dict_dl/en_MW_thesaurus/en_mwt.json
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{
"enabled":{
"to make able or possible":{
"examples":[
"my new glasses enable me to read the fine print"
],
"synonyms":[
"allowed",
"empowered",
"let",
"permitted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"fitted",
"fit",
"habilitated",
"prepared",
"qualified",
"readied",
"approved",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"sanctioned",
"conditioned",
"equipped"
],
"near antonyms":[
"inhibited",
"precluded",
"disallowed",
"enjoined",
"forbade",
"forbad",
"prohibited"
],
"antonyms":[
"prevented"
]
},
"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":[
"accredited",
"authorized",
"certified",
"chartered",
"commissioned",
"empowered",
"invested",
"licensed",
"licenced",
"qualified",
"vested",
"warranted"
],
"near synonyms":[
"approved",
"cleared",
"credentialed",
"credentialled",
"endorsed",
"indorsed",
"OK'd",
"okayed",
"sanctioned",
"affirmed",
"confirmed",
"validated",
"inaugurated",
"inducted",
"initiated",
"installed",
"instated",
"swore in",
"allowed",
"let",
"permitted",
"enfranchised",
"entitled",
"privileged"
],
"near antonyms":[
"banned",
"barred",
"blocked",
"constrained",
"denied",
"disallowed",
"disbarred",
"discouraged",
"disenfranchised",
"disfranchised",
"excluded",
"held back",
"hindered",
"impeded",
"inhibited",
"obstructed",
"prevented",
"shut out",
"stopped",
"enjoined",
"forbade",
"forbad",
"interdicted",
"outlawed",
"prohibited",
"proscribed",
"vetoed"
],
"antonyms":[
"disqualified"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enacted":{
"to put into effect through legislative or authoritative action":{
"antonyms":[
"repealed",
"rescinded",
"revoked"
],
"examples":[
"Congress enacts all laws relating to foreign trade and immigration"
],
"near antonyms":[
"abolished",
"abrogated",
"annulled",
"canceled",
"cancelled",
"invalidated",
"killed",
"nullified",
"overturned",
"reversed",
"voided"
],
"related":[
"reenacted",
"repassed",
"brought about",
"effected",
"allowed",
"authorized",
"permitted",
"sanctioned",
"decreed",
"dictated",
"proclaimed",
"administered",
"executed",
"approved",
"confirmed",
"ratified"
],
"synonyms":[
"constituted",
"laid down",
"legislated",
"made",
"ordained",
"passed"
]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enactment":{
"a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[
"as a result of an enactment by Congress, this breathtaking canyon will be permanently protected from development"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"command",
"commandment",
"decree",
"dictate",
"directive",
"edict",
"fiat",
"ruling",
"bylaw",
"ground rule",
"regulation",
"rule",
"amendment",
"legislation",
"common law",
"martial law",
"blue law",
"prohibition",
"proscription",
"restriction",
"canon",
"capitulary",
"encyclical"
],
"synonyms":[
"act",
"bill",
"constitution",
"law",
"ordinance",
"statute"
]
},
"the doing of an action":{
"antonyms":[
"nonfulfillment",
"nonperformance"
],
"examples":[
"the enactment of the crime is suggested but never actually shown on screen"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[
"dispatch",
"expedition",
"administration",
"direction",
"handling",
"management",
"application",
"operation",
"practice",
"practise"
],
"synonyms":[
"accomplishment",
"achievement",
"commission",
"discharge",
"execution",
"fulfillment",
"fulfilment",
"implementation",
"performance",
"perpetration",
"prosecution",
"pursuance"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"enamored":{
"as in infatuated , enraptured":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"crazy (about or over)",
"enraptured",
"gone (on)",
"infatuated",
"mad (about)",
"nuts (about)",
"affected",
"attached",
"fond",
"inclined",
"partial",
"desirous",
"eager",
"enthusiastic",
"excited",
"gung ho",
"keen"
],
"near antonyms":[
"allergic",
"averse",
"disinclined",
"apathetic",
"cool",
"indifferent",
"uninterested",
"contemptuous",
"disdainful",
"scornful",
"antagonistic",
"antipathetic",
"hostile",
"alienated",
"disaffected",
"disenchanted",
"estranged"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"encamping":{
"to live in a camp or the outdoors":{
"examples":[
"the hike will take several days, and we plan to encamp along the trail"
],
"synonyms":[
"bivouacking",
"camping (out)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"sleeping out",
"tenting",
"bedding (down)",
"backpacking",
"caravanning",
"caravaning"
],
"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":[
"accommodating",
"bestowing",
"billeting",
"bivouacking",
"boarding",
"bunking",
"camping",
"chambering",
"domiciling",
"harboring",
"housing",
"lodging",
"putting up",
"quartering",
"roofing",
"rooming",
"sheltering",
"taking in"
],
"near synonyms":[
"ensconcing",
"homing",
"roosting",
"securing",
"shedding",
"stabling",
"tenting",
"barracking",
"bedding (down)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"ejecting",
"evicting"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encampment":{
"a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins":{
"examples":[
"a recreational area that will serve as this year's encampment for the Scouts' jamboree"
],
"synonyms":[
"bivouac",
"camp",
"campground",
"campsite",
"hutment"
],
"near synonyms":[
"canvas",
"canvass",
"tentage",
"colony",
"plantation",
"settlement",
"Hooverville",
"jungle",
"shantytown",
"concentration camp",
"prison camp",
"barracks",
"cantonment",
"installation",
"laager",
"leaguer",
"post"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"encampments":{
"a place where a group of people live for a short time in tents or cabins":{
"examples":[
"a recreational area that will serve as this year's encampment for the Scouts' jamboree"
],
"synonyms":[
"bivouacs",
"campgrounds",
"camps",
"campsites",
"hutments"
],
"near synonyms":[
"canvases",
"canvasses",
"tentages",
"colonies",
"plantations",
"settlements",
"Hoovervilles",
"jungles",
"shantytowns",
"concentration camps",
"prison camps",
"barracks",
"cantonments",
"installations",
"laagers",
"leaguers",
"posts"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"encapsulated":{
"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":[
"abstracted",
"boiled down",
"briefed",
"digested",
"epitomized",
"outlined",
"recapitulated",
"recapped",
"reprised",
"summarized",
"summed up",
"synopsized",
"wrapped up"
],
"near synonyms":[
"abridged",
"condensed",
"curtailed",
"cut back",
"shortened",
"downsized",
"shrank",
"shrunk",
"concentrated",
"consolidated",
"decocted",
"essentialized",
"simplified",
"streamlined"
],
"near antonyms":[
"elongated",
"extended",
"lengthened",
"prolonged",
"protracted",
"amplified",
"elaborated (on or upon)",
"enlarged (on or upon)",
"expanded",
"supplemented"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encapsules":{
"as in ensheathes , enspheres":{
"antonyms":[],
"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
"related":[],
"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encased":{
"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":[
"boxed (in)",
"caged",
"closeted",
"cooped (up)",
"corralled",
"encaged",
"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"
]
},
"enchant":{
"to attract or delight as if by magic":{
"examples":[
"the child actress enchanted audiences with her bubbly personality"
],
"synonyms":[
"allure",
"beguile",
"bewitch",
"captivate",
"charm",
"fascinate",
"kill",
"magnetize",
"wile",
"witch"
],
"near synonyms":[
"disarm",
"draw",
"entice",
"lure",
"pull",
"seduce",
"tempt",
"delight",
"gratify",
"please",
"arrest",
"enrapture",
"enthrall",
"enthral",
"entrance",
"appeal (to)",
"interest",
"intrigue",
"beckon",
"court",
"invite",
"solicit",
"woo"
],
"near antonyms":[
"disgust",
"offend",
"repel",
"revolt",
"annoy",
"displease",
"irk",
"bore",
"tire",
"weary"
],
"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":[
"bewitch",
"charm",
"ensorcell",
"ensorcel",
"hex",
"overlook",
"spell",
"strike"
],
"near synonyms":[
"curse",
"jinx",
"possess",
"voodoo",
"attract",
"beguile",
"captivate",
"fascinate",
"mesmerize",
"spellbind",
"entice",
"lure",
"seduce",
"tempt"
],
"near antonyms":[
"bless"
],
"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":[
"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"
],
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"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"
],
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"bosom",
"bower",
"circumfuse",
"cocoon",
"embosom",
"embower",
"embrace",
"enclose",
"inclose",
"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"
]
},
"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)",
"happened (upon)",
"met",
"stumbled (upon)"
],
"near synonyms":[
"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"
],
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"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)"
],
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"lucked (out, on, onto, or into)",
"confronted",
"faced",
"discovered",
"struck",
"turned up"
],
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"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"
],
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"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)",
"exhorts",
"goads",
"nudges",
"presses",
"prods",
"prompts",
"urges"
],
"near synonyms":[
"drives",
"propels",
"spurs",
"stimulates",
"hurries",
"hustles",
"pushes",
"rushes",
"adjures",
"beseeches",
"implores",
"importunes",
"blandishes",
"cajoles",
"coaxes",
"soft-soaps",
"wheedles",
"high-pressures",
"nags",
"needles",
"pressures",
"foments",
"incites",
"instigates",
"provokes",
"stirs (up)"
],
"near antonyms":[
"deters",
"discourages",
"dissuades",
"brakes",
"checks",
"constrains",
"curbs",
"holds back",
"inhibits",
"restrains"
],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"encouraging":{
"having qualities which inspire hope":{
"examples":[
"encouraging signs that the economy is improving"
],
"synonyms":[
"auspicious",
"bright",
"fair",
"golden",
"heartening",
"hopeful",
"likely",
"optimistic",
"promising",
"propitious",
"rose-colored",
"roseate",
"rosy",
"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"
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},
"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"
],
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"snaking",
"sneaking",
"entrenching",
"intrenching",
"impinging",
"infringing",
"intruding",
"invading",
"overpassing",
"overreaching",
"overrunning",
"overshooting",
"overstepping"
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"endamaging":{
"to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of":{
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"doctoring",
"fixing",
"mending",
"patching",
"rebuilding",
"reconditioning",
"reconstructing",
"renovating",
"repairing",
"revamping"
],
"examples":[
"a thoughtless indiscretion that endamaged a reputation that took a lifetime to build"
],
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"curing",
"healing",
"helping",
"rectifying",
"rehabilitating",
"remedying",
"editing",
"remodeling",
"revising",
"ameliorating",
"bettering",
"enhancing",
"enriching",
"improving",
"meliorating",
"perfecting",
"refining"
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"enfeebling",
"undermining",
"weakening",
"eroding",
"scouring",
"washing out",
"wearing (away)",
"blighting",
"tarnishing",
"denting",
"dinging",
"dinting",
"botching",
"gumming (up)",
"queering",
"lacerating",
"wounding",
"disabling",
"hamstringing",
"laming",
"maiming",
"mangling",
"mutilating",
"tormenting",
"torturing",
"annihilating",
"banging up",
"bashing",
"battering",
"clobbering",
"crushing",
"dashing",
"decimating",
"demolishing",
"desolating",
"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"
]
},
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"verb"
]
},
"endangerments":{
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"examples":[
"a reckless use of fireworks that endangered the lives of many people"
],
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"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"
],
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"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":{
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"examples":[
"They endeared themselves to the whole town."
],
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"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":{
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"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"examples":[
"They endeared themselves to the whole town."
],
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"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"
]
},
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"as in ingratiates":{
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"synonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"endeavor":{
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"examples":[
"the hope that this latest endeavor will yield much information about the atmosphere of the planet"
],
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"assay",
"attempt",
"bash",
"bid",
"crack",
"essay",
"fling",
"go",
"offer",
"pass",
"shot",
"stab",
"trial",
"try",
"whack",
"whirl"
],
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"striving",
"struggle",
"throes",
"undertaking",
"trial and error"
],
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},
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"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"
],
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"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"
],
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"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"
],
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"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",
"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 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":{
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},
"type":[
"noun"
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},
"endorsement":{
"a person's name written in their own handwriting on the back of a check":{
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"examples":[
"The bank teller politely reminded me that the check needed my endorsement ."
],
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},
"an indication that someone or something is favorable, acceptable, or satisfactory":{
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"examples":[
"An endorsement from a star athlete made the sneaker brand more popular than ever before."
