dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/amp_MWT.json
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{
"amphibians":{
"as in seaplanes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"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"
],
"near antonyms":[
"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":{
"antonyms":[],
"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"
]
},
"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"
],
"synonyms":[
"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)"
]
},
"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":[
"accentuated",
"amped (up)",
"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"
]
},
"amplify":{
"to express more fully and in greater detail":{
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"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"
],
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"add (to)",
"complement",
"supplement",
"discourse",
"expatiate",
"ramble",
"run on"
],
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"develop",
"dilate (on or upon)",
"elaborate (on)",
"enlarge (on or upon)",
"expand",
"flesh (out)"
]
},
"to make greater in size, amount, or number":{
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"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"
],
"synonyms":[
"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"
]
},
"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"
]
},
"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"
]
},
"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"
]
},
"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"
]
},
"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"
]
},
"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"
]
},
"ampleness":{
"as in amplitude , liberality":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"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"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in capaciousness , commodiousness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"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"
],
"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"
]
},
"amphibian":{
"as in seaplane":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"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"
]
}
}