50460 lines
998 KiB
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50460 lines
998 KiB
JSON
{
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"enabled":{
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"to make able or possible":{
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"examples":[
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"my new glasses enable me to read the fine print"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"allowed",
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"empowered",
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"let",
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"permitted"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"fitted",
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"fit",
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"habilitated",
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"prepared",
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"qualified",
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"readied",
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"approved",
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"endorsed",
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"indorsed",
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"sanctioned",
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"conditioned",
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"equipped"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"inhibited",
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"precluded",
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"disallowed",
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"enjoined",
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"forbade",
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"forbad",
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"prohibited"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"prevented"
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]
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},
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"to give official or legal power to":{
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"examples":[
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"a law that would enable the authorities to inspect food preparation areas for health code violations"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"accredited",
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"authorized",
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"certified",
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"chartered",
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"commissioned",
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"empowered",
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"invested",
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"licensed",
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"licenced",
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"qualified",
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"vested",
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"warranted"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"approved",
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"cleared",
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"credentialed",
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"credentialled",
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"endorsed",
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"indorsed",
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"OK'd",
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"okayed",
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"sanctioned",
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"affirmed",
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"confirmed",
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"validated",
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"inaugurated",
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"inducted",
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"initiated",
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"installed",
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"instated",
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"swore in",
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"allowed",
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"let",
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"permitted",
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"enfranchised",
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"entitled",
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"privileged"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"banned",
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"barred",
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"blocked",
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"constrained",
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"denied",
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"disallowed",
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"disbarred",
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"discouraged",
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"disenfranchised",
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"disfranchised",
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"excluded",
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"held back",
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"hindered",
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"impeded",
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"inhibited",
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"obstructed",
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"prevented",
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"shut out",
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"stopped",
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"enjoined",
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"forbade",
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"forbad",
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"interdicted",
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"outlawed",
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"prohibited",
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"proscribed",
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"vetoed"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"disqualified"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"enacted":{
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"to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action":{
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"antonyms":[
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"repealed",
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"rescinded",
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"revoked"
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],
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"examples":[
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"Congress enacts all laws relating to foreign trade and immigration"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"abolished",
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"abrogated",
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"annulled",
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"canceled",
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"cancelled",
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"invalidated",
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"killed",
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"nullified",
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"overturned",
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"reversed",
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"voided"
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],
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"related":[
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"reenacted",
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"repassed",
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"brought about",
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"effected",
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"allowed",
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"authorized",
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"permitted",
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"sanctioned",
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"decreed",
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"dictated",
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"proclaimed",
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"administered",
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"executed",
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"approved",
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"confirmed",
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"ratified"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"constituted",
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"laid down",
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"legislated",
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"made",
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"ordained",
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"passed"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"enactment":{
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"a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"as a result of an enactment by Congress, this breathtaking canyon will be permanently protected from development"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"command",
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"commandment",
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"decree",
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"dictate",
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"directive",
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"edict",
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"fiat",
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"ruling",
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"bylaw",
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"ground rule",
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"regulation",
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"rule",
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"amendment",
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"legislation",
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"common law",
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"martial law",
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"blue law",
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"prohibition",
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"proscription",
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"restriction",
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"canon",
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"capitulary",
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"encyclical"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"act",
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"bill",
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"constitution",
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"law",
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"ordinance",
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"statute"
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]
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},
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"the doing of an action":{
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"antonyms":[
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"nonfulfillment",
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"nonperformance"
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],
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"examples":[
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"the enactment of the crime is suggested but never actually shown on screen"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"dispatch",
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"expedition",
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"administration",
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"direction",
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"handling",
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"management",
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"application",
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"operation",
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"practice",
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"practise"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"accomplishment",
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"achievement",
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"commission",
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"discharge",
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"execution",
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"fulfillment",
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"fulfilment",
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"implementation",
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"performance",
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"perpetration",
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"prosecution",
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"pursuance"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"enamored":{
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"as in infatuated , enraptured":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"crazy (about or over)",
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"enraptured",
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"gone (on)",
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"infatuated",
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"mad (about)",
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"nuts (about)",
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"affected",
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"attached",
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"fond",
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"inclined",
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"partial",
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"desirous",
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"eager",
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"enthusiastic",
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"excited",
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"gung ho",
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"keen"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"allergic",
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"averse",
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"disinclined",
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"apathetic",
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"cool",
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"indifferent",
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"uninterested",
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"contemptuous",
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"disdainful",
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"scornful",
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"antagonistic",
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"antipathetic",
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"hostile",
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"alienated",
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"disaffected",
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"disenchanted",
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"estranged"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"encamping":{
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"to live in a camp or the outdoors":{
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"examples":[
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"the hike will take several days, and we plan to encamp along the trail"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bivouacking",
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"camping (out)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"sleeping out",
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"tenting",
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"bedding (down)",
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"backpacking",
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"caravanning",
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"caravaning"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to provide with living quarters or shelter":{
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"examples":[
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"as the hurricane raged outside, the stranded tourists were encamped overnight in the high school gym"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"accommodating",
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"bestowing",
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"billeting",
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"bivouacking",
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"boarding",
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"bunking",
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"camping",
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"chambering",
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"domiciling",
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"harboring",
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"housing",
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"lodging",
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"putting up",
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"quartering",
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"roofing",
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"rooming",
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"sheltering",
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"taking in"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"ensconcing",
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"homing",
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"roosting",
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"securing",
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"shedding",
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"stabling",
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"tenting",
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"barracking",
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"bedding (down)"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"ejecting",
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"evicting"
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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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"encampment":{
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"a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins":{
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"examples":[
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"a recreational area that will serve as this year's encampment for the Scouts' jamboree"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bivouac",
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"camp",
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"campground",
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"campsite",
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"hutment"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"canvas",
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"canvass",
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"tentage",
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"colony",
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"plantation",
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"settlement",
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"Hooverville",
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"jungle",
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"shantytown",
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"concentration camp",
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"prison camp",
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"barracks",
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"cantonment",
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"installation",
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"laager",
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"leaguer",
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"post"
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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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"encampments":{
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"a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins":{
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"examples":[
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"a recreational area that will serve as this year's encampment for the Scouts' jamboree"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bivouacs",
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"campgrounds",
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"camps",
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"campsites",
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"hutments"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"canvases",
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"canvasses",
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"tentages",
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"colonies",
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"plantations",
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"settlements",
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"Hoovervilles",
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"jungles",
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"shantytowns",
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"concentration camps",
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"prison camps",
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"barracks",
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"cantonments",
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"installations",
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"laagers",
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"leaguers",
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"posts"
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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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"encapsulated":{
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"to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)":{
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"examples":[
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"can you encapsulate the speech in about a paragraph?"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"abstracted",
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"boiled down",
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"briefed",
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"digested",
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"epitomized",
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"outlined",
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"recapitulated",
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"recapped",
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"reprised",
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"summarized",
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"summed up",
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"synopsized",
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"wrapped up"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"abridged",
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"condensed",
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"curtailed",
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"cut back",
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"shortened",
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"downsized",
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"shrank",
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"shrunk",
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"concentrated",
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"consolidated",
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"decocted",
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"essentialized",
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"simplified",
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"streamlined"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"elongated",
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"extended",
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"lengthened",
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"prolonged",
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"protracted",
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"amplified",
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"elaborated (on or upon)",
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"enlarged (on or upon)",
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"expanded",
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"supplemented"
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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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"encapsules":{
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"as in ensheathes , enspheres":{
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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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"verb"
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]
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},
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"encased":{
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"to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{
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"examples":[
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"fear of the outside world can encase a person just as surely as stone walls"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"boxed (in)",
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"caged",
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"closeted",
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"cooped (up)",
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"corralled",
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"encaged",
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"enclosed",
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"inclosed",
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"enveloped",
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"fenced (in)",
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"hedged",
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"hemmed (in)",
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"housed",
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"immured",
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"included",
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"mewed (up)",
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"penned",
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"walled (in)"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"bounded",
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"circumscribed",
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"confined",
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"contained",
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"limited",
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"restricted",
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"encircled",
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"encompassed",
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"enfolded",
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"enframed",
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"enlaced",
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"framed",
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"ringed",
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"surrounded",
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"armored",
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"cocooned",
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"encapsulated",
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"encapsuled",
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"encysted",
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"ensheathed",
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"ensphered",
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"enwombed"
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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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"verb"
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]
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},
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"enchant":{
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"to attract or delight as if by magic":{
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"examples":[
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"the child actress enchanted audiences with her bubbly personality"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"allure",
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"beguile",
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"bewitch",
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"captivate",
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"charm",
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"fascinate",
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"kill",
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"magnetize",
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"wile",
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"witch"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"disarm",
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"draw",
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"entice",
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"lure",
|
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"pull",
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"seduce",
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"tempt",
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"delight",
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"gratify",
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"please",
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"arrest",
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"enrapture",
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"enthrall",
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"enthral",
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"entrance",
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"appeal (to)",
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"interest",
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"intrigue",
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"beckon",
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"court",
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"invite",
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"solicit",
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"woo"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"disgust",
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"offend",
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"repel",
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"revolt",
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"annoy",
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"displease",
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"irk",
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"bore",
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"tire",
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"weary"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to cast a spell on":{
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"examples":[
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"out of spite, the jealous queen enchanted her chief rival for the title of the fairest one of all"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bewitch",
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"charm",
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"ensorcell",
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"ensorcel",
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"hex",
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"overlook",
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"spell",
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"strike"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"curse",
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"jinx",
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"possess",
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"voodoo",
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"attract",
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"beguile",
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"captivate",
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"fascinate",
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"mesmerize",
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"spellbind",
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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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"near antonyms":[
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"bless"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
|
|
"to hold the attention of as if by a spell":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the tales about the young wizard have enchanted children around the globe"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"bedazzle",
|
|
"catch up",
|
|
"enthrall",
|
|
"enthral",
|
|
"fascinate",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"hypnotize",
|
|
"mesmerize",
|
|
"spellbind"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enrapture",
|
|
"entrance",
|
|
"thrill",
|
|
"beguile",
|
|
"bewitch",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"absorb",
|
|
"engage",
|
|
"engross",
|
|
"involve"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encircle":{
|
|
"to form a circle around":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"immediately after announcing their engagement, the couple was encircled by their applauding friends"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"circumscribe",
|
|
"close in",
|
|
"cordon (off)",
|
|
"fence (in)",
|
|
"hem (in)",
|
|
"wall",
|
|
"beset",
|
|
"besiege",
|
|
"entrench",
|
|
"intrench",
|
|
"invest",
|
|
"swarm"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"compass",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"enclose",
|
|
"inclose",
|
|
"encompass",
|
|
"environ",
|
|
"gird",
|
|
"girdle",
|
|
"ring",
|
|
"surround",
|
|
"wreathe"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to travel completely around":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"communication satellites encircling the earth"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"circumambulate",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"perambulate",
|
|
"traverse"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"circuit",
|
|
"circumnavigate",
|
|
"circumvent",
|
|
"compass",
|
|
"girdle",
|
|
"orbit",
|
|
"ring",
|
|
"round"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encircling":{
|
|
"as in surrounding , enclosing":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bounding",
|
|
"circumjacent",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"enclosing",
|
|
"inclosing",
|
|
"fencing",
|
|
"rimming",
|
|
"surrounding",
|
|
"attached",
|
|
"communicating",
|
|
"connected",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"interconnecting",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"marginal",
|
|
"peripheral",
|
|
"tangent",
|
|
"tangential",
|
|
"approximate",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"closest",
|
|
"immediate",
|
|
"near",
|
|
"nearby",
|
|
"nearest",
|
|
"next-door",
|
|
"nigh",
|
|
"ambient",
|
|
"encompassing",
|
|
"abutting",
|
|
"adjacent",
|
|
"adjoining",
|
|
"bordering",
|
|
"conterminous",
|
|
"contiguous",
|
|
"flanking",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"fringing",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"juxtaposed",
|
|
"neighboring",
|
|
"skirting",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"verging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonadjacent",
|
|
"noncontiguous",
|
|
"apart",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disconnected",
|
|
"discrete",
|
|
"free-standing",
|
|
"isolate",
|
|
"isolated",
|
|
"removed",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"single",
|
|
"unattached",
|
|
"unconnected",
|
|
"unlinked",
|
|
"away",
|
|
"distant",
|
|
"far",
|
|
"faraway",
|
|
"far-off",
|
|
"farthest",
|
|
"remote",
|
|
"discontinuous",
|
|
"noncontinuous",
|
|
"broken up",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"dissevered",
|
|
"dissociated",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"divorced",
|
|
"parted",
|
|
"ramified",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"severed",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sundered",
|
|
"uncoupled",
|
|
"unyoked"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to travel completely around":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"communication satellites encircling the earth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circling",
|
|
"circuiting",
|
|
"circumnavigating",
|
|
"circumventing",
|
|
"compassing",
|
|
"girdling",
|
|
"orbiting",
|
|
"ringing",
|
|
"rounding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"circumambulating",
|
|
"crossing",
|
|
"perambulating",
|
|
"traversing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a circle around":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"immediately after announcing their engagement, the couple was encircled by their applauding friends"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circling",
|
|
"compassing",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"enclosing",
|
|
"inclosing",
|
|
"encompassing",
|
|
"environing",
|
|
"girding",
|
|
"girdling",
|
|
"ringing",
|
|
"surrounding",
|
|
"wreathing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"circumscribing",
|
|
"closing in",
|
|
"cordoning (off)",
|
|
"fencing (in)",
|
|
"hemming (in)",
|
|
"walling",
|
|
"besetting",
|
|
"besieging",
|
|
"entrenching",
|
|
"intrenching",
|
|
"investing",
|
|
"swarming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enclasp":{
|
|
"to put one's arms around and press tightly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"reached around and enclasped all four children at once"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"clamp",
|
|
"cling",
|
|
"cradle",
|
|
"grab",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"bosom",
|
|
"embosom",
|
|
"encircle",
|
|
"entwine",
|
|
"envelop",
|
|
"enwind",
|
|
"fold",
|
|
"lock",
|
|
"twine",
|
|
"wrap",
|
|
"cuddle",
|
|
"fondle",
|
|
"nestle",
|
|
"nuzzle",
|
|
"pat",
|
|
"pet",
|
|
"snuggle",
|
|
"stroke"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bear-hug",
|
|
"clasp",
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"enfold",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"hug",
|
|
"strain"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enclasping":{
|
|
"to put one's arms around and press tightly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"reached around and enclasped all four children at once"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bear-hugging",
|
|
"clasping",
|
|
"crushing",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"enfolding",
|
|
"grasping",
|
|
"hugging",
|
|
"straining"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clamping",
|
|
"clinging",
|
|
"cradling",
|
|
"grabbing",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"bosoming",
|
|
"embosoming",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"entwining",
|
|
"enveloping",
|
|
"enwinding",
|
|
"folding",
|
|
"locking",
|
|
"twining",
|
|
"wrapping",
|
|
"cuddling",
|
|
"fondling",
|
|
"nestling",
|
|
"nuzzling",
|
|
"patting",
|
|
"petting",
|
|
"snuggling",
|
|
"stroking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encloses":{
|
|
"to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"dogs who spend the day enclosed in small cages"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bounds",
|
|
"circumscribes",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"contains",
|
|
"limits",
|
|
"restricts",
|
|
"encircles",
|
|
"encompasses",
|
|
"enfolds",
|
|
"enframes",
|
|
"enlaces",
|
|
"frames",
|
|
"rings",
|
|
"surrounds",
|
|
"armors",
|
|
"cocoons",
|
|
"encapsulates",
|
|
"encapsules",
|
|
"encysts",
|
|
"ensheathes",
|
|
"enspheres",
|
|
"enwombs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boxes (in)",
|
|
"cages",
|
|
"closets",
|
|
"coops (up)",
|
|
"corrals",
|
|
"encages",
|
|
"encases",
|
|
"envelops",
|
|
"fences (in)",
|
|
"hedges",
|
|
"hems (in)",
|
|
"houses",
|
|
"immures",
|
|
"includes",
|
|
"mews (up)",
|
|
"pens",
|
|
"walls (in)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a circle around":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in a show of support, the women rushed to enclose their distraught friend"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"circumscribes",
|
|
"closes in",
|
|
"cordons (off)",
|
|
"fences (in)",
|
|
"hems (in)",
|
|
"walls",
|
|
"besets",
|
|
"besieges",
|
|
"entrenches",
|
|
"intrenches",
|
|
"invests",
|
|
"swarms"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"compasses",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"encircles",
|
|
"encompasses",
|
|
"environs",
|
|
"girdles",
|
|
"girds",
|
|
"rings",
|
|
"surrounds",
|
|
"wreathes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to surround or cover closely":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the house was enclosed by a high hedge that shielded it from public view"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bares",
|
|
"denudes",
|
|
"exposes",
|
|
"strips"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"curtains",
|
|
"drapes",
|
|
"embeds",
|
|
"imbeds",
|
|
"encases",
|
|
"swaddles",
|
|
"blankets",
|
|
"overlays",
|
|
"overspreads",
|
|
"camouflages",
|
|
"cloaks",
|
|
"disguises",
|
|
"masks",
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"encircles",
|
|
"enlaces",
|
|
"enwinds"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosoms",
|
|
"bowers",
|
|
"circumfuses",
|
|
"cocoons",
|
|
"embosoms",
|
|
"embowers",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"encompasses",
|
|
"enfolds",
|
|
"enshrouds",
|
|
"enswathes",
|
|
"envelops",
|
|
"enwraps",
|
|
"invests",
|
|
"involves",
|
|
"laps",
|
|
"mantles",
|
|
"muffles",
|
|
"shrouds",
|
|
"swathes",
|
|
"veils",
|
|
"wraps"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encomia":{
|
|
"a formal expression of praise":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the encomiums bestowed on a teacher at her retirement ceremonies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accolades",
|
|
"citations",
|
|
"commendations",
|
|
"dithyrambs",
|
|
"eulogia",
|
|
"eulogiums",
|
|
"eulogies",
|
|
"homages",
|
|
"hymns",
|
|
"paeans",
|
|
"panegyrics",
|
|
"salutations",
|
|
"tributes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"awards",
|
|
"decorations",
|
|
"dedications",
|
|
"honors",
|
|
"prizes",
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"acclamations",
|
|
"laudations",
|
|
"applauses",
|
|
"plaudits",
|
|
"bravos",
|
|
"bravoes",
|
|
"hallelujahs",
|
|
"kudos",
|
|
"approvals",
|
|
"cachets",
|
|
"compliments",
|
|
"recommendations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"censures",
|
|
"condemnations",
|
|
"denunciations",
|
|
"indictments",
|
|
"rebukes",
|
|
"reprimands",
|
|
"reproofs",
|
|
"admonitions",
|
|
"corrections",
|
|
"harangues",
|
|
"lectures",
|
|
"sermons"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encompass":{
|
|
"to form a circle around":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a necklace of sapphire-blue lakes encompasses the town"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"compass",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"encircle",
|
|
"enclose",
|
|
"inclose",
|
|
"environ",
|
|
"gird",
|
|
"girdle",
|
|
"ring",
|
|
"surround",
|
|
"wreathe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"circumscribe",
|
|
"close in",
|
|
"cordon (off)",
|
|
"fence (in)",
|
|
"hem (in)",
|
|
"wall",
|
|
"beset",
|
|
"besiege",
|
|
"entrench",
|
|
"intrench",
|
|
"invest",
|
|
"swarm"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have as part of a whole":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"textbooks on American history are now likely to encompass its social history as well as its political and military history"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carry",
|
|
"comprehend",
|
|
"contain",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"entail",
|
|
"include",
|
|
"involve",
|
|
"number",
|
|
"subsume",
|
|
"take in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"comprise",
|
|
"consist (of)",
|
|
"bracket",
|
|
"have",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"own",
|
|
"possess",
|
|
"admit",
|
|
"receive",
|
|
"compose",
|
|
"constitute",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"assimilate",
|
|
"embody",
|
|
"incorporate",
|
|
"integrate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ban",
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"debar",
|
|
"preclude",
|
|
"prevent",
|
|
"prohibit",
|
|
"deny",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"eliminate",
|
|
"except",
|
|
"rule out",
|
|
"lose",
|
|
"mislay",
|
|
"misplace"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"exclude",
|
|
"leave (out)",
|
|
"miss out",
|
|
"omit"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to surround or cover closely":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a fog of mystery has long encompassed this fraternal organization, which is known for its secret rituals"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosom",
|
|
"bower",
|
|
"circumfuse",
|
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"cocoon",
|
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"embosom",
|
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"embower",
|
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"embrace",
|
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"enclose",
|
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"inclose",
|
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"enfold",
|
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"enshroud",
|
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"enswathe",
|
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"envelop",
|
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"enwrap",
|
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"invest",
|
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"involve",
|
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"lap",
|
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"mantle",
|
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"muffle",
|
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"shroud",
|
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"swathe",
|
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"veil",
|
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"wrap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curtain",
|
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"drape",
|
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"embed",
|
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"imbed",
|
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"encase",
|
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"swaddle",
|
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"blanket",
|
|
"overlay",
|
|
"overspread",
|
|
"camouflage",
|
|
"cloak",
|
|
"disguise",
|
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"mask",
|
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"circle",
|
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"encircle",
|
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"enlace",
|
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"enwind"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"denude",
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"strip"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encountered":{
|
|
"to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"quite unexpectedly encountered our next-door neighbor while vacationing in Europe"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"caught",
|
|
"chanced (upon)",
|
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"happened (upon)",
|
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"met",
|
|
"stumbled (upon)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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"accosted",
|
|
"confronted",
|
|
"faced",
|
|
"greeted",
|
|
"saluted",
|
|
"collided (with)",
|
|
"crashed (into)",
|
|
"crisscrossed",
|
|
"crossed",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"hit (upon)",
|
|
"lit (upon)",
|
|
"lighted (upon)",
|
|
"tumbled (to)",
|
|
"reencountered",
|
|
"re-encountered",
|
|
"remet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoided",
|
|
"dodged",
|
|
"ducked",
|
|
"eluded",
|
|
"escaped",
|
|
"evaded",
|
|
"shook",
|
|
"shunned"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come upon unexpectedly or by chance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we encountered a host of unforeseen problems during the restoration of our 200-year-old house"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chanced (upon)",
|
|
"found",
|
|
"happened (on or upon)",
|
|
"hit (upon)",
|
|
"lit (on or upon)",
|
|
"lighted (on or upon)",
|
|
"met",
|
|
"pitched (upon)",
|
|
"stumbled (on or onto)",
|
|
"tumbled (upon)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lucked (out, on, onto, or into)",
|
|
"confronted",
|
|
"faced",
|
|
"discovered",
|
|
"struck",
|
|
"turned up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to enter into contest or conflict with":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the troops encountered bands of guerrilla fighters as they made their way across the desert"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battled",
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"faced",
|
|
"met",
|
|
"took on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"emulated",
|
|
"rivaled",
|
|
"rivalled",
|
|
"contended",
|
|
"fought",
|
|
"opposed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"eluded",
|
|
"escaped",
|
|
"evaded",
|
|
"retreated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encourage":{
|
|
"to fill with courage or strength of purpose":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a pep talk that encouraged the team to get out there and win"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bear up",
|
|
"buck up",
|
|
"buoy (up)",
|
|
"cheer (up)",
|
|
"chirk (up)",
|
|
"embolden",
|
|
"hearten",
|
|
"inspire",
|
|
"inspirit",
|
|
"steel"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"animate",
|
|
"enliven",
|
|
"invigorate",
|
|
"enforce",
|
|
"fortify",
|
|
"reinforce",
|
|
"reenforce",
|
|
"strengthen",
|
|
"assure",
|
|
"reassure",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"energize",
|
|
"excite",
|
|
"galvanize",
|
|
"provoke",
|
|
"quicken",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"stimulate",
|
|
"stir"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demoralize",
|
|
"depress",
|
|
"sadden",
|
|
"debilitate",
|
|
"enfeeble",
|
|
"hamstring",
|
|
"undermine",
|
|
"weaken",
|
|
"intimidate",
|
|
"psych (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"daunt",
|
|
"discourage",
|
|
"dishearten",
|
|
"dispirit"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to help the growth or development of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"asserted that the government should be encouraging small businesses, not smothering them with regulations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"cultivate",
|
|
"forward",
|
|
"foster",
|
|
"further",
|
|
"incubate",
|
|
"nourish",
|
|
"nurse",
|
|
"nurture",
|
|
"promote"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advocate",
|
|
"back",
|
|
"champion",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"uphold",
|
|
"endow",
|
|
"finance",
|
|
"fund",
|
|
"patronize",
|
|
"stake",
|
|
"subsidize",
|
|
"underwrite",
|
|
"abet",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"assist",
|
|
"advertise",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"plug",
|
|
"publicize",
|
|
"tout",
|
|
"agitate (for)",
|
|
"campaign (for)",
|
|
"work (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ban",
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"enjoin",
|
|
"forbid",
|
|
"interdict",
|
|
"outlaw",
|
|
"prevent",
|
|
"prohibit",
|
|
"proscribe",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"contend (with)",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"repress",
|
|
"snuff (out)",
|
|
"squash",
|
|
"squelch",
|
|
"stifle",
|
|
"subdue",
|
|
"suppress",
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"retard",
|
|
"encumber",
|
|
"fetter",
|
|
"hobble",
|
|
"impede",
|
|
"interfere (with)",
|
|
"manacle",
|
|
"obstruct",
|
|
"shackle"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discourage",
|
|
"frustrate",
|
|
"hinder",
|
|
"inhibit"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to rouse to strong feeling or action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the movie's cheap special effects will not encourage audiences to sit on the edge of their seats but to roll in the aisles with laughter"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arouse",
|
|
"excite",
|
|
"fire (up)",
|
|
"impassion",
|
|
"incite",
|
|
"instigate",
|
|
"move",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"provoke",
|
|
"rev (up)",
|
|
"spark",
|
|
"stimulate",
|
|
"stir"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fan",
|
|
"ignite",
|
|
"inflame",
|
|
"enflame",
|
|
"kindle",
|
|
"trigger",
|
|
"activate",
|
|
"animate",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"energize",
|
|
"galvanize",
|
|
"induce",
|
|
"inspire",
|
|
"key (up)",
|
|
"motivate",
|
|
"motive",
|
|
"pump up",
|
|
"quicken",
|
|
"set off",
|
|
"vitalize",
|
|
"abet",
|
|
"ferment",
|
|
"foment",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"whip (up)",
|
|
"anger",
|
|
"enrage",
|
|
"madden",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"jeer",
|
|
"taunt",
|
|
"tease",
|
|
"aggravate",
|
|
"annoy",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"exasperate",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"irritate",
|
|
"vex"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"soothe",
|
|
"subdue",
|
|
"tranquilize",
|
|
"tranquillize",
|
|
"appease",
|
|
"mollify",
|
|
"pacify",
|
|
"placate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the pastor continues to encourage the couple to work out their problems in hopes of saving their marriage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"egg (on)",
|
|
"exhort",
|
|
"goad",
|
|
"nudge",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"prod",
|
|
"prompt",
|
|
"urge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"propel",
|
|
"spur",
|
|
"stimulate",
|
|
"hurry",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"push",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"adjure",
|
|
"beseech",
|
|
"implore",
|
|
"importune",
|
|
"blandish",
|
|
"cajole",
|
|
"coax",
|
|
"soft-soap",
|
|
"wheedle",
|
|
"high-pressure",
|
|
"nag",
|
|
"needle",
|
|
"pressure",
|
|
"foment",
|
|
"incite",
|
|
"instigate",
|
|
"provoke",
|
|
"stir (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deter",
|
|
"discourage",
|
|
"dissuade",
|
|
"brake",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"constrain",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"hold back",
|
|
"inhibit",
|
|
"restrain"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encourages":{
|
|
"to fill with courage or strength of purpose":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a pep talk that encouraged the team to get out there and win"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bears up",
|
|
"bucks up",
|
|
"buoys (up)",
|
|
"cheers (up)",
|
|
"chirks (up)",
|
|
"emboldens",
|
|
"heartens",
|
|
"inspires",
|
|
"inspirits",
|
|
"steels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"animates",
|
|
"enlivens",
|
|
"invigorates",
|
|
"enforces",
|
|
"fortifies",
|
|
"reinforces",
|
|
"reenforces",
|
|
"strengthens",
|
|
"assures",
|
|
"reassures",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"energizes",
|
|
"excites",
|
|
"galvanizes",
|
|
"provokes",
|
|
"quickens",
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"stimulates",
|
|
"stirs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demoralizes",
|
|
"depresses",
|
|
"saddens",
|
|
"debilitates",
|
|
"enfeebles",
|
|
"hamstrings",
|
|
"undermines",
|
|
"weakens",
|
|
"intimidates",
|
|
"psychs (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"daunts",
|
|
"discourages",
|
|
"disheartens",
|
|
"dispirits"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to help the growth or development of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"asserted that the government should be encouraging small businesses, not smothering them with regulations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"cultivates",
|
|
"forwards",
|
|
"fosters",
|
|
"furthers",
|
|
"incubates",
|
|
"nourishes",
|
|
"nurses",
|
|
"nurtures",
|
|
"promotes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advocates",
|
|
"backs",
|
|
"champions",
|
|
"endorses",
|
|
"indorses",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"upholds",
|
|
"endows",
|
|
"finances",
|
|
"funds",
|
|
"patronizes",
|
|
"stakes",
|
|
"subsidizes",
|
|
"underwrites",
|
|
"abets",
|
|
"aids",
|
|
"assists",
|
|
"advertises",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"plugs",
|
|
"publicizes",
|
|
"touts",
|
|
"agitates (for)",
|
|
"campaigns (for)",
|
|
"works (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bans",
|
|
"bars",
|
|
"enjoins",
|
|
"forbids",
|
|
"interdicts",
|
|
"outlaws",
|
|
"prevents",
|
|
"prohibits",
|
|
"proscribes",
|
|
"battles",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"contends (with)",
|
|
"counters",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"opposes",
|
|
"represses",
|
|
"snuffs (out)",
|
|
"squashes",
|
|
"squelches",
|
|
"stifles",
|
|
"subdues",
|
|
"suppresses",
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"retards",
|
|
"encumbers",
|
|
"fetters",
|
|
"hobbles",
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
"interferes (with)",
|
|
"manacles",
|
|
"obstructs",
|
|
"shackles"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discourages",
|
|
"frustrates",
|
|
"hinders",
|
|
"inhibits"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to rouse to strong feeling or action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the movie's cheap special effects will not encourage audiences to sit on the edge of their seats but to roll in the aisles with laughter"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arouses",
|
|
"excites",
|
|
"fires (up)",
|
|
"impassions",
|
|
"incites",
|
|
"instigates",
|
|
"moves",
|
|
"piques",
|
|
"provokes",
|
|
"revs (up)",
|
|
"sparks",
|
|
"stimulates",
|
|
"stirs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fans",
|
|
"ignites",
|
|
"inflames",
|
|
"enflames",
|
|
"kindles",
|
|
"triggers",
|
|
"activates",
|
|
"animates",
|
|
"drives",
|
|
"energizes",
|
|
"galvanizes",
|
|
"induces",
|
|
"inspires",
|
|
"keys (up)",
|
|
"motivates",
|
|
"motives",
|
|
"pumps up",
|
|
"quickens",
|
|
"sets off",
|
|
"vitalizes",
|
|
"abets",
|
|
"ferments",
|
|
"foments",
|
|
"raises",
|
|
"whips (up)",
|
|
"angers",
|
|
"enrages",
|
|
"maddens",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"jeers",
|
|
"taunts",
|
|
"teases",
|
|
"aggravates",
|
|
"annoys",
|
|
"bothers",
|
|
"exasperates",
|
|
"galls",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"irritates",
|
|
"vexes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calms",
|
|
"soothes",
|
|
"subdues",
|
|
"tranquilizes",
|
|
"tranquillizes",
|
|
"appeases",
|
|
"mollifies",
|
|
"pacifies",
|
|
"placates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the pastor continues to encourage the couple to work out their problems in hopes of saving their marriage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"eggs (on)",
|
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"exhorts",
|
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"goads",
|
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"nudges",
|
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"presses",
|
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"prods",
|
|
"prompts",
|
|
"urges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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"drives",
|
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"propels",
|
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"spurs",
|
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"stimulates",
|
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"hurries",
|
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"hustles",
|
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"pushes",
|
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"rushes",
|
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"adjures",
|
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"beseeches",
|
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"implores",
|
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"importunes",
|
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"blandishes",
|
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"cajoles",
|
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"coaxes",
|
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"soft-soaps",
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"wheedles",
|
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"high-pressures",
|
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"nags",
|
|
"needles",
|
|
"pressures",
|
|
"foments",
|
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"incites",
|
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"instigates",
|
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"provokes",
|
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"stirs (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
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"deters",
|
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"discourages",
|
|
"dissuades",
|
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"brakes",
|
|
"checks",
|
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"constrains",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"holds back",
|
|
"inhibits",
|
|
"restrains"
|
|
],
|
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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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"encouraging":{
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"having qualities which inspire hope":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"encouraging signs that the economy is improving"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"auspicious",
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"fair",
|
|
"golden",
|
|
"heartening",
|
|
"hopeful",
|
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"likely",
|
|
"optimistic",
|
|
"promising",
|
|
"propitious",
|
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"rose-colored",
|
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"roseate",
|
|
"rosy",
|
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"upbeat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"reassuring",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"confident",
|
|
"decisive",
|
|
"doubtless",
|
|
"positive",
|
|
"sure",
|
|
"unhesitating",
|
|
"beamish",
|
|
"bullish",
|
|
"eupeptic",
|
|
"favorable",
|
|
"good"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cheerless",
|
|
"comfortless",
|
|
"doubtful",
|
|
"dubious",
|
|
"uncertain",
|
|
"bearish",
|
|
"grim",
|
|
"negative",
|
|
"unfavorable",
|
|
"funereal",
|
|
"glum",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bleak",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"desperate",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dismal",
|
|
"downbeat",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"hopeless",
|
|
"inauspicious",
|
|
"pessimistic",
|
|
"unencouraging",
|
|
"unlikely",
|
|
"unpromising",
|
|
"unpropitious"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"making one feel good inside":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the encouraging story of a young girl who overcame great social and physical obstacles to become an outstanding athlete"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"fulfilling",
|
|
"gladdening",
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"heartening",
|
|
"heartwarming",
|
|
"rewarding",
|
|
"satisfying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affecting",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"inspiriting",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"poignant",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"edifying",
|
|
"elevating",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"sympathetic",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"loving",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"animating",
|
|
"enlivening",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"invigorating",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"thrilling",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"pleasurable",
|
|
"welcoming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cheerless",
|
|
"disappointing",
|
|
"disgruntling",
|
|
"displeasing",
|
|
"dissatisfying",
|
|
"heartbreaking",
|
|
"heartrending",
|
|
"saddening",
|
|
"discomforting",
|
|
"disconcerting",
|
|
"dismaying",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"unfeeling",
|
|
"unfriendly",
|
|
"unkind",
|
|
"unloving",
|
|
"unpleasant"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dispiriting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pointing toward a happy outcome":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we're off to an encouraging start on this project"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"auspicious",
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"favorable",
|
|
"golden",
|
|
"heartening",
|
|
"hopeful",
|
|
"promising",
|
|
"propitious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fortunate",
|
|
"fortuitous",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"lucky",
|
|
"providential",
|
|
"advantageous",
|
|
"beneficial",
|
|
"profitable",
|
|
"prosperous",
|
|
"salutary"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"unfortunate",
|
|
"unhappy",
|
|
"unlucky",
|
|
"calamitous",
|
|
"catastrophic",
|
|
"disastrous",
|
|
"fatal",
|
|
"ruinous",
|
|
"baleful",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"dire",
|
|
"direful",
|
|
"doomy",
|
|
"foreboding",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"ill-boding",
|
|
"menacing",
|
|
"minatory",
|
|
"ominous",
|
|
"portentous",
|
|
"sinister",
|
|
"threatening"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"futureless",
|
|
"hopeless",
|
|
"inauspicious",
|
|
"unfavorable",
|
|
"unpromising",
|
|
"unpropitious"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fill with courage or strength of purpose":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a pep talk that encouraged the team to get out there and win"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bearing up",
|
|
"bucking up",
|
|
"buoying (up)",
|
|
"cheering (up)",
|
|
"chirking (up)",
|
|
"emboldening",
|
|
"heartening",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"inspiriting",
|
|
"steeling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"animating",
|
|
"enlivening",
|
|
"invigorating",
|
|
"enforcing",
|
|
"fortifying",
|
|
"reinforcing",
|
|
"reenforcing",
|
|
"strengthening",
|
|
"assuring",
|
|
"reassuring",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"energizing",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"galvanizing",
|
|
"provoking",
|
|
"quickening",
|
|
"rallying",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"stirring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"saddening",
|
|
"debilitating",
|
|
"enfeebling",
|
|
"hamstringing",
|
|
"undermining",
|
|
"weakening",
|
|
"intimidating",
|
|
"psyching (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"daunting",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dispiriting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to help the growth or development of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"asserted that the government should be encouraging small businesses, not smothering them with regulations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"cultivating",
|
|
"forwarding",
|
|
"fostering",
|
|
"furthering",
|
|
"incubating",
|
|
"nourishing",
|
|
"nursing",
|
|
"nurturing",
|
|
"promoting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advocating",
|
|
"backing",
|
|
"championing",
|
|
"endorsing",
|
|
"indorsing",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"upholding",
|
|
"endowing",
|
|
"financing",
|
|
"funding",
|
|
"patronizing",
|
|
"staking",
|
|
"subsidizing",
|
|
"underwriting",
|
|
"abetting",
|
|
"aiding",
|
|
"assisting",
|
|
"advertising",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"plugging",
|
|
"publicizing",
|
|
"touting",
|
|
"agitating (for)",
|
|
"campaigning (for)",
|
|
"working (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"banning",
|
|
"barring",
|
|
"enjoining",
|
|
"forbidding",
|
|
"interdicting",
|
|
"outlawing",
|
|
"preventing",
|
|
"prohibiting",
|
|
"proscribing",
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"contending (with)",
|
|
"countering",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"repressing",
|
|
"snuffing (out)",
|
|
"squashing",
|
|
"squelching",
|
|
"stifling",
|
|
"subduing",
|
|
"suppressing",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"halting",
|
|
"retarding",
|
|
"encumbering",
|
|
"fettering",
|
|
"hobbling",
|
|
"impeding",
|
|
"interfering (with)",
|
|
"manacling",
|
|
"obstructing",
|
|
"shackling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"frustrating",
|
|
"hindering",
|
|
"inhibiting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to rouse to strong feeling or action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the movie's cheap special effects will not encourage audiences to sit on the edge of their seats but to roll in the aisles with laughter"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arousing",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"firing (up)",
|
|
"impassioning",
|
|
"inciting",
|
|
"instigating",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"piquing",
|
|
"provoking",
|
|
"revving (up)",
|
|
"sparking",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"stirring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fanning",
|
|
"igniting",
|
|
"inflaming",
|
|
"enflaming",
|
|
"kindling",
|
|
"triggering",
|
|
"activating",
|
|
"animating",
|
|
"driving",
|
|
"energizing",
|
|
"galvanizing",
|
|
"inducing",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"keying (up)",
|
|
"motivating",
|
|
"motiving",
|
|
"pumping up",
|
|
"quickening",
|
|
"setting off",
|
|
"vitalizing",
|
|
"abetting",
|
|
"fermenting",
|
|
"fomenting",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"whipping (up)",
|
|
"angering",
|
|
"enraging",
|
|
"maddening",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"jeering",
|
|
"taunting",
|
|
"teasing",
|
|
"aggravating",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"bothering",
|
|
"exasperating",
|
|
"galling",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"vexing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"subduing",
|
|
"tranquilizing",
|
|
"tranquillizing",
|
|
"appeasing",
|
|
"mollifying",
|
|
"pacifying",
|
|
"placating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the pastor continues to encourage the couple to work out their problems in hopes of saving their marriage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"egging (on)",
|
|
"exhorting",
|
|
"goading",
|
|
"nudging",
|
|
"pressing",
|
|
"prodding",
|
|
"prompting",
|
|
"urging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"driving",
|
|
"propelling",
|
|
"spurring",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"hurrying",
|
|
"hustling",
|
|
"pushing",
|
|
"rushing",
|
|
"adjuring",
|
|
"beseeching",
|
|
"imploring",
|
|
"importuning",
|
|
"blandishing",
|
|
"cajoling",
|
|
"coaxing",
|
|
"soft-soaping",
|
|
"wheedling",
|
|
"high-pressuring",
|
|
"nagging",
|
|
"needling",
|
|
"pressuring",
|
|
"fomenting",
|
|
"inciting",
|
|
"instigating",
|
|
"provoking",
|
|
"stirring (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deterring",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"dissuading",
|
|
"braking",
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"constraining",
|
|
"curbing",
|
|
"holding back",
|
|
"inhibiting",
|
|
"restraining"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encroached":{
|
|
"to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"each year the sea continues to encroach upon the island's beaches"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"crept",
|
|
"inched",
|
|
"wormed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"snaked",
|
|
"sneaked",
|
|
"snuck",
|
|
"entrenched",
|
|
"intrenched",
|
|
"impinged",
|
|
"infringed",
|
|
"intruded",
|
|
"invaded",
|
|
"overpassed",
|
|
"overran",
|
|
"overreached",
|
|
"overshot",
|
|
"overstepped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encroaching":{
|
|
"to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"each year the sea continues to encroach upon the island's beaches"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"creeping",
|
|
"inching",
|
|
"worming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"snaking",
|
|
"sneaking",
|
|
"entrenching",
|
|
"intrenching",
|
|
"impinging",
|
|
"infringing",
|
|
"intruding",
|
|
"invading",
|
|
"overpassing",
|
|
"overreaching",
|
|
"overrunning",
|
|
"overshooting",
|
|
"overstepping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endamaging":{
|
|
"to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"doctoring",
|
|
"fixing",
|
|
"mending",
|
|
"patching",
|
|
"rebuilding",
|
|
"reconditioning",
|
|
"reconstructing",
|
|
"renovating",
|
|
"repairing",
|
|
"revamping"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a thoughtless indiscretion that endamaged a reputation that took a lifetime to build"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"curing",
|
|
"healing",
|
|
"helping",
|
|
"rectifying",
|
|
"rehabilitating",
|
|
"remedying",
|
|
"editing",
|
|
"remodeling",
|
|
"revising",
|
|
"ameliorating",
|
|
"bettering",
|
|
"enhancing",
|
|
"enriching",
|
|
"improving",
|
|
"meliorating",
|
|
"perfecting",
|
|
"refining"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"deteriorating",
|
|
"enervating",
|
|
"enfeebling",
|
|
"undermining",
|
|
"weakening",
|
|
"eroding",
|
|
"scouring",
|
|
"washing out",
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"wearing (away)",
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"blighting",
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"tarnishing",
|
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"denting",
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"dinging",
|
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"dinting",
|
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"botching",
|
|
"gumming (up)",
|
|
"queering",
|
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"lacerating",
|
|
"wounding",
|
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"disabling",
|
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"hamstringing",
|
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"laming",
|
|
"maiming",
|
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"mangling",
|
|
"mutilating",
|
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"tormenting",
|
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"torturing",
|
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"annihilating",
|
|
"banging up",
|
|
"bashing",
|
|
"battering",
|
|
"clobbering",
|
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"crushing",
|
|
"dashing",
|
|
"decimating",
|
|
"demolishing",
|
|
"desolating",
|
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"destroying",
|
|
"devastating",
|
|
"doing in",
|
|
"pulverizing",
|
|
"razing",
|
|
"ruining",
|
|
"scourging",
|
|
"shattering",
|
|
"smashing",
|
|
"tearing down",
|
|
"totaling",
|
|
"totalling",
|
|
"wasting",
|
|
"wiping out",
|
|
"wrecking"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blemishing",
|
|
"bloodying",
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"compromising",
|
|
"crabbing",
|
|
"crippling",
|
|
"crossing (up)",
|
|
"damaging",
|
|
"defacing",
|
|
"disfiguring",
|
|
"flawing",
|
|
"harming",
|
|
"hurting",
|
|
"impairing",
|
|
"injuring",
|
|
"marring",
|
|
"spoiling",
|
|
"vitiating"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endangerments":{
|
|
"to place in danger":{
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"a reckless use of fireworks that endangered the lives of many people"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adventure",
|
|
"compromise",
|
|
"gamble (with)",
|
|
"hazard",
|
|
"imperil",
|
|
"jeopard",
|
|
"jeopardize",
|
|
"menace",
|
|
"peril",
|
|
"risk",
|
|
"venture"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"intimidate",
|
|
"threaten",
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"subject",
|
|
"chance",
|
|
"wager"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"guard",
|
|
"protect",
|
|
"shelter",
|
|
"shield",
|
|
"preserve",
|
|
"resume",
|
|
"save"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I didn't think I would be subject to any endangerment if I simply dangled my legs over the rock ledge"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"danger",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"harm's way",
|
|
"imperilment",
|
|
"jeopardy",
|
|
"peril",
|
|
"risk",
|
|
"trouble"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"exposure",
|
|
"liability",
|
|
"openness",
|
|
"vulnerability",
|
|
"precariousness",
|
|
"threat",
|
|
"susceptibility",
|
|
"susceptibleness",
|
|
"defenselessness",
|
|
"helplessness",
|
|
"weakness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"preservation",
|
|
"salvation",
|
|
"defense",
|
|
"protection",
|
|
"exemption",
|
|
"immunity",
|
|
"impunity",
|
|
"inviolability",
|
|
"invulnerability"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"safeness",
|
|
"safety",
|
|
"secureness",
|
|
"security"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endear":{
|
|
"to cause (someone) to be loved or admired by (someone or something)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They endeared themselves to the whole town."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ingratiate",
|
|
"adulate",
|
|
"belaud",
|
|
"blarney",
|
|
"butter up",
|
|
"flatter",
|
|
"hero-worship",
|
|
"honey",
|
|
"massage",
|
|
"overpraise",
|
|
"puff",
|
|
"soft-soap",
|
|
"stroke",
|
|
"blandish",
|
|
"cajole",
|
|
"coax",
|
|
"sweet-talk",
|
|
"wheedle",
|
|
"fawn",
|
|
"kowtow",
|
|
"suck (up to)",
|
|
"toady",
|
|
"idolize",
|
|
"worship",
|
|
"eulogize",
|
|
"extol",
|
|
"extoll",
|
|
"laud",
|
|
"praise",
|
|
"applaud",
|
|
"commend",
|
|
"compliment",
|
|
"congratulate",
|
|
"felicitate",
|
|
"drool",
|
|
"gush",
|
|
"slaver",
|
|
"slobber",
|
|
"court",
|
|
"romance",
|
|
"woo"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bad-mouth",
|
|
"belittle",
|
|
"decry",
|
|
"depreciate",
|
|
"disparage",
|
|
"put down"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endearment":{
|
|
"as in enticement , beguilement":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endears":{
|
|
"to cause (someone) to be loved or admired by (someone or something)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They endeared themselves to the whole town."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ingratiates",
|
|
"adulates",
|
|
"belauds",
|
|
"blarneys",
|
|
"butters up",
|
|
"flatters",
|
|
"hero-worships",
|
|
"honeys",
|
|
"massages",
|
|
"overpraises",
|
|
"puffs",
|
|
"soft-soaps",
|
|
"strokes",
|
|
"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",
|
|
"courts",
|
|
"romances",
|
|
"woos"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bad-mouths",
|
|
"belittles",
|
|
"decries",
|
|
"depreciates",
|
|
"disparages",
|
|
"puts down"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endears (to)":{
|
|
"as in ingratiates":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endeavor":{
|
|
"an effort to do or accomplish something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the hope that this latest endeavor will yield much information about the atmosphere of the planet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assay",
|
|
"attempt",
|
|
"bash",
|
|
"bid",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"essay",
|
|
"fling",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"offer",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"shot",
|
|
"stab",
|
|
"trial",
|
|
"try",
|
|
"whack",
|
|
"whirl"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"striving",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"throes",
|
|
"undertaking",
|
|
"trial and error"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to devote serious and sustained effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the trapped climber endeavored mightily to get the boulder to budge"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bang away",
|
|
"beaver (away)",
|
|
"dig (away)",
|
|
"drudge",
|
|
"fag",
|
|
"grub",
|
|
"hump",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"labor",
|
|
"moil",
|
|
"peg (away)",
|
|
"plod",
|
|
"plow",
|
|
"plug",
|
|
"slave",
|
|
"slog",
|
|
"strain",
|
|
"strive",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"sweat",
|
|
"toil",
|
|
"travail",
|
|
"tug",
|
|
"work"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"apply (oneself)",
|
|
"buckle (down)",
|
|
"dig in",
|
|
"hammer (away)",
|
|
"knuckle down",
|
|
"pitch in",
|
|
"attack",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"essay",
|
|
"try",
|
|
"exercise",
|
|
"exert",
|
|
"overexert",
|
|
"overwork",
|
|
"eke out",
|
|
"grind (out)",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"scrabble",
|
|
"scratch",
|
|
"trudge",
|
|
"wade"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"break",
|
|
"ease (up)",
|
|
"let up",
|
|
"slacken",
|
|
"bum",
|
|
"chill",
|
|
"dally",
|
|
"dillydally",
|
|
"footle",
|
|
"goldbrick",
|
|
"goof (off)",
|
|
"hack (around)",
|
|
"hang (around or out)",
|
|
"idle",
|
|
"laze",
|
|
"loaf",
|
|
"lounge",
|
|
"shirk",
|
|
"slack (off)",
|
|
"veg out",
|
|
"bask",
|
|
"loll",
|
|
"relax",
|
|
"repose",
|
|
"rest",
|
|
"unwind",
|
|
"dabble",
|
|
"doodle",
|
|
"fool around",
|
|
"fribble",
|
|
"goof (around)",
|
|
"hang",
|
|
"hang about",
|
|
"mess around",
|
|
"monkey (around)",
|
|
"play",
|
|
"potter (around)",
|
|
"putter (around)",
|
|
"trifle"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make an effort to do":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our club is forever endeavoring to find ways to raise more money for activities"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assay",
|
|
"attempt",
|
|
"essay",
|
|
"seek",
|
|
"strive",
|
|
"try"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"strain",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"toil",
|
|
"trouble",
|
|
"work",
|
|
"aim",
|
|
"aspire",
|
|
"hope",
|
|
"assume",
|
|
"take up",
|
|
"undertake"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"give up",
|
|
"quit"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endeavors":{
|
|
"an effort to do or accomplish something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the hope that this latest endeavor will yield much information about the atmosphere of the planet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assays",
|
|
"attempts",
|
|
"bashes",
|
|
"bids",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"essays",
|
|
"flings",
|
|
"goes",
|
|
"offers",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"shots",
|
|
"stabs",
|
|
"trials",
|
|
"tries",
|
|
"whacks",
|
|
"whirls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"strivings",
|
|
"struggles",
|
|
"throes",
|
|
"undertakings",
|
|
"trial and errors"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to devote serious and sustained effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the trapped climber endeavored mightily to get the boulder to budge"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bangs away",
|
|
"beavers (away)",
|
|
"digs (away)",
|
|
"drudges",
|
|
"fags",
|
|
"grubs",
|
|
"humps",
|
|
"hustles",
|
|
"labors",
|
|
"moils",
|
|
"pegs (away)",
|
|
"plods",
|
|
"plows",
|
|
"plugs",
|
|
"slaves",
|
|
"slogs",
|
|
"strains",
|
|
"strives",
|
|
"struggles",
|
|
"sweats",
|
|
"toils",
|
|
"travails",
|
|
"tugs",
|
|
"works"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"applies (oneself)",
|
|
"buckles (down)",
|
|
"digs in",
|
|
"hammers (away)",
|
|
"knuckles down",
|
|
"pitches in",
|
|
"attacks",
|
|
"drives",
|
|
"essays",
|
|
"tries",
|
|
"exercises",
|
|
"exerts",
|
|
"overexerts",
|
|
"overworks",
|
|
"ekes out",
|
|
"grinds (out)",
|
|
"puts out",
|
|
"scrabbles",
|
|
"scratches",
|
|
"trudges",
|
|
"wades"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"eases (up)",
|
|
"lets up",
|
|
"slackens",
|
|
"bums",
|
|
"chills",
|
|
"dallies",
|
|
"dillydallies",
|
|
"footles",
|
|
"goldbricks",
|
|
"goofs (off)",
|
|
"hacks (around)",
|
|
"hangs (around or out)",
|
|
"idles",
|
|
"lazes",
|
|
"loafs",
|
|
"lounges",
|
|
"shirks",
|
|
"slacks (off)",
|
|
"vegges out",
|
|
"veges out",
|
|
"basks",
|
|
"lolls",
|
|
"relaxes",
|
|
"reposes",
|
|
"rests",
|
|
"unwinds",
|
|
"dabbles",
|
|
"doodles",
|
|
"fools around",
|
|
"fribbles",
|
|
"goofs (around)",
|
|
"hangs",
|
|
"hangs about",
|
|
"messes around",
|
|
"monkeys (around)",
|
|
"plays",
|
|
"potters (around)",
|
|
"putters (around)",
|
|
"trifles"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make an effort to do":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our club is forever endeavoring to find ways to raise more money for activities"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assays",
|
|
"attempts",
|
|
"essays",
|
|
"seeks",
|
|
"strives",
|
|
"tries"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"strains",
|
|
"struggles",
|
|
"toils",
|
|
"troubles",
|
|
"works",
|
|
"aims",
|
|
"aspires",
|
|
"hopes",
|
|
"assumes",
|
|
"takes up",
|
|
"undertakes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"gives up",
|
|
"quits"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ending":{
|
|
"as in passing , closing":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ceasing",
|
|
"closing",
|
|
"concluding",
|
|
"desisting",
|
|
"discontinuing",
|
|
"dying",
|
|
"expiring",
|
|
"finishing",
|
|
"lapsing",
|
|
"leaving off",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"quitting",
|
|
"stopping",
|
|
"terminating",
|
|
"winding up",
|
|
"abating",
|
|
"dying (down)",
|
|
"ebbing",
|
|
"letting up",
|
|
"moderating",
|
|
"subsiding",
|
|
"waning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"leftover",
|
|
"remaining",
|
|
"lingering",
|
|
"residual",
|
|
"abiding",
|
|
"biding",
|
|
"continuing",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"holding on",
|
|
"holding up",
|
|
"keeping up",
|
|
"lasting",
|
|
"perduring",
|
|
"persisting",
|
|
"running on"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the last part of a process or action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the plagiarism scandal was a disgraceful ending to a once-promising academic career"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capper",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"closing",
|
|
"conclusion",
|
|
"consummation",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"endgame",
|
|
"finale",
|
|
"finis",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"grand finale",
|
|
"homestretch",
|
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"mop-up",
|
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"windup",
|
|
"wrap-up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acme",
|
|
"apex",
|
|
"capstone",
|
|
"climax",
|
|
"copestone",
|
|
"coup de gr\u00e2ce",
|
|
"coup de grace",
|
|
"crescendo",
|
|
"crown",
|
|
"culmination",
|
|
"high-water mark",
|
|
"meridian",
|
|
"peak",
|
|
"pinnacle",
|
|
"summit",
|
|
"tip-top",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"zenith",
|
|
"aftermath",
|
|
"anticlimax",
|
|
"coda",
|
|
"epilogue",
|
|
"epilog",
|
|
"postscript",
|
|
"shank",
|
|
"tag end",
|
|
"tail end"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"foreword",
|
|
"introduction",
|
|
"overture",
|
|
"preamble",
|
|
"preface",
|
|
"prelude",
|
|
"prologue",
|
|
"prolog"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"baseline",
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"dawn",
|
|
"day one",
|
|
"nascence",
|
|
"nascency",
|
|
"opening",
|
|
"start"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the stopping of a process or activity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the best part about any dental procedure is its ending"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"arrestment",
|
|
"cease",
|
|
"cessation",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"closedown",
|
|
"closure",
|
|
"conclusion",
|
|
"cutoff",
|
|
"discontinuance",
|
|
"discontinuation",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"expiration",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"lapse",
|
|
"offset",
|
|
"shutdown",
|
|
"shutoff",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"stoppage",
|
|
"surcease",
|
|
"termination"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mop-up",
|
|
"phaseout",
|
|
"abeyance",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"interruption",
|
|
"layoff",
|
|
"letup",
|
|
"moratorium",
|
|
"pause",
|
|
"standstill",
|
|
"suspension"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"extension",
|
|
"persistence",
|
|
"prolongation"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"continuance",
|
|
"continuation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"let's end the meeting with a short prayer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"closing",
|
|
"closing out",
|
|
"completing",
|
|
"concluding",
|
|
"finishing",
|
|
"rounding (off or out)",
|
|
"terminating",
|
|
"winding up",
|
|
"wrapping up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"climaxing",
|
|
"crowning",
|
|
"consummating",
|
|
"perfecting",
|
|
"halting",
|
|
"stopping",
|
|
"suspending"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"commencing",
|
|
"inaugurating",
|
|
"opening",
|
|
"starting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"unfortunately, an argument ended their date, and they're still not speaking to each other"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"breaking off",
|
|
"breaking up",
|
|
"canning",
|
|
"ceasing",
|
|
"cutting off",
|
|
"cutting out",
|
|
"desisting (from)",
|
|
"discontinuing",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"giving over",
|
|
"halting",
|
|
"knocking off",
|
|
"laying off",
|
|
"leaving off",
|
|
"packing (up or in)",
|
|
"quitting",
|
|
"shutting off",
|
|
"stopping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"completing",
|
|
"concluding",
|
|
"finishing",
|
|
"closing (down)",
|
|
"deactivating",
|
|
"blockading",
|
|
"blocking",
|
|
"damming",
|
|
"delaying",
|
|
"detaining",
|
|
"hindering",
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"holding back",
|
|
"impeding",
|
|
"kiboshing",
|
|
"obstructing",
|
|
"stemming",
|
|
"calling",
|
|
"suspending",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"braking",
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"clamping down",
|
|
"reining (in)",
|
|
"squashing",
|
|
"squelching",
|
|
"stamping",
|
|
"stanching",
|
|
"staunching",
|
|
"stunting",
|
|
"suppressing",
|
|
"turning back",
|
|
"pausing",
|
|
"staying",
|
|
"suspending",
|
|
"abolishing",
|
|
"aborting",
|
|
"annulling",
|
|
"demolishing",
|
|
"destroying",
|
|
"dissolving",
|
|
"killing",
|
|
"ruining",
|
|
"scuttling",
|
|
"snuffing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"carrying on",
|
|
"continuing",
|
|
"following through (with)",
|
|
"keeping up",
|
|
"running on",
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"proceeding",
|
|
"progressing",
|
|
"actuating",
|
|
"driving",
|
|
"impelling",
|
|
"propelling",
|
|
"stirring"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come to an end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a book so good that you hate to see it end"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breaking off",
|
|
"breaking up",
|
|
"ceasing",
|
|
"closing",
|
|
"concluding",
|
|
"dead-ending",
|
|
"determining",
|
|
"discontinuing",
|
|
"dying",
|
|
"elapsing",
|
|
"expiring",
|
|
"finishing",
|
|
"going",
|
|
"halting",
|
|
"lapsing",
|
|
"leaving off",
|
|
"letting up",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"quitting",
|
|
"stopping",
|
|
"terminating",
|
|
"winding up",
|
|
"winking (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"desisting (from)",
|
|
"laying off (of)",
|
|
"refraining (from)",
|
|
"giving over",
|
|
"knocking off",
|
|
"packing (up or in)",
|
|
"breaking down",
|
|
"conking (out)",
|
|
"cutting out",
|
|
"stalling",
|
|
"pausing",
|
|
"staying",
|
|
"suspending",
|
|
"abating",
|
|
"petering (out)",
|
|
"winding down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drawing out",
|
|
"extending",
|
|
"prolonging",
|
|
"protracting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"continuing",
|
|
"hanging on",
|
|
"persisting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to stop living":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a great general, who ended on the field of battle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"checking out",
|
|
"conking (out)",
|
|
"croaking",
|
|
"deceasing",
|
|
"demising",
|
|
"departing",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"dying",
|
|
"exiting",
|
|
"expiring",
|
|
"falling",
|
|
"flatlining",
|
|
"going",
|
|
"kicking in",
|
|
"kicking off",
|
|
"parting",
|
|
"passing away",
|
|
"passing (on)",
|
|
"pegging out",
|
|
"perishing",
|
|
"popping off",
|
|
"stepping out",
|
|
"succumbing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"predeceasing",
|
|
"consuming",
|
|
"disappearing",
|
|
"drying up",
|
|
"fading",
|
|
"failing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"coming to",
|
|
"reviving",
|
|
"lingering",
|
|
"being",
|
|
"existing",
|
|
"subsisting",
|
|
"flourishing",
|
|
"prospering",
|
|
"thriving"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breathing",
|
|
"living"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endless":{
|
|
"being or seeming to be without limits":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"from the promontory visitors can look out over an endless sea"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bottomless",
|
|
"boundless",
|
|
"fathomless",
|
|
"horizonless",
|
|
"illimitable",
|
|
"immeasurable",
|
|
"immensurable",
|
|
"indefinite",
|
|
"infinite",
|
|
"limitless",
|
|
"measureless",
|
|
"unbounded",
|
|
"unfathomable",
|
|
"unlimited"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abysmal",
|
|
"countless",
|
|
"incalculable",
|
|
"incomputable",
|
|
"inestimable",
|
|
"innumerable",
|
|
"unmeasured",
|
|
"exhaustless",
|
|
"inexhaustible",
|
|
"extensive",
|
|
"far-flung",
|
|
"immense",
|
|
"vast"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fathomable",
|
|
"measurable",
|
|
"depthless",
|
|
"shallow",
|
|
"superficial"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bounded",
|
|
"circumscribed",
|
|
"confined",
|
|
"definite",
|
|
"finite",
|
|
"limited",
|
|
"restricted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lasting forever":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the endless roar is what I remember most about Niagara Falls"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ceaseless",
|
|
"dateless",
|
|
"deathless",
|
|
"eternal",
|
|
"everlasting",
|
|
"immortal",
|
|
"permanent",
|
|
"perpetual",
|
|
"undying",
|
|
"unending"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"durable",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"lasting",
|
|
"long-lived",
|
|
"persistent",
|
|
"stubborn",
|
|
"imperishable",
|
|
"indefeasible",
|
|
"indefectible",
|
|
"indelible",
|
|
"indestructible",
|
|
"indissoluble",
|
|
"inexpungible",
|
|
"timeless",
|
|
"abiding",
|
|
"stable",
|
|
"standing",
|
|
"steadfast",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"unfailing",
|
|
"unfaltering",
|
|
"continual",
|
|
"continuing",
|
|
"continuous",
|
|
"incessant",
|
|
"unbroken",
|
|
"unceasing",
|
|
"uninterrupted",
|
|
"unremitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ephemeral",
|
|
"evanescent",
|
|
"fleeting",
|
|
"fugacious",
|
|
"fugitive",
|
|
"momentary",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"short-lived",
|
|
"transitory",
|
|
"interim",
|
|
"provisional",
|
|
"short-term"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"impermanent",
|
|
"mortal",
|
|
"temporary",
|
|
"transient"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endorsees":{
|
|
"as in choices , picks":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endorsement":{
|
|
"a person's name written in their own handwriting on the back of a check":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The bank teller politely reminded me that the check needed my endorsement ."
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an indication that someone or something is favorable, acceptable, or satisfactory":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"An endorsement from a star athlete made the sneaker brand more popular than ever before."
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endue":{
|
|
"to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"professional soldiers endued with an ironclad sense of duty and honor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"imbue",
|
|
"inculcate",
|
|
"infuse",
|
|
"ingrain",
|
|
"engrain",
|
|
"inoculate",
|
|
"invest",
|
|
"steep",
|
|
"suffuse"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"animate",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"enliven",
|
|
"invigorate",
|
|
"leaven",
|
|
"implant",
|
|
"instill",
|
|
"plant",
|
|
"impregnate",
|
|
"permeate",
|
|
"pervade",
|
|
"saturate",
|
|
"deluge",
|
|
"drown",
|
|
"fill",
|
|
"flood",
|
|
"inundate",
|
|
"overwhelm",
|
|
"submerge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deprive",
|
|
"divest",
|
|
"strip",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"empty",
|
|
"eliminate",
|
|
"remove",
|
|
"take (away)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's always been endued with an unquenchable optimism"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bless",
|
|
"endow",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"gift",
|
|
"invest"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"equip",
|
|
"provide",
|
|
"supply",
|
|
"bestow (on or upon)",
|
|
"clothe",
|
|
"confer (on)",
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"award",
|
|
"grant",
|
|
"empower",
|
|
"enable",
|
|
"enhance",
|
|
"enrich",
|
|
"heighten",
|
|
"bequeath",
|
|
"will"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dispossess",
|
|
"divest",
|
|
"strip",
|
|
"deplete",
|
|
"drain",
|
|
"exhaust",
|
|
"skimp",
|
|
"stint"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enduring":{
|
|
"having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"science fiction's enduring fascination with worlds beyond our own"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abiding",
|
|
"ageless",
|
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"continuing",
|
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"dateless",
|
|
"eternal",
|
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"everlasting",
|
|
"immortal",
|
|
"imperishable",
|
|
"lasting",
|
|
"ongoing",
|
|
"perennial",
|
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"perpetual",
|
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"timeless",
|
|
"undying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ceaseless",
|
|
"endless",
|
|
"permanent",
|
|
"changeless",
|
|
"constant",
|
|
"stable",
|
|
"stationary",
|
|
"steady",
|
|
"unchanging",
|
|
"unvarying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antiquated",
|
|
"archaic",
|
|
"dated",
|
|
"obsolete",
|
|
"outdated",
|
|
"outmoded",
|
|
"out-of-date",
|
|
"outworn",
|
|
"pass\u00e9"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an elderly couple who have endured the ups and downs of a half century of married life"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"experiencing",
|
|
"feeling",
|
|
"having",
|
|
"knowing",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"seeing",
|
|
"suffering",
|
|
"sustaining",
|
|
"tasting",
|
|
"undergoing",
|
|
"witnessing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"encountering",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"receiving",
|
|
"assimilating",
|
|
"digesting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"at some point we all have to endure the loss of a beloved pet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abiding",
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"biding",
|
|
"brooking",
|
|
"countenancing",
|
|
"going",
|
|
"hacking",
|
|
"handling",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"pocketing",
|
|
"standing",
|
|
"sticking out",
|
|
"stomaching",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"sustaining",
|
|
"sweating out",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"tolerating",
|
|
"wearing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allowing",
|
|
"permitting",
|
|
"suffering",
|
|
"swallowing",
|
|
"reconciling (to)",
|
|
"acquiescing",
|
|
"agreeing (with or to)",
|
|
"assenting (to)",
|
|
"capitulating",
|
|
"consenting (to)",
|
|
"respecting",
|
|
"submitting (to)",
|
|
"yielding (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"dismissing",
|
|
"refusing",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"repudiating",
|
|
"spurning",
|
|
"turning down",
|
|
"combating",
|
|
"combatting",
|
|
"contesting",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"resisting",
|
|
"avoiding",
|
|
"bypassing",
|
|
"circumventing",
|
|
"dodging",
|
|
"eluding",
|
|
"escaping",
|
|
"evading",
|
|
"missing",
|
|
"abstaining (from)",
|
|
"forbearing",
|
|
"refraining (from)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the fashion business is built on change, since nobody expects a particular clothing style to endure"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abiding",
|
|
"biding",
|
|
"continuing",
|
|
"holding on",
|
|
"holding up",
|
|
"keeping up",
|
|
"lasting",
|
|
"perduring",
|
|
"persisting",
|
|
"remaining",
|
|
"running on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lingering",
|
|
"staying",
|
|
"sticking around",
|
|
"tarrying",
|
|
"carrying through",
|
|
"prevailing",
|
|
"surviving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abating",
|
|
"dying (down)",
|
|
"ebbing",
|
|
"letting up",
|
|
"moderating",
|
|
"subsiding",
|
|
"waning"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ceasing",
|
|
"closing",
|
|
"concluding",
|
|
"desisting",
|
|
"discontinuing",
|
|
"dying",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"expiring",
|
|
"finishing",
|
|
"lapsing",
|
|
"leaving off",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"quitting",
|
|
"stopping",
|
|
"terminating",
|
|
"winding up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"energize":{
|
|
"to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a teacher who knows how to energize history lessons with little-known but interesting facts about long-ago people"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amp (up)",
|
|
"animate",
|
|
"brace",
|
|
"enliven",
|
|
"fillip",
|
|
"fire",
|
|
"ginger (up)",
|
|
"invigorate",
|
|
"jazz (up)",
|
|
"juice up",
|
|
"jump-start",
|
|
"liven (up)",
|
|
"pep (up)",
|
|
"quicken",
|
|
"spike",
|
|
"stimulate",
|
|
"vitalize",
|
|
"vivify",
|
|
"zip (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arouse",
|
|
"awake",
|
|
"awaken",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"rouse",
|
|
"stir",
|
|
"wake (up)",
|
|
"activate",
|
|
"actuate",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"impel",
|
|
"motivate",
|
|
"motive",
|
|
"move",
|
|
"propel",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"electrify",
|
|
"galvanize",
|
|
"enkindle",
|
|
"excite",
|
|
"ferment",
|
|
"foment",
|
|
"incite",
|
|
"inflame",
|
|
"enflame",
|
|
"instigate",
|
|
"kindle",
|
|
"provoke",
|
|
"set off",
|
|
"spark",
|
|
"trigger",
|
|
"turn on",
|
|
"whip (up)",
|
|
"abet",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"buoy",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"embolden",
|
|
"fortify",
|
|
"hearten",
|
|
"infuse",
|
|
"inspire",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"steel",
|
|
"strengthen",
|
|
"reactivate",
|
|
"reanimate",
|
|
"reawake",
|
|
"reawaken",
|
|
"recharge",
|
|
"recreate",
|
|
"reenergize",
|
|
"refresh",
|
|
"refreshen",
|
|
"regenerate",
|
|
"reinvigorate",
|
|
"rejuvenate",
|
|
"rekindle",
|
|
"renew",
|
|
"restimulate",
|
|
"resurrect",
|
|
"resuscitate",
|
|
"revitalize",
|
|
"revive"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"burn out",
|
|
"debilitate",
|
|
"do in",
|
|
"drain",
|
|
"enervate",
|
|
"enfeeble",
|
|
"exhaust",
|
|
"fag",
|
|
"fatigue",
|
|
"harass",
|
|
"kayo",
|
|
"knock out",
|
|
"sap",
|
|
"tucker (out)",
|
|
"undermine",
|
|
"wash out",
|
|
"weaken",
|
|
"wear",
|
|
"wear out",
|
|
"weary",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"inhibit",
|
|
"jade",
|
|
"quell",
|
|
"quench",
|
|
"repress",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"still",
|
|
"stunt",
|
|
"suppress",
|
|
"daunt",
|
|
"demoralize",
|
|
"discourage",
|
|
"dishearten",
|
|
"dispirit"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"damp",
|
|
"dampen",
|
|
"deaden",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"kill"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enervate":{
|
|
"as in enervated , enfeebled":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"brace",
|
|
"energize",
|
|
"enliven",
|
|
"invigorate",
|
|
"quicken",
|
|
"stimulate",
|
|
"vitalize",
|
|
"vivify"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a lifetime of working in dreary jobs had enervated his very soul"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"arouse",
|
|
"rouse",
|
|
"stir",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"electrify",
|
|
"galvanize",
|
|
"excite",
|
|
"ferment",
|
|
"fire",
|
|
"foment",
|
|
"incite",
|
|
"inflame",
|
|
"enflame",
|
|
"instigate",
|
|
"kindle",
|
|
"provoke",
|
|
"spark",
|
|
"trigger",
|
|
"whip (up)",
|
|
"abet",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"buoy",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"embolden",
|
|
"fortify",
|
|
"hearten",
|
|
"inspire",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"reactivate",
|
|
"reanimate",
|
|
"reawake",
|
|
"reawaken",
|
|
"recharge",
|
|
"reenergize",
|
|
"refresh",
|
|
"regenerate",
|
|
"rejuvenate",
|
|
"rekindle",
|
|
"renew",
|
|
"resurrect",
|
|
"resuscitate",
|
|
"revitalize",
|
|
"revive"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"burn out",
|
|
"debilitate",
|
|
"do in",
|
|
"drain",
|
|
"enfeeble",
|
|
"exhaust",
|
|
"fatigue",
|
|
"sap",
|
|
"tucker (out)",
|
|
"undermine",
|
|
"weaken",
|
|
"wear",
|
|
"wear out",
|
|
"daunt",
|
|
"demoralize",
|
|
"discourage",
|
|
"dishearten",
|
|
"dispirit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"castrate",
|
|
"damp",
|
|
"dampen",
|
|
"deaden",
|
|
"dehydrate",
|
|
"desiccate",
|
|
"devitalize",
|
|
"geld",
|
|
"lobotomize",
|
|
"petrify"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to diminish the physical strength of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"beef (up)",
|
|
"fortify",
|
|
"strengthen"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the surgery really enervated me for weeks afterwards"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"energize",
|
|
"invigorate",
|
|
"recruit",
|
|
"rejuvenate",
|
|
"vitalize",
|
|
"harden",
|
|
"season",
|
|
"toughen"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"cripple",
|
|
"disable",
|
|
"hamstring",
|
|
"incapacitate",
|
|
"deplete",
|
|
"depress",
|
|
"exhaust",
|
|
"impoverish",
|
|
"unman",
|
|
"wash out",
|
|
"damage",
|
|
"harm",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"impair",
|
|
"injure",
|
|
"invalid",
|
|
"lay up",
|
|
"break down",
|
|
"grind (down)",
|
|
"wear down",
|
|
"wear out",
|
|
"paralyze"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"debilitate",
|
|
"devitalize",
|
|
"enfeeble",
|
|
"etiolate",
|
|
"prostrate",
|
|
"sap",
|
|
"soften",
|
|
"tire",
|
|
"waste",
|
|
"weaken"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enervated":{
|
|
"lacking bodily energy or motivation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as the heat wave wore on, everyone really started to feel enervated"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"lackadaisical",
|
|
"languid",
|
|
"languishing",
|
|
"languorous",
|
|
"limp",
|
|
"listless",
|
|
"spiritless"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"indolent",
|
|
"lazy",
|
|
"slothful",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"lethargic",
|
|
"logy",
|
|
"loggy",
|
|
"sleepy",
|
|
"sluggish",
|
|
"torpid",
|
|
"exhausted",
|
|
"knackered",
|
|
"tired",
|
|
"weary",
|
|
"feeble",
|
|
"frail",
|
|
"weak",
|
|
"apathetic",
|
|
"impassive",
|
|
"indifferent",
|
|
"phlegmatic",
|
|
"stolid",
|
|
"careless",
|
|
"heedless",
|
|
"thoughtless",
|
|
"unwary",
|
|
"inactive",
|
|
"inert"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"active",
|
|
"dynamic",
|
|
"industrious",
|
|
"kinetic",
|
|
"avid",
|
|
"eager",
|
|
"enthusiastic",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"lively",
|
|
"pumped",
|
|
"vivacious",
|
|
"cheerful",
|
|
"chipper",
|
|
"perky",
|
|
"up",
|
|
"agog",
|
|
"alert",
|
|
"awake",
|
|
"dapper",
|
|
"open-eyed",
|
|
"sleepless",
|
|
"vigilant",
|
|
"watchful",
|
|
"wide-awake"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ambitious",
|
|
"animated",
|
|
"energetic",
|
|
"enterprising",
|
|
"motivated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"lacking bodily strength":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"months of recovery in the hospital had rendered the soldiers enervated and unfit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"asthenic",
|
|
"debilitated",
|
|
"delicate",
|
|
"down-and-out",
|
|
"effete",
|
|
"enfeebled",
|
|
"faint",
|
|
"feeble",
|
|
"frail",
|
|
"infirm",
|
|
"languid",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"prostrate",
|
|
"prostrated",
|
|
"sapped",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"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",
|
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"sturdy",
|
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"tough",
|
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"fortified",
|
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"hardened",
|
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"inured",
|
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"strengthened",
|
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"toughened",
|
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"energetic",
|
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"energized",
|
|
"invigorated",
|
|
"vigorous",
|
|
"vitalized",
|
|
"hale",
|
|
"healthy",
|
|
"sound",
|
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"capable",
|
|
"competent",
|
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"convalescing",
|
|
"recovering",
|
|
"recuperating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"mighty",
|
|
"powerful",
|
|
"rugged",
|
|
"stalwart",
|
|
"stout",
|
|
"strong"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality":{
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"a lifetime of working in dreary jobs had enervated his very soul"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"castrated",
|
|
"damped",
|
|
"dampened",
|
|
"deadened",
|
|
"dehydrated",
|
|
"desiccated",
|
|
"devitalized",
|
|
"gelded",
|
|
"lobotomized",
|
|
"petrified"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"burned out",
|
|
"burnt out",
|
|
"debilitated",
|
|
"did in",
|
|
"drained",
|
|
"enfeebled",
|
|
"exhausted",
|
|
"fatigued",
|
|
"sapped",
|
|
"tuckered (out)",
|
|
"undermined",
|
|
"weakened",
|
|
"wore",
|
|
"wore out",
|
|
"daunted",
|
|
"demoralized",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"disheartened",
|
|
"dispirited"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aroused",
|
|
"roused",
|
|
"stirred",
|
|
"charged",
|
|
"electrified",
|
|
"galvanized",
|
|
"excited",
|
|
"fermented",
|
|
"fired",
|
|
"fomented",
|
|
"incited",
|
|
"inflamed",
|
|
"enflamed",
|
|
"instigated",
|
|
"kindled",
|
|
"provoked",
|
|
"sparked",
|
|
"triggered",
|
|
"whipped (up)",
|
|
"abetted",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"buoyed",
|
|
"cheered",
|
|
"emboldened",
|
|
"fortified",
|
|
"heartened",
|
|
"inspired",
|
|
"lifted",
|
|
"reactivated",
|
|
"reanimated",
|
|
"reawakened",
|
|
"reawoke",
|
|
"reawaked",
|
|
"recharged",
|
|
"reenergized",
|
|
"re-energized",
|
|
"refreshed",
|
|
"regenerated",
|
|
"rejuvenated",
|
|
"rekindled",
|
|
"renewed",
|
|
"resurrected",
|
|
"resuscitated",
|
|
"revitalized",
|
|
"revived"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"braced",
|
|
"energized",
|
|
"enlivened",
|
|
"invigorated",
|
|
"quickened",
|
|
"stimulated",
|
|
"vitalized",
|
|
"vivified"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to diminish the physical strength of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the surgery really enervated me for weeks afterwards"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"debilitated",
|
|
"devitalized",
|
|
"enfeebled",
|
|
"etiolated",
|
|
"prostrated",
|
|
"sapped",
|
|
"softened",
|
|
"tired",
|
|
"wasted",
|
|
"weakened"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"crippled",
|
|
"disabled",
|
|
"hamstrung",
|
|
"incapacitated",
|
|
"depleted",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"exhausted",
|
|
"impoverished",
|
|
"unmanned",
|
|
"washed out",
|
|
"damaged",
|
|
"harmed",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"impaired",
|
|
"injured",
|
|
"invalided",
|
|
"laid up",
|
|
"broke down",
|
|
"ground (down)",
|
|
"wore down",
|
|
"wore out",
|
|
"paralyzed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"energized",
|
|
"invigorated",
|
|
"recruited",
|
|
"rejuvenated",
|
|
"vitalized",
|
|
"hardened",
|
|
"seasoned",
|
|
"toughened"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"beefed (up)",
|
|
"fortified",
|
|
"strengthened"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enervating":{
|
|
"as in exhausting , fatiguing":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"draining",
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
"fatiguing",
|
|
"wearing",
|
|
"palling",
|
|
"debilitating",
|
|
"enfeebling",
|
|
"longsome",
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dispiriting",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"bothersome",
|
|
"irksome",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"common",
|
|
"commonplace",
|
|
"ordinary",
|
|
"tepid",
|
|
"unexceptional",
|
|
"unsurprising",
|
|
"vapid",
|
|
"blank",
|
|
"earthbound",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"inanimate",
|
|
"pallid",
|
|
"pedantic",
|
|
"sterile",
|
|
"suspenseless",
|
|
"undramatic",
|
|
"uneventful",
|
|
"unexciting",
|
|
"unimaginative",
|
|
"uninspiring",
|
|
"unnewsworthy",
|
|
"unrewarding",
|
|
"unsensational",
|
|
"unspectacular",
|
|
"cumbersome",
|
|
"lumbering",
|
|
"plodding",
|
|
"poky",
|
|
"pokey",
|
|
"aseptic",
|
|
"barren",
|
|
"blah",
|
|
"dullish",
|
|
"pleasureless",
|
|
"prosaic",
|
|
"prosy",
|
|
"soggy",
|
|
"spiritless"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"engrossing",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"interesting",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"riveting",
|
|
"amazing",
|
|
"astonishing",
|
|
"astounding",
|
|
"awesome",
|
|
"eye-opening",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"sensational",
|
|
"spectacular",
|
|
"surprising",
|
|
"wonderful",
|
|
"wondrous",
|
|
"animating",
|
|
"breathtaking",
|
|
"electrifying",
|
|
"energizing",
|
|
"enlivening",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"galvanizing",
|
|
"hair-raising",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"invigorating",
|
|
"rip-roaring",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"thrilling",
|
|
"amusing",
|
|
"diverting",
|
|
"entertaining",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"poignant",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"alluring",
|
|
"attracting",
|
|
"attractive",
|
|
"beguiling",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"enthralling",
|
|
"entrancing",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"mesmerizing",
|
|
"spellbinding",
|
|
"suspenseful",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"provocative",
|
|
"tantalizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a lifetime of working in dreary jobs had enervated his very soul"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"castrating",
|
|
"dampening",
|
|
"damping",
|
|
"deadening",
|
|
"dehydrating",
|
|
"desiccating",
|
|
"devitalizing",
|
|
"gelding",
|
|
"lobotomizing",
|
|
"petrifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"burning out",
|
|
"debilitating",
|
|
"doing in",
|
|
"draining",
|
|
"enfeebling",
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
"fatiguing",
|
|
"sapping",
|
|
"tuckering (out)",
|
|
"undermining",
|
|
"weakening",
|
|
"wearing",
|
|
"wearing out",
|
|
"daunting",
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dispiriting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"arousing",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"charging",
|
|
"electrifying",
|
|
"galvanizing",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"fermenting",
|
|
"firing",
|
|
"fomenting",
|
|
"inciting",
|
|
"inflaming",
|
|
"enflaming",
|
|
"instigating",
|
|
"kindling",
|
|
"provoking",
|
|
"sparking",
|
|
"triggering",
|
|
"whipping (up)",
|
|
"abetting",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"buoying",
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"emboldening",
|
|
"fortifying",
|
|
"heartening",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"lifting",
|
|
"reactivating",
|
|
"reanimating",
|
|
"reawakening",
|
|
"reawaking",
|
|
"recharging",
|
|
"reenergizing",
|
|
"re-energizing",
|
|
"refreshing",
|
|
"regenerating",
|
|
"rejuvenating",
|
|
"rekindling",
|
|
"renewing",
|
|
"resurrecting",
|
|
"resuscitating",
|
|
"revitalizing",
|
|
"reviving"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bracing",
|
|
"energizing",
|
|
"enlivening",
|
|
"invigorating",
|
|
"quickening",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"vitalizing",
|
|
"vivifying"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to diminish the physical strength of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the surgery really enervated me for weeks afterwards"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"debilitating",
|
|
"devitalizing",
|
|
"enfeebling",
|
|
"etiolating",
|
|
"prostrating",
|
|
"sapping",
|
|
"softening",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enfeeble":{
|
|
"to diminish the physical strength of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"long periods of being confined to a hospital bed will enfeeble anyone"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"debilitate",
|
|
"devitalize",
|
|
"enervate",
|
|
"etiolate",
|
|
"prostrate",
|
|
"sap",
|
|
"soften",
|
|
"tire",
|
|
"waste",
|
|
"weaken"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cripple",
|
|
"disable",
|
|
"hamstring",
|
|
"incapacitate",
|
|
"deplete",
|
|
"depress",
|
|
"exhaust",
|
|
"impoverish",
|
|
"unman",
|
|
"wash out",
|
|
"damage",
|
|
"harm",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"impair",
|
|
"injure",
|
|
"invalid",
|
|
"lay up",
|
|
"break down",
|
|
"grind (down)",
|
|
"wear down",
|
|
"wear out",
|
|
"paralyze"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"energize",
|
|
"invigorate",
|
|
"recruit",
|
|
"rejuvenate",
|
|
"vitalize",
|
|
"harden",
|
|
"season",
|
|
"toughen"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"beef (up)",
|
|
"fortify",
|
|
"strengthen"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enfettering":{
|
|
"to confine or restrain with or as if with chains":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enfettered by debt, she was in no position to take early retirement"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"binding",
|
|
"chaining",
|
|
"enchaining",
|
|
"fettering",
|
|
"gyving",
|
|
"handcuffing",
|
|
"manacling",
|
|
"pinioning",
|
|
"shackling",
|
|
"trammeling",
|
|
"trammelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hobbling",
|
|
"hog-tying",
|
|
"ironing",
|
|
"lashing",
|
|
"securing",
|
|
"trussing",
|
|
"tying",
|
|
"tieing",
|
|
"attaching",
|
|
"fastening",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"confining",
|
|
"constraining",
|
|
"curbing",
|
|
"hampering",
|
|
"hindering",
|
|
"impeding",
|
|
"limiting",
|
|
"restricting",
|
|
"entangling",
|
|
"tangling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"emancipating",
|
|
"freeing",
|
|
"liberating",
|
|
"loosing",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"rescuing",
|
|
"undoing",
|
|
"unfastening",
|
|
"untangling",
|
|
"untying",
|
|
"untieing",
|
|
"detaching",
|
|
"disengaging"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unbinding",
|
|
"unfettering",
|
|
"unshackling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enflaming":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make angry":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"delighting",
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"pleasing"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the newspaper editorial inflamed her enough to inspire her to dash off a letter to the editor"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"allaying",
|
|
"assuaging",
|
|
"relieving",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"consoling",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"appeasing",
|
|
"conciliating",
|
|
"mollifying",
|
|
"pacifying",
|
|
"placating",
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"lulling",
|
|
"quieting",
|
|
"settling",
|
|
"beguiling",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"disarming",
|
|
"enchanting"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"affronting",
|
|
"aggravating",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"burning (up)",
|
|
"crossing",
|
|
"exasperating",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"huffing",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"miffing",
|
|
"nettling",
|
|
"offending",
|
|
"peeving",
|
|
"piquing",
|
|
"provoking",
|
|
"putting out",
|
|
"ruffling",
|
|
"vexing",
|
|
"antagonizing",
|
|
"embittering",
|
|
"envenoming"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"angering",
|
|
"enraging",
|
|
"incensing",
|
|
"infuriating",
|
|
"iring",
|
|
"maddening",
|
|
"madding",
|
|
"outraging",
|
|
"rankling",
|
|
"riling",
|
|
"roiling",
|
|
"steaming up",
|
|
"ticking off"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to set (something) on fire":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dousing",
|
|
"dowsing",
|
|
"extinguishing",
|
|
"putting out",
|
|
"quenching",
|
|
"snuffing (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a carelessly tossed cigarette inflamed the papers in the trash can"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"choking",
|
|
"smothering",
|
|
"suffocating",
|
|
"stamping (out)",
|
|
"blackening",
|
|
"darkening",
|
|
"dimming",
|
|
"dulling",
|
|
"obscuring"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"immolating",
|
|
"deflagrating",
|
|
"charring",
|
|
"frizzling",
|
|
"scorching",
|
|
"baking",
|
|
"broiling",
|
|
"cooking",
|
|
"ashing",
|
|
"cremating",
|
|
"incinerating",
|
|
"kilning",
|
|
"setting off",
|
|
"brightening",
|
|
"illuminating",
|
|
"illumining",
|
|
"irradiating",
|
|
"lightening",
|
|
"radiating",
|
|
"scalding",
|
|
"scathing",
|
|
"searing",
|
|
"reigniting",
|
|
"rekindling",
|
|
"relighting",
|
|
"banking",
|
|
"stoking"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burning",
|
|
"enkindling",
|
|
"firing",
|
|
"igniting",
|
|
"kindling",
|
|
"lighting",
|
|
"torching"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enfolds":{
|
|
"to put one's arms around and press tightly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the winner enfolded the huge bouquet of roses in her arms and thanked the judges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"clamps",
|
|
"clings",
|
|
"cradles",
|
|
"grabs",
|
|
"grips",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"bosoms",
|
|
"embosoms",
|
|
"encircles",
|
|
"entwines",
|
|
"envelops",
|
|
"enwinds",
|
|
"folds",
|
|
"locks",
|
|
"twines",
|
|
"wraps",
|
|
"cuddles",
|
|
"fondles",
|
|
"nestles",
|
|
"nuzzles",
|
|
"pats",
|
|
"pets",
|
|
"snuggles",
|
|
"strokes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bear-hugs",
|
|
"clasps",
|
|
"crushes",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"enclasps",
|
|
"grasps",
|
|
"hugs",
|
|
"strains"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to surround or cover closely":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"darkness began to enfold the lonely house on the hill"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bares",
|
|
"denudes",
|
|
"exposes",
|
|
"strips"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"curtains",
|
|
"drapes",
|
|
"embeds",
|
|
"imbeds",
|
|
"encases",
|
|
"swaddles",
|
|
"blankets",
|
|
"overlays",
|
|
"overspreads",
|
|
"camouflages",
|
|
"cloaks",
|
|
"disguises",
|
|
"masks",
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"encircles",
|
|
"enlaces",
|
|
"enwinds"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosoms",
|
|
"bowers",
|
|
"circumfuses",
|
|
"cocoons",
|
|
"embosoms",
|
|
"embowers",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"encloses",
|
|
"incloses",
|
|
"encompasses",
|
|
"enshrouds",
|
|
"enswathes",
|
|
"envelops",
|
|
"enwraps",
|
|
"invests",
|
|
"involves",
|
|
"laps",
|
|
"mantles",
|
|
"muffles",
|
|
"shrouds",
|
|
"swathes",
|
|
"veils",
|
|
"wraps"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enforce":{
|
|
"to carry out effectively":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the duty of the police is to enforce the law"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administer",
|
|
"apply",
|
|
"execute",
|
|
"implement"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bring about",
|
|
"effect",
|
|
"effectuate",
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"fulfill",
|
|
"fulfil",
|
|
"render",
|
|
"cite",
|
|
"invoke",
|
|
"enact",
|
|
"legislate",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"observe",
|
|
"uphold",
|
|
"prosecute",
|
|
"promulgate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enforcing":{
|
|
"to carry out effectively":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the duty of the police is to enforce the law"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administering",
|
|
"applying",
|
|
"executing",
|
|
"implementing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bringing about",
|
|
"effecting",
|
|
"effectuating",
|
|
"discharging",
|
|
"fulfilling",
|
|
"rendering",
|
|
"citing",
|
|
"invoking",
|
|
"enacting",
|
|
"legislating",
|
|
"honoring",
|
|
"observing",
|
|
"upholding",
|
|
"prosecuting",
|
|
"promulgating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregarding",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"neglecting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enfranchise":{
|
|
"to set free (as from slavery or confinement)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in a way, modern labor-saving appliances enfranchised people, giving them much more leisure time"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"disenthrall",
|
|
"disenthral",
|
|
"emancipate",
|
|
"enlarge",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"liberate",
|
|
"loose",
|
|
"loosen",
|
|
"manumit",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"spring",
|
|
"unbind",
|
|
"uncage",
|
|
"unchain",
|
|
"unfetter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bail (out)",
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"parole",
|
|
"ransom",
|
|
"redeem",
|
|
"rescue",
|
|
"save",
|
|
"disembarrass",
|
|
"disencumber",
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
"disentangle",
|
|
"extricate",
|
|
"unshackle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"handcuff",
|
|
"manacle",
|
|
"shackle",
|
|
"trammel",
|
|
"commit",
|
|
"immure",
|
|
"imprison",
|
|
"incarcerate",
|
|
"intern",
|
|
"jail",
|
|
"lock (up)",
|
|
"conquer",
|
|
"enslave",
|
|
"subdue",
|
|
"subjugate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bind",
|
|
"confine",
|
|
"enchain",
|
|
"fetter",
|
|
"restrain"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enfranchised":{
|
|
"as in empowered":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to set free (as from slavery or confinement)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"confined",
|
|
"enchained",
|
|
"fettered",
|
|
"restrained"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in a way, modern labor-saving appliances enfranchised people, giving them much more leisure time"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"handcuffed",
|
|
"manacled",
|
|
"shackled",
|
|
"trammeled",
|
|
"trammelled",
|
|
"committed",
|
|
"immured",
|
|
"imprisoned",
|
|
"incarcerated",
|
|
"interned",
|
|
"jailed",
|
|
"locked (up)",
|
|
"conquered",
|
|
"enslaved",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"subjugated"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bailed (out)",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"paroled",
|
|
"ransomed",
|
|
"redeemed",
|
|
"rescued",
|
|
"saved",
|
|
"disembarrassed",
|
|
"disencumbered",
|
|
"disengaged",
|
|
"disentangled",
|
|
"extricated",
|
|
"unshackled"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"discharged",
|
|
"disenthralled",
|
|
"disenthraled",
|
|
"emancipated",
|
|
"enlarged",
|
|
"freed",
|
|
"liberated",
|
|
"loosed",
|
|
"loosened",
|
|
"manumitted",
|
|
"released",
|
|
"sprang",
|
|
"sprung",
|
|
"unbound",
|
|
"uncaged",
|
|
"unchained",
|
|
"unfettered"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enfranchising":{
|
|
"to set free (as from slavery or confinement)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in a way, modern labor-saving appliances enfranchised people, giving them much more leisure time"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"discharging",
|
|
"disenthralling",
|
|
"disenthraling",
|
|
"emancipating",
|
|
"enlarging",
|
|
"freeing",
|
|
"liberating",
|
|
"loosening",
|
|
"loosing",
|
|
"manumitting",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"springing",
|
|
"unbinding",
|
|
"uncaging",
|
|
"unchaining",
|
|
"unfettering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bailing (out)",
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"paroling",
|
|
"ransoming",
|
|
"redeeming",
|
|
"rescuing",
|
|
"saving",
|
|
"disembarrassing",
|
|
"disencumbering",
|
|
"disengaging",
|
|
"disentangling",
|
|
"extricating",
|
|
"unshackling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"handcuffing",
|
|
"manacling",
|
|
"shackling",
|
|
"trammeling",
|
|
"trammelling",
|
|
"committing",
|
|
"immuring",
|
|
"imprisoning",
|
|
"incarcerating",
|
|
"interning",
|
|
"jailing",
|
|
"locking (up)",
|
|
"conquering",
|
|
"enslaving",
|
|
"subduing",
|
|
"subjugating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"binding",
|
|
"confining",
|
|
"enchaining",
|
|
"fettering",
|
|
"restraining"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engage":{
|
|
"to hold the attention of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the challenging jigsaw puzzle engaged us all evening"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorb",
|
|
"bemuse",
|
|
"busy",
|
|
"catch up",
|
|
"engross",
|
|
"enthrall",
|
|
"enthral",
|
|
"enwrap",
|
|
"fascinate",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"immerse",
|
|
"interest",
|
|
"intrigue",
|
|
"involve",
|
|
"occupy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allure",
|
|
"attract",
|
|
"beguile",
|
|
"bewitch",
|
|
"captivate",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"enchant",
|
|
"obsess",
|
|
"hypnotize",
|
|
"mesmerize",
|
|
"distract",
|
|
"preoccupy",
|
|
"hog",
|
|
"monopolize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"jade",
|
|
"pall",
|
|
"tire",
|
|
"weary"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to enter into contest or conflict with":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the daring young captain was eager to engage the enemy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"encounter",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"take on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"emulate",
|
|
"rival",
|
|
"contend",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"oppose"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"elude",
|
|
"escape",
|
|
"evade",
|
|
"retreat"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to obligate by prior agreement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we can't go to the dance because we're already engaged to attend a piano recital"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commit",
|
|
"mortgage",
|
|
"pledge",
|
|
"troth"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiance",
|
|
"betroth",
|
|
"plight",
|
|
"promise",
|
|
"swear",
|
|
"vow",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"enlist",
|
|
"enroll",
|
|
"enrol",
|
|
"sign on",
|
|
"sign up",
|
|
"overcommit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"renege"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to provide with a paying job":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the wealthy couple are looking to engage a handyman to take care of the estate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assume",
|
|
"employ",
|
|
"fee",
|
|
"hire",
|
|
"lay on",
|
|
"pay",
|
|
"place",
|
|
"recruit",
|
|
"retain",
|
|
"sign (up or on)",
|
|
"take on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"reemploy",
|
|
"reengage",
|
|
"rehire",
|
|
"apprentice",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"job",
|
|
"partner",
|
|
"subcontract",
|
|
"enlist",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"promote",
|
|
"upgrade",
|
|
"keep (on)",
|
|
"headhunt",
|
|
"scout"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"furlough",
|
|
"lay off",
|
|
"lock out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ax",
|
|
"axe",
|
|
"can",
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"fire",
|
|
"sack"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my sister and her boyfriend have engaged a chauffeured limousine for the prom"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"charter",
|
|
"hire",
|
|
"lease",
|
|
"rent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"sublease",
|
|
"sublet",
|
|
"check out",
|
|
"arrange (for)",
|
|
"bespeak",
|
|
"book",
|
|
"contract (for)",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"sign up (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engagement":{
|
|
"an agreement to be present at a specified time and place":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a lifelong practice of marking all of my engagements on a weekly calendar"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"arrangement",
|
|
"invitation",
|
|
"interview",
|
|
"get-together",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"call",
|
|
"visit",
|
|
"schedule"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appointment",
|
|
"assignation",
|
|
"date",
|
|
"rendezvous",
|
|
"tryst"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act or state of being engaged to be married":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disengagement"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the fun couple recently announced their engagement"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"betrothal",
|
|
"espousal",
|
|
"troth"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the state of being provided with a paying job":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"joblessness",
|
|
"nonemployment",
|
|
"unemployment"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his engagement as a caddie at the golf club was his first work experience"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"boot",
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"dismissal",
|
|
"firing",
|
|
"removal",
|
|
"sack",
|
|
"severance",
|
|
"demotion",
|
|
"suspension",
|
|
"furlough",
|
|
"layoff",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
"liberty",
|
|
"retirement"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"appointment",
|
|
"assignment",
|
|
"conscription",
|
|
"enlistment",
|
|
"recruitment",
|
|
"incumbency",
|
|
"tenure",
|
|
"occupation",
|
|
"place",
|
|
"position",
|
|
"post",
|
|
"situation",
|
|
"work"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"employ",
|
|
"employment",
|
|
"hire"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engenders":{
|
|
"to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a suggestion to go out for pizza that didn't seem to engender any interest"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"begets",
|
|
"breeds",
|
|
"brings",
|
|
"brings about",
|
|
"brings on",
|
|
"catalyzes",
|
|
"causes",
|
|
"creates",
|
|
"does",
|
|
"draws on",
|
|
"effects",
|
|
"effectuates",
|
|
"generates",
|
|
"induces",
|
|
"invokes",
|
|
"makes",
|
|
"occasions",
|
|
"produces",
|
|
"prompts",
|
|
"results (in)",
|
|
"spawns",
|
|
"translates (into)",
|
|
"works",
|
|
"yields"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conduces (to)",
|
|
"contributes (to)",
|
|
"decides",
|
|
"determines",
|
|
"begins",
|
|
"establishes",
|
|
"fathers",
|
|
"founds",
|
|
"inaugurates",
|
|
"initiates",
|
|
"innovates",
|
|
"institutes",
|
|
"introduces",
|
|
"launches",
|
|
"pioneers",
|
|
"sets",
|
|
"sets up",
|
|
"starts",
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"cultivates",
|
|
"develops",
|
|
"encourages",
|
|
"forwards",
|
|
"fosters",
|
|
"furthers",
|
|
"nourishes",
|
|
"nurtures",
|
|
"promotes",
|
|
"enacts",
|
|
"renders",
|
|
"turns out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
"limits",
|
|
"restricts",
|
|
"clamps down (on)",
|
|
"cracks down (on)",
|
|
"crushes",
|
|
"dampens",
|
|
"puts down",
|
|
"quashes",
|
|
"quells",
|
|
"represses",
|
|
"smothers",
|
|
"squashes",
|
|
"squelches",
|
|
"stifles",
|
|
"subdues",
|
|
"suppresses",
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"inhibits",
|
|
"reins (in)",
|
|
"restrains",
|
|
"retards",
|
|
"cans",
|
|
"kills",
|
|
"snuffs (out)",
|
|
"stills",
|
|
"abolishes",
|
|
"demolishes",
|
|
"destroys",
|
|
"extinguishes",
|
|
"liquidates",
|
|
"quenches"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come into existence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"feelings of confidence and independence that were only just beginning to engender within her"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"actualizes",
|
|
"appears",
|
|
"arises",
|
|
"begins",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"commences",
|
|
"dawns",
|
|
"forms",
|
|
"materializes",
|
|
"originates",
|
|
"sets in",
|
|
"springs",
|
|
"starts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"breathes",
|
|
"exists",
|
|
"is",
|
|
"lives",
|
|
"subsists",
|
|
"arrives",
|
|
"comes on",
|
|
"emerges",
|
|
"coalesces",
|
|
"coheres",
|
|
"shapes (up)",
|
|
"continues",
|
|
"endures",
|
|
"lasts",
|
|
"persists",
|
|
"survives"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"concludes",
|
|
"desists",
|
|
"discontinues",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"quits",
|
|
"terminates",
|
|
"disappears",
|
|
"dissolves",
|
|
"evaporates",
|
|
"vanishes",
|
|
"departs",
|
|
"dies",
|
|
"expires",
|
|
"passes away",
|
|
"perishes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ceases",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"stops"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engineer":{
|
|
"a person who designs and guides a plan or undertaking":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the engineer of a movement to eradicate hunger"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"architect",
|
|
"mastermind"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"builder",
|
|
"maker",
|
|
"producer",
|
|
"captain",
|
|
"commander",
|
|
"director",
|
|
"handler",
|
|
"leader",
|
|
"manager",
|
|
"quarterback",
|
|
"contriver",
|
|
"designer",
|
|
"formulator",
|
|
"originator",
|
|
"spawner",
|
|
"arranger",
|
|
"hatcher",
|
|
"organizer",
|
|
"planner",
|
|
"plotter",
|
|
"schemer",
|
|
"finagler",
|
|
"machinator",
|
|
"maneuverer",
|
|
"developer",
|
|
"generator",
|
|
"inaugurator",
|
|
"initiator",
|
|
"inspirer",
|
|
"instituter",
|
|
"institutor",
|
|
"pioneer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to plan out usually with subtle skill or care":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the mayor engineered an agreement to have a major league team play in our city"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contrive",
|
|
"finagle",
|
|
"finesse",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"machinate",
|
|
"maneuver",
|
|
"manipulate",
|
|
"mastermind",
|
|
"negotiate",
|
|
"wangle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arrange",
|
|
"concert",
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"hammer out",
|
|
"work out",
|
|
"angle (for)",
|
|
"compass",
|
|
"intrigue",
|
|
"plot",
|
|
"scheme",
|
|
"connive",
|
|
"brew",
|
|
"concoct",
|
|
"cook (up)",
|
|
"hatch",
|
|
"captain",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"conduct",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"handle",
|
|
"manage",
|
|
"quarterback",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"gerrymander"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"bobble",
|
|
"botch",
|
|
"bungle",
|
|
"butcher",
|
|
"flub",
|
|
"fumble",
|
|
"gum (up)",
|
|
"louse up",
|
|
"mangle",
|
|
"mess (up)",
|
|
"mishandle",
|
|
"muff"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engirdle":{
|
|
"to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the cloud- engirdled peaks of the Andes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"band",
|
|
"begird",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"engird",
|
|
"enwind",
|
|
"gird",
|
|
"girdle",
|
|
"girt",
|
|
"girth",
|
|
"wrap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"tie up",
|
|
"truss",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"enwreathe",
|
|
"loop",
|
|
"wind",
|
|
"wreathe",
|
|
"bandage",
|
|
"enswathe",
|
|
"swathe",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"cord",
|
|
"enchain",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"rope",
|
|
"shackle",
|
|
"tape",
|
|
"wire"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"unbind",
|
|
"unlash",
|
|
"unshackle",
|
|
"untie",
|
|
"unwind"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ungird",
|
|
"unwrap"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engraved":{
|
|
"to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"engraved the birth and death dates on the tombstone"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"etched",
|
|
"graved",
|
|
"incised",
|
|
"inscribed",
|
|
"insculped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"carved",
|
|
"chiseled",
|
|
"chiselled",
|
|
"sculpted",
|
|
"sculptured",
|
|
"chased",
|
|
"grooved",
|
|
"indented",
|
|
"notched",
|
|
"scored",
|
|
"traced",
|
|
"affixed",
|
|
"impressed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to produce a vivid impression of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a scar that forever engraved the killer's face in the witness's mind"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"branded",
|
|
"etched",
|
|
"impressed",
|
|
"imprinted",
|
|
"infixed",
|
|
"ingrained",
|
|
"engrained"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enrooted",
|
|
"imbued",
|
|
"implanted",
|
|
"inculcated",
|
|
"infused",
|
|
"instilled",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"stamped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blotted out",
|
|
"erased",
|
|
"expunged",
|
|
"obliterated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engulf":{
|
|
"to cover with a flood":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"high waves from the hurricane engulfed large areas of the coastal community"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deluge",
|
|
"drown",
|
|
"flood",
|
|
"gulf",
|
|
"inundate",
|
|
"overflow",
|
|
"overwhelm",
|
|
"submerge",
|
|
"submerse",
|
|
"swamp"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"avalanche",
|
|
"smother",
|
|
"overcome",
|
|
"overrun",
|
|
"flow",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"gush",
|
|
"pour",
|
|
"sluice",
|
|
"spout",
|
|
"spurt",
|
|
"stream",
|
|
"douse",
|
|
"dowse",
|
|
"drench",
|
|
"soak",
|
|
"wet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dehydrate",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"parch"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"drain"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engulfs":{
|
|
"to cover with a flood":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"drains"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"high waves from the hurricane engulfed large areas of the coastal community"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dehydrates",
|
|
"dries",
|
|
"parches"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"avalanches",
|
|
"smothers",
|
|
"overcomes",
|
|
"overruns",
|
|
"flows",
|
|
"flushes",
|
|
"gushes",
|
|
"pours",
|
|
"sluices",
|
|
"spouts",
|
|
"spurts",
|
|
"streams",
|
|
"douses",
|
|
"dowses",
|
|
"drenches",
|
|
"soaks",
|
|
"wets"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deluges",
|
|
"drowns",
|
|
"floods",
|
|
"gulfs",
|
|
"inundates",
|
|
"overflows",
|
|
"overwhelms",
|
|
"submerges",
|
|
"submerses",
|
|
"swamps"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enhance":{
|
|
"to make better":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"worsen"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"some shrubbery would really enhance the curb appeal of that house"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"damage",
|
|
"endamage",
|
|
"harm",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"impair",
|
|
"injure",
|
|
"spoil",
|
|
"tarnish",
|
|
"vitiate",
|
|
"blemish",
|
|
"blight",
|
|
"deface",
|
|
"disfigure",
|
|
"flaw",
|
|
"mar",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"lower",
|
|
"reduce"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"emend",
|
|
"rectify",
|
|
"reform",
|
|
"remediate",
|
|
"remedy",
|
|
"edit",
|
|
"fine-tune",
|
|
"redraft",
|
|
"refurbish",
|
|
"rehab",
|
|
"rehabilitate",
|
|
"revamp",
|
|
"revise",
|
|
"rework",
|
|
"beef (up)",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"fortify",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"reinforce",
|
|
"reenforce",
|
|
"strengthen",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"hone",
|
|
"polish",
|
|
"retouch",
|
|
"touch up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ameliorate",
|
|
"amend",
|
|
"better",
|
|
"enrich",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"improve",
|
|
"meliorate",
|
|
"perfect",
|
|
"refine",
|
|
"upgrade"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abate",
|
|
"moderate"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the right makeup would enhance the beauty of her eyes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"let up (on)",
|
|
"reduce",
|
|
"subdue",
|
|
"tone (down)",
|
|
"weaken",
|
|
"dwindle",
|
|
"recede",
|
|
"subside",
|
|
"taper (off)",
|
|
"wane",
|
|
"alleviate",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"lighten"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"broaden",
|
|
"enlarge",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"lengthen",
|
|
"accelerate",
|
|
"hasten",
|
|
"quicken",
|
|
"emphasize",
|
|
"point (up)",
|
|
"sharpen",
|
|
"stress",
|
|
"augment",
|
|
"enforce",
|
|
"reinforce",
|
|
"reenforce",
|
|
"restrengthen",
|
|
"supplement",
|
|
"maximize",
|
|
"enliven",
|
|
"jazz (up)",
|
|
"aggravate",
|
|
"exacerbate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accentuate",
|
|
"amp (up)",
|
|
"amplify",
|
|
"beef (up)",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"consolidate",
|
|
"deepen",
|
|
"heighten",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"magnify",
|
|
"redouble",
|
|
"step up",
|
|
"strengthen"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make more desirable":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"leather seats and a state-of-the-art stereo system enhance the sedan"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"ameliorate",
|
|
"enrich",
|
|
"improve",
|
|
"meliorate",
|
|
"embellish",
|
|
"soup up",
|
|
"trick",
|
|
"cosmeticize",
|
|
"doll up",
|
|
"spruce"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"candy",
|
|
"dress up",
|
|
"sweeten"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enjoined":{
|
|
"to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"police enjoined the community's full cooperation in getting rid of the drug dealers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"called (for)",
|
|
"claimed",
|
|
"clamored (for)",
|
|
"commanded",
|
|
"demanded",
|
|
"exacted",
|
|
"insisted (on)",
|
|
"pressed (for)",
|
|
"quested",
|
|
"stipulated (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"asked",
|
|
"pleaded (for)",
|
|
"pled (for)",
|
|
"plead (for)",
|
|
"requested",
|
|
"wanted",
|
|
"cried (for)",
|
|
"necessitated",
|
|
"needed",
|
|
"required",
|
|
"took",
|
|
"warranted",
|
|
"requisitioned",
|
|
"imposed",
|
|
"badgered",
|
|
"dunned",
|
|
"harassed",
|
|
"hounded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"gave up",
|
|
"relinquished",
|
|
"surrendered",
|
|
"yielded"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"undeterred, the captain enjoined his crew to sail at full speed into the mine-filled harbor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adjured",
|
|
"bade",
|
|
"bid",
|
|
"bossed (around)",
|
|
"charged",
|
|
"commanded",
|
|
"directed",
|
|
"instructed",
|
|
"ordered",
|
|
"told"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"asked",
|
|
"petitioned",
|
|
"requested",
|
|
"begged",
|
|
"beseeched",
|
|
"besought",
|
|
"entreated",
|
|
"advised",
|
|
"counseled",
|
|
"counselled",
|
|
"warned",
|
|
"appointed",
|
|
"assigned",
|
|
"authorized",
|
|
"commissioned",
|
|
"oversaw",
|
|
"superintended",
|
|
"supervised",
|
|
"conducted",
|
|
"controlled",
|
|
"led",
|
|
"managed",
|
|
"coerced",
|
|
"compelled",
|
|
"constrained",
|
|
"forced",
|
|
"obliged",
|
|
"required"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"complied (with)",
|
|
"followed",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"observed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"minded",
|
|
"obeyed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to order not to do or use or to be done or used":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Quakerism enjoins the taking of human life"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banned",
|
|
"barred",
|
|
"forbade",
|
|
"forbad",
|
|
"interdicted",
|
|
"outlawed",
|
|
"prohibited",
|
|
"proscribed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deterred",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"dissuaded",
|
|
"clamped down (on)",
|
|
"cracked down (on)",
|
|
"crushed",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"quashed",
|
|
"quelled",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"silenced",
|
|
"snuffed (out)",
|
|
"squashed",
|
|
"squelched",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"suppressed",
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"precluded",
|
|
"prevented",
|
|
"stopped",
|
|
"embargoed",
|
|
"excluded",
|
|
"ruled out",
|
|
"shut out",
|
|
"debarred",
|
|
"deprived",
|
|
"disallowed",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"repudiated",
|
|
"vetoed",
|
|
"bridled",
|
|
"checked",
|
|
"curbed",
|
|
"inhibited",
|
|
"reined (in)",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"blocked",
|
|
"hindered",
|
|
"impeded",
|
|
"obstructed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed",
|
|
"sanctioned",
|
|
"authorized",
|
|
"licensed",
|
|
"licenced",
|
|
"warranted",
|
|
"abetted",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"cultivated",
|
|
"encouraged",
|
|
"forwarded",
|
|
"furthered",
|
|
"nourished",
|
|
"nurtured",
|
|
"promoted",
|
|
"supported",
|
|
"bade",
|
|
"bid",
|
|
"commanded",
|
|
"ordered",
|
|
"abided",
|
|
"abode",
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"brooked",
|
|
"countenanced",
|
|
"endured",
|
|
"tolerated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"allowed",
|
|
"let",
|
|
"permitted",
|
|
"suffered"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enjoying":{
|
|
"to keep, control, or experience as one's own":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lacking",
|
|
"wanting"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a country where the people enjoy the highest living standards in the world"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandoning",
|
|
"ceding",
|
|
"disclaiming",
|
|
"disowning",
|
|
"handing over",
|
|
"relinquishing",
|
|
"renouncing",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"discarding",
|
|
"dumping",
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"repudiating",
|
|
"spurning",
|
|
"needing",
|
|
"requiring"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"reserving",
|
|
"withholding",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"carrying",
|
|
"boasting",
|
|
"showing off",
|
|
"sporting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commanding",
|
|
"having",
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"owning",
|
|
"possessing",
|
|
"retaining"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take pleasure in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"TV and DVDs are OK, but we still enjoy seeing movies on the big screen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abhorring",
|
|
"abominating",
|
|
"detesting",
|
|
"disliking",
|
|
"hating",
|
|
"loathing",
|
|
"condemning",
|
|
"despising",
|
|
"scorning"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"admiring",
|
|
"appreciating",
|
|
"cherishing",
|
|
"revering",
|
|
"venerating",
|
|
"worshipping",
|
|
"worshiping",
|
|
"prizing",
|
|
"treasuring",
|
|
"valuing",
|
|
"devouring",
|
|
"drinking (in)",
|
|
"eating (up)",
|
|
"feasting (on)",
|
|
"doting (on)",
|
|
"idolizing",
|
|
"cottoning (to)",
|
|
"favoring",
|
|
"preferring",
|
|
"indulging (in)",
|
|
"luxuriating (in)",
|
|
"wallowing (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adoring",
|
|
"delighting (in)",
|
|
"digging",
|
|
"fancying",
|
|
"getting off (on)",
|
|
"grooving (on)",
|
|
"liking",
|
|
"loving",
|
|
"rejoicing (in)",
|
|
"relishing",
|
|
"reveling (in)",
|
|
"revelling (in)",
|
|
"savoring",
|
|
"savouring"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enjoyments":{
|
|
"the fact or state of having (something) at one's disposal":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonpossession"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a scenic walkway along the ocean shore that is intended for the enjoyment of all"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dispossession",
|
|
"relinquishment",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"transferal"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"ownership",
|
|
"proprietorship",
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"dominion",
|
|
"mastery",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"repossession",
|
|
"retention",
|
|
"claiming",
|
|
"collaring",
|
|
"commandeering",
|
|
"confiscation",
|
|
"procurement"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"control",
|
|
"hands",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"possession"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the feeling experienced when one's wishes are met":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discontent",
|
|
"discontentedness",
|
|
"discontentment",
|
|
"displeasure",
|
|
"dissatisfaction",
|
|
"unhappiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this new video game should provide countless hours of enjoyment"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misery",
|
|
"sadness",
|
|
"unhappiness",
|
|
"wretchedness",
|
|
"anguish",
|
|
"desolation",
|
|
"joylessness",
|
|
"sorrow",
|
|
"woe",
|
|
"dejection",
|
|
"depression",
|
|
"despondency",
|
|
"dispiritedness",
|
|
"gloom",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"aggravation",
|
|
"annoyance",
|
|
"exasperation",
|
|
"irritation",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"vexation",
|
|
"anger",
|
|
"fury",
|
|
"rage",
|
|
"agitation",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturbance",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"restlessness",
|
|
"uneasiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"afterglow",
|
|
"bliss",
|
|
"felicity",
|
|
"glee",
|
|
"gleefulness",
|
|
"joy",
|
|
"pleasance",
|
|
"amusement",
|
|
"diversion",
|
|
"entertainment",
|
|
"elatedness",
|
|
"elation",
|
|
"exhilaration",
|
|
"exultation",
|
|
"intoxication",
|
|
"ecstasy",
|
|
"euphoria",
|
|
"heaven",
|
|
"rapture",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"cheerfulness",
|
|
"exuberance",
|
|
"gaiety",
|
|
"gayety",
|
|
"jollity",
|
|
"joyfulness",
|
|
"jubilation",
|
|
"joie de vivre",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"restfulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"content",
|
|
"contentedness",
|
|
"contentment",
|
|
"delectation",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"gladness",
|
|
"gratification",
|
|
"happiness",
|
|
"pleasure",
|
|
"relish",
|
|
"satisfaction"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enkindled":{
|
|
"to set (something) on fire":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"see if you can enkindle some paper in the fireplace while I look for logs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burned",
|
|
"burnt",
|
|
"fired",
|
|
"ignited",
|
|
"inflamed",
|
|
"enflamed",
|
|
"kindled",
|
|
"lit",
|
|
"lighted",
|
|
"torched"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"immolated",
|
|
"deflagrated",
|
|
"charred",
|
|
"frizzled",
|
|
"scorched",
|
|
"baked",
|
|
"broiled",
|
|
"cooked",
|
|
"ashed",
|
|
"cremated",
|
|
"incinerated",
|
|
"kilned",
|
|
"set off",
|
|
"brightened",
|
|
"illuminated",
|
|
"illumined",
|
|
"irradiated",
|
|
"lightened",
|
|
"radiated",
|
|
"scalded",
|
|
"scathed",
|
|
"seared",
|
|
"reignited",
|
|
"rekindled",
|
|
"relit",
|
|
"relighted",
|
|
"banked",
|
|
"stoked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"choked",
|
|
"smothered",
|
|
"suffocated",
|
|
"stamped (out)",
|
|
"blackened",
|
|
"darkened",
|
|
"dimmed",
|
|
"dulled",
|
|
"obscured"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"doused",
|
|
"dowsed",
|
|
"extinguished",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"quenched",
|
|
"snuffed (out)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlaced":{
|
|
"to cause to twine about one another":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enlaced the strips of leather to create a decorative headband"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangled",
|
|
"uncoiled",
|
|
"untangled",
|
|
"untwined",
|
|
"unwound"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"braided",
|
|
"plaited",
|
|
"platted",
|
|
"pleached",
|
|
"blended",
|
|
"blent",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"mixed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"entwined",
|
|
"implicated",
|
|
"interlaced",
|
|
"intertwined",
|
|
"intertwisted",
|
|
"interwove",
|
|
"interweaved",
|
|
"inwove",
|
|
"inweaved",
|
|
"laced",
|
|
"plied",
|
|
"twisted",
|
|
"wove",
|
|
"weaved",
|
|
"wreathed",
|
|
"writhed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlarges":{
|
|
"to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as the number of people with cell phones enlarges , more transmission towers will have to be built"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accelerates",
|
|
"accumulates",
|
|
"appreciates",
|
|
"balloons",
|
|
"booms",
|
|
"builds up",
|
|
"burgeons",
|
|
"bourgeons",
|
|
"climbs",
|
|
"escalates",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"gains",
|
|
"increases",
|
|
"mounts",
|
|
"multiplies",
|
|
"mushrooms",
|
|
"proliferates",
|
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"rises",
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"rolls up",
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"snowballs",
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"spreads",
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"swells",
|
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"waxes"
|
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
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"jumps",
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"rockets",
|
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"skyrockets",
|
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"surges",
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"heightens",
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"intensifies",
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"redoubles",
|
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"blows up",
|
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"bulks",
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"distends",
|
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"inflates",
|
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"puffs (up)",
|
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"crescendoes",
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"crests",
|
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"peaks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
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"contracts",
|
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"decreases",
|
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"diminishes",
|
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"dwindles",
|
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"lessens",
|
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"recedes",
|
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"wanes"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make greater in size, amount, or number":{
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"with a new member of the family on the way, maybe we should consider enlarging the house"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accelerates",
|
|
"adds (to)",
|
|
"aggrandizes",
|
|
"amplifies",
|
|
"augments",
|
|
"boosts",
|
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"builds up",
|
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"compounds",
|
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"escalates",
|
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"expands",
|
|
"extends",
|
|
"hypes",
|
|
"increases",
|
|
"multiplies",
|
|
"pumps up",
|
|
"raises",
|
|
"stokes",
|
|
"supersizes",
|
|
"swells",
|
|
"ups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"booms",
|
|
"jumps",
|
|
"skyrockets",
|
|
"spikes",
|
|
"bumps (up)",
|
|
"ratchets (up)",
|
|
"rachets (up)",
|
|
"blows up",
|
|
"dilates",
|
|
"distends",
|
|
"inflates",
|
|
"draws out",
|
|
"elongates",
|
|
"fleshes (out)",
|
|
"lengthens",
|
|
"prolongs",
|
|
"protracts",
|
|
"stretches",
|
|
"develops",
|
|
"enhances",
|
|
"heightens",
|
|
"intensifies",
|
|
"magnifies",
|
|
"complements",
|
|
"supplements",
|
|
"beefs (up)",
|
|
"reinforces",
|
|
"reenforces",
|
|
"strengthens",
|
|
"maximizes",
|
|
"accumulates",
|
|
"amasses",
|
|
"collects",
|
|
"follows up",
|
|
"parlays"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviates",
|
|
"abridges",
|
|
"curtails",
|
|
"shortens",
|
|
"compresses",
|
|
"condenses",
|
|
"constricts",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"cuts back",
|
|
"retrenches"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abates",
|
|
"decreases",
|
|
"de-escalates",
|
|
"diminishes",
|
|
"downsizes",
|
|
"dwindles",
|
|
"lessens",
|
|
"lowers",
|
|
"minifies",
|
|
"reduces",
|
|
"subtracts (from)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to set free (as from slavery or confinement)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"like a wild animal enlarged from a leghold trap, the freed prisoner raced about"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"disenthralls",
|
|
"disenthrals",
|
|
"emancipates",
|
|
"enfranchises",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"liberates",
|
|
"loosens",
|
|
"looses",
|
|
"manumits",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"springs",
|
|
"unbinds",
|
|
"uncages",
|
|
"unchains",
|
|
"unfetters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bails (out)",
|
|
"delivers",
|
|
"paroles",
|
|
"ransoms",
|
|
"redeems",
|
|
"rescues",
|
|
"saves",
|
|
"disembarrasses",
|
|
"disencumbers",
|
|
"disengages",
|
|
"disentangles",
|
|
"extricates",
|
|
"unshackles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"handcuffs",
|
|
"manacles",
|
|
"shackles",
|
|
"trammels",
|
|
"commits",
|
|
"immures",
|
|
"imprisons",
|
|
"incarcerates",
|
|
"interns",
|
|
"jails",
|
|
"locks (up)",
|
|
"conquers",
|
|
"enslaves",
|
|
"subdues",
|
|
"subjugates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"binds",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"enchains",
|
|
"fetters",
|
|
"restrains"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlightening":{
|
|
"providing useful information or knowledge":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an enlightening pamphlet about the major changes that consumers can expect from their cable and Internet service providers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"educational",
|
|
"educative",
|
|
"illuminating",
|
|
"informational",
|
|
"informative",
|
|
"informatory",
|
|
"instructional",
|
|
"instructive"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"comprehensive",
|
|
"copious",
|
|
"detailed",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"communicatory",
|
|
"edifying",
|
|
"elucidative",
|
|
"explanatory",
|
|
"chatty",
|
|
"gossipy",
|
|
"newsy",
|
|
"availing",
|
|
"beneficial",
|
|
"constructive",
|
|
"helpful",
|
|
"profitable",
|
|
"practical",
|
|
"serviceable",
|
|
"usable",
|
|
"useable",
|
|
"useful",
|
|
"worthwhile"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"impractical",
|
|
"unhelpful",
|
|
"unusable",
|
|
"useless"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unenlightening",
|
|
"unilluminating",
|
|
"uninformative",
|
|
"uninstructive"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give information to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the lecturer at the planetarium enlightened us about the latest astronomical discoveries"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acquainting",
|
|
"advising",
|
|
"apprising",
|
|
"briefing",
|
|
"catching up",
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"clueing (in)",
|
|
"cluing (in)",
|
|
"familiarizing",
|
|
"filling in",
|
|
"hipping",
|
|
"informing",
|
|
"instructing",
|
|
"telling",
|
|
"versing",
|
|
"wising (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advertising",
|
|
"alerting",
|
|
"notifying",
|
|
"announcing (to)",
|
|
"disclosing (to)",
|
|
"assuring",
|
|
"certifying",
|
|
"convincing",
|
|
"reassuring",
|
|
"warranting",
|
|
"educating",
|
|
"lecturing",
|
|
"schooling",
|
|
"teaching",
|
|
"tutoring",
|
|
"disabusing",
|
|
"disenchanting",
|
|
"disillusioning",
|
|
"undeceiving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misinforming",
|
|
"misleading"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"many people around the world have been enlightened by the teachings of Gautama Buddha"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"edifying",
|
|
"educating",
|
|
"illuminating",
|
|
"illuming",
|
|
"illumining",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"nurturing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"elevating",
|
|
"ennobling",
|
|
"enriching",
|
|
"ensouling",
|
|
"lifting",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"bettering",
|
|
"improving",
|
|
"regenerating",
|
|
"renewing",
|
|
"transforming",
|
|
"exalting",
|
|
"glorifying",
|
|
"transfiguring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"perplexing",
|
|
"puzzling",
|
|
"beclouding",
|
|
"clouding",
|
|
"darkening",
|
|
"obscuring"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlightenment":{
|
|
"the process by which one gains a greater understanding of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The teacher's supplementary notes did provide some enlightenment on the difficult material.",
|
|
"Those seeking enlightenment on Eastern philosophy should sign up for the class."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"culture",
|
|
"edification",
|
|
"education",
|
|
"erudition",
|
|
"knowledge",
|
|
"learnedness",
|
|
"learning",
|
|
"literacy",
|
|
"scholarship",
|
|
"reading",
|
|
"bookishness",
|
|
"pedantry",
|
|
"awareness",
|
|
"consciousness",
|
|
"realization",
|
|
"absorption",
|
|
"assimilation",
|
|
"digestion",
|
|
"uptake",
|
|
"appreciation",
|
|
"apprehension",
|
|
"comprehension",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"perception",
|
|
"percipience",
|
|
"understanding",
|
|
"cultivation",
|
|
"development",
|
|
"improvement"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ignorance",
|
|
"illiteracy",
|
|
"illiterateness",
|
|
"incomprehension",
|
|
"noncomprehension",
|
|
"misapprehension",
|
|
"miscomprehension",
|
|
"misinterpretation",
|
|
"misperception",
|
|
"misunderstanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlightenments":{
|
|
"the process by which one gains a greater understanding of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The teacher's supplementary notes did provide some enlightenment on the difficult material.",
|
|
"Those seeking enlightenment on Eastern philosophy should sign up for the class."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"culture",
|
|
"edification",
|
|
"education",
|
|
"erudition",
|
|
"knowledge",
|
|
"learnedness",
|
|
"learning",
|
|
"literacy",
|
|
"scholarship",
|
|
"reading",
|
|
"bookishness",
|
|
"pedantry",
|
|
"awareness",
|
|
"consciousness",
|
|
"realization",
|
|
"absorption",
|
|
"assimilation",
|
|
"digestion",
|
|
"uptake",
|
|
"appreciation",
|
|
"apprehension",
|
|
"comprehension",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"perception",
|
|
"percipience",
|
|
"understanding",
|
|
"cultivation",
|
|
"development",
|
|
"improvement"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ignorance",
|
|
"illiteracy",
|
|
"illiterateness",
|
|
"incomprehension",
|
|
"noncomprehension",
|
|
"misapprehension",
|
|
"miscomprehension",
|
|
"misinterpretation",
|
|
"misperception",
|
|
"misunderstanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlivened":{
|
|
"as in animated , exhilarated":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"damped",
|
|
"dampened",
|
|
"deadened",
|
|
"dulled",
|
|
"killed"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in most instances it's a good idea to enliven a speech with a joke or two"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"burned out",
|
|
"burnt out",
|
|
"debilitated",
|
|
"did in",
|
|
"drained",
|
|
"enervated",
|
|
"enfeebled",
|
|
"exhausted",
|
|
"fagged",
|
|
"fatigued",
|
|
"harassed",
|
|
"kayoed",
|
|
"knocked out",
|
|
"sapped",
|
|
"tuckered (out)",
|
|
"undermined",
|
|
"washed out",
|
|
"weakened",
|
|
"wearied",
|
|
"wore",
|
|
"wore out",
|
|
"checked",
|
|
"curbed",
|
|
"inhibited",
|
|
"jaded",
|
|
"quelled",
|
|
"quenched",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"slowed",
|
|
"stilled",
|
|
"stunted",
|
|
"suppressed",
|
|
"daunted",
|
|
"demoralized",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"disheartened",
|
|
"dispirited"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"aroused",
|
|
"awakened",
|
|
"awoke",
|
|
"awaked",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"roused",
|
|
"stirred",
|
|
"woke (up)",
|
|
"waked (up)",
|
|
"activated",
|
|
"actuated",
|
|
"drove",
|
|
"impelled",
|
|
"motivated",
|
|
"motived",
|
|
"moved",
|
|
"propelled",
|
|
"charged",
|
|
"electrified",
|
|
"galvanized",
|
|
"enkindled",
|
|
"excited",
|
|
"fermented",
|
|
"fomented",
|
|
"incited",
|
|
"inflamed",
|
|
"enflamed",
|
|
"instigated",
|
|
"kindled",
|
|
"provoked",
|
|
"set off",
|
|
"sparked",
|
|
"triggered",
|
|
"turned on",
|
|
"whipped (up)",
|
|
"abetted",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"buoyed",
|
|
"cheered",
|
|
"emboldened",
|
|
"fortified",
|
|
"heartened",
|
|
"infused",
|
|
"inspired",
|
|
"lifted",
|
|
"rallied",
|
|
"steeled",
|
|
"strengthened",
|
|
"reactivated",
|
|
"reanimated",
|
|
"reawakened",
|
|
"reawoke",
|
|
"reawaked",
|
|
"recharged",
|
|
"recreated",
|
|
"reenergized",
|
|
"re-energized",
|
|
"refreshed",
|
|
"refreshened",
|
|
"regenerated",
|
|
"reinvigorated",
|
|
"rejuvenated",
|
|
"rekindled",
|
|
"renewed",
|
|
"restimulated",
|
|
"resurrected",
|
|
"resuscitated",
|
|
"revitalized",
|
|
"revived"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amped (up)",
|
|
"animated",
|
|
"braced",
|
|
"energized",
|
|
"filliped",
|
|
"fired",
|
|
"gingered (up)",
|
|
"invigorated",
|
|
"jazzed (up)",
|
|
"juiced up",
|
|
"jump-started",
|
|
"livened (up)",
|
|
"pepped (up)",
|
|
"quickened",
|
|
"spiked",
|
|
"stimulated",
|
|
"vitalized",
|
|
"vivified",
|
|
"zipped (up)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlivening":{
|
|
"as in exciting , invigorating":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"animating",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"invigorating",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"thrilling",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"loving",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"pleasurable",
|
|
"welcoming",
|
|
"sympathetic",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"edifying",
|
|
"elevating",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"affecting",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"inspiriting",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"poignant",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"fulfilling",
|
|
"gladdening",
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"heartening",
|
|
"heartwarming",
|
|
"rewarding",
|
|
"satisfying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dispiriting",
|
|
"cheerless",
|
|
"disappointing",
|
|
"disgruntling",
|
|
"displeasing",
|
|
"dissatisfying",
|
|
"heartbreaking",
|
|
"heartrending",
|
|
"saddening",
|
|
"discomforting",
|
|
"disconcerting",
|
|
"dismaying",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"unfeeling",
|
|
"unfriendly",
|
|
"unkind",
|
|
"unloving",
|
|
"unpleasant"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in most instances it's a good idea to enliven a speech with a joke or two"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amping (up)",
|
|
"animating",
|
|
"bracing",
|
|
"energizing",
|
|
"filliping",
|
|
"firing",
|
|
"gingering (up)",
|
|
"invigorating",
|
|
"jazzing (up)",
|
|
"juicing up",
|
|
"jump-starting",
|
|
"livening (up)",
|
|
"pepping (up)",
|
|
"quickening",
|
|
"spiking",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"vitalizing",
|
|
"vivifying",
|
|
"zipping (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arousing",
|
|
"awakening",
|
|
"awaking",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"waking (up)",
|
|
"activating",
|
|
"actuating",
|
|
"driving",
|
|
"impelling",
|
|
"motivating",
|
|
"motiving",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"propelling",
|
|
"charging",
|
|
"electrifying",
|
|
"galvanizing",
|
|
"enkindling",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"fermenting",
|
|
"fomenting",
|
|
"inciting",
|
|
"inflaming",
|
|
"enflaming",
|
|
"instigating",
|
|
"kindling",
|
|
"provoking",
|
|
"setting off",
|
|
"sparking",
|
|
"triggering",
|
|
"turning on",
|
|
"whipping (up)",
|
|
"abetting",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"buoying",
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"emboldening",
|
|
"fortifying",
|
|
"heartening",
|
|
"infusing",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"lifting",
|
|
"rallying",
|
|
"steeling",
|
|
"strengthening",
|
|
"reactivating",
|
|
"reanimating",
|
|
"reawakening",
|
|
"reawaking",
|
|
"recharging",
|
|
"recreating",
|
|
"reenergizing",
|
|
"re-energizing",
|
|
"refreshening",
|
|
"refreshing",
|
|
"regenerating",
|
|
"reinvigorating",
|
|
"rejuvenating",
|
|
"rekindling",
|
|
"renewing",
|
|
"restimulating",
|
|
"resurrecting",
|
|
"resuscitating",
|
|
"revitalizing",
|
|
"reviving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"burning out",
|
|
"debilitating",
|
|
"doing in",
|
|
"draining",
|
|
"enervating",
|
|
"enfeebling",
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
"fagging",
|
|
"fatiguing",
|
|
"harassing",
|
|
"kayoing",
|
|
"knocking out",
|
|
"sapping",
|
|
"tuckering (out)",
|
|
"undermining",
|
|
"washing out",
|
|
"weakening",
|
|
"wearing",
|
|
"wearing out",
|
|
"wearying",
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"curbing",
|
|
"inhibiting",
|
|
"jading",
|
|
"quelling",
|
|
"quenching",
|
|
"repressing",
|
|
"restraining",
|
|
"slowing",
|
|
"stilling",
|
|
"stunting",
|
|
"suppressing",
|
|
"daunting",
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dispiriting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dampening",
|
|
"damping",
|
|
"deadening",
|
|
"dulling",
|
|
"killing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enmities":{
|
|
"a deep-seated ill will":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enmity had existed between the two families for generations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"animosity",
|
|
"animus",
|
|
"antagonism",
|
|
"antipathy",
|
|
"bad blood",
|
|
"bitterness",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"grudge",
|
|
"hostility",
|
|
"jaundice",
|
|
"rancor"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blood feud",
|
|
"feud",
|
|
"score",
|
|
"vendetta",
|
|
"hate",
|
|
"hatred",
|
|
"loathing",
|
|
"vindictiveness",
|
|
"virulence",
|
|
"vitriol",
|
|
"alienation",
|
|
"disaffection",
|
|
"estrangement",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"coolness",
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"friction",
|
|
"strain",
|
|
"tension",
|
|
"inhospitableness",
|
|
"unfriendliness",
|
|
"malice",
|
|
"malignancy",
|
|
"malignity",
|
|
"spite",
|
|
"spitefulness",
|
|
"venom"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"amiability",
|
|
"amicability",
|
|
"civility",
|
|
"cordiality",
|
|
"friendliness",
|
|
"hospitality",
|
|
"neighborliness",
|
|
"comity",
|
|
"empathy",
|
|
"friendship",
|
|
"goodwill",
|
|
"sympathy",
|
|
"understanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"amity"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ennoble":{
|
|
"to assign a high status or value to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abase",
|
|
"degrade",
|
|
"demean",
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"humiliate"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the heroic actions of firefighters during the terrorist attack did much to ennoble the profession of fire fighting in the public mind"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittle",
|
|
"decry",
|
|
"depreciate",
|
|
"detract",
|
|
"disparage",
|
|
"minimize"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"promote",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"upgrade",
|
|
"uplift",
|
|
"heighten",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"idealize",
|
|
"romanticize",
|
|
"sanitize",
|
|
"sugarcoat",
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"extol",
|
|
"extoll",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"laud",
|
|
"praise"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandize",
|
|
"canonize",
|
|
"deify",
|
|
"dignify",
|
|
"elevate",
|
|
"enshrine",
|
|
"ensky",
|
|
"enthrone",
|
|
"exalt",
|
|
"glorify",
|
|
"magnify"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ennoblement":{
|
|
"as in glorification , exaltation":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandizement",
|
|
"exaltation",
|
|
"glorification",
|
|
"magnification",
|
|
"advancement",
|
|
"ascent",
|
|
"creation",
|
|
"elevation",
|
|
"preference",
|
|
"preferment",
|
|
"promotion",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"upgrade",
|
|
"upgrading"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abasement",
|
|
"comedown",
|
|
"degradation",
|
|
"demotion",
|
|
"disrating",
|
|
"downgrade",
|
|
"reduction",
|
|
"deposition",
|
|
"dethronement",
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"dismissal",
|
|
"expulsion",
|
|
"impeachment",
|
|
"ouster",
|
|
"overthrow",
|
|
"removal",
|
|
"suspension",
|
|
"unmaking",
|
|
"unseating",
|
|
"downfall",
|
|
"fall"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enormity":{
|
|
"the quality or state of being very large":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diminutiveness",
|
|
"minuteness",
|
|
"tininess"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the enormity of the canyon can only be grasped by taking a trip through its entire length"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"littleness",
|
|
"puniness",
|
|
"smallness",
|
|
"triviality"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bigness",
|
|
"extensiveness",
|
|
"greatness",
|
|
"largeness",
|
|
"sizableness",
|
|
"voluminousness",
|
|
"weightiness",
|
|
"awesomeness",
|
|
"grandness",
|
|
"stupendousness",
|
|
"tremendousness",
|
|
"boundlessness",
|
|
"limitlessness",
|
|
"ampleness",
|
|
"capaciousness",
|
|
"commodiousness",
|
|
"spaciousness",
|
|
"excessiveness",
|
|
"extravagance",
|
|
"extremeness",
|
|
"gaudiness",
|
|
"grandiosity",
|
|
"immoderacy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enormousness",
|
|
"giantism",
|
|
"gigantism",
|
|
"hugeness",
|
|
"immenseness",
|
|
"immensity",
|
|
"magnitude",
|
|
"massiveness",
|
|
"prodigiousness",
|
|
"vastitude",
|
|
"vastness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the state or quality of being utterly evil":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"goodness",
|
|
"righteousness",
|
|
"virtuousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the enormity of the crimes committed by the Nazis"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"morality",
|
|
"chasteness",
|
|
"innocence",
|
|
"purity"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"accursedness",
|
|
"baseness",
|
|
"cursedness",
|
|
"devilishness",
|
|
"execrableness",
|
|
"fiendishness",
|
|
"hellishness",
|
|
"corruption",
|
|
"decadence",
|
|
"degeneracy",
|
|
"pervertedness",
|
|
"immorality",
|
|
"infamy",
|
|
"notoriety"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"atrociousness",
|
|
"atrocity",
|
|
"badness",
|
|
"depravedness",
|
|
"depravity",
|
|
"diabolicalness",
|
|
"evilness",
|
|
"heinousness",
|
|
"hideousness",
|
|
"monstrosity",
|
|
"sinfulness",
|
|
"vileness",
|
|
"wickedness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enormously":{
|
|
"to a great degree":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an enormously entertaining film"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"achingly",
|
|
"almighty",
|
|
"archly",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"awfully",
|
|
"badly",
|
|
"beastly",
|
|
"blisteringly",
|
|
"bone",
|
|
"colossally",
|
|
"corking",
|
|
"cracking",
|
|
"damn",
|
|
"damned",
|
|
"dang",
|
|
"deadly",
|
|
"desperately",
|
|
"eminently",
|
|
"especially",
|
|
"ever",
|
|
"exceedingly",
|
|
"exceeding",
|
|
"extra",
|
|
"extremely",
|
|
"fabulously",
|
|
"fantastically",
|
|
"far",
|
|
"fiercely",
|
|
"filthy",
|
|
"frightfully",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"greatly",
|
|
"heavily",
|
|
"highly",
|
|
"hugely",
|
|
"immensely",
|
|
"incredibly",
|
|
"intensely",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"majorly",
|
|
"mightily",
|
|
"mighty",
|
|
"monstrous",
|
|
"mortally",
|
|
"most",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"particularly",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"rattling",
|
|
"real",
|
|
"really",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"roaring",
|
|
"roaringly",
|
|
"seriously",
|
|
"severely",
|
|
"so",
|
|
"sore",
|
|
"sorely",
|
|
"spanking",
|
|
"specially",
|
|
"stinking",
|
|
"such",
|
|
"super",
|
|
"supremely",
|
|
"surpassingly",
|
|
"terribly",
|
|
"that",
|
|
"thumping",
|
|
"too",
|
|
"unco",
|
|
"uncommonly",
|
|
"vastly",
|
|
"very",
|
|
"vitally",
|
|
"way",
|
|
"whacking",
|
|
"wicked",
|
|
"wildly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absolutely",
|
|
"altogether",
|
|
"completely",
|
|
"downright",
|
|
"entirely",
|
|
"flat-out",
|
|
"fully",
|
|
"positively",
|
|
"purely",
|
|
"radically",
|
|
"thoroughly",
|
|
"totally",
|
|
"utterly",
|
|
"wholly",
|
|
"deeply",
|
|
"profoundly",
|
|
"exceptionally",
|
|
"notably",
|
|
"remarkably",
|
|
"considerably",
|
|
"extensively",
|
|
"significantly",
|
|
"substantially",
|
|
"appreciably",
|
|
"discernibly",
|
|
"markedly",
|
|
"noticeably",
|
|
"obviously",
|
|
"palpably",
|
|
"plainly",
|
|
"visibly",
|
|
"abundantly",
|
|
"plentifully",
|
|
"astronomically",
|
|
"grandly",
|
|
"monstrously",
|
|
"monumentally",
|
|
"excessively",
|
|
"obscenely",
|
|
"overmuch",
|
|
"amazingly",
|
|
"astonishingly",
|
|
"staggeringly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"meagerly",
|
|
"scantily",
|
|
"barely",
|
|
"hardly",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"marginally",
|
|
"minimally",
|
|
"scarcely"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"little",
|
|
"negligibly",
|
|
"nominally",
|
|
"slightly",
|
|
"somewhat"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to a large extent or degree":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the neighbors have been enormously helpful during this difficult time"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"astronomically",
|
|
"big-time",
|
|
"broadly",
|
|
"colossally",
|
|
"considerably",
|
|
"extensively",
|
|
"greatly",
|
|
"highly",
|
|
"hugely",
|
|
"largely",
|
|
"massively",
|
|
"monstrously",
|
|
"monumentally",
|
|
"much",
|
|
"sizably",
|
|
"staggeringly",
|
|
"stupendously",
|
|
"tremendously",
|
|
"utterly",
|
|
"vastly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appreciably",
|
|
"noticeably",
|
|
"significantly",
|
|
"abundantly",
|
|
"amply",
|
|
"copiously",
|
|
"healthily",
|
|
"plentifully"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"modestly",
|
|
"fractionally",
|
|
"imperceptibly",
|
|
"infinitesimally",
|
|
"insignificantly",
|
|
"invisibly",
|
|
"microscopically",
|
|
"minutely",
|
|
"barely",
|
|
"hardly",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"minimally",
|
|
"scarcely"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"little",
|
|
"negligibly",
|
|
"nominally",
|
|
"slightly"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enough":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"in or to a degree or quantity that meets one's requirements or satisfaction":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inadequately",
|
|
"insufficiently",
|
|
"unsatisfactorily"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the elevator is big enough to hold everyone"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"acceptably",
|
|
"decently",
|
|
"fairly",
|
|
"moderately",
|
|
"passably",
|
|
"tolerably",
|
|
"meetly",
|
|
"properly",
|
|
"rightly",
|
|
"seemly",
|
|
"agreeably",
|
|
"gratifyingly",
|
|
"satisfyingly",
|
|
"abundantly",
|
|
"amply",
|
|
"aplenty",
|
|
"optimally",
|
|
"plenteously",
|
|
"plentifully",
|
|
"commensurately",
|
|
"proportionately"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adequately",
|
|
"satisfactorily",
|
|
"sufficiently",
|
|
"suitably"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to a full extent or degree":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"half",
|
|
"halfway",
|
|
"incompletely",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"partially",
|
|
"partly"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I think we're prepared enough \u2014we just lack the will to actually do it"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"barely",
|
|
"hardly",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"kind of",
|
|
"marginally",
|
|
"minimally",
|
|
"scarcely",
|
|
"slightly",
|
|
"superficially",
|
|
"approximately",
|
|
"roughly",
|
|
"somewhat"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"absolutely",
|
|
"categorically",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"downright",
|
|
"hands down",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"stone",
|
|
"stone-cold",
|
|
"unqualifiedly",
|
|
"basically",
|
|
"by and large",
|
|
"chiefly",
|
|
"generally",
|
|
"largely",
|
|
"mainly",
|
|
"more or less",
|
|
"mostly",
|
|
"overall",
|
|
"predominantly",
|
|
"predominately",
|
|
"primarily",
|
|
"principally",
|
|
"substantially",
|
|
"abundantly",
|
|
"copiously",
|
|
"generously",
|
|
"greatly"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"all",
|
|
"all of",
|
|
"all over",
|
|
"altogether",
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"completely",
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"entire",
|
|
"entirely",
|
|
"even",
|
|
"exactly",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"fully",
|
|
"heartily",
|
|
"out",
|
|
"perfectly",
|
|
"plumb",
|
|
"quite",
|
|
"soundly",
|
|
"thoroughly",
|
|
"through and through",
|
|
"totally",
|
|
"utterly",
|
|
"well",
|
|
"wholly",
|
|
"wide"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to some degree or extent":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I can play the piano well enough , but I have no hope for a musical career"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"awfully",
|
|
"beastly",
|
|
"deadly",
|
|
"especially",
|
|
"exceedingly",
|
|
"exceeding",
|
|
"exceptionally",
|
|
"extremely",
|
|
"frightfully",
|
|
"greatly",
|
|
"heavily",
|
|
"highly",
|
|
"hugely",
|
|
"mightily",
|
|
"mortally",
|
|
"particularly",
|
|
"surpassingly",
|
|
"terribly",
|
|
"very",
|
|
"considerably",
|
|
"extensively",
|
|
"significantly",
|
|
"substantially"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"acceptably",
|
|
"decently",
|
|
"passably",
|
|
"tolerably",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"negligibly",
|
|
"nominally",
|
|
"slightly",
|
|
"vaguely",
|
|
"half",
|
|
"halfway",
|
|
"incompletely",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"partially",
|
|
"partly",
|
|
"partway"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fairly",
|
|
"kind of",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"moderately",
|
|
"more or less",
|
|
"pretty",
|
|
"quite",
|
|
"rather",
|
|
"relatively",
|
|
"something",
|
|
"somewhat",
|
|
"sort of"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enounces":{
|
|
"as in says , declares":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advertises",
|
|
"announces",
|
|
"declares",
|
|
"enunciates",
|
|
"proclaims",
|
|
"says",
|
|
"airs",
|
|
"expounds",
|
|
"expresses",
|
|
"gives",
|
|
"looks",
|
|
"raises",
|
|
"sounds",
|
|
"states",
|
|
"ventilates",
|
|
"vents",
|
|
"voices",
|
|
"broadcasts",
|
|
"circulates",
|
|
"disseminates",
|
|
"publishes",
|
|
"describes",
|
|
"writes",
|
|
"writes up",
|
|
"sounds off",
|
|
"speaks out",
|
|
"speaks up",
|
|
"chimes in",
|
|
"communicates",
|
|
"conveys",
|
|
"puts across",
|
|
"puts over",
|
|
"offers",
|
|
"submits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"stifles",
|
|
"suppresses",
|
|
"censors",
|
|
"restrains",
|
|
"restricts"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enouncing":{
|
|
"as in saying , declaring":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enrages":{
|
|
"to make angry":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the fact that the auto garage bungled the repair and then overcharged him simply enraged the customer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"angers",
|
|
"incenses",
|
|
"inflames",
|
|
"enflames",
|
|
"infuriates",
|
|
"ires",
|
|
"maddens",
|
|
"mads",
|
|
"outrages",
|
|
"rankles",
|
|
"riles",
|
|
"roils",
|
|
"steams up",
|
|
"ticks off"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affronts",
|
|
"aggravates",
|
|
"annoys",
|
|
"burns (up)",
|
|
"crosses",
|
|
"exasperates",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"huffs",
|
|
"irritates",
|
|
"miffs",
|
|
"nettles",
|
|
"offends",
|
|
"peeves",
|
|
"piques",
|
|
"provokes",
|
|
"puts out",
|
|
"ruffles",
|
|
"vexes",
|
|
"antagonizes",
|
|
"embitters",
|
|
"envenoms"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"allays",
|
|
"assuages",
|
|
"relieves",
|
|
"comforts",
|
|
"consoles",
|
|
"soothes",
|
|
"appeases",
|
|
"conciliates",
|
|
"mollifies",
|
|
"pacifies",
|
|
"placates",
|
|
"calms",
|
|
"lulls",
|
|
"quiets",
|
|
"settles",
|
|
"beguiles",
|
|
"bewitches",
|
|
"captivates",
|
|
"charms",
|
|
"disarms",
|
|
"enchants"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"gratifies",
|
|
"pleases"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enrolls (in)":{
|
|
"to become a member of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she enrolled in the Democratic Party after being a Republican for most of her life"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enlists (in)",
|
|
"enters",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"signs on (for)",
|
|
"signs up (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"reenlists",
|
|
"reenrolls",
|
|
"reenters",
|
|
"rejoins",
|
|
"re-ups",
|
|
"gets in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drops out",
|
|
"quits",
|
|
"withdraws"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"demits"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enroot":{
|
|
"to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"everyone remembers that special teacher who enrooted within them a love of learning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"hammer",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"embed",
|
|
"imbed",
|
|
"entrench",
|
|
"intrench",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"lodge",
|
|
"root",
|
|
"imbue",
|
|
"infuse",
|
|
"ingrain",
|
|
"engrain",
|
|
"inoculate",
|
|
"invest",
|
|
"steep",
|
|
"suffuse"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breed",
|
|
"implant",
|
|
"inculcate",
|
|
"infix",
|
|
"inseminate",
|
|
"instill",
|
|
"plant",
|
|
"sow"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dislodge",
|
|
"root (out)",
|
|
"uproot"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a deeply enrooted tradition of respect for the elderly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"eliminate",
|
|
"eradicate",
|
|
"eject",
|
|
"expel",
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disconnect",
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
"remove"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"imbue",
|
|
"infuse",
|
|
"instill",
|
|
"beat (into)",
|
|
"drive (into)",
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"place",
|
|
"put",
|
|
"settle",
|
|
"stick"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bed",
|
|
"embed",
|
|
"imbed",
|
|
"entrench",
|
|
"intrench",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"impact",
|
|
"implant",
|
|
"ingrain",
|
|
"engrain",
|
|
"lodge",
|
|
"root"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enrooted":{
|
|
"to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"everyone remembers that special teacher who enrooted within them a love of learning"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bred",
|
|
"implanted",
|
|
"inculcated",
|
|
"infixed",
|
|
"inseminated",
|
|
"instilled",
|
|
"planted",
|
|
"sowed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drove",
|
|
"hammered",
|
|
"pounded",
|
|
"embedded",
|
|
"imbedded",
|
|
"entrenched",
|
|
"intrenched",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"lodged",
|
|
"rooted",
|
|
"imbued",
|
|
"infused",
|
|
"ingrained",
|
|
"engrained",
|
|
"inoculated",
|
|
"invested",
|
|
"steeped",
|
|
"suffused"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a deeply enrooted tradition of respect for the elderly"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bedded",
|
|
"embedded",
|
|
"imbedded",
|
|
"entrenched",
|
|
"intrenched",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"impacted",
|
|
"implanted",
|
|
"ingrained",
|
|
"engrained",
|
|
"lodged",
|
|
"rooted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"imbued",
|
|
"infused",
|
|
"instilled",
|
|
"beat (into)",
|
|
"drove (into)",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"placed",
|
|
"put",
|
|
"settled",
|
|
"stuck"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"eliminated",
|
|
"eradicated",
|
|
"ejected",
|
|
"expelled",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disconnected",
|
|
"disengaged",
|
|
"removed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dislodged",
|
|
"rooted (out)",
|
|
"uprooted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enshrining":{
|
|
"as in glorifying , exalting":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to assign a high status or value to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abasing",
|
|
"degrading",
|
|
"demeaning",
|
|
"humbling",
|
|
"humiliating"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"some teachers tend to enshrine their personal preferences as sacred rules of English grammar"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittling",
|
|
"decrying",
|
|
"depreciating",
|
|
"detracting",
|
|
"disparaging",
|
|
"minimizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"lifting",
|
|
"promoting",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"upgrading",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"intensifying",
|
|
"idealizing",
|
|
"romanticizing",
|
|
"sanitizing",
|
|
"sugarcoating",
|
|
"acclaiming",
|
|
"extolling",
|
|
"honoring",
|
|
"lauding",
|
|
"praising"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandizing",
|
|
"canonizing",
|
|
"deifying",
|
|
"dignifying",
|
|
"elevating",
|
|
"ennobling",
|
|
"enskying",
|
|
"enthroning",
|
|
"exalting",
|
|
"glorifying",
|
|
"magnifying"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enshroud":{
|
|
"to keep secret or shut off from view":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the criminal organization uses a strictly enforced vow of silence to enshroud its villainous doings"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belie",
|
|
"blanket",
|
|
"blot out",
|
|
"cloak",
|
|
"conceal",
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"curtain",
|
|
"disguise",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"mask",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"occult",
|
|
"paper over",
|
|
"screen",
|
|
"shroud",
|
|
"suppress",
|
|
"veil"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bury",
|
|
"camouflage",
|
|
"cover (up)",
|
|
"smother",
|
|
"gild",
|
|
"gloss (over)",
|
|
"varnish",
|
|
"whitewash",
|
|
"becloud",
|
|
"bedim",
|
|
"befog",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"cloud",
|
|
"darken",
|
|
"eclipse",
|
|
"obstruct",
|
|
"occlude",
|
|
"overcast",
|
|
"overshadow",
|
|
"shade"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bring out",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"clarify",
|
|
"illuminate",
|
|
"advertise",
|
|
"air",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"get out",
|
|
"proclaim",
|
|
"publicize",
|
|
"publish",
|
|
"spread"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"disclose",
|
|
"display",
|
|
"divulge",
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"reveal",
|
|
"show",
|
|
"uncloak",
|
|
"uncover",
|
|
"unmask",
|
|
"unveil"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to surround or cover closely":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a dense fog enshrouded the bridge spanning the harbor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosom",
|
|
"bower",
|
|
"circumfuse",
|
|
"cocoon",
|
|
"embosom",
|
|
"embower",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"enclose",
|
|
"inclose",
|
|
"encompass",
|
|
"enfold",
|
|
"enswathe",
|
|
"envelop",
|
|
"enwrap",
|
|
"invest",
|
|
"involve",
|
|
"lap",
|
|
"mantle",
|
|
"muffle",
|
|
"shroud",
|
|
"swathe",
|
|
"veil",
|
|
"wrap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curtain",
|
|
"drape",
|
|
"embed",
|
|
"imbed",
|
|
"encase",
|
|
"swaddle",
|
|
"blanket",
|
|
"overlay",
|
|
"overspread",
|
|
"camouflage",
|
|
"cloak",
|
|
"disguise",
|
|
"mask",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"encircle",
|
|
"enlace",
|
|
"enwind"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"denude",
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"strip"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enshrouds":{
|
|
"to keep secret or shut off from view":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the criminal organization uses a strictly enforced vow of silence to enshroud its villainous doings"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belies",
|
|
"blankets",
|
|
"blots out",
|
|
"cloaks",
|
|
"conceals",
|
|
"covers",
|
|
"curtains",
|
|
"disguises",
|
|
"hides",
|
|
"masks",
|
|
"obscures",
|
|
"occults",
|
|
"papers over",
|
|
"screens",
|
|
"shrouds",
|
|
"suppresses",
|
|
"veils"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"buries",
|
|
"camouflages",
|
|
"covers (up)",
|
|
"smothers",
|
|
"gilds",
|
|
"glosses (over)",
|
|
"varnishes",
|
|
"whitewashes",
|
|
"beclouds",
|
|
"bedims",
|
|
"befogs",
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"clouds",
|
|
"darkens",
|
|
"eclipses",
|
|
"obstructs",
|
|
"occludes",
|
|
"overcasts",
|
|
"overshadows",
|
|
"shades"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brings out",
|
|
"presents",
|
|
"clarifies",
|
|
"illuminates",
|
|
"advertises",
|
|
"airs",
|
|
"broadcasts",
|
|
"gets out",
|
|
"proclaims",
|
|
"publicizes",
|
|
"publishes",
|
|
"spreads"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bares",
|
|
"discloses",
|
|
"displays",
|
|
"divulges",
|
|
"exposes",
|
|
"reveals",
|
|
"shows",
|
|
"uncloaks",
|
|
"uncovers",
|
|
"unmasks",
|
|
"unveils"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to surround or cover closely":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a dense fog enshrouded the bridge spanning the harbor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosoms",
|
|
"bowers",
|
|
"circumfuses",
|
|
"cocoons",
|
|
"embosoms",
|
|
"embowers",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"encloses",
|
|
"incloses",
|
|
"encompasses",
|
|
"enfolds",
|
|
"enswathes",
|
|
"envelops",
|
|
"enwraps",
|
|
"invests",
|
|
"involves",
|
|
"laps",
|
|
"mantles",
|
|
"muffles",
|
|
"shrouds",
|
|
"swathes",
|
|
"veils",
|
|
"wraps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curtains",
|
|
"drapes",
|
|
"embeds",
|
|
"imbeds",
|
|
"encases",
|
|
"swaddles",
|
|
"blankets",
|
|
"overlays",
|
|
"overspreads",
|
|
"camouflages",
|
|
"cloaks",
|
|
"disguises",
|
|
"masks",
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"encircles",
|
|
"enlaces",
|
|
"enwinds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bares",
|
|
"denudes",
|
|
"exposes",
|
|
"strips"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensouls":{
|
|
"as in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensuring":{
|
|
"to make sure, certain, or safe":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"regulations that ensure the wholesomeness of our food"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assuring",
|
|
"cinching",
|
|
"guaranteeing",
|
|
"guarantying",
|
|
"icing",
|
|
"insuring",
|
|
"securing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attesting",
|
|
"certifying",
|
|
"vouching",
|
|
"warranting",
|
|
"witnessing",
|
|
"pledging",
|
|
"promising",
|
|
"swearing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"enfeebling",
|
|
"undermining",
|
|
"weakening"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entente cordiale":{
|
|
"as in entente":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"entente",
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"alliance",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"convention",
|
|
"covenant",
|
|
"pact",
|
|
"treaty",
|
|
"bargain",
|
|
"bond",
|
|
"charter",
|
|
"concord",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"deal",
|
|
"settlement",
|
|
"understanding",
|
|
"projet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enter (into or upon)":{
|
|
"to take the first step in (a process or course of action)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"terminate"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a series of counseling sessions intended to help young couples about to enter into the trials and tribulations of marriage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cease",
|
|
"desist",
|
|
"discontinue",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"knock off",
|
|
"lay off",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"abandon",
|
|
"forsake",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
"abolish",
|
|
"demolish",
|
|
"destroy",
|
|
"exterminate",
|
|
"extinguish",
|
|
"phase out"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"create",
|
|
"generate",
|
|
"inaugurate",
|
|
"initiate",
|
|
"innovate",
|
|
"invent",
|
|
"originate",
|
|
"adopt",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"take on",
|
|
"take up",
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"father",
|
|
"found",
|
|
"institute",
|
|
"organize",
|
|
"pioneer",
|
|
"set up",
|
|
"spawn",
|
|
"get around (to)",
|
|
"get down (to)",
|
|
"get round (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"begin",
|
|
"commence",
|
|
"embark (on or upon)",
|
|
"fall (to)",
|
|
"get off",
|
|
"kick off",
|
|
"launch",
|
|
"lead off",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"start",
|
|
"strike (into)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"entering (into or upon)":{
|
|
"to take the first step in (a process or course of action)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"commencing",
|
|
"embarking (on or upon)",
|
|
"falling (to)",
|
|
"getting off",
|
|
"kicking off",
|
|
"launching",
|
|
"leading off",
|
|
"opening",
|
|
"starting",
|
|
"striking (into)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"creating",
|
|
"generating",
|
|
"inaugurating",
|
|
"initiating",
|
|
"innovating",
|
|
"inventing",
|
|
"originating",
|
|
"adopting",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"taking on",
|
|
"taking up",
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
"fathering",
|
|
"founding",
|
|
"instituting",
|
|
"organizing",
|
|
"pioneering",
|
|
"setting up",
|
|
"spawning",
|
|
"getting around (to)",
|
|
"getting down (to)",
|
|
"getting round (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ceasing",
|
|
"desisting",
|
|
"discontinuing",
|
|
"halting",
|
|
"knocking off",
|
|
"laying off",
|
|
"quitting",
|
|
"stopping",
|
|
"closing",
|
|
"completing",
|
|
"abandoning",
|
|
"forsaking",
|
|
"leaving",
|
|
"abolishing",
|
|
"demolishing",
|
|
"destroying",
|
|
"exterminating",
|
|
"extinguishing",
|
|
"phasing out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"concluding",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"finishing",
|
|
"terminating"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"entertainer":{
|
|
"as in performer , player":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"busker",
|
|
"performer",
|
|
"player",
|
|
"trouper",
|
|
"mime",
|
|
"mimic",
|
|
"mummer",
|
|
"pantomime",
|
|
"pantomimist",
|
|
"aper",
|
|
"imitator",
|
|
"impersonator",
|
|
"impressionist",
|
|
"clown",
|
|
"pantaloon"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entertainment":{
|
|
"the act or activity of providing pleasure or amusement especially for the public":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we didn't stay for the featured entertainment because we don't care for comedy acts",
|
|
"the film is purely for entertainment and not meant to be taken seriously"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amusement",
|
|
"distraction",
|
|
"diversion",
|
|
"recreation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"nightlife",
|
|
"show business",
|
|
"delectation",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"enjoyment",
|
|
"joy",
|
|
"mirth",
|
|
"gratification",
|
|
"relaxation",
|
|
"relief",
|
|
"satisfaction",
|
|
"exhibition",
|
|
"performance",
|
|
"presentation",
|
|
"presentment",
|
|
"production",
|
|
"show",
|
|
"spectacle",
|
|
"escapism"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"what do you do for entertainment in this town?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"distraction",
|
|
"diversion",
|
|
"divertissement",
|
|
"fun",
|
|
"pleasure",
|
|
"recreation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"escape",
|
|
"pastime",
|
|
"time killer",
|
|
"binge",
|
|
"fling",
|
|
"frolic",
|
|
"gambol",
|
|
"lark",
|
|
"revel",
|
|
"rollick",
|
|
"romp",
|
|
"spree",
|
|
"frolicking",
|
|
"rollicking",
|
|
"carousing",
|
|
"conviviality",
|
|
"festivity",
|
|
"gaiety",
|
|
"gayety",
|
|
"hilarity",
|
|
"jollification",
|
|
"jollity",
|
|
"merrymaking",
|
|
"reveling",
|
|
"revelling",
|
|
"revelry",
|
|
"whoopee",
|
|
"picnic",
|
|
"laugh",
|
|
"riot",
|
|
"scream",
|
|
"activity",
|
|
"game"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"killjoy",
|
|
"party pooper"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"bummer",
|
|
"downer",
|
|
"drag"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entertains":{
|
|
"to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"entertain the kids while I go and prepare dinner"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amuses",
|
|
"disports",
|
|
"diverts",
|
|
"regales",
|
|
"solaces"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbs",
|
|
"busies",
|
|
"distracts",
|
|
"engages",
|
|
"engrosses",
|
|
"immerses",
|
|
"interests",
|
|
"involves",
|
|
"occupies",
|
|
"beguiles",
|
|
"bewitches",
|
|
"captivates",
|
|
"charms",
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"enchants",
|
|
"enthralls",
|
|
"enthrals",
|
|
"fascinates",
|
|
"grips",
|
|
"hypnotizes",
|
|
"intrigues",
|
|
"mesmerizes",
|
|
"coddles",
|
|
"gratifies",
|
|
"humors",
|
|
"indulges",
|
|
"mollycoddles",
|
|
"pampers",
|
|
"pleases",
|
|
"pleasures",
|
|
"spoils",
|
|
"appeases",
|
|
"comforts",
|
|
"conciliates",
|
|
"consoles",
|
|
"contents",
|
|
"mollifies",
|
|
"obliges",
|
|
"pacifies",
|
|
"placates",
|
|
"propitiates",
|
|
"soothes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bores",
|
|
"jades",
|
|
"drains",
|
|
"enervates",
|
|
"exhausts",
|
|
"fatigues",
|
|
"tires",
|
|
"wearies",
|
|
"wears",
|
|
"wears out",
|
|
"aggravates",
|
|
"annoys",
|
|
"bothers",
|
|
"bugs",
|
|
"chafes",
|
|
"disturbs",
|
|
"exasperates",
|
|
"frets",
|
|
"galls",
|
|
"grates",
|
|
"harasses",
|
|
"harries",
|
|
"irks",
|
|
"nettles",
|
|
"peeves",
|
|
"perturbs",
|
|
"pesters",
|
|
"piques",
|
|
"upsets",
|
|
"vexes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give serious and careful thought to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"have you ever entertained the thought that you could be wrong?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chews over",
|
|
"cogitates",
|
|
"considers",
|
|
"contemplates",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"deliberates",
|
|
"eyes",
|
|
"kicks around",
|
|
"meditates",
|
|
"mulls (over)",
|
|
"perpends",
|
|
"ponders",
|
|
"pores (over)",
|
|
"questions",
|
|
"revolves",
|
|
"ruminates",
|
|
"studies",
|
|
"thinks (about or over)",
|
|
"turns",
|
|
"weighs",
|
|
"wrestles (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"muses (upon)",
|
|
"reflects (on or upon)",
|
|
"reminisces",
|
|
"analyzes",
|
|
"explores",
|
|
"reviews",
|
|
"concludes",
|
|
"reasons",
|
|
"second-guesses",
|
|
"speculates (about)",
|
|
"broods (about or over)",
|
|
"dwells (on or upon)",
|
|
"fixates (on or upon)",
|
|
"frets (about or over)",
|
|
"obsesses (about or over)",
|
|
"believes",
|
|
"conceives",
|
|
"opines",
|
|
"absorbs",
|
|
"assimilates",
|
|
"digests",
|
|
"drinks (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"slights",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"pooh-poohs",
|
|
"poohs",
|
|
"rejects"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep in one's mind or heart":{
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"I don't entertain the hope of ever getting a girl like that to go out with me"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bears",
|
|
"cherishes",
|
|
"harbors",
|
|
"has",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"nurses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cultivates",
|
|
"fosters",
|
|
"nurtures",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"sustains",
|
|
"carries",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"maintains",
|
|
"preserves",
|
|
"remembers",
|
|
"retains",
|
|
"treasures",
|
|
"cleaves (to)",
|
|
"clings (to)",
|
|
"hugs",
|
|
"sticks (to)",
|
|
"broods (about or over)",
|
|
"fixates (on or upon)",
|
|
"obsesses (about or over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"forgets",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"neglects",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"abjures",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"denies",
|
|
"disdains",
|
|
"refuses",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"repudiates",
|
|
"scorns",
|
|
"abandons",
|
|
"deserts",
|
|
"discards",
|
|
"forsakes",
|
|
"gives up",
|
|
"parts (with)",
|
|
"quits",
|
|
"renounces",
|
|
"throws out",
|
|
"erases",
|
|
"expunges"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enthralled":{
|
|
"having the mind fixed on something":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"absent",
|
|
"absentminded",
|
|
"abstracted",
|
|
"distracted",
|
|
"inattentive",
|
|
"inobservant",
|
|
"unabsorbed",
|
|
"unfocused",
|
|
"unfocussed"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"gave her speech to several hundred enthralled listeners"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"daydreaming",
|
|
"dreamy",
|
|
"faraway",
|
|
"foggy",
|
|
"hazy",
|
|
"lost",
|
|
"oblivious",
|
|
"preoccupied",
|
|
"remote",
|
|
"apathetic",
|
|
"disinterested",
|
|
"uninterested"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"interested",
|
|
"intrigued",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"hypnotized",
|
|
"mesmerized",
|
|
"alert",
|
|
"alive",
|
|
"conscious",
|
|
"open-eyed",
|
|
"watchful",
|
|
"wide-awake"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbed",
|
|
"attentive",
|
|
"deep",
|
|
"engrossed",
|
|
"focused",
|
|
"focussed",
|
|
"immersed",
|
|
"intent",
|
|
"observant",
|
|
"rapt"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"for years these master magicians have been enthralling audiences with their astounding illusions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"gladdened",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"bewitched",
|
|
"captivated",
|
|
"charmed",
|
|
"enchanted",
|
|
"fascinated",
|
|
"elated",
|
|
"excited",
|
|
"exhilarated",
|
|
"stirred"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carried away",
|
|
"enraptured",
|
|
"entranced",
|
|
"rapped",
|
|
"raptured",
|
|
"ravished",
|
|
"transported"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to hold the attention of":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a play that will enthrall you for two hours"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bored",
|
|
"jaded",
|
|
"palled",
|
|
"tired",
|
|
"wearied"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"allured",
|
|
"attracted",
|
|
"beguiled",
|
|
"bewitched",
|
|
"captivated",
|
|
"charmed",
|
|
"enchanted",
|
|
"obsessed",
|
|
"hypnotized",
|
|
"mesmerized",
|
|
"distracted",
|
|
"preoccupied",
|
|
"hogged",
|
|
"monopolized"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbed",
|
|
"bemused",
|
|
"busied",
|
|
"caught up",
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"engrossed",
|
|
"enwrapped",
|
|
"fascinated",
|
|
"gripped",
|
|
"immersed",
|
|
"interested",
|
|
"intrigued",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"occupied"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to hold the attention of as if by a spell":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enthralled by the flickering fire in the hearth, we lost all track of time"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"enraptured",
|
|
"entranced",
|
|
"thrilled",
|
|
"beguiled",
|
|
"bewitched",
|
|
"charmed",
|
|
"absorbed",
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"engrossed",
|
|
"involved"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrested",
|
|
"bedazzled",
|
|
"caught up",
|
|
"enchanted",
|
|
"fascinated",
|
|
"gripped",
|
|
"hypnotized",
|
|
"mesmerized",
|
|
"spellbound"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enthralls":{
|
|
"to hold the attention of as if by a spell":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enthralled by the flickering fire in the hearth, we lost all track of time"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"bedazzles",
|
|
"catches up",
|
|
"enchants",
|
|
"fascinates",
|
|
"grips",
|
|
"hypnotizes",
|
|
"mesmerizes",
|
|
"spellbinds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enraptures",
|
|
"entrances",
|
|
"thrills",
|
|
"beguiles",
|
|
"bewitches",
|
|
"charms",
|
|
"absorbs",
|
|
"engages",
|
|
"engrosses",
|
|
"involves"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"for years these master magicians have been enthralling audiences with their astounding illusions"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carries away",
|
|
"enraptures",
|
|
"entrances",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"raptures",
|
|
"ravishes",
|
|
"transports"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"gladdens",
|
|
"gratifies",
|
|
"pleases",
|
|
"satisfies",
|
|
"bewitches",
|
|
"captivates",
|
|
"charms",
|
|
"enchants",
|
|
"fascinates",
|
|
"elates",
|
|
"excites",
|
|
"exhilarates",
|
|
"stirs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to hold the attention of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a play that will enthrall you for two hours"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbs",
|
|
"bemuses",
|
|
"busies",
|
|
"catches up",
|
|
"engages",
|
|
"engrosses",
|
|
"enwraps",
|
|
"fascinates",
|
|
"grips",
|
|
"immerses",
|
|
"interests",
|
|
"intrigues",
|
|
"involves",
|
|
"occupies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allures",
|
|
"attracts",
|
|
"beguiles",
|
|
"bewitches",
|
|
"captivates",
|
|
"charms",
|
|
"enchants",
|
|
"obsesses",
|
|
"hypnotizes",
|
|
"mesmerizes",
|
|
"distracts",
|
|
"preoccupies",
|
|
"hogs",
|
|
"monopolizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bores",
|
|
"jades",
|
|
"palls",
|
|
"tires",
|
|
"wearies"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enthrones":{
|
|
"to assign a high status or value to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the literary world has enthroned Shakespeare for so long that his preeminence among writers seems unassailable"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandizes",
|
|
"canonizes",
|
|
"deifies",
|
|
"dignifies",
|
|
"elevates",
|
|
"ennobles",
|
|
"enshrines",
|
|
"enskies",
|
|
"exalts",
|
|
"glorifies",
|
|
"magnifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"lifts",
|
|
"promotes",
|
|
"raises",
|
|
"upgrades",
|
|
"uplifts",
|
|
"heightens",
|
|
"intensifies",
|
|
"idealizes",
|
|
"romanticizes",
|
|
"sanitizes",
|
|
"sugarcoats",
|
|
"acclaims",
|
|
"extols",
|
|
"extolls",
|
|
"honors",
|
|
"lauds",
|
|
"praises"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittles",
|
|
"decries",
|
|
"depreciates",
|
|
"detracts",
|
|
"disparages",
|
|
"minimizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abases",
|
|
"degrades",
|
|
"demeans",
|
|
"humbles",
|
|
"humiliates"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enticed":{
|
|
"to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"every commercial seemed to be for some tempting snack specifically designed to entice me from my diet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allured",
|
|
"baited",
|
|
"beguiled",
|
|
"betrayed",
|
|
"decoyed",
|
|
"led on",
|
|
"lured",
|
|
"seduced",
|
|
"solicited",
|
|
"tempted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drew in",
|
|
"inveigled",
|
|
"persuaded",
|
|
"roped (in)",
|
|
"snowed",
|
|
"caught",
|
|
"enmeshed",
|
|
"immeshed",
|
|
"ensnared",
|
|
"entrapped",
|
|
"meshed",
|
|
"snared",
|
|
"tangled",
|
|
"trapped",
|
|
"bewitched",
|
|
"captivated",
|
|
"charmed",
|
|
"enchanted",
|
|
"fascinated",
|
|
"magnetized",
|
|
"wiled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alerted",
|
|
"cautioned",
|
|
"forewarned",
|
|
"warded (off)",
|
|
"warned",
|
|
"drove (away or off)",
|
|
"repulsed",
|
|
"turned away"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entices":{
|
|
"to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"every commercial seemed to be for some tempting snack specifically designed to entice me from my diet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allures",
|
|
"baits",
|
|
"beguiles",
|
|
"betrays",
|
|
"decoys",
|
|
"leads on",
|
|
"lures",
|
|
"seduces",
|
|
"solicits",
|
|
"tempts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"draws in",
|
|
"inveigles",
|
|
"persuades",
|
|
"ropes (in)",
|
|
"snows",
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"enmeshes",
|
|
"immeshes",
|
|
"ensnares",
|
|
"entraps",
|
|
"meshes",
|
|
"snares",
|
|
"tangles",
|
|
"traps",
|
|
"bewitches",
|
|
"captivates",
|
|
"charms",
|
|
"enchants",
|
|
"fascinates",
|
|
"magnetizes",
|
|
"wiles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alerts",
|
|
"cautions",
|
|
"forewarns",
|
|
"wards (off)",
|
|
"warns",
|
|
"drives (away or off)",
|
|
"repulses",
|
|
"turns away"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entire":{
|
|
"not divided or scattered among several areas of interest or concern":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diffuse",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"scattered"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this matter is important, so please give me your entire attention"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deficient",
|
|
"fragmental",
|
|
"fragmentary",
|
|
"halfway",
|
|
"incomplete",
|
|
"partial"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"absolute",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"lump",
|
|
"teetotal",
|
|
"thorough",
|
|
"total",
|
|
"unadulterated",
|
|
"unalloyed",
|
|
"unqualified",
|
|
"utter",
|
|
"comprehensive",
|
|
"intact",
|
|
"integral",
|
|
"perfect",
|
|
"unbroken"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"all",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"exclusive",
|
|
"focused",
|
|
"focussed",
|
|
"undivided",
|
|
"whole"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"not lacking any part or member that properly belongs to it":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"imperfect",
|
|
"incomplete",
|
|
"partial"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the entire team needs to be present for the photograph"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviated",
|
|
"abridged",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"reduced"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"unabridged",
|
|
"uncut",
|
|
"undiminished",
|
|
"all-out",
|
|
"exhaustive",
|
|
"extensive",
|
|
"maximal",
|
|
"full-blooded",
|
|
"full-blown",
|
|
"full-bore",
|
|
"full-fledged",
|
|
"full-on",
|
|
"full-out",
|
|
"full-scale"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compleat",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"comprehensive",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"intact",
|
|
"integral",
|
|
"perfect",
|
|
"plenary",
|
|
"total",
|
|
"whole"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to a full extent or degree":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"half",
|
|
"halfway",
|
|
"incompletely",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"partially",
|
|
"partly"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a shocking revelation that would destroy entire the false little world that she had carefully constructed for herself"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"barely",
|
|
"hardly",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"kind of",
|
|
"marginally",
|
|
"minimally",
|
|
"scarcely",
|
|
"slightly",
|
|
"superficially",
|
|
"approximately",
|
|
"roughly",
|
|
"somewhat"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"absolutely",
|
|
"categorically",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"downright",
|
|
"hands down",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"stone",
|
|
"stone-cold",
|
|
"unqualifiedly",
|
|
"basically",
|
|
"by and large",
|
|
"chiefly",
|
|
"generally",
|
|
"largely",
|
|
"mainly",
|
|
"more or less",
|
|
"mostly",
|
|
"overall",
|
|
"predominantly",
|
|
"predominately",
|
|
"primarily",
|
|
"principally",
|
|
"substantially",
|
|
"abundantly",
|
|
"copiously",
|
|
"generously",
|
|
"greatly"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"all",
|
|
"all of",
|
|
"all over",
|
|
"altogether",
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"completely",
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"enough",
|
|
"entirely",
|
|
"even",
|
|
"exactly",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"fully",
|
|
"heartily",
|
|
"out",
|
|
"perfectly",
|
|
"plumb",
|
|
"quite",
|
|
"soundly",
|
|
"thoroughly",
|
|
"through and through",
|
|
"totally",
|
|
"utterly",
|
|
"well",
|
|
"wholly",
|
|
"wide"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entirety":{
|
|
"the quality or state of being without restriction, exception, or qualification":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I wish that I could find a card for Valentine's Day that expresses the entirety of my love"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absoluteness",
|
|
"completeness",
|
|
"entireness",
|
|
"fullness",
|
|
"perfectness",
|
|
"wholeness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"faultlessness",
|
|
"flawlessness",
|
|
"indefectibility",
|
|
"perfection",
|
|
"all-inclusiveness",
|
|
"comprehensiveness",
|
|
"exhaustiveness",
|
|
"extensiveness",
|
|
"inclusiveness",
|
|
"soundness",
|
|
"thoroughness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inadequacy",
|
|
"inadequateness",
|
|
"limitedness",
|
|
"narrowness",
|
|
"patchiness",
|
|
"sketchiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"imperfection",
|
|
"imperfectness",
|
|
"incompleteness",
|
|
"unsoundness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entitle":{
|
|
"to give a right to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the card entitles my grandmother to the discount for senior citizens"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"authorize",
|
|
"privilege",
|
|
"qualify"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"empower",
|
|
"enable",
|
|
"enfranchise",
|
|
"license",
|
|
"licence",
|
|
"approve",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"let",
|
|
"permit",
|
|
"accredit",
|
|
"certificate",
|
|
"certify",
|
|
"charter",
|
|
"ratify",
|
|
"legitimize",
|
|
"sanction",
|
|
"validate",
|
|
"warrant",
|
|
"reaccredit",
|
|
"reapprove",
|
|
"recertify",
|
|
"recharter",
|
|
"revalidate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disable",
|
|
"disempower",
|
|
"disenfranchise",
|
|
"decertify",
|
|
"disallow",
|
|
"forbid",
|
|
"proscribe",
|
|
"delegitimize",
|
|
"invalidate",
|
|
"nullify"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disqualify"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give a name to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"apart from the obvious, she couldn't decide what to entitle her painting of a vase with flowers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baptize",
|
|
"call",
|
|
"christen",
|
|
"clepe",
|
|
"denominate",
|
|
"designate",
|
|
"dub",
|
|
"label",
|
|
"name",
|
|
"nominate",
|
|
"style",
|
|
"term",
|
|
"title"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brand",
|
|
"stigmatize",
|
|
"tag",
|
|
"denote",
|
|
"specify",
|
|
"miscall",
|
|
"misname",
|
|
"mistitle",
|
|
"code-name",
|
|
"nickname",
|
|
"rechristen",
|
|
"relabel",
|
|
"rename",
|
|
"surname"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entitles":{
|
|
"to give a name to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"apart from the obvious, she couldn't decide what to entitle her painting of a vase with flowers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"brands",
|
|
"stigmatizes",
|
|
"tags",
|
|
"denotes",
|
|
"specifies",
|
|
"miscalls",
|
|
"misnames",
|
|
"mistitles",
|
|
"code-names",
|
|
"nicknames",
|
|
"rechristens",
|
|
"relabels",
|
|
"renames",
|
|
"surnames"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baptizes",
|
|
"calls",
|
|
"christens",
|
|
"clepes",
|
|
"denominates",
|
|
"designates",
|
|
"dubs",
|
|
"labels",
|
|
"names",
|
|
"nominates",
|
|
"styles",
|
|
"terms",
|
|
"titles"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give a right to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disqualifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the card entitles my grandmother to the discount for senior citizens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disables",
|
|
"disempowers",
|
|
"disenfranchises",
|
|
"decertifies",
|
|
"disallows",
|
|
"forbids",
|
|
"proscribes",
|
|
"delegitimizes",
|
|
"invalidates",
|
|
"nullifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"empowers",
|
|
"enables",
|
|
"enfranchises",
|
|
"licenses",
|
|
"licences",
|
|
"approves",
|
|
"endorses",
|
|
"indorses",
|
|
"allows",
|
|
"lets",
|
|
"permits",
|
|
"accredits",
|
|
"certificates",
|
|
"certifies",
|
|
"charters",
|
|
"ratifies",
|
|
"legitimizes",
|
|
"sanctions",
|
|
"validates",
|
|
"warrants",
|
|
"reaccredits",
|
|
"reapproves",
|
|
"recertifies",
|
|
"recharters",
|
|
"revalidates"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"authorizes",
|
|
"privileges",
|
|
"qualifies"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entitling":{
|
|
"to give a name to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"apart from the obvious, she couldn't decide what to entitle her painting of a vase with flowers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"branding",
|
|
"stigmatizing",
|
|
"tagging",
|
|
"denoting",
|
|
"specifying",
|
|
"miscalling",
|
|
"misnaming",
|
|
"mistitling",
|
|
"code-naming",
|
|
"nicknaming",
|
|
"rechristening",
|
|
"relabeling",
|
|
"relabelling",
|
|
"renaming",
|
|
"surnaming"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baptizing",
|
|
"baptising",
|
|
"calling",
|
|
"christening",
|
|
"cleping",
|
|
"denominating",
|
|
"designating",
|
|
"dubbing",
|
|
"labeling",
|
|
"labelling",
|
|
"naming",
|
|
"nominating",
|
|
"styling",
|
|
"terming",
|
|
"titling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give a right to":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disqualifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the card entitles my grandmother to the discount for senior citizens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disabling",
|
|
"disempowering",
|
|
"disenfranchising",
|
|
"decertifying",
|
|
"disallowing",
|
|
"forbidding",
|
|
"proscribing",
|
|
"delegitimizing",
|
|
"invalidating",
|
|
"nullifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"empowering",
|
|
"enabling",
|
|
"enfranchising",
|
|
"licensing",
|
|
"licencing",
|
|
"approving",
|
|
"endorsing",
|
|
"indorsing",
|
|
"allowing",
|
|
"letting",
|
|
"permitting",
|
|
"accrediting",
|
|
"certificating",
|
|
"certifying",
|
|
"chartering",
|
|
"ratifying",
|
|
"legitimizing",
|
|
"sanctioning",
|
|
"validating",
|
|
"warranting",
|
|
"reaccrediting",
|
|
"reapproving",
|
|
"recertifying",
|
|
"rechartering",
|
|
"revalidating"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"authorizing",
|
|
"privileging",
|
|
"qualifying"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entourage":{
|
|
"a body of employees or servants who accompany and wait on a person":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the gaggle of hangers-on that passes for the rock star's entourage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cortege",
|
|
"cort\u00e8ge",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"posse",
|
|
"retinue",
|
|
"suite",
|
|
"tail",
|
|
"train"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"crew",
|
|
"personnel",
|
|
"staff",
|
|
"court",
|
|
"assistant",
|
|
"attendant",
|
|
"helper",
|
|
"retainer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entrance":{
|
|
"the means or right of entering or participating in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"entrance to the club is by invitation only"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"dismissal",
|
|
"ejection",
|
|
"expulsion",
|
|
"ouster",
|
|
"rejection",
|
|
"removal"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"approval",
|
|
"authorization",
|
|
"certification",
|
|
"permission",
|
|
"qualification",
|
|
"open door",
|
|
"welcome mat"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"access",
|
|
"accession",
|
|
"admission",
|
|
"admittance",
|
|
"door",
|
|
"doorway",
|
|
"entr\u00e9e",
|
|
"entree",
|
|
"entry",
|
|
"gateway",
|
|
"ingress",
|
|
"key",
|
|
"passport",
|
|
"ticket"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the opening through which one can enter or leave a structure":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"when you come, use the entrance on the right side of the building"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"hatch",
|
|
"hatchway"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"door",
|
|
"doorway",
|
|
"gate",
|
|
"gateway",
|
|
"way"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a production of The Nutcracker ballet that will entrance audiences"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"gladden",
|
|
"gratify",
|
|
"please",
|
|
"satisfy",
|
|
"bewitch",
|
|
"captivate",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"enchant",
|
|
"fascinate",
|
|
"elate",
|
|
"excite",
|
|
"exhilarate",
|
|
"stir"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carry away",
|
|
"enrapture",
|
|
"enthrall",
|
|
"enthral",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"rapture",
|
|
"ravish",
|
|
"transport"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entranceway":{
|
|
"the entrance room of a building":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the visitor thoughtfully removed her snow-covered hat and gloves in the entranceway"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"entry",
|
|
"entryway",
|
|
"foyer",
|
|
"hall",
|
|
"hallway",
|
|
"lobby",
|
|
"vestibule"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"antechamber",
|
|
"anteroom",
|
|
"lounge",
|
|
"waiting room",
|
|
"door",
|
|
"doorway",
|
|
"entrance",
|
|
"portal",
|
|
"threshold"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entrancing":{
|
|
"having an often mysterious or magical power to attract":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"travelers to India say that it has an entrancing beauty that is hard to describe"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alluring",
|
|
"appealing",
|
|
"attractive",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charismatic",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"elfin",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"fetching",
|
|
"glamorous",
|
|
"glamourous",
|
|
"luring",
|
|
"magnetic",
|
|
"seductive"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"engrossing",
|
|
"enthralling",
|
|
"galvanic",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"hypnotic",
|
|
"hypnotizing",
|
|
"mesmerizing",
|
|
"riveting",
|
|
"spellbinding",
|
|
"enticing",
|
|
"tantalizing",
|
|
"tempting",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"haunting",
|
|
"interesting",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"titillating",
|
|
"beckoning",
|
|
"inviting",
|
|
"winning",
|
|
"darling",
|
|
"delightful",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"pleasing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"irksome",
|
|
"tedious",
|
|
"tiresome",
|
|
"wearisome",
|
|
"abhorrent",
|
|
"abominable",
|
|
"appalling",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"distasteful",
|
|
"hideous",
|
|
"horrendous",
|
|
"horrible",
|
|
"horrid",
|
|
"invidious",
|
|
"loathsome",
|
|
"nauseating",
|
|
"noisome",
|
|
"obnoxious",
|
|
"odious",
|
|
"offensive",
|
|
"shocking",
|
|
"sickening",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"humdrum",
|
|
"jading",
|
|
"leaden",
|
|
"monotonous",
|
|
"pedestrian",
|
|
"ponderous"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"repellent",
|
|
"repellant",
|
|
"repelling",
|
|
"repugnant",
|
|
"repulsive",
|
|
"revolting",
|
|
"unalluring"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a production of The Nutcracker ballet that will entrance audiences"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carrying away",
|
|
"enrapturing",
|
|
"enthralling",
|
|
"rapping",
|
|
"rapturing",
|
|
"ravishing",
|
|
"transporting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"delighting",
|
|
"gladdening",
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"elating",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"stirring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entreating":{
|
|
"asking humbly":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it was hard to refuse such an amusingly entreating panhandler"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"begging",
|
|
"importunate",
|
|
"insistent",
|
|
"persistent"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beseeching",
|
|
"imploring",
|
|
"pleading",
|
|
"prayerful",
|
|
"soliciting",
|
|
"suppliant",
|
|
"supplicant",
|
|
"supplicating",
|
|
"supplicatory"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she began her letter by entreating me to forgive the belatedness of her reply"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hinting",
|
|
"implying",
|
|
"intimating",
|
|
"suggesting",
|
|
"appeasing",
|
|
"conciliating",
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"mollifying",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"pacifying",
|
|
"placating",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"consoling",
|
|
"contenting",
|
|
"quieting"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bludging",
|
|
"cadging",
|
|
"mooching",
|
|
"sponging",
|
|
"asking",
|
|
"desiring",
|
|
"invoking",
|
|
"requesting",
|
|
"suing",
|
|
"claiming",
|
|
"coercing",
|
|
"commanding",
|
|
"compelling",
|
|
"demanding",
|
|
"forcing",
|
|
"insisting",
|
|
"requiring"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appealing (to)",
|
|
"begging",
|
|
"beseeching",
|
|
"besieging",
|
|
"conjuring",
|
|
"impetrating",
|
|
"imploring",
|
|
"importuning",
|
|
"petitioning",
|
|
"pleading (to)",
|
|
"praying",
|
|
"soliciting",
|
|
"supplicating"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entrenching":{
|
|
"to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a father who entrenched in our minds the belief that hard work pays off"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bedding",
|
|
"embedding",
|
|
"imbedding",
|
|
"enrooting",
|
|
"fixing",
|
|
"impacting",
|
|
"implanting",
|
|
"ingraining",
|
|
"engraining",
|
|
"lodging",
|
|
"rooting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"imbuing",
|
|
"infusing",
|
|
"instilling",
|
|
"beating (into)",
|
|
"driving (into)",
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
"placing",
|
|
"putting",
|
|
"settling",
|
|
"sticking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"eliminating",
|
|
"eradicating",
|
|
"ejecting",
|
|
"expelling",
|
|
"detaching",
|
|
"disconnecting",
|
|
"disengaging",
|
|
"removing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dislodging",
|
|
"rooting (out)",
|
|
"uprooting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entrusting":{
|
|
"to give a task, duty, or responsibility to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we entrusted our financial adviser with the investment of all of our savings"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assigning",
|
|
"charging",
|
|
"commissioning",
|
|
"tasking",
|
|
"trusting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conferring",
|
|
"imposing",
|
|
"committing",
|
|
"confiding",
|
|
"consigning",
|
|
"delegating",
|
|
"recommending",
|
|
"relegating",
|
|
"reposing",
|
|
"allocating",
|
|
"allotting",
|
|
"authorizing",
|
|
"empowering",
|
|
"investing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we entrusted our pets to the care of our neighbor while we went on vacation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commending",
|
|
"committing",
|
|
"confiding",
|
|
"consigning",
|
|
"delegating",
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"giving over",
|
|
"handing",
|
|
"handing over",
|
|
"leaving",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"recommending",
|
|
"reposing",
|
|
"transferring",
|
|
"transmitting",
|
|
"trusting",
|
|
"turning over",
|
|
"vesting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conferring",
|
|
"granting",
|
|
"assigning",
|
|
"dealing (out)",
|
|
"dispensing",
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"distributing",
|
|
"dividing",
|
|
"handing in",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"relinquishing",
|
|
"submitting",
|
|
"surrendering",
|
|
"turning in",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"bequeathing",
|
|
"handing down",
|
|
"handing on",
|
|
"willing",
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"lending",
|
|
"loaning",
|
|
"furnishing",
|
|
"supplying",
|
|
"recommitting",
|
|
"redelivering",
|
|
"retransferring",
|
|
"retransmitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaining",
|
|
"holding back",
|
|
"reserving",
|
|
"withholding",
|
|
"owning",
|
|
"possessing",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"receiving",
|
|
"taking in",
|
|
"occupying",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"taking over"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"retaining"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entrustment":{
|
|
"as in consignment , commendation":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commendation",
|
|
"consignment",
|
|
"accreditation",
|
|
"authorization",
|
|
"commission",
|
|
"delegation",
|
|
"empowerment",
|
|
"license",
|
|
"licence",
|
|
"mandate",
|
|
"facilitation",
|
|
"fostering",
|
|
"promotion",
|
|
"commanding",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"ordering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entr\u00e9es":{
|
|
"the means or right of entering or participating in":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"entr\u00e9e to the country club is through sponsorship by someone who is already a member"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"dismissals",
|
|
"ejections",
|
|
"expulsions",
|
|
"ousters",
|
|
"rejections",
|
|
"removals"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"approvals",
|
|
"authorizations",
|
|
"certifications",
|
|
"permissions",
|
|
"qualifications",
|
|
"open doors",
|
|
"welcome mats"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accesses",
|
|
"accessions",
|
|
"admissions",
|
|
"admittances",
|
|
"doors",
|
|
"doorways",
|
|
"entrances",
|
|
"entries",
|
|
"gateways",
|
|
"ingresses",
|
|
"keys",
|
|
"passports",
|
|
"tickets"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entwining":{
|
|
"to cause to twine about one another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"marveled at how the vines had delicately and intricately entwined themselves on the trellis"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enlacing",
|
|
"implicating",
|
|
"interlacing",
|
|
"intertwining",
|
|
"intertwisting",
|
|
"interweaving",
|
|
"inweaving",
|
|
"lacing",
|
|
"plying",
|
|
"twisting",
|
|
"weaving",
|
|
"wreathing",
|
|
"writhing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"braiding",
|
|
"plaiting",
|
|
"platting",
|
|
"pleaching",
|
|
"blending",
|
|
"fusing",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"mixing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangling",
|
|
"uncoiling",
|
|
"untangling",
|
|
"untwining",
|
|
"unwinding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to follow a circular or spiral course":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the quick-growing vine was soon entwining around the fence post"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coiling",
|
|
"corkscrewing",
|
|
"curling",
|
|
"spiraling",
|
|
"spiralling",
|
|
"twining",
|
|
"twisting",
|
|
"winding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arching",
|
|
"arcing",
|
|
"bending",
|
|
"crooking",
|
|
"curving",
|
|
"hooking",
|
|
"sweeping",
|
|
"swerving",
|
|
"turning",
|
|
"veering",
|
|
"wheeling",
|
|
"swirling",
|
|
"whirling",
|
|
"circling",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"looping",
|
|
"enlacing",
|
|
"interlacing",
|
|
"intertwining",
|
|
"lacing",
|
|
"bowing",
|
|
"bulging",
|
|
"meandering",
|
|
"weaving",
|
|
"zigzagging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"straightening"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enunciate":{
|
|
"to utter clearly and distinctly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enunciate your words, and then you won't have to repeat them so often"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"articulate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"express",
|
|
"pronounce",
|
|
"say",
|
|
"speak",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"tell",
|
|
"utter",
|
|
"verbalize",
|
|
"vocalize",
|
|
"voice",
|
|
"speak out",
|
|
"speak up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"falter",
|
|
"grunt",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"hesitate",
|
|
"maunder",
|
|
"splutter",
|
|
"sputter",
|
|
"stammer",
|
|
"stumble",
|
|
"stutter",
|
|
"mouth",
|
|
"mumble",
|
|
"murmur",
|
|
"mutter",
|
|
"whisper",
|
|
"breathe",
|
|
"drawl",
|
|
"gasp"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make known openly or publicly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"today the President enunciated a new foreign policy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advertise",
|
|
"announce",
|
|
"annunciate",
|
|
"blare",
|
|
"blaze",
|
|
"blazon",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"declare",
|
|
"flash",
|
|
"give out",
|
|
"herald",
|
|
"placard",
|
|
"post",
|
|
"proclaim",
|
|
"promulgate",
|
|
"publicize",
|
|
"publish",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"sound",
|
|
"trumpet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bark",
|
|
"call (off or out)",
|
|
"cry",
|
|
"bill",
|
|
"billboard",
|
|
"bulletin",
|
|
"gazette",
|
|
"knell",
|
|
"ring",
|
|
"toll",
|
|
"blurb",
|
|
"feature",
|
|
"pitch",
|
|
"plug",
|
|
"promote",
|
|
"puff",
|
|
"disseminate",
|
|
"spread",
|
|
"disclose",
|
|
"divulge",
|
|
"introduce",
|
|
"kithe",
|
|
"manifest",
|
|
"report",
|
|
"reveal",
|
|
"show",
|
|
"advise",
|
|
"apprise",
|
|
"hand down",
|
|
"inform",
|
|
"notify",
|
|
"communicate",
|
|
"impart",
|
|
"intimate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conceal",
|
|
"hush (up)",
|
|
"silence",
|
|
"suppress",
|
|
"withhold",
|
|
"recall",
|
|
"recant",
|
|
"retract",
|
|
"revoke"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to express (a thought or emotion) in words":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a paper that enunciates the goals of the environmental organization"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"articulate",
|
|
"bring out",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"say",
|
|
"speak",
|
|
"state",
|
|
"talk",
|
|
"tell",
|
|
"utter",
|
|
"verbalize",
|
|
"vocalize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"air",
|
|
"discuss",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"look",
|
|
"share",
|
|
"sound",
|
|
"vent",
|
|
"ventilate",
|
|
"voice",
|
|
"blabber",
|
|
"bolt",
|
|
"blurt",
|
|
"get off",
|
|
"shoot",
|
|
"advertise",
|
|
"announce",
|
|
"blaze",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"declare",
|
|
"post",
|
|
"proclaim",
|
|
"promulgate",
|
|
"publicize",
|
|
"publish",
|
|
"affirm",
|
|
"allege",
|
|
"assert",
|
|
"aver",
|
|
"avouch",
|
|
"avow",
|
|
"breathe",
|
|
"chirp",
|
|
"drawl",
|
|
"gasp",
|
|
"lip",
|
|
"mouth",
|
|
"murmur",
|
|
"purr",
|
|
"shout",
|
|
"splutter",
|
|
"spout",
|
|
"whisper",
|
|
"clothe",
|
|
"couch",
|
|
"formulate",
|
|
"formulize",
|
|
"phrase",
|
|
"put",
|
|
"word",
|
|
"comment",
|
|
"pipe up (with)",
|
|
"remark",
|
|
"rip (out)",
|
|
"snarl"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"stifle",
|
|
"suppress"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enunciated":{
|
|
"as in pronounced , articulated":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"articulated",
|
|
"pronounced",
|
|
"sonant",
|
|
"oral",
|
|
"spoken",
|
|
"uttered",
|
|
"vocal",
|
|
"voiced",
|
|
"breathed",
|
|
"chirped",
|
|
"drawled",
|
|
"gasped",
|
|
"intoned",
|
|
"mouthed",
|
|
"mumbled",
|
|
"murmured",
|
|
"muttered",
|
|
"purred",
|
|
"shouted",
|
|
"spluttered",
|
|
"sputtered",
|
|
"squeaked",
|
|
"whispered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonvocal",
|
|
"inarticulate",
|
|
"mute",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"silent",
|
|
"unexpressed",
|
|
"unsaid",
|
|
"unspoken",
|
|
"unuttered",
|
|
"unvoiced",
|
|
"surd",
|
|
"voiceless"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to utter clearly and distinctly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enunciate your words, and then you won't have to repeat them so often"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"articulated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"expressed",
|
|
"pronounced",
|
|
"said",
|
|
"spoke",
|
|
"talked",
|
|
"told",
|
|
"uttered",
|
|
"verbalized",
|
|
"vocalized",
|
|
"voiced",
|
|
"spoke out",
|
|
"spoke up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"faltered",
|
|
"grunted",
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"hesitated",
|
|
"maundered",
|
|
"spluttered",
|
|
"sputtered",
|
|
"stammered",
|
|
"stumbled",
|
|
"stuttered",
|
|
"mouthed",
|
|
"mumbled",
|
|
"murmured",
|
|
"muttered",
|
|
"whispered",
|
|
"breathed",
|
|
"drawled",
|
|
"gasped"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make known openly or publicly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"today the President enunciated a new foreign policy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advertised",
|
|
"announced",
|
|
"annunciated",
|
|
"blared",
|
|
"blazed",
|
|
"blazoned",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"broadcasted",
|
|
"declared",
|
|
"flashed",
|
|
"gave out",
|
|
"heralded",
|
|
"placarded",
|
|
"posted",
|
|
"proclaimed",
|
|
"promulgated",
|
|
"publicized",
|
|
"published",
|
|
"released",
|
|
"sounded",
|
|
"trumpeted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barked",
|
|
"called (off or out)",
|
|
"cried",
|
|
"billboarded",
|
|
"billed",
|
|
"bulletined",
|
|
"gazetted",
|
|
"knelled",
|
|
"rang",
|
|
"tolled",
|
|
"blurbed",
|
|
"featured",
|
|
"pitched",
|
|
"plugged",
|
|
"promoted",
|
|
"puffed",
|
|
"disseminated",
|
|
"spread",
|
|
"disclosed",
|
|
"divulged",
|
|
"introduced",
|
|
"kithed",
|
|
"kythed",
|
|
"manifested",
|
|
"reported",
|
|
"revealed",
|
|
"showed",
|
|
"advised",
|
|
"apprised",
|
|
"handed down",
|
|
"informed",
|
|
"notified",
|
|
"communicated",
|
|
"imparted",
|
|
"intimated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"concealed",
|
|
"hushed (up)",
|
|
"silenced",
|
|
"suppressed",
|
|
"withheld",
|
|
"recalled",
|
|
"recanted",
|
|
"retracted",
|
|
"revoked"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to express (a thought or emotion) in words":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a paper that enunciates the goals of the environmental organization"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"articulated",
|
|
"brought out",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"said",
|
|
"spoke",
|
|
"stated",
|
|
"talked",
|
|
"told",
|
|
"uttered",
|
|
"verbalized",
|
|
"vocalized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aired",
|
|
"discussed",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"looked",
|
|
"shared",
|
|
"sounded",
|
|
"vented",
|
|
"ventilated",
|
|
"voiced",
|
|
"blabbered",
|
|
"blurted",
|
|
"bolted",
|
|
"got off",
|
|
"shot",
|
|
"advertised",
|
|
"announced",
|
|
"blazed",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"broadcasted",
|
|
"declared",
|
|
"posted",
|
|
"proclaimed",
|
|
"promulgated",
|
|
"publicized",
|
|
"published",
|
|
"affirmed",
|
|
"alleged",
|
|
"asserted",
|
|
"averred",
|
|
"avouched",
|
|
"avowed",
|
|
"breathed",
|
|
"chirped",
|
|
"drawled",
|
|
"gasped",
|
|
"lipped",
|
|
"mouthed",
|
|
"murmured",
|
|
"purred",
|
|
"shouted",
|
|
"spluttered",
|
|
"spouted",
|
|
"whispered",
|
|
"clothed",
|
|
"clad",
|
|
"couched",
|
|
"formulated",
|
|
"formulized",
|
|
"phrased",
|
|
"put",
|
|
"worded",
|
|
"commented",
|
|
"piped up (with)",
|
|
"remarked",
|
|
"ripped (out)",
|
|
"snarled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"stifled",
|
|
"suppressed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enure":{
|
|
"to make able to withstand physical hardship, strain, or exposure":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"soften"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the hardship of army training inured her to the rigors of desert warfare"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"emasculate",
|
|
"enervate",
|
|
"enfeeble",
|
|
"exhaust",
|
|
"sap",
|
|
"weaken",
|
|
"cripple",
|
|
"debilitate",
|
|
"hamstring",
|
|
"incapacitate",
|
|
"sensitize"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"acclimate",
|
|
"acclimatize",
|
|
"adapt",
|
|
"adjust",
|
|
"anneal",
|
|
"temper",
|
|
"invigorate",
|
|
"vitalize",
|
|
"immunize",
|
|
"bolster",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"brace",
|
|
"buttress",
|
|
"enforce",
|
|
"forearm",
|
|
"prop (up)",
|
|
"reinforce",
|
|
"reenforce",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"break in",
|
|
"limber (up)",
|
|
"train",
|
|
"accustom",
|
|
"condition",
|
|
"habituate",
|
|
"naturalize"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fortify",
|
|
"harden",
|
|
"indurate",
|
|
"season",
|
|
"steel",
|
|
"strengthen",
|
|
"toughen"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"envenom":{
|
|
"to implant bitter feelings in":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"thoughtless, self-indulgent antics that only managed to envenom his teammates"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"antagonize",
|
|
"embitter",
|
|
"empoison"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aggravate",
|
|
"anger",
|
|
"enrage",
|
|
"incense",
|
|
"infuriate",
|
|
"madden",
|
|
"alienate",
|
|
"disaffect",
|
|
"disgruntle",
|
|
"estrange",
|
|
"set (against)",
|
|
"curdle",
|
|
"sour"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"endear",
|
|
"ingratiate",
|
|
"appease",
|
|
"assuage",
|
|
"mollify",
|
|
"pacify",
|
|
"placate",
|
|
"propitiate",
|
|
"sweeten"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enviable":{
|
|
"causing envy":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The company is in the enviable position of having no real competitors.",
|
|
"She has an enviable reputation for honesty."
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"environments":{
|
|
"the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the joys of growing up in the environment that a small town offers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambients",
|
|
"atmospheres",
|
|
"climates",
|
|
"climes",
|
|
"contexts",
|
|
"contextures",
|
|
"environs",
|
|
"mediums",
|
|
"media",
|
|
"milieus",
|
|
"milieux",
|
|
"mise-en-sc\u00e8nes",
|
|
"settings",
|
|
"surroundings",
|
|
"surrounds",
|
|
"terrains"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"locations",
|
|
"places",
|
|
"positions",
|
|
"spaces",
|
|
"backdrops",
|
|
"backgrounds",
|
|
"elements",
|
|
"situations",
|
|
"statuses",
|
|
"geographies",
|
|
"habitats",
|
|
"microenvironments"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"envy":{
|
|
"a painful awareness of another's possessions or advantages and a desire to have them too":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"their envy of their neighbor's fancy home threatened to wreck their friendship"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"covetousness",
|
|
"enviousness",
|
|
"green-eyed monster",
|
|
"invidiousness",
|
|
"jealousy",
|
|
"resentment"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"animosity",
|
|
"enmity",
|
|
"hatred",
|
|
"ill will",
|
|
"malice",
|
|
"maliciousness",
|
|
"spitefulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"benevolence",
|
|
"goodwill",
|
|
"kindness",
|
|
"sympathy"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have a resentful awareness of and desire for (another's possessions or advantages) or to feel resentment toward (someone) over possessions or advantages":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her coworkers envied her chummy relationship with the senior vice president",
|
|
"they envied him because he didn't have to work for a living"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"begrudge",
|
|
"resent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ache (for)",
|
|
"covet",
|
|
"crave",
|
|
"desire",
|
|
"die (for)",
|
|
"hanker (for or after)",
|
|
"hunger (for)",
|
|
"itch (for)",
|
|
"jones (for)",
|
|
"long (for)",
|
|
"lust (for or after)",
|
|
"pant (after)",
|
|
"thirst (for)",
|
|
"want",
|
|
"wish (for)",
|
|
"yearn (for)",
|
|
"yen (for)",
|
|
"salivate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enwreathed":{
|
|
"as in wound , circled":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"circled",
|
|
"looped",
|
|
"wound",
|
|
"winded",
|
|
"wreathed",
|
|
"tied up",
|
|
"trussed",
|
|
"bandaged",
|
|
"enswathed",
|
|
"swathed",
|
|
"banded",
|
|
"begirt",
|
|
"begirded",
|
|
"belted",
|
|
"engirded",
|
|
"engirdled",
|
|
"enwound",
|
|
"girded",
|
|
"girt",
|
|
"girdled",
|
|
"girted",
|
|
"girthed",
|
|
"wrapped",
|
|
"chained",
|
|
"corded",
|
|
"enchained",
|
|
"lashed",
|
|
"roped",
|
|
"shackled",
|
|
"taped",
|
|
"wired"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ungirded",
|
|
"unwrapped",
|
|
"unbound",
|
|
"unlashed",
|
|
"unshackled",
|
|
"untied",
|
|
"unwound"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encage":{
|
|
"to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"employees who felt encaged in their cubicles"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"box (in)",
|
|
"cage",
|
|
"closet",
|
|
"coop (up)",
|
|
"corral",
|
|
"encase",
|
|
"enclose",
|
|
"inclose",
|
|
"envelop",
|
|
"fence (in)",
|
|
"hedge",
|
|
"hem (in)",
|
|
"house",
|
|
"immure",
|
|
"include",
|
|
"mew (up)",
|
|
"pen",
|
|
"wall (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"circumscribe",
|
|
"confine",
|
|
"contain",
|
|
"limit",
|
|
"restrict",
|
|
"encircle",
|
|
"encompass",
|
|
"enfold",
|
|
"enframe",
|
|
"enlace",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"ring",
|
|
"surround",
|
|
"armor",
|
|
"cocoon",
|
|
"encapsulate",
|
|
"encapsule",
|
|
"encyst",
|
|
"ensheathe",
|
|
"ensphere",
|
|
"enwomb"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encounter":{
|
|
"to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"quite unexpectedly encountered our next-door neighbor while vacationing in Europe"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"chance (upon)",
|
|
"happen (upon)",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"stumble (upon)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accost",
|
|
"confront",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"greet",
|
|
"salute",
|
|
"collide (with)",
|
|
"crash (into)",
|
|
"crisscross",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"hit (upon)",
|
|
"light (upon)",
|
|
"tumble (to)",
|
|
"reencounter",
|
|
"remeet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoid",
|
|
"dodge",
|
|
"duck",
|
|
"elude",
|
|
"escape",
|
|
"evade",
|
|
"shake",
|
|
"shun"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come upon unexpectedly or by chance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we encountered a host of unforeseen problems during the restoration of our 200-year-old house"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chance (upon)",
|
|
"find",
|
|
"happen (on or upon)",
|
|
"hit (upon)",
|
|
"light (on or upon)",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"pitch (upon)",
|
|
"stumble (on or onto)",
|
|
"tumble (upon)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"luck (out, on, onto, or into)",
|
|
"confront",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"discover",
|
|
"strike",
|
|
"turn up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to enter into contest or conflict with":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the troops encountered bands of guerrilla fighters as they made their way across the desert"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"engage",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"take on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"emulate",
|
|
"rival",
|
|
"contend",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"oppose"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"elude",
|
|
"escape",
|
|
"evade",
|
|
"retreat"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a brief clash between enemies or rivals":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"survived an encounter with the school bully at the local park"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brush",
|
|
"hassle",
|
|
"run-in",
|
|
"scrape",
|
|
"skirmish"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"quarrel",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"spat",
|
|
"squabble",
|
|
"tiff",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"brawl",
|
|
"fray",
|
|
"wrangle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endanger":{
|
|
"to place in danger":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a reckless use of fireworks that endangered the lives of many people"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adventure",
|
|
"compromise",
|
|
"gamble (with)",
|
|
"hazard",
|
|
"imperil",
|
|
"jeopard",
|
|
"jeopardize",
|
|
"menace",
|
|
"peril",
|
|
"risk",
|
|
"venture"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"intimidate",
|
|
"threaten",
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"subject",
|
|
"chance",
|
|
"wager"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"guard",
|
|
"protect",
|
|
"shelter",
|
|
"shield",
|
|
"preserve",
|
|
"resume",
|
|
"save"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entrees":{
|
|
"the means or right of entering or participating in":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"entr\u00e9e to the country club is through sponsorship by someone who is already a member"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accesses",
|
|
"accessions",
|
|
"admissions",
|
|
"admittances",
|
|
"doors",
|
|
"doorways",
|
|
"entrances",
|
|
"entries",
|
|
"gateways",
|
|
"ingresses",
|
|
"keys",
|
|
"passports",
|
|
"tickets"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"approvals",
|
|
"authorizations",
|
|
"certifications",
|
|
"permissions",
|
|
"qualifications",
|
|
"open doors",
|
|
"welcome mats"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"dismissals",
|
|
"ejections",
|
|
"expulsions",
|
|
"ousters",
|
|
"rejections",
|
|
"removals"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enchanting":{
|
|
"having an often mysterious or magical power to attract":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"visitors have long found the Highlands of Scotland to be an enchanting place"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alluring",
|
|
"appealing",
|
|
"attractive",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charismatic",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"elfin",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"entrancing",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"fetching",
|
|
"glamorous",
|
|
"glamourous",
|
|
"luring",
|
|
"magnetic",
|
|
"seductive"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"engrossing",
|
|
"enthralling",
|
|
"galvanic",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"hypnotic",
|
|
"hypnotizing",
|
|
"mesmerizing",
|
|
"riveting",
|
|
"spellbinding",
|
|
"enticing",
|
|
"tantalizing",
|
|
"tempting",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"haunting",
|
|
"interesting",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"titillating",
|
|
"beckoning",
|
|
"inviting",
|
|
"winning",
|
|
"darling",
|
|
"delightful",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"pleasing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"irksome",
|
|
"tedious",
|
|
"tiresome",
|
|
"wearisome",
|
|
"abhorrent",
|
|
"abominable",
|
|
"appalling",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"distasteful",
|
|
"hideous",
|
|
"horrendous",
|
|
"horrible",
|
|
"horrid",
|
|
"invidious",
|
|
"loathsome",
|
|
"nauseating",
|
|
"noisome",
|
|
"obnoxious",
|
|
"odious",
|
|
"offensive",
|
|
"shocking",
|
|
"sickening",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"humdrum",
|
|
"jading",
|
|
"leaden",
|
|
"monotonous",
|
|
"pedestrian",
|
|
"ponderous"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"repellent",
|
|
"repellant",
|
|
"repelling",
|
|
"repugnant",
|
|
"repulsive",
|
|
"revolting",
|
|
"unalluring"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to attract or delight as if by magic":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the child actress enchanted audiences with her bubbly personality"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alluring",
|
|
"beguiling",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"killing",
|
|
"magnetizing",
|
|
"wiling",
|
|
"witching"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disarming",
|
|
"drawing",
|
|
"enticing",
|
|
"luring",
|
|
"pulling",
|
|
"seducing",
|
|
"tempting",
|
|
"delighting",
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"enrapturing",
|
|
"enthralling",
|
|
"entrancing",
|
|
"appealing (to)",
|
|
"interesting",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"beckoning",
|
|
"courting",
|
|
"inviting",
|
|
"soliciting",
|
|
"wooing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disgusting",
|
|
"offending",
|
|
"repelling",
|
|
"revolting",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"displeasing",
|
|
"irking",
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"tiring",
|
|
"wearying"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cast a spell on":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"out of spite, the jealous queen enchanted her chief rival for the title of the fairest one of all"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"ensorcelling",
|
|
"ensorceling",
|
|
"hexing",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"spelling",
|
|
"striking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cursing",
|
|
"jinxing",
|
|
"possessing",
|
|
"voodooing",
|
|
"attracting",
|
|
"beguiling",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"mesmerizing",
|
|
"spellbinding",
|
|
"enticing",
|
|
"luring",
|
|
"seducing",
|
|
"tempting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blessing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to hold the attention of as if by a spell":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the tales about the young wizard have enchanted children around the globe"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"bedazzling",
|
|
"catching up",
|
|
"enthralling",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"hypnotizing",
|
|
"mesmerizing",
|
|
"spellbinding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enrapturing",
|
|
"entrancing",
|
|
"thrilling",
|
|
"beguiling",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"engrossing",
|
|
"involving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enfolding":{
|
|
"to surround or cover closely":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"darkness began to enfold the lonely house on the hill"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosoming",
|
|
"bowering",
|
|
"circumfusing",
|
|
"cocooning",
|
|
"embosoming",
|
|
"embowering",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"enclosing",
|
|
"inclosing",
|
|
"encompassing",
|
|
"enshrouding",
|
|
"enswathing",
|
|
"enveloping",
|
|
"enwrapping",
|
|
"investing",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"lapping",
|
|
"mantling",
|
|
"muffling",
|
|
"shrouding",
|
|
"swathing",
|
|
"veiling",
|
|
"wrapping"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"curtaining",
|
|
"draping",
|
|
"embedding",
|
|
"imbedding",
|
|
"encasing",
|
|
"swaddling",
|
|
"blanketing",
|
|
"overlaying",
|
|
"overspreading",
|
|
"camouflaging",
|
|
"cloaking",
|
|
"disguising",
|
|
"masking",
|
|
"circling",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"enlacing",
|
|
"enwinding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"baring",
|
|
"denuding",
|
|
"exposing",
|
|
"stripping"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put one's arms around and press tightly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the winner enfolded the huge bouquet of roses in her arms and thanked the judges"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bear-hugging",
|
|
"clasping",
|
|
"crushing",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"enclasping",
|
|
"grasping",
|
|
"hugging",
|
|
"straining"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"clamping",
|
|
"clinging",
|
|
"cradling",
|
|
"grabbing",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"bosoming",
|
|
"embosoming",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"entwining",
|
|
"enveloping",
|
|
"enwinding",
|
|
"folding",
|
|
"locking",
|
|
"twining",
|
|
"wrapping",
|
|
"cuddling",
|
|
"fondling",
|
|
"nestling",
|
|
"nuzzling",
|
|
"patting",
|
|
"petting",
|
|
"snuggling",
|
|
"stroking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endmost":{
|
|
"as in extreme , utmost":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"extreme",
|
|
"outermost",
|
|
"outmost",
|
|
"utmost",
|
|
"lowermost",
|
|
"lowest",
|
|
"nethermost",
|
|
"penultimate",
|
|
"farthermost",
|
|
"farthest",
|
|
"furthermost",
|
|
"furthest",
|
|
"remotest",
|
|
"conclusive",
|
|
"crowning",
|
|
"decisive",
|
|
"definitive",
|
|
"consequent",
|
|
"ensuing",
|
|
"eventual",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"succeeding",
|
|
"bottommost",
|
|
"closing",
|
|
"concluding",
|
|
"final",
|
|
"hindmost",
|
|
"lag",
|
|
"last",
|
|
"latest",
|
|
"latter",
|
|
"rearmost",
|
|
"terminal",
|
|
"terminating",
|
|
"ultimate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"earliest",
|
|
"first",
|
|
"foremost",
|
|
"headmost",
|
|
"inaugural",
|
|
"initial",
|
|
"leadoff",
|
|
"maiden",
|
|
"opening",
|
|
"original",
|
|
"pioneer",
|
|
"primary",
|
|
"starting",
|
|
"eminent",
|
|
"premier",
|
|
"superior"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensconce":{
|
|
"to establish or place comfortably or snugly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the kids had contentedly ensconced themselves on the couch before the TV",
|
|
"happily ensconced in her new home"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"install",
|
|
"lodge",
|
|
"nestle",
|
|
"perch",
|
|
"roost",
|
|
"settle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deploy",
|
|
"emplace",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"locate",
|
|
"park",
|
|
"plant",
|
|
"position",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"situate",
|
|
"station",
|
|
"anchor",
|
|
"bivouac",
|
|
"camp",
|
|
"camp (out)",
|
|
"burrow",
|
|
"curl up",
|
|
"dig in",
|
|
"harbor",
|
|
"house"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put into a hiding place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"ensconced the spare house key in a place where no intruder would think to look"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bury",
|
|
"cache",
|
|
"conceal",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"secrete"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hoard",
|
|
"squirrel (away)",
|
|
"stash",
|
|
"entomb",
|
|
"inter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"reveal",
|
|
"show",
|
|
"uncover",
|
|
"unmask",
|
|
"unveil",
|
|
"unwrap",
|
|
"flaunt",
|
|
"parade",
|
|
"show off",
|
|
"disinter",
|
|
"unearth"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"display",
|
|
"exhibit"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"end-run":{
|
|
"as in bluff , feint":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bluff",
|
|
"feint",
|
|
"artifice",
|
|
"device",
|
|
"dodge",
|
|
"fetch",
|
|
"flimflam",
|
|
"gambit",
|
|
"gimmick",
|
|
"jig",
|
|
"juggle",
|
|
"knack",
|
|
"play",
|
|
"ploy",
|
|
"scheme",
|
|
"shenanigan",
|
|
"sleight",
|
|
"stratagem",
|
|
"trick",
|
|
"wile",
|
|
"contrivance",
|
|
"maneuver",
|
|
"ruse",
|
|
"subterfuge",
|
|
"cheating",
|
|
"chicanery",
|
|
"cozenage",
|
|
"craft",
|
|
"crookery",
|
|
"cunning",
|
|
"deception",
|
|
"dupery",
|
|
"duplicity",
|
|
"fakery",
|
|
"jugglery",
|
|
"legerdemain",
|
|
"skulduggery",
|
|
"skullduggery",
|
|
"subterfuge",
|
|
"swindling",
|
|
"trickery",
|
|
"blind",
|
|
"front",
|
|
"smoke screen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in evade , avoid":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"avoid",
|
|
"duck",
|
|
"elude",
|
|
"escape",
|
|
"eschew",
|
|
"evade",
|
|
"outflank",
|
|
"shake",
|
|
"shirk",
|
|
"shun",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"bypass",
|
|
"circumvent",
|
|
"dodge",
|
|
"get around",
|
|
"shortcut",
|
|
"sidestep",
|
|
"skirt",
|
|
"disobey",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"flout",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"avert",
|
|
"deflect",
|
|
"divert",
|
|
"obviate",
|
|
"parry",
|
|
"prevent",
|
|
"ward (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"comply (with)",
|
|
"follow",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"obey",
|
|
"observe",
|
|
"accede (to)",
|
|
"acquiesce (to)",
|
|
"assent (to)",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"court",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"pursue",
|
|
"seek",
|
|
"welcome",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"incur"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encumbrance":{
|
|
"something that makes movement or progress difficult":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"without the encumbrance of a heavy backpack, I could sprint along the trail"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"balk",
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"clog",
|
|
"cramp",
|
|
"crimp",
|
|
"deterrent",
|
|
"drag",
|
|
"embarrassment",
|
|
"fetter",
|
|
"handicap",
|
|
"hindrance",
|
|
"holdback",
|
|
"hurdle",
|
|
"impediment",
|
|
"inhibition",
|
|
"interference",
|
|
"let",
|
|
"manacle",
|
|
"obstacle",
|
|
"obstruction",
|
|
"shackles",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"stumbling block",
|
|
"trammel"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"hitch",
|
|
"rub",
|
|
"snag",
|
|
"barrier",
|
|
"blockade",
|
|
"blockage",
|
|
"brick wall",
|
|
"stone wall",
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"bit",
|
|
"brake",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"constraint",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"hobble",
|
|
"rein",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"embargo",
|
|
"stoppage",
|
|
"delay",
|
|
"holdup",
|
|
"stall",
|
|
"burden",
|
|
"cumber",
|
|
"load",
|
|
"danger",
|
|
"hazard",
|
|
"peril",
|
|
"reef",
|
|
"adversity",
|
|
"difficulty",
|
|
"disadvantage",
|
|
"drawback",
|
|
"hardship"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"catalyst",
|
|
"goad",
|
|
"impetus",
|
|
"incentive",
|
|
"spur",
|
|
"stimulant",
|
|
"stimulus",
|
|
"advantage",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"edge",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"assistance",
|
|
"benefit",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"handmaiden",
|
|
"handmaid",
|
|
"help"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entombment":{
|
|
"the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the entombment of President Kennedy in Arlington National Cemetery"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burial",
|
|
"burying",
|
|
"entombing",
|
|
"inhumation",
|
|
"interment",
|
|
"interring",
|
|
"obsequy",
|
|
"obsequies",
|
|
"sepulture"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"embalmment",
|
|
"funeral",
|
|
"immurement",
|
|
"inurnment",
|
|
"reburial",
|
|
"reinterment"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cremation"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disinterment",
|
|
"exhumation",
|
|
"unearthing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"envyingly":{
|
|
"as in obnoxiously , caustically":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acrimoniously",
|
|
"antagonistically",
|
|
"caustically",
|
|
"hostilely",
|
|
"invidiously",
|
|
"obnoxiously",
|
|
"rancorously",
|
|
"venomously",
|
|
"vindictively",
|
|
"vituperatively",
|
|
"contemptuously",
|
|
"deprecatingly",
|
|
"disdainfully",
|
|
"scornfully",
|
|
"bitterly",
|
|
"enviously",
|
|
"jealously",
|
|
"resentfully",
|
|
"bitchily",
|
|
"cattily",
|
|
"despitefully",
|
|
"hatefully",
|
|
"malevolently",
|
|
"maliciously",
|
|
"malignantly",
|
|
"meanly",
|
|
"nastily",
|
|
"spitefully",
|
|
"viciously",
|
|
"villainously",
|
|
"virulently",
|
|
"wickedly",
|
|
"balefully",
|
|
"caddishly",
|
|
"callously",
|
|
"cruelly",
|
|
"evil-mindedly",
|
|
"felly",
|
|
"hard-heartedly",
|
|
"heartlessly",
|
|
"inhumanely",
|
|
"kindlessly",
|
|
"mercilessly",
|
|
"pitilessly",
|
|
"ruthlessly",
|
|
"soullessly",
|
|
"unfeelingly",
|
|
"disagreeably",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"ungraciously",
|
|
"unkindly",
|
|
"ill-naturedly",
|
|
"inconsiderately",
|
|
"insensitively",
|
|
"thoughtlessly",
|
|
"diabolically",
|
|
"fiendishly",
|
|
"misanthropically"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"benevolently",
|
|
"benignantly",
|
|
"good-heartedly",
|
|
"kindheartedly",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"affably",
|
|
"agreeably",
|
|
"amiably",
|
|
"cordially",
|
|
"genially",
|
|
"good-humoredly",
|
|
"good-naturedly",
|
|
"graciously",
|
|
"nicely",
|
|
"pleasantly",
|
|
"altruistically",
|
|
"humanely",
|
|
"considerately",
|
|
"feelingly",
|
|
"lovingly",
|
|
"mercifully",
|
|
"sensitively",
|
|
"softheartedly",
|
|
"solicitously",
|
|
"soulfully",
|
|
"thoughtfully",
|
|
"compassionately",
|
|
"sympathetically",
|
|
"angelically",
|
|
"divinely",
|
|
"gently",
|
|
"sweetly",
|
|
"tenderly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encroachment":{
|
|
"as in invasion , intrusion":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"intrusion",
|
|
"invasion",
|
|
"breach",
|
|
"contravention",
|
|
"impingement",
|
|
"infraction",
|
|
"infringement",
|
|
"obtrusion",
|
|
"transgression",
|
|
"trespass",
|
|
"violation",
|
|
"descent",
|
|
"foray",
|
|
"incursion",
|
|
"inroad",
|
|
"irruption",
|
|
"raid",
|
|
"misconduct",
|
|
"misdemeanor",
|
|
"misfeasance",
|
|
"misprision",
|
|
"offense",
|
|
"offence",
|
|
"sin",
|
|
"wrong",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"forgetting",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"nonobservance",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"delinquency",
|
|
"dereliction",
|
|
"neglect"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"respecting",
|
|
"upholding",
|
|
"noninfringement",
|
|
"observance"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enshrouded":{
|
|
"to keep secret or shut off from view":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the criminal organization uses a strictly enforced vow of silence to enshroud its villainous doings"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"belied",
|
|
"blanketed",
|
|
"blotted out",
|
|
"cloaked",
|
|
"concealed",
|
|
"covered",
|
|
"curtained",
|
|
"disguised",
|
|
"hid",
|
|
"masked",
|
|
"obscured",
|
|
"occulted",
|
|
"papered over",
|
|
"screened",
|
|
"shrouded",
|
|
"suppressed",
|
|
"veiled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"buried",
|
|
"camouflaged",
|
|
"covered (up)",
|
|
"smothered",
|
|
"gilded",
|
|
"gilt",
|
|
"glossed (over)",
|
|
"varnished",
|
|
"whitewashed",
|
|
"beclouded",
|
|
"bedimmed",
|
|
"befogged",
|
|
"blocked",
|
|
"clouded",
|
|
"darkened",
|
|
"eclipsed",
|
|
"obstructed",
|
|
"occluded",
|
|
"overcast",
|
|
"overshadowed",
|
|
"shaded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brought out",
|
|
"presented",
|
|
"clarified",
|
|
"illuminated",
|
|
"advertised",
|
|
"aired",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"broadcasted",
|
|
"got out",
|
|
"proclaimed",
|
|
"publicized",
|
|
"published",
|
|
"spread"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bared",
|
|
"disclosed",
|
|
"displayed",
|
|
"divulged",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"revealed",
|
|
"showed",
|
|
"uncloaked",
|
|
"uncovered",
|
|
"unmasked",
|
|
"unveiled"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to surround or cover closely":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a dense fog enshrouded the bridge spanning the harbor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosomed",
|
|
"bowered",
|
|
"circumfused",
|
|
"cocooned",
|
|
"embosomed",
|
|
"embowered",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"enclosed",
|
|
"inclosed",
|
|
"encompassed",
|
|
"enfolded",
|
|
"enswathed",
|
|
"enveloped",
|
|
"enwrapped",
|
|
"invested",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"lapped",
|
|
"mantled",
|
|
"muffled",
|
|
"shrouded",
|
|
"swathed",
|
|
"veiled",
|
|
"wrapped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curtained",
|
|
"draped",
|
|
"embedded",
|
|
"imbedded",
|
|
"encased",
|
|
"swaddled",
|
|
"blanketed",
|
|
"overlaid",
|
|
"overspread",
|
|
"camouflaged",
|
|
"cloaked",
|
|
"disguised",
|
|
"masked",
|
|
"circled",
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"enlaced",
|
|
"enwound"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bared",
|
|
"denuded",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"stripped",
|
|
"stript"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enwreathe":{
|
|
"as in wind , circle":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"loop",
|
|
"wind",
|
|
"wreathe",
|
|
"tie up",
|
|
"truss",
|
|
"bandage",
|
|
"enswathe",
|
|
"swathe",
|
|
"band",
|
|
"begird",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"engird",
|
|
"engirdle",
|
|
"enwind",
|
|
"gird",
|
|
"girdle",
|
|
"girt",
|
|
"girth",
|
|
"wrap",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"cord",
|
|
"enchain",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"rope",
|
|
"shackle",
|
|
"tape",
|
|
"wire"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ungird",
|
|
"unwrap",
|
|
"unbind",
|
|
"unlash",
|
|
"unshackle",
|
|
"untie",
|
|
"unwind"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encomium":{
|
|
"a formal expression of praise":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the encomiums bestowed on a teacher at her retirement ceremonies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accolade",
|
|
"citation",
|
|
"commendation",
|
|
"dithyramb",
|
|
"eulogium",
|
|
"eulogy",
|
|
"homage",
|
|
"hymn",
|
|
"paean",
|
|
"panegyric",
|
|
"salutation",
|
|
"tribute"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"award",
|
|
"decoration",
|
|
"dedication",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"prize",
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"acclamation",
|
|
"laudation",
|
|
"applause",
|
|
"plaudit(s)",
|
|
"bravo",
|
|
"hallelujah",
|
|
"kudo",
|
|
"approval",
|
|
"cachet",
|
|
"compliment",
|
|
"recommendation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"condemnation",
|
|
"denunciation",
|
|
"indictment",
|
|
"rebuke",
|
|
"reprimand",
|
|
"reproof",
|
|
"admonition",
|
|
"correction",
|
|
"harangue",
|
|
"lecture",
|
|
"sermon"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encompasses":{
|
|
"to form a circle around":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a necklace of sapphire-blue lakes encompasses the town"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"compasses",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"encircles",
|
|
"encloses",
|
|
"incloses",
|
|
"environs",
|
|
"girdles",
|
|
"girds",
|
|
"rings",
|
|
"surrounds",
|
|
"wreathes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"circumscribes",
|
|
"closes in",
|
|
"cordons (off)",
|
|
"fences (in)",
|
|
"hems (in)",
|
|
"walls",
|
|
"besets",
|
|
"besieges",
|
|
"entrenches",
|
|
"intrenches",
|
|
"invests",
|
|
"swarms"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have as part of a whole":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"textbooks on American history are now likely to encompass its social history as well as its political and military history"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carries",
|
|
"comprehends",
|
|
"contains",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"entails",
|
|
"includes",
|
|
"involves",
|
|
"numbers",
|
|
"subsumes",
|
|
"takes in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"comprises",
|
|
"consists (of)",
|
|
"brackets",
|
|
"has",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"owns",
|
|
"possesses",
|
|
"admits",
|
|
"receives",
|
|
"composes",
|
|
"constitutes",
|
|
"forms",
|
|
"makes",
|
|
"assimilates",
|
|
"embodies",
|
|
"incorporates",
|
|
"integrates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bans",
|
|
"bars",
|
|
"debars",
|
|
"precludes",
|
|
"prevents",
|
|
"prohibits",
|
|
"denies",
|
|
"refuses",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"eliminates",
|
|
"excepts",
|
|
"rules out",
|
|
"loses",
|
|
"mislays",
|
|
"misplaces"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"excludes",
|
|
"leaves (out)",
|
|
"misses out",
|
|
"omits"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to surround or cover closely":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a fog of mystery has long encompassed this fraternal organization, which is known for its secret rituals"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosoms",
|
|
"bowers",
|
|
"circumfuses",
|
|
"cocoons",
|
|
"embosoms",
|
|
"embowers",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"encloses",
|
|
"incloses",
|
|
"enfolds",
|
|
"enshrouds",
|
|
"enswathes",
|
|
"envelops",
|
|
"enwraps",
|
|
"invests",
|
|
"involves",
|
|
"laps",
|
|
"mantles",
|
|
"muffles",
|
|
"shrouds",
|
|
"swathes",
|
|
"veils",
|
|
"wraps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curtains",
|
|
"drapes",
|
|
"embeds",
|
|
"imbeds",
|
|
"encases",
|
|
"swaddles",
|
|
"blankets",
|
|
"overlays",
|
|
"overspreads",
|
|
"camouflages",
|
|
"cloaks",
|
|
"disguises",
|
|
"masks",
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"encircles",
|
|
"enlaces",
|
|
"enwinds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bares",
|
|
"denudes",
|
|
"exposes",
|
|
"strips"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enwombed":{
|
|
"as in ensheathed , ensphered":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"armored",
|
|
"cocooned",
|
|
"encapsulated",
|
|
"encapsuled",
|
|
"encysted",
|
|
"ensheathed",
|
|
"ensphered",
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"encompassed",
|
|
"enfolded",
|
|
"enframed",
|
|
"enlaced",
|
|
"framed",
|
|
"ringed",
|
|
"surrounded",
|
|
"bounded",
|
|
"circumscribed",
|
|
"confined",
|
|
"contained",
|
|
"limited",
|
|
"restricted",
|
|
"boxed (in)",
|
|
"caged",
|
|
"closeted",
|
|
"cooped (up)",
|
|
"corralled",
|
|
"encaged",
|
|
"encased",
|
|
"enclosed",
|
|
"inclosed",
|
|
"enveloped",
|
|
"fenced (in)",
|
|
"hedged",
|
|
"hemmed (in)",
|
|
"housed",
|
|
"immured",
|
|
"included",
|
|
"mewed (up)",
|
|
"penned",
|
|
"walled (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encyclopedias":{
|
|
"a reference work that contains information about many different subjects or a lot of information about a particular subject":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The school library's encyclopedia occupied much of the bookshelf.",
|
|
"an encyclopedia of literature"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"catalogs",
|
|
"catalogues",
|
|
"cyclopedias",
|
|
"cyclopaedias",
|
|
"dictionaries",
|
|
"books",
|
|
"tomes",
|
|
"volumes",
|
|
"hardbacks",
|
|
"hardcovers",
|
|
"paperbacks",
|
|
"paperbounds",
|
|
"papers",
|
|
"pocket books",
|
|
"pocket editions",
|
|
"softbacks",
|
|
"softcovers",
|
|
"trade books",
|
|
"trade editions",
|
|
"folios",
|
|
"quartos",
|
|
"guidebooks",
|
|
"handbooks",
|
|
"how-tos",
|
|
"manuals",
|
|
"monographs",
|
|
"primers",
|
|
"textbooks",
|
|
"texts",
|
|
"tracts",
|
|
"treatises",
|
|
"novelettes",
|
|
"novels",
|
|
"pulps",
|
|
"albums",
|
|
"almanacs",
|
|
"anthologies",
|
|
"casebooks",
|
|
"chapbooks",
|
|
"omnibuses",
|
|
"picture books"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endures":{
|
|
"to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an elderly couple who have endured the ups and downs of a half century of married life"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"experiences",
|
|
"feels",
|
|
"has",
|
|
"knows",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"sees",
|
|
"suffers",
|
|
"sustains",
|
|
"tastes",
|
|
"undergoes",
|
|
"witnesses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"encounters",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"receives",
|
|
"assimilates",
|
|
"digests"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"at some point we all have to endure the loss of a beloved pet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abides",
|
|
"absorbs",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"bears",
|
|
"bides",
|
|
"brooks",
|
|
"countenances",
|
|
"goes",
|
|
"hacks",
|
|
"handles",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"pockets",
|
|
"stands",
|
|
"sticks out",
|
|
"stomachs",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"sustains",
|
|
"sweats out",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"tolerates",
|
|
"wears"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allows",
|
|
"permits",
|
|
"suffers",
|
|
"swallows",
|
|
"reconciles (to)",
|
|
"acquiesces",
|
|
"agrees (with or to)",
|
|
"assents (to)",
|
|
"capitulates",
|
|
"consents (to)",
|
|
"respects",
|
|
"submits (to)",
|
|
"yields (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"refuses",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"repudiates",
|
|
"spurns",
|
|
"turns down",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"contests",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"opposes",
|
|
"resists",
|
|
"avoids",
|
|
"bypasses",
|
|
"circumvents",
|
|
"dodges",
|
|
"eludes",
|
|
"escapes",
|
|
"evades",
|
|
"misses",
|
|
"abstains (from)",
|
|
"forbears",
|
|
"refrains (from)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the fashion business is built on change, since nobody expects a particular clothing style to endure"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abides",
|
|
"bides",
|
|
"continues",
|
|
"holds on",
|
|
"holds up",
|
|
"keeps up",
|
|
"lasts",
|
|
"perdures",
|
|
"persists",
|
|
"remains",
|
|
"runs on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lingers",
|
|
"stays",
|
|
"sticks around",
|
|
"tarries",
|
|
"carries through",
|
|
"prevails",
|
|
"survives"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abates",
|
|
"dies (down)",
|
|
"ebbs",
|
|
"lets up",
|
|
"moderates",
|
|
"subsides",
|
|
"wanes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ceases",
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"concludes",
|
|
"desists",
|
|
"dies",
|
|
"discontinues",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"expires",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"lapses",
|
|
"leaves off",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"quits",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"terminates",
|
|
"winds up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engirded":{
|
|
"to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her forehead engirded with a band of gold"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banded",
|
|
"begirt",
|
|
"begirded",
|
|
"belted",
|
|
"engirdled",
|
|
"enwound",
|
|
"girded",
|
|
"girt",
|
|
"girdled",
|
|
"girted",
|
|
"girthed",
|
|
"wrapped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"tied up",
|
|
"trussed",
|
|
"circled",
|
|
"enwreathed",
|
|
"looped",
|
|
"wound",
|
|
"winded",
|
|
"wreathed",
|
|
"bandaged",
|
|
"enswathed",
|
|
"swathed",
|
|
"chained",
|
|
"corded",
|
|
"enchained",
|
|
"lashed",
|
|
"roped",
|
|
"shackled",
|
|
"taped",
|
|
"wired"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"unbound",
|
|
"unlashed",
|
|
"unshackled",
|
|
"untied",
|
|
"unwound"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ungirded",
|
|
"unwrapped"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engrained":{
|
|
"being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her deeply ingrained distrust of all authority"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"built-in",
|
|
"constitutional",
|
|
"constitutive",
|
|
"essential",
|
|
"hardwired",
|
|
"immanent",
|
|
"inborn",
|
|
"inbred",
|
|
"indigenous",
|
|
"ingrain",
|
|
"inherent",
|
|
"innate",
|
|
"integral",
|
|
"intrinsic",
|
|
"native",
|
|
"natural"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"basic",
|
|
"deep-rooted",
|
|
"elemental",
|
|
"fundamental",
|
|
"congenital",
|
|
"hereditary",
|
|
"inherited",
|
|
"inmost",
|
|
"inner",
|
|
"interior",
|
|
"internal",
|
|
"characteristic",
|
|
"distinctive",
|
|
"peculiar",
|
|
"habitual",
|
|
"inveterate",
|
|
"normal",
|
|
"regular",
|
|
"typical"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alien",
|
|
"foreign",
|
|
"accidental",
|
|
"coincidental",
|
|
"incidental",
|
|
"acquired",
|
|
"adscititious",
|
|
"superficial",
|
|
"surface",
|
|
"exterior",
|
|
"external"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"adventitious",
|
|
"extraneous",
|
|
"extrinsic"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the journalism professor has long ingrained his students with a deep respect for their chosen profession"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"endued",
|
|
"indued",
|
|
"imbued",
|
|
"inculcated",
|
|
"infused",
|
|
"inoculated",
|
|
"invested",
|
|
"steeped",
|
|
"suffused"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"animated",
|
|
"charged",
|
|
"enlivened",
|
|
"invigorated",
|
|
"leavened",
|
|
"implanted",
|
|
"instilled",
|
|
"planted",
|
|
"impregnated",
|
|
"permeated",
|
|
"pervaded",
|
|
"saturated",
|
|
"deluged",
|
|
"drowned",
|
|
"filled",
|
|
"flooded",
|
|
"inundated",
|
|
"overwhelmed",
|
|
"submerged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deprived",
|
|
"divested",
|
|
"stripped",
|
|
"stript",
|
|
"cleared",
|
|
"emptied",
|
|
"eliminated",
|
|
"removed",
|
|
"took (away)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to produce a vivid impression of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the third-world privation he had witnessed forever ingrained itself upon the young doctor's memory"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"branded",
|
|
"engraved",
|
|
"etched",
|
|
"impressed",
|
|
"imprinted",
|
|
"infixed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enrooted",
|
|
"imbued",
|
|
"implanted",
|
|
"inculcated",
|
|
"infused",
|
|
"instilled",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"stamped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blotted out",
|
|
"erased",
|
|
"expunged",
|
|
"obliterated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tried to ingrain traditional values in their children"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bedded",
|
|
"embedded",
|
|
"imbedded",
|
|
"enrooted",
|
|
"entrenched",
|
|
"intrenched",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"impacted",
|
|
"implanted",
|
|
"lodged",
|
|
"rooted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"imbued",
|
|
"infused",
|
|
"instilled",
|
|
"beat (into)",
|
|
"drove (into)",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"placed",
|
|
"put",
|
|
"settled",
|
|
"stuck"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"eliminated",
|
|
"eradicated",
|
|
"ejected",
|
|
"expelled",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disconnected",
|
|
"disengaged",
|
|
"removed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dislodged",
|
|
"rooted (out)",
|
|
"uprooted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encasements":{
|
|
"something that encloses another thing especially to protect it":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an encasement of several inches of silt had helped to preserve the sunken remains of the historic ship"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"armors",
|
|
"capsules",
|
|
"cases",
|
|
"casings",
|
|
"cocoons",
|
|
"coverings",
|
|
"covers",
|
|
"housings",
|
|
"hulls",
|
|
"husks",
|
|
"jackets",
|
|
"pods",
|
|
"sheaths",
|
|
"shells"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cartridges",
|
|
"cassettes",
|
|
"casettes",
|
|
"barks",
|
|
"crusts",
|
|
"carapaces",
|
|
"houses",
|
|
"mails",
|
|
"panoplies",
|
|
"plates",
|
|
"platings",
|
|
"shields",
|
|
"cuticles",
|
|
"hides",
|
|
"skins",
|
|
"envelopes",
|
|
"packages",
|
|
"wrappers",
|
|
"backings",
|
|
"coatings",
|
|
"covertures",
|
|
"facings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enshrinements":{
|
|
"as in enthronements":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enthronements",
|
|
"aggrandizements",
|
|
"ennoblements",
|
|
"exaltations",
|
|
"glorifications",
|
|
"magnifications",
|
|
"acclamations",
|
|
"ovations",
|
|
"plaudits",
|
|
"praises",
|
|
"raves",
|
|
"rhapsodies",
|
|
"compliments",
|
|
"encomiums",
|
|
"encomia",
|
|
"eulogies",
|
|
"panegyrics",
|
|
"toasts",
|
|
"tributes",
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"accolades",
|
|
"applauses",
|
|
"bays",
|
|
"commendations",
|
|
"credits",
|
|
"distinctions",
|
|
"homages",
|
|
"honors",
|
|
"kudos",
|
|
"lauds",
|
|
"laurels",
|
|
"props",
|
|
"r\u00e9clames",
|
|
"recommendations",
|
|
"suns",
|
|
"advancements",
|
|
"ascents",
|
|
"creations",
|
|
"elevations",
|
|
"preferences",
|
|
"preferments",
|
|
"promotions",
|
|
"rises",
|
|
"upgrades"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"depositions",
|
|
"dethronements",
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"dismissals",
|
|
"expulsions",
|
|
"impeachments",
|
|
"ousters",
|
|
"overthrows",
|
|
"removals",
|
|
"suspensions",
|
|
"downfalls",
|
|
"falls",
|
|
"abasements",
|
|
"comedowns",
|
|
"degradations",
|
|
"demotions",
|
|
"downgrades",
|
|
"reductions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endowments":{
|
|
"a special and usually inborn ability":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it's a sin to waste one's God-given endowments"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aptitudes",
|
|
"bents",
|
|
"faculties",
|
|
"flairs",
|
|
"geniuses",
|
|
"genii",
|
|
"gifts",
|
|
"heads",
|
|
"knacks",
|
|
"talents"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affinities",
|
|
"biases",
|
|
"dispositions",
|
|
"habitudes",
|
|
"impulses",
|
|
"inclinations",
|
|
"leanings",
|
|
"partialities",
|
|
"penchants",
|
|
"predilections",
|
|
"predispositions",
|
|
"proclivities",
|
|
"propensities",
|
|
"tendencies",
|
|
"turns",
|
|
"ears",
|
|
"eyes",
|
|
"minds",
|
|
"noses",
|
|
"feels",
|
|
"hangs",
|
|
"instincts",
|
|
"touches",
|
|
"ways",
|
|
"capabilities",
|
|
"competences",
|
|
"facilities",
|
|
"proficiencies",
|
|
"skills",
|
|
"capacities",
|
|
"potentials",
|
|
"powers",
|
|
"fortes",
|
|
"specialisms",
|
|
"specialities",
|
|
"specialties"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disabilities",
|
|
"handicaps",
|
|
"inabilities",
|
|
"incapacities",
|
|
"shortcomings",
|
|
"weaknesses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entered (into or upon)":{
|
|
"to take the first step in (a process or course of action)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"began",
|
|
"commenced",
|
|
"embarked (on or upon)",
|
|
"fell (to)",
|
|
"got off",
|
|
"kicked off",
|
|
"launched",
|
|
"led off",
|
|
"opened",
|
|
"started",
|
|
"struck (into)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"created",
|
|
"generated",
|
|
"inaugurated",
|
|
"initiated",
|
|
"innovated",
|
|
"invented",
|
|
"originated",
|
|
"adopted",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"took on",
|
|
"took up",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"fathered",
|
|
"founded",
|
|
"instituted",
|
|
"organized",
|
|
"pioneered",
|
|
"set up",
|
|
"spawned",
|
|
"got around (to)",
|
|
"got down (to)",
|
|
"got round (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ceased",
|
|
"desisted",
|
|
"discontinued",
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"knocked off",
|
|
"laid off",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"quitted",
|
|
"stopped",
|
|
"closed",
|
|
"completed",
|
|
"abandoned",
|
|
"forsook",
|
|
"left",
|
|
"abolished",
|
|
"demolished",
|
|
"destroyed",
|
|
"exterminated",
|
|
"extinguished",
|
|
"phased out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"ended",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"terminated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"encomiums":{
|
|
"a formal expression of praise":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the encomiums bestowed on a teacher at her retirement ceremonies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accolades",
|
|
"citations",
|
|
"commendations",
|
|
"dithyrambs",
|
|
"eulogia",
|
|
"eulogiums",
|
|
"eulogies",
|
|
"homages",
|
|
"hymns",
|
|
"paeans",
|
|
"panegyrics",
|
|
"salutations",
|
|
"tributes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"awards",
|
|
"decorations",
|
|
"dedications",
|
|
"honors",
|
|
"prizes",
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"acclamations",
|
|
"laudations",
|
|
"applauses",
|
|
"plaudits",
|
|
"bravos",
|
|
"bravoes",
|
|
"hallelujahs",
|
|
"kudos",
|
|
"approvals",
|
|
"cachets",
|
|
"compliments",
|
|
"recommendations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"censures",
|
|
"condemnations",
|
|
"denunciations",
|
|
"indictments",
|
|
"rebukes",
|
|
"reprimands",
|
|
"reproofs",
|
|
"admonitions",
|
|
"corrections",
|
|
"harangues",
|
|
"lectures",
|
|
"sermons"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enumeration":{
|
|
"a long list of things one after another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We were provided with an exhaustive enumeration of the inventory, ordered by amount currently on hand."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"litany",
|
|
"recital",
|
|
"recitation",
|
|
"iteration",
|
|
"repetition",
|
|
"account",
|
|
"narration",
|
|
"report",
|
|
"story",
|
|
"catalog",
|
|
"checklist",
|
|
"list",
|
|
"listing",
|
|
"index",
|
|
"inventory"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enthusiastic":{
|
|
"showing urgent desire or interest":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as soon as the gates to the concert area opened, enthusiastic fans rushed to get the best seats"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agog",
|
|
"antsy",
|
|
"anxious",
|
|
"ardent",
|
|
"athirst",
|
|
"avid",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"desirous",
|
|
"eager",
|
|
"enthused",
|
|
"excited",
|
|
"geeked",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"greedy",
|
|
"gung ho",
|
|
"hepped up",
|
|
"hopped-up",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"hungry",
|
|
"impatient",
|
|
"juiced",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"nuts",
|
|
"pumped",
|
|
"raring",
|
|
"solicitous",
|
|
"stoked",
|
|
"thirsty",
|
|
"voracious",
|
|
"wild"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"interested",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"hung up",
|
|
"obsessed",
|
|
"ambitious",
|
|
"appetent",
|
|
"covetous",
|
|
"craving",
|
|
"hankering",
|
|
"longing",
|
|
"pining",
|
|
"breathless",
|
|
"restive",
|
|
"restless",
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"disposed",
|
|
"game",
|
|
"glad",
|
|
"inclined",
|
|
"ready",
|
|
"unreluctant",
|
|
"willing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"casual",
|
|
"incurious",
|
|
"insouciant",
|
|
"nonchalant",
|
|
"unconcerned",
|
|
"uninterested",
|
|
"aloof",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disinterested",
|
|
"impassive",
|
|
"stolid",
|
|
"halfhearted",
|
|
"lackadaisical",
|
|
"languid",
|
|
"languorous",
|
|
"lukewarm",
|
|
"spiritless",
|
|
"averse",
|
|
"disinclined",
|
|
"hesitant",
|
|
"loath",
|
|
"loth",
|
|
"loathe",
|
|
"reluctant",
|
|
"unwilling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"apathetic",
|
|
"indifferent",
|
|
"uneager",
|
|
"unenthusiastic"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"en passant":{
|
|
"by way of interjection or digression":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she mentioned en passant that she'd been to New York"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apropos",
|
|
"incidentally"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"digressively",
|
|
"excursively",
|
|
"interjectionally",
|
|
"parenthetically",
|
|
"secondarily",
|
|
"tangentially"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ennobling":{
|
|
"to assign a high status or value to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the heroic actions of firefighters during the terrorist attack did much to ennoble the profession of fire fighting in the public mind"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandizing",
|
|
"canonizing",
|
|
"deifying",
|
|
"dignifying",
|
|
"elevating",
|
|
"enshrining",
|
|
"enskying",
|
|
"enthroning",
|
|
"exalting",
|
|
"glorifying",
|
|
"magnifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"lifting",
|
|
"promoting",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"upgrading",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"intensifying",
|
|
"idealizing",
|
|
"romanticizing",
|
|
"sanitizing",
|
|
"sugarcoating",
|
|
"acclaiming",
|
|
"extolling",
|
|
"honoring",
|
|
"lauding",
|
|
"praising"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittling",
|
|
"decrying",
|
|
"depreciating",
|
|
"detracting",
|
|
"disparaging",
|
|
"minimizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abasing",
|
|
"degrading",
|
|
"demeaning",
|
|
"humbling",
|
|
"humiliating"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entangle":{
|
|
"to twist together into a usually confused mass":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in the process of taking down the Christmas tree, we managed to entangle the string of lights into a hopeless mess of wires"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"interlace",
|
|
"intertwine",
|
|
"intertwist",
|
|
"interweave",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"snarl",
|
|
"tangle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"scrabble",
|
|
"scramble",
|
|
"braid",
|
|
"enlace",
|
|
"entwine",
|
|
"entwist",
|
|
"inweave",
|
|
"plait",
|
|
"twine",
|
|
"weave",
|
|
"wind",
|
|
"wreathe",
|
|
"writhe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"unknot",
|
|
"unravel",
|
|
"unscramble",
|
|
"unweave"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangle",
|
|
"unsnarl",
|
|
"untangle",
|
|
"untwine",
|
|
"untwist"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to catch or hold as if in a net":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the young runaway gradually became entangled in a web of lies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catch up",
|
|
"enmesh",
|
|
"immesh",
|
|
"ensnare",
|
|
"ensnarl",
|
|
"entoil",
|
|
"entrap",
|
|
"mesh",
|
|
"net",
|
|
"snare",
|
|
"tangle",
|
|
"trap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bag",
|
|
"birdlime",
|
|
"capture",
|
|
"collar",
|
|
"embroil",
|
|
"implicate",
|
|
"involve",
|
|
"mire"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
"extricate",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"liberate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangle",
|
|
"untangle"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make complex or difficult":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the history of Alexander the Great is entangled by variant accounts of his exploits"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"complex",
|
|
"complexify",
|
|
"complicate",
|
|
"embarrass",
|
|
"perplex",
|
|
"sophisticate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"develop",
|
|
"elaborate",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"magnify",
|
|
"confound",
|
|
"confuse",
|
|
"mess (up)",
|
|
"mix (up)",
|
|
"muddle",
|
|
"snarl",
|
|
"tangle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviate",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"shorten",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"facilitate",
|
|
"disentangle",
|
|
"straighten (out)",
|
|
"unravel",
|
|
"untangle",
|
|
"oversimplify"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"simplify",
|
|
"streamline"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enflamed":{
|
|
"being on fire":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the inflamed hillsides in one of the largest wildfires in the state's history"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ablaze",
|
|
"afire",
|
|
"aflame",
|
|
"alight",
|
|
"blazing",
|
|
"burning",
|
|
"combusting",
|
|
"conflagrant",
|
|
"fiery",
|
|
"flaming",
|
|
"ignited",
|
|
"kindled",
|
|
"lit",
|
|
"lighted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aglow",
|
|
"flaring",
|
|
"flickering",
|
|
"glowing",
|
|
"live",
|
|
"smoldering",
|
|
"smouldering",
|
|
"broiling",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"piping hot",
|
|
"red-hot",
|
|
"roasting",
|
|
"scalding",
|
|
"scorching",
|
|
"searing",
|
|
"sizzling",
|
|
"burned",
|
|
"burnt",
|
|
"charred",
|
|
"incinerated",
|
|
"scorched",
|
|
"seared",
|
|
"singed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"choked",
|
|
"damped",
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"doused",
|
|
"dowsed",
|
|
"extinguished",
|
|
"quenched",
|
|
"smothered",
|
|
"snuffed (out)",
|
|
"stamped (out)",
|
|
"suffocated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"feeling or showing anger":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he gets red-faced when he's inflamed enough"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"angered",
|
|
"angry",
|
|
"apoplectic",
|
|
"ballistic",
|
|
"cheesed off",
|
|
"choleric",
|
|
"enraged",
|
|
"foaming",
|
|
"fuming",
|
|
"furious",
|
|
"hopping",
|
|
"horn-mad",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"incensed",
|
|
"indignant",
|
|
"infuriate",
|
|
"infuriated",
|
|
"irate",
|
|
"ireful",
|
|
"livid",
|
|
"mad",
|
|
"outraged",
|
|
"rabid",
|
|
"rankled",
|
|
"riled",
|
|
"riley",
|
|
"roiled",
|
|
"shirty",
|
|
"sore",
|
|
"steamed up",
|
|
"steaming",
|
|
"teed off",
|
|
"ticked",
|
|
"wrathful",
|
|
"wroth"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ranting",
|
|
"raving",
|
|
"stormy",
|
|
"boiling",
|
|
"bristling",
|
|
"bristly",
|
|
"burning",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"huffy",
|
|
"passionate",
|
|
"seething",
|
|
"sizzling",
|
|
"smoldering",
|
|
"smouldering",
|
|
"worked up",
|
|
"wrought (up)",
|
|
"acrid",
|
|
"acrimonious",
|
|
"antagonistic",
|
|
"antipathetic",
|
|
"bitter",
|
|
"embittered",
|
|
"inimical",
|
|
"malevolent",
|
|
"piqued",
|
|
"rancorous",
|
|
"resentful",
|
|
"spiteful",
|
|
"vengeful",
|
|
"vindictive",
|
|
"virulent",
|
|
"vitriolic",
|
|
"antisocial",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"disapproving",
|
|
"distant",
|
|
"frigid",
|
|
"icy",
|
|
"ill-tempered",
|
|
"sorehead",
|
|
"soreheaded",
|
|
"sulky",
|
|
"unfriendly",
|
|
"unpleasant",
|
|
"aggravated",
|
|
"annoyed",
|
|
"bearish",
|
|
"bilious",
|
|
"cantankerous",
|
|
"churlish",
|
|
"crabby",
|
|
"cranky",
|
|
"dyspeptic",
|
|
"exasperated",
|
|
"fretful",
|
|
"fussy",
|
|
"grouchy",
|
|
"grumpy",
|
|
"ill-humored",
|
|
"inflammable",
|
|
"irascible",
|
|
"irritable",
|
|
"peevish",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"petulant",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"quick-tempered",
|
|
"snappish",
|
|
"testy",
|
|
"touchy",
|
|
"argumentative",
|
|
"belligerent",
|
|
"contentious",
|
|
"contrary",
|
|
"disputatious",
|
|
"ornery",
|
|
"pugnacious",
|
|
"quarrelsome",
|
|
"querulous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"accommodating",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"complaisant",
|
|
"amicable",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"content",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"empathetic",
|
|
"sympathetic",
|
|
"tolerant",
|
|
"understanding",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"pacific",
|
|
"peaceable",
|
|
"placid",
|
|
"serene",
|
|
"tranquil",
|
|
"unembittered",
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"easygoing",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"good-natured",
|
|
"good-tempered",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"sweet"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"angerless",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"pleased"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make angry":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the newspaper editorial inflamed her enough to inspire her to dash off a letter to the editor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"angered",
|
|
"enraged",
|
|
"incensed",
|
|
"infuriated",
|
|
"ired",
|
|
"madded",
|
|
"maddened",
|
|
"outraged",
|
|
"rankled",
|
|
"riled",
|
|
"roiled",
|
|
"steamed up",
|
|
"ticked off"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affronted",
|
|
"aggravated",
|
|
"annoyed",
|
|
"burned (up)",
|
|
"burnt (up)",
|
|
"crossed",
|
|
"exasperated",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"huffed",
|
|
"irritated",
|
|
"miffed",
|
|
"nettled",
|
|
"offended",
|
|
"peeved",
|
|
"piqued",
|
|
"provoked",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"ruffled",
|
|
"vexed",
|
|
"vext",
|
|
"antagonized",
|
|
"embittered",
|
|
"envenomed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"allayed",
|
|
"assuaged",
|
|
"relieved",
|
|
"comforted",
|
|
"consoled",
|
|
"soothed",
|
|
"appeased",
|
|
"conciliated",
|
|
"mollified",
|
|
"pacified",
|
|
"placated",
|
|
"calmed",
|
|
"lulled",
|
|
"quieted",
|
|
"settled",
|
|
"beguiled",
|
|
"bewitched",
|
|
"captivated",
|
|
"charmed",
|
|
"disarmed",
|
|
"enchanted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"pleased"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to set (something) on fire":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a carelessly tossed cigarette inflamed the papers in the trash can"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burned",
|
|
"burnt",
|
|
"enkindled",
|
|
"fired",
|
|
"ignited",
|
|
"kindled",
|
|
"lit",
|
|
"lighted",
|
|
"torched"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"immolated",
|
|
"deflagrated",
|
|
"charred",
|
|
"frizzled",
|
|
"scorched",
|
|
"baked",
|
|
"broiled",
|
|
"cooked",
|
|
"ashed",
|
|
"cremated",
|
|
"incinerated",
|
|
"kilned",
|
|
"set off",
|
|
"brightened",
|
|
"illuminated",
|
|
"illumined",
|
|
"irradiated",
|
|
"lightened",
|
|
"radiated",
|
|
"scalded",
|
|
"scathed",
|
|
"seared",
|
|
"reignited",
|
|
"rekindled",
|
|
"relit",
|
|
"relighted",
|
|
"banked",
|
|
"stoked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"choked",
|
|
"smothered",
|
|
"suffocated",
|
|
"stamped (out)",
|
|
"blackened",
|
|
"darkened",
|
|
"dimmed",
|
|
"dulled",
|
|
"obscured"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"doused",
|
|
"dowsed",
|
|
"extinguished",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"quenched",
|
|
"snuffed (out)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enswathed":{
|
|
"to surround or cover closely":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"swelling buds still enswathed in their furry overcoats"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosomed",
|
|
"bowered",
|
|
"circumfused",
|
|
"cocooned",
|
|
"embosomed",
|
|
"embowered",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"enclosed",
|
|
"inclosed",
|
|
"encompassed",
|
|
"enfolded",
|
|
"enshrouded",
|
|
"enveloped",
|
|
"enwrapped",
|
|
"invested",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"lapped",
|
|
"mantled",
|
|
"muffled",
|
|
"shrouded",
|
|
"swathed",
|
|
"veiled",
|
|
"wrapped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curtained",
|
|
"draped",
|
|
"embedded",
|
|
"imbedded",
|
|
"encased",
|
|
"swaddled",
|
|
"blanketed",
|
|
"overlaid",
|
|
"overspread",
|
|
"camouflaged",
|
|
"cloaked",
|
|
"disguised",
|
|
"masked",
|
|
"circled",
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"enlaced",
|
|
"enwound"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bared",
|
|
"denuded",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"stripped",
|
|
"stript"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endues":{
|
|
"to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"professional soldiers endued with an ironclad sense of duty and honor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"imbues",
|
|
"inculcates",
|
|
"infuses",
|
|
"ingrains",
|
|
"engrains",
|
|
"inoculates",
|
|
"invests",
|
|
"steeps",
|
|
"suffuses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"animates",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"enlivens",
|
|
"invigorates",
|
|
"leavens",
|
|
"implants",
|
|
"instills",
|
|
"plants",
|
|
"impregnates",
|
|
"permeates",
|
|
"pervades",
|
|
"saturates",
|
|
"deluges",
|
|
"drowns",
|
|
"fills",
|
|
"floods",
|
|
"inundates",
|
|
"overwhelms",
|
|
"submerges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deprives",
|
|
"divests",
|
|
"strips",
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"empties",
|
|
"eliminates",
|
|
"removes",
|
|
"takes (away)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's always been endued with an unquenchable optimism"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blesses",
|
|
"endows",
|
|
"favors",
|
|
"gifts",
|
|
"invests"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"equips",
|
|
"provides",
|
|
"supplies",
|
|
"bestows (on or upon)",
|
|
"clothes",
|
|
"confers (on)",
|
|
"covers",
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"awards",
|
|
"grants",
|
|
"empowers",
|
|
"enables",
|
|
"enhances",
|
|
"enriches",
|
|
"heightens",
|
|
"bequeaths",
|
|
"wills"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dispossesses",
|
|
"divests",
|
|
"strips",
|
|
"depletes",
|
|
"drains",
|
|
"exhausts",
|
|
"skimps",
|
|
"stints"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entrapping":{
|
|
"to catch or hold as if in a net":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a string of inconsistent statements and outright lies that finally entrapped the witness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catching up",
|
|
"enmeshing",
|
|
"immeshing",
|
|
"ensnaring",
|
|
"ensnarling",
|
|
"entangling",
|
|
"entoiling",
|
|
"meshing",
|
|
"netting",
|
|
"snaring",
|
|
"tangling",
|
|
"trapping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bagging",
|
|
"birdliming",
|
|
"capturing",
|
|
"collaring",
|
|
"embroiling",
|
|
"implicating",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"miring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaching",
|
|
"disengaging",
|
|
"extricating",
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"freeing",
|
|
"liberating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangling",
|
|
"untangling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enthrallment":{
|
|
"a focusing of the mind on something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the child's enthrallment with the new toy lasted about 30 minutes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorption",
|
|
"attention",
|
|
"concentration",
|
|
"engrossment",
|
|
"immersion"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fixation",
|
|
"obsession",
|
|
"preoccupation",
|
|
"alertness",
|
|
"application",
|
|
"awareness",
|
|
"consciousness",
|
|
"consideration",
|
|
"heedfulness",
|
|
"intentness",
|
|
"raptness",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"contemplation",
|
|
"meditation",
|
|
"musing",
|
|
"pondering",
|
|
"rumination"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"absence",
|
|
"absentmindedness",
|
|
"abstractedness",
|
|
"abstraction",
|
|
"detachment",
|
|
"distraction",
|
|
"obliviousness",
|
|
"remoteness",
|
|
"unawareness",
|
|
"unconsciousness",
|
|
"withdrawal",
|
|
"disinterest",
|
|
"indifference",
|
|
"mindlessness",
|
|
"unconcern",
|
|
"befuddlement",
|
|
"bemusement",
|
|
"bewilderment",
|
|
"confusion"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inattention"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entangled":{
|
|
"to twist together into a usually confused mass":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in the process of taking down the Christmas tree, we managed to entangle the string of lights into a hopeless mess of wires"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"interlaced",
|
|
"intertwined",
|
|
"intertwisted",
|
|
"interwove",
|
|
"interweaved",
|
|
"knotted",
|
|
"snarled",
|
|
"tangled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"jumbled",
|
|
"scrabbled",
|
|
"scrambled",
|
|
"braided",
|
|
"enlaced",
|
|
"entwined",
|
|
"entwisted",
|
|
"inwove",
|
|
"inweaved",
|
|
"plaited",
|
|
"twined",
|
|
"wound",
|
|
"winded",
|
|
"wove",
|
|
"weaved",
|
|
"wreathed",
|
|
"writhed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"unknotted",
|
|
"unraveled",
|
|
"unscrambled",
|
|
"unwove"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangled",
|
|
"unsnarled",
|
|
"untangled",
|
|
"untwined",
|
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"untwisted"
|
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]
|
|
},
|
|
"to catch or hold as if in a net":{
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"the young runaway gradually became entangled in a web of lies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"caught up",
|
|
"enmeshed",
|
|
"immeshed",
|
|
"ensnared",
|
|
"ensnarled",
|
|
"entoiled",
|
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"entrapped",
|
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"meshed",
|
|
"netted",
|
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"snared",
|
|
"tangled",
|
|
"trapped"
|
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],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bagged",
|
|
"birdlimed",
|
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"captured",
|
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"collared",
|
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"embroiled",
|
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"implicated",
|
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"involved",
|
|
"mired"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disengaged",
|
|
"extricated",
|
|
"cleared",
|
|
"freed",
|
|
"liberated"
|
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],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangled",
|
|
"untangled"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make complex or difficult":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the history of Alexander the Great is entangled by variant accounts of his exploits"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"complexed",
|
|
"complexified",
|
|
"complicated",
|
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"embarrassed",
|
|
"perplexed",
|
|
"sophisticated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"developed",
|
|
"elaborated",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"magnified",
|
|
"confounded",
|
|
"confused",
|
|
"messed (up)",
|
|
"mixed (up)",
|
|
"muddled",
|
|
"snarled",
|
|
"tangled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviated",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"shortened",
|
|
"eased",
|
|
"facilitated",
|
|
"disentangled",
|
|
"straightened (out)",
|
|
"unraveled",
|
|
"untangled",
|
|
"oversimplified"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"simplified",
|
|
"streamlined"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"end-running":{
|
|
"as in evading , avoiding":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"avoiding",
|
|
"ducking",
|
|
"eluding",
|
|
"escaping",
|
|
"eschewing",
|
|
"evading",
|
|
"outflanking",
|
|
"shaking",
|
|
"shirking",
|
|
"shunning",
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"bypassing",
|
|
"circumventing",
|
|
"dodging",
|
|
"getting around",
|
|
"shortcutting",
|
|
"sidestepping",
|
|
"skirting",
|
|
"disobeying",
|
|
"disregarding",
|
|
"flouting",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"averting",
|
|
"deflecting",
|
|
"diverting",
|
|
"obviating",
|
|
"parrying",
|
|
"preventing",
|
|
"warding (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"complying (with)",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"obeying",
|
|
"observing",
|
|
"acceding (to)",
|
|
"acquiescing (to)",
|
|
"assenting (to)",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"courting",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"pursuing",
|
|
"seeking",
|
|
"welcoming",
|
|
"catching",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"incurring"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endlessness":{
|
|
"as in timelessness , permanence":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boundlessness",
|
|
"interminableness",
|
|
"limitlessness",
|
|
"permanence",
|
|
"permanency",
|
|
"timelessness",
|
|
"eternity",
|
|
"everlasting",
|
|
"foreverness",
|
|
"infinity",
|
|
"perpetuity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ephemerality",
|
|
"impermanence",
|
|
"temporariness",
|
|
"transience",
|
|
"transitoriness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encompassing":{
|
|
"as in ambient":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ambient",
|
|
"marginal",
|
|
"peripheral",
|
|
"tangent",
|
|
"tangential",
|
|
"bounding",
|
|
"circumjacent",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"enclosing",
|
|
"inclosing",
|
|
"fencing",
|
|
"rimming",
|
|
"surrounding",
|
|
"attached",
|
|
"communicating",
|
|
"connected",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"interconnecting",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"approximate",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"closest",
|
|
"immediate",
|
|
"near",
|
|
"nearby",
|
|
"nearest",
|
|
"next-door",
|
|
"nigh",
|
|
"abutting",
|
|
"adjacent",
|
|
"adjoining",
|
|
"bordering",
|
|
"conterminous",
|
|
"contiguous",
|
|
"flanking",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"fringing",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"juxtaposed",
|
|
"neighboring",
|
|
"skirting",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"verging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonadjacent",
|
|
"noncontiguous",
|
|
"apart",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disconnected",
|
|
"discrete",
|
|
"free-standing",
|
|
"isolate",
|
|
"isolated",
|
|
"removed",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"single",
|
|
"unattached",
|
|
"unconnected",
|
|
"unlinked",
|
|
"away",
|
|
"distant",
|
|
"far",
|
|
"faraway",
|
|
"far-off",
|
|
"farthest",
|
|
"remote",
|
|
"discontinuous",
|
|
"noncontinuous",
|
|
"broken up",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"dissevered",
|
|
"dissociated",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"divorced",
|
|
"parted",
|
|
"ramified",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"severed",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sundered",
|
|
"uncoupled",
|
|
"unyoked"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a circle around":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a necklace of sapphire-blue lakes encompasses the town"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circling",
|
|
"compassing",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"enclosing",
|
|
"inclosing",
|
|
"environing",
|
|
"girding",
|
|
"girdling",
|
|
"ringing",
|
|
"surrounding",
|
|
"wreathing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"circumscribing",
|
|
"closing in",
|
|
"cordoning (off)",
|
|
"fencing (in)",
|
|
"hemming (in)",
|
|
"walling",
|
|
"besetting",
|
|
"besieging",
|
|
"entrenching",
|
|
"intrenching",
|
|
"investing",
|
|
"swarming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to have as part of a whole":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"textbooks on American history are now likely to encompass its social history as well as its political and military history"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carrying",
|
|
"comprehending",
|
|
"containing",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"entailing",
|
|
"including",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"numbering",
|
|
"subsuming",
|
|
"taking in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"comprising",
|
|
"consisting (of)",
|
|
"bracketing",
|
|
"having",
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"owning",
|
|
"possessing",
|
|
"admitting",
|
|
"receiving",
|
|
"composing",
|
|
"constituting",
|
|
"forming",
|
|
"making",
|
|
"assimilating",
|
|
"embodying",
|
|
"incorporating",
|
|
"integrating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"banning",
|
|
"barring",
|
|
"debarring",
|
|
"precluding",
|
|
"preventing",
|
|
"prohibiting",
|
|
"denying",
|
|
"refusing",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"eliminating",
|
|
"excepting",
|
|
"ruling out",
|
|
"losing",
|
|
"mislaying",
|
|
"misplacing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"excluding",
|
|
"leaving (out)",
|
|
"missing out",
|
|
"omitting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to surround or cover closely":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a fog of mystery has long encompassed this fraternal organization, which is known for its secret rituals"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosoming",
|
|
"bowering",
|
|
"circumfusing",
|
|
"cocooning",
|
|
"embosoming",
|
|
"embowering",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"enclosing",
|
|
"inclosing",
|
|
"enfolding",
|
|
"enshrouding",
|
|
"enswathing",
|
|
"enveloping",
|
|
"enwrapping",
|
|
"investing",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"lapping",
|
|
"mantling",
|
|
"muffling",
|
|
"shrouding",
|
|
"swathing",
|
|
"veiling",
|
|
"wrapping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curtaining",
|
|
"draping",
|
|
"embedding",
|
|
"imbedding",
|
|
"encasing",
|
|
"swaddling",
|
|
"blanketing",
|
|
"overlaying",
|
|
"overspreading",
|
|
"camouflaging",
|
|
"cloaking",
|
|
"disguising",
|
|
"masking",
|
|
"circling",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"enlacing",
|
|
"enwinding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"baring",
|
|
"denuding",
|
|
"exposing",
|
|
"stripping"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enfant terrible":{
|
|
"a person who does not conform to generally accepted standards or customs":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an author who reveled in his role as the enfant terrible of American letters"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bohemian",
|
|
"boho",
|
|
"counterculturist",
|
|
"deviant",
|
|
"free spirit",
|
|
"heretic",
|
|
"iconoclast",
|
|
"individualist",
|
|
"lone ranger",
|
|
"lone wolf",
|
|
"loner",
|
|
"maverick",
|
|
"nonconformer",
|
|
"nonconformist"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"freethinker",
|
|
"character",
|
|
"codger",
|
|
"crackbrain",
|
|
"crackpot",
|
|
"crank",
|
|
"eccentric",
|
|
"freak",
|
|
"kook",
|
|
"nut",
|
|
"oddball",
|
|
"screwball",
|
|
"weirdo",
|
|
"eight ball",
|
|
"misfit",
|
|
"outsider",
|
|
"aberrant",
|
|
"anomaly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adherent",
|
|
"follower",
|
|
"supporter",
|
|
"sheep"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"conformer",
|
|
"conformist"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engaged in conversation":{
|
|
"to communicate with by means of spoken words":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chatted (with)",
|
|
"conversed (with)",
|
|
"spoke (to or with)",
|
|
"talked (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accosted",
|
|
"addressed",
|
|
"boarded",
|
|
"collared",
|
|
"greeted",
|
|
"hailed",
|
|
"heralded",
|
|
"informed",
|
|
"notified",
|
|
"told"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"entrepreneurial":{
|
|
"a person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"businessman",
|
|
"enterpriser",
|
|
"dealer",
|
|
"merchandiser",
|
|
"merchant",
|
|
"trader",
|
|
"tradesman",
|
|
"trafficker",
|
|
"buyer",
|
|
"marketer",
|
|
"purchaser",
|
|
"hawker",
|
|
"huckster",
|
|
"hustler",
|
|
"peddler",
|
|
"pedlar",
|
|
"retailer",
|
|
"seller",
|
|
"shopkeeper",
|
|
"storekeeper",
|
|
"vendor",
|
|
"vender",
|
|
"engrosser",
|
|
"monopolist",
|
|
"jobber",
|
|
"middleman",
|
|
"wholesaler",
|
|
"distributor",
|
|
"provider",
|
|
"provisioner",
|
|
"purveyor",
|
|
"supplier"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encircled":{
|
|
"to travel completely around":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"communication satellites encircling the earth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circled",
|
|
"circuited",
|
|
"circumnavigated",
|
|
"circumvented",
|
|
"compassed",
|
|
"girdled",
|
|
"orbited",
|
|
"ringed",
|
|
"rounded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"circumambulated",
|
|
"crossed",
|
|
"perambulated",
|
|
"traversed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a circle around":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"immediately after announcing their engagement, the couple was encircled by their applauding friends"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circled",
|
|
"compassed",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"enclosed",
|
|
"inclosed",
|
|
"encompassed",
|
|
"environed",
|
|
"girded",
|
|
"girt",
|
|
"girdled",
|
|
"ringed",
|
|
"surrounded",
|
|
"wreathed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"circumscribed",
|
|
"closed in",
|
|
"cordoned (off)",
|
|
"fenced (in)",
|
|
"hemmed (in)",
|
|
"walled",
|
|
"beset",
|
|
"besieged",
|
|
"entrenched",
|
|
"intrenched",
|
|
"invested",
|
|
"swarmed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entwined":{
|
|
"as in twisted , twined":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"kinked",
|
|
"swirled",
|
|
"turned",
|
|
"turning",
|
|
"twined",
|
|
"twining",
|
|
"twisted",
|
|
"twisting",
|
|
"veering",
|
|
"warped",
|
|
"bowed",
|
|
"rounded",
|
|
"bending",
|
|
"coiled",
|
|
"coiling",
|
|
"corkscrew",
|
|
"curled",
|
|
"curling",
|
|
"curved",
|
|
"curving",
|
|
"looped",
|
|
"looping",
|
|
"spiral",
|
|
"spiraling",
|
|
"spiralling",
|
|
"wavy",
|
|
"winding",
|
|
"meandering",
|
|
"weaving",
|
|
"devious",
|
|
"serpentine",
|
|
"sinuous",
|
|
"crooked",
|
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"zigzag",
|
|
"zigzagging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"linear",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"straight",
|
|
"straightaway",
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
"unbent",
|
|
"uncurled",
|
|
"untwisted",
|
|
"undeviating",
|
|
"unswerving"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause to twine about one another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"marveled at how the vines had delicately and intricately entwined themselves on the trellis"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enlaced",
|
|
"implicated",
|
|
"interlaced",
|
|
"intertwined",
|
|
"intertwisted",
|
|
"interwove",
|
|
"interweaved",
|
|
"inwove",
|
|
"inweaved",
|
|
"laced",
|
|
"plied",
|
|
"twisted",
|
|
"wove",
|
|
"weaved",
|
|
"wreathed",
|
|
"writhed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"braided",
|
|
"plaited",
|
|
"platted",
|
|
"pleached",
|
|
"blended",
|
|
"blent",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"mixed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangled",
|
|
"uncoiled",
|
|
"untangled",
|
|
"untwined",
|
|
"unwound"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to follow a circular or spiral course":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the quick-growing vine was soon entwining around the fence post"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coiled",
|
|
"corkscrewed",
|
|
"curled",
|
|
"spiraled",
|
|
"spiralled",
|
|
"twined",
|
|
"twisted",
|
|
"wound",
|
|
"winded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arced",
|
|
"arched",
|
|
"bent",
|
|
"crooked",
|
|
"curved",
|
|
"hooked",
|
|
"swept",
|
|
"swerved",
|
|
"turned",
|
|
"veered",
|
|
"wheeled",
|
|
"swirled",
|
|
"whirled",
|
|
"circled",
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"looped",
|
|
"enlaced",
|
|
"interlaced",
|
|
"intertwined",
|
|
"laced",
|
|
"bowed",
|
|
"bulged",
|
|
"meandered",
|
|
"weaved",
|
|
"zigzagged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"straightened"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlarging (on or upon)":{
|
|
"to express more fully and in greater detail":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amplifying",
|
|
"developing",
|
|
"dilating (on or upon)",
|
|
"elaborating (on)",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"fleshing (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adding (to)",
|
|
"complementing",
|
|
"supplementing",
|
|
"discoursing",
|
|
"expatiating",
|
|
"rambling",
|
|
"running on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compressing",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"outlining",
|
|
"summarizing",
|
|
"summing up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviating",
|
|
"abridging",
|
|
"condensing",
|
|
"shortening"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"encyst":{
|
|
"as in encapsule , ensphere":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"armor",
|
|
"cocoon",
|
|
"encapsulate",
|
|
"encapsule",
|
|
"ensheathe",
|
|
"ensphere",
|
|
"enwomb",
|
|
"encircle",
|
|
"encompass",
|
|
"enfold",
|
|
"enframe",
|
|
"enlace",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"ring",
|
|
"surround",
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"circumscribe",
|
|
"confine",
|
|
"contain",
|
|
"limit",
|
|
"restrict",
|
|
"box (in)",
|
|
"cage",
|
|
"closet",
|
|
"coop (up)",
|
|
"corral",
|
|
"encage",
|
|
"encase",
|
|
"enclose",
|
|
"inclose",
|
|
"envelop",
|
|
"fence (in)",
|
|
"hedge",
|
|
"hem (in)",
|
|
"house",
|
|
"immure",
|
|
"include",
|
|
"mew (up)",
|
|
"pen",
|
|
"wall (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enraging":{
|
|
"as in infuriating , angering":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"angering",
|
|
"infuriating",
|
|
"burdensome",
|
|
"discomforting",
|
|
"displeasing",
|
|
"disquieting",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"importunate",
|
|
"importune",
|
|
"inconveniencing",
|
|
"brattish",
|
|
"bratty",
|
|
"mischievous",
|
|
"offensive",
|
|
"troublesome",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"abrasive",
|
|
"aggravating",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"bothersome",
|
|
"carking",
|
|
"chafing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"exasperating",
|
|
"frustrating",
|
|
"galling",
|
|
"irksome",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"maddening",
|
|
"nettlesome",
|
|
"nettling",
|
|
"peeving",
|
|
"pesky",
|
|
"pestiferous",
|
|
"pestilent",
|
|
"pestilential",
|
|
"pesty",
|
|
"plaguey",
|
|
"plaguy",
|
|
"rankling",
|
|
"rebarbative",
|
|
"riling",
|
|
"vexatious",
|
|
"vexing",
|
|
"distractive",
|
|
"painful",
|
|
"stressful",
|
|
"tiresome",
|
|
"troubling",
|
|
"trying",
|
|
"worrisome",
|
|
"biting",
|
|
"grating",
|
|
"jangling",
|
|
"jarring",
|
|
"spiny",
|
|
"thorny"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"delightful",
|
|
"pleasing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make angry":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the fact that the auto garage bungled the repair and then overcharged him simply enraged the customer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"angering",
|
|
"incensing",
|
|
"inflaming",
|
|
"enflaming",
|
|
"infuriating",
|
|
"iring",
|
|
"maddening",
|
|
"madding",
|
|
"outraging",
|
|
"rankling",
|
|
"riling",
|
|
"roiling",
|
|
"steaming up",
|
|
"ticking off"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affronting",
|
|
"aggravating",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"burning (up)",
|
|
"crossing",
|
|
"exasperating",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"huffing",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"miffing",
|
|
"nettling",
|
|
"offending",
|
|
"peeving",
|
|
"piquing",
|
|
"provoking",
|
|
"putting out",
|
|
"ruffling",
|
|
"vexing",
|
|
"antagonizing",
|
|
"embittering",
|
|
"envenoming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"allaying",
|
|
"assuaging",
|
|
"relieving",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"consoling",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"appeasing",
|
|
"conciliating",
|
|
"mollifying",
|
|
"pacifying",
|
|
"placating",
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"lulling",
|
|
"quieting",
|
|
"settling",
|
|
"beguiling",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"disarming",
|
|
"enchanting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"delighting",
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"pleasing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"energizer":{
|
|
"as in power , activator":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"activator",
|
|
"animator",
|
|
"catalyst",
|
|
"driver",
|
|
"executor",
|
|
"generator",
|
|
"impetus",
|
|
"incentive",
|
|
"inspiration",
|
|
"instigation",
|
|
"instigator",
|
|
"launcher",
|
|
"mover",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"stimulus",
|
|
"trigger",
|
|
"agency",
|
|
"agent",
|
|
"instrument",
|
|
"instrumentality",
|
|
"machinery",
|
|
"means",
|
|
"medium",
|
|
"ministry",
|
|
"organ",
|
|
"vehicle",
|
|
"determinant",
|
|
"expedient",
|
|
"factor",
|
|
"influence",
|
|
"ingredient",
|
|
"mechanism",
|
|
"tool",
|
|
"weapon",
|
|
"antecedent",
|
|
"cause",
|
|
"occasion",
|
|
"reason",
|
|
"subagency",
|
|
"subagent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enhaloed":{
|
|
"as in haloed":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"haloed",
|
|
"beamed",
|
|
"beat (down)",
|
|
"radiated",
|
|
"shone",
|
|
"shined",
|
|
"floodlit",
|
|
"floodlighted",
|
|
"brightened",
|
|
"highlighted",
|
|
"spotlighted",
|
|
"spotlit",
|
|
"bathed",
|
|
"beaconed",
|
|
"emblazed",
|
|
"illumed",
|
|
"illuminated",
|
|
"illumined",
|
|
"irradiated",
|
|
"lightened",
|
|
"lit",
|
|
"lighted",
|
|
"blazed",
|
|
"burned",
|
|
"burnt",
|
|
"fired",
|
|
"flamed",
|
|
"glared",
|
|
"glowed",
|
|
"ignited",
|
|
"incinerated",
|
|
"kindled",
|
|
"bedazzled",
|
|
"blinded",
|
|
"dazed",
|
|
"dazzled",
|
|
"gleamed",
|
|
"glistened",
|
|
"glittered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blackened",
|
|
"darkened",
|
|
"obfuscated",
|
|
"dimmed",
|
|
"dulled",
|
|
"obscured",
|
|
"covered",
|
|
"shrouded",
|
|
"veiled",
|
|
"doused",
|
|
"dowsed",
|
|
"extinguished",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"quenched",
|
|
"snuffed (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensorcellment":{
|
|
"the power to control natural forces through supernatural means":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in the fairy tales collected by the Brothers Grimm, Germany's Black Forest figures prominently as a land of ensorcellment and mystery"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bewitchery",
|
|
"bewitchment",
|
|
"conjuring",
|
|
"devilry",
|
|
"deviltry",
|
|
"diablerie",
|
|
"enchantment",
|
|
"magic",
|
|
"mojo",
|
|
"necromancy",
|
|
"sorcery",
|
|
"thaumaturgy",
|
|
"voodooism",
|
|
"witchcraft",
|
|
"witchery",
|
|
"wizardry"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abracadabra",
|
|
"amulet",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"fetish",
|
|
"fetich",
|
|
"mascot",
|
|
"periapt",
|
|
"phylactery",
|
|
"talisman",
|
|
"conjuration",
|
|
"glamour",
|
|
"glamor",
|
|
"incantation",
|
|
"spell",
|
|
"curse",
|
|
"hex",
|
|
"jinx",
|
|
"augury",
|
|
"crystal gazing",
|
|
"divination",
|
|
"divining",
|
|
"forecasting",
|
|
"foreknowing",
|
|
"foreseeing",
|
|
"foretelling",
|
|
"fortune-telling",
|
|
"predicting",
|
|
"presaging",
|
|
"prognosticating",
|
|
"prophesying",
|
|
"soothsaying",
|
|
"sortilege",
|
|
"hexerei",
|
|
"hoodoo",
|
|
"occultism",
|
|
"spiritualism",
|
|
"augur",
|
|
"omen",
|
|
"exorcism",
|
|
"alchemy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"science"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ended":{
|
|
"brought or having come to an end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the recently ended season was one of the best that the baseball team ever had"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"completed",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"done",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"over",
|
|
"over with",
|
|
"terminated",
|
|
"through",
|
|
"up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accomplished",
|
|
"achieved",
|
|
"attained",
|
|
"compassed",
|
|
"realized",
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"defunct",
|
|
"extinct",
|
|
"kaput",
|
|
"kaputt",
|
|
"obsolete",
|
|
"expired"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"continuing",
|
|
"incomplete",
|
|
"ongoing",
|
|
"uncompleted",
|
|
"undone",
|
|
"unfinished"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"let's end the meeting with a short prayer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"closed",
|
|
"closed out",
|
|
"completed",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"rounded (off or out)",
|
|
"terminated",
|
|
"wound up",
|
|
"winded up",
|
|
"wrapped up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"climaxed",
|
|
"crowned",
|
|
"consummated",
|
|
"perfected",
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"stopped",
|
|
"suspended"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"began",
|
|
"commenced",
|
|
"inaugurated",
|
|
"opened",
|
|
"started"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"unfortunately, an argument ended their date, and they're still not speaking to each other"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"broke off",
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"canned",
|
|
"ceased",
|
|
"cut off",
|
|
"cut out",
|
|
"desisted (from)",
|
|
"discontinued",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"gave over",
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"knocked off",
|
|
"laid off",
|
|
"left off",
|
|
"packed (up or in)",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"quitted",
|
|
"shut off",
|
|
"stopped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"completed",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"closed (down)",
|
|
"deactivated",
|
|
"blockaded",
|
|
"blocked",
|
|
"dammed",
|
|
"delayed",
|
|
"detained",
|
|
"held",
|
|
"held back",
|
|
"hindered",
|
|
"impeded",
|
|
"kiboshed",
|
|
"obstructed",
|
|
"stemmed",
|
|
"called",
|
|
"suspended",
|
|
"arrested",
|
|
"braked",
|
|
"checked",
|
|
"clamped down",
|
|
"reined (in)",
|
|
"squashed",
|
|
"squelched",
|
|
"stamped",
|
|
"stanched",
|
|
"staunched",
|
|
"stunted",
|
|
"suppressed",
|
|
"turned back",
|
|
"paused",
|
|
"stayed",
|
|
"suspended",
|
|
"abolished",
|
|
"aborted",
|
|
"annulled",
|
|
"demolished",
|
|
"destroyed",
|
|
"dissolved",
|
|
"killed",
|
|
"ruined",
|
|
"scuttled",
|
|
"snuffed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"carried on",
|
|
"continued",
|
|
"followed through (with)",
|
|
"kept up",
|
|
"ran on",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"proceeded",
|
|
"progressed",
|
|
"actuated",
|
|
"drove",
|
|
"impelled",
|
|
"propelled",
|
|
"stirred"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come to an end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a book so good that you hate to see it end"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"broke off",
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"ceased",
|
|
"closed",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"dead-ended",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"died",
|
|
"discontinued",
|
|
"elapsed",
|
|
"expired",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"lapsed",
|
|
"left off",
|
|
"let up",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"quitted",
|
|
"stopped",
|
|
"terminated",
|
|
"went",
|
|
"winked (out)",
|
|
"wound up",
|
|
"winded up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"desisted (from)",
|
|
"laid off (of)",
|
|
"refrained (from)",
|
|
"gave over",
|
|
"knocked off",
|
|
"packed (up or in)",
|
|
"broke down",
|
|
"conked (out)",
|
|
"cut out",
|
|
"stalled",
|
|
"paused",
|
|
"stayed",
|
|
"suspended",
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"petered (out)",
|
|
"wound down",
|
|
"winded down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drew out",
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"prolonged",
|
|
"protracted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"continued",
|
|
"hung on",
|
|
"persisted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to stop living":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a great general, who ended on the field of battle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"checked out",
|
|
"conked (out)",
|
|
"croaked",
|
|
"deceased",
|
|
"demised",
|
|
"departed",
|
|
"died",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"exited",
|
|
"expired",
|
|
"fell",
|
|
"flatlined",
|
|
"kicked in",
|
|
"kicked off",
|
|
"parted",
|
|
"passed away",
|
|
"passed (on)",
|
|
"pegged out",
|
|
"perished",
|
|
"popped off",
|
|
"stepped out",
|
|
"succumbed",
|
|
"went"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"predeceased",
|
|
"consumed",
|
|
"disappeared",
|
|
"dried up",
|
|
"faded",
|
|
"failed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"came to",
|
|
"revived",
|
|
"lingered",
|
|
"existed",
|
|
"subsisted",
|
|
"was",
|
|
"flourished",
|
|
"prospered",
|
|
"thrived",
|
|
"throve"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breathed",
|
|
"lived"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engineers":{
|
|
"a person who designs and guides a plan or undertaking":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the engineer of a movement to eradicate hunger"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"architects",
|
|
"masterminds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"builders",
|
|
"makers",
|
|
"producers",
|
|
"captains",
|
|
"commanders",
|
|
"directors",
|
|
"handlers",
|
|
"leaders",
|
|
"managers",
|
|
"quarterbacks",
|
|
"contrivers",
|
|
"designers",
|
|
"formulators",
|
|
"originators",
|
|
"spawners",
|
|
"arrangers",
|
|
"hatchers",
|
|
"organizers",
|
|
"planners",
|
|
"plotters",
|
|
"schemers",
|
|
"finaglers",
|
|
"machinators",
|
|
"maneuverers",
|
|
"developers",
|
|
"generators",
|
|
"inaugurators",
|
|
"initiators",
|
|
"inspirers",
|
|
"instituters",
|
|
"institutors",
|
|
"pioneers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to plan out usually with subtle skill or care":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the mayor engineered an agreement to have a major league team play in our city"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contrives",
|
|
"finagles",
|
|
"finesses",
|
|
"frames",
|
|
"machinates",
|
|
"maneuvers",
|
|
"manipulates",
|
|
"masterminds",
|
|
"negotiates",
|
|
"wangles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arranges",
|
|
"concerts",
|
|
"concludes",
|
|
"hammers out",
|
|
"works out",
|
|
"angles (for)",
|
|
"compasses",
|
|
"intrigues",
|
|
"plots",
|
|
"schemes",
|
|
"connives",
|
|
"brews",
|
|
"concocts",
|
|
"cooks (up)",
|
|
"hatches",
|
|
"captains",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"conducts",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"handles",
|
|
"manages",
|
|
"quarterbacks",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"gerrymanders"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blows",
|
|
"bobbles",
|
|
"botches",
|
|
"bungles",
|
|
"butchers",
|
|
"flubs",
|
|
"fumbles",
|
|
"gums (up)",
|
|
"louses up",
|
|
"mangles",
|
|
"messes (up)",
|
|
"mishandles",
|
|
"muffs"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensky":{
|
|
"to assign a high status or value to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a society that seems to have enskied celebrity as an end in itself"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandize",
|
|
"canonize",
|
|
"deify",
|
|
"dignify",
|
|
"elevate",
|
|
"ennoble",
|
|
"enshrine",
|
|
"enthrone",
|
|
"exalt",
|
|
"glorify",
|
|
"magnify"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"promote",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"upgrade",
|
|
"uplift",
|
|
"heighten",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"idealize",
|
|
"romanticize",
|
|
"sanitize",
|
|
"sugarcoat",
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"extol",
|
|
"extoll",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"laud",
|
|
"praise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittle",
|
|
"decry",
|
|
"depreciate",
|
|
"detract",
|
|
"disparage",
|
|
"minimize"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abase",
|
|
"degrade",
|
|
"demean",
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"humiliate"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encouraged":{
|
|
"as in emboldened , reassured":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"comforted",
|
|
"emboldened",
|
|
"heartened",
|
|
"reassured",
|
|
"unafraid",
|
|
"bold",
|
|
"brave",
|
|
"courageous",
|
|
"dauntless",
|
|
"doughty",
|
|
"fearless",
|
|
"gallant",
|
|
"greathearted",
|
|
"gutsy",
|
|
"gutty",
|
|
"heroic",
|
|
"heroical",
|
|
"intrepid",
|
|
"lionhearted",
|
|
"stalwart",
|
|
"stout",
|
|
"stouthearted",
|
|
"undauntable",
|
|
"undaunted",
|
|
"valiant",
|
|
"valorous",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"game",
|
|
"gritty",
|
|
"plucky",
|
|
"resolute",
|
|
"Spartan",
|
|
"undeterred",
|
|
"undismayed",
|
|
"unflinching",
|
|
"unswerving",
|
|
"mettlesome",
|
|
"spirited",
|
|
"spunky",
|
|
"adventuresome",
|
|
"adventurous",
|
|
"audacious",
|
|
"daring",
|
|
"dashing",
|
|
"hardy",
|
|
"venturesome",
|
|
"venturous",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"foolish",
|
|
"half-witted",
|
|
"insane",
|
|
"lunatic",
|
|
"mad",
|
|
"nutty",
|
|
"brash",
|
|
"brazen",
|
|
"daredevil",
|
|
"foolhardy",
|
|
"heedless",
|
|
"hotheaded",
|
|
"impetuous",
|
|
"imprudent",
|
|
"impulsive",
|
|
"incautious",
|
|
"madcap",
|
|
"overbold",
|
|
"overconfident",
|
|
"rash",
|
|
"reckless",
|
|
"thoughtless",
|
|
"wild",
|
|
"hasty",
|
|
"headlong",
|
|
"precipitate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"diffident",
|
|
"mousy",
|
|
"mousey",
|
|
"scary",
|
|
"shy",
|
|
"skittish",
|
|
"timid",
|
|
"anxious",
|
|
"apprehensive",
|
|
"nervous",
|
|
"careful",
|
|
"cautious",
|
|
"heedful",
|
|
"prudent",
|
|
"unadventurous",
|
|
"afraid",
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"disconcerted",
|
|
"disquieted",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"frightened",
|
|
"horrified",
|
|
"panicked",
|
|
"panic-stricken",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"scared",
|
|
"shocked",
|
|
"spooked",
|
|
"startled",
|
|
"terrified",
|
|
"terrorized",
|
|
"unnerved",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"concerned",
|
|
"worried",
|
|
"weak",
|
|
"wimpy",
|
|
"chicken",
|
|
"chickenhearted",
|
|
"chicken-livered",
|
|
"coward",
|
|
"cowardly",
|
|
"craven",
|
|
"dastardly",
|
|
"fainthearted",
|
|
"fearful",
|
|
"gutless",
|
|
"lily-livered",
|
|
"milk-livered",
|
|
"nerveless",
|
|
"poltroon",
|
|
"poor-spirited",
|
|
"pusillanimous",
|
|
"spineless",
|
|
"spiritless",
|
|
"timorous",
|
|
"uncourageous",
|
|
"ungallant",
|
|
"unheroic",
|
|
"weakhearted",
|
|
"yellow"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in supported , promoted":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abetted",
|
|
"promoted",
|
|
"suggested",
|
|
"supported",
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed",
|
|
"certified",
|
|
"licensed",
|
|
"lawful",
|
|
"legal",
|
|
"legit",
|
|
"legitimate",
|
|
"licit",
|
|
"permissible",
|
|
"regulation",
|
|
"authoritative",
|
|
"canonical",
|
|
"ex officio",
|
|
"authorized",
|
|
"official",
|
|
"sanctioned",
|
|
"semiofficial"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonofficial",
|
|
"unauthorized",
|
|
"unofficial",
|
|
"unsanctioned",
|
|
"illegal",
|
|
"illegitimate",
|
|
"illicit",
|
|
"impermissible",
|
|
"lawless",
|
|
"unlawful",
|
|
"wrongful",
|
|
"unapproved",
|
|
"unlicensed",
|
|
"verboten"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fill with courage or strength of purpose":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a pep talk that encouraged the team to get out there and win"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bore up",
|
|
"bucked up",
|
|
"buoyed (up)",
|
|
"cheered (up)",
|
|
"chirked (up)",
|
|
"emboldened",
|
|
"heartened",
|
|
"inspired",
|
|
"inspirited",
|
|
"steeled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"animated",
|
|
"enlivened",
|
|
"invigorated",
|
|
"enforced",
|
|
"fortified",
|
|
"reinforced",
|
|
"reenforced",
|
|
"strengthened",
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"reassured",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"energized",
|
|
"excited",
|
|
"galvanized",
|
|
"provoked",
|
|
"quickened",
|
|
"rallied",
|
|
"stimulated",
|
|
"stirred"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demoralized",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"saddened",
|
|
"debilitated",
|
|
"enfeebled",
|
|
"hamstrung",
|
|
"undermined",
|
|
"weakened",
|
|
"intimidated",
|
|
"psyched (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"daunted",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"disheartened",
|
|
"dispirited"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to help the growth or development of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"asserted that the government should be encouraging small businesses, not smothering them with regulations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"cultivated",
|
|
"forwarded",
|
|
"fostered",
|
|
"furthered",
|
|
"incubated",
|
|
"nourished",
|
|
"nursed",
|
|
"nurtured",
|
|
"promoted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advocated",
|
|
"backed",
|
|
"championed",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed",
|
|
"supported",
|
|
"upheld",
|
|
"endowed",
|
|
"financed",
|
|
"funded",
|
|
"patronized",
|
|
"staked",
|
|
"subsidized",
|
|
"underwrote",
|
|
"abetted",
|
|
"aided",
|
|
"assisted",
|
|
"advertised",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"plugged",
|
|
"publicized",
|
|
"touted",
|
|
"agitated (for)",
|
|
"campaigned (for)",
|
|
"worked (for)",
|
|
"wrought (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"banned",
|
|
"barred",
|
|
"enjoined",
|
|
"forbade",
|
|
"forbad",
|
|
"interdicted",
|
|
"outlawed",
|
|
"prevented",
|
|
"prohibited",
|
|
"proscribed",
|
|
"battled",
|
|
"combated",
|
|
"combatted",
|
|
"contended (with)",
|
|
"countered",
|
|
"fought",
|
|
"opposed",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"snuffed (out)",
|
|
"squashed",
|
|
"squelched",
|
|
"stifled",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"suppressed",
|
|
"arrested",
|
|
"checked",
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"retarded",
|
|
"encumbered",
|
|
"fettered",
|
|
"hobbled",
|
|
"impeded",
|
|
"interfered (with)",
|
|
"manacled",
|
|
"obstructed",
|
|
"shackled"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"frustrated",
|
|
"hindered",
|
|
"inhibited"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to rouse to strong feeling or action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the movie's cheap special effects will not encourage audiences to sit on the edge of their seats but to roll in the aisles with laughter"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aroused",
|
|
"excited",
|
|
"fired (up)",
|
|
"impassioned",
|
|
"incited",
|
|
"instigated",
|
|
"moved",
|
|
"piqued",
|
|
"provoked",
|
|
"revved (up)",
|
|
"sparked",
|
|
"stimulated",
|
|
"stirred"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fanned",
|
|
"ignited",
|
|
"inflamed",
|
|
"enflamed",
|
|
"kindled",
|
|
"triggered",
|
|
"activated",
|
|
"animated",
|
|
"drove",
|
|
"energized",
|
|
"galvanized",
|
|
"induced",
|
|
"inspired",
|
|
"keyed (up)",
|
|
"motivated",
|
|
"motived",
|
|
"pumped up",
|
|
"quickened",
|
|
"set off",
|
|
"vitalized",
|
|
"abetted",
|
|
"fermented",
|
|
"fomented",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"whipped (up)",
|
|
"angered",
|
|
"enraged",
|
|
"maddened",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"jeered",
|
|
"taunted",
|
|
"teased",
|
|
"aggravated",
|
|
"annoyed",
|
|
"bothered",
|
|
"exasperated",
|
|
"galled",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"irritated",
|
|
"vexed",
|
|
"vext"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"calmed",
|
|
"soothed",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"tranquilized",
|
|
"tranquillized",
|
|
"appeased",
|
|
"mollified",
|
|
"pacified",
|
|
"placated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to try to persuade (someone) through earnest appeals to follow a course of action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the pastor continues to encourage the couple to work out their problems in hopes of saving their marriage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"egged (on)",
|
|
"exhorted",
|
|
"goaded",
|
|
"nudged",
|
|
"pressed",
|
|
"prodded",
|
|
"prompted",
|
|
"urged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drove",
|
|
"propelled",
|
|
"spurred",
|
|
"stimulated",
|
|
"hurried",
|
|
"hustled",
|
|
"pushed",
|
|
"rushed",
|
|
"adjured",
|
|
"beseeched",
|
|
"besought",
|
|
"implored",
|
|
"importuned",
|
|
"blandished",
|
|
"cajoled",
|
|
"coaxed",
|
|
"soft-soaped",
|
|
"wheedled",
|
|
"high-pressured",
|
|
"nagged",
|
|
"needled",
|
|
"pressured",
|
|
"fomented",
|
|
"incited",
|
|
"instigated",
|
|
"provoked",
|
|
"stirred (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deterred",
|
|
"discouraged",
|
|
"dissuaded",
|
|
"braked",
|
|
"checked",
|
|
"constrained",
|
|
"curbed",
|
|
"held back",
|
|
"inhibited",
|
|
"restrained"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entoiling":{
|
|
"to catch or hold as if in a net":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"entoiled by the strings of fate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catching up",
|
|
"enmeshing",
|
|
"immeshing",
|
|
"ensnaring",
|
|
"ensnarling",
|
|
"entangling",
|
|
"entrapping",
|
|
"meshing",
|
|
"netting",
|
|
"snaring",
|
|
"tangling",
|
|
"trapping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bagging",
|
|
"birdliming",
|
|
"capturing",
|
|
"collaring",
|
|
"embroiling",
|
|
"implicating",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"miring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaching",
|
|
"disengaging",
|
|
"extricating",
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"freeing",
|
|
"liberating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangling",
|
|
"untangling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engraves":{
|
|
"to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"engraved the birth and death dates on the tombstone"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"etches",
|
|
"graves",
|
|
"incises",
|
|
"inscribes",
|
|
"insculps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"carves",
|
|
"chisels",
|
|
"sculpts",
|
|
"sculptures",
|
|
"chases",
|
|
"grooves",
|
|
"indents",
|
|
"notches",
|
|
"scores",
|
|
"traces",
|
|
"affixes",
|
|
"impresses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to produce a vivid impression of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a scar that forever engraved the killer's face in the witness's mind"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brands",
|
|
"etches",
|
|
"impresses",
|
|
"imprints",
|
|
"infixes",
|
|
"ingrains",
|
|
"engrains"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enroots",
|
|
"imbues",
|
|
"implants",
|
|
"inculcates",
|
|
"infuses",
|
|
"instills",
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"sets",
|
|
"stamps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blots out",
|
|
"erases",
|
|
"expunges",
|
|
"obliterates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enrols":{
|
|
"to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the community college will enroll anyone who has a GED or high school diploma"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"inscribes",
|
|
"lists",
|
|
"matriculates",
|
|
"registers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enlists",
|
|
"impanels",
|
|
"inducts",
|
|
"conscripts",
|
|
"drafts",
|
|
"musters",
|
|
"wait-lists",
|
|
"books",
|
|
"schedules",
|
|
"checks in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"checks off",
|
|
"excludes",
|
|
"expels",
|
|
"expunges",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"omits",
|
|
"overlooks"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"delists"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (someone or something) on a list":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"can I enroll you on the list of volunteers for the church supper?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catalogs",
|
|
"catalogues",
|
|
"enters",
|
|
"indexes",
|
|
"inscribes",
|
|
"lists",
|
|
"puts down",
|
|
"records",
|
|
"registers",
|
|
"schedules",
|
|
"slates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"books",
|
|
"cards",
|
|
"files",
|
|
"notes",
|
|
"classifies",
|
|
"compiles",
|
|
"tabulates",
|
|
"tallies",
|
|
"reschedules"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deletes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engrave":{
|
|
"to cut (as letters or designs) on a hard surface":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"engraved the birth and death dates on the tombstone"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"etch",
|
|
"grave",
|
|
"incise",
|
|
"inscribe",
|
|
"insculp"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"carve",
|
|
"chisel",
|
|
"sculpt",
|
|
"sculpture",
|
|
"chase",
|
|
"groove",
|
|
"indent",
|
|
"notch",
|
|
"score",
|
|
"trace",
|
|
"affix",
|
|
"impress"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to produce a vivid impression of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a scar that forever engraved the killer's face in the witness's mind"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brand",
|
|
"etch",
|
|
"impress",
|
|
"imprint",
|
|
"infix",
|
|
"ingrain",
|
|
"engrain"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enroot",
|
|
"imbue",
|
|
"implant",
|
|
"inculcate",
|
|
"infuse",
|
|
"instill",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"stamp"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blot out",
|
|
"erase",
|
|
"expunge",
|
|
"obliterate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entrusts":{
|
|
"to give a task, duty, or responsibility to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we entrusted our financial adviser with the investment of all of our savings"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assigns",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"commissions",
|
|
"tasks",
|
|
"trusts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"confers",
|
|
"imposes",
|
|
"commits",
|
|
"confides",
|
|
"consigns",
|
|
"delegates",
|
|
"recommends",
|
|
"relegates",
|
|
"reposes",
|
|
"allocates",
|
|
"allots",
|
|
"authorizes",
|
|
"empowers",
|
|
"invests"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we entrusted our pets to the care of our neighbor while we went on vacation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commends",
|
|
"commits",
|
|
"confides",
|
|
"consigns",
|
|
"delegates",
|
|
"delivers",
|
|
"gives",
|
|
"gives over",
|
|
"hands",
|
|
"hands over",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"recommends",
|
|
"reposes",
|
|
"transfers",
|
|
"transmits",
|
|
"trusts",
|
|
"turns over",
|
|
"vests"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"confers",
|
|
"grants",
|
|
"assigns",
|
|
"deals (out)",
|
|
"dispenses",
|
|
"disperses",
|
|
"distributes",
|
|
"divides",
|
|
"hands in",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"relinquishes",
|
|
"submits",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"turns in",
|
|
"yields",
|
|
"bequeaths",
|
|
"hands down",
|
|
"hands on",
|
|
"wills",
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"lends",
|
|
"loans",
|
|
"furnishes",
|
|
"supplies",
|
|
"recommits",
|
|
"redelivers",
|
|
"retransfers",
|
|
"retransmits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detains",
|
|
"holds back",
|
|
"reserves",
|
|
"withholds",
|
|
"owns",
|
|
"possesses",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"receives",
|
|
"takes in",
|
|
"occupies",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"takes over"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"retains"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enthusiast":{
|
|
"a person with a strong and habitual liking for something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"skiing enthusiasts can't wait for the first snowfall of the season"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addict",
|
|
"aficionado",
|
|
"afficionado",
|
|
"buff",
|
|
"bug",
|
|
"devotee",
|
|
"fan",
|
|
"fanatic",
|
|
"fancier",
|
|
"fiend",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"freak",
|
|
"habitu\u00e9",
|
|
"habitue",
|
|
"head",
|
|
"hound",
|
|
"junkie",
|
|
"junky",
|
|
"lover",
|
|
"maniac",
|
|
"maven",
|
|
"mavin",
|
|
"nut",
|
|
"sucker"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"groupie",
|
|
"admirer",
|
|
"amateur",
|
|
"collector",
|
|
"connoisseur",
|
|
"dilettante",
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"expert",
|
|
"adherent",
|
|
"convert",
|
|
"cultist",
|
|
"disciple",
|
|
"follower",
|
|
"hanger-on",
|
|
"votary",
|
|
"advocate",
|
|
"apostle",
|
|
"backer",
|
|
"champion",
|
|
"evangelist",
|
|
"exponent",
|
|
"friend",
|
|
"patron",
|
|
"promoter",
|
|
"proponent",
|
|
"supporter",
|
|
"partisan",
|
|
"partizan",
|
|
"zealot",
|
|
"booster",
|
|
"rooter",
|
|
"well-wisher",
|
|
"faddist"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonadmirer",
|
|
"belittler",
|
|
"carper",
|
|
"critic",
|
|
"detractor"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonfan"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engrain":{
|
|
"to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the journalism professor has long ingrained his students with a deep respect for their chosen profession"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"endue",
|
|
"indue",
|
|
"imbue",
|
|
"inculcate",
|
|
"infuse",
|
|
"inoculate",
|
|
"invest",
|
|
"steep",
|
|
"suffuse"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"animate",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"enliven",
|
|
"invigorate",
|
|
"leaven",
|
|
"implant",
|
|
"instill",
|
|
"plant",
|
|
"impregnate",
|
|
"permeate",
|
|
"pervade",
|
|
"saturate",
|
|
"deluge",
|
|
"drown",
|
|
"fill",
|
|
"flood",
|
|
"inundate",
|
|
"overwhelm",
|
|
"submerge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deprive",
|
|
"divest",
|
|
"strip",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"empty",
|
|
"eliminate",
|
|
"remove",
|
|
"take (away)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to produce a vivid impression of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the third-world privation he had witnessed forever ingrained itself upon the young doctor's memory"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brand",
|
|
"engrave",
|
|
"etch",
|
|
"impress",
|
|
"imprint",
|
|
"infix"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enroot",
|
|
"imbue",
|
|
"implant",
|
|
"inculcate",
|
|
"infuse",
|
|
"instill",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"stamp"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blot out",
|
|
"erase",
|
|
"expunge",
|
|
"obliterate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tried to ingrain traditional values in their children"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bed",
|
|
"embed",
|
|
"imbed",
|
|
"enroot",
|
|
"entrench",
|
|
"intrench",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"impact",
|
|
"implant",
|
|
"lodge",
|
|
"root"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"imbue",
|
|
"infuse",
|
|
"instill",
|
|
"beat (into)",
|
|
"drive (into)",
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"place",
|
|
"put",
|
|
"settle",
|
|
"stick"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"eliminate",
|
|
"eradicate",
|
|
"eject",
|
|
"expel",
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disconnect",
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
"remove"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dislodge",
|
|
"root (out)",
|
|
"uproot"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an ingrain skepticism that saves him from falling for every hoax that comes along"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"built-in",
|
|
"constitutional",
|
|
"constitutive",
|
|
"essential",
|
|
"hardwired",
|
|
"immanent",
|
|
"inborn",
|
|
"inbred",
|
|
"indigenous",
|
|
"ingrained",
|
|
"engrained",
|
|
"inherent",
|
|
"innate",
|
|
"integral",
|
|
"intrinsic",
|
|
"native",
|
|
"natural"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"basic",
|
|
"deep-rooted",
|
|
"elemental",
|
|
"fundamental",
|
|
"congenital",
|
|
"hereditary",
|
|
"inherited",
|
|
"inmost",
|
|
"inner",
|
|
"interior",
|
|
"internal",
|
|
"characteristic",
|
|
"distinctive",
|
|
"peculiar",
|
|
"habitual",
|
|
"inveterate",
|
|
"normal",
|
|
"regular",
|
|
"typical"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alien",
|
|
"foreign",
|
|
"accidental",
|
|
"coincidental",
|
|
"incidental",
|
|
"acquired",
|
|
"adscititious",
|
|
"superficial",
|
|
"surface",
|
|
"exterior",
|
|
"external"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"adventitious",
|
|
"extraneous",
|
|
"extrinsic"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entablature":{
|
|
"as in architrave , cornice":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"architrave",
|
|
"capital",
|
|
"cornice",
|
|
"frieze",
|
|
"shaft",
|
|
"socle",
|
|
"column",
|
|
"pilaster",
|
|
"pillar",
|
|
"shoring",
|
|
"brace",
|
|
"buttress",
|
|
"mount",
|
|
"mounting",
|
|
"prop",
|
|
"reinforcement",
|
|
"shore",
|
|
"spur",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"underpinning",
|
|
"arch",
|
|
"bolster",
|
|
"bracket",
|
|
"cantilever",
|
|
"girder",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"dais",
|
|
"platform",
|
|
"podium",
|
|
"rostrum",
|
|
"stage",
|
|
"tribune",
|
|
"crutch",
|
|
"peg",
|
|
"post",
|
|
"stake",
|
|
"stanchion",
|
|
"stilt",
|
|
"strut",
|
|
"truss",
|
|
"base",
|
|
"foot",
|
|
"foundation",
|
|
"pedestal",
|
|
"plinth",
|
|
"stand"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enjoyably":{
|
|
"in a pleasing way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an enjoyably goofy comedy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agreeably",
|
|
"charmingly",
|
|
"delectably",
|
|
"deliciously",
|
|
"delightfully",
|
|
"dreamily",
|
|
"enchantingly",
|
|
"favorably",
|
|
"felicitously",
|
|
"fetchingly",
|
|
"gloriously",
|
|
"gratifyingly",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"nicely",
|
|
"palatably",
|
|
"pleasantly",
|
|
"pleasingly",
|
|
"pleasurably",
|
|
"prettily",
|
|
"satisfyingly",
|
|
"splendidly",
|
|
"sweetly",
|
|
"swimmingly",
|
|
"welcomely",
|
|
"well",
|
|
"winningly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"finely",
|
|
"grandly",
|
|
"magnificently",
|
|
"advantageously",
|
|
"helpfully",
|
|
"blessedly",
|
|
"fortunately",
|
|
"happily",
|
|
"luckily",
|
|
"excellently",
|
|
"superbly",
|
|
"marvelously",
|
|
"sensationally",
|
|
"wonderfully",
|
|
"attractively",
|
|
"beautifully",
|
|
"handsomely",
|
|
"appealingly",
|
|
"appetizingly",
|
|
"enticingly",
|
|
"invitingly",
|
|
"temptingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abominably",
|
|
"appallingly",
|
|
"awfully",
|
|
"dreadfully",
|
|
"horrendously",
|
|
"horribly",
|
|
"horridly",
|
|
"shockingly",
|
|
"sickeningly",
|
|
"terribly",
|
|
"vilely",
|
|
"annoyingly",
|
|
"disgustingly",
|
|
"distressingly",
|
|
"irritatingly",
|
|
"vexingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"badly",
|
|
"disagreeably",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"unpleasantly"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enskies":{
|
|
"to assign a high status or value to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a society that seems to have enskied celebrity as an end in itself"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandizes",
|
|
"canonizes",
|
|
"deifies",
|
|
"dignifies",
|
|
"elevates",
|
|
"ennobles",
|
|
"enshrines",
|
|
"enthrones",
|
|
"exalts",
|
|
"glorifies",
|
|
"magnifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"lifts",
|
|
"promotes",
|
|
"raises",
|
|
"upgrades",
|
|
"uplifts",
|
|
"heightens",
|
|
"intensifies",
|
|
"idealizes",
|
|
"romanticizes",
|
|
"sanitizes",
|
|
"sugarcoats",
|
|
"acclaims",
|
|
"extols",
|
|
"extolls",
|
|
"honors",
|
|
"lauds",
|
|
"praises"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittles",
|
|
"decries",
|
|
"depreciates",
|
|
"detracts",
|
|
"disparages",
|
|
"minimizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abases",
|
|
"degrades",
|
|
"demeans",
|
|
"humbles",
|
|
"humiliates"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enumerations":{
|
|
"a long list of things one after another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"We were provided with an exhaustive enumeration of the inventory, ordered by amount currently on hand."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"litanies",
|
|
"recitals",
|
|
"recitations",
|
|
"iterations",
|
|
"repetitions",
|
|
"accounts",
|
|
"narrations",
|
|
"reports",
|
|
"stories",
|
|
"catalogs",
|
|
"checklists",
|
|
"listings",
|
|
"lists",
|
|
"indexes",
|
|
"indices",
|
|
"inventories"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enciphers":{
|
|
"as in encrypts , codes":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ciphers",
|
|
"codes",
|
|
"encodes",
|
|
"encrypts",
|
|
"garbles",
|
|
"jumbles (up)",
|
|
"mixes (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"deciphers",
|
|
"decodes",
|
|
"decrypts",
|
|
"descrambles",
|
|
"unscrambles",
|
|
"renders",
|
|
"translates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endearments":{
|
|
"as in blandishments , allurements":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allurements",
|
|
"blandishments",
|
|
"adulation",
|
|
"blarney",
|
|
"butter",
|
|
"flannel",
|
|
"flattery",
|
|
"incense",
|
|
"overpraise",
|
|
"soft soap",
|
|
"sweet talk",
|
|
"taffy",
|
|
"caresses",
|
|
"compliments",
|
|
"congratulations",
|
|
"felicitations",
|
|
"greetings",
|
|
"regards",
|
|
"respects",
|
|
"adoration",
|
|
"idolatry",
|
|
"worship",
|
|
"fawning",
|
|
"sycophancy",
|
|
"toadying",
|
|
"cajolement",
|
|
"cajolery",
|
|
"ingratiation",
|
|
"smarm",
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"applause",
|
|
"commendation",
|
|
"praise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bad-mouthing",
|
|
"belittlement",
|
|
"depreciation",
|
|
"detraction",
|
|
"disparagement",
|
|
"put-down"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlistee":{
|
|
"as in volunteer":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"volunteer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conscript",
|
|
"draftee",
|
|
"inductee",
|
|
"selectee",
|
|
"levy",
|
|
"recruit",
|
|
"rookie"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"envious":{
|
|
"having or showing mean resentment of another's possessions or advantages":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a family that is envious of their neighbors' big house"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"covetous",
|
|
"green-eyed",
|
|
"invidious",
|
|
"jaundiced",
|
|
"jealous",
|
|
"resentful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"begrudging",
|
|
"grudging",
|
|
"avaricious",
|
|
"grasping",
|
|
"greedy",
|
|
"rapacious",
|
|
"distrustful",
|
|
"suspicious",
|
|
"malicious",
|
|
"petty",
|
|
"spiteful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"generous",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"kindhearted",
|
|
"altruistic",
|
|
"benevolent",
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"well-meaning"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unenvious"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entanglement":{
|
|
"something that catches and holds":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his life is greatly complicated by his romantic entanglements"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"mesh(es)",
|
|
"morass",
|
|
"net",
|
|
"noose",
|
|
"quagmire",
|
|
"quicksand",
|
|
"snare",
|
|
"tanglement",
|
|
"toil(s)",
|
|
"trap",
|
|
"web"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"snarl",
|
|
"tangle",
|
|
"cat's cradle",
|
|
"labyrinth",
|
|
"maze",
|
|
"cobweb",
|
|
"spiderweb"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enterprising":{
|
|
"having or showing a bold forcefulness in the pursuit of a goal":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the company is claiming that there will be huge financial rewards for enterprising sales representatives"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggressive",
|
|
"ambitious",
|
|
"assertive",
|
|
"fierce",
|
|
"go-getting",
|
|
"high-pressure",
|
|
"in-your-face",
|
|
"militant",
|
|
"pushy",
|
|
"self-asserting",
|
|
"self-assertive"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"argumentative",
|
|
"bellicose",
|
|
"belligerent",
|
|
"combative",
|
|
"contentious",
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"disputatious",
|
|
"gladiatorial",
|
|
"pugnacious",
|
|
"quarrelsome",
|
|
"trigger-happy",
|
|
"truculent",
|
|
"warlike",
|
|
"hyperaggressive",
|
|
"overambitious",
|
|
"dynamic",
|
|
"energetic",
|
|
"gung ho",
|
|
"hustling",
|
|
"strenuous",
|
|
"vigorous",
|
|
"emphatic",
|
|
"obtrusive",
|
|
"adventuresome",
|
|
"adventurous",
|
|
"daring",
|
|
"dashing",
|
|
"emboldened",
|
|
"gutsy",
|
|
"venturesome",
|
|
"venturous",
|
|
"audacious",
|
|
"bold",
|
|
"brash",
|
|
"brassy",
|
|
"bumptious",
|
|
"cheeky",
|
|
"cocksure",
|
|
"cocky",
|
|
"confident",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"forward",
|
|
"impudent",
|
|
"insolent",
|
|
"overconfident",
|
|
"presumptuous",
|
|
"unapologetic",
|
|
"unsubdued",
|
|
"unyielding",
|
|
"bare-knuckle",
|
|
"bare-knuckled",
|
|
"bare-knuckles",
|
|
"feisty",
|
|
"scrappy",
|
|
"dominating",
|
|
"domineering",
|
|
"imperious",
|
|
"lordly",
|
|
"magisterial",
|
|
"overbearing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"easygoing",
|
|
"laid-back",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"acquiescent",
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"deferential",
|
|
"docile",
|
|
"resigned",
|
|
"submissive",
|
|
"tractable",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"cowering",
|
|
"cringing",
|
|
"groveling",
|
|
"grovelling",
|
|
"shrinking",
|
|
"bashful",
|
|
"demure",
|
|
"diffident",
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"lowly",
|
|
"meek",
|
|
"mild",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"mousy",
|
|
"mousey",
|
|
"overmodest",
|
|
"passive",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"retiring",
|
|
"shy",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"timid",
|
|
"unobtrusive",
|
|
"obsequious",
|
|
"servile",
|
|
"slavish",
|
|
"subservient"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ambitionless",
|
|
"low-pressure",
|
|
"nonassertive",
|
|
"unaggressive",
|
|
"unambitious",
|
|
"unassertive",
|
|
"unenterprising"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"inclined or willing to take risks":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enterprising people of vision were responsible for the boom in technological industries"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adventuresome",
|
|
"adventurous",
|
|
"audacious",
|
|
"bold",
|
|
"daring",
|
|
"dashing",
|
|
"emboldened",
|
|
"free-swinging",
|
|
"gutsy",
|
|
"hardy",
|
|
"nerved",
|
|
"nervy",
|
|
"venturesome",
|
|
"venturous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brash",
|
|
"daredevil",
|
|
"foolhardy",
|
|
"heedless",
|
|
"hotheaded",
|
|
"impetuous",
|
|
"imprudent",
|
|
"impulsive",
|
|
"incautious",
|
|
"madcap",
|
|
"overbold",
|
|
"overconfident",
|
|
"rash",
|
|
"reckless",
|
|
"thoughtless",
|
|
"wild",
|
|
"brave",
|
|
"courageous",
|
|
"dauntless",
|
|
"fearless",
|
|
"gallant",
|
|
"greathearted",
|
|
"heroic",
|
|
"heroical",
|
|
"intrepid",
|
|
"lionhearted",
|
|
"stalwart",
|
|
"stout",
|
|
"stouthearted",
|
|
"swashbuckling",
|
|
"unafraid",
|
|
"undaunted",
|
|
"valiant",
|
|
"valorous",
|
|
"gritty",
|
|
"plucky",
|
|
"spirited",
|
|
"spunky",
|
|
"gadarene",
|
|
"hasty",
|
|
"headlong",
|
|
"precipitate",
|
|
"absurd",
|
|
"asinine",
|
|
"balmy",
|
|
"brainless",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"foolish",
|
|
"half-witted",
|
|
"harebrained",
|
|
"insane",
|
|
"lunatic",
|
|
"mad",
|
|
"nutty",
|
|
"scatterbrained",
|
|
"silly",
|
|
"wacky",
|
|
"whacky",
|
|
"witless",
|
|
"unnecessary",
|
|
"dumb",
|
|
"idiotic",
|
|
"idiotical",
|
|
"moronic",
|
|
"stupid",
|
|
"irrational",
|
|
"unreasonable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"chickenhearted",
|
|
"coward",
|
|
"cowardly",
|
|
"craven",
|
|
"lily-livered",
|
|
"milk-livered",
|
|
"milky",
|
|
"poltroon",
|
|
"pusillanimous",
|
|
"shy",
|
|
"timid",
|
|
"timorous",
|
|
"careful",
|
|
"cautious",
|
|
"heedful",
|
|
"prudent",
|
|
"wary",
|
|
"overcareful",
|
|
"overcautious",
|
|
"affrighted",
|
|
"afraid",
|
|
"alarmed",
|
|
"fainthearted",
|
|
"fearful",
|
|
"frightened",
|
|
"horrified",
|
|
"scared",
|
|
"shocked",
|
|
"spooked",
|
|
"startled",
|
|
"terrified",
|
|
"terrorized",
|
|
"unnerved",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"levelheaded",
|
|
"rational",
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
"sage",
|
|
"sane",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"sound",
|
|
"wise",
|
|
"appalled",
|
|
"concerned",
|
|
"dismayed",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"worried"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unadventurous",
|
|
"unenterprising"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enskied":{
|
|
"to assign a high status or value to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a society that seems to have enskied celebrity as an end in itself"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandized",
|
|
"canonized",
|
|
"deified",
|
|
"dignified",
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"ennobled",
|
|
"enshrined",
|
|
"enthroned",
|
|
"exalted",
|
|
"glorified",
|
|
"magnified"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"lifted",
|
|
"promoted",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"upgraded",
|
|
"uplifted",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"idealized",
|
|
"romanticized",
|
|
"sanitized",
|
|
"sugarcoated",
|
|
"acclaimed",
|
|
"extolled",
|
|
"honored",
|
|
"lauded",
|
|
"praised"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittled",
|
|
"decried",
|
|
"depreciated",
|
|
"detracted",
|
|
"disparaged",
|
|
"minimized"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abased",
|
|
"degraded",
|
|
"demeaned",
|
|
"humbled",
|
|
"humiliated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engirdled":{
|
|
"to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the cloud- engirdled peaks of the Andes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banded",
|
|
"begirt",
|
|
"begirded",
|
|
"belted",
|
|
"engirded",
|
|
"enwound",
|
|
"girded",
|
|
"girt",
|
|
"girdled",
|
|
"girted",
|
|
"girthed",
|
|
"wrapped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"tied up",
|
|
"trussed",
|
|
"circled",
|
|
"enwreathed",
|
|
"looped",
|
|
"wound",
|
|
"winded",
|
|
"wreathed",
|
|
"bandaged",
|
|
"enswathed",
|
|
"swathed",
|
|
"chained",
|
|
"corded",
|
|
"enchained",
|
|
"lashed",
|
|
"roped",
|
|
"shackled",
|
|
"taped",
|
|
"wired"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"unbound",
|
|
"unlashed",
|
|
"unshackled",
|
|
"untied",
|
|
"unwound"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ungirded",
|
|
"unwrapped"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engulfed":{
|
|
"to cover with a flood":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"high waves from the hurricane engulfed large areas of the coastal community"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deluged",
|
|
"drowned",
|
|
"flooded",
|
|
"gulfed",
|
|
"inundated",
|
|
"overflowed",
|
|
"overwhelmed",
|
|
"submerged",
|
|
"submersed",
|
|
"swamped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"avalanched",
|
|
"smothered",
|
|
"overcame",
|
|
"overran",
|
|
"flowed",
|
|
"flushed",
|
|
"gushed",
|
|
"poured",
|
|
"sluiced",
|
|
"spouted",
|
|
"spurted",
|
|
"streamed",
|
|
"doused",
|
|
"dowsed",
|
|
"drenched",
|
|
"soaked",
|
|
"wet",
|
|
"wetted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dehydrated",
|
|
"dried",
|
|
"parched"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"drained"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"energies":{
|
|
"a spiritual force that is held to emanate from or give animation to living beings":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"many Eastern cultures believe in the significance of life energy in the healing process"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"auras",
|
|
"chis",
|
|
"ch'is",
|
|
"qis",
|
|
"kis",
|
|
"vibes",
|
|
"vibrations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"inner lights",
|
|
"lights",
|
|
"natures",
|
|
"orgones",
|
|
"souls",
|
|
"spirits",
|
|
"lifebloods",
|
|
"lives",
|
|
"Shaktis",
|
|
"Saktis",
|
|
"world souls",
|
|
"karmas",
|
|
"manas"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something with a usable capacity for doing work":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"some of the power needs of the house are provided by solar energy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fuels",
|
|
"powers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"kindlings",
|
|
"propellants",
|
|
"propellents",
|
|
"forces"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enframe":{
|
|
"as in surround , frame":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"encircle",
|
|
"encompass",
|
|
"enfold",
|
|
"enlace",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"ring",
|
|
"surround",
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"circumscribe",
|
|
"confine",
|
|
"contain",
|
|
"limit",
|
|
"restrict",
|
|
"armor",
|
|
"cocoon",
|
|
"encapsulate",
|
|
"encapsule",
|
|
"encyst",
|
|
"ensheathe",
|
|
"ensphere",
|
|
"enwomb",
|
|
"box (in)",
|
|
"cage",
|
|
"closet",
|
|
"coop (up)",
|
|
"corral",
|
|
"encage",
|
|
"encase",
|
|
"enclose",
|
|
"inclose",
|
|
"envelop",
|
|
"fence (in)",
|
|
"hedge",
|
|
"hem (in)",
|
|
"house",
|
|
"immure",
|
|
"include",
|
|
"mew (up)",
|
|
"pen",
|
|
"wall (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entrepreneurs":{
|
|
"a person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"businessmen",
|
|
"enterprisers",
|
|
"dealers",
|
|
"merchandisers",
|
|
"merchants",
|
|
"traders",
|
|
"tradesmen",
|
|
"traffickers",
|
|
"buyers",
|
|
"marketers",
|
|
"purchasers",
|
|
"hawkers",
|
|
"hucksters",
|
|
"hustlers",
|
|
"peddlers",
|
|
"pedlars",
|
|
"retailers",
|
|
"sellers",
|
|
"shopkeepers",
|
|
"storekeepers",
|
|
"vendors",
|
|
"venders",
|
|
"engrossers",
|
|
"monopolists",
|
|
"jobbers",
|
|
"middlemen",
|
|
"wholesalers",
|
|
"distributors",
|
|
"providers",
|
|
"provisioners",
|
|
"purveyors",
|
|
"suppliers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enduringness":{
|
|
"as in durability , permanence":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"durability",
|
|
"lastingness",
|
|
"permanence",
|
|
"consistency",
|
|
"regularity",
|
|
"sameness",
|
|
"uniformity",
|
|
"abidance",
|
|
"ceaselessness",
|
|
"continuance",
|
|
"continuation",
|
|
"continuity",
|
|
"continuousness",
|
|
"duration",
|
|
"endurance",
|
|
"persistence",
|
|
"subsistence",
|
|
"drawing out",
|
|
"elongation",
|
|
"extension",
|
|
"lengthening",
|
|
"prolongation",
|
|
"prolonging",
|
|
"stretching",
|
|
"changelessness",
|
|
"constancy",
|
|
"fixedness",
|
|
"immutability",
|
|
"immutableness",
|
|
"invariability",
|
|
"stability",
|
|
"steadiness",
|
|
"unchangeableness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aperiodicity",
|
|
"inconsistence",
|
|
"inconsistency",
|
|
"irregularity",
|
|
"unevenness",
|
|
"caducity",
|
|
"evanescence",
|
|
"impermanence",
|
|
"capriciousness",
|
|
"changeability",
|
|
"changeableness",
|
|
"fickleness",
|
|
"instability",
|
|
"mutability",
|
|
"unpredictability",
|
|
"unsteadiness",
|
|
"variability",
|
|
"variableness",
|
|
"volatileness",
|
|
"volatility"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entailing":{
|
|
"to have as part of a whole":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a lavish wedding entails extensive planning and often staggering expense"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carrying",
|
|
"comprehending",
|
|
"containing",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"encompassing",
|
|
"including",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"numbering",
|
|
"subsuming",
|
|
"taking in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"comprising",
|
|
"consisting (of)",
|
|
"bracketing",
|
|
"having",
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"owning",
|
|
"possessing",
|
|
"admitting",
|
|
"receiving",
|
|
"composing",
|
|
"constituting",
|
|
"forming",
|
|
"making",
|
|
"assimilating",
|
|
"embodying",
|
|
"incorporating",
|
|
"integrating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"banning",
|
|
"barring",
|
|
"debarring",
|
|
"precluding",
|
|
"preventing",
|
|
"prohibiting",
|
|
"denying",
|
|
"refusing",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"eliminating",
|
|
"excepting",
|
|
"ruling out",
|
|
"losing",
|
|
"mislaying",
|
|
"misplacing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"excluding",
|
|
"leaving (out)",
|
|
"missing out",
|
|
"omitting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enormities":{
|
|
"the state or quality of being utterly evil":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the enormity of the crimes committed by the Nazis"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"atrociousness",
|
|
"atrocity",
|
|
"badness",
|
|
"depravedness",
|
|
"depravity",
|
|
"diabolicalness",
|
|
"evilness",
|
|
"heinousness",
|
|
"hideousness",
|
|
"monstrosity",
|
|
"sinfulness",
|
|
"vileness",
|
|
"wickedness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accursedness",
|
|
"baseness",
|
|
"cursedness",
|
|
"devilishness",
|
|
"execrableness",
|
|
"fiendishness",
|
|
"hellishness",
|
|
"corruption",
|
|
"decadence",
|
|
"degeneracy",
|
|
"pervertedness",
|
|
"immorality",
|
|
"infamy",
|
|
"notoriety"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"morality",
|
|
"chasteness",
|
|
"innocence",
|
|
"purity"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"goodness",
|
|
"righteousness",
|
|
"virtuousness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the quality or state of being very large":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the enormity of the canyon can only be grasped by taking a trip through its entire length"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enormousness",
|
|
"giantism",
|
|
"gigantism",
|
|
"hugeness",
|
|
"immenseness",
|
|
"immensity",
|
|
"magnitude",
|
|
"massiveness",
|
|
"prodigiousness",
|
|
"vastitude",
|
|
"vastness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bigness",
|
|
"extensiveness",
|
|
"greatness",
|
|
"largeness",
|
|
"sizableness",
|
|
"voluminousness",
|
|
"weightiness",
|
|
"awesomeness",
|
|
"grandness",
|
|
"stupendousness",
|
|
"tremendousness",
|
|
"boundlessness",
|
|
"limitlessness",
|
|
"ampleness",
|
|
"capaciousness",
|
|
"commodiousness",
|
|
"spaciousness",
|
|
"excessiveness",
|
|
"extravagance",
|
|
"extremeness",
|
|
"gaudiness",
|
|
"grandiosity",
|
|
"immoderacy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"littleness",
|
|
"puniness",
|
|
"smallness",
|
|
"triviality"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diminutiveness",
|
|
"minuteness",
|
|
"tininess"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entitlement":{
|
|
"a sum of money allotted for a specific use by official or formal action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"entitlements to local school districts"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allocation",
|
|
"allotment",
|
|
"annuity",
|
|
"appropriation",
|
|
"grant",
|
|
"subsidy",
|
|
"subvention"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"assistance",
|
|
"block grant",
|
|
"grant-in-aid",
|
|
"set-aside",
|
|
"foreign aid",
|
|
"relief",
|
|
"state aid",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"allowance",
|
|
"benefit",
|
|
"bequest",
|
|
"endowment",
|
|
"fund",
|
|
"legacy",
|
|
"stipend",
|
|
"trust",
|
|
"trust fund"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endeavoring":{
|
|
"to devote serious and sustained effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the trapped climber endeavored mightily to get the boulder to budge"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banging away",
|
|
"beavering (away)",
|
|
"digging (away)",
|
|
"drudging",
|
|
"fagging",
|
|
"grubbing",
|
|
"humping",
|
|
"hustling",
|
|
"laboring",
|
|
"moiling",
|
|
"pegging (away)",
|
|
"plodding",
|
|
"plowing",
|
|
"plugging",
|
|
"slaving",
|
|
"slogging",
|
|
"straining",
|
|
"striving",
|
|
"struggling",
|
|
"sweating",
|
|
"toiling",
|
|
"travailing",
|
|
"tugging",
|
|
"working"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"applying (oneself)",
|
|
"buckling (down)",
|
|
"digging in",
|
|
"hammering (away)",
|
|
"knuckling down",
|
|
"pitching in",
|
|
"attacking",
|
|
"driving",
|
|
"essaying",
|
|
"trying",
|
|
"exercising",
|
|
"exerting",
|
|
"overexerting",
|
|
"overworking",
|
|
"eking out",
|
|
"grinding (out)",
|
|
"putting out",
|
|
"scrabbling",
|
|
"scratching",
|
|
"trudging",
|
|
"wading"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"easing (up)",
|
|
"letting up",
|
|
"slackening",
|
|
"bumming",
|
|
"chilling",
|
|
"dallying",
|
|
"dillydallying",
|
|
"footling",
|
|
"goldbricking",
|
|
"goofing (off)",
|
|
"hacking (around)",
|
|
"hanging (around or out)",
|
|
"idling",
|
|
"lazing",
|
|
"loafing",
|
|
"lounging",
|
|
"shirking",
|
|
"slacking (off)",
|
|
"vegging out",
|
|
"basking",
|
|
"lolling",
|
|
"relaxing",
|
|
"reposing",
|
|
"resting",
|
|
"unwinding",
|
|
"dabbling",
|
|
"doodling",
|
|
"fooling around",
|
|
"fribbling",
|
|
"goofing (around)",
|
|
"hanging",
|
|
"hanging about",
|
|
"messing around",
|
|
"monkeying (around)",
|
|
"playing",
|
|
"pottering (around)",
|
|
"puttering (around)",
|
|
"trifling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make an effort to do":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our club is forever endeavoring to find ways to raise more money for activities"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assaying",
|
|
"attempting",
|
|
"essaying",
|
|
"seeking",
|
|
"striving",
|
|
"trying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"straining",
|
|
"struggling",
|
|
"toiling",
|
|
"troubling",
|
|
"working",
|
|
"aiming",
|
|
"aspiring",
|
|
"hoping",
|
|
"assuming",
|
|
"taking up",
|
|
"undertaking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"giving up",
|
|
"quitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entertaining":{
|
|
"providing amusement or enjoyment":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a list of entertaining things to do on a snow day"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amusing",
|
|
"delightful",
|
|
"diverting",
|
|
"enjoyable",
|
|
"fun",
|
|
"pleasurable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"beguiling",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"welcome",
|
|
"recreational",
|
|
"antic",
|
|
"comic",
|
|
"comical",
|
|
"droll",
|
|
"farcical",
|
|
"funny",
|
|
"hilarious",
|
|
"humorous",
|
|
"laughable",
|
|
"ludicrous",
|
|
"ridiculous",
|
|
"riotous",
|
|
"risible",
|
|
"sidesplitting",
|
|
"uproarious",
|
|
"blithesome",
|
|
"gay",
|
|
"gleeful",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"jocose",
|
|
"jocund",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"jovial",
|
|
"merry",
|
|
"mirthful",
|
|
"sunny",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"thrilling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"displeasing",
|
|
"distasteful",
|
|
"uncongenial",
|
|
"unlovely",
|
|
"unpleasant",
|
|
"unpleasing",
|
|
"unwelcome"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"humdrum",
|
|
"jading",
|
|
"leaden",
|
|
"monotonous",
|
|
"pedestrian",
|
|
"pleasureless",
|
|
"ponderous",
|
|
"stodgy",
|
|
"stuffy",
|
|
"tedious",
|
|
"tiresome",
|
|
"tiring",
|
|
"uninteresting",
|
|
"wearisome",
|
|
"weary",
|
|
"wearying"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"entertain the kids while I go and prepare dinner"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amusing",
|
|
"disporting",
|
|
"diverting",
|
|
"regaling",
|
|
"solacing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"busying",
|
|
"distracting",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"engrossing",
|
|
"immersing",
|
|
"interesting",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"occupying",
|
|
"beguiling",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"delighting",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"enthralling",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"hypnotizing",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"mesmerizing",
|
|
"coddling",
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"humoring",
|
|
"indulging",
|
|
"mollycoddling",
|
|
"pampering",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"pleasuring",
|
|
"spoiling",
|
|
"appeasing",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"conciliating",
|
|
"consoling",
|
|
"contenting",
|
|
"mollifying",
|
|
"obliging",
|
|
"pacifying",
|
|
"placating",
|
|
"propitiating",
|
|
"soothing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"jading",
|
|
"draining",
|
|
"enervating",
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
"fatiguing",
|
|
"tiring",
|
|
"wearing",
|
|
"wearing out",
|
|
"wearying",
|
|
"aggravating",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"bothering",
|
|
"bugging",
|
|
"chafing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"exasperating",
|
|
"fretting",
|
|
"galling",
|
|
"grating",
|
|
"harassing",
|
|
"harrying",
|
|
"irking",
|
|
"nettling",
|
|
"peeving",
|
|
"perturbing",
|
|
"pestering",
|
|
"piquing",
|
|
"upsetting",
|
|
"vexing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give serious and careful thought to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"have you ever entertained the thought that you could be wrong?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chewing over",
|
|
"cogitating",
|
|
"considering",
|
|
"contemplating",
|
|
"debating",
|
|
"deliberating",
|
|
"eyeing",
|
|
"eying",
|
|
"kicking around",
|
|
"meditating",
|
|
"mulling (over)",
|
|
"perpending",
|
|
"pondering",
|
|
"poring (over)",
|
|
"questioning",
|
|
"revolving",
|
|
"ruminating",
|
|
"studying",
|
|
"thinking (about or over)",
|
|
"turning",
|
|
"weighing",
|
|
"wrestling (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"musing (upon)",
|
|
"reflecting (on or upon)",
|
|
"reminiscing",
|
|
"analyzing",
|
|
"exploring",
|
|
"reviewing",
|
|
"concluding",
|
|
"reasoning",
|
|
"second-guessing",
|
|
"speculating (about)",
|
|
"brooding (about or over)",
|
|
"dwelling (on or upon)",
|
|
"fixating (on or upon)",
|
|
"fretting (about or over)",
|
|
"obsessing (about or over)",
|
|
"believing",
|
|
"conceiving",
|
|
"opining",
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"assimilating",
|
|
"digesting",
|
|
"drinking (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregarding",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"slighting",
|
|
"dismissing",
|
|
"pooh-poohing",
|
|
"poohing",
|
|
"rejecting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep in one's mind or heart":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I don't entertain the hope of ever getting a girl like that to go out with me"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bearing",
|
|
"cherishing",
|
|
"harboring",
|
|
"having",
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"nursing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cultivating",
|
|
"fostering",
|
|
"nurturing",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"sustaining",
|
|
"carrying",
|
|
"keeping",
|
|
"maintaining",
|
|
"preserving",
|
|
"remembering",
|
|
"retaining",
|
|
"treasuring",
|
|
"cleaving (to)",
|
|
"clinging (to)",
|
|
"hugging",
|
|
"sticking (to)",
|
|
"brooding (about or over)",
|
|
"fixating (on or upon)",
|
|
"obsessing (about or over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregarding",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"forgetting",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"neglecting",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"abjuring",
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"denying",
|
|
"disdaining",
|
|
"refusing",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"repudiating",
|
|
"scorning",
|
|
"abandoning",
|
|
"deserting",
|
|
"discarding",
|
|
"forsaking",
|
|
"giving up",
|
|
"parting (with)",
|
|
"quitting",
|
|
"renouncing",
|
|
"throwing out",
|
|
"erasing",
|
|
"expunging"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enterable":{
|
|
"as in navigable , passable":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"navigable",
|
|
"passable",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"cleared",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"unclogged",
|
|
"unclosed",
|
|
"unobstructed",
|
|
"unstopped",
|
|
"emptied",
|
|
"empty",
|
|
"unoccupied",
|
|
"vacant",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"revealed",
|
|
"gaping",
|
|
"wide",
|
|
"yawning",
|
|
"unbarred",
|
|
"unbolted",
|
|
"unclasped",
|
|
"unfastened",
|
|
"unlatched",
|
|
"unlocked",
|
|
"unsealed",
|
|
"unbuttoned",
|
|
"unclenched",
|
|
"unfolded",
|
|
"unfurled",
|
|
"unzipped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blocked",
|
|
"clogged",
|
|
"closed",
|
|
"jammed",
|
|
"obstructed",
|
|
"plugged",
|
|
"shut",
|
|
"stopped",
|
|
"stuffed",
|
|
"uncleared",
|
|
"impassable",
|
|
"impassible",
|
|
"constricted",
|
|
"cramped",
|
|
"encumbered",
|
|
"hampered",
|
|
"hindered",
|
|
"impeded",
|
|
"interfered (with)",
|
|
"trammeled",
|
|
"trammelled",
|
|
"barricaded",
|
|
"blockaded",
|
|
"dammed",
|
|
"gated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enchantments":{
|
|
"a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"entertained the children with stories about magic potions and enchantments"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abracadabras",
|
|
"bewitchments",
|
|
"charms",
|
|
"conjurations",
|
|
"glamours",
|
|
"glamors",
|
|
"hexes",
|
|
"incantations",
|
|
"invocations",
|
|
"spells",
|
|
"whammies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cantrips",
|
|
"curses",
|
|
"jinxes",
|
|
"bewitcheries",
|
|
"magics",
|
|
"mojoes",
|
|
"mojos",
|
|
"necromancies",
|
|
"sorceries",
|
|
"voodooisms",
|
|
"voodoos",
|
|
"witchcrafts",
|
|
"witcheries",
|
|
"wizardries",
|
|
"amulets",
|
|
"fetishes",
|
|
"fetiches",
|
|
"phylacteries",
|
|
"talismans"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the power to control natural forces through supernatural means":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there are people even today who claim to be skilled in enchantment"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bewitcheries",
|
|
"bewitchments",
|
|
"devilries",
|
|
"deviltries",
|
|
"diableries",
|
|
"ensorcellments",
|
|
"magics",
|
|
"mojoes",
|
|
"mojos",
|
|
"necromancies",
|
|
"sorceries",
|
|
"thaumaturgies",
|
|
"voodooisms",
|
|
"witchcrafts",
|
|
"witcheries",
|
|
"wizardries"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abracadabras",
|
|
"amulets",
|
|
"charms",
|
|
"fetishes",
|
|
"fetiches",
|
|
"mascots",
|
|
"periapts",
|
|
"phylacteries",
|
|
"talismans",
|
|
"conjurations",
|
|
"glamours",
|
|
"glamors",
|
|
"incantations",
|
|
"spells",
|
|
"curses",
|
|
"hexes",
|
|
"jinxes",
|
|
"auguries",
|
|
"crystal gazings",
|
|
"divinations",
|
|
"fortune-tellings",
|
|
"soothsayings",
|
|
"sortileges",
|
|
"hexereis",
|
|
"hoodoos",
|
|
"occultisms",
|
|
"spiritualisms",
|
|
"augurs",
|
|
"omens",
|
|
"exorcisms",
|
|
"alchemies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"sciences"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endangering":{
|
|
"to place in danger":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a reckless use of fireworks that endangered the lives of many people"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adventuring",
|
|
"compromising",
|
|
"gambling (with)",
|
|
"hazarding",
|
|
"imperiling",
|
|
"imperilling",
|
|
"jeoparding",
|
|
"jeopardizing",
|
|
"menacing",
|
|
"periling",
|
|
"perilling",
|
|
"risking",
|
|
"venturing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"intimidating",
|
|
"threatening",
|
|
"exposing",
|
|
"subjecting",
|
|
"chancing",
|
|
"wagering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"guarding",
|
|
"protecting",
|
|
"sheltering",
|
|
"shielding",
|
|
"preserving",
|
|
"resuming",
|
|
"saving"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enmeshed":{
|
|
"to catch or hold as if in a net":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"soon after Eli Whitney had invented it, others copied his cotton gin, and he spent the rest of his life enmeshed in lawsuits trying to protect his invention"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"caught up",
|
|
"ensnared",
|
|
"ensnarled",
|
|
"entangled",
|
|
"entoiled",
|
|
"entrapped",
|
|
"meshed",
|
|
"netted",
|
|
"snared",
|
|
"tangled",
|
|
"trapped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bagged",
|
|
"birdlimed",
|
|
"captured",
|
|
"collared",
|
|
"embroiled",
|
|
"implicated",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"mired"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disengaged",
|
|
"extricated",
|
|
"cleared",
|
|
"freed",
|
|
"liberated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangled",
|
|
"untangled"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enfolded":{
|
|
"to surround or cover closely":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"darkness began to enfold the lonely house on the hill"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosomed",
|
|
"bowered",
|
|
"circumfused",
|
|
"cocooned",
|
|
"embosomed",
|
|
"embowered",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"enclosed",
|
|
"inclosed",
|
|
"encompassed",
|
|
"enshrouded",
|
|
"enswathed",
|
|
"enveloped",
|
|
"enwrapped",
|
|
"invested",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"lapped",
|
|
"mantled",
|
|
"muffled",
|
|
"shrouded",
|
|
"swathed",
|
|
"veiled",
|
|
"wrapped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curtained",
|
|
"draped",
|
|
"embedded",
|
|
"imbedded",
|
|
"encased",
|
|
"swaddled",
|
|
"blanketed",
|
|
"overlaid",
|
|
"overspread",
|
|
"camouflaged",
|
|
"cloaked",
|
|
"disguised",
|
|
"masked",
|
|
"circled",
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"enlaced",
|
|
"enwound"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bared",
|
|
"denuded",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"stripped",
|
|
"stript"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put one's arms around and press tightly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the winner enfolded the huge bouquet of roses in her arms and thanked the judges"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bear-hugged",
|
|
"clasped",
|
|
"crushed",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"enclasped",
|
|
"grasped",
|
|
"hugged",
|
|
"strained"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clamped",
|
|
"clung",
|
|
"cradled",
|
|
"grabbed",
|
|
"gripped",
|
|
"held",
|
|
"bosomed",
|
|
"embosomed",
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"entwined",
|
|
"enveloped",
|
|
"enwound",
|
|
"folded",
|
|
"locked",
|
|
"twined",
|
|
"wrapped",
|
|
"cuddled",
|
|
"fondled",
|
|
"nestled",
|
|
"nuzzled",
|
|
"patted",
|
|
"petted",
|
|
"snuggled",
|
|
"stroked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enunciation":{
|
|
"the clear and accurate pronunciation of words especially in public speaking":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a radio announcer who is known for his very careful enunciation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"articulation",
|
|
"diction"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"elocution",
|
|
"expression",
|
|
"utterance",
|
|
"speech",
|
|
"wording"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entrant":{
|
|
"a person who enters something (such as a competition)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Each entrant had to agree to the contest rules.",
|
|
"There were thousands of new entrants into the competition."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"candidate",
|
|
"entry",
|
|
"probationer",
|
|
"abecedarian",
|
|
"apprentice",
|
|
"babe",
|
|
"beginner",
|
|
"colt",
|
|
"cub",
|
|
"fledgling",
|
|
"freshman",
|
|
"greenhorn",
|
|
"neophyte",
|
|
"newbie",
|
|
"newcomer",
|
|
"novice",
|
|
"novitiate",
|
|
"punk",
|
|
"recruit",
|
|
"rook",
|
|
"rookie",
|
|
"tenderfoot",
|
|
"tyro",
|
|
"virgin",
|
|
"competitor",
|
|
"contestant",
|
|
"favorite",
|
|
"qualifier",
|
|
"applicant",
|
|
"applier",
|
|
"aspirant",
|
|
"campaigner",
|
|
"contender",
|
|
"expectant",
|
|
"hopeful",
|
|
"prospect",
|
|
"seeker",
|
|
"amateur",
|
|
"dabbler",
|
|
"dilettante",
|
|
"learner",
|
|
"student",
|
|
"trainee"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dropout",
|
|
"noncandidate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"end users":{
|
|
"as in users , consumers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"consumers",
|
|
"users",
|
|
"accounts",
|
|
"clients",
|
|
"customers",
|
|
"guests",
|
|
"patrons",
|
|
"punters",
|
|
"buyers",
|
|
"correspondents",
|
|
"purchasers",
|
|
"vendees",
|
|
"browsers",
|
|
"prospects",
|
|
"shoppers",
|
|
"window-shoppers",
|
|
"bargainers",
|
|
"hagglers",
|
|
"regulars"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brokers",
|
|
"merchants",
|
|
"sellers",
|
|
"vendors",
|
|
"venders",
|
|
"shopkeepers",
|
|
"tradesmen",
|
|
"black marketers",
|
|
"black marketeers",
|
|
"fences"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engorged":{
|
|
"as in stuffed , gorged":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"glutted",
|
|
"gorged",
|
|
"overfed",
|
|
"overfull",
|
|
"overstuffed",
|
|
"replete",
|
|
"stuffed",
|
|
"surfeited",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"sated",
|
|
"satiate",
|
|
"satiated",
|
|
"satisfied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"empty",
|
|
"famished",
|
|
"hungry",
|
|
"peckish",
|
|
"starved",
|
|
"starving",
|
|
"rapacious",
|
|
"ravenous",
|
|
"voracious",
|
|
"wolfish",
|
|
"malnourished",
|
|
"underfed",
|
|
"undernourished"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enroots":{
|
|
"to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"everyone remembers that special teacher who enrooted within them a love of learning"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breeds",
|
|
"implants",
|
|
"inculcates",
|
|
"infixes",
|
|
"inseminates",
|
|
"instills",
|
|
"plants",
|
|
"sows"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drives",
|
|
"hammers",
|
|
"pounds",
|
|
"embeds",
|
|
"imbeds",
|
|
"entrenches",
|
|
"intrenches",
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"lodges",
|
|
"roots",
|
|
"imbues",
|
|
"infuses",
|
|
"ingrains",
|
|
"engrains",
|
|
"inoculates",
|
|
"invests",
|
|
"steeps",
|
|
"suffuses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a deeply enrooted tradition of respect for the elderly"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beds",
|
|
"embeds",
|
|
"imbeds",
|
|
"entrenches",
|
|
"intrenches",
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"impacts",
|
|
"implants",
|
|
"ingrains",
|
|
"engrains",
|
|
"lodges",
|
|
"roots"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"imbues",
|
|
"infuses",
|
|
"instills",
|
|
"beats (into)",
|
|
"drives (into)",
|
|
"establishes",
|
|
"places",
|
|
"puts",
|
|
"settles",
|
|
"sticks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"eliminates",
|
|
"eradicates",
|
|
"ejects",
|
|
"expels",
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disconnects",
|
|
"disengages",
|
|
"removes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dislodges",
|
|
"roots (out)",
|
|
"uproots"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enumerating":{
|
|
"to specify one after another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I proceeded to enumerate the reasons why I would be justified in filing a lawsuit for negligence"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"detailing",
|
|
"itemizing",
|
|
"listing",
|
|
"numerating",
|
|
"reciting",
|
|
"reeling off",
|
|
"rehearsing",
|
|
"ticking (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"outlining",
|
|
"tabulating",
|
|
"tallying",
|
|
"cataloging",
|
|
"cataloguing",
|
|
"inventorying",
|
|
"charting",
|
|
"diagramming",
|
|
"diagraming",
|
|
"graphing",
|
|
"calculating",
|
|
"computing",
|
|
"estimating",
|
|
"figuring",
|
|
"reckoning",
|
|
"citing",
|
|
"mentioning",
|
|
"naming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there were more birds hovering about the bird feeder than I could possibly enumerate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"counting",
|
|
"numbering",
|
|
"telling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adding (up)",
|
|
"tallying",
|
|
"totaling",
|
|
"totalling",
|
|
"calculating",
|
|
"computing",
|
|
"reckoning",
|
|
"tabling",
|
|
"tabulating",
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"marking",
|
|
"ticking (off)",
|
|
"recounting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make a list of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"let's enumerate the top ten reasons why Top Ten lists have gotten out of hand"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"inventorying",
|
|
"itemizing",
|
|
"listing",
|
|
"numerating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"counting",
|
|
"marking",
|
|
"numbering",
|
|
"checking (off)",
|
|
"ticking (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enciphering":{
|
|
"as in encrypting , coding":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ciphering",
|
|
"coding",
|
|
"encoding",
|
|
"encrypting",
|
|
"garbling",
|
|
"jumbling (up)",
|
|
"mixing (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"cracking",
|
|
"deciphering",
|
|
"decoding",
|
|
"decrypting",
|
|
"descrambling",
|
|
"unscrambling",
|
|
"rendering",
|
|
"translating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entombments":{
|
|
"the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the entombment of President Kennedy in Arlington National Cemetery"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burials",
|
|
"inhumations",
|
|
"interments",
|
|
"obsequies",
|
|
"sepultures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"embalmments",
|
|
"funerals",
|
|
"immurements",
|
|
"inurnments",
|
|
"reburials",
|
|
"reinterments"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cremations"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disinterments",
|
|
"exhumations"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engrosser":{
|
|
"as in monopolist":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"monopolist",
|
|
"retailer",
|
|
"seller",
|
|
"shopkeeper",
|
|
"storekeeper",
|
|
"vendor",
|
|
"vender",
|
|
"jobber",
|
|
"middleman",
|
|
"wholesaler",
|
|
"hawker",
|
|
"huckster",
|
|
"hustler",
|
|
"peddler",
|
|
"pedlar",
|
|
"distributor",
|
|
"provider",
|
|
"provisioner",
|
|
"purveyor",
|
|
"supplier",
|
|
"buyer",
|
|
"marketer",
|
|
"purchaser",
|
|
"businessman",
|
|
"enterpriser",
|
|
"entrepreneur",
|
|
"dealer",
|
|
"merchandiser",
|
|
"merchant",
|
|
"trader",
|
|
"tradesman",
|
|
"trafficker"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entablatures":{
|
|
"as in architraves , cornices":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"architraves",
|
|
"capitals",
|
|
"cornices",
|
|
"friezes",
|
|
"shafts",
|
|
"socles",
|
|
"columns",
|
|
"pilasters",
|
|
"pillars",
|
|
"shorings",
|
|
"braces",
|
|
"buttresses",
|
|
"mountings",
|
|
"mounts",
|
|
"props",
|
|
"reinforcements",
|
|
"shores",
|
|
"spurs",
|
|
"stays",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"underpinnings",
|
|
"arches",
|
|
"bolsters",
|
|
"brackets",
|
|
"cantilevers",
|
|
"girders",
|
|
"frames",
|
|
"bearings",
|
|
"daises",
|
|
"platforms",
|
|
"podiums",
|
|
"podia",
|
|
"rostra",
|
|
"rostrums",
|
|
"stages",
|
|
"tribunes",
|
|
"crutches",
|
|
"pegs",
|
|
"posts",
|
|
"stakes",
|
|
"stanchions",
|
|
"stilts",
|
|
"struts",
|
|
"trusses",
|
|
"bases",
|
|
"feet",
|
|
"foot",
|
|
"foundations",
|
|
"pedestals",
|
|
"plinths",
|
|
"stands"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encamped":{
|
|
"to live in a camp or the outdoors":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the hike will take several days, and we plan to encamp along the trail"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bivouacked",
|
|
"camped (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"slept out",
|
|
"tented",
|
|
"bedded (down)",
|
|
"backpacked",
|
|
"caravanned",
|
|
"caravaned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to provide with living quarters or shelter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as the hurricane raged outside, the stranded tourists were encamped overnight in the high school gym"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accommodated",
|
|
"bestowed",
|
|
"billeted",
|
|
"bivouacked",
|
|
"boarded",
|
|
"bunked",
|
|
"camped",
|
|
"chambered",
|
|
"domiciled",
|
|
"harbored",
|
|
"housed",
|
|
"lodged",
|
|
"put up",
|
|
"quartered",
|
|
"roofed",
|
|
"roomed",
|
|
"sheltered",
|
|
"took in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ensconced",
|
|
"homed",
|
|
"roosted",
|
|
"secured",
|
|
"shedded",
|
|
"stabled",
|
|
"tented",
|
|
"barracked",
|
|
"bedded (down)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ejected",
|
|
"evicted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enfilading":{
|
|
"as in cannonading , attacking":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assailing",
|
|
"assaulting",
|
|
"attacking",
|
|
"devastating",
|
|
"hitting",
|
|
"pounding",
|
|
"ravaging",
|
|
"striking",
|
|
"battering",
|
|
"blitzing",
|
|
"blitzkrieging",
|
|
"bombarding",
|
|
"bombing",
|
|
"cannonading",
|
|
"shelling",
|
|
"raking",
|
|
"strafing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlace":{
|
|
"to cause to twine about one another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enlaced the strips of leather to create a decorative headband"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"entwine",
|
|
"implicate",
|
|
"interlace",
|
|
"intertwine",
|
|
"intertwist",
|
|
"interweave",
|
|
"inweave",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"ply",
|
|
"twist",
|
|
"weave",
|
|
"wreathe",
|
|
"writhe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"braid",
|
|
"plait",
|
|
"plat",
|
|
"pleach",
|
|
"blend",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"mix"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangle",
|
|
"uncoil",
|
|
"untangle",
|
|
"untwine",
|
|
"unwind"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endeared (to)":{
|
|
"as in ingratiated":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ingratiated",
|
|
"appeased",
|
|
"assuaged",
|
|
"conciliated",
|
|
"disarmed",
|
|
"gentled",
|
|
"mollified",
|
|
"pacified",
|
|
"placated",
|
|
"propitiated",
|
|
"calmed",
|
|
"comforted",
|
|
"consoled",
|
|
"contented",
|
|
"hushed",
|
|
"quieted",
|
|
"soothed",
|
|
"tranquilized",
|
|
"tranquillized",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"gladdened",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"adulated",
|
|
"blarneyed",
|
|
"flattered",
|
|
"overpraised",
|
|
"soft-soaped",
|
|
"quenched",
|
|
"sated",
|
|
"satiated",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"catered (to)",
|
|
"humored",
|
|
"indulged",
|
|
"blandished",
|
|
"cajoled",
|
|
"coaxed",
|
|
"sweet-talked",
|
|
"wheedled",
|
|
"babied",
|
|
"coddled",
|
|
"mollycoddled",
|
|
"pampered",
|
|
"spoiled",
|
|
"spoilt"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aggravated",
|
|
"annoyed",
|
|
"antagonized",
|
|
"bothered",
|
|
"bugged",
|
|
"burned (up)",
|
|
"burnt (up)",
|
|
"chafed",
|
|
"crossed",
|
|
"exasperated",
|
|
"galled",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"grated",
|
|
"irked",
|
|
"irritated",
|
|
"nettled",
|
|
"peeved",
|
|
"piqued",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"rankled",
|
|
"riled",
|
|
"roiled",
|
|
"ruffled",
|
|
"vexed",
|
|
"vext",
|
|
"provoked",
|
|
"roused",
|
|
"harassed",
|
|
"harried",
|
|
"persecuted",
|
|
"pestered",
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"discomforted",
|
|
"distressed",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"fretted",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"unhinged",
|
|
"unsettled",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"worried",
|
|
"affronted",
|
|
"insulted",
|
|
"offended",
|
|
"slighted",
|
|
"angered",
|
|
"enraged",
|
|
"incensed",
|
|
"inflamed",
|
|
"enflamed",
|
|
"infuriated",
|
|
"ired",
|
|
"maddened",
|
|
"outraged"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensued":{
|
|
"to come at a later time; to happen as a result":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"When the news broke, a long period of chaos ensued ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"displaced",
|
|
"replaced",
|
|
"superseded",
|
|
"supplanted",
|
|
"postdated",
|
|
"succeeded",
|
|
"supervened"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antedated",
|
|
"followed",
|
|
"preceded",
|
|
"predated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entr'actes":{
|
|
"as in interstices , subintervals":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"discontinuities",
|
|
"gaps",
|
|
"hiatuses",
|
|
"hiccups",
|
|
"hiccoughs",
|
|
"interims",
|
|
"interludes",
|
|
"intermissions",
|
|
"interregnums",
|
|
"interregna",
|
|
"interruptions",
|
|
"interstices",
|
|
"intervals",
|
|
"parentheses",
|
|
"caesuras",
|
|
"caesurae",
|
|
"commas",
|
|
"interspaces",
|
|
"lags",
|
|
"pauses",
|
|
"spaces",
|
|
"time lags",
|
|
"windows",
|
|
"lulls",
|
|
"recesses",
|
|
"respites",
|
|
"rests",
|
|
"adjournments",
|
|
"discontinuances",
|
|
"lapses",
|
|
"suspensions",
|
|
"subintervals",
|
|
"bumpers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"continuations",
|
|
"continuities",
|
|
"continua",
|
|
"continuums",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"stretches",
|
|
"processions",
|
|
"progressions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"end-time":{
|
|
"as in doomsday , Armageddon":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"Armageddon",
|
|
"doomsday",
|
|
"apocalypse",
|
|
"calamity",
|
|
"cataclysm",
|
|
"catastrophe",
|
|
"debacle",
|
|
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cle",
|
|
"disaster",
|
|
"tragedy",
|
|
"bloodbath",
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"meltdown",
|
|
"convulsion",
|
|
"paroxysm",
|
|
"upheaval",
|
|
"accident",
|
|
"casualty",
|
|
"fatality",
|
|
"misadventure",
|
|
"mischance",
|
|
"misfortune",
|
|
"mishap",
|
|
"blast",
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"double whammy",
|
|
"one-two",
|
|
"one-two punch"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"godsend",
|
|
"manna",
|
|
"windfall"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enciphered":{
|
|
"as in encrypted , coded":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ciphered",
|
|
"coded",
|
|
"encoded",
|
|
"encrypted",
|
|
"garbled",
|
|
"jumbled (up)",
|
|
"mixed (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"cracked",
|
|
"deciphered",
|
|
"decoded",
|
|
"decrypted",
|
|
"descrambled",
|
|
"unscrambled",
|
|
"rendered",
|
|
"translated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entryways":{
|
|
"the entrance room of a building":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a small entryway to receive visitors"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"entranceways",
|
|
"entries",
|
|
"foyers",
|
|
"halls",
|
|
"hallways",
|
|
"lobbies",
|
|
"vestibules"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"antechambers",
|
|
"anterooms",
|
|
"lounges",
|
|
"waiting rooms",
|
|
"doors",
|
|
"doorways",
|
|
"entrances",
|
|
"portals",
|
|
"thresholds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensorceling":{
|
|
"to cast a spell on":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a dense, dark forest that is the scene for many a tale in which some unsuspecting traveler is ensorcelled by a witch or wizard"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"hexing",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"spelling",
|
|
"striking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cursing",
|
|
"jinxing",
|
|
"possessing",
|
|
"voodooing",
|
|
"attracting",
|
|
"beguiling",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"mesmerizing",
|
|
"spellbinding",
|
|
"enticing",
|
|
"luring",
|
|
"seducing",
|
|
"tempting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blessing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entreated":{
|
|
"to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she began her letter by entreating me to forgive the belatedness of her reply"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appealed (to)",
|
|
"begged",
|
|
"beseeched",
|
|
"besought",
|
|
"besieged",
|
|
"conjured",
|
|
"impetrated",
|
|
"implored",
|
|
"importuned",
|
|
"petitioned",
|
|
"pleaded (to)",
|
|
"pled (to)",
|
|
"plead (to)",
|
|
"prayed",
|
|
"solicited",
|
|
"supplicated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bludged",
|
|
"cadged",
|
|
"mooched",
|
|
"sponged",
|
|
"asked",
|
|
"desired",
|
|
"invoked",
|
|
"requested",
|
|
"sued",
|
|
"claimed",
|
|
"coerced",
|
|
"commanded",
|
|
"compelled",
|
|
"demanded",
|
|
"forced",
|
|
"insisted",
|
|
"required"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hinted",
|
|
"implied",
|
|
"intimated",
|
|
"suggested",
|
|
"appeased",
|
|
"conciliated",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"mollified",
|
|
"obliged",
|
|
"pacified",
|
|
"placated",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"comforted",
|
|
"consoled",
|
|
"contented",
|
|
"quieted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enumerates":{
|
|
"to specify one after another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I proceeded to enumerate the reasons why I would be justified in filing a lawsuit for negligence"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"details",
|
|
"itemizes",
|
|
"lists",
|
|
"numerates",
|
|
"recites",
|
|
"reels off",
|
|
"rehearses",
|
|
"ticks (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"outlines",
|
|
"tabulates",
|
|
"tallies",
|
|
"catalogs",
|
|
"catalogues",
|
|
"inventories",
|
|
"charts",
|
|
"diagrams",
|
|
"graphs",
|
|
"calculates",
|
|
"computes",
|
|
"estimates",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"reckons",
|
|
"cites",
|
|
"mentions",
|
|
"names"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there were more birds hovering about the bird feeder than I could possibly enumerate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"counts",
|
|
"numbers",
|
|
"tells"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adds (up)",
|
|
"tallies",
|
|
"totals",
|
|
"calculates",
|
|
"computes",
|
|
"reckons",
|
|
"tables",
|
|
"tabulates",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"marks",
|
|
"ticks (off)",
|
|
"recounts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make a list of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"let's enumerate the top ten reasons why Top Ten lists have gotten out of hand"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"inventories",
|
|
"itemizes",
|
|
"lists",
|
|
"numerates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"counts",
|
|
"marks",
|
|
"numbers",
|
|
"checks (off)",
|
|
"ticks (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enfeebles":{
|
|
"to diminish the physical strength of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"long periods of being confined to a hospital bed will enfeeble anyone"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"debilitates",
|
|
"devitalizes",
|
|
"enervates",
|
|
"etiolates",
|
|
"prostrates",
|
|
"saps",
|
|
"softens",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enliven":{
|
|
"to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in most instances it's a good idea to enliven a speech with a joke or two"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amp (up)",
|
|
"animate",
|
|
"brace",
|
|
"energize",
|
|
"fillip",
|
|
"fire",
|
|
"ginger (up)",
|
|
"invigorate",
|
|
"jazz (up)",
|
|
"juice up",
|
|
"jump-start",
|
|
"liven (up)",
|
|
"pep (up)",
|
|
"quicken",
|
|
"spike",
|
|
"stimulate",
|
|
"vitalize",
|
|
"vivify",
|
|
"zip (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arouse",
|
|
"awake",
|
|
"awaken",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"rouse",
|
|
"stir",
|
|
"wake (up)",
|
|
"activate",
|
|
"actuate",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"impel",
|
|
"motivate",
|
|
"motive",
|
|
"move",
|
|
"propel",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"electrify",
|
|
"galvanize",
|
|
"enkindle",
|
|
"excite",
|
|
"ferment",
|
|
"foment",
|
|
"incite",
|
|
"inflame",
|
|
"enflame",
|
|
"instigate",
|
|
"kindle",
|
|
"provoke",
|
|
"set off",
|
|
"spark",
|
|
"trigger",
|
|
"turn on",
|
|
"whip (up)",
|
|
"abet",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"buoy",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"embolden",
|
|
"fortify",
|
|
"hearten",
|
|
"infuse",
|
|
"inspire",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"steel",
|
|
"strengthen",
|
|
"reactivate",
|
|
"reanimate",
|
|
"reawake",
|
|
"reawaken",
|
|
"recharge",
|
|
"recreate",
|
|
"reenergize",
|
|
"refresh",
|
|
"refreshen",
|
|
"regenerate",
|
|
"reinvigorate",
|
|
"rejuvenate",
|
|
"rekindle",
|
|
"renew",
|
|
"restimulate",
|
|
"resurrect",
|
|
"resuscitate",
|
|
"revitalize",
|
|
"revive"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"burn out",
|
|
"debilitate",
|
|
"do in",
|
|
"drain",
|
|
"enervate",
|
|
"enfeeble",
|
|
"exhaust",
|
|
"fag",
|
|
"fatigue",
|
|
"harass",
|
|
"kayo",
|
|
"knock out",
|
|
"sap",
|
|
"tucker (out)",
|
|
"undermine",
|
|
"wash out",
|
|
"weaken",
|
|
"wear",
|
|
"wear out",
|
|
"weary",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"inhibit",
|
|
"jade",
|
|
"quell",
|
|
"quench",
|
|
"repress",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"still",
|
|
"stunt",
|
|
"suppress",
|
|
"daunt",
|
|
"demoralize",
|
|
"discourage",
|
|
"dishearten",
|
|
"dispirit"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"damp",
|
|
"dampen",
|
|
"deaden",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"kill"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engirding":{
|
|
"to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her forehead engirded with a band of gold"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banding",
|
|
"begirding",
|
|
"belting",
|
|
"engirdling",
|
|
"enwinding",
|
|
"girding",
|
|
"girdling",
|
|
"girthing",
|
|
"girting",
|
|
"wrapping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"trussing",
|
|
"tying up",
|
|
"tieing up",
|
|
"circling",
|
|
"enwreathing",
|
|
"looping",
|
|
"winding",
|
|
"wreathing",
|
|
"bandaging",
|
|
"enswathing",
|
|
"swathing",
|
|
"chaining",
|
|
"cording",
|
|
"enchaining",
|
|
"lashing",
|
|
"roping",
|
|
"shackling",
|
|
"taping",
|
|
"wiring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"unbinding",
|
|
"unlashing",
|
|
"unshackling",
|
|
"untying",
|
|
"untieing",
|
|
"unwinding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ungirding",
|
|
"unwrapping"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enterprises":{
|
|
"a commercial or industrial activity or organization":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the booming economy witnessed the launch of many small enterprises"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"businesses",
|
|
"companies",
|
|
"concerns",
|
|
"establishments",
|
|
"firms",
|
|
"houses",
|
|
"interests",
|
|
"outfits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conglomerates",
|
|
"corporations",
|
|
"multinationals",
|
|
"associations",
|
|
"cartels",
|
|
"chains",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"syndicates",
|
|
"trusts",
|
|
"agencies",
|
|
"dealers",
|
|
"outlets",
|
|
"microenterprises"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a risky undertaking":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the general viewed the proposed invasion as a military enterprise that offered no easy way out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adventures",
|
|
"chances",
|
|
"crapshoots",
|
|
"fliers",
|
|
"flyers",
|
|
"flutters",
|
|
"gambles",
|
|
"speculations",
|
|
"throws",
|
|
"ventures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bets",
|
|
"hazards",
|
|
"stakes",
|
|
"wagers",
|
|
"liberties",
|
|
"dark horses",
|
|
"long shots",
|
|
"plays"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"sure things"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"end-times":{
|
|
"as in doomsdays , Armageddons":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"Armageddons",
|
|
"doomsdays",
|
|
"apocalypses",
|
|
"calamities",
|
|
"cataclysms",
|
|
"catastrophes",
|
|
"debacles",
|
|
"d\u00e9b\u00e2cles",
|
|
"disasters",
|
|
"tragedies",
|
|
"bloodbaths",
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"crashes",
|
|
"meltdowns",
|
|
"convulsions",
|
|
"paroxysms",
|
|
"upheavals",
|
|
"accidents",
|
|
"casualties",
|
|
"fatalities",
|
|
"misadventures",
|
|
"mischances",
|
|
"misfortunes",
|
|
"mishaps",
|
|
"blasts",
|
|
"blows",
|
|
"double whammies",
|
|
"one-twos",
|
|
"one-two punches"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"godsends",
|
|
"mannas",
|
|
"windfalls"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enslaved":{
|
|
"as in bound , indentured":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"indentured",
|
|
"apprehended",
|
|
"arrested",
|
|
"captive",
|
|
"captured",
|
|
"caught",
|
|
"confined",
|
|
"imprisoned",
|
|
"incarcerated",
|
|
"interned",
|
|
"jailed",
|
|
"ensnared",
|
|
"trapped",
|
|
"abducted",
|
|
"kidnapped",
|
|
"kidnaped",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"subjugated",
|
|
"occupied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"free",
|
|
"unconfined",
|
|
"unrestrained",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"emancipated",
|
|
"enfranchised",
|
|
"freed",
|
|
"liberated",
|
|
"paroled",
|
|
"released"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take control of and assert authority over \u2014 usually used as (be) enslaved":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Her ancestors were enslaved during the war."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"annihilated",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"clobbered",
|
|
"crushed",
|
|
"defeated",
|
|
"drubbed",
|
|
"licked",
|
|
"mowed (down)",
|
|
"overcame",
|
|
"prevailed (over)",
|
|
"reduced",
|
|
"routed",
|
|
"skunked",
|
|
"smashed",
|
|
"thrashed",
|
|
"triumphed (over)",
|
|
"trounced",
|
|
"walloped",
|
|
"whipped",
|
|
"conquered",
|
|
"dominated",
|
|
"overpowered",
|
|
"pacified",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"subjected",
|
|
"subjugated",
|
|
"subordinated",
|
|
"vanquished",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"clamped down (on)",
|
|
"cracked down (on)",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"quashed",
|
|
"quelled",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"silenced",
|
|
"smothered",
|
|
"snuffed (out)",
|
|
"squashed",
|
|
"squelched",
|
|
"suppressed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discharged",
|
|
"emancipated",
|
|
"enfranchised",
|
|
"freed",
|
|
"liberated",
|
|
"manumitted",
|
|
"released",
|
|
"sprang",
|
|
"sprung",
|
|
"unbound",
|
|
"uncaged",
|
|
"unchained",
|
|
"unfettered"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endorsements":{
|
|
"an indication that someone or something is favorable, acceptable, or satisfactory":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"An endorsement from a star athlete made the sneaker brand more popular than ever before."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"backings",
|
|
"cachets",
|
|
"finalizations",
|
|
"formalizations",
|
|
"homologations",
|
|
"nods",
|
|
"ratifications",
|
|
"rubber stamps",
|
|
"sanctions",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"thumbs-ups",
|
|
"votes",
|
|
"approbations",
|
|
"approvals",
|
|
"blessings",
|
|
"favors",
|
|
"imprimaturs",
|
|
"OKs",
|
|
"okays",
|
|
"benedictions",
|
|
"goodwills",
|
|
"acceptations",
|
|
"accessions",
|
|
"agreements",
|
|
"assents",
|
|
"concurrences",
|
|
"consents",
|
|
"countenances",
|
|
"likings",
|
|
"satisfactions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"refusals",
|
|
"rejections",
|
|
"repudiations",
|
|
"disapprobations",
|
|
"disapprovals",
|
|
"disfavors",
|
|
"objections",
|
|
"oppositions",
|
|
"dislikes",
|
|
"dissatisfactions",
|
|
"censures",
|
|
"condemnations",
|
|
"criticisms",
|
|
"denunciations",
|
|
"deprecations",
|
|
"depreciations",
|
|
"disparagements",
|
|
"opprobriums",
|
|
"reprehensions",
|
|
"reproaches",
|
|
"reprobations"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person's name written in their own handwriting on the back of a check":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The bank teller politely reminded me that the check needed my endorsement ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"autographs",
|
|
"hands",
|
|
"John Hancocks",
|
|
"signatures",
|
|
"franks",
|
|
"marks",
|
|
"countersigns"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enrapture":{
|
|
"to fill with great joy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enraptured upon learning that he would be attending college on a full sports scholarship"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"elate",
|
|
"elevate",
|
|
"exhilarate",
|
|
"intoxicate",
|
|
"transport"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commove",
|
|
"excite",
|
|
"inspire",
|
|
"stimulate",
|
|
"uplift",
|
|
"content",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"gladden",
|
|
"gratify",
|
|
"please",
|
|
"rejoice",
|
|
"satisfy",
|
|
"warm"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demoralize",
|
|
"discourage",
|
|
"dishearten",
|
|
"dispirit",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"oppress",
|
|
"sadden"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"depress"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this classic ballet of the Christmas season never fails to enrapture audiences young and old"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carry away",
|
|
"enthrall",
|
|
"enthral",
|
|
"entrance",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"rapture",
|
|
"ravish",
|
|
"transport"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"gladden",
|
|
"gratify",
|
|
"please",
|
|
"satisfy",
|
|
"bewitch",
|
|
"captivate",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"enchant",
|
|
"fascinate",
|
|
"elate",
|
|
"excite",
|
|
"exhilarate",
|
|
"stir"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enthusiasms":{
|
|
"a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this year's enthusiasm is often next year's laughingstock"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buzzes",
|
|
"chics",
|
|
"crazes",
|
|
"dernier cris",
|
|
"fads",
|
|
"fashions",
|
|
"flavors",
|
|
"hot tickets",
|
|
"last words",
|
|
"modes",
|
|
"rages",
|
|
"sensations",
|
|
"styles",
|
|
"tons",
|
|
"trends",
|
|
"vogues"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"nine days' wonders",
|
|
"nine day wonders",
|
|
"new waves",
|
|
"crushes",
|
|
"infatuations",
|
|
"fervors",
|
|
"passions",
|
|
"furors",
|
|
"fusses",
|
|
"hullabaloos",
|
|
"to-dos",
|
|
"uproars",
|
|
"bandwagons",
|
|
"crusades",
|
|
"cults",
|
|
"movements",
|
|
"novelties",
|
|
"wrinkles",
|
|
"caprices",
|
|
"fancies",
|
|
"whims"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"classics",
|
|
"standards"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encouragement":{
|
|
"something that arouses action or activity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the huge rebates that the auto companies were offering were all the encouragement I needed to buy a new car"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"goad",
|
|
"impetus",
|
|
"impulse",
|
|
"incentive",
|
|
"incitation",
|
|
"incitement",
|
|
"instigation",
|
|
"momentum",
|
|
"motivation",
|
|
"provocation",
|
|
"spur",
|
|
"stimulant",
|
|
"stimulus",
|
|
"yeast"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"inducement",
|
|
"invitation",
|
|
"antecedent",
|
|
"cause",
|
|
"consideration",
|
|
"grounds",
|
|
"motive",
|
|
"occasion",
|
|
"reason",
|
|
"catalyst",
|
|
"catalyzer",
|
|
"fuel",
|
|
"spark"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"counterincentive",
|
|
"disincentive"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enrol":{
|
|
"to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the community college will enroll anyone who has a GED or high school diploma"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"inscribe",
|
|
"list",
|
|
"matriculate",
|
|
"register"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enlist",
|
|
"impanel",
|
|
"induct",
|
|
"conscript",
|
|
"draft",
|
|
"muster",
|
|
"wait-list",
|
|
"book",
|
|
"schedule",
|
|
"check in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"check off",
|
|
"exclude",
|
|
"expel",
|
|
"expunge",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"omit",
|
|
"overlook"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"delist"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (someone or something) on a list":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"can I enroll you on the list of volunteers for the church supper?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catalog",
|
|
"catalogue",
|
|
"enter",
|
|
"index",
|
|
"inscribe",
|
|
"list",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"record",
|
|
"register",
|
|
"schedule",
|
|
"slate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"book",
|
|
"card",
|
|
"file",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"classify",
|
|
"compile",
|
|
"tabulate",
|
|
"tally",
|
|
"reschedule"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"delete"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entity":{
|
|
"one that has a real and independent existence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the question of whether extrasensory perception will ever be a scientifically recognized entity"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"being",
|
|
"commodity",
|
|
"existent",
|
|
"individual",
|
|
"individuality",
|
|
"integer",
|
|
"object",
|
|
"reality",
|
|
"something",
|
|
"substance",
|
|
"thing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"body",
|
|
"subject",
|
|
"material",
|
|
"matter",
|
|
"quantity",
|
|
"stuff"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonentity"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endurable":{
|
|
"capable of being endured":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a flu shot is never pleasant, but I find the momentary pain entirely endurable"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bearable",
|
|
"sufferable",
|
|
"supportable",
|
|
"sustainable",
|
|
"tolerable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"livable",
|
|
"liveable",
|
|
"survivable",
|
|
"acceptable",
|
|
"adequate",
|
|
"admissible",
|
|
"allowable",
|
|
"permissible",
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
"satisfactory"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"agonizing",
|
|
"appalling",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"cruel",
|
|
"dire",
|
|
"dreadful",
|
|
"excruciating",
|
|
"frightful",
|
|
"ghastly",
|
|
"grisly",
|
|
"gruesome",
|
|
"grewsome",
|
|
"harrowing",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"hideous",
|
|
"horrendous",
|
|
"horrible",
|
|
"horrid",
|
|
"horrifying",
|
|
"lurid",
|
|
"macabre",
|
|
"monstrous",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"nightmarish",
|
|
"painful",
|
|
"rotten",
|
|
"shocking",
|
|
"terrible",
|
|
"tormenting",
|
|
"torturous",
|
|
"unfortunate",
|
|
"vicious",
|
|
"vile",
|
|
"wretched",
|
|
"unacceptable",
|
|
"acute",
|
|
"extreme",
|
|
"intense",
|
|
"piercing",
|
|
"abhorrent",
|
|
"deplorable",
|
|
"disgusting",
|
|
"distasteful",
|
|
"loathsome",
|
|
"nauseating",
|
|
"obnoxious",
|
|
"offensive",
|
|
"repugnant",
|
|
"repulsive",
|
|
"revolting",
|
|
"sickening",
|
|
"abominable",
|
|
"evil",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"heinous",
|
|
"noxious",
|
|
"odious",
|
|
"unspeakable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"insufferable",
|
|
"insupportable",
|
|
"intolerable",
|
|
"unbearable",
|
|
"unendurable",
|
|
"unsupportable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"energetically":{
|
|
"in a vigorous and forceful manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the crew worked energetically to get the parade float done on time"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dynamically",
|
|
"explosively",
|
|
"firmly",
|
|
"forcefully",
|
|
"forcibly",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"mightily",
|
|
"muscularly",
|
|
"powerfully",
|
|
"roundly",
|
|
"stiffly",
|
|
"stoutly",
|
|
"strenuously",
|
|
"strongly",
|
|
"sturdily",
|
|
"vigorously"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fiercely",
|
|
"hammer and tongs",
|
|
"robustly",
|
|
"roughshod",
|
|
"sharply",
|
|
"vehemently",
|
|
"violently",
|
|
"actively",
|
|
"animatedly",
|
|
"briskly",
|
|
"crisply",
|
|
"eagerly",
|
|
"gamely",
|
|
"heartily",
|
|
"lustily",
|
|
"snappily",
|
|
"spiritedly",
|
|
"spunkily",
|
|
"vivaciously",
|
|
"decidedly",
|
|
"determinedly",
|
|
"directly",
|
|
"emphatically",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"fixedly",
|
|
"intensively",
|
|
"intently",
|
|
"purposefully",
|
|
"resolutely",
|
|
"rigidly",
|
|
"smartly",
|
|
"solidly",
|
|
"soundly",
|
|
"squarely",
|
|
"steadfastly",
|
|
"steadily",
|
|
"surely",
|
|
"aggressively",
|
|
"assertively",
|
|
"manfully",
|
|
"potently"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"delicately",
|
|
"faintly",
|
|
"frailly",
|
|
"shakily",
|
|
"bloodlessly",
|
|
"halfheartedly",
|
|
"languidly",
|
|
"lazily",
|
|
"listlessly",
|
|
"spiritlessly",
|
|
"impotently",
|
|
"ineffectively",
|
|
"ineffectually",
|
|
"lamely",
|
|
"nervelessly",
|
|
"spinelessly",
|
|
"uncertainly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"feebly",
|
|
"gently",
|
|
"softly",
|
|
"weakly"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encrypt":{
|
|
"as in encode , code":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cipher",
|
|
"code",
|
|
"encipher",
|
|
"encode",
|
|
"garble",
|
|
"jumble (up)",
|
|
"mix (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"break",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"decipher",
|
|
"decode",
|
|
"decrypt",
|
|
"descramble",
|
|
"unscramble",
|
|
"render",
|
|
"translate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensorcells":{
|
|
"to cast a spell on":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a dense, dark forest that is the scene for many a tale in which some unsuspecting traveler is ensorcelled by a witch or wizard"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bewitches",
|
|
"charms",
|
|
"enchants",
|
|
"hexes",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"spells",
|
|
"strikes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curses",
|
|
"jinxes",
|
|
"possesses",
|
|
"voodoos",
|
|
"attracts",
|
|
"beguiles",
|
|
"captivates",
|
|
"fascinates",
|
|
"mesmerizes",
|
|
"spellbinds",
|
|
"entices",
|
|
"lures",
|
|
"seduces",
|
|
"tempts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blesses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensheathes":{
|
|
"as in enspheres , encapsules":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"armors",
|
|
"cocoons",
|
|
"encapsulates",
|
|
"encapsules",
|
|
"encysts",
|
|
"enspheres",
|
|
"enwombs",
|
|
"encircles",
|
|
"encompasses",
|
|
"enfolds",
|
|
"enframes",
|
|
"enlaces",
|
|
"frames",
|
|
"rings",
|
|
"surrounds",
|
|
"bounds",
|
|
"circumscribes",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"contains",
|
|
"limits",
|
|
"restricts",
|
|
"boxes (in)",
|
|
"cages",
|
|
"closets",
|
|
"coops (up)",
|
|
"corrals",
|
|
"encages",
|
|
"encases",
|
|
"encloses",
|
|
"incloses",
|
|
"envelops",
|
|
"fences (in)",
|
|
"hedges",
|
|
"hems (in)",
|
|
"houses",
|
|
"immures",
|
|
"includes",
|
|
"mews (up)",
|
|
"pens",
|
|
"walls (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enhaloing":{
|
|
"as in haloing":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"haloing",
|
|
"beaming",
|
|
"beating (down)",
|
|
"radiating",
|
|
"shining",
|
|
"floodlighting",
|
|
"brightening",
|
|
"highlighting",
|
|
"spotlighting",
|
|
"bathing",
|
|
"beaconing",
|
|
"emblazing",
|
|
"illuminating",
|
|
"illuming",
|
|
"illumining",
|
|
"irradiating",
|
|
"lightening",
|
|
"lighting",
|
|
"blazing",
|
|
"burning",
|
|
"firing",
|
|
"flaming",
|
|
"glaring",
|
|
"glowing",
|
|
"igniting",
|
|
"incinerating",
|
|
"kindling",
|
|
"bedazzling",
|
|
"blinding",
|
|
"dazing",
|
|
"dazzling",
|
|
"gleaming",
|
|
"glistening",
|
|
"glittering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blackening",
|
|
"darkening",
|
|
"obfuscating",
|
|
"dimming",
|
|
"dulling",
|
|
"obscuring",
|
|
"covering",
|
|
"shrouding",
|
|
"veiling",
|
|
"dousing",
|
|
"dowsing",
|
|
"extinguishing",
|
|
"putting out",
|
|
"quenching",
|
|
"snuffing (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engaging (with)":{
|
|
"as in responding (to) , reacting (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"reacting (to)",
|
|
"responding (to)",
|
|
"considering",
|
|
"esteeming",
|
|
"rating",
|
|
"reckoning",
|
|
"regarding",
|
|
"viewing",
|
|
"acting (toward)",
|
|
"being (to)",
|
|
"dealing (with)",
|
|
"handling",
|
|
"serving",
|
|
"treating",
|
|
"using"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endorses":{
|
|
"to promote the interests or cause of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an increase in the number of parents who endorse the idea of school uniforms"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advocates",
|
|
"backs",
|
|
"champions",
|
|
"patronizes",
|
|
"plumps (for)",
|
|
"plunks (for)",
|
|
"plonks (for)",
|
|
"supports"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adopts",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"espouses",
|
|
"abets",
|
|
"aids",
|
|
"assists",
|
|
"helps",
|
|
"props (up)",
|
|
"seconds",
|
|
"sides (with)",
|
|
"backstops",
|
|
"bolsters",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"buttresses",
|
|
"reinforces",
|
|
"reenforces",
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"forwards",
|
|
"furthers",
|
|
"plugs",
|
|
"preaches",
|
|
"talks up",
|
|
"bails out",
|
|
"delivers",
|
|
"rescues",
|
|
"saves"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"baffles",
|
|
"foils",
|
|
"frustrates",
|
|
"interferes",
|
|
"opposes",
|
|
"sabotages",
|
|
"thwarts",
|
|
"deserts",
|
|
"disappoints",
|
|
"fails",
|
|
"lets down"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engine":{
|
|
"a device that changes energy into mechanical motion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a car with a 200-horsepower engine"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"machine",
|
|
"motor"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"converter",
|
|
"transformer",
|
|
"appliance",
|
|
"mechanism",
|
|
"equipment",
|
|
"tool",
|
|
"mill"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensorceled":{
|
|
"to cast a spell on":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a dense, dark forest that is the scene for many a tale in which some unsuspecting traveler is ensorcelled by a witch or wizard"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bewitched",
|
|
"charmed",
|
|
"enchanted",
|
|
"hexed",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"spelled",
|
|
"struck"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cursed",
|
|
"jinxed",
|
|
"possessed",
|
|
"voodooed",
|
|
"attracted",
|
|
"beguiled",
|
|
"captivated",
|
|
"fascinated",
|
|
"mesmerized",
|
|
"spellbound",
|
|
"enticed",
|
|
"lured",
|
|
"seduced",
|
|
"tempted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blessed",
|
|
"blest"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endamage":{
|
|
"to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a thoughtless indiscretion that endamaged a reputation that took a lifetime to build"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blemish",
|
|
"bloody",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"compromise",
|
|
"crab",
|
|
"cripple",
|
|
"cross (up)",
|
|
"damage",
|
|
"deface",
|
|
"disfigure",
|
|
"flaw",
|
|
"harm",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"impair",
|
|
"injure",
|
|
"mar",
|
|
"spoil",
|
|
"vitiate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deteriorate",
|
|
"enervate",
|
|
"enfeeble",
|
|
"undermine",
|
|
"weaken",
|
|
"erode",
|
|
"scour",
|
|
"wash out",
|
|
"wear (away)",
|
|
"blight",
|
|
"tarnish",
|
|
"dent",
|
|
"ding",
|
|
"dint",
|
|
"botch",
|
|
"gum (up)",
|
|
"queer",
|
|
"lacerate",
|
|
"wound",
|
|
"disable",
|
|
"hamstring",
|
|
"lame",
|
|
"maim",
|
|
"mangle",
|
|
"mutilate",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"torture",
|
|
"annihilate",
|
|
"bang up",
|
|
"bash",
|
|
"batter",
|
|
"clobber",
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"dash",
|
|
"decimate",
|
|
"demolish",
|
|
"desolate",
|
|
"destroy",
|
|
"devastate",
|
|
"do in",
|
|
"pulverize",
|
|
"raze",
|
|
"ruin",
|
|
"scourge",
|
|
"shatter",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"tear down",
|
|
"total",
|
|
"waste",
|
|
"wipe out",
|
|
"wreck"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cure",
|
|
"heal",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"rectify",
|
|
"rehabilitate",
|
|
"remedy",
|
|
"edit",
|
|
"remodel",
|
|
"revise",
|
|
"ameliorate",
|
|
"better",
|
|
"enhance",
|
|
"enrich",
|
|
"improve",
|
|
"meliorate",
|
|
"perfect",
|
|
"refine"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"doctor",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"mend",
|
|
"patch",
|
|
"rebuild",
|
|
"recondition",
|
|
"reconstruct",
|
|
"renovate",
|
|
"repair",
|
|
"revamp"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enslavements":{
|
|
"the state of being an enslaved person":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"having known the misery of enslavement first hand, Frederick Douglass went on devote his life to the cause of making others free"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bondages",
|
|
"servilities",
|
|
"servitudes",
|
|
"slaveries",
|
|
"thralldoms",
|
|
"thraldoms",
|
|
"thralls",
|
|
"yokes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"peonages",
|
|
"serfdoms",
|
|
"dependences",
|
|
"dependances",
|
|
"subjections",
|
|
"subjugations",
|
|
"captivities",
|
|
"enchainments",
|
|
"imprisonments",
|
|
"incarcerations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"emancipations",
|
|
"enfranchisements",
|
|
"liberations",
|
|
"manumissions",
|
|
"autonomies",
|
|
"independences",
|
|
"sovereignties",
|
|
"sovranties"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"freedoms",
|
|
"liberties"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensures":{
|
|
"to make sure, certain, or safe":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"regulations that ensure the wholesomeness of our food"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assures",
|
|
"cinches",
|
|
"guarantees",
|
|
"guaranties",
|
|
"ices",
|
|
"insures",
|
|
"secures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attests",
|
|
"certifies",
|
|
"vouches",
|
|
"warrants",
|
|
"witnesses",
|
|
"pledges",
|
|
"promises",
|
|
"swears"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"enfeebles",
|
|
"undermines",
|
|
"weakens"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlist (in)":{
|
|
"to become a member of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"young men and women were enlisting in the navy in greater numbers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enroll (in)",
|
|
"enter",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"sign on (for)",
|
|
"sign up (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"reenlist",
|
|
"reenroll",
|
|
"reenter",
|
|
"rejoin",
|
|
"re-up",
|
|
"get in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drop out",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"withdraw"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"demit"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensnarled":{
|
|
"to catch or hold as if in a net":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"for two years the couple was ensnarled in the red tape of an international adoption"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"caught up",
|
|
"enmeshed",
|
|
"immeshed",
|
|
"ensnared",
|
|
"entangled",
|
|
"entoiled",
|
|
"entrapped",
|
|
"meshed",
|
|
"netted",
|
|
"snared",
|
|
"tangled",
|
|
"trapped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bagged",
|
|
"birdlimed",
|
|
"captured",
|
|
"collared",
|
|
"embroiled",
|
|
"implicated",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"mired"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disengaged",
|
|
"extricated",
|
|
"cleared",
|
|
"freed",
|
|
"liberated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangled",
|
|
"untangled"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entwisted":{
|
|
"as in wove , inwove":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"braided",
|
|
"enlaced",
|
|
"entwined",
|
|
"inwove",
|
|
"inweaved",
|
|
"plaited",
|
|
"twined",
|
|
"wound",
|
|
"winded",
|
|
"wove",
|
|
"weaved",
|
|
"wreathed",
|
|
"writhed",
|
|
"jumbled",
|
|
"scrabbled",
|
|
"scrambled",
|
|
"entangled",
|
|
"interlaced",
|
|
"intertwined",
|
|
"intertwisted",
|
|
"interwove",
|
|
"interweaved",
|
|
"knotted",
|
|
"snarled",
|
|
"tangled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangled",
|
|
"unsnarled",
|
|
"untangled",
|
|
"untwined",
|
|
"untwisted",
|
|
"unknotted",
|
|
"unraveled",
|
|
"unscrambled",
|
|
"unwove"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlarges (on or upon)":{
|
|
"to express more fully and in greater detail":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amplifies",
|
|
"develops",
|
|
"dilates (on or upon)",
|
|
"elaborates (on)",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"fleshes (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adds (to)",
|
|
"complements",
|
|
"supplements",
|
|
"discourses",
|
|
"expatiates",
|
|
"rambles",
|
|
"runs on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compresses",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"outlines",
|
|
"summarizes",
|
|
"sums up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviates",
|
|
"abridges",
|
|
"condenses",
|
|
"shortens"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"encapsulations":{
|
|
"a short statement of the main points":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"didn't have time to read the full news article, just the encapsulation on the second page"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abstracts",
|
|
"breviaries",
|
|
"briefs",
|
|
"capsules",
|
|
"conspectuses",
|
|
"digests",
|
|
"epitomes",
|
|
"inventories",
|
|
"outlines",
|
|
"pr\u00e9cis",
|
|
"recapitulations",
|
|
"recaps",
|
|
"r\u00e9sum\u00e9s",
|
|
"resumes",
|
|
"resum\u00e9s",
|
|
"roundups",
|
|
"rundowns",
|
|
"run-throughs",
|
|
"summae",
|
|
"summaries",
|
|
"summarizations",
|
|
"summings-up",
|
|
"sums",
|
|
"sum-ups",
|
|
"synopses",
|
|
"wrap-ups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviations",
|
|
"abridgments",
|
|
"abridgements",
|
|
"compendiums",
|
|
"compendia",
|
|
"compends",
|
|
"condensations",
|
|
"curtailments",
|
|
"shortenings",
|
|
"simplifications",
|
|
"rehashes",
|
|
"reprises",
|
|
"conclusions",
|
|
"epilogues",
|
|
"epilogs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"amplifications",
|
|
"enlargements",
|
|
"expansions",
|
|
"addenda",
|
|
"addendums",
|
|
"supplements"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensigns":{
|
|
"a device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that ensign of tutorial authority, the hickory stick"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"emblems",
|
|
"hallmarks",
|
|
"impresas",
|
|
"logos",
|
|
"symbols",
|
|
"totems",
|
|
"trademarks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attributes",
|
|
"icons",
|
|
"ikons",
|
|
"pictographs",
|
|
"logograms",
|
|
"logographs",
|
|
"badges",
|
|
"coats of arms",
|
|
"cognizances",
|
|
"crests",
|
|
"insignia",
|
|
"insignias",
|
|
"monograms",
|
|
"colophons",
|
|
"stamps",
|
|
"tokens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"fittingly, the organization promoting the welfare of marine life features a dolphin on its ensign"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banderoles",
|
|
"banderols",
|
|
"banners",
|
|
"colors",
|
|
"flags",
|
|
"guidons",
|
|
"jacks",
|
|
"pendants",
|
|
"pendents",
|
|
"pennants",
|
|
"pennons",
|
|
"standards",
|
|
"streamers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"buntings",
|
|
"gonfalons",
|
|
"black flags",
|
|
"Jolly Rogers",
|
|
"tricolors",
|
|
"union jacks",
|
|
"white flags",
|
|
"burgees",
|
|
"semaphores",
|
|
"signalers",
|
|
"signallers",
|
|
"wafts",
|
|
"badges",
|
|
"coats of arms",
|
|
"crests",
|
|
"insignia",
|
|
"insignias"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ennobled":{
|
|
"as in exalted , glorified":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"exalted",
|
|
"glorified",
|
|
"big",
|
|
"chivalrous",
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"gallant",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"greathearted",
|
|
"high",
|
|
"high-minded",
|
|
"lofty",
|
|
"lordly",
|
|
"magnanimous",
|
|
"natural",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"sublime",
|
|
"heroic",
|
|
"heroical",
|
|
"honorable",
|
|
"valiant",
|
|
"venerable",
|
|
"worthy",
|
|
"knightly",
|
|
"princely",
|
|
"regal",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"numinous",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"august",
|
|
"magnificent",
|
|
"majestic"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"base",
|
|
"debased",
|
|
"degenerate",
|
|
"degraded",
|
|
"ignoble",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"sordid",
|
|
"squalid",
|
|
"vile",
|
|
"wretched",
|
|
"abominable",
|
|
"contemptible",
|
|
"despicable",
|
|
"detestable",
|
|
"hateful",
|
|
"offensive",
|
|
"repulsive",
|
|
"ugly",
|
|
"vicious",
|
|
"dastardly",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"lousy",
|
|
"sorry",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"narrow",
|
|
"small-minded",
|
|
"degrading",
|
|
"discreditable",
|
|
"humiliating",
|
|
"ignominious",
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"crude",
|
|
"vulgar"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to assign a high status or value to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the heroic actions of firefighters during the terrorist attack did much to ennoble the profession of fire fighting in the public mind"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandized",
|
|
"canonized",
|
|
"deified",
|
|
"dignified",
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"enshrined",
|
|
"enskied",
|
|
"enthroned",
|
|
"exalted",
|
|
"glorified",
|
|
"magnified"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"lifted",
|
|
"promoted",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"upgraded",
|
|
"uplifted",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"idealized",
|
|
"romanticized",
|
|
"sanitized",
|
|
"sugarcoated",
|
|
"acclaimed",
|
|
"extolled",
|
|
"honored",
|
|
"lauded",
|
|
"praised"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittled",
|
|
"decried",
|
|
"depreciated",
|
|
"detracted",
|
|
"disparaged",
|
|
"minimized"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abased",
|
|
"degraded",
|
|
"demeaned",
|
|
"humbled",
|
|
"humiliated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enthralling":{
|
|
"holding the attention or provoking interest":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an enthralling account of life in the scientific community in Antarctica"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"consuming",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"engrossing",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"immersing",
|
|
"interesting",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"riveting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"breathtaking",
|
|
"electric",
|
|
"electrifying",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"galvanizing",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"thrilling",
|
|
"provocative",
|
|
"tantalizing",
|
|
"emphatic",
|
|
"showy",
|
|
"splashy",
|
|
"striking",
|
|
"alluring",
|
|
"attractive",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"spellbinding",
|
|
"hypnotizing",
|
|
"mesmerizing",
|
|
"curious",
|
|
"odd",
|
|
"unusual",
|
|
"weird",
|
|
"amazing",
|
|
"astonishing",
|
|
"astounding",
|
|
"eventful",
|
|
"eye-opening",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"surprising",
|
|
"wonderful",
|
|
"wondrous",
|
|
"amusing",
|
|
"entertaining"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"operose",
|
|
"tiresome",
|
|
"tiring",
|
|
"wearisome",
|
|
"wearying",
|
|
"sterile",
|
|
"unexciting",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"humdrum",
|
|
"pedantic",
|
|
"pedestrian",
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dispiriting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"monotonous",
|
|
"tedious",
|
|
"uninteresting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to hold the attention of as if by a spell":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enthralled by the flickering fire in the hearth, we lost all track of time"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"bedazzling",
|
|
"catching up",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"hypnotizing",
|
|
"mesmerizing",
|
|
"spellbinding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enrapturing",
|
|
"entrancing",
|
|
"thrilling",
|
|
"beguiling",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"engrossing",
|
|
"involving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"for years these master magicians have been enthralling audiences with their astounding illusions"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carrying away",
|
|
"enrapturing",
|
|
"entrancing",
|
|
"rapping",
|
|
"rapturing",
|
|
"ravishing",
|
|
"transporting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"delighting",
|
|
"gladdening",
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"elating",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"stirring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to hold the attention of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a play that will enthrall you for two hours"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"bemusing",
|
|
"busying",
|
|
"catching up",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"engrossing",
|
|
"enwrapping",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"immersing",
|
|
"interesting",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"occupying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alluring",
|
|
"attracting",
|
|
"beguiling",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"obsessing",
|
|
"hypnotizing",
|
|
"mesmerizing",
|
|
"distracting",
|
|
"preoccupying",
|
|
"hogging",
|
|
"monopolizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"jading",
|
|
"palling",
|
|
"tiring",
|
|
"wearying"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enrichments":{
|
|
"as in improvements , enhancements":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enhancements",
|
|
"improvements",
|
|
"fal-lals",
|
|
"flounces",
|
|
"flourishes",
|
|
"furbelows",
|
|
"ruffles",
|
|
"appliqu\u00e9s",
|
|
"embossments",
|
|
"embroideries",
|
|
"fancyworks",
|
|
"apparels",
|
|
"bells and whistles",
|
|
"blazonries",
|
|
"bric-a-brac",
|
|
"chichis",
|
|
"emblazonries",
|
|
"filigrees",
|
|
"fineries",
|
|
"foofaraws",
|
|
"fripperies",
|
|
"frostings",
|
|
"froufrous",
|
|
"frou-frous",
|
|
"bedizenments",
|
|
"gilts",
|
|
"glitters",
|
|
"adornments",
|
|
"beautifiers",
|
|
"caparisons",
|
|
"decorations",
|
|
"doodads",
|
|
"embellishers",
|
|
"embellishments",
|
|
"frills",
|
|
"garnishes",
|
|
"garnishments",
|
|
"garnitures",
|
|
"ornamentations",
|
|
"ornaments",
|
|
"setoffs",
|
|
"trims",
|
|
"designs",
|
|
"figures",
|
|
"patterns",
|
|
"furnishings",
|
|
"regalia",
|
|
"trappings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blemishes",
|
|
"defacements",
|
|
"disfigurements",
|
|
"scars",
|
|
"blots",
|
|
"spots",
|
|
"stains"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enrapt":{
|
|
"experiencing or marked by overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enrapt concertgoers just sat there in motionless silence as the pianist flawlessly executed the piece"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ecstatic",
|
|
"elated",
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"enraptured",
|
|
"entranced",
|
|
"euphoric",
|
|
"exhilarated",
|
|
"giddy",
|
|
"heady",
|
|
"intoxicated",
|
|
"rapt",
|
|
"rapturous",
|
|
"rhapsodic",
|
|
"rhapsodical"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enchanted",
|
|
"exultant",
|
|
"glorying",
|
|
"jubilant",
|
|
"rejoicing",
|
|
"triumphant",
|
|
"enthusiastic",
|
|
"excited",
|
|
"gung ho",
|
|
"thrilled",
|
|
"blissed-out",
|
|
"blissful",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"glad",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"joyful",
|
|
"joyous",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"tickled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blue",
|
|
"brokenhearted",
|
|
"crestfallen",
|
|
"dejected",
|
|
"despondent",
|
|
"disconsolate",
|
|
"disheartened",
|
|
"doleful",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"downcast",
|
|
"downhearted",
|
|
"forlorn",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"glum",
|
|
"hangdog",
|
|
"heartbroken",
|
|
"heartsick",
|
|
"heartsore",
|
|
"inconsolable",
|
|
"joyless",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"low-spirited",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"mournful",
|
|
"sad",
|
|
"saddened",
|
|
"sorrowful",
|
|
"sorry",
|
|
"unhappy",
|
|
"woebegone",
|
|
"woeful",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"depressed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engaging in conversation":{
|
|
"to communicate with by means of spoken words":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chatting (with)",
|
|
"conversing (with)",
|
|
"speaking (to or with)",
|
|
"talking (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accosting",
|
|
"addressing",
|
|
"boarding",
|
|
"collaring",
|
|
"greeting",
|
|
"hailing",
|
|
"heralding",
|
|
"informing",
|
|
"notifying",
|
|
"telling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensuing":{
|
|
"being the one that comes immediately after another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"business was slow in the restaurant's first year, but the ensuing year saw a much-needed increase"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coming",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"next",
|
|
"succeeding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"consecutive",
|
|
"sequential",
|
|
"successive",
|
|
"posterior",
|
|
"subsequent",
|
|
"immediate",
|
|
"second"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"anterior",
|
|
"former",
|
|
"past",
|
|
"last"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"antecedent",
|
|
"foregoing",
|
|
"precedent",
|
|
"preceding",
|
|
"previous",
|
|
"prior"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"being, occurring, or carried out at a time after something else":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the war and the ensuing famine caused unimaginable suffering"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"after",
|
|
"later",
|
|
"posterior",
|
|
"subsequent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"behind",
|
|
"belated",
|
|
"delayed",
|
|
"late",
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"closing",
|
|
"concluding",
|
|
"eventual",
|
|
"final",
|
|
"last",
|
|
"latest",
|
|
"latter",
|
|
"terminal",
|
|
"ultimate",
|
|
"following"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"early",
|
|
"premature"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"antecedent",
|
|
"anterior",
|
|
"fore",
|
|
"foregoing",
|
|
"former",
|
|
"precedent",
|
|
"preceding",
|
|
"previous",
|
|
"prior"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come at a later time; to happen as a result":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"When the news broke, a long period of chaos ensued ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"displacing",
|
|
"replacing",
|
|
"superseding",
|
|
"supplanting",
|
|
"postdating",
|
|
"succeeding",
|
|
"supervening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antedating",
|
|
"following",
|
|
"preceding",
|
|
"predating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entertain":{
|
|
"to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"entertain the kids while I go and prepare dinner"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amuse",
|
|
"disport",
|
|
"divert",
|
|
"regale",
|
|
"solace"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absorb",
|
|
"busy",
|
|
"distract",
|
|
"engage",
|
|
"engross",
|
|
"immerse",
|
|
"interest",
|
|
"involve",
|
|
"occupy",
|
|
"beguile",
|
|
"bewitch",
|
|
"captivate",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"enchant",
|
|
"enthrall",
|
|
"enthral",
|
|
"fascinate",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"hypnotize",
|
|
"intrigue",
|
|
"mesmerize",
|
|
"coddle",
|
|
"gratify",
|
|
"humor",
|
|
"indulge",
|
|
"mollycoddle",
|
|
"pamper",
|
|
"please",
|
|
"pleasure",
|
|
"spoil",
|
|
"appease",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"conciliate",
|
|
"console",
|
|
"content",
|
|
"mollify",
|
|
"oblige",
|
|
"pacify",
|
|
"placate",
|
|
"propitiate",
|
|
"soothe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"jade",
|
|
"drain",
|
|
"enervate",
|
|
"exhaust",
|
|
"fatigue",
|
|
"tire",
|
|
"wear",
|
|
"wear out",
|
|
"weary",
|
|
"aggravate",
|
|
"annoy",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"bug",
|
|
"chafe",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"exasperate",
|
|
"fret",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"grate",
|
|
"harass",
|
|
"harry",
|
|
"irk",
|
|
"nettle",
|
|
"peeve",
|
|
"perturb",
|
|
"pester",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"vex"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give serious and careful thought to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"have you ever entertained the thought that you could be wrong?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chew over",
|
|
"cogitate",
|
|
"consider",
|
|
"contemplate",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"deliberate",
|
|
"eye",
|
|
"kick around",
|
|
"meditate",
|
|
"mull (over)",
|
|
"perpend",
|
|
"ponder",
|
|
"pore (over)",
|
|
"question",
|
|
"revolve",
|
|
"ruminate",
|
|
"study",
|
|
"think (about or over)",
|
|
"turn",
|
|
"weigh",
|
|
"wrestle (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"muse (upon)",
|
|
"reflect (on or upon)",
|
|
"reminisce",
|
|
"analyze",
|
|
"explore",
|
|
"review",
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"reason",
|
|
"second-guess",
|
|
"speculate (about)",
|
|
"brood (about or over)",
|
|
"dwell (on or upon)",
|
|
"fixate (on or upon)",
|
|
"fret (about or over)",
|
|
"obsess (about or over)",
|
|
"believe",
|
|
"conceive",
|
|
"opine",
|
|
"absorb",
|
|
"assimilate",
|
|
"digest",
|
|
"drink (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"pooh-pooh",
|
|
"pooh",
|
|
"reject"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep in one's mind or heart":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I don't entertain the hope of ever getting a girl like that to go out with me"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"cherish",
|
|
"harbor",
|
|
"have",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"nurse"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cultivate",
|
|
"foster",
|
|
"nurture",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"sustain",
|
|
"carry",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"maintain",
|
|
"preserve",
|
|
"remember",
|
|
"retain",
|
|
"treasure",
|
|
"cleave (to)",
|
|
"cling (to)",
|
|
"hug",
|
|
"stick (to)",
|
|
"brood (about or over)",
|
|
"fixate (on or upon)",
|
|
"obsess (about or over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"forget",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"neglect",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"abjure",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"deny",
|
|
"disdain",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"repudiate",
|
|
"scorn",
|
|
"abandon",
|
|
"desert",
|
|
"discard",
|
|
"forsake",
|
|
"give up",
|
|
"part (with)",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"renounce",
|
|
"throw out",
|
|
"erase",
|
|
"expunge"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engendered":{
|
|
"to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a suggestion to go out for pizza that didn't seem to engender any interest"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"begot",
|
|
"begat",
|
|
"bred",
|
|
"brought",
|
|
"brought about",
|
|
"brought on",
|
|
"catalyzed",
|
|
"caused",
|
|
"created",
|
|
"did",
|
|
"drew on",
|
|
"effected",
|
|
"effectuated",
|
|
"generated",
|
|
"induced",
|
|
"invoked",
|
|
"made",
|
|
"occasioned",
|
|
"produced",
|
|
"prompted",
|
|
"resulted (in)",
|
|
"spawned",
|
|
"translated (into)",
|
|
"worked",
|
|
"wrought",
|
|
"yielded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conduced (to)",
|
|
"contributed (to)",
|
|
"decided",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"began",
|
|
"established",
|
|
"fathered",
|
|
"founded",
|
|
"inaugurated",
|
|
"initiated",
|
|
"innovated",
|
|
"instituted",
|
|
"introduced",
|
|
"launched",
|
|
"pioneered",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"set up",
|
|
"started",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"cultivated",
|
|
"developed",
|
|
"encouraged",
|
|
"forwarded",
|
|
"fostered",
|
|
"furthered",
|
|
"nourished",
|
|
"nurtured",
|
|
"promoted",
|
|
"enacted",
|
|
"rendered",
|
|
"turned out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"impeded",
|
|
"limited",
|
|
"restricted",
|
|
"clamped down (on)",
|
|
"cracked down (on)",
|
|
"crushed",
|
|
"dampened",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"quashed",
|
|
"quelled",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"smothered",
|
|
"squashed",
|
|
"squelched",
|
|
"stifled",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"suppressed",
|
|
"arrested",
|
|
"checked",
|
|
"controlled",
|
|
"curbed",
|
|
"inhibited",
|
|
"reined (in)",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"retarded",
|
|
"canned",
|
|
"killed",
|
|
"snuffed (out)",
|
|
"stilled",
|
|
"abolished",
|
|
"demolished",
|
|
"destroyed",
|
|
"extinguished",
|
|
"liquidated",
|
|
"quenched"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come into existence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"feelings of confidence and independence that were only just beginning to engender within her"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"actualized",
|
|
"appeared",
|
|
"arose",
|
|
"began",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"commenced",
|
|
"dawned",
|
|
"formed",
|
|
"materialized",
|
|
"originated",
|
|
"set in",
|
|
"sprang",
|
|
"sprung",
|
|
"started"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"breathed",
|
|
"existed",
|
|
"lived",
|
|
"subsisted",
|
|
"was",
|
|
"arrived",
|
|
"came on",
|
|
"emerged",
|
|
"coalesced",
|
|
"cohered",
|
|
"shaped (up)",
|
|
"continued",
|
|
"endured",
|
|
"lasted",
|
|
"persisted",
|
|
"survived"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"desisted",
|
|
"discontinued",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"halted",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"quitted",
|
|
"terminated",
|
|
"disappeared",
|
|
"dissolved",
|
|
"evaporated",
|
|
"vanished",
|
|
"departed",
|
|
"died",
|
|
"expired",
|
|
"passed away",
|
|
"perished"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ceased",
|
|
"ended",
|
|
"stopped"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlistments":{
|
|
"as in enrollments":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enrollments",
|
|
"enrolments",
|
|
"baptisms",
|
|
"inaugurals",
|
|
"inaugurations",
|
|
"inductions",
|
|
"initiations",
|
|
"installations",
|
|
"installments",
|
|
"instalments",
|
|
"investitures",
|
|
"investments",
|
|
"promotions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"removals"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in appointments , assignments":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appointments",
|
|
"assignments",
|
|
"conscriptions",
|
|
"recruitments",
|
|
"employments",
|
|
"employs",
|
|
"engagements",
|
|
"hires",
|
|
"incumbencies",
|
|
"tenures",
|
|
"occupations",
|
|
"places",
|
|
"positions",
|
|
"posts",
|
|
"situations",
|
|
"works"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"unemployments",
|
|
"boots",
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"dismissals",
|
|
"firings",
|
|
"removals",
|
|
"sacks",
|
|
"severances",
|
|
"demotions",
|
|
"suspensions",
|
|
"furloughs",
|
|
"layoffs",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"liberties",
|
|
"retirements"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enwombs":{
|
|
"as in ensheathes , enspheres":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"armors",
|
|
"cocoons",
|
|
"encapsulates",
|
|
"encapsules",
|
|
"encysts",
|
|
"ensheathes",
|
|
"enspheres",
|
|
"encircles",
|
|
"encompasses",
|
|
"enfolds",
|
|
"enframes",
|
|
"enlaces",
|
|
"frames",
|
|
"rings",
|
|
"surrounds",
|
|
"bounds",
|
|
"circumscribes",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"contains",
|
|
"limits",
|
|
"restricts",
|
|
"boxes (in)",
|
|
"cages",
|
|
"closets",
|
|
"coops (up)",
|
|
"corrals",
|
|
"encages",
|
|
"encases",
|
|
"encloses",
|
|
"incloses",
|
|
"envelops",
|
|
"fences (in)",
|
|
"hedges",
|
|
"hems (in)",
|
|
"houses",
|
|
"immures",
|
|
"includes",
|
|
"mews (up)",
|
|
"pens",
|
|
"walls (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encysting":{
|
|
"as in encapsuling , ensphering":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"armoring",
|
|
"cocooning",
|
|
"encapsulating",
|
|
"encapsuling",
|
|
"ensheathing",
|
|
"ensphering",
|
|
"enwombing",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"encompassing",
|
|
"enfolding",
|
|
"enframing",
|
|
"enlacing",
|
|
"framing",
|
|
"ringing",
|
|
"surrounding",
|
|
"bounding",
|
|
"circumscribing",
|
|
"confining",
|
|
"containing",
|
|
"limiting",
|
|
"restricting",
|
|
"boxing (in)",
|
|
"caging",
|
|
"closeting",
|
|
"cooping (up)",
|
|
"corralling",
|
|
"encaging",
|
|
"encasing",
|
|
"enclosing",
|
|
"inclosing",
|
|
"enveloping",
|
|
"fencing (in)",
|
|
"hedging",
|
|
"hemming (in)",
|
|
"housing",
|
|
"immuring",
|
|
"including",
|
|
"mewing (up)",
|
|
"penning",
|
|
"walling (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engaged (with)":{
|
|
"as in responded (to) , reacted (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"reacted (to)",
|
|
"responded (to)",
|
|
"considered",
|
|
"esteemed",
|
|
"rated",
|
|
"reckoned",
|
|
"regarded",
|
|
"viewed",
|
|
"acted (toward)",
|
|
"dealt (with)",
|
|
"handled",
|
|
"served",
|
|
"treated",
|
|
"used",
|
|
"was (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enmeshments":{
|
|
"as in entanglements , entrapments":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"entanglements",
|
|
"entrapments",
|
|
"envelopments",
|
|
"ambushes",
|
|
"nets",
|
|
"snares",
|
|
"traps",
|
|
"webs",
|
|
"booby traps",
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"hazards",
|
|
"land mines",
|
|
"pitfalls",
|
|
"snags",
|
|
"artifices",
|
|
"cheats",
|
|
"deceptions",
|
|
"double-dealings",
|
|
"duplicities",
|
|
"ploys",
|
|
"ruses",
|
|
"subterfuges",
|
|
"tricks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enchilada":{
|
|
"as in schmear":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"schmear",
|
|
"bulk",
|
|
"lion's share",
|
|
"mass",
|
|
"completeness",
|
|
"comprehensiveness",
|
|
"cumulativeness",
|
|
"entirety",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"aggregate",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"sum",
|
|
"summation",
|
|
"sum total",
|
|
"total",
|
|
"totality",
|
|
"whole"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"net"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enraptures":{
|
|
"to fill with great joy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enraptured upon learning that he would be attending college on a full sports scholarship"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"elates",
|
|
"elevates",
|
|
"exhilarates",
|
|
"intoxicates",
|
|
"transports"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commoves",
|
|
"excites",
|
|
"inspires",
|
|
"stimulates",
|
|
"uplifts",
|
|
"contents",
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"gladdens",
|
|
"gratifies",
|
|
"pleases",
|
|
"rejoices",
|
|
"satisfies",
|
|
"warms"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demoralizes",
|
|
"discourages",
|
|
"disheartens",
|
|
"dispirits",
|
|
"distresses",
|
|
"oppresses",
|
|
"saddens"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"depresses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"this classic ballet of the Christmas season never fails to enrapture audiences young and old"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carries away",
|
|
"enthralls",
|
|
"enthrals",
|
|
"entrances",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"raptures",
|
|
"ravishes",
|
|
"transports"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"gladdens",
|
|
"gratifies",
|
|
"pleases",
|
|
"satisfies",
|
|
"bewitches",
|
|
"captivates",
|
|
"charms",
|
|
"enchants",
|
|
"fascinates",
|
|
"elates",
|
|
"excites",
|
|
"exhilarates",
|
|
"stirs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endued":{
|
|
"to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"professional soldiers endued with an ironclad sense of duty and honor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"imbued",
|
|
"inculcated",
|
|
"infused",
|
|
"ingrained",
|
|
"engrained",
|
|
"inoculated",
|
|
"invested",
|
|
"steeped",
|
|
"suffused"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"animated",
|
|
"charged",
|
|
"enlivened",
|
|
"invigorated",
|
|
"leavened",
|
|
"implanted",
|
|
"instilled",
|
|
"planted",
|
|
"impregnated",
|
|
"permeated",
|
|
"pervaded",
|
|
"saturated",
|
|
"deluged",
|
|
"drowned",
|
|
"filled",
|
|
"flooded",
|
|
"inundated",
|
|
"overwhelmed",
|
|
"submerged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deprived",
|
|
"divested",
|
|
"stripped",
|
|
"stript",
|
|
"cleared",
|
|
"emptied",
|
|
"eliminated",
|
|
"removed",
|
|
"took (away)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's always been endued with an unquenchable optimism"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blessed",
|
|
"blest",
|
|
"endowed",
|
|
"favored",
|
|
"gifted",
|
|
"invested"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"equipped",
|
|
"provided",
|
|
"supplied",
|
|
"bestowed (on or upon)",
|
|
"clothed",
|
|
"clad",
|
|
"conferred (on)",
|
|
"covered",
|
|
"accorded",
|
|
"awarded",
|
|
"granted",
|
|
"empowered",
|
|
"enabled",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"enriched",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"bequeathed",
|
|
"willed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dispossessed",
|
|
"divested",
|
|
"stripped",
|
|
"stript",
|
|
"depleted",
|
|
"drained",
|
|
"exhausted",
|
|
"skimped",
|
|
"stinted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"end":{
|
|
"to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"let's end the meeting with a short prayer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"close",
|
|
"close out",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"round (off or out)",
|
|
"terminate",
|
|
"wind up",
|
|
"wrap up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"climax",
|
|
"crown",
|
|
"consummate",
|
|
"perfect",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"suspend"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"begin",
|
|
"commence",
|
|
"inaugurate",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"start"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to bring (as an action or operation) to an immediate end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"unfortunately, an argument ended their date, and they're still not speaking to each other"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"break",
|
|
"break off",
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"can",
|
|
"cease",
|
|
"cut off",
|
|
"cut out",
|
|
"desist (from)",
|
|
"discontinue",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"give over",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"knock off",
|
|
"lay off",
|
|
"leave off",
|
|
"pack (up or in)",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"shut off",
|
|
"stop"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"close (down)",
|
|
"deactivate",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"blockade",
|
|
"dam",
|
|
"delay",
|
|
"detain",
|
|
"hinder",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"hold back",
|
|
"impede",
|
|
"kibosh",
|
|
"obstruct",
|
|
"stem",
|
|
"call",
|
|
"suspend",
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"brake",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"clamp down",
|
|
"rein (in)",
|
|
"squash",
|
|
"squelch",
|
|
"stamp",
|
|
"stanch",
|
|
"staunch",
|
|
"stunt",
|
|
"suppress",
|
|
"turn back",
|
|
"pause",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"suspend",
|
|
"abolish",
|
|
"abort",
|
|
"annul",
|
|
"demolish",
|
|
"destroy",
|
|
"dissolve",
|
|
"kill",
|
|
"ruin",
|
|
"scuttle",
|
|
"snuff"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"carry on",
|
|
"continue",
|
|
"follow through (with)",
|
|
"keep up",
|
|
"run on",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"proceed",
|
|
"progress",
|
|
"actuate",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"impel",
|
|
"propel",
|
|
"stir"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come to an end":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a book so good that you hate to see it end"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"break off",
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"cease",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"dead-end",
|
|
"determine",
|
|
"die",
|
|
"discontinue",
|
|
"elapse",
|
|
"expire",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"lapse",
|
|
"leave off",
|
|
"let up",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"terminate",
|
|
"wind up",
|
|
"wink (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"desist (from)",
|
|
"lay off (of)",
|
|
"refrain (from)",
|
|
"give over",
|
|
"knock off",
|
|
"pack (up or in)",
|
|
"break down",
|
|
"conk (out)",
|
|
"cut out",
|
|
"stall",
|
|
"pause",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"suspend",
|
|
"abate",
|
|
"peter (out)",
|
|
"wind down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"draw out",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"prolong",
|
|
"protract"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"continue",
|
|
"hang on",
|
|
"persist"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to stop living":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a great general, who ended on the field of battle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"check out",
|
|
"conk (out)",
|
|
"croak",
|
|
"decease",
|
|
"demise",
|
|
"depart",
|
|
"die",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"exit",
|
|
"expire",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"flatline",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"kick in",
|
|
"kick off",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"pass (on)",
|
|
"pass away",
|
|
"peg out",
|
|
"perish",
|
|
"pop off",
|
|
"step out",
|
|
"succumb"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"predecease",
|
|
"consume",
|
|
"disappear",
|
|
"dry up",
|
|
"fade",
|
|
"fail"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"come to",
|
|
"revive",
|
|
"linger",
|
|
"be",
|
|
"exist",
|
|
"subsist",
|
|
"flourish",
|
|
"prosper",
|
|
"thrive"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"breathe",
|
|
"live"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the stopping of a process or activity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the end of hostilities brought general rejoicing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"arrestment",
|
|
"cease",
|
|
"cessation",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"closedown",
|
|
"closure",
|
|
"conclusion",
|
|
"cutoff",
|
|
"discontinuance",
|
|
"discontinuation",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"expiration",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"lapse",
|
|
"offset",
|
|
"shutdown",
|
|
"shutoff",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"stoppage",
|
|
"surcease",
|
|
"termination"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mop-up",
|
|
"phaseout",
|
|
"abeyance",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"interruption",
|
|
"layoff",
|
|
"letup",
|
|
"moratorium",
|
|
"pause",
|
|
"standstill",
|
|
"suspension"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"extension",
|
|
"persistence",
|
|
"prolongation"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"continuance",
|
|
"continuation"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm at the end of my patience with these little brats"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"boundary",
|
|
"cap",
|
|
"ceiling",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"extent",
|
|
"limit",
|
|
"limitation",
|
|
"line",
|
|
"termination"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"extremity",
|
|
"fag end",
|
|
"terminus",
|
|
"border",
|
|
"brim",
|
|
"edge",
|
|
"margin",
|
|
"rim",
|
|
"verge",
|
|
"outside",
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"barrier",
|
|
"fence",
|
|
"hedge",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"wall"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an unused or unwanted piece or item typically of small size or value":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a couple of ends of wallpaper were all that was left after we finished papering the room"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fag end",
|
|
"leftover",
|
|
"oddment",
|
|
"remainder",
|
|
"remnant",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"stub"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"leavings",
|
|
"odds and ends",
|
|
"pickings",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"remains",
|
|
"residual",
|
|
"residue",
|
|
"scraping(s)",
|
|
"stump",
|
|
"vestige",
|
|
"balance",
|
|
"rest",
|
|
"chip",
|
|
"flake",
|
|
"fragment",
|
|
"piece",
|
|
"sliver",
|
|
"splinter",
|
|
"ribbon(s)",
|
|
"shred",
|
|
"tatter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"whole"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something that one hopes or intends to accomplish":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in this case the ends definitely do not justify the means"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aim",
|
|
"ambition",
|
|
"aspiration",
|
|
"bourne",
|
|
"bourn",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"dream",
|
|
"goal",
|
|
"idea",
|
|
"ideal",
|
|
"intent",
|
|
"intention",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"meaning",
|
|
"object",
|
|
"objective",
|
|
"plan",
|
|
"point",
|
|
"pretension",
|
|
"purpose",
|
|
"target",
|
|
"thing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"grail",
|
|
"holy grail",
|
|
"plot",
|
|
"project",
|
|
"scheme",
|
|
"desire",
|
|
"hope",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"wish",
|
|
"nirvana",
|
|
"destination",
|
|
"terminus"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"means",
|
|
"method",
|
|
"way"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the last and usually sharp or tapering part of something long and narrow":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a child's pair of scissors with blunt ends"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apex",
|
|
"cusp",
|
|
"nib",
|
|
"nose",
|
|
"pike",
|
|
"point",
|
|
"tip"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"pinpoint",
|
|
"prong",
|
|
"tine",
|
|
"barb",
|
|
"jag",
|
|
"prickle",
|
|
"snag",
|
|
"spike",
|
|
"sticker"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the last part of a process or action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the war wasn't yet over, but we were definitely at the beginning of the end"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"capper",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"closing",
|
|
"conclusion",
|
|
"consummation",
|
|
"endgame",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"finale",
|
|
"finis",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"grand finale",
|
|
"homestretch",
|
|
"mop-up",
|
|
"windup",
|
|
"wrap-up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acme",
|
|
"apex",
|
|
"capstone",
|
|
"climax",
|
|
"copestone",
|
|
"coup de gr\u00e2ce",
|
|
"coup de grace",
|
|
"crescendo",
|
|
"crown",
|
|
"culmination",
|
|
"high-water mark",
|
|
"meridian",
|
|
"peak",
|
|
"pinnacle",
|
|
"summit",
|
|
"tip-top",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"zenith",
|
|
"aftermath",
|
|
"anticlimax",
|
|
"coda",
|
|
"epilogue",
|
|
"epilog",
|
|
"postscript",
|
|
"shank",
|
|
"tag end",
|
|
"tail end"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"foreword",
|
|
"introduction",
|
|
"overture",
|
|
"preamble",
|
|
"preface",
|
|
"prelude",
|
|
"prologue",
|
|
"prolog"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"baseline",
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"dawn",
|
|
"day one",
|
|
"nascence",
|
|
"nascency",
|
|
"opening",
|
|
"start"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the ends of his shirt cuffs were badly frayed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"border",
|
|
"borderline",
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"boundary",
|
|
"brim",
|
|
"circumference",
|
|
"compass",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"edge",
|
|
"edging",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"fringe",
|
|
"hem",
|
|
"margin",
|
|
"perimeter",
|
|
"periphery",
|
|
"rim",
|
|
"skirt",
|
|
"skirting",
|
|
"verge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ambit",
|
|
"brink",
|
|
"crest",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"cusp",
|
|
"lip",
|
|
"ceiling",
|
|
"maximum",
|
|
"demarcation",
|
|
"extent",
|
|
"limitation",
|
|
"measure",
|
|
"mere",
|
|
"restriction",
|
|
"termination",
|
|
"borderland",
|
|
"frontier",
|
|
"march",
|
|
"outskirts",
|
|
"pale",
|
|
"selvage",
|
|
"lap",
|
|
"shore"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"center",
|
|
"core",
|
|
"heart",
|
|
"inner",
|
|
"inside",
|
|
"interior",
|
|
"middle",
|
|
"within"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Henry Hudson and eight others were set adrift in the bay in a small boat, and how they met their end is unknown"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"curtains",
|
|
"death",
|
|
"decease",
|
|
"demise",
|
|
"dissolution",
|
|
"doom",
|
|
"exit",
|
|
"expiration",
|
|
"expiry",
|
|
"fate",
|
|
"grave",
|
|
"great divide",
|
|
"passage",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"quietus",
|
|
"sleep"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"casualty",
|
|
"fatality",
|
|
"martyrdom",
|
|
"self-destruction",
|
|
"self-murder",
|
|
"self-slaughter",
|
|
"suicide",
|
|
"annihilation",
|
|
"destruction",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"extermination",
|
|
"ruin",
|
|
"assassination",
|
|
"execution",
|
|
"killing",
|
|
"massacre",
|
|
"slaughter"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"existence",
|
|
"life",
|
|
"creation",
|
|
"genesis",
|
|
"origination",
|
|
"rise"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"birth",
|
|
"nativity"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"keep up your end of the bargain"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allotment",
|
|
"allowance",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"piece",
|
|
"portion",
|
|
"proportion",
|
|
"quota",
|
|
"share",
|
|
"slice",
|
|
"take"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lot",
|
|
"ration",
|
|
"commission",
|
|
"percentage",
|
|
"member",
|
|
"partition",
|
|
"section",
|
|
"segment"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aggregate",
|
|
"composite",
|
|
"compound",
|
|
"pool",
|
|
"sum",
|
|
"total",
|
|
"totality",
|
|
"whole"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enveloping":{
|
|
"to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a chronic mistrust of outsiders envelops that neighborhood, cutting it off from the rest of the city"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boxing (in)",
|
|
"caging",
|
|
"closeting",
|
|
"cooping (up)",
|
|
"corralling",
|
|
"encaging",
|
|
"encasing",
|
|
"enclosing",
|
|
"inclosing",
|
|
"fencing (in)",
|
|
"hedging",
|
|
"hemming (in)",
|
|
"housing",
|
|
"immuring",
|
|
"including",
|
|
"mewing (up)",
|
|
"penning",
|
|
"walling (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bounding",
|
|
"circumscribing",
|
|
"confining",
|
|
"containing",
|
|
"limiting",
|
|
"restricting",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"encompassing",
|
|
"enfolding",
|
|
"enframing",
|
|
"enlacing",
|
|
"framing",
|
|
"ringing",
|
|
"surrounding",
|
|
"armoring",
|
|
"cocooning",
|
|
"encapsulating",
|
|
"encapsuling",
|
|
"encysting",
|
|
"ensheathing",
|
|
"ensphering",
|
|
"enwombing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to surround or cover closely":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the truth of the presidential assassination is enveloped in a dense fog of myths and conspiracy theories"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosoming",
|
|
"bowering",
|
|
"circumfusing",
|
|
"cocooning",
|
|
"embosoming",
|
|
"embowering",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"enclosing",
|
|
"inclosing",
|
|
"encompassing",
|
|
"enfolding",
|
|
"enshrouding",
|
|
"enswathing",
|
|
"enwrapping",
|
|
"investing",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"lapping",
|
|
"mantling",
|
|
"muffling",
|
|
"shrouding",
|
|
"swathing",
|
|
"veiling",
|
|
"wrapping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curtaining",
|
|
"draping",
|
|
"embedding",
|
|
"imbedding",
|
|
"encasing",
|
|
"swaddling",
|
|
"blanketing",
|
|
"overlaying",
|
|
"overspreading",
|
|
"camouflaging",
|
|
"cloaking",
|
|
"disguising",
|
|
"masking",
|
|
"circling",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"enlacing",
|
|
"enwinding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"baring",
|
|
"denuding",
|
|
"exposing",
|
|
"stripping"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enwind":{
|
|
"to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a parcel enwound with red ribbons"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"band",
|
|
"begird",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"engird",
|
|
"engirdle",
|
|
"gird",
|
|
"girdle",
|
|
"girt",
|
|
"girth",
|
|
"wrap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"tie up",
|
|
"truss",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"enwreathe",
|
|
"loop",
|
|
"wind",
|
|
"wreathe",
|
|
"bandage",
|
|
"enswathe",
|
|
"swathe",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"cord",
|
|
"enchain",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"rope",
|
|
"shackle",
|
|
"tape",
|
|
"wire"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"unbind",
|
|
"unlash",
|
|
"unshackle",
|
|
"untie",
|
|
"unwind"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ungird",
|
|
"unwrap"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endomorphy":{
|
|
"as in brawniness , huskiness":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adiposity",
|
|
"chubbiness",
|
|
"corpulence",
|
|
"corpulency",
|
|
"embonpoint",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"fatness",
|
|
"fattiness",
|
|
"fleshiness",
|
|
"grossness",
|
|
"obesity",
|
|
"plumpness",
|
|
"portliness",
|
|
"pudginess",
|
|
"pursiness",
|
|
"rotundity",
|
|
"weight",
|
|
"brawniness",
|
|
"burliness",
|
|
"huskiness",
|
|
"stoutness",
|
|
"bulkiness",
|
|
"heaviness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"leanness",
|
|
"reediness",
|
|
"slenderness",
|
|
"slimness",
|
|
"svelteness",
|
|
"thinness",
|
|
"fitness",
|
|
"trimness",
|
|
"gauntness",
|
|
"scrawniness",
|
|
"skinniness",
|
|
"weediness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encoding":{
|
|
"as in encrypting , coding":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ciphering",
|
|
"coding",
|
|
"enciphering",
|
|
"encrypting",
|
|
"garbling",
|
|
"jumbling (up)",
|
|
"mixing (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"cracking",
|
|
"deciphering",
|
|
"decoding",
|
|
"decrypting",
|
|
"descrambling",
|
|
"unscrambling",
|
|
"rendering",
|
|
"translating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endowment":{
|
|
"a special and usually inborn ability":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it's a sin to waste one's God-given endowments"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aptitude",
|
|
"bent",
|
|
"faculty",
|
|
"flair",
|
|
"genius",
|
|
"gift",
|
|
"head",
|
|
"knack",
|
|
"talent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affinity",
|
|
"bias",
|
|
"disposition",
|
|
"habitude",
|
|
"impulse",
|
|
"inclination",
|
|
"leaning",
|
|
"partiality",
|
|
"penchant",
|
|
"predilection",
|
|
"predisposition",
|
|
"proclivity",
|
|
"propensity",
|
|
"tendency",
|
|
"turn",
|
|
"ear",
|
|
"eye",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"nose",
|
|
"feel",
|
|
"hang",
|
|
"instinct",
|
|
"touch",
|
|
"way",
|
|
"capability",
|
|
"competence",
|
|
"facility",
|
|
"proficiency",
|
|
"skill",
|
|
"capacity",
|
|
"potential",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"forte",
|
|
"specialism",
|
|
"speciality",
|
|
"specialty"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disability",
|
|
"handicap",
|
|
"inability",
|
|
"incapacity",
|
|
"shortcoming",
|
|
"weakness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encapsulate":{
|
|
"to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"can you encapsulate the speech in about a paragraph?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abstract",
|
|
"boil down",
|
|
"brief",
|
|
"digest",
|
|
"epitomize",
|
|
"outline",
|
|
"recap",
|
|
"recapitulate",
|
|
"reprise",
|
|
"sum up",
|
|
"summarize",
|
|
"synopsize",
|
|
"wrap up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abridge",
|
|
"condense",
|
|
"curtail",
|
|
"cut back",
|
|
"shorten",
|
|
"downsize",
|
|
"shrink",
|
|
"concentrate",
|
|
"consolidate",
|
|
"decoct",
|
|
"essentialize",
|
|
"simplify",
|
|
"streamline"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"elongate",
|
|
"extend",
|
|
"lengthen",
|
|
"prolong",
|
|
"protract",
|
|
"amplify",
|
|
"elaborate (on or upon)",
|
|
"enlarge (on or upon)",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"supplement"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entwist":{
|
|
"as in weave , inweave":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"braid",
|
|
"enlace",
|
|
"entwine",
|
|
"inweave",
|
|
"plait",
|
|
"twine",
|
|
"weave",
|
|
"wind",
|
|
"wreathe",
|
|
"writhe",
|
|
"jumble",
|
|
"scrabble",
|
|
"scramble",
|
|
"entangle",
|
|
"interlace",
|
|
"intertwine",
|
|
"intertwist",
|
|
"interweave",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"snarl",
|
|
"tangle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangle",
|
|
"unsnarl",
|
|
"untangle",
|
|
"untwine",
|
|
"untwist",
|
|
"unknot",
|
|
"unravel",
|
|
"unscramble",
|
|
"unweave"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enfold":{
|
|
"to surround or cover closely":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"darkness began to enfold the lonely house on the hill"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosom",
|
|
"bower",
|
|
"circumfuse",
|
|
"cocoon",
|
|
"embosom",
|
|
"embower",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"enclose",
|
|
"inclose",
|
|
"encompass",
|
|
"enshroud",
|
|
"enswathe",
|
|
"envelop",
|
|
"enwrap",
|
|
"invest",
|
|
"involve",
|
|
"lap",
|
|
"mantle",
|
|
"muffle",
|
|
"shroud",
|
|
"swathe",
|
|
"veil",
|
|
"wrap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curtain",
|
|
"drape",
|
|
"embed",
|
|
"imbed",
|
|
"encase",
|
|
"swaddle",
|
|
"blanket",
|
|
"overlay",
|
|
"overspread",
|
|
"camouflage",
|
|
"cloak",
|
|
"disguise",
|
|
"mask",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"encircle",
|
|
"enlace",
|
|
"enwind"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"denude",
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"strip"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put one's arms around and press tightly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the winner enfolded the huge bouquet of roses in her arms and thanked the judges"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bear-hug",
|
|
"clasp",
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"enclasp",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"hug",
|
|
"strain"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clamp",
|
|
"cling",
|
|
"cradle",
|
|
"grab",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"bosom",
|
|
"embosom",
|
|
"encircle",
|
|
"entwine",
|
|
"envelop",
|
|
"enwind",
|
|
"fold",
|
|
"lock",
|
|
"twine",
|
|
"wrap",
|
|
"cuddle",
|
|
"fondle",
|
|
"nestle",
|
|
"nuzzle",
|
|
"pat",
|
|
"pet",
|
|
"snuggle",
|
|
"stroke"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"envisaged":{
|
|
"as in conceived , envisioned":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conceived",
|
|
"envisioned",
|
|
"pictured",
|
|
"visualized",
|
|
"unbelievable",
|
|
"unconvincing",
|
|
"unlikely",
|
|
"daydreamlike",
|
|
"deceptive",
|
|
"delusional",
|
|
"delusive",
|
|
"hallucinatory",
|
|
"illusory",
|
|
"phantasmagoric",
|
|
"phantasmagorical",
|
|
"abstract",
|
|
"hypothetical",
|
|
"theoretical",
|
|
"theoretic",
|
|
"concocted",
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"feigned",
|
|
"fictive",
|
|
"fabled",
|
|
"legendary",
|
|
"romantic",
|
|
"inexistent",
|
|
"nonexistent",
|
|
"chimerical",
|
|
"chimeric",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"fanciful",
|
|
"fantasied",
|
|
"fantastic",
|
|
"fantastical",
|
|
"fictional",
|
|
"fictitious",
|
|
"ideal",
|
|
"imaginal",
|
|
"imaginary",
|
|
"imagined",
|
|
"invented",
|
|
"made-up",
|
|
"make-believe",
|
|
"mythical",
|
|
"mythic",
|
|
"notional",
|
|
"phantasmal",
|
|
"phantasmic",
|
|
"phantom",
|
|
"pretend",
|
|
"unreal",
|
|
"visionary"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"actual",
|
|
"existent",
|
|
"existing",
|
|
"real",
|
|
"authentic",
|
|
"genuine",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"factual",
|
|
"verifiable",
|
|
"verified",
|
|
"believable",
|
|
"convincing",
|
|
"realistic",
|
|
"corporeal",
|
|
"material",
|
|
"physical",
|
|
"solid",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"tangible"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a mental picture of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm trying to envisage you on a surfboard"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conceited",
|
|
"conceived",
|
|
"conjured (up)",
|
|
"dreamed",
|
|
"dreamt",
|
|
"envisioned",
|
|
"fancied",
|
|
"fantasied",
|
|
"fantasized",
|
|
"featured",
|
|
"ideated",
|
|
"imaged",
|
|
"imagined",
|
|
"pictured",
|
|
"saw",
|
|
"visioned",
|
|
"visualized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"daydreamed",
|
|
"stargazed",
|
|
"hallucinated",
|
|
"re-created",
|
|
"recreated",
|
|
"reflected",
|
|
"relived",
|
|
"reminisced",
|
|
"contemplated",
|
|
"meditated",
|
|
"mused",
|
|
"pondered",
|
|
"ruminated",
|
|
"concocted",
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"invented",
|
|
"made up",
|
|
"manufactured",
|
|
"planned",
|
|
"projected",
|
|
"foresaw",
|
|
"prefigured"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enjoyed":{
|
|
"to take pleasure in":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"TV and DVDs are OK, but we still enjoy seeing movies on the big screen"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adored",
|
|
"delighted (in)",
|
|
"dug",
|
|
"fancied",
|
|
"got off (on)",
|
|
"grooved (on)",
|
|
"liked",
|
|
"loved",
|
|
"rejoiced (in)",
|
|
"relished",
|
|
"reveled (in)",
|
|
"revelled (in)",
|
|
"savored",
|
|
"savoured"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"admired",
|
|
"appreciated",
|
|
"cherished",
|
|
"revered",
|
|
"venerated",
|
|
"worshipped",
|
|
"worshiped",
|
|
"prized",
|
|
"treasured",
|
|
"valued",
|
|
"ate (up)",
|
|
"devoured",
|
|
"drank (in)",
|
|
"feasted (on)",
|
|
"doted (on)",
|
|
"idolized",
|
|
"cottoned (to)",
|
|
"favored",
|
|
"preferred",
|
|
"indulged (in)",
|
|
"luxuriated (in)",
|
|
"wallowed (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abhorred",
|
|
"abominated",
|
|
"detested",
|
|
"disliked",
|
|
"hated",
|
|
"loathed",
|
|
"condemned",
|
|
"despised",
|
|
"scorned"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep, control, or experience as one's own":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a country where the people enjoy the highest living standards in the world"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commanded",
|
|
"had",
|
|
"held",
|
|
"owned",
|
|
"possessed",
|
|
"retained"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"withheld",
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"carried",
|
|
"boasted",
|
|
"showed off",
|
|
"sported"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandoned",
|
|
"ceded",
|
|
"disclaimed",
|
|
"disowned",
|
|
"handed over",
|
|
"relinquished",
|
|
"renounced",
|
|
"surrendered",
|
|
"yielded",
|
|
"discarded",
|
|
"dumped",
|
|
"declined",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"repudiated",
|
|
"spurned",
|
|
"needed",
|
|
"required"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lacked",
|
|
"wanted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encrust":{
|
|
"to cover with a hardened layer":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"refrigerator shelves that were encrusted with the residue of many spills"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cake",
|
|
"crust",
|
|
"rime"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"besmear",
|
|
"coat",
|
|
"smear",
|
|
"spread",
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"daub",
|
|
"coagulate",
|
|
"congeal",
|
|
"harden"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensorcell":{
|
|
"to cast a spell on":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a dense, dark forest that is the scene for many a tale in which some unsuspecting traveler is ensorcelled by a witch or wizard"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bewitch",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"enchant",
|
|
"hex",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"spell",
|
|
"strike"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curse",
|
|
"jinx",
|
|
"possess",
|
|
"voodoo",
|
|
"attract",
|
|
"beguile",
|
|
"captivate",
|
|
"fascinate",
|
|
"mesmerize",
|
|
"spellbind",
|
|
"entice",
|
|
"lure",
|
|
"seduce",
|
|
"tempt"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bless"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endure":{
|
|
"to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an elderly couple who have endured the ups and downs of a half century of married life"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"experience",
|
|
"feel",
|
|
"have",
|
|
"know",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"see",
|
|
"suffer",
|
|
"sustain",
|
|
"taste",
|
|
"undergo",
|
|
"witness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"encounter",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"receive",
|
|
"assimilate",
|
|
"digest"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"at some point we all have to endure the loss of a beloved pet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abide",
|
|
"absorb",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"bide",
|
|
"brook",
|
|
"countenance",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"hack",
|
|
"handle",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"stand",
|
|
"stick out",
|
|
"stomach",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"sustain",
|
|
"sweat out",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"tolerate",
|
|
"wear"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"permit",
|
|
"suffer",
|
|
"swallow",
|
|
"reconcile (to)",
|
|
"acquiesce",
|
|
"agree (with or to)",
|
|
"assent (to)",
|
|
"capitulate",
|
|
"consent (to)",
|
|
"respect",
|
|
"submit (to)",
|
|
"yield (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"repudiate",
|
|
"spurn",
|
|
"turn down",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"resist",
|
|
"avoid",
|
|
"bypass",
|
|
"circumvent",
|
|
"dodge",
|
|
"elude",
|
|
"escape",
|
|
"evade",
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"abstain (from)",
|
|
"forbear",
|
|
"refrain (from)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the fashion business is built on change, since nobody expects a particular clothing style to endure"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abide",
|
|
"bide",
|
|
"continue",
|
|
"hold on",
|
|
"hold up",
|
|
"keep up",
|
|
"last",
|
|
"perdure",
|
|
"persist",
|
|
"remain",
|
|
"run on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"linger",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"stick around",
|
|
"tarry",
|
|
"carry through",
|
|
"prevail",
|
|
"survive"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abate",
|
|
"die (down)",
|
|
"ebb",
|
|
"let up",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"subside",
|
|
"wane"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cease",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"desist",
|
|
"die",
|
|
"discontinue",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"expire",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"lapse",
|
|
"leave off",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"terminate",
|
|
"wind up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enrollment":{
|
|
"the number of individuals registered":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the school's enrollment currently stands at 500"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"registration",
|
|
"registry"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"class",
|
|
"roster",
|
|
"count",
|
|
"membership"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enduringly":{
|
|
"as in long , perennially":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"long",
|
|
"perennially",
|
|
"always",
|
|
"aye",
|
|
"ay",
|
|
"e'er",
|
|
"eternally",
|
|
"ever",
|
|
"everlastingly",
|
|
"evermore",
|
|
"forever",
|
|
"forevermore",
|
|
"indelibly",
|
|
"permanently",
|
|
"perpetually"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ne'er",
|
|
"never",
|
|
"nevermore",
|
|
"once"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enter":{
|
|
"to go or come in or into":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the hikers entered the cave with considerable caution"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"access",
|
|
"penetrate",
|
|
"pierce"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barge (in)",
|
|
"breeze (in)",
|
|
"burst (in or into)",
|
|
"waltz (in)",
|
|
"drop in",
|
|
"pop (in)",
|
|
"stray (into)",
|
|
"wander (into)",
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"encroach",
|
|
"gate-crash",
|
|
"infiltrate",
|
|
"infringe",
|
|
"intrude",
|
|
"invade",
|
|
"trespass"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"depart",
|
|
"exit",
|
|
"leave"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become a member of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"patriotic young men and women entering the armed services",
|
|
"debutantes entering society"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enlist (in)",
|
|
"enroll (in)",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"sign on (for)",
|
|
"sign up (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"reenlist",
|
|
"reenroll",
|
|
"reenter",
|
|
"rejoin",
|
|
"re-up",
|
|
"get in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drop out",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"withdraw"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"demit"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (someone or something) on a list":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"new voters fill out a form and elections officials enter their names into the database"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catalog",
|
|
"catalogue",
|
|
"enroll",
|
|
"enrol",
|
|
"index",
|
|
"inscribe",
|
|
"list",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"record",
|
|
"register",
|
|
"schedule",
|
|
"slate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"book",
|
|
"card",
|
|
"file",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"classify",
|
|
"compile",
|
|
"tabulate",
|
|
"tally",
|
|
"reschedule"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"delete"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the club enters only five new members a year"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admit",
|
|
"receive",
|
|
"take"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"entertain",
|
|
"welcome",
|
|
"fellowship",
|
|
"confirm",
|
|
"ratify"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"disallow",
|
|
"disapprove",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"blackball",
|
|
"blacklist",
|
|
"ostracize",
|
|
"banish",
|
|
"deport",
|
|
"exile",
|
|
"expel",
|
|
"oust",
|
|
"throw out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ban",
|
|
"bar"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engender":{
|
|
"to be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a suggestion to go out for pizza that didn't seem to engender any interest"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beget",
|
|
"breed",
|
|
"bring",
|
|
"bring about",
|
|
"bring on",
|
|
"catalyze",
|
|
"cause",
|
|
"create",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"draw on",
|
|
"effect",
|
|
"effectuate",
|
|
"generate",
|
|
"induce",
|
|
"invoke",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"occasion",
|
|
"produce",
|
|
"prompt",
|
|
"result (in)",
|
|
"spawn",
|
|
"translate (into)",
|
|
"work",
|
|
"yield"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conduce (to)",
|
|
"contribute (to)",
|
|
"decide",
|
|
"determine",
|
|
"begin",
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"father",
|
|
"found",
|
|
"inaugurate",
|
|
"initiate",
|
|
"innovate",
|
|
"institute",
|
|
"introduce",
|
|
"launch",
|
|
"pioneer",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"set up",
|
|
"start",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"cultivate",
|
|
"develop",
|
|
"encourage",
|
|
"forward",
|
|
"foster",
|
|
"further",
|
|
"nourish",
|
|
"nurture",
|
|
"promote",
|
|
"enact",
|
|
"render",
|
|
"turn out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"impede",
|
|
"limit",
|
|
"restrict",
|
|
"clamp down (on)",
|
|
"crack down (on)",
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"dampen",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"quash",
|
|
"quell",
|
|
"repress",
|
|
"smother",
|
|
"squash",
|
|
"squelch",
|
|
"stifle",
|
|
"subdue",
|
|
"suppress",
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"inhibit",
|
|
"rein (in)",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"retard",
|
|
"can",
|
|
"kill",
|
|
"snuff (out)",
|
|
"still",
|
|
"abolish",
|
|
"demolish",
|
|
"destroy",
|
|
"extinguish",
|
|
"liquidate",
|
|
"quench"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come into existence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"feelings of confidence and independence that were only just beginning to engender within her"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"actualize",
|
|
"appear",
|
|
"arise",
|
|
"begin",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"commence",
|
|
"dawn",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"materialize",
|
|
"originate",
|
|
"set in",
|
|
"spring",
|
|
"start"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"be",
|
|
"breathe",
|
|
"exist",
|
|
"live",
|
|
"subsist",
|
|
"arrive",
|
|
"come on",
|
|
"emerge",
|
|
"coalesce",
|
|
"cohere",
|
|
"shape (up)",
|
|
"continue",
|
|
"endure",
|
|
"last",
|
|
"persist",
|
|
"survive"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"desist",
|
|
"discontinue",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"terminate",
|
|
"disappear",
|
|
"dissolve",
|
|
"evaporate",
|
|
"vanish",
|
|
"depart",
|
|
"die",
|
|
"expire",
|
|
"pass away",
|
|
"perish"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cease",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"stop"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entombs":{
|
|
"to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a number of Boston's historic notables are entombed in the Old Granary Burying Ground"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buries",
|
|
"hearses",
|
|
"inhumes",
|
|
"inters",
|
|
"lays",
|
|
"puts away",
|
|
"tombs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"immures",
|
|
"inurns",
|
|
"enshrines",
|
|
"conceals",
|
|
"covers",
|
|
"ensconces",
|
|
"hides",
|
|
"obscures",
|
|
"shades",
|
|
"shields",
|
|
"cloaks",
|
|
"curtains",
|
|
"enshrouds",
|
|
"shrouds",
|
|
"reburies",
|
|
"reinters",
|
|
"coffins"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"burns",
|
|
"cremates",
|
|
"bares",
|
|
"discloses",
|
|
"discovers",
|
|
"displays",
|
|
"exhibits",
|
|
"exposes",
|
|
"reveals",
|
|
"shows",
|
|
"uncoffins"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disinters",
|
|
"exhumes",
|
|
"unearths"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enclosure":{
|
|
"an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a fenced-in enclosure where the sheep are allowed to graze unattended"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"close",
|
|
"court",
|
|
"courtyard",
|
|
"patio",
|
|
"quad",
|
|
"quadrangle",
|
|
"yard"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"atrium",
|
|
"galleria",
|
|
"parvis",
|
|
"parvise",
|
|
"peristyle",
|
|
"forecourt",
|
|
"place",
|
|
"plaza",
|
|
"square",
|
|
"deck",
|
|
"terrace",
|
|
"curtilage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enamored (of)":{
|
|
"filled with an intense or excessive love for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I became completely enamored of the city and its people"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"besotted (by)",
|
|
"crazy (about or over)",
|
|
"dotty (over)",
|
|
"enraptured (by)",
|
|
"gaga (over)",
|
|
"gone (on)",
|
|
"infatuated (with)",
|
|
"mad (about)",
|
|
"nuts (about)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hung up (on)",
|
|
"obsessed",
|
|
"foolish",
|
|
"silly",
|
|
"wild",
|
|
"bewitched",
|
|
"captivated",
|
|
"charmed",
|
|
"enchanted",
|
|
"entranced",
|
|
"fascinated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"unenchanted",
|
|
"unimpressed",
|
|
"disenchanted",
|
|
"disillusioned",
|
|
"heart-free"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entoil":{
|
|
"to catch or hold as if in a net":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"entoiled by the strings of fate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catch up",
|
|
"enmesh",
|
|
"immesh",
|
|
"ensnare",
|
|
"ensnarl",
|
|
"entangle",
|
|
"entrap",
|
|
"mesh",
|
|
"net",
|
|
"snare",
|
|
"tangle",
|
|
"trap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bag",
|
|
"birdlime",
|
|
"capture",
|
|
"collar",
|
|
"embroil",
|
|
"implicate",
|
|
"involve",
|
|
"mire"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
"extricate",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"liberate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangle",
|
|
"untangle"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entente cordiales":{
|
|
"as in ententes":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ententes",
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"alliances",
|
|
"compacts",
|
|
"conventions",
|
|
"covenants",
|
|
"pacts",
|
|
"treaties",
|
|
"bargains",
|
|
"bonds",
|
|
"charters",
|
|
"concords",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"deals",
|
|
"settlements",
|
|
"understandings",
|
|
"projets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enunciating":{
|
|
"to utter clearly and distinctly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enunciate your words, and then you won't have to repeat them so often"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"articulating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"expressing",
|
|
"pronouncing",
|
|
"saying",
|
|
"speaking",
|
|
"talking",
|
|
"telling",
|
|
"uttering",
|
|
"verbalizing",
|
|
"vocalizing",
|
|
"voicing",
|
|
"speaking out",
|
|
"speaking up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"faltering",
|
|
"grunting",
|
|
"halting",
|
|
"hesitating",
|
|
"maundering",
|
|
"spluttering",
|
|
"sputtering",
|
|
"stammering",
|
|
"stumbling",
|
|
"stuttering",
|
|
"mouthing",
|
|
"mumbling",
|
|
"murmuring",
|
|
"muttering",
|
|
"whispering",
|
|
"breathing",
|
|
"drawling",
|
|
"gasping"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make known openly or publicly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"today the President enunciated a new foreign policy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advertising",
|
|
"announcing",
|
|
"annunciating",
|
|
"blaring",
|
|
"blazing",
|
|
"blazoning",
|
|
"broadcasting",
|
|
"declaring",
|
|
"flashing",
|
|
"giving out",
|
|
"heralding",
|
|
"placarding",
|
|
"posting",
|
|
"proclaiming",
|
|
"promulgating",
|
|
"publicizing",
|
|
"publishing",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"sounding",
|
|
"trumpeting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barking",
|
|
"calling (off or out)",
|
|
"crying",
|
|
"billboarding",
|
|
"billing",
|
|
"bulletining",
|
|
"gazetting",
|
|
"knelling",
|
|
"ringing",
|
|
"tolling",
|
|
"blurbing",
|
|
"featuring",
|
|
"pitching",
|
|
"plugging",
|
|
"promoting",
|
|
"puffing",
|
|
"disseminating",
|
|
"spreading",
|
|
"disclosing",
|
|
"divulging",
|
|
"introducing",
|
|
"kithing",
|
|
"kything",
|
|
"manifesting",
|
|
"reporting",
|
|
"revealing",
|
|
"showing",
|
|
"advising",
|
|
"apprising",
|
|
"handing down",
|
|
"informing",
|
|
"notifying",
|
|
"communicating",
|
|
"imparting",
|
|
"intimating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"concealing",
|
|
"hushing (up)",
|
|
"silencing",
|
|
"suppressing",
|
|
"withholding",
|
|
"recalling",
|
|
"recanting",
|
|
"retracting",
|
|
"revoking"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to express (a thought or emotion) in words":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a paper that enunciates the goals of the environmental organization"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"articulating",
|
|
"bringing out",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"saying",
|
|
"speaking",
|
|
"stating",
|
|
"talking",
|
|
"telling",
|
|
"uttering",
|
|
"verbalizing",
|
|
"vocalizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"airing",
|
|
"discussing",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"looking",
|
|
"sharing",
|
|
"sounding",
|
|
"ventilating",
|
|
"venting",
|
|
"voicing",
|
|
"blabbering",
|
|
"blurting",
|
|
"bolting",
|
|
"getting off",
|
|
"shooting",
|
|
"advertising",
|
|
"announcing",
|
|
"blazing",
|
|
"broadcasting",
|
|
"declaring",
|
|
"posting",
|
|
"proclaiming",
|
|
"promulgating",
|
|
"publicizing",
|
|
"publishing",
|
|
"affirming",
|
|
"alleging",
|
|
"asserting",
|
|
"averring",
|
|
"avouching",
|
|
"avowing",
|
|
"breathing",
|
|
"chirping",
|
|
"drawling",
|
|
"gasping",
|
|
"lipping",
|
|
"mouthing",
|
|
"murmuring",
|
|
"purring",
|
|
"shouting",
|
|
"spluttering",
|
|
"spouting",
|
|
"whispering",
|
|
"clothing",
|
|
"couching",
|
|
"formulating",
|
|
"formulizing",
|
|
"phrasing",
|
|
"putting",
|
|
"wording",
|
|
"commenting",
|
|
"piping up (with)",
|
|
"remarking",
|
|
"ripping (out)",
|
|
"snarling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"stifling",
|
|
"suppressing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enrobe":{
|
|
"to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"dreamed that one day she would be enrobed in satins and silks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apparel",
|
|
"array",
|
|
"attire",
|
|
"bedeck",
|
|
"caparison",
|
|
"clothe",
|
|
"costume",
|
|
"deck (out)",
|
|
"do up",
|
|
"dress",
|
|
"dress up",
|
|
"garb",
|
|
"garment",
|
|
"get up",
|
|
"gown",
|
|
"habit",
|
|
"invest",
|
|
"rig (out)",
|
|
"robe",
|
|
"suit",
|
|
"tog (up or out)",
|
|
"toilet",
|
|
"vesture"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cloak",
|
|
"frock",
|
|
"jacket",
|
|
"mantle",
|
|
"vest",
|
|
"drape",
|
|
"enswathe",
|
|
"hap",
|
|
"huddle",
|
|
"swaddle",
|
|
"swathe",
|
|
"wrap",
|
|
"accoutre",
|
|
"accouter",
|
|
"bedight",
|
|
"equip",
|
|
"furnish",
|
|
"habilitate",
|
|
"outfit",
|
|
"tailor",
|
|
"uniform",
|
|
"dress down",
|
|
"underdress"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"denude",
|
|
"divest",
|
|
"uncover",
|
|
"undrape",
|
|
"unveil"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disarray",
|
|
"disrobe",
|
|
"strip",
|
|
"unclothe",
|
|
"undress",
|
|
"untruss"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enjoys":{
|
|
"to take pleasure in":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"TV and DVDs are OK, but we still enjoy seeing movies on the big screen"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adores",
|
|
"delights (in)",
|
|
"digs",
|
|
"fancies",
|
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"gets off (on)",
|
|
"grooves (on)",
|
|
"likes",
|
|
"loves",
|
|
"rejoices (in)",
|
|
"relishes",
|
|
"revels (in)",
|
|
"savors",
|
|
"savours"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"admires",
|
|
"appreciates",
|
|
"cherishes",
|
|
"reveres",
|
|
"venerates",
|
|
"worships",
|
|
"prizes",
|
|
"treasures",
|
|
"values",
|
|
"devours",
|
|
"drinks (in)",
|
|
"eats (up)",
|
|
"feasts (on)",
|
|
"dotes (on)",
|
|
"idolizes",
|
|
"cottons (to)",
|
|
"favors",
|
|
"prefers",
|
|
"indulges (in)",
|
|
"luxuriates (in)",
|
|
"wallows (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abhors",
|
|
"abominates",
|
|
"detests",
|
|
"dislikes",
|
|
"hates",
|
|
"loathes",
|
|
"condemns",
|
|
"despises",
|
|
"scorns"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep, control, or experience as one's own":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a country where the people enjoy the highest living standards in the world"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"has",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"owns",
|
|
"possesses",
|
|
"retains"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"reserves",
|
|
"withholds",
|
|
"bears",
|
|
"carries",
|
|
"boasts",
|
|
"shows off",
|
|
"sports"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandons",
|
|
"cedes",
|
|
"disclaims",
|
|
"disowns",
|
|
"hands over",
|
|
"relinquishes",
|
|
"renounces",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"yields",
|
|
"discards",
|
|
"dumps",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"repudiates",
|
|
"spurns",
|
|
"needs",
|
|
"requires"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lacks",
|
|
"wants"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enrollees":{
|
|
"as in recruits , draftees":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conscripts",
|
|
"draftees",
|
|
"recruits",
|
|
"lifers",
|
|
"veterans",
|
|
"warhorses",
|
|
"reservists",
|
|
"combatants",
|
|
"noncombatants",
|
|
"champions",
|
|
"knights",
|
|
"counterguerrillas",
|
|
"counterguerillas",
|
|
"guerrillas",
|
|
"guerillas",
|
|
"irregulars",
|
|
"paramilitaries",
|
|
"partisans",
|
|
"partizans",
|
|
"diggers",
|
|
"gallowglasses",
|
|
"gendarmes",
|
|
"Confederates",
|
|
"Continentals",
|
|
"Federals",
|
|
"GIs",
|
|
"GI's",
|
|
"guardsmen",
|
|
"militiamen",
|
|
"minutemen",
|
|
"lancers",
|
|
"pikemen",
|
|
"spearmen",
|
|
"archers",
|
|
"crossbowmen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"civilians"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engaged (in)":{
|
|
"as in practiced":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"practiced",
|
|
"practised",
|
|
"aced",
|
|
"nailed",
|
|
"worked (at)",
|
|
"brought about",
|
|
"effected",
|
|
"effectuated",
|
|
"implemented",
|
|
"reduplicated",
|
|
"reenacted",
|
|
"repeated",
|
|
"accomplished",
|
|
"achieved",
|
|
"brought off",
|
|
"carried off",
|
|
"carried out",
|
|
"committed",
|
|
"compassed",
|
|
"did",
|
|
"executed",
|
|
"followed through (with)",
|
|
"fulfilled",
|
|
"made",
|
|
"negotiated",
|
|
"performed",
|
|
"perpetrated",
|
|
"prosecuted",
|
|
"pulled off",
|
|
"put through",
|
|
"actualized",
|
|
"attained",
|
|
"realized",
|
|
"completed",
|
|
"ended",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"wound up",
|
|
"winded up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"failed",
|
|
"skimped",
|
|
"slighted",
|
|
"slurred"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlisted":{
|
|
"as in regular":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"regular",
|
|
"militant",
|
|
"militarist",
|
|
"militaristic",
|
|
"warlike",
|
|
"paramilitary",
|
|
"GI",
|
|
"gladiatorial",
|
|
"mercenary",
|
|
"soldierly",
|
|
"naval",
|
|
"martial",
|
|
"military",
|
|
"service"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonmilitary",
|
|
"civil",
|
|
"civilian"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in inducted , impaneled":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"impaneled",
|
|
"impanelled",
|
|
"empaneled",
|
|
"empanelled",
|
|
"inducted",
|
|
"enrolled",
|
|
"inscribed",
|
|
"listed",
|
|
"matriculated",
|
|
"registered",
|
|
"conscripted",
|
|
"drafted",
|
|
"mustered",
|
|
"wait-listed",
|
|
"booked",
|
|
"scheduled",
|
|
"checked in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"delisted",
|
|
"checked off",
|
|
"excluded",
|
|
"expelled",
|
|
"expunged",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"omitted",
|
|
"overlooked"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in paid , recruited":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"employed",
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"feed",
|
|
"hired",
|
|
"laid on",
|
|
"paid",
|
|
"placed",
|
|
"recruited",
|
|
"retained",
|
|
"signed (up or on)",
|
|
"took on",
|
|
"apprenticed",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"jobbed",
|
|
"partnered",
|
|
"subcontracted",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"promoted",
|
|
"upgraded",
|
|
"reemployed",
|
|
"re-employed",
|
|
"reengaged",
|
|
"re-engaged",
|
|
"rehired",
|
|
"headhunted",
|
|
"scouted",
|
|
"kept (on)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"axed",
|
|
"canned",
|
|
"discharged",
|
|
"dismissed",
|
|
"fired",
|
|
"sacked",
|
|
"furloughed",
|
|
"laid off",
|
|
"locked out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enswathes":{
|
|
"to surround or cover closely":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"swelling buds still enswathed in their furry overcoats"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosoms",
|
|
"bowers",
|
|
"circumfuses",
|
|
"cocoons",
|
|
"embosoms",
|
|
"embowers",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"encloses",
|
|
"incloses",
|
|
"encompasses",
|
|
"enfolds",
|
|
"enshrouds",
|
|
"envelops",
|
|
"enwraps",
|
|
"invests",
|
|
"involves",
|
|
"laps",
|
|
"mantles",
|
|
"muffles",
|
|
"shrouds",
|
|
"swathes",
|
|
"veils",
|
|
"wraps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curtains",
|
|
"drapes",
|
|
"embeds",
|
|
"imbeds",
|
|
"encases",
|
|
"swaddles",
|
|
"blankets",
|
|
"overlays",
|
|
"overspreads",
|
|
"camouflages",
|
|
"cloaks",
|
|
"disguises",
|
|
"masks",
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"encircles",
|
|
"enlaces",
|
|
"enwinds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bares",
|
|
"denudes",
|
|
"exposes",
|
|
"strips"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enjoins":{
|
|
"to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"police enjoined the community's full cooperation in getting rid of the drug dealers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calls (for)",
|
|
"claims",
|
|
"clamors (for)",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"demands",
|
|
"exacts",
|
|
"insists (on)",
|
|
"presses (for)",
|
|
"quests",
|
|
"stipulates (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"asks",
|
|
"pleads (for)",
|
|
"requests",
|
|
"wants",
|
|
"cries (for)",
|
|
"necessitates",
|
|
"needs",
|
|
"requires",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"warrants",
|
|
"requisitions",
|
|
"imposes",
|
|
"badgers",
|
|
"duns",
|
|
"harasses",
|
|
"hounds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"gives up",
|
|
"relinquishes",
|
|
"surrenders",
|
|
"yields"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"undeterred, the captain enjoined his crew to sail at full speed into the mine-filled harbor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adjures",
|
|
"bids",
|
|
"bosses (around)",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"instructs",
|
|
"orders",
|
|
"tells"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"asks",
|
|
"petitions",
|
|
"requests",
|
|
"begs",
|
|
"beseeches",
|
|
"entreats",
|
|
"advises",
|
|
"counsels",
|
|
"warns",
|
|
"appoints",
|
|
"assigns",
|
|
"authorizes",
|
|
"commissions",
|
|
"oversees",
|
|
"superintends",
|
|
"supervises",
|
|
"conducts",
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"leads",
|
|
"manages",
|
|
"coerces",
|
|
"compels",
|
|
"constrains",
|
|
"forces",
|
|
"obliges",
|
|
"requires"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"complies (with)",
|
|
"follows",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"observes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"minds",
|
|
"obeys"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to order not to do or use or to be done or used":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Quakerism enjoins the taking of human life"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bans",
|
|
"bars",
|
|
"forbids",
|
|
"interdicts",
|
|
"outlaws",
|
|
"prohibits",
|
|
"proscribes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deters",
|
|
"discourages",
|
|
"dissuades",
|
|
"clamps down (on)",
|
|
"cracks down (on)",
|
|
"crushes",
|
|
"puts down",
|
|
"quashes",
|
|
"quells",
|
|
"represses",
|
|
"silences",
|
|
"snuffs (out)",
|
|
"squashes",
|
|
"squelches",
|
|
"subdues",
|
|
"suppresses",
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"precludes",
|
|
"prevents",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"embargoes",
|
|
"excludes",
|
|
"rules out",
|
|
"shuts out",
|
|
"debars",
|
|
"deprives",
|
|
"disallows",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"repudiates",
|
|
"vetoes",
|
|
"bridles",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"inhibits",
|
|
"reins (in)",
|
|
"restrains",
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"hinders",
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
"obstructs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approves",
|
|
"endorses",
|
|
"indorses",
|
|
"sanctions",
|
|
"authorizes",
|
|
"licenses",
|
|
"licences",
|
|
"warrants",
|
|
"abets",
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"cultivates",
|
|
"encourages",
|
|
"forwards",
|
|
"furthers",
|
|
"nourishes",
|
|
"nurtures",
|
|
"promotes",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"bids",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"orders",
|
|
"abides",
|
|
"bears",
|
|
"brooks",
|
|
"countenances",
|
|
"endures",
|
|
"tolerates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"allows",
|
|
"lets",
|
|
"permits",
|
|
"suffers"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enhancement":{
|
|
"an instance of notable progress in the development of knowledge, technology, or skill":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the phenomenal enhancements that have been made in home electronic equipment"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"advancement",
|
|
"breakthrough",
|
|
"improvement",
|
|
"refinement"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"quantum leap",
|
|
"amelioration",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"melioration",
|
|
"strengthening",
|
|
"upgrade",
|
|
"uplift",
|
|
"upswing",
|
|
"uptrend",
|
|
"upturn",
|
|
"betterment",
|
|
"development",
|
|
"elaboration",
|
|
"evolution",
|
|
"expansion",
|
|
"gestation",
|
|
"growth",
|
|
"maturation",
|
|
"perfection",
|
|
"ripening",
|
|
"civilization",
|
|
"edification",
|
|
"education",
|
|
"enlightenment",
|
|
"renaissance",
|
|
"renascence",
|
|
"revival",
|
|
"discovery",
|
|
"find",
|
|
"windfall",
|
|
"innovation",
|
|
"invention"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breakdown",
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"crash",
|
|
"hindrance",
|
|
"impediment",
|
|
"stumbling block",
|
|
"decadence",
|
|
"decay",
|
|
"declension",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"degeneration",
|
|
"descent",
|
|
"deterioration",
|
|
"diminishment",
|
|
"downgrade",
|
|
"ebbing",
|
|
"failing",
|
|
"flagging",
|
|
"languishment",
|
|
"lapse",
|
|
"lessening",
|
|
"reduction",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"slowing",
|
|
"weakening",
|
|
"worsening",
|
|
"detriment",
|
|
"disablement",
|
|
"drawback",
|
|
"glitch",
|
|
"impairment",
|
|
"shortcoming"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"setback"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encumbering":{
|
|
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the claim that all of these regulations encumber doctors, taking time away from the actual practice of medicine"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clogging",
|
|
"cramping",
|
|
"embarrassing",
|
|
"fettering",
|
|
"hampering",
|
|
"handcuffing",
|
|
"handicapping",
|
|
"hindering",
|
|
"hobbling",
|
|
"hog-tying",
|
|
"holding back",
|
|
"holding up",
|
|
"impeding",
|
|
"inhibiting",
|
|
"interfering (with)",
|
|
"manacling",
|
|
"obstructing",
|
|
"shackling",
|
|
"short-circuiting",
|
|
"stymieing",
|
|
"trammeling",
|
|
"trammelling",
|
|
"tying up",
|
|
"tieing up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balking",
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"constraining",
|
|
"curbing",
|
|
"reining",
|
|
"restraining",
|
|
"binding",
|
|
"chaining",
|
|
"haltering",
|
|
"leashing",
|
|
"tethering",
|
|
"tying",
|
|
"tieing",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"braking",
|
|
"delaying",
|
|
"retaining",
|
|
"retarding",
|
|
"barricading",
|
|
"blockading",
|
|
"blocking",
|
|
"roadblocking",
|
|
"bogging (down)",
|
|
"miring",
|
|
"choking",
|
|
"smothering",
|
|
"stifling",
|
|
"strangling",
|
|
"suffocating",
|
|
"baffling",
|
|
"foiling",
|
|
"frustrating",
|
|
"stumping",
|
|
"thwarting",
|
|
"derailing",
|
|
"disrupting",
|
|
"sabotaging",
|
|
"muzzling",
|
|
"repressing",
|
|
"suppressing",
|
|
"confining",
|
|
"hedging (in)",
|
|
"hemming (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"making way",
|
|
"opening",
|
|
"unclogging",
|
|
"unplugging",
|
|
"unstopping",
|
|
"freeing",
|
|
"liberating",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"untying",
|
|
"untieing",
|
|
"loosening",
|
|
"smoothing",
|
|
"encouraging",
|
|
"furthering",
|
|
"promoting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aiding",
|
|
"assisting",
|
|
"facilitating",
|
|
"helping"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to place a weight or burden on":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"don't encumber your pack animal so much that it can hardly move"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burdening",
|
|
"freighting",
|
|
"ladening",
|
|
"lading",
|
|
"loading",
|
|
"lumbering",
|
|
"saddling",
|
|
"weighting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clogging",
|
|
"cluttering",
|
|
"filling",
|
|
"packing",
|
|
"heaping",
|
|
"mounding",
|
|
"piling",
|
|
"stacking",
|
|
"pressing",
|
|
"weighing",
|
|
"straining",
|
|
"taxing",
|
|
"overburdening",
|
|
"overloading",
|
|
"overtaxing",
|
|
"surcharging",
|
|
"hampering",
|
|
"handicapping",
|
|
"afflicting",
|
|
"oppressing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alleviating",
|
|
"easing",
|
|
"lightening",
|
|
"relieving"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disburdening",
|
|
"discharging",
|
|
"disencumbering",
|
|
"unburdening",
|
|
"unlading",
|
|
"unloading"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"environment":{
|
|
"the circumstances, conditions, or objects by which one is surrounded":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the joys of growing up in the environment that a small town offers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambient",
|
|
"atmosphere",
|
|
"climate",
|
|
"clime",
|
|
"context",
|
|
"contexture",
|
|
"environs",
|
|
"medium",
|
|
"milieu",
|
|
"mise-en-sc\u00e8ne",
|
|
"setting",
|
|
"surround",
|
|
"surroundings",
|
|
"terrain"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"location",
|
|
"place",
|
|
"position",
|
|
"space",
|
|
"backdrop",
|
|
"background",
|
|
"element",
|
|
"situation",
|
|
"status",
|
|
"geography",
|
|
"habitat",
|
|
"microenvironment"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enframing":{
|
|
"as in surrounding , framing":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"encompassing",
|
|
"enfolding",
|
|
"enlacing",
|
|
"framing",
|
|
"ringing",
|
|
"surrounding",
|
|
"bounding",
|
|
"circumscribing",
|
|
"confining",
|
|
"containing",
|
|
"limiting",
|
|
"restricting",
|
|
"armoring",
|
|
"cocooning",
|
|
"encapsulating",
|
|
"encapsuling",
|
|
"encysting",
|
|
"ensheathing",
|
|
"ensphering",
|
|
"enwombing",
|
|
"boxing (in)",
|
|
"caging",
|
|
"closeting",
|
|
"cooping (up)",
|
|
"corralling",
|
|
"encaging",
|
|
"encasing",
|
|
"enclosing",
|
|
"inclosing",
|
|
"enveloping",
|
|
"fencing (in)",
|
|
"hedging",
|
|
"hemming (in)",
|
|
"housing",
|
|
"immuring",
|
|
"including",
|
|
"mewing (up)",
|
|
"penning",
|
|
"walling (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ennui":{
|
|
"the state of being bored":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the kind of ennui that comes from having too much time on one's hands and too little will to find something productive to do"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blahs",
|
|
"boredom",
|
|
"doldrums",
|
|
"listlessness",
|
|
"restlessness",
|
|
"tedium",
|
|
"weariness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cheerlessness",
|
|
"dispiritedness",
|
|
"joylessness",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"languidness",
|
|
"languor",
|
|
"lassitude",
|
|
"lethargy",
|
|
"lifelessness",
|
|
"torpidity",
|
|
"torpor",
|
|
"dullness",
|
|
"dulness",
|
|
"monotonousness",
|
|
"monotony",
|
|
"sameness",
|
|
"apathy",
|
|
"indifference",
|
|
"unconcern"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"beguilement",
|
|
"bewitchment",
|
|
"captivation",
|
|
"enchantment",
|
|
"fascination",
|
|
"absorption",
|
|
"engagement",
|
|
"engrossment",
|
|
"immersion",
|
|
"involvement",
|
|
"animation",
|
|
"enlivenment",
|
|
"excitement",
|
|
"invigoration",
|
|
"stimulation",
|
|
"amusement",
|
|
"entertainment",
|
|
"diversion",
|
|
"relief"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"envelopments":{
|
|
"as in entanglements , entrapments":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enmeshments",
|
|
"entanglements",
|
|
"entrapments",
|
|
"ambushes",
|
|
"nets",
|
|
"snares",
|
|
"traps",
|
|
"webs",
|
|
"booby traps",
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"hazards",
|
|
"land mines",
|
|
"pitfalls",
|
|
"snags",
|
|
"artifices",
|
|
"cheats",
|
|
"deceptions",
|
|
"double-dealings",
|
|
"duplicities",
|
|
"ploys",
|
|
"ruses",
|
|
"subterfuges",
|
|
"tricks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enunciations":{
|
|
"the clear and accurate pronunciation of words especially in public speaking":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a radio announcer who is known for his very careful enunciation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"articulations",
|
|
"dictions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"elocution",
|
|
"expressions",
|
|
"utterances",
|
|
"speeches",
|
|
"wordings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endowing":{
|
|
"to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a young performer endowed with a great singing voice"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blessing",
|
|
"enduing",
|
|
"induing",
|
|
"favoring",
|
|
"gifting",
|
|
"investing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"equipping",
|
|
"providing",
|
|
"supplying",
|
|
"bestowing (on or upon)",
|
|
"clothing",
|
|
"conferring (on)",
|
|
"covering",
|
|
"according",
|
|
"awarding",
|
|
"granting",
|
|
"empowering",
|
|
"enabling",
|
|
"enhancing",
|
|
"enriching",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"bequeathing",
|
|
"willing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dispossessing",
|
|
"divesting",
|
|
"stripping",
|
|
"depleting",
|
|
"draining",
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
"skimping",
|
|
"stinting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a wealthy businessman who endowed several museums"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"financing",
|
|
"funding",
|
|
"subsidizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
"founding",
|
|
"organizing",
|
|
"bequeathing",
|
|
"contributing",
|
|
"donating",
|
|
"subscribing",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"underwriting",
|
|
"awarding",
|
|
"granting",
|
|
"backing",
|
|
"promoting",
|
|
"sponsoring",
|
|
"capitalizing",
|
|
"investing (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drawing",
|
|
"receiving",
|
|
"subsisting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"defunding",
|
|
"disendowing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to provide money for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the program to bring the arts to inner-city youths is endowed by a grant from the federal government"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bankrolling",
|
|
"capitalizing",
|
|
"financing",
|
|
"funding",
|
|
"staking",
|
|
"subsidizing",
|
|
"underwriting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"grubstaking",
|
|
"cofinancing",
|
|
"co-financing",
|
|
"refinancing",
|
|
"advocating",
|
|
"aiding",
|
|
"backing",
|
|
"championing",
|
|
"endorsing",
|
|
"indorsing",
|
|
"patronizing",
|
|
"sponsoring",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"maintaining",
|
|
"nourishing",
|
|
"providing (for)",
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"defraying",
|
|
"discharging",
|
|
"footing",
|
|
"liquidating",
|
|
"paying",
|
|
"paying off",
|
|
"paying up",
|
|
"quitting",
|
|
"recompensing",
|
|
"settling",
|
|
"springing (for)",
|
|
"standing",
|
|
"refunding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"defunding"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlightens":{
|
|
"to give information to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the lecturer at the planetarium enlightened us about the latest astronomical discoveries"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acquaints",
|
|
"advises",
|
|
"apprises",
|
|
"briefs",
|
|
"catches up",
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"clues (in)",
|
|
"familiarizes",
|
|
"fills in",
|
|
"hips",
|
|
"informs",
|
|
"instructs",
|
|
"tells",
|
|
"verses",
|
|
"wises (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advertises",
|
|
"alerts",
|
|
"notifies",
|
|
"announces (to)",
|
|
"discloses (to)",
|
|
"assures",
|
|
"certifies",
|
|
"convinces",
|
|
"reassures",
|
|
"warrants",
|
|
"educates",
|
|
"lectures",
|
|
"schools",
|
|
"teaches",
|
|
"tutors",
|
|
"disabuses",
|
|
"disenchants",
|
|
"disillusions",
|
|
"undeceives"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misinforms",
|
|
"misleads"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"many people around the world have been enlightened by the teachings of Gautama Buddha"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"edifies",
|
|
"educates",
|
|
"illumes",
|
|
"illuminates",
|
|
"illumines",
|
|
"inspires",
|
|
"nurtures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"elevates",
|
|
"ennobles",
|
|
"enriches",
|
|
"ensouls",
|
|
"lifts",
|
|
"uplifts",
|
|
"betters",
|
|
"improves",
|
|
"regenerates",
|
|
"renews",
|
|
"transforms",
|
|
"exalts",
|
|
"glorifies",
|
|
"transfigures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confuses",
|
|
"perplexes",
|
|
"puzzles",
|
|
"beclouds",
|
|
"clouds",
|
|
"darkens",
|
|
"obscures"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engages in conversation":{
|
|
"to communicate with by means of spoken words":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chats (with)",
|
|
"converses (with)",
|
|
"speaks (to or with)",
|
|
"talks (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accosts",
|
|
"addresses",
|
|
"boards",
|
|
"collars",
|
|
"greets",
|
|
"hails",
|
|
"heralds",
|
|
"informs",
|
|
"notifies",
|
|
"tells"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"encaged":{
|
|
"to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"employees who felt encaged in their cubicles"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boxed (in)",
|
|
"caged",
|
|
"closeted",
|
|
"cooped (up)",
|
|
"corralled",
|
|
"encased",
|
|
"enclosed",
|
|
"inclosed",
|
|
"enveloped",
|
|
"fenced (in)",
|
|
"hedged",
|
|
"hemmed (in)",
|
|
"housed",
|
|
"immured",
|
|
"included",
|
|
"mewed (up)",
|
|
"penned",
|
|
"walled (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bounded",
|
|
"circumscribed",
|
|
"confined",
|
|
"contained",
|
|
"limited",
|
|
"restricted",
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"encompassed",
|
|
"enfolded",
|
|
"enframed",
|
|
"enlaced",
|
|
"framed",
|
|
"ringed",
|
|
"surrounded",
|
|
"armored",
|
|
"cocooned",
|
|
"encapsulated",
|
|
"encapsuled",
|
|
"encysted",
|
|
"ensheathed",
|
|
"ensphered",
|
|
"enwombed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enthusiasts":{
|
|
"a person with a strong and habitual liking for something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"skiing enthusiasts can't wait for the first snowfall of the season"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"addicts",
|
|
"aficionados",
|
|
"afficionados",
|
|
"buffs",
|
|
"bugs",
|
|
"devotees",
|
|
"fanatics",
|
|
"fanciers",
|
|
"fans",
|
|
"fiends",
|
|
"fools",
|
|
"freaks",
|
|
"habitu\u00e9s",
|
|
"habitues",
|
|
"heads",
|
|
"hounds",
|
|
"junkies",
|
|
"lovers",
|
|
"maniacs",
|
|
"mavens",
|
|
"mavins",
|
|
"nuts",
|
|
"suckers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"groupies",
|
|
"admirers",
|
|
"amateurs",
|
|
"collectors",
|
|
"connoisseurs",
|
|
"dilettantes",
|
|
"dilettanti",
|
|
"authorities",
|
|
"experts",
|
|
"adherents",
|
|
"converts",
|
|
"cultists",
|
|
"disciples",
|
|
"followers",
|
|
"hangers-on",
|
|
"votaries",
|
|
"advocates",
|
|
"apostles",
|
|
"backers",
|
|
"champions",
|
|
"evangelists",
|
|
"exponents",
|
|
"friends",
|
|
"patrons",
|
|
"promoters",
|
|
"proponents",
|
|
"supporters",
|
|
"partisans",
|
|
"partizans",
|
|
"zealots",
|
|
"boosters",
|
|
"rooters",
|
|
"well-wishers",
|
|
"faddists"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonadmirers",
|
|
"belittlers",
|
|
"carpers",
|
|
"critics",
|
|
"detractors"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonfans"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engraining":{
|
|
"to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the journalism professor has long ingrained his students with a deep respect for their chosen profession"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enduing",
|
|
"induing",
|
|
"imbuing",
|
|
"inculcating",
|
|
"infusing",
|
|
"inoculating",
|
|
"investing",
|
|
"steeping",
|
|
"suffusing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"animating",
|
|
"charging",
|
|
"enlivening",
|
|
"invigorating",
|
|
"leavening",
|
|
"implanting",
|
|
"instilling",
|
|
"planting",
|
|
"impregnating",
|
|
"permeating",
|
|
"pervading",
|
|
"saturating",
|
|
"deluging",
|
|
"drowning",
|
|
"filling",
|
|
"flooding",
|
|
"inundating",
|
|
"overwhelming",
|
|
"submerging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"depriving",
|
|
"divesting",
|
|
"stripping",
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"emptying",
|
|
"eliminating",
|
|
"removing",
|
|
"taking (away)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to produce a vivid impression of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the third-world privation he had witnessed forever ingrained itself upon the young doctor's memory"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"branding",
|
|
"engraving",
|
|
"etching",
|
|
"impressing",
|
|
"imprinting",
|
|
"infixing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enrooting",
|
|
"imbuing",
|
|
"implanting",
|
|
"inculcating",
|
|
"infusing",
|
|
"instilling",
|
|
"fixing",
|
|
"setting",
|
|
"stamping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blotting out",
|
|
"erasing",
|
|
"expunging",
|
|
"obliterating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tried to ingrain traditional values in their children"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bedding",
|
|
"embedding",
|
|
"imbedding",
|
|
"enrooting",
|
|
"entrenching",
|
|
"intrenching",
|
|
"fixing",
|
|
"impacting",
|
|
"implanting",
|
|
"lodging",
|
|
"rooting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"imbuing",
|
|
"infusing",
|
|
"instilling",
|
|
"beating (into)",
|
|
"driving (into)",
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
"placing",
|
|
"putting",
|
|
"settling",
|
|
"sticking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"eliminating",
|
|
"eradicating",
|
|
"ejecting",
|
|
"expelling",
|
|
"detaching",
|
|
"disconnecting",
|
|
"disengaging",
|
|
"removing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dislodging",
|
|
"rooting (out)",
|
|
"uprooting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enigmatical":{
|
|
"being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the discovery of the abandoned ship in mid ocean remains one of the most enigmatic episodes in seafaring history"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arcane",
|
|
"cryptic",
|
|
"deep",
|
|
"impenetrable",
|
|
"inscrutable",
|
|
"mysterious",
|
|
"mystic",
|
|
"occult",
|
|
"uncanny"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"darkling",
|
|
"fuzzy",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"shadowy",
|
|
"vague",
|
|
"ambiguous",
|
|
"equivocal",
|
|
"imponderable",
|
|
"incomprehensible",
|
|
"unfathomable",
|
|
"unintelligible",
|
|
"unsearchable",
|
|
"inexplicable",
|
|
"unaccountable",
|
|
"unexplainable",
|
|
"unanswerable",
|
|
"unknowable",
|
|
"metaphysical",
|
|
"mystical",
|
|
"numinous",
|
|
"supernatural",
|
|
"abstruse",
|
|
"esoteric",
|
|
"recondite",
|
|
"baffling",
|
|
"befuddling",
|
|
"bewildering",
|
|
"confounding",
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"disorienting",
|
|
"mystifying",
|
|
"perplexing",
|
|
"puzzling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fathomable",
|
|
"intelligible",
|
|
"understandable",
|
|
"apparent",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"evident",
|
|
"manifest",
|
|
"obvious",
|
|
"open-and-shut",
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"patent",
|
|
"perspicuous",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
"transparent",
|
|
"unambiguous",
|
|
"unequivocal",
|
|
"unmistakable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambiguous",
|
|
"arcane",
|
|
"cryptic",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"deep",
|
|
"Delphic",
|
|
"double-edged",
|
|
"elliptical",
|
|
"elliptic",
|
|
"equivocal",
|
|
"fuliginous",
|
|
"inscrutable",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"mysterious",
|
|
"mystic",
|
|
"nebulous",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"occult",
|
|
"opaque"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abstruse",
|
|
"esoteric",
|
|
"recondite",
|
|
"cloaked",
|
|
"concealed",
|
|
"disguised",
|
|
"masked",
|
|
"shrouded",
|
|
"beclouded",
|
|
"bedimmed",
|
|
"befogged",
|
|
"clouded",
|
|
"cloudy",
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"faint",
|
|
"foggy",
|
|
"fuzzy",
|
|
"hazy",
|
|
"indistinct",
|
|
"indistinguishable",
|
|
"misty",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"obfuscatory",
|
|
"obnubilated",
|
|
"obscurant",
|
|
"obscurantic",
|
|
"shaded",
|
|
"shadowlike",
|
|
"shadowy",
|
|
"sphinxlike",
|
|
"indefinite",
|
|
"inexact",
|
|
"inexplicit",
|
|
"noncommittal",
|
|
"questionable",
|
|
"unclear",
|
|
"uncertain",
|
|
"undefined",
|
|
"undetermined",
|
|
"vague",
|
|
"impenetrable",
|
|
"incomprehensible",
|
|
"indecipherable",
|
|
"inexplicable",
|
|
"eerie",
|
|
"eery",
|
|
"uncanny",
|
|
"weird",
|
|
"impalpable",
|
|
"inappreciable",
|
|
"intangible",
|
|
"invisible",
|
|
"unanswerable",
|
|
"unknowable",
|
|
"baffling",
|
|
"bewildering",
|
|
"confounding",
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"mystifying",
|
|
"perplexing",
|
|
"puzzling",
|
|
"unfathomable",
|
|
"circuitous",
|
|
"indirect",
|
|
"roundabout",
|
|
"complex",
|
|
"complicated",
|
|
"difficult",
|
|
"obtuse"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"comprehensible",
|
|
"fathomable",
|
|
"intelligible",
|
|
"knowable",
|
|
"legible",
|
|
"pellucid",
|
|
"understandable",
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"evident",
|
|
"self-evident",
|
|
"self-explanatory",
|
|
"certain",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"strong",
|
|
"sure",
|
|
"defined",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
"definite",
|
|
"exact",
|
|
"explicit",
|
|
"appreciable",
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"tangible",
|
|
"visible",
|
|
"blatant",
|
|
"patent",
|
|
"unmistakable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accessible",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"nonambiguous",
|
|
"obvious",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"unambiguous",
|
|
"unequivocal"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlacing":{
|
|
"to cause to twine about one another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enlaced the strips of leather to create a decorative headband"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"entwining",
|
|
"implicating",
|
|
"interlacing",
|
|
"intertwining",
|
|
"intertwisting",
|
|
"interweaving",
|
|
"inweaving",
|
|
"lacing",
|
|
"plying",
|
|
"twisting",
|
|
"weaving",
|
|
"wreathing",
|
|
"writhing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"braiding",
|
|
"plaiting",
|
|
"platting",
|
|
"pleaching",
|
|
"blending",
|
|
"fusing",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"mixing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangling",
|
|
"uncoiling",
|
|
"untangling",
|
|
"untwining",
|
|
"unwinding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enrolled":{
|
|
"to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the community college will enroll anyone who has a GED or high school diploma"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"inscribed",
|
|
"listed",
|
|
"matriculated",
|
|
"registered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enlisted",
|
|
"impaneled",
|
|
"impanelled",
|
|
"empaneled",
|
|
"empanelled",
|
|
"inducted",
|
|
"conscripted",
|
|
"drafted",
|
|
"mustered",
|
|
"wait-listed",
|
|
"booked",
|
|
"scheduled",
|
|
"checked in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"checked off",
|
|
"excluded",
|
|
"expelled",
|
|
"expunged",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"omitted",
|
|
"overlooked"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"delisted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (someone or something) on a list":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"can I enroll you on the list of volunteers for the church supper?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cataloged",
|
|
"catalogued",
|
|
"entered",
|
|
"indexed",
|
|
"inscribed",
|
|
"listed",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"recorded",
|
|
"registered",
|
|
"scheduled",
|
|
"slated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"booked",
|
|
"carded",
|
|
"filed",
|
|
"noted",
|
|
"classified",
|
|
"compiled",
|
|
"tabulated",
|
|
"tallied",
|
|
"rescheduled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deleted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enchains":{
|
|
"to confine or restrain with or as if with chains":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"learned to stop being enchained by fear and live a full life"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"binds",
|
|
"chains",
|
|
"enfetters",
|
|
"fetters",
|
|
"gyves",
|
|
"handcuffs",
|
|
"manacles",
|
|
"pinions",
|
|
"shackles",
|
|
"trammels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bits",
|
|
"hobbles",
|
|
"hog-ties",
|
|
"irons",
|
|
"lashes",
|
|
"secures",
|
|
"ties",
|
|
"trusses",
|
|
"attaches",
|
|
"fastens",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"constrains",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"hampers",
|
|
"hinders",
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
"limits",
|
|
"restricts",
|
|
"entangles",
|
|
"tangles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"emancipates",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"liberates",
|
|
"looses",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"rescues",
|
|
"undoes",
|
|
"unfastens",
|
|
"untangles",
|
|
"unties",
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disengages"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unbinds",
|
|
"unfetters",
|
|
"unshackles"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enchanted":{
|
|
"being or appearing to be under a magic spell":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an enchanted isle of the South Pacific"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bewitched",
|
|
"charmed",
|
|
"entranced",
|
|
"magic",
|
|
"magical",
|
|
"spellbound"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cursed",
|
|
"curst",
|
|
"jinxed",
|
|
"possessed",
|
|
"dreamy",
|
|
"fairy",
|
|
"fairylike",
|
|
"fantastic",
|
|
"fantastical",
|
|
"miraculous",
|
|
"utopian",
|
|
"wondrous",
|
|
"hypnotized",
|
|
"mesmerized",
|
|
"bedazzled",
|
|
"captivated",
|
|
"fascinated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to attract or delight as if by magic":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the child actress enchanted audiences with her bubbly personality"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allured",
|
|
"beguiled",
|
|
"bewitched",
|
|
"captivated",
|
|
"charmed",
|
|
"fascinated",
|
|
"killed",
|
|
"magnetized",
|
|
"wiled",
|
|
"witched"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disarmed",
|
|
"drew",
|
|
"enticed",
|
|
"lured",
|
|
"pulled",
|
|
"seduced",
|
|
"tempted",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"arrested",
|
|
"enraptured",
|
|
"enthralled",
|
|
"entranced",
|
|
"appealed (to)",
|
|
"interested",
|
|
"intrigued",
|
|
"beckoned",
|
|
"courted",
|
|
"invited",
|
|
"solicited",
|
|
"wooed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disgusted",
|
|
"offended",
|
|
"repelled",
|
|
"revolted",
|
|
"annoyed",
|
|
"displeased",
|
|
"irked",
|
|
"bored",
|
|
"tired",
|
|
"wearied"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cast a spell on":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"out of spite, the jealous queen enchanted her chief rival for the title of the fairest one of all"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bewitched",
|
|
"charmed",
|
|
"ensorcelled",
|
|
"ensorceled",
|
|
"hexed",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"spelled",
|
|
"struck"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cursed",
|
|
"jinxed",
|
|
"possessed",
|
|
"voodooed",
|
|
"attracted",
|
|
"beguiled",
|
|
"captivated",
|
|
"fascinated",
|
|
"mesmerized",
|
|
"spellbound",
|
|
"enticed",
|
|
"lured",
|
|
"seduced",
|
|
"tempted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blessed",
|
|
"blest"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to hold the attention of as if by a spell":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the tales about the young wizard have enchanted children around the globe"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrested",
|
|
"bedazzled",
|
|
"caught up",
|
|
"enthralled",
|
|
"fascinated",
|
|
"gripped",
|
|
"hypnotized",
|
|
"mesmerized",
|
|
"spellbound"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enraptured",
|
|
"entranced",
|
|
"thrilled",
|
|
"beguiled",
|
|
"bewitched",
|
|
"charmed",
|
|
"absorbed",
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"engrossed",
|
|
"involved"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encysted":{
|
|
"as in encapsuled , ensphered":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"armored",
|
|
"cocooned",
|
|
"encapsulated",
|
|
"encapsuled",
|
|
"ensheathed",
|
|
"ensphered",
|
|
"enwombed",
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"encompassed",
|
|
"enfolded",
|
|
"enframed",
|
|
"enlaced",
|
|
"framed",
|
|
"ringed",
|
|
"surrounded",
|
|
"bounded",
|
|
"circumscribed",
|
|
"confined",
|
|
"contained",
|
|
"limited",
|
|
"restricted",
|
|
"boxed (in)",
|
|
"caged",
|
|
"closeted",
|
|
"cooped (up)",
|
|
"corralled",
|
|
"encaged",
|
|
"encased",
|
|
"enclosed",
|
|
"inclosed",
|
|
"enveloped",
|
|
"fenced (in)",
|
|
"hedged",
|
|
"hemmed (in)",
|
|
"housed",
|
|
"immured",
|
|
"included",
|
|
"mewed (up)",
|
|
"penned",
|
|
"walled (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engrains":{
|
|
"to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the journalism professor has long ingrained his students with a deep respect for their chosen profession"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"endues",
|
|
"indues",
|
|
"imbues",
|
|
"inculcates",
|
|
"infuses",
|
|
"inoculates",
|
|
"invests",
|
|
"steeps",
|
|
"suffuses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"animates",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"enlivens",
|
|
"invigorates",
|
|
"leavens",
|
|
"implants",
|
|
"instills",
|
|
"plants",
|
|
"impregnates",
|
|
"permeates",
|
|
"pervades",
|
|
"saturates",
|
|
"deluges",
|
|
"drowns",
|
|
"fills",
|
|
"floods",
|
|
"inundates",
|
|
"overwhelms",
|
|
"submerges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deprives",
|
|
"divests",
|
|
"strips",
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"empties",
|
|
"eliminates",
|
|
"removes",
|
|
"takes (away)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to produce a vivid impression of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the third-world privation he had witnessed forever ingrained itself upon the young doctor's memory"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brands",
|
|
"engraves",
|
|
"etches",
|
|
"impresses",
|
|
"imprints",
|
|
"infixes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enroots",
|
|
"imbues",
|
|
"implants",
|
|
"inculcates",
|
|
"infuses",
|
|
"instills",
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"sets",
|
|
"stamps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blots out",
|
|
"erases",
|
|
"expunges",
|
|
"obliterates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tried to ingrain traditional values in their children"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beds",
|
|
"embeds",
|
|
"imbeds",
|
|
"enroots",
|
|
"entrenches",
|
|
"intrenches",
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"impacts",
|
|
"implants",
|
|
"lodges",
|
|
"roots"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"imbues",
|
|
"infuses",
|
|
"instills",
|
|
"beats (into)",
|
|
"drives (into)",
|
|
"establishes",
|
|
"places",
|
|
"puts",
|
|
"settles",
|
|
"sticks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"eliminates",
|
|
"eradicates",
|
|
"ejects",
|
|
"expels",
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disconnects",
|
|
"disengages",
|
|
"removes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dislodges",
|
|
"roots (out)",
|
|
"uproots"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endeavored":{
|
|
"to devote serious and sustained effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the trapped climber endeavored mightily to get the boulder to budge"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banged away",
|
|
"beavered (away)",
|
|
"drudged",
|
|
"dug (away)",
|
|
"fagged",
|
|
"grubbed",
|
|
"humped",
|
|
"hustled",
|
|
"labored",
|
|
"moiled",
|
|
"pegged (away)",
|
|
"plodded",
|
|
"plowed",
|
|
"plugged",
|
|
"slaved",
|
|
"slogged",
|
|
"strained",
|
|
"strove",
|
|
"strived",
|
|
"struggled",
|
|
"sweat",
|
|
"sweated",
|
|
"toiled",
|
|
"travailed",
|
|
"tugged",
|
|
"worked",
|
|
"wrought"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"applied (oneself)",
|
|
"buckled (down)",
|
|
"dug in",
|
|
"hammered (away)",
|
|
"knuckled down",
|
|
"pitched in",
|
|
"attacked",
|
|
"drove",
|
|
"essayed",
|
|
"tried",
|
|
"exercised",
|
|
"exerted",
|
|
"overexerted",
|
|
"overworked",
|
|
"eked out",
|
|
"ground (out)",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"scrabbled",
|
|
"scratched",
|
|
"trudged",
|
|
"waded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"eased (up)",
|
|
"let up",
|
|
"slackened",
|
|
"bummed",
|
|
"chilled",
|
|
"dallied",
|
|
"dillydallied",
|
|
"footled",
|
|
"goldbricked",
|
|
"goofed (off)",
|
|
"hacked (around)",
|
|
"hung (around or out)",
|
|
"hanged (around or out)",
|
|
"idled",
|
|
"lazed",
|
|
"loafed",
|
|
"lounged",
|
|
"shirked",
|
|
"slacked (off)",
|
|
"vegged out",
|
|
"basked",
|
|
"lolled",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"reposed",
|
|
"rested",
|
|
"unwound",
|
|
"dabbled",
|
|
"doodled",
|
|
"fooled around",
|
|
"fribbled",
|
|
"goofed (around)",
|
|
"hung",
|
|
"hanged",
|
|
"hung about",
|
|
"messed around",
|
|
"monkeyed (around)",
|
|
"played",
|
|
"pottered (around)",
|
|
"puttered (around)",
|
|
"trifled"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make an effort to do":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our club is forever endeavoring to find ways to raise more money for activities"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assayed",
|
|
"attempted",
|
|
"essayed",
|
|
"sought",
|
|
"strove",
|
|
"strived",
|
|
"tried"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fought",
|
|
"strained",
|
|
"struggled",
|
|
"toiled",
|
|
"troubled",
|
|
"worked",
|
|
"wrought",
|
|
"aimed",
|
|
"aspired",
|
|
"hoped",
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"took up",
|
|
"undertook"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"gave up",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"quitted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engage (in)":{
|
|
"as in practice":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"practice",
|
|
"practise",
|
|
"ace",
|
|
"nail",
|
|
"work (at)",
|
|
"bring about",
|
|
"effect",
|
|
"effectuate",
|
|
"implement",
|
|
"reduplicate",
|
|
"reenact",
|
|
"repeat",
|
|
"accomplish",
|
|
"achieve",
|
|
"bring off",
|
|
"carry off",
|
|
"carry out",
|
|
"commit",
|
|
"compass",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"execute",
|
|
"follow through (with)",
|
|
"fulfill",
|
|
"fulfil",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"negotiate",
|
|
"perform",
|
|
"perpetrate",
|
|
"prosecute",
|
|
"pull off",
|
|
"put through",
|
|
"actualize",
|
|
"attain",
|
|
"realize",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"wind up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fail",
|
|
"skimp",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"slur"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"envenomed":{
|
|
"containing or contaminated with a substance capable of injuring or killing a living thing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the envenomed spines of these tropical fishes make them a particular hazard of coral reefs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"poison",
|
|
"poisoned",
|
|
"poisonous",
|
|
"toxic",
|
|
"venomous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"contagious",
|
|
"infectious",
|
|
"infective",
|
|
"pathogenic",
|
|
"pestilent",
|
|
"pestilential",
|
|
"baneful",
|
|
"deleterious",
|
|
"harmful",
|
|
"hurtful",
|
|
"injurious",
|
|
"malignant",
|
|
"nocuous",
|
|
"noxious",
|
|
"virulent",
|
|
"unhealthful",
|
|
"unhealthy",
|
|
"unwholesome",
|
|
"calamitous",
|
|
"deadly",
|
|
"fatal",
|
|
"fell",
|
|
"lethal",
|
|
"murderous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"beneficial",
|
|
"curative",
|
|
"healthful",
|
|
"healthy",
|
|
"helpful",
|
|
"palliative",
|
|
"remedial",
|
|
"salubrious",
|
|
"salutary",
|
|
"wholesome",
|
|
"benign",
|
|
"harmless",
|
|
"innocuous",
|
|
"inoffensive",
|
|
"nonfatal",
|
|
"nonlethal"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonpoisonous",
|
|
"nontoxic",
|
|
"nonvenomous"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to implant bitter feelings in":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"thoughtless, self-indulgent antics that only managed to envenom his teammates"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"antagonized",
|
|
"embittered",
|
|
"empoisoned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aggravated",
|
|
"angered",
|
|
"enraged",
|
|
"incensed",
|
|
"infuriated",
|
|
"maddened",
|
|
"alienated",
|
|
"disaffected",
|
|
"disgruntled",
|
|
"estranged",
|
|
"set (against)",
|
|
"curdled",
|
|
"soured"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"endeared",
|
|
"ingratiated",
|
|
"appeased",
|
|
"assuaged",
|
|
"mollified",
|
|
"pacified",
|
|
"placated",
|
|
"propitiated",
|
|
"sweetened"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entoils":{
|
|
"to catch or hold as if in a net":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"entoiled by the strings of fate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catches up",
|
|
"enmeshes",
|
|
"immeshes",
|
|
"ensnares",
|
|
"ensnarls",
|
|
"entangles",
|
|
"entraps",
|
|
"meshes",
|
|
"nets",
|
|
"snares",
|
|
"tangles",
|
|
"traps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"birdlimes",
|
|
"captures",
|
|
"collars",
|
|
"embroils",
|
|
"implicates",
|
|
"involves",
|
|
"mires"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disengages",
|
|
"extricates",
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"liberates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangles",
|
|
"untangles"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enregistered":{
|
|
"as in entered , inscribed":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"entered",
|
|
"inscribed",
|
|
"chronicled",
|
|
"minuted",
|
|
"transcribed",
|
|
"chalked (up)",
|
|
"notched",
|
|
"scored",
|
|
"jotted (down)",
|
|
"logged",
|
|
"marked",
|
|
"noted",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"recorded",
|
|
"registered",
|
|
"reported",
|
|
"set down",
|
|
"took down",
|
|
"wrote down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entrails":{
|
|
"the internal organs of the body":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in ancient Rome predictions of future events would sometimes be based on an examination of the entrails of a sacrificial animal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gut",
|
|
"innards",
|
|
"inside(s)",
|
|
"inwards",
|
|
"viscera",
|
|
"vitals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bowel(s)",
|
|
"intestine(s)",
|
|
"chitterlings",
|
|
"chitlins",
|
|
"giblet(s)",
|
|
"variety meat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"plural noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensorcel":{
|
|
"to cast a spell on":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a dense, dark forest that is the scene for many a tale in which some unsuspecting traveler is ensorcelled by a witch or wizard"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bewitch",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"enchant",
|
|
"hex",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"spell",
|
|
"strike"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curse",
|
|
"jinx",
|
|
"possess",
|
|
"voodoo",
|
|
"attract",
|
|
"beguile",
|
|
"captivate",
|
|
"fascinate",
|
|
"mesmerize",
|
|
"spellbind",
|
|
"entice",
|
|
"lure",
|
|
"seduce",
|
|
"tempt"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bless"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enters":{
|
|
"to go or come in or into":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the hikers entered the cave with considerable caution"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accesses",
|
|
"penetrates",
|
|
"pierces"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barges (in)",
|
|
"breezes (in)",
|
|
"bursts (in or into)",
|
|
"waltzes (in)",
|
|
"drops in",
|
|
"pops (in)",
|
|
"strays (into)",
|
|
"wanders (into)",
|
|
"crashes",
|
|
"encroaches",
|
|
"gate-crashes",
|
|
"infiltrates",
|
|
"infringes",
|
|
"intrudes",
|
|
"invades",
|
|
"trespasses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"departs",
|
|
"exits",
|
|
"leaves"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become a member of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"patriotic young men and women entering the armed services",
|
|
"debutantes entering society"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enlists (in)",
|
|
"enrolls (in)",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"signs on (for)",
|
|
"signs up (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"reenlists",
|
|
"reenrolls",
|
|
"reenters",
|
|
"rejoins",
|
|
"re-ups",
|
|
"gets in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drops out",
|
|
"quits",
|
|
"withdraws"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"demits"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (someone or something) on a list":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"new voters fill out a form and elections officials enter their names into the database"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catalogs",
|
|
"catalogues",
|
|
"enrolls",
|
|
"enrols",
|
|
"indexes",
|
|
"inscribes",
|
|
"lists",
|
|
"puts down",
|
|
"records",
|
|
"registers",
|
|
"schedules",
|
|
"slates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"books",
|
|
"cards",
|
|
"files",
|
|
"notes",
|
|
"classifies",
|
|
"compiles",
|
|
"tabulates",
|
|
"tallies",
|
|
"reschedules"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deletes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the club enters only five new members a year"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admits",
|
|
"receives",
|
|
"takes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"entertains",
|
|
"welcomes",
|
|
"fellowships",
|
|
"confirms",
|
|
"ratifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"disallows",
|
|
"disapproves",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"refuses",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"blackballs",
|
|
"blacklists",
|
|
"ostracizes",
|
|
"banishes",
|
|
"deports",
|
|
"exiles",
|
|
"expels",
|
|
"ousts",
|
|
"throws out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bans",
|
|
"bars"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlarging":{
|
|
"to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as the number of people with cell phones enlarges , more transmission towers will have to be built"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accelerating",
|
|
"accumulating",
|
|
"appreciating",
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
"booming",
|
|
"building up",
|
|
"burgeoning",
|
|
"bourgeoning",
|
|
"climbing",
|
|
"escalating",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"gaining",
|
|
"increasing",
|
|
"mounting",
|
|
"multiplying",
|
|
"mushrooming",
|
|
"proliferating",
|
|
"rising",
|
|
"rolling up",
|
|
"snowballing",
|
|
"spreading",
|
|
"swelling",
|
|
"waxing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"jumping",
|
|
"rocketing",
|
|
"skyrocketing",
|
|
"surging",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"intensifying",
|
|
"redoubling",
|
|
"blowing up",
|
|
"bulking",
|
|
"distending",
|
|
"inflating",
|
|
"puffing (up)",
|
|
"crescendoing",
|
|
"cresting",
|
|
"peaking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"diminishing",
|
|
"dwindling",
|
|
"lessening",
|
|
"receding",
|
|
"waning"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make greater in size, amount, or number":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with a new member of the family on the way, maybe we should consider enlarging the house"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accelerating",
|
|
"adding (to)",
|
|
"aggrandizing",
|
|
"amplifying",
|
|
"augmenting",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"building up",
|
|
"compounding",
|
|
"escalating",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"extending",
|
|
"hyping",
|
|
"increasing",
|
|
"multiplying",
|
|
"pumping up",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"stoking",
|
|
"supersizing",
|
|
"swelling",
|
|
"upping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"booming",
|
|
"jumping",
|
|
"skyrocketing",
|
|
"spiking",
|
|
"bumping (up)",
|
|
"ratcheting (up)",
|
|
"racheting (up)",
|
|
"blowing up",
|
|
"dilating",
|
|
"distending",
|
|
"inflating",
|
|
"drawing out",
|
|
"elongating",
|
|
"fleshing (out)",
|
|
"lengthening",
|
|
"prolonging",
|
|
"protracting",
|
|
"stretching",
|
|
"developing",
|
|
"enhancing",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"intensifying",
|
|
"magnifying",
|
|
"complementing",
|
|
"supplementing",
|
|
"beefing (up)",
|
|
"reinforcing",
|
|
"reenforcing",
|
|
"strengthening",
|
|
"maximizing",
|
|
"accumulating",
|
|
"amassing",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"following up",
|
|
"parlaying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviating",
|
|
"abridging",
|
|
"curtailing",
|
|
"shortening",
|
|
"compressing",
|
|
"condensing",
|
|
"constricting",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"cutting back",
|
|
"retrenching"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abating",
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"de-escalating",
|
|
"diminishing",
|
|
"downsizing",
|
|
"dwindling",
|
|
"lessening",
|
|
"lowering",
|
|
"minifying",
|
|
"reducing",
|
|
"subtracting (from)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to set free (as from slavery or confinement)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"like a wild animal enlarged from a leghold trap, the freed prisoner raced about"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"discharging",
|
|
"disenthralling",
|
|
"disenthraling",
|
|
"emancipating",
|
|
"enfranchising",
|
|
"freeing",
|
|
"liberating",
|
|
"loosening",
|
|
"loosing",
|
|
"manumitting",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"springing",
|
|
"unbinding",
|
|
"uncaging",
|
|
"unchaining",
|
|
"unfettering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bailing (out)",
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"paroling",
|
|
"ransoming",
|
|
"redeeming",
|
|
"rescuing",
|
|
"saving",
|
|
"disembarrassing",
|
|
"disencumbering",
|
|
"disengaging",
|
|
"disentangling",
|
|
"extricating",
|
|
"unshackling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"handcuffing",
|
|
"manacling",
|
|
"shackling",
|
|
"trammeling",
|
|
"trammelling",
|
|
"committing",
|
|
"immuring",
|
|
"imprisoning",
|
|
"incarcerating",
|
|
"interning",
|
|
"jailing",
|
|
"locking (up)",
|
|
"conquering",
|
|
"enslaving",
|
|
"subduing",
|
|
"subjugating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"binding",
|
|
"confining",
|
|
"enchaining",
|
|
"fettering",
|
|
"restraining"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enclosed":{
|
|
"as in caged , chained":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"caged",
|
|
"chained",
|
|
"immured",
|
|
"imprisoned",
|
|
"leashed",
|
|
"penned",
|
|
"caught",
|
|
"anchored",
|
|
"bolted",
|
|
"fastened",
|
|
"fettered",
|
|
"manacled",
|
|
"shackled",
|
|
"tied",
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"confined",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"unfree",
|
|
"kidnapped",
|
|
"kidnaped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"footloose",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"loose",
|
|
"unbound",
|
|
"unconfined",
|
|
"unrestrained",
|
|
"escaped",
|
|
"uncaged",
|
|
"unchained",
|
|
"unfettered",
|
|
"unleashed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"dogs who spend the day enclosed in small cages"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boxed (in)",
|
|
"caged",
|
|
"closeted",
|
|
"cooped (up)",
|
|
"corralled",
|
|
"encaged",
|
|
"encased",
|
|
"enveloped",
|
|
"fenced (in)",
|
|
"hedged",
|
|
"hemmed (in)",
|
|
"housed",
|
|
"immured",
|
|
"included",
|
|
"mewed (up)",
|
|
"penned",
|
|
"walled (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bounded",
|
|
"circumscribed",
|
|
"confined",
|
|
"contained",
|
|
"limited",
|
|
"restricted",
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"encompassed",
|
|
"enfolded",
|
|
"enframed",
|
|
"enlaced",
|
|
"framed",
|
|
"ringed",
|
|
"surrounded",
|
|
"armored",
|
|
"cocooned",
|
|
"encapsulated",
|
|
"encapsuled",
|
|
"encysted",
|
|
"ensheathed",
|
|
"ensphered",
|
|
"enwombed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a circle around":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in a show of support, the women rushed to enclose their distraught friend"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circled",
|
|
"compassed",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"encompassed",
|
|
"environed",
|
|
"girded",
|
|
"girt",
|
|
"girdled",
|
|
"ringed",
|
|
"surrounded",
|
|
"wreathed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"circumscribed",
|
|
"closed in",
|
|
"cordoned (off)",
|
|
"fenced (in)",
|
|
"hemmed (in)",
|
|
"walled",
|
|
"beset",
|
|
"besieged",
|
|
"entrenched",
|
|
"intrenched",
|
|
"invested",
|
|
"swarmed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to surround or cover closely":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the house was enclosed by a high hedge that shielded it from public view"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosomed",
|
|
"bowered",
|
|
"circumfused",
|
|
"cocooned",
|
|
"embosomed",
|
|
"embowered",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"encompassed",
|
|
"enfolded",
|
|
"enshrouded",
|
|
"enswathed",
|
|
"enveloped",
|
|
"enwrapped",
|
|
"invested",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"lapped",
|
|
"mantled",
|
|
"muffled",
|
|
"shrouded",
|
|
"swathed",
|
|
"veiled",
|
|
"wrapped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curtained",
|
|
"draped",
|
|
"embedded",
|
|
"imbedded",
|
|
"encased",
|
|
"swaddled",
|
|
"blanketed",
|
|
"overlaid",
|
|
"overspread",
|
|
"camouflaged",
|
|
"cloaked",
|
|
"disguised",
|
|
"masked",
|
|
"circled",
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"enlaced",
|
|
"enwound"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bared",
|
|
"denuded",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"stripped",
|
|
"stript"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensnare":{
|
|
"to catch or hold as if in a net":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"parked just out of view, the state trooper was lying in wait to ensnare unwary speeders"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catch up",
|
|
"enmesh",
|
|
"immesh",
|
|
"ensnarl",
|
|
"entangle",
|
|
"entoil",
|
|
"entrap",
|
|
"mesh",
|
|
"net",
|
|
"snare",
|
|
"tangle",
|
|
"trap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bag",
|
|
"birdlime",
|
|
"capture",
|
|
"collar",
|
|
"embroil",
|
|
"implicate",
|
|
"involve",
|
|
"mire"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
"extricate",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"liberate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangle",
|
|
"untangle"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encapsulates":{
|
|
"to make into a short statement of the main points (as of a report)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"can you encapsulate the speech in about a paragraph?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abstracts",
|
|
"boils down",
|
|
"briefs",
|
|
"digests",
|
|
"epitomizes",
|
|
"outlines",
|
|
"recapitulates",
|
|
"recaps",
|
|
"reprises",
|
|
"summarizes",
|
|
"sums up",
|
|
"synopsizes",
|
|
"wraps up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abridges",
|
|
"condenses",
|
|
"curtails",
|
|
"cuts back",
|
|
"shortens",
|
|
"downsizes",
|
|
"shrinks",
|
|
"concentrates",
|
|
"consolidates",
|
|
"decocts",
|
|
"essentializes",
|
|
"simplifies",
|
|
"streamlines"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"elongates",
|
|
"extends",
|
|
"lengthens",
|
|
"prolongs",
|
|
"protracts",
|
|
"amplifies",
|
|
"elaborates (on or upon)",
|
|
"enlarges (on or upon)",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"supplements"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engirdles":{
|
|
"to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the cloud- engirdled peaks of the Andes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bands",
|
|
"begirds",
|
|
"belts",
|
|
"engirds",
|
|
"enwinds",
|
|
"girdles",
|
|
"girds",
|
|
"girths",
|
|
"girts",
|
|
"wraps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ties up",
|
|
"trusses",
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"enwreathes",
|
|
"loops",
|
|
"winds",
|
|
"wreathes",
|
|
"bandages",
|
|
"enswathes",
|
|
"swathes",
|
|
"chains",
|
|
"cords",
|
|
"enchains",
|
|
"lashes",
|
|
"ropes",
|
|
"shackles",
|
|
"tapes",
|
|
"wires"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"unbinds",
|
|
"unlashes",
|
|
"unshackles",
|
|
"unties",
|
|
"unwinds"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ungirds",
|
|
"unwraps"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enframed":{
|
|
"as in surrounded , framed":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"encompassed",
|
|
"enfolded",
|
|
"enlaced",
|
|
"framed",
|
|
"ringed",
|
|
"surrounded",
|
|
"bounded",
|
|
"circumscribed",
|
|
"confined",
|
|
"contained",
|
|
"limited",
|
|
"restricted",
|
|
"armored",
|
|
"cocooned",
|
|
"encapsulated",
|
|
"encapsuled",
|
|
"encysted",
|
|
"ensheathed",
|
|
"ensphered",
|
|
"enwombed",
|
|
"boxed (in)",
|
|
"caged",
|
|
"closeted",
|
|
"cooped (up)",
|
|
"corralled",
|
|
"encaged",
|
|
"encased",
|
|
"enclosed",
|
|
"inclosed",
|
|
"enveloped",
|
|
"fenced (in)",
|
|
"hedged",
|
|
"hemmed (in)",
|
|
"housed",
|
|
"immured",
|
|
"included",
|
|
"mewed (up)",
|
|
"penned",
|
|
"walled (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensilage":{
|
|
"as in feed , fodder":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"feed",
|
|
"fodder",
|
|
"forage",
|
|
"silage",
|
|
"slop",
|
|
"swill",
|
|
"commissary",
|
|
"rations",
|
|
"supplies",
|
|
"aliment",
|
|
"nutriment",
|
|
"diet",
|
|
"nourishment",
|
|
"nurture",
|
|
"sustenance",
|
|
"bread",
|
|
"chow",
|
|
"chuck",
|
|
"comestibles",
|
|
"eatables",
|
|
"eats",
|
|
"edibles",
|
|
"fare",
|
|
"food",
|
|
"foodstuffs",
|
|
"grub",
|
|
"meat",
|
|
"provender",
|
|
"provisions",
|
|
"table",
|
|
"tucker",
|
|
"viands",
|
|
"victuals",
|
|
"vittles",
|
|
"mess",
|
|
"pap",
|
|
"feast",
|
|
"meal",
|
|
"refreshments",
|
|
"regale",
|
|
"repast",
|
|
"spread",
|
|
"board",
|
|
"dish",
|
|
"plate",
|
|
"platter",
|
|
"serving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enrollments":{
|
|
"the number of individuals registered":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the school's enrollment currently stands at 500"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"registrations",
|
|
"registries"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"classes",
|
|
"rosters",
|
|
"counts",
|
|
"memberships"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encirclements":{
|
|
"as in containments , encompassments":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"containments",
|
|
"encompassments",
|
|
"counterblockades",
|
|
"counter-blockades",
|
|
"confinements",
|
|
"insulations",
|
|
"isolations",
|
|
"quarantines",
|
|
"seclusions",
|
|
"segregations",
|
|
"sequestrations",
|
|
"beleaguerments",
|
|
"blockades",
|
|
"investments",
|
|
"leaguers",
|
|
"sieges",
|
|
"incarcerations",
|
|
"internments"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entrapped":{
|
|
"to catch or hold as if in a net":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a string of inconsistent statements and outright lies that finally entrapped the witness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"caught up",
|
|
"enmeshed",
|
|
"immeshed",
|
|
"ensnared",
|
|
"ensnarled",
|
|
"entangled",
|
|
"entoiled",
|
|
"meshed",
|
|
"netted",
|
|
"snared",
|
|
"tangled",
|
|
"trapped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bagged",
|
|
"birdlimed",
|
|
"captured",
|
|
"collared",
|
|
"embroiled",
|
|
"implicated",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"mired"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disengaged",
|
|
"extricated",
|
|
"cleared",
|
|
"freed",
|
|
"liberated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangled",
|
|
"untangled"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enacts":{
|
|
"to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Congress enacts all laws relating to foreign trade and immigration"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"constitutes",
|
|
"lays down",
|
|
"legislates",
|
|
"makes",
|
|
"ordains",
|
|
"passes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"reenacts",
|
|
"repasses",
|
|
"brings about",
|
|
"effects",
|
|
"allows",
|
|
"authorizes",
|
|
"permits",
|
|
"sanctions",
|
|
"decrees",
|
|
"dictates",
|
|
"proclaims",
|
|
"administers",
|
|
"executes",
|
|
"approves",
|
|
"confirms",
|
|
"ratifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abolishes",
|
|
"abrogates",
|
|
"annuls",
|
|
"cancels",
|
|
"invalidates",
|
|
"kills",
|
|
"nullifies",
|
|
"overturns",
|
|
"reverses",
|
|
"voids"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"repeals",
|
|
"rescinds",
|
|
"revokes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"envoy":{
|
|
"a person sent on a mission to represent another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the president sent the secretary of state as his personal envoy to gain the support of the country's allies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agent",
|
|
"ambassador",
|
|
"delegate",
|
|
"emissary",
|
|
"legate",
|
|
"minister",
|
|
"representative"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ambassadress",
|
|
"attach\u00e9",
|
|
"charg\u00e9 d'affaires",
|
|
"consul",
|
|
"deputy",
|
|
"diplomat",
|
|
"foreign minister",
|
|
"nuncio",
|
|
"procurator",
|
|
"proxy",
|
|
"apostle",
|
|
"evangelist",
|
|
"missionary",
|
|
"deputation",
|
|
"detachment",
|
|
"legation",
|
|
"courier",
|
|
"messenger",
|
|
"mouthpiece",
|
|
"spokesperson"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person who acts or does business for another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"one of the students was chosen as the club's envoy in meetings with the principal"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agent",
|
|
"assignee",
|
|
"attorney",
|
|
"commissary",
|
|
"delegate",
|
|
"deputy",
|
|
"factor",
|
|
"minister",
|
|
"procurator",
|
|
"proxy",
|
|
"rep",
|
|
"representative"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ambassador",
|
|
"diplomat",
|
|
"diplomatist",
|
|
"emissary",
|
|
"foreign minister",
|
|
"legate",
|
|
"plenipotentiary",
|
|
"alternate",
|
|
"backup",
|
|
"pinch hitter",
|
|
"relief",
|
|
"replacement",
|
|
"stand-in",
|
|
"sub",
|
|
"substitute",
|
|
"surrogate",
|
|
"understudy",
|
|
"informer",
|
|
"operative",
|
|
"spy",
|
|
"broker",
|
|
"distributor",
|
|
"manager",
|
|
"arbiter",
|
|
"arbitrator",
|
|
"comprador",
|
|
"compradore",
|
|
"conciliator",
|
|
"go-between",
|
|
"intercessor",
|
|
"intermediary",
|
|
"interposer",
|
|
"liaison",
|
|
"mediator",
|
|
"middleman",
|
|
"peacemaker",
|
|
"mouthpiece",
|
|
"point man",
|
|
"point person",
|
|
"prophet",
|
|
"speaker",
|
|
"spokesman",
|
|
"spokesperson"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensnarl":{
|
|
"to catch or hold as if in a net":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"for two years the couple was ensnarled in the red tape of an international adoption"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catch up",
|
|
"enmesh",
|
|
"immesh",
|
|
"ensnare",
|
|
"entangle",
|
|
"entoil",
|
|
"entrap",
|
|
"mesh",
|
|
"net",
|
|
"snare",
|
|
"tangle",
|
|
"trap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bag",
|
|
"birdlime",
|
|
"capture",
|
|
"collar",
|
|
"embroil",
|
|
"implicate",
|
|
"involve",
|
|
"mire"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
"extricate",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"liberate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangle",
|
|
"untangle"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enclasped":{
|
|
"to put one's arms around and press tightly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"reached around and enclasped all four children at once"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bear-hugged",
|
|
"clasped",
|
|
"crushed",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"enfolded",
|
|
"grasped",
|
|
"hugged",
|
|
"strained"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clamped",
|
|
"clung",
|
|
"cradled",
|
|
"grabbed",
|
|
"gripped",
|
|
"held",
|
|
"bosomed",
|
|
"embosomed",
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"entwined",
|
|
"enveloped",
|
|
"enwound",
|
|
"folded",
|
|
"locked",
|
|
"twined",
|
|
"wrapped",
|
|
"cuddled",
|
|
"fondled",
|
|
"nestled",
|
|
"nuzzled",
|
|
"patted",
|
|
"petted",
|
|
"snuggled",
|
|
"stroked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensphere":{
|
|
"as in ensheathe , encapsule":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"armor",
|
|
"cocoon",
|
|
"encapsulate",
|
|
"encapsule",
|
|
"encyst",
|
|
"ensheathe",
|
|
"enwomb",
|
|
"encircle",
|
|
"encompass",
|
|
"enfold",
|
|
"enframe",
|
|
"enlace",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"ring",
|
|
"surround",
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"circumscribe",
|
|
"confine",
|
|
"contain",
|
|
"limit",
|
|
"restrict",
|
|
"box (in)",
|
|
"cage",
|
|
"closet",
|
|
"coop (up)",
|
|
"corral",
|
|
"encage",
|
|
"encase",
|
|
"enclose",
|
|
"inclose",
|
|
"envelop",
|
|
"fence (in)",
|
|
"hedge",
|
|
"hem (in)",
|
|
"house",
|
|
"immure",
|
|
"include",
|
|
"mew (up)",
|
|
"pen",
|
|
"wall (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enchainment":{
|
|
"as in restriction , confinement":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"captivity",
|
|
"confinement",
|
|
"constraint",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"enslavement",
|
|
"hindrance",
|
|
"immurement",
|
|
"imprisonment",
|
|
"incarceration",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"restriction",
|
|
"band",
|
|
"bind",
|
|
"bond",
|
|
"bracelet",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"cuff(s)",
|
|
"fetter",
|
|
"handcuff(s)",
|
|
"irons",
|
|
"ligature",
|
|
"manacle(s)",
|
|
"shackle",
|
|
"entanglement",
|
|
"net",
|
|
"trammel",
|
|
"trap",
|
|
"collar",
|
|
"straitjacket",
|
|
"straightjacket",
|
|
"fastener",
|
|
"hobble",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"hold-down",
|
|
"holding",
|
|
"tie"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensheathed":{
|
|
"as in ensphered , encapsuled":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"armored",
|
|
"cocooned",
|
|
"encapsulated",
|
|
"encapsuled",
|
|
"encysted",
|
|
"ensphered",
|
|
"enwombed",
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"encompassed",
|
|
"enfolded",
|
|
"enframed",
|
|
"enlaced",
|
|
"framed",
|
|
"ringed",
|
|
"surrounded",
|
|
"bounded",
|
|
"circumscribed",
|
|
"confined",
|
|
"contained",
|
|
"limited",
|
|
"restricted",
|
|
"boxed (in)",
|
|
"caged",
|
|
"closeted",
|
|
"cooped (up)",
|
|
"corralled",
|
|
"encaged",
|
|
"encased",
|
|
"enclosed",
|
|
"inclosed",
|
|
"enveloped",
|
|
"fenced (in)",
|
|
"hedged",
|
|
"hemmed (in)",
|
|
"housed",
|
|
"immured",
|
|
"included",
|
|
"mewed (up)",
|
|
"penned",
|
|
"walled (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enactors":{
|
|
"as in performers , entertainers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barnstormers",
|
|
"entertainers",
|
|
"performers",
|
|
"actors",
|
|
"impersonators",
|
|
"mummers",
|
|
"players",
|
|
"thespians",
|
|
"thesps",
|
|
"troupers",
|
|
"actresses",
|
|
"starlets",
|
|
"leading ladies",
|
|
"leading men",
|
|
"leads",
|
|
"stars",
|
|
"coactors",
|
|
"co-actors",
|
|
"costars",
|
|
"co-stars",
|
|
"extras",
|
|
"spear-carriers",
|
|
"supernumeraries",
|
|
"walk-ons",
|
|
"monologuists",
|
|
"monologists",
|
|
"prima donnas",
|
|
"scene-stealers",
|
|
"doubles",
|
|
"understudies",
|
|
"comedians",
|
|
"farceurs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"envelope":{
|
|
"as in package , wrapper":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"package",
|
|
"wrapper",
|
|
"cuticle",
|
|
"hide",
|
|
"skin",
|
|
"backing",
|
|
"coating",
|
|
"coverture",
|
|
"facing",
|
|
"carapace",
|
|
"house",
|
|
"mail",
|
|
"panoply",
|
|
"plate",
|
|
"plating",
|
|
"shield",
|
|
"bark",
|
|
"crust",
|
|
"cartridge",
|
|
"cassette",
|
|
"casette",
|
|
"armor",
|
|
"capsule",
|
|
"case",
|
|
"casing",
|
|
"cocoon",
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"covering",
|
|
"encasement",
|
|
"housing",
|
|
"hull",
|
|
"husk",
|
|
"jacket",
|
|
"pod",
|
|
"sheath",
|
|
"shell"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enrobing":{
|
|
"to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"dreamed that one day she would be enrobed in satins and silks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appareling",
|
|
"apparelling",
|
|
"arraying",
|
|
"attiring",
|
|
"bedecking",
|
|
"caparisoning",
|
|
"clothing",
|
|
"costuming",
|
|
"decking (out)",
|
|
"doing up",
|
|
"dressing",
|
|
"dressing up",
|
|
"garbing",
|
|
"garmenting",
|
|
"getting up",
|
|
"gowning",
|
|
"habiting",
|
|
"investing",
|
|
"rigging (out)",
|
|
"robing",
|
|
"suiting",
|
|
"togging (up or out)",
|
|
"toileting",
|
|
"vesturing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cloaking",
|
|
"frocking",
|
|
"jacketing",
|
|
"mantling",
|
|
"vesting",
|
|
"draping",
|
|
"enswathing",
|
|
"happing",
|
|
"huddling",
|
|
"swaddling",
|
|
"swathing",
|
|
"wrapping",
|
|
"accoutring",
|
|
"accoutering",
|
|
"bedighting",
|
|
"equipping",
|
|
"furnishing",
|
|
"habilitating",
|
|
"outfitting",
|
|
"tailoring",
|
|
"uniforming",
|
|
"dressing down",
|
|
"underdressing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"denuding",
|
|
"divesting",
|
|
"uncovering",
|
|
"undraping",
|
|
"unveiling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disarraying",
|
|
"disrobing",
|
|
"stripping",
|
|
"unclothing",
|
|
"undressing",
|
|
"untrussing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endured":{
|
|
"to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an elderly couple who have endured the ups and downs of a half century of married life"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"experienced",
|
|
"felt",
|
|
"had",
|
|
"knew",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"saw",
|
|
"suffered",
|
|
"sustained",
|
|
"tasted",
|
|
"underwent",
|
|
"witnessed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"encountered",
|
|
"met",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"received",
|
|
"assimilated",
|
|
"digested"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put up with (something painful or difficult)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"at some point we all have to endure the loss of a beloved pet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abided",
|
|
"abode",
|
|
"absorbed",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"bode",
|
|
"bided",
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"brooked",
|
|
"countenanced",
|
|
"hacked",
|
|
"handled",
|
|
"met",
|
|
"pocketed",
|
|
"stomached",
|
|
"stood",
|
|
"stuck out",
|
|
"supported",
|
|
"sustained",
|
|
"sweat out",
|
|
"sweated out",
|
|
"tolerated",
|
|
"took",
|
|
"went",
|
|
"wore"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allowed",
|
|
"permitted",
|
|
"suffered",
|
|
"swallowed",
|
|
"reconciled (to)",
|
|
"acquiesced",
|
|
"agreed (with or to)",
|
|
"assented (to)",
|
|
"capitulated",
|
|
"consented (to)",
|
|
"respected",
|
|
"submitted (to)",
|
|
"yielded (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"declined",
|
|
"dismissed",
|
|
"refused",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"repudiated",
|
|
"spurned",
|
|
"turned down",
|
|
"combated",
|
|
"combatted",
|
|
"contested",
|
|
"fought",
|
|
"opposed",
|
|
"resisted",
|
|
"avoided",
|
|
"bypassed",
|
|
"circumvented",
|
|
"dodged",
|
|
"eluded",
|
|
"escaped",
|
|
"evaded",
|
|
"missed",
|
|
"abstained (from)",
|
|
"forbore",
|
|
"refrained (from)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the fashion business is built on change, since nobody expects a particular clothing style to endure"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abided",
|
|
"abode",
|
|
"bode",
|
|
"bided",
|
|
"continued",
|
|
"held on",
|
|
"held up",
|
|
"kept up",
|
|
"lasted",
|
|
"perdured",
|
|
"persisted",
|
|
"ran on",
|
|
"remained"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lingered",
|
|
"stayed",
|
|
"stuck around",
|
|
"tarried",
|
|
"carried through",
|
|
"prevailed",
|
|
"survived"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"died (down)",
|
|
"ebbed",
|
|
"let up",
|
|
"moderated",
|
|
"subsided",
|
|
"waned"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ceased",
|
|
"closed",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"desisted",
|
|
"died",
|
|
"discontinued",
|
|
"ended",
|
|
"expired",
|
|
"finished",
|
|
"lapsed",
|
|
"left off",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"quitted",
|
|
"stopped",
|
|
"terminated",
|
|
"wound up",
|
|
"winded up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enslavers":{
|
|
"as in slaveholders , slavers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"slave drivers",
|
|
"slaveholders",
|
|
"slavers",
|
|
"freedmen",
|
|
"freedwomen",
|
|
"masters",
|
|
"taskmasters",
|
|
"freemen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bondmen",
|
|
"bondsmen",
|
|
"chattels",
|
|
"slaves",
|
|
"thralls",
|
|
"bondwomen",
|
|
"bondswomen",
|
|
"odalisques",
|
|
"helots",
|
|
"serfs"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enthral":{
|
|
"to hold the attention of as if by a spell":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enthralled by the flickering fire in the hearth, we lost all track of time"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"bedazzle",
|
|
"catch up",
|
|
"enchant",
|
|
"fascinate",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"hypnotize",
|
|
"mesmerize",
|
|
"spellbind"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enrapture",
|
|
"entrance",
|
|
"thrill",
|
|
"beguile",
|
|
"bewitch",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"absorb",
|
|
"engage",
|
|
"engross",
|
|
"involve"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"for years these master magicians have been enthralling audiences with their astounding illusions"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carry away",
|
|
"enrapture",
|
|
"entrance",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"rapture",
|
|
"ravish",
|
|
"transport"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"gladden",
|
|
"gratify",
|
|
"please",
|
|
"satisfy",
|
|
"bewitch",
|
|
"captivate",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"enchant",
|
|
"fascinate",
|
|
"elate",
|
|
"excite",
|
|
"exhilarate",
|
|
"stir"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to hold the attention of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a play that will enthrall you for two hours"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorb",
|
|
"bemuse",
|
|
"busy",
|
|
"catch up",
|
|
"engage",
|
|
"engross",
|
|
"enwrap",
|
|
"fascinate",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"immerse",
|
|
"interest",
|
|
"intrigue",
|
|
"involve",
|
|
"occupy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allure",
|
|
"attract",
|
|
"beguile",
|
|
"bewitch",
|
|
"captivate",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"enchant",
|
|
"obsess",
|
|
"hypnotize",
|
|
"mesmerize",
|
|
"distract",
|
|
"preoccupy",
|
|
"hog",
|
|
"monopolize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"jade",
|
|
"pall",
|
|
"tire",
|
|
"weary"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enacting":{
|
|
"to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Congress enacts all laws relating to foreign trade and immigration"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"constituting",
|
|
"laying down",
|
|
"legislating",
|
|
"making",
|
|
"ordaining",
|
|
"passing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"reenacting",
|
|
"repassing",
|
|
"bringing about",
|
|
"effecting",
|
|
"allowing",
|
|
"authorizing",
|
|
"permitting",
|
|
"sanctioning",
|
|
"decreeing",
|
|
"dictating",
|
|
"proclaiming",
|
|
"administering",
|
|
"executing",
|
|
"approving",
|
|
"confirming",
|
|
"ratifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abolishing",
|
|
"abrogating",
|
|
"annulling",
|
|
"canceling",
|
|
"cancelling",
|
|
"invalidating",
|
|
"killing",
|
|
"nullifying",
|
|
"overturning",
|
|
"reversing",
|
|
"voiding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"repealing",
|
|
"rescinding",
|
|
"revoking"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlarge (on or upon)":{
|
|
"to express more fully and in greater detail":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amplify",
|
|
"develop",
|
|
"dilate (on or upon)",
|
|
"elaborate (on)",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"flesh (out)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"add (to)",
|
|
"complement",
|
|
"supplement",
|
|
"discourse",
|
|
"expatiate",
|
|
"ramble",
|
|
"run on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compress",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"outline",
|
|
"summarize",
|
|
"sum up"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviate",
|
|
"abridge",
|
|
"condense",
|
|
"shorten"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"enclosing":{
|
|
"as in surrounding , encircling":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bounding",
|
|
"circumjacent",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"fencing",
|
|
"rimming",
|
|
"surrounding",
|
|
"attached",
|
|
"communicating",
|
|
"connected",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"interconnecting",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"marginal",
|
|
"peripheral",
|
|
"tangent",
|
|
"tangential",
|
|
"approximate",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"closest",
|
|
"immediate",
|
|
"near",
|
|
"nearby",
|
|
"nearest",
|
|
"next-door",
|
|
"nigh",
|
|
"ambient",
|
|
"encompassing",
|
|
"abutting",
|
|
"adjacent",
|
|
"adjoining",
|
|
"bordering",
|
|
"conterminous",
|
|
"contiguous",
|
|
"flanking",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"fringing",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"juxtaposed",
|
|
"neighboring",
|
|
"skirting",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"verging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonadjacent",
|
|
"noncontiguous",
|
|
"apart",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disconnected",
|
|
"discrete",
|
|
"free-standing",
|
|
"isolate",
|
|
"isolated",
|
|
"removed",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"single",
|
|
"unattached",
|
|
"unconnected",
|
|
"unlinked",
|
|
"away",
|
|
"distant",
|
|
"far",
|
|
"faraway",
|
|
"far-off",
|
|
"farthest",
|
|
"remote",
|
|
"discontinuous",
|
|
"noncontinuous",
|
|
"broken up",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"dissevered",
|
|
"dissociated",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"divorced",
|
|
"parted",
|
|
"ramified",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"severed",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sundered",
|
|
"uncoupled",
|
|
"unyoked"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"dogs who spend the day enclosed in small cages"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boxing (in)",
|
|
"caging",
|
|
"closeting",
|
|
"cooping (up)",
|
|
"corralling",
|
|
"encaging",
|
|
"encasing",
|
|
"enveloping",
|
|
"fencing (in)",
|
|
"hedging",
|
|
"hemming (in)",
|
|
"housing",
|
|
"immuring",
|
|
"including",
|
|
"mewing (up)",
|
|
"penning",
|
|
"walling (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bounding",
|
|
"circumscribing",
|
|
"confining",
|
|
"containing",
|
|
"limiting",
|
|
"restricting",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"encompassing",
|
|
"enfolding",
|
|
"enframing",
|
|
"enlacing",
|
|
"framing",
|
|
"ringing",
|
|
"surrounding",
|
|
"armoring",
|
|
"cocooning",
|
|
"encapsulating",
|
|
"encapsuling",
|
|
"encysting",
|
|
"ensheathing",
|
|
"ensphering",
|
|
"enwombing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a circle around":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in a show of support, the women rushed to enclose their distraught friend"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circling",
|
|
"compassing",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"encompassing",
|
|
"environing",
|
|
"girding",
|
|
"girdling",
|
|
"ringing",
|
|
"surrounding",
|
|
"wreathing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"circumscribing",
|
|
"closing in",
|
|
"cordoning (off)",
|
|
"fencing (in)",
|
|
"hemming (in)",
|
|
"walling",
|
|
"besetting",
|
|
"besieging",
|
|
"entrenching",
|
|
"intrenching",
|
|
"investing",
|
|
"swarming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to surround or cover closely":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the house was enclosed by a high hedge that shielded it from public view"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosoming",
|
|
"bowering",
|
|
"circumfusing",
|
|
"cocooning",
|
|
"embosoming",
|
|
"embowering",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"encompassing",
|
|
"enfolding",
|
|
"enshrouding",
|
|
"enswathing",
|
|
"enveloping",
|
|
"enwrapping",
|
|
"investing",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"lapping",
|
|
"mantling",
|
|
"muffling",
|
|
"shrouding",
|
|
"swathing",
|
|
"veiling",
|
|
"wrapping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curtaining",
|
|
"draping",
|
|
"embedding",
|
|
"imbedding",
|
|
"encasing",
|
|
"swaddling",
|
|
"blanketing",
|
|
"overlaying",
|
|
"overspreading",
|
|
"camouflaging",
|
|
"cloaking",
|
|
"disguising",
|
|
"masking",
|
|
"circling",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"enlacing",
|
|
"enwinding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"baring",
|
|
"denuding",
|
|
"exposing",
|
|
"stripping"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlargement":{
|
|
"as in close-up , blowup":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blowup",
|
|
"close-up",
|
|
"still",
|
|
"photo",
|
|
"photograph",
|
|
"pic",
|
|
"print",
|
|
"shot",
|
|
"snap",
|
|
"snapshot",
|
|
"telephoto",
|
|
"daguerreotype",
|
|
"ferrotype",
|
|
"monochrome",
|
|
"sepia",
|
|
"tintype"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in expansion , escalation":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"escalation",
|
|
"expansion",
|
|
"creep",
|
|
"growth",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"spread",
|
|
"amplification",
|
|
"distension",
|
|
"distention",
|
|
"inflation",
|
|
"doubling",
|
|
"quadrupling",
|
|
"tripling",
|
|
"accretion",
|
|
"accrual",
|
|
"augmentation",
|
|
"cumulation",
|
|
"accumulating",
|
|
"accumulation",
|
|
"addition",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"multiplication",
|
|
"mushrooming",
|
|
"proliferation",
|
|
"extension",
|
|
"lengthening",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"gain",
|
|
"hike",
|
|
"increment",
|
|
"rise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"abatement",
|
|
"compressing",
|
|
"compression",
|
|
"condensation",
|
|
"condensing",
|
|
"constricting",
|
|
"constriction",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"contraction",
|
|
"diminishing",
|
|
"diminishment",
|
|
"diminution",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"drop-off",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"falloff",
|
|
"lessening",
|
|
"lowering",
|
|
"reduction",
|
|
"shrinkage",
|
|
"shrinking",
|
|
"retrenching",
|
|
"retrenchment",
|
|
"shortening"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entombing":{
|
|
"the act or ceremony of putting a dead body in its final resting place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the entombing of the pharaohs in the pyramids must have been a magnificent sight"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burial",
|
|
"burying",
|
|
"entombment",
|
|
"inhumation",
|
|
"interment",
|
|
"interring",
|
|
"obsequy",
|
|
"obsequies",
|
|
"sepulture"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"embalmment",
|
|
"funeral",
|
|
"immurement",
|
|
"inurnment",
|
|
"reburial",
|
|
"reinterment"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cremation"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disinterment",
|
|
"exhumation",
|
|
"unearthing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a number of Boston's historic notables are entombed in the Old Granary Burying Ground"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burying",
|
|
"hearsing",
|
|
"inhuming",
|
|
"interring",
|
|
"laying",
|
|
"putting away",
|
|
"tombing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"immuring",
|
|
"inurning",
|
|
"enshrining",
|
|
"concealing",
|
|
"covering",
|
|
"ensconcing",
|
|
"hiding",
|
|
"obscuring",
|
|
"shading",
|
|
"shielding",
|
|
"cloaking",
|
|
"curtaining",
|
|
"enshrouding",
|
|
"shrouding",
|
|
"reburying",
|
|
"reinterring",
|
|
"coffining"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"burning",
|
|
"cremating",
|
|
"baring",
|
|
"disclosing",
|
|
"discovering",
|
|
"displaying",
|
|
"exhibiting",
|
|
"exposing",
|
|
"revealing",
|
|
"showing",
|
|
"uncoffining"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disinterring",
|
|
"exhuming",
|
|
"unearthing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engages":{
|
|
"to hold the attention of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the challenging jigsaw puzzle engaged us all evening"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbs",
|
|
"bemuses",
|
|
"busies",
|
|
"catches up",
|
|
"engrosses",
|
|
"enthralls",
|
|
"enthrals",
|
|
"enwraps",
|
|
"fascinates",
|
|
"grips",
|
|
"immerses",
|
|
"interests",
|
|
"intrigues",
|
|
"involves",
|
|
"occupies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allures",
|
|
"attracts",
|
|
"beguiles",
|
|
"bewitches",
|
|
"captivates",
|
|
"charms",
|
|
"enchants",
|
|
"obsesses",
|
|
"hypnotizes",
|
|
"mesmerizes",
|
|
"distracts",
|
|
"preoccupies",
|
|
"hogs",
|
|
"monopolizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bores",
|
|
"jades",
|
|
"palls",
|
|
"tires",
|
|
"wearies"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to enter into contest or conflict with":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the daring young captain was eager to engage the enemy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battles",
|
|
"encounters",
|
|
"faces",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"takes on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"emulates",
|
|
"rivals",
|
|
"contends",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"opposes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"eludes",
|
|
"escapes",
|
|
"evades",
|
|
"retreats"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to obligate by prior agreement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we can't go to the dance because we're already engaged to attend a piano recital"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commits",
|
|
"mortgages",
|
|
"pledges",
|
|
"troths"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiances",
|
|
"betroths",
|
|
"plights",
|
|
"promises",
|
|
"swears",
|
|
"vows",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"enlists",
|
|
"enrolls",
|
|
"enrols",
|
|
"signs on",
|
|
"signs up",
|
|
"overcommits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"reneges"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to provide with a paying job":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the wealthy couple are looking to engage a handyman to take care of the estate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assumes",
|
|
"employs",
|
|
"fees",
|
|
"hires",
|
|
"lays on",
|
|
"pays",
|
|
"places",
|
|
"recruits",
|
|
"retains",
|
|
"signs (up or on)",
|
|
"takes on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"reemploys",
|
|
"reengages",
|
|
"rehires",
|
|
"apprentices",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"jobs",
|
|
"partners",
|
|
"subcontracts",
|
|
"enlists",
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"promotes",
|
|
"upgrades",
|
|
"keeps (on)",
|
|
"headhunts",
|
|
"scouts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"furloughs",
|
|
"lays off",
|
|
"locks out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"axes",
|
|
"cans",
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"dismisses",
|
|
"fires",
|
|
"sacks"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my sister and her boyfriend have engaged a chauffeured limousine for the prom"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"charters",
|
|
"hires",
|
|
"leases",
|
|
"rents"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"subleases",
|
|
"sublets",
|
|
"checks out",
|
|
"arranges (for)",
|
|
"bespeaks",
|
|
"books",
|
|
"contracts (for)",
|
|
"orders",
|
|
"reserves",
|
|
"signs up (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enceinte":{
|
|
"containing unborn young within the body":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"were delighted to learn that their oldest daughter was enceinte and they would soon be grandparents"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"big",
|
|
"caught",
|
|
"expectant",
|
|
"expecting",
|
|
"gone",
|
|
"gravid",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"pregnant",
|
|
"quick"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"parturient",
|
|
"prenatal",
|
|
"childbearing",
|
|
"gestational",
|
|
"brooding",
|
|
"conceiving",
|
|
"impregnated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"barren",
|
|
"infertile",
|
|
"aborting",
|
|
"miscarrying",
|
|
"delivered"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonpregnant"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enounced":{
|
|
"as in said , declared":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advertised",
|
|
"announced",
|
|
"declared",
|
|
"enunciated",
|
|
"proclaimed",
|
|
"said",
|
|
"aired",
|
|
"expounded",
|
|
"expressed",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"looked",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"sounded",
|
|
"stated",
|
|
"vented",
|
|
"ventilated",
|
|
"voiced",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"broadcasted",
|
|
"circulated",
|
|
"disseminated",
|
|
"published",
|
|
"described",
|
|
"wrote",
|
|
"wrote up",
|
|
"sounded off",
|
|
"spoke out",
|
|
"spoke up",
|
|
"chimed in",
|
|
"communicated",
|
|
"conveyed",
|
|
"put across",
|
|
"put over",
|
|
"offered",
|
|
"submitted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"stifled",
|
|
"suppressed",
|
|
"censored",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"restricted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enrolling (in)":{
|
|
"to become a member of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she enrolled in the Democratic Party after being a Republican for most of her life"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enlisting (in)",
|
|
"entering",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"signing on (for)",
|
|
"signing up (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"reenlisting",
|
|
"re-enlisting",
|
|
"reenrolling",
|
|
"re-enrolling",
|
|
"reentering",
|
|
"rejoining",
|
|
"re-upping",
|
|
"getting in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dropping out",
|
|
"quitting",
|
|
"withdrawing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"demitting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlist":{
|
|
"as in induct , impanel":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"impanel",
|
|
"induct",
|
|
"enroll",
|
|
"enrol",
|
|
"inscribe",
|
|
"list",
|
|
"matriculate",
|
|
"register",
|
|
"conscript",
|
|
"draft",
|
|
"muster",
|
|
"wait-list",
|
|
"book",
|
|
"schedule",
|
|
"check in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"delist",
|
|
"check off",
|
|
"exclude",
|
|
"expel",
|
|
"expunge",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"omit",
|
|
"overlook"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in pay , recruit":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assume",
|
|
"employ",
|
|
"engage",
|
|
"fee",
|
|
"hire",
|
|
"lay on",
|
|
"pay",
|
|
"place",
|
|
"recruit",
|
|
"retain",
|
|
"sign (up or on)",
|
|
"take on",
|
|
"apprentice",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"job",
|
|
"partner",
|
|
"subcontract",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"promote",
|
|
"upgrade",
|
|
"reemploy",
|
|
"reengage",
|
|
"rehire",
|
|
"headhunt",
|
|
"scout",
|
|
"keep (on)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ax",
|
|
"axe",
|
|
"can",
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"dismiss",
|
|
"fire",
|
|
"sack",
|
|
"furlough",
|
|
"lay off",
|
|
"lock out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enfeebling":{
|
|
"as in debilitating":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"debilitating",
|
|
"draining",
|
|
"enervating",
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
"fatiguing",
|
|
"wearing",
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dispiriting",
|
|
"palling",
|
|
"common",
|
|
"commonplace",
|
|
"ordinary",
|
|
"tepid",
|
|
"unexceptional",
|
|
"unsurprising",
|
|
"vapid",
|
|
"longsome",
|
|
"cumbersome",
|
|
"lumbering",
|
|
"plodding",
|
|
"poky",
|
|
"pokey",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"bothersome",
|
|
"irksome",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"blank",
|
|
"earthbound",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"inanimate",
|
|
"pallid",
|
|
"pedantic",
|
|
"sterile",
|
|
"suspenseless",
|
|
"undramatic",
|
|
"uneventful",
|
|
"unexciting",
|
|
"unimaginative",
|
|
"uninspiring",
|
|
"unnewsworthy",
|
|
"unrewarding",
|
|
"unsensational",
|
|
"unspectacular",
|
|
"aseptic",
|
|
"barren",
|
|
"blah",
|
|
"dullish",
|
|
"pleasureless",
|
|
"prosaic",
|
|
"prosy",
|
|
"soggy",
|
|
"spiritless"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"engrossing",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"interesting",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"riveting",
|
|
"amazing",
|
|
"astonishing",
|
|
"astounding",
|
|
"awesome",
|
|
"eye-opening",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"sensational",
|
|
"spectacular",
|
|
"surprising",
|
|
"wonderful",
|
|
"wondrous",
|
|
"animating",
|
|
"breathtaking",
|
|
"electrifying",
|
|
"energizing",
|
|
"enlivening",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"galvanizing",
|
|
"hair-raising",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"invigorating",
|
|
"rip-roaring",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"thrilling",
|
|
"amusing",
|
|
"diverting",
|
|
"entertaining",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"poignant",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"alluring",
|
|
"attracting",
|
|
"attractive",
|
|
"beguiling",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"enthralling",
|
|
"entrancing",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"mesmerizing",
|
|
"spellbinding",
|
|
"suspenseful",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"provocative",
|
|
"tantalizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to diminish the physical strength of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"long periods of being confined to a hospital bed will enfeeble anyone"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"debilitating",
|
|
"devitalizing",
|
|
"enervating",
|
|
"etiolating",
|
|
"prostrating",
|
|
"sapping",
|
|
"softening",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encroach":{
|
|
"to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"each year the sea continues to encroach upon the island's beaches"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"creep",
|
|
"inch",
|
|
"worm"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"snake",
|
|
"sneak",
|
|
"entrench",
|
|
"intrench",
|
|
"impinge",
|
|
"infringe",
|
|
"intrude",
|
|
"invade",
|
|
"overpass",
|
|
"overreach",
|
|
"overrun",
|
|
"overshoot",
|
|
"overstep"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enthusiastically":{
|
|
"in an enthusiastic manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"sportswriters have praised this new pitching find so enthusiastically you'd think he's going to pitch nothing but no-hitters"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"exuberantly",
|
|
"madly",
|
|
"rhapsodically",
|
|
"sky-high"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"avidly",
|
|
"eagerly",
|
|
"excitedly",
|
|
"impatiently",
|
|
"keenly",
|
|
"fanatically",
|
|
"rabidly",
|
|
"warmly",
|
|
"zealously"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aloofly",
|
|
"disinterestedly",
|
|
"impassively",
|
|
"incuriously",
|
|
"hesitantly",
|
|
"reluctantly",
|
|
"unwillingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"apathetically",
|
|
"indifferently",
|
|
"lukewarmly",
|
|
"perfunctorily"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlistees":{
|
|
"as in volunteers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"volunteers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conscripts",
|
|
"draftees",
|
|
"inductees",
|
|
"selectees",
|
|
"levies",
|
|
"recruits",
|
|
"rookies"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enduing":{
|
|
"to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"professional soldiers endued with an ironclad sense of duty and honor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"imbuing",
|
|
"inculcating",
|
|
"infusing",
|
|
"ingraining",
|
|
"engraining",
|
|
"inoculating",
|
|
"investing",
|
|
"steeping",
|
|
"suffusing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"animating",
|
|
"charging",
|
|
"enlivening",
|
|
"invigorating",
|
|
"leavening",
|
|
"implanting",
|
|
"instilling",
|
|
"planting",
|
|
"impregnating",
|
|
"permeating",
|
|
"pervading",
|
|
"saturating",
|
|
"deluging",
|
|
"drowning",
|
|
"filling",
|
|
"flooding",
|
|
"inundating",
|
|
"overwhelming",
|
|
"submerging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"depriving",
|
|
"divesting",
|
|
"stripping",
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"emptying",
|
|
"eliminating",
|
|
"removing",
|
|
"taking (away)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she's always been endued with an unquenchable optimism"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blessing",
|
|
"endowing",
|
|
"favoring",
|
|
"gifting",
|
|
"investing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"equipping",
|
|
"providing",
|
|
"supplying",
|
|
"bestowing (on or upon)",
|
|
"clothing",
|
|
"conferring (on)",
|
|
"covering",
|
|
"according",
|
|
"awarding",
|
|
"granting",
|
|
"empowering",
|
|
"enabling",
|
|
"enhancing",
|
|
"enriching",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"bequeathing",
|
|
"willing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dispossessing",
|
|
"divesting",
|
|
"stripping",
|
|
"depleting",
|
|
"draining",
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
"skimping",
|
|
"stinting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endorsing":{
|
|
"to promote the interests or cause of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an increase in the number of parents who endorse the idea of school uniforms"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advocating",
|
|
"backing",
|
|
"championing",
|
|
"patronizing",
|
|
"plumping (for)",
|
|
"plunking (for)",
|
|
"plonking (for)",
|
|
"supporting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adopting",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"espousing",
|
|
"abetting",
|
|
"aiding",
|
|
"assisting",
|
|
"helping",
|
|
"propping (up)",
|
|
"seconding",
|
|
"siding (with)",
|
|
"backstopping",
|
|
"bolstering",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"buttressing",
|
|
"reinforcing",
|
|
"reenforcing",
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"forwarding",
|
|
"furthering",
|
|
"plugging",
|
|
"preaching",
|
|
"talking up",
|
|
"bailing out",
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"rescuing",
|
|
"saving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"baffling",
|
|
"foiling",
|
|
"frustrating",
|
|
"interfering",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"sabotaging",
|
|
"thwarting",
|
|
"deserting",
|
|
"disappointing",
|
|
"failing",
|
|
"letting down"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encyclopedically":{
|
|
"as in completely , fully":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"all over",
|
|
"completely",
|
|
"comprehensively",
|
|
"entirely",
|
|
"exhaustively",
|
|
"fully",
|
|
"sweepingly",
|
|
"thoroughly",
|
|
"totally",
|
|
"wholly",
|
|
"broadly",
|
|
"generally",
|
|
"liberally",
|
|
"loosely",
|
|
"macroscopically",
|
|
"all around",
|
|
"all told",
|
|
"altogether",
|
|
"collectedly",
|
|
"collectively",
|
|
"inclusively",
|
|
"overall",
|
|
"together"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detailedly",
|
|
"microscopically",
|
|
"minutely",
|
|
"literally",
|
|
"narrowly",
|
|
"restrictedly",
|
|
"strictly",
|
|
"alone",
|
|
"categorically",
|
|
"distinctly",
|
|
"exclusively",
|
|
"fractionally",
|
|
"individually",
|
|
"separately",
|
|
"singly",
|
|
"singularly",
|
|
"solely",
|
|
"solitarily",
|
|
"specifically"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enfettered":{
|
|
"to confine or restrain with or as if with chains":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enfettered by debt, she was in no position to take early retirement"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"chained",
|
|
"enchained",
|
|
"fettered",
|
|
"gyved",
|
|
"handcuffed",
|
|
"manacled",
|
|
"pinioned",
|
|
"shackled",
|
|
"trammeled",
|
|
"trammelled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hobbled",
|
|
"hog-tied",
|
|
"ironed",
|
|
"lashed",
|
|
"secured",
|
|
"tied",
|
|
"trussed",
|
|
"attached",
|
|
"fastened",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"confined",
|
|
"constrained",
|
|
"curbed",
|
|
"hampered",
|
|
"hindered",
|
|
"impeded",
|
|
"limited",
|
|
"restricted",
|
|
"entangled",
|
|
"tangled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"emancipated",
|
|
"freed",
|
|
"liberated",
|
|
"loosed",
|
|
"released",
|
|
"rescued",
|
|
"undid",
|
|
"unfastened",
|
|
"untangled",
|
|
"untied",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disengaged"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unbound",
|
|
"unfettered",
|
|
"unshackled"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enchiladas":{
|
|
"as in schmears":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"schmears",
|
|
"bulks",
|
|
"masses",
|
|
"entireties",
|
|
"grosses",
|
|
"aggregates",
|
|
"fulls",
|
|
"summations",
|
|
"sums",
|
|
"sum totals",
|
|
"totalities",
|
|
"totals",
|
|
"wholes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nets"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endings":{
|
|
"the last part of a process or action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the plagiarism scandal was a disgraceful ending to a once-promising academic career"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cappers",
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"closings",
|
|
"conclusions",
|
|
"consummations",
|
|
"endgames",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"finales",
|
|
"finises",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"grand finales",
|
|
"homestretches",
|
|
"mop-ups",
|
|
"windups",
|
|
"wrap-ups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acmes",
|
|
"apexes",
|
|
"apices",
|
|
"capstones",
|
|
"climaxes",
|
|
"copestones",
|
|
"coups de gr\u00e2ce",
|
|
"coups de grace",
|
|
"crescendos",
|
|
"crescendoes",
|
|
"crescendi",
|
|
"crowns",
|
|
"culminations",
|
|
"high-water marks",
|
|
"meridians",
|
|
"peaks",
|
|
"pinnacles",
|
|
"summits",
|
|
"tip-tops",
|
|
"tops",
|
|
"zeniths",
|
|
"aftermaths",
|
|
"anticlimaxes",
|
|
"codas",
|
|
"epilogues",
|
|
"epilogs",
|
|
"postscripts",
|
|
"shanks",
|
|
"tag ends",
|
|
"tail ends"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"forewords",
|
|
"introductions",
|
|
"overtures",
|
|
"preambles",
|
|
"prefaces",
|
|
"preludes",
|
|
"prologues",
|
|
"prologs"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"baselines",
|
|
"beginnings",
|
|
"dawns",
|
|
"day ones",
|
|
"nascences",
|
|
"nascencies",
|
|
"openings",
|
|
"starts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the stopping of a process or activity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the best part about any dental procedure is its ending"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrestments",
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"ceases",
|
|
"cessations",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"closedowns",
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"closures",
|
|
"conclusions",
|
|
"cutoffs",
|
|
"discontinuances",
|
|
"discontinuations",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"expirations",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"lapses",
|
|
"offsets",
|
|
"shutdowns",
|
|
"shutoffs",
|
|
"stays",
|
|
"stoppages",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"surceases",
|
|
"terminations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mop-ups",
|
|
"phaseouts",
|
|
"abeyances",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"interruptions",
|
|
"layoffs",
|
|
"letups",
|
|
"moratoriums",
|
|
"moratoria",
|
|
"pauses",
|
|
"standstills",
|
|
"suspensions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"extensions",
|
|
"persistences",
|
|
"prolongations"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"continuances",
|
|
"continuations"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enfetters":{
|
|
"to confine or restrain with or as if with chains":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enfettered by debt, she was in no position to take early retirement"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"binds",
|
|
"chains",
|
|
"enchains",
|
|
"fetters",
|
|
"gyves",
|
|
"handcuffs",
|
|
"manacles",
|
|
"pinions",
|
|
"shackles",
|
|
"trammels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bits",
|
|
"hobbles",
|
|
"hog-ties",
|
|
"irons",
|
|
"lashes",
|
|
"secures",
|
|
"ties",
|
|
"trusses",
|
|
"attaches",
|
|
"fastens",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"constrains",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"hampers",
|
|
"hinders",
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
"limits",
|
|
"restricts",
|
|
"entangles",
|
|
"tangles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"emancipates",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"liberates",
|
|
"looses",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"rescues",
|
|
"undoes",
|
|
"unfastens",
|
|
"untangles",
|
|
"unties",
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disengages"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unbinds",
|
|
"unfetters",
|
|
"unshackles"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enthused":{
|
|
"showing urgent desire or interest":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you don't seem that enthused about the idea"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agog",
|
|
"antsy",
|
|
"anxious",
|
|
"ardent",
|
|
"athirst",
|
|
"avid",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"desirous",
|
|
"eager",
|
|
"enthusiastic",
|
|
"excited",
|
|
"geeked",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"greedy",
|
|
"gung ho",
|
|
"hepped up",
|
|
"hopped-up",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"hungry",
|
|
"impatient",
|
|
"juiced",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"nuts",
|
|
"pumped",
|
|
"raring",
|
|
"solicitous",
|
|
"stoked",
|
|
"thirsty",
|
|
"voracious",
|
|
"wild"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"interested",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"hung up",
|
|
"obsessed",
|
|
"ambitious",
|
|
"appetent",
|
|
"covetous",
|
|
"craving",
|
|
"hankering",
|
|
"longing",
|
|
"pining",
|
|
"breathless",
|
|
"restive",
|
|
"restless",
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"disposed",
|
|
"game",
|
|
"glad",
|
|
"inclined",
|
|
"ready",
|
|
"unreluctant",
|
|
"willing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"casual",
|
|
"incurious",
|
|
"insouciant",
|
|
"nonchalant",
|
|
"unconcerned",
|
|
"uninterested",
|
|
"aloof",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disinterested",
|
|
"impassive",
|
|
"stolid",
|
|
"halfhearted",
|
|
"lackadaisical",
|
|
"languid",
|
|
"languorous",
|
|
"lukewarm",
|
|
"spiritless",
|
|
"averse",
|
|
"disinclined",
|
|
"hesitant",
|
|
"loath",
|
|
"loth",
|
|
"loathe",
|
|
"reluctant",
|
|
"unwilling"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"apathetic",
|
|
"indifferent",
|
|
"uneager",
|
|
"unenthusiastic"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the neighbors invited us over just so we could enthuse over their new car"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drooled",
|
|
"effused",
|
|
"fussed",
|
|
"gushed",
|
|
"raved",
|
|
"rhapsodized",
|
|
"slobbered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"doted (on)",
|
|
"fawned",
|
|
"emoted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entraps":{
|
|
"to catch or hold as if in a net":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a string of inconsistent statements and outright lies that finally entrapped the witness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catches up",
|
|
"enmeshes",
|
|
"immeshes",
|
|
"ensnares",
|
|
"ensnarls",
|
|
"entangles",
|
|
"entoils",
|
|
"meshes",
|
|
"nets",
|
|
"snares",
|
|
"tangles",
|
|
"traps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"birdlimes",
|
|
"captures",
|
|
"collars",
|
|
"embroils",
|
|
"implicates",
|
|
"involves",
|
|
"mires"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disengages",
|
|
"extricates",
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"liberates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangles",
|
|
"untangles"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engineered":{
|
|
"as in manipulated , doctored":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adulterated",
|
|
"designer",
|
|
"doctored",
|
|
"fudged",
|
|
"juggled",
|
|
"manipulated",
|
|
"tampered (with)",
|
|
"unauthentic",
|
|
"concocted",
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"cultured",
|
|
"manufactured",
|
|
"process",
|
|
"counterfeit",
|
|
"deceptive",
|
|
"forged",
|
|
"fraudulent",
|
|
"misleading",
|
|
"phony",
|
|
"phoney",
|
|
"artificial",
|
|
"bogus",
|
|
"dummy",
|
|
"ersatz",
|
|
"factitious",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"false",
|
|
"faux",
|
|
"imitation",
|
|
"imitative",
|
|
"man-made",
|
|
"mimic",
|
|
"mock",
|
|
"pretend",
|
|
"sham",
|
|
"simulated",
|
|
"substitute",
|
|
"synthetic",
|
|
"affected",
|
|
"brummagem",
|
|
"feigned",
|
|
"pinchbeck",
|
|
"pseudo",
|
|
"spurious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"genuine",
|
|
"natural",
|
|
"real",
|
|
"authentic",
|
|
"bona fide",
|
|
"legitimate",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"premium",
|
|
"quality",
|
|
"valuable",
|
|
"pure",
|
|
"unadulterated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to plan out usually with subtle skill or care":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the mayor engineered an agreement to have a major league team play in our city"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"contrived",
|
|
"finagled",
|
|
"finessed",
|
|
"framed",
|
|
"machinated",
|
|
"maneuvered",
|
|
"manipulated",
|
|
"masterminded",
|
|
"negotiated",
|
|
"wangled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arranged",
|
|
"concerted",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"hammered out",
|
|
"worked out",
|
|
"angled (for)",
|
|
"compassed",
|
|
"intrigued",
|
|
"plotted",
|
|
"schemed",
|
|
"connived",
|
|
"brewed",
|
|
"concocted",
|
|
"cooked (up)",
|
|
"hatched",
|
|
"captained",
|
|
"commanded",
|
|
"conducted",
|
|
"directed",
|
|
"handled",
|
|
"managed",
|
|
"quarterbacked",
|
|
"ran",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"gerrymandered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blew",
|
|
"bobbled",
|
|
"botched",
|
|
"bungled",
|
|
"butchered",
|
|
"flubbed",
|
|
"fumbled",
|
|
"gummed (up)",
|
|
"loused up",
|
|
"mangled",
|
|
"messed (up)",
|
|
"mishandled",
|
|
"muffed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enfeeblement":{
|
|
"a gradual sinking and wasting away of mind or body":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"daily exercise can help to halt some of the enfeeblement that comes with advanced years"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"debilitation",
|
|
"decay",
|
|
"decaying",
|
|
"declension",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"degeneration",
|
|
"descent",
|
|
"deterioration",
|
|
"ebbing",
|
|
"weakening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"atrophy",
|
|
"exhaustion",
|
|
"drooping",
|
|
"flagging",
|
|
"limping",
|
|
"regression",
|
|
"relapse",
|
|
"setback"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"invigoration",
|
|
"strengthening",
|
|
"progress",
|
|
"rejuvenation",
|
|
"rejuvenescence"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"comeback",
|
|
"improvement",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"recovery",
|
|
"recuperation",
|
|
"rehabilitation",
|
|
"revitalization",
|
|
"snapback"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a lot of the enfeeblement I've experienced since the accident is being gradually diminished by daily physical therapy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"asthenia",
|
|
"debilitation",
|
|
"debility",
|
|
"delicacy",
|
|
"enervation",
|
|
"faintness",
|
|
"feebleness",
|
|
"fragility",
|
|
"frailness",
|
|
"frailty",
|
|
"infirmity",
|
|
"languidness",
|
|
"languor",
|
|
"listlessness",
|
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"lowness",
|
|
"weakness",
|
|
"wimpiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"decay",
|
|
"decrepitude",
|
|
"breakdown",
|
|
"collapse",
|
|
"prostration",
|
|
"exhaustion",
|
|
"fatigue",
|
|
"lassitude",
|
|
"weariness",
|
|
"defenselessness",
|
|
"helplessness",
|
|
"impotence",
|
|
"impuissance",
|
|
"powerlessness",
|
|
"effeteness",
|
|
"softness",
|
|
"tenderness",
|
|
"disablement",
|
|
"incapacitation",
|
|
"invalidism",
|
|
"damage",
|
|
"harm",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"impairment",
|
|
"injury"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"energy",
|
|
"vitality",
|
|
"brawniness",
|
|
"fitness",
|
|
"heftiness",
|
|
"huskiness",
|
|
"lustiness",
|
|
"muscularity",
|
|
"virility",
|
|
"hardness",
|
|
"ruggedness",
|
|
"stoutness",
|
|
"sturdiness",
|
|
"toughness",
|
|
"health",
|
|
"healthiness",
|
|
"soundness",
|
|
"wellness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hardihood",
|
|
"hardiness",
|
|
"robustness",
|
|
"strength",
|
|
"vigor"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entreaties":{
|
|
"an earnest request":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our entreaties to give us another few minutes to answer the test questions fell on deaf ears"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adjurations",
|
|
"appeals",
|
|
"conjurations",
|
|
"cries",
|
|
"desires",
|
|
"petitions",
|
|
"pleadings",
|
|
"pleas",
|
|
"prayers",
|
|
"solicitations",
|
|
"suits",
|
|
"suppliances",
|
|
"supplications"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"applications",
|
|
"requisitions",
|
|
"calls",
|
|
"claims",
|
|
"demands",
|
|
"insistences"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entr'acte":{
|
|
"as in interstice , subinterval":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"discontinuity",
|
|
"gap",
|
|
"hiatus",
|
|
"hiccup",
|
|
"hiccough",
|
|
"interim",
|
|
"interlude",
|
|
"intermission",
|
|
"interregnum",
|
|
"interruption",
|
|
"interstice",
|
|
"interval",
|
|
"parenthesis",
|
|
"caesura",
|
|
"comma",
|
|
"interspace",
|
|
"lag",
|
|
"pause",
|
|
"space",
|
|
"time lag",
|
|
"window",
|
|
"lull",
|
|
"recess",
|
|
"respite",
|
|
"rest",
|
|
"adjournment",
|
|
"discontinuance",
|
|
"lapse",
|
|
"suspension",
|
|
"subinterval",
|
|
"bumper"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"continuation",
|
|
"continuity",
|
|
"continuum",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"stretch",
|
|
"procession",
|
|
"progression"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enormous":{
|
|
"unusually large":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that pumpkin is so enormous that it has to be a record holder"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"astronomical",
|
|
"astronomic",
|
|
"Brobdingnagian",
|
|
"bumper",
|
|
"colossal",
|
|
"cosmic",
|
|
"cosmical",
|
|
"cyclopean",
|
|
"elephantine",
|
|
"galactic",
|
|
"gargantuan",
|
|
"giant",
|
|
"gigantesque",
|
|
"gigantic",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"herculean",
|
|
"heroic",
|
|
"heroical",
|
|
"Himalayan",
|
|
"huge",
|
|
"humongous",
|
|
"humungous",
|
|
"immense",
|
|
"jumbo",
|
|
"king-size",
|
|
"king-sized",
|
|
"leviathan",
|
|
"mammoth",
|
|
"massive",
|
|
"mega",
|
|
"mighty",
|
|
"monster",
|
|
"monstrous",
|
|
"monumental",
|
|
"mountainous",
|
|
"oceanic",
|
|
"pharaonic",
|
|
"planetary",
|
|
"prodigious",
|
|
"super",
|
|
"super-duper",
|
|
"supersize",
|
|
"supersized",
|
|
"titanic",
|
|
"tremendous",
|
|
"vast",
|
|
"vasty",
|
|
"walloping",
|
|
"whacking",
|
|
"whopping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"big",
|
|
"bulky",
|
|
"considerable",
|
|
"extensive",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"goodly",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"handsome",
|
|
"hefty",
|
|
"hulking",
|
|
"largish",
|
|
"major",
|
|
"outsize",
|
|
"outsized",
|
|
"overgrown",
|
|
"oversize",
|
|
"oversized",
|
|
"sizable",
|
|
"sizeable",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"tidy",
|
|
"voluminous",
|
|
"august",
|
|
"formidable",
|
|
"grandiose",
|
|
"imposing",
|
|
"lofty",
|
|
"majestic",
|
|
"cavernous",
|
|
"monolithic",
|
|
"overwhelming",
|
|
"staggering",
|
|
"stupendous",
|
|
"towering",
|
|
"boundless",
|
|
"immeasurable",
|
|
"infinite"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"little",
|
|
"mini",
|
|
"petite",
|
|
"pint-size",
|
|
"pint-sized",
|
|
"puny",
|
|
"small",
|
|
"smallish",
|
|
"undersized",
|
|
"undersize",
|
|
"dinky",
|
|
"dwarfish",
|
|
"half-pint"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bantam",
|
|
"bitty",
|
|
"diminutive",
|
|
"infinitesimal",
|
|
"Lilliputian",
|
|
"little bitty",
|
|
"micro",
|
|
"microminiature",
|
|
"microscopic",
|
|
"microscopical",
|
|
"midget",
|
|
"miniature",
|
|
"minuscule",
|
|
"minute",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"pygmy",
|
|
"teensy",
|
|
"teensy-weensy",
|
|
"teeny",
|
|
"teeny-weeny",
|
|
"tiny",
|
|
"wee"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entwisting":{
|
|
"as in weaving , inweaving":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"braiding",
|
|
"enlacing",
|
|
"entwining",
|
|
"inweaving",
|
|
"plaiting",
|
|
"twining",
|
|
"weaving",
|
|
"winding",
|
|
"wreathing",
|
|
"writhing",
|
|
"jumbling",
|
|
"scrabbling",
|
|
"scrambling",
|
|
"entangling",
|
|
"interlacing",
|
|
"intertwining",
|
|
"intertwisting",
|
|
"interweaving",
|
|
"knotting",
|
|
"snarling",
|
|
"tangling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangling",
|
|
"unsnarling",
|
|
"untangling",
|
|
"untwining",
|
|
"untwisting",
|
|
"unknotting",
|
|
"unraveling",
|
|
"unscrambling",
|
|
"unweaving"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensnares":{
|
|
"to catch or hold as if in a net":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"parked just out of view, the state trooper was lying in wait to ensnare unwary speeders"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catches up",
|
|
"enmeshes",
|
|
"immeshes",
|
|
"ensnarls",
|
|
"entangles",
|
|
"entoils",
|
|
"entraps",
|
|
"meshes",
|
|
"nets",
|
|
"snares",
|
|
"tangles",
|
|
"traps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"birdlimes",
|
|
"captures",
|
|
"collars",
|
|
"embroils",
|
|
"implicates",
|
|
"involves",
|
|
"mires"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disengages",
|
|
"extricates",
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"liberates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangles",
|
|
"untangles"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enchantress":{
|
|
"a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"when misfortune occurred, it was not uncommon for some unpopular woman of the village to be branded an enchantress"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hag",
|
|
"hex",
|
|
"sorceress",
|
|
"witch"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"charmer",
|
|
"conjurer",
|
|
"conjuror",
|
|
"enchanter",
|
|
"necromancer",
|
|
"voodoo",
|
|
"voodooist",
|
|
"magician",
|
|
"sorcerer",
|
|
"warlock",
|
|
"wizard"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Scarlett O'Hara is one of literature's most celebrated enchantresses"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"femme fatale",
|
|
"seductress",
|
|
"siren",
|
|
"temptress"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beguiler",
|
|
"charmer",
|
|
"seducer",
|
|
"vamp",
|
|
"sexpot",
|
|
"sex symbol"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a lovely woman":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an enchantress of the silver screen whose legend has only grown over the years"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babe",
|
|
"beauty",
|
|
"beauty queen",
|
|
"cookie",
|
|
"cooky",
|
|
"cutie",
|
|
"cutey",
|
|
"dolly bird",
|
|
"eyeful",
|
|
"fox",
|
|
"goddess",
|
|
"honey",
|
|
"knockout",
|
|
"queen",
|
|
"stunner"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"belle",
|
|
"charmer",
|
|
"peach",
|
|
"bathing beauty",
|
|
"cover girl",
|
|
"pinup girl",
|
|
"houri",
|
|
"cutie-pie",
|
|
"dish",
|
|
"doll",
|
|
"dreamboat",
|
|
"hottie",
|
|
"looker",
|
|
"pretty",
|
|
"coquette",
|
|
"femme fatale",
|
|
"siren",
|
|
"temptress",
|
|
"vamp"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bag",
|
|
"frump",
|
|
"crone",
|
|
"hag",
|
|
"witch"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enchantment":{
|
|
"a spoken word or set of words believed to have magic power":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"entertained the children with stories about magic potions and enchantments"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abracadabra",
|
|
"bewitchment",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"conjuration",
|
|
"glamour",
|
|
"glamor",
|
|
"hex",
|
|
"incantation",
|
|
"invocation",
|
|
"spell",
|
|
"whammy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cantrip",
|
|
"curse",
|
|
"jinx",
|
|
"bewitchery",
|
|
"conjuring",
|
|
"magic",
|
|
"mojo",
|
|
"necromancy",
|
|
"sorcery",
|
|
"voodoo",
|
|
"voodooism",
|
|
"witchcraft",
|
|
"witchery",
|
|
"wizardry",
|
|
"amulet",
|
|
"fetish",
|
|
"fetich",
|
|
"phylactery",
|
|
"talisman"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the power of irresistible attraction":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there's an enchantment about that handsome, young actor that audiences just adore"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allure",
|
|
"animal magnetism",
|
|
"appeal",
|
|
"attractiveness",
|
|
"captivation",
|
|
"charisma",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"duende",
|
|
"fascination",
|
|
"force field",
|
|
"glamour",
|
|
"glamor",
|
|
"magic",
|
|
"magnetism",
|
|
"oomph",
|
|
"pizzazz",
|
|
"pizazz",
|
|
"seductiveness",
|
|
"witchery"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allurement",
|
|
"attraction",
|
|
"call",
|
|
"lure",
|
|
"seduction",
|
|
"agreeableness",
|
|
"darlingness",
|
|
"delightfulness",
|
|
"desirability",
|
|
"desirableness",
|
|
"niceness",
|
|
"pleasantness",
|
|
"pleasingness",
|
|
"sweetness",
|
|
"sex appeal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disagreeableness",
|
|
"distastefulness",
|
|
"obnoxiousness",
|
|
"offensiveness",
|
|
"unpleasantness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"repulsion",
|
|
"repulsiveness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the power to control natural forces through supernatural means":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there are people even today who claim to be skilled in enchantment"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bewitchery",
|
|
"bewitchment",
|
|
"conjuring",
|
|
"devilry",
|
|
"deviltry",
|
|
"diablerie",
|
|
"ensorcellment",
|
|
"magic",
|
|
"mojo",
|
|
"necromancy",
|
|
"sorcery",
|
|
"thaumaturgy",
|
|
"voodooism",
|
|
"witchcraft",
|
|
"witchery",
|
|
"wizardry"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abracadabra",
|
|
"amulet",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"fetish",
|
|
"fetich",
|
|
"mascot",
|
|
"periapt",
|
|
"phylactery",
|
|
"talisman",
|
|
"conjuration",
|
|
"glamour",
|
|
"glamor",
|
|
"incantation",
|
|
"spell",
|
|
"curse",
|
|
"hex",
|
|
"jinx",
|
|
"augury",
|
|
"crystal gazing",
|
|
"divination",
|
|
"divining",
|
|
"forecasting",
|
|
"foreknowing",
|
|
"foreseeing",
|
|
"foretelling",
|
|
"fortune-telling",
|
|
"predicting",
|
|
"presaging",
|
|
"prognosticating",
|
|
"prophesying",
|
|
"soothsaying",
|
|
"sortilege",
|
|
"hexerei",
|
|
"hoodoo",
|
|
"occultism",
|
|
"spiritualism",
|
|
"augur",
|
|
"omen",
|
|
"exorcism",
|
|
"alchemy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"science"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entrust":{
|
|
"to give a task, duty, or responsibility to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we entrusted our financial adviser with the investment of all of our savings"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assign",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"commission",
|
|
"task",
|
|
"trust"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"confer",
|
|
"impose",
|
|
"commit",
|
|
"confide",
|
|
"consign",
|
|
"delegate",
|
|
"recommend",
|
|
"relegate",
|
|
"repose",
|
|
"allocate",
|
|
"allot",
|
|
"authorize",
|
|
"empower",
|
|
"invest"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we entrusted our pets to the care of our neighbor while we went on vacation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commend",
|
|
"commit",
|
|
"confide",
|
|
"consign",
|
|
"delegate",
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"give over",
|
|
"hand",
|
|
"hand over",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"recommend",
|
|
"repose",
|
|
"transfer",
|
|
"transmit",
|
|
"trust",
|
|
"turn over",
|
|
"vest"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"confer",
|
|
"grant",
|
|
"assign",
|
|
"deal (out)",
|
|
"dispense",
|
|
"disperse",
|
|
"distribute",
|
|
"divide",
|
|
"hand in",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"relinquish",
|
|
"submit",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"turn in",
|
|
"yield",
|
|
"bequeath",
|
|
"hand down",
|
|
"hand on",
|
|
"will",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"lend",
|
|
"loan",
|
|
"furnish",
|
|
"supply",
|
|
"recommit",
|
|
"redeliver",
|
|
"retransfer",
|
|
"retransmit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detain",
|
|
"hold back",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"withhold",
|
|
"own",
|
|
"possess",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"receive",
|
|
"take in",
|
|
"occupy",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"take over"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"retain"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endurance":{
|
|
"uninterrupted or lasting existence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the endurance of his love for his wife was not arrested even by her death"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"abidance",
|
|
"ceaselessness",
|
|
"continuance",
|
|
"continuation",
|
|
"continuity",
|
|
"continuousness",
|
|
"durability",
|
|
"duration",
|
|
"persistence",
|
|
"subsistence"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drawing out",
|
|
"elongation",
|
|
"extension",
|
|
"lengthening",
|
|
"prolongation",
|
|
"prolonging",
|
|
"stretching",
|
|
"enduringness",
|
|
"permanence",
|
|
"survival"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abridgment",
|
|
"abridgement",
|
|
"curtailment",
|
|
"cutback",
|
|
"shortening"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cessation",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"discontinuance",
|
|
"discontinuity",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"expiration",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"stoppage",
|
|
"surcease",
|
|
"termination"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entities":{
|
|
"one that has a real and independent existence":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the question of whether extrasensory perception will ever be a scientifically recognized entity"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beings",
|
|
"commodities",
|
|
"existents",
|
|
"individualities",
|
|
"individuals",
|
|
"integers",
|
|
"objects",
|
|
"realities",
|
|
"substances",
|
|
"things"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bodies",
|
|
"subjects",
|
|
"materials",
|
|
"matters",
|
|
"quantities",
|
|
"stuff"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonentities"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endorse":{
|
|
"to promote the interests or cause of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an increase in the number of parents who endorse the idea of school uniforms"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advocate",
|
|
"back",
|
|
"champion",
|
|
"patronize",
|
|
"plump (for)",
|
|
"plunk (for)",
|
|
"plonk (for)",
|
|
"support"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adopt",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"espouse",
|
|
"abet",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"assist",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"prop (up)",
|
|
"second",
|
|
"side (with)",
|
|
"backstop",
|
|
"bolster",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"buttress",
|
|
"reinforce",
|
|
"reenforce",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"forward",
|
|
"further",
|
|
"plug",
|
|
"preach",
|
|
"talk up",
|
|
"bail out",
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"rescue",
|
|
"save"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"baffle",
|
|
"foil",
|
|
"frustrate",
|
|
"interfere",
|
|
"oppose",
|
|
"sabotage",
|
|
"thwart",
|
|
"desert",
|
|
"disappoint",
|
|
"fail",
|
|
"let down"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"end-runs":{
|
|
"as in bluffs , feints":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bluffs",
|
|
"feints",
|
|
"artifices",
|
|
"devices",
|
|
"dodges",
|
|
"fetches",
|
|
"flimflams",
|
|
"gambits",
|
|
"gimmicks",
|
|
"jigs",
|
|
"juggles",
|
|
"knacks",
|
|
"plays",
|
|
"ploys",
|
|
"schemes",
|
|
"shenanigans",
|
|
"sleights",
|
|
"stratagems",
|
|
"tricks",
|
|
"wiles",
|
|
"contrivances",
|
|
"maneuvers",
|
|
"ruses",
|
|
"subterfuges",
|
|
"chicaneries",
|
|
"cozenages",
|
|
"crafts",
|
|
"crookeries",
|
|
"cunnings",
|
|
"deceptions",
|
|
"duperies",
|
|
"duplicities",
|
|
"fakeries",
|
|
"juggleries",
|
|
"legerdemains",
|
|
"skulduggeries",
|
|
"skullduggeries",
|
|
"subterfuges",
|
|
"trickeries",
|
|
"blinds",
|
|
"fronts",
|
|
"smoke screens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in evades , avoids":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"avoids",
|
|
"ducks",
|
|
"eludes",
|
|
"escapes",
|
|
"eschews",
|
|
"evades",
|
|
"outflanks",
|
|
"shakes",
|
|
"shirks",
|
|
"shuns",
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"bypasses",
|
|
"circumvents",
|
|
"dodges",
|
|
"gets around",
|
|
"shortcuts",
|
|
"sidesteps",
|
|
"skirts",
|
|
"disobeys",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"flouts",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"averts",
|
|
"deflects",
|
|
"diverts",
|
|
"obviates",
|
|
"parries",
|
|
"prevents",
|
|
"wards (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"complies (with)",
|
|
"follows",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"obeys",
|
|
"observes",
|
|
"accedes (to)",
|
|
"acquiesces (to)",
|
|
"assents (to)",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"courts",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"pursues",
|
|
"seeks",
|
|
"welcomes",
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"incurs"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entrenches":{
|
|
"to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a father who entrenched in our minds the belief that hard work pays off"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beds",
|
|
"embeds",
|
|
"imbeds",
|
|
"enroots",
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"impacts",
|
|
"implants",
|
|
"ingrains",
|
|
"engrains",
|
|
"lodges",
|
|
"roots"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"imbues",
|
|
"infuses",
|
|
"instills",
|
|
"beats (into)",
|
|
"drives (into)",
|
|
"establishes",
|
|
"places",
|
|
"puts",
|
|
"settles",
|
|
"sticks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"eliminates",
|
|
"eradicates",
|
|
"ejects",
|
|
"expels",
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disconnects",
|
|
"disengages",
|
|
"removes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dislodges",
|
|
"roots (out)",
|
|
"uproots"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endeared":{
|
|
"to cause (someone) to be loved or admired by (someone or something)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They endeared themselves to the whole town."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ingratiated",
|
|
"adulated",
|
|
"belauded",
|
|
"blarneyed",
|
|
"buttered up",
|
|
"flattered",
|
|
"hero-worshipped",
|
|
"hero-worshiped",
|
|
"honeyed",
|
|
"honied",
|
|
"massaged",
|
|
"overpraised",
|
|
"puffed",
|
|
"soft-soaped",
|
|
"stroked",
|
|
"blandished",
|
|
"cajoled",
|
|
"coaxed",
|
|
"sweet-talked",
|
|
"wheedled",
|
|
"fawned",
|
|
"kowtowed",
|
|
"sucked (up to)",
|
|
"toadied",
|
|
"idolized",
|
|
"worshipped",
|
|
"worshiped",
|
|
"eulogized",
|
|
"extolled",
|
|
"lauded",
|
|
"praised",
|
|
"applauded",
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"complimented",
|
|
"congratulated",
|
|
"felicitated",
|
|
"drooled",
|
|
"gushed",
|
|
"slavered",
|
|
"slobbered",
|
|
"courted",
|
|
"romanced",
|
|
"wooed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bad-mouthed",
|
|
"belittled",
|
|
"decried",
|
|
"depreciated",
|
|
"disparaged",
|
|
"put down"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enthuse":{
|
|
"to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the neighbors invited us over just so we could enthuse over their new car"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drool",
|
|
"effuse",
|
|
"fuss",
|
|
"gush",
|
|
"rave",
|
|
"rhapsodize",
|
|
"slobber"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dote (on)",
|
|
"fawn",
|
|
"emote"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enculturates":{
|
|
"as in naturalizes , accustoms":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acculturates",
|
|
"accustoms",
|
|
"conditions",
|
|
"habituates",
|
|
"naturalizes",
|
|
"amalgamates",
|
|
"blends",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"commingles",
|
|
"fuses",
|
|
"intermingles",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"mingles",
|
|
"absorbs",
|
|
"assimilates",
|
|
"co-opts",
|
|
"embodies",
|
|
"incorporates",
|
|
"integrates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enkindles":{
|
|
"to set (something) on fire":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"see if you can enkindle some paper in the fireplace while I look for logs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burns",
|
|
"fires",
|
|
"ignites",
|
|
"inflames",
|
|
"enflames",
|
|
"kindles",
|
|
"lights",
|
|
"torches"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"immolates",
|
|
"deflagrates",
|
|
"chars",
|
|
"frizzles",
|
|
"scorches",
|
|
"bakes",
|
|
"broils",
|
|
"cooks",
|
|
"ashes",
|
|
"cremates",
|
|
"incinerates",
|
|
"kilns",
|
|
"sets off",
|
|
"brightens",
|
|
"illuminates",
|
|
"illumines",
|
|
"irradiates",
|
|
"lightens",
|
|
"radiates",
|
|
"scalds",
|
|
"scathes",
|
|
"sears",
|
|
"reignites",
|
|
"rekindles",
|
|
"relights",
|
|
"banks",
|
|
"stokes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"chokes",
|
|
"smothers",
|
|
"suffocates",
|
|
"stamps (out)",
|
|
"blackens",
|
|
"darkens",
|
|
"dims",
|
|
"dulls",
|
|
"obscures"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"douses",
|
|
"dowses",
|
|
"extinguishes",
|
|
"puts out",
|
|
"quenches",
|
|
"snuffs (out)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enthroning":{
|
|
"to assign a high status or value to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the literary world has enthroned Shakespeare for so long that his preeminence among writers seems unassailable"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandizing",
|
|
"canonizing",
|
|
"deifying",
|
|
"dignifying",
|
|
"elevating",
|
|
"ennobling",
|
|
"enshrining",
|
|
"enskying",
|
|
"exalting",
|
|
"glorifying",
|
|
"magnifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"lifting",
|
|
"promoting",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"upgrading",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"intensifying",
|
|
"idealizing",
|
|
"romanticizing",
|
|
"sanitizing",
|
|
"sugarcoating",
|
|
"acclaiming",
|
|
"extolling",
|
|
"honoring",
|
|
"lauding",
|
|
"praising"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittling",
|
|
"decrying",
|
|
"depreciating",
|
|
"detracting",
|
|
"disparaging",
|
|
"minimizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abasing",
|
|
"degrading",
|
|
"demeaning",
|
|
"humbling",
|
|
"humiliating"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engaging (in)":{
|
|
"as in practicing":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"practicing",
|
|
"practising",
|
|
"acing",
|
|
"nailing",
|
|
"working (at)",
|
|
"bringing about",
|
|
"effecting",
|
|
"effectuating",
|
|
"implementing",
|
|
"reduplicating",
|
|
"reenacting",
|
|
"repeating",
|
|
"accomplishing",
|
|
"achieving",
|
|
"bringing off",
|
|
"carrying off",
|
|
"carrying out",
|
|
"committing",
|
|
"compassing",
|
|
"doing",
|
|
"executing",
|
|
"following through (with)",
|
|
"fulfilling",
|
|
"making",
|
|
"negotiating",
|
|
"performing",
|
|
"perpetrating",
|
|
"prosecuting",
|
|
"pulling off",
|
|
"putting through",
|
|
"actualizing",
|
|
"attaining",
|
|
"realizing",
|
|
"completing",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"finishing",
|
|
"winding up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"failing",
|
|
"skimping",
|
|
"slighting",
|
|
"slurring"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enchantresses":{
|
|
"a woman believed to have often harmful supernatural powers":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"when misfortune occurred, it was not uncommon for some unpopular woman of the village to be branded an enchantress"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"hags",
|
|
"hexes",
|
|
"sorceresses",
|
|
"witches"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"charmers",
|
|
"conjurers",
|
|
"conjurors",
|
|
"enchanters",
|
|
"necromancers",
|
|
"voodooists",
|
|
"voodoos",
|
|
"magicians",
|
|
"sorcerers",
|
|
"warlocks",
|
|
"wizards"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a woman whom men find irresistibly attractive":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Scarlett O'Hara is one of literature's most celebrated enchantresses"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"femmes fatales",
|
|
"seductresses",
|
|
"sirens",
|
|
"temptresses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beguilers",
|
|
"charmers",
|
|
"seducers",
|
|
"vamps",
|
|
"sexpots",
|
|
"sex symbols"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a lovely woman":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an enchantress of the silver screen whose legend has only grown over the years"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"babes",
|
|
"beauties",
|
|
"beauty queens",
|
|
"cookies",
|
|
"cuties",
|
|
"cuteys",
|
|
"dolly birds",
|
|
"eyefuls",
|
|
"foxes",
|
|
"fox",
|
|
"goddesses",
|
|
"honeys",
|
|
"knockouts",
|
|
"queens",
|
|
"stunners"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"belles",
|
|
"charmers",
|
|
"peaches",
|
|
"bathing beauties",
|
|
"cover girls",
|
|
"pinup girls",
|
|
"houris",
|
|
"cutie-pies",
|
|
"dishes",
|
|
"dolls",
|
|
"dreamboats",
|
|
"hotties",
|
|
"lookers",
|
|
"pretties",
|
|
"coquettes",
|
|
"femmes fatales",
|
|
"sirens",
|
|
"temptresses",
|
|
"vamps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"frumps",
|
|
"crones",
|
|
"hags",
|
|
"witches"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endemic":{
|
|
"belonging to a particular place by birth or origin":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the fish is not an endemic species of the lake, and it is rapidly devouring the native trout population"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aboriginal",
|
|
"autochthonous",
|
|
"born",
|
|
"domestic",
|
|
"indigenous",
|
|
"native"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"local",
|
|
"regional",
|
|
"original"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"imported",
|
|
"introduced",
|
|
"transplanted",
|
|
"alien",
|
|
"exotic",
|
|
"foreign",
|
|
"strange",
|
|
"expatriate",
|
|
"immigrant"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonindigenous",
|
|
"nonnative"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enshrined":{
|
|
"as in revered , adored":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adored",
|
|
"glorified",
|
|
"revered",
|
|
"venerated",
|
|
"worshipped",
|
|
"worshiped",
|
|
"blessed",
|
|
"blest",
|
|
"consecrate",
|
|
"consecrated",
|
|
"hallowed",
|
|
"holy",
|
|
"sacral",
|
|
"sacred",
|
|
"sacrosanct",
|
|
"sanctified",
|
|
"ceremonial",
|
|
"liturgical",
|
|
"priestly",
|
|
"religious",
|
|
"ritual",
|
|
"sacramental",
|
|
"spiritual",
|
|
"biblical",
|
|
"scriptural"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deconsecrated",
|
|
"desacralized",
|
|
"unconsecrated",
|
|
"unhallowed",
|
|
"nonreligious",
|
|
"unspiritual",
|
|
"earthly",
|
|
"mundane",
|
|
"profane",
|
|
"secular",
|
|
"temporal",
|
|
"worldly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to assign a high status or value to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"some teachers tend to enshrine their personal preferences as sacred rules of English grammar"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandized",
|
|
"canonized",
|
|
"deified",
|
|
"dignified",
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"ennobled",
|
|
"enskied",
|
|
"enthroned",
|
|
"exalted",
|
|
"glorified",
|
|
"magnified"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"lifted",
|
|
"promoted",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"upgraded",
|
|
"uplifted",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"idealized",
|
|
"romanticized",
|
|
"sanitized",
|
|
"sugarcoated",
|
|
"acclaimed",
|
|
"extolled",
|
|
"honored",
|
|
"lauded",
|
|
"praised"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittled",
|
|
"decried",
|
|
"depreciated",
|
|
"detracted",
|
|
"disparaged",
|
|
"minimized"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abased",
|
|
"degraded",
|
|
"demeaned",
|
|
"humbled",
|
|
"humiliated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encroaches":{
|
|
"to advance gradually beyond the usual or desirable limits":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"each year the sea continues to encroach upon the island's beaches"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"creeps",
|
|
"inches",
|
|
"worms"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"snakes",
|
|
"sneaks",
|
|
"entrenches",
|
|
"intrenches",
|
|
"impinges",
|
|
"infringes",
|
|
"intrudes",
|
|
"invades",
|
|
"overpasses",
|
|
"overreaches",
|
|
"overruns",
|
|
"overshoots",
|
|
"oversteps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entremets":{
|
|
"as in dessert , candy":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"afters",
|
|
"candy",
|
|
"dessert",
|
|
"pastry",
|
|
"confectionary",
|
|
"confectionery",
|
|
"sweeties",
|
|
"confection",
|
|
"sweet",
|
|
"sweetmeat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enrich":{
|
|
"to make better":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a truly great book can enrich your life"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ameliorate",
|
|
"amend",
|
|
"better",
|
|
"enhance",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"improve",
|
|
"meliorate",
|
|
"perfect",
|
|
"refine",
|
|
"upgrade"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"emend",
|
|
"rectify",
|
|
"reform",
|
|
"remediate",
|
|
"remedy",
|
|
"edit",
|
|
"fine-tune",
|
|
"redraft",
|
|
"refurbish",
|
|
"rehab",
|
|
"rehabilitate",
|
|
"revamp",
|
|
"revise",
|
|
"rework",
|
|
"beef (up)",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"fortify",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"reinforce",
|
|
"reenforce",
|
|
"strengthen",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"hone",
|
|
"polish",
|
|
"retouch",
|
|
"touch up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"damage",
|
|
"endamage",
|
|
"harm",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"impair",
|
|
"injure",
|
|
"spoil",
|
|
"tarnish",
|
|
"vitiate",
|
|
"blemish",
|
|
"blight",
|
|
"deface",
|
|
"disfigure",
|
|
"flaw",
|
|
"mar",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"lower",
|
|
"reduce"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"worsen"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the church's magnificent interior is enriched with stunningly beautiful murals"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adorn",
|
|
"array",
|
|
"beautify",
|
|
"bedeck",
|
|
"bedizen",
|
|
"blazon",
|
|
"caparison",
|
|
"deck",
|
|
"decorate",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"do up",
|
|
"doll up",
|
|
"drape",
|
|
"dress",
|
|
"embellish",
|
|
"emblaze",
|
|
"emboss",
|
|
"fancify",
|
|
"fancy up",
|
|
"festoon",
|
|
"garnish",
|
|
"glitz (up)",
|
|
"grace",
|
|
"gussy up",
|
|
"ornament",
|
|
"pretty (up)",
|
|
"trim"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accessorize",
|
|
"dress up",
|
|
"trap",
|
|
"trick (out)",
|
|
"brighten",
|
|
"freshen",
|
|
"smarten",
|
|
"spruce (up)",
|
|
"boss",
|
|
"chase",
|
|
"braid",
|
|
"embroider",
|
|
"feather",
|
|
"figure",
|
|
"filigree",
|
|
"fillet",
|
|
"flounce",
|
|
"frill",
|
|
"fringe",
|
|
"furbelow",
|
|
"garland",
|
|
"hang",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"ribbon",
|
|
"swag",
|
|
"wreathe",
|
|
"appliqu\u00e9",
|
|
"gild",
|
|
"paint",
|
|
"diamond",
|
|
"gem",
|
|
"impearl",
|
|
"jewel",
|
|
"pearl",
|
|
"redecorate",
|
|
"redo"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"simplify",
|
|
"streamline",
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"denude",
|
|
"dismantle",
|
|
"display",
|
|
"divest",
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"reveal",
|
|
"strip",
|
|
"uncover",
|
|
"uglify"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blemish",
|
|
"deface",
|
|
"disfigure",
|
|
"mar",
|
|
"scar",
|
|
"spoil"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encrusted":{
|
|
"to cover with a hardened layer":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"refrigerator shelves that were encrusted with the residue of many spills"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"caked",
|
|
"crusted",
|
|
"rimed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"besmeared",
|
|
"coated",
|
|
"smeared",
|
|
"spread",
|
|
"covered",
|
|
"daubed",
|
|
"coagulated",
|
|
"congealed",
|
|
"hardened"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"envoi":{
|
|
"as in postscript":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"postscript",
|
|
"epilogue",
|
|
"epilog",
|
|
"aftermath",
|
|
"cessation",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"closing",
|
|
"conclusion",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"finale",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"termination"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"exordium",
|
|
"foreword",
|
|
"intro",
|
|
"introduction",
|
|
"preamble",
|
|
"preface",
|
|
"prelude",
|
|
"proem",
|
|
"prologue",
|
|
"prolog",
|
|
"prolusion",
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"commencement",
|
|
"initiation",
|
|
"opening",
|
|
"origin",
|
|
"origination",
|
|
"outset",
|
|
"start"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enact":{
|
|
"to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Congress enacts all laws relating to foreign trade and immigration"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"constitute",
|
|
"lay down",
|
|
"legislate",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"ordain",
|
|
"pass"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"reenact",
|
|
"repass",
|
|
"bring about",
|
|
"effect",
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"authorize",
|
|
"permit",
|
|
"sanction",
|
|
"decree",
|
|
"dictate",
|
|
"proclaim",
|
|
"administer",
|
|
"execute",
|
|
"approve",
|
|
"confirm",
|
|
"ratify"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abolish",
|
|
"abrogate",
|
|
"annul",
|
|
"cancel",
|
|
"invalidate",
|
|
"kill",
|
|
"nullify",
|
|
"overturn",
|
|
"reverse",
|
|
"void"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"repeal",
|
|
"rescind",
|
|
"revoke"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entrapments":{
|
|
"as in entanglements , enmeshments":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enmeshments",
|
|
"entanglements",
|
|
"envelopments",
|
|
"ambushes",
|
|
"nets",
|
|
"snares",
|
|
"traps",
|
|
"webs",
|
|
"booby traps",
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"hazards",
|
|
"land mines",
|
|
"pitfalls",
|
|
"snags",
|
|
"artifices",
|
|
"cheats",
|
|
"deceptions",
|
|
"double-dealings",
|
|
"duplicities",
|
|
"ploys",
|
|
"ruses",
|
|
"subterfuges",
|
|
"tricks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in arrests , captures":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"captures",
|
|
"restraints",
|
|
"restrictions",
|
|
"custodies",
|
|
"detainers",
|
|
"detainments",
|
|
"detentions",
|
|
"house arrests",
|
|
"bondages",
|
|
"enslavements",
|
|
"servitudes",
|
|
"captivities",
|
|
"confinements",
|
|
"immurements",
|
|
"impoundments",
|
|
"imprisonments",
|
|
"incarcerations",
|
|
"internments",
|
|
"prisons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"emancipations",
|
|
"liberations",
|
|
"manumissions",
|
|
"redemptions",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"freedoms",
|
|
"independences",
|
|
"liberties"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enthrals":{
|
|
"to hold the attention of as if by a spell":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enthralled by the flickering fire in the hearth, we lost all track of time"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"bedazzles",
|
|
"catches up",
|
|
"enchants",
|
|
"fascinates",
|
|
"grips",
|
|
"hypnotizes",
|
|
"mesmerizes",
|
|
"spellbinds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enraptures",
|
|
"entrances",
|
|
"thrills",
|
|
"beguiles",
|
|
"bewitches",
|
|
"charms",
|
|
"absorbs",
|
|
"engages",
|
|
"engrosses",
|
|
"involves"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"for years these master magicians have been enthralling audiences with their astounding illusions"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carries away",
|
|
"enraptures",
|
|
"entrances",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"raptures",
|
|
"ravishes",
|
|
"transports"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"gladdens",
|
|
"gratifies",
|
|
"pleases",
|
|
"satisfies",
|
|
"bewitches",
|
|
"captivates",
|
|
"charms",
|
|
"enchants",
|
|
"fascinates",
|
|
"elates",
|
|
"excites",
|
|
"exhilarates",
|
|
"stirs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to hold the attention of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a play that will enthrall you for two hours"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbs",
|
|
"bemuses",
|
|
"busies",
|
|
"catches up",
|
|
"engages",
|
|
"engrosses",
|
|
"enwraps",
|
|
"fascinates",
|
|
"grips",
|
|
"immerses",
|
|
"interests",
|
|
"intrigues",
|
|
"involves",
|
|
"occupies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allures",
|
|
"attracts",
|
|
"beguiles",
|
|
"bewitches",
|
|
"captivates",
|
|
"charms",
|
|
"enchants",
|
|
"obsesses",
|
|
"hypnotizes",
|
|
"mesmerizes",
|
|
"distracts",
|
|
"preoccupies",
|
|
"hogs",
|
|
"monopolizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bores",
|
|
"jades",
|
|
"palls",
|
|
"tires",
|
|
"wearies"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enrolls":{
|
|
"to add (a person) to a list or roll as a participant or member":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the community college will enroll anyone who has a GED or high school diploma"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"inscribes",
|
|
"lists",
|
|
"matriculates",
|
|
"registers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enlists",
|
|
"impanels",
|
|
"inducts",
|
|
"conscripts",
|
|
"drafts",
|
|
"musters",
|
|
"wait-lists",
|
|
"books",
|
|
"schedules",
|
|
"checks in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"checks off",
|
|
"excludes",
|
|
"expels",
|
|
"expunges",
|
|
"rejects",
|
|
"omits",
|
|
"overlooks"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"delists"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (someone or something) on a list":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"can I enroll you on the list of volunteers for the church supper?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catalogs",
|
|
"catalogues",
|
|
"enters",
|
|
"indexes",
|
|
"inscribes",
|
|
"lists",
|
|
"puts down",
|
|
"records",
|
|
"registers",
|
|
"schedules",
|
|
"slates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"books",
|
|
"cards",
|
|
"files",
|
|
"notes",
|
|
"classifies",
|
|
"compiles",
|
|
"tabulates",
|
|
"tallies",
|
|
"reschedules"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deletes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enthroned":{
|
|
"to assign a high status or value to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the literary world has enthroned Shakespeare for so long that his preeminence among writers seems unassailable"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandized",
|
|
"canonized",
|
|
"deified",
|
|
"dignified",
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"ennobled",
|
|
"enshrined",
|
|
"enskied",
|
|
"exalted",
|
|
"glorified",
|
|
"magnified"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"lifted",
|
|
"promoted",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"upgraded",
|
|
"uplifted",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"idealized",
|
|
"romanticized",
|
|
"sanitized",
|
|
"sugarcoated",
|
|
"acclaimed",
|
|
"extolled",
|
|
"honored",
|
|
"lauded",
|
|
"praised"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittled",
|
|
"decried",
|
|
"depreciated",
|
|
"detracted",
|
|
"disparaged",
|
|
"minimized"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abased",
|
|
"degraded",
|
|
"demeaned",
|
|
"humbled",
|
|
"humiliated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enthusing":{
|
|
"to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the neighbors invited us over just so we could enthuse over their new car"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drooling",
|
|
"effusing",
|
|
"fussing",
|
|
"gushing",
|
|
"raving",
|
|
"rhapsodizing",
|
|
"slobbering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"doting (on)",
|
|
"fawning",
|
|
"emoting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensheathing":{
|
|
"as in ensphering , encapsuling":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"armoring",
|
|
"cocooning",
|
|
"encapsulating",
|
|
"encapsuling",
|
|
"encysting",
|
|
"ensphering",
|
|
"enwombing",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"encompassing",
|
|
"enfolding",
|
|
"enframing",
|
|
"enlacing",
|
|
"framing",
|
|
"ringing",
|
|
"surrounding",
|
|
"bounding",
|
|
"circumscribing",
|
|
"confining",
|
|
"containing",
|
|
"limiting",
|
|
"restricting",
|
|
"boxing (in)",
|
|
"caging",
|
|
"closeting",
|
|
"cooping (up)",
|
|
"corralling",
|
|
"encaging",
|
|
"encasing",
|
|
"enclosing",
|
|
"inclosing",
|
|
"enveloping",
|
|
"fencing (in)",
|
|
"hedging",
|
|
"hemming (in)",
|
|
"housing",
|
|
"immuring",
|
|
"including",
|
|
"mewing (up)",
|
|
"penning",
|
|
"walling (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entanglements":{
|
|
"something that catches and holds":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his life is greatly complicated by his romantic entanglements"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"meshes",
|
|
"morasses",
|
|
"nets",
|
|
"nooses",
|
|
"quagmires",
|
|
"quicksands",
|
|
"snares",
|
|
"tanglements",
|
|
"toils",
|
|
"traps",
|
|
"webs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"knots",
|
|
"snarls",
|
|
"tangles",
|
|
"cat's cradles",
|
|
"labyrinths",
|
|
"mazes",
|
|
"cobwebs",
|
|
"spiderwebs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensorcelling":{
|
|
"to cast a spell on":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a dense, dark forest that is the scene for many a tale in which some unsuspecting traveler is ensorcelled by a witch or wizard"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"hexing",
|
|
"overlooking",
|
|
"spelling",
|
|
"striking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cursing",
|
|
"jinxing",
|
|
"possessing",
|
|
"voodooing",
|
|
"attracting",
|
|
"beguiling",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"mesmerizing",
|
|
"spellbinding",
|
|
"enticing",
|
|
"luring",
|
|
"seducing",
|
|
"tempting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blessing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"envelopes":{
|
|
"as in packages , wrappers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"packages",
|
|
"wrappers",
|
|
"cuticles",
|
|
"hides",
|
|
"skins",
|
|
"backings",
|
|
"coatings",
|
|
"covertures",
|
|
"facings",
|
|
"carapaces",
|
|
"houses",
|
|
"mails",
|
|
"panoplies",
|
|
"plates",
|
|
"platings",
|
|
"shields",
|
|
"barks",
|
|
"crusts",
|
|
"cartridges",
|
|
"cassettes",
|
|
"casettes",
|
|
"armors",
|
|
"capsules",
|
|
"cases",
|
|
"casings",
|
|
"cocoons",
|
|
"coverings",
|
|
"covers",
|
|
"encasements",
|
|
"housings",
|
|
"hulls",
|
|
"husks",
|
|
"jackets",
|
|
"pods",
|
|
"sheaths",
|
|
"shells"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enormousness":{
|
|
"the quality or state of being very large":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the enormousness of the mall is such that one could shop at a different store for every day of the year"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enormity",
|
|
"giantism",
|
|
"gigantism",
|
|
"hugeness",
|
|
"immenseness",
|
|
"immensity",
|
|
"magnitude",
|
|
"massiveness",
|
|
"prodigiousness",
|
|
"vastitude",
|
|
"vastness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bigness",
|
|
"extensiveness",
|
|
"greatness",
|
|
"largeness",
|
|
"sizableness",
|
|
"voluminousness",
|
|
"weightiness",
|
|
"awesomeness",
|
|
"grandness",
|
|
"stupendousness",
|
|
"tremendousness",
|
|
"boundlessness",
|
|
"limitlessness",
|
|
"ampleness",
|
|
"capaciousness",
|
|
"commodiousness",
|
|
"spaciousness",
|
|
"excessiveness",
|
|
"extravagance",
|
|
"extremeness",
|
|
"gaudiness",
|
|
"grandiosity",
|
|
"immoderacy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"littleness",
|
|
"puniness",
|
|
"smallness",
|
|
"triviality"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"diminutiveness",
|
|
"minuteness",
|
|
"tininess"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enables":{
|
|
"to make able or possible":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my new glasses enable me to read the fine print"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allows",
|
|
"empowers",
|
|
"lets",
|
|
"permits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fits",
|
|
"habilitates",
|
|
"prepares",
|
|
"qualifies",
|
|
"readies",
|
|
"approves",
|
|
"endorses",
|
|
"indorses",
|
|
"sanctions",
|
|
"conditions",
|
|
"equips"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inhibits",
|
|
"precludes",
|
|
"disallows",
|
|
"enjoins",
|
|
"forbids",
|
|
"prohibits"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"prevents"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give official or legal power to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a law that would enable the authorities to inspect food preparation areas for health code violations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accredits",
|
|
"authorizes",
|
|
"certifies",
|
|
"charters",
|
|
"commissions",
|
|
"empowers",
|
|
"invests",
|
|
"licenses",
|
|
"licences",
|
|
"qualifies",
|
|
"vests",
|
|
"warrants"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"approves",
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"credentials",
|
|
"endorses",
|
|
"indorses",
|
|
"OKs",
|
|
"okays",
|
|
"sanctions",
|
|
"affirms",
|
|
"confirms",
|
|
"validates",
|
|
"inaugurates",
|
|
"inducts",
|
|
"initiates",
|
|
"installs",
|
|
"instates",
|
|
"swears in",
|
|
"allows",
|
|
"lets",
|
|
"permits",
|
|
"enfranchises",
|
|
"entitles",
|
|
"privileges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bans",
|
|
"bars",
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"constrains",
|
|
"denies",
|
|
"disallows",
|
|
"disbars",
|
|
"discourages",
|
|
"disenfranchises",
|
|
"disfranchises",
|
|
"excludes",
|
|
"hinders",
|
|
"holds back",
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
"inhibits",
|
|
"obstructs",
|
|
"prevents",
|
|
"shuts out",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"enjoins",
|
|
"forbids",
|
|
"interdicts",
|
|
"outlaws",
|
|
"prohibits",
|
|
"proscribes",
|
|
"vetoes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disqualifies"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enterprisers":{
|
|
"as in doers , comers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"achievers",
|
|
"comers",
|
|
"doers",
|
|
"bootstrappers",
|
|
"go-aheads",
|
|
"go-getters",
|
|
"highfliers",
|
|
"highflyers",
|
|
"hummers",
|
|
"hustlers",
|
|
"live wires",
|
|
"powerhouses",
|
|
"self-starters",
|
|
"eager beavers",
|
|
"he-men",
|
|
"individualists"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dawdlers",
|
|
"idlers",
|
|
"loafers",
|
|
"loungers",
|
|
"putterers",
|
|
"triflers",
|
|
"goldbricks",
|
|
"malingerers",
|
|
"procrastinators",
|
|
"shirkers",
|
|
"slackers",
|
|
"drones",
|
|
"lazybones",
|
|
"sluggards",
|
|
"dalliers",
|
|
"laggards",
|
|
"lingerers",
|
|
"loiterers",
|
|
"slowpokes",
|
|
"stick-in-the-muds",
|
|
"ignorers",
|
|
"ne'er-do-wells",
|
|
"neglecters",
|
|
"daydreamers",
|
|
"dreamers",
|
|
"dropouts",
|
|
"quitters"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in entrepreneurs , businessmen":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"businessmen",
|
|
"businesspersons",
|
|
"businesswomen",
|
|
"entrepreneurs",
|
|
"retailers",
|
|
"sellers",
|
|
"vendors",
|
|
"venders",
|
|
"buyers",
|
|
"marketers",
|
|
"purchasers",
|
|
"dealers",
|
|
"merchandisers",
|
|
"merchants",
|
|
"traders",
|
|
"tradesmen",
|
|
"traffickers",
|
|
"jobbers",
|
|
"middlemen",
|
|
"wholesalers",
|
|
"distributors",
|
|
"providers",
|
|
"provisioners",
|
|
"purveyors",
|
|
"suppliers",
|
|
"authors",
|
|
"begetters",
|
|
"establishers",
|
|
"fathers",
|
|
"founders",
|
|
"founding fathers",
|
|
"generators",
|
|
"inaugurators",
|
|
"initiators",
|
|
"instituters",
|
|
"institutors",
|
|
"originators",
|
|
"sires",
|
|
"factories",
|
|
"manufactories",
|
|
"mills",
|
|
"plants",
|
|
"shops",
|
|
"works",
|
|
"workshops",
|
|
"groundbreakers",
|
|
"pioneers",
|
|
"planners",
|
|
"researchers",
|
|
"researchists",
|
|
"agriculturists",
|
|
"agriculturalists",
|
|
"agronomists",
|
|
"cultivators",
|
|
"farmers",
|
|
"growers",
|
|
"planters",
|
|
"tillers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enshrinement":{
|
|
"as in enthronement":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enthronement",
|
|
"aggrandizement",
|
|
"ennoblement",
|
|
"exaltation",
|
|
"glorification",
|
|
"magnification",
|
|
"acclamation",
|
|
"ovation",
|
|
"plaudit",
|
|
"praise",
|
|
"rave",
|
|
"rhapsody",
|
|
"compliment",
|
|
"encomium",
|
|
"eulogy",
|
|
"panegyric",
|
|
"toast",
|
|
"tribute",
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"accolade",
|
|
"applause",
|
|
"bay(s)",
|
|
"commendation",
|
|
"credit",
|
|
"distinction",
|
|
"homage",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"kudo",
|
|
"kudos",
|
|
"laud",
|
|
"laurels",
|
|
"props",
|
|
"r\u00e9clame",
|
|
"recommendation",
|
|
"sun",
|
|
"advancement",
|
|
"ascent",
|
|
"creation",
|
|
"elevation",
|
|
"preference",
|
|
"preferment",
|
|
"promotion",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"upgrade",
|
|
"upgrading"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deposition",
|
|
"dethronement",
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"dismissal",
|
|
"expulsion",
|
|
"impeachment",
|
|
"ouster",
|
|
"overthrow",
|
|
"removal",
|
|
"suspension",
|
|
"unmaking",
|
|
"unseating",
|
|
"downfall",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"abasement",
|
|
"comedown",
|
|
"degradation",
|
|
"demotion",
|
|
"disrating",
|
|
"downgrade",
|
|
"reduction"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enthronement":{
|
|
"as in enshrinement":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enshrinement",
|
|
"aggrandizement",
|
|
"ennoblement",
|
|
"exaltation",
|
|
"glorification",
|
|
"magnification",
|
|
"acclamation",
|
|
"ovation",
|
|
"plaudit",
|
|
"praise",
|
|
"rave",
|
|
"rhapsody",
|
|
"compliment",
|
|
"encomium",
|
|
"eulogy",
|
|
"panegyric",
|
|
"toast",
|
|
"tribute",
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"accolade",
|
|
"applause",
|
|
"bay(s)",
|
|
"commendation",
|
|
"credit",
|
|
"distinction",
|
|
"homage",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"kudo",
|
|
"kudos",
|
|
"laud",
|
|
"laurels",
|
|
"props",
|
|
"r\u00e9clame",
|
|
"recommendation",
|
|
"sun",
|
|
"advancement",
|
|
"ascent",
|
|
"creation",
|
|
"elevation",
|
|
"preference",
|
|
"preferment",
|
|
"promotion",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"upgrade",
|
|
"upgrading"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deposition",
|
|
"dethronement",
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"dismissal",
|
|
"expulsion",
|
|
"impeachment",
|
|
"ouster",
|
|
"overthrow",
|
|
"removal",
|
|
"suspension",
|
|
"unmaking",
|
|
"unseating",
|
|
"downfall",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"abasement",
|
|
"comedown",
|
|
"degradation",
|
|
"demotion",
|
|
"disrating",
|
|
"downgrade",
|
|
"reduction"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlisting":{
|
|
"as in inducting , impaneling":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"impaneling",
|
|
"impanelling",
|
|
"empaneling",
|
|
"empanelling",
|
|
"inducting",
|
|
"enrolling",
|
|
"inscribing",
|
|
"listing",
|
|
"matriculating",
|
|
"registering",
|
|
"conscripting",
|
|
"drafting",
|
|
"mustering",
|
|
"wait-listing",
|
|
"booking",
|
|
"scheduling",
|
|
"checking in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"delisting",
|
|
"checking off",
|
|
"excluding",
|
|
"expelling",
|
|
"expunging",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"omitting",
|
|
"overlooking"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in paying , recruiting":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assuming",
|
|
"employing",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"feeing",
|
|
"hiring",
|
|
"laying on",
|
|
"paying",
|
|
"placing",
|
|
"recruiting",
|
|
"retaining",
|
|
"signing (up or on)",
|
|
"taking on",
|
|
"apprenticing",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"jobbing",
|
|
"partnering",
|
|
"subcontracting",
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"promoting",
|
|
"upgrading",
|
|
"reemploying",
|
|
"re-employing",
|
|
"reengaging",
|
|
"re-engaging",
|
|
"rehiring",
|
|
"headhunting",
|
|
"scouting",
|
|
"keeping (on)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"axing",
|
|
"canning",
|
|
"discharging",
|
|
"dismissing",
|
|
"firing",
|
|
"sacking",
|
|
"furloughing",
|
|
"laying off",
|
|
"locking out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enwrapped":{
|
|
"to hold the attention of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enwrapped in my own reverie, I failed to notice the coworker standing outside my cubicle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbed",
|
|
"bemused",
|
|
"busied",
|
|
"caught up",
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"engrossed",
|
|
"enthralled",
|
|
"fascinated",
|
|
"gripped",
|
|
"immersed",
|
|
"interested",
|
|
"intrigued",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"occupied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allured",
|
|
"attracted",
|
|
"beguiled",
|
|
"bewitched",
|
|
"captivated",
|
|
"charmed",
|
|
"enchanted",
|
|
"obsessed",
|
|
"hypnotized",
|
|
"mesmerized",
|
|
"distracted",
|
|
"preoccupied",
|
|
"hogged",
|
|
"monopolized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bored",
|
|
"jaded",
|
|
"palled",
|
|
"tired",
|
|
"wearied"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to surround or cover closely":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an air of serene self-satisfaction enwraps the leafy, well-to-do suburb"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosomed",
|
|
"bowered",
|
|
"circumfused",
|
|
"cocooned",
|
|
"embosomed",
|
|
"embowered",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"enclosed",
|
|
"inclosed",
|
|
"encompassed",
|
|
"enfolded",
|
|
"enshrouded",
|
|
"enswathed",
|
|
"enveloped",
|
|
"invested",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"lapped",
|
|
"mantled",
|
|
"muffled",
|
|
"shrouded",
|
|
"swathed",
|
|
"veiled",
|
|
"wrapped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curtained",
|
|
"draped",
|
|
"embedded",
|
|
"imbedded",
|
|
"encased",
|
|
"swaddled",
|
|
"blanketed",
|
|
"overlaid",
|
|
"overspread",
|
|
"camouflaged",
|
|
"cloaked",
|
|
"disguised",
|
|
"masked",
|
|
"circled",
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"enlaced",
|
|
"enwound"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bared",
|
|
"denuded",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"stripped",
|
|
"stript"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enrobed":{
|
|
"to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"dreamed that one day she would be enrobed in satins and silks"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appareled",
|
|
"apparelled",
|
|
"arrayed",
|
|
"attired",
|
|
"bedecked",
|
|
"caparisoned",
|
|
"clothed",
|
|
"clad",
|
|
"costumed",
|
|
"decked (out)",
|
|
"did up",
|
|
"dressed",
|
|
"dressed up",
|
|
"garbed",
|
|
"garmented",
|
|
"got up",
|
|
"gowned",
|
|
"habited",
|
|
"invested",
|
|
"rigged (out)",
|
|
"robed",
|
|
"suited",
|
|
"togged (up or out)",
|
|
"toileted",
|
|
"vestured"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cloaked",
|
|
"frocked",
|
|
"jacketed",
|
|
"mantled",
|
|
"vested",
|
|
"draped",
|
|
"enswathed",
|
|
"happed",
|
|
"huddled",
|
|
"swaddled",
|
|
"swathed",
|
|
"wrapped",
|
|
"accoutred",
|
|
"accoutered",
|
|
"bedighted",
|
|
"bedight",
|
|
"equipped",
|
|
"furnished",
|
|
"habilitated",
|
|
"outfitted",
|
|
"tailored",
|
|
"uniformed",
|
|
"dressed down",
|
|
"underdressed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"denuded",
|
|
"divested",
|
|
"uncovered",
|
|
"undraped",
|
|
"unveiled"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disarrayed",
|
|
"disrobed",
|
|
"stripped",
|
|
"stript",
|
|
"unclothed",
|
|
"undressed",
|
|
"untrussed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enforces":{
|
|
"to carry out effectively":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the duty of the police is to enforce the law"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administers",
|
|
"applies",
|
|
"executes",
|
|
"implements"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brings about",
|
|
"effects",
|
|
"effectuates",
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"fulfills",
|
|
"fulfils",
|
|
"renders",
|
|
"cites",
|
|
"invokes",
|
|
"enacts",
|
|
"legislates",
|
|
"honors",
|
|
"observes",
|
|
"upholds",
|
|
"prosecutes",
|
|
"promulgates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"neglects"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"end user":{
|
|
"as in user , consumer":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"consumer",
|
|
"user",
|
|
"account",
|
|
"client",
|
|
"customer",
|
|
"guest",
|
|
"patron",
|
|
"punter",
|
|
"buyer",
|
|
"correspondent",
|
|
"purchaser",
|
|
"vendee",
|
|
"browser",
|
|
"prospect",
|
|
"shopper",
|
|
"window-shopper",
|
|
"bargainer",
|
|
"haggler",
|
|
"regular"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"broker",
|
|
"merchant",
|
|
"seller",
|
|
"vendor",
|
|
"vender",
|
|
"shopkeeper",
|
|
"tradesman",
|
|
"black marketer",
|
|
"black marketeer",
|
|
"fence"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"English sonnets":{
|
|
"as in odes , anacreontics":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"anacreontics",
|
|
"clerihews",
|
|
"dithyrambs",
|
|
"eclogues",
|
|
"elegies",
|
|
"epics",
|
|
"epigrams",
|
|
"epodes",
|
|
"epopees",
|
|
"eposes",
|
|
"georgics",
|
|
"idylls",
|
|
"idyls",
|
|
"jingles",
|
|
"laments",
|
|
"limericks",
|
|
"madrigals",
|
|
"odes",
|
|
"pastorales",
|
|
"pastorals",
|
|
"psalms",
|
|
"rondeaux",
|
|
"rondelets",
|
|
"rondelles",
|
|
"rondels",
|
|
"sonnets",
|
|
"triolets",
|
|
"villanelles",
|
|
"lyrics",
|
|
"poems",
|
|
"runes",
|
|
"songs",
|
|
"rhymes",
|
|
"rimes",
|
|
"ballads",
|
|
"lays",
|
|
"haiku",
|
|
"senryu",
|
|
"tankas",
|
|
"blank verses",
|
|
"free verses",
|
|
"minstrelsies",
|
|
"poesies",
|
|
"poetries",
|
|
"versifications",
|
|
"vers libres"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensues":{
|
|
"to come at a later time; to happen as a result":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"When the news broke, a long period of chaos ensued ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"displaces",
|
|
"replaces",
|
|
"supersedes",
|
|
"supplants",
|
|
"postdates",
|
|
"succeeds",
|
|
"supervenes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antedates",
|
|
"follows",
|
|
"precedes",
|
|
"predates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensnarls":{
|
|
"to catch or hold as if in a net":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"for two years the couple was ensnarled in the red tape of an international adoption"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catches up",
|
|
"enmeshes",
|
|
"immeshes",
|
|
"ensnares",
|
|
"entangles",
|
|
"entoils",
|
|
"entraps",
|
|
"meshes",
|
|
"nets",
|
|
"snares",
|
|
"tangles",
|
|
"traps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"birdlimes",
|
|
"captures",
|
|
"collars",
|
|
"embroils",
|
|
"implicates",
|
|
"involves",
|
|
"mires"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disengages",
|
|
"extricates",
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"liberates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangles",
|
|
"untangles"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encouragements":{
|
|
"something that arouses action or activity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the huge rebates that the auto companies were offering were all the encouragement I needed to buy a new car"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"goads",
|
|
"impetuses",
|
|
"impulses",
|
|
"incentives",
|
|
"incitations",
|
|
"incitements",
|
|
"instigations",
|
|
"momenta",
|
|
"momentums",
|
|
"motivations",
|
|
"provocations",
|
|
"spurs",
|
|
"stimulants",
|
|
"stimuli",
|
|
"yeasts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"inducements",
|
|
"invitations",
|
|
"antecedents",
|
|
"causes",
|
|
"considerations",
|
|
"grounds",
|
|
"motives",
|
|
"occasions",
|
|
"reasons",
|
|
"catalysts",
|
|
"catalyzers",
|
|
"fuels",
|
|
"sparks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"counterincentives",
|
|
"counter-incentives",
|
|
"disincentives"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlaces":{
|
|
"to cause to twine about one another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enlaced the strips of leather to create a decorative headband"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"entwines",
|
|
"implicates",
|
|
"interlaces",
|
|
"intertwines",
|
|
"intertwists",
|
|
"interweaves",
|
|
"inweaves",
|
|
"laces",
|
|
"plies",
|
|
"twists",
|
|
"weaves",
|
|
"wreathes",
|
|
"writhes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"braids",
|
|
"plaits",
|
|
"plats",
|
|
"pleaches",
|
|
"blends",
|
|
"fuses",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"mixes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangles",
|
|
"uncoils",
|
|
"untangles",
|
|
"untwines",
|
|
"unwinds"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enroll (in)":{
|
|
"to become a member of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she enrolled in the Democratic Party after being a Republican for most of her life"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enlist (in)",
|
|
"enter",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"sign on (for)",
|
|
"sign up (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"reenlist",
|
|
"reenroll",
|
|
"reenter",
|
|
"rejoin",
|
|
"re-up",
|
|
"get in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drop out",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"withdraw"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"demit"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entailed":{
|
|
"to have as part of a whole":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a lavish wedding entails extensive planning and often staggering expense"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carried",
|
|
"comprehended",
|
|
"contained",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"encompassed",
|
|
"included",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"numbered",
|
|
"subsumed",
|
|
"took in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"comprised",
|
|
"consisted (of)",
|
|
"bracketed",
|
|
"had",
|
|
"held",
|
|
"owned",
|
|
"possessed",
|
|
"admitted",
|
|
"received",
|
|
"composed",
|
|
"constituted",
|
|
"formed",
|
|
"made",
|
|
"assimilated",
|
|
"embodied",
|
|
"incorporated",
|
|
"integrated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"banned",
|
|
"barred",
|
|
"debarred",
|
|
"precluded",
|
|
"prevented",
|
|
"prohibited",
|
|
"denied",
|
|
"refused",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"eliminated",
|
|
"excepted",
|
|
"ruled out",
|
|
"lost",
|
|
"mislaid",
|
|
"misplaced"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"excluded",
|
|
"left (out)",
|
|
"missed out",
|
|
"omitted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensorcels":{
|
|
"to cast a spell on":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a dense, dark forest that is the scene for many a tale in which some unsuspecting traveler is ensorcelled by a witch or wizard"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bewitches",
|
|
"charms",
|
|
"enchants",
|
|
"hexes",
|
|
"overlooks",
|
|
"spells",
|
|
"strikes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curses",
|
|
"jinxes",
|
|
"possesses",
|
|
"voodoos",
|
|
"attracts",
|
|
"beguiles",
|
|
"captivates",
|
|
"fascinates",
|
|
"mesmerizes",
|
|
"spellbinds",
|
|
"entices",
|
|
"lures",
|
|
"seduces",
|
|
"tempts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blesses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlisted (in)":{
|
|
"to become a member of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"young men and women were enlisting in the navy in greater numbers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enrolled (in)",
|
|
"entered",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"signed on (for)",
|
|
"signed up (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"reenlisted",
|
|
"re-enlisted",
|
|
"reenrolled",
|
|
"re-enrolled",
|
|
"reentered",
|
|
"rejoined",
|
|
"re-upped",
|
|
"got in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dropped out",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"quitted",
|
|
"withdrew"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"demitted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endomorphic":{
|
|
"as in heavyset , rotund":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blubbery",
|
|
"chubby",
|
|
"corpulent",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"fleshy",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"lardy",
|
|
"obese",
|
|
"overweight",
|
|
"plump",
|
|
"podgy",
|
|
"portly",
|
|
"pudgy",
|
|
"replete",
|
|
"roly-poly",
|
|
"rotund",
|
|
"round",
|
|
"tubby",
|
|
"beefy",
|
|
"bulky",
|
|
"chunky",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"heavyset",
|
|
"plumpish",
|
|
"stocky",
|
|
"stout",
|
|
"thick",
|
|
"thickset",
|
|
"weighty",
|
|
"ample",
|
|
"buxom",
|
|
"corn-fed",
|
|
"ripe",
|
|
"zaftig",
|
|
"zoftig",
|
|
"brawny",
|
|
"burly",
|
|
"hefty",
|
|
"husky",
|
|
"hippy",
|
|
"paunchy",
|
|
"potbellied",
|
|
"dumpy",
|
|
"squat",
|
|
"stubby",
|
|
"flabby",
|
|
"soft"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"lean",
|
|
"skinny",
|
|
"slender",
|
|
"slim",
|
|
"spare",
|
|
"thin",
|
|
"angular",
|
|
"bony",
|
|
"boney",
|
|
"gaunt",
|
|
"lank",
|
|
"lanky",
|
|
"rawboned",
|
|
"sinewy",
|
|
"cadaverous",
|
|
"emaciated",
|
|
"haggard",
|
|
"pinched",
|
|
"skeletal",
|
|
"wasted",
|
|
"puny",
|
|
"scraggy",
|
|
"scrawny",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"rangy",
|
|
"reedy",
|
|
"spindling",
|
|
"spindly",
|
|
"stringy",
|
|
"svelte",
|
|
"sylphlike",
|
|
"twiggy",
|
|
"waspish",
|
|
"weedy",
|
|
"willowy",
|
|
"ectomorphic",
|
|
"anorexic"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enforced":{
|
|
"as in demanded":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"demanded",
|
|
"compulsory",
|
|
"forced",
|
|
"imperative",
|
|
"incumbent",
|
|
"involuntary",
|
|
"mandatory",
|
|
"necessary",
|
|
"nonelective",
|
|
"obligatory",
|
|
"peremptory",
|
|
"required",
|
|
"coercive",
|
|
"insistent",
|
|
"persistent",
|
|
"pressing",
|
|
"urgent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"chosen",
|
|
"discretionary",
|
|
"dispensable",
|
|
"unnecessary",
|
|
"unneeded",
|
|
"unwanted",
|
|
"elective",
|
|
"optional",
|
|
"voluntary"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to carry out effectively":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the duty of the police is to enforce the law"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"administered",
|
|
"applied",
|
|
"executed",
|
|
"implemented"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brought about",
|
|
"effected",
|
|
"effectuated",
|
|
"discharged",
|
|
"fulfilled",
|
|
"rendered",
|
|
"cited",
|
|
"invoked",
|
|
"enacted",
|
|
"legislated",
|
|
"honored",
|
|
"observed",
|
|
"upheld",
|
|
"prosecuted",
|
|
"promulgated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"neglected"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlightened":{
|
|
"as in educated , civilized":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"civilized",
|
|
"educated",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"aged",
|
|
"grown",
|
|
"mature",
|
|
"matured",
|
|
"perfected",
|
|
"ripe",
|
|
"ripened",
|
|
"contemporary",
|
|
"current",
|
|
"cutting-edge",
|
|
"latest",
|
|
"leading-edge",
|
|
"mod",
|
|
"modern",
|
|
"new",
|
|
"newest",
|
|
"newfangled",
|
|
"new-fashioned",
|
|
"novel",
|
|
"now",
|
|
"present-day",
|
|
"recent",
|
|
"space-age",
|
|
"supermodern",
|
|
"ultramodern",
|
|
"up-to-date",
|
|
"full-blown",
|
|
"full-fledged",
|
|
"full-scale",
|
|
"precocious",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"developed",
|
|
"evolved",
|
|
"forward",
|
|
"high",
|
|
"higher",
|
|
"improved",
|
|
"late",
|
|
"progressive",
|
|
"refined"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"backward",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"lower",
|
|
"nonprogressive",
|
|
"primitive",
|
|
"retarded",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"rudimentary",
|
|
"undeveloped",
|
|
"green",
|
|
"immature",
|
|
"underdeveloped",
|
|
"undersized",
|
|
"undersize",
|
|
"underweight",
|
|
"unripe",
|
|
"unripened",
|
|
"savage",
|
|
"uncivilized",
|
|
"uneducated",
|
|
"early",
|
|
"embryonic",
|
|
"germinal",
|
|
"primeval",
|
|
"primordial",
|
|
"antediluvian",
|
|
"antiquated",
|
|
"antique",
|
|
"dated",
|
|
"fusty",
|
|
"hoary",
|
|
"musty",
|
|
"Neanderthal",
|
|
"Neandertal",
|
|
"obsolete",
|
|
"old",
|
|
"oldfangled",
|
|
"old-fashioned",
|
|
"old-time",
|
|
"out-of-date",
|
|
"outworn",
|
|
"pass\u00e9",
|
|
"past"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give information to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the lecturer at the planetarium enlightened us about the latest astronomical discoveries"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acquainted",
|
|
"advised",
|
|
"apprised",
|
|
"briefed",
|
|
"caught up",
|
|
"cleared",
|
|
"clued (in)",
|
|
"familiarized",
|
|
"filled in",
|
|
"hipped",
|
|
"informed",
|
|
"instructed",
|
|
"told",
|
|
"versed",
|
|
"wised (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"advertised",
|
|
"alerted",
|
|
"notified",
|
|
"announced (to)",
|
|
"disclosed (to)",
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"certified",
|
|
"convinced",
|
|
"reassured",
|
|
"warranted",
|
|
"educated",
|
|
"lectured",
|
|
"schooled",
|
|
"taught",
|
|
"tutored",
|
|
"disabused",
|
|
"disenchanted",
|
|
"disillusioned",
|
|
"undeceived"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"misinformed",
|
|
"misled"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to provide (someone) with moral or spiritual understanding":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"many people around the world have been enlightened by the teachings of Gautama Buddha"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"edified",
|
|
"educated",
|
|
"illumed",
|
|
"illuminated",
|
|
"illumined",
|
|
"inspired",
|
|
"nurtured"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"ennobled",
|
|
"enriched",
|
|
"ensouled",
|
|
"lifted",
|
|
"uplifted",
|
|
"bettered",
|
|
"improved",
|
|
"regenerated",
|
|
"renewed",
|
|
"transformed",
|
|
"exalted",
|
|
"glorified",
|
|
"transfigured"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"confused",
|
|
"perplexed",
|
|
"puzzled",
|
|
"beclouded",
|
|
"clouded",
|
|
"darkened",
|
|
"obscured"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encapsuled":{
|
|
"as in ensheathed , ensphered":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"armored",
|
|
"cocooned",
|
|
"encapsulated",
|
|
"encysted",
|
|
"ensheathed",
|
|
"ensphered",
|
|
"enwombed",
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"encompassed",
|
|
"enfolded",
|
|
"enframed",
|
|
"enlaced",
|
|
"framed",
|
|
"ringed",
|
|
"surrounded",
|
|
"bounded",
|
|
"circumscribed",
|
|
"confined",
|
|
"contained",
|
|
"limited",
|
|
"restricted",
|
|
"boxed (in)",
|
|
"caged",
|
|
"closeted",
|
|
"cooped (up)",
|
|
"corralled",
|
|
"encaged",
|
|
"encased",
|
|
"enclosed",
|
|
"inclosed",
|
|
"enveloped",
|
|
"fenced (in)",
|
|
"hedged",
|
|
"hemmed (in)",
|
|
"housed",
|
|
"immured",
|
|
"included",
|
|
"mewed (up)",
|
|
"penned",
|
|
"walled (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endangered":{
|
|
"being in a situation where one is likely to meet with harm":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a daring attempt to rescue the endangered passengers from the burning boat"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"liable",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"sensitive",
|
|
"subject (to)",
|
|
"susceptible",
|
|
"vulnerable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"likely",
|
|
"prone",
|
|
"uncovered",
|
|
"undefended",
|
|
"unguarded",
|
|
"unprotected",
|
|
"unscreened",
|
|
"unsecured"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"covered",
|
|
"guarded",
|
|
"protected",
|
|
"safeguarded",
|
|
"screened",
|
|
"secured",
|
|
"sheltered",
|
|
"shielded",
|
|
"warded"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"insusceptible",
|
|
"invulnerable",
|
|
"unexposed",
|
|
"unsusceptible"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to place in danger":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a reckless use of fireworks that endangered the lives of many people"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adventured",
|
|
"compromised",
|
|
"gambled (with)",
|
|
"hazarded",
|
|
"imperiled",
|
|
"imperilled",
|
|
"jeoparded",
|
|
"jeopardized",
|
|
"menaced",
|
|
"periled",
|
|
"perilled",
|
|
"risked",
|
|
"ventured"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"intimidated",
|
|
"threatened",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"subjected",
|
|
"chanced",
|
|
"wagered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"guarded",
|
|
"protected",
|
|
"sheltered",
|
|
"shielded",
|
|
"preserved",
|
|
"resumed",
|
|
"saved"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enraptured (by)":{
|
|
"filled with an intense or excessive love for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her friends have noticed that she usually becomes totally enraptured by her latest boyfriend\u2014for about a month"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"besotted (by)",
|
|
"crazy (about or over)",
|
|
"dotty (over)",
|
|
"enamored (of)",
|
|
"gaga (over)",
|
|
"gone (on)",
|
|
"infatuated (with)",
|
|
"mad (about)",
|
|
"nuts (about)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hung up (on)",
|
|
"obsessed",
|
|
"foolish",
|
|
"silly",
|
|
"wild",
|
|
"bewitched",
|
|
"captivated",
|
|
"charmed",
|
|
"enchanted",
|
|
"entranced",
|
|
"fascinated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"unenchanted",
|
|
"unimpressed",
|
|
"disenchanted",
|
|
"disillusioned",
|
|
"heart-free"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enregistering":{
|
|
"as in entering , inscribing":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"entering",
|
|
"inscribing",
|
|
"chronicling",
|
|
"minuting",
|
|
"transcribing",
|
|
"chalking (up)",
|
|
"notching",
|
|
"scoring",
|
|
"jotting (down)",
|
|
"logging",
|
|
"marking",
|
|
"noting",
|
|
"putting down",
|
|
"recording",
|
|
"registering",
|
|
"reporting",
|
|
"setting down",
|
|
"taking down",
|
|
"writing down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensconces":{
|
|
"to establish or place comfortably or snugly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the kids had contentedly ensconced themselves on the couch before the TV",
|
|
"happily ensconced in her new home"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"installs",
|
|
"lodges",
|
|
"nestles",
|
|
"perches",
|
|
"roosts",
|
|
"settles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deploys",
|
|
"emplaces",
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"locates",
|
|
"parks",
|
|
"plants",
|
|
"positions",
|
|
"sets",
|
|
"situates",
|
|
"stations",
|
|
"anchors",
|
|
"bivouacs",
|
|
"camps",
|
|
"camps (out)",
|
|
"burrows",
|
|
"curls up",
|
|
"digs in",
|
|
"harbors",
|
|
"houses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put into a hiding place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"ensconced the spare house key in a place where no intruder would think to look"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buries",
|
|
"caches",
|
|
"conceals",
|
|
"hides",
|
|
"secretes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hoards",
|
|
"squirrels (away)",
|
|
"stashes",
|
|
"entombs",
|
|
"inters"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bares",
|
|
"exposes",
|
|
"reveals",
|
|
"shows",
|
|
"uncovers",
|
|
"unmasks",
|
|
"unveils",
|
|
"unwraps",
|
|
"flaunts",
|
|
"parades",
|
|
"shows off",
|
|
"disinters",
|
|
"unearths"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"displays",
|
|
"exhibits"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enfranchisement":{
|
|
"the act of setting free from slavery":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the Emancipation Proclamation was merely the first step in the full enfranchisement of African-Americans"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"emancipation",
|
|
"freeing",
|
|
"liberation",
|
|
"manumission"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deliverance",
|
|
"redemption",
|
|
"salvation",
|
|
"autonomy",
|
|
"freedom",
|
|
"independence",
|
|
"independency",
|
|
"liberty",
|
|
"self-government",
|
|
"sovereignty",
|
|
"sovranty"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bondage",
|
|
"serfdom",
|
|
"servitude",
|
|
"thralldom",
|
|
"thraldom",
|
|
"yoke",
|
|
"captivity",
|
|
"enchainment",
|
|
"imprisonment",
|
|
"incarceration",
|
|
"internment",
|
|
"conquest",
|
|
"subjugation"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"enslavement"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the right to formally express one's position or will in an election":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a time when enfranchisement was limited to white males who owned property"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ballot",
|
|
"franchise",
|
|
"suffrage",
|
|
"vote"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"say",
|
|
"say-so",
|
|
"voice"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disenfranchisement"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enregister":{
|
|
"as in enter , inscribe":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enter",
|
|
"inscribe",
|
|
"chronicle",
|
|
"minute",
|
|
"transcribe",
|
|
"chalk (up)",
|
|
"notch",
|
|
"score",
|
|
"jot (down)",
|
|
"log",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"record",
|
|
"register",
|
|
"report",
|
|
"set down",
|
|
"take down",
|
|
"write down"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enskying":{
|
|
"to assign a high status or value to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a society that seems to have enskied celebrity as an end in itself"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandizing",
|
|
"canonizing",
|
|
"deifying",
|
|
"dignifying",
|
|
"elevating",
|
|
"ennobling",
|
|
"enshrining",
|
|
"enthroning",
|
|
"exalting",
|
|
"glorifying",
|
|
"magnifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"lifting",
|
|
"promoting",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"upgrading",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"intensifying",
|
|
"idealizing",
|
|
"romanticizing",
|
|
"sanitizing",
|
|
"sugarcoating",
|
|
"acclaiming",
|
|
"extolling",
|
|
"honoring",
|
|
"lauding",
|
|
"praising"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"belittling",
|
|
"decrying",
|
|
"depreciating",
|
|
"detracting",
|
|
"disparaging",
|
|
"minimizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abasing",
|
|
"degrading",
|
|
"demeaning",
|
|
"humbling",
|
|
"humiliating"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enculturated":{
|
|
"as in naturalized , accustomed":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acculturated",
|
|
"accustomed",
|
|
"conditioned",
|
|
"habituated",
|
|
"naturalized",
|
|
"amalgamated",
|
|
"blended",
|
|
"blent",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"commingled",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"intermingled",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"mingled",
|
|
"absorbed",
|
|
"assimilated",
|
|
"co-opted",
|
|
"embodied",
|
|
"incorporated",
|
|
"integrated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encumber":{
|
|
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the claim that all of these regulations encumber doctors, taking time away from the actual practice of medicine"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clog",
|
|
"cramp",
|
|
"embarrass",
|
|
"fetter",
|
|
"hamper",
|
|
"handcuff",
|
|
"handicap",
|
|
"hinder",
|
|
"hobble",
|
|
"hog-tie",
|
|
"hold back",
|
|
"hold up",
|
|
"impede",
|
|
"inhibit",
|
|
"interfere (with)",
|
|
"manacle",
|
|
"obstruct",
|
|
"shackle",
|
|
"short-circuit",
|
|
"stymie",
|
|
"tie up",
|
|
"trammel"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balk",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"constrain",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"rein",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"bind",
|
|
"chain",
|
|
"halter",
|
|
"leash",
|
|
"tether",
|
|
"tie",
|
|
"arrest",
|
|
"brake",
|
|
"delay",
|
|
"retain",
|
|
"retard",
|
|
"barricade",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"blockade",
|
|
"roadblock",
|
|
"bog (down)",
|
|
"mire",
|
|
"choke",
|
|
"smother",
|
|
"stifle",
|
|
"strangle",
|
|
"suffocate",
|
|
"baffle",
|
|
"foil",
|
|
"frustrate",
|
|
"stump",
|
|
"thwart",
|
|
"derail",
|
|
"disrupt",
|
|
"sabotage",
|
|
"muzzle",
|
|
"repress",
|
|
"suppress",
|
|
"confine",
|
|
"hedge (in)",
|
|
"hem (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"make way",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"unclog",
|
|
"unplug",
|
|
"unstop",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"liberate",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"untie",
|
|
"loosen",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"encourage",
|
|
"further",
|
|
"promote"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"assist",
|
|
"facilitate",
|
|
"help"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to place a weight or burden on":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"don't encumber your pack animal so much that it can hardly move"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burden",
|
|
"freight",
|
|
"lade",
|
|
"laden",
|
|
"load",
|
|
"lumber",
|
|
"saddle",
|
|
"weight"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clog",
|
|
"clutter",
|
|
"fill",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"heap",
|
|
"mound",
|
|
"pile",
|
|
"stack",
|
|
"press",
|
|
"weigh",
|
|
"strain",
|
|
"tax",
|
|
"overburden",
|
|
"overload",
|
|
"overtax",
|
|
"surcharge",
|
|
"hamper",
|
|
"handicap",
|
|
"afflict",
|
|
"oppress"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alleviate",
|
|
"ease",
|
|
"lighten",
|
|
"relieve"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disburden",
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"disencumber",
|
|
"unburden",
|
|
"unlade",
|
|
"unload"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engines":{
|
|
"a device that changes energy into mechanical motion":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a car with a 200-horsepower engine"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"machines",
|
|
"motors"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"converters",
|
|
"transformers",
|
|
"appliances",
|
|
"mechanisms",
|
|
"equipments",
|
|
"tools",
|
|
"mills"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engages (in)":{
|
|
"as in practices":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"practices",
|
|
"practises",
|
|
"aces",
|
|
"nails",
|
|
"works (at)",
|
|
"brings about",
|
|
"effects",
|
|
"effectuates",
|
|
"implements",
|
|
"reduplicates",
|
|
"reenacts",
|
|
"repeats",
|
|
"accomplishes",
|
|
"achieves",
|
|
"brings off",
|
|
"carries off",
|
|
"carries out",
|
|
"commits",
|
|
"compasses",
|
|
"does",
|
|
"executes",
|
|
"follows through (with)",
|
|
"fulfills",
|
|
"fulfils",
|
|
"makes",
|
|
"negotiates",
|
|
"performs",
|
|
"perpetrates",
|
|
"prosecutes",
|
|
"pulls off",
|
|
"puts through",
|
|
"actualizes",
|
|
"attains",
|
|
"realizes",
|
|
"completes",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"winds up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fails",
|
|
"skimps",
|
|
"slights",
|
|
"slurs"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endamaged":{
|
|
"to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a thoughtless indiscretion that endamaged a reputation that took a lifetime to build"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blemished",
|
|
"bloodied",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"compromised",
|
|
"crabbed",
|
|
"crippled",
|
|
"crossed (up)",
|
|
"damaged",
|
|
"defaced",
|
|
"disfigured",
|
|
"flawed",
|
|
"harmed",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"impaired",
|
|
"injured",
|
|
"marred",
|
|
"spoiled",
|
|
"spoilt",
|
|
"vitiated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deteriorated",
|
|
"enervated",
|
|
"enfeebled",
|
|
"undermined",
|
|
"weakened",
|
|
"eroded",
|
|
"scoured",
|
|
"washed out",
|
|
"wore (away)",
|
|
"blighted",
|
|
"tarnished",
|
|
"dented",
|
|
"dinged",
|
|
"dinted",
|
|
"botched",
|
|
"gummed (up)",
|
|
"queered",
|
|
"lacerated",
|
|
"wounded",
|
|
"disabled",
|
|
"hamstrung",
|
|
"lamed",
|
|
"maimed",
|
|
"mangled",
|
|
"mutilated",
|
|
"tormented",
|
|
"tortured",
|
|
"annihilated",
|
|
"banged up",
|
|
"bashed",
|
|
"battered",
|
|
"clobbered",
|
|
"crushed",
|
|
"dashed",
|
|
"decimated",
|
|
"demolished",
|
|
"desolated",
|
|
"destroyed",
|
|
"devastated",
|
|
"did in",
|
|
"pulverized",
|
|
"razed",
|
|
"ruined",
|
|
"scourged",
|
|
"shattered",
|
|
"smashed",
|
|
"tore down",
|
|
"totaled",
|
|
"totalled",
|
|
"wasted",
|
|
"wiped out",
|
|
"wrecked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cured",
|
|
"healed",
|
|
"helped",
|
|
"rectified",
|
|
"rehabilitated",
|
|
"remedied",
|
|
"edited",
|
|
"remodeled",
|
|
"revised",
|
|
"ameliorated",
|
|
"bettered",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"enriched",
|
|
"improved",
|
|
"meliorated",
|
|
"perfected",
|
|
"refined"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"doctored",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"mended",
|
|
"patched",
|
|
"rebuilt",
|
|
"reconditioned",
|
|
"reconstructed",
|
|
"renovated",
|
|
"repaired",
|
|
"revamped"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encodes":{
|
|
"as in encrypts , codes":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ciphers",
|
|
"codes",
|
|
"enciphers",
|
|
"encrypts",
|
|
"garbles",
|
|
"jumbles (up)",
|
|
"mixes (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"deciphers",
|
|
"decodes",
|
|
"decrypts",
|
|
"descrambles",
|
|
"unscrambles",
|
|
"renders",
|
|
"translates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensign":{
|
|
"a device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that ensign of tutorial authority, the hickory stick"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"emblem",
|
|
"hallmark",
|
|
"impresa",
|
|
"logo",
|
|
"symbol",
|
|
"totem",
|
|
"trademark"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attribute",
|
|
"icon",
|
|
"ikon",
|
|
"pictograph",
|
|
"logogram",
|
|
"logograph",
|
|
"badge",
|
|
"coat of arms",
|
|
"cognizance",
|
|
"crest",
|
|
"insignia",
|
|
"monogram",
|
|
"colophon",
|
|
"stamp",
|
|
"token"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"fittingly, the organization promoting the welfare of marine life features a dolphin on its ensign"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banderole",
|
|
"banderol",
|
|
"banner",
|
|
"colors",
|
|
"flag",
|
|
"guidon",
|
|
"jack",
|
|
"pendant",
|
|
"pendent",
|
|
"pennant",
|
|
"pennon",
|
|
"standard",
|
|
"streamer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bunting",
|
|
"gonfalon",
|
|
"black flag",
|
|
"Jolly Roger",
|
|
"tricolor",
|
|
"union jack",
|
|
"white flag",
|
|
"burgee",
|
|
"semaphore",
|
|
"signaler",
|
|
"signaller",
|
|
"waft",
|
|
"badge",
|
|
"coat of arms",
|
|
"crest",
|
|
"insignia"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enemy":{
|
|
"one that is hostile toward another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a beloved minister with no known enemies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adversary",
|
|
"antagonist",
|
|
"foe",
|
|
"hostile",
|
|
"opponent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"archenemy",
|
|
"archfoe",
|
|
"nemesis",
|
|
"ill-wisher",
|
|
"bane",
|
|
"b\u00eate noire",
|
|
"assailant",
|
|
"attacker",
|
|
"combatant",
|
|
"invader",
|
|
"competitor",
|
|
"emulator",
|
|
"rival"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"buddy",
|
|
"chum",
|
|
"compadre",
|
|
"crony",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"hail-fellow",
|
|
"hail-fellow-well-met",
|
|
"hearty",
|
|
"hobnobber",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"musketeer",
|
|
"pal",
|
|
"abettor",
|
|
"abetter",
|
|
"accomplice",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"collaborator",
|
|
"colleague",
|
|
"comrade",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"partner",
|
|
"adherent",
|
|
"disciple",
|
|
"follower",
|
|
"backer",
|
|
"benefactor",
|
|
"exponent",
|
|
"supporter",
|
|
"sympathizer",
|
|
"well-wisher"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"amigo",
|
|
"friend"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encumbers":{
|
|
"to create difficulty for the work or activity of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the claim that all of these regulations encumber doctors, taking time away from the actual practice of medicine"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clogs",
|
|
"cramps",
|
|
"embarrasses",
|
|
"fetters",
|
|
"hampers",
|
|
"handcuffs",
|
|
"handicaps",
|
|
"hinders",
|
|
"hobbles",
|
|
"hog-ties",
|
|
"holds back",
|
|
"holds up",
|
|
"impedes",
|
|
"inhibits",
|
|
"interferes (with)",
|
|
"manacles",
|
|
"obstructs",
|
|
"shackles",
|
|
"short-circuits",
|
|
"stymies",
|
|
"ties up",
|
|
"trammels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"balks",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"constrains",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"reins",
|
|
"restrains",
|
|
"binds",
|
|
"chains",
|
|
"halters",
|
|
"leashes",
|
|
"tethers",
|
|
"ties",
|
|
"arrests",
|
|
"brakes",
|
|
"delays",
|
|
"retains",
|
|
"retards",
|
|
"barricades",
|
|
"blockades",
|
|
"blocks",
|
|
"roadblocks",
|
|
"bogs (down)",
|
|
"mires",
|
|
"chokes",
|
|
"smothers",
|
|
"stifles",
|
|
"strangles",
|
|
"suffocates",
|
|
"baffles",
|
|
"foils",
|
|
"frustrates",
|
|
"stumps",
|
|
"thwarts",
|
|
"derails",
|
|
"disrupts",
|
|
"sabotages",
|
|
"muzzles",
|
|
"represses",
|
|
"suppresses",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"hedges (in)",
|
|
"hems (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"makes way",
|
|
"opens",
|
|
"unclogs",
|
|
"unplugs",
|
|
"unstops",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"liberates",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"unties",
|
|
"loosens",
|
|
"smooths",
|
|
"smoothes",
|
|
"encourages",
|
|
"furthers",
|
|
"promotes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"aids",
|
|
"assists",
|
|
"facilitates",
|
|
"helps"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to place a weight or burden on":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"don't encumber your pack animal so much that it can hardly move"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burdens",
|
|
"freights",
|
|
"ladens",
|
|
"lades",
|
|
"loads",
|
|
"lumbers",
|
|
"saddles",
|
|
"weights"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clogs",
|
|
"clutters",
|
|
"fills",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"heaps",
|
|
"mounds",
|
|
"piles",
|
|
"stacks",
|
|
"presses",
|
|
"weighs",
|
|
"strains",
|
|
"taxes",
|
|
"overburdens",
|
|
"overloads",
|
|
"overtaxes",
|
|
"surcharges",
|
|
"hampers",
|
|
"handicaps",
|
|
"afflicts",
|
|
"oppresses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alleviates",
|
|
"eases",
|
|
"lightens",
|
|
"relieves"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disburdens",
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"disencumbers",
|
|
"unburdens",
|
|
"unlades",
|
|
"unloads"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enslavement":{
|
|
"the state of being an enslaved person":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"having known the misery of enslavement first hand, Frederick Douglass went on devote his life to the cause of making others free"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bondage",
|
|
"servility",
|
|
"servitude",
|
|
"slavery",
|
|
"thrall",
|
|
"thralldom",
|
|
"thraldom",
|
|
"yoke"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"peonage",
|
|
"serfdom",
|
|
"dependence",
|
|
"dependance",
|
|
"subjection",
|
|
"subjugation",
|
|
"captivity",
|
|
"enchainment",
|
|
"imprisonment",
|
|
"incarceration"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"emancipation",
|
|
"enfranchisement",
|
|
"liberation",
|
|
"manumission",
|
|
"autonomy",
|
|
"independence",
|
|
"self-government",
|
|
"sovereignty",
|
|
"sovranty"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"freedom",
|
|
"liberty"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encroachments":{
|
|
"as in invasions , intrusions":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"intrusions",
|
|
"invasions",
|
|
"delinquencies",
|
|
"derelictions",
|
|
"neglects",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"nonobservances",
|
|
"misconducts",
|
|
"misdemeanors",
|
|
"misfeasances",
|
|
"misprisions",
|
|
"offenses",
|
|
"offences",
|
|
"sins",
|
|
"wrongs",
|
|
"breaches",
|
|
"contraventions",
|
|
"infractions",
|
|
"infringements",
|
|
"transgressions",
|
|
"trespasses",
|
|
"violations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"noninfringements",
|
|
"observances"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entrains":{
|
|
"as in enplanes":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enplanes",
|
|
"emplanes",
|
|
"boards",
|
|
"climbs (aboard)",
|
|
"gets in",
|
|
"mounts",
|
|
"embarks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alights",
|
|
"descends",
|
|
"disembarks",
|
|
"dismounts",
|
|
"gets down",
|
|
"lights",
|
|
"deplanes",
|
|
"detrains"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encase":{
|
|
"to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"fear of the outside world can encase a person just as surely as stone walls"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"box (in)",
|
|
"cage",
|
|
"closet",
|
|
"coop (up)",
|
|
"corral",
|
|
"encage",
|
|
"enclose",
|
|
"inclose",
|
|
"envelop",
|
|
"fence (in)",
|
|
"hedge",
|
|
"hem (in)",
|
|
"house",
|
|
"immure",
|
|
"include",
|
|
"mew (up)",
|
|
"pen",
|
|
"wall (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"circumscribe",
|
|
"confine",
|
|
"contain",
|
|
"limit",
|
|
"restrict",
|
|
"encircle",
|
|
"encompass",
|
|
"enfold",
|
|
"enframe",
|
|
"enlace",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"ring",
|
|
"surround",
|
|
"armor",
|
|
"cocoon",
|
|
"encapsulate",
|
|
"encapsule",
|
|
"encyst",
|
|
"ensheathe",
|
|
"ensphere",
|
|
"enwomb"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enigmatic":{
|
|
"being beyond one's powers to know, understand, or explain":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the discovery of the abandoned ship in mid ocean remains one of the most enigmatic episodes in seafaring history"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arcane",
|
|
"cryptic",
|
|
"deep",
|
|
"impenetrable",
|
|
"inscrutable",
|
|
"mysterious",
|
|
"mystic",
|
|
"occult",
|
|
"uncanny"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"darkling",
|
|
"fuzzy",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"shadowy",
|
|
"vague",
|
|
"ambiguous",
|
|
"equivocal",
|
|
"imponderable",
|
|
"incomprehensible",
|
|
"unfathomable",
|
|
"unintelligible",
|
|
"unsearchable",
|
|
"inexplicable",
|
|
"unaccountable",
|
|
"unexplainable",
|
|
"unanswerable",
|
|
"unknowable",
|
|
"metaphysical",
|
|
"mystical",
|
|
"numinous",
|
|
"supernatural",
|
|
"abstruse",
|
|
"esoteric",
|
|
"recondite",
|
|
"baffling",
|
|
"befuddling",
|
|
"bewildering",
|
|
"confounding",
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"disorienting",
|
|
"mystifying",
|
|
"perplexing",
|
|
"puzzling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fathomable",
|
|
"intelligible",
|
|
"understandable",
|
|
"apparent",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"evident",
|
|
"manifest",
|
|
"obvious",
|
|
"open-and-shut",
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"patent",
|
|
"perspicuous",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
"transparent",
|
|
"unambiguous",
|
|
"unequivocal",
|
|
"unmistakable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the Mona Lisa's enigmatic smile"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ambiguous",
|
|
"arcane",
|
|
"cryptic",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"deep",
|
|
"Delphic",
|
|
"double-edged",
|
|
"elliptical",
|
|
"elliptic",
|
|
"equivocal",
|
|
"fuliginous",
|
|
"inscrutable",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"mysterious",
|
|
"mystic",
|
|
"nebulous",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"occult",
|
|
"opaque"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abstruse",
|
|
"esoteric",
|
|
"recondite",
|
|
"cloaked",
|
|
"concealed",
|
|
"disguised",
|
|
"masked",
|
|
"shrouded",
|
|
"beclouded",
|
|
"bedimmed",
|
|
"befogged",
|
|
"clouded",
|
|
"cloudy",
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"faint",
|
|
"foggy",
|
|
"fuzzy",
|
|
"hazy",
|
|
"indistinct",
|
|
"indistinguishable",
|
|
"misty",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"obfuscatory",
|
|
"obnubilated",
|
|
"obscurant",
|
|
"obscurantic",
|
|
"shaded",
|
|
"shadowlike",
|
|
"shadowy",
|
|
"sphinxlike",
|
|
"indefinite",
|
|
"inexact",
|
|
"inexplicit",
|
|
"noncommittal",
|
|
"questionable",
|
|
"unclear",
|
|
"uncertain",
|
|
"undefined",
|
|
"undetermined",
|
|
"vague",
|
|
"impenetrable",
|
|
"incomprehensible",
|
|
"indecipherable",
|
|
"inexplicable",
|
|
"eerie",
|
|
"eery",
|
|
"uncanny",
|
|
"weird",
|
|
"impalpable",
|
|
"inappreciable",
|
|
"intangible",
|
|
"invisible",
|
|
"unanswerable",
|
|
"unknowable",
|
|
"baffling",
|
|
"bewildering",
|
|
"confounding",
|
|
"confusing",
|
|
"mystifying",
|
|
"perplexing",
|
|
"puzzling",
|
|
"unfathomable",
|
|
"circuitous",
|
|
"indirect",
|
|
"roundabout",
|
|
"complex",
|
|
"complicated",
|
|
"difficult",
|
|
"obtuse"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"comprehensible",
|
|
"fathomable",
|
|
"intelligible",
|
|
"knowable",
|
|
"legible",
|
|
"pellucid",
|
|
"understandable",
|
|
"bright",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"evident",
|
|
"self-evident",
|
|
"self-explanatory",
|
|
"certain",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"strong",
|
|
"sure",
|
|
"defined",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
"definite",
|
|
"exact",
|
|
"explicit",
|
|
"appreciable",
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"tangible",
|
|
"visible",
|
|
"blatant",
|
|
"patent",
|
|
"unmistakable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"accessible",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"nonambiguous",
|
|
"obvious",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"unambiguous",
|
|
"unequivocal"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enmeshes":{
|
|
"to catch or hold as if in a net":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"soon after Eli Whitney had invented it, others copied his cotton gin, and he spent the rest of his life enmeshed in lawsuits trying to protect his invention"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catches up",
|
|
"ensnares",
|
|
"ensnarls",
|
|
"entangles",
|
|
"entoils",
|
|
"entraps",
|
|
"meshes",
|
|
"nets",
|
|
"snares",
|
|
"tangles",
|
|
"traps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"birdlimes",
|
|
"captures",
|
|
"collars",
|
|
"embroils",
|
|
"implicates",
|
|
"involves",
|
|
"mires"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disengages",
|
|
"extricates",
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"liberates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangles",
|
|
"untangles"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"energizes":{
|
|
"to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a teacher who knows how to energize history lessons with little-known but interesting facts about long-ago people"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amps (up)",
|
|
"animates",
|
|
"braces",
|
|
"enlivens",
|
|
"fillips",
|
|
"fires",
|
|
"gingers (up)",
|
|
"invigorates",
|
|
"jazzes (up)",
|
|
"juices up",
|
|
"jump-starts",
|
|
"livens (up)",
|
|
"peps (up)",
|
|
"quickens",
|
|
"spikes",
|
|
"stimulates",
|
|
"vitalizes",
|
|
"vivifies",
|
|
"zips (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arouses",
|
|
"awakens",
|
|
"awakes",
|
|
"raises",
|
|
"rouses",
|
|
"stirs",
|
|
"wakes (up)",
|
|
"activates",
|
|
"actuates",
|
|
"drives",
|
|
"impels",
|
|
"motivates",
|
|
"motives",
|
|
"moves",
|
|
"propels",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"electrifies",
|
|
"galvanizes",
|
|
"enkindles",
|
|
"excites",
|
|
"ferments",
|
|
"foments",
|
|
"incites",
|
|
"inflames",
|
|
"enflames",
|
|
"instigates",
|
|
"kindles",
|
|
"provokes",
|
|
"sets off",
|
|
"sparks",
|
|
"triggers",
|
|
"turns on",
|
|
"whips (up)",
|
|
"abets",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"buoys",
|
|
"cheers",
|
|
"emboldens",
|
|
"fortifies",
|
|
"heartens",
|
|
"infuses",
|
|
"inspires",
|
|
"lifts",
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"steels",
|
|
"strengthens",
|
|
"reactivates",
|
|
"reanimates",
|
|
"reawakens",
|
|
"reawakes",
|
|
"recharges",
|
|
"recreates",
|
|
"reenergizes",
|
|
"refreshens",
|
|
"refreshes",
|
|
"regenerates",
|
|
"reinvigorates",
|
|
"rejuvenates",
|
|
"rekindles",
|
|
"renews",
|
|
"restimulates",
|
|
"resurrects",
|
|
"resuscitates",
|
|
"revitalizes",
|
|
"revives"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"burns out",
|
|
"debilitates",
|
|
"does in",
|
|
"drains",
|
|
"enervates",
|
|
"enfeebles",
|
|
"exhausts",
|
|
"fags",
|
|
"fatigues",
|
|
"harasses",
|
|
"kayoes",
|
|
"knocks out",
|
|
"saps",
|
|
"tuckers (out)",
|
|
"undermines",
|
|
"washes out",
|
|
"weakens",
|
|
"wearies",
|
|
"wears",
|
|
"wears out",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"inhibits",
|
|
"jades",
|
|
"quells",
|
|
"quenches",
|
|
"represses",
|
|
"restrains",
|
|
"slows",
|
|
"stills",
|
|
"stunts",
|
|
"suppresses",
|
|
"daunts",
|
|
"demoralizes",
|
|
"discourages",
|
|
"disheartens",
|
|
"dispirits"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dampens",
|
|
"damps",
|
|
"deadens",
|
|
"dulls",
|
|
"kills"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entitled":{
|
|
"to give a right to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the card entitles my grandmother to the discount for senior citizens"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"authorized",
|
|
"privileged",
|
|
"qualified"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"empowered",
|
|
"enabled",
|
|
"enfranchised",
|
|
"licensed",
|
|
"licenced",
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed",
|
|
"allowed",
|
|
"let",
|
|
"permitted",
|
|
"accredited",
|
|
"certificated",
|
|
"certified",
|
|
"chartered",
|
|
"ratified",
|
|
"legitimized",
|
|
"sanctioned",
|
|
"validated",
|
|
"warranted",
|
|
"reaccredited",
|
|
"reapproved",
|
|
"recertified",
|
|
"rechartered",
|
|
"revalidated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disabled",
|
|
"disempowered",
|
|
"disenfranchised",
|
|
"decertified",
|
|
"disallowed",
|
|
"forbade",
|
|
"forbad",
|
|
"proscribed",
|
|
"delegitimized",
|
|
"invalidated",
|
|
"nullified"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disqualified"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give a name to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"apart from the obvious, she couldn't decide what to entitle her painting of a vase with flowers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baptized",
|
|
"baptised",
|
|
"called",
|
|
"christened",
|
|
"cleped",
|
|
"denominated",
|
|
"designated",
|
|
"dubbed",
|
|
"labeled",
|
|
"labelled",
|
|
"named",
|
|
"nominated",
|
|
"styled",
|
|
"termed",
|
|
"titled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"branded",
|
|
"stigmatized",
|
|
"tagged",
|
|
"denoted",
|
|
"specified",
|
|
"miscalled",
|
|
"misnamed",
|
|
"mistitled",
|
|
"code-named",
|
|
"nicknamed",
|
|
"rechristened",
|
|
"relabeled",
|
|
"relabelled",
|
|
"renamed",
|
|
"surnamed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engaged":{
|
|
"pledged in marriage":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the engaged couple make a charming pair"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"affianced",
|
|
"bespoke",
|
|
"bespoken",
|
|
"betrothed",
|
|
"promised"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"committed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unattached"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"involved in often constant activity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm engaged right now, so call back some other time"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"active",
|
|
"assiduous",
|
|
"bustling",
|
|
"busy",
|
|
"diligent",
|
|
"employed",
|
|
"hopping",
|
|
"industrious",
|
|
"laborious",
|
|
"occupied",
|
|
"sedulous",
|
|
"tied-up",
|
|
"working"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"knee-deep",
|
|
"swamped",
|
|
"animated",
|
|
"astir",
|
|
"buzzing",
|
|
"flourishing",
|
|
"happening",
|
|
"humming",
|
|
"lively",
|
|
"thriving",
|
|
"vibrant",
|
|
"absorbed",
|
|
"concentrating",
|
|
"engrossed",
|
|
"focused",
|
|
"focussed",
|
|
"immersed",
|
|
"intent",
|
|
"preoccupied",
|
|
"alive",
|
|
"functional",
|
|
"functioning",
|
|
"going",
|
|
"living",
|
|
"operating",
|
|
"operational",
|
|
"operative",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"energetic",
|
|
"vigorous",
|
|
"hardworking",
|
|
"indefatigable",
|
|
"tireless",
|
|
"untiring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"free",
|
|
"asleep",
|
|
"dormant",
|
|
"latent",
|
|
"lifeless",
|
|
"quiescent",
|
|
"sleepy",
|
|
"inert",
|
|
"passive",
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"slow",
|
|
"inoperative",
|
|
"nonoperating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"idle",
|
|
"inactive",
|
|
"unbusy",
|
|
"unemployed",
|
|
"unoccupied"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to hold the attention of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the challenging jigsaw puzzle engaged us all evening"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbed",
|
|
"bemused",
|
|
"busied",
|
|
"caught up",
|
|
"engrossed",
|
|
"enthralled",
|
|
"enwrapped",
|
|
"fascinated",
|
|
"gripped",
|
|
"immersed",
|
|
"interested",
|
|
"intrigued",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"occupied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allured",
|
|
"attracted",
|
|
"beguiled",
|
|
"bewitched",
|
|
"captivated",
|
|
"charmed",
|
|
"enchanted",
|
|
"obsessed",
|
|
"hypnotized",
|
|
"mesmerized",
|
|
"distracted",
|
|
"preoccupied",
|
|
"hogged",
|
|
"monopolized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bored",
|
|
"jaded",
|
|
"palled",
|
|
"tired",
|
|
"wearied"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to enter into contest or conflict with":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the daring young captain was eager to engage the enemy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battled",
|
|
"encountered",
|
|
"faced",
|
|
"met",
|
|
"took on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"emulated",
|
|
"rivaled",
|
|
"rivalled",
|
|
"contended",
|
|
"fought",
|
|
"opposed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"eluded",
|
|
"escaped",
|
|
"evaded",
|
|
"retreated"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to obligate by prior agreement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we can't go to the dance because we're already engaged to attend a piano recital"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"committed",
|
|
"mortgaged",
|
|
"pledged",
|
|
"trothed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affianced",
|
|
"betrothed",
|
|
"plighted",
|
|
"promised",
|
|
"swore",
|
|
"vowed",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"enlisted",
|
|
"enrolled",
|
|
"signed on",
|
|
"signed up",
|
|
"overcommitted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"reneged"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to provide with a paying job":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the wealthy couple are looking to engage a handyman to take care of the estate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"employed",
|
|
"feed",
|
|
"hired",
|
|
"laid on",
|
|
"paid",
|
|
"placed",
|
|
"recruited",
|
|
"retained",
|
|
"signed (up or on)",
|
|
"took on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"reemployed",
|
|
"re-employed",
|
|
"reengaged",
|
|
"re-engaged",
|
|
"rehired",
|
|
"apprenticed",
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"jobbed",
|
|
"partnered",
|
|
"subcontracted",
|
|
"enlisted",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"promoted",
|
|
"upgraded",
|
|
"kept (on)",
|
|
"headhunted",
|
|
"scouted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"furloughed",
|
|
"laid off",
|
|
"locked out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"axed",
|
|
"canned",
|
|
"discharged",
|
|
"dismissed",
|
|
"fired",
|
|
"sacked"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my sister and her boyfriend have engaged a chauffeured limousine for the prom"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chartered",
|
|
"hired",
|
|
"leased",
|
|
"rented"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"subleased",
|
|
"sublet",
|
|
"checked out",
|
|
"arranged (for)",
|
|
"bespoke",
|
|
"booked",
|
|
"contracted (for)",
|
|
"ordered",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"signed up (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engirdling":{
|
|
"to encircle or bind with or as if with a belt":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the cloud- engirdled peaks of the Andes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"banding",
|
|
"begirding",
|
|
"belting",
|
|
"engirding",
|
|
"enwinding",
|
|
"girding",
|
|
"girdling",
|
|
"girthing",
|
|
"girting",
|
|
"wrapping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"trussing",
|
|
"tying up",
|
|
"tieing up",
|
|
"circling",
|
|
"enwreathing",
|
|
"looping",
|
|
"winding",
|
|
"wreathing",
|
|
"bandaging",
|
|
"enswathing",
|
|
"swathing",
|
|
"chaining",
|
|
"cording",
|
|
"enchaining",
|
|
"lashing",
|
|
"roping",
|
|
"shackling",
|
|
"taping",
|
|
"wiring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"unbinding",
|
|
"unlashing",
|
|
"unshackling",
|
|
"untying",
|
|
"untieing",
|
|
"unwinding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ungirding",
|
|
"unwrapping"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engage (with)":{
|
|
"as in respond (to) , react (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"react (to)",
|
|
"respond (to)",
|
|
"consider",
|
|
"esteem",
|
|
"rate",
|
|
"reckon",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"view",
|
|
"act (toward)",
|
|
"be (to)",
|
|
"deal (with)",
|
|
"handle",
|
|
"serve",
|
|
"treat",
|
|
"use"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enriched":{
|
|
"as in fortified":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fortified",
|
|
"nourishing",
|
|
"nutrient",
|
|
"nutritional",
|
|
"nutritious",
|
|
"nutritive",
|
|
"dietary",
|
|
"dietetic",
|
|
"beneficial",
|
|
"healthful",
|
|
"healthy",
|
|
"restorative",
|
|
"salubrious",
|
|
"salutary",
|
|
"wholesome"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nonnutritious",
|
|
"nonnutritive",
|
|
"fattening",
|
|
"insalubrious",
|
|
"unhealthful",
|
|
"unhealthy",
|
|
"unwholesome"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in decorated , adorned":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adorned",
|
|
"arrayed",
|
|
"beautified",
|
|
"bedecked",
|
|
"decked",
|
|
"decorated",
|
|
"dressed",
|
|
"embellished",
|
|
"garnished",
|
|
"ornamented",
|
|
"trimmed",
|
|
"elaborate",
|
|
"extreme",
|
|
"flowery",
|
|
"frilly",
|
|
"lacy",
|
|
"bedaubed",
|
|
"flashy",
|
|
"garish",
|
|
"gaudy",
|
|
"glitzy",
|
|
"loud",
|
|
"ostentatious",
|
|
"pretentious",
|
|
"showy",
|
|
"swank",
|
|
"swanky",
|
|
"tawdry",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"extravagant",
|
|
"flamboyant",
|
|
"spectacular",
|
|
"splashy",
|
|
"bejeweled",
|
|
"bejewelled",
|
|
"bossed",
|
|
"chased",
|
|
"emblazoned",
|
|
"embossed",
|
|
"embroidered",
|
|
"flounced",
|
|
"fringed",
|
|
"garlanded",
|
|
"gilded",
|
|
"gilt",
|
|
"laced",
|
|
"sequined",
|
|
"sequinned",
|
|
"wreathed",
|
|
"arabesque",
|
|
"baroque",
|
|
"rococo",
|
|
"bedizened",
|
|
"florid",
|
|
"fussy",
|
|
"gingerbread",
|
|
"gingerbreaded",
|
|
"gingerbready",
|
|
"ornate",
|
|
"overdecorated",
|
|
"overwrought"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"austere",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"stark",
|
|
"unadorned",
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"denuded",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"naked",
|
|
"stripped",
|
|
"uncovered",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"unassuming",
|
|
"unpretentious",
|
|
"conservative",
|
|
"muted",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"tasteful",
|
|
"toned-down",
|
|
"understated",
|
|
"unobtrusive"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make better":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a truly great book can enrich your life"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ameliorated",
|
|
"amended",
|
|
"bettered",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"helped",
|
|
"improved",
|
|
"meliorated",
|
|
"perfected",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"upgraded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"corrected",
|
|
"emended",
|
|
"rectified",
|
|
"reformed",
|
|
"remediated",
|
|
"remedied",
|
|
"edited",
|
|
"fine-tuned",
|
|
"redrafted",
|
|
"refurbished",
|
|
"rehabbed",
|
|
"rehabilitated",
|
|
"revamped",
|
|
"revised",
|
|
"reworked",
|
|
"beefed (up)",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"fortified",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"reinforced",
|
|
"reenforced",
|
|
"strengthened",
|
|
"fined",
|
|
"honed",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"retouched",
|
|
"touched up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"damaged",
|
|
"endamaged",
|
|
"harmed",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"impaired",
|
|
"injured",
|
|
"spoiled",
|
|
"spoilt",
|
|
"tarnished",
|
|
"vitiated",
|
|
"blemished",
|
|
"blighted",
|
|
"defaced",
|
|
"disfigured",
|
|
"flawed",
|
|
"marred",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"lessened",
|
|
"lowered",
|
|
"reduced"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"worsened"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the church's magnificent interior is enriched with stunningly beautiful murals"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adorned",
|
|
"arrayed",
|
|
"beautified",
|
|
"bedecked",
|
|
"bedizened",
|
|
"blazoned",
|
|
"caparisoned",
|
|
"decked",
|
|
"decorated",
|
|
"did",
|
|
"did up",
|
|
"dolled up",
|
|
"draped",
|
|
"dressed",
|
|
"embellished",
|
|
"emblazed",
|
|
"embossed",
|
|
"fancied up",
|
|
"fancified",
|
|
"festooned",
|
|
"garnished",
|
|
"glitzed (up)",
|
|
"graced",
|
|
"gussied up",
|
|
"ornamented",
|
|
"prettied (up)",
|
|
"trimmed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accessorized",
|
|
"dressed up",
|
|
"trapped",
|
|
"tricked (out)",
|
|
"brightened",
|
|
"freshened",
|
|
"smartened",
|
|
"spruced (up)",
|
|
"bossed",
|
|
"chased",
|
|
"braided",
|
|
"embroidered",
|
|
"feathered",
|
|
"figured",
|
|
"filigreed",
|
|
"filleted",
|
|
"flounced",
|
|
"frilled",
|
|
"fringed",
|
|
"furbelowed",
|
|
"garlanded",
|
|
"hung",
|
|
"hanged",
|
|
"laced",
|
|
"ribboned",
|
|
"swagged",
|
|
"wreathed",
|
|
"appliqu\u00e9d",
|
|
"gilded",
|
|
"gilt",
|
|
"painted",
|
|
"diamonded",
|
|
"gemmed",
|
|
"impearled",
|
|
"jeweled",
|
|
"jewelled",
|
|
"pearled",
|
|
"redecorated",
|
|
"redid"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"simplified",
|
|
"streamlined",
|
|
"bared",
|
|
"denuded",
|
|
"dismantled",
|
|
"displayed",
|
|
"divested",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"revealed",
|
|
"stripped",
|
|
"stript",
|
|
"uncovered",
|
|
"uglified"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"blemished",
|
|
"defaced",
|
|
"disfigured",
|
|
"marred",
|
|
"scarred",
|
|
"spoiled",
|
|
"spoilt"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enkindle":{
|
|
"to set (something) on fire":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"see if you can enkindle some paper in the fireplace while I look for logs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burn",
|
|
"fire",
|
|
"ignite",
|
|
"inflame",
|
|
"enflame",
|
|
"kindle",
|
|
"light",
|
|
"torch"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"immolate",
|
|
"deflagrate",
|
|
"char",
|
|
"frizzle",
|
|
"scorch",
|
|
"bake",
|
|
"broil",
|
|
"cook",
|
|
"ash",
|
|
"cremate",
|
|
"incinerate",
|
|
"kiln",
|
|
"set off",
|
|
"brighten",
|
|
"illuminate",
|
|
"illumine",
|
|
"irradiate",
|
|
"lighten",
|
|
"radiate",
|
|
"scald",
|
|
"scathe",
|
|
"sear",
|
|
"reignite",
|
|
"rekindle",
|
|
"relight",
|
|
"bank",
|
|
"stoke"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"choke",
|
|
"smother",
|
|
"suffocate",
|
|
"stamp (out)",
|
|
"blacken",
|
|
"darken",
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"obscure"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"douse",
|
|
"dowse",
|
|
"extinguish",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"quench",
|
|
"snuff (out)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enchantingly":{
|
|
"in a pleasing way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we stayed at a B and B in an enchantingly lovely village in Vermont"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agreeably",
|
|
"charmingly",
|
|
"delectably",
|
|
"deliciously",
|
|
"delightfully",
|
|
"dreamily",
|
|
"enjoyably",
|
|
"favorably",
|
|
"felicitously",
|
|
"fetchingly",
|
|
"gloriously",
|
|
"gratifyingly",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"nicely",
|
|
"palatably",
|
|
"pleasantly",
|
|
"pleasingly",
|
|
"pleasurably",
|
|
"prettily",
|
|
"satisfyingly",
|
|
"splendidly",
|
|
"sweetly",
|
|
"swimmingly",
|
|
"welcomely",
|
|
"well",
|
|
"winningly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"finely",
|
|
"grandly",
|
|
"magnificently",
|
|
"advantageously",
|
|
"helpfully",
|
|
"blessedly",
|
|
"fortunately",
|
|
"happily",
|
|
"luckily",
|
|
"excellently",
|
|
"superbly",
|
|
"marvelously",
|
|
"sensationally",
|
|
"wonderfully",
|
|
"attractively",
|
|
"beautifully",
|
|
"handsomely",
|
|
"appealingly",
|
|
"appetizingly",
|
|
"enticingly",
|
|
"invitingly",
|
|
"temptingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abominably",
|
|
"appallingly",
|
|
"awfully",
|
|
"dreadfully",
|
|
"horrendously",
|
|
"horribly",
|
|
"horridly",
|
|
"shockingly",
|
|
"sickeningly",
|
|
"terribly",
|
|
"vilely",
|
|
"annoyingly",
|
|
"disgustingly",
|
|
"distressingly",
|
|
"irritatingly",
|
|
"vexingly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"badly",
|
|
"disagreeably",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"unpleasantly"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encyclopedia":{
|
|
"a reference work that contains information about many different subjects or a lot of information about a particular subject":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The school library's encyclopedia occupied much of the bookshelf.",
|
|
"an encyclopedia of literature"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"catalog",
|
|
"catalogue",
|
|
"cyclopedia",
|
|
"cyclopaedia",
|
|
"dictionary",
|
|
"book",
|
|
"tome",
|
|
"volume",
|
|
"hardback",
|
|
"hardcover",
|
|
"paper",
|
|
"paperback",
|
|
"paperbound",
|
|
"pocket book",
|
|
"pocket edition",
|
|
"softback",
|
|
"softcover",
|
|
"trade book",
|
|
"trade edition",
|
|
"folio",
|
|
"quarto",
|
|
"guidebook",
|
|
"handbook",
|
|
"how-to",
|
|
"manual",
|
|
"monograph",
|
|
"primer",
|
|
"text",
|
|
"textbook",
|
|
"tract",
|
|
"treatise",
|
|
"novel",
|
|
"novelette",
|
|
"pulp",
|
|
"album",
|
|
"almanac",
|
|
"anthology",
|
|
"casebook",
|
|
"chapbook",
|
|
"omnibus",
|
|
"picture book"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entice":{
|
|
"to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"every commercial seemed to be for some tempting snack specifically designed to entice me from my diet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allure",
|
|
"bait",
|
|
"beguile",
|
|
"betray",
|
|
"decoy",
|
|
"lead on",
|
|
"lure",
|
|
"seduce",
|
|
"solicit",
|
|
"tempt"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"draw in",
|
|
"inveigle",
|
|
"persuade",
|
|
"rope (in)",
|
|
"snow",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"enmesh",
|
|
"immesh",
|
|
"ensnare",
|
|
"entrap",
|
|
"mesh",
|
|
"snare",
|
|
"tangle",
|
|
"trap",
|
|
"bewitch",
|
|
"captivate",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"enchant",
|
|
"fascinate",
|
|
"magnetize",
|
|
"wile"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alert",
|
|
"caution",
|
|
"forewarn",
|
|
"ward (off)",
|
|
"warn",
|
|
"drive (away or off)",
|
|
"repulse",
|
|
"turn away"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enfilades":{
|
|
"as in cannonades , attacks":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"assails",
|
|
"assaults",
|
|
"attacks",
|
|
"devastates",
|
|
"hits",
|
|
"pounds",
|
|
"ravages",
|
|
"strikes",
|
|
"batters",
|
|
"blitzes",
|
|
"blitzkriegs",
|
|
"bombards",
|
|
"bombs",
|
|
"cannonades",
|
|
"shells",
|
|
"rakes",
|
|
"strafes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engaging":{
|
|
"having an often mysterious or magical power to attract":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"movie stars often have an engaging aura that is hard to describe"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alluring",
|
|
"appealing",
|
|
"attractive",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charismatic",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"elfin",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"entrancing",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"fetching",
|
|
"glamorous",
|
|
"glamourous",
|
|
"luring",
|
|
"magnetic",
|
|
"seductive"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"engrossing",
|
|
"enthralling",
|
|
"galvanic",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"hypnotic",
|
|
"hypnotizing",
|
|
"mesmerizing",
|
|
"riveting",
|
|
"spellbinding",
|
|
"enticing",
|
|
"tantalizing",
|
|
"tempting",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"haunting",
|
|
"interesting",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"titillating",
|
|
"beckoning",
|
|
"inviting",
|
|
"winning",
|
|
"darling",
|
|
"delightful",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"pleasing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"irksome",
|
|
"tedious",
|
|
"tiresome",
|
|
"wearisome",
|
|
"abhorrent",
|
|
"abominable",
|
|
"appalling",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"distasteful",
|
|
"hideous",
|
|
"horrendous",
|
|
"horrible",
|
|
"horrid",
|
|
"invidious",
|
|
"loathsome",
|
|
"nauseating",
|
|
"noisome",
|
|
"obnoxious",
|
|
"odious",
|
|
"offensive",
|
|
"shocking",
|
|
"sickening",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"humdrum",
|
|
"jading",
|
|
"leaden",
|
|
"monotonous",
|
|
"pedestrian",
|
|
"ponderous"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"repellent",
|
|
"repellant",
|
|
"repelling",
|
|
"repugnant",
|
|
"repulsive",
|
|
"revolting",
|
|
"unalluring"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"holding the attention or provoking interest":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a movie with an engaging story that will hold your interest for a couple of hours"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"consuming",
|
|
"engrossing",
|
|
"enthralling",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"immersing",
|
|
"interesting",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"riveting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"breathtaking",
|
|
"electric",
|
|
"electrifying",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"galvanizing",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"thrilling",
|
|
"provocative",
|
|
"tantalizing",
|
|
"emphatic",
|
|
"showy",
|
|
"splashy",
|
|
"striking",
|
|
"alluring",
|
|
"attractive",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"spellbinding",
|
|
"hypnotizing",
|
|
"mesmerizing",
|
|
"curious",
|
|
"odd",
|
|
"unusual",
|
|
"weird",
|
|
"amazing",
|
|
"astonishing",
|
|
"astounding",
|
|
"eventful",
|
|
"eye-opening",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"surprising",
|
|
"wonderful",
|
|
"wondrous",
|
|
"amusing",
|
|
"entertaining"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"operose",
|
|
"tiresome",
|
|
"tiring",
|
|
"wearisome",
|
|
"wearying",
|
|
"sterile",
|
|
"unexciting",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"humdrum",
|
|
"pedantic",
|
|
"pedestrian",
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dispiriting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"monotonous",
|
|
"tedious",
|
|
"uninteresting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to hold the attention of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the challenging jigsaw puzzle engaged us all evening"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"bemusing",
|
|
"busying",
|
|
"catching up",
|
|
"engrossing",
|
|
"enthralling",
|
|
"enwrapping",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"immersing",
|
|
"interesting",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"occupying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alluring",
|
|
"attracting",
|
|
"beguiling",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"obsessing",
|
|
"hypnotizing",
|
|
"mesmerizing",
|
|
"distracting",
|
|
"preoccupying",
|
|
"hogging",
|
|
"monopolizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"jading",
|
|
"palling",
|
|
"tiring",
|
|
"wearying"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to enter into contest or conflict with":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the daring young captain was eager to engage the enemy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"encountering",
|
|
"facing",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"taking on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"emulating",
|
|
"rivaling",
|
|
"rivalling",
|
|
"contending",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"opposing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"eluding",
|
|
"escaping",
|
|
"evading",
|
|
"retreating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to obligate by prior agreement":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we can't go to the dance because we're already engaged to attend a piano recital"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"committing",
|
|
"mortgaging",
|
|
"pledging",
|
|
"trothing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affiancing",
|
|
"betrothing",
|
|
"plighting",
|
|
"promising",
|
|
"swearing",
|
|
"vowing",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"enlisting",
|
|
"enrolling",
|
|
"signing on",
|
|
"signing up",
|
|
"overcommitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"reneging"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to provide with a paying job":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the wealthy couple are looking to engage a handyman to take care of the estate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assuming",
|
|
"employing",
|
|
"feeing",
|
|
"hiring",
|
|
"laying on",
|
|
"paying",
|
|
"placing",
|
|
"recruiting",
|
|
"retaining",
|
|
"signing (up or on)",
|
|
"taking on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"reemploying",
|
|
"re-employing",
|
|
"reengaging",
|
|
"re-engaging",
|
|
"rehiring",
|
|
"apprenticing",
|
|
"contracting",
|
|
"jobbing",
|
|
"partnering",
|
|
"subcontracting",
|
|
"enlisting",
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"promoting",
|
|
"upgrading",
|
|
"keeping (on)",
|
|
"headhunting",
|
|
"scouting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"furloughing",
|
|
"laying off",
|
|
"locking out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"axing",
|
|
"canning",
|
|
"discharging",
|
|
"dismissing",
|
|
"firing",
|
|
"sacking"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take or get the temporary use of (something) for a set sum":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my sister and her boyfriend have engaged a chauffeured limousine for the prom"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chartering",
|
|
"hiring",
|
|
"leasing",
|
|
"renting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"subleasing",
|
|
"subletting",
|
|
"checking out",
|
|
"arranging (for)",
|
|
"bespeaking",
|
|
"booking",
|
|
"contracting (for)",
|
|
"ordering",
|
|
"reserving",
|
|
"signing up (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enumerate":{
|
|
"to specify one after another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I proceeded to enumerate the reasons why I would be justified in filing a lawsuit for negligence"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"detail",
|
|
"itemize",
|
|
"list",
|
|
"numerate",
|
|
"recite",
|
|
"reel off",
|
|
"rehearse",
|
|
"tick (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"outline",
|
|
"tabulate",
|
|
"tally",
|
|
"catalog",
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"catalogue",
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"inventory",
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"chart",
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"diagram",
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"graph",
|
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"calculate",
|
|
"compute",
|
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"estimate",
|
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"figure",
|
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"reckon",
|
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"cite",
|
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"mention",
|
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"name"
|
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[]
|
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},
|
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"to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added":{
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"there were more birds hovering about the bird feeder than I could possibly enumerate"
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"count",
|
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"number",
|
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"tell"
|
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],
|
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"near synonyms":[
|
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"add (up)",
|
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"tally",
|
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"total",
|
|
"calculate",
|
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"compute",
|
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"reckon",
|
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"table",
|
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"tabulate",
|
|
"check",
|
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"mark",
|
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"tick (off)",
|
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"recount"
|
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],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
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"antonyms":[]
|
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},
|
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"to make a list of":{
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"let's enumerate the top ten reasons why Top Ten lists have gotten out of hand"
|
|
],
|
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"synonyms":[
|
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"inventory",
|
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"itemize",
|
|
"list",
|
|
"numerate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"count",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"number",
|
|
"check (off)",
|
|
"tick (off)"
|
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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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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"enumerated":{
|
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"as in listed , itemized":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
|
|
"inventoried",
|
|
"itemized",
|
|
"listed",
|
|
"numerated",
|
|
"blow-by-blow",
|
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"circumstantial",
|
|
"detailed",
|
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"elaborate",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"minute",
|
|
"particular",
|
|
"particularized",
|
|
"thorough",
|
|
"delineated",
|
|
"specific",
|
|
"specified",
|
|
"abundant",
|
|
"copious",
|
|
"comprehensive",
|
|
"encyclopedic",
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
"exhaustive",
|
|
"inclusionary",
|
|
"inclusive",
|
|
"in-depth",
|
|
"omnibus",
|
|
"panoramic",
|
|
"thoroughgoing",
|
|
"accurate",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"exact",
|
|
"precise",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"entire",
|
|
"replete",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"explicit",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"mapped (out)",
|
|
"descriptive",
|
|
"graphic",
|
|
"graphical",
|
|
"picturesque",
|
|
"vivid"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"compendious",
|
|
"summary",
|
|
"brief",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"concise",
|
|
"crisp",
|
|
"pithy",
|
|
"short",
|
|
"succinct",
|
|
"terse",
|
|
"abbreviated",
|
|
"abridged",
|
|
"curtailed",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"pruned",
|
|
"shortened",
|
|
"trimmed",
|
|
"ambiguous",
|
|
"indeterminate",
|
|
"nebulous",
|
|
"nondescript",
|
|
"sketchy",
|
|
"vague",
|
|
"bird's-eye",
|
|
"broad",
|
|
"general",
|
|
"nonspecific",
|
|
"overall",
|
|
"unspecified"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to specify one after another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I proceeded to enumerate the reasons why I would be justified in filing a lawsuit for negligence"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"detailed",
|
|
"itemized",
|
|
"listed",
|
|
"numerated",
|
|
"recited",
|
|
"reeled off",
|
|
"rehearsed",
|
|
"ticked (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"outlined",
|
|
"tabulated",
|
|
"tallied",
|
|
"cataloged",
|
|
"catalogued",
|
|
"inventoried",
|
|
"charted",
|
|
"diagrammed",
|
|
"diagramed",
|
|
"graphed",
|
|
"calculated",
|
|
"computed",
|
|
"estimated",
|
|
"figured",
|
|
"reckoned",
|
|
"cited",
|
|
"mentioned",
|
|
"named"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"generalized"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to find the sum of (a collection of things) by noting each one as it is being added":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there were more birds hovering about the bird feeder than I could possibly enumerate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"counted",
|
|
"numbered",
|
|
"told"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"added (up)",
|
|
"tallied",
|
|
"totaled",
|
|
"totalled",
|
|
"calculated",
|
|
"computed",
|
|
"reckoned",
|
|
"tabled",
|
|
"tabulated",
|
|
"checked",
|
|
"marked",
|
|
"ticked (off)",
|
|
"recounted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make a list of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"let's enumerate the top ten reasons why Top Ten lists have gotten out of hand"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"inventoried",
|
|
"itemized",
|
|
"listed",
|
|
"numerated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"counted",
|
|
"marked",
|
|
"numbered",
|
|
"checked (off)",
|
|
"ticked (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enticements":{
|
|
"something that persuades one to perform an action for pleasure or gain":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the hospital often offers T-shirts or caps as enticements for people to donate blood"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allurements",
|
|
"baits",
|
|
"come-ons",
|
|
"lures",
|
|
"siren songs",
|
|
"temptations",
|
|
"turn-ons"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appeals",
|
|
"calls",
|
|
"attractions",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"encouragements",
|
|
"goads",
|
|
"impetuses",
|
|
"impulses",
|
|
"incentives",
|
|
"inducements",
|
|
"motivations",
|
|
"persuasions",
|
|
"seducements",
|
|
"seductions",
|
|
"spurs",
|
|
"stimuli",
|
|
"decoys",
|
|
"snares",
|
|
"traps",
|
|
"entrapments",
|
|
"mousetraps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alarms",
|
|
"alarums",
|
|
"alerts",
|
|
"cautions",
|
|
"forewarnings",
|
|
"notices",
|
|
"warnings"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act or pressure of giving in to a desire especially when ill-advised":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the enticement of the party buffet was just too great to ignore for very long"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allurements",
|
|
"lures",
|
|
"seductions",
|
|
"temptations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"siren songs",
|
|
"allures",
|
|
"appeals",
|
|
"attractions",
|
|
"charms",
|
|
"enchantments",
|
|
"glamours",
|
|
"glamors",
|
|
"invitations",
|
|
"baits",
|
|
"inducements",
|
|
"influences",
|
|
"persuasions",
|
|
"powers",
|
|
"sways"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"energy":{
|
|
"a spiritual force that is held to emanate from or give animation to living beings":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"many Eastern cultures believe in the significance of life energy in the healing process"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aura",
|
|
"chi",
|
|
"ch'i",
|
|
"qi",
|
|
"ki",
|
|
"vibe(s)",
|
|
"vibration(s)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"inner light",
|
|
"light",
|
|
"nature",
|
|
"orgone",
|
|
"soul",
|
|
"spirit",
|
|
"\u00e9lan vital",
|
|
"life",
|
|
"lifeblood",
|
|
"Shakti",
|
|
"Sakti",
|
|
"world soul",
|
|
"karma",
|
|
"mana"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"active strength of body or mind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"for a woman of advanced years, she has remarkable energy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beans",
|
|
"bounce",
|
|
"brio",
|
|
"dash",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"dynamism",
|
|
"esprit",
|
|
"gas",
|
|
"get-up-and-go",
|
|
"ginger",
|
|
"go",
|
|
"gusto",
|
|
"hardihood",
|
|
"juice",
|
|
"life",
|
|
"moxie",
|
|
"oomph",
|
|
"pep",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"sap",
|
|
"snap",
|
|
"starch",
|
|
"verve",
|
|
"vigor",
|
|
"vim",
|
|
"vinegar",
|
|
"vitality",
|
|
"zing",
|
|
"zip"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"animal spirits",
|
|
"animation",
|
|
"briskness",
|
|
"jauntiness",
|
|
"liveliness",
|
|
"snappiness",
|
|
"spirit",
|
|
"spiritedness",
|
|
"sprightliness",
|
|
"spunk",
|
|
"spunkiness",
|
|
"vibrance",
|
|
"vibrancy",
|
|
"vivaciousness",
|
|
"vivacity",
|
|
"ardor",
|
|
"\u00e9lan",
|
|
"fervor",
|
|
"fire",
|
|
"passion",
|
|
"zeal",
|
|
"main",
|
|
"metal",
|
|
"mettle",
|
|
"might",
|
|
"muscle",
|
|
"potency",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"puissance",
|
|
"stamina",
|
|
"strength",
|
|
"brawniness",
|
|
"fitness",
|
|
"hardiness",
|
|
"huskiness",
|
|
"sturdiness",
|
|
"virility",
|
|
"health",
|
|
"healthiness",
|
|
"soundness",
|
|
"verdure",
|
|
"wellness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"indolence",
|
|
"laziness",
|
|
"debilitation",
|
|
"debility",
|
|
"delicacy",
|
|
"disablement",
|
|
"enfeeblement",
|
|
"faintness",
|
|
"feebleness",
|
|
"frailness",
|
|
"frailty",
|
|
"impotence",
|
|
"impotency",
|
|
"infirmity",
|
|
"powerlessness",
|
|
"puniness",
|
|
"slightness",
|
|
"softness",
|
|
"tenderness",
|
|
"weakness",
|
|
"enervation",
|
|
"exhaustion",
|
|
"inanition",
|
|
"prostration"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lethargy",
|
|
"listlessness",
|
|
"sluggishness",
|
|
"torpidity"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something with a usable capacity for doing work":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"some of the power needs of the house are provided by solar energy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fuel",
|
|
"power"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"kindling",
|
|
"propellant",
|
|
"propellent",
|
|
"force"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the ability to exert effort for the accomplishment of a task":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm so tired that I don't think I have the energy to take another step"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"firepower",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"horsepower",
|
|
"might",
|
|
"muscle",
|
|
"potence",
|
|
"potency",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"puissance",
|
|
"sinew",
|
|
"strength",
|
|
"vigor"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aptitude",
|
|
"capability",
|
|
"capacity",
|
|
"competence",
|
|
"competency",
|
|
"adequacy",
|
|
"effectiveness",
|
|
"effectualness",
|
|
"usefulness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disability",
|
|
"inability",
|
|
"inaptitude",
|
|
"incapability",
|
|
"incapableness",
|
|
"incapacity",
|
|
"incompetence",
|
|
"incompetency",
|
|
"ineffectiveness",
|
|
"ineffectuality",
|
|
"ineffectualness",
|
|
"inefficaciousness",
|
|
"inefficacy",
|
|
"uselessness",
|
|
"helplessness",
|
|
"paralysis"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"impotence",
|
|
"impotency",
|
|
"powerlessness",
|
|
"weakness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enclose":{
|
|
"to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"dogs who spend the day enclosed in small cages"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"box (in)",
|
|
"cage",
|
|
"closet",
|
|
"coop (up)",
|
|
"corral",
|
|
"encage",
|
|
"encase",
|
|
"envelop",
|
|
"fence (in)",
|
|
"hedge",
|
|
"hem (in)",
|
|
"house",
|
|
"immure",
|
|
"include",
|
|
"mew (up)",
|
|
"pen",
|
|
"wall (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"circumscribe",
|
|
"confine",
|
|
"contain",
|
|
"limit",
|
|
"restrict",
|
|
"encircle",
|
|
"encompass",
|
|
"enfold",
|
|
"enframe",
|
|
"enlace",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"ring",
|
|
"surround",
|
|
"armor",
|
|
"cocoon",
|
|
"encapsulate",
|
|
"encapsule",
|
|
"encyst",
|
|
"ensheathe",
|
|
"ensphere",
|
|
"enwomb"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a circle around":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in a show of support, the women rushed to enclose their distraught friend"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"compass",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"encircle",
|
|
"encompass",
|
|
"environ",
|
|
"gird",
|
|
"girdle",
|
|
"ring",
|
|
"surround",
|
|
"wreathe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"circumscribe",
|
|
"close in",
|
|
"cordon (off)",
|
|
"fence (in)",
|
|
"hem (in)",
|
|
"wall",
|
|
"beset",
|
|
"besiege",
|
|
"entrench",
|
|
"intrench",
|
|
"invest",
|
|
"swarm"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to surround or cover closely":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the house was enclosed by a high hedge that shielded it from public view"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosom",
|
|
"bower",
|
|
"circumfuse",
|
|
"cocoon",
|
|
"embosom",
|
|
"embower",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"encompass",
|
|
"enfold",
|
|
"enshroud",
|
|
"enswathe",
|
|
"envelop",
|
|
"enwrap",
|
|
"invest",
|
|
"involve",
|
|
"lap",
|
|
"mantle",
|
|
"muffle",
|
|
"shroud",
|
|
"swathe",
|
|
"veil",
|
|
"wrap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curtain",
|
|
"drape",
|
|
"embed",
|
|
"imbed",
|
|
"encase",
|
|
"swaddle",
|
|
"blanket",
|
|
"overlay",
|
|
"overspread",
|
|
"camouflage",
|
|
"cloak",
|
|
"disguise",
|
|
"mask",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"encircle",
|
|
"enlace",
|
|
"enwind"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"denude",
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"strip"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"envelops":{
|
|
"to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a chronic mistrust of outsiders envelops that neighborhood, cutting it off from the rest of the city"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boxes (in)",
|
|
"cages",
|
|
"closets",
|
|
"coops (up)",
|
|
"corrals",
|
|
"encages",
|
|
"encases",
|
|
"encloses",
|
|
"incloses",
|
|
"fences (in)",
|
|
"hedges",
|
|
"hems (in)",
|
|
"houses",
|
|
"immures",
|
|
"includes",
|
|
"mews (up)",
|
|
"pens",
|
|
"walls (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bounds",
|
|
"circumscribes",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"contains",
|
|
"limits",
|
|
"restricts",
|
|
"encircles",
|
|
"encompasses",
|
|
"enfolds",
|
|
"enframes",
|
|
"enlaces",
|
|
"frames",
|
|
"rings",
|
|
"surrounds",
|
|
"armors",
|
|
"cocoons",
|
|
"encapsulates",
|
|
"encapsules",
|
|
"encysts",
|
|
"ensheathes",
|
|
"enspheres",
|
|
"enwombs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to surround or cover closely":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the truth of the presidential assassination is enveloped in a dense fog of myths and conspiracy theories"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosoms",
|
|
"bowers",
|
|
"circumfuses",
|
|
"cocoons",
|
|
"embosoms",
|
|
"embowers",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"encloses",
|
|
"incloses",
|
|
"encompasses",
|
|
"enfolds",
|
|
"enshrouds",
|
|
"enswathes",
|
|
"enwraps",
|
|
"invests",
|
|
"involves",
|
|
"laps",
|
|
"mantles",
|
|
"muffles",
|
|
"shrouds",
|
|
"swathes",
|
|
"veils",
|
|
"wraps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curtains",
|
|
"drapes",
|
|
"embeds",
|
|
"imbeds",
|
|
"encases",
|
|
"swaddles",
|
|
"blankets",
|
|
"overlays",
|
|
"overspreads",
|
|
"camouflages",
|
|
"cloaks",
|
|
"disguises",
|
|
"masks",
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"encircles",
|
|
"enlaces",
|
|
"enwinds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bares",
|
|
"denudes",
|
|
"exposes",
|
|
"strips"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlisting (in)":{
|
|
"to become a member of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"young men and women were enlisting in the navy in greater numbers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enrolling (in)",
|
|
"entering",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"signing on (for)",
|
|
"signing up (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"reenlisting",
|
|
"re-enlisting",
|
|
"reenrolling",
|
|
"re-enrolling",
|
|
"reentering",
|
|
"rejoining",
|
|
"re-upping",
|
|
"getting in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dropping out",
|
|
"quitting",
|
|
"withdrawing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"demitting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engross":{
|
|
"to hold the attention of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a mystery story that will engross readers all the way to the surprise ending"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorb",
|
|
"bemuse",
|
|
"busy",
|
|
"catch up",
|
|
"engage",
|
|
"enthrall",
|
|
"enthral",
|
|
"enwrap",
|
|
"fascinate",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"immerse",
|
|
"interest",
|
|
"intrigue",
|
|
"involve",
|
|
"occupy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allure",
|
|
"attract",
|
|
"beguile",
|
|
"bewitch",
|
|
"captivate",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"enchant",
|
|
"obsess",
|
|
"hypnotize",
|
|
"mesmerize",
|
|
"distract",
|
|
"preoccupy",
|
|
"hog",
|
|
"monopolize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"jade",
|
|
"pall",
|
|
"tire",
|
|
"weary"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"envisages":{
|
|
"to form a mental picture of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm trying to envisage you on a surfboard"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conceits",
|
|
"conceives",
|
|
"conjures (up)",
|
|
"dreams",
|
|
"envisions",
|
|
"fancies",
|
|
"fantasies",
|
|
"fantasizes",
|
|
"features",
|
|
"ideates",
|
|
"images",
|
|
"imagines",
|
|
"pictures",
|
|
"sees",
|
|
"visions",
|
|
"visualizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"daydreams",
|
|
"stargazes",
|
|
"hallucinates",
|
|
"re-creates",
|
|
"reflects",
|
|
"relives",
|
|
"reminisces",
|
|
"contemplates",
|
|
"meditates",
|
|
"muses",
|
|
"ponders",
|
|
"ruminates",
|
|
"concocts",
|
|
"fabricates",
|
|
"invents",
|
|
"makes up",
|
|
"manufactures",
|
|
"plans",
|
|
"projects",
|
|
"foresees",
|
|
"prefigures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encrusts":{
|
|
"to cover with a hardened layer":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"refrigerator shelves that were encrusted with the residue of many spills"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cakes",
|
|
"crusts",
|
|
"rimes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"besmears",
|
|
"coats",
|
|
"smears",
|
|
"spreads",
|
|
"covers",
|
|
"daubs",
|
|
"coagulates",
|
|
"congeals",
|
|
"hardens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entryway":{
|
|
"the entrance room of a building":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a small entryway to receive visitors"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"entranceway",
|
|
"entry",
|
|
"foyer",
|
|
"hall",
|
|
"hallway",
|
|
"lobby",
|
|
"vestibule"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"antechamber",
|
|
"anteroom",
|
|
"lounge",
|
|
"waiting room",
|
|
"door",
|
|
"doorway",
|
|
"entrance",
|
|
"portal",
|
|
"threshold"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enticement":{
|
|
"something that persuades one to perform an action for pleasure or gain":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the hospital often offers T-shirts or caps as enticements for people to donate blood"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allurement",
|
|
"bait",
|
|
"come-on",
|
|
"lure",
|
|
"siren song",
|
|
"temptation",
|
|
"turn-on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"appeal",
|
|
"call",
|
|
"attraction",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"encouragement",
|
|
"goad",
|
|
"impetus",
|
|
"impulse",
|
|
"incentive",
|
|
"inducement",
|
|
"motivation",
|
|
"persuasion",
|
|
"seducement",
|
|
"seduction",
|
|
"spur",
|
|
"stimulus",
|
|
"decoy",
|
|
"snare",
|
|
"trap",
|
|
"entrapment",
|
|
"mousetrap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alarm",
|
|
"alarum",
|
|
"alert",
|
|
"caution",
|
|
"forewarning",
|
|
"notice",
|
|
"warning"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act or pressure of giving in to a desire especially when ill-advised":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the enticement of the party buffet was just too great to ignore for very long"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allurement",
|
|
"lure",
|
|
"seduction",
|
|
"temptation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"siren song",
|
|
"allure",
|
|
"appeal",
|
|
"attraction",
|
|
"attractiveness",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"enchantment",
|
|
"glamour",
|
|
"glamor",
|
|
"beckoning",
|
|
"invitation",
|
|
"bait",
|
|
"inducement",
|
|
"influence",
|
|
"persuasion",
|
|
"power",
|
|
"sway"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"envied":{
|
|
"to have a resentful awareness of and desire for (another's possessions or advantages) or to feel resentment toward (someone) over possessions or advantages":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her coworkers envied her chummy relationship with the senior vice president",
|
|
"they envied him because he didn't have to work for a living"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"begrudged",
|
|
"resented"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ached (for)",
|
|
"coveted",
|
|
"craved",
|
|
"desired",
|
|
"died (for)",
|
|
"hankered (for or after)",
|
|
"hungered (for)",
|
|
"itched (for)",
|
|
"jonesed (for)",
|
|
"longed (for)",
|
|
"lusted (for or after)",
|
|
"panted (after)",
|
|
"thirsted (for)",
|
|
"wanted",
|
|
"wished (for)",
|
|
"yearned (for)",
|
|
"yenned (for)",
|
|
"salivated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entry":{
|
|
"the entrance room of a building":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"please wait in the entry while I get the person you want"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"entranceway",
|
|
"entryway",
|
|
"foyer",
|
|
"hall",
|
|
"hallway",
|
|
"lobby",
|
|
"vestibule"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"antechamber",
|
|
"anteroom",
|
|
"lounge",
|
|
"waiting room",
|
|
"door",
|
|
"doorway",
|
|
"entrance",
|
|
"portal",
|
|
"threshold"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the means or right of entering or participating in":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"believed that a college education was one's entry to a life of luxury"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"access",
|
|
"accession",
|
|
"admission",
|
|
"admittance",
|
|
"door",
|
|
"doorway",
|
|
"entrance",
|
|
"entr\u00e9e",
|
|
"entree",
|
|
"gateway",
|
|
"ingress",
|
|
"key",
|
|
"passport",
|
|
"ticket"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"approval",
|
|
"authorization",
|
|
"certification",
|
|
"permission",
|
|
"qualification",
|
|
"open door",
|
|
"welcome mat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"dismissal",
|
|
"ejection",
|
|
"expulsion",
|
|
"ouster",
|
|
"rejection",
|
|
"removal"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enflame":{
|
|
"to make angry":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the newspaper editorial inflamed her enough to inspire her to dash off a letter to the editor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anger",
|
|
"enrage",
|
|
"incense",
|
|
"infuriate",
|
|
"ire",
|
|
"mad",
|
|
"madden",
|
|
"outrage",
|
|
"rankle",
|
|
"rile",
|
|
"roil",
|
|
"steam up",
|
|
"tick off"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"affront",
|
|
"aggravate",
|
|
"annoy",
|
|
"burn (up)",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"exasperate",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"huff",
|
|
"irritate",
|
|
"miff",
|
|
"nettle",
|
|
"offend",
|
|
"peeve",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"provoke",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"ruffle",
|
|
"vex",
|
|
"antagonize",
|
|
"embitter",
|
|
"envenom"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"allay",
|
|
"assuage",
|
|
"relieve",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"console",
|
|
"soothe",
|
|
"appease",
|
|
"conciliate",
|
|
"mollify",
|
|
"pacify",
|
|
"placate",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"lull",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"settle",
|
|
"beguile",
|
|
"bewitch",
|
|
"captivate",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"disarm",
|
|
"enchant"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"gratify",
|
|
"please"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to set (something) on fire":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a carelessly tossed cigarette inflamed the papers in the trash can"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burn",
|
|
"enkindle",
|
|
"fire",
|
|
"ignite",
|
|
"kindle",
|
|
"light",
|
|
"torch"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"immolate",
|
|
"deflagrate",
|
|
"char",
|
|
"frizzle",
|
|
"scorch",
|
|
"bake",
|
|
"broil",
|
|
"cook",
|
|
"ash",
|
|
"cremate",
|
|
"incinerate",
|
|
"kiln",
|
|
"set off",
|
|
"brighten",
|
|
"illuminate",
|
|
"illumine",
|
|
"irradiate",
|
|
"lighten",
|
|
"radiate",
|
|
"scald",
|
|
"scathe",
|
|
"sear",
|
|
"reignite",
|
|
"rekindle",
|
|
"relight",
|
|
"bank",
|
|
"stoke"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"choke",
|
|
"smother",
|
|
"suffocate",
|
|
"stamp (out)",
|
|
"blacken",
|
|
"darken",
|
|
"dim",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"obscure"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"douse",
|
|
"dowse",
|
|
"extinguish",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"quench",
|
|
"snuff (out)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enigmas":{
|
|
"something hard to understand or explain":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"how Thomas Jefferson could be both a slaveholder and a champion of liberty remains an enigma"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"closed books",
|
|
"conundrums",
|
|
"head-scratchers",
|
|
"mysteries",
|
|
"mystifications",
|
|
"puzzlements",
|
|
"puzzles",
|
|
"riddles",
|
|
"secrets",
|
|
"whys"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brainteasers",
|
|
"cases",
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
"knots",
|
|
"matters",
|
|
"perplexities",
|
|
"posers",
|
|
"problems",
|
|
"stumpers",
|
|
"troubles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entering":{
|
|
"to go or come in or into":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the hikers entered the cave with considerable caution"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accessing",
|
|
"penetrating",
|
|
"piercing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barging (in)",
|
|
"breezing (in)",
|
|
"bursting (in or into)",
|
|
"waltzing (in)",
|
|
"dropping in",
|
|
"popping (in)",
|
|
"straying (into)",
|
|
"wandering (into)",
|
|
"crashing",
|
|
"encroaching",
|
|
"gate-crashing",
|
|
"infiltrating",
|
|
"infringing",
|
|
"intruding",
|
|
"invading",
|
|
"trespassing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"departing",
|
|
"exiting",
|
|
"leaving"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become a member of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"patriotic young men and women entering the armed services",
|
|
"debutantes entering society"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enlisting (in)",
|
|
"enrolling (in)",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"signing on (for)",
|
|
"signing up (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"reenlisting",
|
|
"re-enlisting",
|
|
"reenrolling",
|
|
"re-enrolling",
|
|
"reentering",
|
|
"rejoining",
|
|
"re-upping",
|
|
"getting in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dropping out",
|
|
"quitting",
|
|
"withdrawing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"demitting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (someone or something) on a list":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"new voters fill out a form and elections officials enter their names into the database"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cataloging",
|
|
"cataloguing",
|
|
"enrolling",
|
|
"indexing",
|
|
"inscribing",
|
|
"listing",
|
|
"putting down",
|
|
"recording",
|
|
"registering",
|
|
"scheduling",
|
|
"slating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"booking",
|
|
"carding",
|
|
"filing",
|
|
"noting",
|
|
"classifying",
|
|
"compiling",
|
|
"tabulating",
|
|
"tallying",
|
|
"rescheduling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deleting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the club enters only five new members a year"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admitting",
|
|
"receiving",
|
|
"taking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"entertaining",
|
|
"welcoming",
|
|
"fellowshipping",
|
|
"fellowshiping",
|
|
"confirming",
|
|
"ratifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"disallowing",
|
|
"disapproving",
|
|
"dismissing",
|
|
"refusing",
|
|
"rejecting",
|
|
"blackballing",
|
|
"blacklisting",
|
|
"ostracizing",
|
|
"banishing",
|
|
"deporting",
|
|
"exiling",
|
|
"expelling",
|
|
"ousting",
|
|
"throwing out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"banning",
|
|
"barring"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entrusted":{
|
|
"to give a task, duty, or responsibility to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we entrusted our financial adviser with the investment of all of our savings"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assigned",
|
|
"charged",
|
|
"commissioned",
|
|
"tasked",
|
|
"trusted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conferred",
|
|
"imposed",
|
|
"committed",
|
|
"confided",
|
|
"consigned",
|
|
"delegated",
|
|
"recommended",
|
|
"relegated",
|
|
"reposed",
|
|
"allocated",
|
|
"allotted",
|
|
"authorized",
|
|
"empowered",
|
|
"invested"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (something) into the possession or safekeeping of another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we entrusted our pets to the care of our neighbor while we went on vacation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"commended",
|
|
"committed",
|
|
"confided",
|
|
"consigned",
|
|
"delegated",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"gave over",
|
|
"handed",
|
|
"handed over",
|
|
"left",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"recommended",
|
|
"reposed",
|
|
"transferred",
|
|
"transmitted",
|
|
"trusted",
|
|
"turned over",
|
|
"vested"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conferred",
|
|
"granted",
|
|
"assigned",
|
|
"dealt (out)",
|
|
"dispensed",
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"distributed",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"handed in",
|
|
"released",
|
|
"relinquished",
|
|
"submitted",
|
|
"surrendered",
|
|
"turned in",
|
|
"yielded",
|
|
"bequeathed",
|
|
"handed down",
|
|
"handed on",
|
|
"willed",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"lent",
|
|
"loaned",
|
|
"furnished",
|
|
"supplied",
|
|
"recommitted",
|
|
"redelivered",
|
|
"retransferred",
|
|
"retransmitted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detained",
|
|
"held back",
|
|
"reserved",
|
|
"withheld",
|
|
"owned",
|
|
"possessed",
|
|
"accepted",
|
|
"received",
|
|
"took in",
|
|
"occupied",
|
|
"took",
|
|
"took over"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"held",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"retained"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endangerment":{
|
|
"the state of not being protected from injury, harm, or evil":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I didn't think I would be subject to any endangerment if I simply dangled my legs over the rock ledge"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"danger",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"harm's way",
|
|
"imperilment",
|
|
"jeopardy",
|
|
"peril",
|
|
"risk",
|
|
"trouble"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"exposure",
|
|
"liability",
|
|
"openness",
|
|
"vulnerability",
|
|
"precariousness",
|
|
"threat",
|
|
"susceptibility",
|
|
"susceptibleness",
|
|
"defenselessness",
|
|
"helplessness",
|
|
"weakness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"preservation",
|
|
"salvation",
|
|
"defense",
|
|
"protection",
|
|
"exemption",
|
|
"immunity",
|
|
"impunity",
|
|
"inviolability",
|
|
"invulnerability"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"safeness",
|
|
"safety",
|
|
"secureness",
|
|
"security"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enticing":{
|
|
"as in tempting , tantalizing":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"tantalizing",
|
|
"tempting",
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"engrossing",
|
|
"enthralling",
|
|
"galvanic",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"hypnotic",
|
|
"hypnotizing",
|
|
"mesmerizing",
|
|
"riveting",
|
|
"spellbinding",
|
|
"alluring",
|
|
"appealing",
|
|
"attractive",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charismatic",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"elfin",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"entrancing",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"fetching",
|
|
"glamorous",
|
|
"glamourous",
|
|
"luring",
|
|
"magnetic",
|
|
"seductive",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"interesting",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"titillating",
|
|
"beckoning",
|
|
"inviting",
|
|
"winning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"irksome",
|
|
"tedious",
|
|
"tiresome",
|
|
"wearisome",
|
|
"abhorrent",
|
|
"abominable",
|
|
"appalling",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"distasteful",
|
|
"hideous",
|
|
"horrendous",
|
|
"horrible",
|
|
"horrid",
|
|
"invidious",
|
|
"loathsome",
|
|
"nauseating",
|
|
"noisome",
|
|
"obnoxious",
|
|
"odious",
|
|
"offensive",
|
|
"shocking",
|
|
"sickening",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"humdrum",
|
|
"jading",
|
|
"leaden",
|
|
"monotonous",
|
|
"pedestrian",
|
|
"ponderous",
|
|
"repellent",
|
|
"repellant",
|
|
"repelling",
|
|
"repugnant",
|
|
"repulsive",
|
|
"revolting",
|
|
"unalluring"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to lead away from a usual or proper course by offering some pleasure or advantage":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"every commercial seemed to be for some tempting snack specifically designed to entice me from my diet"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alluring",
|
|
"baiting",
|
|
"beguiling",
|
|
"betraying",
|
|
"decoying",
|
|
"leading on",
|
|
"luring",
|
|
"seducing",
|
|
"soliciting",
|
|
"tempting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drawing in",
|
|
"inveigling",
|
|
"persuading",
|
|
"roping (in)",
|
|
"snowing",
|
|
"catching",
|
|
"enmeshing",
|
|
"immeshing",
|
|
"ensnaring",
|
|
"entrapping",
|
|
"meshing",
|
|
"snaring",
|
|
"tangling",
|
|
"trapping",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"magnetizing",
|
|
"wiling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alerting",
|
|
"cautioning",
|
|
"forewarning",
|
|
"warding (off)",
|
|
"warning",
|
|
"driving (away or off)",
|
|
"repulsing",
|
|
"turning away"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enjoy":{
|
|
"to take pleasure in":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"TV and DVDs are OK, but we still enjoy seeing movies on the big screen"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adore",
|
|
"delight (in)",
|
|
"dig",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"get off (on)",
|
|
"groove (on)",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"love",
|
|
"rejoice (in)",
|
|
"relish",
|
|
"revel (in)",
|
|
"savor",
|
|
"savour"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"admire",
|
|
"appreciate",
|
|
"cherish",
|
|
"revere",
|
|
"venerate",
|
|
"worship",
|
|
"prize",
|
|
"treasure",
|
|
"value",
|
|
"devour",
|
|
"drink (in)",
|
|
"eat (up)",
|
|
"feast (on)",
|
|
"dote (on)",
|
|
"idolize",
|
|
"cotton (to)",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"prefer",
|
|
"indulge (in)",
|
|
"luxuriate (in)",
|
|
"wallow (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abhor",
|
|
"abominate",
|
|
"detest",
|
|
"dislike",
|
|
"hate",
|
|
"loathe",
|
|
"condemn",
|
|
"despise",
|
|
"scorn"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep, control, or experience as one's own":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a country where the people enjoy the highest living standards in the world"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"command",
|
|
"have",
|
|
"hold",
|
|
"own",
|
|
"possess",
|
|
"retain"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"reserve",
|
|
"withhold",
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"carry",
|
|
"boast",
|
|
"show off",
|
|
"sport"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abandon",
|
|
"cede",
|
|
"disclaim",
|
|
"disown",
|
|
"hand over",
|
|
"relinquish",
|
|
"renounce",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"yield",
|
|
"discard",
|
|
"dump",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"repudiate",
|
|
"spurn",
|
|
"need",
|
|
"require"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lack",
|
|
"want"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enable":{
|
|
"to make able or possible":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my new glasses enable me to read the fine print"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"empower",
|
|
"let",
|
|
"permit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"habilitate",
|
|
"prepare",
|
|
"qualify",
|
|
"ready",
|
|
"approve",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
"sanction",
|
|
"condition",
|
|
"equip"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inhibit",
|
|
"preclude",
|
|
"disallow",
|
|
"enjoin",
|
|
"forbid",
|
|
"prohibit"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"prevent"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give official or legal power to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a law that would enable the authorities to inspect food preparation areas for health code violations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accredit",
|
|
"authorize",
|
|
"certify",
|
|
"charter",
|
|
"commission",
|
|
"empower",
|
|
"invest",
|
|
"license",
|
|
"licence",
|
|
"qualify",
|
|
"vest",
|
|
"warrant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"approve",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"credential",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
"OK",
|
|
"okay",
|
|
"sanction",
|
|
"affirm",
|
|
"confirm",
|
|
"validate",
|
|
"inaugurate",
|
|
"induct",
|
|
"initiate",
|
|
"install",
|
|
"instate",
|
|
"swear in",
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"let",
|
|
"permit",
|
|
"enfranchise",
|
|
"entitle",
|
|
"privilege"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ban",
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"constrain",
|
|
"deny",
|
|
"disallow",
|
|
"disbar",
|
|
"discourage",
|
|
"disenfranchise",
|
|
"disfranchise",
|
|
"exclude",
|
|
"hinder",
|
|
"hold back",
|
|
"impede",
|
|
"inhibit",
|
|
"obstruct",
|
|
"prevent",
|
|
"shut out",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"enjoin",
|
|
"forbid",
|
|
"interdict",
|
|
"outlaw",
|
|
"prohibit",
|
|
"proscribe",
|
|
"veto"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disqualify"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entrap":{
|
|
"to catch or hold as if in a net":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a string of inconsistent statements and outright lies that finally entrapped the witness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catch up",
|
|
"enmesh",
|
|
"immesh",
|
|
"ensnare",
|
|
"ensnarl",
|
|
"entangle",
|
|
"entoil",
|
|
"mesh",
|
|
"net",
|
|
"snare",
|
|
"tangle",
|
|
"trap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bag",
|
|
"birdlime",
|
|
"capture",
|
|
"collar",
|
|
"embroil",
|
|
"implicate",
|
|
"involve",
|
|
"mire"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
"extricate",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"liberate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangle",
|
|
"untangle"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encyclicals":{
|
|
"an official writing from the Pope to the Roman Catholic bishops":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"epistles",
|
|
"jottings",
|
|
"letters",
|
|
"mails",
|
|
"messages",
|
|
"missives",
|
|
"notes",
|
|
"posts",
|
|
"directives",
|
|
"memorandums",
|
|
"memoranda",
|
|
"memos",
|
|
"notices",
|
|
"announcements",
|
|
"bulletins",
|
|
"declarations",
|
|
"notifications",
|
|
"postings",
|
|
"proclamations",
|
|
"pronouncements",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"dispatches",
|
|
"reports",
|
|
"edicts",
|
|
"pronunciamentos",
|
|
"pronunciamentoes",
|
|
"rescripts",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"dictates",
|
|
"directions",
|
|
"instructions",
|
|
"orders",
|
|
"words"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enmeshing":{
|
|
"to catch or hold as if in a net":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"soon after Eli Whitney had invented it, others copied his cotton gin, and he spent the rest of his life enmeshed in lawsuits trying to protect his invention"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catching up",
|
|
"ensnaring",
|
|
"ensnarling",
|
|
"entangling",
|
|
"entoiling",
|
|
"entrapping",
|
|
"meshing",
|
|
"netting",
|
|
"snaring",
|
|
"tangling",
|
|
"trapping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bagging",
|
|
"birdliming",
|
|
"capturing",
|
|
"collaring",
|
|
"embroiling",
|
|
"implicating",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"miring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaching",
|
|
"disengaging",
|
|
"extricating",
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"freeing",
|
|
"liberating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangling",
|
|
"untangling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enigma":{
|
|
"something hard to understand or explain":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"how Thomas Jefferson could be both a slaveholder and a champion of liberty remains an enigma"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"closed book",
|
|
"conundrum",
|
|
"head-scratcher",
|
|
"mystery",
|
|
"mystification",
|
|
"puzzle",
|
|
"puzzlement",
|
|
"riddle",
|
|
"secret",
|
|
"why"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brainteaser",
|
|
"case",
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"knot",
|
|
"matter",
|
|
"perplexity",
|
|
"poser",
|
|
"problem",
|
|
"stumper",
|
|
"trouble"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"envelopment":{
|
|
"as in entanglement , entrapment":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enmeshment",
|
|
"entanglement",
|
|
"entrapment",
|
|
"ambush",
|
|
"net",
|
|
"snare",
|
|
"trap",
|
|
"web",
|
|
"booby trap",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"hazard",
|
|
"land mine",
|
|
"pitfall",
|
|
"snag",
|
|
"artifice",
|
|
"cheat",
|
|
"cheating",
|
|
"deception",
|
|
"double-dealing",
|
|
"duplicity",
|
|
"ploy",
|
|
"ruse",
|
|
"subterfuge",
|
|
"trick"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entangles":{
|
|
"to twist together into a usually confused mass":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in the process of taking down the Christmas tree, we managed to entangle the string of lights into a hopeless mess of wires"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"interlaces",
|
|
"intertwines",
|
|
"intertwists",
|
|
"interweaves",
|
|
"knots",
|
|
"snarls",
|
|
"tangles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"jumbles",
|
|
"scrabbles",
|
|
"scrambles",
|
|
"braids",
|
|
"enlaces",
|
|
"entwines",
|
|
"entwists",
|
|
"inweaves",
|
|
"plaits",
|
|
"twines",
|
|
"weaves",
|
|
"winds",
|
|
"wreathes",
|
|
"writhes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"unknots",
|
|
"unravels",
|
|
"unscrambles",
|
|
"unweaves"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangles",
|
|
"unsnarls",
|
|
"untangles",
|
|
"untwines",
|
|
"untwists"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to catch or hold as if in a net":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the young runaway gradually became entangled in a web of lies"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catches up",
|
|
"enmeshes",
|
|
"immeshes",
|
|
"ensnares",
|
|
"ensnarls",
|
|
"entoils",
|
|
"entraps",
|
|
"meshes",
|
|
"nets",
|
|
"snares",
|
|
"tangles",
|
|
"traps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"birdlimes",
|
|
"captures",
|
|
"collars",
|
|
"embroils",
|
|
"implicates",
|
|
"involves",
|
|
"mires"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disengages",
|
|
"extricates",
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"frees",
|
|
"liberates"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangles",
|
|
"untangles"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make complex or difficult":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the history of Alexander the Great is entangled by variant accounts of his exploits"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"complexes",
|
|
"complexifies",
|
|
"complicates",
|
|
"embarrasses",
|
|
"perplexes",
|
|
"sophisticates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"develops",
|
|
"elaborates",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"intensifies",
|
|
"magnifies",
|
|
"confounds",
|
|
"confuses",
|
|
"messes (up)",
|
|
"mixes (up)",
|
|
"muddles",
|
|
"snarls",
|
|
"tangles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abbreviates",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"shortens",
|
|
"eases",
|
|
"facilitates",
|
|
"disentangles",
|
|
"straightens (out)",
|
|
"unravels",
|
|
"untangles",
|
|
"oversimplifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"simplifies",
|
|
"streamlines"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endlessly":{
|
|
"as in always , constantly":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"always",
|
|
"consistently",
|
|
"constantly",
|
|
"continuously",
|
|
"ever",
|
|
"evermore",
|
|
"forever",
|
|
"incessantly",
|
|
"invariably",
|
|
"perpetually",
|
|
"unfailingly",
|
|
"afresh",
|
|
"again",
|
|
"anew",
|
|
"de novo",
|
|
"over",
|
|
"continually",
|
|
"frequently",
|
|
"oft",
|
|
"often",
|
|
"oftentimes",
|
|
"ofttimes",
|
|
"recurrently",
|
|
"repeatedly",
|
|
"freshly",
|
|
"newly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"nevermore",
|
|
"ne'er",
|
|
"never",
|
|
"infrequently",
|
|
"little",
|
|
"rarely",
|
|
"seldom",
|
|
"unusually",
|
|
"intermittently",
|
|
"occasionally",
|
|
"periodically",
|
|
"sometimes",
|
|
"sporadically"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlivenment":{
|
|
"as in excitement , animation":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"animation",
|
|
"excitement",
|
|
"invigoration",
|
|
"stimulation",
|
|
"absorption",
|
|
"engagement",
|
|
"engrossment",
|
|
"immersion",
|
|
"involvement",
|
|
"amusement",
|
|
"entertainment",
|
|
"beguilement",
|
|
"bewitchment",
|
|
"captivation",
|
|
"enchantment",
|
|
"fascination",
|
|
"diversion",
|
|
"relief"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blah",
|
|
"blah-blah",
|
|
"boredom",
|
|
"doldrums",
|
|
"ennui",
|
|
"listlessness",
|
|
"restlessness",
|
|
"tedium",
|
|
"weariness",
|
|
"cheerlessness",
|
|
"dispiritedness",
|
|
"joylessness",
|
|
"melancholy",
|
|
"languidness",
|
|
"languor",
|
|
"lassitude",
|
|
"lethargy",
|
|
"lifelessness",
|
|
"torpidity",
|
|
"torpor"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enswathe":{
|
|
"to surround or cover closely":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"swelling buds still enswathed in their furry overcoats"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosom",
|
|
"bower",
|
|
"circumfuse",
|
|
"cocoon",
|
|
"embosom",
|
|
"embower",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"enclose",
|
|
"inclose",
|
|
"encompass",
|
|
"enfold",
|
|
"enshroud",
|
|
"envelop",
|
|
"enwrap",
|
|
"invest",
|
|
"involve",
|
|
"lap",
|
|
"mantle",
|
|
"muffle",
|
|
"shroud",
|
|
"swathe",
|
|
"veil",
|
|
"wrap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curtain",
|
|
"drape",
|
|
"embed",
|
|
"imbed",
|
|
"encase",
|
|
"swaddle",
|
|
"blanket",
|
|
"overlay",
|
|
"overspread",
|
|
"camouflage",
|
|
"cloak",
|
|
"disguise",
|
|
"mask",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"encircle",
|
|
"enlace",
|
|
"enwind"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"denude",
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"strip"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encapsuling":{
|
|
"as in ensheathing , ensphering":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"armoring",
|
|
"cocooning",
|
|
"encapsulating",
|
|
"encysting",
|
|
"ensheathing",
|
|
"ensphering",
|
|
"enwombing",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"encompassing",
|
|
"enfolding",
|
|
"enframing",
|
|
"enlacing",
|
|
"framing",
|
|
"ringing",
|
|
"surrounding",
|
|
"bounding",
|
|
"circumscribing",
|
|
"confining",
|
|
"containing",
|
|
"limiting",
|
|
"restricting",
|
|
"boxing (in)",
|
|
"caging",
|
|
"closeting",
|
|
"cooping (up)",
|
|
"corralling",
|
|
"encaging",
|
|
"encasing",
|
|
"enclosing",
|
|
"inclosing",
|
|
"enveloping",
|
|
"fencing (in)",
|
|
"hedging",
|
|
"hemming (in)",
|
|
"housing",
|
|
"immuring",
|
|
"including",
|
|
"mewing (up)",
|
|
"penning",
|
|
"walling (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enkindling":{
|
|
"to set (something) on fire":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"see if you can enkindle some paper in the fireplace while I look for logs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burning",
|
|
"firing",
|
|
"igniting",
|
|
"inflaming",
|
|
"enflaming",
|
|
"kindling",
|
|
"lighting",
|
|
"torching"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"immolating",
|
|
"deflagrating",
|
|
"charring",
|
|
"frizzling",
|
|
"scorching",
|
|
"baking",
|
|
"broiling",
|
|
"cooking",
|
|
"ashing",
|
|
"cremating",
|
|
"incinerating",
|
|
"kilning",
|
|
"setting off",
|
|
"brightening",
|
|
"illuminating",
|
|
"illumining",
|
|
"irradiating",
|
|
"lightening",
|
|
"radiating",
|
|
"scalding",
|
|
"scathing",
|
|
"searing",
|
|
"reigniting",
|
|
"rekindling",
|
|
"relighting",
|
|
"banking",
|
|
"stoking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"choking",
|
|
"smothering",
|
|
"suffocating",
|
|
"stamping (out)",
|
|
"blackening",
|
|
"darkening",
|
|
"dimming",
|
|
"dulling",
|
|
"obscuring"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dousing",
|
|
"dowsing",
|
|
"extinguishing",
|
|
"putting out",
|
|
"quenching",
|
|
"snuffing (out)"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endorsed":{
|
|
"as in allowed , authorized":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accredited",
|
|
"allowed",
|
|
"authorized",
|
|
"certified",
|
|
"licensed",
|
|
"OK",
|
|
"okay",
|
|
"permitted",
|
|
"sanctioned",
|
|
"warranted",
|
|
"acceptable",
|
|
"bearable",
|
|
"endurable",
|
|
"tolerable",
|
|
"lawful",
|
|
"legal",
|
|
"licit",
|
|
"admissible",
|
|
"allowable",
|
|
"permissible",
|
|
"mandatory",
|
|
"ordered",
|
|
"required"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"banned",
|
|
"barred",
|
|
"forbidden",
|
|
"impermissible",
|
|
"inadmissible",
|
|
"interdicted",
|
|
"prohibited",
|
|
"proscribed",
|
|
"verboten",
|
|
"intolerable",
|
|
"unacceptable",
|
|
"unbearable",
|
|
"unendurable",
|
|
"objectionable",
|
|
"denied",
|
|
"disallowed",
|
|
"refused",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"vetoed",
|
|
"repressed",
|
|
"suppressed",
|
|
"outlawed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to promote the interests or cause of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an increase in the number of parents who endorse the idea of school uniforms"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advocated",
|
|
"backed",
|
|
"championed",
|
|
"patronized",
|
|
"plumped (for)",
|
|
"plunked (for)",
|
|
"plonked (for)",
|
|
"supported"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adopted",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"espoused",
|
|
"abetted",
|
|
"aided",
|
|
"assisted",
|
|
"helped",
|
|
"propped (up)",
|
|
"seconded",
|
|
"sided (with)",
|
|
"backstopped",
|
|
"bolstered",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"buttressed",
|
|
"reinforced",
|
|
"reenforced",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"forwarded",
|
|
"furthered",
|
|
"plugged",
|
|
"preached",
|
|
"talked up",
|
|
"bailed out",
|
|
"delivered",
|
|
"rescued",
|
|
"saved"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"baffled",
|
|
"foiled",
|
|
"frustrated",
|
|
"interfered",
|
|
"opposed",
|
|
"sabotaged",
|
|
"thwarted",
|
|
"deserted",
|
|
"disappointed",
|
|
"failed",
|
|
"let down"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encounters":{
|
|
"to come upon face-to-face or as if face-to-face":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"quite unexpectedly encountered our next-door neighbor while vacationing in Europe"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"chances (upon)",
|
|
"happens (upon)",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"stumbles (upon)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accosts",
|
|
"confronts",
|
|
"faces",
|
|
"greets",
|
|
"salutes",
|
|
"collides (with)",
|
|
"crashes (into)",
|
|
"crisscrosses",
|
|
"crosses",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"hits (upon)",
|
|
"lights (upon)",
|
|
"tumbles (to)",
|
|
"reencounters",
|
|
"remeets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"avoids",
|
|
"dodges",
|
|
"ducks",
|
|
"eludes",
|
|
"escapes",
|
|
"evades",
|
|
"shakes",
|
|
"shuns"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to come upon unexpectedly or by chance":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we encountered a host of unforeseen problems during the restoration of our 200-year-old house"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chances (upon)",
|
|
"finds",
|
|
"happens (on or upon)",
|
|
"hits (upon)",
|
|
"lights (on or upon)",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"pitches (upon)",
|
|
"stumbles (on or onto)",
|
|
"tumbles (upon)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lucks (out, on, onto, or into)",
|
|
"confronts",
|
|
"faces",
|
|
"discovers",
|
|
"strikes",
|
|
"turns up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to enter into contest or conflict with":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the troops encountered bands of guerrilla fighters as they made their way across the desert"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battles",
|
|
"engages",
|
|
"faces",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"takes on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"emulates",
|
|
"rivals",
|
|
"contends",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"opposes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"eludes",
|
|
"escapes",
|
|
"evades",
|
|
"retreats"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a brief clash between enemies or rivals":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"survived an encounter with the school bully at the local park"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brushes",
|
|
"hassles",
|
|
"run-ins",
|
|
"scrapes",
|
|
"skirmishes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arguments",
|
|
"fights",
|
|
"quarrels",
|
|
"rows",
|
|
"spats",
|
|
"squabbles",
|
|
"tiffs",
|
|
"battles",
|
|
"brawls",
|
|
"frays",
|
|
"wrangles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensnarling":{
|
|
"to catch or hold as if in a net":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"for two years the couple was ensnarled in the red tape of an international adoption"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"catching up",
|
|
"enmeshing",
|
|
"immeshing",
|
|
"ensnaring",
|
|
"entangling",
|
|
"entoiling",
|
|
"entrapping",
|
|
"meshing",
|
|
"netting",
|
|
"snaring",
|
|
"tangling",
|
|
"trapping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bagging",
|
|
"birdliming",
|
|
"capturing",
|
|
"collaring",
|
|
"embroiling",
|
|
"implicating",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"miring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"detaching",
|
|
"disengaging",
|
|
"extricating",
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"freeing",
|
|
"liberating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disentangling",
|
|
"untangling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enwomb":{
|
|
"as in ensheathe , ensphere":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"armor",
|
|
"cocoon",
|
|
"encapsulate",
|
|
"encapsule",
|
|
"encyst",
|
|
"ensheathe",
|
|
"ensphere",
|
|
"encircle",
|
|
"encompass",
|
|
"enfold",
|
|
"enframe",
|
|
"enlace",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"ring",
|
|
"surround",
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"circumscribe",
|
|
"confine",
|
|
"contain",
|
|
"limit",
|
|
"restrict",
|
|
"box (in)",
|
|
"cage",
|
|
"closet",
|
|
"coop (up)",
|
|
"corral",
|
|
"encage",
|
|
"encase",
|
|
"enclose",
|
|
"inclose",
|
|
"envelop",
|
|
"fence (in)",
|
|
"hedge",
|
|
"hem (in)",
|
|
"house",
|
|
"immure",
|
|
"include",
|
|
"mew (up)",
|
|
"pen",
|
|
"wall (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enhanced":{
|
|
"as in heightened , intensified":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"emphasized",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"magnified",
|
|
"accentuated",
|
|
"aggravated",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"deepened",
|
|
"stressed",
|
|
"acute",
|
|
"almighty",
|
|
"blistering",
|
|
"deep",
|
|
"dreadful",
|
|
"excruciating",
|
|
"explosive",
|
|
"exquisite",
|
|
"fearful",
|
|
"fearsome",
|
|
"ferocious",
|
|
"fierce",
|
|
"frightful",
|
|
"furious",
|
|
"ghastly",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"heavy-duty",
|
|
"hellacious",
|
|
"intense",
|
|
"intensive",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"profound",
|
|
"terrible",
|
|
"vehement",
|
|
"vicious",
|
|
"violent",
|
|
"exhaustive",
|
|
"thorough",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"rigorous",
|
|
"severe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"light",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"feeble",
|
|
"weak",
|
|
"shallow",
|
|
"superficial",
|
|
"moderated",
|
|
"qualified",
|
|
"alleviated",
|
|
"eased",
|
|
"lightened",
|
|
"toned (down)",
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"lessened",
|
|
"reduced",
|
|
"subdued"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in educated , enlightened":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"civilized",
|
|
"educated",
|
|
"enlightened",
|
|
"aged",
|
|
"grown",
|
|
"mature",
|
|
"matured",
|
|
"perfected",
|
|
"ripe",
|
|
"ripened",
|
|
"contemporary",
|
|
"current",
|
|
"cutting-edge",
|
|
"latest",
|
|
"leading-edge",
|
|
"mod",
|
|
"modern",
|
|
"new",
|
|
"newest",
|
|
"newfangled",
|
|
"new-fashioned",
|
|
"novel",
|
|
"now",
|
|
"present-day",
|
|
"recent",
|
|
"space-age",
|
|
"supermodern",
|
|
"ultramodern",
|
|
"up-to-date",
|
|
"full-blown",
|
|
"full-fledged",
|
|
"full-scale",
|
|
"precocious",
|
|
"advanced",
|
|
"developed",
|
|
"evolved",
|
|
"forward",
|
|
"high",
|
|
"higher",
|
|
"improved",
|
|
"late",
|
|
"progressive",
|
|
"refined"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"backward",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"lower",
|
|
"nonprogressive",
|
|
"primitive",
|
|
"retarded",
|
|
"rude",
|
|
"rudimentary",
|
|
"undeveloped",
|
|
"green",
|
|
"immature",
|
|
"underdeveloped",
|
|
"undersized",
|
|
"undersize",
|
|
"underweight",
|
|
"unripe",
|
|
"unripened",
|
|
"savage",
|
|
"uncivilized",
|
|
"uneducated",
|
|
"early",
|
|
"embryonic",
|
|
"germinal",
|
|
"primeval",
|
|
"primordial",
|
|
"antediluvian",
|
|
"antiquated",
|
|
"antique",
|
|
"dated",
|
|
"fusty",
|
|
"hoary",
|
|
"musty",
|
|
"Neanderthal",
|
|
"Neandertal",
|
|
"obsolete",
|
|
"old",
|
|
"oldfangled",
|
|
"old-fashioned",
|
|
"old-time",
|
|
"out-of-date",
|
|
"outworn",
|
|
"pass\u00e9",
|
|
"past"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make better":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"some shrubbery would really enhance the curb appeal of that house"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ameliorated",
|
|
"amended",
|
|
"bettered",
|
|
"enriched",
|
|
"helped",
|
|
"improved",
|
|
"meliorated",
|
|
"perfected",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"upgraded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"corrected",
|
|
"emended",
|
|
"rectified",
|
|
"reformed",
|
|
"remediated",
|
|
"remedied",
|
|
"edited",
|
|
"fine-tuned",
|
|
"redrafted",
|
|
"refurbished",
|
|
"rehabbed",
|
|
"rehabilitated",
|
|
"revamped",
|
|
"revised",
|
|
"reworked",
|
|
"beefed (up)",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"fortified",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"reinforced",
|
|
"reenforced",
|
|
"strengthened",
|
|
"fined",
|
|
"honed",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"retouched",
|
|
"touched up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"damaged",
|
|
"endamaged",
|
|
"harmed",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"impaired",
|
|
"injured",
|
|
"spoiled",
|
|
"spoilt",
|
|
"tarnished",
|
|
"vitiated",
|
|
"blemished",
|
|
"blighted",
|
|
"defaced",
|
|
"disfigured",
|
|
"flawed",
|
|
"marred",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"lessened",
|
|
"lowered",
|
|
"reduced"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"worsened"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the right makeup would enhance the beauty of her eyes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accentuated",
|
|
"amped (up)",
|
|
"amplified",
|
|
"beefed (up)",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"consolidated",
|
|
"deepened",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"magnified",
|
|
"redoubled",
|
|
"stepped up",
|
|
"strengthened"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broadened",
|
|
"enlarged",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"lengthened",
|
|
"accelerated",
|
|
"hastened",
|
|
"quickened",
|
|
"emphasized",
|
|
"pointed (up)",
|
|
"sharpened",
|
|
"stressed",
|
|
"augmented",
|
|
"enforced",
|
|
"reinforced",
|
|
"reenforced",
|
|
"restrengthened",
|
|
"supplemented",
|
|
"maximized",
|
|
"enlivened",
|
|
"jazzed (up)",
|
|
"aggravated",
|
|
"exacerbated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"lessened",
|
|
"let up (on)",
|
|
"reduced",
|
|
"subdued",
|
|
"toned (down)",
|
|
"weakened",
|
|
"dwindled",
|
|
"receded",
|
|
"subsided",
|
|
"tapered (off)",
|
|
"waned",
|
|
"alleviated",
|
|
"eased",
|
|
"lightened"
|
|
],
|
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"antonyms":[
|
|
"abated",
|
|
"moderated"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make more desirable":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"leather seats and a state-of-the-art stereo system enhance the sedan"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"candied",
|
|
"dressed up",
|
|
"sweetened"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ameliorated",
|
|
"enriched",
|
|
"improved",
|
|
"meliorated",
|
|
"embellished",
|
|
"souped up",
|
|
"tricked",
|
|
"cosmeticized",
|
|
"dolled up",
|
|
"spruced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enactor":{
|
|
"as in performer , entertainer":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barnstormer",
|
|
"entertainer",
|
|
"performer",
|
|
"actor",
|
|
"impersonator",
|
|
"mummer",
|
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"player",
|
|
"thesp",
|
|
"thespian",
|
|
"trouper",
|
|
"actress",
|
|
"starlet",
|
|
"lead",
|
|
"leading lady",
|
|
"leading man",
|
|
"star",
|
|
"coactor",
|
|
"costar",
|
|
"extra",
|
|
"spear-carrier",
|
|
"supernumerary",
|
|
"walk-on",
|
|
"monologuist",
|
|
"monologist",
|
|
"prima donna",
|
|
"scene-stealer",
|
|
"double",
|
|
"understudy",
|
|
"comedian",
|
|
"farceur"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encipher":{
|
|
"as in encrypt , code":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cipher",
|
|
"code",
|
|
"encode",
|
|
"encrypt",
|
|
"garble",
|
|
"jumble (up)",
|
|
"mix (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"break",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"decipher",
|
|
"decode",
|
|
"decrypt",
|
|
"descramble",
|
|
"unscramble",
|
|
"render",
|
|
"translate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"end runs":{
|
|
"as in bluffs , feints":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bluffs",
|
|
"feints",
|
|
"artifices",
|
|
"devices",
|
|
"dodges",
|
|
"fetches",
|
|
"flimflams",
|
|
"gambits",
|
|
"gimmicks",
|
|
"jigs",
|
|
"juggles",
|
|
"knacks",
|
|
"plays",
|
|
"ploys",
|
|
"schemes",
|
|
"shenanigans",
|
|
"sleights",
|
|
"stratagems",
|
|
"tricks",
|
|
"wiles",
|
|
"contrivances",
|
|
"maneuvers",
|
|
"ruses",
|
|
"subterfuges",
|
|
"chicaneries",
|
|
"cozenages",
|
|
"crafts",
|
|
"crookeries",
|
|
"cunnings",
|
|
"deceptions",
|
|
"duperies",
|
|
"duplicities",
|
|
"fakeries",
|
|
"juggleries",
|
|
"legerdemains",
|
|
"skulduggeries",
|
|
"skullduggeries",
|
|
"subterfuges",
|
|
"trickeries",
|
|
"blinds",
|
|
"fronts",
|
|
"smoke screens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in evades , avoids":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"avoids",
|
|
"ducks",
|
|
"eludes",
|
|
"escapes",
|
|
"eschews",
|
|
"evades",
|
|
"outflanks",
|
|
"shakes",
|
|
"shirks",
|
|
"shuns",
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"bypasses",
|
|
"circumvents",
|
|
"dodges",
|
|
"gets around",
|
|
"shortcuts",
|
|
"sidesteps",
|
|
"skirts",
|
|
"disobeys",
|
|
"disregards",
|
|
"flouts",
|
|
"ignores",
|
|
"averts",
|
|
"deflects",
|
|
"diverts",
|
|
"obviates",
|
|
"parries",
|
|
"prevents",
|
|
"wards (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"complies (with)",
|
|
"follows",
|
|
"keeps",
|
|
"obeys",
|
|
"observes",
|
|
"accedes (to)",
|
|
"acquiesces (to)",
|
|
"assents (to)",
|
|
"accepts",
|
|
"courts",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"pursues",
|
|
"seeks",
|
|
"welcomes",
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"contracts",
|
|
"incurs"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endow":{
|
|
"to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a young performer endowed with a great singing voice"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bless",
|
|
"endue",
|
|
"indue",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"gift",
|
|
"invest"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"equip",
|
|
"provide",
|
|
"supply",
|
|
"bestow (on or upon)",
|
|
"clothe",
|
|
"confer (on)",
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"accord",
|
|
"award",
|
|
"grant",
|
|
"empower",
|
|
"enable",
|
|
"enhance",
|
|
"enrich",
|
|
"heighten",
|
|
"bequeath",
|
|
"will"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dispossess",
|
|
"divest",
|
|
"strip",
|
|
"deplete",
|
|
"drain",
|
|
"exhaust",
|
|
"skimp",
|
|
"stint"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a wealthy businessman who endowed several museums"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"finance",
|
|
"fund",
|
|
"subsidize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"found",
|
|
"organize",
|
|
"bequeath",
|
|
"contribute",
|
|
"donate",
|
|
"subscribe",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"underwrite",
|
|
"award",
|
|
"grant",
|
|
"back",
|
|
"promote",
|
|
"sponsor",
|
|
"capitalize",
|
|
"invest (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"draw",
|
|
"receive",
|
|
"subsist"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"defund",
|
|
"disendow"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to provide money for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the program to bring the arts to inner-city youths is endowed by a grant from the federal government"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bankroll",
|
|
"capitalize",
|
|
"finance",
|
|
"fund",
|
|
"stake",
|
|
"subsidize",
|
|
"underwrite"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"grubstake",
|
|
"cofinance",
|
|
"refinance",
|
|
"advocate",
|
|
"aid",
|
|
"back",
|
|
"champion",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
"patronize",
|
|
"sponsor",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"maintain",
|
|
"nourish",
|
|
"provide (for)",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"defray",
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"foot",
|
|
"liquidate",
|
|
"pay",
|
|
"pay off",
|
|
"pay up",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"recompense",
|
|
"settle",
|
|
"spring (for)",
|
|
"stand",
|
|
"refund"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"defund"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enlivens":{
|
|
"to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"in most instances it's a good idea to enliven a speech with a joke or two"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amps (up)",
|
|
"animates",
|
|
"braces",
|
|
"energizes",
|
|
"fillips",
|
|
"fires",
|
|
"gingers (up)",
|
|
"invigorates",
|
|
"jazzes (up)",
|
|
"juices up",
|
|
"jump-starts",
|
|
"livens (up)",
|
|
"peps (up)",
|
|
"quickens",
|
|
"spikes",
|
|
"stimulates",
|
|
"vitalizes",
|
|
"vivifies",
|
|
"zips (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arouses",
|
|
"awakens",
|
|
"awakes",
|
|
"raises",
|
|
"rouses",
|
|
"stirs",
|
|
"wakes (up)",
|
|
"activates",
|
|
"actuates",
|
|
"drives",
|
|
"impels",
|
|
"motivates",
|
|
"motives",
|
|
"moves",
|
|
"propels",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"electrifies",
|
|
"galvanizes",
|
|
"enkindles",
|
|
"excites",
|
|
"ferments",
|
|
"foments",
|
|
"incites",
|
|
"inflames",
|
|
"enflames",
|
|
"instigates",
|
|
"kindles",
|
|
"provokes",
|
|
"sets off",
|
|
"sparks",
|
|
"triggers",
|
|
"turns on",
|
|
"whips (up)",
|
|
"abets",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"buoys",
|
|
"cheers",
|
|
"emboldens",
|
|
"fortifies",
|
|
"heartens",
|
|
"infuses",
|
|
"inspires",
|
|
"lifts",
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"steels",
|
|
"strengthens",
|
|
"reactivates",
|
|
"reanimates",
|
|
"reawakens",
|
|
"reawakes",
|
|
"recharges",
|
|
"recreates",
|
|
"reenergizes",
|
|
"refreshens",
|
|
"refreshes",
|
|
"regenerates",
|
|
"reinvigorates",
|
|
"rejuvenates",
|
|
"rekindles",
|
|
"renews",
|
|
"restimulates",
|
|
"resurrects",
|
|
"resuscitates",
|
|
"revitalizes",
|
|
"revives"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"burns out",
|
|
"debilitates",
|
|
"does in",
|
|
"drains",
|
|
"enervates",
|
|
"enfeebles",
|
|
"exhausts",
|
|
"fags",
|
|
"fatigues",
|
|
"harasses",
|
|
"kayoes",
|
|
"knocks out",
|
|
"saps",
|
|
"tuckers (out)",
|
|
"undermines",
|
|
"washes out",
|
|
"weakens",
|
|
"wearies",
|
|
"wears",
|
|
"wears out",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"inhibits",
|
|
"jades",
|
|
"quells",
|
|
"quenches",
|
|
"represses",
|
|
"restrains",
|
|
"slows",
|
|
"stills",
|
|
"stunts",
|
|
"suppresses",
|
|
"daunts",
|
|
"demoralizes",
|
|
"discourages",
|
|
"disheartens",
|
|
"dispirits"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dampens",
|
|
"damps",
|
|
"deadens",
|
|
"dulls",
|
|
"kills"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engrossment":{
|
|
"a focusing of the mind on something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my engrossment in the video game made me lose track of time"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorption",
|
|
"attention",
|
|
"concentration",
|
|
"enthrallment",
|
|
"immersion"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fixation",
|
|
"obsession",
|
|
"preoccupation",
|
|
"alertness",
|
|
"application",
|
|
"awareness",
|
|
"consciousness",
|
|
"consideration",
|
|
"heedfulness",
|
|
"intentness",
|
|
"raptness",
|
|
"regard",
|
|
"contemplation",
|
|
"meditation",
|
|
"musing",
|
|
"pondering",
|
|
"rumination"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"absence",
|
|
"absentmindedness",
|
|
"abstractedness",
|
|
"abstraction",
|
|
"detachment",
|
|
"distraction",
|
|
"obliviousness",
|
|
"remoteness",
|
|
"unawareness",
|
|
"unconsciousness",
|
|
"withdrawal",
|
|
"disinterest",
|
|
"indifference",
|
|
"mindlessness",
|
|
"unconcern",
|
|
"befuddlement",
|
|
"bemusement",
|
|
"bewilderment",
|
|
"confusion"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"inattention"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"energizers":{
|
|
"as in powers , activators":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"activators",
|
|
"animators",
|
|
"catalysts",
|
|
"drivers",
|
|
"executors",
|
|
"generators",
|
|
"impetuses",
|
|
"incentives",
|
|
"inspirations",
|
|
"instigations",
|
|
"instigators",
|
|
"launchers",
|
|
"movers",
|
|
"powers",
|
|
"stimuli",
|
|
"triggers",
|
|
"agencies",
|
|
"agents",
|
|
"instrumentalities",
|
|
"instruments",
|
|
"machineries",
|
|
"means",
|
|
"mediums",
|
|
"media",
|
|
"ministries",
|
|
"organs",
|
|
"vehicles",
|
|
"determinants",
|
|
"expedients",
|
|
"factors",
|
|
"influences",
|
|
"ingredients",
|
|
"mechanisms",
|
|
"tools",
|
|
"weapons",
|
|
"antecedents",
|
|
"causes",
|
|
"occasions",
|
|
"reasons",
|
|
"subagencies",
|
|
"sub-agencies",
|
|
"subagents",
|
|
"sub-agents"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enwraps":{
|
|
"to hold the attention of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enwrapped in my own reverie, I failed to notice the coworker standing outside my cubicle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbs",
|
|
"bemuses",
|
|
"busies",
|
|
"catches up",
|
|
"engages",
|
|
"engrosses",
|
|
"enthralls",
|
|
"enthrals",
|
|
"fascinates",
|
|
"grips",
|
|
"immerses",
|
|
"interests",
|
|
"intrigues",
|
|
"involves",
|
|
"occupies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allures",
|
|
"attracts",
|
|
"beguiles",
|
|
"bewitches",
|
|
"captivates",
|
|
"charms",
|
|
"enchants",
|
|
"obsesses",
|
|
"hypnotizes",
|
|
"mesmerizes",
|
|
"distracts",
|
|
"preoccupies",
|
|
"hogs",
|
|
"monopolizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bores",
|
|
"jades",
|
|
"palls",
|
|
"tires",
|
|
"wearies"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to surround or cover closely":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an air of serene self-satisfaction enwraps the leafy, well-to-do suburb"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosoms",
|
|
"bowers",
|
|
"circumfuses",
|
|
"cocoons",
|
|
"embosoms",
|
|
"embowers",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"encloses",
|
|
"incloses",
|
|
"encompasses",
|
|
"enfolds",
|
|
"enshrouds",
|
|
"enswathes",
|
|
"envelops",
|
|
"invests",
|
|
"involves",
|
|
"laps",
|
|
"mantles",
|
|
"muffles",
|
|
"shrouds",
|
|
"swathes",
|
|
"veils",
|
|
"wraps"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curtains",
|
|
"drapes",
|
|
"embeds",
|
|
"imbeds",
|
|
"encases",
|
|
"swaddles",
|
|
"blankets",
|
|
"overlays",
|
|
"overspreads",
|
|
"camouflages",
|
|
"cloaks",
|
|
"disguises",
|
|
"masks",
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"encircles",
|
|
"enlaces",
|
|
"enwinds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bares",
|
|
"denudes",
|
|
"exposes",
|
|
"strips"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"envisage":{
|
|
"to form a mental picture of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm trying to envisage you on a surfboard"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conceit",
|
|
"conceive",
|
|
"conjure (up)",
|
|
"dream",
|
|
"envision",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"fantasize",
|
|
"fantasy",
|
|
"feature",
|
|
"ideate",
|
|
"image",
|
|
"imagine",
|
|
"picture",
|
|
"see",
|
|
"vision",
|
|
"visualize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"daydream",
|
|
"stargaze",
|
|
"hallucinate",
|
|
"re-create",
|
|
"reflect",
|
|
"relive",
|
|
"reminisce",
|
|
"contemplate",
|
|
"meditate",
|
|
"muse",
|
|
"ponder",
|
|
"ruminate",
|
|
"concoct",
|
|
"fabricate",
|
|
"invent",
|
|
"make up",
|
|
"manufacture",
|
|
"plan",
|
|
"project",
|
|
"foresee",
|
|
"prefigure"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensemble":{
|
|
"a complete costume of harmonizing or complementary clothes and accessories":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"She wore an elegant three-piece ensemble ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"costume",
|
|
"frock",
|
|
"garb",
|
|
"getup",
|
|
"guise",
|
|
"livery",
|
|
"outfit",
|
|
"apparel",
|
|
"attire",
|
|
"clobber",
|
|
"clothing",
|
|
"costumery",
|
|
"dress",
|
|
"duds",
|
|
"garments",
|
|
"gear",
|
|
"habiliment(s)",
|
|
"habit",
|
|
"rags",
|
|
"raiment",
|
|
"rig",
|
|
"rigging",
|
|
"threads",
|
|
"toggery",
|
|
"togs",
|
|
"vestiary",
|
|
"vestments",
|
|
"vesture",
|
|
"wear",
|
|
"wearables",
|
|
"weeds",
|
|
"garderobe",
|
|
"wardrobe",
|
|
"array",
|
|
"bravery",
|
|
"caparison",
|
|
"finery",
|
|
"gaiety",
|
|
"gayety",
|
|
"glad rags",
|
|
"pretties",
|
|
"regalia",
|
|
"trim",
|
|
"foofaraw",
|
|
"frippery",
|
|
"gaudery",
|
|
"tawdry",
|
|
"trumpery",
|
|
"tatters",
|
|
"civvies",
|
|
"civies",
|
|
"mufti",
|
|
"couture",
|
|
"pr\u00eat-\u00e0-porter",
|
|
"pret-a-porter",
|
|
"ready-to-wear",
|
|
"tailoring",
|
|
"activewear",
|
|
"loungewear",
|
|
"outerwear",
|
|
"playwear",
|
|
"sportswear",
|
|
"nightclothes",
|
|
"sleepwear",
|
|
"smallclothes",
|
|
"underclothes",
|
|
"underwear",
|
|
"haberdashery",
|
|
"menswear"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enrolment":{
|
|
"the number of individuals registered":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the school's enrollment currently stands at 500"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"registration",
|
|
"registry"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"class",
|
|
"roster",
|
|
"count",
|
|
"membership"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enhancements":{
|
|
"an instance of notable progress in the development of knowledge, technology, or skill":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the phenomenal enhancements that have been made in home electronic equipment"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advancements",
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"breakthroughs",
|
|
"improvements",
|
|
"refinements"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"quantum leaps",
|
|
"ameliorations",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"increases",
|
|
"meliorations",
|
|
"upgrades",
|
|
"uplifts",
|
|
"upswings",
|
|
"uptrends",
|
|
"upturns",
|
|
"betterments",
|
|
"developments",
|
|
"elaborations",
|
|
"evolutions",
|
|
"expansions",
|
|
"gestations",
|
|
"growths",
|
|
"maturations",
|
|
"perfections",
|
|
"civilizations",
|
|
"edifications",
|
|
"educations",
|
|
"enlightenments",
|
|
"renaissances",
|
|
"renascences",
|
|
"revivals",
|
|
"discoveries",
|
|
"finds",
|
|
"windfalls",
|
|
"innovations",
|
|
"inventions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"breakdowns",
|
|
"collapses",
|
|
"crashes",
|
|
"hindrances",
|
|
"impediments",
|
|
"stumbling blocks",
|
|
"decadences",
|
|
"decays",
|
|
"declensions",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"decreases",
|
|
"degenerations",
|
|
"descents",
|
|
"deteriorations",
|
|
"diminishments",
|
|
"downgrades",
|
|
"failings",
|
|
"languishments",
|
|
"lapses",
|
|
"reductions",
|
|
"detriments",
|
|
"disablements",
|
|
"drawbacks",
|
|
"glitches",
|
|
"impairments",
|
|
"shortcomings"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"setbacks"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enhances":{
|
|
"to make better":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"some shrubbery would really enhance the curb appeal of that house"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ameliorates",
|
|
"amends",
|
|
"betters",
|
|
"enriches",
|
|
"helps",
|
|
"improves",
|
|
"meliorates",
|
|
"perfects",
|
|
"refines",
|
|
"upgrades"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"corrects",
|
|
"emends",
|
|
"rectifies",
|
|
"reforms",
|
|
"remediates",
|
|
"remedies",
|
|
"edits",
|
|
"fine-tunes",
|
|
"redrafts",
|
|
"refurbishes",
|
|
"rehabilitates",
|
|
"rehabs",
|
|
"revamps",
|
|
"revises",
|
|
"reworks",
|
|
"beefs (up)",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"fortifies",
|
|
"intensifies",
|
|
"reinforces",
|
|
"reenforces",
|
|
"strengthens",
|
|
"fines",
|
|
"hones",
|
|
"polishes",
|
|
"retouches",
|
|
"touches up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"damages",
|
|
"endamages",
|
|
"harms",
|
|
"hurts",
|
|
"impairs",
|
|
"injures",
|
|
"spoils",
|
|
"tarnishes",
|
|
"vitiates",
|
|
"blemishes",
|
|
"blights",
|
|
"defaces",
|
|
"disfigures",
|
|
"flaws",
|
|
"mars",
|
|
"diminishes",
|
|
"lessens",
|
|
"lowers",
|
|
"reduces"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"worsens"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the right makeup would enhance the beauty of her eyes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accentuates",
|
|
"amplifies",
|
|
"amps (up)",
|
|
"beefs (up)",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"consolidates",
|
|
"deepens",
|
|
"heightens",
|
|
"intensifies",
|
|
"magnifies",
|
|
"redoubles",
|
|
"steps up",
|
|
"strengthens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broadens",
|
|
"enlarges",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"extends",
|
|
"lengthens",
|
|
"accelerates",
|
|
"hastens",
|
|
"quickens",
|
|
"emphasizes",
|
|
"points (up)",
|
|
"sharpens",
|
|
"stresses",
|
|
"augments",
|
|
"enforces",
|
|
"reinforces",
|
|
"reenforces",
|
|
"restrengthens",
|
|
"supplements",
|
|
"maximizes",
|
|
"enlivens",
|
|
"jazzes (up)",
|
|
"aggravates",
|
|
"exacerbates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decreases",
|
|
"diminishes",
|
|
"lessens",
|
|
"lets up (on)",
|
|
"reduces",
|
|
"subdues",
|
|
"tones (down)",
|
|
"weakens",
|
|
"dwindles",
|
|
"recedes",
|
|
"subsides",
|
|
"tapers (off)",
|
|
"wanes",
|
|
"alleviates",
|
|
"eases",
|
|
"lightens"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abates",
|
|
"moderates"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make more desirable":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"leather seats and a state-of-the-art stereo system enhance the sedan"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"candies",
|
|
"dresses up",
|
|
"sweetens"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ameliorates",
|
|
"enriches",
|
|
"improves",
|
|
"meliorates",
|
|
"embellishes",
|
|
"soups up",
|
|
"tricks",
|
|
"cosmeticizes",
|
|
"dolls up",
|
|
"spruces"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endgames":{
|
|
"the last part of a process or action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"they're now in the endgame of the negotiations for a new labor contract"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cappers",
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"closings",
|
|
"conclusions",
|
|
"consummations",
|
|
"endings",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"finales",
|
|
"finises",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"grand finales",
|
|
"homestretches",
|
|
"mop-ups",
|
|
"windups",
|
|
"wrap-ups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acmes",
|
|
"apexes",
|
|
"apices",
|
|
"capstones",
|
|
"climaxes",
|
|
"copestones",
|
|
"coups de gr\u00e2ce",
|
|
"coups de grace",
|
|
"crescendos",
|
|
"crescendoes",
|
|
"crescendi",
|
|
"crowns",
|
|
"culminations",
|
|
"high-water marks",
|
|
"meridians",
|
|
"peaks",
|
|
"pinnacles",
|
|
"summits",
|
|
"tip-tops",
|
|
"tops",
|
|
"zeniths",
|
|
"aftermaths",
|
|
"anticlimaxes",
|
|
"codas",
|
|
"epilogues",
|
|
"epilogs",
|
|
"postscripts",
|
|
"shanks",
|
|
"tag ends",
|
|
"tail ends"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"forewords",
|
|
"introductions",
|
|
"overtures",
|
|
"preambles",
|
|
"prefaces",
|
|
"preludes",
|
|
"prologues",
|
|
"prologs"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"baselines",
|
|
"beginnings",
|
|
"dawns",
|
|
"day ones",
|
|
"nascences",
|
|
"nascencies",
|
|
"openings",
|
|
"starts"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entr\u00e9e":{
|
|
"the means or right of entering or participating in":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"entr\u00e9e to the country club is through sponsorship by someone who is already a member"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"access",
|
|
"accession",
|
|
"admission",
|
|
"admittance",
|
|
"door",
|
|
"doorway",
|
|
"entrance",
|
|
"entry",
|
|
"gateway",
|
|
"ingress",
|
|
"key",
|
|
"passport",
|
|
"ticket"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"approval",
|
|
"authorization",
|
|
"certification",
|
|
"permission",
|
|
"qualification",
|
|
"open door",
|
|
"welcome mat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"dismissal",
|
|
"ejection",
|
|
"expulsion",
|
|
"ouster",
|
|
"rejection",
|
|
"removal"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enactments":{
|
|
"a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"as a result of an enactment by Congress, this breathtaking canyon will be permanently protected from development"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acts",
|
|
"bills",
|
|
"constitutions",
|
|
"laws",
|
|
"ordinances",
|
|
"statutes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"commandments",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"decrees",
|
|
"dictates",
|
|
"directives",
|
|
"edicts",
|
|
"fiats",
|
|
"rulings",
|
|
"bylaws",
|
|
"ground rules",
|
|
"regulations",
|
|
"rules",
|
|
"amendments",
|
|
"legislations",
|
|
"common law",
|
|
"blue laws",
|
|
"prohibitions",
|
|
"proscriptions",
|
|
"restrictions",
|
|
"canons",
|
|
"capitularies",
|
|
"encyclicals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the doing of an action":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the enactment of the crime is suggested but never actually shown on screen"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accomplishments",
|
|
"achievements",
|
|
"commissions",
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"executions",
|
|
"fulfillments",
|
|
"fulfilments",
|
|
"implementations",
|
|
"performances",
|
|
"perpetrations",
|
|
"prosecutions",
|
|
"pursuances"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dispatches",
|
|
"expeditions",
|
|
"administrations",
|
|
"directions",
|
|
"handlings",
|
|
"managements",
|
|
"applications",
|
|
"operations",
|
|
"practices",
|
|
"practises"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"nonfulfillments",
|
|
"nonperformances"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"envisaging":{
|
|
"as in imaging , visualization":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"imaging",
|
|
"visualization",
|
|
"concoction",
|
|
"fable",
|
|
"fabrication",
|
|
"fiction",
|
|
"invention",
|
|
"cloud-cuckoo-land",
|
|
"cloudland",
|
|
"Shangri-la",
|
|
"utopia",
|
|
"brainchild",
|
|
"idea",
|
|
"daymare",
|
|
"nightmare",
|
|
"ignis fatuus",
|
|
"mirage",
|
|
"will-o'-the-wisp",
|
|
"chimera",
|
|
"conceit",
|
|
"daydream",
|
|
"delusion",
|
|
"dream",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"fantasy",
|
|
"phantasy",
|
|
"figment",
|
|
"hallucination",
|
|
"illusion",
|
|
"nonentity",
|
|
"phantasm",
|
|
"fantasm",
|
|
"pipe dream",
|
|
"unreality",
|
|
"vision"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"actuality",
|
|
"fact",
|
|
"reality"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a mental picture of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I'm trying to envisage you on a surfboard"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conceiting",
|
|
"conceiving",
|
|
"conjuring (up)",
|
|
"dreaming",
|
|
"envisioning",
|
|
"fancying",
|
|
"fantasizing",
|
|
"fantasying",
|
|
"featuring",
|
|
"ideating",
|
|
"imaging",
|
|
"imagining",
|
|
"picturing",
|
|
"seeing",
|
|
"visioning",
|
|
"visualizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"daydreaming",
|
|
"stargazing",
|
|
"hallucinating",
|
|
"re-creating",
|
|
"recreating",
|
|
"reflecting",
|
|
"reliving",
|
|
"reminiscing",
|
|
"contemplating",
|
|
"meditating",
|
|
"musing",
|
|
"pondering",
|
|
"ruminating",
|
|
"concocting",
|
|
"fabricating",
|
|
"inventing",
|
|
"making up",
|
|
"manufacturing",
|
|
"planning",
|
|
"projecting",
|
|
"foreseeing",
|
|
"prefiguring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enwrap":{
|
|
"to hold the attention of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enwrapped in my own reverie, I failed to notice the coworker standing outside my cubicle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorb",
|
|
"bemuse",
|
|
"busy",
|
|
"catch up",
|
|
"engage",
|
|
"engross",
|
|
"enthrall",
|
|
"enthral",
|
|
"fascinate",
|
|
"grip",
|
|
"immerse",
|
|
"interest",
|
|
"intrigue",
|
|
"involve",
|
|
"occupy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allure",
|
|
"attract",
|
|
"beguile",
|
|
"bewitch",
|
|
"captivate",
|
|
"charm",
|
|
"enchant",
|
|
"obsess",
|
|
"hypnotize",
|
|
"mesmerize",
|
|
"distract",
|
|
"preoccupy",
|
|
"hog",
|
|
"monopolize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"jade",
|
|
"pall",
|
|
"tire",
|
|
"weary"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to surround or cover closely":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an air of serene self-satisfaction enwraps the leafy, well-to-do suburb"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosom",
|
|
"bower",
|
|
"circumfuse",
|
|
"cocoon",
|
|
"embosom",
|
|
"embower",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"enclose",
|
|
"inclose",
|
|
"encompass",
|
|
"enfold",
|
|
"enshroud",
|
|
"enswathe",
|
|
"envelop",
|
|
"invest",
|
|
"involve",
|
|
"lap",
|
|
"mantle",
|
|
"muffle",
|
|
"shroud",
|
|
"swathe",
|
|
"veil",
|
|
"wrap"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curtain",
|
|
"drape",
|
|
"embed",
|
|
"imbed",
|
|
"encase",
|
|
"swaddle",
|
|
"blanket",
|
|
"overlay",
|
|
"overspread",
|
|
"camouflage",
|
|
"cloak",
|
|
"disguise",
|
|
"mask",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"encircle",
|
|
"enlace",
|
|
"enwind"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"denude",
|
|
"expose",
|
|
"strip"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enervates":{
|
|
"to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a lifetime of working in dreary jobs had enervated his very soul"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"castrates",
|
|
"dampens",
|
|
"damps",
|
|
"deadens",
|
|
"dehydrates",
|
|
"desiccates",
|
|
"devitalizes",
|
|
"gelds",
|
|
"lobotomizes",
|
|
"petrifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"burns out",
|
|
"debilitates",
|
|
"does in",
|
|
"drains",
|
|
"enfeebles",
|
|
"exhausts",
|
|
"fatigues",
|
|
"saps",
|
|
"tuckers (out)",
|
|
"undermines",
|
|
"weakens",
|
|
"wears",
|
|
"wears out",
|
|
"daunts",
|
|
"demoralizes",
|
|
"discourages",
|
|
"disheartens",
|
|
"dispirits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"arouses",
|
|
"rouses",
|
|
"stirs",
|
|
"charges",
|
|
"electrifies",
|
|
"galvanizes",
|
|
"excites",
|
|
"ferments",
|
|
"fires",
|
|
"foments",
|
|
"incites",
|
|
"inflames",
|
|
"enflames",
|
|
"instigates",
|
|
"kindles",
|
|
"provokes",
|
|
"sparks",
|
|
"triggers",
|
|
"whips (up)",
|
|
"abets",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"buoys",
|
|
"cheers",
|
|
"emboldens",
|
|
"fortifies",
|
|
"heartens",
|
|
"inspires",
|
|
"lifts",
|
|
"reactivates",
|
|
"reanimates",
|
|
"reawakens",
|
|
"reawakes",
|
|
"recharges",
|
|
"reenergizes",
|
|
"refreshes",
|
|
"regenerates",
|
|
"rejuvenates",
|
|
"rekindles",
|
|
"renews",
|
|
"resurrects",
|
|
"resuscitates",
|
|
"revitalizes",
|
|
"revives"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"braces",
|
|
"energizes",
|
|
"enlivens",
|
|
"invigorates",
|
|
"quickens",
|
|
"stimulates",
|
|
"vitalizes",
|
|
"vivifies"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to diminish the physical strength of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the surgery really enervated me for weeks afterwards"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"debilitates",
|
|
"devitalizes",
|
|
"enfeebles",
|
|
"etiolates",
|
|
"prostrates",
|
|
"saps",
|
|
"softens",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engulfing":{
|
|
"to cover with a flood":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"high waves from the hurricane engulfed large areas of the coastal community"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"deluging",
|
|
"drowning",
|
|
"flooding",
|
|
"gulfing",
|
|
"inundating",
|
|
"overflowing",
|
|
"overwhelming",
|
|
"submerging",
|
|
"submersing",
|
|
"swamping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"avalanching",
|
|
"smothering",
|
|
"overcoming",
|
|
"overrunning",
|
|
"flowing",
|
|
"flushing",
|
|
"gushing",
|
|
"pouring",
|
|
"sluicing",
|
|
"spouting",
|
|
"spurting",
|
|
"streaming",
|
|
"dousing",
|
|
"dowsing",
|
|
"drenching",
|
|
"soaking",
|
|
"wetting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dehydrating",
|
|
"drying",
|
|
"parching"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"draining"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enslave":{
|
|
"to take control of and assert authority over \u2014 usually used as (be) enslaved":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Her ancestors were enslaved during the war."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"annihilate",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"clobber",
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"defeat",
|
|
"drub",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"mow (down)",
|
|
"overcome",
|
|
"prevail (over)",
|
|
"reduce",
|
|
"rout",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"thrash",
|
|
"triumph (over)",
|
|
"trounce",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"whip",
|
|
"conquer",
|
|
"dominate",
|
|
"overpower",
|
|
"pacify",
|
|
"subdue",
|
|
"subject",
|
|
"subjugate",
|
|
"subordinate",
|
|
"vanquish",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"clamp down (on)",
|
|
"crack down (on)",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"quash",
|
|
"quell",
|
|
"repress",
|
|
"silence",
|
|
"smother",
|
|
"snuff (out)",
|
|
"squash",
|
|
"squelch",
|
|
"suppress"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"emancipate",
|
|
"enfranchise",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"liberate",
|
|
"manumit",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"spring",
|
|
"unbind",
|
|
"uncage",
|
|
"unchain",
|
|
"unfetter"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enforcer":{
|
|
"as in disciplinarian , taskmaster":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"disciplinarian",
|
|
"discipliner",
|
|
"martinet",
|
|
"taskmaster",
|
|
"caesar",
|
|
"despot",
|
|
"dictator",
|
|
"f\u00fchrer",
|
|
"fuehrer",
|
|
"oppressor",
|
|
"pharaoh",
|
|
"strongman",
|
|
"tyrannizer",
|
|
"tyrant",
|
|
"autarch",
|
|
"autocrat",
|
|
"monocrat",
|
|
"authoritarian",
|
|
"Big Brother",
|
|
"paramount",
|
|
"potentate",
|
|
"totalitarian",
|
|
"caudillo",
|
|
"overlord",
|
|
"warlord",
|
|
"boss",
|
|
"captain",
|
|
"chief",
|
|
"dominator",
|
|
"kingpin",
|
|
"leader",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"overlord",
|
|
"ruler",
|
|
"king",
|
|
"lord",
|
|
"monarch",
|
|
"queen",
|
|
"sovereign",
|
|
"sovran",
|
|
"baron",
|
|
"baroness",
|
|
"czar",
|
|
"tsar",
|
|
"tzar",
|
|
"czarina",
|
|
"tsarina",
|
|
"tzarina",
|
|
"magnate",
|
|
"mogul",
|
|
"tycoon"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in gun , gunman":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gun",
|
|
"gunman",
|
|
"gunsel",
|
|
"hit man",
|
|
"triggerman",
|
|
"blackhander",
|
|
"button man",
|
|
"gangster",
|
|
"hoodlum",
|
|
"hooligan",
|
|
"mobster",
|
|
"racketeer",
|
|
"thug",
|
|
"backslider",
|
|
"recidivist",
|
|
"relapser",
|
|
"repeater",
|
|
"evildoer",
|
|
"gallows bird",
|
|
"misdoer",
|
|
"misfeasor",
|
|
"sinner",
|
|
"transgressor",
|
|
"trespasser",
|
|
"villain",
|
|
"wrongdoer",
|
|
"accused",
|
|
"arrestee",
|
|
"defendant",
|
|
"detainee",
|
|
"fish",
|
|
"suspect",
|
|
"perp",
|
|
"perpetrator",
|
|
"convict",
|
|
"jailbird",
|
|
"desperado",
|
|
"outlaw",
|
|
"accomplice",
|
|
"principal",
|
|
"misdemeanant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"gangbuster",
|
|
"lawman"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endows":{
|
|
"to furnish freely or naturally with some power, quality, or attribute":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a young performer endowed with a great singing voice"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blesses",
|
|
"endues",
|
|
"indues",
|
|
"favors",
|
|
"gifts",
|
|
"invests"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"equips",
|
|
"provides",
|
|
"supplies",
|
|
"bestows (on or upon)",
|
|
"clothes",
|
|
"confers (on)",
|
|
"covers",
|
|
"accords",
|
|
"awards",
|
|
"grants",
|
|
"empowers",
|
|
"enables",
|
|
"enhances",
|
|
"enriches",
|
|
"heightens",
|
|
"bequeaths",
|
|
"wills"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dispossesses",
|
|
"divests",
|
|
"strips",
|
|
"depletes",
|
|
"drains",
|
|
"exhausts",
|
|
"skimps",
|
|
"stints"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to furnish (as an institution) with a regular source of income":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a wealthy businessman who endowed several museums"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"finances",
|
|
"funds",
|
|
"subsidizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"establishes",
|
|
"founds",
|
|
"organizes",
|
|
"bequeaths",
|
|
"contributes",
|
|
"donates",
|
|
"subscribes",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"underwrites",
|
|
"awards",
|
|
"grants",
|
|
"backs",
|
|
"promotes",
|
|
"sponsors",
|
|
"capitalizes",
|
|
"invests (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"draws",
|
|
"receives",
|
|
"subsists"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"defunds",
|
|
"disendows"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to provide money for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the program to bring the arts to inner-city youths is endowed by a grant from the federal government"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bankrolls",
|
|
"capitalizes",
|
|
"finances",
|
|
"funds",
|
|
"stakes",
|
|
"subsidizes",
|
|
"underwrites"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"grubstakes",
|
|
"cofinances",
|
|
"refinances",
|
|
"advocates",
|
|
"aids",
|
|
"backs",
|
|
"champions",
|
|
"endorses",
|
|
"indorses",
|
|
"patronizes",
|
|
"sponsors",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"maintains",
|
|
"nourishes",
|
|
"provides (for)",
|
|
"clears",
|
|
"defrays",
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"foots",
|
|
"liquidates",
|
|
"pays",
|
|
"pays off",
|
|
"pays up",
|
|
"quits",
|
|
"recompenses",
|
|
"settles",
|
|
"springs (for)",
|
|
"stands",
|
|
"refunds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"defunds"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"envying":{
|
|
"to have a resentful awareness of and desire for (another's possessions or advantages) or to feel resentment toward (someone) over possessions or advantages":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her coworkers envied her chummy relationship with the senior vice president",
|
|
"they envied him because he didn't have to work for a living"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"begrudging",
|
|
"resenting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aching (for)",
|
|
"coveting",
|
|
"craving",
|
|
"desiring",
|
|
"dying (for)",
|
|
"hankering (for or after)",
|
|
"hungering (for)",
|
|
"itching (for)",
|
|
"jonesing (for)",
|
|
"longing (for)",
|
|
"lusting (for or after)",
|
|
"panting (after)",
|
|
"thirsting (for)",
|
|
"wanting",
|
|
"wishing (for)",
|
|
"yearning (for)",
|
|
"yenning (for)",
|
|
"salivating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engulfment":{
|
|
"as in flood , flood tide":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"burst",
|
|
"cataclysm",
|
|
"cataract",
|
|
"deluge",
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"flood",
|
|
"flood tide",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"gush",
|
|
"inundation",
|
|
"Niagara",
|
|
"outburst",
|
|
"outflow",
|
|
"outpouring",
|
|
"overflow",
|
|
"spate",
|
|
"surge",
|
|
"torrent",
|
|
"washout",
|
|
"avalanche",
|
|
"landslide",
|
|
"mudslide",
|
|
"slide",
|
|
"snowslide",
|
|
"alluvion",
|
|
"bath",
|
|
"current",
|
|
"river",
|
|
"stream",
|
|
"tide",
|
|
"flux",
|
|
"inflow",
|
|
"influx",
|
|
"blizzard",
|
|
"cascade",
|
|
"waterfall"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dribble",
|
|
"drip",
|
|
"trickle"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encourager":{
|
|
"as in cheerleader , fellow traveler":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"applauder",
|
|
"cheerleader",
|
|
"fellow traveler",
|
|
"interpreter",
|
|
"adherent",
|
|
"cohort",
|
|
"disciple",
|
|
"follower",
|
|
"loyalist",
|
|
"partisan",
|
|
"partizan",
|
|
"stalwart",
|
|
"advocate",
|
|
"advocator",
|
|
"apostle",
|
|
"backer",
|
|
"booster",
|
|
"champion",
|
|
"espouser",
|
|
"exponent",
|
|
"expounder",
|
|
"friend",
|
|
"gospeler",
|
|
"gospeller",
|
|
"herald",
|
|
"hierophant",
|
|
"high priest",
|
|
"paladin",
|
|
"promoter",
|
|
"proponent",
|
|
"protagonist",
|
|
"supporter",
|
|
"true believer",
|
|
"tub-thumper",
|
|
"white knight"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"adversary",
|
|
"antagonist",
|
|
"opponent",
|
|
"enemy",
|
|
"foe",
|
|
"rival",
|
|
"belittler",
|
|
"critic",
|
|
"faultfinder"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engrosses":{
|
|
"to hold the attention of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a mystery story that will engross readers all the way to the surprise ending"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbs",
|
|
"bemuses",
|
|
"busies",
|
|
"catches up",
|
|
"engages",
|
|
"enthralls",
|
|
"enthrals",
|
|
"enwraps",
|
|
"fascinates",
|
|
"grips",
|
|
"immerses",
|
|
"interests",
|
|
"intrigues",
|
|
"involves",
|
|
"occupies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allures",
|
|
"attracts",
|
|
"beguiles",
|
|
"bewitches",
|
|
"captivates",
|
|
"charms",
|
|
"enchants",
|
|
"obsesses",
|
|
"hypnotizes",
|
|
"mesmerizes",
|
|
"distracts",
|
|
"preoccupies",
|
|
"hogs",
|
|
"monopolizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bores",
|
|
"jades",
|
|
"palls",
|
|
"tires",
|
|
"wearies"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enters (into or upon)":{
|
|
"to take the first step in (a process or course of action)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"begins",
|
|
"commences",
|
|
"embarks (on or upon)",
|
|
"falls (to)",
|
|
"gets off",
|
|
"kicks off",
|
|
"launches",
|
|
"leads off",
|
|
"opens",
|
|
"starts",
|
|
"strikes (into)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"creates",
|
|
"generates",
|
|
"inaugurates",
|
|
"initiates",
|
|
"innovates",
|
|
"invents",
|
|
"originates",
|
|
"adopts",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"takes on",
|
|
"takes up",
|
|
"establishes",
|
|
"fathers",
|
|
"founds",
|
|
"institutes",
|
|
"organizes",
|
|
"pioneers",
|
|
"sets up",
|
|
"spawns",
|
|
"gets around (to)",
|
|
"gets down (to)",
|
|
"gets round (to)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ceases",
|
|
"desists",
|
|
"discontinues",
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"knocks off",
|
|
"lays off",
|
|
"quits",
|
|
"stops",
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"completes",
|
|
"abandons",
|
|
"forsakes",
|
|
"leaves",
|
|
"abolishes",
|
|
"demolishes",
|
|
"destroys",
|
|
"exterminates",
|
|
"extinguishes",
|
|
"phases out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"concludes",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"finishes",
|
|
"terminates"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"entirely":{
|
|
"to a full extent or degree":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"are you entirely aware of what you're doing with that thing?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"all",
|
|
"all of",
|
|
"all over",
|
|
"altogether",
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"completely",
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"enough",
|
|
"entire",
|
|
"even",
|
|
"exactly",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"fully",
|
|
"heartily",
|
|
"out",
|
|
"perfectly",
|
|
"plumb",
|
|
"quite",
|
|
"soundly",
|
|
"thoroughly",
|
|
"through and through",
|
|
"totally",
|
|
"utterly",
|
|
"well",
|
|
"wholly",
|
|
"wide"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absolutely",
|
|
"categorically",
|
|
"cold",
|
|
"downright",
|
|
"hands down",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"stone",
|
|
"stone-cold",
|
|
"unqualifiedly",
|
|
"basically",
|
|
"by and large",
|
|
"chiefly",
|
|
"generally",
|
|
"largely",
|
|
"mainly",
|
|
"more or less",
|
|
"mostly",
|
|
"overall",
|
|
"predominantly",
|
|
"predominately",
|
|
"primarily",
|
|
"principally",
|
|
"substantially",
|
|
"abundantly",
|
|
"copiously",
|
|
"generously",
|
|
"greatly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"barely",
|
|
"hardly",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"kind of",
|
|
"marginally",
|
|
"minimally",
|
|
"scarcely",
|
|
"slightly",
|
|
"superficially",
|
|
"approximately",
|
|
"roughly",
|
|
"somewhat"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"half",
|
|
"halfway",
|
|
"incompletely",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"partially",
|
|
"partly"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entreats":{
|
|
"to make a request to (someone) in an earnest or urgent manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"she began her letter by entreating me to forgive the belatedness of her reply"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appeals (to)",
|
|
"begs",
|
|
"beseeches",
|
|
"besieges",
|
|
"conjures",
|
|
"impetrates",
|
|
"implores",
|
|
"importunes",
|
|
"petitions",
|
|
"pleads (to)",
|
|
"prays",
|
|
"solicits",
|
|
"supplicates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bludges",
|
|
"cadges",
|
|
"mooches",
|
|
"sponges",
|
|
"asks",
|
|
"desires",
|
|
"invokes",
|
|
"requests",
|
|
"sues",
|
|
"claims",
|
|
"coerces",
|
|
"commands",
|
|
"compels",
|
|
"demands",
|
|
"forces",
|
|
"insists",
|
|
"requires"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hints",
|
|
"implies",
|
|
"intimates",
|
|
"suggests",
|
|
"appeases",
|
|
"conciliates",
|
|
"gratifies",
|
|
"mollifies",
|
|
"obliges",
|
|
"pacifies",
|
|
"placates",
|
|
"pleases",
|
|
"satisfies",
|
|
"comforts",
|
|
"consoles",
|
|
"contents",
|
|
"quiets"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entranceways":{
|
|
"the entrance room of a building":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the visitor thoughtfully removed her snow-covered hat and gloves in the entranceway"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"entries",
|
|
"entryways",
|
|
"foyers",
|
|
"halls",
|
|
"hallways",
|
|
"lobbies",
|
|
"vestibules"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"antechambers",
|
|
"anterooms",
|
|
"lounges",
|
|
"waiting rooms",
|
|
"doors",
|
|
"doorways",
|
|
"entrances",
|
|
"portals",
|
|
"thresholds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enjoyableness":{
|
|
"as in likableness , pleasingness":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attractiveness",
|
|
"delightfulness",
|
|
"likability",
|
|
"likableness",
|
|
"pleasingness",
|
|
"civility",
|
|
"comity",
|
|
"considerateness",
|
|
"consideration",
|
|
"courteousness",
|
|
"courtesy",
|
|
"politeness",
|
|
"thoughtfulness",
|
|
"cheerfulness",
|
|
"cheeriness",
|
|
"sunniness",
|
|
"benignity",
|
|
"gentleness",
|
|
"kindliness",
|
|
"kindness",
|
|
"amicability",
|
|
"amicableness",
|
|
"amity",
|
|
"cordiality",
|
|
"empressement",
|
|
"friendliness",
|
|
"gem\u00fctlichkeit",
|
|
"amenability",
|
|
"complaisance",
|
|
"mellowness",
|
|
"sweetness and light",
|
|
"affability",
|
|
"agreeability",
|
|
"agreeableness",
|
|
"amenity",
|
|
"amiability",
|
|
"amiableness",
|
|
"geniality",
|
|
"good-naturedness",
|
|
"good-temperedness",
|
|
"graciousness",
|
|
"niceness",
|
|
"personableness",
|
|
"pleasantness",
|
|
"sweetness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disagreeableness",
|
|
"unpleasantness",
|
|
"boorishness",
|
|
"discourtesy",
|
|
"impoliteness",
|
|
"incivility",
|
|
"rudeness",
|
|
"ungraciousness",
|
|
"biliousness",
|
|
"cantankerousness",
|
|
"churlishness",
|
|
"crankiness",
|
|
"fussiness",
|
|
"grouchiness",
|
|
"grumpiness",
|
|
"irascibility",
|
|
"irascibleness",
|
|
"irritability",
|
|
"peevishness",
|
|
"petulance",
|
|
"testiness",
|
|
"contentiousness",
|
|
"contrariness",
|
|
"orneriness",
|
|
"quarrelsomeness",
|
|
"querulousness",
|
|
"hostility",
|
|
"unfriendliness",
|
|
"sourness",
|
|
"vinegar"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"envisioned":{
|
|
"as in conceived , envisaged":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conceived",
|
|
"envisaged",
|
|
"pictured",
|
|
"visualized",
|
|
"unbelievable",
|
|
"unconvincing",
|
|
"unlikely",
|
|
"daydreamlike",
|
|
"deceptive",
|
|
"delusional",
|
|
"delusive",
|
|
"hallucinatory",
|
|
"illusory",
|
|
"phantasmagoric",
|
|
"phantasmagorical",
|
|
"abstract",
|
|
"hypothetical",
|
|
"theoretical",
|
|
"theoretic",
|
|
"concocted",
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"feigned",
|
|
"fictive",
|
|
"fabled",
|
|
"legendary",
|
|
"romantic",
|
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"inexistent",
|
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"nonexistent",
|
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"chimerical",
|
|
"chimeric",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"fanciful",
|
|
"fantasied",
|
|
"fantastic",
|
|
"fantastical",
|
|
"fictional",
|
|
"fictitious",
|
|
"ideal",
|
|
"imaginal",
|
|
"imaginary",
|
|
"imagined",
|
|
"invented",
|
|
"made-up",
|
|
"make-believe",
|
|
"mythical",
|
|
"mythic",
|
|
"notional",
|
|
"phantasmal",
|
|
"phantasmic",
|
|
"phantom",
|
|
"pretend",
|
|
"unreal",
|
|
"visionary"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"actual",
|
|
"existent",
|
|
"existing",
|
|
"real",
|
|
"authentic",
|
|
"genuine",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"factual",
|
|
"verifiable",
|
|
"verified",
|
|
"believable",
|
|
"convincing",
|
|
"realistic",
|
|
"corporeal",
|
|
"material",
|
|
"physical",
|
|
"solid",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"tangible"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a mental picture of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"challenged the voters to envision a nation in which no child was ever allowed to go hungry"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"conceited",
|
|
"conceived",
|
|
"conjured (up)",
|
|
"dreamed",
|
|
"dreamt",
|
|
"envisaged",
|
|
"fancied",
|
|
"fantasied",
|
|
"fantasized",
|
|
"featured",
|
|
"ideated",
|
|
"imaged",
|
|
"imagined",
|
|
"pictured",
|
|
"saw",
|
|
"visioned",
|
|
"visualized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"daydreamed",
|
|
"stargazed",
|
|
"hallucinated",
|
|
"re-created",
|
|
"recreated",
|
|
"reflected",
|
|
"relived",
|
|
"reminisced",
|
|
"contemplated",
|
|
"meditated",
|
|
"mused",
|
|
"pondered",
|
|
"ruminated",
|
|
"concocted",
|
|
"fabricated",
|
|
"invented",
|
|
"made up",
|
|
"manufactured",
|
|
"planned",
|
|
"projected",
|
|
"foresaw",
|
|
"prefigured"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensured":{
|
|
"to make sure, certain, or safe":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"regulations that ensure the wholesomeness of our food"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"cinched",
|
|
"guaranteed",
|
|
"guarantied",
|
|
"iced",
|
|
"insured",
|
|
"secured"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"attested",
|
|
"certified",
|
|
"vouched",
|
|
"warranted",
|
|
"witnessed",
|
|
"pledged",
|
|
"promised",
|
|
"swore"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"enfeebled",
|
|
"undermined",
|
|
"weakened"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entertained":{
|
|
"as in amused":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amused",
|
|
"animated",
|
|
"energized",
|
|
"enlivened",
|
|
"excited",
|
|
"galvanized",
|
|
"invigorated",
|
|
"stimulated",
|
|
"vitalized",
|
|
"beguiled",
|
|
"bewitched",
|
|
"captivated",
|
|
"charmed",
|
|
"enchanted",
|
|
"enthralled",
|
|
"fascinated",
|
|
"hypnotized",
|
|
"mesmerized",
|
|
"absorbed",
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"engrossed",
|
|
"interested",
|
|
"intrigued",
|
|
"rapt",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"thrilled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bored",
|
|
"fed up",
|
|
"jaded",
|
|
"sick",
|
|
"sick and tired",
|
|
"tired",
|
|
"wearied",
|
|
"weary",
|
|
"apathetic",
|
|
"disinterested",
|
|
"uninterested",
|
|
"glutted",
|
|
"sated",
|
|
"satiated",
|
|
"surfeited"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (someone) to pass the time agreeably occupied":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"entertain the kids while I go and prepare dinner"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amused",
|
|
"disported",
|
|
"diverted",
|
|
"regaled",
|
|
"solaced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbed",
|
|
"busied",
|
|
"distracted",
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"engrossed",
|
|
"immersed",
|
|
"interested",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"occupied",
|
|
"beguiled",
|
|
"bewitched",
|
|
"captivated",
|
|
"charmed",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"enchanted",
|
|
"enthralled",
|
|
"fascinated",
|
|
"gripped",
|
|
"hypnotized",
|
|
"intrigued",
|
|
"mesmerized",
|
|
"coddled",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"humored",
|
|
"indulged",
|
|
"mollycoddled",
|
|
"pampered",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"pleasured",
|
|
"spoiled",
|
|
"spoilt",
|
|
"appeased",
|
|
"comforted",
|
|
"conciliated",
|
|
"consoled",
|
|
"contented",
|
|
"mollified",
|
|
"obliged",
|
|
"pacified",
|
|
"placated",
|
|
"propitiated",
|
|
"soothed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bored",
|
|
"jaded",
|
|
"drained",
|
|
"enervated",
|
|
"exhausted",
|
|
"fatigued",
|
|
"tired",
|
|
"wearied",
|
|
"wore",
|
|
"wore out",
|
|
"aggravated",
|
|
"annoyed",
|
|
"bothered",
|
|
"bugged",
|
|
"chafed",
|
|
"disturbed",
|
|
"exasperated",
|
|
"fretted",
|
|
"galled",
|
|
"grated",
|
|
"harassed",
|
|
"harried",
|
|
"irked",
|
|
"nettled",
|
|
"peeved",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"pestered",
|
|
"piqued",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"vexed",
|
|
"vext"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give serious and careful thought to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"have you ever entertained the thought that you could be wrong?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chewed over",
|
|
"cogitated",
|
|
"considered",
|
|
"contemplated",
|
|
"debated",
|
|
"deliberated",
|
|
"eyed",
|
|
"kicked around",
|
|
"meditated",
|
|
"mulled (over)",
|
|
"perpended",
|
|
"pondered",
|
|
"pored (over)",
|
|
"questioned",
|
|
"revolved",
|
|
"ruminated",
|
|
"studied",
|
|
"thought (about or over)",
|
|
"turned",
|
|
"weighed",
|
|
"wrestled (with)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mused (upon)",
|
|
"reflected (on or upon)",
|
|
"reminisced",
|
|
"analyzed",
|
|
"explored",
|
|
"reviewed",
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"reasoned",
|
|
"second-guessed",
|
|
"speculated (about)",
|
|
"brooded (about or over)",
|
|
"dwelled (on or upon)",
|
|
"dwelt (on or upon)",
|
|
"fixated (on or upon)",
|
|
"fretted (about or over)",
|
|
"obsessed (about or over)",
|
|
"believed",
|
|
"conceived",
|
|
"opined",
|
|
"absorbed",
|
|
"assimilated",
|
|
"digested",
|
|
"drank (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"slighted",
|
|
"dismissed",
|
|
"pooh-poohed",
|
|
"poohed",
|
|
"rejected"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to keep in one's mind or heart":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I don't entertain the hope of ever getting a girl like that to go out with me"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bore",
|
|
"cherished",
|
|
"had",
|
|
"harbored",
|
|
"held",
|
|
"nursed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cultivated",
|
|
"fostered",
|
|
"nurtured",
|
|
"supported",
|
|
"sustained",
|
|
"carried",
|
|
"kept",
|
|
"maintained",
|
|
"preserved",
|
|
"remembered",
|
|
"retained",
|
|
"treasured",
|
|
"cleaved (to)",
|
|
"clung (to)",
|
|
"hugged",
|
|
"stuck (to)",
|
|
"brooded (about or over)",
|
|
"fixated (on or upon)",
|
|
"obsessed (about or over)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disregarded",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"forgot",
|
|
"ignored",
|
|
"neglected",
|
|
"overlooked",
|
|
"abjured",
|
|
"declined",
|
|
"denied",
|
|
"disdained",
|
|
"refused",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"repudiated",
|
|
"scorned",
|
|
"abandoned",
|
|
"deserted",
|
|
"discarded",
|
|
"forsook",
|
|
"gave up",
|
|
"parted (with)",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"quitted",
|
|
"renounced",
|
|
"threw out",
|
|
"erased",
|
|
"expunged"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enhancing":{
|
|
"to make better":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"some shrubbery would really enhance the curb appeal of that house"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ameliorating",
|
|
"amending",
|
|
"bettering",
|
|
"enriching",
|
|
"helping",
|
|
"improving",
|
|
"meliorating",
|
|
"perfecting",
|
|
"refining",
|
|
"upgrading"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"correcting",
|
|
"emending",
|
|
"rectifying",
|
|
"reforming",
|
|
"remediating",
|
|
"remedying",
|
|
"editing",
|
|
"fine-tuning",
|
|
"redrafting",
|
|
"refurbishing",
|
|
"rehabbing",
|
|
"rehabilitating",
|
|
"revamping",
|
|
"revising",
|
|
"reworking",
|
|
"beefing (up)",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"fortifying",
|
|
"intensifying",
|
|
"reinforcing",
|
|
"reenforcing",
|
|
"strengthening",
|
|
"fining",
|
|
"honing",
|
|
"polishing",
|
|
"retouching",
|
|
"touching up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"damaging",
|
|
"endamaging",
|
|
"harming",
|
|
"hurting",
|
|
"impairing",
|
|
"injuring",
|
|
"spoiling",
|
|
"tarnishing",
|
|
"vitiating",
|
|
"blemishing",
|
|
"blighting",
|
|
"defacing",
|
|
"disfiguring",
|
|
"flawing",
|
|
"marring",
|
|
"diminishing",
|
|
"lessening",
|
|
"lowering",
|
|
"reducing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"worsening"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the right makeup would enhance the beauty of her eyes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accentuating",
|
|
"amping (up)",
|
|
"amplifying",
|
|
"beefing (up)",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"consolidating",
|
|
"deepening",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"intensifying",
|
|
"magnifying",
|
|
"redoubling",
|
|
"stepping up",
|
|
"strengthening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broadening",
|
|
"enlarging",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"extending",
|
|
"lengthening",
|
|
"accelerating",
|
|
"hastening",
|
|
"quickening",
|
|
"emphasizing",
|
|
"pointing (up)",
|
|
"sharpening",
|
|
"stressing",
|
|
"augmenting",
|
|
"enforcing",
|
|
"reinforcing",
|
|
"reenforcing",
|
|
"restrengthening",
|
|
"supplementing",
|
|
"maximizing",
|
|
"enlivening",
|
|
"jazzing (up)",
|
|
"aggravating",
|
|
"exacerbating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decreasing",
|
|
"diminishing",
|
|
"lessening",
|
|
"letting up (on)",
|
|
"reducing",
|
|
"subduing",
|
|
"toning (down)",
|
|
"weakening",
|
|
"dwindling",
|
|
"receding",
|
|
"subsiding",
|
|
"tapering (off)",
|
|
"waning",
|
|
"alleviating",
|
|
"easing",
|
|
"lightening"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abating",
|
|
"moderating"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make more desirable":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"leather seats and a state-of-the-art stereo system enhance the sedan"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"candying",
|
|
"dressing up",
|
|
"sweetening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ameliorating",
|
|
"enriching",
|
|
"improving",
|
|
"meliorating",
|
|
"embellishing",
|
|
"souping up",
|
|
"tricking",
|
|
"cosmeticizing",
|
|
"dolling up",
|
|
"sprucing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enabling":{
|
|
"as in support , promotion":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"encouragement",
|
|
"facilitation",
|
|
"promotion",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"approbation",
|
|
"approval",
|
|
"blessing",
|
|
"endorsement",
|
|
"indorsement",
|
|
"imprimatur",
|
|
"OK",
|
|
"okay",
|
|
"compliance",
|
|
"obedience",
|
|
"submission",
|
|
"allowance",
|
|
"allowing",
|
|
"authorization",
|
|
"clearance",
|
|
"consent",
|
|
"granting",
|
|
"leave",
|
|
"letting",
|
|
"license",
|
|
"licence",
|
|
"licensing",
|
|
"licencing",
|
|
"permission",
|
|
"permitting",
|
|
"sanction",
|
|
"sanctioning",
|
|
"accession",
|
|
"acquiescence",
|
|
"agreement",
|
|
"assent",
|
|
"sufferance",
|
|
"tolerance",
|
|
"toleration",
|
|
"prescription"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ban",
|
|
"embargo",
|
|
"interdict",
|
|
"interdiction",
|
|
"prohibition",
|
|
"proscription",
|
|
"veto",
|
|
"no-no",
|
|
"taboo",
|
|
"tabu",
|
|
"constraint",
|
|
"inhibition",
|
|
"limitation",
|
|
"restraint",
|
|
"restriction"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make able or possible":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"my new glasses enable me to read the fine print"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"allowing",
|
|
"empowering",
|
|
"letting",
|
|
"permitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"fitting",
|
|
"habilitating",
|
|
"preparing",
|
|
"qualifying",
|
|
"readying",
|
|
"approving",
|
|
"endorsing",
|
|
"indorsing",
|
|
"sanctioning",
|
|
"conditioning",
|
|
"equipping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"inhibiting",
|
|
"precluding",
|
|
"disallowing",
|
|
"enjoining",
|
|
"forbidding",
|
|
"prohibiting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"preventing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to give official or legal power to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a law that would enable the authorities to inspect food preparation areas for health code violations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accrediting",
|
|
"authorizing",
|
|
"certifying",
|
|
"chartering",
|
|
"commissioning",
|
|
"empowering",
|
|
"investing",
|
|
"licensing",
|
|
"licencing",
|
|
"qualifying",
|
|
"vesting",
|
|
"warranting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"approving",
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"credentialing",
|
|
"credentialling",
|
|
"endorsing",
|
|
"indorsing",
|
|
"OK'ing",
|
|
"okaying",
|
|
"sanctioning",
|
|
"affirming",
|
|
"confirming",
|
|
"validating",
|
|
"inaugurating",
|
|
"inducting",
|
|
"initiating",
|
|
"installing",
|
|
"instating",
|
|
"swearing in",
|
|
"allowing",
|
|
"letting",
|
|
"permitting",
|
|
"enfranchising",
|
|
"entitling",
|
|
"privileging"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"banning",
|
|
"barring",
|
|
"blocking",
|
|
"constraining",
|
|
"denying",
|
|
"disallowing",
|
|
"disbarring",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disenfranchising",
|
|
"disfranchising",
|
|
"excluding",
|
|
"hindering",
|
|
"holding back",
|
|
"impeding",
|
|
"inhibiting",
|
|
"obstructing",
|
|
"preventing",
|
|
"shutting out",
|
|
"stopping",
|
|
"enjoining",
|
|
"forbidding",
|
|
"interdicting",
|
|
"outlawing",
|
|
"prohibiting",
|
|
"proscribing",
|
|
"vetoing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disqualifying"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enrollee":{
|
|
"as in recruit , draftee":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conscript",
|
|
"draftee",
|
|
"recruit",
|
|
"lifer",
|
|
"veteran",
|
|
"warhorse",
|
|
"reservist",
|
|
"combatant",
|
|
"noncombatant",
|
|
"champion",
|
|
"knight",
|
|
"counterguerrilla",
|
|
"counterguerilla",
|
|
"guerrilla",
|
|
"guerilla",
|
|
"irregular",
|
|
"paramilitary",
|
|
"partisan",
|
|
"partizan",
|
|
"digger",
|
|
"gallowglass",
|
|
"gendarme",
|
|
"Confederate",
|
|
"Continental",
|
|
"Federal",
|
|
"GI",
|
|
"guardsman",
|
|
"militiaman",
|
|
"minuteman",
|
|
"lancer",
|
|
"pikeman",
|
|
"spearman",
|
|
"archer",
|
|
"crossbowman"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"civilian"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engages (with)":{
|
|
"as in responds (to) , reacts (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"reacts (to)",
|
|
"responds (to)",
|
|
"considers",
|
|
"esteems",
|
|
"rates",
|
|
"reckons",
|
|
"regards",
|
|
"views",
|
|
"acts (toward)",
|
|
"deals (with)",
|
|
"handles",
|
|
"is (to)",
|
|
"serves",
|
|
"treats",
|
|
"uses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enunciates":{
|
|
"to utter clearly and distinctly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"enunciate your words, and then you won't have to repeat them so often"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"articulates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"expresses",
|
|
"pronounces",
|
|
"says",
|
|
"speaks",
|
|
"talks",
|
|
"tells",
|
|
"utters",
|
|
"verbalizes",
|
|
"vocalizes",
|
|
"voices",
|
|
"speaks out",
|
|
"speaks up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"falters",
|
|
"grunts",
|
|
"halts",
|
|
"hesitates",
|
|
"maunders",
|
|
"splutters",
|
|
"sputters",
|
|
"stammers",
|
|
"stumbles",
|
|
"stutters",
|
|
"mouths",
|
|
"mumbles",
|
|
"murmurs",
|
|
"mutters",
|
|
"whispers",
|
|
"breathes",
|
|
"drawls",
|
|
"gasps"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make known openly or publicly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"today the President enunciated a new foreign policy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advertises",
|
|
"announces",
|
|
"annunciates",
|
|
"blares",
|
|
"blazes",
|
|
"blazons",
|
|
"broadcasts",
|
|
"declares",
|
|
"flashes",
|
|
"gives out",
|
|
"heralds",
|
|
"placards",
|
|
"posts",
|
|
"proclaims",
|
|
"promulgates",
|
|
"publicizes",
|
|
"publishes",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"sounds",
|
|
"trumpets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barks",
|
|
"calls (off or out)",
|
|
"cries",
|
|
"billboards",
|
|
"bills",
|
|
"bulletins",
|
|
"gazettes",
|
|
"knells",
|
|
"rings",
|
|
"tolls",
|
|
"blurbs",
|
|
"features",
|
|
"pitches",
|
|
"plugs",
|
|
"promotes",
|
|
"puffs",
|
|
"disseminates",
|
|
"spreads",
|
|
"discloses",
|
|
"divulges",
|
|
"introduces",
|
|
"kithes",
|
|
"manifests",
|
|
"reports",
|
|
"reveals",
|
|
"shows",
|
|
"advises",
|
|
"apprises",
|
|
"hands down",
|
|
"informs",
|
|
"notifies",
|
|
"communicates",
|
|
"imparts",
|
|
"intimates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"conceals",
|
|
"hushes (up)",
|
|
"silences",
|
|
"suppresses",
|
|
"withholds",
|
|
"recalls",
|
|
"recants",
|
|
"retracts",
|
|
"revokes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to express (a thought or emotion) in words":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a paper that enunciates the goals of the environmental organization"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"articulates",
|
|
"brings out",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"says",
|
|
"speaks",
|
|
"states",
|
|
"talks",
|
|
"tells",
|
|
"utters",
|
|
"verbalizes",
|
|
"vocalizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"airs",
|
|
"discusses",
|
|
"gives",
|
|
"looks",
|
|
"shares",
|
|
"sounds",
|
|
"ventilates",
|
|
"vents",
|
|
"voices",
|
|
"blabbers",
|
|
"blurts",
|
|
"bolts",
|
|
"gets off",
|
|
"shoots",
|
|
"advertises",
|
|
"announces",
|
|
"blazes",
|
|
"broadcasts",
|
|
"declares",
|
|
"posts",
|
|
"proclaims",
|
|
"promulgates",
|
|
"publicizes",
|
|
"publishes",
|
|
"affirms",
|
|
"alleges",
|
|
"asserts",
|
|
"avers",
|
|
"avouches",
|
|
"avows",
|
|
"breathes",
|
|
"chirps",
|
|
"drawls",
|
|
"gasps",
|
|
"lips",
|
|
"mouths",
|
|
"murmurs",
|
|
"purrs",
|
|
"shouts",
|
|
"splutters",
|
|
"spouts",
|
|
"whispers",
|
|
"clothes",
|
|
"couches",
|
|
"formulates",
|
|
"formulizes",
|
|
"phrases",
|
|
"puts",
|
|
"words",
|
|
"comments",
|
|
"pipes up (with)",
|
|
"remarks",
|
|
"rips (out)",
|
|
"snarls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"stifles",
|
|
"suppresses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"engrossing":{
|
|
"holding the attention or provoking interest":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an engrossing lecture on Native American culture before the arrival of Europeans"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"consuming",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"enthralling",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"immersing",
|
|
"interesting",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"riveting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"breathtaking",
|
|
"electric",
|
|
"electrifying",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"galvanizing",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"thrilling",
|
|
"provocative",
|
|
"tantalizing",
|
|
"emphatic",
|
|
"showy",
|
|
"splashy",
|
|
"striking",
|
|
"alluring",
|
|
"attractive",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"spellbinding",
|
|
"hypnotizing",
|
|
"mesmerizing",
|
|
"curious",
|
|
"odd",
|
|
"unusual",
|
|
"weird",
|
|
"amazing",
|
|
"astonishing",
|
|
"astounding",
|
|
"eventful",
|
|
"eye-opening",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"surprising",
|
|
"wonderful",
|
|
"wondrous",
|
|
"amusing",
|
|
"entertaining"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"operose",
|
|
"tiresome",
|
|
"tiring",
|
|
"wearisome",
|
|
"wearying",
|
|
"sterile",
|
|
"unexciting",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"humdrum",
|
|
"pedantic",
|
|
"pedestrian",
|
|
"demoralizing",
|
|
"discouraging",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dispiriting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"monotonous",
|
|
"tedious",
|
|
"uninteresting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to hold the attention of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a mystery story that will engross readers all the way to the surprise ending"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"bemusing",
|
|
"busying",
|
|
"catching up",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"enthralling",
|
|
"enwrapping",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"immersing",
|
|
"interesting",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"involving",
|
|
"occupying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alluring",
|
|
"attracting",
|
|
"beguiling",
|
|
"bewitching",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"obsessing",
|
|
"hypnotizing",
|
|
"mesmerizing",
|
|
"distracting",
|
|
"preoccupying",
|
|
"hogging",
|
|
"monopolizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"jading",
|
|
"palling",
|
|
"tiring",
|
|
"wearying"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entries":{
|
|
"the entrance room of a building":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"please wait in the entry while I get the person you want"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"entranceways",
|
|
"entryways",
|
|
"foyers",
|
|
"halls",
|
|
"hallways",
|
|
"lobbies",
|
|
"vestibules"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"antechambers",
|
|
"anterooms",
|
|
"lounges",
|
|
"waiting rooms",
|
|
"doors",
|
|
"doorways",
|
|
"entrances",
|
|
"portals",
|
|
"thresholds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the means or right of entering or participating in":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"believed that a college education was one's entry to a life of luxury"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accesses",
|
|
"accessions",
|
|
"admissions",
|
|
"admittances",
|
|
"doors",
|
|
"doorways",
|
|
"entrances",
|
|
"entr\u00e9es",
|
|
"entrees",
|
|
"gateways",
|
|
"ingresses",
|
|
"keys",
|
|
"passports",
|
|
"tickets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"approvals",
|
|
"authorizations",
|
|
"certifications",
|
|
"permissions",
|
|
"qualifications",
|
|
"open doors",
|
|
"welcome mats"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"dismissals",
|
|
"ejections",
|
|
"expulsions",
|
|
"ousters",
|
|
"rejections",
|
|
"removals"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endear (to)":{
|
|
"as in ingratiate":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ingratiate",
|
|
"appease",
|
|
"assuage",
|
|
"conciliate",
|
|
"disarm",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"mollify",
|
|
"pacify",
|
|
"placate",
|
|
"propitiate",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"console",
|
|
"content",
|
|
"hush",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"soothe",
|
|
"tranquilize",
|
|
"tranquillize",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"gladden",
|
|
"gratify",
|
|
"please",
|
|
"adulate",
|
|
"blarney",
|
|
"flatter",
|
|
"overpraise",
|
|
"soft-soap",
|
|
"quench",
|
|
"sate",
|
|
"satiate",
|
|
"satisfy",
|
|
"cater (to)",
|
|
"humor",
|
|
"indulge",
|
|
"blandish",
|
|
"cajole",
|
|
"coax",
|
|
"sweet-talk",
|
|
"wheedle",
|
|
"baby",
|
|
"coddle",
|
|
"mollycoddle",
|
|
"pamper",
|
|
"spoil"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aggravate",
|
|
"annoy",
|
|
"antagonize",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"bug",
|
|
"burn (up)",
|
|
"chafe",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"exasperate",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"grate",
|
|
"irk",
|
|
"irritate",
|
|
"nettle",
|
|
"peeve",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"rankle",
|
|
"rile",
|
|
"roil",
|
|
"ruffle",
|
|
"vex",
|
|
"provoke",
|
|
"rouse",
|
|
"harass",
|
|
"harry",
|
|
"persecute",
|
|
"pester",
|
|
"agitate",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"fret",
|
|
"perturb",
|
|
"unhinge",
|
|
"unsettle",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"worry",
|
|
"affront",
|
|
"insult",
|
|
"offend",
|
|
"slight",
|
|
"anger",
|
|
"enrage",
|
|
"incense",
|
|
"inflame",
|
|
"enflame",
|
|
"infuriate",
|
|
"ire",
|
|
"madden",
|
|
"outrage"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enjoyable":{
|
|
"giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the great food, service, and atmosphere made for a most enjoyable dinner"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"blessed",
|
|
"blest",
|
|
"congenial",
|
|
"darling",
|
|
"delectable",
|
|
"delicious",
|
|
"delightful",
|
|
"delightsome",
|
|
"dreamy",
|
|
"dulcet",
|
|
"felicitous",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"grateful",
|
|
"gratifying",
|
|
"heavenly",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"luscious",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"palatable",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"pleasurable",
|
|
"pretty",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"savory",
|
|
"savoury",
|
|
"sweet",
|
|
"tasty",
|
|
"welcome"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alluring",
|
|
"attractive",
|
|
"desirable",
|
|
"enviable",
|
|
"inviting",
|
|
"relishable",
|
|
"tempting",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"calming",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"amusing",
|
|
"diverting",
|
|
"entertaining",
|
|
"recreative",
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"amiable",
|
|
"cheerful",
|
|
"cheery",
|
|
"comfortable",
|
|
"gem\u00fctlich",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"goodly",
|
|
"good-natured",
|
|
"gracious",
|
|
"hospitable",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"personable",
|
|
"blissful",
|
|
"felicific",
|
|
"glad",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"joyous",
|
|
"elating",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"intoxicating",
|
|
"ecstatic",
|
|
"euphoric",
|
|
"nirvanic",
|
|
"rapturous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"abominable",
|
|
"ghastly",
|
|
"god-awful",
|
|
"hellish",
|
|
"horrid",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"wretched",
|
|
"bilious",
|
|
"disgusting",
|
|
"distasteful",
|
|
"obnoxious",
|
|
"offensive",
|
|
"repellent",
|
|
"repellant",
|
|
"repugnant",
|
|
"repulsive",
|
|
"revulsive",
|
|
"unsavory",
|
|
"vile",
|
|
"yucky",
|
|
"yukky",
|
|
"abhorrent",
|
|
"detestable",
|
|
"hateful",
|
|
"odious",
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"commonplace",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"insipid",
|
|
"irksome",
|
|
"stale",
|
|
"tedious",
|
|
"displeasing",
|
|
"dissatisfying",
|
|
"depressing",
|
|
"disheartening",
|
|
"dismal",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"gloomy",
|
|
"heartbreaking",
|
|
"heartrending",
|
|
"joyless",
|
|
"lachrymose",
|
|
"sad",
|
|
"unhappy",
|
|
"deplorable",
|
|
"doleful",
|
|
"dolorous",
|
|
"lamentable",
|
|
"lugubrious",
|
|
"mournful",
|
|
"regrettable",
|
|
"sorrowful",
|
|
"tragic",
|
|
"tragical",
|
|
"aggravating",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"exasperating",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"peeving",
|
|
"perturbing",
|
|
"vexing",
|
|
"forbidding",
|
|
"hostile",
|
|
"intimidating",
|
|
"angering",
|
|
"enraging",
|
|
"incensing",
|
|
"inflaming",
|
|
"enflaming",
|
|
"infuriating",
|
|
"maddening",
|
|
"outraging",
|
|
"rankling",
|
|
"riling",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"upsetting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"pleasureless",
|
|
"unpalatable",
|
|
"unpleasant",
|
|
"unwelcome"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"providing amusement or enjoyment":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the theme park's great variety of attractions mean that every member of the family will have an enjoyable time"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"amusing",
|
|
"delightful",
|
|
"diverting",
|
|
"entertaining",
|
|
"fun",
|
|
"pleasurable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"beguiling",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"satisfying",
|
|
"welcome",
|
|
"recreational",
|
|
"antic",
|
|
"comic",
|
|
"comical",
|
|
"droll",
|
|
"farcical",
|
|
"funny",
|
|
"hilarious",
|
|
"humorous",
|
|
"laughable",
|
|
"ludicrous",
|
|
"ridiculous",
|
|
"riotous",
|
|
"risible",
|
|
"sidesplitting",
|
|
"uproarious",
|
|
"blithesome",
|
|
"gay",
|
|
"gleeful",
|
|
"happy",
|
|
"jocose",
|
|
"jocund",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"jovial",
|
|
"merry",
|
|
"mirthful",
|
|
"sunny",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"thrilling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"displeasing",
|
|
"distasteful",
|
|
"uncongenial",
|
|
"unlovely",
|
|
"unpleasant",
|
|
"unpleasing",
|
|
"unwelcome"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"drab",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"humdrum",
|
|
"jading",
|
|
"leaden",
|
|
"monotonous",
|
|
"pedestrian",
|
|
"pleasureless",
|
|
"ponderous",
|
|
"stodgy",
|
|
"stuffy",
|
|
"tedious",
|
|
"tiresome",
|
|
"tiring",
|
|
"uninteresting",
|
|
"wearisome",
|
|
"weary",
|
|
"wearying"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entombed":{
|
|
"to place (a dead body) in the earth, a tomb, or the sea":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a number of Boston's historic notables are entombed in the Old Granary Burying Ground"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buried",
|
|
"hearsed",
|
|
"inhumed",
|
|
"interred",
|
|
"laid",
|
|
"put away",
|
|
"tombed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"immured",
|
|
"inurned",
|
|
"enshrined",
|
|
"concealed",
|
|
"covered",
|
|
"ensconced",
|
|
"hid",
|
|
"obscured",
|
|
"shaded",
|
|
"shielded",
|
|
"cloaked",
|
|
"curtained",
|
|
"enshrouded",
|
|
"shrouded",
|
|
"reburied",
|
|
"reinterred",
|
|
"coffined"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"burned",
|
|
"burnt",
|
|
"cremated",
|
|
"bared",
|
|
"disclosed",
|
|
"discovered",
|
|
"displayed",
|
|
"exhibited",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"revealed",
|
|
"showed",
|
|
"uncoffined"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disinterred",
|
|
"exhumed",
|
|
"unearthed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ensconcing":{
|
|
"to establish or place comfortably or snugly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the kids had contentedly ensconced themselves on the couch before the TV",
|
|
"happily ensconced in her new home"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"installing",
|
|
"lodging",
|
|
"nestling",
|
|
"perching",
|
|
"roosting",
|
|
"settling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deploying",
|
|
"emplacing",
|
|
"fixing",
|
|
"locating",
|
|
"parking",
|
|
"planting",
|
|
"positioning",
|
|
"setting",
|
|
"situating",
|
|
"stationing",
|
|
"anchoring",
|
|
"bivouacking",
|
|
"camping",
|
|
"camping (out)",
|
|
"burrowing",
|
|
"curling up",
|
|
"digging in",
|
|
"harboring",
|
|
"housing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put into a hiding place":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"ensconced the spare house key in a place where no intruder would think to look"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burying",
|
|
"caching",
|
|
"concealing",
|
|
"hiding",
|
|
"secreting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hoarding",
|
|
"squirreling (away)",
|
|
"squirrelling (away)",
|
|
"stashing",
|
|
"entombing",
|
|
"interring"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"baring",
|
|
"exposing",
|
|
"revealing",
|
|
"showing",
|
|
"uncovering",
|
|
"unmasking",
|
|
"unveiling",
|
|
"unwrapping",
|
|
"flaunting",
|
|
"parading",
|
|
"showing off",
|
|
"disinterring",
|
|
"unearthing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"displaying",
|
|
"exhibiting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endangers":{
|
|
"to place in danger":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a reckless use of fireworks that endangered the lives of many people"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adventures",
|
|
"compromises",
|
|
"gambles (with)",
|
|
"hazards",
|
|
"imperils",
|
|
"jeopardizes",
|
|
"jeopards",
|
|
"menaces",
|
|
"perils",
|
|
"risks",
|
|
"ventures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"intimidates",
|
|
"threatens",
|
|
"exposes",
|
|
"subjects",
|
|
"chances",
|
|
"wagers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"guards",
|
|
"protects",
|
|
"shelters",
|
|
"shields",
|
|
"preserves",
|
|
"resumes",
|
|
"saves"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"environ":{
|
|
"to form a circle around":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a decaying, impoverished city environed by affluent suburbs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"compass",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"encircle",
|
|
"enclose",
|
|
"inclose",
|
|
"encompass",
|
|
"gird",
|
|
"girdle",
|
|
"ring",
|
|
"surround",
|
|
"wreathe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"circumscribe",
|
|
"close in",
|
|
"cordon (off)",
|
|
"fence (in)",
|
|
"hem (in)",
|
|
"wall",
|
|
"beset",
|
|
"besiege",
|
|
"entrench",
|
|
"intrench",
|
|
"invest",
|
|
"swarm"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"end run":{
|
|
"as in bluff , feint":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bluff",
|
|
"feint",
|
|
"artifice",
|
|
"device",
|
|
"dodge",
|
|
"fetch",
|
|
"flimflam",
|
|
"gambit",
|
|
"gimmick",
|
|
"jig",
|
|
"juggle",
|
|
"knack",
|
|
"play",
|
|
"ploy",
|
|
"scheme",
|
|
"shenanigan",
|
|
"sleight",
|
|
"stratagem",
|
|
"trick",
|
|
"wile",
|
|
"contrivance",
|
|
"maneuver",
|
|
"ruse",
|
|
"subterfuge",
|
|
"cheating",
|
|
"chicanery",
|
|
"cozenage",
|
|
"craft",
|
|
"crookery",
|
|
"cunning",
|
|
"deception",
|
|
"dupery",
|
|
"duplicity",
|
|
"fakery",
|
|
"jugglery",
|
|
"legerdemain",
|
|
"skulduggery",
|
|
"skullduggery",
|
|
"subterfuge",
|
|
"swindling",
|
|
"trickery",
|
|
"blind",
|
|
"front",
|
|
"smoke screen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in evade , avoid":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"avoid",
|
|
"duck",
|
|
"elude",
|
|
"escape",
|
|
"eschew",
|
|
"evade",
|
|
"outflank",
|
|
"shake",
|
|
"shirk",
|
|
"shun",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"bypass",
|
|
"circumvent",
|
|
"dodge",
|
|
"get around",
|
|
"shortcut",
|
|
"sidestep",
|
|
"skirt",
|
|
"disobey",
|
|
"disregard",
|
|
"flout",
|
|
"ignore",
|
|
"avert",
|
|
"deflect",
|
|
"divert",
|
|
"obviate",
|
|
"parry",
|
|
"prevent",
|
|
"ward (off)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"comply (with)",
|
|
"follow",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"obey",
|
|
"observe",
|
|
"accede (to)",
|
|
"acquiesce (to)",
|
|
"assent (to)",
|
|
"accept",
|
|
"court",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"pursue",
|
|
"seek",
|
|
"welcome",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"incur"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enclosures":{
|
|
"an open space wholly or partly enclosed (as by buildings or walls)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a fenced-in enclosure where the sheep are allowed to graze unattended"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"courts",
|
|
"courtyards",
|
|
"patios",
|
|
"quadrangles",
|
|
"quads",
|
|
"yards"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"atria",
|
|
"atriums",
|
|
"gallerias",
|
|
"parvises",
|
|
"peristyles",
|
|
"forecourts",
|
|
"places",
|
|
"plazas",
|
|
"squares",
|
|
"decks",
|
|
"terraces",
|
|
"curtilages"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"endearing":{
|
|
"having qualities that tend to make one loved":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you have to wonder about people who don't find kittens and puppies endearing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adorable",
|
|
"darling",
|
|
"dear",
|
|
"disarming",
|
|
"lovable",
|
|
"loveable",
|
|
"lovesome",
|
|
"precious",
|
|
"sweet",
|
|
"winning",
|
|
"winsome"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"embraceable",
|
|
"kissable",
|
|
"beloved",
|
|
"cherished",
|
|
"favored",
|
|
"favorite",
|
|
"loved",
|
|
"treasured",
|
|
"attractive",
|
|
"beautiful",
|
|
"desirable",
|
|
"lovely",
|
|
"alluring",
|
|
"appealing",
|
|
"captivating",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"entrancing",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"fetching",
|
|
"admirable",
|
|
"likable",
|
|
"likeable",
|
|
"reputable",
|
|
"respectable",
|
|
"affable",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"cheerful",
|
|
"cordial",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"genial",
|
|
"good-natured",
|
|
"good-tempered",
|
|
"gracious",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"delightful",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"well-disposed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"unloved",
|
|
"contemptible",
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"disgusting",
|
|
"distasteful",
|
|
"heinous",
|
|
"horrible",
|
|
"lousy",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"offensive",
|
|
"unlikable",
|
|
"unpleasant",
|
|
"wretched",
|
|
"frightful",
|
|
"grotesque",
|
|
"hideous",
|
|
"ill-favored",
|
|
"monstrous",
|
|
"ogreish",
|
|
"repellent",
|
|
"repellant",
|
|
"repugnant",
|
|
"repulsive",
|
|
"ugly",
|
|
"unattractive",
|
|
"unsightly",
|
|
"vile",
|
|
"appalling",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"dreadful",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"horrendous",
|
|
"horrid",
|
|
"nauseating",
|
|
"noisome",
|
|
"obnoxious",
|
|
"obscene",
|
|
"revolting",
|
|
"scandalous",
|
|
"shocking",
|
|
"sickening"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abhorrent",
|
|
"abominable",
|
|
"detestable",
|
|
"hateful",
|
|
"loathsome",
|
|
"odious",
|
|
"unlovable"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"likely or intended to win one's affection":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his impish sense of humor is one of his more endearing traits"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disarming",
|
|
"ingratiating",
|
|
"insinuating",
|
|
"winning",
|
|
"winsome"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"adorable",
|
|
"charming",
|
|
"likable",
|
|
"likeable",
|
|
"lovable",
|
|
"loveable",
|
|
"affecting",
|
|
"poignant",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"adulatory",
|
|
"deferential",
|
|
"effusive",
|
|
"flattering",
|
|
"fulsome",
|
|
"groveling",
|
|
"grovelling",
|
|
"kowtowing",
|
|
"obsequious",
|
|
"servile",
|
|
"sycophantic",
|
|
"drooling",
|
|
"oleaginous",
|
|
"slavering",
|
|
"slobbering",
|
|
"saccharine",
|
|
"soapy",
|
|
"sugary",
|
|
"unctuous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alienating",
|
|
"disaffecting",
|
|
"displeasing",
|
|
"repugnant",
|
|
"repulsive",
|
|
"arrogant",
|
|
"disdainful",
|
|
"haughty",
|
|
"insolent",
|
|
"proud",
|
|
"scornful"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unendearing",
|
|
"uningratiating"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (someone) to be loved or admired by (someone or something)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"They endeared themselves to the whole town."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ingratiating",
|
|
"adulating",
|
|
"belauding",
|
|
"blarneying",
|
|
"buttering up",
|
|
"flattering",
|
|
"hero-worshipping",
|
|
"hero-worshiping",
|
|
"honeying",
|
|
"massaging",
|
|
"overpraising",
|
|
"puffing",
|
|
"soft-soaping",
|
|
"stroking",
|
|
"blandishing",
|
|
"cajoling",
|
|
"coaxing",
|
|
"sweet-talking",
|
|
"wheedling",
|
|
"fawning",
|
|
"kowtowing",
|
|
"sucking (up to)",
|
|
"toadying",
|
|
"idolizing",
|
|
"worshipping",
|
|
"worshiping",
|
|
"eulogizing",
|
|
"extolling",
|
|
"lauding",
|
|
"praising",
|
|
"applauding",
|
|
"commending",
|
|
"complimenting",
|
|
"congratulating",
|
|
"felicitating",
|
|
"drooling",
|
|
"gushing",
|
|
"slavering",
|
|
"slobbering",
|
|
"courting",
|
|
"romancing",
|
|
"wooing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bad-mouthing",
|
|
"belittling",
|
|
"decrying",
|
|
"depreciating",
|
|
"disparaging",
|
|
"putting down"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enclasps":{
|
|
"to put one's arms around and press tightly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"reached around and enclasped all four children at once"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bear-hugs",
|
|
"clasps",
|
|
"crushes",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"enfolds",
|
|
"grasps",
|
|
"hugs",
|
|
"strains"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clamps",
|
|
"clings",
|
|
"cradles",
|
|
"grabs",
|
|
"grips",
|
|
"holds",
|
|
"bosoms",
|
|
"embosoms",
|
|
"encircles",
|
|
"entwines",
|
|
"envelops",
|
|
"enwinds",
|
|
"folds",
|
|
"locks",
|
|
"twines",
|
|
"wraps",
|
|
"cuddles",
|
|
"fondles",
|
|
"nestles",
|
|
"nuzzles",
|
|
"pats",
|
|
"pets",
|
|
"snuggles",
|
|
"strokes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encyclical":{
|
|
"an official writing from the Pope to the Roman Catholic bishops":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"epistle",
|
|
"jotting",
|
|
"letter",
|
|
"mail",
|
|
"message",
|
|
"missive",
|
|
"note",
|
|
"post",
|
|
"directive",
|
|
"memo",
|
|
"memorandum",
|
|
"notice",
|
|
"announcement",
|
|
"bulletin",
|
|
"declaration",
|
|
"notification",
|
|
"posting",
|
|
"proclamation",
|
|
"pronouncement",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"dispatch",
|
|
"report",
|
|
"edict",
|
|
"pronunciamento",
|
|
"rescript",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"dictate",
|
|
"directions",
|
|
"instructions",
|
|
"orders",
|
|
"word"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in general , catholic":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broad",
|
|
"catholic",
|
|
"general",
|
|
"inclusionary",
|
|
"overall",
|
|
"all-embracing",
|
|
"all-in",
|
|
"all-inclusive",
|
|
"broad-gauge",
|
|
"broad-gauged",
|
|
"compendious",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"comprehensive",
|
|
"cover-all",
|
|
"cyclopedic",
|
|
"embracive",
|
|
"encyclopedic",
|
|
"exhaustive",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"global",
|
|
"inclusive",
|
|
"in-depth",
|
|
"omnibus",
|
|
"panoramic",
|
|
"thorough",
|
|
"universal",
|
|
"cosmic",
|
|
"cosmical",
|
|
"extensive",
|
|
"far",
|
|
"far-reaching",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"large",
|
|
"panoptic",
|
|
"sweeping",
|
|
"vast",
|
|
"wide",
|
|
"wide-ranging",
|
|
"blanket",
|
|
"indiscriminate",
|
|
"unrestricted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"circumscribed",
|
|
"limited",
|
|
"narrow",
|
|
"restricted",
|
|
"specialized",
|
|
"exact",
|
|
"precise",
|
|
"individual",
|
|
"singular",
|
|
"specific",
|
|
"incomplete",
|
|
"patchy",
|
|
"sketchy"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encompassments":{
|
|
"as in containments , encirclements":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"containments",
|
|
"encirclements",
|
|
"counterblockades",
|
|
"counter-blockades",
|
|
"confinements",
|
|
"insulations",
|
|
"isolations",
|
|
"quarantines",
|
|
"seclusions",
|
|
"segregations",
|
|
"sequestrations",
|
|
"beleaguerments",
|
|
"blockades",
|
|
"investments",
|
|
"leaguers",
|
|
"sieges",
|
|
"incarcerations",
|
|
"internments"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enjoin":{
|
|
"to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"police enjoined the community's full cooperation in getting rid of the drug dealers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"call (for)",
|
|
"claim",
|
|
"clamor (for)",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"demand",
|
|
"exact",
|
|
"insist (on)",
|
|
"press (for)",
|
|
"quest",
|
|
"stipulate (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ask",
|
|
"plead (for)",
|
|
"request",
|
|
"want",
|
|
"cry (for)",
|
|
"necessitate",
|
|
"need",
|
|
"require",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"warrant",
|
|
"requisition",
|
|
"impose",
|
|
"badger",
|
|
"dun",
|
|
"harass",
|
|
"hound"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"give up",
|
|
"relinquish",
|
|
"surrender",
|
|
"yield"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to issue orders to (someone) by right of authority":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"undeterred, the captain enjoined his crew to sail at full speed into the mine-filled harbor"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adjure",
|
|
"bid",
|
|
"boss (around)",
|
|
"charge",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"instruct",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"tell"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ask",
|
|
"petition",
|
|
"request",
|
|
"beg",
|
|
"beseech",
|
|
"entreat",
|
|
"advise",
|
|
"counsel",
|
|
"warn",
|
|
"appoint",
|
|
"assign",
|
|
"authorize",
|
|
"commission",
|
|
"oversee",
|
|
"superintend",
|
|
"supervise",
|
|
"conduct",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"lead",
|
|
"manage",
|
|
"coerce",
|
|
"compel",
|
|
"constrain",
|
|
"force",
|
|
"oblige",
|
|
"require"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"comply (with)",
|
|
"follow",
|
|
"keep",
|
|
"observe"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"obey"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to order not to do or use or to be done or used":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Quakerism enjoins the taking of human life"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ban",
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"forbid",
|
|
"interdict",
|
|
"outlaw",
|
|
"prohibit",
|
|
"proscribe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deter",
|
|
"discourage",
|
|
"dissuade",
|
|
"clamp down (on)",
|
|
"crack down (on)",
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"quash",
|
|
"quell",
|
|
"repress",
|
|
"silence",
|
|
"snuff (out)",
|
|
"squash",
|
|
"squelch",
|
|
"subdue",
|
|
"suppress",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"preclude",
|
|
"prevent",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"embargo",
|
|
"exclude",
|
|
"rule out",
|
|
"shut out",
|
|
"debar",
|
|
"deprive",
|
|
"disallow",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"repudiate",
|
|
"veto",
|
|
"bridle",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"inhibit",
|
|
"rein (in)",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"hinder",
|
|
"impede",
|
|
"obstruct"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approve",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
"sanction",
|
|
"authorize",
|
|
"license",
|
|
"licence",
|
|
"warrant",
|
|
"abet",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"cultivate",
|
|
"encourage",
|
|
"forward",
|
|
"further",
|
|
"nourish",
|
|
"nurture",
|
|
"promote",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"bid",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"abide",
|
|
"bear",
|
|
"brook",
|
|
"countenance",
|
|
"endure",
|
|
"tolerate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"allow",
|
|
"let",
|
|
"permit",
|
|
"suffer"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"enchained":{
|
|
"to confine or restrain with or as if with chains":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"learned to stop being enchained by fear and live a full life"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"chained",
|
|
"enfettered",
|
|
"fettered",
|
|
"gyved",
|
|
"handcuffed",
|
|
"manacled",
|
|
"pinioned",
|
|
"shackled",
|
|
"trammeled",
|
|
"trammelled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hobbled",
|
|
"hog-tied",
|
|
"ironed",
|
|
"lashed",
|
|
"secured",
|
|
"tied",
|
|
"trussed",
|
|
"attached",
|
|
"fastened",
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"joined",
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"linked",
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"confined",
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"constrained",
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"curbed",
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"hampered",
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"hindered",
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"impeded",
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"limited",
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"restricted",
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"entangled",
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"tangled"
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],
|
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"near antonyms":[
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"emancipated",
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"freed",
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"liberated",
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"loosed",
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"released",
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"rescued",
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"undid",
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"unfastened",
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"untangled",
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"untied",
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"detached",
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"disengaged"
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],
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"antonyms":[
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"unbound",
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"unfettered",
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"unshackled"
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]
|
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},
|
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
|
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},
|
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"enveloped":{
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"to close or shut in by or as if by barriers":{
|
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"examples":[
|
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"a chronic mistrust of outsiders envelops that neighborhood, cutting it off from the rest of the city"
|
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],
|
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"synonyms":[
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"boxed (in)",
|
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"caged",
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"closeted",
|
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"cooped (up)",
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"corralled",
|
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"encaged",
|
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"encased",
|
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"enclosed",
|
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"inclosed",
|
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"fenced (in)",
|
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"hedged",
|
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"hemmed (in)",
|
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"housed",
|
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"immured",
|
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"included",
|
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"mewed (up)",
|
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"penned",
|
|
"walled (in)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
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"bounded",
|
|
"circumscribed",
|
|
"confined",
|
|
"contained",
|
|
"limited",
|
|
"restricted",
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"encompassed",
|
|
"enfolded",
|
|
"enframed",
|
|
"enlaced",
|
|
"framed",
|
|
"ringed",
|
|
"surrounded",
|
|
"armored",
|
|
"cocooned",
|
|
"encapsulated",
|
|
"encapsuled",
|
|
"encysted",
|
|
"ensheathed",
|
|
"ensphered",
|
|
"enwombed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to surround or cover closely":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the truth of the presidential assassination is enveloped in a dense fog of myths and conspiracy theories"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bosomed",
|
|
"bowered",
|
|
"circumfused",
|
|
"cocooned",
|
|
"embosomed",
|
|
"embowered",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"enclosed",
|
|
"inclosed",
|
|
"encompassed",
|
|
"enfolded",
|
|
"enshrouded",
|
|
"enswathed",
|
|
"enwrapped",
|
|
"invested",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"lapped",
|
|
"mantled",
|
|
"muffled",
|
|
"shrouded",
|
|
"swathed",
|
|
"veiled",
|
|
"wrapped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"curtained",
|
|
"draped",
|
|
"embedded",
|
|
"imbedded",
|
|
"encased",
|
|
"swaddled",
|
|
"blanketed",
|
|
"overlaid",
|
|
"overspread",
|
|
"camouflaged",
|
|
"cloaked",
|
|
"disguised",
|
|
"masked",
|
|
"circled",
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"enlaced",
|
|
"enwound"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bared",
|
|
"denuded",
|
|
"exposed",
|
|
"stripped",
|
|
"stript"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"encrusting":{
|
|
"to cover with a hardened layer":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"refrigerator shelves that were encrusted with the residue of many spills"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"caking",
|
|
"crusting",
|
|
"riming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"besmearing",
|
|
"coating",
|
|
"smearing",
|
|
"spreading",
|
|
"covering",
|
|
"daubing",
|
|
"coagulating",
|
|
"congealing",
|
|
"hardening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"entered":{
|
|
"to go or come in or into":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the hikers entered the cave with considerable caution"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accessed",
|
|
"penetrated",
|
|
"pierced"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barged (in)",
|
|
"breezed (in)",
|
|
"burst (in or into)",
|
|
"bursted (in or into)",
|
|
"waltzed (in)",
|
|
"dropped in",
|
|
"popped (in)",
|
|
"strayed (into)",
|
|
"wandered (into)",
|
|
"crashed",
|
|
"encroached",
|
|
"gate-crashed",
|
|
"infiltrated",
|
|
"infringed",
|
|
"intruded",
|
|
"invaded",
|
|
"trespassed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"departed",
|
|
"exited",
|
|
"left"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become a member of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"patriotic young men and women entering the armed services",
|
|
"debutantes entering society"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"enlisted (in)",
|
|
"enrolled (in)",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"signed on (for)",
|
|
"signed up (for)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"reenlisted",
|
|
"re-enlisted",
|
|
"reenrolled",
|
|
"re-enrolled",
|
|
"reentered",
|
|
"rejoined",
|
|
"re-upped",
|
|
"got in"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dropped out",
|
|
"quit",
|
|
"quitted",
|
|
"withdrew"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"demitted"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to put (someone or something) on a list":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"new voters fill out a form and elections officials enter their names into the database"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cataloged",
|
|
"catalogued",
|
|
"enrolled",
|
|
"indexed",
|
|
"inscribed",
|
|
"listed",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"recorded",
|
|
"registered",
|
|
"scheduled",
|
|
"slated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"booked",
|
|
"carded",
|
|
"filed",
|
|
"noted",
|
|
"classified",
|
|
"compiled",
|
|
"tabulated",
|
|
"tallied",
|
|
"rescheduled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deleted"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to offer entrance (as to a place, school, or privilege) to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the club enters only five new members a year"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"admitted",
|
|
"received",
|
|
"took"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"entertained",
|
|
"welcomed",
|
|
"fellowshipped",
|
|
"fellowshiped",
|
|
"confirmed",
|
|
"ratified"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"declined",
|
|
"disallowed",
|
|
"disapproved",
|
|
"dismissed",
|
|
"refused",
|
|
"rejected",
|
|
"blackballed",
|
|
"blacklisted",
|
|
"ostracized",
|
|
"banished",
|
|
"deported",
|
|
"exiled",
|
|
"expelled",
|
|
"ousted",
|
|
"threw out"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"banned",
|
|
"barred"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |