dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/pop_MWT.json
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{
"popping off":{
"to stop living":{
"examples":[
"he didn't pop off until the ripe old age of 102"
],
"synonyms":[
"checking out",
"conking (out)",
"croaking",
"deceasing",
"demising",
"departing",
"dropping",
"dying",
"ending",
"exiting",
"expiring",
"falling",
"flatlining",
"going",
"kicking in",
"kicking off",
"parting",
"passing away",
"passing (on)",
"pegging out",
"perishing",
"stepping out",
"succumbing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"predeceasing",
"consuming",
"disappearing",
"drying up",
"fading",
"failing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coming to",
"reviving",
"lingering",
"being",
"existing",
"subsisting",
"flourishing",
"prospering",
"thriving"
],
"antonyms":[
"breathing",
"living"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"populous":{
"having a large population":{
"examples":[
"a populous seaport",
"the most populous state in the U.S."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abounding",
"crowded",
"overflowing",
"swarming",
"teeming",
"thronging",
"aboil",
"abubble",
"abuzz",
"alive",
"animated",
"astir",
"brisk",
"bustling",
"busy",
"buzzing",
"flourishing",
"happening",
"hopping",
"humming",
"kinetic",
"lively",
"rousing",
"stirring",
"thriving",
"vibrant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"asleep",
"dead",
"inactive",
"lifeless",
"sleepy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"poppycock":{
"language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{
"examples":[
"starting with the cherry tree, much of what was written by Washington's early biographers was pure poppycock"
],
"synonyms":[
"applesauce",
"balderdash",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blah",
"blah-blah",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"punk",
"rot",
"rubbish",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absurdity",
"asininity",
"fatuity",
"foolery",
"idiocy",
"imbecility",
"inaneness",
"inanity",
"insanity",
"kookiness",
"lunacy",
"absurdness",
"craziness",
"madness",
"witlessness",
"hoity-toity",
"monkey business",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"shenanigan(s)",
"tomfoolery",
"gas",
"hot air",
"rigmarole",
"rigamarole",
"double-talk",
"greek",
"hocus-pocus"
],
"near antonyms":[
"levelheadedness",
"rationality",
"reasonability",
"reasonableness",
"sensibleness",
"common sense",
"horse sense",
"sense",
"discernment",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"wisdom"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"popped off":{
"to stop living":{
"examples":[
"he didn't pop off until the ripe old age of 102"
],
"synonyms":[
"checked out",
"conked (out)",
"croaked",
"deceased",
"demised",
"departed",
"died",
"dropped",
"ended",
"exited",
"expired",
"fell",
"flatlined",
"kicked in",
"kicked off",
"parted",
"passed away",
"passed (on)",
"pegged out",
"perished",
"stepped out",
"succumbed",
"went"
],
"near synonyms":[
"predeceased",
"consumed",
"disappeared",
"dried up",
"faded",
"failed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"came to",
"revived",
"lingered",
"existed",
"subsisted",
"was",
"flourished",
"prospered",
"thrived",
"throve"
],
"antonyms":[
"breathed",
"lived"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"popularity":{
"the state of enjoying widespread approval":{
"examples":[
"she wasn't a fan of the sudden popularity of skinny jeans and leggings"
],
"synonyms":[
"fashionability",
"fashionableness",
"favor",
"hotness",
"modishness",
"vogue",
"voguishness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"craze",
"fad",
"mode",
"rage",
"style",
"trend",
"bandwagon",
"boom",
"fame",
"notoriety",
"prominence",
"renown",
"enthusiasm",
"fervor",
"passion"
],
"near antonyms":[
"oblivion",
"obscurity"
],
"antonyms":[
"disfavor",
"unpopularity"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"popular":{
"enjoying widespread favor or approval":{
"examples":[
"an actor who was popular in the 1970s"
],
"synonyms":[
"big",
"crowd-pleasing",
"du jour",
"faddish",
"faddy",
"fashionable",
"favorite",
"happening",
"hot",
"in",
"large",
"modish",
"pop",
"popularized",
"red-hot",
"vogue",
"voguish"
],
"near synonyms":[
"semipopular",
"preferred",
"selected",
"desirable",
"liked",
"wanted",
"celebrated",
"famed",
"famous",
"noted",
"notorious",
"prominent",
"renowned",
"well-known",
"fabled",
"fabulous",
"legendary",
"leading",
"notable",
"outstanding",
"prominent",
"remarkable",
"important",
"significant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"washed-up",
"despised",
"detested",
"disliked",
"hated",
"rejected",
"insignificant",
"unimportant",
"indistinguished",
"unexceptional",
"anonymous",
"nameless",
"obscure",
"unknown",
"inconspicuous"
],
"antonyms":[
"out",
"unfashionable",
"unpopular"
]
},
"accepted, used, or practiced by most people":{
"examples":[
"the popular custom of exchanging greeting cards during the holiday season"
],
"synonyms":[
"conventional",
"current",
"customary",
"going",
"prevailing",
"prevalent",
"standard",
"stock",
"usual"
],
"near synonyms":[
"average",
"common",
"everyday",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"regular",
"routine",
"epidemic",
"ubiquitous",
"universal",
"widespread",
"accustomed",
"wonted",
"fashionable",
"in",
"modish",
"stylish"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abnormal",
"exceptional",
"extraordinary",
"uncommon"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonstandard",
"unconventional",
"unpopular",
"unusual"
]
},
"held by or applicable to a majority of the people":{
"examples":[
"popular opinion on that issue has changed dramatically over the years"
],
"synonyms":[
"common",
"general",
"majority",
"overall",
"prevailing",
"public",
"received",
"ruling",
"vulgar"
],
"near synonyms":[
"unanimous",
"universal",
"pop",
"everyday",
"familiar",
"household",
"usual",
"well-known",
"contemporary",
"current",
"present",
"dominant",
"predominant",
"preponderant",
"characteristic",
"typical",
"pandemic",
"pervasive",
"prevalent",
"rife",
"widespread",
"communal",
"shared"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rare",
"strange",
"unknown",
"unusual",
"distinctive",
"especial",
"idiosyncratic",
"peculiar",
"special",
"unique",
"individual",
"separate",
"singular",
"nonpublic",
"personal",
"private"
],
"antonyms":[
"uncommon",
"unpopular"
]
},
"of, relating to, or favoring political democracy":{
"examples":[
"a truly popular revolution, not one that replaced one dictatorship with another"
],
"synonyms":[
"democratic",
"republican",
"self-governing",
"self-ruling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"representative",
"libertarian",
"nontotalitarian"
],
"near antonyms":[
"autocratic",
"autocratical",
"despotic",
"dictatorial",
"monarchal",
"monarchial",
"monarchical",
"monarchic",
"tyrannical",
"tyrannic"
],
"antonyms":[
"nondemocratic",
"undemocratic"
]
},
"being within the financial means of most people":{
"examples":[
"from their inception, DVDs were designed to be sold directly to consumers at popular prices"
],
"synonyms":[
"accessible",
"affordable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bargain-basement",
"budget",
"cheap",
"discount",
"inexpensive",
"low",
"low-end",
"rock-bottom",
"moderate",
"modest",
"reasonable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"costly",
"dear",
"expensive",
"high",
"high-end",
"upscale"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"costing little":{
"examples":[
"we also have the popular models, for those who prefer not to invest too much in a new TV"
],
"synonyms":[
"affordable",
"bargain-basement",
"budget",
"cheap",
"cheapie",
"cheapo",
"chintzy",
"cut-price",
"cut-rate",
"dime-store",
"dirt cheap",
"el cheapo",
"inexpensive",
"low",
"low-end",
"reasonable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cheapish",
"moderate",
"discount",
"discounted",
"fire-sale",
"lowered",
"reduced",
"wholesale",
"valueless",
"worthless",
"supercheap",
"ultracheap"
],
"near antonyms":[
"increased",
"inflated",
"exorbitant",
"extravagant",
"overpriced",
"prohibitive",
"prohibitory",
"steep",
"stiff",
"superexpensive",
"ultraexpensive",
"unreasonable",
"invaluable",
"priceless",
"luxurious"
],
"antonyms":[
"costly",
"dear",
"deluxe",
"expensive",
"high",
"high-ticket",
"precious",
"premium",
"pricey",
"pricy",
"spendy",
"valuable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"popped":{
"to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure":{
"examples":[
"a balloon popped suddenly and startled us all"
],
"synonyms":[
"blew",
"blew up",
"burst",
"bursted",
"crumped",
"detonated",
"exploded",
"went off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fragmented",
"shattered",
"smashed",
"splintered",
"discharged",
"fired",
"shot",
"ballooned",
"burgeoned",
"bourgeoned",
"mushroomed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"collapsed",
"fizzled"
],
"antonyms":[
"imploded"
]
},
"to break suddenly with an explosive sound":{
"examples":[
"the last strand popped , causing the chandelier to drop to the floor with a great crash"
],
"synonyms":[
"cracked",
"snapped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rent",
"rended",
"rived",
"split",
"crackled",
"hissed",
"sizzled",
"sputtered",
"burst",
"bursted",
"exploded",
"shattered",
"clacked",
"clattered",
"clicked"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive":{
"examples":[
"popping popcorn over a campfire"
],
"synonyms":[
"blasted",
"blew",
"blew up",
"burst",
"bursted",
"demolished",
"exploded",
"shattered",
"smashed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dynamited",
"annihilated",
"decimated",
"destroyed",
"ruined",
"wrecked",
"detonated",
"discharged",
"fragmented",
"splintered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"collapsed",
"imploded"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to strike with a missile from a gun":{
"examples":[
"went into the woods hoping to pop the rabbit that was eating our vegetables"
],
"synonyms":[
"drilled",
"gunned",
"plugged",
"shot"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blew away",
"brought down",
"dropped",
"picked off",
"shot down",
"blazed",
"peppered",
"potshot",
"sniped (at)",
"blasted (at)",
"fired (at)",
"pistoled",
"pistolled",
"shotgunned",
"machine-gunned",
"tommy-gunned",
"croaked",
"destroyed",
"did in",
"dispatched",
"felled",
"iced",
"killed",
"slew",
"annihilated",
"blotted out",
"butchered",
"decimated",
"massacred",
"slaughtered",
"wiped out"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"popularities":{
"the state of enjoying widespread approval":{
"examples":[
"she wasn't a fan of the sudden popularity of skinny jeans and leggings"
],
"synonyms":[
"fashionability",
"fashionableness",
"favor",
"hotness",
"modishness",
"vogue",
"voguishness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"craze",
"fad",
"mode",
"rage",
"style",
"trend",
"bandwagon",
"boom",
"fame",
"notoriety",
"prominence",
"renown",
"enthusiasm",
"fervor",
"passion"
],
"near antonyms":[
"oblivion",
"obscurity"
],
"antonyms":[
"disfavor",
"unpopularity"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"poppet":{
"a small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything":{
"examples":[
"a scruffy old poppet that had once belonged to my great grandmother"
],
"synonyms":[
"action figure",
"doll",
"dolly",
"puppet"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rag doll",
"figure",
"figurine",
"handpuppet",
"marionette"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"popinjay":{
"as in coxcomb , fancy Dan":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"coxcomb",
"fancy Dan",
"beau",
"Beau Brummell",
"buck",
"dandy",
"dude",
"fop",
"gallant",
"jay",
"lounge lizard",
"macaroni",
"pretty boy",
"blade",
"cavalier",
"dasher",
"clotheshorse",
"exquisite",
"swell"
],
"near antonyms":[
"slob",
"sloven"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"populating":{
"to supply with inhabitants":{
"examples":[
"a small island populated only by woodland creatures"
],
"synonyms":[
"colonizing",
"peopling",
"settling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inhabiting",
"moving (to)",
"relocating (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"depopulating",
"unpeopling"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"popularizes":{
"as in overdoes , depletes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hackneys",
"overexposes",
"overuses",
"stereotypes",
"vulgarizes",
"depletes",
"jades",
"tires",
"wears out",
"bores",
"exhausts",
"overdoes",
"coarsens"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"popping":{
"to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure":{
"examples":[
"a balloon popped suddenly and startled us all"
],
"synonyms":[
"blowing",
"blowing up",
"bursting",
"crumping",
"detonating",
"exploding",
"going off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fragmenting",
"shattering",
"smashing",
"splintering",
"discharging",
"firing",
"shooting",
"ballooning",
"burgeoning",
"bourgeoning",
"mushrooming"
],
"near antonyms":[
"collapsing",
"fizzling"
],
"antonyms":[
"imploding"
]
},
"to break suddenly with an explosive sound":{
"examples":[
"the last strand popped , causing the chandelier to drop to the floor with a great crash"
],
"synonyms":[
"cracking",
"snapping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rending",
"riving",
"splitting",
"crackling",
"hissing",
"sizzling",
"sputtering",
"bursting",
"exploding",
"shattering",
"clacking",
"clattering",
"clicking"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive":{
"examples":[
"popping popcorn over a campfire"
],
"synonyms":[
"blasting",
"blowing",
"blowing up",
"bursting",
"demolishing",
"exploding",
"shattering",
"smashing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dynamiting",
"annihilating",
"decimating",
"destroying",
"ruining",
"wrecking",
"detonating",
"discharging",
"fragmenting",
"splintering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"collapsing",
"imploding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to strike with a missile from a gun":{
"examples":[
"went into the woods hoping to pop the rabbit that was eating our vegetables"
],
"synonyms":[
"drilling",
"gunning",
"plugging",
"shooting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blowing away",
"bringing down",
"dropping",
"picking off",
"shooting down",
"blazing",
"peppering",
"potshotting",
"sniping (at)",
"blasting (at)",
"firing (at)",
"pistoling",
"pistolling",
"shotgunning",
"machine-gunning",
"tommy-gunning",
"croaking",
"destroying",
"dispatching",
"doing in",
"felling",
"icing",
"killing",
"slaying",
"annihilating",
"blotting out",
"butchering",
"decimating",
"massacring",
"slaughtering",
"wiping out"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"populaces":{
"the body of the community as contrasted with the elite":{
"examples":[
"high officials awkwardly mingling with the general populace"
],
"synonyms":[
"commoners",
"commons",
"crowds",
"herds",
"hoi polloi",
"masses",
"millions",
"mobs",
"multitudes",
"people",
"plebeians",
"plebes",
"publics",
"rank and files"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cattle",
"proletariats",
"rabblements",
"rabbles",
"ragtag and bobtails",
"riffraffs",
"routs",
"scums",
"tag, rag, and bobtails",
"tagrag and bobtails",
"trash",
"unwasheds",
"bourgeoisies",
"middle classes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gentilities",
"gentlefolks",
"gentries",
"haute mondes",
"nobilities",
"patriciates",
"peerages",
"qualities",
"royalties",
"societies"
],
"antonyms":[
"A-lists",
"aristocracies",
"best",
"choices",
"corps d'elite",
"creams",
"elect",
"elites",
"fat",
"flowers",
"picks",
"pinks",
"prides",
"upper crusts"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"popularizing":{
"as in overdoing , depleting":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hackneying",
"overexposing",
"overusing",
"stereotyping",
"vulgarizing",
"depleting",
"jading",
"tiring",
"wearing out",
"boring",
"exhausting",
"overdoing",
"coarsening"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"populist":{
"as in socialist , democrat":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"social democrat",
"socialist",
"democrat",
"egalitarian",
"leveler",
"leveller"
],
"near antonyms":[
"snob",
"snoot"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pope":{
"as in bishop , archbishop":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abbot",
"archbishop",
"archpriest",
"bishop",
"dean",
"diocesan",
"monsignor",
"prelate",
"presbyter",
"clergywoman",
"deaconess",
"priestess",
"abb\u00e9",
"curate",
"cur\u00e9",
"parson",
"pastor",
"rector",
"shepherd",
"vicar",
"churchman",
"clergyman",
"father",
"Holy Joe",
"padre",
"chaplain",
"confessor",
"sky pilot",
"clergyperson",
"cleric",
"clerical",
"clerk",
"deacon",
"divine",
"dominie",
"ecclesiastic",
"minister",
"preacher",
"priest",
"reverend",
"evangelist",
"missionary",
"missioner",
"missionizer",
"revivalist",
"friar",
"mendicant",
"monastic",
"monk",
"oblate",
"religious",
"high priest",
"high priestess"
],
"near antonyms":[
"layman",
"layperson",
"secular",
"lay reader",
"lector"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"populates":{
"to supply with inhabitants":{
"examples":[
"a small island populated only by woodland creatures"
],
"synonyms":[
"colonizes",
"peoples",
"settles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inhabits",
"moves (to)",
"relocates (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"depopulates",
"unpeoples"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"popping (in)":{
"to make a brief visit":{
"examples":[
"I just popped in to say hello"
],
"synonyms":[
"calling",
"coming by",
"coming over",
"dropping by",
"dropping in",
"running in",
"running (over)",
"stepping in",
"stopping (by or in)",
"visiting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"barging (in)",
"looking up",
"seeing",
"bopping (into)",
"happening (by)",
"frequenting",
"hanging (at)",
"haunting",
"resorting (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"pops (in)":{
"to make a brief visit":{
"examples":[
"I just popped in to say hello"
],
"synonyms":[
"calls",
"comes by",
"comes over",
"drops by",
"drops in",
"runs in",
"runs (over)",
"steps in",
"stops (by or in)",
"visits"
],
"near synonyms":[
"barges (in)",
"looks up",
"sees",
"bops (into)",
"happens (by)",
"frequents",
"hangs (at)",
"haunts",
"resorts (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"popularized":{
"enjoying widespread favor or approval":{
"examples":[
"a recently popularized hobby among kids"
],
"synonyms":[
"big",
"crowd-pleasing",
"du jour",
"faddish",
"faddy",
"fashionable",
"favorite",
"happening",
"hot",
"in",
"large",
"modish",
"pop",
"popular",
"red-hot",
"vogue",
"voguish"
],
"near synonyms":[
"semipopular",
"preferred",
"selected",
"desirable",
"liked",
"wanted",
"celebrated",
"famed",
"famous",
"noted",
"notorious",
"prominent",
"renowned",
"well-known",
"fabled",
"fabulous",
"legendary",
"leading",
"notable",
"outstanding",
"prominent",
"remarkable",
"important",
"significant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"washed-up",
"despised",
"detested",
"disliked",
"hated",
"rejected",
"insignificant",
"unimportant",
"indistinguished",
"unexceptional",
"anonymous",
"nameless",
"obscure",
"unknown",
"inconspicuous"
],
"antonyms":[
"out",
"unfashionable",
"unpopular"
]
},
"as in overdid , depleted":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"hackneyed",
"overexposed",
"overused",
"stereotyped",
"vulgarized",
"depleted",
"jaded",
"tired",
"wore out",
"bored",
"exhausted",
"overdid",
"coarsened"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"poppa":{
"a male human parent":{
"examples":[
"a proud papa of newborn twins"
],
"synonyms":[
"dad",
"daddy",
"father",
"old man",
"pa",
"pater",
"pop",
"sire"
],
"near synonyms":[
"paterfamilias",
"patriarch",
"father figure",
"father image",
"stepfather"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"popes":{
"as in bishops , archbishops":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abbots",
"archbishops",
"archpriests",
"bishops",
"deans",
"diocesans",
"monsignors",
"monsignori",
"prelates",
"presbyters",
"clergywomen",
"deaconesses",
"priestesses",
"abb\u00e9s",
"curates",
"cur\u00e9s",
"parsons",
"pastors",
"rectors",
"shepherds",
"vicars",
"churchmen",
"clergymen",
"fathers",
"Holy Joes",
"padres",
"chaplains",
"confessors",
"sky pilots",
"clergypersons",
"clericals",
"clerics",
"clerks",
"deacons",
"divines",
"dominies",
"ecclesiastics",
"ministers",
"preachers",
"priests",
"reverends",
"evangelists",
"missionaries",
"missioners",
"missionizers",
"revivalists",
"friars",
"mendicants",
"monastics",
"monks",
"oblates",
"religious",
"high priestesses",
"high priests"
],
"near antonyms":[
"laymen",
"laypeople",
"seculars",
"secular",
"lay readers",
"lectors"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pops off":{
"to stop living":{
"examples":[
"he didn't pop off until the ripe old age of 102"
],
"synonyms":[
"checks out",
"conks (out)",
"croaks",
"deceases",
"demises",
"departs",
"dies",
"drops",
"ends",
"exits",
"expires",
"falls",
"flatlines",
"goes",
"kicks in",
"kicks off",
"parts",
"passes away",
"passes (on)",
"pegs out",
"perishes",
"steps out",
"succumbs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"predeceases",
"consumes",
"disappears",
"dries up",
"fades",
"fails"
],
"near antonyms":[
"comes to",
"revives",
"lingers",
"exists",
"is",
"subsists",
"flourishes",
"prospers",
"thrives"
],
"antonyms":[
"breathes",
"lives"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"popinjays":{
"as in coxcombs , fancy Dans":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"coxcombs",
"fancy Dans",
"Beau Brummells",
"beaux",
"beaus",
"bucks",
"dandies",
"dudes",
"fops",
"gallants",
"jays",
"lounge lizards",
"macaronis",
"pretty boys",
"blades",
"cavaliers",
"dashers",
"clotheshorses",
"exquisites",
"swells"
],
"near antonyms":[
"slobs",
"slovens"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"poppets":{
"a small figure often of a human being used especially as a child's plaything":{
"examples":[
"a scruffy old poppet that had once belonged to my great grandmother"
],
"synonyms":[
"action figures",
"dollies",
"dolls",
"puppets"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rag dolls",
"figures",
"figurines",
"handpuppets",
"marionettes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"pops":{
"a loud explosive sound":{
"examples":[
"the soda can opened with a sharp pop"
],
"synonyms":[
"bangs",
"blasts",
"booms",
"claps",
"cracks",
"crashes",
"reports",
"slams",
"smashes",
"snaps",
"thunderclaps",
"thwacks",
"whacks",
"whomps",
"whumps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"thunks",
"whams",
"clangors",
"clangs",
"clanks",
"clashes",
"knocks",
"raps",
"taps",
"blares",
"clamors",
"howls",
"hubbubs",
"hue and cries",
"hullabaloos",
"outcries",
"roars",
"tumults",
"uproars"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a male human parent":{
"examples":[
"ask your pop if he knows where the keys to the shed are"
],
"synonyms":[
"daddies",
"dads",
"fathers",
"old men",
"papas",
"poppas",
"pas",
"paters",
"sires"
],
"near synonyms":[
"patresfamilias",
"patriarchs",
"father figures",
"father images",
"stepfathers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure":{
"examples":[
"a balloon popped suddenly and startled us all"
],
"synonyms":[
"blows",
"blows up",
"bursts",
"crumps",
"detonates",
"explodes",
"goes off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fragments",
"shatters",
"smashes",
"splinters",
"discharges",
"fires",
"shoots",
"balloons",
"burgeons",
"bourgeons",
"mushrooms"
],
"near antonyms":[
"collapses",
"fizzles"
],
"antonyms":[
"implodes"
]
},
"to break suddenly with an explosive sound":{
"examples":[
"the last strand popped , causing the chandelier to drop to the floor with a great crash"
],
"synonyms":[
"cracks",
"snaps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rends",
"rives",
"splits",
"crackles",
"hisses",
"sizzles",
"sputters",
"bursts",
"explodes",
"shatters",
"clacks",
"clatters",
"clicks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to break open or into pieces by or as if by an explosive":{
"examples":[
"popping popcorn over a campfire"
],
"synonyms":[
"blasts",
"blows",
"blows up",
"bursts",
"demolishes",
"explodes",
"shatters",
"smashes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dynamites",
"annihilates",
"decimates",
"destroys",
"ruins",
"wrecks",
"detonates",
"discharges",
"fragments",
"splinters"
],
"near antonyms":[
"collapses",
"implodes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to strike with a missile from a gun":{
"examples":[
"went into the woods hoping to pop the rabbit that was eating our vegetables"
],
"synonyms":[
"drills",
"guns",
"plugs",
"shoots"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blows away",
"brings down",
"drops",
"picks off",
"shoots down",
"blazes",
"peppers",
"potshots",
"snipes (at)",
"blasts (at)",
"fires (at)",
"pistols",
"shotguns",
"machine-guns",
"tommy-guns",
"croaks",
"destroys",
"dispatches",
"does in",
"fells",
"ices",
"kills",
"slays",
"annihilates",
"blots out",
"butchers",
"decimates",
"massacres",
"slaughters",
"wipes out"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"populace":{
"the body of the community as contrasted with the elite":{
"examples":[
"high officials awkwardly mingling with the general populace"
],
"synonyms":[
"commoners",
"commons",
"crowd",
"herd",
"hoi polloi",
"mass",
"millions",
"mob",
"multitude",
"people",
"plebeians",
"plebs",
"public",
"rank and file"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cattle",
"proletariat",
"rabble",
"rabblement",
"ragtag and bobtail",
"riffraff",
"rout",
"scum",
"tag, rag, and bobtail",
"tagrag and bobtail",
"trash",
"unwashed",
"bourgeoisie",
"middle class"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gentility",
"gentlefolk",
"gentlefolks",
"gentry",
"haute monde",
"nobility",
"patriciate",
"peerage",
"quality",
"royalty",
"society"
],
"antonyms":[
"A-list",
"aristocracy",
"best",
"choice",
"corps d'elite",
"cream",
"elect",
"elite",
"fat",
"flower",
"pick",
"pink",
"pride",
"upper crust"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"populate":{
"to supply with inhabitants":{
"examples":[
"a small island populated only by woodland creatures"
],
"synonyms":[
"colonize",
"people",
"settle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"inhabit",
"move (to)",
"relocate (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"depopulate",
"unpeople"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"populists":{
"as in socialists , democrats":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"social democrats",
"socialists",
"democrats",
"egalitarians",
"levelers",
"levellers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"snobs",
"snoots"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}