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1662 lines
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{
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"ascertain":{
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"to come to an awareness of":{
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"examples":[
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"was immediately able to ascertain that the girl was uncomfortable talking about her life at home"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"catch on (to)",
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"discover",
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"find out",
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"get on (to)",
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"hear",
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"learn",
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"realize",
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"see",
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"wise (up)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"hit (on or upon)",
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"tumble (to)",
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"descry",
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"detect",
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"encounter",
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"espy",
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"spot",
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"calculate",
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"dope (out)",
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"figure out",
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"find",
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"puzzle (out)",
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"discern",
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"mind",
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"note",
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"observe",
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"perceive",
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"divine"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"miss",
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"overlook",
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"disregard",
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"ignore",
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"forget",
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"unlearn",
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"blanket",
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"blot out",
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"cloak",
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"conceal",
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"cover",
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"curtain",
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"enshroud",
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"hide",
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"mask",
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"occult",
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"screen",
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"shroud",
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"veil"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{
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"examples":[
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"ascertained that their old colonial-era house had once functioned as a tavern"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"descry",
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"detect",
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"determine",
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"dig out",
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"dig up",
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"discover",
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"dredge (up)",
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"ferret (out)",
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"find",
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"find out",
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"get",
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"hit (on or upon)",
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"hunt (down or up)",
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"learn",
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"locate",
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"nose out",
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"root (out)",
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"rout (out)",
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"rummage",
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"run down",
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"scare up",
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"scout (up)",
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"track (down)",
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"turn up"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"espy",
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"sight",
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"spot",
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"look for",
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"search (for or out)",
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"seek"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"lose",
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"mislay",
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"misplace",
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"misset"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"miss",
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"overlook",
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"pass over"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"ascertaining":{
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"to come to an awareness of":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"was immediately able to ascertain that the girl was uncomfortable talking about her life at home"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"missing",
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"overlooking",
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"disregarding",
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"ignoring",
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"forgetting",
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"unlearning",
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"blanketing",
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"blotting out",
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"cloaking",
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"concealing",
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"covering",
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"curtaining",
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"enshrouding",
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"hiding",
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"masking",
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"occulting",
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"screening",
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"shrouding",
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"veiling"
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],
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"related":[
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"hitting (on or upon)",
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"tumbling (to)",
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"descrying",
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"detecting",
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"encountering",
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"espying",
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"spotting",
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"calculating",
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"doping (out)",
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"figuring out",
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"finding",
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"puzzling (out)",
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"discerning",
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"minding",
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"noting",
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"observing",
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"perceiving",
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"divining"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"catching on (to)",
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"discovering",
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"finding out",
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"getting on (to)",
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"hearing",
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"learning",
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"realizing",
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"seeing",
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"wising (up)"
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]
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},
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"to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{
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"antonyms":[
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"missing",
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"overlooking",
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"passing over"
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],
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"examples":[
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"ascertained that their old colonial-era house had once functioned as a tavern"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"losing",
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"mislaying",
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"misplacing",
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"missetting",
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"mis-setting"
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],
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"related":[
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"espying",
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"sighting",
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"spotting",
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"looking for",
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"searching (for or out)",
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"seeking"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"descrying",
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"detecting",
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"determining",
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"digging out",
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"digging up",
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"discovering",
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"dredging (up)",
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"ferreting (out)",
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"finding",
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"finding out",
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"getting",
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"hitting (on or upon)",
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"hunting (down or up)",
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"learning",
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"locating",
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"nosing out",
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"rooting (out)",
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"routing (out)",
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"rummaging",
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"running down",
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"scaring up",
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"scouting (up)",
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"tracking (down)",
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"turning up"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"ascent":{
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"the act or an instance of rising or climbing up":{
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"examples":[
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"our plane broke through some heavy low clouds during its ascent and leveled off once we were above them"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ascension",
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"climb",
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"rise",
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"rising",
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"soar"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"boost",
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"hike",
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"increase",
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"raise",
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"blastoff",
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"elevation",
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"hoist",
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"levitation",
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"liftoff",
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"raising",
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"takeoff",
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"heave",
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"thrust",
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"upheaval",
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"uplifting",
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"upraising",
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"upsurge",
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"upsweep",
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"upswing",
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"upthrust",
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"uptrend",
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"upturn",
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"upwelling"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"plop",
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"plummeting",
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"sinking",
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"decline",
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"decrease",
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"down",
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"comedown",
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"downfall",
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"downgrade"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"descent",
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"dip",
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"dive",
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"drop",
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"fall",
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"nosedive",
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"plunge"
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]
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},
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"an upward slope":{
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"examples":[
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"we'd reached the final ascent of the trail to the summit"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"acclivity",
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"hill",
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"rise",
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"upgrade",
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"uphill",
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"uprise"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cant",
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"diagonal",
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"glacis",
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"grade",
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"gradient",
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"inclination",
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"incline",
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"lean",
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"pitch",
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"rake",
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"tilt",
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"climb",
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"hump",
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"mound",
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"ridge",
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"swell"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"basin",
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"depression",
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"hollow"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"declension",
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"decline",
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"declivity",
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"descent",
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"dip",
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"downgrade",
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"downhill",
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"drop-off",
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"fall",
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"hang",
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"hanging"
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]
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},
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"a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position":{
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"examples":[
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"his long, gradual ascent into the ranks of management"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"advancement",
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"creation",
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"elevation",
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"preference",
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"preferment",
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"promotion",
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"rise",
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"upgrade",
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"upgrading"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"aggrandizement",
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"ennoblement",
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"exaltation",
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"glorification",
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"magnification"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"deposition",
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"dethronement",
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"discharge",
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"dismissal",
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"expulsion",
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"impeachment",
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"ouster",
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"overthrow",
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"removal",
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"suspension",
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"unmaking",
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"unseating",
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"downfall",
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"fall"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"abasement",
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"comedown",
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"degradation",
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"demotion",
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"disrating",
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"downgrade",
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"reduction"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ascendency":{
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"controlling power or influence over others":{
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"examples":[
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"a book chronicling the ascendancy of fascism in Europe after World War I"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ascendance",
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"ascendence",
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"dominance",
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"domination",
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"dominion",
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"hegemony",
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"imperium",
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"predominance",
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"predominancy",
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"preeminence",
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"reign",
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"sovereignty",
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"sovranty",
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"supremacy"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"primacy",
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"superiority",
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"lordship",
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"scepter",
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"arm",
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"authority",
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"choke hold",
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"clutch",
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"command",
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"control",
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"grip",
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"hold",
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"mastery",
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"sway",
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"takeover",
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"direction",
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"jurisdiction",
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"management",
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"clout",
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"might",
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"pull",
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"weight",
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"eminence",
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"importance",
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"moment",
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"prerogative",
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"privilege",
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"right"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"helplessness",
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"weakness",
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"impotence",
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"impotency",
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"powerlessness"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ascendance":{
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"controlling power or influence over others":{
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"examples":[
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"studied the ascendance of modernism in 20th-century art and design"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"ascendancy",
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"ascendency",
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"dominance",
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"domination",
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"dominion",
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"hegemony",
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"imperium",
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"predominance",
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"predominancy",
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"preeminence",
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"reign",
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"sovereignty",
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"sovranty",
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"supremacy"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"primacy",
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"superiority",
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"lordship",
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"scepter",
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"arm",
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"authority",
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"choke hold",
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"clutch",
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"command",
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"control",
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"grip",
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"hold",
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"mastery",
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"sway",
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"takeover",
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"direction",
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"jurisdiction",
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"management",
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"clout",
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"might",
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"pull",
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"weight",
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"eminence",
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"importance",
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"moment",
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"prerogative",
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"privilege",
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"right"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"helplessness",
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"weakness",
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"impotence",
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"impotency",
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"powerlessness"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ascendent":{
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"as in soaring , ascending":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"ascending",
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"soaring",
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"airy",
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"elevated",
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"high",
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"nosebleed",
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"overhead",
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"overlooking",
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"raised",
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"upheld",
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"uplifted",
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"upraised",
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"topmost",
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"upmost",
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"upper",
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"uppermost",
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"upward"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"low",
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"low-lying",
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"depressed",
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"descendant",
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"descendent",
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"descending",
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"down",
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"dropped",
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"fallen",
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"grounded",
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"lowered",
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"sunken",
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"lowermost",
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"nethermost",
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"undermost",
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"abreast",
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"even",
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"level"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"ascetical":{
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"relating to or having a strict and simple way of living that avoids physical pleasure":{
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"examples":[
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"He committed to having an ascetic existence during his rehab.",
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"an ascetic diet of rice and beans"
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],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"monastic",
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"monkish",
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"austere",
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"authoritarian",
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"flinty",
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"hard",
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"harsh",
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"heavy-handed",
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"ramrod",
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"rigid",
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"rigorous",
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"severe",
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"stern",
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"strict",
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"tough",
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"demanding",
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"exacting",
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"uncharitable",
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"unforgiving",
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"adamant",
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"adamantine",
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"callous",
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"hardened",
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"hard-hearted",
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"hard-line",
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"immovable",
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"implacable",
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"inflexible",
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"merciless",
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"ossified",
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"pitiless",
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"relentless",
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"rock-ribbed",
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"stiff",
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"unbending",
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"uncompromising",
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"unrelenting",
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"unsparing",
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"unyielding",
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"dour",
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"gruff",
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"browbeating",
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"bullying",
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"determined",
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"firm",
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"resolved",
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"single-minded",
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"steadfast",
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"unflinching",
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"dogged",
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"intractable",
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"obstinate",
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"relentless",
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"celibate",
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"chaste",
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"disciplined"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"easy",
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"easygoing",
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"laid-back",
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"undemanding",
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"charitable",
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"kind",
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"merciful",
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"mild",
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"patient",
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"soft",
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"softhearted",
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"accepting",
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"compromising",
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"yielding",
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"responsive",
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"willing",
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"acquiescent",
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"agreeable",
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"amenable",
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"complaisant",
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"compliant",
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"flexible",
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"pliable",
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"pliant",
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"clement",
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"forbearing",
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"gentle",
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"indulgent",
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"lax",
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"lenient",
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"tolerant"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"as in prude , killjoy":{
|
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"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fuddy-duddy",
|
|
"prude",
|
|
"straight arrow",
|
|
"killjoy",
|
|
"spoilsport",
|
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"wet blanket"
|
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],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
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"debauchee",
|
|
"decadent",
|
|
"hedonist",
|
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"sensualist",
|
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"sybarite",
|
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"voluptuary",
|
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"Cyrenaic",
|
|
"Epicurean",
|
|
"bon vivant",
|
|
"epicure",
|
|
"glutton",
|
|
"gourmand"
|
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],
|
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"antonyms":[]
|
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},
|
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"type":[
|
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"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ascendancies":{
|
|
"controlling power or influence over others":{
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"a book chronicling the ascendancy of fascism in Europe after World War I"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"ascendances",
|
|
"ascendences",
|
|
"dominances",
|
|
"dominations",
|
|
"dominions",
|
|
"hegemonies",
|
|
"imperiums",
|
|
"predominances",
|
|
"predominancies",
|
|
"preeminences",
|
|
"reigns",
|
|
"sovereignties",
|
|
"sovranties",
|
|
"supremacies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"primacies",
|
|
"superiorities",
|
|
"lordships",
|
|
"scepters",
|
|
"arms",
|
|
"authorities",
|
|
"choke holds",
|
|
"clutches",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"grips",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"masteries",
|
|
"sways",
|
|
"takeovers",
|
|
"directions",
|
|
"jurisdictions",
|
|
"managements",
|
|
"clouts",
|
|
"mights",
|
|
"pulls",
|
|
"weights",
|
|
"eminences",
|
|
"importances",
|
|
"moments",
|
|
"prerogatives",
|
|
"privileges",
|
|
"rights"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"weaknesses",
|
|
"impotences",
|
|
"impotencies"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ascetics":{
|
|
"as in prudes , killjoys":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fuddy-duddies",
|
|
"prudes",
|
|
"straight arrows",
|
|
"killjoys",
|
|
"spoilsports",
|
|
"wet blankets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"debauchees",
|
|
"decadents",
|
|
"hedonists",
|
|
"sensualists",
|
|
"sybarites",
|
|
"voluptuaries",
|
|
"Cyrenaics",
|
|
"Epicureans",
|
|
"bons vivants",
|
|
"bon vivants",
|
|
"epicures",
|
|
"gluttons",
|
|
"gourmands"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ascended":{
|
|
"to move or extend upward":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the path ascended so steeply at one point that we had to scramble up on our hands and knees"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arose",
|
|
"aspired",
|
|
"climbed",
|
|
"lifted",
|
|
"mounted",
|
|
"rose",
|
|
"soared",
|
|
"thrust",
|
|
"upped",
|
|
"upreared",
|
|
"uprose",
|
|
"upthrusted",
|
|
"upturned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"surged",
|
|
"towered",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"upheaved",
|
|
"uplifted",
|
|
"upraised",
|
|
"ballooned",
|
|
"blasted off",
|
|
"took off",
|
|
"zoomed",
|
|
"crested",
|
|
"scaled",
|
|
"surmounted",
|
|
"topped",
|
|
"canted",
|
|
"inclined",
|
|
"leaned",
|
|
"listed",
|
|
"reclined",
|
|
"slanted",
|
|
"sloped",
|
|
"tilted",
|
|
"tipped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dived",
|
|
"dove",
|
|
"nose-dived",
|
|
"plummeted",
|
|
"sank",
|
|
"sunk",
|
|
"slid"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"declined",
|
|
"descended",
|
|
"dipped",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"fell (off)",
|
|
"plunged"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ascendancy":{
|
|
"controlling power or influence over others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a book chronicling the ascendancy of fascism in Europe after World War I"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ascendance",
|
|
"ascendence",
|
|
"dominance",
|
|
"domination",
|
|
"dominion",
|
|
"hegemony",
|
|
"imperium",
|
|
"predominance",
|
|
"predominancy",
|
|
"preeminence",
|
|
"reign",
|
|
"sovereignty",
|
|
"sovranty",
|
|
"supremacy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"primacy",
|
|
"superiority",
|
|
"lordship",
|
|
"scepter",
|
|
"arm",
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"choke hold",
|
|
"clutch",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"mastery",
|
|
"sway",
|
|
"takeover",
|
|
"direction",
|
|
"jurisdiction",
|
|
"management",
|
|
"clout",
|
|
"might",
|
|
"pull",
|
|
"weight",
|
|
"eminence",
|
|
"importance",
|
|
"moment",
|
|
"prerogative",
|
|
"privilege",
|
|
"right"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"helplessness",
|
|
"weakness",
|
|
"impotence",
|
|
"impotency",
|
|
"powerlessness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ascending":{
|
|
"as in soaring , ascendant":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ascendant",
|
|
"ascendent",
|
|
"soaring",
|
|
"airy",
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"high",
|
|
"nosebleed",
|
|
"overhead",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"upheld",
|
|
"uplifted",
|
|
"upraised",
|
|
"topmost",
|
|
"upmost",
|
|
"upper",
|
|
"uppermost",
|
|
"upward"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"low",
|
|
"low-lying",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"descendant",
|
|
"descendent",
|
|
"descending",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"fallen",
|
|
"grounded",
|
|
"lowered",
|
|
"sunken",
|
|
"lowermost",
|
|
"nethermost",
|
|
"undermost",
|
|
"abreast",
|
|
"even",
|
|
"level"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move or extend upward":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the path ascended so steeply at one point that we had to scramble up on our hands and knees"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arising",
|
|
"aspiring",
|
|
"climbing",
|
|
"lifting",
|
|
"mounting",
|
|
"rising",
|
|
"soaring",
|
|
"thrusting",
|
|
"upping",
|
|
"uprearing",
|
|
"uprising",
|
|
"upthrusting",
|
|
"upturning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"surging",
|
|
"towering",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"elevating",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"upheaving",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"upraising",
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
"blasting off",
|
|
"taking off",
|
|
"zooming",
|
|
"cresting",
|
|
"scaling",
|
|
"surmounting",
|
|
"topping",
|
|
"canting",
|
|
"inclining",
|
|
"leaning",
|
|
"listing",
|
|
"reclining",
|
|
"slanting",
|
|
"sloping",
|
|
"tilting",
|
|
"tipping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"diving",
|
|
"nose-diving",
|
|
"plummeting",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"sliding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"descending",
|
|
"dipping",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"falling (off)",
|
|
"plunging"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ascertained":{
|
|
"to come to an awareness of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"was immediately able to ascertain that the girl was uncomfortable talking about her life at home"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"caught on (to)",
|
|
"discovered",
|
|
"found out",
|
|
"got on (to)",
|
|
"heard",
|
|
"learned",
|
|
"realized",
|
|
"saw",
|
|
"wised (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hit (on or upon)",
|
|
"tumbled (to)",
|
|
"descried",
|
|
"detected",
|
|
"encountered",
|
|
"espied",
|
|
"spotted",
|
|
"calculated",
|
|
"doped (out)",
|
|
"figured out",
|
|
"found",
|
|
"puzzled (out)",
|
|
"discerned",
|
|
"minded",
|
|
"noted",
|
|
"observed",
|
|
"perceived",
|
|
"divined"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"missed",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"forgot",
|
|
"unlearned",
|
|
"blanketed",
|
|
"blotted out",
|
|
"cloaked",
|
|
"concealed",
|
|
"covered",
|
|
"curtained",
|
|
"enshrouded",
|
|
"hid",
|
|
"masked",
|
|
"occulted",
|
|
"screened",
|
|
"shrouded",
|
|
"veiled"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"ascertained that their old colonial-era house had once functioned as a tavern"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"descried",
|
|
"detected",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"discovered",
|
|
"dredged (up)",
|
|
"dug out",
|
|
"dug up",
|
|
"ferreted (out)",
|
|
"found",
|
|
"found out",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"hit (on or upon)",
|
|
"hunted (down or up)",
|
|
"learned",
|
|
"located",
|
|
"nosed out",
|
|
"ran down",
|
|
"rooted (out)",
|
|
"routed (out)",
|
|
"rummaged",
|
|
"scared up",
|
|
"scouted (up)",
|
|
"tracked (down)",
|
|
"turned up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"espied",
|
|
"sighted",
|
|
"spotted",
|
|
"looked for",
|
|
"searched (for or out)",
|
|
"sought"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lost",
|
|
"mislaid",
|
|
"misplaced",
|
|
"misset",
|
|
"mis-set"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"missed",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"passed over"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ascend":{
|
|
"to move or extend upward":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the path ascended so steeply at one point that we had to scramble up on our hands and knees"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arise",
|
|
"aspire",
|
|
"climb",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"mount",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"soar",
|
|
"thrust",
|
|
"up",
|
|
"uprear",
|
|
"uprise",
|
|
"upthrust",
|
|
"upturn"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"surge",
|
|
"tower",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"elevate",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"upheave",
|
|
"uplift",
|
|
"upraise",
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"blast off",
|
|
"take off",
|
|
"zoom",
|
|
"crest",
|
|
"scale",
|
|
"surmount",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"cant",
|
|
"incline",
|
|
"lean",
|
|
"list",
|
|
"recline",
|
|
"slant",
|
|
"slope",
|
|
"tilt",
|
|
"tip"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dive",
|
|
"nose-dive",
|
|
"plummet",
|
|
"sink",
|
|
"slide"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"descend",
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"fall (off)",
|
|
"plunge"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ascendencies":{
|
|
"controlling power or influence over others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a book chronicling the ascendancy of fascism in Europe after World War I"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ascendances",
|
|
"ascendences",
|
|
"dominances",
|
|
"dominations",
|
|
"dominions",
|
|
"hegemonies",
|
|
"imperiums",
|
|
"predominances",
|
|
"predominancies",
|
|
"preeminences",
|
|
"reigns",
|
|
"sovereignties",
|
|
"sovranties",
|
|
"supremacies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"primacies",
|
|
"superiorities",
|
|
"lordships",
|
|
"scepters",
|
|
"arms",
|
|
"authorities",
|
|
"choke holds",
|
|
"clutches",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"grips",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"masteries",
|
|
"sways",
|
|
"takeovers",
|
|
"directions",
|
|
"jurisdictions",
|
|
"managements",
|
|
"clouts",
|
|
"mights",
|
|
"pulls",
|
|
"weights",
|
|
"eminences",
|
|
"importances",
|
|
"moments",
|
|
"prerogatives",
|
|
"privileges",
|
|
"rights"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"weaknesses",
|
|
"impotences",
|
|
"impotencies"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ascendances":{
|
|
"controlling power or influence over others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"studied the ascendance of modernism in 20th-century art and design"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ascendancies",
|
|
"ascendencies",
|
|
"dominances",
|
|
"dominations",
|
|
"dominions",
|
|
"hegemonies",
|
|
"imperiums",
|
|
"predominances",
|
|
"predominancies",
|
|
"preeminences",
|
|
"reigns",
|
|
"sovereignties",
|
|
"sovranties",
|
|
"supremacies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"primacies",
|
|
"superiorities",
|
|
"lordships",
|
|
"scepters",
|
|
"arms",
|
|
"authorities",
|
|
"choke holds",
|
|
"clutches",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"grips",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"masteries",
|
|
"sways",
|
|
"takeovers",
|
|
"directions",
|
|
"jurisdictions",
|
|
"managements",
|
|
"clouts",
|
|
"mights",
|
|
"pulls",
|
|
"weights",
|
|
"eminences",
|
|
"importances",
|
|
"moments",
|
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"prerogatives",
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"privileges",
|
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"rights"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[
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"weaknesses",
|
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"impotences",
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"impotencies"
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],
|
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"antonyms":[]
|
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},
|
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"type":[
|
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"noun"
|
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]
|
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},
|
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"ascribing":{
|
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"to explain (something) as being the result of something else":{
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"ascribed their stunning military victory to good intelligence beforehand"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"accrediting",
|
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"attributing",
|
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"chalking up",
|
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"crediting",
|
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"imputing",
|
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"laying",
|
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"putting down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blaming",
|
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"charging",
|
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"fathering (on)",
|
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"imputing (to)",
|
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"pinning (on)",
|
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"assigning",
|
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"referring",
|
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"associating",
|
|
"attaching",
|
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"connecting",
|
|
"linking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
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"type":[
|
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"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ascension":{
|
|
"the act or an instance of rising or climbing up":{
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"her ascension from the freshman to the varsity team was evidence of how much she had improved in one season"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ascent",
|
|
"climb",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"rising",
|
|
"soar"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"hike",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"blastoff",
|
|
"elevation",
|
|
"hoist",
|
|
"levitation",
|
|
"liftoff",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"takeoff",
|
|
"heave",
|
|
"thrust",
|
|
"upheaval",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"upraising",
|
|
"upsurge",
|
|
"upsweep",
|
|
"upswing",
|
|
"upthrust",
|
|
"uptrend",
|
|
"upturn",
|
|
"upwelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"plop",
|
|
"plummeting",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"comedown",
|
|
"downfall",
|
|
"downgrade"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"descent",
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"dive",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"nosedive",
|
|
"plunge"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ascensions":{
|
|
"the act or an instance of rising or climbing up":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her ascension from the freshman to the varsity team was evidence of how much she had improved in one season"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ascents",
|
|
"climbs",
|
|
"rises",
|
|
"risings",
|
|
"soars"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"hikes",
|
|
"increases",
|
|
"raises",
|
|
"blastoffs",
|
|
"elevations",
|
|
"hoists",
|
|
"levitations",
|
|
"liftoffs",
|
|
"takeoffs",
|
|
"heaves",
|
|
"thrusts",
|
|
"upheavals",
|
|
"upsurges",
|
|
"upsweeps",
|
|
"upswings",
|
|
"upthrusts",
|
|
"uptrends",
|
|
"upturns",
|
|
"upwellings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"plops",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"decreases",
|
|
"downs",
|
|
"comedowns",
|
|
"downfalls",
|
|
"downgrades"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"descents",
|
|
"dips",
|
|
"dives",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"falls",
|
|
"nosedives",
|
|
"plunges"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ascribes":{
|
|
"to explain (something) as being the result of something else":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"ascribed their stunning military victory to good intelligence beforehand"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accredits",
|
|
"attributes",
|
|
"chalks up",
|
|
"credits",
|
|
"imputes",
|
|
"lays",
|
|
"puts down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blames",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"fathers (on)",
|
|
"imputes (to)",
|
|
"pins (on)",
|
|
"assigns",
|
|
"refers",
|
|
"associates",
|
|
"attaches",
|
|
"connects",
|
|
"links"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ascetic":{
|
|
"relating to or having a strict and simple way of living that avoids physical pleasure":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"He committed to having an ascetic existence during his rehab.",
|
|
"an ascetic diet of rice and beans"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"monastic",
|
|
"monkish",
|
|
"austere",
|
|
"authoritarian",
|
|
"flinty",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"heavy-handed",
|
|
"ramrod",
|
|
"rigid",
|
|
"rigorous",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"stern",
|
|
"strict",
|
|
"tough",
|
|
"demanding",
|
|
"exacting",
|
|
"uncharitable",
|
|
"unforgiving",
|
|
"adamant",
|
|
"adamantine",
|
|
"callous",
|
|
"hardened",
|
|
"hard-hearted",
|
|
"hard-line",
|
|
"immovable",
|
|
"implacable",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"merciless",
|
|
"ossified",
|
|
"pitiless",
|
|
"relentless",
|
|
"rock-ribbed",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
"uncompromising",
|
|
"unrelenting",
|
|
"unsparing",
|
|
"unyielding",
|
|
"dour",
|
|
"gruff",
|
|
"browbeating",
|
|
"bullying",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"single-minded",
|
|
"steadfast",
|
|
"unflinching",
|
|
"dogged",
|
|
"intractable",
|
|
"obstinate",
|
|
"relentless",
|
|
"celibate",
|
|
"chaste",
|
|
"disciplined"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"easygoing",
|
|
"laid-back",
|
|
"undemanding",
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"merciful",
|
|
"mild",
|
|
"patient",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"softhearted",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"compromising",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"responsive",
|
|
"willing",
|
|
"acquiescent",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"complaisant",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"flexible",
|
|
"pliable",
|
|
"pliant",
|
|
"clement",
|
|
"forbearing",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"indulgent",
|
|
"lax",
|
|
"lenient",
|
|
"tolerant"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in prude , killjoy":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fuddy-duddy",
|
|
"prude",
|
|
"straight arrow",
|
|
"killjoy",
|
|
"spoilsport",
|
|
"wet blanket"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"debauchee",
|
|
"decadent",
|
|
"hedonist",
|
|
"sensualist",
|
|
"sybarite",
|
|
"voluptuary",
|
|
"Cyrenaic",
|
|
"Epicurean",
|
|
"bon vivant",
|
|
"epicure",
|
|
"glutton",
|
|
"gourmand"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |