dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/cag_MWT.json
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{
"caged":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"caged the rabbit at night so she wouldn't wake everyone up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"bounded",
"circumscribed",
"confined",
"contained",
"limited",
"restricted",
"encircled",
"encompassed",
"enfolded",
"enframed",
"enlaced",
"framed",
"ringed",
"surrounded",
"armored",
"cocooned",
"encapsulated",
"encapsuled",
"encysted",
"ensheathed",
"ensphered",
"enwombed"
],
"synonyms":[
"boxed (in)",
"closeted",
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"corralled",
"encaged",
"encased",
"enclosed",
"inclosed",
"enveloped",
"fenced (in)",
"hedged",
"hemmed (in)",
"housed",
"immured",
"included",
"mewed (up)",
"penned",
"walled (in)"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"caginess":{
"exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters":{
"examples":[
"most consumers should possess sufficient caginess to see through that scam"
],
"synonyms":[
"acumen",
"astuteness",
"canniness",
"clear-sightedness",
"foxiness",
"hardheadedness",
"intelligence",
"keenness",
"knowingness",
"sharpness",
"shrewdness",
"wit"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discernment",
"insight",
"perception",
"perceptiveness",
"perceptivity",
"percipience",
"sagaciousness",
"sagacity",
"sageness",
"sapience",
"wisdom",
"artfulness",
"artifice",
"craft",
"craftiness",
"cunning",
"deviousness",
"guile",
"slickness",
"slyness",
"sneakiness",
"subtleness",
"subtlety",
"wiliness",
"brain(s)",
"gray matter",
"intellect",
"reason",
"sense"
],
"near antonyms":[
"artlessness",
"greenness",
"guilelessness",
"ingenuousness",
"innocence",
"naiveness",
"na\u00efvet\u00e9",
"naivete",
"naivet\u00e9",
"simplemindedness",
"simpleness",
"simplicity",
"unsophistication",
"unworldliness",
"brainlessness",
"density",
"doltishness",
"dopiness",
"dumbness",
"fatuity",
"foolishness",
"half-wittedness",
"mindlessness",
"oafishness",
"obtuseness",
"senselessness",
"slowness",
"stupidity",
"stupidness",
"vacuity",
"witlessness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means":{
"examples":[
"the lawyer's celebrated caginess makes her the first choice of the hopelessly guilty"
],
"synonyms":[
"artfulness",
"artifice",
"canniness",
"craft",
"craftiness",
"cunning",
"cunningness",
"deviousness",
"foxiness",
"guile",
"guilefulness",
"slickness",
"slyness",
"sneakiness",
"subtleness",
"subtlety",
"wiliness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"calculation",
"care",
"design",
"savvy",
"sharpness",
"shrewdness",
"cleverness",
"ingeniousness",
"ingenuity",
"inventiveness",
"ease",
"facility",
"finesse",
"deceitfulness",
"duplicity",
"shiftiness",
"underhandedness"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"cage":{
"an enclosure with an open framework for keeping animals":{
"examples":[
"the dogs and cats at the animal shelter looked so sad in their cages"
],
"synonyms":[
"coop",
"corral",
"hutch",
"pen",
"pound"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kennel",
"run",
"kraal",
"stockade",
"cote",
"dovecote",
"dovecot",
"henhouse",
"fold",
"sheepfold",
"pigpen",
"aquarium",
"terrarium",
"live-box",
"fence"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{
"examples":[
"caged the rabbit at night so she wouldn't wake everyone up"
],
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"box (in)",
"closet",
"coop (up)",
"corral",
"encage",
"encase",
"enclose",
"inclose",
"envelop",
"fence (in)",
"hedge",
"hem (in)",
"house",
"immure",
"include",
"mew (up)",
"pen",
"wall (in)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bound",
"circumscribe",
"confine",
"contain",
"limit",
"restrict",
"encircle",
"encompass",
"enfold",
"enframe",
"enlace",
"frame",
"ring",
"surround",
"armor",
"cocoon",
"encapsulate",
"encapsule",
"encyst",
"ensheathe",
"ensphere",
"enwomb"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"cages":{
"an enclosure with an open framework for keeping animals":{
"examples":[
"the dogs and cats at the animal shelter looked so sad in their cages"
],
"synonyms":[
"coops",
"corrals",
"hutches",
"pens",
"pounds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"kennels",
"runs",
"kraals",
"stockades",
"cotes",
"dovecotes",
"dovecots",
"henhouses",
"folds",
"sheepfolds",
"pigpens",
"aquariums",
"aquaria",
"terraria",
"terrariums",
"live-boxes",
"fences"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{
"examples":[
"caged the rabbit at night so she wouldn't wake everyone up"
],
"synonyms":[
"boxes (in)",
"closets",
"coops (up)",
"corrals",
"encages",
"encases",
"encloses",
"incloses",
"envelops",
"fences (in)",
"hedges",
"hems (in)",
"houses",
"immures",
"includes",
"mews (up)",
"pens",
"walls (in)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bounds",
"circumscribes",
"confines",
"contains",
"limits",
"restricts",
"encircles",
"encompasses",
"enfolds",
"enframes",
"enlaces",
"frames",
"rings",
"surrounds",
"armors",
"cocoons",
"encapsulates",
"encapsules",
"encysts",
"ensheathes",
"enspheres",
"enwombs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"cagy":{
"clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means":{
"examples":[
"a cagey old politician who is exceptionally skilled at getting federal money for his district"
],
"synonyms":[
"artful",
"beguiling",
"crafty",
"cunning",
"cute",
"designing",
"devious",
"dodgy",
"foxy",
"guileful",
"scheming",
"shrewd",
"slick",
"sly",
"subtle",
"tricky",
"wily"
],
"near synonyms":[
"astute",
"facile",
"glib",
"sharp",
"crooked",
"deceitful",
"deceptive",
"dishonest",
"fraudulent",
"insinuating",
"knavish",
"Machiavellian",
"oblique",
"serpentine",
"shady",
"shifty",
"slippery",
"sneaky",
"treacherous",
"underhand",
"underhanded",
"unscrupulous",
"backhanded",
"double-dealing",
"hypocritical",
"insincere",
"left-handed",
"mealy",
"mealymouthed",
"smooth-tongued",
"two-faced",
"circuitous",
"circular",
"roundabout",
"clandestine",
"concealed",
"covert",
"furtive",
"hugger-mugger",
"secret",
"stealthy",
"surreptitious",
"undercover",
"calculating",
"plotting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"obvious",
"open",
"patent",
"plain",
"public",
"unconcealed",
"aboveboard",
"candid",
"direct",
"forthright",
"frank",
"honest",
"natural",
"outspoken",
"plainspoken",
"real",
"simple",
"sincere",
"straightforward",
"unaffected",
"unpretending",
"unpretentious",
"unvarnished",
"childlike",
"impressionable",
"simpleminded",
"unsophisticated",
"unworldly",
"unforced",
"unstudied",
"trustful",
"trusting"
],
"antonyms":[
"artless",
"guileless",
"ingenuous",
"innocent",
"undesigning"
]
},
"slow to begin or proceed with a course of action because of doubts or uncertainty":{
"examples":[
"when it came time to sign the contract, he suddenly got cagey about taking on the job"
],
"synonyms":[
"disinclined",
"dubious",
"hesitant",
"indisposed",
"loath",
"loth",
"loathe",
"reluctant",
"reticent"
],
"near synonyms":[
"uneager",
"unenthusiastic",
"averse",
"unwilling",
"ambivalent",
"conflicted",
"doubtful",
"faltering",
"halting",
"indecisive",
"infirm",
"irresolute",
"questioning",
"skeptical",
"uncertain",
"undecided",
"unsure",
"vacillating",
"wobbly",
"wabbly",
"fainthearted",
"shy",
"timid"
],
"near antonyms":[
"eager",
"enthusiastic",
"glad",
"happy",
"keen",
"ready",
"willing",
"certain",
"decided",
"determined",
"resolute",
"sure",
"unquestioning"
],
"antonyms":[
"disposed",
"inclined"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"cageyness":{
"exceptional discernment and judgment especially in practical matters":{
"examples":[
"most consumers should possess sufficient caginess to see through that scam"
],
"synonyms":[
"acumen",
"astuteness",
"canniness",
"clear-sightedness",
"foxiness",
"hardheadedness",
"intelligence",
"keenness",
"knowingness",
"sharpness",
"shrewdness",
"wit"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discernment",
"insight",
"perception",
"perceptiveness",
"perceptivity",
"percipience",
"sagaciousness",
"sagacity",
"sageness",
"sapience",
"wisdom",
"artfulness",
"artifice",
"craft",
"craftiness",
"cunning",
"deviousness",
"guile",
"slickness",
"slyness",
"sneakiness",
"subtleness",
"subtlety",
"wiliness",
"brain(s)",
"gray matter",
"intellect",
"reason",
"sense"
],
"near antonyms":[
"artlessness",
"greenness",
"guilelessness",
"ingenuousness",
"innocence",
"naiveness",
"na\u00efvet\u00e9",
"naivete",
"naivet\u00e9",
"simplemindedness",
"simpleness",
"simplicity",
"unsophistication",
"unworldliness",
"brainlessness",
"density",
"doltishness",
"dopiness",
"dumbness",
"fatuity",
"foolishness",
"half-wittedness",
"mindlessness",
"oafishness",
"obtuseness",
"senselessness",
"slowness",
"stupidity",
"stupidness",
"vacuity",
"witlessness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"skill in achieving one's ends through indirect, subtle, or underhanded means":{
"examples":[
"the lawyer's celebrated caginess makes her the first choice of the hopelessly guilty"
],
"synonyms":[
"artfulness",
"artifice",
"canniness",
"craft",
"craftiness",
"cunning",
"cunningness",
"deviousness",
"foxiness",
"guile",
"guilefulness",
"slickness",
"slyness",
"sneakiness",
"subtleness",
"subtlety",
"wiliness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"calculation",
"care",
"design",
"savvy",
"sharpness",
"shrewdness",
"cleverness",
"ingeniousness",
"ingenuity",
"inventiveness",
"ease",
"facility",
"finesse",
"deceitfulness",
"duplicity",
"shiftiness",
"underhandedness"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}