dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/rub_MWT.json
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{
"rub":{
"something that is a source of irritation":{
"examples":[
"even what seems to be a dream job usually turns out to have its fair share of rubs"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravation",
"aggro",
"annoyance",
"bother",
"botheration",
"bugbear",
"exasperation",
"frustration",
"hair shirt",
"hassle",
"headache",
"inconvenience",
"irk",
"irritant",
"nuisance",
"peeve",
"pest",
"ruffle",
"thorn",
"trial",
"vexation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discomfort",
"fleabite",
"pinprick",
"affront",
"insult",
"offense",
"offence",
"upset",
"worry",
"affliction",
"albatross",
"burden",
"cross",
"curse",
"menace",
"millstone",
"plague",
"sore",
"anxiety",
"plight",
"predicament",
"tribulation",
"trouble",
"hang-up",
"pet peeve",
"problem",
"annoyer",
"disturber",
"harasser",
"mischief",
"offender",
"pandora's box"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delight",
"joy",
"pleasure"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to damage or diminish by continued friction":{
"examples":[
"the brake pads were rubbed away as a result of years of use"
],
"synonyms":[
"abrade",
"chafe",
"corrade",
"erode",
"fray",
"frazzle",
"fret",
"gall",
"rasp",
"wear"
],
"near synonyms":[
"file",
"gnaw",
"grate",
"graze",
"grind",
"nibble",
"sandblast",
"sandpaper",
"scour",
"scrape",
"scuff",
"shave",
"erase",
"reduce",
"rub out",
"wear out",
"wipe (away)",
"bite",
"break down",
"break up",
"chew",
"corrode",
"decompose",
"disintegrate",
"dissolve",
"eat",
"hone",
"sharpen",
"whet"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make smooth by friction":{
"examples":[
"the furniture restorer rubbed the board perfectly smooth with sandpaper"
],
"synonyms":[
"buff",
"file",
"grind",
"hone",
"rasp",
"sand"
],
"near synonyms":[
"plane",
"scrape",
"sandblast",
"scour",
"burnish",
"dress",
"gloss",
"polish",
"shine",
"smooth",
"edge",
"sharpen",
"strop",
"whet",
"regrind"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coarsen",
"rough (up)",
"roughen",
"scuff"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure":{
"examples":[
"the butler rubbed the silver tea set until it gleamed"
],
"synonyms":[
"buff",
"burnish",
"dress",
"furbish",
"gloss",
"grind",
"polish",
"shine",
"smooth",
"smoothen"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sleek",
"slick",
"coat",
"glaze",
"japan",
"lacquer",
"varnish",
"face",
"finish",
"veneer",
"brighten",
"file",
"rasp",
"sand",
"sandblast",
"sandpaper",
"scour",
"scrape",
"scrub",
"bob",
"bone",
"lap"
],
"near antonyms":[
"rough (up)",
"roughen",
"ruffle",
"scuff (up)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rubber-stamp":{
"a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way":{
"examples":[
"an author who was ultimately just another rubber stamp of Hemingway"
],
"synonyms":[
"aper",
"copycat",
"copyist",
"echo",
"follower",
"imitator",
"wannabe",
"wannabee"
],
"near synonyms":[
"parrot",
"ape",
"emulator",
"impersonator",
"impressionist",
"mimic"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in sign , initial":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"initial",
"sign",
"sign off (on)",
"bless",
"canonize",
"sanctify",
"allow",
"enable",
"legalize",
"license",
"licence",
"pass",
"permit",
"certify",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"validate",
"reapprove",
"accept",
"acknowledge",
"affirm",
"accredit",
"approbate",
"approve",
"authorize",
"clear",
"confirm",
"finalize",
"formalize",
"homologate",
"OK",
"okay",
"ratify",
"sanction",
"warrant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decline",
"deny",
"disallow",
"disapprove",
"negative",
"reject",
"turn down",
"veto",
"ban",
"enjoin",
"forbid",
"illegalize",
"interdict",
"prohibit",
"proscribe",
"disregard",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"overlook",
"rebuff",
"rebut",
"refuse",
"spurn"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rubber-stamping":{
"as in signing , initialing":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"initialing",
"initialling",
"signing",
"signing off (on)",
"blessing",
"canonizing",
"sanctifying",
"allowing",
"enabling",
"legalizing",
"licensing",
"licencing",
"passing",
"permitting",
"certifying",
"endorsing",
"indorsing",
"validating",
"reapproving",
"accepting",
"acknowledging",
"affirming",
"accrediting",
"approbating",
"approving",
"authorizing",
"clearing",
"confirming",
"finalizing",
"formalizing",
"homologating",
"OK'ing",
"okaying",
"ratifying",
"sanctioning",
"warranting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"declining",
"denying",
"disallowing",
"disapproving",
"negativing",
"rejecting",
"turning down",
"vetoing",
"banning",
"enjoining",
"forbidding",
"illegalizing",
"interdicting",
"prohibiting",
"proscribing",
"disregarding",
"ignoring",
"neglecting",
"overlooking",
"rebuffing",
"rebutting",
"refusing",
"spurning"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"rubbing out":{
"to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of":{
"examples":[
"aerial bombs rubbed out the oil refinery"
],
"synonyms":[
"annihilating",
"creaming",
"decimating",
"demolishing",
"desolating",
"destroying",
"devastating",
"doing in",
"extinguishing",
"nuking",
"pulling down",
"pulverizing",
"razing",
"ruining",
"shattering",
"smashing",
"tearing down",
"totaling",
"totalling",
"vaporizing",
"wasting",
"wracking",
"wrecking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beating",
"besting",
"clobbering",
"conquering",
"crushing",
"defeating",
"drubbing",
"licking",
"mastering",
"overbearing",
"overcoming",
"overmatching",
"prevailing (over)",
"routing",
"scotching",
"skunking",
"subduing",
"surmounting",
"thrashing",
"trimming",
"triumphing (over)",
"trouncing",
"walloping",
"whipping",
"winning (against)",
"blasting",
"blowing up",
"breaking",
"crippling",
"damaging",
"defacing",
"deteriorating",
"disfiguring",
"disintegrating",
"dissolving",
"dynamiting",
"harming",
"impairing",
"injuring",
"mangling",
"marring",
"mutilating",
"spoiling",
"vitiating",
"eroding",
"scouring",
"sweeping (away)",
"washing out",
"wearing (away)",
"dilapidating",
"disassembling",
"dismantling",
"gutting",
"taking down",
"unbuilding",
"undoing",
"unmaking",
"blotting out",
"effacing",
"eradicating",
"expunging",
"exterminating",
"extirpating",
"liquidating",
"obliterating",
"removing",
"rooting (out)",
"snuffing (out)",
"stamping (out)",
"wiping out",
"despoiling",
"havocking",
"looting",
"pillaging",
"plundering",
"ravaging",
"sacking",
"trampling",
"trashing",
"vandalizing",
"assassinating",
"butchering",
"cutting down",
"dispatching",
"executing",
"felling",
"killing",
"killing off",
"massacring",
"mowing (down)",
"murdering",
"slaughtering",
"slaying",
"taking out",
"zapping"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doctoring",
"fixing",
"mending",
"patching",
"reconditioning",
"repairing",
"revamping",
"creating",
"inventing",
"assembling",
"fabricating",
"fashioning",
"forging",
"forming",
"framing",
"making",
"manufacturing",
"molding",
"producing",
"shaping",
"bringing about",
"constituting",
"establishing",
"fathering",
"founding",
"instituting",
"organizing",
"conserving",
"preserving",
"protecting",
"saving",
"rebuilding",
"reconstructing",
"remodeling",
"renovating",
"restoring"
],
"antonyms":[
"building",
"constructing",
"erecting",
"putting up",
"raising",
"rearing",
"setting up"
]
},
"to put to death deliberately":{
"examples":[
"an elaborate setup to rub out rival mobsters"
],
"synonyms":[
"assassinating",
"bumping off",
"croaking",
"dispatching",
"doing in",
"executing",
"getting",
"icing",
"knocking off",
"liquidating",
"murdering",
"neutralizing",
"offing",
"putting away",
"slaying",
"snuffing",
"taking out",
"terminating",
"whacking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blowing away",
"shooting",
"shooting down",
"blotting out",
"carrying off",
"claiming",
"cutting down",
"destroying",
"felling",
"killing",
"smiting",
"zapping",
"butchering",
"massacring",
"mowing (down)",
"slaughtering",
"annihilating",
"eliminating",
"eradicating",
"exterminating",
"wiping out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"animating",
"raising",
"restoring",
"resurrecting",
"resuscitating",
"reviving"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to destroy all traces of":{
"examples":[
"a promise to rub out the city's drug trade"
],
"synonyms":[
"abolishing",
"annihilating",
"blacking out",
"blotting out",
"canceling",
"cancelling",
"cleaning (up)",
"effacing",
"eradicating",
"erasing",
"expunging",
"exterminating",
"extirpating",
"liquidating",
"obliterating",
"rooting (out)",
"snuffing (out)",
"stamping (out)",
"sweeping (away)",
"wiping out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decimating",
"demolishing",
"destroying",
"devastating",
"ravaging",
"dismantling",
"flattening",
"mowing (down)",
"razing",
"tearing down",
"ruining",
"totaling",
"totalling",
"wasting",
"wrecking",
"blasting",
"blowing up",
"dashing",
"dynamiting",
"smashing",
"atomizing",
"consuming",
"devouring",
"dissolving",
"fragmenting",
"powdering",
"pulverizing",
"shattering",
"splintering",
"dooming",
"finishing",
"killing",
"killing off",
"terminating",
"zapping",
"cutting",
"discarding",
"ditching",
"ejecting",
"excising",
"expelling",
"jettisoning",
"ousting",
"throwing out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conserving",
"preserving",
"protecting",
"saving",
"building",
"constructing",
"creating",
"fabricating",
"fashioning",
"forging",
"forming",
"framing",
"making",
"manufacturing",
"shaping",
"fixing",
"mending",
"patching",
"rebuilding",
"reconditioning",
"reconstructing",
"renewing",
"renovating",
"repairing",
"restoring",
"revamping"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"rubbish":{
"discarded or useless material":{
"examples":[
"it's illegal to throw rubbish out of your car on the highway"
],
"synonyms":[
"chaff",
"deadwood",
"debris",
"dreck",
"drek",
"dross",
"dust",
"effluvium",
"effluvia",
"garbage",
"junk",
"litter",
"offal",
"offscouring",
"raffle",
"refuse",
"riffraff",
"scrap",
"spilth",
"trash",
"truck",
"waste"
],
"near synonyms":[
"crud",
"sewage",
"slop",
"swill",
"wash",
"detritus",
"remains",
"rubble",
"ruins",
"dump",
"scrap heap",
"lumber",
"odds and ends",
"trumpery",
"flotsam",
"jetsam",
"wreckage",
"castoff",
"cull",
"discard",
"hand-me-down",
"reject",
"throwaway",
"nothing",
"straw",
"two bits"
],
"near antonyms":[
"catch",
"gem",
"goody",
"goodie",
"jewel",
"pearl",
"plum",
"prize",
"treasure",
"treasure trove",
"trove",
"valuable",
"booty",
"find",
"salvage"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"that which is of low quality or worth":{
"examples":[
"regarded most romance novels as the lowest form of literary rubbish"
],
"synonyms":[
"cheese",
"crapola",
"dreck",
"drek",
"junk",
"muck",
"sleaze",
"slop",
"slush",
"trash",
"tripe"
],
"near synonyms":[
"camp",
"kitsch",
"claptrap",
"humbug",
"nonsense",
"bomb",
"clinker",
"clunker",
"dud",
"lemon",
"stinker",
"turkey",
"mess",
"muddle",
"shambles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense":{
"examples":[
"you're obviously no economist because what you're saying is absolute rubbish"
],
"synonyms":[
"applesauce",
"balderdash",
"baloney",
"boloney",
"beans",
"bilge",
"blah",
"blah-blah",
"blarney",
"blather",
"blatherskite",
"blither",
"bosh",
"bull",
"bunk",
"bunkum",
"buncombe",
"claptrap",
"codswallop",
"crapola",
"crock",
"drivel",
"drool",
"fiddle",
"fiddle-faddle",
"fiddlesticks",
"flannel",
"flapdoodle",
"folderol",
"falderal",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"fudge",
"garbage",
"guff",
"hogwash",
"hokeypokey",
"hokum",
"hoodoo",
"hooey",
"horsefeathers",
"humbug",
"humbuggery",
"jazz",
"malarkey",
"malarky",
"moonshine",
"muck",
"nerts",
"nonsense",
"nuts",
"piffle",
"poppycock",
"punk",
"rot",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"slush",
"stupidity",
"taradiddle",
"tarradiddle",
"tommyrot",
"tosh",
"trash",
"trumpery",
"twaddle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"absurdity",
"asininity",
"fatuity",
"foolery",
"idiocy",
"imbecility",
"inaneness",
"inanity",
"insanity",
"kookiness",
"lunacy",
"absurdness",
"craziness",
"madness",
"witlessness",
"hoity-toity",
"monkey business",
"monkeyshine(s)",
"shenanigan(s)",
"tomfoolery",
"gas",
"hot air",
"rigmarole",
"rigamarole",
"double-talk",
"greek",
"hocus-pocus"
],
"near antonyms":[
"levelheadedness",
"rationality",
"reasonability",
"reasonableness",
"sensibleness",
"common sense",
"horse sense",
"sense",
"discernment",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"wisdom"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rubout":{
"the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life":{
"examples":[
"the mafia boss ordered a rubout as casually as you might order a pizza"
],
"synonyms":[
"blood",
"foul play",
"homicide",
"murder",
"slaying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chance-medley",
"killing",
"manslaughter",
"bloodshed",
"butchery",
"carnage",
"decimation",
"destruction",
"massacre",
"slaughter",
"assassination",
"execution",
"hit",
"euthanasia",
"mercy killing",
"filicide",
"fratricide",
"matricide",
"parricide",
"patricide",
"regicide",
"uxoricide"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of":{
"examples":[
"aerial bombs rubbed out the oil refinery"
],
"synonyms":[
"annihilate",
"cream",
"decimate",
"demolish",
"desolate",
"destroy",
"devastate",
"do in",
"extinguish",
"nuke",
"pull down",
"pulverize",
"raze",
"ruin",
"shatter",
"smash",
"tear down",
"total",
"vaporize",
"waste",
"wrack",
"wreck"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beat",
"best",
"clobber",
"conquer",
"crush",
"defeat",
"drub",
"lick",
"master",
"overbear",
"overcome",
"overmatch",
"prevail (over)",
"rout",
"scotch",
"skunk",
"subdue",
"surmount",
"thrash",
"trim",
"triumph (over)",
"trounce",
"wallop",
"whip",
"win (against)",
"blast",
"blow up",
"break",
"cripple",
"damage",
"deface",
"deteriorate",
"disfigure",
"disintegrate",
"dissolve",
"dynamite",
"harm",
"impair",
"injure",
"mangle",
"mar",
"mutilate",
"spoil",
"vitiate",
"erode",
"scour",
"sweep (away)",
"wash out",
"wear (away)",
"dilapidate",
"disassemble",
"dismantle",
"gut",
"take down",
"unbuild",
"undo",
"unmake",
"blot out",
"efface",
"eradicate",
"expunge",
"exterminate",
"extirpate",
"liquidate",
"obliterate",
"remove",
"root (out)",
"snuff (out)",
"stamp (out)",
"wipe out",
"despoil",
"havoc",
"loot",
"pillage",
"plunder",
"ravage",
"sack",
"trample",
"trash",
"vandalize",
"assassinate",
"butcher",
"cut down",
"dispatch",
"execute",
"fell",
"kill",
"kill off",
"massacre",
"mow (down)",
"murder",
"slaughter",
"slay",
"take out",
"zap"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doctor",
"fix",
"mend",
"patch",
"recondition",
"repair",
"revamp",
"create",
"invent",
"assemble",
"fabricate",
"fashion",
"forge",
"form",
"frame",
"make",
"manufacture",
"mold",
"produce",
"shape",
"bring about",
"constitute",
"establish",
"father",
"found",
"institute",
"organize",
"conserve",
"preserve",
"protect",
"save",
"rebuild",
"reconstruct",
"remodel",
"renovate",
"restore"
],
"antonyms":[
"build",
"construct",
"erect",
"put up",
"raise",
"rear",
"set up"
]
},
"to put to death deliberately":{
"examples":[
"an elaborate setup to rub out rival mobsters"
],
"synonyms":[
"assassinate",
"bump off",
"croak",
"dispatch",
"do in",
"execute",
"get",
"ice",
"knock off",
"liquidate",
"murder",
"neutralize",
"off",
"put away",
"slay",
"snuff",
"take out",
"terminate",
"whack"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blow away",
"shoot",
"shoot down",
"blot out",
"carry off",
"claim",
"cut down",
"destroy",
"fell",
"kill",
"smite",
"zap",
"butcher",
"massacre",
"mow (down)",
"slaughter",
"annihilate",
"eliminate",
"eradicate",
"exterminate",
"wipe out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"animate",
"raise",
"restore",
"resurrect",
"resuscitate",
"revive"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to destroy all traces of":{
"examples":[
"a promise to rub out the city's drug trade"
],
"synonyms":[
"abolish",
"annihilate",
"black out",
"blot out",
"cancel",
"clean (up)",
"efface",
"eradicate",
"erase",
"expunge",
"exterminate",
"extirpate",
"liquidate",
"obliterate",
"root (out)",
"snuff (out)",
"stamp (out)",
"sweep (away)",
"wipe out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decimate",
"demolish",
"destroy",
"devastate",
"ravage",
"dismantle",
"flatten",
"mow (down)",
"raze",
"tear down",
"ruin",
"total",
"waste",
"wreck",
"blast",
"blow up",
"dash",
"dynamite",
"smash",
"atomize",
"consume",
"devour",
"dissolve",
"fragment",
"powder",
"pulverize",
"shatter",
"splinter",
"doom",
"finish",
"kill",
"kill off",
"terminate",
"zap",
"cut",
"discard",
"ditch",
"eject",
"excise",
"expel",
"jettison",
"oust",
"throw out"
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"preserve",
"protect",
"save",
"build",
"construct",
"create",
"fabricate",
"fashion",
"forge",
"form",
"frame",
"make",
"manufacture",
"shape",
"fix",
"mend",
"patch",
"rebuild",
"recondition",
"reconstruct",
"renew",
"renovate",
"repair",
"restore",
"revamp"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
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"examples":[
"mozzarella is a rubbery cheese known to every pizza lover"
],
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"bouncy",
"elastic",
"flexible",
"resilient",
"rubberlike",
"springy",
"stretch",
"stretchable",
"stretchy",
"supple",
"whippy"
],
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"adaptable",
"ductile",
"kneadable",
"malleable",
"moldable",
"plastic",
"pliable",
"pliant",
"limber",
"lissome",
"lissom",
"lithe",
"lithesome",
"willowy"
],
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"compact",
"firm",
"hard",
"solid",
"unyielding",
"brittle",
"crisp",
"crumbly",
"flaky",
"flakey",
"friable",
"short"
],
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"inelastic",
"inflexible",
"nonelastic",
"rigid",
"stiff"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
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"rubbers":{
"as in runoffs , round-robins":{
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"round-robins",
"runoffs",
"sudden deaths",
"rallies",
"volleys",
"dead heats",
"photo finishes",
"seesaws",
"heats",
"rounds",
"runs",
"sets",
"classics",
"marathons",
"races",
"ultramarathons",
"biathlons",
"decathlons",
"heptathlons",
"pentathlons",
"triathlons",
"derbies",
"field days",
"gymkhanas",
"outings",
"finals",
"nightcaps",
"play-offs",
"semifinals",
"championships",
"nationals"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rubicund":{
"having a healthy reddish skin tone":{
"examples":[
"the rubicund face of a man who clearly got a lot of fresh air and exercise"
],
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"blooming",
"florid",
"flush",
"full-blooded",
"glowing",
"red",
"rosy",
"ruddy",
"sanguine"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bronzed",
"brown",
"suntanned",
"tanned",
"bloomy",
"blowsy",
"blowzy",
"blushing",
"flushed",
"pink",
"pinkish",
"warm",
"cherubic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"waxen",
"waxy",
"blanched",
"white",
"whitened",
"anemic",
"sick",
"sickly",
"bloodless",
"cadaverous",
"whey-faced",
"white-faced"
],
"antonyms":[
"ashen",
"ashy",
"doughy",
"livid",
"lurid",
"mealy",
"pale",
"paled",
"palish",
"pallid",
"pasty",
"peaked",
"peaky",
"sallow",
"sallowish",
"wan"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"rubberneck":{
"a person who travels for pleasure":{
"examples":[
"every year raucous rubbernecks by the busload descend upon the city for its famed Mardi Gras"
],
"synonyms":[
"excursionist",
"rubbernecker",
"sightseer",
"tourist",
"traveler",
"traveller",
"tripper"
],
"near synonyms":[
"holidayer",
"holidaymaker",
"vacationer",
"vacationist",
"guest",
"hosteler",
"hosteller",
"visitor",
"transient",
"journeyer",
"pilgrim",
"wayfarer",
"snowbird",
"sunseeker"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to look long and hard in wonder or surprise":{
"examples":[
"thoughtless drivers pausing on the highway to rubberneck at the accident"
],
"synonyms":[
"blink",
"gape",
"gawk",
"gawp",
"gaze",
"goggle",
"peer",
"stare"
],
"near synonyms":[
"glare",
"gloat",
"glower",
"consider",
"eye",
"fixate",
"observe",
"regard",
"watch",
"leer",
"ogle",
"peruse",
"pore (over)",
"study",
"outface",
"outstare",
"stare down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"glance",
"glimpse",
"peek",
"peep",
"browse",
"dip (into)",
"scan",
"wink (at)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rubs shoulders":{
"to take part in social activities":{
"examples":[
"regularly rubs elbows with celebrities",
"The fundraiser was an opportunity to rub shoulders with some of the most influential innovators in the industry."
],
"synonyms":[
"associates",
"fraternizes",
"goes out",
"hobnobs",
"mingles",
"mixes",
"socializes",
"steps out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carouses",
"parties",
"revels",
"circulates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoids",
"eschews",
"shuns",
"slights",
"snubs"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"rub shoulders (with)":{
"to come or be together as friends":{
"examples":[
"She had the opportunity to rub elbows with some of the world's greatest chefs at the annual conference."
],
"synonyms":[
"associate",
"chum",
"company",
"consociate",
"consort",
"fraternize",
"hang (around or out)",
"hobnob",
"hook up",
"mess around",
"pal (around)",
"run",
"sort",
"travel"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affiliate",
"ally",
"attach",
"band",
"bond",
"club",
"collaborate",
"collude",
"confederate",
"conjoin",
"connect",
"cooperate",
"couple",
"gang",
"get along",
"get on",
"group",
"interrelate",
"join",
"knot",
"league",
"link",
"mingle",
"mix",
"rally",
"relate",
"side",
"socialize",
"team",
"tie",
"wed",
"befriend",
"friend"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoid",
"cold-shoulder",
"shun",
"snub",
"alienate",
"estrange",
"break up",
"disband",
"disperse",
"split (up)",
"disjoin",
"dissociate",
"disunite",
"divorce",
"sever",
"split",
"sunder"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
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"to come or be together as friends":{
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"associated",
"chummed",
"companied",
"consociated",
"consorted",
"fraternized",
"hobnobbed",
"hooked up",
"hung (around or out)",
"hanged (around or out)",
"messed around",
"palled (around)",
"ran",
"run",
"sorted",
"traveled",
"travelled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affiliated",
"allied",
"attached",
"banded",
"bonded",
"clubbed",
"collaborated",
"colluded",
"confederated",
"conjoined",
"connected",
"cooperated",
"coupled",
"ganged",
"got along",
"got on",
"grouped",
"interrelated",
"joined",
"knotted",
"leagued",
"linked",
"mingled",
"mixed",
"rallied",
"related",
"sided",
"socialized",
"teamed",
"tied",
"wedded",
"wed",
"befriended",
"friended"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoided",
"cold-shouldered",
"shunned",
"snubbed",
"alienated",
"estranged",
"broke up",
"disbanded",
"dispersed",
"split (up)",
"disjoined",
"dissociated",
"disunited",
"divorced",
"severed",
"split",
"sundered"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"rubs out":{
"to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of":{
"examples":[
"aerial bombs rubbed out the oil refinery"
],
"synonyms":[
"annihilates",
"creams",
"decimates",
"demolishes",
"desolates",
"destroys",
"devastates",
"does in",
"extinguishes",
"nukes",
"pulls down",
"pulverizes",
"razes",
"ruins",
"shatters",
"smashes",
"tears down",
"totals",
"vaporizes",
"wastes",
"wracks",
"wrecks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beats",
"bests",
"clobbers",
"conquers",
"crushes",
"defeats",
"drubs",
"licks",
"masters",
"overbears",
"overcomes",
"overmatches",
"prevails (over)",
"routs",
"scotches",
"skunks",
"subdues",
"surmounts",
"thrashes",
"trims",
"triumphs (over)",
"trounces",
"wallops",
"whips",
"wins (against)",
"blasts",
"blows up",
"breaks",
"cripples",
"damages",
"defaces",
"deteriorates",
"disfigures",
"disintegrates",
"dissolves",
"dynamites",
"harms",
"impairs",
"injures",
"mangles",
"mars",
"mutilates",
"spoils",
"vitiates",
"erodes",
"scours",
"sweeps (away)",
"washes out",
"wears (away)",
"dilapidates",
"disassembles",
"dismantles",
"guts",
"takes down",
"unbuilds",
"undoes",
"unmakes",
"blots out",
"effaces",
"eradicates",
"expunges",
"exterminates",
"extirpates",
"liquidates",
"obliterates",
"removes",
"roots (out)",
"snuffs (out)",
"stamps (out)",
"wipes out",
"despoils",
"havocs",
"loots",
"pillages",
"plunders",
"ravages",
"sacks",
"tramples",
"trashes",
"vandalizes",
"assassinates",
"butchers",
"cuts down",
"dispatches",
"executes",
"fells",
"kills",
"kills off",
"massacres",
"mows (down)",
"murders",
"slaughters",
"slays",
"takes out",
"zaps"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doctors",
"fixes",
"mends",
"patches",
"reconditions",
"repairs",
"revamps",
"creates",
"invents",
"assembles",
"fabricates",
"fashions",
"forges",
"forms",
"frames",
"makes",
"manufactures",
"molds",
"produces",
"shapes",
"brings about",
"constitutes",
"establishes",
"fathers",
"founds",
"institutes",
"organizes",
"conserves",
"preserves",
"protects",
"saves",
"rebuilds",
"reconstructs",
"remodels",
"renovates",
"restores"
],
"antonyms":[
"builds",
"constructs",
"erects",
"puts up",
"raises",
"rears",
"sets up"
]
},
"to put to death deliberately":{
"examples":[
"an elaborate setup to rub out rival mobsters"
],
"synonyms":[
"assassinates",
"bumps off",
"croaks",
"dispatches",
"does in",
"executes",
"gets",
"ices",
"knocks off",
"liquidates",
"murders",
"neutralizes",
"offs",
"puts away",
"slays",
"snuffs",
"takes out",
"terminates",
"whacks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blows away",
"shoots",
"shoots down",
"blots out",
"carries off",
"claims",
"cuts down",
"destroys",
"fells",
"kills",
"smites",
"zaps",
"butchers",
"massacres",
"mows (down)",
"slaughters",
"annihilates",
"eliminates",
"eradicates",
"exterminates",
"wipes out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"animates",
"raises",
"restores",
"resurrects",
"resuscitates",
"revives"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to destroy all traces of":{
"examples":[
"a promise to rub out the city's drug trade"
],
"synonyms":[
"abolishes",
"annihilates",
"blacks out",
"blots out",
"cancels",
"cleans (up)",
"effaces",
"eradicates",
"erases",
"expunges",
"exterminates",
"extirpates",
"liquidates",
"obliterates",
"roots (out)",
"snuffs (out)",
"stamps (out)",
"sweeps (away)",
"wipes out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decimates",
"demolishes",
"destroys",
"devastates",
"ravages",
"dismantles",
"flattens",
"mows (down)",
"razes",
"tears down",
"ruins",
"totals",
"wastes",
"wrecks",
"blasts",
"blows up",
"dashes",
"dynamites",
"smashes",
"atomizes",
"consumes",
"devours",
"dissolves",
"fragments",
"powders",
"pulverizes",
"shatters",
"splinters",
"dooms",
"finishes",
"kills",
"kills off",
"terminates",
"zaps",
"cuts",
"discards",
"ditches",
"ejects",
"excises",
"expels",
"jettisons",
"ousts",
"throws out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conserves",
"preserves",
"protects",
"saves",
"builds",
"constructs",
"creates",
"fabricates",
"fashions",
"forges",
"forms",
"frames",
"makes",
"manufactures",
"shapes",
"fixes",
"mends",
"patches",
"rebuilds",
"reconditions",
"reconstructs",
"renews",
"renovates",
"repairs",
"restores",
"revamps"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"rubberlike":{
"able to revert to original size and shape after being stretched, squeezed, or twisted":{
"examples":[
"a rubberlike material that is used for household products"
],
"synonyms":[
"bouncy",
"elastic",
"flexible",
"resilient",
"rubbery",
"springy",
"stretch",
"stretchable",
"stretchy",
"supple",
"whippy"
],
"near synonyms":[
"adaptable",
"ductile",
"kneadable",
"malleable",
"moldable",
"plastic",
"pliable",
"pliant",
"limber",
"lissome",
"lissom",
"lithe",
"lithesome",
"willowy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"compact",
"firm",
"hard",
"solid",
"unyielding",
"brittle",
"crisp",
"crumbly",
"flaky",
"flakey",
"friable",
"short"
],
"antonyms":[
"inelastic",
"inflexible",
"nonelastic",
"rigid",
"stiff"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"rubs elbows":{
"to take part in social activities":{
"examples":[
"regularly rubs elbows with celebrities",
"The fundraiser was an opportunity to rub shoulders with some of the most influential innovators in the industry."
],
"synonyms":[
"associates",
"fraternizes",
"goes out",
"hobnobs",
"mingles",
"mixes",
"socializes",
"steps out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carouses",
"parties",
"revels",
"circulates"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoids",
"eschews",
"shuns",
"slights",
"snubs"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"ruby":{
"as in red , crimson":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bloodred",
"carmine",
"crimson",
"incarnadine",
"red",
"reddish",
"sanguine",
"sanguineous",
"bloodstained",
"bloody",
"gory",
"sanguinary"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"rubber stamp":{
"a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way":{
"examples":[
"an author who was ultimately just another rubber stamp of Hemingway"
],
"synonyms":[
"aper",
"copycat",
"copyist",
"echo",
"follower",
"imitator",
"wannabe",
"wannabee"
],
"near synonyms":[
"parrot",
"ape",
"emulator",
"impersonator",
"impressionist",
"mimic"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in sign , initial":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"initial",
"sign",
"sign off (on)",
"bless",
"canonize",
"sanctify",
"allow",
"enable",
"legalize",
"license",
"licence",
"pass",
"permit",
"certify",
"endorse",
"indorse",
"validate",
"reapprove",
"accept",
"acknowledge",
"affirm",
"accredit",
"approbate",
"approve",
"authorize",
"clear",
"confirm",
"finalize",
"formalize",
"homologate",
"OK",
"okay",
"ratify",
"sanction",
"warrant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"decline",
"deny",
"disallow",
"disapprove",
"negative",
"reject",
"turn down",
"veto",
"ban",
"enjoin",
"forbid",
"illegalize",
"interdict",
"prohibit",
"proscribe",
"disregard",
"ignore",
"neglect",
"overlook",
"rebuff",
"rebut",
"refuse",
"spurn"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rubbed out":{
"to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of":{
"examples":[
"aerial bombs rubbed out the oil refinery"
],
"synonyms":[
"annihilated",
"creamed",
"decimated",
"demolished",
"desolated",
"destroyed",
"devastated",
"did in",
"extinguished",
"nuked",
"pulled down",
"pulverized",
"razed",
"ruined",
"shattered",
"smashed",
"tore down",
"totaled",
"totalled",
"vaporized",
"wasted",
"wracked",
"wrecked"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beat",
"bested",
"clobbered",
"conquered",
"crushed",
"defeated",
"drubbed",
"licked",
"mastered",
"overbore",
"overcame",
"overmatched",
"prevailed (over)",
"routed",
"scotched",
"skunked",
"subdued",
"surmounted",
"thrashed",
"trimmed",
"triumphed (over)",
"trounced",
"walloped",
"whipped",
"won (against)",
"blasted",
"blew up",
"broke",
"crippled",
"damaged",
"defaced",
"deteriorated",
"disfigured",
"disintegrated",
"dissolved",
"dynamited",
"harmed",
"impaired",
"injured",
"mangled",
"marred",
"mutilated",
"spoiled",
"spoilt",
"vitiated",
"eroded",
"scoured",
"swept (away)",
"washed out",
"wore (away)",
"dilapidated",
"disassembled",
"dismantled",
"gutted",
"took down",
"unbuilt",
"undid",
"unmade",
"blotted out",
"effaced",
"eradicated",
"expunged",
"exterminated",
"extirpated",
"liquidated",
"obliterated",
"removed",
"rooted (out)",
"snuffed (out)",
"stamped (out)",
"wiped out",
"despoiled",
"havocked",
"looted",
"pillaged",
"plundered",
"ravaged",
"sacked",
"trampled",
"trashed",
"vandalized",
"assassinated",
"butchered",
"cut down",
"dispatched",
"executed",
"felled",
"killed",
"killed off",
"massacred",
"mowed (down)",
"murdered",
"slaughtered",
"slew",
"took out",
"zapped"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doctored",
"fixed",
"mended",
"patched",
"reconditioned",
"repaired",
"revamped",
"created",
"invented",
"assembled",
"fabricated",
"fashioned",
"forged",
"formed",
"framed",
"made",
"manufactured",
"molded",
"produced",
"shaped",
"brought about",
"constituted",
"established",
"fathered",
"founded",
"instituted",
"organized",
"conserved",
"preserved",
"protected",
"saved",
"rebuilt",
"reconstructed",
"remodeled",
"renovated",
"restored"
],
"antonyms":[
"built",
"constructed",
"erected",
"put up",
"raised",
"reared",
"set up"
]
},
"to put to death deliberately":{
"examples":[
"an elaborate setup to rub out rival mobsters"
],
"synonyms":[
"assassinated",
"bumped off",
"croaked",
"did in",
"dispatched",
"executed",
"got",
"iced",
"knocked off",
"liquidated",
"murdered",
"neutralized",
"offed",
"put away",
"slew",
"snuffed",
"terminated",
"took out",
"whacked"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blew away",
"shot",
"shot down",
"blotted out",
"carried off",
"claimed",
"cut down",
"destroyed",
"felled",
"killed",
"smote",
"zapped",
"butchered",
"massacred",
"mowed (down)",
"slaughtered",
"annihilated",
"eliminated",
"eradicated",
"exterminated",
"wiped out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"animated",
"raised",
"restored",
"resurrected",
"resuscitated",
"revived"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to destroy all traces of":{
"examples":[
"a promise to rub out the city's drug trade"
],
"synonyms":[
"abolished",
"annihilated",
"blacked out",
"blotted out",
"canceled",
"cancelled",
"cleaned (up)",
"effaced",
"eradicated",
"erased",
"expunged",
"exterminated",
"extirpated",
"liquidated",
"obliterated",
"rooted (out)",
"snuffed (out)",
"stamped (out)",
"swept (away)",
"wiped out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decimated",
"demolished",
"destroyed",
"devastated",
"ravaged",
"dismantled",
"flattened",
"mowed (down)",
"razed",
"tore down",
"ruined",
"totaled",
"totalled",
"wasted",
"wrecked",
"blasted",
"blew up",
"dashed",
"dynamited",
"smashed",
"atomized",
"consumed",
"devoured",
"dissolved",
"fragmented",
"powdered",
"pulverized",
"shattered",
"splintered",
"doomed",
"finished",
"killed",
"killed off",
"terminated",
"zapped",
"cut",
"discarded",
"ditched",
"ejected",
"excised",
"expelled",
"jettisoned",
"ousted",
"threw out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conserved",
"preserved",
"protected",
"saved",
"built",
"constructed",
"created",
"fabricated",
"fashioned",
"forged",
"formed",
"framed",
"made",
"manufactured",
"shaped",
"fixed",
"mended",
"patched",
"rebuilt",
"reconditioned",
"reconstructed",
"renewed",
"renovated",
"repaired",
"restored",
"revamped"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"rubbed the wrong way":{
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"aggravated",
"annoyed",
"ate",
"bothered",
"bugged",
"burned (up)",
"burnt (up)",
"chafed",
"exasperated",
"frosted",
"galled",
"got",
"grated",
"griped",
"hacked (off)",
"irked",
"irritated",
"itched",
"narked",
"nettled",
"peeved",
"persecuted",
"piqued",
"put out",
"rasped",
"riled",
"ruffled",
"spited",
"vexed",
"vext"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hassled",
"heckled",
"nagged",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"provoked",
"roused",
"badgered",
"baited",
"bullyragged",
"ballyragged",
"deviled",
"devilled",
"hagrode",
"harassed",
"harried",
"pestered",
"plagued",
"teased",
"angered",
"antagonized",
"enraged",
"incensed",
"infuriated",
"maddened",
"rankled",
"roiled",
"agitated",
"discomforted",
"discomposed",
"disquieted",
"distressed",
"exercised",
"freaked (out)",
"fretted",
"perturbed",
"undid",
"unhinged",
"unsettled",
"upset",
"worried",
"affronted",
"insulted",
"miffed",
"offended",
"outraged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appeased",
"conciliated",
"mollified",
"obliged",
"pacified",
"placated",
"propitiated",
"delighted",
"gladdened",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"satisfied",
"assured",
"cheered",
"comforted",
"consoled",
"contented",
"quieted",
"reassured",
"solaced",
"soothed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make angry":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"angered",
"enraged",
"incensed",
"inflamed",
"enflamed",
"infuriated",
"ired",
"madded",
"maddened",
"outraged",
"rankled",
"riled",
"roiled",
"steamed up",
"ticked off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affronted",
"aggravated",
"annoyed",
"burned (up)",
"burnt (up)",
"crossed",
"exasperated",
"got",
"huffed",
"irritated",
"miffed",
"nettled",
"offended",
"peeved",
"piqued",
"provoked",
"put out",
"ruffled",
"vexed",
"vext",
"antagonized",
"embittered",
"envenomed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allayed",
"assuaged",
"relieved",
"comforted",
"consoled",
"soothed",
"appeased",
"conciliated",
"mollified",
"pacified",
"placated",
"calmed",
"lulled",
"quieted",
"settled",
"beguiled",
"bewitched",
"captivated",
"charmed",
"disarmed",
"enchanted"
],
"antonyms":[
"delighted",
"gratified",
"pleased"
]
},
"type":[]
},
"rubbed":{
"having a shiny surface or finish":{
"examples":[
"the rubbed brass of the wall sconce showed my reflection"
],
"synonyms":[
"buffed",
"burnished",
"glistening",
"glossy",
"lustrous",
"polished",
"satin",
"satiny",
"sleek"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brushed",
"eggshell",
"semigloss",
"semilustrous",
"silken",
"silky",
"slick",
"slippery",
"glassy",
"glazed",
"lacquered",
"shellacked",
"varnished",
"gleaming",
"glittering",
"reflective",
"shining"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lackluster",
"unvarnished"
],
"antonyms":[
"dim",
"dull",
"flat",
"lusterless",
"matte",
"mat",
"matt"
]
},
"to damage or diminish by continued friction":{
"examples":[
"the brake pads were rubbed away as a result of years of use"
],
"synonyms":[
"abraded",
"chafed",
"corraded",
"eroded",
"frayed",
"frazzled",
"fretted",
"galled",
"rasped",
"wore"
],
"near synonyms":[
"filed",
"gnawed",
"grated",
"grazed",
"ground",
"nibbled",
"sandblasted",
"sandpapered",
"scoured",
"scraped",
"scuffed",
"shaved",
"erased",
"reduced",
"rubbed out",
"wiped (away)",
"wore out",
"ate",
"bit",
"broke down",
"broke up",
"chewed",
"corroded",
"decomposed",
"disintegrated",
"dissolved",
"honed",
"sharpened",
"whetted"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make smooth by friction":{
"examples":[
"the furniture restorer rubbed the board perfectly smooth with sandpaper"
],
"synonyms":[
"buffed",
"filed",
"ground",
"honed",
"rasped",
"sanded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"planed",
"scraped",
"sandblasted",
"scoured",
"burnished",
"dressed",
"glossed",
"polished",
"shone",
"shined",
"smoothed",
"edged",
"sharpened",
"stropped",
"whetted",
"reground"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coarsened",
"roughed (up)",
"roughened",
"scuffed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure":{
"examples":[
"the butler rubbed the silver tea set until it gleamed"
],
"synonyms":[
"buffed",
"burnished",
"dressed",
"furbished",
"glossed",
"ground",
"polished",
"shone",
"shined",
"smoothed",
"smoothened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sleeked",
"slicked",
"coated",
"glazed",
"japanned",
"lacquered",
"varnished",
"faced",
"finished",
"veneered",
"brightened",
"filed",
"rasped",
"sandblasted",
"sanded",
"sandpapered",
"scoured",
"scraped",
"scrubbed",
"bobbed",
"boned",
"lapped"
],
"near antonyms":[
"roughed (up)",
"roughened",
"ruffled",
"scuffed (up)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"rubbing shoulders":{
"to take part in social activities":{
"examples":[
"regularly rubs elbows with celebrities",
"The fundraiser was an opportunity to rub shoulders with some of the most influential innovators in the industry."
],
"synonyms":[
"associating",
"fraternizing",
"going out",
"hobnobbing",
"mingling",
"mixing",
"socializing",
"stepping out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carousing",
"partying",
"reveling",
"revelling",
"circulating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoiding",
"eschewing",
"shunning",
"slighting",
"snubbing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"rub the wrong way":{
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
"examples":[
"Those customers really rubbed their server the wrong way ."
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravate",
"annoy",
"bother",
"bug",
"burn (up)",
"chafe",
"eat",
"exasperate",
"frost",
"gall",
"get",
"grate",
"gripe",
"hack (off)",
"irk",
"irritate",
"itch",
"nark",
"nettle",
"peeve",
"persecute",
"pique",
"put out",
"rasp",
"rile",
"ruffle",
"spite",
"vex"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hassle",
"heckle",
"nag",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"provoke",
"rouse",
"badger",
"bait",
"bullyrag",
"ballyrag",
"devil",
"hagride",
"harass",
"harry",
"pester",
"plague",
"tease",
"anger",
"antagonize",
"enrage",
"incense",
"infuriate",
"madden",
"rankle",
"roil",
"agitate",
"discomfort",
"discompose",
"disquiet",
"distress",
"exercise",
"freak (out)",
"fret",
"perturb",
"undo",
"unhinge",
"unsettle",
"upset",
"worry",
"affront",
"insult",
"miff",
"offend",
"outrage"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appease",
"conciliate",
"mollify",
"oblige",
"pacify",
"placate",
"propitiate",
"delight",
"gladden",
"gratify",
"please",
"satisfy",
"assure",
"cheer",
"comfort",
"console",
"content",
"quiet",
"reassure",
"solace",
"soothe"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make angry":{
"examples":[
"The whole situation just rubbed him the wrong way and he began to shout."
],
"synonyms":[
"anger",
"enrage",
"incense",
"inflame",
"enflame",
"infuriate",
"ire",
"mad",
"madden",
"outrage",
"rankle",
"rile",
"roil",
"steam up",
"tick off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affront",
"aggravate",
"annoy",
"burn (up)",
"cross",
"exasperate",
"get",
"huff",
"irritate",
"miff",
"nettle",
"offend",
"peeve",
"pique",
"provoke",
"put out",
"ruffle",
"vex",
"antagonize",
"embitter",
"envenom"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allay",
"assuage",
"relieve",
"comfort",
"console",
"soothe",
"appease",
"conciliate",
"mollify",
"pacify",
"placate",
"calm",
"lull",
"quiet",
"settle",
"beguile",
"bewitch",
"captivate",
"charm",
"disarm",
"enchant"
],
"antonyms":[
"delight",
"gratify",
"please"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"rub out":{
"the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life":{
"examples":[
"the mafia boss ordered a rubout as casually as you might order a pizza"
],
"synonyms":[
"blood",
"foul play",
"homicide",
"murder",
"slaying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chance-medley",
"killing",
"manslaughter",
"bloodshed",
"butchery",
"carnage",
"decimation",
"destruction",
"massacre",
"slaughter",
"assassination",
"execution",
"hit",
"euthanasia",
"mercy killing",
"filicide",
"fratricide",
"matricide",
"parricide",
"patricide",
"regicide",
"uxoricide"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of":{
"examples":[
"aerial bombs rubbed out the oil refinery"
],
"synonyms":[
"annihilate",
"cream",
"decimate",
"demolish",
"desolate",
"destroy",
"devastate",
"do in",
"extinguish",
"nuke",
"pull down",
"pulverize",
"raze",
"ruin",
"shatter",
"smash",
"tear down",
"total",
"vaporize",
"waste",
"wrack",
"wreck"
],
"near synonyms":[
"beat",
"best",
"clobber",
"conquer",
"crush",
"defeat",
"drub",
"lick",
"master",
"overbear",
"overcome",
"overmatch",
"prevail (over)",
"rout",
"scotch",
"skunk",
"subdue",
"surmount",
"thrash",
"trim",
"triumph (over)",
"trounce",
"wallop",
"whip",
"win (against)",
"blast",
"blow up",
"break",
"cripple",
"damage",
"deface",
"deteriorate",
"disfigure",
"disintegrate",
"dissolve",
"dynamite",
"harm",
"impair",
"injure",
"mangle",
"mar",
"mutilate",
"spoil",
"vitiate",
"erode",
"scour",
"sweep (away)",
"wash out",
"wear (away)",
"dilapidate",
"disassemble",
"dismantle",
"gut",
"take down",
"unbuild",
"undo",
"unmake",
"blot out",
"efface",
"eradicate",
"expunge",
"exterminate",
"extirpate",
"liquidate",
"obliterate",
"remove",
"root (out)",
"snuff (out)",
"stamp (out)",
"wipe out",
"despoil",
"havoc",
"loot",
"pillage",
"plunder",
"ravage",
"sack",
"trample",
"trash",
"vandalize",
"assassinate",
"butcher",
"cut down",
"dispatch",
"execute",
"fell",
"kill",
"kill off",
"massacre",
"mow (down)",
"murder",
"slaughter",
"slay",
"take out",
"zap"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doctor",
"fix",
"mend",
"patch",
"recondition",
"repair",
"revamp",
"create",
"invent",
"assemble",
"fabricate",
"fashion",
"forge",
"form",
"frame",
"make",
"manufacture",
"mold",
"produce",
"shape",
"bring about",
"constitute",
"establish",
"father",
"found",
"institute",
"organize",
"conserve",
"preserve",
"protect",
"save",
"rebuild",
"reconstruct",
"remodel",
"renovate",
"restore"
],
"antonyms":[
"build",
"construct",
"erect",
"put up",
"raise",
"rear",
"set up"
]
},
"to put to death deliberately":{
"examples":[
"an elaborate setup to rub out rival mobsters"
],
"synonyms":[
"assassinate",
"bump off",
"croak",
"dispatch",
"do in",
"execute",
"get",
"ice",
"knock off",
"liquidate",
"murder",
"neutralize",
"off",
"put away",
"slay",
"snuff",
"take out",
"terminate",
"whack"
],
"near synonyms":[
"blow away",
"shoot",
"shoot down",
"blot out",
"carry off",
"claim",
"cut down",
"destroy",
"fell",
"kill",
"smite",
"zap",
"butcher",
"massacre",
"mow (down)",
"slaughter",
"annihilate",
"eliminate",
"eradicate",
"exterminate",
"wipe out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"animate",
"raise",
"restore",
"resurrect",
"resuscitate",
"revive"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to destroy all traces of":{
"examples":[
"a promise to rub out the city's drug trade"
],
"synonyms":[
"abolish",
"annihilate",
"black out",
"blot out",
"cancel",
"clean (up)",
"efface",
"eradicate",
"erase",
"expunge",
"exterminate",
"extirpate",
"liquidate",
"obliterate",
"root (out)",
"snuff (out)",
"stamp (out)",
"sweep (away)",
"wipe out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decimate",
"demolish",
"destroy",
"devastate",
"ravage",
"dismantle",
"flatten",
"mow (down)",
"raze",
"tear down",
"ruin",
"total",
"waste",
"wreck",
"blast",
"blow up",
"dash",
"dynamite",
"smash",
"atomize",
"consume",
"devour",
"dissolve",
"fragment",
"powder",
"pulverize",
"shatter",
"splinter",
"doom",
"finish",
"kill",
"kill off",
"terminate",
"zap",
"cut",
"discard",
"ditch",
"eject",
"excise",
"expel",
"jettison",
"oust",
"throw out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conserve",
"preserve",
"protect",
"save",
"build",
"construct",
"create",
"fabricate",
"fashion",
"forge",
"form",
"frame",
"make",
"manufacture",
"shape",
"fix",
"mend",
"patch",
"rebuild",
"recondition",
"reconstruct",
"renew",
"renovate",
"repair",
"restore",
"revamp"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rub shoulders":{
"to take part in social activities":{
"examples":[
"regularly rubs elbows with celebrities",
"The fundraiser was an opportunity to rub shoulders with some of the most influential innovators in the industry."
],
"synonyms":[
"associate",
"fraternize",
"go out",
"hobnob",
"mingle",
"mix",
"socialize",
"step out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carouse",
"party",
"revel",
"circulate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoid",
"eschew",
"shun",
"slight",
"snub"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"rubbing shoulders (with)":{
"to come or be together as friends":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"associating",
"chumming",
"companying",
"consociating",
"consorting",
"fraternizing",
"hanging (around or out)",
"hobnobbing",
"hooking up",
"messing around",
"palling (around)",
"running",
"sorting",
"traveling",
"travelling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affiliating",
"allying",
"attaching",
"banding",
"bonding",
"clubbing",
"collaborating",
"colluding",
"confederating",
"conjoining",
"connecting",
"cooperating",
"coupling",
"ganging",
"getting along",
"getting on",
"grouping",
"interrelating",
"joining",
"knotting",
"leaguing",
"linking",
"mingling",
"mixing",
"rallying",
"relating",
"siding",
"socializing",
"teaming",
"tying",
"tieing",
"wedding",
"befriending",
"friending"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoiding",
"cold-shouldering",
"shunning",
"snubbing",
"alienating",
"estranging",
"breaking up",
"disbanding",
"dispersing",
"splitting (up)",
"disjoining",
"dissociating",
"disuniting",
"divorcing",
"severing",
"splitting",
"sundering"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"rubric":{
"a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize":{
"examples":[
"the rubrics at the beginning of the chapters are intended to be humorous"
],
"synonyms":[
"caption",
"head",
"header",
"heading",
"headline",
"title"
],
"near synonyms":[
"banner",
"streamer",
"catchword",
"guide word",
"running head",
"greeting",
"salutation",
"superscript",
"superscription",
"subhead",
"subheading",
"subtitle"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing":{
"examples":[
"the rubric , popular among jewelers anyway, that a man should spend a month's salary on his fianc\u00e9e's engagement ring"
],
"synonyms":[
"convention",
"custom",
"heritage",
"prescription",
"rule",
"tradition"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ethic",
"form",
"mode",
"mores",
"norm",
"principles",
"standards",
"values",
"birthright",
"inheritance",
"legacy",
"folklore",
"lore",
"superstition",
"culture",
"lifestyle"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic":{
"examples":[
"all of these books with their conspiracy theories fall under the rubric of speculative fiction"
],
"synonyms":[
"bracket",
"category",
"class",
"classification",
"division",
"family",
"genus",
"grade",
"group",
"kind",
"league",
"order",
"rank(s)",
"set",
"species",
"tier",
"type"
],
"near synonyms":[
"description",
"feather",
"ilk",
"kidney",
"like",
"manner",
"nature",
"sort",
"branch",
"section",
"speciality",
"specialty",
"subclass",
"subdivision",
"subgroup",
"subspecies",
"variety",
"breed",
"race",
"generation",
"heading",
"label",
"title"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rubbing the wrong way":{
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"bothering",
"bugging",
"burning (up)",
"chafing",
"eating",
"exasperating",
"frosting",
"galling",
"getting",
"grating",
"griping",
"hacking (off)",
"irking",
"irritating",
"itching",
"narking",
"nettling",
"peeving",
"persecuting",
"piquing",
"putting out",
"rasping",
"riling",
"ruffling",
"spiting",
"vexing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hassling",
"heckling",
"nagging",
"inflaming",
"enflaming",
"provoking",
"rousing",
"badgering",
"baiting",
"bullyragging",
"ballyragging",
"deviling",
"devilling",
"hagriding",
"harassing",
"harrying",
"pestering",
"plaguing",
"teasing",
"angering",
"antagonizing",
"enraging",
"incensing",
"infuriating",
"maddening",
"rankling",
"roiling",
"agitating",
"discomforting",
"discomposing",
"disquieting",
"distressing",
"exercising",
"freaking (out)",
"fretting",
"perturbing",
"undoing",
"unhinging",
"unsettling",
"upsetting",
"worrying",
"affronting",
"insulting",
"miffing",
"offending",
"outraging"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appeasing",
"conciliating",
"mollifying",
"obliging",
"pacifying",
"placating",
"propitiating",
"delighting",
"gladdening",
"gratifying",
"pleasing",
"satisfying",
"assuring",
"cheering",
"comforting",
"consoling",
"contenting",
"quieting",
"reassuring",
"solacing",
"soothing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make angry":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"angering",
"enraging",
"incensing",
"inflaming",
"enflaming",
"infuriating",
"iring",
"maddening",
"madding",
"outraging",
"rankling",
"riling",
"roiling",
"steaming up",
"ticking off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affronting",
"aggravating",
"annoying",
"burning (up)",
"crossing",
"exasperating",
"getting",
"huffing",
"irritating",
"miffing",
"nettling",
"offending",
"peeving",
"piquing",
"provoking",
"putting out",
"ruffling",
"vexing",
"antagonizing",
"embittering",
"envenoming"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allaying",
"assuaging",
"relieving",
"comforting",
"consoling",
"soothing",
"appeasing",
"conciliating",
"mollifying",
"pacifying",
"placating",
"calming",
"lulling",
"quieting",
"settling",
"beguiling",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charming",
"disarming",
"enchanting"
],
"antonyms":[
"delighting",
"gratifying",
"pleasing"
]
},
"type":[]
},
"rubbishy":{
"of low quality":{
"examples":[
"rubbishy merchandise that is mainly bought by tourists"
],
"synonyms":[
"bad",
"bargain-basement",
"bum",
"cheap",
"cheapjack",
"cheesy",
"coarse",
"common",
"crappy",
"cut-rate",
"el cheapo",
"execrable",
"gimcrack",
"inferior",
"junky",
"lousy",
"low-grade",
"low-rent",
"mediocre",
"miserable",
"poor",
"rotten",
"schlock",
"schlocky",
"shlock",
"shlocky",
"second-rate",
"shoddy",
"sleazy",
"terrible",
"trashy",
"trumpery",
"wretched"
],
"near synonyms":[
"useless",
"valueless",
"worthless",
"indifferent",
"lackluster",
"second-class",
"brummagem",
"flashy",
"garish",
"gaudy",
"glitzy",
"kitsch",
"kitschy",
"meretricious",
"ostentatious",
"showy",
"splashy",
"swank",
"swanky",
"tawdry",
"seedy",
"shabby",
"tacky",
"counterfeit",
"fake",
"phony",
"phoney",
"sham",
"supercheap",
"ultracheap"
],
"near antonyms":[
"elegant",
"handsome",
"tasteful",
"handcrafted",
"polished",
"refined"
],
"antonyms":[
"excellent",
"fine",
"first-class",
"first-rate",
"good",
"high-grade",
"superior",
"top-notch"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"rubs":{
"something that is a source of irritation":{
"examples":[
"even what seems to be a dream job usually turns out to have its fair share of rubs"
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravations",
"aggros",
"annoyances",
"botherations",
"bothers",
"bugbears",
"exasperations",
"frustrations",
"hair shirts",
"hassles",
"headaches",
"inconveniences",
"irks",
"irritants",
"nuisances",
"peeves",
"pests",
"ruffles",
"thorns",
"trials",
"vexations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"discomforts",
"fleabites",
"pinpricks",
"affronts",
"insults",
"offenses",
"offences",
"upsets",
"worries",
"afflictions",
"albatross",
"albatrosses",
"burdens",
"crosses",
"curses",
"menaces",
"millstones",
"plagues",
"sores",
"anxieties",
"plights",
"predicaments",
"tribulations",
"troubles",
"hang-ups",
"pet peeves",
"problems",
"annoyers",
"disturbers",
"harassers",
"mischiefs",
"offenders",
"pandora's boxes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"delights",
"joys",
"pleasures"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to damage or diminish by continued friction":{
"examples":[
"the brake pads were rubbed away as a result of years of use"
],
"synonyms":[
"abrades",
"chafes",
"corrades",
"erodes",
"frays",
"frazzles",
"frets",
"galls",
"rasps",
"wears"
],
"near synonyms":[
"files",
"gnaws",
"grates",
"grazes",
"grinds",
"nibbles",
"sandblasts",
"sandpapers",
"scours",
"scrapes",
"scuffs",
"shaves",
"erases",
"reduces",
"rubs out",
"wears out",
"wipes (away)",
"bites",
"breaks down",
"breaks up",
"chews",
"corrodes",
"decomposes",
"disintegrates",
"dissolves",
"eats",
"hones",
"sharpens",
"whets"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make smooth by friction":{
"examples":[
"the furniture restorer rubbed the board perfectly smooth with sandpaper"
],
"synonyms":[
"buffs",
"files",
"grinds",
"hones",
"rasps",
"sands"
],
"near synonyms":[
"planes",
"scrapes",
"sandblasts",
"scours",
"burnishes",
"dresses",
"glosses",
"polishes",
"shines",
"smooths",
"smoothes",
"edges",
"sharpens",
"strops",
"whets",
"regrinds"
],
"near antonyms":[
"coarsens",
"roughens",
"roughs (up)",
"scuffs"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure":{
"examples":[
"the butler rubbed the silver tea set until it gleamed"
],
"synonyms":[
"buffs",
"burnishes",
"dresses",
"furbishes",
"glosses",
"grinds",
"polishes",
"shines",
"smoothens",
"smooths",
"smoothes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sleeks",
"slicks",
"coats",
"glazes",
"japans",
"lacquers",
"varnishes",
"faces",
"finishes",
"veneers",
"brightens",
"files",
"rasps",
"sandblasts",
"sandpapers",
"sands",
"scours",
"scrapes",
"scrubs",
"bobs",
"bones",
"laps"
],
"near antonyms":[
"roughens",
"roughs (up)",
"ruffles",
"scuffs (up)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rubbernecks":{
"a person who travels for pleasure":{
"examples":[
"every year raucous rubbernecks by the busload descend upon the city for its famed Mardi Gras"
],
"synonyms":[
"excursionists",
"rubberneckers",
"sightseers",
"tourists",
"travelers",
"travellers",
"trippers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"holidayers",
"holidaymakers",
"vacationers",
"vacationists",
"guests",
"hostelers",
"hostellers",
"visitors",
"transients",
"journeyers",
"pilgrims",
"wayfarers",
"snowbirds",
"sunseekers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to look long and hard in wonder or surprise":{
"examples":[
"thoughtless drivers pausing on the highway to rubberneck at the accident"
],
"synonyms":[
"blinks",
"gapes",
"gawks",
"gawps",
"gazes",
"goggles",
"peers",
"stares"
],
"near synonyms":[
"glares",
"gloats",
"glowers",
"considers",
"eyes",
"fixates",
"observes",
"regards",
"watches",
"leers",
"ogles",
"peruses",
"pores (over)",
"studies",
"outfaces",
"outstares",
"stares down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"glances",
"glimpses",
"peeks",
"peeps",
"browses",
"dips (into)",
"scans",
"winks (at)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rubble":{
"the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed":{
"examples":[
"clearing the rubble after the earthquake"
],
"synonyms":[
"ashes",
"debris",
"detritus",
"flotsam",
"remains",
"residue",
"ruins",
"wreck",
"wreckage"
],
"near synonyms":[
"jetsam",
"leavings",
"remnant",
"chaff",
"deadwood",
"dross",
"dust",
"garbage",
"junk",
"litter",
"refuse",
"riffraff",
"rubbish",
"scrap",
"trash",
"waste"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rubbing elbows (with)":{
"to come or be together as friends":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"associating",
"chumming",
"companying",
"consociating",
"consorting",
"fraternizing",
"hanging (around or out)",
"hobnobbing",
"hooking up",
"messing around",
"palling (around)",
"running",
"sorting",
"traveling",
"travelling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affiliating",
"allying",
"attaching",
"banding",
"bonding",
"clubbing",
"collaborating",
"colluding",
"confederating",
"conjoining",
"connecting",
"cooperating",
"coupling",
"ganging",
"getting along",
"getting on",
"grouping",
"interrelating",
"joining",
"knotting",
"leaguing",
"linking",
"mingling",
"mixing",
"rallying",
"relating",
"siding",
"socializing",
"teaming",
"tying",
"tieing",
"wedding",
"befriending",
"friending"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoiding",
"cold-shouldering",
"shunning",
"snubbing",
"alienating",
"estranging",
"breaking up",
"disbanding",
"dispersing",
"splitting (up)",
"disjoining",
"dissociating",
"disuniting",
"divorcing",
"severing",
"splitting",
"sundering"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"rubberneckers":{
"a person who travels for pleasure":{
"examples":[
"a shop selling the kind of tacky souvenirs that rubberneckers can't seem to get enough of"
],
"synonyms":[
"excursionists",
"rubbernecks",
"sightseers",
"tourists",
"travelers",
"travellers",
"trippers"
],
"near synonyms":[
"holidayers",
"holidaymakers",
"vacationers",
"vacationists",
"guests",
"hostelers",
"hostellers",
"visitors",
"transients",
"journeyers",
"pilgrims",
"wayfarers",
"snowbirds",
"sunseekers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rubouts":{
"the intentional and unlawful taking of another person's life":{
"examples":[
"the mafia boss ordered a rubout as casually as you might order a pizza"
],
"synonyms":[
"blood",
"foul play",
"homicides",
"murders",
"slayings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"chance-medleys",
"killings",
"manslaughters",
"bloodsheds",
"butcheries",
"carnages",
"decimations",
"destructions",
"massacres",
"slaughters",
"assassinations",
"executions",
"hits",
"euthanasias",
"mercy killings",
"filicides",
"fratricides",
"matricides",
"parricides",
"patricides",
"regicides",
"uxoricides"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"Rubenesque":{
"as in buxom , zaftig":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ample",
"bosomy",
"built",
"busty",
"buxom",
"chesty",
"corn-fed",
"curvaceous",
"curvy",
"full-figured",
"ripe",
"shapely",
"stacked",
"voluptuous",
"well-endowed",
"zaftig",
"zoftig",
"blubbery",
"chubby",
"corpulent",
"fat",
"fleshy",
"full",
"gross",
"lardy",
"obese",
"overweight",
"plump",
"podgy",
"portly",
"pudgy",
"replete",
"roly-poly",
"rotund",
"round",
"tubby",
"Junoesque",
"statuesque",
"beefy",
"bulky",
"chunky",
"heavy",
"heavyset",
"plumpish",
"stocky",
"stout",
"thick",
"thickset",
"weighty",
"brawny",
"burly",
"hefty",
"husky",
"dumpy",
"squat",
"stubby",
"hippy",
"paunchy",
"potbellied",
"flabby",
"soft",
"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",
"lean",
"skinny",
"slender",
"slim",
"spare",
"thin"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"rubes":{
"an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country":{
"examples":[
"rural voters were tired of being treated as rubes by state officials, who showed interest in them only at election time"
],
"synonyms":[
"bumpkins",
"chawbacons",
"churls",
"clodhoppers",
"cornballs",
"countrymen",
"hayseed",
"hayseeds",
"hicks",
"provincials",
"rustics",
"yokels"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boors",
"clods",
"clowns",
"gawks",
"louts",
"oafs",
"greenhorns",
"tenderfeet",
"tenderfoots",
"peasants",
"peons",
"peones",
"backwoodsmen",
"mountaineers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"slickers",
"smoothies",
"metropolitans",
"suburbanites",
"urbanites"
],
"antonyms":[
"cosmopolitans",
"cosmopolites",
"sophisticates"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rubbing elbows":{
"to take part in social activities":{
"examples":[
"regularly rubs elbows with celebrities",
"The fundraiser was an opportunity to rub shoulders with some of the most influential innovators in the industry."
],
"synonyms":[
"associating",
"fraternizing",
"going out",
"hobnobbing",
"mingling",
"mixing",
"socializing",
"stepping out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"carousing",
"partying",
"reveling",
"revelling",
"circulating"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoiding",
"eschewing",
"shunning",
"slighting",
"snubbing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"rubbed elbows (with)":{
"to come or be together as friends":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"associated",
"chummed",
"companied",
"consociated",
"consorted",
"fraternized",
"hobnobbed",
"hooked up",
"hung (around or out)",
"hanged (around or out)",
"messed around",
"palled (around)",
"ran",
"run",
"sorted",
"traveled",
"travelled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affiliated",
"allied",
"attached",
"banded",
"bonded",
"clubbed",
"collaborated",
"colluded",
"confederated",
"conjoined",
"connected",
"cooperated",
"coupled",
"ganged",
"got along",
"got on",
"grouped",
"interrelated",
"joined",
"knotted",
"leagued",
"linked",
"mingled",
"mixed",
"rallied",
"related",
"sided",
"socialized",
"teamed",
"tied",
"wedded",
"wed",
"befriended",
"friended"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoided",
"cold-shouldered",
"shunned",
"snubbed",
"alienated",
"estranged",
"broke up",
"disbanded",
"dispersed",
"split (up)",
"disjoined",
"dissociated",
"disunited",
"divorced",
"severed",
"split",
"sundered"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"rubs the wrong way":{
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
"examples":[
"Those customers really rubbed their server the wrong way ."
],
"synonyms":[
"aggravates",
"annoys",
"bothers",
"bugs",
"burns (up)",
"chafes",
"eats",
"exasperates",
"frosts",
"galls",
"gets",
"grates",
"gripes",
"hacks (off)",
"irks",
"irritates",
"itches",
"narks",
"nettles",
"peeves",
"persecutes",
"piques",
"puts out",
"rasps",
"riles",
"ruffles",
"spites",
"vexes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hassles",
"heckles",
"nags",
"inflames",
"enflames",
"provokes",
"rouses",
"badgers",
"baits",
"bullyrags",
"ballyrags",
"devils",
"hagrides",
"harasses",
"harries",
"pesters",
"plagues",
"teases",
"angers",
"antagonizes",
"enrages",
"incenses",
"infuriates",
"maddens",
"rankles",
"roils",
"agitates",
"discomforts",
"discomposes",
"disquiets",
"distresses",
"exercises",
"freaks (out)",
"frets",
"perturbs",
"undoes",
"unhinges",
"unsettles",
"upsets",
"worries",
"affronts",
"insults",
"miffs",
"offends",
"outrages"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appeases",
"conciliates",
"mollifies",
"obliges",
"pacifies",
"placates",
"propitiates",
"delights",
"gladdens",
"gratifies",
"pleases",
"satisfies",
"assures",
"cheers",
"comforts",
"consoles",
"contents",
"quiets",
"reassures",
"solaces",
"soothes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to make angry":{
"examples":[
"The whole situation just rubbed him the wrong way and he began to shout."
],
"synonyms":[
"angers",
"enrages",
"incenses",
"inflames",
"enflames",
"infuriates",
"ires",
"maddens",
"mads",
"outrages",
"rankles",
"riles",
"roils",
"steams up",
"ticks off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affronts",
"aggravates",
"annoys",
"burns (up)",
"crosses",
"exasperates",
"gets",
"huffs",
"irritates",
"miffs",
"nettles",
"offends",
"peeves",
"piques",
"provokes",
"puts out",
"ruffles",
"vexes",
"antagonizes",
"embitters",
"envenoms"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allays",
"assuages",
"relieves",
"comforts",
"consoles",
"soothes",
"appeases",
"conciliates",
"mollifies",
"pacifies",
"placates",
"calms",
"lulls",
"quiets",
"settles",
"beguiles",
"bewitches",
"captivates",
"charms",
"disarms",
"enchants"
],
"antonyms":[
"delights",
"gratifies",
"pleases"
]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"rubbing":{
"to damage or diminish by continued friction":{
"examples":[
"the brake pads were rubbed away as a result of years of use"
],
"synonyms":[
"abrading",
"chafing",
"corrading",
"eroding",
"fraying",
"frazzling",
"fretting",
"galling",
"rasping",
"wearing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"filing",
"gnawing",
"grating",
"grazing",
"grinding",
"nibbling",
"sandblasting",
"sandpapering",
"scouring",
"scraping",
"scuffing",
"shaving",
"erasing",
"reducing",
"rubbing out",
"wearing out",
"wiping (away)",
"biting",
"breaking down",
"breaking up",
"chewing",
"corroding",
"decomposing",
"disintegrating",
"dissolving",
"eating",
"honing",
"sharpening",
"whetting"
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"the furniture restorer rubbed the board perfectly smooth with sandpaper"
],
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"buffing",
"filing",
"grinding",
"honing",
"rasping",
"sanding"
],
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"planing",
"scraping",
"sandblasting",
"scouring",
"burnishing",
"dressing",
"glossing",
"polishing",
"shining",
"smoothing",
"edging",
"sharpening",
"stropping",
"whetting",
"regrinding"
],
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"coarsening",
"roughening",
"roughing (up)",
"scuffing"
],
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},
"to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure":{
"examples":[
"the butler rubbed the silver tea set until it gleamed"
],
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"buffing",
"burnishing",
"dressing",
"furbishing",
"glossing",
"grinding",
"polishing",
"shining",
"smoothening",
"smoothing"
],
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"sleeking",
"slicking",
"coating",
"glazing",
"japanning",
"lacquering",
"varnishing",
"facing",
"finishing",
"veneering",
"brightening",
"filing",
"rasping",
"sandblasting",
"sanding",
"sandpapering",
"scouring",
"scraping",
"scrubbing",
"bobbing",
"boning",
"lapping"
],
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"roughening",
"roughing (up)",
"ruffling",
"scuffing (up)"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"rubber":{
"as in runoff , round-robin":{
"examples":[],
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"near synonyms":[
"round-robin",
"runoff",
"sudden death",
"rally",
"volley",
"dead heat",
"photo finish",
"seesaw",
"heat",
"round",
"run",
"set",
"classic",
"marathon",
"race",
"ultramarathon",
"biathlon",
"decathlon",
"heptathlon",
"pentathlon",
"triathlon",
"derby",
"field day",
"gymkhana",
"open",
"outing",
"final",
"nightcap",
"play-off",
"semifinal",
"championship",
"national(s)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rubs elbows (with)":{
"to come or be together as friends":{
"examples":[
"She had the opportunity to rub elbows with some of the world's greatest chefs at the annual conference."
],
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"associates",
"chums",
"companies",
"consociates",
"consorts",
"fraternizes",
"hangs (around or out)",
"hobnobs",
"hooks up",
"messes around",
"pals (around)",
"runs",
"sorts",
"travels"
],
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"affiliates",
"allies",
"attaches",
"bands",
"bonds",
"clubs",
"collaborates",
"colludes",
"confederates",
"conjoins",
"connects",
"cooperates",
"couples",
"gangs",
"gets along",
"gets on",
"groups",
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"joins",
"knots",
"leagues",
"links",
"mingles",
"mixes",
"rallies",
"relates",
"sides",
"socializes",
"teams",
"ties",
"weds",
"befriends",
"friends"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoids",
"cold-shoulders",
"shuns",
"snubs",
"alienates",
"estranges",
"breaks up",
"disbands",
"disperses",
"splits (up)",
"disjoins",
"dissociates",
"disunites",
"divorces",
"severs",
"splits",
"sunders"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"rub elbows":{
"to take part in social activities":{
"examples":[
"regularly rubs elbows with celebrities",
"The fundraiser was an opportunity to rub shoulders with some of the most influential innovators in the industry."
],
"synonyms":[
"associate",
"fraternize",
"go out",
"hobnob",
"mingle",
"mix",
"socialize",
"step out"
],
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"carouse",
"party",
"revel",
"circulate"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoid",
"eschew",
"shun",
"slight",
"snub"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
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"as in eavesdropping":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"eavesdropping",
"interference",
"intrusiveness",
"meddlesomeness",
"obtrusiveness",
"officiousness",
"inquiry",
"interrogation",
"prying",
"questioning",
"attentiveness",
"concern",
"interest",
"regard",
"wonderment",
"curiosity",
"curiousness",
"inquisitiveness",
"nosiness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"incuriosity",
"incuriousness",
"apathy",
"disinterestedness",
"disregard",
"indifference",
"unconcern"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to look long and hard in wonder or surprise":{
"examples":[
"thoughtless drivers pausing on the highway to rubberneck at the accident"
],
"synonyms":[
"blinking",
"gaping",
"gawking",
"gawping",
"gazing",
"goggling",
"peering",
"staring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"glaring",
"gloating",
"glowering",
"considering",
"eyeing",
"eying",
"fixating",
"observing",
"regarding",
"watching",
"leering",
"ogling",
"perusing",
"poring (over)",
"studying",
"outfacing",
"outstaring",
"staring down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"glancing",
"glimpsing",
"peeking",
"peeping",
"browsing",
"dipping (into)",
"scanning",
"winking (at)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rubbernecker":{
"a person who travels for pleasure":{
"examples":[
"a shop selling the kind of tacky souvenirs that rubberneckers can't seem to get enough of"
],
"synonyms":[
"excursionist",
"rubberneck",
"sightseer",
"tourist",
"traveler",
"traveller",
"tripper"
],
"near synonyms":[
"holidayer",
"holidaymaker",
"vacationer",
"vacationist",
"guest",
"hosteler",
"hosteller",
"visitor",
"transient",
"journeyer",
"pilgrim",
"wayfarer",
"snowbird",
"sunseeker"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rubbed elbows":{
"to take part in social activities":{
"examples":[
"regularly rubs elbows with celebrities",
"The fundraiser was an opportunity to rub shoulders with some of the most influential innovators in the industry."
],
"synonyms":[
"associated",
"fraternized",
"hobnobbed",
"mingled",
"mixed",
"socialized",
"stepped out",
"went out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"caroused",
"partied",
"reveled",
"revelled",
"circulated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoided",
"eschewed",
"shunned",
"slighted",
"snubbed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"rubber-stamps":{
"a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way":{
"examples":[
"an author who was ultimately just another rubber stamp of Hemingway"
],
"synonyms":[
"apers",
"copycats",
"copyists",
"echoes",
"echos",
"followers",
"imitators",
"wannabes",
"wannabees"
],
"near synonyms":[
"parrots",
"apes",
"emulators",
"impersonators",
"impressionists",
"mimics"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in signs , initials":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"initials",
"signs",
"signs off (on)",
"blesses",
"canonizes",
"sanctifies",
"allows",
"enables",
"legalizes",
"licenses",
"licences",
"passes",
"permits",
"certifies",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"validates",
"reapproves",
"accepts",
"acknowledges",
"affirms",
"accredits",
"approbates",
"approves",
"authorizes",
"clears",
"confirms",
"finalizes",
"formalizes",
"homologates",
"OKs",
"okays",
"ratifies",
"sanctions",
"warrants"
],
"near antonyms":[
"declines",
"denies",
"disallows",
"disapproves",
"negatives",
"rejects",
"turns down",
"vetoes",
"bans",
"enjoins",
"forbids",
"illegalizes",
"interdicts",
"prohibits",
"proscribes",
"disregards",
"ignores",
"neglects",
"overlooks",
"rebuffs",
"rebuts",
"refuses",
"spurns"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"rubbernecked":{
"to look long and hard in wonder or surprise":{
"examples":[
"thoughtless drivers pausing on the highway to rubberneck at the accident"
],
"synonyms":[
"blinked",
"gaped",
"gawked",
"gawped",
"gazed",
"goggled",
"peered",
"stared"
],
"near synonyms":[
"glared",
"gloated",
"glowered",
"considered",
"eyed",
"fixated",
"observed",
"regarded",
"watched",
"leered",
"ogled",
"perused",
"pored (over)",
"studied",
"outfaced",
"outstared",
"stared down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"glanced",
"glimpsed",
"peeked",
"peeped",
"browsed",
"dipped (into)",
"scanned",
"winked (at)"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"rubbed shoulders":{
"to take part in social activities":{
"examples":[
"regularly rubs elbows with celebrities",
"The fundraiser was an opportunity to rub shoulders with some of the most influential innovators in the industry."
],
"synonyms":[
"associated",
"fraternized",
"hobnobbed",
"mingled",
"mixed",
"socialized",
"stepped out",
"went out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"caroused",
"partied",
"reveled",
"revelled",
"circulated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoided",
"eschewed",
"shunned",
"slighted",
"snubbed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"rubrics":{
"a word or series of words often in larger letters placed at the beginning of a passage or at the top of a page in order to introduce or categorize":{
"examples":[
"the rubrics at the beginning of the chapters are intended to be humorous"
],
"synonyms":[
"captions",
"headers",
"headings",
"headlines",
"heads",
"titles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"banners",
"streamers",
"catchwords",
"guide words",
"running heads",
"greetings",
"salutations",
"superscriptions",
"superscripts",
"subheadings",
"subheads",
"subtitles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an inherited or established way of thinking, feeling, or doing":{
"examples":[
"the rubric , popular among jewelers anyway, that a man should spend a month's salary on his fianc\u00e9e's engagement ring"
],
"synonyms":[
"conventions",
"customs",
"heritages",
"prescriptions",
"rules",
"traditions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ethics",
"forms",
"modes",
"mores",
"norms",
"principles",
"standards",
"values",
"birthrights",
"inheritances",
"legacies",
"folklores",
"lores",
"superstitions",
"cultures",
"lifestyles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"one of the units into which a whole is divided on the basis of a common characteristic":{
"examples":[
"all of these books with their conspiracy theories fall under the rubric of speculative fiction"
],
"synonyms":[
"brackets",
"categories",
"classes",
"classifications",
"divisions",
"families",
"genera",
"genuses",
"grades",
"groups",
"kinds",
"leagues",
"orders",
"ranks",
"sets",
"species",
"tiers",
"types"
],
"near synonyms":[
"descriptions",
"feathers",
"ilks",
"kidneys",
"likes",
"manners",
"natures",
"sorts",
"branches",
"sections",
"specialities",
"specialties",
"subclasses",
"subdivisions",
"subgroups",
"subspecieses",
"varieties",
"breeds",
"races",
"generations",
"headings",
"labels",
"titles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rube":{
"an awkward or simple person especially from a small town or the country":{
"examples":[
"rural voters were tired of being treated as rubes by state officials, who showed interest in them only at election time"
],
"synonyms":[
"bumpkin",
"chawbacon",
"churl",
"clodhopper",
"cornball",
"countryman",
"hayseed",
"hick",
"provincial",
"rustic",
"yokel"
],
"near synonyms":[
"boor",
"clod",
"clown",
"gawk",
"lout",
"oaf",
"greenhorn",
"tenderfoot",
"peasant",
"peon",
"backwoodsman",
"mountaineer"
],
"near antonyms":[
"slicker",
"smoothy",
"smoothie",
"metropolitan",
"suburbanite",
"urbanite"
],
"antonyms":[
"cosmopolitan",
"cosmopolite",
"sophisticate"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"rub elbows (with)":{
"to come or be together as friends":{
"examples":[
"She had the opportunity to rub elbows with some of the world's greatest chefs at the annual conference."
],
"synonyms":[
"associate",
"chum",
"company",
"consociate",
"consort",
"fraternize",
"hang (around or out)",
"hobnob",
"hook up",
"mess around",
"pal (around)",
"run",
"sort",
"travel"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affiliate",
"ally",
"attach",
"band",
"bond",
"club",
"collaborate",
"collude",
"confederate",
"conjoin",
"connect",
"cooperate",
"couple",
"gang",
"get along",
"get on",
"group",
"interrelate",
"join",
"knot",
"league",
"link",
"mingle",
"mix",
"rally",
"relate",
"side",
"socialize",
"team",
"tie",
"wed",
"befriend",
"friend"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoid",
"cold-shoulder",
"shun",
"snub",
"alienate",
"estrange",
"break up",
"disband",
"disperse",
"split (up)",
"disjoin",
"dissociate",
"disunite",
"divorce",
"sever",
"split",
"sunder"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"rubs shoulders (with)":{
"to come or be together as friends":{
"examples":[
"She had the opportunity to rub elbows with some of the world's greatest chefs at the annual conference."
],
"synonyms":[
"associates",
"chums",
"companies",
"consociates",
"consorts",
"fraternizes",
"hangs (around or out)",
"hobnobs",
"hooks up",
"messes around",
"pals (around)",
"runs",
"sorts",
"travels"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affiliates",
"allies",
"attaches",
"bands",
"bonds",
"clubs",
"collaborates",
"colludes",
"confederates",
"conjoins",
"connects",
"cooperates",
"couples",
"gangs",
"gets along",
"gets on",
"groups",
"interrelates",
"joins",
"knots",
"leagues",
"links",
"mingles",
"mixes",
"rallies",
"relates",
"sides",
"socializes",
"teams",
"ties",
"weds",
"befriends",
"friends"
],
"near antonyms":[
"avoids",
"cold-shoulders",
"shuns",
"snubs",
"alienates",
"estranges",
"breaks up",
"disbands",
"disperses",
"splits (up)",
"disjoins",
"dissociates",
"disunites",
"divorces",
"severs",
"splits",
"sunders"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"phrase"
]
},
"rubber-stamped":{
"as in signed , initialed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"initialed",
"initialled",
"signed",
"signed off (on)",
"blessed",
"blest",
"canonized",
"sanctified",
"allowed",
"enabled",
"legalized",
"licensed",
"licenced",
"passed",
"permitted",
"certified",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"validated",
"reapproved",
"accepted",
"acknowledged",
"affirmed",
"accredited",
"approbated",
"approved",
"authorized",
"cleared",
"confirmed",
"finalized",
"formalized",
"homologated",
"OK'd",
"okayed",
"ratified",
"sanctioned",
"warranted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"declined",
"denied",
"disallowed",
"disapproved",
"negatived",
"rejected",
"turned down",
"vetoed",
"banned",
"enjoined",
"forbade",
"forbad",
"illegalized",
"interdicted",
"prohibited",
"proscribed",
"disregarded",
"ignored",
"neglected",
"overlooked",
"rebuffed",
"rebutted",
"refused",
"spurned"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"rubber stamps":{
"a person who adopts the appearance or behavior of another especially in an obvious way":{
"examples":[
"an author who was ultimately just another rubber stamp of Hemingway"
],
"synonyms":[
"apers",
"copycats",
"copyists",
"echoes",
"echos",
"followers",
"imitators",
"wannabes",
"wannabees"
],
"near synonyms":[
"parrots",
"apes",
"emulators",
"impersonators",
"impressionists",
"mimics"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in signs , initials":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"initials",
"signs",
"signs off (on)",
"blesses",
"canonizes",
"sanctifies",
"allows",
"enables",
"legalizes",
"licenses",
"licences",
"passes",
"permits",
"certifies",
"endorses",
"indorses",
"validates",
"reapproves",
"accepts",
"acknowledges",
"affirms",
"accredits",
"approbates",
"approves",
"authorizes",
"clears",
"confirms",
"finalizes",
"formalizes",
"homologates",
"OKs",
"okays",
"ratifies",
"sanctions",
"warrants"
],
"near antonyms":[
"declines",
"denies",
"disallows",
"disapproves",
"negatives",
"rejects",
"turns down",
"vetoes",
"bans",
"enjoins",
"forbids",
"illegalizes",
"interdicts",
"prohibits",
"proscribes",
"disregards",
"ignores",
"neglects",
"overlooks",
"rebuffs",
"rebuts",
"refuses",
"spurns"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
}
}