3144 lines
61 KiB
JSON
3144 lines
61 KiB
JSON
{
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"sofa beds":{
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"as in couches , bunk beds":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[],
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"synonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"soft touches":{
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"one who is easily deceived or cheated":{
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"examples":[
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"the kindly old woman was a soft touch for any con man with a hard-luck story"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"chumps",
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"dupes",
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"gulls",
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"mugs",
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"patsies",
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"pigeons",
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"pushovers",
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"saps",
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"suckers",
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"tools"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cat's-paws",
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"marks",
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"targets",
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"victims",
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"schlemiels",
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"shlemiels",
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"butts",
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"derisions",
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"laughingstocks",
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"mockeries",
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"mocks",
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"boobies",
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"dodoes",
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"dodos",
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"fools",
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"geese",
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"half-wits",
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"jackasses",
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"lunatics",
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"monkeys",
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"nincompoops",
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"ninnies",
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"nitwits",
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"simpletons",
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"simps",
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"turkeys",
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"yo-yos",
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"losers",
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"blockheads",
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"dolts",
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"dopes",
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"dumbbells",
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"dummies",
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"dunces",
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"idiots",
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"imbeciles",
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"morons",
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"schlubs",
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"shlubs",
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"schlumps",
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"schnooks"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"cheaters",
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"cheats",
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"confidence men",
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"cozeners",
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"defrauders",
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"dodgers",
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"hoaxers",
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"sharks",
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"sharpers",
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"slickers",
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"swindlers",
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"tricksters"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"soft-soap":{
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"excessive praise":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"a salesman who knows the value of soft soap in making a sale"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bad-mouthing",
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"belittlement",
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"depreciation",
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"detraction",
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"disparagement",
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"put-down"
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],
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"related":[
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"allurements",
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"blandishments",
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"endearments",
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"caresses",
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"compliments",
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"congratulations",
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"felicitations",
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"greetings",
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"regards",
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"respects",
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"adoration",
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"idolatry",
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"worship",
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"fawning",
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"sycophancy",
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"toadying",
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"cajolement",
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"cajolery",
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"ingratiation",
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"smarm",
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"acclaim",
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"applause",
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"commendation",
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"praise"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"adulation",
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"blarney",
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"butter",
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"flannel",
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"flattery",
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"incense",
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"overpraise",
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"sweet talk",
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"taffy"
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]
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},
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"to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"she cunningly soft-soaped her parents into letting her go on the trip"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bug",
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"harass",
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"nag",
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"pester",
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"tease",
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"browbeat",
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"bulldoze",
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"bully",
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"cow",
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"intimidate",
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"coerce",
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"compel",
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"constrain",
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"demand",
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"force",
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"make",
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"oblige",
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"require"
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],
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"related":[
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"adulate",
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"flatter",
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"overpraise",
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"butter up",
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"charm",
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"massage",
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"woo",
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"beg",
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"beseech",
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"importune",
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"urge",
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"beguile",
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"cozen",
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"finagle",
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"juggle",
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"wangle",
