dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/why_MWT.json
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{
"why":{
"how surprising, doubtful, or unbelievable":{
"examples":[
"why , what a strange thing to say!",
"why , that's not possible!"
],
"synonyms":[
"ah",
"aha",
"come on",
"fie",
"indeed",
"my word",
"no",
"pshaw",
"well",
"what"
],
"near synonyms":[
"gee",
"gee whiz",
"ha",
"hello",
"hey",
"lo",
"oh",
"fiddlesticks",
"phooey",
"pooh",
"there",
"oops",
"whoops",
"woops",
"ugh",
"egad",
"gad",
"gadzooks",
"(the) deuce",
"the devil",
"the dickens",
"zounds"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing":{
"examples":[
"asked the whys behind the surprising decision"
],
"synonyms":[
"account",
"authority",
"grounds",
"motive",
"reason",
"subject",
"wherefore"
],
"near synonyms":[
"antecedent",
"cause",
"consideration",
"impetus",
"incentive",
"inspiration",
"instigation",
"occasion",
"stimulus"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something hard to understand or explain":{
"examples":[
"how one decides that a certain person is \"the one\" is one of the great whys of life"
],
"synonyms":[
"closed book",
"conundrum",
"enigma",
"head-scratcher",
"mystery",
"mystification",
"puzzle",
"puzzlement",
"riddle",
"secret"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brainteaser",
"case",
"challenge",
"knot",
"matter",
"perplexity",
"poser",
"problem",
"stumper",
"trouble"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"interjection",
"noun"
]
},
"whys":{
"something (as a belief) that serves as the basis for another thing":{
"examples":[
"asked the whys behind the surprising decision"
],
"synonyms":[
"accounts",
"authorities",
"grounds",
"motives",
"reasons",
"subjects",
"wherefores"
],
"near synonyms":[
"antecedents",
"causes",
"considerations",
"impetuses",
"incentives",
"inspirations",
"instigations",
"occasions",
"stimuli"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"something hard to understand or explain":{
"examples":[
"how one decides that a certain person is \"the one\" is one of the great whys of life"
],
"synonyms":[
"closed books",
"conundrums",
"enigmas",
"head-scratchers",
"mysteries",
"mystifications",
"puzzlements",
"puzzles",
"riddles",
"secrets"
],
"near synonyms":[
"brainteasers",
"cases",
"challenges",
"knots",
"matters",
"perplexities",
"posers",
"problems",
"stumpers",
"troubles"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
}
}