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{
"habiliment(s)":{
"covering for the human body":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the lady's rich habiliments and haughty manner made the host's servants think she was someone important"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"garderobe",
"wardrobe",
"array",
"bravery",
"caparison",
"finery",
"gaiety",
"gayety",
"glad rags",
"pretties",
"regalia",
"trim",
"foofaraw",
"frippery",
"gaudery",
"tawdry",
"trumpery",
"tatters",
"costume",
"ensemble",
"frock",
"garb",
"getup",
"guise",
"livery",
"outfit",
"civvies",
"civies",
"mufti",
"couture",
"pr\u00eat-\u00e0-porter",
"pret-a-porter",
"ready-to-wear",
"tailoring",
"activewear",
"loungewear",
"outerwear",
"playwear",
"sportswear",
"nightclothes",
"sleepwear",
"smallclothes",
"underclothes",
"underwear",
"haberdashery",
"menswear"
],
"synonyms":[
"apparel",
"attire",
"clobber",
"clothes",
"clothing",
"costumery",
"dress",
"duds",
"garments",
"gear",
"habit",
"rags",
"raiment",
"rig",
"rigging",
"threads",
"toggery",
"togs",
"vestiary",
"vestments",
"vesture",
"wear",
"wearables",
"weeds"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"habilitate":{
"to make better in behavior or character":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"believes that society should be responsible for habilitating nonviolent offenders"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abase",
"canker",
"corrupt",
"debauch",
"degrade",
"demean",
"demoralize",
"deprave",
"lower",
"pervert",
"poison",
"profane",
"prostitute",
"subvert",
"warp"
],
"related":[
"reeducate",
"amend",
"improve",
"refine",
"cleanse",
"purify",
"restore"
],
"synonyms":[
"reclaim",
"redeem",
"reform",
"regenerate",
"rehabilitate"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"habilitates":{
"to make better in behavior or character":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"believes that society should be responsible for habilitating nonviolent offenders"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abases",
"cankers",
"corrupts",
"debauches",
"degrades",
"demeans",
"demoralizes",
"depraves",
"lowers",
"perverts",
"poisons",
"profanes",
"prostitutes",
"subverts",
"warps"
],
"related":[
"reeducates",
"amends",
"improves",
"refines",
"cleanses",
"purifies",
"restores"
],
"synonyms":[
"reclaims",
"redeems",
"reforms",
"regenerates",
"rehabilitates"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"habited":{
"to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{
"antonyms":[
"disarrayed",
"disrobed",
"stripped",
"stript",
"unclothed",
"undressed",
"untrussed"
],
"examples":[
"his exclusive clothing store had habited the town's upper crust for as long as anyone could remember"
],
"near antonyms":[
"denuded",
"divested",
"uncovered",
"undraped",
"unveiled"
],
"related":[
"cloaked",
"frocked",
"jacketed",
"mantled",
"vested",
"draped",
"enswathed",
"happed",
"huddled",
"swaddled",
"swathed",
"wrapped",
"accoutred",
"accoutered",
"bedighted",
"bedight",
"equipped",
"furnished",
"habilitated",
"outfitted",
"tailored",
"uniformed",
"dressed down",
"underdressed"
],
"synonyms":[
"appareled",
"apparelled",
"arrayed",
"attired",
"bedecked",
"caparisoned",
"clothed",
"clad",
"costumed",
"decked (out)",
"did up",
"dressed",
"dressed up",
"enrobed",
"garbed",
"garmented",
"got up",
"gowned",
"invested",
"rigged (out)",
"robed",
"suited",
"togged (up or out)",
"toileted",
"vestured"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"habits":{
"a physiological need for certain drugs":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a cocaine habit of long standing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"alcoholisms",
"heroinisms",
"morphinisms",
"habituations",
"tolerances"
],
"synonyms":[
"addictions",
"dependences",
"dependances",
"joneses",
"monkeys"
]
},
"a usual manner of behaving or doing":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"it was his habit to rise early"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"addictions",
"dispositions",
"bents",
"inclinations",
"proclivities",
"sets",
"tendencies",
"tenors",
"turns",
"bags",
"conventions",
"forms",
"modes",
"styles",
"usages",
"uses",
"deportments",
"manners",
"mores",
"drills",
"grooves",
"jog trots",
"regimens",
"regimes",
"r\u00e9gimes",
"rotes",
"routines",
"ruts",
"affectations",
"airs",
"poses",
"attributes",
"characteristics",
"marks",
"traits",
"eccentricities",
"kinks",
"oddities",
"peculiarities",
"quirks",
"singularities",
"tics"
],
"synonyms":[
"customs",
"fashions",
"habitudes",
"patterns",
"practices",
"practises",
"rituals",
"tricks",
"ways",
"wonts"
]
},
"the type of body that a person has":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"an imposing man of vigorous habit"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"anatomies",
"structures"
],
"synonyms":[
"builds",
"constitutions",
"figures",
"forms",
"frames",
"physiques",
"shapes"
]
},
"to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{
"antonyms":[
"disarrays",
"disrobes",
"strips",
"unclothes",
"undresses",
"untrusses"
],
"examples":[
"his exclusive clothing store had habited the town's upper crust for as long as anyone could remember"
],
"near antonyms":[
"denudes",
"divests",
"uncovers",
"undrapes",
"unveils"
],
"related":[
"cloaks",
"frocks",
"jackets",
"mantles",
"vests",
"drapes",
"enswathes",
"haps",
"huddles",
"swaddles",
"swathes",
"wraps",
"accoutres",
"accouters",
"bedights",
"equips",
"furnishes",
"habilitates",
"outfits",
"tailors",
"uniforms",
"dresses down",
"underdresses"
],
"synonyms":[
"apparels",
"arrays",
"attires",
"bedecks",
"caparisons",
"clothes",
"costumes",
"decks (out)",
"does up",
"dresses",
"dresses up",
"enrobes",
"garbs",
"garments",
"gets up",
"gowns",
"invests",
"rigs (out)",
"robes",
"suits",
"togs (up or out)",
"toilets",
"vestures"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hack (around)":{
"to spend time doing nothing":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"would prefer to be put to work rather than spend his days at the ranch just hacking around"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drudge",
"grind",
"grub",
"hump",
"hustle",
"labor",
"moil",
"peg",
"plod",
"plow",
"plug",
"slave",
"sweat",
"toil",
"travail",
"work",
"apply",
"buckle (down)",
"exert",
"put out"
],
"related":[
"fiddle (around)",
"fool",
"mess",
"monkey",
"muck",
"piddle",
"play",
"potter (around)",
"putter (around)",
"trifle",
"doze",
"estivate",
"aestivate",
"hibernate",
"lag",
"linger",
"loiter",
"poke",
"relax",
"rest",
"tarry",
"amble",
"mosey",
"saunter",
"stroll",
"swan",
"furlough",
"goldbrick",
"malinger",
"truant"
],
"synonyms":[
"bum",
"chill",
"dally",
"dawdle",
"dillydally",
"drone",
"footle",
"goof (off)",
"hang (around or out)",
"hang about",
"idle",
"kick around",
"kick back",
"laze",
"lazy",
"loaf",
"loll",
"lounge",
"veg out"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hack (off)":{
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"people who ask blatantly stupid questions really hack me off"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appease",
"conciliate",
"mollify",
"oblige",
"pacify",
"placate",
"propitiate",
"delight",
"gladden",
"gratify",
"please",
"satisfy",
"assure",
"cheer",
"comfort",
"console",
"content",
"quiet",
"reassure",
"solace",
"soothe"
],
"related":[
"hassle",
"heckle",
"nag",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"provoke",
"rouse",
"badger",
"bait",
"bullyrag",
"ballyrag",
"devil",
"hagride",
"harass",
"harry",
"pester",
"plague",
"tease",
"anger",
"antagonize",
"enrage",
"incense",
"infuriate",
"madden",
"rankle",
"roil",
"agitate",
"discomfort",
"discompose",
"disquiet",
"distress",
"exercise",
"freak (out)",
"fret",
"perturb",
"undo",
"unhinge",
"unsettle",
"upset",
"worry",
"affront",
"insult",
"miff",
"offend",
"outrage"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravate",
"annoy",
"bother",
"bug",
"burn (up)",
"chafe",
"eat",
"exasperate",
"frost",
"gall",
"get",
"grate",
"gripe",
"irk",
"irritate",
"itch",
"nark",
"nettle",
"peeve",
"persecute",
"pique",
"put out",
"rasp",
"rile",
"ruffle",
"spite",
"vex"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hacking":{
"to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I doubt that she can hack a job with so many responsibilities"
],
"near antonyms":[
"botching",
"bungling",
"foozling",
"fumbling",
"goofing (up)",
"lousing up",
"messing (up)",
"mishandling",
"muffing",
"scamping"
],
"related":[
"engineering",
"finessing",
"jockeying",
"bringing off",
"carrying off",
"carrying out",
"getting off",
"pulling",
"commanding",
"directing",
"guiding",
"steering",
"controlling",
"micromanaging",
"regulating",
"running",
"reacting (to)",
"responding (to)"
],
"synonyms":[
"addressing",
"contending (with)",
"coping (with)",
"fielding",
"grappling (with)",
"handling",
"managing",
"maneuvering",
"manipulating",
"negotiating",
"playing",
"swinging",
"taking",
"treating"
]
},
"to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"she's not sure she can hack that miserable job much longer"
],
"near antonyms":[
"declining",
"dismissing",
"refusing",
"rejecting",
"repudiating",
"spurning",
"turning down",
"combating",
"combatting",
"contesting",
"fighting",
"opposing",
"resisting",
"avoiding",
"bypassing",
"circumventing",
"dodging",
"eluding",
"escaping",
"evading",
"missing",
"abstaining (from)",
"forbearing",
"refraining (from)"
],
"related":[
"allowing",
"permitting",
"suffering",
"swallowing",
"reconciling (to)",
"acquiescing",
"agreeing (with or to)",
"assenting (to)",
"capitulating",
"consenting (to)",
"respecting",
"submitting (to)",
"yielding (to)"
],
"synonyms":[
"abiding",
"absorbing",
"accepting",
"bearing",
"biding",
"brooking",
"countenancing",
"enduring",
"going",
"handling",
"meeting",
"pocketing",
"standing",
"sticking out",
"stomaching",
"supporting",
"sustaining",
"sweating out",
"taking",
"tolerating",
"wearing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hacks":{
"a V-shaped cut usually on an edge or a surface":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"smallish hacks made in the bark of the trees marked the trail through the forest"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"joggles",
"nocks",
"punches",
"snips",
"grooves",
"scores",
"undercuts",
"slits",
"slots"
],
"synonyms":[
"chips",
"indentations",
"indents",
"indentures",
"kerfs",
"nicks",
"notches"
]
},
"a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"completely stunned by a vicious hack across the neck"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"counterblows",
"counter-blows",
"counterpunches",
"counters",
"counterstrokes",
"counter-strokes",
"body blows",
"hands",
"kicks",
"knees",
"lefts",
"one-twos",
"rabbit punches",
"right-handers",
"rights",
"roundhouses",
"shivers",
"sidewinders",
"sucker punches",
"swings",
"uppercuts",
"crunchers",
"kayos",
"knockdowns",
"knockouts",
"KOs",
"bastinadoes",
"bastinades",
"batterings",
"beatings",
"drubbings",
"lickings",
"pastings",
"thrashings",
"wallopings",
"whippings",
"whips"
],
"synonyms":[
"bangs",
"bashes",
"bats",
"beats",
"belts",
"biffs",
"blows",
"bops",
"boxes",
"buffets",
"busts",
"chops",
"claps",
"clips",
"clouts",
"cracks",
"cuffs",
"dabs",
"douses",
"fillips",
"haymakers",
"hits",
"hooks",
"knocks",
"larrups",
"lashes",
"licks",
"pelts",
"picks",
"plumps",
"pokes",
"pounds",
"punches",
"raps",
"slams",
"slaps",
"slugs",
"smacks",
"smashes",
"socks",
"spanks",
"stingers",
"stripes",
"strokes",
"swats",
"swipes",
"switches",
"thuds",
"thumps",
"thwacks",
"wallops",
"welts",
"whacks",
"whams",
"whops",
"whaps"
]
},
"a person who lacks experience and competence in an art or science":{
"antonyms":[
"aces",
"adepts",
"crackerjacks",
"crackajacks",
"craftsmen",
"experts",
"hands",
"masters",
"past masters",
"sharks",
"sharps"
],
"examples":[
"is he really any good at the piano or just a hack ?"
],
"near antonyms":[
"maestros",
"maestri",
"virtuosos",
"virtuosi",
"whizzes",
"wizards",
"old hands",
"old-timers",
"veterans",
"vets"
],
"related":[
"beginners",
"freshmen",
"greenhorns",
"kids",
"learners",
"neophytes",
"newcomers",
"novices",
"rookies",
"tenderfeet",
"tenderfoots",
"tyros"
],
"synonyms":[
"amateurs",
"hackers",
"inexperts",
"jacklegs",
"triflers"
]
},
"an automobile that carries passengers for a fare usually determined by the distance traveled":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"after a week of hailing hacks and inhabiting hotels, the sales rep was happy to be home"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"hackneys",
"limousines",
"gharries",
"rickshaws",
"rickshas",
"water taxis",
"gypsy cabs",
"jitneys"
],
"synonyms":[
"cabs",
"taxicabs",
"taxis",
"taxies"
]
},
"to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I doubt that she can hack a job with so many responsibilities"
],
"near antonyms":[
"botches",
"bungles",
"foozles",
"fumbles",
"goofs (up)",
"louses up",
"messes (up)",
"mishandles",
"muffs",
"scamps"
],
"related":[
"engineers",
"finesses",
"jockeys",
"brings off",
"carries off",
"carries out",
"gets off",
"pulls",
"commands",
"directs",
"guides",
"steers",
"controls",
"micromanages",
"regulates",
"runs",
"reacts (to)",
"responds (to)"
],
"synonyms":[
"addresses",
"contends (with)",
"copes (with)",
"fields",
"grapples (with)",
"handles",
"manages",
"maneuvers",
"manipulates",
"negotiates",
"plays",
"swings",
"takes",
"treats"
]
},
"to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"she's not sure she can hack that miserable job much longer"
],
"near antonyms":[
"declines",
"dismisses",
"refuses",
"rejects",
"repudiates",
"spurns",
"turns down",
"combats",
"contests",
"fights",
"opposes",
"resists",
"avoids",
"bypasses",
"circumvents",
"dodges",
"eludes",
"escapes",
"evades",
"misses",
"abstains (from)",
"forbears",
"refrains (from)"
],
"related":[
"allows",
"permits",
"suffers",
"swallows",
"reconciles (to)",
"acquiesces",
"agrees (with or to)",
"assents (to)",
"capitulates",
"consents (to)",
"respects",
"submits (to)",
"yields (to)"
],
"synonyms":[
"abides",
"absorbs",
"accepts",
"bears",
"bides",
"brooks",
"countenances",
"endures",
"goes",
"handles",
"meets",
"pockets",
"stands",
"sticks out",
"stomachs",
"supports",
"sustains",
"sweats out",
"takes",
"tolerates",
"wears"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hafts":{
"a part by which an implement is held":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the blade of the adze is still good, but the haft is broken and will have to be replaced"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"bars",
"handlebars",
"bails",
"bows",
"loops",
"hilts",
"shafts",
"crops",
"whipstocks",
"broomsticks"
],
"synonyms":[
"grips",
"handgrips",
"handles",
"helves"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"haggle":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to talk over or dispute the terms of a purchase":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"had to haggle to get his friend to sell his guitar for 20 bucks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"argue",
"bicker",
"clash",
"fight",
"hassle",
"quarrel",
"quibble",
"squabble",
"wrangle",
"comparison shop",
"shop (around)",
"barter",
"exchange",
"trade",
"hawk",
"peddle",
"buy",
"purchase"
],
"synonyms":[
"bargain",
"chaffer",
"deal",
"dicker",
"horse-trade",
"negotiate",
"palter"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"haggled (for)":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"haggles (for)":{
"as in exchanges (for) , deals (for)":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hagiographical":{
"overly or insincerely flattering":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a hagiographic portrait of one of the pioneers of the automotive age"
],
"near antonyms":[
"artless",
"earnest",
"genuine",
"heartfelt",
"honest",
"ingenuous",
"sincere",
"true",
"unaffected",
"unfeigned",
"unpretending",
"unpretentious"
],
"related":[
"drooling",
"slavering",
"slobbering",
"cloying",
"sickening",
"demonstrative",
"effusive",
"mushy",
"uninhibited",
"unreserved",
"unrestrained",
"artificial",
"backhanded",
"feigned",
"hypocritical",
"insincere",
"left-handed",
"mealymouthed",
"sanctimonious",
"two-faced",
"disarming",
"endearing",
"ingratiating",
"winning",
"winsome",
"extravagant",
"lavish",
"unrestrained",
"abundant",
"copious",
"profuse"
],
"synonyms":[
"adulatory",
"fulsome",
"gushing",
"gushy",
"oily",
"oleaginous",
"soapy",
"unctuous"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{
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"compose",
"quiet",
"settle",
"soothe",
"tranquilize",
"tranquillize"
],
"examples":[
"hagridden by the specter of a terrorist attack, residents of the city were on edge"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allay",
"alleviate",
"assuage",
"appease",
"conciliate",
"mollify",
"pacify",
"placate",
"propitiate"
],
"related":[
"aggravate",
"anger",
"annoy",
"bug",
"chafe",
"chivy",
"chivvy",
"exasperate",
"fret",
"gall",
"get",
"grate",
"harass",
"harry",
"irk",
"irritate",
"nettle",
"peeve",
"pester",
"pique",
"put off",
"put out",
"rile",
"vex",
"bedevil",
"haunt",
"plague",
"abash",
"confound",
"confuse",
"discomfit",
"disconcert",
"discountenance",
"embarrass",
"faze",
"fluster",
"jar",
"mortify",
"nonplus",
"rattle",
"shake up",
"daunt",
"demoralize",
"discourage",
"dishearten",
"dispirit",
"unnerve"
],
"synonyms":[
"agitate",
"ail",
"alarm",
"alarum",
"bother",
"concern",
"derail",
"discomfort",
"discompose",
"dismay",
"disquiet",
"distemper",
"distract",
"distress",
"disturb",
"exercise",
"flurry",
"frazzle",
"freak (out)",
"fuss",
"perturb",
"undo",
"unhinge",
"unsettle",
"upset",
"weird out",
"worry"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{
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"calmed",
"composed",
"quieted",
"settled",
"soothed",
"tranquilized",
"tranquillized"
],
"examples":[
"hagridden by the specter of a terrorist attack, residents of the city were on edge"
],
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"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"
],
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"agitated",
"ailed",
"alarmed",
"alarumed",
"bothered",
"concerned",
"derailed",
"discomforted",
"discomposed",
"dismayed",
"disquieted",
"distempered",
"distracted",
"distressed",
"disturbed",
"exercised",
"flurried",
"frazzled",
"freaked (out)",
"fussed",
"perturbed",
"undid",
"unhinged",
"unsettled",
"upset",
"weirded out",
"worried"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hail":{
"a heavy fall of objects":{
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"examples":[
"a hail of small stones warned them of the oncoming avalanche"
],
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"related":[
"barrage",
"bombardment",
"broadside",
"cannonade",
"fusillade",
"salvo",
"volley",
"flood",
"gush",
"rush",
"spate",
"torrent",
"eruption",
"outbreak",
"outburst"
],
"synonyms":[
"rain",
"shower",
"storm"
]
},
"a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once":{
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"examples":[
"even under the hail of angry questions, the press secretary stayed cool"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dribble",
"drip",
"trickle"
],
"related":[
"broadside",
"earful",
"avalanche",
"burst",
"cataclysm",
"cataract",
"deluge",
"discharge",
"engulfment",
"flood",
"flood tide",
"flush",
"gush",
"inundation",
"outburst",
"outflow",
"outpouring",
"overflow",
"rash",
"spate",
"surge",
"torrent",
"current",
"river",
"stream",
"tide",
"excess",
"glut",
"overabundance",
"overage",
"overkill",
"overmuch",
"oversupply",
"superabundance",
"superfluity",
"surfeit",
"surplus"
],
"synonyms":[
"barrage",
"blitz",
"blitzkrieg",
"bombardment",
"cannonade",
"drumbeat",
"drumfire",
"flurry",
"fusillade",
"salvo",
"shower",
"storm",
"volley"
]
},
"range of hearing":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"stay within hail of the restaurant's front desk so you'll know when your table is ready"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"volume",
"distance",
"sight"
],
"synonyms":[
"earshot",
"hearing",
"sound"
]
},
"to declare enthusiastic approval of":{
"antonyms":[
"knock",
"pan",
"slam"
],
"examples":[
"the museum director hailed the artist's new installation as a groundbreaking work of genius"
],
"near antonyms":[
"belittle",
"discommend",
"disparage",
"put down",
"blame",
"censure",
"reprehend",
"reprobate",
"admonish",
"chide",
"criticize",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach",
"reprove",
"castigate",
"excoriate",
"keelhaul",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"skewer",
"slag",
"vilify"
],
"related":[
"bravo",
"clap",
"rise (to)",
"ballyhoo",
"approve",
"commend",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"favor",
"recommend",
"root (for)",
"support",
"celebrate",
"emblazon",
"eulogize",
"extol",
"extoll",
"glorify",
"magnify",
"sing",
"adulate",
"belaud",
"flatter",
"overpraise",
"deify",
"idolize"
],
"synonyms":[
"acclaim",
"accredit",
"applaud",
"cheer",
"crack up",
"laud",
"praise",
"salute",
"tout"
]
},
"to demand or request the presence or service of":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"let's hail a taxi",
"hailed the waiter for the check"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dismiss",
"send (away)",
"turn away",
"banish",
"boot (out)",
"cast out",
"drum (out)",
"eject",
"expel",
"kick out",
"oust",
"out",
"rout",
"run off",
"throw out",
"turf (out)"
],
"related":[
"cite",
"subpoena",
"assemble",
"call out",
"call up",
"convene",
"convoke",
"muster",
"ask",
"bid",
"invite",
"command",
"order",
"request",
"requisition",
"beckon",
"demand",
"invoke",
"buzz",
"knell",
"page",
"ring",
"whistle"
],
"synonyms":[
"call",
"summon"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hair shirt":{
"something that is a source of irritation":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the constant need to cut costs was a hair shirt , but one that the theater company had to live with"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delight",
"joy",
"pleasure"
],
"related":[
"discomfort",
"fleabite",
"pinprick",
"affront",
"insult",
"offense",
"offence",
"upset",
"worry",
"affliction",
"albatross",
"burden",
"cross",
"curse",
"menace",
"millstone",
"plague",
"sore",
"anxiety",
"plight",
"predicament",
"tribulation",
"trouble",
"hang-up",
"pet peeve",
"problem",
"annoyer",
"disturber",
"harasser",
"mischief",
"offender",
"pandora's box"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravation",
"aggro",
"annoyance",
"bother",
"botheration",
"bugbear",
"exasperation",
"frustration",
"hassle",
"headache",
"inconvenience",
"irk",
"irritant",
"nuisance",
"peeve",
"pest",
"rub",
"ruffle",
"thorn",
"trial",
"vexation"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hairsbreadth":{
"a very small distance or degree":{
"antonyms":[
"country mile",
"long haul",
"mile"
],
"examples":[
"just missed the bull's-eye by a hairbreadth"
],
"near antonyms":[
"infinity",
"light-year"
],
"related":[
"bit",
"crumb",
"dab",
"iota",
"jot",
"minim",
"mite",
"particle",
"smidgen",
"smidgeon",
"smidgin",
"smidge",
"trace",
"trifle"
],
"synonyms":[
"ace",
"hair",
"hairline",
"hop, skip, and jump",
"inch",
"neck",
"shouting distance",
"step",
"stone's throw"
]
},
"showing little difference in the standing of the competitors":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a hairbreadth victory, but a victory nevertheless"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"crowded"
],
"synonyms":[
"close",
"down-to-the-wire",
"narrow",
"neck and neck",
"nip and tuck",
"tight"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"hairsplitting":{
"made or done with extreme care and accuracy":{
"antonyms":[
"coarse",
"inexact",
"rough"
],
"examples":[
"usage experts have attempted to make some hairsplitting distinctions between the two words, but most writers blithely ignore them"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apparent",
"clear",
"clear-cut",
"evident",
"manifest",
"obvious",
"open-and-shut",
"palpable",
"patent",
"perspicuous",
"plain",
"transparent",
"unambiguous",
"unequivocal",
"unmistakable",
"broad",
"indefinite",
"careless",
"heedless",
"incautious",
"slapdash",
"slipshod",
"sloppy"
],
"related":[
"nitpicking",
"quibbling",
"frivolous",
"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"negligible",
"petty",
"piddling",
"trifling",
"trivial",
"demanding",
"exacting",
"fastidious",
"finical",
"finicking",
"finicky",
"fussy",
"meticulous",
"particular",
"picky"
],
"synonyms":[
"delicate",
"exact",
"fine",
"finespun",
"hairline",
"minute",
"nice",
"nuanced",
"refined",
"subtle"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"hairy":{
"covered with or as if with hair":{
"antonyms":[
"bald",
"furless",
"glabrous",
"hairless",
"shorn",
"smooth"
],
"examples":[
"a hairy spider"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beardless",
"shaved",
"shaven"
],
"related":[
"bearded",
"bewhiskered",
"mustachioed",
"moustachioed",
"whiskered",
"stubbled",
"stubbly",
"downy",
"fluffy",
"fuzzy",
"linty",
"nappy"
],
"synonyms":[
"bristly",
"brushy",
"cottony",
"fleecy",
"furred",
"furry",
"hirsute",
"rough",
"shaggy",
"silky",
"unshorn",
"woolly",
"wooly"
]
},
"made of or resembling hair":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"found enough hairy clumps around the house to make another cat",
"a hairy mass of fiberglass insulation"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"downy",
"fluffy",
"nappy",
"puffy",
"hairlike"
],
"synonyms":[
"furry",
"fuzzy",
"rough",
"shaggy",
"woolly",
"wooly"
]
},
"marked by or causing agitation or uncomfortable feelings":{
"antonyms":[
"calming",
"comfortable",
"easy",
"peaceful",
"quiet",
"quieting",
"tranquil"
],
"examples":[
"the snowstorm made for a hairy commute back home that evening"
],
"near antonyms":[
"restful",
"pacific"
],
"related":[
"bothersome",
"troublesome",
"foreboding",
"misgiving",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"strained",
"restive",
"unrestful",
"awkward",
"embarrassing"
],
"synonyms":[
"agitating",
"anxious",
"creepy",
"disquieting",
"distressful",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"fraught",
"nail-biting",
"nerve-racking",
"nerve-wracking",
"nervous",
"restless",
"tense",
"uneasy",
"unnerving",
"unsettling",
"worrisome"
]
},
"requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"landing on that airstrip is always a hairy proposition"
],
"near antonyms":[
"easy",
"effortless",
"manageable",
"painless",
"simple",
"straightforward",
"uncomplicated",
"undemanding",
"unproblematic"
],
"related":[
"abstract",
"abstruse",
"complex",
"complicated",
"hard",
"intricate",
"involved",
"recondite",
"serious",
"problem",
"scabrous",
"stubborn",
"troublesome",
"troublous",
"vexatious",
"vexing",
"worrisome",
"burdensome",
"demanding",
"discommoding",
"exacting",
"exhausting",
"importunate",
"inconvenient",
"onerous",
"oppressive",
"painful",
"stressful"
],
"synonyms":[
"catchy",
"delicate",
"difficult",
"dodgy",
"knotty",
"nasty",
"prickly",
"problematic",
"problematical",
"sensitive",
"spiny",
"sticky",
"thorny",
"ticklish",
"touchy",
"tough",
"tricksy",
"tricky"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"halcyon":{
"free from storms or physical disturbance":{
"antonyms":[
"agitated",
"angry",
"inclement",
"restless",
"rough",
"stormy",
"tempestuous",
"turbulent",
"unquiet",
"unsettled"
],
"examples":[
"a halcyon era following the American Civil War"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blizzardy",
"blizzardly",
"blustery",
"squally",
"windy",
"extreme",
"foul",
"intemperate",
"nasty",
"severe"
],
"related":[
"balmy",
"clement",
"equable",
"gentle",
"mild",
"moderate",
"temperate",
"clear",
"cloudless",
"fair",
"rainless",
"sunny",
"sunshiny",
"windless"
],
"synonyms":[
"calm",
"hushed",
"lown",
"peaceful",
"placid",
"quiet",
"serene",
"still",
"stilly",
"tranquil",
"untroubled"
]
},
"marked by vigorous growth and well-being especially economically":{
"antonyms":[
"depressed",
"unprosperous",
"unsuccessful"
],
"examples":[
"during those early halcyon years the company's potential for growth seemed unlimited"
],
"near antonyms":[
"declining",
"dying",
"failing",
"floundering",
"languishing",
"struggling",
"bankrupt",
"bankrupted",
"insolvent"
],
"related":[
"affluent",
"moneyed",
"monied",
"opulent",
"rich",
"substantial",
"wealthy",
"well-heeled",
"well-off",
"well-to-do",
"comfortable"
],
"synonyms":[
"booming",
"boomy",
"flourishing",
"golden",
"healthy",
"lush",
"palmy",
"prospering",
"prosperous",
"roaring",
"successful",
"thriving"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"hale":{
"enjoying health and vigor":{
"antonyms":[
"ailing",
"diseased",
"ill",
"sick",
"unfit",
"unhealthy",
"unsound",
"unwell"
],
"examples":[
"still hale and strong at 80, often outdoing his younger golfing buddies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decrepit",
"enfeebled",
"feeble",
"infirm",
"run-down",
"sickened",
"sickly",
"weak",
"weakened",
"weakly",
"worn-out",
"challenged",
"crippled",
"debilitated",
"differently abled",
"disabled",
"halt",
"incapacitated",
"lame",
"delicate",
"fragile",
"frail",
"emaciated",
"gaunt",
"haggard",
"malnourished",
"undernourished",
"afflicted",
"troubled",
"bad",
"poorly"
],
"related":[
"hard",
"hardy",
"iron",
"lusty",
"rugged",
"stalwart",
"strong",
"sturdy",
"tough",
"ambulatory",
"nondisabled",
"uncrippled",
"active",
"agile",
"chipper",
"lively",
"sprightful",
"sprightly",
"spry",
"vigorous",
"vital",
"blooming",
"clean-cut",
"flourishing",
"flush",
"prospering",
"thriving",
"all right",
"good",
"right"
],
"synonyms":[
"able-bodied",
"bouncing",
"fit",
"healthy",
"hearty",
"robust",
"sound",
"well",
"well-conditioned",
"whole",
"wholesome"
]
},
"to cause to follow by applying steady force on":{
"antonyms":[
"drive",
"propel",
"push"
],
"examples":[
"the fishermen haled the huge net onto the deck of the ship"
],
"near antonyms":[
"shove",
"thrust"
],
"related":[
"attract",
"heave",
"jerk",
"yank",
"carry",
"convey",
"ferry",
"move",
"transport"
],
"synonyms":[
"drag",
"draw",
"haul",
"lug",
"pull",
"tow",
"tug"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"half bath":{
"as in powder room":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"half baths":{
"as in powder rooms":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"half-and-half":{
"as in intermixture , interfusion":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"half-baked":{
"showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment":{
"antonyms":[
"judicious",
"prudent",
"sagacious",
"sage",
"sane",
"sapient",
"sensible",
"sound",
"wise"
],
"examples":[
"he's always got some half-baked \"solution\" to a difficult, complex problem"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brainy",
"bright",
"clever",
"intelligent",
"smart",
"logical",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"valid",
"well-advised"
],
"related":[
"airheaded",
"birdbrained",
"boobish",
"brain-dead",
"chowderheaded",
"chuckleheaded",
"clueless",
"dense",
"dim",
"dim-witted",
"doltish",
"dopey",
"dopy",
"dorky",
"dull",
"dumb",
"dunderheaded",
"empty-headed",
"feebleminded",
"gormless",
"idiotic",
"idiotical",
"imbecile",
"imbecilic",
"knuckleheaded",
"lamebrain",
"lamebrained",
"mindless",
"moronic",
"oafish",
"obtuse",
"opaque",
"pinheaded",
"simple",
"slow",
"slow-witted",
"soft",
"softheaded",
"thoughtless",
"thick",
"thickheaded",
"unintelligent",
"vacuous",
"fallacious",
"illogical",
"invalid",
"irrational",
"nonrational",
"surd",
"unreasonable",
"unreasoning",
"unsound",
"weak",
"farcical",
"laughable",
"ludicrous",
"ridiculous",
"notional",
"buffoonish",
"clownish",
"ill-advised",
"unconsidered",
"unreasoned"
],
"synonyms":[
"absurd",
"asinine",
"balmy",
"brainless",
"bubbleheaded",
"cockeyed",
"crackpot",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"dippy",
"dotty",
"fatuous",
"featherheaded",
"fool",
"foolish",
"half-witted",
"harebrained",
"inept",
"insane",
"jerky",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loony",
"looney",
"lunatic",
"lunkheaded",
"mad",
"nonsensical",
"nutty",
"preposterous",
"sappy",
"screwball",
"senseless",
"silly",
"simpleminded",
"stupid",
"tomfool",
"unwise",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"weak-minded",
"witless",
"zany"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"half-cocked":{
"as in ill-advised , half-baked":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
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},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"half-pint":{
"a person of no importance or influence":{
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"big shot",
"big wheel",
"bigwig",
"eminence",
"figure",
"kahuna",
"kingpin",
"magnate",
"nabob",
"personage",
"somebody",
"VIP"
],
"examples":[
"when I called the company to complain, I was shuttled from one half-pint to the next"
],
"near antonyms":[
"chief",
"head",
"lead",
"leader",
"celebrity",
"luminary",
"notable",
"personality",
"planet",
"star",
"superstar",
"authority",
"superior",
"great power",
"party",
"power"
],
"related":[
"no-name",
"noncelebrity",
"least",
"inferior",
"mediocrity",
"obscurity",
"figurehead",
"puppet"
],
"synonyms":[
"cipher",
"dwarf",
"insect",
"insignificancy",
"lightweight",
"morsel",
"nobody",
"nonentity",
"nothing",
"nullity",
"number",
"pip-squeak",
"pygmy",
"pigmy",
"shrimp",
"snippersnapper",
"twerp",
"whippersnapper",
"zero",
"zilch"
]
},
"of a size that is less than average":{
"antonyms":[
"big",
"biggish",
"considerable",
"goodly",
"grand",
"great",
"handsome",
"husky",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"large",
"largish",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"overscale",
"overscaled",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"tidy",
"whacking",
"whopping"
],
"examples":[
"one of those half-pint refrigerators that are designed for small apartments"
],
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"bulky",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"massive",
"voluminous",
"boxcar",
"Brobdingnagian",
"Bunyanesque",
"cavernous",
"colossal",
"cyclopean",
"elephantine",
"enormous",
"galactic",
"gargantuan",
"giant",
"gigantic",
"gross",
"Himalayan",
"herculean",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"huge",
"humongous",
"humungous",
"immense",
"jumbo",
"leviathan",
"mammoth",
"monolithic",
"monstrous",
"monumental",
"mountainous",
"pharaonic",
"prodigious",
"staggering",
"stupendous",
"titanic",
"tremendous",
"vast",
"abundant",
"ample",
"appreciable",
"bountiful",
"copious",
"generous",
"healthy",
"liberal",
"plenteous",
"plentiful",
"fat",
"thick",
"broad",
"wide",
"boundless",
"cosmic",
"cosmical",
"immeasurable",
"incalculable",
"infinite",
"adequate",
"enough",
"sufficient"
],
"related":[
"dwarf",
"toy",
"runtish",
"runty",
"scrubby",
"stunted",
"bitty",
"inappreciable",
"infinitesimal",
"little bitty",
"micro",
"microscopic",
"microscopical",
"mini",
"miniature",
"miniaturized",
"minikin",
"minim",
"minuscule",
"minute",
"pinpoint",
"teensy",
"teensy-weensy",
"teeny",
"teeny-weeny",
"tiny",
"wee",
"weeny",
"weensy",
"meager",
"meagre",
"niggardly",
"poor",
"scant",
"scanty",
"scarce",
"skimp",
"skimpy",
"slender",
"slim",
"spare",
"sparse",
"stingy",
"deficient",
"inadequate",
"insufficient",
"lacking",
"wanting",
"bite-size",
"bite-sized",
"capsule"
],
"synonyms":[
"bantam",
"diminutive",
"dinky",
"dwarfish",
"fine",
"Lilliputian",
"little",
"pint-size",
"pint-sized",
"pocket",
"pocket-size",
"pocket-sized",
"puny",
"pygmy",
"shrimpy",
"slight",
"small",
"smallish",
"subnormal",
"toylike",
"undersized",
"undersize"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"half-truth":{
"a statement that is only partly true and that is intended to deceive people":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I'm tired of all these half-truths \u2014I want to know the real story."
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"halfpence":{
"as in smidgens , iotas":{
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"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"halfpennies":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hall":{
"a centrally located room in a building that serves as a gathering or waiting area or as a passageway into the interior":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"from the main hall of the museum, turn left to see the ancient pottery collection and turn right to see the mummies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"entranceway",
"entry",
"entryway",
"hallway",
"vestibule",
"concourse",
"corridor",
"gallery",
"passageway",
"antechamber",
"anteroom",
"chamber",
"waiting room"
],
"synonyms":[
"foyer",
"lobby"
]
},
"a large impressive residence":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Lord Plentiworth has opened his family's hereditary home, Richley Hall , to visitors on Tuesdays"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"showplace",
"abode",
"domicile",
"dwelling",
"habitation",
"hearth",
"home",
"house",
"lodging(s)",
"pad",
"place",
"housing",
"nest",
"quarter(s)",
"residency",
"roof",
"great house",
"country house",
"countryseat",
"aerie",
"penthouse",
"salon",
"suite",
"town house"
],
"synonyms":[
"castle",
"ch\u00e2teau",
"estate",
"hacienda",
"manor",
"manor house",
"manse",
"mansion",
"palace",
"villa"
]
},
"a large room or building for enclosed public gatherings":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the concert hall was full"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"arena theater",
"music hall",
"odeum",
"playhouse",
"theater-in-the-round",
"ballroom",
"lyceum",
"chamber",
"house",
"senate",
"cafetorium"
],
"synonyms":[
"amphitheater",
"arena",
"auditorium",
"garden",
"theater",
"theatre"
]
},
"a large, magnificent, or massive building":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"on your right, you will see Parliament Hall , a splendid example of Georgian architecture"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"construction",
"erection",
"structure",
"castle",
"ch\u00e2teau",
"countryseat",
"estate",
"hacienda",
"manor",
"manor house",
"mansion",
"showplace",
"villa",
"mausoleum",
"memorial",
"monument"
],
"synonyms":[
"cathedral",
"edifice",
"palace",
"tower"
]
},
"a typically long narrow way connecting parts of a building":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the bedroom is at the end of the hall"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"arcade",
"breezeway",
"cloister",
"loggia",
"piazza"
],
"synonyms":[
"concourse",
"corridor",
"gallery",
"hallway",
"passageway"
]
},
"the entrance room of a building":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the dinner guests hung their coats in the hall"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"antechamber",
"anteroom",
"lounge",
"waiting room",
"door",
"doorway",
"entrance",
"portal",
"threshold"
],
"synonyms":[
"entranceway",
"entry",
"entryway",
"foyer",
"hallway",
"lobby",
"vestibule"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hallelujah":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"how delightful":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"hallelujah , the bank is approving our loan application"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alack",
"alas",
"aw",
"boo"
],
"related":[
"wow",
"zowie",
"ooh",
"gee",
"gee whiz",
"gosh"
],
"synonyms":[
"glory",
"glory be",
"ha",
"hah",
"hey",
"hooray",
"hurrah",
"hurray",
"hot dog",
"huzzah",
"wahoo",
"whee",
"whoopee",
"yahoo",
"yippee"
]
},
"type":[
"interjection",
"noun"
]
},
"hallooing":{
"to speak so as to be heard at a distance":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"far into the night searchers could be heard holloing for the lost child"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breathing",
"mumbling",
"murmuring",
"muttering",
"whispering"
],
"related":[
"crowing",
"whooping",
"screaming",
"screeching",
"shrieking",
"shrilling",
"squeaking",
"squealing",
"caterwauling",
"howling",
"ululating",
"wailing",
"yawping",
"yauping",
"yowling",
"hailing",
"speaking out",
"speaking up"
],
"synonyms":[
"bawling",
"baying",
"bellowing",
"calling",
"crying",
"hollering",
"roaring",
"shouting",
"sounding off",
"thundering",
"vociferating",
"yelling"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hallucinating":{
"to see or sense something or someone that is not really there; to have hallucinations":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"The patient may hallucinate if she has a fever."
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"halos":{
"a special quality or impression associated with something":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the halo of unimpeachable honesty in which the politician had long basked"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"aureoles",
"aureolae",
"mystiques",
"romances",
"genius locis",
"feelings",
"feels",
"sensations",
"senses",
"spirits",
"attributes",
"characteristics",
"characters",
"images",
"marks",
"notions",
"peculiarities",
"pictures",
"properties",
"traits",
"colors",
"illusions",
"overtones",
"semblances",
"suggestions",
"tones"
],
"synonyms":[
"airs",
"ambiences",
"ambiances",
"aromas",
"atmospheres",
"auras",
"climates",
"flavors",
"karmas",
"moods",
"nimbi",
"nimbuses",
"notes",
"odors",
"patinas",
"patinae",
"smells",
"tempers",
"vibrations"
]
},
"an artistic rendering of radiant light around the head or body of a sacred personage":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a naturalistic depiction of Saint Peter that shows him as a humble fisherman and without the traditional halo"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"starbursts",
"sunbursts",
"auras",
"coronas"
],
"synonyms":[
"aureoles",
"aureolae",
"glories",
"nimbi",
"nimbuses"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"halt":{
"a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"negotiations are at a halt , with neither management nor the union budging on the issue of salary limits"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"dead end",
"bind",
"bottleneck",
"corner",
"dilemma",
"fix",
"hole",
"jam",
"morass",
"pickle",
"pinch",
"plight",
"predicament",
"quagmire",
"quandary",
"spot",
"difficulty",
"problem"
],
"synonyms":[
"deadlock",
"gridlock",
"impasse",
"logjam",
"Mexican standoff",
"stalemate",
"standoff",
"standstill"
]
},
"as in paralyzed , lame":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"the stopping of a process or activity":{
"antonyms":[
"continuance",
"continuation"
],
"examples":[
"gardening came to a halt during the week of solid rain"
],
"near antonyms":[
"extension",
"persistence",
"prolongation"
],
"related":[
"mop-up",
"phaseout",
"abeyance",
"break",
"interruption",
"layoff",
"letup",
"moratorium",
"pause",
"standstill",
"suspension"
],
"synonyms":[
"arrest",
"arrestment",
"cease",
"cessation",
"check",
"close",
"closedown",
"closure",
"conclusion",
"cutoff",
"discontinuance",
"discontinuation",
"end",
"ending",
"expiration",
"finish",
"lapse",
"offset",
"shutdown",
"shutoff",
"stay",
"stop",
"stoppage",
"surcease",
"termination"
]
},
"to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the private eye abruptly halted his surveillance of the building upon being spotted by his subject"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carry on",
"continue",
"follow through (with)",
"keep up",
"run on",
"advance",
"proceed",
"progress",
"actuate",
"drive",
"impel",
"propel",
"stir"
],
"related":[
"complete",
"conclude",
"finish",
"close (down)",
"deactivate",
"block",
"blockade",
"dam",
"delay",
"detain",
"hinder",
"hold",
"hold back",
"impede",
"kibosh",
"obstruct",
"stem",
"call",
"suspend",
"arrest",
"brake",
"check",
"clamp down",
"rein (in)",
"squash",
"squelch",
"stamp",
"stanch",
"staunch",
"stunt",
"suppress",
"turn back",
"pause",
"stay",
"suspend",
"abolish",
"abort",
"annul",
"demolish",
"destroy",
"dissolve",
"kill",
"ruin",
"scuttle",
"snuff"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"break off",
"break up",
"can",
"cease",
"cut off",
"cut out",
"desist (from)",
"discontinue",
"drop",
"end",
"give over",
"knock off",
"lay off",
"leave off",
"pack (up or in)",
"quit",
"shut off",
"stop"
]
},
"to bring (something) to a standstill":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"traffic was halted by the parade"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carry on",
"continue",
"follow through (with)",
"keep (on)",
"keep up",
"persist",
"run on",
"advance",
"fare",
"go along",
"march",
"move",
"proceed",
"progress",
"wend",
"actuate",
"budge",
"drive",
"goad",
"impel",
"propel",
"push",
"spur",
"stir"
],
"related":[
"baffle",
"balk",
"block",
"blockade",
"bottleneck",
"clog",
"dam",
"detain",
"hinder",
"hold",
"hold back",
"impede",
"obstruct",
"snag",
"stem",
"conclude",
"cut off",
"end",
"terminate",
"call",
"discontinue",
"suspend",
"choke off",
"rein (in)",
"repress",
"squash",
"squelch",
"stanch",
"staunch",
"stunt",
"suppress",
"turn back"
],
"synonyms":[
"arrest",
"bring up",
"catch",
"check",
"draw up",
"fetch up",
"hold up",
"pull up",
"stall",
"stay",
"still",
"stop"
]
},
"to come to an end":{
"antonyms":[
"continue",
"hang on",
"persist"
],
"examples":[
"all filming halted when the star of the movie quit in a huff"
],
"near antonyms":[
"draw out",
"extend",
"prolong",
"protract"
],
"related":[
"desist (from)",
"lay off (of)",
"refrain (from)",
"give over",
"knock off",
"pack (up or in)",
"break down",
"conk (out)",
"cut out",
"stall",
"pause",
"stay",
"suspend",
"abate",
"peter (out)",
"wind down"
],
"synonyms":[
"break off",
"break up",
"cease",
"close",
"conclude",
"dead-end",
"determine",
"die",
"discontinue",
"elapse",
"end",
"expire",
"finish",
"go",
"lapse",
"leave off",
"let up",
"pass",
"quit",
"stop",
"terminate",
"wind up",
"wink (out)"
]
},
"to show uncertainty about the right course of action":{
"antonyms":[
"dive (in)",
"plunge (in)"
],
"examples":[
"she was often confused, halting between the responsibilities of her job and the demands of her home life"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decide",
"budge",
"stir",
"advance",
"continue"
],
"related":[
"haw",
"hem",
"dally",
"dawdle",
"delay",
"linger",
"pause",
"procrastinate",
"wait",
"back down",
"chicken (out)",
"consider",
"debate",
"deliberate",
"ponder",
"weigh",
"oscillate",
"sway",
"equivocate",
"hedge",
"pussyfoot",
"waffle"
],
"synonyms":[
"balance",
"dither",
"falter",
"hang back",
"hesitate",
"scruple",
"shilly-shally",
"stagger",
"teeter",
"vacillate",
"waver",
"wobble",
"wabble"
]
},
"to walk while favoring one leg":{
"antonyms":[
"stride"
],
"examples":[
"even with her twisted ankle, she managed to halt along and complete her Walk for Peace"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breeze",
"glide",
"sail"
],
"related":[
"hitch",
"blunder",
"falter",
"flounder",
"lurch",
"shamble",
"shuffle",
"stagger",
"stumble",
"teeter",
"totter",
"waver",
"wobble",
"wabble",
"dodder"
],
"synonyms":[
"hobble",
"limp"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"halter":{
"as in rope , lasso":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"halts":{
"a point in a struggle where neither side is capable of winning or willing to give in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"negotiations are at a halt , with neither management nor the union budging on the issue of salary limits"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"dead ends",
"binds",
"bottlenecks",
"corners",
"dilemmas",
"fixes",
"holes",
"jams",
"morasses",
"pickles",
"pinches",
"plights",
"predicaments",
"quagmires",
"quandaries",
"spots",
"difficulties",
"problems"
],
"synonyms":[
"deadlocks",
"gridlocks",
"impasses",
"logjams",
"Mexican standoffs",
"stalemates",
"standoffs",
"standstills"
]
},
"the stopping of a process or activity":{
"antonyms":[
"continuances",
"continuations"
],
"examples":[
"gardening came to a halt during the week of solid rain"
],
"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",
"conclusions",
"cutoffs",
"discontinuances",
"discontinuations",
"endings",
"ends",
"expirations",
"finishes",
"lapses",
"offsets",
"shutdowns",
"shutoffs",
"stays",
"stoppages",
"stops",
"surceases",
"terminations"
]
},
"to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the private eye abruptly halted his surveillance of the building upon being spotted by his subject"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carries on",
"continues",
"follows through (with)",
"keeps up",
"runs on",
"advances",
"proceeds",
"progresses",
"actuates",
"drives",
"impels",
"propels",
"stirs"
],
"related":[
"completes",
"concludes",
"finishes",
"closes (down)",
"deactivates",
"blockades",
"blocks",
"dams",
"delays",
"detains",
"hinders",
"holds",
"holds back",
"impedes",
"kiboshes",
"obstructs",
"stems",
"calls",
"suspends",
"arrests",
"brakes",
"checks",
"clamps down",
"reins (in)",
"squashes",
"squelches",
"stamps",
"stanches",
"staunches",
"stunts",
"suppresses",
"turns back",
"pauses",
"stays",
"suspends",
"abolishes",
"aborts",
"annuls",
"demolishes",
"destroys",
"dissolves",
"kills",
"ruins",
"scuttles",
"snuffs"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaks",
"breaks off",
"breaks up",
"cans",
"ceases",
"cuts off",
"cuts out",
"desists (from)",
"discontinues",
"drops",
"ends",
"gives over",
"knocks off",
"lays off",
"leaves off",
"packs (up or in)",
"quits",
"shuts off",
"stops"
]
},
"to bring (something) to a standstill":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"traffic was halted by the parade"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carries on",
"continues",
"follows through (with)",
"keeps (on)",
"keeps up",
"persists",
"runs on",
"advances",
"fares",
"goes along",
"marches",
"moves",
"proceeds",
"progresses",
"wends",
"actuates",
"budges",
"drives",
"goads",
"impels",
"propels",
"pushes",
"spurs",
"stirs"
],
"related":[
"baffles",
"balks",
"blockades",
"blocks",
"bottlenecks",
"clogs",
"dams",
"detains",
"hinders",
"holds",
"holds back",
"impedes",
"obstructs",
"snags",
"stems",
"concludes",
"cuts off",
"ends",
"terminates",
"calls",
"discontinues",
"suspends",
"chokes off",
"reins (in)",
"represses",
"squashes",
"squelches",
"stanches",
"staunches",
"stunts",
"suppresses",
"turns back"
],
"synonyms":[
"arrests",
"brings up",
"catches",
"checks",
"draws up",
"fetches up",
"holds up",
"pulls up",
"stalls",
"stays",
"stills",
"stops"
]
},
"to come to an end":{
"antonyms":[
"continues",
"hangs on",
"persists"
],
"examples":[
"all filming halted when the star of the movie quit in a huff"
],
"near antonyms":[
"draws out",
"extends",
"prolongs",
"protracts"
],
"related":[
"desists (from)",
"lays off (of)",
"refrains (from)",
"gives over",
"knocks off",
"packs (up or in)",
"breaks down",
"conks (out)",
"cuts out",
"stalls",
"pauses",
"stays",
"suspends",
"abates",
"peters (out)",
"winds down"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaks off",
"breaks up",
"ceases",
"closes",
"concludes",
"dead-ends",
"determines",
"dies",
"discontinues",
"elapses",
"ends",
"expires",
"finishes",
"goes",
"lapses",
"leaves off",
"lets up",
"passes",
"quits",
"stops",
"terminates",
"winds up",
"winks (out)"
]
},
"to show uncertainty about the right course of action":{
"antonyms":[
"dives (in)",
"plunges (in)"
],
"examples":[
"she was often confused, halting between the responsibilities of her job and the demands of her home life"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decides",
"budges",
"stirs",
"advances",
"continues"
],
"related":[
"haws",
"hems",
"dallies",
"dawdles",
"delays",
"lingers",
"pauses",
"procrastinates",
"waits",
"backs down",
"chickens (out)",
"considers",
"debates",
"deliberates",
"ponders",
"weighs",
"oscillates",
"sways",
"equivocates",
"hedges",
"pussyfoots",
"waffles"
],
"synonyms":[
"balances",
"dithers",
"falters",
"hangs back",
"hesitates",
"scruples",
"shilly-shallies",
"staggers",
"teeters",
"vacillates",
"wavers",
"wobbles",
"wabbles"
]
},
"to walk while favoring one leg":{
"antonyms":[
"strides"
],
"examples":[
"even with her twisted ankle, she managed to halt along and complete her Walk for Peace"
],
"near antonyms":[
"breezes",
"glides",
"sails"
],
"related":[
"hitches",
"blunders",
"falters",
"flounders",
"lurches",
"shambles",
"shuffles",
"staggers",
"stumbles",
"teeters",
"totters",
"wavers",
"wobbles",
"wabbles",
"dodders"
],
"synonyms":[
"hobbles",
"limps"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"halve":{
"as in dissect , subdivide":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"halves":{
"as in dissects , subdivides":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"either of a pair matched in one or more qualities":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"it's the bottom half of the ninth inning, and the Yankees are up at bat"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antipodes",
"antitheses",
"contraries",
"converses",
"opposites",
"reverses"
],
"related":[
"coordinates",
"coequals",
"counterparts",
"equals",
"equivalents",
"likes",
"parallels",
"peers",
"rivals",
"carbon copies",
"doubles",
"duplicates",
"facsimiles",
"identical twins",
"likenesses",
"mirror images",
"replicas",
"ringers",
"analogues",
"analogs",
"similarities"
],
"synonyms":[
"companions",
"fellows",
"matches",
"mates",
"twins"
]
},
"one of two equal or nearly equal parts":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"to be fair, we should each get half the pie"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aggregates",
"sums",
"totals",
"wholes"
],
"related":[
"halvers",
"hemispheres",
"meridians",
"semicircles",
"components",
"constituents",
"divisions",
"elements",
"fractions",
"parts",
"pieces",
"portions",
"sections",
"segments"
],
"synonyms":[
"moieties"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"ham-handedly":{
"as in awkwardly , clumsily":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"hamlet":{
"a small residential settlement":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"she always longed to return to the quiet hamlet where she had been born"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"cow town",
"Podunk",
"outpost"
],
"synonyms":[
"bourg",
"townlet",
"vill",
"village",
"whistle-stop"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hammed":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hammer":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the critics have long been hammering the stage actress for resorting to the same mixed bag of mannerisms over and over"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approve",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"sanction",
"extol",
"extoll",
"laud",
"praise"
],
"related":[
"admonish",
"chide",
"remonstrate (with)",
"reprove",
"abuse",
"assail",
"attack",
"bad-mouth",
"blame",
"blast",
"censure",
"condemn",
"criticize",
"crucify",
"denounce",
"dis",
"diss",
"excoriate",
"fault",
"harangue",
"knock",
"lace (into)",
"lash",
"pan",
"reprehend",
"revile",
"scourge",
"slam",
"vituperate",
"belittle",
"disparage",
"mock",
"put down",
"ridicule",
"scoff",
"scorn"
],
"synonyms":[
"baste",
"bawl out",
"berate",
"call down",
"castigate",
"chastise",
"chew out",
"dress down",
"flay",
"jaw",
"keelhaul",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lecture",
"rag",
"rail (at or against)",
"rant (at)",
"rate",
"ream (out)",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach",
"scold",
"score",
"tongue-lash",
"upbraid"
]
},
"to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"hammer a nail",
"hammered the ball for a home run"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"batter",
"beat",
"buffet",
"bung",
"chop",
"cuff",
"drub",
"lace",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lick",
"mangle",
"maul",
"pelt",
"pepper",
"pommel",
"pummel",
"rough",
"scuff",
"bunt",
"flick",
"stroke",
"tap",
"bump",
"butt",
"jab",
"jostle",
"kick",
"knee",
"poke",
"prod",
"push",
"shove",
"stamp",
"bowl (down or over)",
"cream",
"deck",
"dump",
"fell",
"floor",
"knock down",
"level",
"rabbit-punch",
"sucker punch",
"cane",
"club",
"cudgel",
"flail",
"flog",
"lash",
"sap",
"slash",
"sledge",
"sledgehammer",
"spear",
"stab",
"switch",
"thrash",
"whip",
"bean",
"brain",
"conk",
"skull"
],
"synonyms":[
"bang",
"bash",
"bat",
"belt",
"biff",
"bludgeon",
"bob",
"bonk",
"bop",
"box",
"bust",
"clap",
"clip",
"clobber",
"clock",
"clout",
"crack",
"hit",
"knock",
"nail",
"paste",
"pound",
"punch",
"rap",
"slam",
"slap",
"slog",
"slug",
"smack",
"smite",
"sock",
"strike",
"swat",
"swipe",
"tag",
"thump",
"thwack",
"wallop",
"whack",
"whale",
"zap"
]
},
"to shape with a hammer":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"medieval artisans hammered brass into various bowls and trays, which they then embossed with elaborate designs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"chase",
"planish",
"fashion",
"form",
"knead",
"model",
"mold",
"pat",
"work",
"coin",
"mint",
"stamp",
"abate",
"boast",
"carve",
"chisel",
"cut",
"grave",
"hew",
"knap",
"sculpt",
"sculpture"
],
"synonyms":[
"beat",
"draw",
"forge",
"pound"
]
},
"to strike repeatedly":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"tried hammering the door to wake them up",
"the crops were hammered with hail"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"assail",
"assault",
"attack",
"beset",
"box",
"bust",
"chop",
"clobber",
"clout",
"crack",
"cudgel",
"cuff",
"descend (on or upon)",
"hit",
"jump (on)",
"knock",
"lam",
"lay on",
"paste",
"pounce (on or upon)",
"punch",
"raid",
"rush",
"slam",
"slap",
"smack",
"smash",
"sock",
"spank",
"storm",
"swat",
"swipe",
"thwack",
"whack",
"wham",
"whomp",
"blackjack",
"cane",
"cowhide",
"flagellate",
"fustigate",
"horsewhip",
"leather",
"pistol-whip",
"rawhide",
"scourge",
"strap",
"gore",
"lacerate",
"wound",
"maim",
"mangle",
"mutilate"
],
"synonyms":[
"bash",
"baste",
"bat",
"batter",
"beat",
"belabor",
"belt",
"birch",
"bludgeon",
"buffet",
"bung up",
"club",
"curry",
"do",
"drub",
"fib",
"flog",
"hide",
"lace",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lash",
"lather",
"lick",
"maul",
"mess (up)",
"paddle",
"pelt",
"pommel",
"pound",
"pummel",
"punch out",
"rough (up)",
"slate",
"slog",
"switch",
"tan",
"thrash",
"thresh",
"thump",
"tromp",
"wallop",
"whale",
"whip",
"whop",
"whap",
"whup",
"work over"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hammering out":{
"to produce or bring about especially by long or repeated effort":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the city council hammered out new commercial development regulations with input from residents, business owners, and environmental activists"
],
"near antonyms":[
"demolishing",
"destroying",
"dismantling",
"razing",
"tearing down",
"ruining",
"undoing",
"unmaking",
"wrecking"
],
"related":[
"churning out",
"cranking out",
"turning out",
"cobbling (together or up)",
"throwing up",
"composing",
"constructing",
"crafting",
"creating",
"engineering",
"fabricating",
"fashioning",
"forming",
"framing",
"generating",
"manufacturing",
"minting",
"modeling",
"modelling",
"shaping",
"tailoring",
"conceiving",
"concocting",
"contriving",
"cooking (up)",
"devising",
"hatching",
"inventing",
"originating",
"accomplishing",
"achieving",
"bringing off",
"carrying out",
"effecting"
],
"synonyms":[
"carving (out)",
"developing",
"forging",
"grinding (out)",
"thrashing (out)",
"working out",
"working up"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hammers":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the critics have long been hammering the stage actress for resorting to the same mixed bag of mannerisms over and over"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approves",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"sanctions",
"extols",
"extolls",
"lauds",
"praises"
],
"related":[
"admonishes",
"chides",
"remonstrates (with)",
"reproves",
"abuses",
"assails",
"attacks",
"bad-mouths",
"blames",
"blasts",
"censures",
"condemns",
"criticizes",
"crucifies",
"denounces",
"disses",
"excoriates",
"faults",
"harangues",
"knocks",
"laces (into)",
"lashes",
"pans",
"reprehends",
"reviles",
"scourges",
"slams",
"vituperates",
"belittles",
"disparages",
"mocks",
"puts down",
"ridicules",
"scoffs",
"scorns"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastes",
"bawls out",
"berates",
"calls down",
"castigates",
"chastises",
"chews out",
"dresses down",
"flays",
"jaws",
"keelhauls",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"lectures",
"rags",
"rails (at or against)",
"rants (at)",
"rates",
"reams (out)",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"reproaches",
"scolds",
"scores",
"tongue-lashes",
"upbraids"
]
},
"to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"hammer a nail",
"hammered the ball for a home run"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"batters",
"beats",
"buffets",
"bungs",
"chops",
"cuffs",
"drubs",
"laces",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"licks",
"mangles",
"mauls",
"pelts",
"peppers",
"pommels",
"pummels",
"roughs",
"scuffs",
"bunts",
"flicks",
"strokes",
"taps",
"bumps",
"butts",
"jabs",
"jostles",
"kicks",
"knees",
"pokes",
"prods",
"pushes",
"shoves",
"stamps",
"bowls (down or over)",
"creams",
"decks",
"dumps",
"fells",
"floors",
"knocks down",
"levels",
"rabbit-punches",
"sucker punches",
"canes",
"clubs",
"cudgels",
"flails",
"flogs",
"lashes",
"saps",
"slashes",
"sledgehammers",
"sledges",
"spears",
"stabs",
"switches",
"thrashes",
"whips",
"beans",
"brains",
"conks",
"skulls"
],
"synonyms":[
"bangs",
"bashes",
"bats",
"belts",
"biffs",
"bludgeons",
"bobs",
"bonks",
"bops",
"boxes",
"busts",
"claps",
"clips",
"clobbers",
"clocks",
"clouts",
"cracks",
"hits",
"knocks",
"nails",
"pastes",
"pounds",
"punches",
"raps",
"slams",
"slaps",
"slogs",
"slugs",
"smacks",
"smites",
"socks",
"strikes",
"swats",
"swipes",
"tags",
"thumps",
"thwacks",
"wallops",
"whacks",
"whales",
"zaps"
]
},
"to shape with a hammer":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"medieval artisans hammered brass into various bowls and trays, which they then embossed with elaborate designs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"chases",
"planishes",
"fashions",
"forms",
"kneads",
"models",
"molds",
"pats",
"works",
"coins",
"mints",
"stamps",
"abates",
"boasts",
"carves",
"chisels",
"cuts",
"graves",
"hews",
"knaps",
"sculpts",
"sculptures"
],
"synonyms":[
"beats",
"draws",
"forges",
"pounds"
]
},
"to strike repeatedly":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"tried hammering the door to wake them up",
"the crops were hammered with hail"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"assails",
"assaults",
"attacks",
"besets",
"boxes",
"busts",
"chops",
"clobbers",
"clouts",
"cracks",
"cudgels",
"cuffs",
"descends (on or upon)",
"hits",
"jumps (on)",
"knocks",
"lams",
"lays on",
"pastes",
"pounces (on or upon)",
"punches",
"raids",
"rushes",
"slams",
"slaps",
"smacks",
"smashes",
"socks",
"spanks",
"storms",
"swats",
"swipes",
"thwacks",
"whacks",
"whams",
"whomps",
"blackjacks",
"canes",
"cowhides",
"flagellates",
"fustigates",
"horsewhips",
"leathers",
"pistol-whips",
"rawhides",
"scourges",
"straps",
"gores",
"lacerates",
"wounds",
"maims",
"mangles",
"mutilates"
],
"synonyms":[
"bashes",
"bastes",
"bats",
"batters",
"beats",
"belabors",
"belts",
"birches",
"bludgeons",
"buffets",
"bungs up",
"clubs",
"curries",
"does",
"drubs",
"fibs",
"flogs",
"hides",
"laces",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"lashes",
"lathers",
"licks",
"mauls",
"messes (up)",
"paddles",
"pelts",
"pommels",
"pounds",
"pummels",
"punches out",
"roughs (up)",
"slates",
"slogs",
"switches",
"tans",
"thrashes",
"threshes",
"thumps",
"tromps",
"wallops",
"whales",
"whips",
"whops",
"whaps",
"whups",
"works over"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hand":{
"a certain way in which something appears or may be regarded":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"on the one hand , you would have more storage space in a larger house, but on the other, you would have more rooms to heat"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"air",
"appearance",
"character",
"color",
"complexion",
"condition",
"face",
"look",
"semblance",
"shape",
"state",
"visage",
"period",
"stage",
"step",
"outlook",
"perspective",
"position",
"posture",
"shoes",
"slant",
"stance",
"standpoint",
"view",
"viewpoint",
"interpretation",
"reading",
"rendering",
"translation",
"version",
"article",
"case",
"component",
"count",
"detail",
"dimension",
"element",
"factor",
"instance",
"item",
"matter",
"part",
"particular",
"point",
"regard",
"respect"
],
"synonyms":[
"angle",
"aspect",
"facet",
"phase",
"side"
]
},
"a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field":{
"antonyms":[
"amateur",
"inexpert",
"nonexpert"
],
"examples":[
"once she got her own place, the young woman showed that she was quite a hand at interior decoration"
],
"near antonyms":[
"apprentice",
"beginner",
"neophyte",
"novice",
"dabbler",
"dilettante",
"layman",
"nonprofessional"
],
"related":[
"pro",
"professional",
"consultant",
"hired gun",
"specialist",
"addict",
"aficionado",
"afficionado",
"buff",
"devotee",
"enthusiast",
"fan",
"craftsman",
"journeyman",
"all-rounder",
"jack-of-all-trades",
"Renaissance man",
"mistress"
],
"synonyms":[
"ace",
"adept",
"artist",
"authority",
"cognoscente",
"connoisseur",
"crackerjack",
"crackajack",
"dab",
"dab hand",
"expert",
"fiend",
"geek",
"guru",
"hotshot",
"maestro",
"master",
"maven",
"mavin",
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"past master",
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"scholar",
"shark",
"sharp",
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"whiz",
"wizard"
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"John Hancock",
"signature"
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"interior",
"middle",
"midway"
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"top",
"bottom",
"foot",
"underbelly",
"underbody",
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"windward",
"left",
"right"
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"inhibition",
"interference",
"obstruction",
"repression",
"restraint",
"deterrence",
"discouragement"
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"encouragement",
"facilitation",
"forwarding",
"furtherance",
"furthering",
"nurturance",
"benefaction",
"patronage",
"promotion",
"sponsorship",
"advice",
"care",
"counsel",
"guidance",
"mentoring",
"attendance",
"attention",
"hand-holding",
"service",
"beneficence",
"charity",
"favor",
"kindness",
"philanthropy",
"assuagement",
"palliation",
"relief",
"succor"
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"aid",
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"assistance",
"backing",
"boost",
"help",
"helping hand",
"leg up",
"lift",
"support"
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"face",
"gauge",
"gage"
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"needle",
"pointer"
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"gaffer"
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"boss",
"superior",
"supervisor"
],
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"cog",
"flunky",
"flunkey",
"flunkie",
"subordinate",
"underling",
"yes-man",
"drudge",
"gandy dancer",
"grub",
"hack",
"jobber",
"laborer",
"navvy",
"toiler",
"nine-to-fiver",
"wage earner",
"wage slave",
"wageworker",
"workingman",
"workingwoman",
"workman",
"workwoman",
"associate",
"colleague",
"coworker",
"temp",
"temporary"
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"worker"
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"weakness",
"impotence",
"impotency",
"powerlessness"
],
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"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"
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"grasp"
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"nonpossession"
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"I'd like to get my hands on that vintage Cadillac convertible"
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"dispossession",
"relinquishment",
"surrendering",
"transferal"
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"ownership",
"proprietorship",
"authority",
"command",
"dominion",
"mastery",
"power",
"repossession",
"retention",
"claiming",
"collaring",
"commandeering",
"confiscation",
"procurement"
],
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"enjoyment",
"keeping",
"possession"
]
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"the form or style of a particular person's writing":{
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"writes with a flowing, old-fashioned hand"
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"cacography",
"hen scratch",
"hen track",
"scratch",
"scrawl",
"scribble",
"backhand",
"copperplate",
"cursive",
"print",
"running hand",
"autograph",
"John Hancock",
"John Henry",
"signature"
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"handwriting",
"penmanship",
"script"
]
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"keep (back)",
"reserve",
"retain",
"withhold"
],
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],
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"keep up",
"maintain",
"preserve",
"save"
],
"related":[
"ply (with)",
"administer",
"allocate",
"apportion",
"deal (out)",
"dispense",
"distribute",
"dole out",
"mete (out)",
"parcel (out)",
"portion",
"prorate",
"assign",
"cede",
"deed",
"make over",
"transfer"
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"feed",
"furnish",
"give",
"hand over",
"provide",
"supply"
]
},
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"keep",
"retain"
],
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"handed me her bundles while she fished for her house keys"
],
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"detain",
"hold back",
"reserve",
"withhold",
"own",
"possess",
"accept",
"receive",
"take in",
"occupy",
"take",
"take over"
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"grant",
"assign",
"deal (out)",
"dispense",
"disperse",
"distribute",
"divide",
"hand in",
"release",
"relinquish",
"submit",
"surrender",
"turn in",
"yield",
"bequeath",
"hand down",
"hand on",
"will",
"advance",
"lend",
"loan",
"furnish",
"supply",
"recommit",
"redeliver",
"retransfer",
"retransmit"
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"commit",
"confide",
"consign",
"delegate",
"deliver",
"entrust",
"intrust",
"give",
"give over",
"hand over",
"leave",
"pass",
"recommend",
"repose",
"transfer",
"transmit",
"trust",
"turn over",
"vest"
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},
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"the clerk handed her the receipt"
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"bear",
"carry",
"finger",
"handle",
"paw",
"cede",
"deliver",
"give",
"give up",
"release",
"relinquish",
"render",
"surrender",
"turn over",
"yield"
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"buck",
"hand over",
"pass",
"reach",
"transfer"
]
},
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"noun",
"verb"
]
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"as in":{
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"type":[
"verb"
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"as in truck , wheelbarrow":{
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"type":[
"noun"
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"New computer users often require a good deal of hand-holding ."
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},
"type":[
"noun"
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"as in":{
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"owned or used by someone after it had been owned or used by someone else":{
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"examples":[
"He was wearing an old, hand-me-down jacket."
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"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
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"as in close-in":{
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"as in physical , bodily":{
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"synonyms":[]
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"type":[
"adjective"
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"as in":{
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"type":[
"noun"
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"we learned about traditional handcrafts like barrel-making and leather-working at the colonial history museum"
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"calling",
"m\u00e9tier",
"metier",
"occupation",
"profession",
"vocation"
],
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"craft",
"handicraft",
"trade"
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"as in produce , manufacture":{
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"examples":[],
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"related":[],
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"noun",
"verb"
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"as in produced , manufactured":{
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"examples":[],
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"examples":[
"bought a handcrafted wooden bowl at the arts and crafts fair"
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"automatic",
"machined",
"mass-produced"
],
"related":[
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"man-made",
"manual",
"bespoke",
"bespoken",
"crafted",
"custom-built",
"custom-made"
],
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"handwrought"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
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"something that physically prevents free movement":{
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"examples":[
"the man reluctantly held out his wrists so the policeman could snap on handcuffs"
],
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"related":[
"captivity",
"confinement",
"constraint",
"curb",
"enchainment",
"enslavement",
"hindrance",
"immurement",
"imprisonment",
"incarceration",
"restraint",
"restriction",
"entanglement",
"net",
"trammel",
"trap",
"collar",
"straitjacket",
"straightjacket",
"fastener",
"hobble",
"hold",
"hold-down",
"holding",
"tie"
],
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"band",
"bind",
"bond",
"bracelet",
"chain",
"cuff(s)",
"fetter",
"irons",
"ligature",
"manacle(s)",
"shackle"
]
},
"to confine or restrain with or as if with chains":{
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"unbind",
"unfetter",
"unshackle"
],
"examples":[
"wanted to take the trip, but was handcuffed by her responsibility to watch her ailing father"
],
"near antonyms":[
"emancipate",
"free",
"liberate",
"loose",
"release",
"rescue",
"undo",
"unfasten",
"untangle",
"untie",
"detach",
"disengage"
],
"related":[
"bit",
"hobble",
"hog-tie",
"iron",
"lash",
"secure",
"tie",
"truss",
"attach",
"fasten",
"join",
"link",
"confine",
"constrain",
"curb",
"hamper",
"hinder",
"impede",
"limit",
"restrict",
"entangle",
"tangle"
],
"synonyms":[
"bind",
"chain",
"enchain",
"enfetter",
"fetter",
"gyve",
"manacle",
"pinion",
"shackle",
"trammel"
]
},
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
"antonyms":[
"aid",
"assist",
"facilitate",
"help"
],
"examples":[
"the fear that the new mandatory, standardized tests will handcuff the state's teachers, who will have to specifically tailor their lesson plans for the test"
],
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"clear",
"make way",
"open",
"unclog",
"unplug",
"unstop",
"free",
"liberate",
"release",
"untie",
"loosen",
"smooth",
"encourage",
"further",
"promote"
],
"related":[
"balk",
"check",
"constrain",
"curb",
"rein",
"restrain",
"bind",
"chain",
"halter",
"leash",
"tether",
"tie",
"arrest",
"brake",
"delay",
"retain",
"retard",
"barricade",
"block",
"blockade",
"roadblock",
"bog (down)",
"mire",
"choke",
"smother",
"stifle",
"strangle",
"suffocate",
"baffle",
"foil",
"frustrate",
"stump",
"thwart",
"derail",
"disrupt",
"sabotage",
"muzzle",
"repress",
"suppress",
"confine",
"hedge (in)",
"hem (in)"
],
"synonyms":[
"clog",
"cramp",
"embarrass",
"encumber",
"fetter",
"hamper",
"handicap",
"hinder",
"hobble",
"hog-tie",
"hold back",
"hold up",
"impede",
"inhibit",
"interfere (with)",
"manacle",
"obstruct",
"shackle",
"short-circuit",
"stymie",
"tie up",
"trammel"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"handed in":{
"as in released , turned in":{
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"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"handful":{
"a small number":{
"antonyms":[
"army",
"crowd",
"flock",
"gazillion",
"horde",
"host",
"jillion",
"kazillion",
"legion",
"loads",
"many",
"mountain",
"multitude",
"oodles",
"scads",
"thousands",
"zillion"
],
"examples":[
"only a handful of people signed up for the wintertime hike"
],
"near antonyms":[
"majority",
"most",
"abundance",
"excess",
"plenty",
"surplus",
"deal",
"gobs",
"heap",
"lot",
"mass",
"much",
"peck",
"pile",
"plenitude",
"plenty",
"pot",
"profusion",
"quantity",
"raft",
"reams",
"slather",
"slew",
"stack",
"wad",
"wealth"
],
"related":[
"minority",
"atom",
"crumb",
"fragment",
"grain",
"iota",
"jot",
"modicum",
"molecule",
"particle",
"scrap",
"shred",
"tittle",
"whit"
],
"synonyms":[
"couple",
"few",
"scatter",
"scattering",
"smatter",
"smattering",
"sprinkle",
"sprinkling"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"handgrips":{
"a part by which an implement is held":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the vegetable peeler has a no-slip handgrip"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"bars",
"handlebars",
"bails",
"bows",
"loops",
"hilts",
"shafts",
"crops",
"whipstocks",
"broomsticks"
],
"synonyms":[
"grips",
"hafts",
"handles",
"helves"
]
},
"the act or manner of holding":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the tube TV was so bulky that it was difficult for the movers to get a solid handgrip on it"
],
"near antonyms":[
"releases",
"relinquishments"
],
"related":[
"anchorages",
"leverages",
"purchases",
"grabs",
"seizures",
"footholds",
"footings",
"toeholds",
"clinches",
"embraces",
"hugs"
],
"synonyms":[
"clasps",
"clenches",
"grapples",
"grasps",
"grips",
"handholds",
"holds"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"handicrafter":{
"a person whose occupation requires skill with the hands":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"an accomplished handicrafter who cards, spins, and weaves wool from the sheep she raises"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"craftswoman",
"artist",
"maker",
"journeyman",
"master",
"mechanic",
"operative",
"shaper",
"smith",
"technician",
"wright",
"handyman",
"handyperson",
"workman"
],
"synonyms":[
"artificer",
"artisan",
"crafter",
"craftsman",
"craftsperson",
"handcraftsman",
"handicraftsman",
"handworker",
"tradesman"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"handing on":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"handles":{
"a descriptive or familiar name given instead of or in addition to the one belonging to an individual":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"since it seemed decreed that every new firefighter have a handle , his was soon \"Hulk\""
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"appellations",
"denominations",
"denotations",
"designations",
"labels",
"tags",
"titles",
"anonyms",
"noms de guerre",
"noms de plume",
"pen names",
"pseudonyms"
],
"synonyms":[
"aliases",
"bynames",
"cognomens",
"cognomina",
"epithets",
"monikers",
"monickers",
"nicknames",
"sobriquets",
"soubriquets",
"surnames"
]
},
"a part by which an implement is held":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"was given a set a steak knives with wooden handles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"bars",
"handlebars",
"bails",
"bows",
"loops",
"hilts",
"shafts",
"crops",
"whipstocks",
"broomsticks"
],
"synonyms":[
"grips",
"hafts",
"handgrips",
"helves"
]
},
"a word or combination of words by which a person or thing is regularly known":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"likes to go by the handle \"Champ\""
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"baptismal names",
"Christian names",
"first names",
"forenames",
"given names",
"family names",
"maiden names",
"middle names",
"surnames",
"matronymics",
"patronymics",
"bynames",
"diminutives",
"epithets",
"hypocorisms",
"nicknames",
"sobriquets",
"soubriquets",
"banners",
"rubrics",
"tags",
"aliases",
"cryptonyms",
"noms de guerre",
"noms de plume",
"pen names",
"pseudonyms",
"binomials",
"monomials",
"trivial names",
"vernaculars",
"misnomers",
"brand names",
"labels",
"trademarks",
"trade names"
],
"synonyms":[
"appellations",
"appellatives",
"cognomens",
"cognomina",
"compellations",
"denominations",
"denotations",
"designations",
"monikers",
"monickers",
"names",
"nomenclatures",
"titles"
]
},
"to be in charge of":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I'll be handling the team's workouts while the leader is on vacation"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"administers",
"commands",
"controls",
"directs",
"guides",
"manages",
"orders",
"runs",
"shepherds",
"shows",
"steers",
"monitors",
"presides (over)",
"governs",
"reigns",
"rules"
],
"synonyms":[
"bosses",
"captains",
"heads",
"overlooks",
"oversees",
"quarterbacks",
"superintends",
"supervises"
]
},
"to behave toward in a stated way":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"handles all requests professionally, even when customers are rude"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"considers",
"esteems",
"rates",
"reckons",
"regards",
"views",
"engages (with)",
"reacts (to)",
"responds (to)"
],
"synonyms":[
"acts (toward)",
"deals (with)",
"is (to)",
"serves",
"treats",
"uses"
]
},
"to control the mechanical operation of":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"learned how to handle basic woodworking power tools"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"uses",
"maneuvers",
"manipulates",
"plies",
"wields",
"commands",
"controls",
"directs",
"drives",
"guides",
"pilots",
"steers"
],
"synonyms":[
"operates",
"runs",
"works"
]
},
"to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"as host of a live TV talk show, she must handle any situation that comes up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"botches",
"bungles",
"foozles",
"fumbles",
"goofs (up)",
"louses up",
"messes (up)",
"mishandles",
"muffs",
"scamps"
],
"related":[
"engineers",
"finesses",
"jockeys",
"brings off",
"carries off",
"carries out",
"gets off",
"pulls",
"commands",
"directs",
"guides",
"steers",
"controls",
"micromanages",
"regulates",
"runs",
"reacts (to)",
"responds (to)"
],
"synonyms":[
"addresses",
"contends (with)",
"copes (with)",
"fields",
"grapples (with)",
"hacks",
"manages",
"maneuvers",
"manipulates",
"negotiates",
"plays",
"swings",
"takes",
"treats"
]
},
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"examples":[
"she takes care of the flower beds, and he handles all the lawn care"
],
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"related":[
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"minds",
"watches",
"leads",
"pilots",
"steers",
"guards",
"protects",
"safeguards",
"micromanages",
"stage-manages",
"codirects",
"comanages"
],
"synonyms":[
"administers",
"administrates",
"carries on",
"conducts",
"controls",
"directs",
"governs",
"guides",
"keeps",
"manages",
"operates",
"overlooks",
"oversees",
"presides (over)",
"regulates",
"runs",
"stewards",
"superintends",
"supervises",
"tends"
]
},
"to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{
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"examples":[
"I can't handle much more of this foul weather"
],
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"declines",
"dismisses",
"refuses",
"rejects",
"repudiates",
"spurns",
"turns down",
"combats",
"contests",
"fights",
"opposes",
"resists",
"avoids",
"bypasses",
"circumvents",
"dodges",
"eludes",
"escapes",
"evades",
"misses",
"abstains (from)",
"forbears",
"refrains (from)"
],
"related":[
"allows",
"permits",
"suffers",
"swallows",
"reconciles (to)",
"acquiesces",
"agrees (with or to)",
"assents (to)",
"capitulates",
"consents (to)",
"respects",
"submits (to)",
"yields (to)"
],
"synonyms":[
"abides",
"absorbs",
"accepts",
"bears",
"bides",
"brooks",
"countenances",
"endures",
"goes",
"hacks",
"meets",
"pockets",
"stands",
"sticks out",
"stomachs",
"supports",
"sustains",
"sweats out",
"takes",
"tolerates",
"wears"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"handlings":{
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"examples":[
"the handling of proper order in the courtroom is the job of the sergeant at arms"
],
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"related":[
"generalships",
"leaderships",
"rulerships",
"agencies",
"aegises",
"egises",
"custodies",
"guardianships",
"laps",
"protections",
"trusts",
"tutelages",
"wards",
"logistics",
"machinations",
"manipulations",
"coadministrations",
"codirections",
"co-directions"
],
"synonyms":[
"administrations",
"care",
"charges",
"conducts",
"controls",
"directions",
"governances",
"governments",
"guidance",
"intendances",
"managements",
"operations",
"oversights",
"presidencies",
"regulations",
"stewardships",
"superintendences",
"superintendencies",
"supervisions"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"handmade":{
"created by a hand process rather than by a machine":{
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"examples":[
"received a handmade sweater at the baby shower"
],
"near antonyms":[
"automatic",
"machined",
"mass-produced"
],
"related":[
"homemade",
"man-made",
"manual",
"bespoke",
"bespoken",
"crafted",
"custom-built",
"custom-made"
],
"synonyms":[
"handcrafted",
"handwrought"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"hands down":{
"as in informs , advises":{
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"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"as in wills , leaves":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"involving minimal difficulty or effort":{
"antonyms":[
"arduous",
"demanding",
"difficult",
"exacting",
"formidable",
"grueling",
"gruelling",
"hard",
"herculean",
"killer",
"labored",
"laborious",
"murderous",
"rough",
"severe",
"stiff",
"strenuous",
"toilful",
"toilsome",
"tough"
],
"examples":[
"after all that worrying, the game for the championship turned out to be a hands-down win"
],
"near antonyms":[
"burdensome",
"exhausting",
"onerous",
"oppressive",
"painful",
"stressful",
"taxing",
"troublesome",
"abstruse",
"complex",
"complicated",
"intricate",
"involved",
"knotty",
"problematic",
"problematical",
"recondite"
],
"related":[
"idiotproof",
"mindless",
"quick",
"straightforward",
"unchallenging",
"uncomplicated",
"apparent",
"clear",
"clear-cut",
"distinct",
"evident",
"manifest",
"obvious",
"open-and-shut",
"palpable",
"patent",
"perspicuous",
"plain",
"transparent",
"unambiguous",
"unequivocal",
"unmistakable"
],
"synonyms":[
"cheap",
"downhill",
"easy",
"effortless",
"facile",
"fluent",
"fluid",
"light",
"painless",
"ready",
"royal",
"simple",
"smooth",
"snap",
"soft"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb",
"verb"
],
"without any question":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"she is hands down the most gifted musician in the class"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"conceivably",
"likely",
"perhaps",
"possibly",
"probably",
"obviously",
"unmistakably"
],
"synonyms":[
"all right",
"alright",
"assuredly",
"certainly",
"clearly",
"definitely",
"doubtless",
"easily",
"forsooth",
"inarguably",
"incontestably",
"incontrovertibly",
"indeed",
"indisputably",
"plainly",
"really",
"so",
"sure",
"surely",
"truly",
"unarguably",
"undeniably",
"undoubtedly",
"unquestionably"
]
},
"without difficulty":{
"antonyms":[
"arduously",
"hardly",
"laboriously",
"strenuously"
],
"examples":[
"she'll win the dancing competition hands down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"awkwardly",
"clumsily",
"gracelessly",
"ham-handedly",
"ineptly",
"maladroitly",
"unskillfully",
"meticulously",
"painfully",
"painstakingly",
"thoroughly",
"assiduously",
"diligently",
"indefatigably",
"industriously",
"intensely",
"intently",
"mightily",
"sedulously",
"tirelessly"
],
"related":[
"ably",
"adeptly",
"adroitly",
"competently",
"deftly",
"dexterously",
"efficiently",
"expertly",
"masterfully",
"proficiently",
"skillfully",
"instinctively",
"intuitively",
"naturally",
"spontaneously"
],
"synonyms":[
"easily",
"easy",
"effortlessly",
"facilely",
"fluently",
"freely",
"handily",
"lightly",
"painlessly",
"readily",
"smoothly",
"well"
]
}
},
"hang back":{
"to show uncertainty about the right course of action":{
"antonyms":[
"dive (in)",
"plunge (in)"
],
"examples":[
"she hung back in offering her opinion about her daughter's career choices because it wasn't her business"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decide",
"budge",
"stir",
"advance",
"continue"
],
"related":[
"haw",
"hem",
"dally",
"dawdle",
"delay",
"linger",
"pause",
"procrastinate",
"wait",
"back down",
"chicken (out)",
"consider",
"debate",
"deliberate",
"ponder",
"weigh",
"oscillate",
"sway",
"equivocate",
"hedge",
"pussyfoot",
"waffle"
],
"synonyms":[
"balance",
"dither",
"falter",
"halt",
"hesitate",
"scruple",
"shilly-shally",
"stagger",
"teeter",
"vacillate",
"waver",
"wobble",
"wabble"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hang on":{
"as in keep up , dig in":{
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"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"as in wait , hold on":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hangdog":{
"feeling unhappiness":{
"antonyms":[
"blissful",
"buoyant",
"buoyed",
"cheerful",
"cheery",
"chipper",
"delighted",
"glad",
"gladdened",
"gladsome",
"gleeful",
"happy",
"joyful",
"joyous",
"jubilant",
"sunny",
"upbeat"
],
"examples":[
"\"Why do you look so hangdog today?\" she asked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ecstatic",
"elated",
"enraptured",
"entranced",
"euphoric",
"exhilarated",
"exuberant",
"exultant",
"overjoyed",
"rapturous",
"rhapsodic",
"rhapsodical",
"blithe",
"blithesome",
"jocose",
"jocular",
"jocund",
"jolly",
"jovial",
"lightsome",
"merry",
"mirthful",
"excited",
"thrilled",
"hopeful",
"optimistic",
"rosy",
"sanguine",
"encouraged",
"heartened",
"animated",
"bouncing",
"energetic",
"frisky",
"jaunty",
"lively",
"peppy",
"perky",
"spirited",
"sprightful",
"sprightly",
"springy",
"vital",
"vivacious",
"zippy",
"content",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"satisfied",
"beaming",
"grinning",
"laughing",
"smiling",
"boon",
"carefree",
"careless",
"cavalier",
"devil-may-care",
"easygoing",
"happy-go-lucky",
"insouciant",
"lighthearted",
"unconcerned"
],
"related":[
"aggrieved",
"distressed",
"troubled",
"uneasy",
"unquiet",
"upset",
"worried",
"despairing",
"hopeless",
"sunk",
"disappointed",
"discouraged",
"disheartened",
"dispirited",
"suicidal",
"dolorous",
"lachrymose",
"lugubrious",
"plaintive",
"tearful",
"regretful",
"rueful",
"agonized",
"anguished",
"grieving",
"wailing",
"weeping",
"black",
"bleak",
"cheerless",
"comfortless",
"dark",
"darkening",
"depressing",
"desolate",
"dismal",
"drear",
"dreary",
"elegiac",
"elegiacal",
"funereal",
"gray",
"grey",
"morbid",
"morose",
"murky",
"saturnine",
"somber",
"sombre",
"sullen"
],
"synonyms":[
"bad",
"blue",
"brokenhearted",
"cast down",
"crestfallen",
"dejected",
"depressed",
"despondent",
"disconsolate",
"doleful",
"down",
"down in the mouth",
"downcast",
"downhearted",
"droopy",
"forlorn",
"gloomy",
"glum",
"heartbroken",
"heartsick",
"heartsore",
"heavyhearted",
"inconsolable",
"joyless",
"low",
"low-spirited",
"melancholic",
"melancholy",
"miserable",
"mournful",
"sad",
"saddened",
"sorrowful",
"sorry",
"unhappy",
"woebegone",
"woeful",
"wretched"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"hanged":{
"bending downward or forward":{
"antonyms":[
"unbending",
"upright"
],
"examples":[
"stood penitently before the judge with a hung head while he received his sentence"
],
"near antonyms":[
"erect",
"inflexible",
"rigid",
"stiff",
"elevated",
"raised",
"upraised"
],
"related":[
"floppy",
"limp",
"dangling",
"falling",
"pendent",
"pendant",
"suspended",
"dipping",
"sinking",
"slumping"
],
"synonyms":[
"bowed",
"bowing",
"declined",
"declining",
"descendant",
"descendent",
"descending",
"drooping",
"droopy",
"hanging",
"inclining",
"nodding",
"pendulous",
"sagging",
"stooping",
"weeping"
]
},
"to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"our plan to go to the amusement park has all been worked out; now it just hangs on the weather"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"based",
"established",
"founded",
"rested",
"stayed",
"grounded"
],
"synonyms":[
"depended",
"hinged",
"rode",
"rid",
"turned"
]
},
"to be limp from lack of water or vigor":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"as they neared the end of the long, hard march all but the most hardy were hanging , and some could barely put one foot in front of the other"
],
"near antonyms":[
"distended",
"stiffened",
"rose",
"straightened",
"unbent",
"uncurled"
],
"related":[
"slouched",
"slumped",
"caved (in)",
"collapsed",
"crumpled",
"dropped",
"fell",
"sank",
"sunk",
"subsided",
"yielded"
],
"synonyms":[
"drooped",
"flagged",
"lolled",
"sagged",
"swagged",
"wilted"
]
},
"to find a basis":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"that's very slim evidence upon which to hang a theory"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"established",
"founded",
"assumed",
"postulated",
"premised",
"presumed",
"presupposed",
"supposed"
],
"synonyms":[
"based",
"grounded",
"predicated",
"rested"
]
},
"to place on an elevated point without support from below":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"hang your coats on the coat rack in the hall"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"hooked",
"mounted",
"pinned",
"tacked",
"draped",
"festooned",
"garlanded",
"strung",
"extended (out)",
"jutted",
"projected",
"stuck out",
"overhung",
"protruded",
"cascaded",
"depended",
"fell",
"balanced",
"poised"
],
"synonyms":[
"dangled",
"slung",
"suspended",
"swung"
]
},
"to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{
"antonyms":[
"sank",
"sunk",
"settled"
],
"examples":[
"hanging just above the horizon was a little pink cloud"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dived",
"dove",
"lunged",
"plunged",
"dipped",
"immersed",
"submerged",
"submersed"
],
"related":[
"bobbed",
"dangled",
"suspended",
"buoyed",
"ballooned",
"rafted"
],
"synonyms":[
"drifted",
"floated",
"glided",
"hovered",
"poised",
"rode",
"rid",
"sailed",
"swam",
"wafted"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"hanged (over)":{
"to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"as long as the possibility of having to move again was hanging over them, the family couldn't really settle in"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"endangered",
"hazarded",
"imperiled",
"imperilled",
"jeopardized",
"periled",
"perilled"
],
"synonyms":[
"hovered (over)",
"impended (over)",
"menaced",
"overhung",
"threatened"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hangers-on":{
"a person who is supported by or seeks support from another without making an adequate return":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"almost overnight, the singer was a star, and almost overnight, he was surrounded by hangers-on who wanted something"
],
"near antonyms":[
"benefactors",
"philanthropists",
"supporters"
],
"related":[
"dependents",
"deadbeats",
"idlers",
"flunkies",
"flunkeys",
"henchmen",
"lackeys",
"satellites",
"stooges",
"sycophants",
"toadies",
"yes-men",
"cheapskates",
"misers",
"niggards",
"pikers",
"scrooges",
"skinflints",
"tightwads"
],
"synonyms":[
"bloodsuckers",
"freeloaders",
"free riders",
"leeches",
"moochers",
"parasites",
"spongers",
"sponges"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hanging":{
"a downward slope":{
"antonyms":[
"acclivity",
"ascent",
"rise",
"upgrade",
"uphill",
"uprise"
],
"examples":[
"with a steep hanging like that, the roofers can't be too careful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"glacis",
"grade",
"gradient",
"hill",
"inclination",
"incline",
"lean",
"pitch",
"rake",
"tilt"
],
"related":[
"basin",
"depression",
"hollow"
],
"synonyms":[
"declension",
"decline",
"declivity",
"descent",
"dip",
"downgrade",
"downhill",
"fall",
"hang"
]
},
"bending downward or forward":{
"antonyms":[
"unbending",
"upright"
],
"examples":[
"hanging branches blocked our way for a good part of the trail"
],
"near antonyms":[
"erect",
"inflexible",
"rigid",
"stiff",
"elevated",
"raised",
"upraised"
],
"related":[
"floppy",
"limp",
"dangling",
"falling",
"pendent",
"pendant",
"suspended",
"dipping",
"sinking",
"slumping"
],
"synonyms":[
"bowed",
"bowing",
"declined",
"declining",
"descendant",
"descendent",
"descending",
"drooping",
"droopy",
"hung",
"inclining",
"nodding",
"pendulous",
"sagging",
"stooping",
"weeping"
]
},
"extending freely from a support from above":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"light from a hanging chandelier filled the great hall"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"drooping",
"flagging",
"lolling",
"sagging",
"wilting"
],
"synonyms":[
"dangling",
"dependent",
"pendent",
"pendant",
"pendulous",
"suspended"
]
},
"to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"our plan to go to the amusement park has all been worked out; now it just hangs on the weather"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"basing",
"establishing",
"founding",
"resting",
"staying",
"grounding"
],
"synonyms":[
"depending",
"hinging",
"riding",
"turning"
]
},
"to be limp from lack of water or vigor":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"as they neared the end of the long, hard march all but the most hardy were hanging , and some could barely put one foot in front of the other"
],
"near antonyms":[
"distending",
"stiffening",
"rising",
"straightening",
"unbending",
"uncurling"
],
"related":[
"slouching",
"slumping",
"caving (in)",
"collapsing",
"crumpling",
"dropping",
"falling",
"sinking",
"subsiding",
"yielding"
],
"synonyms":[
"drooping",
"flagging",
"lolling",
"sagging",
"swagging",
"wilting"
]
},
"to find a basis":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"that's very slim evidence upon which to hang a theory"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"establishing",
"founding",
"assuming",
"postulating",
"premising",
"presuming",
"presupposing",
"supposing"
],
"synonyms":[
"basing",
"grounding",
"predicating",
"resting"
]
},
"to place on an elevated point without support from below":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"hang your coats on the coat rack in the hall"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"hooking",
"mounting",
"pinning",
"tacking",
"draping",
"festooning",
"garlanding",
"stringing",
"extending (out)",
"jutting",
"projecting",
"sticking out",
"overhanging",
"protruding",
"cascading",
"depending",
"falling",
"balancing",
"poising"
],
"synonyms":[
"dangling",
"slinging",
"suspending",
"swinging"
]
},
"to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{
"antonyms":[
"settling",
"sinking"
],
"examples":[
"hanging just above the horizon was a little pink cloud"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diving",
"lunging",
"plunging",
"dipping",
"immersing",
"submerging",
"submersing"
],
"related":[
"bobbing",
"dangling",
"suspending",
"buoying",
"ballooning",
"rafting"
],
"synonyms":[
"drifting",
"floating",
"gliding",
"hovering",
"poising",
"riding",
"sailing",
"swimming",
"wafting"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hanging (around)":{
"to continue to be in a place for a significant amount of time":{
"antonyms":[
"bailing",
"bailing out",
"bugging out",
"buzzing (off)",
"clearing off",
"clearing out",
"cutting out",
"departing",
"exiting",
"getting off",
"going",
"going off",
"leaving",
"moving",
"packing (up or off)",
"peeling off",
"piking (out or off)",
"pulling out",
"pushing off",
"pushing on",
"quitting",
"shoving (off)",
"taking off",
"vamoosing",
"walking out"
],
"examples":[
"if you hang around until my husband gets home, you can meet him"
],
"near antonyms":[
"absconding",
"booking",
"decamping",
"escaping",
"evacuating",
"fleeing",
"flying",
"getting out",
"running away",
"scatting",
"scramming",
"skipping",
"abandoning",
"deserting",
"forsaking",
"vacating"
],
"related":[
"awaiting",
"hanging on",
"holding on",
"waiting",
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"lingering",
"loitering",
"outstaying",
"overstaying"
],
"synonyms":[
"abiding",
"dwelling",
"remaining",
"staying",
"sticking around",
"tarrying"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hanging back":{
"to show uncertainty about the right course of action":{
"antonyms":[
"diving (in)",
"plunging (in)"
],
"examples":[
"she hung back in offering her opinion about her daughter's career choices because it wasn't her business"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deciding",
"budging",
"stirring",
"advancing",
"continuing"
],
"related":[
"hawing",
"hemming",
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"delaying",
"lingering",
"pausing",
"procrastinating",
"waiting",
"backing down",
"chickening (out)",
"considering",
"debating",
"deliberating",
"pondering",
"weighing",
"oscillating",
"swaying",
"equivocating",
"hedging",
"pussyfooting",
"waffling"
],
"synonyms":[
"balancing",
"dithering",
"faltering",
"halting",
"hesitating",
"scrupling",
"shilly-shallying",
"staggering",
"teetering",
"vacillating",
"wavering",
"wobbling",
"wabbling"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hanging fire":{
"to move or act slowly":{
"antonyms":[
"barreling",
"barrelling",
"bolting",
"careering",
"coursing",
"dashing",
"flying",
"hastening",
"hotfooting (it)",
"hurrying",
"racing",
"ripping",
"rocketing",
"running",
"rushing",
"scooting",
"scudding",
"scurrying",
"speeding",
"tearing",
"whirling",
"whisking",
"whizzing",
"zipping"
],
"examples":[
"He asked his team to hang fire until he was ready."
],
"near antonyms":[
"bowling",
"breezing",
"darting",
"humping",
"hurtling",
"hustling",
"scrambling",
"stampeding",
"galloping",
"jogging",
"running",
"sprinting",
"trotting",
"accelerating",
"quickening",
"speeding (up)",
"catching up",
"fast-forwarding",
"outpacing",
"outrunning",
"outstripping",
"overtaking"
],
"related":[
"fiddling (around)",
"fooling around",
"messing around",
"monkeying (around)",
"playing",
"pottering (around)",
"puttering (around)",
"trifling",
"hanging (around or out)",
"idling",
"loafing",
"lolling",
"lounging",
"ambling",
"easing",
"inching",
"lumbering",
"plodding",
"sauntering",
"shuffling",
"staggering",
"strolling",
"decelerating",
"slowing (down or up)",
"filibustering",
"procrastinating",
"stalling",
"temporizing"
],
"synonyms":[
"crawling",
"creeping",
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"delaying",
"diddling",
"dillydallying",
"dragging",
"lagging",
"lingering",
"loitering",
"lollygagging",
"lallygagging",
"moping",
"poking",
"shilly-shallying",
"tarrying"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"hanging in":{
"as in going , getting along":{
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"examples":[],
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"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hanging in there":{
"to continue despite difficulties, opposition, or discouragement":{
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"examples":[
"We're almost ready, so just hang in there ."
],
"near antonyms":[
"giving up",
"knocking off",
"quitting",
"bowing",
"giving in",
"submitting",
"succumbing",
"surrendering",
"yielding",
"faltering",
"hanging back",
"hesitating",
"shilly-shallying",
"vacillating",
"wavering",
"wobbling",
"wabbling"
],
"related":[
"digging in",
"hanging on",
"keeping up",
"following through (with)",
"knuckling down"
],
"synonyms":[
"carrying on",
"persevering",
"persisting"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"hanging it up":{
"to stop doing (something) permanently":{
"antonyms":[
"carrying on",
"continuing",
"keeping",
"keeping up",
"maintaining"
],
"examples":[
"We've had a good go of it, but I think it's time to hang it up ."
],
"near antonyms":[
"going",
"running on",
"hanging in",
"hanging on",
"holding on",
"persevering",
"persisting",
"following through (with)",
"renewing",
"reopening",
"restarting",
"resuming",
"preserving",
"staying",
"beginning",
"commencing",
"starting"
],
"related":[
"breaking off",
"breaking up",
"ceasing",
"closing",
"concluding",
"ending",
"expiring",
"finishing",
"halting",
"leaving off",
"shutting off",
"pausing",
"tapering off",
"throwing up",
"rounding (off or out)",
"terminating",
"winding up",
"wrapping up"
],
"synonyms":[
"abandoning",
"discontinuing",
"dropping",
"giving up",
"knocking off",
"laying off (of)",
"packing (up or in)",
"quitting"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"hangover":{
"as in leftover , balance":{
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"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to remain poised to inflict harm, danger, or distress on":{
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"examples":[
"as long as the possibility of having to move again was hanging over them, the family couldn't really settle in"
],
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"related":[
"endanger",
"hazard",
"imperil",
"jeopardize",
"peril"
],
"synonyms":[
"hover (over)",
"impend (over)",
"menace",
"overhang",
"threaten"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hangs":{
"a downward slope":{
"antonyms":[
"acclivities",
"ascents",
"rises",
"upgrades",
"uphills",
"uprises"
],
"examples":[
"proceeded carefully on snowshoes down the steep hang"
],
"near antonyms":[
"glacis",
"grades",
"gradients",
"hills",
"inclinations",
"inclines",
"leans",
"pitches",
"rakes",
"tilts"
],
"related":[
"basins",
"depressions",
"hollows"
],
"synonyms":[
"declensions",
"declines",
"declivities",
"descents",
"dips",
"downgrades",
"downhills",
"falls",
"hangings"
]
},
"to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)":{
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"examples":[
"our plan to go to the amusement park has all been worked out; now it just hangs on the weather"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"bases",
"establishes",
"founds",
"rests",
"stays",
"grounds"
],
"synonyms":[
"depends",
"hinges",
"rides",
"turns"
]
},
"to be limp from lack of water or vigor":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"as they neared the end of the long, hard march all but the most hardy were hanging , and some could barely put one foot in front of the other"
],
"near antonyms":[
"distends",
"stiffens",
"rises",
"straightens",
"unbends",
"uncurls"
],
"related":[
"slouches",
"slumps",
"caves (in)",
"collapses",
"crumples",
"drops",
"falls",
"sinks",
"subsides",
"yields"
],
"synonyms":[
"droops",
"flags",
"lolls",
"sags",
"swags",
"wilts"
]
},
"to find a basis":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"that's very slim evidence upon which to hang a theory"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"establishes",
"founds",
"assumes",
"postulates",
"premises",
"presumes",
"presupposes",
"supposes"
],
"synonyms":[
"bases",
"grounds",
"predicates",
"rests"
]
},
"to place on an elevated point without support from below":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"hang your coats on the coat rack in the hall"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"hooks",
"mounts",
"pins",
"tacks",
"drapes",
"festoons",
"garlands",
"strings",
"extends (out)",
"juts",
"projects",
"sticks out",
"overhangs",
"protrudes",
"cascades",
"depends",
"falls",
"balances",
"poises"
],
"synonyms":[
"dangles",
"slings",
"suspends",
"swings"
]
},
"to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{
"antonyms":[
"settles",
"sinks"
],
"examples":[
"hanging just above the horizon was a little pink cloud"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dives",
"lunges",
"plunges",
"dips",
"immerses",
"submerges",
"submerses"
],
"related":[
"bobs",
"dangles",
"suspends",
"buoys",
"balloons",
"rafts"
],
"synonyms":[
"drifts",
"floats",
"glides",
"hovers",
"poises",
"rides",
"sails",
"swims",
"wafts"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hanker (for)":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hankering":{
"a strong wish for something":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I've had a hankering for pizza with anchovies all afternoon"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhorrence",
"abomination",
"allergy",
"averseness",
"aversion",
"disfavor",
"disgust",
"disinclination",
"dislike",
"disliking",
"distaste",
"hatred",
"loathing",
"nausea",
"repugnance",
"repulsion",
"revulsion",
"apathy",
"indifference",
"insouciance",
"nonchalance",
"unconcern"
],
"related":[
"compulsion",
"impulse",
"impulsion",
"will",
"zeal",
"liking",
"love",
"taste",
"weakness",
"eagerness",
"impatience",
"want",
"wish",
"necessity",
"need",
"requirement",
"obsession",
"acquisitiveness",
"avarice",
"avariciousness",
"avidity",
"covetousness",
"cupidity",
"greed",
"greediness",
"rapaciousness",
"rapacity",
"caco\u00ebthes",
"mania"
],
"synonyms":[
"appetency",
"appetite",
"craving",
"desire",
"drive",
"hunger",
"itch",
"jones",
"letch",
"longing",
"lust",
"passion",
"pining",
"thirst",
"thirstiness",
"urge",
"yearning",
"yen"
]
},
"as in craving , longing":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"hankering (for)":{
"as in longing (for) , yearning (for)":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hansom cabs":{
"as in phaetons , hackneys":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hant":{
"the soul of a dead person thought of especially as appearing to living people":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"they are so superstitious that they think they see hants everywhere"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"angel",
"daimon",
"familiar",
"genie",
"genius",
"jinni",
"jinn",
"djinni",
"djinn",
"shaitan",
"double",
"doppelg\u00e4nger",
"doppelganger",
"fetch",
"lemures",
"manes",
"incubus",
"lamia",
"succubus",
"vampire",
"zombie",
"zombi",
"cacodemon",
"demon",
"daemon",
"devil",
"fiend",
"ghoul",
"imp"
],
"synonyms":[
"apparition",
"bogey",
"bogie",
"bogy",
"familiar spirit",
"ghost",
"haunt",
"materialization",
"phantasm",
"fantasm",
"phantom",
"poltergeist",
"shade",
"shadow",
"specter",
"spectre",
"spirit",
"spook",
"sprite",
"vision",
"visitant",
"wraith"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hap":{
"a decorative cloth used as a top covering for a bed":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the hap was a patchwork quilt that the old woman had made herself"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"comforter",
"puff",
"quilt",
"bedclothes",
"bedding",
"clothes"
],
"synonyms":[
"bedcover",
"bedcovering",
"bedspread",
"counterpane",
"coverlet",
"spread"
]
},
"something that happens":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"we must make the best of both the good and the bad haps of life"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"coincidence",
"co-occurrence",
"fluke",
"freak",
"landmark",
"milepost",
"milestone",
"page",
"phenomenon",
"turning point",
"adventure",
"experience",
"time",
"happenchance",
"happenstance",
"accident",
"crisis",
"emergency",
"juncture",
"achievement",
"deed",
"exploit",
"feat",
"news",
"tidings"
],
"synonyms":[
"affair",
"circumstance",
"episode",
"event",
"happening",
"incident",
"occasion",
"occurrence",
"thing"
]
},
"the uncertain course of events":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"by hap and circumstance, he ended up as a cartoonist in New York"
],
"near antonyms":[
"intent",
"intention",
"purpose",
"design",
"outline",
"plan",
"scheme"
],
"related":[
"fortuitousness",
"fortuity",
"haphazardry",
"randomness",
"uncertainty",
"fluke",
"happenchance",
"happenstance",
"destiny",
"doom",
"fate",
"fortune",
"lot",
"danger",
"peril",
"risk"
],
"synonyms":[
"accident",
"casualty",
"chance",
"circumstance",
"hazard",
"luck"
]
},
"to take place":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"what wondrous events hath happed this Christmas Day?"
],
"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",
"come off",
"cook",
"do",
"go down",
"go on",
"happen",
"occur",
"pass",
"transpire"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"happed":{
"to take place":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"what wondrous events hath happed this Christmas Day?"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"broke",
"developed",
"rose",
"shaped (up)",
"arose",
"came up",
"cropped (up)",
"materialized",
"sprang (up)",
"sprung (up)",
"intervened",
"fell out",
"followed",
"resulted",
"turned out",
"proceeded",
"went off"
],
"synonyms":[
"befell",
"betided",
"came",
"came about",
"came down",
"came off",
"chanced",
"cooked",
"did",
"happened",
"occurred",
"passed",
"transpired",
"was",
"went down",
"went on"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"happen (by)":{
"as in bop (into)":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"happened":{
"to take place":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"did anything exciting happen over the summer?"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"broke",
"developed",
"rose",
"shaped (up)",
"arose",
"came up",
"cropped (up)",
"materialized",
"sprang (up)",
"sprung (up)",
"intervened",
"fell out",
"followed",
"resulted",
"turned out",
"proceeded",
"went off"
],
"synonyms":[
"befell",
"betided",
"came",
"came about",
"came down",
"came off",
"chanced",
"cooked",
"did",
"happed",
"occurred",
"passed",
"transpired",
"was",
"went down",
"went on"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"happening (by)":{
"as in bopping (into)":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"happy campers":{
"as in optimists , Pollyannas":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"happy-go-lucky":{
"having a relaxed, casual manner":{
"antonyms":[
"high-strung",
"uptight"
],
"examples":[
"he is completely happy-go-lucky on fishing trips\u2014if he catches something, fine; if he doesn't, that's fine, too"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ceremonious",
"decorous",
"formal",
"rigid",
"strict",
"anxious",
"bothered",
"distressed",
"worried",
"jittery",
"jumpy",
"nervous",
"skittish",
"tense"
],
"related":[
"carefree",
"casual",
"d\u00e9gag\u00e9",
"lackadaisical",
"nonchalant",
"unaffected",
"unconcerned",
"unfussy",
"unperturbed",
"untroubled",
"unworried",
"familiar",
"homey",
"homy",
"informal",
"flexible",
"lax",
"lenient",
"permissive",
"pliable",
"pliant",
"soft",
"accessible",
"approachable",
"imperturbable",
"nerveless",
"unflappable",
"unshakable",
"amicable",
"companionable",
"comradely",
"cordial",
"genial",
"hail-fellow-well-met",
"hearty",
"neighborly",
"warm",
"warmhearted"
],
"synonyms":[
"affable",
"breezy",
"devil-may-care",
"easygoing",
"laid-back",
"low-pressure",
"mellow"
]
},
"having or showing freedom from worries or trouble":{
"antonyms":[
"careworn"
],
"examples":[
"went on her happy-go-lucky way, totally unaware that she was strewing litter behind her"
],
"near antonyms":[
"earnest",
"grave",
"serious",
"serious-minded",
"somber",
"sombre",
"careful",
"cautious",
"heedful",
"wary",
"anxious",
"concerned",
"upset",
"worried",
"long-suffering",
"overburdened",
"sorrowful"
],
"related":[
"blas\u00e9",
"blase",
"breezy",
"cavalier",
"nonchalant",
"casual",
"easygoing",
"informal",
"laid-back",
"low-pressure",
"relaxed",
"unfussy"
],
"synonyms":[
"blithe",
"carefree",
"debonair",
"devil-may-care",
"gay",
"insouciant",
"lighthearted",
"lightsome",
"slaphappy",
"unconcerned"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"harass":{
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"had been visibly harassed by the demands of the presidency"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activate",
"energize",
"invigorate",
"rejuvenate",
"strengthen",
"vitalize",
"relax",
"rest",
"unwind"
],
"related":[
"debilitate",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"sap",
"waste",
"weaken"
],
"synonyms":[
"break",
"burn out",
"bust",
"do in",
"do up",
"drain",
"exhaust",
"fag",
"fatigue",
"frazzle",
"kill",
"knock out",
"outwear",
"tire",
"tucker (out)",
"wash out",
"wear",
"wear out",
"weary"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"harassed":{
"as in frustrated , hassled":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to use up all the physical energy of":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"had been visibly harassed by the demands of the presidency"
],
"near antonyms":[
"activated",
"energized",
"invigorated",
"rejuvenated",
"strengthened",
"vitalized",
"relaxed",
"rested",
"unwound"
],
"related":[
"debilitated",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"sapped",
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"burned out",
"burnt out",
"busted",
"bust",
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"did up",
"drained",
"exhausted",
"fagged",
"fatigued",
"frazzled",
"killed",
"knocked out",
"outwore",
"tired",
"tuckered (out)",
"washed out",
"wearied",
"wore",
"wore out"
]
},
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"verb"
]
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"had been visibly harassed by the demands of the presidency"
],
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"strengthens",
"vitalizes",
"relaxes",
"rests",
"unwinds"
],
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"saps",
"wastes",
"weakens"
],
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"burns out",
"busts",
"does in",
"does up",
"drains",
"exhausts",
"fags",
"fatigues",
"frazzles",
"kills",
"knocks out",
"outwears",
"tires",
"tuckers (out)",
"washes out",
"wearies",
"wears",
"wears out"
]
},
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"verb"
]
},
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"he owes her a lot of money, so he shouldn't be surprised at her constant harassment for a repayment"
],
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"molestations",
"offenses",
"offences",
"persecutions",
"provocations",
"torments",
"tortures",
"devilments",
"devilries",
"deviltries",
"mischiefs"
],
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"annoyances",
"bedevilments",
"botherations",
"disturbances",
"importunities",
"vexations"
]
},
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"noun"
]
},
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"able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure":{
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"delicate",
"nonhardy",
"soft",
"tender",
"weak"
],
"examples":[
"they were forced to import sheep of a harder stock, one that could thrive in the harsh climate"
],
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"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"exhausted",
"run-down",
"sapped",
"wasted",
"weakened",
"worn",
"worn-out",
"crippled",
"debilitated",
"diseased",
"incapacitated",
"infirm",
"unsound",
"fragile",
"frail",
"puny",
"resistless",
"sensitive",
"susceptible",
"unresistant",
"vulnerable",
"yielding",
"mortal",
"perishable",
"temporary",
"transient"
],
"related":[
"flinty",
"leathery",
"resilient",
"stalwart",
"durable",
"enduring",
"everlasting",
"immortal",
"imperishable",
"lasting",
"permanent",
"stable",
"staunch",
"stanch",
"staying",
"tenacious",
"unyielding",
"flourishing",
"prospering",
"thriving",
"able-bodied",
"brawny",
"muscular",
"fit",
"fortified",
"hale",
"healthy",
"husky",
"lusty",
"red-blooded",
"robust",
"sound",
"strapping",
"virile",
"annealed",
"seasoned",
"tempered"
],
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"cast-iron",
"hard-bitten",
"hardened",
"hardy",
"inured",
"rugged",
"stout",
"strong",
"sturdy",
"tough",
"toughened",
"vigorous"
]
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"at, within, or to a short distance or time":{
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"examples":[
"the groom stood hard by, ready to help, as the lady mounted the skittish horse"
],
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"related":[
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"hereabout",
"hereaway",
"hereaways",
"thereabouts",
"thereabout",
"along",
"alongside",
"accessibly",
"conveniently",
"handily"
],
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"by",
"close",
"in",
"near",
"nearby",
"nigh"
]
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"illogical",
"invalid",
"irrational",
"nonrational",
"nonsensical",
"nonvalid",
"unfounded",
"uninformed",
"unjustified",
"unreasonable",
"unreasoned",
"unsound"
],
"examples":[
"do you have any hard evidence that this was once the site of a Native American village?"
],
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"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"
],
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"commonsensible",
"commonsensical",
"firm",
"good",
"informed",
"just",
"justified",
"levelheaded",
"logical",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"reasoned",
"sensible",
"sober",
"solid",
"valid",
"well-founded"
]
},
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"antonyms":[
"easy",
"light",
"soft"
],
"examples":[
"the hard life of a migrant farm worker"
],
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"comfortable",
"cozy",
"luxurious",
"snug",
"agreeable",
"friendly",
"genial",
"hospitable",
"pleasant",
"peaceful",
"relaxing",
"reposeful",
"restful",
"bearable",
"endurable",
"painless",
"tolerable",
"balmy",
"calm",
"clement",
"gentle",
"mild",
"moderate",
"temperate"
],
"related":[
"austere",
"bleak",
"comfortless",
"discomforting",
"forbidding",
"inhospitable",
"spartan",
"uncomfortable",
"biting",
"inclement",
"intemperate",
"wild",
"rigorous",
"strict",
"stringent",
"agonizing",
"heartbreaking",
"heartrending",
"painful",
"wretched",
"crushing",
"grinding",
"overwhelming",
"wearing",
"insufferable",
"insupportable",
"intolerable",
"unbearable",
"unendurable",
"harrowing",
"tortuous",
"bad",
"disagreeable",
"hostile",
"unfriendly",
"unpleasant"
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"brutal",
"burdensome",
"cruel",
"excruciating",
"grievous",
"grim",
"hardhanded",
"harsh",
"heavy",
"inhuman",
"murderous",
"onerous",
"oppressive",
"rough",
"rugged",
"searing",
"severe",
"stiff",
"tough",
"trying"
]
},
"extreme in degree, power, or effect":{
"antonyms":[
"light",
"moderate",
"soft"
],
"examples":[
"a carpet that withstood years of hard wear"
],
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"weak",
"shallow",
"superficial",
"moderated",
"qualified",
"alleviated",
"eased",
"lightened",
"toned (down)",
"abated",
"decreased",
"diminished",
"lessened",
"reduced",
"subdued"
],
"related":[
"accentuated",
"aggravated",
"concentrated",
"deepened",
"emphasized",
"enhanced",
"heightened",
"intensified",
"magnified",
"stressed",
"exhaustive",
"thorough",
"harsh",
"rigorous",
"severe"
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"synonyms":[
"acute",
"almighty",
"blistering",
"deep",
"dreadful",
"excruciating",
"explosive",
"exquisite",
"fearful",
"fearsome",
"ferocious",
"fierce",
"frightful",
"furious",
"ghastly",
"heavy",
"heavy-duty",
"hellacious",
"intense",
"intensive",
"keen",
"profound",
"terrible",
"vehement",
"vicious",
"violent"
]
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"given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint":{
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"clement",
"forbearing",
"gentle",
"indulgent",
"lax",
"lenient",
"tolerant"
],
"examples":[
"a hard disciplinarian who is quick to punish the tiniest violation of the rules"
],
"near antonyms":[
"easy",
"easygoing",
"laid-back",
"undemanding",
"charitable",
"kind",
"merciful",
"mild",
"patient",
"soft",
"softhearted",
"accepting",
"compromising",
"yielding",
"responsive",
"willing",
"acquiescent",
"agreeable",
"amenable",
"complaisant",
"compliant",
"flexible",
"pliable",
"pliant"
],
"related":[
"demanding",
"exacting",
"uncharitable",
"unforgiving",
"adamant",
"adamantine",
"callous",
"hardened",
"hard-hearted",
"hard-line",
"immovable",
"implacable",
"inflexible",
"merciless",
"ossified",
"pitiless",
"relentless",
"rock-ribbed",
"stiff",
"unbending",
"uncompromising",
"unrelenting",
"unsparing",
"unyielding",
"dour",
"gruff",
"ascetic",
"ascetical",
"monastic",
"monkish",
"browbeating",
"bullying",
"determined",
"firm",
"resolved",
"single-minded",
"steadfast",
"unflinching",
"dogged",
"intractable",
"obstinate",
"relentless"
],
"synonyms":[
"austere",
"authoritarian",
"flinty",
"harsh",
"heavy-handed",
"ramrod",
"rigid",
"rigorous",
"severe",
"stern",
"strict",
"tough"
]
},
"having a consistency that does not easily yield to pressure":{
"antonyms":[
"flabby",
"soft",
"spongy",
"squashy",
"squishy"
],
"examples":[
"hard candies",
"fell on the hard floor and bruised her arm"
],
"near antonyms":[
"loose",
"scattered",
"thin",
"bendable",
"elastic",
"flexible",
"malleable",
"pliable",
"pliant",
"supple",
"droopy",
"flaccid",
"floppy",
"lank",
"limp",
"slack",
"airy",
"light",
"permeable",
"porous",
"ultrasoft"
],
"related":[
"case-hardened",
"compacted",
"compressed",
"hardened",
"indurated",
"stiffened",
"tempered",
"close",
"dense",
"heavy",
"thick",
"thickset",
"inelastic",
"inflexible",
"ramrod",
"unbending",
"compressed",
"condensed",
"adamantine",
"rocklike",
"sturdy",
"substantial",
"impenetrable",
"impermeable",
"nonporous"
],
"synonyms":[
"compact",
"firm",
"rigid",
"solid",
"stiff",
"unyielding"
]
},
"having been established and usually not subject to change":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"there isn't always a hard line between right and wrong"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adjustable",
"changeable",
"negotiable",
"indefinite",
"open-ended",
"unspecified",
"capricious",
"changeful",
"flickery",
"fluctuating",
"fluid",
"inconstant",
"mercurial",
"mutable",
"temperamental",
"uncertain",
"unpredictable",
"unsettled",
"unstable",
"unsteady",
"variable",
"volatile"
],
"related":[
"nonadjustable",
"noncancelable",
"nonnegotiable",
"unchangeable",
"constant",
"steady",
"unchanging",
"uniform",
"unwavering",
"definite",
"exact",
"explicit",
"specific",
"given",
"stated",
"stipulated",
"dependable",
"good",
"reliable",
"responsible",
"safe",
"solid",
"sure",
"tried",
"tried-and-true",
"true",
"trustworthy",
"trusty"
],
"synonyms":[
"certain",
"determinate",
"final",
"firm",
"fixed",
"flat",
"frozen",
"hard-and-fast",
"inexpugnable",
"set",
"settled",
"stable"
]
},
"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":[
"a hard man, who never had a kind word for anyone"
],
"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",
"compassionless",
"desensitized",
"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"
]
},
"having or showing deep-seated resentment":{
"antonyms":[
"unbitter"
],
"examples":[
"maintained hard feelings toward those who had cheated him"
],
"near antonyms":[
"caring",
"forgiving",
"gentle",
"kind",
"kindhearted",
"loving",
"sweet",
"sympathetic",
"tender",
"warm",
"warmhearted"
],
"related":[
"disaffected",
"discontented",
"disgruntled",
"malcontent",
"contemptuous",
"cynical",
"disdainful",
"misanthropic",
"scornful",
"angry",
"cruel",
"harsh",
"irritated",
"mad",
"rough",
"savage",
"vehement",
"vicious",
"virulent",
"vitriolic",
"acid",
"caustic",
"cutting",
"mordant",
"sarcastic",
"trenchant",
"knock-down, drag-out",
"knock-down-and-drag-out"
],
"synonyms":[
"acrid",
"acrimonious",
"bitter",
"embittered",
"rancorous",
"resentful",
"sore"
]
},
"in a manner so as to cause loss or suffering":{
"antonyms":[
"clemently",
"gently",
"leniently",
"lightly",
"mildly",
"softly"
],
"examples":[
"the dog had been treated hard by his previous owner"
],
"near antonyms":[
"benevolently",
"benignantly",
"considerately",
"cordially",
"graciously",
"kindly",
"lovingly",
"tenderly",
"charitably",
"compassionately",
"humanely",
"mercifully",
"softheartedly",
"sympathetically",
"tolerantly",
"understandingly"
],
"related":[
"callously",
"cold-bloodedly",
"hard-heartedly",
"heartlessly",
"inhumanely",
"inhumanly",
"insensately",
"insensitively",
"mercilessly",
"obdurately",
"pitilessly",
"ruthlessly",
"tyrannically",
"uncharitably",
"unfeelingly",
"unmercifully",
"unsparingly",
"abusively",
"brutishly",
"savagely",
"viciously",
"aggressively",
"assertively",
"decidedly",
"determinedly",
"firmly",
"grimly",
"gruffly",
"resolutely",
"strongly",
"toughly"
],
"synonyms":[
"brutally",
"hardly",
"harshly",
"ill",
"oppressively",
"roughly",
"severely",
"sternly",
"stiffly"
]
},
"in a vigorous and forceful manner":{
"antonyms":[
"feebly",
"gently",
"softly",
"weakly"
],
"examples":[
"hit the ball hard , causing it to soar out of bounds",
"the wind blew hard all day"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delicately",
"faintly",
"frailly",
"shakily",
"bloodlessly",
"halfheartedly",
"languidly",
"lazily",
"listlessly",
"spiritlessly",
"impotently",
"ineffectively",
"ineffectually",
"lamely",
"nervelessly",
"spinelessly",
"uncertainly"
],
"related":[
"fiercely",
"hammer and tongs",
"robustly",
"roughshod",
"sharply",
"vehemently",
"violently",
"actively",
"animatedly",
"briskly",
"crisply",
"eagerly",
"gamely",
"heartily",
"lustily",
"snappily",
"spiritedly",
"spunkily",
"vivaciously",
"decidedly",
"determinedly",
"directly",
"emphatically",
"fast",
"fixedly",
"intensively",
"intently",
"purposefully",
"resolutely",
"rigidly",
"smartly",
"solidly",
"soundly",
"squarely",
"steadfastly",
"steadily",
"surely",
"aggressively",
"assertively",
"manfully",
"potently"
],
"synonyms":[
"dynamically",
"energetically",
"explosively",
"firmly",
"forcefully",
"forcibly",
"mightily",
"muscularly",
"powerfully",
"roundly",
"stiffly",
"stoutly",
"strenuously",
"strongly",
"sturdily",
"vigorously"
]
},
"requiring considerable physical or mental effort":{
"antonyms":[
"cheap",
"easy",
"effortless",
"facile",
"light",
"mindless",
"simple",
"soft",
"undemanding"
],
"examples":[
"clearing land is hard work",
"a hard exam to pass"
],
"near antonyms":[
"achievable",
"clear",
"doable",
"elementary",
"manageable",
"uncomplicated",
"comforting",
"gentle",
"painless",
"relaxed",
"smooth",
"soothing",
"accessible",
"friendly",
"idiotproof",
"user-friendly"
],
"related":[
"abstract",
"abstruse",
"complex",
"complicated",
"elusive",
"hairy",
"insoluble",
"intricate",
"involved",
"knotty",
"opaque",
"problematic",
"problematical",
"recondite",
"serious",
"spiny",
"stubborn",
"thorny",
"ticklish",
"tricky",
"bruising",
"burdensome",
"exhausting",
"labored",
"onerous",
"oppressive",
"stressful",
"taxing",
"tight",
"trying",
"annoying",
"bothersome",
"distressing",
"irksome",
"troublesome",
"vexatious",
"grievous",
"grim",
"strict",
"stringent",
"brutal",
"cruel",
"inhuman",
"painful"
],
"synonyms":[
"arduous",
"Augean",
"backbreaking",
"challenging",
"demanding",
"difficult",
"effortful",
"exacting",
"formidable",
"grueling",
"gruelling",
"heavy",
"hellacious",
"herculean",
"killer",
"laborious",
"moiling",
"murderous",
"pick-and-shovel",
"rigorous",
"rough",
"rugged",
"severe",
"stiff",
"strenuous",
"sweaty",
"tall",
"testing",
"toilsome",
"tough",
"uphill"
]
},
"restricted to or based on fact":{
"antonyms":[
"fictional",
"fictionalized",
"fictitious",
"nondocumentary",
"nonfactual",
"nonhistorical",
"unhistorical"
],
"examples":[
"that newscast is strictly devoted to hard news, as the producers prefer to leave the gossip to others"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hypothetical",
"speculative",
"theoretical",
"theoretic",
"apocryphal",
"unauthentic",
"undocumented",
"chimerical",
"chimeric",
"fabulous",
"fanciful",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"imaginary",
"imagined",
"invented",
"legendary",
"made-up",
"make-believe",
"mythical",
"mythic",
"pretend",
"embroidered",
"exaggerated",
"insupportable",
"unsupportable"
],
"related":[
"actual",
"authentic",
"bona fide",
"genuine",
"real",
"right",
"documented",
"established",
"confirmable",
"reliable",
"supportable",
"sustainable",
"verifiable",
"demonstrable",
"provable",
"incontestable",
"incontrovertible",
"indisputable",
"irrefutable",
"undeniable",
"unquestionable",
"plain",
"simple",
"certain",
"undoubted"
],
"synonyms":[
"documentary",
"factual",
"historical",
"literal",
"matter-of-fact",
"nonfictional",
"objective",
"true"
]
},
"sticking to an opinion, purpose, or course of action in spite of reason, arguments, or persuasion":{
"antonyms":[
"acquiescent",
"agreeable",
"amenable",
"compliant",
"complying",
"flexible",
"pliable",
"pliant",
"relenting",
"yielding"
],
"examples":[
"a woman with a hard will who never budged from her chosen path"
],
"near antonyms":[
"docile",
"obedient",
"placable",
"submissive",
"tractable",
"accepting",
"persuadable",
"receptive",
"responsive",
"willing",
"governable",
"manageable",
"reasonable",
"temperate",
"slavish",
"subservient"
],
"related":[
"anal-retentive",
"obsessive",
"wayward",
"wrongheaded",
"determined",
"hell-bent",
"inexorable",
"persistent",
"relentless",
"resolved",
"set",
"single-minded",
"steadfast",
"stouthearted",
"tenacious",
"unflinching",
"firm",
"hard-line",
"hard-shell",
"hard-shelled",
"iron",
"severe",
"stern",
"strict",
"hidebound",
"narrow-minded",
"rigid",
"bloody-minded",
"cantankerous",
"contrary",
"cussed",
"contumacious",
"disobedient",
"froward",
"insubordinate",
"intractable",
"recalcitrant",
"refractory",
"uncooperative",
"ungovernable",
"unmanageable",
"unruly",
"defiant",
"insurgent",
"mutinous",
"indomitable",
"invincible",
"unconquerable",
"confirmed",
"inveterate",
"unregenerate",
"demanding",
"exacting"
],
"synonyms":[
"adamant",
"adamantine",
"bullheaded",
"dogged",
"hard-nosed",
"hardened",
"hardheaded",
"headstrong",
"immovable",
"implacable",
"inconvincible",
"inflexible",
"intransigent",
"mulish",
"obdurate",
"obstinate",
"opinionated",
"ossified",
"pat",
"pertinacious",
"perverse",
"pigheaded",
"self-opinionated",
"self-willed",
"stiff-necked",
"stubborn",
"unbending",
"uncompromising",
"unrelenting",
"unyielding",
"willful",
"wilful"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
],
"with feelings of bitterness or grief":{
"antonyms":[
"blissfully",
"gladly",
"happily",
"joyfully",
"joyously"
],
"examples":[
"took the news of their grandfather's death hard"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cheerfully",
"cheerily",
"delightedly",
"gaily",
"gayly",
"gleefully",
"good-naturedly",
"lightheartedly",
"merrily",
"mirthfully",
"rejoicingly",
"sunnily",
"blithely",
"blithesomely",
"calmly",
"casually",
"dispassionately",
"easily",
"impassively",
"indifferently",
"lightly",
"nonchalantly",
"stoically",
"unconcernedly",
"favorably",
"well"
],
"related":[
"abjectly",
"cheerlessly",
"crestfallenly",
"dejectedly",
"despairingly",
"despondently",
"disconsolately",
"dispiritedly",
"downheartedly",
"low-spiritedly",
"blackly",
"darkly",
"dismally",
"distressfully",
"distressingly",
"dourly",
"drearily",
"forlornly",
"gloomily",
"glumly",
"joylessly",
"mirthlessly",
"miserably",
"morosely",
"pessimistically",
"somberly",
"sullenly",
"acutely",
"harshly",
"keenly",
"piercingly",
"poignantly",
"severely",
"sharply",
"cruelly",
"hurtfully",
"ill",
"rancorously"
],
"synonyms":[
"agonizingly",
"bitterly",
"dolefully",
"dolorously",
"grievously",
"hardly",
"inconsolably",
"lugubriously",
"mournfully",
"painfully",
"plaintively",
"regretfully",
"resentfully",
"ruefully",
"sadly",
"sorely",
"sorrowfully",
"unhappily",
"wailfully",
"woefully",
"wretchedly"
]
},
"with great effort or determination":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"we took a much-needed break after working hard all week",
"a hard -won victory"
],
"near antonyms":[
"casually",
"desultorily",
"halfheartedly",
"indolently",
"lackadaisically",
"languidly",
"lazily",
"listlessly",
"shiftlessly",
"sluggishly",
"spiritlessly",
"tiredly",
"wearily"
],
"related":[
"actively",
"animatedly",
"briskly",
"busily",
"dynamically",
"energetically",
"feverishly",
"spiritedly",
"vehemently",
"vigorously",
"zealously",
"continuously",
"ploddingly",
"steadfastly",
"steadily",
"unabatedly",
"unrelentingly",
"unremittingly",
"ardently",
"attentively",
"conscientiously",
"earnestly",
"exhaustively",
"meticulously",
"painstakingly",
"seriously",
"thoroughly",
"indefatigably",
"tirelessly",
"unflaggingly",
"untiringly",
"wearilessly",
"obstinately",
"stubbornly",
"willfully"
],
"synonyms":[
"amain",
"arduously",
"assiduously",
"determinedly",
"diligently",
"doggedly",
"hardly",
"industriously",
"intensely",
"intensively",
"intently",
"laboriously",
"mightily",
"purposefully",
"resolutely",
"sedulously",
"slavishly",
"strenuously"
]
}
},
"hard of hearing":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"hard-hearted":{
"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":[
"a hard-hearted brush-off to a homeless man asking for money"
],
"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",
"compassionless",
"desensitized",
"hard",
"hard-boiled",
"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"
]
},
"hard-shell":{
"as in severe , strict":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"hardhanded":{
"difficult to endure":{
"antonyms":[
"easy",
"light",
"soft"
],
"examples":[
"the hardhanded rule of a tyrannical regime"
],
"near antonyms":[
"comfortable",
"cozy",
"luxurious",
"snug",
"agreeable",
"friendly",
"genial",
"hospitable",
"pleasant",
"peaceful",
"relaxing",
"reposeful",
"restful",
"bearable",
"endurable",
"painless",
"tolerable",
"balmy",
"calm",
"clement",
"gentle",
"mild",
"moderate",
"temperate"
],
"related":[
"austere",
"bleak",
"comfortless",
"discomforting",
"forbidding",
"inhospitable",
"spartan",
"uncomfortable",
"biting",
"inclement",
"intemperate",
"wild",
"rigorous",
"strict",
"stringent",
"agonizing",
"heartbreaking",
"heartrending",
"painful",
"wretched",
"crushing",
"grinding",
"overwhelming",
"wearing",
"insufferable",
"insupportable",
"intolerable",
"unbearable",
"unendurable",
"harrowing",
"tortuous",
"bad",
"disagreeable",
"hostile",
"unfriendly",
"unpleasant"
],
"synonyms":[
"bitter",
"brutal",
"burdensome",
"cruel",
"excruciating",
"grievous",
"grim",
"hard",
"harsh",
"heavy",
"inhuman",
"murderous",
"onerous",
"oppressive",
"rough",
"rugged",
"searing",
"severe",
"stiff",
"tough",
"trying"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"hardihood":{
"active strength of body or mind":{
"antonyms":[
"lethargy",
"listlessness",
"sluggishness",
"torpidity"
],
"examples":[
"the 80-year-old grandmother attributes her hardihood to having eaten a cup of yogurt every day for the past 50 years"
],
"near antonyms":[
"indolence",
"laziness",
"debilitation",
"debility",
"delicacy",
"disablement",
"enfeeblement",
"faintness",
"feebleness",
"frailness",
"frailty",
"impotence",
"impotency",
"infirmity",
"powerlessness",
"puniness",
"slightness",
"softness",
"tenderness",
"weakness",
"enervation",
"exhaustion",
"inanition",
"prostration"
],
"related":[
"animal spirits",
"animation",
"briskness",
"jauntiness",
"liveliness",
"snappiness",
"spirit",
"spiritedness",
"sprightliness",
"spunk",
"spunkiness",
"vibrance",
"vibrancy",
"vivaciousness",
"vivacity",
"ardor",
"\u00e9lan",
"fervor",
"fire",
"passion",
"zeal",
"main",
"metal",
"mettle",
"might",
"muscle",
"potency",
"power",
"puissance",
"stamina",
"strength",
"brawniness",
"fitness",
"hardiness",
"huskiness",
"sturdiness",
"virility",
"health",
"healthiness",
"soundness",
"verdure",
"wellness"
],
"synonyms":[
"beans",
"bounce",
"brio",
"dash",
"drive",
"dynamism",
"energy",
"esprit",
"gas",
"get-up-and-go",
"ginger",
"go",
"gusto",
"juice",
"life",
"moxie",
"oomph",
"pep",
"punch",
"sap",
"snap",
"starch",
"verve",
"vigor",
"vim",
"vinegar",
"vitality",
"zing",
"zip"
]
},
"strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger":{
"antonyms":[
"cowardice",
"cowardliness",
"cravenness",
"dastardliness",
"poltroonery",
"spinelessness"
],
"examples":[
"the explorers were driven by an almost reckless hardihood in the face of the unknown"
],
"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",
"courageousness",
"daring",
"daringness",
"dauntlessness",
"doughtiness",
"fearlessness",
"gallantry",
"greatheartedness",
"guts",
"gutsiness",
"heart",
"heroism",
"intestinal fortitude",
"intrepidity",
"intrepidness",
"moxie",
"nerve",
"pecker",
"prowess",
"stoutness",
"valor",
"virtue"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hardy":{
"able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure":{
"antonyms":[
"delicate",
"nonhardy",
"soft",
"tender",
"weak"
],
"examples":[
"chrysanthemums are hardy enough to survive a light frost",
"the settlers of the Old West were a hardy lot"
],
"near antonyms":[
"emasculated",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"exhausted",
"run-down",
"sapped",
"wasted",
"weakened",
"worn",
"worn-out",
"crippled",
"debilitated",
"diseased",
"incapacitated",
"infirm",
"unsound",
"fragile",
"frail",
"puny",
"resistless",
"sensitive",
"susceptible",
"unresistant",
"vulnerable",
"yielding",
"mortal",
"perishable",
"temporary",
"transient"
],
"related":[
"flinty",
"leathery",
"resilient",
"stalwart",
"durable",
"enduring",
"everlasting",
"immortal",
"imperishable",
"lasting",
"permanent",
"stable",
"staunch",
"stanch",
"staying",
"tenacious",
"unyielding",
"flourishing",
"prospering",
"thriving",
"able-bodied",
"brawny",
"muscular",
"fit",
"fortified",
"hale",
"healthy",
"husky",
"lusty",
"red-blooded",
"robust",
"sound",
"strapping",
"virile",
"annealed",
"seasoned",
"tempered"
],
"synonyms":[
"cast-iron",
"hard",
"hard-bitten",
"hardened",
"inured",
"rugged",
"stout",
"strong",
"sturdy",
"tough",
"toughened",
"vigorous"
]
},
"inclined or willing to take risks":{
"antonyms":[
"unadventurous",
"unenterprising"
],
"examples":[
"hardy souls who pioneered new paths into outer space"
],
"near antonyms":[
"chickenhearted",
"coward",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"lily-livered",
"milk-livered",
"milky",
"poltroon",
"pusillanimous",
"shy",
"timid",
"timorous",
"careful",
"cautious",
"heedful",
"prudent",
"wary",
"overcareful",
"overcautious",
"affrighted",
"afraid",
"alarmed",
"fainthearted",
"fearful",
"frightened",
"horrified",
"scared",
"shocked",
"spooked",
"startled",
"terrified",
"terrorized",
"unnerved",
"calm",
"cool",
"levelheaded",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"sage",
"sane",
"sensible",
"sound",
"wise",
"appalled",
"concerned",
"dismayed",
"upset",
"worried"
],
"related":[
"brash",
"daredevil",
"foolhardy",
"heedless",
"hotheaded",
"impetuous",
"imprudent",
"impulsive",
"incautious",
"madcap",
"overbold",
"overconfident",
"rash",
"reckless",
"thoughtless",
"wild",
"brave",
"courageous",
"dauntless",
"fearless",
"gallant",
"greathearted",
"heroic",
"heroical",
"intrepid",
"lionhearted",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"stouthearted",
"swashbuckling",
"unafraid",
"undaunted",
"valiant",
"valorous",
"gritty",
"plucky",
"spirited",
"spunky",
"gadarene",
"hasty",
"headlong",
"precipitate",
"absurd",
"asinine",
"balmy",
"brainless",
"crazy",
"foolish",
"half-witted",
"harebrained",
"insane",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"nutty",
"scatterbrained",
"silly",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"witless",
"unnecessary",
"dumb",
"idiotic",
"idiotical",
"moronic",
"stupid",
"irrational",
"unreasonable"
],
"synonyms":[
"adventuresome",
"adventurous",
"audacious",
"bold",
"daring",
"dashing",
"emboldened",
"enterprising",
"free-swinging",
"gutsy",
"nerved",
"nervy",
"venturesome",
"venturous"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"harebrained":{
"lacking in seriousness or maturity":{
"antonyms":[
"earnest",
"serious",
"serious-minded",
"sober",
"unfrivolous"
],
"examples":[
"the movie follows the harebrained antics of a pair of stoners who seem incapable of growing up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"grave",
"melancholy",
"somber",
"sombre",
"thoughtful",
"dignified",
"heavy",
"no-nonsense",
"sedate",
"severe",
"solemn",
"staid"
],
"related":[
"fatuous",
"foolish",
"inane",
"nonsensical",
"thoughtless",
"witless",
"crazy",
"daffy",
"daft",
"fruity",
"exuberant",
"flippant",
"fluttery",
"giggly",
"happy",
"light",
"lighthearted",
"playful",
"sappy",
"shallow",
"superficial"
],
"synonyms":[
"birdbrained",
"ditzy",
"ditsy",
"dizzy",
"featherbrained",
"flighty",
"frivolous",
"frothy",
"futile",
"giddy",
"goofy",
"light-headed",
"light-minded",
"puerile",
"scatterbrained",
"silly",
"yeasty"
]
},
"showing or marked by a lack of good sense or judgment":{
"antonyms":[
"judicious",
"prudent",
"sagacious",
"sage",
"sane",
"sapient",
"sensible",
"sound",
"wise"
],
"examples":[
"a harebrained idea to go for a hike in an area where grizzly bear attacks had recently been reported"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brainy",
"bright",
"clever",
"intelligent",
"smart",
"logical",
"rational",
"reasonable",
"valid",
"well-advised"
],
"related":[
"airheaded",
"birdbrained",
"boobish",
"brain-dead",
"chowderheaded",
"chuckleheaded",
"clueless",
"dense",
"dim",
"dim-witted",
"doltish",
"dopey",
"dopy",
"dorky",
"dull",
"dumb",
"dunderheaded",
"empty-headed",
"feebleminded",
"gormless",
"idiotic",
"idiotical",
"imbecile",
"imbecilic",
"knuckleheaded",
"lamebrain",
"lamebrained",
"mindless",
"moronic",
"oafish",
"obtuse",
"opaque",
"pinheaded",
"simple",
"slow",
"slow-witted",
"soft",
"softheaded",
"thoughtless",
"thick",
"thickheaded",
"unintelligent",
"vacuous",
"fallacious",
"illogical",
"invalid",
"irrational",
"nonrational",
"surd",
"unreasonable",
"unreasoning",
"unsound",
"weak",
"farcical",
"laughable",
"ludicrous",
"ridiculous",
"notional",
"buffoonish",
"clownish",
"ill-advised",
"unconsidered",
"unreasoned"
],
"synonyms":[
"absurd",
"asinine",
"balmy",
"brainless",
"bubbleheaded",
"cockeyed",
"crackpot",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"dippy",
"dotty",
"fatuous",
"featherheaded",
"fool",
"foolish",
"half-baked",
"half-witted",
"inept",
"insane",
"jerky",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loony",
"looney",
"lunatic",
"lunkheaded",
"mad",
"nonsensical",
"nutty",
"preposterous",
"sappy",
"screwball",
"senseless",
"silly",
"simpleminded",
"stupid",
"tomfool",
"unwise",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"weak-minded",
"witless",
"zany"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"hared":{
"to proceed or move quickly":{
"antonyms":[
"crawled",
"crept",
"poked"
],
"examples":[
"she's always haring off to attend to some emergency"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dallied",
"dawdled",
"dillydallied",
"dragged",
"hung (around or out)",
"hanged (around or out)",
"lagged",
"lingered",
"loitered",
"poked",
"tarried",
"ambled",
"lumbered",
"plodded",
"sauntered",
"shuffled",
"strolled",
"decelerated",
"slowed (down or up)"
],
"related":[
"beetled",
"darted",
"flitted",
"scampered",
"scudded",
"scuffled",
"stampeded",
"streaked",
"whizzed",
"galloped",
"jogged",
"sprinted",
"accelerated",
"quickened",
"stepped out",
"caught up",
"fast-forwarded",
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"outran",
"outstripped",
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"arrowed",
"beelined"
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"barrelled",
"belted",
"blasted",
"blazed",
"blew",
"bolted",
"bombed",
"bowled",
"breezed",
"bundled",
"bustled",
"buzzed",
"cannonballed",
"careened",
"careered",
"chased",
"coursed",
"cracked (on)",
"dashed",
"drove",
"flew",
"hastened",
"hied",
"highballed",
"hotfooted (it)",
"humped",
"hurled",
"hurried",
"hurtled",
"hustled",
"jetted",
"jumped",
"motored",
"nipped",
"pelted",
"raced",
"rammed",
"ran",
"run",
"ripped",
"rocketed",
"rushed",
"rustled",
"scooted",
"scurried",
"scuttled",
"shot",
"sped",
"speeded",
"stepped",
"tore",
"traveled",
"travelled",
"trotted",
"whirled",
"whisked",
"zipped",
"zoomed"
]
},
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"verb"
]
},
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"disremember",
"forget",
"unlearn"
],
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"let's harken back to what we learned last week"
],
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"misremember",
"disregard",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"overlook",
"lose",
"miss",
"blank (out)"
],
"related":[
"recapture",
"recur",
"educe",
"elicit",
"evoke",
"extract",
"raise",
"remind",
"relive",
"represent"
],
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"flash back (to)",
"hark back (to)",
"hearken back (to)",
"mind",
"recall",
"recollect",
"remember",
"reminisce (about)",
"reproduce",
"think (of)"
]
},
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"verb"
]
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"among the court entertainers waiting to enter the grand hall were masked harlequins in brightly colored pantaloons"
],
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"cutup",
"madcap",
"antic",
"fool",
"gracioso",
"jester",
"motley",
"scaramouch",
"scaramouche",
"mime",
"mimic",
"mummer",
"pantaloon",
"comedian",
"comedienne",
"comic",
"droll",
"farceur",
"funnyman",
"gagger",
"gagman",
"gagster",
"humorist",
"joker",
"jokester",
"merry-andrew",
"second banana",
"stand-up",
"top banana",
"wag",
"wit"
],
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"buffo",
"buffoon",
"clown",
"zany"
]
},
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"noun"
]
},
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"you were lucky to survive the fire without harm",
"no harm in trying"
],
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"healing",
"recovery",
"cure",
"fix",
"remedy"
],
"related":[
"disservice",
"injustice",
"outrage",
"wrong",
"affront",
"dart",
"indignity",
"insult",
"offense",
"offence",
"beating",
"crippling",
"mayhem",
"mutilation",
"defacement",
"disability",
"disablement",
"disfigurement",
"impairment",
"lesion",
"rupture",
"strain",
"abrasion",
"chafe",
"scrape",
"scratch",
"boo-boo",
"bruise",
"contusion",
"swelling",
"wound",
"bump",
"concussion",
"cut",
"gash",
"laceration",
"burn",
"scald",
"scar",
"scathe",
"sear"
],
"synonyms":[
"affliction",
"damage",
"detriment",
"hurt",
"injury"
]
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"to cause bodily damage to":{
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"examples":[
"though she wasn't harmed by the flying glass, she slipped and fell on a piece and cut her hand"
],
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"cure",
"fix",
"heal",
"mend",
"remedy"
],
"related":[
"batter",
"bloody",
"blow out",
"bruise",
"contuse",
"cut",
"gash",
"gore",
"lacerate",
"scald",
"scar",
"scathe",
"strain",
"tear",
"crease",
"graze",
"nick",
"cripple",
"hamstring",
"lame",
"maim",
"mangle",
"mutilate",
"abuse",
"aggrieve",
"afflict",
"maltreat",
"torment",
"torture",
"lay up",
"blemish",
"impair",
"mar",
"scrape",
"spoil"
],
"synonyms":[
"damage",
"hurt",
"injure",
"wound"
]
},
"to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{
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"doctor",
"fix",
"mend",
"patch",
"rebuild",
"recondition",
"reconstruct",
"renovate",
"repair",
"revamp"
],
"examples":[
"the company's reputation has been harmed by allegations of crooked accounting"
],
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"cure",
"heal",
"help",
"rectify",
"rehabilitate",
"remedy",
"edit",
"remodel",
"revise",
"ameliorate",
"better",
"enhance",
"enrich",
"improve",
"meliorate",
"perfect",
"refine"
],
"related":[
"deteriorate",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"undermine",
"weaken",
"erode",
"scour",
"wash out",
"wear (away)",
"blight",
"tarnish",
"dent",
"ding",
"dint",
"botch",
"gum (up)",
"queer",
"lacerate",
"wound",
"disable",
"hamstring",
"lame",
"maim",
"mangle",
"mutilate",
"torment",
"torture",
"annihilate",
"bang up",
"bash",
"batter",
"clobber",
"crush",
"dash",
"decimate",
"demolish",
"desolate",
"destroy",
"devastate",
"do in",
"pulverize",
"raze",
"ruin",
"scourge",
"shatter",
"smash",
"tear down",
"total",
"waste",
"wipe out",
"wreck"
],
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"blemish",
"bloody",
"break",
"compromise",
"crab",
"cripple",
"cross (up)",
"damage",
"deface",
"disfigure",
"endamage",
"flaw",
"hurt",
"impair",
"injure",
"mar",
"spoil",
"vitiate"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"harm's way":{
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"safeness",
"safety",
"secureness",
"security"
],
"examples":[
"got everyone out of harm's way just minutes before the house was ripped apart by the tornado"
],
"near antonyms":[
"preservation",
"salvation",
"defense",
"protection",
"exemption",
"immunity",
"impunity",
"inviolability",
"invulnerability"
],
"related":[
"exposure",
"liability",
"openness",
"vulnerability",
"precariousness",
"threat",
"susceptibility",
"susceptibleness",
"defenselessness",
"helplessness",
"weakness"
],
"synonyms":[
"danger",
"distress",
"endangerment",
"imperilment",
"jeopardy",
"peril",
"risk",
"trouble"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"harmers":{
"as in":{
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"examples":[],
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"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"causing or capable of causing harm":{
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"anodyne",
"benign",
"harmless",
"hurtless",
"innocent",
"innocuous",
"inoffensive",
"safe"
],
"examples":[
"DDT has been proven to be extremely harmful to the environment"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advantageous",
"beneficial",
"useful",
"favorable",
"good",
"propitious",
"curative",
"healthful",
"healthy",
"helpful",
"palliative",
"remedial",
"salubrious",
"salutary",
"wholesome",
"secure",
"sound",
"benignant",
"noncorrosive",
"nondestructive",
"nonfatal",
"noninfectious",
"nonlethal",
"nonpoisonous",
"nonpolluting",
"nontoxic",
"nonvenomous"
],
"related":[
"hostile",
"inimical",
"unfriendly",
"contagious",
"deadly",
"infectious",
"infective",
"pestiferous",
"pestilent",
"pestilential",
"poisonous",
"venomous",
"insidious",
"menacing",
"ominous",
"sinister",
"threatening",
"hazardous",
"imperiling",
"imperilling",
"jeopardizing",
"parlous",
"perilous",
"risky",
"unsafe",
"unsound",
"nasty",
"noisome",
"unhealthful",
"unhealthy",
"unwholesome",
"destructive",
"fatal",
"killer",
"lethal",
"malignant",
"ruinous"
],
"synonyms":[
"adverse",
"bad",
"baleful",
"baneful",
"damaging",
"dangerous",
"deleterious",
"detrimental",
"evil",
"hurtful",
"ill",
"injurious",
"mischievous",
"nocuous",
"noxious",
"pernicious",
"prejudicial",
"wicked"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"harmonious":{
"having a pleasing mixture of notes":{
"antonyms":[
"discordant",
"disharmonious",
"dissonant",
"inharmonious",
"tuneless",
"unmelodious",
"unmusical"
],
"examples":[
"the naturally harmonious sounds of a forest glen in springtime"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blaring",
"clanging",
"clashing",
"clattering",
"grating",
"harsh",
"jangling",
"jarring",
"metallic",
"raspy",
"raucous",
"scratching",
"screeching",
"shrill",
"squeaky",
"strident",
"disagreeable",
"unpleasant",
"unpleasing",
"atonal",
"off-key"
],
"related":[
"blending",
"chiming",
"flowing",
"mellifluent",
"mellifluous",
"dulcet",
"mellow",
"melodic",
"sweet",
"echoing",
"resonant",
"sonorous",
"quavering",
"trilling",
"warbling",
"agreeable",
"appealing",
"pleasant",
"cadenced",
"lilting",
"lyric",
"lyrical",
"rhythmic",
"rhythmical",
"songful",
"songlike",
"chordal",
"harmonic",
"homophonic",
"orchestral",
"polyphonic",
"polyphonous",
"tonal"
],
"synonyms":[
"canorous",
"euphonic",
"euphonious",
"harmonizing",
"melodious",
"musical",
"symphonic",
"symphonious",
"tuneful"
]
},
"having or marked by agreement in feeling or action":{
"antonyms":[
"disagreeable",
"discordant",
"disharmonious",
"disunited",
"incompatible",
"inharmonious",
"uncongenial"
],
"examples":[
"an unusually harmonious meeting among the leaders resulted in a quick peace agreement"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antagonistic",
"antipathetic",
"clashing",
"conflicting",
"hostile",
"inimical",
"unfriendly",
"belligerent",
"contentious",
"quarrelsome",
"contradicting",
"contradictory",
"contrary",
"opposing",
"opposite",
"competing",
"competitive",
"rivaling",
"rivalling"
],
"related":[
"pacific",
"peaceable",
"peaceful",
"collaborating",
"cooperative",
"symbiotic",
"synergetic",
"synergic",
"noncompetitive",
"nonconflicting",
"uncompetitive",
"sympathetic",
"tolerant",
"understanding",
"affable",
"amiable",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"genial",
"neighborly"
],
"synonyms":[
"agreeable",
"amicable",
"compatible",
"congenial",
"frictionless",
"kindred",
"unanimous",
"united"
]
},
"having the parts agreeably related":{
"antonyms":[
"disharmonic",
"disharmonious",
"incongruous",
"inharmonic",
"inharmonious",
"unbalanced"
],
"examples":[
"a harmonious arrangement of archways and doorways in the palace courtyard"
],
"near antonyms":[
"asymmetrical",
"asymmetric",
"disordered",
"irregular",
"skewed",
"unequal",
"uneven",
"unsymmetrical",
"distasteful",
"graceless",
"inartistic",
"inelegant",
"tasteless",
"unaesthetic",
"unbecoming",
"ungraceful",
"unlovely",
"disagreeable",
"displeasing",
"dissatisfying",
"infelicitous",
"unfortunate",
"unpleasant",
"unsightly",
"clashing",
"conflicting",
"disunited",
"incompatible",
"uncoordinated"
],
"related":[
"even",
"proportioned",
"regular",
"symmetrical",
"symmetric",
"aesthetic",
"esthetic",
"aesthetical",
"esthetical",
"artistic",
"becoming",
"elegant",
"graceful",
"tasteful",
"agreeable",
"felicitous",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"satisfying",
"coherent",
"cohesive",
"compatible",
"coordinated",
"correspondent",
"matched",
"matching",
"Apollinian",
"Apollonian"
],
"synonyms":[
"balanced",
"congruous",
"consonant",
"eurythmic",
"eurhythmic",
"harmonic"
]
},
"not having or showing any apparent conflict":{
"antonyms":[
"conflicting",
"conflictive",
"incompatible",
"incongruous",
"inconsistent",
"inharmonious",
"noncompatible"
],
"examples":[
"no form of social discrimination can ever be harmonious with the basic principles and ideals of our nation"
],
"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",
"conformable (to)",
"congruent",
"congruous",
"consistent",
"consonant",
"correspondent (with or to)",
"nonconflicting"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"as in compatibility , agreeableness":{
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"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"harmonize":{
"to be in agreement on every point":{
"antonyms":[
"differ (from)",
"disagree (with)"
],
"examples":[
"interrogated in separate rooms, the two burglary suspects gave stories that didn't harmonize at all"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contradict",
"dispute",
"gainsay",
"negate",
"nullify",
"clash",
"conflict",
"jar"
],
"related":[
"equal",
"match",
"parallel",
"align",
"aline",
"line up",
"register"
],
"synonyms":[
"accord",
"agree",
"answer",
"check",
"chord",
"cohere",
"coincide",
"comport",
"conform",
"consist",
"correspond",
"dovetail",
"fit",
"go",
"jibe",
"rhyme",
"rime",
"sort",
"square",
"tally"
]
},
"to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences":{
"antonyms":[
"disharmonize"
],
"examples":[
"an attempt to harmonize the legends passed down from our forefathers with the historical evidence that survives from their exploits"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confuse",
"disarray",
"disorder",
"disorganize",
"disrupt",
"disturb",
"skew",
"upset",
"alienate",
"estrange"
],
"related":[
"adapt",
"tune",
"blend",
"combine",
"connect",
"correlate",
"dovetail",
"fit",
"fuse",
"integrate",
"join",
"match",
"merge",
"orchestrate",
"pair",
"square",
"suit",
"synchronize",
"synthesize",
"unify",
"unite",
"align",
"aline",
"arrange",
"array",
"balance",
"equalize",
"even",
"order",
"proportion",
"regularize",
"standardize"
],
"synonyms":[
"accommodate",
"attune",
"conciliate",
"conform",
"coordinate",
"key",
"reconcile"
]
},
"to form a pleasing relationship":{
"antonyms":[
"clash",
"collide",
"conflict"
],
"examples":[
"the color of the walls harmonized nicely with the blue tones in the carpet"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contradict",
"contrast",
"counter",
"differ",
"diverge",
"jar",
"cancel (out)",
"counteract",
"negate",
"offset"
],
"related":[
"balance",
"correlate",
"correspond",
"dovetail",
"hang together",
"match",
"meet",
"parallel",
"bond",
"coalesce",
"cohere",
"conjoin",
"fuse",
"merge",
"square",
"tally"
],
"synonyms":[
"agree",
"assort",
"blend",
"chime",
"chime in",
"conform",
"consort",
"coordinate",
"groove"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"harmonized":{
"to be in agreement on every point":{
"antonyms":[
"differed (from)",
"disagreed (with)"
],
"examples":[
"interrogated in separate rooms, the two burglary suspects gave stories that didn't harmonize at all"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contradicted",
"disputed",
"gainsaid",
"negated",
"nullified",
"clashed",
"conflicted",
"jarred"
],
"related":[
"equaled",
"equalled",
"matched",
"paralleled",
"aligned",
"alined",
"lined up",
"registered"
],
"synonyms":[
"accorded",
"agreed",
"answered",
"checked",
"chorded",
"cohered",
"coincided",
"comported",
"conformed",
"consisted",
"corresponded",
"dovetailed",
"fitted",
"fit",
"jibed",
"rhymed",
"rimed",
"sorted",
"squared",
"tallied",
"went"
]
},
"to bring to a state free of conflicts, inconsistencies, or differences":{
"antonyms":[
"disharmonized"
],
"examples":[
"an attempt to harmonize the legends passed down from our forefathers with the historical evidence that survives from their exploits"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confused",
"disarrayed",
"disordered",
"disorganized",
"disrupted",
"disturbed",
"skewed",
"upset",
"alienated",
"estranged"
],
"related":[
"adapted",
"tuned",
"blended",
"blent",
"combined",
"connected",
"correlated",
"dovetailed",
"fitted",
"fit",
"fused",
"integrated",
"joined",
"matched",
"merged",
"orchestrated",
"paired",
"squared",
"suited",
"synchronized",
"synthesized",
"unified",
"united",
"aligned",
"alined",
"arranged",
"arrayed",
"balanced",
"equalized",
"evened",
"ordered",
"proportioned",
"regularized",
"standardized"
],
"synonyms":[
"accommodated",
"attuned",
"conciliated",
"conformed",
"coordinated",
"keyed",
"reconciled"
]
},
"to form a pleasing relationship":{
"antonyms":[
"clashed",
"collided",
"conflicted"
],
"examples":[
"the color of the walls harmonized nicely with the blue tones in the carpet"
],
"near antonyms":[
"contradicted",
"contrasted",
"countered",
"differed",
"diverged",
"jarred",
"canceled (out)",
"cancelled (out)",
"counteracted",
"negated",
"offset"
],
"related":[
"balanced",
"correlated",
"corresponded",
"dovetailed",
"hung together",
"matched",
"met",
"paralleled",
"bonded",
"coalesced",
"cohered",
"conjoined",
"fused",
"merged",
"squared",
"tallied"
],
"synonyms":[
"agreed",
"assorted",
"blended",
"blent",
"chimed",
"chimed in",
"conformed",
"consorted",
"coordinated",
"grooved"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"harry":{
"as in loot , sack":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"as in scold , berate":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"harrying":{
"as in looting , sacking":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"as in scolding , berating":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"the act of making unwelcome intrusions upon another":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"to be spared from the relentless harrying of telemarketers, she stopped answering the phone"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"aggro",
"molestation",
"offense",
"offence",
"persecution",
"provocation",
"torment",
"torture",
"devilment",
"devilry",
"mischief"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravation",
"annoyance",
"bedevilment",
"botheration",
"bothering",
"bugging",
"disturbance",
"harassment",
"importunity",
"pestering",
"teasing",
"vexation"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"harshness":{
"a harsh or sharp quality":{
"antonyms":[
"mildness",
"softness"
],
"examples":[
"there was a harshness about her voice that made her an unlikely but surprisingly evocative singer of torch songs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gentleness",
"kindliness"
],
"related":[
"ginger",
"punch",
"spice",
"tang",
"raucousness",
"severeness",
"severity",
"shrillness",
"virulence",
"vitriol",
"cattiness",
"maliciousness",
"pointedness",
"thorniness"
],
"synonyms":[
"acerbity",
"acidity",
"acidness",
"acridity",
"acridness",
"acrimoniousness",
"acrimony",
"acuteness",
"asperity",
"bite",
"bitterness",
"edge",
"keenness",
"poignance",
"poignancy",
"pungency",
"roughness",
"sharpness",
"tartness"
]
},
"the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism)":{
"antonyms":[
"flexibility",
"gentleness",
"laxness",
"mildness"
],
"examples":[
"was surprised at the harshness of the choirmaster's criticism, since he was usually pretty easygoing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"forbearance",
"indulgence",
"kindness",
"lenience",
"patience",
"softness",
"tenderness",
"tolerance",
"responsiveness",
"willingness",
"compliance",
"pliability",
"pliancy"
],
"related":[
"callousness",
"hard-heartedness",
"implacability",
"obduracy",
"obdurateness",
"pitilessness",
"dourness",
"gruffness",
"asceticism",
"austereness",
"austerity",
"monasticism",
"determination",
"firmness",
"resolve",
"steadfastness",
"obstinacy",
"stubbornness"
],
"synonyms":[
"exactingness",
"hardness",
"inflexibility",
"rigidity",
"rigidness",
"rigor",
"rigorousness",
"severity",
"sternness",
"strictness",
"stringency"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"harvest":{
"the quantity of an animal or vegetable product gathered at the end of a season":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"we can thank the bountiful harvest of 1621 for our traditional feast of turkey and all the trimmings every November"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"return",
"yield",
"cut",
"cutting"
],
"synonyms":[
"crop"
]
},
"to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"harvest salmon from nearby rivers",
"every year we harvest corn from our own garden"
],
"near antonyms":[
"plant",
"seed",
"sow"
],
"related":[
"clam",
"fish",
"seal",
"shrimp",
"whale",
"accumulate",
"forage",
"garner",
"glean",
"cut",
"hay",
"mow",
"bag",
"capture",
"hunt",
"net",
"snare",
"trap",
"crop",
"grow",
"raise"
],
"synonyms":[
"gather",
"pick",
"reap"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"harvested":{
"to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"harvest salmon from nearby rivers",
"every year we harvest corn from our own garden"
],
"near antonyms":[
"planted",
"seeded",
"sowed"
],
"related":[
"clammed",
"fished",
"sealed",
"shrimped",
"whaled",
"accumulated",
"foraged",
"garnered",
"gleaned",
"cut",
"hayed",
"mowed",
"bagged",
"captured",
"hunted",
"netted",
"snared",
"trapped",
"cropped",
"grew",
"raised"
],
"synonyms":[
"gathered",
"picked",
"reaped"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hash (over)":{
"as in argue , talk over":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hassling":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a small group of jeering protesters hassled the politically active singer at every appearance she made"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"deriding",
"gibing",
"jibing",
"jeering",
"mocking",
"ridiculing",
"annoying",
"bothering",
"bugging",
"burning (up)",
"chafing",
"fretting",
"frosting",
"galling",
"getting",
"gnawing (at)",
"grating",
"griping",
"hacking (off)",
"hagriding",
"irking",
"irritating",
"itching",
"nagging",
"narking",
"nettling",
"peeving",
"pestering",
"piquing",
"putting out",
"rasping",
"riling",
"ruffling",
"spiting",
"troubling",
"vexing",
"aggravating",
"exasperating",
"goading",
"testing",
"trying",
"aggrieving",
"agitating",
"bedeviling",
"beleaguering",
"discomforting",
"disturbing",
"perturbing",
"badgering",
"dogging",
"hounding",
"browbeating",
"bullying",
"hectoring",
"harassing",
"harrying",
"persecuting",
"plaguing",
"terrorizing",
"tormenting",
"torturing"
],
"synonyms":[
"baiting",
"hazing",
"heckling",
"needling",
"riding",
"taunting",
"teasing"
]
},
"to express different opinions about something often angrily":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"constantly hassled with the chef over the need to cook pork thoroughly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coexisting",
"getting along",
"accepting",
"agreeing",
"assenting",
"concurring",
"consenting"
],
"related":[
"challenging",
"daring",
"defying",
"clashing",
"contending",
"contesting",
"tangling",
"caviling",
"cavilling",
"fussing",
"nitpicking",
"considering",
"debating",
"discussing",
"kicking",
"objecting",
"protesting"
],
"synonyms":[
"altercating",
"argufying",
"arguing",
"bickering",
"brabbling",
"brawling",
"controverting",
"disputing",
"falling out",
"fighting",
"jarring",
"quarreling",
"quarrelling",
"quibbling",
"rowing",
"scrapping",
"spatting",
"squabbling",
"tiffing",
"wrangling"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"hasty":{
"acting or done with excessive or careless speed":{
"antonyms":[
"deliberate",
"unhurried",
"unrushed"
],
"examples":[
"Anna later regretted her hasty decision to sell her car"
],
"near antonyms":[
"calculated",
"calculating",
"measured",
"circumspect",
"foresighted",
"forethoughtful",
"drawn-out",
"extended",
"long-term",
"prolonged",
"faltering",
"hesitant",
"hesitating",
"tentative",
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"laggard",
"leisurely",
"poky",
"pokey",
"shilly-shallying",
"slow"
],
"related":[
"breakneck",
"breathtaking",
"headstrong",
"heady",
"hotheaded",
"impatient",
"impetuous",
"impulsive",
"madcap",
"reckless",
"unadvised",
"quick",
"rapid",
"speedy",
"swift",
"horseback",
"impromptu",
"makeshift",
"offhand",
"offhanded",
"off-the-cuff",
"rush",
"slapdash",
"snap",
"spontaneous",
"spur-of-the-moment",
"abrupt",
"sudden"
],
"synonyms":[
"cursory",
"drive-by",
"flying",
"gadarene",
"headlong",
"helter-skelter",
"hurried",
"overhasty",
"pell-mell",
"precipitate",
"precipitous",
"rash",
"rushed"
]
},
"moving, proceeding, or acting with great speed":{
"antonyms":[
"slow"
],
"examples":[
"we all wish our sick friend a hasty recovery"
],
"near antonyms":[
"crawling",
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"dillydallying",
"dragging",
"laggard",
"languid",
"lingering",
"plodding",
"poking",
"poky",
"pokey",
"slowish",
"sluggish",
"unhurried",
"deliberate",
"leisurely",
"measured",
"dilatory",
"late",
"tardy",
"ultraslow"
],
"related":[
"expeditious",
"prompt",
"ready",
"accelerated",
"hastened",
"hurried",
"quickened",
"rushed",
"breathtaking",
"energetic",
"strenuous",
"strong",
"vigorous",
"high-speed",
"rush",
"ultrafast",
"ultrarapid"
],
"synonyms":[
"blistering",
"breakneck",
"breathless",
"brisk",
"dizzy",
"fast",
"fleet",
"fleet-footed",
"flying",
"galloping",
"hot",
"lightning",
"nippy",
"quick",
"rapid",
"rapid-fire",
"rattling",
"snappy",
"speedy",
"splitting",
"swift",
"whirlwind",
"zippy"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"hate":{
"a very strong dislike":{
"antonyms":[
"affection",
"devotion",
"fondness",
"love"
],
"examples":[
"hate can sometimes be replaced with tolerance when people meet face to face"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appetite",
"inclination",
"liking",
"admiration",
"adoration",
"veneration",
"worship",
"acceptance",
"tolerance",
"passion",
"relish",
"taste"
],
"related":[
"cattiness",
"despite",
"despitefulness",
"hatefulness",
"invidiousness",
"malevolence",
"malice",
"maliciousness",
"malignancy",
"malignity",
"meanness",
"spite",
"spitefulness",
"aversion",
"disgust",
"distaste",
"horror",
"odium",
"repugnance",
"repulsion",
"revulsion",
"animosity",
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"bitterness",
"contempt",
"disdain",
"enmity",
"grudge",
"hostility",
"jealousy",
"pique",
"resentment",
"scorn",
"bile",
"jaundice",
"rancor",
"spleen",
"venom",
"virulence",
"vitriol"
],
"synonyms":[
"abhorrence",
"abomination",
"detestation",
"execration",
"hatred",
"loathing"
]
},
"something or someone that is hated":{
"antonyms":[
"love"
],
"examples":[
"the Alaska pipeline is a pet hate of environmentalists"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beloved",
"darling",
"dear",
"honey",
"sweetheart",
"delight",
"enjoyment",
"felicity",
"joy",
"pleasure",
"favorite",
"like",
"preference",
"treasure"
],
"related":[
"dread",
"hang-up",
"horror",
"phobia",
"bogey",
"bogie",
"bogy",
"bugaboo",
"bugbear",
"adversary",
"enemy",
"annoyance",
"grievance",
"hassle",
"nuisance",
"peeve"
],
"synonyms":[
"abhorrence",
"abomination",
"anathema",
"antipathy",
"aversion",
"b\u00eate noire",
"detestation",
"execration"
]
},
"to dislike strongly":{
"antonyms":[
"love"
],
"examples":[
"she hates her job, she hates her friends, and she hates her life!"
],
"near antonyms":[
"desire",
"fancy",
"favor",
"like",
"prefer",
"enjoy",
"relish",
"admire",
"adore",
"approve (of)",
"esteem",
"hallow",
"idolize",
"revere",
"venerate",
"worship",
"cherish",
"prize",
"treasure"
],
"related":[
"deplore",
"deprecate",
"disapprove (of)",
"discountenance",
"disdain",
"disfavor",
"scorn"
],
"synonyms":[
"abhor",
"abominate",
"despise",
"detest",
"execrate",
"loathe"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hateful":{
"having or showing a desire to cause someone pain or suffering for the sheer enjoyment of it":{
"antonyms":[
"benevolent",
"benign",
"benignant",
"loving",
"unmalicious"
],
"examples":[
"the girl's classmates were bullying her online, sending her hateful e-mails and text messages"
],
"near antonyms":[
"compassionate",
"good",
"good-hearted",
"kind",
"kindhearted",
"kindly",
"sympathetic",
"warm",
"warmhearted",
"affable",
"agreeable",
"amiable",
"cordial",
"friendly",
"genial",
"gracious",
"nice",
"pleasant",
"affectionate",
"amorous",
"sweet",
"tender",
"tenderhearted",
"humane",
"altruistic",
"high-minded",
"humanitarian",
"magnanimous",
"noble",
"philanthropic",
"philanthropical"
],
"related":[
"devious",
"scoundrelly",
"scurvy",
"snakelike",
"acrimonious",
"bitter",
"envious",
"jaundiced",
"jealous",
"rancorous",
"resentful",
"vindictive",
"vitriolic",
"contemptuous",
"deprecating",
"derogatory",
"disdainful",
"disparaging",
"mean-spirited",
"obnoxious",
"opprobrious",
"scornful",
"snide",
"snotty",
"unkind",
"unkindly",
"unloving",
"baleful",
"baneful",
"evil",
"harsh",
"hostile",
"inimical",
"acrid",
"caustic",
"poisonous",
"scathing",
"venomous"
],
"synonyms":[
"bad",
"bitchy",
"catty",
"cruel",
"despiteful",
"malevolent",
"malicious",
"malign",
"malignant",
"mean",
"nasty",
"spiteful",
"vicious",
"virulent"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"hates":{
"something or someone that is hated":{
"antonyms":[
"loves"
],
"examples":[
"the Alaska pipeline is a pet hate of environmentalists"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beloveds",
"darlings",
"dears",
"honeys",
"sweethearts",
"delights",
"enjoyments",
"felicities",
"joys",
"pleasures",
"favorites",
"likes",
"preferences",
"treasures"
],
"related":[
"dreads",
"hang-ups",
"horrors",
"phobias",
"bogeys",
"bogies",
"bugaboos",
"bugbears",
"adversaries",
"enemies",
"annoyances",
"grievances",
"hassles",
"nuisances",
"peeves"
],
"synonyms":[
"abhorrences",
"abominations",
"anathemas",
"antipathies",
"aversions",
"b\u00eates noires",
"detestations",
"execrations"
]
},
"to dislike strongly":{
"antonyms":[
"loves"
],
"examples":[
"she hates her job, she hates her friends, and she hates her life!"
],
"near antonyms":[
"desires",
"fancies",
"favors",
"likes",
"prefers",
"enjoys",
"relishes",
"admires",
"adores",
"approves (of)",
"esteems",
"hallows",
"idolizes",
"reveres",
"venerates",
"worships",
"cherishes",
"prizes",
"treasures"
],
"related":[
"deplores",
"deprecates",
"disapproves (of)",
"discountenances",
"disdains",
"disfavors",
"scorns"
],
"synonyms":[
"abhors",
"abominates",
"despises",
"detests",
"execrates",
"loathes"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hating":{
"to dislike strongly":{
"antonyms":[
"loving"
],
"examples":[
"she hates her job, she hates her friends, and she hates her life!"
],
"near antonyms":[
"desiring",
"fancying",
"favoring",
"liking",
"preferring",
"enjoying",
"relishing",
"admiring",
"adoring",
"approving (of)",
"esteeming",
"hallowing",
"idolizing",
"revering",
"venerating",
"worshipping",
"worshiping",
"cherishing",
"prizing",
"treasuring"
],
"related":[
"deploring",
"deprecating",
"disapproving (of)",
"discountenancing",
"disdaining",
"disfavoring",
"scorning"
],
"synonyms":[
"abhorring",
"abominating",
"despising",
"detesting",
"execrating",
"loathing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hauled":{
"to cause to follow by applying steady force on":{
"antonyms":[
"drove",
"propelled",
"pushed"
],
"examples":[
"a pair of strong oxen hauled the plow"
],
"near antonyms":[
"shoved",
"thrust"
],
"related":[
"attracted",
"heaved",
"hove",
"jerked",
"yanked",
"carried",
"conveyed",
"ferried",
"moved",
"transported"
],
"synonyms":[
"dragged",
"drew",
"haled",
"lugged",
"pulled",
"towed",
"tugged"
]
},
"to support and take from one place to another":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a vast army of trucks haul produce across America every day"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"delivered",
"handed over",
"transferred",
"forwarded",
"sent",
"shipped",
"transmitted",
"brought",
"fetched",
"took",
"moved",
"removed",
"shifted"
],
"synonyms":[
"bore",
"carried",
"carted",
"conveyed",
"ferried",
"lugged",
"packed",
"toted",
"transported"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"haunting":{
"fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the haunting tones of the Highland bagpipes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"common",
"commonplace",
"everyday",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"prosaic",
"routine",
"typical",
"unexceptional",
"unremarkable",
"usual",
"natural",
"expected",
"familiar",
"predictable"
],
"related":[
"ghastly",
"ghostlike",
"ghostly",
"ghoulish",
"spectral",
"bizarre",
"curious",
"odd",
"outlandish",
"outr\u00e9",
"peculiar",
"quaint",
"queerish",
"quirky",
"unaccustomed",
"uncommon",
"unusual",
"metaphysical",
"preternatural",
"supernatural",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"inscrutable",
"mysterious",
"puzzling",
"dreadful",
"fearsome",
"horrible",
"horrifying",
"terrible",
"terrifying"
],
"synonyms":[
"creepy",
"eerie",
"eery",
"spookish",
"spooky",
"uncanny",
"unearthly",
"weird"
]
},
"to go to or spend time in often":{
"antonyms":[
"avoiding",
"shunning"
],
"examples":[
"much of her time is spent haunting antique shops in search of unique knobs for the curio cabinets she builds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dodging",
"ducking",
"eluding",
"escaping",
"eschewing",
"evading",
"shaking"
],
"related":[
"patronizing",
"attending",
"taking in",
"infesting",
"invading",
"overrunning",
"swarming",
"calling (on or upon)",
"dropping by",
"dropping in",
"popping (in)",
"running (in)",
"camping (out in)",
"sojourning (at)",
"staying (at)",
"stopping (over)",
"tarrying (in)"
],
"synonyms":[
"affecting",
"frequenting",
"habituating",
"hanging (at)",
"resorting (to)",
"visiting"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"haute":{
"as in ritzy , chichi":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"have":{
"a wealthy person":{
"antonyms":[
"have-not",
"pauper"
],
"examples":[
"a society that discriminates between the haves and the have-nots"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bankrupt",
"beggar"
],
"related":[
"moneymaker",
"money-spinner",
"magnate",
"nabob",
"tycoon",
"billionaire",
"gazillionaire",
"millionaire",
"multibillionaire",
"multimillionaire",
"multimillionairess",
"zillionaire",
"heir",
"heiress",
"jet-setter",
"jeunesse dor\u00e9e"
],
"synonyms":[
"capitalist",
"Croesus",
"deep pocket",
"fat cat",
"money",
"moneybags",
"plutocrat",
"silk stocking"
]
},
"to agree to receive whether willingly or reluctantly":{
"antonyms":[
"decline",
"deny",
"disallow",
"disapprove",
"negative",
"refuse",
"reject",
"spurn",
"turn down",
"veto"
],
"examples":[
"we decided that I would have the job of calling the volunteers on the phone",
"she refused to have him as a husband"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dissent (to)",
"object (to)",
"oppose",
"protest",
"hold off",
"resist",
"withstand",
"combat",
"contest",
"fight"
],
"related":[
"accede (to)",
"assent (to)",
"concede (to)",
"confirm",
"consent (to)",
"OK",
"okay",
"ratify",
"sanction",
"warrant",
"acquiesce (to)",
"bow (to)",
"capitulate (to)",
"give in (to)",
"submit (to)",
"succumb (to)",
"surrender (to)",
"yield (to)",
"abide",
"bear",
"brook",
"countenance",
"endure",
"shoulder",
"stand",
"stick out",
"stomach",
"support",
"sustain",
"swallow",
"sweat out",
"tolerate",
"adopt",
"embrace",
"welcome"
],
"synonyms":[
"accept",
"take"
]
},
"to bring forth from the womb":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"her grandmother had 11 children"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abort",
"lose",
"miscarry"
],
"related":[
"labor",
"breed",
"multiply",
"propagate",
"reproduce",
"spawn",
"beget",
"father",
"generate",
"get",
"sire",
"calve",
"kid",
"kindle",
"kitten",
"litter",
"pup",
"whelp"
],
"synonyms":[
"bear",
"birth",
"deliver",
"drop",
"mother",
"produce"
]
},
"to cause to believe what is untrue":{
"antonyms":[
"undeceive"
],
"examples":[
"he'd been had \u2014the painting was a fake, and he never saw the \"art dealer\" or his money again"
],
"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",
"con",
"cozen",
"deceive",
"delude",
"dupe",
"fake out",
"fool",
"gaff",
"gammon",
"gull",
"have on",
"hoax",
"hoodwink",
"hornswoggle",
"humbug",
"juggle",
"misguide",
"misinform",
"mislead",
"snooker",
"snow",
"spoof",
"string along",
"suck in",
"sucker",
"take in",
"trick"
]
},
"to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"had a great time at the party",
"had three operations on her leg"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"encounter",
"meet",
"accept",
"receive",
"assimilate",
"digest"
],
"synonyms":[
"endure",
"experience",
"feel",
"know",
"pass",
"see",
"suffer",
"sustain",
"taste",
"undergo",
"witness"
]
},
"to give permission for or to approve of":{
"antonyms":[
"ban",
"enjoin",
"forbid",
"prohibit",
"proscribe",
"veto"
],
"examples":[
"I will not have any more nonsense about a party in celebration of my retirement"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hinder",
"impede",
"obstruct",
"censure",
"deny",
"disallow",
"disapprove",
"interdict",
"refuse",
"reject",
"revoke",
"suppress",
"withhold",
"deplore",
"discountenance",
"disfavor",
"dislike",
"frown (at or on)",
"grudge",
"check",
"curb",
"keep",
"repress",
"restrain"
],
"related":[
"authorize",
"commission",
"license",
"licence",
"accede (to)",
"acquiesce",
"agree (to)",
"assent (to)",
"consent (to)",
"OK",
"okay",
"warrant",
"accord",
"concede",
"grant",
"sanction",
"vouchsafe",
"admit",
"brook",
"condone",
"countenance",
"endure",
"support",
"tolerate"
],
"synonyms":[
"allow",
"green-light",
"permit",
"suffer"
]
},
"to influence someone with a bribe":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"an upstanding judge who could not be had at any price"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"fix",
"tamper (with)",
"abase",
"debase",
"debauch",
"defile",
"degrade",
"demean",
"deprave",
"dishonor",
"pervert",
"poison",
"profane",
"prostitute",
"subvert",
"taint",
"warp",
"allure",
"bait",
"beguile",
"entice",
"lead on",
"lure",
"seduce",
"tempt",
"motivate",
"provoke",
"spur",
"stimulate",
"goad",
"induce",
"flatter",
"persuade",
"snare",
"trap"
],
"synonyms":[
"bribe",
"buy",
"corrupt",
"pay off",
"square"
]
},
"to keep in one's mind or heart":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I have never had an unkind thought for him",
"do you have an opinion?"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregard",
"drop",
"forget",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"overlook",
"abjure",
"decline",
"deny",
"disdain",
"refuse",
"reject",
"repudiate",
"scorn",
"abandon",
"desert",
"discard",
"forsake",
"give up",
"part (with)",
"quit",
"renounce",
"throw out",
"erase",
"expunge"
],
"related":[
"cultivate",
"foster",
"nurture",
"support",
"sustain",
"carry",
"keep",
"maintain",
"preserve",
"remember",
"retain",
"treasure",
"cleave (to)",
"cling (to)",
"hug",
"stick (to)",
"brood (about or over)",
"fixate (on or upon)",
"obsess (about or over)"
],
"synonyms":[
"bear",
"cherish",
"entertain",
"harbor",
"hold",
"nurse"
]
},
"to keep, control, or experience as one's own":{
"antonyms":[
"lack",
"want"
],
"examples":[
"my uncle has a sizable collection of black powder rifles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandon",
"cede",
"disclaim",
"disown",
"hand over",
"relinquish",
"renounce",
"surrender",
"yield",
"discard",
"dump",
"decline",
"reject",
"repudiate",
"spurn",
"need",
"require"
],
"related":[
"keep",
"reserve",
"withhold",
"bear",
"carry",
"boast",
"show off",
"sport"
],
"synonyms":[
"command",
"enjoy",
"hold",
"own",
"possess",
"retain"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"have a fit":{
"to become very angry":{
"antonyms":[
"calm (down)",
"simmer down"
],
"examples":[
"The toddler had a fit when he was told he couldn't have candy for breakfast."
],
"near antonyms":[
"chill out",
"cool (off or down)",
"relax",
"hush",
"quiet (down)"
],
"related":[
"anger",
"fulminate",
"rage",
"rant",
"rave",
"snap",
"snarl",
"sputter",
"storm",
"tee off",
"vent",
"vituperate",
"bristle",
"burn",
"foam",
"fume",
"glare",
"glower",
"seethe",
"sizzle",
"smolder",
"smoulder",
"steam",
"warm",
"burst",
"explode",
"flare (out)",
"flash",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"madden"
],
"synonyms":[
"blow up",
"flare (up)",
"flip (out)"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"having one's eye on":{
"to keep one's eyes on":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"While there was no evidence directly linking the group to the crime, the detective had his eye on them nonetheless."
],
"near antonyms":[
"blinking",
"winking"
],
"related":[
"beholding",
"looking",
"perceiving",
"regarding",
"seeing",
"viewing",
"gaping",
"gawking",
"gazing",
"glaring",
"goggling",
"looking on",
"peering",
"rubbernecking",
"staring",
"guarding",
"waking",
"warding",
"bird-dogging",
"monitoring",
"studying",
"spying",
"espying",
"glancing",
"glimpsing",
"peeking",
"peeping"
],
"synonyms":[
"eyeing",
"eying",
"following",
"observing",
"watching"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"havoc":{
"a state in which everything is out of order":{
"antonyms":[
"order",
"orderliness"
],
"examples":[
"computer network problems created havoc throughout the office"
],
"near antonyms":[
"method",
"pattern",
"plan",
"system"
],
"related":[
"anarchy",
"lawlessness",
"misrule",
"riot",
"knot",
"snarl",
"tangle",
"labyrinth",
"maze",
"web",
"maelstrom",
"storm",
"bollix",
"clutter",
"litter",
"mishmash",
"shuffle",
"hodgepodge",
"medley",
"miscellany",
"morass",
"motley"
],
"synonyms":[
"chance-medley",
"chaos",
"confusion",
"disarrangement",
"disarray",
"dishevelment",
"disorder",
"disorderedness",
"disorderliness",
"disorganization",
"free-for-all",
"heck",
"hell",
"jumble",
"mare's nest",
"mess",
"messiness",
"misorder",
"muddle",
"muss",
"shambles",
"snake pit",
"tumble",
"welter"
]
},
"as in ravage , plunder":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"the state or fact of being rendered nonexistent, physically unsound, or useless":{
"antonyms":[
"building",
"construction",
"erection",
"raising"
],
"examples":[
"the powerful hurricane wreaked havoc all along the coast"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rescue",
"salvage",
"salvation",
"saving",
"conservation",
"preservation",
"protection",
"reclamation",
"reconstruction",
"re-creation",
"refurbishment",
"regeneracy",
"remodeling",
"renovation",
"restoration"
],
"related":[
"depredation",
"despoilment",
"despoliation",
"breakup",
"collapse",
"disintegration",
"dissolution",
"assassination",
"execution",
"killing",
"massacre",
"slaughter",
"dismantlement",
"effacement",
"eradication"
],
"synonyms":[
"annihilation",
"decimation",
"demolishment",
"demolition",
"desolation",
"destruction",
"devastation",
"extermination",
"extinction",
"loss",
"mincemeat",
"obliteration",
"ruin",
"ruination",
"wastage",
"wreckage"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hawkeyed":{
"having unusually keen vision":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the hawkeyed driver spotted the state trooper lying in wait for unwary speeders"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blind",
"eyeless",
"sightless",
"stone-blind",
"visionless",
"astigmatic",
"myopic",
"nearsighted",
"shortsighted",
"purblind"
],
"related":[
"sighted",
"alert",
"attentive",
"aware",
"observant",
"observing",
"vigilant",
"watchful"
],
"synonyms":[
"clear-sighted",
"eagle-eyed",
"lynx-eyed",
"sharp-eyed",
"sharp-sighted"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"hawkish":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"hays":{
"a place set aside for sleeping":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"dragging myself out of the hay on such a cold, dreary morning seemed like an act of sheer masochism"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"bedsteads",
"futons",
"futon",
"mattresses",
"pallets",
"bunk beds",
"cots",
"couches",
"daybeds",
"feather beds",
"four-posters",
"hammocks",
"Murphy beds",
"shakedowns",
"sleigh beds",
"sofa beds",
"sofas",
"studio couches",
"trundle beds",
"water beds",
"bassinets",
"carry-cots",
"cradles",
"cribs"
],
"synonyms":[
"beds",
"bunks",
"dosses",
"kips",
"lairs",
"pads",
"racks",
"sacks"
]
},
"as in cuts , mows":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hazarded":{
"to place in danger":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"just so the tourists could see the sea lions up close, the captain needlessly hazarded his ship"
],
"near antonyms":[
"guarded",
"protected",
"sheltered",
"shielded",
"preserved",
"resumed",
"saved"
],
"related":[
"intimidated",
"threatened",
"exposed",
"subjected",
"chanced",
"wagered"
],
"synonyms":[
"adventured",
"compromised",
"endangered",
"gambled (with)",
"imperiled",
"imperilled",
"jeoparded",
"jeopardized",
"menaced",
"periled",
"perilled",
"risked",
"ventured"
]
},
"to take a chance on":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"was unwilling to hazard landing the plane on the small island, which didn't even have an airfield"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"bearded",
"braved",
"brazened",
"breasted",
"challenged",
"confronted",
"dared",
"defied",
"faced",
"outbraved",
"compromised",
"endangered",
"imperiled",
"imperilled",
"jeopardized",
"menaced",
"exposed",
"subjected",
"bet (on)",
"betted (on)",
"wagered"
],
"synonyms":[
"adventured",
"chanced",
"gambled (on)",
"risked",
"tempted",
"ventured"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"hazardous":{
"involving potential loss or injury":{
"antonyms":[
"harmless",
"innocent",
"innocuous",
"nonhazardous",
"nonthreatening",
"safe",
"unthreatening"
],
"examples":[
"a hazardous journey across the arctic ice"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advantageous",
"beneficial",
"good",
"ultrasafe"
],
"related":[
"dicey",
"insecure",
"precarious",
"treacherous",
"uncertain",
"ultrahazardous",
"chance",
"haphazard",
"random",
"distressing",
"sickening",
"unpleasant",
"ugly",
"wicked",
"adverse",
"bad",
"baleful",
"baneful",
"deleterious",
"detrimental",
"evil",
"harmful",
"hurtful",
"ill",
"inimical",
"injurious",
"malignant",
"nasty",
"noxious",
"pernicious",
"pestilent",
"deadly",
"deathly",
"destructive",
"dire",
"fatal",
"fateful",
"fell",
"killer",
"lethal",
"mortal",
"murderous"
],
"synonyms":[
"dangerous",
"grave",
"grievous",
"jeopardizing",
"menacing",
"parlous",
"perilous",
"risky",
"serious",
"threatening",
"unhealthy",
"unsafe",
"venturesome"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"handout":{
"to give out (something) to appropriate individuals":{
"examples":[
"no system yet in place for handing out room assignments"
],
"synonyms":[
"administer",
"allocate",
"apportion",
"deal (out)",
"dispense",
"distribute",
"dole out",
"mete (out)",
"parcel (out)",
"portion",
"prorate"
],
"related":[
"admeasure",
"allot",
"allow",
"appropriate",
"assign",
"dish out",
"divide",
"divvy (up)",
"dollop (out)",
"lot",
"measure (out)",
"part",
"proportion",
"ration",
"redistribute",
"set",
"share (out)",
"split",
"bestow",
"disburse",
"furnish",
"issue",
"provide",
"share",
"supply",
"circulate",
"disperse",
"disseminate",
"scatter",
"spread",
"chip in",
"contribute",
"donate",
"pledge",
"reallocate",
"reapportion"
],
"near antonyms":[
"begrudge",
"decline",
"deny",
"deprive (of)",
"disallow",
"refuse",
"reject",
"withhold",
"niggle (out)",
"pinch",
"skimp",
"stint"
],
"antonyms":[
"misallocate"
]
},
"as in throwaway , handbill":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in contribution , charity":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hastens":{
"to cause to move or proceed fast or faster":{
"examples":[
"hasten the activation of yeast with heat"
],
"synonyms":[
"accelerates",
"bundles",
"fast-tracks",
"hurries",
"quickens",
"rushes",
"speeds (up)",
"whisks"
],
"related":[
"drives",
"goads",
"prods",
"propels",
"pushes",
"races",
"spurs",
"stirs",
"urges",
"aids",
"dispatches",
"eases",
"encourages",
"expedites",
"facilitates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delays",
"encumbers",
"fetters",
"hampers",
"hinders",
"hobbles",
"holds back",
"holds up",
"impedes",
"interferes (with)",
"manacles",
"reins (in)",
"restrains",
"shackles",
"ties up",
"trammels",
"arrests",
"checks",
"stalls",
"stays",
"stills",
"stops"
],
"antonyms":[
"brakes",
"decelerates",
"retards",
"slows (down)"
]
},
"to proceed or move quickly":{
"examples":[
"the contractors hastened to complete the project before the deadline"
],
"synonyms":[
"barrels",
"belts",
"blasts",
"blazes",
"blows",
"bolts",
"bombs",
"bowls",
"breezes",
"bundles",
"bustles",
"buzzes",
"cannonballs",
"careens",
"careers",
"chases",
"courses",
"cracks (on)",
"dashes",
"drives",
"flies",
"hares",
"hies",
"highballs",
"hotfoots (it)",
"humps",
"hurls",
"hurries",
"hurtles",
"hustles",
"jets",
"jumps",
"motors",
"nips",
"pelts",
"races",
"rams",
"rips",
"rockets",
"runs",
"rushes",
"rustles",
"scoots",
"scurries",
"scuttles",
"shoots",
"speeds",
"steps",
"tears",
"travels",
"trots",
"whirls",
"whisks",
"zips",
"zooms"
],
"related":[
"beetles",
"darts",
"flits",
"scampers",
"scuds",
"scuffles",
"stampedes",
"streaks",
"whizzes",
"gallops",
"jogs",
"sprints",
"accelerates",
"quickens",
"steps out",
"catches up",
"fast-forwards",
"outpaces",
"outruns",
"outstrips",
"overtakes",
"arrows",
"beelines"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dallies",
"dawdles",
"dillydallies",
"drags",
"hangs (around or out)",
"lags",
"lingers",
"loiters",
"pokes",
"tarries",
"ambles",
"lumbers",
"plods",
"saunters",
"shuffles",
"strolls",
"decelerates",
"slows (down or up)"
],
"antonyms":[
"crawls",
"creeps",
"pokes"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"handleable":{
"as in manageable , teachable":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"happiness":{
"a feeling or state of well-being and contentment":{
"examples":[
"her happiness was complete when she got her very own house"
],
"synonyms":[
"beatitude",
"blessedness",
"bliss",
"blissfulness",
"felicity",
"gladness",
"joy",
"warm fuzzies"
],
"related":[
"elatedness",
"elation",
"exhilaration",
"exultation",
"high",
"intoxication",
"ecstasy",
"euphoria",
"glory",
"heaven",
"nirvana",
"paradise",
"rapture",
"rapturousness",
"ravishment",
"seventh heaven",
"transport",
"delectation",
"delight",
"enjoyment",
"pleasure",
"cheer",
"cheerfulness",
"comfort",
"exuberance",
"gaiety",
"gayety",
"gladsomeness",
"glee",
"gleefulness",
"jocundity",
"jollity",
"joyfulness",
"joyousness",
"jubilance",
"jubilation",
"lightheartedness",
"merriness",
"mirth",
"content",
"contentedness",
"gratification",
"satisfaction",
"triumph"
],
"near antonyms":[
"agony",
"anguish",
"desolation",
"joylessness",
"sorrow",
"sufferance",
"woe",
"woefulness",
"blues",
"cheerlessness",
"dejection",
"depression",
"desolateness",
"despondency",
"disheartenment",
"dispiritedness",
"doldrums",
"downheartedness",
"gloom",
"gloominess",
"melancholy",
"mournfulness",
"plaintiveness",
"Gehenna",
"hell",
"purgatory"
],
"antonyms":[
"calamity",
"ill-being",
"misery",
"sadness",
"unhappiness",
"wretchedness"
]
},
"the feeling experienced when one's wishes are met":{
"examples":[
"finally found true happiness as a doctor in a poor rural area"
],
"synonyms":[
"content",
"contentedness",
"contentment",
"delectation",
"delight",
"enjoyment",
"gladness",
"gratification",
"pleasure",
"relish",
"satisfaction"
],
"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"
],
"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"
],
"antonyms":[
"discontent",
"discontentedness",
"discontentment",
"displeasure",
"dissatisfaction",
"unhappiness"
]
},
"the quality or state of being especially suitable or fitting":{
"examples":[
"the striking happiness of the phrase \"fatal attraction\" as the title for an erotic thriller"
],
"synonyms":[
"appositeness",
"appropriateness",
"aptness",
"felicitousness",
"felicity",
"fitness",
"fittingness",
"properness",
"propriety",
"rightness",
"seemliness",
"suitability",
"suitableness"
],
"related":[
"agreeableness",
"compatibility",
"congruity",
"harmoniousness",
"applicability",
"bearing",
"connection",
"justifiability",
"materiality",
"pertinence",
"relevance",
"relevancy",
"validity",
"acceptability",
"adequacy",
"adequateness",
"convenience",
"expedience",
"expediency",
"satisfactoriness",
"serviceableness",
"usefulness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disagreeableness",
"incompatibility",
"incongruence",
"incongruity",
"incongruousness",
"inexpedience",
"inexpediency",
"inharmoniousness",
"unbecomingness",
"immateriality",
"inapplicability",
"irrelevance",
"irrelevancy",
"meaninglessness",
"pointlessness"
],
"antonyms":[
"improperness",
"impropriety",
"inappositeness",
"inappropriateness",
"inaptness",
"infelicity",
"unfitness",
"unseemliness",
"unsuitability",
"wrongness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"handbooks":{
"a book used for instruction in a subject":{
"examples":[
"a handbook of grammar"
],
"synonyms":[
"manuals",
"primers",
"textbooks",
"texts"
],
"related":[
"schoolbooks",
"grammars",
"readers",
"spellers",
"tracts",
"treatises",
"dictionaries",
"lexica",
"lexicons",
"vocabularies",
"wordbooks",
"casebooks",
"encyclopedias",
"references",
"bibles",
"guidebooks",
"guides"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"hay":{
"a very small sum of money":{
"examples":[
"their credit card debt isn't hay \u2014it'll take years to pay it off"
],
"synonyms":[
"chicken feed",
"chump change",
"dime",
"mite",
"peanuts",
"pin money",
"pittance",
"shoestring",
"song",
"two cents"
],
"related":[
"petty cash",
"pocket money",
"spending money"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bankroll",
"capital",
"funds",
"means",
"wherewithal",
"opulence",
"pelf",
"riches",
"treasure",
"wealth",
"heap",
"pile",
"pot",
"bonanza",
"mine",
"treasure trove",
"treasury"
],
"antonyms":[
"big buck(s)",
"boodle",
"bundle",
"fortune",
"king's ransom",
"megabuck(s)",
"mint",
"wad"
]
},
"a place set aside for sleeping":{
"examples":[
"dragging myself out of the hay on such a cold, dreary morning seemed like an act of sheer masochism"
],
"synonyms":[
"bed",
"bunk",
"doss",
"kip",
"lair",
"pad",
"rack",
"sack"
],
"related":[
"bedstead",
"futon",
"mattress",
"pallet",
"bunk bed",
"cot",
"couch",
"daybed",
"feather bed",
"four-poster",
"hammock",
"Murphy bed",
"shakedown",
"sleigh bed",
"sofa",
"sofa bed",
"studio couch",
"trundle bed",
"water bed",
"bassinet",
"carry-cot",
"cradle",
"crib"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in cut , mow":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hardtop":{
"as in wagon , convertible":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}
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