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"wile",
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"entice",
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"lure",
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"seduce",
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"tempt"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blandish",
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"blarney",
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"cajole",
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"coax",
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"palaver",
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"sweet-talk",
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"wheedle"
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]
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},
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"to praise too much":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"shrewd voters who know when a politician is trying to soft-soap them"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bad-mouth",
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"belittle",
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"decry",
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"depreciate",
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"disparage",
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"put down"
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],
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"related":[
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"blandish",
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"cajole",
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"coax",
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"sweet-talk",
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"wheedle",
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"fawn",
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"kowtow",
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"suck (up to)",
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"toady",
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"idolize",
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"worship",
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"eulogize",
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"extol",
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"extoll",
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"laud",
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"praise",
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"applaud",
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"commend",
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"compliment",
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"congratulate",
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"felicitate",
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"drool",
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"gush",
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"slaver",
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"slobber",
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"endear",
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"ingratiate",
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"court",
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"romance",
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"woo"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"adulate",
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"belaud",
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"blarney",
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"butter up",
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"flatter",
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"hero-worship",
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"honey",
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"massage",
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"overpraise",
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"puff",
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"stroke"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun",
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"soft-soaped":{
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"to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery":{
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"examples":[
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"she cunningly soft-soaped her parents into letting her go on the trip"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blandished",
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"blarneyed",
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"cajoled",
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"coaxed",
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"palavered",
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"sweet-talked",
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"wheedled"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"adulated",
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"flattered",
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"overpraised",
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"buttered up",
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"charmed",
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"massaged",
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"wooed",
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"begged",
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"beseeched",
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"besought",
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"importuned",
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"urged",
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"beguiled",
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"cozened",
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"finagled",
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"juggled",
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"wangled",
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"wiled",
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"enticed",
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"lured",
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"seduced",
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"tempted"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bugged",
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"harassed",
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"nagged",
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"pestered",
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"teased",
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"browbeat",
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"bulldozed",
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"bullied",
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"cowed",
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"intimidated",
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"coerced",
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"compelled",
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"constrained",
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"demanded",
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"forced",
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"made",
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"obliged",
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"required"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to praise too much":{
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"examples":[
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"shrewd voters who know when a politician is trying to soft-soap them"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"adulated",
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"belauded",
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"blarneyed",
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"buttered up",
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"flattered",
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"hero-worshipped",
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"hero-worshiped",
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"honeyed",
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"honied",
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"massaged",
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"overpraised",
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"puffed",
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"stroked"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"blandished",
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"cajoled",
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"coaxed",
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"sweet-talked",
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"wheedled",
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"fawned",
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"kowtowed",
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"sucked (up to)",
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"toadied",
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"idolized",
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"worshipped",
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"worshiped",
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"eulogized",
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"extolled",
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"lauded",
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"praised",
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"applauded",
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"commended",
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"complimented",
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"congratulated",
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"felicitated",
