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{
"repented":{
"to feel sorry or dissatisfied about":{
"examples":[
"after hearing what a great time you guys had at the party, I am repenting my decision to stay home"
],
"synonyms":[
"bemoaned",
"deplored",
"lamented",
"regretted",
"rued"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ached (for)",
"bewailed",
"grieved (for)",
"mourned",
"sorrowed (for)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delighted (in)",
"enjoyed",
"relished",
"reveled (in)",
"revelled (in)",
"savored",
"savoured"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repeopled":{
"as in restored , saved":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reclaimed",
"recovered",
"redeemed",
"rescued",
"retrieved",
"salvaged",
"saved",
"reconditioned",
"rehabbed",
"rehabilitated",
"restored"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abandoned",
"derelict",
"deserted",
"desolate",
"disused",
"forgotten",
"forsaken",
"rejected",
"vacant",
"vacated",
"void",
"ignored",
"neglected",
"unattended",
"untended",
"castaway",
"cast-off",
"discarded",
"jettisoned",
"junked",
"refuse",
"waste"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"repercussion":{
"the power to bring about a result on another":{
"examples":[
"your decision not to go to college will have repercussions you'll feel for years to come"
],
"synonyms":[
"effect",
"impact",
"influence",
"mark",
"sway"
],
"near synonyms":[
"authority",
"clout",
"prestige",
"pull",
"weight",
"command",
"domination",
"dominion",
"mastery",
"consequence",
"importance",
"significance",
"sovereignty",
"sovranty",
"supremacy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"helplessness",
"impotence",
"impotency",
"powerlessness",
"weakness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repertory":{
"as in repertoire , stockpile":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"arsenal",
"cache",
"hoard",
"repertoire",
"reserve",
"stock",
"stockpile",
"store",
"supply",
"assortment",
"kaleidoscope",
"miscellanea",
"mixed bag",
"omnium-gatherum",
"phantasmagoria",
"treasure",
"treasure trove",
"trove",
"accumulation",
"assembly",
"gathering",
"assemblage",
"collection",
"library"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bric-a-brac",
"clutter",
"heap",
"jumble",
"litter",
"pile",
"ragbag"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"replace":{
"to take the place of":{
"examples":[
"the old street lights were replaced by more energy-efficient models"
],
"synonyms":[
"cut out",
"displace",
"displant",
"relieve",
"substitute",
"supersede",
"supplant"
],
"near synonyms":[
"preempt",
"usurp"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place":{
"examples":[
"took the fragile vase down to look at it and then gently replaced it on the shelf"
],
"synonyms":[
"restore",
"return"
],
"near synonyms":[
"reconvey"
],
"near antonyms":[
"remove",
"take"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"replaced":{
"to take the place of":{
"examples":[
"the old street lights were replaced by more energy-efficient models"
],
"synonyms":[
"cut out",
"displaced",
"displanted",
"relieved",
"substituted",
"superseded",
"supplanted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"preempted",
"usurped"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place":{
"examples":[
"took the fragile vase down to look at it and then gently replaced it on the shelf"
],
"synonyms":[
"restored",
"returned"
],
"near synonyms":[
"reconveyed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"removed",
"took"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"replacement":{
"a person or thing that takes the place of another":{
"examples":[
"seeing that the starting quarterback was unable to play, the coach immediately called in his replacement"
],
"synonyms":[
"backup",
"cover",
"designated hitter",
"fill-in",
"locum tenens",
"pinch hitter",
"relief",
"reserve",
"stand-in",
"sub",
"substitute"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alternate",
"understudy",
"apology",
"makeshift",
"stopgap",
"agent",
"assignee",
"attorney",
"commissary",
"delegate",
"deputy",
"envoy",
"factor",
"procurator",
"proxy",
"rep",
"representative",
"surrogate",
"assistant",
"reliever",
"second",
"successor",
"superseder"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"replenish":{
"to fill or build up (something) again":{
"examples":[
"An efficient staff of workers replenished the trays of appetizers almost as quickly as guests emptied them.",
"He replenished his supply of wood in preparation for the winter.",
"Drink this\u2014you need to replenish your fluids after your hike.",
"plants that replenish soil nutrients"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"refill",
"refresh",
"reload",
"repack",
"brim",
"charge",
"cram",
"heap",
"jam",
"jam-pack",
"load",
"pack",
"stuff",
"drench",
"flood",
"glut",
"swamp",
"bloat",
"bulk",
"crowd",
"crush",
"mat",
"press",
"ram",
"shove",
"squash",
"squeeze",
"overcharge",
"overfill",
"overflow",
"saturate",
"honeycomb",
"penetrate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lighten",
"deplete",
"drain",
"eliminate",
"exhaust",
"bleed",
"draw (off)",
"clean",
"flush",
"purge",
"scour",
"sweep",
"clear",
"empty",
"evacuate",
"vacate",
"void"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"replicating":{
"to make an exact likeness of":{
"examples":[
"replicated the famous painting in our art class"
],
"synonyms":[
"cloning",
"copycatting",
"copying",
"duplicating",
"imitating",
"reduplicating",
"rendering",
"reproducing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counterfeiting",
"faking",
"forging",
"knocking off",
"ripping off",
"mimicking",
"simulating",
"reconstructing",
"re-creating",
"recreating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"creating",
"imagining",
"initiating",
"inventing"
],
"antonyms":[
"originating"
]
},
"to make or do again":{
"examples":[
"I can't replicate your results when I do the experiment myself"
],
"synonyms":[
"duplicating",
"redoing",
"reduplicating",
"reiterating",
"remaking",
"renewing",
"repeating",
"reprising"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recreating",
"reenacting",
"reinventing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"report":{
"a loud explosive sound":{
"examples":[
"startled by the report of a gun"
],
"synonyms":[
"bang",
"blast",
"boom",
"clap",
"crack",
"crash",
"pop",
"slam",
"smash",
"snap",
"thunderclap",
"thwack",
"whack",
"whomp",
"whump"
],
"near synonyms":[
"thunk",
"wham",
"clang",
"clangor",
"clank",
"clash",
"knock",
"rap",
"tap",
"blare",
"clamor",
"howl",
"hubbub",
"hue and cry",
"hullabaloo",
"outcry",
"roar",
"tumult",
"uproar"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened":{
"examples":[
"gave a full report of their trip to London"
],
"synonyms":[
"account",
"chronicle",
"chronology",
"commentary",
"commentaries",
"history",
"narration",
"narrative",
"record",
"story"
],
"near synonyms":[
"version",
"deposition",
"documentation",
"testament",
"testimonial",
"testimony",
"witness",
"annals",
"blog",
"diary",
"journal",
"log",
"logbook",
"memoir",
"minutes",
"proc\u00e8s-verbal",
"anecdote",
"tale",
"yarn",
"epic",
"saga",
"gest",
"geste",
"romance",
"recital",
"recitation",
"case history",
"case study"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"overall quality as seen or judged by people in general":{
"examples":[
"he's a player of good report in golfing circles"
],
"synonyms":[
"character",
"fame",
"mark",
"name",
"note",
"odor",
"rep",
"reputation",
"repute"
],
"near synonyms":[
"credit",
"honor",
"celebrity",
"notoriety",
"renown",
"image",
"persona",
"admiration",
"regard",
"reverence"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discredit",
"disgrace",
"dishonor",
"disrepute",
"ignominy",
"infamy",
"obloquy",
"odium",
"opprobrium",
"reproach",
"shame"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"information or opinion that is widely disseminated without any authority or confirmation of accuracy":{
"examples":[
"the report is that she was caught embezzling, but no one has any evidence"
],
"synonyms":[
"buzz",
"dish",
"gossip",
"hearsay",
"noise",
"rumor",
"scuttlebutt",
"talk",
"tattle",
"word"
],
"near synonyms":[
"tale",
"whisper",
"whispering",
"hint",
"intimation",
"rumbling",
"disinformation",
"propaganda",
"urban legend",
"urban myth",
"dirt",
"scandal"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give an oral or written account of in some detail":{
"examples":[
"will report the progress of the war effort before a congressional committee on Monday"
],
"synonyms":[
"chart",
"chronicle",
"describe",
"narrate",
"recite",
"recount",
"rehearse",
"relate",
"tell"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deliver",
"give",
"reel off",
"state",
"utter",
"voice",
"detail",
"enumerate",
"itemize",
"particularize",
"bare",
"disclose",
"divulge",
"expose",
"let on (about)",
"reveal",
"delineate",
"depict",
"express",
"render",
"sketch"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a written note of":{
"examples":[
"reported the lawyer's closing statement"
],
"synonyms":[
"jot (down)",
"log",
"mark",
"note",
"put down",
"record",
"register",
"set down",
"take down",
"write down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chronicle",
"minute",
"transcribe",
"enregister",
"enter",
"inscribe",
"chalk (up)",
"notch",
"score"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"reporter":{
"a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news":{
"examples":[
"the reporter was careful to ask as many questions as possible without annoying anyone"
],
"synonyms":[
"correspondent",
"intelligencer",
"journalist",
"newshound",
"newsman",
"newsperson",
"pressman"
],
"near synonyms":[
"announcer",
"broadcaster",
"newscaster",
"newspaperman",
"newspaperwoman",
"newswoman",
"anchor",
"anchorman",
"anchorperson",
"anchorwoman",
"byliner",
"columnist",
"commentator",
"copyreader",
"editor",
"muckraker",
"photojournalist",
"police reporter",
"sportswriter",
"staffer",
"stringer"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reposes":{
"to remain out of sight":{
"examples":[
"a little-explored region beneath which vast mineral reserves are said to repose"
],
"synonyms":[
"hides",
"holes up",
"lies",
"lurks",
"skulks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"slinks",
"sneaks",
"avoids",
"eludes",
"evades"
],
"near antonyms":[
"comes out",
"materializes",
"shows up",
"turns up"
],
"antonyms":[
"appears"
]
},
"to refrain from labor or exertion":{
"examples":[
"reposed in the Caribbean sun, enjoying her break from the world of work"
],
"synonyms":[
"basks",
"kicks back",
"lolls",
"lounges",
"relaxes",
"rests"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bums",
"goldbricks",
"hangs",
"hangs about",
"hangs around",
"idles",
"loafs",
"slacks (off)",
"vegges out",
"veges out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drudges",
"grubs",
"humps",
"hustles",
"labors",
"moils",
"pegs (away)",
"plods",
"plows",
"plugs",
"slaves",
"slogs",
"strains",
"strives",
"struggles",
"sweats",
"toils",
"travails",
"works",
"exercises",
"works out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
"examples":[
"the Constitution reposes the power to declare war to Congress, and to that body alone"
],
"synonyms":[
"commends",
"commits",
"confides",
"consigns",
"delegates",
"delivers",
"entrusts",
"intrusts",
"gives",
"gives over",
"hands",
"hands over",
"leaves",
"passes",
"recommends",
"transfers",
"transmits",
"trusts",
"turns over",
"vests"
],
"near synonyms":[
"confers",
"grants",
"assigns",
"deals (out)",
"dispenses",
"disperses",
"distributes",
"divides",
"hands in",
"releases",
"relinquishes",
"submits",
"surrenders",
"turns in",
"yields",
"bequeaths",
"hands down",
"hands on",
"wills",
"advances",
"lends",
"loans",
"furnishes",
"supplies",
"recommits",
"redelivers",
"retransfers",
"retransmits"
],
"near antonyms":[
"detains",
"holds back",
"reserves",
"withholds",
"owns",
"possesses",
"accepts",
"receives",
"takes in",
"occupies",
"takes",
"takes over"
],
"antonyms":[
"holds",
"keeps",
"retains"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repossessions":{
"the act or process of getting something back":{
"examples":[
"an account of France's loss of the Louisiana Territory to Spain and its brief repossession of the area before selling it to the U.S. in 1803"
],
"synonyms":[
"recaptures",
"reclamations",
"recoupments",
"recoveries",
"retrievals"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recruitments",
"replenishments",
"redemptions",
"rescues"
],
"near antonyms":[
"losses",
"misplacements"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reprehend":{
"to declare to be morally wrong or evil":{
"examples":[
"that denomination reprehends murder in any form, contending that the taking of life is never justified"
],
"synonyms":[
"anathematize",
"censure",
"condemn",
"damn",
"decry",
"denounce",
"execrate",
"reprobate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attack",
"blame",
"blast",
"criticize",
"dis",
"diss",
"dispraise",
"fault",
"knock",
"pan",
"slam",
"belittle",
"deprecate",
"disparage",
"doom",
"sentence",
"convict",
"blacklist",
"excommunicate",
"ostracize",
"castigate",
"chastise",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach",
"admonish",
"chide",
"reprove",
"berate",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"rake",
"scold",
"upbraid",
"vituperate",
"curse",
"imprecate",
"abhor",
"abominate",
"detest",
"hate",
"loathe",
"revile"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approve",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"sanction",
"eulogize",
"exalt",
"extol",
"extoll",
"glorify",
"laud",
"praise",
"acclaim",
"applaud",
"commend",
"hail",
"salute",
"tout",
"consecrate",
"hallow",
"sanctify",
"honor",
"revere",
"venerate"
],
"antonyms":[
"bless"
]
},
"to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{
"examples":[
"without exception, book reviewers reprehended the novel's tired plot"
],
"synonyms":[
"blame",
"censure",
"condemn",
"criticize",
"denounce",
"dis",
"diss",
"dispraise",
"fault",
"knock",
"pan",
"slag"
],
"near synonyms":[
"skewer",
"tweak",
"assail",
"attack",
"blast",
"clobber",
"slam",
"slash",
"nick (at)",
"snipe (at)",
"beef",
"bellyache",
"bitch",
"carp",
"cavil",
"complain",
"crab",
"croak",
"fuss",
"gripe",
"grouse",
"growl",
"grumble",
"kick",
"kvetch",
"moan",
"murmur",
"mutter",
"niggle",
"quibble",
"whine",
"admonish",
"chide",
"drub",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach",
"reprove",
"berate",
"castigate",
"crucify",
"excoriate",
"flay",
"gibbet",
"hammer",
"keelhaul",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lash",
"pillory",
"scold",
"upbraid",
"bad-mouth",
"belittle",
"decry",
"deride",
"discommend",
"disparage",
"put down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approve",
"commend",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"recommend",
"sanction"
],
"antonyms":[
"extol",
"extoll",
"laud",
"praise"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reprehensible":{
"deserving reproach or blame":{
"examples":[
"a reprehensible tyrant, who oppressed his country for decades, has finally been brought to justice"
],
"synonyms":[
"blamable",
"blameworthy",
"censurable",
"culpable",
"reproachable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bad",
"guilty",
"sinful",
"wicked",
"foolish",
"irresponsible",
"reckless",
"amerciable",
"chargeable",
"disciplinable",
"impeachable",
"indictable",
"punishable",
"criminal",
"illegal",
"illicit",
"unlawful",
"illegitimate",
"improper",
"wrongful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flawless",
"perfect",
"pure",
"guiltless",
"innocent"
],
"antonyms":[
"blameless",
"faultless",
"impeccable",
"irreproachable"
]
},
"provoking or likely to provoke protest":{
"examples":[
"your behavior towards the other team was truly reprehensible , so you're being suspended from the next three games"
],
"synonyms":[
"censurable",
"exceptionable",
"objectionable",
"obnoxious",
"offensive"
],
"near synonyms":[
"unacceptable",
"undesirable",
"unwanted",
"unwelcome",
"disagreeable",
"displeasing",
"distasteful",
"unpleasant",
"bad",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"miserable",
"terrible",
"unspeakable",
"wretched",
"atrocious",
"infamous",
"abhorrent",
"disgusting",
"gross",
"loathsome",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"sickening",
"sickish",
"vile",
"naughty",
"wicked",
"debasing",
"perverted",
"profane",
"off",
"off-color",
"off-colored",
"racy",
"salty",
"suggestive",
"indecent",
"indecorous",
"unbecoming",
"earthy",
"unprintable",
"bawdy",
"coarse",
"crude",
"dirty",
"filthy",
"foul",
"gross",
"lewd",
"nasty",
"obscene",
"smutty",
"vulgar",
"blamable",
"blameworthy",
"lascivious",
"pornographic",
"ribald",
"scurrilous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acceptable",
"agreeable",
"blessed",
"blest",
"congenial",
"darling",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delightful",
"delightsome",
"dreamy",
"dulcet",
"easy",
"enjoyable",
"felicitous",
"good",
"grateful",
"gratifying",
"nice",
"palatable",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"pretty",
"relishable",
"satisfying",
"welcome",
"good",
"approved",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"sanctioned",
"abetted",
"encouraged",
"promoted",
"supported",
"becoming",
"correct",
"decent",
"decorous",
"exemplary",
"proper",
"respectable",
"seemly",
"blameless",
"commendable",
"creditable",
"immaculate",
"perfect",
"pure",
"spotless",
"politically correct"
],
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"inoffensive",
"unobjectionable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"represent":{
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"examples":[
"the writer of the magazine article represented the students at the academy as a bunch of spoiled brats"
],
"synonyms":[
"character",
"characterize",
"define",
"depict",
"describe",
"portray"
],
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"categorize",
"classify",
"pigeonhole",
"type",
"color",
"identify",
"indicate",
"name",
"specify",
"distinguish",
"individualize",
"mark",
"particularize",
"stamp"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to present a picture of":{
"examples":[
"a painting representing the ocean at sunrise"
],
"synonyms":[
"depict",
"image",
"picture",
"portray"
],
"near synonyms":[
"delineate",
"describe",
"document",
"render",
"outline",
"silhouette",
"sketch",
"illustrate",
"show",
"diagram",
"caricature"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to serve as a material counterpart of":{
"examples":[
"this orange represents the sun and this pea represents the Earth"
],
"synonyms":[
"emblematize",
"symbolize"
],
"near synonyms":[
"body",
"embody",
"epitomize",
"incarnate",
"manifest",
"materialize",
"objectify",
"personalize",
"personify",
"exemplify",
"illustrate"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"representation":{
"a visual design intended to look like someone or something":{
"examples":[
"The cave was painted with representations of horses and bison."
],
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"delineation",
"depiction",
"resemblance",
"view",
"icon",
"ikon",
"illustration",
"image",
"likeness",
"picture",
"portrait",
"daub",
"drawing",
"finger painting",
"etching",
"silhouette",
"sketch",
"watercolor",
"caricature",
"cartoon",
"doodle",
"collage",
"montage",
"photograph",
"hieroglyph",
"hieroglyphic",
"ideogram",
"ideograph",
"pictograph",
"diagram"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reprieving":{
"as in commuting":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"commuting",
"absolving",
"condoning",
"pardoning",
"remitting",
"acquitting",
"exculpating",
"exculpatory",
"exonerating",
"vindicating",
"compensatory",
"nonpunitive"
],
"near antonyms":[
"castigating",
"chastening",
"chastising",
"correcting",
"correctional",
"corrective",
"disciplinary",
"disciplining",
"penal",
"penalizing",
"punitive",
"retaliative",
"retaliatory",
"retributive",
"retributory",
"revengeful",
"vengeful",
"wrathful"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in pardoning":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"pardoning"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condemning",
"damning",
"dooming",
"sentencing",
"adjudging",
"judging",
"castigating",
"censuring",
"chastening",
"chastising",
"correcting",
"disciplining",
"penalizing",
"punishing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in releasing , delivering":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"delivering",
"releasing",
"relieving",
"abetting",
"aiding",
"assisting",
"helping",
"comforting",
"consoling",
"contenting",
"quieting",
"solacing",
"soothing",
"succoring"
],
"near antonyms":[
"afflicting",
"agonizing",
"anguishing",
"bedeviling",
"besetting",
"besieging",
"cursing",
"excruciating",
"harrowing",
"persecuting",
"plaguing",
"racking",
"tormenting",
"torturing",
"assailing",
"attacking",
"badgering",
"dogging",
"hounding",
"pursuing",
"riding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"reprimanded":{
"to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{
"examples":[
"reprimanded the summer intern for her constant tardiness"
],
"synonyms":[
"basted",
"bawled out",
"berated",
"called down",
"castigated",
"chastised",
"chewed out",
"dressed down",
"flayed",
"hammered",
"jawed",
"keelhauled",
"lambasted",
"lectured",
"ragged",
"railed (at or against)",
"ranted (at)",
"rated",
"reamed (out)",
"rebuked",
"reproached",
"scolded",
"scored",
"tongue-lashed",
"upbraided"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonished",
"chid",
"chided",
"remonstrated (with)",
"reproved",
"abused",
"assailed",
"attacked",
"bad-mouthed",
"blamed",
"blasted",
"censured",
"condemned",
"criticized",
"crucified",
"denounced",
"dissed",
"excoriated",
"faulted",
"harangued",
"knocked",
"laced (into)",
"lashed",
"panned",
"reprehended",
"reviled",
"scourged",
"slammed",
"vituperated",
"belittled",
"disparaged",
"mocked",
"put down",
"ridiculed",
"scoffed",
"scorned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approved",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"sanctioned",
"extolled",
"lauded",
"praised"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault":{
"examples":[
"reprimanded the student for using the lax grammar and punctuation of text messaging in a term paper"
],
"synonyms":[
"admonished",
"chid",
"chided",
"rebuked",
"reproached",
"reproved",
"ticked off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"berated",
"castigated",
"chewed out",
"dressed down",
"flayed",
"harangued",
"jawed",
"keelhauled",
"lambasted",
"lectured",
"railed (at or against)",
"rated",
"scolded",
"scored",
"upbraided",
"abused",
"assailed",
"attacked",
"bad-mouthed",
"blamed",
"blasted",
"censured",
"condemned",
"criticized",
"crucified",
"denounced",
"dissed",
"excoriated",
"faulted",
"knocked",
"lashed",
"panned",
"reprehended",
"slammed",
"belittled",
"deprecated",
"disparaged",
"minimized",
"mocked",
"put down",
"derided",
"ridiculed",
"scoffed",
"scorned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approved",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"OK'd",
"okayed",
"sanctioned",
"applauded",
"extolled",
"hailed",
"lauded",
"praised",
"saluted",
"touted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express public or formal disapproval of":{
"examples":[
"the president was forced to reprimand the general for publicly voicing his disagreements with the nation's foreign policy"
],
"synonyms":[
"censured",
"condemned",
"denounced",
"objurgated",
"rebuked",
"reproached",
"reproved"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonished",
"chastised",
"castigated",
"punished",
"bawled out",
"berated",
"chewed out",
"cut up",
"dressed down",
"flayed",
"gibbeted",
"jawed",
"keelhauled",
"lambasted",
"lectured",
"ragged",
"railed (at or against)",
"rated",
"scolded",
"scored",
"told off",
"upbraided",
"belittled",
"criticized",
"deprecated",
"depreciated",
"disparaged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaimed",
"applauded",
"hailed",
"honored",
"eulogized",
"lauded",
"praised",
"approved",
"blessed",
"blest",
"sanctioned"
],
"antonyms":[
"cited",
"commended",
"endorsed",
"indorsed"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reprint":{
"as in republish , reissue":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reissue",
"republish",
"copublish",
"serialize",
"get out",
"issue",
"print",
"publish",
"put out",
"contribute",
"edit",
"syndicate",
"manufacture",
"produce",
"distribute",
"market"
],
"near antonyms":[
"censor",
"suppress"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reproach":{
"a cause of shame":{
"examples":[
"your public display of boorish behavior is a reproach to this entire school"
],
"synonyms":[
"disgrace",
"dishonor",
"opprobrium",
"reflection",
"scandal"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blot",
"brand",
"slur",
"smirch",
"spot",
"stain",
"stigma",
"taint"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boast",
"glory",
"jewel",
"pride",
"treasure"
],
"antonyms":[
"credit",
"honor"
]
},
"an often public or formal expression of disapproval":{
"examples":[
"a letter of reproach was added to her dossier"
],
"synonyms":[
"censure",
"commination",
"condemnation",
"denunciation",
"excoriation",
"objurgation",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproof",
"riot act",
"stricture"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonishment",
"admonition",
"castigation",
"chastisement",
"damnation",
"punishment",
"remonstrance",
"business",
"devil",
"dressing-down",
"lash",
"lecture",
"lesson",
"rap",
"scolding",
"talking-to",
"tongue-lashing",
"belittlement",
"criticism",
"deprecation",
"depreciation",
"disparagement",
"pan"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclamation",
"honor",
"tribute",
"encomium",
"eulogy",
"panegyric",
"plaudit(s)",
"praise",
"approval",
"blessing",
"sanction"
],
"antonyms":[
"citation",
"commendation",
"endorsement",
"indorsement"
]
},
"the state of having lost the esteem of others":{
"examples":[
"nothing the traitor did in later life lessened the reproach in which he was universally held"
],
"synonyms":[
"discredit",
"disesteem",
"disgrace",
"dishonor",
"disrepute",
"ignominy",
"infamy",
"obloquy",
"odium",
"opprobrium",
"shame"
],
"near synonyms":[
"scandal",
"contempt",
"despite",
"disdain",
"scorn",
"deprecation",
"disapprobation",
"disapproval",
"disfavor",
"abasement",
"debasement",
"debasing",
"degradation",
"dust",
"humbling",
"humiliation",
"blot",
"brand",
"shadow",
"slur",
"smirch",
"spot",
"stain",
"stigma",
"taint"
],
"near antonyms":[
"admiration",
"appreciation",
"estimation",
"regard",
"awe",
"fear",
"reverence",
"fame",
"glory",
"renown",
"repute"
],
"antonyms":[
"esteem",
"honor",
"respect"
]
},
"to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{
"examples":[
"our neighbor loudly reproached us for tromping through his yard"
],
"synonyms":[
"baste",
"bawl out",
"berate",
"call down",
"castigate",
"chastise",
"chew out",
"dress down",
"flay",
"hammer",
"jaw",
"keelhaul",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lecture",
"rag",
"rail (at or against)",
"rant (at)",
"rate",
"ream (out)",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"scold",
"score",
"tongue-lash",
"upbraid"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonish",
"chide",
"remonstrate (with)",
"reprove",
"abuse",
"assail",
"attack",
"bad-mouth",
"blame",
"blast",
"censure",
"condemn",
"criticize",
"crucify",
"denounce",
"dis",
"diss",
"excoriate",
"fault",
"harangue",
"knock",
"lace (into)",
"lash",
"pan",
"reprehend",
"revile",
"scourge",
"slam",
"vituperate",
"belittle",
"disparage",
"mock",
"put down",
"ridicule",
"scoff",
"scorn"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approve",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"sanction",
"extol",
"extoll",
"laud",
"praise"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault":{
"examples":[
"she cleared her throat as a way of reproaching us for having our elbows on the table"
],
"synonyms":[
"admonish",
"chide",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reprove",
"tick off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"berate",
"castigate",
"chew out",
"dress down",
"flay",
"harangue",
"jaw",
"keelhaul",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lecture",
"rail (at or against)",
"rate",
"scold",
"score",
"upbraid",
"abuse",
"assail",
"attack",
"bad-mouth",
"blame",
"blast",
"censure",
"condemn",
"criticize",
"crucify",
"denounce",
"dis",
"diss",
"excoriate",
"fault",
"knock",
"lash",
"pan",
"reprehend",
"slam",
"belittle",
"deprecate",
"disparage",
"minimize",
"mock",
"put down",
"deride",
"ridicule",
"scoff",
"scorn"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approve",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"OK",
"okay",
"sanction",
"applaud",
"extol",
"extoll",
"hail",
"laud",
"praise",
"salute",
"tout"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express public or formal disapproval of":{
"examples":[
"the governor reproached the legislature for failing to pass the budget on time and once again throwing the state into fiscal chaos"
],
"synonyms":[
"censure",
"condemn",
"denounce",
"objurgate",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reprove"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonish",
"chastise",
"castigate",
"punish",
"bawl out",
"berate",
"chew out",
"cut up",
"dress down",
"flay",
"gibbet",
"jaw",
"keelhaul",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lecture",
"rag",
"rail (at or against)",
"rate",
"scold",
"score",
"tell off",
"upbraid",
"belittle",
"criticize",
"deprecate",
"depreciate",
"disparage"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaim",
"applaud",
"hail",
"honor",
"eulogize",
"laud",
"praise",
"approve",
"bless",
"sanction"
],
"antonyms":[
"cite",
"commend",
"endorse",
"indorse"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"reproaching":{
"to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{
"examples":[
"our neighbor loudly reproached us for tromping through his yard"
],
"synonyms":[
"basting",
"bawling out",
"berating",
"calling down",
"castigating",
"chastising",
"chewing out",
"dressing down",
"flaying",
"hammering",
"jawing",
"keelhauling",
"lambasting",
"lecturing",
"ragging",
"railing (at or against)",
"ranting (at)",
"rating",
"reaming (out)",
"rebuking",
"reprimanding",
"scolding",
"scoring",
"tongue-lashing",
"upbraiding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonishing",
"chiding",
"remonstrating (with)",
"reproving",
"abusing",
"assailing",
"attacking",
"bad-mouthing",
"blaming",
"blasting",
"censuring",
"condemning",
"criticizing",
"crucifying",
"denouncing",
"dissing",
"excoriating",
"faulting",
"haranguing",
"knocking",
"lacing (into)",
"lashing",
"panning",
"reprehending",
"reviling",
"scourging",
"slamming",
"vituperating",
"belittling",
"disparaging",
"mocking",
"putting down",
"ridiculing",
"scoffing",
"scorning"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approving",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"sanctioning",
"extolling",
"lauding",
"praising"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault":{
"examples":[
"she cleared her throat as a way of reproaching us for having our elbows on the table"
],
"synonyms":[
"admonishing",
"chiding",
"rebuking",
"reprimanding",
"reproving",
"ticking off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"berating",
"castigating",
"chewing out",
"dressing down",
"flaying",
"haranguing",
"jawing",
"keelhauling",
"lambasting",
"lecturing",
"railing (at or against)",
"rating",
"scolding",
"scoring",
"upbraiding",
"abusing",
"assailing",
"attacking",
"bad-mouthing",
"blaming",
"blasting",
"censuring",
"condemning",
"criticizing",
"crucifying",
"denouncing",
"dissing",
"excoriating",
"faulting",
"knocking",
"lashing",
"panning",
"reprehending",
"slamming",
"belittling",
"deprecating",
"disparaging",
"minimizing",
"mocking",
"putting down",
"deriding",
"ridiculing",
"scoffing",
"scorning"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approving",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"OK'ing",
"okaying",
"sanctioning",
"applauding",
"extolling",
"hailing",
"lauding",
"praising",
"saluting",
"touting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express public or formal disapproval of":{
"examples":[
"the governor reproached the legislature for failing to pass the budget on time and once again throwing the state into fiscal chaos"
],
"synonyms":[
"censuring",
"condemning",
"denouncing",
"objurgating",
"rebuking",
"reprimanding",
"reproving"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonishing",
"chastising",
"castigating",
"punishing",
"bawling out",
"berating",
"chewing out",
"cutting up",
"dressing down",
"flaying",
"gibbeting",
"jawing",
"keelhauling",
"lambasting",
"lecturing",
"ragging",
"railing (at or against)",
"rating",
"scolding",
"scoring",
"telling off",
"upbraiding",
"belittling",
"criticizing",
"deprecating",
"depreciating",
"disparaging"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaiming",
"applauding",
"hailing",
"honoring",
"eulogizing",
"lauding",
"praising",
"approving",
"blessing",
"sanctioning"
],
"antonyms":[
"citing",
"commending",
"endorsing",
"indorsing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reprobated":{
"to be unwilling to grant":{
"examples":[
"the board will most likely reprobate the request for parole"
],
"synonyms":[
"declined",
"denied",
"disallowed",
"disapproved",
"negatived",
"nixed",
"refused",
"rejected",
"withheld"
],
"near synonyms":[
"banned",
"enjoined",
"forbade",
"forbad",
"prohibited",
"proscribed",
"vetoed",
"rebuffed",
"repelled",
"spurned",
"checked",
"constrained",
"curbed",
"held",
"kept",
"repressed",
"restrained",
"restricted",
"balked (at)",
"hindered",
"impeded",
"obstructed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"afforded",
"furnished",
"gave",
"provided",
"supplied",
"authorized",
"commissioned",
"licensed",
"licenced",
"acceded (to)",
"acquiesced",
"agreed (to)",
"assented (to)",
"consented (to)",
"warranted",
"accorded",
"sanctioned",
"vouchsafed"
],
"antonyms":[
"allowed",
"conceded",
"granted",
"let",
"OK'd",
"okayed",
"permitted"
]
},
"to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{
"examples":[
"without hesitation she reprobated such an indecent idea"
],
"synonyms":[
"balked (at)",
"declined",
"deselected",
"disapproved",
"negatived",
"nixed",
"passed",
"passed up",
"refused",
"rejected",
"repudiated",
"spurned",
"threw out",
"threw over",
"turned down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blew off",
"disdained",
"rebuffed",
"scorned",
"scouted",
"shot down",
"overruled",
"vetoed",
"forbade",
"forbad",
"prohibited",
"proscribed",
"dismissed",
"ignored",
"abstained (from)",
"forbore",
"refrained (from)",
"denied",
"disavowed",
"disclaimed",
"disputed",
"gainsaid",
"stuck",
"abjured",
"forswore",
"foreswore",
"recanted",
"renounced",
"retracted",
"took back",
"unsaid",
"withdrew",
"avoided",
"bypassed",
"detoured",
"contradicted",
"denied",
"disowned",
"negated",
"controverted",
"disagreed (with)",
"disproved",
"disputed",
"rebutted",
"refuted",
"backed down",
"backed off",
"backtracked",
"disallowed",
"recalled",
"reneged",
"revoked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condoned",
"countenanced",
"swallowed",
"tolerated",
"adopted",
"embraced",
"received",
"took",
"welcomed",
"acceded",
"acquiesced",
"agreed",
"assented",
"consented",
"chose",
"handpicked",
"selected",
"espoused",
"supported"
],
"antonyms":[
"accepted",
"agreed (to)",
"approved"
]
},
"to declare to be morally wrong or evil":{
"examples":[
"spent much of her talk reprobating the callous indifference of a materialistic society to the suffering of people in the third world"
],
"synonyms":[
"anathematized",
"censured",
"condemned",
"damned",
"decried",
"denounced",
"execrated",
"reprehended"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attacked",
"blamed",
"blasted",
"criticized",
"dispraised",
"dissed",
"faulted",
"knocked",
"panned",
"slammed",
"belittled",
"deprecated",
"disparaged",
"doomed",
"sentenced",
"convicted",
"blacklisted",
"excommunicated",
"ostracized",
"castigated",
"chastised",
"rebuked",
"reprimanded",
"reproached",
"admonished",
"chid",
"chided",
"reproved",
"berated",
"lambasted",
"raked",
"scolded",
"upbraided",
"vituperated",
"cursed",
"imprecated",
"abhorred",
"abominated",
"detested",
"hated",
"loathed",
"reviled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approved",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"sanctioned",
"eulogized",
"exalted",
"extolled",
"glorified",
"lauded",
"praised",
"acclaimed",
"applauded",
"commended",
"hailed",
"saluted",
"touted",
"consecrated",
"hallowed",
"sanctified",
"honored",
"revered",
"venerated"
],
"antonyms":[
"blessed",
"blest"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reprobations":{
"as in condemnations , opprobriums":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blames",
"censures",
"condemnations",
"criticisms",
"denunciations",
"dispraises",
"opprobriums",
"reprehensions",
"reproaches",
"rejections",
"thumbs-downs",
"antagonisms",
"antipathies",
"hostilities",
"disrelishes",
"distastes",
"belittlements",
"disparagements",
"objections",
"oppositions",
"deprecations",
"disapprobations",
"disapprovals",
"discountenances",
"disesteems",
"disfavors",
"dislikes",
"displeasures"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approbations",
"approvals",
"favors",
"acclaim",
"commendations",
"praises",
"endorsements",
"indorsements",
"sanctions",
"thumbs-ups",
"empathies",
"sympathies"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reproofs":{
"an often public or formal expression of disapproval":{
"examples":[
"even in church we were not free from Mother's familiar reproof of our ingrained tendency to fidget in our seats"
],
"synonyms":[
"censures",
"comminations",
"condemnations",
"denunciations",
"excoriations",
"objurgations",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"reproaches",
"riot acts",
"strictures"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonishments",
"admonitions",
"castigations",
"chastisements",
"damnations",
"punishments",
"remonstrances",
"businesses",
"devils",
"dressing-downs",
"lashes",
"lectures",
"lessons",
"raps",
"scoldings",
"talking-tos",
"tongue-lashings",
"belittlements",
"criticisms",
"deprecations",
"depreciations",
"disparagements",
"pans"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclamations",
"honors",
"tributes",
"encomiums",
"encomia",
"eulogies",
"panegyrics",
"plaudits",
"praises",
"approvals",
"blessings",
"sanctions"
],
"antonyms":[
"citations",
"commendations",
"endorsements",
"indorsements"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reproved":{
"to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault":{
"examples":[
"my piano teacher often reproves me for slouching while playing, observing that good posture helps one play better"
],
"synonyms":[
"admonished",
"chid",
"chided",
"rebuked",
"reprimanded",
"reproached",
"ticked off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"berated",
"castigated",
"chewed out",
"dressed down",
"flayed",
"harangued",
"jawed",
"keelhauled",
"lambasted",
"lectured",
"railed (at or against)",
"rated",
"scolded",
"scored",
"upbraided",
"abused",
"assailed",
"attacked",
"bad-mouthed",
"blamed",
"blasted",
"censured",
"condemned",
"criticized",
"crucified",
"denounced",
"dissed",
"excoriated",
"faulted",
"knocked",
"lashed",
"panned",
"reprehended",
"slammed",
"belittled",
"deprecated",
"disparaged",
"minimized",
"mocked",
"put down",
"derided",
"ridiculed",
"scoffed",
"scorned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approved",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"OK'd",
"okayed",
"sanctioned",
"applauded",
"extolled",
"hailed",
"lauded",
"praised",
"saluted",
"touted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express public or formal disapproval of":{
"examples":[
"the principal reproved the hockey team for their display of poor sportsmanship on the ice and ordered that a letter of apology be sent to the other school"
],
"synonyms":[
"censured",
"condemned",
"denounced",
"objurgated",
"rebuked",
"reprimanded",
"reproached"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonished",
"chastised",
"castigated",
"punished",
"bawled out",
"berated",
"chewed out",
"cut up",
"dressed down",
"flayed",
"gibbeted",
"jawed",
"keelhauled",
"lambasted",
"lectured",
"ragged",
"railed (at or against)",
"rated",
"scolded",
"scored",
"told off",
"upbraided",
"belittled",
"criticized",
"deprecated",
"depreciated",
"disparaged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaimed",
"applauded",
"hailed",
"honored",
"eulogized",
"lauded",
"praised",
"approved",
"blessed",
"blest",
"sanctioned"
],
"antonyms":[
"cited",
"commended",
"endorsed",
"indorsed"
]
},
"to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{
"examples":[
"the older generation has always reproved the younger generation's taste in music"
],
"synonyms":[
"deprecated",
"disapproved (of)",
"discountenanced",
"disesteemed",
"disfavored",
"disliked",
"frowned (on or upon)",
"misliked",
"tsk-tsked",
"tutted (over or about)",
"tut-tutted (over or about)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disrelished",
"objected (to)",
"pooh-poohed",
"poohed",
"rejected",
"reprehended",
"reprobated",
"scorned",
"censured",
"condemned",
"criticized",
"denounced",
"discommended",
"chid",
"chided",
"rebuked",
"reproached",
"scolded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"sanctioned",
"supported",
"adored",
"delighted (in)",
"dug",
"enjoyed",
"fancied",
"grooved (on)",
"loved",
"relished",
"reveled (in)",
"revelled (in)"
],
"antonyms":[
"approved",
"favored",
"liked"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reproving":{
"to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault":{
"examples":[
"my piano teacher often reproves me for slouching while playing, observing that good posture helps one play better"
],
"synonyms":[
"admonishing",
"chiding",
"rebuking",
"reprimanding",
"reproaching",
"ticking off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"berating",
"castigating",
"chewing out",
"dressing down",
"flaying",
"haranguing",
"jawing",
"keelhauling",
"lambasting",
"lecturing",
"railing (at or against)",
"rating",
"scolding",
"scoring",
"upbraiding",
"abusing",
"assailing",
"attacking",
"bad-mouthing",
"blaming",
"blasting",
"censuring",
"condemning",
"criticizing",
"crucifying",
"denouncing",
"dissing",
"excoriating",
"faulting",
"knocking",
"lashing",
"panning",
"reprehending",
"slamming",
"belittling",
"deprecating",
"disparaging",
"minimizing",
"mocking",
"putting down",
"deriding",
"ridiculing",
"scoffing",
"scorning"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approving",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"OK'ing",
"okaying",
"sanctioning",
"applauding",
"extolling",
"hailing",
"lauding",
"praising",
"saluting",
"touting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express public or formal disapproval of":{
"examples":[
"the principal reproved the hockey team for their display of poor sportsmanship on the ice and ordered that a letter of apology be sent to the other school"
],
"synonyms":[
"censuring",
"condemning",
"denouncing",
"objurgating",
"rebuking",
"reprimanding",
"reproaching"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonishing",
"chastising",
"castigating",
"punishing",
"bawling out",
"berating",
"chewing out",
"cutting up",
"dressing down",
"flaying",
"gibbeting",
"jawing",
"keelhauling",
"lambasting",
"lecturing",
"ragging",
"railing (at or against)",
"rating",
"scolding",
"scoring",
"telling off",
"upbraiding",
"belittling",
"criticizing",
"deprecating",
"depreciating",
"disparaging"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaiming",
"applauding",
"hailing",
"honoring",
"eulogizing",
"lauding",
"praising",
"approving",
"blessing",
"sanctioning"
],
"antonyms":[
"citing",
"commending",
"endorsing",
"indorsing"
]
},
"to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{
"examples":[
"the older generation has always reproved the younger generation's taste in music"
],
"synonyms":[
"deprecating",
"disapproving (of)",
"discountenancing",
"disesteeming",
"disfavoring",
"disliking",
"frowning (on or upon)",
"misliking",
"tsk-tsking",
"tutting (over or about)",
"tut-tutting (over or about)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disrelishing",
"objecting (to)",
"pooh-poohing",
"poohing",
"rejecting",
"reprehending",
"reprobating",
"scorning",
"censuring",
"condemning",
"criticizing",
"denouncing",
"discommending",
"chiding",
"rebuking",
"reproaching",
"scolding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"sanctioning",
"supporting",
"adoring",
"delighting (in)",
"digging",
"enjoying",
"fancying",
"grooving (on)",
"loving",
"relishing",
"reveling (in)",
"revelling (in)"
],
"antonyms":[
"approving",
"favoring",
"liking"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repudiates":{
"to declare not to be true":{
"examples":[
"vigorously repudiated the charge that she had lied on her r\u00e9sum\u00e9"
],
"synonyms":[
"contradicts",
"denies",
"disaffirms",
"disallows",
"disavows",
"disclaims",
"disconfirms",
"disowns",
"gainsays",
"negates",
"negatives",
"refutes",
"rejects"
],
"near synonyms":[
"traverses",
"challenges",
"confutes",
"disproves",
"rebuts",
"disagrees (with)",
"disputes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepts",
"adopts",
"embraces",
"espouses",
"affirms",
"announces",
"asserts",
"avers",
"claims",
"declares",
"maintains",
"professes",
"submits",
"authenticates",
"corroborates",
"substantiates",
"validates",
"verifies"
],
"antonyms":[
"acknowledges",
"admits",
"allows",
"avows",
"concedes",
"confirms",
"owns"
]
},
"to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility":{
"examples":[
"the angry mother bitterly repudiated her teenaged daughter, telling her that she never wanted to see or hear from her again"
],
"synonyms":[
"denies",
"disavows",
"disclaims",
"disowns"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contradicts",
"disallows",
"gainsays",
"negates",
"negatives",
"refuses",
"rejects",
"challenges",
"confutes",
"criticizes",
"disproves",
"rebuts",
"refutes",
"disputes",
"questions",
"abdicates",
"abjures",
"recants",
"renounces",
"retracts"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepts",
"adopts",
"embraces",
"espouses",
"admits",
"concedes",
"confesses",
"grants",
"affirms",
"announces",
"asserts",
"avers",
"declares",
"maintains",
"professes",
"submits",
"authenticates",
"confirms",
"corroborates",
"substantiates",
"validates",
"verifies"
],
"antonyms":[
"acknowledges",
"avows",
"claims",
"owns",
"recognizes"
]
},
"to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{
"examples":[
"we didn't like the terms, so we repudiated the contract"
],
"synonyms":[
"balks (at)",
"declines",
"deselects",
"disapproves",
"negatives",
"nixes",
"passes",
"passes up",
"refuses",
"rejects",
"reprobates",
"spurns",
"throws out",
"throws over",
"turns down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blows off",
"disdains",
"rebuffs",
"scorns",
"scouts",
"shoots down",
"overrules",
"vetoes",
"forbids",
"prohibits",
"proscribes",
"dismisses",
"ignores",
"abstains (from)",
"forbears",
"refrains (from)",
"denies",
"disavows",
"disclaims",
"disputes",
"gainsays",
"sticks",
"abjures",
"forswears",
"foreswears",
"recants",
"renounces",
"retracts",
"takes back",
"unsays",
"withdraws",
"avoids",
"bypasses",
"detours",
"contradicts",
"denies",
"disowns",
"negates",
"controverts",
"disagrees (with)",
"disproves",
"disputes",
"rebuts",
"refutes",
"backs down",
"backs off",
"backtracks",
"disallows",
"recalls",
"reneges",
"revokes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condones",
"countenances",
"swallows",
"tolerates",
"adopts",
"embraces",
"receives",
"takes",
"welcomes",
"accedes",
"acquiesces",
"agrees",
"assents",
"consents",
"chooses",
"handpicks",
"selects",
"espouses",
"supports"
],
"antonyms":[
"accepts",
"agrees (to)",
"approves"
]
},
"to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)":{
"examples":[
"the producers of the hit TV show threatened to take the disgruntled actor to court if he attempted to repudiate his contract"
],
"synonyms":[
"abjures",
"abnegates",
"forswears",
"foreswears",
"recants",
"reneges",
"renounces",
"repeals",
"retracts",
"takes back",
"unsays",
"withdraws"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contradicts",
"denies",
"disavows",
"disclaims",
"disowns",
"gainsays",
"negates",
"negatives",
"abandons",
"bolts",
"forsakes",
"gives up",
"relinquishes",
"spurns",
"surrenders",
"controverts",
"disagrees (with)",
"disproves",
"disputes",
"rebuts",
"refutes",
"backs down",
"backs off",
"backtracks",
"disallows",
"recalls",
"revokes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acknowledges",
"admits",
"affirms",
"asserts",
"avows",
"claims",
"contends",
"declares",
"maintains",
"proclaims",
"professes",
"states",
"vouches",
"vows",
"backs",
"confirms",
"defends",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"espouses",
"maintains",
"supports",
"upholds",
"accepts",
"adopts",
"embraces"
],
"antonyms":[
"adheres (to)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repugnance":{
"a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness":{
"examples":[
"could barely contain her repugnance of frogs and nearly threw up when she found out we'd have to dissect one in science class"
],
"synonyms":[
"aversion",
"disgust",
"distaste",
"horror",
"loathing",
"nausea",
"repulsion",
"revulsion"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abhorrence",
"abomination",
"antipathy",
"execration",
"hate",
"hatred",
"allergy",
"averseness",
"disapproval",
"disfavor",
"disinclination",
"dislike",
"disliking",
"displeasure"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appetite",
"bent",
"fancy",
"favor",
"fondness",
"like",
"liking",
"love",
"partiality",
"penchant",
"predilection",
"preference",
"propensity",
"relish",
"shine",
"taste",
"use"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reputation":{
"overall quality as seen or judged by people in general":{
"examples":[
"the college's athletic department has a good reputation , but the school's science facilities are a bit lacking"
],
"synonyms":[
"character",
"fame",
"mark",
"name",
"note",
"odor",
"rep",
"report",
"repute"
],
"near synonyms":[
"credit",
"honor",
"celebrity",
"notoriety",
"renown",
"image",
"persona",
"admiration",
"regard",
"reverence"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discredit",
"disgrace",
"dishonor",
"disrepute",
"ignominy",
"infamy",
"obloquy",
"odium",
"opprobrium",
"reproach",
"shame"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repurchased":{
"as in redeemed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"redeemed",
"recruited",
"replenished",
"rescued",
"got back",
"reacquired",
"recaptured",
"reclaimed",
"re-collected",
"recouped",
"recovered",
"regained",
"repossessed",
"retook",
"retrieved"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lost",
"mislaid",
"misplaced"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in rebought":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"rebought",
"bade",
"bid",
"offered",
"bargained (with)",
"chaffered (with)",
"horse-traded (with)",
"paltered (with)",
"bartered (for)",
"dealt (for)",
"dickered (over)",
"exchanged (for)",
"haggled (for)",
"negotiated (about)",
"traded (for)",
"financed",
"paid (for)",
"sprang (for)",
"sprung (for)",
"acquired",
"gained",
"garnered",
"got",
"obtained",
"procured",
"secured",
"won",
"bought",
"copped",
"picked up",
"purchased",
"took"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dealt (in)",
"marketed",
"merchandised",
"merchandized",
"retailed",
"sold",
"vended"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reprobate":{
"having or showing lowered moral character or standards":{
"examples":[
"a reprobate judge who could be bribed, and often with astonishing ease"
],
"synonyms":[
"corrupt",
"debased",
"debauched",
"decadent",
"degenerate",
"degraded",
"demoralized",
"depraved",
"dissipated",
"dissolute",
"jackleg",
"libertine",
"loose",
"perverse",
"perverted",
"rakehell",
"rakehelly",
"rakish",
"sick",
"unclean",
"unwholesome",
"warped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bent",
"crooked",
"cutthroat",
"dishonest",
"unethical",
"unprincipled",
"unscrupulous",
"contaminated",
"spoiled",
"tainted",
"bad",
"evil",
"immoral",
"iniquitous",
"miscreant",
"nefarious",
"sinful",
"vicious",
"wicked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"incorruptible",
"ethical",
"honest",
"principled",
"good",
"moral",
"righteous",
"virtuous"
],
"antonyms":[
"pure",
"uncorrupt",
"uncorrupted"
]
},
"a mean, evil, or unprincipled person":{
"examples":[
"a program for rehabilitating hard-core reprobates and turning them into hard-working, law-abiding citizens"
],
"synonyms":[
"baddie",
"baddy",
"beast",
"brute",
"caitiff",
"devil",
"evildoer",
"fiend",
"heavy",
"hound",
"knave",
"meanie",
"meany",
"miscreant",
"monster",
"nazi",
"no-good",
"rapscallion",
"rascal",
"rogue",
"savage",
"scalawag",
"scallywag",
"scamp",
"scapegrace",
"scoundrel",
"varlet",
"villain",
"wretch"
],
"near synonyms":[
"villainess",
"blackguard",
"criminal",
"crook",
"culprit",
"felon",
"lawbreaker",
"malefactor",
"offender",
"perp",
"perpetrator",
"transgressor",
"sinner",
"trespasser",
"wrongdoer",
"cad",
"heel",
"serpent",
"snake",
"viper",
"bandit",
"bravo",
"desperado",
"outlaw",
"con",
"convict",
"jailbird",
"assassin",
"cutthroat",
"gangster",
"goon",
"gunman",
"hoodlum",
"hooligan",
"racketeer",
"ruffian",
"thug",
"rough",
"rowdy",
"tough",
"loser",
"lowlife",
"ne'er-do-well",
"stinker",
"trash"
],
"near antonyms":[
"angel",
"innocent",
"saint",
"hero"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be unwilling to grant":{
"examples":[
"the board will most likely reprobate the request for parole"
],
"synonyms":[
"decline",
"deny",
"disallow",
"disapprove",
"negative",
"nix",
"refuse",
"reject",
"withhold"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ban",
"enjoin",
"forbid",
"prohibit",
"proscribe",
"veto",
"rebuff",
"repel",
"spurn",
"check",
"constrain",
"curb",
"hold",
"keep",
"repress",
"restrain",
"restrict",
"balk (at)",
"hinder",
"impede",
"obstruct"
],
"near antonyms":[
"afford",
"furnish",
"give",
"provide",
"supply",
"authorize",
"commission",
"license",
"licence",
"accede (to)",
"acquiesce",
"agree (to)",
"assent (to)",
"consent (to)",
"warrant",
"accord",
"sanction",
"vouchsafe"
],
"antonyms":[
"allow",
"concede",
"grant",
"let",
"OK",
"okay",
"permit"
]
},
"to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{
"examples":[
"without hesitation she reprobated such an indecent idea"
],
"synonyms":[
"balk (at)",
"decline",
"deselect",
"disapprove",
"negative",
"nix",
"pass",
"pass up",
"refuse",
"reject",
"repudiate",
"spurn",
"throw out",
"throw over",
"turn down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blow off",
"disdain",
"rebuff",
"scorn",
"scout",
"shoot down",
"overrule",
"veto",
"forbid",
"prohibit",
"proscribe",
"dismiss",
"ignore",
"abstain (from)",
"forbear",
"refrain (from)",
"deny",
"disavow",
"disclaim",
"dispute",
"gainsay",
"stick",
"abjure",
"forswear",
"foreswear",
"recant",
"renounce",
"retract",
"take back",
"unsay",
"withdraw",
"avoid",
"bypass",
"detour",
"contradict",
"deny",
"disown",
"negate",
"controvert",
"disagree (with)",
"disprove",
"dispute",
"rebut",
"refute",
"back down",
"back off",
"backtrack",
"disallow",
"recall",
"renege",
"revoke"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condone",
"countenance",
"swallow",
"tolerate",
"adopt",
"embrace",
"receive",
"take",
"welcome",
"accede",
"acquiesce",
"agree",
"assent",
"consent",
"choose",
"handpick",
"select",
"espouse",
"support"
],
"antonyms":[
"accept",
"agree (to)",
"approve"
]
},
"to declare to be morally wrong or evil":{
"examples":[
"spent much of her talk reprobating the callous indifference of a materialistic society to the suffering of people in the third world"
],
"synonyms":[
"anathematize",
"censure",
"condemn",
"damn",
"decry",
"denounce",
"execrate",
"reprehend"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attack",
"blame",
"blast",
"criticize",
"dis",
"diss",
"dispraise",
"fault",
"knock",
"pan",
"slam",
"belittle",
"deprecate",
"disparage",
"doom",
"sentence",
"convict",
"blacklist",
"excommunicate",
"ostracize",
"castigate",
"chastise",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach",
"admonish",
"chide",
"reprove",
"berate",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"rake",
"scold",
"upbraid",
"vituperate",
"curse",
"imprecate",
"abhor",
"abominate",
"detest",
"hate",
"loathe",
"revile"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approve",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"sanction",
"eulogize",
"exalt",
"extol",
"extoll",
"glorify",
"laud",
"praise",
"acclaim",
"applaud",
"commend",
"hail",
"salute",
"tout",
"consecrate",
"hallow",
"sanctify",
"honor",
"revere",
"venerate"
],
"antonyms":[
"bless"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"reputedly":{
"as in allegedly , reportedly":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"allegedly",
"purportedly",
"reportedly",
"apparently",
"evidently",
"ostensibly",
"ostensively",
"presumably",
"putatively",
"seemingly",
"supposedly",
"externally",
"outwardly",
"visibly",
"believably",
"credibly",
"assumably",
"likely",
"presumedly",
"probably",
"conceivably",
"maybe",
"mayhap",
"perchance",
"perhaps",
"possibly",
"professedly",
"supposably",
"clearly",
"distinctly",
"manifestly",
"obviously",
"plainly",
"self-evidently",
"assuredly",
"positively",
"surely"
],
"near antonyms":[
"implausibly",
"impossibly",
"improbably",
"incredibly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"repines":{
"to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{
"examples":[
"there is no use repining over a love that's been long lost"
],
"synonyms":[
"beefs",
"bellyaches",
"bitches",
"bleats",
"carps",
"caterwauls",
"complains",
"crabs",
"croaks",
"fusses",
"gripes",
"grizzles",
"grouches",
"grouses",
"growls",
"grumbles",
"grumps",
"hollers",
"inveighs",
"keens",
"kicks",
"kvetches",
"maunders",
"moans",
"murmurs",
"mutters",
"nags",
"screams",
"squawks",
"squeals",
"wails",
"whimpers",
"whines",
"whinges",
"yammers",
"yawps",
"yaups",
"yowls"
],
"near synonyms":[
"objects (to)",
"protests",
"quarrels (with)",
"cavils",
"quibbles",
"frets",
"stews",
"worries",
"blubbers",
"cries",
"sobs",
"bemoans",
"bewails",
"deplores",
"laments"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepts",
"bears",
"countenances",
"endures",
"takes",
"tolerates",
"applauds",
"cheers",
"commends"
],
"antonyms":[
"crows",
"delights",
"rejoices"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repulsiveness":{
"the quality of inspiring intense dread or dismay":{
"examples":[
"horror films that seem to be trying to outdo one another in the repulsiveness of their monsters"
],
"synonyms":[
"atrociousness",
"atrocity",
"awfulness",
"dreadfulness",
"frightfulness",
"ghastliness",
"grisliness",
"gruesomeness",
"hideousness",
"horridness",
"horror",
"monstrosity"
],
"near synonyms":[
"badness",
"baseness",
"depravedness",
"depravity",
"diabolicalness",
"evil",
"evilness",
"foulness",
"heinousness",
"immorality",
"iniquitousness",
"iniquity",
"invidiousness",
"sinfulness",
"ungodliness",
"viciousness",
"vileness",
"wickedness",
"accursedness",
"cursedness",
"deplorableness",
"despicableness",
"detestableness",
"execrableness",
"hatefulness",
"loathsomeness",
"reprehensibleness",
"creepiness",
"eeriness",
"fearfulness",
"fearsomeness",
"ghostliness",
"ghoulishness",
"scariness",
"agony",
"anguish",
"hellishness",
"misery",
"torment",
"torture"
],
"near antonyms":[
"agreeableness",
"delightfulness",
"pleasantness",
"pleasurableness",
"allurement",
"appeal",
"attraction",
"attractiveness",
"desirability",
"desirableness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repeats":{
"to say or state again":{
"examples":[
"I repeated the address over and over until I had it memorized"
],
"synonyms":[
"chimes",
"dins",
"iterates",
"rehearses",
"reiterates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"paraphrases",
"rewords",
"echoes",
"reechos",
"mouths",
"parrots",
"abstracts",
"encapsulates",
"epitomizes",
"outlines",
"recapitulates",
"recaps",
"summarizes",
"sums up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give from memory":{
"examples":[
"repeated correctly all the verses she had memorized"
],
"synonyms":[
"recites",
"reels off",
"says"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cons",
"learns",
"memorizes",
"studies",
"declaims",
"mouths",
"orates",
"speaks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"reads"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to say after another":{
"examples":[
"now repeat the oath after me"
],
"synonyms":[
"dittos",
"echoes",
"parrots",
"quotes",
"reechos"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mouths",
"apes",
"copies",
"copycats",
"emulates",
"imitates",
"mimes",
"mimics"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make or do again":{
"examples":[
"try not to repeat your mistakes"
],
"synonyms":[
"duplicates",
"redoes",
"reduplicates",
"reiterates",
"remakes",
"renews",
"replicates",
"reprises"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recreates",
"reenacts",
"reinvents"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act of saying or doing over again":{
"examples":[
"if we don't want a repeat of last year's disastrous celebration, we had better do some more planning"
],
"synonyms":[
"duplications",
"iterations",
"redos",
"reduplications",
"reiterations",
"renewals",
"repetitions",
"replays",
"replications",
"reprises"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rebroadcasts",
"reruns",
"recitations",
"rehearsals"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"repent":{
"to feel sorry or dissatisfied about":{
"examples":[
"after hearing what a great time you guys had at the party, I am repenting my decision to stay home"
],
"synonyms":[
"bemoan",
"deplore",
"lament",
"regret",
"rue"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ache (for)",
"bewail",
"grieve (for)",
"mourn",
"sorrow (for)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delight (in)",
"enjoy",
"relish",
"revel (in)",
"savor",
"savour"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"represses":{
"to put a stop to (something) by the use of force":{
"examples":[
"quickly repressed the rebellion in the provincial city and restored order"
],
"synonyms":[
"clamps down (on)",
"cracks down (on)",
"crushes",
"puts down",
"quashes",
"quells",
"silences",
"slaps down",
"snuffs (out)",
"squashes",
"squelches",
"subdues",
"suppresses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"douses",
"dowses",
"extinguishes",
"puts out",
"quenches",
"smothers",
"stifles",
"strangles",
"throttles",
"annihilates",
"decimates",
"demolishes",
"desolates",
"destroys",
"devastates",
"nukes",
"rubs out",
"ruins",
"smashes",
"wastes",
"wrecks",
"exterminates",
"obliterates",
"wipes out",
"conquers",
"dominates",
"overcomes",
"overpowers",
"overwhelms",
"subjugates",
"vanquishes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abets",
"aids",
"assists",
"backs",
"helps",
"props up",
"supports",
"foments",
"incites",
"instigates",
"provokes",
"stirs",
"whips (up)",
"advances",
"cultivates",
"encourages",
"forwards",
"fosters",
"furthers",
"nourishes",
"nurtures",
"promotes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to refrain from openly showing or uttering":{
"examples":[
"you can't repress your feelings forever, so tell her how you feel about her"
],
"synonyms":[
"chokes (back)",
"holds back",
"pockets",
"sinks",
"smothers",
"stifles",
"strangles",
"submerges",
"suppresses",
"swallows"
],
"near synonyms":[
"controls",
"governs",
"manages",
"bridles",
"checks",
"curbs",
"quashes",
"quells",
"bottles up",
"contains",
"muffles",
"squelches"
],
"near antonyms":[
"expresses",
"looses",
"releases",
"takes out",
"unleashes",
"vents"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repossessed":{
"to get again in one's possession":{
"examples":[
"if you don't pay off the loan, the bank will come and repossess your car"
],
"synonyms":[
"got back",
"reacquired",
"recaptured",
"reclaimed",
"re-collected",
"recouped",
"recovered",
"regained",
"retook",
"retrieved"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recruited",
"replenished",
"redeemed",
"repurchased",
"rescued"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lost",
"mislaid",
"misplaced"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repetitiveness":{
"as in repetition , reiteration":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reiteration",
"repetition",
"repetitiousness",
"pleonasm",
"tautology",
"embellishment",
"embroidering",
"exaggeration",
"hyperbole",
"overstatement",
"circuitousness",
"circularity",
"digressiveness",
"circumlocution",
"diffuseness",
"diffusion",
"garrulity",
"garrulousness",
"logorrhea",
"long-windedness",
"periphrasis",
"prolixity",
"redundancy",
"verbalism",
"verbiage",
"verboseness",
"verbosity",
"windiness",
"wordage",
"wordiness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brevity",
"briefness",
"compactness",
"conciseness",
"concision",
"crispness",
"pithiness",
"succinctness",
"terseness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repurchasing":{
"as in redeeming":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"redeeming",
"recruiting",
"replenishing",
"rescuing",
"getting back",
"reacquiring",
"recapturing",
"reclaiming",
"re-collecting",
"recouping",
"recovering",
"regaining",
"repossessing",
"retaking",
"retrieving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"losing",
"mislaying",
"misplacing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in rebuying":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"rebuying",
"bidding",
"offering",
"bargaining (with)",
"chaffering (with)",
"horse-trading (with)",
"paltering (with)",
"bartering (for)",
"dealing (for)",
"dickering (over)",
"exchanging (for)",
"haggling (for)",
"negotiating (about)",
"trading (for)",
"financing",
"paying (for)",
"springing (for)",
"acquiring",
"gaining",
"garnering",
"getting",
"obtaining",
"procuring",
"securing",
"winning",
"buying",
"copping",
"picking up",
"purchasing",
"taking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dealing (in)",
"marketing",
"merchandising",
"merchandizing",
"retailing",
"selling",
"vending"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repairing":{
"as in repair , fixing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"fixing",
"mending",
"repair",
"amendment",
"correction",
"rectification",
"reform",
"adjustment",
"alteration",
"change",
"difference",
"modification",
"tweak",
"overhaul",
"reconstruction",
"reconversion",
"redesign",
"redo",
"redoing",
"refashioning",
"reformation",
"remaking",
"remodeling",
"revamping",
"review",
"revise",
"revision",
"reworking",
"variation",
"changeover",
"conversion",
"metamorphosis",
"transfiguration",
"transformation",
"shift",
"transition",
"deformation",
"disfigurement",
"distortion",
"mutation",
"transmutation",
"displacement",
"replacement",
"substitution",
"supplantation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fixation",
"stabilization"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring back to a former condition or vigor":{
"examples":[
"it will take some time to repair your energy after a bout with the flu"
],
"synonyms":[
"freshening",
"recharging",
"recreating",
"refreshening",
"refreshing",
"regenerating",
"rejuvenating",
"renewing",
"restoring",
"resuscitating",
"revitalizing",
"revivifying",
"reviving"
],
"near synonyms":[
"making over",
"overhauling",
"reclaiming",
"reconditioning",
"reconstituting",
"redesigning",
"redeveloping",
"redoing",
"reengineering",
"refurbishing",
"rehabbing",
"rehabilitating",
"remaking",
"remodeling",
"renovating",
"refilling",
"replenishing",
"resupplying",
"modernizing",
"updating"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to put into good shape or working order again":{
"examples":[
"having trouble finding someone who repairs audio components"
],
"synonyms":[
"doctoring",
"fixing",
"mending",
"patching",
"reconditioning",
"renovating",
"revamping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fixing up",
"furbishing",
"overhauling",
"rebuilding",
"reconstructing",
"refurbishing",
"aiding",
"curing",
"healing",
"helping",
"conditioning",
"preparing",
"readying",
"caring (for)",
"maintaining",
"servicing",
"freshening",
"refreshening",
"refreshing",
"regenerating",
"rejuvenating",
"renewing",
"restoring",
"revitalizing",
"reviving",
"adjusting",
"correcting",
"modifying",
"rectifying",
"redressing",
"reforming",
"righting",
"ameliorating",
"bettering",
"enhancing",
"enriching",
"improving",
"meliorating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blemishing",
"breaking",
"damaging",
"defacing",
"disfiguring",
"flawing",
"harming",
"hurting",
"impairing",
"injuring",
"marring",
"ruining",
"spoiling",
"vandalizing",
"wrecking",
"crippling",
"disabling",
"maiming",
"mangling",
"mutilating"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"repleteness":{
"as in fullness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"fullness",
"fulness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"black hole",
"blank",
"blankness",
"emptiness",
"vacancy",
"vacuity",
"void",
"nothingness",
"inane",
"vacuum"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repurchases":{
"as in redeems":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"redeems",
"recruits",
"replenishes",
"rescues",
"gets back",
"reacquires",
"recaptures",
"reclaims",
"re-collects",
"recoups",
"recovers",
"regains",
"repossesses",
"retakes",
"retrieves"
],
"near antonyms":[
"loses",
"mislays",
"misplaces"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in rebuys":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"rebuys",
"bids",
"offers",
"bargains (with)",
"chaffers (with)",
"horse-trades (with)",
"palters (with)",
"barters (for)",
"deals (for)",
"dickers (over)",
"exchanges (for)",
"haggles (for)",
"negotiates (about)",
"trades (for)",
"finances",
"pays (for)",
"springs (for)",
"acquires",
"gains",
"garners",
"gets",
"obtains",
"procures",
"secures",
"wins",
"buys",
"cops",
"picks up",
"purchases",
"takes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deals (in)",
"markets",
"merchandises",
"merchandizes",
"retails",
"sells",
"vends"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repays":{
"to make a return payment to":{
"examples":[
"I repaid my friend the $20 he had lent me"
],
"synonyms":[
"refunds",
"reimburses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gives back",
"reciprocates",
"renders (to)",
"compensates",
"recompenses",
"remunerates",
"liquidates",
"pays down",
"pays off",
"pays up",
"quits",
"satisfies",
"settles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a return for":{
"examples":[
"how can we ever repay your kindness?"
],
"synonyms":[
"reciprocates",
"recompenses",
"requites"
],
"near synonyms":[
"exchanges",
"compensates",
"indemnifies",
"pays",
"recoups",
"remunerates",
"satisfies",
"gives back",
"refunds",
"reimburses",
"restitutes",
"avenges",
"gets back (at)",
"retaliates",
"revenges"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reportage":{
"as in message , communication":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"announcement",
"bulletin",
"communication",
"correspondence",
"dispatch",
"message",
"411",
"advice",
"gen",
"info",
"information",
"intelligence",
"item",
"news",
"story",
"tidings",
"uncos",
"word",
"dope",
"lowdown",
"scoop",
"tidbit",
"titbit",
"tip",
"gossip",
"rumor",
"tale",
"tattle",
"feedback",
"disinformation",
"propaganda"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repertories":{
"as in repertoires , stockpiles":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"arsenals",
"caches",
"hoards",
"repertoires",
"reserves",
"stockpiles",
"stocks",
"stores",
"supplies",
"assortments",
"kaleidoscopes",
"miscellanea",
"mixed bags",
"omnium-gatherums",
"phantasmagorias",
"treasures",
"treasure troves",
"troves",
"accumulations",
"assemblies",
"gatherings",
"assemblages",
"collections",
"libraries"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bric-a-brac",
"clutters",
"heaps",
"jumbles",
"litters",
"piles",
"ragbags"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reprovision":{
"as in refeed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"refeed",
"hand-feed",
"spoon-feed",
"underfeed",
"force-feed",
"overfeed",
"surfeit",
"batten",
"fatten",
"fill",
"mess",
"banquet",
"dine",
"feast",
"regale",
"nourish",
"nurture",
"sustain",
"serve",
"wait"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repartee":{
"a quick witty response":{
"examples":[
"that repartee to the reporter's question drew laughs from the bystanders"
],
"synonyms":[
"comeback",
"retort",
"riposte"
],
"near synonyms":[
"squelch",
"back talk",
"crack",
"quip",
"sally",
"wisecrack",
"witticism",
"zinger",
"cut",
"insult",
"put-down"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"good-natured teasing or exchanging of clever remarks":{
"examples":[
"I wish we weren't many miles apart, as repartee is harder to do with text messaging"
],
"synonyms":[
"backchat",
"badinage",
"banter",
"chaff",
"give-and-take",
"jesting",
"joshing",
"persiflage",
"raillery"
],
"near synonyms":[
"barb",
"crack",
"dig",
"gag",
"gambit",
"jest",
"joke",
"laugh",
"pleasantry",
"quip",
"sally",
"waggery",
"wisecrack",
"witticism",
"drollness",
"facetiousness",
"funniness",
"hilariousness",
"humorousness",
"richness",
"fooling",
"kidding",
"mocking",
"razzing",
"ribbing",
"ridiculing",
"humor",
"wit",
"wordplay",
"nothings",
"chatter",
"chitchat",
"gossip",
"small talk"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repaired":{
"as in fixed , corrected":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"corrected",
"fixed",
"remedied",
"reconstructible",
"reformable",
"regenerable",
"reversible",
"undoable",
"amendable",
"emendable",
"improvable",
"resolvable",
"correctable",
"corrigible",
"fixable",
"redeemable",
"remediable",
"repairable",
"reparable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"incorrigible",
"irrecoverable",
"irredeemable",
"irremediable",
"irreparable",
"unredeemable",
"irretrievable",
"unrecoverable",
"irreplaceable",
"irreversible",
"irrevocable"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring back to a former condition or vigor":{
"examples":[
"it will take some time to repair your energy after a bout with the flu"
],
"synonyms":[
"freshened",
"recharged",
"recreated",
"refreshed",
"refreshened",
"regenerated",
"rejuvenated",
"renewed",
"restored",
"resuscitated",
"revitalized",
"revived",
"revivified"
],
"near synonyms":[
"made over",
"overhauled",
"reclaimed",
"reconditioned",
"reconstituted",
"redesigned",
"redeveloped",
"redid",
"reengineered",
"refurbished",
"rehabbed",
"rehabilitated",
"remade",
"remodeled",
"renovated",
"refilled",
"replenished",
"resupplied",
"modernized",
"updated"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to put into good shape or working order again":{
"examples":[
"having trouble finding someone who repairs audio components"
],
"synonyms":[
"doctored",
"fixed",
"mended",
"patched",
"reconditioned",
"renovated",
"revamped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fixed up",
"furbished",
"overhauled",
"rebuilt",
"reconstructed",
"refurbished",
"aided",
"cured",
"healed",
"helped",
"conditioned",
"prepared",
"readied",
"cared (for)",
"maintained",
"serviced",
"freshened",
"refreshed",
"refreshened",
"regenerated",
"rejuvenated",
"renewed",
"restored",
"revitalized",
"revived",
"adjusted",
"corrected",
"modified",
"rectified",
"redressed",
"reformed",
"righted",
"ameliorated",
"bettered",
"enhanced",
"enriched",
"improved",
"meliorated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blemished",
"broke",
"damaged",
"defaced",
"disfigured",
"flawed",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"marred",
"ruined",
"spoiled",
"spoilt",
"vandalized",
"wrecked",
"crippled",
"disabled",
"maimed",
"mangled",
"mutilated"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"repugnances":{
"a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness":{
"examples":[
"could barely contain her repugnance of frogs and nearly threw up when she found out we'd have to dissect one in science class"
],
"synonyms":[
"aversions",
"disgusts",
"distastes",
"horrors",
"loathings",
"nauseas",
"repulsions",
"revulsions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abhorrences",
"abominations",
"antipathies",
"execrations",
"hates",
"hatreds",
"allergies",
"disapprovals",
"disfavors",
"disinclinations",
"dislikes",
"displeasures"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appetites",
"bents",
"fancies",
"favors",
"likes",
"likings",
"loves",
"partialities",
"penchants",
"predilections",
"preferences",
"propensities",
"relishes",
"shines",
"tastes",
"uses"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repossession":{
"the act or process of getting something back":{
"examples":[
"an account of France's loss of the Louisiana Territory to Spain and its brief repossession of the area before selling it to the U.S. in 1803"
],
"synonyms":[
"recapture",
"reclamation",
"recoupment",
"recovery",
"retrieval"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recruitment",
"replenishment",
"redemption",
"rescue"
],
"near antonyms":[
"loss",
"misplacement"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repining (for)":{
"to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy":{
"examples":[
"during the deep cold of winter, I repine for warm tropical beaches"
],
"synonyms":[
"aching (for)",
"coveting",
"craving",
"desiderating",
"desiring",
"dying (for)",
"hankering (for or after)",
"hungering (for)",
"itching (for)",
"jonesing (for)",
"longing (for)",
"lusting (for or after)",
"panting (after)",
"pining (for)",
"salivating (for)",
"sighing (for)",
"thirsting (for)",
"wanting",
"wishing (for)",
"yearning (for)",
"yenning (for)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"spoiling (for)",
"adoring",
"delighting (in)",
"digging",
"enjoying",
"fancying",
"grooving (on)",
"liking",
"loving",
"relishing",
"reveling (in)",
"revelling (in)",
"favoring",
"preferring",
"admiring",
"appreciating",
"cherishing",
"prizing",
"treasuring",
"valuing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhorring",
"abominating",
"despising",
"detesting",
"execrating",
"hating",
"loathing",
"declining",
"refusing",
"rejecting",
"spurning"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reputability":{
"as in respectability , conscientiousness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blamelessness",
"character",
"conscientiousness",
"decency",
"fairness",
"high-mindedness",
"incorruptibility",
"irreproachability",
"irreproachableness",
"justice",
"morality",
"nobility",
"respectability",
"right-mindedness",
"scrupulousness",
"virtue",
"virtuousness",
"honesty",
"honor",
"integrity",
"probity",
"rectitude",
"righteousness",
"uprightness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"baseness",
"dishonor",
"lowness",
"corruptibility",
"corruption",
"corruptness",
"debasement",
"debauchery",
"decadence",
"degeneracy",
"degradation",
"depravity",
"disgrace",
"disgracefulness",
"disreputableness",
"dissipatedness",
"dissipation",
"dissoluteness",
"looseness",
"perversion",
"pervertedness",
"profligacy",
"shamelessness",
"venality",
"blameworthiness",
"criminality",
"crookedness",
"dishonesty",
"immorality",
"unrighteousness",
"unscrupulousness",
"knavery",
"rascality",
"roguishness",
"meanness",
"reprehensibleness",
"rottenness",
"sinfulness",
"vileness",
"villainy",
"wickedness",
"wretchedness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repelled":{
"filled with disgust":{
"examples":[
"repelled reviewers couldn't believe how violent the movie was"
],
"synonyms":[
"disgusted",
"nauseated",
"repulsed",
"revolted",
"shocked",
"sick",
"sickened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fed up",
"weary",
"angered",
"angry",
"apoplectic",
"cheesed off",
"displeased",
"enraged",
"fuming",
"furious",
"horn-mad",
"incensed",
"indignant",
"infuriated",
"irate",
"livid",
"mad",
"outraged",
"rankled",
"riled",
"roiled",
"shirty",
"sore",
"steaming",
"teed off",
"ticked",
"upset",
"worked up",
"wrought (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delighted",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"satisfied",
"thankful",
"thrilled",
"tickled",
"beguiled",
"bewitched",
"captivated",
"charmed",
"enchanted",
"enthralled",
"entranced",
"fascinated",
"mesmerized",
"spellbound"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to drive back":{
"examples":[
"the defenders repelled the attacking army after several hours of fierce fighting"
],
"synonyms":[
"beat off",
"fended (off)",
"rebutted",
"repulsed",
"staved off",
"turned away",
"turned back"
],
"near synonyms":[
"defied",
"fought",
"held off",
"opposed",
"resisted",
"stood off",
"withstood",
"deflected",
"warded (off)",
"rebuffed",
"snubbed",
"spurned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"embraced",
"hailed",
"welcomed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to feel disgust":{
"examples":[
"the idea of chocolate-covered grasshoppers repels me"
],
"synonyms":[
"disgusted",
"grossed out",
"nauseated",
"put off",
"repulsed",
"revolted",
"sickened",
"turned off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"displeased",
"distressed",
"appalled",
"disquieted",
"horrified",
"affronted",
"insulted",
"offended",
"outraged",
"shocked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allured",
"attracted",
"beguiled",
"bewitched",
"captivated",
"charmed",
"disarmed",
"drew",
"enchanted",
"enticed",
"fascinated",
"lured",
"pulled",
"seduced",
"tempted",
"delighted",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"rejoiced",
"tickled",
"enraptured",
"enthralled",
"entranced",
"appealed (to)",
"interested",
"intrigued"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to refuse to give in to":{
"examples":[
"repelled the temptation to stay out late and call in sick the next day"
],
"synonyms":[
"bucked",
"defied",
"fought",
"opposed",
"resisted",
"withstood"
],
"near synonyms":[
"battled",
"combated",
"combatted",
"contended (with)",
"challenged",
"contested",
"contradicted",
"disputed",
"baffled",
"balked",
"foiled",
"frustrated",
"thwarted",
"checked",
"countered",
"hindered",
"obstructed",
"stemmed"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"bowed (to)",
"capitulated (to)",
"gave in (to)",
"knuckled under (to)",
"stooped (to)",
"submitted (to)",
"succumbed (to)",
"surrendered (to)",
"yielded (to)"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"reprovers":{
"as in scolds , haranguers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"admonishers",
"haranguers",
"railers",
"ranters",
"rebukers",
"reproachers",
"scolds",
"upbraiders",
"criticasters",
"hairsplitters",
"pettifoggers",
"quibblers",
"bellyachers",
"complainers",
"crybabies",
"fussers",
"gripers",
"grouches",
"grousers",
"grumblers",
"whiners",
"assailants",
"attackers",
"crucifiers",
"belittlers",
"decriers",
"denigrators",
"deriders",
"detractors",
"condemners",
"condemnors",
"denouncers",
"carpers",
"castigators",
"cavilers",
"cavillers",
"censurers",
"criticizers",
"critics",
"disparagers",
"faultfinders",
"hypercritics",
"knockers",
"nigglers",
"nitpickers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"commenders",
"praisers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repeater":{
"as in recidivist , relapser":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"backslider",
"recidivist",
"relapser",
"criminal",
"crook",
"culprit",
"lawbreaker",
"malefactor",
"miscreant",
"offender",
"misdemeanant",
"accomplice",
"principal",
"desperado",
"outlaw",
"convict",
"jailbird",
"perp",
"perpetrator",
"evildoer",
"gallows bird",
"misdoer",
"misfeasor",
"sinner",
"transgressor",
"trespasser",
"villain",
"wrongdoer",
"blackhander",
"button man",
"gangster",
"hoodlum",
"hooligan",
"mobster",
"racketeer",
"thug"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gangbuster",
"lawman"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in assault weapon , machine gun":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"AK-47",
"assault rifle",
"assault weapon",
"automatic",
"carbine",
"machine gun",
"machine pistol",
"submachine gun",
"tommy gun",
"blunderbuss",
"breechloader",
"culverin",
"fieldpiece",
"firelock",
"flintlock",
"harquebus",
"arquebus",
"matchlock",
"musket",
"rifle",
"shotgun",
"smoothbore",
"twenty-two",
".22",
"speargun",
"self-loader",
"semiautomatic",
"derringer",
"forty-five",
".45",
"gat",
"handgun",
"pistol",
"revolver",
"rod",
"roscoe",
"sidearm",
"six-gun",
"six-shooter",
"zip gun",
"arm",
"firearm",
"gun",
"heat",
"piece",
"small arm"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repetition":{
"the act of saying or doing over again":{
"examples":[
"the repetition of the honor society's oath at the initiation ceremonies got old really quickly"
],
"synonyms":[
"duplication",
"iteration",
"redo",
"reduplication",
"reiteration",
"renewal",
"repeat",
"replay",
"replication",
"reprise"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rebroadcast",
"rerun",
"recitation",
"rehearsal"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repress":{
"to put a stop to (something) by the use of force":{
"examples":[
"quickly repressed the rebellion in the provincial city and restored order"
],
"synonyms":[
"clamp down (on)",
"crack down (on)",
"crush",
"put down",
"quash",
"quell",
"silence",
"slap down",
"snuff (out)",
"squash",
"squelch",
"subdue",
"suppress"
],
"near synonyms":[
"douse",
"dowse",
"extinguish",
"put out",
"quench",
"smother",
"stifle",
"strangle",
"throttle",
"annihilate",
"decimate",
"demolish",
"desolate",
"destroy",
"devastate",
"nuke",
"rub out",
"ruin",
"smash",
"waste",
"wreck",
"exterminate",
"obliterate",
"wipe out",
"conquer",
"dominate",
"overcome",
"overpower",
"overwhelm",
"subjugate",
"vanquish"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abet",
"aid",
"assist",
"back",
"help",
"prop up",
"support",
"foment",
"incite",
"instigate",
"provoke",
"stir",
"whip (up)",
"advance",
"cultivate",
"encourage",
"forward",
"foster",
"further",
"nourish",
"nurture",
"promote"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to refrain from openly showing or uttering":{
"examples":[
"you can't repress your feelings forever, so tell her how you feel about her"
],
"synonyms":[
"choke (back)",
"hold back",
"pocket",
"sink",
"smother",
"stifle",
"strangle",
"submerge",
"suppress",
"swallow"
],
"near synonyms":[
"control",
"govern",
"manage",
"bridle",
"check",
"curb",
"quash",
"quell",
"bottle up",
"contain",
"muffle",
"squelch"
],
"near antonyms":[
"express",
"loose",
"release",
"take out",
"unleash",
"vent"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repurchase":{
"as in redeem":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"redeem",
"recruit",
"replenish",
"rescue",
"get back",
"reacquire",
"recapture",
"reclaim",
"re-collect",
"recoup",
"recover",
"regain",
"repossess",
"retake",
"retrieve"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lose",
"mislay",
"misplace"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in rebuy":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"rebuy",
"bid",
"offer",
"bargain (with)",
"chaffer (with)",
"horse-trade (with)",
"palter (with)",
"barter (for)",
"deal (for)",
"dicker (over)",
"exchange (for)",
"haggle (for)",
"negotiate (about)",
"trade (for)",
"finance",
"pay (for)",
"spring (for)",
"acquire",
"gain",
"garner",
"get",
"obtain",
"procure",
"secure",
"win",
"buy",
"cop",
"pick up",
"purchase",
"take"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deal (in)",
"market",
"merchandise",
"merchandize",
"retail",
"sell",
"vend"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repletion":{
"as in satiation , satiety":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
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"fill",
"fullness",
"glut",
"repleteness",
"satiation",
"satiety",
"satisfaction",
"surfeit",
"inappetence"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appetite",
"belly",
"emptiness",
"famishment",
"hunger",
"munchies",
"stomach",
"rapaciousness",
"rapacity",
"ravenousness",
"voraciousness",
"voracity",
"malnutrition",
"starvation",
"undernourishment"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repellency":{
"as in atrocity , repulsiveness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"atrociousness",
"atrocity",
"infamy",
"loathsomeness",
"offensiveness",
"repugnance",
"repulsiveness",
"abusiveness",
"scurrilousness",
"distastefulness",
"obnoxiousness",
"unpleasantness",
"reprehensibility",
"reprehensibleness",
"exceptionability",
"objectionableness",
"unacceptability",
"undesirability",
"depravedness",
"depravity",
"kinkiness",
"naughtiness",
"perverseness",
"perversion",
"perversity",
"pervertedness",
"wickedness",
"lechery",
"immodesty",
"indecorousness",
"indelicacy",
"indelicateness",
"lowness",
"unbecomingness",
"broadness",
"earthiness",
"gaminess",
"raciness",
"saltiness",
"suggestiveness",
"bawdiness",
"blueness",
"coarseness",
"crudeness",
"crudity",
"dirt",
"dirtiness",
"filth",
"filthiness",
"foulness",
"grossness",
"impureness",
"impurity",
"indecency",
"lasciviousness",
"lewdness",
"nastiness",
"obscenity",
"profanity",
"raunch",
"raunchiness",
"ribaldry",
"smut",
"smuttiness",
"vulgarity",
"wantonness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"priggery",
"priggishness",
"primness",
"prudery",
"prudishness",
"puritanism",
"correctness",
"decency",
"decorousness",
"decorum",
"seemliness",
"appropriateness",
"fitness",
"suitability",
"suitableness",
"perfection",
"purity",
"spotlessness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reposeful":{
"as in relaxing , restful":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"easeful",
"relaxing",
"restful",
"comfortable",
"comfy",
"cozy",
"cushy",
"easy",
"snug",
"soft",
"gem\u00fctlich",
"genial",
"hospitable",
"inviting",
"pleasant",
"commodious",
"roomy",
"spacious",
"homelike",
"homely",
"homey",
"homy",
"intimate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"uncomfortable",
"hard",
"harsh",
"severe",
"inhospitable",
"uninviting",
"unpleasant"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"repacks":{
"as in replenishes , refreshes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"refills",
"refreshes",
"reloads",
"replenishes",
"brims",
"charges",
"crams",
"heaps",
"jam-packs",
"jams",
"loads",
"packs",
"stuffs",
"drenches",
"floods",
"gluts",
"swamps",
"bloats",
"bulks",
"crowds",
"crushes",
"mats",
"presses",
"rams",
"shoves",
"squashes",
"squeezes",
"overcharges",
"overfills",
"overflows",
"saturates",
"honeycombs",
"penetrates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lightens",
"depletes",
"drains",
"eliminates",
"exhausts",
"bleeds",
"draws (off)",
"cleans",
"flushes",
"purges",
"scours",
"sweeps",
"clears",
"empties",
"evacuates",
"vacates",
"voids"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repute":{
"overall quality as seen or judged by people in general":{
"examples":[
"that's a repair shop of good repute"
],
"synonyms":[
"character",
"fame",
"mark",
"name",
"note",
"odor",
"rep",
"report",
"reputation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"credit",
"honor",
"celebrity",
"notoriety",
"renown",
"image",
"persona",
"admiration",
"regard",
"reverence"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discredit",
"disgrace",
"dishonor",
"disrepute",
"ignominy",
"infamy",
"obloquy",
"odium",
"opprobrium",
"reproach",
"shame"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repressions":{
"the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others":{
"examples":[
"psychologists talking about the repression of anger and how it affects one's health"
],
"synonyms":[
"constraint",
"continence",
"discipline",
"discretion",
"inhibition",
"refrainment",
"reserve",
"restraint",
"self-command",
"self-control",
"self-restraint",
"suppression"
],
"near synonyms":[
"command",
"control",
"mastery",
"possession",
"self-censorship",
"self-containment",
"self-denial",
"self-discipline",
"self-government",
"self-mastery",
"will",
"willpower",
"composure",
"self-poise",
"self-possession",
"aloofness",
"detachedness",
"distance",
"bashfulness",
"modesty",
"shyness",
"reticence",
"silence",
"taciturnity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"self-abandonment",
"uninhibitedness",
"unrestrainedness",
"gratification",
"indulgence",
"overindulgence",
"self-indulgence",
"bluntness",
"candor",
"frankness",
"immoderacy",
"intemperance"
],
"antonyms":[
"disinhibition",
"incontinence",
"unconstraint"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repasses":{
"as in reenacts":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reenacts",
"constitutes",
"enacts",
"lays down",
"legislates",
"makes",
"ordains",
"passes",
"brings about",
"effects",
"allows",
"authorizes",
"permits",
"sanctions",
"decrees",
"dictates",
"proclaims",
"administers",
"executes",
"approves",
"confirms",
"ratifies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"repeals",
"rescinds",
"revokes",
"abolishes",
"abrogates",
"annuls",
"cancels",
"invalidates",
"kills",
"nullifies",
"overturns",
"reverses",
"voids"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reparation(s)":{
"payment to another for a loss or injury":{
"examples":[
"the government instituted a program of reparations to the descendants of Native Americans who were driven from their land"
],
"synonyms":[
"compensations",
"damages",
"indemnifications",
"indemnities",
"quittances",
"recompenses",
"recoupments",
"redresses",
"remunerations",
"reprisals",
"requitals",
"restitutions",
"satisfactions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"punitive damages",
"solatia",
"amends",
"atonements",
"expiations",
"refunds",
"reimbursements",
"repayments",
"adjustments",
"settlements",
"punishments",
"retaliations"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reprimand":{
"an often public or formal expression of disapproval":{
"examples":[
"while reviewing the troops, the officer delivered a curt reprimand to one of the soldiers"
],
"synonyms":[
"censure",
"commination",
"condemnation",
"denunciation",
"excoriation",
"objurgation",
"rebuke",
"reproach",
"reproof",
"riot act",
"stricture"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonishment",
"admonition",
"castigation",
"chastisement",
"damnation",
"punishment",
"remonstrance",
"business",
"devil",
"dressing-down",
"lash",
"lecture",
"lesson",
"rap",
"scolding",
"talking-to",
"tongue-lashing",
"belittlement",
"criticism",
"deprecation",
"depreciation",
"disparagement",
"pan"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclamation",
"honor",
"tribute",
"encomium",
"eulogy",
"panegyric",
"plaudit(s)",
"praise",
"approval",
"blessing",
"sanction"
],
"antonyms":[
"citation",
"commendation",
"endorsement",
"indorsement"
]
},
"to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{
"examples":[
"reprimanded the summer intern for her constant tardiness"
],
"synonyms":[
"baste",
"bawl out",
"berate",
"call down",
"castigate",
"chastise",
"chew out",
"dress down",
"flay",
"hammer",
"jaw",
"keelhaul",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lecture",
"rag",
"rail (at or against)",
"rant (at)",
"rate",
"ream (out)",
"rebuke",
"reproach",
"scold",
"score",
"tongue-lash",
"upbraid"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonish",
"chide",
"remonstrate (with)",
"reprove",
"abuse",
"assail",
"attack",
"bad-mouth",
"blame",
"blast",
"censure",
"condemn",
"criticize",
"crucify",
"denounce",
"dis",
"diss",
"excoriate",
"fault",
"harangue",
"knock",
"lace (into)",
"lash",
"pan",
"reprehend",
"revile",
"scourge",
"slam",
"vituperate",
"belittle",
"disparage",
"mock",
"put down",
"ridicule",
"scoff",
"scorn"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approve",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"sanction",
"extol",
"extoll",
"laud",
"praise"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault":{
"examples":[
"reprimanded the student for using the lax grammar and punctuation of text messaging in a term paper"
],
"synonyms":[
"admonish",
"chide",
"rebuke",
"reproach",
"reprove",
"tick off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"berate",
"castigate",
"chew out",
"dress down",
"flay",
"harangue",
"jaw",
"keelhaul",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lecture",
"rail (at or against)",
"rate",
"scold",
"score",
"upbraid",
"abuse",
"assail",
"attack",
"bad-mouth",
"blame",
"blast",
"censure",
"condemn",
"criticize",
"crucify",
"denounce",
"dis",
"diss",
"excoriate",
"fault",
"knock",
"lash",
"pan",
"reprehend",
"slam",
"belittle",
"deprecate",
"disparage",
"minimize",
"mock",
"put down",
"deride",
"ridicule",
"scoff",
"scorn"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approve",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"OK",
"okay",
"sanction",
"applaud",
"extol",
"extoll",
"hail",
"laud",
"praise",
"salute",
"tout"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express public or formal disapproval of":{
"examples":[
"the president was forced to reprimand the general for publicly voicing his disagreements with the nation's foreign policy"
],
"synonyms":[
"censure",
"condemn",
"denounce",
"objurgate",
"rebuke",
"reproach",
"reprove"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonish",
"chastise",
"castigate",
"punish",
"bawl out",
"berate",
"chew out",
"cut up",
"dress down",
"flay",
"gibbet",
"jaw",
"keelhaul",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lecture",
"rag",
"rail (at or against)",
"rate",
"scold",
"score",
"tell off",
"upbraid",
"belittle",
"criticize",
"deprecate",
"depreciate",
"disparage"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaim",
"applaud",
"hail",
"honor",
"eulogize",
"laud",
"praise",
"approve",
"bless",
"sanction"
],
"antonyms":[
"cite",
"commend",
"endorse",
"indorse"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"representations":{
"a visual design intended to look like someone or something":{
"examples":[
"The cave was painted with representations of horses and bison."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"delineations",
"depictions",
"resemblances",
"views",
"icons",
"ikons",
"illustrations",
"images",
"likenesses",
"pictures",
"portraits",
"daubs",
"drawings",
"finger paintings",
"etchings",
"silhouettes",
"sketches",
"watercolors",
"caricatures",
"cartoons",
"doodles",
"collages",
"montages",
"photographs",
"hieroglyphics",
"hieroglyphs",
"ideograms",
"ideographs",
"pictographs",
"diagrams"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repaying":{
"to make a return payment to":{
"examples":[
"I repaid my friend the $20 he had lent me"
],
"synonyms":[
"refunding",
"reimbursing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"giving back",
"reciprocating",
"rendering (to)",
"compensating",
"recompensing",
"remunerating",
"liquidating",
"paying down",
"paying off",
"paying up",
"quitting",
"satisfying",
"settling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a return for":{
"examples":[
"how can we ever repay your kindness?"
],
"synonyms":[
"reciprocating",
"recompensing",
"requiting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"exchanging",
"compensating",
"indemnifying",
"paying",
"recouping",
"remunerating",
"satisfying",
"giving back",
"refunding",
"reimbursing",
"restituting",
"avenging",
"getting back (at)",
"retaliating",
"revenging"
],
"near antonyms":[
"owing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repassing":{
"as in reenacting":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reenacting",
"constituting",
"enacting",
"laying down",
"legislating",
"making",
"ordaining",
"passing",
"bringing about",
"effecting",
"allowing",
"authorizing",
"permitting",
"sanctioning",
"decreeing",
"dictating",
"proclaiming",
"administering",
"executing",
"approving",
"confirming",
"ratifying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"repealing",
"rescinding",
"revoking",
"abolishing",
"abrogating",
"annulling",
"canceling",
"cancelling",
"invalidating",
"killing",
"nullifying",
"overturning",
"reversing",
"voiding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repeals":{
"to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)":{
"examples":[
"the company called the furniture store to repeal the order for six new desks"
],
"synonyms":[
"abandons",
"aborts",
"calls",
"calls off",
"cancels",
"cries off",
"drops",
"recalls",
"rescinds",
"revokes",
"scraps",
"scrubs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abrogates",
"annuls",
"invalidates",
"nullifies",
"voids",
"writes off",
"recants",
"retracts",
"takes back",
"withdraws",
"countermands",
"reverses",
"rolls back",
"breaks off",
"discontinues",
"ends",
"halts",
"stops",
"terminates",
"holds back",
"interrupts",
"suspends",
"gives up",
"relinquishes",
"surrenders"
],
"near antonyms":[
"engages",
"pledges",
"promises",
"begins",
"commences",
"initiates",
"starts",
"takes on",
"takes up",
"undertakes"
],
"antonyms":[
"continues",
"keeps"
]
},
"to put an end to by formal action":{
"examples":[
"in 1933, Congress passed the 21st Amendment which repealed the Prohibition Amendment of 1919, thus making the sale, distribution, and use of alcohol legal once again"
],
"synonyms":[
"abates",
"abolishes",
"abrogates",
"annuls",
"avoids",
"cancels",
"disannuls",
"dissolves",
"invalidates",
"negates",
"nullifies",
"nulls",
"quashes",
"rescinds",
"rolls back",
"strikes down",
"vacates",
"voids"
],
"near synonyms":[
"countermands",
"overrides",
"overrules",
"overturns",
"vetoes",
"aborts",
"calls",
"calls off",
"drops",
"recalls",
"retracts",
"reverses",
"revokes",
"suspends",
"withdraws",
"bans",
"enjoins",
"forbids",
"outlaws",
"prohibits",
"disallows",
"dismisses",
"rejects",
"annihilates",
"breaks down",
"eliminates",
"eradicates",
"erases",
"liquidates",
"removes",
"throws out",
"writes off"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enacts",
"lays down",
"legislates",
"establishes",
"founds",
"institutes",
"formalizes",
"legalizes",
"legitimates",
"legitimizes",
"validates",
"passes",
"ratifies",
"allows",
"approves",
"authorizes",
"clears",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"permits",
"sanctions",
"warrants",
"commands",
"decrees",
"mandates",
"orders",
"prescribes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)":{
"examples":[
"if I find that you have been lying about this, I'll instantly repeal every promise I made to you"
],
"synonyms":[
"abjures",
"abnegates",
"forswears",
"foreswears",
"recants",
"reneges",
"renounces",
"repudiates",
"retracts",
"takes back",
"unsays",
"withdraws"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contradicts",
"denies",
"disavows",
"disclaims",
"disowns",
"gainsays",
"negates",
"negatives",
"abandons",
"bolts",
"forsakes",
"gives up",
"relinquishes",
"spurns",
"surrenders",
"controverts",
"disagrees (with)",
"disproves",
"disputes",
"rebuts",
"refutes",
"backs down",
"backs off",
"backtracks",
"disallows",
"recalls",
"revokes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acknowledges",
"admits",
"affirms",
"asserts",
"avows",
"claims",
"contends",
"declares",
"maintains",
"proclaims",
"professes",
"states",
"vouches",
"vows",
"backs",
"confirms",
"defends",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"espouses",
"maintains",
"supports",
"upholds",
"accepts",
"adopts",
"embraces"
],
"antonyms":[
"adheres (to)"
]
},
"the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to":{
"examples":[
"the long overdue repeal of laws prohibiting interracial marriage"
],
"synonyms":[
"abandonments",
"abortions",
"callings",
"cancellations",
"cancelations",
"droppings",
"recalls",
"recisions",
"rescissions",
"revocations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"annulments",
"invalidations",
"neutralizations",
"nullifications",
"voidances",
"abolishments",
"abolitions",
"endings",
"terminations",
"relinquishments",
"surrenders",
"reversals",
"rollbacks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beginnings",
"commencements",
"initiations",
"engagements",
"undertakings"
],
"antonyms":[
"continuations"
]
},
"the doing away with something by formal action":{
"examples":[
"the repeal of Prohibition during Franklin D. Roosevelt's first term"
],
"synonyms":[
"abatements",
"abolishments",
"abolitions",
"abrogations",
"annulments",
"avoidances",
"cancellations",
"cancelations",
"defeasances",
"dissolutions",
"invalidations",
"negations",
"nullifications",
"rescindments"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abortions",
"recalls",
"countermands",
"overrides",
"overturns",
"vetoes",
"retractions",
"reversals",
"revocations",
"suspensions",
"withdrawals",
"forbiddances",
"prohibitions",
"disallowances",
"dismissals",
"rejections",
"eliminations",
"eradications",
"erasures",
"liquidations",
"removals"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enactments",
"legislations",
"establishments",
"institutions",
"formalizations",
"legalizations",
"legitimations",
"legitimizations",
"validations",
"passings",
"ratifications",
"approvals",
"authorizations",
"clearances",
"endorsements",
"indorsements",
"permissions",
"commandments",
"orderings",
"prescriptions"
],
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"verb"
]
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"examples":[
"a little-explored region beneath which vast mineral reserves are said to repose"
],
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"holed up",
"lay",
"lurked",
"skulked"
],
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"slinked",
"sneaked",
"snuck",
"avoided",
"eluded",
"evaded"
],
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"materialized",
"showed up",
"turned up"
],
"antonyms":[
"appeared"
]
},
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"examples":[
"reposed in the Caribbean sun, enjoying her break from the world of work"
],
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"basked",
"kicked back",
"lolled",
"lounged",
"relaxed",
"rested"
],
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"bummed",
"goldbricked",
"hung",
"hanged",
"hung about",
"hung around",
"idled",
"loafed",
"slacked (off)",
"vegged out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drudged",
"grubbed",
"humped",
"hustled",
"labored",
"moiled",
"pegged (away)",
"plodded",
"plowed",
"plugged",
"slaved",
"slogged",
"strained",
"strove",
"strived",
"struggled",
"sweat",
"sweated",
"toiled",
"travailed",
"worked",
"wrought",
"exercised",
"worked out"
],
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},
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"the Constitution reposes the power to declare war to Congress, and to that body alone"
],
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"committed",
"confided",
"consigned",
"delegated",
"delivered",
"entrusted",
"intrusted",
"gave",
"gave over",
"handed",
"handed over",
"left",
"passed",
"recommended",
"transferred",
"transmitted",
"trusted",
"turned over",
"vested"
],
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"conferred",
"granted",
"assigned",
"dealt (out)",
"dispensed",
"dispersed",
"distributed",
"divided",
"handed in",
"released",
"relinquished",
"submitted",
"surrendered",
"turned in",
"yielded",
"bequeathed",
"handed down",
"handed on",
"willed",
"advanced",
"lent",
"loaned",
"furnished",
"supplied",
"recommitted",
"redelivered",
"retransferred",
"retransmitted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"detained",
"held back",
"reserved",
"withheld",
"owned",
"possessed",
"accepted",
"received",
"took in",
"occupied",
"took",
"took over"
],
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"held",
"kept",
"retained"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repeaters":{
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"backsliders",
"recidivists",
"relapsers",
"criminals",
"crooks",
"culprits",
"lawbreakers",
"malefactors",
"miscreants",
"offenders",
"misdemeanants",
"accomplices",
"principals",
"desperadoes",
"desperados",
"outlaws",
"convicts",
"jailbirds",
"perpetrators",
"perps",
"evildoers",
"gallows birds",
"misdoers",
"misfeasors",
"sinners",
"transgressors",
"trespassers",
"villains",
"wrongdoers",
"blackhanders",
"button men",
"gangsters",
"hoodlums",
"hooligans",
"mobsters",
"racketeers",
"thugs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gangbusters",
"lawmen"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in assault weapons , machine guns":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"AK-47s",
"assault rifles",
"assault weapons",
"automatics",
"carbines",
"machine guns",
"machine pistols",
"submachine guns",
"tommy guns",
"blunderbusses",
"breechloaders",
"culverins",
"fieldpieces",
"firelocks",
"flintlocks",
"harquebuses",
"arquebuses",
"matchlocks",
"muskets",
"rifles",
"shotguns",
"smoothbores",
"twenty-twos",
".22s",
"spearguns",
"self-loaders",
"semiautomatics",
"derringers",
"forty-fives",
".45s",
"gats",
"handguns",
"pistols",
"revolvers",
"rods",
"roscoes",
"sidearms",
"six-guns",
"six-shooters",
"zip guns",
"arms",
"firearms",
"guns",
"heat",
"pieces",
"small arms"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repass":{
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"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reenact",
"constitute",
"enact",
"lay down",
"legislate",
"make",
"ordain",
"pass",
"bring about",
"effect",
"allow",
"authorize",
"permit",
"sanction",
"decree",
"dictate",
"proclaim",
"administer",
"execute",
"approve",
"confirm",
"ratify"
],
"near antonyms":[
"repeal",
"rescind",
"revoke",
"abolish",
"abrogate",
"annul",
"cancel",
"invalidate",
"kill",
"nullify",
"overturn",
"reverse",
"void"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reprisals":{
"payment to another for a loss or injury":{
"examples":[
"a peace agreement that was rejected because it contained no provisions for reprisals"
],
"synonyms":[
"compensation",
"damages",
"indemnification",
"indemnity",
"quittance",
"recompense",
"recoupment",
"redress",
"remuneration",
"reparation",
"requital",
"restitution",
"satisfaction"
],
"near synonyms":[
"punitive damages",
"solatium",
"amends",
"atonement",
"expiation",
"refund",
"reimbursement",
"repayment",
"adjustment",
"settlement",
"punishment",
"retaliation"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repasting":{
"as in feasting , banqueting":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"banqueting",
"feasting",
"dining",
"eating",
"faring",
"feeding",
"partaking",
"refreshing",
"victualing",
"victualling",
"chowing (down)",
"digging in",
"glutting",
"gorging",
"gormandizing",
"overeating",
"overfeeding",
"pigging out",
"grazing",
"nibbling",
"noshing",
"picking",
"snacking",
"boarding",
"dining out",
"messing",
"breakfasting",
"lunching",
"supping",
"picnicking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dieting",
"fasting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reprocessing":{
"as in processing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"processing",
"reusing",
"reclaiming",
"recovering",
"recycling"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reprinting":{
"as in republishing , reissuing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reissuing",
"republishing",
"copublishing",
"co-publishing",
"serializing",
"getting out",
"issuing",
"printing",
"publishing",
"putting out",
"contributing",
"editing",
"syndicating",
"manufacturing",
"producing",
"distributing",
"marketing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"censoring",
"suppressing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reports":{
"a loud explosive sound":{
"examples":[
"startled by the report of a gun"
],
"synonyms":[
"bangs",
"blasts",
"booms",
"claps",
"cracks",
"crashes",
"pops",
"slams",
"smashes",
"snaps",
"thunderclaps",
"thwacks",
"whacks",
"whomps",
"whumps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"thunks",
"whams",
"clangors",
"clangs",
"clanks",
"clashes",
"knocks",
"raps",
"taps",
"blares",
"clamors",
"howls",
"hubbubs",
"hue and cries",
"hullabaloos",
"outcries",
"roars",
"tumults",
"uproars"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened":{
"examples":[
"gave a full report of their trip to London"
],
"synonyms":[
"accounts",
"chronicles",
"chronologies",
"commentaries",
"histories",
"narrations",
"narratives",
"records",
"stories"
],
"near synonyms":[
"versions",
"depositions",
"documentations",
"testaments",
"testimonials",
"testimonies",
"witnesses",
"annals",
"blogs",
"diaries",
"journals",
"logbooks",
"logs",
"memoirs",
"minutes",
"proc\u00e8s-verbaux",
"anecdotes",
"anecdota",
"tales",
"yarns",
"epics",
"sagas",
"gests",
"gestes",
"romances",
"recitals",
"recitations",
"case histories",
"case studies"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"overall quality as seen or judged by people in general":{
"examples":[
"he's a player of good report in golfing circles"
],
"synonyms":[
"characters",
"fames",
"marks",
"names",
"notes",
"odors",
"reps",
"reputations",
"reputes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"credits",
"honors",
"celebrities",
"notorieties",
"renowns",
"images",
"personae",
"personas",
"admirations",
"regards",
"reverences"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discredit",
"disgraces",
"dishonors",
"disreputes",
"ignominies",
"infamies",
"obloquies",
"odiums",
"opprobriums",
"reproaches",
"shames"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give an oral or written account of in some detail":{
"examples":[
"will report the progress of the war effort before a congressional committee on Monday"
],
"synonyms":[
"charts",
"chronicles",
"describes",
"narrates",
"recites",
"recounts",
"rehearses",
"relates",
"tells"
],
"near synonyms":[
"delivers",
"gives",
"reels off",
"states",
"utters",
"voices",
"details",
"enumerates",
"itemizes",
"particularizes",
"bares",
"discloses",
"divulges",
"exposes",
"lets on (about)",
"reveals",
"delineates",
"depicts",
"expresses",
"renders",
"sketches"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a written note of":{
"examples":[
"reported the lawyer's closing statement"
],
"synonyms":[
"jots (down)",
"logs",
"marks",
"notes",
"puts down",
"records",
"registers",
"sets down",
"takes down",
"writes down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chronicles",
"minutes",
"transcribes",
"enregisters",
"enters",
"inscribes",
"chalks (up)",
"notches",
"scores"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"reprocess":{
"as in process":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"process",
"reuse",
"reclaim",
"recover",
"recycle"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reputed":{
"appearing to be true on the basis of evidence that may or may not be confirmed":{
"examples":[
"this treatment is a reputed cure for colon cancer, but studies haven't confirmed that claim"
],
"synonyms":[
"apparent",
"assumed",
"evident",
"ostensible",
"ostensive",
"presumed",
"prima facie",
"putative",
"seeming",
"supposed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"demonstrable",
"external",
"outward",
"superficial",
"visible",
"conceivable",
"plausible",
"possible",
"supposable",
"likely",
"probable",
"clear",
"distinct",
"manifest",
"obvious",
"plain",
"deceptive",
"delusive",
"delusory",
"illusive",
"illusory",
"imaginary",
"misleading",
"specious",
"fake",
"faked",
"feigned",
"phony",
"phoney",
"pretended",
"pseudo",
"put-on",
"alleged",
"claimed",
"professed",
"purported",
"so-called"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hidden",
"inapparent",
"implausible",
"impossible",
"improbable",
"inconceivable",
"unlikely",
"actual",
"authenticated",
"confirmed",
"corroborated",
"established",
"genuine",
"real",
"substantiated",
"sure",
"valid",
"validated",
"verified"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge":{
"examples":[
"a reputed oceanographer whose excellent work is known internationally"
],
"synonyms":[
"esteemed",
"estimable",
"name",
"prestigious",
"recognized",
"reputable",
"respectable",
"respected"
],
"near synonyms":[
"honorable",
"venerable",
"worthy",
"creditable",
"good",
"praiseworthy",
"celebrated",
"distinguished",
"famed",
"famous",
"honored",
"illustrious",
"notable",
"prominent",
"redoubtable",
"renowned",
"well-known"
],
"near antonyms":[
"seedy",
"shadowy",
"shady",
"no-name",
"obscure",
"undistinguished",
"unknown"
],
"antonyms":[
"disreputable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"rephrases":{
"to express something (as a text or statement) in different words":{
"examples":[
"I don't understand what you're asking\u2014could you rephrase your question?"
],
"synonyms":[
"paraphrases",
"restates",
"rewords",
"translates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boils down",
"recapitulates",
"reiterates",
"summarizes",
"sums up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"echoes",
"repeats",
"copies",
"reproduces",
"transcribes"
],
"antonyms":[
"quotes"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repressive":{
"as in unimpressive , unemotional":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"unaffecting",
"unemotional",
"unimpressive"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cathartic",
"cleansing",
"purificatory",
"purifying",
"affecting",
"emotional",
"impactful",
"impressive",
"moving",
"poignant",
"stirring",
"touching",
"eloquent",
"expressive",
"meaningful",
"significant"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"repairable":{
"capable of being corrected":{
"examples":[
"the damage to her career from this scandal may not be repairable"
],
"synonyms":[
"correctable",
"corrigible",
"fixable",
"redeemable",
"remediable",
"reparable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amendable",
"emendable",
"improvable",
"resolvable",
"reversible",
"undoable",
"reconstructible",
"reformable",
"regenerable",
"corrected",
"fixed",
"remedied",
"repaired"
],
"near antonyms":[
"irretrievable",
"unrecoverable",
"irreplaceable",
"irreversible",
"irrevocable"
],
"antonyms":[
"incorrigible",
"irrecoverable",
"irredeemable",
"irremediable",
"irreparable",
"unredeemable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"reprisal":{
"payment to another for a loss or injury":{
"examples":[
"a peace agreement that was rejected because it contained no provisions for reprisals"
],
"synonyms":[
"compensation",
"damages",
"indemnification",
"indemnity",
"quittance",
"recompense",
"recoupment",
"redress",
"remuneration",
"reparation",
"requital",
"restitution",
"satisfaction"
],
"near synonyms":[
"punitive damages",
"solatium",
"amends",
"atonement",
"expiation",
"refund",
"reimbursement",
"repayment",
"adjustment",
"settlement",
"punishment",
"retaliation"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act or an instance of responding to an injury with an injury":{
"examples":[
"after defeating them last year in the finals, our team nervously awaited the expected reprisal by our archrivals in this year's tournament"
],
"synonyms":[
"payback",
"requital",
"retaliation",
"retribution",
"revenge",
"vengeance"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counter",
"counterattack",
"counteroffensive",
"castigation",
"chastisement",
"correction",
"desert(s)",
"discipline",
"nemesis",
"penalty",
"punishment",
"wrath",
"amends",
"compensation",
"indemnification",
"indemnity",
"quittance",
"recompense",
"recoupment",
"redress",
"remuneration",
"reparation(s)",
"restitution"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clemency",
"grace",
"leniency",
"lenity",
"mercy",
"forgiveness",
"pardon",
"remission"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repetitions":{
"the act of saying or doing over again":{
"examples":[
"the repetition of the honor society's oath at the initiation ceremonies got old really quickly"
],
"synonyms":[
"duplications",
"iterations",
"redos",
"reduplications",
"reiterations",
"renewals",
"repeats",
"replays",
"replications",
"reprises"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rebroadcasts",
"reruns",
"recitations",
"rehearsals"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reprised":{
"to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)":{
"examples":[
"the prosecutor's closing statement effectively reprised the case against the defendant"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstracted",
"boiled down",
"briefed",
"digested",
"encapsulated",
"epitomized",
"outlined",
"recapitulated",
"recapped",
"summarized",
"summed up",
"synopsized",
"wrapped up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abridged",
"condensed",
"curtailed",
"cut back",
"shortened",
"downsized",
"shrank",
"shrunk",
"concentrated",
"consolidated",
"decocted",
"essentialized",
"simplified",
"streamlined"
],
"near antonyms":[
"elongated",
"extended",
"lengthened",
"prolonged",
"protracted",
"amplified",
"elaborated (on or upon)",
"enlarged (on or upon)",
"expanded",
"supplemented"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make or do again":{
"examples":[
"let us not reprise the stupid mistakes we made last time"
],
"synonyms":[
"duplicated",
"redid",
"reduplicated",
"reiterated",
"remade",
"renewed",
"repeated",
"replicated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recreated",
"reenacted",
"reinvented"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repellant":{
"causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment":{
"examples":[
"your snobbish behavior towards my friends is so repellent I can't stand to be around you anymore"
],
"synonyms":[
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"appalling",
"awful",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"dreadful",
"evil",
"foul",
"fulsome",
"gross",
"hideous",
"horrendous",
"horrible",
"horrid",
"loathsome",
"nasty",
"nauseating",
"nauseous",
"noisome",
"noxious",
"obnoxious",
"obscene",
"odious",
"offensive",
"rancid",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"scandalous",
"shocking",
"sickening",
"ugly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"exceptionable",
"objectionable",
"brackish",
"disagreeable",
"dislikable",
"dislikeable",
"unpleasant",
"contemptible",
"despicable",
"detestable",
"hard",
"hateful",
"unhealthy",
"unsavory",
"unwholesome",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"miserable",
"atrocious",
"frightful",
"ghastly",
"grim",
"grisly",
"gruesome",
"grewsome",
"heinous",
"horrific",
"horrifying",
"lurid",
"macabre",
"monstrous",
"nightmarish",
"sick",
"sickish",
"sickly",
"terrible",
"unspeakable",
"vile",
"off-putting",
"undesirable",
"unwanted",
"unwelcome",
"barbarous",
"unchristian",
"uncivilized",
"ungodly",
"unholy",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"upsetting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acceptable",
"agreeable",
"alluring",
"appealing",
"attractive",
"blessed",
"blest",
"congenial",
"darling",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delightful",
"delightsome",
"desirable",
"dreamy",
"dulcet",
"enjoyable",
"felicitous",
"gratifying",
"heavenly",
"inviting",
"likable",
"likeable",
"luscious",
"nice",
"palatable",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"satisfying",
"savory",
"savoury",
"sweet",
"welcome",
"unexceptionable",
"unobjectionable",
"healthful",
"healthy",
"restorative",
"salubrious",
"salutary",
"wholesome"
],
"antonyms":[
"innocuous",
"inoffensive"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"reprimands":{
"an often public or formal expression of disapproval":{
"examples":[
"while reviewing the troops, the officer delivered a curt reprimand to one of the soldiers"
],
"synonyms":[
"censures",
"comminations",
"condemnations",
"denunciations",
"excoriations",
"objurgations",
"rebukes",
"reproaches",
"reproofs",
"riot acts",
"strictures"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonishments",
"admonitions",
"castigations",
"chastisements",
"damnations",
"punishments",
"remonstrances",
"businesses",
"devils",
"dressing-downs",
"lashes",
"lectures",
"lessons",
"raps",
"scoldings",
"talking-tos",
"tongue-lashings",
"belittlements",
"criticisms",
"deprecations",
"depreciations",
"disparagements",
"pans"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclamations",
"honors",
"tributes",
"encomiums",
"encomia",
"eulogies",
"panegyrics",
"plaudits",
"praises",
"approvals",
"blessings",
"sanctions"
],
"antonyms":[
"citations",
"commendations",
"endorsements",
"indorsements"
]
},
"to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{
"examples":[
"reprimanded the summer intern for her constant tardiness"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastes",
"bawls out",
"berates",
"calls down",
"castigates",
"chastises",
"chews out",
"dresses down",
"flays",
"hammers",
"jaws",
"keelhauls",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"lectures",
"rags",
"rails (at or against)",
"rants (at)",
"rates",
"reams (out)",
"rebukes",
"reproaches",
"scolds",
"scores",
"tongue-lashes",
"upbraids"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonishes",
"chides",
"remonstrates (with)",
"reproves",
"abuses",
"assails",
"attacks",
"bad-mouths",
"blames",
"blasts",
"censures",
"condemns",
"criticizes",
"crucifies",
"denounces",
"disses",
"excoriates",
"faults",
"harangues",
"knocks",
"laces (into)",
"lashes",
"pans",
"reprehends",
"reviles",
"scourges",
"slams",
"vituperates",
"belittles",
"disparages",
"mocks",
"puts down",
"ridicules",
"scoffs",
"scorns"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approves",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"sanctions",
"extols",
"extolls",
"lauds",
"praises"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault":{
"examples":[
"reprimanded the student for using the lax grammar and punctuation of text messaging in a term paper"
],
"synonyms":[
"admonishes",
"chides",
"rebukes",
"reproaches",
"reproves",
"ticks off"
],
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"berates",
"castigates",
"chews out",
"dresses down",
"flays",
"harangues",
"jaws",
"keelhauls",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"lectures",
"rails (at or against)",
"rates",
"scolds",
"scores",
"upbraids",
"abuses",
"assails",
"attacks",
"bad-mouths",
"blames",
"blasts",
"censures",
"condemns",
"criticizes",
"crucifies",
"denounces",
"disses",
"excoriates",
"faults",
"knocks",
"lashes",
"pans",
"reprehends",
"slams",
"belittles",
"deprecates",
"disparages",
"minimizes",
"mocks",
"puts down",
"derides",
"ridicules",
"scoffs",
"scorns"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approves",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"OKs",
"okays",
"sanctions",
"applauds",
"extols",
"extolls",
"hails",
"lauds",
"praises",
"salutes",
"touts"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express public or formal disapproval of":{
"examples":[
"the president was forced to reprimand the general for publicly voicing his disagreements with the nation's foreign policy"
],
"synonyms":[
"censures",
"condemns",
"denounces",
"objurgates",
"rebukes",
"reproaches",
"reproves"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonishes",
"chastises",
"castigates",
"punishes",
"bawls out",
"berates",
"chews out",
"cuts up",
"dresses down",
"flays",
"gibbets",
"jaws",
"keelhauls",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"lectures",
"rags",
"rails (at or against)",
"rates",
"scolds",
"scores",
"tells off",
"upbraids",
"belittles",
"criticizes",
"deprecates",
"depreciates",
"disparages"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaims",
"applauds",
"hails",
"honors",
"eulogizes",
"lauds",
"praises",
"approves",
"blesses",
"sanctions"
],
"antonyms":[
"cites",
"commends",
"endorses",
"indorses"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"reprises":{
"the act of saying or doing over again":{
"examples":[
"his second marriage turned out to be a reprise of the first one: equally disastrous, simply shorter"
],
"synonyms":[
"duplications",
"iterations",
"redos",
"reduplications",
"reiterations",
"renewals",
"repeats",
"repetitions",
"replays",
"replications"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rebroadcasts",
"reruns",
"recitations",
"rehearsals"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)":{
"examples":[
"the prosecutor's closing statement effectively reprised the case against the defendant"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstracts",
"boils down",
"briefs",
"digests",
"encapsulates",
"epitomizes",
"outlines",
"recapitulates",
"recaps",
"summarizes",
"sums up",
"synopsizes",
"wraps up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abridges",
"condenses",
"curtails",
"cuts back",
"shortens",
"downsizes",
"shrinks",
"concentrates",
"consolidates",
"decocts",
"essentializes",
"simplifies",
"streamlines"
],
"near antonyms":[
"elongates",
"extends",
"lengthens",
"prolongs",
"protracts",
"amplifies",
"elaborates (on or upon)",
"enlarges (on or upon)",
"expands",
"supplements"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make or do again":{
"examples":[
"let us not reprise the stupid mistakes we made last time"
],
"synonyms":[
"duplicates",
"redoes",
"reduplicates",
"reiterates",
"remakes",
"renews",
"repeats",
"replicates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recreates",
"reenacts",
"reinvents"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"repertoires":{
"the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time":{
"examples":[
"the chef's repertoire of specialties seems to be limited, with several of the dishes appearing over and over again in slightly varied guises"
],
"synonyms":[
"budgets",
"forces",
"funds",
"inventories",
"pools",
"reservoirs",
"stocks",
"supplies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"reserves",
"resources",
"caches",
"hoards",
"stockpiles",
"refills",
"renewals",
"replacements",
"kitties",
"nest eggs",
"pots",
"purses",
"fountains",
"mines",
"sources",
"springs",
"wells",
"wellsprings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repository":{
"a building for storing goods":{
"examples":[
"nurses going back and forth to the medication repository"
],
"synonyms":[
"depository",
"depot",
"magazine",
"storage",
"storehouse",
"warehouse"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cache",
"stockroom",
"storeroom",
"bank",
"bin",
"container",
"locker",
"safe-deposit box",
"strongbox",
"arsenal",
"dump",
"stowage"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repatriations":{
"as in returns":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"returns"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banishments",
"deportations",
"displacements",
"exiles",
"expatriations",
"expulsions",
"relegations",
"ostracisms",
"extraditions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"republishing":{
"as in reprinting , reissuing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reissuing",
"reprinting",
"copublishing",
"co-publishing",
"serializing",
"getting out",
"issuing",
"printing",
"publishing",
"putting out",
"contributing",
"editing",
"syndicating",
"manufacturing",
"producing",
"distributing",
"marketing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"censoring",
"suppressing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repentances":{
"a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing":{
"examples":[
"preached that repentance was the first step on the path of redemption"
],
"synonyms":[
"contriteness",
"contrition",
"guilt",
"penitence",
"regret",
"remorse",
"remorsefulness",
"rue",
"self-reproach",
"shame"
],
"near synonyms":[
"compunction",
"misgiving",
"prick",
"qualm",
"scruple",
"blame",
"culpability",
"fault",
"liability",
"rap",
"responsibility",
"chagrin",
"embarrassment",
"anguish",
"distress",
"grief",
"ruth",
"sadness",
"sorrow",
"bloodguilt",
"bloodguiltiness",
"apology",
"excuses",
"hand-wringing",
"mea culpa"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"impenitence",
"remorselessness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repacking":{
"as in replenishing , refreshing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"refilling",
"refreshing",
"reloading",
"replenishing",
"brimming",
"charging",
"cramming",
"heaping",
"jamming",
"jam-packing",
"loading",
"packing",
"stuffing",
"drenching",
"flooding",
"glutting",
"swamping",
"bloating",
"bulking",
"crowding",
"crushing",
"matting",
"pressing",
"ramming",
"shoving",
"squashing",
"squeezing",
"overcharging",
"overfilling",
"overflowing",
"saturating",
"honeycombing",
"penetrating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lightening",
"depleting",
"draining",
"eliminating",
"exhausting",
"bleeding",
"drawing (off)",
"cleaning",
"flushing",
"purging",
"scouring",
"sweeping",
"clearing",
"emptying",
"evacuating",
"vacating",
"voiding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repartition":{
"as in redistribution , reallocation":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reallocation",
"reapportionment",
"redistribution",
"redivision",
"admeasurement",
"allocation",
"allotment",
"apportionment",
"disbursement",
"dispensation",
"distribution",
"division",
"issuance",
"partition",
"separation"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repelling":{
"as in repulsive , repugnant":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"unalluring",
"boring",
"irksome",
"tedious",
"tiresome",
"wearisome",
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"appalling",
"awful",
"distasteful",
"hideous",
"horrendous",
"horrible",
"horrid",
"invidious",
"loathsome",
"nauseating",
"noisome",
"obnoxious",
"odious",
"offensive",
"shocking",
"sickening",
"drab",
"dreary",
"dull",
"flat",
"humdrum",
"jading",
"leaden",
"monotonous",
"pedestrian",
"ponderous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alluring",
"appealing",
"attractive",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charismatic",
"charming",
"elfin",
"enchanting",
"engaging",
"entrancing",
"fascinating",
"fetching",
"glamorous",
"glamourous",
"luring",
"magnetic",
"seductive",
"absorbing",
"arresting",
"engrossing",
"enthralling",
"galvanic",
"gripping",
"hypnotic",
"hypnotizing",
"mesmerizing",
"riveting",
"spellbinding",
"enticing",
"tantalizing",
"tempting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to drive back":{
"examples":[
"the defenders repelled the attacking army after several hours of fierce fighting"
],
"synonyms":[
"beating off",
"fending (off)",
"rebutting",
"repulsing",
"staving off",
"turning away",
"turning back"
],
"near synonyms":[
"defying",
"fighting",
"holding off",
"opposing",
"resisting",
"standing off",
"withstanding",
"deflecting",
"warding (off)",
"rebuffing",
"snubbing",
"spurning"
],
"near antonyms":[
"embracing",
"hailing",
"welcoming"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to feel disgust":{
"examples":[
"the idea of chocolate-covered grasshoppers repels me"
],
"synonyms":[
"disgusting",
"grossing out",
"nauseating",
"putting off",
"repulsing",
"revolting",
"sickening",
"turning off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"displeasing",
"distressing",
"appalling",
"disquieting",
"horrifying",
"affronting",
"insulting",
"offending",
"outraging",
"shocking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alluring",
"attracting",
"beguiling",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charming",
"disarming",
"drawing",
"enchanting",
"enticing",
"fascinating",
"luring",
"pulling",
"seducing",
"tempting",
"delighting",
"gratifying",
"pleasing",
"rejoicing",
"tickling",
"enrapturing",
"enthralling",
"entrancing",
"appealing (to)",
"interesting",
"intriguing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to refuse to give in to":{
"examples":[
"repelled the temptation to stay out late and call in sick the next day"
],
"synonyms":[
"bucking",
"defying",
"fighting",
"opposing",
"resisting",
"withstanding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"battling",
"combating",
"combatting",
"contending (with)",
"challenging",
"contesting",
"contradicting",
"disputing",
"baffling",
"balking",
"foiling",
"frustrating",
"thwarting",
"checking",
"countering",
"hindering",
"obstructing",
"stemming"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"bowing (to)",
"capitulating (to)",
"giving in (to)",
"knuckling under (to)",
"stooping (to)",
"submitting (to)",
"succumbing (to)",
"surrendering (to)",
"yielding (to)"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"repatriation":{
"as in return":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"return"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banishment",
"deportation",
"displacement",
"exile",
"expatriation",
"expulsion",
"relegation",
"ostracism",
"extradition"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repetitiously":{
"as in redundantly":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"redundantly",
"diffusely",
"long-windedly",
"verbosely",
"wordily"
],
"near antonyms":[
"briefly",
"compactly",
"concisely",
"crisply",
"curtly",
"elliptically",
"laconically",
"pithily",
"shortly",
"succinctly",
"summarily",
"tersely",
"aphoristically",
"sententiously",
"exactly",
"precisely"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"repartitions":{
"as in redistributions , reallocations":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reallocations",
"reapportionments",
"redistributions",
"redivisions",
"admeasurements",
"allocations",
"allotments",
"apportionments",
"disbursements",
"dispensations",
"distributions",
"divisions",
"issuances",
"partitions",
"separations"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"replaceable":{
"as in terminable , terminate":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"terminable",
"terminate",
"conditional",
"contingent",
"limited",
"qualified",
"short-range",
"tentative",
"ephemeral",
"fleeting",
"fugitive",
"short-lived",
"transitory",
"intermediary",
"intermediate",
"transitional",
"expedient",
"improvised",
"makeshift",
"alternate",
"proxy",
"substitute",
"acting",
"ad interim",
"impermanent",
"interim",
"provisional",
"provisionary",
"provisory",
"short-term",
"temporary"
],
"near antonyms":[
"long-term",
"permanent",
"final",
"fixed",
"set",
"settled",
"unconditional",
"unlimited",
"unqualified",
"extended",
"lasting",
"long-range",
"standing",
"dateless",
"deathless",
"endless",
"enduring",
"eternal",
"everlasting",
"immortal",
"perpetual",
"timeless",
"undying",
"unending"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in interchangeable , exchangeable":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"commutable",
"exchangeable",
"fungible",
"interchangeable",
"substitutable",
"switchable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"noninterchangeable"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"reprobating":{
"to be unwilling to grant":{
"examples":[
"the board will most likely reprobate the request for parole"
],
"synonyms":[
"declining",
"denying",
"disallowing",
"disapproving",
"negativing",
"nixing",
"refusing",
"rejecting",
"withholding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"banning",
"enjoining",
"forbidding",
"prohibiting",
"proscribing",
"vetoing",
"rebuffing",
"repelling",
"spurning",
"checking",
"constraining",
"curbing",
"holding",
"keeping",
"repressing",
"restraining",
"restricting",
"balking (at)",
"hindering",
"impeding",
"obstructing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"affording",
"furnishing",
"giving",
"providing",
"supplying",
"authorizing",
"commissioning",
"licensing",
"licencing",
"acceding (to)",
"acquiescing",
"agreeing (to)",
"assenting (to)",
"consenting (to)",
"warranting",
"according",
"sanctioning",
"vouchsafing"
],
"antonyms":[
"allowing",
"conceding",
"granting",
"letting",
"OK'ing",
"okaying",
"permitting"
]
},
"to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{
"examples":[
"without hesitation she reprobated such an indecent idea"
],
"synonyms":[
"balking (at)",
"declining",
"deselecting",
"disapproving",
"negativing",
"nixing",
"passing",
"passing up",
"refusing",
"rejecting",
"repudiating",
"spurning",
"throwing out",
"throwing over",
"turning down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blowing off",
"disdaining",
"rebuffing",
"scorning",
"scouting",
"shooting down",
"overruling",
"vetoing",
"forbidding",
"prohibiting",
"proscribing",
"dismissing",
"ignoring",
"abstaining (from)",
"forbearing",
"refraining (from)",
"denying",
"disavowing",
"disclaiming",
"disputing",
"gainsaying",
"sticking",
"abjuring",
"forswearing",
"foreswearing",
"recanting",
"renouncing",
"retracting",
"taking back",
"unsaying",
"withdrawing",
"avoiding",
"bypassing",
"detouring",
"contradicting",
"denying",
"disowning",
"negating",
"controverting",
"disagreeing (with)",
"disproving",
"disputing",
"rebutting",
"refuting",
"backing down",
"backing off",
"backtracking",
"disallowing",
"recalling",
"reneging",
"revoking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condoning",
"countenancing",
"swallowing",
"tolerating",
"adopting",
"embracing",
"receiving",
"taking",
"welcoming",
"acceding",
"acquiescing",
"agreeing",
"assenting",
"consenting",
"choosing",
"handpicking",
"selecting",
"espousing",
"supporting"
],
"antonyms":[
"accepting",
"agreeing (to)",
"approving"
]
},
"to declare to be morally wrong or evil":{
"examples":[
"spent much of her talk reprobating the callous indifference of a materialistic society to the suffering of people in the third world"
],
"synonyms":[
"anathematizing",
"censuring",
"condemning",
"damning",
"decrying",
"denouncing",
"execrating",
"reprehending"
],
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"attacking",
"blaming",
"blasting",
"criticizing",
"dispraising",
"dissing",
"faulting",
"knocking",
"panning",
"slamming",
"belittling",
"deprecating",
"disparaging",
"dooming",
"sentencing",
"convicting",
"blacklisting",
"excommunicating",
"ostracizing",
"castigating",
"chastising",
"rebuking",
"reprimanding",
"reproaching",
"admonishing",
"chiding",
"reproving",
"berating",
"lambasting",
"raking",
"scolding",
"upbraiding",
"vituperating",
"cursing",
"imprecating",
"abhorring",
"abominating",
"detesting",
"hating",
"loathing",
"reviling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approving",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"sanctioning",
"eulogizing",
"exalting",
"extolling",
"glorifying",
"lauding",
"praising",
"acclaiming",
"applauding",
"commending",
"hailing",
"saluting",
"touting",
"consecrating",
"hallowing",
"sanctifying",
"honoring",
"revering",
"venerating"
],
"antonyms":[
"blessing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reparation":{
"payment to another for a loss or injury":{
"examples":[
"the government instituted a program of reparations to the descendants of Native Americans who were driven from their land"
],
"synonyms":[
"compensation",
"damages",
"indemnification",
"indemnity",
"quittance",
"recompense",
"recoupment",
"redress",
"remuneration",
"reprisal(s)",
"requital",
"restitution",
"satisfaction"
],
"near synonyms":[
"punitive damages",
"solatium",
"amends",
"atonement",
"expiation",
"refund",
"reimbursement",
"repayment",
"adjustment",
"settlement",
"punishment",
"retaliation"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"representing":{
"to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group":{
"examples":[
"the writer of the magazine article represented the students at the academy as a bunch of spoiled brats"
],
"synonyms":[
"charactering",
"characterizing",
"defining",
"depicting",
"describing",
"portraying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"categorizing",
"classifying",
"pigeonholing",
"typing",
"coloring",
"identifying",
"indicating",
"naming",
"specifying",
"distinguishing",
"individualizing",
"marking",
"particularizing",
"stamping"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to present a picture of":{
"examples":[
"a painting representing the ocean at sunrise"
],
"synonyms":[
"depicting",
"imaging",
"picturing",
"portraying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"delineating",
"describing",
"documenting",
"rendering",
"outlining",
"silhouetting",
"sketching",
"illustrating",
"showing",
"diagramming",
"diagraming",
"caricaturing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to serve as a material counterpart of":{
"examples":[
"this orange represents the sun and this pea represents the Earth"
],
"synonyms":[
"emblematizing",
"symbolizing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bodying",
"embodying",
"epitomizing",
"incarnating",
"manifesting",
"materializing",
"objectifying",
"personalizing",
"personifying",
"exemplifying",
"illustrating"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repined":{
"to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{
"examples":[
"there is no use repining over a love that's been long lost"
],
"synonyms":[
"beefed",
"bellyached",
"bitched",
"bleated",
"carped",
"caterwauled",
"complained",
"crabbed",
"croaked",
"fussed",
"griped",
"grizzled",
"grouched",
"groused",
"growled",
"grumbled",
"grumped",
"hollered",
"inveighed",
"keened",
"kicked",
"kvetched",
"maundered",
"moaned",
"murmured",
"muttered",
"nagged",
"screamed",
"squawked",
"squealed",
"wailed",
"whimpered",
"whined",
"whinged",
"yammered",
"yawped",
"yauped",
"yowled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"objected (to)",
"protested",
"quarreled (with)",
"quarrelled (with)",
"caviled",
"cavilled",
"quibbled",
"fretted",
"stewed",
"worried",
"blubbered",
"cried",
"sobbed",
"bemoaned",
"bewailed",
"deplored",
"lamented"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepted",
"bore",
"countenanced",
"endured",
"tolerated",
"took",
"applauded",
"cheered",
"commended"
],
"antonyms":[
"crowed",
"delighted",
"rejoiced"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reputations":{
"overall quality as seen or judged by people in general":{
"examples":[
"the college's athletic department has a good reputation , but the school's science facilities are a bit lacking"
],
"synonyms":[
"characters",
"fames",
"marks",
"names",
"notes",
"odors",
"reports",
"reps",
"reputes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"credits",
"honors",
"celebrities",
"notorieties",
"renowns",
"images",
"personae",
"personas",
"admirations",
"regards",
"reverences"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discredit",
"disgraces",
"dishonors",
"disreputes",
"ignominies",
"infamies",
"obloquies",
"odiums",
"opprobriums",
"reproaches",
"shames"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repairer":{
"as in doctor , mender":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"doctor",
"mender",
"renovator",
"jack-of-all-trades",
"mechanic",
"repairman",
"serviceman",
"troubleshooter",
"handyman",
"handyperson",
"tinkerer",
"do-it-yourselfer"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"republican":{
"of, relating to, or favoring political democracy":{
"examples":[
"a small but well-organized republican movement working quietly to overthrow the military dictatorship"
],
"synonyms":[
"democratic",
"popular",
"self-governing",
"self-ruling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"representative",
"libertarian",
"nontotalitarian"
],
"near antonyms":[
"autocratic",
"autocratical",
"despotic",
"dictatorial",
"monarchal",
"monarchial",
"monarchical",
"monarchic",
"tyrannical",
"tyrannic"
],
"antonyms":[
"nondemocratic",
"undemocratic"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"reprobates":{
"a mean, evil, or unprincipled person":{
"examples":[
"a program for rehabilitating hard-core reprobates and turning them into hard-working, law-abiding citizens"
],
"synonyms":[
"baddies",
"beasts",
"brutes",
"caitiffs",
"devils",
"evildoers",
"fiends",
"heavies",
"hounds",
"knaves",
"meanies",
"miscreants",
"monsters",
"nazis",
"no-goods",
"rapscallions",
"rascals",
"rogues",
"savages",
"scalawags",
"scallywags",
"scamps",
"scapegraces",
"scoundrels",
"varlets",
"villains",
"wretches"
],
"near synonyms":[
"villainesses",
"blackguards",
"criminals",
"crooks",
"culprits",
"felons",
"lawbreakers",
"malefactors",
"offenders",
"perpetrators",
"perps",
"transgressors",
"sinners",
"trespassers",
"wrongdoers",
"cads",
"heels",
"serpents",
"snakes",
"vipers",
"bandits",
"bravos",
"bravoes",
"desperadoes",
"desperados",
"outlaws",
"cons",
"convicts",
"jailbirds",
"assassins",
"cutthroats",
"gangsters",
"goons",
"gunmen",
"hoodlums",
"hooligans",
"racketeers",
"ruffians",
"thugs",
"roughs",
"rowdies",
"toughs",
"losers",
"lowlifes",
"lowlives",
"ne'er-do-wells",
"stinkers",
"trash"
],
"near antonyms":[
"angels",
"innocents",
"saints",
"heroes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to be unwilling to grant":{
"examples":[
"the board will most likely reprobate the request for parole"
],
"synonyms":[
"declines",
"denies",
"disallows",
"disapproves",
"negatives",
"nixes",
"refuses",
"rejects",
"withholds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bans",
"enjoins",
"forbids",
"prohibits",
"proscribes",
"vetoes",
"rebuffs",
"repels",
"spurns",
"checks",
"constrains",
"curbs",
"holds",
"keeps",
"represses",
"restrains",
"restricts",
"balks (at)",
"hinders",
"impedes",
"obstructs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"affords",
"furnishes",
"gives",
"provides",
"supplies",
"authorizes",
"commissions",
"licenses",
"licences",
"accedes (to)",
"acquiesces",
"agrees (to)",
"assents (to)",
"consents (to)",
"warrants",
"accords",
"sanctions",
"vouchsafes"
],
"antonyms":[
"allows",
"concedes",
"grants",
"lets",
"OKs",
"okays",
"permits"
]
},
"to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{
"examples":[
"without hesitation she reprobated such an indecent idea"
],
"synonyms":[
"balks (at)",
"declines",
"deselects",
"disapproves",
"negatives",
"nixes",
"passes",
"passes up",
"refuses",
"rejects",
"repudiates",
"spurns",
"throws out",
"throws over",
"turns down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blows off",
"disdains",
"rebuffs",
"scorns",
"scouts",
"shoots down",
"overrules",
"vetoes",
"forbids",
"prohibits",
"proscribes",
"dismisses",
"ignores",
"abstains (from)",
"forbears",
"refrains (from)",
"denies",
"disavows",
"disclaims",
"disputes",
"gainsays",
"sticks",
"abjures",
"forswears",
"foreswears",
"recants",
"renounces",
"retracts",
"takes back",
"unsays",
"withdraws",
"avoids",
"bypasses",
"detours",
"contradicts",
"denies",
"disowns",
"negates",
"controverts",
"disagrees (with)",
"disproves",
"disputes",
"rebuts",
"refutes",
"backs down",
"backs off",
"backtracks",
"disallows",
"recalls",
"reneges",
"revokes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condones",
"countenances",
"swallows",
"tolerates",
"adopts",
"embraces",
"receives",
"takes",
"welcomes",
"accedes",
"acquiesces",
"agrees",
"assents",
"consents",
"chooses",
"handpicks",
"selects",
"espouses",
"supports"
],
"antonyms":[
"accepts",
"agrees (to)",
"approves"
]
},
"to declare to be morally wrong or evil":{
"examples":[
"spent much of her talk reprobating the callous indifference of a materialistic society to the suffering of people in the third world"
],
"synonyms":[
"anathematizes",
"censures",
"condemns",
"damns",
"decries",
"denounces",
"execrates",
"reprehends"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attacks",
"blames",
"blasts",
"criticizes",
"dispraises",
"disses",
"faults",
"knocks",
"pans",
"slams",
"belittles",
"deprecates",
"disparages",
"dooms",
"sentences",
"convicts",
"blacklists",
"excommunicates",
"ostracizes",
"castigates",
"chastises",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"reproaches",
"admonishes",
"chides",
"reproves",
"berates",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"rakes",
"scolds",
"upbraids",
"vituperates",
"curses",
"imprecates",
"abhors",
"abominates",
"detests",
"hates",
"loathes",
"reviles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approves",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"sanctions",
"eulogizes",
"exalts",
"extols",
"extolls",
"glorifies",
"lauds",
"praises",
"acclaims",
"applauds",
"commends",
"hails",
"salutes",
"touts",
"consecrates",
"hallows",
"sanctifies",
"honors",
"reveres",
"venerates"
],
"antonyms":[
"blesses"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"repulsed":{
"filled with disgust":{
"examples":[
"I am repulsed that you think it's OK to cheat on your taxes"
],
"synonyms":[
"disgusted",
"nauseated",
"repelled",
"revolted",
"shocked",
"sick",
"sickened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fed up",
"weary",
"angered",
"angry",
"apoplectic",
"cheesed off",
"displeased",
"enraged",
"fuming",
"furious",
"horn-mad",
"incensed",
"indignant",
"infuriated",
"irate",
"livid",
"mad",
"outraged",
"rankled",
"riled",
"roiled",
"shirty",
"sore",
"steaming",
"teed off",
"ticked",
"upset",
"worked up",
"wrought (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delighted",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"satisfied",
"thankful",
"thrilled",
"tickled",
"beguiled",
"bewitched",
"captivated",
"charmed",
"enchanted",
"enthralled",
"entranced",
"fascinated",
"mesmerized",
"spellbound"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to feel disgust":{
"examples":[
"the smell of that town's paper mill totally repulses me"
],
"synonyms":[
"disgusted",
"grossed out",
"nauseated",
"put off",
"repelled",
"revolted",
"sickened",
"turned off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"displeased",
"distressed",
"appalled",
"disquieted",
"horrified",
"affronted",
"insulted",
"offended",
"outraged",
"shocked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allured",
"attracted",
"beguiled",
"bewitched",
"captivated",
"charmed",
"disarmed",
"drew",
"enchanted",
"enticed",
"fascinated",
"lured",
"pulled",
"seduced",
"tempted",
"delighted",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"rejoiced",
"tickled",
"enraptured",
"enthralled",
"entranced",
"appealed (to)",
"interested",
"intrigued"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to drive back":{
"examples":[
"the defense repeatedly repulsed all of the offense's attempts to move the ball forward, keeping them firmly planted on the 20-yard line"
],
"synonyms":[
"beat off",
"fended (off)",
"rebutted",
"repelled",
"staved off",
"turned away",
"turned back"
],
"near synonyms":[
"defied",
"fought",
"held off",
"opposed",
"resisted",
"stood off",
"withstood",
"deflected",
"warded (off)",
"rebuffed",
"snubbed",
"spurned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"embraced",
"hailed",
"welcomed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"repast":{
"food eaten or prepared for eating at one time":{
"examples":[
"monks taking their evening repast in silence"
],
"synonyms":[
"chow",
"feed",
"meal",
"menu",
"mess",
"refection",
"table"
],
"near synonyms":[
"board",
"breakfast",
"buffet",
"collation",
"dinner",
"lunch",
"luncheon",
"refreshments",
"smorgasbord",
"snack",
"supper",
"tea",
"bite",
"gulp",
"morsel",
"serving",
"taste",
"banquet",
"feast",
"regale",
"spread",
"bake",
"barbecue",
"barbeque",
"clambake",
"cookout",
"fry",
"fry-up",
"luau",
"picnic",
"potluck",
"roast"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in feast , banquet":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"banquet",
"feast",
"dine",
"eat",
"fare",
"feed",
"partake",
"refresh",
"victual",
"chow (down)",
"dig in",
"glut",
"gorge",
"gormandize",
"overeat",
"overfeed",
"pig out",
"graze",
"nibble",
"nosh",
"pick",
"snack",
"board",
"dine out",
"mess",
"breakfast",
"lunch",
"sup",
"picnic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"diet",
"fast"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"repositioned":{
"to change the place or position of":{
"examples":[
"she repositioned the wood before taking another swing with the ax"
],
"synonyms":[
"budged",
"dislocated",
"displaced",
"disturbed",
"moved",
"relocated",
"removed",
"shifted",
"transferred",
"transposed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bore",
"carried",
"carted",
"conveyed",
"drove",
"hauled",
"lugged",
"toted",
"transmitted",
"transplanted",
"transported",
"replaced",
"superseded",
"supplanted",
"altered",
"made over",
"modified",
"redid",
"refashioned",
"remade",
"remodeled",
"revamped",
"revised",
"reworked",
"varied"
],
"near antonyms":[
"anchored",
"fixed",
"froze",
"moored",
"secured",
"set",
"stabilized",
"embedded",
"imbedded",
"entrenched",
"intrenched",
"implanted",
"ingrained",
"engrained",
"lodged",
"rooted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"replacements":{
"a person or thing that takes the place of another":{
"examples":[
"seeing that the starting quarterback was unable to play, the coach immediately called in his replacement"
],
"synonyms":[
"backups",
"covers",
"designated hitters",
"fill-ins",
"locum tenentes",
"pinch hitters",
"reliefs",
"reserves",
"stand-ins",
"subs",
"substitutes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alternates",
"understudies",
"apologies",
"makeshifts",
"stopgaps",
"agents",
"assignees",
"attorneys",
"commissaries",
"delegates",
"deputies",
"envoys",
"factors",
"procurators",
"proxies",
"representatives",
"reps",
"surrogates",
"assistants",
"relievers",
"seconds",
"successors",
"superseders"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rephotograph":{
"as in picture , image":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"image",
"picture",
"retake",
"mug",
"photo",
"photograph",
"shoot",
"snap",
"film",
"videotape"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repulsing":{
"to cause to feel disgust":{
"examples":[
"the smell of that town's paper mill totally repulses me"
],
"synonyms":[
"disgusting",
"grossing out",
"nauseating",
"putting off",
"repelling",
"revolting",
"sickening",
"turning off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"displeasing",
"distressing",
"appalling",
"disquieting",
"horrifying",
"affronting",
"insulting",
"offending",
"outraging",
"shocking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alluring",
"attracting",
"beguiling",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charming",
"disarming",
"drawing",
"enchanting",
"enticing",
"fascinating",
"luring",
"pulling",
"seducing",
"tempting",
"delighting",
"gratifying",
"pleasing",
"rejoicing",
"tickling",
"enrapturing",
"enthralling",
"entrancing",
"appealing (to)",
"interesting",
"intriguing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to drive back":{
"examples":[
"the defense repeatedly repulsed all of the offense's attempts to move the ball forward, keeping them firmly planted on the 20-yard line"
],
"synonyms":[
"beating off",
"fending (off)",
"rebutting",
"repelling",
"staving off",
"turning away",
"turning back"
],
"near synonyms":[
"defying",
"fighting",
"holding off",
"opposing",
"resisting",
"standing off",
"withstanding",
"deflecting",
"warding (off)",
"rebuffing",
"snubbing",
"spurning"
],
"near antonyms":[
"embracing",
"hailing",
"welcoming"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repasts":{
"food eaten or prepared for eating at one time":{
"examples":[
"monks taking their evening repast in silence"
],
"synonyms":[
"chow",
"feeds",
"meals",
"menus",
"messes",
"refections",
"tables"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boards",
"breakfasts",
"buffets",
"collations",
"dinners",
"luncheons",
"lunches",
"refreshments",
"smorgasbords",
"snacks",
"suppers",
"teas",
"bites",
"gulps",
"morsels",
"servings",
"tastes",
"banquets",
"feasts",
"regales",
"spreads",
"bakes",
"barbecues",
"barbeques",
"clambakes",
"cookouts",
"fries",
"fry-ups",
"luaus",
"picnics",
"potlucks",
"roasts"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"as in feasts , banquets":{
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"banquets",
"feasts",
"dines",
"eats",
"fares",
"feeds",
"partakes",
"refreshes",
"victuals",
"chows (down)",
"digs in",
"gluts",
"gorges",
"gormandizes",
"overeats",
"overfeeds",
"pigs out",
"grazes",
"nibbles",
"noshes",
"picks",
"snacks",
"boards",
"dines out",
"messes",
"breakfasts",
"lunches",
"sups",
"picnics"
],
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"diets",
"fasts"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"examples":[
"replicated the famous painting in our art class"
],
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"cloned",
"copied",
"copycatted",
"duplicated",
"imitated",
"reduplicated",
"rendered",
"reproduced"
],
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"counterfeited",
"faked",
"forged",
"knocked off",
"ripped off",
"mimicked",
"simulated",
"reconstructed",
"re-created",
"recreated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"created",
"imagined",
"initiated",
"invented"
],
"antonyms":[
"originated"
]
},
"to make or do again":{
"examples":[
"I can't replicate your results when I do the experiment myself"
],
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"duplicated",
"redid",
"reduplicated",
"reiterated",
"remade",
"renewed",
"repeated",
"reprised"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recreated",
"reenacted",
"reinvented"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"represented":{
"as in drawn , painted":{
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"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"drawn",
"painted",
"photographic",
"video",
"illustrational",
"illustrative",
"graphic",
"graphical",
"imaginal",
"pictorial",
"visual",
"hieroglyphic",
"hieroglyphical",
"iconographic",
"iconographical",
"ideogramic",
"ideogrammic",
"ideogrammatic",
"ideographic",
"pictographic"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to point out the chief quality or qualities of an individual or group":{
"examples":[
"the writer of the magazine article represented the students at the academy as a bunch of spoiled brats"
],
"synonyms":[
"charactered",
"characterized",
"defined",
"depicted",
"described",
"portrayed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"categorized",
"classified",
"pigeonholed",
"typed",
"colored",
"identified",
"indicated",
"named",
"specified",
"distinguished",
"individualized",
"marked",
"particularized",
"stamped"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to present a picture of":{
"examples":[
"a painting representing the ocean at sunrise"
],
"synonyms":[
"depicted",
"imaged",
"pictured",
"portrayed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"delineated",
"described",
"documented",
"rendered",
"outlined",
"silhouetted",
"sketched",
"illustrated",
"showed",
"diagrammed",
"diagramed",
"caricatured"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to serve as a material counterpart of":{
"examples":[
"this orange represents the sun and this pea represents the Earth"
],
"synonyms":[
"emblematized",
"symbolized"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bodied",
"embodied",
"epitomized",
"incarnated",
"manifested",
"materialized",
"objectified",
"personalized",
"personified",
"exemplified",
"illustrated"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"repudiations":{
"a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement":{
"examples":[
"voters seemed satisfied by the candidate's public repudiation of the beliefs of an organization to which he had briefly belonged as a youth"
],
"synonyms":[
"contradictions",
"denegations",
"denials",
"disallowances",
"disavowals",
"disclaimers",
"disconfirmations",
"negations",
"rejections"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disproofs",
"rebuttals",
"refutations",
"negatives"
],
"near antonyms":[
"concessions",
"confessions",
"affirmations",
"assertions",
"declarations",
"attestations",
"corroborations",
"documentations",
"substantiations",
"testaments",
"testimonies",
"validations"
],
"antonyms":[
"acknowledgments",
"acknowledgements",
"admissions",
"avowals",
"confirmations"
]
},
"the act or practice of giving up or rejecting something once enjoyed or desired":{
"examples":[
"New Year's resolutions typically include the repudiation of chocolate and other indulgences and the promise to resume working out at the gym"
],
"synonyms":[
"abnegations",
"renouncements",
"renunciations",
"self-denials"
],
"near synonyms":[
"denials",
"refusals",
"relinquishments",
"resignations",
"surrenders",
"self-abnegations",
"self-renunciations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acceptances",
"adoptions",
"embracements",
"embraces",
"espousals"
],
"antonyms":[
"indulgences",
"self-indulgences"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reputabilities":{
"as in reputations , reputes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"characters",
"marks",
"names",
"reports",
"reputations",
"reputes",
"infamies",
"cachets",
"places",
"positions",
"prestiges",
"ranks",
"standings",
"statures",
"statuses",
"celebrities",
"fames",
"notorieties",
"renowns",
"megastardoms",
"popularities",
"stardoms",
"superstardoms",
"distinctions",
"eminences",
"glories",
"honors",
"notes",
"preeminences",
"prominences",
"visibilities",
"acclaim",
"accolades",
"acknowledgments",
"acknowledgements",
"homages",
"kudos",
"laurels",
"praises",
"recognitions",
"adorations",
"idolizations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"anonymities",
"oblivions",
"obscurities",
"disgraces",
"dishonors",
"disreputes",
"ignominies",
"odiums",
"opprobriums",
"shames",
"invisibilities",
"unpopularity"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repealed":{
"to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)":{
"examples":[
"the company called the furniture store to repeal the order for six new desks"
],
"synonyms":[
"abandoned",
"aborted",
"called",
"called off",
"canceled",
"cancelled",
"cried off",
"dropped",
"recalled",
"rescinded",
"revoked",
"scrapped",
"scrubbed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abrogated",
"annulled",
"invalidated",
"nullified",
"voided",
"wrote off",
"recanted",
"retracted",
"took back",
"withdrew",
"countermanded",
"reversed",
"rolled back",
"broke off",
"discontinued",
"ended",
"halted",
"stopped",
"terminated",
"held back",
"interrupted",
"suspended",
"gave up",
"relinquished",
"surrendered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"engaged",
"pledged",
"promised",
"began",
"commenced",
"initiated",
"started",
"took on",
"took up",
"undertook"
],
"antonyms":[
"continued",
"kept"
]
},
"to put an end to by formal action":{
"examples":[
"in 1933, Congress passed the 21st Amendment which repealed the Prohibition Amendment of 1919, thus making the sale, distribution, and use of alcohol legal once again"
],
"synonyms":[
"abated",
"abolished",
"abrogated",
"annulled",
"avoided",
"canceled",
"cancelled",
"disannulled",
"dissolved",
"invalidated",
"negated",
"nulled",
"nullified",
"quashed",
"rescinded",
"rolled back",
"struck down",
"vacated",
"voided"
],
"near synonyms":[
"countermanded",
"overrode",
"overruled",
"overturned",
"vetoed",
"aborted",
"called",
"called off",
"dropped",
"recalled",
"retracted",
"reversed",
"revoked",
"suspended",
"withdrew",
"banned",
"enjoined",
"forbade",
"forbad",
"outlawed",
"prohibited",
"disallowed",
"dismissed",
"rejected",
"annihilated",
"broke down",
"eliminated",
"eradicated",
"erased",
"liquidated",
"removed",
"threw out",
"wrote off"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enacted",
"laid down",
"legislated",
"established",
"founded",
"instituted",
"formalized",
"legalized",
"legitimated",
"legitimized",
"validated",
"passed",
"ratified",
"allowed",
"approved",
"authorized",
"cleared",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"permitted",
"sanctioned",
"warranted",
"commanded",
"decreed",
"mandated",
"ordered",
"prescribed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)":{
"examples":[
"if I find that you have been lying about this, I'll instantly repeal every promise I made to you"
],
"synonyms":[
"abjured",
"abnegated",
"forswore",
"foreswore",
"recanted",
"reneged",
"renounced",
"repudiated",
"retracted",
"took back",
"unsaid",
"withdrew"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contradicted",
"denied",
"disavowed",
"disclaimed",
"disowned",
"gainsaid",
"negated",
"negatived",
"abandoned",
"bolted",
"forsook",
"gave up",
"relinquished",
"spurned",
"surrendered",
"controverted",
"disagreed (with)",
"disproved",
"disputed",
"rebutted",
"refuted",
"backed down",
"backed off",
"backtracked",
"disallowed",
"recalled",
"revoked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acknowledged",
"admitted",
"affirmed",
"asserted",
"avowed",
"claimed",
"contended",
"declared",
"maintained",
"proclaimed",
"professed",
"stated",
"vouched",
"vowed",
"backed",
"confirmed",
"defended",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"espoused",
"maintained",
"supported",
"upheld",
"accepted",
"adopted",
"embraced"
],
"antonyms":[
"adhered (to)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repellants":{
"causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment":{
"examples":[
"your snobbish behavior towards my friends is so repellent I can't stand to be around you anymore"
],
"synonyms":[
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"appalling",
"awful",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"dreadful",
"evil",
"foul",
"fulsome",
"gross",
"hideous",
"horrendous",
"horrible",
"horrid",
"loathsome",
"nasty",
"nauseating",
"nauseous",
"noisome",
"noxious",
"obnoxious",
"obscene",
"odious",
"offensive",
"rancid",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"scandalous",
"shocking",
"sickening",
"ugly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"exceptionable",
"objectionable",
"brackish",
"disagreeable",
"dislikable",
"dislikeable",
"unpleasant",
"contemptible",
"despicable",
"detestable",
"hard",
"hateful",
"unhealthy",
"unsavory",
"unwholesome",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"miserable",
"atrocious",
"frightful",
"ghastly",
"grim",
"grisly",
"gruesome",
"grewsome",
"heinous",
"horrific",
"horrifying",
"lurid",
"macabre",
"monstrous",
"nightmarish",
"sick",
"sickish",
"sickly",
"terrible",
"unspeakable",
"vile",
"off-putting",
"undesirable",
"unwanted",
"unwelcome",
"barbarous",
"unchristian",
"uncivilized",
"ungodly",
"unholy",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"upsetting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acceptable",
"agreeable",
"alluring",
"appealing",
"attractive",
"blessed",
"blest",
"congenial",
"darling",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delightful",
"delightsome",
"desirable",
"dreamy",
"dulcet",
"enjoyable",
"felicitous",
"gratifying",
"heavenly",
"inviting",
"likable",
"likeable",
"luscious",
"nice",
"palatable",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"satisfying",
"savory",
"savoury",
"sweet",
"welcome",
"unexceptionable",
"unobjectionable",
"healthful",
"healthy",
"restorative",
"salubrious",
"salutary",
"wholesome"
],
"antonyms":[
"innocuous",
"inoffensive"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"reporters":{
"a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news":{
"examples":[
"the reporter was careful to ask as many questions as possible without annoying anyone"
],
"synonyms":[
"correspondents",
"intelligencers",
"journalists",
"newshounds",
"newsmen",
"newspeople",
"pressmen"
],
"near synonyms":[
"announcers",
"broadcasters",
"newscasters",
"newspapermen",
"newspaperwomen",
"newswomen",
"anchormen",
"anchorpeople",
"anchors",
"anchorwomen",
"byliners",
"columnists",
"commentators",
"copyreaders",
"editors",
"muckrakers",
"photojournalists",
"police reporters",
"sportswriters",
"staffers",
"stringers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reprise":{
"the act of saying or doing over again":{
"examples":[
"his second marriage turned out to be a reprise of the first one: equally disastrous, simply shorter"
],
"synonyms":[
"duplication",
"iteration",
"redo",
"reduplication",
"reiteration",
"renewal",
"repeat",
"repetition",
"replay",
"replication"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rebroadcast",
"rerun",
"recitation",
"rehearsal"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)":{
"examples":[
"the prosecutor's closing statement effectively reprised the case against the defendant"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstract",
"boil down",
"brief",
"digest",
"encapsulate",
"epitomize",
"outline",
"recap",
"recapitulate",
"sum up",
"summarize",
"synopsize",
"wrap up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abridge",
"condense",
"curtail",
"cut back",
"shorten",
"downsize",
"shrink",
"concentrate",
"consolidate",
"decoct",
"essentialize",
"simplify",
"streamline"
],
"near antonyms":[
"elongate",
"extend",
"lengthen",
"prolong",
"protract",
"amplify",
"elaborate (on or upon)",
"enlarge (on or upon)",
"expand",
"supplement"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make or do again":{
"examples":[
"let us not reprise the stupid mistakes we made last time"
],
"synonyms":[
"duplicate",
"redo",
"reduplicate",
"reiterate",
"remake",
"renew",
"repeat",
"replicate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recreate",
"reenact",
"reinvent"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"reposition":{
"to change the place or position of":{
"examples":[
"she repositioned the wood before taking another swing with the ax"
],
"synonyms":[
"budge",
"dislocate",
"displace",
"disturb",
"move",
"relocate",
"remove",
"shift",
"transfer",
"transpose"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bear",
"carry",
"cart",
"convey",
"drive",
"haul",
"lug",
"tote",
"transmit",
"transplant",
"transport",
"replace",
"supersede",
"supplant",
"alter",
"make over",
"modify",
"redo",
"refashion",
"remake",
"remodel",
"revamp",
"revise",
"rework",
"vary"
],
"near antonyms":[
"anchor",
"fix",
"freeze",
"moor",
"secure",
"set",
"stabilize",
"embed",
"imbed",
"entrench",
"intrench",
"implant",
"ingrain",
"engrain",
"lodge",
"root"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reptiles":{
"a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{
"examples":[
"the actor plays a total reptile who's somehow still a hit with the ladies"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastards",
"beasts",
"bleeders",
"blighters",
"boors",
"bounders",
"buggers",
"buzzards",
"cads",
"chuffs",
"churls",
"clowns",
"creeps",
"cretins",
"cruds",
"crumbs",
"curs",
"dirtbags",
"dogs",
"finks",
"heels",
"hounds",
"jerks",
"jokers",
"louses",
"louts",
"pills",
"rat finks",
"rats",
"rotters",
"schmucks",
"scumbags",
"scums",
"scuzzballs",
"skunks",
"skunk",
"sleazebags",
"sleazeballs",
"sleazes",
"slimeballs",
"slimes",
"slobs",
"snakes",
"so-and-sos",
"so-and-so's",
"sods",
"stinkards",
"stinkers",
"swine",
"toads",
"varmints",
"vermin"
],
"near synonyms":[
"barbarians",
"brutes",
"cavemen",
"Neanderthals",
"savages",
"loudmouths",
"vulgarians",
"lowlifes",
"lowlives",
"miscreants",
"rascals",
"rogues",
"roughnecks",
"scabs",
"scamps",
"scoundrels",
"villains",
"wretches",
"boobies",
"doofuses",
"dufuses",
"fools",
"jackasses",
"nincompoops",
"ninnies",
"nits",
"nitwits",
"nuts",
"schmoes",
"airheads",
"birdbrains",
"blockheads",
"dinks",
"dolts",
"dopes",
"dorks",
"goons",
"half-wits",
"idiots",
"imbeciles",
"morons",
"turkeys",
"brats",
"insolents",
"nuisances",
"pests",
"snips",
"snobs",
"snoots",
"snots",
"dweebs",
"nerds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"heroes",
"heroines",
"idols",
"role models",
"gentlemen",
"ladies",
"angels",
"saints"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repel":{
"to drive back":{
"examples":[
"the defenders repelled the attacking army after several hours of fierce fighting"
],
"synonyms":[
"beat off",
"fend (off)",
"rebut",
"repulse",
"stave off",
"turn away",
"turn back"
],
"near synonyms":[
"defy",
"fight",
"hold off",
"oppose",
"resist",
"stand off",
"withstand",
"deflect",
"ward (off)",
"rebuff",
"snub",
"spurn"
],
"near antonyms":[
"embrace",
"hail",
"welcome"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to feel disgust":{
"examples":[
"the idea of chocolate-covered grasshoppers repels me"
],
"synonyms":[
"disgust",
"gross out",
"nauseate",
"put off",
"repulse",
"revolt",
"sicken",
"turn off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"displease",
"distress",
"appall",
"appal",
"disquiet",
"horrify",
"affront",
"insult",
"offend",
"outrage",
"shock"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allure",
"attract",
"beguile",
"bewitch",
"captivate",
"charm",
"disarm",
"draw",
"enchant",
"entice",
"fascinate",
"lure",
"pull",
"seduce",
"tempt",
"delight",
"gratify",
"please",
"rejoice",
"tickle",
"enrapture",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"entrance",
"appeal (to)",
"interest",
"intrigue"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to refuse to give in to":{
"examples":[
"repelled the temptation to stay out late and call in sick the next day"
],
"synonyms":[
"buck",
"defy",
"fight",
"oppose",
"resist",
"withstand"
],
"near synonyms":[
"battle",
"combat",
"contend (with)",
"challenge",
"contest",
"contradict",
"dispute",
"baffle",
"balk",
"foil",
"frustrate",
"thwart",
"check",
"counter",
"hinder",
"obstruct",
"stem"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"bow (to)",
"capitulate (to)",
"give in (to)",
"knuckle under (to)",
"stoop (to)",
"submit (to)",
"succumb (to)",
"surrender (to)",
"yield (to)"
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"rescues"
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"losses",
"misplacements"
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"noun"
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"doctor",
"mender",
"renovator",
"repairer",
"tinkerer",
"jack-of-all-trades",
"do-it-yourselfer",
"handyman",
"handyperson"
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"noun"
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"reclaims",
"recovers",
"recycles"
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"verb"
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],
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"stopping",
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"suspension",
"discontinuity",
"gap",
"hiatus",
"deferment",
"deferral",
"postponement",
"foot-dragging",
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"holdup",
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"persistence",
"progress",
"progression",
"extension",
"prolongation"
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"antonyms":[]
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"parole",
"acquittal",
"exculpation",
"exoneration",
"vindication",
"condonation",
"exemption",
"immunity",
"impunity",
"indemnity",
"clemency",
"leniency",
"mercy",
"absolution",
"amnesty",
"forgiveness",
"pardon",
"remission",
"remittal"
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"sentence",
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"charge",
"fine",
"imposition",
"levying",
"castigation",
"chastening",
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"condemnation",
"penalty",
"punishment",
"retribution"
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"pardon"
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"damn",
"doom",
"sentence",
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"judge",
"castigate",
"censure",
"chasten",
"chastise",
"correct",
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"penalize",
"punish"
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"release",
"relieve",
"abet",
"aid",
"assist",
"help",
"comfort",
"console",
"content",
"quiet",
"solace",
"soothe",
"succor"
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"afflict",
"agonize",
"anguish",
"bedevil",
"beset",
"besiege",
"curse",
"excruciate",
"harrow",
"persecute",
"plague",
"rack",
"torment",
"torture",
"assail",
"attack",
"badger",
"dog",
"hound",
"pursue",
"ride"
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"verb"
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"repair":{
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"the dining table is in good repair , so you won't need to refinish it"
],
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"condition",
"estate",
"fettle",
"form",
"health",
"keeping",
"kilter",
"nick",
"order",
"shape",
"trim"
],
"near synonyms":[
"practice",
"practise",
"pass",
"phase",
"stage",
"footing",
"picture",
"posture",
"scene",
"situation",
"status",
"rank",
"standing"
],
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"disorder",
"disrepair"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
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"examples":[
"it will take some time to repair your energy after a bout with the flu"
],
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"freshen",
"recharge",
"recreate",
"refresh",
"refreshen",
"regenerate",
"rejuvenate",
"renew",
"restore",
"resuscitate",
"revitalize",
"revive",
"revivify"
],
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"make over",
"overhaul",
"reclaim",
"recondition",
"reconstitute",
"redesign",
"redevelop",
"redo",
"reengineer",
"refurbish",
"rehab",
"rehabilitate",
"remake",
"remodel",
"renovate",
"refill",
"replenish",
"resupply",
"modernize",
"update"
],
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"antonyms":[]
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"examples":[
"having trouble finding someone who repairs audio components"
],
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"doctor",
"fix",
"mend",
"patch",
"recondition",
"renovate",
"revamp"
],
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"fix up",
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"overhaul",
"rebuild",
"reconstruct",
"refurbish",
"aid",
"cure",
"heal",
"help",
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"refresh",
"refreshen",
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"rejuvenate",
"renew",
"restore",
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"revive",
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"correct",
"modify",
"rectify",
"redress",
"reform",
"right",
"ameliorate",
"better",
"enhance",
"enrich",
"improve",
"meliorate"
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"blemish",
"break",
"damage",
"deface",
"disfigure",
"flaw",
"harm",
"hurt",
"impair",
"injure",
"mar",
"ruin",
"spoil",
"vandalize",
"wreck",
"cripple",
"disable",
"maim",
"mangle",
"mutilate"
],
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"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"reportedly":{
"according to what has been said \u2014 used to indicate what has been said or reported":{
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"The medication's side effects are reportedly few and mild.",
"They reportedly stole one million dollars."
],
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"allegedly",
"purportedly",
"reputedly",
"apparently",
"evidently",
"ostensibly",
"ostensively",
"presumably",
"putatively",
"seemingly",
"supposedly",
"externally",
"outwardly",
"visibly",
"believably",
"credibly",
"assumably",
"likely",
"presumedly",
"probably",
"conceivably",
"maybe",
"mayhap",
"perchance",
"perhaps",
"possibly",
"professedly",
"supposably",
"clearly",
"distinctly",
"manifestly",
"obviously",
"plainly",
"self-evidently",
"assuredly",
"positively",
"surely"
],
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"implausibly",
"impossibly",
"improbably",
"incredibly"
],
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},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"representatives":{
"a person who acts or does business for another":{
"examples":[
"a representative from the car dealership called to ask how we were enjoying the new car"
],
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"agents",
"assignees",
"attorneys",
"commissaries",
"delegates",
"deputies",
"envoys",
"factors",
"ministers",
"procurators",
"proxies",
"reps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambassadors",
"diplomatists",
"diplomats",
"emissaries",
"foreign ministers",
"legates",
"plenipotentiaries",
"alternates",
"backups",
"pinch hitters",
"reliefs",
"replacements",
"stand-ins",
"subs",
"substitutes",
"surrogates",
"understudies",
"informers",
"operatives",
"spies",
"brokers",
"distributors",
"managers",
"arbiters",
"arbitrators",
"compradors",
"compradores",
"conciliators",
"go-betweens",
"intercessors",
"intermediaries",
"interposers",
"liaisons",
"mediators",
"middlemen",
"peacemakers",
"mouthpieces",
"point men",
"point people",
"prophets",
"speakers",
"spokesmen",
"spokespeople"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person sent on a mission to represent another":{
"examples":[
"I speak on this matter as a representative of the people of the U.S."
],
"synonyms":[
"agents",
"ambassadors",
"delegates",
"emissaries",
"envoys",
"legates",
"ministers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambassadresses",
"attach\u00e9s",
"charg\u00e9s d'affaires",
"consuls",
"deputies",
"diplomats",
"foreign ministers",
"nuncios",
"procurators",
"proxies",
"apostles",
"evangelists",
"missionaries",
"deputations",
"detachments",
"legations",
"couriers",
"messengers",
"mouthpieces",
"spokespeople"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like":{
"examples":[
"this song is a fairly good representative of the other songs on the album"
],
"synonyms":[
"cases",
"examples",
"exemplars",
"exemplifications",
"illustrations",
"instances",
"prototypes",
"samples",
"specimens"
],
"near synonyms":[
"archetypes",
"classics",
"loci classici",
"paradigms",
"cross sections",
"microcosms",
"evidences",
"indications",
"manifestations",
"signs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repercussions":{
"the power to bring about a result on another":{
"examples":[
"your decision not to go to college will have repercussions you'll feel for years to come"
],
"synonyms":[
"effects",
"impacts",
"influences",
"marks",
"sways"
],
"near synonyms":[
"authorities",
"clouts",
"prestiges",
"pulls",
"weights",
"commands",
"dominations",
"dominions",
"masteries",
"consequences",
"importances",
"significances",
"sovereignties",
"sovranties",
"supremacies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"impotences",
"impotencies",
"weaknesses"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repulsive":{
"causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment":{
"examples":[
"a repulsive display of shameless flattery that made the embarrassed actor wrinkle his nose in disgust"
],
"synonyms":[
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"appalling",
"awful",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"dreadful",
"evil",
"foul",
"fulsome",
"gross",
"hideous",
"horrendous",
"horrible",
"horrid",
"loathsome",
"nasty",
"nauseating",
"nauseous",
"noisome",
"noxious",
"obnoxious",
"obscene",
"odious",
"offensive",
"rancid",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"revolting",
"scandalous",
"shocking",
"sickening",
"ugly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"exceptionable",
"objectionable",
"brackish",
"disagreeable",
"dislikable",
"dislikeable",
"unpleasant",
"contemptible",
"despicable",
"detestable",
"hard",
"hateful",
"unhealthy",
"unsavory",
"unwholesome",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"miserable",
"atrocious",
"frightful",
"ghastly",
"grim",
"grisly",
"gruesome",
"grewsome",
"heinous",
"horrific",
"horrifying",
"lurid",
"macabre",
"monstrous",
"nightmarish",
"sick",
"sickish",
"sickly",
"terrible",
"unspeakable",
"vile",
"off-putting",
"undesirable",
"unwanted",
"unwelcome",
"barbarous",
"unchristian",
"uncivilized",
"ungodly",
"unholy",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"upsetting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acceptable",
"agreeable",
"alluring",
"appealing",
"attractive",
"blessed",
"blest",
"congenial",
"darling",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delightful",
"delightsome",
"desirable",
"dreamy",
"dulcet",
"enjoyable",
"felicitous",
"gratifying",
"heavenly",
"inviting",
"likable",
"likeable",
"luscious",
"nice",
"palatable",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"satisfying",
"savory",
"savoury",
"sweet",
"welcome",
"unexceptionable",
"unobjectionable",
"healthful",
"healthy",
"restorative",
"salubrious",
"salutary",
"wholesome"
],
"antonyms":[
"innocuous",
"inoffensive"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"reprieved":{
"as in pardoned":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"pardoned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condemned",
"damned",
"doomed",
"sentenced",
"adjudged",
"judged",
"castigated",
"censured",
"chastened",
"chastised",
"corrected",
"disciplined",
"penalized",
"punished"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in released , delivered":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"delivered",
"released",
"relieved",
"abetted",
"aided",
"assisted",
"helped",
"comforted",
"consoled",
"contented",
"quieted",
"solaced",
"soothed",
"succored"
],
"near antonyms":[
"afflicted",
"agonized",
"anguished",
"bedeviled",
"beset",
"besieged",
"cursed",
"excruciated",
"harrowed",
"persecuted",
"plagued",
"racked",
"tormented",
"tortured",
"assailed",
"attacked",
"badgered",
"dogged",
"hounded",
"pursued",
"rode",
"rid"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reputes":{
"overall quality as seen or judged by people in general":{
"examples":[
"that's a repair shop of good repute"
],
"synonyms":[
"characters",
"fames",
"marks",
"names",
"notes",
"odors",
"reports",
"reps",
"reputations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"credits",
"honors",
"celebrities",
"notorieties",
"renowns",
"images",
"personae",
"personas",
"admirations",
"regards",
"reverences"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discredit",
"disgraces",
"dishonors",
"disreputes",
"ignominies",
"infamies",
"obloquies",
"odiums",
"opprobriums",
"reproaches",
"shames"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"republics":{
"government in which the supreme power is held by the people and used by them directly or indirectly through representation":{
"examples":[
"when asked by a passerby what sort of government the constitutional convention had formulated for the new nation, Benjamin Franklin memorably replied, \"A republic , if you can keep it\""
],
"synonyms":[
"democracy",
"self-government",
"self-rule"
],
"near synonyms":[
"pure democracy",
"home rule",
"self-determination",
"autonomy",
"sovereignty",
"sovranty"
],
"near antonyms":[
"despotism",
"dictatorship",
"monarchy",
"monocracy",
"totalitarianism",
"tyranny"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"republic":{
"government in which the supreme power is held by the people and used by them directly or indirectly through representation":{
"examples":[
"when asked by a passerby what sort of government the constitutional convention had formulated for the new nation, Benjamin Franklin memorably replied, \"A republic , if you can keep it\""
],
"synonyms":[
"democracy",
"self-government",
"self-rule"
],
"near synonyms":[
"pure democracy",
"home rule",
"self-determination",
"autonomy",
"sovereignty",
"sovranty"
],
"near antonyms":[
"despotism",
"dictatorship",
"monarchy",
"monocracy",
"totalitarianism",
"tyranny"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reprehension":{
"as in censure , opprobrium":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blame",
"censure",
"condemnation",
"criticism",
"denunciation",
"dispraise",
"opprobrium",
"reproach",
"reprobation",
"rejection",
"thumbs-down",
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"hostility",
"disrelish",
"distaste",
"belittlement",
"disparagement",
"objection",
"opposition",
"deprecation",
"disapprobation",
"disapproval",
"discountenance",
"disesteem",
"disfavor",
"dislike",
"displeasure"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approbation",
"approval",
"favor",
"acclaim",
"commendation",
"praise",
"endorsement",
"indorsement",
"sanction",
"thumbs-up",
"empathy",
"sympathy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repairs":{
"to bring back to a former condition or vigor":{
"examples":[
"it will take some time to repair your energy after a bout with the flu"
],
"synonyms":[
"freshens",
"recharges",
"recreates",
"refreshens",
"refreshes",
"regenerates",
"rejuvenates",
"renews",
"restores",
"resuscitates",
"revitalizes",
"revives",
"revivifies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"makes over",
"overhauls",
"reclaims",
"reconditions",
"reconstitutes",
"redesigns",
"redevelops",
"redoes",
"reengineers",
"refurbishes",
"rehabilitates",
"rehabs",
"remakes",
"remodels",
"renovates",
"refills",
"replenishes",
"resupplies",
"modernizes",
"updates"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to put into good shape or working order again":{
"examples":[
"having trouble finding someone who repairs audio components"
],
"synonyms":[
"doctors",
"fixes",
"mends",
"patches",
"reconditions",
"renovates",
"revamps"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fixes up",
"furbishes",
"overhauls",
"rebuilds",
"reconstructs",
"refurbishes",
"aids",
"cures",
"heals",
"helps",
"conditions",
"prepares",
"readies",
"cares (for)",
"maintains",
"services",
"freshens",
"refreshens",
"refreshes",
"regenerates",
"rejuvenates",
"renews",
"restores",
"revitalizes",
"revives",
"adjusts",
"corrects",
"modifies",
"rectifies",
"redresses",
"reforms",
"rights",
"ameliorates",
"betters",
"enhances",
"enriches",
"improves",
"meliorates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blemishes",
"breaks",
"damages",
"defaces",
"disfigures",
"flaws",
"harms",
"hurts",
"impairs",
"injures",
"mars",
"ruins",
"spoils",
"vandalizes",
"wrecks",
"cripples",
"disables",
"maims",
"mangles",
"mutilates"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repertoire":{
"the number of individuals or amount of something available at any given time":{
"examples":[
"the chef's repertoire of specialties seems to be limited, with several of the dishes appearing over and over again in slightly varied guises"
],
"synonyms":[
"budget",
"force",
"fund",
"inventory",
"pool",
"reservoir",
"stock",
"supply"
],
"near synonyms":[
"reserve",
"resource",
"cache",
"hoard",
"stockpile",
"refill",
"renewal",
"replacement",
"kitty",
"nest egg",
"pot",
"purse",
"fountain",
"mine",
"source",
"spring",
"well",
"wellspring"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repayment":{
"as in reimbursement":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reimbursement",
"rendering",
"tendering",
"paying off",
"paying up",
"prepayment",
"compensation",
"disbursement",
"giving",
"paying",
"payment",
"remitment",
"remittance",
"remuneration",
"overpayment"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonpayment",
"underpayment"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reprehensibleness":{
"as in cursedness , deplorableness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"accursedness",
"cursedness",
"deplorableness",
"despicableness",
"detestableness",
"execrableness",
"hatefulness",
"loathsomeness",
"badness",
"baseness",
"depravedness",
"depravity",
"diabolicalness",
"evil",
"evilness",
"foulness",
"heinousness",
"immorality",
"iniquitousness",
"iniquity",
"invidiousness",
"sinfulness",
"ungodliness",
"viciousness",
"vileness",
"wickedness",
"creepiness",
"eeriness",
"fearfulness",
"fearsomeness",
"ghostliness",
"ghoulishness",
"scariness",
"atrociousness",
"atrocity",
"awfulness",
"dreadfulness",
"frightfulness",
"ghastliness",
"grisliness",
"gruesomeness",
"hideousness",
"horridness",
"horror",
"monstrosity",
"repulsiveness",
"agony",
"anguish",
"hellishness",
"misery",
"torment",
"torture"
],
"near antonyms":[
"agreeableness",
"delightfulness",
"pleasantness",
"pleasurableness",
"allurement",
"appeal",
"attraction",
"attractiveness",
"desirability",
"desirableness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reproducing":{
"to bring forth offspring":{
"examples":[
"mice reproduce at a much faster rate than humans do"
],
"synonyms":[
"breeding",
"multiplying",
"procreating",
"propagating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bearing",
"begetting",
"engendering",
"gendering",
"generating",
"getting",
"having",
"mothering",
"parenting",
"producing",
"siring",
"hatching",
"spawning"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make an exact likeness of":{
"examples":[
"you'll have to reproduce that design on every tile in the bathroom"
],
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"cloning",
"copycatting",
"copying",
"duplicating",
"imitating",
"reduplicating",
"rendering",
"replicating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counterfeiting",
"faking",
"forging",
"knocking off",
"ripping off",
"mimicking",
"simulating",
"reconstructing",
"re-creating",
"recreating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"creating",
"imagining",
"initiating",
"inventing"
],
"antonyms":[
"originating"
]
},
"to bring back to mind":{
"examples":[
"I can almost reproduce the information in my head, but not quite"
],
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"flashing back (to)",
"harkening back (to)",
"harking back (to)",
"hearkening back (to)",
"harkening back (to)",
"minding",
"recalling",
"recollecting",
"remembering",
"reminiscing (about)",
"thinking (of)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recapturing",
"recurring",
"educing",
"eliciting",
"evoking",
"extracting",
"raising",
"reminding",
"reliving",
"representing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misremembering",
"disregarding",
"ignoring",
"neglecting",
"overlooking",
"losing",
"missing",
"blanking (out)"
],
"antonyms":[
"disremembering",
"forgetting",
"unlearning"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reproof":{
"an often public or formal expression of disapproval":{
"examples":[
"even in church we were not free from Mother's familiar reproof of our ingrained tendency to fidget in our seats"
],
"synonyms":[
"censure",
"commination",
"condemnation",
"denunciation",
"excoriation",
"objurgation",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach",
"riot act",
"stricture"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonishment",
"admonition",
"castigation",
"chastisement",
"damnation",
"punishment",
"remonstrance",
"business",
"devil",
"dressing-down",
"lash",
"lecture",
"lesson",
"rap",
"scolding",
"talking-to",
"tongue-lashing",
"belittlement",
"criticism",
"deprecation",
"depreciation",
"disparagement",
"pan"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclamation",
"honor",
"tribute",
"encomium",
"eulogy",
"panegyric",
"plaudit(s)",
"praise",
"approval",
"blessing",
"sanction"
],
"antonyms":[
"citation",
"commendation",
"endorsement",
"indorsement"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"replacing":{
"to take the place of":{
"examples":[
"the old street lights were replaced by more energy-efficient models"
],
"synonyms":[
"cutting out",
"displacing",
"displanting",
"relieving",
"substituting",
"superseding",
"supplanting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"preempting",
"usurping"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place":{
"examples":[
"took the fragile vase down to look at it and then gently replaced it on the shelf"
],
"synonyms":[
"restoring",
"returning"
],
"near synonyms":[
"reconveying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"removing",
"taking"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repenting":{
"to feel sorry or dissatisfied about":{
"examples":[
"after hearing what a great time you guys had at the party, I am repenting my decision to stay home"
],
"synonyms":[
"bemoaning",
"deploring",
"lamenting",
"regretting",
"ruing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aching (for)",
"bewailing",
"grieving (for)",
"mourning",
"sorrowing (for)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delighting (in)",
"enjoying",
"relishing",
"reveling (in)",
"revelling (in)",
"savoring",
"savouring"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reported":{
"as in reputed , rumored":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reputed",
"rumored",
"communal",
"shared",
"current",
"prevalent",
"rife",
"widespread",
"advertised",
"aired",
"announced",
"broadcast",
"declared",
"disclosed",
"divulged",
"heralded",
"posted",
"proclaimed",
"promulgated",
"publicized",
"published",
"spotlighted",
"nonclassified",
"unclassified",
"well-known",
"general",
"popular",
"open",
"public"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confidential",
"private",
"privy",
"secret",
"classified",
"unadvertised",
"unannounced",
"undisclosed",
"clandestine",
"collusive",
"conspiratorial",
"covert",
"surreptitious",
"undercover",
"underhand",
"underhanded",
"intimate",
"personal",
"concealed",
"repressed",
"reserved",
"silenced",
"stifled",
"suppressed",
"withheld",
"recanted",
"retracted",
"revoked"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give an oral or written account of in some detail":{
"examples":[
"will report the progress of the war effort before a congressional committee on Monday"
],
"synonyms":[
"charted",
"chronicled",
"described",
"narrated",
"recited",
"recounted",
"rehearsed",
"related",
"told"
],
"near synonyms":[
"delivered",
"gave",
"reeled off",
"stated",
"uttered",
"voiced",
"detailed",
"enumerated",
"itemized",
"particularized",
"bared",
"disclosed",
"divulged",
"exposed",
"let on (about)",
"revealed",
"delineated",
"depicted",
"expressed",
"rendered",
"sketched"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a written note of":{
"examples":[
"reported the lawyer's closing statement"
],
"synonyms":[
"jotted (down)",
"logged",
"marked",
"noted",
"put down",
"recorded",
"registered",
"set down",
"took down",
"wrote down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chronicled",
"minuted",
"transcribed",
"enregistered",
"entered",
"inscribed",
"chalked (up)",
"notched",
"scored"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"repulsion":{
"a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness":{
"examples":[
"we giggled at my father, who was overcome with repulsion when he realized he was eating octopus"
],
"synonyms":[
"aversion",
"disgust",
"distaste",
"horror",
"loathing",
"nausea",
"repugnance",
"revulsion"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abhorrence",
"abomination",
"antipathy",
"execration",
"hate",
"hatred",
"allergy",
"averseness",
"disapproval",
"disfavor",
"disinclination",
"dislike",
"disliking",
"displeasure"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appetite",
"bent",
"fancy",
"favor",
"fondness",
"like",
"liking",
"love",
"partiality",
"penchant",
"predilection",
"preference",
"propensity",
"relish",
"shine",
"taste",
"use"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repartees":{
"a quick witty response":{
"examples":[
"that repartee to the reporter's question drew laughs from the bystanders"
],
"synonyms":[
"comebacks",
"retorts",
"ripostes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"squelches",
"back talks",
"cracks",
"quips",
"sallies",
"wisecracks",
"witticisms",
"zingers",
"cuts",
"insults",
"put-downs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repairmen":{
"as in mechanics , servicemen":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"mechanics",
"servicemen",
"troubleshooters",
"doctors",
"menders",
"renovators",
"repairers",
"tinkerers",
"jacks-of-all-trades",
"do-it-yourselfers",
"handymen",
"handypeople"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reproductions":{
"something that is made to look exactly like something else":{
"examples":[
"walked through a reproduction of the interior of the Parthenon as it must have looked when it was first built"
],
"synonyms":[
"carbon copies",
"carbons",
"clones",
"copies",
"dummies",
"dupes",
"duplicates",
"duplications",
"facsimiles",
"imitations",
"mocks",
"reduplications",
"replicas",
"replications"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counterfeits",
"fakes",
"forgeries",
"knockoffs",
"phonies",
"phoneys",
"rip-offs",
"rubber stamps",
"shams",
"miniatures",
"mock-ups",
"simulations",
"reconstructions",
"re-creations",
"images",
"likenesses",
"semblances",
"shadows",
"impressions",
"imprints",
"prints",
"approximations",
"reincarnations",
"versions",
"extras",
"reserves",
"spares"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"archetypes",
"originals",
"prototypes"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"replying":{
"to act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence)":{
"examples":[
"replied to the news that she had won the scholarship by jumping around the room and cheering"
],
"synonyms":[
"reacting",
"responding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"answering",
"returning",
"retaliating",
"construing",
"interpreting",
"reading",
"taking",
"understanding",
"contending (with)",
"coping (with)",
"grappling (with)",
"handling",
"managing",
"negotiating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acting",
"behaving",
"affecting",
"causing",
"drawing",
"effecting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction":{
"examples":[
"please reply to my question at your earliest convenience"
],
"synonyms":[
"answering",
"coming back",
"rejoining",
"responding",
"retorting",
"returning",
"riposting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acknowledging",
"commenting",
"communicating",
"corresponding",
"reacting",
"remarking",
"countering",
"defending",
"denying",
"explaining",
"fielding",
"rebutting",
"refuting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"challenging",
"cross-examining",
"examining",
"grilling",
"interrogating",
"pumping",
"quizzing",
"polling",
"querying",
"surveying"
],
"antonyms":[
"asking",
"inquiring",
"questioning"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repellents":{
"causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment":{
"examples":[
"your snobbish behavior towards my friends is so repellent I can't stand to be around you anymore"
],
"synonyms":[
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"appalling",
"awful",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"dreadful",
"evil",
"foul",
"fulsome",
"gross",
"hideous",
"horrendous",
"horrible",
"horrid",
"loathsome",
"nasty",
"nauseating",
"nauseous",
"noisome",
"noxious",
"obnoxious",
"obscene",
"odious",
"offensive",
"rancid",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"scandalous",
"shocking",
"sickening",
"ugly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"exceptionable",
"objectionable",
"brackish",
"disagreeable",
"dislikable",
"dislikeable",
"unpleasant",
"contemptible",
"despicable",
"detestable",
"hard",
"hateful",
"unhealthy",
"unsavory",
"unwholesome",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"miserable",
"atrocious",
"frightful",
"ghastly",
"grim",
"grisly",
"gruesome",
"grewsome",
"heinous",
"horrific",
"horrifying",
"lurid",
"macabre",
"monstrous",
"nightmarish",
"sick",
"sickish",
"sickly",
"terrible",
"unspeakable",
"vile",
"off-putting",
"undesirable",
"unwanted",
"unwelcome",
"barbarous",
"unchristian",
"uncivilized",
"ungodly",
"unholy",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"upsetting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acceptable",
"agreeable",
"alluring",
"appealing",
"attractive",
"blessed",
"blest",
"congenial",
"darling",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delightful",
"delightsome",
"desirable",
"dreamy",
"dulcet",
"enjoyable",
"felicitous",
"gratifying",
"heavenly",
"inviting",
"likable",
"likeable",
"luscious",
"nice",
"palatable",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"satisfying",
"savory",
"savoury",
"sweet",
"welcome",
"unexceptionable",
"unobjectionable",
"healthful",
"healthy",
"restorative",
"salubrious",
"salutary",
"wholesome"
],
"antonyms":[
"innocuous",
"inoffensive"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"repositions":{
"to change the place or position of":{
"examples":[
"she repositioned the wood before taking another swing with the ax"
],
"synonyms":[
"budges",
"dislocates",
"displaces",
"disturbs",
"moves",
"relocates",
"removes",
"shifts",
"transfers",
"transposes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bears",
"carries",
"carts",
"conveys",
"drives",
"hauls",
"lugs",
"totes",
"transmits",
"transplants",
"transports",
"replaces",
"supersedes",
"supplants",
"alters",
"makes over",
"modifies",
"redoes",
"refashions",
"remakes",
"remodels",
"revamps",
"revises",
"reworks",
"varies"
],
"near antonyms":[
"anchors",
"fixes",
"freezes",
"moors",
"secures",
"sets",
"stabilizes",
"embeds",
"imbeds",
"entrenches",
"intrenches",
"implants",
"ingrains",
"engrains",
"lodges",
"roots"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"rephotographing":{
"as in picturing , imaging":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"imaging",
"picturing",
"retaking",
"mugging",
"photographing",
"photoing",
"shooting",
"snapping",
"filming",
"videotaping"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repasted":{
"as in feasted , banqueted":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"banqueted",
"feasted",
"ate",
"dined",
"fared",
"fed",
"partook",
"refreshed",
"victualed",
"victualled",
"chowed (down)",
"dug in",
"glutted",
"gorged",
"gormandized",
"overate",
"overfed",
"pigged out",
"grazed",
"nibbled",
"noshed",
"picked",
"snacked",
"boarded",
"dined out",
"messed",
"breakfasted",
"lunched",
"supped",
"picnicked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dieted",
"fasted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repose":{
"a natural periodic loss of consciousness during which the body restores itself":{
"examples":[
"typically the wealthy socialite spends most of the morning in repose , is served lunch, and then embarks on an exhaustive afternoon of shopping"
],
"synonyms":[
"bed",
"catnapping",
"dozing",
"napping",
"rest",
"resting",
"shut-eye",
"sleep",
"slumber",
"slumbering",
"snoozing",
"z's",
"zs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"catnap",
"doze",
"drowse",
"forty winks",
"nap",
"siesta",
"snooze",
"wink",
"oversleeping",
"dreaming",
"rapid eye movement"
],
"near antonyms":[
"insomnia",
"sleeplessness"
],
"antonyms":[
"consciousness",
"wake",
"wakefulness"
]
},
"a state of freedom from storm or disturbance":{
"examples":[
"enjoyed the repose of a serene summer evening"
],
"synonyms":[
"calm",
"calmness",
"hush",
"peace",
"peacefulness",
"placidity",
"quiet",
"quietness",
"quietude",
"restfulness",
"sereneness",
"serenity",
"still",
"stillness",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility"
],
"near synonyms":[
"lull",
"pause",
"respite",
"silence",
"mildness",
"soothingness",
"comity",
"concord",
"harmony",
"casualness",
"easygoingness",
"informality",
"laid-backness",
"relaxedness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clamor",
"din",
"noise",
"racket"
],
"antonyms":[
"bustle",
"commotion",
"hubbub",
"hurly-burly",
"pandemonium",
"tumult",
"turmoil",
"unquietness",
"unrest",
"uproar"
]
},
"freedom from activity or labor":{
"examples":[
"the doctor ordered a period of repose for the patient recovering from pneumonia"
],
"synonyms":[
"decompression",
"ease",
"leisure",
"relaxation",
"rest"
],
"near synonyms":[
"catnapping",
"dozing",
"lazing",
"napping",
"resting",
"sleep",
"slumber",
"slumbering",
"snoozing",
"quiet",
"silence",
"stillness",
"calm",
"peace",
"peacefulness",
"placidity",
"respite",
"restfulness",
"sereneness",
"serenity",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility",
"tranquilness",
"dolce far niente",
"idleness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"pressure",
"strain",
"stress",
"tenseness",
"tension"
],
"antonyms":[
"exertion",
"labor",
"toil",
"work"
]
},
"evenness of emotions or temper":{
"examples":[
"her repose in the face of the screaming demonstrators was impressive"
],
"synonyms":[
"aplomb",
"calmness",
"collectedness",
"composedness",
"composure",
"cool",
"coolness",
"countenance",
"equanimity",
"equilibrium",
"imperturbability",
"placidity",
"sangfroid",
"self-composedness",
"self-possession",
"serenity",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility",
"tranquilness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"assurance",
"confidence",
"poise",
"self-assurance",
"self-assuredness",
"self-confidence",
"self-trust",
"easygoingness",
"laid-backness",
"apathy",
"detachment",
"impassivity",
"indifference",
"insensibility",
"numbness",
"phlegm",
"unconcern"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alarm",
"alarum",
"anxiety",
"anxiousness",
"apprehension",
"apprehensiveness",
"care",
"concern",
"disquiet",
"solicitude",
"uneasiness",
"worry",
"excitability",
"excitableness",
"nervousness",
"disturbance"
],
"antonyms":[
"agitation",
"discomposure",
"perturbation"
]
},
"to remain out of sight":{
"examples":[
"a little-explored region beneath which vast mineral reserves are said to repose"
],
"synonyms":[
"hide",
"hole up",
"lie",
"lurk",
"skulk"
],
"near synonyms":[
"slink",
"sneak",
"avoid",
"elude",
"evade"
],
"near antonyms":[
"come out",
"materialize",
"show up",
"turn up"
],
"antonyms":[
"appear"
]
},
"to refrain from labor or exertion":{
"examples":[
"reposed in the Caribbean sun, enjoying her break from the world of work"
],
"synonyms":[
"bask",
"kick back",
"loll",
"lounge",
"relax",
"rest"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bum",
"goldbrick",
"hang",
"hang about",
"hang around",
"idle",
"loaf",
"slack (off)",
"veg out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drudge",
"grub",
"hump",
"hustle",
"labor",
"moil",
"peg (away)",
"plod",
"plow",
"plug",
"slave",
"slog",
"strain",
"strive",
"struggle",
"sweat",
"toil",
"travail",
"work",
"exercise",
"work out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
"examples":[
"the Constitution reposes the power to declare war to Congress, and to that body alone"
],
"synonyms":[
"commend",
"commit",
"confide",
"consign",
"delegate",
"deliver",
"entrust",
"intrust",
"give",
"give over",
"hand",
"hand over",
"leave",
"pass",
"recommend",
"transfer",
"transmit",
"trust",
"turn over",
"vest"
],
"near synonyms":[
"confer",
"grant",
"assign",
"deal (out)",
"dispense",
"disperse",
"distribute",
"divide",
"hand in",
"release",
"relinquish",
"submit",
"surrender",
"turn in",
"yield",
"bequeath",
"hand down",
"hand on",
"will",
"advance",
"lend",
"loan",
"furnish",
"supply",
"recommit",
"redeliver",
"retransfer",
"retransmit"
],
"near antonyms":[
"detain",
"hold back",
"reserve",
"withhold",
"own",
"possess",
"accept",
"receive",
"take in",
"occupy",
"take",
"take over"
],
"antonyms":[
"hold",
"keep",
"retain"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rephrase":{
"to express something (as a text or statement) in different words":{
"examples":[
"I don't understand what you're asking\u2014could you rephrase your question?"
],
"synonyms":[
"paraphrase",
"restate",
"reword",
"translate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boil down",
"recapitulate",
"reiterate",
"summarize",
"sum up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"echo",
"repeat",
"copy",
"reproduce",
"transcribe"
],
"antonyms":[
"quote"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repatriate":{
"as in refugee , exile":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"defector",
"deportee",
"evacuee",
"exile",
"expatriate",
"refugee",
"relocatee",
"emigrant",
"\u00e9migr\u00e9",
"emigr\u00e9",
"immigrant",
"incomer",
"in-migrant",
"migrant",
"out-migrant",
"settler",
"alien",
"foreigner",
"noncitizen",
"nonnative",
"colonist",
"newcomer",
"squatter",
"migrator",
"pilgrim",
"pioneer",
"trekker"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonimmigrant",
"aborigine",
"native",
"citizen",
"habitant",
"inhabitant",
"national",
"resident"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in naturalize":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"naturalize",
"accept",
"admit",
"receive",
"take in"
],
"near antonyms":[
"excommunicate",
"ostracize",
"reject",
"repudiate",
"spurn",
"banish",
"deport",
"displace",
"exile",
"expatriate",
"relegate",
"transport",
"cast out",
"dismiss",
"eject",
"eliminate",
"evict",
"exclude",
"expel",
"expulse",
"kick out",
"oust",
"run out",
"throw out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"replicas":{
"something or someone that strongly resembles another":{
"examples":[
"filled with the usual chain stores, the new mall is a too-familiar replica of hundreds of other malls"
],
"synonyms":[
"alter egos",
"carbon copies",
"carbons",
"clones",
"counterparts",
"doppelg\u00e4ngers",
"doppelgangers",
"doubles",
"duplicates",
"duplications",
"facsimiles",
"fetches",
"images",
"likenesses",
"look-alikes",
"matches",
"mirror images",
"pictures",
"ringers",
"spits",
"spitting images",
"twins"
],
"near synonyms":[
"Chinese copies",
"effigies",
"portraits",
"portrayals",
"companions",
"fellows",
"mates",
"equals",
"equivalents",
"analogues",
"analogs",
"parallels"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antitheses",
"converses",
"opposites",
"reverses"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that is made to look exactly like something else":{
"examples":[
"assembled a small-scale replica of the Queen Mary ocean liner"
],
"synonyms":[
"carbon copies",
"carbons",
"clones",
"copies",
"dummies",
"dupes",
"duplicates",
"duplications",
"facsimiles",
"imitations",
"mocks",
"reduplications",
"replications",
"reproductions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counterfeits",
"fakes",
"forgeries",
"knockoffs",
"phonies",
"phoneys",
"rip-offs",
"rubber stamps",
"shams",
"miniatures",
"mock-ups",
"simulations",
"reconstructions",
"re-creations",
"images",
"likenesses",
"semblances",
"shadows",
"impressions",
"imprints",
"prints",
"approximations",
"reincarnations",
"versions",
"extras",
"reserves",
"spares"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"archetypes",
"originals",
"prototypes"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repels":{
"to drive back":{
"examples":[
"the defenders repelled the attacking army after several hours of fierce fighting"
],
"synonyms":[
"beats off",
"fends (off)",
"rebuts",
"repulses",
"staves off",
"turns away",
"turns back"
],
"near synonyms":[
"defies",
"fights",
"holds off",
"opposes",
"resists",
"stands off",
"withstands",
"deflects",
"wards (off)",
"rebuffs",
"snubs",
"spurns"
],
"near antonyms":[
"embraces",
"hails",
"welcomes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to cause to feel disgust":{
"examples":[
"the idea of chocolate-covered grasshoppers repels me"
],
"synonyms":[
"disgusts",
"grosses out",
"nauseates",
"puts off",
"repulses",
"revolts",
"sickens",
"turns off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"displeases",
"distresses",
"appalls",
"appals",
"disquiets",
"horrifies",
"affronts",
"insults",
"offends",
"outrages",
"shocks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allures",
"attracts",
"beguiles",
"bewitches",
"captivates",
"charms",
"disarms",
"draws",
"enchants",
"entices",
"fascinates",
"lures",
"pulls",
"seduces",
"tempts",
"delights",
"gratifies",
"pleases",
"rejoices",
"tickles",
"enraptures",
"enthralls",
"enthrals",
"entrances",
"appeals (to)",
"interests",
"intrigues"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to refuse to give in to":{
"examples":[
"repelled the temptation to stay out late and call in sick the next day"
],
"synonyms":[
"bucks",
"defies",
"fights",
"opposes",
"resists",
"withstands"
],
"near synonyms":[
"battles",
"combats",
"contends (with)",
"challenges",
"contests",
"contradicts",
"disputes",
"baffles",
"balks",
"foils",
"frustrates",
"thwarts",
"checks",
"counters",
"hinders",
"obstructs",
"stems"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"bows (to)",
"capitulates (to)",
"gives in (to)",
"knuckles under (to)",
"stoops (to)",
"submits (to)",
"succumbs (to)",
"surrenders (to)",
"yields (to)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reproduce":{
"to bring forth offspring":{
"examples":[
"mice reproduce at a much faster rate than humans do"
],
"synonyms":[
"breed",
"multiply",
"procreate",
"propagate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bear",
"beget",
"engender",
"gender",
"generate",
"get",
"have",
"mother",
"parent",
"produce",
"sire",
"hatch",
"spawn"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make an exact likeness of":{
"examples":[
"you'll have to reproduce that design on every tile in the bathroom"
],
"synonyms":[
"clone",
"copy",
"copycat",
"duplicate",
"imitate",
"reduplicate",
"render",
"replicate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counterfeit",
"fake",
"forge",
"knock off",
"rip off",
"mimic",
"simulate",
"reconstruct",
"re-create"
],
"near antonyms":[
"create",
"imagine",
"initiate",
"invent"
],
"antonyms":[
"originate"
]
},
"to bring back to mind":{
"examples":[
"I can almost reproduce the information in my head, but not quite"
],
"synonyms":[
"flash back (to)",
"hark back (to)",
"harken back (to)",
"hearken back (to)",
"mind",
"recall",
"recollect",
"remember",
"reminisce (about)",
"think (of)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recapture",
"recur",
"educe",
"elicit",
"evoke",
"extract",
"raise",
"remind",
"relive",
"represent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misremember",
"disregard",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"overlook",
"lose",
"miss",
"blank (out)"
],
"antonyms":[
"disremember",
"forget",
"unlearn"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"replicates":{
"to make an exact likeness of":{
"examples":[
"replicated the famous painting in our art class"
],
"synonyms":[
"clones",
"copies",
"copycats",
"duplicates",
"imitates",
"reduplicates",
"renders",
"reproduces"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counterfeits",
"fakes",
"forges",
"knocks off",
"rips off",
"mimics",
"simulates",
"reconstructs",
"re-creates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"creates",
"imagines",
"initiates",
"invents"
],
"antonyms":[
"originates"
]
},
"to make or do again":{
"examples":[
"I can't replicate your results when I do the experiment myself"
],
"synonyms":[
"duplicates",
"redoes",
"reduplicates",
"reiterates",
"remakes",
"renews",
"repeats",
"reprises"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recreates",
"reenacts",
"reinvents"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repatriates":{
"as in refugees , exiles":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"defectors",
"deportees",
"evacuees",
"exiles",
"expatriates",
"refugees",
"relocatees",
"emigrants",
"\u00e9migr\u00e9s",
"emigr\u00e9s",
"immigrants",
"incomers",
"in-migrants",
"migrants",
"out-migrants",
"settlers",
"aliens",
"foreigners",
"noncitizens",
"nonnatives",
"colonists",
"newcomers",
"squatters",
"migrators",
"pilgrims",
"pioneers",
"trekkers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonimmigrants",
"aborigines",
"natives",
"citizens",
"habitants",
"inhabitants",
"nationals",
"residents"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in naturalizes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"naturalizes",
"accepts",
"admits",
"receives",
"takes in"
],
"near antonyms":[
"excommunicates",
"ostracizes",
"rejects",
"repudiates",
"spurns",
"banishes",
"deports",
"displaces",
"exiles",
"expatriates",
"relegates",
"transports",
"casts out",
"dismisses",
"ejects",
"eliminates",
"evicts",
"excludes",
"expels",
"expulses",
"kicks out",
"ousts",
"runs out",
"throws out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"reproachable":{
"deserving reproach or blame":{
"examples":[
"there are only a few reproachable lapses in a generally well-researched book"
],
"synonyms":[
"blamable",
"blameworthy",
"censurable",
"culpable",
"reprehensible"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bad",
"guilty",
"sinful",
"wicked",
"foolish",
"irresponsible",
"reckless",
"amerciable",
"chargeable",
"disciplinable",
"impeachable",
"indictable",
"punishable",
"criminal",
"illegal",
"illicit",
"unlawful",
"illegitimate",
"improper",
"wrongful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flawless",
"perfect",
"pure",
"guiltless",
"innocent"
],
"antonyms":[
"blameless",
"faultless",
"impeccable",
"irreproachable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"reparable":{
"capable of being corrected":{
"examples":[
"whether the harm your lying has done to our friendship is reparable or irreparable depends a lot on you"
],
"synonyms":[
"correctable",
"corrigible",
"fixable",
"redeemable",
"remediable",
"repairable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amendable",
"emendable",
"improvable",
"resolvable",
"reversible",
"undoable",
"reconstructible",
"reformable",
"regenerable",
"corrected",
"fixed",
"remedied",
"repaired"
],
"near antonyms":[
"irretrievable",
"unrecoverable",
"irreplaceable",
"irreversible",
"irrevocable"
],
"antonyms":[
"incorrigible",
"irrecoverable",
"irredeemable",
"irremediable",
"irreparable",
"unredeemable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"reproachfully":{
"as in disapprovingly , disparagingly":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"captiously",
"critically",
"cynically",
"deprecatingly",
"disapprovingly",
"disparagingly",
"negatively",
"reproachingly",
"reprovingly",
"unfavorably",
"charily",
"guardedly",
"warily",
"anxiously",
"apprehensively",
"uncomfortably",
"uneasily",
"hesitantly",
"hesitatingly",
"incredulously",
"questioningly",
"quizzically",
"unbelievingly",
"askance",
"askant",
"distrustfully",
"doubtfully",
"doubtingly",
"dubiously",
"mistrustfully",
"sideways",
"skeptically",
"suspiciously"
],
"near antonyms":[
"trustfully",
"trustingly",
"approvingly",
"favorably",
"positively",
"confidently",
"sanguinely",
"credulously",
"uncritically",
"unquestioningly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"replumbs":{
"as in remeasures":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"remeasures",
"gauges",
"gages",
"scales",
"spans",
"fathoms",
"plumbs",
"sounds"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"replay":{
"the act of saying or doing over again":{
"examples":[
"this conversation feels like a replay of the last time we hashed over the subject"
],
"synonyms":[
"duplication",
"iteration",
"redo",
"reduplication",
"reiteration",
"renewal",
"repeat",
"repetition",
"replication",
"reprise"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rebroadcast",
"rerun",
"recitation",
"rehearsal"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reposing":{
"as in reclining":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reclining",
"flat",
"recumbent",
"horizontal",
"prone",
"prostrate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"supine",
"erect",
"raised",
"standing",
"upright",
"upstanding",
"vertical"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in dreaming":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"dreaming",
"drowsy",
"nodding",
"sleepy",
"slumberous",
"slumbrous",
"somnolent",
"hypnotized",
"mesmerized",
"asleep",
"dormant",
"dozing",
"napping",
"resting",
"sleeping",
"slumbering",
"comatose",
"semiconscious",
"sleepwalking",
"somnambulant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"awake",
"sleepless",
"wakeful",
"wide-awake",
"aware",
"conscious",
"sleepless",
"aroused",
"astir",
"awakened",
"roused",
"up",
"wakened",
"reawakened",
"revived"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to remain out of sight":{
"examples":[
"a little-explored region beneath which vast mineral reserves are said to repose"
],
"synonyms":[
"hiding",
"holing up",
"lurking",
"lying",
"skulking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"slinking",
"sneaking",
"avoiding",
"eluding",
"evading"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coming out",
"materializing",
"showing up",
"turning up"
],
"antonyms":[
"appearing"
]
},
"to refrain from labor or exertion":{
"examples":[
"reposed in the Caribbean sun, enjoying her break from the world of work"
],
"synonyms":[
"basking",
"kicking back",
"lolling",
"lounging",
"relaxing",
"resting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bumming",
"goldbricking",
"hanging",
"hanging about",
"hanging around",
"idling",
"loafing",
"slacking (off)",
"vegging out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drudging",
"grubbing",
"humping",
"hustling",
"laboring",
"moiling",
"pegging (away)",
"plodding",
"plowing",
"plugging",
"slaving",
"slogging",
"straining",
"striving",
"struggling",
"sweating",
"toiling",
"travailing",
"working",
"exercising",
"working out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
"examples":[
"the Constitution reposes the power to declare war to Congress, and to that body alone"
],
"synonyms":[
"commending",
"committing",
"confiding",
"consigning",
"delegating",
"delivering",
"entrusting",
"intrusting",
"giving",
"giving over",
"handing",
"handing over",
"leaving",
"passing",
"recommending",
"transferring",
"transmitting",
"trusting",
"turning over",
"vesting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conferring",
"granting",
"assigning",
"dealing (out)",
"dispensing",
"dispersing",
"distributing",
"dividing",
"handing in",
"releasing",
"relinquishing",
"submitting",
"surrendering",
"turning in",
"yielding",
"bequeathing",
"handing down",
"handing on",
"willing",
"advancing",
"lending",
"loaning",
"furnishing",
"supplying",
"recommitting",
"redelivering",
"retransferring",
"retransmitting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"detaining",
"holding back",
"reserving",
"withholding",
"owning",
"possessing",
"accepting",
"receiving",
"taking in",
"occupying",
"taking",
"taking over"
],
"antonyms":[
"holding",
"keeping",
"retaining"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"repine":{
"to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{
"examples":[
"there is no use repining over a love that's been long lost"
],
"synonyms":[
"beef",
"bellyache",
"bitch",
"bleat",
"carp",
"caterwaul",
"complain",
"crab",
"croak",
"fuss",
"gripe",
"grizzle",
"grouch",
"grouse",
"growl",
"grumble",
"grump",
"holler",
"inveigh",
"keen",
"kick",
"kvetch",
"maunder",
"moan",
"murmur",
"mutter",
"nag",
"scream",
"squawk",
"squeal",
"wail",
"whimper",
"whine",
"whinge",
"yammer",
"yawp",
"yaup",
"yowl"
],
"near synonyms":[
"object (to)",
"protest",
"quarrel (with)",
"cavil",
"quibble",
"fret",
"stew",
"worry",
"blubber",
"cry",
"sob",
"bemoan",
"bewail",
"deplore",
"lament"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accept",
"bear",
"countenance",
"endure",
"take",
"tolerate",
"applaud",
"cheer",
"commend"
],
"antonyms":[
"crow",
"delight",
"rejoice"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repacked":{
"as in replenished , refreshed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"refilled",
"refreshed",
"reloaded",
"replenished",
"brimmed",
"charged",
"crammed",
"heaped",
"jammed",
"jam-packed",
"loaded",
"packed",
"stuffed",
"drenched",
"flooded",
"glutted",
"swamped",
"bloated",
"bulked",
"crowded",
"crushed",
"matted",
"pressed",
"rammed",
"shoved",
"squashed",
"squeezed",
"overcharged",
"overfilled",
"overflowed",
"saturated",
"honeycombed",
"penetrated"
],
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"lightened",
"depleted",
"drained",
"eliminated",
"exhausted",
"bled",
"drew (off)",
"cleaned",
"flushed",
"purged",
"scoured",
"swept",
"cleared",
"emptied",
"evacuated",
"vacated",
"voided"
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"verb"
]
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"represents":{
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"examples":[
"the writer of the magazine article represented the students at the academy as a bunch of spoiled brats"
],
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"characterizes",
"characters",
"defines",
"depicts",
"describes",
"portrays"
],
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"categorizes",
"classifies",
"pigeonholes",
"types",
"colors",
"identifies",
"indicates",
"names",
"specifies",
"distinguishes",
"individualizes",
"marks",
"particularizes",
"stamps"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to present a picture of":{
"examples":[
"a painting representing the ocean at sunrise"
],
"synonyms":[
"depicts",
"images",
"pictures",
"portrays"
],
"near synonyms":[
"delineates",
"describes",
"documents",
"renders",
"outlines",
"silhouettes",
"sketches",
"illustrates",
"shows",
"diagrams",
"caricatures"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"to serve as a material counterpart of":{
"examples":[
"this orange represents the sun and this pea represents the Earth"
],
"synonyms":[
"emblematizes",
"symbolizes"
],
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"bodies",
"embodies",
"epitomizes",
"incarnates",
"manifests",
"materializes",
"objectifies",
"personalizes",
"personifies",
"exemplifies",
"illustrates"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reproduction":{
"something that is made to look exactly like something else":{
"examples":[
"walked through a reproduction of the interior of the Parthenon as it must have looked when it was first built"
],
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"carbon",
"carbon copy",
"clone",
"copy",
"dummy",
"dupe",
"duplicate",
"duplication",
"facsimile",
"imitation",
"mock",
"reduplication",
"replica",
"replication"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counterfeit",
"fake",
"forgery",
"knockoff",
"phony",
"phoney",
"rip-off",
"rubber stamp",
"sham",
"miniature",
"mock-up",
"simulation",
"reconstruction",
"re-creation",
"image",
"likeness",
"semblance",
"shadow",
"impression",
"imprint",
"print",
"approximation",
"reincarnation",
"version",
"extra",
"reserve",
"spare"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"archetype",
"original",
"prototype"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"replumb":{
"as in remeasure":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"remeasure",
"gauge",
"gage",
"scale",
"span",
"fathom",
"plumb",
"sound"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"republish":{
"as in reprint , reissue":{
"examples":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"reissue",
"reprint",
"copublish",
"serialize",
"get out",
"issue",
"print",
"publish",
"put out",
"contribute",
"edit",
"syndicate",
"manufacture",
"produce",
"distribute",
"market"
],
"near antonyms":[
"censor",
"suppress"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repents":{
"to feel sorry or dissatisfied about":{
"examples":[
"after hearing what a great time you guys had at the party, I am repenting my decision to stay home"
],
"synonyms":[
"bemoans",
"deplores",
"laments",
"regrets",
"rues"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aches (for)",
"bewails",
"grieves (for)",
"mourns",
"sorrows (for)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delights (in)",
"enjoys",
"relishes",
"revels (in)",
"savors",
"savours"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repining":{
"to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely":{
"examples":[
"there is no use repining over a love that's been long lost"
],
"synonyms":[
"beefing",
"bellyaching",
"bitching",
"bleating",
"carping",
"caterwauling",
"complaining",
"crabbing",
"croaking",
"fussing",
"griping",
"grizzling",
"grouching",
"grousing",
"growling",
"grumbling",
"grumping",
"hollering",
"inveighing",
"keening",
"kicking",
"kvetching",
"maundering",
"moaning",
"murmuring",
"muttering",
"nagging",
"screaming",
"squawking",
"squealing",
"wailing",
"whimpering",
"whinging",
"whingeing",
"whining",
"yammering",
"yawping",
"yauping",
"yowling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"objecting (to)",
"protesting",
"quarreling (with)",
"quarrelling (with)",
"caviling",
"cavilling",
"quibbling",
"fretting",
"stewing",
"worrying",
"blubbering",
"crying",
"sobbing",
"bemoaning",
"bewailing",
"deploring",
"lamenting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepting",
"bearing",
"countenancing",
"enduring",
"taking",
"tolerating",
"applauding",
"cheering",
"commending"
],
"antonyms":[
"crowing",
"delighting",
"rejoicing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"replays":{
"the act of saying or doing over again":{
"examples":[
"this conversation feels like a replay of the last time we hashed over the subject"
],
"synonyms":[
"duplications",
"iterations",
"redos",
"reduplications",
"reiterations",
"renewals",
"repeats",
"repetitions",
"replications",
"reprises"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rebroadcasts",
"reruns",
"recitations",
"rehearsals"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"replants":{
"as in transplants":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"transplants",
"beds",
"broadcasts",
"scatters",
"drills",
"plants",
"puts in",
"seeds",
"sows",
"pots",
"overseeds",
"reseeds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gathers",
"harvests",
"reaps"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reproduced":{
"as in transcribed , photocopied":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"duplicated",
"photocopied",
"reduplicated",
"transcribed",
"artificial",
"bogus",
"factitious",
"fake",
"false",
"imitation",
"man-made",
"mock",
"sham",
"simulated",
"substitute",
"synthetic",
"backup",
"copied",
"cribbed",
"plagiarized",
"counterfeit",
"deceptive",
"forged",
"fraudulent",
"misleading",
"apish",
"canned",
"emulative",
"epigonic",
"epigonous",
"formulaic",
"imitative",
"mimetic",
"mimic",
"slavish",
"unoriginal",
"cut-and-dried",
"cut-and-dry",
"perfunctory",
"routine",
"uninspired"
],
"near antonyms":[
"archetypal",
"archetypical",
"original",
"authentic",
"bona fide",
"legitimate",
"true",
"genuine",
"natural",
"real",
"classic",
"ideal",
"model"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring forth offspring":{
"examples":[
"mice reproduce at a much faster rate than humans do"
],
"synonyms":[
"bred",
"multiplied",
"procreated",
"propagated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"begot",
"begat",
"bore",
"engendered",
"gendered",
"generated",
"got",
"had",
"mothered",
"parented",
"produced",
"sired",
"hatched",
"spawned"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make an exact likeness of":{
"examples":[
"you'll have to reproduce that design on every tile in the bathroom"
],
"synonyms":[
"cloned",
"copied",
"copycatted",
"duplicated",
"imitated",
"reduplicated",
"rendered",
"replicated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counterfeited",
"faked",
"forged",
"knocked off",
"ripped off",
"mimicked",
"simulated",
"reconstructed",
"re-created",
"recreated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"created",
"imagined",
"initiated",
"invented"
],
"antonyms":[
"originated"
]
},
"to bring back to mind":{
"examples":[
"I can almost reproduce the information in my head, but not quite"
],
"synonyms":[
"flashed back (to)",
"harked back (to)",
"harkened back (to)",
"hearkened back (to)",
"harkened back (to)",
"minded",
"recalled",
"recollected",
"remembered",
"reminisced (about)",
"thought (of)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recaptured",
"recurred",
"educed",
"elicited",
"evoked",
"extracted",
"raised",
"reminded",
"relived",
"represented"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misremembered",
"disregarded",
"ignored",
"neglected",
"overlooked",
"lost",
"missed",
"blanked (out)"
],
"antonyms":[
"disremembered",
"forgot",
"unlearned"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"repatriating":{
"as in naturalizing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"naturalizing",
"accepting",
"admitting",
"receiving",
"taking in"
],
"near antonyms":[
"excommunicating",
"ostracizing",
"rejecting",
"repudiating",
"spurning",
"banishing",
"deporting",
"displacing",
"exiling",
"expatriating",
"relegating",
"transporting",
"casting out",
"dismissing",
"ejecting",
"eliminating",
"evicting",
"excluding",
"expelling",
"expulsing",
"kicking out",
"ousting",
"running out",
"throwing out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repassed":{
"as in reenacted":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reenacted",
"constituted",
"enacted",
"laid down",
"legislated",
"made",
"ordained",
"passed",
"brought about",
"effected",
"allowed",
"authorized",
"permitted",
"sanctioned",
"decreed",
"dictated",
"proclaimed",
"administered",
"executed",
"approved",
"confirmed",
"ratified"
],
"near antonyms":[
"repealed",
"rescinded",
"revoked",
"abolished",
"abrogated",
"annulled",
"canceled",
"cancelled",
"invalidated",
"killed",
"nullified",
"overturned",
"reversed",
"voided"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"replumbed":{
"as in remeasured":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"remeasured",
"gauged",
"gaged",
"scaled",
"spanned",
"fathomed",
"plumbed",
"sounded"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repulse":{
"treatment that is deliberately unfriendly":{
"examples":[
"the waiter's incredibly rude repulse of our polite request for a better table\u2014one that wasn't right next to the kitchen\u2014prompted us to walk out"
],
"synonyms":[
"brush-off",
"cold shoulder",
"rebuff",
"silent treatment",
"snub"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dismissal",
"kiss-off",
"rejection",
"banishment",
"blackball",
"ostracism"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acceptance",
"embrace",
"welcome",
"glad hand",
"welcome mat"
],
"antonyms":[
"open arms"
]
},
"to cause to feel disgust":{
"examples":[
"the smell of that town's paper mill totally repulses me"
],
"synonyms":[
"disgust",
"gross out",
"nauseate",
"put off",
"repel",
"revolt",
"sicken",
"turn off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"displease",
"distress",
"appall",
"appal",
"disquiet",
"horrify",
"affront",
"insult",
"offend",
"outrage",
"shock"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allure",
"attract",
"beguile",
"bewitch",
"captivate",
"charm",
"disarm",
"draw",
"enchant",
"entice",
"fascinate",
"lure",
"pull",
"seduce",
"tempt",
"delight",
"gratify",
"please",
"rejoice",
"tickle",
"enrapture",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"entrance",
"appeal (to)",
"interest",
"intrigue"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to drive back":{
"examples":[
"the defense repeatedly repulsed all of the offense's attempts to move the ball forward, keeping them firmly planted on the 20-yard line"
],
"synonyms":[
"beat off",
"fend (off)",
"rebut",
"repel",
"stave off",
"turn away",
"turn back"
],
"near synonyms":[
"defy",
"fight",
"hold off",
"oppose",
"resist",
"stand off",
"withstand",
"deflect",
"ward (off)",
"rebuff",
"snub",
"spurn"
],
"near antonyms":[
"embrace",
"hail",
"welcome"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"repetitive":{
"marked by repetition":{
"examples":[
"the repetitive lyrics of so many rock songs"
],
"synonyms":[
"duplicative",
"reiterative",
"repetitious"
],
"near synonyms":[
"redundant"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"reprehensibility":{
"as in reprehensibleness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reprehensibleness",
"exceptionability",
"objectionableness",
"unacceptability",
"undesirability",
"abusiveness",
"scurrilousness",
"depravedness",
"depravity",
"kinkiness",
"naughtiness",
"perverseness",
"perversion",
"perversity",
"pervertedness",
"wickedness",
"atrociousness",
"atrocity",
"infamy",
"loathsomeness",
"offensiveness",
"repellency",
"repugnance",
"repulsiveness",
"lechery",
"distastefulness",
"obnoxiousness",
"unpleasantness",
"immodesty",
"indecorousness",
"indelicacy",
"indelicateness",
"lowness",
"unbecomingness",
"broadness",
"earthiness",
"gaminess",
"raciness",
"saltiness",
"suggestiveness",
"bawdiness",
"blueness",
"coarseness",
"crudeness",
"crudity",
"dirt",
"dirtiness",
"filth",
"filthiness",
"foulness",
"grossness",
"impureness",
"impurity",
"indecency",
"lasciviousness",
"lewdness",
"nastiness",
"obscenity",
"profanity",
"raunch",
"raunchiness",
"ribaldry",
"smut",
"smuttiness",
"vulgarity",
"wantonness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"priggery",
"priggishness",
"primness",
"prudery",
"prudishness",
"puritanism",
"correctness",
"decency",
"decorousness",
"decorum",
"seemliness",
"appropriateness",
"fitness",
"suitability",
"suitableness",
"perfection",
"purity",
"spotlessness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"replication":{
"something that is made to look exactly like something else":{
"examples":[
"bought a smaller and cheaper replication of the marble statue for his garden"
],
"synonyms":[
"carbon",
"carbon copy",
"clone",
"copy",
"dummy",
"dupe",
"duplicate",
"duplication",
"facsimile",
"imitation",
"mock",
"reduplication",
"replica",
"reproduction"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counterfeit",
"fake",
"forgery",
"knockoff",
"phony",
"phoney",
"rip-off",
"rubber stamp",
"sham",
"miniature",
"mock-up",
"simulation",
"reconstruction",
"re-creation",
"image",
"likeness",
"semblance",
"shadow",
"impression",
"imprint",
"print",
"approximation",
"reincarnation",
"version",
"extra",
"reserve",
"spare"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"archetype",
"original",
"prototype"
]
},
"the act of saying or doing over again":{
"examples":[
"we'll need to do a replication of that experiment so we can collect more data"
],
"synonyms":[
"duplication",
"iteration",
"redo",
"reduplication",
"reiteration",
"renewal",
"repeat",
"repetition",
"replay",
"reprise"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rebroadcast",
"rerun",
"recitation",
"rehearsal"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question":{
"examples":[
"his carefully worded replications suggested that he was well aware of the punishment for perjury"
],
"synonyms":[
"answer",
"comeback",
"rejoinder",
"reply",
"response",
"retort",
"return"
],
"near synonyms":[
"back talk",
"banter",
"persiflage",
"repartee",
"acknowledgment",
"acknowledgement",
"comment",
"communication",
"correspondence",
"feedback",
"non sequitur",
"observation",
"reaction",
"remark",
"defense",
"explanation",
"justification",
"plea",
"rebuttal",
"refutation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"challenge",
"charge",
"cross-examination",
"grilling",
"interrogation",
"interrogatory",
"quiz",
"poll",
"questionnaire",
"survey"
],
"antonyms":[
"inquiry",
"query",
"question"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reposited":{
"to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability":{
"examples":[
"the radioactive waste will be stored on-site until it can be reposited elsewhere"
],
"synonyms":[
"kept",
"put up",
"stored",
"stowed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cellared",
"garaged",
"hangared",
"housed",
"warehoused",
"filed",
"packed",
"shelved"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repentance":{
"a feeling of responsibility for wrongdoing":{
"examples":[
"preached that repentance was the first step on the path of redemption"
],
"synonyms":[
"contriteness",
"contrition",
"guilt",
"penitence",
"regret",
"remorse",
"remorsefulness",
"rue",
"self-reproach",
"shame"
],
"near synonyms":[
"compunction",
"misgiving",
"prick",
"qualm",
"scruple",
"blame",
"culpability",
"fault",
"liability",
"rap",
"responsibility",
"chagrin",
"embarrassment",
"anguish",
"distress",
"grief",
"ruth",
"sadness",
"sorrow",
"bloodguilt",
"bloodguiltiness",
"apology",
"excuses",
"hand-wringing",
"mea culpa"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"impenitence",
"remorselessness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rephrased":{
"to express something (as a text or statement) in different words":{
"examples":[
"I don't understand what you're asking\u2014could you rephrase your question?"
],
"synonyms":[
"paraphrased",
"restated",
"reworded",
"translated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boiled down",
"recapitulated",
"reiterated",
"summarized",
"summed up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"echoed",
"repeated",
"copied",
"reproduced",
"transcribed"
],
"antonyms":[
"quoted"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repossesses":{
"to get again in one's possession":{
"examples":[
"if you don't pay off the loan, the bank will come and repossess your car"
],
"synonyms":[
"gets back",
"reacquires",
"recaptures",
"reclaims",
"re-collects",
"recoups",
"recovers",
"regains",
"retakes",
"retrieves"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recruits",
"replenishes",
"redeems",
"repurchases",
"rescues"
],
"near antonyms":[
"loses",
"mislays",
"misplaces"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repetitiousness":{
"as in repetition , reiteration":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reiteration",
"repetition",
"repetitiveness",
"pleonasm",
"tautology",
"embellishment",
"embroidering",
"exaggeration",
"hyperbole",
"overstatement",
"circuitousness",
"circularity",
"digressiveness",
"circumlocution",
"diffuseness",
"diffusion",
"garrulity",
"garrulousness",
"logorrhea",
"long-windedness",
"periphrasis",
"prolixity",
"redundancy",
"verbalism",
"verbiage",
"verboseness",
"verbosity",
"windiness",
"wordage",
"wordiness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brevity",
"briefness",
"compactness",
"conciseness",
"concision",
"crispness",
"pithiness",
"succinctness",
"terseness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repudiating":{
"to declare not to be true":{
"examples":[
"vigorously repudiated the charge that she had lied on her r\u00e9sum\u00e9"
],
"synonyms":[
"contradicting",
"denying",
"disaffirming",
"disallowing",
"disavowing",
"disclaiming",
"disconfirming",
"disowning",
"gainsaying",
"negating",
"negativing",
"refuting",
"rejecting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"traversing",
"challenging",
"confuting",
"disproving",
"rebutting",
"disagreeing (with)",
"disputing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepting",
"adopting",
"embracing",
"espousing",
"affirming",
"announcing",
"asserting",
"averring",
"claiming",
"declaring",
"maintaining",
"professing",
"submitting",
"authenticating",
"corroborating",
"substantiating",
"validating",
"verifying"
],
"antonyms":[
"acknowledging",
"admitting",
"allowing",
"avowing",
"conceding",
"confirming",
"owning"
]
},
"to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility":{
"examples":[
"the angry mother bitterly repudiated her teenaged daughter, telling her that she never wanted to see or hear from her again"
],
"synonyms":[
"denying",
"disavowing",
"disclaiming",
"disowning"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contradicting",
"disallowing",
"gainsaying",
"negating",
"negativing",
"refusing",
"rejecting",
"challenging",
"confuting",
"criticizing",
"disproving",
"rebutting",
"refuting",
"disputing",
"questioning",
"abdicating",
"abjuring",
"recanting",
"renouncing",
"retracting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepting",
"adopting",
"embracing",
"espousing",
"admitting",
"conceding",
"confessing",
"granting",
"affirming",
"announcing",
"asserting",
"averring",
"declaring",
"maintaining",
"professing",
"submitting",
"authenticating",
"confirming",
"corroborating",
"substantiating",
"validating",
"verifying"
],
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"acknowledging",
"avowing",
"claiming",
"owning",
"recognizing"
]
},
"to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{
"examples":[
"we didn't like the terms, so we repudiated the contract"
],
"synonyms":[
"balking (at)",
"declining",
"deselecting",
"disapproving",
"negativing",
"nixing",
"passing",
"passing up",
"refusing",
"rejecting",
"reprobating",
"spurning",
"throwing out",
"throwing over",
"turning down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blowing off",
"disdaining",
"rebuffing",
"scorning",
"scouting",
"shooting down",
"overruling",
"vetoing",
"forbidding",
"prohibiting",
"proscribing",
"dismissing",
"ignoring",
"abstaining (from)",
"forbearing",
"refraining (from)",
"denying",
"disavowing",
"disclaiming",
"disputing",
"gainsaying",
"sticking",
"abjuring",
"forswearing",
"foreswearing",
"recanting",
"renouncing",
"retracting",
"taking back",
"unsaying",
"withdrawing",
"avoiding",
"bypassing",
"detouring",
"contradicting",
"denying",
"disowning",
"negating",
"controverting",
"disagreeing (with)",
"disproving",
"disputing",
"rebutting",
"refuting",
"backing down",
"backing off",
"backtracking",
"disallowing",
"recalling",
"reneging",
"revoking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condoning",
"countenancing",
"swallowing",
"tolerating",
"adopting",
"embracing",
"receiving",
"taking",
"welcoming",
"acceding",
"acquiescing",
"agreeing",
"assenting",
"consenting",
"choosing",
"handpicking",
"selecting",
"espousing",
"supporting"
],
"antonyms":[
"accepting",
"agreeing (to)",
"approving"
]
},
"to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)":{
"examples":[
"the producers of the hit TV show threatened to take the disgruntled actor to court if he attempted to repudiate his contract"
],
"synonyms":[
"abjuring",
"abnegating",
"forswearing",
"foreswearing",
"recanting",
"reneging",
"renouncing",
"repealing",
"retracting",
"taking back",
"unsaying",
"withdrawing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contradicting",
"denying",
"disavowing",
"disclaiming",
"disowning",
"gainsaying",
"negating",
"negativing",
"abandoning",
"bolting",
"forsaking",
"giving up",
"relinquishing",
"spurning",
"surrendering",
"controverting",
"disagreeing (with)",
"disproving",
"disputing",
"rebutting",
"refuting",
"backing down",
"backing off",
"backtracking",
"disallowing",
"recalling",
"revoking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acknowledging",
"admitting",
"affirming",
"asserting",
"avowing",
"claiming",
"contending",
"declaring",
"maintaining",
"proclaiming",
"professing",
"stating",
"vouching",
"vowing",
"backing",
"confirming",
"defending",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"espousing",
"maintaining",
"supporting",
"upholding",
"accepting",
"adopting",
"embracing"
],
"antonyms":[
"adhering (to)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repiners":{
"as in kickers , faultfinders":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"faultfinders",
"kickers",
"naggers",
"nitpickers",
"objectors",
"quibblers",
"defeatists",
"pessimists",
"crocks",
"hypochondriacs",
"grinches",
"killjoys",
"party poopers",
"spoilsports",
"malcontents",
"soreheads",
"hunks",
"bears",
"bellyachers",
"complainers",
"crabs",
"cranks",
"croakers",
"crosspatches",
"curmudgeons",
"fussers",
"gripers",
"grouches",
"grousers",
"growlers",
"grumblers",
"grumps",
"murmurers",
"mutterers",
"sourpusses",
"whiners"
],
"near antonyms":[
"optimists",
"Pollyannas",
"happy campers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"replier":{
"as in responder , answerer":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"answerer",
"responder",
"interviewee",
"pollee",
"respondent",
"attester",
"informant",
"reporter",
"testifier",
"witness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"canvasser",
"canvaser",
"interviewer",
"poller",
"pollster",
"asker",
"inquirer",
"querier",
"querist",
"questioner"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reprehending":{
"to declare to be morally wrong or evil":{
"examples":[
"that denomination reprehends murder in any form, contending that the taking of life is never justified"
],
"synonyms":[
"anathematizing",
"censuring",
"condemning",
"damning",
"decrying",
"denouncing",
"execrating",
"reprobating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attacking",
"blaming",
"blasting",
"criticizing",
"dispraising",
"dissing",
"faulting",
"knocking",
"panning",
"slamming",
"belittling",
"deprecating",
"disparaging",
"dooming",
"sentencing",
"convicting",
"blacklisting",
"excommunicating",
"ostracizing",
"castigating",
"chastising",
"rebuking",
"reprimanding",
"reproaching",
"admonishing",
"chiding",
"reproving",
"berating",
"lambasting",
"raking",
"scolding",
"upbraiding",
"vituperating",
"cursing",
"imprecating",
"abhorring",
"abominating",
"detesting",
"hating",
"loathing",
"reviling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approving",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"sanctioning",
"eulogizing",
"exalting",
"extolling",
"glorifying",
"lauding",
"praising",
"acclaiming",
"applauding",
"commending",
"hailing",
"saluting",
"touting",
"consecrating",
"hallowing",
"sanctifying",
"honoring",
"revering",
"venerating"
],
"antonyms":[
"blessing"
]
},
"to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{
"examples":[
"without exception, book reviewers reprehended the novel's tired plot"
],
"synonyms":[
"blaming",
"censuring",
"condemning",
"criticizing",
"denouncing",
"dispraising",
"dissing",
"faulting",
"knocking",
"panning",
"slagging"
],
"near synonyms":[
"skewering",
"tweaking",
"assailing",
"attacking",
"blasting",
"clobbering",
"slamming",
"slashing",
"nicking (at)",
"sniping (at)",
"beefing",
"bellyaching",
"bitching",
"carping",
"caviling",
"cavilling",
"complaining",
"crabbing",
"croaking",
"fussing",
"griping",
"grousing",
"growling",
"grumbling",
"kicking",
"kvetching",
"moaning",
"murmuring",
"muttering",
"niggling",
"quibbling",
"whining",
"admonishing",
"chiding",
"drubbing",
"rebuking",
"reprimanding",
"reproaching",
"reproving",
"berating",
"castigating",
"crucifying",
"excoriating",
"flaying",
"gibbeting",
"hammering",
"keelhauling",
"lambasting",
"lashing",
"pillorying",
"scolding",
"upbraiding",
"bad-mouthing",
"belittling",
"decrying",
"deriding",
"discommending",
"disparaging",
"putting down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approving",
"commending",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"recommending",
"sanctioning"
],
"antonyms":[
"extolling",
"lauding",
"praising"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reproachers":{
"as in scolds , haranguers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"admonishers",
"haranguers",
"railers",
"ranters",
"rebukers",
"reprovers",
"scolds",
"upbraiders",
"criticasters",
"hairsplitters",
"pettifoggers",
"quibblers",
"bellyachers",
"complainers",
"crybabies",
"fussers",
"gripers",
"grouches",
"grousers",
"grumblers",
"whiners",
"assailants",
"attackers",
"crucifiers",
"belittlers",
"decriers",
"denigrators",
"deriders",
"detractors",
"condemners",
"condemnors",
"denouncers",
"carpers",
"castigators",
"cavilers",
"cavillers",
"censurers",
"criticizers",
"critics",
"disparagers",
"faultfinders",
"hypercritics",
"knockers",
"nigglers",
"nitpickers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"commenders",
"praisers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repatriated":{
"as in naturalized":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"naturalized",
"accepted",
"admitted",
"received",
"took in"
],
"near antonyms":[
"excommunicated",
"ostracized",
"rejected",
"repudiated",
"spurned",
"banished",
"deported",
"displaced",
"exiled",
"expatriated",
"relegated",
"transported",
"cast out",
"dismissed",
"ejected",
"eliminated",
"evicted",
"excluded",
"expelled",
"expulsed",
"kicked out",
"ousted",
"ran out",
"threw out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repeating":{
"to say or state again":{
"examples":[
"I repeated the address over and over until I had it memorized"
],
"synonyms":[
"chiming",
"dinning",
"iterating",
"rehearsing",
"reiterating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"paraphrasing",
"rewording",
"echoing",
"reechoing",
"mouthing",
"parroting",
"abstracting",
"encapsulating",
"epitomizing",
"outlining",
"recapitulating",
"recapping",
"summarizing",
"summing up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give from memory":{
"examples":[
"repeated correctly all the verses she had memorized"
],
"synonyms":[
"reciting",
"reeling off",
"saying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conning",
"learning",
"memorizing",
"studying",
"declaiming",
"mouthing",
"orating",
"speaking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"reading"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to say after another":{
"examples":[
"now repeat the oath after me"
],
"synonyms":[
"dittoing",
"echoing",
"parroting",
"quoting",
"reechoing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mouthing",
"aping",
"copycatting",
"copying",
"emulating",
"imitating",
"mimicking",
"miming"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make or do again":{
"examples":[
"try not to repeat your mistakes"
],
"synonyms":[
"duplicating",
"redoing",
"reduplicating",
"reiterating",
"remaking",
"renewing",
"replicating",
"reprising"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recreating",
"reenacting",
"reinventing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"rep":{
"a person who acts or does business for another":{
"examples":[
"the company dispatched three reps to the annual marketing fair"
],
"synonyms":[
"agent",
"assignee",
"attorney",
"commissary",
"delegate",
"deputy",
"envoy",
"factor",
"minister",
"procurator",
"proxy",
"representative"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambassador",
"diplomat",
"diplomatist",
"emissary",
"foreign minister",
"legate",
"plenipotentiary",
"alternate",
"backup",
"pinch hitter",
"relief",
"replacement",
"stand-in",
"sub",
"substitute",
"surrogate",
"understudy",
"informer",
"operative",
"spy",
"broker",
"distributor",
"manager",
"arbiter",
"arbitrator",
"comprador",
"compradore",
"conciliator",
"go-between",
"intercessor",
"intermediary",
"interposer",
"liaison",
"mediator",
"middleman",
"peacemaker",
"mouthpiece",
"point man",
"point person",
"prophet",
"speaker",
"spokesman",
"spokesperson"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"overall quality as seen or judged by people in general":{
"examples":[
"I have a rep as a player to maintain, you know"
],
"synonyms":[
"character",
"fame",
"mark",
"name",
"note",
"odor",
"report",
"reputation",
"repute"
],
"near synonyms":[
"credit",
"honor",
"celebrity",
"notoriety",
"renown",
"image",
"persona",
"admiration",
"regard",
"reverence"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discredit",
"disgrace",
"dishonor",
"disrepute",
"ignominy",
"infamy",
"obloquy",
"odium",
"opprobrium",
"reproach",
"shame"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reprovisioned":{
"as in refed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"refed",
"hand-fed",
"spoon-fed",
"underfed",
"force-fed",
"overfed",
"surfeited",
"battened",
"fattened",
"filled",
"messed",
"banqueted",
"dined",
"feasted",
"regaled",
"nourished",
"nurtured",
"sustained",
"served",
"waited"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"republished":{
"as in reprinted , reissued":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reissued",
"reprinted",
"copublished",
"co-published",
"serialized",
"got out",
"issued",
"printed",
"published",
"put out",
"contributed",
"edited",
"syndicated",
"manufactured",
"produced",
"distributed",
"marketed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"censored",
"suppressed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repugnant":{
"causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment":{
"examples":[
"graffiti that featured absolutely repugnant racial slurs"
],
"synonyms":[
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"appalling",
"awful",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"dreadful",
"evil",
"foul",
"fulsome",
"gross",
"hideous",
"horrendous",
"horrible",
"horrid",
"loathsome",
"nasty",
"nauseating",
"nauseous",
"noisome",
"noxious",
"obnoxious",
"obscene",
"odious",
"offensive",
"rancid",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"scandalous",
"shocking",
"sickening",
"ugly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"exceptionable",
"objectionable",
"brackish",
"disagreeable",
"dislikable",
"dislikeable",
"unpleasant",
"contemptible",
"despicable",
"detestable",
"hard",
"hateful",
"unhealthy",
"unsavory",
"unwholesome",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"miserable",
"atrocious",
"frightful",
"ghastly",
"grim",
"grisly",
"gruesome",
"grewsome",
"heinous",
"horrific",
"horrifying",
"lurid",
"macabre",
"monstrous",
"nightmarish",
"sick",
"sickish",
"sickly",
"terrible",
"unspeakable",
"vile",
"off-putting",
"undesirable",
"unwanted",
"unwelcome",
"barbarous",
"unchristian",
"uncivilized",
"ungodly",
"unholy",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"upsetting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acceptable",
"agreeable",
"alluring",
"appealing",
"attractive",
"blessed",
"blest",
"congenial",
"darling",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delightful",
"delightsome",
"desirable",
"dreamy",
"dulcet",
"enjoyable",
"felicitous",
"gratifying",
"heavenly",
"inviting",
"likable",
"likeable",
"luscious",
"nice",
"palatable",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"satisfying",
"savory",
"savoury",
"sweet",
"welcome",
"unexceptionable",
"unobjectionable",
"healthful",
"healthy",
"restorative",
"salubrious",
"salutary",
"wholesome"
],
"antonyms":[
"innocuous",
"inoffensive"
]
},
"not being in agreement or harmony":{
"examples":[
"technically speaking, it may not be a violation, but it is certainly repugnant to the spirit of the law"
],
"synonyms":[
"clashing",
"conflicting",
"disagreeing",
"discordant",
"discrepant",
"incompatible",
"incongruous",
"inconsistent",
"inconsonant",
"inharmonious",
"mutually exclusive"
],
"near synonyms":[
"irreconcilable",
"antagonistic",
"antipodal",
"antipodean",
"antithetical",
"contradictory",
"contrary",
"diametric",
"diametrical",
"opposing",
"opposite"
],
"near antonyms":[
"akin",
"like",
"similar"
],
"antonyms":[
"accordant",
"agreeing",
"compatible",
"concordant",
"conformable (to)",
"congruent",
"congruous",
"consistent",
"consonant",
"correspondent (with or to)",
"harmonious",
"nonconflicting"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"reprovisioning":{
"as in refeeding":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"refeeding",
"hand-feeding",
"spoon-feeding",
"underfeeding",
"force-feeding",
"overfeeding",
"surfeiting",
"battening",
"fattening",
"filling",
"messing",
"banqueting",
"dining",
"feasting",
"regaling",
"nourishing",
"nurturing",
"sustaining",
"serving",
"waiting"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reps":{
"a person who acts or does business for another":{
"examples":[
"the company dispatched three reps to the annual marketing fair"
],
"synonyms":[
"agents",
"assignees",
"attorneys",
"commissaries",
"delegates",
"deputies",
"envoys",
"factors",
"ministers",
"procurators",
"proxies",
"representatives"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambassadors",
"diplomatists",
"diplomats",
"emissaries",
"foreign ministers",
"legates",
"plenipotentiaries",
"alternates",
"backups",
"pinch hitters",
"reliefs",
"replacements",
"stand-ins",
"subs",
"substitutes",
"surrogates",
"understudies",
"informers",
"operatives",
"spies",
"brokers",
"distributors",
"managers",
"arbiters",
"arbitrators",
"compradors",
"compradores",
"conciliators",
"go-betweens",
"intercessors",
"intermediaries",
"interposers",
"liaisons",
"mediators",
"middlemen",
"peacemakers",
"mouthpieces",
"point men",
"point people",
"prophets",
"speakers",
"spokesmen",
"spokespeople"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"overall quality as seen or judged by people in general":{
"examples":[
"I have a rep as a player to maintain, you know"
],
"synonyms":[
"characters",
"fames",
"marks",
"names",
"notes",
"odors",
"reports",
"reputations",
"reputes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"credits",
"honors",
"celebrities",
"notorieties",
"renowns",
"images",
"personae",
"personas",
"admirations",
"regards",
"reverences"
],
"near antonyms":[
"discredit",
"disgraces",
"dishonors",
"disreputes",
"ignominies",
"infamies",
"obloquies",
"odiums",
"opprobriums",
"reproaches",
"shames"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repine (for)":{
"to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy":{
"examples":[
"during the deep cold of winter, I repine for warm tropical beaches"
],
"synonyms":[
"ache (for)",
"covet",
"crave",
"desiderate",
"desire",
"die (for)",
"hanker (for or after)",
"hunger (for)",
"itch (for)",
"jones (for)",
"long (for)",
"lust (for or after)",
"pant (after)",
"pine (for)",
"salivate (for)",
"sigh (for)",
"thirst (for)",
"want",
"wish (for)",
"yearn (for)",
"yen (for)",
"set one's heart on"
],
"near synonyms":[
"spoil (for)",
"adore",
"delight (in)",
"dig",
"enjoy",
"fancy",
"groove (on)",
"like",
"love",
"relish",
"revel (in)",
"favor",
"prefer",
"admire",
"appreciate",
"cherish",
"prize",
"treasure",
"value"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhor",
"abominate",
"despise",
"detest",
"execrate",
"hate",
"loathe",
"decline",
"refuse",
"reject",
"spurn"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"replications":{
"something that is made to look exactly like something else":{
"examples":[
"bought a smaller and cheaper replication of the marble statue for his garden"
],
"synonyms":[
"carbon copies",
"carbons",
"clones",
"copies",
"dummies",
"dupes",
"duplicates",
"duplications",
"facsimiles",
"imitations",
"mocks",
"reduplications",
"replicas",
"reproductions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counterfeits",
"fakes",
"forgeries",
"knockoffs",
"phonies",
"phoneys",
"rip-offs",
"rubber stamps",
"shams",
"miniatures",
"mock-ups",
"simulations",
"reconstructions",
"re-creations",
"images",
"likenesses",
"semblances",
"shadows",
"impressions",
"imprints",
"prints",
"approximations",
"reincarnations",
"versions",
"extras",
"reserves",
"spares"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"archetypes",
"originals",
"prototypes"
]
},
"the act of saying or doing over again":{
"examples":[
"we'll need to do a replication of that experiment so we can collect more data"
],
"synonyms":[
"duplications",
"iterations",
"redos",
"reduplications",
"reiterations",
"renewals",
"repeats",
"repetitions",
"replays",
"reprises"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rebroadcasts",
"reruns",
"recitations",
"rehearsals"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question":{
"examples":[
"his carefully worded replications suggested that he was well aware of the punishment for perjury"
],
"synonyms":[
"answers",
"comebacks",
"rejoinders",
"replies",
"responses",
"retorts",
"returns"
],
"near synonyms":[
"back talks",
"banters",
"persiflages",
"repartees",
"acknowledgments",
"acknowledgements",
"comments",
"communications",
"correspondences",
"feedback",
"non sequiturs",
"observations",
"reactions",
"remarks",
"defenses",
"explanations",
"justifications",
"pleas",
"rebuttals",
"refutations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"challenges",
"charges",
"cross-examinations",
"interrogations",
"interrogatories",
"quizzes",
"polls",
"questionnaires",
"surveys"
],
"antonyms":[
"inquiries",
"queries",
"questions"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reprehends":{
"to declare to be morally wrong or evil":{
"examples":[
"that denomination reprehends murder in any form, contending that the taking of life is never justified"
],
"synonyms":[
"anathematizes",
"censures",
"condemns",
"damns",
"decries",
"denounces",
"execrates",
"reprobates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attacks",
"blames",
"blasts",
"criticizes",
"dispraises",
"disses",
"faults",
"knocks",
"pans",
"slams",
"belittles",
"deprecates",
"disparages",
"dooms",
"sentences",
"convicts",
"blacklists",
"excommunicates",
"ostracizes",
"castigates",
"chastises",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"reproaches",
"admonishes",
"chides",
"reproves",
"berates",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"rakes",
"scolds",
"upbraids",
"vituperates",
"curses",
"imprecates",
"abhors",
"abominates",
"detests",
"hates",
"loathes",
"reviles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approves",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"sanctions",
"eulogizes",
"exalts",
"extols",
"extolls",
"glorifies",
"lauds",
"praises",
"acclaims",
"applauds",
"commends",
"hails",
"salutes",
"touts",
"consecrates",
"hallows",
"sanctifies",
"honors",
"reveres",
"venerates"
],
"antonyms":[
"blesses"
]
},
"to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{
"examples":[
"without exception, book reviewers reprehended the novel's tired plot"
],
"synonyms":[
"blames",
"censures",
"condemns",
"criticizes",
"denounces",
"dispraises",
"disses",
"faults",
"knocks",
"pans",
"slags"
],
"near synonyms":[
"skewers",
"tweaks",
"assails",
"attacks",
"blasts",
"clobbers",
"slams",
"slashes",
"nicks (at)",
"snipes (at)",
"beefs",
"bellyaches",
"bitches",
"carps",
"cavils",
"complains",
"crabs",
"croaks",
"fusses",
"gripes",
"grouses",
"growls",
"grumbles",
"kicks",
"kvetches",
"moans",
"murmurs",
"mutters",
"niggles",
"quibbles",
"whines",
"admonishes",
"chides",
"drubs",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"reproaches",
"reproves",
"berates",
"castigates",
"crucifies",
"excoriates",
"flays",
"gibbets",
"hammers",
"keelhauls",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"lashes",
"pillories",
"scolds",
"upbraids",
"bad-mouths",
"belittles",
"decries",
"derides",
"discommends",
"disparages",
"puts down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approves",
"commends",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"recommends",
"sanctions"
],
"antonyms":[
"extols",
"extolls",
"lauds",
"praises"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reprehensibly":{
"as in inappropriately , vulgarly":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"inappropriately",
"incorrectly",
"indecently",
"unsuitably",
"vulgarly",
"intolerably",
"unbearably",
"naughtily",
"abysmally",
"atrociously",
"awfully",
"damnably",
"deplorably",
"detestably",
"disastrously",
"dreadfully",
"execrably",
"horrendously",
"horribly",
"horrifically",
"rottenly",
"terribly",
"egregiously",
"flagrantly",
"grossly",
"bad",
"badly",
"deficiently",
"inadequately",
"lousily",
"poorly",
"unacceptably",
"unsatisfactorily",
"wretchedly",
"miserably",
"shoddily",
"sleazily",
"trashily",
"unspeakably",
"abominably",
"odiously",
"vilely",
"inferiorly",
"insufficiently",
"meagerly",
"meanly",
"niggardly",
"scantily",
"scantly",
"shabbily",
"skimpily",
"sparely",
"stingily"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acceptably",
"adequately",
"all right",
"fine",
"good",
"nicely",
"OK",
"okay",
"palatably",
"passably",
"satisfactorily",
"so-so",
"tolerably",
"well",
"appropriately",
"congruously",
"correctly",
"decently",
"decorously",
"felicitously",
"fittingly",
"meetly",
"rightly",
"seemly",
"suitably",
"exactly",
"faithfully",
"ideally",
"precisely",
"respectably",
"gratifyingly",
"satisfyingly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"replanted":{
"as in transplanted":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"transplanted",
"bedded",
"broadcast",
"broadcasted",
"scattered",
"drilled",
"planted",
"put in",
"seeded",
"sowed",
"potted",
"overseeded",
"reseeded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gathered",
"harvested",
"reaped"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reparative":{
"as in restorative":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"restorative",
"curative",
"medicinal",
"therapeutic",
"beneficial",
"helpful",
"salutary",
"wholesome",
"amendatory",
"corrective",
"rectifying",
"reformative",
"reformatory",
"remedial",
"remedying",
"antidotal",
"counteractive",
"counterbalancing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"reproacher":{
"as in scold , haranguer":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"admonisher",
"haranguer",
"railer",
"ranter",
"rebuker",
"reprover",
"scold",
"upbraider",
"criticaster",
"hairsplitter",
"pettifogger",
"quibbler",
"bellyacher",
"complainer",
"crybaby",
"fusser",
"griper",
"grouch",
"grouser",
"grumbler",
"whiner",
"assailant",
"attacker",
"crucifier",
"belittler",
"decrier",
"denigrator",
"derider",
"detractor",
"condemner",
"condemnor",
"denouncer",
"carper",
"castigator",
"caviler",
"caviller",
"censurer",
"critic",
"criticizer",
"disparager",
"faultfinder",
"hypercritic",
"knocker",
"niggler",
"nitpicker"
],
"near antonyms":[
"commender",
"praiser"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repositing":{
"to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability":{
"examples":[
"the radioactive waste will be stored on-site until it can be reposited elsewhere"
],
"synonyms":[
"keeping",
"putting up",
"storing",
"stowing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cellaring",
"garaging",
"hangaring",
"housing",
"warehousing",
"filing",
"packing",
"shelving"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"representational":{
"having the function or meaning of an object or figure that stands for something else":{
"examples":[
"a computer program with representational icons for different functions"
],
"synonyms":[
"emblematic",
"emblematical",
"representative",
"symbolic",
"symbolical"
],
"near synonyms":[
"figural",
"figurative",
"metaphoric",
"metaphorical",
"tropological",
"allegorical"
],
"near antonyms":[
"actual",
"literal"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonsymbolic"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"replicate":{
"to make an exact likeness of":{
"examples":[
"replicated the famous painting in our art class"
],
"synonyms":[
"clone",
"copy",
"copycat",
"duplicate",
"imitate",
"reduplicate",
"render",
"reproduce"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counterfeit",
"fake",
"forge",
"knock off",
"rip off",
"mimic",
"simulate",
"reconstruct",
"re-create"
],
"near antonyms":[
"create",
"imagine",
"initiate",
"invent"
],
"antonyms":[
"originate"
]
},
"to make or do again":{
"examples":[
"I can't replicate your results when I do the experiment myself"
],
"synonyms":[
"duplicate",
"redo",
"reduplicate",
"reiterate",
"remake",
"renew",
"repeat",
"reprise"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recreate",
"reenact",
"reinvent"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reproaches":{
"a cause of shame":{
"examples":[
"your public display of boorish behavior is a reproach to this entire school"
],
"synonyms":[
"disgraces",
"dishonors",
"opprobriums",
"reflections",
"scandals"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blots",
"brands",
"slurs",
"smirches",
"spots",
"stains",
"stigmas",
"stigmata",
"taints"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boasts",
"glories",
"jewels",
"prides",
"treasures"
],
"antonyms":[
"credits",
"honors"
]
},
"an often public or formal expression of disapproval":{
"examples":[
"a letter of reproach was added to her dossier"
],
"synonyms":[
"censures",
"comminations",
"condemnations",
"denunciations",
"excoriations",
"objurgations",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"reproofs",
"riot acts",
"strictures"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonishments",
"admonitions",
"castigations",
"chastisements",
"damnations",
"punishments",
"remonstrances",
"businesses",
"devils",
"dressing-downs",
"lashes",
"lectures",
"lessons",
"raps",
"scoldings",
"talking-tos",
"tongue-lashings",
"belittlements",
"criticisms",
"deprecations",
"depreciations",
"disparagements",
"pans"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclamations",
"honors",
"tributes",
"encomiums",
"encomia",
"eulogies",
"panegyrics",
"plaudits",
"praises",
"approvals",
"blessings",
"sanctions"
],
"antonyms":[
"citations",
"commendations",
"endorsements",
"indorsements"
]
},
"the state of having lost the esteem of others":{
"examples":[
"nothing the traitor did in later life lessened the reproach in which he was universally held"
],
"synonyms":[
"discredit",
"disesteems",
"disgraces",
"dishonors",
"disreputes",
"ignominies",
"infamies",
"obloquies",
"odiums",
"opprobriums",
"shames"
],
"near synonyms":[
"scandals",
"contempts",
"despites",
"disdains",
"scorns",
"deprecations",
"disapprobations",
"disapprovals",
"disfavors",
"abasements",
"debasements",
"degradations",
"dust",
"humiliations",
"blots",
"brands",
"shadows",
"slurs",
"smirches",
"spots",
"stains",
"stigmas",
"stigmata",
"taints"
],
"near antonyms":[
"admirations",
"appreciations",
"estimations",
"regards",
"awes",
"fears",
"reverences",
"fames",
"glories",
"renowns",
"reputes"
],
"antonyms":[
"esteems",
"honors",
"respects"
]
},
"to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{
"examples":[
"our neighbor loudly reproached us for tromping through his yard"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastes",
"bawls out",
"berates",
"calls down",
"castigates",
"chastises",
"chews out",
"dresses down",
"flays",
"hammers",
"jaws",
"keelhauls",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"lectures",
"rags",
"rails (at or against)",
"rants (at)",
"rates",
"reams (out)",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"scolds",
"scores",
"tongue-lashes",
"upbraids"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonishes",
"chides",
"remonstrates (with)",
"reproves",
"abuses",
"assails",
"attacks",
"bad-mouths",
"blames",
"blasts",
"censures",
"condemns",
"criticizes",
"crucifies",
"denounces",
"disses",
"excoriates",
"faults",
"harangues",
"knocks",
"laces (into)",
"lashes",
"pans",
"reprehends",
"reviles",
"scourges",
"slams",
"vituperates",
"belittles",
"disparages",
"mocks",
"puts down",
"ridicules",
"scoffs",
"scorns"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approves",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"sanctions",
"extols",
"extolls",
"lauds",
"praises"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault":{
"examples":[
"she cleared her throat as a way of reproaching us for having our elbows on the table"
],
"synonyms":[
"admonishes",
"chides",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"reproves",
"ticks off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"berates",
"castigates",
"chews out",
"dresses down",
"flays",
"harangues",
"jaws",
"keelhauls",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"lectures",
"rails (at or against)",
"rates",
"scolds",
"scores",
"upbraids",
"abuses",
"assails",
"attacks",
"bad-mouths",
"blames",
"blasts",
"censures",
"condemns",
"criticizes",
"crucifies",
"denounces",
"disses",
"excoriates",
"faults",
"knocks",
"lashes",
"pans",
"reprehends",
"slams",
"belittles",
"deprecates",
"disparages",
"minimizes",
"mocks",
"puts down",
"derides",
"ridicules",
"scoffs",
"scorns"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approves",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"OKs",
"okays",
"sanctions",
"applauds",
"extols",
"extolls",
"hails",
"lauds",
"praises",
"salutes",
"touts"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express public or formal disapproval of":{
"examples":[
"the governor reproached the legislature for failing to pass the budget on time and once again throwing the state into fiscal chaos"
],
"synonyms":[
"censures",
"condemns",
"denounces",
"objurgates",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"reproves"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonishes",
"chastises",
"castigates",
"punishes",
"bawls out",
"berates",
"chews out",
"cuts up",
"dresses down",
"flays",
"gibbets",
"jaws",
"keelhauls",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"lectures",
"rags",
"rails (at or against)",
"rates",
"scolds",
"scores",
"tells off",
"upbraids",
"belittles",
"criticizes",
"deprecates",
"depreciates",
"disparages"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaims",
"applauds",
"hails",
"honors",
"eulogizes",
"lauds",
"praises",
"approves",
"blesses",
"sanctions"
],
"antonyms":[
"cites",
"commends",
"endorses",
"indorses"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"replant":{
"as in transplant":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"transplant",
"bed",
"broadcast",
"scatter",
"drill",
"plant",
"put in",
"seed",
"sow",
"pot",
"overseed",
"reseed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gather",
"harvest",
"reap"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reprover":{
"as in scold , haranguer":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"admonisher",
"haranguer",
"railer",
"ranter",
"rebuker",
"reproacher",
"scold",
"upbraider",
"criticaster",
"hairsplitter",
"pettifogger",
"quibbler",
"bellyacher",
"complainer",
"crybaby",
"fusser",
"griper",
"grouch",
"grouser",
"grumbler",
"whiner",
"assailant",
"attacker",
"crucifier",
"belittler",
"decrier",
"denigrator",
"derider",
"detractor",
"condemner",
"condemnor",
"denouncer",
"carper",
"castigator",
"caviler",
"caviller",
"censurer",
"critic",
"criticizer",
"disparager",
"faultfinder",
"hypercritic",
"knocker",
"niggler",
"nitpicker"
],
"near antonyms":[
"commender",
"praiser"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repeat":{
"to say or state again":{
"examples":[
"I repeated the address over and over until I had it memorized"
],
"synonyms":[
"chime",
"din",
"iterate",
"rehearse",
"reiterate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"paraphrase",
"reword",
"echo",
"reecho",
"mouth",
"parrot",
"abstract",
"encapsulate",
"epitomize",
"outline",
"recap",
"recapitulate",
"summarize",
"sum up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give from memory":{
"examples":[
"repeated correctly all the verses she had memorized"
],
"synonyms":[
"recite",
"reel off",
"say"
],
"near synonyms":[
"con",
"learn",
"memorize",
"study",
"declaim",
"mouth",
"orate",
"speak"
],
"near antonyms":[
"read"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to say after another":{
"examples":[
"now repeat the oath after me"
],
"synonyms":[
"ditto",
"echo",
"parrot",
"quote",
"reecho"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mouth",
"ape",
"copy",
"copycat",
"emulate",
"imitate",
"mime",
"mimic"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make or do again":{
"examples":[
"try not to repeat your mistakes"
],
"synonyms":[
"duplicate",
"redo",
"reduplicate",
"reiterate",
"remake",
"renew",
"replicate",
"reprise"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recreate",
"reenact",
"reinvent"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the act of saying or doing over again":{
"examples":[
"if we don't want a repeat of last year's disastrous celebration, we had better do some more planning"
],
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"duplication",
"iteration",
"redo",
"reduplication",
"reiteration",
"renewal",
"repetition",
"replay",
"replication",
"reprise"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rebroadcast",
"rerun",
"recitation",
"rehearsal"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in regular , steady":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"persistent",
"regular",
"serial",
"steady",
"unchanging",
"unfailing",
"born",
"natural",
"addicted",
"incorrigible",
"unreconstructed",
"unregenerate",
"accustomed",
"habituated",
"used",
"wonted",
"bred-in-the-bone",
"chronic",
"confirmed",
"dyed-in-the-wool",
"habitual",
"inveterate",
"deep-rooted",
"deep-seated",
"entrenched",
"intrenched",
"inbred",
"inherent",
"innate",
"intrinsic",
"apt",
"inclined",
"prone",
"mulish",
"obstinate",
"set",
"stubborn"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unaccustomed",
"unused",
"intermittent",
"occasional"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"repines (for)":{
"to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy":{
"examples":[
"during the deep cold of winter, I repine for warm tropical beaches"
],
"synonyms":[
"aches (for)",
"covets",
"craves",
"desiderates",
"desires",
"dies (for)",
"hankers (for or after)",
"hungers (for)",
"itches (for)",
"joneses (for)",
"longs (for)",
"lusts (for or after)",
"pants (after)",
"pines (for)",
"salivates (for)",
"sighs (for)",
"thirsts (for)",
"wants",
"wishes (for)",
"yearns (for)",
"yens (for)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"spoils (for)",
"adores",
"delights (in)",
"digs",
"enjoys",
"fancies",
"grooves (on)",
"likes",
"loves",
"relishes",
"revels (in)",
"favors",
"prefers",
"admires",
"appreciates",
"cherishes",
"prizes",
"treasures",
"values"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhors",
"abominates",
"despises",
"detests",
"execrates",
"hates",
"loathes",
"declines",
"refuses",
"rejects",
"spurns"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"replies":{
"to act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence)":{
"examples":[
"replied to the news that she had won the scholarship by jumping around the room and cheering"
],
"synonyms":[
"reacts",
"responds"
],
"near synonyms":[
"answers",
"returns",
"retaliates",
"construes",
"interprets",
"reads",
"takes",
"understands",
"contends (with)",
"copes (with)",
"grapples (with)",
"handles",
"manages",
"negotiates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acts",
"behaves",
"affects",
"causes",
"draws",
"effects"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction":{
"examples":[
"please reply to my question at your earliest convenience"
],
"synonyms":[
"answers",
"comes back",
"rejoins",
"responds",
"retorts",
"returns",
"ripostes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acknowledges",
"comments",
"communicates",
"corresponds",
"reacts",
"remarks",
"counters",
"defends",
"denies",
"explains",
"fields",
"rebuts",
"refutes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"challenges",
"cross-examines",
"examines",
"grills",
"interrogates",
"pumps",
"quizzes",
"polls",
"queries",
"surveys"
],
"antonyms":[
"asks",
"inquires",
"questions"
]
},
"action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior":{
"examples":[
"decided the best reply to a wrongful discharge from employment was a lawsuit claiming discrimination"
],
"synonyms":[
"answers",
"reactions",
"responses",
"takes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"backlashes",
"kickbacks",
"rebounds",
"recoils",
"reflexes",
"revulsions",
"rises",
"counterreactions",
"counter-reactions",
"counterresponses",
"counter-responses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"actions",
"behaviors",
"causes",
"effects"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question":{
"examples":[
"I look forward to your reply to my request"
],
"synonyms":[
"answers",
"comebacks",
"rejoinders",
"replications",
"responses",
"retorts",
"returns"
],
"near synonyms":[
"back talks",
"banters",
"persiflages",
"repartees",
"acknowledgments",
"acknowledgements",
"comments",
"communications",
"correspondences",
"feedback",
"non sequiturs",
"observations",
"reactions",
"remarks",
"defenses",
"explanations",
"justifications",
"pleas",
"rebuttals",
"refutations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"challenges",
"charges",
"cross-examinations",
"interrogations",
"interrogatories",
"quizzes",
"polls",
"questionnaires",
"surveys"
],
"antonyms":[
"inquiries",
"queries",
"questions"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"reporting":{
"to give an oral or written account of in some detail":{
"examples":[
"will report the progress of the war effort before a congressional committee on Monday"
],
"synonyms":[
"charting",
"chronicling",
"describing",
"narrating",
"reciting",
"recounting",
"rehearsing",
"relating",
"telling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"delivering",
"giving",
"reeling off",
"stating",
"uttering",
"voicing",
"detailing",
"enumerating",
"itemizing",
"particularizing",
"baring",
"disclosing",
"divulging",
"exposing",
"letting on (about)",
"revealing",
"delineating",
"depicting",
"expressing",
"rendering",
"sketching"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a written note of":{
"examples":[
"reported the lawyer's closing statement"
],
"synonyms":[
"jotting (down)",
"logging",
"marking",
"noting",
"putting down",
"recording",
"registering",
"setting down",
"taking down",
"writing down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chronicling",
"minuting",
"transcribing",
"enregistering",
"entering",
"inscribing",
"chalking (up)",
"notching",
"scoring"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repetitious":{
"marked by repetition":{
"examples":[
"at a real trial, repetitious questioning by the attorneys makes the whole affair less than thrilling"
],
"synonyms":[
"duplicative",
"reiterative",
"repetitive"
],
"near synonyms":[
"redundant"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"rephrasing":{
"an instance of expressing something in different words":{
"examples":[
"a more polite rephrasing of your request might get better results"
],
"synonyms":[
"paraphrase",
"restatement",
"restating",
"rewording",
"translating",
"translation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"rehash",
"abstract",
"recap",
"recapitulation",
"reiteration",
"summary"
],
"near antonyms":[
"copy",
"transcript",
"transcription"
],
"antonyms":[
"quotation",
"quote"
]
},
"to express something (as a text or statement) in different words":{
"examples":[
"I don't understand what you're asking\u2014could you rephrase your question?"
],
"synonyms":[
"paraphrasing",
"restating",
"rewording",
"translating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boiling down",
"recapitulating",
"reiterating",
"summarizing",
"summing up"
],
"near antonyms":[
"echoing",
"repeating",
"copying",
"reproducing",
"transcribing"
],
"antonyms":[
"quoting"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"reprovingly":{
"as in reproachingly , negatively":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"captiously",
"critically",
"cynically",
"deprecatingly",
"disapprovingly",
"disparagingly",
"negatively",
"reproachfully",
"reproachingly",
"unfavorably",
"charily",
"guardedly",
"warily",
"anxiously",
"apprehensively",
"uncomfortably",
"uneasily",
"hesitantly",
"hesitatingly",
"incredulously",
"questioningly",
"quizzically",
"unbelievingly",
"askance",
"askant",
"distrustfully",
"doubtfully",
"doubtingly",
"dubiously",
"mistrustfully",
"sideways",
"skeptically",
"suspiciously"
],
"near antonyms":[
"trustfully",
"trustingly",
"approvingly",
"favorably",
"positively",
"confidently",
"sanguinely",
"credulously",
"uncritically",
"unquestioningly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"reprieves":{
"a temporary halt in an activity or condition":{
"examples":[
"The pool offered a welcome reprieve from the heat."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"breaks",
"breathers",
"breaths",
"interruptions",
"lulls",
"pauses",
"recesses",
"respites",
"time-outs",
"interims",
"interludes",
"intermissions",
"intervals",
"rests",
"cessations",
"discontinuances",
"downtimes",
"endings",
"expirations",
"hitches",
"lapses",
"stoppages",
"terminations",
"abeyances",
"moratoriums",
"moratoria",
"surceases",
"suspensions",
"discontinuities",
"gaps",
"hiatuses",
"deferments",
"deferrals",
"postponements",
"foot-draggings",
"hesitations",
"lags",
"setbacks",
"slowdowns",
"delays",
"detainments",
"detentions",
"holdbacks",
"holding patterns",
"holdups",
"waits"
],
"near antonyms":[
"continuations",
"endurances",
"persistences",
"progresses",
"progressions",
"extensions",
"prolongations"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a temporary release from the obligation to serve punishment for a crime":{
"examples":[
"The judge ordered a reprieve of the execution so the accused would have time to appeal the decision."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"commutations",
"paroles",
"acquittals",
"exculpations",
"exonerations",
"vindications",
"condonations",
"exemptions",
"immunities",
"impunities",
"indemnities",
"clemencies",
"leniencies",
"mercies",
"absolutions",
"amnesties",
"pardons",
"remissions",
"remittals"
],
"near antonyms":[
"convictions",
"sentences",
"assessments",
"charges",
"fines",
"impositions",
"castigations",
"chastisements",
"condemnations",
"penalties",
"punishments",
"retributions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in pardons":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"pardons"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condemns",
"damns",
"dooms",
"sentences",
"adjudges",
"judges",
"castigates",
"censures",
"chastens",
"chastises",
"corrects",
"disciplines",
"penalizes",
"punishes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in releases , delivers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"delivers",
"releases",
"relieves",
"abets",
"aids",
"assists",
"helps",
"comforts",
"consoles",
"contents",
"quiets",
"solaces",
"soothes",
"succors"
],
"near antonyms":[
"afflicts",
"agonizes",
"anguishes",
"bedevils",
"besets",
"besieges",
"curses",
"excruciates",
"harrows",
"persecutes",
"plagues",
"racks",
"torments",
"tortures",
"assails",
"attacks",
"badgers",
"dogs",
"hounds",
"pursues",
"rides"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"repiner":{
"as in kicker , faultfinder":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"faultfinder",
"kicker",
"nagger",
"nitpicker",
"objector",
"quibbler",
"defeatist",
"pessimist",
"crock",
"hypochondriac",
"grinch",
"killjoy",
"party pooper",
"spoilsport",
"malcontent",
"sorehead",
"hunks",
"bear",
"bellyacher",
"complainer",
"crab",
"crank",
"croaker",
"crosspatch",
"curmudgeon",
"fusser",
"griper",
"grouch",
"grouser",
"growler",
"grumbler",
"grump",
"murmurer",
"mutterer",
"sourpuss",
"whiner"
],
"near antonyms":[
"optimist",
"Pollyanna",
"happy camper"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reprisal(s)":{
"payment to another for a loss or injury":{
"examples":[
"a peace agreement that was rejected because it contained no provisions for reprisals"
],
"synonyms":[
"compensation",
"damages",
"indemnification",
"indemnity",
"quittance",
"recompense",
"recoupment",
"redress",
"remuneration",
"reparation",
"requital",
"restitution",
"satisfaction"
],
"near synonyms":[
"punitive damages",
"solatium",
"amends",
"atonement",
"expiation",
"refund",
"reimbursement",
"repayment",
"adjustment",
"settlement",
"punishment",
"retaliation"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"replaces":{
"to take the place of":{
"examples":[
"the old street lights were replaced by more energy-efficient models"
],
"synonyms":[
"cuts out",
"displaces",
"displants",
"relieves",
"substitutes",
"supersedes",
"supplants"
],
"near synonyms":[
"preempts",
"usurps"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring, send, or put back to a former or proper place":{
"examples":[
"took the fragile vase down to look at it and then gently replaced it on the shelf"
],
"synonyms":[
"restores",
"returns"
],
"near synonyms":[
"reconveys"
],
"near antonyms":[
"removes",
"takes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"replumbing":{
"as in remeasuring":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"remeasuring",
"gauging",
"gaging",
"scaling",
"spanning",
"fathoming",
"plumbing",
"sounding"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"representationalism":{
"realistic depiction in art and literature":{
"examples":[
"the artist eventually abandoned the representationalism of his earlier work"
],
"synonyms":[
"literalism",
"naturalism",
"realism",
"verisimilitude",
"verismo"
],
"near synonyms":[
"photo-realism",
"authenticity",
"grittiness"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"republishes":{
"as in reprints , reissues":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reissues",
"reprints",
"copublishes",
"serializes",
"gets out",
"issues",
"prints",
"publishes",
"puts out",
"contributes",
"edits",
"syndicates",
"manufactures",
"produces",
"distributes",
"markets"
],
"near antonyms":[
"censors",
"suppresses"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reprimanding":{
"to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{
"examples":[
"reprimanded the summer intern for her constant tardiness"
],
"synonyms":[
"basting",
"bawling out",
"berating",
"calling down",
"castigating",
"chastising",
"chewing out",
"dressing down",
"flaying",
"hammering",
"jawing",
"keelhauling",
"lambasting",
"lecturing",
"ragging",
"railing (at or against)",
"ranting (at)",
"rating",
"reaming (out)",
"rebuking",
"reproaching",
"scolding",
"scoring",
"tongue-lashing",
"upbraiding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonishing",
"chiding",
"remonstrating (with)",
"reproving",
"abusing",
"assailing",
"attacking",
"bad-mouthing",
"blaming",
"blasting",
"censuring",
"condemning",
"criticizing",
"crucifying",
"denouncing",
"dissing",
"excoriating",
"faulting",
"haranguing",
"knocking",
"lacing (into)",
"lashing",
"panning",
"reprehending",
"reviling",
"scourging",
"slamming",
"vituperating",
"belittling",
"disparaging",
"mocking",
"putting down",
"ridiculing",
"scoffing",
"scorning"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approving",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"sanctioning",
"extolling",
"lauding",
"praising"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault":{
"examples":[
"reprimanded the student for using the lax grammar and punctuation of text messaging in a term paper"
],
"synonyms":[
"admonishing",
"chiding",
"rebuking",
"reproaching",
"reproving",
"ticking off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"berating",
"castigating",
"chewing out",
"dressing down",
"flaying",
"haranguing",
"jawing",
"keelhauling",
"lambasting",
"lecturing",
"railing (at or against)",
"rating",
"scolding",
"scoring",
"upbraiding",
"abusing",
"assailing",
"attacking",
"bad-mouthing",
"blaming",
"blasting",
"censuring",
"condemning",
"criticizing",
"crucifying",
"denouncing",
"dissing",
"excoriating",
"faulting",
"knocking",
"lashing",
"panning",
"reprehending",
"slamming",
"belittling",
"deprecating",
"disparaging",
"minimizing",
"mocking",
"putting down",
"deriding",
"ridiculing",
"scoffing",
"scorning"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approving",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"OK'ing",
"okaying",
"sanctioning",
"applauding",
"extolling",
"hailing",
"lauding",
"praising",
"saluting",
"touting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express public or formal disapproval of":{
"examples":[
"the president was forced to reprimand the general for publicly voicing his disagreements with the nation's foreign policy"
],
"synonyms":[
"censuring",
"condemning",
"denouncing",
"objurgating",
"rebuking",
"reproaching",
"reproving"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonishing",
"chastising",
"castigating",
"punishing",
"bawling out",
"berating",
"chewing out",
"cutting up",
"dressing down",
"flaying",
"gibbeting",
"jawing",
"keelhauling",
"lambasting",
"lecturing",
"ragging",
"railing (at or against)",
"rating",
"scolding",
"scoring",
"telling off",
"upbraiding",
"belittling",
"criticizing",
"deprecating",
"depreciating",
"disparaging"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaiming",
"applauding",
"hailing",
"honoring",
"eulogizing",
"lauding",
"praising",
"approving",
"blessing",
"sanctioning"
],
"antonyms":[
"citing",
"commending",
"endorsing",
"indorsing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repay":{
"to make a return payment to":{
"examples":[
"I repaid my friend the $20 he had lent me"
],
"synonyms":[
"refund",
"reimburse"
],
"near synonyms":[
"give back",
"reciprocate",
"render (to)",
"compensate",
"recompense",
"remunerate",
"liquidate",
"pay down",
"pay off",
"pay up",
"quit",
"satisfy",
"settle"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a return for":{
"examples":[
"how can we ever repay your kindness?"
],
"synonyms":[
"reciprocate",
"recompense",
"requite"
],
"near synonyms":[
"exchange",
"compensate",
"indemnify",
"pay",
"recoup",
"remunerate",
"satisfy",
"give back",
"refund",
"reimburse",
"restitute",
"avenge",
"get back (at)",
"retaliate",
"revenge"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repossess":{
"to get again in one's possession":{
"examples":[
"if you don't pay off the loan, the bank will come and repossess your car"
],
"synonyms":[
"get back",
"re-collect",
"reacquire",
"recapture",
"reclaim",
"recoup",
"recover",
"regain",
"retake",
"retrieve"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recruit",
"replenish",
"redeem",
"repurchase",
"rescue"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lose",
"mislay",
"misplace"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repeal":{
"to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)":{
"examples":[
"the company called the furniture store to repeal the order for six new desks"
],
"synonyms":[
"abandon",
"abort",
"call",
"call off",
"cancel",
"cry off",
"drop",
"recall",
"rescind",
"revoke",
"scrap",
"scrub"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abrogate",
"annul",
"invalidate",
"nullify",
"void",
"write off",
"recant",
"retract",
"take back",
"withdraw",
"countermand",
"reverse",
"roll back",
"break off",
"discontinue",
"end",
"halt",
"stop",
"terminate",
"hold back",
"interrupt",
"suspend",
"give up",
"relinquish",
"surrender"
],
"near antonyms":[
"engage",
"pledge",
"promise",
"begin",
"commence",
"initiate",
"start",
"take on",
"take up",
"undertake"
],
"antonyms":[
"continue",
"keep"
]
},
"to put an end to by formal action":{
"examples":[
"in 1933, Congress passed the 21st Amendment which repealed the Prohibition Amendment of 1919, thus making the sale, distribution, and use of alcohol legal once again"
],
"synonyms":[
"abate",
"abolish",
"abrogate",
"annul",
"avoid",
"cancel",
"disannul",
"dissolve",
"invalidate",
"negate",
"null",
"nullify",
"quash",
"rescind",
"roll back",
"strike down",
"vacate",
"void"
],
"near synonyms":[
"countermand",
"override",
"overrule",
"overturn",
"veto",
"abort",
"call",
"call off",
"drop",
"recall",
"retract",
"reverse",
"revoke",
"suspend",
"withdraw",
"ban",
"enjoin",
"forbid",
"outlaw",
"prohibit",
"disallow",
"dismiss",
"reject",
"annihilate",
"break down",
"eliminate",
"eradicate",
"erase",
"liquidate",
"remove",
"throw out",
"write off"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enact",
"lay down",
"legislate",
"establish",
"found",
"institute",
"formalize",
"legalize",
"legitimate",
"legitimize",
"validate",
"pass",
"ratify",
"allow",
"approve",
"authorize",
"clear",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"permit",
"sanction",
"warrant",
"command",
"decree",
"mandate",
"order",
"prescribe"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)":{
"examples":[
"if I find that you have been lying about this, I'll instantly repeal every promise I made to you"
],
"synonyms":[
"abjure",
"abnegate",
"forswear",
"foreswear",
"recant",
"renege",
"renounce",
"repudiate",
"retract",
"take back",
"unsay",
"withdraw"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contradict",
"deny",
"disavow",
"disclaim",
"disown",
"gainsay",
"negate",
"negative",
"abandon",
"bolt",
"forsake",
"give up",
"relinquish",
"spurn",
"surrender",
"controvert",
"disagree (with)",
"disprove",
"dispute",
"rebut",
"refute",
"back down",
"back off",
"backtrack",
"disallow",
"recall",
"revoke"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acknowledge",
"admit",
"affirm",
"assert",
"avow",
"claim",
"contend",
"declare",
"maintain",
"proclaim",
"profess",
"state",
"vouch",
"vow",
"back",
"confirm",
"defend",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"espouse",
"maintain",
"support",
"uphold",
"accept",
"adopt",
"embrace"
],
"antonyms":[
"adhere (to)"
]
},
"the act of putting an end to something planned or previously agreed to":{
"examples":[
"the long overdue repeal of laws prohibiting interracial marriage"
],
"synonyms":[
"abandonment",
"abortion",
"calling",
"calling off",
"cancellation",
"cancelation",
"dropping",
"recall",
"recision",
"rescission",
"revocation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"annulment",
"invalidation",
"neutralization",
"nullification",
"voidance",
"abolishment",
"abolition",
"ending",
"halting",
"stopping",
"termination",
"giving up",
"relinquishment",
"surrender",
"reversal",
"rollback"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beginning",
"commencement",
"initiation",
"engagement",
"undertaking"
],
"antonyms":[
"continuation"
]
},
"the doing away with something by formal action":{
"examples":[
"the repeal of Prohibition during Franklin D. Roosevelt's first term"
],
"synonyms":[
"abatement",
"abolishment",
"abolition",
"abrogation",
"annulment",
"avoidance",
"cancellation",
"cancelation",
"defeasance",
"dissolution",
"invalidation",
"negation",
"nullification",
"quashing",
"rescindment",
"voiding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abortion",
"calling off",
"recall",
"countermand",
"override",
"overruling",
"overturn",
"veto",
"retraction",
"reversal",
"revocation",
"suspension",
"withdrawal",
"banning",
"enjoining",
"forbiddance",
"outlawing",
"prohibition",
"disallowance",
"dismissal",
"rejection",
"elimination",
"eradication",
"erasure",
"liquidation",
"removal"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enactment",
"legislation",
"establishment",
"founding",
"institution",
"formalization",
"legalization",
"legitimation",
"legitimization",
"validation",
"passing",
"ratification",
"approval",
"authorization",
"clearance",
"endorsement",
"indorsement",
"permission",
"sanctioning",
"commandment",
"decreeing",
"mandating",
"ordering",
"prescription"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"reproachingly":{
"as in negatively , reprovingly":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"captiously",
"critically",
"cynically",
"deprecatingly",
"disapprovingly",
"disparagingly",
"negatively",
"reproachfully",
"reprovingly",
"unfavorably",
"charily",
"guardedly",
"warily",
"anxiously",
"apprehensively",
"uncomfortably",
"uneasily",
"hesitantly",
"hesitatingly",
"incredulously",
"questioningly",
"quizzically",
"unbelievingly",
"askance",
"askant",
"distrustfully",
"doubtfully",
"doubtingly",
"dubiously",
"mistrustfully",
"sideways",
"skeptically",
"suspiciously"
],
"near antonyms":[
"trustfully",
"trustingly",
"approvingly",
"favorably",
"positively",
"confidently",
"sanguinely",
"credulously",
"uncritically",
"unquestioningly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"reprising":{
"to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)":{
"examples":[
"the prosecutor's closing statement effectively reprised the case against the defendant"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstracting",
"boiling down",
"briefing",
"digesting",
"encapsulating",
"epitomizing",
"outlining",
"recapitulating",
"recapping",
"summarizing",
"summing up",
"synopsizing",
"wrapping up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abridging",
"condensing",
"curtailing",
"cutting back",
"shortening",
"downsizing",
"shrinking",
"concentrating",
"consolidating",
"decocting",
"essentializing",
"simplifying",
"streamlining"
],
"near antonyms":[
"elongating",
"extending",
"lengthening",
"prolonging",
"protracting",
"amplifying",
"elaborating (on or upon)",
"enlarging (on or upon)",
"expanding",
"supplementing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make or do again":{
"examples":[
"let us not reprise the stupid mistakes we made last time"
],
"synonyms":[
"duplicating",
"redoing",
"reduplicating",
"reiterating",
"remaking",
"renewing",
"repeating",
"replicating"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recreating",
"reenacting",
"reinventing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reprovisions":{
"as in refeeds":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"refeeds",
"hand-feeds",
"spoon-feeds",
"underfeeds",
"force-feeds",
"overfeeds",
"surfeits",
"battens",
"fattens",
"fills",
"messes",
"banquets",
"dines",
"feasts",
"regales",
"nourishes",
"nurtures",
"sustains",
"serves",
"waits"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reputable":{
"having a good reputation especially in a field of knowledge":{
"examples":[
"make sure you buy your used car from a reputable dealer"
],
"synonyms":[
"esteemed",
"estimable",
"name",
"prestigious",
"recognized",
"reputed",
"respectable",
"respected"
],
"near synonyms":[
"honorable",
"venerable",
"worthy",
"creditable",
"good",
"praiseworthy",
"celebrated",
"distinguished",
"famed",
"famous",
"honored",
"illustrious",
"notable",
"prominent",
"redoubtable",
"renowned",
"well-known"
],
"near antonyms":[
"seedy",
"shadowy",
"shady",
"no-name",
"obscure",
"undistinguished",
"unknown"
],
"antonyms":[
"disreputable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"repealing":{
"to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)":{
"examples":[
"the company called the furniture store to repeal the order for six new desks"
],
"synonyms":[
"abandoning",
"aborting",
"calling",
"calling off",
"canceling",
"cancelling",
"crying off",
"dropping",
"recalling",
"rescinding",
"revoking",
"scrapping",
"scrubbing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abrogating",
"annulling",
"invalidating",
"nullifying",
"voiding",
"writing off",
"recanting",
"retracting",
"taking back",
"withdrawing",
"countermanding",
"reversing",
"rolling back",
"breaking off",
"discontinuing",
"ending",
"halting",
"stopping",
"terminating",
"holding back",
"interrupting",
"suspending",
"giving up",
"relinquishing",
"surrendering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"engaging",
"pledging",
"promising",
"beginning",
"commencing",
"initiating",
"starting",
"taking on",
"taking up",
"undertaking"
],
"antonyms":[
"continuing",
"keeping"
]
},
"to put an end to by formal action":{
"examples":[
"in 1933, Congress passed the 21st Amendment which repealed the Prohibition Amendment of 1919, thus making the sale, distribution, and use of alcohol legal once again"
],
"synonyms":[
"abating",
"abolishing",
"abrogating",
"annulling",
"avoiding",
"canceling",
"cancelling",
"disannulling",
"dissolving",
"invalidating",
"negating",
"nullifying",
"nulling",
"quashing",
"rescinding",
"rolling back",
"striking down",
"vacating",
"voiding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"countermanding",
"overriding",
"overruling",
"overturning",
"vetoing",
"aborting",
"calling",
"calling off",
"dropping",
"recalling",
"retracting",
"reversing",
"revoking",
"suspending",
"withdrawing",
"banning",
"enjoining",
"forbidding",
"outlawing",
"prohibiting",
"disallowing",
"dismissing",
"rejecting",
"annihilating",
"breaking down",
"eliminating",
"eradicating",
"erasing",
"liquidating",
"removing",
"throwing out",
"writing off"
],
"near antonyms":[
"enacting",
"laying down",
"legislating",
"establishing",
"founding",
"instituting",
"formalizing",
"legalizing",
"legitimating",
"legitimizing",
"validating",
"passing",
"ratifying",
"allowing",
"approving",
"authorizing",
"clearing",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"permitting",
"sanctioning",
"warranting",
"commanding",
"decreeing",
"mandating",
"ordering",
"prescribing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)":{
"examples":[
"if I find that you have been lying about this, I'll instantly repeal every promise I made to you"
],
"synonyms":[
"abjuring",
"abnegating",
"forswearing",
"foreswearing",
"recanting",
"reneging",
"renouncing",
"repudiating",
"retracting",
"taking back",
"unsaying",
"withdrawing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contradicting",
"denying",
"disavowing",
"disclaiming",
"disowning",
"gainsaying",
"negating",
"negativing",
"abandoning",
"bolting",
"forsaking",
"giving up",
"relinquishing",
"spurning",
"surrendering",
"controverting",
"disagreeing (with)",
"disproving",
"disputing",
"rebutting",
"refuting",
"backing down",
"backing off",
"backtracking",
"disallowing",
"recalling",
"revoking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acknowledging",
"admitting",
"affirming",
"asserting",
"avowing",
"claiming",
"contending",
"declaring",
"maintaining",
"proclaiming",
"professing",
"stating",
"vouching",
"vowing",
"backing",
"confirming",
"defending",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"espousing",
"maintaining",
"supporting",
"upholding",
"accepting",
"adopting",
"embracing"
],
"antonyms":[
"adhering (to)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"replete":{
"having an excess of body fat":{
"examples":[
"the merchant was a richly replete gentleman, clearly enjoying the fruits of his success"
],
"synonyms":[
"blubbery",
"chubby",
"corpulent",
"fat",
"fleshy",
"full",
"gross",
"lardy",
"obese",
"overweight",
"plump",
"podgy",
"portly",
"pudgy",
"roly-poly",
"rotund",
"round",
"tubby"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beefy",
"bulky",
"chunky",
"heavy",
"heavyset",
"plumpish",
"stocky",
"stout",
"thick",
"thickset",
"weighty",
"brawny",
"burly",
"hefty",
"husky",
"dumpy",
"squat",
"stubby",
"hippy",
"paunchy",
"potbellied",
"flabby",
"soft",
"ample",
"buxom",
"corn-fed",
"ripe",
"zaftig",
"zoftig",
"endomorphic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"angular",
"bony",
"boney",
"gaunt",
"lank",
"lanky",
"rawboned",
"sinewy",
"cadaverous",
"emaciated",
"haggard",
"pinched",
"skeletal",
"wasted",
"puny",
"scraggy",
"scrawny",
"slight",
"rangy",
"reedy",
"spindling",
"spindly",
"stringy",
"svelte",
"sylphlike",
"twiggy",
"waspish",
"weedy",
"willowy",
"ectomorphic",
"anorexic"
],
"antonyms":[
"lean",
"skinny",
"slender",
"slim",
"spare",
"thin"
]
},
"possessing or covered with great numbers or amounts of something specified":{
"examples":[
"a gym that is replete with the very latest in home exercise equipment"
],
"synonyms":[
"abounding",
"abundant",
"awash",
"flush",
"fraught",
"lousy",
"rife",
"swarming",
"teeming",
"thick",
"thronging"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brimming",
"bulging",
"bursting",
"chock-full",
"chockful",
"crammed",
"crowded",
"fat",
"filled",
"full",
"jammed",
"jam-packed",
"loaded",
"packed",
"saturated",
"stuffed",
"clogged",
"congested",
"overcrowded",
"overfilled",
"overflowing",
"overfull",
"overladen",
"overloaded",
"overstuffed",
"surfeited",
"alive",
"animated",
"astir",
"bustling",
"busy",
"buzzing",
"humming",
"lively"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bare",
"barren",
"blank",
"devoid",
"empty",
"stark",
"vacant",
"void",
"depleted",
"drained",
"exhausted",
"deficient",
"incomplete",
"insufficient",
"short"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"having one's appetite completely satisfied":{
"examples":[
"everyone settled back and relaxed, completely replete after the huge meal"
],
"synonyms":[
"full",
"sated",
"satiate",
"satiated",
"stuffed",
"surfeited"
],
"near synonyms":[
"glutted",
"gorged",
"overfed",
"overfull",
"overstuffed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"underfed",
"undernourished"
],
"antonyms":[
"empty",
"famished",
"hungry",
"starved",
"starving"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"repack":{
"as in replenish , refresh":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"refill",
"refresh",
"reload",
"replenish",
"brim",
"charge",
"cram",
"heap",
"jam",
"jam-pack",
"load",
"pack",
"stuff",
"drench",
"flood",
"glut",
"swamp",
"bloat",
"bulk",
"crowd",
"crush",
"mat",
"press",
"ram",
"shove",
"squash",
"squeeze",
"overcharge",
"overfill",
"overflow",
"saturate",
"honeycomb",
"penetrate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lighten",
"deplete",
"drain",
"eliminate",
"exhaust",
"bleed",
"draw (off)",
"clean",
"flush",
"purge",
"scour",
"sweep",
"clear",
"empty",
"evacuate",
"vacate",
"void"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reply":{
"to act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence)":{
"examples":[
"replied to the news that she had won the scholarship by jumping around the room and cheering"
],
"synonyms":[
"react",
"respond"
],
"near synonyms":[
"answer",
"return",
"retaliate",
"construe",
"interpret",
"read",
"take",
"understand",
"contend (with)",
"cope (with)",
"grapple (with)",
"handle",
"manage",
"negotiate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"act",
"behave",
"affect",
"cause",
"draw",
"effect"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction":{
"examples":[
"please reply to my question at your earliest convenience"
],
"synonyms":[
"answer",
"come back",
"rejoin",
"respond",
"retort",
"return",
"riposte"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acknowledge",
"comment",
"communicate",
"correspond",
"react",
"remark",
"counter",
"defend",
"deny",
"explain",
"field",
"rebut",
"refute"
],
"near antonyms":[
"challenge",
"cross-examine",
"examine",
"grill",
"interrogate",
"pump",
"quiz",
"poll",
"query",
"survey"
],
"antonyms":[
"ask",
"inquire",
"question"
]
},
"action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior":{
"examples":[
"decided the best reply to a wrongful discharge from employment was a lawsuit claiming discrimination"
],
"synonyms":[
"answer",
"reaction",
"response",
"take"
],
"near synonyms":[
"backlash",
"kickback",
"rebound",
"recoil",
"reflex",
"revulsion",
"rise",
"counterreaction",
"counterresponse"
],
"near antonyms":[
"action",
"behavior",
"cause",
"effect"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something spoken or written in reaction especially to a question":{
"examples":[
"I look forward to your reply to my request"
],
"synonyms":[
"answer",
"comeback",
"rejoinder",
"replication",
"response",
"retort",
"return"
],
"near synonyms":[
"back talk",
"banter",
"persiflage",
"repartee",
"acknowledgment",
"acknowledgement",
"comment",
"communication",
"correspondence",
"feedback",
"non sequitur",
"observation",
"reaction",
"remark",
"defense",
"explanation",
"justification",
"plea",
"rebuttal",
"refutation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"challenge",
"charge",
"cross-examination",
"grilling",
"interrogation",
"interrogatory",
"quiz",
"poll",
"questionnaire",
"survey"
],
"antonyms":[
"inquiry",
"query",
"question"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"repeatable":{
"as in quotable":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"quotable",
"citable",
"memorable",
"mentionable",
"nameable",
"namable",
"notable",
"noteworthy",
"observable",
"remarkable",
"indelible",
"unforgettable",
"newsworthy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"forgettable",
"unmemorable",
"unremarkable",
"average",
"ordinary",
"prosaic",
"routine",
"run-of-the-mill",
"standard",
"unexceptional"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"repositioning":{
"to change the place or position of":{
"examples":[
"she repositioned the wood before taking another swing with the ax"
],
"synonyms":[
"budging",
"dislocating",
"displacing",
"disturbing",
"moving",
"relocating",
"removing",
"shifting",
"transferring",
"transposing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bearing",
"carrying",
"carting",
"conveying",
"driving",
"hauling",
"lugging",
"toting",
"transmitting",
"transplanting",
"transporting",
"replacing",
"superseding",
"supplanting",
"altering",
"making over",
"modifying",
"redoing",
"refashioning",
"remaking",
"remodeling",
"revamping",
"revising",
"reworking",
"varying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"anchoring",
"fixing",
"freezing",
"mooring",
"securing",
"setting",
"stabilizing",
"embedding",
"imbedding",
"entrenching",
"intrenching",
"implanting",
"ingraining",
"engraining",
"lodging",
"rooting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reprints":{
"as in republishes , reissues":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reissues",
"republishes",
"copublishes",
"serializes",
"gets out",
"issues",
"prints",
"publishes",
"puts out",
"contributes",
"edits",
"syndicates",
"manufactures",
"produces",
"distributes",
"markets"
],
"near antonyms":[
"censors",
"suppresses"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repaid":{
"as in settled , cleared":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"cleared",
"liquidated",
"paid (off or up)",
"settled",
"prepaid"
],
"near antonyms":[
"outstanding",
"overdue",
"owed",
"owing",
"payable",
"unpaid",
"unsettled",
"due",
"mature"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a return payment to":{
"examples":[
"I repaid my friend the $20 he had lent me"
],
"synonyms":[
"refunded",
"reimbursed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gave back",
"reciprocated",
"rendered (to)",
"compensated",
"recompensed",
"remunerated",
"liquidated",
"paid down",
"paid off",
"paid up",
"quit",
"quitted",
"satisfied",
"settled"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make a return for":{
"examples":[
"how can we ever repay your kindness?"
],
"synonyms":[
"reciprocated",
"recompensed",
"requited"
],
"near synonyms":[
"exchanged",
"compensated",
"indemnified",
"paid",
"recouped",
"remunerated",
"satisfied",
"gave back",
"refunded",
"reimbursed",
"restituted",
"avenged",
"got back (at)",
"retaliated",
"revenged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"owed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"reproduces":{
"to bring forth offspring":{
"examples":[
"mice reproduce at a much faster rate than humans do"
],
"synonyms":[
"breeds",
"multiplies",
"procreates",
"propagates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bears",
"begets",
"engenders",
"genders",
"generates",
"gets",
"has",
"mothers",
"parents",
"produces",
"sires",
"hatches",
"spawns"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make an exact likeness of":{
"examples":[
"you'll have to reproduce that design on every tile in the bathroom"
],
"synonyms":[
"clones",
"copies",
"copycats",
"duplicates",
"imitates",
"reduplicates",
"renders",
"replicates"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counterfeits",
"fakes",
"forges",
"knocks off",
"rips off",
"mimics",
"simulates",
"reconstructs",
"re-creates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"creates",
"imagines",
"initiates",
"invents"
],
"antonyms":[
"originates"
]
},
"to bring back to mind":{
"examples":[
"I can almost reproduce the information in my head, but not quite"
],
"synonyms":[
"flashes back (to)",
"harkens back (to)",
"harks back (to)",
"hearkens back (to)",
"harkens back (to)",
"minds",
"recalls",
"recollects",
"remembers",
"reminisces (about)",
"thinks (of)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recaptures",
"recurs",
"educes",
"elicits",
"evokes",
"extracts",
"raises",
"reminds",
"relives",
"represents"
],
"near antonyms":[
"misremembers",
"disregards",
"ignores",
"neglects",
"overlooks",
"loses",
"misses",
"blanks (out)"
],
"antonyms":[
"disremembers",
"forgets",
"unlearns"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"replenished":{
"to fill or build up (something) again":{
"examples":[
"An efficient staff of workers replenished the trays of appetizers almost as quickly as guests emptied them.",
"He replenished his supply of wood in preparation for the winter.",
"Drink this\u2014you need to replenish your fluids after your hike.",
"plants that replenish soil nutrients"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"refilled",
"refreshed",
"reloaded",
"repacked",
"brimmed",
"charged",
"crammed",
"heaped",
"jammed",
"jam-packed",
"loaded",
"packed",
"stuffed",
"drenched",
"flooded",
"glutted",
"swamped",
"bloated",
"bulked",
"crowded",
"crushed",
"matted",
"pressed",
"rammed",
"shoved",
"squashed",
"squeezed",
"overcharged",
"overfilled",
"overflowed",
"saturated",
"honeycombed",
"penetrated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lightened",
"depleted",
"drained",
"eliminated",
"exhausted",
"bled",
"drew (off)",
"cleaned",
"flushed",
"purged",
"scoured",
"swept",
"cleared",
"emptied",
"evacuated",
"vacated",
"voided"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repressed":{
"not excessively showy":{
"examples":[
"a 19th-century church in the repressed style favored by the strict religious sect"
],
"synonyms":[
"conservative",
"low-key",
"low-keyed",
"muted",
"quiet",
"restrained",
"sober",
"subdued",
"toned-down",
"understated",
"unflashy",
"unpretentious"
],
"near synonyms":[
"appropriate",
"becoming",
"fit",
"fitting",
"proper",
"suitable",
"modest",
"plain",
"simple",
"unadorned",
"undecorated",
"inconspicuous",
"unnoticeable",
"unobtrusive",
"graceful",
"handsome",
"refined",
"tasteful",
"drab",
"mousy",
"mousey",
"practical",
"sensible"
],
"near antonyms":[
"meretricious",
"graceless",
"inelegant",
"tacky",
"tasteless",
"tawdry",
"trashy",
"vulgar",
"baroque",
"fancy",
"frilly",
"gilded",
"gilt",
"ornate",
"rococo",
"overdecorated",
"overdone",
"overwrought"
],
"antonyms":[
"flamboyant",
"flaring",
"flashy",
"garish",
"gaudy",
"glitzy",
"loud",
"noisy",
"ostentatious",
"razzle-dazzle",
"splashy",
"swank",
"swanky"
]
},
"to put a stop to (something) by the use of force":{
"examples":[
"quickly repressed the rebellion in the provincial city and restored order"
],
"synonyms":[
"clamped down (on)",
"cracked down (on)",
"crushed",
"put down",
"quashed",
"quelled",
"silenced",
"slapped down",
"snuffed (out)",
"squashed",
"squelched",
"subdued",
"suppressed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"doused",
"dowsed",
"extinguished",
"put out",
"quenched",
"smothered",
"stifled",
"strangled",
"throttled",
"annihilated",
"decimated",
"demolished",
"desolated",
"destroyed",
"devastated",
"nuked",
"rubbed out",
"ruined",
"smashed",
"wasted",
"wrecked",
"exterminated",
"obliterated",
"wiped out",
"conquered",
"dominated",
"overcame",
"overpowered",
"overwhelmed",
"subjugated",
"vanquished"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abetted",
"aided",
"assisted",
"backed",
"helped",
"propped up",
"supported",
"fomented",
"incited",
"instigated",
"provoked",
"stirred",
"whipped (up)",
"advanced",
"cultivated",
"encouraged",
"forwarded",
"fostered",
"furthered",
"nourished",
"nurtured",
"promoted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to refrain from openly showing or uttering":{
"examples":[
"you can't repress your feelings forever, so tell her how you feel about her"
],
"synonyms":[
"choked (back)",
"held back",
"pocketed",
"sank",
"sunk",
"smothered",
"stifled",
"strangled",
"submerged",
"suppressed",
"swallowed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"controlled",
"governed",
"managed",
"bridled",
"checked",
"curbed",
"quashed",
"quelled",
"bottled up",
"contained",
"muffled",
"squelched"
],
"near antonyms":[
"expressed",
"loosed",
"released",
"took out",
"unleashed",
"vented"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"repayments":{
"as in reimbursements":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reimbursements",
"renderings",
"prepayments",
"compensations",
"disbursements",
"payments",
"remitments",
"remittances",
"remunerations",
"overpayments"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonpayments",
"underpayments"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repulses":{
"treatment that is deliberately unfriendly":{
"examples":[
"the waiter's incredibly rude repulse of our polite request for a better table\u2014one that wasn't right next to the kitchen\u2014prompted us to walk out"
],
"synonyms":[
"brush-offs",
"cold shoulders",
"rebuffs",
"silent treatments",
"snubs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dismissals",
"kiss-offs",
"rejections",
"banishments",
"blackballs",
"ostracisms"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acceptances",
"embraces",
"welcomes",
"glad hands",
"welcome mats"
],
"antonyms":[
"open arms"
]
},
"to cause to feel disgust":{
"examples":[
"the smell of that town's paper mill totally repulses me"
],
"synonyms":[
"disgusts",
"grosses out",
"nauseates",
"puts off",
"repels",
"revolts",
"sickens",
"turns off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"displeases",
"distresses",
"appalls",
"appals",
"disquiets",
"horrifies",
"affronts",
"insults",
"offends",
"outrages",
"shocks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allures",
"attracts",
"beguiles",
"bewitches",
"captivates",
"charms",
"disarms",
"draws",
"enchants",
"entices",
"fascinates",
"lures",
"pulls",
"seduces",
"tempts",
"delights",
"gratifies",
"pleases",
"rejoices",
"tickles",
"enraptures",
"enthralls",
"enthrals",
"entrances",
"appeals (to)",
"interests",
"intrigues"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to drive back":{
"examples":[
"the defense repeatedly repulsed all of the offense's attempts to move the ball forward, keeping them firmly planted on the 20-yard line"
],
"synonyms":[
"beats off",
"fends (off)",
"rebuts",
"repels",
"staves off",
"turns away",
"turns back"
],
"near synonyms":[
"defies",
"fights",
"holds off",
"opposes",
"resists",
"stands off",
"withstands",
"deflects",
"wards (off)",
"rebuffs",
"snubs",
"spurns"
],
"near antonyms":[
"embraces",
"hails",
"welcomes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"repudiation":{
"a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement":{
"examples":[
"voters seemed satisfied by the candidate's public repudiation of the beliefs of an organization to which he had briefly belonged as a youth"
],
"synonyms":[
"contradiction",
"denegation",
"denial",
"disallowance",
"disavowal",
"disclaimer",
"disconfirmation",
"negation",
"rejection"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disproof",
"rebuttal",
"refutation",
"negative"
],
"near antonyms":[
"concession",
"confession",
"affirmation",
"assertion",
"declaration",
"attestation",
"corroboration",
"documentation",
"substantiation",
"testament",
"testimony",
"validation"
],
"antonyms":[
"acknowledgment",
"acknowledgement",
"admission",
"avowal",
"confirmation"
]
},
"the act or practice of giving up or rejecting something once enjoyed or desired":{
"examples":[
"New Year's resolutions typically include the repudiation of chocolate and other indulgences and the promise to resume working out at the gym"
],
"synonyms":[
"abnegation",
"renouncement",
"renunciation",
"self-denial"
],
"near synonyms":[
"denial",
"refusal",
"relinquishment",
"resignation",
"surrender",
"self-abnegation",
"self-renunciation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acceptance",
"adoption",
"embrace",
"embracement",
"espousal"
],
"antonyms":[
"indulgence",
"self-indulgence"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"replanting":{
"as in transplanting":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"transplanting",
"bedding",
"broadcasting",
"scattering",
"drilling",
"planting",
"putting in",
"seeding",
"sowing",
"potting",
"overseeding",
"reseeding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gathering",
"harvesting",
"reaping"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"replenishing":{
"to fill or build up (something) again":{
"examples":[
"An efficient staff of workers replenished the trays of appetizers almost as quickly as guests emptied them.",
"He replenished his supply of wood in preparation for the winter.",
"Drink this\u2014you need to replenish your fluids after your hike.",
"plants that replenish soil nutrients"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"refilling",
"refreshing",
"reloading",
"repacking",
"brimming",
"charging",
"cramming",
"heaping",
"jamming",
"jam-packing",
"loading",
"packing",
"stuffing",
"drenching",
"flooding",
"glutting",
"swamping",
"bloating",
"bulking",
"crowding",
"crushing",
"matting",
"pressing",
"ramming",
"shoving",
"squashing",
"squeezing",
"overcharging",
"overfilling",
"overflowing",
"saturating",
"honeycombing",
"penetrating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lightening",
"depleting",
"draining",
"eliminating",
"exhausting",
"bleeding",
"drawing (off)",
"cleaning",
"flushing",
"purging",
"scouring",
"sweeping",
"clearing",
"emptying",
"evacuating",
"vacating",
"voiding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repeated":{
"appearing or occurring repeatedly from time to time":{
"examples":[
"made repeated attempts to get in touch with her"
],
"synonyms":[
"constant",
"frequent",
"habitual",
"periodic",
"periodical",
"regular",
"steady"
],
"near synonyms":[
"continual",
"intermittent",
"recurrent",
"recurring",
"cyclic",
"cyclical",
"around-the-clock",
"hourly",
"round-the-clock",
"24-7",
"24/7",
"chronic",
"confirmed",
"inveterate",
"expected",
"usual"
],
"near antonyms":[
"episodic",
"episodical",
"occasional",
"unexpected",
"unusual"
],
"antonyms":[
"inconstant",
"infrequent",
"irregular"
]
},
"to say or state again":{
"examples":[
"I repeated the address over and over until I had it memorized"
],
"synonyms":[
"chimed",
"dinned",
"iterated",
"rehearsed",
"reiterated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"paraphrased",
"reworded",
"echoed",
"reechoed",
"mouthed",
"parroted",
"abstracted",
"encapsulated",
"epitomized",
"outlined",
"recapitulated",
"recapped",
"summarized",
"summed up"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give from memory":{
"examples":[
"repeated correctly all the verses she had memorized"
],
"synonyms":[
"recited",
"reeled off",
"said"
],
"near synonyms":[
"conned",
"learned",
"memorized",
"studied",
"declaimed",
"mouthed",
"orated",
"spoke"
],
"near antonyms":[
"read"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to say after another":{
"examples":[
"now repeat the oath after me"
],
"synonyms":[
"dittoed",
"echoed",
"parroted",
"quoted",
"reechoed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mouthed",
"aped",
"copied",
"copycatted",
"emulated",
"imitated",
"mimed",
"mimicked"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make or do again":{
"examples":[
"try not to repeat your mistakes"
],
"synonyms":[
"duplicated",
"redid",
"reduplicated",
"reiterated",
"remade",
"renewed",
"replicated",
"reprised"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recreated",
"reenacted",
"reinvented"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"repressing":{
"to put a stop to (something) by the use of force":{
"examples":[
"quickly repressed the rebellion in the provincial city and restored order"
],
"synonyms":[
"clamping down (on)",
"cracking down (on)",
"crushing",
"putting down",
"quashing",
"quelling",
"silencing",
"slapping down",
"snuffing (out)",
"squashing",
"squelching",
"subduing",
"suppressing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dousing",
"dowsing",
"extinguishing",
"putting out",
"quenching",
"smothering",
"stifling",
"strangling",
"throttling",
"annihilating",
"decimating",
"demolishing",
"desolating",
"destroying",
"devastating",
"nuking",
"rubbing out",
"ruining",
"smashing",
"wasting",
"wrecking",
"exterminating",
"obliterating",
"wiping out",
"conquering",
"dominating",
"overcoming",
"overpowering",
"overwhelming",
"subjugating",
"vanquishing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abetting",
"aiding",
"assisting",
"backing",
"helping",
"propping up",
"supporting",
"fomenting",
"inciting",
"instigating",
"provoking",
"stirring",
"whipping (up)",
"advancing",
"cultivating",
"encouraging",
"forwarding",
"fostering",
"furthering",
"nourishing",
"nurturing",
"promoting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to refrain from openly showing or uttering":{
"examples":[
"you can't repress your feelings forever, so tell her how you feel about her"
],
"synonyms":[
"choking (back)",
"holding back",
"pocketing",
"sinking",
"smothering",
"stifling",
"strangling",
"submerging",
"suppressing",
"swallowing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"controlling",
"governing",
"managing",
"bridling",
"checking",
"curbing",
"quashing",
"quelling",
"bottling up",
"containing",
"muffling",
"squelching"
],
"near antonyms":[
"expressing",
"loosing",
"releasing",
"taking out",
"unleashing",
"venting"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reprehended":{
"to declare to be morally wrong or evil":{
"examples":[
"that denomination reprehends murder in any form, contending that the taking of life is never justified"
],
"synonyms":[
"anathematized",
"censured",
"condemned",
"damned",
"decried",
"denounced",
"execrated",
"reprobated"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attacked",
"blamed",
"blasted",
"criticized",
"dispraised",
"dissed",
"faulted",
"knocked",
"panned",
"slammed",
"belittled",
"deprecated",
"disparaged",
"doomed",
"sentenced",
"convicted",
"blacklisted",
"excommunicated",
"ostracized",
"castigated",
"chastised",
"rebuked",
"reprimanded",
"reproached",
"admonished",
"chid",
"chided",
"reproved",
"berated",
"lambasted",
"raked",
"scolded",
"upbraided",
"vituperated",
"cursed",
"imprecated",
"abhorred",
"abominated",
"detested",
"hated",
"loathed",
"reviled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approved",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"sanctioned",
"eulogized",
"exalted",
"extolled",
"glorified",
"lauded",
"praised",
"acclaimed",
"applauded",
"commended",
"hailed",
"saluted",
"touted",
"consecrated",
"hallowed",
"sanctified",
"honored",
"revered",
"venerated"
],
"antonyms":[
"blessed",
"blest"
]
},
"to express one's unfavorable opinion of the worth or quality of":{
"examples":[
"without exception, book reviewers reprehended the novel's tired plot"
],
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"blamed",
"censured",
"condemned",
"criticized",
"denounced",
"dispraised",
"dissed",
"faulted",
"knocked",
"panned",
"slagged"
],
"near synonyms":[
"skewered",
"tweaked",
"assailed",
"attacked",
"blasted",
"clobbered",
"slammed",
"slashed",
"nicked (at)",
"sniped (at)",
"beefed",
"bellyached",
"bitched",
"carped",
"caviled",
"cavilled",
"complained",
"crabbed",
"croaked",
"fussed",
"griped",
"groused",
"growled",
"grumbled",
"kicked",
"kvetched",
"moaned",
"murmured",
"muttered",
"niggled",
"quibbled",
"whined",
"admonished",
"chid",
"chided",
"drubbed",
"rebuked",
"reprimanded",
"reproached",
"reproved",
"berated",
"castigated",
"crucified",
"excoriated",
"flayed",
"gibbeted",
"hammered",
"keelhauled",
"lambasted",
"lashed",
"pilloried",
"scolded",
"upbraided",
"bad-mouthed",
"belittled",
"decried",
"derided",
"discommended",
"disparaged",
"put down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approved",
"commended",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"recommended",
"sanctioned"
],
"antonyms":[
"extolled",
"lauded",
"praised"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repudiate":{
"to declare not to be true":{
"examples":[
"vigorously repudiated the charge that she had lied on her r\u00e9sum\u00e9"
],
"synonyms":[
"contradict",
"deny",
"disaffirm",
"disallow",
"disavow",
"disclaim",
"disconfirm",
"disown",
"gainsay",
"negate",
"negative",
"refute",
"reject"
],
"near synonyms":[
"traverse",
"challenge",
"confute",
"disprove",
"rebut",
"disagree (with)",
"dispute"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accept",
"adopt",
"embrace",
"espouse",
"affirm",
"announce",
"assert",
"aver",
"claim",
"declare",
"maintain",
"profess",
"submit",
"authenticate",
"corroborate",
"substantiate",
"validate",
"verify"
],
"antonyms":[
"acknowledge",
"admit",
"allow",
"avow",
"concede",
"confirm",
"own"
]
},
"to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility":{
"examples":[
"the angry mother bitterly repudiated her teenaged daughter, telling her that she never wanted to see or hear from her again"
],
"synonyms":[
"deny",
"disavow",
"disclaim",
"disown"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contradict",
"disallow",
"gainsay",
"negate",
"negative",
"refuse",
"reject",
"challenge",
"confute",
"criticize",
"disprove",
"rebut",
"refute",
"dispute",
"question",
"abdicate",
"abjure",
"recant",
"renounce",
"retract"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accept",
"adopt",
"embrace",
"espouse",
"admit",
"concede",
"confess",
"grant",
"affirm",
"announce",
"assert",
"aver",
"declare",
"maintain",
"profess",
"submit",
"authenticate",
"confirm",
"corroborate",
"substantiate",
"validate",
"verify"
],
"antonyms":[
"acknowledge",
"avow",
"claim",
"own",
"recognize"
]
},
"to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{
"examples":[
"we didn't like the terms, so we repudiated the contract"
],
"synonyms":[
"balk (at)",
"decline",
"deselect",
"disapprove",
"negative",
"nix",
"pass",
"pass up",
"refuse",
"reject",
"reprobate",
"spurn",
"throw out",
"throw over",
"turn down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blow off",
"disdain",
"rebuff",
"scorn",
"scout",
"shoot down",
"overrule",
"veto",
"forbid",
"prohibit",
"proscribe",
"dismiss",
"ignore",
"abstain (from)",
"forbear",
"refrain (from)",
"deny",
"disavow",
"disclaim",
"dispute",
"gainsay",
"stick",
"abjure",
"forswear",
"foreswear",
"recant",
"renounce",
"retract",
"take back",
"unsay",
"withdraw",
"avoid",
"bypass",
"detour",
"contradict",
"deny",
"disown",
"negate",
"controvert",
"disagree (with)",
"disprove",
"dispute",
"rebut",
"refute",
"back down",
"back off",
"backtrack",
"disallow",
"recall",
"renege",
"revoke"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condone",
"countenance",
"swallow",
"tolerate",
"adopt",
"embrace",
"receive",
"take",
"welcome",
"accede",
"acquiesce",
"agree",
"assent",
"consent",
"choose",
"handpick",
"select",
"espouse",
"support"
],
"antonyms":[
"accept",
"agree (to)",
"approve"
]
},
"to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)":{
"examples":[
"the producers of the hit TV show threatened to take the disgruntled actor to court if he attempted to repudiate his contract"
],
"synonyms":[
"abjure",
"abnegate",
"forswear",
"foreswear",
"recant",
"renege",
"renounce",
"repeal",
"retract",
"take back",
"unsay",
"withdraw"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contradict",
"deny",
"disavow",
"disclaim",
"disown",
"gainsay",
"negate",
"negative",
"abandon",
"bolt",
"forsake",
"give up",
"relinquish",
"spurn",
"surrender",
"controvert",
"disagree (with)",
"disprove",
"dispute",
"rebut",
"refute",
"back down",
"back off",
"backtrack",
"disallow",
"recall",
"revoke"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acknowledge",
"admit",
"affirm",
"assert",
"avow",
"claim",
"contend",
"declare",
"maintain",
"proclaim",
"profess",
"state",
"vouch",
"vow",
"back",
"confirm",
"defend",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"espouse",
"maintain",
"support",
"uphold",
"accept",
"adopt",
"embrace"
],
"antonyms":[
"adhere (to)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reprinted":{
"as in republished , reissued":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"reissued",
"republished",
"copublished",
"co-published",
"serialized",
"got out",
"issued",
"printed",
"published",
"put out",
"contributed",
"edited",
"syndicated",
"manufactured",
"produced",
"distributed",
"marketed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"censored",
"suppressed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repentant":{
"feeling sorrow for a wrong that one has done":{
"examples":[
"repentant sinners"
],
"synonyms":[
"apologetic",
"compunctious",
"contrite",
"penitent",
"regretful",
"remorseful",
"rueful",
"sorry"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ashamed",
"shamefaced",
"sheepish",
"dolorous",
"grieving",
"lugubrious",
"mournful",
"plaintive",
"sorrowful",
"wailing",
"weeping",
"woeful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"compassionless",
"cruel",
"merciless",
"pitiless",
"ruthless",
"unmerciful",
"shameless",
"unashamed"
],
"antonyms":[
"impenitent",
"remorseless",
"unapologetic",
"unrepentant"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"reposit":{
"to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability":{
"examples":[
"the radioactive waste will be stored on-site until it can be reposited elsewhere"
],
"synonyms":[
"keep",
"put up",
"store",
"stow"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cellar",
"garage",
"hangar",
"house",
"warehouse",
"file",
"pack",
"shelve"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repliers":{
"as in responders , answerers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"answerers",
"responders",
"interviewees",
"pollees",
"respondents",
"attesters",
"informants",
"reporters",
"testifiers",
"witnesses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"canvassers",
"canvasers",
"interviewers",
"pollers",
"pollsters",
"askers",
"inquirers",
"queriers",
"querists",
"questioners"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"replenishes":{
"to fill or build up (something) again":{
"examples":[
"An efficient staff of workers replenished the trays of appetizers almost as quickly as guests emptied them.",
"He replenished his supply of wood in preparation for the winter.",
"Drink this\u2014you need to replenish your fluids after your hike.",
"plants that replenish soil nutrients"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"refills",
"refreshes",
"reloads",
"repacks",
"brims",
"charges",
"crams",
"heaps",
"jam-packs",
"jams",
"loads",
"packs",
"stuffs",
"drenches",
"floods",
"gluts",
"swamps",
"bloats",
"bulks",
"crowds",
"crushes",
"mats",
"presses",
"rams",
"shoves",
"squashes",
"squeezes",
"overcharges",
"overfills",
"overflows",
"saturates",
"honeycombs",
"penetrates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lightens",
"depletes",
"drains",
"eliminates",
"exhausts",
"bleeds",
"draws (off)",
"cleans",
"flushes",
"purges",
"scours",
"sweeps",
"clears",
"empties",
"evacuates",
"vacates",
"voids"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reparations":{
"payment to another for a loss or injury":{
"examples":[
"the government instituted a program of reparations to the descendants of Native Americans who were driven from their land"
],
"synonyms":[
"compensations",
"damages",
"indemnifications",
"indemnities",
"quittances",
"recompenses",
"recoupments",
"redresses",
"remunerations",
"reprisals",
"requitals",
"restitutions",
"satisfactions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"punitive damages",
"solatia",
"amends",
"atonements",
"expiations",
"refunds",
"reimbursements",
"repayments",
"adjustments",
"settlements",
"punishments",
"retaliations"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repellent":{
"causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment":{
"examples":[
"your snobbish behavior towards my friends is so repellent I can't stand to be around you anymore"
],
"synonyms":[
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"appalling",
"awful",
"disgusting",
"distasteful",
"dreadful",
"evil",
"foul",
"fulsome",
"gross",
"hideous",
"horrendous",
"horrible",
"horrid",
"loathsome",
"nasty",
"nauseating",
"nauseous",
"noisome",
"noxious",
"obnoxious",
"obscene",
"odious",
"offensive",
"rancid",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"scandalous",
"shocking",
"sickening",
"ugly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"exceptionable",
"objectionable",
"brackish",
"disagreeable",
"dislikable",
"dislikeable",
"unpleasant",
"contemptible",
"despicable",
"detestable",
"hard",
"hateful",
"unhealthy",
"unsavory",
"unwholesome",
"execrable",
"lousy",
"miserable",
"atrocious",
"frightful",
"ghastly",
"grim",
"grisly",
"gruesome",
"grewsome",
"heinous",
"horrific",
"horrifying",
"lurid",
"macabre",
"monstrous",
"nightmarish",
"sick",
"sickish",
"sickly",
"terrible",
"unspeakable",
"vile",
"off-putting",
"undesirable",
"unwanted",
"unwelcome",
"barbarous",
"unchristian",
"uncivilized",
"ungodly",
"unholy",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"upsetting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acceptable",
"agreeable",
"alluring",
"appealing",
"attractive",
"blessed",
"blest",
"congenial",
"darling",
"delectable",
"delicious",
"delightful",
"delightsome",
"desirable",
"dreamy",
"dulcet",
"enjoyable",
"felicitous",
"gratifying",
"heavenly",
"inviting",
"likable",
"likeable",
"luscious",
"nice",
"palatable",
"pleasant",
"pleasing",
"pleasurable",
"satisfying",
"savory",
"savoury",
"sweet",
"welcome",
"unexceptionable",
"unobjectionable",
"healthful",
"healthy",
"restorative",
"salubrious",
"salutary",
"wholesome"
],
"antonyms":[
"innocuous",
"inoffensive"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"replenishment":{
"as in recruitment":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"recruitment",
"recapture",
"reclamation",
"recoupment",
"recovery",
"repossession",
"retrieval",
"redemption",
"rescue"
],
"near antonyms":[
"loss",
"misplacement"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repairers":{
"as in doctors , menders":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"doctors",
"menders",
"renovators",
"jacks-of-all-trades",
"mechanics",
"repairmen",
"servicemen",
"troubleshooters",
"handymen",
"handypeople",
"tinkerers",
"do-it-yourselfers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repulsions":{
"a dislike so strong as to cause stomach upset or queasiness":{
"examples":[
"we giggled at my father, who was overcome with repulsion when he realized he was eating octopus"
],
"synonyms":[
"aversions",
"disgusts",
"distastes",
"horrors",
"loathings",
"nauseas",
"repugnances",
"revulsions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abhorrences",
"abominations",
"antipathies",
"execrations",
"hates",
"hatreds",
"allergies",
"disapprovals",
"disfavors",
"disinclinations",
"dislikes",
"displeasures"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appetites",
"bents",
"fancies",
"favors",
"likes",
"likings",
"loves",
"partialities",
"penchants",
"predilections",
"preferences",
"propensities",
"relishes",
"shines",
"tastes",
"uses"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repression":{
"the checking of one's true feelings and impulses when dealing with others":{
"examples":[
"psychologists talking about the repression of anger and how it affects one's health"
],
"synonyms":[
"constraint",
"continence",
"discipline",
"discretion",
"inhibition",
"refrainment",
"reserve",
"restraint",
"self-command",
"self-control",
"self-restraint",
"suppression"
],
"near synonyms":[
"command",
"control",
"mastery",
"possession",
"self-censorship",
"self-containment",
"self-denial",
"self-discipline",
"self-government",
"self-mastery",
"will",
"willpower",
"composure",
"self-poise",
"self-possession",
"aloofness",
"detachedness",
"distance",
"bashfulness",
"modesty",
"shyness",
"reticence",
"silence",
"taciturnity"
],
"near antonyms":[
"self-abandonment",
"uninhibitedness",
"unrestrainedness",
"gratification",
"indulgence",
"overindulgence",
"self-indulgence",
"bluntness",
"candor",
"frankness",
"immoderacy",
"intemperance"
],
"antonyms":[
"disinhibition",
"incontinence",
"unconstraint"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"replica":{
"something or someone that strongly resembles another":{
"examples":[
"filled with the usual chain stores, the new mall is a too-familiar replica of hundreds of other malls"
],
"synonyms":[
"alter ego",
"carbon",
"carbon copy",
"clone",
"counterpart",
"doppelg\u00e4nger",
"doppelganger",
"double",
"duplicate",
"duplication",
"facsimile",
"fetch",
"image",
"likeness",
"look-alike",
"match",
"mirror image",
"picture",
"ringer",
"spit",
"spitting image",
"twin"
],
"near synonyms":[
"Chinese copy",
"effigy",
"portrait",
"portrayal",
"companion",
"fellow",
"mate",
"equal",
"equivalent",
"analogue",
"analog",
"parallel"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antithesis",
"converse",
"opposite",
"reverse"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something that is made to look exactly like something else":{
"examples":[
"assembled a small-scale replica of the Queen Mary ocean liner"
],
"synonyms":[
"carbon",
"carbon copy",
"clone",
"copy",
"dummy",
"dupe",
"duplicate",
"duplication",
"facsimile",
"imitation",
"mock",
"reduplication",
"replication",
"reproduction"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counterfeit",
"fake",
"forgery",
"knockoff",
"phony",
"phoney",
"rip-off",
"rubber stamp",
"sham",
"miniature",
"mock-up",
"simulation",
"reconstruction",
"re-creation",
"image",
"likeness",
"semblance",
"shadow",
"impression",
"imprint",
"print",
"approximation",
"reincarnation",
"version",
"extra",
"reserve",
"spare"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"archetype",
"original",
"prototype"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reprehensions":{
"as in censures , opprobriums":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blames",
"censures",
"condemnations",
"criticisms",
"denunciations",
"dispraises",
"opprobriums",
"reproaches",
"reprobations",
"rejections",
"thumbs-downs",
"antagonisms",
"antipathies",
"hostilities",
"disrelishes",
"distastes",
"belittlements",
"disparagements",
"objections",
"oppositions",
"deprecations",
"disapprobations",
"disapprovals",
"discountenances",
"disesteems",
"disfavors",
"dislikes",
"displeasures"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approbations",
"approvals",
"favors",
"acclaim",
"commendations",
"praises",
"endorsements",
"indorsements",
"sanctions",
"thumbs-ups",
"empathies",
"sympathies"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repeatedly":{
"many times":{
"examples":[
"I've told him repeatedly not to do that"
],
"synonyms":[
"again and again",
"constantly",
"continually",
"frequently",
"hourly",
"much",
"oft",
"often",
"oftentimes",
"ofttimes",
"over and over"
],
"near synonyms":[
"always",
"consistently",
"continuingly",
"continuously",
"night and day",
"perpetually",
"unceasingly",
"uninterruptedly",
"afresh",
"again",
"anew",
"commonly",
"habitually",
"ordinarily",
"regularly",
"routinely",
"intermittently",
"periodically",
"recurrently",
"generally",
"usually"
],
"near antonyms":[
"now",
"now and then",
"occasionally",
"sometimes",
"sporadically",
"ne'er",
"never",
"once"
],
"antonyms":[
"infrequently",
"little",
"rarely",
"seldom"
]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"repossessing":{
"to get again in one's possession":{
"examples":[
"if you don't pay off the loan, the bank will come and repossess your car"
],
"synonyms":[
"getting back",
"reacquiring",
"recapturing",
"reclaiming",
"re-collecting",
"recouping",
"recovering",
"regaining",
"retaking",
"retrieving"
],
"near synonyms":[
"recruiting",
"replenishing",
"redeeming",
"repurchasing",
"rescuing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"losing",
"mislaying",
"misplacing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"representative":{
"a person who acts or does business for another":{
"examples":[
"a representative from the car dealership called to ask how we were enjoying the new car"
],
"synonyms":[
"agent",
"assignee",
"attorney",
"commissary",
"delegate",
"deputy",
"envoy",
"factor",
"minister",
"procurator",
"proxy",
"rep"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambassador",
"diplomat",
"diplomatist",
"emissary",
"foreign minister",
"legate",
"plenipotentiary",
"alternate",
"backup",
"pinch hitter",
"relief",
"replacement",
"stand-in",
"sub",
"substitute",
"surrogate",
"understudy",
"informer",
"operative",
"spy",
"broker",
"distributor",
"manager",
"arbiter",
"arbitrator",
"comprador",
"compradore",
"conciliator",
"go-between",
"intercessor",
"intermediary",
"interposer",
"liaison",
"mediator",
"middleman",
"peacemaker",
"mouthpiece",
"point man",
"point person",
"prophet",
"speaker",
"spokesman",
"spokesperson"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person sent on a mission to represent another":{
"examples":[
"I speak on this matter as a representative of the people of the U.S."
],
"synonyms":[
"agent",
"ambassador",
"delegate",
"emissary",
"envoy",
"legate",
"minister"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ambassadress",
"attach\u00e9",
"charg\u00e9 d'affaires",
"consul",
"deputy",
"diplomat",
"foreign minister",
"nuncio",
"procurator",
"proxy",
"apostle",
"evangelist",
"missionary",
"deputation",
"detachment",
"legation",
"courier",
"messenger",
"mouthpiece",
"spokesperson"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one of a group or collection that shows what the whole is like":{
"examples":[
"this song is a fairly good representative of the other songs on the album"
],
"synonyms":[
"case",
"example",
"exemplar",
"exemplification",
"illustration",
"instance",
"prototype",
"sample",
"specimen"
],
"near synonyms":[
"archetype",
"classic",
"locus classicus",
"paradigm",
"cross section",
"microcosm",
"evidence",
"indication",
"manifestation",
"sign"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"having or showing the qualities associated with the members of a particular group or kind":{
"examples":[
"a representative example of what that talented chef can do with even simple ingredients"
],
"synonyms":[
"archetypal",
"archetypical",
"average",
"characteristic",
"normal",
"regular",
"standard",
"true",
"typical"
],
"near synonyms":[
"common",
"commonplace",
"conventional",
"customary",
"everyday",
"ordinary",
"usual",
"wonted",
"workaday",
"classic",
"textbook",
"vintage",
"expected",
"familiar",
"habitual",
"predictable",
"routine",
"unexceptional",
"unremarkable",
"predominant",
"preponderant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"uncommon",
"unconventional",
"uncustomary",
"unusual",
"unwonted",
"distinctive",
"especial",
"exceptional",
"extraordinary",
"infrequent",
"noteworthy",
"rare",
"remarkable",
"singular",
"special",
"unexpected",
"unfamiliar",
"unique",
"unpredictable",
"eccentric",
"idiosyncratic",
"nonconformist",
"peculiar",
"unknown",
"unorthodox",
"curious",
"erratic",
"funky",
"funny",
"odd",
"oddball",
"offbeat",
"outlandish",
"quirky",
"screwy",
"strange",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"way-out",
"bizarre",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"far-out",
"freak",
"freakish",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"out-of-the-way",
"outrageous",
"outr\u00e9",
"rare",
"singular",
"unnatural",
"weird",
"wild"
],
"antonyms":[
"aberrant",
"abnormal",
"anomalous",
"atypical",
"deviant",
"irregular",
"nonrepresentative",
"nontypical",
"untypical"
]
},
"having the function or meaning of an object or figure that stands for something else":{
"examples":[
"a red cross on this map is representative of a hospital or other medical facility"
],
"synonyms":[
"emblematic",
"emblematical",
"representational",
"symbolic",
"symbolical"
],
"near synonyms":[
"figural",
"figurative",
"metaphoric",
"metaphorical",
"tropological",
"allegorical"
],
"near antonyms":[
"actual",
"literal"
],
"antonyms":[
"nonsymbolic"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"reprove":{
"to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault":{
"examples":[
"my piano teacher often reproves me for slouching while playing, observing that good posture helps one play better"
],
"synonyms":[
"admonish",
"chide",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach",
"tick off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"berate",
"castigate",
"chew out",
"dress down",
"flay",
"harangue",
"jaw",
"keelhaul",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lecture",
"rail (at or against)",
"rate",
"scold",
"score",
"upbraid",
"abuse",
"assail",
"attack",
"bad-mouth",
"blame",
"blast",
"censure",
"condemn",
"criticize",
"crucify",
"denounce",
"dis",
"diss",
"excoriate",
"fault",
"knock",
"lash",
"pan",
"reprehend",
"slam",
"belittle",
"deprecate",
"disparage",
"minimize",
"mock",
"put down",
"deride",
"ridicule",
"scoff",
"scorn"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approve",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"OK",
"okay",
"sanction",
"applaud",
"extol",
"extoll",
"hail",
"laud",
"praise",
"salute",
"tout"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express public or formal disapproval of":{
"examples":[
"the principal reproved the hockey team for their display of poor sportsmanship on the ice and ordered that a letter of apology be sent to the other school"
],
"synonyms":[
"censure",
"condemn",
"denounce",
"objurgate",
"rebuke",
"reprimand",
"reproach"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonish",
"chastise",
"castigate",
"punish",
"bawl out",
"berate",
"chew out",
"cut up",
"dress down",
"flay",
"gibbet",
"jaw",
"keelhaul",
"lambaste",
"lambast",
"lecture",
"rag",
"rail (at or against)",
"rate",
"scold",
"score",
"tell off",
"upbraid",
"belittle",
"criticize",
"deprecate",
"depreciate",
"disparage"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaim",
"applaud",
"hail",
"honor",
"eulogize",
"laud",
"praise",
"approve",
"bless",
"sanction"
],
"antonyms":[
"cite",
"commend",
"endorse",
"indorse"
]
},
"to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{
"examples":[
"the older generation has always reproved the younger generation's taste in music"
],
"synonyms":[
"deprecate",
"disapprove (of)",
"discountenance",
"disesteem",
"disfavor",
"dislike",
"frown (on or upon)",
"mislike",
"tsk-tsk",
"tut (over or about)",
"tut-tut (over or about)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disrelish",
"object (to)",
"pooh-pooh",
"pooh",
"reject",
"reprehend",
"reprobate",
"scorn",
"censure",
"condemn",
"criticize",
"denounce",
"discommend",
"chide",
"rebuke",
"reproach",
"scold"
],
"near antonyms":[
"endorse",
"indorse",
"sanction",
"support",
"adore",
"delight (in)",
"dig",
"enjoy",
"fancy",
"groove (on)",
"love",
"relish",
"revel (in)"
],
"antonyms":[
"approve",
"favor",
"like"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"replied":{
"to act or behave in response (as to a stimulus or influence)":{
"examples":[
"replied to the news that she had won the scholarship by jumping around the room and cheering"
],
"synonyms":[
"reacted",
"responded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"answered",
"returned",
"retaliated",
"construed",
"interpreted",
"read",
"took",
"understood",
"contended (with)",
"coped (with)",
"grappled (with)",
"handled",
"managed",
"negotiated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acted",
"behaved",
"affected",
"caused",
"drew",
"effected"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction":{
"examples":[
"please reply to my question at your earliest convenience"
],
"synonyms":[
"answered",
"came back",
"rejoined",
"responded",
"retorted",
"returned",
"riposted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"acknowledged",
"commented",
"communicated",
"corresponded",
"reacted",
"remarked",
"countered",
"defended",
"denied",
"explained",
"fielded",
"rebutted",
"refuted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"challenged",
"cross-examined",
"examined",
"grilled",
"interrogated",
"pumped",
"quizzed",
"polled",
"queried",
"surveyed"
],
"antonyms":[
"asked",
"inquired",
"questioned"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reprobation":{
"as in condemnation , opprobrium":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"blame",
"censure",
"condemnation",
"criticism",
"denunciation",
"dispraise",
"opprobrium",
"reprehension",
"reproach",
"rejection",
"thumbs-down",
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"hostility",
"disrelish",
"distaste",
"belittlement",
"disparagement",
"objection",
"opposition",
"deprecation",
"disapprobation",
"disapproval",
"discountenance",
"disesteem",
"disfavor",
"dislike",
"displeasure"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approbation",
"approval",
"favor",
"acclaim",
"commendation",
"praise",
"endorsement",
"indorsement",
"sanction",
"thumbs-up",
"empathy",
"sympathy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reptilian":{
"as in disgusting , repulsive":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"disgusting",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"revulsive",
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"condemnable",
"detestable",
"execrable",
"hateful",
"loathsome",
"odious",
"discreditable",
"disgraceful",
"dishonorable",
"disreputable",
"ignominious",
"shameful",
"cheap",
"contemptible",
"cruddy",
"deplorable",
"despicable",
"dirty",
"grubby",
"lame",
"lousy",
"mean",
"nasty",
"paltry",
"pitiable",
"pitiful",
"ratty",
"scabby",
"scummy",
"scurvy",
"sneaking",
"sorry",
"wretched",
"base",
"ignoble",
"low",
"shabby",
"sordid",
"squalid",
"vile",
"blamable",
"censurable",
"reprehensible",
"reproachable",
"cowardly",
"craven",
"dastardly",
"unethical",
"unprincipled",
"unscrupulous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"admirable",
"commendable",
"creditable",
"laudable",
"meritorious",
"praiseworthy",
"high-minded",
"honest",
"honorable",
"noble",
"principled",
"redoubtable",
"reputable",
"right-minded",
"scrupulous",
"upright",
"ethical",
"good",
"moral",
"right",
"righteous",
"virtuous"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"rephotographs":{
"as in pictures , images":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"images",
"pictures",
"retakes",
"mugs",
"photographs",
"photos",
"shoots",
"snaps",
"films",
"videotapes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repudiated":{
"to declare not to be true":{
"examples":[
"vigorously repudiated the charge that she had lied on her r\u00e9sum\u00e9"
],
"synonyms":[
"contradicted",
"denied",
"disaffirmed",
"disallowed",
"disavowed",
"disclaimed",
"disconfirmed",
"disowned",
"gainsaid",
"negated",
"negatived",
"refuted",
"rejected"
],
"near synonyms":[
"traversed",
"challenged",
"confuted",
"disproved",
"rebutted",
"disagreed (with)",
"disputed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepted",
"adopted",
"embraced",
"espoused",
"affirmed",
"announced",
"asserted",
"averred",
"claimed",
"declared",
"maintained",
"professed",
"submitted",
"authenticated",
"corroborated",
"substantiated",
"validated",
"verified"
],
"antonyms":[
"acknowledged",
"admitted",
"allowed",
"avowed",
"conceded",
"confirmed",
"owned"
]
},
"to refuse to acknowledge as one's own or as one's responsibility":{
"examples":[
"the angry mother bitterly repudiated her teenaged daughter, telling her that she never wanted to see or hear from her again"
],
"synonyms":[
"denied",
"disavowed",
"disclaimed",
"disowned"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contradicted",
"disallowed",
"gainsaid",
"negated",
"negatived",
"refused",
"rejected",
"challenged",
"confuted",
"criticized",
"disproved",
"rebutted",
"refuted",
"disputed",
"questioned",
"abdicated",
"abjured",
"recanted",
"renounced",
"retracted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accepted",
"adopted",
"embraced",
"espoused",
"admitted",
"conceded",
"confessed",
"granted",
"affirmed",
"announced",
"asserted",
"averred",
"declared",
"maintained",
"professed",
"submitted",
"authenticated",
"confirmed",
"corroborated",
"substantiated",
"validated",
"verified"
],
"antonyms":[
"acknowledged",
"avowed",
"claimed",
"owned",
"recognized"
]
},
"to show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to":{
"examples":[
"we didn't like the terms, so we repudiated the contract"
],
"synonyms":[
"balked (at)",
"declined",
"deselected",
"disapproved",
"negatived",
"nixed",
"passed",
"passed up",
"refused",
"rejected",
"reprobated",
"spurned",
"threw out",
"threw over",
"turned down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blew off",
"disdained",
"rebuffed",
"scorned",
"scouted",
"shot down",
"overruled",
"vetoed",
"forbade",
"forbad",
"prohibited",
"proscribed",
"dismissed",
"ignored",
"abstained (from)",
"forbore",
"refrained (from)",
"denied",
"disavowed",
"disclaimed",
"disputed",
"gainsaid",
"stuck",
"abjured",
"forswore",
"foreswore",
"recanted",
"renounced",
"retracted",
"took back",
"unsaid",
"withdrew",
"avoided",
"bypassed",
"detoured",
"contradicted",
"denied",
"disowned",
"negated",
"controverted",
"disagreed (with)",
"disproved",
"disputed",
"rebutted",
"refuted",
"backed down",
"backed off",
"backtracked",
"disallowed",
"recalled",
"reneged",
"revoked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"condoned",
"countenanced",
"swallowed",
"tolerated",
"adopted",
"embraced",
"received",
"took",
"welcomed",
"acceded",
"acquiesced",
"agreed",
"assented",
"consented",
"chose",
"handpicked",
"selected",
"espoused",
"supported"
],
"antonyms":[
"accepted",
"agreed (to)",
"approved"
]
},
"to solemnly or formally reject or go back on (as something formerly adhered to)":{
"examples":[
"the producers of the hit TV show threatened to take the disgruntled actor to court if he attempted to repudiate his contract"
],
"synonyms":[
"abjured",
"abnegated",
"forswore",
"foreswore",
"recanted",
"reneged",
"renounced",
"repealed",
"retracted",
"took back",
"unsaid",
"withdrew"
],
"near synonyms":[
"contradicted",
"denied",
"disavowed",
"disclaimed",
"disowned",
"gainsaid",
"negated",
"negatived",
"abandoned",
"bolted",
"forsook",
"gave up",
"relinquished",
"spurned",
"surrendered",
"controverted",
"disagreed (with)",
"disproved",
"disputed",
"rebutted",
"refuted",
"backed down",
"backed off",
"backtracked",
"disallowed",
"recalled",
"revoked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acknowledged",
"admitted",
"affirmed",
"asserted",
"avowed",
"claimed",
"contended",
"declared",
"maintained",
"proclaimed",
"professed",
"stated",
"vouched",
"vowed",
"backed",
"confirmed",
"defended",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"espoused",
"maintained",
"supported",
"upheld",
"accepted",
"adopted",
"embraced"
],
"antonyms":[
"adhered (to)"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reposits":{
"to place somewhere for safekeeping or ready availability":{
"examples":[
"the radioactive waste will be stored on-site until it can be reposited elsewhere"
],
"synonyms":[
"keeps",
"puts up",
"stores",
"stows"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cellars",
"garages",
"hangars",
"houses",
"warehouses",
"files",
"packs",
"shelves"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reptile":{
"a person whose behavior is offensive to others":{
"examples":[
"the actor plays a total reptile who's somehow still a hit with the ladies"
],
"synonyms":[
"bastard",
"beast",
"bleeder",
"blighter",
"boor",
"bounder",
"bugger",
"buzzard",
"cad",
"chuff",
"churl",
"clown",
"creep",
"cretin",
"crud",
"crumb",
"cur",
"dirtbag",
"dog",
"fink",
"heel",
"hound",
"jerk",
"joker",
"louse",
"lout",
"pill",
"rat",
"rat fink",
"rotter",
"schmuck",
"scum",
"scumbag",
"scuzzball",
"skunk",
"sleaze",
"sleazebag",
"sleazeball",
"slime",
"slimeball",
"slob",
"snake",
"so-and-so",
"sod",
"stinkard",
"stinker",
"swine",
"toad",
"varmint",
"vermin"
],
"near synonyms":[
"barbarian",
"brute",
"caveman",
"Neanderthal",
"savage",
"loudmouth",
"vulgarian",
"lowlife",
"miscreant",
"rascal",
"rogue",
"roughneck",
"scab",
"scamp",
"scoundrel",
"villain",
"wretch",
"booby",
"doofus",
"fool",
"jackass",
"nincompoop",
"ninny",
"nit",
"nitwit",
"nut",
"schmo",
"schmoe",
"airhead",
"birdbrain",
"blockhead",
"dink",
"dolt",
"dope",
"dork",
"goon",
"half-wit",
"idiot",
"imbecile",
"moron",
"turkey",
"brat",
"insolent",
"nuisance",
"pest",
"snip",
"snob",
"snoot",
"snot",
"dweeb",
"nerd"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hero",
"heroine",
"idol",
"role model",
"gentleman",
"lady",
"angel",
"saint"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"reproves":{
"to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault":{
"examples":[
"my piano teacher often reproves me for slouching while playing, observing that good posture helps one play better"
],
"synonyms":[
"admonishes",
"chides",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"reproaches",
"ticks off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"berates",
"castigates",
"chews out",
"dresses down",
"flays",
"harangues",
"jaws",
"keelhauls",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"lectures",
"rails (at or against)",
"rates",
"scolds",
"scores",
"upbraids",
"abuses",
"assails",
"attacks",
"bad-mouths",
"blames",
"blasts",
"censures",
"condemns",
"criticizes",
"crucifies",
"denounces",
"disses",
"excoriates",
"faults",
"knocks",
"lashes",
"pans",
"reprehends",
"slams",
"belittles",
"deprecates",
"disparages",
"minimizes",
"mocks",
"puts down",
"derides",
"ridicules",
"scoffs",
"scorns"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approves",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"OKs",
"okays",
"sanctions",
"applauds",
"extols",
"extolls",
"hails",
"lauds",
"praises",
"salutes",
"touts"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express public or formal disapproval of":{
"examples":[
"the principal reproved the hockey team for their display of poor sportsmanship on the ice and ordered that a letter of apology be sent to the other school"
],
"synonyms":[
"censures",
"condemns",
"denounces",
"objurgates",
"rebukes",
"reprimands",
"reproaches"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonishes",
"chastises",
"castigates",
"punishes",
"bawls out",
"berates",
"chews out",
"cuts up",
"dresses down",
"flays",
"gibbets",
"jaws",
"keelhauls",
"lambastes",
"lambasts",
"lectures",
"rags",
"rails (at or against)",
"rates",
"scolds",
"scores",
"tells off",
"upbraids",
"belittles",
"criticizes",
"deprecates",
"depreciates",
"disparages"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaims",
"applauds",
"hails",
"honors",
"eulogizes",
"lauds",
"praises",
"approves",
"blesses",
"sanctions"
],
"antonyms":[
"cites",
"commends",
"endorses",
"indorses"
]
},
"to hold an unfavorable opinion of":{
"examples":[
"the older generation has always reproved the younger generation's taste in music"
],
"synonyms":[
"deprecates",
"disapproves (of)",
"discountenances",
"disesteems",
"disfavors",
"dislikes",
"frowns (on or upon)",
"mislikes",
"tsk-tsks",
"tuts (over or about)",
"tut-tuts (over or about)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disrelishes",
"objects (to)",
"pooh-poohs",
"poohs",
"rejects",
"reprehends",
"reprobates",
"scorns",
"censures",
"condemns",
"criticizes",
"denounces",
"discommends",
"chides",
"rebukes",
"reproaches",
"scolds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"endorses",
"indorses",
"sanctions",
"supports",
"adores",
"delights (in)",
"digs",
"enjoys",
"fancies",
"grooves (on)",
"loves",
"relishes",
"revels (in)"
],
"antonyms":[
"approves",
"favors",
"likes"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"rephotographed":{
"as in pictured , imaged":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"imaged",
"pictured",
"retook",
"mugged",
"photoed",
"photographed",
"shot",
"snapped",
"filmed",
"videotaped"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reprocessed":{
"as in processed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"processed",
"reused",
"reclaimed",
"recovered",
"recycled"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"reproached":{
"to criticize (someone) severely or angrily especially for personal failings":{
"examples":[
"our neighbor loudly reproached us for tromping through his yard"
],
"synonyms":[
"basted",
"bawled out",
"berated",
"called down",
"castigated",
"chastised",
"chewed out",
"dressed down",
"flayed",
"hammered",
"jawed",
"keelhauled",
"lambasted",
"lectured",
"ragged",
"railed (at or against)",
"ranted (at)",
"rated",
"reamed (out)",
"rebuked",
"reprimanded",
"scolded",
"scored",
"tongue-lashed",
"upbraided"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonished",
"chid",
"chided",
"remonstrated (with)",
"reproved",
"abused",
"assailed",
"attacked",
"bad-mouthed",
"blamed",
"blasted",
"censured",
"condemned",
"criticized",
"crucified",
"denounced",
"dissed",
"excoriated",
"faulted",
"harangued",
"knocked",
"laced (into)",
"lashed",
"panned",
"reprehended",
"reviled",
"scourged",
"slammed",
"vituperated",
"belittled",
"disparaged",
"mocked",
"put down",
"ridiculed",
"scoffed",
"scorned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approved",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"sanctioned",
"extolled",
"lauded",
"praised"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to criticize (someone) usually gently so as to correct a fault":{
"examples":[
"she cleared her throat as a way of reproaching us for having our elbows on the table"
],
"synonyms":[
"admonished",
"chid",
"chided",
"rebuked",
"reprimanded",
"reproved",
"ticked off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"berated",
"castigated",
"chewed out",
"dressed down",
"flayed",
"harangued",
"jawed",
"keelhauled",
"lambasted",
"lectured",
"railed (at or against)",
"rated",
"scolded",
"scored",
"upbraided",
"abused",
"assailed",
"attacked",
"bad-mouthed",
"blamed",
"blasted",
"censured",
"condemned",
"criticized",
"crucified",
"denounced",
"dissed",
"excoriated",
"faulted",
"knocked",
"lashed",
"panned",
"reprehended",
"slammed",
"belittled",
"deprecated",
"disparaged",
"minimized",
"mocked",
"put down",
"derided",
"ridiculed",
"scoffed",
"scorned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"approved",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"OK'd",
"okayed",
"sanctioned",
"applauded",
"extolled",
"hailed",
"lauded",
"praised",
"saluted",
"touted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to express public or formal disapproval of":{
"examples":[
"the governor reproached the legislature for failing to pass the budget on time and once again throwing the state into fiscal chaos"
],
"synonyms":[
"censured",
"condemned",
"denounced",
"objurgated",
"rebuked",
"reprimanded",
"reproved"
],
"near synonyms":[
"admonished",
"chastised",
"castigated",
"punished",
"bawled out",
"berated",
"chewed out",
"cut up",
"dressed down",
"flayed",
"gibbeted",
"jawed",
"keelhauled",
"lambasted",
"lectured",
"ragged",
"railed (at or against)",
"rated",
"scolded",
"scored",
"told off",
"upbraided",
"belittled",
"criticized",
"deprecated",
"depreciated",
"disparaged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaimed",
"applauded",
"hailed",
"honored",
"eulogized",
"lauded",
"praised",
"approved",
"blessed",
"blest",
"sanctioned"
],
"antonyms":[
"cited",
"commended",
"endorsed",
"indorsed"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"repositories":{
"a building for storing goods":{
"examples":[
"nurses going back and forth to the medication repository"
],
"synonyms":[
"depositories",
"depots",
"magazines",
"storages",
"storehouses",
"warehouses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"caches",
"stockrooms",
"storerooms",
"banks",
"bins",
"containers",
"lockers",
"safe-deposit boxes",
"strongboxes",
"arsenals",
"dumps",
"stowages"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"repined (for)":{
"to have an earnest wish to own or enjoy":{
"examples":[
"during the deep cold of winter, I repine for warm tropical beaches"
],
"synonyms":[
"ached (for)",
"coveted",
"craved",
"desiderated",
"desired",
"died (for)",
"hankered (for or after)",
"hungered (for)",
"itched (for)",
"jonesed (for)",
"longed (for)",
"lusted (for or after)",
"panted (after)",
"pined (for)",
"salivated (for)",
"sighed (for)",
"thirsted (for)",
"wanted",
"wished (for)",
"yearned (for)",
"yenned (for)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"spoiled (for)",
"spoilt (for)",
"adored",
"delighted (in)",
"dug",
"enjoyed",
"fancied",
"grooved (on)",
"liked",
"loved",
"relished",
"reveled (in)",
"revelled (in)",
"favored",
"preferred",
"admired",
"appreciated",
"cherished",
"prized",
"treasured",
"valued"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhorred",
"abominated",
"despised",
"detested",
"execrated",
"hated",
"loathed",
"declined",
"refused",
"rejected",
"spurned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}
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