dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/irr_MWT.json
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{
"irradiates":{
"to supply with light":{
"examples":[
"the light from a galaxy of flashing signs irradiates the heart and soul of Las Vegas"
],
"synonyms":[
"bathes",
"beacons",
"emblazes",
"illumes",
"illuminates",
"illumines",
"lightens",
"lights"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brightens",
"beams",
"beats (down)",
"radiates",
"shines",
"enhaloes",
"haloes",
"floodlights",
"highlights",
"spotlights",
"blazes",
"burns",
"fires",
"flames",
"glares",
"glows",
"ignites",
"incinerates",
"kindles",
"bedazzles",
"blinds",
"dazes",
"dazzles",
"gleams",
"glistens",
"glitters"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dims",
"dulls",
"obscures",
"covers",
"shrouds",
"veils",
"douses",
"dowses",
"extinguishes",
"puts out",
"quenches",
"snuffs (out)"
],
"antonyms":[
"blackens",
"darkens",
"obfuscates"
]
},
"to throw or give off":{
"examples":[
"irradiating an aura of supreme confidence on the playing field"
],
"synonyms":[
"casts",
"discharges",
"emanates",
"emits",
"evolves",
"exhales",
"expels",
"expires",
"gives out",
"issues",
"radiates",
"releases",
"sends (out)",
"shoots",
"throws out",
"vents"
],
"near synonyms":[
"eliminates",
"evacuates",
"excretes",
"exudes",
"oozes",
"secretes",
"ejects",
"erupts",
"gushes",
"jets",
"outpours",
"pours",
"spews",
"spouts",
"sprays",
"spurts",
"squirts"
],
"near antonyms":[
"absorbs",
"inhales",
"soaks (up)",
"sponges",
"sucks (up)",
"takes up"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"irreality":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"irreconcilable":{
"so different that agreement is not possible":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"They thought the two theories were irreconcilable with each other."
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"irredeemable":{
"not capable of being cured or reformed":{
"examples":[
"resigned to the fact that his in-laws are irredeemable practical jokers"
],
"synonyms":[
"hopeless",
"incorrigible",
"incurable",
"irrecoverable",
"irreformable",
"irremediable",
"irretrievable",
"unrecoverable",
"unredeemable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"irreparable",
"irreversible",
"uncorrectable",
"unencouraging",
"unpromising",
"impenitent",
"unreformed",
"unregenerate",
"unrepentant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"reversible",
"encouraging",
"promising",
"penitent",
"regretful",
"remorseful",
"repentant",
"rueful",
"sorry",
"correctable",
"fixable",
"rectifiable",
"repairable",
"reparable",
"salvable",
"salvageable"
],
"antonyms":[
"curable",
"reclaimable",
"recoverable",
"redeemable",
"reformable",
"remediable",
"retrievable",
"savable",
"saveable"
]
},
"not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone":{
"examples":[
"the irredeemable loss of innocence that the war brought about"
],
"synonyms":[
"irrecoverable",
"irremediable",
"irreparable",
"irretrievable",
"irreversible",
"unrecoverable",
"unredeemable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"irreplaceable",
"irrevocable",
"unredeemed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"corrected",
"fixed",
"recovered",
"remedied",
"repaired"
],
"antonyms":[
"correctable",
"corrigible",
"fixable",
"redeemable",
"remediable",
"repairable",
"reparable",
"retrievable",
"undoable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"irregular":{
"departing from some accepted standard of what is normal":{
"examples":[
"it was a bank customer's slightly irregular behavior that made people suspicious"
],
"synonyms":[
"aberrant",
"aberrational",
"abnormal",
"anomalous",
"atypical",
"deviant",
"deviate",
"devious",
"unnatural",
"untypical"
],
"near synonyms":[
"unrepresentative",
"extraordinary",
"preternatural",
"rare",
"uncommon",
"uncustomary",
"unusual",
"unwonted",
"bizarre",
"curious",
"far-out",
"funny",
"kinky",
"odd",
"outlandish",
"out-of-the-way",
"outr\u00e9",
"peculiar",
"quaint",
"queer",
"queerish",
"quirky",
"remarkable",
"screwy",
"strange",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"way-out",
"weird",
"wild",
"eccentric",
"freakish",
"idiosyncratic",
"nonconformist",
"unconventional",
"unorthodox",
"extraordinary",
"preternatural",
"rare",
"uncommon",
"uncustomary",
"unusual",
"unwonted",
"odd",
"peculiar",
"strange"
],
"near antonyms":[
"common",
"commonplace",
"everyday",
"familiar",
"ordinary",
"routine",
"run-of-the-mill",
"run-of-the-mine",
"run-of-mine",
"unexceptional",
"unremarkable",
"workaday",
"customary",
"usual",
"wonted",
"archetypal",
"archetypical",
"average",
"characteristic",
"representative"
],
"antonyms":[
"natural",
"normal",
"regular",
"standard",
"typical"
]
},
"lacking in steadiness or regularity of occurrence":{
"examples":[
"irregular mail delivery to the island"
],
"synonyms":[
"aperiodic",
"casual",
"catchy",
"choppy",
"discontinuous",
"episodic",
"episodical",
"erratic",
"fitful",
"intermittent",
"occasional",
"spasmodic",
"spastic",
"sporadic",
"spotty",
"unsteady"
],
"near synonyms":[
"convulsive",
"sudden",
"violent",
"broken",
"disconnected",
"fragmentary",
"interrupted",
"aimless",
"arbitrary",
"desultory",
"haphazard",
"hit-and-miss",
"hit-or-miss",
"odd",
"random",
"scattered",
"slapdash",
"stray",
"capricious",
"changeful",
"changing",
"flickery",
"fluctuating",
"fluid",
"inconstant",
"mercurial",
"mutable",
"temperamental",
"uncertain",
"unpredictable",
"unsettled",
"unstable",
"varying",
"wavering",
"changeable",
"fickle",
"variable",
"volatile"
],
"near antonyms":[
"changeless",
"equable",
"even",
"stable",
"stationary",
"uniform",
"unchanging",
"unvarying",
"unwavering",
"methodical",
"methodic",
"orderly",
"systematic",
"unrelenting",
"unremitting"
],
"antonyms":[
"constant",
"continuous",
"habitual",
"periodic",
"regular",
"repeated",
"steady"
]
},
"not having a level or smooth surface":{
"examples":[
"although the moon looks smooth from here, it actually has a very bumpy and irregular surface"
],
"synonyms":[
"broken",
"bumpy",
"coarse",
"jagged",
"lumpy",
"pebbly",
"ragged",
"rough",
"roughened",
"rugged",
"scraggy",
"uneven"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lopsided",
"unbalanced",
"inexact",
"unaligned",
"rutted",
"rutty",
"undulating",
"undulatory",
"wavy",
"pitted",
"pocked",
"knobbly",
"knobby",
"knurled",
"knurly",
"nubbly",
"nubby",
"burred",
"harsh",
"sandpapery",
"scraggly",
"scratchy",
"nonuniform"
],
"near antonyms":[
"exact",
"uniform",
"aligned",
"alined",
"regular",
"true",
"horizontal",
"tabular",
"plumb",
"straight",
"vertical",
"flush"
],
"antonyms":[
"even",
"flat",
"level",
"plane",
"smooth"
]
},
"not rigidly following established form, custom, or rules":{
"examples":[
"the request is irregular , but I'll allow it"
],
"synonyms":[
"heterodox",
"informal",
"unceremonious",
"unconventional",
"unorthodox"
],
"near synonyms":[
"unauthorized",
"unofficial",
"casual",
"easygoing",
"familiar",
"free and easy",
"lax",
"loose",
"offhand",
"relaxed",
"ultracasual"
],
"near antonyms":[
"correct",
"decorous",
"proper",
"constrained",
"inhibited",
"restrained",
"rigid",
"stiff",
"stuffy",
"uptight"
],
"antonyms":[
"ceremonial",
"ceremonious",
"conventional",
"formal",
"orthodox",
"regular",
"routine"
]
},
"not staying constant":{
"examples":[
"irregular gusts of wind"
],
"synonyms":[
"changing",
"erratic",
"fluctuating",
"unequal",
"uneven",
"unstable",
"unsteady",
"varying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"capricious",
"changeable",
"changeful",
"choppy",
"fickle",
"fluid",
"inconsistent",
"inconstant",
"mercurial",
"mutable",
"uncertain",
"unsettled",
"variable",
"volatile"
],
"near antonyms":[
"regular"
],
"antonyms":[
"changeless",
"constant",
"stable",
"steady",
"unchanging",
"unvarying"
]
},
"as in guerrilla , partisan":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"counterguerrilla",
