":[
"His arm was badly injured and had to be amputated ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cut (off)",
"dissever",
"sever",
"rip",
"tear",
"wrench",
"wrest",
"yank",
"grab",
"nab",
"seize",
"snap (up)",
"snatch",
"lop (off)",
"nip",
"extract",
"force",
"jerk",
"prize",
"pry",
"pull",
"root (out)",
"uproot"
],
"near antonyms":[
"reattach"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"amulet":{
"something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil":{
"antonyms":[
"hoodoo",
"jinx"
],
"examples":[
"a small cross made of goat bone was worn in the Middle Ages as an amulet to ward off evil"
],
"near antonyms":[
"curse",
"hex",
"spell"
],
"related":[
"gris-gris",
"grigri",
"juju",
"philter",
"toadstone",
"emblem",
"symbol",
"token",
"totem"
],
"synonyms":[
"charm",
"fetish",
"fetich",
"mascot",
"mojo",
"periapt",
"phylactery",
"talisman"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambushing":{
"to lie in wait for and attack by surprise":{
"examples":[
"the king's enemies planned to ambush the royal coach on the way to Paris and capture the king"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambuscading",
"surprising",
"surprizing",
"waylaying"
],
"related":[
"assailing",
"assaulting",
"attacking",
"storming",
"striking",
"jumping",
"mugging",
"pouncing (on)",
"tackling",
"charging",
"sallying",
"capturing",
"ensnaring",
"entrapping",
"mousetrapping",
"netting",
"snaring",
"trapping",
"hunting",
"preying (on or upon)",
"stalking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"amicably":{
"as in good-naturedly , jocularly":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"ambushments":{
"a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait":{
"examples":[
"ambushments were a constant threat to travelers along the road to London"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambuscades",
"ambushes",
"surprises",
"surprizes",
"traps"
],
"related":[
"assaults",
"attacks",
"charges",
"sallies",
"captures",
"entrapments",
"mousetraps",
"snares",
"huntings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amuses":{
"to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied":{
"examples":[
"the older girl amused her four-year-old sister at the family reunion by showing her off to all the relatives"
],
"synonyms":[
"disports",
"diverts",
"entertains",
"regales",
"solaces"
],
"related":[
"absorbs",
"busies",
"distracts",
"engages",
"engrosses",
"immerses",
"interests",
"involves",
"occupies",
"beguiles",
"bewitches",
"captivates",
"charms",
"delights",
"enchants",
"enthralls",
"enthrals",
"fascinates",
"grips",
"hypnotizes",
"intrigues",
"mesmerizes",
"coddles",
"gratifies",
"humors",
"indulges",
"mollycoddles",
"pampers",
"pleases",
"pleasures",
"spoils",
"appeases",
"comforts",
"conciliates",
"consoles",
"contents",
"mollifies",
"obliges",
"pacifies",
"placates",
"propitiates",
"soothes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bores",
"jades",
"drains",
"enervates",
"exhausts",
"fatigues",
"tires",
"wearies",
"wears",
"wears out",
"aggravates",
"annoys",
"bothers",
"bugs",
"chafes",
"disturbs",
"exasperates",
"frets",
"galls",
"grates",
"harasses",
"harries",
"irks",
"nettles",
"peeves",
"perturbs",
"pesters",
"piques",
"upsets",
"vexes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"amnesty":{
"release from the guilt or penalty of an offense":{
"examples":[
"the president of France traditionally grants amnesty to specially selected prisoners on Bastille Day"
],
"synonyms":[
"absolution",
"forgiveness",
"pardon",
"remission",
"remittal"
],
"near synonyms":[
"parole",
"acquittal",
"exculpation",
"exoneration",
"vindication",
"condonation",
"exemption",
"immunity",
"impunity",
"indemnity",
"commutation",
"commuting",
"reprieve",
"clemency",
"leniency",
"mercy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conviction",
"sentence",
"assessment",
"charge",
"fine",
"imposition",
"levying",
"castigation",
"chastening",
"chastisement",
"condemnation"
],
"antonyms":[
"penalty",
"punishment",
"retribution"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambulating":{
"to go on foot":{
"examples":[
"a progressive disease that compromises a patient's ability to ambulate"
],
"synonyms":[
"footing (it)",
"hoofing (it)",
"legging (it)",
"padding",
"stepping",
"traipsing",
"treading",
"walking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"parading",
"promenading",
"marching",
"pacing",
"stepping out",
"striding",
"trooping",
"power walking",
"hiking",
"peregrinating",
"trekking",
"ambling",
"moseying",
"perambulating",
"rambling",
"sauntering",
"strolling",
"wandering",
"clumping",
"stomping",
"stumping",
"tramping",
"trampling",
"tromping",
"footslogging",
"plodding",
"trudging",
"gimping",
"hobbling",
"limping",
"mincing",
"prancing",
"pussyfooting",
"tiptoeing",
"bouncing",
"sashaying",
"stalking",
"strutting",
"swaggering",
"faltering",
"lumbering",
"lurching",
"pounding",
"scuffing",
"shambling",
"shuffling",
"staggering",
"stumbling",
"toddling",
"waddling",
"nipping",
"tapping",
"tripping",
"trotting"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"ambit":{
"an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends":{
"examples":[
"many feel that church leaders stray outside of their proper ambit when they make specific political endorsements"
],
"synonyms":[
"amplitude",
"breadth",
"compass",
"confines",
"dimension(s)",
"extent",
"range",
"reach",
"realm",
"scope",
"sweep",
"width"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gamut",
"spectrum",
"spread",
"bailiwick",
"circle",
"demesne",
"department",
"discipline",
"domain",
"element",
"fief",
"fiefdom",
"field",
"province",
"region",
"specialty",
"sphere",
"terrain",
"frontier",
"horizon",
"panorama"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amulets":{
"something worn or kept to bring good luck or keep away evil":{
"examples":[
"a small cross made of goat bone was worn in the Middle Ages as an amulet to ward off evil"
],
"synonyms":[
"charms",
"fetishes",
"fetiches",
"mascots",
"mojoes",
"mojos",
"periapts",
"phylacteries",
"talismans"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gris-gris",
"grigri",
"jujus",
"philters",
"toadstones",
"emblems",
"symbols",
"tokens",
"totems"
],
"near antonyms":[
"curses",
"hexes",
"spells"
],
"antonyms":[
"hoodoos",
"jinxes"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ameliorating":{
"to make better":{
"examples":[
"social legislation that must be given credit for ameliorating the lot of millions of deprived people"
],
"synonyms":[
"amending",
"bettering",
"enhancing",
"enriching",
"helping",
"improving",
"meliorating",
"perfecting",
"refining",
"upgrading"
],
"near synonyms":[
"correcting",
"emending",
"rectifying",
"reforming",
"remediating",
"remedying",
"editing",
"fine-tuning",
"redrafting",
"refurbishing",
"rehabbing",
"rehabilitating",
"revamping",
"revising",
"reworking",
"beefing (up)",
"boosting",
"fortifying",
"intensifying",
"reinforcing",
"reenforcing",
"strengthening",
"fining",
"honing",
"polishing",
"retouching",
"touching up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"damaging",
"endamaging",
"harming",
"hurting",
"impairing",
"injuring",
"spoiling",
"tarnishing",
"vitiating",
"blemishing",
"blighting",
"defacing",
"disfiguring",
"flawing",
"marring",
"diminishing",
"lessening",
"lowering",
"reducing"
],
"antonyms":[
"worsening"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"ambries":{
"as in larders , spences":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"butteries",
"larders",
"spences",
"closets",
"cuddies",
"cupboards",
"pantries",
"presses",
"cloakrooms",
"coatrooms",
"garderobes",
"vestiaries",
"wardrobes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in housings , shrines":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"housings",
"shrines",
"dents",
"embrasures",
"indentations",
"indents",
"indentures",
"cubicles",
"corners",
"crannies",
"cubbyholes",
"alcoves",
"niches",
"nooks",
"recesses"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amphitheater":{
"a large room or building for enclosed public gatherings":{
"examples":[
"the conference attendees crowded into the amphitheater for the keynote address"
],
"synonyms":[
"arena",
"auditorium",
"garden",
"hall",
"theater",
"theatre"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arena theater",
"music hall",
"odeum",
"playhouse",
"theater-in-the-round",
"ballroom",
"lyceum",
"chamber",
"house",
"senate",
"cafetorium"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amped (up)":{
"to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{
"examples":[
"an important news story that doesn't need to be amped up with sensationalism"
],
"synonyms":[
"animated",
"braced",
"energized",
"enlivened",
"filliped",
"fired",
"gingered (up)",
"invigorated",
"jazzed (up)",
"juiced up",
"jump-started",
"livened (up)",
"pepped (up)",
"quickened",
"spiked",
"stimulated",
"vitalized",
"vivified",
"zipped (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aroused",
"awakened",
"awoke",
"awaked",
"raised",
"roused",
"stirred",
"woke (up)",
"waked (up)",
"activated",
"actuated",
"drove",
"impelled",
"motivated",
"motived",
"moved",
"propelled",
"charged",
"electrified",
"galvanized",
"enkindled",
"excited",
"fermented",
"fomented",
"incited",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"instigated",
"kindled",
"provoked",
"set off",
"sparked",
"triggered",
"turned on",
"whipped (up)",
"abetted",
"boosted",
"buoyed",
"cheered",
"emboldened",
"fortified",
"heartened",
"infused",
"inspired",
"lifted",
"rallied",
"steeled",
"strengthened",
"reactivated",
"reanimated",
"reawakened",
"reawoke",
"reawaked",
"recharged",
"recreated",
"reenergized",
"re-energized",
"refreshed",
"refreshened",
"regenerated",
"reinvigorated",
"rejuvenated",
"rekindled",
"renewed",
"restimulated",
"resurrected",
"resuscitated",
"revitalized",
"revived"
],
"near antonyms":[
"burned out",
"burnt out",
"debilitated",
"did in",
"drained",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"exhausted",
"fagged",
"fatigued",
"harassed",
"kayoed",
"knocked out",
"sapped",
"tuckered (out)",
"undermined",
"washed out",
"weakened",
"wearied",
"wore",
"wore out",
"checked",
"curbed",
"inhibited",
"jaded",
"quelled",
"quenched",
"repressed",
"restrained",
"slowed",
"stilled",
"stunted",
"suppressed",
"daunted",
"demoralized",
"discouraged",
"disheartened",
"dispirited"
],
"antonyms":[
"damped",
"dampened",
"deadened",
"dulled",
"killed"
]
},
"to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{
"examples":[
"inflammatory rhetoric that served only to amp up the civil unrest that was overspreading the city"
],
"synonyms":[
"accentuated",
"amplified",
"beefed (up)",
"boosted",
"consolidated",
"deepened",
"enhanced",
"heightened",
"intensified",
"magnified",
"redoubled",
"stepped up",
"strengthened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broadened",
"enlarged",
"expanded",
"extended",
"lengthened",
"accelerated",
"hastened",
"quickened",
"emphasized",
"pointed (up)",
"sharpened",
"stressed",
"augmented",
"enforced",
"reinforced",
"reenforced",
"restrengthened",
"supplemented",
"maximized",
"enlivened",
"jazzed (up)",
"aggravated",
"exacerbated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decreased",
"diminished",
"lessened",
"let up (on)",
"reduced",
"subdued",
"toned (down)",
"weakened",
"dwindled",
"receded",
"subsided",
"tapered (off)",
"waned",
"alleviated",
"eased",
"lightened"
],
"antonyms":[
"abated",
"moderated"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"amasses":{
"to bring together in one body or place":{
"examples":[
"amassed a truckload of donations in the course of their canned food drive"
],
"synonyms":[
"accumulates",
"assembles",
"bulks (up)",
"collects",
"concentrates",
"congregates",
"constellates",
"corrals",
"garners",
"gathers",
"groups",
"lumps",
"picks up",
"rounds up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"balls",
"batches",
"bunches",
"clusters",
"huddles",
"heaps",
"piles",
"stacks",
"bands",
"brigades",
"musters",
"raises",
"rallies",
"flocks",
"herds",
"hives",
"packs",
"presses",
"swarms",
"throngs",
"combines",
"connects",
"joins",
"links",
"merges",
"pools",
"unites",
"archives",
"arranges",
"collates",
"compiles",
"organizes",
"systematizes",
"scrapes (up or together)",
"re-collects",
"regathers",
"regroups"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breaks up",
"disbands",
"disintegrates",
"dissolves",
"separates",
"severs",
"splits (up)",
"dismisses",
"sends"
],
"antonyms":[
"dispels",
"disperses",
"dissipates",
"scatters"
]
},
"to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass":{
"examples":[
"over the last month a huge mound of paperwork has amassed on my desk"
],
"synonyms":[
"accretes",
"accumulates",
"builds up",
"collects",
"concentrates",
"conglomerates",
"gathers",
"masses",
"piles (up)",
"stacks (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"agglutinates",
"clumps",
"lumps",
"banks",
"drifts",
"ridges"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disperses",
"dissipates",
"scatters"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"ambulates":{
"to go on foot":{
"examples":[
"a progressive disease that compromises a patient's ability to ambulate"
],
"synonyms":[
"foots (it)",
"hoofs (it)",
"legs (it)",
"pads",
"steps",
"traipses",
"treads",
"walks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"parades",
"promenades",
"marches",
"paces",
"steps out",
"strides",
"troops",
"power walks",
"hikes",
"peregrinates",
"treks",
"ambles",
"moseys",
"perambulates",
"rambles",
"saunters",
"strolls",
"wanders",
"clumps",
"stomps",
"stumps",
"tramples",
"tramps",
"tromps",
"footslogs",
"plods",
"trudges",
"gimps",
"hobbles",
"limps",
"minces",
"prances",
"pussyfoots",
"tiptoes",
"bounces",
"sashays",
"stalks",
"struts",
"swaggers",
"falters",
"lumbers",
"lurches",
"pounds",
"scuffs",
"shambles",
"shuffles",
"staggers",
"stumbles",
"toddles",
"waddles",
"nips",
"taps",
"trips",
"trots"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"amidst":{
"in or into the middle of":{
"examples":[
"having grown up amid farmers and ranchers, Keith still thinks of himself as a country boy at heart"
],
"synonyms":[
"among",
"amongst",
"mid",
"midst",
"through"
],
"near synonyms":[
"between",
"betwixt"
],
"near antonyms":[
"from",
"out of"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"in the course of":{
"examples":[
"amidst the messy divorce proceedings they never forgot that their children mattered most"
],
"synonyms":[
"by",
"during",
"over",
"pending",
"through",
"throughout"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"preposition"
]
},
"amnesties":{
"release from the guilt or penalty of an offense":{
"examples":[
"the president of France traditionally grants amnesty to specially selected prisoners on Bastille Day"
],
"synonyms":[
"absolutions",
"pardons",
"remissions",
"remittals"
],
"near synonyms":[
"paroles",
"acquittals",
"exculpations",
"exonerations",
"vindications",
"condonations",
"exemptions",
"immunities",
"impunities",
"indemnities",
"commutations",
"reprieves",
"clemencies",
"leniencies",
"mercies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"convictions",
"sentences",
"assessments",
"charges",
"fines",
"impositions",
"castigations",
"chastisements",
"condemnations"
],
"antonyms":[
"penalties",
"punishments",
"retributions"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amusing":{
"providing amusement or enjoyment":{
"examples":[
"Grandma told an amusing story about Dad when he was little"
],
"synonyms":[
"delightful",
"diverting",
"enjoyable",
"entertaining",
"fun",
"pleasurable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"agreeable",
"beguiling",
"nice",
"pleasant",
"satisfying",
"welcome",
"recreational",
"antic",
"comic",
"comical",
"droll",
"farcical",
"funny",
"hilarious",
"humorous",
"laughable",
"ludicrous",
"ridiculous",
"riotous",
"risible",
"sidesplitting",
"uproarious",
"blithesome",
"gay",
"gleeful",
"happy",
"jocose",
"jocund",
"jolly",
"jovial",
"merry",
"mirthful",
"sunny",
"exciting",
"stimulating",
"thrilling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disagreeable",
"displeasing",
"distasteful",
"uncongenial",
"unlovely",
"unpleasant",
"unpleasing",
"unwelcome"
],
"antonyms":[
"boring",
"drab",
"dreary",
"dull",
"flat",
"heavy",
"humdrum",
"jading",
"leaden",
"monotonous",
"pedestrian",
"pleasureless",
"ponderous",
"stodgy",
"stuffy",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"tiring",
"uninteresting",
"wearisome",
"weary",
"wearying"
]
},
"to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied":{
"examples":[
"the older girl amused her four-year-old sister at the family reunion by showing her off to all the relatives"
],
"synonyms":[
"disporting",
"diverting",
"entertaining",
"regaling",
"solacing"
],
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"absorbing",
"busying",
"distracting",
"engaging",
"engrossing",
"immersing",
"interesting",
"involving",
"occupying",
"beguiling",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charming",
"delighting",
"enchanting",
"enthralling",
"fascinating",
"gripping",
"hypnotizing",
"intriguing",
"mesmerizing",
"coddling",
"gratifying",
"humoring",
"indulging",
"mollycoddling",
"pampering",
"pleasing",
"pleasuring",
"spoiling",
"appeasing",
"comforting",
"conciliating",
"consoling",
"contenting",
"mollifying",
"obliging",
"pacifying",
"placating",
"propitiating",
"soothing"
],
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"boring",
"jading",
"draining",
"enervating",
"exhausting",
"fatiguing",
"tiring",
"wearing",
"wearing out",
"wearying",
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"bothering",
"bugging",
"chafing",
"disturbing",
"exasperating",
"fretting",
"galling",
"grating",
"harassing",
"harrying",
"irking",
"nettling",
"peeving",
"perturbing",
"pestering",
"piquing",
"upsetting",
"vexing"
],
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},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"amendment":{
"a change designed to correct or improve a written work":{
"examples":[
"the article as written requires only one factual amendment"
],
"synonyms":[
"correction",
"emendation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cut",
"deletion",
"addition",
"amplification",
"supplement",
"adjustment",
"alteration",
"modification",
"revision",
"improvement",
"renovation",
"clarification",
"explanation",
"explication"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambience":{
"a special quality or impression associated with something":{
"examples":[
"the exurb has the unmistakable ambience of old money"
],
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"air",
"aroma",
"atmosphere",
"aura",
"climate",
"flavor",
"halo",
"karma",
"mood",
"nimbus",
"note",
"odor",
"patina",
"smell",
"temper",
"vibration(s)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aureole",
"aureola",
"mystique",
"romance",
"genius loci",
"feel",
"feeling",
"sensation",
"sense",
"spirit",
"attribute",
"character",
"characteristic",
"image",
"mark",
"notion",
"peculiarity",
"picture",
"property",
"trait",
"color",
"illusion",
"overtone",
"semblance",
"suggestion",
"tone"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ameer":{
"as in sultan , king":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"Caesar",
"czar",
"tsar",
"tzar",
"czarina",
"tsarina",
"tzarina",
"emperor",
"empress",
"kaiser",
"khan",
"khedive",
"king",
"lady",
"lord",
"mikado",
"mogul",
"prince",
"princess",
"queen",
"satrap",
"shah",
"sultan",
"sultana",
"suzerain",
"autocrat",
"monarch",
"potentate",
"ruler",
"sovereign",
"sovran",
"coruler",
"authoritarian",
"Big Brother",
"despot",
"dictator",
"f\u00fchrer",
"fuehrer",
"monocrat",
"overlord",
"paramount",
"tyrant"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amiableness":{
"the state or quality of having a pleasant or agreeable manner in socializing with others":{
"examples":[
"the dance instructor's natural amiableness puts new students immediately at ease"
],
"synonyms":[
"affability",
"agreeability",
"agreeableness",
"amenity",
"amiability",
"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"
]
},
"amputates":{
"to remove (part of a person's body)":{
"examples":[
"His arm was badly injured and had to be amputated ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cuts (off)",
"dissevers",
"severs",
"rips",
"tears",
"wrenches",
"wrests",
"yanks",
"grabs",
"nabs",
"seizes",
"snaps (up)",
"snatches",
"lops (off)",
"nips",
"extracts",
"forces",
"jerks",
"pries",
"prizes",
"pulls",
"roots (out)",
"uproots"
],
"near antonyms":[
"reattaches"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"ambushed":{
"to lie in wait for and attack by surprise":{
"examples":[
"the king's enemies planned to ambush the royal coach on the way to Paris and capture the king"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambuscaded",
"surprised",
"surprized",
"waylaid"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assailed",
"assaulted",
"attacked",
"stormed",
"struck",
"jumped",
"mugged",
"pounced (on)",
"tackled",
"charged",
"sallied",
"captured",
"ensnared",
"entrapped",
"mousetrapped",
"netted",
"snared",
"trapped",
"hunted",
"preyed (on or upon)",
"stalked"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"amusedly":{
"as in giddily , joyfully":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"exuberantly",
"giddily",
"gigglingly",
"joyfully",
"joyously",
"brightly",
"cheerfully",
"cheerily",
"gaily",
"gayly",
"happily",
"heartily",
"jocosely",
"jovially",
"merrily",
"mirthfully",
"smilingly",
"blithely",
"blithesomely",
"breezily",
"gladly",
"gladsomely",
"laughingly",
"lightheartedly",
"sunnily",
"amicably",
"friendlily",
"friendly",
"good-humoredly",
"good-naturedly",
"jocularly",
"hopefully",
"optimistically",
"sanguinely",
"blissfully",
"elatedly",
"euphorically",
"rapturously"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bleakly",
"cheerlessly",
"darkly",
"heavily",
"miserably",
"morosely",
"unhappily",
"abjectly",
"dejectedly",
"despondently",
"disconsolately",
"dispiritedly",
"wretchedly",
"dolefully",
"dolorously",
"forlornly",
"mournfully",
"plaintively",
"sorrowfully",
"dourly",
"glumly",
"mirthlessly",
"sourly",
"sternly",
"sulkily",
"sullenly",
"blackly",
"dismally",
"drearily",
"gloomily",
"pessimistically"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"ambulatory":{
"traveling from place to place":{
"examples":[
"ambulatory theatrical companies that brought live theater to small towns across America"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambulant",
"errant",
"fugitive",
"gallivanting",
"galavanting",
"itinerant",
"nomad",
"nomadic",
"perambulatory",
"peregrine",
"peripatetic",
"ranging",
"roaming",
"roving",
"vagabond",
"vagrant",
"wandering",
"wayfaring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drifting",
"footloose",
"meandering",
"rambling",
"sauntering",
"strolling",
"traipsing",
"walking",
"migrant",
"migratory"
],
"near antonyms":[
"immobile",
"nonmoving",
"settled",
"standing",
"static",
"stationary",
"motionless",
"still"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"amalgam":{
"a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things":{
"examples":[
"a church that is an amalgam of traditional and modern architectural styles"
],
"synonyms":[
"admixture",
"alloy",
"amalgamation",
"blend",
"cocktail",
"combination",
"composite",
"compound",
"conflation",
"emulsion",
"fusion",
"intermixture",
"meld",
"mix",
"mixture",
"synthesis"
],
"near synonyms":[
"half-and-half",
"absorption",
"blending",
"coalescence",
"coalition",
"commingling",
"commixture",
"compost",
"concretion",
"homogenization",
"immingling",
"immixture",
"incorporation",
"integration",
"interfusion",
"intermingling",
"mergence",
"merger",
"merging",
"mingling",
"assortment",
"hash",
"hodgepodge",
"hotchpotch",
"jumble",
"medley",
"m\u00e9lange",
"mishmash",
"motley",
"patchwork",
"potpourri",
"variety",
"accumulation",
"aggregation",
"conglomeration"
],
"near antonyms":[
"component",
"constituent",
"element",
"ingredient"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambushes":{
"a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait":{
"examples":[
"revolutionaries laid in ambush for the king along the route his carriage would travel"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambuscades",
"ambushments",
"surprises",
"surprizes",
"traps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assaults",
"attacks",
"charges",
"sallies",
"captures",
"entrapments",
"mousetraps",
"snares",
"huntings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a device or scheme for capturing another by surprise":{
"examples":[
"thinking that he was getting into his assigned limousine, the diplomat did not realize that he was the victim of an ambush as he was being lured into his captor's car"
],
"synonyms":[
"nets",
"snares",
"traps",
"webs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"enmeshments",
"entanglements",
"entrapments",
"envelopments",
"booby traps",
"catches",
"hazards",
"land mines",
"pitfalls",
"snags",
"artifices",
"cheats",
"deceptions",
"double-dealings",
"duplicities",
"ploys",
"ruses",
"subterfuges",
"tricks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to lie in wait for and attack by surprise":{
"examples":[
"the king's enemies planned to ambush the royal coach on the way to Paris and capture the king"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambuscades",
"surprises",
"surprizes",
"waylays"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assails",
"assaults",
"attacks",
"storms",
"strikes",
"jumps",
"mugs",
"pounces (on)",
"tackles",
"charges",
"sallies",
"captures",
"ensnares",
"entraps",
"mousetraps",
"nets",
"snares",
"traps",
"hunts",
"preys (on or upon)",
"stalks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"amplitudes":{
"an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends":{
"examples":[
"the amplitude of Thomas Jefferson's interests\u2014government, architecture, agriculture, science, philosophy\u2014is truly awesome"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambits",
"breadths",
"compasses",
"confines",
"dimensions",
"extents",
"ranges",
"reaches",
"realms",
"scopes",
"sweeps",
"widths"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gamuts",
"spectra",
"spectrums",
"spreads",
"bailiwicks",
"circles",
"demesnes",
"departments",
"disciplines",
"domains",
"elements",
"fiefdoms",
"fiefs",
"fields",
"provinces",
"regions",
"specialties",
"spheres",
"terrains",
"frontiers",
"horizons",
"panoramas"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amigos":{
"a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another":{
"examples":[
"is it all right if I bring my amigo Ben to the party?"
],
"synonyms":[
"alter egos",
"buddies",
"chums",
"compadres",
"comrades",
"confidantes",
"confidants",
"cronies",
"familiars",
"friends",
"intimates",
"mates",
"musketeers",
"pals"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acquaintances",
"associates",
"cohorts",
"colleagues",
"companions",
"fellows",
"hearties",
"hobnobbers",
"partners",
"peers",
"sports",
"blood brothers",
"brothers",
"brethren",
"main men",
"sisters",
"abettors",
"abetters",
"accomplices",
"allies",
"collaborators",
"confederates",
"pen pals",
"benefactors",
"supporters",
"sympathizers",
"well-wishers",
"friendlies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adversaries",
"antagonists",
"competitors",
"opponents",
"rivals",
"archenemies",
"nemeses"
],
"antonyms":[
"enemies",
"foes"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amp (up)":{
"to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{
"examples":[
"an important news story that doesn't need to be amped up with sensationalism"
],
"synonyms":[
"animate",
"brace",
"energize",
"enliven",
"fillip",
"fire",
"ginger (up)",
"invigorate",
"jazz (up)",
"juice up",
"jump-start",
"liven (up)",
"pep (up)",
"quicken",
"spike",
"stimulate",
"vitalize",
"vivify",
"zip (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arouse",
"awake",
"awaken",
"raise",
"rouse",
"stir",
"wake (up)",
"activate",
"actuate",
"drive",
"impel",
"motivate",
"motive",
"move",
"propel",
"charge",
"electrify",
"galvanize",
"enkindle",
"excite",
"ferment",
"foment",
"incite",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"instigate",
"kindle",
"provoke",
"set off",
"spark",
"trigger",
"turn on",
"whip (up)",
"abet",
"boost",
"buoy",
"cheer",
"embolden",
"fortify",
"hearten",
"infuse",
"inspire",
"lift",
"rally",
"steel",
"strengthen",
"reactivate",
"reanimate",
"reawake",
"reawaken",
"recharge",
"recreate",
"reenergize",
"refresh",
"refreshen",
"regenerate",
"reinvigorate",
"rejuvenate",
"rekindle",
"renew",
"restimulate",
"resurrect",
"resuscitate",
"revitalize",
"revive"
],
"near antonyms":[
"burn out",
"debilitate",
"do in",
"drain",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"exhaust",
"fag",
"fatigue",
"harass",
"kayo",
"knock out",
"sap",
"tucker (out)",
"undermine",
"wash out",
"weaken",
"wear",
"wear out",
"weary",
"check",
"curb",
"inhibit",
"jade",
"quell",
"quench",
"repress",
"restrain",
"slow",
"still",
"stunt",
"suppress",
"daunt",
"demoralize",
"discourage",
"dishearten",
"dispirit"
],
"antonyms":[
"damp",
"dampen",
"deaden",
"dull",
"kill"
]
},
"to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{
"examples":[
"inflammatory rhetoric that served only to amp up the civil unrest that was overspreading the city"
],
"synonyms":[
"accentuate",
"amplify",
"beef (up)",
"boost",
"consolidate",
"deepen",
"enhance",
"heighten",
"intensify",
"magnify",
"redouble",
"step up",
"strengthen"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broaden",
"enlarge",
"expand",
"extend",
"lengthen",
"accelerate",
"hasten",
"quicken",
"emphasize",
"point (up)",
"sharpen",
"stress",
"augment",
"enforce",
"reinforce",
"reenforce",
"restrengthen",
"supplement",
"maximize",
"enliven",
"jazz (up)",
"aggravate",
"exacerbate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decrease",
"diminish",
"lessen",
"let up (on)",
"reduce",
"subdue",
"tone (down)",
"weaken",
"dwindle",
"recede",
"subside",
"taper (off)",
"wane",
"alleviate",
"ease",
"lighten"
],
"antonyms":[
"abate",
"moderate"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"amuse":{
"to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied":{
"examples":[
"the older girl amused her four-year-old sister at the family reunion by showing her off to all the relatives"
],
"synonyms":[
"disport",
"divert",
"entertain",
"regale",
"solace"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absorb",
"busy",
"distract",
"engage",
"engross",
"immerse",
"interest",
"involve",
"occupy",
"beguile",
"bewitch",
"captivate",
"charm",
"delight",
"enchant",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"fascinate",
"grip",
"hypnotize",
"intrigue",
"mesmerize",
"coddle",
"gratify",
"humor",
"indulge",
"mollycoddle",
"pamper",
"please",
"pleasure",
"spoil",
"appease",
"comfort",
"conciliate",
"console",
"content",
"mollify",
"oblige",
"pacify",
"placate",
"propitiate",
"soothe"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bore",
"jade",
"drain",
"enervate",
"exhaust",
"fatigue",
"tire",
"wear",
"wear out",
"weary",
"aggravate",
"annoy",
"bother",
"bug",
"chafe",
"disturb",
"exasperate",
"fret",
"gall",
"grate",
"harass",
"harry",
"irk",
"nettle",
"peeve",
"perturb",
"pester",
"pique",
"upset",
"vex"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"amazes":{
"to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{
"examples":[
"your ability to remember names and faces amazes me"
],
"synonyms":[
"astonishes",
"astounds",
"bowls over",
"dumbfounds",
"dumfounds",
"flabbergasts",
"floors",
"rocks",
"shocks",
"startles",
"stuns",
"stupefies",
"surprises",
"surprizes",
"thunderstrikes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"befuddles",
"bewilders",
"blindsides",
"blows away",
"confounds",
"confuses",
"dazes",
"discomfits",
"disconcerts",
"dismays",
"jars",
"muddles",
"nonpluses",
"nonplusses",
"perplexes",
"shakes up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"amending":{
"to make better":{
"examples":[
"trying to amend the situation of the striking workers by supplying them with minimal food supplies"
],
"synonyms":[
"ameliorating",
"bettering",
"enhancing",
"enriching",
"helping",
"improving",
"meliorating",
"perfecting",
"refining",
"upgrading"
],
"near synonyms":[
"correcting",
"emending",
"rectifying",
"reforming",
"remediating",
"remedying",
"editing",
"fine-tuning",
"redrafting",
"refurbishing",
"rehabbing",
"rehabilitating",
"revamping",
"revising",
"reworking",
"beefing (up)",
"boosting",
"fortifying",
"intensifying",
"reinforcing",
"reenforcing",
"strengthening",
"fining",
"honing",
"polishing",
"retouching",
"touching up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"damaging",
"endamaging",
"harming",
"hurting",
"impairing",
"injuring",
"spoiling",
"tarnishing",
"vitiating",
"blemishing",
"blighting",
"defacing",
"disfiguring",
"flawing",
"marring",
"diminishing",
"lessening",
"lowering",
"reducing"
],
"antonyms":[
"worsening"
]
},
"to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from":{
"examples":[
"the Bill of Rights was adopted in an effort to amend a constitution that seemed to many to be deficient in guaranteeing individual rights"
],
"synonyms":[
"correcting",
"debugging",
"emending",
"rectifying",
"red-penciling",
"reforming",
"remedying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"redrafting",
"redrawing",
"restyling",
"revising",
"reworking",
"rewriting",
"blue-penciling",
"cutting",
"shortening",
"redressing",
"righting",
"ameliorating",
"bettering",
"improving",
"perfecting",
"polishing",
"touching up",
"fixing",
"mending",
"repairing",
"adjusting",
"modulating",
"regulating",
"altering",
"changing",
"modifying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"damaging",
"harming",
"hurting",
"impairing",
"injuring",
"marring",
"spoiling",
"aggravating",
"worsening"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to change one's behavior or character for the better":{
"examples":[
"the judge had heard the defendant promise before that he would amend"
],
"synonyms":[
"mending",
"reforming",
"shaping up",
"straightening (up or out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"behaving",
"regenerating",
"bettering",
"improving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"backsliding",
"regressing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"among":{
"in or into the middle of":{
"examples":[
"a gull landed among the burgers-and-fries eaters at the outdoor snack bar, clearly looking for handouts"
],
"synonyms":[
"amid",
"amidst",
"mid",
"midst",
"through"
],
"near synonyms":[
"between",
"betwixt"
],
"near antonyms":[
"from",
"out of"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"preposition"
]
},
"ambuscader":{
"as in attacker , assailant":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"ambusher",
"assailant",
"attacker",
"forayer",
"pillager",
"plunderer",
"initiator",
"instigator",
"hawk",
"jingo",
"jingoist",
"militant",
"militarist",
"war hawk",
"warmonger",
"aggressor",
"invader",
"raider",
"belligerent",
"cobelligerent",
"combatant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"defender",
"dove",
"pacifist",
"peacemaker",
"nonbelligerent"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amalgams":{
"a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things":{
"examples":[
"a church that is an amalgam of traditional and modern architectural styles"
],
"synonyms":[
"admixtures",
"alloys",
"amalgamations",
"blends",
"cocktails",
"combinations",
"composites",
"compounds",
"conflations",
"emulsions",
"fusions",
"intermixtures",
"melds",
"mixes",
"mixtures",
"syntheses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"half-and-halfs",
"absorptions",
"coalescences",
"coalitions",
"commixtures",
"composts",
"concretions",
"homogenizations",
"immixtures",
"incorporations",
"integrations",
"interfusions",
"mergences",
"mergers",
"assortments",
"hashes",
"hodgepodges",
"hotchpotches",
"jumbles",
"medleys",
"m\u00e9langes",
"mishmashes",
"motleys",
"patchworks",
"potpourris",
"varieties",
"accumulations",
"aggregations",
"conglomerations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"components",
"constituents",
"elements",
"ingredients"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amalgamating":{
"to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{
"examples":[
"silver amalgamated with mercury is used for tooth fillings"
],
"synonyms":[
"blending",
"combining",
"comingling",
"commingling",
"commixing",
"compositing",
"concreting",
"conflating",
"fusing",
"homogenizing",
"immingling",
"immixing",
"incorporating",
"integrating",
"interfusing",
"intermingling",
"intermixing",
"melding",
"merging",
"mingling",
"mixing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adding",
"admixing",
"beating (in)",
"cutting in",
"folding",
"stirring",
"tossing",
"coalescing",
"compounding",
"emulsifying",
"conjoining",
"joining",
"knitting",
"linking",
"uniting",
"intertwining",
"interweaving",
"weaving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cleaving",
"disjoining",
"disuniting",
"dividing",
"divorcing",
"parting",
"rupturing",
"severing",
"sundering",
"dispersing",
"dissolving",
"scattering",
"detaching",
"disengaging",
"splitting"
],
"antonyms":[
"breaking down",
"breaking up",
"separating",
"unmixing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"amalgamate":{
"to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{
"examples":[
"silver amalgamated with mercury is used for tooth fillings"
],
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"blend",
"combine",
"comingle",
"commingle",
"commix",
"composite",
"concrete",
"conflate",
"fuse",
"homogenize",
"immingle",
"immix",
"incorporate",
"integrate",
"interfuse",
"intermingle",
"intermix",
"meld",
"merge",
"mingle",
"mix"
],
"near synonyms":[
"add",
"admix",
"beat (in)",
"cut in",
"fold",
"stir",
"toss",
"coalesce",
"compound",
"emulsify",
"conjoin",
"join",
"knit",
"link",
"unite",
"intertwine",
"interweave",
"weave"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cleave",
"disjoin",
"disunite",
"divide",
"divorce",
"part",
"rupture",
"sever",
"sunder",
"disperse",
"dissolve",
"scatter",
"detach",
"disengage",
"split"
],
"antonyms":[
"break down",
"break up",
"separate",
"unmix"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"ambiguity":{
"the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning":{
"examples":[
"the ambiguity of the clairvoyant's messages from the deceased allowed the grieving relatives to interpret them however they wished"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambiguousness",
"darkness",
"equivocalness",
"equivocation",
"inscrutability",
"inscrutableness",
"murkiness",
"mysteriousness",
"nebulosity",
"nebulousness",
"obliqueness",
"obliquity",
"obscurity",
"opacity",
"opaqueness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mystery",
"reconditeness",
"cloudiness",
"dimness",
"faintness",
"fogginess",
"fuzziness",
"haziness",
"indefiniteness",
"indistinctness",
"mistiness",
"shade",
"shadow",
"uncertainty",
"vagueness",
"impenetrability",
"incomprehensibility",
"incomprehensibleness",
"circuitousness",
"circuity",
"indirectness",
"deepness",
"depth",
"profoundness",
"abstruseness",
"abstrusity",
"complexity",
"complication",
"difficulty",
"obtuseness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"comprehensibility",
"intelligibility",
"legibility",
"brightness",
"distinctness",
"self-evidence",
"certainty",
"surety",
"definiteness",
"exactness",
"explicitness",
"incision",
"incisiveness",
"lucidity",
"lucidness",
"perspicuity",
"perspicuousness",
"directness",
"forthrightness",
"openness",
"straightforwardness",
"palpability",
"tangibility",
"tangibleness",
"visibility",
"readability",
"readableness",
"obviousness"
],
"antonyms":[
"clarity",
"clearness",
"obviousness",
"plainness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amazing":{
"causing a strong emotional reaction because of unexpectedness":{
"examples":[
"it was rather amazing that the store let me return the sweater after I'd worn and even washed it"
],
"synonyms":[
"astonishing",
"astounding",
"blindsiding",
"dumbfounding",
"dumfounding",
"eye-opening",
"flabbergasting",
"jarring",
"jaw-dropping",
"jolting",
"shocking",
"startling",
"stunning",
"stupefying",
"surprising"
],
"near synonyms":[
"unannounced",
"unanticipated",
"unexpected",
"unforeseen",
"awesome",
"awful",
"breathtaking",
"fabulous",
"heart-stopping",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"miraculous",
"portentous",
"prodigious",
"staggering",
"stupendous",
"sublime",
"wonderful",
"wondrous",
"extraordinary",
"phenomenal",
"rare",
"sensational",
"spectacular",
"befuddling",
"bewildering",
"confounding",
"confusing",
"discomfiting",
"disconcerting",
"dismaying",
"flustering",
"muddling",
"nonplussing",
"nonplusing",
"perplexing",
"upsetting",
"incomprehensible",
"inconceivable",
"incredible",
"unbelievable",
"unimaginable",
"unlikely",
"unthinkable",
"singular",
"uncommon",
"unique",
"unusual",
"unwonted",
"conspicuous",
"notable",
"noticeable",
"outstanding",
"remarkable",
"impressive",
"striking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"common",
"customary",
"mundane",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"typical",
"unexceptional",
"unremarkable",
"usual"
],
"antonyms":[
"unsurprising"
]
},
"causing wonder or astonishment":{
"examples":[
"the amazing feats of the circus acrobats simply enthralled the audience"
],
"synonyms":[
"astonishing",
"astounding",
"awesome",
"awful",
"eye-opening",
"fabulous",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"miraculous",
"portentous",
"prodigious",
"staggering",
"stunning",
"stupendous",
"sublime",
"surprising",
"wonderful",
"wondrous"
],
"near synonyms":[
"incomprehensible",
"inconceivable",
"incredible",
"unbelievable",
"unimaginable",
"unthinkable",
"extraordinary",
"phenomenal",
"rare",
"sensational",
"spectacular",
"singular",
"uncommon",
"unique",
"unusual",
"unwonted",
"conspicuous",
"notable",
"noticeable",
"outstanding",
"remarkable",
"impressive",
"smashing",
"striking",
"mind-bending",
"mind-blowing",
"mind-boggling",
"animating",
"energizing",
"enlightening",
"enlivening",
"exciting",
"galvanizing",
"invigorating",
"stimulating",
"alluring",
"attracting",
"attractive",
"beguiling",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charming",
"enchanting",
"entertaining",
"enthralling",
"fascinating",
"interesting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unimpressive",
"uninspiring",
"unremarkable",
"boring",
"dull",
"jading",
"monotonous",
"tedious",
"tiring",
"uninspired",
"uninteresting",
"wearisome",
"weary",
"wearying",
"common",
"customary",
"mundane",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"typical",
"unexceptional",
"usual",
"draining",
"enervating",
"exhausting",
"fatiguing",
"wearing",
"debilitating",
"enfeebling",
"demoralizing",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a strong impression on (someone) with something unexpected":{
"examples":[
"your ability to remember names and faces amazes me"
],
"synonyms":[
"astonishing",
"astounding",
"bowling over",
"dumbfounding",
"dumfounding",
"flabbergasting",
"flooring",
"rocking",
"shocking",
"startling",
"stunning",
"stupefying",
"surprising",
"surprizing",
"thunderstriking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"befuddling",
"bewildering",
"blindsiding",
"blowing away",
"confounding",
"confusing",
"dazing",
"discomfiting",
"disconcerting",
"dismaying",
"jarring",
"muddling",
"nonplussing",
"nonplusing",
"perplexing",
"shaking up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"ambients":{
"the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded":{
"examples":[
"observing how the survival techniques of primates vary with the ambient"
],
"synonyms":[
"atmospheres",
"climates",
"climes",
"contexts",
"contextures",
"environments",
"environs",
"mediums",
"media",
"milieus",
"milieux",
"mise-en-sc\u00e8nes",
"settings",
"surroundings",
"surrounds",
"terrains"
],
"near synonyms":[
"locations",
"places",
"positions",
"spaces",
"backdrops",
"backgrounds",
"elements",
"situations",
"statuses",
"geographies",
"habitats",
"microenvironments"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambushers":{
"as in attackers , assailants":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ambuscaders",
"assailants",
"attackers",
"forayers",
"pillagers",
"plunderers",
"initiators",
"instigators",
"hawks",
"jingoes",
"jingoists",
"militants",
"militarists",
"war hawks",
"warmongers",
"aggressors",
"invaders",
"raiders",
"belligerents",
"cobelligerents",
"combatants"
],
"near antonyms":[
"defenders",
"doves",
"pacifists",
"peacemakers",
"nonbelligerents"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amazon":{
"as in giantess":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"giantess",
"behemoth",
"blockbuster",
"colossus",
"dinosaur",
"dreadnought",
"elephant",
"giant",
"Goliath",
"jumbo",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"mastodon",
"monster",
"titan",
"whale",
"whopper",
"bulk",
"hulk",
"heavyweight",
"juggernaut",
"steamroller"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diminutive",
"dwarf",
"half-pint",
"midget",
"mite",
"peewee",
"pygmy",
"pigmy",
"runt",
"shrimp",
"lightweight",
"weakling",
"wimp",
"wisp",
"nonentity",
"twerp",
"whippersnapper"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amorists":{
"as in lovers , ladies' men":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gallants",
"ladies' men",
"lady's men",
"lady-killers",
"lovers",
"paramours",
"Romeos",
"Casanovas",
"Don Juans",
"lechers",
"lotharios",
"lounge lizards",
"mashers",
"philanderers",
"satyrs",
"wolves",
"womanizers",
"debauchers",
"romancers",
"seducers",
"whoremasters",
"whoremongers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambivalent":{
"having a mixture of opposing feelings":{
"examples":[
"she's somewhat ambivalent about the relationship"
],
"synonyms":[
"conflicted",
"equivocal"
],
"near synonyms":[
"doubtful",
"faltering",
"irresolute",
"questioning",
"uncertain",
"undecided",
"unsure",
"vacillating",
"wobbly",
"wabbly",
"afraid",
"disinclined",
"dubious",
"hesitant",
"indisposed",
"loath",
"loth",
"loathe",
"reluctant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"certain",
"decided",
"resolute",
"sure",
"unquestioning"
],
"antonyms":[
"unambivalent"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"amorist":{
"as in lover , ladies' man":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"gallant",
"ladies' man",
"lady's man",
"lady-killer",
"lover",
"paramour",
"Romeo",
"Casanova",
"Don Juan",
"lecher",
"lothario",
"lounge lizard",
"masher",
"philanderer",
"satyr",
"wolf",
"womanizer",
"debaucher",
"romancer",
"seducer",
"whoremaster",
"whoremonger"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ammunitions":{
"means or method of defending":{
"examples":[
"be certain that all of your accusations are true, lest you just give them ammunition to claim that all of them are false"
],
"synonyms":[
"aegises",
"egises",
"armors",
"bucklers",
"covers",
"defenses",
"guards",
"protections",
"safeguards",
"screens",
"securities",
"shields",
"walls",
"wards"
],
"near synonyms":[
"armaments",
"arms",
"munitions",
"weaponries",
"weapons",
"fortresses",
"forts",
"palisades",
"strongholds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aggressions",
"assaults",
"attacks",
"offenses",
"offences",
"offensives"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amble":{
"a relaxed journey on foot for exercise or pleasure":{
"examples":[
"we had a lovely amble about the quaint village before continuing our drive"
],
"synonyms":[
"constitutional",
"perambulation",
"ramble",
"range",
"saunter",
"stroll",
"turn",
"walk",
"wander"
],
"near synonyms":[
"parade",
"paseo",
"promenade",
"expedition",
"hike",
"march",
"peregrination",
"traipse",
"tramp",
"travel",
"traversal",
"traverse",
"trek",
"trip",
"walkabout",
"excursion",
"jaunt",
"junket",
"outing",
"sally",
"sashay",
"spin",
"tour",
"pilgrimage",
"progress",
"safari"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure":{
"examples":[
"the couple enjoys ambling along the many footpaths that meander through the park"
],
"synonyms":[
"hike",
"perambulate",
"ramble",
"saunter",
"stroll",
"tramp",
"tromp"
],
"near synonyms":[
"roam",
"rove",
"wander",
"peregrinate",
"traipse",
"traverse",
"trek",
"walk",
"march",
"promenade",
"power walk"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"American dream":{
"a life marked by material wealth and comfort":{
"examples":[
"with the acquisition of a big house in the suburbs, they felt as though the American dream had indeed become a reality for them"
],
"synonyms":[
"good life"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dolce vita",
"la dolce vita",
"easy street"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambiguities":{
"the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning":{
"examples":[
"the ambiguity of the clairvoyant's messages from the deceased allowed the grieving relatives to interpret them however they wished"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambiguousness",
"darkness",
"equivocalness",
"equivocation",
"inscrutability",
"inscrutableness",
"murkiness",
"mysteriousness",
"nebulosity",
"nebulousness",
"obliqueness",
"obliquity",
"obscurity",
"opacity",
"opaqueness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mystery",
"reconditeness",
"cloudiness",
"dimness",
"faintness",
"fogginess",
"fuzziness",
"haziness",
"indefiniteness",
"indistinctness",
"mistiness",
"shade",
"shadow",
"uncertainty",
"vagueness",
"impenetrability",
"incomprehensibility",
"incomprehensibleness",
"circuitousness",
"circuity",
"indirectness",
"deepness",
"depth",
"profoundness",
"abstruseness",
"abstrusity",
"complexity",
"complication",
"difficulty",
"obtuseness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"comprehensibility",
"intelligibility",
"legibility",
"brightness",
"distinctness",
"self-evidence",
"certainty",
"surety",
"definiteness",
"exactness",
"explicitness",
"incision",
"incisiveness",
"lucidity",
"lucidness",
"perspicuity",
"perspicuousness",
"directness",
"forthrightness",
"openness",
"straightforwardness",
"palpability",
"tangibility",
"tangibleness",
"visibility",
"readability",
"readableness",
"obviousness"
],
"antonyms":[
"clarity",
"clearness",
"obviousness",
"plainness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amnesia":{
"a condition in which a person is unable to remember things because of head injury, shock, illness, or fatigue":{
"examples":[
"The concussion left him with amnesia , and he couldn't remember how he had gotten hurt."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blindness",
"forgetfulness",
"nirvana",
"oblivion",
"obliviousness",
"ignorance",
"incognizance",
"innocence",
"insensibility",
"nescience",
"unawareness",
"unconsciousness",
"unfamiliarity",
"absentmindedness",
"absorption",
"abstraction",
"inattention",
"inattentiveness",
"preoccupation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"memory",
"recall",
"recollection",
"remembrance",
"alertness",
"awareness",
"cognizance",
"consciousness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambits":{
"an area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends":{
"examples":[
"many feel that church leaders stray outside of their proper ambit when they make specific political endorsements"
],
"synonyms":[
"amplitudes",
"breadths",
"compasses",
"confines",
"dimensions",
"extents",
"ranges",
"reaches",
"realms",
"scopes",
"sweeps",
"widths"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gamuts",
"spectra",
"spectrums",
"spreads",
"bailiwicks",
"circles",
"demesnes",
"departments",
"disciplines",
"domains",
"elements",
"fiefdoms",
"fiefs",
"fields",
"provinces",
"regions",
"specialties",
"spheres",
"terrains",
"frontiers",
"horizons",
"panoramas"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amblers":{
"a person who travels by foot for exercise or pleasure":{
"examples":[
"the state park has a number of easy trails which even the most casual of amblers can enjoy"
],
"synonyms":[
"hikers",
"perambulators",
"ramblers",
"trampers",
"walkers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"pedestrians",
"roamers",
"rovers",
"trekkers",
"wanderers",
"wayfarers",
"alpinists",
"Alpinists",
"backpackers",
"climbers",
"mountaineers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amendable":{
"as in resolvable , improvable":{
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"near synonyms":[
"emendable",
"improvable",
"resolvable",
"correctable",
"corrigible",
"fixable",
"redeemable",
"remediable",
"repairable",
"reparable",
"reversible",
"undoable",
"reconstructible",
"reformable",
"regenerable",
"corrected",
"fixed",
"remedied",
"repaired"
],
"near antonyms":[
"incorrigible",
"irrecoverable",
"irredeemable",
"irremediable",
"irreparable",
"unredeemable",
"irretrievable",
"unrecoverable",
"irreplaceable",
"irreversible",
"irrevocable"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"amendments":{
"a change designed to correct or improve a written work":{
"examples":[
"the article as written requires only one factual amendment"
],
"synonyms":[
"corrections",
"emendations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cuts",
"deletions",
"additions",
"amplifications",
"supplements",
"adjustments",
"alterations",
"modifications",
"revisions",
"improvements",
"renovations",
"clarifications",
"explanations",
"explications"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amanuensis":{
"one who writes from dictation or copies manuscripts":{
"examples":[
"thanks to the efforts of his dutiful amanuensis , copies of most of the author's letters and unpublished manuscripts have been preserved"
],
"synonyms":[
"calligrapher",
"copyist",
"penman",
"scribe",
"scrivener"
],
"near synonyms":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amounts":{
"a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter":{
"examples":[
"is this small amount of food supposed to feed the whole hockey team?"
],
"synonyms":[
"measures",
"quanta",
"quantities",
"volumes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coefficients",
"degrees",
"bodies",
"portions",
"many",
"numbers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amends":{
"as in atonement , expiation":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"atonement",
"expiation",
"punitive damages",
"solatium",
"refund",
"reimbursement",
"repayment",
"compensation",
"damages",
"indemnification",
"indemnity",
"quittance",
"recompense",
"recoupment",
"redress",
"remuneration",
"reparation",
"reprisal(s)",
"requital",
"restitution",
"satisfaction",
"adjustment",
"settlement",
"bail",
"deposit",
"pawn",
"security",
"punishment",
"retaliation",
"accord",
"bargain",
"compact",
"concordat",
"convention",
"pact",
"treaty",
"oath",
"pledge",
"troth",
"vow",
"word",
"bond",
"contract",
"covenant",
"deal",
"guarantee",
"guaranty",
"surety",
"warranty"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make better":{
"examples":[
"trying to amend the situation of the striking workers by supplying them with minimal food supplies"
],
"synonyms":[
"ameliorates",
"betters",
"enhances",
"enriches",
"helps",
"improves",
"meliorates",
"perfects",
"refines",
"upgrades"
],
"near synonyms":[
"corrects",
"emends",
"rectifies",
"reforms",
"remediates",
"remedies",
"edits",
"fine-tunes",
"redrafts",
"refurbishes",
"rehabilitates",
"rehabs",
"revamps",
"revises",
"reworks",
"beefs (up)",
"boosts",
"fortifies",
"intensifies",
"reinforces",
"reenforces",
"strengthens",
"fines",
"hones",
"polishes",
"retouches",
"touches up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"damages",
"endamages",
"harms",
"hurts",
"impairs",
"injures",
"spoils",
"tarnishes",
"vitiates",
"blemishes",
"blights",
"defaces",
"disfigures",
"flaws",
"mars",
"diminishes",
"lessens",
"lowers",
"reduces"
],
"antonyms":[
"worsens"
]
},
"to remove errors, defects, deficiencies, or deviations from":{
"examples":[
"the Bill of Rights was adopted in an effort to amend a constitution that seemed to many to be deficient in guaranteeing individual rights"
],
"synonyms":[
"corrects",
"debugs",
"emends",
"rectifies",
"red-pencils",
"reforms",
"remedies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"redrafts",
"redraws",
"restyles",
"revises",
"reworks",
"rewrites",
"blue-pencils",
"cuts",
"shortens",
"redresses",
"rights",
"ameliorates",
"betters",
"improves",
"perfects",
"polishes",
"touches up",
"fixes",
"mends",
"repairs",
"adjusts",
"modulates",
"regulates",
"alters",
"changes",
"modifies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"damages",
"harms",
"hurts",
"impairs",
"injures",
"mars",
"spoils",
"aggravates",
"worsens"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to change one's behavior or character for the better":{
"examples":[
"the judge had heard the defendant promise before that he would amend"
],
"synonyms":[
"mends",
"reforms",
"shapes up",
"straightens (up or out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"behaves",
"regenerates",
"betters",
"improves"
],
"near antonyms":[
"backslides",
"regresses"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"plural noun",
"verb"
]
},
"amiability":{
"the state or quality of having a pleasant or agreeable manner in socializing with others":{
"examples":[
"the waitress's amiability is what makes eating at the diner so much fun"
],
"synonyms":[
"affability",
"agreeability",
"agreeableness",
"amenity",
"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"
]
},
"a desire or disposition to please":{
"examples":[
"we had expected our rich cousin to be pushy and snobby, so we were pleasantly surprised by her amiability"
],
"synonyms":[
"amenability",
"complaisance",
"good-naturedness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affability",
"amicability",
"amicableness",
"congeniality",
"cordiality",
"friendliness",
"geniality",
"sociability",
"agreeableness",
"graciousness",
"pleasantness",
"kindheartedness",
"kindliness",
"warmheartedness",
"acquiescence",
"compliance",
"docility",
"passivity",
"submissiveness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disagreeableness",
"sullenness",
"surliness",
"ungraciousness",
"disobedience",
"intractability",
"recalcitrance"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amateurs":{
"a person who regularly or occasionally engages in an activity as a pastime rather than as a profession":{
"examples":[
"an amateur photographer who has won a number of photo contests"
],
"synonyms":[
"dabblers",
"dilettantes",
"dilettanti",
"hobbyists",
"laymen",
"nonexperts",
"nonprofessionals",
"potterers",
"putterers",
"tinkerers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"all-rounders",
"generalists",
"general practitioners",
"jacks-of-all-trades",
"aficionados",
"afficionados",
"buffs",
"devotees",
"enthusiasts",
"fans"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"authorities",
"experts",
"professionals",
"pros",
"specialists"
]
},
"a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science":{
"examples":[
"a homemade doghouse that looked like it was built by an amateur who hadn't mastered basic carpentry"
],
"synonyms":[
"hackers",
"hacks",
"inexperts",
"jacklegs",
"triflers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beginners",
"freshmen",
"greenhorns",
"kids",
"learners",
"neophytes",
"newcomers",
"novices",
"rookies",
"tenderfeet",
"tenderfoots",
"tyros"
],
"near antonyms":[
"maestros",
"maestri",
"virtuosos",
"virtuosi",
"whizzes",
"wizards",
"old hands",
"old-timers",
"veterans",
"vets"
],
"antonyms":[
"aces",
"adepts",
"crackerjacks",
"crackajacks",
"craftsmen",
"experts",
"hands",
"masters",
"past masters",
"sharks",
"sharps"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambuscades":{
"a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait":{
"examples":[
"warned by one of their scouts of an Apache ambuscade , the Comanches took a different path through the mountains"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambushes",
"ambushments",
"surprises",
"surprizes",
"traps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assaults",
"attacks",
"charges",
"sallies",
"captures",
"entrapments",
"mousetraps",
"snares",
"huntings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to lie in wait for and attack by surprise":{
"examples":[
"marching to the rescue of the besieged Fort Stanwix, 800 colonial militiamen were ambuscaded by a force of Loyalist troops and their Native American allies"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambushes",
"surprises",
"surprizes",
"waylays"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assails",
"assaults",
"attacks",
"storms",
"strikes",
"jumps",
"mugs",
"pounces (on)",
"tackles",
"charges",
"sallies",
"captures",
"ensnares",
"entraps",
"mousetraps",
"nets",
"snares",
"traps",
"hunts",
"preys (on or upon)",
"stalks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"ameers":{
"as in sultans , kings":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"Caesars",
"czarinas",
"tsarinas",
"tzarinas",
"czars",
"tsars",
"tzars",
"emperors",
"empresses",
"kaisers",
"khans",
"khedives",
"kings",
"ladies",
"lords",
"mikados",
"moguls",
"princes",
"princesses",
"queens",
"satraps",
"shahs",
"sultanas",
"sultans",
"suzerains",
"autocrats",
"monarchs",
"potentates",
"rulers",
"sovereigns",
"sovrans",
"corulers",
"co-rulers",
"authoritarians",
"Big Brothers",
"despots",
"dictators",
"f\u00fchrers",
"fuehrers",
"monocrats",
"overlords",
"paramounts",
"tyrants"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambuscade":{
"a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait":{
"examples":[
"warned by one of their scouts of an Apache ambuscade , the Comanches took a different path through the mountains"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambush",
"ambushment",
"surprise",
"surprize",
"trap"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assault",
"attack",
"charge",
"sally",
"capture",
"entrapment",
"mousetrap",
"snare",
"hunting",
"stalking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to lie in wait for and attack by surprise":{
"examples":[
"marching to the rescue of the besieged Fort Stanwix, 800 colonial militiamen were ambuscaded by a force of Loyalist troops and their Native American allies"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambush",
"surprise",
"surprize",
"waylay"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assail",
"assault",
"attack",
"storm",
"strike",
"jump",
"mug",
"pounce (on)",
"tackle",
"charge",
"sally",
"capture",
"ensnare",
"entrap",
"mousetrap",
"net",
"snare",
"trap",
"hunt",
"prey (on or upon)",
"stalk"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"amplifying":{
"to express more fully and in greater detail":{
"examples":[
"after filing a report of missing luggage, he was asked to amplify a bit as to the circumstances"
],
"synonyms":[
"developing",
"dilating (on or upon)",
"elaborating (on)",
"enlarging (on or upon)",
"expanding",
"fleshing (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adding (to)",
"complementing",
"supplementing",
"discoursing",
"expatiating",
"rambling",
"running on"
],
"near antonyms":[
"compressing",
"contracting",
"outlining",
"summarizing",
"summing up"
],
"antonyms":[
"abbreviating",
"abridging",
"condensing",
"shortening"
]
},
"to make greater in size, amount, or number":{
"examples":[
"the number of blood volunteers was significantly amplified by the promise of thank-you gifts to donors"
],
"synonyms":[
"accelerating",
"adding (to)",
"aggrandizing",
"augmenting",
"boosting",
"building up",
"compounding",
"enlarging",
"escalating",
"expanding",
"extending",
"hyping",
"increasing",
"multiplying",
"pumping up",
"raising",
"stoking",
"supersizing",
"swelling",
"upping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"booming",
"jumping",
"skyrocketing",
"spiking",
"bumping (up)",
"ratcheting (up)",
"racheting (up)",
"blowing up",
"dilating",
"distending",
"inflating",
"drawing out",
"elongating",
"fleshing (out)",
"lengthening",
"prolonging",
"protracting",
"stretching",
"developing",
"enhancing",
"heightening",
"intensifying",
"magnifying",
"complementing",
"supplementing",
"beefing (up)",
"reinforcing",
"reenforcing",
"strengthening",
"maximizing",
"accumulating",
"amassing",
"collecting",
"following up",
"parlaying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abbreviating",
"abridging",
"curtailing",
"shortening",
"compressing",
"condensing",
"constricting",
"contracting",
"cutting back",
"retrenching"
],
"antonyms":[
"abating",
"decreasing",
"de-escalating",
"diminishing",
"downsizing",
"dwindling",
"lessening",
"lowering",
"minifying",
"reducing",
"subtracting (from)"
]
},
"to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{
"examples":[
"a fox's large ears serve to amplify such sounds as little critters skittering among stones"
],
"synonyms":[
"accentuating",
"amping (up)",
"beefing (up)",
"boosting",
"consolidating",
"deepening",
"enhancing",
"heightening",
"intensifying",
"magnifying",
"redoubling",
"stepping up",
"strengthening"
],
"near synonyms":[
"broadening",
"enlarging",
"expanding",
"extending",
"lengthening",
"accelerating",
"hastening",
"quickening",
"emphasizing",
"pointing (up)",
"sharpening",
"stressing",
"augmenting",
"enforcing",
"reinforcing",
"reenforcing",
"restrengthening",
"supplementing",
"maximizing",
"enlivening",
"jazzing (up)",
"aggravating",
"exacerbating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decreasing",
"diminishing",
"lessening",
"letting up (on)",
"reducing",
"subduing",
"toning (down)",
"weakening",
"dwindling",
"receding",
"subsiding",
"tapering (off)",
"waning",
"alleviating",
"easing",
"lightening"
],
"antonyms":[
"abating",
"moderating"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"amerciable":{
"as in punishable , impeachable":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"chargeable",
"disciplinable",
"impeachable",
"indictable",
"punishable",
"foolish",
"irresponsible",
"reckless",
"criminal",
"illegal",
"illicit",
"unlawful",
"bad",
"guilty",
"sinful",
"wicked",
"illegitimate",
"improper",
"wrongful",
"blamable",
"blameworthy",
"censurable",
"culpable",
"reprehensible",
"reproachable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blameless",
"faultless",
"impeccable",
"irreproachable",
"flawless",
"perfect",
"pure",
"guiltless",
"innocent"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"amigo":{
"a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another":{
"examples":[
"is it all right if I bring my amigo Ben to the party?"
],
"synonyms":[
"alter ego",
"buddy",
"chum",
"compadre",
"comrade",
"confidant",
"confidante",
"crony",
"familiar",
"friend",
"intimate",
"mate",
"musketeer",
"pal"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acquaintance",
"associate",
"cohort",
"colleague",
"companion",
"fellow",
"hearty",
"hobnobber",
"partner",
"peer",
"sport",
"blood brother",
"brother",
"main man",
"sister",
"abettor",
"abetter",
"accomplice",
"ally",
"collaborator",
"confederate",
"pen pal",
"benefactor",
"supporter",
"sympathizer",
"well-wisher",
"friendly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adversary",
"antagonist",
"competitor",
"opponent",
"rival",
"archenemy",
"nemesis"
],
"antonyms":[
"enemy",
"foe"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambitions":{
"something that one hopes or intends to accomplish":{
"examples":[
"his ambition is to study international business, then get a job overseas"
],
"synonyms":[
"aims",
"aspirations",
"bournes",
"bourns",
"designs",
"dreams",
"ends",
"goals",
"ideals",
"ideas",
"intentions",
"intents",
"marks",
"meanings",
"objectives",
"objects",
"plans",
"points",
"pretensions",
"purposes",
"targets",
"things"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grails",
"holy grails",
"plots",
"projects",
"schemes",
"desires",
"hopes",
"minds",
"wishes",
"nirvanas",
"destinations",
"termini",
"terminuses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"means",
"methods",
"ways"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amour propre":{
"an often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or with one's situation or achievements":{
"examples":[
"if amour propre is a virtue, then this actress's memoirs are among the greatest declarations of love ever written"
],
"synonyms":[
"bighead",
"complacence",
"complacency",
"conceit",
"conceitedness",
"ego",
"egotism",
"pomposity",
"pompousness",
"pride",
"pridefulness",
"self-admiration",
"self-assumption",
"self-conceit",
"self-congratulation",
"self-esteem",
"self-glory",
"self-importance",
"self-love",
"self-opinion",
"self-satisfaction",
"smugness",
"swelled head",
"swellheadedness",
"vaingloriousness",
"vainglory",
"vainness",
"vanity"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assurance",
"confidence",
"self-assurance",
"self-confidence",
"self-righteousness",
"arrogance",
"disdainfulness",
"haughtiness",
"imperiousness",
"lordliness",
"self-assertion",
"snobbishness",
"superciliousness",
"superiority",
"hubris",
"overconfidence",
"presumption",
"pretense",
"pretence",
"pretension",
"pretentiousness",
"egoism",
"self-centeredness",
"selfishness",
"self-pride",
"self-respect"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diffidence",
"self-doubt",
"self-disgust",
"self-hate",
"self-loathing",
"altruism",
"unselfishness",
"bashfulness",
"demureness",
"shyness",
"timidity",
"timidness",
"passiveness",
"passivity"
],
"antonyms":[
"humbleness",
"humility",
"modesty"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambuscaded":{
"to lie in wait for and attack by surprise":{
"examples":[
"marching to the rescue of the besieged Fort Stanwix, 800 colonial militiamen were ambuscaded by a force of Loyalist troops and their Native American allies"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambushed",
"surprised",
"surprized",
"waylaid"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assailed",
"assaulted",
"attacked",
"stormed",
"struck",
"jumped",
"mugged",
"pounced (on)",
"tackled",
"charged",
"sallied",
"captured",
"ensnared",
"entrapped",
"mousetrapped",
"netted",
"snared",
"trapped",
"hunted",
"preyed (on or upon)",
"stalked"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"amities":{
"kindly concern, interest, or support":{
"examples":[
"a youth club fostering amity among the city's many and diverse ethnic groups"
],
"synonyms":[
"benevolence",
"brotherhood",
"charity",
"cordiality",
"cordialness",
"fellowship",
"friendliness",
"friendship",
"gem\u00fctlichkeit",
"good-fellowship",
"goodwill",
"kindliness",
"neighborliness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bonhomie",
"camaraderie",
"collegiality",
"community",
"companionship",
"company",
"comradeship",
"civility",
"comity",
"concord",
"harmony",
"rapport",
"rapprochement",
"generosity",
"affinity",
"communion",
"empathy",
"kindness",
"sympathy",
"tolerance",
"altruism",
"philanthropy",
"selflessness",
"unselfishness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disfavor",
"intolerance",
"animosity",
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"enmity",
"hate",
"hatred",
"hostility",
"incivility",
"malice",
"rancor",
"belligerency",
"quarrelsomeness",
"querulousness"
],
"antonyms":[
"ill will",
"malevolence",
"venom"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amicableness":{
"as in friendliness , affability":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"affability",
"amicability",
"congeniality",
"cordiality",
"friendliness",
"geniality",
"sociability",
"amenability",
"amiability",
"complaisance",
"good-naturedness",
"agreeableness",
"graciousness",
"pleasantness",
"kindheartedness",
"kindliness",
"warmheartedness",
"acquiescence",
"compliance",
"docility",
"passivity",
"submissiveness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disagreeableness",
"sullenness",
"surliness",
"ungraciousness",
"disobedience",
"intractability",
"recalcitrance"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amenability":{
"a desire or disposition to please":{
"examples":[
"our circle of friends tends to take advantage of Will's amenability , usually not even bothering to ask him what he wants to do"
],
"synonyms":[
"amiability",
"complaisance",
"good-naturedness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affability",
"amicability",
"amicableness",
"congeniality",
"cordiality",
"friendliness",
"geniality",
"sociability",
"agreeableness",
"graciousness",
"pleasantness",
"kindheartedness",
"kindliness",
"warmheartedness",
"acquiescence",
"compliance",
"docility",
"passivity",
"submissiveness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disagreeableness",
"sullenness",
"surliness",
"ungraciousness",
"disobedience",
"intractability",
"recalcitrance"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"cheerful readiness to do something":{
"examples":[
"our cat Figaro hasn't shown much amenability to going outside now that the weather's cold"
],
"synonyms":[
"alacrity",
"gameness",
"goodwill",
"obligingness",
"willingness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"celerity",
"quickness",
"rapidity",
"speed",
"speediness",
"swiftness",
"dispatch",
"promptitude",
"promptness",
"ardor",
"avidity",
"eagerness",
"enthusiasm",
"exuberance",
"fervor",
"gusto",
"keenness",
"relish",
"zeal",
"zest",
"agreeableness",
"geniality",
"good-naturedness",
"heartiness",
"warmth",
"open-mindedness",
"receptiveness",
"receptivity",
"responsiveness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"leisureliness",
"pokiness",
"slowness",
"sluggishness",
"apathy",
"disinterestedness",
"halfheartedness",
"indifference",
"lukewarmness",
"perfunctoriness",
"delay",
"dilatoriness",
"doubt",
"equivocation",
"hesitance",
"hesitancy",
"hesitation",
"reluctance",
"reservation",
"reticence",
"uncertainty",
"vacillation",
"disinclination",
"indisposition",
"recalcitrance",
"resistance",
"unwillingness",
"antipathy",
"averseness",
"aversion"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amiable":{
"having an easygoing and pleasing manner especially in social situations":{
"examples":[
"the owner of the inn is an amiable , talkative widow who treats guests like family"
],
"synonyms":[
"affable",
"agreeable",
"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"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"ambushment":{
"a setup in which hidden attackers lie in wait":{
"examples":[
"ambushments were a constant threat to travelers along the road to London"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambuscade",
"ambush",
"surprise",
"surprize",
"trap"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assault",
"attack",
"charge",
"sally",
"capture",
"entrapment",
"mousetrap",
"snare",
"hunting",
"stalking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambulate":{
"to go on foot":{
"examples":[
"a progressive disease that compromises a patient's ability to ambulate"
],
"synonyms":[
"foot (it)",
"hoof (it)",
"leg (it)",
"pad",
"step",
"traipse",
"tread",
"walk"
],
"near synonyms":[
"parade",
"promenade",
"march",
"pace",
"step out",
"stride",
"troop",
"power walk",
"hike",
"peregrinate",
"trek",
"amble",
"mosey",
"perambulate",
"ramble",
"saunter",
"stroll",
"wander",
"clump",
"stomp",
"stump",
"tramp",
"trample",
"tromp",
"footslog",
"plod",
"trudge",
"gimp",
"hobble",
"limp",
"mince",
"prance",
"pussyfoot",
"tiptoe",
"bounce",
"sashay",
"stalk",
"strut",
"swagger",
"falter",
"lumber",
"lurch",
"pound",
"scuff",
"shamble",
"shuffle",
"stagger",
"stumble",
"toddle",
"waddle",
"nip",
"tap",
"trip",
"trot"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"amuse-gueule":{
"as in amuse-bouche , hors d'oeuvre":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"amuse-bouche",
"antipasto",
"app",
"appetizer",
"canap\u00e9",
"cocktail",
"hors d'oeuvre",
"munchies",
"starter",
"finger food",
"natural food",
"commissary",
"rations",
"supplies",
"aliment",
"nutriment",
"diet",
"nourishment",
"nurture",
"sustenance",
"mess",
"pap",
"ensilage",
"feed",
"fodder",
"forage",
"silage",
"slop",
"swill",
"feast",
"meal",
"refreshments",
"regale",
"repast",
"spread",
"board",
"dish",
"plate",
"platter",
"serving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bane",
"poison",
"toxin",
"venom"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambiguous":{
"having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning":{
"examples":[
"the exact reason for the change in plans is ambiguous , but I suspect it has something to do with money"
],
"synonyms":[
"arcane",
"cryptic",
"dark",
"deep",
"Delphic",
"double-edged",
"elliptical",
"elliptic",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"equivocal",
"fuliginous",
"inscrutable",
"murky",
"mysterious",
"mystic",
"nebulous",
"obscure",
"occult",
"opaque"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abstruse",
"esoteric",
"recondite",
"cloaked",
"concealed",
"disguised",
"masked",
"shrouded",
"beclouded",
"bedimmed",
"befogged",
"clouded",
"cloudy",
"dim",
"faint",
"foggy",
"fuzzy",
"hazy",
"indistinct",
"indistinguishable",
"misty",
"muddy",
"obfuscatory",
"obnubilated",
"obscurant",
"obscurantic",
"shaded",
"shadowlike",
"shadowy",
"sphinxlike",
"indefinite",
"inexact",
"inexplicit",
"noncommittal",
"questionable",
"unclear",
"uncertain",
"undefined",
"undetermined",
"vague",
"impenetrable",
"incomprehensible",
"indecipherable",
"inexplicable",
"eerie",
"eery",
"uncanny",
"weird",
"impalpable",
"inappreciable",
"intangible",
"invisible",
"unanswerable",
"unknowable",
"baffling",
"bewildering",
"confounding",
"confusing",
"mystifying",
"perplexing",
"puzzling",
"unfathomable",
"circuitous",
"indirect",
"roundabout",
"complex",
"complicated",
"difficult",
"obtuse"
],
"near antonyms":[
"comprehensible",
"fathomable",
"intelligible",
"knowable",
"legible",
"pellucid",
"understandable",
"bright",
"distinct",
"evident",
"self-evident",
"self-explanatory",
"certain",
"firm",
"strong",
"sure",
"defined",
"determined",
"direct",
"straightforward",
"definite",
"exact",
"explicit",
"appreciable",
"palpable",
"tangible",
"visible",
"blatant",
"patent",
"unmistakable"
],
"antonyms":[
"accessible",
"clear",
"nonambiguous",
"obvious",
"plain",
"unambiguous",
"unequivocal"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"amputated":{
"to remove (part of a person's body)":{
"examples":[
"His arm was badly injured and had to be amputated ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cut (off)",
"dissevered",
"severed",
"ripped",
"tore",
"wrenched",
"wrested",
"yanked",
"grabbed",
"nabbed",
"seized",
"snapped (up)",
"snatched",
"lopped (off)",
"nipped",
"extracted",
"forced",
"jerked",
"pried",
"prized",
"pulled",
"rooted (out)",
"uprooted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"reattached"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"ambled":{
"to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure":{
"examples":[
"the couple enjoys ambling along the many footpaths that meander through the park"
],
"synonyms":[
"hiked",
"perambulated",
"rambled",
"sauntered",
"strolled",
"tramped",
"tromped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"roamed",
"roved",
"wandered",
"peregrinated",
"traipsed",
"traversed",
"trekked",
"walked",
"marched",
"promenaded",
"power walked"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"ambitious":{
"having a strong desire for personal advancement":{
"examples":[
"an ambitious child actor and his even more ambitious mother, who will do anything to get him in commercials"
],
"synonyms":[
"aspiring",
"go-getting",
"hard-driving",
"pushing",
"self-seeking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"determined",
"diligent",
"driving",
"dynamic",
"enterprising",
"gung ho",
"hungry",
"hustling",
"industrious",
"motivated",
"scrappy",
"venturesome",
"venturous",
"animated",
"lively",
"spirited",
"ardent",
"avid",
"eager",
"energetic",
"impassioned",
"keen",
"raring",
"vigorous",
"aggressive",
"assertive",
"high-flying",
"opportunistic",
"overambitious",
"pretentious",
"pushy",
"self-assertive",
"competing",
"competitive",
"rival",
"rivalrous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apathetic",
"disinterested",
"indifferent",
"uneager",
"unenthusiastic",
"unexcited",
"uninterested",
"casual",
"easygoing",
"lackadaisical",
"lazyish",
"halfhearted",
"lukewarm",
"tepid",
"lazy",
"lethargic",
"listless",
"shiftless",
"sluggish",
"spiritless",
"unaggressive",
"unassertive"
],
"antonyms":[
"ambitionless",
"unambitious"
]
},
"having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal":{
"examples":[
"cleaning up the vacant lot in one weekend was an ambitious undertaking"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggressive",
"assertive",
"enterprising",
"fierce",
"go-getting",
"high-pressure",
"in-your-face",
"militant",
"pushy",
"self-asserting",
"self-assertive"
],
"near synonyms":[
"argumentative",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"combative",
"contentious",
"discordant",
"disputatious",
"gladiatorial",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"trigger-happy",
"truculent",
"warlike",
"hyperaggressive",
"overambitious",
"dynamic",
"energetic",
"gung ho",
"hustling",
"strenuous",
"vigorous",
"emphatic",
"obtrusive",
"adventuresome",
"adventurous",
"daring",
"dashing",
"emboldened",
"gutsy",
"venturesome",
"venturous",
"audacious",
"bold",
"brash",
"brassy",
"bumptious",
"cheeky",
"cocksure",
"cocky",
"confident",
"determined",
"forward",
"impudent",
"insolent",
"overconfident",
"presumptuous",
"unapologetic",
"unsubdued",
"unyielding",
"bare-knuckle",
"bare-knuckled",
"bare-knuckles",
"feisty",
"scrappy",
"dominating",
"domineering",
"imperious",
"lordly",
"magisterial",
"overbearing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"easygoing",
"laid-back",
"relaxed",
"acquiescent",
"amenable",
"compliant",
"deferential",
"docile",
"resigned",
"submissive",
"tractable",
"yielding",
"cowering",
"cringing",
"groveling",
"grovelling",
"shrinking",
"bashful",
"demure",
"diffident",
"humble",
"lowly",
"meek",
"mild",
"modest",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"overmodest",
"passive",
"quiet",
"reserved",
"retiring",
"shy",
"subdued",
"timid",
"unobtrusive",
"obsequious",
"servile",
"slavish",
"subservient"
],
"antonyms":[
"ambitionless",
"low-pressure",
"nonassertive",
"unaggressive",
"unambitious",
"unassertive",
"unenterprising"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"ambusher":{
"as in attacker , assailant":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ambuscader",
"assailant",
"attacker",
"forayer",
"pillager",
"plunderer",
"initiator",
"instigator",
"hawk",
"jingo",
"jingoist",
"militant",
"militarist",
"war hawk",
"warmonger",
"aggressor",
"invader",
"raider",
"belligerent",
"cobelligerent",
"combatant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"defender",
"dove",
"pacifist",
"peacemaker",
"nonbelligerent"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amass":{
"to bring together in one body or place":{
"examples":[
"amassed a truckload of donations in the course of their canned food drive"
],
"synonyms":[
"accumulate",
"assemble",
"bulk (up)",
"collect",
"concentrate",
"congregate",
"constellate",
"corral",
"garner",
"gather",
"group",
"lump",
"pick up",
"round up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ball",
"batch",
"bunch",
"cluster",
"huddle",
"heap",
"pile",
"stack",
"band",
"brigade",
"muster",
"raise",
"rally",
"flock",
"herd",
"hive",
"pack",
"press",
"swarm",
"throng",
"combine",
"connect",
"join",
"link",
"merge",
"pool",
"unite",
"archive",
"arrange",
"collate",
"compile",
"organize",
"systematize",
"scrape (up or together)",
"re-collect",
"regather",
"regroup"
],
"near antonyms":[
"break up",
"disband",
"disintegrate",
"dissolve",
"separate",
"sever",
"split (up)",
"dismiss",
"send"
],
"antonyms":[
"dispel",
"disperse",
"dissipate",
"scatter"
]
},
"to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass":{
"examples":[
"over the last month a huge mound of paperwork has amassed on my desk"
],
"synonyms":[
"accrete",
"accumulate",
"build up",
"collect",
"concentrate",
"conglomerate",
"gather",
"mass",
"pile (up)",
"stack (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"agglutinate",
"clump",
"lump",
"bank",
"drift",
"ridge"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disperse",
"dissipate",
"scatter"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"ambulance chaser":{
"as in Philadelphia lawyer , pettifogger":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"pettifogger",
"Philadelphia lawyer",
"shyster",
"advocate",
"attorney",
"attorney-at-law",
"counsel",
"counselor",
"counsellor",
"counselor-at-law",
"lawyer",
"legal eagle",
"cocounsel",
"district attorney",
"prosecuting attorney",
"prosecutor",
"solicitor",
"criminal lawyer",
"mouthpiece",
"public defender",
"trial lawyer",
"solicitor",
"jurist",
"lawgiver",
"lawmaker",
"legislator",
"solon"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amassing":{
"to bring together in one body or place":{
"examples":[
"amassed a truckload of donations in the course of their canned food drive"
],
"synonyms":[
"accumulating",
"assembling",
"bulking (up)",
"collecting",
"concentrating",
"congregating",
"constellating",
"corralling",
"garnering",
"gathering",
"grouping",
"lumping",
"picking up",
"rounding up"
],
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"balling",
"batching",
"bunching",
"clustering",
"huddling",
"heaping",
"piling",
"stacking",
"banding",
"brigading",
"mustering",
"raising",
"rallying",
"flocking",
"herding",
"hiving",
"packing",
"pressing",
"swarming",
"thronging",
"combining",
"connecting",
"joining",
"linking",
"merging",
"pooling",
"uniting",
"archiving",
"arranging",
"collating",
"compiling",
"organizing",
"systematizing",
"scraping (up or together)",
"re-collecting",
"regathering",
"regrouping"
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"breaking up",
"disbanding",
"disintegrating",
"dissolving",
"separating",
"severing",
"splitting (up)",
"dismissing",
"sending"
],
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"dispelling",
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"dissipating",
"scattering"
]
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"over the last month a huge mound of paperwork has amassed on my desk"
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"accreting",
"accumulating",
"building up",
"collecting",
"concentrating",
"conglomerating",
"gathering",
"massing",
"piling (up)",
"stacking (up)"
],
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"agglutinating",
"clumping",
"lumping",
"banking",
"drifting",
"ridging"
],
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"dispersing",
"dissipating",
"scattering"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
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"as in amplitude , liberality":{
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"amplitude",
"liberality",
"adequacy",
"competence",
"competency",
"sufficiency",
"excess",
"overdose",
"overflow",
"overkill",
"oversupply",
"redundancy",
"superfluity",
"superfluousness",
"surfeit",
"surplus",
"abundance",
"cornucopia",
"feast",
"plenitude",
"plentitude",
"plenty",
"plethora",
"superabundance",
"wealth",
"copiousness",
"fecundity",
"fertility",
"fruitfulness",
"opulence",
"richness",
"lavishness",
"luxuriance"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deficiency",
"inadequacy",
"insufficiency",
"undersupply",
"paucity",
"poverty",
"scarcity",
"barrenness",
"infertility",
"sterility"
],
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},
"as in capaciousness , commodiousness":{
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"capaciousness",
"commodiousness",
"spaciousness",
"boundlessness",
"limitlessness",
"excessiveness",
"extravagance",
"extremeness",
"gaudiness",
"grandiosity",
"immoderacy",
"awesomeness",
"grandness",
"stupendousness",
"tremendousness",
"bigness",
"extensiveness",
"greatness",
"largeness",
"sizableness",
"voluminousness",
"weightiness",
"enormity",
"enormousness",
"giantism",
"gigantism",
"hugeness",
"immenseness",
"immensity",
"magnitude",
"massiveness",
"prodigiousness",
"vastitude",
"vastness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diminutiveness",
"minuteness",
"tininess",
"littleness",
"puniness",
"smallness",
"triviality"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambiguously":{
"as in indirectly , equivocally":{
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"circuitously",
"equivocally",
"evasively",
"indirectly",
"erroneously",
"fallaciously",
"falsely",
"hypocritically",
"insincerely",
"deceitfully",
"mendaciously",
"untruthfully",
"civilly",
"courteously",
"diplomatically",
"politely",
"tactfully",
"long-windedly",
"verbosely",
"wordily"
],
"near antonyms":[
"directly",
"forthrightly",
"foursquare",
"plain",
"plainly",
"straight",
"straightforward",
"straightforwards",
"straightforwardly",
"baldly",
"bluffly",
"candidly",
"frankly",
"honestly",
"openheartedly",
"openly",
"unguardedly",
"unreservedly",
"artlessly",
"earnestly",
"simply",
"sincerely"
],
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},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"ambuscaders":{
"as in attackers , assailants":{
"examples":[],
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"ambushers",
"assailants",
"attackers",
"forayers",
"pillagers",
"plunderers",
"initiators",
"instigators",
"hawks",
"jingoes",
"jingoists",
"militants",
"militarists",
"war hawks",
"warmongers",
"aggressors",
"invaders",
"raiders",
"belligerents",
"cobelligerents",
"combatants"
],
"near antonyms":[
"defenders",
"doves",
"pacifists",
"peacemakers",
"nonbelligerents"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amelioration":{
"as in increase , upturn":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"boost",
"heightening",
"increase",
"melioration",
"quantum leap",
"strengthening",
"upgrade",
"uplift",
"upswing",
"uptrend",
"upturn",
"advance",
"advancement",
"breakthrough",
"enhancement",
"refinement",
"betterment",
"development",
"elaboration",
"evolution",
"expansion",
"gestation",
"growth",
"maturation",
"perfection",
"ripening",
"civilization",
"edification",
"education",
"enlightenment",
"renaissance",
"renascence",
"revival",
"discovery",
"find",
"windfall",
"innovation",
"invention"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breakdown",
"collapse",
"crash",
"hindrance",
"impediment",
"stumbling block",
"decadence",
"decay",
"declension",
"decline",
"decrease",
"degeneration",
"descent",
"deterioration",
"diminishment",
"downgrade",
"ebbing",
"failing",
"flagging",
"languishment",
"lapse",
"lessening",
"reduction",
"sinking",
"slowing",
"weakening",
"worsening",
"detriment",
"disablement",
"drawback",
"glitch",
"impairment",
"shortcoming",
"setback"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambitiousness":{
"eager desire for personal advancement":{
"examples":[
"for sheer ambitiousness , few professions can rival the modeling world"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambition",
"aspiration",
"go-getting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"determination",
"diligence",
"drive",
"energy",
"enterprise",
"go",
"hustle",
"industry",
"initiative",
"motivation",
"push",
"aggression",
"competitiveness",
"killer instinct",
"opportunism",
"overambitiousness",
"pretentiousness",
"pushiness",
"assertiveness",
"daring",
"spirit",
"ardor",
"avidity",
"eagerness",
"keenness",
"passion",
"avarice",
"greed",
"hunger"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apathy",
"halfheartedness",
"indifference",
"unconcern",
"idleness",
"indolence",
"inertia",
"laziness",
"lethargy",
"shiftlessness",
"sloth"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambiences":{
"a special quality or impression associated with something":{
"examples":[
"the exurb has the unmistakable ambience of old money"
],
"synonyms":[
"airs",
"aromas",
"atmospheres",
"auras",
"climates",
"flavors",
"halos",
"haloes",
"karmas",
"moods",
"nimbi",
"nimbuses",
"notes",
"odors",
"patinas",
"patinae",
"smells",
"tempers",
"vibrations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aureoles",
"aureolae",
"mystiques",
"romances",
"genius locis",
"feelings",
"feels",
"sensations",
"senses",
"spirits",
"attributes",
"characteristics",
"characters",
"images",
"marks",
"notions",
"peculiarities",
"pictures",
"properties",
"traits",
"colors",
"illusions",
"overtones",
"semblances",
"suggestions",
"tones"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amuse-bouche":{
"as in hors d'oeuvre , amuse-gueule":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"amuse-gueule",
"antipasto",
"app",
"appetizer",
"canap\u00e9",
"cocktail",
"hors d'oeuvre",
"munchies",
"starter",
"finger food",
"natural food",
"commissary",
"rations",
"supplies",
"aliment",
"nutriment",
"diet",
"nourishment",
"nurture",
"sustenance",
"mess",
"pap",
"ensilage",
"feed",
"fodder",
"forage",
"silage",
"slop",
"swill",
"feast",
"meal",
"refreshments",
"regale",
"repast",
"spread",
"board",
"dish",
"plate",
"platter",
"serving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bane",
"poison",
"toxin",
"venom"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amputating":{
"to remove (part of a person's body)":{
"examples":[
"His arm was badly injured and had to be amputated ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cutting (off)",
"dissevering",
"severing",
"ripping",
"tearing",
"wrenching",
"wresting",
"yanking",
"grabbing",
"nabbing",
"seizing",
"snapping (up)",
"snatching",
"lopping (off)",
"nipping",
"extracting",
"forcing",
"jerking",
"prizing",
"prying",
"pulling",
"rooting (out)",
"uprooting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"reattaching"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"amicability":{
"as in friendliness , geniality":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"affability",
"amicableness",
"congeniality",
"cordiality",
"friendliness",
"geniality",
"sociability",
"amenability",
"amiability",
"complaisance",
"good-naturedness",
"agreeableness",
"graciousness",
"pleasantness",
"kindheartedness",
"kindliness",
"warmheartedness",
"acquiescence",
"compliance",
"docility",
"passivity",
"submissiveness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disagreeableness",
"sullenness",
"surliness",
"ungraciousness",
"disobedience",
"intractability",
"recalcitrance"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amahs":{
"as in ayahs":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ayahs",
"babysitters",
"dry nurses",
"nannies",
"nursemaids",
"nursers",
"nurses",
"sitters",
"au pairs",
"bonnes",
"mammies",
"duennas",
"frauleins",
"governesses",
"mademoiselles",
"mesdemoiselles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amir":{
"as in sultan , king":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"Caesar",
"czar",
"tsar",
"tzar",
"czarina",
"tsarina",
"tzarina",
"emperor",
"empress",
"kaiser",
"khan",
"khedive",
"king",
"lady",
"lord",
"mikado",
"mogul",
"prince",
"princess",
"queen",
"satrap",
"shah",
"sultan",
"sultana",
"suzerain",
"autocrat",
"monarch",
"potentate",
"ruler",
"sovereign",
"sovran",
"coruler",
"authoritarian",
"Big Brother",
"despot",
"dictator",
"f\u00fchrer",
"fuehrer",
"monocrat",
"overlord",
"paramount",
"tyrant"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambiance":{
"a special quality or impression associated with something":{
"examples":[
"the exurb has the unmistakable ambience of old money"
],
"synonyms":[
"air",
"aroma",
"atmosphere",
"aura",
"climate",
"flavor",
"halo",
"karma",
"mood",
"nimbus",
"note",
"odor",
"patina",
"smell",
"temper",
"vibration(s)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aureole",
"aureola",
"mystique",
"romance",
"genius loci",
"feel",
"feeling",
"sensation",
"sense",
"spirit",
"attribute",
"character",
"characteristic",
"image",
"mark",
"notion",
"peculiarity",
"picture",
"property",
"trait",
"color",
"illusion",
"overtone",
"semblance",
"suggestion",
"tone"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambidextrous":{
"unusually proficient in more than one use or skill":{
"examples":[
"A successful do-it-yourselfer who is ambidextrous in all manner of crafts."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"adroit",
"artful",
"deft",
"delicate",
"dexterous",
"dextrous",
"expert",
"masterful",
"skillful",
"adaptable",
"all-around",
"all-round",
"flexible",
"multifaceted",
"multitalented",
"resourceful",
"artful",
"crafty",
"cunning",
"devious",
"foxy",
"guileful",
"shady",
"shifty",
"slick",
"sly",
"sneaking",
"sneaky",
"subtile",
"subtle",
"trick",
"trickish",
"tricky",
"underhand",
"underhanded",
"wily"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"amour":{
"a brief romantic relationship":{
"examples":[
"in her memoirs the diva candidly recalls her amours with some of opera's best-known tenors and baritones"
],
"synonyms":[
"affair",
"affaire",
"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":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ameliorations":{
"as in increases , upturns":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"boosts",
"increases",
"meliorations",
"quantum leaps",
"upgrades",
"uplifts",
"upswings",
"uptrends",
"upturns",
"advancements",
"advances",
"breakthroughs",
"enhancements",
"refinements",
"betterments",
"developments",
"elaborations",
"evolutions",
"expansions",
"gestations",
"growths",
"maturations",
"perfections",
"civilizations",
"edifications",
"educations",
"enlightenments",
"renaissances",
"renascences",
"revivals",
"discoveries",
"finds",
"windfalls",
"innovations",
"inventions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breakdowns",
"collapses",
"crashes",
"hindrances",
"impediments",
"stumbling blocks",
"decadences",
"decays",
"declensions",
"declines",
"decreases",
"degenerations",
"descents",
"deteriorations",
"diminishments",
"downgrades",
"failings",
"languishments",
"lapses",
"reductions",
"detriments",
"disablements",
"drawbacks",
"glitches",
"impairments",
"shortcomings",
"setbacks"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amassed":{
"as in compiled , accrued":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"accruable",
"accrued",
"aggregated",
"built-up",
"compiled",
"conglomerated",
"increscent",
"progressive",
"gradual",
"step-by-step",
"stepwise",
"accretive",
"accumulative",
"additive",
"conglomerative",
"cumulative",
"incremental"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decremental",
"decrescent",
"degressive",
"regressive"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring together in one body or place":{
"examples":[
"amassed a truckload of donations in the course of their canned food drive"
],
"synonyms":[
"accumulated",
"assembled",
"bulked (up)",
"collected",
"concentrated",
"congregated",
"constellated",
"corralled",
"garnered",
"gathered",
"grouped",
"lumped",
"picked up",
"rounded up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"balled",
"batched",
"bunched",
"clustered",
"huddled",
"heaped",
"piled",
"stacked",
"banded",
"brigaded",
"mustered",
"raised",
"rallied",
"flocked",
"herded",
"hived",
"packed",
"pressed",
"swarmed",
"thronged",
"combined",
"connected",
"joined",
"linked",
"merged",
"pooled",
"united",
"archived",
"arranged",
"collated",
"compiled",
"organized",
"systematized",
"scraped (up or together)",
"re-collected",
"regathered",
"regrouped"
],
"near antonyms":[
"broke up",
"disbanded",
"disintegrated",
"dissolved",
"separated",
"severed",
"split (up)",
"dismissed",
"sent"
],
"antonyms":[
"dispelled",
"dispersed",
"dissipated",
"scattered"
]
},
"to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass":{
"examples":[
"over the last month a huge mound of paperwork has amassed on my desk"
],
"synonyms":[
"accreted",
"accumulated",
"built up",
"collected",
"concentrated",
"conglomerated",
"gathered",
"massed",
"piled (up)",
"stacked (up)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"agglutinated",
"clumped",
"lumped",
"banked",
"drifted",
"ridged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dispersed",
"dissipated",
"scattered"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"ambassadresses":{
"a woman who is sent on a mission to represent another":{
"examples":[
"They met with the British ambassadress ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"agents",
"ambassadors",
"delegates",
"emissaries",
"envoys",
"legates",
"ministers",
"representatives",
"attach\u00e9s",
"charg\u00e9s d'affaires",
"consuls",
"deputies",
"diplomats",
"foreign ministers",
"nuncios",
"procurators",
"proxies",
"apostles",
"evangelists",
"missionaries",
"deputations",
"detachments",
"legations",
"couriers",
"messengers",
"mouthpieces",
"spokespeople"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambassador":{
"a person sent on a mission to represent another":{
"examples":[
"a beloved entertainer who has often been sent abroad by the president as his country's goodwill ambassador"
],
"synonyms":[
"agent",
"delegate",
"emissary",
"envoy",
"legate",
"minister",
"representative"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambassadress",
"attach\u00e9",
"charg\u00e9 d'affaires",
"consul",
"deputy",
"diplomat",
"foreign minister",
"nuncio",
"procurator",
"proxy",
"apostle",
"evangelist",
"missionary",
"deputation",
"detachment",
"legation",
"courier",
"messenger",
"mouthpiece",
"spokesperson"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amah":{
"as in ayah":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ayah",
"babysitter",
"dry nurse",
"nanny",
"nannie",
"nurse",
"nursemaid",
"nurser",
"sitter",
"au pair",
"bonne",
"mammy",
"duenna",
"fraulein",
"governess",
"mademoiselle"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambitionless":{
"as in lazy , listless":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"apathetic",
"indolent",
"languorous",
"lazy",
"lazyish",
"listless",
"shiftless",
"slack",
"slothful",
"sluggard",
"sluggardly",
"dull",
"inactive",
"inert",
"lethargic",
"quiescent",
"sleepy",
"sluggish",
"torpid",
"dormant",
"inanimate",
"motionless",
"resting",
"sedentary",
"static",
"still",
"dead",
"dopey",
"dopy",
"drugged",
"asleep",
"drowsy",
"somnambulant",
"catatonic",
"comatose"
],
"near antonyms":[
"active",
"busy",
"engaged",
"occupied",
"working",
"animated",
"bouncing",
"dynamic",
"energetic",
"kinetic",
"lively",
"peppy",
"perky",
"spirited",
"sprightly",
"springy",
"vigorous",
"vital",
"vivacious",
"zippy",
"assiduous",
"diligent",
"hardworking",
"industrious",
"sedulous"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"senile",
"absent",
"abstracted",
"lost",
"oblivious",
"preoccupied",
"unmindful",
"befogged",
"befuddled",
"bemused",
"bewildered",
"confused",
"dazed",
"muddled",
"scatterbrained",
"unfocused",
"unfocussed",
"absentminded",
"forgetful",
"lax",
"neglectful",
"negligent",
"remiss",
"slack",
"careless",
"heedless",
"inconsiderate",
"thoughtless",
"inattentive",
"insensible",
"unaware",
"unconscious",
"unheeding",
"unknowing",
"unperceptive",
"unthinking"
],
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"retentive",
"alert",
"attentive",
"awake",
"keen",
"open-eyed",
"sharp",
"vigilant",
"watchful",
"wide-awake",
"careful",
"cautious",
"circumspect",
"conscientious",
"heedful",
"thoughtful",
"wary"
],
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},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"ameliorates":{
"to make better":{
"examples":[
"social legislation that must be given credit for ameliorating the lot of millions of deprived people"
],
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"amends",
"betters",
"enhances",
"enriches",
"helps",
"improves",
"meliorates",
"perfects",
"refines",
"upgrades"
],
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"corrects",
"emends",
"rectifies",
"reforms",
"remediates",
"remedies",
"edits",
"fine-tunes",
"redrafts",
"refurbishes",
"rehabilitates",
"rehabs",
"revamps",
"revises",
"reworks",
"beefs (up)",
"boosts",
"fortifies",
"intensifies",
"reinforces",
"reenforces",
"strengthens",
"fines",
"hones",
"polishes",
"retouches",
"touches up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"damages",
"endamages",
"harms",
"hurts",
"impairs",
"injures",
"spoils",
"tarnishes",
"vitiates",
"blemishes",
"blights",
"defaces",
"disfigures",
"flaws",
"mars",
"diminishes",
"lessens",
"lowers",
"reduces"
],
"antonyms":[
"worsens"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"a life marked by material wealth and comfort":{
"examples":[
"with the acquisition of a big house in the suburbs, they felt as though the American dream had indeed become a reality for them"
],
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"good lifes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dolce vitas",
"easy streets"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things":{
"examples":[
"an amalgamation of peat moss and vermiculite is a good medium for starting vegetable seedlings"
],
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"admixtures",
"alloys",
"amalgams",
"blends",
"cocktails",
"combinations",
"composites",
"compounds",
"conflations",
"emulsions",
"fusions",
"intermixtures",
"melds",
"mixes",
"mixtures",
"syntheses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"half-and-halfs",
"absorptions",
"coalescences",
"coalitions",
"commixtures",
"composts",
"concretions",
"homogenizations",
"immixtures",
"incorporations",
"integrations",
"interfusions",
"mergences",
"mergers",
"assortments",
"hashes",
"hodgepodges",
"hotchpotches",
"jumbles",
"medleys",
"m\u00e9langes",
"mishmashes",
"motleys",
"patchworks",
"potpourris",
"varieties",
"accumulations",
"aggregations",
"conglomerations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"components",
"constituents",
"elements",
"ingredients"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amphibian":{
"as in seaplane":{
"examples":[],
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"seaplane",
"bomber",
"fighter",
"jump jet",
"torpedo bomber",
"warplane",
"biplane",
"lightplane",
"tilt-rotor",
"towplane",
"trimotor",
"triplane",
"aerospace plane",
"rocket plane",
"glider",
"sailplane",
"jet",
"jetliner",
"superjet",
"supersonic",
"supersonic transport",
"trijet",
"turbojet",
"turboprop",
"freighter",
"tanker",
"aerodyne",
"aircraft",
"air-cushion vehicle",
"airframe",
"airship",
"ship",
"tractor",
"airliner",
"air taxi",
"liner",
"aeroplane",
"airplane",
"plane"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Amazonian":{
"as in butch":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"butch",
"boyish",
"hoydenish",
"tomboyish",
"hairy-chested",
"hypermasculine",
"macho",
"ultramasculine",
"male",
"manlike",
"manly",
"mannish",
"man-size",
"man-sized",
"masculine",
"virile"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unmanly",
"unmasculine",
"metrosexual",
"unmacho",
"effeminate",
"girlish",
"sissified",
"sissy",
"feminine",
"womanish",
"womanlike",
"womanly",
"emasculated",
"impotent",
"weakened",
"androgynous",
"neuter"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"ambuscading":{
"to lie in wait for and attack by surprise":{
"examples":[
"marching to the rescue of the besieged Fort Stanwix, 800 colonial militiamen were ambuscaded by a force of Loyalist troops and their Native American allies"
],
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"ambushing",
"surprising",
"surprizing",
"waylaying"
],
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"assailing",
"assaulting",
"attacking",
"storming",
"striking",
"jumping",
"mugging",
"pouncing (on)",
"tackling",
"charging",
"sallying",
"capturing",
"ensnaring",
"entrapping",
"mousetrapping",
"netting",
"snaring",
"trapping",
"hunting",
"preying (on or upon)",
"stalking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"amirs":{
"as in sultans , kings":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"Caesars",
"czarinas",
"tsarinas",
"tzarinas",
"czars",
"tsars",
"tzars",
"emperors",
"empresses",
"kaisers",
"khans",
"khedives",
"kings",
"ladies",
"lords",
"mikados",
"moguls",
"princes",
"princesses",
"queens",
"satraps",
"shahs",
"sultanas",
"sultans",
"suzerains",
"autocrats",
"monarchs",
"potentates",
"rulers",
"sovereigns",
"sovrans",
"corulers",
"co-rulers",
"authoritarians",
"Big Brothers",
"despots",
"dictators",
"f\u00fchrers",
"fuehrers",
"monocrats",
"overlords",
"paramounts",
"tyrants"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambient":{
"the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded":{
"examples":[
"observing how the survival techniques of primates vary with the ambient"
],
"synonyms":[
"atmosphere",
"climate",
"clime",
"context",
"contexture",
"environment",
"environs",
"medium",
"milieu",
"mise-en-sc\u00e8ne",
"setting",
"surround",
"surroundings",
"terrain"
],
"near synonyms":[
"location",
"place",
"position",
"space",
"backdrop",
"background",
"element",
"situation",
"status",
"geography",
"habitat",
"microenvironment"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in encompassing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"encompassing",
"marginal",
"peripheral",
"tangent",
"tangential",
"bounding",
"circumjacent",
"embracing",
"encircling",
"enclosing",
"inclosing",
"fencing",
"rimming",