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"drooled",
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"gushed",
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"slavered",
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"slobbered",
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"endeared",
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"ingratiated",
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"courted",
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"romanced",
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"wooed"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bad-mouthed",
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"belittled",
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"decried",
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"depreciated",
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"disparaged",
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"put down"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"soft-soaps":{
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"to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery":{
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"examples":[
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"she cunningly soft-soaped her parents into letting her go on the trip"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"blandishes",
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"blarneys",
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"cajoles",
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"coaxes",
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"palavers",
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"sweet-talks",
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"wheedles"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"adulates",
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"flatters",
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"overpraises",
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"butters up",
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"charms",
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"massages",
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"woos",
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"begs",
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"beseeches",
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"importunes",
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"urges",
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"beguiles",
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"cozens",
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"finagles",
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"juggles",
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"wangles",
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"wiles",
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"entices",
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"lures",
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"seduces",
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"tempts"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bugs",
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"harasses",
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"nags",
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"pesters",
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"teases",
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"browbeats",
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"bulldozes",
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"bullies",
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"cows",
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"intimidates",
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"coerces",
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"compels",
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"constrains",
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"demands",
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"forces",
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"makes",
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"obliges",
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"requires"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to praise too much":{
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"examples":[
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"shrewd voters who know when a politician is trying to soft-soap them"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"adulates",
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"belauds",
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"blarneys",
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"butters up",
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"flatters",
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"hero-worships",
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"honeys",
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"massages",
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"overpraises",
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"puffs",
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"strokes"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"blandishes",
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"cajoles",
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"coaxes",
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"sweet-talks",
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"wheedles",
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"fawns",
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"kowtows",
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"sucks (up to)",
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"toadies",
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"idolizes",
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"worships",
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"eulogizes",
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"extols",
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"extolls",
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"lauds",
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"praises",
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"applauds",
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"commends",
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"compliments",
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"congratulates",
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"felicitates",
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"drools",
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"gushes",
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"slavers",
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"slobbers",
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"endears",
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"ingratiates",
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"courts",
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"romances",
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"woos"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"bad-mouths",
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"belittles",
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"decries",
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"depreciates",
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"disparages",
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"puts down"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"soften":{
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"to diminish the physical strength of":{
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"examples":[
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"three weeks of being sick in bed had noticeably softened her"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"debilitate",
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"devitalize",
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"enervate",
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"enfeeble",
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"etiolate",
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"prostrate",
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"sap",
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"tire",
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"waste",
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"weaken"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"cripple",
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"disable",
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"hamstring",
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"incapacitate",
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"deplete",
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"depress",
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"exhaust",
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"impoverish",
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"unman",
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"wash out",
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"damage",
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"harm",
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"hurt",
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"impair",
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"injure",
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"invalid",
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"lay up",
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"break down",
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"grind (down)",
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"wear down",
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"wear out",
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"paralyze"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"energize",
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"invigorate",
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"recruit",
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"rejuvenate",
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"vitalize",
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"harden",
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"season",
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"toughen"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"beef (up)",
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"fortify",
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"strengthen"
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]
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},
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"to lessen the shock of":{
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"examples":[
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"had tried to soften the blow of her rejection to his marriage proposal"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"buffer",
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"cushion",
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"gentle"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"baffle",
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"dampen",
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"deaden",
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"dull",
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"obtund",
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"moderate",
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"modulate",
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"temper",
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"allay",
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"alleviate",
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"assuage",
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"ease",
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"lighten",
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"mitigate",
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"relieve"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"heighten",
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"intensify",
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"sharpen"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"softhead":{
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"a silly flighty person":{
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"examples":[
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"gave his son-in-law a position in the company where the softhead could do little harm"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"birdbrain",
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"cuckoo",
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"ditz",
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"featherbrain",
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"featherhead",
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"flibbertigibbet",
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"nitwit",
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"rattlebrain",
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"scatterbrain"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"fool",
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"goose",
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"silly",
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"simpleton"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"softening":{
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"as in emollient , buffering":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"buffering",
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"cushioning",
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"emollient",
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"clement",
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"compassionate",
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"easy",
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"lenient",
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"merciful",
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"sleek",
|
|
"slick",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"pacific",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"placid",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"serene",
|
|
"tranquil",
|
|
"balmy",
|
|
"benign",
|
|
"bland",
|
|
"delicate",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"light",
|
|
"mellow",
|
|
"mild",
|
|
"nonabrasive",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"tender"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abrasive",
|
|
"caustic",
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"scathing",
|
|
"stern",
|
|
"ungentle",
|
|
"exquisite",
|
|
"fierce",
|
|
"intense",
|
|
"powerful",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"forceful",
|
|
"forcible",
|
|
"savage",
|
|
"violent",
|
|
"roughened",
|
|
"rugged",
|
|
"strong",
|
|
"abrading",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"roughening",
|
|
"grim",
|
|
"gruff",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"heavy-handed",
|
|
"oppressive",
|
|
"pitiless",
|
|
"tyrannical",
|
|
"tyrannic"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in mellowing":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mellowing",
|
|
"blossoming",
|
|
"flourishing",
|
|
"flowering",
|
|
"evolution",
|
|
"evolvement",
|
|
"expansion",
|
|
"progression",
|
|
"development",
|
|
"growth",
|
|
"maturation",
|
|
"maturing",
|
|
"ripening",
|
|
"coming-of-age",
|
|
"maturity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decadence",
|
|
"decay",
|
|
"decaying",
|
|
"declension",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"degeneration",
|
|
"descent",
|
|
"deterioration",
|
|
"ebbing",
|
|
"fading",
|
|
"shriveling",
|
|
"shrivelling",
|
|
"waning",
|
|
"wilting",
|
|
"withering",
|
|
"death",
|
|
"decease",
|
|
"demise",
|
|
"dying",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"exit",
|
|
"expiration",
|
|
"expiring",
|
|
"expiry",
|
|
"perishing",
|
|
"regression",
|
|
"retrogression",
|
|
"reversion"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to diminish the physical strength of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"three weeks of being sick in bed had noticeably softened her"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"debilitating",
|
|
"devitalizing",
|
|
"enervating",
|
|
"enfeebling",
|
|
"etiolating",
|
|
"prostrating",
|
|
"sapping",
|
|
"tiring",
|
|
"wasting",
|
|
"weakening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"crippling",
|
|
"disabling",
|
|
"hamstringing",
|
|
"incapacitating",
|
|
"depleting",
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
"impoverishing",
|
|
"unmanning",
|
|
"washing out",
|
|
"damaging",
|
|
"harming",
|
|
"hurting",
|
|
"impairing",
|
|
"injuring",
|
|
"invaliding",
|
|
"laying up",
|
|
"breaking down",
|
|
"grinding (down)",
|
|
"wearing down",
|
|
"wearing out",
|
|
"paralyzing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"energizing",
|
|
"invigorating",
|
|
"recruiting",
|
|
"rejuvenating",
|
|
"vitalizing",
|
|
"hardening",
|
|
"seasoning",
|
|
"toughening"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"beefing (up)",
|
|
"fortifying",
|
|
"strengthening"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to lessen the shock of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"had tried to soften the blow of her rejection to his marriage proposal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buffering",
|
|
"cushioning",
|
|
"gentling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"baffling",
|
|
"dampening",
|
|
"deadening",
|
|
"dulling",
|
|
"obtunding",
|
|
"moderating",
|
|
"modulating",
|
|
"tempering",
|
|
"allaying",
|
|
"alleviating",
|
|
"assuaging",
|
|
"easing",
|
|
"lightening",
|
|
"mitigating",
|
|
"relieving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"intensifying",
|
|
"sharpening"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"softy":{
|
|
"a person lacking in physical strength":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a softy who usually needs someone else's strong hands to open bottles and jars"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"weakling",
|
|
"wimp",
|
|
"wuss",
|
|
"wussy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"pushover",
|
|
"milksop"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"powerhouse"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"soft spots":{
|
|
"a vulnerable point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a huge trade imbalance continued to be the soft spot in the nation's economy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"Achilles' heels",
|
|
"backs",
|
|
"chinks",
|
|
"jugulars",
|
|
"underbellies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"downfalls",
|
|
"ruins",
|
|
"undoings",
|
|
"hamartias",
|
|
"tragic flaws"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"softies":{
|
|
"a person lacking in physical strength":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a softy who usually needs someone else's strong hands to open bottles and jars"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"weaklings",
|
|
"wimps",
|
|
"wusses",
|
|
"wussies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"pushovers",
|
|
"milksops"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"powerhouses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"softly":{
|
|
"as in quietly , faintly":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"faintly",
|
|
"feebly",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"noiselessly",
|
|
"quietly",
|
|
"inaudibly",
|
|
"silently",
|
|
"soundlessly",
|
|
"voicelessly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aloud",
|
|
"audibly",
|
|
"out",
|
|
"out loud",
|
|
"verbally",
|
|
"vocally",
|
|
"clearly",
|
|
"discernibly",
|
|
"distinctly",
|
|
"distinguishably",
|
|
"perceptibly",
|
|
"plainly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in gently , lightly":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clemently",
|
|
"gently",
|
|
"leniently",
|