],
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},
"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"
],
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"imbue",
"inculcate",
"infuse",
"ingrain",
"engrain",
"inoculate",
"invest",
"steep",
"suffuse"
],
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"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"
],
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"bless",
"endow",
"favor",
"gift",
"invest"
],
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"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"
]
},
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"having an existence or validity that does not change or diminish":{
"examples":[
"science fiction's enduring fascination with worlds beyond our own"
],
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"abiding",
"ageless",
"continuing",
"dateless",
"eternal",
"everlasting",
"immortal",
"imperishable",
"lasting",
"ongoing",
"perennial",
"perpetual",
"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"
],
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"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"
],
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"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"
],
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"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"
]
},
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"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"
]
},
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"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",
"sturdy",
"tough",
"fortified",
"hardened",
"inured",
"strengthened",
"toughened",
"energetic",
"energized",
"invigorated",
"vigorous",
"vitalized",
"hale",
"healthy",
"sound",
"capable",
"competent",
"convalescing",
"recovering",
"recuperating"
],
"antonyms":[
"mighty",
"powerful",
"rugged",
"stalwart",
"stout",
"strong"
]
},
"to deprive of emotional or intellectual vitality":{
"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",
"rises",
"rolls up",
"snowballs",
"spreads",
"swells",
"waxes"
],
"near synonyms":[
"jumps",
"rockets",
"skyrockets",
"surges",
"heightens",
"intensifies",
"redoubles",
"blows up",
"bulks",
"distends",
"inflates",
"puffs (up)",
"crescendoes",
"crests",
"peaks"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[
"contracts",
"decreases",
"diminishes",
"dwindles",
"lessens",
"recedes",
"wanes"
]
},
"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":[
"accelerates",
"adds (to)",
"aggrandizes",
"amplifies",
"augments",
"boosts",
"builds up",
"compounds",
"escalates",
"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"
]
},
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"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."
],
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"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"
],
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"ignorance",
"illiteracy",
"illiterateness",
"incomprehension",
"noncomprehension",
"misapprehension",
"miscomprehension",
"misinterpretation",
"misperception",
"misunderstanding"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"enlivened":{
"as in animated , exhilarated":{
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"examples":[],
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},
"to give life, vigor, or spirit to":{
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"damped",
"dampened",
"deadened",
"dulled",
"killed"
],
"examples":[
"in most instances it's a good idea to enliven a speech with a joke or two"
],
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"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"
],
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"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"
]
},
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"as in exciting , invigorating":{
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"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"
],
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},
"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"
],
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"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)"
],
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"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"
]
},
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"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"
],
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"drops out",
"quits",
"withdraws"
],
"antonyms":[
"demits"
]
},
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"verb"
]
},
"enroot":{
"to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set":{
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"examples":[
"everyone remembers that special teacher who enrooted within them a love of learning"
],
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"related":[
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"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":{
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"dislodge",
"root (out)",
"uproot"
],
"examples":[
"a deeply enrooted tradition of respect for the elderly"
],
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"eliminate",
"eradicate",
"eject",
"expel",
"detach",
"disconnect",
"disengage",
"remove"
],
"related":[
"imbue",
"infuse",
"instill",
"beat (into)",
"drive (into)",
"establish",
"place",
"put",
"settle",
"stick"
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"synonyms":[
"bed",
"embed",
"imbed",
"entrench",
"intrench",
"fix",
"impact",
"implant",
"ingrain",
"engrain",
"lodge",
"root"
]
},
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"verb"
]
},
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"to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set":{
"examples":[
"everyone remembers that special teacher who enrooted within them a love of learning"
],
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"bred",
"implanted",
"inculcated",
"infixed",
"inseminated",
"instilled",
"planted",
"sowed"
],
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"drove",
"hammered",
"pounded",
"embedded",
"imbedded",
"entrenched",
"intrenched",
"fixed",
"lodged",
"rooted",
"imbued",
"infused",
"ingrained",
"engrained",
"inoculated",
"invested",
"steeped",
"suffused"
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"antonyms":[]
},
"to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter":{
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],
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"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":{
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"examples":[],
"near antonyms":[],
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"synonyms":[]
},
"to assign a high status or value to":{
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"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"
],
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"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"
],
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"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"
]
},
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"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":{
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"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":{
"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",
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"engages",
"engrosses",
"involves"
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"for years these master magicians have been enthralling audiences with their astounding illusions"
],
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"entrances",
"raps",
"raptures",
"ravishes",
"transports"
],
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"gladdens",
"gratifies",
"pleases",
"satisfies",
"bewitches",
"captivates",
"charms",
"enchants",
"fascinates",
"elates",
"excites",
"exhilarates",
"stirs"
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"to hold the attention of":{
"examples":[
"a play that will enthrall you for two hours"
],
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"absorbs",
"bemuses",
"busies",
"catches up",
"engages",
"engrosses",
"enwraps",
"fascinates",
"grips",
"immerses",
"interests",
"intrigues",
"involves",
"occupies"
],
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"allures",
"attracts",
"beguiles",
"bewitches",
"captivates",
"charms",
"enchants",
"obsesses",
"hypnotizes",
"mesmerizes",
"distracts",
"preoccupies",
"hogs",
"monopolizes"
],
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"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"
],
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"aggrandizes",
"canonizes",
"deifies",
"dignifies",
"elevates",
"ennobles",
"enshrines",
"enskies",
"exalts",
"glorifies",
"magnifies"
],
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"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"
],
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"allured",
"baited",
"beguiled",
"betrayed",
"decoyed",
"led on",
"lured",
"seduced",
"solicited",
"tempted"
],
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"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"
]
},
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"every commercial seemed to be for some tempting snack specifically designed to entice me from my diet"
],
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"allures",
"baits",
"beguiles",
"betrays",
"decoys",
"leads on",
"lures",
"seduces",
"solicits",
"tempts"
],
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"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":{
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"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"
],
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"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":{
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"examples":[
"apart from the obvious, she couldn't decide what to entitle her painting of a vase with flowers"
],
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"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":{
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"examples":[
"apart from the obvious, she couldn't decide what to entitle her painting of a vase with flowers"
],
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"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"
],
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"delighting",
"gladdening",
"gratifying",
"pleasing",
"satisfying",
"bewitching",
"captivating",
"charming",
"enchanting",
"fascinating",
"elating",
"exciting",
"exhilarating",
"stirring"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"entreating":{
"asking humbly":{
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"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"
],
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"detaining",
"holding back",
"reserving",
"withholding",
"owning",
"possessing",
"accepting",
"receiving",
"taking in",
"occupying",
"taking",
"taking over"
],
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"holding",
"keeping",
"retaining"
]
},
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"verb"
]
},
"entrustment":{
"as in consignment , commendation":{
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"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":{
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"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"
],
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"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"
],
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"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"
],
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"articulate",
"bring out",
"pass",
"say",
"speak",
"state",
"talk",
"tell",
"utter",
"verbalize",
"vocalize"
],
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"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":[],
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"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"
],
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"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",
"untwisted"
]
},
"to catch or hold as if in a net":{
"examples":[
"the young runaway gradually became entangled in a web of lies"
],
"synonyms":[
"caught up",
"enmeshed",
"immeshed",
"ensnared",
"ensnarled",
"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"
]
},
"to make complex or difficult":{
"examples":[
"the history of Alexander the Great is entangled by variant accounts of his exploits"
],
"synonyms":[
"complexed",
"complexified",
"complicated",
"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",
"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":[]
},
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"adjective",
"verb"
]
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"amplifying",
"developing",
"dilating (on or upon)",
"elaborating (on)",
"expanding",
"fleshing (out)"
],
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"adding (to)",
"complementing",
"supplementing",
"discoursing",
"expatiating",
"rambling",
"running on"
],
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"compressing",
"contracting",
"outlining",
"summarizing",
"summing up"
],
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"abbreviating",
"abridging",
"condensing",
"shortening"
]
},
"type":[]
},
"encyst":{
"as in encapsule , ensphere":{
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"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":[],
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"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":[],
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"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"
],
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"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"
],
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"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"
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"blesses"
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"type":[
"verb"
]
},
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"as in enspheres , encapsules":{
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"armors",
"cocoons",
"encapsulates",
"encapsules",
"encysts",
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"enwombs",
"encircles",
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"enfolds",
"enframes",
"enlaces",
"frames",
"rings",
"surrounds",
"bounds",
"circumscribes",
"confines",
"contains",
"limits",
"restricts",
"boxes (in)",
"cages",
"closets",
"coops (up)",
"corrals",
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"encases",
"encloses",
"incloses",
"envelops",
"fences (in)",
"hedges",
"hems (in)",
"houses",
"immures",
"includes",
"mews (up)",
"pens",
"walls (in)"
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"type":[
"verb"
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},
"enhaloing":{
"as in haloing":{
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"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"
],
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"blackening",
"darkening",
"obfuscating",
"dimming",
"dulling",
"obscuring",
"covering",
"shrouding",
"veiling",
"dousing",
"dowsing",
"extinguishing",
"putting out",
"quenching",
"snuffing (out)"
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},
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"verb"
]
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"reacting (to)",
"responding (to)",
"considering",
"esteeming",
"rating",
"reckoning",
"regarding",
"viewing",
"acting (toward)",
"being (to)",
"dealing (with)",
"handling",
"serving",
"treating",
"using"
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"type":[
"verb"
]
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"endorses":{
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"examples":[
"an increase in the number of parents who endorse the idea of school uniforms"
],
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"advocates",
"backs",
"champions",
"patronizes",
"plumps (for)",
"plunks (for)",
"plonks (for)",
"supports"
],
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"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"
],
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},
"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"
],
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},
"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"
],
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"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"
]
},
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"to communicate with by means of spoken words":{
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"chatting (with)",
"conversing (with)",
"speaking (to or with)",
"talking (to)"
],
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"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 ."
],
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"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"
],
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"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"
],
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"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"
],
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"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",
"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"
],
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"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",
"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"
],
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"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"
],
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"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":{
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"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"
],
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},
"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"
],
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"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"
],
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"noninfringements",
"observances"
],
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},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"entrains":{
"as in enplanes":{
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"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"
],
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"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"
],
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"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"
],
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"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"
],
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"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",
"catalogue",
"inventory",
"chart",
"diagram",
"graph",
"calculate",
"compute",
"estimate",
"figure",
"reckon",
"cite",
"mention",
"name"
],
"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":[
"count",
"number",
"tell"
],
"near synonyms":[
"add (up)",
"tally",
"total",
"calculate",
"compute",
"reckon",
"table",
"tabulate",
"check",
"mark",
"tick (off)",
"recount"
],
"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":[
"inventory",
"itemize",
"list",
"numerate"
],
"near synonyms":[
"count",
"mark",
"number",
"check (off)",
"tick (off)"
],
"near antonyms":[],
"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"enumerated":{
"as in listed , itemized":{
"examples":[],
"synonyms":[],
"near synonyms":[
"inventoried",
"itemized",
"listed",
"numerated",
"blow-by-blow",
"circumstantial",
"detailed",
"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"
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"examples":[
"some shrubbery would really enhance the curb appeal of that house"
],
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"ameliorated",
"amended",
"bettered",
"enriched",
"helped",
"improved",
"meliorated",
"perfected",
"refined",
"upgraded"
],
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"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"
],
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"damaged",
"endamaged",
"harmed",
"hurt",
"impaired",
"injured",
"spoiled",
"spoilt",
"tarnished",
"vitiated",
"blemished",
"blighted",
"defaced",
"disfigured",
"flawed",
"marred",
"diminished",
"lessened",
"lowered",
"reduced"
],
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"worsened"
]
},
"to make markedly greater in measure or degree":{
"examples":[
"the right makeup would enhance the beauty of her eyes"
],
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"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"
],
"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"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"type":[
"adjective",
"verb"
]
},
"enactor":{
"as in performer , entertainer":{
"examples":[],
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"barnstormer",
"entertainer",
"performer",
"actor",
"impersonator",
"mummer",
"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":[],
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"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":[],
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},
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"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"
],
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"cappers",
"closes",
"closings",
"conclusions",
"consummations",
"endings",
"ends",
"finales",
"finises",
"finishes",
"grand finales",
"homestretches",
"mop-ups",
"windups",
"wrap-ups"
],
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"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":{
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"entr\u00e9e to the country club is through sponsorship by someone who is already a member"
],
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"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"
],
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},
"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"
],
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"antonyms":[]
},
"the doing of an action":{
"examples":[
"the enactment of the crime is suggested but never actually shown on screen"
],
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"accomplishments",
"achievements",
"commissions",
"discharges",
"executions",
"fulfillments",
"fulfilments",
"implementations",
"performances",
"perpetrations",
"prosecutions",
"pursuances"
],
"near synonyms":[
"dispatches",
"expeditions",
"administrations",
"directions",
"handlings",
"managements",
"applications",
"operations",
"practices",
"practises"
],
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"antonyms":[
"nonfulfillments",
"nonperformances"
]
},
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"envisaging":{
"as in imaging , visualization":{
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"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"
],
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"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"
],
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"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"
],
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"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"
],
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"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":{
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"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",
"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":[
"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"
],
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"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"
],
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"stifles",
"suppresses"
],
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},
"type":[
"verb"
]
},
"engrossing":{
"holding the attention or provoking interest":{
"examples":[
"an engrossing lecture on Native American culture before the arrival of Europeans"
],
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"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"
],
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"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",
"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"
]
},
"enveloped":{
"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":[
"boxed (in)",
"caged",
"closeted",
"cooped (up)",
"corralled",
"encaged",
"encased",
"enclosed",
"inclosed",
"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 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"
]
}
}