"surrounding",
"attached",
"communicating",
"connected",
"connecting",
"interconnecting",
"joined",
"linked",
"united",
"approximate",
"close",
"closest",
"immediate",
"near",
"nearby",
"nearest",
"next-door",
"nigh",
"abutting",
"adjacent",
"adjoining",
"bordering",
"conterminous",
"contiguous",
"flanking",
"flush",
"fringing",
"joining",
"juxtaposed",
"neighboring",
"skirting",
"touching",
"verging"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonadjacent",
"noncontiguous",
"apart",
"detached",
"disconnected",
"discrete",
"free-standing",
"isolate",
"isolated",
"removed",
"separate",
"single",
"unattached",
"unconnected",
"unlinked",
"away",
"distant",
"far",
"faraway",
"far-off",
"farthest",
"remote",
"discontinuous",
"noncontinuous",
"broken up",
"disjoined",
"dissevered",
"dissociated",
"disunited",
"divided",
"divorced",
"parted",
"ramified",
"resolved",
"severed",
"split",
"sundered",
"uncoupled",
"unyoked"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"amain":{
"with great effort or determination":{
"examples":[
"conflicting ideals that social philosophers have struggled amain to reconcile"
],
"synonyms":[
"arduously",
"assiduously",
"determinedly",
"diligently",
"doggedly",
"hard",
"hardly",
"industriously",
"intensely",
"intensively",
"intently",
"laboriously",
"mightily",
"purposefully",
"resolutely",
"sedulously",
"slavishly",
"strenuously"
],
"near synonyms":[
"actively",
"animatedly",
"briskly",
"busily",
"dynamically",
"energetically",
"feverishly",
"spiritedly",
"vehemently",
"vigorously",
"zealously",
"continuously",
"ploddingly",
"steadfastly",
"steadily",
"unabatedly",
"unrelentingly",
"unremittingly",
"ardently",
"attentively",
"conscientiously",
"earnestly",
"exhaustively",
"meticulously",
"painstakingly",
"seriously",
"thoroughly",
"indefatigably",
"tirelessly",
"unflaggingly",
"untiringly",
"wearilessly",
"obstinately",
"stubbornly",
"willfully"
],
"near antonyms":[
"casually",
"desultorily",
"halfheartedly",
"indolently",
"lackadaisically",
"languidly",
"lazily",
"listlessly",
"shiftlessly",
"sluggishly",
"spiritlessly",
"tiredly",
"wearily"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"amenities":{
"an act or utterance that is a customary show of good manners":{
"examples":[
"an unhappy, bickering couple who, at least in public, observe all the amenities of polite behavior"
],
"synonyms":[
"attentions",
"civilities",
"courtesies",
"formalities",
"gestures",
"pleasantries"
],
"near synonyms":[
"honors",
"ceremonies",
"observances",
"rites",
"rituals",
"decorums",
"etiquettes",
"forms",
"manners",
"mores",
"proprieties",
"addresses",
"devoirs",
"greetings",
"regards",
"respects",
"favors",
"graces",
"protocols",
"rules"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something adding to pleasure or comfort but not absolutely necessary":{
"examples":[
"we don't need an expensive hotel with all the amenities \u2014just a place to sleep"
],
"synonyms":[
"comforts",
"extras",
"frills",
"indulgences",
"luxuries",
"superfluities"
],
"near synonyms":[
"extravagances",
"nonessentials",
"dainties",
"delicacies",
"niceties",
"treats",
"accessories",
"accessaries",
"accoutrements",
"accouterments",
"bells and whistles",
"options"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"basics",
"essentials",
"fundamentals",
"musts",
"necessities",
"requirements"
]
},
"something that adds to one's ease of living":{
"examples":[
"that campground has so many of the amenities of home that it is best left to those who only like to pretend they are camping"
],
"synonyms":[
"accommodations",
"comforts",
"conveniences",
"creature comforts",
"luxuries",
"mod cons",
"niceties"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bonuses",
"extras",
"benefits",
"help",
"services",
"anodynes",
"solaces",
"delights",
"indulgences",
"joys",
"pleasures"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"burdens",
"millstones",
"weights"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"amiss":{
"having a fault":{
"examples":[
"that engine noise indicates that something is clearly amiss"
],
"synonyms":[
"bad",
"defective",
"faulty",
"flawed",
"imperfect"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fallible",
"blemished",
"broken",
"crippled",
"damaged",
"defaced",
"disfigured",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"marred",
"spoiled",
"vitiated",
"deficient",
"inadequate",
"incomplete",
"insufficient",
"wanting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"complete",
"entire",
"intact",
"whole",
"unblemished",
"undamaged",
"unimpaired",
"unspoiled"
],
"antonyms":[
"faultless",
"flawless",
"impeccable",
"perfect"
]
},
"not appropriate for a particular occasion or situation":{
"examples":[
"official recognition would not be amiss after that spectacular effort"
],
"synonyms":[
"graceless",
"improper",
"inapposite",
"inappropriate",
"inapt",
"incongruous",
"incorrect",
"indecorous",
"inept",
"infelicitous",
"malapropos",
"perverse",
"unapt",
"unbecoming",
"unfit",
"unhappy",
"unseemly",
"unsuitable",
"untoward",
"wrong"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inopportune",
"unfortunate",
"unseasonable",
"untimely",
"extraneous",
"immaterial",
"inapplicable",
"irrelative",
"irrelevant",
"misbecoming",
"mismatched",
"incompatible",
"inconsistent",
"uncongenial",
"bad",
"naughty",
"sinful",
"blamable",
"blameworthy",
"censurable",
"banned",
"barred",
"disallowed",
"forbidden",
"interdicted",
"outlawed",
"prohibited",
"proscribed",
"awkward",
"gauche",
"ungraceful",
"unacceptable",
"unsatisfactory"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fortunate",
"opportune",
"seasonable",
"timely",
"applicable",
"apposite",
"apropos",
"apt",
"germane",
"material",
"pat",
"pointed",
"relative",
"relevant",
"compatible",
"congenial",
"harmonious",
"allowed",
"authorized",
"permitted",
"approved",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"kosher",
"licensed",
"sanctioned",
"abetted",
"encouraged",
"promoted",
"supported",
"acceptable",
"adequate",
"all right",
"decent",
"fine",
"OK",
"okay",
"passable",
"respectable",
"satisfactory",
"tolerable",
"commendable",
"creditable",
"exemplary",
"blameless",
"irreproachable",
"balanced",
"companionate",
"congruous",
"consonant",
"harmonious"
],
"antonyms":[
"appropriate",
"becoming",
"befitting",
"correct",
"decorous",
"felicitous",
"fit",
"fitting",
"genteel",
"happy",
"meet",
"proper",
"right",
"seemly",
"suitable"
]
},
"in a mistaken or inappropriate way":{
"examples":[
"I hope that my suggestion that you might be more comfortable in a larger chair was not taken amiss"
],
"synonyms":[
"erroneously",
"faultily",
"improperly",
"inaccurately",
"inappropriately",
"inaptly",
"incorrectly",
"mistakenly",
"unsuitably",
"wrongly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"misguidedly",
"fallibly",
"imperfectly",
"extraneously",
"irrelevantly",
"meaninglessly",
"pointlessly",
"senselessly",
"inadequately",
"insufficiently",
"undesirably",
"unsatisfactorily",
"foolishly",
"unwisely"
],
"near antonyms":[
"infallibly",
"perfectly",
"germanely",
"meaningfully",
"pertinently",
"relevantly",
"sensibly",
"acceptably",
"adequately",
"satisfactorily",
"sufficiently",
"prudently",
"sagely",
"wisely"
],
"antonyms":[
"appropriately",
"aptly",
"correctly",
"fittingly",
"properly",
"right",
"rightly",
"suitably",
"well"
]
},
"off the desired or intended path or course":{
"examples":[
"the reenactment of the Wright Brothers' first flight went amiss when the wind died on the makeshift runway and the plane stopped short in a mud puddle"
],
"synonyms":[
"afield",
"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":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"ambiguousness":{
"the quality or state of having a veiled or uncertain meaning":{
"examples":[
"the ambiguousness of her \"I'll come if I can\" left us wondering if we should find someone to take her place"
],
"synonyms":[
"ambiguity",
"darkness",
"equivocalness",
"equivocation",
"inscrutability",
"inscrutableness",
"murkiness",
"mysteriousness",
"nebulosity",
"nebulousness",
"obliqueness",
"obliquity",
"obscurity",
"opacity",
"opaqueness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mystery",
"reconditeness",
"cloudiness",
"dimness",
"faintness",
"fogginess",
"fuzziness",
"haziness",
"indefiniteness",
"indistinctness",
"mistiness",
"shade",
"shadow",
"uncertainty",
"vagueness",
"impenetrability",
"incomprehensibility",
"incomprehensibleness",
"circuitousness",
"circuity",
"indirectness",
"deepness",
"depth",
"profoundness",
"abstruseness",
"abstrusity",
"complexity",
"complication",
"difficulty",
"obtuseness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"comprehensibility",
"intelligibility",
"legibility",
"brightness",
"distinctness",
"self-evidence",
"certainty",
"surety",
"definiteness",
"exactness",
"explicitness",
"incision",
"incisiveness",
"lucidity",
"lucidness",
"perspicuity",
"perspicuousness",
"directness",
"forthrightness",
"openness",
"straightforwardness",
"palpability",
"tangibility",
"tangibleness",
"visibility",
"readability",
"readableness",
"obviousness"
],
"antonyms":[
"clarity",
"clearness",
"obviousness",
"plainness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"ambling":{
"as in plodding , inching":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"heavy-footed",
"inching",
"plodding",
"shuffling",
"slow-footed",
"lingering",
"loitering",
"tarrying",
"strolling",
"inactive",
"inert",
"lethargic",
"loafing",
"lounging",
"decelerating",
"slowing",
"deliberate",
"measured",
"filibustering",
"procrastinating",
"stalling",
"crawling",
"creeping",
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"dilatory",
"dillydallying",
"dragging",
"laggard",
"lagging",
"languid",
"leisurely",
"poking",
"poky",
"pokey",
"slow",
"sluggish",
"snaillike",
"snail-paced",
"tardy",
"unhurried"
],
"near antonyms":[
"barreling",
"bolting",
"breakneck",
"breathless",
"brisk",
"careering",
"dizzy",
"fast",
"fleet",
"flying",
"hasty",
"hurrying",
"lightning",
"meteoric",
"quick",
"racing",
"rapid",
"rocketing",
"running",
"rushing",
"scooting",
"scudding",
"scurrying",
"snappy",
"speeding",
"speedy",
"swift",
"warp-speed",
"whirling",
"whirlwind",
"whisking",
"zipping",
"expeditious",
"prompt",
"ready",
"accelerated",
"hastened",
"quickened",
"hurried",
"rushed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to travel by foot for exercise or pleasure":{
"examples":[
"the couple enjoys ambling along the many footpaths that meander through the park"
],
"synonyms":[
"hiking",
"perambulating",
"rambling",
"sauntering",
"strolling",
"tramping",
"tromping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"roaming",
"roving",
"wandering",
"peregrinating",
"traipsing",
"traversing",
"trekking",
"walking",
"marching",
"promenading",
"power walking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"amuck":{
"in a confused and reckless manner":{
"examples":[
"returned to the classroom to find an escaped snake and her students running amok"
],
"synonyms":[
"berserk",
"berserkly",
"frantically",
"frenetically",
"frenziedly",
"harum-scarum",
"hectically",
"helter-skelter",
"madly",
"pell-mell",
"wild",
"wildly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"agitatedly",
"confusedly",
"crazily",
"desperately",
"feverishly",
"haywire",
"skittishly",
"uncontrollably",
"heedlessly",
"hotheadedly",
"recklessly",
"wantonly",
"chaotically",
"riotously",
"tumultuously",
"turbulently",
"aimlessly",
"haphazard",
"haphazardly",
"hit or miss",
"topsy-turvy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calmly",
"collectedly",
"composedly",
"coolly",
"cooly",
"imperturbably",
"peacefully",
"placidly",
"self-composedly",
"self-possessedly",
"serenely",
"unconcernedly",
"meekly",
"mildly",
"passively",
"tamely",
"methodically",
"orderly",
"systematically"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in nuclear , berserk":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ape",
"ballistic",
"bananas",
"berserk",
"nuclear",
"balmy",
"barmy",
"bats",
"batty",
"bedlam",
"bonkers",
"brainsick",
"bughouse",
"certifiable",
"crackbrained",
"cracked",
"crackers",
"crackpot",
"cranky",
"crazed",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"demented",
"deranged",
"fruity",
"gaga",
"haywire",
"insane",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loco",
"loony",
"looney",
"loony tunes",
"looney tunes",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"maniacal",
"maniac",
"mental",
"meshuga",
"meshugge",
"meshugah",
"meshuggah",
"moonstruck",
"non compos mentis",
"nuts",
"nutty",
"psycho",
"psychotic",
"scatty",
"screwy",
"unbalanced",
"unhinged",
"unsound",
"wacko",
"whacko",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"wud",
"dotty",
"fey",
"loopy",
"off",
"potty",
"teched",
"tetched",
"touched",
"aberrant",
"delirious",
"delusional",
"delusionary",
"disordered",
"disturbed",
"neurotic",
"obsessive-compulsive",
"paranoiac",
"paranoic",
"paranoid",
"paranoidal",
"schizoid",
"schizophrenic",
"sociopathic",
"eccentric",
"odd",
"oddball",
"pixilated",
"pixillated",
"queer",
"strange",
"foolish",
"senseless",
"witless",
"irrational",
"unreasonable",
"depressed",
"distracted",
"distraught",
"frantic",
"frenzied",
"haywire",
"hysterical",
"hysteric",
"raving",
"wigged-out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clear",
"lucid",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"judicious",
"sensible",
"wise",
"healthy",
"normal",
"well-adjusted",
"unneurotic",
"balanced",
"compos mentis",
"sane",
"sound",
"uncrazy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"ammunition":{
"means or method of defending":{
"examples":[
"be certain that all of your accusations are true, lest you just give them ammunition to claim that all of them are false"
],
"synonyms":[
"aegis",
"egis",
"armor",
"buckler",
"cover",
"defense",
"guard",
"protection",
"safeguard",
"screen",
"security",
"shield",
"wall",
"ward"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arm",
"armament",
"munitions",
"weapon",
"weaponry",
"fastness",
"fort",
"fortress",
"palisade",
"stronghold"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aggression",
"assault",
"attack",
"offense",
"offence",
"offensive"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}