dict_dl/en_MW_thesaurus/ae_mwt.json
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{
"aegis":{
"means or method of defending":{
"examples":[
"having no claim to the land under the aegis of the law, the cattle baron decided to claim it by force"
],
"synonyms":[
"ammunition",
"armor",
"buckler",
"cover",
"defense",
"guard",
"protection",
"safeguard",
"screen",
"security",
"shield",
"wall",
"ward"
],
"near synonyms":[
"arm",
"armament",
"munitions",
"weapon",
"weaponry",
"fastness",
"fort",
"fortress",
"palisade",
"stronghold"
],
"near antonyms":[
"aggression",
"assault",
"attack",
"offense",
"offence",
"offensive"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"the financial support and general guidance for an undertaking":{
"examples":[
"a medical study that was questioned by many because it was done under the aegis of a major pharmaceutical company"
],
"synonyms":[
"auspice",
"backing",
"patronage",
"sponsorship"
],
"near synonyms":[
"bankrolling",
"endowment",
"financing",
"funding",
"subsidy",
"encouragement",
"fosterage",
"aid",
"assistance",
"help"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aeon":{
"a long or seemingly long period of time":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"it's been aeons since I saw a movie at the multiplex",
"glaciers that formed aeons ago"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flash",
"instant",
"jiffy",
"minute",
"moment",
"second",
"shake",
"split second",
"trice",
"twinkle",
"twinkling",
"wink",
"microsecond",
"nanosecond"
],
"related":[
"infinity",
"lifetime"
],
"synonyms":[
"age",
"blue moon",
"coon's age",
"cycle",
"donkey's years",
"eternity",
"forever",
"long",
"months",
"moon"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aerial":{
"as in suspended":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"suspended",
"elevated",
"lifted",
"raised",
"uplifted",
"upraised",
"erect",
"perpendicular",
"standing",
"upright",
"upstanding",
"vertical"
],
"near antonyms":[
"sunken",
"low",
"low-lying",
"short",
"squat"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"aerobics":{
"as in gymnastics , athletics":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"athletics",
"bodybuilding",
"body mechanics",
"calisthenics",
"gymnastics",
"isometrics",
"plyometrics",
"slimnastics",
"weight lifting",
"activity",
"conditioning",
"exercise",
"exertion",
"training",
"warm-up",
"workout",
"toning",
"trimming",
"physical therapy"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aerodynes":{
"as in aircraft , airframes":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"aircraft",
"air-cushion vehicles",
"airframes",
"airships",
"ships",
"tractors",
"airliners",
"air taxis",
"liners",
"freighters",
"tankers",
"aeroplanes",
"airplanes",
"planes",
"jetliners",
"jets",
"superjets",
"supersonics",
"supersonic transports",
"trijets",
"turbojets",
"turboprops",
"aerospace planes",
"rocket planes",
"bombers",
"fighters",
"jump jets",
"torpedo bombers",
"warplanes",
"amphibians",
"seaplanes",
"biplanes",
"lightplanes",
"tilt-rotors",
"towplanes",
"trimotors",
"triplanes",
"gliders",
"sailplanes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aeronautics":{
"a science that deals with airplanes and piloting aircraft":{
"examples":[
"the history of aeronautics"
],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"aviation",
"flight",
"flying",
"ballooning",
"gliding",
"hang gliding",
"paragliding",
"skydiving",
"soaring"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aesthetics":{
"the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses":{
"antonyms":[
"grotesqueness",
"hideousness",
"homeliness",
"plainness",
"ugliness",
"unattractiveness",
"unbecomingness",
"unloveliness",
"unsightliness"
],
"examples":[
"what the building lacks in aesthetics it makes up for in practicality"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disagreeableness",
"dreadfulness",
"foulness",
"ghastliness",
"horribleness",
"loathsomeness",
"nastiness",
"offensiveness",
"repellency",
"repulsiveness",
"terribleness",
"vileness",
"blemish",
"flaw",
"imperfection"
],
"related":[
"allure",
"appeal",
"attraction",
"fascination",
"glamour",
"glamor",
"charm",
"delightfulness",
"elegance",
"exquisiteness",
"gloriousness",
"radiance",
"radiancy",
"resplendence",
"resplendency",
"splendidness",
"splendiferousness",
"sublimeness",
"sublimity",
"superbness",
"desirability",
"desirableness",
"foxiness",
"lusciousness",
"nubility",
"pulchritude",
"seductiveness",
"sex appeal",
"sexiness",
"shapeliness",
"flawlessness",
"perfection",
"daintiness",
"delicacy",
"flamboyance",
"flashiness",
"glossiness",
"showiness",
"slickness",
"splashiness"
],
"synonyms":[
"attractiveness",
"beauteousness",
"beautifulness",
"beauty",
"comeliness",
"cuteness",
"fairness",
"gorgeousness",
"handsomeness",
"looks",
"loveliness",
"prettiness",
"sightliness"
]
},
"type":[
"plural noun"
]
},
"aestivated":{
"as in dozed , hibernated":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"dozed",
"hibernated",
"bummed",
"chilled",
"dallied",
"dawdled",
"dillydallied",
"droned",
"footled",
"goofed (off)",
"hacked (around)",
"hung (around or out)",
"hanged (around or out)",
"hung about",
"idled",
"kicked around",
"kicked back",
"lazed",
"lazied",
"loafed",
"lolled",
"lounged",
"vegged out",
"fiddled (around)",
"fooled",
"messed",
"monkeyed",
"mucked",
"piddled",
"played",
"pottered (around)",
"puttered (around)",
"trifled",
"lagged",
"lingered",
"loitered",
"poked",
"relaxed",
"rested",
"slept",
"tarried",
"furloughed",
"goldbricked",
"malingered",
"truanted"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drudged",
"ground",
"grubbed",
"humped",
"hustled",
"labored",
"moiled",
"pegged",
"plodded",
"plowed",
"plugged",
"slaved",
"sweat",
"sweated",
"toiled",
"travailed",
"worked",
"wrought",
"applied",
"buckled (down)",
"exerted",
"put out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"aestivates":{
"as in dozes , hibernates":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"dozes",
"hibernates",
"bums",
"chills",
"dallies",
"dawdles",
"dillydallies",
"drones",
"footles",
"goofs (off)",
"hacks (around)",
"hangs (around or out)",
"hangs about",
"idles",
"kicks around",
"kicks back",
"lazes",
"lazies",
"loafs",
"lolls",
"lounges",
"vegges out",
"veges out",
"fiddles (around)",
"fools",
"messes",
"monkeys",
"mucks",
"piddles",
"plays",
"potters (around)",
"putters (around)",
"trifles",
"lags",
"lingers",
"loiters",
"pokes",
"relaxes",
"rests",
"sleeps",
"tarries",
"furloughs",
"goldbricks",
"malingers",
"truants"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drudges",
"grinds",
"grubs",
"humps",
"hustles",
"labors",
"moils",
"pegs",
"plods",
"plows",
"plugs",
"slaves",
"sweats",
"toils",
"travails",
"works",
"applies",
"buckles (down)",
"exerts",
"puts out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"aeonian":{
"as in endless , persistent":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"endless",
"everlasting",
"interminable",
"persistent",
"extended",
"far",
"great",
"lengthy",
"long",
"long-drawn-out",
"long-drawn",
"long-lived",
"long-term",
"marathon",
"longish",
"overlong",
"prolonged",
"protracted",
"permanent",
"all-day",
"all-night",
"multiday",
"multiyear"
],
"near antonyms":[
"brief",
"little",
"mini",
"short",
"shortish",
"short-lived",
"short-term",
"abrupt",
"sudden",
"abbreviated",
"condensed",
"curtailed",
"shortened",
"ephemeral",
"fleeting",
"momentary",
"transient",
"transitory",
"impermanent",
"short-range"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"aerialist":{
"as in trapeze artist , ropedancer":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ropedancer",
"ropewalker",
"trampoliner",
"trampolinist",
"trapeze artist",
"trapezist",
"contortionist",
"equilibrist",
"exerciser",
"tumbler",
"acrobat",
"gymnast",
"turner"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aerodrome":{
"a place from which aircraft operate that usually has paved runways and a terminal":{
"examples":[
"landed at the aerodrome in Surrey, south of London"
],
"synonyms":[
"airdrome",
"airfield",
"airport",
"field"
],
"near synonyms":[
"air base",
"air park",
"helipad",
"heliport",
"jetport",
"airstrip",
"landing field",
"landing strip",
"runway",
"launchpad",
"pad"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aeroplanes":{
"a vehicle for traveling through the air that has fixed wings for lift":{
"examples":[
"an exhibit of a few of the aeroplanes that won the Battle of Britain"
],
"synonyms":[
"airplanes",
"planes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"airliners",
"air taxis",
"liners",
"aerodynes",
"aircraft",
"air-cushion vehicles",
"airframes",
"airships",
"ships",
"tractors",
"freighters",
"tankers",
"jetliners",
"jets",
"superjets",
"supersonics",
"supersonic transports",
"trijets",
"turbojets",
"turboprops",
"aerospace planes",
"rocket planes",
"bombers",
"fighters",
"jump jets",
"torpedo bombers",
"warplanes",
"amphibians",
"seaplanes",
"biplanes",
"lightplanes",
"tilt-rotors",
"towplanes",
"trimotors",
"triplanes",
"gliders",
"sailplanes"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aerate":{
"as in lengthen , dilate":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"accelerate",
"add (to)",
"aggrandize",
"amplify",
"augment",
"boost",
"build up",
"compound",
"enlarge",
"escalate",
"expand",
"extend",
"hype",
"increase",
"multiply",
"pump up",
"raise",
"stoke",
"supersize",
"swell",
"up",
"draw out",
"elongate",
"flesh (out)",
"lengthen",
"prolong",
"protract",
"stretch",
"develop",
"enhance",
"heighten",
"intensify",
"magnify",
"blow up",
"dilate",
"distend",
"inflate",
"hike",
"jack (up)",
"lift",
"raise",
"up",
"boom",
"jump",
"skyrocket",
"spike",
"beef (up)",
"reinforce",
"reenforce",
"strengthen",
"complement",
"supplement",
"bump (up)",
"ratchet (up)",
"rachet (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"compress",
"condense",
"constrict",
"contract",
"abate",
"decrease",
"de-escalate",
"diminish",
"downsize",
"dwindle",
"lessen",
"lower",
"minify",
"reduce",
"subtract (from)",
"abbreviate",
"abridge",
"curtail",
"shorten",
"cut back",
"retrench"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"aestivating":{
"as in dozing , hibernating":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"dozing",
"hibernating",
"bumming",
"chilling",
"dallying",
"dawdling",
"dillydallying",
"droning",
"footling",
"goofing (off)",
"hacking (around)",
"hanging (around or out)",
"hanging about",
"idling",
"kicking around",
"kicking back",
"lazing",
"lazying",
"loafing",
"lolling",
"lounging",
"vegging out",
"fiddling (around)",
"fooling",
"messing",
"monkeying",
"mucking",
"piddling",
"playing",
"pottering (around)",
"puttering (around)",
"trifling",
"lagging",
"lingering",
"loitering",
"poking",
"relaxing",
"resting",
"sleeping",
"tarrying",
"furloughing",
"goldbricking",
"malingering",
"truanting"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drudging",
"grinding",
"grubbing",
"humping",
"hustling",
"laboring",
"moiling",
"pegging",
"plodding",
"plowing",
"plugging",
"slaving",
"sweating",
"toiling",
"travailing",
"working",
"applying",
"buckling (down)",
"exerting",
"putting out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"aeroplane":{
"a vehicle for traveling through the air that has fixed wings for lift":{
"examples":[
"an exhibit of a few of the aeroplanes that won the Battle of Britain"
],
"synonyms":[
"airplane",
"plane"
],
"near synonyms":[
"airliner",
"air taxi",
"liner",
"aerodyne",
"aircraft",
"air-cushion vehicle",
"airframe",
"airship",
"ship",
"tractor",
"freighter",
"tanker",
"jet",
"jetliner",
"superjet",
"supersonic",
"supersonic transport",
"trijet",
"turbojet",
"turboprop",
"aerospace plane",
"rocket plane",
"bomber",
"fighter",
"jump jet",
"torpedo bomber",
"warplane",
"amphibian",
"seaplane",
"biplane",
"lightplane",
"tilt-rotor",
"towplane",
"trimotor",
"triplane",
"glider",
"sailplane"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aerates":{
"as in lengthens , dilates":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"accelerates",
"adds (to)",
"aggrandizes",
"amplifies",
"augments",
"boosts",
"builds up",
"compounds",
"enlarges",
"escalates",
"expands",
"extends",
"hypes",
"increases",
"multiplies",
"pumps up",
"raises",
"stokes",
"supersizes",
"swells",
"ups",
"draws out",
"elongates",
"fleshes (out)",
"lengthens",
"prolongs",
"protracts",
"stretches",
"develops",
"enhances",
"heightens",
"intensifies",
"magnifies",
"blows up",
"dilates",
"distends",
"inflates",
"hikes",
"jacks (up)",
"lifts",
"raises",
"ups",
"booms",
"jumps",
"skyrockets",
"spikes",
"beefs (up)",
"reinforces",
"reenforces",
"strengthens",
"complements",
"supplements",
"bumps (up)",
"ratchets (up)",
"rachets (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"compresses",
"condenses",
"constricts",
"contracts",
"abates",
"decreases",
"de-escalates",
"diminishes",
"downsizes",
"dwindles",
"lessens",
"lowers",
"minifies",
"reduces",
"subtracts (from)",
"abbreviates",
"abridges",
"curtails",
"shortens",
"cuts back",
"retrenches"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"aesthetical":{
"very pleasing to look at":{
"examples":[
"an aesthetic arrangement of the floral decorations"
],
"synonyms":[
"attractive",
"beauteous",
"beautiful",
"bonny",
"bonnie",
"comely",
"cute",
"drop-dead",
"fair",
"fetching",
"good",
"good-looking",
"goodly",
"gorgeous",
"handsome",
"knockout",
"likely",
"lovely",
"lovesome",
"pretty",
"ravishing",
"seemly",
"sightly",
"stunning",
"taking",
"well-favored"
],
"near synonyms":[
"alluring",
"appealing",
"charming",
"cunning",
"delightful",
"engaging",
"fascinating",
"glamorous",
"glamourous",
"prepossessing",
"elegant",
"exquisite",
"glorious",
"Junoesque",
"magnificent",
"resplendent",
"splendid",
"statuesque",
"sublime",
"superb",
"flawless",
"perfect",
"radiant",
"dainty",
"delicate",
"personable",
"pleasant",
"presentable",
"chocolate-box",
"prettyish",
"desirable",
"dishy",
"dollish",
"foxy",
"hot",
"luscious",
"nubile",
"pulchritudinous",
"seductive",
"sexy",
"toothsome",
"hunky",
"studly",
"arresting",
"eye-catching",
"flamboyant",
"flashy",
"glossy",
"showstopping",
"showy",
"slick",
"snazzy",
"splashy",
"striking",
"zingy",
"photogenic",
"telegenic"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abhorrent",
"abominable",
"bad",
"disagreeable",
"disgusting",
"dreadful",
"foul",
"frightful",
"ghastly",
"horrible",
"loathsome",
"nasty",
"nauseating",
"objectionable",
"offensive",
"repellent",
"repellant",
"repugnant",
"repulsive",
"revolting",
"shocking",
"sickening",
"terrible",
"vile",
"unappealing",
"unappetizing",
"unimposing",
"unpleasant",
"unprepossessing",
"frumpish",
"frumpy",
"unbecoming",
"unshapely"
],
"antonyms":[
"grotesque",
"hideous",
"homely",
"ill-favored",
"plain",
"ugly",
"unaesthetic",
"unattractive",
"unbeautiful",
"uncomely",
"uncute",
"unhandsome",
"unlovely",
"unpleasing",
"unpretty",
"unsightly"
]
},
"as in sensibility , way":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"approach",
"fashion",
"form",
"how",
"manner",
"method",
"methodology",
"recipe",
"strategy",
"style",
"system",
"tack",
"tactics",
"technique",
"way",
"angle",
"attitude",
"mind-set",
"outlook",
"perspective",
"sensibility",
"slant",
"standpoint",
"viewpoint",
"belief",
"conviction",
"judgment",
"judgement",
"mind",
"notion",
"opinion",
"persuasion",
"view",
"character",
"identity",
"individuality",
"makeup",
"mettle",
"personality",
"selfhood",
"self-identity",
"setup",
"cheer",
"frame",
"habit",
"humor",
"inclination",
"mode",
"spirit",
"emotion",
"feeling",
"heart",
"passion",
"sentiment",
"disposition",
"grain",
"nature",
"temper",
"temperament",
"expression",
"tone",
"vein",
"strain"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"noun"
]
},
"aerated":{
"as in lengthened , dilated":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"accelerated",
"added (to)",
"aggrandized",
"amplified",
"augmented",
"boosted",
"built up",
"compounded",
"enlarged",
"escalated",
"expanded",
"extended",
"hyped",
"increased",
"multiplied",
"pumped up",
"raised",
"stoked",
"supersized",
"swelled",
"upped",
"drew out",
"elongated",
"fleshed (out)",
"lengthened",
"prolonged",
"protracted",
"stretched",
"developed",
"enhanced",
"heightened",
"intensified",
"magnified",
"blew up",
"dilated",
"distended",
"inflated",
"hiked",
"jacked (up)",
"lifted",
"raised",
"upped",
"boomed",
"jumped",
"skyrocketed",
"spiked",
"beefed (up)",
"reinforced",
"reenforced",
"strengthened",
"complemented",
"supplemented",
"bumped (up)",
"ratcheted (up)",
"racheted (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"compressed",
"condensed",
"constricted",
"contracted",
"abated",
"decreased",
"de-escalated",
"diminished",
"downsized",
"dwindled",
"lessened",
"lowered",
"minified",
"reduced",
"subtracted (from)",
"abbreviated",
"abridged",
"curtailed",
"shortened",
"cut back",
"retrenched"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"aeons":{
"a long or seemingly long period of time":{
"examples":[
"it's been aeons since I saw a movie at the multiplex",
"glaciers that formed aeons ago"
],
"synonyms":[
"ages",
"blue moons",
"coon's ages",
"cycles",
"donkey's years",
"eternities",
"forevers",
"longs",
"months",
"moons"
],
"near synonyms":[
"infinities",
"lifetimes"
],
"near antonyms":[
"flashes",
"instants",
"jiffies",
"minutes",
"moments",
"seconds",
"shakes",
"split seconds",
"trices",
"twinkles",
"twinklings",
"winks",
"microseconds",
"nanoseconds"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aerialists":{
"as in trapeze artists , ropedancers":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"ropedancers",
"ropewalkers",
"trampoliners",
"trampolinists",
"trapeze artists",
"trapezists",
"contortionists",
"equilibrists",
"exercisers",
"tumblers",
"acrobats",
"gymnasts",
"turners"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"aestivate":{
"as in doze , hibernate":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"doze",
"hibernate",
"bum",
"chill",
"dally",
"dawdle",
"dillydally",
"drone",
"footle",
"goof (off)",
"hack (around)",
"hang (around or out)",
"hang about",
"idle",
"kick around",
"kick back",
"laze",
"lazy",
"loaf",
"loll",
"lounge",
"veg out",
"fiddle (around)",
"fool",
"mess",
"monkey",
"muck",
"piddle",
"play",
"potter (around)",
"putter (around)",
"trifle",
"lag",
"linger",
"loiter",
"poke",
"relax",
"rest",
"sleep",
"tarry",
"furlough",
"goldbrick",
"malinger",
"truant"
],
"near antonyms":[
"drudge",
"grind",
"grub",
"hump",
"hustle",
"labor",
"moil",
"peg",
"plod",
"plow",
"plug",
"slave",
"sweat",
"toil",
"travail",
"work",
"apply",
"buckle (down)",
"exert",
"put out"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"Aesopic":{
"as in symbolic , emblematic":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"allegorical",
"emblematic",
"emblematical",
"symbolic",
"symbolical",
"extended",
"figural",
"figurative",
"metaphoric",
"metaphorical",
"tropical",
"tropological",
"catachrestic",
"catachrestical",
"sylleptic",
"euphemistic",
"nonliteral",
"veritable"
],
"near antonyms":[
"nonfigurative",
"nonmetaphorical",
"literal",
"nonsymbolic"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
}
}