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939 lines
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{
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"euphonious":{
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"having a pleasantly flowing quality suggestive of music":{
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"examples":[
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"an opera singer with an appropriately euphonious name"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"lyric",
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"lyrical",
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"mellifluent",
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"mellifluous",
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"mellow",
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"melodic",
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"melodious",
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"musical"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"dulcet",
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"golden",
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"sweet"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"disconnected",
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"staccato",
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"discordant",
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"dissonant",
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"grating",
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"harsh",
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"inharmonious",
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"jarring",
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"strident",
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"unmelodious",
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"unmusical"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"unlyrical"
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]
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},
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"having a pleasing mixture of notes":{
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"examples":[
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"the doorbell had a noticeably euphonious chime"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"canorous",
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"euphonic",
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"harmonious",
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"harmonizing",
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"melodious",
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"musical",
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"symphonic",
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"symphonious",
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"tuneful"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"blending",
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"chiming",
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"flowing",
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"mellifluent",
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"mellifluous",
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"dulcet",
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"mellow",
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"melodic",
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"sweet",
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"echoing",
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"resonant",
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"sonorous",
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"quavering",
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"trilling",
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"warbling",
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"agreeable",
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"appealing",
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"pleasant",
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"cadenced",
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"lilting",
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"lyric",
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"lyrical",
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"rhythmic",
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"rhythmical",
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"songful",
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"songlike",
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"chordal",
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"harmonic",
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"homophonic",
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"orchestral",
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"polyphonic",
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"polyphonous",
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"tonal"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"blaring",
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"clanging",
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"clashing",
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"clattering",
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"grating",
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"harsh",
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"jangling",
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"jarring",
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"metallic",
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"raspy",
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"raucous",
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"scratching",
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"screeching",
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"shrill",
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"squeaky",
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"strident",
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"disagreeable",
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"unpleasant",
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"unpleasing",
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"atonal",
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"off-key"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"discordant",
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"disharmonious",
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"dissonant",
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"inharmonious",
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"tuneless",
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"unmelodious",
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"unmusical"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"euphoric":{
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"experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion":{
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"examples":[
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"the euphoric winner was momentarily speechless"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ecstatic",
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"elated",
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"elevated",
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"enrapt",
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"enraptured",
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"entranced",
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"exhilarated",
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"giddy",
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"heady",
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"intoxicated",
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"rapt",
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"rapturous",
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"rhapsodic",
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"rhapsodical"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"enchanted",
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"exultant",
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"glorying",
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"jubilant",
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"rejoicing",
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"triumphant",
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"enthusiastic",
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"excited",
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"gung ho",
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"thrilled",
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"blissed-out",
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"blissful",
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"delighted",
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"glad",
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"gratified",
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"happy",
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"joyful",
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"joyous",
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"pleased",
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"satisfied",
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"tickled"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"blue",
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"brokenhearted",
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"crestfallen",
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"dejected",
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"despondent",
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"disconsolate",
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"disheartened",
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"doleful",
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"down",
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"downcast",
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"downhearted",
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"forlorn",
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"gloomy",
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"glum",
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"hangdog",
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"heartbroken",
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"heartsick",
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"heartsore",
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"inconsolable",
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"joyless",
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"low",
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"low-spirited",
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"melancholy",
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"miserable",
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"mournful",
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"sad",
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"saddened",
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"sorrowful",
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"sorry",
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"unhappy",
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"woebegone",
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"woeful",
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"wretched"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"depressed"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"euphorias":{
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"a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion":{
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"examples":[
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"a general euphoria seemed to engulf the city following the World Series win"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cloud nine",
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"ecstasies",
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"elations",
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"exhilarations",
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"heavens",
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"highs",
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"intoxications",
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"paradises",
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"raptures",
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"rhapsodies",
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"seventh heaven",
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"swoons",
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"transports"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"exaltations",
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"blisses",
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"delights",
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"enchantments",
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"felicities",
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"joys",
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"pleasures",
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"reveries",
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"trances",
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"inspirations",
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"fervors",
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"frenzies",
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"passions",
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"cheers",
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"exuberances",
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"gaieties",
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"gayeties",
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"glees",
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"jubilances",
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"jubilations"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"miseries",
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"woes",
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"blues",
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"dejections",
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"desolations",
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"despairs",
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"despondencies",
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"disheartenments",
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"doldrums",
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"dumps",
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"glooms",
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"melancholies",
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"mopes"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"depressions"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"euphemistic":{
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"as in metaphoric , symbolic":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"extended",
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"figural",
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"figurative",
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"metaphoric",
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"metaphorical",
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"tropical",
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"tropological",
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"Aesopian",
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"Aesopic",
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"allegorical",
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"emblematic",
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"emblematical",
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"symbolic",
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"symbolical",
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"nonliteral",
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"veritable",
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"catachrestic",
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"catachrestical",
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"sylleptic"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"nonfigurative",
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"nonmetaphorical",
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"literal",
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"nonsymbolic"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"euphorically":{
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"as in blissfully , rapturously":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"blissfully",
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"elatedly",
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"rapturously",
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"hopefully",
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"optimistically",
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"sanguinely",
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"amicably",
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"friendlily",
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"friendly",
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"good-humoredly",
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"good-naturedly",
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"jocularly",
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"blithely",
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"blithesomely",
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"breezily",
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"gladly",
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"gladsomely",
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"laughingly",
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"lightheartedly",
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"sunnily",
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"amusedly",
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"exuberantly",
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"giddily",
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"gigglingly",
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"joyfully",
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"joyously",
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"brightly",
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"cheerfully",
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"cheerily",
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"gaily",
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"gayly",
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"happily",
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"heartily",
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"jocosely",
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"jovially",
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"merrily",
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"mirthfully",
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"smilingly"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bleakly",
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"cheerlessly",
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"darkly",
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"heavily",
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"miserably",
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"morosely",
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"unhappily",
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"abjectly",
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"dejectedly",
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"despondently",
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"disconsolately",
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"dispiritedly",
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"wretchedly",
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"dolefully",
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"dolorously",
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"forlornly",
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"mournfully",
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"plaintively",
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"sorrowfully",
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"dourly",
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"glumly",
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"mirthlessly",
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"sourly",
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"sternly",
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"sulkily",
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"sullenly",
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"blackly",
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"dismally",
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"drearily",
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"gloomily",
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"pessimistically"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adverb"
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]
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},
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"euphoria":{
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"a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion":{
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"examples":[
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"a general euphoria seemed to engulf the city following the World Series win"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cloud nine",
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"ecstasy",
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"elatedness",
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"elation",
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"exhilaration",
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"heaven",
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"high",
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"intoxication",
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"paradise",
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"rapture",
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"rhapsody",
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"seventh heaven",
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"swoon",
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"transport"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"exaltation",
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"blessedness",
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"bliss",
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"blissfulness",
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"delight",
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"enchantment",
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"felicity",
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"gladness",
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"happiness",
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"joy",
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"joyfulness",
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"joyousness",
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"pleasure",
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"reverie",
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"trance",
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"inspiration",
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"fervor",
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"frenzy",
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"madness",
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"passion",
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"cheer",
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"cheerfulness",
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"exuberance",
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"gaiety",
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"gayety",
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"glee",
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"gleefulness",
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"jubilance",
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"jubilation",
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"lightheartedness"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"misery",
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"sadness",
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"unhappiness",
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"woe",
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"wretchedness",
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"blues",
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"dejection",
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"desolation",
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"despair",
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"despondency",
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"disconsolateness",
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"disheartenment",
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"dispiritedness",
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"doldrums",
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"downheartedness",
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"dreariness",
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"dumps",
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"forlornness",
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"gloom",
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"gloominess",
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"heartsickness",
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"melancholy",
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"mopes"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"depression"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"euphemisms":{
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"a mild or pleasant word group of words that is used instead of one that is unpleasant or offensive":{
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"examples":[
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"using \"eliminate\" as a euphemism for \"kill\"",
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"She spoke in euphemisms when recounting the expletive-laden tirade."
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"code words",
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"genteelisms",
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"nice-nellyisms",
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"expressions",
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"idioms",
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"phrases",
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"archaisms",
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"colloquialisms",
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"modernisms",
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"neologisms",
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"provincialisms",
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"analogies",
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"circumlocutions",
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"metaphors",
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"similes",
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"clich\u00e9s",
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"cliches",
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"locutions",
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"terms",
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"bywords",
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"cries",
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"mottoes",
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"mottos",
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"shibboleths",
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"slogans",
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"watchwords"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"euphemized":{
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"as in softened , sweetened":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"poeticized",
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"softened",
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"sweetened",
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"heroicized",
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"heroized",
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"adulated",
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"canonized",
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"deified",
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"idolized",
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"glamorized",
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"glamourized",
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"glamoured (up)",
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"glorified",
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"idealized",
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"romanticized",
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"aggrandized",
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"dignified",
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"ennobled",
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"enshrined",
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"enthroned",
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"magnified"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"deglamorized",
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"belittled",
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"decried",
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"denigrated",
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"deprecated",
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"disparaged",
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"minimized",
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"put down"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"eupeptic":{
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"having or showing a good mood or disposition":{
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"examples":[
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"our eupeptic colleague was unfazed by our gloomy expressions and dire predictions"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blithe",
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"blithesome",
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"bright",
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"buoyant",
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"canty",
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"cheerful",
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"cheery",
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"chipper",
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"gay",
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"gladsome",
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"lightsome",
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"sunny",
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"upbeat",
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"winsome"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"hopeful",
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"optimistic",
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"rosy",
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"sanguine",
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"animated",
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"chirpy",
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"jaunty",
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"lilting",
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"lively",
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"perky",
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"sprightful",
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"sprightly",
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"vivacious",
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"carefree",
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"careless",
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"cavalier",
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"devil-may-care",
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"easygoing",
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"happy-go-lucky",
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"insouciant",
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"lighthearted",
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"unconcerned",
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"boon",
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"gleeful",
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"jocund",
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"jolly",
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"jovial",
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"merry",
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"mirthful",
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"blissful",
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"delighted",
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"glad",
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"gratified",
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"happy",
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"joyful",
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"joyous",
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"pleased",
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"satisfied",
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"tickled",
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"beaming",
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"grinning",
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"laughing",
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"smiling"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"joyless",
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"sad",
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"unhappy",
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"unsatisfied",
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"dull",
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"lethargic",
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"listless",
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"sluggish",
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"torpid",
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"blue",
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"brokenhearted",
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"crestfallen",
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"dejected",
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"depressed",
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"despondent",
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"disconsolate",
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"disheartened",
|
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"down",
|
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"downcast",
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"downhearted",
|
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"droopy",
|
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"forlorn",
|
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"hangdog",
|
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"heavyhearted",
|
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"inconsolable",
|
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"low",
|
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"low-spirited",
|
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"melancholy",
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"mirthless",
|
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"sorrowful"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
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"dour",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
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"glum",
|
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"morose",
|
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"saturnine",
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"sulky",
|
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"sullen"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective"
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]
|
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},
|
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"euphemism":{
|
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"a mild or pleasant word group of words that is used instead of one that is unpleasant or offensive":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"using \"eliminate\" as a euphemism for \"kill\"",
|
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"She spoke in euphemisms when recounting the expletive-laden tirade."
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],
|
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"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"code word",
|
|
"genteelism",
|
|
"nice-nellyism",
|
|
"expression",
|
|
"idiom",
|
|
"phrase",
|
|
"archaism",
|
|
"colloquialism",
|
|
"modernism",
|
|
"neologism",
|
|
"provincialism",
|
|
"analogy",
|
|
"circumlocution",
|
|
"metaphor",
|
|
"simile",
|
|
"clich\u00e9",
|
|
"cliche",
|
|
"locution",
|
|
"term",
|
|
"byword",
|
|
"cry",
|
|
"motto",
|
|
"shibboleth",
|
|
"slogan",
|
|
"watchword"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"euphonic":{
|
|
"having a pleasing mixture of notes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the parents are looking for something euphonic for their baby's name"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"canorous",
|
|
"euphonious",
|
|
"harmonious",
|
|
"harmonizing",
|
|
"melodious",
|
|
"musical",
|
|
"symphonic",
|
|
"symphonious",
|
|
"tuneful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"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"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blaring",
|
|
"clanging",
|
|
"clashing",
|
|
"clattering",
|
|
"grating",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"jangling",
|
|
"jarring",
|
|
"metallic",
|
|
"raspy",
|
|
"raucous",
|
|
"scratching",
|
|
"screeching",
|
|
"shrill",
|
|
"squeaky",
|
|
"strident",
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"unpleasant",
|
|
"unpleasing",
|
|
"atonal",
|
|
"off-key"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"disharmonious",
|
|
"dissonant",
|
|
"inharmonious",
|
|
"tuneless",
|
|
"unmelodious",
|
|
"unmusical"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"euphemizing":{
|
|
"as in softening , sweetening":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"poeticizing",
|
|
"softening",
|
|
"sweetening",
|
|
"heroicizing",
|
|
"heroizing",
|
|
"adulating",
|
|
"canonizing",
|
|
"deifying",
|
|
"idolizing",
|
|
"glamorizing",
|
|
"glamourizing",
|
|
"glamouring (up)",
|
|
"glorifying",
|
|
"idealizing",
|
|
"romanticizing",
|
|
"aggrandizing",
|
|
"dignifying",
|
|
"ennobling",
|
|
"enshrining",
|
|
"enthroning",
|
|
"magnifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deglamorizing",
|
|
"belittling",
|
|
"decrying",
|
|
"denigrating",
|
|
"deprecating",
|
|
"disparaging",
|
|
"minimizing",
|
|
"putting down"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"euphemize":{
|
|
"as in soften , sweeten":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"poeticize",
|
|
"soften",
|
|
"sweeten",
|
|
"heroicize",
|
|
"heroize",
|
|
"adulate",
|
|
"canonize",
|
|
"deify",
|
|
"idolize",
|
|
"glamorize",
|
|
"glamourize",
|
|
"glamour (up)",
|
|
"glorify",
|
|
"idealize",
|
|
"romanticize",
|
|
"aggrandize",
|
|
"dignify",
|
|
"ennoble",
|
|
"enshrine",
|
|
"enthrone",
|
|
"magnify"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deglamorize",
|
|
"belittle",
|
|
"decry",
|
|
"denigrate",
|
|
"deprecate",
|
|
"disparage",
|
|
"minimize",
|
|
"put down"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"euphemizes":{
|
|
"as in softens , sweetens":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"poeticizes",
|
|
"softens",
|
|
"sweetens",
|
|
"heroicizes",
|
|
"heroizes",
|
|
"adulates",
|
|
"canonizes",
|
|
"deifies",
|
|
"idolizes",
|
|
"glamorizes",
|
|
"glamourizes",
|
|
"glamours (up)",
|
|
"glorifies",
|
|
"idealizes",
|
|
"romanticizes",
|
|
"aggrandizes",
|
|
"dignifies",
|
|
"ennobles",
|
|
"enshrines",
|
|
"enthrones",
|
|
"magnifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deglamorizes",
|
|
"belittles",
|
|
"decries",
|
|
"denigrates",
|
|
"deprecates",
|
|
"disparages",
|
|
"minimizes",
|
|
"puts down"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |