dict_dl/en_MWThesaurus/det_MWT.json
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{
"detach":{
"to take (something) away from or off of something else to which it is joined":{
"examples":[
"Detach the lower portion of the invoice and send it back with your payment."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"separate",
"remove",
"break up",
"decouple",
"disassociate",
"disconnect",
"disjoin",
"disjoint",
"dissever",
"dissociate",
"disunite",
"divide",
"divorce",
"part",
"ramify",
"resolve",
"sever",
"split",
"sunder",
"uncouple",
"unlink",
"unyoke",
"disengage",
"disentangle",
"unravel",
"untie",
"unfasten",
"break",
"fracture",
"pull",
"rend",
"rift",
"rip",
"rive",
"rupture",
"tear",
"cut off",
"insulate",
"isolate",
"seclude",
"segregate",
"sequester",
"break down",
"decompose",
"disassemble",
"disintegrate",
"dissolve",
"bifurcate",
"bisect",
"cleave",
"dichotomize",
"dissect",
"fractionalize",
"fractionate",
"halve",
"partition",
"quarter",
"segment",
"subdivide",
"trisect",
"fragment",
"fragmentate",
"fragmentize",
"cut",
"gash",
"incise",
"lacerate",
"notch",
"slash",
"slit",
"penetrate",
"perforate",
"puncture"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assemble",
"associate",
"blend",
"combine",
"mingle",
"mix",
"connect",
"couple",
"accumulate",
"agglutinate",
"attach",
"bind",
"cement",
"close",
"fasten",
"fuse",
"knit",
"stick",
"weld",
"consolidate",
"join",
"link",
"merge",
"unify",
"unite",
"fill",
"darn",
"heal",
"mend",
"repair",
"patch",
"plug",
"seal",
"sew",
"stitch",
"suture"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to avoid engaging with or participating in something":{
"examples":[
"They were reticent people, completely detached from social life."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"disengage",
"disentangle",
"pull away",
"flee",
"fly",
"flinch",
"recoil",
"shrink",
"chicken (out)",
"bow out",
"back down",
"backpedal",
"backtrack",
"climb down",
"abandon",
"depart",
"evacuate",
"go",
"leave",
"quit",
"vacate",
"back away",
"drop back",
"fall back",
"pull out",
"recede",
"retire",
"retreat",
"withdraw"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beard",
"brave",
"brazen",
"breast",
"confront",
"dare",
"defy",
"face",
"outbrave",
"advance"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"detaching":{
"as in separation , disengaging":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to avoid engaging with or participating in something":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"They were reticent people, completely detached from social life."
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"to take (something) away from or off of something else to which it is joined":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"Detach the lower portion of the invoice and send it back with your payment."
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"detainments":{
"an instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business":{
"examples":[
"the returning vacationers' detainment at the border only lasted a few minutes"
],
"synonyms":[
"delays",
"detentions",
"holdbacks",
"holding patterns",
"holdups",
"waits"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deferments",
"deferrals",
"postponements",
"reprieves",
"respites",
"foot-draggings",
"hesitations",
"lags",
"pauses",
"setbacks",
"slowdowns"
],
"near antonyms":[
"hastes",
"rushes",
"dispatches",
"promptitudes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the state of being held in lawful custody":{
"examples":[
"she'll be kept in detainment until the trial if she can't post bail"
],
"synonyms":[
"detainers",
"detentions",
"holds",
"immurements",
"imprisonments",
"incarcerations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"captivities",
"confinements",
"internments",
"apprehensions",
"arrestments",
"arrests",
"busts",
"collars",
"pinches",
"captures",
"entrapments",
"seizures",
"enchainments",
"restraints"
],
"near antonyms":[
"emancipations",
"freedoms",
"liberations"
],
"antonyms":[
"discharges",
"releases"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deter":{
"to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action":{
"examples":[
"we tried to deter him from his crazy scheme, but to no avail"
],
"synonyms":[
"discourage",
"dissuade",
"inhibit"
],
"near synonyms":[
"divert",
"unsell",
"repel"
],
"near antonyms":[
"egg (on)",
"exhort",
"goad",
"prod",
"urge",
"impel",
"induce",
"prompt"
],
"antonyms":[
"encourage",
"persuade"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"deterging":{
"to remove the dirt from":{
"antonyms":[
"besmirching",
"dirtying",
"fouling",
"soiling",
"spotting",
"staining",
"sullying"
],
"examples":[
"deterge the surface using an industrial-strength commercial soap"
],
"near antonyms":[
"begriming",
"muddying",
"defiling",
"polluting",
"tainting",
"blackening",
"discoloring"
],
"related":[
"decontaminating",
"purging",
"purifying",
"disinfecting",
"sanitizing",
"brushing",
"combing",
"dry-cleaning",
"dusting",
"laundering",
"mopping",
"mucking (out)",
"rinsing",
"scouring",
"scrubbing",
"shampooing",
"sponging",
"swabbing",
"sweeping",
"vacuuming",
"washing",
"wiping",
"brightening",
"deodorizing",
"freshening",
"sprucing (up)",
"sweetening",
"picking up",
"straightening (up)",
"tidying",
"uncluttering"
],
"synonyms":[
"cleaning",
"cleansing",
"GI'ing",
"turning out"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"deteriorating":{
"as in decaying , rickety":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"decaying",
"deteriorated",
"rackety",
"ramshackle",
"rattletrap",
"rickety",
"tumbledown",
"abandoned",
"unkept",
"desolate",
"forlorn",
"godforsaken",
"broken-down",
"decrepit",
"tired",
"worn-out",
"bedraggled",
"dingy",
"ragged",
"tattered",
"broken",
"damaged",
"destroyed",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"ruined",
"wrecked",
"beat-up",
"bombed-out",
"dilapidated",
"dog-eared",
"down-at-the-heels",
"down-at-heel",
"down-at-the-heel",
"down-at-heels",
"dumpy",
"grungy",
"mangy",
"mean",
"miserable",
"moth-eaten",
"neglected",
"ratty",
"run-down",
"scrubby",
"scruffy",
"seedy",
"shabby",
"sleazy",
"tacky",
"tatterdemalion",
"tatty",
"threadbare",
"timeworn",
"tumbledown"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brand-new",
"fresh",
"new",
"cared-for",
"kept-up",
"maintained",
"mended",
"patched",
"rebuilt",
"reconstructed",
"smart",
"spiffy",
"spruce"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in declining , decadent":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"decadent",
"declining",
"expiring",
"fading",
"passing away",
"sinking",
"dead",
"deceased",
"defunct",
"demised",
"departed",
"fallen",
"gone",
"lifeless",
"passed away",
"dying",
"moribund",
"terminal"
],
"near antonyms":[
"alive",
"animate",
"live",
"living",
"quick",
"being",
"breathing",
"existing",
"subsisting",
"surviving",
"booming",
"flourishing",
"prospering",
"roaring",
"thriving",
"animated",
"bouncing",
"energetic",
"frisky",
"jazzy",
"lively",
"peppy",
"perky",
"spirited",
"sprightful",
"sprightly",
"springy",
"vital",
"vivacious",
"zippy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to become worse or of less value":{
"examples":[
"the garden slowly deteriorated after months of neglect"
],
"synonyms":[
"atrophying",
"crumbling",
"decaying",
"declining",
"degenerating",
"descending",
"devolving",
"ebbing",
"regressing",
"retrograding",
"rotting",
"sinking",
"worsening"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abating",
"de-escalating",
"diminishing",
"downsizing",
"dwindling",
"receding",
"waning",
"breaking down",
"corrupting",
"decomposing",
"degrading",
"dilapidating",
"disintegrating",
"moldering",
"putrefying",
"souring",
"spoiling",
"lessening",
"lowering",
"reducing",
"debilitating",
"undermining",
"drooping",
"failing",
"falling",
"flagging",
"lagging",
"languishing",
"running down",
"sagging",
"slipping",
"wasting (away)",
"weakening",
"wilting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bettering",
"upgrading",
"enhancing",
"enriching",
"fortifying",
"heightening",
"intensifying",
"strengthening",
"advancing",
"developing",
"marching",
"proceeding",
"progressing"
],
"antonyms":[
"ameliorating",
"improving",
"meliorating"
]
},
"to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{
"examples":[
"childish name-calling that merely deteriorates what should be a serious discussion on an important issue"
],
"synonyms":[
"abasing",
"bastardizing",
"cankering",
"cheapening",
"corrupting",
"debasing",
"debauching",
"degrading",
"demeaning",
"demoralizing",
"depraving",
"lessening",
"perverting",
"poisoning",
"profaning",
"prostituting",
"subverting",
"vitiating",
"warping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"befouling",
"begriming",
"contaminating",
"defiling",
"diluting",
"dirtying",
"polluting",
"tainting",
"thinning",
"watering down",
"weakening",
"descending",
"disgracing",
"dishonoring",
"humbling",
"humiliating",
"shaming",
"taking down",
"blemishing",
"damaging",
"defacing",
"destroying",
"flawing",
"harming",
"hurting",
"impairing",
"marring",
"ruining",
"spoiling",
"staining",
"tarnishing",
"wrecking",
"depreciating",
"downgrading"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dignifying",
"exalting",
"honoring",
"ameliorating",
"amending",
"bettering",
"enhancing",
"enriching",
"improving",
"meliorating",
"perfecting",
"clarifying",
"cleaning",
"cleansing",
"purifying",
"refining",
"restoring",
"respecting"
],
"antonyms":[
"elevating",
"ennobling",
"uplifting"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"deterioration":{
"a change to a lower state or level":{
"antonyms":[
"ascent",
"rise",
"upswing"
],
"examples":[
"a deterioration in the quality of food at that once-thriving restaurant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advancement",
"development",
"evolution",
"growth",
"blossoming",
"flourishing",
"flowering",
"renewal",
"restoration",
"revitalization",
"heightening",
"accretion",
"accrual",
"addendum",
"addition",
"augmentation",
"boost",
"enhancement",
"gain",
"increase",
"increment",
"raise",
"supplement"
],
"related":[
"dark age",
"nadir",
"sunset",
"decay",
"rotting",
"spoiling",
"breakup",
"crumbling",
"decomposition",
"disintegration",
"dissolution",
"abasement",
"debasement",
"depreciation",
"lessening",
"decimation",
"demolishment",
"demolition",
"desolation",
"destruction",
"havoc",
"ruin",
"ruination",
"abatement",
"decrease",
"decrement",
"de-escalation",
"deflation",
"diminishment",
"diminution",
"dip",
"downslide",
"downtrend",
"downturn",
"drop",
"drop-off",
"falloff",
"loss",
"lowering",
"reduction",
"sag",
"shrinkage",
"slip",
"slump"
],
"synonyms":[
"decadence",
"declension",
"declination",
"decline",
"degeneracy",
"degeneration",
"degradation",
"d\u00e9gringolade",
"descent",
"devolution",
"downfall",
"downgrade",
"ebb",
"eclipse",
"fall"
]
},
"a gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body":{
"antonyms":[
"comeback",
"improvement",
"rally",
"recovery",
"recuperation",
"rehabilitation",
"revitalization",
"snapback"
],
"examples":[
"muscle deterioration resulting from prolonged disuse"
],
"near antonyms":[
"invigoration",
"strengthening",
"progress",
"rejuvenation",
"rejuvenescence"
],
"related":[
"atrophy",
"exhaustion",
"drooping",
"flagging",
"limping",
"regression",
"relapse",
"setback"
],
"synonyms":[
"debilitation",
"decay",
"decaying",
"declension",
"decline",
"degeneration",
"descent",
"ebbing",
"enfeeblement",
"weakening"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"determinate":{
"having been established and usually not subject to change":{
"examples":[
"a determinate order of succession to the throne"
],
"synonyms":[
"certain",
"final",
"firm",
"fixed",
"flat",
"frozen",
"hard",
"hard-and-fast",
"inexpugnable",
"set",
"settled",
"stable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"nonadjustable",
"noncancelable",
"nonnegotiable",
"unchangeable",
"constant",
"steady",
"unchanging",
"uniform",
"unwavering",
"definite",
"exact",
"explicit",
"specific",
"given",
"stated",
"stipulated",
"dependable",
"good",
"reliable",
"responsible",
"safe",
"solid",
"sure",
"tried",
"tried-and-true",
"true",
"trustworthy",
"trusty"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adjustable",
"changeable",
"negotiable",
"indefinite",
"open-ended",
"unspecified",
"capricious",
"changeful",
"flickery",
"fluctuating",
"fluid",
"inconstant",
"mercurial",
"mutable",
"temperamental",
"uncertain",
"unpredictable",
"unsettled",
"unstable",
"unsteady",
"variable",
"volatile"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"having distinct or certain limits":{
"examples":[
"contestants have a determinate length of time to answer the questions"
],
"synonyms":[
"bounded",
"circumscribed",
"defined",
"definite",
"finite",
"limited",
"measured",
"narrow",
"restricted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"modified",
"qualified",
"detailed",
"exact",
"precise",
"specific",
"confined",
"constricted",
"moderate",
"modest",
"minute",
"puny",
"small",
"tiny",
"determined",
"fixed",
"settled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bottomless",
"countless",
"incalculable",
"inestimable",
"inexhaustible",
"innumerable",
"unfathomable",
"unqualified",
"unreserved",
"general",
"indeterminate",
"nebulous",
"vague",
"enlarged",
"escalated",
"expanded",
"copious",
"plenitudinous",
"plentiful",
"big",
"bulky",
"bumper",
"considerable",
"extensive",
"goodly",
"great",
"handsome",
"hefty",
"hulking",
"jumbo",
"king-size",
"king-sized",
"large",
"largish",
"overscale",
"overscaled",
"oversize",
"oversized",
"respectable",
"sizable",
"sizeable",
"substantial",
"super",
"vast",
"voluminous",
"whacking",
"epic",
"grandiose",
"major",
"ample",
"broad",
"comprehensive",
"cosmopolitan",
"expansive",
"global",
"inclusive",
"sweeping",
"universal",
"whole"
],
"antonyms":[
"boundless",
"dimensionless",
"endless",
"illimitable",
"immeasurable",
"indefinite",
"infinite",
"limitless",
"measureless",
"unbounded",
"undefined",
"unlimited",
"unmeasured"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"determinedly":{
"type":[
"adverb"
],
"with great effort or determination":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"determinedly traditional, the restaurant serves old-fashioned comfort food"
],
"near antonyms":[
"casually",
"desultorily",
"halfheartedly",
"indolently",
"lackadaisically",
"languidly",
"lazily",
"listlessly",
"shiftlessly",
"sluggishly",
"spiritlessly",
"tiredly",
"wearily"
],
"related":[
"actively",
"animatedly",
"briskly",
"busily",
"dynamically",
"energetically",
"feverishly",
"spiritedly",
"vehemently",
"vigorously",
"zealously",
"continuously",
"ploddingly",
"steadfastly",
"steadily",
"unabatedly",
"unrelentingly",
"unremittingly",
"ardently",
"attentively",
"conscientiously",
"earnestly",
"exhaustively",
"meticulously",
"painstakingly",
"seriously",
"thoroughly",
"indefatigably",
"tirelessly",
"unflaggingly",
"untiringly",
"wearilessly",
"obstinately",
"stubbornly",
"willfully"
],
"synonyms":[
"amain",
"arduously",
"assiduously",
"diligently",
"doggedly",
"hard",
"hardly",
"industriously",
"intensely",
"intensively",
"intently",
"laboriously",
"mightily",
"purposefully",
"resolutely",
"sedulously",
"slavishly",
"strenuously"
]
}
},
"determining":{
"to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{
"examples":[
"a three-member panel will determine the case"
],
"synonyms":[
"adjudging",
"adjudicating",
"arbitrating",
"deciding",
"judging",
"refereeing",
"ruling (on)",
"settling",
"umpiring"
],
"near synonyms":[
"considering",
"deeming",
"deliberating",
"hearing",
"pondering",
"weighing",
"sizing up",
"mediating",
"moderating",
"negotiating",
"prosecuting",
"trying",
"finding (for or against)",
"concluding",
"resolving",
"redetermining",
"rejudging"
],
"near antonyms":[
"equivocating",
"hedging",
"pussyfooting",
"skirting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration":{
"examples":[
"trying to determine which direction we were facing"
],
"synonyms":[
"choosing",
"concluding",
"deciding",
"figuring",
"naming",
"opting",
"resolving",
"settling (on or upon)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decreeing",
"ruling",
"culling",
"electing",
"handpicking",
"picking",
"preferring",
"selecting",
"singling (out)",
"adjudging",
"adjudicating",
"arbitrating",
"finding",
"judging",
"refereeing",
"ruling (on)",
"umpiring",
"chewing over",
"cogitating",
"considering",
"contemplating",
"debating",
"deliberating",
"entertaining",
"meditating",
"mulling (over)",
"pondering",
"questioning",
"ruminating",
"studying",
"thinking (about or over)",
"weighing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abstaining",
"declining",
"refusing",
"rejecting",
"turning down",
"delaying",
"halting",
"hesitating",
"stalling",
"temporizing",
"shilly-shallying",
"vacillating",
"waffling",
"wavering"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{
"examples":[
"we failed to determine the answer to the riddle"
],
"synonyms":[
"ascertaining",
"descrying",
"detecting",
"digging out",
"digging up",
"discovering",
"dredging (up)",
"ferreting (out)",
"finding",
"finding out",
"getting",
"hitting (on or upon)",
"hunting (down or up)",
"learning",
"locating",
"nosing out",
"rooting (out)",
"routing (out)",
"rummaging",
"running down",
"scaring up",
"scouting (up)",
"tracking (down)",
"turning up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"espying",
"sighting",
"spotting",
"looking for",
"searching (for or out)",
"seeking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"losing",
"mislaying",
"misplacing",
"missetting",
"mis-setting"
],
"antonyms":[
"missing",
"overlooking",
"passing over"
]
},
"to come to an end":{
"examples":[
"your participation in the savings plan determines with the termination of your employment here"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaking off",
"breaking up",
"ceasing",
"closing",
"concluding",
"dead-ending",
"discontinuing",
"dying",
"elapsing",
"ending",
"expiring",
"finishing",
"going",
"halting",
"lapsing",
"leaving off",
"letting up",
"passing",
"quitting",
"stopping",
"terminating",
"winding up",
"winking (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"desisting (from)",
"laying off (of)",
"refraining (from)",
"giving over",
"knocking off",
"packing (up or in)",
"breaking down",
"conking (out)",
"cutting out",
"stalling",
"pausing",
"staying",
"suspending",
"abating",
"petering (out)",
"winding down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drawing out",
"extending",
"prolonging",
"protracting"
],
"antonyms":[
"continuing",
"hanging on",
"persisting"
]
},
"to make final, definite, or beyond dispute":{
"examples":[
"your choice of college could determine the rest of your life"
],
"synonyms":[
"clinching",
"deciding",
"nailing",
"settling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"demonstrating",
"establishing",
"nailing (down)",
"proving",
"showing",
"affirming",
"assuring",
"ensuring",
"insuring",
"securing",
"defining",
"specifying",
"stating",
"stipulating",
"clarifying",
"clearing (up)",
"illuminating",
"concluding",
"ending",
"finishing"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confusing",
"muddling",
"muddying",
"unsettling"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"deterrence":{
"as in discouragement , dissuading":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"discouragement",
"dissuading",
"bidding",
"charging",
"decreeing",
"dictation",
"direction",
"instruction",
"repression",
"suppression",
"banning",
"barring",
"enjoining",
"forbidding",
"interdicting",
"interdiction",
"outlawing",
"prohibiting",
"prohibition",
"proscribing",
"proscription",
"coercion",
"compulsion",
"constraint",
"force"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allowance",
"permission",
"sufferance",
"toleration",
"approval",
"endorsement",
"indorsement",
"authorization",
"clearance",
"license",
"licence",
"sanction",
"encouragement",
"promotion",
"support",
"compliance",
"obedience",
"submission"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"detest":{
"to dislike strongly":{
"examples":[
"I detest pepperoni, and wouldn't eat it if you paid me!"
],
"synonyms":[
"abhor",
"abominate",
"despise",
"execrate",
"hate",
"loathe"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deplore",
"deprecate",
"disapprove (of)",
"discountenance",
"disdain",
"disfavor",
"scorn"
],
"near antonyms":[
"desire",
"fancy",
"favor",
"like",
"prefer",
"enjoy",
"relish",
"admire",
"adore",
"approve (of)",
"esteem",
"hallow",
"idolize",
"revere",
"venerate",
"worship",
"cherish",
"prize",
"treasure"
],
"antonyms":[
"love"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"dethronement":{
"as in impeachment , ouster":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"deposition",
"discharge",
"dismissal",
"expulsion",
"impeachment",
"ouster",
"overthrow",
"removal",
"suspension",
"unmaking",
"unseating",
"abasement",
"comedown",
"degradation",
"demotion",
"disrating",
"downgrade",
"reduction",
"downfall",
"fall"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advancement",
"ascent",
"creation",
"elevation",
"preference",
"preferment",
"promotion",
"rise",
"upgrade",
"upgrading",
"aggrandizement",
"ennoblement",
"exaltation",
"glorification",
"magnification"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"detonate":{
"to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure":{
"antonyms":[
"implode"
],
"examples":[
"the bomb detonated with a thunder that could be heard for blocks in all directions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"collapse",
"fizzle"
],
"related":[
"fragment",
"shatter",
"smash",
"splinter",
"discharge",
"fire",
"shoot",
"balloon",
"burgeon",
"bourgeon",
"mushroom"
],
"synonyms":[
"blow",
"blow up",
"burst",
"crump",
"explode",
"go off",
"pop"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"detours":{
"a turning away from a course or standard":{
"examples":[
"we'll regard this relapse as just a brief detour on your road to recovery from substance abuse"
],
"synonyms":[
"deflections",
"departures",
"deviations",
"divagations",
"divergences",
"divergencies",
"diversions"
],
"near synonyms":[
"regressions",
"retrogressions",
"reversions"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adherences"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to avoid by going around":{
"examples":[
"we had to detour the construction zone in order to get to the stadium"
],
"synonyms":[
"bypasses",
"circumnavigates",
"circumvents",
"skirts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"leapfrogs",
"avoids",
"dodges",
"ducks",
"eludes",
"escapes",
"eschews",
"evades",
"flees",
"shakes",
"shuns"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confronts",
"faces",
"meets",
"accepts",
"courts",
"embraces",
"pursues",
"seeks",
"welcomes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to change one's course or direction":{
"examples":[
"we had to detour for a few miles around the section of highway under construction"
],
"synonyms":[
"deviates",
"diverges",
"sheers",
"swerves",
"swings",
"turns",
"turns off",
"veers",
"wheels"
],
"near synonyms":[
"tacks",
"zigzags",
"doubles (back)",
"turns back"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"detract":{
"to draw the attention or mind to something else":{
"examples":[
"numerous typos in the text detract the reader's attention from the novel's intricate plot"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstract",
"call off",
"distract",
"divert",
"throw off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amuse",
"beguile",
"entertain",
"stray",
"wander"
],
"near antonyms":[
"concentrate",
"focus"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"detraction":{
"the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant":{
"examples":[
"her inevitable detraction of every new idea is annoying to the other club members"
],
"synonyms":[
"belittlement",
"denigration",
"deprecation",
"depreciation",
"derogation",
"diminishment",
"disparagement",
"put-down"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aspersion",
"backbiting",
"calumny",
"defamation",
"libel",
"slander",
"vilification",
"derision",
"mockery",
"ridicule",
"abuse",
"invective",
"vituperation",
"censure",
"condemnation",
"criticism",
"denouncement",
"denunciation",
"de-emphasis",
"minimization",
"soft-pedaling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaim",
"praise",
"approbation",
"approval",
"blessing",
"commendation",
"hype",
"puffery"
],
"antonyms":[
"aggrandizement",
"ennoblement",
"exaltation",
"glorification",
"magnification"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"detritus":{
"the portion or bits of something left over or behind after it has been destroyed":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"the expanse of tree stumps represented the detritus of a vast forest that had been mercilessly clear-cut"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"jetsam",
"leavings",
"remnant",
"chaff",
"deadwood",
"dross",
"dust",
"garbage",
"junk",
"litter",
"refuse",
"riffraff",
"rubbish",
"scrap",
"trash",
"waste"
],
"synonyms":[
"ashes",
"debris",
"flotsam",
"remains",
"residue",
"rubble",
"ruins",
"wreck",
"wreckage"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"determines":{
"to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{
"examples":[
"a three-member panel will determine the case"
],
"synonyms":[
"adjudges",
"adjudicates",
"arbitrates",
"decides",
"judges",
"referees",
"rules (on)",
"settles",
"umpires"
],
"related":[
"considers",
"deems",
"deliberates",
"hears",
"ponders",
"weighs",
"sizes up",
"mediates",
"moderates",
"negotiates",
"prosecutes",
"tries",
"finds (for or against)",
"concludes",
"resolves",
"redetermines",
"rejudges"
],
"near antonyms":[
"equivocates",
"hedges",
"pussyfoots",
"skirts"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration":{
"examples":[
"trying to determine which direction we were facing"
],
"synonyms":[
"chooses",
"concludes",
"decides",
"figures",
"names",
"opts",
"resolves",
"settles (on or upon)"
],
"related":[
"decrees",
"rules",
"culls",
"elects",
"handpicks",
"picks",
"prefers",
"selects",
"singles (out)",
"adjudges",
"adjudicates",
"arbitrates",
"finds",
"judges",
"referees",
"rules (on)",
"umpires",
"chews over",
"cogitates",
"considers",
"contemplates",
"debates",
"deliberates",
"entertains",
"meditates",
"mulls (over)",
"ponders",
"questions",
"ruminates",
"studies",
"thinks (about or over)",
"weighs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abstains",
"declines",
"refuses",
"rejects",
"turns down",
"delays",
"halts",
"hesitates",
"stalls",
"temporizes",
"shilly-shallies",
"vacillates",
"waffles",
"wavers"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{
"examples":[
"we failed to determine the answer to the riddle"
],
"synonyms":[
"ascertains",
"descries",
"detects",
"digs out",
"digs up",
"discovers",
"dredges (up)",
"ferrets (out)",
"finds",
"finds out",
"gets",
"hits (on or upon)",
"hunts (down or up)",
"learns",
"locates",
"noses out",
"roots (out)",
"routs (out)",
"rummages",
"runs down",
"scares up",
"scouts (up)",
"tracks (down)",
"turns up"
],
"related":[
"espies",
"sights",
"spots",
"looks for",
"searches (for or out)",
"seeks"
],
"near antonyms":[
"loses",
"mislays",
"misplaces",
"missets"
],
"antonyms":[
"misses",
"overlooks",
"passes over"
]
},
"to come to an end":{
"examples":[
"your participation in the savings plan determines with the termination of your employment here"
],
"synonyms":[
"breaks off",
"breaks up",
"ceases",
"closes",
"concludes",
"dead-ends",
"dies",
"discontinues",
"elapses",
"ends",
"expires",
"finishes",
"goes",
"halts",
"lapses",
"leaves off",
"lets up",
"passes",
"quits",
"stops",
"terminates",
"winds up",
"winks (out)"
],
"related":[
"desists (from)",
"lays off (of)",
"refrains (from)",
"gives over",
"knocks off",
"packs (up or in)",
"breaks down",
"conks (out)",
"cuts out",
"stalls",
"pauses",
"stays",
"suspends",
"abates",
"peters (out)",
"winds down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"draws out",
"extends",
"prolongs",
"protracts"
],
"antonyms":[
"continues",
"hangs on",
"persists"
]
},
"to make final, definite, or beyond dispute":{
"examples":[
"your choice of college could determine the rest of your life"
],
"synonyms":[
"clinches",
"decides",
"nails",
"settles"
],
"related":[
"demonstrates",
"establishes",
"nails (down)",
"proves",
"shows",
"affirms",
"assures",
"ensures",
"insures",
"secures",
"defines",
"specifies",
"states",
"stipulates",
"clarifies",
"clears (up)",
"illuminates",
"concludes",
"ends",
"finishes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confuses",
"muddies",
"muddles",
"unsettles"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"detractors":{
"a person who criticizes something or someone":{
"examples":[
"Despite his popularity, his many detractors still think his work is overrated.",
"Even her detractors had to admit that she had made the company successful."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"belittlers",
"decriers",
"denigrators",
"deriders",
"gibers",
"jibers",
"insulters",
"jeerers",
"scoffers",
"scorners",
"baiters",
"harassers",
"hecklers",
"mockers",
"needlers",
"persecutors",
"ridiculers",
"taunters",
"teasers",
"teases",
"tormentors",
"carpers",
"castigators",
"cavilers",
"cavillers",
"censurers",
"criticizers",
"critics",
"disparagers",
"faultfinders",
"hypercritics",
"knockers",
"nigglers",
"nitpickers"
],
"near antonyms":[
"commenders",
"praisers",
"comforters",
"solaces",
"soothers",
"succorers",
"bodyguards",
"champions"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deterges":{
"to remove the dirt from":{
"examples":[
"deterge the surface using an industrial-strength commercial soap"
],
"synonyms":[
"cleans",
"cleanses",
"GIs",
"turns out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decontaminates",
"purges",
"purifies",
"disinfects",
"sanitizes",
"brushes",
"combs",
"dry-cleans",
"dusts",
"launders",
"mops",
"mucks (out)",
"rinses",
"scours",
"scrubs",
"shampoos",
"sponges",
"swabs",
"sweeps",
"vacuums",
"washes",
"wipes",
"brightens",
"deodorizes",
"freshens",
"spruces (up)",
"sweetens",
"picks up",
"straightens (up)",
"tidies",
"unclutters"
],
"near antonyms":[
"begrimes",
"muddies",
"defiles",
"pollutes",
"taints",
"blackens",
"discolors"
],
"antonyms":[
"besmirches",
"dirties",
"fouls",
"soils",
"spots",
"stains",
"sullies"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"detention":{
"the state of being held in lawful custody":{
"examples":[
"he's been in detention since the arrest"
],
"synonyms":[
"detainer",
"detainment",
"hold",
"immurement",
"imprisonment",
"incarceration"
],
"near synonyms":[
"captivity",
"confinement",
"internment",
"apprehension",
"arrest",
"arrestment",
"bust",
"collar",
"pinch",
"capture",
"entrapment",
"seizure",
"enchainment",
"restraint"
],
"near antonyms":[
"emancipation",
"freedom",
"liberation"
],
"antonyms":[
"discharge",
"release"
]
},
"an instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business":{
"examples":[
"the detention at the airport security checkpoint was brief, but because he was running late, it caused him to miss his flight"
],
"synonyms":[
"delay",
"detainment",
"holdback",
"holding pattern",
"holdup",
"wait"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deferment",
"deferral",
"postponement",
"reprieve",
"respite",
"foot-dragging",
"hesitation",
"lag",
"pause",
"setback",
"slowdown"
],
"near antonyms":[
"haste",
"rush",
"dispatch",
"promptitude",
"promptness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"determinedness":{
"firm or unwavering adherence to one's purpose":{
"examples":[
"she set about her goal of turning her hobby into a business with such determinedness that one could not observe the proceedings with anything but the greatest admiration"
],
"synonyms":[
"decidedness",
"decision",
"decisiveness",
"determination",
"firmness",
"granite",
"purposefulness",
"resoluteness",
"resolution",
"resolve",
"stick-to-itiveness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"doggedness",
"obduracy",
"obdurateness",
"obstinacy",
"obstinateness",
"perseverance",
"persistence",
"persistency",
"stubbornness",
"tenaciousness",
"tenacity",
"certainty",
"certitude",
"confidence",
"sureness",
"alacrity",
"eagerness",
"gameness",
"readiness",
"backbone",
"fortitude",
"grit",
"iron",
"pluck",
"sand"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doubt",
"incertitude",
"indetermination",
"uncertainty",
"aversion",
"disinclination",
"indisposition",
"reluctance",
"unwillingness"
],
"antonyms":[
"hesitation",
"indecision",
"indecisiveness",
"irresoluteness",
"irresolution",
"vacillation"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"detrains":{
"as in deplanes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"deplanes",
"alights",
"descends",
"disembarks",
"dismounts",
"gets down",
"lights"
],
"near antonyms":[
"embarks",
"boards",
"climbs (aboard)",
"gets in",
"mounts",
"enplanes",
"emplanes",
"entrains"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"detectors":{
"a device that detects some physical quantity and responds usually with a transmitted signal":{
"examples":[
"a motion detector to thwart burglaries"
],
"synonyms":[
"sensors"
],
"near synonyms":[
"eyes",
"electric eyes",
"photoelectric cells",
"alarms",
"alarums",
"triggers"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"determine":{
"to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{
"examples":[
"a three-member panel will determine the case"
],
"synonyms":[
"adjudge",
"adjudicate",
"arbitrate",
"decide",
"judge",
"referee",
"rule (on)",
"settle",
"umpire"
],
"near synonyms":[
"consider",
"deem",
"deliberate",
"hear",
"ponder",
"weigh",
"size up",
"mediate",
"moderate",
"negotiate",
"prosecute",
"try",
"find (for or against)",
"conclude",
"resolve",
"redetermine",
"rejudge"
],
"near antonyms":[
"equivocate",
"hedge",
"pussyfoot",
"skirt"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration":{
"examples":[
"trying to determine which direction we were facing"
],
"synonyms":[
"choose",
"conclude",
"decide",
"figure",
"name",
"opt",
"resolve",
"settle (on or upon)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decree",
"rule",
"cull",
"elect",
"handpick",
"pick",
"prefer",
"select",
"single (out)",
"adjudge",
"adjudicate",
"arbitrate",
"find",
"judge",
"referee",
"rule (on)",
"umpire",
"chew over",
"cogitate",
"consider",
"contemplate",
"debate",
"deliberate",
"entertain",
"meditate",
"mull (over)",
"ponder",
"question",
"ruminate",
"study",
"think (about or over)",
"weigh"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abstain",
"decline",
"refuse",
"reject",
"turn down",
"delay",
"halt",
"hesitate",
"stall",
"temporize",
"shilly-shally",
"vacillate",
"waffle",
"waver"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{
"examples":[
"we failed to determine the answer to the riddle"
],
"synonyms":[
"ascertain",
"descry",
"detect",
"dig out",
"dig up",
"discover",
"dredge (up)",
"ferret (out)",
"find",
"find out",
"get",
"hit (on or upon)",
"hunt (down or up)",
"learn",
"locate",
"nose out",
"root (out)",
"rout (out)",
"rummage",
"run down",
"scare up",
"scout (up)",
"track (down)",
"turn up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"espy",
"sight",
"spot",
"look for",
"search (for or out)",
"seek"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lose",
"mislay",
"misplace",
"misset"
],
"antonyms":[
"miss",
"overlook",
"pass over"
]
},
"to come to an end":{
"examples":[
"your participation in the savings plan determines with the termination of your employment here"
],
"synonyms":[
"break off",
"break up",
"cease",
"close",
"conclude",
"dead-end",
"die",
"discontinue",
"elapse",
"end",
"expire",
"finish",
"go",
"halt",
"lapse",
"leave off",
"let up",
"pass",
"quit",
"stop",
"terminate",
"wind up",
"wink (out)"
],
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"desist (from)",
"lay off (of)",
"refrain (from)",
"give over",
"knock off",
"pack (up or in)",
"break down",
"conk (out)",
"cut out",
"stall",
"pause",
"stay",
"suspend",
"abate",
"peter (out)",
"wind down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"draw out",
"extend",
"prolong",
"protract"
],
"antonyms":[
"continue",
"hang on",
"persist"
]
},
"to make final, definite, or beyond dispute":{
"examples":[
"your choice of college could determine the rest of your life"
],
"synonyms":[
"clinch",
"decide",
"nail",
"settle"
],
"near synonyms":[
"demonstrate",
"establish",
"nail (down)",
"prove",
"show",
"affirm",
"assure",
"ensure",
"insure",
"secure",
"define",
"specify",
"state",
"stipulate",
"clarify",
"clear (up)",
"illuminate",
"conclude",
"end",
"finish"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confuse",
"muddle",
"muddy",
"unsettle"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"detente":{
"as in rapprochement":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"rapprochement",
"acceptance",
"acquiescence",
"concession",
"peace",
"peacetime",
"appeasement",
"conciliation",
"armistice",
"cease-fire",
"truce",
"accord",
"reconcilement",
"reconciliation"
],
"near antonyms":[
"conflict",
"hostilities",
"hot war",
"war"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"detestably":{
"as in terribly , horribly":{
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"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abysmally",
"atrociously",
"awfully",
"damnably",
"deplorably",
"disastrously",
"dreadfully",
"execrably",
"horrendously",
"horribly",
"horrifically",
"rottenly",
"terribly",
"bad",
"badly",
"deficiently",
"inadequately",
"lousily",
"poorly",
"unacceptably",
"unsatisfactorily",
"wretchedly",
"intolerably",
"unbearably",
"inappropriately",
"incorrectly",
"indecently",
"reprehensibly",
"unsuitably",
"vulgarly",
"naughtily",
"egregiously",
"flagrantly",
"grossly",
"miserably",
"shoddily",
"sleazily",
"trashily",
"unspeakably",
"abominably",
"odiously",
"vilely",
"inferiorly",
"insufficiently",
"meagerly",
"meanly",
"niggardly",
"scantily",
"scantly",
"shabbily",
"skimpily",
"sparely",
"stingily"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acceptably",
"adequately",
"all right",
"fine",
"good",
"nicely",
"OK",
"okay",
"palatably",
"passably",
"satisfactorily",
"so-so",
"tolerably",
"well",
"appropriately",
"congruously",
"correctly",
"decently",
"decorously",
"felicitously",
"fittingly",
"meetly",
"rightly",
"seemly",
"suitably",
"exactly",
"faithfully",
"ideally",
"precisely",
"respectably",
"gratifyingly",
"satisfyingly"
],
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},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"detonates":{
"to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure":{
"examples":[
"the bomb detonated with a thunder that could be heard for blocks in all directions"
],
"synonyms":[
"blows",
"blows up",
"bursts",
"crumps",
"explodes",
"goes off",
"pops"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fragments",
"shatters",
"smashes",
"splinters",
"discharges",
"fires",
"shoots",
"balloons",
"burgeons",
"bourgeons",
"mushrooms"
],
"near antonyms":[
"collapses",
"fizzles"
],
"antonyms":[
"implodes"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"deteriorations":{
"a change to a lower state or level":{
"examples":[
"a deterioration in the quality of food at that once-thriving restaurant"
],
"synonyms":[
"decadences",
"declensions",
"declinations",
"declines",
"degeneracies",
"degenerations",
"degradations",
"d\u00e9gringolades",
"descents",
"devolutions",
"downfalls",
"downgrades",
"ebbs",
"eclipses",
"falls"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dark ages",
"nadirs",
"sunsets",
"decays",
"breakups",
"decompositions",
"disintegrations",
"dissolutions",
"abasements",
"debasements",
"depreciations",
"decimations",
"demolishments",
"demolitions",
"desolations",
"destructions",
"havoc",
"ruinations",
"ruins",
"abatements",
"decreases",
"decrements",
"de-escalations",
"deflations",
"diminishments",
"diminutions",
"dips",
"downslides",
"downtrends",
"downturns",
"drop-offs",
"drops",
"falloffs",
"losses",
"reductions",
"sags",
"shrinkages",
"slips",
"slumps"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advancements",
"developments",
"evolutions",
"growths",
"flowerings",
"renewals",
"restorations",
"revitalizations",
"accretions",
"accruals",
"addenda",
"addendums",
"additions",
"augmentations",
"boosts",
"enhancements",
"gains",
"increases",
"increments",
"raises",
"supplements"
],
"antonyms":[
"ascents",
"rises",
"upswings"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"detect":{
"to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{
"examples":[
"I can detect just a hint of lemon in the soup"
],
"synonyms":[
"ascertain",
"descry",
"determine",
"dig out",
"dig up",
"discover",
"dredge (up)",
"ferret (out)",
"find",
"find out",
"get",
"hit (on or upon)",
"hunt (down or up)",
"learn",
"locate",
"nose out",
"root (out)",
"rout (out)",
"rummage",
"run down",
"scare up",
"scout (up)",
"track (down)",
"turn up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"espy",
"sight",
"spot",
"look for",
"search (for or out)",
"seek"
],
"near antonyms":[
"lose",
"mislay",
"misplace",
"misset"
],
"antonyms":[
"miss",
"overlook",
"pass over"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"detrain":{
"as in deplane":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"deplane",
"alight",
"descend",
"disembark",
"dismount",
"get down",
"light"
],
"near antonyms":[
"embark",
"board",
"climb (aboard)",
"get in",
"mount",
"enplane",
"emplane",
"entrain"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"detections":{
"the act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time":{
"examples":[
"my detection of the scent of baked apple pie led me to the kitchen"
],
"synonyms":[
"discoveries",
"findings"
],
"near synonyms":[
"espials",
"notices",
"disclosures",
"exposures",
"revelations",
"creations",
"inventions",
"explorations",
"rediscoveries"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disappearances",
"losses",
"concealments"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"detachedness":{
"as in distance , aloofness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"aloofness",
"distance",
"composure",
"self-poise",
"self-possession",
"bashfulness",
"modesty",
"shyness",
"self-censorship",
"self-containment",
"self-denial",
"self-discipline",
"self-government",
"self-mastery",
"will",
"willpower",
"reticence",
"silence",
"taciturnity",
"command",
"control",
"mastery",
"possession",
"constraint",
"continence",
"discipline",
"discretion",
"inhibition",
"refrainment",
"repression",
"reserve",
"restraint",
"self-command",
"self-control",
"self-restraint",
"suppression"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disinhibition",
"incontinence",
"unconstraint",
"self-abandonment",
"uninhibitedness",
"unrestrainedness",
"gratification",
"indulgence",
"overindulgence",
"self-indulgence",
"bluntness",
"candor",
"frankness",
"immoderacy",
"intemperance"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"details":{
"a separate part in a list, account, or series":{
"examples":[
"every detail was accounted for"
],
"synonyms":[
"items",
"particulars",
"points"
],
"near synonyms":[
"articles",
"belongings",
"objects",
"stuff",
"things",
"characteristics",
"components",
"constituents",
"elements",
"factors",
"features",
"members",
"ingredients",
"divisions",
"particles",
"partitions",
"pieces",
"portions",
"sections",
"segments"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aggregates",
"composites",
"compounds",
"conglomerates",
"entireties",
"summations",
"sums",
"totalities",
"totals",
"wholes"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a single piece of information":{
"examples":[
"didn't leave out a single detail in his police report on the burglary"
],
"synonyms":[
"data",
"facts",
"niceties",
"particularities",
"particulars",
"points",
"specifics"
],
"near synonyms":[
"articles",
"items",
"components",
"constituents",
"elements",
"ingredients",
"members",
"parts",
"aspects",
"circumstances",
"facets",
"factors",
"evidences",
"exhibits",
"databases",
"information",
"knowledges"
],
"near antonyms":[
"errors",
"fallacies",
"falsehoods",
"inaccuracies",
"misconceptions",
"misstatements",
"myths"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a small military unit with a special task or function":{
"examples":[
"the officer sent out a detail to patrol the perimeter of the compound"
],
"synonyms":[
"detachments"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commandos",
"commandoes",
"firing squads",
"outposts",
"paratroops",
"patrols",
"pickets",
"rear guards",
"sentries",
"watches",
"battalions",
"commands",
"companies",
"corps",
"divisions",
"platoons",
"regiments",
"squadrons",
"squads",
"troops",
"wings"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"a specific task with which a person or group is charged":{
"examples":[
"the soldier was placed on guard detail at the border crossing"
],
"synonyms":[
"assignments",
"briefs",
"businesses",
"charges",
"jobs",
"missions",
"operations",
"posts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"burdens",
"chores",
"duties",
"needs",
"obligations",
"offices",
"requirements",
"responsibilities",
"errands",
"labors",
"works",
"commitments",
"pledges",
"promises",
"appointments",
"commissions",
"designations",
"nominations",
"compulsions",
"constraints",
"restraints"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to assign to a place or position":{
"examples":[
"once again he was detailed to guard duty"
],
"synonyms":[
"posts",
"stations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sets",
"appoints",
"places",
"positions"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty":{
"examples":[
"the new assistant was detailed to accompany the boss on the business trip"
],
"synonyms":[
"appoints",
"assigns",
"attaches",
"commissions",
"constitutes",
"designates",
"names",
"nominates",
"places"
],
"near synonyms":[
"authorizes",
"delegates",
"deputes",
"deputizes",
"anoints",
"consecrates",
"creates",
"inaugurates",
"inducts",
"installs",
"instates",
"institutes",
"invests",
"makes",
"ordains",
"crowns",
"enthrones",
"thrones",
"chooses",
"destines",
"drafts",
"elects",
"handpicks",
"selects",
"singles (out)",
"votes (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blackballs",
"deposes",
"dethrones",
"displaces",
"ejects",
"evicts",
"ousts",
"overthrows",
"removes",
"throws out",
"uncrowns",
"unmakes",
"unseats"
],
"antonyms":[
"discharges",
"dismisses",
"expels",
"fires"
]
},
"to specify one after another":{
"examples":[
"detailed all of the reasons that the plan was a bad idea"
],
"synonyms":[
"enumerates",
"itemizes",
"lists",
"numerates",
"recites",
"reels off",
"rehearses",
"ticks (off)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"outlines",
"tabulates",
"tallies",
"catalogs",
"catalogues",
"inventories",
"charts",
"diagrams",
"graphs",
"calculates",
"computes",
"estimates",
"figures",
"reckons",
"cites",
"mentions",
"names"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"detracts":{
"to draw the attention or mind to something else":{
"examples":[
"numerous typos in the text detract the reader's attention from the novel's intricate plot"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstracts",
"calls off",
"distracts",
"diverts",
"throws off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amuses",
"beguiles",
"entertains",
"strays",
"wanders"
],
"near antonyms":[
"concentrates",
"focuses",
"focusses"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"detainer":{
"the state of being held in lawful custody":{
"examples":[
"keep him in detainer for at least 72 hours"
],
"synonyms":[
"detainment",
"detention",
"hold",
"immurement",
"imprisonment",
"incarceration"
],
"near synonyms":[
"captivity",
"confinement",
"internment",
"apprehension",
"arrest",
"arrestment",
"bust",
"collar",
"pinch",
"capture",
"entrapment",
"seizure",
"enchainment",
"restraint"
],
"near antonyms":[
"emancipation",
"freedom",
"liberation"
],
"antonyms":[
"discharge",
"release"
]
},
"the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority":{
"examples":[
"she filed an action for unlawful detainer of land after nonpayment of rent"
],
"synonyms":[
"appropriation",
"arrogation",
"commandeering",
"expropriation",
"preemption",
"seizure",
"takeover",
"usurpation"
],
"near synonyms":[
"annexation",
"assumption",
"attachment",
"confiscation",
"grab",
"impoundment",
"repossession",
"sequestration",
"defalcation",
"embezzlement",
"misapplication",
"misappropriation",
"misuse",
"peculation",
"theft",
"despoilment",
"looting",
"pillaging",
"encroachment",
"infringement",
"piracy",
"invasion",
"occupancy",
"occupation",
"preoccupancy",
"trespass",
"deforcement",
"disfurnishment",
"dispossession",
"ejection",
"stripping"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"detaining":{
"to take or keep (someone) in confinement by authority of law":{
"examples":[
"Police detained the suspect."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"apprehending",
"arresting",
"busting",
"collaring",
"nabbing",
"nailing",
"nicking",
"picking up",
"pinching",
"pulling in",
"restraining",
"running in",
"seizing",
"committing",
"confining",
"holding",
"immuring",
"imprisoning",
"incarcerating",
"interning",
"jailing",
"jugging",
"locking (up)",
"constraining",
"limiting",
"restricting",
"shutting",
"barring",
"gating",
"bagging",
"capturing",
"catching",
"getting",
"grabbing",
"grappling",
"hooking",
"landing",
"snapping (up)",
"snaring",
"snatching",
"trapping",
"binding",
"enchaining",
"fettering",
"handcuffing",
"manacling",
"shackling",
"trammeling",
"trammelling",
"rearresting",
"remanding"
],
"near antonyms":[
"emancipating",
"freeing",
"liberating",
"loosening",
"loosing",
"releasing",
"springing",
"unbinding",
"unchaining",
"discharging"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to keep (someone or something) from proceeding or progressing":{
"examples":[
"She sent word that she had been unavoidably detained .",
"The plane was detained for hours due to inclement weather."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"delaying",
"holding up",
"keeping",
"setting back",
"retarding",
"slowing",
"baffling",
"balking",
"blockading",
"blocking",
"bottlenecking",
"clogging",
"damming",
"hindering",
"holding",
"holding back",
"impeding",
"obstructing",
"snagging",
"stemming",
"hesitating",
"pausing",
"extending",
"lengthening",
"prolonging",
"protracting",
"stretching (out)",
"deferring",
"holding off (on)",
"holding over",
"laying over",
"putting off",
"putting over",
"remitting",
"shelving",
"concluding",
"cutting off",
"ending",
"terminating",
"calling",
"discontinuing",
"suspending",
"choking off",
"reining (in)",
"repressing",
"squashing",
"squelching",
"stanching",
"staunching",
"stunting",
"suppressing",
"turning back",
"arresting",
"bringing up",
"catching",
"checking",
"drawing up",
"fetching up",
"halting",
"holding up",
"pulling up",
"stalling",
"staying",
"stilling",
"stopping"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carrying on",
"continuing",
"following through (with)",
"keeping (on)",
"keeping up",
"persisting",
"running on",
"advancing",
"faring",
"going along",
"marching",
"moving",
"proceeding",
"progressing",
"wending",
"actuating",
"budging",
"driving",
"goading",
"impelling",
"propelling",
"pushing",
"spurring",
"stirring"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"detracting":{
"to draw the attention or mind to something else":{
"examples":[
"numerous typos in the text detract the reader's attention from the novel's intricate plot"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstracting",
"calling off",
"distracting",
"diverting",
"throwing off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amusing",
"beguiling",
"entertaining",
"straying",
"wandering"
],
"near antonyms":[
"concentrating",
"focusing",
"focussing"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"detrimental":{
"causing or capable of causing harm":{
"examples":[
"there were serious concerns that the factory's waste was detrimental to the local environment"
],
"synonyms":[
"adverse",
"bad",
"baleful",
"baneful",
"damaging",
"dangerous",
"deleterious",
"evil",
"harmful",
"hurtful",
"ill",
"injurious",
"mischievous",
"nocuous",
"noxious",
"pernicious",
"prejudicial",
"wicked"
],
"near synonyms":[
"hostile",
"inimical",
"unfriendly",
"contagious",
"deadly",
"infectious",
"infective",
"pestiferous",
"pestilent",
"pestilential",
"poisonous",
"venomous",
"insidious",
"menacing",
"ominous",
"sinister",
"threatening",
"hazardous",
"imperiling",
"imperilling",
"jeopardizing",
"parlous",
"perilous",
"risky",
"unsafe",
"unsound",
"nasty",
"noisome",
"unhealthful",
"unhealthy",
"unwholesome",
"destructive",
"fatal",
"killer",
"lethal",
"malignant",
"ruinous"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advantageous",
"beneficial",
"useful",
"favorable",
"good",
"propitious",
"curative",
"healthful",
"healthy",
"helpful",
"palliative",
"remedial",
"salubrious",
"salutary",
"wholesome",
"secure",
"sound",
"benignant",
"noncorrosive",
"nondestructive",
"nonfatal",
"noninfectious",
"nonlethal",
"nonpoisonous",
"nonpolluting",
"nontoxic",
"nonvenomous"
],
"antonyms":[
"anodyne",
"benign",
"harmless",
"hurtless",
"innocent",
"innocuous",
"inoffensive",
"safe"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"dethronements":{
"as in impeachments , ousters":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"depositions",
"discharges",
"dismissals",
"expulsions",
"impeachments",
"ousters",
"overthrows",
"removals",
"suspensions",
"abasements",
"comedowns",
"degradations",
"demotions",
"downgrades",
"reductions",
"downfalls",
"falls"
],
"near antonyms":[
"advancements",
"ascents",
"creations",
"elevations",
"preferences",
"preferments",
"promotions",
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"upgrades",
"aggrandizements",
"ennoblements",
"exaltations",
"glorifications",
"magnifications"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"as in deteriorating , decaying":{
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"decaying",
"deteriorating",
"rackety",
"ramshackle",
"rattletrap",
"rickety",
"tumbledown",
"abandoned",
"unkept",
"desolate",
"forlorn",
"godforsaken",
"broken-down",
"decrepit",
"tired",
"worn-out",
"bedraggled",
"dingy",
"ragged",
"tattered",
"broken",
"damaged",
"destroyed",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"ruined",
"wrecked",
"beat-up",
"bombed-out",
"dilapidated",
"dog-eared",
"down-at-the-heels",
"down-at-heel",
"down-at-the-heel",
"down-at-heels",
"dumpy",
"grungy",
"mangy",
"mean",
"miserable",
"moth-eaten",
"neglected",
"ratty",
"run-down",
"scrubby",
"scruffy",
"seedy",
"shabby",
"sleazy",
"tacky",
"tatterdemalion",
"tatty",
"threadbare",
"timeworn",
"tumbledown"
],
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"brand-new",
"fresh",
"new",
"cared-for",
"kept-up",
"maintained",
"mended",
"patched",
"rebuilt",
"reconstructed",
"smart",
"spiffy",
"spruce"
],
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"examples":[
"the garden slowly deteriorated after months of neglect"
],
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"atrophied",
"crumbled",
"decayed",
"declined",
"degenerated",
"descended",
"devolved",
"ebbed",
"regressed",
"retrograded",
"rotted",
"sank",
"sunk",
"worsened"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abated",
"de-escalated",
"diminished",
"downsized",
"dwindled",
"receded",
"waned",
"broke down",
"corrupted",
"decomposed",
"degraded",
"dilapidated",
"disintegrated",
"moldered",
"putrefied",
"soured",
"spoiled",
"spoilt",
"lessened",
"lowered",
"reduced",
"debilitated",
"undermined",
"drooped",
"failed",
"fell",
"flagged",
"lagged",
"languished",
"ran down",
"sagged",
"slipped",
"wasted (away)",
"weakened",
"wilted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bettered",
"upgraded",
"enhanced",
"enriched",
"fortified",
"heightened",
"intensified",
"strengthened",
"advanced",
"developed",
"marched",
"proceeded",
"progressed"
],
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"ameliorated",
"improved",
"meliorated"
]
},
"to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{
"examples":[
"childish name-calling that merely deteriorates what should be a serious discussion on an important issue"
],
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"abased",
"bastardized",
"cankered",
"cheapened",
"corrupted",
"debased",
"debauched",
"degraded",
"demeaned",
"demoralized",
"depraved",
"lessened",
"perverted",
"poisoned",
"profaned",
"prostituted",
"subverted",
"vitiated",
"warped"
],
"near synonyms":[
"befouled",
"begrimed",
"contaminated",
"defiled",
"diluted",
"dirtied",
"polluted",
"tainted",
"thinned",
"watered down",
"weakened",
"descended",
"disgraced",
"dishonored",
"humbled",
"humiliated",
"shamed",
"took down",
"blemished",
"damaged",
"defaced",
"destroyed",
"flawed",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"marred",
"ruined",
"spoiled",
"spoilt",
"stained",
"tarnished",
"wrecked",
"depreciated",
"downgraded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dignified",
"exalted",
"honored",
"ameliorated",
"amended",
"bettered",
"enhanced",
"enriched",
"improved",
"meliorated",
"perfected",
"clarified",
"cleaned",
"cleansed",
"purified",
"refined",
"restored",
"respected"
],
"antonyms":[
"elevated",
"ennobled",
"uplifted"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"detonated":{
"as in exploded , blasted":{
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"synonyms":[],
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"blasted",
"exploded",
"broken",
"busted",
"fractured",
"fragmented",
"shattered",
"smashed",
"cracked",
"slivered",
"splintered",
"split",
"collapsed",
"imploded",
"demolished",
"destroyed",
"devastated",
"pulverized",
"ruinate",
"ruined",
"wrecked",
"damaged",
"defaced",
"disintegrated",
"dynamited",
"mangled",
"mutilated",
"eradicated",
"exterminated",
"extirpated",
"obliterated",
"wiped out",
"breakable",
"brittle",
"delicate",
"fragile",
"frail",
"frangible"
],
"near antonyms":[
"unbroken",
"fixed",
"healed",
"mended",
"patched",
"rebuilt",
"reconstructed",
"repaired",
"infrangible",
"unbreakable"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure":{
"examples":[
"the bomb detonated with a thunder that could be heard for blocks in all directions"
],
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"blew",
"blew up",
"burst",
"bursted",
"crumped",
"exploded",
"popped",
"went off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fragmented",
"shattered",
"smashed",
"splintered",
"discharged",
"fired",
"shot",
"ballooned",
"burgeoned",
"bourgeoned",
"mushroomed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"collapsed",
"fizzled"
],
"antonyms":[
"imploded"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"detraining":{
"as in deplaning":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"deplaning",
"alighting",
"descending",
"disembarking",
"dismounting",
"getting down",
"lighting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"embarking",
"boarding",
"climbing (aboard)",
"getting in",
"mounting",
"enplaning",
"emplaning",
"entraining"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"detriments":{
"something that causes loss or pain":{
"examples":[
"opponents of casino gambling claim that it is a detriment to society at large"
],
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"afflictions",
"damages",
"harms",
"hurts",
"injuries"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disservices",
"injustices",
"outrages",
"wrongs",
"affronts",
"darts",
"indignities",
"insults",
"offenses",
"offences",
"beatings",
"mayhem",
"mutilations",
"defacements",
"disabilities",
"disablements",
"disfigurements",
"impairments",
"lesions",
"ruptures",
"strains",
"abrasions",
"chafes",
"scrapes",
"scratches",
"boo-boos",
"bruises",
"contusions",
"swellings",
"wounds",
"bumps",
"concussions",
"cuts",
"gashes",
"lacerations",
"burns",
"scalds",
"scars",
"scathes",
"sears"
],
"near antonyms":[
"recoveries",
"cures",
"fixes",
"remedies"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the negative result caused by something that creates difficulty for achieving success":{
"examples":[
"the requirement that runners wear shoes for the race worked to his detriment since he was used to running barefoot"
],
"synonyms":[
"despites",
"disadvantages",
"disfavors",
"penalties"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deficits",
"deprivations",
"expenses",
"losses",
"damages",
"harms",
"hurts",
"injuries",
"prejudices"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gains"
],
"antonyms":[
"advantages",
"favors"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deteriorate":{
"to become worse or of less value":{
"examples":[
"the garden slowly deteriorated after months of neglect"
],
"synonyms":[
"atrophy",
"crumble",
"decay",
"decline",
"degenerate",
"descend",
"devolve",
"ebb",
"regress",
"retrograde",
"rot",
"sink",
"worsen"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abate",
"de-escalate",
"diminish",
"downsize",
"dwindle",
"recede",
"wane",
"break down",
"corrupt",
"decompose",
"degrade",
"dilapidate",
"disintegrate",
"molder",
"putrefy",
"sour",
"spoil",
"lessen",
"lower",
"reduce",
"debilitate",
"undermine",
"droop",
"fail",
"fall",
"flag",
"lag",
"languish",
"run down",
"sag",
"slip",
"waste (away)",
"weaken",
"wilt"
],
"near antonyms":[
"better",
"upgrade",
"enhance",
"enrich",
"fortify",
"heighten",
"intensify",
"strengthen",
"advance",
"develop",
"march",
"proceed",
"progress"
],
"antonyms":[
"ameliorate",
"improve",
"meliorate"
]
},
"to lower in character, dignity, or quality":{
"examples":[
"childish name-calling that merely deteriorates what should be a serious discussion on an important issue"
],
"synonyms":[
"abase",
"bastardize",
"canker",
"cheapen",
"corrupt",
"debase",
"debauch",
"degrade",
"demean",
"demoralize",
"deprave",
"lessen",
"pervert",
"poison",
"profane",
"prostitute",
"subvert",
"vitiate",
"warp"
],
"near synonyms":[
"befoul",
"begrime",
"contaminate",
"defile",
"dilute",
"dirty",
"pollute",
"taint",
"thin",
"water down",
"weaken",
"descend",
"disgrace",
"dishonor",
"humble",
"humiliate",
"shame",
"take down",
"blemish",
"damage",
"deface",
"destroy",
"flaw",
"harm",
"hurt",
"impair",
"mar",
"ruin",
"spoil",
"stain",
"tarnish",
"wreck",
"depreciate",
"downgrade"
],
"near antonyms":[
"dignify",
"exalt",
"honor",
"ameliorate",
"amend",
"better",
"enhance",
"enrich",
"improve",
"meliorate",
"perfect",
"clarify",
"clean",
"cleanse",
"purify",
"refine",
"restore",
"respect"
],
"antonyms":[
"elevate",
"ennoble",
"uplift"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"detachment":{
"lack of favoritism toward one side or another":{
"examples":[
"the judge showed commendable detachment when deciding the controversial case"
],
"synonyms":[
"disinterest",
"disinterestedness",
"equity",
"evenhandedness",
"fair-mindedness",
"fairness",
"impartiality",
"justice",
"neutralism",
"neutrality",
"nonpartisanship",
"objectiveness",
"objectivity"
],
"near synonyms":[
"apathy",
"indifference",
"unconcern",
"broad-mindedness",
"open-mindedness",
"tolerance",
"fence-sitting",
"straddling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"chauvinism",
"nepotism",
"subjectiveness",
"subjectivity",
"bent",
"inclination",
"leaning",
"penchant",
"predilection",
"predisposition",
"proclivity",
"propensity",
"tendency",
"preconception",
"prejudgment"
],
"antonyms":[
"bias",
"favor",
"favoritism",
"nonobjectivity",
"one-sidedness",
"partiality",
"partisanship",
"prejudice"
]
},
"a small military unit with a special task or function":{
"examples":[
"the general sent a detachment ahead to scout the enemy's position"
],
"synonyms":[
"detail"
],
"near synonyms":[
"commando",
"firing squad",
"outpost",
"paratroops",
"patrol",
"picket",
"rear guard",
"sentry",
"watch",
"battalion",
"command",
"company",
"corps",
"division",
"platoon",
"regiment",
"squad",
"squadron",
"troop",
"wing"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the absence of emotional involvement":{
"examples":[
"his detachment allowed him a clearer perspective on the child custody case"
],
"synonyms":[
"coldness",
"cool",
"dispassion",
"dispassionateness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"equitability",
"equitableness",
"fairness",
"disinterest",
"disinterestedness",
"impartiality",
"nonpartisanship",
"objectivity",
"unbiasedness",
"balance",
"rationality",
"rationalness",
"reasonability",
"reasonableness",
"calm",
"calmness",
"peace",
"peacefulness",
"placidity",
"quiet",
"quietness",
"quietude",
"repose",
"restfulness",
"sereneness",
"serenity",
"tranquillity",
"tranquility",
"tranquilness",
"reserve",
"undemonstrativeness",
"unresponsiveness",
"apathy",
"indifference"
],
"near antonyms":[
"emotionalism",
"bias",
"favor",
"one-sidedness",
"partiality",
"partisanship",
"prejudice"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deterge":{
"to remove the dirt from":{
"examples":[
"deterge the surface using an industrial-strength commercial soap"
],
"synonyms":[
"clean",
"cleanse",
"GI",
"turn out"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decontaminate",
"purge",
"purify",
"disinfect",
"sanitize",
"brush",
"comb",
"dry-clean",
"dust",
"launder",
"mop",
"muck (out)",
"rinse",
"scour",
"scrub",
"shampoo",
"sponge",
"swab",
"sweep",
"vacuum",
"wash",
"wipe",
"brighten",
"deodorize",
"freshen",
"spruce (up)",
"sweeten",
"pick up",
"straighten (up)",
"tidy",
"unclutter"
],
"near antonyms":[
"begrime",
"muddy",
"defile",
"pollute",
"taint",
"blacken",
"discolor"
],
"antonyms":[
"besmirch",
"dirty",
"foul",
"soil",
"spot",
"stain",
"sully"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"determinative":{
"as in undeniable , indisputable":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"determinate",
"dispositive",
"hands-down",
"inarguable",
"incontestable",
"incontrovertible",
"indisputable",
"indubitable",
"irrefutable",
"unanswerable",
"undebatable",
"undeniable",
"undisputable",
"unquestionable",
"absolute",
"clear",
"conclusive",
"deciding",
"decisive",
"definitive",
"last",
"unchallenged",
"uncontested",
"undisputed",
"unambiguous",
"unequivocal",
"certain",
"definite",
"positive",
"sure",
"cogent",
"compelling",
"convincing",
"persuasive",
"telling"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inconclusive",
"indecisive",
"unclear",
"debatable",
"disputable",
"doubtable",
"doubtful",
"moot",
"problematic",
"problematical",
"questionable",
"refutable",
"ambiguous",
"equivocal",
"controversial",
"debated",
"disputed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"determinant":{
"a thing that controls or influences what happens \u2014 often + of":{
"examples":[
"Level of education is often a determinant of income."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"consideration",
"factor",
"antecedent",
"causality",
"cause",
"causation",
"occasion",
"reason",
"alpha and omega",
"be-all and end-all",
"impetus",
"incentive",
"inspiration",
"instigation",
"stimulus",
"mother",
"origin",
"root",
"source",
"spring"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ramification",
"denouement",
"d\u00e9nouement",
"repercussion",
"conclusion",
"end",
"by-product",
"side effect",
"side reaction",
"aftereffect",
"aftermath",
"consequence",
"corollary",
"development",
"effect",
"fate",
"fruit",
"issue",
"outcome",
"outgrowth",
"product",
"result",
"resultant",
"sequel",
"sequence",
"upshot"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"detested":{
"as in hated , despised":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"abhorred",
"abominated",
"despised",
"disdained",
"disfavored",
"disliked",
"execrated",
"hated",
"loathed",
"unfavorite",
"unbeloved",
"abandoned",
"forgotten",
"ignored",
"alienated",
"estranged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beloved",
"cherished",
"darling",
"dear",
"fair-haired",
"favored",
"favorite",
"fond",
"loved",
"pet",
"precious",
"special",
"sweet",
"white-headed",
"admired",
"adored",
"appreciated",
"esteemed",
"relished",
"revered",
"prized",
"treasured"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to dislike strongly":{
"examples":[
"I detest pepperoni, and wouldn't eat it if you paid me!"
],
"synonyms":[
"abhorred",
"abominated",
"despised",
"execrated",
"hated",
"loathed"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deplored",
"deprecated",
"disapproved (of)",
"discountenanced",
"disdained",
"disfavored",
"scorned"
],
"near antonyms":[
"desired",
"fancied",
"favored",
"liked",
"preferred",
"enjoyed",
"relished",
"admired",
"adored",
"approved (of)",
"esteemed",
"hallowed",
"idolized",
"revered",
"venerated",
"worshipped",
"worshiped",
"cherished",
"prized",
"treasured"
],
"antonyms":[
"loved"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"detests":{
"to dislike strongly":{
"examples":[
"I detest pepperoni, and wouldn't eat it if you paid me!"
],
"synonyms":[
"abhors",
"abominates",
"despises",
"execrates",
"hates",
"loathes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deplores",
"deprecates",
"disapproves (of)",
"discountenances",
"disdains",
"disfavors",
"scorns"
],
"near antonyms":[
"desires",
"fancies",
"favors",
"likes",
"prefers",
"enjoys",
"relishes",
"admires",
"adores",
"approves (of)",
"esteems",
"hallows",
"idolizes",
"reveres",
"venerates",
"worships",
"cherishes",
"prizes",
"treasures"
],
"antonyms":[
"loves"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"deterrents":{
"something that makes movement or progress difficult":{
"examples":[
"the homeowner put up a fence around his garden as a deterrent for animals"
],
"synonyms":[
"balks",
"bars",
"blocks",
"chains",
"clogs",
"cramps",
"crimps",
"drags",
"embarrassments",
"encumbrances",
"fetters",
"handicaps",
"hindrances",
"holdbacks",
"hurdles",
"impediments",
"inhibitions",
"interferences",
"lets",
"manacles",
"obstacles",
"obstructions",
"shackles",
"stops",
"stumbling blocks",
"trammels"
],
"near synonyms":[
"catches",
"hitches",
"rubs",
"snags",
"barriers",
"blockades",
"blockages",
"brick walls",
"stone walls",
"arrests",
"bits",
"brakes",
"checks",
"constraints",
"curbs",
"hobbles",
"reins",
"restraints",
"embargoes",
"stoppages",
"delays",
"holdups",
"stalls",
"burdens",
"cumbers",
"loads",
"dangers",
"hazards",
"perils",
"reefs",
"adversities",
"difficulties",
"disadvantages",
"drawbacks",
"hardships"
],
"near antonyms":[
"catalysts",
"goads",
"impetuses",
"incentives",
"spurs",
"stimulants",
"stimuli",
"advantages",
"breaks",
"edges",
"aids",
"assistances",
"benefits",
"boosts",
"handmaidens",
"handmaids",
"help"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"detachable":{
"as in dissociable":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"dissociable",
"divisible",
"separable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"indivisible",
"inseparable",
"combinable",
"joinable"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"detainment":{
"an instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business":{
"examples":[
"the returning vacationers' detainment at the border only lasted a few minutes"
],
"synonyms":[
"delay",
"detention",
"holdback",
"holding pattern",
"holdup",
"wait"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deferment",
"deferral",
"postponement",
"reprieve",
"respite",
"foot-dragging",
"hesitation",
"lag",
"pause",
"setback",
"slowdown"
],
"near antonyms":[
"haste",
"rush",
"dispatch",
"promptitude",
"promptness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the state of being held in lawful custody":{
"examples":[
"she'll be kept in detainment until the trial if she can't post bail"
],
"synonyms":[
"detainer",
"detention",
"hold",
"immurement",
"imprisonment",
"incarceration"
],
"near synonyms":[
"captivity",
"confinement",
"internment",
"apprehension",
"arrest",
"arrestment",
"bust",
"collar",
"pinch",
"capture",
"entrapment",
"seizure",
"enchainment",
"restraint"
],
"near antonyms":[
"emancipation",
"freedom",
"liberation"
],
"antonyms":[
"discharge",
"release"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"deterrent":{
"something that makes movement or progress difficult":{
"examples":[
"the homeowner put up a fence around his garden as a deterrent for animals"
],
"synonyms":[
"balk",
"bar",
"block",
"chain",
"clog",
"cramp",
"crimp",
"drag",
"embarrassment",
"encumbrance",
"fetter",
"handicap",
"hindrance",
"holdback",
"hurdle",
"impediment",
"inhibition",
"interference",
"let",
"manacle",
"obstacle",
"obstruction",
"shackles",
"stop",
"stumbling block",
"trammel"
],
"near synonyms":[
"catch",
"hitch",
"rub",
"snag",
"barrier",
"blockade",
"blockage",
"brick wall",
"stone wall",
"arrest",
"bit",
"brake",
"check",
"constraint",
"curb",
"hobble",
"rein",
"restraint",
"embargo",
"stoppage",
"delay",
"holdup",
"stall",
"burden",
"cumber",
"load",
"danger",
"hazard",
"peril",
"reef",
"adversity",
"difficulty",
"disadvantage",
"drawback",
"hardship"
],
"near antonyms":[
"catalyst",
"goad",
"impetus",
"incentive",
"spur",
"stimulant",
"stimulus",
"advantage",
"break",
"edge",
"aid",
"assistance",
"benefit",
"boost",
"handmaiden",
"handmaid",
"help"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"as in preventive":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"preventive",
"defensive",
"protective",
"self-protective",
"safe",
"secure"
],
"near antonyms":[
"offensive",
"aggressive",
"bellicose",
"belligerent",
"combative",
"contentious",
"in-your-face",
"militant",
"pugnacious",
"quarrelsome",
"scrappy",
"truculent",
"warlike"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"detainee":{
"as in suspect , defendant":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"accused",
"arrestee",
"defendant",
"fish",
"suspect",
"criminal",
"crook",
"culprit",
"lawbreaker",
"malefactor",
"miscreant",
"offender",
"misdemeanant",
"accomplice",
"principal",
"desperado",
"outlaw",
"convict",
"jailbird",
"perp",
"perpetrator",
"evildoer",
"gallows bird",
"misdoer",
"misfeasor",
"sinner",
"transgressor",
"trespasser",
"villain",
"wrongdoer",
"blackhander",
"button man",
"gangster",
"hoodlum",
"hooligan",
"mobster",
"racketeer",
"thug"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gangbuster",
"lawman"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dethrones":{
"to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)":{
"examples":[
"the nation's last monarch was dethroned in a popular uprising many years ago"
],
"synonyms":[
"defrocks",
"deposes",
"deprives",
"displaces",
"ousts",
"uncrowns",
"unmakes",
"unseats",
"unthrones"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cans",
"cashiers",
"discharges",
"dismisses",
"fires",
"musters out",
"removes",
"retires",
"sacks",
"overthrows",
"subverts",
"supplants",
"topples",
"usurps",
"banishes",
"boots (out)",
"bounces",
"casts out",
"chases",
"drums (out)",
"ejects",
"expels",
"extrudes",
"routs",
"runs off",
"throws out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"baptizes",
"inaugurates",
"inducts",
"initiates",
"installs",
"instates",
"invests",
"appoints",
"designates",
"elects"
],
"antonyms":[
"crowns",
"enthrones",
"thrones"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"detained":{
"as in delayed , postponed":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"delayed",
"postponed",
"behind",
"behindhand",
"belated",
"delinquent",
"late",
"latish",
"overdue",
"tardy",
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"dilatory",
"dillydallying",
"dragging",
"laggard",
"lagging",
"poky",
"pokey",
"slow",
"sluggish",
"unhurried"
],
"near antonyms":[
"early",
"inopportune",
"precocious",
"premature",
"unseasonable",
"untimely",
"opportune",
"seasonable",
"timely",
"prompt",
"punctual"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to take or keep (someone) in confinement by authority of law":{
"examples":[
"Police detained the suspect."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"apprehended",
"arrested",
"busted",
"bust",
"collared",
"nabbed",
"nailed",
"nicked",
"picked up",
"pinched",
"pulled in",
"ran in",
"restrained",
"seized",
"committed",
"confined",
"held",
"immured",
"imprisoned",
"incarcerated",
"interned",
"jailed",
"jugged",
"locked (up)",
"constrained",
"limited",
"restricted",
"shut",
"barred",
"gated",
"bagged",
"captured",
"caught",
"got",
"grabbed",
"grappled",
"hooked",
"landed",
"snapped (up)",
"snared",
"snatched",
"trapped",
"bound",
"enchained",
"fettered",
"handcuffed",
"manacled",
"shackled",
"trammeled",
"trammelled",
"rearrested",
"remanded"
],
"near antonyms":[
"emancipated",
"freed",
"liberated",
"loosed",
"loosened",
"released",
"sprang",
"sprung",
"unbound",
"unchained",
"discharged"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to keep (someone or something) from proceeding or progressing":{
"examples":[
"She sent word that she had been unavoidably detained .",
"The plane was detained for hours due to inclement weather."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"delayed",
"held up",
"kept",
"set back",
"retarded",
"slowed",
"baffled",
"balked",
"blockaded",
"blocked",
"bottlenecked",
"clogged",
"dammed",
"held",
"held back",
"hindered",
"impeded",
"obstructed",
"snagged",
"stemmed",
"hesitated",
"paused",
"extended",
"lengthened",
"prolonged",
"protracted",
"stretched (out)",
"deferred",
"held off (on)",
"held over",
"laid over",
"put off",
"put over",
"remitted",
"shelved",
"concluded",
"cut off",
"ended",
"terminated",
"called",
"discontinued",
"suspended",
"choked off",
"reined (in)",
"repressed",
"squashed",
"squelched",
"stanched",
"staunched",
"stunted",
"suppressed",
"turned back",
"arrested",
"brought up",
"caught",
"checked",
"drew up",
"fetched up",
"halted",
"held up",
"pulled up",
"stalled",
"stayed",
"stilled",
"stopped"
],
"near antonyms":[
"carried on",
"continued",
"followed through (with)",
"kept (on)",
"kept up",
"persisted",
"ran on",
"advanced",
"fared",
"marched",
"moved",
"proceeded",
"progressed",
"wended",
"went along",
"actuated",
"budged",
"drove",
"goaded",
"impelled",
"propelled",
"pushed",
"spurred",
"stirred"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"detestableness":{
"as in cursedness , deplorableness":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"accursedness",
"cursedness",
"deplorableness",
"despicableness",
"execrableness",
"hatefulness",
"loathsomeness",
"reprehensibleness",
"badness",
"baseness",
"depravedness",
"depravity",
"diabolicalness",
"evil",
"evilness",
"foulness",
"heinousness",
"immorality",
"iniquitousness",
"iniquity",
"invidiousness",
"sinfulness",
"ungodliness",
"viciousness",
"vileness",
"wickedness",
"creepiness",
"eeriness",
"fearfulness",
"fearsomeness",
"ghostliness",
"ghoulishness",
"scariness",
"atrociousness",
"atrocity",
"awfulness",
"dreadfulness",
"frightfulness",
"ghastliness",
"grisliness",
"gruesomeness",
"hideousness",
"horridness",
"horror",
"monstrosity",
"repulsiveness",
"agony",
"anguish",
"hellishness",
"misery",
"torment",
"torture"
],
"near antonyms":[
"agreeableness",
"delightfulness",
"pleasantness",
"pleasurableness",
"allurement",
"appeal",
"attraction",
"attractiveness",
"desirability",
"desirableness"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"detainers":{
"the state of being held in lawful custody":{
"examples":[
"keep him in detainer for at least 72 hours"
],
"synonyms":[
"detainments",
"detentions",
"holds",
"immurements",
"imprisonments",
"incarcerations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"captivities",
"confinements",
"internments",
"apprehensions",
"arrestments",
"arrests",
"busts",
"collars",
"pinches",
"captures",
"entrapments",
"seizures",
"enchainments",
"restraints"
],
"near antonyms":[
"emancipations",
"freedoms",
"liberations"
],
"antonyms":[
"discharges",
"releases"
]
},
"the unlawful taking or withholding of something from the rightful owner under a guise of authority":{
"examples":[
"she filed an action for unlawful detainer of land after nonpayment of rent"
],
"synonyms":[
"appropriations",
"arrogations",
"expropriations",
"preemptions",
"seizures",
"takeovers",
"usurpations"
],
"near synonyms":[
"annexations",
"assumptions",
"attachments",
"confiscations",
"grabs",
"impoundments",
"repossessions",
"sequestrations",
"defalcations",
"embezzlements",
"misapplications",
"misappropriations",
"misuses",
"peculations",
"thefts",
"despoilments",
"encroachments",
"infringements",
"piracies",
"invasions",
"occupancies",
"occupations",
"preoccupancies",
"trespasses",
"deforcements",
"disfurnishments",
"dispossessions",
"ejections"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"detractions":{
"the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant":{
"examples":[
"her inevitable detraction of every new idea is annoying to the other club members"
],
"synonyms":[
"belittlements",
"denigrations",
"deprecations",
"depreciations",
"derogations",
"diminishments",
"disparagements",
"put-downs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"aspersions",
"calumnies",
"defamations",
"libels",
"slanders",
"vilifications",
"derisions",
"mockeries",
"ridicules",
"abuses",
"invectives",
"vituperations",
"censures",
"condemnations",
"criticisms",
"denouncements",
"denunciations",
"de-emphases",
"minimizations"
],
"near antonyms":[
"acclaim",
"praises",
"approbations",
"approvals",
"blessings",
"commendations",
"hypes",
"pufferies"
],
"antonyms":[
"aggrandizements",
"ennoblements",
"exaltations",
"glorifications",
"magnifications"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"detailedly":{
"with attention to all aspects or details":{
"examples":[
"went over the proposal somewhat more detailedly than he had the first time"
],
"synonyms":[
"completely",
"comprehensively",
"exhaustively",
"fully",
"inside out",
"minutely",
"roundly",
"sweepingly",
"systematically",
"thoroughly",
"through and through",
"totally"
],
"near synonyms":[
"meticulously",
"microscopically",
"all out",
"full blast",
"intensively",
"broadly",
"encyclopedically",
"extensively",
"generally",
"globally",
"widely",
"conclusively",
"consummately",
"definitely",
"perfectly"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aimlessly",
"desultorily",
"haphazardly",
"hit or miss",
"randomly",
"cursorily",
"imperfectly",
"inadequately",
"narrowly",
"shallowly",
"sketchily",
"summarily",
"superficially",
"indeterminately",
"nebulously",
"vaguely"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adverb"
]
},
"detector":{
"a device that detects some physical quantity and responds usually with a transmitted signal":{
"examples":[
"a motion detector to thwart burglaries"
],
"synonyms":[
"sensor"
],
"near synonyms":[
"eye",
"electric eye",
"photoelectric cell",
"alarm",
"alarum",
"trigger"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"detailing":{
"to assign to a place or position":{
"examples":[
"once again he was detailed to guard duty"
],
"synonyms":[
"posting",
"stationing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"setting",
"appointing",
"placing",
"positioning"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to pick (someone) by one's authority for a specific position or duty":{
"examples":[
"the new assistant was detailed to accompany the boss on the business trip"
],
"synonyms":[
"appointing",
"assigning",
"attaching",
"commissioning",
"constituting",
"designating",
"naming",
"nominating",
"placing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"authorizing",
"delegating",
"deputing",
"deputizing",
"anointing",
"consecrating",
"creating",
"inaugurating",
"inducting",
"installing",
"instating",
"instituting",
"investing",
"making",
"ordaining",
"crowning",
"enthroning",
"throning",
"choosing",
"destining",
"drafting",
"electing",
"handpicking",
"selecting",
"singling (out)",
"voting (in)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"blackballing",
"deposing",
"dethroning",
"displacing",
"ejecting",
"evicting",
"ousting",
"overthrowing",
"removing",
"throwing out",
"uncrowning",
"unmaking",
"unseating"
],
"antonyms":[
"discharging",
"dismissing",
"expelling",
"firing"
]
},
"to specify one after another":{
"examples":[
"detailed all of the reasons that the plan was a bad idea"
],
"synonyms":[
"enumerating",
"itemizing",
"listing",
"numerating",
"reciting",
"reeling off",
"rehearsing",
"ticking (off)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"outlining",
"tabulating",
"tallying",
"cataloging",
"cataloguing",
"inventorying",
"charting",
"diagramming",
"diagraming",
"graphing",
"calculating",
"computing",
"estimating",
"figuring",
"reckoning",
"citing",
"mentioning",
"naming"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"deterred":{
"to steer (a person) from an activity or course of action":{
"examples":[
"we tried to deter him from his crazy scheme, but to no avail"
],
"synonyms":[
"discouraged",
"dissuaded",
"inhibited"
],
"near synonyms":[
"diverted",
"unsold",
"repelled"
],
"near antonyms":[
"egged (on)",
"exhorted",
"goaded",
"prodded",
"urged",
"impelled",
"induced",
"prompted"
],
"antonyms":[
"encouraged",
"persuaded"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"detectives":{
"a person not on the police force who investigates criminal or illicit activity or searches for missing persons":{
"examples":[
"the code used by the serial killer in his letters to the police was actually cracked by an amateur detective"
],
"synonyms":[
"dicks",
"gumshoes",
"hawkshaws",
"investigators",
"operatives",
"private detectives",
"private eyes",
"private investigators",
"shamuses",
"sherlocks",
"sleuthhounds",
"sleuths"
],
"near synonyms":[
"shadows",
"tails",
"tracers",
"trackers",
"Federals",
"feds",
"G-men",
"narcs",
"narks",
"plainclothesmen"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"detouring":{
"to avoid by going around":{
"examples":[
"we had to detour the construction zone in order to get to the stadium"
],
"synonyms":[
"bypassing",
"circumnavigating",
"circumventing",
"skirting"
],
"near synonyms":[
"leapfrogging",
"avoiding",
"dodging",
"ducking",
"eluding",
"escaping",
"eschewing",
"evading",
"fleeing",
"shaking",
"shunning"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confronting",
"facing",
"meeting",
"accepting",
"courting",
"embracing",
"pursuing",
"seeking",
"welcoming"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to change one's course or direction":{
"examples":[
"we had to detour for a few miles around the section of highway under construction"
],
"synonyms":[
"deviating",
"diverging",
"sheering",
"swerving",
"swinging",
"turning",
"turning off",
"veering",
"wheeling"
],
"near synonyms":[
"tacking",
"zigzagging",
"doubling (back)",
"turning back"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"detecting":{
"to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{
"examples":[
"I can detect just a hint of lemon in the soup"
],
"synonyms":[
"ascertaining",
"descrying",
"determining",
"digging out",
"digging up",
"discovering",
"dredging (up)",
"ferreting (out)",
"finding",
"finding out",
"getting",
"hitting (on or upon)",
"hunting (down or up)",
"learning",
"locating",
"nosing out",
"rooting (out)",
"routing (out)",
"rummaging",
"running down",
"scaring up",
"scouting (up)",
"tracking (down)",
"turning up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"espying",
"sighting",
"spotting",
"looking for",
"searching (for or out)",
"seeking"
],
"near antonyms":[
"losing",
"mislaying",
"misplacing",
"missetting",
"mis-setting"
],
"antonyms":[
"missing",
"overlooking",
"passing over"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"determined":{
"fully committed to achieving a goal":{
"examples":[
"his determined opponent would not be bluffed or shaken"
],
"synonyms":[
"bent (on or upon)",
"bound",
"decisive",
"do-or-die",
"firm",
"hell-bent (on or upon)",
"intent",
"out",
"purposeful",
"resolute",
"resolved",
"set",
"single-minded"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bitter",
"vehement",
"certain",
"cocksure",
"confident",
"positive",
"sure",
"earnest",
"serious",
"steady",
"unfaltering",
"unhesitating",
"unswerving",
"unwavering",
"adamant",
"adamantine",
"dogged",
"hard",
"hardened",
"hardheaded",
"headstrong",
"immovable",
"implacable",
"inflexible",
"mulish",
"obdurate",
"persistent",
"pertinacious",
"perverse",
"pigheaded",
"rigid",
"self-willed",
"stubborn",
"tenacious",
"unbending",
"uncompromising",
"unrelenting",
"unyielding",
"willful",
"wilful"
],
"near antonyms":[
"distrustful",
"doubtful",
"dubious",
"mistrustful",
"skeptical",
"suspicious",
"uncertain",
"unconvinced",
"undecided",
"unsettled",
"unsure",
"disinclined",
"indisposed",
"loath",
"loth",
"loathe",
"reluctant"
],
"antonyms":[
"faltering",
"hesitant",
"indecisive",
"irresolute",
"undetermined",
"unresolved",
"vacillating",
"wavering",
"weak-kneed"
]
},
"showing no signs of slackening or yielding in one's purpose":{
"examples":[
"a determined effort to finish first in the race"
],
"synonyms":[
"dogged",
"grim",
"implacable",
"relentless",
"unappeasable",
"unflinching",
"unrelenting",
"unyielding"
],
"near synonyms":[
"persevering",
"persistent",
"tenacious",
"hard",
"hardheaded",
"headstrong",
"intractable",
"mulish",
"obdurate",
"opinionated",
"peevish",
"pertinacious",
"perverse",
"pigheaded",
"self-willed",
"stubborn",
"uncooperative",
"willful",
"wilful",
"merciless",
"ruthless",
"unforgiving"
],
"near antonyms":[
"slackening",
"softening",
"yielding",
"impotent",
"invertebrate",
"slack",
"spineless",
"weak",
"complaisant",
"obliging",
"pliable",
"pliant"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute)":{
"examples":[
"a three-member panel will determine the case"
],
"synonyms":[
"adjudged",
"adjudicated",
"arbitrated",
"decided",
"judged",
"refereed",
"ruled (on)",
"settled",
"umpired"
],
"near synonyms":[
"considered",
"deemed",
"deliberated",
"heard",
"pondered",
"weighed",
"sized up",
"mediated",
"moderated",
"negotiated",
"prosecuted",
"tried",
"found (for or against)",
"concluded",
"resolved",
"redetermined",
"rejudged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"equivocated",
"hedged",
"pussyfooted",
"skirted"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come to a judgment about after discussion or consideration":{
"examples":[
"trying to determine which direction we were facing"
],
"synonyms":[
"chose",
"concluded",
"decided",
"figured",
"named",
"opted",
"resolved",
"settled (on or upon)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decreed",
"ruled",
"culled",
"elected",
"handpicked",
"picked",
"preferred",
"selected",
"singled (out)",
"adjudged",
"adjudicated",
"arbitrated",
"found",
"judged",
"refereed",
"ruled (on)",
"umpired",
"chewed over",
"cogitated",
"considered",
"contemplated",
"debated",
"deliberated",
"entertained",
"meditated",
"mulled (over)",
"pondered",
"questioned",
"ruminated",
"studied",
"thought (about or over)",
"weighed"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abstained",
"declined",
"refused",
"rejected",
"turned down",
"delayed",
"halted",
"hesitated",
"stalled",
"temporized",
"shilly-shallied",
"vacillated",
"waffled",
"wavered"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to come upon after searching, study, or effort":{
"examples":[
"we failed to determine the answer to the riddle"
],
"synonyms":[
"ascertained",
"descried",
"detected",
"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"
]
},
"to come to an end":{
"examples":[
"your participation in the savings plan determines with the termination of your employment here"
],
"synonyms":[
"broke off",
"broke up",
"ceased",
"closed",
"concluded",
"dead-ended",
"died",
"discontinued",
"elapsed",
"ended",
"expired",
"finished",
"halted",
"lapsed",
"left off",
"let up",
"passed",
"quit",
"quitted",
"stopped",
"terminated",
"went",
"winked (out)",
"wound up",
"winded up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"desisted (from)",
"laid off (of)",
"refrained (from)",
"gave over",
"knocked off",
"packed (up or in)",
"broke down",
"conked (out)",
"cut out",
"stalled",
"paused",
"stayed",
"suspended",
"abated",
"petered (out)",
"wound down",
"winded down"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drew out",
"extended",
"prolonged",
"protracted"
],
"antonyms":[
"continued",
"hung on",
"persisted"
]
},
"to make final, definite, or beyond dispute":{
"examples":[
"your choice of college could determine the rest of your life"
],
"synonyms":[
"clinched",
"decided",
"nailed",
"settled"
],
"near synonyms":[
"demonstrated",
"established",
"nailed (down)",
"proved",
"showed",
"affirmed",
"assured",
"ensured",
"insured",
"secured",
"defined",
"specified",
"stated",
"stipulated",
"clarified",
"cleared (up)",
"illuminated",
"concluded",
"ended",
"finished"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confused",
"muddied",
"muddled",
"unsettled"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"detainees":{
"as in suspects , defendants":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"accused",
"arrestees",
"defendants",
"fish",
"fishes",
"suspects",
"criminals",
"crooks",
"culprits",
"lawbreakers",
"malefactors",
"miscreants",
"offenders",
"misdemeanants",
"accomplices",
"principals",
"desperadoes",
"desperados",
"outlaws",
"convicts",
"jailbirds",
"perpetrators",
"perps",
"evildoers",
"gallows birds",
"misdoers",
"misfeasors",
"sinners",
"transgressors",
"trespassers",
"villains",
"wrongdoers",
"blackhanders",
"button men",
"gangsters",
"hoodlums",
"hooligans",
"mobsters",
"racketeers",
"thugs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gangbusters",
"lawmen"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"detectable":{
"able to be perceived by a sense or by the mind":{
"examples":[
"there was a barely detectable hum coming from the refrigerator"
],
"synonyms":[
"appreciable",
"apprehensible",
"discernible",
"discernable",
"distinguishable",
"palpable",
"perceptible",
"sensible"
],
"near synonyms":[
"audible",
"observable",
"tangible",
"visible",
"clear",
"conspicuous",
"evident",
"eye-catching",
"manifest",
"noticeable",
"obvious",
"plain",
"ponderable",
"prominent",
"striking",
"apparent",
"distinct",
"identifiable",
"significant",
"straightforward"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inaudible",
"intangible",
"invisible",
"inconspicuous",
"indistinct",
"unnoticeable",
"unobtrusive",
"faint",
"insignificant",
"slight",
"trivial",
"buried",
"concealed",
"covert",
"disguised",
"hidden",
"obscure",
"shrouded",
"vague"
],
"antonyms":[
"impalpable",
"imperceptible",
"inappreciable",
"indistinguishable",
"insensible",
"undetectable"
]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"detonating":{
"to break open or into pieces usually because of internal pressure":{
"examples":[
"the bomb detonated with a thunder that could be heard for blocks in all directions"
],
"synonyms":[
"blowing",
"blowing up",
"bursting",
"crumping",
"exploding",
"going off",
"popping"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fragmenting",
"shattering",
"smashing",
"splintering",
"discharging",
"firing",
"shooting",
"ballooning",
"burgeoning",
"bourgeoning",
"mushrooming"
],
"near antonyms":[
"collapsing",
"fizzling"
],
"antonyms":[
"imploding"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"detriment":{
"something that causes loss or pain":{
"examples":[
"opponents of casino gambling claim that it is a detriment to society at large"
],
"synonyms":[
"affliction",
"damage",
"harm",
"hurt",
"injury"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disservice",
"injustice",
"outrage",
"wrong",
"affront",
"dart",
"indignity",
"insult",
"offense",
"offence",
"beating",
"crippling",
"mayhem",
"mutilation",
"defacement",
"disability",
"disablement",
"disfigurement",
"impairment",
"lesion",
"rupture",
"strain",
"abrasion",
"chafe",
"scrape",
"scratch",
"boo-boo",
"bruise",
"contusion",
"swelling",
"wound",
"bump",
"concussion",
"cut",
"gash",
"laceration",
"burn",
"scald",
"scar",
"scathe",
"sear"
],
"near antonyms":[
"healing",
"recovery",
"cure",
"fix",
"remedy"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the negative result caused by something that creates difficulty for achieving success":{
"examples":[
"the requirement that runners wear shoes for the race worked to his detriment since he was used to running barefoot"
],
"synonyms":[
"despite",
"disadvantage",
"disfavor",
"penalty"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deficit",
"deprivation",
"expense",
"loss",
"damage",
"harm",
"hurt",
"injury",
"prejudice"
],
"near antonyms":[
"gain"
],
"antonyms":[
"advantage",
"favor"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"dethroning":{
"to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)":{
"examples":[
"the nation's last monarch was dethroned in a popular uprising many years ago"
],
"synonyms":[
"defrocking",
"deposing",
"depriving",
"displacing",
"ousting",
"uncrowning",
"unmaking",
"unseating",
"unthroning"
],
"near synonyms":[
"canning",
"cashiering",
"discharging",
"dismissing",
"firing",
"mustering out",
"removing",
"retiring",
"sacking",
"overthrowing",
"subverting",
"supplanting",
"toppling",
"usurping",
"banishing",
"booting (out)",
"bouncing",
"casting out",
"chasing",
"drumming (out)",
"ejecting",
"expelling",
"extruding",
"routing",
"running off",
"throwing out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"baptizing",
"baptising",
"inaugurating",
"inducting",
"initiating",
"installing",
"instating",
"investing",
"appointing",
"designating",
"electing"
],
"antonyms":[
"crowning",
"enthroning",
"throning"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"detection":{
"the act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time":{
"examples":[
"my detection of the scent of baked apple pie led me to the kitchen"
],
"synonyms":[
"discovery",
"finding",
"spotting",
"unearthing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"awareness",
"espial",
"notice",
"disclosure",
"exposure",
"revelation",
"uncovering",
"unveiling",
"creation",
"invention",
"exploration",
"rediscovery"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disappearance",
"loss",
"concealment",
"hiding"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"detesting":{
"to dislike strongly":{
"examples":[
"I detest pepperoni, and wouldn't eat it if you paid me!"
],
"synonyms":[
"abhorring",
"abominating",
"despising",
"execrating",
"hating",
"loathing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"deploring",
"deprecating",
"disapproving (of)",
"discountenancing",
"disdaining",
"disfavoring",
"scorning"
],
"near antonyms":[
"desiring",
"fancying",
"favoring",
"liking",
"preferring",
"enjoying",
"relishing",
"admiring",
"adoring",
"approving (of)",
"esteeming",
"hallowing",
"idolizing",
"revering",
"venerating",
"worshipping",
"worshiping",
"cherishing",
"prizing",
"treasuring"
],
"antonyms":[
"loving"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"dethroned":{
"to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)":{
"examples":[
"the nation's last monarch was dethroned in a popular uprising many years ago"
],
"synonyms":[
"defrocked",
"deposed",
"deprived",
"displaced",
"ousted",
"uncrowned",
"unmade",
"unseated",
"unthroned"
],
"near synonyms":[
"canned",
"cashiered",
"discharged",
"dismissed",
"fired",
"mustered out",
"removed",
"retired",
"sacked",
"overthrew",
"subverted",
"supplanted",
"toppled",
"usurped",
"banished",
"booted (out)",
"bounced",
"cast out",
"chased",
"drummed (out)",
"ejected",
"expelled",
"extruded",
"ran off",
"routed",
"threw out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"baptized",
"baptised",
"inaugurated",
"inducted",
"initiated",
"installed",
"instated",
"invested",
"appointed",
"designated",
"elected"
],
"antonyms":[
"crowned",
"enthroned",
"throned"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"detached":{
"having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others":{
"examples":[
"a detached observer at company parties, taking it all in and saying very little"
],
"synonyms":[
"aloof",
"antisocial",
"asocial",
"buttoned-up",
"cold",
"cold-eyed",
"cool",
"distant",
"dry",
"frosty",
"offish",
"remote",
"standoff",
"standoffish",
"unbending",
"unclubbable",
"unsociable"
],
"near synonyms":[
"indrawn",
"introverted",
"nongregarious",
"recessive",
"reclusive",
"reserved",
"unsocial",
"withdrawn",
"misanthropic",
"apathetic",
"hard",
"indifferent",
"unconcerned",
"clinical",
"dispassionate",
"impersonal",
"professional",
"disinterested",
"incurious",
"uninterested",
"reticent",
"silent",
"taciturn",
"uncommunicative",
"diffident",
"shy",
"timid",
"cliquey",
"cliquish",
"clubbish"
],
"near antonyms":[
"boon",
"clubbable",
"clubable",
"clubby",
"companionable",
"convivial",
"extroverted",
"extraverted",
"gregarious",
"outgoing",
"communicative",
"expansive",
"garrulous",
"talkative",
"affable",
"folksy",
"genial",
"gracious",
"hospitable",
"agreeable",
"amiable",
"congenial",
"kindly",
"neighborly"
],
"antonyms":[
"cordial",
"friendly",
"sociable",
"social",
"warm"
]
},
"not physically attached to another unit":{
"examples":[
"a detached garage on the side of the house"
],
"synonyms":[
"disconnected",
"discrete",
"free",
"freestanding",
"separate",
"single",
"unattached",
"unconnected"
],
"near synonyms":[
"independent",
"self-contained",
"individual",
"private"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adjoining"
],
"antonyms":[
"attached",
"connected",
"joined",
"linked"
]
},
"to take (something) away from or off of something else to which it is joined":{
"examples":[
"Detach the lower portion of the invoice and send it back with your payment."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"removed",
"separated",
"broke up",
"decoupled",
"disassociated",
"disconnected",
"disjoined",
"disjointed",
"dissevered",
"dissociated",
"disunited",
"divided",
"divorced",
"parted",
"ramified",
"resolved",
"severed",
"split",
"sundered",
"uncoupled",
"unlinked",
"unyoked",
"disengaged",
"disentangled",
"unraveled",
"untied",
"unfastened",
"broke",
"fractured",
"pulled",
"rent",
"rended",
"rifted",
"ripped",
"rived",
"ruptured",
"tore",
"cut off",
"insulated",
"isolated",
"secluded",
"segregated",
"sequestered",
"broke down",
"decomposed",
"disassembled",
"disintegrated",
"dissolved",
"bifurcated",
"bisected",
"cleaved",
"cleft",
"dichotomized",
"dissected",
"fractionalized",
"fractionated",
"halved",
"partitioned",
"quartered",
"segmented",
"subdivided",
"trisected",
"fragmentated",
"fragmented",
"fragmentized",
"cut",
"gashed",
"incised",
"lacerated",
"notched",
"slashed",
"slit",
"penetrated",
"perforated",
"punctured"
],
"near antonyms":[
"assembled",
"associated",
"blended",
"blent",
"combined",
"mingled",
"mixed",
"connected",
"coupled",
"accumulated",
"agglutinated",
"attached",
"bound",
"cemented",
"closed",
"fastened",
"fused",
"knit",
"knitted",
"stuck",
"welded",
"consolidated",
"joined",
"linked",
"merged",
"unified",
"united",
"darned",
"filled",
"healed",
"mended",
"patched",
"plugged",
"repaired",
"sealed",
"sewed",
"stitched",
"sutured"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to avoid engaging with or participating in something":{
"examples":[
"They were reticent people, completely detached from social life."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"disengaged",
"disentangled",
"pulled away",
"fled",
"flew",
"flinched",
"recoiled",
"shrank",
"shrunk",
"chickened (out)",
"bowed out",
"backed down",
"backpedaled",
"backtracked",
"climbed down",
"abandoned",
"departed",
"evacuated",
"left",
"quit",
"quitted",
"vacated",
"went",
"backed away",
"dropped back",
"fell back",
"pulled out",
"receded",
"retired",
"retreated",
"withdrew"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bearded",
"braved",
"brazened",
"breasted",
"confronted",
"dared",
"defied",
"faced",
"outbraved",
"advanced"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"detestation":{
"a very strong dislike":{
"examples":[
"a congenital detestation of injustice, which drove her to become an activist for civil rights"
],
"synonyms":[
"abhorrence",
"abomination",
"execration",
"hate",
"hatred",
"loathing"
],
"near synonyms":[
"cattiness",
"despite",
"despitefulness",
"hatefulness",
"invidiousness",
"malevolence",
"malice",
"maliciousness",
"malignancy",
"malignity",
"meanness",
"spite",
"spitefulness",
"aversion",
"disgust",
"distaste",
"horror",
"odium",
"repugnance",
"repulsion",
"revulsion",
"animosity",
"antagonism",
"antipathy",
"bitterness",
"contempt",
"disdain",
"enmity",
"grudge",
"hostility",
"jealousy",
"pique",
"resentment",
"scorn",
"bile",
"jaundice",
"rancor",
"spleen",
"venom",
"virulence",
"vitriol"
],
"near antonyms":[
"appetite",
"inclination",
"liking",
"admiration",
"adoration",
"veneration",
"worship",
"acceptance",
"tolerance",
"passion",
"relish",
"taste"
],
"antonyms":[
"affection",
"devotion",
"fondness",
"love"
]
},
"something or someone that is hated":{
"examples":[
"the family's pickiest eater is quite vehement in expressing his feelings about boiled cabbage, a particular detestation of his"
],
"synonyms":[
"abhorrence",
"abomination",
"anathema",
"antipathy",
"aversion",
"b\u00eate noire",
"execration",
"hate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dread",
"hang-up",
"horror",
"phobia",
"bogey",
"bogie",
"bogy",
"bugaboo",
"bugbear",
"adversary",
"enemy",
"annoyance",
"grievance",
"hassle",
"nuisance",
"peeve"
],
"near antonyms":[
"beloved",
"darling",
"dear",
"honey",
"sweetheart",
"delight",
"enjoyment",
"felicity",
"joy",
"pleasure",
"favorite",
"like",
"preference",
"treasure"
],
"antonyms":[
"love"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"detracted":{
"to draw the attention or mind to something else":{
"examples":[
"numerous typos in the text detract the reader's attention from the novel's intricate plot"
],
"synonyms":[
"abstracted",
"called off",
"distracted",
"diverted",
"threw off"
],
"near synonyms":[
"amused",
"beguiled",
"entertained",
"strayed",
"wandered"
],
"near antonyms":[
"concentrated",
"focused",
"focussed"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"detumescent":{
"as in collapsed , deflated":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"collapsed",
"deflated"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bloated",
"blown",
"distended",
"overinflated",
"puffed",
"swollen",
"tumescent",
"tumid",
"turgid",
"varicose",
"varicosed",
"ballooned",
"blown up",
"expanded",
"bulging",
"dilated",
"protuberant"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"determination":{
"firm or unwavering adherence to one's purpose":{
"examples":[
"the determination with which the pioneers settled the land despite many hardships and setbacks"
],
"synonyms":[
"decidedness",
"decision",
"decisiveness",
"determinedness",
"firmness",
"granite",
"purposefulness",
"resoluteness",
"resolution",
"resolve",
"stick-to-itiveness"
],
"near synonyms":[
"doggedness",
"obduracy",
"obdurateness",
"obstinacy",
"obstinateness",
"perseverance",
"persistence",
"persistency",
"stubbornness",
"tenaciousness",
"tenacity",
"certainty",
"certitude",
"confidence",
"sureness",
"alacrity",
"eagerness",
"gameness",
"readiness",
"backbone",
"fortitude",
"grit",
"iron",
"pluck",
"sand"
],
"near antonyms":[
"doubt",
"incertitude",
"indetermination",
"uncertainty",
"aversion",
"disinclination",
"indisposition",
"reluctance",
"unwillingness"
],
"antonyms":[
"hesitation",
"indecision",
"indecisiveness",
"irresoluteness",
"irresolution",
"vacillation"
]
},
"a position arrived at after consideration":{
"examples":[
"a determination by the judge regarding an appropriate sentence"
],
"synonyms":[
"award",
"call",
"conclusion",
"decision",
"deliverance",
"diagnosis",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"opinion",
"resolution",
"verdict"
],
"near synonyms":[
"behest",
"charge",
"commandment",
"decree",
"dictate",
"directive",
"edict",
"instruction",
"mandate",
"order",
"word",
"last word",
"say-so",
"adjudication",
"disposition",
"doom",
"finding",
"ruling",
"sentence",
"choice",
"option",
"selection",
"consensus",
"belief",
"conviction",
"eye",
"feeling",
"mind",
"notion",
"persuasion",
"sentiment",
"view"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deadlock",
"draw",
"halt",
"stalemate",
"standoff",
"tie"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning":{
"examples":[
"his determination of the truth of the matter"
],
"synonyms":[
"conclusion",
"consequence",
"deduction",
"eduction",
"induction",
"inference",
"sequitur"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decision",
"deliverance",
"diagnosis",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"resolution",
"ruling",
"verdict",
"conjecture",
"guess",
"surmise",
"assumption",
"presumption",
"supposition"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"determinations":{
"a position arrived at after consideration":{
"examples":[
"a determination by the judge regarding an appropriate sentence"
],
"synonyms":[
"awards",
"calls",
"conclusions",
"decisions",
"deliverances",
"diagnoses",
"judgments",
"judgements",
"opinions",
"resolutions",
"verdicts"
],
"near synonyms":[
"behests",
"charges",
"commandments",
"decrees",
"dictates",
"directives",
"edicts",
"instructions",
"mandates",
"orders",
"words",
"last words",
"say-sos",
"adjudications",
"dispositions",
"dooms",
"findings",
"rulings",
"sentences",
"choices",
"options",
"selections",
"consensuses",
"beliefs",
"convictions",
"eyes",
"feelings",
"minds",
"notions",
"persuasions",
"sentiments",
"views"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deadlocks",
"draws",
"halts",
"stalemates",
"standoffs",
"ties"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"an opinion arrived at through a process of reasoning":{
"examples":[
"his determination of the truth of the matter"
],
"synonyms":[
"conclusions",
"consequences",
"deductions",
"eductions",
"inductions",
"inferences",
"sequiturs"
],
"near synonyms":[
"decisions",
"deliverances",
"diagnoses",
"judgments",
"judgements",
"resolutions",
"rulings",
"verdicts",
"conjectures",
"guesses",
"surmises",
"assumptions",
"presumptions",
"suppositions"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"detractor":{
"a person who criticizes something or someone":{
"examples":[
"Despite his popularity, his many detractors still think his work is overrated.",
"Even her detractors had to admit that she had made the company successful."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"belittler",
"decrier",
"denigrator",
"derider",
"giber",
"jiber",
"insulter",
"jeerer",
"scoffer",
"scorner",
"baiter",
"harasser",
"heckler",
"mocker",
"needler",
"persecutor",
"ridiculer",
"taunter",
"tease",
"teaser",
"tormentor",
"carper",
"castigator",
"caviler",
"caviller",
"censurer",
"critic",
"criticizer",
"disparager",
"faultfinder",
"hypercritic",
"knocker",
"niggler",
"nitpicker"
],
"near antonyms":[
"commender",
"praiser",
"comforter",
"solace",
"soother",
"succorer",
"bodyguard",
"champion"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"detergent":{
"a substance used for cleaning":{
"examples":[
"add the detergent to the washing machine before putting in the clothes"
],
"synonyms":[
"cleaner",
"cleanser",
"soap"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disinfectant",
"purifier",
"solvent",
"scrub",
"shampoo"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"determinants":{
"a thing that controls or influences what happens \u2014 often + of":{
"examples":[
"Level of education is often a determinant of income."
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"considerations",
"factors",
"antecedents",
"causalities",
"causations",
"causes",
"occasions",
"reasons",
"alpha and omegas",
"be-all and end-alls",
"impetuses",
"incentives",
"inspirations",
"instigations",
"stimuli",
"mothers",
"origins",
"roots",
"sources",
"springs"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ramifications",
"denouements",
"d\u00e9nouements",
"repercussions",
"conclusions",
"ends",
"by-products",
"byproducts",
"side effects",
"side reactions",
"aftereffects",
"aftermaths",
"consequences",
"corollaries",
"developments",
"effects",
"fates",
"fruits",
"issues",
"outcomes",
"outgrowths",
"products",
"resultants",
"results",
"sequels",
"sequences",
"upshots"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"determent":{
"as in deterrence , thwarting":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"baffling",
"balking",
"checkmate",
"crossing",
"debarment",
"deterrence",
"foiling",
"frustration",
"thwarting",
"negation",
"neutralization",
"nullification",
"barring",
"enjoining",
"forbidding",
"interdicting",
"interdiction",
"outlawing",
"prohibiting",
"prohibition",
"proscribing",
"proscription",
"avoidance",
"circumvention",
"averting",
"forestallment",
"precluding",
"prevention"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aid",
"assistance",
"backing",
"support",
"facilitation",
"advancement",
"cultivation",
"encouragement",
"nurture",
"promotion"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"detour":{
"a turning away from a course or standard":{
"examples":[
"we'll regard this relapse as just a brief detour on your road to recovery from substance abuse"
],
"synonyms":[
"deflection",
"departure",
"deviation",
"divagation",
"divergence",
"divergency",
"diversion"
],
"near synonyms":[
"regression",
"retrogression",
"reversion"
],
"near antonyms":[
"adherence"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to avoid by going around":{
"examples":[
"we had to detour the construction zone in order to get to the stadium"
],
"synonyms":[
"bypass",
"circumnavigate",
"circumvent",
"skirt"
],
"near synonyms":[
"leapfrog",
"avoid",
"dodge",
"duck",
"elude",
"escape",
"eschew",
"evade",
"flee",
"shake",
"shun"
],
"near antonyms":[
"confront",
"face",
"meet",
"accept",
"court",
"embrace",
"pursue",
"seek",
"welcome"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"to change one's course or direction":{
"examples":[
"we had to detour for a few miles around the section of highway under construction"
],
"synonyms":[
"deviate",
"diverge",
"sheer",
"swerve",
"swing",
"turn",
"turn off",
"veer",
"wheel"
],
"near synonyms":[
"tack",
"zigzag",
"double (back)",
"turn back"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"dethrone":{
"to remove from a position of prominence or power (as a throne)":{
"examples":[
"the nation's last monarch was dethroned in a popular uprising many years ago"
],
"synonyms":[
"defrock",
"depose",
"deprive",
"displace",
"oust",
"uncrown",
"unmake",
"unseat",
"unthrone"
],
"near synonyms":[
"can",
"cashier",
"discharge",
"dismiss",
"fire",
"muster out",
"remove",
"retire",
"sack",
"overthrow",
"subvert",
"supplant",
"topple",
"usurp",
"banish",
"boot (out)",
"bounce",
"cast out",
"chase",
"drum (out)",
"eject",
"expel",
"extrude",
"rout",
"run off",
"throw out"
],
"near antonyms":[
"baptize",
"inaugurate",
"induct",
"initiate",
"install",
"instate",
"invest",
"appoint",
"designate",
"elect"
],
"antonyms":[
"crown",
"enthrone",
"throne"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
}
}