|
"lightly",
|
|
"mildly",
|
|
"benevolently",
|
|
"benignantly",
|
|
"considerately",
|
|
"cordially",
|
|
"graciously",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"lovingly",
|
|
"tenderly",
|
|
"charitably",
|
|
"compassionately",
|
|
"humanely",
|
|
"mercifully",
|
|
"softheartedly",
|
|
"sympathetically",
|
|
"tolerantly",
|
|
"understandingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brutally",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"hardly",
|
|
"harshly",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"oppressively",
|
|
"roughly",
|
|
"severely",
|
|
"sternly",
|
|
"stiffly",
|
|
"callously",
|
|
"cold-bloodedly",
|
|
"hard-heartedly",
|
|
"heartlessly",
|
|
"inhumanely",
|
|
"inhumanly",
|
|
"insensately",
|
|
"insensitively",
|
|
"mercilessly",
|
|
"obdurately",
|
|
"pitilessly",
|
|
"ruthlessly",
|
|
"tyrannically",
|
|
"uncharitably",
|
|
"unfeelingly",
|
|
"unmercifully",
|
|
"unsparingly",
|
|
"abusively",
|
|
"brutishly",
|
|
"savagely",
|
|
"viciously"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"sofa bed":{
|
|
"as in couch , bunk bed":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bunk bed",
|
|
"cot",
|
|
"couch",
|
|
"daybed",
|
|
"feather bed",
|
|
"four-poster",
|
|
"hammock",
|
|
"Murphy bed",
|
|
"shakedown",
|
|
"sleigh bed",
|
|
"sofa",
|
|
"studio couch",
|
|
"trundle bed",
|
|
"water bed",
|
|
"bunk",
|
|
"doss",
|
|
"hay",
|
|
"kip",
|
|
"lair",
|
|
"pad",
|
|
"rack",
|
|
"sack",
|
|
"bedstead",
|
|
"futon",
|
|
"mattress",
|
|
"pallet",
|
|
"bassinet",
|
|
"carry-cot",
|
|
"cradle",
|
|
"crib"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"sofas":{
|
|
"a long upholstered piece of furniture designed for several sitters":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I curled up on the sofa with a book"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chesterfields",
|
|
"couches",
|
|
"davenports",
|
|
"divans",
|
|
"lounges",
|
|
"settees",
|
|
"squabs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"loungers",
|
|
"love seats",
|
|
"recamiers",
|
|
"t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eates",
|
|
"daybeds",
|
|
"sofa beds",
|
|
"studio couches",
|
|
"banquettes",
|
|
"benches",
|
|
"ottomans"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"softcovers":{
|
|
"as in hardcovers , hardbacks":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hardbacks",
|
|
"hardcovers",
|
|
"paperbacks",
|
|
"paperbounds",
|
|
"papers",
|
|
"pocket books",
|
|
"pocket editions",
|
|
"softbacks",
|
|
"trade books",
|
|
"trade editions",
|
|
"books",
|
|
"tomes",
|
|
"volumes",
|
|
"folios",
|
|
"quartos",
|
|
"guidebooks",
|
|
"handbooks",
|
|
"how-tos",
|
|
"manuals",
|
|
"catalogs",
|
|
"catalogues",
|
|
"cyclopedias",
|
|
"cyclopaedias",
|
|
"dictionaries",
|
|
"encyclopedias",
|
|
"monographs",
|
|
"primers",
|
|
"textbooks",
|
|
"texts",
|
|
"tracts",
|
|
"treatises",
|
|
"novelettes",
|
|
"novels",
|
|
"pulps",
|
|
"albums",
|
|
"almanacs",
|
|
"anthologies",
|
|
"casebooks",
|
|
"chapbooks",
|
|
"omnibuses",
|
|
"picture books"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"soft spot":{
|
|
"a vulnerable point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a huge trade imbalance continued to be the soft spot in the nation's economy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"Achilles' heel",
|
|
"back",
|
|
"chink",
|
|
"jugular",
|
|
"underbelly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"downfall",
|
|
"ruin",
|
|
"undoing",
|
|
"hamartia",
|
|
"tragic flaw"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"softie":{
|
|
"a person lacking in physical strength":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a softy who usually needs someone else's strong hands to open bottles and jars"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"weakling",
|
|
"wimp",
|
|
"wuss",
|
|
"wussy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"pushover",
|
|
"milksop"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"powerhouse"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"soft-boiled":{
|
|
"as in flat , tasteless":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"insipid",
|
|
"tasteless",
|
|
"vapid",
|
|
"watery",
|
|
"melodramatic",
|
|
"soap-operatic",
|
|
"soapy",
|
|
"sudsy",
|
|
"cutesy",
|
|
"twee",
|
|
"feel-good",
|
|
"fuzzy",
|
|
"dreamy",
|
|
"misty-eyed",
|
|
"moonstruck",
|
|
"moony",
|
|
"nostalgic",
|
|
"starry-eyed",
|
|
"chocolate-box",
|
|
"cloying",
|
|
"corny",
|
|
"drippy",
|
|
"fruity",
|
|
"gooey",
|
|
"lovey-dovey",
|
|
"maudlin",
|
|
"mawkish",
|
|
"mushy",
|
|
"novelettish",
|
|
"saccharine",
|
|
"sappy",
|
|
"schmaltzy",
|
|
"sentimental",
|
|
"sloppy",
|
|
"slushy",
|
|
"soppy",
|
|
"soupy",
|
|
"spoony",
|
|
"spooney",
|
|
"sticky",
|
|
"sugarcoated",
|
|
"sugary",
|
|
"wet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"unsentimental",
|
|
"unadulterated",
|
|
"unvarnished",
|
|
"antisentimental",
|
|
"cynical",
|
|
"hard-boiled",
|
|
"hard-edged",
|
|
"hardheaded"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"soft-pedaling":{
|
|
"as in minimization , de-emphasis":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"de-emphasis",
|
|
"minimization",
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"condemnation",
|
|
"criticism",
|
|
"denouncement",
|
|
"denunciation",
|
|
"abuse",
|
|
"invective",
|
|
"vituperation",
|
|
"derision",
|
|
"mockery",
|
|
"ridicule",
|
|
"aspersion",
|
|
"backbiting",
|
|
"calumny",
|
|
"defamation",
|
|
"libel",
|
|
"slander",
|
|
"vilification",
|
|
"belittlement",
|
|
"denigration",
|
|
"deprecation",
|
|
"depreciation",
|
|
"derogation",
|
|
"detraction",
|
|
"diminishment",
|
|
"disparagement",
|
|
"put-down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandizement",
|
|
"ennoblement",
|
|
"exaltation",
|
|
"glorification",
|
|
"magnification",
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"praise",
|
|
"approbation",
|
|
"approval",
|
|
"blessing",
|
|
"commendation",
|
|
"hype",
|
|
"puffery"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to reduce in apparent importance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she politely tries to soft-pedal her accomplishments when talking to less fortunate people"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"de-emphasizing",
|
|
"downplaying",
|
|
"playing down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"underplaying",
|
|
"understating",
|
|
"bad-mouthing",
|
|
"belittling",
|
|
"crying down",
|
|
"decrying",
|
|
"denigrating",
|
|
"deprecating",
|
|
"depreciating",
|
|
"derogating",
|
|
"dismissing",
|
|
"disparaging",
|
|
"kissing off",
|
|
"minimizing",
|
|
"poor-mouthing",
|
|
"putting down",
|
|
"running down",
|
|
"talking down",
|
|
"trashing",
|
|
"trash-talking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"exaggerating",
|
|
"overdoing",
|
|
"overdrawing",
|
|
"overstating",
|
|
"elaborating",
|
|
"embellishing",
|
|
"embroidering",
|
|
"magnifying",
|
|
"padding",
|
|
"stretching",
|
|
"fudging",
|
|
"hedging",
|
|
"melodramatizing",
|
|
"overemphasizing",
|
|
"overplaying",
|
|
"sensationalizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"soft touch":{
|
|
"one who is easily deceived or cheated":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the kindly old woman was a soft touch for any con man with a hard-luck story"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chump",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"gull",
|
|
"mug",
|
|
"patsy",
|
|
"pigeon",
|
|
"pushover",
|
|
"sap",
|
|
"sucker",
|
|
"tool"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cat's-paw",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"target",
|
|
"victim",
|
|
"schlemiel",
|
|
"shlemiel",
|
|
"butt",
|
|
"derision",
|
|
"laughingstock",
|
|
"mock",
|
|
"mockery",
|
|
"booby",
|
|
"dodo",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"goose",
|
|
"half-wit",
|
|
"jackass",
|
|
"lunatic",
|
|
"monkey",
|
|
"nincompoop",
|
|
"ninny",
|
|
"nitwit",
|
|
"simp",
|
|
"simpleton",
|
|
"turkey",
|
|
"yo-yo",
|
|
"loser",
|
|
"blockhead",
|
|
"dolt",
|
|
"dope",
|
|
"dumbbell",
|
|
"dummy",
|
|
"dunce",
|
|
"idiot",
|
|
"imbecile",
|
|
"moron",
|
|
"schlub",
|
|
"shlub",
|
|
"schlump",
|
|
"schnook"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cheat",
|
|
"cheater",
|
|
"confidence man",
|
|
"cozener",
|
|
"defrauder",
|
|
"dodger",
|
|
"hoaxer",
|
|
"shark",
|
|
"sharper",
|
|
"slicker",
|
|
"swindler",
|
|
"trickster"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"soft-pedals":{
|
|
"to reduce in apparent importance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she politely tries to soft-pedal her accomplishments when talking to less fortunate people"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"de-emphasizes",
|
|
"downplays",
|
|
"plays down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"underplays",
|
|
"understates",
|
|
"bad-mouths",
|
|
"belittles",
|
|
"cries down",
|
|
"decries",
|
|
"denigrates",
|
|
"deprecates",
|
|
"depreciates",
|
|
"derogates",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"disparages",
|
|
"kisses off",
|
|
"minimizes",
|
|
"poor-mouths",
|
|
"puts down",
|
|
"runs down",
|
|
"talks down",
|
|
"trashes",
|
|
"trash-talks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"exaggerates",
|
|
"overdoes",
|
|
"overdraws",
|
|
"overstates",
|
|
"elaborates",
|
|
"embellishes",
|
|
"embroiders",
|
|
"magnifies",
|
|
"pads",
|
|
"stretches",
|
|
"fudges",
|
|
"hedges",
|
|
"melodramatizes",
|
|
"overemphasizes",
|
|
"overplays",
|
|
"sensationalizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in mufflers , softeners":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mufflers",
|
|
"quieters",
|
|
"softeners",
|
|
"dampers",
|
|
"mutes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"soft":{
|
|
"not loud in pitch or volume":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"soft music played in the background while we ate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"quiet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"silent",
|
|
"still",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"dreamy",
|
|
"hushed",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"restful",
|
|
"serene",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"stilly",
|
|
"tranquil",
|
|
"muffled",
|
|
"muted",
|
|
"softened",
|
|
"toned (down)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brazen",
|
|
"crashing",
|
|
"dinning",
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"noisy",
|
|
"obstreperous",
|
|
"raucous",
|
|
"rip-roaring",
|
|
"vociferous",
|
|
"grating",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"shrill",
|
|
"squealing",
|
|
"strident",
|
|
"clarion",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"trumpetlike"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blaring",
|
|
"blasting",
|
|
"booming",
|
|
"clamorous",
|
|
"clangorous",
|
|
"deafening",
|
|
"earsplitting",
|
|
"loud",
|
|
"overloud",
|
|
"piercing",
|
|
"plangent",
|
|
"resounding",
|
|
"ringing",
|
|
"roaring",
|
|
"sonorous",
|
|
"stentorian",
|
|
"thundering",
|
|
"thunderous"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"smooth or delicate in appearance or feel":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I like this sweater the best because it is so soft and comfortable"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cottony",
|
|
"downy",
|
|
"satin",
|
|
"satiny",
|
|
"silken",
|
|
"silklike",
|
|
"silky",
|
|
"velvetlike",
|
|
"velvety"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"creamy",
|
|
"chiffon",
|
|
"delicate",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"slick",
|
|
"ultrasoft"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bumpy",
|
|
"irregular",
|
|
"jagged",
|
|
"lumpy",
|
|
"pebbly",
|
|
"broken",
|
|
"jagged",
|
|
"ragged",
|
|
"roughened",
|
|
"rugged",
|
|
"scraggy",
|
|
"grainy",
|
|
"granular",
|
|
"gritty"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"scratchy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"giving easily to the touch":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"soft mattresses make it very easy to fall asleep, but they have a tendency to get lumpy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flabby",
|
|
"mushy",
|
|
"pulpy",
|
|
"spongy",
|
|
"squashy",
|
|
"squishy",
|
|
"squooshy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"doughy",
|
|
"fleshy",
|
|
"droopy",
|
|
"flaccid",
|
|
"floppy",
|
|
"lank",
|
|
"limp",
|
|
"slack",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"bendable",
|
|
"compressible",
|
|
"crushable",
|
|
"elastic",
|
|
"flexible",
|
|
"kneadable",
|
|
"malleable",
|
|
"pliable",
|
|
"pliant",
|
|
"resilient",
|
|
"supple",
|
|
"willowy",
|
|
"workable",
|
|
"airy",
|
|
"light"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inelastic",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"rigid",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"tense",
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
"unyielding",
|
|
"resistant",
|
|
"sound",
|
|
"strong",
|
|
"sturdy",
|
|
"tough",
|
|
"case-hardened",
|
|
"crush-proof",
|
|
"hardened",
|
|
"indurated",
|
|
"stiffened",
|
|
"tempered",
|
|
"compacted",
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"adamantine",
|
|
"rock",
|
|
"rocklike",
|
|
"sturdy",
|
|
"substantial"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"solid"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"involving minimal difficulty or effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"looking for a soft job in local government"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cheap",
|
|
"downhill",
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"effortless",
|
|
"facile",
|
|
"fluent",
|
|
"fluid",
|
|
"hands-down",
|
|
"light",
|
|
"painless",
|
|
"ready",
|
|
"royal",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"snap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"idiotproof",
|
|
"mindless",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
"unchallenging",
|
|
"uncomplicated",
|
|
"apparent",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"clear-cut",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"evident",
|
|
"manifest",
|
|
"obvious",
|
|
"open-and-shut",
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"patent",
|
|
"perspicuous",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"transparent",
|
|
"unambiguous",
|
|
"unequivocal",
|
|
"unmistakable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"burdensome",
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
"onerous",
|
|
"oppressive",
|
|
"painful",
|
|
"stressful",
|
|
"taxing",
|
|
"troublesome",
|
|
"abstruse",
|
|
"complex",
|
|
"complicated",
|
|
"intricate",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"knotty",
|
|
"problematic",
|
|
"problematical",
|
|
"recondite"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"arduous",
|
|
"demanding",
|
|
"difficult",
|
|
"exacting",
|
|
"formidable",
|
|
"grueling",
|
|
"gruelling",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"herculean",
|
|
"killer",
|
|
"labored",
|
|
"laborious",
|
|
"murderous",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"strenuous",
|
|
"toilful",
|
|
"toilsome",
|
|
"tough"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lacking bodily strength":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"soft recruits who will get toughened up in the army"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"asthenic",
|
|
"debilitated",
|
|
"delicate",
|
|
"down-and-out",
|
|
"effete",
|
|
"enervated",
|
|
"enfeebled",
|
|
"faint",
|
|
"feeble",
|
|
"frail",
|
|
"infirm",
|
|
"languid",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"prostrate",
|
|
"prostrated",
|
|
"sapped",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"softened",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"unsubstantial",
|
|
"wasted",
|
|
"weak",
|
|
"weakened",
|
|
"wimpish",
|
|
"wimpy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"disabled",
|
|
"incapacitated",
|
|
"invalid",
|
|
"paralyzed",
|
|
"broken-down",
|
|
"decrepit",
|
|
"impotent",
|
|
"powerless",
|
|
"breakable",
|
|
"flimsy",
|
|
"fragile",
|
|
"dizzy",
|
|
"groggy",
|
|
"rocky",
|
|
"unsteady",
|
|
"woozy",
|
|
"drained",
|
|
"exhausted",
|
|
"flagging",
|
|
"tired",
|
|
"weary",
|
|
"worn-out",
|
|
"damaged",
|
|
"harmed",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"impaired",
|
|
"injured",
|
|
"lame",
|
|
"unsound",
|
|
"resistless",
|
|
"susceptible",
|
|
"unresistant",
|
|
"vulnerable",
|
|
"yielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"able-bodied",
|
|
"athletic",
|
|
"beefy",
|
|
"brawny",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"husky",
|
|
"muscular",
|
|
"sinewy",
|
|
"strapping",
|
|
"virile",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"hardy",
|
|
"lusty",
|
|
"red-blooded",
|
|
"robust",
|
|
"sturdy",
|
|
"tough",
|
|
"fortified",
|
|
"hardened",
|
|
"inured",
|
|
"strengthened",
|
|
"toughened",
|
|
"energetic",
|
|
"energized",
|
|
"invigorated",
|
|
"vigorous",
|
|
"vitalized",
|
|
"hale",
|
|
"healthy",
|
|
"sound",
|
|
"capable",
|
|
"competent",
|
|
"convalescing",
|
|
"recovering",
|
|
"recuperating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"mighty",
|
|
"powerful",
|
|
"rugged",
|
|
"stalwart",
|
|
"stout",
|
|
"strong"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lacking strength of will or character":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a soft person who tends to yield to stronger personalities"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"characterless",
|
|
"effete",
|
|
"frail",
|
|
"invertebrate",
|
|
"limp-wristed",
|
|
"milk-and-water",
|
|
"namby-pamby",
|
|
"nerveless",
|
|
"spineless",
|
|
"weak",
|
|
"weak-kneed",
|
|
"weakened",
|
|
"weakling",
|
|
"wet",
|
|
"wimpish",
|
|
"wimpy",
|
|
"wishy-washy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"flabby",
|
|
"flaccid",
|
|
"forceless",
|
|
"ineffective",
|
|
"ineffectual",
|
|
"impotent",
|
|
"impuissant",
|
|
"powerless",
|
|
"emasculated",
|
|
"unnerved",
|
|
"lamblike",
|
|
"meek",
|
|
"pliable",
|
|
"submissive",
|
|
"corrupt",
|
|
"dastardly",
|
|
"unprincipled",
|
|
"unscrupulous",
|
|
"villainous",
|
|
"cowardly",
|
|
"craven",
|
|
"fainthearted",
|
|
"lily-livered",
|
|
"nebbishy",
|
|
"poltroon",
|
|
"pusillanimous",
|
|
"sissy",
|
|
"timid",
|
|
"infirm",
|
|
"irresolute",
|
|
"vacillating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ethical",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"moral",
|
|
"principled",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"righteous",
|
|
"upright",
|
|
"virtuous",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"mettlesome",
|
|
"resolute",
|
|
"unrelenting",
|
|
"courageous",
|
|
"stalwart",
|
|
"stouthearted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"backboned",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"strong",
|
|
"tough"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"not harsh or stern especially in nature or effect":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a soft breeze coming off the lake"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balmy",
|
|
"benign",
|
|
"bland",
|
|
"delicate",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"light",
|
|
"mellow",
|
|
"mild",
|
|
"nonabrasive",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"tender"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"pacific",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"placid",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"serene",
|
|
"tranquil",
|
|
"clement",
|
|
"compassionate",
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"lenient",
|
|
"merciful",
|
|
"buffering",
|
|
"cushioning",
|
|
"emollient",
|
|
"softening",
|
|
"sleek",
|
|
"slick",
|
|
"smooth"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"exquisite",
|
|
"fierce",
|
|
"intense",
|
|
"powerful",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"forceful",
|
|
"forcible",
|
|
"savage",
|
|
"violent",
|
|
"roughened",
|
|
"rugged",
|
|
"strong",
|
|
"abrading",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"roughening",
|
|
"grim",
|
|
"gruff",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"heavy-handed",
|
|
"oppressive",
|
|
"pitiless",
|
|
"tyrannical",
|
|
"tyrannic"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abrasive",
|
|
"caustic",
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"scathing",
|
|
"stern",
|
|
"ungentle"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"providing physical comfort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a warm, soft bed to rest my weary bones"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"comfortable",
|
|
"comfy",
|
|
"cozy",
|
|
"cushy",
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"snug"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"easeful",
|
|
"relaxing",
|
|
"reposeful",
|
|
"restful",
|
|
"gem\u00fctlich",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"hospitable",
|
|
"inviting",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"commodious",
|
|
"roomy",
|
|
"spacious",
|
|
"homelike",
|
|
"homely",
|
|
"homey",
|
|
"homy",
|
|
"intimate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"inhospitable",
|
|
"uninviting",
|
|
"unpleasant"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"uncomfortable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"tolerant and kind in the judgment of and expectations for others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"felt that his wife had been a little too soft on their son, and that more discipline was in order"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"clement",
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"indulgent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodating",
|
|
"acquiescent",
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"easygoing",
|
|
"laid-back",
|
|
"undemanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demanding",
|
|
"uncharitable",
|
|
"unforgiving",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"intolerant",
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
"uncompromising",
|
|
"unyielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"stern",
|
|
"strict"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"marked by temperatures that are neither too high nor too low":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it was a lovely soft spring evening"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balmy",
|
|
"clement",
|
|
"equable",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"mild",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"temperate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"cloudless",
|
|
"fair",
|
|
"rainless",
|
|
"sunny",
|
|
"sunshiny",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"halcyon",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"placid",
|
|
"tranquil",
|
|
"delightful",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"pleasant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blustering",
|
|
"blustery",
|
|
"breezy",
|
|
"gusty",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"squally",
|
|
"stormy",
|
|
"windy",
|
|
"misty",
|
|
"rainy",
|
|
"showery",
|
|
"bleak",
|
|
"cloudy",
|
|
"dismal",
|
|
"foggy",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"hazy",
|
|
"overcast",
|
|
"sunless",
|
|
"bitter",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"raw"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"inclement",
|
|
"intemperate",
|
|
"severe"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"not having or showing an ability to absorb ideas readily":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"sometimes I wonder if you've gone soft in the head"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"airheaded",
|
|
"birdbrained",
|
|
"bonehead",
|
|
"boneheaded",
|
|
"brain-dead",
|
|
"brainless",
|
|
"bubbleheaded",
|
|
"chuckleheaded",
|
|
"dense",
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"dim-witted",
|
|
"doltish",
|
|
"dopey",
|
|
"dopy",
|
|
"dorky",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"dumb",
|
|
"dunderheaded",
|
|
"empty-headed",
|
|
"fatuous",
|
|
"gormless",
|
|
"half-witted",
|
|
"knuckleheaded",
|
|
"lamebrain",
|
|
"lamebrained",
|
|
"lunkheaded",
|
|
"mindless",
|
|
"oafish",
|
|
"obtuse",
|
|
"opaque",
|
|
"pinheaded",
|
|
"senseless",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"slow-witted",
|
|
"softheaded",
|
|
"stupid",
|
|
"thick",
|
|
"thick-witted",
|
|
"thickheaded",
|
|
"unintelligent",
|
|
"unsmart",
|
|
"vacuous",
|
|
"weak-minded",
|
|
"witless"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cretinous",
|
|
"feebleminded",
|
|
"simpleminded",
|
|
"boobish",
|
|
"foolish",
|
|
"idiotic",
|
|
"idiotical",
|
|
"imbecile",
|
|
"imbecilic",
|
|
"moronic",
|
|
"ignorant",
|
|
"illiterate",
|
|
"lowbrow",
|
|
"uneducated",
|
|
"uninformed",
|
|
"unintellectual",
|
|
"untaught",
|
|
"unthinking",
|
|
"absurd",
|
|
"asinine",
|
|
"balmy",
|
|
"cockeyed",
|
|
"crackpot",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"cuckoo",
|
|
"daffy",
|
|
"daft",
|
|
"dippy",
|
|
"dotty",
|
|
"featherheaded",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"half-baked",
|
|
"harebrained",
|
|
"insane",
|
|
"kooky",
|
|
"kookie",
|
|
"loony",
|
|
"looney",
|
|
"lunatic",
|
|
"mad",
|
|
"nonsensical",
|
|
"nutty",
|
|
"preposterous",
|
|
"sappy",
|
|
"screwball",
|
|
"silly",
|
|
"tomfool",
|
|
"unwise",
|
|
"wacky",
|
|
"whacky",
|
|
"zany",
|
|
"fallacious",
|
|
"illogical",
|
|
"invalid",
|
|
"irrational",
|
|
"unreasonable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ingenious",
|
|
"resourceful",
|
|
"acute",
|
|
"astute",
|
|
"discerning",
|
|
"insightful",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"knowing",
|
|
"perceptive",
|
|
"percipient",
|
|
"perspicacious",
|
|
"sagacious",
|
|
"sage",
|
|
"sapient",
|
|
"savvy",
|
|
"wise",
|
|
"cerebral",
|
|
"erudite",
|
|
"highbrow",
|
|
"intellectual",
|
|
"knowledgeable",
|
|
"learned",
|
|
"literate",
|
|
"scholarly",
|
|
"thinking",
|
|
"well-read",
|
|
"educated",
|
|
"informed",
|
|
"schooled",
|
|
"skilled",
|
|
"trained",
|
|
"crafty",
|
|
"cunning",
|
|
"foxy",
|
|
"shrewd",
|
|
"wily",
|
|
"judicious",
|
|
"prudent",
|
|
"sane",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"sound",
|
|
"logical",
|
|
"rational",
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
"valid"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"apt",
|
|
"brainy",
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"brilliant",
|
|
"clever",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"hyperintelligent",
|
|
"intelligent",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"nimble",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"quick-witted",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"sharp-witted",
|
|
"smart",
|
|
"supersmart",
|
|
"ultrasmart"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"softhearted":{
|
|
"having or marked by sympathy and consideration for others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a softhearted person who never hesitates to help anyone in trouble"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beneficent",
|
|
"benevolent",
|
|
"benignant",
|
|
"compassionate",
|
|
"good-hearted",
|
|
"humane",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"kindhearted",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"sympathetic",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"tenderhearted",
|
|
"warmhearted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attentive",
|
|
"considerate",
|
|
"solicitous",
|
|
"thoughtful",
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"amicable",
|
|
"benign",
|
|
"companionable",
|
|
"comradely",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"good-natured",
|
|
"good-tempered",
|
|
"gracious",
|
|
"mild",
|
|
"neighborly",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"sweet",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"clement",
|
|
"forbearing",
|
|
"forgiving",
|
|
"lenient",
|
|
"merciful",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"patient",
|
|
"pitying",
|
|
"tolerant",
|
|
"understanding",
|
|
"altruistic",
|
|
"brotherly",
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"freehanded",
|
|
"generous",
|
|
"greathearted",
|
|
"humanitarian",
|
|
"liberal",
|
|
"magnanimous",
|
|
"munificent",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"openhearted",
|
|
"philanthropic",
|
|
"philanthropical",
|
|
"selfless",
|
|
"unselfish",
|
|
"unsparing",
|
|
"anticruelty",
|
|
"cruelty-free"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ironhearted",
|
|
"merciless",
|
|
"pitiless",
|
|
"ruthless",
|
|
"stonyhearted",
|
|
"inconsiderate",
|
|
"insensitive",
|
|
"thoughtless",
|
|
"uncaring",
|
|
"unthinking",
|
|
"grim",
|
|
"hard-boiled",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"heavy-handed",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"stern",
|
|
"tough",
|
|
"unsentimental",
|
|
"hateful",
|
|
"malevolent",
|
|
"malicious",
|
|
"malign",
|
|
"malignant",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"spiteful",
|
|
"virulent",
|
|
"antihumanitarian",
|
|
"uncharitable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"atrocious",
|
|
"barbaric",
|
|
"barbarous",
|
|
"bestial",
|
|
"brutal",
|
|
"brute",
|
|
"brutish",
|
|
"callous",
|
|
"cold-blooded",
|
|
"cruel",
|
|
"fiendish",
|
|
"hard-hearted",
|
|
"heartless",
|
|
"inhuman",
|
|
"inhumane",
|
|
"insensate",
|
|
"sadistic",
|
|
"savage",
|
|
"truculent",
|
|
"uncompassionate",
|
|
"unfeeling",
|
|
"unkind",
|
|
"unkindly",
|
|
"unsympathetic",
|
|
"vicious",
|
|
"wanton"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"softener":{
|
|
"as in muffler , quieter":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"muffler",
|
|
"quieter",
|
|
"soft pedal",
|
|
"damper",
|
|
"mute"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"sofa":{
|
|
"a long upholstered piece of furniture designed for several sitters":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I curled up on the sofa with a book"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chesterfield",
|
|
"couch",
|
|
"davenport",
|
|
"divan",
|
|
"lounge",
|
|
"settee",
|
|
"squab"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lounger",
|
|
"love seat",
|
|
"recamier",
|
|
"t\u00eate-\u00e0-t\u00eate",
|
|
"daybed",
|
|
"sofa bed",
|
|
"studio couch",
|
|
"banquette",
|
|
"bench",
|
|
"ottoman"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"soft soaps":{
|
|
"to get (someone) to do something by gentle urging, special attention, or flattery":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she cunningly soft-soaped her parents into letting her go on the trip"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blandishes",
|
|
"blarneys",
|
|
"cajoles",
|
|
"coaxes",
|
|
"palavers",
|
|
"sweet-talks",
|
|
"wheedles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adulates",
|
|
"flatters",
|
|
"overpraises",
|
|
"butters up",
|
|
"charms",
|
|
"massages",
|
|
"woos",
|
|
"begs",
|
|
"beseeches",
|
|
"importunes",
|
|
"urges",
|
|
"beguiles",
|
|
"cozens",
|
|
"finagles",
|
|
"juggles",
|
|
"wangles",
|
|
"wiles",
|
|
"entices",
|
|
"lures",
|
|
"seduces",
|
|
"tempts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bugs",
|
|
"harasses",
|
|
"nags",
|
|
"pesters",
|
|
"teases",
|
|
"browbeats",
|
|
"bulldozes",
|
|
"bullies",
|
|
"cows",
|
|
"intimidates",
|
|
"coerces",
|
|
"compels",
|
|
"constrains",
|
|
"demands",
|
|
"forces",
|
|
"makes",
|
|
"obliges",
|
|
"requires"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to praise too much":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"shrewd voters who know when a politician is trying to soft-soap them"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adulates",
|
|
"belauds",
|
|
"blarneys",
|
|
"butters up",
|
|
"flatters",
|
|
"hero-worships",
|
|
"honeys",
|
|
"massages",
|
|
"overpraises",
|
|
"puffs",
|
|
"strokes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blandishes",
|
|
"cajoles",
|
|
"coaxes",
|
|
"sweet-talks",
|
|
"wheedles",
|
|
"fawns",
|
|
"kowtows",
|
|
"sucks (up to)",
|
|
"toadies",
|
|
"idolizes",
|
|
"worships",
|
|
"eulogizes",
|
|
"extols",
|
|
"extolls",
|
|
"lauds",
|
|
"praises",
|
|
"applauds",
|
|
"commends",
|
|
"compliments",
|
|
"congratulates",
|
|
"felicitates",
|
|
"drools",
|
|
"gushes",
|
|
"slavers",
|
|
"slobbers",
|
|
"endears",
|
|
"ingratiates",
|
|
"courts",
|
|
"romances",
|
|
"woos"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bad-mouths",
|
|
"belittles",
|
|
"decries",
|
|
"depreciates",
|
|
"disparages",
|
|
"puts down"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"soft-pedal":{
|
|
"to reduce in apparent importance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she politely tries to soft-pedal her accomplishments when talking to less fortunate people"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"de-emphasize",
|
|
"downplay",
|
|
"play down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"underplay",
|
|
"understate",
|
|
"bad-mouth",
|
|
"belittle",
|
|
"cry down",
|
|
"decry",
|
|
"denigrate",
|
|
"deprecate",
|
|
"depreciate",
|
|
"derogate",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"disparage",
|
|
"kiss off",
|
|
"minimize",
|
|
"poor-mouth",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"run down",
|
|
"talk down",
|
|
"trash",
|
|
"trash-talk"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"exaggerate",
|
|
"overdo",
|
|
"overdraw",
|
|
"overstate",
|
|
"elaborate",
|
|
"embellish",
|
|
"embroider",
|
|
"magnify",
|
|
"pad",
|
|
"stretch",
|
|
"fudge",
|
|
"hedge",
|
|
"melodramatize",
|
|
"overemphasize",
|
|
"overplay",
|
|
"sensationalize"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in muffler , softener":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"muffler",
|
|
"quieter",
|
|
"softener",
|
|
"damper",
|
|
"mute"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"softcover":{
|
|
"as in hardcover , hardback":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hardback",
|
|
"hardcover",
|
|
"paper",
|
|
"paperback",
|
|
"paperbound",
|
|
"pocket book",
|
|
"pocket edition",
|
|
"softback",
|
|
"trade book",
|
|
"trade edition",
|
|
"book",
|
|
"tome",
|
|
"volume",
|
|
"folio",
|
|
"quarto",
|
|
"guidebook",
|
|
"handbook",
|
|
"how-to",
|
|
"manual",
|
|
"catalog",
|
|
"catalogue",
|
|
"cyclopedia",
|
|
"cyclopaedia",
|
|
"dictionary",
|
|
"encyclopedia",
|
|
"monograph",
|
|
"primer",
|
|
"text",
|
|
"textbook",
|
|
"tract",
|
|
"treatise",
|
|
"novel",
|
|
"novelette",
|
|
"pulp",
|
|
"album",
|
|
"almanac",
|
|
"anthology",
|
|
"casebook",
|
|
"chapbook",
|
|
"omnibus",
|
|
"picture book"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"soft-pedaled":{
|
|
"to reduce in apparent importance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she politely tries to soft-pedal her accomplishments when talking to less fortunate people"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"de-emphasized",
|
|
"downplayed",
|
|
"played down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"underplayed",
|
|
"understated",
|
|
"bad-mouthed",
|
|
"belittled",
|
|
"cried down",
|
|
"decried",
|
|
"denigrated",
|
|
"deprecated",
|
|
"depreciated",
|
|
"derogated",
|
|
"dismissed",
|
|
"disparaged",
|
|
"kissed off",
|
|
"minimized",
|
|
"poor-mouthed",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"ran down",
|
|
"talked down",
|
|
"trashed",
|
|
"trash-talked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"exaggerated",
|
|
"overdid",
|
|
"overdrew",
|
|
"overstated",
|
|
"elaborated",
|
|
"embellished",
|
|
"embroidered",
|
|
"magnified",
|
|
"padded",
|
|
"stretched",
|
|
"fudged",
|
|
"hedged",
|
|
"melodramatized",
|
|
"overemphasized",
|
|
"overplayed",
|
|
"sensationalized"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"soft-core":{
|
|
"as in hard-core":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hard-core",
|
|
"adult",
|
|
"mature",
|
|
"pornographic",
|
|
"porny",
|
|
"X-rated",
|
|
"bedroom",
|
|
"erotic",
|
|
"erotical",
|
|
"sexy",
|
|
"suggestive",
|
|
"bawdy",
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"crude",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"filthy",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"indecent",
|
|
"lascivious",
|
|
"lewd",
|
|
"lustful",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"obscene",
|
|
"ribald",
|
|
"salacious",
|
|
"smutty",
|
|
"unprintable",
|
|
"vulgar",
|
|
"wanton",
|
|
"immodest",
|
|
"kinky",
|
|
"prurient",
|
|
"earthy",
|
|
"racy",
|
|
"salty",
|
|
"indecorous",
|
|
"unbecoming",
|
|
"debasing",
|
|
"perverted",
|
|
"profane",
|
|
"naughty",
|
|
"wicked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"G-rated",
|
|
"priggish",
|
|
"prim",
|
|
"prudish",
|
|
"puritanical",
|
|
"straitlaced",
|
|
"straightlaced",
|
|
"Victorian",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"decorous",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"polite",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"seemly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"softens":{
|
|
"to diminish the physical strength of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"three weeks of being sick in bed had noticeably softened her"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"debilitates",
|
|
"devitalizes",
|
|
"enervates",
|
|
"enfeebles",
|
|
"etiolates",
|
|
"prostrates",
|
|
"saps",
|
|
"tires",
|
|
"wastes",
|
|
"weakens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cripples",
|
|
"disables",
|
|
"hamstrings",
|
|
"incapacitates",
|
|
"depletes",
|
|
"depresses",
|
|
"exhausts",
|
|
"impoverishes",
|
|
"unmans",
|
|
"washes out",
|
|
"damages",
|
|
"harms",
|
|
"hurts",
|
|
"impairs",
|
|
"injures",
|
|
"invalids",
|
|
"lays up",
|
|
"breaks down",
|
|
"grinds (down)",
|
|
"wears down",
|
|
"wears out",
|
|
"paralyzes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"energizes",
|
|
"invigorates",
|
|
"recruits",
|
|
"rejuvenates",
|
|
"vitalizes",
|
|
"hardens",
|
|
"seasons",
|
|
"toughens"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"beefs (up)",
|
|
"fortifies",
|
|
"strengthens"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to lessen the shock of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"had tried to soften the blow of her rejection to his marriage proposal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buffers",
|
|
"cushions",
|
|
"gentles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"baffles",
|
|
"dampens",
|
|
"deadens",
|
|
"dulls",
|
|
"obtunds",
|
|
"moderates",
|
|
"modulates",
|
|
"tempers",
|
|
"allays",
|
|
"alleviates",
|
|
"assuages",
|
|
"eases",
|
|
"lightens",
|
|
"mitigates",
|
|
"relieves"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"heightens",
|
|
"intensifies",
|
|
"sharpens"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"softheads":{
|
|
"a silly flighty person":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"gave his son-in-law a position in the company where the softhead could do little harm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"birdbrains",
|
|
"cuckoos",
|
|
"ditzes",
|
|
"featherbrains",
|
|
"featherheads",
|
|
"flibbertigibbets",
|
|
"nitwits",
|
|
"rattlebrains",
|
|
"scatterbrains"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fools",
|
|
"geese",
|
|
"sillies",
|
|
"simpletons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"softbacks":{
|
|
"as in hardbacks , softcovers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hardbacks",
|
|
"hardcovers",
|
|
"paperbacks",
|
|
"paperbounds",
|
|
"papers",
|
|
"pocket books",
|
|
"pocket editions",
|
|
"softcovers",
|
|
"trade books",
|
|
"trade editions",
|
|
"books",
|
|
"tomes",
|
|
"volumes",
|
|
"folios",
|
|
"quartos",
|
|
"guidebooks",
|
|
"handbooks",
|
|
"how-tos",
|
|
"manuals",
|
|
"catalogs",
|
|
"catalogues",
|
|
"cyclopedias",
|
|
"cyclopaedias",
|
|
"dictionaries",
|
|
"encyclopedias",
|
|
"monographs",
|
|
"primers",
|
|
"textbooks",
|
|
"texts",
|
|
"tracts",
|
|
"treatises",
|
|
"novelettes",
|
|
"novels",
|
|
"pulps",
|
|
"albums",
|
|
"almanacs",
|
|
"anthologies",
|
|
"casebooks",
|
|
"chapbooks",
|
|
"omnibuses",
|
|
"picture books"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |