2723 lines
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2723 lines
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{
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"altar":{
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"a table or place which serves as a center of worship or ritual":{
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"examples":[
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"There was a small altar at the front of the room with candles on it."
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bimah",
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"bima",
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"footpace",
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"pulpit",
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"platform",
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"riser",
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"scaffold",
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"balcony",
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"gallery",
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"dais",
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"podium",
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"rostrum",
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"stage",
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"stand",
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"tribune"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"alter":{
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"to make different in some way":{
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"examples":[
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"can't you alter your plans just slightly so we can leave 10 minutes earlier?"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"change",
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"make over",
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"modify",
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"recast",
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"redo",
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"refashion",
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"remake",
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"remodel",
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"revamp",
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"revise",
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"rework",
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"vary"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"deform",
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"metamorphose",
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"mutate",
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"regenerate",
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"revolutionize",
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"transfigure",
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"transform",
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"transmute",
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"commute",
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"convert",
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"exchange",
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"rejigger",
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"retool"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[
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"fix",
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"freeze",
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"set",
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"stabilize"
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]
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},
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"to remove the sex organs of":{
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"examples":[
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"contends that cats and dogs that have been altered make better pets"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"desex",
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"fix",
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"neuter"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"castrate",
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"emasculate",
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"geld",
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"spay",
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"sterilize"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"altercate":{
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"to express different opinions about something often angrily":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"this discussion is so silly we might as well altercate on how many angels can dance on the point of a needle"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"coexist",
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"get along",
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"accept",
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"agree",
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"assent",
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"concur",
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"consent"
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],
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"related":[
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"challenge",
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"dare",
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"defy",
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"clash",
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"contend",
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"contest",
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"tangle",
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"cavil",
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"fuss",
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"nitpick",
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"consider",
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"debate",
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"discuss",
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"kick",
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"object",
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"protest"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"argue",
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"argufy",
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"bicker",
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"brabble",
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"brawl",
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"controvert",
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"dispute",
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"fall out",
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"fight",
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"hassle",
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"jar",
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"quarrel",
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"quibble",
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"row",
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"scrap",
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"spat",
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"squabble",
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"tiff",
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"wrangle"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"altercated":{
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"to express different opinions about something often angrily":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"this discussion is so silly we might as well altercate on how many angels can dance on the point of a needle"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"coexisted",
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"got along",
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"accepted",
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"agreed",
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"assented",
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"concurred",
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"consented"
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],
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"related":[
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"challenged",
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"dared",
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"defied",
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"clashed",
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"contended",
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"contested",
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"tangled",
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"caviled",
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"cavilled",
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"fussed",
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"nitpicked",
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"considered",
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"debated",
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"discussed",
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"kicked",
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"objected",
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"protested"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"argued",
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"argufied",
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"bickered",
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"brabbled",
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"brawled",
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"controverted",
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"disputed",
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"fell out",
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"fought",
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"hassled",
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"jarred",
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"quarreled",
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"quarrelled",
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"quibbled",
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"rowed",
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"scrapped",
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"spatted",
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"squabbled",
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"tiffed",
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"wrangled"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"altercation":{
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"an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"judging from all the slamming and banging, I'd say there was some sort of altercation going on next door"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"clash",
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"run-in",
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"skirmish",
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"tangle",
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"tussle",
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"logomachy",
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"feud",
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"vendetta",
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"attack",
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"contention",
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"dissension",
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"dissention",
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"debate",
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"difference",
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"disputation",
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"fuss",
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"objection",
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"protest",
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"protestation",
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"affray",
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"fisticuffs",
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"fracas",
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"fray",
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"free-for-all",
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"melee",
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"m\u00eal\u00e9e",
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"catfight"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"argle-bargle",
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"argument",
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"argy-bargy",
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"battle royal",
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"bicker",
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"brawl",
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"contretemps",
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"controversy",
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"cross fire",
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"disagreement",
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"dispute",
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"donnybrook",
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"falling-out",
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"fight",
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"hassle",
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"imbroglio",
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"kickup",
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"misunderstanding",
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"quarrel",
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"rhubarb",
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"row",
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"scrap",
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"set-to",
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"spat",
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"squabble",
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"tiff",
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"wrangle"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"altering":{
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"to make different in some way":{
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"examples":[
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"can't you alter your plans just slightly so we can leave 10 minutes earlier?"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"changing",
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"making over",
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"modifying",
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"recasting",
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"redoing",
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"refashioning",
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"remaking",
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"remodeling",
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"revamping",
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"revising",
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"reworking",
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"varying"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"deforming",
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"metamorphosing",
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"mutating",
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"regenerating",
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"revolutionizing",
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"transfiguring",
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"transforming",
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"transmuting",
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"commuting",
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"converting",
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"exchanging",
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"rejiggering",
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"retooling"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[
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"fixing",
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"freezing",
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"setting",
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"stabilizing"
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]
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},
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"to remove the sex organs of":{
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"examples":[
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"contends that cats and dogs that have been altered make better pets"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"desexing",
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"fixing",
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"neutering"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"castrating",
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"emasculating",
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"gelding",
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"spaying",
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"sterilizing"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"alternates":{
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"to place or do (different things) so that one follows the other in a repeated series":{
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"examples":[
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"To make the appetizer, you should alternate layers of tomatoes and cheese.",
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"The poem alternates fear and hope."
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"juxtaposes",
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"interlaces",
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"intersperses",
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"interweaves",
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"laces",
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"salts",
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"threads",
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"weaves",
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"wreathes",
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"inserts",
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"intermingles",
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"mingles",
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"mixes",
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"amalgamates",
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"assimilates",
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"blends",
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"combines",
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"commingles",
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"embodies",
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"fuses",
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"incorporates",
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"integrates",
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"merges"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in understudies":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"understudies",
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"backups",
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"covers",
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"designated hitters",
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"fill-ins",
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"locum tenentes",
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"pinch hitters",
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"reliefs",
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"replacements",
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"reserves",
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"stand-ins",
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"subs",
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"substitutes",
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"apologies",
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"makeshifts",
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"stopgaps",
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"agents",
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"assignees",
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"attorneys",
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"commissaries",
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"delegates",
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"deputies",
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"envoys",
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"factors",
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"procurators",
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"proxies",
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"representatives",
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"reps",
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"surrogates",
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"assistants",
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"relievers",
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"seconds",
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"successors",
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"superseders"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"alternative":{
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"the power, right, or opportunity to choose":{
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"examples":[
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"there's no alternative : we must cross the stream to reach our destination"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"choice",
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"discretion",
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"druthers",
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"election",
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"liberty",
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"option",
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"pick",
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"preference",
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"selection",
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"volition",
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"way"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"determination",
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"free will",
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"will",
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"say",
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"voice",
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"vote",
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"inclination",
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"liking",
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"partiality",
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"penchant",
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"predilection",
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"proclivity",
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"propensity",
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"tendency",
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"discernment",
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"judgment",
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"judgement",
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"perspicacity"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"coercion",
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"duress",
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"force",
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"duty",
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"obligation",
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"Hobson's choice"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in alternate , chosen":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"alternate",
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"chosen",
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"discretionary",
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"elective",
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"optional",
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"voluntary",
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"dispensable",
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"unnecessary",
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"unneeded",
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"unwanted"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"compulsory",
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"mandatory",
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"nonelective",
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"nonvoluntary",
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"obligatory",
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"required",
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"essential",
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"indispensable",
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"necessary",
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"requisite"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in unconventional , underground":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"antiestablishment",
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"nontraditional",
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"unconventional",
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"underground",
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"pioneering",
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"revolutionary",
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"trailblazing",
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"bizarre",
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"far-out",
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"outr\u00e9",
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"way-out",
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"advanced",
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"avant",
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"avant-garde",
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"cutting-edge",
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"progressive",
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"state-of-the-art",
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"fresh",
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"new",
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"novel",
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"original",
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"strange",
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"unaccustomed",
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"unfamiliar",
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"unheard-of",
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"unknown",
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"unprecedented",
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"contemporary",
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"current",
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"hot",
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"mod",
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"modern",
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"modernistic",
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"newfangled",
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"new-fashioned",
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"present-day",
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"red-hot",
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"space-age",
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"ultramodern",
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"up-to-date"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"conventional",
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"customary",
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"established",
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"orthodox",
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"traditional"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective",
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"altitude":{
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"the distance of something or someone from bottom to top":{
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"examples":[
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"the altitude of the highest mountain in the U.S. is only about two thirds that of the highest mountain in the world"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"elevation",
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"height",
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"inches",
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"stature"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"rise",
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"highness",
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"loftiness",
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"tallness"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"an area of high ground":{
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"examples":[
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"the air is thinner at higher altitudes"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"elevation",
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"eminence",
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"height",
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"highland",
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"hill",
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"hump",
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"mound",
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"prominence",
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"rise",
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"upland"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"alp",
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"mount",
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"mountain",
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"peak",
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"butte",
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"mesa",
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"plateau",
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"table",
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"tableland",
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"bluff",
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"cliff",
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"crag",
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"precipice",
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"steep",
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"tor",
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"ridge",
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"sierra",
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"dome",
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"sugarloaf",
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"foothill",
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"hillock",
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"hummock",
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"knob",
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"knoll",
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"downs"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"dale",
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"dell",
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"depression",
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"dingle",
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"glen",
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"hollow",
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"vale",
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"valley",
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"basin",
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"bottom",
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"bottomland",
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"fen",
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"flat",
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"floodplain",
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"plain",
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"tidewater"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"lowland"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"altruistic":{
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"having or showing a concern for the welfare of others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm not being altruistic in giving you these books, since I was going to have to lug them with me if you hadn't come along"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beneficent",
|
|
"benevolent",
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"do-good",
|
|
"eleemosynary",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"humanitarian",
|
|
"philanthropic",
|
|
"philanthropical"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"selfless",
|
|
"self-sacrificing",
|
|
"bighearted",
|
|
"bounteous",
|
|
"bountiful",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"freehanded",
|
|
"generous",
|
|
"greathearted",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"liberal",
|
|
"magnanimous",
|
|
"munificent",
|
|
"openhanded",
|
|
"openhearted",
|
|
"unselfish",
|
|
"unsparing",
|
|
"compassionate",
|
|
"humane",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"kindhearted",
|
|
"social-minded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"self-indulgent",
|
|
"self-seeking",
|
|
"cheap",
|
|
"closefisted",
|
|
"miserly",
|
|
"niggardly",
|
|
"parsimonious",
|
|
"stingy",
|
|
"tight",
|
|
"tightfisted",
|
|
"hard-hearted",
|
|
"pitiless",
|
|
"unfeeling",
|
|
"self-obsessed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"self-centered",
|
|
"self-concerned",
|
|
"selfish"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"alternatively":{
|
|
"in place of another option":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We could go out for dinner or, alternatively , we could get takeout."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"alteration":{
|
|
"the act, process, or result of making different":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there's been an alteration in the intended route of our bird walk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"change",
|
|
"difference",
|
|
"modification",
|
|
"redoing",
|
|
"refashioning",
|
|
"remaking",
|
|
"remodeling",
|
|
"revamping",
|
|
"review",
|
|
"revise",
|
|
"revision",
|
|
"reworking",
|
|
"variation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amendment",
|
|
"correction",
|
|
"rectification",
|
|
"reform",
|
|
"conversion",
|
|
"deformation",
|
|
"distortion",
|
|
"metamorphosis",
|
|
"mutation",
|
|
"transfiguration",
|
|
"transformation",
|
|
"fluctuation",
|
|
"oscillation",
|
|
"shift",
|
|
"displacement",
|
|
"replacement",
|
|
"substitution",
|
|
"adjustment",
|
|
"modulation",
|
|
"regulation",
|
|
"tweak",
|
|
"redesign",
|
|
"redo"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"fixation",
|
|
"stabilization"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"alter ego":{
|
|
"a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"over the years the state's other senator became his alter ego as well as his political ally"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amigo",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something or someone that strongly resembles another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the hero of the novel is clearly the author's alter ego , right down to his receding hairline and middle-aged paunch"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carbon",
|
|
"carbon copy",
|
|
"clone",
|
|
"counterpart",
|
|
"doppelg\u00e4nger",
|
|
"doppelganger",
|
|
"double",
|
|
"duplicate",
|
|
"duplication",
|
|
"facsimile",
|
|
"fetch",
|
|
"image",
|
|
"likeness",
|
|
"look-alike",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"mirror image",
|
|
"picture",
|
|
"replica",
|
|
"ringer",
|
|
"spit",
|
|
"spitting image",
|
|
"twin"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"Chinese copy",
|
|
"effigy",
|
|
"portrait",
|
|
"portrayal",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"equivalent",
|
|
"analogue",
|
|
"analog",
|
|
"parallel"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antithesis",
|
|
"converse",
|
|
"opposite",
|
|
"reverse"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"altogether":{
|
|
"for the most part":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"altogether , I'd say we had a pretty good time"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"basically",
|
|
"by and large",
|
|
"chiefly",
|
|
"generally",
|
|
"largely",
|
|
"mainly",
|
|
"mostly",
|
|
"overall",
|
|
"predominantly",
|
|
"primarily",
|
|
"principally",
|
|
"substantially"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"about",
|
|
"more or less",
|
|
"most",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"near",
|
|
"nearly",
|
|
"next to",
|
|
"nigh",
|
|
"practically",
|
|
"some",
|
|
"virtually",
|
|
"well-nigh",
|
|
"approximately",
|
|
"broadly",
|
|
"plus or minus",
|
|
"roughly",
|
|
"commonly",
|
|
"frequently",
|
|
"normally",
|
|
"ordinarily",
|
|
"typically",
|
|
"usually",
|
|
"incompletely",
|
|
"partially",
|
|
"partly",
|
|
"rather",
|
|
"somewhat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"completely",
|
|
"entirely",
|
|
"fully",
|
|
"perfectly",
|
|
"thoroughly",
|
|
"totally",
|
|
"wholly",
|
|
"barely",
|
|
"hardly",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"marginally",
|
|
"minimally",
|
|
"scarcely",
|
|
"absolutely",
|
|
"categorically",
|
|
"unqualifiedly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to a full extent or degree":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I was not altogether prepared for such bad news"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"all",
|
|
"all of",
|
|
"all over",
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"completely",
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"enough",
|
|
"entire",
|
|
"entirely",
|
|
"even",
|
|
"exactly",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"fully",
|
|
"heartily",
|
|
"out",
|
|
"perfectly",
|
|
"plumb",
|
|
"quite",
|
|
"soundly",
|
|
"thoroughly",
|
|
"through and through",
|
|
"totally",
|
|
"utterly",
|
|
"well",
|
|
"wholly",
|
|
"wide"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absolutely",
|
|
"categorically",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"downright",
|
|
"hands down",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"stone",
|
|
"stone-cold",
|
|
"unqualifiedly",
|
|
"basically",
|
|
"by and large",
|
|
"chiefly",
|
|
"generally",
|
|
"largely",
|
|
"mainly",
|
|
"more or less",
|
|
"mostly",
|
|
"overall",
|
|
"predominantly",
|
|
"predominately",
|
|
"primarily",
|
|
"principally",
|
|
"substantially",
|
|
"abundantly",
|
|
"copiously",
|
|
"generously",
|
|
"greatly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"barely",
|
|
"hardly",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"kind of",
|
|
"marginally",
|
|
"minimally",
|
|
"scarcely",
|
|
"slightly",
|
|
"superficially",
|
|
"approximately",
|
|
"roughly",
|
|
"somewhat"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"half",
|
|
"halfway",
|
|
"incompletely",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"partially",
|
|
"partly"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"with everyone or everything taken into account at the same time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we spent six months in Europe altogether"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"all around",
|
|
"all told",
|
|
"collectedly",
|
|
"collectively",
|
|
"inclusively",
|
|
"overall",
|
|
"together"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broadly",
|
|
"generally",
|
|
"liberally",
|
|
"loosely",
|
|
"macroscopically",
|
|
"all over",
|
|
"completely",
|
|
"comprehensively",
|
|
"encyclopedically",
|
|
"entirely",
|
|
"exhaustively",
|
|
"fully",
|
|
"sweepingly",
|
|
"thoroughly",
|
|
"totally",
|
|
"wholly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detailedly",
|
|
"microscopically",
|
|
"minutely",
|
|
"literally",
|
|
"narrowly",
|
|
"restrictedly",
|
|
"strictly",
|
|
"alone",
|
|
"categorically",
|
|
"distinctly",
|
|
"exclusively",
|
|
"fractionally",
|
|
"individually",
|
|
"separately",
|
|
"singly",
|
|
"singularly",
|
|
"solely",
|
|
"solitarily",
|
|
"specifically"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the state of having no clothes on one's body":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"had never posed in the altogether for a photographer before"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bareness",
|
|
"birthday suit",
|
|
"bottomlessness",
|
|
"buff",
|
|
"nakedness",
|
|
"nude",
|
|
"nudity",
|
|
"raw"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"toplessness",
|
|
"naturism",
|
|
"nudism"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"alterations":{
|
|
"the act, process, or result of making different":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there's been an alteration in the intended route of our bird walk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"changes",
|
|
"differences",
|
|
"modifications",
|
|
"reviews",
|
|
"revises",
|
|
"revisions",
|
|
"variations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amendments",
|
|
"corrections",
|
|
"rectifications",
|
|
"reforms",
|
|
"conversions",
|
|
"deformations",
|
|
"distortions",
|
|
"metamorphoses",
|
|
"mutations",
|
|
"transfigurations",
|
|
"transformations",
|
|
"fluctuations",
|
|
"oscillations",
|
|
"shifts",
|
|
"displacements",
|
|
"replacements",
|
|
"substitutions",
|
|
"adjustments",
|
|
"modulations",
|
|
"regulations",
|
|
"tweaks",
|
|
"redesigns",
|
|
"redos"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"fixations",
|
|
"stabilizations"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"alters":{
|
|
"to make different in some way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"can't you alter your plans just slightly so we can leave 10 minutes earlier?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"changes",
|
|
"makes over",
|
|
"modifies",
|
|
"recasts",
|
|
"redoes",
|
|
"refashions",
|
|
"remakes",
|
|
"remodels",
|
|
"revamps",
|
|
"revises",
|
|
"reworks",
|
|
"varies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deforms",
|
|
"metamorphoses",
|
|
"mutates",
|
|
"regenerates",
|
|
"revolutionizes",
|
|
"transfigures",
|
|
"transforms",
|
|
"transmutes",
|
|
"commutes",
|
|
"converts",
|
|
"exchanges",
|
|
"rejiggers",
|
|
"retools"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"freezes",
|
|
"sets",
|
|
"stabilizes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to remove the sex organs of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contends that cats and dogs that have been altered make better pets"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"desexes",
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"neuters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"castrates",
|
|
"emasculates",
|
|
"gelds",
|
|
"spays",
|
|
"sterilizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"altruistically":{
|
|
"as in humanely , charitably":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beneficently",
|
|
"benevolently",
|
|
"bigheartedly",
|
|
"charitably",
|
|
"humanely",
|
|
"kindheartedly",
|
|
"magnanimously",
|
|
"philanthropically",
|
|
"selflessly",
|
|
"ungrudgingly",
|
|
"unselfishly",
|
|
"affably",
|
|
"amiably",
|
|
"cheerfully",
|
|
"cheerily",
|
|
"congenially",
|
|
"cordially",
|
|
"friendlily",
|
|
"genially",
|
|
"good-heartedly",
|
|
"good-naturedly",
|
|
"graciously",
|
|
"considerately",
|
|
"courteously",
|
|
"hospitably",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"nicely",
|
|
"reasonably",
|
|
"sweetly",
|
|
"thoughtfully",
|
|
"amply",
|
|
"bounteously",
|
|
"bountifully",
|
|
"freehandedly",
|
|
"freeheartedly",
|
|
"generously",
|
|
"handsomely",
|
|
"lavishly",
|
|
"liberally",
|
|
"munificently",
|
|
"openhandedly",
|
|
"unstintingly",
|
|
"well"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"parsimoniously",
|
|
"stingily",
|
|
"ungenerously",
|
|
"contemptuously",
|
|
"disdainfully",
|
|
"rudely",
|
|
"scornfully",
|
|
"obnoxiously",
|
|
"provocatively",
|
|
"coldly",
|
|
"coolly",
|
|
"cooly",
|
|
"frigidly",
|
|
"hostilely",
|
|
"angrily",
|
|
"belligerently",
|
|
"begrudgingly",
|
|
"grudgingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"alternating":{
|
|
"as in alternate , rhythmic":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alternate",
|
|
"cyclic",
|
|
"cyclical",
|
|
"rhythmic",
|
|
"rhythmical",
|
|
"seasonal",
|
|
"serial",
|
|
"continual",
|
|
"intermittent",
|
|
"on-and-off",
|
|
"periodic",
|
|
"periodical",
|
|
"recurrent",
|
|
"recurring",
|
|
"aperiodic",
|
|
"erratic",
|
|
"fitful",
|
|
"irregular",
|
|
"occasional",
|
|
"spasmodic",
|
|
"sporadic",
|
|
"spotty",
|
|
"unsteady"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"constant",
|
|
"continuous",
|
|
"incessant",
|
|
"unceasing",
|
|
"eternal",
|
|
"everlasting",
|
|
"interminable",
|
|
"perpetual"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to place or do (different things) so that one follows the other in a repeated series":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"To make the appetizer, you should alternate layers of tomatoes and cheese.",
|
|
"The poem alternates fear and hope."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"juxtaposing",
|
|
"interlacing",
|
|
"interspersing",
|
|
"interweaving",
|
|
"lacing",
|
|
"salting",
|
|
"threading",
|
|
"weaving",
|
|
"wreathing",
|
|
"inserting",
|
|
"intermingling",
|
|
"mingling",
|
|
"mixing",
|
|
"amalgamating",
|
|
"assimilating",
|
|
"blending",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"commingling",
|
|
"embodying",
|
|
"fusing",
|
|
"incorporating",
|
|
"integrating",
|
|
"merging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"altitude(s)":{
|
|
"an area of high ground":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the air is thinner at higher altitudes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"elevation",
|
|
"eminence",
|
|
"height",
|
|
"highland",
|
|
"hill",
|
|
"hump",
|
|
"mound",
|
|
"prominence",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"upland"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alp",
|
|
"mount",
|
|
"mountain",
|
|
"peak",
|
|
"butte",
|
|
"mesa",
|
|
"plateau",
|
|
"table",
|
|
"tableland",
|
|
"bluff",
|
|
"cliff",
|
|
"crag",
|
|
"precipice",
|
|
"steep",
|
|
"tor",
|
|
"ridge",
|
|
"sierra",
|
|
"dome",
|
|
"sugarloaf",
|
|
"foothill",
|
|
"hillock",
|
|
"hummock",
|
|
"knob",
|
|
"knoll",
|
|
"downs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dale",
|
|
"dell",
|
|
"depression",
|
|
"dingle",
|
|
"glen",
|
|
"hollow",
|
|
"vale",
|
|
"valley",
|
|
"basin",
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"bottomland",
|
|
"fen",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"floodplain",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"tidewater"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lowland"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"altitudinous":{
|
|
"extending to a great distance upward":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the brochure described the seaside hotel as \"an imposing edifice graced by old world charm, situated atop an altitudinous promontory with panoramic views\""
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"high",
|
|
"lofty",
|
|
"tall",
|
|
"towering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dominant",
|
|
"dominating",
|
|
"eminent",
|
|
"prominent",
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"lifted",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"uplifted",
|
|
"upswept",
|
|
"high-rise",
|
|
"statuesque"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"stubby",
|
|
"stumpy"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"low",
|
|
"low-lying",
|
|
"short",
|
|
"squat"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"altered":{
|
|
"as in neutered , sterilized":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"desexed",
|
|
"neutered",
|
|
"sterilized",
|
|
"barren",
|
|
"fruitless",
|
|
"impotent",
|
|
"infertile",
|
|
"sterile",
|
|
"unfruitful",
|
|
"castrated",
|
|
"emasculated",
|
|
"gelded",
|
|
"spayed",
|
|
"unproductive"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"fertile",
|
|
"fruitful",
|
|
"fecund",
|
|
"luxuriant",
|
|
"productive",
|
|
"prolific",
|
|
"enriched",
|
|
"fertilized",
|
|
"rich",
|
|
"impregnated",
|
|
"pregnant",
|
|
"potent",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"producing",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"blooming",
|
|
"bursting",
|
|
"flourishing",
|
|
"swarming",
|
|
"teeming"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make different in some way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"can't you alter your plans just slightly so we can leave 10 minutes earlier?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"changed",
|
|
"made over",
|
|
"modified",
|
|
"recast",
|
|
"redid",
|
|
"refashioned",
|
|
"remade",
|
|
"remodeled",
|
|
"revamped",
|
|
"revised",
|
|
"reworked",
|
|
"varied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deformed",
|
|
"metamorphosed",
|
|
"mutated",
|
|
"regenerated",
|
|
"revolutionized",
|
|
"transfigured",
|
|
"transformed",
|
|
"transmuted",
|
|
"commuted",
|
|
"converted",
|
|
"exchanged",
|
|
"rejiggered",
|
|
"retooled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"froze",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"stabilized"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to remove the sex organs of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contends that cats and dogs that have been altered make better pets"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"desexed",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"neutered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"castrated",
|
|
"emasculated",
|
|
"gelded",
|
|
"spayed",
|
|
"sterilized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"altitudes":{
|
|
"an area of high ground":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the air is thinner at higher altitudes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"elevation",
|
|
"eminence",
|
|
"height",
|
|
"highland",
|
|
"hill",
|
|
"hump",
|
|
"mound",
|
|
"prominence",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"upland"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alp",
|
|
"mount",
|
|
"mountain",
|
|
"peak",
|
|
"butte",
|
|
"mesa",
|
|
"plateau",
|
|
"table",
|
|
"tableland",
|
|
"bluff",
|
|
"cliff",
|
|
"crag",
|
|
"precipice",
|
|
"steep",
|
|
"tor",
|
|
"ridge",
|
|
"sierra",
|
|
"dome",
|
|
"sugarloaf",
|
|
"foothill",
|
|
"hillock",
|
|
"hummock",
|
|
"knob",
|
|
"knoll",
|
|
"downs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dale",
|
|
"dell",
|
|
"depression",
|
|
"dingle",
|
|
"glen",
|
|
"hollow",
|
|
"vale",
|
|
"valley",
|
|
"basin",
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"bottomland",
|
|
"fen",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"floodplain",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"tidewater"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lowland"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"altruism":{
|
|
"feelings and behavior that show a desire to help other people and a lack of selfishness":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"charitable acts motivated purely by altruism",
|
|
"In one final act of altruism , she donated almost all of her money to the hospital."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"generosity",
|
|
"magnanimity",
|
|
"nobility",
|
|
"charity",
|
|
"clemency",
|
|
"forbearance",
|
|
"lenience",
|
|
"leniency",
|
|
"lenity",
|
|
"mercifulness",
|
|
"mercy",
|
|
"quarter",
|
|
"humanitarianism",
|
|
"philanthropy",
|
|
"empathy",
|
|
"pity",
|
|
"selflessness",
|
|
"sympathy",
|
|
"understanding",
|
|
"unselfishness",
|
|
"commiseration",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"grace",
|
|
"benevolence",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"civility",
|
|
"compassion",
|
|
"gentleness",
|
|
"goodness",
|
|
"goodwill",
|
|
"humaneness",
|
|
"kindliness",
|
|
"kindness",
|
|
"meekness",
|
|
"mildness",
|
|
"niceness",
|
|
"softness",
|
|
"tenderness",
|
|
"affection",
|
|
"devotion",
|
|
"love",
|
|
"worship"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hard-heartedness",
|
|
"mercilessness",
|
|
"pitilessness",
|
|
"ruthlessness",
|
|
"uncharitableness",
|
|
"greed",
|
|
"selfishness",
|
|
"reprisal",
|
|
"requital",
|
|
"retaliation",
|
|
"retribution",
|
|
"revenge",
|
|
"vengeance",
|
|
"venom",
|
|
"vindictiveness",
|
|
"virulence",
|
|
"vitriol",
|
|
"atrocity",
|
|
"barbarity",
|
|
"brutality",
|
|
"cruelty",
|
|
"incivility",
|
|
"sadism",
|
|
"savageness",
|
|
"savagery",
|
|
"truculence",
|
|
"viciousness",
|
|
"violence",
|
|
"wantonness",
|
|
"castigation",
|
|
"chastisement",
|
|
"discipline",
|
|
"punishment",
|
|
"scolding",
|
|
"abhorrence",
|
|
"abomination",
|
|
"detestation",
|
|
"execration",
|
|
"hate",
|
|
"hatred",
|
|
"loathing",
|
|
"cattiness",
|
|
"ill will",
|
|
"malevolence",
|
|
"malice",
|
|
"maliciousness",
|
|
"malignancy",
|
|
"malignity",
|
|
"meanness",
|
|
"nastiness",
|
|
"spite",
|
|
"spitefulness",
|
|
"spleen",
|
|
"animosity",
|
|
"antagonism",
|
|
"antipathy",
|
|
"bitterness",
|
|
"enmity",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"grudge",
|
|
"hostility",
|
|
"jealousy",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"resentment",
|
|
"bile",
|
|
"jaundice",
|
|
"rancor",
|
|
"hatefulness",
|
|
"invidiousness",
|
|
"coarseness",
|
|
"hardness",
|
|
"harshness",
|
|
"roughness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"altercates":{
|
|
"to express different opinions about something often angrily":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this discussion is so silly we might as well altercate on how many angels can dance on the point of a needle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argues",
|
|
"argufies",
|
|
"bickers",
|
|
"brabbles",
|
|
"brawls",
|
|
"controverts",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"falls out",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"hassles",
|
|
"jars",
|
|
"quarrels",
|
|
"quibbles",
|
|
"rows",
|
|
"scraps",
|
|
"spats",
|
|
"squabbles",
|
|
"tiffs",
|
|
"wrangles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
"dares",
|
|
"defies",
|
|
"clashes",
|
|
"contends",
|
|
"contests",
|
|
"tangles",
|
|
"cavils",
|
|
"fusses",
|
|
"nitpicks",
|
|
"considers",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"discusses",
|
|
"kicks",
|
|
"objects",
|
|
"protests"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coexists",
|
|
"gets along",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"agrees",
|
|
"assents",
|
|
"concurs",
|
|
"consents"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"alterable":{
|
|
"capable of being readily changed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if my vacation plans were alterable , I'd change them"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adaptable",
|
|
"adjustable",
|
|
"changeable",
|
|
"elastic",
|
|
"flexible",
|
|
"fluid",
|
|
"malleable",
|
|
"modifiable",
|
|
"pliable",
|
|
"variable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"changing",
|
|
"fluctuating",
|
|
"inconstant",
|
|
"labile",
|
|
"unstable",
|
|
"unsteady",
|
|
"varying",
|
|
"versatile"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"constant",
|
|
"stable",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"unchanging",
|
|
"uniform",
|
|
"unvarying"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"established",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"immutable",
|
|
"inelastic",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"invariable",
|
|
"nonmalleable",
|
|
"ramrod",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"unadaptable",
|
|
"unalterable",
|
|
"unbudgeable",
|
|
"unchangeable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"alternatives":{
|
|
"the power, right, or opportunity to choose":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there's no alternative : we must cross the stream to reach our destination"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"choices",
|
|
"discretions",
|
|
"druthers",
|
|
"elections",
|
|
"liberties",
|
|
"options",
|
|
"picks",
|
|
"preferences",
|
|
"selections",
|
|
"volitions",
|
|
"ways"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"determinations",
|
|
"free wills",
|
|
"wills",
|
|
"says",
|
|
"voices",
|
|
"votes",
|
|
"inclinations",
|
|
"likings",
|
|
"partialities",
|
|
"penchants",
|
|
"predilections",
|
|
"proclivities",
|
|
"propensities",
|
|
"tendencies",
|
|
"discernments",
|
|
"judgments",
|
|
"judgements",
|
|
"perspicacities"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coercions",
|
|
"duresses",
|
|
"forces",
|
|
"duties",
|
|
"obligations",
|
|
"Hobson's choices"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"alter egos":{
|
|
"a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"over the years the state's other senator became his alter ego as well as his political ally"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amigos",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something or someone that strongly resembles another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the hero of the novel is clearly the author's alter ego , right down to his receding hairline and middle-aged paunch"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carbon copies",
|
|
"carbons",
|
|
"clones",
|
|
"counterparts",
|
|
"doppelg\u00e4ngers",
|
|
"doppelgangers",
|
|
"doubles",
|
|
"duplicates",
|
|
"duplications",
|
|
"facsimiles",
|
|
"fetches",
|
|
"images",
|
|
"likenesses",
|
|
"look-alikes",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"mirror images",
|
|
"pictures",
|
|
"replicas",
|
|
"ringers",
|
|
"spits",
|
|
"spitting images",
|
|
"twins"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"Chinese copies",
|
|
"effigies",
|
|
"portraits",
|
|
"portrayals",
|
|
"companions",
|
|
"fellows",
|
|
"mates",
|
|
"equals",
|
|
"equivalents",
|
|
"analogues",
|
|
"analogs",
|
|
"parallels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antitheses",
|
|
"converses",
|
|
"opposites",
|
|
"reverses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"alternately":{
|
|
"as in alternatively":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alternatively",
|
|
"first",
|
|
"instead",
|
|
"rather"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"altruist":{
|
|
"as in giver , bestower":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bestower",
|
|
"contributor",
|
|
"giver",
|
|
"angel",
|
|
"benefactor",
|
|
"donator",
|
|
"donor",
|
|
"fairy godmother",
|
|
"Maecenas",
|
|
"patron",
|
|
"sugar daddy",
|
|
"benefactress",
|
|
"patroness",
|
|
"almoner",
|
|
"almsgiver",
|
|
"philanthropist",
|
|
"helper",
|
|
"subscriber",
|
|
"supporter",
|
|
"guardian angel",
|
|
"protector",
|
|
"savior",
|
|
"saviour"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"beneficiary",
|
|
"donee",
|
|
"giftee",
|
|
"recipient"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"altruisms":{
|
|
"feelings and behavior that show a desire to help other people and a lack of selfishness":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"charitable acts motivated purely by altruism",
|
|
"In one final act of altruism , she donated almost all of her money to the hospital."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"generosity",
|
|
"magnanimity",
|
|
"nobility",
|
|
"charity",
|
|
"clemency",
|
|
"forbearance",
|
|
"lenience",
|
|
"leniency",
|
|
"lenity",
|
|
"mercifulness",
|
|
"mercy",
|
|
"quarter",
|
|
"humanitarianism",
|
|
"philanthropy",
|
|
"empathy",
|
|
"pity",
|
|
"selflessness",
|
|
"sympathy",
|
|
"understanding",
|
|
"unselfishness",
|
|
"commiseration",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"grace",
|
|
"benevolence",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"civility",
|
|
"compassion",
|
|
"gentleness",
|
|
"goodness",
|
|
"goodwill",
|
|
"humaneness",
|
|
"kindliness",
|
|
"kindness",
|
|
"meekness",
|
|
"mildness",
|
|
"niceness",
|
|
"softness",
|
|
"tenderness",
|
|
"affection",
|
|
"devotion",
|
|
"love",
|
|
"worship"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hard-heartedness",
|
|
"mercilessness",
|
|
"pitilessness",
|
|
"ruthlessness",
|
|
"uncharitableness",
|
|
"greed",
|
|
"selfishness",
|
|
"reprisal",
|
|
"requital",
|
|
"retaliation",
|
|
"retribution",
|
|
"revenge",
|
|
"vengeance",
|
|
"venom",
|
|
"vindictiveness",
|
|
"virulence",
|
|
"vitriol",
|
|
"atrocity",
|
|
"barbarity",
|
|
"brutality",
|
|
"cruelty",
|
|
"incivility",
|
|
"sadism",
|
|
"savageness",
|
|
"savagery",
|
|
"truculence",
|
|
"viciousness",
|
|
"violence",
|
|
"wantonness",
|
|
"castigation",
|
|
"chastisement",
|
|
"discipline",
|
|
"punishment",
|
|
"scolding",
|
|
"abhorrence",
|
|
"abomination",
|
|
"detestation",
|
|
"execration",
|
|
"hate",
|
|
"hatred",
|
|
"loathing",
|
|
"cattiness",
|
|
"ill will",
|
|
"malevolence",
|
|
"malice",
|
|
"maliciousness",
|
|
"malignancy",
|
|
"malignity",
|
|
"meanness",
|
|
"nastiness",
|
|
"spite",
|
|
"spitefulness",
|
|
"spleen",
|
|
"animosity",
|
|
"antagonism",
|
|
"antipathy",
|
|
"bitterness",
|
|
"enmity",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"grudge",
|
|
"hostility",
|
|
"jealousy",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"resentment",
|
|
"bile",
|
|
"jaundice",
|
|
"rancor",
|
|
"hatefulness",
|
|
"invidiousness",
|
|
"coarseness",
|
|
"hardness",
|
|
"harshness",
|
|
"roughness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"altars":{
|
|
"a table or place which serves as a center of worship or ritual":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"There was a small altar at the front of the room with candles on it."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bimahs",
|
|
"bimas",
|
|
"footpaces",
|
|
"pulpits",
|
|
"platforms",
|
|
"risers",
|
|
"scaffolds",
|
|
"balconies",
|
|
"galleries",
|
|
"daises",
|
|
"podiums",
|
|
"podia",
|
|
"rostra",
|
|
"rostrums",
|
|
"stages",
|
|
"stands",
|
|
"tribunes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"alternated":{
|
|
"to place or do (different things) so that one follows the other in a repeated series":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"To make the appetizer, you should alternate layers of tomatoes and cheese.",
|
|
"The poem alternates fear and hope."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"juxtaposed",
|
|
"interlaced",
|
|
"interspersed",
|
|
"interwove",
|
|
"interweaved",
|
|
"laced",
|
|
"salted",
|
|
"threaded",
|
|
"wove",
|
|
"weaved",
|
|
"wreathed",
|
|
"inserted",
|
|
"intermingled",
|
|
"mingled",
|
|
"mixed",
|
|
"amalgamated",
|
|
"assimilated",
|
|
"blended",
|
|
"blent",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"commingled",
|
|
"embodied",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"incorporated",
|
|
"integrated",
|
|
"merged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"altruists":{
|
|
"as in givers , bestowers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bestowers",
|
|
"contributors",
|
|
"givers",
|
|
"angels",
|
|
"benefactors",
|
|
"donators",
|
|
"donors",
|
|
"fairy godmothers",
|
|
"Maecenases",
|
|
"patrons",
|
|
"sugar daddies",
|
|
"benefactresses",
|
|
"patronesses",
|
|
"almoners",
|
|
"almsgivers",
|
|
"philanthropists",
|
|
"helpers",
|
|
"subscribers",
|
|
"supporters",
|
|
"guardian angels",
|
|
"protectors",
|
|
"saviors",
|
|
"saviours"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"beneficiaries",
|
|
"donees",
|
|
"giftees",
|
|
"recipients"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"although":{
|
|
"in spite of the fact that":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"although I've been to his house several times, I still can't remember how to get there"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"albeit",
|
|
"as",
|
|
"howbeit",
|
|
"much as",
|
|
"notwithstanding",
|
|
"though",
|
|
"when",
|
|
"whereas",
|
|
"while",
|
|
"whilst"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"but",
|
|
"if"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"conjunction"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"altercating":{
|
|
"to express different opinions about something often angrily":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this discussion is so silly we might as well altercate on how many angels can dance on the point of a needle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argufying",
|
|
"arguing",
|
|
"bickering",
|
|
"brabbling",
|
|
"brawling",
|
|
"controverting",
|
|
"disputing",
|
|
"falling out",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"hassling",
|
|
"jarring",
|
|
"quarreling",
|
|
"quarrelling",
|
|
"quibbling",
|
|
"rowing",
|
|
"scrapping",
|
|
"spatting",
|
|
"squabbling",
|
|
"tiffing",
|
|
"wrangling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"daring",
|
|
"defying",
|
|
"clashing",
|
|
"contending",
|
|
"contesting",
|
|
"tangling",
|
|
"caviling",
|
|
"cavilling",
|
|
"fussing",
|
|
"nitpicking",
|
|
"considering",
|
|
"debating",
|
|
"discussing",
|
|
"kicking",
|
|
"objecting",
|
|
"protesting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coexisting",
|
|
"getting along",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"agreeing",
|
|
"assenting",
|
|
"concurring",
|
|
"consenting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"alternate":{
|
|
"to place or do (different things) so that one follows the other in a repeated series":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"To make the appetizer, you should alternate layers of tomatoes and cheese.",
|
|
"The poem alternates fear and hope."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"juxtapose",
|
|
"interlace",
|
|
"intersperse",
|
|
"interweave",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"salt",
|
|
"thread",
|
|
"weave",
|
|
"wreathe",
|
|
"insert",
|
|
"intermingle",
|
|
"mingle",
|
|
"mix",
|
|
"amalgamate",
|
|
"assimilate",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"commingle",
|
|
"embody",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"incorporate",
|
|
"integrate",
|
|
"merge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in alternative , chosen":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alternative",
|
|
"chosen",
|
|
"discretionary",
|
|
"elective",
|
|
"optional",
|
|
"voluntary",
|
|
"dispensable",
|
|
"unnecessary",
|
|
"unneeded",
|
|
"unwanted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compulsory",
|
|
"mandatory",
|
|
"nonelective",
|
|
"nonvoluntary",
|
|
"obligatory",
|
|
"required",
|
|
"essential",
|
|
"indispensable",
|
|
"necessary",
|
|
"requisite"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in backup , substitute":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"backup",
|
|
"jackleg",
|
|
"make-do",
|
|
"makeshift",
|
|
"proxy",
|
|
"stopgap",
|
|
"substitute",
|
|
"acting",
|
|
"ad interim",
|
|
"interim",
|
|
"provisional",
|
|
"provisionary",
|
|
"provisory",
|
|
"temporary"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"long-term",
|
|
"permanent"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in seasonal , alternating":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alternating",
|
|
"cyclic",
|
|
"cyclical",
|
|
"rhythmic",
|
|
"rhythmical",
|
|
"seasonal",
|
|
"serial",
|
|
"continual",
|
|
"intermittent",
|
|
"on-and-off",
|
|
"periodic",
|
|
"periodical",
|
|
"recurrent",
|
|
"recurring",
|
|
"aperiodic",
|
|
"erratic",
|
|
"fitful",
|
|
"irregular",
|
|
"occasional",
|
|
"spasmodic",
|
|
"sporadic",
|
|
"spotty",
|
|
"unsteady"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"constant",
|
|
"continuous",
|
|
"incessant",
|
|
"unceasing",
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"eternal",
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"everlasting",
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"interminable",
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"perpetual"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in understudy":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"understudy",
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"backup",
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"cover",
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"designated hitter",
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"fill-in",
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"locum tenens",
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"pinch hitter",
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"relief",
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"replacement",
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"reserve",
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"stand-in",
|
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"sub",
|
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"substitute",
|
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"apology",
|
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"makeshift",
|
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"stopgap",
|
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"agent",
|
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"assignee",
|
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"attorney",
|
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"commissary",
|
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"delegate",
|
|
"deputy",
|
|
"envoy",
|
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"factor",
|
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"procurator",
|
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"proxy",
|
|
"rep",
|
|
"representative",
|
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"surrogate",
|
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"assistant",
|
|
"reliever",
|
|
"second",
|
|
"successor",
|
|
"superseder"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"altiplanos":{
|
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"a broad flat area of elevated land":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
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"a cold wind from the Andes swept across the altiplano"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"mesas",
|
|
"plateaus",
|
|
"plateaux",
|
|
"tablelands",
|
|
"tables"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"buttes",
|
|
"domes",
|
|
"heights",
|
|
"highlands",
|
|
"uplands",
|
|
"karoos",
|
|
"karroos",
|
|
"punas"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |