dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/wei_MWT.json
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{
"weigh":{
"to be of importance":{
"examples":[
"evidence that will weigh heavily against the defendant"
],
"synonyms":[
"count",
"import",
"matter",
"mean",
"signify"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affect",
"concern",
"influence",
"sway",
"add up (to)",
"amount (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give serious and careful thought to":{
"examples":[
"weighed the options for weeks before making a decision"
],
"synonyms":[
"chew over",
"cogitate",
"consider",
"contemplate",
"debate",
"deliberate",
"entertain",
"eye",
"kick around",
"meditate",
"mull (over)",
"perpend",
"ponder",
"pore (over)",
"question",
"revolve",
"ruminate",
"study",
"think (about or over)",
"turn",
"wrestle (with)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"muse (upon)",
"reflect (on or upon)",
"reminisce",
"analyze",
"explore",
"review",
"conclude",
"reason",
"second-guess",
"speculate (about)",
"brood (about or over)",
"dwell (on or upon)",
"fixate (on or upon)",
"fret (about or over)",
"obsess (about or over)",
"believe",
"conceive",
"opine",
"absorb",
"assimilate",
"digest",
"drink (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregard",
"ignore",
"overlook",
"slight",
"dismiss",
"pooh-pooh",
"pooh",
"reject"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weight":{
"the amount that something weighs":{
"examples":[
"because of a back condition, I'm not allowed to lift anything with a weight of over 10 pounds"
],
"synonyms":[
"avoirdupois",
"heaviness",
"heft"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bulk",
"mass",
"poundage",
"tonnage",
"deadweight",
"heftiness",
"massiveness",
"ponderousness",
"weightiness",
"solidity",
"solidness",
"substantiality",
"substantialness"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the quality or state of being important":{
"examples":[
"a matter of little weight that is a preoccupation solely of the news media"
],
"synonyms":[
"account",
"consequence",
"import",
"importance",
"magnitude",
"moment",
"momentousness",
"significance",
"weightiness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"celebrity",
"distinction",
"eminence",
"fame",
"note",
"noteworthiness",
"notoriety",
"preeminence",
"prominence",
"renown",
"store",
"substance",
"substantiveness",
"value",
"worth",
"worthiness",
"gravity",
"seriousness",
"authority",
"control",
"dominion",
"mastery",
"potency",
"power",
"sway",
"mark",
"name",
"report",
"reputation",
"repute",
"centrality",
"essentiality",
"essentialness",
"cachet",
"position",
"prestige",
"rank",
"standing",
"stature",
"status",
"glory",
"greatness",
"honor",
"illustriousness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"paltriness",
"pettiness",
"valuelessness",
"worthlessness",
"discredit",
"disgrace",
"dishonor",
"disrepute",
"ignominy",
"infamy",
"odium",
"opprobrium",
"shame",
"anonymity",
"obscurity"
],
"antonyms":[
"insignificance",
"littleness",
"puniness",
"slightness",
"smallness",
"triviality"
]
},
"a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported":{
"examples":[
"those books are a heavy weight to have to carry around all day"
],
"synonyms":[
"burden",
"cargo",
"draft",
"freight",
"haul",
"lading",
"load",
"loading",
"payload"
],
"near synonyms":[
"consignment",
"boatload",
"carload",
"shipload",
"trainload",
"truckload",
"wagonload",
"ballast",
"deadweight",
"overload",
"surcharge",
"bale",
"bundle",
"pack",
"package",
"packet",
"parcel",
"shipment",
"manifest",
"body",
"bulk",
"mass"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a special notice or importance given to something":{
"examples":[
"put extra weight on the matter by putting it at the top of the agenda"
],
"synonyms":[
"accent",
"accentuation",
"emphasis",
"stress",
"underscoring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attention",
"concentration",
"focus",
"spotlight",
"consequence",
"import",
"moment",
"note",
"significance",
"value",
"worth",
"precedence",
"primacy",
"priority",
"top billing",
"consideration",
"heed",
"regard"
],
"near antonyms":[
"minimization",
"underemphasis",
"disregard",
"indifference"
],
"antonyms":[
"de-emphasis"
]
},
"the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts":{
"examples":[
"the weight of the evidence supports my conclusion"
],
"synonyms":[
"body",
"brunt",
"bulk",
"chief",
"core",
"generality",
"heft",
"main",
"mass",
"staple"
],
"near synonyms":[
"majority",
"aggregate",
"amount",
"entirety",
"quantum",
"sum",
"sum total",
"total",
"totality",
"whole",
"bottom",
"essence",
"essentiality",
"marrow",
"meat",
"nature",
"pith",
"quintessence",
"root",
"soul",
"stuff",
"substance",
"center",
"heart",
"hub",
"kernel",
"middle",
"nucleus",
"nut",
"seat",
"affair",
"argument",
"burden",
"crux",
"focus",
"gist",
"nub",
"pitch",
"point",
"purport",
"matter",
"motif",
"subject",
"text",
"theme",
"topic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accessory",
"accessary",
"adjunct",
"appendage",
"extension",
"offshoot",
"component",
"constituent",
"element",
"ingredient",
"division",
"part",
"piece",
"section",
"segment",
"angle",
"aspect",
"facet",
"feature",
"quality",
"side"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly":{
"examples":[
"as a critic he has great weight in the theater world"
],
"synonyms":[
"authority",
"clout",
"credit",
"heft",
"in",
"influence",
"juice",
"leverage",
"pull",
"sway"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counterinfluence",
"command",
"dominance",
"dominion",
"mastery",
"predominance",
"reign",
"scepter",
"sovereignty",
"sovranty",
"supremacy",
"consequence",
"eminence",
"importance",
"moment",
"impact",
"impress",
"impression",
"imprint",
"mark"
],
"near antonyms":[
"helplessness",
"impotence",
"impotency",
"powerlessness",
"weakness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the condition of having an excess of body fat":{
"examples":[
"finally decided to do something about his weight and began a rigorous program of diet and exercise"
],
"synonyms":[
"adiposity",
"chubbiness",
"corpulence",
"corpulency",
"embonpoint",
"fat",
"fatness",
"fattiness",
"fleshiness",
"grossness",
"obesity",
"plumpness",
"portliness",
"pudginess",
"pursiness",
"rotundity"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bulkiness",
"heaviness",
"huskiness",
"stoutness",
"brawniness",
"burliness",
"endomorphy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"fitness",
"trimness",
"gauntness",
"scrawniness",
"skinniness",
"weediness"
],
"antonyms":[
"leanness",
"reediness",
"slenderness",
"slimness",
"svelteness",
"thinness"
]
},
"to place a weight or burden on":{
"examples":[
"weighted the car with a ton of furniture and then headed off for college"
],
"synonyms":[
"burden",
"encumber",
"freight",
"lade",
"laden",
"load",
"lumber",
"saddle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clog",
"clutter",
"fill",
"pack",
"heap",
"mound",
"pile",
"stack",
"press",
"weigh",
"strain",
"tax",
"overburden",
"overload",
"overtax",
"surcharge",
"hamper",
"handicap",
"afflict",
"oppress"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alleviate",
"ease",
"lighten",
"relieve"
],
"antonyms":[
"disburden",
"discharge",
"disencumber",
"unburden",
"unlade",
"unload"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"weight lifting":{
"as in gymnastics , athletics":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"aerobics",
"athletics",
"bodybuilding",
"body mechanics",
"calisthenics",
"gymnastics",
"isometrics",
"plyometrics",
"slimnastics",
"activity",
"conditioning",
"exercise",
"exertion",
"training",
"warm-up",
"workout",
"toning",
"trimming",
"physical therapy"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"weights":{
"a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported":{
"examples":[
"those books are a heavy weight to have to carry around all day"
],
"synonyms":[
"burdens",
"cargoes",
"cargos",
"drafts",
"freights",
"hauls",
"ladings",
"loadings",
"loads",
"payloads"
],
"near synonyms":[
"consignments",
"boatloads",
"carloads",
"shiploads",
"trainloads",
"truckloads",
"wagonloads",
"ballasts",
"deadweights",
"overloads",
"surcharges",
"bales",
"bundles",
"packages",
"packets",
"packs",
"parcels",
"shipments",
"manifests",
"bodies",
"bulks",
"masses"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a special notice or importance given to something":{
"examples":[
"put extra weight on the matter by putting it at the top of the agenda"
],
"synonyms":[
"accents",
"accentuations",
"emphases",
"stresses"
],
"near synonyms":[
"attentions",
"concentrations",
"foci",
"focuses",
"spotlights",
"consequences",
"imports",
"moments",
"notes",
"significances",
"values",
"worths",
"precedences",
"primacies",
"priorities",
"top billings",
"considerations",
"heeds",
"regards"
],
"near antonyms":[
"minimizations",
"underemphases",
"disregards",
"indifferences"
],
"antonyms":[
"de-emphases"
]
},
"the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts":{
"examples":[
"the weight of the evidence supports my conclusion"
],
"synonyms":[
"bodies",
"brunts",
"bulks",
"chiefs",
"cores",
"generalities",
"hefts",
"mains",
"masses",
"staples"
],
"near synonyms":[
"majorities",
"aggregates",
"amounts",
"entireties",
"quanta",
"sums",
"sum totals",
"totalities",
"totals",
"wholes",
"bottoms",
"essences",
"essentialities",
"marrows",
"meats",
"natures",
"piths",
"quintessences",
"roots",
"souls",
"stuff",
"substances",
"centers",
"hearts",
"hubs",
"kernels",
"middles",
"nuclei",
"nucleuses",
"nuts",
"seats",
"affairs",
"arguments",
"burdens",
"cruxes",
"cruces",
"foci",
"focuses",
"gists",
"nubs",
"pitches",
"points",
"purports",
"matters",
"motifs",
"subjects",
"texts",
"themes",
"topics"
],
"near antonyms":[
"accessories",
"accessaries",
"adjuncts",
"appendages",
"extensions",
"offshoots",
"components",
"constituents",
"elements",
"ingredients",
"divisions",
"parts",
"pieces",
"sections",
"segments",
"angles",
"aspects",
"facets",
"features",
"qualities",
"sides"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the power to direct the thinking or behavior of others usually indirectly":{
"examples":[
"as a critic he has great weight in the theater world"
],
"synonyms":[
"authorities",
"clouts",
"credits",
"hefts",
"influences",
"ins",
"juices",
"leverages",
"pulls",
"sways"
],
"near synonyms":[
"counterinfluences",
"counter-influences",
"commands",
"dominances",
"dominions",
"masteries",
"predominances",
"reigns",
"scepters",
"sovereignties",
"sovranties",
"supremacies",
"consequences",
"eminences",
"importances",
"moments",
"impacts",
"impresses",
"impressions",
"imprints",
"marks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"impotences",
"impotencies",
"weaknesses"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to place a weight or burden on":{
"examples":[
"weighted the car with a ton of furniture and then headed off for college"
],
"synonyms":[
"burdens",
"encumbers",
"freights",
"ladens",
"lades",
"loads",
"lumbers",
"saddles"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clogs",
"clutters",
"fills",
"packs",
"heaps",
"mounds",
"piles",
"stacks",
"presses",
"weighs",
"strains",
"taxes",
"overburdens",
"overloads",
"overtaxes",
"surcharges",
"hampers",
"handicaps",
"afflicts",
"oppresses"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alleviates",
"eases",
"lightens",
"relieves"
],
"antonyms":[
"disburdens",
"discharges",
"disencumbers",
"unburdens",
"unlades",
"unloads"
]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"weir":{
"as in barrage , stank":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"barrage",
"milldam",
"stank",
"floodgate",
"sluice",
"barricade",
"barrier",
"block",
"lock",
"canal",
"channel",
"ditch",
"gutter",
"trough",
"breastwork",
"bulwark",
"earthwork",
"rampart",
"breakwater",
"jetty",
"seawall",
"dam",
"dike",
"embankment",
"head",
"levee"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"weird":{
"different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion":{
"examples":[
"always has a somewhat weird opinion of what's happening in the news"
],
"synonyms":[
"bizarre",
"bizarro",
"cranky",
"crazy",
"curious",
"eccentric",
"erratic",
"far-out",
"funky",
"funny",
"kinky",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"odd",
"off-kilter",
"off-the-wall",
"offbeat",
"out-of-the-way",
"outlandish",
"outr\u00e9",
"peculiar",
"quaint",
"queer",
"queerish",
"quirky",
"remarkable",
"rum",
"screwy",
"spaced-out",
"strange",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"way-out",
"weirdo",
"wild"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aberrant",
"abnormal",
"addlepated",
"flaky",
"extraordinary",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"freak",
"freakish",
"freaky",
"phantasmagoric",
"phantasmagorical",
"phenomenal",
"atypical",
"rare",
"singular",
"uncommon",
"uncustomary",
"unique",
"unusual",
"unwonted",
"conspicuous",
"notable",
"noticeable",
"outstanding",
"prominent",
"salient",
"striking",
"atrocious",
"outrageous",
"shocking",
"crotchety",
"idiosyncratic",
"nonconformist",
"nonmainstream",
"out-there",
"unconventional",
"unorthodox",
"baffling",
"bewildering",
"confounding",
"mystifying",
"perplexing",
"puzzling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"average",
"commonplace",
"everyday",
"garden",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"prosaic",
"routine",
"run-of-the-mill",
"standard",
"typical",
"unexceptional",
"unremarkable",
"usual",
"workaday",
"conformist",
"conservative",
"conventional",
"expected",
"familiar",
"knee-jerk",
"predictable",
"common",
"customary",
"frequent",
"habitual",
"regular",
"wonted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"fearfully and mysteriously strange or fantastic":{
"examples":[
"weird sounds from the woods just beyond our campsite"
],
"synonyms":[
"creepy",
"eerie",
"eery",
"haunting",
"spookish",
"spooky",
"uncanny",
"unearthly"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ghastly",
"ghostlike",
"ghostly",
"ghoulish",
"spectral",
"bizarre",
"curious",
"odd",
"outlandish",
"outr\u00e9",
"peculiar",
"quaint",
"queerish",
"quirky",
"unaccustomed",
"uncommon",
"unusual",
"metaphysical",
"preternatural",
"supernatural",
"enigmatic",
"enigmatical",
"inscrutable",
"mysterious",
"puzzling",
"dreadful",
"fearsome",
"horrible",
"horrifying",
"terrible",
"terrifying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"common",
"commonplace",
"everyday",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"prosaic",
"routine",
"typical",
"unexceptional",
"unremarkable",
"usual",
"natural",
"expected",
"familiar",
"predictable"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"having seemingly supernatural qualities or powers":{
"examples":[
"a self-styled, contemporary witch, she sells herbal mixtures that she claims are weird potions"
],
"synonyms":[
"magic",
"magical",
"mystic",
"numinous",
"occult"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bewitched",
"enchanted",
"spellbound",
"bewitching",
"charming",
"conjuring",
"enchanting",
"wiling",
"amazing",
"astonishing",
"astounding",
"awesome",
"extraordinary",
"fabulous",
"marvelous",
"marvellous",
"miraculous",
"portentous",
"stunning",
"stupendous",
"sublime",
"wondrous",
"divining",
"forecasting",
"foreknowing",
"foreseeing",
"foretelling",
"fortune-telling",
"predicting",
"presaging",
"prognosticating",
"prophesying",
"soothsaying",
"metaphysical",
"preternatural",
"unearthly",
"paranormal",
"supernormal"
],
"near antonyms":[
"commonplace",
"everyday",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"prosaic",
"routine",
"run-of-the-mill",
"unexceptional",
"unremarkable",
"usual",
"workaday"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"noticeably different from what is generally found or experienced":{
"examples":[
"a weird little plant that we found growing in the garden"
],
"synonyms":[
"curious",
"extraordinary",
"funny",
"odd",
"offbeat",
"out-of-the-way",
"peculiar",
"queer",
"rare",
"singular",
"strange",
"unaccustomed",
"uncommon",
"uncustomary",
"unique",
"unusual"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bizarre",
"eccentric",
"far-out",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"oddball",
"outlandish",
"outr\u00e9",
"way-out",
"aberrant",
"abnormal",
"atypical",
"exceptional",
"irregular",
"newsworthy",
"notable",
"noteworthy",
"noticeable",
"particular",
"remarkable",
"special"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unexceptional",
"expected",
"predictable",
"familiar",
"normal",
"regular",
"typical"
],
"antonyms":[
"common",
"ordinary",
"plain",
"usual"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"weirded out":{
"to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{
"examples":[
"as a curious observer, he was weirded out by the fact that members of the sect seemed to have no life outside of it"
],
"synonyms":[
"agitated",
"ailed",
"alarmed",
"alarumed",
"bothered",
"concerned",
"derailed",
"discomforted",
"discomposed",
"dismayed",
"disquieted",
"distempered",
"distracted",
"distressed",
"disturbed",
"exercised",
"flurried",
"frazzled",
"freaked (out)",
"fussed",
"hagrode",
"perturbed",
"undid",
"unhinged",
"unsettled",
"upset",
"worried"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aggravated",
"angered",
"annoyed",
"bugged",
"chafed",
"chivied",
"chivvied",
"exasperated",
"fretted",
"galled",
"got",
"grated",
"harassed",
"harried",
"irked",
"irritated",
"nettled",
"peeved",
"pestered",
"piqued",
"put off",
"put out",
"riled",
"vexed",
"vext",
"bedeviled",
"haunted",
"plagued",
"abashed",
"confounded",
"confused",
"discomfited",
"disconcerted",
"discountenanced",
"embarrassed",
"fazed",
"flustered",
"jarred",
"mortified",
"nonplussed",
"nonplused",
"rattled",
"shook up",
"daunted",
"demoralized",
"discouraged",
"disheartened",
"dispirited",
"unnerved"
],
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"allayed",
"alleviated",
"assuaged",
"appeased",
"conciliated",
"mollified",
"pacified",
"placated",
"propitiated"
],
"antonyms":[
"calmed",
"composed",
"quieted",
"settled",
"soothed",
"tranquilized",
"tranquillized"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{
"examples":[
"as a curious observer, he was weirded out by the fact that members of the sect seemed to have no life outside of it"
],
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"agitating",
"ailing",
"alarming",
"alaruming",
"bothering",
"concerning",
"derailing",
"discomforting",
"discomposing",
"dismaying",
"disquieting",
"distempering",
"distracting",
"distressing",
"disturbing",
"exercising",
"flurrying",
"frazzling",
"freaking (out)",
"fussing",
"hagriding",
"perturbing",
"undoing",
"unhinging",
"unsettling",
"upsetting",
"worrying"
],
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"aggravating",
"angering",
"annoying",
"bugging",
"chafing",
"chivying",
"chivvying",
"exasperating",
"fretting",
"galling",
"getting",
"grating",
"harassing",
"harrying",
"irking",
"irritating",
"nettling",
"peeving",
"pestering",
"piquing",
"putting off",
"putting out",
"riling",
"vexing",
"bedeviling",
"haunting",
"plaguing",
"abashing",
"confounding",
"confusing",
"discomfiting",
"disconcerting",
"discountenancing",
"embarrassing",
"fazing",
"flustering",
"jarring",
"mortifying",
"nonplussing",
"nonplusing",
"rattling",
"shaking up",
"daunting",
"demoralizing",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dispiriting",
"unnerving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allaying",
"alleviating",
"assuaging",
"appeasing",
"conciliating",
"mollifying",
"pacifying",
"placating",
"propitiating"
],
"antonyms":[
"calming",
"composing",
"quieting",
"settling",
"soothing",
"tranquilizing",
"tranquillizing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weirs":{
"as in barrages , stanks":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"barrages",
"milldams",
"stanks",
"floodgates",
"sluices",
"barricades",
"barriers",
"blocks",
"locks",
"canals",
"channels",
"ditches",
"gutters",
"troughs",
"breastworks",
"bulwarks",
"earthworks",
"ramparts",
"breakwaters",
"jetties",
"seawalls",
"dams",
"dikes",
"embankments",
"heads",
"levees"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"weird out":{
"to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{
"examples":[
"as a curious observer, he was weirded out by the fact that members of the sect seemed to have no life outside of it"
],
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"agitate",
"ail",
"alarm",
"alarum",
"bother",
"concern",
"derail",
"discomfort",
"discompose",
"dismay",
"disquiet",
"distemper",
"distract",
"distress",
"disturb",
"exercise",
"flurry",
"frazzle",
"freak (out)",
"fuss",
"hagride",
"perturb",
"undo",
"unhinge",
"unsettle",
"upset",
"worry"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aggravate",
"anger",
"annoy",
"bug",
"chafe",
"chivy",
"chivvy",
"exasperate",
"fret",
"gall",
"get",
"grate",
"harass",
"harry",
"irk",
"irritate",
"nettle",
"peeve",
"pester",
"pique",
"put off",
"put out",
"rile",
"vex",
"bedevil",
"haunt",
"plague",
"abash",
"confound",
"confuse",
"discomfit",
"disconcert",
"discountenance",
"embarrass",
"faze",
"fluster",
"jar",
"mortify",
"nonplus",
"rattle",
"shake up",
"daunt",
"demoralize",
"discourage",
"dishearten",
"dispirit",
"unnerve"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allay",
"alleviate",
"assuage",
"appease",
"conciliate",
"mollify",
"pacify",
"placate",
"propitiate"
],
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"calm",
"compose",
"quiet",
"settle",
"soothe",
"tranquilize",
"tranquillize"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weirdo":{
"different from the ordinary in a way that causes curiosity or suspicion":{
"examples":[
"he saw some weirdo lights in the sky and immediately concluded that it had to be a UFO"
],
"synonyms":[
"bizarre",
"bizarro",
"cranky",
"crazy",
"curious",
"eccentric",
"erratic",
"far-out",
"funky",
"funny",
"kinky",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"odd",
"off-kilter",
"off-the-wall",
"offbeat",
"out-of-the-way",
"outlandish",
"outr\u00e9",
"peculiar",
"quaint",
"queer",
"queerish",
"quirky",
"remarkable",
"rum",
"screwy",
"spaced-out",
"strange",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"way-out",
"weird",
"wild"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aberrant",
"abnormal",
"addlepated",
"flaky",
"extraordinary",
"fantastic",
"fantastical",
"freak",
"freakish",
"freaky",
"phantasmagoric",
"phantasmagorical",
"phenomenal",
"atypical",
"rare",
"singular",
"uncommon",
"uncustomary",
"unique",
"unusual",
"unwonted",
"conspicuous",
"notable",
"noticeable",
"outstanding",
"prominent",
"salient",
"striking",
"atrocious",
"outrageous",
"shocking",
"crotchety",
"idiosyncratic",
"nonconformist",
"nonmainstream",
"out-there",
"unconventional",
"unorthodox",
"baffling",
"bewildering",
"confounding",
"mystifying",
"perplexing",
"puzzling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"average",
"commonplace",
"everyday",
"garden",
"normal",
"ordinary",
"prosaic",
"routine",
"run-of-the-mill",
"standard",
"typical",
"unexceptional",
"unremarkable",
"usual",
"workaday",
"conformist",
"conservative",
"conventional",
"expected",
"familiar",
"knee-jerk",
"predictable",
"common",
"customary",
"frequent",
"habitual",
"regular",
"wonted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a person of odd or whimsical habits":{
"examples":[
"one of those weirdos that the rest of the town always seemed to be talking about"
],
"synonyms":[
"character",
"codger",
"crack",
"crackbrain",
"crackpot",
"crank",
"eccentric",
"flake",
"fruitcake",
"head case",
"kook",
"nut",
"nutcase",
"nutter",
"oddball",
"oddity",
"original",
"quiz",
"screwball",
"zany"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bohemian",
"maverick",
"nonconformist",
"quixote",
"coot",
"geezer",
"curio",
"rarity",
"freak",
"fantast",
"fantastico"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conformer",
"conformist",
"follower",
"sheep"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"weighed down":{
"to make sad":{
"examples":[
"all these tragedies occurring simultaneously are weighing me down"
],
"synonyms":[
"bummed (out)",
"burdened",
"dashed",
"dejected",
"depressed",
"got down",
"oppressed",
"saddened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ailed",
"distressed",
"troubled",
"afflicted",
"tormented",
"tortured",
"daunted",
"demoralized",
"discouraged",
"disheartened",
"dismayed",
"dispirited",
"unnerved",
"agitated",
"bothered",
"concerned",
"discomforted",
"discomposed",
"disquieted",
"disturbed",
"exercised",
"freaked (out)",
"perturbed",
"undid",
"unhinged",
"unsettled",
"upset",
"worried"
],
"near antonyms":[
"animated",
"enlivened",
"invigorated",
"assured",
"comforted",
"consoled",
"reassured",
"solaced",
"soothed",
"excited",
"inspired",
"stimulated",
"elated",
"exhilarated",
"encouraged",
"heartened",
"delighted",
"gratified",
"pleased",
"boosted",
"elevated",
"lifted",
"uplifted"
],
"antonyms":[
"brightened",
"buoyed",
"cheered (up)",
"gladdened",
"lightened",
"rejoiced"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weighted (down)":{
"as in weighed down , bogged (down)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bogged (down)",
"fettered",
"hampered",
"restrained",
"shackled",
"subjected",
"weighed down",
"burdened",
"encumbered",
"saddled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"cleared",
"disburdened",
"disencumbered",
"divested",
"freed",
"relieved",
"rid",
"ridded",
"unburdened",
"discharged",
"emancipated",
"enfranchised",
"liberated",
"loosed",
"loosened",
"manumitted",
"released",
"sprang",
"sprung",
"unbound",
"uncaged",
"unchained",
"unfettered",
"bailed (out)",
"delivered",
"redeemed",
"rescued"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weighs in":{
"to make a statement of one's opinion":{
"examples":[
"self-appointed pundits immediately weighed in on the latest political scandal"
],
"synonyms":[
"allows",
"comments",
"editorializes",
"notes",
"observes",
"opines",
"reflects",
"remarks"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commentates",
"articulates",
"expresses",
"says",
"speaks",
"states",
"talks",
"tells",
"utters",
"verbalizes",
"vocalizes",
"conjectures",
"daresays",
"guesses",
"speculates",
"supposes",
"surmises"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weirdly":{
"as in oddly , strangely":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"funnily",
"oddly",
"peculiarly",
"queerly",
"strangely",
"abnormally",
"atypically",
"extraordinarily",
"uncommonly",
"untypically",
"unusually",
"anomalously",
"irregularly",
"radically"
],
"near antonyms":[
"commonly",
"generally",
"natch",
"naturally",
"normally",
"ordinarily",
"typically",
"usually",
"customarily",
"habitually",
"regularly",
"routinely",
"familiarly"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"weightiness":{
"the state or quality of being heavy":{
"examples":[
"the weightiness of the bookcase made it difficult to move"
],
"synonyms":[
"avoirdupois",
"heaviness",
"heftiness",
"massiveness",
"ponderousness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"overweight",
"solidity",
"solidness",
"substantiality",
"substantialness",
"bulk",
"bulkiness",
"hugeness",
"cumbersomeness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"airiness",
"delicacy",
"ethereality",
"etherealness",
"flimsiness",
"fluffiness",
"insubstantiality",
"slightness"
],
"antonyms":[
"lightness",
"weightlessness"
]
},
"the quality or state of being important":{
"examples":[
"first judged the weightiness of a case before deciding to hear it"
],
"synonyms":[
"account",
"consequence",
"import",
"importance",
"magnitude",
"moment",
"momentousness",
"significance",
"weight"
],
"near synonyms":[
"celebrity",
"distinction",
"eminence",
"fame",
"note",
"noteworthiness",
"notoriety",
"preeminence",
"prominence",
"renown",
"store",
"substance",
"substantiveness",
"value",
"worth",
"worthiness",
"gravity",
"seriousness",
"authority",
"control",
"dominion",
"mastery",
"potency",
"power",
"sway",
"mark",
"name",
"report",
"reputation",
"repute",
"centrality",
"essentiality",
"essentialness",
"cachet",
"position",
"prestige",
"rank",
"standing",
"stature",
"status",
"glory",
"greatness",
"honor",
"illustriousness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"paltriness",
"pettiness",
"valuelessness",
"worthlessness",
"discredit",
"disgrace",
"dishonor",
"disrepute",
"ignominy",
"infamy",
"odium",
"opprobrium",
"shame",
"anonymity",
"obscurity"
],
"antonyms":[
"insignificance",
"littleness",
"puniness",
"slightness",
"smallness",
"triviality"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"weightless":{
"having little weight":{
"examples":[
"the kitten seemed nearly weightless when I picked her up"
],
"synonyms":[
"featherlight",
"feathery",
"light",
"lightweight",
"underweight"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bantam",
"diminutive",
"little",
"minute",
"puny",
"small",
"smallish",
"tiny",
"undersized",
"undersize",
"wee",
"flimsy",
"fragile",
"insubstantial",
"petite",
"slender",
"slight",
"slim",
"thin"
],
"near antonyms":[
"big",
"considerable",
"extensive",
"goodly",
"great",
"handsome",
"huge",
"hulking",
"jumbo",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"large",
"largish",
"massive",
"overscale",
"overscaled",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"super",
"voluminous",
"whacking",
"bulky",
"cumbersome",
"unwieldy"
],
"antonyms":[
"heavy",
"hefty",
"leaden",
"overweight",
"ponderous",
"weighty"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"weighed (on or upon)":{
"to push steadily against with some force":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[
"bore (down on)",
"depressed",
"pressed",
"shoved"
],
"near synonyms":[
"compressed",
"mashed",
"punched",
"squashed",
"squeezed",
"squished",
"squooshed",
"compelled",
"forced",
"pressured",
"leaned (on or against)",
"muscled",
"drove",
"propelled",
"thrust",
"compacted",
"condensed",
"constricted",
"contracted",
"crushed",
"scrunched",
"wrung",
"crammed",
"jammed",
"jam-packed",
"packed",
"stuffed",
"wedged"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"weighs down":{
"to make sad":{
"examples":[
"all these tragedies occurring simultaneously are weighing me down"
],
"synonyms":[
"bums (out)",
"burdens",
"dashes",
"dejects",
"depresses",
"gets down",
"oppresses",
"saddens"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ails",
"distresses",
"troubles",
"afflicts",
"torments",
"tortures",
"daunts",
"demoralizes",
"discourages",
"disheartens",
"dismays",
"dispirits",
"unnerves",
"agitates",
"bothers",
"concerns",
"discomforts",
"discomposes",
"disquiets",
"disturbs",
"exercises",
"freaks (out)",
"perturbs",
"undoes",
"unhinges",
"unsettles",
"upsets",
"worries"
],
"near antonyms":[
"animates",
"enlivens",
"invigorates",
"assures",
"comforts",
"consoles",
"reassures",
"solaces",
"soothes",
"excites",
"inspires",
"stimulates",
"elates",
"exhilarates",
"encourages",
"heartens",
"delights",
"gratifies",
"pleases",
"boosts",
"elevates",
"lifts",
"uplifts"
],
"antonyms":[
"brightens",
"buoys",
"cheers (up)",
"gladdens",
"lightens",
"rejoices"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weighing in":{
"to make a statement of one's opinion":{
"examples":[
"self-appointed pundits immediately weighed in on the latest political scandal"
],
"synonyms":[
"allowing",
"commenting",
"editorializing",
"noting",
"observing",
"opining",
"reflecting",
"remarking"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commentating",
"articulating",
"expressing",
"saying",
"speaking",
"stating",
"talking",
"telling",
"uttering",
"verbalizing",
"vocalizing",
"conjecturing",
"daresaying",
"guessing",
"speculating",
"supposing",
"surmising"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weighty":{
"having a matter of importance as its topic":{
"examples":[
"interrupted a weighty discussion with a silly question"
],
"synonyms":[
"grave",
"heavy",
"serious"
],
"near synonyms":[
"big",
"consequential",
"eventful",
"important",
"major",
"material",
"meaningful",
"momentous",
"portentous",
"significant",
"solid",
"substantial"
],
"near antonyms":[
"frivolous",
"insignificant",
"lite",
"little",
"Mickey Mouse",
"minor",
"silly",
"slight",
"small",
"trivial",
"unimportant"
],
"antonyms":[
"light",
"unserious"
]
},
"having great meaning or lasting effect":{
"examples":[
"choosing a college is a weighty decision"
],
"synonyms":[
"big",
"consequential",
"earth-shattering",
"earthshaking",
"eventful",
"historic",
"important",
"major",
"material",
"meaningful",
"momentous",
"monumental",
"much",
"significant",
"substantial",
"tectonic"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decisive",
"fatal",
"fateful",
"strategic",
"earnest",
"grave",
"heavy",
"serious",
"sincere",
"distinctive",
"exceptional",
"impressive",
"outstanding",
"prominent",
"remarkable",
"valuable",
"worthwhile",
"worthy",
"distinguished",
"eminent",
"great",
"illustrious",
"noble",
"notable",
"noteworthy",
"outstanding",
"preeminent",
"prestigious",
"famous",
"notorious",
"renowned",
"all-important",
"central",
"critical",
"crucial",
"essential",
"key",
"pivotal",
"seminal",
"vital"
],
"near antonyms":[
"paltry",
"petty",
"worthless",
"anonymous",
"nameless",
"obscure",
"uncelebrated",
"unknown"
],
"antonyms":[
"inconsequential",
"inconsiderable",
"insignificant",
"little",
"minor",
"negligible",
"slight",
"small",
"trifling",
"trivial",
"unimportant"
]
},
"having great weight":{
"examples":[
"lifted the weighty sack and wondered what was in it"
],
"synonyms":[
"heavy",
"hefty",
"massive",
"ponderous"
],
"near synonyms":[
"burdensome",
"leaden",
"lumpish",
"bulky",
"elephantine",
"massy",
"outsize",
"outsized",
"voluminous",
"overweight",
"top-heavy",
"solid",
"substantial",
"ultraheavy"
],
"near antonyms":[
"airy",
"ethereal",
"feathery",
"fluffy",
"gossamer",
"gossamery",
"flimsy",
"insubstantial",
"slight",
"lightweight",
"undersized",
"undersize",
"underweight",
"ultralight",
"ultralightweight"
],
"antonyms":[
"light",
"weightless"
]
},
"not joking or playful in mood or manner":{
"examples":[
"the police office looked at me with a rather weighty expression"
],
"synonyms":[
"earnest",
"grave",
"humorless",
"no-nonsense",
"po-faced",
"sedate",
"serious",
"severe",
"sober",
"sobersided",
"solemn",
"staid",
"uncomic",
"unsmiling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"harsh",
"stern",
"strict",
"businesslike",
"professional",
"dignified",
"distinguished",
"elevated",
"serious-minded",
"gloomy",
"grim"
],
"near antonyms":[
"antic",
"comic",
"comical",
"droll",
"farcical",
"funny",
"hilarious",
"hysterical",
"hysteric",
"laughable",
"light",
"light-headed",
"ludicrous",
"ridiculous",
"riotous",
"risible",
"screaming",
"sidesplitting",
"uproarious",
"featherbrained",
"flighty",
"frivolous",
"goofy",
"harebrained",
"lighthearted",
"puerile",
"scatterbrained",
"absurd",
"asinine",
"balmy",
"brainless",
"cockeyed",
"crazy",
"cuckoo",
"daffy",
"daft",
"dotty",
"fatuous",
"foolish",
"half-witted",
"insane",
"jerky",
"kooky",
"kookie",
"loony",
"looney",
"lunatic",
"mad",
"nonsensical",
"nutty",
"preposterous",
"sappy",
"screwball",
"senseless",
"silly",
"unwise",
"wacky",
"whacky",
"weak-minded",
"witless",
"zany"
],
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"facetious",
"flip",
"flippant",
"humorous",
"jesting",
"jocular",
"joking",
"kittenish",
"ludic",
"playful"
]
},
"having power over the minds or behavior of others":{
"examples":[
"one of the weightiest figures in the field of pediatric medicine"
],
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"authoritative",
"forceful",
"influential"
],
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"cogent",
"controlling",
"dominating",
"masterful",
"dominant",
"predominant",
"regnant",
"sovereign",
"sovran",
"supreme",
"eminent",
"important",
"momentous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"helpless",
"impotent",
"powerless",
"weak",
"incapable",
"unable"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
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"to make sad":{
"examples":[
"all these tragedies occurring simultaneously are weighing me down"
],
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"bumming (out)",
"burdening",
"dashing",
"dejecting",
"depressing",
"getting down",
"oppressing",
"saddening"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ailing",
"distressing",
"troubling",
"afflicting",
"tormenting",
"torturing",
"daunting",
"demoralizing",
"discouraging",
"disheartening",
"dismaying",
"dispiriting",
"unnerving",
"agitating",
"bothering",
"concerning",
"discomforting",
"discomposing",
"disquieting",
"disturbing",
"exercising",
"freaking (out)",
"perturbing",
"undoing",
"unhinging",
"unsettling",
"upsetting",
"worrying"
],
"near antonyms":[
"animating",
"enlivening",
"invigorating",
"assuring",
"comforting",
"consoling",
"reassuring",
"solacing",
"soothing",
"exciting",
"inspiring",
"stimulating",
"elating",
"exhilarating",
"encouraging",
"heartening",
"delighting",
"gratifying",
"pleasing",
"boosting",
"elevating",
"lifting",
"uplifting"
],
"antonyms":[
"brightening",
"buoying",
"cheering (up)",
"gladdening",
"lightening",
"rejoicing"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weighing (upon)":{
"as in squeezing , pressuring":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bearing (down)",
"compressing",
"depressing",
"jamming",
"pressuring",
"squashing",
"squeezing",
"impelling",
"moving",
"bulldozing",
"compelling",
"forcing",
"leaning (on or against)",
"muscling",
"ramming",
"driving",
"propelling",
"pushing",
"shoving",
"thrusting"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weighing (on or upon)":{
"to push steadily against with some force":{
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"bearing (down on)",
"depressing",
"pressing",
"shoving"
],
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"mashing",
"punching",
"squashing",
"squeezing",
"squishing",
"squooshing",
"compelling",
"forcing",
"pressuring",
"leaning (on or against)",
"muscling",
"driving",
"propelling",
"thrusting",
"compacting",
"condensing",
"constricting",
"contracting",
"crushing",
"scrunching",
"wringing",
"cramming",
"jamming",
"jam-packing",
"packing",
"stuffing",
"wedging"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[]
},
"weiners":{
"as in bolognas , frankfurters":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bolognas",
"frankfurters",
"franks",
"hot dogs",
"kielbasas",
"kielbasy",
"knockwursts",
"knackwursts",
"liver sausages",
"liver puddings",
"liverwursts",
"pepperonis",
"salamis",
"Vienna sausages",
"weenies",
"wienerwursts",
"bangers",
"links",
"sausages",
"wursts",
"blood sausages",
"blood puddings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"weigh down":{
"to make sad":{
"examples":[
"all these tragedies occurring simultaneously are weighing me down"
],
"synonyms":[
"bum (out)",
"burden",
"dash",
"deject",
"depress",
"get down",
"oppress",
"sadden"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ail",
"distress",
"trouble",
"afflict",
"torment",
"torture",
"daunt",
"demoralize",
"discourage",
"dishearten",
"dismay",
"dispirit",
"unnerve",
"agitate",
"bother",
"concern",
"discomfort",
"discompose",
"disquiet",
"disturb",
"exercise",
"freak (out)",
"perturb",
"undo",
"unhinge",
"unsettle",
"upset",
"worry"
],
"near antonyms":[
"animate",
"enliven",
"invigorate",
"assure",
"comfort",
"console",
"reassure",
"solace",
"soothe",
"excite",
"inspire",
"stimulate",
"elate",
"exhilarate",
"encourage",
"hearten",
"delight",
"gratify",
"please",
"boost",
"elevate",
"lift",
"uplift"
],
"antonyms":[
"brighten",
"buoy",
"cheer (up)",
"gladden",
"lighten",
"rejoice"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weirds out":{
"to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{
"examples":[
"as a curious observer, he was weirded out by the fact that members of the sect seemed to have no life outside of it"
],
"synonyms":[
"agitates",
"ails",
"alarms",
"alarums",
"bothers",
"concerns",
"derails",
"discomforts",
"discomposes",
"dismays",
"disquiets",
"distempers",
"distracts",
"distresses",
"disturbs",
"exercises",
"flurries",
"frazzles",
"freaks (out)",
"fusses",
"hagrides",
"perturbs",
"undoes",
"unhinges",
"unsettles",
"upsets",
"worries"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aggravates",
"angers",
"annoys",
"bugs",
"chafes",
"chivies",
"chivvies",
"exasperates",
"frets",
"galls",
"gets",
"grates",
"harasses",
"harries",
"irks",
"irritates",
"nettles",
"peeves",
"pesters",
"piques",
"puts off",
"puts out",
"riles",
"vexes",
"bedevils",
"haunts",
"plagues",
"abashes",
"confounds",
"confuses",
"discomfits",
"disconcerts",
"discountenances",
"embarrasses",
"fazes",
"flusters",
"jars",
"mortifies",
"nonpluses",
"nonplusses",
"rattles",
"shakes up",
"daunts",
"demoralizes",
"discourages",
"disheartens",
"dispirits",
"unnerves"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allays",
"alleviates",
"assuages",
"appeases",
"conciliates",
"mollifies",
"pacifies",
"placates",
"propitiates"
],
"antonyms":[
"calms",
"composes",
"quiets",
"settles",
"soothes",
"tranquilizes",
"tranquillizes"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weighed in":{
"to make a statement of one's opinion":{
"examples":[
"self-appointed pundits immediately weighed in on the latest political scandal"
],
"synonyms":[
"allowed",
"commented",
"editorialized",
"noted",
"observed",
"opined",
"reflected",
"remarked"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commentated",
"articulated",
"expressed",
"said",
"spoke",
"stated",
"talked",
"told",
"uttered",
"verbalized",
"vocalized",
"conjectured",
"daresaid",
"guessed",
"speculated",
"supposed",
"surmised"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weightlessness":{
"the state or quality of having little weight":{
"examples":[
"the relative weightlessness of the suitcase surprised me"
],
"synonyms":[
"lightness",
"slightness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"airiness",
"delicacy",
"ethereality",
"etherealness",
"flimsiness",
"fluffiness",
"insubstantiality"
],
"near antonyms":[
"solidity",
"solidness",
"substantiality"
],
"antonyms":[
"heaviness",
"heftiness",
"massiveness",
"ponderousness",
"weightiness"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"weighing":{
"to be of importance":{
"examples":[
"evidence that will weigh heavily against the defendant"
],
"synonyms":[
"counting",
"importing",
"mattering",
"meaning",
"signifying"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affecting",
"concerning",
"influencing",
"swaying",
"adding up (to)",
"amounting (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give serious and careful thought to":{
"examples":[
"weighed the options for weeks before making a decision"
],
"synonyms":[
"chewing over",
"cogitating",
"considering",
"contemplating",
"debating",
"deliberating",
"entertaining",
"eyeing",
"eying",
"kicking around",
"meditating",
"mulling (over)",
"perpending",
"pondering",
"poring (over)",
"questioning",
"revolving",
"ruminating",
"studying",
"thinking (about or over)",
"turning",
"wrestling (with)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"musing (upon)",
"reflecting (on or upon)",
"reminiscing",
"analyzing",
"exploring",
"reviewing",
"concluding",
"reasoning",
"second-guessing",
"speculating (about)",
"brooding (about or over)",
"dwelling (on or upon)",
"fixating (on or upon)",
"fretting (about or over)",
"obsessing (about or over)",
"believing",
"conceiving",
"opining",
"absorbing",
"assimilating",
"digesting",
"drinking (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregarding",
"ignoring",
"overlooking",
"slighting",
"dismissing",
"pooh-poohing",
"poohing",
"rejecting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weighting (down)":{
"as in weighing down , bogging (down)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bogging (down)",
"fettering",
"hampering",
"restraining",
"shackling",
"subjecting",
"weighing down",
"burdening",
"encumbering",
"saddling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clearing",
"disburdening",
"disencumbering",
"divesting",
"freeing",
"relieving",
"ridding",
"unburdening",
"discharging",
"emancipating",
"enfranchising",
"liberating",
"loosening",
"loosing",
"manumitting",
"releasing",
"springing",
"unbinding",
"uncaging",
"unchaining",
"unfettering",
"bailing (out)",
"delivering",
"redeeming",
"rescuing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weight (down)":{
"as in weigh down , bog (down)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bog (down)",
"fetter",
"hamper",
"restrain",
"shackle",
"subject",
"weigh down",
"burden",
"encumber",
"saddle"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clear",
"disburden",
"disencumber",
"divest",
"free",
"relieve",
"rid",
"unburden",
"discharge",
"emancipate",
"enfranchise",
"liberate",
"loose",
"loosen",
"manumit",
"release",
"spring",
"unbind",
"uncage",
"unchain",
"unfetter",
"bail (out)",
"deliver",
"redeem",
"rescue"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weighs (on or upon)":{
"to push steadily against with some force":{
"examples":[
"the bulky backpack weighed upon my back uncomfortably"
],
"synonyms":[
"bears (down on)",
"depresses",
"presses",
"shoves"
],
"near synonyms":[
"compresses",
"mashes",
"punches",
"squashes",
"squeezes",
"squishes",
"squooshes",
"compels",
"forces",
"pressures",
"leans (on or against)",
"muscles",
"drives",
"propels",
"thrusts",
"compacts",
"condenses",
"constricts",
"contracts",
"crushes",
"scrunches",
"wrings",
"crams",
"jam-packs",
"jams",
"packs",
"stuffs",
"wedges"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weighs (anchor)":{
"as in embarks":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"embarks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"debarks",
"disembarks",
"lands",
"beaches",
"anchors",
"docks",
"puts in"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weighting":{
"to place a weight or burden on":{
"examples":[
"weighted the car with a ton of furniture and then headed off for college"
],
"synonyms":[
"burdening",
"encumbering",
"freighting",
"ladening",
"lading",
"loading",
"lumbering",
"saddling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clogging",
"cluttering",
"filling",
"packing",
"heaping",
"mounding",
"piling",
"stacking",
"pressing",
"weighing",
"straining",
"taxing",
"overburdening",
"overloading",
"overtaxing",
"surcharging",
"hampering",
"handicapping",
"afflicting",
"oppressing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alleviating",
"easing",
"lightening",
"relieving"
],
"antonyms":[
"disburdening",
"discharging",
"disencumbering",
"unburdening",
"unlading",
"unloading"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weighed":{
"decided on as a result of careful thought":{
"examples":[
"a carefully weighed decision to take the company in a new direction"
],
"synonyms":[
"advised",
"calculated",
"considered",
"deliberate",
"knowing",
"measured",
"reasoned",
"studied",
"thought-out",
"thoughtful"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aforethought",
"premeditated",
"prepense",
"educated",
"informed",
"intentional",
"purposeful",
"designed",
"intended",
"planned",
"projected",
"careful",
"meticulous",
"foresighted",
"forethoughtful",
"provident",
"prudent"
],
"near antonyms":[
"half-cocked",
"ill-advised",
"chance",
"haphazard",
"hit-or-miss",
"random",
"aimless",
"desultory",
"purposeless",
"hasty",
"hurried",
"rushed",
"abrupt",
"impetuous",
"sudden",
"automatic",
"extemporaneous",
"impromptu",
"instinctive",
"spontaneous"
],
"antonyms":[
"casual",
"unadvised",
"uncalculated",
"unconsidered",
"unstudied"
]
},
"to be of importance":{
"examples":[
"evidence that will weigh heavily against the defendant"
],
"synonyms":[
"counted",
"imported",
"mattered",
"meant",
"signified"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affected",
"concerned",
"influenced",
"swayed",
"added up (to)",
"amounted (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give serious and careful thought to":{
"examples":[
"weighed the options for weeks before making a decision"
],
"synonyms":[
"chewed over",
"cogitated",
"considered",
"contemplated",
"debated",
"deliberated",
"entertained",
"eyed",
"kicked around",
"meditated",
"mulled (over)",
"perpended",
"pondered",
"pored (over)",
"questioned",
"revolved",
"ruminated",
"studied",
"thought (about or over)",
"turned",
"wrestled (with)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"mused (upon)",
"reflected (on or upon)",
"reminisced",
"analyzed",
"explored",
"reviewed",
"concluded",
"reasoned",
"second-guessed",
"speculated (about)",
"brooded (about or over)",
"dwelled (on or upon)",
"dwelt (on or upon)",
"fixated (on or upon)",
"fretted (about or over)",
"obsessed (about or over)",
"believed",
"conceived",
"opined",
"absorbed",
"assimilated",
"digested",
"drank (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregarded",
"ignored",
"overlooked",
"slighted",
"dismissed",
"pooh-poohed",
"poohed",
"rejected"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"weighing (anchor)":{
"as in embarking":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"embarking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"debarking",
"disembarking",
"landing",
"beaching",
"anchoring",
"docking",
"putting in"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weighs (upon)":{
"as in squeezes , pressures":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bears (down)",
"compresses",
"depresses",
"jams",
"pressures",
"squashes",
"squeezes",
"impels",
"moves",
"bulldozes",
"compels",
"forces",
"leans (on or against)",
"muscles",
"rams",
"drives",
"propels",
"pushes",
"shoves",
"thrusts"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weights (down)":{
"as in weighs down , bogs (down)":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bogs (down)",
"fetters",
"hampers",
"restrains",
"shackles",
"subjects",
"weighs down",
"burdens",
"encumbers",
"saddles"
],
"near antonyms":[
"clears",
"disburdens",
"disencumbers",
"divests",
"frees",
"relieves",
"rids",
"unburdens",
"discharges",
"emancipates",
"enfranchises",
"liberates",
"loosens",
"looses",
"manumits",
"releases",
"springs",
"unbinds",
"uncages",
"unchains",
"unfetters",
"bails (out)",
"delivers",
"redeems",
"rescues"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weigh (anchor)":{
"as in embark":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"embark"
],
"near antonyms":[
"debark",
"disembark",
"land",
"beach",
"anchor",
"dock",
"put in"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weisenheimers":{
"a person who likes to show off in a clever but annoying way":{
"examples":[
"it seems like every time we go to the movies, sitting behind us is some wisenheimer making snide cracks"
],
"synonyms":[
"smart alecks",
"smart alecs",
"smarties",
"smarty-pants",
"wiseacres",
"wiseasses",
"wise guys"
],
"near synonyms":[
"know-alls",
"know-it-alls",
"wisecrackers",
"hotshots",
"show-offs"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"weighs":{
"to be of importance":{
"examples":[
"evidence that will weigh heavily against the defendant"
],
"synonyms":[
"counts",
"imports",
"matters",
"means",
"signifies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"affects",
"concerns",
"influences",
"sways",
"adds up (to)",
"amounts (to)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give serious and careful thought to":{
"examples":[
"weighed the options for weeks before making a decision"
],
"synonyms":[
"chews over",
"cogitates",
"considers",
"contemplates",
"debates",
"deliberates",
"entertains",
"eyes",
"kicks around",
"meditates",
"mulls (over)",
"perpends",
"ponders",
"pores (over)",
"questions",
"revolves",
"ruminates",
"studies",
"thinks (about or over)",
"turns",
"wrestles (with)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"muses (upon)",
"reflects (on or upon)",
"reminisces",
"analyzes",
"explores",
"reviews",
"concludes",
"reasons",
"second-guesses",
"speculates (about)",
"broods (about or over)",
"dwells (on or upon)",
"fixates (on or upon)",
"frets (about or over)",
"obsesses (about or over)",
"believes",
"conceives",
"opines",
"absorbs",
"assimilates",
"digests",
"drinks (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disregards",
"ignores",
"overlooks",
"slights",
"dismisses",
"pooh-poohs",
"poohs",
"rejects"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weighed (upon)":{
"as in squeezed , pressured":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bore (down)",
"compressed",
"depressed",
"jammed",
"pressured",
"squashed",
"squeezed",
"impelled",
"moved",
"bulldozed",
"compelled",
"forced",
"leaned (on or against)",
"muscled",
"rammed",
"drove",
"propelled",
"pushed",
"shoved",
"thrust"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weirdness":{
"as in kookiness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"kookiness",
"fallacy",
"irrationality",
"unreasonableness",
"laughableness",
"ludicrousness",
"ridiculousness",
"denseness",
"dim-wittedness",
"doltishness",
"dopiness",
"dullness",
"dulness",
"dumbness",
"feeblemindedness",
"gormlessness",
"idiocy",
"mindlessness",
"oafishness",
"obtuseness",
"simplemindedness",
"simpleness",
"slowness",
"stupidity",
"stupidness",
"vacuity",
"absurdity",
"asininity",
"balminess",
"brainlessness",
"craziness",
"daftness",
"dippiness",
"dottiness",
"fatuity",
"fatuousness",
"folly",
"foolishness",
"imbecility",
"inanity",
"insanity",
"lunacy",
"madness",
"nonsensicalness",
"nuttiness",
"preposterousness",
"senselessness",
"silliness",
"simplicity",
"unwisdom",
"wackiness",
"witlessness",
"zaniness"
],
"near antonyms":[
"prudence",
"sagaciousness",
"sagacity",
"sageness",
"sanity",
"sapience",
"sensibleness",
"soundness",
"wisdom",
"logicality",
"logicalness",
"rationality",
"rationalness",
"reasonability",
"reasonableness",
"validity",
"discernment",
"insight",
"perception",
"percipience"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in abnormality , perversion":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abnormality",
"neuroticism",
"perversion",
"addiction",
"disposition",
"genius",
"leaning",
"partiality",
"custom",
"habit",
"pattern",
"practice",
"practise",
"way",
"wont",
"bent",
"inclination",
"penchant",
"predilection",
"predisposition",
"proclivity",
"propensity",
"tendency",
"turn",
"attribute",
"characteristic",
"mark",
"property",
"trait",
"attitude",
"character",
"humor",
"identity",
"individuality",
"nature",
"personality",
"temperament",
"affectation",
"airs",
"crotchet",
"curiosity",
"eccentricity",
"erraticism",
"idiosyncrasy",
"individualism",
"kink",
"mannerism",
"oddity",
"peculiarity",
"quiddity",
"quip",
"quirk",
"singularity",
"tic",
"trick",
"twist"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conformity",
"sameness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"weigh in":{
"to make a statement of one's opinion":{
"examples":[
"self-appointed pundits immediately weighed in on the latest political scandal"
],
"synonyms":[
"allow",
"comment",
"editorialize",
"note",
"observe",
"opine",
"reflect",
"remark"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commentate",
"articulate",
"express",
"say",
"speak",
"state",
"talk",
"tell",
"utter",
"verbalize",
"vocalize",
"conjecture",
"daresay",
"guess",
"speculate",
"suppose",
"surmise"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weisenheimer":{
"a person who likes to show off in a clever but annoying way":{
"examples":[
"it seems like every time we go to the movies, sitting behind us is some wisenheimer making snide cracks"
],
"synonyms":[
"smart aleck",
"smart alec",
"smarty",
"smartie",
"smarty-pants",
"wise guy",
"wiseacre",
"wiseass"
],
"near synonyms":[
"know-all",
"know-it-all",
"wisecracker",
"hotshot",
"show-off"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"weirdos":{
"a person of odd or whimsical habits":{
"examples":[
"one of those weirdos that the rest of the town always seemed to be talking about"
],
"synonyms":[
"characters",
"codgers",
"crackbrains",
"crackpots",
"cracks",
"cranks",
"eccentrics",
"flakes",
"fruitcakes",
"head cases",
"kooks",
"nutcases",
"nuts",
"nutters",
"oddballs",
"oddities",
"originals",
"quizzes",
"screwballs",
"zanies"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bohemians",
"mavericks",
"nonconformists",
"quixotes",
"coots",
"geezers",
"curios",
"rarities",
"freaks",
"fantasticoes",
"fantasts"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conformers",
"conformists",
"followers",
"sheep"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"weigh (upon)":{
"as in squeeze , pressure":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bear (down)",
"compress",
"depress",
"jam",
"pressure",
"squash",
"squeeze",
"impel",
"move",
"bulldoze",
"compel",
"force",
"lean (on or against)",
"muscle",
"ram",
"drive",
"propel",
"push",
"shove",
"thrust"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weigh (on or upon)":{
"to push steadily against with some force":{
"examples":[
"the bulky backpack weighed upon my back uncomfortably"
],
"synonyms":[
"bear (down on)",
"depress",
"press",
"shove"
],
"near synonyms":[
"compress",
"mash",
"punch",
"squash",
"squeeze",
"squish",
"squoosh",
"compel",
"force",
"pressure",
"lean (on or against)",
"muscle",
"drive",
"propel",
"thrust",
"compact",
"condense",
"constrict",
"contract",
"crush",
"scrunch",
"wring",
"cram",
"jam",
"jam-pack",
"pack",
"stuff",
"wedge"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weighted":{
"to place a weight or burden on":{
"examples":[
"weighted the car with a ton of furniture and then headed off for college"
],
"synonyms":[
"burdened",
"encumbered",
"freighted",
"laded",
"ladened",
"loaded",
"lumbered",
"saddled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"clogged",
"cluttered",
"filled",
"packed",
"heaped",
"mounded",
"piled",
"stacked",
"pressed",
"weighed",
"strained",
"taxed",
"overburdened",
"overloaded",
"overtaxed",
"surcharged",
"hampered",
"handicapped",
"afflicted",
"oppressed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alleviated",
"eased",
"lightened",
"relieved"
],
"antonyms":[
"disburdened",
"discharged",
"disencumbered",
"unburdened",
"unladed",
"unloaded"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weighed (anchor)":{
"as in embarked":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"embarked"
],
"near antonyms":[
"debarked",
"disembarked",
"landed",
"beached",
"anchored",
"docked",
"put in"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"weiner":{
"as in bologna , frankfurter":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"bologna",
"frank",
"frankfurter",
"hot dog",
"kielbasa",
"knockwurst",
"knackwurst",
"liver sausage",
"liver pudding",
"liverwurst",
"pepperoni",
"salami",
"Vienna sausage",
"weenie",
"wienerwurst",
"banger",
"link",
"sausage",
"wurst",
"blood sausage",
"blood pudding"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}