"counterguerilla",
"guerrilla",
"guerilla",
"paramilitary",
"partisan",
"partizan",
"dogface",
"fighter",
"legionary",
"legionnaire",
"man-at-arms",
"regular",
"serviceman",
"soldier",
"trooper",
"warrior",
"servicewoman",
"carabineer",
"carabinier",
"cavalier",
"cavalryman",
"cuirassier",
"dragoon",
"doughboy",
"footman",
"foot soldier",
"grunt",
"infantryman",
"commando",
"raider",
"jarhead",
"marine",
"ranger",
"artilleryman",
"cannoneer",
"gunner",
"mortarman",
"musketeer",
"rifleman",
"archer",
"crossbowman"
],
"near antonyms":[
"civilian",
"noncombatant"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"irregularity":{
"as in abnormality , distortion":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"as in volatility , arbitrariness":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"irregularly":{
"without definite aim, direction, rule, or method":{
"examples":[
"attended class only irregularly"
],
"synonyms":[
"aimlessly",
"anyhow",
"anyway",
"anywise",
"desultorily",
"erratically",
"haphazard",
"haphazardly",
"helter-skelter",
"hit or miss",
"randomly",
"willy-nilly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arbitrarily",
"capriciously",
"carelessly",
"casually",
"indiscriminately",
"informally",
"offhand",
"offhandedly",
"promiscuously",
"whimsically",
"accidentally",
"fortuitously",
"inadvertently",
"unconsciously",
"unintentionally",
"unwittingly",
"disconnectedly",
"disjointedly",
"fitfully",
"intermittently",
"spottily",
"unpredictably",
"higgledy-piggledy",
"topsy-turvy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carefully",
"formally",
"gingerly",
"meticulously",
"orderly",
"punctiliously",
"deliberately",
"intentionally",
"purposefully",
"purposely"
],
"antonyms":[
"methodically",
"systematically"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"irresoluteness":{
"as in hesitation , indecision":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hesitation",
"indecision",
"indecisiveness",
"irresolution",
"bashfulness",
"constraint",
"embarrassment",
"inhibition",
"restraint",
"shyness",
"skittishness",
"alarm",
"alarum",
"anxiety",
"apprehension",
"concern",
"discomposure",
"dismay",
"fear",
"panic",
"upset",
"worry",
"faintheartedness",
"timidity",
"timidness",
"timorousness",
"cowardice",
"cowardliness",
"cravenness",
"spinelessness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"audaciousness",
"audacity",
"boldness",
"cojones",
"guts",
"nerve",
"assurance",
"confidence",
"self-assertiveness",
"self-assurance",
"self-confidence",
"composure",
"coolness",
"insouciance",
"nonchalance",
"unconcern",
"backbone",
"decisiveness",
"determination",
"fiber",
"firmness",
"fortitude",
"gameness",
"grit",
"gumption",
"mettle",
"resoluteness",
"resolution",
"spunk",
"bravery",
"courage",
"courageousness",
"daring",
"dauntlessness",
"doughtiness",
"fearlessness",
"gutsiness",
"intrepidity",
"intrepidness",
"valor",
"brazenness",
"cheek",
"effrontery",
"gall",
"temerity"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"irreversible":{
"not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone":{
"examples":[
"fortunately, the misprint wasn't an irreversible error since it was discovered early"
],
"synonyms":[
"irrecoverable",
"irredeemable",
"irremediable",
"irreparable",
"irretrievable",
"unrecoverable",
"unredeemable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"irreplaceable",
"irrevocable",
"unredeemed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"corrected",
"fixed",
"recovered",
"remedied",
"repaired"
],
"antonyms":[
"correctable",
"corrigible",
"fixable",
"redeemable",
"remediable",
"repairable",
"reparable",
"retrievable",
"undoable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"irrigates":{
"to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse":{
"examples":[
"if you get the chemical in your eye, irrigate the eye thoroughly with water"
],
"synonyms":[
"flushes",
"rinses",
"sluices",
"washes",
"washes out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deluges",
"engulfs",
"floods",
"inundates",
"swamps",
"flows",
"gushes",
"rushes",
"streams",
"douches",
"hoses",
"drenches",
"saturates",
"soaks",
"douses",
"dowses",
"sloshes",
"splashes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"irritation":{
"the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts":{
"examples":[
"Dad's general irritation at the incessant complaining coming from the back seat of the car"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravation",
"aggro",
"annoyance",
"bother",
"botheration",
"exasperation",
"frustration",
"grief",
"pip",
"vexation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"agitation",
"discomfort",
"displeasure",
"distress",
"disturbance",
"upset",
"irritability",
"irritableness",
"peeve",
"perturbation",
"pet",
"pique",
"resentment",
"snappishness",
"trouble",
"anger",
"angriness",
"chafe",
"dander",
"dudgeon",
"gall",
"huff",
"indignation",
"irateness",
"ire",
"outrage",
"umbrage"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delight",
"pleasure"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"irreplaceable":{
"not capable of being substituted by another of the same type":{
"examples":[
"That vase was an irreplaceable family heirloom."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"inestimable",
"invaluable",
"priceless",
"immeasurable",
"incalculable",
"costly",
"dear",
"expensive",
"high",
"precious",
"premium",
"pricey",
"pricy",
"superexpensive",
"valuable",
"alone",
"incomparable",
"singular",
"unique",
"inimitable",
"nonpareil",
"only",
"matchless",
"peerless",
"unequaled",
"unequalled",
"unexampled",
"unmatched",
"unparalleled",
"unrivaled",
"unrivalled",
"unsurpassable",
"unsurpassed",
"atypical",
"especial",
"exceeding",
"exceptional",
"extraordinaire",
"extraordinary",
"phenomenal",
"rare",
"uncommon",
"uncustomary",
"unusual",
"unwonted",
"conspicuous",
"notable",
"noticeable",
"outstanding",
"prominent",
"remarkable",
"salient",
"striking",
"irrevocable",
"unredeemed",
"irrecoverable",
"irredeemable",
"irremediable",
"irreparable",
"irretrievable",
"irreversible",
"unrecoverable",
"unredeemable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"corrected",
"fixed",
"recovered",
"remedied",
"repaired",
"correctable",
"corrigible",
"fixable",
"redeemable",
"remediable",
"repairable",
"reparable",
"retrievable",
"undoable",
"everyday",
"familiar",
"frequent",
"common",
"customary",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"typical",
"unexceptional",
"unextraordinary",
"usual",
"commonplace",
"garden",
"household",
"routine",
"ubiquitous",
"good-for-nothing",
"no-good",
"nothing",
"valueless",
"worthless"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"irritabilities":{
"readiness to show annoyance or impatience":{
"examples":[
"the librarian's well-known irritability makes students hesitant to ask questions"
],
"synonyms":[
"biliousness",
"choler",
"crankiness",
"crossness",
"crotchetiness",
"grouchiness",
"grumpiness",
"huffiness",
"irascibility",
"irascibleness",
"irritableness",
"peevishness",
"perverseness",
"perversity",
"pettishness",
"petulance",
"testiness",
"waspishness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cantankerousness",
"crustiness",
"curmudgeonliness",
"disagreeableness",
"dyspepsia",
"fretfulness",
"orneriness",
"sulkiness",
"surliness",
"aggression",
"aggressiveness",
"bellicosity",
"belligerence",
"belligerency",
"combativeness",
"contentiousness",
"contrariness",
"disputatiousness",
"feistiness",
"fight",
"pugnaciousness",
"pugnacity",
"quarrelsomeness",
"scrappiness",
"truculence",
"truculency",
"fussiness",
"querulousness",
"rudeness",
"oversensitiveness",
"sensitivity",
"supersensitivity",
"touchiness",
"animosity",
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"fierceness",
"hostility",
"jaundice",
"rancor",
"unfriendliness",
"anger",
"exasperation",
"fury",
"indignation",
"rage",
"spleen",
"wrath",
"hot-bloodedness",
"passion"
],
"near antonyms":[
"forbearance",
"long-suffering",
"patience",
"tolerance",
"understanding",
"affability",
"agreeableness",
"amenity",
"amicability",
"cordiality",
"friendliness",
"geniality",
"sociability",
"amiability",
"amiableness",
"good-humoredness",
"good-naturedness",
"good-temperedness",
"coolness",
"serenity",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility",
"easygoingness",
"gentleness",
"kindliness",
"mildness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"irritable":{
"easily irritated or annoyed":{
"examples":[
"that irritable old man always yells at people to stay off of his lawn"
],
"synonyms":[
"choleric",
"crabby",
"cranky",
"cross",
"crotchety",
"fiery",
"grouchy",
"grumpy",
"irascible",
"peevish",
"perverse",
"pettish",
"petulant",
"prickly",
"quick-tempered",
"raspy",
"ratty",
"short-tempered",
"snappish",
"snappy",
"snarky",
"snippety",
"snippy",
"stuffy",
"testy",
"waspish"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bearish",
"bilious",
"cantankerous",
"cross-grained",
"curmudgeonly",
"disagreeable",
"dyspeptic",
"ill-humored",
"ill-natured",
"ill-tempered",
"off-color",
"off-colored",
"ornery",
"querulous",
"snarly",
"surly",
"argumentative",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"combative",
"contentious",
"disputatious",
"fractious",
"fretful",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"scrappy",
"truculent",
"huffy",
"pouty",
"sensitive",
"short",
"sulky",
"sullen",
"tetchy",
"thin-skinned",
"touchy",
"hot-blooded",
"passionate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"affable",
"companionable",
"cordial",
"extroverted",
"extraverted",
"friendly",
"genial",
"gregarious",
"outgoing",
"sociable",
"agreeable",
"amiable",
"good-natured",
"good-tempered",
"sweet",
"well-disposed",
"carefree",
"easygoing",
"happy-go-lucky",
"relaxed",
"forbearing",
"long-suffering",
"obliging",
"patient",
"stoic",
"stoical",
"tolerant",
"uncomplaining",
"understanding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"irritating":{
"causing annoyance":{
"examples":[
"his particularly irritating habit of leaving his dirty clothes on the floor"
],
"synonyms":[
"abrasive",
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"bothersome",
"carking",
"chafing",
"disturbing",
"exasperating",
"frustrating",
"galling",
"irksome",
"maddening",
"nettlesome",
"nettling",
"peeving",
"pesky",
"pestiferous",
"pestilent",
"pestilential",
"pesty",
"plaguey",
"plaguy",
"rankling",
"rebarbative",
"riling",
"vexatious",
"vexing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"burdensome",
"discomforting",
"displeasing",
"disquieting",
"distressing",
"importunate",
"importune",
"inconveniencing",
"angering",
"enraging",
"infuriating",
"brattish",
"bratty",
"mischievous",
"offensive",
"troublesome",
"upsetting",
"distractive",
"painful",
"stressful",
"tiresome",
"troubling",
"trying",
"worrisome",
"biting",
"grating",
"jangling",
"jarring",
"spiny",
"thorny"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delightful",
"pleasing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"causing an unpleasant tingling sensation":{
"examples":[
"this soap leaves a residue that might be a little irritating if you have sensitive skin"
],
"synonyms":[
"itchy",
"prickly",
"scratchy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"coarse",
"harsh",
"rough"
],
"near antonyms":[
"silken",
"silky",
"soft",
"soothing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
"examples":[
"constant chatter irritated the student, who was trying to concentrate on a hard assignment"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"bothering",
"bugging",
"burning (up)",
"chafing",
"eating",
"exasperating",
"frosting",
"galling",
"getting",
"grating",
"griping",
"hacking (off)",
"irking",
"itching",
"narking",
"nettling",
"peeving",
"persecuting",
"piquing",
"putting out",
"rasping",
"riling",
"ruffling",
"spiting",
"vexing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hassling",
"heckling",
"nagging",
"inflaming",
"enflaming",
"provoking",
"rousing",
"badgering",
"baiting",
"bullyragging",
"ballyragging",
"deviling",
"devilling",
"hagriding",
"harassing",
"harrying",
"pestering",
"plaguing",
"teasing",
"angering",
"antagonizing",
"enraging",
"incensing",
"infuriating",
"maddening",
"rankling",
"roiling",
"agitating",
"discomforting",
"discomposing",
"disquieting",
"distressing",
"exercising",
"freaking (out)",
"fretting",
"perturbing",
"undoing",
"unhinging",
"unsettling",
"upsetting",
"worrying",
"affronting",
"insulting",
"miffing",
"offending",
"outraging"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appeasing",
"conciliating",
"mollifying",
"obliging",
"pacifying",
"placating",
"propitiating",
"delighting",
"gladdening",
"gratifying",
"pleasing",
"satisfying",
"assuring",
"cheering",
"comforting",
"consoling",
"contenting",
"quieting",
"reassuring",
"solacing",
"soothing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make sore by continued rubbing":{
"examples":[
"new shoes usually irritate my feet"
],
"synonyms":[
"abrading",
"chafing",
"excoriating",
"fretting",
"galling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grazing",
"scraping",
"scratching",
"burning",
"inflaming",
"enflaming",
"flaying",
"peeling",
"skinning"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"irritated":{
"subjected to and reacting with irritation":{
"examples":[
"irritated viewers were bombarding the station with complaints about the game's delayed start"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravated",
"annoyed",
"bothered",
"exasperated",
"galled",
"irked",
"narked",
"peeved",
"put out",
"scunnered",
"teed off",
"vexed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"displeased",
"distressed",
"disturbed",
"perturbed",
"troubled",
"upset",
"angered",
"angry",
"indignant",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"infuriated",
"irate",
"ireful",
"mad",
"outraged",
"rankled",
"riled",
"roiled",
"shirty",
"sore",
"steaming",
"bristly",
"cross",
"disapproving",
"huffy",
"piqued",
"resentful",
"bearish",
"bilious",
"cantankerous",
"choleric",
"churlish",
"crabby",
"cranky",
"dyspeptic",
"fretful",
"fussy",
"grouchy",
"grumpy",
"ill-humored",
"irascible",
"irritable",
"peevish",
"petulant",
"snappish",
"snuffy",
"testy",
"touchy",
"badgered",
"bedeviled",
"frustrated",
"haggled",
"harassed",
"harried",
"hassled",
"inconvenienced",
"persecuted",
"pestered",
"pinpricked",
"plagued",
"provoked",
"tested",
"tormented",
"tortured",
"tried"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delighted",
"pleased",
"content",
"happy",
"satisfied",
"calm",
"pacific",
"peaceable",
"placid",
"serene",
"tranquil"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
"examples":[
"constant chatter irritated the student, who was trying to concentrate on a hard assignment"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravated",
"annoyed",
"ate",
"bothered",
"bugged",
"burned (up)",
"burnt (up)",
"chafed",
"exasperated",
"frosted",
"galled",
"got",
"grated",
"griped",
"hacked (off)",
"irked",
"itched",
"narked",
"nettled",
"peeved",
"persecuted",
"piqued",
"put out",
"rasped",
"riled",
"ruffled",
"spited",
"vexed",
"vext"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hassled",
"heckled",
"nagged",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"provoked",
"roused",
"badgered",
"baited",
"bullyragged",
"ballyragged",
"deviled",
"devilled",
"hagrode",
"harassed",
"harried",
"pestered",
"plagued",
"teased",
"angered",
"antagonized",
"enraged",
"incensed",
"infuriated",
"maddened",
"rankled",
"roiled",
"agitated",
"discomforted",
"discomposed",
"disquieted",
"distressed",
"exercised",
"freaked (out)",
"fretted",
"perturbed",
"undid",
"unhinged",
"unsettled",
"upset",
"worried",
"affronted",
"insulted",
"miffed",
"offended",
"outraged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appeased",
"conciliated",
"mollified",
"obliged",
"pacified",
"placated",
"propitiated",
"delighted",
"gladdened",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"satisfied",
"assured",
"cheered",
"comforted",
"consoled",
"contented",
"quieted",
"reassured",
"solaced",
"soothed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make sore by continued rubbing":{
"examples":[
"new shoes usually irritate my feet"
],
"synonyms":[
"abraded",
"chafed",
"excoriated",
"fretted",
"galled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"grazed",
"scraped",
"scratched",
"burned",
"burnt",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"flayed",
"peeled",
"skinned"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"irrefragable":{
"not capable of being challenged or proved wrong":{
"examples":[
"the prosecutor painstakingly built an irrefragable case"
],
"synonyms":[
"accomplished",
"certain",
"inarguable",
"incontestable",
"incontrovertible",
"indisputable",
"indubitable",
"irrefutable",
"positive",
"sure",
"unanswerable",
"unarguable",
"unchallengeable",
"undeniable",
"unquestionable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"unambiguous",
"unequivocal",
"absolute",
"clear",
"conclusive",
"decisive",
"definite",
"hands-down",
"uncontested",
"uncontradicted",
"undisputed",
"unquestioned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"controversial",
"debated",
"disputed",
"doubtful",
"dubious",
"iffy",
"inconclusive",
"indecisive",
"uncertain",
"ambiguous",
"equivocal",
"academic",
"academical",
"hypothetical",
"speculative",
"theoretical",
"theoretic"
],
"antonyms":[
"answerable",
"arguable",
"contradictable",
"controvertible",
"debatable",
"disputable",
"doubtable",
"moot",
"negotiable",
"problematic",
"problematical",
"questionable",
"refutable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"irresponsible":{
"having or showing a lack of concern for the consequences of one's actions":{
"examples":[
"it was irresponsible to go off and leave your baby unattended in an automobile"
],
"synonyms":[
"daredevil",
"devil-may-care",
"foolhardy",
"harum-scarum",
"hell-for-leather",
"kamikaze",
"reckless"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adventurous",
"audacious",
"bold",
"daring",
"venturesome",
"hasty",
"headlong",
"hotheaded",
"impetuous",
"precipitate",
"rash",
"wild",
"blithe",
"carefree",
"happy-go-lucky",
"madcap",
"slaphappy",
"nonchalant",
"unconcerned",
"unworried",
"careless",
"freewheeling",
"heedless",
"inattentive",
"incautious",
"mindless",
"regardless",
"unheeding",
"unmindful",
"feckless",
"inconsiderate",
"thoughtless",
"unthinking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"careful",
"cautious",
"circumspect",
"heedful",
"overcareful",
"overcautious",
"timid"
],
"antonyms":[
"responsible"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"irresponsibleness":{
"as in misconduct , malfeasance":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"delinquency",
"irresponsibility",
"malfeasance",
"malpractice",
"misconduct",
"carelessness",
"dereliction",
"heedlessness",
"incaution",
"incautiousness",
"laxness",
"neglectfulness",
"negligence",
"remissness",
"slackness",
"foolhardiness",
"rashness",
"recklessness",
"wildness",
"neglect",
"omission",
"misdirection",
"mishandling",
"mismanagement",
"forgetfulness",
"inadvertence",
"inadvertency",
"inattention",
"inattentiveness",
"obliviousness",
"shortsightedness",
"unwariness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alertness",
"attention",
"attentiveness",
"awareness",
"circumspection",
"observance",
"vigilance",
"watchfulness",
"responsibility",
"responsibleness",
"care",
"carefulness",
"caution",
"cautiousness",
"heedfulness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"irresolute":{
"not certain about what to do; not resolute":{
"examples":[
"He has been criticized as an irresolute leader."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"halting",
"hesitant",
"indecisive",
"infirm",
"vacillating",
"wavering",
"characterless",
"effete",
"frail",
"invertebrate",
"limp-wristed",
"milk-and-water",
"namby-pamby",
"nerveless",
"soft",
"spineless",
"weak",
"weakened",
"weak-kneed",
"weakling",
"wet",
"wimpish",
"wimpy",
"wishy-washy",
"ambivalent",
"conflicted",
"equivocal",
"doubtful",
"faltering",
"questioning",
"uncertain",
"undecided",
"unsure",
"wobbly",
"wabbly",
"flabby",
"flaccid",
"forceless",
"ineffective",
"ineffectual"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decisive",
"determined",
"mettlesome",
"resolute",
"unrelenting",
"certain",
"convinced",
"positive",
"sure"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"irrigated":{
"as in flushed , rinsed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"flushed",
"laved",
"rinsed",
"sluiced",
"steeped",
"clammy",
"damp",
"dampish",
"dank",
"humid",
"moist",
"semimoist",
"wettish",
"aqueous",
"boggy",
"miry",
"seepy",
"sloppy",
"squashy",
"dipped",
"dunked",
"splashed",
"hydrated",
"submerged",
"swamped",
"deluged",
"drowned",
"flooded",
"inundated",
"overflowed",
"awash",
"bathed",
"bedraggled",
"doused",
"dowsed",
"drenched",
"dripping",
"logged",
"saturate",
"saturated",
"soaked",
"soaking",
"sodden",
"soggy",
"sopping",
"soppy",
"soused",
"washed",
"watered",
"waterlogged",
"water-soaked",
"watery",
"wet"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arid",
"dry",
"unwatered",
"waterless",
"bone-dry",
"hyperarid",
"ultradry",
"waterproof",
"water-repellent",
"water-resistant",
"watertight",
"baked",
"dehydrated",
"freeze-dried",
"droughty",
"parched",
"sere",
"sear",
"sunbaked",
"thirsty",
"wrung"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse":{
"examples":[
"if you get the chemical in your eye, irrigate the eye thoroughly with water"
],
"synonyms":[
"flushed",
"rinsed",
"sluiced",
"washed",
"washed out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deluged",
"engulfed",
"flooded",
"inundated",
"swamped",
"flowed",
"gushed",
"rushed",
"streamed",
"douched",
"hosed",
"drenched",
"saturated",
"soaked",
"doused",
"dowsed",
"sloshed",
"splashed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"irradiate":{
"to supply with light":{
"examples":[
"the light from a galaxy of flashing signs irradiates the heart and soul of Las Vegas"
],
"synonyms":[
"bathe",
"beacon",
"emblaze",
"illume",
"illuminate",
"illumine",
"light",
"lighten"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brighten",
"beam",
"beat (down)",
"radiate",
"shine",
"enhalo",
"halo",
"floodlight",
"highlight",
"spotlight",
"blaze",
"burn",
"fire",
"flame",
"glare",
"glow",
"ignite",
"incinerate",
"kindle",
"bedazzle",
"blind",
"daze",
"dazzle",
"gleam",
"glisten",
"glitter"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dim",
"dull",
"obscure",
"cover",
"shroud",
"veil",
"douse",
"dowse",
"extinguish",
"put out",
"quench",
"snuff (out)"
],
"antonyms":[
"blacken",
"darken",
"obfuscate"
]
},
"to throw or give off":{
"examples":[
"irradiating an aura of supreme confidence on the playing field"
],
"synonyms":[
"cast",
"discharge",
"emanate",
"emit",
"evolve",
"exhale",
"expel",
"expire",
"give out",
"issue",
"radiate",
"release",
"send (out)",
"shoot",
"throw out",
"vent"
],
"near synonyms":[
"eliminate",
"evacuate",
"excrete",
"exude",
"ooze",
"secrete",
"eject",
"erupt",
"gush",
"jet",
"outpour",
"pour",
"spew",
"spout",
"spray",
"spurt",
"squirt"
],
"near antonyms":[
"absorb",
"inhale",
"soak (up)",
"sponge",
"suck (up)",
"take up"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"irreverence":{
"an act of great disrespect shown to God or to sacred ideas, people, or things":{
"examples":[
"the sect has no tolerance for any irreverence directed toward their spiritual leader"
],
"synonyms":[
"blasphemy",
"defilement",
"desecration",
"impiety",
"profanation",
"sacrilege"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cursing",
"profanity",
"swearing",
"affront",
"insult",
"violation",
"contamination",
"corruption",
"debasement",
"pollution",
"sin",
"trespass"
],
"near antonyms":[
"consecration",
"purification",
"sanctification",
"reverence",
"veneration"
],
"antonyms":[
"adoration",
"glorification",
"worship"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"irresistible":{
"impossible to resist especially because of strength or attractiveness":{
"examples":[
"The force of the waves was irresistible .",
"She had an irresistible craving for chocolate.",
"Women find him irresistible ."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"overpowering",
"overwhelming",
"catching",
"contagious",
"epidemic",
"infectious",
"spreading",
"palpable",
"perceptible",
"tangible",
"disarming",
"endearing",
"fetching",
"inviting",
"winning",
"winsome"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"irruption":{
"a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory":{
"examples":[
"the irruptions of the Goths into Italy in the fifth century"
],
"synonyms":[
"descent",
"foray",
"incursion",
"inroad",
"invasion",
"raid"
],
"near synonyms":[
"pillage",
"plunder",
"aggression",
"assault",
"coup de main",
"offense",
"offence",
"offensive",
"onset",
"onslaught",
"rush",
"siege",
"storm",
"strike",
"charge",
"sally",
"sortie",
"ambuscade",
"ambush",
"surprise",
"surprize",
"trap",
"air raid",
"blitz",
"blitzkrieg",
"bombardment",
"counteraggression",
"counterassault",
"counterattack",
"counteroffensive",
"counterstrike"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"irregulars":{
"as in guerrillas , partisans":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"counterguerrillas",
"counterguerillas",
"guerrillas",
"guerillas",
"paramilitaries",
"partisans",
"partizans",
"dogfaces",
"fighters",
"legionaries",
"legionnaires",
"men-at-arms",
"regulars",
"servicemen",
"soldiers",
"troopers",
"warriors",
"servicewomen",
"carabineers",
"carabiniers",
"cavaliers",
"cavalrymen",
"cuirassiers",
"dragoons",
"doughboys",
"footmen",
"foot soldiers",
"grunts",
"infantrymen",
"commandos",
"commandoes",
"raiders",
"jarheads",
"marines",
"rangers",
"artillerymen",
"cannoneers",
"gunners",
"mortarmen",
"musketeers",
"riflemen",
"archers",
"crossbowmen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"civilians",
"noncombatants"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"irremediable":{
"not capable of being cured or reformed":{
"examples":[
"the firm belief that no juvenile delinquent is irremediable"
],
"synonyms":[
"hopeless",
"incorrigible",
"incurable",
"irrecoverable",
"irredeemable",
"irreformable",
"irretrievable",
"unrecoverable",
"unredeemable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"irreparable",
"irreversible",
"uncorrectable",
"unencouraging",
"unpromising",
"impenitent",
"unreformed",
"unregenerate",
"unrepentant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"reversible",
"encouraging",
"promising",
"penitent",
"regretful",
"remorseful",
"repentant",
"rueful",
"sorry",
"correctable",
"fixable",
"rectifiable",
"repairable",
"reparable",
"salvable",
"salvageable"
],
"antonyms":[
"curable",
"reclaimable",
"recoverable",
"redeemable",
"reformable",
"remediable",
"retrievable",
"savable",
"saveable"
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"it turned out that the flood damage was not irremediable"
],
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"irredeemable",
"irreparable",
"irretrievable",
"irreversible",
"unrecoverable",
"unredeemable"
],
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"irreplaceable",
"irrevocable",
"unredeemed"
],
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"corrected",
"fixed",
"recovered",
"remedied",
"repaired"
],
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"corrigible",
"fixable",
"redeemable",
"remediable",
"repairable",
"reparable",
"retrievable",
"undoable"
]
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]
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"to supply with light":{
"examples":[
"the light from a galaxy of flashing signs irradiates the heart and soul of Las Vegas"
],
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"bathing",
"beaconing",
"emblazing",
"illuminating",
"illuming",
"illumining",
"lightening",
"lighting"
],
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"beaming",
"beating (down)",
"radiating",
"shining",
"enhaloing",
"haloing",
"floodlighting",
"highlighting",
"spotlighting",
"blazing",
"burning",
"firing",
"flaming",
"glaring",
"glowing",
"igniting",
"incinerating",
"kindling",
"bedazzling",
"blinding",
"dazing",
"dazzling",
"gleaming",
"glistening",
"glittering"
],
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"dimming",
"dulling",
"obscuring",
"covering",
"shrouding",
"veiling",
"dousing",
"dowsing",
"extinguishing",
"putting out",
"quenching",
"snuffing (out)"
],
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"blackening",
"darkening",
"obfuscating"
]
},
"to throw or give off":{
"examples":[
"irradiating an aura of supreme confidence on the playing field"
],
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"casting",
"discharging",
"emanating",
"emitting",
"evolving",
"exhaling",
"expelling",
"expiring",
"giving out",
"issuing",
"radiating",
"releasing",
"sending (out)",
"shooting",
"throwing out",
"venting"
],
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"eliminating",
"evacuating",
"excreting",
"exuding",
"oozing",
"secreting",
"ejecting",
"erupting",
"gushing",
"jetting",
"outpouring",
"pouring",
"spewing",
"spouting",
"spraying",
"spurting",
"squirting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"absorbing",
"inhaling",
"soaking (up)",
"sponging",
"sucking (up)",
"taking up"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"to supply with light":{
"examples":[
"the light from a galaxy of flashing signs irradiates the heart and soul of Las Vegas"
],
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"bathed",
"beaconed",
"emblazed",
"illumed",
"illuminated",
"illumined",
"lightened",
"lit",
"lighted"
],
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"brightened",
"beamed",
"beat (down)",
"radiated",
"shone",
"shined",
"enhaloed",
"haloed",
"floodlit",
"floodlighted",
"highlighted",
"spotlighted",
"spotlit",
"blazed",
"burned",
"burnt",
"fired",
"flamed",
"glared",
"glowed",
"ignited",
"incinerated",
"kindled",
"bedazzled",
"blinded",
"dazed",
"dazzled",
"gleamed",
"glistened",
"glittered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dimmed",
"dulled",
"obscured",
"covered",
"shrouded",
"veiled",
"doused",
"dowsed",
"extinguished",
"put out",
"quenched",
"snuffed (out)"
],
"antonyms":[
"blackened",
"darkened",
"obfuscated"
]
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"to throw or give off":{
"examples":[
"irradiating an aura of supreme confidence on the playing field"
],
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"cast",
"discharged",
"emanated",
"emitted",
"evolved",
"exhaled",
"expelled",
"expired",
"gave out",
"issued",
"radiated",
"released",
"sent (out)",
"shot",
"threw out",
"vented"
],
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"eliminated",
"evacuated",
"excreted",
"exuded",
"oozed",
"secreted",
"ejected",
"erupted",
"gushed",
"jetted",
"outpoured",
"poured",
"spewed",
"spouted",
"sprayed",
"spurted",
"squirted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"absorbed",
"inhaled",
"soaked (up)",
"sponged",
"sucked (up)",
"took up"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"irresistable":{
"impossible to resist especially because of strength or attractiveness":{
"examples":[
"The force of the waves was irresistible .",
"She had an irresistible craving for chocolate.",
"Women find him irresistible ."
],
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"overpowering",
"overwhelming",
"catching",
"contagious",
"epidemic",
"infectious",
"spreading",
"palpable",
"perceptible",
"tangible",
"disarming",
"endearing",
"fetching",
"inviting",
"winning",
"winsome"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"irrigating":{
"to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse":{
"examples":[
"if you get the chemical in your eye, irrigate the eye thoroughly with water"
],
"synonyms":[
"flushing",
"rinsing",
"sluicing",
"washing",
"washing out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deluging",
"engulfing",
"flooding",
"inundating",
"swamping",
"flowing",
"gushing",
"rushing",
"streaming",
"douching",
"hosing",
"drenching",
"saturating",
"soaking",
"dousing",
"dowsing",
"sloshing",
"splashing"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"irradicable":{
"as in hard , immutable":{
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"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"firm",
"fixed",
"frozen",
"hard",
"hard-and-fast",
"immutable",
"set",
"unalterable",
"unchangeable",
"bred-in-the-bone",
"confirmed",
"deep",
"deep-rooted",
"deep-seated",
"entrenched",
"intrenched",
"hard-core",
"inveterate",
"rooted",
"settled",
"embedded",
"imbedded",
"implanted",
"inculcated",
"instilled",
"inborn",
"inbred",
"ingrained",
"engrained",
"inherent",
"innate",
"integral",
"intrinsic",
"natural",
"accustomed",
"chronic",
"customary",
"habitual",
"regular",
"typical",
"usual",
"abiding",
"enduring",
"lifelong",
"persistent",
"persisting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brief",
"ephemeral",
"fleeting",
"impermanent",
"interim",
"momentary",
"provisional",
"short-lived",
"short-term",
"temporary",
"transient"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"irritability":{
"readiness to show annoyance or impatience":{
"examples":[
"the librarian's well-known irritability makes students hesitant to ask questions"
],
"synonyms":[
"biliousness",
"choler",
"crankiness",
"crossness",
"crotchetiness",
"grouchiness",
"grumpiness",
"huffiness",
"irascibility",
"irascibleness",
"irritableness",
"peevishness",
"perverseness",
"perversity",
"pettishness",
"petulance",
"testiness",
"waspishness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cantankerousness",
"crustiness",
"curmudgeonliness",
"disagreeableness",
"dyspepsia",
"fretfulness",
"orneriness",
"sulkiness",
"surliness",
"aggression",
"aggressiveness",
"bellicosity",
"belligerence",
"belligerency",
"combativeness",
"contentiousness",
"contrariness",
"disputatiousness",
"feistiness",
"fight",
"pugnaciousness",
"pugnacity",
"quarrelsomeness",
"scrappiness",
"truculence",
"truculency",
"fussiness",
"querulousness",
"rudeness",
"oversensitiveness",
"sensitivity",
"supersensitivity",
"touchiness",
"animosity",
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"fierceness",
"hostility",
"jaundice",
"rancor",
"unfriendliness",
"anger",
"exasperation",
"fury",
"indignation",
"rage",
"spleen",
"wrath",
"hot-bloodedness",
"passion"
],
"near antonyms":[
"forbearance",
"long-suffering",
"patience",
"tolerance",
"understanding",
"affability",
"agreeableness",
"amenity",
"amicability",
"cordiality",
"friendliness",
"geniality",
"sociability",
"amiability",
"amiableness",
"good-humoredness",
"good-naturedness",
"good-temperedness",
"coolness",
"serenity",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility",
"easygoingness",
"gentleness",
"kindliness",
"mildness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"irrelevantly":{
"as in senselessly , pointlessly":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"extraneously",
"meaninglessly",
"pointlessly",
"senselessly",
"fallibly",
"imperfectly",
"inadequately",
"insufficiently",
"misguidedly",
"undesirably",
"unsatisfactorily",
"amiss",
"erroneously",
"faultily",
"improperly",
"inaccurately",
"inappropriately",
"inaptly",
"incorrectly",
"mistakenly",
"unsuitably",
"wrongly",
"foolishly",
"unwisely"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appropriately",
"aptly",
"correctly",
"fittingly",
"properly",
"right",
"rightly",
"suitably",
"well",
"infallibly",
"perfectly",
"germanely",
"meaningfully",
"pertinently",
"relevantly",
"sensibly",
"acceptably",
"adequately",
"satisfactorily",
"sufficiently",
"prudently",
"sagely",
"wisely"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"irrelevance":{
"the quality or state of not having anything to do with the matter at hand":{
"examples":[
"the irrelevance of the comment brought conversation to a standstill"
],
"synonyms":[
"extraneousness",
"impertinence",
"inapplicability"
],
"near synonyms":[
"improperness",
"inappositeness",
"inappropriateness",
"inaptness",
"unfitness",
"unsuitability",
"immateriality",
"inconsequentiality",
"insignificance",
"emptiness",
"inaneness",
"inanity",
"meaninglessness",
"pointlessness",
"uselessness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appropriateness",
"aptness",
"fitness",
"suitability",
"suitableness",
"importance",
"significance",
"usefulness"
],
"antonyms":[
"applicability",
"bearing",
"connection",
"materiality",
"pertinence",
"relevance",
"relevancy"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"irreverent":{
"not showing proper reverence for the holy or sacred":{
"examples":[
"irreverent behavior during church services"
],
"synonyms":[
"blasphemous",
"impious",
"profane",
"sacrilegious"
],
"near synonyms":[
"agnostic",
"atheistic",
"atheistical",
"godless",
"heretical",
"heretic",
"irreligious",
"miscreant",
"nonreligious",
"religionless",
"secular",
"ungodly",
"unholy",
"unconsecrated",
"unhallowed",
"heathen",
"pagan",
"paganish"
],
"near antonyms":[
"devout",
"God-fearing",
"godly",
"holy",
"prayerful",
"religious",
"sainted",
"saintly",
"worshipful",
"worshipping",
"worshiping",
"consecrated",
"hallowed",
"sacred",
"sacrosanct",
"sanctified"
],
"antonyms":[
"pious",
"reverent"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"irreligious":{
"lacking religious emotions, principles, or practices":{
"examples":[
"raised in an irreligious family where the subject of God was never even discussed"
],
"synonyms":[
"godless",
"nonreligious",
"religionless"
],
"near synonyms":[
"churchless",
"unchurched",
"heathen",
"pagan",
"paganish",
"ungodly",
"unholy",
"blasphemous",
"impious",
"irreverent",
"profanatory",
"sacrilegious",
"agnostic",
"atheistic",
"atheistical",
"unconsecrated",
"unhallowed",
"profane",
"secular",
"temporal",
"worldly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"devout",
"God-fearing",
"godly",
"holy",
"pious",
"prayerful",
"reverent",
"sainted",
"saintly",
"worshipful",
"worshipping",
"worshiping",
"sanctimonious",
"blessed",
"blest",
"consecrated",
"hallowed",
"sacred",
"sacrosanct",
"sanctified",
"devotional",
"spiritual"
],
"antonyms":[
"religious"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"irritant":{
"something that is a source of irritation":{
"examples":[
"the whining child was a constant irritant to his long-suffering parents"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravation",
"aggro",
"annoyance",
"bother",
"botheration",
"bugbear",
"exasperation",
"frustration",
"hair shirt",
"hassle",
"headache",
"inconvenience",
"irk",
"nuisance",
"peeve",
"pest",
"rub",
"ruffle",
"thorn",
"trial",
"vexation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discomfort",
"fleabite",
"pinprick",
"affront",
"insult",
"offense",
"offence",
"upset",
"worry",
"affliction",
"albatross",
"burden",
"cross",
"curse",
"menace",
"millstone",
"plague",
"sore",
"anxiety",
"plight",
"predicament",
"tribulation",
"trouble",
"hang-up",
"pet peeve",
"problem",
"annoyer",
"disturber",
"harasser",
"mischief",
"offender",
"pandora's box"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delight",
"joy",
"pleasure"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"irritants":{
"something that is a source of irritation":{
"examples":[
"the whining child was a constant irritant to his long-suffering parents"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravations",
"aggros",
"annoyances",
"botherations",
"bothers",
"bugbears",
"exasperations",
"frustrations",
"hair shirts",
"hassles",
"headaches",
"inconveniences",
"irks",
"nuisances",
"peeves",
"pests",
"rubs",
"ruffles",
"thorns",
"trials",
"vexations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discomforts",
"fleabites",
"pinpricks",
"affronts",
"insults",
"offenses",
"offences",
"upsets",
"worries",
"afflictions",
"albatross",
"albatrosses",
"burdens",
"crosses",
"curses",
"menaces",
"millstones",
"plagues",
"sores",
"anxieties",
"plights",
"predicaments",
"tribulations",
"troubles",
"hang-ups",
"pet peeves",
"problems",
"annoyers",
"disturbers",
"harassers",
"mischiefs",
"offenders",
"pandora's boxes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delights",
"joys",
"pleasures"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"irreducible":{
"not able to be made smaller or simpler":{
"examples":[
"They thought the world was made up of four irreducible elements: earth, air, fire, and water.",
"an irreducible fraction"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"fewer",
"lesser",
"low",
"minor",
"modest",
"slight",
"small",
"smaller",
"fewest",
"littlest",
"lowest",
"minimal",
"minimum",
"minutest",
"slightest",
"smallest",
"tiniest",
"infinitesimal",
"micro",
"subminimal",
"ultramicro"
],
"near antonyms":[
"highest",
"biggest",
"full",
"greatest",
"hugest",
"largest",
"maximum",
"most",
"top",
"topmost",
"utmost"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"irrefutable":{
"not capable of being challenged or proved wrong":{
"examples":[
"the irrefutable reply of \"Because I like it!\""
],
"synonyms":[
"accomplished",
"certain",
"inarguable",
"incontestable",
"incontrovertible",
"indisputable",
"indubitable",
"irrefragable",
"positive",
"sure",
"unanswerable",
"unarguable",
"unchallengeable",
"undeniable",
"unquestionable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"unambiguous",
"unequivocal",
"absolute",
"clear",
"conclusive",
"decisive",
"definite",
"hands-down",
"uncontested",
"uncontradicted",
"undisputed",
"unquestioned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"controversial",
"debated",
"disputed",
"doubtful",
"dubious",
"iffy",
"inconclusive",
"indecisive",
"uncertain",
"ambiguous",
"equivocal",
"academic",
"academical",
"hypothetical",
"speculative",
"theoretical",
"theoretic"
],
"antonyms":[
"answerable",
"arguable",
"contradictable",
"controvertible",
"debatable",
"disputable",
"doubtable",
"moot",
"negotiable",
"problematic",
"problematical",
"questionable",
"refutable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"irreparable":{
"not capable of being repaired, regained, or undone":{
"examples":[
"irreparable damage to the car"
],
"synonyms":[
"irrecoverable",
"irredeemable",
"irremediable",
"irretrievable",
"irreversible",
"unrecoverable",
"unredeemable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"irreplaceable",
"irrevocable",
"unredeemed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"corrected",
"fixed",
"recovered",
"remedied",
"repaired"
],
"antonyms":[
"correctable",
"corrigible",
"fixable",
"redeemable",
"remediable",
"repairable",
"reparable",
"retrievable",
"undoable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"irrationalities":{
"as in instabilities":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"instabilities",
"aberrations",
"dementias",
"derangements",
"insanities",
"lunacies",
"manias",
"rages",
"deliriums",
"frenzies",
"hysterias",
"neuroses",
"psychoses",
"hallucinoses",
"hypomanias",
"paranoias",
"schizophrenias",
"senile dementias",
"delusions",
"hallucinations",
"monomanias",
"obsessions",
"phobias",
"abnormalities"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lucidities",
"rationalities",
"reasonabilities",
"normalities",
"minds"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"irregularities":{
"as in abnormalities , distortions":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abnormalities",
"distortions",
"malformations",
"misshapes",
"blemishes",
"blights",
"blotches",
"defects",
"deformities",
"disfigurements",
"excrescences",
"excrescencies",
"faults",
"flaws",
"imperfections",
"marks",
"mars",
"pockmarks",
"scars",
"bugs",
"glitches",
"kinks",
"blots",
"blurs",
"spots",
"stains",
"taints",
"damages",
"defacements",
"impairments",
"injuries",
"failings",
"weaknesses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adornments",
"decorations",
"embellishments",
"enhancements",
"ornaments"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"irrevocable":{
"not capable of being changed; impossible to revoke":{
"examples":[
"She has made an irrevocable decision.",
"an irrevocable change"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"irreplaceable",
"irrecoverable",
"irredeemable",
"irremediable",
"irreparable",
"irretrievable",
"irreversible",
"unrecoverable",
"unredeemable",
"unredeemed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"corrected",
"fixed",
"recovered",
"remedied",
"repaired",
"correctable",
"corrigible",
"fixable",
"redeemable",
"remediable",
"repairable",
"reparable",
"retrievable",
"undoable"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"irremovable":{
"incapable of moving or being moved":{
"examples":[
"the driveway had to be built to curve around an irremovable tree"
],
"synonyms":[
"immobile",
"immotile",
"immovable",
"nonmotile",
"nonmoving",
"unbudging",
"unmovable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"motionless",
"moveless",
"static",
"stationary",
"still",
"fast",
"fixed",
"rooted",
"steadfast",
"stuck",
"wedged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"portable",
"removable",
"removeable",
"transferable",
"transferrable",
"transportable"
],
"antonyms":[
"mobile",
"motile",
"movable",
"moveable",
"moving"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"irritableness":{
"readiness to show annoyance or impatience":{
"examples":[
"the old man's chronic irritableness makes him the terror of the nursing home"
],
"synonyms":[
"biliousness",
"choler",
"crankiness",
"crossness",
"crotchetiness",
"grouchiness",
"grumpiness",
"huffiness",
"irascibility",
"irascibleness",
"irritability",
"peevishness",
"perverseness",
"perversity",
"pettishness",
"petulance",
"testiness",
"waspishness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cantankerousness",
"crustiness",
"curmudgeonliness",
"disagreeableness",
"dyspepsia",
"fretfulness",
"orneriness",
"sulkiness",
"surliness",
"aggression",
"aggressiveness",
"bellicosity",
"belligerence",
"belligerency",
"combativeness",
"contentiousness",
"contrariness",
"disputatiousness",
"feistiness",
"fight",
"pugnaciousness",
"pugnacity",
"quarrelsomeness",
"scrappiness",
"truculence",
"truculency",
"fussiness",
"querulousness",
"rudeness",
"oversensitiveness",
"sensitivity",
"supersensitivity",
"touchiness",
"animosity",
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"fierceness",
"hostility",
"jaundice",
"rancor",
"unfriendliness",
"anger",
"exasperation",
"fury",
"indignation",
"rage",
"spleen",
"wrath",
"hot-bloodedness",
"passion"
],
"near antonyms":[
"forbearance",
"long-suffering",
"patience",
"tolerance",
"understanding",
"affability",
"agreeableness",
"amenity",
"amicability",
"cordiality",
"friendliness",
"geniality",
"sociability",
"amiability",
"amiableness",
"good-humoredness",
"good-naturedness",
"good-temperedness",
"coolness",
"serenity",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility",
"easygoingness",
"gentleness",
"kindliness",
"mildness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"irradiations":{
"as in illuminations":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"illuminations",
"blinks",
"flickers",
"sparkles",
"twinkles",
"iridescences",
"luminescences",
"glares",
"gleams",
"glimmers",
"glints",
"glistens",
"glows",
"shimmers",
"brilliances",
"luminosities",
"radiances",
"radiancies",
"refulgences",
"burnishes",
"glosses",
"luminances",
"lusters",
"lustres",
"polishes",
"sheens",
"shines",
"finishes",
"glazes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"glooms",
"obscurities"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"irruptions":{
"a sudden attack on and entrance into hostile territory":{
"examples":[
"the irruptions of the Goths into Italy in the fifth century"
],
"synonyms":[
"descents",
"forays",
"incursions",
"inroads",
"invasions",
"raids"
],
"near synonyms":[
"pillages",
"plunders",
"aggressions",
"assaults",
"coups de main",
"offenses",
"offences",
"offensives",
"onsets",
"onslaughts",
"rushes",
"sieges",
"storms",
"strikes",
"charges",
"sallies",
"sorties",
"ambuscades",
"ambushes",
"surprises",
"surprizes",
"traps",
"air raids",
"blitzes",
"blitzkriegs",
"bombardments",
"counteraggressions",
"counter-aggressions",
"counterassaults",
"counter-assaults",
"counterattacks",
"counter-attacks",
"counteroffensives",
"counterstrikes",
"counter-strikes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"irreproachabilities":{
"the quality or state of being free from guilt or blame":{
"examples":[
"commended the children on the irreproachability of their table manners"
],
"synonyms":[
"blamelessness",
"faultlessness",
"guiltlessness",
"impeccability",
"innocence",
"innocency",
"irreproachableness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decency",
"goodness",
"honesty",
"incorruptibility",
"integrity",
"law-abidingness",
"righteousness",
"uprightness",
"virtuousness",
"morality",
"virtue",
"chastity",
"purity",
"sinlessness",
"harmlessness",
"inoffensiveness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blame",
"fault",
"responsibility",
"corruption",
"criminality",
"depravity",
"evil",
"immorality",
"reprehensibleness",
"sinfulness",
"wickedness",
"harmfulness",
"offensiveness"
],
"antonyms":[
"blameworthiness",
"culpability",
"guilt",
"guiltiness"
]
},
"free from guilt or blame":{
"examples":[
"the captain of the force is a police officer of absolutely irreproachable character"
],
"synonyms":[
"blameless",
"cleanhanded",
"clear",
"faultless",
"guiltless",
"impeccable",
"inculpable",
"innocent",
"lily-white"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absolved",
"acquitted",
"cleared",
"exonerated",
"vindicated",
"ethical",
"law-abiding",
"moral",
"righteous",
"upright",
"virtuous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blamable",
"blameworthy",
"censurable",
"culpable",
"impeachable",
"indictable",
"punishable",
"accused",
"impeached",
"indicted",
"condemned",
"convicted",
"hangdog",
"shamed",
"shamefaced"
],
"antonyms":[
"guilty"
]
},
"being entirely without fault":{
"examples":[
"an irreproachable solution to the problem that should satisfy everyone"
],
"synonyms":[
"absolute",
"faultless",
"flawless",
"ideal",
"immaculate",
"impeccable",
"indefectible",
"letter-perfect",
"perfect",
"picture-book",
"picture-perfect",
"seamless",
"unblemished"
],
"near synonyms":[
"consummate",
"expert",
"masterly",
"classic",
"dandy",
"excellent",
"fabulous",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"grand",
"great",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"prime",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"terrific",
"top",
"top-notch",
"unsurpassed",
"completed",
"finished",
"perfected",
"polished",
"complete",
"entire",
"intact",
"whole",
"mint",
"unbruised",
"undamaged",
"unimpaired",
"uninjured",
"unmarred",
"unspoiled",
"exceptional",
"fancy",
"high-grade",
"special",
"airtight",
"bulletproof",
"accurate",
"correct",
"exact",
"precise",
"inerrant",
"infallible",
"unerring",
"unfailing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deficient",
"inadequate",
"incomplete",
"insufficient",
"wanting",
"unfinished",
"unpolished",
"fallible",
"blemished",
"blighted",
"broken",
"damaged",
"defaced",
"disfigured",
"impaired",
"injured",
"malformed",
"marred",
"misshapen",
"spoiled",
"vitiated",
"atrocious",
"execrable",
"wretched",
"imprecise",
"inaccurate",
"incorrect",
"inexact",
"wrong"
],
"antonyms":[
"amiss",
"bad",
"censurable",
"defective",
"faulty",
"flawed",
"imperfect",
"reproachable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"irritations":{
"the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts":{
"examples":[
"Dad's general irritation at the incessant complaining coming from the back seat of the car"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravations",
"aggros",
"annoyances",
"botherations",
"bothers",
"exasperations",
"frustrations",
"griefs",
"pips",
"vexations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"agitations",
"discomforts",
"displeasures",
"distresses",
"disturbances",
"upsets",
"irritabilities",
"peeves",
"perturbations",
"pets",
"piques",
"resentments",
"troubles",
"angers",
"chafes",
"danders",
"dudgeons",
"galls",
"huffs",
"indignations",
"ires",
"outrages",
"umbrages"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delights",
"pleasures"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"irresolution":{
"a state or an instance of temporary inaction because of uncertainty about the right course of action":{
"examples":[
"after a moment of anguished irresolution , I raised my rifle and fired at the charging animal"
],
"synonyms":[
"faltering",
"fence-sitting",
"hesitance",
"hesitancy",
"hesitation",
"indecision",
"pause",
"shilly-shally",
"shilly-shallying",
"vacillation",
"wavering",
"wobbling",
"wabbling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"delay",
"hawing",
"procrastination",
"waiting",
"arri\u00e8re-pens\u00e9e",
"misgiving",
"second thought",
"consideration",
"debate",
"deliberation",
"doubt",
"incertitude",
"indecisiveness",
"indetermination",
"uncertainness",
"uncertainty",
"avoidance",
"equivocation",
"aversion",
"disinclination",
"indisposition",
"reluctance",
"unwillingness",
"faintheartedness",
"shyness",
"timidity",
"timidness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"certainty",
"certitude",
"confidence",
"decisiveness",
"determination",
"firmness",
"resoluteness",
"resolution",
"sureness",
"alacrity",
"eagerness",
"readiness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"irreproachability":{
"the quality or state of being free from guilt or blame":{
"examples":[
"commended the children on the irreproachability of their table manners"
],
"synonyms":[
"blamelessness",
"faultlessness",
"guiltlessness",
"impeccability",
"innocence",
"innocency",
"irreproachableness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decency",
"goodness",
"honesty",
"incorruptibility",
"integrity",
"law-abidingness",
"righteousness",
"uprightness",
"virtuousness",
"morality",
"virtue",
"chastity",
"purity",
"sinlessness",
"harmlessness",
"inoffensiveness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blame",
"fault",
"responsibility",
"corruption",
"criminality",
"depravity",
"evil",
"immorality",
"reprehensibleness",
"sinfulness",
"wickedness",
"harmfulness",
"offensiveness"
],
"antonyms":[
"blameworthiness",
"culpability",
"guilt",
"guiltiness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"irradiation":{
"as in illumination":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"illumination",
"blink",
"flicker",
"sparkle",
"twinkle",
"iridescence",
"luminescence",
"glare",
"gleam",
"glimmer",
"glint",
"glisten",
"glow",
"shimmer",
"brilliance",
"luminosity",
"radiance",
"radiancy",
"refulgence",
"burnish",
"gloss",
"luminance",
"luster",
"lustre",
"polish",
"sheen",
"shine",
"finish",
"glaze"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dimness",
"dinginess",
"dirtiness",
"drabness",
"dullness",
"dulness",
"flatness",
"grayness",
"paleness",
"cloudiness",
"gloom",
"murkiness",
"obscureness",
"obscurity",
"somberness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}