dict_dl/en_MW_thesaurus/qu_mwt.json
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{
"quack":{
"one who makes false claims of identity or expertise":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"don't bother to see that guy, as I've heard he's a quack with no actual training"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ace",
"adept",
"authority",
"crackerjack",
"crackajack",
"expert",
"maestro",
"master",
"past master",
"professional",
"virtuoso",
"whiz",
"wizard"
],
"related":[
"copycat",
"imitator",
"impersonator",
"mimic",
"actor",
"bluffer",
"counterfeiter",
"deceiver",
"dissembler",
"duper",
"feigner",
"misleader",
"operator",
"trickster",
"poseur",
"cozener",
"defrauder",
"dodger",
"fraudster",
"scammer",
"scamster",
"sharper",
"sharpie",
"sharpy",
"skinner",
"swindler"
],
"synonyms":[
"charlatan",
"fake",
"faker",
"fakir",
"fraud",
"hoaxer",
"humbug",
"impostor",
"imposter",
"mountebank",
"phony",
"phoney",
"pretender",
"quacksalver",
"ringer",
"sham"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"quadrupling":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"quailed":{
"to draw back in fear, pain, or disgust":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"we quailed when the waiter unexpectedly presented us with a hindquarter of frog's legs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advanced",
"approached",
"neared",
"bearded",
"challenged",
"confronted",
"defied",
"faced"
],
"related":[
"blanched",
"paled",
"whitened",
"quaked",
"quivered",
"shook",
"shuddered",
"trembled",
"crouched",
"jerked",
"started",
"twitched",
"receded",
"retired",
"retreated",
"withdrew",
"faltered",
"hesitated",
"reeled",
"wavered"
],
"synonyms":[
"blenched",
"cringed",
"flinched",
"recoiled",
"shrank",
"shrunk",
"squinched",
"winced"
]
},
"to draw back or crouch down in fearful submission":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"brave resisters who did not quail before the tyrant's iron hand"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"flinched",
"recoiled",
"shrank",
"shrunk",
"squinched",
"blanched",
"blenched",
"whitened",
"fawned",
"kowtowed",
"toadied"
],
"synonyms":[
"cowered",
"cringed",
"groveled",
"grovelled"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"quails":{
"to draw back in fear, pain, or disgust":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"we quailed when the waiter unexpectedly presented us with a hindquarter of frog's legs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advances",
"approaches",
"nears",
"beards",
"challenges",
"confronts",
"defies",
"faces"
],
"related":[
"blanches",
"pales",
"whitens",
"quakes",
"quivers",
"shakes",
"shudders",
"trembles",
"crouches",
"jerks",
"starts",
"twitches",
"recedes",
"retires",
"retreats",
"withdraws",
"falters",
"hesitates",
"reels",
"wavers"
],
"synonyms":[
"blenches",
"cringes",
"flinches",
"recoils",
"shrinks",
"squinches",
"winces"
]
},
"to draw back or crouch down in fearful submission":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"brave resisters who did not quail before the tyrant's iron hand"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"flinches",
"recoils",
"shrinks",
"squinches",
"blanches",
"blenches",
"whitens",
"fawns",
"kowtows",
"toadies"
],
"synonyms":[
"cowers",
"cringes",
"grovels"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"quaked":{
"to make a series of small irregular or violent movements":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the horror film was so scary it left us quaking with fear for hours afterwards"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"rocked",
"swayed",
"swung",
"chattered",
"quavered",
"shivered",
"thrilled",
"trembled",
"twitched",
"doddered",
"wavered",
"flickered",
"fluctuated",
"fluttered",
"oscillated",
"undulated",
"waved",
"beat",
"palpitated",
"pit-a-patted",
"pitter-pattered",
"pulsated",
"pulsed",
"throbbed"
],
"synonyms":[
"agitated",
"bucketed",
"convulsed",
"jerked",
"jiggled",
"joggled",
"jolted",
"jounced",
"juddered",
"quivered",
"shook",
"shuddered",
"vibrated",
"wobbled",
"wabbled"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"qualified":{
"having the required skills for an acceptable level of performance":{
"antonyms":[
"incompetent",
"inept",
"poor",
"unfit",
"unfitted",
"unqualified"
],
"examples":[
"the candidate has demonstrated that he is amply qualified for the position"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inexperienced",
"inexpert",
"unseasoned",
"unskilled",
"unskillful",
"unprepared",
"unschooled",
"untrained",
"beginning",
"green",
"new",
"raw",
"untested",
"untried"
],
"related":[
"accomplished",
"ace",
"adept",
"experienced",
"expert",
"master",
"masterful",
"masterly",
"practiced",
"practised",
"proficient",
"seasoned",
"skilled",
"skillful",
"veteran",
"overqualified",
"prepared",
"schooled",
"trained",
"apt",
"ready",
"willing",
"all-around",
"all-round",
"protean",
"versatile"
],
"synonyms":[
"able",
"capable",
"competent",
"equal",
"fit",
"good",
"suitable"
]
},
"to give a right to":{
"antonyms":[
"disqualified"
],
"examples":[
"this coupon qualifies the bearer for an extra 15% off the discounted price"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disabled",
"disempowered",
"disenfranchised",
"decertified",
"disallowed",
"forbade",
"forbad",
"proscribed",
"delegitimized",
"invalidated",
"nullified"
],
"related":[
"empowered",
"enabled",
"enfranchised",
"licensed",
"licenced",
"approved",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"allowed",
"let",
"permitted",
"accredited",
"certificated",
"certified",
"chartered",
"ratified",
"legitimized",
"sanctioned",
"validated",
"warranted",
"reaccredited",
"reapproved",
"recertified",
"rechartered",
"revalidated"
],
"synonyms":[
"authorized",
"entitled",
"privileged"
]
},
"to give official or legal power to":{
"antonyms":[
"disqualified"
],
"examples":[
"passing the state bar exam will qualify you to practice law"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banned",
"barred",
"blocked",
"constrained",
"denied",
"disallowed",
"disbarred",
"discouraged",
"disenfranchised",
"disfranchised",
"excluded",
"held back",
"hindered",
"impeded",
"inhibited",
"obstructed",
"prevented",
"shut out",
"stopped",
"enjoined",
"forbade",
"forbad",
"interdicted",
"outlawed",
"prohibited",
"proscribed",
"vetoed"
],
"related":[
"approved",
"cleared",
"credentialed",
"credentialled",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"OK'd",
"okayed",
"sanctioned",
"affirmed",
"confirmed",
"validated",
"inaugurated",
"inducted",
"initiated",
"installed",
"instated",
"swore in",
"allowed",
"let",
"permitted",
"enfranchised",
"entitled",
"privileged"
],
"synonyms":[
"accredited",
"authorized",
"certified",
"chartered",
"commissioned",
"empowered",
"enabled",
"invested",
"licensed",
"licenced",
"vested",
"warranted"
]
},
"to limit the meaning of (as a noun)":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"qualifying the noun \"adventure\" in the title of your story with a descriptive adjective would make it more attention-grabbing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"broadened",
"expanded",
"widened"
],
"related":[
"altered",
"colored",
"distorted",
"misrepresented",
"misstated",
"perverted",
"twisted",
"warped",
"narrowed"
],
"synonyms":[
"modified"
]
},
"to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"raising five children has qualified her to be an advice columnist on parenting"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"accustomed",
"adapted",
"adjusted",
"conditioned",
"groomed",
"habituated",
"shaped",
"tailored",
"authorized",
"entitled",
"empowered",
"enabled",
"educated",
"indoctrinated",
"instructed",
"schooled",
"taught",
"tutored"
],
"synonyms":[
"equipped",
"fitted",
"fit",
"prepared",
"readied",
"seasoned",
"trained"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"qualifying":{
"to give a right to":{
"antonyms":[
"disqualifying"
],
"examples":[
"this coupon qualifies the bearer for an extra 15% off the discounted price"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disabling",
"disempowering",
"disenfranchising",
"decertifying",
"disallowing",
"forbidding",
"proscribing",
"delegitimizing",
"invalidating",
"nullifying"
],
"related":[
"empowering",
"enabling",
"enfranchising",
"licensing",
"licencing",
"approving",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"allowing",
"letting",
"permitting",
"accrediting",
"certificating",
"certifying",
"chartering",
"ratifying",
"legitimizing",
"sanctioning",
"validating",
"warranting",
"reaccrediting",
"reapproving",
"recertifying",
"rechartering",
"revalidating"
],
"synonyms":[
"authorizing",
"entitling",
"privileging"
]
},
"to give official or legal power to":{
"antonyms":[
"disqualifying"
],
"examples":[
"passing the state bar exam will qualify you to practice law"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banning",
"barring",
"blocking",
"constraining",
"denying",
"disallowing",
"disbarring",
"discouraging",
"disenfranchising",
"disfranchising",
"excluding",
"hindering",
"holding back",
"impeding",
"inhibiting",
"obstructing",
"preventing",
"shutting out",
"stopping",
"enjoining",
"forbidding",
"interdicting",
"outlawing",
"prohibiting",
"proscribing",
"vetoing"
],
"related":[
"approving",
"clearing",
"credentialing",
"credentialling",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"OK'ing",
"okaying",
"sanctioning",
"affirming",
"confirming",
"validating",
"inaugurating",
"inducting",
"initiating",
"installing",
"instating",
"swearing in",
"allowing",
"letting",
"permitting",
"enfranchising",
"entitling",
"privileging"
],
"synonyms":[
"accrediting",
"authorizing",
"certifying",
"chartering",
"commissioning",
"empowering",
"enabling",
"investing",
"licensing",
"licencing",
"vesting",
"warranting"
]
},
"to limit the meaning of (as a noun)":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"qualifying the noun \"adventure\" in the title of your story with a descriptive adjective would make it more attention-grabbing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"broadening",
"expanding",
"widening"
],
"related":[
"altering",
"coloring",
"distorting",
"misrepresenting",
"misstating",
"perverting",
"twisting",
"warping",
"narrowing"
],
"synonyms":[
"modifying"
]
},
"to make competent (as by training, skill, or ability) for a particular office or function":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"raising five children has qualified her to be an advice columnist on parenting"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"accustoming",
"adapting",
"adjusting",
"conditioning",
"grooming",
"habituating",
"shaping",
"tailoring",
"authorizing",
"entitling",
"empowering",
"enabling",
"educating",
"indoctrinating",
"instructing",
"schooling",
"teaching",
"tutoring"
],
"synonyms":[
"equipping",
"fitting",
"preparing",
"readying",
"seasoning",
"training"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"quality":{
"degree of excellence":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"we expect a high quality of service in such a fancy restaurant"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"hallmark",
"mark",
"footing",
"place",
"position",
"rank",
"standing",
"stature",
"status",
"benchmark",
"criterion",
"measure",
"par",
"standard",
"touchstone",
"yardstick"
],
"synonyms":[
"caliber",
"calibre",
"class",
"grade",
"rate"
]
},
"high position within society":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a glamorous invitation-only party for all the people of quality in the summer resort"
],
"near antonyms":[
"debasement",
"degradation",
"subordinateness",
"subordination",
"baseness",
"commonness",
"inferiority",
"lowliness",
"lowness"
],
"related":[
"gentility",
"gentleness",
"nobility",
"nobleness",
"grandness",
"highness",
"loftiness",
"distinction",
"dominance",
"precedence",
"preeminence",
"primacy",
"superiority",
"caste",
"station",
"status",
"preferment"
],
"synonyms":[
"class",
"dignity",
"fashion",
"rank",
"standing",
"state"
]
},
"of the very best kind":{
"antonyms":[
"atrocious",
"awful",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"pathetic",
"poor",
"rotten",
"terrible",
"vile",
"wretched"
],
"examples":[
"an antiques dealer who handles nothing but quality pieces"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bad",
"inferior",
"low-grade",
"substandard",
"unsatisfactory",
"mediocre",
"middling",
"second-class",
"second-rate"
],
"related":[
"acceptable",
"adequate",
"all right",
"decent",
"good",
"OK",
"okay",
"passable",
"satisfactory",
"tolerable",
"better",
"exceptional",
"fancy",
"high-grade",
"high-test",
"premium",
"select",
"special",
"superfine",
"classical",
"standard",
"traditional"
],
"synonyms":[
"A-OK",
"A1",
"awesome",
"bang-up",
"banner",
"beautiful",
"blue-chip",
"blue-ribbon",
"boffo",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"boss",
"brag",
"brave",
"bully",
"bumper",
"capital",
"choice",
"classic",
"cool",
"corking",
"crackerjack",
"cracking",
"dandy",
"divine",
"dope",
"down",
"dynamite",
"excellent",
"fab",
"fabulous",
"famous",
"fantabulous",
"fantastic",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"first-string",
"five-star",
"four-star",
"frontline",
"gangbusters",
"gangbuster",
"gilt-edged",
"gilt-edge",
"gone",
"grand",
"great",
"groovy",
"heavenly",
"high-class",
"hot",
"hype",
"immense",
"jim-dandy",
"keen",
"lovely",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"mean",
"neat",
"nifty",
"noble",
"number one",
"No. 1",
"numero uno",
"out-of-sight",
"par excellence",
"peachy",
"peachy keen",
"phat",
"prime",
"primo",
"prize",
"prizewinning",
"radical",
"righteous",
"sensational",
"slick",
"splendid",
"stellar",
"sterling",
"superb",
"superior",
"superlative",
"supernal",
"swell",
"terrific",
"tip-top",
"top",
"top-notch",
"top-of-the-line",
"top-shelf",
"topflight",
"topping",
"unsurpassed",
"wizard",
"wonderful"
]
},
"something that sets apart an individual from others of the same kind":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"unfailing kindness is one of her many fine qualities"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"badge",
"indication",
"sign",
"emblem",
"symbol",
"token",
"charm",
"grace",
"excellence",
"merit",
"virtue",
"eccentricity",
"idiosyncrasy",
"oddity",
"quirk",
"individuality",
"singularity",
"uniqueness"
],
"synonyms":[
"affection",
"attribute",
"attribution",
"character",
"characteristic",
"criterion",
"diagnostic",
"differentia",
"feature",
"fingerprint",
"hallmark",
"mark",
"marker",
"note",
"particularity",
"peculiarity",
"point",
"property",
"specific",
"stamp",
"touch",
"trait"
]
},
"the highest class in a society":{
"antonyms":[
"proletarians",
"proletariat"
],
"examples":[
"the quality were inordinately proud of their bloodlines"
],
"near antonyms":[
"commoners",
"(the) crowd",
"(the) masses",
"peasantry",
"peonage",
"(the) people",
"plebeians",
"plebs",
"(the) populace",
"(the) public",
"rank and file",
"bourgeoisie",
"middle class",
"working class",
"dregs",
"(the) herd",
"(the) mob",
"rabble",
"rabblement",
"riffraff",
"scum",
"trash"
],
"related":[
"A-list",
"beau monde",
"beautiful people",
"caf\u00e9 society",
"Four Hundred",
"400",
"glitterati",
"haut monde",
"haute monde",
"jet set",
"society",
"carriage trade",
"plutocracy"
],
"synonyms":[
"aristocracy",
"elite",
"gentility",
"gentlefolk",
"gentlefolks",
"gentry",
"nobility",
"patriciate",
"upper class",
"upper crust"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"quarrel (with)":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"quarrelled":{
"to express different opinions about something often angrily":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the coach and the referee quarreled about whether the ball was in bounds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coexisted",
"got along",
"accepted",
"agreed",
"assented",
"concurred",
"consented"
],
"related":[
"challenged",
"dared",
"defied",
"clashed",
"contended",
"contested",
"tangled",
"caviled",
"cavilled",
"fussed",
"nitpicked",
"considered",
"debated",
"discussed",
"kicked",
"objected",
"protested"
],
"synonyms":[
"altercated",
"argued",
"argufied",
"bickered",
"brabbled",
"brawled",
"controverted",
"disputed",
"fell out",
"fought",
"hassled",
"jarred",
"quibbled",
"rowed",
"scrapped",
"spatted",
"squabbled",
"tiffed",
"wrangled"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"quarrelling (with)":{
"as in protesting , objecting (to)":{
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"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"quarrels (with)":{
"as in protests , objects (to)":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"quarter(s)":{
"the place where one lives":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"maintained a level of cleanliness and neatness that was unusual for a bachelor's quarters"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"accommodations",
"housing",
"nest",
"residency",
"shelter",
"bungalow",
"cabin",
"casita",
"chalet",
"cottage",
"duplex",
"ranch",
"ranch house",
"saltbox",
"semi",
"split level",
"townhome",
"town house",
"tract house",
"triplex",
"apartment",
"apartment house",
"condo",
"condominium",
"flat",
"tenement",
"tenement house",
"walk-up",
"penthouse",
"salon",
"suite",
"barracks",
"billet",
"boardinghouse",
"dorm",
"dormitory",
"flophouse",
"lodging house",
"lodgment",
"lodgement",
"rooming house",
"room(s)",
"castle",
"ch\u00e2teau",
"countryseat",
"estate",
"hall",
"manor",
"manor house",
"mansion",
"McMansion",
"palace",
"villa",
"farmhouse",
"grange",
"hacienda",
"homestead",
"double-wide",
"houseboat",
"house trailer",
"mobile home",
"motor home",
"recreational vehicle",
"RV",
"trailer",
"hermitage",
"manse",
"parsonage",
"rectory",
"vicarage",
"hooch",
"hootch",
"hovel",
"hut",
"hutch",
"shack",
"shanty"
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"diggings",
"domicile",
"dwelling",
"fireside",
"habitation",
"hearth",
"hearthstone",
"home",
"house",
"lodging",
"pad",
"place",
"residence",
"roof"
]
},
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"the militia is being quartered just outside the city"
],
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"ejects",
"evicts"
],
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"ensconces",
"homes",
"roosts",
"secures",
"sheds",
"stables",
"tents",
"barracks",
"beds (down)"
],
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"accommodates",
"bestows",
"billets",
"bivouacs",
"boards",
"bunks",
"camps",
"chambers",
"domiciles",
"encamps",
"harbors",
"houses",
"lodges",
"puts up",
"roofs",
"rooms",
"shelters",
"takes in"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"quarterbacks":{
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"she was tapped to quarterback the upcoming gubernatorial campaign"
],
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"related":[
"administers",
"commands",
"controls",
"directs",
"guides",
"manages",
"orders",
"runs",
"shepherds",
"shows",
"steers",
"monitors",
"presides (over)",
"governs",
"reigns",
"rules"
],
"synonyms":[
"bosses",
"captains",
"handles",
"heads",
"overlooks",
"oversees",
"superintends",
"supervises"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"quarto":{
"as in":{
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"near antonyms":[],
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"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"queasiness":{
"a disturbed condition of the stomach in which one feels like vomiting":{
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"examples":[
"he still battled queasiness , even on large cruise ships"
],
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"related":[
"qualm",
"airsickness",
"altitude sickness",
"car sickness",
"morning sickness",
"motion sickness",
"mountain sickness",
"seasickness"
],
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"nausea",
"nauseousness",
"qualmishness",
"queerness",
"sickness",
"squeamishness"
]
},
"the tendency to be or state of being squeamish":{
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"indelicacy"
],
"examples":[
"a girl who has no queasiness about bugs at all"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boldness",
"gutsiness"
],
"related":[
"daintiness",
"fastidiousness",
"finicalness",
"finickiness",
"fussiness"
],
"synonyms":[
"delicacy",
"qualmishness",
"squeamishness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"queen":{
"a lovely woman":{
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"examples":[
"most men might not look at her twice, but in her lover's eyes she's a queen"
],
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"bag",
"frump",
"crone",
"hag",
"witch"
],
"related":[
"belle",
"charmer",
"peach",
"bathing beauty",
"cover girl",
"pinup girl",
"houri",
"cutie-pie",
"dish",
"doll",
"dreamboat",
"hottie",
"looker",
"pretty",
"coquette",
"femme fatale",
"siren",
"temptress",
"vamp"
],
"synonyms":[
"babe",
"beauty",
"beauty queen",
"cookie",
"cooky",
"cutie",
"cutey",
"dolly bird",
"enchantress",
"eyeful",
"fox",
"goddess",
"honey",
"knockout",
"stunner"
]
},
"a usually glamorous woman who is preeminent in her field of activity":{
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"examples":[
"during the years that she was queen of the figure skating world, the endorsement offers poured in"
],
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"related":[
"high priestess",
"priestess",
"prima donna"
],
"synonyms":[
"diva",
"goddess",
"princess"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"queerness":{
"a disturbed condition of the stomach in which one feels like vomiting":{
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"examples":[
"after the roller coaster ride, I had to rest to overcome the dizziness and queerness that I was feeling"
],
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"related":[
"qualm",
"airsickness",
"altitude sickness",
"car sickness",
"morning sickness",
"motion sickness",
"mountain sickness",
"seasickness"
],
"synonyms":[
"nausea",
"nauseousness",
"qualmishness",
"queasiness",
"sickness",
"squeamishness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"quench":{
"to cause to cease burning":{
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"fire",
"ignite",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"kindle",
"light"
],
"examples":[
"we thoroughly quenched the campfire before we headed to bed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"choke",
"smother",
"suffocate",
"blow out",
"rub out",
"snub (out)",
"stamp (out)",
"stub"
],
"synonyms":[
"blanket",
"douse",
"dowse",
"extinguish",
"put out",
"snuff (out)"
]
},
"to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire)":{
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"examples":[
"this lemonade really quenches my thirst"
],
"near antonyms":[
"arouse",
"excite",
"pique",
"stimulate",
"tantalize",
"tease"
],
"related":[
"cater (to)",
"gratify",
"humor",
"indulge",
"alleviate",
"lighten",
"relieve",
"cloy",
"saturate",
"surfeit"
],
"synonyms":[
"assuage",
"sate",
"satiate",
"satisfy",
"slake"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"queried":{
"to demand proof of the truth or rightness of":{
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"accepted",
"believed",
"embraced",
"swallowed"
],
"examples":[
"it seems odd that someone would want two stoves, so you'd better query that order"
],
"near antonyms":[
"backed",
"defended",
"supported",
"advocated",
"championed",
"promoted",
"abided",
"abode",
"endured",
"stomached",
"tolerated"
],
"related":[
"doubted",
"mistrusted",
"kicked (about)",
"objected (to)",
"protested",
"combated",
"combatted",
"fought",
"opposed",
"resisted"
],
"synonyms":[
"challenged",
"contested",
"disputed",
"impeached",
"oppugned",
"questioned"
]
},
"to put a question or questions to":{
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"answered",
"replied",
"responded"
],
"examples":[
"queried the professor about the assignment"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rejoined",
"retorted",
"commented",
"observed",
"remarked",
"avoided",
"ducked"
],
"related":[
"besieged",
"bombarded",
"cross-examined",
"cross-questioned",
"examined",
"pumped",
"polled",
"surveyed"
],
"synonyms":[
"asked",
"catechized",
"grilled",
"inquired (of)",
"interrogated",
"questioned",
"quizzed"
]
},
"to put a series of questions to":{
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"examples":[
"once the statement was given, the press secretary allowed reporters to query the President"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"debriefed",
"cross-examined",
"cross-questioned",
"annoyed",
"harassed",
"hounded",
"pestered",
"canvassed",
"canvased",
"polled"
],
"synonyms":[
"catechized",
"examined",
"grilled",
"interrogated",
"pumped",
"questioned",
"quizzed",
"sweat",
"sweated"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"querier":{
"as in questioner , querist":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"questioned":{
"to demand proof of the truth or rightness of":{
"antonyms":[
"accepted",
"believed",
"embraced",
"swallowed"
],
"examples":[
"the teenager openly questioned the authority of the town's police force to impose a curfew on residents under the age of 18"
],
"near antonyms":[
"backed",
"defended",
"supported",
"advocated",
"championed",
"promoted",
"abided",
"abode",
"endured",
"stomached",
"tolerated"
],
"related":[
"doubted",
"mistrusted",
"kicked (about)",
"objected (to)",
"protested",
"combated",
"combatted",
"fought",
"opposed",
"resisted"
],
"synonyms":[
"challenged",
"contested",
"disputed",
"impeached",
"oppugned",
"queried"
]
},
"to give serious and careful thought to":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"question your motives before you file the lawsuit: do you really care about the trees, or are you just trying to harass the neighbors?"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregarded",
"ignored",
"overlooked",
"slighted",
"dismissed",
"pooh-poohed",
"poohed",
"rejected"
],
"related":[
"mused (upon)",
"reflected (on or upon)",
"reminisced",
"analyzed",
"explored",
"reviewed",
"concluded",
"reasoned",
"second-guessed",
"speculated (about)",
"brooded (about or over)",
"dwelled (on or upon)",
"dwelt (on or upon)",
"fixated (on or upon)",
"fretted (about or over)",
"obsessed (about or over)",
"believed",
"conceived",
"opined",
"absorbed",
"assimilated",
"digested",
"drank (in)"
],
"synonyms":[
"chewed over",
"cogitated",
"considered",
"contemplated",
"debated",
"deliberated",
"entertained",
"eyed",
"kicked around",
"meditated",
"mulled (over)",
"perpended",
"pondered",
"pored (over)",
"revolved",
"ruminated",
"studied",
"thought (about or over)",
"turned",
"weighed",
"wrestled (with)"
]
},
"to have no trust or confidence in":{
"antonyms":[
"trusted"
],
"examples":[
"it was apparent that voters were questioning the President's ability to manage the economy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banked (on or upon)",
"counted (on or upon)",
"depended (on or upon)",
"relied (on or upon)"
],
"related":[
"disbelieved",
"discounted",
"discredited",
"negated"
],
"synonyms":[
"distrusted",
"doubted",
"misdoubted",
"mistrusted",
"suspected"
]
},
"to put a question or questions to":{
"antonyms":[
"answered",
"replied",
"responded"
],
"examples":[
"the press should be allowed to question public officials about any matter of general interest"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rejoined",
"retorted",
"commented",
"observed",
"remarked",
"avoided",
"ducked"
],
"related":[
"besieged",
"bombarded",
"cross-examined",
"cross-questioned",
"examined",
"pumped",
"polled",
"surveyed"
],
"synonyms":[
"asked",
"catechized",
"grilled",
"inquired (of)",
"interrogated",
"queried",
"quizzed"
]
},
"to put a series of questions to":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the police questioned the suspect before deciding that there was insufficient evidence to hold him"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"debriefed",
"cross-examined",
"cross-questioned",
"annoyed",
"harassed",
"hounded",
"pestered",
"canvassed",
"canvased",
"polled"
],
"synonyms":[
"catechized",
"examined",
"grilled",
"interrogated",
"pumped",
"queried",
"quizzed",
"sweat",
"sweated"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"questioner":{
"a person who is always ready to doubt or question the truth or existence of something":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Father Henry is always happy to debate any questioner of the faith"
],
"near antonyms":[
"chump",
"dupe",
"gull",
"pigeon",
"sucker"
],
"related":[
"agnostic",
"cynic",
"misanthrope",
"pessimist",
"derider",
"ridiculer",
"scoffer"
],
"synonyms":[
"disbeliever",
"doubter",
"doubting Thomas",
"skeptic",
"unbeliever"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"queuing":{
"as in lining , lining up":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"quibble":{
"as in niggle , objection":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to express different opinions about something often angrily":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"don't quibble over who gets to sit in front"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coexist",
"get along",
"accept",
"agree",
"assent",
"concur",
"consent"
],
"related":[
"challenge",
"dare",
"defy",
"clash",
"contend",
"contest",
"tangle",
"cavil",
"fuss",
"nitpick",
"consider",
"debate",
"discuss",
"kick",
"object",
"protest"
],
"synonyms":[
"altercate",
"argue",
"argufy",
"bicker",
"brabble",
"brawl",
"controvert",
"dispute",
"fall out",
"fight",
"hassle",
"jar",
"quarrel",
"row",
"scrap",
"spat",
"squabble",
"tiff",
"wrangle"
]
},
"to make often peevish criticisms or objections about matters that are minor, unimportant, or irrelevant":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"he spent the entire evening quibbling about the historical inaccuracies in the television series on World War II"
],
"near antonyms":[
"applaud",
"commend",
"compliment",
"praise",
"recommend",
"approve",
"back",
"champion",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"support"
],
"related":[
"criticize",
"fault",
"beef",
"bellyache",
"bitch",
"complain",
"crab",
"croak",
"gripe",
"grouse",
"growl",
"grumble",
"kick",
"kvetch",
"moan",
"squawk",
"squeal",
"wail",
"whimper",
"whine",
"yammer",
"yawp",
"yaup",
"yowl",
"murmur",
"mutter"
],
"synonyms":[
"carp",
"cavil",
"fuss",
"niggle",
"nitpick"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"quibbler":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"quicken":{
"to cause to move or proceed fast or faster":{
"antonyms":[
"brake",
"decelerate",
"retard",
"slow (down)"
],
"examples":[
"she eventually quickened her pace so she could keep up with the others"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delay",
"encumber",
"fetter",
"hamper",
"hinder",
"hobble",
"hold back",
"hold up",
"impede",
"interfere (with)",
"manacle",
"rein (in)",
"restrain",
"shackle",
"tie up",
"trammel",
"arrest",
"check",
"stall",
"stay",
"still",
"stop"
],
"related":[
"drive",
"goad",
"prod",
"propel",
"push",
"race",
"spur",
"stir",
"urge",
"aid",
"dispatch",
"ease",
"encourage",
"expedite",
"facilitate"
],
"synonyms":[
"accelerate",
"bundle",
"fast-track",
"hasten",
"hurry",
"rush",
"speed (up)",
"whisk"
]
},
"to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{
"antonyms":[
"damp",
"dampen",
"deaden",
"dull",
"kill"
],
"examples":[
"the news that we'd head to Florida for Christmas quickened the children, who instantly began jumping for joy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"burn out",
"debilitate",
"do in",
"drain",
"enervate",
"enfeeble",
"exhaust",
"fag",
"fatigue",
"harass",
"kayo",
"knock out",
"sap",
"tucker (out)",
"undermine",
"wash out",
"weaken",
"wear",
"wear out",
"weary",
"check",
"curb",
"inhibit",
"jade",
"quell",
"quench",
"repress",
"restrain",
"slow",
"still",
"stunt",
"suppress",
"daunt",
"demoralize",
"discourage",
"dishearten",
"dispirit"
],
"related":[
"arouse",
"awake",
"awaken",
"raise",
"rouse",
"stir",
"wake (up)",
"activate",
"actuate",
"drive",
"impel",
"motivate",
"motive",
"move",
"propel",
"charge",
"electrify",
"galvanize",
"enkindle",
"excite",
"ferment",
"foment",
"incite",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"instigate",
"kindle",
"provoke",
"set off",
"spark",
"trigger",
"turn on",
"whip (up)",
"abet",
"boost",
"buoy",
"cheer",
"embolden",
"fortify",
"hearten",
"infuse",
"inspire",
"lift",
"rally",
"steel",
"strengthen",
"reactivate",
"reanimate",
"reawake",
"reawaken",
"recharge",
"recreate",
"reenergize",
"refresh",
"refreshen",
"regenerate",
"reinvigorate",
"rejuvenate",
"rekindle",
"renew",
"restimulate",
"resurrect",
"resuscitate",
"revitalize",
"revive"
],
"synonyms":[
"amp (up)",
"animate",
"brace",
"energize",
"enliven",
"fillip",
"fire",
"ginger (up)",
"invigorate",
"jazz (up)",
"juice up",
"jump-start",
"liven (up)",
"pep (up)",
"spike",
"stimulate",
"vitalize",
"vivify",
"zip (up)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"quickened":{
"as in accelerated , hurried":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to cause to move or proceed fast or faster":{
"antonyms":[
"braked",
"decelerated",
"retarded",
"slowed (down)"
],
"examples":[
"she eventually quickened her pace so she could keep up with the others"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delayed",
"encumbered",
"fettered",
"hampered",
"held back",
"held up",
"hindered",
"hobbled",
"impeded",
"interfered (with)",
"manacled",
"reined (in)",
"restrained",
"shackled",
"tied up",
"trammeled",
"trammelled",
"arrested",
"checked",
"stalled",
"stayed",
"stilled",
"stopped"
],
"related":[
"drove",
"goaded",
"prodded",
"propelled",
"pushed",
"raced",
"spurred",
"stirred",
"urged",
"aided",
"dispatched",
"eased",
"encouraged",
"expedited",
"facilitated"
],
"synonyms":[
"accelerated",
"bundled",
"fast-tracked",
"hastened",
"hurried",
"rushed",
"sped (up)",
"speeded (up)",
"whisked"
]
},
"to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{
"antonyms":[
"damped",
"dampened",
"deadened",
"dulled",
"killed"
],
"examples":[
"the news that we'd head to Florida for Christmas quickened the children, who instantly began jumping for joy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"burned out",
"burnt out",
"debilitated",
"did in",
"drained",
"enervated",
"enfeebled",
"exhausted",
"fagged",
"fatigued",
"harassed",
"kayoed",
"knocked out",
"sapped",
"tuckered (out)",
"undermined",
"washed out",
"weakened",
"wearied",
"wore",
"wore out",
"checked",
"curbed",
"inhibited",
"jaded",
"quelled",
"quenched",
"repressed",
"restrained",
"slowed",
"stilled",
"stunted",
"suppressed",
"daunted",
"demoralized",
"discouraged",
"disheartened",
"dispirited"
],
"related":[
"aroused",
"awakened",
"awoke",
"awaked",
"raised",
"roused",
"stirred",
"woke (up)",
"waked (up)",
"activated",
"actuated",
"drove",
"impelled",
"motivated",
"motived",
"moved",
"propelled",
"charged",
"electrified",
"galvanized",
"enkindled",
"excited",
"fermented",
"fomented",
"incited",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"instigated",
"kindled",
"provoked",
"set off",
"sparked",
"triggered",
"turned on",
"whipped (up)",
"abetted",
"boosted",
"buoyed",
"cheered",
"emboldened",
"fortified",
"heartened",
"infused",
"inspired",
"lifted",
"rallied",
"steeled",
"strengthened",
"reactivated",
"reanimated",
"reawakened",
"reawoke",
"reawaked",
"recharged",
"recreated",
"reenergized",
"re-energized",
"refreshed",
"refreshened",
"regenerated",
"reinvigorated",
"rejuvenated",
"rekindled",
"renewed",
"restimulated",
"resurrected",
"resuscitated",
"revitalized",
"revived"
],
"synonyms":[
"amped (up)",
"animated",
"braced",
"energized",
"enlivened",
"filliped",
"fired",
"gingered (up)",
"invigorated",
"jazzed (up)",
"juiced up",
"jump-started",
"livened (up)",
"pepped (up)",
"spiked",
"stimulated",
"vitalized",
"vivified",
"zipped (up)"
]
},
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"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
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"a state of temporary inactivity":{
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"continuance",
"continuation"
],
"examples":[
"the resort community's social scene is lively during the summer but undergoes a deep quiescence during the long winter"
],
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"recommencement",
"renewal",
"resumption",
"resuscitation"
],
"related":[
"inaction",
"inertia",
"inertness",
"motionlessness",
"impasse",
"standstill",
"coma",
"hibernation",
"hypnosis",
"repose",
"rest",
"sleep",
"slumber",
"torpor",
"recess",
"recession",
"remission",
"downtime",
"idleness",
"layoff"
],
"synonyms":[
"abeyance",
"cold storage",
"deep freeze",
"doldrums",
"dormancy",
"holding pattern",
"latency",
"moratorium",
"suspended animation",
"suspense",
"suspension"
]
},
"lack of action or activity":{
"antonyms":[
"action",
"activeness",
"activity"
],
"examples":[
"was struck by the elk's quiescence as it just stood there in the clearing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"animateness",
"briskness",
"exuberance",
"jazziness",
"liveliness",
"peppiness",
"robustness",
"sprightliness",
"vibrancy",
"vivacity",
"assiduity",
"assiduousness",
"business",
"diligence",
"employment",
"industriousness",
"industry",
"occupation"
],
"related":[
"indolence",
"inertia",
"languor",
"lassitude",
"laziness",
"lethargy",
"listlessness",
"shiftlessness",
"sleepiness",
"sloth",
"sluggishness",
"dallying",
"loafing",
"lolling",
"lounging"
],
"synonyms":[
"dormancy",
"idleness",
"inaction",
"inactivity",
"inertness",
"nonaction"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"quiet (down)":{
"to stop talking":{
"antonyms":[
"speak",
"talk"
],
"examples":[
"the kids quieted down when they realized I was about to ask them if they wanted ice cream"
],
"near antonyms":[
"pipe up",
"sound off",
"speak out",
"speak up",
"spout (off)",
"talk up"
],
"related":[
"calm (down)",
"cool (down)",
"settle (down)",
"haw",
"hem"
],
"synonyms":[
"belt up",
"clam up",
"dry up",
"dummy up",
"hush",
"pipe down",
"shut up"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"quieted (down)":{
"to stop talking":{
"antonyms":[
"spoke",
"talked"
],
"examples":[
"the kids quieted down when they realized I was about to ask them if they wanted ice cream"
],
"near antonyms":[
"piped up",
"sounded off",
"spoke out",
"spoke up",
"spouted (off)",
"talked up"
],
"related":[
"calmed (down)",
"cooled (down)",
"settled (down)",
"hawed",
"hemmed"
],
"synonyms":[
"belted up",
"clammed up",
"dried up",
"dummied up",
"hushed",
"piped down",
"shut up"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"quietening":{
"to free from distress or disturbance":{
"antonyms":[
"agitating",
"discomposing",
"disquieting",
"disturbing",
"keying (up)",
"perturbing",
"upsetting",
"vexing"
],
"examples":[
"the nanny tried to quieten the children with assurances that help was on its way"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aggravating",
"heightening",
"intensifying",
"arousing",
"exciting",
"fomenting",
"inciting",
"rousing",
"stirring (up)",
"working up"
],
"related":[
"appeasing",
"conciliating",
"hushing",
"mollifying",
"pacifying",
"placating",
"allaying",
"alleviating",
"assuaging",
"easing",
"laying",
"mitigating",
"quelling",
"relaxing",
"relieving",
"solacing",
"narcotizing",
"sedating",
"stupefying"
],
"synonyms":[
"becalming",
"calming",
"composing",
"lullabying",
"lulling",
"quieting",
"salving",
"settling",
"soothing",
"stilling",
"tranquilizing",
"tranquillizing"
]
},
"to stop the noise or speech of":{
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"examples":[
"one young chap was trying to quieten down the group"
],
"near antonyms":[
"agitating",
"stirring"
],
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"synonyms":[
"dumbing",
"extinguishing",
"hushing",
"muting",
"quelling",
"quieting",
"settling",
"shushing",
"shutting up",
"silencing",
"squelching",
"stilling"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"quietens":{
"to free from distress or disturbance":{
"antonyms":[
"agitates",
"discomposes",
"disquiets",
"disturbs",
"keys (up)",
"perturbs",
"upsets",
"vexes"
],
"examples":[
"the nanny tried to quieten the children with assurances that help was on its way"
],
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"aggravates",
"heightens",
"intensifies",
"arouses",
"excites",
"foments",
"incites",
"rouses",
"stirs (up)",
"works up"
],
"related":[
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"conciliates",
"hushes",
"mollifies",
"pacifies",
"placates",
"allays",
"alleviates",
"assuages",
"eases",
"lays",
"mitigates",
"quells",
"relaxes",
"relieves",
"solaces",
"narcotizes",
"sedates",
"stupefies"
],
"synonyms":[
"becalms",
"calms",
"composes",
"lullabies",
"lulls",
"quiets",
"salves",
"settles",
"soothes",
"stills",
"tranquilizes",
"tranquillizes"
]
},
"to stop the noise or speech of":{
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"examples":[
"one young chap was trying to quieten down the group"
],
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"agitates",
"stirs"
],
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"synonyms":[
"dumbs",
"extinguishes",
"hushes",
"mutes",
"quells",
"quiets",
"settles",
"shushes",
"shuts up",
"silences",
"squelches",
"stills"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"quietness":{
"a state of freedom from storm or disturbance":{
"antonyms":[
"bustle",
"commotion",
"hubbub",
"hurly-burly",
"pandemonium",
"tumult",
"turmoil",
"unquietness",
"unrest",
"uproar"
],
"examples":[
"preferred the relaxing quietness of the mall in the early morning, before the frenzy of shopping began later in the day"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clamor",
"din",
"noise",
"racket"
],
"related":[
"lull",
"pause",
"respite",
"silence",
"mildness",
"soothingness",
"comity",
"concord",
"harmony",
"casualness",
"easygoingness",
"informality",
"laid-backness",
"relaxedness"
],
"synonyms":[
"calm",
"calmness",
"hush",
"peace",
"peacefulness",
"placidity",
"quiet",
"quietude",
"repose",
"restfulness",
"sereneness",
"serenity",
"still",
"stillness",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility"
]
},
"the near or complete absence of sound":{
"antonyms":[
"noise",
"sound",
"unquietness"
],
"examples":[
"the tense quietness of the crowd as it anxiously awaited the announcement of the winner"
],
"near antonyms":[
"babel",
"blare",
"bluster",
"cacophony",
"chatter",
"clamor",
"clangor",
"din",
"hubbub",
"racket",
"rattle",
"roar",
"tumult",
"uproar"
],
"related":[
"calm",
"lull",
"peace",
"peacefulness",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility"
],
"synonyms":[
"hush",
"quiet",
"quietude",
"silence",
"still",
"stillness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"quietus":{
"a freeing from an obligation or responsibility":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"was granted a quietus on the remainder of the debt in the old man's will"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"dispensation",
"exemption",
"immunity",
"waiver"
],
"synonyms":[
"delivery",
"discharge",
"quittance",
"release"
]
},
"the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities":{
"antonyms":[
"birth",
"nativity"
],
"examples":[
"her unshakable belief in a blissful afterlife allowed her to meet her quietus without the slightest tinge of fear or regret"
],
"near antonyms":[
"existence",
"life",
"creation",
"genesis",
"origination",
"rise"
],
"related":[
"casualty",
"fatality",
"martyrdom",
"self-destruction",
"self-murder",
"self-slaughter",
"suicide",
"annihilation",
"destruction",
"ending",
"extermination",
"ruin",
"assassination",
"execution",
"killing",
"massacre",
"slaughter"
],
"synonyms":[
"curtains",
"death",
"decease",
"demise",
"dissolution",
"doom",
"end",
"exit",
"expiration",
"expiry",
"fate",
"grave",
"great divide",
"passage",
"passing",
"sleep"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"quill":{
"as in":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"quipper":{
"as in practical joker , banterer":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"quirky":{
"different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the waitress styles her hair in a quirky way that always gets her remembered by customers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"average",
"commonplace",
"everyday",
"garden",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"prosaic",
"routine",
"run-of-the-mill",
"standard",
"typical",
"unexceptional",
"unremarkable",
"usual",
"workaday",
"conformist",
"conservative",
"conventional",
"expected",
"familiar",
"knee-jerk",
"predictable",
"common",
"customary",
"frequent",
"habitual",
"regular",
"wonted"
],
"related":[
"aberrant",
"abnormal",
"addlepated",
"flaky",
"extraordinary",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"freak",
"freakish",
"freaky",
"phantasmagoric",
"phantasmagorical",
"phenomenal",
"atypical",
"rare",
"singular",
"uncommon",
"uncustomary",
"unique",
"unusual",
"unwonted",
"conspicuous",
"notable",
"noticeable",
"outstanding",
"prominent",
"salient",
"striking",
"atrocious",
"outrageous",
"shocking",
"crotchety",
"idiosyncratic",
"nonconformist",
"nonmainstream",
"out-there",
"unconventional",
"unorthodox",
"baffling",
"bewildering",
"confounding",
"mystifying",
"perplexing",
"puzzling"
],
"synonyms":[
"bizarre",
"bizarro",
"cranky",
"crazy",
"curious",
"eccentric",
"erratic",
"far-out",
"funky",
"funny",
"kinky",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"odd",
"off-kilter",
"off-the-wall",
"offbeat",
"out-of-the-way",
"outlandish",
"outr\u00e9",
"peculiar",
"quaint",
"queer",
"queerish",
"remarkable",
"rum",
"screwy",
"spaced-out",
"strange",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"way-out",
"weird",
"weirdo",
"wild"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"quiver":{
"an instance of shaking involuntarily with fear or cold":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"a quiver ran through the audience when the monster cornered the movie's hero"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"agitation",
"convulsing",
"jolt",
"quake",
"shake",
"tremor",
"vibration",
"wobble",
"wabble",
"fluctuation",
"flutter",
"oscillation",
"wave",
"beat",
"palpitation",
"pulsation",
"pulse",
"throb"
],
"synonyms":[
"shiver",
"shudder",
"tremble"
]
},
"to make a series of small irregular or violent movements":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"aspen leaves quivering in the breeze"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"rock",
"sway",
"swing",
"chatter",
"quaver",
"shiver",
"thrill",
"tremble",
"twitch",
"dodder",
"waver",
"flicker",
"fluctuate",
"flutter",
"oscillate",
"undulate",
"wave",
"beat",
"palpitate",
"pit-a-pat",
"pitter-patter",
"pulsate",
"pulse",
"throb"
],
"synonyms":[
"agitate",
"bucket",
"convulse",
"jerk",
"jiggle",
"joggle",
"jolt",
"jounce",
"judder",
"quake",
"shake",
"shudder",
"vibrate",
"wobble",
"wabble"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"quizzes":{
"a person of odd or whimsical habits":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"even by House of Lords standards, the cross-dressing earl was considered quite a quiz"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conformers",
"conformists",
"followers",
"sheep"
],
"related":[
"bohemians",
"mavericks",
"nonconformists",
"quixotes",
"coots",
"geezers",
"curios",
"rarities",
"freaks",
"fantasticoes",
"fantasts"
],
"synonyms":[
"characters",
"codgers",
"crackbrains",
"crackpots",
"cracks",
"cranks",
"eccentrics",
"flakes",
"fruitcakes",
"head cases",
"kooks",
"nutcases",
"nuts",
"nutters",
"oddballs",
"oddities",
"originals",
"screwballs",
"weirdos",
"zanies"
]
},
"a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"always eager to put everything down, my boyfriend had to be a quiz and make fun of the actors and costumes in our local theater troupe's latest production"
],
"near antonyms":[
"defenders",
"deliverers",
"guards",
"protectors",
"rescuers",
"saviors",
"saviours",
"comforters",
"solaces",
"soothers",
"succorers",
"bodyguards",
"champions"
],
"related":[
"belittlers",
"deriders",
"detractors",
"gibers",
"jibers",
"insulters",
"jeerers",
"scoffers",
"scorners",
"trash-talkers",
"smart alecks",
"smart alecs",
"smarties",
"smarty-pants",
"wiseacres",
"wise guys",
"kidders",
"lampooners",
"satirists",
"accusers",
"blamers",
"troublemakers",
"assailants",
"attackers",
"molesters",
"victimizers",
"bothers",
"disturbers",
"pests"
],
"synonyms":[
"baiters",
"harassers",
"hecklers",
"mockers",
"needlers",
"persecutors",
"quizzers",
"ridiculers",
"taunters",
"teasers",
"teases",
"tormentors",
"tormenters",
"torturers"
]
},
"a set of questions or problems designed to assess knowledge, skills, or intelligence":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"according to the magazine's marriage quiz , the chances that we'll have a 10th wedding anniversary are just about nil"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"aptitude tests",
"intelligence tests",
"placement tests",
"pretests",
"retests",
"boards",
"midterms",
"midyears",
"catechisms",
"auditions",
"finals",
"checkups",
"inspections",
"reviews",
"inquiries",
"interrogations",
"investigations",
"probes",
"researches"
],
"synonyms":[
"examinations",
"exams",
"tests"
]
},
"to put a question or questions to":{
"antonyms":[
"answers",
"replies",
"responds"
],
"examples":[
"quickly quizzed her about the assignment before heading off to class"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rejoins",
"retorts",
"comments",
"observes",
"remarks",
"avoids",
"ducks"
],
"related":[
"besieges",
"bombards",
"cross-examines",
"cross-questions",
"examines",
"pumps",
"polls",
"surveys"
],
"synonyms":[
"asks",
"catechizes",
"grills",
"inquires (of)",
"interrogates",
"queries",
"questions"
]
},
"to put a series of questions to":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"hated the way those relatives would quiz me about my partner and our living arrangements"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"debriefs",
"cross-examines",
"cross-questions",
"annoys",
"harasses",
"hounds",
"pesters",
"canvasses",
"canvases",
"polls"
],
"synonyms":[
"catechizes",
"examines",
"grills",
"interrogates",
"pumps",
"queries",
"questions",
"sweats"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"quod":{
"a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the robbers who made off with nearly a half million pounds will likely spend a good long time in quod"
],
"near antonyms":[
"outside"
],
"related":[
"bull pen",
"cage",
"cell",
"hole",
"tank",
"block",
"ward",
"glasshouse",
"guardhouse",
"hulk(s)",
"concentration camp",
"gulag",
"labor camp",
"prison camp",
"stalag",
"work camp",
"dungeon",
"keep",
"oubliette",
"reformatory",
"reform school",
"training school"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastille",
"big house",
"bridewell",
"brig",
"calaboose",
"can",
"clink",
"cooler",
"coop",
"guardroom",
"hock",
"hold",
"hoosegow",
"jail",
"jailhouse",
"joint",
"jug",
"lockup",
"nick",
"pen",
"penitentiary",
"pokey",
"prison",
"slam",
"slammer",
"stir",
"stockade",
"tolbooth"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"quotations":{
"a passage referred to, repeated, or offered as an example":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the beautiful autumn day brought to mind this quotation from Thoreau: \"So live in each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each\""
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"allusions",
"references",
"excerpts",
"extracts",
"lines",
"parts",
"sections",
"snippets"
],
"synonyms":[
"citations",
"quotes"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"quoting":{
"to give as an example":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"I could quote to you a hundred instances in the past when you've lied to me"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"exemplifying",
"representing",
"adverting (to)",
"illustrating",
"naming",
"referring (to)",
"specifying",
"touching (on or upon)",
"bearing out",
"corroborating",
"documenting",
"substantiating",
"validating",
"referencing",
"sourcing"
],
"synonyms":[
"adducing",
"citing",
"instancing",
"mentioning"
]
},
"to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"quoted Thomas Jefferson's views on liberty in her paper on the American Revolution"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregarding",
"forgetting",
"ignoring",
"neglecting",
"overlooking",
"overpassing",
"passing over",
"slighting"
],
"related":[
"alluding (to)",
"hinting (at)",
"implying",
"indicating",
"inferring",
"intending",
"intimating",
"suggesting",
"pointing (out)",
"signaling",
"signalling",
"signifying",
"denominating",
"designating",
"indicating",
"bringing up",
"broaching",
"interjecting",
"interpolating",
"interposing",
"introducing",
"infiltrating",
"insinuating",
"worming",
"advertising",
"announcing",
"broadcasting",
"declaring",
"proclaiming",
"pronouncing",
"publicizing",
"publishing",
"sounding",
"clarifying",
"clearing (up)",
"elucidating",
"explaining",
"explicating",
"spelling out"
],
"synonyms":[
"adverting (to)",
"citing",
"dropping",
"instancing",
"mentioning",
"naming",
"noticing",
"noting",
"referring (to)",
"specifying",
"touching (on or upon)"
]
},
"to say after another":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"don't quote this to anyone, but I think we're going to Veracruz for winter vacation"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"mouthing",
"aping",
"copycatting",
"copying",
"emulating",
"imitating",
"mimicking",
"miming"
],
"synonyms":[
"dittoing",
"echoing",
"parroting",
"reechoing",
"repeating"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"quarrelled (with)":{
"as in protested , objected (to)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"query":{
"a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something":{
"examples":[
"readers will likely have a query or two about some of the more remarkable episodes in the memoir"
],
"synonyms":[
"distrust",
"distrustfulness",
"doubt",
"dubiety",
"dubitation",
"incertitude",
"misdoubt",
"misgiving",
"mistrust",
"mistrustfulness",
"reservation",
"skepticism",
"suspicion",
"uncertainty"
],
"related":[
"disbelief",
"incredulity",
"unbelief",
"anxiety",
"concern",
"paranoia",
"wariness",
"compunction",
"niggle",
"qualm",
"scruple",
"tremor"
],
"near antonyms":[
"credence",
"faith"
],
"antonyms":[
"assurance",
"belief",
"certainty",
"certitude",
"confidence",
"conviction",
"sureness",
"surety",
"trust"
]
},
"an act or instance of asking for information":{
"examples":[
"please respond to my query at your earliest convenience"
],
"synonyms":[
"call",
"inquiry",
"question",
"request"
],
"related":[
"interrogatory",
"poll",
"questionnaire",
"survey",
"inquisition",
"interrogating",
"interrogation",
"questioning",
"examination",
"exploration",
"inquest",
"investigation",
"probe",
"probing",
"research",
"study"
],
"near antonyms":[
"answer",
"reply",
"response"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to demand proof of the truth or rightness of":{
"examples":[
"it seems odd that someone would want two stoves, so you'd better query that order"
],
"synonyms":[
"challenge",
"contest",
"dispute",
"impeach",
"oppugn",
"question"
],
"related":[
"doubt",
"mistrust",
"kick (about)",
"object (to)",
"protest",
"combat",
"fight",
"oppose",
"resist"
],
"near antonyms":[
"back",
"defend",
"support",
"advocate",
"champion",
"promote",
"abide",
"endure",
"stomach",
"tolerate"
],
"antonyms":[
"accept",
"believe",
"embrace",
"swallow"
]
},
"to put a question or questions to":{
"examples":[
"queried the professor about the assignment"
],
"synonyms":[
"ask",
"catechize",
"grill",
"inquire (of)",
"interrogate",
"question",
"quiz"
],
"related":[
"besiege",
"bombard",
"cross-examine",
"cross-question",
"examine",
"pump",
"poll",
"survey"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rejoin",
"retort",
"comment",
"observe",
"remark",
"avoid",
"duck"
],
"antonyms":[
"answer",
"reply",
"respond"
]
},
"to put a series of questions to":{
"examples":[
"once the statement was given, the press secretary allowed reporters to query the President"
],
"synonyms":[
"catechize",
"examine",
"grill",
"interrogate",
"pump",
"question",
"quiz",
"sweat"
],
"related":[
"debrief",
"cross-examine",
"cross-question",
"annoy",
"harass",
"hound",
"pester",
"canvass",
"canvas",
"poll"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"quavery":{
"marked by or given to small uncontrollable bodily movements":{
"examples":[
"a quavery foal trying to stand for the first time"
],
"synonyms":[
"aquiver",
"atremble",
"quaking",
"quivering",
"shaking",
"shaky",
"shuddering",
"shuddery",
"tottering",
"tottery",
"trembling",
"trembly",
"tremulous",
"wobbling",
"wabbling",
"wobbly",
"wabbly"
],
"related":[
"convulsive",
"shivering",
"shivery",
"rocky",
"staggery",
"unstable",
"unsteady",
"wavering",
"wavery",
"palpitating",
"pulsating",
"throbbing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"controlled",
"firm",
"settled",
"stable",
"steady"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"quipping":{
"as in bandying":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"related":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make jokes":{
"examples":[
"she rolled her eyes at her brother's bragging and quipped , \"You're a legend in your own mind, all right\""
],
"synonyms":[
"bantering",
"chaffing",
"fooling",
"funning",
"gagging",
"japing",
"jesting",
"jiving",
"joking",
"jollying",
"joshing",
"kidding",
"wisecracking",
"yukking",
"yucking"
],
"related":[
"gibing",
"jibing",
"hazing",
"jeering",
"mocking",
"ragging",
"rallying",
"razzing",
"ribbing",
"ridiculing",
"teasing",
"caricaturing",
"lampooning",
"parodying",
"satirizing",
"amusing",
"diverting",
"entertaining"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"quicksands":{
"something that catches and holds":{
"examples":[
"mired in the quicksand of credit card debt"
],
"synonyms":[
"entanglements",
"meshes",
"morasses",
"nets",
"nooses",
"quagmires",
"snares",
"tanglements",
"toils",
"traps",
"webs"
],
"related":[
"knots",
"snarls",
"tangles",
"cat's cradles",
"labyrinths",
"mazes",
"cobwebs",
"spiderwebs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}