43026 lines
860 KiB
JSON
43026 lines
860 KiB
JSON
{
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"co-counsels":{
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"as in counselors-at-law , trial lawyers":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"co-directed":{
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"as in comanaged":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"co-financing":{
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"as in":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"co-opt":{
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"to make a part of a body or system":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the national organization co-opted many formerly independent local groups"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"amalgamate",
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"blend",
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"combine",
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"commingle",
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"fuse",
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"intermingle",
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"merge",
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"mingle",
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"acculturate",
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"accustom",
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"condition",
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"enculturate",
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"habituate",
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"naturalize"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"absorb",
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"assimilate",
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"embody",
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"incorporate",
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"integrate"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"coached":{
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"to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"carefully coached her through the home-buying process"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"godfathered",
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"directed",
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"engineered",
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"steered",
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"swayed",
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"accompanied",
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"attended",
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"chaperoned",
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"convoyed",
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"escorted",
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"saw",
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"squired",
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"oversaw",
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"superintended",
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"supervised",
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"drilled",
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"trained",
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"briefed",
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"enlightened",
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"informed",
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"instructed",
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"schooled",
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"taught",
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"inculcated",
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"indoctrinated",
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"cultivated",
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"fostered",
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"nurtured"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"counseled",
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"counselled",
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"guided",
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"led",
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"mentored",
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"piloted",
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"shepherded",
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"showed",
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"tutored"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"coaches":{
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"a person who trains performers or athletes":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"a coach who is highly respected by all of the baseball players"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"handlers",
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"managers",
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"instructors",
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"teachers",
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"tutors",
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"drillers",
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"drillmasters",
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"advisers",
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"advisors",
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"ciceroni",
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"counselors",
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"counsellors",
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"guides",
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"mentors"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"trainers"
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]
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},
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"to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"carefully coached her through the home-buying process"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"godfathers",
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"directs",
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"engineers",
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"steers",
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"sways",
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"accompanies",
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"attends",
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"chaperones",
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"chaperons",
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"convoys",
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"escorts",
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"sees",
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"squires",
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"oversees",
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"superintends",
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"supervises",
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"drills",
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"trains",
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"briefs",
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"enlightens",
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"informs",
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"instructs",
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"schools",
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"teaches",
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"inculcates",
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"indoctrinates",
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"cultivates",
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"fosters",
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"nurtures"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"counsels",
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"guides",
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"leads",
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"mentors",
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"pilots",
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"shepherds",
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"shows",
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"tutors"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"coaching":{
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"as in preparation , conditioning":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"carefully coached her through the home-buying process"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"godfathering",
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"directing",
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"engineering",
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"steering",
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"swaying",
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"accompanying",
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"attending",
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"chaperoning",
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"convoying",
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"escorting",
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"seeing",
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"squiring",
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"overseeing",
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"superintending",
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"supervising",
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"drilling",
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"training",
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"briefing",
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"enlightening",
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"informing",
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"instructing",
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"schooling",
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"teaching",
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"inculcating",
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"indoctrinating",
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"cultivating",
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"fostering",
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"nurturing"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"counseling",
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"counselling",
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"guiding",
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"leading",
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"mentoring",
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"piloting",
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"shepherding",
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"showing",
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"tutoring"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"coalescence":{
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"as in intermingling , agglomeration":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"coalescing":{
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"as in":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"to come together to form a single unit":{
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"antonyms":[
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"breaking up",
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"dissevering",
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"parting",
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"sectioning",
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"separating",
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"severing",
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"splitting",
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"sundering",
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"unlinking"
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],
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"examples":[
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"several small townships have coalesced into a single metropolis"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"detaching",
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"disaffiliating",
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"disconnecting",
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"disjoining",
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"disjointing",
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"dissociating",
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"disuniting",
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"dividing",
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"divorcing",
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"fractionating",
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"isolating",
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"resolving",
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"uncoupling",
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"unyoking",
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"disbanding",
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"dispersing",
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"scattering"
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],
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"related":[
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"mating",
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"yoking",
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"allying",
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"confederating",
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"leaguing",
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"chaining",
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"compounding",
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"hitching",
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"hooking",
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"splicing",
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"assembling",
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"clustering",
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"congregating",
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"constellating",
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"convening",
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"gathering",
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"meeting",
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"recombining",
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"reconnecting",
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"rejoining",
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"reunifying",
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"reuniting"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"associating",
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"combining",
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"conjoining",
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"conjugating",
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"connecting",
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"coupling",
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"fusing",
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"interfusing",
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"joining",
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"linking (up)",
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"marrying",
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"unifying",
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"uniting"
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]
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},
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"to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members":{
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"antonyms":[
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"breaking up",
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"disbanding"
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],
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"examples":[
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"the historic preservation movement gained momentum when the two groups coalesced"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"detaching",
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"disengaging",
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"dissolving",
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"disuniting",
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"divorcing",
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"parting",
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"segregating",
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"separating",
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"severing",
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"splitting",
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"sundering",
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"alienating",
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"estranging",
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"falling out"
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],
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"related":[
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"caballing",
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"collaborating",
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"ganging up",
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"hanging together",
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"teaming (up)",
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"incorporating",
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"organizing",
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"unionizing",
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"affiliating",
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"amalgamating",
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"combining",
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"conglomerating",
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"consolidating",
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"converging",
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"grouping",
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"joining",
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"merging",
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"knotting",
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"linking",
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"tying",
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"tieing",
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"wedding"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"allying",
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"associating",
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"banding (together)",
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"clubbing",
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"cohering",
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"confederating",
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"conjoining",
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"cooperating",
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"federating",
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"leaguing",
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"uniting"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"coalition":{
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"a group of people acting together within a larger group":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"rival coalitions struggling for control of the party"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"splinter",
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"split",
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"crew",
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"gang",
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"pack",
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"team",
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"denomination",
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"persuasion",
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"schism",
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"scission",
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"caucus",
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"movement"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bloc",
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"block",
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"body",
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"faction",
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"party",
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"sect",
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"set",
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"side",
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"wing"
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]
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},
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"an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"preservationists formed a coalition with the theater owners to preserve these historic structures"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"cabal",
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"conspiracy",
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"junto",
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"cartel",
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"syndicate",
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"trust",
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"faction",
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"front",
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"fusion",
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"side",
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"wing",
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"association",
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"group",
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"organization",
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"affiliation",
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"cooperative",
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"partnership",
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"circuit",
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"conference"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"alliance",
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"axis",
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"bloc",
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"block",
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"combination",
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"combine",
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"confederacy",
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"confederation",
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"federation",
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"league",
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"union"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"coarse-grained":{
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"as in broad , salty":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"coarseness":{
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"the quality or state of being obscene":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the coarseness of the movie's humor makes it unsuitable for children"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"priggery",
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"priggishness",
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"primness",
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"prudery",
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"prudishness",
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"puritanism",
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"correctness",
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"decency",
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"decorousness",
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"decorum",
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"seemliness",
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"appropriateness",
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"fitness",
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"suitability",
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"suitableness",
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"perfection",
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"purity",
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"spotlessness"
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],
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"related":[
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"broadness",
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"earthiness",
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"gaminess",
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"raciness",
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"saltiness",
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"suggestiveness",
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"immodesty",
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"indecorousness",
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"indelicacy",
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"indelicateness",
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"lowness",
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"unbecomingness",
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"lechery",
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"depravedness",
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"depravity",
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"kinkiness",
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"naughtiness",
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"perverseness",
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"perversion",
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"perversity",
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"pervertedness",
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"wickedness",
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"exceptionability",
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"objectionableness",
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"unacceptability",
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"undesirability",
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"reprehensibility",
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"reprehensibleness",
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"abusiveness",
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"scurrilousness",
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"atrociousness",
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"atrocity",
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"infamy",
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"loathsomeness",
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"offensiveness",
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"repellency",
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"repugnance",
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"repulsiveness",
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"distastefulness",
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"obnoxiousness",
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"unpleasantness"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bawdiness",
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"blueness",
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"crudeness",
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"crudity",
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"dirt",
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"dirtiness",
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"filth",
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"filthiness",
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"foulness",
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"grossness",
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"impureness",
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"impurity",
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"indecency",
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"lasciviousness",
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"lewdness",
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"nastiness",
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"obscenity",
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"profanity",
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"raunch",
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"raunchiness",
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"ribaldry",
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"smut",
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"smuttiness",
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"vulgarity",
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"wantonness"
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]
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},
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"the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste":{
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"antonyms":[
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"cultivation",
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"genteelness",
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"gentility",
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"polish",
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"refinement",
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"tastefulness"
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],
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"examples":[
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"there was a coarseness about her that really bothered her boyfriend's well-bred friends"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"courtliness",
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"urbanity",
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"elegance",
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"grace",
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"graciousness",
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"consideration",
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"sensitivity",
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"thoughtfulness"
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],
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"related":[
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"boorishness",
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"brutishness",
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"churlishness",
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"clownishness",
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"loutishness",
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"rowdiness",
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"rusticity",
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"uncouthness",
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"artlessness",
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"gracelessness",
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"inelegance",
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"unsophistication",
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"insensitiveness",
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"insensitivity",
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"thoughtlessness",
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"kitsch",
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"tackiness"
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commonness",
|
|
"crassness",
|
|
"crudeness",
|
|
"crudity",
|
|
"grossness",
|
|
"indelicacy",
|
|
"indelicateness",
|
|
"lowness",
|
|
"raffishness",
|
|
"rawness",
|
|
"roughness",
|
|
"rudeness",
|
|
"tastelessness",
|
|
"vulgarity"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coaster":{
|
|
"as in cruiser , tanker":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coats":{
|
|
"the hairy covering of a mammal especially when fine, soft, and thick":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a poodle's coat is often extremely curly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"undercoats",
|
|
"underfurs",
|
|
"hides",
|
|
"leathers",
|
|
"pelts",
|
|
"skins"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fleeces",
|
|
"furs",
|
|
"hairs",
|
|
"jackets",
|
|
"pelages",
|
|
"piles",
|
|
"wools"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a layer over":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"thicken the sauce until it will coat the back of a spoon"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"encloses",
|
|
"incloses",
|
|
"enrobes",
|
|
"enshrouds",
|
|
"enswathes",
|
|
"envelops",
|
|
"enwraps",
|
|
"mantles",
|
|
"shawls",
|
|
"shrouds",
|
|
"swathes",
|
|
"wraps",
|
|
"cloaks",
|
|
"clothes",
|
|
"curtains",
|
|
"veils",
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"encircles",
|
|
"encompasses"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blankets",
|
|
"carpets",
|
|
"covers",
|
|
"overlays",
|
|
"overlies",
|
|
"overspreads",
|
|
"sheets"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coaxed":{
|
|
"to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"trying to coax their father into taking them on a ski trip, the teens mentioned what a great skier he is"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bugged",
|
|
"harassed",
|
|
"nagged",
|
|
"pestered",
|
|
"teased",
|
|
"browbeat",
|
|
"bulldozed",
|
|
"bullied",
|
|
"cowed",
|
|
"intimidated",
|
|
"coerced",
|
|
"compelled",
|
|
"constrained",
|
|
"demanded",
|
|
"forced",
|
|
"made",
|
|
"obliged",
|
|
"required"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"adulated",
|
|
"flattered",
|
|
"overpraised",
|
|
"buttered up",
|
|
"charmed",
|
|
"massaged",
|
|
"wooed",
|
|
"begged",
|
|
"beseeched",
|
|
"besought",
|
|
"importuned",
|
|
"urged",
|
|
"beguiled",
|
|
"cozened",
|
|
"finagled",
|
|
"juggled",
|
|
"wangled",
|
|
"wiled",
|
|
"enticed",
|
|
"lured",
|
|
"seduced",
|
|
"tempted"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blandished",
|
|
"blarneyed",
|
|
"cajoled",
|
|
"palavered",
|
|
"soft-soaped",
|
|
"sweet-talked",
|
|
"wheedled"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coaxed (out)":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coaxing":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"trying to coax their father into taking them on a ski trip, the teens mentioned what a great skier he is"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bugging",
|
|
"harassing",
|
|
"nagging",
|
|
"pestering",
|
|
"teasing",
|
|
"browbeating",
|
|
"bulldozing",
|
|
"bullying",
|
|
"cowing",
|
|
"intimidating",
|
|
"coercing",
|
|
"compelling",
|
|
"constraining",
|
|
"demanding",
|
|
"forcing",
|
|
"making",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"requiring"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"adulating",
|
|
"flattering",
|
|
"overpraising",
|
|
"buttering up",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"massaging",
|
|
"wooing",
|
|
"begging",
|
|
"beseeching",
|
|
"importuning",
|
|
"urging",
|
|
"beguiling",
|
|
"cozening",
|
|
"finagling",
|
|
"juggling",
|
|
"wangling",
|
|
"wiling",
|
|
"enticing",
|
|
"luring",
|
|
"seducing",
|
|
"tempting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blandishing",
|
|
"blarneying",
|
|
"cajoling",
|
|
"palavering",
|
|
"soft-soaping",
|
|
"sweet-talking",
|
|
"wheedling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cobble (together":{
|
|
"to make or assemble roughly or hastily":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"craft",
|
|
"handcraft",
|
|
"fashion",
|
|
"forge",
|
|
"hammer out",
|
|
"pound (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"dash (off)",
|
|
"jerry-build"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"jury-rig",
|
|
"patch (together)",
|
|
"throw up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"cobbled (together or up)":{
|
|
"to make or assemble roughly or hastily":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"crafted",
|
|
"handcrafted",
|
|
"fashioned",
|
|
"forged",
|
|
"hammered out",
|
|
"pounded (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"dashed (off)",
|
|
"jerry-built"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"jury-rigged",
|
|
"patched (together)",
|
|
"threw up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"cobwebs":{
|
|
"as in spiderwebs":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cocker":{
|
|
"to treat with great or excessive care":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abuse",
|
|
"ill-treat",
|
|
"ill-use",
|
|
"maltreat",
|
|
"manhandle",
|
|
"mishandle",
|
|
"mistreat",
|
|
"misuse"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"overjoyed to be parents at last, they will likely cocker that child shamelessly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"control",
|
|
"discipline",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"oppress",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"molest",
|
|
"outrage",
|
|
"violate",
|
|
"harass",
|
|
"harm",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"injure",
|
|
"oppress",
|
|
"persecute",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"torture",
|
|
"victimize"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cater (to)",
|
|
"humor",
|
|
"content",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"gladden",
|
|
"gratify",
|
|
"mother",
|
|
"oblige",
|
|
"please",
|
|
"satisfy",
|
|
"appease",
|
|
"mollify",
|
|
"pacify",
|
|
"placate",
|
|
"soothe"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baby",
|
|
"coddle",
|
|
"cosset",
|
|
"dandle",
|
|
"indulge",
|
|
"mollycoddle",
|
|
"nurse",
|
|
"pamper",
|
|
"spoil",
|
|
"wet-nurse"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cockered":{
|
|
"to treat with great or excessive care":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abused",
|
|
"ill-treated",
|
|
"ill-used",
|
|
"maltreated",
|
|
"manhandled",
|
|
"mishandled",
|
|
"mistreated",
|
|
"misused"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"overjoyed to be parents at last, they will likely cocker that child shamelessly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"controlled",
|
|
"disciplined",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"oppressed",
|
|
"neglected",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"slighted",
|
|
"molested",
|
|
"outraged",
|
|
"violated",
|
|
"harassed",
|
|
"harmed",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"injured",
|
|
"oppressed",
|
|
"persecuted",
|
|
"tormented",
|
|
"tortured",
|
|
"victimized"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"catered (to)",
|
|
"humored",
|
|
"contented",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"gladdened",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"mothered",
|
|
"obliged",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"appeased",
|
|
"mollified",
|
|
"pacified",
|
|
"placated",
|
|
"soothed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babied",
|
|
"coddled",
|
|
"cosseted",
|
|
"dandled",
|
|
"indulged",
|
|
"mollycoddled",
|
|
"nursed",
|
|
"pampered",
|
|
"spoiled",
|
|
"spoilt",
|
|
"wet-nursed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cockering":{
|
|
"to treat with great or excessive care":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abusing",
|
|
"ill-treating",
|
|
"ill-using",
|
|
"maltreating",
|
|
"manhandling",
|
|
"mishandling",
|
|
"mistreating",
|
|
"misusing"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"overjoyed to be parents at last, they will likely cocker that child shamelessly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"controlling",
|
|
"disciplining",
|
|
"restraining",
|
|
"oppressing",
|
|
"neglecting",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"slighting",
|
|
"molesting",
|
|
"outraging",
|
|
"violating",
|
|
"harassing",
|
|
"harming",
|
|
"hurting",
|
|
"injuring",
|
|
"oppressing",
|
|
"persecuting",
|
|
"tormenting",
|
|
"torturing",
|
|
"victimizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"catering (to)",
|
|
"humoring",
|
|
"contenting",
|
|
"delighting",
|
|
"gladdening",
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"mothering",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"appeasing",
|
|
"mollifying",
|
|
"pacifying",
|
|
"placating",
|
|
"soothing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babying",
|
|
"coddling",
|
|
"cosseting",
|
|
"dandling",
|
|
"indulging",
|
|
"mollycoddling",
|
|
"nursing",
|
|
"pampering",
|
|
"spoiling",
|
|
"wet-nursing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cockleshells":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cocksure":{
|
|
"displaying or marked by rude boldness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"meek",
|
|
"mousy",
|
|
"mousey",
|
|
"retiring",
|
|
"shy",
|
|
"timid"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his cocksure assertion that only he could solve the problem"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demure",
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"courteous",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"mannerly",
|
|
"polite",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"deferential",
|
|
"respectful",
|
|
"abashed",
|
|
"ashamed",
|
|
"blushing",
|
|
"embarrassed",
|
|
"shamefaced",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"mild",
|
|
"inconspicuous",
|
|
"unobtrusive"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"assertive",
|
|
"forward",
|
|
"obtrusive",
|
|
"defiant",
|
|
"disrespectful",
|
|
"shameless",
|
|
"unabashed",
|
|
"unblushing",
|
|
"bluff",
|
|
"blunt",
|
|
"curt",
|
|
"cute",
|
|
"facetious",
|
|
"flip",
|
|
"flippant",
|
|
"pert",
|
|
"smart",
|
|
"smart-aleck",
|
|
"smart-alecky",
|
|
"lippy",
|
|
"mouthy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arch",
|
|
"audacious",
|
|
"bold",
|
|
"bold-faced",
|
|
"brash",
|
|
"brassbound",
|
|
"brassy",
|
|
"brazen",
|
|
"brazen-faced",
|
|
"cheeky",
|
|
"cocky",
|
|
"fresh",
|
|
"impertinent",
|
|
"impudent",
|
|
"insolent",
|
|
"nervy",
|
|
"sassy",
|
|
"saucy",
|
|
"wise"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having or showing a mind free from doubt":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"doubtful",
|
|
"dubious",
|
|
"uncertain",
|
|
"unsure"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you're always so cocksure about everything"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hesitant",
|
|
"indecisive",
|
|
"vacillating",
|
|
"wavering",
|
|
"diffident",
|
|
"unassuming"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"self-assured",
|
|
"self-conceited",
|
|
"self-confident",
|
|
"decisive",
|
|
"resolute",
|
|
"unfaltering",
|
|
"unhesitating",
|
|
"unquestioning",
|
|
"unwavering"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"certain",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"confident",
|
|
"doubtless",
|
|
"implicit",
|
|
"positive",
|
|
"sanguine",
|
|
"sure"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cocktail":{
|
|
"a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an autopsy found a lethal cocktail of banned substances in the actor's body"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"component",
|
|
"constituent",
|
|
"element",
|
|
"ingredient"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"half-and-half",
|
|
"absorption",
|
|
"blending",
|
|
"coalescence",
|
|
"coalition",
|
|
"commingling",
|
|
"commixture",
|
|
"compost",
|
|
"concretion",
|
|
"homogenization",
|
|
"immingling",
|
|
"immixture",
|
|
"incorporation",
|
|
"integration",
|
|
"interfusion",
|
|
"intermingling",
|
|
"mergence",
|
|
"merger",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"mingling",
|
|
"assortment",
|
|
"hash",
|
|
"hodgepodge",
|
|
"hotchpotch",
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"medley",
|
|
"m\u00e9lange",
|
|
"mishmash",
|
|
"motley",
|
|
"patchwork",
|
|
"potpourri",
|
|
"variety",
|
|
"accumulation",
|
|
"aggregation",
|
|
"conglomeration"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admixture",
|
|
"alloy",
|
|
"amalgam",
|
|
"amalgamation",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"combination",
|
|
"composite",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"conflation",
|
|
"emulsion",
|
|
"fusion",
|
|
"intermixture",
|
|
"meld",
|
|
"mix",
|
|
"mixture",
|
|
"synthesis"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cocreator":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cocurricular":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coddles":{
|
|
"to cook in a liquid heated to the point that it gives off steam":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a hearty, traditional breakfast that included coddled eggs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"scalds",
|
|
"braises",
|
|
"fricassees",
|
|
"pressure-cooks",
|
|
"smothers",
|
|
"steams",
|
|
"reboils"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boils",
|
|
"parboils",
|
|
"poaches",
|
|
"simmers",
|
|
"stews"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to treat with great or excessive care":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abuses",
|
|
"ill-treats",
|
|
"ill-uses",
|
|
"maltreats",
|
|
"manhandles",
|
|
"mishandles",
|
|
"mistreats",
|
|
"misuses"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"accused the judiciary of coddling criminals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"disciplines",
|
|
"restrains",
|
|
"oppresses",
|
|
"neglects",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"slights",
|
|
"molests",
|
|
"outrages",
|
|
"violates",
|
|
"harasses",
|
|
"harms",
|
|
"hurts",
|
|
"injures",
|
|
"oppresses",
|
|
"persecutes",
|
|
"torments",
|
|
"tortures",
|
|
"victimizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"caters (to)",
|
|
"humors",
|
|
"contents",
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"gladdens",
|
|
"gratifies",
|
|
"mothers",
|
|
"obliges",
|
|
"pleases",
|
|
"satisfies",
|
|
"appeases",
|
|
"mollifies",
|
|
"pacifies",
|
|
"placates",
|
|
"soothes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babies",
|
|
"cockers",
|
|
"cossets",
|
|
"dandles",
|
|
"indulges",
|
|
"mollycoddles",
|
|
"nurses",
|
|
"pampers",
|
|
"spoils",
|
|
"wet-nurses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"code":{
|
|
"a collection or system of rules of conduct":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Hammurabi was an ancient king of Babylon with a famous code of laws",
|
|
"the tax code"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"discipline",
|
|
"establishment",
|
|
"common law",
|
|
"legislation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"canon",
|
|
"constitution",
|
|
"decalogue",
|
|
"law"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in encrypt , encode":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"code-name":{
|
|
"as in nickname":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"codifies":{
|
|
"to arrange or assign according to type":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"codify these ancient cultures according to their political structures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confuses",
|
|
"disarranges",
|
|
"jumbles",
|
|
"lumps",
|
|
"mixes (up)",
|
|
"scrambles",
|
|
"misclassifies",
|
|
"missorts",
|
|
"mistypes"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"arrays",
|
|
"disposes",
|
|
"draws up",
|
|
"marshals",
|
|
"marshalls",
|
|
"orders",
|
|
"organizes",
|
|
"systematizes",
|
|
"alphabetizes",
|
|
"catalogs",
|
|
"catalogues",
|
|
"files",
|
|
"indexes",
|
|
"lists",
|
|
"refers",
|
|
"pigeonholes",
|
|
"shelves",
|
|
"identifies",
|
|
"recognizes",
|
|
"culls",
|
|
"screens",
|
|
"sets",
|
|
"sieves",
|
|
"sifts",
|
|
"winnows",
|
|
"clumps",
|
|
"clusters",
|
|
"colligates",
|
|
"recategorizes",
|
|
"reclassifies",
|
|
"regroups",
|
|
"subcategorizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assorts",
|
|
"breaks down",
|
|
"categorizes",
|
|
"classes",
|
|
"classifies",
|
|
"compartmentalizes",
|
|
"compartments",
|
|
"digests",
|
|
"distinguishes",
|
|
"distributes",
|
|
"grades",
|
|
"groups",
|
|
"pegs",
|
|
"places",
|
|
"ranges",
|
|
"ranks",
|
|
"relegates",
|
|
"separates",
|
|
"sorts",
|
|
"types"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put into a particular arrangement":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deranges",
|
|
"disarranges",
|
|
"disarrays",
|
|
"disorders",
|
|
"messes (up)",
|
|
"musses (up)",
|
|
"rumples",
|
|
"upsets"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the rules for the game were codified over a hundred years ago"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"grooms",
|
|
"makes up",
|
|
"spruces (up)",
|
|
"straightens (up)",
|
|
"tidies (up)",
|
|
"unscrambles",
|
|
"aligns",
|
|
"alines",
|
|
"cues",
|
|
"lines",
|
|
"lines up",
|
|
"queues",
|
|
"alphabetizes",
|
|
"files",
|
|
"hierarchizes",
|
|
"prioritizes",
|
|
"sequences",
|
|
"emplaces",
|
|
"places",
|
|
"sets",
|
|
"displays",
|
|
"maps (out)",
|
|
"sets out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arranges",
|
|
"arrays",
|
|
"classifies",
|
|
"disposes",
|
|
"draws up",
|
|
"lays out",
|
|
"marshals",
|
|
"marshalls",
|
|
"orders",
|
|
"organizes",
|
|
"ranges",
|
|
"systematizes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"codirected":{
|
|
"as in comanaged":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"codirection":{
|
|
"as in comanagement , coadministration":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"codirections":{
|
|
"as in coadministrations":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"codriver":{
|
|
"as in driver , motorist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coerces":{
|
|
"to cause (a person) to give in to pressure":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"was coerced into signing the document"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"allows",
|
|
"lets",
|
|
"permits",
|
|
"argues",
|
|
"convinces",
|
|
"induces",
|
|
"moves",
|
|
"persuades",
|
|
"prevails (on or upon)",
|
|
"satisfies",
|
|
"talks (into)",
|
|
"wins (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"browbeats",
|
|
"bulldozes",
|
|
"bullies",
|
|
"cows",
|
|
"hectors",
|
|
"intimidates",
|
|
"blackmails",
|
|
"high-pressures",
|
|
"menaces",
|
|
"shames",
|
|
"terrorizes",
|
|
"threatens",
|
|
"drags",
|
|
"badgers",
|
|
"harasses",
|
|
"hounds"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blackjacks",
|
|
"compels",
|
|
"constrains",
|
|
"dragoons",
|
|
"drives",
|
|
"forces",
|
|
"impels",
|
|
"impresses",
|
|
"makes",
|
|
"muscles",
|
|
"obligates",
|
|
"obliges",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"pressures",
|
|
"sandbags"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coercion":{
|
|
"the use of power to impose one's will on another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a promise obtained by coercion is never binding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"approval",
|
|
"consent",
|
|
"permission",
|
|
"convincing",
|
|
"persuasion",
|
|
"reason",
|
|
"suasion"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"browbeating",
|
|
"bulldozing",
|
|
"bullying",
|
|
"fear",
|
|
"intimidation",
|
|
"menace",
|
|
"sword",
|
|
"terror",
|
|
"terrorism",
|
|
"threat",
|
|
"violence",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"squeeze play",
|
|
"might",
|
|
"muscle",
|
|
"potency",
|
|
"puissance",
|
|
"strength",
|
|
"hardheadedness",
|
|
"self-will",
|
|
"willfulness",
|
|
"strain",
|
|
"stress"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arm-twisting",
|
|
"compulsion",
|
|
"constraint",
|
|
"duress",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"pressure"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coffers":{
|
|
"as in holds , keeps":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"available money":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"let me see what's in the household coffers and I'll get back to you about making a donation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"debts",
|
|
"liabilities",
|
|
"indebtedness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"shirt",
|
|
"bread",
|
|
"cash",
|
|
"chips",
|
|
"currency",
|
|
"dough",
|
|
"gold",
|
|
"jack",
|
|
"legal tender",
|
|
"lucre",
|
|
"pelf",
|
|
"scratch",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"wampum",
|
|
"assets",
|
|
"capital",
|
|
"deep pockets",
|
|
"fortune",
|
|
"means",
|
|
"opulence",
|
|
"riches",
|
|
"roll",
|
|
"substance",
|
|
"wealth",
|
|
"purse",
|
|
"treasury",
|
|
"cash flow",
|
|
"financing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bankroll",
|
|
"exchequer",
|
|
"finances",
|
|
"fund",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"resources",
|
|
"wherewithal"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cogency":{
|
|
"the capacity to persuade":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inconclusiveness",
|
|
"ineffectiveness",
|
|
"ineffectuality",
|
|
"ineffectualness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the cogency of Thomas Paine's celebrated case for American independence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"invalidity",
|
|
"shakiness",
|
|
"unsoundness",
|
|
"feebleness",
|
|
"powerlessness",
|
|
"weakness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"impact",
|
|
"might",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"strength",
|
|
"weight",
|
|
"believability",
|
|
"credibility",
|
|
"soundness",
|
|
"validity",
|
|
"authoritativeness",
|
|
"definitiveness",
|
|
"influence",
|
|
"sway",
|
|
"appeal",
|
|
"seductiveness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"conclusiveness",
|
|
"convincingness",
|
|
"effectiveness",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"forcefulness",
|
|
"persuasion",
|
|
"persuasiveness",
|
|
"suasiveness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the quality of an utterance that provokes interest and produces an effect":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"satirical comments of great cogency"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"payoff",
|
|
"importance",
|
|
"significance",
|
|
"appeal",
|
|
"attraction",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"fascination"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"effectiveness",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"forcefulness",
|
|
"impact",
|
|
"point",
|
|
"punch"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cogitable":{
|
|
"as in possible , reasonable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cogitated":{
|
|
"to give serious and careful thought to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"by the time he finishes cogitating what to do with his life, it'll be almost over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"slighted",
|
|
"dismissed",
|
|
"pooh-poohed",
|
|
"poohed",
|
|
"rejected"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"mused (upon)",
|
|
"reflected (on or upon)",
|
|
"reminisced",
|
|
"analyzed",
|
|
"explored",
|
|
"reviewed",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"reasoned",
|
|
"second-guessed",
|
|
"speculated (about)",
|
|
"brooded (about or over)",
|
|
"dwelled (on or upon)",
|
|
"dwelt (on or upon)",
|
|
"fixated (on or upon)",
|
|
"fretted (about or over)",
|
|
"obsessed (about or over)",
|
|
"believed",
|
|
"conceived",
|
|
"opined",
|
|
"absorbed",
|
|
"assimilated",
|
|
"digested",
|
|
"drank (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chewed over",
|
|
"considered",
|
|
"contemplated",
|
|
"debated",
|
|
"deliberated",
|
|
"entertained",
|
|
"eyed",
|
|
"kicked around",
|
|
"meditated",
|
|
"mulled (over)",
|
|
"perpended",
|
|
"pondered",
|
|
"pored (over)",
|
|
"questioned",
|
|
"revolved",
|
|
"ruminated",
|
|
"studied",
|
|
"thought (about or over)",
|
|
"turned",
|
|
"weighed",
|
|
"wrestled (with)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cognizant":{
|
|
"having specified facts or feelings actively impressed on the mind":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"insensible",
|
|
"oblivious",
|
|
"unaware",
|
|
"unconscious",
|
|
"unmindful",
|
|
"unwitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"not fully cognizant of the details of the trade agreement"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"careless",
|
|
"heedless",
|
|
"inattentive",
|
|
"incautious",
|
|
"mindless",
|
|
"unguarded",
|
|
"unheeding",
|
|
"unwary"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"alert",
|
|
"attentive",
|
|
"careful",
|
|
"cautious",
|
|
"heedful",
|
|
"observant",
|
|
"open-eyed",
|
|
"regardful",
|
|
"safe",
|
|
"vigilant",
|
|
"wary",
|
|
"watchful",
|
|
"wide-awake",
|
|
"hyperaware",
|
|
"hyperconscious"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alive",
|
|
"apprehensive",
|
|
"aware",
|
|
"conscious",
|
|
"mindful",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"sentient",
|
|
"ware",
|
|
"witting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cohabitant":{
|
|
"as in coresident":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coherence":{
|
|
"a balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"asymmetry",
|
|
"discordance",
|
|
"disproportion",
|
|
"disunity",
|
|
"imbalance",
|
|
"incoherence",
|
|
"violence"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the house has been expanded and remodeled so many times that now it's a jumbled mess that lacks coherence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confusion",
|
|
"disorganization",
|
|
"dissonance",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"tension",
|
|
"disconnectedness",
|
|
"disjointedness",
|
|
"incompatibility",
|
|
"irregularity",
|
|
"unevenness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"coordination",
|
|
"correlation",
|
|
"correspondence",
|
|
"equalization",
|
|
"equilibrium",
|
|
"evenness",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"orderliness",
|
|
"regularity",
|
|
"uniformity"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balance",
|
|
"concinnity",
|
|
"consonance",
|
|
"consonancy",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"orchestration",
|
|
"proportion",
|
|
"symmetry",
|
|
"symphony",
|
|
"unity"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cohesiveness":{
|
|
"as in unity , cohesion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coil":{
|
|
"a state of noisy, confused activity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"amidst the coil of the office renovations, we even managed to get some work done"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"hush",
|
|
"peace",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"quietude",
|
|
"rest",
|
|
"stillness",
|
|
"tranquillity",
|
|
"tranquility",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"orderliness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cacophony",
|
|
"clamor",
|
|
"din",
|
|
"howl",
|
|
"hue and cry",
|
|
"noise",
|
|
"outcry",
|
|
"racket",
|
|
"roar",
|
|
"disorder",
|
|
"unrest",
|
|
"upheaval",
|
|
"eruption",
|
|
"flare-up",
|
|
"flurry",
|
|
"flutter",
|
|
"outbreak",
|
|
"outburst",
|
|
"brawl",
|
|
"fracas",
|
|
"fray",
|
|
"hassle",
|
|
"melee",
|
|
"m\u00eal\u00e9e",
|
|
"scuffle",
|
|
"dither",
|
|
"fever",
|
|
"fret",
|
|
"lather",
|
|
"tizzy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ado",
|
|
"alarums and excursions",
|
|
"ballyhoo",
|
|
"blather",
|
|
"bluster",
|
|
"bobbery",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"bustle",
|
|
"clatter",
|
|
"clutter",
|
|
"commotion",
|
|
"corroboree",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"foofaraw",
|
|
"fun",
|
|
"furor",
|
|
"furore",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"helter-skelter",
|
|
"hoo-ha",
|
|
"hoo-hah",
|
|
"hoopla",
|
|
"hubble-bubble",
|
|
"hubbub",
|
|
"hullabaloo",
|
|
"hurly",
|
|
"hurly-burly",
|
|
"hurricane",
|
|
"hurry",
|
|
"hurry-scurry",
|
|
"hurry-skurry",
|
|
"kerfuffle",
|
|
"moil",
|
|
"pandemonium",
|
|
"pother",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"ruckus",
|
|
"ruction",
|
|
"rumpus",
|
|
"shindy",
|
|
"splore",
|
|
"squall",
|
|
"stew",
|
|
"stir",
|
|
"storm",
|
|
"to-do",
|
|
"tumult",
|
|
"turmoil",
|
|
"uproar",
|
|
"welter",
|
|
"whirl",
|
|
"williwaw",
|
|
"zoo"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to follow a circular or spiral course":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a vine coiling around a pillar"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"straighten"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"arc",
|
|
"arch",
|
|
"bend",
|
|
"crook",
|
|
"curve",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"sweep",
|
|
"swerve",
|
|
"turn",
|
|
"veer",
|
|
"wheel",
|
|
"swirl",
|
|
"whirl",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"encircle",
|
|
"loop",
|
|
"enlace",
|
|
"interlace",
|
|
"intertwine",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"bow",
|
|
"bulge",
|
|
"meander",
|
|
"weave",
|
|
"zigzag"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"corkscrew",
|
|
"curl",
|
|
"entwine",
|
|
"spiral",
|
|
"twine",
|
|
"twist",
|
|
"wind"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coiling":{
|
|
"to follow a circular or spiral course":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a vine coiling around a pillar"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"straightening"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"arching",
|
|
"arcing",
|
|
"bending",
|
|
"crooking",
|
|
"curving",
|
|
"hooking",
|
|
"sweeping",
|
|
"swerving",
|
|
"turning",
|
|
"veering",
|
|
"wheeling",
|
|
"swirling",
|
|
"whirling",
|
|
"circling",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"looping",
|
|
"enlacing",
|
|
"interlacing",
|
|
"intertwining",
|
|
"lacing",
|
|
"bowing",
|
|
"bulging",
|
|
"meandering",
|
|
"weaving",
|
|
"zigzagging"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"corkscrewing",
|
|
"curling",
|
|
"entwining",
|
|
"spiraling",
|
|
"spiralling",
|
|
"twining",
|
|
"twisting",
|
|
"winding"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"turning around an axis like the thread of a screw":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the coiling strands of rope"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lineal",
|
|
"linear",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"straight"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"circular",
|
|
"curling",
|
|
"curving",
|
|
"swirly",
|
|
"twisting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"corkscrew",
|
|
"helical",
|
|
"involute",
|
|
"screwlike",
|
|
"spiral",
|
|
"winding"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coincidental":{
|
|
"existing or occurring at the same period of time":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"asynchronous",
|
|
"noncontemporary",
|
|
"nonsimultaneous",
|
|
"nonsynchronous"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the nearly coincidental deaths of Princess Diana and Mother Teresa"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"accompanying",
|
|
"attendant",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"concomitant",
|
|
"incident"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coetaneous",
|
|
"coeval",
|
|
"coexistent",
|
|
"coexisting",
|
|
"coextensive",
|
|
"coincident",
|
|
"concurrent",
|
|
"contemporaneous",
|
|
"contemporary",
|
|
"coterminous",
|
|
"simultaneous",
|
|
"synchronic",
|
|
"synchronous"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"present at the same time and place":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"claims a connection between the proliferation of fast-food restaurants and the coincidental surge in the rate of obesity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"unassociated",
|
|
"unconnected",
|
|
"unrelated"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"contemporaneous",
|
|
"contemporary",
|
|
"simultaneous",
|
|
"synchronous",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"collateral",
|
|
"connected",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"related",
|
|
"consequent",
|
|
"resultant",
|
|
"resulting",
|
|
"ensuing",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"subsequent",
|
|
"accidental",
|
|
"casual",
|
|
"chance",
|
|
"fluky",
|
|
"flukey",
|
|
"fortuitous",
|
|
"freak",
|
|
"incident",
|
|
"incidental"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accompanying",
|
|
"attendant",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"coexistent",
|
|
"coexisting",
|
|
"coincident",
|
|
"concomitant",
|
|
"concurrent"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coincidentally":{
|
|
"at one and the same time":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"separately"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the final stages of the Napoleonic Wars were fought coincidentally with the U.S.-British conflict known as the War of 1812"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"apart",
|
|
"independently",
|
|
"individually",
|
|
"singly",
|
|
"consecutively",
|
|
"successively"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"close",
|
|
"immediately",
|
|
"narrowly",
|
|
"near"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coincidently",
|
|
"concurrently",
|
|
"contemporaneously",
|
|
"simultaneously",
|
|
"together"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cold feet":{
|
|
"as in doubt , uncertainty":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cold front":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cold shoulder":{
|
|
"to deliberately ignore or treat rudely":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"cold-shouldered by his old friends after his family had lost all of its money"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"isolate",
|
|
"ostracize",
|
|
"brush (aside or off)",
|
|
"disdain",
|
|
"rebuff",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"repel",
|
|
"repulse",
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
"spurn",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"forget",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"overpass",
|
|
"pass over",
|
|
"shrug off"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"high-hat",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"snub",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"stiff-arm"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"treatment that is deliberately unfriendly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"open arms"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"at the party the two former friends consciously gave each other the cold shoulder"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acceptance",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"welcome",
|
|
"glad hand",
|
|
"welcome mat"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"dismissal",
|
|
"kiss-off",
|
|
"rejection",
|
|
"banishment",
|
|
"blackball",
|
|
"ostracism"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brush-off",
|
|
"rebuff",
|
|
"repulse",
|
|
"silent treatment",
|
|
"snub"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cold-eyed":{
|
|
"having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"sociable",
|
|
"social",
|
|
"warm"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the attendant's cold-eyed stare discouraged any thoughts about having a conversation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"boon",
|
|
"clubbable",
|
|
"clubable",
|
|
"clubby",
|
|
"companionable",
|
|
"convivial",
|
|
"extroverted",
|
|
"extraverted",
|
|
"gregarious",
|
|
"outgoing",
|
|
"communicative",
|
|
"expansive",
|
|
"garrulous",
|
|
"talkative",
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"folksy",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"gracious",
|
|
"hospitable",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"congenial",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"neighborly"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"indrawn",
|
|
"introverted",
|
|
"nongregarious",
|
|
"recessive",
|
|
"reclusive",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"unsocial",
|
|
"withdrawn",
|
|
"misanthropic",
|
|
"apathetic",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"indifferent",
|
|
"unconcerned",
|
|
"clinical",
|
|
"dispassionate",
|
|
"impersonal",
|
|
"professional",
|
|
"disinterested",
|
|
"incurious",
|
|
"uninterested",
|
|
"reticent",
|
|
"silent",
|
|
"taciturn",
|
|
"uncommunicative",
|
|
"diffident",
|
|
"shy",
|
|
"timid",
|
|
"cliquey",
|
|
"cliquish",
|
|
"clubbish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aloof",
|
|
"antisocial",
|
|
"asocial",
|
|
"buttoned-up",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"distant",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"frosty",
|
|
"offish",
|
|
"remote",
|
|
"standoff",
|
|
"standoffish",
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
"unclubbable",
|
|
"unsociable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"sympathetic",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"warm-blooded",
|
|
"warmhearted"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"under the cold-eyed gaze of the director, I auditioned for the part"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compassionate",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"kindhearted",
|
|
"demonstrative",
|
|
"emotional",
|
|
"expressive",
|
|
"eager",
|
|
"enthusiastic",
|
|
"passionate"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bloodless",
|
|
"coldhearted",
|
|
"hard-hearted",
|
|
"heartless",
|
|
"kindless",
|
|
"pitiless",
|
|
"uncaring",
|
|
"unfeeling",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"soulless",
|
|
"undemonstrative",
|
|
"unemotional",
|
|
"unresponsive",
|
|
"apathetic",
|
|
"indifferent",
|
|
"unenthusiastic",
|
|
"uninterested",
|
|
"aloof",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"dispassionate",
|
|
"impersonal",
|
|
"offish",
|
|
"standoffish",
|
|
"antisocial",
|
|
"unsociable",
|
|
"unsocial"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"antiseptic",
|
|
"arctic",
|
|
"brittle",
|
|
"chill",
|
|
"chilly",
|
|
"clammy",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"cold-blooded",
|
|
"coldish",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"frigid",
|
|
"frosty",
|
|
"frozen",
|
|
"gelid",
|
|
"glacial",
|
|
"hard-eyed",
|
|
"icy",
|
|
"uncordial",
|
|
"unfriendly",
|
|
"unsympathetic",
|
|
"wintry",
|
|
"wintery"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collapsed":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be unsuccessful":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"came off",
|
|
"clicked",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"panned out",
|
|
"succeeded",
|
|
"went",
|
|
"went over",
|
|
"worked out"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the legal case collapsed in the face of the opposition's evidence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cooked",
|
|
"flourished",
|
|
"prospered",
|
|
"thrived",
|
|
"throve",
|
|
"prevailed",
|
|
"triumphed",
|
|
"won"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"floundered",
|
|
"struggled",
|
|
"declined",
|
|
"sank",
|
|
"sunk",
|
|
"skidded",
|
|
"slipped",
|
|
"slumped",
|
|
"waned",
|
|
"crashed",
|
|
"crumbled",
|
|
"miscarried",
|
|
"misfired",
|
|
"went under",
|
|
"imploded",
|
|
"self-destructed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bombed",
|
|
"cratered",
|
|
"failed",
|
|
"flamed out",
|
|
"flopped",
|
|
"flunked",
|
|
"folded",
|
|
"foundered",
|
|
"missed",
|
|
"struck out",
|
|
"tanked",
|
|
"washed out"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the motel balcony collapsed under the weight of so many people"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inflated",
|
|
"rose",
|
|
"swelled"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"deflated",
|
|
"flattened",
|
|
"melted",
|
|
"melted down",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"broke down",
|
|
"conked (out)",
|
|
"crashed",
|
|
"died",
|
|
"failed",
|
|
"gave out",
|
|
"stalled",
|
|
"burst",
|
|
"bursted",
|
|
"shattered",
|
|
"smashed",
|
|
"splintered",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"cracked",
|
|
"crumbled",
|
|
"popped",
|
|
"snapped"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buckled",
|
|
"caved (in)",
|
|
"crumpled",
|
|
"foundered",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"imploded",
|
|
"tumbled",
|
|
"went",
|
|
"went out",
|
|
"yielded"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompressed",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"opened",
|
|
"outspread",
|
|
"outstretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the novel collapses events from four separate trips into one long odyssey"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilated",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"scattered",
|
|
"distended",
|
|
"inflated",
|
|
"swelled"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"crammed",
|
|
"crowded",
|
|
"jammed",
|
|
"jam-packed",
|
|
"packed",
|
|
"abbreviated",
|
|
"abridged",
|
|
"curtailed",
|
|
"shortened",
|
|
"boiled down",
|
|
"downsized",
|
|
"shrank",
|
|
"shrunk",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"consolidated",
|
|
"simplified",
|
|
"streamlined",
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"lessened"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capsuled",
|
|
"capsulized",
|
|
"compacted",
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"constricted",
|
|
"constringed",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"narrowed (down)",
|
|
"squeezed",
|
|
"telescoped"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collapses":{
|
|
"a falling short of one's goals":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accomplishments",
|
|
"achievements",
|
|
"successes"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the complete collapse of the invasion set off a round of finger-pointing and recrimination"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"victories",
|
|
"wins"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"futilities",
|
|
"ineffectualities",
|
|
"inefficacies",
|
|
"deficiencies",
|
|
"inadequacies",
|
|
"insufficiencies",
|
|
"disappointments",
|
|
"letdowns",
|
|
"setbacks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crashes",
|
|
"croppers",
|
|
"defeats",
|
|
"failures",
|
|
"fizzles",
|
|
"nonachievements",
|
|
"nonsuccesses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be unsuccessful":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clicks",
|
|
"comes off",
|
|
"delivers",
|
|
"goes",
|
|
"goes over",
|
|
"pans out",
|
|
"succeeds",
|
|
"works out"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the legal case collapsed in the face of the opposition's evidence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cooks",
|
|
"flourishes",
|
|
"prospers",
|
|
"thrives",
|
|
"prevails",
|
|
"triumphs",
|
|
"wins"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"flounders",
|
|
"struggles",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"sinks",
|
|
"skids",
|
|
"slips",
|
|
"slumps",
|
|
"wanes",
|
|
"crashes",
|
|
"crumbles",
|
|
"miscarries",
|
|
"misfires",
|
|
"goes under",
|
|
"implodes",
|
|
"self-destructs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bombs",
|
|
"craters",
|
|
"fails",
|
|
"flames out",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"flunks",
|
|
"folds",
|
|
"founders",
|
|
"misses",
|
|
"strikes out",
|
|
"tanks",
|
|
"washes out"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fall down or in as a result of physical pressure":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the motel balcony collapsed under the weight of so many people"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inflates",
|
|
"rises",
|
|
"swells"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"deflates",
|
|
"flattens",
|
|
"melts",
|
|
"melts down",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"breaks down",
|
|
"conks (out)",
|
|
"crashes",
|
|
"dies",
|
|
"fails",
|
|
"gives out",
|
|
"stalls",
|
|
"bursts",
|
|
"shatters",
|
|
"smashes",
|
|
"splinters",
|
|
"splits",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"crumbles",
|
|
"pops",
|
|
"snaps"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buckles",
|
|
"caves (in)",
|
|
"crumples",
|
|
"founders",
|
|
"gives",
|
|
"goes",
|
|
"goes out",
|
|
"implodes",
|
|
"tumbles",
|
|
"yields"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompresses",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"opens",
|
|
"outspreads",
|
|
"outstretches"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the novel collapses events from four separate trips into one long odyssey"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilates",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"dissipates",
|
|
"scatters",
|
|
"distends",
|
|
"inflates",
|
|
"swells"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"crams",
|
|
"crowds",
|
|
"jam-packs",
|
|
"jams",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"abbreviates",
|
|
"abridges",
|
|
"curtails",
|
|
"shortens",
|
|
"boils down",
|
|
"downsizes",
|
|
"shrinks",
|
|
"concentrates",
|
|
"consolidates",
|
|
"simplifies",
|
|
"streamlines",
|
|
"decreases",
|
|
"diminishes",
|
|
"lessens"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capsules",
|
|
"capsulizes",
|
|
"compacts",
|
|
"compresses",
|
|
"condenses",
|
|
"constricts",
|
|
"constringes",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"narrows (down)",
|
|
"squeezes",
|
|
"telescopes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collar":{
|
|
"an ornamental chain or string (as of beads) worn around the neck":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a simple gold collar is all that little black cocktail dress needs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"torque",
|
|
"torc",
|
|
"beads",
|
|
"carcanet",
|
|
"rivi\u00e8re",
|
|
"rope",
|
|
"strand",
|
|
"bangle",
|
|
"lavaliere",
|
|
"lavalliere",
|
|
"locket",
|
|
"pendant",
|
|
"pendent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"choker",
|
|
"dog collar",
|
|
"lei",
|
|
"necklace"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act of taking or holding under one's control by authority of law":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discharge"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"when the murderer was finally apprehended, the detective who doggedly checked every single lead got credit for the collar"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"emancipation",
|
|
"liberation",
|
|
"release"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"raid",
|
|
"house arrest",
|
|
"capture",
|
|
"entrapment",
|
|
"seizure",
|
|
"captivity",
|
|
"confinement",
|
|
"detention",
|
|
"enchainment",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"immurement",
|
|
"imprisonment",
|
|
"incarceration",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"rearrest",
|
|
"remand"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apprehension",
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"arrestment",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"pinch"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take or keep under one's control by authority of law":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discharge"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the juvenile delinquent was collared for robbing houses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"emancipate",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"liberate",
|
|
"loose",
|
|
"loosen",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"spring",
|
|
"unbind",
|
|
"unchain"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bag",
|
|
"capture",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"grab",
|
|
"grapple",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"land",
|
|
"snap (up)",
|
|
"snare",
|
|
"snatch",
|
|
"trap",
|
|
"commit",
|
|
"confine",
|
|
"detain",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"immure",
|
|
"imprison",
|
|
"incarcerate",
|
|
"intern",
|
|
"jail",
|
|
"jug",
|
|
"lock (up)",
|
|
"bind",
|
|
"enchain",
|
|
"fetter",
|
|
"handcuff",
|
|
"manacle",
|
|
"shackle",
|
|
"trammel",
|
|
"rearrest",
|
|
"remand"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apprehend",
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"nab",
|
|
"nail",
|
|
"nick",
|
|
"pick up",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"pull in",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"run in",
|
|
"seize"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"miss"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she collared the boy before he could get into the cookie jar"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"liberate",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"loosen",
|
|
"unhand"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"glove",
|
|
"halter",
|
|
"lasso",
|
|
"rope",
|
|
"apprehend",
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"detain",
|
|
"bay",
|
|
"corner",
|
|
"clasp",
|
|
"clutch",
|
|
"fasten (on)",
|
|
"fist",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"latch (on or onto)",
|
|
"secure",
|
|
"rend",
|
|
"wrest",
|
|
"enmesh",
|
|
"immesh",
|
|
"ensnare",
|
|
"entangle",
|
|
"entrap",
|
|
"mesh",
|
|
"abduct",
|
|
"kidnap",
|
|
"spirit (away or off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bag",
|
|
"capture",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"cop",
|
|
"corral",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"glom",
|
|
"grab",
|
|
"grapple",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"land",
|
|
"nab",
|
|
"nail",
|
|
"net",
|
|
"nobble",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"seize",
|
|
"snag",
|
|
"snap (up)",
|
|
"snare",
|
|
"snatch",
|
|
"trap"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collars":{
|
|
"an ornamental chain or string (as of beads) worn around the neck":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a simple gold collar is all that little black cocktail dress needs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"torques",
|
|
"torcs",
|
|
"beads",
|
|
"carcanets",
|
|
"rivi\u00e8res",
|
|
"ropes",
|
|
"strands",
|
|
"bangles",
|
|
"lavalieres",
|
|
"lavallieres",
|
|
"lockets",
|
|
"pendants",
|
|
"pendents"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chokers",
|
|
"dog collars",
|
|
"leis",
|
|
"necklaces"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act of taking or holding under one's control by authority of law":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discharges"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"when the murderer was finally apprehended, the detective who doggedly checked every single lead got credit for the collar"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"emancipations",
|
|
"liberations",
|
|
"releases"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"raids",
|
|
"house arrests",
|
|
"captures",
|
|
"entrapments",
|
|
"seizures",
|
|
"captivities",
|
|
"confinements",
|
|
"detentions",
|
|
"enchainments",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"immurements",
|
|
"imprisonments",
|
|
"incarcerations",
|
|
"restraints",
|
|
"rearrests",
|
|
"remands"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apprehensions",
|
|
"arrestments",
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"pinches"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take or keep under one's control by authority of law":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discharges"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the juvenile delinquent was collared for robbing houses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"emancipates",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"liberates",
|
|
"loosens",
|
|
"looses",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"springs",
|
|
"unbinds",
|
|
"unchains"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"captures",
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"grabs",
|
|
"grapples",
|
|
"hooks",
|
|
"lands",
|
|
"snaps (up)",
|
|
"snares",
|
|
"snatches",
|
|
"traps",
|
|
"commits",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"detains",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"immures",
|
|
"imprisons",
|
|
"incarcerates",
|
|
"interns",
|
|
"jails",
|
|
"jugs",
|
|
"locks (up)",
|
|
"binds",
|
|
"enchains",
|
|
"fetters",
|
|
"handcuffs",
|
|
"manacles",
|
|
"shackles",
|
|
"trammels",
|
|
"rearrests",
|
|
"remands"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apprehends",
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"nabs",
|
|
"nails",
|
|
"nicks",
|
|
"picks up",
|
|
"pinches",
|
|
"pulls in",
|
|
"restrains",
|
|
"runs in",
|
|
"seizes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"misses"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she collared the boy before he could get into the cookie jar"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"liberates",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"loosens",
|
|
"unhands"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"gloves",
|
|
"halters",
|
|
"lassos",
|
|
"ropes",
|
|
"apprehends",
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"detains",
|
|
"bays",
|
|
"corners",
|
|
"clasps",
|
|
"clutches",
|
|
"fastens (on)",
|
|
"fists",
|
|
"grasps",
|
|
"grips",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"latches (on or onto)",
|
|
"secures",
|
|
"rends",
|
|
"wrests",
|
|
"enmeshes",
|
|
"immeshes",
|
|
"ensnares",
|
|
"entangles",
|
|
"entraps",
|
|
"meshes",
|
|
"abducts",
|
|
"kidnaps",
|
|
"spirits (away or off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"captures",
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"cops",
|
|
"corrals",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"gloms",
|
|
"grabs",
|
|
"grapples",
|
|
"hooks",
|
|
"lands",
|
|
"nabs",
|
|
"nails",
|
|
"nets",
|
|
"nobbles",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"seizes",
|
|
"snags",
|
|
"snaps (up)",
|
|
"snares",
|
|
"snatches",
|
|
"traps"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colleagueships":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collectedness":{
|
|
"evenness of emotions or temper":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"agitation",
|
|
"discomposure",
|
|
"perturbation"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with the collectedness of an old pro, the new governor responded to the other hostile questions of the press corps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alarm",
|
|
"alarum",
|
|
"anxiety",
|
|
"anxiousness",
|
|
"apprehension",
|
|
"apprehensiveness",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"concern",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"solicitude",
|
|
"uneasiness",
|
|
"worry",
|
|
"excitability",
|
|
"excitableness",
|
|
"nervousness",
|
|
"disturbance"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"assurance",
|
|
"confidence",
|
|
"poise",
|
|
"self-assurance",
|
|
"self-assuredness",
|
|
"self-confidence",
|
|
"self-trust",
|
|
"easygoingness",
|
|
"laid-backness",
|
|
"apathy",
|
|
"detachment",
|
|
"impassivity",
|
|
"indifference",
|
|
"insensibility",
|
|
"numbness",
|
|
"phlegm",
|
|
"unconcern"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aplomb",
|
|
"calmness",
|
|
"composedness",
|
|
"composure",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"coolness",
|
|
"countenance",
|
|
"equanimity",
|
|
"equilibrium",
|
|
"imperturbability",
|
|
"placidity",
|
|
"repose",
|
|
"sangfroid",
|
|
"self-composedness",
|
|
"self-possession",
|
|
"serenity",
|
|
"tranquillity",
|
|
"tranquility",
|
|
"tranquilness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collection":{
|
|
"a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a collection of lint underneath the dryer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"agglomerate",
|
|
"assortment",
|
|
"congeries",
|
|
"conglomerate",
|
|
"conglomeration",
|
|
"hodgepodge",
|
|
"hotchpotch",
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"medley",
|
|
"m\u00e9lange",
|
|
"mishmash",
|
|
"mix",
|
|
"mixture",
|
|
"motley",
|
|
"potpourri",
|
|
"agglomeration",
|
|
"clutter",
|
|
"hash",
|
|
"heap",
|
|
"litter",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"pile",
|
|
"aggregate",
|
|
"aggregation",
|
|
"sum",
|
|
"totality",
|
|
"backlog",
|
|
"cache",
|
|
"fund",
|
|
"hoard",
|
|
"inventory",
|
|
"kitty",
|
|
"nest egg",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"stock",
|
|
"stockpile",
|
|
"store",
|
|
"supply"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accretion",
|
|
"accumulation",
|
|
"assemblage",
|
|
"cumulation",
|
|
"cumulus",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"lodgment",
|
|
"lodgement",
|
|
"pileup"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a number of things considered as a unit":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the historic village boasts an interesting collection of gift shops and antique stores"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"entity",
|
|
"item",
|
|
"single",
|
|
"unit"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"accumulation",
|
|
"aggregate",
|
|
"aggregation",
|
|
"conglomeration",
|
|
"agglomeration",
|
|
"assortment",
|
|
"hodgepodge",
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"miscellany",
|
|
"mixture",
|
|
"odds and ends",
|
|
"sundries",
|
|
"variety",
|
|
"cycle",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"series",
|
|
"suit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"array",
|
|
"assemblage",
|
|
"band",
|
|
"bank",
|
|
"batch",
|
|
"battery",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"clot",
|
|
"clump",
|
|
"cluster",
|
|
"clutch",
|
|
"constellation",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"grouping",
|
|
"huddle",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"lot",
|
|
"muster",
|
|
"package",
|
|
"parcel",
|
|
"passel",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"suite"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an organized group of objects acquired and maintained for study, exhibition, or personal pleasure":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his stamp collection has become quite valuable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bric-a-brac",
|
|
"clutter",
|
|
"heap",
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"litter",
|
|
"pile",
|
|
"ragbag"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"assortment",
|
|
"kaleidoscope",
|
|
"miscellanea",
|
|
"mixed bag",
|
|
"omnium-gatherum",
|
|
"phantasmagoria",
|
|
"treasure",
|
|
"treasure trove",
|
|
"trove",
|
|
"arsenal",
|
|
"cache",
|
|
"hoard",
|
|
"repertoire",
|
|
"repertory",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"stock",
|
|
"stockpile",
|
|
"store",
|
|
"supply",
|
|
"accumulation",
|
|
"assembly",
|
|
"gathering"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assemblage",
|
|
"library"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collectives":{
|
|
"as in groups , bodies":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collector":{
|
|
"as in admirer , connoisseur":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collide":{
|
|
"to be out of harmony or agreement usually noticeably":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"conform (to or with)",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"harmonize",
|
|
"match"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the candidate had a reputation as a maverick whose positions often collided with the party platform"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"assent",
|
|
"coincide",
|
|
"concur",
|
|
"correspond"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"engage",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"war (against)",
|
|
"chafe",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"grate",
|
|
"jangle",
|
|
"differ",
|
|
"disagree",
|
|
"dissent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clash",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"disaccord",
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"jar"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come into usually forceful contact with something":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"fortunately, I wasn't hurt when my bike collided with that fence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"skirt"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bounce",
|
|
"carom",
|
|
"clunk",
|
|
"glance",
|
|
"rebound",
|
|
"ricochet",
|
|
"skim",
|
|
"skip",
|
|
"contact",
|
|
"land",
|
|
"touch",
|
|
"brush",
|
|
"graze",
|
|
"kiss",
|
|
"nudge",
|
|
"scrape",
|
|
"shave",
|
|
"sweep",
|
|
"bulldoze",
|
|
"jostle",
|
|
"muscle",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"push"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bang",
|
|
"bash",
|
|
"bump",
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"impact",
|
|
"impinge",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"ram",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"strike",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"thud"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collier":{
|
|
"as in barge , steamship":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colligate":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colloquiums":{
|
|
"as in conferences , symposia":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collusively":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colonial":{
|
|
"a person who settles in a new region":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"European colonials who built coffee plantations in East Africa"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"explorer",
|
|
"pathfinder",
|
|
"trailblazer",
|
|
"bushranger",
|
|
"mountain man",
|
|
"woodsman"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"colonist",
|
|
"colonizer",
|
|
"frontiersman",
|
|
"homesteader",
|
|
"pioneer",
|
|
"settler"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tending to group with others of the same kind":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonsocial",
|
|
"solitary"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"colonial organisms"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"autonomous",
|
|
"independent",
|
|
"self-contained",
|
|
"semiautonomous",
|
|
"semi-independent",
|
|
"altricial",
|
|
"self-subsistent",
|
|
"self-sufficient",
|
|
"self-supporting",
|
|
"self-sustaining",
|
|
"lone",
|
|
"recluse",
|
|
"reclusive",
|
|
"unsociable"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"associational",
|
|
"consociational",
|
|
"subsocial",
|
|
"dependent",
|
|
"parasitic",
|
|
"parasitical",
|
|
"precocial",
|
|
"symbiotic"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gregarious",
|
|
"sociable",
|
|
"social"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colorless":{
|
|
"causing weariness, restlessness, or lack of interest":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"engrossing",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"interesting",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"riveting"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"page after page of colorless prose without even one neat turn of phrase"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"amazing",
|
|
"astonishing",
|
|
"astounding",
|
|
"awesome",
|
|
"eye-opening",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"sensational",
|
|
"spectacular",
|
|
"surprising",
|
|
"wonderful",
|
|
"wondrous",
|
|
"animating",
|
|
"breathtaking",
|
|
"electrifying",
|
|
"energizing",
|
|
"enlivening",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"galvanizing",
|
|
"hair-raising",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"invigorating",
|
|
"rip-roaring",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"thrilling",
|
|
"amusing",
|
|
"diverting",
|
|
"entertaining",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"poignant",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"alluring",
|
|
"attracting",
|
|
"attractive",
|
|
"beguiling",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"enthralling",
|
|
"entrancing",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"mesmerizing",
|
|
"spellbinding",
|
|
"suspenseful",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"provocative",
|
|
"tantalizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"aseptic",
|
|
"barren",
|
|
"blah",
|
|
"dullish",
|
|
"pleasureless",
|
|
"prosaic",
|
|
"prosy",
|
|
"soggy",
|
|
"spiritless",
|
|
"blank",
|
|
"earthbound",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"inanimate",
|
|
"pallid",
|
|
"pedantic",
|
|
"sterile",
|
|
"suspenseless",
|
|
"undramatic",
|
|
"uneventful",
|
|
"unexciting",
|
|
"unimaginative",
|
|
"uninspiring",
|
|
"unnewsworthy",
|
|
"unrewarding",
|
|
"unsensational",
|
|
"unspectacular",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"bothersome",
|
|
"irksome",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"longsome",
|
|
"palling",
|
|
"draining",
|
|
"enervating",
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
"fatiguing",
|
|
"wearing",
|
|
"debilitating",
|
|
"enfeebling",
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dispiriting",
|
|
"common",
|
|
"commonplace",
|
|
"ordinary",
|
|
"tepid",
|
|
"unexceptional",
|
|
"unsurprising",
|
|
"vapid",
|
|
"cumbersome",
|
|
"lumbering",
|
|
"plodding",
|
|
"poky",
|
|
"pokey"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arid",
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"drudging",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"dusty",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"ho-hum",
|
|
"humdrum",
|
|
"jading",
|
|
"jejune",
|
|
"leaden",
|
|
"mind-numbing",
|
|
"monochromatic",
|
|
"monotonous",
|
|
"numbing",
|
|
"old",
|
|
"pedestrian",
|
|
"ponderous",
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"stale",
|
|
"stodgy",
|
|
"stuffy",
|
|
"stupid",
|
|
"tame",
|
|
"tedious",
|
|
"tiresome",
|
|
"tiring",
|
|
"uninteresting",
|
|
"wearisome",
|
|
"weary",
|
|
"wearying"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lacking an addition of color":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"colored",
|
|
"colorized",
|
|
"dyed",
|
|
"hued",
|
|
"painted",
|
|
"pigmented",
|
|
"stained",
|
|
"tinct",
|
|
"tinctured",
|
|
"tinged",
|
|
"tinted"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"since we can't decide what color to paint the doghouse, our latest home project remains colorless for the time being"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"colorful",
|
|
"multicolored",
|
|
"polychromatic",
|
|
"polychrome",
|
|
"varicolored",
|
|
"variegated"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"limpid",
|
|
"liquid",
|
|
"lucent",
|
|
"pellucid",
|
|
"transparent",
|
|
"bleached",
|
|
"faded",
|
|
"palish",
|
|
"washed-out",
|
|
"washy",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"faint",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"neutral",
|
|
"pale",
|
|
"pallid",
|
|
"snow-white",
|
|
"snowy",
|
|
"whited"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"tintless",
|
|
"uncolored",
|
|
"undyed",
|
|
"unpainted",
|
|
"unstained",
|
|
"white"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colorlessly":{
|
|
"as in inconspicuously , unobtrusively":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colossal":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"unusually large":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bantam",
|
|
"bitty",
|
|
"diminutive",
|
|
"infinitesimal",
|
|
"Lilliputian",
|
|
"little bitty",
|
|
"micro",
|
|
"microminiature",
|
|
"microscopic",
|
|
"microscopical",
|
|
"midget",
|
|
"miniature",
|
|
"minuscule",
|
|
"minute",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"pygmy",
|
|
"teensy",
|
|
"teensy-weensy",
|
|
"teeny",
|
|
"teeny-weeny",
|
|
"tiny",
|
|
"wee"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a colossal statue of the town's founder"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"little",
|
|
"mini",
|
|
"petite",
|
|
"pint-size",
|
|
"pint-sized",
|
|
"puny",
|
|
"small",
|
|
"smallish",
|
|
"undersized",
|
|
"undersize",
|
|
"dinky",
|
|
"dwarfish",
|
|
"half-pint"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"big",
|
|
"bulky",
|
|
"considerable",
|
|
"extensive",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"goodly",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"hefty",
|
|
"hulking",
|
|
"largish",
|
|
"major",
|
|
"outsize",
|
|
"outsized",
|
|
"overgrown",
|
|
"oversize",
|
|
"oversized",
|
|
"sizable",
|
|
"sizeable",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"tidy",
|
|
"voluminous",
|
|
"august",
|
|
"formidable",
|
|
"grandiose",
|
|
"imposing",
|
|
"lofty",
|
|
"majestic",
|
|
"cavernous",
|
|
"monolithic",
|
|
"overwhelming",
|
|
"staggering",
|
|
"stupendous",
|
|
"towering",
|
|
"boundless",
|
|
"immeasurable",
|
|
"infinite"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"astronomical",
|
|
"astronomic",
|
|
"Brobdingnagian",
|
|
"bumper",
|
|
"cosmic",
|
|
"cosmical",
|
|
"cyclopean",
|
|
"elephantine",
|
|
"enormous",
|
|
"galactic",
|
|
"gargantuan",
|
|
"giant",
|
|
"gigantesque",
|
|
"gigantic",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"herculean",
|
|
"heroic",
|
|
"heroical",
|
|
"Himalayan",
|
|
"huge",
|
|
"humongous",
|
|
"humungous",
|
|
"immense",
|
|
"jumbo",
|
|
"king-size",
|
|
"king-sized",
|
|
"leviathan",
|
|
"mammoth",
|
|
"massive",
|
|
"mega",
|
|
"mighty",
|
|
"monster",
|
|
"monstrous",
|
|
"monumental",
|
|
"mountainous",
|
|
"oceanic",
|
|
"pharaonic",
|
|
"planetary",
|
|
"prodigious",
|
|
"super",
|
|
"super-duper",
|
|
"supersize",
|
|
"supersized",
|
|
"titanic",
|
|
"tremendous",
|
|
"vast",
|
|
"vasty",
|
|
"walloping",
|
|
"whacking",
|
|
"whopping"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"coma":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comatose":{
|
|
"lacking in gaiety, movement, or animation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"alive",
|
|
"animated",
|
|
"astir",
|
|
"bustling",
|
|
"busy",
|
|
"buzzing",
|
|
"flourishing",
|
|
"humming",
|
|
"lively",
|
|
"thriving",
|
|
"vibrant"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the city's downtown has been comatose for years"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abounding",
|
|
"overflowing",
|
|
"swarming",
|
|
"teeming",
|
|
"thronging"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"lethargic",
|
|
"sluggish",
|
|
"torpid",
|
|
"dormant",
|
|
"fallow",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"idle",
|
|
"inactive",
|
|
"inert",
|
|
"inoperative",
|
|
"latent",
|
|
"off",
|
|
"vacant"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"sleepy",
|
|
"slow"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"combatting":{
|
|
"to oppose (someone) in physical conflict":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a general eager to combat the enemy on his own ground"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"giving up",
|
|
"submitting",
|
|
"surrendering"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"dueling",
|
|
"duelling",
|
|
"jousting",
|
|
"banging",
|
|
"bashing",
|
|
"battering",
|
|
"batting",
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"belting",
|
|
"bludgeoning",
|
|
"bopping",
|
|
"buffeting",
|
|
"clobbering",
|
|
"hammering",
|
|
"hitting",
|
|
"knocking",
|
|
"pasting",
|
|
"pounding",
|
|
"punching",
|
|
"slamming",
|
|
"slapping",
|
|
"slogging",
|
|
"slugging",
|
|
"smacking",
|
|
"smiting",
|
|
"socking",
|
|
"striking",
|
|
"swatting",
|
|
"swiping",
|
|
"thumping",
|
|
"thwacking",
|
|
"walloping",
|
|
"whacking",
|
|
"whaling",
|
|
"boxing",
|
|
"sparring",
|
|
"brawling",
|
|
"grappling",
|
|
"scuffling",
|
|
"tussling",
|
|
"wrestling",
|
|
"bumping",
|
|
"colliding"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"clashing (with)",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"scrimmaging (with)",
|
|
"skirmishing (with)",
|
|
"warring (against)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to strive to reduce or eliminate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"cultivating",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"forwarding",
|
|
"fostering",
|
|
"furthering",
|
|
"nourishing",
|
|
"nurturing",
|
|
"promoting"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"must marshal all of our resources to combat this disease"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abiding",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"suffering",
|
|
"advocating",
|
|
"backing",
|
|
"championing",
|
|
"endorsing",
|
|
"indorsing",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"upholding"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"baffling",
|
|
"checkmating",
|
|
"foiling",
|
|
"frustrating",
|
|
"resisting",
|
|
"thwarting",
|
|
"withstanding",
|
|
"confronting",
|
|
"defying",
|
|
"facing",
|
|
"meeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"contending (with)",
|
|
"countering",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"oppugning"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"combe":{
|
|
"as in glen , canyon":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"combination":{
|
|
"a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a victory that was due to a combination of luck and planning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"component",
|
|
"constituent",
|
|
"element",
|
|
"ingredient"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"half-and-half",
|
|
"absorption",
|
|
"blending",
|
|
"coalescence",
|
|
"coalition",
|
|
"commingling",
|
|
"commixture",
|
|
"compost",
|
|
"concretion",
|
|
"homogenization",
|
|
"immingling",
|
|
"immixture",
|
|
"incorporation",
|
|
"integration",
|
|
"interfusion",
|
|
"intermingling",
|
|
"mergence",
|
|
"merger",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"mingling",
|
|
"assortment",
|
|
"hash",
|
|
"hodgepodge",
|
|
"hotchpotch",
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"medley",
|
|
"m\u00e9lange",
|
|
"mishmash",
|
|
"motley",
|
|
"patchwork",
|
|
"potpourri",
|
|
"variety",
|
|
"accumulation",
|
|
"aggregation",
|
|
"conglomeration"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admixture",
|
|
"alloy",
|
|
"amalgam",
|
|
"amalgamation",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"cocktail",
|
|
"composite",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"conflation",
|
|
"emulsion",
|
|
"fusion",
|
|
"intermixture",
|
|
"meld",
|
|
"mix",
|
|
"mixture",
|
|
"synthesis"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a number of businesses or enterprises united for commercial advantage":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the companies formed a combination in an attempt to establish a monopoly in the rubber market"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"conglomerate",
|
|
"megacorporation",
|
|
"multinational",
|
|
"association",
|
|
"guild",
|
|
"gild",
|
|
"organization",
|
|
"partnership",
|
|
"pool",
|
|
"union",
|
|
"big business"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cartel",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"syndicate",
|
|
"trust"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a combination of citizens dedicated to fighting higher property taxes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cabal",
|
|
"conspiracy",
|
|
"junto",
|
|
"cartel",
|
|
"syndicate",
|
|
"trust",
|
|
"faction",
|
|
"front",
|
|
"fusion",
|
|
"side",
|
|
"wing",
|
|
"association",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"organization",
|
|
"affiliation",
|
|
"cooperative",
|
|
"partnership",
|
|
"circuit",
|
|
"conference"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alliance",
|
|
"axis",
|
|
"bloc",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"coalition",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"confederacy",
|
|
"confederation",
|
|
"federation",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"union"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act or an instance of joining two or more things into one":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breakup",
|
|
"disconnection",
|
|
"dissolution",
|
|
"disunion",
|
|
"division",
|
|
"parting",
|
|
"partition",
|
|
"schism",
|
|
"scission",
|
|
"split"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the combination of mint and chocolate in a delicious dessert"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detachment",
|
|
"divorcement",
|
|
"separation",
|
|
"severance"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"agglomeration",
|
|
"amalgamation",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"coalescence",
|
|
"commingling",
|
|
"compounding",
|
|
"fusion",
|
|
"intermingling",
|
|
"intermixture",
|
|
"mingling",
|
|
"mix",
|
|
"mixture",
|
|
"synthesis",
|
|
"reunification",
|
|
"reunion"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"connection",
|
|
"consolidation",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"junction",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"merger",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"unification",
|
|
"union"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"come a cropper":{
|
|
"to be unsuccessful":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"click",
|
|
"come off",
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"go over",
|
|
"pan out",
|
|
"succeed",
|
|
"work out"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"To her disappointment, her plan came a cropper ."
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cook",
|
|
"flourish",
|
|
"prosper",
|
|
"thrive",
|
|
"prevail",
|
|
"triumph",
|
|
"win"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"flounder",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"sink",
|
|
"skid",
|
|
"slip",
|
|
"slump",
|
|
"wane",
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"crumble",
|
|
"miscarry",
|
|
"misfire",
|
|
"go under",
|
|
"implode",
|
|
"self-destruct"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bomb",
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"crater",
|
|
"fail",
|
|
"flame out",
|
|
"flop",
|
|
"flunk",
|
|
"fold",
|
|
"founder",
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"strike out",
|
|
"tank",
|
|
"wash out"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to go wrong":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He tried to scale the fence but came a cropper ."
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"prevail",
|
|
"succeed",
|
|
"flourish",
|
|
"prosper",
|
|
"thrive"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"break down",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"conk (out)",
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"die",
|
|
"fail",
|
|
"founder",
|
|
"stall",
|
|
"bomb",
|
|
"fizzle",
|
|
"flame out",
|
|
"flop",
|
|
"flunk",
|
|
"fold",
|
|
"wash out",
|
|
"flounder",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"skid",
|
|
"slip",
|
|
"slump",
|
|
"tank",
|
|
"wane"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"miscarry",
|
|
"misfire"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"come back":{
|
|
"a quick witty response":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"always ready with a comeback for every insult"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"squelch",
|
|
"back talk",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"quip",
|
|
"sally",
|
|
"wisecrack",
|
|
"witticism",
|
|
"zinger",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"insult",
|
|
"put-down"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"repartee",
|
|
"retort",
|
|
"riposte"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inquiry",
|
|
"query",
|
|
"question"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"regardless of the question posed by the prosecutor, the witness had a plausible comeback"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"cross-examination",
|
|
"grilling",
|
|
"interrogation",
|
|
"interrogatory",
|
|
"quiz",
|
|
"poll",
|
|
"questionnaire",
|
|
"survey"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"back talk",
|
|
"banter",
|
|
"persiflage",
|
|
"repartee",
|
|
"acknowledgment",
|
|
"acknowledgement",
|
|
"comment",
|
|
"communication",
|
|
"correspondence",
|
|
"feedback",
|
|
"non sequitur",
|
|
"observation",
|
|
"reaction",
|
|
"remark",
|
|
"defense",
|
|
"explanation",
|
|
"justification",
|
|
"plea",
|
|
"rebuttal",
|
|
"refutation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"answer",
|
|
"rejoinder",
|
|
"replication",
|
|
"reply",
|
|
"response",
|
|
"retort",
|
|
"return"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the process or period of gradually regaining one's health and strength":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"trying to make a comeback after a career-threatening injury"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"degeneration",
|
|
"deterioration",
|
|
"fading",
|
|
"failing",
|
|
"languishing",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"wasting (away)",
|
|
"weakening",
|
|
"wilting",
|
|
"withering",
|
|
"worsening",
|
|
"regression",
|
|
"relapse"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"resuscitation",
|
|
"revival",
|
|
"survival"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"convalescence",
|
|
"healing",
|
|
"mending",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"recovery",
|
|
"recuperation",
|
|
"rehab",
|
|
"rehabilitation",
|
|
"snapback"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's slowly coming back after being in a coma"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ail",
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"come down",
|
|
"sicken",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"degenerate",
|
|
"deteriorate",
|
|
"fade",
|
|
"fail",
|
|
"languish",
|
|
"sink",
|
|
"waste (away)",
|
|
"weaken",
|
|
"wilt",
|
|
"wither",
|
|
"worsen",
|
|
"regress",
|
|
"relapse"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"come around",
|
|
"come round",
|
|
"come to",
|
|
"improve",
|
|
"pick up",
|
|
"revive",
|
|
"cheer (up)",
|
|
"perk (up)",
|
|
"pull through",
|
|
"survive",
|
|
"recruit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"convalesce",
|
|
"gain",
|
|
"heal",
|
|
"mend",
|
|
"pull round",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"recoup",
|
|
"recover",
|
|
"recuperate",
|
|
"snap back"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to regain a former or normal state":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the American bald eagle was once nearly extinct but has come back strong"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"fail",
|
|
"worsen"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"reanimate",
|
|
"revitalize",
|
|
"revive"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bounce (back)",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"rebound",
|
|
"recover",
|
|
"snap back"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ask",
|
|
"inquire",
|
|
"question"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he came back with another one of his smart remarks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"cross-examine",
|
|
"examine",
|
|
"grill",
|
|
"interrogate",
|
|
"pump",
|
|
"quiz",
|
|
"poll",
|
|
"query",
|
|
"survey"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"acknowledge",
|
|
"comment",
|
|
"communicate",
|
|
"correspond",
|
|
"react",
|
|
"remark",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"defend",
|
|
"deny",
|
|
"explain",
|
|
"field",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"refute"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"answer",
|
|
"rejoin",
|
|
"reply",
|
|
"respond",
|
|
"retort",
|
|
"return",
|
|
"riposte"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"come down":{
|
|
"a loss of status":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandizement",
|
|
"ascent",
|
|
"exaltation",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"up"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after a rapid rise to stardom, the rock band's comedown was just as quick"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"headway",
|
|
"progress",
|
|
"flower",
|
|
"heyday",
|
|
"prime"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"breakdown",
|
|
"burnout",
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"meltdown",
|
|
"ruin",
|
|
"undoing",
|
|
"defeat",
|
|
"disappointment",
|
|
"reversal",
|
|
"setback",
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"nadir",
|
|
"abasement",
|
|
"disgrace",
|
|
"humiliation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"d\u00e9gringolade",
|
|
"demise",
|
|
"descent",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"downfall",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"flameout",
|
|
"G\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take place":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"let's wait and see what comes down at the meeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"break",
|
|
"develop",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"shape (up)",
|
|
"arise",
|
|
"come up",
|
|
"crop (up)",
|
|
"materialize",
|
|
"spring (up)",
|
|
"intervene",
|
|
"fall out",
|
|
"follow",
|
|
"result",
|
|
"turn out",
|
|
"go off",
|
|
"proceed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"be",
|
|
"befall",
|
|
"betide",
|
|
"chance",
|
|
"come",
|
|
"come about",
|
|
"come off",
|
|
"cook",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"go down",
|
|
"go on",
|
|
"hap",
|
|
"happen",
|
|
"occur",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"transpire"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"come off":{
|
|
"to take place":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"couldn't believe that the wedding would actually come off \u2014they've been \"just dating\" for years"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"break",
|
|
"develop",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"shape (up)",
|
|
"arise",
|
|
"come up",
|
|
"crop (up)",
|
|
"materialize",
|
|
"spring (up)",
|
|
"intervene",
|
|
"fall out",
|
|
"follow",
|
|
"result",
|
|
"turn out",
|
|
"go off",
|
|
"proceed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"be",
|
|
"befall",
|
|
"betide",
|
|
"chance",
|
|
"come",
|
|
"come about",
|
|
"come down",
|
|
"cook",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"go down",
|
|
"go on",
|
|
"hap",
|
|
"happen",
|
|
"occur",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"transpire"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to turn out as planned or desired":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bomb",
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"fail",
|
|
"flop",
|
|
"flunk",
|
|
"fold",
|
|
"founder",
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"strike out",
|
|
"wash out"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the attempted revival of the city's downtown never really came off , and even more stores eventually closed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"languish",
|
|
"flounder",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"sink",
|
|
"skid",
|
|
"slip",
|
|
"slump",
|
|
"wane",
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"crater",
|
|
"crumble",
|
|
"flame out",
|
|
"choke",
|
|
"crack up",
|
|
"miscarry",
|
|
"misfire",
|
|
"fall down",
|
|
"go under",
|
|
"implode",
|
|
"self-destruct"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"catch on",
|
|
"flourish",
|
|
"prosper",
|
|
"thrive",
|
|
"cook",
|
|
"percolate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"click",
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"go over",
|
|
"pan out",
|
|
"succeed",
|
|
"work out"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"come out":{
|
|
"to become known":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"when the truth came out about the state of the company's finances, several top executives lost their jobs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hush (up)",
|
|
"suppress",
|
|
"conceal",
|
|
"disguise",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"mask",
|
|
"secrete"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"develop",
|
|
"transpire",
|
|
"unfold",
|
|
"disclose",
|
|
"reveal",
|
|
"spill",
|
|
"tell"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"break",
|
|
"circulate",
|
|
"get about",
|
|
"get around",
|
|
"get out",
|
|
"get round",
|
|
"leak (out)",
|
|
"out",
|
|
"spread"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come into view":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"disappear",
|
|
"dissolve",
|
|
"evanesce",
|
|
"evaporate",
|
|
"fade",
|
|
"go (away)",
|
|
"melt (away)",
|
|
"vanish"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"come out, come out wherever you are!"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"depart",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
"retire",
|
|
"withdraw"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"reappear",
|
|
"resurface",
|
|
"bulk",
|
|
"loom",
|
|
"arrive",
|
|
"come",
|
|
"dawn",
|
|
"debut",
|
|
"arise",
|
|
"blossom",
|
|
"bob (up)",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"break out",
|
|
"crop (up)",
|
|
"emerge",
|
|
"erupt",
|
|
"issue",
|
|
"outcrop",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"shoot (up)",
|
|
"spring (up)",
|
|
"surface",
|
|
"happen",
|
|
"occur",
|
|
"reappear",
|
|
"rematerialize"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appear",
|
|
"materialize",
|
|
"show",
|
|
"show up",
|
|
"turn up",
|
|
"unfold"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come to be":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in the end everything came out OK"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"develop",
|
|
"emerge",
|
|
"evolve",
|
|
"germinate",
|
|
"play out",
|
|
"unfold",
|
|
"work out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fall out",
|
|
"pan out",
|
|
"prove",
|
|
"shake out",
|
|
"turn out"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"come round":{
|
|
"to gain consciousness again":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the medic waved smelling salts under his nose until he came round"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"black out",
|
|
"faint",
|
|
"pass out"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"pull through",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"recover",
|
|
"awake",
|
|
"awaken",
|
|
"wake up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"come around",
|
|
"come to",
|
|
"revive"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dissent"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's cool to the idea right now, but sooner or later she'll come round"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"rebuff",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
"spurn",
|
|
"deny",
|
|
"gainsay"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"adopt",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"espouse",
|
|
"abide",
|
|
"bear (with)",
|
|
"endure",
|
|
"stand",
|
|
"suffer",
|
|
"tolerate",
|
|
"stomach",
|
|
"swallow",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"bow",
|
|
"knuckle under",
|
|
"relent",
|
|
"submit",
|
|
"succumb",
|
|
"yield"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accede",
|
|
"acquiesce",
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"assent",
|
|
"consent",
|
|
"subscribe"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"come to":{
|
|
"to be the same in meaning or effect":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it all comes to nothing in the end"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"approach",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"measure (up)",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"rival",
|
|
"touch",
|
|
"connote",
|
|
"denote",
|
|
"express",
|
|
"import",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"signify",
|
|
"smack (of)",
|
|
"spell",
|
|
"suggest"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"add up (to)",
|
|
"amount (to)",
|
|
"correspond (to)",
|
|
"emulate",
|
|
"equal"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to enter the mind of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the actual name of the item didn't come to me until I was walking out of the store"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"forget",
|
|
"unlearn",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"overlook"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"recall",
|
|
"recollect",
|
|
"remember",
|
|
"reminisce",
|
|
"con",
|
|
"learn",
|
|
"memorize",
|
|
"appear",
|
|
"arrive",
|
|
"emerge",
|
|
"materialize"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"dawn (on)",
|
|
"occur (to)",
|
|
"strike"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to gain consciousness again":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after being in a coma for months, the patient quite unexpectedly came to"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"black out",
|
|
"faint",
|
|
"pass out"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"pull through",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"recover",
|
|
"awake",
|
|
"awaken",
|
|
"wake up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"come around",
|
|
"come round",
|
|
"revive"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have a total of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"your bill comes to $53.74"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"average",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"measure",
|
|
"reach",
|
|
"compose",
|
|
"comprise",
|
|
"constitute",
|
|
"make up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"add up (to)",
|
|
"aggregate",
|
|
"amount (to)",
|
|
"count (up to)",
|
|
"number",
|
|
"sum (to or into)",
|
|
"total"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"come to grief":{
|
|
"to be unsuccessful":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"click",
|
|
"come off",
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"go over",
|
|
"pan out",
|
|
"succeed",
|
|
"work out"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"His plans came to grief after a series of unforeseen setbacks."
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cook",
|
|
"flourish",
|
|
"prosper",
|
|
"thrive",
|
|
"prevail",
|
|
"triumph",
|
|
"win"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"flounder",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"sink",
|
|
"skid",
|
|
"slip",
|
|
"slump",
|
|
"wane",
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"crumble",
|
|
"miscarry",
|
|
"misfire",
|
|
"go under",
|
|
"implode",
|
|
"self-destruct"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bomb",
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"crater",
|
|
"fail",
|
|
"flame out",
|
|
"flop",
|
|
"flunk",
|
|
"fold",
|
|
"founder",
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"strike out",
|
|
"tank",
|
|
"wash out"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to go wrong":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The expedition came to grief in the vast frozen expanse."
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"prevail",
|
|
"succeed",
|
|
"flourish",
|
|
"prosper",
|
|
"thrive"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"break down",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"conk (out)",
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"die",
|
|
"fail",
|
|
"founder",
|
|
"stall",
|
|
"bomb",
|
|
"fizzle",
|
|
"flame out",
|
|
"flop",
|
|
"flunk",
|
|
"fold",
|
|
"wash out",
|
|
"flounder",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"skid",
|
|
"slip",
|
|
"slump",
|
|
"tank",
|
|
"wane"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"miscarry",
|
|
"misfire"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"come-on":{
|
|
"as in arrive , emerge":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"come on , you can't be serious in making such an offer!"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"gee",
|
|
"gee whiz",
|
|
"ha",
|
|
"hello",
|
|
"hey",
|
|
"lo",
|
|
"oh",
|
|
"fiddlesticks",
|
|
"phooey",
|
|
"pooh",
|
|
"there",
|
|
"oops",
|
|
"whoops",
|
|
"woops",
|
|
"ugh",
|
|
"egad",
|
|
"gad",
|
|
"gadzooks",
|
|
"(the) deuce",
|
|
"the devil",
|
|
"the dickens",
|
|
"zounds"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ah",
|
|
"aha",
|
|
"fie",
|
|
"indeed",
|
|
"my word",
|
|
"no",
|
|
"pshaw",
|
|
"well",
|
|
"what",
|
|
"why"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that persuades one to perform an action for pleasure or gain":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the spectacular sale was enough of a come-on to get many shoppers to try the store for the first time"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alarm",
|
|
"alarum",
|
|
"alert",
|
|
"caution",
|
|
"forewarning",
|
|
"notice",
|
|
"warning"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"appeal",
|
|
"call",
|
|
"attraction",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"encouragement",
|
|
"goad",
|
|
"impetus",
|
|
"impulse",
|
|
"incentive",
|
|
"inducement",
|
|
"motivation",
|
|
"persuasion",
|
|
"seducement",
|
|
"seduction",
|
|
"spur",
|
|
"stimulus",
|
|
"decoy",
|
|
"snare",
|
|
"trap",
|
|
"entrapment",
|
|
"mousetrap"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allurement",
|
|
"bait",
|
|
"enticement",
|
|
"lure",
|
|
"siren song",
|
|
"temptation",
|
|
"turn-on"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"interjection",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comedown":{
|
|
"a loss of status":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandizement",
|
|
"ascent",
|
|
"exaltation",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"up"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after a rapid rise to stardom, the rock band's comedown was just as quick"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"headway",
|
|
"progress",
|
|
"flower",
|
|
"heyday",
|
|
"prime"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"breakdown",
|
|
"burnout",
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"meltdown",
|
|
"ruin",
|
|
"undoing",
|
|
"defeat",
|
|
"disappointment",
|
|
"reversal",
|
|
"setback",
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"nadir",
|
|
"abasement",
|
|
"disgrace",
|
|
"humiliation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"d\u00e9gringolade",
|
|
"demise",
|
|
"descent",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"downfall",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"flameout",
|
|
"G\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take place":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"let's wait and see what comes down at the meeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"break",
|
|
"develop",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"shape (up)",
|
|
"arise",
|
|
"come up",
|
|
"crop (up)",
|
|
"materialize",
|
|
"spring (up)",
|
|
"intervene",
|
|
"fall out",
|
|
"follow",
|
|
"result",
|
|
"turn out",
|
|
"go off",
|
|
"proceed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"be",
|
|
"befall",
|
|
"betide",
|
|
"chance",
|
|
"come",
|
|
"come about",
|
|
"come off",
|
|
"cook",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"go down",
|
|
"go on",
|
|
"hap",
|
|
"happen",
|
|
"occur",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"transpire"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comes back":{
|
|
"to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's slowly coming back after being in a coma"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ails",
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"comes down",
|
|
"sickens",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"degenerates",
|
|
"deteriorates",
|
|
"fades",
|
|
"fails",
|
|
"languishes",
|
|
"sinks",
|
|
"wastes (away)",
|
|
"weakens",
|
|
"wilts",
|
|
"withers",
|
|
"worsens",
|
|
"regresses",
|
|
"relapses"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"comes around",
|
|
"comes round",
|
|
"comes to",
|
|
"improves",
|
|
"picks up",
|
|
"revives",
|
|
"cheers (up)",
|
|
"perks (up)",
|
|
"pulls through",
|
|
"survives",
|
|
"recruits"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"convalesces",
|
|
"gains",
|
|
"heals",
|
|
"mends",
|
|
"pulls round",
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"recoups",
|
|
"recovers",
|
|
"recuperates",
|
|
"snaps back"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to regain a former or normal state":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the American bald eagle was once nearly extinct but has come back strong"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"fails",
|
|
"worsens"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"reanimates",
|
|
"revitalizes",
|
|
"revives"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bounces (back)",
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"rebounds",
|
|
"recovers",
|
|
"snaps back"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"asks",
|
|
"inquires",
|
|
"questions"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he came back with another one of his smart remarks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
"cross-examines",
|
|
"examines",
|
|
"grills",
|
|
"interrogates",
|
|
"pumps",
|
|
"quizzes",
|
|
"polls",
|
|
"queries",
|
|
"surveys"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"acknowledges",
|
|
"comments",
|
|
"communicates",
|
|
"corresponds",
|
|
"reacts",
|
|
"remarks",
|
|
"counters",
|
|
"defends",
|
|
"denies",
|
|
"explains",
|
|
"fields",
|
|
"rebuts",
|
|
"refutes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"answers",
|
|
"rejoins",
|
|
"replies",
|
|
"responds",
|
|
"retorts",
|
|
"returns",
|
|
"ripostes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comes to":{
|
|
"to be the same in meaning or effect":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it all comes to nothing in the end"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"approaches",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"measures (up)",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"rivals",
|
|
"touches",
|
|
"connotes",
|
|
"denotes",
|
|
"expresses",
|
|
"imports",
|
|
"means",
|
|
"signifies",
|
|
"smacks (of)",
|
|
"spells",
|
|
"suggests"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adds up (to)",
|
|
"amounts (to)",
|
|
"corresponds (to)",
|
|
"emulates",
|
|
"equals"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to enter the mind of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the actual name of the item didn't come to me until I was walking out of the store"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"forgets",
|
|
"unlearns",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"neglects",
|
|
"overlooks"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"recalls",
|
|
"recollects",
|
|
"remembers",
|
|
"reminisces",
|
|
"cons",
|
|
"learns",
|
|
"memorizes",
|
|
"appears",
|
|
"arrives",
|
|
"emerges",
|
|
"materializes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crosses",
|
|
"dawns (on)",
|
|
"occurs (to)",
|
|
"strikes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to gain consciousness again":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after being in a coma for months, the patient quite unexpectedly came to"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blacks out",
|
|
"faints",
|
|
"passes out"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"pulls through",
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"recovers",
|
|
"awakens",
|
|
"awakes",
|
|
"wakes up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"comes around",
|
|
"comes round",
|
|
"revives"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have a total of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"your bill comes to $53.74"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"averages",
|
|
"equals",
|
|
"measures",
|
|
"reaches",
|
|
"composes",
|
|
"comprises",
|
|
"constitutes",
|
|
"makes up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adds up (to)",
|
|
"aggregates",
|
|
"amounts (to)",
|
|
"counts (up to)",
|
|
"numbers",
|
|
"sums (to or into)",
|
|
"totals"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comestibles":{
|
|
"substances intended to be eaten":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the gourmet food shop stocks a wide variety of comestibles from around the world"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bane",
|
|
"poison",
|
|
"toxin",
|
|
"venom"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"commissary",
|
|
"rations",
|
|
"supplies",
|
|
"aliment",
|
|
"nutriment",
|
|
"diet",
|
|
"nourishment",
|
|
"nurture",
|
|
"sustenance",
|
|
"mess",
|
|
"pap",
|
|
"ensilage",
|
|
"feed",
|
|
"fodder",
|
|
"forage",
|
|
"silage",
|
|
"slop",
|
|
"swill",
|
|
"feast",
|
|
"meal",
|
|
"refreshments",
|
|
"regale",
|
|
"repast",
|
|
"spread",
|
|
"board",
|
|
"dish",
|
|
"plate",
|
|
"platter",
|
|
"serving",
|
|
"finger food",
|
|
"natural food"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bread",
|
|
"chow",
|
|
"chuck",
|
|
"eatables",
|
|
"eats",
|
|
"edibles",
|
|
"fare",
|
|
"food",
|
|
"foodstuffs",
|
|
"grub",
|
|
"meat",
|
|
"provender",
|
|
"provisions",
|
|
"table",
|
|
"tucker",
|
|
"viands",
|
|
"victuals",
|
|
"vittles"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comforted":{
|
|
"as in encouraged , emboldened":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to ease the grief or distress of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"distressed",
|
|
"tormented",
|
|
"tortured",
|
|
"troubled"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the first responders did their best to comfort the victims of the terrible tornado"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demoralized",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"disheartened",
|
|
"fretted",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"worried",
|
|
"aggravated",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"worsened",
|
|
"annoyed",
|
|
"irked",
|
|
"irritated",
|
|
"harassed",
|
|
"pestered"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"commiserated",
|
|
"condoled",
|
|
"empathized",
|
|
"sympathized",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"buoyed (up)",
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"lifted",
|
|
"uplifted",
|
|
"allayed",
|
|
"alleviated",
|
|
"assuaged",
|
|
"relieved",
|
|
"calmed",
|
|
"quieted",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"tranquilized",
|
|
"tranquillized"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"cheered",
|
|
"consoled",
|
|
"reassured",
|
|
"solaced",
|
|
"soothed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comfortless":{
|
|
"causing discomfort":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"comfortable",
|
|
"comfy"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"one of those modern comfortless sofas that are more pleasurable to look at than to sit on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"cozy",
|
|
"cushy",
|
|
"snug",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"easeful",
|
|
"relaxing",
|
|
"reposeful",
|
|
"restful"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"aching",
|
|
"hurting",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"painful",
|
|
"sore",
|
|
"agonizing",
|
|
"excruciating",
|
|
"torturous",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"awkward",
|
|
"cumbersome",
|
|
"inconvenient",
|
|
"ungainly",
|
|
"uneasy",
|
|
"chafing",
|
|
"cramping",
|
|
"itching",
|
|
"pinching",
|
|
"pricking",
|
|
"prickling",
|
|
"smarting",
|
|
"stinging"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"discomforting",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"uncomfortable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"causing or marked by an atmosphere lacking in cheer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"cheerful",
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"cheery",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"festive",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"gay",
|
|
"heartwarming",
|
|
"sunshiny"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"spent a night in a cheap comfortless hotel"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blithe",
|
|
"blithesome",
|
|
"buoyant",
|
|
"gay",
|
|
"jocund",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"joyful",
|
|
"joyous",
|
|
"merry",
|
|
"mirthful",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"hopeful",
|
|
"optimistic",
|
|
"lighthearted",
|
|
"lightsome"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"blue",
|
|
"dejected",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"despondent",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"droopy",
|
|
"hangdog",
|
|
"inconsolable",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"melancholic",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"mirthless",
|
|
"sad",
|
|
"unhappy",
|
|
"woebegone",
|
|
"woeful",
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"discomfiting",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dismaying",
|
|
"dispiriting",
|
|
"distressful",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"desperate",
|
|
"hopeless",
|
|
"pessimistic",
|
|
"lamentable",
|
|
"mournful",
|
|
"plaintive",
|
|
"sorrowful",
|
|
"colorless",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"dour",
|
|
"grim",
|
|
"lowering",
|
|
"louring",
|
|
"lowery",
|
|
"loury",
|
|
"menacing",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"oppressive",
|
|
"threatening"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"black",
|
|
"bleak",
|
|
"cheerless",
|
|
"chill",
|
|
"Cimmerian",
|
|
"cloudy",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"darkening",
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"depressive",
|
|
"desolate",
|
|
"dire",
|
|
"disconsolate",
|
|
"dismal",
|
|
"drear",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"dreich",
|
|
"elegiac",
|
|
"elegiacal",
|
|
"forlorn",
|
|
"funereal",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"glum",
|
|
"godforsaken",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"lonely",
|
|
"lonesome",
|
|
"lugubrious",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"morbid",
|
|
"morose",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"plutonian",
|
|
"saturnine",
|
|
"sepulchral",
|
|
"solemn",
|
|
"somber",
|
|
"sombre",
|
|
"sullen",
|
|
"sunless",
|
|
"tenebrific",
|
|
"tenebrous",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comical":{
|
|
"causing or intended to cause laughter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"humorless",
|
|
"lame",
|
|
"unamusing",
|
|
"uncomic",
|
|
"unfunny",
|
|
"unhumorous",
|
|
"unhysterical"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the comical antics of the circus clowns"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"earnest",
|
|
"grave",
|
|
"no-nonsense",
|
|
"sedate",
|
|
"serious",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"sobersided",
|
|
"solemn",
|
|
"somber",
|
|
"sombre",
|
|
"staid",
|
|
"unsmiling",
|
|
"weighty",
|
|
"affecting",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"poignant",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"tragic",
|
|
"tragical",
|
|
"lachrymose",
|
|
"mournful",
|
|
"sad",
|
|
"sorrowful",
|
|
"tearful",
|
|
"woeful"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"amusing",
|
|
"diverting",
|
|
"entertaining",
|
|
"clownish",
|
|
"knockabout",
|
|
"slapstick",
|
|
"slapsticky",
|
|
"zany",
|
|
"facetious",
|
|
"flip",
|
|
"flippant",
|
|
"pert",
|
|
"smart",
|
|
"smart-aleck",
|
|
"smart-alecky",
|
|
"snickery",
|
|
"jocular",
|
|
"playful",
|
|
"waggish",
|
|
"campy",
|
|
"jokey",
|
|
"joky",
|
|
"priceless",
|
|
"rich",
|
|
"whimsical",
|
|
"witty",
|
|
"wry",
|
|
"blithesome",
|
|
"gleeful",
|
|
"jocose",
|
|
"jocund",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"jovial",
|
|
"laughing",
|
|
"mad",
|
|
"merry",
|
|
"mirthful"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"antic",
|
|
"chucklesome",
|
|
"comedic",
|
|
"comic",
|
|
"droll",
|
|
"farcical",
|
|
"funny",
|
|
"hilarious",
|
|
"humoristic",
|
|
"humorous",
|
|
"hysterical",
|
|
"hysteric",
|
|
"killing",
|
|
"laughable",
|
|
"ludicrous",
|
|
"ridiculous",
|
|
"riotous",
|
|
"risible",
|
|
"screaming",
|
|
"sidesplitting",
|
|
"uproarious"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"so foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the comical expression on his face when he realized that he had been swindled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"earnest",
|
|
"serious",
|
|
"solemn",
|
|
"believable",
|
|
"conceivable",
|
|
"credible",
|
|
"logical",
|
|
"rational",
|
|
"realistic",
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
"sensible"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"asinine",
|
|
"brainless",
|
|
"dumb",
|
|
"fatuous",
|
|
"foolish",
|
|
"half-baked",
|
|
"half-witted",
|
|
"harebrained",
|
|
"idiotic",
|
|
"idiotical",
|
|
"imbecile",
|
|
"imbecilic",
|
|
"inane",
|
|
"jerky",
|
|
"moronic",
|
|
"nonsensical",
|
|
"simpleminded",
|
|
"stupid",
|
|
"unwise",
|
|
"weak-minded",
|
|
"witless",
|
|
"balmy",
|
|
"cockeyed",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"cuckoo",
|
|
"daffy",
|
|
"daft",
|
|
"dotty",
|
|
"insane",
|
|
"kooky",
|
|
"kookie",
|
|
"loony",
|
|
"looney",
|
|
"lunatic",
|
|
"mad",
|
|
"nutty",
|
|
"screwball",
|
|
"senseless",
|
|
"wacky",
|
|
"whacky",
|
|
"fantastic",
|
|
"fantastical",
|
|
"far-fetched",
|
|
"inconceivable",
|
|
"incredible",
|
|
"unbelievable",
|
|
"unreal",
|
|
"unrealistic",
|
|
"unreasonable",
|
|
"illogical",
|
|
"irrational"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absurd",
|
|
"cockamamy",
|
|
"cockamamie",
|
|
"derisive",
|
|
"derisory",
|
|
"farcical",
|
|
"laughable",
|
|
"ludicrous",
|
|
"pathetic",
|
|
"preposterous",
|
|
"ridiculous",
|
|
"risible",
|
|
"silly"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coming back":{
|
|
"to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's slowly coming back after being in a coma"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ailing",
|
|
"collapsing",
|
|
"coming down",
|
|
"sickening",
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"degenerating",
|
|
"deteriorating",
|
|
"fading",
|
|
"failing",
|
|
"languishing",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"wasting (away)",
|
|
"weakening",
|
|
"wilting",
|
|
"withering",
|
|
"worsening",
|
|
"regressing",
|
|
"relapsing"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"coming around",
|
|
"coming round",
|
|
"coming to",
|
|
"improving",
|
|
"picking up",
|
|
"reviving",
|
|
"cheering (up)",
|
|
"perking (up)",
|
|
"pulling through",
|
|
"surviving",
|
|
"recruiting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"convalescing",
|
|
"gaining",
|
|
"healing",
|
|
"mending",
|
|
"pulling round",
|
|
"rallying",
|
|
"recouping",
|
|
"recovering",
|
|
"recuperating",
|
|
"snapping back"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to regain a former or normal state":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the American bald eagle was once nearly extinct but has come back strong"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"failing",
|
|
"worsening"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"reanimating",
|
|
"revitalizing",
|
|
"reviving"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bouncing (back)",
|
|
"rallying",
|
|
"rebounding",
|
|
"recovering",
|
|
"snapping back"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"asking",
|
|
"inquiring",
|
|
"questioning"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he came back with another one of his smart remarks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"cross-examining",
|
|
"examining",
|
|
"grilling",
|
|
"interrogating",
|
|
"pumping",
|
|
"quizzing",
|
|
"polling",
|
|
"querying",
|
|
"surveying"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"acknowledging",
|
|
"commenting",
|
|
"communicating",
|
|
"corresponding",
|
|
"reacting",
|
|
"remarking",
|
|
"countering",
|
|
"defending",
|
|
"denying",
|
|
"explaining",
|
|
"fielding",
|
|
"rebutting",
|
|
"refuting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"answering",
|
|
"rejoining",
|
|
"replying",
|
|
"responding",
|
|
"retorting",
|
|
"returning",
|
|
"riposting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coming down (with)":{
|
|
"to become affected with (a disease or disorder)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I hope that you're not coming down with a cold"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coming back",
|
|
"gaining",
|
|
"healing",
|
|
"mending",
|
|
"recouping",
|
|
"recovering",
|
|
"recuperating",
|
|
"snapping back",
|
|
"rallying",
|
|
"rebounding",
|
|
"recovering (from)",
|
|
"shaking (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"breaking out (with)",
|
|
"dying (from)",
|
|
"succumbing (to)",
|
|
"failing",
|
|
"languishing",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"wasting (away)",
|
|
"weakening",
|
|
"wilting",
|
|
"withering",
|
|
"worsening"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catching",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"going down (with)",
|
|
"sickening (with)",
|
|
"taking"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coming round":{
|
|
"to gain consciousness again":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the medic waved smelling salts under his nose until he came round"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blacking out",
|
|
"fainting",
|
|
"passing out"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"pulling through",
|
|
"rallying",
|
|
"recovering",
|
|
"awakening",
|
|
"awaking",
|
|
"waking up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coming around",
|
|
"coming to",
|
|
"reviving"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dissenting"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's cool to the idea right now, but sooner or later she'll come round"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"rebuffing",
|
|
"refusing",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"scorning",
|
|
"spurning",
|
|
"denying",
|
|
"gainsaying"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"adopting",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"espousing",
|
|
"abiding",
|
|
"bearing (with)",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"standing",
|
|
"suffering",
|
|
"tolerating",
|
|
"stomaching",
|
|
"swallowing",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"bowing",
|
|
"knuckling under",
|
|
"relenting",
|
|
"submitting",
|
|
"succumbing",
|
|
"yielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acceding",
|
|
"acquiescing",
|
|
"agreeing",
|
|
"assenting",
|
|
"consenting",
|
|
"subscribing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comings":{
|
|
"the act of coming upon a scene":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decampments",
|
|
"departures",
|
|
"disappearances",
|
|
"exits",
|
|
"farewells",
|
|
"goings",
|
|
"leave-takings",
|
|
"partings"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the coming of the children meant we could finally get the party started"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dissipations",
|
|
"dissolutions",
|
|
"evaporations",
|
|
"fadeaways",
|
|
"passings",
|
|
"egresses",
|
|
"retirements",
|
|
"retreats",
|
|
"withdrawals",
|
|
"emigrations",
|
|
"evacuations",
|
|
"exoduses"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"approaches",
|
|
"entrances",
|
|
"ingresses",
|
|
"beginnings",
|
|
"births",
|
|
"commencements",
|
|
"dawns",
|
|
"debuts",
|
|
"d\u00e9buts",
|
|
"geneses",
|
|
"inceptions",
|
|
"mornings",
|
|
"onsets",
|
|
"starts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advents",
|
|
"appearances",
|
|
"arrivals",
|
|
"incomings"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commandeered":{
|
|
"to take control of (a vehicle) by force":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an airliner commandeered by terrorists"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"carjacked",
|
|
"skyjacked",
|
|
"appropriated",
|
|
"confiscated",
|
|
"expropriated",
|
|
"seized"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hijacked",
|
|
"highjacked"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"commandeered all of the equipment, as if the chem lab belonged solely to him"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"annexed",
|
|
"attached",
|
|
"claimed",
|
|
"confiscated",
|
|
"impounded",
|
|
"repossessed",
|
|
"sequestered",
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"collared",
|
|
"grabbed",
|
|
"grasped",
|
|
"snatched",
|
|
"stole",
|
|
"wrenched",
|
|
"wrested",
|
|
"despoiled",
|
|
"looted",
|
|
"pillaged",
|
|
"encroached",
|
|
"infringed",
|
|
"invaded",
|
|
"occupied",
|
|
"preoccupied",
|
|
"trespassed",
|
|
"embezzled",
|
|
"misapplied",
|
|
"misappropriated",
|
|
"misused",
|
|
"peculated"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appropriated",
|
|
"arrogated",
|
|
"converted",
|
|
"expropriated",
|
|
"pirated",
|
|
"preempted",
|
|
"pressed",
|
|
"seized",
|
|
"took over",
|
|
"usurped"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commendable":{
|
|
"deserving of high regard or great approval":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"censurable",
|
|
"discreditable",
|
|
"illaudable",
|
|
"reprehensible"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a commendable interest in classical music"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"base",
|
|
"contemptible",
|
|
"deplorable",
|
|
"despicable",
|
|
"detestable",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"infamous",
|
|
"lousy",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"notorious",
|
|
"pitiable",
|
|
"pitiful",
|
|
"scabby",
|
|
"scummy",
|
|
"scurvy",
|
|
"sorry",
|
|
"unlikable",
|
|
"unworthy",
|
|
"vile",
|
|
"worthless",
|
|
"wretched",
|
|
"disgraceful",
|
|
"dishonorable",
|
|
"disreputable",
|
|
"ignominious",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"scandalous",
|
|
"seamy",
|
|
"shady",
|
|
"shameful",
|
|
"shocking",
|
|
"sordid",
|
|
"unethical",
|
|
"unsavory"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"deserving",
|
|
"worthy",
|
|
"awesome",
|
|
"distinctive",
|
|
"distinguished",
|
|
"excellent",
|
|
"heady",
|
|
"honorable",
|
|
"impressive",
|
|
"noteworthy",
|
|
"noticeable",
|
|
"outstanding",
|
|
"redoubtable",
|
|
"reputable",
|
|
"respectable",
|
|
"invaluable",
|
|
"precious",
|
|
"priceless",
|
|
"valuable",
|
|
"delightful",
|
|
"enjoyable",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"ethical",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"high-minded",
|
|
"moral",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"principled"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admirable",
|
|
"applaudable",
|
|
"creditable",
|
|
"estimable",
|
|
"laudable",
|
|
"meritorious",
|
|
"praiseworthy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commendation":{
|
|
"a formal expression of praise":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a new novel that has received enthusiastic commendations from most of the critics"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"condemnation",
|
|
"denunciation",
|
|
"indictment",
|
|
"rebuke",
|
|
"reprimand",
|
|
"reproof",
|
|
"admonition",
|
|
"correction",
|
|
"harangue",
|
|
"lecture",
|
|
"sermon"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"award",
|
|
"decoration",
|
|
"dedication",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"prize",
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"acclamation",
|
|
"laudation",
|
|
"applause",
|
|
"plaudit(s)",
|
|
"bravo",
|
|
"hallelujah",
|
|
"kudo",
|
|
"approval",
|
|
"cachet",
|
|
"compliment",
|
|
"recommendation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accolade",
|
|
"citation",
|
|
"dithyramb",
|
|
"encomium",
|
|
"eulogium",
|
|
"eulogy",
|
|
"homage",
|
|
"hymn",
|
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"paean",
|
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"panegyric",
|
|
"salutation",
|
|
"tribute"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"a formal recognition of an achievement or praiseworthy deed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"a firefighter who has been awarded several commendations for bravery"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"decoration",
|
|
"medal",
|
|
"ribbon",
|
|
"accolade",
|
|
"award",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"kudo",
|
|
"prize",
|
|
"tribute",
|
|
"dedication"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledgment",
|
|
"acknowledgement",
|
|
"citation",
|
|
"mention"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"best wishes":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his Lordship extends his hearty commendations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dig",
|
|
"gibe",
|
|
"jibe",
|
|
"insult",
|
|
"put-down",
|
|
"taunt"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"approval",
|
|
"benediction",
|
|
"blessing",
|
|
"endorsement",
|
|
"indorsement",
|
|
"acknowledgment",
|
|
"acknowledgement",
|
|
"citation",
|
|
"commendation",
|
|
"adulation",
|
|
"flattery",
|
|
"praise",
|
|
"well-wishing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compliment",
|
|
"congratulations",
|
|
"felicitations",
|
|
"greetings",
|
|
"regards",
|
|
"respects"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commendations":{
|
|
"best wishes":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his Lordship extends his hearty commendations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dig",
|
|
"gibe",
|
|
"jibe",
|
|
"insult",
|
|
"put-down",
|
|
"taunt"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"approval",
|
|
"benediction",
|
|
"blessing",
|
|
"endorsement",
|
|
"indorsement",
|
|
"acknowledgment",
|
|
"acknowledgement",
|
|
"citation",
|
|
"commendation",
|
|
"adulation",
|
|
"flattery",
|
|
"praise",
|
|
"well-wishing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compliment",
|
|
"congratulations",
|
|
"felicitations",
|
|
"greetings",
|
|
"regards",
|
|
"respects"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commending":{
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"retaining"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I commend my fate into your hands"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaining",
|
|
"holding back",
|
|
"reserving",
|
|
"withholding",
|
|
"owning",
|
|
"possessing",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"receiving",
|
|
"taking in",
|
|
"occupying",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"taking over"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"conferring",
|
|
"granting",
|
|
"assigning",
|
|
"dealing (out)",
|
|
"dispensing",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"distributing",
|
|
"dividing",
|
|
"handing in",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"relinquishing",
|
|
"submitting",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"turning in",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"bequeathing",
|
|
"handing down",
|
|
"handing on",
|
|
"willing",
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"lending",
|
|
"loaning",
|
|
"furnishing",
|
|
"supplying",
|
|
"recommitting",
|
|
"redelivering",
|
|
"retransferring",
|
|
"retransmitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"committing",
|
|
"confiding",
|
|
"consigning",
|
|
"delegating",
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"entrusting",
|
|
"intrusting",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"giving over",
|
|
"handing",
|
|
"handing over",
|
|
"leaving",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"recommending",
|
|
"reposing",
|
|
"transferring",
|
|
"transmitting",
|
|
"trusting",
|
|
"turning over",
|
|
"vesting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comment":{
|
|
"a briefly expressed opinion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"just ate the food without offering even a single comment"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"analysis",
|
|
"commentary",
|
|
"exposition",
|
|
"aside",
|
|
"obiter dictum",
|
|
"annotation",
|
|
"belief",
|
|
"conviction",
|
|
"eye",
|
|
"feeling",
|
|
"judgment",
|
|
"judgement",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"notion",
|
|
"persuasion",
|
|
"sentiment",
|
|
"verdict",
|
|
"view",
|
|
"advice",
|
|
"input"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"note",
|
|
"reflection",
|
|
"remark"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a series of explanations or observations on something (as an event)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the pundit's comments on the political events of the previous week were astute as usual"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"annotation",
|
|
"explication",
|
|
"descant",
|
|
"discant",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"observation",
|
|
"remark",
|
|
"report",
|
|
"review",
|
|
"write-up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"analysis",
|
|
"commentary",
|
|
"exposition",
|
|
"play-by-play"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make a statement of one's opinion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"commenting on recent developments in the Middle East"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"commentate",
|
|
"articulate",
|
|
"express",
|
|
"say",
|
|
"speak",
|
|
"state",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"tell",
|
|
"utter",
|
|
"verbalize",
|
|
"vocalize",
|
|
"conjecture",
|
|
"daresay",
|
|
"guess",
|
|
"speculate",
|
|
"suppose",
|
|
"surmise"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"editorialize",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"observe",
|
|
"opine",
|
|
"reflect",
|
|
"remark",
|
|
"weigh in"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commentated":{
|
|
"as in annotated , glossed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in opined , editorialized":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commentates":{
|
|
"as in annotates , glosses":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in opines , editorializes":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commentator":{
|
|
"as in analyst , columnist":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in broadcaster , announcer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commentators":{
|
|
"as in analysts , columnists":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in broadcasters , announcers":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commented":{
|
|
"to make a statement of one's opinion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"commenting on recent developments in the Middle East"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"commentated",
|
|
"articulated",
|
|
"expressed",
|
|
"said",
|
|
"spoke",
|
|
"stated",
|
|
"talked",
|
|
"told",
|
|
"uttered",
|
|
"verbalized",
|
|
"vocalized",
|
|
"conjectured",
|
|
"daresaid",
|
|
"guessed",
|
|
"speculated",
|
|
"supposed",
|
|
"surmised"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allowed",
|
|
"editorialized",
|
|
"noted",
|
|
"observed",
|
|
"opined",
|
|
"reflected",
|
|
"remarked",
|
|
"weighed in"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comments":{
|
|
"a series of explanations or observations on something (as an event)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the pundit's comments on the political events of the previous week were astute as usual"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"annotation",
|
|
"explication",
|
|
"descant",
|
|
"discant",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"observation",
|
|
"remark",
|
|
"report",
|
|
"review",
|
|
"write-up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"analysis",
|
|
"commentary",
|
|
"exposition",
|
|
"play-by-play"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make a statement of one's opinion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"commenting on recent developments in the Middle East"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"commentates",
|
|
"articulates",
|
|
"expresses",
|
|
"says",
|
|
"speaks",
|
|
"states",
|
|
"talks",
|
|
"tells",
|
|
"utters",
|
|
"verbalizes",
|
|
"vocalizes",
|
|
"conjectures",
|
|
"daresays",
|
|
"guesses",
|
|
"speculates",
|
|
"supposes",
|
|
"surmises"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allows",
|
|
"editorializes",
|
|
"notes",
|
|
"observes",
|
|
"opines",
|
|
"reflects",
|
|
"remarks",
|
|
"weighs in"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commercialistic":{
|
|
"as in materialistic , philistine":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commercialize":{
|
|
"as in commodify":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comminute":{
|
|
"to reduce to fine particles":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"eons of incessant pounding by the waves have comminuted the once-rocky shoreline into a bed of fine-grained sand"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"grate",
|
|
"kibble",
|
|
"crumble",
|
|
"crunch",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"dash",
|
|
"fracture",
|
|
"fragment",
|
|
"shatter",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"splinter",
|
|
"micronize"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"atomize",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"bray",
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"disintegrate",
|
|
"grind",
|
|
"mill",
|
|
"mull",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"powder",
|
|
"pulverize"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comminuted":{
|
|
"as in pulverized , reduced":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to reduce to fine particles":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"eons of incessant pounding by the waves have comminuted the once-rocky shoreline into a bed of fine-grained sand"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"grated",
|
|
"kibbled",
|
|
"crumbled",
|
|
"crunched",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"busted",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"dashed",
|
|
"fractured",
|
|
"fragmented",
|
|
"shattered",
|
|
"smashed",
|
|
"splintered",
|
|
"micronized"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"atomized",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"brayed",
|
|
"crushed",
|
|
"disintegrated",
|
|
"ground",
|
|
"milled",
|
|
"mulled",
|
|
"pounded",
|
|
"powdered",
|
|
"pulverized"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commissions":{
|
|
"a select group of persons assigned to consider or take action on some matter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"reported to a UN commission on the AIDS crisis"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"standing committees",
|
|
"steering committees",
|
|
"subcommittees",
|
|
"delegations",
|
|
"missions",
|
|
"assemblies",
|
|
"bodies",
|
|
"congresses",
|
|
"convocations",
|
|
"councils",
|
|
"synods"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"committees",
|
|
"panels"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the doing of an action":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonfulfillments",
|
|
"nonperformances"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a single burglar was responsible for the commission of all the break-ins"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"dispatches",
|
|
"expeditions",
|
|
"administrations",
|
|
"directions",
|
|
"handlings",
|
|
"managements",
|
|
"applications",
|
|
"operations",
|
|
"practices",
|
|
"practises"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accomplishments",
|
|
"achievements",
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"enactments",
|
|
"executions",
|
|
"fulfillments",
|
|
"fulfilments",
|
|
"implementations",
|
|
"performances",
|
|
"perpetrations",
|
|
"prosecutions",
|
|
"pursuances"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the granting of power to perform various acts or duties":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"President Jefferson's commission to Lewis and Clark to explore the Louisiana Territory"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"commendations",
|
|
"consignments",
|
|
"entrustments",
|
|
"facilitations",
|
|
"promotions",
|
|
"orderings"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accreditations",
|
|
"authorizations",
|
|
"delegations",
|
|
"empowerments",
|
|
"licenses",
|
|
"licences",
|
|
"mandates"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the state or fact of being chosen for a position or duty":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"dismissals",
|
|
"dismissions",
|
|
"expulsions",
|
|
"firings"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her commission as head of the investigation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blackballs",
|
|
"rejections",
|
|
"depositions",
|
|
"dethronements",
|
|
"ejections",
|
|
"evictions",
|
|
"ousters",
|
|
"overthrows",
|
|
"removals"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"billets",
|
|
"gigs",
|
|
"jobs",
|
|
"offices",
|
|
"places",
|
|
"positions",
|
|
"situations",
|
|
"spots",
|
|
"stations",
|
|
"authorizations",
|
|
"delegations",
|
|
"deputations",
|
|
"emplacements",
|
|
"placements",
|
|
"rankings",
|
|
"anointments",
|
|
"inductions",
|
|
"installations",
|
|
"installments",
|
|
"instalments",
|
|
"investitures",
|
|
"investments",
|
|
"ordinations",
|
|
"choices",
|
|
"destinations",
|
|
"elections",
|
|
"nominations",
|
|
"selections"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appointments",
|
|
"assignments",
|
|
"designations"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to appoint as one's representative":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"plans to commission a deputy to investigate the matter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abrogates",
|
|
"abdicates"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"assigns",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"appoints",
|
|
"designates",
|
|
"names",
|
|
"nominates"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"delegates",
|
|
"deputes",
|
|
"deputizes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give a task, duty, or responsibility to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"was commissioned to do the biography"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"confers",
|
|
"imposes",
|
|
"commits",
|
|
"confides",
|
|
"consigns",
|
|
"delegates",
|
|
"recommends",
|
|
"relegates",
|
|
"reposes",
|
|
"allocates",
|
|
"allots",
|
|
"authorizes",
|
|
"empowers",
|
|
"invests"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assigns",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"entrusts",
|
|
"intrusts",
|
|
"tasks",
|
|
"trusts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give official or legal power to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disqualifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"was commissioned lieutenant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bans",
|
|
"bars",
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"constrains",
|
|
"denies",
|
|
"disallows",
|
|
"disbars",
|
|
"discourages",
|
|
"disenfranchises",
|
|
"disfranchises",
|
|
"excludes",
|
|
"hinders",
|
|
"holds back",
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
"inhibits",
|
|
"obstructs",
|
|
"prevents",
|
|
"shuts out",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"enjoins",
|
|
"forbids",
|
|
"interdicts",
|
|
"outlaws",
|
|
"prohibits",
|
|
"proscribes",
|
|
"vetoes"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"approves",
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"credentials",
|
|
"endorses",
|
|
"indorses",
|
|
"OKs",
|
|
"okays",
|
|
"sanctions",
|
|
"affirms",
|
|
"confirms",
|
|
"validates",
|
|
"inaugurates",
|
|
"inducts",
|
|
"initiates",
|
|
"installs",
|
|
"instates",
|
|
"swears in",
|
|
"allows",
|
|
"lets",
|
|
"permits",
|
|
"enfranchises",
|
|
"entitles",
|
|
"privileges"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accredits",
|
|
"authorizes",
|
|
"certifies",
|
|
"charters",
|
|
"empowers",
|
|
"enables",
|
|
"invests",
|
|
"licenses",
|
|
"licences",
|
|
"qualifies",
|
|
"vests",
|
|
"warrants"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"expels",
|
|
"fires"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"commissioned him to head the office of veterans affairs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blackballs",
|
|
"deposes",
|
|
"dethrones",
|
|
"displaces",
|
|
"ejects",
|
|
"evicts",
|
|
"ousts",
|
|
"overthrows",
|
|
"removes",
|
|
"throws out",
|
|
"uncrowns",
|
|
"unmakes",
|
|
"unseats"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"authorizes",
|
|
"delegates",
|
|
"deputes",
|
|
"deputizes",
|
|
"anoints",
|
|
"consecrates",
|
|
"creates",
|
|
"inaugurates",
|
|
"inducts",
|
|
"installs",
|
|
"instates",
|
|
"institutes",
|
|
"invests",
|
|
"makes",
|
|
"ordains",
|
|
"crowns",
|
|
"enthrones",
|
|
"thrones",
|
|
"chooses",
|
|
"destines",
|
|
"drafts",
|
|
"elects",
|
|
"handpicks",
|
|
"selects",
|
|
"singles (out)",
|
|
"votes (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appoints",
|
|
"assigns",
|
|
"attaches",
|
|
"constitutes",
|
|
"designates",
|
|
"details",
|
|
"names",
|
|
"nominates",
|
|
"places"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commixture":{
|
|
"as in immixture , interfusion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commixtures":{
|
|
"as in immixtures , interfusions":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commodified":{
|
|
"to treat (something that cannot be owned or that everyone has a right to) like a product that can be bought and sold":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Do we really want to commodify our water supply?",
|
|
"I feel like our culture is being commodified ."
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commodities":{
|
|
"products that are bought and sold in business":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"commodities such as sugar and oil"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"line",
|
|
"export",
|
|
"import",
|
|
"inventory",
|
|
"staples",
|
|
"stock",
|
|
"stuff",
|
|
"supply",
|
|
"job lot",
|
|
"domestics",
|
|
"durables",
|
|
"durable goods",
|
|
"hard goods"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"goods",
|
|
"merchandise",
|
|
"wares"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"common":{
|
|
"being of the type that is encountered in the normal course of events":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abnormal",
|
|
"exceptional",
|
|
"extraordinary",
|
|
"odd",
|
|
"out-of-the-way",
|
|
"strange",
|
|
"unusual"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"just a common house cat but an extraordinary friend"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"curious",
|
|
"funny",
|
|
"peculiar",
|
|
"quaint",
|
|
"queer",
|
|
"aberrant",
|
|
"anomalous",
|
|
"atypical",
|
|
"irregular",
|
|
"untypical",
|
|
"rare",
|
|
"recherch\u00e9",
|
|
"scarce",
|
|
"fantastic",
|
|
"fantastical",
|
|
"phenomenal",
|
|
"bizarre",
|
|
"far-out",
|
|
"Kafkaesque",
|
|
"outrageous",
|
|
"outr\u00e9",
|
|
"wacky",
|
|
"whacky",
|
|
"way-out",
|
|
"weird",
|
|
"wild",
|
|
"eccentric",
|
|
"idiosyncratic",
|
|
"kooky",
|
|
"kookie",
|
|
"nonconformist",
|
|
"oddball",
|
|
"offbeat",
|
|
"unconventional",
|
|
"unorthodox",
|
|
"freak",
|
|
"freakish",
|
|
"conspicuous",
|
|
"notable",
|
|
"novel",
|
|
"outstanding",
|
|
"prominent",
|
|
"salient",
|
|
"signal",
|
|
"striking",
|
|
"unexampled",
|
|
"unprecedented",
|
|
"singular",
|
|
"unique",
|
|
"unparalleled"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"regular",
|
|
"typical",
|
|
"unextraordinary",
|
|
"familiar",
|
|
"homely",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"plain-Jane",
|
|
"popular",
|
|
"vulgar",
|
|
"natural",
|
|
"customary",
|
|
"wonted",
|
|
"insignificant",
|
|
"trivial",
|
|
"unimportant",
|
|
"frequent",
|
|
"habitual",
|
|
"expected",
|
|
"predictable"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"average",
|
|
"commonplace",
|
|
"cut-and-dried",
|
|
"cut-and-dry",
|
|
"everyday",
|
|
"garden-variety",
|
|
"normal",
|
|
"ordinary",
|
|
"prosaic",
|
|
"routine",
|
|
"run-of-the-mill",
|
|
"standard",
|
|
"standard-issue",
|
|
"unexceptional",
|
|
"unremarkable",
|
|
"usual",
|
|
"workaday"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"belonging or relating to the whole":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"individual",
|
|
"particular"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"facts of common knowledge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"component",
|
|
"constituent",
|
|
"cross-sectional",
|
|
"divisional",
|
|
"fragmentary",
|
|
"partial",
|
|
"local",
|
|
"localized",
|
|
"regional",
|
|
"sectional"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"all-embracing",
|
|
"broad",
|
|
"broad-gauge",
|
|
"broad-gauged",
|
|
"broadscale",
|
|
"comprehensive",
|
|
"extensive",
|
|
"inclusionary",
|
|
"overarching",
|
|
"pervasive",
|
|
"sweeping",
|
|
"ubiquitous",
|
|
"wholesale",
|
|
"wide",
|
|
"widespread",
|
|
"aggregate",
|
|
"collective",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"plenary",
|
|
"planetary",
|
|
"worldwide"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"across-the-board",
|
|
"blanket",
|
|
"broad-brush",
|
|
"general",
|
|
"generic",
|
|
"global",
|
|
"overall",
|
|
"universal"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"belonging to the class of people of low social or economic rank":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aristocratic",
|
|
"blue-blooded",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"high",
|
|
"highborn",
|
|
"highbred",
|
|
"lofty",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"patrician",
|
|
"upper-class",
|
|
"upper-crust",
|
|
"wellborn"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a man of wealth and privilege who mingled without pretense with the common folk"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"eminent",
|
|
"illustrious",
|
|
"notable",
|
|
"prominent"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bourgeois",
|
|
"middle-class",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"poor",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"working-class",
|
|
"d\u00e9class\u00e9",
|
|
"down-market",
|
|
"downscale"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baseborn",
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"ignoble",
|
|
"inferior",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"low-life",
|
|
"lowborn",
|
|
"lower-class",
|
|
"lowly",
|
|
"lumpen",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"plebeian",
|
|
"prole",
|
|
"proletarian",
|
|
"unwashed",
|
|
"vulgar"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"held by or applicable to a majority of the people":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"uncommon",
|
|
"unpopular"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a politician who works not for the special interests but for the common good"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"rare",
|
|
"strange",
|
|
"unknown",
|
|
"unusual",
|
|
"distinctive",
|
|
"especial",
|
|
"idiosyncratic",
|
|
"peculiar",
|
|
"special",
|
|
"unique",
|
|
"individual",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"singular",
|
|
"nonpublic",
|
|
"personal",
|
|
"private"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"unanimous",
|
|
"universal",
|
|
"pop",
|
|
"everyday",
|
|
"familiar",
|
|
"household",
|
|
"usual",
|
|
"well-known",
|
|
"contemporary",
|
|
"current",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"dominant",
|
|
"predominant",
|
|
"preponderant",
|
|
"characteristic",
|
|
"typical",
|
|
"pandemic",
|
|
"pervasive",
|
|
"prevalent",
|
|
"rife",
|
|
"widespread",
|
|
"communal",
|
|
"shared"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"general",
|
|
"majority",
|
|
"overall",
|
|
"popular",
|
|
"prevailing",
|
|
"public",
|
|
"received",
|
|
"ruling",
|
|
"vulgar"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lacking in refinement or good taste":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"civilized",
|
|
"cultivated",
|
|
"cultured",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"tasteful",
|
|
"ultrarefined",
|
|
"well-bred"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"embarrassed by the common manners of his new in-laws"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aristocratic",
|
|
"courtly",
|
|
"patrician",
|
|
"elegant",
|
|
"graceful",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"considerate",
|
|
"gracious",
|
|
"sensitive",
|
|
"thoughtful",
|
|
"citified",
|
|
"sophisticated",
|
|
"urbane"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"boorish",
|
|
"churlish",
|
|
"cloddish",
|
|
"clownish",
|
|
"loutish",
|
|
"ungentlemanly",
|
|
"clumsy",
|
|
"lubberly",
|
|
"lumpish",
|
|
"oafish",
|
|
"inconsiderate",
|
|
"indelicate",
|
|
"insensitive",
|
|
"thoughtless",
|
|
"countrified",
|
|
"countryfied",
|
|
"provincial",
|
|
"rustic",
|
|
"rustical",
|
|
"unsophisticated",
|
|
"graceless",
|
|
"inelegant",
|
|
"tacky",
|
|
"animallike",
|
|
"barbaric",
|
|
"barbarous",
|
|
"uncivilized",
|
|
"mannerless",
|
|
"unmannered",
|
|
"unmannerly"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"crass",
|
|
"crude",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"ill-bred",
|
|
"illiberal",
|
|
"incult",
|
|
"insensible",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"lowbred",
|
|
"lowbrow",
|
|
"raffish",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"rough-hewn",
|
|
"roughneck",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"rugged",
|
|
"tasteless",
|
|
"uncouth",
|
|
"uncultivated",
|
|
"uncultured",
|
|
"unpolished",
|
|
"unrefined",
|
|
"vulgar"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"of average to below average quality":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"has a common singing voice that's good enough for performing at those venues"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"A1",
|
|
"capital",
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"classic",
|
|
"distinguished",
|
|
"excellent",
|
|
"exceptional",
|
|
"exquisite",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"fantastic",
|
|
"first-class",
|
|
"first-rate",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"matchless",
|
|
"maximum",
|
|
"nifty",
|
|
"number one",
|
|
"No. 1",
|
|
"optimal",
|
|
"optimum",
|
|
"outstanding",
|
|
"par excellence",
|
|
"peerless",
|
|
"preeminent",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"sensational",
|
|
"special",
|
|
"splendid",
|
|
"stellar",
|
|
"sterling",
|
|
"superb",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"superlative",
|
|
"supreme",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"terrific",
|
|
"tip-top",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"top-notch",
|
|
"unmatched",
|
|
"unparalleled",
|
|
"unsurpassed",
|
|
"deficient",
|
|
"inadequate",
|
|
"insufficient",
|
|
"lacking",
|
|
"unacceptable",
|
|
"unsatisfactory",
|
|
"wanting"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"acceptable",
|
|
"adequate",
|
|
"all right",
|
|
"alright",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"OK",
|
|
"okay",
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
"satisfactory",
|
|
"sufficient",
|
|
"sufficing",
|
|
"tolerable",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"presentable",
|
|
"respectable",
|
|
"minimal",
|
|
"unexceptional",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"nice"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fair",
|
|
"indifferent",
|
|
"mediocre",
|
|
"medium",
|
|
"middling",
|
|
"ordinary",
|
|
"passable",
|
|
"run-of-the-mill",
|
|
"run-of-the-mine",
|
|
"run-of-mine",
|
|
"second-class",
|
|
"second-rate",
|
|
"so-so"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"of low quality":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"excellent",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"first-class",
|
|
"first-rate",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"high-grade",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"top-notch"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"furniture of common workmanship that did not justify the high prices"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"elegant",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"tasteful",
|
|
"handcrafted",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"refined"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"useless",
|
|
"valueless",
|
|
"worthless",
|
|
"indifferent",
|
|
"lackluster",
|
|
"second-class",
|
|
"brummagem",
|
|
"flashy",
|
|
"garish",
|
|
"gaudy",
|
|
"glitzy",
|
|
"kitsch",
|
|
"kitschy",
|
|
"meretricious",
|
|
"ostentatious",
|
|
"showy",
|
|
"splashy",
|
|
"swank",
|
|
"swanky",
|
|
"tawdry",
|
|
"seedy",
|
|
"shabby",
|
|
"tacky",
|
|
"counterfeit",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"phony",
|
|
"phoney",
|
|
"sham",
|
|
"supercheap",
|
|
"ultracheap"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"bargain-basement",
|
|
"bum",
|
|
"cheap",
|
|
"cheapjack",
|
|
"cheesy",
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"crappy",
|
|
"cut-rate",
|
|
"el cheapo",
|
|
"execrable",
|
|
"gimcrack",
|
|
"inferior",
|
|
"junky",
|
|
"lousy",
|
|
"low-grade",
|
|
"low-rent",
|
|
"mediocre",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"poor",
|
|
"rotten",
|
|
"rubbishy",
|
|
"schlock",
|
|
"schlocky",
|
|
"shlock",
|
|
"shlocky",
|
|
"second-rate",
|
|
"shoddy",
|
|
"sleazy",
|
|
"terrible",
|
|
"trashy",
|
|
"trumpery",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"often observed or encountered":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"extraordinary",
|
|
"infrequent",
|
|
"rare",
|
|
"seldom",
|
|
"uncommon",
|
|
"unfamiliar",
|
|
"unusual"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"horse ranches are a common sight in that part of the state"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aberrant",
|
|
"abnormal",
|
|
"irregular",
|
|
"unnatural",
|
|
"intermittent",
|
|
"occasional",
|
|
"sporadic"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"normal",
|
|
"regular",
|
|
"standard",
|
|
"de rigueur",
|
|
"mandatory",
|
|
"obligatory",
|
|
"general",
|
|
"universal",
|
|
"ceaseless",
|
|
"constant",
|
|
"continual",
|
|
"continuous",
|
|
"incessant",
|
|
"unceasing",
|
|
"endemic",
|
|
"popular",
|
|
"prevailing",
|
|
"prevalent",
|
|
"rampant",
|
|
"perennial",
|
|
"recurrent",
|
|
"repeated"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"common or garden",
|
|
"commonplace",
|
|
"everyday",
|
|
"familiar",
|
|
"frequent",
|
|
"garden-variety",
|
|
"household",
|
|
"ordinary",
|
|
"quotidian",
|
|
"routine",
|
|
"ubiquitous",
|
|
"usual"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"used or done by a number of people as a group":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"exclusive",
|
|
"individual",
|
|
"one-man",
|
|
"one-sided",
|
|
"one-way",
|
|
"single",
|
|
"sole",
|
|
"solitary",
|
|
"unilateral"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"used a common bathroom while at the campground"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"personal",
|
|
"private",
|
|
"independent",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"several",
|
|
"esoteric",
|
|
"particular",
|
|
"special",
|
|
"specialized"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bilateral",
|
|
"consensual",
|
|
"reciprocal",
|
|
"symbiotic",
|
|
"synergic",
|
|
"synergistic",
|
|
"two-way",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"popular",
|
|
"general",
|
|
"generic",
|
|
"universal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"collaborative",
|
|
"collective",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"communal",
|
|
"concerted",
|
|
"conjoint",
|
|
"conjunct",
|
|
"cooperative",
|
|
"joint",
|
|
"multiple",
|
|
"mutual",
|
|
"pooled",
|
|
"public",
|
|
"shared",
|
|
"united"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"commonness":{
|
|
"the fact or state of happening often":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"infrequence",
|
|
"infrequency",
|
|
"rareness",
|
|
"uncommonness",
|
|
"unusualness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tardiness of as much commonness as the rising of the sun"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"chronicity",
|
|
"constancy",
|
|
"continuousness",
|
|
"regularity",
|
|
"appearance",
|
|
"incidence",
|
|
"occurrence"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"frequence",
|
|
"frequency",
|
|
"frequentness",
|
|
"prevalence"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cultivation",
|
|
"genteelness",
|
|
"gentility",
|
|
"polish",
|
|
"refinement",
|
|
"tastefulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the socialites were appalled by the newcomer's commonness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"courtliness",
|
|
"urbanity",
|
|
"elegance",
|
|
"grace",
|
|
"graciousness",
|
|
"consideration",
|
|
"sensitivity",
|
|
"thoughtfulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"boorishness",
|
|
"brutishness",
|
|
"churlishness",
|
|
"clownishness",
|
|
"loutishness",
|
|
"rowdiness",
|
|
"rusticity",
|
|
"uncouthness",
|
|
"artlessness",
|
|
"gracelessness",
|
|
"inelegance",
|
|
"unsophistication",
|
|
"insensitiveness",
|
|
"insensitivity",
|
|
"thoughtlessness",
|
|
"kitsch",
|
|
"tackiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coarseness",
|
|
"crassness",
|
|
"crudeness",
|
|
"crudity",
|
|
"grossness",
|
|
"indelicacy",
|
|
"indelicateness",
|
|
"lowness",
|
|
"raffishness",
|
|
"rawness",
|
|
"roughness",
|
|
"rudeness",
|
|
"tastelessness",
|
|
"vulgarity"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commonsense":{
|
|
"based on sound reasoning or information":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"groundless",
|
|
"illogical",
|
|
"invalid",
|
|
"irrational",
|
|
"nonrational",
|
|
"nonsensical",
|
|
"nonvalid",
|
|
"unfounded",
|
|
"uninformed",
|
|
"unjustified",
|
|
"unreasonable",
|
|
"unreasoned",
|
|
"unsound"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the commonsense interpretation of this so-called mysterious sighting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"unsubstantiated",
|
|
"unsupported",
|
|
"unwarranted",
|
|
"flimsy",
|
|
"implausible",
|
|
"unconvincing",
|
|
"weak",
|
|
"fallacious",
|
|
"false",
|
|
"misguided",
|
|
"misled"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"actual",
|
|
"real",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"certain",
|
|
"sure",
|
|
"certified",
|
|
"validated",
|
|
"verified",
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"corroborated",
|
|
"substantiated",
|
|
"cogent",
|
|
"convincing",
|
|
"colorable",
|
|
"credible",
|
|
"plausible"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commonsensible",
|
|
"commonsensical",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"informed",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"justified",
|
|
"levelheaded",
|
|
"logical",
|
|
"rational",
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
"reasoned",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"solid",
|
|
"valid",
|
|
"well-founded"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the ability to make intelligent decisions especially in everyday matters":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"imprudence",
|
|
"indiscretion"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"common sense should tell you not to meet face-to-face with someone who is just an online acquaintance"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"shortsightedness",
|
|
"brainlessness",
|
|
"foolishness",
|
|
"half-wittedness",
|
|
"idiocy",
|
|
"senselessness",
|
|
"stupidity",
|
|
"carelessness",
|
|
"heedlessness",
|
|
"unreasonableness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"street smarts",
|
|
"farsightedness",
|
|
"forehandedness",
|
|
"foresight",
|
|
"foresightedness",
|
|
"forethoughtfulness",
|
|
"judgment",
|
|
"judgement",
|
|
"brains",
|
|
"gray matter",
|
|
"intelligence",
|
|
"logicality",
|
|
"logicalness",
|
|
"practicality",
|
|
"rationality",
|
|
"rationalness",
|
|
"discernment",
|
|
"discrimination",
|
|
"insight",
|
|
"sagacity",
|
|
"sapience",
|
|
"acumen",
|
|
"astuteness",
|
|
"clearheadedness",
|
|
"keenness",
|
|
"penetration",
|
|
"perspicacity",
|
|
"shrewdness",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"caution",
|
|
"circumspection",
|
|
"precaution",
|
|
"premeditation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"discreetness",
|
|
"discretion",
|
|
"gumption",
|
|
"horse sense",
|
|
"levelheadedness",
|
|
"nous",
|
|
"policy",
|
|
"prudence",
|
|
"sense",
|
|
"sensibleness",
|
|
"wisdom",
|
|
"wit"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"communicate":{
|
|
"to cause (something) to pass from one to another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the infected cook unknowingly communicated the disease to hundreds of people"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"come down (with)",
|
|
"contract"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"hand over",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"turn over",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"diffuse",
|
|
"disseminate",
|
|
"propagate",
|
|
"hand down",
|
|
"hand on",
|
|
"contaminate",
|
|
"infect",
|
|
"poison"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conduct",
|
|
"convey",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"impart",
|
|
"spread",
|
|
"transfer",
|
|
"transfuse",
|
|
"transmit"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to engage in an exchange of information or ideas":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"for decades the two medical centers have been communicating about cancer research"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"correspond",
|
|
"converse",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"message",
|
|
"bond",
|
|
"commune",
|
|
"relate",
|
|
"accost",
|
|
"approach",
|
|
"board",
|
|
"contact"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brainstorm",
|
|
"intercommunicate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make known (something abstract) through outward signs":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his voice communicated a certain distrust and wariness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belie",
|
|
"misrepresent",
|
|
"distort",
|
|
"falsify",
|
|
"garble",
|
|
"twist",
|
|
"camouflage",
|
|
"disguise",
|
|
"gild",
|
|
"gloss (over)",
|
|
"varnish",
|
|
"whitewash",
|
|
"conceal",
|
|
"counterfeit",
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"mask",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"occlude",
|
|
"veil"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"disclose",
|
|
"unbosom",
|
|
"uncloak",
|
|
"uncover",
|
|
"advertise",
|
|
"air",
|
|
"announce",
|
|
"blaze",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"placard",
|
|
"proclaim",
|
|
"publicize",
|
|
"sound",
|
|
"trumpet",
|
|
"project"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bespeak",
|
|
"betray",
|
|
"declare",
|
|
"demonstrate",
|
|
"display",
|
|
"evince",
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"give away",
|
|
"manifest",
|
|
"reveal",
|
|
"show"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"communicate (with)":{
|
|
"to transmit information or requests to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"communicating with other ham radio enthusiasts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"get through (to)",
|
|
"acquaint",
|
|
"advise",
|
|
"apprise",
|
|
"brief",
|
|
"clue",
|
|
"enlighten",
|
|
"familiarize",
|
|
"fill in",
|
|
"inform",
|
|
"instruct",
|
|
"notify",
|
|
"tell",
|
|
"wise (up)",
|
|
"buzz",
|
|
"call",
|
|
"phone",
|
|
"ring (up)",
|
|
"telephone",
|
|
"keep up (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"address",
|
|
"contact",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"reach"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"communicating":{
|
|
"as in connected , connecting":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (something) to pass from one to another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the infected cook unknowingly communicated the disease to hundreds of people"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"catching",
|
|
"coming down (with)",
|
|
"contracting"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"handing over",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"turning over",
|
|
"broadcasting",
|
|
"diffusing",
|
|
"disseminating",
|
|
"propagating",
|
|
"handing down",
|
|
"handing on",
|
|
"contaminating",
|
|
"infecting",
|
|
"poisoning"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conducting",
|
|
"conveying",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"imparting",
|
|
"spreading",
|
|
"transferring",
|
|
"transfusing",
|
|
"transmitting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to engage in an exchange of information or ideas":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"for decades the two medical centers have been communicating about cancer research"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"corresponding",
|
|
"conversing",
|
|
"talking",
|
|
"messaging",
|
|
"bonding",
|
|
"communing",
|
|
"relating",
|
|
"accosting",
|
|
"approaching",
|
|
"boarding",
|
|
"contacting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brainstorming",
|
|
"intercommunicating"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make known (something abstract) through outward signs":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his voice communicated a certain distrust and wariness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belying",
|
|
"misrepresenting",
|
|
"distorting",
|
|
"falsifying",
|
|
"garbling",
|
|
"twisting",
|
|
"camouflaging",
|
|
"disguising",
|
|
"gilding",
|
|
"glossing (over)",
|
|
"varnishing",
|
|
"whitewashing",
|
|
"concealing",
|
|
"counterfeiting",
|
|
"covering",
|
|
"hiding",
|
|
"masking",
|
|
"obscuring",
|
|
"occluding",
|
|
"veiling"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"baring",
|
|
"disclosing",
|
|
"unbosoming",
|
|
"uncloaking",
|
|
"uncovering",
|
|
"advertising",
|
|
"airing",
|
|
"announcing",
|
|
"blazing",
|
|
"broadcasting",
|
|
"placarding",
|
|
"proclaiming",
|
|
"publicizing",
|
|
"sounding",
|
|
"trumpeting",
|
|
"projecting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bespeaking",
|
|
"betraying",
|
|
"declaring",
|
|
"demonstrating",
|
|
"displaying",
|
|
"evincing",
|
|
"exposing",
|
|
"giving away",
|
|
"manifesting",
|
|
"revealing",
|
|
"showing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"communicating (with)":{
|
|
"to transmit information or requests to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"communicating with other ham radio enthusiasts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"getting through (to)",
|
|
"acquainting",
|
|
"advising",
|
|
"apprising",
|
|
"briefing",
|
|
"clueing",
|
|
"cluing",
|
|
"enlightening",
|
|
"familiarizing",
|
|
"filling in",
|
|
"informing",
|
|
"instructing",
|
|
"notifying",
|
|
"telling",
|
|
"wising (up)",
|
|
"buzzing",
|
|
"calling",
|
|
"phoning",
|
|
"ringing (up)",
|
|
"telephoning",
|
|
"keeping up (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addressing",
|
|
"contacting",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"reaching"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"communicative":{
|
|
"characterized by abundant communication and expression":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The child was shy and not very communicative .",
|
|
"The workplace had a friendly and communicative atmosphere."
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"communiqu\u00e9":{
|
|
"a published statement informing the public of a matter of general interest":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a White House communiqu\u00e9"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"broadside",
|
|
"brochure",
|
|
"circular",
|
|
"flyer",
|
|
"flier",
|
|
"fly sheet",
|
|
"gazette",
|
|
"handbill",
|
|
"handout",
|
|
"bill",
|
|
"billboard",
|
|
"placard",
|
|
"playbill",
|
|
"poster",
|
|
"show bill",
|
|
"sign",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"cablecast",
|
|
"newscast",
|
|
"telecast",
|
|
"advertising",
|
|
"billing",
|
|
"blurb",
|
|
"come-on",
|
|
"commercial",
|
|
"message",
|
|
"pitch",
|
|
"plugola",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"word",
|
|
"communication",
|
|
"dispatch",
|
|
"report",
|
|
"annunciation",
|
|
"declaration",
|
|
"edict",
|
|
"proclamation",
|
|
"promulgation",
|
|
"pronouncement",
|
|
"pronunciamento",
|
|
"rescript",
|
|
"signification",
|
|
"ballyhoo",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"buildup",
|
|
"campaign",
|
|
"plug",
|
|
"promo",
|
|
"promotion",
|
|
"propaganda",
|
|
"publicity"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ad",
|
|
"advert",
|
|
"advertisement",
|
|
"announcement",
|
|
"bulletin",
|
|
"notice",
|
|
"notification",
|
|
"posting",
|
|
"release"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commutations":{
|
|
"a giving or taking of one thing of value in return for another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an international commutation of food for oil"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"replacements",
|
|
"substitutions",
|
|
"reciprocations",
|
|
"recompenses",
|
|
"requitals",
|
|
"bargains",
|
|
"deals",
|
|
"horse trades",
|
|
"negotiations",
|
|
"transactions",
|
|
"dealings",
|
|
"logrollings"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"back-and-forths",
|
|
"barters",
|
|
"dickers",
|
|
"exchanges",
|
|
"quid pro quos",
|
|
"swaps",
|
|
"trade-offs",
|
|
"trades",
|
|
"trucks"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compacted":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decentralized",
|
|
"deconcentrated",
|
|
"spread (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the media giant decided to compact all of its far-flung operations onto a single site"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"segregated",
|
|
"separated"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"coordinated",
|
|
"harmonized",
|
|
"integrated",
|
|
"orchestrated",
|
|
"blended",
|
|
"blent",
|
|
"coalesced",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"incorporated",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"reduced",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"assembled",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"colligated",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"reunified",
|
|
"reunited"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"centered",
|
|
"centralized",
|
|
"concentered",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"consolidated",
|
|
"polarized",
|
|
"unified",
|
|
"united"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompressed",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"opened",
|
|
"outspread",
|
|
"outstretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"compact the snow into a tight ball for throwing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilated",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"scattered",
|
|
"distended",
|
|
"inflated",
|
|
"swelled"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"crammed",
|
|
"crowded",
|
|
"jammed",
|
|
"jam-packed",
|
|
"packed",
|
|
"abbreviated",
|
|
"abridged",
|
|
"curtailed",
|
|
"shortened",
|
|
"boiled down",
|
|
"downsized",
|
|
"shrank",
|
|
"shrunk",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"consolidated",
|
|
"simplified",
|
|
"streamlined",
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"lessened"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capsuled",
|
|
"capsulized",
|
|
"collapsed",
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"constricted",
|
|
"constringed",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"narrowed (down)",
|
|
"squeezed",
|
|
"telescoped"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"companionable":{
|
|
"having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"antagonistic",
|
|
"hostile",
|
|
"unfriendly"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a companionable pat on the back let me know that my shipmates were now my friends"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alienated",
|
|
"estranged",
|
|
"chilly",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"cold-blooded",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"frigid",
|
|
"frosty",
|
|
"glacial",
|
|
"icy",
|
|
"wintry",
|
|
"wintery",
|
|
"unsociable",
|
|
"unsocial",
|
|
"aggressive",
|
|
"argumentative",
|
|
"bellicose",
|
|
"belligerent",
|
|
"combative",
|
|
"contentious",
|
|
"disputatious",
|
|
"pugnacious",
|
|
"quarrelsome",
|
|
"scrappy",
|
|
"truculent",
|
|
"inhospitable",
|
|
"inimical"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"approachable",
|
|
"good-natured",
|
|
"good-tempered",
|
|
"gracious",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"sweet",
|
|
"clubby",
|
|
"convivial",
|
|
"folksy",
|
|
"gregarious",
|
|
"hospitable",
|
|
"sociable",
|
|
"social",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"jovial",
|
|
"merry",
|
|
"extroverted",
|
|
"extraverted",
|
|
"outgoing",
|
|
"brotherly",
|
|
"fraternal",
|
|
"sisterly",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"familiar",
|
|
"intimate",
|
|
"adoring",
|
|
"affectionate",
|
|
"devoted",
|
|
"fond",
|
|
"lovesome",
|
|
"loving",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"tenderhearted"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amicable",
|
|
"bonhomous",
|
|
"buddy-buddy",
|
|
"chummy",
|
|
"collegial",
|
|
"comradely",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"hail-fellow",
|
|
"hail-fellow-well-met",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"matey",
|
|
"neighborly",
|
|
"palsy",
|
|
"palsy-walsy",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"warmhearted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"likely to seek or enjoy the company of others":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"antisocial",
|
|
"insociable",
|
|
"introverted",
|
|
"nongregarious",
|
|
"reclusive",
|
|
"unsociable",
|
|
"unsocial"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a good club for companionable enthusiasts of the great outdoors"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misanthropic",
|
|
"aloof",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"distant",
|
|
"frosty",
|
|
"remote",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"standoffish",
|
|
"mum",
|
|
"mute",
|
|
"reticent",
|
|
"silent",
|
|
"taciturn"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"folksy",
|
|
"forthcoming",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"hospitable",
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"gracious",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"congenial",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"neighborly",
|
|
"animated",
|
|
"gay",
|
|
"jaunty",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"jovial",
|
|
"lively",
|
|
"peppy",
|
|
"perky",
|
|
"pert",
|
|
"spirited",
|
|
"sprightful",
|
|
"sprightly",
|
|
"vivacious",
|
|
"communicative",
|
|
"expansive",
|
|
"garrulous",
|
|
"talkative",
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"buoyant",
|
|
"cheerful",
|
|
"chipper",
|
|
"effervescent",
|
|
"upbeat",
|
|
"bubbly",
|
|
"exuberant",
|
|
"high-spirited"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boon",
|
|
"clubbable",
|
|
"clubable",
|
|
"clubby",
|
|
"convivial",
|
|
"extroverted",
|
|
"extraverted",
|
|
"gregarious",
|
|
"outgoing",
|
|
"sociable",
|
|
"social"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"companionships":{
|
|
"the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They missed the companionship of longtime friends after moving to California."
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"forlornness",
|
|
"loneliness",
|
|
"lonesomeness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"amity",
|
|
"benevolence",
|
|
"cordiality",
|
|
"friendliness",
|
|
"friendship",
|
|
"goodwill",
|
|
"kindliness",
|
|
"civility",
|
|
"comity",
|
|
"concord",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"rapport",
|
|
"charity",
|
|
"generosity",
|
|
"affinity",
|
|
"compassion",
|
|
"empathy",
|
|
"sympathy",
|
|
"chumminess",
|
|
"familiarity",
|
|
"inseparability",
|
|
"intimacy",
|
|
"nearness",
|
|
"affection",
|
|
"devotion",
|
|
"fondness",
|
|
"love"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brotherhood",
|
|
"camaraderie",
|
|
"community",
|
|
"company",
|
|
"comradery",
|
|
"comradeship",
|
|
"fellowship",
|
|
"society"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"company":{
|
|
"a commercial or industrial activity or organization":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she works for a construction company"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"conglomerate",
|
|
"corporation",
|
|
"multinational",
|
|
"association",
|
|
"cartel",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"syndicate",
|
|
"trust",
|
|
"agency",
|
|
"dealer",
|
|
"outlet",
|
|
"microenterprise"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"business",
|
|
"concern",
|
|
"enterprise",
|
|
"establishment",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"house",
|
|
"interest",
|
|
"outfit"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a group of people working together on a task":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a company of carpenters constructed the frame of the house in no time"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"battalion",
|
|
"corps",
|
|
"troop",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"host",
|
|
"posse",
|
|
"stable",
|
|
"troupe",
|
|
"administration",
|
|
"department",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"personnel",
|
|
"staff"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"army",
|
|
"band",
|
|
"brigade",
|
|
"crew",
|
|
"gang",
|
|
"outfit",
|
|
"party",
|
|
"platoon",
|
|
"squad",
|
|
"team"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a position within view":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I would prefer that you not mock your so-called friends while in my company"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"closeness",
|
|
"contiguity",
|
|
"immediacy",
|
|
"nearness",
|
|
"proximity"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"presence",
|
|
"sight"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an organized group of stage performers":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a city that is fortunate enough to have two thriving opera companies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"stock company",
|
|
"cast",
|
|
"dramatis personae",
|
|
"ensemble"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"troop",
|
|
"troupe"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enjoying each other's company"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"forlornness",
|
|
"loneliness",
|
|
"lonesomeness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"amity",
|
|
"benevolence",
|
|
"cordiality",
|
|
"friendliness",
|
|
"friendship",
|
|
"goodwill",
|
|
"kindliness",
|
|
"civility",
|
|
"comity",
|
|
"concord",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"rapport",
|
|
"charity",
|
|
"generosity",
|
|
"affinity",
|
|
"compassion",
|
|
"empathy",
|
|
"sympathy",
|
|
"chumminess",
|
|
"familiarity",
|
|
"inseparability",
|
|
"intimacy",
|
|
"nearness",
|
|
"affection",
|
|
"devotion",
|
|
"fondness",
|
|
"love"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brotherhood",
|
|
"camaraderie",
|
|
"community",
|
|
"companionship",
|
|
"comradery",
|
|
"comradeship",
|
|
"fellowship",
|
|
"society"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come or be together as friends":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in her sermon the minister noted that Jesus had companied with the least privileged and most disadvantaged members of society"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoid",
|
|
"cold-shoulder",
|
|
"shun",
|
|
"snub",
|
|
"alienate",
|
|
"estrange",
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"disband",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"split (up)",
|
|
"disjoin",
|
|
"dissociate",
|
|
"disunite",
|
|
"divorce",
|
|
"sever",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sunder"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"attach",
|
|
"band",
|
|
"bond",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"collaborate",
|
|
"collude",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"connect",
|
|
"cooperate",
|
|
"couple",
|
|
"gang",
|
|
"get along",
|
|
"get on",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"interrelate",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"mingle",
|
|
"mix",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"relate",
|
|
"side",
|
|
"socialize",
|
|
"team",
|
|
"tie",
|
|
"wed",
|
|
"befriend",
|
|
"friend"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"chum",
|
|
"consociate",
|
|
"consort",
|
|
"fraternize",
|
|
"hang (around or out)",
|
|
"hobnob",
|
|
"hook up",
|
|
"mess around",
|
|
"pal (around)",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"travel"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"may the Good Lord company you on your journey home"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandon",
|
|
"desert",
|
|
"ditch",
|
|
"dump",
|
|
"forsake"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"walk",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"consort",
|
|
"pal (around)",
|
|
"team (up)",
|
|
"defend",
|
|
"guard",
|
|
"protect",
|
|
"bring",
|
|
"conduct",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"lead",
|
|
"pilot",
|
|
"steer",
|
|
"usher",
|
|
"follow",
|
|
"shadow",
|
|
"tag",
|
|
"tag along",
|
|
"tail",
|
|
"hang (around)",
|
|
"hover (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accompany",
|
|
"attend",
|
|
"chaperone",
|
|
"chaperon",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"convoy",
|
|
"escort",
|
|
"see",
|
|
"squire"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"companying":{
|
|
"to come or be together as friends":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in her sermon the minister noted that Jesus had companied with the least privileged and most disadvantaged members of society"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoiding",
|
|
"cold-shouldering",
|
|
"shunning",
|
|
"snubbing",
|
|
"alienating",
|
|
"estranging",
|
|
"breaking up",
|
|
"disbanding",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"splitting (up)",
|
|
"disjoining",
|
|
"dissociating",
|
|
"disuniting",
|
|
"divorcing",
|
|
"severing",
|
|
"splitting",
|
|
"sundering"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"affiliating",
|
|
"allying",
|
|
"attaching",
|
|
"banding",
|
|
"bonding",
|
|
"clubbing",
|
|
"collaborating",
|
|
"colluding",
|
|
"confederating",
|
|
"conjoining",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"cooperating",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"ganging",
|
|
"getting along",
|
|
"getting on",
|
|
"grouping",
|
|
"interrelating",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"knotting",
|
|
"leaguing",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"mingling",
|
|
"mixing",
|
|
"rallying",
|
|
"relating",
|
|
"siding",
|
|
"socializing",
|
|
"teaming",
|
|
"tying",
|
|
"tieing",
|
|
"wedding",
|
|
"befriending",
|
|
"friending"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associating",
|
|
"chumming",
|
|
"consociating",
|
|
"consorting",
|
|
"fraternizing",
|
|
"hanging (around or out)",
|
|
"hobnobbing",
|
|
"hooking up",
|
|
"messing around",
|
|
"palling (around)",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"sorting",
|
|
"traveling",
|
|
"travelling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"may the Good Lord company you on your journey home"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandoning",
|
|
"deserting",
|
|
"ditching",
|
|
"dumping",
|
|
"forsaking"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"walking",
|
|
"associating",
|
|
"consorting",
|
|
"palling (around)",
|
|
"teaming (up)",
|
|
"defending",
|
|
"guarding",
|
|
"protecting",
|
|
"bringing",
|
|
"conducting",
|
|
"guiding",
|
|
"leading",
|
|
"piloting",
|
|
"steering",
|
|
"ushering",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"shadowing",
|
|
"tagging",
|
|
"tagging along",
|
|
"tailing",
|
|
"hanging (around)",
|
|
"hovering (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accompanying",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"chaperoning",
|
|
"companioning",
|
|
"convoying",
|
|
"escorting",
|
|
"seeing",
|
|
"squiring"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compassing":{
|
|
"to carry through (as a process) to completion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"attempting more than his modest abilities could compass"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"failing",
|
|
"skimping",
|
|
"slighting",
|
|
"slurring"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bringing about",
|
|
"effecting",
|
|
"effectuating",
|
|
"implementing",
|
|
"acing",
|
|
"nailing",
|
|
"engaging (in)",
|
|
"practicing",
|
|
"practising",
|
|
"working (at)",
|
|
"reduplicating",
|
|
"reenacting",
|
|
"repeating",
|
|
"actualizing",
|
|
"attaining",
|
|
"realizing",
|
|
"completing",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"finishing",
|
|
"winding up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accomplishing",
|
|
"achieving",
|
|
"bringing off",
|
|
"carrying off",
|
|
"carrying out",
|
|
"committing",
|
|
"doing",
|
|
"executing",
|
|
"following through (with)",
|
|
"fulfilling",
|
|
"making",
|
|
"negotiating",
|
|
"performing",
|
|
"perpetrating",
|
|
"prosecuting",
|
|
"pulling off",
|
|
"putting through"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the rebels are compassing the assassination of the king"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"counterplotting",
|
|
"brewing",
|
|
"concocting",
|
|
"cooking (up)",
|
|
"devising",
|
|
"hatching",
|
|
"engineering",
|
|
"jockeying",
|
|
"maneuvering",
|
|
"manipulating",
|
|
"designing",
|
|
"framing",
|
|
"laying out",
|
|
"mapping",
|
|
"planning",
|
|
"shaping"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"colluding",
|
|
"conniving",
|
|
"conspiring",
|
|
"contriving",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"machinating",
|
|
"plotting",
|
|
"putting up",
|
|
"scheming"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a circle around":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a mysterious isle, compassed by treacherous seas"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"circumscribing",
|
|
"closing in",
|
|
"cordoning (off)",
|
|
"fencing (in)",
|
|
"hemming (in)",
|
|
"walling",
|
|
"besetting",
|
|
"besieging",
|
|
"entrenching",
|
|
"intrenching",
|
|
"investing",
|
|
"swarming"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circling",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"enclosing",
|
|
"inclosing",
|
|
"encompassing",
|
|
"environing",
|
|
"girding",
|
|
"girdling",
|
|
"ringing",
|
|
"surrounding",
|
|
"wreathing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have a clear idea of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"missing"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the concept that the earth is billions of years old is one that the average mind struggles to compass"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misapprehending",
|
|
"misconceiving",
|
|
"misconstruing",
|
|
"misinterpreting",
|
|
"misperceiving",
|
|
"misreading",
|
|
"mistaking",
|
|
"misunderstanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"digesting",
|
|
"taking in",
|
|
"realizing",
|
|
"fathoming",
|
|
"penetrating",
|
|
"piercing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appreciating",
|
|
"apprehending",
|
|
"assimilating",
|
|
"beholding",
|
|
"catching",
|
|
"catching on (to)",
|
|
"cognizing",
|
|
"comprehending",
|
|
"conceiving",
|
|
"cottoning (to or on to)",
|
|
"deciphering",
|
|
"decoding",
|
|
"digging",
|
|
"discerning",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"grasping",
|
|
"grokking",
|
|
"intuiting",
|
|
"knowing",
|
|
"making",
|
|
"making out",
|
|
"perceiving",
|
|
"recognizing",
|
|
"registering",
|
|
"savvying",
|
|
"seeing",
|
|
"seizing",
|
|
"sensing",
|
|
"tumbling (to)",
|
|
"twigging",
|
|
"understanding"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to travel completely around":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the great age of exploration, when ships of sail compassed the earth"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"circumambulating",
|
|
"crossing",
|
|
"perambulating",
|
|
"traversing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circling",
|
|
"circuiting",
|
|
"circumnavigating",
|
|
"circumventing",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"girdling",
|
|
"orbiting",
|
|
"ringing",
|
|
"rounding"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compassionless":{
|
|
"having or showing a lack of sympathy or tender feelings":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"compassionate",
|
|
"humane",
|
|
"kindhearted",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"merciful",
|
|
"sensitive",
|
|
"softhearted",
|
|
"sympathetic",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"tenderhearted",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"warmhearted"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"shocked by the mother's compassionless treatment of her autistic child"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"benevolent",
|
|
"benignant",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"clement",
|
|
"indulgent",
|
|
"lenient",
|
|
"mild",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"good-natured",
|
|
"good-tempered",
|
|
"gracious",
|
|
"tolerant",
|
|
"understanding",
|
|
"affectionate",
|
|
"fond",
|
|
"loving"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"boorish",
|
|
"heedless",
|
|
"inconsiderate",
|
|
"thoughtless",
|
|
"uncaring",
|
|
"unfriendly",
|
|
"unloving",
|
|
"unthinking",
|
|
"grim",
|
|
"hard-bitten",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"heavy-handed",
|
|
"ironfisted",
|
|
"ironhanded",
|
|
"jackbooted",
|
|
"knock-down, drag-out",
|
|
"knock-down-and-drag-out",
|
|
"oppressive",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"rough-and-tumble",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"sledgehammer",
|
|
"stern",
|
|
"tough",
|
|
"ungentle",
|
|
"abusive",
|
|
"acrimonious",
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"hateful",
|
|
"ill-natured",
|
|
"ill-tempered",
|
|
"malevolent",
|
|
"malicious",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"rancorous",
|
|
"spiteful",
|
|
"surly",
|
|
"virulent",
|
|
"barbarous",
|
|
"bestial",
|
|
"brutal",
|
|
"brutish",
|
|
"cruel",
|
|
"evil-minded",
|
|
"savage",
|
|
"vicious",
|
|
"austere",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"frosty"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affectless",
|
|
"callous",
|
|
"case-hardened",
|
|
"cold-blooded",
|
|
"desensitized",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"hard-boiled",
|
|
"hard-hearted",
|
|
"heartless",
|
|
"indurate",
|
|
"inhuman",
|
|
"inhumane",
|
|
"insensate",
|
|
"insensitive",
|
|
"ironhearted",
|
|
"merciless",
|
|
"obdurate",
|
|
"pachydermatous",
|
|
"pitiless",
|
|
"remorseless",
|
|
"ruthless",
|
|
"slash-and-burn",
|
|
"soulless",
|
|
"stony",
|
|
"stoney",
|
|
"stonyhearted",
|
|
"take-no-prisoners",
|
|
"thick-skinned",
|
|
"uncharitable",
|
|
"unfeeling",
|
|
"unmerciful",
|
|
"unsparing",
|
|
"unsympathetic"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compatibleness":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compeer":{
|
|
"a person frequently seen in the company of another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"like so many of his twentysomething compeers , he just had to get a tattoo"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"colleague",
|
|
"coworker",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"peer",
|
|
"workmate",
|
|
"accomplice",
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"collaborator",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"half",
|
|
"partner",
|
|
"buddy",
|
|
"chum",
|
|
"confidant",
|
|
"familiar",
|
|
"friend",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"intimate",
|
|
"pal",
|
|
"countryman",
|
|
"classmate",
|
|
"housemate",
|
|
"messmate",
|
|
"playfellow",
|
|
"playmate",
|
|
"roommate",
|
|
"roomie",
|
|
"schoolmate",
|
|
"shipmate",
|
|
"teammate",
|
|
"attendant",
|
|
"escort",
|
|
"hanger-on",
|
|
"leech",
|
|
"parasite"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"cohort",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"compatriot",
|
|
"comrade",
|
|
"crony",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"hobnobber",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"running mate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contends that no military commander of modern times ranks as the compeer of Alexander the Great"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"analogue",
|
|
"analog",
|
|
"double",
|
|
"half",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"twin",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"colleague",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"copartner",
|
|
"partner",
|
|
"competitor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coequal",
|
|
"coordinate",
|
|
"counterpart",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"equivalent",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"parallel",
|
|
"peer",
|
|
"rival"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compel":{
|
|
"to cause (a person) to give in to pressure":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"public opinion compelled her to fire her scandal-plagued aide"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"let",
|
|
"permit",
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"convince",
|
|
"induce",
|
|
"move",
|
|
"persuade",
|
|
"prevail (on or upon)",
|
|
"satisfy",
|
|
"talk (into)",
|
|
"win (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"browbeat",
|
|
"bulldoze",
|
|
"bully",
|
|
"cow",
|
|
"hector",
|
|
"intimidate",
|
|
"blackmail",
|
|
"high-pressure",
|
|
"menace",
|
|
"shame",
|
|
"terrorize",
|
|
"threaten",
|
|
"drag",
|
|
"badger",
|
|
"harass",
|
|
"hound"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blackjack",
|
|
"coerce",
|
|
"constrain",
|
|
"dragoon",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"impel",
|
|
"impress",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"muscle",
|
|
"obligate",
|
|
"oblige",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"pressure",
|
|
"sandbag"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compels":{
|
|
"to cause (a person) to give in to pressure":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"public opinion compelled her to fire her scandal-plagued aide"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"allows",
|
|
"lets",
|
|
"permits",
|
|
"argues",
|
|
"convinces",
|
|
"induces",
|
|
"moves",
|
|
"persuades",
|
|
"prevails (on or upon)",
|
|
"satisfies",
|
|
"talks (into)",
|
|
"wins (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"browbeats",
|
|
"bulldozes",
|
|
"bullies",
|
|
"cows",
|
|
"hectors",
|
|
"intimidates",
|
|
"blackmails",
|
|
"high-pressures",
|
|
"menaces",
|
|
"shames",
|
|
"terrorizes",
|
|
"threatens",
|
|
"drags",
|
|
"badgers",
|
|
"harasses",
|
|
"hounds"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blackjacks",
|
|
"coerces",
|
|
"constrains",
|
|
"dragoons",
|
|
"drives",
|
|
"forces",
|
|
"impels",
|
|
"impresses",
|
|
"makes",
|
|
"muscles",
|
|
"obligates",
|
|
"obliges",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"pressures",
|
|
"sandbags"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compensates":{
|
|
"to give (someone) the sum of money owed for goods or services received":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"compensate them well for their efforts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"stiffs"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"refunds",
|
|
"reimburses",
|
|
"repays",
|
|
"requites",
|
|
"remits",
|
|
"pays off",
|
|
"pays up",
|
|
"prepays"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"pays",
|
|
"recompenses",
|
|
"remunerates"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you'll have to compensate the neighbors for cutting down their tree"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"refunds",
|
|
"reimburses",
|
|
"repays",
|
|
"redresses",
|
|
"remedies",
|
|
"repairs",
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"pays",
|
|
"quits"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"indemnifies",
|
|
"recompenses",
|
|
"recoups",
|
|
"remunerates",
|
|
"requites",
|
|
"satisfies"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compete":{
|
|
"to engage in a contest":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"prizefighters competing for the world heavyweight championship"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"engage",
|
|
"play",
|
|
"jockey",
|
|
"jostle",
|
|
"maneuver",
|
|
"go out",
|
|
"try out",
|
|
"train",
|
|
"work"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"contend",
|
|
"face off",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"race",
|
|
"rival",
|
|
"vie"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"competed":{
|
|
"to engage in a contest":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"prizefighters competing for the world heavyweight championship"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"played",
|
|
"jockeyed",
|
|
"jostled",
|
|
"maneuvered",
|
|
"tried out",
|
|
"went out",
|
|
"trained",
|
|
"worked",
|
|
"wrought"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battled",
|
|
"contended",
|
|
"faced off",
|
|
"fought",
|
|
"raced",
|
|
"rivaled",
|
|
"rivalled",
|
|
"vied"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"competition":{
|
|
"a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a competition between two fierce football rivals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"athletics",
|
|
"sport",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"scrimmage",
|
|
"skirmish",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"tug-of-war",
|
|
"tussle",
|
|
"championship",
|
|
"national(s)",
|
|
"final",
|
|
"nightcap",
|
|
"play-off",
|
|
"semifinal",
|
|
"derby",
|
|
"field day",
|
|
"gymkhana",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"outing",
|
|
"biathlon",
|
|
"decathlon",
|
|
"heptathlon",
|
|
"pentathlon",
|
|
"triathlon",
|
|
"marathon",
|
|
"race",
|
|
"ultramarathon",
|
|
"heat",
|
|
"round",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"volley",
|
|
"round-robin",
|
|
"rubber",
|
|
"runoff",
|
|
"sudden death",
|
|
"dead heat",
|
|
"photo finish",
|
|
"seesaw",
|
|
"classic"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bout",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"event",
|
|
"game",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"matchup",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"sweepstakes",
|
|
"sweep-stake",
|
|
"tournament",
|
|
"tourney"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the intense competition for bragging rights to being the city's best French restaurant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"concord",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"peace"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"horse race",
|
|
"nail-biter",
|
|
"showdown",
|
|
"clash",
|
|
"collision",
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"friction",
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"controversy",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"disputation",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"dissension",
|
|
"dissention",
|
|
"quarrel",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"wrangle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ball game",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"confrontation",
|
|
"contention",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"dogfight",
|
|
"duel",
|
|
"face-off",
|
|
"grapple",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"rivalry",
|
|
"strife",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"sweepstakes",
|
|
"sweep-stake",
|
|
"tug-of-war",
|
|
"war",
|
|
"warfare"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one who strives for the same thing as another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tried to analyze his major competition in the tennis tournament"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"archrival",
|
|
"finalist",
|
|
"semifinalist",
|
|
"also-ran",
|
|
"entrant",
|
|
"entry",
|
|
"player",
|
|
"adversary",
|
|
"antagonist",
|
|
"opponent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"challenger",
|
|
"competitor",
|
|
"contender",
|
|
"contestant",
|
|
"corrival",
|
|
"rival"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complain":{
|
|
"to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"crow",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"rejoice"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the time-honored tradition of new recruits complaining about the food in the mess hall"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"countenance",
|
|
"endure",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"tolerate",
|
|
"applaud",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"commend"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"object (to)",
|
|
"protest",
|
|
"quarrel (with)",
|
|
"cavil",
|
|
"quibble",
|
|
"fret",
|
|
"stew",
|
|
"worry",
|
|
"blubber",
|
|
"cry",
|
|
"sob",
|
|
"bemoan",
|
|
"bewail",
|
|
"deplore",
|
|
"lament"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beef",
|
|
"bellyache",
|
|
"bitch",
|
|
"bleat",
|
|
"carp",
|
|
"caterwaul",
|
|
"crab",
|
|
"croak",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"gripe",
|
|
"grizzle",
|
|
"grouch",
|
|
"grouse",
|
|
"growl",
|
|
"grumble",
|
|
"grump",
|
|
"holler",
|
|
"inveigh",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"kick",
|
|
"kvetch",
|
|
"maunder",
|
|
"moan",
|
|
"murmur",
|
|
"mutter",
|
|
"nag",
|
|
"repine",
|
|
"scream",
|
|
"squawk",
|
|
"squeal",
|
|
"wail",
|
|
"whimper",
|
|
"whine",
|
|
"whinge",
|
|
"yammer",
|
|
"yawp",
|
|
"yaup",
|
|
"yowl"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complaining":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"crowing",
|
|
"delighting",
|
|
"rejoicing"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the time-honored tradition of new recruits complaining about the food in the mess hall"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"countenancing",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"tolerating",
|
|
"applauding",
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"commending"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"objecting (to)",
|
|
"protesting",
|
|
"quarreling (with)",
|
|
"quarrelling (with)",
|
|
"caviling",
|
|
"cavilling",
|
|
"quibbling",
|
|
"fretting",
|
|
"stewing",
|
|
"worrying",
|
|
"blubbering",
|
|
"crying",
|
|
"sobbing",
|
|
"bemoaning",
|
|
"bewailing",
|
|
"deploring",
|
|
"lamenting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beefing",
|
|
"bellyaching",
|
|
"bitching",
|
|
"bleating",
|
|
"carping",
|
|
"caterwauling",
|
|
"crabbing",
|
|
"croaking",
|
|
"fussing",
|
|
"griping",
|
|
"grizzling",
|
|
"grouching",
|
|
"grousing",
|
|
"growling",
|
|
"grumbling",
|
|
"grumping",
|
|
"hollering",
|
|
"inveighing",
|
|
"keening",
|
|
"kicking",
|
|
"kvetching",
|
|
"maundering",
|
|
"moaning",
|
|
"murmuring",
|
|
"muttering",
|
|
"nagging",
|
|
"repining",
|
|
"screaming",
|
|
"squawking",
|
|
"squealing",
|
|
"wailing",
|
|
"whimpering",
|
|
"whinging",
|
|
"whingeing",
|
|
"whining",
|
|
"yammering",
|
|
"yawping",
|
|
"yauping",
|
|
"yowling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compleat":{
|
|
"having or showing exceptional knowledge, experience, or skill in a field of endeavor":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"amateur",
|
|
"amateurish",
|
|
"inexperienced",
|
|
"inexpert",
|
|
"jackleg",
|
|
"unprofessional",
|
|
"unseasoned",
|
|
"unskilled",
|
|
"unskillful"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a training course that transformed the former technophobe into the compleat computer geek almost overnight"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"incapable",
|
|
"incompetent",
|
|
"inept",
|
|
"unable",
|
|
"unfit",
|
|
"unfitted",
|
|
"unqualified",
|
|
"weak",
|
|
"artless",
|
|
"crude",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"ineffective",
|
|
"ineffectual",
|
|
"inefficient",
|
|
"talentless",
|
|
"ungifted",
|
|
"untalented",
|
|
"ignorant",
|
|
"unschooled",
|
|
"untaught",
|
|
"untrained",
|
|
"untutored",
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"green",
|
|
"inexperienced",
|
|
"new",
|
|
"raw",
|
|
"unseasoned",
|
|
"untested",
|
|
"untried",
|
|
"would-be",
|
|
"primitive",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"unpolished",
|
|
"awkward",
|
|
"clumsy",
|
|
"ham-fisted",
|
|
"ham-handed",
|
|
"heavy-handed"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"adroit",
|
|
"clever",
|
|
"deft",
|
|
"dexterous",
|
|
"dextrous",
|
|
"handy",
|
|
"slick",
|
|
"sure-handed",
|
|
"gifted",
|
|
"talented",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"effective",
|
|
"effectual",
|
|
"efficient",
|
|
"workmanlike",
|
|
"able",
|
|
"capable",
|
|
"competent",
|
|
"employable",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"fitted",
|
|
"habile",
|
|
"qualified",
|
|
"knowledgeable",
|
|
"schooled",
|
|
"taught",
|
|
"trained",
|
|
"tutored",
|
|
"all-around",
|
|
"all-round",
|
|
"well-rounded",
|
|
"long-term",
|
|
"old",
|
|
"multiskilled",
|
|
"multitalented"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accomplished",
|
|
"ace",
|
|
"adept",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"consummate",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"educated",
|
|
"experienced",
|
|
"expert",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"masterful",
|
|
"masterly",
|
|
"practiced",
|
|
"practised",
|
|
"professed",
|
|
"proficient",
|
|
"skilled",
|
|
"skillful",
|
|
"versed",
|
|
"veteran",
|
|
"virtuoso"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"imperfect",
|
|
"incomplete",
|
|
"partial"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an exhaustive how-to guide for anyone planning the compleat wedding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviated",
|
|
"abridged",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"reduced"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"unabridged",
|
|
"uncut",
|
|
"undiminished",
|
|
"all-out",
|
|
"exhaustive",
|
|
"extensive",
|
|
"maximal",
|
|
"full-blooded",
|
|
"full-blown",
|
|
"full-bore",
|
|
"full-fledged",
|
|
"full-on",
|
|
"full-out",
|
|
"full-scale"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"comprehensive",
|
|
"entire",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"intact",
|
|
"integral",
|
|
"perfect",
|
|
"plenary",
|
|
"total",
|
|
"whole"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complement":{
|
|
"something that serves to complete or make up for a deficiency in something else":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with his practicality and her refreshing enthusiasm, they are perfect complements to each other"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"addendum",
|
|
"addition",
|
|
"appendix",
|
|
"adjunct",
|
|
"annex",
|
|
"appendage",
|
|
"extension",
|
|
"accessory",
|
|
"accessary",
|
|
"accompaniment",
|
|
"appliance",
|
|
"attachment",
|
|
"additive",
|
|
"filler"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"correlate",
|
|
"supplement"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the largest number or amount that something can hold":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a full complement of sailors on the ship"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"burden",
|
|
"fill",
|
|
"fullness",
|
|
"load",
|
|
"measure",
|
|
"area",
|
|
"room",
|
|
"space",
|
|
"stowage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capacity",
|
|
"cubage",
|
|
"real estate",
|
|
"volume"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to serve as a completing element to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this silk handkerchief will complement your suit very nicely and give it a bit of dash"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"finish (off)",
|
|
"flesh (out)",
|
|
"adorn",
|
|
"beautify",
|
|
"decorate",
|
|
"embellish",
|
|
"better",
|
|
"enhance",
|
|
"improve",
|
|
"constitute",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"make up",
|
|
"enrich",
|
|
"perfect"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"round (off or out)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complemented":{
|
|
"to serve as a completing element to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this silk handkerchief will complement your suit very nicely and give it a bit of dash"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"finished (off)",
|
|
"fleshed (out)",
|
|
"adorned",
|
|
"beautified",
|
|
"decorated",
|
|
"embellished",
|
|
"bettered",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"improved",
|
|
"constituted",
|
|
"formed",
|
|
"made up",
|
|
"enriched",
|
|
"perfected"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"completed",
|
|
"rounded (off or out)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complementing":{
|
|
"to serve as a completing element to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this silk handkerchief will complement your suit very nicely and give it a bit of dash"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"finishing (off)",
|
|
"fleshing (out)",
|
|
"adorning",
|
|
"beautifying",
|
|
"decorating",
|
|
"embellishing",
|
|
"bettering",
|
|
"enhancing",
|
|
"improving",
|
|
"constituting",
|
|
"forming",
|
|
"making up",
|
|
"enriching",
|
|
"perfecting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"completing",
|
|
"rounding (off or out)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"completion":{
|
|
"the act of finishing something":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The family celebrated the completion of their youngest child's education."
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complexion":{
|
|
"the hue or appearance of the skin and especially of the face":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a sunscreen for people with very light complexions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"shade",
|
|
"tint",
|
|
"tone",
|
|
"features",
|
|
"lineaments",
|
|
"looks",
|
|
"countenance",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"visage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"color",
|
|
"coloring"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"changing the complexion of the department to reflect changing needs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"distinctiveness",
|
|
"distinctness",
|
|
"individuality",
|
|
"singularity",
|
|
"uniqueness",
|
|
"attribute",
|
|
"characteristic",
|
|
"earmark",
|
|
"essentiality",
|
|
"feature",
|
|
"flavor",
|
|
"hallmark",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"point",
|
|
"property",
|
|
"savor",
|
|
"savour",
|
|
"stamp",
|
|
"trait",
|
|
"disposition",
|
|
"grain",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"temper",
|
|
"temperament",
|
|
"composition",
|
|
"makeup",
|
|
"essence",
|
|
"essentiality",
|
|
"interior",
|
|
"interiority",
|
|
"soul",
|
|
"spirit",
|
|
"metal",
|
|
"stuff",
|
|
"substance",
|
|
"habit",
|
|
"way"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"character",
|
|
"clay",
|
|
"colors",
|
|
"constitution",
|
|
"genius",
|
|
"nature",
|
|
"personality",
|
|
"self",
|
|
"tone"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compliance":{
|
|
"a bending to the authority or control of another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"balkiness",
|
|
"contrariness",
|
|
"contumacy",
|
|
"defiance",
|
|
"disobedience",
|
|
"frowardness",
|
|
"insubordination",
|
|
"intractability",
|
|
"noncompliance",
|
|
"obstreperousness",
|
|
"rebelling",
|
|
"rebellion",
|
|
"rebelliousness",
|
|
"recalcitrance",
|
|
"refractoriness",
|
|
"self-will",
|
|
"unruliness",
|
|
"waywardness",
|
|
"willfulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an administrator who demands prompt and unquestioning compliance from subordinates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"noncooperation",
|
|
"recusancy",
|
|
"disrespect",
|
|
"impudence",
|
|
"insolence",
|
|
"rudeness",
|
|
"insurgence",
|
|
"insurgency",
|
|
"insurrection",
|
|
"mutiny",
|
|
"outbreak",
|
|
"revolt",
|
|
"hardheadedness",
|
|
"mulishness",
|
|
"mutinousness",
|
|
"obstinacy",
|
|
"obstinateness",
|
|
"perversity",
|
|
"pigheadedness",
|
|
"stubbornness",
|
|
"misbehavior",
|
|
"mischievousness",
|
|
"naughtiness",
|
|
"dissent",
|
|
"dissidence"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"abidance",
|
|
"agreeability",
|
|
"amenability",
|
|
"teachableness",
|
|
"tractability",
|
|
"tractableness",
|
|
"trainability",
|
|
"acquiescence",
|
|
"capitulation",
|
|
"obeisance",
|
|
"obsequiousness",
|
|
"submissiveness",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"deference",
|
|
"docility",
|
|
"dutifulness",
|
|
"humility",
|
|
"meekness",
|
|
"modesty",
|
|
"servility",
|
|
"slavishness",
|
|
"subordinateness",
|
|
"subservience",
|
|
"subserviency",
|
|
"inhibition",
|
|
"repression",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"suppression",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"discipline",
|
|
"dutifulness",
|
|
"order"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conformity",
|
|
"obedience",
|
|
"submission",
|
|
"subordination"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"defiance",
|
|
"disobedience",
|
|
"intractability",
|
|
"recalcitrance"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a strong-willed pop star who is not known for her compliance"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"animosity",
|
|
"antipathy",
|
|
"enmity",
|
|
"hostility",
|
|
"ill will"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"amenability",
|
|
"amiability",
|
|
"complaisance",
|
|
"good-naturedness",
|
|
"obsequiousness",
|
|
"servility",
|
|
"slavishness",
|
|
"subservience",
|
|
"subserviency",
|
|
"conformity",
|
|
"cooperativeness",
|
|
"receptiveness",
|
|
"receptivity",
|
|
"humoring",
|
|
"indulgence",
|
|
"acceptance",
|
|
"assent",
|
|
"consent",
|
|
"capitulation",
|
|
"submission",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"affability",
|
|
"amicability",
|
|
"congeniality",
|
|
"cordiality",
|
|
"friendliness",
|
|
"geniality",
|
|
"sociability"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acquiescence",
|
|
"biddability",
|
|
"compliancy",
|
|
"deference",
|
|
"docility",
|
|
"obedience",
|
|
"submissiveness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the following of a custom, rule, or law":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breach",
|
|
"contravention",
|
|
"infraction",
|
|
"infringement",
|
|
"nonobservance",
|
|
"transgression",
|
|
"trespass",
|
|
"violation"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"compliance with the statute was far from universal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brush-off",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"delinquency",
|
|
"dereliction",
|
|
"forgetting",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"offense",
|
|
"offence",
|
|
"sin",
|
|
"wrong",
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"defiance",
|
|
"flouting",
|
|
"rebellion"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"deference",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"respect",
|
|
"upholding",
|
|
"accession",
|
|
"acquiescence",
|
|
"submission",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"attendance",
|
|
"attention",
|
|
"heed",
|
|
"notice"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abidance",
|
|
"adherence",
|
|
"conformance",
|
|
"conformity",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"obedience",
|
|
"observance",
|
|
"observation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compliancy":{
|
|
"a readiness or willingness to yield to the wishes of others":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"defiance",
|
|
"disobedience",
|
|
"intractability",
|
|
"recalcitrance"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"decided to go against his characteristic compliancy and stand up for himself"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"animosity",
|
|
"antipathy",
|
|
"enmity",
|
|
"hostility",
|
|
"ill will"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"amenability",
|
|
"amiability",
|
|
"complaisance",
|
|
"good-naturedness",
|
|
"obsequiousness",
|
|
"servility",
|
|
"slavishness",
|
|
"subservience",
|
|
"subserviency",
|
|
"conformity",
|
|
"cooperativeness",
|
|
"receptiveness",
|
|
"receptivity",
|
|
"humoring",
|
|
"indulgence",
|
|
"acceptance",
|
|
"assent",
|
|
"consent",
|
|
"capitulation",
|
|
"submission",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"affability",
|
|
"amicability",
|
|
"congeniality",
|
|
"cordiality",
|
|
"friendliness",
|
|
"geniality",
|
|
"sociability"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acquiescence",
|
|
"biddability",
|
|
"compliance",
|
|
"deference",
|
|
"docility",
|
|
"obedience",
|
|
"submissiveness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compliant":{
|
|
"readily giving in to the command or authority of another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"balky",
|
|
"contrary",
|
|
"contumacious",
|
|
"defiant",
|
|
"disobedient",
|
|
"froward",
|
|
"incompliant",
|
|
"insubordinate",
|
|
"intractable",
|
|
"noncompliant",
|
|
"obstreperous",
|
|
"rebel",
|
|
"rebellious",
|
|
"recalcitrant",
|
|
"refractory",
|
|
"restive",
|
|
"unamenable",
|
|
"ungovernable",
|
|
"unruly",
|
|
"untoward",
|
|
"wayward",
|
|
"willful",
|
|
"wilful"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a corrupt regime aided by a compliant press"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"insurgent",
|
|
"mutinous",
|
|
"dogged",
|
|
"hardheaded",
|
|
"headstrong",
|
|
"mulish",
|
|
"obdurate",
|
|
"obstinate",
|
|
"peevish",
|
|
"pigheaded",
|
|
"self-willed",
|
|
"stubborn",
|
|
"unyielding",
|
|
"uncontrollable",
|
|
"unmanageable",
|
|
"wild",
|
|
"balky",
|
|
"defiant",
|
|
"perverse",
|
|
"resistant",
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"disorderly",
|
|
"errant",
|
|
"misbehaving",
|
|
"mischievous",
|
|
"naughty",
|
|
"ill-bred",
|
|
"undisciplined",
|
|
"dissident",
|
|
"nonconformist",
|
|
"disrespectful",
|
|
"ill-mannered",
|
|
"impolite",
|
|
"impudent",
|
|
"insolent",
|
|
"rude"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"acquiescent",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"duteous",
|
|
"dutiful",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"placable",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"fawning",
|
|
"kowtowing",
|
|
"obeisant",
|
|
"obsequious",
|
|
"servile",
|
|
"slavish",
|
|
"subordinate",
|
|
"subservient",
|
|
"decorous",
|
|
"disciplined",
|
|
"mannerly",
|
|
"orderly",
|
|
"constrained",
|
|
"curbed",
|
|
"inhibited",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"controllable",
|
|
"disciplinable",
|
|
"governable",
|
|
"handleable",
|
|
"manageable",
|
|
"tame",
|
|
"teachable",
|
|
"trainable",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"meek",
|
|
"mild"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"biddable",
|
|
"conformable",
|
|
"docile",
|
|
"law-abiding",
|
|
"obedient",
|
|
"submissive",
|
|
"tractable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complicate":{
|
|
"having many parts or aspects that are usually interrelated":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"noncomplex",
|
|
"noncomplicated",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"uncomplicated"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the kind of complicate machinery that is used in the field of robotics"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"oversimplified",
|
|
"simplified",
|
|
"simplistic",
|
|
"homogeneous",
|
|
"uniform",
|
|
"unvaried"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"overcomplex",
|
|
"overcomplicated",
|
|
"composite",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"heterogeneous",
|
|
"mixed",
|
|
"multibranched",
|
|
"multifaceted",
|
|
"multifarious",
|
|
"multipart",
|
|
"varied",
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"difficult",
|
|
"tough",
|
|
"impenetrable",
|
|
"incomprehensible",
|
|
"inexplicable",
|
|
"Kafkaesque",
|
|
"unfathomable",
|
|
"unintelligible"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baroque",
|
|
"byzantine",
|
|
"complex",
|
|
"complicated",
|
|
"convoluted",
|
|
"daedal",
|
|
"elaborate",
|
|
"intricate",
|
|
"involute",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"knotty",
|
|
"labyrinthian",
|
|
"labyrinthine",
|
|
"sophisticated",
|
|
"tangled"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make complex or difficult":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"simplify",
|
|
"streamline"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the need to go to both a PTA conference and condo board meeting really complicates tonight's schedule"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviate",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"shorten",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"facilitate",
|
|
"disentangle",
|
|
"straighten (out)",
|
|
"unravel",
|
|
"untangle",
|
|
"oversimplify"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"develop",
|
|
"elaborate",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"magnify",
|
|
"confound",
|
|
"confuse",
|
|
"mess (up)",
|
|
"mix (up)",
|
|
"muddle",
|
|
"snarl",
|
|
"tangle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"complex",
|
|
"complexify",
|
|
"embarrass",
|
|
"entangle",
|
|
"perplex",
|
|
"sophisticate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make more severe":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"allay",
|
|
"alleviate",
|
|
"assuage",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"mitigate",
|
|
"relieve"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"asthma that has recently been complicated by a bout of bronchitis"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ameliorate",
|
|
"better",
|
|
"improve"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"amplify",
|
|
"deepen",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"magnify"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggravate",
|
|
"exacerbate",
|
|
"worsen"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complicities":{
|
|
"a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the two major auction houses acting in complicity to drive up the prices of art works"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"chicaneries",
|
|
"foul play",
|
|
"skulduggeries",
|
|
"skullduggeries",
|
|
"double-dealings",
|
|
"duplicities",
|
|
"cover-ups",
|
|
"frame-ups",
|
|
"setups",
|
|
"conspirations",
|
|
"intrigues",
|
|
"plots",
|
|
"schemes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"collusions",
|
|
"connivances",
|
|
"conspiracies"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complied (with)":{
|
|
"to act according to the commands of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"defied",
|
|
"disobeyed",
|
|
"rebelled (against)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the guards rushed to comply with the warden's orders"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disobliged",
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"dared",
|
|
"refused",
|
|
"renounced",
|
|
"repudiated",
|
|
"directed",
|
|
"led",
|
|
"brushed (off)",
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"overpassed",
|
|
"passed over",
|
|
"tuned out",
|
|
"winked (at)",
|
|
"dismissed",
|
|
"pooh-poohed",
|
|
"poohed",
|
|
"shrugged off",
|
|
"breached",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"infringed",
|
|
"transgressed",
|
|
"violated",
|
|
"derided",
|
|
"flouted",
|
|
"mocked",
|
|
"scoffed (at)",
|
|
"scorned",
|
|
"mutinied (against)",
|
|
"revolted (against)",
|
|
"bucked",
|
|
"combated",
|
|
"combatted",
|
|
"contested",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"fought",
|
|
"opposed",
|
|
"resisted",
|
|
"withstood"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"deferred (to)",
|
|
"submitted (to)",
|
|
"surrendered (to)",
|
|
"yielded (to)",
|
|
"acceded (to)",
|
|
"acquiesced (to)",
|
|
"agreed (to)",
|
|
"assented (to)",
|
|
"attended",
|
|
"heard",
|
|
"heeded",
|
|
"listened (to)",
|
|
"marked",
|
|
"noted",
|
|
"noticed",
|
|
"regarded",
|
|
"took",
|
|
"watched"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adhered (to)",
|
|
"conformed (to)",
|
|
"followed",
|
|
"goose-stepped (to)",
|
|
"minded",
|
|
"obeyed",
|
|
"observed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to do what is required by the terms of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breached",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"transgressed",
|
|
"violated"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"were summarily threatened with a lawsuit if they did not comply with the contract"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defaulted (on)",
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"forgot",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"neglected",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"overpassed",
|
|
"passed over",
|
|
"slighted"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"consummated",
|
|
"finalized",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"perfected",
|
|
"accomplished",
|
|
"achieved",
|
|
"brought about",
|
|
"brought off",
|
|
"carried out",
|
|
"effected",
|
|
"committed",
|
|
"compassed",
|
|
"discharged",
|
|
"executed",
|
|
"followed through (with)",
|
|
"made",
|
|
"performed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"answered",
|
|
"completed",
|
|
"filled",
|
|
"fulfilled",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"met",
|
|
"redeemed",
|
|
"satisfied"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compliments":{
|
|
"best wishes":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"please extend our compliments to the chef for a great meal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dig",
|
|
"gibe",
|
|
"jibe",
|
|
"insult",
|
|
"put-down",
|
|
"taunt"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"approval",
|
|
"benediction",
|
|
"blessing",
|
|
"endorsement",
|
|
"indorsement",
|
|
"acknowledgment",
|
|
"acknowledgement",
|
|
"citation",
|
|
"commendation",
|
|
"adulation",
|
|
"flattery",
|
|
"praise",
|
|
"well-wishing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commendations",
|
|
"congratulations",
|
|
"felicitations",
|
|
"greetings",
|
|
"regards",
|
|
"respects"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to express to (someone) admiration for his or her success or good fortune":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"complimented her on her election victory"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bad-mouths",
|
|
"belittles",
|
|
"cries down",
|
|
"decries",
|
|
"deprecates",
|
|
"depreciates",
|
|
"diminishes",
|
|
"discounts",
|
|
"disparages",
|
|
"minimizes",
|
|
"puts down",
|
|
"writes off",
|
|
"jeers",
|
|
"mocks",
|
|
"ridicules",
|
|
"taunts",
|
|
"teases"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"applauds",
|
|
"cheers",
|
|
"commends",
|
|
"hails",
|
|
"salutes",
|
|
"extols",
|
|
"extolls",
|
|
"glorifies",
|
|
"lauds",
|
|
"praises"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"congratulates",
|
|
"felicitates",
|
|
"hugs"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complying (with)":{
|
|
"to act according to the commands of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"defying",
|
|
"disobeying",
|
|
"rebelling (against)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the guards rushed to comply with the warden's orders"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disobliging",
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"daring",
|
|
"refusing",
|
|
"renouncing",
|
|
"repudiating",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"leading",
|
|
"brushing (off)",
|
|
"disregarding",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"overpassing",
|
|
"passing over",
|
|
"tuning out",
|
|
"winking (at)",
|
|
"dismissing",
|
|
"pooh-poohing",
|
|
"poohing",
|
|
"shrugging off",
|
|
"breaching",
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"infringing",
|
|
"transgressing",
|
|
"violating",
|
|
"deriding",
|
|
"flouting",
|
|
"mocking",
|
|
"scoffing (at)",
|
|
"scorning",
|
|
"mutinying (against)",
|
|
"revolting (against)",
|
|
"bucking",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"contesting",
|
|
"disputing",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"resisting",
|
|
"withstanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"deferring (to)",
|
|
"submitting (to)",
|
|
"surrendering (to)",
|
|
"yielding (to)",
|
|
"acceding (to)",
|
|
"acquiescing (to)",
|
|
"agreeing (to)",
|
|
"assenting (to)",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"hearing",
|
|
"heeding",
|
|
"listening (to)",
|
|
"marking",
|
|
"noticing",
|
|
"noting",
|
|
"regarding",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"watching"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adhering (to)",
|
|
"conforming (to)",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"goose-stepping (to)",
|
|
"minding",
|
|
"obeying",
|
|
"observing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to do what is required by the terms of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaching",
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"transgressing",
|
|
"violating"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"were summarily threatened with a lawsuit if they did not comply with the contract"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defaulting (on)",
|
|
"disregarding",
|
|
"forgetting",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"neglecting",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"overpassing",
|
|
"passing over",
|
|
"slighting"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"concluding",
|
|
"consummating",
|
|
"finalizing",
|
|
"finishing",
|
|
"perfecting",
|
|
"accomplishing",
|
|
"achieving",
|
|
"bringing about",
|
|
"bringing off",
|
|
"carrying out",
|
|
"effecting",
|
|
"committing",
|
|
"compassing",
|
|
"discharging",
|
|
"executing",
|
|
"following through (with)",
|
|
"making",
|
|
"performing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"answering",
|
|
"completing",
|
|
"filling",
|
|
"fulfilling",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"redeeming",
|
|
"satisfying"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"composedness":{
|
|
"evenness of emotions or temper":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"agitation",
|
|
"discomposure",
|
|
"perturbation"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he coped with the medical emergency with his usual composedness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alarm",
|
|
"alarum",
|
|
"anxiety",
|
|
"anxiousness",
|
|
"apprehension",
|
|
"apprehensiveness",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"concern",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"solicitude",
|
|
"uneasiness",
|
|
"worry",
|
|
"excitability",
|
|
"excitableness",
|
|
"nervousness",
|
|
"disturbance"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"assurance",
|
|
"confidence",
|
|
"poise",
|
|
"self-assurance",
|
|
"self-assuredness",
|
|
"self-confidence",
|
|
"self-trust",
|
|
"easygoingness",
|
|
"laid-backness",
|
|
"apathy",
|
|
"detachment",
|
|
"impassivity",
|
|
"indifference",
|
|
"insensibility",
|
|
"numbness",
|
|
"phlegm",
|
|
"unconcern"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aplomb",
|
|
"calmness",
|
|
"collectedness",
|
|
"composure",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"coolness",
|
|
"countenance",
|
|
"equanimity",
|
|
"equilibrium",
|
|
"imperturbability",
|
|
"placidity",
|
|
"repose",
|
|
"sangfroid",
|
|
"self-composedness",
|
|
"self-possession",
|
|
"serenity",
|
|
"tranquillity",
|
|
"tranquility",
|
|
"tranquilness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"composing":{
|
|
"to be all the substance of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the earth's crust is composed of mostly silicon with several other elements in smaller amounts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"embodying",
|
|
"epitomizing",
|
|
"incarnating",
|
|
"incorporating",
|
|
"integrating",
|
|
"materializing",
|
|
"personifying",
|
|
"substantiating",
|
|
"complementing",
|
|
"completing",
|
|
"supplementing",
|
|
"filling (out)",
|
|
"fleshing (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"comprising",
|
|
"constituting",
|
|
"forming",
|
|
"making up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to free from distress or disturbance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"agitating",
|
|
"discomposing",
|
|
"disquieting",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"keying (up)",
|
|
"perturbing",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"vexing"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the first order of business was to compose the injured pedestrian"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aggravating",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"intensifying",
|
|
"arousing",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"fomenting",
|
|
"inciting",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"stirring (up)",
|
|
"working up"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"appeasing",
|
|
"conciliating",
|
|
"hushing",
|
|
"mollifying",
|
|
"pacifying",
|
|
"placating",
|
|
"allaying",
|
|
"alleviating",
|
|
"assuaging",
|
|
"easing",
|
|
"laying",
|
|
"mitigating",
|
|
"quelling",
|
|
"relaxing",
|
|
"relieving",
|
|
"solacing",
|
|
"narcotizing",
|
|
"sedating",
|
|
"stupefying"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"becalming",
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"lullabying",
|
|
"lulling",
|
|
"quietening",
|
|
"quieting",
|
|
"salving",
|
|
"settling",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"stilling",
|
|
"tranquilizing",
|
|
"tranquillizing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to gain emotional or mental control of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she took a deep breath and composed herself"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"holding back",
|
|
"restraining",
|
|
"rallying",
|
|
"recovering",
|
|
"lulling",
|
|
"quieting",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"stilling",
|
|
"tranquilizing",
|
|
"tranquillizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"containing",
|
|
"controlling",
|
|
"re-collecting",
|
|
"settling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something) into proper and usually carefully worked out written form":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"composed a statement on this hot-button issue that managed to satisfy absolutely no one"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"fabricating",
|
|
"fashioning",
|
|
"forming",
|
|
"molding",
|
|
"sculpturing",
|
|
"shaping",
|
|
"couching",
|
|
"expressing",
|
|
"phrasing",
|
|
"stating",
|
|
"verbalizing",
|
|
"wording",
|
|
"authoring",
|
|
"inditing",
|
|
"penning",
|
|
"writing",
|
|
"conceiving",
|
|
"concocting",
|
|
"devising",
|
|
"building",
|
|
"constructing",
|
|
"making",
|
|
"assembling",
|
|
"compounding",
|
|
"piecing (together)",
|
|
"redrafting",
|
|
"reformulating",
|
|
"reframing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"casting",
|
|
"crafting",
|
|
"drafting",
|
|
"drawing up",
|
|
"formulating",
|
|
"framing",
|
|
"preparing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"composited":{
|
|
"to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"broke down",
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"separated",
|
|
"unmixed"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"wood chips can be composited or sold as mulch"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cleaved",
|
|
"cleft",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"divorced",
|
|
"parted",
|
|
"ruptured",
|
|
"severed",
|
|
"sundered",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"dissolved",
|
|
"scattered",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disengaged",
|
|
"split"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"added",
|
|
"admixed",
|
|
"beat (in)",
|
|
"cut in",
|
|
"folded",
|
|
"stirred",
|
|
"tossed",
|
|
"coalesced",
|
|
"compounded",
|
|
"emulsified",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"knit",
|
|
"knitted",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"intertwined",
|
|
"interwove",
|
|
"interweaved",
|
|
"wove",
|
|
"weaved"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amalgamated",
|
|
"blended",
|
|
"blent",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"comingled",
|
|
"commingled",
|
|
"commixed",
|
|
"concreted",
|
|
"conflated",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"homogenized",
|
|
"immingled",
|
|
"immixed",
|
|
"incorporated",
|
|
"integrated",
|
|
"interfused",
|
|
"intermingled",
|
|
"intermixed",
|
|
"melded",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"mingled",
|
|
"mixed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compositing":{
|
|
"to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaking down",
|
|
"breaking up",
|
|
"separating",
|
|
"unmixing"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"wood chips can be composited or sold as mulch"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cleaving",
|
|
"disjoining",
|
|
"disuniting",
|
|
"dividing",
|
|
"divorcing",
|
|
"parting",
|
|
"rupturing",
|
|
"severing",
|
|
"sundering",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"dissolving",
|
|
"scattering",
|
|
"detaching",
|
|
"disengaging",
|
|
"splitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"adding",
|
|
"admixing",
|
|
"beating (in)",
|
|
"cutting in",
|
|
"folding",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"tossing",
|
|
"coalescing",
|
|
"compounding",
|
|
"emulsifying",
|
|
"conjoining",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"knitting",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"uniting",
|
|
"intertwining",
|
|
"interweaving",
|
|
"weaving"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amalgamating",
|
|
"blending",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"comingling",
|
|
"commingling",
|
|
"commixing",
|
|
"concreting",
|
|
"conflating",
|
|
"fusing",
|
|
"homogenizing",
|
|
"immingling",
|
|
"immixing",
|
|
"incorporating",
|
|
"integrating",
|
|
"interfusing",
|
|
"intermingling",
|
|
"intermixing",
|
|
"melding",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"mingling",
|
|
"mixing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"composure":{
|
|
"evenness of emotions or temper":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"agitation",
|
|
"discomposure",
|
|
"perturbation"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"kept his composure in spite of the repeated provocations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alarm",
|
|
"alarum",
|
|
"anxiety",
|
|
"anxiousness",
|
|
"apprehension",
|
|
"apprehensiveness",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"concern",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"solicitude",
|
|
"uneasiness",
|
|
"worry",
|
|
"excitability",
|
|
"excitableness",
|
|
"nervousness",
|
|
"disturbance"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"assurance",
|
|
"confidence",
|
|
"poise",
|
|
"self-assurance",
|
|
"self-assuredness",
|
|
"self-confidence",
|
|
"self-trust",
|
|
"easygoingness",
|
|
"laid-backness",
|
|
"apathy",
|
|
"detachment",
|
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"impassivity",
|
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"indifference",
|
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"insensibility",
|
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"numbness",
|
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"phlegm",
|
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"unconcern"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"aplomb",
|
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"calmness",
|
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"collectedness",
|
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"composedness",
|
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"cool",
|
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"coolness",
|
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"countenance",
|
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"equanimity",
|
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"equilibrium",
|
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"imperturbability",
|
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"placidity",
|
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"repose",
|
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"sangfroid",
|
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"self-composedness",
|
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"self-possession",
|
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"serenity",
|
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"tranquillity",
|
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"tranquility",
|
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"tranquilness"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
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},
|
|
"compounded":{
|
|
"as in combined , coalesced":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make greater in size, amount, or number":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"de-escalated",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"downsized",
|
|
"dwindled",
|
|
"lessened",
|
|
"lowered",
|
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"minified",
|
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"reduced",
|
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"subtracted (from)"
|
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],
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"we compounded our error by waiting too long to call for help"
|
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],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviated",
|
|
"abridged",
|
|
"curtailed",
|
|
"shortened",
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"condensed",
|
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"constricted",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"cut back",
|
|
"retrenched"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"boomed",
|
|
"jumped",
|
|
"skyrocketed",
|
|
"spiked",
|
|
"bumped (up)",
|
|
"ratcheted (up)",
|
|
"racheted (up)",
|
|
"blew up",
|
|
"dilated",
|
|
"distended",
|
|
"inflated",
|
|
"drew out",
|
|
"elongated",
|
|
"fleshed (out)",
|
|
"lengthened",
|
|
"prolonged",
|
|
"protracted",
|
|
"stretched",
|
|
"developed",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"magnified",
|
|
"complemented",
|
|
"supplemented",
|
|
"beefed (up)",
|
|
"reinforced",
|
|
"reenforced",
|
|
"strengthened",
|
|
"maximized",
|
|
"accumulated",
|
|
"amassed",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"followed up",
|
|
"parlayed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accelerated",
|
|
"added (to)",
|
|
"aggrandized",
|
|
"amplified",
|
|
"augmented",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"built up",
|
|
"enlarged",
|
|
"escalated",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"hyped",
|
|
"increased",
|
|
"multiplied",
|
|
"pumped up",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"stoked",
|
|
"supersized",
|
|
"swelled",
|
|
"upped"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disconnected",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"disjointed",
|
|
"dissevered",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"separated",
|
|
"unchained",
|
|
"uncoupled",
|
|
"unhitched",
|
|
"unlinked",
|
|
"unyoked"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the German language's propensity for compounding words"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disengaged",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"parted",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"cleaved",
|
|
"cleft",
|
|
"ruptured",
|
|
"severed",
|
|
"sundered"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"articulated",
|
|
"dovetailed",
|
|
"integrated",
|
|
"interlocked",
|
|
"intermeshed",
|
|
"corded",
|
|
"strung",
|
|
"wired",
|
|
"cemented",
|
|
"coalesced",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"welded"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catenated",
|
|
"chained",
|
|
"concatenated",
|
|
"conjugated",
|
|
"connected",
|
|
"coupled",
|
|
"hitched",
|
|
"hooked",
|
|
"interconnected",
|
|
"interlinked",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"yoked"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compounding":{
|
|
"as in mix , mixture":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make greater in size, amount, or number":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abating",
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"de-escalating",
|
|
"diminishing",
|
|
"downsizing",
|
|
"dwindling",
|
|
"lessening",
|
|
"lowering",
|
|
"minifying",
|
|
"reducing",
|
|
"subtracting (from)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we compounded our error by waiting too long to call for help"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviating",
|
|
"abridging",
|
|
"curtailing",
|
|
"shortening",
|
|
"compressing",
|
|
"condensing",
|
|
"constricting",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"cutting back",
|
|
"retrenching"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"booming",
|
|
"jumping",
|
|
"skyrocketing",
|
|
"spiking",
|
|
"bumping (up)",
|
|
"ratcheting (up)",
|
|
"racheting (up)",
|
|
"blowing up",
|
|
"dilating",
|
|
"distending",
|
|
"inflating",
|
|
"drawing out",
|
|
"elongating",
|
|
"fleshing (out)",
|
|
"lengthening",
|
|
"prolonging",
|
|
"protracting",
|
|
"stretching",
|
|
"developing",
|
|
"enhancing",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"intensifying",
|
|
"magnifying",
|
|
"complementing",
|
|
"supplementing",
|
|
"beefing (up)",
|
|
"reinforcing",
|
|
"reenforcing",
|
|
"strengthening",
|
|
"maximizing",
|
|
"accumulating",
|
|
"amassing",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"following up",
|
|
"parlaying"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accelerating",
|
|
"adding (to)",
|
|
"aggrandizing",
|
|
"amplifying",
|
|
"augmenting",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"building up",
|
|
"enlarging",
|
|
"escalating",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"extending",
|
|
"hyping",
|
|
"increasing",
|
|
"multiplying",
|
|
"pumping up",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"stoking",
|
|
"supersizing",
|
|
"swelling",
|
|
"upping"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disconnecting",
|
|
"disjoining",
|
|
"disjointing",
|
|
"dissevering",
|
|
"disuniting",
|
|
"separating",
|
|
"unchaining",
|
|
"uncoupling",
|
|
"unhitching",
|
|
"unlinking",
|
|
"unyoking"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the German language's propensity for compounding words"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaching",
|
|
"disengaging",
|
|
"dividing",
|
|
"parting",
|
|
"splitting",
|
|
"cleaving",
|
|
"rupturing",
|
|
"severing",
|
|
"sundering"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"articulating",
|
|
"dovetailing",
|
|
"integrating",
|
|
"interlocking",
|
|
"intermeshing",
|
|
"cording",
|
|
"stringing",
|
|
"wiring",
|
|
"cementing",
|
|
"coalescing",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"fusing",
|
|
"uniting",
|
|
"welding"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catenating",
|
|
"chaining",
|
|
"concatenating",
|
|
"conjugating",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"hitching",
|
|
"hooking",
|
|
"interconnecting",
|
|
"interlinking",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"yoking"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comprehensively":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
],
|
|
"with attention to all aspects or details":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"no period in American history has been as comprehensively studied as the Civil War"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aimlessly",
|
|
"desultorily",
|
|
"haphazardly",
|
|
"hit or miss",
|
|
"randomly",
|
|
"cursorily",
|
|
"imperfectly",
|
|
"inadequately",
|
|
"narrowly",
|
|
"shallowly",
|
|
"sketchily",
|
|
"summarily",
|
|
"superficially",
|
|
"indeterminately",
|
|
"nebulously",
|
|
"vaguely"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"meticulously",
|
|
"microscopically",
|
|
"all out",
|
|
"full blast",
|
|
"intensively",
|
|
"broadly",
|
|
"encyclopedically",
|
|
"extensively",
|
|
"generally",
|
|
"globally",
|
|
"widely",
|
|
"conclusively",
|
|
"consummately",
|
|
"definitely",
|
|
"perfectly"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"completely",
|
|
"detailedly",
|
|
"exhaustively",
|
|
"fully",
|
|
"inside out",
|
|
"minutely",
|
|
"roundly",
|
|
"sweepingly",
|
|
"systematically",
|
|
"thoroughly",
|
|
"through and through",
|
|
"totally"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"compress":{
|
|
"to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"snowball",
|
|
"swell"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the substance can compress under pressure"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accumulate",
|
|
"grow",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"inflate",
|
|
"puff (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"deflate",
|
|
"flatten",
|
|
"dry up",
|
|
"shrivel",
|
|
"wilt",
|
|
"wither",
|
|
"abate",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"dwindle",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"recede",
|
|
"retreat",
|
|
"withdraw"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"condense",
|
|
"constrict",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"shrink"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompress",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"outspread",
|
|
"outstretch"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a science textbook that compresses a lot of information about human reproduction into a few short chapters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilate",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"dissipate",
|
|
"scatter",
|
|
"distend",
|
|
"inflate",
|
|
"swell"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cram",
|
|
"crowd",
|
|
"jam",
|
|
"jam-pack",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"abbreviate",
|
|
"abridge",
|
|
"curtail",
|
|
"shorten",
|
|
"boil down",
|
|
"downsize",
|
|
"shrink",
|
|
"concentrate",
|
|
"consolidate",
|
|
"simplify",
|
|
"streamline",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"lessen"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capsule",
|
|
"capsulize",
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"condense",
|
|
"constrict",
|
|
"constringe",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"narrow (down)",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"telescope"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compressing":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"snowballing",
|
|
"swelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the substance can compress under pressure"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accumulating",
|
|
"growing",
|
|
"increasing",
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
"inflating",
|
|
"puffing (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"collapsing",
|
|
"deflating",
|
|
"flattening",
|
|
"drying up",
|
|
"shriveling",
|
|
"shrivelling",
|
|
"wilting",
|
|
"withering",
|
|
"abating",
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"diminishing",
|
|
"dwindling",
|
|
"lessening",
|
|
"receding",
|
|
"retreating",
|
|
"withdrawing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"condensing",
|
|
"constricting",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"shrinking"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompressing",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"opening",
|
|
"outspreading",
|
|
"outstretching"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a science textbook that compresses a lot of information about human reproduction into a few short chapters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilating",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"dissipating",
|
|
"scattering",
|
|
"distending",
|
|
"inflating",
|
|
"swelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cramming",
|
|
"crowding",
|
|
"jamming",
|
|
"jam-packing",
|
|
"packing",
|
|
"abbreviating",
|
|
"abridging",
|
|
"curtailing",
|
|
"shortening",
|
|
"boiling down",
|
|
"downsizing",
|
|
"shrinking",
|
|
"concentrating",
|
|
"consolidating",
|
|
"simplifying",
|
|
"streamlining",
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"diminishing",
|
|
"lessening"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capsuling",
|
|
"capsulizing",
|
|
"collapsing",
|
|
"compacting",
|
|
"condensing",
|
|
"constricting",
|
|
"constringing",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"narrowing (down)",
|
|
"squeezing",
|
|
"telescoping"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"computed":{
|
|
"to determine (a value) by doing the necessary mathematical operations":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"for the test we were required to compute the answers without using a calculator"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"added up",
|
|
"averaged",
|
|
"summed",
|
|
"tallied",
|
|
"totaled",
|
|
"totalled",
|
|
"totalized",
|
|
"added",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"multiplied",
|
|
"subtracted",
|
|
"allowed (for)",
|
|
"deducted",
|
|
"factored (in or into or out)",
|
|
"figured in",
|
|
"figured out",
|
|
"solved (for)",
|
|
"counted",
|
|
"itemized",
|
|
"numbered",
|
|
"calibrated",
|
|
"gauged",
|
|
"gaged",
|
|
"measured",
|
|
"scaled",
|
|
"appraised",
|
|
"assessed",
|
|
"estimated",
|
|
"evaluated",
|
|
"rated",
|
|
"valued",
|
|
"recalculated",
|
|
"recomputed",
|
|
"refigured"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calculated",
|
|
"ciphered",
|
|
"figured",
|
|
"reckoned",
|
|
"worked out"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comrade":{
|
|
"a person frequently seen in the company of another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the boy, and two others who are known to be his comrades , are wanted for questioning by the police"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"colleague",
|
|
"coworker",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"peer",
|
|
"workmate",
|
|
"accomplice",
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"collaborator",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"half",
|
|
"partner",
|
|
"buddy",
|
|
"chum",
|
|
"confidant",
|
|
"familiar",
|
|
"friend",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"intimate",
|
|
"pal",
|
|
"countryman",
|
|
"classmate",
|
|
"housemate",
|
|
"messmate",
|
|
"playfellow",
|
|
"playmate",
|
|
"roommate",
|
|
"roomie",
|
|
"schoolmate",
|
|
"shipmate",
|
|
"teammate",
|
|
"attendant",
|
|
"escort",
|
|
"hanger-on",
|
|
"leech",
|
|
"parasite"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"cohort",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"compatriot",
|
|
"compeer",
|
|
"crony",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"hobnobber",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"running mate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"enemy",
|
|
"foe"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we expect to be comrades for the rest of our lives"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adversary",
|
|
"antagonist",
|
|
"competitor",
|
|
"opponent",
|
|
"rival",
|
|
"archenemy",
|
|
"nemesis"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"acquaintance",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"cohort",
|
|
"colleague",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"hobnobber",
|
|
"partner",
|
|
"peer",
|
|
"sport",
|
|
"blood brother",
|
|
"brother",
|
|
"main man",
|
|
"sister",
|
|
"abettor",
|
|
"abetter",
|
|
"accomplice",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"collaborator",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"pen pal",
|
|
"benefactor",
|
|
"supporter",
|
|
"sympathizer",
|
|
"well-wisher",
|
|
"friendly"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alter ego",
|
|
"amigo",
|
|
"buddy",
|
|
"chum",
|
|
"compadre",
|
|
"confidant",
|
|
"confidante",
|
|
"crony",
|
|
"familiar",
|
|
"friend",
|
|
"intimate",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"musketeer",
|
|
"pal"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"capitalist"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a novel about an aging comrade's eventual disenchantment with communism and its excesses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"leftist",
|
|
"lefty",
|
|
"pink",
|
|
"pinko",
|
|
"social democrat",
|
|
"Bolshevik",
|
|
"Leninist",
|
|
"Leninite",
|
|
"Maoist",
|
|
"Marxist",
|
|
"Stalinist",
|
|
"Trotskyist",
|
|
"Trotskyite",
|
|
"extremist",
|
|
"radical",
|
|
"revolutionary",
|
|
"revolutionist"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commie",
|
|
"communist",
|
|
"Red",
|
|
"socialist"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comradery":{
|
|
"the feeling of closeness and friendship that exists between companions":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the special comradery that exists between soldiers that have experienced the crucible of combat together"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"forlornness",
|
|
"loneliness",
|
|
"lonesomeness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"amity",
|
|
"benevolence",
|
|
"cordiality",
|
|
"friendliness",
|
|
"friendship",
|
|
"goodwill",
|
|
"kindliness",
|
|
"civility",
|
|
"comity",
|
|
"concord",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"rapport",
|
|
"charity",
|
|
"generosity",
|
|
"affinity",
|
|
"compassion",
|
|
"empathy",
|
|
"sympathy",
|
|
"chumminess",
|
|
"familiarity",
|
|
"inseparability",
|
|
"intimacy",
|
|
"nearness",
|
|
"affection",
|
|
"devotion",
|
|
"fondness",
|
|
"love"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brotherhood",
|
|
"camaraderie",
|
|
"community",
|
|
"companionship",
|
|
"company",
|
|
"comradeship",
|
|
"fellowship",
|
|
"society"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"con":{
|
|
"a person convicted as a criminal and serving a prison sentence":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a program to help ex- cons find employment"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"lifer",
|
|
"trusty",
|
|
"parolee",
|
|
"probationer",
|
|
"captive",
|
|
"capture",
|
|
"inmate",
|
|
"internee",
|
|
"prisoner"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"convict",
|
|
"jailbird"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the explanation was so plausible that I never suspected it was all a con to make off with my car"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"Ponzi scheme",
|
|
"pyramid scheme",
|
|
"racket",
|
|
"rip-off",
|
|
"thimblerig",
|
|
"three-card monte",
|
|
"device",
|
|
"dodge",
|
|
"gimmick",
|
|
"jig",
|
|
"ploy",
|
|
"scheme",
|
|
"sleight",
|
|
"stratagem",
|
|
"trick",
|
|
"wile",
|
|
"gouging",
|
|
"overcharging",
|
|
"soaking",
|
|
"counterfeit",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"forgery",
|
|
"hoax",
|
|
"humbug",
|
|
"phony",
|
|
"phoney",
|
|
"sham"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bunco",
|
|
"bunko",
|
|
"fiddle",
|
|
"flimflam",
|
|
"fraud",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"scam",
|
|
"shell game",
|
|
"sting",
|
|
"swindle"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause to believe what is untrue":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"undeceive"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tried to con me into thinking that he had actually won the lottery"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"debunk",
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"reveal",
|
|
"show up",
|
|
"uncloak",
|
|
"uncover",
|
|
"unmask",
|
|
"disclose",
|
|
"divulge",
|
|
"tell",
|
|
"unveil",
|
|
"disabuse",
|
|
"disenchant",
|
|
"disillusion"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"kid",
|
|
"put on",
|
|
"tease",
|
|
"bleed",
|
|
"cheat",
|
|
"chisel",
|
|
"defraud",
|
|
"diddle",
|
|
"euchre",
|
|
"fleece",
|
|
"flimflam",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"mulct",
|
|
"rook",
|
|
"shortchange",
|
|
"skin",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"stick",
|
|
"sting",
|
|
"swindle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bamboozle",
|
|
"beguile",
|
|
"bluff",
|
|
"buffalo",
|
|
"burn",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"cozen",
|
|
"deceive",
|
|
"delude",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"fake out",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"gaff",
|
|
"gammon",
|
|
"gull",
|
|
"have",
|
|
"have on",
|
|
"hoax",
|
|
"hoodwink",
|
|
"hornswoggle",
|
|
"humbug",
|
|
"juggle",
|
|
"misguide",
|
|
"misinform",
|
|
"mislead",
|
|
"snooker",
|
|
"snow",
|
|
"spoof",
|
|
"string along",
|
|
"suck in",
|
|
"sucker",
|
|
"take in",
|
|
"trick"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to commit to memory":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unlearn"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"usually candidates con their entire campaign speech, right down to the jokes they supposedly ad-lib"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disremember",
|
|
"forget",
|
|
"misremember",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"overpass",
|
|
"pass over",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"slur (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"hark back (to)",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"recall",
|
|
"recollect",
|
|
"relive",
|
|
"remember",
|
|
"reminisce (about)",
|
|
"retain",
|
|
"think (of)",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"apprehend",
|
|
"comprehend",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"know",
|
|
"understand",
|
|
"absorb",
|
|
"digest"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"learn",
|
|
"memorize",
|
|
"study"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"seemed to be conning his face for any sign of uncertainty"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"skim",
|
|
"miss"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"notice",
|
|
"observe",
|
|
"watch",
|
|
"comb",
|
|
"peruse",
|
|
"pore (over)",
|
|
"analyze",
|
|
"dissect",
|
|
"parse",
|
|
"delve (into)",
|
|
"explore",
|
|
"investigate",
|
|
"plumb",
|
|
"probe",
|
|
"research",
|
|
"study",
|
|
"categorize",
|
|
"classify",
|
|
"pick over",
|
|
"reinspect",
|
|
"rereview",
|
|
"resurvey"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"audit",
|
|
"check (out)",
|
|
"examine",
|
|
"inspect",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"oversee",
|
|
"review",
|
|
"scan",
|
|
"scrutinize",
|
|
"survey",
|
|
"view"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a fly-by-night operator who had conned hundreds of would-be homeowners out of their hard-earned money"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"extort",
|
|
"wrench",
|
|
"wrest",
|
|
"wring",
|
|
"clip",
|
|
"gouge",
|
|
"nick",
|
|
"overcharge",
|
|
"soak",
|
|
"exploit",
|
|
"milk",
|
|
"deceive",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"gull",
|
|
"trick",
|
|
"rope (in)",
|
|
"betray",
|
|
"bitch",
|
|
"double-cross",
|
|
"bamboozle",
|
|
"fast-talk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"bilk",
|
|
"bleed",
|
|
"cheat",
|
|
"chisel",
|
|
"chouse",
|
|
"cozen",
|
|
"defraud",
|
|
"diddle",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"do in",
|
|
"euchre",
|
|
"fiddle",
|
|
"fleece",
|
|
"flimflam",
|
|
"gaff",
|
|
"hose",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"mulct",
|
|
"nobble",
|
|
"pluck",
|
|
"ream",
|
|
"rip off",
|
|
"rook",
|
|
"screw",
|
|
"shake down",
|
|
"short",
|
|
"shortchange",
|
|
"skin",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"stick",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"sting",
|
|
"sucker",
|
|
"swindle",
|
|
"thimblerig",
|
|
"victimize"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concatenation":{
|
|
"a series of things linked together":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a complicated concatenation of events leading to the freak accident"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"chain reaction",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"cycle",
|
|
"vicious circle",
|
|
"vicious cycle",
|
|
"continuum",
|
|
"gamut",
|
|
"gauntlet",
|
|
"gantlet",
|
|
"scale",
|
|
"spectrum",
|
|
"flow",
|
|
"river",
|
|
"stream",
|
|
"file",
|
|
"line",
|
|
"queue",
|
|
"range",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"succession"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catena",
|
|
"catenation",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"consecution",
|
|
"nexus",
|
|
"progression",
|
|
"sequence",
|
|
"string",
|
|
"train"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concavity":{
|
|
"a sunken area forming a separate space":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bulge",
|
|
"camber",
|
|
"convexity",
|
|
"jut",
|
|
"projection",
|
|
"protrusion",
|
|
"protuberance"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"water collected in a shallow concavity on the floor of the cave"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hill",
|
|
"mound",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"bump",
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"hump",
|
|
"lump",
|
|
"pimple",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"swelling",
|
|
"tumor"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"burrow",
|
|
"cave",
|
|
"cavern",
|
|
"ditch",
|
|
"excavation",
|
|
"furrow",
|
|
"groove",
|
|
"gutter",
|
|
"trench",
|
|
"trough",
|
|
"basin",
|
|
"bowl",
|
|
"valley",
|
|
"alcove",
|
|
"cleft",
|
|
"niche",
|
|
"nook",
|
|
"opening",
|
|
"socket",
|
|
"alveolus",
|
|
"dimple",
|
|
"gouge",
|
|
"impression",
|
|
"imprint",
|
|
"notch",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"borehole",
|
|
"chuckhole",
|
|
"crater",
|
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"posthole",
|
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"pothole",
|
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"sinkhole",
|
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"wallow",
|
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"water hole",
|
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"well",
|
|
"abyss",
|
|
"chasm",
|
|
"gulf",
|
|
"vacuity",
|
|
"vacuum",
|
|
"void"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cavity",
|
|
"dent",
|
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"depression",
|
|
"dint",
|
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"hole",
|
|
"hollow",
|
|
"indentation",
|
|
"indenture",
|
|
"pit",
|
|
"recess"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concealed":{
|
|
"as in hidden , subterranean":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in masked , shrouded":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep secret or shut off from view":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bared",
|
|
"disclosed",
|
|
"displayed",
|
|
"divulged",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"revealed",
|
|
"showed",
|
|
"uncloaked",
|
|
"uncovered",
|
|
"unmasked",
|
|
"unveiled"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the defense attorney accused the prosecutor of trying to conceal exculpatory evidence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brought out",
|
|
"presented",
|
|
"clarified",
|
|
"illuminated",
|
|
"advertised",
|
|
"aired",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"broadcasted",
|
|
"got out",
|
|
"proclaimed",
|
|
"publicized",
|
|
"published",
|
|
"spread"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"buried",
|
|
"camouflaged",
|
|
"covered (up)",
|
|
"smothered",
|
|
"gilded",
|
|
"gilt",
|
|
"glossed (over)",
|
|
"varnished",
|
|
"whitewashed",
|
|
"beclouded",
|
|
"bedimmed",
|
|
"befogged",
|
|
"blocked",
|
|
"clouded",
|
|
"darkened",
|
|
"eclipsed",
|
|
"obstructed",
|
|
"occluded",
|
|
"overcast",
|
|
"overshadowed",
|
|
"shaded"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belied",
|
|
"blanketed",
|
|
"blotted out",
|
|
"cloaked",
|
|
"covered",
|
|
"curtained",
|
|
"disguised",
|
|
"enshrouded",
|
|
"hid",
|
|
"masked",
|
|
"obscured",
|
|
"occulted",
|
|
"papered over",
|
|
"screened",
|
|
"shrouded",
|
|
"suppressed",
|
|
"veiled"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put into a hiding place":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"displayed",
|
|
"exhibited"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"wisely concealed the documents in a drawer beneath a false bottom"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bared",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"revealed",
|
|
"showed",
|
|
"uncovered",
|
|
"unmasked",
|
|
"unveiled",
|
|
"unwrapped",
|
|
"flaunted",
|
|
"paraded",
|
|
"showed off",
|
|
"disinterred",
|
|
"unearthed"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"hoarded",
|
|
"squirreled (away)",
|
|
"squirrelled (away)",
|
|
"stashed",
|
|
"entombed",
|
|
"interred"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buried",
|
|
"cached",
|
|
"ensconced",
|
|
"hid",
|
|
"secreted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concede":{
|
|
"to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deny"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she grudgingly conceded his point"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disallow",
|
|
"disavow",
|
|
"disclaim",
|
|
"disown",
|
|
"contradict",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"gainsay",
|
|
"negate",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"refute",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"repudiate",
|
|
"conceal",
|
|
"cover (up)",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"veil",
|
|
"kid (oneself)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"disburden",
|
|
"unburden",
|
|
"unload",
|
|
"affirm",
|
|
"avow",
|
|
"confirm",
|
|
"profess",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"recognize",
|
|
"yield",
|
|
"announce",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"communicate",
|
|
"declare",
|
|
"disclose",
|
|
"divulge",
|
|
"impart",
|
|
"proclaim",
|
|
"publish",
|
|
"reveal",
|
|
"spill",
|
|
"tell",
|
|
"unveil",
|
|
"betray",
|
|
"blab",
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"give away",
|
|
"inform",
|
|
"leak",
|
|
"rat",
|
|
"squeal",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"tattle",
|
|
"tip (off)",
|
|
"warn",
|
|
"wise (up)",
|
|
"breathe",
|
|
"say",
|
|
"whisper"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledge",
|
|
"admit",
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"confess",
|
|
"fess (up)",
|
|
"grant",
|
|
"own (up to)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"resist"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he conceded as soon as it became clear that he could not win"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contend",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"hold off",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"breast",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"confront",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"defy",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"object",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"repel",
|
|
"thwart",
|
|
"withstand"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"acquiesce",
|
|
"defer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blink",
|
|
"bow",
|
|
"budge",
|
|
"capitulate",
|
|
"give in",
|
|
"knuckle under",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"relent",
|
|
"submit",
|
|
"succumb",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"yield"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conceded (to)":{
|
|
"as in consented (to) , confirmed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concedes":{
|
|
"to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"denies"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she grudgingly conceded his point"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disallows",
|
|
"disavows",
|
|
"disclaims",
|
|
"disowns",
|
|
"contradicts",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"gainsays",
|
|
"negates",
|
|
"negatives",
|
|
"rebuts",
|
|
"refutes",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"repudiates",
|
|
"conceals",
|
|
"covers (up)",
|
|
"hides",
|
|
"obscures",
|
|
"veils",
|
|
"kids (oneself)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"disburdens",
|
|
"unburdens",
|
|
"unloads",
|
|
"affirms",
|
|
"avows",
|
|
"confirms",
|
|
"professes",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"recognizes",
|
|
"yields",
|
|
"announces",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"broadcasts",
|
|
"communicates",
|
|
"declares",
|
|
"discloses",
|
|
"divulges",
|
|
"imparts",
|
|
"proclaims",
|
|
"publishes",
|
|
"reveals",
|
|
"spills",
|
|
"tells",
|
|
"unveils",
|
|
"betrays",
|
|
"blabs",
|
|
"exposes",
|
|
"gives away",
|
|
"informs",
|
|
"leaks",
|
|
"rats",
|
|
"squeals",
|
|
"talks",
|
|
"tattles",
|
|
"tips (off)",
|
|
"warns",
|
|
"wises (up)",
|
|
"breathes",
|
|
"says",
|
|
"whispers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledges",
|
|
"admits",
|
|
"agrees",
|
|
"allows",
|
|
"confesses",
|
|
"fesses (up)",
|
|
"grants",
|
|
"owns (up to)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cease resistance (as to another's arguments, demands, or control)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"resists"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he conceded as soon as it became clear that he could not win"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contends",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"holds off",
|
|
"battles",
|
|
"breasts",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"confronts",
|
|
"counters",
|
|
"defies",
|
|
"faces",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"objects",
|
|
"opposes",
|
|
"repels",
|
|
"thwarts",
|
|
"withstands"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"acquiesces",
|
|
"defers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blinks",
|
|
"bows",
|
|
"budges",
|
|
"capitulates",
|
|
"gives in",
|
|
"knuckles under",
|
|
"quits",
|
|
"relents",
|
|
"submits",
|
|
"succumbs",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"yields"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concentered":{
|
|
"to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decentralized",
|
|
"deconcentrated",
|
|
"spread (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you'll have to concenter your nebulous thoughts on the subject before even attempting to write"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"segregated",
|
|
"separated"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"coordinated",
|
|
"harmonized",
|
|
"integrated",
|
|
"orchestrated",
|
|
"blended",
|
|
"blent",
|
|
"coalesced",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"incorporated",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"reduced",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"assembled",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"colligated",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"reunified",
|
|
"reunited"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"centered",
|
|
"centralized",
|
|
"compacted",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"consolidated",
|
|
"polarized",
|
|
"unified",
|
|
"united"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"disbanded",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"split (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"most of the local motels have concentered around the theme park, which is the region's biggest attraction by far"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"departed",
|
|
"left",
|
|
"took off",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"dissociated",
|
|
"disunited"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"banded (together)",
|
|
"caucused",
|
|
"clubbed",
|
|
"collaborated",
|
|
"confederated",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"consolidated",
|
|
"consorted",
|
|
"cooperated",
|
|
"coupled",
|
|
"federated",
|
|
"ganged up",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"reassembled",
|
|
"reconvened",
|
|
"regathered",
|
|
"remet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembled",
|
|
"clustered",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"conglomerated",
|
|
"congregated",
|
|
"convened",
|
|
"converged",
|
|
"forgathered",
|
|
"foregathered",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"met",
|
|
"rendezvoused"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concentrate":{
|
|
"to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decentralize",
|
|
"deconcentrate",
|
|
"spread (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"time to concentrate our efforts on the really important problems that confront us"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"segregate",
|
|
"separate"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"coordinate",
|
|
"harmonize",
|
|
"integrate",
|
|
"orchestrate",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"coalesce",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"incorporate",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"reduce",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"assemble",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"colligate",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"reunify",
|
|
"reunite"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"center",
|
|
"centralize",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"concenter",
|
|
"consolidate",
|
|
"polarize",
|
|
"unify",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring together in one body or place":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dispel",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"dissipate",
|
|
"scatter"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"concentrate your forces on the right side of the battlefield"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"disband",
|
|
"disintegrate",
|
|
"dissolve",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"sever",
|
|
"split (up)",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"send"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"ball",
|
|
"batch",
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"cluster",
|
|
"huddle",
|
|
"heap",
|
|
"pile",
|
|
"stack",
|
|
"band",
|
|
"brigade",
|
|
"muster",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"flock",
|
|
"herd",
|
|
"hive",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"swarm",
|
|
"throng",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"connect",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"pool",
|
|
"unite",
|
|
"archive",
|
|
"arrange",
|
|
"collate",
|
|
"compile",
|
|
"organize",
|
|
"systematize",
|
|
"scrape (up or together)",
|
|
"re-collect",
|
|
"regather",
|
|
"regroup"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accumulate",
|
|
"amass",
|
|
"assemble",
|
|
"bulk (up)",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"congregate",
|
|
"constellate",
|
|
"corral",
|
|
"garner",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"lump",
|
|
"pick up",
|
|
"round up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
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"to come together into one body or place":{
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"break up",
|
|
"disband",
|
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"disperse",
|
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"split (up)"
|
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],
|
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"examples":[
|
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"recent immigrants tend to concentrate in port cities"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
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"depart",
|
|
"leave",
|
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"take off",
|
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"disjoin",
|
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"dissociate",
|
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"disunite"
|
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],
|
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"related":[
|
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"affiliate",
|
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"ally",
|
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"associate",
|
|
"band (together)",
|
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"caucus",
|
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"club",
|
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"collaborate",
|
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"confederate",
|
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"conjoin",
|
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"consolidate",
|
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"consort",
|
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"cooperate",
|
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"couple",
|
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"federate",
|
|
"gang up",
|
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"join",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"unite",
|
|
"reassemble",
|
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"reconvene",
|
|
"regather",
|
|
"remeet"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"assemble",
|
|
"cluster",
|
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"collect",
|
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"concenter",
|
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"conglomerate",
|
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"congregate",
|
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"convene",
|
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"converge",
|
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"forgather",
|
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"foregather",
|
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"gather",
|
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"meet",
|
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"rendezvous"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a president who will try to concentrate public attention on the problems of inner cities"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
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"related":[
|
|
"aim",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"home (in on)",
|
|
"hone in (on)",
|
|
"level",
|
|
"nail",
|
|
"point",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"zero (in on)",
|
|
"attend",
|
|
"heed",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"fixate (on)",
|
|
"obsess (over)",
|
|
"refocus"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"center",
|
|
"fasten",
|
|
"focus",
|
|
"rivet",
|
|
"train"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the ozone layer is concentrated 20 to 30 miles above the Earth's surface"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"dissipate",
|
|
"scatter"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"agglutinate",
|
|
"clump",
|
|
"lump",
|
|
"bank",
|
|
"drift",
|
|
"ridge"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accrete",
|
|
"accumulate",
|
|
"amass",
|
|
"build up",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"conglomerate",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"pile (up)",
|
|
"stack (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to increase the amount of (a substance in a mixture) by removing other substances":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dilute",
|
|
"water (down)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"prolonged boiling is required to concentrate the sap when making maple syrup"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adulterate",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"thin",
|
|
"weaken"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"clarify",
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"cleanse",
|
|
"distill",
|
|
"distil",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"leach",
|
|
"purge",
|
|
"purify",
|
|
"refine",
|
|
"boil down",
|
|
"decoct",
|
|
"reduce",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"harden",
|
|
"solidify",
|
|
"deepen",
|
|
"enhance",
|
|
"heighten",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"evaporate",
|
|
"extract",
|
|
"remove",
|
|
"enrich",
|
|
"fortify",
|
|
"richen",
|
|
"strengthen",
|
|
"reconcentrate",
|
|
"recondense"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"condense"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concentrating":{
|
|
"as in focused , preoccupied":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring (something) to a central point or under a single control":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decentralizing",
|
|
"deconcentrating",
|
|
"spreading (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"time to concentrate our efforts on the really important problems that confront us"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"segregating",
|
|
"separating"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"coordinating",
|
|
"harmonizing",
|
|
"integrating",
|
|
"orchestrating",
|
|
"blending",
|
|
"coalescing",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"fusing",
|
|
"incorporating",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"reducing",
|
|
"conjoining",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"assembling",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"colligating",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"reunifying",
|
|
"reuniting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"centering",
|
|
"centralizing",
|
|
"compacting",
|
|
"concentering",
|
|
"consolidating",
|
|
"polarizing",
|
|
"unifying",
|
|
"uniting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring together in one body or place":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dispelling",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"dissipating",
|
|
"scattering"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"concentrate your forces on the right side of the battlefield"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breaking up",
|
|
"disbanding",
|
|
"disintegrating",
|
|
"dissolving",
|
|
"separating",
|
|
"severing",
|
|
"splitting (up)",
|
|
"dismissing",
|
|
"sending"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"balling",
|
|
"batching",
|
|
"bunching",
|
|
"clustering",
|
|
"huddling",
|
|
"heaping",
|
|
"piling",
|
|
"stacking",
|
|
"banding",
|
|
"brigading",
|
|
"mustering",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"rallying",
|
|
"flocking",
|
|
"herding",
|
|
"hiving",
|
|
"packing",
|
|
"pressing",
|
|
"swarming",
|
|
"thronging",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"pooling",
|
|
"uniting",
|
|
"archiving",
|
|
"arranging",
|
|
"collating",
|
|
"compiling",
|
|
"organizing",
|
|
"systematizing",
|
|
"scraping (up or together)",
|
|
"re-collecting",
|
|
"regathering",
|
|
"regrouping"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accumulating",
|
|
"amassing",
|
|
"assembling",
|
|
"bulking (up)",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"congregating",
|
|
"constellating",
|
|
"corralling",
|
|
"garnering",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"grouping",
|
|
"lumping",
|
|
"picking up",
|
|
"rounding up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaking up",
|
|
"disbanding",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"splitting (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"recent immigrants tend to concentrate in port cities"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"departing",
|
|
"leaving",
|
|
"taking off",
|
|
"disjoining",
|
|
"dissociating",
|
|
"disuniting"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"affiliating",
|
|
"allying",
|
|
"associating",
|
|
"banding (together)",
|
|
"caucusing",
|
|
"clubbing",
|
|
"collaborating",
|
|
"confederating",
|
|
"conjoining",
|
|
"consolidating",
|
|
"consorting",
|
|
"cooperating",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"federating",
|
|
"ganging up",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"uniting",
|
|
"reassembling",
|
|
"reconvening",
|
|
"regathering",
|
|
"remeeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembling",
|
|
"clustering",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"concentering",
|
|
"conglomerating",
|
|
"congregating",
|
|
"convening",
|
|
"converging",
|
|
"forgathering",
|
|
"foregathering",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"rendezvousing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a president who will try to concentrate public attention on the problems of inner cities"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"aiming",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"homing (in on)",
|
|
"honing in (on)",
|
|
"leveling",
|
|
"levelling",
|
|
"nailing",
|
|
"pointing",
|
|
"setting",
|
|
"zeroing (in on)",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"heeding",
|
|
"minding",
|
|
"fixating (on)",
|
|
"obsessing (over)",
|
|
"refocusing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"centering",
|
|
"fastening",
|
|
"focusing",
|
|
"focussing",
|
|
"riveting",
|
|
"training"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the ozone layer is concentrated 20 to 30 miles above the Earth's surface"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"dissipating",
|
|
"scattering"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"agglutinating",
|
|
"clumping",
|
|
"lumping",
|
|
"banking",
|
|
"drifting",
|
|
"ridging"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accreting",
|
|
"accumulating",
|
|
"amassing",
|
|
"building up",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"conglomerating",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"massing",
|
|
"piling (up)",
|
|
"stacking (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to increase the amount of (a substance in a mixture) by removing other substances":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diluting",
|
|
"watering (down)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"prolonged boiling is required to concentrate the sap when making maple syrup"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adulterating",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"thinning",
|
|
"weakening"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"clarifying",
|
|
"cleaning",
|
|
"cleansing",
|
|
"distilling",
|
|
"flushing",
|
|
"leaching",
|
|
"purging",
|
|
"purifying",
|
|
"refining",
|
|
"boiling down",
|
|
"decocting",
|
|
"reducing",
|
|
"compacting",
|
|
"hardening",
|
|
"solidifying",
|
|
"deepening",
|
|
"enhancing",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"intensifying",
|
|
"evaporating",
|
|
"extracting",
|
|
"removing",
|
|
"enriching",
|
|
"fortifying",
|
|
"richening",
|
|
"strengthening",
|
|
"reconcentrating",
|
|
"recondensing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"condensing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concerned":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be the business or affair of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the problems of air and water pollution that concern all of us"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"appertained (to)",
|
|
"applied (to)",
|
|
"bore (on)",
|
|
"pertained (to)",
|
|
"referred (to)",
|
|
"related (to)",
|
|
"embroiled",
|
|
"ensnared",
|
|
"entangled",
|
|
"implicated"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affected",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"touched"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have (something) as a subject matter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the book concerns the challenges faced by children growing up in single-parent households"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"excluded",
|
|
"omitted",
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"forgot",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"neglected",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"overpassed",
|
|
"passed over",
|
|
"slighted",
|
|
"slurred (over)",
|
|
"brushed (aside or off)",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"shrugged off"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"appertained (to)",
|
|
"bore (on or upon)",
|
|
"referred (to)",
|
|
"related (to)",
|
|
"adverted (to)",
|
|
"alluded (to)",
|
|
"cited",
|
|
"glanced (upon)",
|
|
"instanced",
|
|
"mentioned",
|
|
"named",
|
|
"noted",
|
|
"noticed",
|
|
"quoted",
|
|
"specified",
|
|
"touched (upon)",
|
|
"offered",
|
|
"presented",
|
|
"contained",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"encompassed",
|
|
"entailed",
|
|
"included",
|
|
"incorporated"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"covered",
|
|
"dealt (with)",
|
|
"pertained (to)",
|
|
"treated (of)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"calmed",
|
|
"composed",
|
|
"quieted",
|
|
"settled",
|
|
"soothed",
|
|
"tranquilized",
|
|
"tranquillized"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were greatly concerned by reports that yet another previously unknown virus is now posing a threat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"allayed",
|
|
"alleviated",
|
|
"assuaged",
|
|
"appeased",
|
|
"conciliated",
|
|
"mollified",
|
|
"pacified",
|
|
"placated",
|
|
"propitiated"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"aggravated",
|
|
"angered",
|
|
"annoyed",
|
|
"bugged",
|
|
"chafed",
|
|
"chivied",
|
|
"chivvied",
|
|
"exasperated",
|
|
"fretted",
|
|
"galled",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"grated",
|
|
"harassed",
|
|
"harried",
|
|
"irked",
|
|
"irritated",
|
|
"nettled",
|
|
"peeved",
|
|
"pestered",
|
|
"piqued",
|
|
"put off",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"riled",
|
|
"vexed",
|
|
"vext",
|
|
"bedeviled",
|
|
"haunted",
|
|
"plagued",
|
|
"abashed",
|
|
"confounded",
|
|
"confused",
|
|
"discomfited",
|
|
"disconcerted",
|
|
"discountenanced",
|
|
"embarrassed",
|
|
"fazed",
|
|
"flustered",
|
|
"jarred",
|
|
"mortified",
|
|
"nonplussed",
|
|
"nonplused",
|
|
"rattled",
|
|
"shook up",
|
|
"daunted",
|
|
"demoralized",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"disheartened",
|
|
"dispirited",
|
|
"unnerved"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"ailed",
|
|
"alarmed",
|
|
"alarumed",
|
|
"bothered",
|
|
"derailed",
|
|
"discomforted",
|
|
"discomposed",
|
|
"dismayed",
|
|
"disquieted",
|
|
"distempered",
|
|
"distracted",
|
|
"distressed",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"exercised",
|
|
"flurried",
|
|
"frazzled",
|
|
"freaked (out)",
|
|
"fussed",
|
|
"hagrode",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"undid",
|
|
"unhinged",
|
|
"unsettled",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"weirded out",
|
|
"worried"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concerning":{
|
|
"having to do with":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we had a meeting with the principal today concerning the new policy on student-run organizations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"over"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"about",
|
|
"apropos",
|
|
"apropos of",
|
|
"as far as",
|
|
"as for",
|
|
"as regards",
|
|
"as respects",
|
|
"as to",
|
|
"of",
|
|
"on",
|
|
"regarding",
|
|
"respecting",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"toward",
|
|
"towards"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be the business or affair of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the problems of air and water pollution that concern all of us"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"appertaining (to)",
|
|
"applying (to)",
|
|
"bearing (on)",
|
|
"pertaining (to)",
|
|
"referring (to)",
|
|
"relating (to)",
|
|
"embroiling",
|
|
"ensnaring",
|
|
"entangling",
|
|
"implicating"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affecting",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"touching"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have (something) as a subject matter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the book concerns the challenges faced by children growing up in single-parent households"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"excluding",
|
|
"omitting",
|
|
"disregarding",
|
|
"forgetting",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"neglecting",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"overpassing",
|
|
"passing over",
|
|
"slighting",
|
|
"slurring (over)",
|
|
"brushing (aside or off)",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"shrugging off"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"appertaining (to)",
|
|
"bearing (on or upon)",
|
|
"referring (to)",
|
|
"relating (to)",
|
|
"adverting (to)",
|
|
"alluding (to)",
|
|
"citing",
|
|
"glancing (upon)",
|
|
"instancing",
|
|
"mentioning",
|
|
"naming",
|
|
"noticing",
|
|
"noting",
|
|
"quoting",
|
|
"specifying",
|
|
"touching (upon)",
|
|
"offering",
|
|
"presenting",
|
|
"containing",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"encompassing",
|
|
"entailing",
|
|
"including",
|
|
"incorporating"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"covering",
|
|
"dealing (with)",
|
|
"pertaining (to)",
|
|
"treating (of)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"composing",
|
|
"quieting",
|
|
"settling",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"tranquilizing",
|
|
"tranquillizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were greatly concerned by reports that yet another previously unknown virus is now posing a threat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"allaying",
|
|
"alleviating",
|
|
"assuaging",
|
|
"appeasing",
|
|
"conciliating",
|
|
"mollifying",
|
|
"pacifying",
|
|
"placating",
|
|
"propitiating"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"aggravating",
|
|
"angering",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"bugging",
|
|
"chafing",
|
|
"chivying",
|
|
"chivvying",
|
|
"exasperating",
|
|
"fretting",
|
|
"galling",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"grating",
|
|
"harassing",
|
|
"harrying",
|
|
"irking",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"nettling",
|
|
"peeving",
|
|
"pestering",
|
|
"piquing",
|
|
"putting off",
|
|
"putting out",
|
|
"riling",
|
|
"vexing",
|
|
"bedeviling",
|
|
"haunting",
|
|
"plaguing",
|
|
"abashing",
|
|
"confounding",
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"discomfiting",
|
|
"disconcerting",
|
|
"discountenancing",
|
|
"embarrassing",
|
|
"fazing",
|
|
"flustering",
|
|
"jarring",
|
|
"mortifying",
|
|
"nonplussing",
|
|
"nonplusing",
|
|
"rattling",
|
|
"shaking up",
|
|
"daunting",
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dispiriting",
|
|
"unnerving"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agitating",
|
|
"ailing",
|
|
"alarming",
|
|
"alaruming",
|
|
"bothering",
|
|
"derailing",
|
|
"discomforting",
|
|
"discomposing",
|
|
"dismaying",
|
|
"disquieting",
|
|
"distempering",
|
|
"distracting",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"exercising",
|
|
"flurrying",
|
|
"frazzling",
|
|
"freaking (out)",
|
|
"fussing",
|
|
"hagriding",
|
|
"perturbing",
|
|
"undoing",
|
|
"unhinging",
|
|
"unsettling",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"weirding out",
|
|
"worrying"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"preposition",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concerted":{
|
|
"to bring about through discussion and compromise":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"warned that the rain forests are in danger of extinction unless the world's industrial powers concert a plan to prevent such an occurrence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"settled (on or upon)",
|
|
"chaffered",
|
|
"dealt",
|
|
"dickered",
|
|
"haggled",
|
|
"horse-traded",
|
|
"paltered",
|
|
"agreed",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"covenanted",
|
|
"argued",
|
|
"debated",
|
|
"discussed",
|
|
"hammered out",
|
|
"hashed (over)",
|
|
"reasoned",
|
|
"talked",
|
|
"talked over",
|
|
"worked out",
|
|
"renegotiated"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arranged",
|
|
"bargained",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"negotiated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the governor is eager to concert with the federal authorities on this matter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"connived",
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"confederated",
|
|
"hung together",
|
|
"interfaced"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banded (together)",
|
|
"collaborated",
|
|
"concurred",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"conspired",
|
|
"cooperated",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"leagued",
|
|
"teamed (up)",
|
|
"united"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
],
|
|
"used or done by a number of people as a group":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"exclusive",
|
|
"individual",
|
|
"one-man",
|
|
"one-sided",
|
|
"one-way",
|
|
"single",
|
|
"sole",
|
|
"solitary",
|
|
"unilateral"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a victory like that results only from the concerted effort of the entire team"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"personal",
|
|
"private",
|
|
"independent",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"several",
|
|
"esoteric",
|
|
"particular",
|
|
"special",
|
|
"specialized"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bilateral",
|
|
"consensual",
|
|
"reciprocal",
|
|
"symbiotic",
|
|
"synergic",
|
|
"synergistic",
|
|
"two-way",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"popular",
|
|
"general",
|
|
"generic",
|
|
"universal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"collaborative",
|
|
"collective",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"common",
|
|
"communal",
|
|
"conjoint",
|
|
"conjunct",
|
|
"cooperative",
|
|
"joint",
|
|
"multiple",
|
|
"mutual",
|
|
"pooled",
|
|
"public",
|
|
"shared",
|
|
"united"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"concertedly":{
|
|
"in or by combined action or effort":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"apart",
|
|
"independently",
|
|
"individually",
|
|
"separately",
|
|
"severally",
|
|
"single-handed",
|
|
"single-handedly",
|
|
"singly",
|
|
"solely",
|
|
"unaided",
|
|
"unassisted",
|
|
"unilaterally"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the two ball players seemed to be concertedly trying to shatter every batting record in the American League"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"collectively",
|
|
"mutually",
|
|
"reciprocally",
|
|
"unanimously",
|
|
"unitedly",
|
|
"cooperatively",
|
|
"symbiotically"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conjointly",
|
|
"hand in glove",
|
|
"hand and glove",
|
|
"jointly",
|
|
"together"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concessions":{
|
|
"an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disavowals",
|
|
"nonadmissions"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an abject concession of guilt from the governor is the only thing that will save her political career"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"denials",
|
|
"disallowances",
|
|
"disclaimers",
|
|
"recantations",
|
|
"rejections",
|
|
"renouncements",
|
|
"repudiations"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"self-accusations",
|
|
"self-betrayals",
|
|
"self-revelations",
|
|
"self-incriminations",
|
|
"self-recriminations",
|
|
"self-reproaches",
|
|
"affirmations",
|
|
"assertions",
|
|
"avouchments",
|
|
"claims",
|
|
"confirmations",
|
|
"declarations",
|
|
"insistences",
|
|
"professions",
|
|
"allowances",
|
|
"apologies",
|
|
"hand-wringings",
|
|
"betrayals",
|
|
"disclosures",
|
|
"divulgences",
|
|
"giveaways",
|
|
"revelations",
|
|
"announcements",
|
|
"declarations",
|
|
"proclamations",
|
|
"pronouncements",
|
|
"blames",
|
|
"faults",
|
|
"responsibilities",
|
|
"contritions",
|
|
"penitences",
|
|
"regrets",
|
|
"remorses",
|
|
"repentances",
|
|
"rues"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledgments",
|
|
"acknowledgements",
|
|
"admissions",
|
|
"avowals",
|
|
"confessions",
|
|
"self-confessions"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something granted as a special favor":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a concession to sell their T-shirts at the village fair"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"burdens",
|
|
"duties",
|
|
"obligations",
|
|
"responsibilities"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"courtesies",
|
|
"claims",
|
|
"entitlements",
|
|
"rights",
|
|
"birthrights",
|
|
"perquisites",
|
|
"prerogatives",
|
|
"charters",
|
|
"grants",
|
|
"patents",
|
|
"exemptions",
|
|
"immunities",
|
|
"waivers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appanages",
|
|
"apanages",
|
|
"boons",
|
|
"honors",
|
|
"privileges"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act or practice of each side giving up something in order to reach an agreement":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"when trying to get a raise in your salary, it's good to know the art of concession"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"haggles",
|
|
"horse trades",
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"arrangements",
|
|
"bargains",
|
|
"concurrences",
|
|
"consensuses",
|
|
"deals",
|
|
"understandings",
|
|
"agreements",
|
|
"settlements",
|
|
"mediations",
|
|
"treaties"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodations",
|
|
"compromises",
|
|
"give-and-takes",
|
|
"negotiations"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conclude":{
|
|
"to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"begin",
|
|
"commence",
|
|
"inaugurate",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"start"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a brief reminder of tonight's game concluded the announcements"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"climax",
|
|
"crown",
|
|
"consummate",
|
|
"perfect",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"suspend"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"close",
|
|
"close out",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"round (off or out)",
|
|
"terminate",
|
|
"wind up",
|
|
"wrap up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring about through discussion and compromise":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"concluded an economic agreement among the world's leading industrial nations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"settle (on or upon)",
|
|
"chaffer",
|
|
"deal",
|
|
"dicker",
|
|
"haggle",
|
|
"horse-trade",
|
|
"palter",
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"covenant",
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"discuss",
|
|
"hammer out",
|
|
"hash (over)",
|
|
"reason",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"talk over",
|
|
"work out",
|
|
"renegotiate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrange",
|
|
"bargain",
|
|
"concert",
|
|
"negotiate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he concluded that the reprimand could wait until later"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abstain",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"turn down",
|
|
"delay",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"hesitate",
|
|
"stall",
|
|
"temporize",
|
|
"shilly-shally",
|
|
"vacillate",
|
|
"waffle",
|
|
"waver"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"decree",
|
|
"rule",
|
|
"cull",
|
|
"elect",
|
|
"handpick",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"prefer",
|
|
"select",
|
|
"single (out)",
|
|
"adjudge",
|
|
"adjudicate",
|
|
"arbitrate",
|
|
"find",
|
|
"judge",
|
|
"referee",
|
|
"rule (on)",
|
|
"umpire",
|
|
"chew over",
|
|
"cogitate",
|
|
"consider",
|
|
"contemplate",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"entertain",
|
|
"meditate",
|
|
"mull (over)",
|
|
"ponder",
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"question",
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"ruminate",
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"study",
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"think (about or over)",
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"weigh"
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],
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"choose",
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"decide",
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"determine",
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"figure",
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"name",
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"opt",
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"resolve",
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"settle (on or upon)"
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]
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},
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"to come to an end":{
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"continue",
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"hang on",
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"persist"
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],
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"examples":[
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"the concert concluded late in the evening"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[
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"draw out",
|
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"extend",
|
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"prolong",
|
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"protract"
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],
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"related":[
|
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"desist (from)",
|
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"lay off (of)",
|
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"refrain (from)",
|
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"give over",
|
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"knock off",
|
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"pack (up or in)",
|
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"break down",
|
|
"conk (out)",
|
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"cut out",
|
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"stall",
|
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"pause",
|
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"stay",
|
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"suspend",
|
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"abate",
|
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"peter (out)",
|
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"wind down"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
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"break off",
|
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"break up",
|
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"cease",
|
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"close",
|
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"dead-end",
|
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"determine",
|
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"die",
|
|
"discontinue",
|
|
"elapse",
|
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"end",
|
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"expire",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"halt",
|
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"lapse",
|
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"leave off",
|
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"let up",
|
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"pass",
|
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"quit",
|
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"stop",
|
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"terminate",
|
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"wind up",
|
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"wink (out)"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information":{
|
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|
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"examples":[
|
|
"concluded that only the murderer could possibly have known that information"
|
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],
|
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|
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"related":[
|
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"assume",
|
|
"suppose",
|
|
"conjecture",
|
|
"guess",
|
|
"speculate",
|
|
"surmise",
|
|
"construe",
|
|
"interpret",
|
|
"read",
|
|
"contemplate",
|
|
"philosophize",
|
|
"rationalize",
|
|
"think",
|
|
"ascertain",
|
|
"dope (out)",
|
|
"find out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
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"decide",
|
|
"deduce",
|
|
"derive",
|
|
"extrapolate",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"infer",
|
|
"judge",
|
|
"make out",
|
|
"reason",
|
|
"understand"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"concluded":{
|
|
"brought or having come to an end":{
|
|
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|
|
"continuing",
|
|
"incomplete",
|
|
"ongoing",
|
|
"uncompleted",
|
|
"undone",
|
|
"unfinished"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with another recently concluded fiscal year behind us, we are now ready to face new challenges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"accomplished",
|
|
"achieved",
|
|
"attained",
|
|
"compassed",
|
|
"realized",
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"defunct",
|
|
"extinct",
|
|
"kaput",
|
|
"kaputt",
|
|
"obsolete",
|
|
"expired"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"completed",
|
|
"done",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"ended",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"over",
|
|
"over with",
|
|
"terminated",
|
|
"through",
|
|
"up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"began",
|
|
"commenced",
|
|
"inaugurated",
|
|
"opened",
|
|
"started"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a brief reminder of tonight's game concluded the announcements"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"climaxed",
|
|
"crowned",
|
|
"consummated",
|
|
"perfected",
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"stopped",
|
|
"suspended"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"closed",
|
|
"closed out",
|
|
"completed",
|
|
"ended",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"rounded (off or out)",
|
|
"terminated",
|
|
"wound up",
|
|
"winded up",
|
|
"wrapped up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring about through discussion and compromise":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"concluded an economic agreement among the world's leading industrial nations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"settled (on or upon)",
|
|
"chaffered",
|
|
"dealt",
|
|
"dickered",
|
|
"haggled",
|
|
"horse-traded",
|
|
"paltered",
|
|
"agreed",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"covenanted",
|
|
"argued",
|
|
"debated",
|
|
"discussed",
|
|
"hammered out",
|
|
"hashed (over)",
|
|
"reasoned",
|
|
"talked",
|
|
"talked over",
|
|
"worked out",
|
|
"renegotiated"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arranged",
|
|
"bargained",
|
|
"concerted",
|
|
"negotiated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he concluded that the reprimand could wait until later"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abstained",
|
|
"declined",
|
|
"refused",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"turned down",
|
|
"delayed",
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"hesitated",
|
|
"stalled",
|
|
"temporized",
|
|
"shilly-shallied",
|
|
"vacillated",
|
|
"waffled",
|
|
"wavered"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"decreed",
|
|
"ruled",
|
|
"culled",
|
|
"elected",
|
|
"handpicked",
|
|
"picked",
|
|
"preferred",
|
|
"selected",
|
|
"singled (out)",
|
|
"adjudged",
|
|
"adjudicated",
|
|
"arbitrated",
|
|
"found",
|
|
"judged",
|
|
"refereed",
|
|
"ruled (on)",
|
|
"umpired",
|
|
"chewed over",
|
|
"cogitated",
|
|
"considered",
|
|
"contemplated",
|
|
"debated",
|
|
"deliberated",
|
|
"entertained",
|
|
"meditated",
|
|
"mulled (over)",
|
|
"pondered",
|
|
"questioned",
|
|
"ruminated",
|
|
"studied",
|
|
"thought (about or over)",
|
|
"weighed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chose",
|
|
"decided",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"figured",
|
|
"named",
|
|
"opted",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"settled (on or upon)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come to an end":{
|
|
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|
|
"continued",
|
|
"hung on",
|
|
"persisted"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the concert concluded late in the evening"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"drew out",
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"prolonged",
|
|
"protracted"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"desisted (from)",
|
|
"laid off (of)",
|
|
"refrained (from)",
|
|
"gave over",
|
|
"knocked off",
|
|
"packed (up or in)",
|
|
"broke down",
|
|
"conked (out)",
|
|
"cut out",
|
|
"stalled",
|
|
"paused",
|
|
"stayed",
|
|
"suspended",
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"petered (out)",
|
|
"wound down",
|
|
"winded down"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"broke off",
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"ceased",
|
|
"closed",
|
|
"dead-ended",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"died",
|
|
"discontinued",
|
|
"elapsed",
|
|
"ended",
|
|
"expired",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"lapsed",
|
|
"left off",
|
|
"let up",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"quitted",
|
|
"stopped",
|
|
"terminated",
|
|
"went",
|
|
"winked (out)",
|
|
"wound up",
|
|
"winded up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form an opinion or reach a conclusion through reasoning and information":{
|
|
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|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"concluded that only the murderer could possibly have known that information"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"related":[
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"supposed",
|
|
"conjectured",
|
|
"guessed",
|
|
"speculated",
|
|
"surmised",
|
|
"construed",
|
|
"interpreted",
|
|
"read",
|
|
"contemplated",
|
|
"philosophized",
|
|
"rationalized",
|
|
"thought",
|
|
"ascertained",
|
|
"doped (out)",
|
|
"found out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"decided",
|
|
"deduced",
|
|
"derived",
|
|
"extrapolated",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"inferred",
|
|
"judged",
|
|
"made out",
|
|
"reasoned",
|
|
"understood"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conclusions":{
|
|
"a condition or occurrence traceable to a cause":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"antecedents",
|
|
"causations",
|
|
"causes",
|
|
"occasions",
|
|
"reasons"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"all their efforts came to no practical conclusion"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"considerations",
|
|
"determinants",
|
|
"factors",
|
|
"bases",
|
|
"bases",
|
|
"foundations",
|
|
"grounds",
|
|
"groundworks",
|
|
"impetuses",
|
|
"incentives",
|
|
"inspirations",
|
|
"instigations",
|
|
"stimuli",
|
|
"mothers",
|
|
"origins",
|
|
"roots",
|
|
"sources",
|
|
"springs"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"ramifications",
|
|
"denouements",
|
|
"d\u00e9nouements",
|
|
"echoes",
|
|
"echos",
|
|
"implications",
|
|
"repercussions",
|
|
"afterclaps",
|
|
"afterglows",
|
|
"aftershocks",
|
|
"blowbacks",
|
|
"by-products",
|
|
"byproducts",
|
|
"fallouts",
|
|
"offshoots",
|
|
"ripples",
|
|
"side effects",
|
|
"side reactions",
|
|
"spin-offs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aftereffects",
|
|
"aftermaths",
|
|
"backwashes",
|
|
"children",
|
|
"consequences",
|
|
"corollaries",
|
|
"developments",
|
|
"effects",
|
|
"fates",
|
|
"fruits",
|
|
"issues",
|
|
"outcomes",
|
|
"outgrowths",
|
|
"precipitates",
|
|
"products",
|
|
"resultants",
|
|
"results",
|
|
"sequels",
|
|
"sequences",
|
|
"upshots"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a position arrived at after consideration":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"came to the conclusion that we couldn't go on vacation while the dog was sick"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deadlocks",
|
|
"draws",
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"stalemates",
|
|
"standoffs",
|
|
"ties"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"behests",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"commandments",
|
|
"decrees",
|
|
"dictates",
|
|
"directives",
|
|
"edicts",
|
|
"instructions",
|
|
"mandates",
|
|
"orders",
|
|
"words",
|
|
"last words",
|
|
"say-sos",
|
|
"adjudications",
|
|
"dispositions",
|
|
"dooms",
|
|
"findings",
|
|
"rulings",
|
|
"sentences",
|
|
"choices",
|
|
"options",
|
|
"selections",
|
|
"consensuses",
|
|
"beliefs",
|
|
"convictions",
|
|
"eyes",
|
|
"feelings",
|
|
"minds",
|
|
"notions",
|
|
"persuasions",
|
|
"sentiments",
|
|
"views"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"awards",
|
|
"calls",
|
|
"decisions",
|
|
"deliverances",
|
|
"determinations",
|
|
"diagnoses",
|
|
"judgments",
|
|
"judgements",
|
|
"opinions",
|
|
"resolutions",
|
|
"verdicts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the detective's conclusion that the murderer had to be left-handed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"decisions",
|
|
"deliverances",
|
|
"diagnoses",
|
|
"judgments",
|
|
"judgements",
|
|
"resolutions",
|
|
"rulings",
|
|
"verdicts",
|
|
"conjectures",
|
|
"guesses",
|
|
"surmises",
|
|
"assumptions",
|
|
"presumptions",
|
|
"suppositions"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"consequences",
|
|
"deductions",
|
|
"determinations",
|
|
"eductions",
|
|
"inductions",
|
|
"inferences",
|
|
"sequiturs"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the last part of a process or action":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"baselines",
|
|
"beginnings",
|
|
"dawns",
|
|
"day ones",
|
|
"nascences",
|
|
"nascencies",
|
|
"openings",
|
|
"starts"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conclusion of the speech was a national call to arms"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"forewords",
|
|
"introductions",
|
|
"overtures",
|
|
"preambles",
|
|
"prefaces",
|
|
"preludes",
|
|
"prologues",
|
|
"prologs"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"acmes",
|
|
"apexes",
|
|
"apices",
|
|
"capstones",
|
|
"climaxes",
|
|
"copestones",
|
|
"coups de gr\u00e2ce",
|
|
"coups de grace",
|
|
"crescendos",
|
|
"crescendoes",
|
|
"crescendi",
|
|
"crowns",
|
|
"culminations",
|
|
"high-water marks",
|
|
"meridians",
|
|
"peaks",
|
|
"pinnacles",
|
|
"summits",
|
|
"tip-tops",
|
|
"tops",
|
|
"zeniths",
|
|
"aftermaths",
|
|
"anticlimaxes",
|
|
"codas",
|
|
"epilogues",
|
|
"epilogs",
|
|
"postscripts",
|
|
"shanks",
|
|
"tag ends",
|
|
"tail ends"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cappers",
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"closings",
|
|
"consummations",
|
|
"endgames",
|
|
"endings",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"finales",
|
|
"finises",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"grand finales",
|
|
"homestretches",
|
|
"mop-ups",
|
|
"windups",
|
|
"wrap-ups"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the stopping of a process or activity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"continuances",
|
|
"continuations"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a bell signaled the conclusion of the event"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"extensions",
|
|
"persistences",
|
|
"prolongations"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"mop-ups",
|
|
"phaseouts",
|
|
"abeyances",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"interruptions",
|
|
"layoffs",
|
|
"letups",
|
|
"moratoriums",
|
|
"moratoria",
|
|
"pauses",
|
|
"standstills",
|
|
"suspensions"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrestments",
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"ceases",
|
|
"cessations",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"closedowns",
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"closures",
|
|
"cutoffs",
|
|
"discontinuances",
|
|
"discontinuations",
|
|
"endings",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"expirations",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"lapses",
|
|
"offsets",
|
|
"shutdowns",
|
|
"shutoffs",
|
|
"stays",
|
|
"stoppages",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"surceases",
|
|
"terminations"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conclusiveness":{
|
|
"the capacity to persuade":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inconclusiveness",
|
|
"ineffectiveness",
|
|
"ineffectuality",
|
|
"ineffectualness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conclusiveness of DNA testing in paternity suits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"invalidity",
|
|
"shakiness",
|
|
"unsoundness",
|
|
"feebleness",
|
|
"powerlessness",
|
|
"weakness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"impact",
|
|
"might",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"strength",
|
|
"weight",
|
|
"believability",
|
|
"credibility",
|
|
"soundness",
|
|
"validity",
|
|
"authoritativeness",
|
|
"definitiveness",
|
|
"influence",
|
|
"sway",
|
|
"appeal",
|
|
"seductiveness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"cogency",
|
|
"convincingness",
|
|
"effectiveness",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"forcefulness",
|
|
"persuasion",
|
|
"persuasiveness",
|
|
"suasiveness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concoction":{
|
|
"something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the first submarine must have seemed like a wild concoction at the time"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"carbon copy",
|
|
"clone",
|
|
"copy",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"duplicate",
|
|
"duplication",
|
|
"facsimile",
|
|
"imitation",
|
|
"reduplication",
|
|
"replica",
|
|
"replication",
|
|
"reproduction"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"contraption",
|
|
"device",
|
|
"gadget",
|
|
"gizmo",
|
|
"gismo",
|
|
"novelty",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"product",
|
|
"work",
|
|
"dream",
|
|
"fantasy",
|
|
"phantasy",
|
|
"picture",
|
|
"vision",
|
|
"conception",
|
|
"imagining",
|
|
"origination"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brainchild",
|
|
"coinage",
|
|
"contrivance",
|
|
"creation",
|
|
"innovation",
|
|
"invention",
|
|
"wrinkle"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concordances":{
|
|
"as in understandings , conformities":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concourses":{
|
|
"a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"airline passengers had to pass through the security checkpoints before being allowed in the concourse"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"arcades",
|
|
"breezeways",
|
|
"cloisters",
|
|
"loggias",
|
|
"loggie",
|
|
"piazzas",
|
|
"piazze"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"corridors",
|
|
"galleries",
|
|
"halls",
|
|
"hallways",
|
|
"passageways"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concrete":{
|
|
"existing in fact and not merely as a possibility":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conjectural",
|
|
"hypothetical",
|
|
"ideal",
|
|
"inexistent",
|
|
"nonexistent",
|
|
"platonic",
|
|
"possible",
|
|
"potential",
|
|
"suppositional",
|
|
"theoretical",
|
|
"theoretic"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"concrete evidence, and not just a theory, must be presented at a trial"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alleged",
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"reputed",
|
|
"supposed",
|
|
"conceived",
|
|
"envisaged",
|
|
"envisioned",
|
|
"imagined",
|
|
"pictured",
|
|
"visualized",
|
|
"chimerical",
|
|
"chimeric",
|
|
"fabled",
|
|
"fanciful",
|
|
"fictional",
|
|
"fictitious",
|
|
"illusory",
|
|
"legendary",
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"imaginary",
|
|
"invented",
|
|
"made-up",
|
|
"make-believe",
|
|
"pretend",
|
|
"romantic",
|
|
"abstract",
|
|
"symbolic",
|
|
"unreal",
|
|
"virtual"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"attested",
|
|
"authenticated",
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"demonstrated",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"proven",
|
|
"substantiated",
|
|
"valid",
|
|
"validated",
|
|
"verified",
|
|
"incontestable",
|
|
"incontrovertible",
|
|
"indisputable",
|
|
"indubitable",
|
|
"inescapable",
|
|
"irrefutable",
|
|
"undeniable",
|
|
"unquestionable",
|
|
"believable",
|
|
"convincing",
|
|
"literal",
|
|
"realistic",
|
|
"unmistakable",
|
|
"verifiable",
|
|
"authentic",
|
|
"bona fide",
|
|
"real-life",
|
|
"real-world",
|
|
"absolute",
|
|
"certain",
|
|
"final",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"objective",
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"positive",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"tangible",
|
|
"authoritative",
|
|
"certifiable",
|
|
"certified"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"actual",
|
|
"de facto",
|
|
"effective",
|
|
"existent",
|
|
"factual",
|
|
"genuine",
|
|
"real",
|
|
"sure-enough",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"very"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"of a particular or exact sort":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonspecific"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"offered a practical, concrete solution to the problem"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"general",
|
|
"generalized",
|
|
"generic",
|
|
"nonexclusive",
|
|
"universal"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"lone",
|
|
"only",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"single",
|
|
"sole",
|
|
"solitary",
|
|
"distinctive",
|
|
"exclusive",
|
|
"individual",
|
|
"unique",
|
|
"limited",
|
|
"restricted",
|
|
"differentiated",
|
|
"specialized",
|
|
"given",
|
|
"specified"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"especial",
|
|
"express",
|
|
"peculiar",
|
|
"precise",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"special",
|
|
"specific"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"relating to or composed of matter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"immaterial",
|
|
"nonmaterial",
|
|
"nonphysical"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"concrete objects like rocks and trees"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bodiless",
|
|
"discarnate",
|
|
"disembodied",
|
|
"formless",
|
|
"incorporeal",
|
|
"unbodied",
|
|
"ethereal",
|
|
"insubstantial",
|
|
"unsubstantial",
|
|
"impalpable",
|
|
"imperceptible",
|
|
"insensible",
|
|
"intangible",
|
|
"invisible",
|
|
"unnoticeable",
|
|
"airy",
|
|
"diaphanous",
|
|
"gossamery",
|
|
"tenuous",
|
|
"thin",
|
|
"vaporous",
|
|
"wispish",
|
|
"metaphysical",
|
|
"spiritual"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bodily",
|
|
"carnal",
|
|
"corporal",
|
|
"corporeal",
|
|
"embodied",
|
|
"fleshly",
|
|
"apparent",
|
|
"appreciable",
|
|
"detectable",
|
|
"discernible",
|
|
"discernable",
|
|
"noticeable",
|
|
"observable",
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"perceptible",
|
|
"seeable",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"tangible",
|
|
"touchable",
|
|
"visible",
|
|
"objective",
|
|
"phenomenal",
|
|
"bulky",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"hefty",
|
|
"massive",
|
|
"ponderous",
|
|
"solid",
|
|
"weighty"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"material",
|
|
"physical",
|
|
"substantial"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become physically firm or solid":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"liquefy",
|
|
"liquify",
|
|
"soften"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the mortar slowly concreted in the mold"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deliquesce",
|
|
"dissolve",
|
|
"flux",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"melt",
|
|
"smelt",
|
|
"thaw",
|
|
"unfreeze"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cake",
|
|
"callus",
|
|
"encrust",
|
|
"incrust",
|
|
"clot",
|
|
"coagulate",
|
|
"gel",
|
|
"gelate",
|
|
"gelatinize",
|
|
"jell",
|
|
"jelly",
|
|
"stiffen",
|
|
"thicken",
|
|
"calcify",
|
|
"crystallize",
|
|
"crystalize",
|
|
"ossify",
|
|
"petrify",
|
|
"rigidify",
|
|
"anneal",
|
|
"case-harden",
|
|
"temper"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"congeal",
|
|
"firm (up)",
|
|
"freeze",
|
|
"harden",
|
|
"indurate",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"solidify"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"break down",
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"unmix"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a choral work that concretes music and dance into a stunning theatrical experience"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cleave",
|
|
"disjoin",
|
|
"disunite",
|
|
"divide",
|
|
"divorce",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"rupture",
|
|
"sever",
|
|
"sunder",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"dissolve",
|
|
"scatter",
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
"split"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"add",
|
|
"admix",
|
|
"beat (in)",
|
|
"cut in",
|
|
"fold",
|
|
"stir",
|
|
"toss",
|
|
"coalesce",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"emulsify",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"knit",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"unite",
|
|
"intertwine",
|
|
"interweave",
|
|
"weave"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amalgamate",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"comingle",
|
|
"commingle",
|
|
"commix",
|
|
"composite",
|
|
"conflate",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"homogenize",
|
|
"immingle",
|
|
"immix",
|
|
"incorporate",
|
|
"integrate",
|
|
"interfuse",
|
|
"intermingle",
|
|
"intermix",
|
|
"meld",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"mingle",
|
|
"mix"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concretion":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concupiscent":{
|
|
"having a strong sexual desire":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"frigid",
|
|
"undersexed"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"such was Giacomo Casanova's notoriety as a promiscuous lover that his name became an epithet for a concupiscent man of the world"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"celibate",
|
|
"chaste",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"immaculate",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"moral",
|
|
"pure",
|
|
"virtuous",
|
|
"monastic",
|
|
"monkish",
|
|
"maidenly",
|
|
"virginal",
|
|
"innocent",
|
|
"lily-white",
|
|
"priggish",
|
|
"prim",
|
|
"prudish",
|
|
"puritanical",
|
|
"straitlaced",
|
|
"straightlaced",
|
|
"Victorian"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"aroused",
|
|
"excited",
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"loose",
|
|
"promiscuous",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"dissolute",
|
|
"libertine",
|
|
"corrupt",
|
|
"debased",
|
|
"debauched",
|
|
"decadent",
|
|
"degenerate",
|
|
"degraded",
|
|
"demoralized",
|
|
"depraved",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"dissolute",
|
|
"immoral",
|
|
"indecent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"goatish",
|
|
"horny",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"hypersexual",
|
|
"itchy",
|
|
"lascivious",
|
|
"lecherous",
|
|
"lewd",
|
|
"libidinous",
|
|
"licentious",
|
|
"lubricious",
|
|
"lubricous",
|
|
"lustful",
|
|
"oversexed",
|
|
"passionate",
|
|
"randy",
|
|
"salacious",
|
|
"satyric",
|
|
"wanton"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concur":{
|
|
"to have or come to the same opinion or point of view":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differ",
|
|
"disagree"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I concur with your assessment of the political situation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clash",
|
|
"collide",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"bicker",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"dissent",
|
|
"diverge",
|
|
"fall out",
|
|
"object",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"protest",
|
|
"quarrel",
|
|
"resist",
|
|
"rival",
|
|
"dissociate",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"split"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"accede (to)",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"acquiesce",
|
|
"assent (to)",
|
|
"comply (with)",
|
|
"consent (to)",
|
|
"go (by)",
|
|
"subscribe",
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"unite",
|
|
"collaborate",
|
|
"cooperate",
|
|
"get along",
|
|
"get on"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agree",
|
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"coincide"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"to occur or exist at the same time":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[
|
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"the 1960s, a decade in which the Cold War, the race to the moon, the Vietnam War, and the civil rights movement all concurred"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antedate",
|
|
"precede",
|
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"predate",
|
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"follow",
|
|
"succeed"
|
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],
|
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"related":[
|
|
"chance",
|
|
"hap",
|
|
"happen",
|
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"transpire"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"accompany",
|
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"attend",
|
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"co-occur",
|
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"coexist",
|
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"coincide",
|
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"synchronize"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[
|
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"all sides concurred to pass the reform legislation on campaign financing"
|
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],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
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"related":[
|
|
"connive",
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"associate",
|
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"combine",
|
|
"confederate",
|
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"hang together",
|
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"interface"
|
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],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"band (together)",
|
|
"collaborate",
|
|
"concert",
|
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"conjoin",
|
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"conspire",
|
|
"cooperate",
|
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"join",
|
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"league",
|
|
"team (up)",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concur (with)":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
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"examples":[],
|
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"near antonyms":[],
|
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"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concurred":{
|
|
"to have or come to the same opinion or point of view":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differed",
|
|
"disagreed"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I concur with your assessment of the political situation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clashed",
|
|
"collided",
|
|
"conflicted",
|
|
"bickered",
|
|
"countered",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"dissented",
|
|
"diverged",
|
|
"fell out",
|
|
"objected",
|
|
"opposed",
|
|
"protested",
|
|
"quarreled",
|
|
"quarrelled",
|
|
"resisted",
|
|
"rivaled",
|
|
"rivalled",
|
|
"dissociated",
|
|
"separated",
|
|
"split"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"acceded (to)",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"acquiesced",
|
|
"assented (to)",
|
|
"complied (with)",
|
|
"consented (to)",
|
|
"subscribed",
|
|
"went (by)",
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"collaborated",
|
|
"cooperated",
|
|
"got along",
|
|
"got on"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agreed",
|
|
"coincided"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to occur or exist at the same time":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the 1960s, a decade in which the Cold War, the race to the moon, the Vietnam War, and the civil rights movement all concurred"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antedated",
|
|
"preceded",
|
|
"predated",
|
|
"followed",
|
|
"succeeded"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"chanced",
|
|
"happed",
|
|
"happened",
|
|
"transpired"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accompanied",
|
|
"attended",
|
|
"coexisted",
|
|
"coincided",
|
|
"co-occurred",
|
|
"synchronized"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"all sides concurred to pass the reform legislation on campaign financing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"connived",
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"confederated",
|
|
"hung together",
|
|
"interfaced"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banded (together)",
|
|
"collaborated",
|
|
"concerted",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"conspired",
|
|
"cooperated",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"leagued",
|
|
"teamed (up)",
|
|
"united"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concurring (in)":{
|
|
"as in supporting , standing by":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condemned":{
|
|
"as in illegal , banned":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to declare to be morally wrong or evil":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blessed",
|
|
"blest"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it is a sign of human progress that slavery, which was once legal in many places, is now universally condemned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed",
|
|
"sanctioned",
|
|
"eulogized",
|
|
"exalted",
|
|
"extolled",
|
|
"glorified",
|
|
"lauded",
|
|
"praised",
|
|
"acclaimed",
|
|
"applauded",
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"hailed",
|
|
"saluted",
|
|
"touted",
|
|
"consecrated",
|
|
"hallowed",
|
|
"sanctified",
|
|
"honored",
|
|
"revered",
|
|
"venerated"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"attacked",
|
|
"blamed",
|
|
"blasted",
|
|
"criticized",
|
|
"dispraised",
|
|
"dissed",
|
|
"faulted",
|
|
"knocked",
|
|
"panned",
|
|
"slammed",
|
|
"belittled",
|
|
"deprecated",
|
|
"disparaged",
|
|
"doomed",
|
|
"sentenced",
|
|
"convicted",
|
|
"blacklisted",
|
|
"excommunicated",
|
|
"ostracized",
|
|
"castigated",
|
|
"chastised",
|
|
"rebuked",
|
|
"reprimanded",
|
|
"reproached",
|
|
"admonished",
|
|
"chid",
|
|
"chided",
|
|
"reproved",
|
|
"berated",
|
|
"lambasted",
|
|
"raked",
|
|
"scolded",
|
|
"upbraided",
|
|
"vituperated",
|
|
"cursed",
|
|
"imprecated",
|
|
"abhorred",
|
|
"abominated",
|
|
"detested",
|
|
"hated",
|
|
"loathed",
|
|
"reviled"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anathematized",
|
|
"censured",
|
|
"damned",
|
|
"decried",
|
|
"denounced",
|
|
"execrated",
|
|
"reprehended",
|
|
"reprobated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"extolled",
|
|
"lauded",
|
|
"praised"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a report that condemns the working conditions in the factories of many developing countries"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed",
|
|
"recommended",
|
|
"sanctioned"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"skewered",
|
|
"tweaked",
|
|
"assailed",
|
|
"attacked",
|
|
"blasted",
|
|
"clobbered",
|
|
"slammed",
|
|
"slashed",
|
|
"nicked (at)",
|
|
"sniped (at)",
|
|
"beefed",
|
|
"bellyached",
|
|
"bitched",
|
|
"carped",
|
|
"caviled",
|
|
"cavilled",
|
|
"complained",
|
|
"crabbed",
|
|
"croaked",
|
|
"fussed",
|
|
"griped",
|
|
"groused",
|
|
"growled",
|
|
"grumbled",
|
|
"kicked",
|
|
"kvetched",
|
|
"moaned",
|
|
"murmured",
|
|
"muttered",
|
|
"niggled",
|
|
"quibbled",
|
|
"whined",
|
|
"admonished",
|
|
"chid",
|
|
"chided",
|
|
"drubbed",
|
|
"rebuked",
|
|
"reprimanded",
|
|
"reproached",
|
|
"reproved",
|
|
"berated",
|
|
"castigated",
|
|
"crucified",
|
|
"excoriated",
|
|
"flayed",
|
|
"gibbeted",
|
|
"hammered",
|
|
"keelhauled",
|
|
"lambasted",
|
|
"lashed",
|
|
"pilloried",
|
|
"scolded",
|
|
"upbraided",
|
|
"bad-mouthed",
|
|
"belittled",
|
|
"decried",
|
|
"derided",
|
|
"discommended",
|
|
"disparaged",
|
|
"put down"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blamed",
|
|
"censured",
|
|
"criticized",
|
|
"denounced",
|
|
"dispraised",
|
|
"dissed",
|
|
"faulted",
|
|
"knocked",
|
|
"panned",
|
|
"reprehended",
|
|
"slagged"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to express public or formal disapproval of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cited",
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the philosopher's works were once condemned by the church and placed on its list of forbidden books"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acclaimed",
|
|
"applauded",
|
|
"hailed",
|
|
"honored",
|
|
"eulogized",
|
|
"lauded",
|
|
"praised",
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"blessed",
|
|
"blest",
|
|
"sanctioned"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"admonished",
|
|
"chastised",
|
|
"castigated",
|
|
"punished",
|
|
"bawled out",
|
|
"berated",
|
|
"chewed out",
|
|
"cut up",
|
|
"dressed down",
|
|
"flayed",
|
|
"gibbeted",
|
|
"jawed",
|
|
"keelhauled",
|
|
"lambasted",
|
|
"lectured",
|
|
"ragged",
|
|
"railed (at or against)",
|
|
"rated",
|
|
"scolded",
|
|
"scored",
|
|
"told off",
|
|
"upbraided",
|
|
"belittled",
|
|
"criticized",
|
|
"deprecated",
|
|
"depreciated",
|
|
"disparaged"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"censured",
|
|
"denounced",
|
|
"objurgated",
|
|
"rebuked",
|
|
"reprimanded",
|
|
"reproached",
|
|
"reproved"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to find or pronounce guilty":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"absolved",
|
|
"acquitted",
|
|
"cleared",
|
|
"exculpated",
|
|
"exonerated",
|
|
"vindicated"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the accused was condemned by the news media even before the trial began"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cited",
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed",
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"blessed",
|
|
"blest",
|
|
"sanctioned"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"accused",
|
|
"arraigned",
|
|
"charged",
|
|
"impeached",
|
|
"indicted",
|
|
"censured",
|
|
"damned",
|
|
"denounced",
|
|
"rebuked",
|
|
"reprimanded",
|
|
"reproached",
|
|
"reproved",
|
|
"admonished",
|
|
"castigated",
|
|
"chastised",
|
|
"penalized",
|
|
"punished",
|
|
"sentenced"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"convicted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to impose a judicial punishment on":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a stern judge who does not hesitate to condemn a felon to life behind bars"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"pardoned",
|
|
"reprieved"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"adjudged",
|
|
"judged",
|
|
"castigated",
|
|
"censured",
|
|
"chastened",
|
|
"chastised",
|
|
"corrected",
|
|
"disciplined",
|
|
"penalized",
|
|
"punished",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"decided",
|
|
"decreed",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"found",
|
|
"opined",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"ruled"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"damned",
|
|
"doomed",
|
|
"sentenced"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condemner":{
|
|
"as in denouncer":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condemners":{
|
|
"as in denouncers":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condole":{
|
|
"as in commiserate , empathize":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conduces (to)":{
|
|
"as in contributes (to)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conducive":{
|
|
"providing service or assistance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unhelpful",
|
|
"useless"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the noisy environment of the dorms was not very conducive to studying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ineffective",
|
|
"ineffectual",
|
|
"adverse",
|
|
"disadvantageous",
|
|
"inconvenient",
|
|
"profitless",
|
|
"unfavorable"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"advantageous",
|
|
"beneficial",
|
|
"efficacious",
|
|
"favorable",
|
|
"productive",
|
|
"profitable",
|
|
"salutary",
|
|
"accommodating",
|
|
"obliging"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"facilitative",
|
|
"helpful",
|
|
"useful"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tending to promote or assist the development of something":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the claim that the state's long-standing antitax attitude is conducive to entrepreneurship"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"damaging",
|
|
"deleterious",
|
|
"disadvantageous",
|
|
"harmful",
|
|
"injurious",
|
|
"unfavorable",
|
|
"unhelpful"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"advantageous",
|
|
"beneficial",
|
|
"favorable",
|
|
"helpful",
|
|
"profitable",
|
|
"propitious",
|
|
"salutary"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"facilitative"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conduct":{
|
|
"the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the President was happy to leave the conduct of foreign affairs to his secretary of state"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"generalship",
|
|
"leadership",
|
|
"rulership",
|
|
"agency",
|
|
"aegis",
|
|
"egis",
|
|
"custody",
|
|
"guardianship",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"lap",
|
|
"protection",
|
|
"safekeeping",
|
|
"trust",
|
|
"tutelage",
|
|
"ward",
|
|
"engineering",
|
|
"logistics",
|
|
"machination",
|
|
"manipulation",
|
|
"coadministration",
|
|
"codirection",
|
|
"comanagement"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administration",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"direction",
|
|
"governance",
|
|
"government",
|
|
"guidance",
|
|
"handling",
|
|
"intendance",
|
|
"management",
|
|
"operation",
|
|
"oversight",
|
|
"presidency",
|
|
"regulation",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"stewardship",
|
|
"superintendence",
|
|
"superintendency",
|
|
"supervision"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the way or manner in which one conducts oneself":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a child who has often been scolded for poor conduct"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"etiquette",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"manners",
|
|
"mores",
|
|
"proprieties",
|
|
"p's and q's",
|
|
"amenity",
|
|
"civility",
|
|
"courtesy",
|
|
"decorum",
|
|
"politeness",
|
|
"air",
|
|
"attitude",
|
|
"carriage",
|
|
"poise",
|
|
"pose",
|
|
"posture",
|
|
"presence",
|
|
"aspect",
|
|
"look",
|
|
"mien",
|
|
"formality",
|
|
"protocol",
|
|
"rules",
|
|
"custom",
|
|
"habit",
|
|
"habitude",
|
|
"pattern",
|
|
"practice",
|
|
"practise",
|
|
"trick",
|
|
"wont",
|
|
"convention",
|
|
"fashion",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"mode",
|
|
"style",
|
|
"affectation",
|
|
"attribute",
|
|
"characteristic",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"trait",
|
|
"distinctiveness",
|
|
"oddity",
|
|
"peculiarity",
|
|
"singularity",
|
|
"strangeness",
|
|
"uniqueness",
|
|
"weirdness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"actions",
|
|
"address",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"behavior",
|
|
"comportment",
|
|
"demeanor",
|
|
"deportment",
|
|
"geste",
|
|
"gest"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (something) to pass from one to another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a material that conducts heat quite efficiently"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"come down (with)",
|
|
"contract"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"hand over",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"turn over",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"diffuse",
|
|
"disseminate",
|
|
"propagate",
|
|
"hand down",
|
|
"hand on",
|
|
"contaminate",
|
|
"infect",
|
|
"poison"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"communicate",
|
|
"convey",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"impart",
|
|
"spread",
|
|
"transfer",
|
|
"transfuse",
|
|
"transmit"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause to move to a central point or along a restricted pathway":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the gutter conducts water to the curb, thus protecting the house's basement"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"carry",
|
|
"convey",
|
|
"transmit",
|
|
"concentrate",
|
|
"consolidate",
|
|
"focus"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"canalize",
|
|
"channel",
|
|
"channelize",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"funnel",
|
|
"pipe",
|
|
"siphon",
|
|
"syphon"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to look after and make decisions about":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the company's president continues to conduct the everyday affairs of the software firm he founded many years ago"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"care (for)",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"watch",
|
|
"lead",
|
|
"pilot",
|
|
"steer",
|
|
"guard",
|
|
"protect",
|
|
"safeguard",
|
|
"micromanage",
|
|
"stage-manage",
|
|
"codirect",
|
|
"comanage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administer",
|
|
"administrate",
|
|
"carry on",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"govern",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"handle",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"manage",
|
|
"operate",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"oversee",
|
|
"preside (over)",
|
|
"regulate",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"steward",
|
|
"superintend",
|
|
"supervise",
|
|
"tend"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to manage the actions of (oneself) in a particular way":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conducted themselves at the party like perfect ladies and gentlemen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"act up",
|
|
"carry on",
|
|
"cut up",
|
|
"misbehave",
|
|
"misconduct"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"check",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"compose",
|
|
"constrain",
|
|
"contain",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"handle",
|
|
"inhibit",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"repress",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"modulate",
|
|
"temper",
|
|
"act",
|
|
"impersonate",
|
|
"play"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acquit",
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"behave",
|
|
"carry",
|
|
"comport",
|
|
"demean",
|
|
"deport",
|
|
"quit"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"follow",
|
|
"trail"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a job conducting tourists through the historical museum"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dog",
|
|
"hound",
|
|
"shadow",
|
|
"tail",
|
|
"tailgate"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"precede",
|
|
"accompany",
|
|
"attend",
|
|
"chaperone",
|
|
"chaperon",
|
|
"convoy",
|
|
"escort",
|
|
"see",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"manage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"lead",
|
|
"marshal",
|
|
"marshall",
|
|
"pilot",
|
|
"route",
|
|
"show",
|
|
"steer",
|
|
"usher"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confab":{
|
|
"an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we had a little confab about the merits of the plan"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bull session",
|
|
"chat room",
|
|
"forum",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"roundtable",
|
|
"seminar",
|
|
"skull session",
|
|
"skull practice",
|
|
"symposium",
|
|
"talkathon",
|
|
"chat",
|
|
"conversation",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"words",
|
|
"discourse",
|
|
"disquisition",
|
|
"bargaining",
|
|
"consultancy",
|
|
"negotiation",
|
|
"pourparler"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"argumentation",
|
|
"argy-bargy",
|
|
"back-and-forth",
|
|
"colloquy",
|
|
"confabulation",
|
|
"conference",
|
|
"consult",
|
|
"consultation",
|
|
"council",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"deliberation",
|
|
"dialogue",
|
|
"dialog",
|
|
"discussion",
|
|
"give-and-take",
|
|
"palaver",
|
|
"parley",
|
|
"talk"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"friendly, informal conversation or an instance of this":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after the requisite confab , we got down to business"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"colloquy",
|
|
"conference",
|
|
"discourse",
|
|
"parley",
|
|
"symposium",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"dialogue",
|
|
"dialog",
|
|
"exchange",
|
|
"give-and-take",
|
|
"crosstalk",
|
|
"happy talk",
|
|
"yak",
|
|
"yack",
|
|
"yammer",
|
|
"yap"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backchat",
|
|
"cackle",
|
|
"causerie",
|
|
"chat",
|
|
"chatter",
|
|
"chin music",
|
|
"chin-wag",
|
|
"chitchat",
|
|
"confabulation",
|
|
"gab",
|
|
"gabfest",
|
|
"gossip",
|
|
"jangle",
|
|
"jaw",
|
|
"natter",
|
|
"palaver",
|
|
"patter",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"schmooze",
|
|
"small talk",
|
|
"table talk",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the members of the condo board have been confabbing about the security problem"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"bandy",
|
|
"bat (around)",
|
|
"chew over",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"discuss",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"hash (over)",
|
|
"kick around",
|
|
"moot",
|
|
"palaver",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"talk over",
|
|
"ventilate",
|
|
"rehash",
|
|
"coach",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"tutor",
|
|
"recommend",
|
|
"suggest",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"refer (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advise",
|
|
"confabulate",
|
|
"confer",
|
|
"consult",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"parley",
|
|
"treat"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confected":{
|
|
"to form by putting together parts or materials":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"demounted",
|
|
"disassembled",
|
|
"dismantled",
|
|
"dismembered",
|
|
"knocked down",
|
|
"struck",
|
|
"took down",
|
|
"tore down"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a cook who can confect a magnificent dinner from whatever ingredients are in the cupboards"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demolished",
|
|
"destroyed",
|
|
"devastated",
|
|
"flattened",
|
|
"leveled",
|
|
"levelled",
|
|
"pulled down",
|
|
"pulverized",
|
|
"razed",
|
|
"ruinated",
|
|
"ruined",
|
|
"shattered",
|
|
"smashed",
|
|
"wrecked",
|
|
"blew up",
|
|
"exploded",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disengaged",
|
|
"disconnected",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"separated"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"carpentered",
|
|
"fashioned",
|
|
"forged",
|
|
"framed",
|
|
"hammered",
|
|
"handcrafted",
|
|
"manufactured",
|
|
"molded",
|
|
"produced",
|
|
"shaped",
|
|
"prefabricated",
|
|
"began",
|
|
"coined",
|
|
"created",
|
|
"generated",
|
|
"inaugurated",
|
|
"initiated",
|
|
"innovated",
|
|
"invented",
|
|
"originated",
|
|
"constituted",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"fathered",
|
|
"founded",
|
|
"instituted",
|
|
"organized",
|
|
"conceived",
|
|
"concocted",
|
|
"contrived",
|
|
"cooked (up)",
|
|
"designed",
|
|
"devised",
|
|
"imagined",
|
|
"thought (up)",
|
|
"reassembled",
|
|
"rebuilt",
|
|
"reconstructed",
|
|
"redeveloped",
|
|
"reedified",
|
|
"retrofitted",
|
|
"retrofit",
|
|
"jerry-built",
|
|
"rigged (up)",
|
|
"threw up",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"united"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembled",
|
|
"built",
|
|
"constructed",
|
|
"erected",
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"made",
|
|
"made up",
|
|
"pieced",
|
|
"put up",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"reared",
|
|
"set up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confederacy":{
|
|
"an association of persons, parties, or states for mutual assistance and protection":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a confederacy of several small nations who had promised to come to one another's aid if any were attacked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cabal",
|
|
"conspiracy",
|
|
"junto",
|
|
"cartel",
|
|
"syndicate",
|
|
"trust",
|
|
"faction",
|
|
"front",
|
|
"fusion",
|
|
"side",
|
|
"wing",
|
|
"association",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"organization",
|
|
"affiliation",
|
|
"cooperative",
|
|
"partnership",
|
|
"circuit",
|
|
"conference"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alliance",
|
|
"axis",
|
|
"bloc",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"coalition",
|
|
"combination",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"confederation",
|
|
"federation",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"union"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confessing":{
|
|
"to accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"denying"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"political prisoners, under threat of torture, forced to confess their guilt"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disallowing",
|
|
"disavowing",
|
|
"disclaiming",
|
|
"disowning",
|
|
"contradicting",
|
|
"disputing",
|
|
"gainsaying",
|
|
"negating",
|
|
"negativing",
|
|
"rebutting",
|
|
"refuting",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"repudiating",
|
|
"concealing",
|
|
"covering (up)",
|
|
"hiding",
|
|
"obscuring",
|
|
"veiling",
|
|
"kidding (oneself)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"disburdening",
|
|
"unburdening",
|
|
"unloading",
|
|
"affirming",
|
|
"avowing",
|
|
"confirming",
|
|
"professing",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"recognizing",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"announcing",
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"broadcasting",
|
|
"communicating",
|
|
"declaring",
|
|
"disclosing",
|
|
"divulging",
|
|
"imparting",
|
|
"proclaiming",
|
|
"publishing",
|
|
"revealing",
|
|
"spilling",
|
|
"telling",
|
|
"unveiling",
|
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"betraying",
|
|
"blabbing",
|
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"exposing",
|
|
"giving away",
|
|
"informing",
|
|
"leaking",
|
|
"ratting",
|
|
"squealing",
|
|
"talking",
|
|
"tattling",
|
|
"tipping (off)",
|
|
"warning",
|
|
"wising (up)",
|
|
"breathing",
|
|
"saying",
|
|
"whispering"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledging",
|
|
"admitting",
|
|
"agreeing",
|
|
"allowing",
|
|
"conceding",
|
|
"fessing (up)",
|
|
"granting",
|
|
"owning (up to)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the thief confessed to dozens of robberies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clamming up",
|
|
"hushing",
|
|
"quieting (down)",
|
|
"shutting up"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"blabbing",
|
|
"talking",
|
|
"tattling",
|
|
"babbling",
|
|
"spilling"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admitting",
|
|
"copping (to)",
|
|
"fessing (up)",
|
|
"owning (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confessions":{
|
|
"an open declaration of something (as a fault or the commission of an offense) about oneself":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disavowals",
|
|
"nonadmissions"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a confession that he had been lying all along"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"denials",
|
|
"disallowances",
|
|
"disclaimers",
|
|
"recantations",
|
|
"rejections",
|
|
"renouncements",
|
|
"repudiations"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"self-accusations",
|
|
"self-betrayals",
|
|
"self-revelations",
|
|
"self-incriminations",
|
|
"self-recriminations",
|
|
"self-reproaches",
|
|
"affirmations",
|
|
"assertions",
|
|
"avouchments",
|
|
"claims",
|
|
"confirmations",
|
|
"declarations",
|
|
"insistences",
|
|
"professions",
|
|
"allowances",
|
|
"apologies",
|
|
"hand-wringings",
|
|
"betrayals",
|
|
"disclosures",
|
|
"divulgences",
|
|
"giveaways",
|
|
"revelations",
|
|
"announcements",
|
|
"declarations",
|
|
"proclamations",
|
|
"pronouncements",
|
|
"blames",
|
|
"faults",
|
|
"responsibilities",
|
|
"contritions",
|
|
"penitences",
|
|
"regrets",
|
|
"remorses",
|
|
"repentances",
|
|
"rues"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledgments",
|
|
"acknowledgements",
|
|
"admissions",
|
|
"avowals",
|
|
"concessions",
|
|
"self-confessions"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confessor":{
|
|
"as in chaplain , sky pilot":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confidant":{
|
|
"a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"enemy",
|
|
"foe"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's my confidant ; I tell her everything without reservation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adversary",
|
|
"antagonist",
|
|
"competitor",
|
|
"opponent",
|
|
"rival",
|
|
"archenemy",
|
|
"nemesis"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"acquaintance",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"cohort",
|
|
"colleague",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"hobnobber",
|
|
"partner",
|
|
"peer",
|
|
"sport",
|
|
"blood brother",
|
|
"brother",
|
|
"main man",
|
|
"sister",
|
|
"abettor",
|
|
"abetter",
|
|
"accomplice",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"collaborator",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"pen pal",
|
|
"benefactor",
|
|
"supporter",
|
|
"sympathizer",
|
|
"well-wisher",
|
|
"friendly"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alter ego",
|
|
"amigo",
|
|
"buddy",
|
|
"chum",
|
|
"compadre",
|
|
"comrade",
|
|
"confidante",
|
|
"crony",
|
|
"familiar",
|
|
"friend",
|
|
"intimate",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"musketeer",
|
|
"pal"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"configurations":{
|
|
"the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the basic configuration of the building is that of a geodesic dome"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cages",
|
|
"lattices",
|
|
"networks",
|
|
"contours",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"outlines",
|
|
"profiles",
|
|
"shapes",
|
|
"silhouettes",
|
|
"chassis"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"architectures",
|
|
"armatures",
|
|
"cadres",
|
|
"edifices",
|
|
"fabrics",
|
|
"frames",
|
|
"frameworks",
|
|
"framings",
|
|
"infrastructures",
|
|
"shells",
|
|
"skeletons",
|
|
"structures"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a birthday cake in the configuration of a top hat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compositions",
|
|
"materials",
|
|
"matters",
|
|
"raw materials",
|
|
"stuff",
|
|
"substances"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"contours",
|
|
"outlines",
|
|
"profiles",
|
|
"silhouettes",
|
|
"frames",
|
|
"frameworks",
|
|
"shells",
|
|
"skeletons",
|
|
"arrangements",
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"formats",
|
|
"layouts",
|
|
"makeups",
|
|
"organizations",
|
|
"patterns",
|
|
"plans",
|
|
"setups"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"casts",
|
|
"conformations",
|
|
"fashions",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"forms",
|
|
"geometries",
|
|
"shapes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a small business computer system in its simplest configuration"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"plans",
|
|
"schemes",
|
|
"compositions",
|
|
"constitutions",
|
|
"getups",
|
|
"makeups",
|
|
"builds",
|
|
"constructions",
|
|
"structures"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrangements",
|
|
"conformations",
|
|
"formations",
|
|
"formats",
|
|
"layouts",
|
|
"setouts",
|
|
"setups"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his photographs have an intentionally loose configuration , with no single object intended as the primary center of interest"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"motifs",
|
|
"themes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrangements",
|
|
"compositions",
|
|
"constellations",
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"formats",
|
|
"forms",
|
|
"getups",
|
|
"layouts",
|
|
"makeups",
|
|
"ordonnances",
|
|
"patterns"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confine":{
|
|
"as in extent , scope":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put in or as if in prison":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"liberate",
|
|
"release"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the accused was confined until the trial could take place"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"emancipate",
|
|
"enfranchise",
|
|
"manumit",
|
|
"unbind",
|
|
"uncage",
|
|
"unchain",
|
|
"unfetter"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"constrain",
|
|
"limit",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"restrict",
|
|
"shut",
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"gate",
|
|
"apprehend",
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"capture",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"detain",
|
|
"nab",
|
|
"pick up",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"seize",
|
|
"impress",
|
|
"shanghai",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"impound",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"bind",
|
|
"enchain",
|
|
"fetter",
|
|
"handcuff",
|
|
"manacle",
|
|
"shackle",
|
|
"trammel"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commit",
|
|
"immure",
|
|
"imprison",
|
|
"incarcerate",
|
|
"intern",
|
|
"jail",
|
|
"jug",
|
|
"lock (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to set bounds or an upper limit for":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"exceed"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"will confine my remarks to the subject we came here to discuss"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"broaden",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"widen",
|
|
"overextend",
|
|
"overreach"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"hamper",
|
|
"hinder",
|
|
"impede",
|
|
"obstruct",
|
|
"constrict",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"narrow",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"tighten",
|
|
"quell",
|
|
"repress",
|
|
"suppress",
|
|
"number",
|
|
"modify",
|
|
"qualify"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cap",
|
|
"circumscribe",
|
|
"hold down",
|
|
"limit",
|
|
"restrict"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confirmatory":{
|
|
"serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"confuting",
|
|
"disproving",
|
|
"refuting"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a confirmatory test for pregnancy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradictory",
|
|
"contrary",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"opposing"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"auxiliary",
|
|
"supplementary",
|
|
"beneficial",
|
|
"helpful"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"confirmational",
|
|
"confirming",
|
|
"corroborating",
|
|
"corroborative",
|
|
"corroboratory",
|
|
"probative",
|
|
"probatory",
|
|
"substantiating",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"supportive",
|
|
"verifying",
|
|
"vindicating"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conflates":{
|
|
"to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differences",
|
|
"differentiates",
|
|
"discriminates",
|
|
"distinguishes",
|
|
"separates"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"be careful not to conflate gossip with real news"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"lumps (together)",
|
|
"misapplies",
|
|
"miscalls",
|
|
"misidentifies",
|
|
"misnames"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"confounds",
|
|
"confuses",
|
|
"mistakes",
|
|
"mixes (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to turn into a single mass or entity that is more or less the same throughout":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaks down",
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"separates",
|
|
"unmixes"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the movie conflates documentary footage and dramatized reenactments so seamlessly and ingeniously that viewers may not know what is real and what is not"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cleaves",
|
|
"disjoins",
|
|
"disunites",
|
|
"divides",
|
|
"divorces",
|
|
"parts",
|
|
"ruptures",
|
|
"severs",
|
|
"sunders",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"dissolves",
|
|
"scatters",
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disengages",
|
|
"splits"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"adds",
|
|
"admixes",
|
|
"beats (in)",
|
|
"cuts in",
|
|
"folds",
|
|
"stirs",
|
|
"tosses",
|
|
"coalesces",
|
|
"compounds",
|
|
"emulsifies",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"knits",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"unites",
|
|
"intertwines",
|
|
"interweaves",
|
|
"weaves"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amalgamates",
|
|
"blends",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"comingles",
|
|
"commingles",
|
|
"commixes",
|
|
"composites",
|
|
"concretes",
|
|
"fuses",
|
|
"homogenizes",
|
|
"immingles",
|
|
"immixes",
|
|
"incorporates",
|
|
"integrates",
|
|
"interfuses",
|
|
"intermingles",
|
|
"intermixes",
|
|
"melds",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"mingles",
|
|
"mixes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conflation":{
|
|
"a distinct entity formed by the combining of two or more different things":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the word \"robustious\" is probably a conflation of \"robust\" and \"boisterous\""
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"component",
|
|
"constituent",
|
|
"element",
|
|
"ingredient"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"half-and-half",
|
|
"absorption",
|
|
"blending",
|
|
"coalescence",
|
|
"coalition",
|
|
"commingling",
|
|
"commixture",
|
|
"compost",
|
|
"concretion",
|
|
"homogenization",
|
|
"immingling",
|
|
"immixture",
|
|
"incorporation",
|
|
"integration",
|
|
"interfusion",
|
|
"intermingling",
|
|
"mergence",
|
|
"merger",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"mingling",
|
|
"assortment",
|
|
"hash",
|
|
"hodgepodge",
|
|
"hotchpotch",
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"medley",
|
|
"m\u00e9lange",
|
|
"mishmash",
|
|
"motley",
|
|
"patchwork",
|
|
"potpourri",
|
|
"variety",
|
|
"accumulation",
|
|
"aggregation",
|
|
"conglomeration"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admixture",
|
|
"alloy",
|
|
"amalgam",
|
|
"amalgamation",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"cocktail",
|
|
"combination",
|
|
"composite",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"emulsion",
|
|
"fusion",
|
|
"intermixture",
|
|
"meld",
|
|
"mix",
|
|
"mixture",
|
|
"synthesis"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conformable (to)":{
|
|
"not having or showing any apparent conflict":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflicting",
|
|
"conflictive",
|
|
"incompatible",
|
|
"incongruous",
|
|
"inconsistent",
|
|
"inharmonious",
|
|
"noncompatible"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"student conduct must be at all times conformable to the principles and values of the school"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"improper",
|
|
"inapposite",
|
|
"inappropriate",
|
|
"inapt",
|
|
"infelicitous",
|
|
"unsuitable"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"self-consistent",
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"befitting",
|
|
"felicitous",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"suitable"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accordant",
|
|
"coherent",
|
|
"compatible",
|
|
"concordant",
|
|
"congruent",
|
|
"congruous",
|
|
"consistent",
|
|
"consonant",
|
|
"correspondent (with or to)",
|
|
"harmonious",
|
|
"nonconflicting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conformations":{
|
|
"the act or process of changing something to fit a new use or situation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conformation of their lives to the changing social order"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"maladaptations"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"readaptations",
|
|
"readjustments",
|
|
"attunements",
|
|
"corrections",
|
|
"harmonizations",
|
|
"alterations",
|
|
"conversions",
|
|
"makeovers",
|
|
"modifications",
|
|
"refits",
|
|
"revisions",
|
|
"transformations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acclimations",
|
|
"acclimatizations",
|
|
"accommodations",
|
|
"adaptations",
|
|
"adaptions",
|
|
"adjustments"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an ice sculpture in the conformation of a swan"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compositions",
|
|
"materials",
|
|
"matters",
|
|
"raw materials",
|
|
"stuff",
|
|
"substances"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"contours",
|
|
"outlines",
|
|
"profiles",
|
|
"silhouettes",
|
|
"frames",
|
|
"frameworks",
|
|
"shells",
|
|
"skeletons",
|
|
"arrangements",
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"formats",
|
|
"layouts",
|
|
"makeups",
|
|
"organizations",
|
|
"patterns",
|
|
"plans",
|
|
"setups"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"casts",
|
|
"configurations",
|
|
"fashions",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"forms",
|
|
"geometries",
|
|
"shapes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the way in which something is sized, arranged, or organized":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the regular conformation of particles in a crystal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"plans",
|
|
"schemes",
|
|
"compositions",
|
|
"constitutions",
|
|
"getups",
|
|
"makeups",
|
|
"builds",
|
|
"constructions",
|
|
"structures"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrangements",
|
|
"configurations",
|
|
"formations",
|
|
"formats",
|
|
"layouts",
|
|
"setouts",
|
|
"setups"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conforming (to)":{
|
|
"to act according to the commands of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"defying",
|
|
"disobeying",
|
|
"rebelling (against)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an independent-minded person who refuses to conform to the dictates of society"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disobliging",
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"daring",
|
|
"refusing",
|
|
"renouncing",
|
|
"repudiating",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"leading",
|
|
"brushing (off)",
|
|
"disregarding",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"overpassing",
|
|
"passing over",
|
|
"tuning out",
|
|
"winking (at)",
|
|
"dismissing",
|
|
"pooh-poohing",
|
|
"poohing",
|
|
"shrugging off",
|
|
"breaching",
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"infringing",
|
|
"transgressing",
|
|
"violating",
|
|
"deriding",
|
|
"flouting",
|
|
"mocking",
|
|
"scoffing (at)",
|
|
"scorning",
|
|
"mutinying (against)",
|
|
"revolting (against)",
|
|
"bucking",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"contesting",
|
|
"disputing",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"resisting",
|
|
"withstanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"deferring (to)",
|
|
"submitting (to)",
|
|
"surrendering (to)",
|
|
"yielding (to)",
|
|
"acceding (to)",
|
|
"acquiescing (to)",
|
|
"agreeing (to)",
|
|
"assenting (to)",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"hearing",
|
|
"heeding",
|
|
"listening (to)",
|
|
"marking",
|
|
"noticing",
|
|
"noting",
|
|
"regarding",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"watching"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adhering (to)",
|
|
"complying (with)",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"goose-stepping (to)",
|
|
"minding",
|
|
"obeying",
|
|
"observing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conformity":{
|
|
"a state of consistency":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"incongruence",
|
|
"incongruity",
|
|
"incongruousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the simple lifestyle of the Amish is in conformity with their ascetic religious beliefs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contrast",
|
|
"discrepancy",
|
|
"disparateness",
|
|
"disparity",
|
|
"dissimilarity",
|
|
"distinction",
|
|
"distinctiveness",
|
|
"distinctness",
|
|
"diverseness",
|
|
"diversity",
|
|
"unlikeness",
|
|
"deviance",
|
|
"divergence",
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"discordance",
|
|
"dissension",
|
|
"dissention",
|
|
"dissent",
|
|
"dissidence",
|
|
"disunity",
|
|
"friction",
|
|
"strife",
|
|
"variability",
|
|
"variance",
|
|
"incompatibility"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"compatibility",
|
|
"assimilation",
|
|
"integration",
|
|
"oneness",
|
|
"solidarity",
|
|
"togetherness",
|
|
"affinity",
|
|
"empathy",
|
|
"sympathy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"accordance",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"conformance",
|
|
"congruence",
|
|
"congruency",
|
|
"congruity",
|
|
"consonance",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"tune"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the action of following a custom, rule, or law":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breach",
|
|
"contravention",
|
|
"infraction",
|
|
"infringement",
|
|
"nonobservance",
|
|
"transgression",
|
|
"trespass",
|
|
"violation"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a rebellious artist who has never shown any interest in conformity to social custom"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brush-off",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"delinquency",
|
|
"dereliction",
|
|
"forgetting",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"offense",
|
|
"offence",
|
|
"sin",
|
|
"wrong",
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"defiance",
|
|
"flouting",
|
|
"rebellion"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"deference",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"respect",
|
|
"upholding",
|
|
"accession",
|
|
"acquiescence",
|
|
"submission",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"attendance",
|
|
"attention",
|
|
"heed",
|
|
"notice"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abidance",
|
|
"adherence",
|
|
"compliance",
|
|
"conformance",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"obedience",
|
|
"observance",
|
|
"observation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the following of a custom, rule, or law":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breach",
|
|
"contravention",
|
|
"infraction",
|
|
"infringement",
|
|
"nonobservance",
|
|
"transgression",
|
|
"trespass",
|
|
"violation"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a small community that still expected conformity to traditional gender roles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brush-off",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"delinquency",
|
|
"dereliction",
|
|
"forgetting",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"offense",
|
|
"offence",
|
|
"sin",
|
|
"wrong",
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"defiance",
|
|
"flouting",
|
|
"rebellion"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"deference",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"respect",
|
|
"upholding",
|
|
"accession",
|
|
"acquiescence",
|
|
"submission",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"attendance",
|
|
"attention",
|
|
"heed",
|
|
"notice"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abidance",
|
|
"adherence",
|
|
"compliance",
|
|
"conformance",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"obedience",
|
|
"observance",
|
|
"observation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conforms":{
|
|
"to be in agreement on every point":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differs (from)",
|
|
"disagrees (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the list conforms with the contents of the trunk"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradicts",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"gainsays",
|
|
"negates",
|
|
"nullifies",
|
|
"clashes",
|
|
"conflicts",
|
|
"jars"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"equals",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"parallels",
|
|
"aligns",
|
|
"alines",
|
|
"lines up",
|
|
"registers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"agrees",
|
|
"answers",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"chords",
|
|
"coheres",
|
|
"coincides",
|
|
"comports",
|
|
"consists",
|
|
"corresponds",
|
|
"dovetails",
|
|
"fits",
|
|
"goes",
|
|
"harmonizes",
|
|
"jibes",
|
|
"rhymes",
|
|
"rimes",
|
|
"sorts",
|
|
"squares",
|
|
"tallies"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disharmonizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we'll have to conform this new rule with existing policy regarding student-run organizations on campus"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confuses",
|
|
"disarrays",
|
|
"disorders",
|
|
"disorganizes",
|
|
"disrupts",
|
|
"disturbs",
|
|
"skews",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"alienates",
|
|
"estranges"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"adapts",
|
|
"tunes",
|
|
"blends",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"connects",
|
|
"correlates",
|
|
"dovetails",
|
|
"fits",
|
|
"fuses",
|
|
"integrates",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"orchestrates",
|
|
"pairs",
|
|
"squares",
|
|
"suits",
|
|
"synchronizes",
|
|
"synthesizes",
|
|
"unifies",
|
|
"unites",
|
|
"aligns",
|
|
"alines",
|
|
"arranges",
|
|
"arrays",
|
|
"balances",
|
|
"equalizes",
|
|
"evens",
|
|
"orders",
|
|
"proportions",
|
|
"regularizes",
|
|
"standardizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodates",
|
|
"attunes",
|
|
"conciliates",
|
|
"coordinates",
|
|
"harmonizes",
|
|
"keys",
|
|
"reconciles"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to change (something) so as to make it suitable for a new use or situation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I can be funny or serious, for I always conform my behavior to the situation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misadjusts"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"readapts",
|
|
"readjusts",
|
|
"customizes",
|
|
"gears",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"models",
|
|
"patterns",
|
|
"attunes",
|
|
"corrects",
|
|
"harmonizes",
|
|
"squares",
|
|
"tunes",
|
|
"establishes",
|
|
"roots",
|
|
"settles",
|
|
"acquaints",
|
|
"familiarizes",
|
|
"orientates",
|
|
"orients",
|
|
"equips",
|
|
"prepares",
|
|
"primes",
|
|
"rehearses",
|
|
"hardens",
|
|
"inures",
|
|
"seasons",
|
|
"toughens",
|
|
"alters",
|
|
"converts",
|
|
"makes over",
|
|
"modifies",
|
|
"recasts",
|
|
"reclaims",
|
|
"recycles",
|
|
"redesigns",
|
|
"redevelops",
|
|
"redoes",
|
|
"reengineers",
|
|
"refashions",
|
|
"refigures",
|
|
"refits",
|
|
"refocuses",
|
|
"reinvents",
|
|
"rejiggers",
|
|
"remakes",
|
|
"remodels",
|
|
"revamps",
|
|
"revises",
|
|
"reworks",
|
|
"transforms",
|
|
"accustoms",
|
|
"habilitates",
|
|
"habituates",
|
|
"naturalizes",
|
|
"readies",
|
|
"trains",
|
|
"bends",
|
|
"fiddles (with)",
|
|
"fine-tunes",
|
|
"phases",
|
|
"registers",
|
|
"regulates",
|
|
"rigs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acclimates",
|
|
"acclimatizes",
|
|
"accommodates",
|
|
"adapts",
|
|
"adjusts",
|
|
"conditions",
|
|
"doctors",
|
|
"edits",
|
|
"fashions",
|
|
"fits",
|
|
"puts",
|
|
"shapes",
|
|
"suits",
|
|
"tailors"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a pleasing relationship":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clashes",
|
|
"collides",
|
|
"conflicts"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"last-minute changes in the schedule that conform with our plans nicely"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradicts",
|
|
"contrasts",
|
|
"counters",
|
|
"differs",
|
|
"diverges",
|
|
"jars",
|
|
"cancels (out)",
|
|
"counteracts",
|
|
"negates",
|
|
"offsets"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"balances",
|
|
"correlates",
|
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"corresponds",
|
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"dovetails",
|
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"hangs together",
|
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"matches",
|
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"meets",
|
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"parallels",
|
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"bonds",
|
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"coalesces",
|
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"coheres",
|
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"conjoins",
|
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"fuses",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"squares",
|
|
"tallies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agrees",
|
|
"assorts",
|
|
"blends",
|
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"chimes",
|
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"chimes in",
|
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"consorts",
|
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"coordinates",
|
|
"grooves",
|
|
"harmonizes"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"confounding":{
|
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"as in confusing , perplexing":{
|
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"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fail to differentiate (a thing) from something similar or related":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"differencing",
|
|
"differentiating",
|
|
"discriminating",
|
|
"distinguishing",
|
|
"separating"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I think you've confounded astrology with astronomy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"lumping (together)",
|
|
"misapplying",
|
|
"miscalling",
|
|
"misidentifying",
|
|
"misnaming"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conflating",
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"mistaking",
|
|
"mixing (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to prove to be false":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"confirming",
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
"proving",
|
|
"validating",
|
|
"verifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"new discoveries that confound much of what archaeologists thought they knew about the Mayan civilization"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"documenting",
|
|
"evidencing",
|
|
"evincing",
|
|
"recording",
|
|
"showing",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"witnessing",
|
|
"backing (up)",
|
|
"buttressing",
|
|
"corroborating",
|
|
"substantiating",
|
|
"adducing",
|
|
"attesting",
|
|
"authenticating",
|
|
"certifying",
|
|
"identifying",
|
|
"demonstrating",
|
|
"displaying",
|
|
"illustrating",
|
|
"manifesting"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"overthrowing",
|
|
"overturning",
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"contesting",
|
|
"querying",
|
|
"questioning",
|
|
"doubting",
|
|
"mistrusting",
|
|
"debating",
|
|
"discussing",
|
|
"hashing (over)",
|
|
"mooting",
|
|
"talking over"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belying",
|
|
"confuting",
|
|
"debunking",
|
|
"disconfirming",
|
|
"discrediting",
|
|
"disproving",
|
|
"falsifying",
|
|
"rebutting",
|
|
"refuting",
|
|
"shooting down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to throw into a state of mental uncertainty":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were confounded by the player's remote control, which wasn't at all user-friendly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"assuring",
|
|
"reassuring",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"enlightening",
|
|
"informing"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"sticking",
|
|
"stumping",
|
|
"weirding out",
|
|
"abashing",
|
|
"discomfiting",
|
|
"disconcerting",
|
|
"discountenancing",
|
|
"embarrassing",
|
|
"fazing",
|
|
"flustering",
|
|
"mortifying",
|
|
"nonplussing",
|
|
"nonplusing",
|
|
"rattling",
|
|
"agitating",
|
|
"bothering",
|
|
"chagrining",
|
|
"discomforting",
|
|
"discomposing",
|
|
"dismaying",
|
|
"disquieting",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"perturbing",
|
|
"stunning",
|
|
"unhinging",
|
|
"unsettling",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"beguiling",
|
|
"cozening",
|
|
"deceiving",
|
|
"deluding",
|
|
"duping",
|
|
"fooling",
|
|
"gulling",
|
|
"hoaxing",
|
|
"hoodwinking",
|
|
"humbugging",
|
|
"misguiding",
|
|
"misleading",
|
|
"snowing",
|
|
"stringing along",
|
|
"taking in",
|
|
"tricking"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addling",
|
|
"baffling",
|
|
"bamboozling",
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"befogging",
|
|
"befuddling",
|
|
"bemusing",
|
|
"bewildering",
|
|
"buffaloing",
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"discombobulating",
|
|
"disorienting",
|
|
"flummoxing",
|
|
"foxing",
|
|
"fuddling",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"graveling",
|
|
"gravelling",
|
|
"mazing",
|
|
"muddling",
|
|
"muddying",
|
|
"mystifying",
|
|
"perplexing",
|
|
"posing",
|
|
"puzzling",
|
|
"vexing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to throw into a state of self-conscious distress":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his renewed popularity has confounded the critics who said his singing career was dead"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"consoling",
|
|
"relieving",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"buoying",
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"emboldening",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"heartening",
|
|
"assuring",
|
|
"reassuring"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"agitating",
|
|
"bothering",
|
|
"chagrining",
|
|
"discomforting",
|
|
"discomposing",
|
|
"dismaying",
|
|
"disquieting",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"perturbing",
|
|
"putting off",
|
|
"putting out",
|
|
"unhinging",
|
|
"unsettling",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"debasing",
|
|
"degrading",
|
|
"demeaning",
|
|
"humbling",
|
|
"humiliating",
|
|
"queering",
|
|
"shaming"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abashing",
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"discomfiting",
|
|
"disconcerting",
|
|
"discountenancing",
|
|
"embarrassing",
|
|
"fazing",
|
|
"flustering",
|
|
"mortifying",
|
|
"nonplussing",
|
|
"nonplusing",
|
|
"rattling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confrontational":{
|
|
"feeling or displaying eagerness to fight":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonaggressive",
|
|
"nonbelligerent",
|
|
"pacific",
|
|
"peaceable",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"unbelligerent",
|
|
"uncombative",
|
|
"uncontentious"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her confrontational , in-your-face manner doesn't help get legislation passed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"anti-imperialist",
|
|
"antimilitarist",
|
|
"unwarlike",
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"amicable",
|
|
"benevolent",
|
|
"complaisant",
|
|
"conciliatory",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"easygoing",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"good-natured",
|
|
"good-tempered",
|
|
"gracious",
|
|
"ingratiating",
|
|
"kindhearted",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"sociable",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"serene",
|
|
"tranquil",
|
|
"benign",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"mild"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"antagonistic",
|
|
"fierce",
|
|
"hostile",
|
|
"hot-tempered",
|
|
"acidic",
|
|
"bearish",
|
|
"bilious",
|
|
"bristly",
|
|
"choleric",
|
|
"crabby",
|
|
"cranky",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"dyspeptic",
|
|
"fractious",
|
|
"fretful",
|
|
"grouchy",
|
|
"grumpy",
|
|
"huffy",
|
|
"ill-humored",
|
|
"ill-natured",
|
|
"ill-tempered",
|
|
"irascible",
|
|
"irritable",
|
|
"ornery",
|
|
"peevish",
|
|
"pettish",
|
|
"petulant",
|
|
"prickly",
|
|
"querulous",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"snappish",
|
|
"snappy",
|
|
"stroppy",
|
|
"surly",
|
|
"testy",
|
|
"touchy",
|
|
"ugly",
|
|
"waspish",
|
|
"savage",
|
|
"vicious",
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"warring"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggressive",
|
|
"agonistic",
|
|
"argumentative",
|
|
"assaultive",
|
|
"bellicose",
|
|
"belligerent",
|
|
"brawly",
|
|
"chippy",
|
|
"combative",
|
|
"contentious",
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"disputatious",
|
|
"feisty",
|
|
"gladiatorial",
|
|
"militant",
|
|
"pugnacious",
|
|
"quarrelsome",
|
|
"scrappy",
|
|
"truculent",
|
|
"warlike"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confrontations":{
|
|
"an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the softball rivals met in an epic confrontation on the last weekend of the summer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"concords",
|
|
"harmonies",
|
|
"peaces"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"horse races",
|
|
"nail-biters",
|
|
"showdowns",
|
|
"clashes",
|
|
"collisions",
|
|
"discords",
|
|
"frictions",
|
|
"arguments",
|
|
"controversies",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"disagreements",
|
|
"disputations",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"dissensions",
|
|
"dissentions",
|
|
"quarrels",
|
|
"rows",
|
|
"wrangles"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ball games",
|
|
"battles",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"competitions",
|
|
"conflicts",
|
|
"contentions",
|
|
"contests",
|
|
"dogfights",
|
|
"duels",
|
|
"face-offs",
|
|
"grapples",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"rivalries",
|
|
"strifes",
|
|
"struggles",
|
|
"sweepstakes",
|
|
"sweep-stake",
|
|
"tugs-of-war",
|
|
"warfares",
|
|
"wars"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confuted":{
|
|
"to prove to be false":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"proved",
|
|
"validated",
|
|
"verified"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"theories which will eventually be confirmed or confuted by experience"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"documented",
|
|
"evidenced",
|
|
"evinced",
|
|
"recorded",
|
|
"showed",
|
|
"supported",
|
|
"witnessed",
|
|
"backed (up)",
|
|
"buttressed",
|
|
"corroborated",
|
|
"substantiated",
|
|
"adduced",
|
|
"attested",
|
|
"authenticated",
|
|
"certified",
|
|
"identified",
|
|
"demonstrated",
|
|
"displayed",
|
|
"illustrated",
|
|
"manifested"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"overthrew",
|
|
"overturned",
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"contested",
|
|
"queried",
|
|
"questioned",
|
|
"doubted",
|
|
"mistrusted",
|
|
"debated",
|
|
"discussed",
|
|
"hashed (over)",
|
|
"mooted",
|
|
"talked over"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belied",
|
|
"confounded",
|
|
"debunked",
|
|
"disconfirmed",
|
|
"discredited",
|
|
"disproved",
|
|
"falsified",
|
|
"rebutted",
|
|
"refuted",
|
|
"shot down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congested":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to prevent passage through by filling with something":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cleared",
|
|
"freed",
|
|
"opened (up)",
|
|
"unblocked",
|
|
"unclogged",
|
|
"unplugged",
|
|
"unstopped"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the usual weekend traffic congested the region's highways"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"excavated",
|
|
"hollowed (out)",
|
|
"scooped (out)",
|
|
"emptied",
|
|
"lightened"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bunged",
|
|
"corked",
|
|
"spiled",
|
|
"stoppered",
|
|
"stoppled",
|
|
"filled",
|
|
"gridlocked",
|
|
"packed",
|
|
"furred",
|
|
"silted",
|
|
"flooded",
|
|
"glutted",
|
|
"inundated",
|
|
"overwhelmed",
|
|
"swamped"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blocked",
|
|
"choked",
|
|
"clogged",
|
|
"clotted",
|
|
"dammed",
|
|
"gummed (up)",
|
|
"jammed",
|
|
"obstructed",
|
|
"occluded",
|
|
"plugged (up)",
|
|
"stopped (up)",
|
|
"stuffed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conglomerates":{
|
|
"a group of businesses or enterprises under one control":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the huge media conglomerate owns TV and radio stations, a cable company, and a movie studio"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"multinationals",
|
|
"cartels",
|
|
"combinations",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"syndicates",
|
|
"trusts",
|
|
"chains",
|
|
"associations",
|
|
"corporations",
|
|
"organizations",
|
|
"pools"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"empires"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"disbands",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"splits (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"people conglomerated in the downtown streets for an impromptu victory celebration"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"departs",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"takes off",
|
|
"disjoins",
|
|
"dissociates",
|
|
"disunites"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"affiliates",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"bands (together)",
|
|
"caucuses",
|
|
"clubs",
|
|
"collaborates",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"consolidates",
|
|
"consorts",
|
|
"cooperates",
|
|
"couples",
|
|
"federates",
|
|
"gangs up",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"unites",
|
|
"reassembles",
|
|
"reconvenes",
|
|
"regathers",
|
|
"remeets"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembles",
|
|
"clusters",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"concenters",
|
|
"concentrates",
|
|
"congregates",
|
|
"convenes",
|
|
"converges",
|
|
"forgathers",
|
|
"foregathers",
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"rendezvouses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"over the years the town's discarded junk conglomerated at the bottom of the river"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"dissipates",
|
|
"scatters"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"agglutinates",
|
|
"clumps",
|
|
"lumps",
|
|
"banks",
|
|
"drifts",
|
|
"ridges"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accretes",
|
|
"accumulates",
|
|
"amasses",
|
|
"builds up",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"concentrates",
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
"masses",
|
|
"piles (up)",
|
|
"stacks (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congratulations":{
|
|
"best wishes":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a gift for you with our congratulations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dig",
|
|
"gibe",
|
|
"jibe",
|
|
"insult",
|
|
"put-down",
|
|
"taunt"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"approval",
|
|
"benediction",
|
|
"blessing",
|
|
"endorsement",
|
|
"indorsement",
|
|
"acknowledgment",
|
|
"acknowledgement",
|
|
"citation",
|
|
"commendation",
|
|
"adulation",
|
|
"flattery",
|
|
"praise",
|
|
"well-wishing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commendations",
|
|
"compliment",
|
|
"felicitations",
|
|
"greetings",
|
|
"regards",
|
|
"respects"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congruity":{
|
|
"a point which two or more things share in common":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dissimilarity"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the book alleges certain congruities between several political assassinations that were thought to be unrelated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"difference",
|
|
"discrepancy",
|
|
"deviance",
|
|
"divergence",
|
|
"incongruence",
|
|
"incongruity",
|
|
"change",
|
|
"modification",
|
|
"variation"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"counterpart",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"equivalent",
|
|
"analogy",
|
|
"homology"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"common denominator",
|
|
"commonality",
|
|
"correspondence",
|
|
"parallel",
|
|
"resemblance",
|
|
"similarity",
|
|
"similitude"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a state of consistency":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"incongruence",
|
|
"incongruity",
|
|
"incongruousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there's little congruity between your professed religious beliefs and your actual behavior"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contrast",
|
|
"discrepancy",
|
|
"disparateness",
|
|
"disparity",
|
|
"dissimilarity",
|
|
"distinction",
|
|
"distinctiveness",
|
|
"distinctness",
|
|
"diverseness",
|
|
"diversity",
|
|
"unlikeness",
|
|
"deviance",
|
|
"divergence",
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"discordance",
|
|
"dissension",
|
|
"dissention",
|
|
"dissent",
|
|
"dissidence",
|
|
"disunity",
|
|
"friction",
|
|
"strife",
|
|
"variability",
|
|
"variance",
|
|
"incompatibility"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"compatibility",
|
|
"assimilation",
|
|
"integration",
|
|
"oneness",
|
|
"solidarity",
|
|
"togetherness",
|
|
"affinity",
|
|
"empathy",
|
|
"sympathy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"accordance",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"conformance",
|
|
"conformity",
|
|
"congruence",
|
|
"congruency",
|
|
"consonance",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"tune"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjectural":{
|
|
"existing only as an assumption or speculation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"actual",
|
|
"factual",
|
|
"real"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a necessarily conjectural account of Shakespeare's life, since there is so little hard information"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clinical",
|
|
"practical",
|
|
"concrete",
|
|
"defined",
|
|
"definite",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"attested",
|
|
"authenticated",
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"demonstrated",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"proven",
|
|
"substantiated",
|
|
"tested",
|
|
"time-tested",
|
|
"validated",
|
|
"verified",
|
|
"empirical",
|
|
"empiric",
|
|
"nonspeculative",
|
|
"nontheoretical",
|
|
"observational"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"alleged",
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"presumed",
|
|
"presupposed",
|
|
"proposed",
|
|
"supposed",
|
|
"unproved",
|
|
"unproven",
|
|
"untested",
|
|
"debatable",
|
|
"moot",
|
|
"abstract",
|
|
"conceptual",
|
|
"intellectual",
|
|
"metaphysical",
|
|
"nonclinical",
|
|
"nonpractical",
|
|
"nonempirical"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"academic",
|
|
"academical",
|
|
"hypothetical",
|
|
"speculative",
|
|
"suppositional",
|
|
"theoretical",
|
|
"theoretic"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjectured":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he conjectured that the theater could seat 1000 people more or less"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calibrated",
|
|
"measured",
|
|
"scaled",
|
|
"computed",
|
|
"worked out"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"deduced",
|
|
"extrapolated",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"inferred",
|
|
"reasoned",
|
|
"understood"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calculated",
|
|
"called",
|
|
"estimated",
|
|
"figured",
|
|
"gauged",
|
|
"gaged",
|
|
"guessed",
|
|
"judged",
|
|
"made",
|
|
"placed",
|
|
"put",
|
|
"reckoned",
|
|
"supposed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form an opinion from little or no evidence":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you're only conjecturing that he was the culprit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demonstrated",
|
|
"documented",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"proved",
|
|
"substantiated",
|
|
"validated",
|
|
"ascertained",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"found out",
|
|
"learned"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"deduced",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"inferred",
|
|
"hypothecated",
|
|
"hypothesized",
|
|
"theorized",
|
|
"believed",
|
|
"conceived",
|
|
"expected",
|
|
"judged",
|
|
"reckoned",
|
|
"thought",
|
|
"took"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"daresaid",
|
|
"guessed",
|
|
"imagined",
|
|
"presumed",
|
|
"speculated",
|
|
"supposed",
|
|
"surmised",
|
|
"suspected",
|
|
"suspicioned"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjoin":{
|
|
"to come together to form a single unit":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"dissever",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"section",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"sever",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sunder",
|
|
"unlink"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several streets conjoin to form the crossroads known as New York's Times Square"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disaffiliate",
|
|
"disconnect",
|
|
"disjoin",
|
|
"disjoint",
|
|
"dissociate",
|
|
"disunite",
|
|
"divide",
|
|
"divorce",
|
|
"fractionate",
|
|
"isolate",
|
|
"resolve",
|
|
"uncouple",
|
|
"unyoke",
|
|
"disband",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"scatter"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"yoke",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"hitch",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"splice",
|
|
"assemble",
|
|
"cluster",
|
|
"congregate",
|
|
"constellate",
|
|
"convene",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"recombine",
|
|
"reconnect",
|
|
"rejoin",
|
|
"reunify",
|
|
"reunite"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"coalesce",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"conjugate",
|
|
"connect",
|
|
"couple",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"interfuse",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"link (up)",
|
|
"marry",
|
|
"unify",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"disband"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"small farmers had to conjoin in order to compete with the agricultural conglomerates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
"dissolve",
|
|
"disunite",
|
|
"divorce",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"segregate",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"sever",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sunder",
|
|
"alienate",
|
|
"estrange",
|
|
"fall out"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cabal",
|
|
"collaborate",
|
|
"gang up",
|
|
"hang together",
|
|
"team (up)",
|
|
"incorporate",
|
|
"organize",
|
|
"unionize",
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"amalgamate",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"conglomerate",
|
|
"consolidate",
|
|
"converge",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"tie",
|
|
"wed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"band (together)",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"coalesce",
|
|
"cohere",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"cooperate",
|
|
"federate",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"government agencies and private charities have conjoined to bring relief to the famine-stricken nation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"connive",
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"hang together",
|
|
"interface"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"band (together)",
|
|
"collaborate",
|
|
"concert",
|
|
"concur",
|
|
"conspire",
|
|
"cooperate",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"team (up)",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjoined":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come together to form a single unit":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"dissevered",
|
|
"parted",
|
|
"sectioned",
|
|
"separated",
|
|
"severed",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sundered",
|
|
"unlinked"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several streets conjoin to form the crossroads known as New York's Times Square"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disaffiliated",
|
|
"disconnected",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"disjointed",
|
|
"dissociated",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"divorced",
|
|
"fractionated",
|
|
"isolated",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"uncoupled",
|
|
"unyoked",
|
|
"disbanded",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"scattered"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"mated",
|
|
"yoked",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"confederated",
|
|
"leagued",
|
|
"chained",
|
|
"compounded",
|
|
"hitched",
|
|
"hooked",
|
|
"spliced",
|
|
"assembled",
|
|
"clustered",
|
|
"congregated",
|
|
"constellated",
|
|
"convened",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"met",
|
|
"recombined",
|
|
"reconnected",
|
|
"rejoined",
|
|
"reunified",
|
|
"reunited"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"coalesced",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"conjugated",
|
|
"connected",
|
|
"coupled",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"interfused",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked (up)",
|
|
"married",
|
|
"unified",
|
|
"united"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"disbanded"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"small farmers had to conjoin in order to compete with the agricultural conglomerates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disengaged",
|
|
"dissolved",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"divorced",
|
|
"parted",
|
|
"segregated",
|
|
"separated",
|
|
"severed",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sundered",
|
|
"alienated",
|
|
"estranged",
|
|
"fell out"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"caballed",
|
|
"collaborated",
|
|
"ganged up",
|
|
"hung together",
|
|
"teamed (up)",
|
|
"incorporated",
|
|
"organized",
|
|
"unionized",
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"amalgamated",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"conglomerated",
|
|
"consolidated",
|
|
"converged",
|
|
"grouped",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"knotted",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"tied",
|
|
"wedded",
|
|
"wed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"banded (together)",
|
|
"clubbed",
|
|
"coalesced",
|
|
"cohered",
|
|
"confederated",
|
|
"cooperated",
|
|
"federated",
|
|
"leagued",
|
|
"united"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"government agencies and private charities have conjoined to bring relief to the famine-stricken nation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"connived",
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"confederated",
|
|
"hung together",
|
|
"interfaced"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banded (together)",
|
|
"collaborated",
|
|
"concerted",
|
|
"concurred",
|
|
"conspired",
|
|
"cooperated",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"leagued",
|
|
"teamed (up)",
|
|
"united"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjugating":{
|
|
"to come together to form a single unit":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaking up",
|
|
"dissevering",
|
|
"parting",
|
|
"sectioning",
|
|
"separating",
|
|
"severing",
|
|
"splitting",
|
|
"sundering",
|
|
"unlinking"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"biological cells conjugating under a microscope"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaching",
|
|
"disaffiliating",
|
|
"disconnecting",
|
|
"disjoining",
|
|
"disjointing",
|
|
"dissociating",
|
|
"disuniting",
|
|
"dividing",
|
|
"divorcing",
|
|
"fractionating",
|
|
"isolating",
|
|
"resolving",
|
|
"uncoupling",
|
|
"unyoking",
|
|
"disbanding",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"scattering"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"mating",
|
|
"yoking",
|
|
"allying",
|
|
"confederating",
|
|
"leaguing",
|
|
"chaining",
|
|
"compounding",
|
|
"hitching",
|
|
"hooking",
|
|
"splicing",
|
|
"assembling",
|
|
"clustering",
|
|
"congregating",
|
|
"constellating",
|
|
"convening",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"recombining",
|
|
"reconnecting",
|
|
"rejoining",
|
|
"reunifying",
|
|
"reuniting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associating",
|
|
"coalescing",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"conjoining",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"fusing",
|
|
"interfusing",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"linking (up)",
|
|
"marrying",
|
|
"unifying",
|
|
"uniting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disconnecting",
|
|
"disjoining",
|
|
"disjointing",
|
|
"dissevering",
|
|
"disuniting",
|
|
"separating",
|
|
"unchaining",
|
|
"uncoupling",
|
|
"unhitching",
|
|
"unlinking",
|
|
"unyoking"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conjugate polymers in a chemistry lab"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaching",
|
|
"disengaging",
|
|
"dividing",
|
|
"parting",
|
|
"splitting",
|
|
"cleaving",
|
|
"rupturing",
|
|
"severing",
|
|
"sundering"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"articulating",
|
|
"dovetailing",
|
|
"integrating",
|
|
"interlocking",
|
|
"intermeshing",
|
|
"cording",
|
|
"stringing",
|
|
"wiring",
|
|
"cementing",
|
|
"coalescing",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"fusing",
|
|
"uniting",
|
|
"welding"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catenating",
|
|
"chaining",
|
|
"compounding",
|
|
"concatenating",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"hitching",
|
|
"hooking",
|
|
"interconnecting",
|
|
"interlinking",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"yoking"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjunction":{
|
|
"the coming together of two or more things to the same point":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"divergence"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conjunction of the two major highways creates a massive influx of cars into the city"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"combination",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"connection",
|
|
"consolidation",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"junction",
|
|
"juncture",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"unification",
|
|
"union"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"confluence",
|
|
"convergence",
|
|
"convergency",
|
|
"meeting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conjunctional":{
|
|
"as in congruent":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conking (out)":{
|
|
"to lose consciousness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"coming around",
|
|
"coming round",
|
|
"coming to",
|
|
"reviving"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after three days without eating, he simply conked out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"breaking down",
|
|
"collapsing",
|
|
"zonking (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blacking out",
|
|
"fainting",
|
|
"keeling (over)",
|
|
"passing out",
|
|
"swooning"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to stop functioning":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"starting (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the engine conked out just as we were approaching the exact middle of nowhere"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"fizzling",
|
|
"sputtering",
|
|
"wheezing",
|
|
"acting up",
|
|
"malfunctioning",
|
|
"jamming"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"breaking down",
|
|
"crashing",
|
|
"cutting out",
|
|
"dying",
|
|
"failing",
|
|
"giving out",
|
|
"stalling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to stop living":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breathing",
|
|
"living"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a list of people whose chief claim to fame is the unusual manner in which they conked out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coming to",
|
|
"reviving",
|
|
"lingering",
|
|
"being",
|
|
"existing",
|
|
"subsisting",
|
|
"flourishing",
|
|
"prospering",
|
|
"thriving"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"predeceasing",
|
|
"consuming",
|
|
"disappearing",
|
|
"drying up",
|
|
"fading",
|
|
"failing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"checking 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",
|
|
"popping off",
|
|
"stepping out",
|
|
"succumbing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conks":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a feisty cockney who had got his conk broken more than once in street brawls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"pugnoses",
|
|
"pugs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beaks",
|
|
"honkers",
|
|
"nebs",
|
|
"noses",
|
|
"nozzles",
|
|
"proboscises",
|
|
"proboscides",
|
|
"schnozzes",
|
|
"schnozzolas",
|
|
"schnozzles",
|
|
"smellers",
|
|
"snoots",
|
|
"snouts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conks (out)":{
|
|
"to lose consciousness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"comes around",
|
|
"comes round",
|
|
"comes to",
|
|
"revives"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after three days without eating, he simply conked out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"breaks down",
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"zonks (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blacks out",
|
|
"faints",
|
|
"keels (over)",
|
|
"passes out",
|
|
"swoons"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to stop functioning":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"starts (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the engine conked out just as we were approaching the exact middle of nowhere"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"fizzles",
|
|
"sputters",
|
|
"wheezes",
|
|
"acts up",
|
|
"malfunctions",
|
|
"jams"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"breaks down",
|
|
"crashes",
|
|
"cuts out",
|
|
"dies",
|
|
"fails",
|
|
"gives out",
|
|
"stalls"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to stop living":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breathes",
|
|
"lives"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a list of people whose chief claim to fame is the unusual manner in which they conked out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"comes to",
|
|
"revives",
|
|
"lingers",
|
|
"exists",
|
|
"is",
|
|
"subsists",
|
|
"flourishes",
|
|
"prospers",
|
|
"thrives"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"predeceases",
|
|
"consumes",
|
|
"disappears",
|
|
"dries up",
|
|
"fades",
|
|
"fails"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"checks 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",
|
|
"pops off",
|
|
"steps out",
|
|
"succumbs"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connect":{
|
|
"to come together to form a single unit":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"dissever",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"section",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"sever",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sunder",
|
|
"unlink"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the two interstate highways connect , so a driver can go from one corner of the state to the other without much trouble"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disaffiliate",
|
|
"disconnect",
|
|
"disjoin",
|
|
"disjoint",
|
|
"dissociate",
|
|
"disunite",
|
|
"divide",
|
|
"divorce",
|
|
"fractionate",
|
|
"isolate",
|
|
"resolve",
|
|
"uncouple",
|
|
"unyoke",
|
|
"disband",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"scatter"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"yoke",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"hitch",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"splice",
|
|
"assemble",
|
|
"cluster",
|
|
"congregate",
|
|
"constellate",
|
|
"convene",
|
|
"gather",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"recombine",
|
|
"reconnect",
|
|
"rejoin",
|
|
"reunify",
|
|
"reunite"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"coalesce",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"conjugate",
|
|
"couple",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"interfuse",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"link (up)",
|
|
"marry",
|
|
"unify",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put or bring together so as to form a new and longer whole":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disconnect",
|
|
"disjoin",
|
|
"disjoint",
|
|
"dissever",
|
|
"disunite",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"unchain",
|
|
"uncouple",
|
|
"unhitch",
|
|
"unlink",
|
|
"unyoke"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"connect all the sets of lights and attach them to the branches of the Christmas tree"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
"divide",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"cleave",
|
|
"rupture",
|
|
"sever",
|
|
"sunder"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"articulate",
|
|
"dovetail",
|
|
"integrate",
|
|
"interlock",
|
|
"intermesh",
|
|
"cord",
|
|
"string",
|
|
"wire",
|
|
"cement",
|
|
"coalesce",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"unite",
|
|
"weld"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catenate",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"concatenate",
|
|
"conjugate",
|
|
"couple",
|
|
"hitch",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"interconnect",
|
|
"interlink",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"yoke"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to think of (something) in combination":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"opera is popularly connected with high society"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contrast",
|
|
"differentiate",
|
|
"discriminate",
|
|
"distinguish",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"set off"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"compare",
|
|
"equate",
|
|
"liken",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"lump (together)",
|
|
"tie (together)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"correlate",
|
|
"identify",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"relate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connives":{
|
|
"to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"suspects that his coworkers are conniving to get him fired"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"counterplots",
|
|
"brews",
|
|
"concocts",
|
|
"cooks (up)",
|
|
"devises",
|
|
"hatches",
|
|
"engineers",
|
|
"jockeys",
|
|
"maneuvers",
|
|
"manipulates",
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"frames",
|
|
"lays out",
|
|
"maps",
|
|
"plans",
|
|
"shapes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"colludes",
|
|
"compasses",
|
|
"conspires",
|
|
"contrives",
|
|
"intrigues",
|
|
"machinates",
|
|
"plots",
|
|
"puts up",
|
|
"schemes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to secretly sympathize with or pretend ignorance of something improper or unlawful":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the principal connived at all the school absences that were recorded on the day of the city's celebration of its Super Bowl victory"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disapproves (of)",
|
|
"frowns (on or upon)",
|
|
"denies",
|
|
"disallows",
|
|
"refuses"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"brushes (aside or off)",
|
|
"condones",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"excuses",
|
|
"forgives",
|
|
"glosses (over)",
|
|
"glozes (over)",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"pardons",
|
|
"passes over",
|
|
"shrugs off",
|
|
"tolerates"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"winks"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"connoted":{
|
|
"to make you think about (something) in addition to the word's meaning":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The word \"childlike\" connotes innocence.",
|
|
"For her, the word \"family\" connotes love and comfort."
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conquering":{
|
|
"as in winning , victorious":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to achieve a victory over":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"losing (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"love conquers all, or so romance novels would have us believe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"falling",
|
|
"giving up",
|
|
"going down",
|
|
"going under",
|
|
"collapsing",
|
|
"failing",
|
|
"flopping",
|
|
"flunking",
|
|
"folding",
|
|
"washing out"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"sweeping",
|
|
"edging (out)",
|
|
"nosing out",
|
|
"pipping",
|
|
"annihilating",
|
|
"blowing away",
|
|
"blowing out",
|
|
"bombing",
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"burying",
|
|
"clobbering",
|
|
"creaming",
|
|
"crushing",
|
|
"drubbing",
|
|
"finishing",
|
|
"flattening",
|
|
"overwhelming",
|
|
"routing",
|
|
"shellacking",
|
|
"skinning",
|
|
"slaughtering",
|
|
"smoking",
|
|
"snowing under",
|
|
"thrashing",
|
|
"trouncing",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"walloping",
|
|
"waxing",
|
|
"whipping",
|
|
"capping",
|
|
"excelling",
|
|
"flourishing",
|
|
"scoring",
|
|
"succeeding",
|
|
"knocking off",
|
|
"knocking over",
|
|
"overpowering",
|
|
"overthrowing",
|
|
"subjugating",
|
|
"unseating",
|
|
"vanquishing",
|
|
"acing (out)",
|
|
"bettering",
|
|
"eclipsing",
|
|
"exceeding",
|
|
"excelling",
|
|
"outdistancing",
|
|
"outdoing",
|
|
"outfighting",
|
|
"outshining",
|
|
"outstripping",
|
|
"overtopping",
|
|
"surpassing",
|
|
"topping",
|
|
"transcending"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"besting",
|
|
"defeating",
|
|
"dispatching",
|
|
"doing down",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"getting around",
|
|
"licking",
|
|
"mastering",
|
|
"overbearing",
|
|
"overcoming",
|
|
"overmatching",
|
|
"prevailing (over)",
|
|
"skunking",
|
|
"stopping",
|
|
"subduing",
|
|
"surmounting",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"trimming",
|
|
"triumphing (over)",
|
|
"upending",
|
|
"winning (against)",
|
|
"worsting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to achieve victory (as in a contest)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"losing"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a coach who demands that his team conquer , whatever the cost"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"collapsing",
|
|
"failing",
|
|
"flopping",
|
|
"folding",
|
|
"washing out",
|
|
"floundering",
|
|
"struggling",
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"slipping",
|
|
"slumping",
|
|
"waning"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"overcoming",
|
|
"sweeping",
|
|
"squeaking",
|
|
"squeezing",
|
|
"contending",
|
|
"vying",
|
|
"succeeding",
|
|
"breezing",
|
|
"romping"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"prevailing",
|
|
"triumphing",
|
|
"winning"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring under one's control by force of arms":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"before his final defeat, Napol\u00e9on had managed to conquer much of Europe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discharging",
|
|
"emancipating",
|
|
"enfranchising",
|
|
"freeing",
|
|
"liberating",
|
|
"manumitting",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"springing",
|
|
"unbinding",
|
|
"uncaging",
|
|
"unchaining",
|
|
"unfettering"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"annihilating",
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"clobbering",
|
|
"crushing",
|
|
"defeating",
|
|
"drubbing",
|
|
"licking",
|
|
"mowing (down)",
|
|
"overcoming",
|
|
"prevailing (over)",
|
|
"reducing",
|
|
"routing",
|
|
"skunking",
|
|
"smashing",
|
|
"thrashing",
|
|
"triumphing (over)",
|
|
"trouncing",
|
|
"walloping",
|
|
"whipping",
|
|
"enslaving",
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"clamping down (on)",
|
|
"cracking down (on)",
|
|
"putting down",
|
|
"quashing",
|
|
"quelling",
|
|
"repressing",
|
|
"silencing",
|
|
"smothering",
|
|
"snuffing (out)",
|
|
"squashing",
|
|
"squelching",
|
|
"suppressing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dominating",
|
|
"overpowering",
|
|
"pacifying",
|
|
"subduing",
|
|
"subjecting",
|
|
"subjugating",
|
|
"subordinating",
|
|
"vanquishing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conquers":{
|
|
"to achieve a victory over":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"loses (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"love conquers all, or so romance novels would have us believe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"falls",
|
|
"gives up",
|
|
"goes down",
|
|
"goes under",
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"fails",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"flunks",
|
|
"folds",
|
|
"washes out"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"sweeps",
|
|
"edges (out)",
|
|
"noses out",
|
|
"pips",
|
|
"annihilates",
|
|
"blows away",
|
|
"blows out",
|
|
"bombs",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"buries",
|
|
"clobbers",
|
|
"creams",
|
|
"crushes",
|
|
"drubs",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"flattens",
|
|
"overwhelms",
|
|
"routs",
|
|
"shellacs",
|
|
"skins",
|
|
"slaughters",
|
|
"smokes",
|
|
"snows under",
|
|
"thrashes",
|
|
"trounces",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"wallops",
|
|
"waxes",
|
|
"whips",
|
|
"caps",
|
|
"excels",
|
|
"flourishes",
|
|
"scores",
|
|
"succeeds",
|
|
"knocks off",
|
|
"knocks over",
|
|
"overpowers",
|
|
"overthrows",
|
|
"subjugates",
|
|
"unseats",
|
|
"vanquishes",
|
|
"aces (out)",
|
|
"betters",
|
|
"eclipses",
|
|
"exceeds",
|
|
"excels",
|
|
"outdistances",
|
|
"outdoes",
|
|
"outfights",
|
|
"outshines",
|
|
"outstrips",
|
|
"overtops",
|
|
"surpasses",
|
|
"tops",
|
|
"transcends"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"bests",
|
|
"defeats",
|
|
"dispatches",
|
|
"does down",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"gets around",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"masters",
|
|
"overbears",
|
|
"overcomes",
|
|
"overmatches",
|
|
"prevails (over)",
|
|
"skunks",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"subdues",
|
|
"surmounts",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"trims",
|
|
"triumphs (over)",
|
|
"upends",
|
|
"wins (against)",
|
|
"worsts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to achieve victory (as in a contest)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"loses"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a coach who demands that his team conquer , whatever the cost"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"fails",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"folds",
|
|
"washes out",
|
|
"flounders",
|
|
"struggles",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"slips",
|
|
"slumps",
|
|
"wanes"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"overcomes",
|
|
"sweeps",
|
|
"squeaks",
|
|
"squeezes",
|
|
"contends",
|
|
"vies",
|
|
"succeeds",
|
|
"breezes",
|
|
"romps"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"prevails",
|
|
"triumphs",
|
|
"wins"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring under one's control by force of arms":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"before his final defeat, Napol\u00e9on had managed to conquer much of Europe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"emancipates",
|
|
"enfranchises",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"liberates",
|
|
"manumits",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"springs",
|
|
"unbinds",
|
|
"uncages",
|
|
"unchains",
|
|
"unfetters"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"annihilates",
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"clobbers",
|
|
"crushes",
|
|
"defeats",
|
|
"drubs",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"mows (down)",
|
|
"overcomes",
|
|
"prevails (over)",
|
|
"reduces",
|
|
"routs",
|
|
"skunks",
|
|
"smashes",
|
|
"thrashes",
|
|
"triumphs (over)",
|
|
"trounces",
|
|
"wallops",
|
|
"whips",
|
|
"enslaves",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"clamps down (on)",
|
|
"cracks down (on)",
|
|
"puts down",
|
|
"quashes",
|
|
"quells",
|
|
"represses",
|
|
"silences",
|
|
"smothers",
|
|
"snuffs (out)",
|
|
"squashes",
|
|
"squelches",
|
|
"suppresses"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dominates",
|
|
"overpowers",
|
|
"pacifies",
|
|
"subdues",
|
|
"subjects",
|
|
"subjugates",
|
|
"subordinates",
|
|
"vanquishes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consciences":{
|
|
"one's internal sense of right and wrong":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Her conscience told her to find the lost wallet's owner."
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conscript":{
|
|
"a person forced or required to enroll in military service":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as the war continued, the body of enlisted soldiers was supplemented by an increasing number of conscripts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"enlistee",
|
|
"volunteer"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"levy",
|
|
"recruit",
|
|
"rookie"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"draftee",
|
|
"inductee",
|
|
"selectee"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to pick especially for required military service":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"was conscripted into the army shortly after turning 18"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"muster out"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"impress",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"enlist",
|
|
"enroll",
|
|
"enrol",
|
|
"recruit",
|
|
"call up",
|
|
"sign up",
|
|
"volunteer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conscribe",
|
|
"draft",
|
|
"levy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consecrate":{
|
|
"set apart or worthy of veneration by association with God":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deconsecrated",
|
|
"desacralized",
|
|
"unconsecrated",
|
|
"unhallowed"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the consecrate gold tablets which Joseph Smith claimed to have found"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonreligious",
|
|
"unspiritual",
|
|
"earthly",
|
|
"mundane",
|
|
"profane",
|
|
"secular",
|
|
"temporal",
|
|
"worldly"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"adored",
|
|
"enshrined",
|
|
"glorified",
|
|
"revered",
|
|
"venerated",
|
|
"worshipped",
|
|
"worshiped",
|
|
"ceremonial",
|
|
"liturgical",
|
|
"priestly",
|
|
"religious",
|
|
"ritual",
|
|
"sacramental",
|
|
"spiritual",
|
|
"biblical",
|
|
"scriptural"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blessed",
|
|
"blest",
|
|
"consecrated",
|
|
"hallowed",
|
|
"holy",
|
|
"sacral",
|
|
"sacred",
|
|
"sacrosanct",
|
|
"sanctified"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep or intend for a special purpose":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a philanthropist who consecrated his considerable fortune to an array of charitable causes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"misapply",
|
|
"misuse"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bless",
|
|
"hallow",
|
|
"sanctify",
|
|
"commit",
|
|
"confide",
|
|
"consign",
|
|
"entrust",
|
|
"intrust",
|
|
"apply",
|
|
"bestow",
|
|
"employ",
|
|
"use"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allocate",
|
|
"dedicate",
|
|
"devote",
|
|
"earmark",
|
|
"give up (to)",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"save",
|
|
"set by"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make holy through prayers or ritual":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deconsecrate",
|
|
"desacralize",
|
|
"desanctify"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"plans to consecrate the altar in the new church with great ceremony"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defile",
|
|
"desecrate",
|
|
"profane",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"pollute",
|
|
"soil",
|
|
"taint",
|
|
"violate",
|
|
"blaspheme",
|
|
"curse",
|
|
"cuss",
|
|
"damn",
|
|
"execrate",
|
|
"cast out",
|
|
"condemn",
|
|
"damn",
|
|
"punish"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"baptize",
|
|
"canonize",
|
|
"spiritualize",
|
|
"chasten",
|
|
"cleanse",
|
|
"lustrate",
|
|
"purify",
|
|
"exorcise",
|
|
"exorcize",
|
|
"expurgate",
|
|
"commit",
|
|
"dedicate",
|
|
"devote",
|
|
"reconsecrate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bless",
|
|
"hallow",
|
|
"sacralize",
|
|
"sanctify"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consecrates":{
|
|
"to keep or intend for a special purpose":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a philanthropist who consecrated his considerable fortune to an array of charitable causes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"neglects",
|
|
"misapplies",
|
|
"misuses"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"blesses",
|
|
"hallows",
|
|
"sanctifies",
|
|
"commits",
|
|
"confides",
|
|
"consigns",
|
|
"entrusts",
|
|
"intrusts",
|
|
"applies",
|
|
"bestows",
|
|
"employs",
|
|
"uses"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allocates",
|
|
"dedicates",
|
|
"devotes",
|
|
"earmarks",
|
|
"gives up (to)",
|
|
"reserves",
|
|
"saves",
|
|
"sets by"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make holy through prayers or ritual":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deconsecrates",
|
|
"desacralizes",
|
|
"desanctifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"plans to consecrate the altar in the new church with great ceremony"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defiles",
|
|
"desecrates",
|
|
"profanes",
|
|
"dirties",
|
|
"fouls",
|
|
"pollutes",
|
|
"soils",
|
|
"taints",
|
|
"violates",
|
|
"blasphemes",
|
|
"curses",
|
|
"cusses",
|
|
"damns",
|
|
"execrates",
|
|
"casts out",
|
|
"condemns",
|
|
"damns",
|
|
"punishes"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"baptizes",
|
|
"canonizes",
|
|
"spiritualizes",
|
|
"chastens",
|
|
"cleanses",
|
|
"lustrates",
|
|
"purifies",
|
|
"exorcises",
|
|
"exorcizes",
|
|
"expurgates",
|
|
"commits",
|
|
"dedicates",
|
|
"devotes",
|
|
"reconsecrates"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blesses",
|
|
"hallows",
|
|
"sacralizes",
|
|
"sanctifies"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consecrating":{
|
|
"to keep or intend for a special purpose":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a philanthropist who consecrated his considerable fortune to an array of charitable causes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"neglecting",
|
|
"misapplying",
|
|
"misusing"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"blessing",
|
|
"hallowing",
|
|
"sanctifying",
|
|
"committing",
|
|
"confiding",
|
|
"consigning",
|
|
"entrusting",
|
|
"intrusting",
|
|
"applying",
|
|
"bestowing",
|
|
"employing",
|
|
"using"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allocating",
|
|
"dedicating",
|
|
"devoting",
|
|
"earmarking",
|
|
"giving up (to)",
|
|
"reserving",
|
|
"saving",
|
|
"setting by"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make holy through prayers or ritual":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deconsecrating",
|
|
"desacralizing",
|
|
"desanctifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"plans to consecrate the altar in the new church with great ceremony"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defiling",
|
|
"desecrating",
|
|
"profaning",
|
|
"dirtying",
|
|
"fouling",
|
|
"polluting",
|
|
"soiling",
|
|
"tainting",
|
|
"violating",
|
|
"blaspheming",
|
|
"cursing",
|
|
"cussing",
|
|
"damning",
|
|
"execrating",
|
|
"casting out",
|
|
"condemning",
|
|
"damning",
|
|
"punishing"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"baptizing",
|
|
"baptising",
|
|
"canonizing",
|
|
"spiritualizing",
|
|
"chastening",
|
|
"cleansing",
|
|
"lustrating",
|
|
"purifying",
|
|
"exorcising",
|
|
"exorcizing",
|
|
"expurgating",
|
|
"committing",
|
|
"dedicating",
|
|
"devoting",
|
|
"reconsecrating"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blessing",
|
|
"hallowing",
|
|
"sacralizing",
|
|
"sanctifying"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consensus":{
|
|
"the state of being of one opinion about something":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"dissensus"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"finally reached a consensus on how to spend the money that the club had raised"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"dissension",
|
|
"dissention",
|
|
"dissent",
|
|
"opposition",
|
|
"resistance",
|
|
"disapprobation",
|
|
"disapproval",
|
|
"disfavor"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"accession",
|
|
"adhesion",
|
|
"assent",
|
|
"assentation",
|
|
"consent",
|
|
"acceptance",
|
|
"acquiescence",
|
|
"concession",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"embracement",
|
|
"approbation",
|
|
"approval",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"alliance",
|
|
"collaboration",
|
|
"collusion",
|
|
"complicity",
|
|
"conspiracy",
|
|
"compliance",
|
|
"concert",
|
|
"concertedness",
|
|
"concord",
|
|
"concordance",
|
|
"conformity",
|
|
"consonance",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"oneness",
|
|
"solidarity",
|
|
"understanding",
|
|
"union",
|
|
"empathy",
|
|
"rapport",
|
|
"sympathy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"concurrence",
|
|
"concurrency",
|
|
"unanimity",
|
|
"unison"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consented":{
|
|
"to give or express one's approval (as to a proposal)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dissented"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"refused to consent to the marriage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"rebuffed",
|
|
"refused",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"scorned",
|
|
"spurned",
|
|
"denied",
|
|
"gainsaid"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"adopted",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"espoused",
|
|
"abided",
|
|
"abode",
|
|
"bore (with)",
|
|
"endured",
|
|
"stood",
|
|
"suffered",
|
|
"tolerated",
|
|
"stomached",
|
|
"swallowed",
|
|
"took",
|
|
"bowed",
|
|
"knuckled under",
|
|
"relented",
|
|
"submitted",
|
|
"succumbed",
|
|
"yielded"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acceded",
|
|
"acquiesced",
|
|
"agreed",
|
|
"assented",
|
|
"came round",
|
|
"subscribed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consented (to)":{
|
|
"as in complied (with) , accepted":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consequential":{
|
|
"coming as a result":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his high-fat diet and the consequential weight gain"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"causal"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"accompanying",
|
|
"coincident",
|
|
"concomitant"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"attendant",
|
|
"consequent",
|
|
"due (to)",
|
|
"resultant"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having great meaning or lasting effect":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inconsequential",
|
|
"inconsiderable",
|
|
"insignificant",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"minor",
|
|
"negligible",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"small",
|
|
"trifling",
|
|
"trivial",
|
|
"unimportant"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the American Civil War is often regarded as the nation's most consequential event since its founding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"paltry",
|
|
"petty",
|
|
"worthless",
|
|
"anonymous",
|
|
"nameless",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"uncelebrated",
|
|
"unknown"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"decisive",
|
|
"fatal",
|
|
"fateful",
|
|
"strategic",
|
|
"earnest",
|
|
"grave",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"serious",
|
|
"sincere",
|
|
"distinctive",
|
|
"exceptional",
|
|
"impressive",
|
|
"outstanding",
|
|
"prominent",
|
|
"remarkable",
|
|
"valuable",
|
|
"worthwhile",
|
|
"worthy",
|
|
"distinguished",
|
|
"eminent",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"illustrious",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"notable",
|
|
"noteworthy",
|
|
"outstanding",
|
|
"preeminent",
|
|
"prestigious",
|
|
"famous",
|
|
"notorious",
|
|
"renowned",
|
|
"all-important",
|
|
"central",
|
|
"critical",
|
|
"crucial",
|
|
"essential",
|
|
"key",
|
|
"pivotal",
|
|
"seminal",
|
|
"vital"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"big",
|
|
"earth-shattering",
|
|
"earthshaking",
|
|
"eventful",
|
|
"historic",
|
|
"important",
|
|
"major",
|
|
"material",
|
|
"meaningful",
|
|
"momentous",
|
|
"monumental",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"significant",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"tectonic",
|
|
"weighty"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having too high an opinion of oneself":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"egoless",
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"uncomplacent"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"for such a consequential businessman, he's head of a rather small company"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"diffident",
|
|
"self-critical",
|
|
"self-distrustful",
|
|
"self-doubting",
|
|
"self-reproachful",
|
|
"self-reproving",
|
|
"meek",
|
|
"timid",
|
|
"unassertive",
|
|
"down-to-earth",
|
|
"unarrogant",
|
|
"unassuming",
|
|
"unpretentious",
|
|
"bashful",
|
|
"demure",
|
|
"introverted",
|
|
"mousy",
|
|
"mousey",
|
|
"overmodest",
|
|
"retiring",
|
|
"sheepish",
|
|
"shrinking",
|
|
"shy"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"blusterous",
|
|
"blustery",
|
|
"boastful",
|
|
"bombastic",
|
|
"braggart",
|
|
"bragging",
|
|
"braggy",
|
|
"cocky",
|
|
"swaggering",
|
|
"arrogant",
|
|
"assumptive",
|
|
"bumptious",
|
|
"cavalier",
|
|
"chesty",
|
|
"disdainful",
|
|
"fastuous",
|
|
"haughty",
|
|
"high-and-mighty",
|
|
"high-hat",
|
|
"huffy",
|
|
"lofty",
|
|
"lordly",
|
|
"masterful",
|
|
"peremptory",
|
|
"pontifical",
|
|
"self-asserting",
|
|
"self-assertive",
|
|
"snobbish",
|
|
"snobby",
|
|
"snooty",
|
|
"supercilious",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"toplofty",
|
|
"toploftical",
|
|
"uppish",
|
|
"uppity",
|
|
"domineering",
|
|
"high-handed",
|
|
"imperious",
|
|
"highfalutin",
|
|
"hifalutin",
|
|
"holier-than-thou",
|
|
"pretentious",
|
|
"overconfident",
|
|
"presuming",
|
|
"presumptuous",
|
|
"confident",
|
|
"self-assured",
|
|
"self-confident",
|
|
"self-adulatory",
|
|
"self-congratulatory",
|
|
"self-contented",
|
|
"self-gratulatory",
|
|
"self-applauding",
|
|
"self-dramatizing",
|
|
"self-glorifying",
|
|
"self-promoting",
|
|
"self-affected",
|
|
"self-centered",
|
|
"self-engrossed",
|
|
"selfish",
|
|
"condescending",
|
|
"patronizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"biggety",
|
|
"biggity",
|
|
"bigheaded",
|
|
"complacent",
|
|
"conceited",
|
|
"egoistic",
|
|
"egoistical",
|
|
"egotistic",
|
|
"egotistical",
|
|
"important",
|
|
"overweening",
|
|
"pompous",
|
|
"prideful",
|
|
"proud",
|
|
"self-conceited",
|
|
"self-important",
|
|
"self-opinionated",
|
|
"self-satisfied",
|
|
"smug",
|
|
"stuck-up",
|
|
"swellheaded",
|
|
"vain",
|
|
"vainglorious"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conservative":{
|
|
"a person whose political beliefs are centered on tradition and keeping things the way they are":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"leftist",
|
|
"left-winger",
|
|
"lefty",
|
|
"liberal",
|
|
"progressive"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"proposed legislation that was opposed by conservatives throughout the state"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"extremist",
|
|
"radical",
|
|
"red",
|
|
"revolutionary",
|
|
"revolutionist",
|
|
"reformer",
|
|
"reformist"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"right",
|
|
"right-wing",
|
|
"conformist",
|
|
"neocon",
|
|
"neoconservative",
|
|
"diehard",
|
|
"standpatter",
|
|
"bourbon",
|
|
"Colonel Blimp",
|
|
"fuddy-duddy",
|
|
"square",
|
|
"stuffed shirt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"archconservative",
|
|
"paleoconservative",
|
|
"reactionary",
|
|
"rightist",
|
|
"right-winger",
|
|
"Tory",
|
|
"traditionalist"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having or showing a close attentiveness to avoiding danger or trouble":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"careless",
|
|
"heedless",
|
|
"incautious",
|
|
"unguarded",
|
|
"unmindful",
|
|
"unsafe",
|
|
"unwary"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"made conservative investments, and so he wasn't ruined when the market went into a free fall"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bold",
|
|
"brash",
|
|
"impetuous",
|
|
"rash",
|
|
"reckless",
|
|
"venturesome",
|
|
"asleep",
|
|
"inattentive",
|
|
"regardless",
|
|
"inconsiderate",
|
|
"thoughtless",
|
|
"lax",
|
|
"neglectful",
|
|
"negligent",
|
|
"remiss",
|
|
"imprudent",
|
|
"indiscreet",
|
|
"injudicious",
|
|
"absentminded",
|
|
"forgetful",
|
|
"inadvertent",
|
|
"unintentional",
|
|
"unplanned"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"advertent",
|
|
"attentive",
|
|
"awake",
|
|
"observant",
|
|
"regardful",
|
|
"vigilant",
|
|
"watchful",
|
|
"hypercautious",
|
|
"foresighted",
|
|
"foresightful",
|
|
"forethoughtful",
|
|
"provident",
|
|
"thoughtful",
|
|
"cagey",
|
|
"cagy",
|
|
"calculating",
|
|
"canny",
|
|
"shrewd",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"ultracareful",
|
|
"ultracautious"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alert",
|
|
"careful",
|
|
"cautious",
|
|
"chary",
|
|
"circumspect",
|
|
"considerate",
|
|
"gingerly",
|
|
"guarded",
|
|
"heedful",
|
|
"safe",
|
|
"wary"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"not excessively showy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"flamboyant",
|
|
"flaring",
|
|
"flashy",
|
|
"garish",
|
|
"gaudy",
|
|
"glitzy",
|
|
"loud",
|
|
"noisy",
|
|
"ostentatious",
|
|
"razzle-dazzle",
|
|
"splashy",
|
|
"swank",
|
|
"swanky"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"dressing in conservative outfits so as to make a good impression at job interviews"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"meretricious",
|
|
"graceless",
|
|
"inelegant",
|
|
"tacky",
|
|
"tasteless",
|
|
"tawdry",
|
|
"trashy",
|
|
"vulgar",
|
|
"baroque",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"frilly",
|
|
"gilded",
|
|
"gilt",
|
|
"ornate",
|
|
"rococo",
|
|
"overdecorated",
|
|
"overdone",
|
|
"overwrought"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"becoming",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"suitable",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"unadorned",
|
|
"undecorated",
|
|
"inconspicuous",
|
|
"unnoticeable",
|
|
"unobtrusive",
|
|
"graceful",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"tasteful",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"mousy",
|
|
"mousey",
|
|
"practical",
|
|
"sensible"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"low-key",
|
|
"low-keyed",
|
|
"muted",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"toned-down",
|
|
"understated",
|
|
"unflashy",
|
|
"unpretentious"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"broad-minded",
|
|
"large-minded",
|
|
"liberal",
|
|
"nonconservative",
|
|
"nonconventional",
|
|
"nonorthodox",
|
|
"nontraditional",
|
|
"open-minded",
|
|
"progressive",
|
|
"unconventional",
|
|
"unorthodox"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conservative baseball fans consider the new ballpark too modern-looking and plain ugly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"anticonventional",
|
|
"antiestablishment",
|
|
"antitraditional",
|
|
"extremist",
|
|
"radical",
|
|
"revolutionary",
|
|
"nonconformist",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"contemporary",
|
|
"modern",
|
|
"lefty",
|
|
"radical",
|
|
"ultraleft",
|
|
"ultraleftist",
|
|
"ultraprogressive",
|
|
"ultraradical"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"conventional",
|
|
"square",
|
|
"devoted",
|
|
"faithful",
|
|
"loyal",
|
|
"staunch",
|
|
"stanch",
|
|
"steadfast",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"true-blue",
|
|
"blimpish",
|
|
"neoconservative",
|
|
"Tory",
|
|
"ultraright",
|
|
"ultrarightist",
|
|
"dowdy",
|
|
"fogyish",
|
|
"fogeyish",
|
|
"fuddy-duddy",
|
|
"ossified",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"stodgy",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"right-wing",
|
|
"antiliberal",
|
|
"antimodern",
|
|
"antiprogressive",
|
|
"antireform",
|
|
"antirevolutionary"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"archconservative",
|
|
"brassbound",
|
|
"button-down",
|
|
"buttoned-down",
|
|
"die-hard",
|
|
"hidebound",
|
|
"mossbacked",
|
|
"old-fashioned",
|
|
"old-line",
|
|
"old-school",
|
|
"orthodox",
|
|
"paleoconservative",
|
|
"reactionary",
|
|
"standpat",
|
|
"traditional",
|
|
"traditionalistic",
|
|
"ultraconservative",
|
|
"unprogressive"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conservatively":{
|
|
"as in simply , quietly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conservatories":{
|
|
"a glass-enclosed building for growing plants":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the college's conservatory is entirely devoted to cultivating and displaying orchids"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cold frames",
|
|
"hotbeds",
|
|
"nurseries",
|
|
"botanical gardens",
|
|
"botanic gardens"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"glasshouses",
|
|
"greenhouses",
|
|
"hothouses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"considerably":{
|
|
"to a large extent or degree":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"little",
|
|
"negligibly",
|
|
"nominally",
|
|
"slightly"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"home electronic devices that have fallen considerably in price"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"modestly",
|
|
"fractionally",
|
|
"imperceptibly",
|
|
"infinitesimally",
|
|
"insignificantly",
|
|
"invisibly",
|
|
"microscopically",
|
|
"minutely",
|
|
"barely",
|
|
"hardly",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"minimally",
|
|
"scarcely"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"appreciably",
|
|
"noticeably",
|
|
"significantly",
|
|
"abundantly",
|
|
"amply",
|
|
"copiously",
|
|
"healthily",
|
|
"plentifully"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"astronomically",
|
|
"big-time",
|
|
"broadly",
|
|
"colossally",
|
|
"enormously",
|
|
"extensively",
|
|
"greatly",
|
|
"highly",
|
|
"hugely",
|
|
"largely",
|
|
"massively",
|
|
"monstrously",
|
|
"monumentally",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"sizably",
|
|
"staggeringly",
|
|
"stupendously",
|
|
"tremendously",
|
|
"utterly",
|
|
"vastly"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"considerateness":{
|
|
"as in concern , kindness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"considerations":{
|
|
"a careful weighing of the reasons for or against something":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after much consideration we decided to make an offer on the house"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cogitations",
|
|
"contemplations",
|
|
"meditations",
|
|
"ruminations",
|
|
"introspections",
|
|
"hesitations",
|
|
"indecisions",
|
|
"premeditations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accounts",
|
|
"advisements",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"deliberations",
|
|
"reflections",
|
|
"studies",
|
|
"thoughts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something (as money) that is given or received in return for goods or services":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"since it was pro bono work, no consideration was made"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"salaries",
|
|
"stipends",
|
|
"wages",
|
|
"disbursements",
|
|
"expenditures",
|
|
"outlays",
|
|
"rebates",
|
|
"refunds",
|
|
"indemnities",
|
|
"recoupments",
|
|
"redresses",
|
|
"reparations",
|
|
"restitutions",
|
|
"adjustments",
|
|
"settlements",
|
|
"deposits",
|
|
"reimbursements",
|
|
"repayments",
|
|
"prepayments",
|
|
"overpayments",
|
|
"rentals",
|
|
"rents"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compensations",
|
|
"payments",
|
|
"pays",
|
|
"recompenses",
|
|
"remittances",
|
|
"remunerations",
|
|
"requitals"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"considers":{
|
|
"to give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discounts",
|
|
"disregards"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I had to consider the commute in deciding whether to take the job"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"factors (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"accommodates",
|
|
"adapts",
|
|
"adjusts",
|
|
"conditions",
|
|
"anticipates",
|
|
"contemplates",
|
|
"envisages",
|
|
"expects",
|
|
"foresees",
|
|
"assumes",
|
|
"presumes",
|
|
"presupposes",
|
|
"plans",
|
|
"calculates",
|
|
"faces"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allows (for)",
|
|
"factors (in or into)",
|
|
"provides (for)",
|
|
"regards"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give serious and careful thought to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"carefully considering our options"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"slights",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"pooh-poohs",
|
|
"poohs",
|
|
"rejects"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"muses (upon)",
|
|
"reflects (on or upon)",
|
|
"reminisces",
|
|
"analyzes",
|
|
"explores",
|
|
"reviews",
|
|
"concludes",
|
|
"reasons",
|
|
"second-guesses",
|
|
"speculates (about)",
|
|
"broods (about or over)",
|
|
"dwells (on or upon)",
|
|
"fixates (on or upon)",
|
|
"frets (about or over)",
|
|
"obsesses (about or over)",
|
|
"believes",
|
|
"conceives",
|
|
"opines",
|
|
"absorbs",
|
|
"assimilates",
|
|
"digests",
|
|
"drinks (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chews over",
|
|
"cogitates",
|
|
"contemplates",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"deliberates",
|
|
"entertains",
|
|
"eyes",
|
|
"kicks around",
|
|
"meditates",
|
|
"mulls (over)",
|
|
"perpends",
|
|
"ponders",
|
|
"pores (over)",
|
|
"questions",
|
|
"revolves",
|
|
"ruminates",
|
|
"studies",
|
|
"thinks (about or over)",
|
|
"turns",
|
|
"weighs",
|
|
"wrestles (with)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have as an opinion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"consider the price too high"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"distrusts",
|
|
"doubts",
|
|
"mistrusts",
|
|
"questions",
|
|
"suspects",
|
|
"disbelieves",
|
|
"discredits",
|
|
"rejects"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"regards",
|
|
"views",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"perceives",
|
|
"depends",
|
|
"relies",
|
|
"trusts",
|
|
"assumes",
|
|
"presumes",
|
|
"presupposes",
|
|
"surmises",
|
|
"concludes",
|
|
"deduces",
|
|
"infers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allows",
|
|
"believes",
|
|
"conceives",
|
|
"deems",
|
|
"esteems",
|
|
"feels",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"guesses",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"imagines",
|
|
"judges",
|
|
"reckons",
|
|
"supposes",
|
|
"thinks"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to think of in a particular way":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I consider him a very good friend"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"believes",
|
|
"deems",
|
|
"feels",
|
|
"senses",
|
|
"thinks",
|
|
"conceives",
|
|
"fancies",
|
|
"imagines"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accounts",
|
|
"calls",
|
|
"counts",
|
|
"esteems",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"looks (on or upon)",
|
|
"rates",
|
|
"reckons",
|
|
"regards",
|
|
"sets down",
|
|
"views"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to think very highly or favorably of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her well- considered novels have seldom been best sellers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abhors",
|
|
"abominates",
|
|
"despises",
|
|
"detests",
|
|
"execrates",
|
|
"hates",
|
|
"loathes",
|
|
"condemns",
|
|
"decries",
|
|
"deplores",
|
|
"disapproves",
|
|
"discountenances",
|
|
"discounts",
|
|
"disdains",
|
|
"disfavors",
|
|
"dislikes",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"frowns (on or upon)",
|
|
"kisses off",
|
|
"scorns",
|
|
"vilifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"acclaims",
|
|
"accredits",
|
|
"applauds",
|
|
"approves",
|
|
"commends",
|
|
"compliments",
|
|
"credits",
|
|
"praises",
|
|
"delights (in)",
|
|
"drinks (in)",
|
|
"enjoys",
|
|
"relishes",
|
|
"revels (in)",
|
|
"savors",
|
|
"savours",
|
|
"digs",
|
|
"fancies",
|
|
"favors",
|
|
"grooves (on)",
|
|
"likes",
|
|
"loves",
|
|
"adores",
|
|
"adulates",
|
|
"canonizes",
|
|
"deifies",
|
|
"dotes (on)",
|
|
"hallows",
|
|
"idolizes",
|
|
"reverences",
|
|
"reveres",
|
|
"venerates",
|
|
"worships",
|
|
"cherishes",
|
|
"loves",
|
|
"prizes",
|
|
"treasures",
|
|
"values"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admires",
|
|
"appreciates",
|
|
"esteems",
|
|
"regards",
|
|
"respects"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consigned":{
|
|
"to cause to go or be taken from one place to another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"received"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"consigned the prisoner to the dungeon"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acquired",
|
|
"drew",
|
|
"earned",
|
|
"gained",
|
|
"garnered",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"obtained",
|
|
"procured",
|
|
"secured"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"conveyed",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"handed over",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"rendered",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"launched",
|
|
"addressed",
|
|
"forwarded",
|
|
"exported",
|
|
"imported",
|
|
"bestowed",
|
|
"contributed",
|
|
"donated",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"presented",
|
|
"resent",
|
|
"returned"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dispatched",
|
|
"packed (off)",
|
|
"sent",
|
|
"shipped",
|
|
"shot",
|
|
"transferred",
|
|
"transmitted",
|
|
"transported"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"held",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"retained"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the deliveryman had consigned our package to a next-door neighbor"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detained",
|
|
"held back",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"withheld",
|
|
"owned",
|
|
"possessed",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"received",
|
|
"took in",
|
|
"occupied",
|
|
"took",
|
|
"took over"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"conferred",
|
|
"granted",
|
|
"assigned",
|
|
"dealt (out)",
|
|
"dispensed",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"distributed",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"handed in",
|
|
"released",
|
|
"relinquished",
|
|
"submitted",
|
|
"surrendered",
|
|
"turned in",
|
|
"yielded",
|
|
"bequeathed",
|
|
"handed down",
|
|
"handed on",
|
|
"willed",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"lent",
|
|
"loaned",
|
|
"furnished",
|
|
"supplied",
|
|
"recommitted",
|
|
"redelivered",
|
|
"retransferred",
|
|
"retransmitted"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"committed",
|
|
"confided",
|
|
"delegated",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"entrusted",
|
|
"intrusted",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"gave over",
|
|
"handed",
|
|
"handed over",
|
|
"left",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"recommended",
|
|
"reposed",
|
|
"transferred",
|
|
"transmitted",
|
|
"trusted",
|
|
"turned over",
|
|
"vested"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consignment":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consisted (of)":{
|
|
"to be made up of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"those cookies consist of flour, butter, sugar, chocolate, and vanilla"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"comprehended",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"encompassed",
|
|
"entailed",
|
|
"included",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"took in",
|
|
"assimilated",
|
|
"embodied",
|
|
"incorporated"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"comprised",
|
|
"contained",
|
|
"mustered"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"console":{
|
|
"a storage case typically having doors and shelves":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a custom-built walnut console holds all of their home-theater components"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bookcase",
|
|
"breakfront",
|
|
"chest",
|
|
"china closet",
|
|
"credence",
|
|
"credenza",
|
|
"\u00e9tag\u00e8re",
|
|
"etagere",
|
|
"secretary",
|
|
"showcase",
|
|
"taboret",
|
|
"tabouret",
|
|
"vitrine",
|
|
"cuddy",
|
|
"dresser",
|
|
"pie safe",
|
|
"armoire",
|
|
"clothespress",
|
|
"garderobe",
|
|
"wardrobe",
|
|
"cabinetry",
|
|
"shelving"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"cabinet",
|
|
"closet",
|
|
"cupboard",
|
|
"hutch",
|
|
"locker",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"sideboard"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to ease the grief or distress of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"torture",
|
|
"trouble"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the military officer who must console the bereaved at a soldier's funeral"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demoralize",
|
|
"discourage",
|
|
"dishearten",
|
|
"fret",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"worry",
|
|
"aggravate",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"worsen",
|
|
"annoy",
|
|
"irk",
|
|
"irritate",
|
|
"harass",
|
|
"pester"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"commiserate",
|
|
"condole",
|
|
"empathize",
|
|
"sympathize",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"buoy (up)",
|
|
"elevate",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"uplift",
|
|
"allay",
|
|
"alleviate",
|
|
"assuage",
|
|
"relieve",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"relax",
|
|
"tranquilize",
|
|
"tranquillize"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assure",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"reassure",
|
|
"solace",
|
|
"soothe"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conspiracies":{
|
|
"a group involved in secret or criminal activities":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"members of the conspiracy recognized each other by a secret handshake"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bunches",
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"clans",
|
|
"cliques",
|
|
"coteries",
|
|
"covens",
|
|
"crowds",
|
|
"gal\u00e8res",
|
|
"lots",
|
|
"networks",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"sets",
|
|
"juntas",
|
|
"oligarchies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cabals",
|
|
"crews",
|
|
"gangs",
|
|
"Mafias",
|
|
"mobs",
|
|
"rings",
|
|
"syndicates"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a conspiracy among the leading manufacturers to fix prices"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"chicaneries",
|
|
"foul play",
|
|
"skulduggeries",
|
|
"skullduggeries",
|
|
"double-dealings",
|
|
"duplicities",
|
|
"cover-ups",
|
|
"frame-ups",
|
|
"setups",
|
|
"conspirations",
|
|
"intrigues",
|
|
"plots",
|
|
"schemes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"collusions",
|
|
"complicities",
|
|
"connivances"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a secret plan for accomplishing evil or unlawful ends":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several generals were engaged in a conspiracy to overthrow the government"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"counterconspiracies",
|
|
"counter-conspiracies",
|
|
"counterplots",
|
|
"frame-ups",
|
|
"manipulations",
|
|
"subterfuges",
|
|
"trickeries",
|
|
"artifices",
|
|
"contrivances",
|
|
"cover-ups",
|
|
"dodges",
|
|
"drafts",
|
|
"maneuvers",
|
|
"stratagems",
|
|
"tricks",
|
|
"cabals",
|
|
"confederacies",
|
|
"rings",
|
|
"games",
|
|
"gimmicks",
|
|
"rackets",
|
|
"ground plans",
|
|
"programs",
|
|
"strategies",
|
|
"systems",
|
|
"collusions",
|
|
"complicities",
|
|
"connivances",
|
|
"conspirations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"intrigues",
|
|
"machinations",
|
|
"plots",
|
|
"schemes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conspiratorially":{
|
|
"as in covertly , clandestinely":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conspires":{
|
|
"to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conspired to replace the leader with someone more easily influenced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"counterplots",
|
|
"brews",
|
|
"concocts",
|
|
"cooks (up)",
|
|
"devises",
|
|
"hatches",
|
|
"engineers",
|
|
"jockeys",
|
|
"maneuvers",
|
|
"manipulates",
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"frames",
|
|
"lays out",
|
|
"maps",
|
|
"plans",
|
|
"shapes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"colludes",
|
|
"compasses",
|
|
"connives",
|
|
"contrives",
|
|
"intrigues",
|
|
"machinates",
|
|
"plots",
|
|
"puts up",
|
|
"schemes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"foul weather and airline foul-ups seemed to be conspiring to ruin our vacation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"connives",
|
|
"affiliates",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"hangs together",
|
|
"interfaces"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bands (together)",
|
|
"collaborates",
|
|
"concerts",
|
|
"concurs",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"cooperates",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"leagues",
|
|
"teams (up)",
|
|
"unites"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constant":{
|
|
"appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inconstant",
|
|
"infrequent",
|
|
"irregular"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I get constant headaches during humid weather"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"episodic",
|
|
"episodical",
|
|
"occasional",
|
|
"unexpected",
|
|
"unusual"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"continual",
|
|
"intermittent",
|
|
"recurrent",
|
|
"recurring",
|
|
"cyclic",
|
|
"cyclical",
|
|
"around-the-clock",
|
|
"hourly",
|
|
"round-the-clock",
|
|
"24-7",
|
|
"24/7",
|
|
"chronic",
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"inveterate",
|
|
"expected",
|
|
"usual"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"frequent",
|
|
"habitual",
|
|
"periodic",
|
|
"periodical",
|
|
"regular",
|
|
"repeated",
|
|
"steady"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"firm in one's allegiance to someone or something":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disloyal",
|
|
"faithless",
|
|
"false",
|
|
"fickle",
|
|
"inconstant",
|
|
"perfidious",
|
|
"recreant",
|
|
"traitorous",
|
|
"treacherous",
|
|
"unfaithful",
|
|
"untrue"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"constant friends during times both good and bad"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"irresponsible",
|
|
"undependable",
|
|
"unreliable",
|
|
"untrustworthy",
|
|
"faltering",
|
|
"hesitant",
|
|
"vacillating",
|
|
"wavering",
|
|
"dubious",
|
|
"irresolute",
|
|
"shaky",
|
|
"uncertain",
|
|
"apathetic",
|
|
"dispassionate",
|
|
"uninterested"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"dependable",
|
|
"dutiful",
|
|
"reliable",
|
|
"responsible",
|
|
"solid",
|
|
"tried",
|
|
"tried-and-true",
|
|
"trustworthy",
|
|
"trusty",
|
|
"unfaltering",
|
|
"unhesitating",
|
|
"unwavering",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"intent",
|
|
"resolute",
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"dyed-in-the-wool",
|
|
"inveterate",
|
|
"sworn",
|
|
"ardent",
|
|
"avid",
|
|
"enthusiastic",
|
|
"fervent",
|
|
"fervid",
|
|
"gung ho",
|
|
"impassioned",
|
|
"passionate",
|
|
"serious"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dedicated",
|
|
"devoted",
|
|
"devout",
|
|
"down-the-line",
|
|
"faithful",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"loyal",
|
|
"pious",
|
|
"staunch",
|
|
"stanch",
|
|
"steadfast",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"true-blue"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"not undergoing a change in condition":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"capricious",
|
|
"changeful",
|
|
"changing",
|
|
"fickle",
|
|
"fluctuating",
|
|
"fluid",
|
|
"inconstant",
|
|
"mercurial",
|
|
"skittish",
|
|
"uncertain",
|
|
"unpredictable",
|
|
"unsettled",
|
|
"unstable",
|
|
"unsteady",
|
|
"varying",
|
|
"volatile"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"change is the only constant thing in the world of fashion"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adaptable",
|
|
"alterable",
|
|
"changeable",
|
|
"flexible",
|
|
"mutable",
|
|
"variable",
|
|
"ephemeral",
|
|
"evanescent",
|
|
"fleeting",
|
|
"momentary",
|
|
"transient",
|
|
"transitory",
|
|
"kaleidoscopic",
|
|
"phantasmagoric",
|
|
"phantasmagorical"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"fixed",
|
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"set",
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"permanent"
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],
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"unvarying"
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]
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},
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},
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|
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"scattered"
|
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],
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"the museum has constellated many of the artist's most glorious paintings into one stunning exhibition"
|
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],
|
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|
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"broke up",
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"disbanded",
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"sent"
|
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],
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|
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|
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"flocked",
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"herded",
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|
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"packed",
|
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|
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"swarmed",
|
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"thronged",
|
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"combined",
|
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"connected",
|
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"joined",
|
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"linked",
|
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"merged",
|
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"pooled",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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"re-collected",
|
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|
|
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|
|
],
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
},
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|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"a number of things considered as a unit":{
|
|
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|
|
"examples":[
|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
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|
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"entity",
|
|
"item",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"aggregate",
|
|
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|
|
"conglomeration",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"hodgepodge",
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"miscellany",
|
|
"mixture",
|
|
"odds and ends",
|
|
"sundries",
|
|
"variety",
|
|
"cycle",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"series",
|
|
"suit"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"suite"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a usually small number of persons considered as a unit":{
|
|
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|
|
"examples":[
|
|
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|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"single"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"clan",
|
|
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|
|
"coterie",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"ring",
|
|
"round",
|
|
"set",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"gild",
|
|
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|
|
"school",
|
|
"sect",
|
|
"brigade",
|
|
"crew",
|
|
"outfit",
|
|
"phalanx",
|
|
"platoon",
|
|
"posse",
|
|
"task force",
|
|
"team",
|
|
"alliance",
|
|
"bloc",
|
|
"coalition",
|
|
"confederacy",
|
|
"confederation",
|
|
"federation",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"union",
|
|
"battalion",
|
|
"squadron",
|
|
"bevy",
|
|
"brood",
|
|
"covey"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"battery",
|
|
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|
|
"boodle",
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"cluster",
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"crop",
|
|
"group",
|
|
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|
|
"huddle",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"lot",
|
|
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|
|
"party",
|
|
"passel"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the way in which the elements of something (as a work of art) are arranged":{
|
|
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|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there's a constantly shifting constellation of relationships among the characters of the novel"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"related":[
|
|
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|
|
"theme"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
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|
|
"composition",
|
|
"configuration",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"format",
|
|
"getup",
|
|
"layout",
|
|
"makeup",
|
|
"ordonnance",
|
|
"pattern"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
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|
|
"a strong feeling of surprise or sudden disappointment that causes confusion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The candidate caused consternation among his supporters by changing positions on a key issue.",
|
|
"Much to her parents' consternation , she had decided to not go to college."
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consternations":{
|
|
"a strong feeling of surprise or sudden disappointment that causes confusion":{
|
|
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|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The candidate caused consternation among his supporters by changing positions on a key issue.",
|
|
"Much to her parents' consternation , she had decided to not go to college."
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
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|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constituent":{
|
|
"as in component":{
|
|
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|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
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|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"one of the parts that make up a whole":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"whole"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the soil contained all of the necessary constituents for growing crops"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"aggregate",
|
|
"composite",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"entirety",
|
|
"sum",
|
|
"summation",
|
|
"total",
|
|
"totality",
|
|
"admixture",
|
|
"amalgam",
|
|
"amalgamation",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"combination",
|
|
"intermixture",
|
|
"mix",
|
|
"mixture"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"basis",
|
|
"part and parcel",
|
|
"detail",
|
|
"item",
|
|
"particular",
|
|
"point",
|
|
"aspect",
|
|
"characteristic",
|
|
"facet",
|
|
"feature",
|
|
"trait",
|
|
"division",
|
|
"fragment",
|
|
"particle",
|
|
"partition",
|
|
"piece",
|
|
"portion",
|
|
"section",
|
|
"sector",
|
|
"segment",
|
|
"subcomponent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"building block",
|
|
"component",
|
|
"element",
|
|
"factor",
|
|
"ingredient",
|
|
"member"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constituted":{
|
|
"to be all the substance of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"nine players constitute a baseball team"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"embodied",
|
|
"epitomized",
|
|
"incarnated",
|
|
"incorporated",
|
|
"integrated",
|
|
"materialized",
|
|
"personified",
|
|
"substantiated",
|
|
"complemented",
|
|
"completed",
|
|
"supplemented",
|
|
"filled (out)",
|
|
"fleshed (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"composed",
|
|
"comprised",
|
|
"formed",
|
|
"made up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"closed (down)",
|
|
"phased out",
|
|
"shut (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a fund was constituted to help needy students attend the prep school"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abolished",
|
|
"annihilated",
|
|
"annulled",
|
|
"nullified",
|
|
"ended",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"stopped",
|
|
"terminated",
|
|
"rounded (off or out)",
|
|
"wound up",
|
|
"winded up",
|
|
"wrapped up"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"authored",
|
|
"fathered",
|
|
"originated",
|
|
"conceived",
|
|
"concocted",
|
|
"contrived",
|
|
"cooked (up)",
|
|
"created",
|
|
"devised",
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"invented",
|
|
"made up",
|
|
"manufactured",
|
|
"produced",
|
|
"thought (up)",
|
|
"constructed",
|
|
"put up",
|
|
"developed",
|
|
"enlarged",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"endowed",
|
|
"financed",
|
|
"funded",
|
|
"subsidized",
|
|
"arranged",
|
|
"organized",
|
|
"systematized",
|
|
"systemized",
|
|
"refounded",
|
|
"reinitiated",
|
|
"reinstituted",
|
|
"relaunched"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"began",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"founded",
|
|
"inaugurated",
|
|
"initiated",
|
|
"innovated",
|
|
"instituted",
|
|
"introduced",
|
|
"launched",
|
|
"pioneered",
|
|
"planted",
|
|
"set up",
|
|
"started"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discharged",
|
|
"dismissed",
|
|
"expelled",
|
|
"fired"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the legally constituted authorities with jurisdiction in this matter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blackballed",
|
|
"deposed",
|
|
"dethroned",
|
|
"displaced",
|
|
"ejected",
|
|
"evicted",
|
|
"ousted",
|
|
"overthrew",
|
|
"removed",
|
|
"threw out",
|
|
"uncrowned",
|
|
"unmade",
|
|
"unseated"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"authorized",
|
|
"delegated",
|
|
"deputed",
|
|
"deputized",
|
|
"anointed",
|
|
"consecrated",
|
|
"created",
|
|
"inaugurated",
|
|
"inducted",
|
|
"installed",
|
|
"instated",
|
|
"instituted",
|
|
"invested",
|
|
"made",
|
|
"ordained",
|
|
"crowned",
|
|
"enthroned",
|
|
"throned",
|
|
"chose",
|
|
"destined",
|
|
"drafted",
|
|
"elected",
|
|
"handpicked",
|
|
"selected",
|
|
"singled (out)",
|
|
"voted (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appointed",
|
|
"assigned",
|
|
"attached",
|
|
"commissioned",
|
|
"designated",
|
|
"detailed",
|
|
"named",
|
|
"nominated",
|
|
"placed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"repealed",
|
|
"rescinded",
|
|
"revoked"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"charged with enforcing such regulations as are constituted by the government"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abolished",
|
|
"abrogated",
|
|
"annulled",
|
|
"canceled",
|
|
"cancelled",
|
|
"invalidated",
|
|
"killed",
|
|
"nullified",
|
|
"overturned",
|
|
"reversed",
|
|
"voided"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"reenacted",
|
|
"repassed",
|
|
"brought about",
|
|
"effected",
|
|
"allowed",
|
|
"authorized",
|
|
"permitted",
|
|
"sanctioned",
|
|
"decreed",
|
|
"dictated",
|
|
"proclaimed",
|
|
"administered",
|
|
"executed",
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"ratified"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enacted",
|
|
"laid down",
|
|
"legislated",
|
|
"made",
|
|
"ordained",
|
|
"passed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constitutes":{
|
|
"to be all the substance of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"nine players constitute a baseball team"
|
|
],
|
|
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|
|
"related":[
|
|
"embodies",
|
|
"epitomizes",
|
|
"incarnates",
|
|
"incorporates",
|
|
"integrates",
|
|
"materializes",
|
|
"personifies",
|
|
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|
|
"complements",
|
|
"completes",
|
|
"supplements",
|
|
"fills (out)",
|
|
"fleshes (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"composes",
|
|
"comprises",
|
|
"forms",
|
|
"makes up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be responsible for the creation and early operation or use of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"closes (down)",
|
|
"phases out",
|
|
"shuts (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a fund was constituted to help needy students attend the prep school"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abolishes",
|
|
"annihilates",
|
|
"annuls",
|
|
"nullifies",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"terminates",
|
|
"rounds (off or out)",
|
|
"winds up",
|
|
"wraps up"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"authors",
|
|
"fathers",
|
|
"originates",
|
|
"conceives",
|
|
"concocts",
|
|
"contrives",
|
|
"cooks (up)",
|
|
"creates",
|
|
"devises",
|
|
"fabricates",
|
|
"invents",
|
|
"makes up",
|
|
"manufactures",
|
|
"produces",
|
|
"thinks (up)",
|
|
"constructs",
|
|
"puts up",
|
|
"develops",
|
|
"enlarges",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"endows",
|
|
"finances",
|
|
"funds",
|
|
"subsidizes",
|
|
"arranges",
|
|
"organizes",
|
|
"systematizes",
|
|
"systemizes",
|
|
"refounds",
|
|
"reinitiates",
|
|
"reinstitutes",
|
|
"relaunches"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"begins",
|
|
"establishes",
|
|
"founds",
|
|
"inaugurates",
|
|
"initiates",
|
|
"innovates",
|
|
"institutes",
|
|
"introduces",
|
|
"launches",
|
|
"pioneers",
|
|
"plants",
|
|
"sets up",
|
|
"starts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"expels",
|
|
"fires"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the legally constituted authorities with jurisdiction in this matter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blackballs",
|
|
"deposes",
|
|
"dethrones",
|
|
"displaces",
|
|
"ejects",
|
|
"evicts",
|
|
"ousts",
|
|
"overthrows",
|
|
"removes",
|
|
"throws out",
|
|
"uncrowns",
|
|
"unmakes",
|
|
"unseats"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"authorizes",
|
|
"delegates",
|
|
"deputes",
|
|
"deputizes",
|
|
"anoints",
|
|
"consecrates",
|
|
"creates",
|
|
"inaugurates",
|
|
"inducts",
|
|
"installs",
|
|
"instates",
|
|
"institutes",
|
|
"invests",
|
|
"makes",
|
|
"ordains",
|
|
"crowns",
|
|
"enthrones",
|
|
"thrones",
|
|
"chooses",
|
|
"destines",
|
|
"drafts",
|
|
"elects",
|
|
"handpicks",
|
|
"selects",
|
|
"singles (out)",
|
|
"votes (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appoints",
|
|
"assigns",
|
|
"attaches",
|
|
"commissions",
|
|
"designates",
|
|
"details",
|
|
"names",
|
|
"nominates",
|
|
"places"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"repeals",
|
|
"rescinds",
|
|
"revokes"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"charged with enforcing such regulations as are constituted by the government"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abolishes",
|
|
"abrogates",
|
|
"annuls",
|
|
"cancels",
|
|
"invalidates",
|
|
"kills",
|
|
"nullifies",
|
|
"overturns",
|
|
"reverses",
|
|
"voids"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"reenacts",
|
|
"repasses",
|
|
"brings about",
|
|
"effects",
|
|
"allows",
|
|
"authorizes",
|
|
"permits",
|
|
"sanctions",
|
|
"decrees",
|
|
"dictates",
|
|
"proclaims",
|
|
"administers",
|
|
"executes",
|
|
"approves",
|
|
"confirms",
|
|
"ratifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enacts",
|
|
"lays down",
|
|
"legislates",
|
|
"makes",
|
|
"ordains",
|
|
"passes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constitution":{
|
|
"a collection or system of rules of conduct":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our society's constitution requires that every member in good standing pay yearly dues"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"discipline",
|
|
"establishment",
|
|
"common law",
|
|
"legislation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"canon",
|
|
"code",
|
|
"decalogue",
|
|
"law"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the constitution against murder is universal among civilized societies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"command",
|
|
"commandment",
|
|
"decree",
|
|
"dictate",
|
|
"directive",
|
|
"edict",
|
|
"fiat",
|
|
"ruling",
|
|
"bylaw",
|
|
"ground rule",
|
|
"regulation",
|
|
"rule",
|
|
"amendment",
|
|
"legislation",
|
|
"common law",
|
|
"martial law",
|
|
"blue law",
|
|
"prohibition",
|
|
"proscription",
|
|
"restriction",
|
|
"canon",
|
|
"capitulary",
|
|
"encyclical"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"act",
|
|
"bill",
|
|
"enactment",
|
|
"law",
|
|
"ordinance",
|
|
"statute"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the question of whether violent conflict is part of the constitution of human society"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"distinctiveness",
|
|
"distinctness",
|
|
"individuality",
|
|
"singularity",
|
|
"uniqueness",
|
|
"attribute",
|
|
"characteristic",
|
|
"earmark",
|
|
"essentiality",
|
|
"feature",
|
|
"flavor",
|
|
"hallmark",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"point",
|
|
"property",
|
|
"savor",
|
|
"savour",
|
|
"stamp",
|
|
"trait",
|
|
"disposition",
|
|
"grain",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"temper",
|
|
"temperament",
|
|
"composition",
|
|
"makeup",
|
|
"essence",
|
|
"essentiality",
|
|
"interior",
|
|
"interiority",
|
|
"soul",
|
|
"spirit",
|
|
"metal",
|
|
"stuff",
|
|
"substance",
|
|
"habit",
|
|
"way"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"character",
|
|
"clay",
|
|
"colors",
|
|
"complexion",
|
|
"genius",
|
|
"nature",
|
|
"personality",
|
|
"self",
|
|
"tone"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the type of body that a person has":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that marathon runner is known more for her strong constitution than for her speed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"anatomy",
|
|
"structure"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"build",
|
|
"figure",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"habit",
|
|
"physique",
|
|
"shape"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constitutions":{
|
|
"a collection or system of rules of conduct":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our society's constitution requires that every member in good standing pay yearly dues"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"disciplines",
|
|
"establishments",
|
|
"common law",
|
|
"legislations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"canons",
|
|
"codes",
|
|
"decalogues",
|
|
"laws"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the constitution against murder is universal among civilized societies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"commandments",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"decrees",
|
|
"dictates",
|
|
"directives",
|
|
"edicts",
|
|
"fiats",
|
|
"rulings",
|
|
"bylaws",
|
|
"ground rules",
|
|
"regulations",
|
|
"rules",
|
|
"amendments",
|
|
"legislations",
|
|
"common law",
|
|
"blue laws",
|
|
"prohibitions",
|
|
"proscriptions",
|
|
"restrictions",
|
|
"canons",
|
|
"capitularies",
|
|
"encyclicals"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acts",
|
|
"bills",
|
|
"enactments",
|
|
"laws",
|
|
"ordinances",
|
|
"statutes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the question of whether violent conflict is part of the constitution of human society"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"individualities",
|
|
"singularities",
|
|
"attributes",
|
|
"characteristics",
|
|
"earmarks",
|
|
"essentialities",
|
|
"features",
|
|
"flavors",
|
|
"hallmarks",
|
|
"marks",
|
|
"points",
|
|
"properties",
|
|
"savors",
|
|
"savours",
|
|
"stamps",
|
|
"traits",
|
|
"dispositions",
|
|
"grains",
|
|
"sorts",
|
|
"temperaments",
|
|
"tempers",
|
|
"compositions",
|
|
"makeups",
|
|
"essences",
|
|
"essentialities",
|
|
"interiorities",
|
|
"interiors",
|
|
"souls",
|
|
"spirits",
|
|
"metals",
|
|
"stuff",
|
|
"substances",
|
|
"habits",
|
|
"ways"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"characters",
|
|
"clays",
|
|
"colors",
|
|
"complexions",
|
|
"geniuses",
|
|
"genii",
|
|
"natures",
|
|
"personalities",
|
|
"selves",
|
|
"tones"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the type of body that a person has":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that marathon runner is known more for her strong constitution than for her speed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"anatomies",
|
|
"structures"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"builds",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"forms",
|
|
"frames",
|
|
"habits",
|
|
"physiques",
|
|
"shapes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constricted":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ballooned",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"snowballed",
|
|
"swelled"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the vessel constricted , thereby reducing the flow of blood"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accumulated",
|
|
"grew",
|
|
"increased",
|
|
"ballooned",
|
|
"inflated",
|
|
"puffed (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"collapsed",
|
|
"deflated",
|
|
"flattened",
|
|
"dried up",
|
|
"shriveled",
|
|
"shrivelled",
|
|
"wilted",
|
|
"withered",
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"dwindled",
|
|
"lessened",
|
|
"receded",
|
|
"retreated",
|
|
"withdrew"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"shrank",
|
|
"shrunk"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompressed",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"opened",
|
|
"outspread",
|
|
"outstretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"constricted the opening with a clamp"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilated",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"scattered",
|
|
"distended",
|
|
"inflated",
|
|
"swelled"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"crammed",
|
|
"crowded",
|
|
"jammed",
|
|
"jam-packed",
|
|
"packed",
|
|
"abbreviated",
|
|
"abridged",
|
|
"curtailed",
|
|
"shortened",
|
|
"boiled down",
|
|
"downsized",
|
|
"shrank",
|
|
"shrunk",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"consolidated",
|
|
"simplified",
|
|
"streamlined",
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"lessened"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capsuled",
|
|
"capsulized",
|
|
"collapsed",
|
|
"compacted",
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"constringed",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"narrowed (down)",
|
|
"squeezed",
|
|
"telescoped"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constringe":{
|
|
"to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompress",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"outspread",
|
|
"outstretch"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a styptic pencil stops the bleeding by constringing the small blood vessels at the site of cut"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilate",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"dissipate",
|
|
"scatter",
|
|
"distend",
|
|
"inflate",
|
|
"swell"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cram",
|
|
"crowd",
|
|
"jam",
|
|
"jam-pack",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"abbreviate",
|
|
"abridge",
|
|
"curtail",
|
|
"shorten",
|
|
"boil down",
|
|
"downsize",
|
|
"shrink",
|
|
"concentrate",
|
|
"consolidate",
|
|
"simplify",
|
|
"streamline",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"lessen"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capsule",
|
|
"capsulize",
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"compress",
|
|
"condense",
|
|
"constrict",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"narrow (down)",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"telescope"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"construct":{
|
|
"as in concept , conception":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to create or think of by clever use of the imagination":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he managed to construct a theory that fits all the facts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clone",
|
|
"copy",
|
|
"copycat",
|
|
"duplicate",
|
|
"imitate",
|
|
"mimic",
|
|
"reduplicate",
|
|
"replicate",
|
|
"reproduce"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"coin",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"hatch",
|
|
"produce",
|
|
"daydream",
|
|
"dream",
|
|
"fantasize",
|
|
"conceive",
|
|
"envisage",
|
|
"envision",
|
|
"imagine",
|
|
"picture",
|
|
"vision",
|
|
"visualize",
|
|
"ad-lib",
|
|
"extemporize",
|
|
"improvise"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concoct",
|
|
"contrive",
|
|
"cook (up)",
|
|
"devise",
|
|
"drum up",
|
|
"excogitate",
|
|
"fabricate",
|
|
"invent",
|
|
"make up",
|
|
"manufacture",
|
|
"think (up)",
|
|
"trump up",
|
|
"vamp (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form by putting together parts or materials":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"demount",
|
|
"disassemble",
|
|
"dismantle",
|
|
"dismember",
|
|
"knock down",
|
|
"strike",
|
|
"take down",
|
|
"tear down"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"constructed a hydroelectric dam across the river"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demolish",
|
|
"destroy",
|
|
"devastate",
|
|
"flatten",
|
|
"level",
|
|
"pull down",
|
|
"pulverize",
|
|
"raze",
|
|
"ruin",
|
|
"ruinate",
|
|
"shatter",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"wreck",
|
|
"blow up",
|
|
"explode",
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
"disconnect",
|
|
"disjoin",
|
|
"disunite",
|
|
"divide",
|
|
"separate"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"carpenter",
|
|
"fashion",
|
|
"forge",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"hammer",
|
|
"handcraft",
|
|
"manufacture",
|
|
"mold",
|
|
"produce",
|
|
"shape",
|
|
"prefabricate",
|
|
"begin",
|
|
"coin",
|
|
"create",
|
|
"generate",
|
|
"inaugurate",
|
|
"initiate",
|
|
"innovate",
|
|
"invent",
|
|
"originate",
|
|
"constitute",
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"father",
|
|
"found",
|
|
"institute",
|
|
"organize",
|
|
"conceive",
|
|
"concoct",
|
|
"contrive",
|
|
"cook (up)",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"devise",
|
|
"imagine",
|
|
"think (up)",
|
|
"reassemble",
|
|
"rebuild",
|
|
"reconstruct",
|
|
"redevelop",
|
|
"reedify",
|
|
"retrofit",
|
|
"jerry-build",
|
|
"rig (up)",
|
|
"throw up",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assemble",
|
|
"build",
|
|
"confect",
|
|
"erect",
|
|
"fabricate",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"make up",
|
|
"piece",
|
|
"put up",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"rear",
|
|
"set up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"construe":{
|
|
"to make plain or understandable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"obscure"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the role of the justices of the Supreme Court in construing the constitution"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"befog",
|
|
"cloud",
|
|
"confound",
|
|
"confuse",
|
|
"obfuscate"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"decipher",
|
|
"decode",
|
|
"analyze",
|
|
"break down",
|
|
"disentangle",
|
|
"undo",
|
|
"unravel",
|
|
"unscramble",
|
|
"untangle",
|
|
"resolve",
|
|
"solve",
|
|
"define",
|
|
"specify",
|
|
"annotate",
|
|
"commentate",
|
|
"gloss"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clarify",
|
|
"clear (up)",
|
|
"demonstrate",
|
|
"demystify",
|
|
"elucidate",
|
|
"explain",
|
|
"explicate",
|
|
"expound",
|
|
"get across",
|
|
"illuminate",
|
|
"illustrate",
|
|
"interpret",
|
|
"simplify",
|
|
"spell out",
|
|
"unriddle"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"construed":{
|
|
"as in interpreted":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make plain or understandable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"obscured"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the role of the justices of the Supreme Court in construing the constitution"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"befogged",
|
|
"clouded",
|
|
"confounded",
|
|
"confused",
|
|
"obfuscated"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"deciphered",
|
|
"decoded",
|
|
"analyzed",
|
|
"broke down",
|
|
"disentangled",
|
|
"undid",
|
|
"unraveled",
|
|
"unscrambled",
|
|
"untangled",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"solved",
|
|
"defined",
|
|
"specified",
|
|
"annotated",
|
|
"commentated",
|
|
"glossed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clarified",
|
|
"cleared (up)",
|
|
"demonstrated",
|
|
"demystified",
|
|
"elucidated",
|
|
"explained",
|
|
"explicated",
|
|
"expounded",
|
|
"got across",
|
|
"illuminated",
|
|
"illustrated",
|
|
"interpreted",
|
|
"simplified",
|
|
"spelled out",
|
|
"unriddled"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consultation":{
|
|
"an exchange of views for the purpose of exploring a subject or deciding an issue":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"holding frequent consultations with his lawyer to discuss the case"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bull session",
|
|
"chat room",
|
|
"forum",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"roundtable",
|
|
"seminar",
|
|
"skull session",
|
|
"skull practice",
|
|
"symposium",
|
|
"talkathon",
|
|
"chat",
|
|
"conversation",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"words",
|
|
"discourse",
|
|
"disquisition",
|
|
"bargaining",
|
|
"consultancy",
|
|
"negotiation",
|
|
"pourparler"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"argumentation",
|
|
"argy-bargy",
|
|
"back-and-forth",
|
|
"colloquy",
|
|
"confab",
|
|
"confabulation",
|
|
"conference",
|
|
"consult",
|
|
"council",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"deliberation",
|
|
"dialogue",
|
|
"dialog",
|
|
"discussion",
|
|
"give-and-take",
|
|
"palaver",
|
|
"parley",
|
|
"talk"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consume":{
|
|
"to destroy all trace of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"massive fires had consumed hundreds of square miles of forest"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conserve",
|
|
"preserve",
|
|
"protect",
|
|
"save",
|
|
"build",
|
|
"construct",
|
|
"erect",
|
|
"put up",
|
|
"raise"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"gut",
|
|
"deplete",
|
|
"drain",
|
|
"exhaust",
|
|
"expend",
|
|
"spend",
|
|
"use up",
|
|
"annihilate",
|
|
"decimate",
|
|
"demolish",
|
|
"desolate",
|
|
"devastate",
|
|
"do in",
|
|
"pulverize",
|
|
"raze",
|
|
"ruin",
|
|
"shatter",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"tear down",
|
|
"waste",
|
|
"wreck",
|
|
"annihilate",
|
|
"blot out",
|
|
"eradicate",
|
|
"exterminate",
|
|
"extinguish",
|
|
"extirpate",
|
|
"obliterate",
|
|
"remove",
|
|
"rub out",
|
|
"stamp (out)",
|
|
"wipe out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"devour",
|
|
"eat (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make complete use of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"renew",
|
|
"replace"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the mining company consumed all of the local mineral resources and then moved on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"augment",
|
|
"enlarge",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"bolster",
|
|
"enforce",
|
|
"fortify",
|
|
"reinforce",
|
|
"reenforce",
|
|
"strengthen",
|
|
"rebuild",
|
|
"repair",
|
|
"restore",
|
|
"revive",
|
|
"conserve",
|
|
"preserve",
|
|
"save"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"abate",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"de-escalate",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"downsize",
|
|
"dwindle",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"lower",
|
|
"reduce",
|
|
"eat",
|
|
"use",
|
|
"bankrupt",
|
|
"clean (out)",
|
|
"impoverish",
|
|
"cripple",
|
|
"debilitate",
|
|
"disable",
|
|
"enfeeble",
|
|
"sap",
|
|
"undermine",
|
|
"weaken",
|
|
"dry up",
|
|
"empty",
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"dissipate",
|
|
"fritter (away)",
|
|
"guzzle",
|
|
"lavish",
|
|
"misspend",
|
|
"run through",
|
|
"squander",
|
|
"throw away",
|
|
"waste"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorb",
|
|
"burn",
|
|
"deplete",
|
|
"devour",
|
|
"drain",
|
|
"draw down",
|
|
"exhaust",
|
|
"expend",
|
|
"play out",
|
|
"spend",
|
|
"use up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take in as food":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hungry enough to consume most of the pie"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"digest",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"mouth (down)",
|
|
"swallow",
|
|
"bolt",
|
|
"chow (down on)",
|
|
"devour",
|
|
"glut (on)",
|
|
"gobble (up or down)",
|
|
"gorge",
|
|
"gulp",
|
|
"scoff",
|
|
"slop",
|
|
"snarf (down)",
|
|
"swill",
|
|
"wolf",
|
|
"chew",
|
|
"gnaw (at or on)",
|
|
"gum",
|
|
"lap",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"nibble (on)",
|
|
"nurse",
|
|
"pick (at)",
|
|
"relish",
|
|
"savor",
|
|
"savour",
|
|
"taste",
|
|
"banquet",
|
|
"dine",
|
|
"fare",
|
|
"feast",
|
|
"gormandize",
|
|
"pig out",
|
|
"regale",
|
|
"dispatch",
|
|
"polish off",
|
|
"breakfast",
|
|
"lunch",
|
|
"sup",
|
|
"munch",
|
|
"nosh",
|
|
"snack"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"eat",
|
|
"ingest",
|
|
"partake (of)",
|
|
"put away",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"tuck (away or in)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consuming":{
|
|
"holding the attention or provoking interest":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"monotonous",
|
|
"tedious",
|
|
"uninteresting"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"didn't find the plot of the novel particularly consuming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"operose",
|
|
"tiresome",
|
|
"tiring",
|
|
"wearisome",
|
|
"wearying",
|
|
"sterile",
|
|
"unexciting",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"humdrum",
|
|
"pedantic",
|
|
"pedestrian",
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dispiriting"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"breathtaking",
|
|
"electric",
|
|
"electrifying",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"galvanizing",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"thrilling",
|
|
"provocative",
|
|
"tantalizing",
|
|
"emphatic",
|
|
"showy",
|
|
"splashy",
|
|
"striking",
|
|
"alluring",
|
|
"attractive",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"spellbinding",
|
|
"hypnotizing",
|
|
"mesmerizing",
|
|
"curious",
|
|
"odd",
|
|
"unusual",
|
|
"weird",
|
|
"amazing",
|
|
"astonishing",
|
|
"astounding",
|
|
"eventful",
|
|
"eye-opening",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"surprising",
|
|
"wonderful",
|
|
"wondrous",
|
|
"amusing",
|
|
"entertaining"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"engrossing",
|
|
"enthralling",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"immersing",
|
|
"interesting",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"riveting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to destroy all trace of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"massive fires had consumed hundreds of square miles of forest"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conserving",
|
|
"preserving",
|
|
"protecting",
|
|
"saving",
|
|
"building",
|
|
"constructing",
|
|
"erecting",
|
|
"putting up",
|
|
"raising"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"gutting",
|
|
"depleting",
|
|
"draining",
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
"expending",
|
|
"spending",
|
|
"using up",
|
|
"annihilating",
|
|
"decimating",
|
|
"demolishing",
|
|
"desolating",
|
|
"devastating",
|
|
"doing in",
|
|
"pulverizing",
|
|
"razing",
|
|
"ruining",
|
|
"shattering",
|
|
"smashing",
|
|
"tearing down",
|
|
"wasting",
|
|
"wrecking",
|
|
"annihilating",
|
|
"blotting out",
|
|
"eradicating",
|
|
"exterminating",
|
|
"extinguishing",
|
|
"extirpating",
|
|
"obliterating",
|
|
"removing",
|
|
"rubbing out",
|
|
"stamping (out)",
|
|
"wiping out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"devouring",
|
|
"eating (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make complete use of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"renewing",
|
|
"replacing"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the mining company consumed all of the local mineral resources and then moved on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"augmenting",
|
|
"enlarging",
|
|
"increasing",
|
|
"bolstering",
|
|
"enforcing",
|
|
"fortifying",
|
|
"reinforcing",
|
|
"reenforcing",
|
|
"strengthening",
|
|
"rebuilding",
|
|
"repairing",
|
|
"restoring",
|
|
"reviving",
|
|
"conserving",
|
|
"preserving",
|
|
"saving"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"abating",
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"de-escalating",
|
|
"diminishing",
|
|
"downsizing",
|
|
"dwindling",
|
|
"lessening",
|
|
"lowering",
|
|
"reducing",
|
|
"eating",
|
|
"using",
|
|
"bankrupting",
|
|
"cleaning (out)",
|
|
"impoverishing",
|
|
"crippling",
|
|
"debilitating",
|
|
"disabling",
|
|
"enfeebling",
|
|
"sapping",
|
|
"undermining",
|
|
"weakening",
|
|
"drying up",
|
|
"emptying",
|
|
"blowing",
|
|
"dissipating",
|
|
"frittering (away)",
|
|
"guzzling",
|
|
"lavishing",
|
|
"misspending",
|
|
"running through",
|
|
"squandering",
|
|
"throwing away",
|
|
"wasting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"burning",
|
|
"depleting",
|
|
"devouring",
|
|
"draining",
|
|
"drawing down",
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
"expending",
|
|
"playing out",
|
|
"spending",
|
|
"using up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take in as food":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hungry enough to consume most of the pie"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"digesting",
|
|
"downing",
|
|
"mouthing (down)",
|
|
"swallowing",
|
|
"bolting",
|
|
"chowing (down on)",
|
|
"devouring",
|
|
"glutting (on)",
|
|
"gobbling (up or down)",
|
|
"gorging",
|
|
"gulping",
|
|
"scoffing",
|
|
"slopping",
|
|
"snarfing (down)",
|
|
"swilling",
|
|
"wolfing",
|
|
"chewing",
|
|
"gnawing (at or on)",
|
|
"gumming",
|
|
"lapping",
|
|
"licking",
|
|
"nibbling (on)",
|
|
"nursing",
|
|
"picking (at)",
|
|
"relishing",
|
|
"savoring",
|
|
"savouring",
|
|
"tasting",
|
|
"banqueting",
|
|
"dining",
|
|
"faring",
|
|
"feasting",
|
|
"gormandizing",
|
|
"pigging out",
|
|
"regaling",
|
|
"dispatching",
|
|
"polishing off",
|
|
"breakfasting",
|
|
"lunching",
|
|
"supping",
|
|
"munching",
|
|
"noshing",
|
|
"snacking"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"eating",
|
|
"ingesting",
|
|
"partaking (of)",
|
|
"putting away",
|
|
"putting down",
|
|
"tucking (away or in)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consummates":{
|
|
"to bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"willing to do whatever it takes to consummate a business deal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandons",
|
|
"deserts",
|
|
"discontinues",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"forsakes",
|
|
"quits"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"follows through (with)",
|
|
"sticks out",
|
|
"accomplishes",
|
|
"achieves",
|
|
"effects",
|
|
"carries out",
|
|
"carries through",
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"does",
|
|
"executes",
|
|
"fulfills",
|
|
"fulfils",
|
|
"performs",
|
|
"ameliorates",
|
|
"amends",
|
|
"betters",
|
|
"enhances",
|
|
"enriches",
|
|
"improves",
|
|
"meliorates",
|
|
"machines",
|
|
"refines",
|
|
"rounds (off or out)",
|
|
"shines",
|
|
"touches up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"completes",
|
|
"finalizes",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"perfects",
|
|
"polishes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consummating":{
|
|
"to bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"willing to do whatever it takes to consummate a business deal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandoning",
|
|
"deserting",
|
|
"discontinuing",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"forsaking",
|
|
"quitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"following through (with)",
|
|
"sticking out",
|
|
"accomplishing",
|
|
"achieving",
|
|
"effecting",
|
|
"carrying out",
|
|
"carrying through",
|
|
"discharging",
|
|
"doing",
|
|
"executing",
|
|
"fulfilling",
|
|
"performing",
|
|
"ameliorating",
|
|
"amending",
|
|
"bettering",
|
|
"enhancing",
|
|
"enriching",
|
|
"improving",
|
|
"meliorating",
|
|
"machining",
|
|
"refining",
|
|
"rounding (off or out)",
|
|
"shining",
|
|
"touching up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"completing",
|
|
"finalizing",
|
|
"finishing",
|
|
"perfecting",
|
|
"polishing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contacted":{
|
|
"to transmit information or requests to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you can contact me at this number"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"got through (to)",
|
|
"acquainted",
|
|
"advised",
|
|
"apprised",
|
|
"briefed",
|
|
"clued",
|
|
"enlightened",
|
|
"familiarized",
|
|
"filled in",
|
|
"informed",
|
|
"instructed",
|
|
"notified",
|
|
"told",
|
|
"wised (up)",
|
|
"buzzed",
|
|
"called",
|
|
"phoned",
|
|
"rang (up)",
|
|
"telephoned",
|
|
"kept up (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addressed",
|
|
"communicated (with)",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"reached"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contacting":{
|
|
"to transmit information or requests to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you can contact me at this number"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"getting through (to)",
|
|
"acquainting",
|
|
"advising",
|
|
"apprising",
|
|
"briefing",
|
|
"clueing",
|
|
"cluing",
|
|
"enlightening",
|
|
"familiarizing",
|
|
"filling in",
|
|
"informing",
|
|
"instructing",
|
|
"notifying",
|
|
"telling",
|
|
"wising (up)",
|
|
"buzzing",
|
|
"calling",
|
|
"phoning",
|
|
"ringing (up)",
|
|
"telephoning",
|
|
"keeping up (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addressing",
|
|
"communicating (with)",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"reaching"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contagia":{
|
|
"as in infections":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contagious":{
|
|
"capable of being passed by physical contact from one person to another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"noncommunicable"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"chicken pox, measles, German measles, and other contagious diseases"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"noninfectious"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"infectious",
|
|
"infective"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catching",
|
|
"communicable",
|
|
"pestilent",
|
|
"transmissible",
|
|
"transmittable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"exciting a similar feeling or reaction in others":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the enthusiasm of the new club members was contagious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"perceptible",
|
|
"tangible",
|
|
"irresistible",
|
|
"irresistable",
|
|
"overpowering",
|
|
"overwhelming",
|
|
"disarming",
|
|
"endearing",
|
|
"fetching",
|
|
"inviting",
|
|
"winning",
|
|
"winsome"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catching",
|
|
"epidemic",
|
|
"infectious",
|
|
"spreading"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"containership":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"containerships":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contemplations":{
|
|
"long or deep thinking about spiritual matters":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the decision to enter a monastery and to spend one's life in prayer and contemplation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"brown studies",
|
|
"introspections",
|
|
"muses",
|
|
"reflections",
|
|
"retrospections",
|
|
"reveries",
|
|
"studies",
|
|
"trances",
|
|
"woolgatherings",
|
|
"cogitations",
|
|
"deliberations",
|
|
"musings",
|
|
"ruminations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"meditations"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act or state of looking forward to some occurrence":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in contemplation of their children's college expenses, they started saving early"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"alarms",
|
|
"alarums",
|
|
"apprehensions",
|
|
"dreads",
|
|
"forebodings",
|
|
"misgivings"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anticipations",
|
|
"expectances",
|
|
"expectancies",
|
|
"expectations",
|
|
"prospects"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"content":{
|
|
"a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"although I appreciate the poem's lyrical qualities, I don't understand its content"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aside",
|
|
"digression",
|
|
"excursion",
|
|
"interjection",
|
|
"parenthesis",
|
|
"tangent"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"subject matter",
|
|
"talking point",
|
|
"count",
|
|
"idea",
|
|
"point",
|
|
"purpose",
|
|
"consideration",
|
|
"issue",
|
|
"problem",
|
|
"body",
|
|
"bulk",
|
|
"burden",
|
|
"centerpiece",
|
|
"core",
|
|
"crux",
|
|
"essence",
|
|
"fundamental",
|
|
"generality",
|
|
"gist",
|
|
"grist",
|
|
"heart",
|
|
"kernel",
|
|
"keynote",
|
|
"main",
|
|
"marrow",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"net",
|
|
"nub",
|
|
"nubbin",
|
|
"nucleus",
|
|
"pith",
|
|
"pivot",
|
|
"purport",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"staple",
|
|
"substance",
|
|
"sum",
|
|
"basis",
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"essential",
|
|
"essentiality",
|
|
"affair",
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"debate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"matter",
|
|
"motif",
|
|
"motive",
|
|
"question",
|
|
"subject",
|
|
"theme",
|
|
"topic"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"feeling that one's needs or desires have been met":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discontent",
|
|
"discontented",
|
|
"displeased",
|
|
"dissatisfied",
|
|
"malcontent",
|
|
"malcontented",
|
|
"unhappy"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"are you content with your present salary?"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disaffected",
|
|
"disgruntled",
|
|
"displeased",
|
|
"unsatisfied",
|
|
"abject",
|
|
"aggrieved",
|
|
"anguished",
|
|
"brokenhearted",
|
|
"dejected",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"despondent",
|
|
"disconsolate",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"disheartened",
|
|
"dispirited",
|
|
"downcast",
|
|
"downhearted"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"blissful",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"glad",
|
|
"joyful",
|
|
"joyous",
|
|
"jubilant",
|
|
"rejoicing",
|
|
"tickled",
|
|
"ecstatic",
|
|
"elated",
|
|
"enraptured",
|
|
"euphoric",
|
|
"overjoyed",
|
|
"rapturous",
|
|
"thrilled",
|
|
"appeased",
|
|
"mollified",
|
|
"pacified",
|
|
"placated"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contented",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"satisfied"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the amount of something (as subject matter) included":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"judging from the table of contents , I'd have to say that this book covers most of the major topics in American history"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"compass",
|
|
"gamut",
|
|
"range",
|
|
"scope",
|
|
"sweep",
|
|
"membership",
|
|
"participation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coverage"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the feeling experienced when one's wishes are met":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discontent",
|
|
"discontentedness",
|
|
"discontentment",
|
|
"displeasure",
|
|
"dissatisfaction",
|
|
"unhappiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"slept to her heart's content on weekends"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misery",
|
|
"sadness",
|
|
"unhappiness",
|
|
"wretchedness",
|
|
"anguish",
|
|
"desolation",
|
|
"joylessness",
|
|
"sorrow",
|
|
"woe",
|
|
"dejection",
|
|
"depression",
|
|
"despondency",
|
|
"dispiritedness",
|
|
"gloom",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"aggravation",
|
|
"annoyance",
|
|
"exasperation",
|
|
"irritation",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"vexation",
|
|
"anger",
|
|
"fury",
|
|
"rage",
|
|
"agitation",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"restlessness",
|
|
"uneasiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"afterglow",
|
|
"bliss",
|
|
"felicity",
|
|
"glee",
|
|
"gleefulness",
|
|
"joy",
|
|
"pleasance",
|
|
"amusement",
|
|
"diversion",
|
|
"entertainment",
|
|
"elatedness",
|
|
"elation",
|
|
"exhilaration",
|
|
"exultation",
|
|
"intoxication",
|
|
"ecstasy",
|
|
"euphoria",
|
|
"heaven",
|
|
"rapture",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"cheerfulness",
|
|
"exuberance",
|
|
"gaiety",
|
|
"gayety",
|
|
"jollity",
|
|
"joyfulness",
|
|
"jubilation",
|
|
"joie de vivre",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"restfulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contentedness",
|
|
"contentment",
|
|
"delectation",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"enjoyment",
|
|
"gladness",
|
|
"gratification",
|
|
"happiness",
|
|
"pleasure",
|
|
"relish",
|
|
"satisfaction"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the speech was filled with fine words but devoid of any real content"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"connotation",
|
|
"clue",
|
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"cue",
|
|
"hint",
|
|
"implication",
|
|
"indication",
|
|
"inkling",
|
|
"intimation",
|
|
"suggestion",
|
|
"message",
|
|
"tenor",
|
|
"theme",
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"essence",
|
|
"essentiality",
|
|
"nature",
|
|
"soul",
|
|
"spirit",
|
|
"stuff",
|
|
"acceptance",
|
|
"acceptation",
|
|
"definition",
|
|
"burden",
|
|
"crux",
|
|
"gist",
|
|
"core",
|
|
"heart",
|
|
"kernel",
|
|
"marrow",
|
|
"nub",
|
|
"nucleus",
|
|
"pith",
|
|
"point",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"matter",
|
|
"motif",
|
|
"motive",
|
|
"question",
|
|
"subject",
|
|
"topic"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"denotation",
|
|
"drift",
|
|
"import",
|
|
"intent",
|
|
"intention",
|
|
"meaning",
|
|
"purport",
|
|
"sense",
|
|
"significance",
|
|
"signification"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give satisfaction to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"displease"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a person easily contented by life's simple pleasures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aggravate",
|
|
"annoy",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"bug",
|
|
"chafe",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"exasperate",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"grate",
|
|
"irk",
|
|
"irritate",
|
|
"nettle",
|
|
"peeve",
|
|
"perturb",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"ruffle",
|
|
"vex",
|
|
"anger",
|
|
"enrage",
|
|
"incense",
|
|
"inflame",
|
|
"enflame",
|
|
"infuriate",
|
|
"madden",
|
|
"outrage",
|
|
"rankle",
|
|
"rile",
|
|
"roil",
|
|
"steam up",
|
|
"provoke",
|
|
"rouse",
|
|
"agitate",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"fret",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"harass",
|
|
"harry",
|
|
"pester",
|
|
"affront",
|
|
"insult",
|
|
"offend"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"appease",
|
|
"mollify",
|
|
"pacify",
|
|
"placate",
|
|
"soothe",
|
|
"assuage",
|
|
"quench",
|
|
"sate",
|
|
"satiate",
|
|
"excite",
|
|
"tickle",
|
|
"titillate",
|
|
"amuse",
|
|
"divert",
|
|
"entertain",
|
|
"treat",
|
|
"captivate",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"galvanize",
|
|
"thrill",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"cater (to)",
|
|
"humor",
|
|
"indulge",
|
|
"coddle",
|
|
"mollycoddle",
|
|
"pamper",
|
|
"spoil"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agree (with)",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"feast",
|
|
"gas",
|
|
"glad",
|
|
"gladden",
|
|
"gratify",
|
|
"please",
|
|
"pleasure",
|
|
"rejoice",
|
|
"satisfy",
|
|
"suit",
|
|
"warm"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contentedness":{
|
|
"the feeling experienced when one's wishes are met":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discontent",
|
|
"discontentedness",
|
|
"discontentment",
|
|
"displeasure",
|
|
"dissatisfaction",
|
|
"unhappiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the look of contentedness on the sleeping child's face"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misery",
|
|
"sadness",
|
|
"unhappiness",
|
|
"wretchedness",
|
|
"anguish",
|
|
"desolation",
|
|
"joylessness",
|
|
"sorrow",
|
|
"woe",
|
|
"dejection",
|
|
"depression",
|
|
"despondency",
|
|
"dispiritedness",
|
|
"gloom",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"aggravation",
|
|
"annoyance",
|
|
"exasperation",
|
|
"irritation",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"vexation",
|
|
"anger",
|
|
"fury",
|
|
"rage",
|
|
"agitation",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"restlessness",
|
|
"uneasiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"afterglow",
|
|
"bliss",
|
|
"felicity",
|
|
"glee",
|
|
"gleefulness",
|
|
"joy",
|
|
"pleasance",
|
|
"amusement",
|
|
"diversion",
|
|
"entertainment",
|
|
"elatedness",
|
|
"elation",
|
|
"exhilaration",
|
|
"exultation",
|
|
"intoxication",
|
|
"ecstasy",
|
|
"euphoria",
|
|
"heaven",
|
|
"rapture",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"cheerfulness",
|
|
"exuberance",
|
|
"gaiety",
|
|
"gayety",
|
|
"jollity",
|
|
"joyfulness",
|
|
"jubilation",
|
|
"joie de vivre",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"restfulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"content",
|
|
"contentment",
|
|
"delectation",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"enjoyment",
|
|
"gladness",
|
|
"gratification",
|
|
"happiness",
|
|
"pleasure",
|
|
"relish",
|
|
"satisfaction"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contentment":{
|
|
"the feeling experienced when one's wishes are met":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discontent",
|
|
"discontentedness",
|
|
"discontentment",
|
|
"displeasure",
|
|
"dissatisfaction",
|
|
"unhappiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a couple of golden-agers looking over their life together with a feeling of contentment and accomplishment"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misery",
|
|
"sadness",
|
|
"unhappiness",
|
|
"wretchedness",
|
|
"anguish",
|
|
"desolation",
|
|
"joylessness",
|
|
"sorrow",
|
|
"woe",
|
|
"dejection",
|
|
"depression",
|
|
"despondency",
|
|
"dispiritedness",
|
|
"gloom",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"aggravation",
|
|
"annoyance",
|
|
"exasperation",
|
|
"irritation",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"vexation",
|
|
"anger",
|
|
"fury",
|
|
"rage",
|
|
"agitation",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"restlessness",
|
|
"uneasiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"afterglow",
|
|
"bliss",
|
|
"felicity",
|
|
"glee",
|
|
"gleefulness",
|
|
"joy",
|
|
"pleasance",
|
|
"amusement",
|
|
"diversion",
|
|
"entertainment",
|
|
"elatedness",
|
|
"elation",
|
|
"exhilaration",
|
|
"exultation",
|
|
"intoxication",
|
|
"ecstasy",
|
|
"euphoria",
|
|
"heaven",
|
|
"rapture",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"cheerfulness",
|
|
"exuberance",
|
|
"gaiety",
|
|
"gayety",
|
|
"jollity",
|
|
"joyfulness",
|
|
"jubilation",
|
|
"joie de vivre",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"restfulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"content",
|
|
"contentedness",
|
|
"delectation",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"enjoyment",
|
|
"gladness",
|
|
"gratification",
|
|
"happiness",
|
|
"pleasure",
|
|
"relish",
|
|
"satisfaction"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conterminous":{
|
|
"having a border in common":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonadjacent",
|
|
"noncontiguous"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"for two nations that are conterminous from the Atlantic to the Pacific, the U.S. and Canada have had remarkably little strife"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"apart",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disconnected",
|
|
"discrete",
|
|
"free-standing",
|
|
"isolate",
|
|
"isolated",
|
|
"removed",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"single",
|
|
"unattached",
|
|
"unconnected",
|
|
"unlinked",
|
|
"away",
|
|
"distant",
|
|
"far",
|
|
"faraway",
|
|
"far-off",
|
|
"farthest",
|
|
"remote",
|
|
"discontinuous",
|
|
"noncontinuous",
|
|
"broken up",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"dissevered",
|
|
"dissociated",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"divorced",
|
|
"parted",
|
|
"ramified",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"severed",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sundered",
|
|
"uncoupled",
|
|
"unyoked"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"approximate",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"closest",
|
|
"immediate",
|
|
"near",
|
|
"nearby",
|
|
"nearest",
|
|
"next-door",
|
|
"nigh",
|
|
"attached",
|
|
"communicating",
|
|
"connected",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"interconnecting",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"bounding",
|
|
"circumjacent",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"enclosing",
|
|
"inclosing",
|
|
"fencing",
|
|
"rimming",
|
|
"surrounding",
|
|
"marginal",
|
|
"peripheral",
|
|
"tangent",
|
|
"tangential",
|
|
"ambient",
|
|
"encompassing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abutting",
|
|
"adjacent",
|
|
"adjoining",
|
|
"bordering",
|
|
"contiguous",
|
|
"flanking",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"fringing",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"juxtaposed",
|
|
"neighboring",
|
|
"skirting",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"verging"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"occupying the same space":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the county and the school district are conterminous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonconcurrent",
|
|
"noncongruent"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"allover",
|
|
"overlaying",
|
|
"superimposed",
|
|
"superposed",
|
|
"underlying",
|
|
"conjoining",
|
|
"crisscrossing",
|
|
"intersecting",
|
|
"overlapping",
|
|
"coaxial",
|
|
"concurrent",
|
|
"convergent",
|
|
"congruent",
|
|
"conjunctional"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coextensive",
|
|
"coincident",
|
|
"coinciding",
|
|
"coterminous"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contestant":{
|
|
"one who strives for the same thing as another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"three contestants will compete on live TV for the cash prize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"archrival",
|
|
"finalist",
|
|
"semifinalist",
|
|
"also-ran",
|
|
"entrant",
|
|
"entry",
|
|
"player",
|
|
"adversary",
|
|
"antagonist",
|
|
"opponent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"challenger",
|
|
"competition",
|
|
"competitor",
|
|
"contender",
|
|
"corrival",
|
|
"rival"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"context":{
|
|
"the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in the context of the Great Depression, communism had a certain allure for some disillusioned Americans"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"location",
|
|
"place",
|
|
"position",
|
|
"space",
|
|
"backdrop",
|
|
"background",
|
|
"element",
|
|
"situation",
|
|
"status",
|
|
"geography",
|
|
"habitat",
|
|
"microenvironment"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambient",
|
|
"atmosphere",
|
|
"climate",
|
|
"clime",
|
|
"contexture",
|
|
"environment",
|
|
"environs",
|
|
"medium",
|
|
"milieu",
|
|
"mise-en-sc\u00e8ne",
|
|
"setting",
|
|
"surround",
|
|
"surroundings",
|
|
"terrain"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contexts":{
|
|
"the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in the context of the Great Depression, communism had a certain allure for some disillusioned Americans"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"locations",
|
|
"places",
|
|
"positions",
|
|
"spaces",
|
|
"backdrops",
|
|
"backgrounds",
|
|
"elements",
|
|
"situations",
|
|
"statuses",
|
|
"geographies",
|
|
"habitats",
|
|
"microenvironments"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambients",
|
|
"atmospheres",
|
|
"climates",
|
|
"climes",
|
|
"contextures",
|
|
"environments",
|
|
"environs",
|
|
"mediums",
|
|
"media",
|
|
"milieus",
|
|
"milieux",
|
|
"mise-en-sc\u00e8nes",
|
|
"settings",
|
|
"surroundings",
|
|
"surrounds",
|
|
"terrains"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continent":{
|
|
"given to or marked by restraint in the satisfaction of one's appetites":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"self-indulgent"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a religious sect that expects its unmarried members to be completely celibate and its married adherents to maintain continent relationships"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"gluttonous",
|
|
"greedy",
|
|
"rapacious",
|
|
"voracious",
|
|
"Cyrenaic",
|
|
"hedonistic",
|
|
"self-pleasing",
|
|
"sensual",
|
|
"sybaritic",
|
|
"voluptuous",
|
|
"voluptuary",
|
|
"masturbatory",
|
|
"onanistic"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"ascetic",
|
|
"ascetical",
|
|
"austere",
|
|
"disciplined",
|
|
"self-controlled",
|
|
"self-disciplined",
|
|
"self-governed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abstemious",
|
|
"abstentious",
|
|
"abstinent",
|
|
"self-abnegating",
|
|
"self-denying",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"temperate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"one of the great divisions of land on the globe or the main part of such a division":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Europe and Asia are sometimes considered together to be one continent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"island",
|
|
"isle",
|
|
"islet",
|
|
"atoll",
|
|
"barrier reef",
|
|
"cay",
|
|
"coral reef",
|
|
"key",
|
|
"cape",
|
|
"headland",
|
|
"peninsula",
|
|
"promontory"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"subcontinent",
|
|
"supercontinent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"landmass",
|
|
"main",
|
|
"mainland"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continental":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the smallest amount or part imaginable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"complained that today's youth doesn't care a continental about their elders"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"ace",
|
|
"bit",
|
|
"crumb",
|
|
"dab",
|
|
"driblet",
|
|
"glimmer",
|
|
"hint",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"mite",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"ounce",
|
|
"particle",
|
|
"peanuts",
|
|
"pin",
|
|
"ray",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"scruple",
|
|
"semblance",
|
|
"shade",
|
|
"shadow",
|
|
"shred",
|
|
"skosh",
|
|
"smidgen",
|
|
"smidgeon",
|
|
"smidgin",
|
|
"smidge",
|
|
"snap",
|
|
"speck",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"sprinkling",
|
|
"strain",
|
|
"streak",
|
|
"suspicion",
|
|
"touch",
|
|
"trace"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beans",
|
|
"bubkes",
|
|
"bupkes",
|
|
"bupkus",
|
|
"damn",
|
|
"darn",
|
|
"durn",
|
|
"diddly",
|
|
"diddly-squat",
|
|
"doodley-squat",
|
|
"doodly-squat",
|
|
"fig",
|
|
"ghost",
|
|
"hoot",
|
|
"iota",
|
|
"jot",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"modicum",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"squat",
|
|
"syllable",
|
|
"tittle",
|
|
"whit",
|
|
"whoop"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continentals":{
|
|
"the smallest amount or part imaginable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"complained that today's youth doesn't care a continental about their elders"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"aces",
|
|
"bits",
|
|
"crumbs",
|
|
"dabs",
|
|
"driblets",
|
|
"glimmers",
|
|
"hints",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"mites",
|
|
"nips",
|
|
"ounces",
|
|
"particles",
|
|
"peanuts",
|
|
"pins",
|
|
"rays",
|
|
"scraps",
|
|
"scruples",
|
|
"semblances",
|
|
"shades",
|
|
"shadows",
|
|
"shreds",
|
|
"skoshes",
|
|
"smidgens",
|
|
"smidgeons",
|
|
"smidgins",
|
|
"smidges",
|
|
"snaps",
|
|
"specks",
|
|
"spots",
|
|
"sprinklings",
|
|
"strains",
|
|
"streaks",
|
|
"suspicions",
|
|
"touches",
|
|
"traces"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beans",
|
|
"damns",
|
|
"darns",
|
|
"durns",
|
|
"diddlies",
|
|
"diddly-squats",
|
|
"doodley-squats",
|
|
"doodly-squats",
|
|
"figs",
|
|
"ghosts",
|
|
"hoots",
|
|
"iotas",
|
|
"jots",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"modicums",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"squats",
|
|
"syllables",
|
|
"tittles",
|
|
"whits",
|
|
"whoops"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contingencies":{
|
|
"something that might happen":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"agencies trying to provide for every contingency in a national emergency"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"probabilities",
|
|
"accidents",
|
|
"chances",
|
|
"haps",
|
|
"hazards",
|
|
"risks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cases",
|
|
"contingences",
|
|
"contingents",
|
|
"events",
|
|
"eventualities",
|
|
"possibilities"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something upon which the carrying out of an agreement or offer depends":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an offer to buy the house, with the contingency that it pass inspection"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"strings",
|
|
"terms",
|
|
"preconditions",
|
|
"prerequisites",
|
|
"requirements",
|
|
"requisites",
|
|
"limitations",
|
|
"modifications",
|
|
"restrictions",
|
|
"exceptions",
|
|
"exemptions",
|
|
"demands",
|
|
"essentials",
|
|
"musts",
|
|
"necessities",
|
|
"needs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conditions",
|
|
"ifs",
|
|
"provisions",
|
|
"provisos",
|
|
"provisoes",
|
|
"qualifications",
|
|
"reservations",
|
|
"stipulations"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continuance":{
|
|
"the period during which something exists, lasts, or is in progress":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the feud between the two families was bitter and of long continuance"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"spell",
|
|
"stretch",
|
|
"span",
|
|
"tenure",
|
|
"term",
|
|
"hitch",
|
|
"tour",
|
|
"turn",
|
|
"half-life",
|
|
"age",
|
|
"longevity"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"date",
|
|
"duration",
|
|
"life",
|
|
"life span",
|
|
"lifetime",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"standing",
|
|
"time"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"uninterrupted or lasting existence":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cessation",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"discontinuance",
|
|
"discontinuity",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"expiration",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"stoppage",
|
|
"surcease",
|
|
"termination"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the continuance of hunger in the world despite some valiant efforts to solve the problem"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abridgment",
|
|
"abridgement",
|
|
"curtailment",
|
|
"cutback",
|
|
"shortening"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"drawing out",
|
|
"elongation",
|
|
"extension",
|
|
"lengthening",
|
|
"prolongation",
|
|
"prolonging",
|
|
"stretching",
|
|
"enduringness",
|
|
"permanence",
|
|
"survival"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abidance",
|
|
"ceaselessness",
|
|
"continuation",
|
|
"continuity",
|
|
"continuousness",
|
|
"durability",
|
|
"duration",
|
|
"endurance",
|
|
"persistence",
|
|
"subsistence"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"continued":{
|
|
"going on and on without any interruptions":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discontinuous",
|
|
"noncontinuous"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the continued drought is starting to take its toll on the region's farms"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"intermittent",
|
|
"periodic",
|
|
"periodical",
|
|
"recurrent",
|
|
"recurring",
|
|
"alternate",
|
|
"alternating",
|
|
"cyclic",
|
|
"cyclical",
|
|
"rhythmic",
|
|
"rhythmical",
|
|
"seasonal",
|
|
"serial",
|
|
"erratic",
|
|
"fitful",
|
|
"irregular",
|
|
"occasional",
|
|
"spasmodic",
|
|
"sporadic",
|
|
"spotty",
|
|
"unsteady"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"dateless",
|
|
"deathless",
|
|
"endless",
|
|
"eternal",
|
|
"everlasting",
|
|
"immortal",
|
|
"interminable",
|
|
"permanent",
|
|
"undying",
|
|
"unending",
|
|
"changeless",
|
|
"constant",
|
|
"stable",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"unchanging",
|
|
"unvarying",
|
|
"durable",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"lasting",
|
|
"persistent",
|
|
"imperishable",
|
|
"indestructible"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ceaseless",
|
|
"continual",
|
|
"continuing",
|
|
"continuous",
|
|
"incessant",
|
|
"nonstop",
|
|
"perpetual",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"unbroken",
|
|
"unceasing",
|
|
"uninterrupted",
|
|
"unremitting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to begin again or return to after an interruption":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we'll continue this discussion after we've eaten"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"completed",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"consummated",
|
|
"ended",
|
|
"finalized",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"belayed",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"canned",
|
|
"ceased",
|
|
"checked",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"desisted",
|
|
"discontinued",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"knocked off",
|
|
"left off",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"quitted",
|
|
"scuttled",
|
|
"shut off",
|
|
"stayed",
|
|
"stopped",
|
|
"terminated"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"resuscitated",
|
|
"revived",
|
|
"recrudesced"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"picked up",
|
|
"proceeded (with)",
|
|
"renewed",
|
|
"reopened",
|
|
"restarted",
|
|
"resumed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ceased",
|
|
"closed",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"desisted",
|
|
"died",
|
|
"discontinued",
|
|
"ended",
|
|
"expired",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"lapsed",
|
|
"left off",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"quitted",
|
|
"stopped",
|
|
"terminated",
|
|
"wound up",
|
|
"winded up"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the heavy snow continued throughout the night"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"died (down)",
|
|
"ebbed",
|
|
"let up",
|
|
"moderated",
|
|
"subsided",
|
|
"waned"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"lingered",
|
|
"stayed",
|
|
"stuck around",
|
|
"tarried",
|
|
"carried through",
|
|
"prevailed",
|
|
"survived"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abided",
|
|
"abode",
|
|
"bode",
|
|
"bided",
|
|
"endured",
|
|
"held on",
|
|
"held up",
|
|
"kept up",
|
|
"lasted",
|
|
"perdured",
|
|
"persisted",
|
|
"ran on",
|
|
"remained"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"continuousness":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
],
|
|
"uninterrupted or lasting existence":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cessation",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"discontinuance",
|
|
"discontinuity",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"expiration",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"stoppage",
|
|
"surcease",
|
|
"termination"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"although their bickering wasn't particularly vicious, its merciless continuousness was wearying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abridgment",
|
|
"abridgement",
|
|
"curtailment",
|
|
"cutback",
|
|
"shortening"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"drawing out",
|
|
"elongation",
|
|
"extension",
|
|
"lengthening",
|
|
"prolongation",
|
|
"prolonging",
|
|
"stretching",
|
|
"enduringness",
|
|
"permanence",
|
|
"survival"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abidance",
|
|
"ceaselessness",
|
|
"continuance",
|
|
"continuation",
|
|
"continuity",
|
|
"durability",
|
|
"duration",
|
|
"endurance",
|
|
"persistence",
|
|
"subsistence"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"contortion":{
|
|
"the twisting of something out of its natural or normal shape or condition":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the comedian is renowned for his seemingly endless variety of facial contortions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"defacement",
|
|
"deformity",
|
|
"disfigurement",
|
|
"malformation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deformation",
|
|
"distortion",
|
|
"misshaping",
|
|
"screwing",
|
|
"squinching",
|
|
"torturing",
|
|
"warping"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contracted":{
|
|
"as in close , tight":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become affected with (a disease or disorder)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"before vaccines were invented, people lived in fear of contracting polio"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"came back",
|
|
"gained",
|
|
"healed",
|
|
"mended",
|
|
"recouped",
|
|
"recovered",
|
|
"recuperated",
|
|
"snapped back",
|
|
"rallied",
|
|
"rebounded",
|
|
"recovered (from)",
|
|
"shook (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"broke out (with)",
|
|
"died (from)",
|
|
"succumbed (to)",
|
|
"failed",
|
|
"languished",
|
|
"sank",
|
|
"sunk",
|
|
"wasted (away)",
|
|
"weakened",
|
|
"wilted",
|
|
"withered",
|
|
"worsened"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"came down (with)",
|
|
"caught",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"sickened (with)",
|
|
"took",
|
|
"went down (with)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become smaller in size or volume through the drawing together of particles of matter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ballooned",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"snowballed",
|
|
"swelled"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"metal contracts at low temperatures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accumulated",
|
|
"grew",
|
|
"increased",
|
|
"ballooned",
|
|
"inflated",
|
|
"puffed (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"collapsed",
|
|
"deflated",
|
|
"flattened",
|
|
"dried up",
|
|
"shriveled",
|
|
"shrivelled",
|
|
"wilted",
|
|
"withered",
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"dwindled",
|
|
"lessened",
|
|
"receded",
|
|
"retreated",
|
|
"withdrew"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"constricted",
|
|
"shrank",
|
|
"shrunk"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come to an arrangement as to a course of action":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disagreed"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the farmer contracted for delivery of the hay by the first of July"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"differed",
|
|
"dissented",
|
|
"canceled",
|
|
"cancelled",
|
|
"reneged",
|
|
"revoked",
|
|
"argued",
|
|
"contested",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"objected"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"came around",
|
|
"came round",
|
|
"subscribed",
|
|
"underwrote",
|
|
"arranged",
|
|
"settled"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agreed",
|
|
"bargained",
|
|
"covenanted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to reduce in size or volume by or as if by pressing parts or members together":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decompressed",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"opened",
|
|
"outspread",
|
|
"outstretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contract the calf muscles in your legs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilated",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"scattered",
|
|
"distended",
|
|
"inflated",
|
|
"swelled"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"crammed",
|
|
"crowded",
|
|
"jammed",
|
|
"jam-packed",
|
|
"packed",
|
|
"abbreviated",
|
|
"abridged",
|
|
"curtailed",
|
|
"shortened",
|
|
"boiled down",
|
|
"downsized",
|
|
"shrank",
|
|
"shrunk",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"consolidated",
|
|
"simplified",
|
|
"streamlined",
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"lessened"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capsuled",
|
|
"capsulized",
|
|
"collapsed",
|
|
"compacted",
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"constricted",
|
|
"constringed",
|
|
"narrowed (down)",
|
|
"squeezed",
|
|
"telescoped"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contradict":{
|
|
"to declare not to be true":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledge",
|
|
"admit",
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"avow",
|
|
"concede",
|
|
"confirm",
|
|
"own"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his account contradicted the story that they had gotten earlier"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"adopt",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"espouse",
|
|
"affirm",
|
|
"announce",
|
|
"assert",
|
|
"aver",
|
|
"claim",
|
|
"declare",
|
|
"maintain",
|
|
"profess",
|
|
"submit",
|
|
"authenticate",
|
|
"corroborate",
|
|
"substantiate",
|
|
"validate",
|
|
"verify"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"traverse",
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"confute",
|
|
"disprove",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"disagree (with)",
|
|
"dispute"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deny",
|
|
"disaffirm",
|
|
"disallow",
|
|
"disavow",
|
|
"disclaim",
|
|
"disconfirm",
|
|
"disown",
|
|
"gainsay",
|
|
"negate",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"refute",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"repudiate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make an assertion that is contrary to one made by (another)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"agree (with)",
|
|
"concur (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"no matter what I say, you always have to contradict me"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confirm",
|
|
"corroborate",
|
|
"substantiate",
|
|
"verify",
|
|
"attest",
|
|
"authenticate",
|
|
"avouch",
|
|
"certify",
|
|
"testify (to)",
|
|
"vouch (for)",
|
|
"witness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"question",
|
|
"confute",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"refute",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"resist"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disagree (with)",
|
|
"gainsay"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contradictable":{
|
|
"as in refutable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contradicted":{
|
|
"to declare not to be true":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledged",
|
|
"admitted",
|
|
"allowed",
|
|
"avowed",
|
|
"conceded",
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"owned"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his account contradicted the story that they had gotten earlier"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"adopted",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"espoused",
|
|
"affirmed",
|
|
"announced",
|
|
"asserted",
|
|
"averred",
|
|
"claimed",
|
|
"declared",
|
|
"maintained",
|
|
"professed",
|
|
"submitted",
|
|
"authenticated",
|
|
"corroborated",
|
|
"substantiated",
|
|
"validated",
|
|
"verified"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"traversed",
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"confuted",
|
|
"disproved",
|
|
"rebutted",
|
|
"disagreed (with)",
|
|
"disputed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"denied",
|
|
"disaffirmed",
|
|
"disallowed",
|
|
"disavowed",
|
|
"disclaimed",
|
|
"disconfirmed",
|
|
"disowned",
|
|
"gainsaid",
|
|
"negated",
|
|
"negatived",
|
|
"refuted",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"repudiated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make an assertion that is contrary to one made by (another)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"agreed (with)",
|
|
"concurred (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"no matter what I say, you always have to contradict me"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"corroborated",
|
|
"substantiated",
|
|
"verified",
|
|
"attested",
|
|
"authenticated",
|
|
"avouched",
|
|
"certified",
|
|
"testified (to)",
|
|
"vouched (for)",
|
|
"witnessed"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"contested",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"questioned",
|
|
"confuted",
|
|
"rebutted",
|
|
"refuted",
|
|
"crossed",
|
|
"fought",
|
|
"opposed",
|
|
"resisted"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disagreed (with)",
|
|
"gainsaid"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contradistinguish":{
|
|
"as in know , understand":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrariwise":{
|
|
"just the opposite being true":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the rock singer is hardly a carouser; contrariwise , he totally abstains from alcohol"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"even",
|
|
"indeed",
|
|
"nay",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"truly",
|
|
"verily",
|
|
"yea"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"again",
|
|
"contrarily",
|
|
"conversely"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrast":{
|
|
"the quality or state of being different":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"alikeness",
|
|
"analogousness",
|
|
"analogy",
|
|
"community",
|
|
"likeness",
|
|
"resemblance",
|
|
"sameness",
|
|
"similarity"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the contrast between the two approaches to the problem of overeating could not be greater"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"identicalness",
|
|
"identity",
|
|
"accordance",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"conformity",
|
|
"congruity",
|
|
"correspondence",
|
|
"parallelism",
|
|
"similitude",
|
|
"equality",
|
|
"equivalence",
|
|
"equivalency",
|
|
"homogeneity",
|
|
"homogeneousness",
|
|
"uniformity"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"deviance",
|
|
"divergence",
|
|
"differentiability",
|
|
"discriminability",
|
|
"distinguishability",
|
|
"change",
|
|
"modification",
|
|
"variation",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"discordance",
|
|
"dissension",
|
|
"dissention",
|
|
"dissent",
|
|
"dissidence",
|
|
"disunity",
|
|
"friction",
|
|
"strife",
|
|
"variability",
|
|
"variance",
|
|
"anomalousness",
|
|
"dichotomy",
|
|
"incompatibility",
|
|
"incongruence",
|
|
"incongruity",
|
|
"incongruousness",
|
|
"nonconformity",
|
|
"disproportion",
|
|
"imbalance",
|
|
"inequality",
|
|
"nonequivalence"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"difference",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"discrepancy",
|
|
"disparateness",
|
|
"disparity",
|
|
"dissimilarity",
|
|
"dissimilitude",
|
|
"distance",
|
|
"distinction",
|
|
"distinctiveness",
|
|
"distinctness",
|
|
"diverseness",
|
|
"diversity",
|
|
"otherness",
|
|
"unlikeness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be unlike; to not be the same":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"compare",
|
|
"match"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her depressed mood today contrasts sharply with her good spirits yesterday"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"agree",
|
|
"conform",
|
|
"correspond"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"deviate",
|
|
"diverge",
|
|
"divide",
|
|
"fluctuate",
|
|
"separate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"differ",
|
|
"vary"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrasting":{
|
|
"as in different , contrasted":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be unlike; to not be the same":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"comparing",
|
|
"matching"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her depressed mood today contrasts sharply with her good spirits yesterday"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"according",
|
|
"agreeing",
|
|
"conforming",
|
|
"corresponding"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"deviating",
|
|
"diverging",
|
|
"dividing",
|
|
"fluctuating",
|
|
"separating"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"differing",
|
|
"varying"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrasts":{
|
|
"to be unlike; to not be the same":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"compares",
|
|
"matches"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her depressed mood today contrasts sharply with her good spirits yesterday"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"agrees",
|
|
"conforms",
|
|
"corresponds"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"deviates",
|
|
"diverges",
|
|
"divides",
|
|
"fluctuates",
|
|
"separates"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"differs",
|
|
"varies"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contravene":{
|
|
"to fail to keep":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"comply (with)",
|
|
"conform (to)",
|
|
"follow",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"obey",
|
|
"observe"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the unauthorized reproduction of the image contravenes copyright laws"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defer (to)",
|
|
"serve",
|
|
"submit (to)",
|
|
"surrender (to)",
|
|
"yield (to)",
|
|
"attend",
|
|
"hear",
|
|
"heed",
|
|
"listen (to)",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"notice",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"watch"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"disobey",
|
|
"rebel",
|
|
"blow off",
|
|
"brush (off)",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"flout",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"overpass",
|
|
"pass over",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"tune out",
|
|
"wink (at)",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"pooh-pooh",
|
|
"pooh",
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
"shrug off",
|
|
"defy",
|
|
"resist",
|
|
"withstand"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breach",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"fracture",
|
|
"infringe (on or upon)",
|
|
"offend",
|
|
"traduce",
|
|
"transgress",
|
|
"violate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contretemps":{
|
|
"an often noisy or angry expression of differing opinions":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there was a bit of a contretemps over the seating arrangements for the upcoming wedding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"clash",
|
|
"run-in",
|
|
"skirmish",
|
|
"tangle",
|
|
"tussle",
|
|
"logomachy",
|
|
"feud",
|
|
"vendetta",
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"contention",
|
|
"dissension",
|
|
"dissention",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"difference",
|
|
"disputation",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"objection",
|
|
"protest",
|
|
"protestation",
|
|
"affray",
|
|
"fisticuffs",
|
|
"fracas",
|
|
"fray",
|
|
"free-for-all",
|
|
"melee",
|
|
"m\u00eal\u00e9e",
|
|
"catfight"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"altercation",
|
|
"argle-bargle",
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"argy-bargy",
|
|
"battle royal",
|
|
"bicker",
|
|
"brawl",
|
|
"controversy",
|
|
"cross fire",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"donnybrook",
|
|
"falling-out",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"hassle",
|
|
"imbroglio",
|
|
"kickup",
|
|
"misunderstanding",
|
|
"quarrel",
|
|
"rhubarb",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"set-to",
|
|
"spat",
|
|
"squabble",
|
|
"tiff",
|
|
"wrangle"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contribute":{
|
|
"to make a donation as part of a group effort":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"would you like to contribute to the Thanksgiving fund for needy families?"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bestow",
|
|
"donate",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"award",
|
|
"confer",
|
|
"dole (out)",
|
|
"endow",
|
|
"afford",
|
|
"furnish",
|
|
"provide"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chip in",
|
|
"kick in",
|
|
"pitch in"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make a present of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contributes money to a variety of worthy causes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"retain",
|
|
"withhold",
|
|
"preserve",
|
|
"save",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"lend",
|
|
"loan",
|
|
"sell"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"chip in",
|
|
"kick in",
|
|
"pitch in",
|
|
"throw in",
|
|
"award",
|
|
"confer",
|
|
"endow",
|
|
"endue",
|
|
"indue",
|
|
"render",
|
|
"afford",
|
|
"comp",
|
|
"furnish",
|
|
"provide",
|
|
"lavish",
|
|
"regale",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"assist",
|
|
"benefit",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"administer",
|
|
"dish out",
|
|
"dispense",
|
|
"dole out",
|
|
"hand out",
|
|
"impart",
|
|
"issue",
|
|
"mete (out)",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"fork (over, out, or up)",
|
|
"offer",
|
|
"pay",
|
|
"proffer",
|
|
"pungle (up)",
|
|
"put up",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"sacrifice"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bestow",
|
|
"donate",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"give away",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"volunteer"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contributing":{
|
|
"to make a donation as part of a group effort":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"would you like to contribute to the Thanksgiving fund for needy families?"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bestowing",
|
|
"donating",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"presenting",
|
|
"awarding",
|
|
"conferring",
|
|
"doling (out)",
|
|
"endowing",
|
|
"affording",
|
|
"furnishing",
|
|
"providing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chipping in",
|
|
"kicking in",
|
|
"pitching in"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make a present of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contributes money to a variety of worthy causes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"pocketing",
|
|
"retaining",
|
|
"withholding",
|
|
"preserving",
|
|
"saving",
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"lending",
|
|
"loaning",
|
|
"selling"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"chipping in",
|
|
"kicking in",
|
|
"pitching in",
|
|
"throwing in",
|
|
"awarding",
|
|
"conferring",
|
|
"endowing",
|
|
"enduing",
|
|
"induing",
|
|
"rendering",
|
|
"affording",
|
|
"comping",
|
|
"furnishing",
|
|
"providing",
|
|
"lavishing",
|
|
"regaling",
|
|
"aiding",
|
|
"assisting",
|
|
"benefiting",
|
|
"benefitting",
|
|
"helping",
|
|
"administering",
|
|
"dishing out",
|
|
"dispensing",
|
|
"doling out",
|
|
"handing out",
|
|
"imparting",
|
|
"issuing",
|
|
"meting (out)",
|
|
"extending",
|
|
"forking (over, out, or up)",
|
|
"offering",
|
|
"paying",
|
|
"proffering",
|
|
"pungling (up)",
|
|
"putting up",
|
|
"tendering",
|
|
"sacrificing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bestowing",
|
|
"donating",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"giving away",
|
|
"presenting",
|
|
"volunteering"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contrition":{
|
|
"a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"impenitence",
|
|
"remorselessness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were moved to forgive by his tearful expressions of contrition"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"compunction",
|
|
"misgiving",
|
|
"prick",
|
|
"qualm",
|
|
"scruple",
|
|
"blame",
|
|
"culpability",
|
|
"fault",
|
|
"liability",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"responsibility",
|
|
"chagrin",
|
|
"embarrassment",
|
|
"anguish",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"grief",
|
|
"ruth",
|
|
"sadness",
|
|
"sorrow",
|
|
"bloodguilt",
|
|
"bloodguiltiness",
|
|
"apology",
|
|
"excuses",
|
|
"hand-wringing",
|
|
"mea culpa"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contriteness",
|
|
"guilt",
|
|
"penitence",
|
|
"regret",
|
|
"remorse",
|
|
"remorsefulness",
|
|
"repentance",
|
|
"rue",
|
|
"self-reproach",
|
|
"shame"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contritions":{
|
|
"a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"impenitence",
|
|
"remorselessness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we were moved to forgive by his tearful expressions of contrition"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"compunction",
|
|
"misgiving",
|
|
"prick",
|
|
"qualm",
|
|
"scruple",
|
|
"blame",
|
|
"culpability",
|
|
"fault",
|
|
"liability",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"responsibility",
|
|
"chagrin",
|
|
"embarrassment",
|
|
"anguish",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"grief",
|
|
"ruth",
|
|
"sadness",
|
|
"sorrow",
|
|
"bloodguilt",
|
|
"bloodguiltiness",
|
|
"apology",
|
|
"excuses",
|
|
"hand-wringing",
|
|
"mea culpa"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contriteness",
|
|
"guilt",
|
|
"penitence",
|
|
"regret",
|
|
"remorse",
|
|
"remorsefulness",
|
|
"repentance",
|
|
"rue",
|
|
"self-reproach",
|
|
"shame"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contriving":{
|
|
"to create or think of by clever use of the imagination":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contrived abstract metal sculptures using old household utensils"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cloning",
|
|
"copycatting",
|
|
"copying",
|
|
"duplicating",
|
|
"imitating",
|
|
"mimicking",
|
|
"reduplicating",
|
|
"replicating",
|
|
"reproducing"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"coining",
|
|
"designing",
|
|
"hatching",
|
|
"producing",
|
|
"daydreaming",
|
|
"dreaming",
|
|
"fantasizing",
|
|
"conceiving",
|
|
"envisaging",
|
|
"envisioning",
|
|
"imagining",
|
|
"picturing",
|
|
"visioning",
|
|
"visualizing",
|
|
"ad-libbing",
|
|
"extemporizing",
|
|
"improvising"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concocting",
|
|
"constructing",
|
|
"cooking (up)",
|
|
"devising",
|
|
"drumming up",
|
|
"excogitating",
|
|
"fabricating",
|
|
"inventing",
|
|
"making up",
|
|
"manufacturing",
|
|
"thinking (up)",
|
|
"trumping up",
|
|
"vamping (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the mischievous boys were always contriving and trying to pull the prank that would be the talk of the school"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"counterplotting",
|
|
"brewing",
|
|
"concocting",
|
|
"cooking (up)",
|
|
"devising",
|
|
"hatching",
|
|
"engineering",
|
|
"jockeying",
|
|
"maneuvering",
|
|
"manipulating",
|
|
"designing",
|
|
"framing",
|
|
"laying out",
|
|
"mapping",
|
|
"planning",
|
|
"shaping"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"colluding",
|
|
"compassing",
|
|
"conniving",
|
|
"conspiring",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"machinating",
|
|
"plotting",
|
|
"putting up",
|
|
"scheming"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to plan out usually with subtle skill or care":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"contrived a way of planning the surprise party without their catching on to it"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blowing",
|
|
"bobbling",
|
|
"botching",
|
|
"bungling",
|
|
"butchering",
|
|
"flubbing",
|
|
"fumbling",
|
|
"gumming (up)",
|
|
"lousing up",
|
|
"mangling",
|
|
"messing (up)",
|
|
"mishandling",
|
|
"muffing"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"arranging",
|
|
"concerting",
|
|
"concluding",
|
|
"hammering out",
|
|
"working out",
|
|
"angling (for)",
|
|
"compassing",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"plotting",
|
|
"scheming",
|
|
"conniving",
|
|
"brewing",
|
|
"concocting",
|
|
"cooking (up)",
|
|
"hatching",
|
|
"captaining",
|
|
"commanding",
|
|
"conducting",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"handling",
|
|
"managing",
|
|
"quarterbacking",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"gerrymandering"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"engineering",
|
|
"finagling",
|
|
"finessing",
|
|
"framing",
|
|
"machinating",
|
|
"maneuvering",
|
|
"manipulating",
|
|
"masterminding",
|
|
"negotiating",
|
|
"wangling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contusing":{
|
|
"as in cutting , blowing out":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contusion":{
|
|
"a bodily injury in which small blood vessels are broken but the overlying skin is not":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"suffered multiple contusions as a result of a car accident"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"abrasion",
|
|
"boo-boo",
|
|
"bump",
|
|
"lump",
|
|
"scrape",
|
|
"scratch",
|
|
"black eye",
|
|
"hickey",
|
|
"discoloration"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bruise"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convalesce":{
|
|
"to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the long months that the soldier spent in the hospital slowly convalescing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ail",
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"come down",
|
|
"sicken",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"degenerate",
|
|
"deteriorate",
|
|
"fade",
|
|
"fail",
|
|
"languish",
|
|
"sink",
|
|
"waste (away)",
|
|
"weaken",
|
|
"wilt",
|
|
"wither",
|
|
"worsen",
|
|
"regress",
|
|
"relapse"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"come around",
|
|
"come round",
|
|
"come to",
|
|
"improve",
|
|
"pick up",
|
|
"revive",
|
|
"cheer (up)",
|
|
"perk (up)",
|
|
"pull through",
|
|
"survive",
|
|
"recruit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"come back",
|
|
"gain",
|
|
"heal",
|
|
"mend",
|
|
"pull round",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"recoup",
|
|
"recover",
|
|
"recuperate",
|
|
"snap back"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convalesces":{
|
|
"to become healthy and strong again after illness or weakness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the long months that the soldier spent in the hospital slowly convalescing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ails",
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"comes down",
|
|
"sickens",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"degenerates",
|
|
"deteriorates",
|
|
"fades",
|
|
"fails",
|
|
"languishes",
|
|
"sinks",
|
|
"wastes (away)",
|
|
"weakens",
|
|
"wilts",
|
|
"withers",
|
|
"worsens",
|
|
"regresses",
|
|
"relapses"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"comes around",
|
|
"comes round",
|
|
"comes to",
|
|
"improves",
|
|
"picks up",
|
|
"revives",
|
|
"cheers (up)",
|
|
"perks (up)",
|
|
"pulls through",
|
|
"survives",
|
|
"recruits"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"comes back",
|
|
"gains",
|
|
"heals",
|
|
"mends",
|
|
"pulls round",
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"recoups",
|
|
"recovers",
|
|
"recuperates",
|
|
"snaps back"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convened":{
|
|
"to bring together in assembly by or as if by command":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"convened the members of the council for an emergency session"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"dissolved"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"rallied",
|
|
"called in",
|
|
"called out",
|
|
"called up",
|
|
"knelled",
|
|
"amassed",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"grouped",
|
|
"rounded up",
|
|
"reassembled",
|
|
"reconvened"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembled",
|
|
"called",
|
|
"convoked",
|
|
"mustered",
|
|
"summoned"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"disbanded",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"split (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the conventioneers convened in the auditorium to hear the guest speaker"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"departed",
|
|
"left",
|
|
"took off",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"dissociated",
|
|
"disunited"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"banded (together)",
|
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"caucused",
|
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"clubbed",
|
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"collaborated",
|
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"confederated",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"consolidated",
|
|
"consorted",
|
|
"cooperated",
|
|
"coupled",
|
|
"federated",
|
|
"ganged up",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"reassembled",
|
|
"reconvened",
|
|
"regathered",
|
|
"remet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembled",
|
|
"clustered",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"concentered",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"conglomerated",
|
|
"congregated",
|
|
"converged",
|
|
"forgathered",
|
|
"foregathered",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"met",
|
|
"rendezvoused"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conventicles":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convention":{
|
|
"a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"attended a convention of mathematicians in California"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"clinic",
|
|
"workshop",
|
|
"cabinet",
|
|
"caucus",
|
|
"conclave",
|
|
"synod",
|
|
"demonstration",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"confab",
|
|
"conversation",
|
|
"dialogue",
|
|
"dialog",
|
|
"discourse",
|
|
"discussion",
|
|
"palaver",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"negotiation",
|
|
"parley",
|
|
"summit",
|
|
"conference",
|
|
"forum",
|
|
"round-robin",
|
|
"roundtable",
|
|
"seminar",
|
|
"symposium",
|
|
"audience",
|
|
"interview",
|
|
"session"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembly",
|
|
"congress",
|
|
"convocation",
|
|
"council",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"get-together",
|
|
"huddle",
|
|
"meeting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a formal agreement between two or more nations or peoples":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an international convention banning the spread of nuclear weapons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"entente",
|
|
"entente cordiale",
|
|
"bargain",
|
|
"bond",
|
|
"charter",
|
|
"concord",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"deal",
|
|
"settlement",
|
|
"understanding",
|
|
"projet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"alliance",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"covenant",
|
|
"pact",
|
|
"treaty"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an arrangement about action to be taken":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the Geneva Convention details proper treatment of prisoners of war"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"charter",
|
|
"treaty",
|
|
"binder",
|
|
"pledge",
|
|
"promise",
|
|
"alliance",
|
|
"association",
|
|
"entente",
|
|
"entente cordiale",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"partnership",
|
|
"acceptance",
|
|
"approval",
|
|
"assent",
|
|
"concurrence",
|
|
"consent",
|
|
"OK",
|
|
"okay"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"bargain",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"covenant",
|
|
"deal",
|
|
"disposition",
|
|
"pact",
|
|
"settlement",
|
|
"understanding"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the bride decided to follow convention and to have her father give her away"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"ethic",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"mode",
|
|
"mores",
|
|
"norm",
|
|
"principles",
|
|
"standards",
|
|
"values",
|
|
"birthright",
|
|
"inheritance",
|
|
"legacy",
|
|
"folklore",
|
|
"lore",
|
|
"superstition",
|
|
"culture",
|
|
"lifestyle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"custom",
|
|
"heritage",
|
|
"prescription",
|
|
"rubric",
|
|
"rule",
|
|
"tradition"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"converges":{
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"disbands",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"splits (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hungry students converged on the cafeteria almost as soon as the class bell rang"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"departs",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"takes off",
|
|
"disjoins",
|
|
"dissociates",
|
|
"disunites"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"affiliates",
|
|
"allies",
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"bands (together)",
|
|
"caucuses",
|
|
"clubs",
|
|
"collaborates",
|
|
"confederates",
|
|
"conjoins",
|
|
"consolidates",
|
|
"consorts",
|
|
"cooperates",
|
|
"couples",
|
|
"federates",
|
|
"gangs up",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"unites",
|
|
"reassembles",
|
|
"reconvenes",
|
|
"regathers",
|
|
"remeets"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembles",
|
|
"clusters",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"concenters",
|
|
"concentrates",
|
|
"conglomerates",
|
|
"congregates",
|
|
"convenes",
|
|
"forgathers",
|
|
"foregathers",
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"rendezvouses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conversations":{
|
|
"talking or a talk between two or more people":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Thomas Jefferson was celebrated for his brilliant, wide-ranging conversations with a host of friends and acquaintances"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"banters",
|
|
"chaff",
|
|
"cross fires",
|
|
"give-and-takes",
|
|
"persiflages",
|
|
"railleries",
|
|
"repartees",
|
|
"conferences",
|
|
"parleys",
|
|
"babbles",
|
|
"chatter",
|
|
"chin-wag",
|
|
"chitchats",
|
|
"confabulations",
|
|
"gabfests",
|
|
"gossip",
|
|
"natters",
|
|
"palavers",
|
|
"prates",
|
|
"prattles",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"small talk",
|
|
"table talk",
|
|
"round-robins",
|
|
"roundtables",
|
|
"round tables",
|
|
"symposia",
|
|
"symposiums",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"deliberations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chats",
|
|
"colloquies",
|
|
"converses",
|
|
"dialogues",
|
|
"dialogs",
|
|
"discourses",
|
|
"discussions",
|
|
"exchanges"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conversed":{
|
|
"to engage in casual or rambling conversation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"jurors are not allowed to converse while the attorneys go off to one side to confer with the judge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"gossiped",
|
|
"tattled",
|
|
"descanted",
|
|
"discussed",
|
|
"expatiated",
|
|
"yakked",
|
|
"yacked",
|
|
"yammered",
|
|
"yapped"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babbled",
|
|
"blabbed",
|
|
"cackled",
|
|
"chaffered",
|
|
"chatted",
|
|
"chattered",
|
|
"chinned",
|
|
"gabbed",
|
|
"gabbled",
|
|
"gassed",
|
|
"jabbered",
|
|
"jawed",
|
|
"kibitzed",
|
|
"kibbitzed",
|
|
"nattered",
|
|
"palavered",
|
|
"pattered",
|
|
"prated",
|
|
"prattled",
|
|
"ran on",
|
|
"rapped",
|
|
"rattled",
|
|
"schmoozed",
|
|
"shmoozed",
|
|
"talked",
|
|
"twittered",
|
|
"visited"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conversed (with)":{
|
|
"to communicate with by means of spoken words":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in a press conference, the president is not just addressing reporters\u2014he's conversing with the public"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"accosted",
|
|
"addressed",
|
|
"boarded",
|
|
"collared",
|
|
"greeted",
|
|
"hailed",
|
|
"heralded",
|
|
"informed",
|
|
"notified",
|
|
"told"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chatted (with)",
|
|
"spoke (to or with)",
|
|
"talked (to)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conversely":{
|
|
"just the opposite being true":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she cannot stand sugary food; conversely , her husband is fond of sweets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"even",
|
|
"indeed",
|
|
"nay",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"truly",
|
|
"verily",
|
|
"yea"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"again",
|
|
"contrarily",
|
|
"contrariwise"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convertaplanes":{
|
|
"as in tilt-rotors , gyroplanes":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convertible":{
|
|
"as in wagon , SUV":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convertibles":{
|
|
"as in wagons , SUVs":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conveyance":{
|
|
"something used to carry goods or passengers":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the covered wagon was the major conveyance that transported settlers and their belongings across the frontier"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"carrier",
|
|
"hauler",
|
|
"mover",
|
|
"transit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"transport",
|
|
"transportation",
|
|
"vehicle"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conveying":{
|
|
"to cause (something) to pass from one to another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"intends to personally convey the message to the governor"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"catching",
|
|
"coming down (with)",
|
|
"contracting"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"handing over",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"turning over",
|
|
"broadcasting",
|
|
"diffusing",
|
|
"disseminating",
|
|
"propagating",
|
|
"handing down",
|
|
"handing on",
|
|
"contaminating",
|
|
"infecting",
|
|
"poisoning"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"communicating",
|
|
"conducting",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"imparting",
|
|
"spreading",
|
|
"transferring",
|
|
"transfusing",
|
|
"transmitting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give over the legal possession or ownership of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"upon her death, the house will be conveyed to a predesignated charity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"expropriating"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bequeathing",
|
|
"handing down",
|
|
"leaving",
|
|
"passing (down)",
|
|
"willing",
|
|
"bestowing",
|
|
"commending",
|
|
"committing",
|
|
"conferring",
|
|
"contributing",
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"donating",
|
|
"granting",
|
|
"handing over",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"presenting",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"relinquishing",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"transmitting",
|
|
"turning in",
|
|
"turning over",
|
|
"vesting",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"consigning",
|
|
"entrusting",
|
|
"intrusting",
|
|
"trusting",
|
|
"leasing",
|
|
"lending",
|
|
"letting",
|
|
"loaning",
|
|
"renting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alienating",
|
|
"aliening",
|
|
"assigning",
|
|
"ceding",
|
|
"deeding",
|
|
"making over",
|
|
"transferring"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to support and take from one place to another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conveying a package to his grandmother for his parents"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"handing over",
|
|
"transferring",
|
|
"forwarding",
|
|
"sending",
|
|
"shipping",
|
|
"transmitting",
|
|
"bringing",
|
|
"fetching",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"removing",
|
|
"shifting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"carrying",
|
|
"carting",
|
|
"ferrying",
|
|
"hauling",
|
|
"lugging",
|
|
"packing",
|
|
"toting",
|
|
"transporting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convinced":{
|
|
"as in influenced , persuaded":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in sure , believing":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we convinced him to keep silent about our activities until we could spring the surprise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deterred",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"dissuaded",
|
|
"unsold"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"blandished",
|
|
"blarneyed",
|
|
"cajoled",
|
|
"coaxed",
|
|
"entreated",
|
|
"exhorted",
|
|
"fast-talked",
|
|
"urged",
|
|
"wheedled",
|
|
"allured",
|
|
"beguiled",
|
|
"led on",
|
|
"lured",
|
|
"seduced",
|
|
"snowed",
|
|
"tempted",
|
|
"brainwashed",
|
|
"overpersuaded",
|
|
"inclined",
|
|
"influenced",
|
|
"prompted",
|
|
"sold",
|
|
"swayed",
|
|
"attracted",
|
|
"drew",
|
|
"enticed",
|
|
"interested",
|
|
"chewed over",
|
|
"conversed",
|
|
"debated",
|
|
"discussed",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"hashed (over)",
|
|
"mooted",
|
|
"reasoned (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argued",
|
|
"brought",
|
|
"brought around",
|
|
"converted",
|
|
"gained",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"induced",
|
|
"moved",
|
|
"persuaded",
|
|
"prevailed (on or upon)",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"talked (into)",
|
|
"won (over)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convinces":{
|
|
"to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we convinced him to keep silent about our activities until we could spring the surprise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deters",
|
|
"discourages",
|
|
"dissuades",
|
|
"unsells"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"blandishes",
|
|
"blarneys",
|
|
"cajoles",
|
|
"coaxes",
|
|
"entreats",
|
|
"exhorts",
|
|
"fast-talks",
|
|
"urges",
|
|
"wheedles",
|
|
"allures",
|
|
"beguiles",
|
|
"leads on",
|
|
"lures",
|
|
"seduces",
|
|
"snows",
|
|
"tempts",
|
|
"brainwashes",
|
|
"overpersuades",
|
|
"inclines",
|
|
"influences",
|
|
"prompts",
|
|
"sells",
|
|
"sways",
|
|
"attracts",
|
|
"draws",
|
|
"entices",
|
|
"interests",
|
|
"chews over",
|
|
"converses",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"discusses",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"hashes (over)",
|
|
"moots",
|
|
"reasons (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argues",
|
|
"brings",
|
|
"brings around",
|
|
"converts",
|
|
"gains",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"induces",
|
|
"moves",
|
|
"persuades",
|
|
"prevails (on or upon)",
|
|
"satisfies",
|
|
"talks (into)",
|
|
"wins (over)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conviviality":{
|
|
"joyful or festive activity":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"fondly remembers the many evenings spent in conviviality with her basketball teammates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blackness",
|
|
"darkness",
|
|
"dolefulness",
|
|
"dolor",
|
|
"gloom",
|
|
"gloominess",
|
|
"glumness",
|
|
"grief",
|
|
"heartache",
|
|
"heartbreak",
|
|
"heartsickness",
|
|
"miserableness",
|
|
"misery",
|
|
"mournfulness",
|
|
"mourning",
|
|
"woe",
|
|
"wretchedness",
|
|
"dejection",
|
|
"depression",
|
|
"despondence",
|
|
"despondency",
|
|
"disconsolateness",
|
|
"dispiritedness",
|
|
"doldrums",
|
|
"downheartedness",
|
|
"dumps",
|
|
"forlornness",
|
|
"joylessness",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"sorrow",
|
|
"unhappiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"carousal",
|
|
"carouse",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"diversion",
|
|
"entertainment",
|
|
"fun",
|
|
"mischief",
|
|
"pleasure",
|
|
"recreation",
|
|
"riot",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"cheerfulness",
|
|
"cheeriness",
|
|
"glee",
|
|
"gleefulness",
|
|
"hilarity",
|
|
"joviality",
|
|
"merriness",
|
|
"mirth",
|
|
"mirthfulness",
|
|
"carnival",
|
|
"celebration",
|
|
"festival",
|
|
"party",
|
|
"revel",
|
|
"frolicking",
|
|
"gamboling",
|
|
"gambolling",
|
|
"rollicking",
|
|
"romping",
|
|
"enjoyment",
|
|
"happiness",
|
|
"joy",
|
|
"binge",
|
|
"fling",
|
|
"frolic",
|
|
"gambol",
|
|
"lark",
|
|
"rollick",
|
|
"romp",
|
|
"spree",
|
|
"buffoonery",
|
|
"clownery",
|
|
"clownishness",
|
|
"flippancy",
|
|
"frivolity",
|
|
"funning",
|
|
"jesting",
|
|
"jocularity",
|
|
"joking",
|
|
"joshing",
|
|
"levity",
|
|
"lightheartedness",
|
|
"playfulness",
|
|
"zaniness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"festivity",
|
|
"gaiety",
|
|
"gayety",
|
|
"jollification",
|
|
"jollity",
|
|
"merriment",
|
|
"merrymaking",
|
|
"rejoicing",
|
|
"reveling",
|
|
"revelling",
|
|
"revelry",
|
|
"whoopee"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the quality or state of being social":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unsociability",
|
|
"unsociableness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his conviviality , warmth, and good nature are irresistible"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bashfulness",
|
|
"coyness",
|
|
"diffidence",
|
|
"shyness",
|
|
"timidity",
|
|
"timidness",
|
|
"introversion",
|
|
"reclusion",
|
|
"modesty",
|
|
"retiringness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"amiability",
|
|
"cordiality",
|
|
"folksiness",
|
|
"friendliness",
|
|
"neighborliness",
|
|
"camaraderie",
|
|
"companionship",
|
|
"fellowship",
|
|
"boldness",
|
|
"brashness",
|
|
"extroversion",
|
|
"extraversion",
|
|
"forwardness",
|
|
"immodesty"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gregariousness",
|
|
"sociability"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cook (up)":{
|
|
"to create or think of by clever use of the imagination":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"cooked up a scheme to get out of doing the dishes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clone",
|
|
"copy",
|
|
"copycat",
|
|
"duplicate",
|
|
"imitate",
|
|
"mimic",
|
|
"reduplicate",
|
|
"replicate",
|
|
"reproduce"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"coin",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"hatch",
|
|
"produce",
|
|
"daydream",
|
|
"dream",
|
|
"fantasize",
|
|
"conceive",
|
|
"envisage",
|
|
"envision",
|
|
"imagine",
|
|
"picture",
|
|
"vision",
|
|
"visualize",
|
|
"ad-lib",
|
|
"extemporize",
|
|
"improvise"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concoct",
|
|
"construct",
|
|
"contrive",
|
|
"devise",
|
|
"drum up",
|
|
"excogitate",
|
|
"fabricate",
|
|
"invent",
|
|
"make up",
|
|
"manufacture",
|
|
"think (up)",
|
|
"trump up",
|
|
"vamp (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cooked (up)":{
|
|
"to create or think of by clever use of the imagination":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"cooked up a scheme to get out of doing the dishes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cloned",
|
|
"copied",
|
|
"copycatted",
|
|
"duplicated",
|
|
"imitated",
|
|
"mimicked",
|
|
"reduplicated",
|
|
"replicated",
|
|
"reproduced"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"coined",
|
|
"designed",
|
|
"hatched",
|
|
"produced",
|
|
"daydreamed",
|
|
"dreamed",
|
|
"dreamt",
|
|
"fantasized",
|
|
"conceived",
|
|
"envisaged",
|
|
"envisioned",
|
|
"imagined",
|
|
"pictured",
|
|
"visioned",
|
|
"visualized",
|
|
"ad-libbed",
|
|
"extemporized",
|
|
"improvised"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concocted",
|
|
"constructed",
|
|
"contrived",
|
|
"devised",
|
|
"drummed up",
|
|
"excogitated",
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"invented",
|
|
"made up",
|
|
"manufactured",
|
|
"thought (up)",
|
|
"trumped up",
|
|
"vamped (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cookie":{
|
|
"a lovely woman":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"every time I see him, he's got some new cookie on his arm"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bag",
|
|
"frump",
|
|
"crone",
|
|
"hag",
|
|
"witch"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"belle",
|
|
"charmer",
|
|
"peach",
|
|
"bathing beauty",
|
|
"cover girl",
|
|
"pinup girl",
|
|
"houri",
|
|
"cutie-pie",
|
|
"dish",
|
|
"doll",
|
|
"dreamboat",
|
|
"hottie",
|
|
"looker",
|
|
"pretty",
|
|
"coquette",
|
|
"femme fatale",
|
|
"siren",
|
|
"temptress",
|
|
"vamp"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babe",
|
|
"beauty",
|
|
"beauty queen",
|
|
"cutie",
|
|
"cutey",
|
|
"dolly bird",
|
|
"enchantress",
|
|
"eyeful",
|
|
"fox",
|
|
"goddess",
|
|
"honey",
|
|
"knockout",
|
|
"queen",
|
|
"stunner"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a member of the human race":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the new CEO is said to be one sharp cookie"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"animal",
|
|
"beast",
|
|
"beastie",
|
|
"brute",
|
|
"critter"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"hominid",
|
|
"homo",
|
|
"humanoid",
|
|
"brother",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"fellowman",
|
|
"neighbor",
|
|
"celebrity",
|
|
"personality",
|
|
"self",
|
|
"somebody"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baby",
|
|
"being",
|
|
"bird",
|
|
"bod",
|
|
"body",
|
|
"character",
|
|
"creature",
|
|
"customer",
|
|
"devil",
|
|
"duck",
|
|
"egg",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"fish",
|
|
"guy",
|
|
"head",
|
|
"human",
|
|
"human being",
|
|
"individual",
|
|
"life",
|
|
"man",
|
|
"mortal",
|
|
"party",
|
|
"person",
|
|
"personage",
|
|
"scout",
|
|
"slob",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"soul",
|
|
"specimen",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"thing",
|
|
"wight"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cooks":{
|
|
"a person who prepares food by some manner of heating":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the hearty meals prepared by the cook at summer camp"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bakers",
|
|
"p\u00e2tissiers",
|
|
"patissiers",
|
|
"barbecuers",
|
|
"grillers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chefs",
|
|
"cookers",
|
|
"culinarians"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it turns out the pharmaceutical researcher had cooked her data"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clarifies",
|
|
"clears (up)",
|
|
"explains",
|
|
"illuminates",
|
|
"illustrates",
|
|
"interprets",
|
|
"spells out",
|
|
"deciphers"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"misdescribes",
|
|
"misspeaks",
|
|
"mistranslates",
|
|
"belies",
|
|
"camouflages",
|
|
"disguises",
|
|
"dissembles",
|
|
"glosses (over)",
|
|
"masks",
|
|
"veils",
|
|
"whitewashes",
|
|
"bowdlerizes",
|
|
"censors",
|
|
"complicates",
|
|
"confounds",
|
|
"confuses",
|
|
"mistakes",
|
|
"mixes (up)",
|
|
"mystifies",
|
|
"obscures",
|
|
"equivocates",
|
|
"fibs",
|
|
"lies",
|
|
"palters",
|
|
"prevaricates"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bends",
|
|
"colors",
|
|
"distorts",
|
|
"falsifies",
|
|
"fudges",
|
|
"garbles",
|
|
"misinterprets",
|
|
"misrelates",
|
|
"misrepresents",
|
|
"misstates",
|
|
"perverts",
|
|
"slants",
|
|
"twists",
|
|
"warps"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take place":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"wondered what was cooking when several police cars pulled up to their neighbor's house"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"develops",
|
|
"rises",
|
|
"shapes (up)",
|
|
"arises",
|
|
"comes up",
|
|
"crops (up)",
|
|
"materializes",
|
|
"springs (up)",
|
|
"intervenes",
|
|
"falls out",
|
|
"follows",
|
|
"results",
|
|
"turns out",
|
|
"goes off",
|
|
"proceeds"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"befalls",
|
|
"betides",
|
|
"chances",
|
|
"comes",
|
|
"comes about",
|
|
"comes down",
|
|
"comes off",
|
|
"does",
|
|
"goes down",
|
|
"goes on",
|
|
"happens",
|
|
"haps",
|
|
"is",
|
|
"occurs",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"transpires"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cool":{
|
|
"being in the latest or current fashion":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dowdy",
|
|
"out",
|
|
"outmoded",
|
|
"styleless",
|
|
"unchic",
|
|
"uncool",
|
|
"unfashionable",
|
|
"unmodish",
|
|
"unstylish"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"had a cool new hairstyle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cheesy",
|
|
"tacky",
|
|
"unattractive",
|
|
"unbecoming",
|
|
"graceless",
|
|
"inelegant",
|
|
"tasteless",
|
|
"trashy",
|
|
"unhandsome",
|
|
"frowsy",
|
|
"frowzy",
|
|
"sloppy",
|
|
"slovenly",
|
|
"unkempt",
|
|
"untidy",
|
|
"disheveled",
|
|
"dishevelled",
|
|
"messy",
|
|
"mussy",
|
|
"rumpled",
|
|
"wrinkled",
|
|
"shabby",
|
|
"sleazy"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"downtown",
|
|
"edgy",
|
|
"funky",
|
|
"dapper",
|
|
"dashing",
|
|
"dressy",
|
|
"kicky",
|
|
"natty",
|
|
"rakish",
|
|
"sassy",
|
|
"saucy",
|
|
"spiffy",
|
|
"spruce",
|
|
"chichi",
|
|
"classy",
|
|
"flossy",
|
|
"haute",
|
|
"haut",
|
|
"nobby",
|
|
"posh",
|
|
"ritzy",
|
|
"soign\u00e9",
|
|
"soign\u00e9e",
|
|
"swank",
|
|
"swanky",
|
|
"elegant",
|
|
"graceful",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"majestic",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"sophisticated",
|
|
"stately",
|
|
"tasteful",
|
|
"understated",
|
|
"doggish",
|
|
"doggy",
|
|
"flashy",
|
|
"gallant",
|
|
"dandyish",
|
|
"dudish",
|
|
"foppish",
|
|
"ultrachic",
|
|
"ultracool",
|
|
"ultrahip",
|
|
"ultraposh",
|
|
"ultrasmart",
|
|
"ultrasophisticated"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"\u00e0 la mode",
|
|
"a la mode",
|
|
"au courant",
|
|
"chic",
|
|
"exclusive",
|
|
"fashionable",
|
|
"fresh",
|
|
"happening",
|
|
"hip",
|
|
"in",
|
|
"modish",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"smart",
|
|
"snappy",
|
|
"stylish",
|
|
"supercool",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"swish",
|
|
"trendy",
|
|
"voguish"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"evenness of emotions or temper":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"agitation",
|
|
"discomposure",
|
|
"perturbation"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"despite the flood of insults, the fledgling stand-up comic never lost his cool"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alarm",
|
|
"alarum",
|
|
"anxiety",
|
|
"anxiousness",
|
|
"apprehension",
|
|
"apprehensiveness",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"concern",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"solicitude",
|
|
"uneasiness",
|
|
"worry",
|
|
"excitability",
|
|
"excitableness",
|
|
"nervousness",
|
|
"disturbance"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"assurance",
|
|
"confidence",
|
|
"poise",
|
|
"self-assurance",
|
|
"self-assuredness",
|
|
"self-confidence",
|
|
"self-trust",
|
|
"easygoingness",
|
|
"laid-backness",
|
|
"apathy",
|
|
"detachment",
|
|
"impassivity",
|
|
"indifference",
|
|
"insensibility",
|
|
"numbness",
|
|
"phlegm",
|
|
"unconcern"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aplomb",
|
|
"calmness",
|
|
"collectedness",
|
|
"composedness",
|
|
"composure",
|
|
"coolness",
|
|
"countenance",
|
|
"equanimity",
|
|
"equilibrium",
|
|
"imperturbability",
|
|
"placidity",
|
|
"repose",
|
|
"sangfroid",
|
|
"self-composedness",
|
|
"self-possession",
|
|
"serenity",
|
|
"tranquillity",
|
|
"tranquility",
|
|
"tranquilness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"free from emotional or mental agitation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"discomposed",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"flustered",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"unglued",
|
|
"unhinged",
|
|
"unstrung",
|
|
"upset"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in a crisis keep a cool head, even if no one else is"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"anxious",
|
|
"bothered",
|
|
"distressed",
|
|
"uneasy",
|
|
"unquiet",
|
|
"unsettled",
|
|
"worried",
|
|
"jittery",
|
|
"jumpy",
|
|
"nervous",
|
|
"restless",
|
|
"skittish",
|
|
"tense",
|
|
"high-strung",
|
|
"unstable",
|
|
"uptight"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"even",
|
|
"even-keeled",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"well-adjusted",
|
|
"well-balanced",
|
|
"imperturbable",
|
|
"nerveless",
|
|
"unflappable",
|
|
"unshakable",
|
|
"centered",
|
|
"disciplined",
|
|
"equable",
|
|
"self-contained",
|
|
"self-controlled",
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"breezy",
|
|
"devil-may-care",
|
|
"easygoing",
|
|
"happy-go-lucky",
|
|
"laid-back",
|
|
"loosey-goosey",
|
|
"mellow",
|
|
"carefree",
|
|
"nonchalant",
|
|
"unconcerned",
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"confident",
|
|
"self-assured",
|
|
"aloof",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"dispassionate",
|
|
"indifferent",
|
|
"bovine",
|
|
"impassive",
|
|
"phlegmatic",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"stolid",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"relieved",
|
|
"tranquilized",
|
|
"tranquillized"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"composed",
|
|
"coolheaded",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"level",
|
|
"limpid",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"placid",
|
|
"possessed",
|
|
"recollected",
|
|
"sedate",
|
|
"self-composed",
|
|
"self-possessed",
|
|
"serene",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"together",
|
|
"tranquil",
|
|
"undisturbed",
|
|
"unperturbed",
|
|
"unruffled",
|
|
"unshaken",
|
|
"untroubled",
|
|
"unworried"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having a low or subnormal temperature":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ardent",
|
|
"blazing",
|
|
"boiling",
|
|
"broiling",
|
|
"burning",
|
|
"fervent",
|
|
"fervid",
|
|
"fiery",
|
|
"glowing",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"igneous",
|
|
"molten",
|
|
"piping hot",
|
|
"red-hot",
|
|
"roasting",
|
|
"scalding",
|
|
"scorching",
|
|
"searing",
|
|
"seething",
|
|
"sizzling",
|
|
"sultry",
|
|
"sweltering",
|
|
"torrid",
|
|
"ultrahot",
|
|
"warming",
|
|
"white-hot"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a cool basement that would be perfect for storing wine"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lukewarm",
|
|
"tepid",
|
|
"heated",
|
|
"overheated",
|
|
"reheated",
|
|
"warmed",
|
|
"snug",
|
|
"toasty",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"feverish",
|
|
"flushed",
|
|
"inflamed",
|
|
"enflamed",
|
|
"canicular",
|
|
"equatorial",
|
|
"muggy",
|
|
"steamy",
|
|
"summery",
|
|
"tropical"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cryogenic",
|
|
"subfreezing",
|
|
"subzero",
|
|
"ultracold",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"penetrating",
|
|
"piercing",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"bracing",
|
|
"brisk",
|
|
"crisp",
|
|
"invigorating",
|
|
"rigorous",
|
|
"chilled",
|
|
"cooled",
|
|
"frosted",
|
|
"frozen",
|
|
"iced",
|
|
"refrigerated",
|
|
"unheated"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"algid",
|
|
"arctic",
|
|
"bitter",
|
|
"bone-chilling",
|
|
"chill",
|
|
"chilly",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"coldish",
|
|
"coolish",
|
|
"freezing",
|
|
"frigid",
|
|
"frosty",
|
|
"gelid",
|
|
"glacial",
|
|
"ice-cold",
|
|
"icy",
|
|
"nipping",
|
|
"nippy",
|
|
"numbing",
|
|
"polar",
|
|
"shivery",
|
|
"snappy",
|
|
"wintry",
|
|
"wintery"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"sociable",
|
|
"social",
|
|
"warm"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the locals were cool towards outsiders",
|
|
"the schoolmaster's cool manner did not encourage chitchat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"boon",
|
|
"clubbable",
|
|
"clubable",
|
|
"clubby",
|
|
"companionable",
|
|
"convivial",
|
|
"extroverted",
|
|
"extraverted",
|
|
"gregarious",
|
|
"outgoing",
|
|
"communicative",
|
|
"expansive",
|
|
"garrulous",
|
|
"talkative",
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"folksy",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"gracious",
|
|
"hospitable",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"congenial",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"neighborly"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"indrawn",
|
|
"introverted",
|
|
"nongregarious",
|
|
"recessive",
|
|
"reclusive",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"unsocial",
|
|
"withdrawn",
|
|
"misanthropic",
|
|
"apathetic",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"indifferent",
|
|
"unconcerned",
|
|
"clinical",
|
|
"dispassionate",
|
|
"impersonal",
|
|
"professional",
|
|
"disinterested",
|
|
"incurious",
|
|
"uninterested",
|
|
"reticent",
|
|
"silent",
|
|
"taciturn",
|
|
"uncommunicative",
|
|
"diffident",
|
|
"shy",
|
|
"timid",
|
|
"cliquey",
|
|
"cliquish",
|
|
"clubbish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aloof",
|
|
"antisocial",
|
|
"asocial",
|
|
"buttoned-up",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"cold-eyed",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"distant",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"frosty",
|
|
"offish",
|
|
"remote",
|
|
"standoff",
|
|
"standoffish",
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
"unclubbable",
|
|
"unsociable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"keenly aware of and responsive to the latest developments especially in fashion and entertainment":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"out",
|
|
"uncool",
|
|
"unhip",
|
|
"untrendy"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a Greek island that's the current favorite of the cool crowd"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"geeky",
|
|
"nerdish",
|
|
"nerdy",
|
|
"dowdy",
|
|
"styleless",
|
|
"unfashionable",
|
|
"unstylish"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"\u00e0 la mode",
|
|
"a la mode",
|
|
"chic",
|
|
"fashionable",
|
|
"modish",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"smart",
|
|
"snappy",
|
|
"stylish",
|
|
"voguish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"au courant",
|
|
"def",
|
|
"downtown",
|
|
"groovy",
|
|
"hep",
|
|
"hip",
|
|
"in",
|
|
"mod",
|
|
"now",
|
|
"trendy",
|
|
"turned-on",
|
|
"with-it"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lacking in friendliness or warmth of feeling":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"sympathetic",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"warm-blooded",
|
|
"warmhearted"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"directed a cool glance at the student who was sneaking into class late"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compassionate",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"kindhearted",
|
|
"demonstrative",
|
|
"emotional",
|
|
"expressive",
|
|
"eager",
|
|
"enthusiastic",
|
|
"passionate"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bloodless",
|
|
"coldhearted",
|
|
"hard-hearted",
|
|
"heartless",
|
|
"kindless",
|
|
"pitiless",
|
|
"uncaring",
|
|
"unfeeling",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"soulless",
|
|
"undemonstrative",
|
|
"unemotional",
|
|
"unresponsive",
|
|
"apathetic",
|
|
"indifferent",
|
|
"unenthusiastic",
|
|
"uninterested",
|
|
"aloof",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"dispassionate",
|
|
"impersonal",
|
|
"offish",
|
|
"standoffish",
|
|
"antisocial",
|
|
"unsociable",
|
|
"unsocial"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"antiseptic",
|
|
"arctic",
|
|
"brittle",
|
|
"chill",
|
|
"chilly",
|
|
"clammy",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"cold-blooded",
|
|
"cold-eyed",
|
|
"coldish",
|
|
"frigid",
|
|
"frosty",
|
|
"frozen",
|
|
"gelid",
|
|
"glacial",
|
|
"hard-eyed",
|
|
"icy",
|
|
"uncordial",
|
|
"unfriendly",
|
|
"unsympathetic",
|
|
"wintry",
|
|
"wintery"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"of the very best kind":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"atrocious",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"execrable",
|
|
"lousy",
|
|
"pathetic",
|
|
"poor",
|
|
"rotten",
|
|
"terrible",
|
|
"vile",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a really cool garage band that's starting to get some attention from the music industry"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"inferior",
|
|
"low-grade",
|
|
"substandard",
|
|
"unsatisfactory",
|
|
"mediocre",
|
|
"middling",
|
|
"second-class",
|
|
"second-rate"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"acceptable",
|
|
"adequate",
|
|
"all right",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"OK",
|
|
"okay",
|
|
"passable",
|
|
"satisfactory",
|
|
"tolerable",
|
|
"better",
|
|
"exceptional",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"high-grade",
|
|
"high-test",
|
|
"premium",
|
|
"select",
|
|
"special",
|
|
"superfine",
|
|
"classical",
|
|
"standard",
|
|
"traditional"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"A-OK",
|
|
"A1",
|
|
"awesome",
|
|
"bang-up",
|
|
"banner",
|
|
"beautiful",
|
|
"blue-chip",
|
|
"blue-ribbon",
|
|
"boffo",
|
|
"bonny",
|
|
"bonnie",
|
|
"boss",
|
|
"brag",
|
|
"brave",
|
|
"bully",
|
|
"bumper",
|
|
"capital",
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"classic",
|
|
"corking",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"cracking",
|
|
"dandy",
|
|
"divine",
|
|
"dope",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"dynamite",
|
|
"excellent",
|
|
"fab",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"famous",
|
|
"fantabulous",
|
|
"fantastic",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"first-class",
|
|
"first-rate",
|
|
"first-string",
|
|
"five-star",
|
|
"four-star",
|
|
"frontline",
|
|
"gangbusters",
|
|
"gangbuster",
|
|
"gilt-edged",
|
|
"gilt-edge",
|
|
"gone",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"groovy",
|
|
"heavenly",
|
|
"high-class",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"hype",
|
|
"immense",
|
|
"jim-dandy",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"lovely",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"neat",
|
|
"nifty",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"number one",
|
|
"No. 1",
|
|
"numero uno",
|
|
"out-of-sight",
|
|
"par excellence",
|
|
"peachy",
|
|
"peachy keen",
|
|
"phat",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"primo",
|
|
"prize",
|
|
"prizewinning",
|
|
"quality",
|
|
"radical",
|
|
"righteous",
|
|
"sensational",
|
|
"slick",
|
|
"splendid",
|
|
"stellar",
|
|
"sterling",
|
|
"superb",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"superlative",
|
|
"supernal",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"terrific",
|
|
"tip-top",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"top-notch",
|
|
"top-of-the-line",
|
|
"top-shelf",
|
|
"topflight",
|
|
"topping",
|
|
"unsurpassed",
|
|
"wizard",
|
|
"wonderful"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the absence of emotional involvement":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the judge's customary cool stood her in good stead during the sensational trial"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"emotionalism",
|
|
"bias",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"one-sidedness",
|
|
"partiality",
|
|
"partisanship",
|
|
"prejudice"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"equitability",
|
|
"equitableness",
|
|
"fairness",
|
|
"disinterest",
|
|
"disinterestedness",
|
|
"impartiality",
|
|
"nonpartisanship",
|
|
"objectivity",
|
|
"unbiasedness",
|
|
"balance",
|
|
"rationality",
|
|
"rationalness",
|
|
"reasonability",
|
|
"reasonableness",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"calmness",
|
|
"peace",
|
|
"peacefulness",
|
|
"placidity",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"quietness",
|
|
"quietude",
|
|
"repose",
|
|
"restfulness",
|
|
"sereneness",
|
|
"serenity",
|
|
"tranquillity",
|
|
"tranquility",
|
|
"tranquilness",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"undemonstrativeness",
|
|
"unresponsiveness",
|
|
"apathy",
|
|
"indifference"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coldness",
|
|
"detachment",
|
|
"dispassion",
|
|
"dispassionateness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the quality or state of being fashionable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unfashionableness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a designer who was the arbiter of cool"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"flashiness",
|
|
"garishness",
|
|
"gaudiness",
|
|
"gracelessness",
|
|
"grotesqueness",
|
|
"tackiness",
|
|
"tastelessness",
|
|
"tawdriness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"chic",
|
|
"chicness",
|
|
"dapperness",
|
|
"elegance",
|
|
"poshness",
|
|
"smartness",
|
|
"style",
|
|
"swank",
|
|
"swankiness",
|
|
"class",
|
|
"grace",
|
|
"gracefulness",
|
|
"majesty",
|
|
"stateliness",
|
|
"artfulness",
|
|
"polish",
|
|
"sophistication",
|
|
"taste",
|
|
"tastefulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coolness",
|
|
"fashionableness",
|
|
"hip",
|
|
"hipness",
|
|
"hipsterism",
|
|
"modishness",
|
|
"stylishness",
|
|
"trendiness",
|
|
"voguishness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become still and orderly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"act up",
|
|
"carry on",
|
|
"cut up"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after the recess, tempers had cooled , and we could have a civil, rational discussion"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clown (around)",
|
|
"fool around",
|
|
"horse around",
|
|
"monkey (around)",
|
|
"show off",
|
|
"skylark"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"dry up",
|
|
"relax",
|
|
"tranquilize",
|
|
"tranquillize",
|
|
"unwind",
|
|
"zone out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calm (down)",
|
|
"chill out",
|
|
"hush",
|
|
"pipe down",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"settle (down)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause to lose heat":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"heat",
|
|
"toast",
|
|
"warm"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"cool your drinks in the icy mountain stream"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bake",
|
|
"boil",
|
|
"broil",
|
|
"steam",
|
|
"heat-treat",
|
|
"temper",
|
|
"microwave"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"air-condition",
|
|
"freeze",
|
|
"frost",
|
|
"ice",
|
|
"quick-freeze",
|
|
"supercool",
|
|
"ventilate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chill",
|
|
"refrigerate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cooler":{
|
|
"a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"plea-bargained to avoid spending time in the cooler"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"outside"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bull pen",
|
|
"cage",
|
|
"cell",
|
|
"hole",
|
|
"tank",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"ward",
|
|
"glasshouse",
|
|
"guardhouse",
|
|
"hulk(s)",
|
|
"concentration camp",
|
|
"gulag",
|
|
"labor camp",
|
|
"prison camp",
|
|
"stalag",
|
|
"work camp",
|
|
"dungeon",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"oubliette",
|
|
"reformatory",
|
|
"reform school",
|
|
"training school"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bastille",
|
|
"big house",
|
|
"bridewell",
|
|
"brig",
|
|
"calaboose",
|
|
"can",
|
|
"clink",
|
|
"coop",
|
|
"guardroom",
|
|
"hock",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"hoosegow",
|
|
"jail",
|
|
"jailhouse",
|
|
"joint",
|
|
"jug",
|
|
"lockup",
|
|
"nick",
|
|
"pen",
|
|
"penitentiary",
|
|
"pokey",
|
|
"prison",
|
|
"quod",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"slammer",
|
|
"stir",
|
|
"stockade",
|
|
"tolbooth"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coolheaded":{
|
|
"free from emotional or mental agitation":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"discomposed",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"flustered",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"unglued",
|
|
"unhinged",
|
|
"unstrung",
|
|
"upset"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"was praised for having a coolheaded response to the crisis"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"anxious",
|
|
"bothered",
|
|
"distressed",
|
|
"uneasy",
|
|
"unquiet",
|
|
"unsettled",
|
|
"worried",
|
|
"jittery",
|
|
"jumpy",
|
|
"nervous",
|
|
"restless",
|
|
"skittish",
|
|
"tense",
|
|
"high-strung",
|
|
"unstable",
|
|
"uptight"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"even",
|
|
"even-keeled",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"well-adjusted",
|
|
"well-balanced",
|
|
"imperturbable",
|
|
"nerveless",
|
|
"unflappable",
|
|
"unshakable",
|
|
"centered",
|
|
"disciplined",
|
|
"equable",
|
|
"self-contained",
|
|
"self-controlled",
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"breezy",
|
|
"devil-may-care",
|
|
"easygoing",
|
|
"happy-go-lucky",
|
|
"laid-back",
|
|
"loosey-goosey",
|
|
"mellow",
|
|
"carefree",
|
|
"nonchalant",
|
|
"unconcerned",
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"confident",
|
|
"self-assured",
|
|
"aloof",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"dispassionate",
|
|
"indifferent",
|
|
"bovine",
|
|
"impassive",
|
|
"phlegmatic",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"stolid",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"relieved",
|
|
"tranquilized",
|
|
"tranquillized"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"composed",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"level",
|
|
"limpid",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"placid",
|
|
"possessed",
|
|
"recollected",
|
|
"sedate",
|
|
"self-composed",
|
|
"self-possessed",
|
|
"serene",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"together",
|
|
"tranquil",
|
|
"undisturbed",
|
|
"unperturbed",
|
|
"unruffled",
|
|
"unshaken",
|
|
"untroubled",
|
|
"unworried"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coolness":{
|
|
"evenness of emotions or temper":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"agitation",
|
|
"discomposure",
|
|
"perturbation"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his coolness under pressure makes him everyone's first choice to head a project with an ironclad deadline"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alarm",
|
|
"alarum",
|
|
"anxiety",
|
|
"anxiousness",
|
|
"apprehension",
|
|
"apprehensiveness",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"concern",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"solicitude",
|
|
"uneasiness",
|
|
"worry",
|
|
"excitability",
|
|
"excitableness",
|
|
"nervousness",
|
|
"disturbance"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"assurance",
|
|
"confidence",
|
|
"poise",
|
|
"self-assurance",
|
|
"self-assuredness",
|
|
"self-confidence",
|
|
"self-trust",
|
|
"easygoingness",
|
|
"laid-backness",
|
|
"apathy",
|
|
"detachment",
|
|
"impassivity",
|
|
"indifference",
|
|
"insensibility",
|
|
"numbness",
|
|
"phlegm",
|
|
"unconcern"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aplomb",
|
|
"calmness",
|
|
"collectedness",
|
|
"composedness",
|
|
"composure",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"countenance",
|
|
"equanimity",
|
|
"equilibrium",
|
|
"imperturbability",
|
|
"placidity",
|
|
"repose",
|
|
"sangfroid",
|
|
"self-composedness",
|
|
"self-possession",
|
|
"serenity",
|
|
"tranquillity",
|
|
"tranquility",
|
|
"tranquilness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the quality or state of being fashionable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unfashionableness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the coolness of their clothes is something that high schoolers tend to obsess over"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"flashiness",
|
|
"garishness",
|
|
"gaudiness",
|
|
"gracelessness",
|
|
"grotesqueness",
|
|
"tackiness",
|
|
"tastelessness",
|
|
"tawdriness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"chic",
|
|
"chicness",
|
|
"dapperness",
|
|
"elegance",
|
|
"poshness",
|
|
"smartness",
|
|
"style",
|
|
"swank",
|
|
"swankiness",
|
|
"class",
|
|
"grace",
|
|
"gracefulness",
|
|
"majesty",
|
|
"stateliness",
|
|
"artfulness",
|
|
"polish",
|
|
"sophistication",
|
|
"taste",
|
|
"tastefulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"fashionableness",
|
|
"hip",
|
|
"hipness",
|
|
"hipsterism",
|
|
"modishness",
|
|
"stylishness",
|
|
"trendiness",
|
|
"voguishness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coombe":{
|
|
"as in glen , canyon":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coop":{
|
|
"a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"was thrown in the coop for disturbing the peace"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"outside"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bull pen",
|
|
"cage",
|
|
"cell",
|
|
"hole",
|
|
"tank",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"ward",
|
|
"glasshouse",
|
|
"guardhouse",
|
|
"hulk(s)",
|
|
"concentration camp",
|
|
"gulag",
|
|
"labor camp",
|
|
"prison camp",
|
|
"stalag",
|
|
"work camp",
|
|
"dungeon",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"oubliette",
|
|
"reformatory",
|
|
"reform school",
|
|
"training school"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bastille",
|
|
"big house",
|
|
"bridewell",
|
|
"brig",
|
|
"calaboose",
|
|
"can",
|
|
"clink",
|
|
"cooler",
|
|
"guardroom",
|
|
"hock",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"hoosegow",
|
|
"jail",
|
|
"jailhouse",
|
|
"joint",
|
|
"jug",
|
|
"lockup",
|
|
"nick",
|
|
"pen",
|
|
"penitentiary",
|
|
"pokey",
|
|
"prison",
|
|
"quod",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"slammer",
|
|
"stir",
|
|
"stockade",
|
|
"tolbooth"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an enclosure with an open framework for keeping animals":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a chicken coop"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"kennel",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"kraal",
|
|
"stockade",
|
|
"cote",
|
|
"dovecote",
|
|
"dovecot",
|
|
"henhouse",
|
|
"fold",
|
|
"sheepfold",
|
|
"pigpen",
|
|
"aquarium",
|
|
"terrarium",
|
|
"live-box",
|
|
"fence"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cage",
|
|
"corral",
|
|
"hutch",
|
|
"pen",
|
|
"pound"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cooperate":{
|
|
"to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"disband"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several industrialized nations cooperated in a trade agreement to reduce or eliminate tariffs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
"dissolve",
|
|
"disunite",
|
|
"divorce",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"segregate",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"sever",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sunder",
|
|
"alienate",
|
|
"estrange",
|
|
"fall out"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cabal",
|
|
"collaborate",
|
|
"gang up",
|
|
"hang together",
|
|
"team (up)",
|
|
"incorporate",
|
|
"organize",
|
|
"unionize",
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"amalgamate",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"conglomerate",
|
|
"consolidate",
|
|
"converge",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"tie",
|
|
"wed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"band (together)",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"coalesce",
|
|
"cohere",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"federate",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conservation groups cooperated with state authorities to find a humane way to manage the area's overpopulation of deer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"connive",
|
|
"affiliate",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"hang together",
|
|
"interface"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"band (together)",
|
|
"collaborate",
|
|
"concert",
|
|
"concur",
|
|
"conjoin",
|
|
"conspire",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"team (up)",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cooperated":{
|
|
"to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"disbanded"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several industrialized nations cooperated in a trade agreement to reduce or eliminate tariffs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disengaged",
|
|
"dissolved",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"divorced",
|
|
"parted",
|
|
"segregated",
|
|
"separated",
|
|
"severed",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sundered",
|
|
"alienated",
|
|
"estranged",
|
|
"fell out"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"caballed",
|
|
"collaborated",
|
|
"ganged up",
|
|
"hung together",
|
|
"teamed (up)",
|
|
"incorporated",
|
|
"organized",
|
|
"unionized",
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"amalgamated",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"conglomerated",
|
|
"consolidated",
|
|
"converged",
|
|
"grouped",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"knotted",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"tied",
|
|
"wedded",
|
|
"wed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"banded (together)",
|
|
"clubbed",
|
|
"coalesced",
|
|
"cohered",
|
|
"confederated",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"federated",
|
|
"leagued",
|
|
"united"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conservation groups cooperated with state authorities to find a humane way to manage the area's overpopulation of deer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"connived",
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"confederated",
|
|
"hung together",
|
|
"interfaced"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banded (together)",
|
|
"collaborated",
|
|
"concerted",
|
|
"concurred",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"conspired",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"leagued",
|
|
"teamed (up)",
|
|
"united"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cooperations":{
|
|
"the state of having shared interests or efforts (as in social or business matters)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disaffiliations",
|
|
"dissociations"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a series of televised announcements made in cooperation with the tobacco companies warning teenagers about the hazards of smoking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breakups",
|
|
"dissolutions",
|
|
"disunions",
|
|
"divisions",
|
|
"partings",
|
|
"separations",
|
|
"severances",
|
|
"splits",
|
|
"alienations",
|
|
"divorces",
|
|
"estrangements"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"businesses",
|
|
"dealings",
|
|
"interactions",
|
|
"exchanges",
|
|
"interconnections",
|
|
"interrelations",
|
|
"mutualisms",
|
|
"reciprocities",
|
|
"symbioses",
|
|
"incorporations",
|
|
"integrations",
|
|
"mergers",
|
|
"unifications",
|
|
"affinities",
|
|
"attachments",
|
|
"intimacies",
|
|
"rapports",
|
|
"sympathies",
|
|
"kinships",
|
|
"solidarities",
|
|
"unities",
|
|
"colleagueships",
|
|
"companies",
|
|
"companionships",
|
|
"fellowships",
|
|
"beds",
|
|
"cahoots",
|
|
"leagues"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affiliations",
|
|
"alliances",
|
|
"associations",
|
|
"collaborations",
|
|
"confederations",
|
|
"connections",
|
|
"hookups",
|
|
"liaisons",
|
|
"linkups",
|
|
"partnerships",
|
|
"relations",
|
|
"relationships",
|
|
"tie-ups",
|
|
"unions"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the work and activity of a number of persons who individually contribute toward the efficiency of the whole":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"noncooperations"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"everyone's cooperation will make the project go much faster"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"collegialities",
|
|
"fellowships",
|
|
"partnerships",
|
|
"communities",
|
|
"mutualisms",
|
|
"reciprocities",
|
|
"symbioses",
|
|
"synergies",
|
|
"synergisms",
|
|
"communions",
|
|
"kinships",
|
|
"solidarities",
|
|
"unities"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"collaborations",
|
|
"coordinations",
|
|
"teamworks"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cooperatives":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cop (to)":{
|
|
"to make an acknowledgment of something unpleasant as true or valid":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the defendant made a deal with the prosecutor and copped to a lesser charge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clam up",
|
|
"hush",
|
|
"quiet (down)",
|
|
"shut up"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"blab",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"tattle",
|
|
"babble",
|
|
"spill"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admit",
|
|
"confess",
|
|
"fess (up)",
|
|
"own (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cope":{
|
|
"something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"committed their nefarious deeds under the dark cope of night"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"blind",
|
|
"concealer",
|
|
"screen",
|
|
"shield",
|
|
"fig leaf",
|
|
"Potemkin village",
|
|
"Trojan horse",
|
|
"camouflage",
|
|
"disguise",
|
|
"facade",
|
|
"fa\u00e7ade",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"veneer",
|
|
"gloss",
|
|
"varnish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blanket",
|
|
"cloak",
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"cover-up",
|
|
"covering",
|
|
"coverture",
|
|
"curtain",
|
|
"hood",
|
|
"mantle",
|
|
"mask",
|
|
"pall",
|
|
"penumbra",
|
|
"robe",
|
|
"shroud",
|
|
"veil",
|
|
"wraps"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to meet one's day-to-day needs":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a young man learning to cope on his own at college"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"fail",
|
|
"fall short",
|
|
"fizzle",
|
|
"flounder",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"peter (out)",
|
|
"slump",
|
|
"wane",
|
|
"give up"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"carry on",
|
|
"contrive",
|
|
"scrape (by or through)",
|
|
"scrounge",
|
|
"last",
|
|
"survive",
|
|
"eke out",
|
|
"scrape (out)",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"wrest",
|
|
"wring",
|
|
"afford",
|
|
"swing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"do",
|
|
"fare",
|
|
"get along",
|
|
"get by",
|
|
"get on",
|
|
"make out",
|
|
"manage",
|
|
"shift"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"copiously":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"copperplate":{
|
|
"as in print , cursive":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"copping":{
|
|
"to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I copped a great outfit for only $50"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dealing (in)",
|
|
"marketing",
|
|
"merchandising",
|
|
"merchandizing",
|
|
"retailing",
|
|
"selling",
|
|
"vending"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"acquiring",
|
|
"gaining",
|
|
"garnering",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"obtaining",
|
|
"procuring",
|
|
"securing",
|
|
"winning",
|
|
"financing",
|
|
"paying (for)",
|
|
"springing (for)",
|
|
"bartering (for)",
|
|
"dealing (for)",
|
|
"dickering (over)",
|
|
"exchanging (for)",
|
|
"haggling (for)",
|
|
"negotiating (about)",
|
|
"trading (for)",
|
|
"bargaining (with)",
|
|
"chaffering (with)",
|
|
"horse-trading (with)",
|
|
"paltering (with)",
|
|
"bidding",
|
|
"offering",
|
|
"rebuying",
|
|
"repurchasing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buying",
|
|
"picking up",
|
|
"purchasing",
|
|
"taking"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"missing"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"some concertgoers rushed pell-mell through the doors so that they could cop the seats down front"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discharging",
|
|
"freeing",
|
|
"liberating",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"loosening",
|
|
"unhanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"gloving",
|
|
"haltering",
|
|
"lassoing",
|
|
"roping",
|
|
"apprehending",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"detaining",
|
|
"baying",
|
|
"cornering",
|
|
"clasping",
|
|
"clutching",
|
|
"fastening (on)",
|
|
"fisting",
|
|
"grasping",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"latching (on or onto)",
|
|
"securing",
|
|
"rending",
|
|
"wresting",
|
|
"enmeshing",
|
|
"immeshing",
|
|
"ensnaring",
|
|
"entangling",
|
|
"entrapping",
|
|
"meshing",
|
|
"abducting",
|
|
"kidnapping",
|
|
"kidnaping",
|
|
"spiriting (away or off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bagging",
|
|
"capturing",
|
|
"catching",
|
|
"collaring",
|
|
"corralling",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"glomming",
|
|
"grabbing",
|
|
"grappling",
|
|
"hooking",
|
|
"landing",
|
|
"nabbing",
|
|
"nailing",
|
|
"netting",
|
|
"nobbling",
|
|
"rapping",
|
|
"seizing",
|
|
"snagging",
|
|
"snapping (up)",
|
|
"snaring",
|
|
"snatching",
|
|
"trapping"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coprincipals":{
|
|
"as in costars":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cops":{
|
|
"a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a cop stopped her for speeding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"civilians"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"patrolmen",
|
|
"policewomen",
|
|
"detectives",
|
|
"dicks",
|
|
"gumshoes",
|
|
"hawkshaws",
|
|
"inspectors",
|
|
"investigators",
|
|
"plainclothesmen",
|
|
"sherlocks",
|
|
"sleuthhounds",
|
|
"sleuths",
|
|
"marshals",
|
|
"marshalls",
|
|
"sheriffs",
|
|
"troopers",
|
|
"peace officers",
|
|
"captains",
|
|
"lieutenants",
|
|
"sergeants",
|
|
"constabularies",
|
|
"heat",
|
|
"men",
|
|
"police",
|
|
"police forces",
|
|
"operatives",
|
|
"private detectives",
|
|
"private eyes",
|
|
"private investigators"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bobbies",
|
|
"bulls",
|
|
"constables",
|
|
"coppers",
|
|
"flatfeet",
|
|
"fuzzes",
|
|
"gendarmes",
|
|
"lawmen",
|
|
"officers",
|
|
"policemen",
|
|
"police officers",
|
|
"shamuses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to get possession of (something) by giving money in exchange for":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I copped a great outfit for only $50"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deals (in)",
|
|
"markets",
|
|
"merchandises",
|
|
"merchandizes",
|
|
"retails",
|
|
"sells",
|
|
"vends"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"acquires",
|
|
"gains",
|
|
"garners",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"obtains",
|
|
"procures",
|
|
"secures",
|
|
"wins",
|
|
"finances",
|
|
"pays (for)",
|
|
"springs (for)",
|
|
"barters (for)",
|
|
"deals (for)",
|
|
"dickers (over)",
|
|
"exchanges (for)",
|
|
"haggles (for)",
|
|
"negotiates (about)",
|
|
"trades (for)",
|
|
"bargains (with)",
|
|
"chaffers (with)",
|
|
"horse-trades (with)",
|
|
"palters (with)",
|
|
"bids",
|
|
"offers",
|
|
"rebuys",
|
|
"repurchases"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buys",
|
|
"picks up",
|
|
"purchases",
|
|
"takes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"misses"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"some concertgoers rushed pell-mell through the doors so that they could cop the seats down front"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"liberates",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"loosens",
|
|
"unhands"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"gloves",
|
|
"halters",
|
|
"lassos",
|
|
"ropes",
|
|
"apprehends",
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"detains",
|
|
"bays",
|
|
"corners",
|
|
"clasps",
|
|
"clutches",
|
|
"fastens (on)",
|
|
"fists",
|
|
"grasps",
|
|
"grips",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"latches (on or onto)",
|
|
"secures",
|
|
"rends",
|
|
"wrests",
|
|
"enmeshes",
|
|
"immeshes",
|
|
"ensnares",
|
|
"entangles",
|
|
"entraps",
|
|
"meshes",
|
|
"abducts",
|
|
"kidnaps",
|
|
"spirits (away or off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"captures",
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"collars",
|
|
"corrals",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"gloms",
|
|
"grabs",
|
|
"grapples",
|
|
"hooks",
|
|
"lands",
|
|
"nabs",
|
|
"nails",
|
|
"nets",
|
|
"nobbles",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"seizes",
|
|
"snags",
|
|
"snaps (up)",
|
|
"snares",
|
|
"snatches",
|
|
"traps"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"copyedited":{
|
|
"as in read , subedited":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cord":{
|
|
"a length of braided, flexible material that is used for tying or connecting things":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a vacuum cleaner with an extra long cord"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"guy",
|
|
"halyard",
|
|
"lanyard",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"bungee cord",
|
|
"whipcord"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cable",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"lacing",
|
|
"line",
|
|
"rope",
|
|
"string",
|
|
"wire"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a uniting or binding force or influence":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the cords of trust and affection that exist between the longtime friends"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaching",
|
|
"disengaging",
|
|
"parting",
|
|
"separation",
|
|
"unbinding",
|
|
"unfastening",
|
|
"unfettering",
|
|
"untying",
|
|
"untieing",
|
|
"emancipation",
|
|
"freedom",
|
|
"liberation",
|
|
"release"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"attachment",
|
|
"connection",
|
|
"fastening",
|
|
"hookup",
|
|
"joint",
|
|
"linkage",
|
|
"linkup",
|
|
"nexus",
|
|
"tie-up",
|
|
"union",
|
|
"yoke",
|
|
"affection",
|
|
"fondness",
|
|
"sympathy",
|
|
"fetter",
|
|
"handcuff",
|
|
"manacle",
|
|
"shackle",
|
|
"trammel",
|
|
"constraint",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"hampering",
|
|
"limit",
|
|
"limitation",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"restriction"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bond",
|
|
"cement",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"ligature",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"tie"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cordial":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"having a renewing effect on the state of the body or mind":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he insisted that a cordial nip of brandy would be just the thing for someone suffering from shock"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deadening",
|
|
"debilitating",
|
|
"draining",
|
|
"enervating",
|
|
"enfeebling",
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
"numbing",
|
|
"sapping",
|
|
"weakening",
|
|
"wearying",
|
|
"deleterious",
|
|
"injurious",
|
|
"pernicious",
|
|
"insalubrious",
|
|
"noxious",
|
|
"unhealthful",
|
|
"unhealthy",
|
|
"unwholesome"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"life-giving",
|
|
"conditioning",
|
|
"strengthening",
|
|
"animating",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"exhilarative",
|
|
"quickening",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"corrective",
|
|
"curative",
|
|
"curing",
|
|
"medicinal",
|
|
"rectifying",
|
|
"recuperative",
|
|
"reformative",
|
|
"reformatory",
|
|
"rehabilitative",
|
|
"remedial",
|
|
"remedying",
|
|
"reparative",
|
|
"therapeutic",
|
|
"beneficial",
|
|
"healthful",
|
|
"healthy",
|
|
"helpful",
|
|
"salubrious",
|
|
"salutary",
|
|
"wholesome"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bracing",
|
|
"invigorating",
|
|
"refreshing",
|
|
"rejuvenating",
|
|
"restorative",
|
|
"reviving",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"stimulative",
|
|
"tonic",
|
|
"vital",
|
|
"vitalizing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"antagonistic",
|
|
"hostile",
|
|
"unfriendly"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a cordial inquiry about her mother's health"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alienated",
|
|
"estranged",
|
|
"chilly",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"cold-blooded",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"frigid",
|
|
"frosty",
|
|
"glacial",
|
|
"icy",
|
|
"wintry",
|
|
"wintery",
|
|
"unsociable",
|
|
"unsocial",
|
|
"aggressive",
|
|
"argumentative",
|
|
"bellicose",
|
|
"belligerent",
|
|
"combative",
|
|
"contentious",
|
|
"disputatious",
|
|
"pugnacious",
|
|
"quarrelsome",
|
|
"scrappy",
|
|
"truculent",
|
|
"inhospitable",
|
|
"inimical"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"approachable",
|
|
"good-natured",
|
|
"good-tempered",
|
|
"gracious",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"sweet",
|
|
"clubby",
|
|
"convivial",
|
|
"folksy",
|
|
"gregarious",
|
|
"hospitable",
|
|
"sociable",
|
|
"social",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"jovial",
|
|
"merry",
|
|
"extroverted",
|
|
"extraverted",
|
|
"outgoing",
|
|
"brotherly",
|
|
"fraternal",
|
|
"sisterly",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"familiar",
|
|
"intimate",
|
|
"adoring",
|
|
"affectionate",
|
|
"devoted",
|
|
"fond",
|
|
"lovesome",
|
|
"loving",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"tenderhearted"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amicable",
|
|
"bonhomous",
|
|
"buddy-buddy",
|
|
"chummy",
|
|
"collegial",
|
|
"companionable",
|
|
"comradely",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"hail-fellow",
|
|
"hail-fellow-well-met",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"matey",
|
|
"neighborly",
|
|
"palsy",
|
|
"palsy-walsy",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"warmhearted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"showing a natural kindness and courtesy especially in social situations":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inhospitable",
|
|
"ungenial",
|
|
"ungracious",
|
|
"unsociable"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a cordial hostess who makes sure everyone is comfortable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"boorish",
|
|
"churlish",
|
|
"abrupt",
|
|
"blunt",
|
|
"brusque",
|
|
"brusk",
|
|
"curt",
|
|
"gruff",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"snippy",
|
|
"antisocial",
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"discourteous",
|
|
"ill-mannered",
|
|
"impolite",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"sullen",
|
|
"surly",
|
|
"uncivil",
|
|
"unfriendly",
|
|
"unkind",
|
|
"unmannerly",
|
|
"crabbed",
|
|
"crabby",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"crusty",
|
|
"grumpy"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"benign",
|
|
"benignant",
|
|
"congenial",
|
|
"convivial",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"neighborly",
|
|
"accommodating",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"considerate",
|
|
"courteous",
|
|
"polite",
|
|
"thoughtful",
|
|
"cosmopolitan",
|
|
"sophisticated",
|
|
"urbane",
|
|
"approachable",
|
|
"attentive",
|
|
"outgoing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"gracious",
|
|
"hospitable",
|
|
"sociable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cordialness":{
|
|
"kindly concern, interest, or support":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ill will",
|
|
"malevolence",
|
|
"venom"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an affluent suburb that has never been known for its cordialness toward the downtrodden"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disfavor",
|
|
"intolerance",
|
|
"animosity",
|
|
"antagonism",
|
|
"antipathy",
|
|
"enmity",
|
|
"hate",
|
|
"hatred",
|
|
"hostility",
|
|
"incivility",
|
|
"malice",
|
|
"rancor",
|
|
"belligerency",
|
|
"quarrelsomeness",
|
|
"querulousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bonhomie",
|
|
"camaraderie",
|
|
"collegiality",
|
|
"community",
|
|
"companionship",
|
|
"company",
|
|
"comradeship",
|
|
"civility",
|
|
"comity",
|
|
"concord",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"rapport",
|
|
"rapprochement",
|
|
"generosity",
|
|
"affinity",
|
|
"communion",
|
|
"empathy",
|
|
"kindness",
|
|
"sympathy",
|
|
"tolerance",
|
|
"altruism",
|
|
"philanthropy",
|
|
"selflessness",
|
|
"unselfishness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amity",
|
|
"benevolence",
|
|
"brotherhood",
|
|
"charity",
|
|
"cordiality",
|
|
"fellowship",
|
|
"friendliness",
|
|
"friendship",
|
|
"gem\u00fctlichkeit",
|
|
"good-fellowship",
|
|
"goodwill",
|
|
"kindliness",
|
|
"neighborliness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cordovan":{
|
|
"as in calfskin , deerskin":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cores":{
|
|
"a thing or place that is of greatest importance to an activity or interest":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the capitol building is the core of the political life of the state"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"headquarters",
|
|
"happy hunting grounds",
|
|
"hives",
|
|
"hotbeds",
|
|
"hot spots",
|
|
"playgrounds",
|
|
"playlands",
|
|
"kernels",
|
|
"nubs",
|
|
"piths",
|
|
"deeps",
|
|
"thicks",
|
|
"essences",
|
|
"quintessences",
|
|
"souls",
|
|
"attractions",
|
|
"lodestones",
|
|
"loadstones",
|
|
"magnets",
|
|
"polestars"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"axes",
|
|
"bases",
|
|
"capitals",
|
|
"centers",
|
|
"centrals",
|
|
"cynosures",
|
|
"epicenters",
|
|
"eyes",
|
|
"foci",
|
|
"focuses",
|
|
"ground zeros",
|
|
"hearts",
|
|
"hubs",
|
|
"loci",
|
|
"meccas",
|
|
"navels",
|
|
"nerve centers",
|
|
"nexuses",
|
|
"nexus",
|
|
"nuclei",
|
|
"nucleuses",
|
|
"omphali",
|
|
"seats"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an area or point that is an equal distance from all points along an edge or outer surface":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"perimeters",
|
|
"peripheries"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the mountain rises from ground that is almost precisely at the island's core"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"insides",
|
|
"interiors"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"centers",
|
|
"middles",
|
|
"midpoints",
|
|
"midsts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the central part or aspect of something under consideration":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"at last, we come to the core of the issue that has been dividing us"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"courses",
|
|
"directions",
|
|
"drifts",
|
|
"tenors",
|
|
"bodies",
|
|
"contents",
|
|
"substances",
|
|
"hypotheses",
|
|
"propositions",
|
|
"purports",
|
|
"subjects",
|
|
"themes",
|
|
"theses"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bottom lines",
|
|
"bull's-eyes",
|
|
"bullseyes",
|
|
"centerpieces",
|
|
"cruxes",
|
|
"cruces",
|
|
"essences",
|
|
"gists",
|
|
"hearts",
|
|
"kernels",
|
|
"keynotes",
|
|
"meat and potatoes",
|
|
"meats",
|
|
"nets",
|
|
"nubbins",
|
|
"nubs",
|
|
"nuclei",
|
|
"nucleuses",
|
|
"piths",
|
|
"pivots",
|
|
"points",
|
|
"roots",
|
|
"sums"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a starfish can even survive the division of its core into two parts; both halves then regenerate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accessories",
|
|
"accessaries",
|
|
"adjuncts",
|
|
"appendages",
|
|
"extensions",
|
|
"offshoots",
|
|
"components",
|
|
"constituents",
|
|
"elements",
|
|
"ingredients",
|
|
"divisions",
|
|
"parts",
|
|
"pieces",
|
|
"sections",
|
|
"segments",
|
|
"angles",
|
|
"aspects",
|
|
"facets",
|
|
"features",
|
|
"qualities",
|
|
"sides"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"majorities",
|
|
"aggregates",
|
|
"amounts",
|
|
"entireties",
|
|
"quanta",
|
|
"sums",
|
|
"sum totals",
|
|
"totalities",
|
|
"totals",
|
|
"wholes",
|
|
"bottoms",
|
|
"essences",
|
|
"essentialities",
|
|
"marrows",
|
|
"meats",
|
|
"natures",
|
|
"piths",
|
|
"quintessences",
|
|
"roots",
|
|
"souls",
|
|
"stuff",
|
|
"substances",
|
|
"centers",
|
|
"hearts",
|
|
"hubs",
|
|
"kernels",
|
|
"middles",
|
|
"nuclei",
|
|
"nucleuses",
|
|
"nuts",
|
|
"seats",
|
|
"affairs",
|
|
"arguments",
|
|
"burdens",
|
|
"cruxes",
|
|
"cruces",
|
|
"foci",
|
|
"focuses",
|
|
"gists",
|
|
"nubs",
|
|
"pitches",
|
|
"points",
|
|
"purports",
|
|
"matters",
|
|
"motifs",
|
|
"subjects",
|
|
"texts",
|
|
"themes",
|
|
"topics"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bodies",
|
|
"brunts",
|
|
"bulks",
|
|
"chiefs",
|
|
"generalities",
|
|
"hefts",
|
|
"mains",
|
|
"masses",
|
|
"staples",
|
|
"weights"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the seat of one's deepest thoughts and emotions":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in my very core I knew that an injustice was being committed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"consciences",
|
|
"minds"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bellies",
|
|
"blood",
|
|
"bones",
|
|
"bosoms",
|
|
"breasts",
|
|
"guts",
|
|
"hearts",
|
|
"heartstrings",
|
|
"inner spaces",
|
|
"insides",
|
|
"quicks",
|
|
"souls"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corner":{
|
|
"a difficult, puzzling, or embarrassing situation from which there is no easy escape":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the writers have gotten themselves into a corner on that TV show"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"difficulty",
|
|
"node",
|
|
"hot water",
|
|
"soup",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"plight",
|
|
"quandary",
|
|
"scrape",
|
|
"trouble",
|
|
"deadlock",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"logjam",
|
|
"stalemate",
|
|
"standstill",
|
|
"clutch",
|
|
"crisis",
|
|
"crossroad",
|
|
"emergency",
|
|
"exigency",
|
|
"juncture",
|
|
"strait"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bind",
|
|
"box",
|
|
"catch-22",
|
|
"dilemma",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"hole",
|
|
"impasse",
|
|
"jackpot",
|
|
"jam",
|
|
"mire",
|
|
"pickle",
|
|
"predicament",
|
|
"quagmire",
|
|
"rabbit hole",
|
|
"rattrap",
|
|
"spot",
|
|
"sticky wicket",
|
|
"swamp"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a place where roads meet":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we'll meet at the corner tomorrow"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cloverleaf",
|
|
"interchange",
|
|
"overpass",
|
|
"underpass",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"rotary",
|
|
"roundabout",
|
|
"traffic circle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carrefour",
|
|
"crossing",
|
|
"crossroad",
|
|
"crossway(s)",
|
|
"intersection",
|
|
"junction"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a point in a chain of events at which an important change (as in one's fortunes) occurs":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the president believes that we have turned a corner in the war on drugs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"break",
|
|
"capper",
|
|
"clincher",
|
|
"crusher",
|
|
"highlight",
|
|
"topper",
|
|
"conversion",
|
|
"metamorphosis",
|
|
"transfiguration",
|
|
"transformation",
|
|
"turnabout",
|
|
"turnaround",
|
|
"boiling point",
|
|
"breaking point",
|
|
"clutch",
|
|
"conjuncture",
|
|
"crisis",
|
|
"crossroad(s)",
|
|
"crunch",
|
|
"crunch time",
|
|
"Dunkirk",
|
|
"emergency",
|
|
"exigency",
|
|
"extremity",
|
|
"flash point",
|
|
"head",
|
|
"juncture",
|
|
"zero hour"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"climacteric",
|
|
"climax",
|
|
"landmark",
|
|
"milepost",
|
|
"milestone",
|
|
"turning point",
|
|
"watershed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in approach , accost":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in hog , bogart":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cornered":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cornering":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cornerstone":{
|
|
"an immaterial thing upon which something else rests":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a concern for basic human rights was the cornerstone of the president's foreign policy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"anchorage",
|
|
"bed",
|
|
"brace",
|
|
"bulwark",
|
|
"buttress",
|
|
"framework",
|
|
"infrastructure",
|
|
"mount",
|
|
"prop",
|
|
"shore",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"substratum",
|
|
"substructure",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"assumption",
|
|
"justification",
|
|
"premise",
|
|
"premiss",
|
|
"presumption",
|
|
"presupposition",
|
|
"rationale",
|
|
"supposition",
|
|
"theory",
|
|
"thesis",
|
|
"warrant",
|
|
"backbone",
|
|
"center",
|
|
"core",
|
|
"eye",
|
|
"focus",
|
|
"heart",
|
|
"hub",
|
|
"kernel",
|
|
"nucleus",
|
|
"seat",
|
|
"essence",
|
|
"quintessence",
|
|
"soul",
|
|
"touchstone"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"base",
|
|
"basis",
|
|
"bedrock",
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"footing",
|
|
"foundation",
|
|
"ground",
|
|
"groundwork",
|
|
"keystone",
|
|
"root",
|
|
"underpinning",
|
|
"warp",
|
|
"warp and woof"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cornerwise":{
|
|
"in a line or direction running from corner to corner":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"fold the napkin cornerwise and then fold it again"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lengthwise",
|
|
"longitudinally"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"across"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"athwart",
|
|
"bias",
|
|
"cornerways",
|
|
"crossways",
|
|
"crosswise",
|
|
"diagonally",
|
|
"kitty-corner",
|
|
"catty-corner",
|
|
"catercorner",
|
|
"kitty-cornered",
|
|
"catty-cornered",
|
|
"catercornered",
|
|
"obliquely",
|
|
"transversely"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corporate":{
|
|
"fit or likely to be sold especially on a large scale":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"noncommercial",
|
|
"nonsalable",
|
|
"uncommercial",
|
|
"unmarketable",
|
|
"unsalable"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"chain hotels, even high-end ones, tend to all have the same corporate decor that doesn't evoke a sense of place"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"mass-produced",
|
|
"wholesale"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commercial",
|
|
"marketable",
|
|
"mass-market",
|
|
"salable",
|
|
"saleable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corps d'elite":{
|
|
"individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the atomic bomb developers for the Manhattan Project constituted the corps d'elite of American science"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"commoners",
|
|
"herd",
|
|
"hoi polloi",
|
|
"masses",
|
|
"millions",
|
|
"mob",
|
|
"multitude",
|
|
"rank and file",
|
|
"unwashed"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"establishment",
|
|
"gentry",
|
|
"nobility",
|
|
"quality",
|
|
"society",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"top drawer",
|
|
"upper class",
|
|
"caviar",
|
|
"caviare",
|
|
"who's who"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"A-list",
|
|
"aristocracy",
|
|
"best",
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"cream",
|
|
"cr\u00e8me de la cr\u00e8me",
|
|
"elect",
|
|
"elite",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"flower",
|
|
"illuminati",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"pink",
|
|
"pride",
|
|
"priesthood",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"royalty",
|
|
"upper crust"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corpus":{
|
|
"a dead body":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"international conventions requiring that the corpus of the enemy combatant be treated with respect and dignity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"mummy",
|
|
"carnage",
|
|
"carrion",
|
|
"ashes",
|
|
"deceased",
|
|
"decedent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bones",
|
|
"cadaver",
|
|
"carcass",
|
|
"corpse",
|
|
"corse",
|
|
"relics",
|
|
"remains",
|
|
"stiff"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the complete works of an author":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Jane Austen's corpus is modest in number but magnificent in achievement"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"output",
|
|
"canon"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"oeuvre"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"correction":{
|
|
"a change designed to correct or improve a written work":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the copy editor's corrections were marked in red"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"deletion",
|
|
"addition",
|
|
"amplification",
|
|
"supplement",
|
|
"adjustment",
|
|
"alteration",
|
|
"modification",
|
|
"revision",
|
|
"improvement",
|
|
"renovation",
|
|
"clarification",
|
|
"explanation",
|
|
"explication"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amendment",
|
|
"emendation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"received a severe correction after the third offense"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"amnesty",
|
|
"indemnity",
|
|
"pardon",
|
|
"parole",
|
|
"acquittal",
|
|
"exculpation",
|
|
"exoneration",
|
|
"vindication",
|
|
"exemption",
|
|
"immunity",
|
|
"impunity",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"commutation",
|
|
"reprieve",
|
|
"absolution",
|
|
"forgiveness",
|
|
"remission",
|
|
"remitment",
|
|
"condonation",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"overlooking"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"reprisal",
|
|
"retaliation",
|
|
"retribution",
|
|
"revenge",
|
|
"vengeance",
|
|
"assessment",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"mulct",
|
|
"example",
|
|
"sentence",
|
|
"confinement",
|
|
"imprisonment",
|
|
"incarceration",
|
|
"condemnation",
|
|
"damnation",
|
|
"denouncement",
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"criticism",
|
|
"rebuke",
|
|
"reprimand",
|
|
"reproof"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"castigation",
|
|
"chastisement",
|
|
"comeuppance",
|
|
"desert(s)",
|
|
"discipline",
|
|
"nemesis",
|
|
"penalty",
|
|
"punishment",
|
|
"wrath"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"correctitude":{
|
|
"as in fitness , decorousness":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corroborated":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disproved",
|
|
"rebutted",
|
|
"refuted"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradicted",
|
|
"gainsaid",
|
|
"denied",
|
|
"disavowed",
|
|
"disclaimed",
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"contested",
|
|
"disputed",
|
|
"questioned"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"avouched",
|
|
"backed (up)",
|
|
"testified (to)",
|
|
"vouched (for)",
|
|
"witnessed",
|
|
"guaranteed",
|
|
"warranted",
|
|
"affirmed",
|
|
"asserted",
|
|
"averred",
|
|
"avowed",
|
|
"declared",
|
|
"professed",
|
|
"demonstrated",
|
|
"documented",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"proved",
|
|
"reinforced",
|
|
"reenforced"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argued",
|
|
"attested",
|
|
"authenticated",
|
|
"bore out",
|
|
"certified",
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"substantiated",
|
|
"supported",
|
|
"validated",
|
|
"verified",
|
|
"vindicated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my personal experience does not corroborate your faith in the essential goodness of people"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"undercut",
|
|
"undermined",
|
|
"weakened"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"proved",
|
|
"verified",
|
|
"affirmed",
|
|
"avouched",
|
|
"validated"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backed",
|
|
"bolstered",
|
|
"buttressed",
|
|
"reinforced",
|
|
"reenforced",
|
|
"shored (up)",
|
|
"substantiated",
|
|
"supported"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corrosion":{
|
|
"a gradual weakening, loss, or destruction":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"buildup"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the corrosion of family values that is often brought on by great wealth"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"gain",
|
|
"increase"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"breakdown",
|
|
"decay",
|
|
"decomposition",
|
|
"disintegration",
|
|
"dissolution"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"attrition",
|
|
"erosion",
|
|
"undermining",
|
|
"waste"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corrosive":{
|
|
"marked by the use of wit that is intended to cause hurt feelings":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a corrosive satire on the fashion industry and its movers and shakers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"amusing",
|
|
"droll",
|
|
"merry",
|
|
"playful",
|
|
"sportive",
|
|
"waggish",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"mild",
|
|
"bland",
|
|
"good-humored",
|
|
"good-natured",
|
|
"diplomatic",
|
|
"polite",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"suave",
|
|
"urbane",
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"gracious",
|
|
"hospitable",
|
|
"sociable"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"brisk",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"sharp-tongued",
|
|
"sour",
|
|
"sourish",
|
|
"spiky",
|
|
"spikey",
|
|
"tartish",
|
|
"incisive",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"poignant",
|
|
"trenchant",
|
|
"cynical",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"ironic",
|
|
"ironical",
|
|
"wry",
|
|
"facetious",
|
|
"flippant",
|
|
"tongue-in-cheek",
|
|
"acrimonious",
|
|
"bitter",
|
|
"resentful",
|
|
"vitriolic",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"stringent",
|
|
"abrupt",
|
|
"blunt",
|
|
"brusque",
|
|
"brusk",
|
|
"concise",
|
|
"crisp",
|
|
"curt",
|
|
"gruff",
|
|
"pithy",
|
|
"snippety",
|
|
"snippy",
|
|
"succinct",
|
|
"terse",
|
|
"backhanded",
|
|
"insincere"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acerb",
|
|
"acerbic",
|
|
"acid",
|
|
"acidic",
|
|
"acidulous",
|
|
"acrid",
|
|
"barbed",
|
|
"biting",
|
|
"caustic",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"mordant",
|
|
"pungent",
|
|
"sarcastic",
|
|
"sardonic",
|
|
"satiric",
|
|
"satirical",
|
|
"scalding",
|
|
"scathing",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"smart-aleck",
|
|
"smart-alecky",
|
|
"smart-mouthed",
|
|
"snarky",
|
|
"tart"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corruptible":{
|
|
"open to improper influence and especially bribery":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"incorruptible"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there's a rumor that that judge is eminently corruptible"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ethical",
|
|
"honest",
|
|
"principled",
|
|
"scrupulous",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"moral",
|
|
"righteous",
|
|
"upright",
|
|
"virtuous"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"temptable",
|
|
"hack",
|
|
"mercenary",
|
|
"crooked",
|
|
"cutthroat",
|
|
"dishonest",
|
|
"Machiavellian",
|
|
"unethical",
|
|
"unmoral",
|
|
"unprincipled",
|
|
"unscrupulous",
|
|
"corrupt",
|
|
"corrupted",
|
|
"debased",
|
|
"debauched",
|
|
"defiled",
|
|
"degenerate",
|
|
"degraded",
|
|
"demoralized",
|
|
"depraved",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"dissolute",
|
|
"perverse",
|
|
"perverted",
|
|
"reprobate",
|
|
"sleazy",
|
|
"vitiated",
|
|
"warped",
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"evil",
|
|
"immoral",
|
|
"iniquitous",
|
|
"nefarious",
|
|
"sinful",
|
|
"vicious",
|
|
"wicked"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bribable",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"purchasable",
|
|
"venal"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corrupting":{
|
|
"to go through decomposition":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a dead mouse corrupting in the walls produced a terrible smell"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aging",
|
|
"ageing",
|
|
"developing",
|
|
"growing",
|
|
"maturing",
|
|
"ripening",
|
|
"refreshing",
|
|
"renewing",
|
|
"restoring",
|
|
"cleansing",
|
|
"purifying",
|
|
"assembling",
|
|
"composing",
|
|
"integrating",
|
|
"ameliorating",
|
|
"bettering",
|
|
"improving",
|
|
"meliorating"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"souring",
|
|
"turning",
|
|
"turning off",
|
|
"contaminating",
|
|
"defiling",
|
|
"polluting",
|
|
"tainting",
|
|
"addling",
|
|
"curdling",
|
|
"fermenting",
|
|
"mortifying",
|
|
"rusting",
|
|
"crumbling",
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"degenerating",
|
|
"descending",
|
|
"deteriorating",
|
|
"dilapidating",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"withering"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breaking down",
|
|
"decaying",
|
|
"decomposing",
|
|
"disintegrating",
|
|
"festering",
|
|
"fouling",
|
|
"moldering",
|
|
"molding",
|
|
"perishing",
|
|
"putrefying",
|
|
"rotting",
|
|
"spoiling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to influence someone with a bribe":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he bragged about having corrupted half of the officials on the city council"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"fixing",
|
|
"tampering (with)",
|
|
"abasing",
|
|
"debasing",
|
|
"debauching",
|
|
"defiling",
|
|
"degrading",
|
|
"demeaning",
|
|
"depraving",
|
|
"dishonoring",
|
|
"perverting",
|
|
"poisoning",
|
|
"profaning",
|
|
"prostituting",
|
|
"subverting",
|
|
"tainting",
|
|
"warping",
|
|
"alluring",
|
|
"baiting",
|
|
"beguiling",
|
|
"enticing",
|
|
"leading on",
|
|
"luring",
|
|
"seducing",
|
|
"tempting",
|
|
"motivating",
|
|
"provoking",
|
|
"spurring",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"goading",
|
|
"inducing",
|
|
"flattering",
|
|
"persuading",
|
|
"snaring",
|
|
"trapping"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bribing",
|
|
"buying",
|
|
"having",
|
|
"paying off",
|
|
"squaring"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"elevating",
|
|
"ennobling",
|
|
"uplifting"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"some observers believe that grossly violent movies corrupt the people who watch them as well as the people who make them"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dignifying",
|
|
"exalting",
|
|
"honoring",
|
|
"ameliorating",
|
|
"amending",
|
|
"bettering",
|
|
"enhancing",
|
|
"enriching",
|
|
"improving",
|
|
"meliorating",
|
|
"perfecting",
|
|
"clarifying",
|
|
"cleaning",
|
|
"cleansing",
|
|
"purifying",
|
|
"refining",
|
|
"restoring",
|
|
"respecting"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"befouling",
|
|
"begriming",
|
|
"contaminating",
|
|
"defiling",
|
|
"diluting",
|
|
"dirtying",
|
|
"polluting",
|
|
"tainting",
|
|
"thinning",
|
|
"watering down",
|
|
"weakening",
|
|
"descending",
|
|
"disgracing",
|
|
"dishonoring",
|
|
"humbling",
|
|
"humiliating",
|
|
"shaming",
|
|
"taking down",
|
|
"blemishing",
|
|
"damaging",
|
|
"defacing",
|
|
"destroying",
|
|
"flawing",
|
|
"harming",
|
|
"hurting",
|
|
"impairing",
|
|
"marring",
|
|
"ruining",
|
|
"spoiling",
|
|
"staining",
|
|
"tarnishing",
|
|
"wrecking",
|
|
"depreciating",
|
|
"downgrading"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abasing",
|
|
"bastardizing",
|
|
"cankering",
|
|
"cheapening",
|
|
"debasing",
|
|
"debauching",
|
|
"degrading",
|
|
"demeaning",
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"depraving",
|
|
"deteriorating",
|
|
"lessening",
|
|
"perverting",
|
|
"poisoning",
|
|
"profaning",
|
|
"prostituting",
|
|
"subverting",
|
|
"vitiating",
|
|
"warping"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cort\u00e8ges":{
|
|
"a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the movie star's cortege included her hair stylist, makeup artist, personal assistant, and press agent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"crews",
|
|
"personnels",
|
|
"staffs",
|
|
"staves",
|
|
"courts",
|
|
"assistants",
|
|
"attendants",
|
|
"helpers",
|
|
"retainers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"entourages",
|
|
"followings",
|
|
"posses",
|
|
"retinues",
|
|
"suites",
|
|
"tails",
|
|
"trains"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a body of individuals moving along in an orderly and often ceremonial way":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the funeral cortege of mourners stretched for three city blocks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"progresses",
|
|
"callithumps",
|
|
"columns",
|
|
"lines",
|
|
"strings",
|
|
"trains"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"parades",
|
|
"processions"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coruscate":{
|
|
"to shoot forth bursts of light":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a classic car from the 1950s, replete with yards of coruscating chrome"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"beam",
|
|
"radiate",
|
|
"shine",
|
|
"bedazzle",
|
|
"blind",
|
|
"daze",
|
|
"dazzle",
|
|
"blaze",
|
|
"burn",
|
|
"flare",
|
|
"glare",
|
|
"glow"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flame",
|
|
"flash",
|
|
"glance",
|
|
"gleam",
|
|
"glimmer",
|
|
"glint",
|
|
"glisten",
|
|
"glister",
|
|
"glitter",
|
|
"luster",
|
|
"lustre",
|
|
"scintillate",
|
|
"shimmer",
|
|
"spangle",
|
|
"sparkle",
|
|
"twinkle",
|
|
"wink",
|
|
"winkle"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coruscates":{
|
|
"to shoot forth bursts of light":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a classic car from the 1950s, replete with yards of coruscating chrome"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"beams",
|
|
"radiates",
|
|
"shines",
|
|
"bedazzles",
|
|
"blinds",
|
|
"dazes",
|
|
"dazzles",
|
|
"blazes",
|
|
"burns",
|
|
"flares",
|
|
"glares",
|
|
"glows"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flames",
|
|
"flashes",
|
|
"glances",
|
|
"gleams",
|
|
"glimmers",
|
|
"glints",
|
|
"glistens",
|
|
"glisters",
|
|
"glitters",
|
|
"lusters",
|
|
"lustres",
|
|
"scintillates",
|
|
"shimmers",
|
|
"spangles",
|
|
"sparkles",
|
|
"twinkles",
|
|
"winkles",
|
|
"winks"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cosmetic cases":{
|
|
"as in traveling cases":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cosmeticizes":{
|
|
"as in spruces , dolls up":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cosmical":{
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
],
|
|
"unusually large":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bantam",
|
|
"bitty",
|
|
"diminutive",
|
|
"infinitesimal",
|
|
"Lilliputian",
|
|
"little bitty",
|
|
"micro",
|
|
"microminiature",
|
|
"microscopic",
|
|
"microscopical",
|
|
"midget",
|
|
"miniature",
|
|
"minuscule",
|
|
"minute",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"pygmy",
|
|
"teensy",
|
|
"teensy-weensy",
|
|
"teeny",
|
|
"teeny-weeny",
|
|
"tiny",
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"wee"
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],
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"examples":[
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"predicted that the war would forever be regarded as a cosmic error"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"little",
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"mini",
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"petite",
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"pint-size",
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"pint-sized",
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"puny",
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"small",
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"smallish",
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"undersized",
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"undersize",
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"dinky",
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"dwarfish",
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"half-pint"
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],
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"related":[
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"big",
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"bulky",
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"considerable",
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"extensive",
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"good",
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"goodly",
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"great",
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"gross",
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"handsome",
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"hefty",
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"hulking",
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"largish",
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"major",
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"outsize",
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"outsized",
|
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"overgrown",
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"oversize",
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"oversized",
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"sizable",
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"sizeable",
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"substantial",
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"tidy",
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"voluminous",
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"august",
|
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"formidable",
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"grandiose",
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"imposing",
|
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"lofty",
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"majestic",
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"cavernous",
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"monolithic",
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"overwhelming",
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"staggering",
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"stupendous",
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"towering",
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"boundless",
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"immeasurable",
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"infinite"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"astronomical",
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"astronomic",
|
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"Brobdingnagian",
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"bumper",
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"colossal",
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"cyclopean",
|
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"elephantine",
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"enormous",
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"galactic",
|
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"gargantuan",
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"giant",
|
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"gigantesque",
|
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"gigantic",
|
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"grand",
|
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"herculean",
|
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"heroic",
|
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"heroical",
|
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"Himalayan",
|
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"huge",
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"humongous",
|
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"humungous",
|
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"immense",
|
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"jumbo",
|
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"king-size",
|
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"king-sized",
|
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"leviathan",
|
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"mammoth",
|
|
"massive",
|
|
"mega",
|
|
"mighty",
|
|
"monster",
|
|
"monstrous",
|
|
"monumental",
|
|
"mountainous",
|
|
"oceanic",
|
|
"pharaonic",
|
|
"planetary",
|
|
"prodigious",
|
|
"super",
|
|
"super-duper",
|
|
"supersize",
|
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"supersized",
|
|
"titanic",
|
|
"tremendous",
|
|
"vast",
|
|
"vasty",
|
|
"walloping",
|
|
"whacking",
|
|
"whopping"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
},
|
|
"cosmopolitanism":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"costly":{
|
|
"commanding a large price":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cheap",
|
|
"inexpensive"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"running is one sport that does not require a lot of costly equipment"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
"valueless",
|
|
"worthless",
|
|
"discounted"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"exorbitant",
|
|
"overpriced",
|
|
"prohibitive",
|
|
"sky-high",
|
|
"steep",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"unaffordable",
|
|
"uneconomic",
|
|
"uneconomical",
|
|
"unreasonable",
|
|
"inestimable",
|
|
"invaluable",
|
|
"deluxe",
|
|
"luxurious",
|
|
"sumptuous"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"big-ticket",
|
|
"dear",
|
|
"expensive",
|
|
"extravagant",
|
|
"high",
|
|
"high-end",
|
|
"high-ticket",
|
|
"precious",
|
|
"premium",
|
|
"priceless",
|
|
"pricey",
|
|
"pricy",
|
|
"spendy",
|
|
"ultraexpensive",
|
|
"valuable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cot":{
|
|
"as in bungalow":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in couch , sofa":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cotton (to":{
|
|
"as in enjoy , revel (in)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cottoned (to or on to)":{
|
|
"to have a clear idea of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"missed"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"failed to cotton on to the fact that her senatorial campaign was going nowhere"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misapprehended",
|
|
"misconceived",
|
|
"misconstrued",
|
|
"misinterpreted",
|
|
"misperceived",
|
|
"misread",
|
|
"mistook",
|
|
"misunderstood"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"absorbed",
|
|
"digested",
|
|
"took in",
|
|
"realized",
|
|
"fathomed",
|
|
"penetrated",
|
|
"pierced"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appreciated",
|
|
"apprehended",
|
|
"assimilated",
|
|
"beheld",
|
|
"caught",
|
|
"caught on (to)",
|
|
"cognized",
|
|
"compassed",
|
|
"comprehended",
|
|
"conceived",
|
|
"deciphered",
|
|
"decoded",
|
|
"discerned",
|
|
"dug",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"grasped",
|
|
"grokked",
|
|
"intuited",
|
|
"knew",
|
|
"made",
|
|
"made out",
|
|
"perceived",
|
|
"recognized",
|
|
"registered",
|
|
"savvied",
|
|
"saw",
|
|
"seized",
|
|
"sensed",
|
|
"tumbled (to)",
|
|
"twigged",
|
|
"understood"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"coulee":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counseling":{
|
|
"as in advisory , consulting":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in compassion , feeling":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"concerned parents counseling about the problem of substance abuse in their community"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"arguing",
|
|
"bandying",
|
|
"batting (around)",
|
|
"chewing over",
|
|
"debating",
|
|
"deliberating",
|
|
"discussing",
|
|
"disputing",
|
|
"hashing (over)",
|
|
"kicking around",
|
|
"mooting",
|
|
"palavering",
|
|
"talking",
|
|
"talking over",
|
|
"ventilating",
|
|
"rehashing",
|
|
"coaching",
|
|
"guiding",
|
|
"tutoring",
|
|
"recommending",
|
|
"suggesting",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"referring (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advising",
|
|
"confabbing",
|
|
"confabulating",
|
|
"conferring",
|
|
"consulting",
|
|
"parleying",
|
|
"treating"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"every year the admissions officer counsels thousands of students about the process of applying to college"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"godfathering",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"engineering",
|
|
"steering",
|
|
"swaying",
|
|
"accompanying",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"chaperoning",
|
|
"convoying",
|
|
"escorting",
|
|
"seeing",
|
|
"squiring",
|
|
"overseeing",
|
|
"superintending",
|
|
"supervising",
|
|
"drilling",
|
|
"training",
|
|
"briefing",
|
|
"enlightening",
|
|
"informing",
|
|
"instructing",
|
|
"schooling",
|
|
"teaching",
|
|
"inculcating",
|
|
"indoctrinating",
|
|
"cultivating",
|
|
"fostering",
|
|
"nurturing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coaching",
|
|
"guiding",
|
|
"leading",
|
|
"mentoring",
|
|
"piloting",
|
|
"shepherding",
|
|
"showing",
|
|
"tutoring"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give advice to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"perhaps a psychologist would be better qualified to counsel you"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"alerting",
|
|
"cautioning",
|
|
"forewarning",
|
|
"warning",
|
|
"briefing",
|
|
"clueing (in)",
|
|
"cluing (in)",
|
|
"filling in",
|
|
"informing",
|
|
"telling",
|
|
"wising (up)",
|
|
"coaching",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"guiding",
|
|
"instructing",
|
|
"leading",
|
|
"mentoring",
|
|
"shepherding",
|
|
"showing",
|
|
"teaching",
|
|
"tutoring",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"piloting",
|
|
"steering",
|
|
"acquainting",
|
|
"apprising",
|
|
"familiarizing",
|
|
"convincing",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"inducing",
|
|
"persuading",
|
|
"talking (into)",
|
|
"begging",
|
|
"exhorting",
|
|
"imploring",
|
|
"prevailing (upon)",
|
|
"urging",
|
|
"proposing",
|
|
"recommending",
|
|
"suggesting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adjuring",
|
|
"admonishing",
|
|
"advising"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something) forward as one's choice for a wise or proper course of action":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I would counsel caution and deliberation in this sensitive matter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"advocating",
|
|
"backing",
|
|
"championing",
|
|
"espousing",
|
|
"favoring",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"exhorting",
|
|
"urging",
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"offering",
|
|
"proposing",
|
|
"submitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advising",
|
|
"recommending",
|
|
"suggesting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counsels":{
|
|
"a person who gives advice especially professionally":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the toy manufacturer hired a public relations counsel to do some damage control"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"authorities",
|
|
"experts",
|
|
"professionals",
|
|
"pros",
|
|
"specialists",
|
|
"confidants",
|
|
"cabinets",
|
|
"kitchen cabinets",
|
|
"sounding boards"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advisers",
|
|
"advisors",
|
|
"consiglieri",
|
|
"consiglieres",
|
|
"consultants",
|
|
"counselors",
|
|
"counsellors"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if you cannot afford counsel , one will be provided for you"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cocounsels",
|
|
"co-counsels",
|
|
"district attorneys",
|
|
"prosecuting attorneys",
|
|
"prosecutors",
|
|
"solicitors",
|
|
"criminal lawyers",
|
|
"mouthpieces",
|
|
"public defenders",
|
|
"trial lawyers",
|
|
"solicitors",
|
|
"jurists",
|
|
"lawgivers",
|
|
"lawmakers",
|
|
"legislators",
|
|
"solons",
|
|
"ambulance chasers",
|
|
"pettifoggers",
|
|
"Philadelphia lawyers",
|
|
"shysters"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advocates",
|
|
"attorneys",
|
|
"attorneys-at-law",
|
|
"counselors",
|
|
"counsellors",
|
|
"counselors-at-law",
|
|
"lawyers",
|
|
"legal eagles"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to exchange viewpoints or seek advice for the purpose of finding a solution to a problem":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"concerned parents counseling about the problem of substance abuse in their community"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"argues",
|
|
"bandies",
|
|
"bats (around)",
|
|
"chews over",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"deliberates",
|
|
"discusses",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"hashes (over)",
|
|
"kicks around",
|
|
"moots",
|
|
"palavers",
|
|
"talks",
|
|
"talks over",
|
|
"ventilates",
|
|
"rehashes",
|
|
"coaches",
|
|
"guides",
|
|
"tutors",
|
|
"recommends",
|
|
"suggests",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"refers (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advises",
|
|
"confabs",
|
|
"confabulates",
|
|
"confers",
|
|
"consults",
|
|
"parleys",
|
|
"treats"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"every year the admissions officer counsels thousands of students about the process of applying to college"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"godfathers",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"engineers",
|
|
"steers",
|
|
"sways",
|
|
"accompanies",
|
|
"attends",
|
|
"chaperones",
|
|
"chaperons",
|
|
"convoys",
|
|
"escorts",
|
|
"sees",
|
|
"squires",
|
|
"oversees",
|
|
"superintends",
|
|
"supervises",
|
|
"drills",
|
|
"trains",
|
|
"briefs",
|
|
"enlightens",
|
|
"informs",
|
|
"instructs",
|
|
"schools",
|
|
"teaches",
|
|
"inculcates",
|
|
"indoctrinates",
|
|
"cultivates",
|
|
"fosters",
|
|
"nurtures"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coaches",
|
|
"guides",
|
|
"leads",
|
|
"mentors",
|
|
"pilots",
|
|
"shepherds",
|
|
"shows",
|
|
"tutors"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give advice to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"perhaps a psychologist would be better qualified to counsel you"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"alerts",
|
|
"cautions",
|
|
"forewarns",
|
|
"warns",
|
|
"briefs",
|
|
"clues (in)",
|
|
"fills in",
|
|
"informs",
|
|
"tells",
|
|
"wises (up)",
|
|
"coaches",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"guides",
|
|
"instructs",
|
|
"leads",
|
|
"mentors",
|
|
"shepherds",
|
|
"shows",
|
|
"teaches",
|
|
"tutors",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"pilots",
|
|
"steers",
|
|
"acquaints",
|
|
"apprises",
|
|
"familiarizes",
|
|
"convinces",
|
|
"encourages",
|
|
"induces",
|
|
"persuades",
|
|
"talks (into)",
|
|
"begs",
|
|
"exhorts",
|
|
"implores",
|
|
"prevails (upon)",
|
|
"urges",
|
|
"proposes",
|
|
"recommends",
|
|
"suggests"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adjures",
|
|
"admonishes",
|
|
"advises"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something) forward as one's choice for a wise or proper course of action":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I would counsel caution and deliberation in this sensitive matter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"advocates",
|
|
"backs",
|
|
"champions",
|
|
"espouses",
|
|
"favors",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"exhorts",
|
|
"urges",
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"offers",
|
|
"proposes",
|
|
"submits"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advises",
|
|
"recommends",
|
|
"suggests"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counter-blows":{
|
|
"as in counterpunches , counters":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counter-conspiracies":{
|
|
"as in counterplots":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counteract":{
|
|
"to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this medication will counteract the symptoms but it won't kill the infection"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"invalidate",
|
|
"negate",
|
|
"neuter",
|
|
"nullify",
|
|
"atone (for)",
|
|
"outbalance",
|
|
"outweigh",
|
|
"redeem",
|
|
"redress",
|
|
"relieve",
|
|
"remedy",
|
|
"override",
|
|
"overrule"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"annul",
|
|
"cancel (out)",
|
|
"compensate (for)",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"counterbalance",
|
|
"counterpoise",
|
|
"make up (for)",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"neutralize",
|
|
"offset"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counterblow":{
|
|
"as in counterpunch , counter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"countercurrents":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counterfeiters":{
|
|
"as in pretenders , dissemblers":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"countering":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to strive to reduce or eliminate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"cultivating",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"forwarding",
|
|
"fostering",
|
|
"furthering",
|
|
"nourishing",
|
|
"nurturing",
|
|
"promoting"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"efforts to counter poverty in every sector of our country"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abiding",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"suffering",
|
|
"advocating",
|
|
"backing",
|
|
"championing",
|
|
"endorsing",
|
|
"indorsing",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"upholding"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"baffling",
|
|
"checkmating",
|
|
"foiling",
|
|
"frustrating",
|
|
"resisting",
|
|
"thwarting",
|
|
"withstanding",
|
|
"confronting",
|
|
"defying",
|
|
"facing",
|
|
"meeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"contending (with)",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"oppugning"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counteroffensive":{
|
|
"an attack made to counter an enemy's attack":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the army launched a counteroffensive at dawn"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"sally",
|
|
"sortie",
|
|
"blitzkrieg",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"assault",
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"offensive",
|
|
"onslaught"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"counterassault",
|
|
"counterattack",
|
|
"counterpunch",
|
|
"counterstrike"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counterpane":{
|
|
"a decorative cloth used as a top covering for a bed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a beautiful counterpane that was a family heirloom"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"comforter",
|
|
"puff",
|
|
"quilt",
|
|
"bedclothes",
|
|
"bedding",
|
|
"clothes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bedcover",
|
|
"bedcovering",
|
|
"bedspread",
|
|
"coverlet",
|
|
"hap",
|
|
"spread"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counterplan":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counterpoised":{
|
|
"to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her overall healthiness largely counterpoised the virulence of the infection"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"invalidated",
|
|
"negated",
|
|
"neutered",
|
|
"nullified",
|
|
"atoned (for)",
|
|
"outbalanced",
|
|
"outweighed",
|
|
"redeemed",
|
|
"redressed",
|
|
"relieved",
|
|
"remedied",
|
|
"overrode",
|
|
"overruled"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"annulled",
|
|
"canceled (out)",
|
|
"cancelled (out)",
|
|
"compensated (for)",
|
|
"corrected",
|
|
"counteracted",
|
|
"counterbalanced",
|
|
"made up (for)",
|
|
"negatived",
|
|
"neutralized",
|
|
"offset"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counterpunch":{
|
|
"an attack made to counter an enemy's attack":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the last, desperate counterpunch of the German armies, known as the Battle of the Bulge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"sally",
|
|
"sortie",
|
|
"blitzkrieg",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"assault",
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"offensive",
|
|
"onslaught"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"counterassault",
|
|
"counterattack",
|
|
"counteroffensive",
|
|
"counterstrike"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counterrallies":{
|
|
"as in counterprotests , counterdemonstrations":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counterrally":{
|
|
"as in counterprotest , counterdemonstration":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counters":{
|
|
"a force or influence that makes an opposing force ineffective or less effective":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"strong moral guidance at home is the best counter to the pernicious allure of popular culture"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"trade-offs",
|
|
"ballasts",
|
|
"weights"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balances",
|
|
"cancelers",
|
|
"cancellers",
|
|
"correctives",
|
|
"counteractions",
|
|
"counterbalances",
|
|
"counterforces",
|
|
"counter-forces",
|
|
"counterpoises",
|
|
"counterweights",
|
|
"equipoises",
|
|
"neutralizers",
|
|
"offsets"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that is as different as possible from something else":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her version of the domestic dispute was almost the exact counter of what actually happened"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"synonyms",
|
|
"analogues",
|
|
"analogs",
|
|
"counterparts",
|
|
"carbon copies",
|
|
"copies",
|
|
"duplicates",
|
|
"replicas"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"negations",
|
|
"antonyms",
|
|
"counterpoints",
|
|
"converses",
|
|
"inverses",
|
|
"mirror images"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"antipodes",
|
|
"antitheses",
|
|
"contraries",
|
|
"negatives",
|
|
"obverses",
|
|
"opposites",
|
|
"reverses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to strive to reduce or eliminate":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"cultivates",
|
|
"encourages",
|
|
"forwards",
|
|
"fosters",
|
|
"furthers",
|
|
"nourishes",
|
|
"nurtures",
|
|
"promotes"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"efforts to counter poverty in every sector of our country"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abides",
|
|
"bears",
|
|
"endures",
|
|
"suffers",
|
|
"advocates",
|
|
"backs",
|
|
"champions",
|
|
"endorses",
|
|
"indorses",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"upholds"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"baffles",
|
|
"checkmates",
|
|
"foils",
|
|
"frustrates",
|
|
"resists",
|
|
"thwarts",
|
|
"withstands",
|
|
"confronts",
|
|
"defies",
|
|
"faces",
|
|
"meets"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battles",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"contends (with)",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"opposes",
|
|
"oppugns"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counterstroke":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"countless":{
|
|
"too many to be counted":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"countable",
|
|
"enumerable",
|
|
"numberable"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I've told you countless times not to do that"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"finite",
|
|
"limited"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"endless",
|
|
"infinite",
|
|
"unlimited",
|
|
"vast",
|
|
"many",
|
|
"multitudinous",
|
|
"numerous"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"innumerable",
|
|
"innumerous",
|
|
"myriad",
|
|
"numberless",
|
|
"uncountable",
|
|
"uncounted",
|
|
"unnumbered",
|
|
"untold"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"country house":{
|
|
"as in countryseat":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"countryfied":{
|
|
"as in folksy , rustic":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"countrywomen":{
|
|
"as in compatriots , countrymen":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counts":{
|
|
"a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a person":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's been charged with two counts of larceny"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"accusations",
|
|
"allegations",
|
|
"pleas",
|
|
"criminations",
|
|
"counteraccusations",
|
|
"counter-accusations",
|
|
"countercharges",
|
|
"counter-charges",
|
|
"arraignments",
|
|
"impeachments",
|
|
"implications",
|
|
"imputations",
|
|
"innuendos",
|
|
"innuendoes",
|
|
"insinuations",
|
|
"censures",
|
|
"condemnations",
|
|
"denunciations",
|
|
"incriminations",
|
|
"recriminations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"complaints",
|
|
"indictments",
|
|
"raps"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a total number obtained or recorded by noting each thing as it was being added":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my count for the number of bird species and subspecies that visited the sanctuary that weekend was 43"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"scores",
|
|
"amounts",
|
|
"grosses",
|
|
"sums",
|
|
"totals",
|
|
"wholes",
|
|
"recounts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"censuses",
|
|
"tales",
|
|
"tallies"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be of importance":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"punctuality and a neat appearance count during a job interview"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"affects",
|
|
"concerns",
|
|
"influences",
|
|
"sways",
|
|
"adds up (to)",
|
|
"amounts (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"imports",
|
|
"matters",
|
|
"means",
|
|
"signifies",
|
|
"weighs"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"count the baseball gloves in the storage locker to see if there are enough to go around"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"adds (up)",
|
|
"tallies",
|
|
"totals",
|
|
"calculates",
|
|
"computes",
|
|
"reckons",
|
|
"tables",
|
|
"tabulates",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"marks",
|
|
"ticks (off)",
|
|
"recounts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enumerates",
|
|
"numbers",
|
|
"tells"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to place reliance or trust":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm counting on you to show up tomorrow to help me move"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"distrusts",
|
|
"mistrusts",
|
|
"questions",
|
|
"suspects"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"commits",
|
|
"confides",
|
|
"entrusts",
|
|
"intrusts",
|
|
"trusts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calculates",
|
|
"depends",
|
|
"leans",
|
|
"reckons",
|
|
"relies"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to think of in a particular way":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm not sure I'd count that as a serious effort"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"believes",
|
|
"deems",
|
|
"feels",
|
|
"senses",
|
|
"thinks",
|
|
"conceives",
|
|
"fancies",
|
|
"imagines"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accounts",
|
|
"calls",
|
|
"considers",
|
|
"esteems",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"looks (on or upon)",
|
|
"rates",
|
|
"reckons",
|
|
"regards",
|
|
"sets down",
|
|
"views"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counts (out)":{
|
|
"to prevent the participation, consideration, or inclusion of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"admits",
|
|
"includes"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I don't feel well, so count me out for the party tonight"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"entertains",
|
|
"receives",
|
|
"takes in",
|
|
"welcomes",
|
|
"unbans"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"blackballs",
|
|
"blacklists",
|
|
"excommunicates",
|
|
"ostracizes",
|
|
"banishes",
|
|
"deports",
|
|
"exiles",
|
|
"expels",
|
|
"ousts",
|
|
"throws out",
|
|
"obviates",
|
|
"precludes",
|
|
"prevents",
|
|
"prohibits",
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"hinders",
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
"obstructs",
|
|
"ceases",
|
|
"discontinues",
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"suspends",
|
|
"deters",
|
|
"staves off",
|
|
"wards (off)",
|
|
"checks off",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"combs (out)",
|
|
"weeds (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bans",
|
|
"bars",
|
|
"closes out",
|
|
"debars",
|
|
"eliminates",
|
|
"excepts",
|
|
"excludes",
|
|
"freezes out",
|
|
"rules out",
|
|
"shuts out"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coup\u00e9":{
|
|
"as in cabriolet , roadster":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in sedan , subcompact":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coup\u00e9s":{
|
|
"as in roadsters , cabriolets":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in sedans , subcompacts":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"courageousness":{
|
|
"strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cowardice",
|
|
"cowardliness",
|
|
"cravenness",
|
|
"dastardliness",
|
|
"poltroonery",
|
|
"spinelessness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the soldiers' exceptional courageousness was credited with saving the mission from near disaster"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cold feet",
|
|
"faintheartedness",
|
|
"fearfulness",
|
|
"mousiness",
|
|
"timidity",
|
|
"timorousness",
|
|
"feebleness",
|
|
"softness",
|
|
"weakness",
|
|
"impotence",
|
|
"ineffectualness",
|
|
"hesitation",
|
|
"indecision",
|
|
"indecisiveness",
|
|
"irresolution"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"backbone",
|
|
"fiber",
|
|
"fortitude",
|
|
"grit",
|
|
"gumption",
|
|
"mettle",
|
|
"pluck",
|
|
"pluckiness",
|
|
"spunk",
|
|
"temper",
|
|
"determination",
|
|
"perseverance",
|
|
"resolution",
|
|
"endurance",
|
|
"stamina",
|
|
"stomach",
|
|
"tenacity",
|
|
"audacity",
|
|
"boldness",
|
|
"brazenness",
|
|
"cheek",
|
|
"cojones",
|
|
"effrontery",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"temerity"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bottle",
|
|
"bravery",
|
|
"courage",
|
|
"daring",
|
|
"daringness",
|
|
"dauntlessness",
|
|
"doughtiness",
|
|
"fearlessness",
|
|
"gallantry",
|
|
"greatheartedness",
|
|
"guts",
|
|
"gutsiness",
|
|
"hardihood",
|
|
"heart",
|
|
"heroism",
|
|
"intestinal fortitude",
|
|
"intrepidity",
|
|
"intrepidness",
|
|
"moxie",
|
|
"nerve",
|
|
"pecker",
|
|
"prowess",
|
|
"stoutness",
|
|
"valor",
|
|
"virtue"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"course":{
|
|
"a series of lectures on a subject":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a course on American history from the colonial period to the present"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"elective",
|
|
"refresher",
|
|
"clinic",
|
|
"institute",
|
|
"seminar",
|
|
"survey course",
|
|
"minicourse",
|
|
"core",
|
|
"curriculum"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"class"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a usually fixed or ordered series of actions or events leading to a result":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"set out on the course that would lead to a college degree"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"drill",
|
|
"routine",
|
|
"fashion",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"manner",
|
|
"method",
|
|
"mode",
|
|
"style",
|
|
"system",
|
|
"technique",
|
|
"way",
|
|
"approach",
|
|
"arrangement",
|
|
"blueprint",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"formula",
|
|
"game plan",
|
|
"ground plan",
|
|
"layout",
|
|
"plan",
|
|
"plot",
|
|
"program",
|
|
"project",
|
|
"recipe",
|
|
"scheme",
|
|
"strategy",
|
|
"accomplishment",
|
|
"achievement",
|
|
"attainment",
|
|
"enterprise",
|
|
"performance",
|
|
"undertaking",
|
|
"work",
|
|
"activity",
|
|
"functioning",
|
|
"movement"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"operation",
|
|
"procedure",
|
|
"proceeding",
|
|
"process"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a way of acting or proceeding":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the president's usual course has been to obtain advice from several people and then make up his own mind"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"blueprint",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"plan",
|
|
"scheme",
|
|
"strategy",
|
|
"intent",
|
|
"intention",
|
|
"purpose",
|
|
"approach",
|
|
"direction",
|
|
"method",
|
|
"path",
|
|
"pathway",
|
|
"tack"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"line",
|
|
"methodology",
|
|
"policy",
|
|
"procedure",
|
|
"program"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an open man-made passageway for water":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the Erie Canal was replaced by a much larger course , the New York State Barge Canal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"millrace",
|
|
"millstream",
|
|
"floodway",
|
|
"sluice",
|
|
"sluiceway",
|
|
"spillway",
|
|
"swash",
|
|
"tideway",
|
|
"torrent",
|
|
"gutter",
|
|
"trough",
|
|
"river",
|
|
"rivulet",
|
|
"stream"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aqueduct",
|
|
"canal",
|
|
"channel",
|
|
"conduit",
|
|
"flume",
|
|
"racecourse",
|
|
"raceway",
|
|
"watercourse",
|
|
"waterway"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the direction along which something or someone moves":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the river follows a southeasterly course to the ocean"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"circuit",
|
|
"loop",
|
|
"orbit",
|
|
"arc",
|
|
"flight path",
|
|
"trajectory",
|
|
"ascent",
|
|
"descent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"line",
|
|
"path",
|
|
"pathway",
|
|
"route",
|
|
"routeway",
|
|
"steps",
|
|
"track",
|
|
"way"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to go after or on the track of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"lead",
|
|
"pilot"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after coursing the conspirators for months, the federal agents closed in and made the arrests"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"head"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"accompany",
|
|
"chaperone",
|
|
"chaperon",
|
|
"escort",
|
|
"hunt",
|
|
"search (for)",
|
|
"seek",
|
|
"eye",
|
|
"observe",
|
|
"watch"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bird-dog",
|
|
"chase",
|
|
"dog",
|
|
"follow",
|
|
"hound",
|
|
"pursue",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"shadow",
|
|
"tag",
|
|
"tail",
|
|
"trace",
|
|
"track",
|
|
"trail"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make one's way through, across, or over":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"once the threat of terrorism became apparent, fighter jets began coursing that corridor on a daily basis"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"hike",
|
|
"traipse",
|
|
"tramp",
|
|
"tread",
|
|
"walk",
|
|
"ride",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"crisscross"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"cut (across)",
|
|
"follow",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"navigate",
|
|
"pass (over)",
|
|
"perambulate",
|
|
"peregrinate",
|
|
"proceed (along)",
|
|
"track",
|
|
"transit",
|
|
"travel",
|
|
"traverse"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to proceed or move quickly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"crawl",
|
|
"creep",
|
|
"poke"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"racehorses coursing down the track"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dally",
|
|
"dawdle",
|
|
"dillydally",
|
|
"drag",
|
|
"hang (around or out)",
|
|
"lag",
|
|
"linger",
|
|
"loiter",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"tarry",
|
|
"amble",
|
|
"lumber",
|
|
"plod",
|
|
"saunter",
|
|
"shuffle",
|
|
"stroll",
|
|
"decelerate",
|
|
"slow (down or up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"beetle",
|
|
"dart",
|
|
"flit",
|
|
"scamper",
|
|
"scud",
|
|
"scuffle",
|
|
"stampede",
|
|
"streak",
|
|
"whiz",
|
|
"whizz",
|
|
"gallop",
|
|
"jog",
|
|
"sprint",
|
|
"accelerate",
|
|
"quicken",
|
|
"step out",
|
|
"catch up",
|
|
"fast-forward",
|
|
"outpace",
|
|
"outrun",
|
|
"outstrip",
|
|
"overtake",
|
|
"arrow",
|
|
"beeline"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"barrel",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"blast",
|
|
"blaze",
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"bolt",
|
|
"bomb",
|
|
"bowl",
|
|
"breeze",
|
|
"bundle",
|
|
"bustle",
|
|
"buzz",
|
|
"cannonball",
|
|
"careen",
|
|
"career",
|
|
"chase",
|
|
"crack (on)",
|
|
"dash",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"fly",
|
|
"hare",
|
|
"hasten",
|
|
"hie",
|
|
"highball",
|
|
"hotfoot (it)",
|
|
"hump",
|
|
"hurl",
|
|
"hurry",
|
|
"hurtle",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"jet",
|
|
"jump",
|
|
"motor",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"race",
|
|
"ram",
|
|
"rip",
|
|
"rocket",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"rustle",
|
|
"scoot",
|
|
"scurry",
|
|
"scuttle",
|
|
"shoot",
|
|
"speed",
|
|
"step",
|
|
"tear",
|
|
"travel",
|
|
"trot",
|
|
"whirl",
|
|
"whisk",
|
|
"zip",
|
|
"zoom"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coursing":{
|
|
"to go after or on the track of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"guiding",
|
|
"leading",
|
|
"piloting"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after coursing the conspirators for months, the federal agents closed in and made the arrests"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"heading"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"accompanying",
|
|
"chaperoning",
|
|
"escorting",
|
|
"hunting",
|
|
"searching (for)",
|
|
"seeking",
|
|
"eyeing",
|
|
"eying",
|
|
"observing",
|
|
"watching"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bird-dogging",
|
|
"chasing",
|
|
"dogging",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"hounding",
|
|
"pursuing",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"shadowing",
|
|
"tagging",
|
|
"tailing",
|
|
"tracing",
|
|
"tracking",
|
|
"trailing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make one's way through, across, or over":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"once the threat of terrorism became apparent, fighter jets began coursing that corridor on a daily basis"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"hiking",
|
|
"traipsing",
|
|
"tramping",
|
|
"treading",
|
|
"walking",
|
|
"riding",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"crisscrossing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"covering",
|
|
"crossing",
|
|
"cutting (across)",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"going",
|
|
"navigating",
|
|
"passing (over)",
|
|
"perambulating",
|
|
"peregrinating",
|
|
"proceeding (along)",
|
|
"tracking",
|
|
"transiting",
|
|
"traveling",
|
|
"travelling",
|
|
"traversing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to proceed or move quickly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"crawling",
|
|
"creeping",
|
|
"poking"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"racehorses coursing down the track"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dallying",
|
|
"dawdling",
|
|
"dillydallying",
|
|
"dragging",
|
|
"hanging (around or out)",
|
|
"lagging",
|
|
"lingering",
|
|
"loitering",
|
|
"poking",
|
|
"tarrying",
|
|
"ambling",
|
|
"lumbering",
|
|
"plodding",
|
|
"sauntering",
|
|
"shuffling",
|
|
"strolling",
|
|
"decelerating",
|
|
"slowing (down or up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"beetling",
|
|
"darting",
|
|
"flitting",
|
|
"scampering",
|
|
"scudding",
|
|
"scuffling",
|
|
"stampeding",
|
|
"streaking",
|
|
"whizzing",
|
|
"galloping",
|
|
"jogging",
|
|
"sprinting",
|
|
"accelerating",
|
|
"quickening",
|
|
"stepping out",
|
|
"catching up",
|
|
"fast-forwarding",
|
|
"outpacing",
|
|
"outrunning",
|
|
"outstripping",
|
|
"overtaking",
|
|
"arrowing",
|
|
"beelining"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"barreling",
|
|
"barrelling",
|
|
"belting",
|
|
"blasting",
|
|
"blazing",
|
|
"blowing",
|
|
"bolting",
|
|
"bombing",
|
|
"bowling",
|
|
"breezing",
|
|
"bundling",
|
|
"bustling",
|
|
"buzzing",
|
|
"cannonballing",
|
|
"careening",
|
|
"careering",
|
|
"chasing",
|
|
"cracking (on)",
|
|
"dashing",
|
|
"driving",
|
|
"flying",
|
|
"haring",
|
|
"hastening",
|
|
"highballing",
|
|
"hotfooting (it)",
|
|
"humping",
|
|
"hurling",
|
|
"hurrying",
|
|
"hurtling",
|
|
"hustling",
|
|
"hying",
|
|
"hieing",
|
|
"jetting",
|
|
"jumping",
|
|
"motoring",
|
|
"nipping",
|
|
"pelting",
|
|
"racing",
|
|
"ramming",
|
|
"ripping",
|
|
"rocketing",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"rushing",
|
|
"rustling",
|
|
"scooting",
|
|
"scurrying",
|
|
"scuttling",
|
|
"shooting",
|
|
"speeding",
|
|
"stepping",
|
|
"tearing",
|
|
"traveling",
|
|
"travelling",
|
|
"trotting",
|
|
"whirling",
|
|
"whisking",
|
|
"zipping",
|
|
"zooming"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"court":{
|
|
"a public official having authority to decide questions of law":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if it please the court , I'd like to approach the bench"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"chief justice",
|
|
"circuit judge",
|
|
"justice of the peace",
|
|
"squire",
|
|
"auditor",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"jurisconsult",
|
|
"jurisprudent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adjudicator",
|
|
"beak",
|
|
"bench",
|
|
"judge",
|
|
"jurist",
|
|
"justice",
|
|
"magistrate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an assembly of persons for the administration of justice":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this court is now called to order"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"criminal court",
|
|
"judicatory",
|
|
"judicature",
|
|
"judiciary",
|
|
"high court",
|
|
"supreme court",
|
|
"court-martial",
|
|
"drumhead court-martial",
|
|
"inquisition",
|
|
"kangaroo court"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"bench",
|
|
"forum",
|
|
"tribunal"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the art museum boasts a glass-sided court that is filled with an array of greenery and sculpture"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"atrium",
|
|
"galleria",
|
|
"parvis",
|
|
"parvise",
|
|
"peristyle",
|
|
"forecourt",
|
|
"place",
|
|
"plaza",
|
|
"square",
|
|
"deck",
|
|
"terrace",
|
|
"curtilage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"close",
|
|
"courtyard",
|
|
"enclosure",
|
|
"inclosure",
|
|
"patio",
|
|
"quad",
|
|
"quadrangle",
|
|
"yard"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the residence of a ruler":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Hampton Court was the imposing residence of King Henry VIII"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"castle",
|
|
"ch\u00e2teau",
|
|
"estate",
|
|
"mansion",
|
|
"villa",
|
|
"alcazar",
|
|
"seraglio"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"palace"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to act so as to make (something) more likely":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you're courting disaster if you keep playing with matches"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"angle (for)",
|
|
"fish (for)",
|
|
"hunt",
|
|
"search",
|
|
"seek",
|
|
"provoke",
|
|
"tempt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ask (for)",
|
|
"flirt (with)",
|
|
"invite",
|
|
"woo"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to go on dates that may eventually lead to marriage":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"they courted for a year before getting married"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"attend",
|
|
"gallant",
|
|
"romance",
|
|
"spark",
|
|
"woo",
|
|
"escort",
|
|
"see",
|
|
"take out",
|
|
"go out",
|
|
"step out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"date"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"courted":{
|
|
"to act so as to make (something) more likely":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you're courting disaster if you keep playing with matches"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"angled (for)",
|
|
"fished (for)",
|
|
"hunted",
|
|
"searched",
|
|
"sought",
|
|
"provoked",
|
|
"tempted"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"asked (for)",
|
|
"flirted (with)",
|
|
"invited",
|
|
"wooed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to go on dates that may eventually lead to marriage":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"they courted for a year before getting married"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"attended",
|
|
"gallanted",
|
|
"romanced",
|
|
"sparked",
|
|
"wooed",
|
|
"escorted",
|
|
"saw",
|
|
"took out",
|
|
"stepped out",
|
|
"went out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"courtliness":{
|
|
"dignified or restrained beauty of form, appearance, or style":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"gracelessness",
|
|
"inelegance"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there's a courtliness to rococo furniture that makes you feel like you should be wearing fine clothes and sipping champagne"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coarseness",
|
|
"crudeness",
|
|
"flamboyance",
|
|
"flashiness",
|
|
"garishness",
|
|
"gaudiness",
|
|
"glitz",
|
|
"grotesqueness",
|
|
"grotesquerie",
|
|
"grotesquery",
|
|
"kitsch",
|
|
"tastelessness",
|
|
"tawdriness",
|
|
"vulgarity"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"augustness",
|
|
"brilliance",
|
|
"gloriousness",
|
|
"glory",
|
|
"grandeur",
|
|
"grandness",
|
|
"lavishness",
|
|
"luxuriance",
|
|
"luxuriousness",
|
|
"luxury",
|
|
"magnificence",
|
|
"nobility",
|
|
"nobleness",
|
|
"opulence",
|
|
"ornateness",
|
|
"plushiness",
|
|
"plushness",
|
|
"resplendence",
|
|
"resplendency",
|
|
"richness",
|
|
"splendor",
|
|
"sumptuousness",
|
|
"artfulness",
|
|
"chic",
|
|
"polish",
|
|
"sophistication",
|
|
"taste",
|
|
"tastefulness",
|
|
"choiceness",
|
|
"classicism",
|
|
"dignity",
|
|
"exquisiteness",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"simplicity",
|
|
"affectedness",
|
|
"grandiosity",
|
|
"ostentation",
|
|
"ostentatiousness",
|
|
"pretentiousness",
|
|
"showiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"class",
|
|
"classiness",
|
|
"elegance",
|
|
"elegancy",
|
|
"fineness",
|
|
"grace",
|
|
"gracefulness",
|
|
"handsomeness",
|
|
"majesty",
|
|
"refinement",
|
|
"stateliness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"courtship":{
|
|
"the series of social engagements shared by a couple looking to get married":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a long-married couple who look back on their whirlwind courtship with fondness and laughter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"wooing",
|
|
"affair",
|
|
"affaire",
|
|
"love affair",
|
|
"romance",
|
|
"betrothal",
|
|
"engagement"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"courting",
|
|
"dating",
|
|
"lovemaking",
|
|
"suit"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cousins":{
|
|
"a person connected with another by blood or marriage":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we both were surprised to learn that we are distant cousins"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"in-laws",
|
|
"kissing cousins",
|
|
"kinswomen",
|
|
"blood",
|
|
"clans",
|
|
"families",
|
|
"folk",
|
|
"folks",
|
|
"houses",
|
|
"kindreds",
|
|
"kinfolks",
|
|
"kinsfolk",
|
|
"lineages",
|
|
"lines",
|
|
"people",
|
|
"races",
|
|
"stocks",
|
|
"tribes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"kins",
|
|
"kinsmen",
|
|
"relations",
|
|
"relatives"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cover":{
|
|
"a person or thing that takes the place of another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"people may only skip their shifts if they find a cover for themselves first"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"alternate",
|
|
"understudy",
|
|
"apology",
|
|
"makeshift",
|
|
"stopgap",
|
|
"agent",
|
|
"assignee",
|
|
"attorney",
|
|
"commissary",
|
|
"delegate",
|
|
"deputy",
|
|
"envoy",
|
|
"factor",
|
|
"procurator",
|
|
"proxy",
|
|
"rep",
|
|
"representative",
|
|
"surrogate",
|
|
"assistant",
|
|
"reliever",
|
|
"second",
|
|
"successor",
|
|
"superseder"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backup",
|
|
"designated hitter",
|
|
"fill-in",
|
|
"locum tenens",
|
|
"pinch hitter",
|
|
"relief",
|
|
"replacement",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"stand-in",
|
|
"sub",
|
|
"substitute"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a piece placed over an open container to hold in, protect, or conceal its contents":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"where's the cover for the cookie jar?"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"dome",
|
|
"hood",
|
|
"roof",
|
|
"capsule",
|
|
"case",
|
|
"casing",
|
|
"covering",
|
|
"housing",
|
|
"jacket",
|
|
"sheath",
|
|
"shell"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cap",
|
|
"lid",
|
|
"top"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a raised covering over something for decoration or protection":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"all of the exhibits at the fair are under cover , so the weather won't be a factor"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"dome",
|
|
"marquee",
|
|
"pavilion",
|
|
"arbor",
|
|
"bower",
|
|
"pergola",
|
|
"screen",
|
|
"shade",
|
|
"shelter",
|
|
"shield",
|
|
"sunshade",
|
|
"umbrella",
|
|
"canvas",
|
|
"canvass",
|
|
"fly"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"awning",
|
|
"canopy",
|
|
"ceiling",
|
|
"roof",
|
|
"tent"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"means or method of defending":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"provided cover while their comrades ran for safety"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aggression",
|
|
"assault",
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"offense",
|
|
"offence",
|
|
"offensive"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"arm",
|
|
"armament",
|
|
"munitions",
|
|
"weapon",
|
|
"weaponry",
|
|
"fastness",
|
|
"fort",
|
|
"fortress",
|
|
"palisade",
|
|
"stronghold"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aegis",
|
|
"egis",
|
|
"ammunition",
|
|
"armor",
|
|
"buckler",
|
|
"defense",
|
|
"guard",
|
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"protection",
|
|
"safeguard",
|
|
"screen",
|
|
"security",
|
|
"shield",
|
|
"wall",
|
|
"ward"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"under cover of friendship the con man insinuated himself in the lives of the unsuspecting couple"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"blind",
|
|
"concealer",
|
|
"screen",
|
|
"shield",
|
|
"fig leaf",
|
|
"Potemkin village",
|
|
"Trojan horse",
|
|
"camouflage",
|
|
"disguise",
|
|
"facade",
|
|
"fa\u00e7ade",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"veneer",
|
|
"gloss",
|
|
"varnish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blanket",
|
|
"cloak",
|
|
"cope",
|
|
"cover-up",
|
|
"covering",
|
|
"coverture",
|
|
"curtain",
|
|
"hood",
|
|
"mantle",
|
|
"mask",
|
|
"pall",
|
|
"penumbra",
|
|
"robe",
|
|
"shroud",
|
|
"veil",
|
|
"wraps"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that encloses another thing especially to protect it":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"put the restaurant menus in clear plastic covers so that they would last longer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cartridge",
|
|
"cassette",
|
|
"casette",
|
|
"bark",
|
|
"crust",
|
|
"carapace",
|
|
"house",
|
|
"mail",
|
|
"panoply",
|
|
"plate",
|
|
"plating",
|
|
"shield",
|
|
"cuticle",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"skin",
|
|
"envelope",
|
|
"package",
|
|
"wrapper",
|
|
"backing",
|
|
"coating",
|
|
"coverture",
|
|
"facing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"armor",
|
|
"capsule",
|
|
"case",
|
|
"casing",
|
|
"cocoon",
|
|
"covering",
|
|
"encasement",
|
|
"housing",
|
|
"hull",
|
|
"husk",
|
|
"jacket",
|
|
"pod",
|
|
"sheath",
|
|
"shell"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to drive danger or attack away from":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"assail",
|
|
"assault",
|
|
"attack"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"covered the wounded soldier until he could be rescued from the downed chopper"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bombard",
|
|
"storm",
|
|
"beset",
|
|
"besiege",
|
|
"overrun",
|
|
"capitulate",
|
|
"cave",
|
|
"submit",
|
|
"yield"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"avert",
|
|
"prevent",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"resist",
|
|
"withstand",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"contend",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"war",
|
|
"conserve",
|
|
"preserve",
|
|
"save",
|
|
"buffer",
|
|
"palisade",
|
|
"picket",
|
|
"wall"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bulwark",
|
|
"defend",
|
|
"fence",
|
|
"fend",
|
|
"forfend",
|
|
"guard",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"protect",
|
|
"safeguard",
|
|
"screen",
|
|
"secure",
|
|
"shield",
|
|
"ward"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a layer over":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"by morning a foot of snow covered the ground"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"enclose",
|
|
"inclose",
|
|
"enrobe",
|
|
"enshroud",
|
|
"enswathe",
|
|
"envelop",
|
|
"enwrap",
|
|
"mantle",
|
|
"shawl",
|
|
"shroud",
|
|
"swathe",
|
|
"wrap",
|
|
"cloak",
|
|
"clothe",
|
|
"curtain",
|
|
"veil",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"encircle",
|
|
"encompass"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blanket",
|
|
"carpet",
|
|
"coat",
|
|
"overlay",
|
|
"overlie",
|
|
"overspread",
|
|
"sheet"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have (something) as a subject matter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this section of the book covers kitchen makeovers for the enterprising do-it-yourselfer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"exclude",
|
|
"omit",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"forget",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"overpass",
|
|
"pass over",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"slur (over)",
|
|
"brush (aside or off)",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"shrug off"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"appertain (to)",
|
|
"bear (on or upon)",
|
|
"refer (to)",
|
|
"relate (to)",
|
|
"advert (to)",
|
|
"allude (to)",
|
|
"cite",
|
|
"glance (upon)",
|
|
"instance",
|
|
"mention",
|
|
"name",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"notice",
|
|
"quote",
|
|
"specify",
|
|
"touch (upon)",
|
|
"offer",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"contain",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"encompass",
|
|
"entail",
|
|
"include",
|
|
"incorporate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concern",
|
|
"deal (with)",
|
|
"pertain (to)",
|
|
"treat (of)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep secret or shut off from view":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"disclose",
|
|
"display",
|
|
"divulge",
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"reveal",
|
|
"show",
|
|
"uncloak",
|
|
"uncover",
|
|
"unmask",
|
|
"unveil"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"covered the foxhole with grass and leaves"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bring out",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"clarify",
|
|
"illuminate",
|
|
"advertise",
|
|
"air",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"get out",
|
|
"proclaim",
|
|
"publicize",
|
|
"publish",
|
|
"spread"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bury",
|
|
"camouflage",
|
|
"cover (up)",
|
|
"smother",
|
|
"gild",
|
|
"gloss (over)",
|
|
"varnish",
|
|
"whitewash",
|
|
"becloud",
|
|
"bedim",
|
|
"befog",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"cloud",
|
|
"darken",
|
|
"eclipse",
|
|
"obstruct",
|
|
"occlude",
|
|
"overcast",
|
|
"overshadow",
|
|
"shade"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belie",
|
|
"blanket",
|
|
"blot out",
|
|
"cloak",
|
|
"conceal",
|
|
"curtain",
|
|
"disguise",
|
|
"enshroud",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"mask",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"occult",
|
|
"paper over",
|
|
"screen",
|
|
"shroud",
|
|
"suppress",
|
|
"veil"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make one's way through, across, or over":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we usually manage to cover a lot of ground in a single day"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"hike",
|
|
"traipse",
|
|
"tramp",
|
|
"tread",
|
|
"walk",
|
|
"ride",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"crisscross"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"course",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"cut (across)",
|
|
"follow",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"navigate",
|
|
"pass (over)",
|
|
"perambulate",
|
|
"peregrinate",
|
|
"proceed (along)",
|
|
"track",
|
|
"transit",
|
|
"travel",
|
|
"traverse"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to pay continued close attention to (something) for a particular purpose":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'll cover the reception desk while you take a break"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"surveil",
|
|
"eye",
|
|
"behold",
|
|
"espy",
|
|
"look",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"notice",
|
|
"observe",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"see",
|
|
"sight",
|
|
"spy",
|
|
"view",
|
|
"witness",
|
|
"gape",
|
|
"gawk",
|
|
"gaze",
|
|
"glare",
|
|
"goggle",
|
|
"peer",
|
|
"rubberneck",
|
|
"stare",
|
|
"glance",
|
|
"glimpse",
|
|
"peek",
|
|
"peep"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"monitor",
|
|
"watch"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to place a protective layer over":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"better cover your skin with sunblock if you don't want a sunburn, not to mention skin cancer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"uncover"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cloak",
|
|
"clothe",
|
|
"veil",
|
|
"drape",
|
|
"pall",
|
|
"canopy",
|
|
"cap",
|
|
"crown",
|
|
"disguise",
|
|
"mask",
|
|
"obscure"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"screen",
|
|
"shield"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to serve as a replacement usually for a time only":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a friend covered for me as a hospital volunteer while my family went on vacation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"understudy",
|
|
"relieve",
|
|
"spell",
|
|
"double (as)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fill in",
|
|
"pinch-hit",
|
|
"stand in",
|
|
"step in",
|
|
"sub",
|
|
"substitute",
|
|
"take over"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cover (up)":{
|
|
"something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that contrived burglary was just a cover-up for murder"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"blind",
|
|
"concealer",
|
|
"screen",
|
|
"shield",
|
|
"fig leaf",
|
|
"Potemkin village",
|
|
"Trojan horse",
|
|
"camouflage",
|
|
"disguise",
|
|
"facade",
|
|
"fa\u00e7ade",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"veneer",
|
|
"gloss",
|
|
"varnish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blanket",
|
|
"cloak",
|
|
"cope",
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"covering",
|
|
"coverture",
|
|
"curtain",
|
|
"hood",
|
|
"mantle",
|
|
"mask",
|
|
"pall",
|
|
"penumbra",
|
|
"robe",
|
|
"shroud",
|
|
"veil",
|
|
"wraps"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep from being publicly known":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the governor vainly tried to cover up the growing scandal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"debunk",
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"reveal",
|
|
"show up",
|
|
"uncloak",
|
|
"uncover",
|
|
"unmask",
|
|
"blab",
|
|
"disclose",
|
|
"divulge",
|
|
"spill",
|
|
"tell",
|
|
"unveil",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"circulate",
|
|
"publish",
|
|
"spread",
|
|
"describe",
|
|
"narrate",
|
|
"recite",
|
|
"recount",
|
|
"rehearse",
|
|
"relate",
|
|
"report"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"black out",
|
|
"censor",
|
|
"gag",
|
|
"muzzle",
|
|
"silence",
|
|
"quash",
|
|
"repress",
|
|
"smother",
|
|
"spike",
|
|
"squash",
|
|
"squelch",
|
|
"stifle",
|
|
"strangle",
|
|
"throttle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burke",
|
|
"hush (up)",
|
|
"suppress"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cover-up":{
|
|
"something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that contrived burglary was just a cover-up for murder"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"blind",
|
|
"concealer",
|
|
"screen",
|
|
"shield",
|
|
"fig leaf",
|
|
"Potemkin village",
|
|
"Trojan horse",
|
|
"camouflage",
|
|
"disguise",
|
|
"facade",
|
|
"fa\u00e7ade",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"veneer",
|
|
"gloss",
|
|
"varnish"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blanket",
|
|
"cloak",
|
|
"cope",
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"covering",
|
|
"coverture",
|
|
"curtain",
|
|
"hood",
|
|
"mantle",
|
|
"mask",
|
|
"pall",
|
|
"penumbra",
|
|
"robe",
|
|
"shroud",
|
|
"veil",
|
|
"wraps"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep from being publicly known":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the governor vainly tried to cover up the growing scandal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"debunk",
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"reveal",
|
|
"show up",
|
|
"uncloak",
|
|
"uncover",
|
|
"unmask",
|
|
"blab",
|
|
"disclose",
|
|
"divulge",
|
|
"spill",
|
|
"tell",
|
|
"unveil",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"circulate",
|
|
"publish",
|
|
"spread",
|
|
"describe",
|
|
"narrate",
|
|
"recite",
|
|
"recount",
|
|
"rehearse",
|
|
"relate",
|
|
"report"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"black out",
|
|
"censor",
|
|
"gag",
|
|
"muzzle",
|
|
"silence",
|
|
"quash",
|
|
"repress",
|
|
"smother",
|
|
"spike",
|
|
"squash",
|
|
"squelch",
|
|
"stifle",
|
|
"strangle",
|
|
"throttle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burke",
|
|
"hush (up)",
|
|
"suppress"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"covered":{
|
|
"as in sheltered , canopied":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to drive danger or attack away from":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"assailed",
|
|
"assaulted",
|
|
"attacked"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"covered the wounded soldier until he could be rescued from the downed chopper"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bombarded",
|
|
"stormed",
|
|
"beset",
|
|
"besieged",
|
|
"overran",
|
|
"capitulated",
|
|
"caved",
|
|
"submitted",
|
|
"yielded"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"averted",
|
|
"prevented",
|
|
"opposed",
|
|
"resisted",
|
|
"withstood",
|
|
"battled",
|
|
"contended",
|
|
"fought",
|
|
"warred",
|
|
"conserved",
|
|
"preserved",
|
|
"saved",
|
|
"buffered",
|
|
"palisaded",
|
|
"picketed",
|
|
"walled"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bulwarked",
|
|
"defended",
|
|
"fenced",
|
|
"fended",
|
|
"forfended",
|
|
"guarded",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"protected",
|
|
"safeguarded",
|
|
"screened",
|
|
"secured",
|
|
"shielded",
|
|
"warded"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a layer over":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"by morning a foot of snow covered the ground"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"enclosed",
|
|
"inclosed",
|
|
"enrobed",
|
|
"enshrouded",
|
|
"enswathed",
|
|
"enveloped",
|
|
"enwrapped",
|
|
"mantled",
|
|
"shawled",
|
|
"shrouded",
|
|
"swathed",
|
|
"wrapped",
|
|
"cloaked",
|
|
"clothed",
|
|
"clad",
|
|
"curtained",
|
|
"veiled",
|
|
"circled",
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"encompassed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blanketed",
|
|
"carpeted",
|
|
"coated",
|
|
"overlaid",
|
|
"overlay",
|
|
"overspread",
|
|
"sheeted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have (something) as a subject matter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this section of the book covers kitchen makeovers for the enterprising do-it-yourselfer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"excluded",
|
|
"omitted",
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"forgot",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"neglected",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"overpassed",
|
|
"passed over",
|
|
"slighted",
|
|
"slurred (over)",
|
|
"brushed (aside or off)",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"shrugged off"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"appertained (to)",
|
|
"bore (on or upon)",
|
|
"referred (to)",
|
|
"related (to)",
|
|
"adverted (to)",
|
|
"alluded (to)",
|
|
"cited",
|
|
"glanced (upon)",
|
|
"instanced",
|
|
"mentioned",
|
|
"named",
|
|
"noted",
|
|
"noticed",
|
|
"quoted",
|
|
"specified",
|
|
"touched (upon)",
|
|
"offered",
|
|
"presented",
|
|
"contained",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"encompassed",
|
|
"entailed",
|
|
"included",
|
|
"incorporated"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concerned",
|
|
"dealt (with)",
|
|
"pertained (to)",
|
|
"treated (of)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep secret or shut off from view":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bared",
|
|
"disclosed",
|
|
"displayed",
|
|
"divulged",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"revealed",
|
|
"showed",
|
|
"uncloaked",
|
|
"uncovered",
|
|
"unmasked",
|
|
"unveiled"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"covered the foxhole with grass and leaves"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brought out",
|
|
"presented",
|
|
"clarified",
|
|
"illuminated",
|
|
"advertised",
|
|
"aired",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"broadcasted",
|
|
"got out",
|
|
"proclaimed",
|
|
"publicized",
|
|
"published",
|
|
"spread"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"buried",
|
|
"camouflaged",
|
|
"covered (up)",
|
|
"smothered",
|
|
"gilded",
|
|
"gilt",
|
|
"glossed (over)",
|
|
"varnished",
|
|
"whitewashed",
|
|
"beclouded",
|
|
"bedimmed",
|
|
"befogged",
|
|
"blocked",
|
|
"clouded",
|
|
"darkened",
|
|
"eclipsed",
|
|
"obstructed",
|
|
"occluded",
|
|
"overcast",
|
|
"overshadowed",
|
|
"shaded"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belied",
|
|
"blanketed",
|
|
"blotted out",
|
|
"cloaked",
|
|
"concealed",
|
|
"curtained",
|
|
"disguised",
|
|
"enshrouded",
|
|
"hid",
|
|
"masked",
|
|
"obscured",
|
|
"occulted",
|
|
"papered over",
|
|
"screened",
|
|
"shrouded",
|
|
"suppressed",
|
|
"veiled"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make one's way through, across, or over":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we usually manage to cover a lot of ground in a single day"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"hiked",
|
|
"traipsed",
|
|
"tramped",
|
|
"trod",
|
|
"treaded",
|
|
"walked",
|
|
"ran",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"rode",
|
|
"rid",
|
|
"crisscrossed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coursed",
|
|
"crossed",
|
|
"cut (across)",
|
|
"followed",
|
|
"navigated",
|
|
"passed (over)",
|
|
"perambulated",
|
|
"peregrinated",
|
|
"proceeded (along)",
|
|
"tracked",
|
|
"transited",
|
|
"traveled",
|
|
"travelled",
|
|
"traversed",
|
|
"went"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to pay continued close attention to (something) for a particular purpose":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'll cover the reception desk while you take a break"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"surveilled",
|
|
"eyed",
|
|
"beheld",
|
|
"espied",
|
|
"looked",
|
|
"noted",
|
|
"noticed",
|
|
"observed",
|
|
"regarded",
|
|
"saw",
|
|
"sighted",
|
|
"spied",
|
|
"viewed",
|
|
"witnessed",
|
|
"gaped",
|
|
"gawked",
|
|
"gazed",
|
|
"glared",
|
|
"goggled",
|
|
"peered",
|
|
"rubbernecked",
|
|
"stared",
|
|
"glanced",
|
|
"glimpsed",
|
|
"peeked",
|
|
"peeped"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"monitored",
|
|
"watched"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to place a protective layer over":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"better cover your skin with sunblock if you don't want a sunburn, not to mention skin cancer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bared",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"uncovered"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cloaked",
|
|
"clothed",
|
|
"clad",
|
|
"veiled",
|
|
"draped",
|
|
"palled",
|
|
"canopied",
|
|
"capped",
|
|
"crowned",
|
|
"disguised",
|
|
"masked",
|
|
"obscured"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"screened",
|
|
"shielded"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to serve as a replacement usually for a time only":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a friend covered for me as a hospital volunteer while my family went on vacation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"understudied",
|
|
"relieved",
|
|
"spelled",
|
|
"doubled (as)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"filled in",
|
|
"pinch-hit",
|
|
"stepped in",
|
|
"stood in",
|
|
"subbed",
|
|
"substituted",
|
|
"took over"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"covering (up)":{
|
|
"to keep from being publicly known":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the governor vainly tried to cover up the growing scandal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"debunking",
|
|
"exposing",
|
|
"revealing",
|
|
"showing up",
|
|
"uncloaking",
|
|
"uncovering",
|
|
"unmasking",
|
|
"blabbing",
|
|
"disclosing",
|
|
"divulging",
|
|
"spilling",
|
|
"telling",
|
|
"unveiling",
|
|
"broadcasting",
|
|
"circulating",
|
|
"publishing",
|
|
"spreading",
|
|
"describing",
|
|
"narrating",
|
|
"reciting",
|
|
"recounting",
|
|
"rehearsing",
|
|
"relating",
|
|
"reporting"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"blacking out",
|
|
"censoring",
|
|
"gagging",
|
|
"muzzling",
|
|
"silencing",
|
|
"quashing",
|
|
"repressing",
|
|
"smothering",
|
|
"spiking",
|
|
"squashing",
|
|
"squelching",
|
|
"stifling",
|
|
"strangling",
|
|
"throttling"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burking",
|
|
"hushing (up)",
|
|
"suppressing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coverlet":{
|
|
"a decorative cloth used as a top covering for a bed":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"bought a beautiful new coverlet to match the sheets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"comforter",
|
|
"puff",
|
|
"quilt",
|
|
"bedclothes",
|
|
"bedding",
|
|
"clothes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bedcover",
|
|
"bedcovering",
|
|
"bedspread",
|
|
"counterpane",
|
|
"hap",
|
|
"spread"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"covertness":{
|
|
"as in concealment , subterfuge":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coverts":{
|
|
"a place where a person goes to hide or to avoid others":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"set up a covert from which to watch wildlife without being detected"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"blinds",
|
|
"covers",
|
|
"nooks",
|
|
"recesses",
|
|
"hangouts",
|
|
"harborages",
|
|
"harbors",
|
|
"haunts",
|
|
"havens",
|
|
"redoubts",
|
|
"refuges",
|
|
"retreats",
|
|
"shelters"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"concealments",
|
|
"dens",
|
|
"hermitages",
|
|
"hideaways",
|
|
"hideouts",
|
|
"hidey-holes",
|
|
"hidy-holes",
|
|
"lairs",
|
|
"nests"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a thick patch of shrubbery, small trees, or underbrush":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the rabbit rushed to the safety of the nearest covert"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"canebrakes",
|
|
"brushes",
|
|
"bushes",
|
|
"scrublands",
|
|
"scrubs",
|
|
"brambles",
|
|
"jungles",
|
|
"tangles",
|
|
"groves",
|
|
"hedges",
|
|
"stands",
|
|
"woodlots",
|
|
"forests",
|
|
"greenwoods",
|
|
"wildwoods",
|
|
"woodlands",
|
|
"woods"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boscages",
|
|
"boskages",
|
|
"bosks",
|
|
"bosques",
|
|
"bosquets",
|
|
"brakes",
|
|
"brushwoods",
|
|
"chaparrals",
|
|
"coppices",
|
|
"copses",
|
|
"thickets"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coveting":{
|
|
"having or marked by an eager and often selfish desire especially for material possessions":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"cast a coveting glance at her friend's diamond necklace"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonmaterialistic",
|
|
"altruistic",
|
|
"bounteous",
|
|
"bountiful",
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"freehanded",
|
|
"generous",
|
|
"greathearted",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"liberal",
|
|
"magnanimous",
|
|
"munificent",
|
|
"openhanded",
|
|
"openhearted",
|
|
"selfless",
|
|
"unselfish",
|
|
"unsparing",
|
|
"controlled",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"temperate",
|
|
"content",
|
|
"sated",
|
|
"satisfied"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"commercialistic",
|
|
"materialistic",
|
|
"philistine",
|
|
"desirous",
|
|
"eager",
|
|
"itchy",
|
|
"lickerish",
|
|
"miserly",
|
|
"hoggish",
|
|
"piggish",
|
|
"piggy",
|
|
"swinish",
|
|
"devouring",
|
|
"gluttonous",
|
|
"gobbling",
|
|
"insatiable",
|
|
"ravenous",
|
|
"unquenchable",
|
|
"voracious",
|
|
"egocentric",
|
|
"egoistic",
|
|
"egoistical",
|
|
"egotistic",
|
|
"egotistical",
|
|
"self-centered",
|
|
"self-seeking",
|
|
"discontent",
|
|
"discontented",
|
|
"malcontent",
|
|
"unsatisfied",
|
|
"begrudging",
|
|
"grudging",
|
|
"resentful"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acquisitive",
|
|
"avaricious",
|
|
"avid",
|
|
"covetous",
|
|
"grabby",
|
|
"grasping",
|
|
"greedy",
|
|
"mercenary",
|
|
"moneygrubbing",
|
|
"rapacious"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I've been coveting that sleek sports car in the showroom for some time now"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abhorring",
|
|
"abominating",
|
|
"despising",
|
|
"detesting",
|
|
"execrating",
|
|
"hating",
|
|
"loathing",
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"refusing",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"spurning"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"spoiling (for)",
|
|
"adoring",
|
|
"delighting (in)",
|
|
"digging",
|
|
"enjoying",
|
|
"fancying",
|
|
"grooving (on)",
|
|
"liking",
|
|
"loving",
|
|
"relishing",
|
|
"reveling (in)",
|
|
"revelling (in)",
|
|
"favoring",
|
|
"preferring",
|
|
"admiring",
|
|
"appreciating",
|
|
"cherishing",
|
|
"prizing",
|
|
"treasuring",
|
|
"valuing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aching (for)",
|
|
"craving",
|
|
"desiderating",
|
|
"desiring",
|
|
"dying (for)",
|
|
"hankering (for or after)",
|
|
"hungering (for)",
|
|
"itching (for)",
|
|
"jonesing (for)",
|
|
"longing (for)",
|
|
"lusting (for or after)",
|
|
"panting (after)",
|
|
"pining (for)",
|
|
"repining (for)",
|
|
"salivating (for)",
|
|
"sighing (for)",
|
|
"thirsting (for)",
|
|
"wanting",
|
|
"wishing (for)",
|
|
"yearning (for)",
|
|
"yenning (for)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cow":{
|
|
"to make timid or fearful by or as if by threats":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a sharp glare cowed the child into being quiet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"console",
|
|
"reassure",
|
|
"solace",
|
|
"soothe",
|
|
"embolden",
|
|
"encourage",
|
|
"hearten",
|
|
"steel",
|
|
"convince",
|
|
"persuade"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bluster",
|
|
"trash-talk",
|
|
"affright",
|
|
"alarm",
|
|
"alarum",
|
|
"frighten",
|
|
"horrify",
|
|
"scare",
|
|
"shock",
|
|
"spook",
|
|
"startle",
|
|
"terrify",
|
|
"menace",
|
|
"terrorize",
|
|
"threaten",
|
|
"badger",
|
|
"harass",
|
|
"hound",
|
|
"bludgeon",
|
|
"coerce",
|
|
"compel",
|
|
"constrain",
|
|
"dragoon",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"oblige",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"pressure",
|
|
"push around",
|
|
"demoralize",
|
|
"psych (out)",
|
|
"unman",
|
|
"unnerve",
|
|
"discompose",
|
|
"disconcert",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"perturb",
|
|
"upset"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blackjack",
|
|
"bogart",
|
|
"browbeat",
|
|
"bulldoze",
|
|
"bully",
|
|
"bullyrag",
|
|
"hector",
|
|
"intimidate",
|
|
"strong-arm"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coward":{
|
|
"a person who shows a shameful lack of courage in the face of danger":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hero",
|
|
"stalwart",
|
|
"valiant"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the soldiers who ran as soon as the first shots were fired were branded as cowards"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"daredevil"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"defeatist",
|
|
"quitter",
|
|
"cream puff",
|
|
"milquetoast",
|
|
"pushover",
|
|
"pussy",
|
|
"weakling",
|
|
"wimp",
|
|
"caitiff",
|
|
"snake",
|
|
"sneak",
|
|
"ostrich",
|
|
"scaramouch",
|
|
"scaramouche"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chicken",
|
|
"craven",
|
|
"cur",
|
|
"dastard",
|
|
"funk",
|
|
"poltroon",
|
|
"recreant",
|
|
"sissy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in cowardly , craven":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cowboy":{
|
|
"a hired hand who tends cattle or horses at a ranch or on the range":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"cowboys were rounding up the cattle for branding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cowgirl",
|
|
"caballero",
|
|
"gaucho",
|
|
"vaquero",
|
|
"horseman",
|
|
"horsewoman",
|
|
"cattleman",
|
|
"rancher",
|
|
"stockman",
|
|
"cowherd",
|
|
"drover",
|
|
"herder",
|
|
"herdsman"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buckaroo",
|
|
"buckeroo",
|
|
"cowhand",
|
|
"cowman",
|
|
"cowpoke",
|
|
"cowpuncher",
|
|
"waddy",
|
|
"waddie",
|
|
"wrangler"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cowgirl":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cowherds":{
|
|
"as in cowboys , cowhands":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cowhide":{
|
|
"as in calfskin , deerskin":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in strap , rattan":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"was cowhiding the horse until a police officer intervened"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"knout",
|
|
"quirt",
|
|
"strap",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"flick",
|
|
"touch up",
|
|
"blackjack",
|
|
"cane",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"cudgel",
|
|
"fustigate",
|
|
"pistol-whip",
|
|
"bang",
|
|
"bop",
|
|
"box",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"clap",
|
|
"clip",
|
|
"clobber",
|
|
"clout",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"cuff",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"lam",
|
|
"paste",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"slap",
|
|
"slug",
|
|
"smack",
|
|
"smite",
|
|
"sock",
|
|
"spank",
|
|
"swat",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"thwack",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"whack",
|
|
"bash",
|
|
"baste",
|
|
"bat",
|
|
"batter",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"belabor",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"bludgeon",
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"bung",
|
|
"drub",
|
|
"fib",
|
|
"hammer",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"lambaste",
|
|
"lambast",
|
|
"lather",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"mangle",
|
|
"maul",
|
|
"paddle",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"pommel",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"pummel",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"slate",
|
|
"slog",
|
|
"thresh",
|
|
"thump",
|
|
"tromp",
|
|
"whop",
|
|
"whap",
|
|
"whup",
|
|
"work over"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"birch",
|
|
"flagellate",
|
|
"flail",
|
|
"flog",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"horsewhip",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"leather",
|
|
"rawhide",
|
|
"scourge",
|
|
"slash",
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"tan",
|
|
"thrash",
|
|
"whale",
|
|
"whip"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cowhiding":{
|
|
"to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"was cowhiding the horse until a police officer intervened"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"knouting",
|
|
"quirting",
|
|
"strapping",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"flicking",
|
|
"touching up",
|
|
"blackjacking",
|
|
"caning",
|
|
"clubbing",
|
|
"cudgeling",
|
|
"cudgelling",
|
|
"fustigating",
|
|
"pistol-whipping",
|
|
"banging",
|
|
"bopping",
|
|
"boxing",
|
|
"busting",
|
|
"clapping",
|
|
"clipping",
|
|
"clobbering",
|
|
"clouting",
|
|
"cracking",
|
|
"cuffing",
|
|
"hitting",
|
|
"knocking",
|
|
"lamming",
|
|
"pasting",
|
|
"punching",
|
|
"slapping",
|
|
"slugging",
|
|
"smacking",
|
|
"smiting",
|
|
"socking",
|
|
"spanking",
|
|
"swatting",
|
|
"swiping",
|
|
"thwacking",
|
|
"walloping",
|
|
"whacking",
|
|
"bashing",
|
|
"basting",
|
|
"battering",
|
|
"batting",
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"belaboring",
|
|
"belting",
|
|
"bludgeoning",
|
|
"buffeting",
|
|
"bunging",
|
|
"drubbing",
|
|
"fibbing",
|
|
"hammering",
|
|
"lacing",
|
|
"lambasting",
|
|
"lathering",
|
|
"licking",
|
|
"mangling",
|
|
"mauling",
|
|
"paddling",
|
|
"pelting",
|
|
"pommeling",
|
|
"pommelling",
|
|
"pounding",
|
|
"pummeling",
|
|
"pummelling",
|
|
"roughing",
|
|
"slating",
|
|
"slogging",
|
|
"threshing",
|
|
"thumping",
|
|
"tromping",
|
|
"whopping",
|
|
"whapping",
|
|
"whupping",
|
|
"working over"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"birching",
|
|
"flagellating",
|
|
"flailing",
|
|
"flogging",
|
|
"hiding",
|
|
"horsewhipping",
|
|
"lashing",
|
|
"leathering",
|
|
"rawhiding",
|
|
"scourging",
|
|
"slashing",
|
|
"switching",
|
|
"tanning",
|
|
"thrashing",
|
|
"whaling",
|
|
"whipping"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coxswain":{
|
|
"as in crewman , deckhand":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collaborated":{
|
|
"to participate or assist in a joint effort to accomplish an end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a trio of museums collaborated to mount this once-in-a-lifetime exhibit of van Gogh's major portraits"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banded (together)",
|
|
"concerted",
|
|
"concurred",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"conspired",
|
|
"cooperated",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"leagued",
|
|
"teamed (up)",
|
|
"united"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"connived",
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"confederated",
|
|
"hung together",
|
|
"interfaced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counterviews":{
|
|
"as in ideas , obiter dicta":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cooperative":{
|
|
"used or done by a number of people as a group":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a cooperative space project undertaken by Russia and the U.S."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"collaborative",
|
|
"collective",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"common",
|
|
"communal",
|
|
"concerted",
|
|
"conjoint",
|
|
"conjunct",
|
|
"joint",
|
|
"multiple",
|
|
"mutual",
|
|
"pooled",
|
|
"public",
|
|
"shared",
|
|
"united"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bilateral",
|
|
"consensual",
|
|
"reciprocal",
|
|
"symbiotic",
|
|
"synergic",
|
|
"synergistic",
|
|
"two-way",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"popular",
|
|
"general",
|
|
"generic",
|
|
"universal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"personal",
|
|
"private",
|
|
"independent",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"several",
|
|
"esoteric",
|
|
"particular",
|
|
"special",
|
|
"specialized"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"exclusive",
|
|
"individual",
|
|
"one-man",
|
|
"one-sided",
|
|
"one-way",
|
|
"single",
|
|
"sole",
|
|
"solitary",
|
|
"unilateral"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in community , collective":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coheiress":{
|
|
"as in heiress , coheir":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corkscrewed":{
|
|
"to draw out by force or with effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"practically every word had to be corkscrewed out of the tight-lipped witness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"extracted",
|
|
"pried",
|
|
"prized",
|
|
"pulled",
|
|
"rooted (out)",
|
|
"tore (out)",
|
|
"uprooted",
|
|
"wrested",
|
|
"wrung",
|
|
"yanked"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"mined",
|
|
"plucked",
|
|
"removed",
|
|
"took (out)",
|
|
"withdrew"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"implanted",
|
|
"inserted",
|
|
"installed",
|
|
"instilled",
|
|
"crammed",
|
|
"jammed",
|
|
"rammed",
|
|
"stuffed",
|
|
"wedged"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to follow a circular or spiral course":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the trail corkscrews through dense woods to the top of the steep hill"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coiled",
|
|
"curled",
|
|
"entwined",
|
|
"spiraled",
|
|
"spiralled",
|
|
"twined",
|
|
"twisted",
|
|
"wound",
|
|
"winded"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"arced",
|
|
"arched",
|
|
"bent",
|
|
"crooked",
|
|
"curved",
|
|
"hooked",
|
|
"swept",
|
|
"swerved",
|
|
"turned",
|
|
"veered",
|
|
"wheeled",
|
|
"swirled",
|
|
"whirled",
|
|
"circled",
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"looped",
|
|
"enlaced",
|
|
"interlaced",
|
|
"intertwined",
|
|
"laced",
|
|
"bowed",
|
|
"bulged",
|
|
"meandered",
|
|
"weaved",
|
|
"zigzagged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"straightened"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conclusively":{
|
|
"as in definitely , perfectly":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"commandeers":{
|
|
"to take control of (a vehicle) by force":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an airliner commandeered by terrorists"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hijacks",
|
|
"highjacks"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"carjacks",
|
|
"skyjacks",
|
|
"appropriates",
|
|
"confiscates",
|
|
"expropriates",
|
|
"seizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take or make use of under a guise of authority but without actual right":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"commandeered all of the equipment, as if the chem lab belonged solely to him"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appropriates",
|
|
"arrogates",
|
|
"converts",
|
|
"expropriates",
|
|
"pirates",
|
|
"preempts",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"seizes",
|
|
"takes over",
|
|
"usurps"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"annexes",
|
|
"attaches",
|
|
"claims",
|
|
"confiscates",
|
|
"impounds",
|
|
"repossesses",
|
|
"sequesters",
|
|
"assumes",
|
|
"collars",
|
|
"grabs",
|
|
"grasps",
|
|
"snatches",
|
|
"steals",
|
|
"wrenches",
|
|
"wrests",
|
|
"despoils",
|
|
"loots",
|
|
"pillages",
|
|
"encroaches",
|
|
"infringes",
|
|
"invades",
|
|
"occupies",
|
|
"preoccupies",
|
|
"trespasses",
|
|
"embezzles",
|
|
"misapplies",
|
|
"misappropriates",
|
|
"misuses",
|
|
"peculates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coetaneous":{
|
|
"existing or occurring at the same period of time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the Spanish founding of San Francisco and the British colonies' declaration of independence from the mother country were coetaneous events that occurred on opposite ends of the continent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coeval",
|
|
"coexistent",
|
|
"coexisting",
|
|
"coextensive",
|
|
"coincident",
|
|
"coincidental",
|
|
"concurrent",
|
|
"contemporaneous",
|
|
"contemporary",
|
|
"coterminous",
|
|
"simultaneous",
|
|
"synchronic",
|
|
"synchronous"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"accompanying",
|
|
"attendant",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"concomitant",
|
|
"incident"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"asynchronous",
|
|
"noncontemporary",
|
|
"nonsimultaneous",
|
|
"nonsynchronous"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"complexity":{
|
|
"the state or quality of having many interrelated parts or aspects":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the complexity of the company's computer system is such that a full-time employee is needed to maintain it"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"complexness",
|
|
"complicacy",
|
|
"complicatedness",
|
|
"complication",
|
|
"elaborateness",
|
|
"intricacy",
|
|
"intricateness",
|
|
"involution",
|
|
"knottiness",
|
|
"sophistication"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"diversity",
|
|
"heterogeneity",
|
|
"heterogeneousness",
|
|
"multifariousness",
|
|
"impenetrability",
|
|
"incomprehensibility",
|
|
"inexplicability"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"simplification",
|
|
"homogeneity",
|
|
"uniformity"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"plainness",
|
|
"simpleness",
|
|
"simplicity"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that makes a situation more complicated or difficult":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the political complexities that the secretary-general must deal with"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"complicacy",
|
|
"complication",
|
|
"convolution",
|
|
"difficulty",
|
|
"intricacy"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"aftereffect",
|
|
"ramification",
|
|
"side effect",
|
|
"side reaction",
|
|
"subtlety",
|
|
"technicality",
|
|
"annoyance",
|
|
"bitch",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"headache",
|
|
"inconvenience",
|
|
"matter",
|
|
"trouble"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confided":{
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the local SPCA was looking for homes for a number of exotic animals confided to its care"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"committed",
|
|
"consigned",
|
|
"delegated",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"entrusted",
|
|
"intrusted",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"gave over",
|
|
"handed",
|
|
"handed over",
|
|
"left",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"recommended",
|
|
"reposed",
|
|
"transferred",
|
|
"transmitted",
|
|
"trusted",
|
|
"turned over",
|
|
"vested"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"conferred",
|
|
"granted",
|
|
"assigned",
|
|
"dealt (out)",
|
|
"dispensed",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"distributed",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"handed in",
|
|
"released",
|
|
"relinquished",
|
|
"submitted",
|
|
"surrendered",
|
|
"turned in",
|
|
"yielded",
|
|
"bequeathed",
|
|
"handed down",
|
|
"handed on",
|
|
"willed",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"lent",
|
|
"loaned",
|
|
"furnished",
|
|
"supplied",
|
|
"recommitted",
|
|
"redelivered",
|
|
"retransferred",
|
|
"retransmitted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detained",
|
|
"held back",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"withheld",
|
|
"owned",
|
|
"possessed",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"received",
|
|
"took in",
|
|
"occupied",
|
|
"took",
|
|
"took over"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"held",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"retained"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conveys":{
|
|
"to cause (something) to pass from one to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"intends to personally convey the message to the governor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"communicates",
|
|
"conducts",
|
|
"gives",
|
|
"imparts",
|
|
"spreads",
|
|
"transfers",
|
|
"transfuses",
|
|
"transmits"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"delivers",
|
|
"hands over",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"turns over",
|
|
"broadcasts",
|
|
"diffuses",
|
|
"disseminates",
|
|
"propagates",
|
|
"hands down",
|
|
"hands on",
|
|
"contaminates",
|
|
"infects",
|
|
"poisons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"comes down (with)",
|
|
"contracts"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to support and take from one place to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"conveying a package to his grandmother for his parents"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bears",
|
|
"carries",
|
|
"carts",
|
|
"ferries",
|
|
"hauls",
|
|
"lugs",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"totes",
|
|
"transports"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"delivers",
|
|
"hands over",
|
|
"transfers",
|
|
"forwards",
|
|
"sends",
|
|
"ships",
|
|
"transmits",
|
|
"brings",
|
|
"fetches",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"moves",
|
|
"removes",
|
|
"shifts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give over the legal possession or ownership of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"upon her death, the house will be conveyed to a predesignated charity"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alienates",
|
|
"aliens",
|
|
"assigns",
|
|
"cedes",
|
|
"deeds",
|
|
"makes over",
|
|
"transfers"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bequeaths",
|
|
"hands down",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"passes (down)",
|
|
"wills",
|
|
"bestows",
|
|
"commends",
|
|
"commits",
|
|
"confers",
|
|
"contributes",
|
|
"delivers",
|
|
"donates",
|
|
"grants",
|
|
"hands over",
|
|
"moves",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"presents",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"relinquishes",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"transmits",
|
|
"turns in",
|
|
"turns over",
|
|
"vests",
|
|
"yields",
|
|
"consigns",
|
|
"entrusts",
|
|
"intrusts",
|
|
"trusts",
|
|
"leases",
|
|
"lends",
|
|
"lets",
|
|
"loans",
|
|
"rents"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"expropriates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"conclave":{
|
|
"a private or secret meeting or group":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a conclave of bishops"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counselors-at-law":{
|
|
"a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enjoyed a distinguished career as a counselor-at-law for more than 40 years"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advocates",
|
|
"attorneys",
|
|
"attorneys-at-law",
|
|
"counselors",
|
|
"counsellors",
|
|
"counsels",
|
|
"lawyers",
|
|
"legal eagles"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cocounsels",
|
|
"co-counsels",
|
|
"district attorneys",
|
|
"prosecuting attorneys",
|
|
"prosecutors",
|
|
"solicitors",
|
|
"criminal lawyers",
|
|
"mouthpieces",
|
|
"public defenders",
|
|
"trial lawyers",
|
|
"solicitors",
|
|
"jurists",
|
|
"lawgivers",
|
|
"lawmakers",
|
|
"legislators",
|
|
"solons",
|
|
"ambulance chasers",
|
|
"pettifoggers",
|
|
"Philadelphia lawyers",
|
|
"shysters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"compartment":{
|
|
"one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a backpack with many handy compartments for storing your camping gear"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bay",
|
|
"cabin",
|
|
"cell",
|
|
"chamber",
|
|
"cube",
|
|
"cubicle"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cubbyhole",
|
|
"pigeonhole",
|
|
"snuggery",
|
|
"alcove",
|
|
"niche",
|
|
"nook",
|
|
"recess",
|
|
"cabinet",
|
|
"drawer",
|
|
"locker",
|
|
"cavity",
|
|
"hole",
|
|
"hollow",
|
|
"booth",
|
|
"box",
|
|
"crib",
|
|
"loge",
|
|
"stall",
|
|
"bunker",
|
|
"crypt",
|
|
"vault"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to arrange or assign according to type":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"compartment the responses according to country of origin"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assort",
|
|
"break down",
|
|
"categorize",
|
|
"class",
|
|
"classify",
|
|
"codify",
|
|
"compartmentalize",
|
|
"digest",
|
|
"distinguish",
|
|
"distribute",
|
|
"grade",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"peg",
|
|
"place",
|
|
"range",
|
|
"rank",
|
|
"relegate",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"sort",
|
|
"type"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"array",
|
|
"dispose",
|
|
"draw up",
|
|
"marshal",
|
|
"marshall",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"organize",
|
|
"systematize",
|
|
"alphabetize",
|
|
"catalog",
|
|
"catalogue",
|
|
"file",
|
|
"index",
|
|
"list",
|
|
"refer",
|
|
"pigeonhole",
|
|
"shelve",
|
|
"identify",
|
|
"recognize",
|
|
"cull",
|
|
"screen",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"sieve",
|
|
"sift",
|
|
"winnow",
|
|
"clump",
|
|
"cluster",
|
|
"colligate",
|
|
"recategorize",
|
|
"reclassify",
|
|
"regroup",
|
|
"subcategorize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confuse",
|
|
"disarrange",
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"lump",
|
|
"mix (up)",
|
|
"scramble",
|
|
"misclassify",
|
|
"missort",
|
|
"mistype"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"colony":{
|
|
"a settlement in a new country or region":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the early history of New York City when it was a Dutch colony"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"plantation"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"camp",
|
|
"diaspora",
|
|
"exclave",
|
|
"habitation",
|
|
"outpost",
|
|
"post",
|
|
"dependency",
|
|
"mandate",
|
|
"possession",
|
|
"protectorate",
|
|
"territory"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a group of people with a common interest living in one place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"New Hampshire's MacDowell colony was founded as a summer residence for writers and composers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"community"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"clique",
|
|
"coterie",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"society",
|
|
"band",
|
|
"company",
|
|
"troop",
|
|
"clan",
|
|
"family"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"covet":{
|
|
"to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I've been coveting that sleek sports car in the showroom for some time now"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ache (for)",
|
|
"crave",
|
|
"desiderate",
|
|
"desire",
|
|
"die (for)",
|
|
"hanker (for or after)",
|
|
"hunger (for)",
|
|
"itch (for)",
|
|
"jones (for)",
|
|
"long (for)",
|
|
"lust (for or after)",
|
|
"pant (after)",
|
|
"pine (for)",
|
|
"repine (for)",
|
|
"salivate (for)",
|
|
"sigh (for)",
|
|
"thirst (for)",
|
|
"want",
|
|
"wish (for)",
|
|
"yearn (for)",
|
|
"yen (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"spoil (for)",
|
|
"adore",
|
|
"delight (in)",
|
|
"dig",
|
|
"enjoy",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"groove (on)",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"love",
|
|
"relish",
|
|
"revel (in)",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"prefer",
|
|
"admire",
|
|
"appreciate",
|
|
"cherish",
|
|
"prize",
|
|
"treasure",
|
|
"value"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abhor",
|
|
"abominate",
|
|
"despise",
|
|
"detest",
|
|
"execrate",
|
|
"hate",
|
|
"loathe",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"spurn"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collies":{
|
|
"as in crocks":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"co-heads":{
|
|
"as in coleaders":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confirmation":{
|
|
"something presented in support of the truth or accuracy of a claim":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"regards the finding as a confirmation of the theory that extraterrestrial impacts were responsible for the demise of the dinosaurs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"attestation",
|
|
"corroboration",
|
|
"documentation",
|
|
"evidence",
|
|
"proof",
|
|
"substantiation",
|
|
"testament",
|
|
"testimonial",
|
|
"testimony",
|
|
"validation",
|
|
"voucher",
|
|
"witness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"(the) goods",
|
|
"certificate",
|
|
"document",
|
|
"exhibit",
|
|
"demonstration",
|
|
"illustration",
|
|
"authentication",
|
|
"identification",
|
|
"manifestation",
|
|
"verification"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"rebuttal",
|
|
"refutation",
|
|
"accusation",
|
|
"allegation",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"assumption",
|
|
"conjecture",
|
|
"guess",
|
|
"presumption",
|
|
"surmise",
|
|
"suspicion"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disproof"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corroborate":{
|
|
"to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"attest",
|
|
"authenticate",
|
|
"bear out",
|
|
"certify",
|
|
"confirm",
|
|
"substantiate",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"validate",
|
|
"verify",
|
|
"vindicate"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"avouch",
|
|
"back (up)",
|
|
"testify (to)",
|
|
"vouch (for)",
|
|
"witness",
|
|
"guarantee",
|
|
"warrant",
|
|
"affirm",
|
|
"assert",
|
|
"aver",
|
|
"avow",
|
|
"declare",
|
|
"profess",
|
|
"demonstrate",
|
|
"document",
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"prove",
|
|
"reinforce",
|
|
"reenforce"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradict",
|
|
"gainsay",
|
|
"deny",
|
|
"disavow",
|
|
"disclaim",
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"question"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disprove",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"refute"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my personal experience does not corroborate your faith in the essential goodness of people"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"back",
|
|
"bolster",
|
|
"buttress",
|
|
"reinforce",
|
|
"reenforce",
|
|
"shore (up)",
|
|
"substantiate",
|
|
"support"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"confirm",
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"prove",
|
|
"verify",
|
|
"affirm",
|
|
"avouch",
|
|
"validate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"undercut",
|
|
"undermine",
|
|
"weaken"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coming about":{
|
|
"to take place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"how did all this come about ?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"befalling",
|
|
"being",
|
|
"betiding",
|
|
"chancing",
|
|
"coming",
|
|
"coming down",
|
|
"coming off",
|
|
"cooking",
|
|
"doing",
|
|
"going down",
|
|
"going on",
|
|
"happening",
|
|
"happing",
|
|
"occurring",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"transpiring"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"developing",
|
|
"rising",
|
|
"shaping (up)",
|
|
"arising",
|
|
"coming up",
|
|
"cropping (up)",
|
|
"materializing",
|
|
"springing (up)",
|
|
"intervening",
|
|
"falling out",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"resulting",
|
|
"turning out",
|
|
"going off",
|
|
"proceeding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"comes out":{
|
|
"to come to be":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in the end everything came out OK"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"falls out",
|
|
"pans out",
|
|
"proves",
|
|
"shakes out",
|
|
"turns out"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"develops",
|
|
"emerges",
|
|
"evolves",
|
|
"germinates",
|
|
"plays out",
|
|
"unfolds",
|
|
"works out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come into view":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"come out, come out wherever you are!"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appears",
|
|
"materializes",
|
|
"shows",
|
|
"shows up",
|
|
"turns up",
|
|
"unfolds"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"reappears",
|
|
"resurfaces",
|
|
"bulks",
|
|
"looms",
|
|
"arrives",
|
|
"comes",
|
|
"dawns",
|
|
"debuts",
|
|
"arises",
|
|
"blossoms",
|
|
"bobs (up)",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"breaks out",
|
|
"crops (up)",
|
|
"emerges",
|
|
"erupts",
|
|
"issues",
|
|
"outcrops",
|
|
"rises",
|
|
"shoots (up)",
|
|
"springs (up)",
|
|
"surfaces",
|
|
"happens",
|
|
"occurs",
|
|
"reappears",
|
|
"rematerializes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"departs",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"retires",
|
|
"withdraws"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"disappears",
|
|
"dissolves",
|
|
"evanesces",
|
|
"evaporates",
|
|
"fades",
|
|
"goes (away)",
|
|
"melts (away)",
|
|
"vanishes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become known":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"when the truth came out about the state of the company's finances, several top executives lost their jobs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"circulates",
|
|
"gets about",
|
|
"gets around",
|
|
"gets out",
|
|
"gets round",
|
|
"leaks (out)",
|
|
"outs",
|
|
"spreads"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"develops",
|
|
"transpires",
|
|
"unfolds",
|
|
"discloses",
|
|
"reveals",
|
|
"spills",
|
|
"tells"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hushes (up)",
|
|
"suppresses",
|
|
"conceals",
|
|
"disguises",
|
|
"hides",
|
|
"masks",
|
|
"secretes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"corroborating":{
|
|
"serving to give support to the truth or factualness of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"corroborating information on the activities of the terrorists"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"confirmational",
|
|
"confirmatory",
|
|
"confirming",
|
|
"corroborative",
|
|
"corroboratory",
|
|
"probative",
|
|
"probatory",
|
|
"substantiating",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"supportive",
|
|
"verifying",
|
|
"vindicating"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"auxiliary",
|
|
"supplementary",
|
|
"beneficial",
|
|
"helpful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradictory",
|
|
"contrary",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"opposing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"confuting",
|
|
"disproving",
|
|
"refuting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the witnesses corroborated the policeman's testimony"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arguing",
|
|
"attesting",
|
|
"authenticating",
|
|
"bearing out",
|
|
"certifying",
|
|
"confirming",
|
|
"substantiating",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"validating",
|
|
"verifying",
|
|
"vindicating"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"avouching",
|
|
"backing (up)",
|
|
"testifying (to)",
|
|
"vouching (for)",
|
|
"witnessing",
|
|
"guaranteeing",
|
|
"warranting",
|
|
"affirming",
|
|
"asserting",
|
|
"averring",
|
|
"avowing",
|
|
"declaring",
|
|
"professing",
|
|
"demonstrating",
|
|
"documenting",
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
"proving",
|
|
"reinforcing",
|
|
"reenforcing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradicting",
|
|
"gainsaying",
|
|
"denying",
|
|
"disavowing",
|
|
"disclaiming",
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"contesting",
|
|
"disputing",
|
|
"questioning"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disproving",
|
|
"rebutting",
|
|
"refuting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to provide evidence or information for (as a claim or idea)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my personal experience does not corroborate your faith in the essential goodness of people"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backing",
|
|
"bolstering",
|
|
"buttressing",
|
|
"reinforcing",
|
|
"reenforcing",
|
|
"shoring (up)",
|
|
"substantiating",
|
|
"supporting"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"confirming",
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
"proving",
|
|
"verifying",
|
|
"affirming",
|
|
"avouching",
|
|
"validating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"undercutting",
|
|
"undermining",
|
|
"weakening"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concubine":{
|
|
"a female other than his wife with whom a married man has a continuing sexual relationship":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the offspring of one of the monarch's concubines"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"doxy",
|
|
"doxie",
|
|
"mistress",
|
|
"other woman"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"lover",
|
|
"paramour",
|
|
"courtesan",
|
|
"demimondaine",
|
|
"demirep",
|
|
"odalisque",
|
|
"prostitute",
|
|
"whore",
|
|
"girlfriend"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cocounsels":{
|
|
"as in counselors-at-law , trial lawyers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"collusions":{
|
|
"a secret agreement or cooperation between two parties for an illegal or dishonest purpose":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there was collusion between the two companies to fix prices"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"complicities",
|
|
"connivances",
|
|
"conspiracies"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"chicaneries",
|
|
"foul play",
|
|
"skulduggeries",
|
|
"skullduggeries",
|
|
"double-dealings",
|
|
"duplicities",
|
|
"cover-ups",
|
|
"frame-ups",
|
|
"setups",
|
|
"conspirations",
|
|
"intrigues",
|
|
"plots",
|
|
"schemes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counterpoising":{
|
|
"to balance with an equal force so as to make ineffective":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her overall healthiness largely counterpoised the virulence of the infection"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"annulling",
|
|
"canceling (out)",
|
|
"cancelling (out)",
|
|
"compensating (for)",
|
|
"correcting",
|
|
"counteracting",
|
|
"counterbalancing",
|
|
"making up (for)",
|
|
"negativing",
|
|
"neutralizing",
|
|
"offsetting"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"invalidating",
|
|
"negating",
|
|
"neutering",
|
|
"nullifying",
|
|
"atoning (for)",
|
|
"outbalancing",
|
|
"outweighing",
|
|
"redeeming",
|
|
"redressing",
|
|
"relieving",
|
|
"remedying",
|
|
"overriding",
|
|
"overruling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"contortionist":{
|
|
"a performer who twists his or her body into unusual positions":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The circus included a contortionist who could put both feet behind her head."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cording":{
|
|
"as in strapping , wiring":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"combativeness":{
|
|
"an inclination to fight or quarrel":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the boxer was known more for his unbridled combativeness than for his technical skill"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggression",
|
|
"aggressiveness",
|
|
"assaultiveness",
|
|
"bellicosity",
|
|
"belligerence",
|
|
"belligerency",
|
|
"contentiousness",
|
|
"defiance",
|
|
"disputatiousness",
|
|
"feistiness",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"militance",
|
|
"militancy",
|
|
"militantness",
|
|
"pugnacity",
|
|
"quarrelsomeness",
|
|
"scrappiness",
|
|
"truculence"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"antagonism",
|
|
"fierceness",
|
|
"hostility",
|
|
"hyperaggressiveness",
|
|
"unfriendliness",
|
|
"imperialism",
|
|
"jingoism",
|
|
"militarism",
|
|
"acidity",
|
|
"biliousness",
|
|
"captiousness",
|
|
"crankiness",
|
|
"crossness",
|
|
"disagreeableness",
|
|
"fractiousness",
|
|
"fretfulness",
|
|
"grouchiness",
|
|
"grumpiness",
|
|
"huffiness",
|
|
"irascibility",
|
|
"irascibleness",
|
|
"irritability",
|
|
"irritableness",
|
|
"orneriness",
|
|
"peevishness",
|
|
"pettishness",
|
|
"petulance",
|
|
"querulousness",
|
|
"rudeness",
|
|
"surliness",
|
|
"testiness",
|
|
"waspishness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antiaggression",
|
|
"anti-imperialism",
|
|
"antimilitarism",
|
|
"affability",
|
|
"amiability",
|
|
"amicability",
|
|
"benevolence",
|
|
"cordiality",
|
|
"friendliness",
|
|
"geniality",
|
|
"graciousness",
|
|
"pleasantness",
|
|
"sociability",
|
|
"gentleness",
|
|
"kindliness",
|
|
"mildness",
|
|
"amenability",
|
|
"complaisance",
|
|
"placability"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonaggression",
|
|
"pacifism"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cowpokes":{
|
|
"a hired hand who tends cattle or horses at a ranch or on the range":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it takes a long time to train a good cowpoke"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buckaroos",
|
|
"buckeroos",
|
|
"cowboys",
|
|
"cowhands",
|
|
"cowmen",
|
|
"cowpunchers",
|
|
"waddies",
|
|
"wranglers"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cowgirls",
|
|
"caballeros",
|
|
"gauchos",
|
|
"vaqueros",
|
|
"horsemen",
|
|
"horsewomen",
|
|
"cattlemen",
|
|
"ranchers",
|
|
"stockmen",
|
|
"cowherds",
|
|
"drovers",
|
|
"herders",
|
|
"herdsmen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"constables":{
|
|
"a member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"reported the crime to the local constable"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bobbies",
|
|
"bulls",
|
|
"coppers",
|
|
"cops",
|
|
"flatfeet",
|
|
"fuzzes",
|
|
"gendarmes",
|
|
"lawmen",
|
|
"officers",
|
|
"policemen",
|
|
"police officers",
|
|
"shamuses"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"patrolmen",
|
|
"policewomen",
|
|
"detectives",
|
|
"dicks",
|
|
"gumshoes",
|
|
"hawkshaws",
|
|
"inspectors",
|
|
"investigators",
|
|
"plainclothesmen",
|
|
"sherlocks",
|
|
"sleuthhounds",
|
|
"sleuths",
|
|
"marshals",
|
|
"marshalls",
|
|
"sheriffs",
|
|
"troopers",
|
|
"peace officers",
|
|
"captains",
|
|
"lieutenants",
|
|
"sergeants",
|
|
"constabularies",
|
|
"heat",
|
|
"men",
|
|
"police",
|
|
"police forces",
|
|
"operatives",
|
|
"private detectives",
|
|
"private eyes",
|
|
"private investigators"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"civilians"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"condolence":{
|
|
"a feeling or expression of care and sadness especially when someone is suffering because of the death of a family member, a friend, etc.":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The governor issued a statement of condolence to the victims' families.",
|
|
"a letter of condolence"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coerced":{
|
|
"not made or done willingly or by choice":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"coerced participation that couldn't last"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"forced",
|
|
"involuntary",
|
|
"unintended",
|
|
"unintentional",
|
|
"unwilling",
|
|
"will-less"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"accidental",
|
|
"unplanned",
|
|
"unpremeditated",
|
|
"automatic",
|
|
"impulsive",
|
|
"instinctive",
|
|
"spontaneous",
|
|
"unprompted",
|
|
"inadvertent",
|
|
"unconscious",
|
|
"unknowing",
|
|
"unwitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"advised",
|
|
"conscious",
|
|
"considered",
|
|
"knowing",
|
|
"planned",
|
|
"premeditated",
|
|
"premeditative",
|
|
"prepense",
|
|
"purposeful",
|
|
"volitional",
|
|
"self-imposed",
|
|
"self-inflicted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"freewill",
|
|
"intentional",
|
|
"uncoerced",
|
|
"unforced",
|
|
"voluntary",
|
|
"willful",
|
|
"wilful",
|
|
"willing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (a person) to give in to pressure":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"was coerced into signing the document"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blackjacked",
|
|
"compelled",
|
|
"constrained",
|
|
"dragooned",
|
|
"drove",
|
|
"forced",
|
|
"impelled",
|
|
"impressed",
|
|
"made",
|
|
"muscled",
|
|
"obligated",
|
|
"obliged",
|
|
"pressed",
|
|
"pressured",
|
|
"sandbagged"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"browbeat",
|
|
"bulldozed",
|
|
"bullied",
|
|
"cowed",
|
|
"hectored",
|
|
"intimidated",
|
|
"blackmailed",
|
|
"high-pressured",
|
|
"menaced",
|
|
"shamed",
|
|
"terrorized",
|
|
"threatened",
|
|
"dragged",
|
|
"badgered",
|
|
"harassed",
|
|
"hounded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"allowed",
|
|
"let",
|
|
"permitted",
|
|
"argued",
|
|
"convinced",
|
|
"induced",
|
|
"moved",
|
|
"persuaded",
|
|
"prevailed (on or upon)",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"talked (into)",
|
|
"won (over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"confirm":{
|
|
"to give evidence or testimony to the truth or factualness of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several eyewitnesses who can confirm the defendant's account of what happened"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"argue",
|
|
"attest",
|
|
"authenticate",
|
|
"bear out",
|
|
"certify",
|
|
"corroborate",
|
|
"substantiate",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"validate",
|
|
"verify",
|
|
"vindicate"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"avouch",
|
|
"back (up)",
|
|
"testify (to)",
|
|
"vouch (for)",
|
|
"witness",
|
|
"guarantee",
|
|
"warrant",
|
|
"affirm",
|
|
"assert",
|
|
"aver",
|
|
"avow",
|
|
"declare",
|
|
"profess",
|
|
"demonstrate",
|
|
"document",
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"prove",
|
|
"reinforce",
|
|
"reenforce"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"contradict",
|
|
"gainsay",
|
|
"deny",
|
|
"disavow",
|
|
"disclaim",
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"question"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disprove",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"refute"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give official acceptance of as satisfactory":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the senate must confirm an appointment to an ambassadorship"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accredit",
|
|
"approbate",
|
|
"approve",
|
|
"authorize",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"finalize",
|
|
"formalize",
|
|
"homologate",
|
|
"OK",
|
|
"okay",
|
|
"ratify",
|
|
"sanction",
|
|
"warrant"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"acknowledge",
|
|
"affirm",
|
|
"certify",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
"validate",
|
|
"bless",
|
|
"canonize",
|
|
"sanctify",
|
|
"initial",
|
|
"rubber-stamp",
|
|
"sign",
|
|
"sign off (on)",
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"enable",
|
|
"legalize",
|
|
"license",
|
|
"licence",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"permit",
|
|
"reapprove"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ban",
|
|
"enjoin",
|
|
"forbid",
|
|
"illegalize",
|
|
"interdict",
|
|
"prohibit",
|
|
"proscribe",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"rebuff",
|
|
"rebut",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"spurn"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"deny",
|
|
"disallow",
|
|
"disapprove",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"turn down",
|
|
"veto"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"consent (to)":{
|
|
"as in comply (with) , accept":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"convenient":{
|
|
"situated within easy reach":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the shopping mall is convenient to all of the area's major highways"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accessible",
|
|
"handy",
|
|
"reachable"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"close",
|
|
"near",
|
|
"nearby",
|
|
"nigh",
|
|
"abutting",
|
|
"adjacent",
|
|
"adjoining",
|
|
"approachable",
|
|
"attainable",
|
|
"getatable",
|
|
"obtainable",
|
|
"ultraconvenient"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"away",
|
|
"distant",
|
|
"far",
|
|
"faraway",
|
|
"far-off",
|
|
"remote",
|
|
"removed",
|
|
"unapproachable",
|
|
"unattainable",
|
|
"unavailable",
|
|
"unobtainable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inaccessible",
|
|
"inconvenient",
|
|
"unhandy",
|
|
"unreachable",
|
|
"untouchable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"concave":{
|
|
"curved inward":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a concave lens"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dented",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"dished",
|
|
"hollow",
|
|
"indented",
|
|
"recessed",
|
|
"sunken"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"alveolar",
|
|
"cavernous",
|
|
"crescentic",
|
|
"cuplike",
|
|
"cupped",
|
|
"cuppy",
|
|
"recurved",
|
|
"dimpled",
|
|
"pockmarked",
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"reduced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
"bloated",
|
|
"blown up",
|
|
"bulbous",
|
|
"distended",
|
|
"enlarged",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"inflated",
|
|
"jutting",
|
|
"projecting",
|
|
"puffed",
|
|
"puffy",
|
|
"risen",
|
|
"swollen",
|
|
"domed",
|
|
"global",
|
|
"globular",
|
|
"round",
|
|
"rounded",
|
|
"spherical"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bulging",
|
|
"cambered",
|
|
"convex",
|
|
"protruding",
|
|
"protrusive",
|
|
"protuberant"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in concavity , cavity":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"coordination":{
|
|
"the work and activity of a number of persons who individually contribute toward the efficiency of the whole":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an operation requiring precise coordination among all branches of the armed forces"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"collaboration",
|
|
"cooperation",
|
|
"teamwork"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"collegiality",
|
|
"fellowship",
|
|
"partnership",
|
|
"community",
|
|
"mutualism",
|
|
"reciprocity",
|
|
"symbiosis",
|
|
"synergism",
|
|
"synergy",
|
|
"communion",
|
|
"cooperativeness",
|
|
"kinship",
|
|
"oneness",
|
|
"solidarity",
|
|
"togetherness",
|
|
"unity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"noncooperation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cobweb":{
|
|
"as in spiderweb":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"converged":{
|
|
"to come together into one body or place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"hungry students converged on the cafeteria almost as soon as the class bell rang"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembled",
|
|
"clustered",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"concentered",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"conglomerated",
|
|
"congregated",
|
|
"convened",
|
|
"forgathered",
|
|
"foregathered",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"met",
|
|
"rendezvoused"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"affiliated",
|
|
"allied",
|
|
"associated",
|
|
"banded (together)",
|
|
"caucused",
|
|
"clubbed",
|
|
"collaborated",
|
|
"confederated",
|
|
"conjoined",
|
|
"consolidated",
|
|
"consorted",
|
|
"cooperated",
|
|
"coupled",
|
|
"federated",
|
|
"ganged up",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"reassembled",
|
|
"reconvened",
|
|
"regathered",
|
|
"remet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"departed",
|
|
"left",
|
|
"took off",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"dissociated",
|
|
"disunited"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"disbanded",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"split (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"cookstove":{
|
|
"an appliance that prepares food for consumption by heating it":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a small cookstove that would be appropriate for an apartment"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cooker",
|
|
"range"
|
|
],
|
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"related":[
|
|
"broiler",
|
|
"fryer",
|
|
"frier",
|
|
"microwave",
|
|
"microwave oven",
|
|
"oven",
|
|
"roaster",
|
|
"rotisserie",
|
|
"stove",
|
|
"toaster",
|
|
"toaster oven"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"counteroffensives":{
|
|
"an attack made to counter an enemy's attack":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the army launched a counteroffensive at dawn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"counterassaults",
|
|
"counter-assaults",
|
|
"counterattacks",
|
|
"counter-attacks",
|
|
"counterpunches",
|
|
"counterstrikes",
|
|
"counter-strikes"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"sallies",
|
|
"sorties",
|
|
"blitzkriegs",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"assaults",
|
|
"attacks",
|
|
"offensives",
|
|
"onslaughts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"control":{
|
|
"a mechanism for adjusting the operation of a device, machine, or system":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the controls for the player are well marked"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"controller",
|
|
"regulator"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"actuator",
|
|
"button",
|
|
"dial",
|
|
"key",
|
|
"knob",
|
|
"lever",
|
|
"push button",
|
|
"selector",
|
|
"switch"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the ability to direct the course of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"after the tail fell off, the plane went out of the pilot's control",
|
|
"firefighters keeping control of the blaze"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"hand(s)"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"clutch",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"mastery",
|
|
"arm",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"dominion",
|
|
"helm",
|
|
"sway",
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"domination",
|
|
"jurisdiction",
|
|
"might",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"administration",
|
|
"direction",
|
|
"governance",
|
|
"government",
|
|
"guidance",
|
|
"management",
|
|
"operation",
|
|
"oversight",
|
|
"regulation",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"superintendence",
|
|
"supervision"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"helplessness",
|
|
"weakness",
|
|
"impotence",
|
|
"impotency",
|
|
"powerlessness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"control of manufacturing operations was given to a new manager with fresh ideas"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administration",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"conduct",
|
|
"direction",
|
|
"governance",
|
|
"government",
|
|
"guidance",
|
|
"handling",
|
|
"intendance",
|
|
"management",
|
|
"operation",
|
|
"oversight",
|
|
"presidency",
|
|
"regulation",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"stewardship",
|
|
"superintendence",
|
|
"superintendency",
|
|
"supervision"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"generalship",
|
|
"leadership",
|
|
"rulership",
|
|
"agency",
|
|
"aegis",
|
|
"egis",
|
|
"custody",
|
|
"guardianship",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"lap",
|
|
"protection",
|
|
"safekeeping",
|
|
"trust",
|
|
"tutelage",
|
|
"ward",
|
|
"engineering",
|
|
"logistics",
|
|
"machination",
|
|
"manipulation",
|
|
"coadministration",
|
|
"codirection",
|
|
"comanagement"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the fact or state of having (something) at one's disposal":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"took control of the process of selecting candidates for the scholarship"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enjoyment",
|
|
"hands",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"possession"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"ownership",
|
|
"proprietorship",
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"dominion",
|
|
"mastery",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"repossession",
|
|
"retention",
|
|
"claiming",
|
|
"collaring",
|
|
"commandeering",
|
|
"confiscation",
|
|
"procurement"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dispossession",
|
|
"relinquishment",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"transferal"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonpossession"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the right or means to command or control others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"teachers are responsible for the students under their control"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arm",
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"clutch",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"death grip",
|
|
"dominion",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"mastery",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"reign",
|
|
"rein(s)",
|
|
"sway"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"clout",
|
|
"influence",
|
|
"leverage",
|
|
"pull",
|
|
"voice",
|
|
"weight",
|
|
"jurisdiction",
|
|
"direction",
|
|
"management",
|
|
"dominance",
|
|
"imperium",
|
|
"predominance",
|
|
"sovereignty",
|
|
"sovranty",
|
|
"supremacy",
|
|
"prerogative",
|
|
"privilege",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"eminence",
|
|
"importance",
|
|
"moment"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"helplessness",
|
|
"weakness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"impotence",
|
|
"impotency",
|
|
"powerlessness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you must learn to control your temper"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bridle",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"constrain",
|
|
"contain",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"govern",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"inhibit",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"measure",
|
|
"pull in",
|
|
"regulate",
|
|
"rein (in)",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"rule",
|
|
"tame"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bottle (up)",
|
|
"choke (back)",
|
|
"hold back",
|
|
"mince",
|
|
"muffle",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"repress",
|
|
"sink",
|
|
"smother",
|
|
"squelch",
|
|
"stifle",
|
|
"strangle",
|
|
"suppress",
|
|
"swallow",
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"interrupt",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"hamper",
|
|
"handcuff",
|
|
"hinder",
|
|
"impede",
|
|
"obstruct",
|
|
"gag",
|
|
"muzzle",
|
|
"silence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"liberate",
|
|
"loose",
|
|
"loosen",
|
|
"unleash",
|
|
"air",
|
|
"express",
|
|
"take out",
|
|
"vent"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lose"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to gain emotional or mental control of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he controlled himself only with the greatest difficulty in the face of his opponent's insulting remarks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"collect",
|
|
"compose",
|
|
"contain",
|
|
"re-collect",
|
|
"settle"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"hold back",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"recover",
|
|
"lull",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"soothe",
|
|
"still",
|
|
"tranquilize",
|
|
"tranquillize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to exercise authority or power over":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"circumstances often control the choices we make in life"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boss",
|
|
"captain",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"govern",
|
|
"preside (over)",
|
|
"rule",
|
|
"sway"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"conduct",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"head",
|
|
"lead",
|
|
"administer",
|
|
"manage",
|
|
"micromanage",
|
|
"oversee",
|
|
"regulate",
|
|
"superintend",
|
|
"supervise",
|
|
"dictate",
|
|
"dominate",
|
|
"domineer",
|
|
"lord (it over)",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"oppress",
|
|
"reign (over)",
|
|
"tyrannize",
|
|
"conquer",
|
|
"subdue",
|
|
"subjugate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to look after and make decisions about":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"during the period that she controlled the company it was highly profitable"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administer",
|
|
"administrate",
|
|
"carry on",
|
|
"conduct",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"govern",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"handle",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"manage",
|
|
"operate",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"oversee",
|
|
"preside (over)",
|
|
"regulate",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"steward",
|
|
"superintend",
|
|
"supervise",
|
|
"tend"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"care (for)",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"watch",
|
|
"lead",
|
|
"pilot",
|
|
"steer",
|
|
"guard",
|
|
"protect",
|
|
"safeguard",
|
|
"micromanage",
|
|
"stage-manage",
|
|
"codirect",
|
|
"comanage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"congress":{
|
|
"the highest lawmaking body of a political unit":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the national emergency required a special session of congress"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"parliament"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"assembly",
|
|
"chamber",
|
|
"council",
|
|
"diet",
|
|
"house",
|
|
"legislative",
|
|
"legislature",
|
|
"general assembly",
|
|
"legislative assembly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"following World War I a great congress of world leaders took place in Paris to plan the postwar world"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assembly",
|
|
"convention",
|
|
"convocation",
|
|
"council",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"get-together",
|
|
"huddle",
|
|
"meeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"clinic",
|
|
"workshop",
|
|
"cabinet",
|
|
"caucus",
|
|
"conclave",
|
|
"synod",
|
|
"demonstration",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"confab",
|
|
"conversation",
|
|
"dialogue",
|
|
"dialog",
|
|
"discourse",
|
|
"discussion",
|
|
"palaver",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"negotiation",
|
|
"parley",
|
|
"summit",
|
|
"conference",
|
|
"forum",
|
|
"round-robin",
|
|
"roundtable",
|
|
"seminar",
|
|
"symposium",
|
|
"audience",
|
|
"interview",
|
|
"session"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the Canada Trades and Labor Congress"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"association",
|
|
"board",
|
|
"brotherhood",
|
|
"chamber",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"college",
|
|
"consortium",
|
|
"council",
|
|
"fellowship",
|
|
"fraternity",
|
|
"guild",
|
|
"gild",
|
|
"institute",
|
|
"institution",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"organization",
|
|
"society",
|
|
"sodality"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"collective",
|
|
"commune",
|
|
"community",
|
|
"cooperative",
|
|
"alliance",
|
|
"bloc",
|
|
"camp",
|
|
"coalition",
|
|
"partnership",
|
|
"body",
|
|
"cadre",
|
|
"group",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"clan",
|
|
"clique",
|
|
"coterie",
|
|
"junta",
|
|
"junto",
|
|
"klatch",
|
|
"klatsch",
|
|
"lot",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"crew",
|
|
"outfit",
|
|
"party",
|
|
"squad",
|
|
"team",
|
|
"branch",
|
|
"chapter",
|
|
"local",
|
|
"faithful",
|
|
"fold",
|
|
"membership",
|
|
"sisterhood",
|
|
"sorority",
|
|
"cabal",
|
|
"camarilla",
|
|
"camorra",
|
|
"confederacy",
|
|
"conspiracy",
|
|
"band",
|
|
"gang",
|
|
"ring",
|
|
"cartel",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"syndicate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"laws that once prohibited congress between people of different races"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coition",
|
|
"coitus",
|
|
"commerce",
|
|
"copulating",
|
|
"copulation",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"intercourse",
|
|
"lovemaking",
|
|
"mating",
|
|
"relations",
|
|
"sex",
|
|
"sex act",
|
|
"sexual intercourse",
|
|
"sexual relations"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"fornication",
|
|
"safe sex",
|
|
"carnality",
|
|
"sexuality",
|
|
"breeding",
|
|
"insemination",
|
|
"dalliance",
|
|
"hanky-panky",
|
|
"whoopee"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |