19829 lines
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19829 lines
384 KiB
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{
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"ribber":{
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"as in heckler , tormentor":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"baiter",
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"heckler",
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"needler",
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"taunter",
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"tease",
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"teaser",
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"tormentor",
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"tormenter",
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"torturer",
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"defamer",
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"libeler",
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"libelist",
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"traducer",
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"derider",
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"insulter",
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"mocker",
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"ridiculer",
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"scoffer",
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"scorner",
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"gossip",
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"gossiper",
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"talebearer",
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"tattler",
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"tattletale",
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"troublemaker",
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"caricaturist",
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"lampooner",
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"parodist",
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"satirist"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"butt",
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"mark",
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"prey",
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"sitting duck",
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"target",
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"victim",
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"laughingstock",
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"mockery",
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"pilgarlic",
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"lightning rod"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"rich":{
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"containing much seasoning, fat, or sugar":{
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"antonyms":[
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"light",
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"lite"
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],
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"examples":[
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"stay away from rich foods before you sing tonight"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"natural",
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"plain",
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"simple",
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"unseasoned",
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"diet",
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"nonfattening",
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"slimming",
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"nonfat"
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],
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"related":[
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"buttery",
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"fat",
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"fatty",
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"greasy",
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"oily",
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"caloric",
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"calorific",
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"fattening",
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"cloying",
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"oversweet",
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"filling",
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"overfilling",
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"satiating",
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"sating",
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"spicy",
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"sugary",
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"sweet",
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"creamy",
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"sauced"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"heavy"
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]
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},
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"having an abundance of some characteristic quality (as flavor)":{
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"antonyms":[
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"delicate",
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"light",
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"mild",
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"thin",
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"thinned",
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"weak",
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"weakened"
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],
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"examples":[
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"rich wines complemented the meal"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"dilute",
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"diluted",
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"watered-down",
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"watery"
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],
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"related":[
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"heavy",
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"straight",
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"undiluted",
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"unmixed",
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"high-octane",
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"high-test",
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"enriched",
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"fortified"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"big",
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"concentrated",
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"full",
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"full-bodied",
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"heady",
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"lusty",
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"muscular",
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"plush",
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"potent",
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"robust",
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"strong"
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]
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},
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"having goods, property, or money in abundance":{
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"antonyms":[
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"destitute",
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"impecunious",
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"impoverished",
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"indigent",
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"needy",
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"penniless",
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"penurious",
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"poor",
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"poverty-stricken"
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],
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"examples":[
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"you would have to be quite rich to be able to afford a home in that neighborhood"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"unaffluent",
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"deprived",
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"disadvantaged",
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"hand-to-mouth",
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"underprivileged",
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"bankrupt",
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"bankrupted",
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"beggared",
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"broke",
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"indebted",
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"insolvent",
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"pauperized",
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"ruined",
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"skint",
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"depressed",
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"pinched",
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"reduced",
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"straitened",
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"low",
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"short"
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],
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"related":[
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"better-off",
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"comfortable",
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"propertied",
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"prosperous",
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"substantial",
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"successful",
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"flourishing",
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"prospering",
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"thriving",
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"advantaged",
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"blessed",
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"blest",
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"privileged"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"affluent",
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"deep-pocketed",
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"fat",
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"fat-cat",
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"flush",
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"loaded",
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"moneyed",
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"monied",
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"opulent",
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"silk-stocking",
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"wealthy",
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"well-endowed",
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"well-fixed",
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"well-heeled",
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"well-off",
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"well-to-do"
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]
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},
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"producing abundantly":{
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"antonyms":[
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"barren",
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"dead",
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"infertile",
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"sterile",
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"unfertile",
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"unfruitful",
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"unproductive"
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],
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"examples":[
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"rich farmland"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"meager",
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"meagre",
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"scant",
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"scanty",
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"skimp",
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"skimpy",
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"spare",
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"sparse"
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],
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"related":[
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"bearing",
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"generative",
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"producing",
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"yielding",
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"abounding",
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"abundant",
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"bountiful",
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"copious",
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"generous",
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"liberal",
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"plenteous",
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"plentiful",
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"plenitudinous",
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"blooming",
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"bursting",
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"flourishing",
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"swarming",
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"teeming",
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"thriving",
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"creative",
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"inventive",
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"original"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"cornucopian",
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"fat",
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"fecund",
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"fertile",
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"fructuous",
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"fruitful",
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"lush",
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"luxuriant",
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"productive",
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"prolific"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"adjective"
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]
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},
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"rick":{
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"as in pyramid , mow":{
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"examples":[],
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"synonyms":[],
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"near synonyms":[
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"mow",
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"pyramid",
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"bed",
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"layer",
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"barrow",
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"cairn",
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"pyre",
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"bank",
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"bar",
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"drift",
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"embankment",
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"accumulation",
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"aggregate",
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"array",
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"assemblage",
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"collection",
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"conglomeration",
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"gathering",
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"grouping",
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"hoard",
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"huddle",
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"jumble",
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"knot",
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"pileup",
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"cock",
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"heap",
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"hill",
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"mound",
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"mountain",
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"pile",
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"stack"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"noun"
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]
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},
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"ricochet":{
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"to strike and fly off at an angle":{
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"examples":[
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"the ball ricocheted off the fielder's glove and went over the fence for a home run"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bounce",
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"carom",
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"glance",
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"rebound",
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"skim",
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"skip"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"brush",
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"graze",
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"nudge",
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"rake",
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"shave",
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"sweep",
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"bump",
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"contact",
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"hit",
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"kiss",
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"touch",
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"sideswipe",
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"reflect"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"riddling":{
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"to make a hole or series of holes in":{
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"examples":[
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"several signs along the highway were riddled by buckshot"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"boring",
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"drilling",
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"holing",
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"perforating",
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"piercing",
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"punching",
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"puncturing"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"broaching",
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"tapping",
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"poking",
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"pricking",
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"prickling",
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"penetrating",
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"burrowing (into)",
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"excavating",
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"gouging",
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"grooving",
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"hollowing",
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"breaking",
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"cutting",
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"gashing",
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"notching",
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"rending",
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"rupturing",
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"slashing",
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"slitting",
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"splitting"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"filling",
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"patching",
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"plugging",
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"sealing"
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],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"to spread throughout":{
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"examples":[
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"the newspaper expos\u00e9 revealed a gaming commission that is riddled with corruption"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"interpenetrating",
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"percolating (into)",
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"permeating",
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"pervading",
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"suffusing",
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"transfusing"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"diffusing (through)",
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"impregnating",
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"passing (into)",
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"penetrating",
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"filling (up)",
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"drenching",
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"imbuing",
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"infusing",
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"saturating",
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"soaking",
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"steeping",
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"flooding",
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"glutting"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"riddling (out)":{
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"to find an answer for through reasoning":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"with the discovery of the Rosetta stone, archaeologists at long last were able to riddle out the mystery of Egyptian hieroglyphics"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"related":[
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"concluding",
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"deciding",
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"deducing",
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"gathering",
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"inferring",
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"judging",
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"reasoning",
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"clearing (up)",
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"ironing out",
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"straightening (out)",
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"unscrambling",
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"untangling",
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"untying",
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"untieing",
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"assuming",
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"conjecturing",
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"divining",
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"guessing",
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"presuming",
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"speculating",
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"deciphering",
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"decoding"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"answering",
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"breaking",
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"cracking",
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"doping (out)",
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"figuring out",
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"puzzling (out)",
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"resolving",
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"solving",
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"unraveling",
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"unriddling",
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"working",
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"working out"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"rides herd on":{
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"to be in charge of":{
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"examples":[
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"Teachers must sometimes ride herd on more than 25 students at once."
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"bosses",
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"captains",
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"handles",
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"heads",
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"overlooks",
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"oversees",
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"quarterbacks",
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"superintends",
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"supervises"
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],
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"near synonyms":[
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"administers",
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"commands",
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"controls",
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"directs",
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"guides",
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"manages",
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"orders",
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"runs",
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"shepherds",
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"shows",
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"steers",
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"monitors",
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"presides (over)",
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"governs",
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"reigns",
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"rules"
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],
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"near antonyms":[],
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"antonyms":[]
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},
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"type":[
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"phrase"
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]
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},
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"ridiculed":{
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"to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"the term \"big bang theory\" was originally coined to ridicule the belief that the universe was created by a giant explosion"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"applauded",
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"approved",
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"commended",
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"endorsed",
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"indorsed",
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"sanctioned"
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],
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"related":[
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"scoffed (at)",
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"scorned",
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"sneered (at)",
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"bad-mouthed",
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"belittled",
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"decried",
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"disparaged",
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"pooh-poohed",
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"poohed",
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"put down",
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"chaffed",
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"jived",
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"joshed",
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"kidded",
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"quizzed",
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"rallied",
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"razzed",
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"ribbed",
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"rode",
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"rid",
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"teased",
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"tweaked",
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"twitted",
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"baited",
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"barracked",
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"bugged",
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"catcalled",
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"harassed",
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"harried",
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"hassled",
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"heckled",
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"needled",
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"pestered",
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"ragged",
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"targeted",
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"taunted",
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"tormented",
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"aped",
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"burlesqued",
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"caricatured",
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"imitated",
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"lampooned",
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"mimicked",
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"parodied",
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"parroted",
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"pilloried",
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"satirized",
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"took off (on)",
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"travestied"
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],
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"synonyms":[
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"derided",
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"gibed",
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"jibed",
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"jeered",
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"laughed (at)",
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"mocked",
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"scouted",
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"shot down",
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"skewered"
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]
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},
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"type":[
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"verb"
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]
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},
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"ridiculer":{
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"a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another":{
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"antonyms":[],
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"examples":[
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"any person of great vision has his or her ridiculers , who inevitably fail to appreciate genius and originality"
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],
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"near antonyms":[
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"defender",
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"deliverer",
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"guard",
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"protector",
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"rescuer",
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"savior",
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"saviour",
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"comforter",
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"solace",
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"soother",
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"succorer",
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"bodyguard",
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"champion"
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],
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"related":[
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"belittler",
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"derider",
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"detractor",
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"giber",
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"jiber",
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"insulter",
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"jeerer",
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"scoffer",
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"scorner",
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"trash-talker",
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"smart aleck",
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"smart alec",
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"smarty",
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"smartie",
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"smarty-pants",
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"wiseacre",
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"wise guy",
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"kidder",
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"lampooner",
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"satirist",
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"accuser",
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"blamer",
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"troublemaker",
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"assailant",
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"attacker",
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"molester",
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"victimizer",
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"bother",
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"disturber",
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"pest"
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],
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"synonyms":[
|
|
"baiter",
|
|
"harasser",
|
|
"heckler",
|
|
"mocker",
|
|
"needler",
|
|
"persecutor",
|
|
"quiz",
|
|
"quizzer",
|
|
"taunter",
|
|
"tease",
|
|
"teaser",
|
|
"tormentor",
|
|
"tormenter",
|
|
"torturer"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ridicules":{
|
|
"the making of unkind jokes as a way of showing one's scorn for someone or something":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the early efforts by the suffragists to obtain voting rights for women were met with ridicule"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"applauses",
|
|
"approvals",
|
|
"commendations",
|
|
"praises"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"contempts",
|
|
"disdains",
|
|
"scorns",
|
|
"belittlements",
|
|
"deprecations",
|
|
"disparagements",
|
|
"catcalls",
|
|
"insults",
|
|
"put-downs",
|
|
"laughters",
|
|
"burlesques",
|
|
"caricatures",
|
|
"mimicries",
|
|
"pasquinades",
|
|
"satires"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"derisions",
|
|
"mockeries",
|
|
"sports"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make (someone or something) the object of unkind laughter":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the term \"big bang theory\" was originally coined to ridicule the belief that the universe was created by a giant explosion"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"applauds",
|
|
"approves",
|
|
"commends",
|
|
"endorses",
|
|
"indorses",
|
|
"sanctions"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"scoffs (at)",
|
|
"scorns",
|
|
"sneers (at)",
|
|
"bad-mouths",
|
|
"belittles",
|
|
"decries",
|
|
"disparages",
|
|
"pooh-poohs",
|
|
"poohs",
|
|
"puts down",
|
|
"chaffs",
|
|
"jives",
|
|
"joshes",
|
|
"kids",
|
|
"quizzes",
|
|
"rallies",
|
|
"razzes",
|
|
"ribs",
|
|
"rides",
|
|
"teases",
|
|
"tweaks",
|
|
"twits",
|
|
"baits",
|
|
"barracks",
|
|
"bugs",
|
|
"catcalls",
|
|
"harasses",
|
|
"harries",
|
|
"hassles",
|
|
"heckles",
|
|
"needles",
|
|
"pesters",
|
|
"rags",
|
|
"targets",
|
|
"taunts",
|
|
"torments",
|
|
"apes",
|
|
"burlesques",
|
|
"caricatures",
|
|
"imitates",
|
|
"lampoons",
|
|
"mimics",
|
|
"parodies",
|
|
"parrots",
|
|
"pillories",
|
|
"satirizes",
|
|
"takes off (on)",
|
|
"travesties"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"derides",
|
|
"gibes",
|
|
"jibes",
|
|
"jeers",
|
|
"laughs (at)",
|
|
"mocks",
|
|
"scouts",
|
|
"shoots down",
|
|
"skewers"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riding":{
|
|
"to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"deriding",
|
|
"gibing",
|
|
"jibing",
|
|
"jeering",
|
|
"mocking",
|
|
"ridiculing",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"bothering",
|
|
"bugging",
|
|
"burning (up)",
|
|
"chafing",
|
|
"fretting",
|
|
"frosting",
|
|
"galling",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"gnawing (at)",
|
|
"grating",
|
|
"griping",
|
|
"hacking (off)",
|
|
"hagriding",
|
|
"irking",
|
|
"irritating",
|
|
"itching",
|
|
"nagging",
|
|
"narking",
|
|
"nettling",
|
|
"peeving",
|
|
"pestering",
|
|
"piquing",
|
|
"putting out",
|
|
"rasping",
|
|
"riling",
|
|
"ruffling",
|
|
"spiting",
|
|
"troubling",
|
|
"vexing",
|
|
"aggravating",
|
|
"exasperating",
|
|
"goading",
|
|
"testing",
|
|
"trying",
|
|
"aggrieving",
|
|
"agitating",
|
|
"bedeviling",
|
|
"beleaguering",
|
|
"discomforting",
|
|
"disturbing",
|
|
"perturbing",
|
|
"badgering",
|
|
"dogging",
|
|
"hounding",
|
|
"browbeating",
|
|
"bullying",
|
|
"hectoring",
|
|
"harassing",
|
|
"harrying",
|
|
"persecuting",
|
|
"plaguing",
|
|
"terrorizing",
|
|
"tormenting",
|
|
"torturing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baiting",
|
|
"hassling",
|
|
"hazing",
|
|
"heckling",
|
|
"needling",
|
|
"taunting",
|
|
"teasing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our plan for the party rides on whether he can come"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"basing",
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
"founding",
|
|
"resting",
|
|
"staying",
|
|
"grounding"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"depending",
|
|
"hanging",
|
|
"hinging",
|
|
"turning"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make fun of in a good-natured way":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his wife couldn't resist riding him for forgetting his own birthday"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bantering",
|
|
"fooling",
|
|
"funning",
|
|
"stringing along",
|
|
"jesting",
|
|
"quipping",
|
|
"wisecracking",
|
|
"gagging",
|
|
"japing",
|
|
"jollying",
|
|
"yukking",
|
|
"yucking"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chaffing",
|
|
"jiving",
|
|
"joking",
|
|
"joshing",
|
|
"kidding",
|
|
"rallying",
|
|
"razzing",
|
|
"ribbing",
|
|
"roasting",
|
|
"teasing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"settling",
|
|
"sinking"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a condor riding high in the sky"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"diving",
|
|
"lunging",
|
|
"plunging",
|
|
"dipping",
|
|
"immersing",
|
|
"submerging",
|
|
"submersing"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bobbing",
|
|
"dangling",
|
|
"suspending",
|
|
"buoying",
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
"rafting"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drifting",
|
|
"floating",
|
|
"gliding",
|
|
"hanging",
|
|
"hovering",
|
|
"poising",
|
|
"sailing",
|
|
"swimming",
|
|
"wafting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riff":{
|
|
"a distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a mock news program with humorous riffs on current events"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"interpretation",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"variation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"version",
|
|
"adaptation",
|
|
"translation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riffles":{
|
|
"to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Web research is convenient but doesn't offer the tactile pleasures of riffling through heavy old books"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flips",
|
|
"leafs",
|
|
"skims",
|
|
"thumbs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"browses",
|
|
"dips",
|
|
"glances (at)",
|
|
"looks over",
|
|
"scans"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"pores (over)",
|
|
"studies"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in ripples , wavelets":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ripples",
|
|
"wavelets",
|
|
"combers",
|
|
"curls",
|
|
"ground swells",
|
|
"rollers",
|
|
"breakers",
|
|
"whitecaps",
|
|
"tidal waves",
|
|
"tsunamis",
|
|
"tsunami",
|
|
"surfs",
|
|
"seas",
|
|
"billows",
|
|
"surges",
|
|
"swells",
|
|
"waves"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riffling":{
|
|
"to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Web research is convenient but doesn't offer the tactile pleasures of riffling through heavy old books"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"poring (over)",
|
|
"studying"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"browsing",
|
|
"dipping",
|
|
"glancing (at)",
|
|
"looking over",
|
|
"scanning"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flipping",
|
|
"leafing",
|
|
"skimming",
|
|
"thumbing"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riffraff":{
|
|
"discarded or useless material":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the sight of piles and piles of riffraff at the town dump was a sobering reminder that we are indeed a society of consumers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"gem",
|
|
"goody",
|
|
"goodie",
|
|
"jewel",
|
|
"pearl",
|
|
"plum",
|
|
"prize",
|
|
"treasure",
|
|
"treasure trove",
|
|
"trove",
|
|
"valuable",
|
|
"booty",
|
|
"find",
|
|
"salvage"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"crud",
|
|
"sewage",
|
|
"slop",
|
|
"swill",
|
|
"wash",
|
|
"detritus",
|
|
"remains",
|
|
"rubble",
|
|
"ruins",
|
|
"dump",
|
|
"scrap heap",
|
|
"lumber",
|
|
"odds and ends",
|
|
"trumpery",
|
|
"flotsam",
|
|
"jetsam",
|
|
"wreckage",
|
|
"castoff",
|
|
"cull",
|
|
"discard",
|
|
"hand-me-down",
|
|
"reject",
|
|
"throwaway",
|
|
"nothing",
|
|
"straw",
|
|
"two bits"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chaff",
|
|
"deadwood",
|
|
"debris",
|
|
"dreck",
|
|
"drek",
|
|
"dross",
|
|
"dust",
|
|
"effluvium",
|
|
"effluvia",
|
|
"garbage",
|
|
"junk",
|
|
"litter",
|
|
"offal",
|
|
"offscouring",
|
|
"raffle",
|
|
"refuse",
|
|
"rubbish",
|
|
"scrap",
|
|
"spilth",
|
|
"trash",
|
|
"truck",
|
|
"waste"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"people looked down upon as ignorant and of the lowest class":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"A-list",
|
|
"aristocracy",
|
|
"elite",
|
|
"gentry",
|
|
"quality",
|
|
"society",
|
|
"upper class",
|
|
"upper crust"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"local ordinances that are intended to keep the riffraff out of the town"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"elect",
|
|
"establishment",
|
|
"gentlefolk",
|
|
"gentlefolks",
|
|
"nobility",
|
|
"peerage"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"dregs",
|
|
"commoners",
|
|
"commons",
|
|
"herd",
|
|
"hoi polloi",
|
|
"masses",
|
|
"millions",
|
|
"mob",
|
|
"multitude",
|
|
"people",
|
|
"plebeians",
|
|
"populace",
|
|
"public",
|
|
"rank and file",
|
|
"bourgeoisie",
|
|
"middle class",
|
|
"working class"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"proletariat",
|
|
"rabble",
|
|
"rabblement",
|
|
"ragtag and bobtail",
|
|
"rout",
|
|
"scum",
|
|
"tag, rag, and bobtail",
|
|
"tagrag and bobtail",
|
|
"trash",
|
|
"unwashed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rift":{
|
|
"an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a small rift opened in the earth's crust"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"check",
|
|
"chink",
|
|
"cleft",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"cranny",
|
|
"crevice",
|
|
"fissure",
|
|
"split"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"crevasse",
|
|
"craze",
|
|
"hairline",
|
|
"fracture",
|
|
"rupture",
|
|
"breach",
|
|
"gap",
|
|
"opening",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"gash",
|
|
"incision",
|
|
"slit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it was possible to peek through the rift in the fence and see the ball game"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breach",
|
|
"break",
|
|
"discontinuity",
|
|
"gap",
|
|
"gulf",
|
|
"hiatus",
|
|
"hole",
|
|
"interstice",
|
|
"interval",
|
|
"opening",
|
|
"rent",
|
|
"separation",
|
|
"void"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chink",
|
|
"cleft",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"cranny",
|
|
"crevice",
|
|
"fissure",
|
|
"notch",
|
|
"slit",
|
|
"slot",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"interspace",
|
|
"pore",
|
|
"abyss",
|
|
"aperture",
|
|
"cavity",
|
|
"chasm",
|
|
"gape",
|
|
"orifice",
|
|
"fracture",
|
|
"rupture",
|
|
"severance",
|
|
"sundering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in break , tear":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"break",
|
|
"fracture",
|
|
"pull",
|
|
"rend",
|
|
"rip",
|
|
"rive",
|
|
"rupture",
|
|
"tear",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"gash",
|
|
"incise",
|
|
"lacerate",
|
|
"notch",
|
|
"slash",
|
|
"slit",
|
|
"penetrate",
|
|
"perforate",
|
|
"puncture",
|
|
"break down",
|
|
"decompose",
|
|
"disassemble",
|
|
"disintegrate",
|
|
"dissolve",
|
|
"bifurcate",
|
|
"bisect",
|
|
"cleave",
|
|
"dichotomize",
|
|
"dissect",
|
|
"fractionalize",
|
|
"fractionate",
|
|
"halve",
|
|
"partition",
|
|
"quarter",
|
|
"segment",
|
|
"subdivide",
|
|
"trisect",
|
|
"fragment",
|
|
"fragmentate",
|
|
"fragmentize",
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
"disentangle",
|
|
"unravel",
|
|
"untie",
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"decouple",
|
|
"disassociate",
|
|
"disconnect",
|
|
"disjoin",
|
|
"disjoint",
|
|
"dissever",
|
|
"dissociate",
|
|
"disunite",
|
|
"divide",
|
|
"divorce",
|
|
"part",
|
|
"ramify",
|
|
"resolve",
|
|
"separate",
|
|
"sever",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sunder",
|
|
"uncouple",
|
|
"unlink",
|
|
"unyoke"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"close",
|
|
"darn",
|
|
"fill",
|
|
"heal",
|
|
"knit",
|
|
"mend",
|
|
"patch",
|
|
"plug",
|
|
"repair",
|
|
"seal",
|
|
"sew",
|
|
"stitch",
|
|
"suture",
|
|
"accumulate",
|
|
"agglutinate",
|
|
"attach",
|
|
"bind",
|
|
"cement",
|
|
"fasten",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"stick",
|
|
"weld",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"connect",
|
|
"consolidate",
|
|
"couple",
|
|
"join",
|
|
"link",
|
|
"merge",
|
|
"unify",
|
|
"unite"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rifting":{
|
|
"as in breaking , tearing":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"fracturing",
|
|
"pulling",
|
|
"rending",
|
|
"ripping",
|
|
"riving",
|
|
"rupturing",
|
|
"tearing",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"gashing",
|
|
"incising",
|
|
"lacerating",
|
|
"notching",
|
|
"slashing",
|
|
"slitting",
|
|
"penetrating",
|
|
"perforating",
|
|
"puncturing",
|
|
"breaking down",
|
|
"decomposing",
|
|
"disassembling",
|
|
"disintegrating",
|
|
"dissolving",
|
|
"bifurcating",
|
|
"bisecting",
|
|
"cleaving",
|
|
"dichotomizing",
|
|
"dissecting",
|
|
"fractionalizing",
|
|
"fractionating",
|
|
"halving",
|
|
"partitioning",
|
|
"quartering",
|
|
"segmenting",
|
|
"subdividing",
|
|
"trisecting",
|
|
"fragmentating",
|
|
"fragmenting",
|
|
"fragmentizing",
|
|
"detaching",
|
|
"disengaging",
|
|
"disentangling",
|
|
"unraveling",
|
|
"untying",
|
|
"untieing",
|
|
"breaking up",
|
|
"decoupling",
|
|
"disassociating",
|
|
"disconnecting",
|
|
"disjoining",
|
|
"disjointing",
|
|
"dissevering",
|
|
"dissociating",
|
|
"disuniting",
|
|
"dividing",
|
|
"divorcing",
|
|
"parting",
|
|
"ramifying",
|
|
"resolving",
|
|
"separating",
|
|
"severing",
|
|
"splitting",
|
|
"sundering",
|
|
"uncoupling",
|
|
"unlinking",
|
|
"unyoking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"closing",
|
|
"darning",
|
|
"filling",
|
|
"healing",
|
|
"knitting",
|
|
"mending",
|
|
"patching",
|
|
"plugging",
|
|
"repairing",
|
|
"sealing",
|
|
"sewing",
|
|
"stitching",
|
|
"suturing",
|
|
"accumulating",
|
|
"agglutinating",
|
|
"attaching",
|
|
"binding",
|
|
"cementing",
|
|
"fastening",
|
|
"fusing",
|
|
"sticking",
|
|
"welding",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"connecting",
|
|
"consolidating",
|
|
"coupling",
|
|
"joining",
|
|
"linking",
|
|
"merging",
|
|
"unifying",
|
|
"uniting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rigged":{
|
|
"to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"carefully rigged each diver with the required equipment before starting out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accoutred",
|
|
"accoutered",
|
|
"equipped",
|
|
"fitted (out)",
|
|
"fit (out)",
|
|
"furnished",
|
|
"girded",
|
|
"girt",
|
|
"kitted (up or out)",
|
|
"outfitted",
|
|
"provisioned",
|
|
"supplied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"stocked",
|
|
"stored",
|
|
"bestowed",
|
|
"contributed",
|
|
"donated",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"presented",
|
|
"apportioned",
|
|
"dealt (out)",
|
|
"dispensed",
|
|
"distributed",
|
|
"doled out",
|
|
"handed out",
|
|
"meted (out)",
|
|
"parceled (out)",
|
|
"parcelled (out)",
|
|
"portioned",
|
|
"prorated",
|
|
"allocated",
|
|
"allotted",
|
|
"assigned",
|
|
"armed",
|
|
"fortified",
|
|
"prepared",
|
|
"reequipped",
|
|
"re-equipped",
|
|
"refitted",
|
|
"refurnished",
|
|
"reoutfitted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deprived",
|
|
"dispossessed",
|
|
"divested",
|
|
"stripped",
|
|
"stript"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"right hand":{
|
|
"as in man Friday":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"right-minded":{
|
|
"conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a group of right-minded people working for social change"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"all right",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"ethical",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"honest",
|
|
"honorable",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"moral",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"righteous",
|
|
"straight",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"upright",
|
|
"virtuous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"decorous",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"seemly",
|
|
"high-minded",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"principled",
|
|
"commendable",
|
|
"creditable",
|
|
"exemplary",
|
|
"legitimate",
|
|
"esteemed",
|
|
"law-abiding",
|
|
"menschy",
|
|
"reputable",
|
|
"respected",
|
|
"upstanding",
|
|
"worthy",
|
|
"blameless",
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"guiltless",
|
|
"immaculate",
|
|
"incorrupt",
|
|
"incorrupted",
|
|
"incorruptible",
|
|
"innocent",
|
|
"inoffensive",
|
|
"irreproachable",
|
|
"unobjectionable",
|
|
"angelic",
|
|
"angelical",
|
|
"lily-white",
|
|
"pure",
|
|
"scrupulous",
|
|
"spotless",
|
|
"uncorrupted",
|
|
"unerring",
|
|
"goody-goody",
|
|
"moralistic",
|
|
"pharisaical",
|
|
"rectitudinous",
|
|
"sanctimonious",
|
|
"self-righteous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"improper",
|
|
"incorrect",
|
|
"indecorous",
|
|
"naughty",
|
|
"unbecoming",
|
|
"unseemly",
|
|
"corrupt",
|
|
"debased",
|
|
"debauched",
|
|
"degenerate",
|
|
"depraved",
|
|
"dissolute",
|
|
"libertine",
|
|
"perverted",
|
|
"reprobate",
|
|
"unprincipled",
|
|
"unscrupulous",
|
|
"atrocious",
|
|
"infamous",
|
|
"villainous",
|
|
"base",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"vicious",
|
|
"vile",
|
|
"blameworthy",
|
|
"objectionable",
|
|
"offensive",
|
|
"iniquitous",
|
|
"nefarious",
|
|
"errant",
|
|
"erring",
|
|
"fallen"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"dishonest",
|
|
"dishonorable",
|
|
"evil",
|
|
"evil-minded",
|
|
"immoral",
|
|
"indecent",
|
|
"sinful",
|
|
"unethical",
|
|
"unrighteous",
|
|
"wicked",
|
|
"wrong"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rights":{
|
|
"something to which one has a just claim":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"everyone has the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appanages",
|
|
"apanages",
|
|
"birthrights",
|
|
"prerogatives"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"calls",
|
|
"dibs",
|
|
"dues",
|
|
"entitlements",
|
|
"perquisites",
|
|
"pretenses",
|
|
"pretences",
|
|
"pretensions",
|
|
"privileges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an entitlement to something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"what right do you have to tell us what to do?"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calls",
|
|
"claims",
|
|
"dibs",
|
|
"pretenses",
|
|
"pretences",
|
|
"pretensions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"birthrights",
|
|
"prerogatives",
|
|
"titles",
|
|
"favors",
|
|
"privileges",
|
|
"refusals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"disclaimers",
|
|
"quitclaims",
|
|
"releases",
|
|
"waivers"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in redresses":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"redresses",
|
|
"blue-pencils",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"shortens",
|
|
"ameliorates",
|
|
"betters",
|
|
"improves",
|
|
"redrafts",
|
|
"redraws",
|
|
"restyles",
|
|
"revises",
|
|
"reworks",
|
|
"rewrites",
|
|
"perfects",
|
|
"polishes",
|
|
"touches up",
|
|
"amends",
|
|
"corrects",
|
|
"debugs",
|
|
"emends",
|
|
"rectifies",
|
|
"red-pencils",
|
|
"reforms",
|
|
"remedies",
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"mends",
|
|
"repairs",
|
|
"adjusts",
|
|
"modulates",
|
|
"regulates",
|
|
"alters",
|
|
"changes",
|
|
"modifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"damages",
|
|
"harms",
|
|
"hurts",
|
|
"impairs",
|
|
"injures",
|
|
"mars",
|
|
"spoils",
|
|
"aggravates",
|
|
"worsens"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rigid":{
|
|
"not allowing for any exceptions or loosening of standards":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"rigid enforcement of drug laws"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brassbound",
|
|
"cast-iron",
|
|
"exacting",
|
|
"hard-line",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"rigorous",
|
|
"strict",
|
|
"stringent",
|
|
"uncompromising"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"close",
|
|
"conscientious",
|
|
"exact",
|
|
"fussy",
|
|
"meticulous",
|
|
"painstaking",
|
|
"punctilious",
|
|
"scrupulous",
|
|
"undeviating",
|
|
"adamant",
|
|
"adamantine",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"dogged",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"relentless",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"single-minded",
|
|
"steadfast",
|
|
"stubborn",
|
|
"tenacious",
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
"unflinching",
|
|
"immovable",
|
|
"implacable",
|
|
"unappeasable",
|
|
"unrelenting",
|
|
"unsparing",
|
|
"unyielding",
|
|
"austere",
|
|
"demanding",
|
|
"flinty",
|
|
"grim",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"hardened",
|
|
"hard-hearted",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"ironbound",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"stern",
|
|
"tough"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acquiescent",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"compromising",
|
|
"pliable",
|
|
"pliant",
|
|
"relenting",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"easygoing",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"indulgent",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"lenient",
|
|
"merciful",
|
|
"mild",
|
|
"pampering",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"spoiling",
|
|
"tolerant",
|
|
"neglectful",
|
|
"negligent",
|
|
"remiss",
|
|
"slipshod",
|
|
"sloppy",
|
|
"slovenly",
|
|
"unfussy"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"flexible",
|
|
"lax",
|
|
"loose",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"slack"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a rigid man who cannot seem to relax"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"austere",
|
|
"authoritarian",
|
|
"flinty",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"heavy-handed",
|
|
"ramrod",
|
|
"rigorous",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"stern",
|
|
"strict",
|
|
"tough"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"demanding",
|
|
"exacting",
|
|
"uncharitable",
|
|
"unforgiving",
|
|
"adamant",
|
|
"adamantine",
|
|
"callous",
|
|
"hardened",
|
|
"hard-hearted",
|
|
"hard-line",
|
|
"immovable",
|
|
"implacable",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"merciless",
|
|
"ossified",
|
|
"pitiless",
|
|
"relentless",
|
|
"rock-ribbed",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
"uncompromising",
|
|
"unrelenting",
|
|
"unsparing",
|
|
"unyielding",
|
|
"dour",
|
|
"gruff",
|
|
"ascetic",
|
|
"ascetical",
|
|
"monastic",
|
|
"monkish",
|
|
"browbeating",
|
|
"bullying",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"single-minded",
|
|
"steadfast",
|
|
"unflinching",
|
|
"dogged",
|
|
"intractable",
|
|
"obstinate",
|
|
"relentless"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"easygoing",
|
|
"laid-back",
|
|
"undemanding",
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"merciful",
|
|
"mild",
|
|
"patient",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"softhearted",
|
|
"accepting",
|
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"compromising",
|
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"yielding",
|
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"responsive",
|
|
"willing",
|
|
"acquiescent",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"complaisant",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"flexible",
|
|
"pliable",
|
|
"pliant"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clement",
|
|
"forbearing",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"indulgent",
|
|
"lax",
|
|
"lenient",
|
|
"tolerant"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having a consistency that does not easily yield to pressure":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"rigid steel bars that should be able to hold the weight"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"solid",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"unyielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"case-hardened",
|
|
"compacted",
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"hardened",
|
|
"indurated",
|
|
"stiffened",
|
|
"tempered",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"dense",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"thick",
|
|
"thickset",
|
|
"inelastic",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"ramrod",
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
"compressed",
|
|
"condensed",
|
|
"adamantine",
|
|
"rocklike",
|
|
"sturdy",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"impenetrable",
|
|
"impermeable",
|
|
"nonporous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"loose",
|
|
"scattered",
|
|
"thin",
|
|
"bendable",
|
|
"elastic",
|
|
"flexible",
|
|
"malleable",
|
|
"pliable",
|
|
"pliant",
|
|
"supple",
|
|
"droopy",
|
|
"flaccid",
|
|
"floppy",
|
|
"lank",
|
|
"limp",
|
|
"slack",
|
|
"airy",
|
|
"light",
|
|
"permeable",
|
|
"porous",
|
|
"ultrasoft"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"flabby",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"spongy",
|
|
"squashy",
|
|
"squishy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"incapable of or highly resistant to bending":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"corsets, those rigid undergarments for women, must have been murder to wear"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"stiffened",
|
|
"unyielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"inelastic",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"solid",
|
|
"sound",
|
|
"strong",
|
|
"brittle",
|
|
"crisp",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"dense",
|
|
"substantial",
|
|
"arthritic",
|
|
"rheumatic",
|
|
"nonelastic",
|
|
"nonmalleable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"elastic",
|
|
"resilient",
|
|
"springy",
|
|
"stretchy",
|
|
"workable",
|
|
"malleable",
|
|
"plastic",
|
|
"semiflexible",
|
|
"droopy",
|
|
"flabby",
|
|
"flaccid",
|
|
"mushy",
|
|
"semisoft",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"squashy",
|
|
"squishy",
|
|
"lank",
|
|
"limber",
|
|
"limp",
|
|
"lissome",
|
|
"lissom",
|
|
"lithe",
|
|
"lithesome",
|
|
"willowy"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"flexible",
|
|
"floppy",
|
|
"pliable",
|
|
"pliant",
|
|
"supple",
|
|
"yielding"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"stretched with little or no give":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"make sure that the clothesline is rigid so that the longer garments don't drag on the ground"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"taut",
|
|
"tense",
|
|
"tight"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"tightened",
|
|
"unrelaxed",
|
|
"unyielding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"drooping",
|
|
"droopy",
|
|
"flaccid",
|
|
"floppy",
|
|
"hanging",
|
|
"lank",
|
|
"limp",
|
|
"loosened",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"sagging",
|
|
"slackened",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"elastic",
|
|
"flexible",
|
|
"pliant",
|
|
"resilient",
|
|
"springy",
|
|
"stretchy",
|
|
"supple"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lax",
|
|
"loose",
|
|
"slack"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rigidness":{
|
|
"the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"no one even asked anymore, as their father's rigidness regarding bedtime was legendary"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"exactingness",
|
|
"hardness",
|
|
"harshness",
|
|
"inflexibility",
|
|
"rigidity",
|
|
"rigor",
|
|
"rigorousness",
|
|
"severity",
|
|
"sternness",
|
|
"strictness",
|
|
"stringency"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"callousness",
|
|
"hard-heartedness",
|
|
"implacability",
|
|
"obduracy",
|
|
"obdurateness",
|
|
"pitilessness",
|
|
"dourness",
|
|
"gruffness",
|
|
"asceticism",
|
|
"austereness",
|
|
"austerity",
|
|
"monasticism",
|
|
"determination",
|
|
"firmness",
|
|
"resolve",
|
|
"steadfastness",
|
|
"obstinacy",
|
|
"stubbornness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"forbearance",
|
|
"indulgence",
|
|
"kindness",
|
|
"lenience",
|
|
"patience",
|
|
"softness",
|
|
"tenderness",
|
|
"tolerance",
|
|
"responsiveness",
|
|
"willingness",
|
|
"compliance",
|
|
"pliability",
|
|
"pliancy"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"flexibility",
|
|
"gentleness",
|
|
"laxness",
|
|
"mildness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rigmarole":{
|
|
"language marked by abstractions, jargon, euphemisms, and circumlocutions":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the security guard gave me some kind of rigmarole about passes and authorizations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bureaucratese",
|
|
"computerese",
|
|
"educationese",
|
|
"governmentese",
|
|
"legalese",
|
|
"Pentagonese",
|
|
"psychobabble",
|
|
"technobabble",
|
|
"bombast",
|
|
"fustian",
|
|
"gas",
|
|
"grandiloquence",
|
|
"hot air",
|
|
"hype",
|
|
"oratory",
|
|
"rhetoric",
|
|
"wind"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bafflegab",
|
|
"double-talk",
|
|
"gibberish",
|
|
"gobbledygook",
|
|
"gobbledegook",
|
|
"song and dance"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rigorousness":{
|
|
"the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the rigorousness of the training paid off when the dance students performed brilliantly at the recital"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"exactingness",
|
|
"hardness",
|
|
"harshness",
|
|
"inflexibility",
|
|
"rigidity",
|
|
"rigidness",
|
|
"rigor",
|
|
"severity",
|
|
"sternness",
|
|
"strictness",
|
|
"stringency"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"callousness",
|
|
"hard-heartedness",
|
|
"implacability",
|
|
"obduracy",
|
|
"obdurateness",
|
|
"pitilessness",
|
|
"dourness",
|
|
"gruffness",
|
|
"asceticism",
|
|
"austereness",
|
|
"austerity",
|
|
"monasticism",
|
|
"determination",
|
|
"firmness",
|
|
"resolve",
|
|
"steadfastness",
|
|
"obstinacy",
|
|
"stubbornness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"forbearance",
|
|
"indulgence",
|
|
"kindness",
|
|
"lenience",
|
|
"patience",
|
|
"softness",
|
|
"tenderness",
|
|
"tolerance",
|
|
"responsiveness",
|
|
"willingness",
|
|
"compliance",
|
|
"pliability",
|
|
"pliancy"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"flexibility",
|
|
"gentleness",
|
|
"laxness",
|
|
"mildness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the quality or state of being very accurate":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"these days the rigorousness of electronic timing is necessary to measure the minute differences in the performances of Olympic athletes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accuracy",
|
|
"accurateness",
|
|
"closeness",
|
|
"delicacy",
|
|
"exactitude",
|
|
"exactness",
|
|
"fineness",
|
|
"nicety",
|
|
"perfection",
|
|
"preciseness",
|
|
"precision",
|
|
"rigor",
|
|
"ultraprecision",
|
|
"veracity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"correctness",
|
|
"fidelity",
|
|
"rightness",
|
|
"strictness",
|
|
"truth",
|
|
"definiteness",
|
|
"definitiveness",
|
|
"definitude",
|
|
"determinacy",
|
|
"subtlety",
|
|
"care",
|
|
"carefulness",
|
|
"fastidiousness",
|
|
"meticulousness",
|
|
"persnicketiness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approximation",
|
|
"roundness",
|
|
"falseness",
|
|
"falsity",
|
|
"incorrectness",
|
|
"wrongness",
|
|
"carelessness",
|
|
"guesswork",
|
|
"looseness",
|
|
"indefiniteness",
|
|
"vagueness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"coarseness",
|
|
"impreciseness",
|
|
"imprecision",
|
|
"inaccuracy",
|
|
"inexactitude",
|
|
"inexactness",
|
|
"roughness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rile":{
|
|
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"one sure way to rile me is to keep yelling for me"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggravate",
|
|
"annoy",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"bug",
|
|
"burn (up)",
|
|
"chafe",
|
|
"eat",
|
|
"exasperate",
|
|
"frost",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"grate",
|
|
"gripe",
|
|
"hack (off)",
|
|
"irk",
|
|
"irritate",
|
|
"itch",
|
|
"nark",
|
|
"nettle",
|
|
"peeve",
|
|
"persecute",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"rasp",
|
|
"ruffle",
|
|
"spite",
|
|
"vex"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hassle",
|
|
"heckle",
|
|
"nag",
|
|
"inflame",
|
|
"enflame",
|
|
"provoke",
|
|
"rouse",
|
|
"badger",
|
|
"bait",
|
|
"bullyrag",
|
|
"ballyrag",
|
|
"devil",
|
|
"hagride",
|
|
"harass",
|
|
"harry",
|
|
"pester",
|
|
"plague",
|
|
"tease",
|
|
"anger",
|
|
"antagonize",
|
|
"enrage",
|
|
"incense",
|
|
"infuriate",
|
|
"madden",
|
|
"rankle",
|
|
"roil",
|
|
"agitate",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"discompose",
|
|
"disquiet",
|
|
"distress",
|
|
"exercise",
|
|
"freak (out)",
|
|
"fret",
|
|
"perturb",
|
|
"undo",
|
|
"unhinge",
|
|
"unsettle",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"worry",
|
|
"affront",
|
|
"insult",
|
|
"miff",
|
|
"offend",
|
|
"outrage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"appease",
|
|
"conciliate",
|
|
"mollify",
|
|
"oblige",
|
|
"pacify",
|
|
"placate",
|
|
"propitiate",
|
|
"delight",
|
|
"gladden",
|
|
"gratify",
|
|
"please",
|
|
"satisfy",
|
|
"assure",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"comfort",
|
|
"console",
|
|
"content",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"reassure",
|
|
"solace",
|
|
"soothe"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make angry":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her husband isn't easily riled , but once he is, he stays that way for days"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anger",
|
|
"enrage",
|
|
"incense",
|
|
"inflame",
|
|
"enflame",
|
|
"infuriate",
|
|
"ire",
|
|
"mad",
|
|
"madden",
|
|
"outrage",
|
|
"rankle",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rimmed":{
|
|
"to serve as a border for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"long lashes rimmed his eyes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bordered",
|
|
"bounded",
|
|
"edged",
|
|
"framed",
|
|
"fringed",
|
|
"margined",
|
|
"skirted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hemmed",
|
|
"trimmed",
|
|
"circumscribed",
|
|
"defined",
|
|
"delineated",
|
|
"demarcated",
|
|
"outlined",
|
|
"silhouetted",
|
|
"sketched",
|
|
"traced",
|
|
"circled",
|
|
"compassed",
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"enclosed",
|
|
"inclosed",
|
|
"environed",
|
|
"girdled",
|
|
"girthed",
|
|
"looped",
|
|
"ringed",
|
|
"rounded",
|
|
"surrounded",
|
|
"walled",
|
|
"checked",
|
|
"confined",
|
|
"controlled",
|
|
"curbed",
|
|
"limited",
|
|
"restrained",
|
|
"restricted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rims":{
|
|
"the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the rim of a glass"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"borderlines",
|
|
"borders",
|
|
"boundaries",
|
|
"bounds",
|
|
"brims",
|
|
"circumferences",
|
|
"compasses",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"edges",
|
|
"edgings",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"frames",
|
|
"fringes",
|
|
"hems",
|
|
"margins",
|
|
"perimeters",
|
|
"peripheries",
|
|
"skirtings",
|
|
"skirts",
|
|
"verges"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ambits",
|
|
"brinks",
|
|
"crests",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"cusps",
|
|
"lips",
|
|
"ceilings",
|
|
"maxima",
|
|
"maximums",
|
|
"demarcations",
|
|
"extents",
|
|
"limitations",
|
|
"measures",
|
|
"meres",
|
|
"restrictions",
|
|
"terminations",
|
|
"borderlands",
|
|
"frontiers",
|
|
"marches",
|
|
"outskirts",
|
|
"pales",
|
|
"selvages",
|
|
"laps",
|
|
"shores"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"centers",
|
|
"cores",
|
|
"hearts",
|
|
"inners",
|
|
"insides",
|
|
"interiors",
|
|
"middles",
|
|
"withins"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to serve as a border for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"long lashes rimmed his eyes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"borders",
|
|
"bounds",
|
|
"edges",
|
|
"frames",
|
|
"fringes",
|
|
"margins",
|
|
"skirts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hems",
|
|
"trims",
|
|
"circumscribes",
|
|
"defines",
|
|
"delineates",
|
|
"demarcates",
|
|
"outlines",
|
|
"silhouettes",
|
|
"sketches",
|
|
"traces",
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"compasses",
|
|
"encircles",
|
|
"encloses",
|
|
"incloses",
|
|
"environs",
|
|
"girdles",
|
|
"girths",
|
|
"loops",
|
|
"rings",
|
|
"rounds",
|
|
"surrounds",
|
|
"walls",
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"controls",
|
|
"curbs",
|
|
"limits",
|
|
"restrains",
|
|
"restricts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ring (up)":{
|
|
"to make a telephone call to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our friend rang us up to see if we wanted to go to a cricket match"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"call",
|
|
"dial",
|
|
"phone",
|
|
"telephone"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beep",
|
|
"buzz",
|
|
"call in",
|
|
"cold-call"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to obtain (as a goal) through effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"touted the many diplomatic triumphs that the president supposedly rang up in his first term"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"achieve",
|
|
"attain",
|
|
"bag",
|
|
"chalk up",
|
|
"clock (up)",
|
|
"gain",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"log",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"notch (up)",
|
|
"rack up",
|
|
"score",
|
|
"win"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acquire",
|
|
"capture",
|
|
"carry",
|
|
"draw",
|
|
"garner",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"land",
|
|
"obtain",
|
|
"procure",
|
|
"realize",
|
|
"secure",
|
|
"amount (to)",
|
|
"approach",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"measure up (to)",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"rival",
|
|
"tie",
|
|
"touch",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"excel",
|
|
"outdo",
|
|
"surpass",
|
|
"top"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fall short (of)",
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"fail (at)",
|
|
"lose"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ring down the curtain (on)":{
|
|
"to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"begin",
|
|
"commence",
|
|
"inaugurate",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"start"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The singer rang down the curtain on the performance with her most famous song."
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"climax",
|
|
"crown",
|
|
"consummate",
|
|
"perfect",
|
|
"halt",
|
|
"stop",
|
|
"suspend"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"close",
|
|
"close out",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"conclude",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"finish",
|
|
"round (off or out)",
|
|
"terminate",
|
|
"wind up",
|
|
"wrap up"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"ringed":{
|
|
"to form a circle around":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tall cypress trees ringing the park"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circled",
|
|
"compassed",
|
|
"embraced",
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"enclosed",
|
|
"inclosed",
|
|
"encompassed",
|
|
"environed",
|
|
"girded",
|
|
"girt",
|
|
"girdled",
|
|
"surrounded",
|
|
"wreathed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"circumscribed",
|
|
"closed in",
|
|
"cordoned (off)",
|
|
"fenced (in)",
|
|
"hemmed (in)",
|
|
"walled",
|
|
"beset",
|
|
"besieged",
|
|
"entrenched",
|
|
"intrenched",
|
|
"invested",
|
|
"swarmed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to travel completely around":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the line of season ticket buyers ringed the block"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circled",
|
|
"circuited",
|
|
"circumnavigated",
|
|
"circumvented",
|
|
"compassed",
|
|
"encircled",
|
|
"girdled",
|
|
"orbited",
|
|
"rounded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"circumambulated",
|
|
"crossed",
|
|
"perambulated",
|
|
"traversed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ringing":{
|
|
"marked by a high volume of sound":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an angry, ringing denial of the charges"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"blaring",
|
|
"blasting",
|
|
"booming",
|
|
"clamorous",
|
|
"clangorous",
|
|
"deafening",
|
|
"earsplitting",
|
|
"loud",
|
|
"piercing",
|
|
"plangent",
|
|
"resounding",
|
|
"roaring",
|
|
"slam-bang",
|
|
"sonorous",
|
|
"stentorian",
|
|
"thundering",
|
|
"thunderous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brazen",
|
|
"dinning",
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"noisy",
|
|
"obstreperous",
|
|
"raucous",
|
|
"rip-roaring",
|
|
"vociferous",
|
|
"grating",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"overloud",
|
|
"sharp",
|
|
"shrill",
|
|
"squealing",
|
|
"strident"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dead",
|
|
"quiet",
|
|
"silent",
|
|
"still",
|
|
"stilly",
|
|
"ultraquiet",
|
|
"calm",
|
|
"dreamy",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"restful",
|
|
"serene",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"tranquil",
|
|
"hushed",
|
|
"muffled",
|
|
"muted",
|
|
"softened",
|
|
"toned (down)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"soft"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"marked by conspicuously full and rich sounds or tones":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"sings in a ringing baritone that can be heard throughout the hall"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"golden",
|
|
"orotund",
|
|
"plangent",
|
|
"resonant",
|
|
"resounding",
|
|
"reverberant",
|
|
"reverberating",
|
|
"reverberative",
|
|
"rotund",
|
|
"round",
|
|
"sonorous",
|
|
"vibrant"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deep",
|
|
"full",
|
|
"mellifluent",
|
|
"mellifluous",
|
|
"mellow",
|
|
"plummy",
|
|
"rich",
|
|
"loud",
|
|
"powerful",
|
|
"stentorian",
|
|
"thundering",
|
|
"thunderous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"cavernous",
|
|
"hollow",
|
|
"faint",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"murmurous",
|
|
"muted",
|
|
"smothered",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"weak",
|
|
"thin",
|
|
"tinny"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"not subject to misinterpretation or more than one interpretation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"whereas other candidates hedged on that hot-button issue, he delivered a ringing endorsement of the pro-choice position"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apparent",
|
|
"bald",
|
|
"bald-faced",
|
|
"barefaced",
|
|
"bright-line",
|
|
"broad",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"clear-cut",
|
|
"crystal clear",
|
|
"decided",
|
|
"distinct",
|
|
"evident",
|
|
"lucid",
|
|
"luculent",
|
|
"luminous",
|
|
"manifest",
|
|
"nonambiguous",
|
|
"obvious",
|
|
"open-and-shut",
|
|
"palpable",
|
|
"patent",
|
|
"pellucid",
|
|
"perspicuous",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"straightforward",
|
|
"transparent",
|
|
"unambiguous",
|
|
"unambivalent",
|
|
"unequivocal",
|
|
"unmistakable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cognizable",
|
|
"cognoscible",
|
|
"comprehendible",
|
|
"comprehensible",
|
|
"digestible",
|
|
"fathomable",
|
|
"graspable",
|
|
"intelligible",
|
|
"knowable",
|
|
"understandable",
|
|
"self-evident",
|
|
"self-explanatory",
|
|
"clean-cut",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"tidy",
|
|
"uncomplicated",
|
|
"overt",
|
|
"undisguised",
|
|
"appreciable",
|
|
"perceptible",
|
|
"recognizable",
|
|
"sensible",
|
|
"tangible",
|
|
"discernible",
|
|
"discernable",
|
|
"noticeable",
|
|
"observable",
|
|
"visible",
|
|
"black-and-white",
|
|
"explicit",
|
|
"trenchant",
|
|
"well-defined",
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"decipherable",
|
|
"fair",
|
|
"legible",
|
|
"readable"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"incomprehensible",
|
|
"indecipherable",
|
|
"unfathomable",
|
|
"unintelligible",
|
|
"unknowable",
|
|
"impalpable",
|
|
"imperceptible",
|
|
"inappreciable",
|
|
"indiscernible",
|
|
"insensible",
|
|
"cloudy",
|
|
"gauzy",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey",
|
|
"hazy",
|
|
"imprecise",
|
|
"indefinite",
|
|
"indeterminate",
|
|
"misty",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"nebulous",
|
|
"noncommittal",
|
|
"sketchy",
|
|
"slippery",
|
|
"subtle",
|
|
"vague",
|
|
"illegible",
|
|
"undecipherable",
|
|
"unreadable"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ambiguous",
|
|
"clouded",
|
|
"cryptic",
|
|
"dark",
|
|
"enigmatic",
|
|
"enigmatical",
|
|
"equivocal",
|
|
"indistinct",
|
|
"mysterious",
|
|
"nonobvious",
|
|
"obfuscated",
|
|
"obscure",
|
|
"unapparent",
|
|
"unclarified",
|
|
"unclear"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a circle around":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tall cypress trees ringing the park"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circling",
|
|
"compassing",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"enclosing",
|
|
"inclosing",
|
|
"encompassing",
|
|
"environing",
|
|
"girding",
|
|
"girdling",
|
|
"surrounding",
|
|
"wreathing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"circumscribing",
|
|
"closing in",
|
|
"cordoning (off)",
|
|
"fencing (in)",
|
|
"hemming (in)",
|
|
"walling",
|
|
"besetting",
|
|
"besieging",
|
|
"entrenching",
|
|
"intrenching",
|
|
"investing",
|
|
"swarming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to travel completely around":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the line of season ticket buyers ringed the block"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circling",
|
|
"circuiting",
|
|
"circumnavigating",
|
|
"circumventing",
|
|
"compassing",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"girdling",
|
|
"orbiting",
|
|
"rounding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"circumambulating",
|
|
"crossing",
|
|
"perambulating",
|
|
"traversing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I didn't hear the doorbell ring"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bonging",
|
|
"chiming",
|
|
"knelling",
|
|
"pealing",
|
|
"tolling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chinking",
|
|
"clanging",
|
|
"clanking",
|
|
"clashing",
|
|
"clinking",
|
|
"ding-donging",
|
|
"dinging",
|
|
"gonging",
|
|
"jangling",
|
|
"jingling",
|
|
"pinging",
|
|
"plinking",
|
|
"plunking",
|
|
"plonking",
|
|
"tanging",
|
|
"tingling",
|
|
"tinkling",
|
|
"echoing",
|
|
"resonating",
|
|
"resounding",
|
|
"reverberating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rinsing":{
|
|
"to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"rinse that shirt immediately, or the paint will set"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"deluging",
|
|
"engulfing",
|
|
"flooding",
|
|
"inundating",
|
|
"swamping",
|
|
"flowing",
|
|
"gushing",
|
|
"rushing",
|
|
"streaming",
|
|
"douching",
|
|
"hosing",
|
|
"drenching",
|
|
"saturating",
|
|
"soaking",
|
|
"dousing",
|
|
"dowsing",
|
|
"sloshing",
|
|
"splashing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flushing",
|
|
"irrigating",
|
|
"sluicing",
|
|
"washing",
|
|
"washing out"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rip off":{
|
|
"an instance of theft":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a daring burglary of the art museum that resulted in one of the greatest rip-offs in history"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"break-in",
|
|
"burglary",
|
|
"holdup",
|
|
"mugging",
|
|
"stickup"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"grab",
|
|
"heist",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"snatching",
|
|
"swiping",
|
|
"theft"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the teens ripped off the store where they had been working for the summer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"ransack",
|
|
"rifle",
|
|
"despoil",
|
|
"loot",
|
|
"pillage",
|
|
"plunder",
|
|
"ravish",
|
|
"sack",
|
|
"spoil",
|
|
"strip",
|
|
"bleed",
|
|
"break in",
|
|
"cheat",
|
|
"chisel",
|
|
"cozen",
|
|
"defraud",
|
|
"exploit",
|
|
"fleece",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"mulct",
|
|
"pluck",
|
|
"rook",
|
|
"shortchange",
|
|
"skin",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"stick",
|
|
"sting",
|
|
"swindle",
|
|
"hold up",
|
|
"mug",
|
|
"roll",
|
|
"stick up"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burglarize",
|
|
"burgle",
|
|
"knock off",
|
|
"knock over",
|
|
"rob",
|
|
"steal (from)",
|
|
"take off"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an investigation revealed that a whole slew of suppliers had been ripping off the defense department"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"extort",
|
|
"wrench",
|
|
"wrest",
|
|
"wring",
|
|
"clip",
|
|
"gouge",
|
|
"nick",
|
|
"overcharge",
|
|
"soak",
|
|
"exploit",
|
|
"milk",
|
|
"deceive",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"gull",
|
|
"trick",
|
|
"rope (in)",
|
|
"betray",
|
|
"bitch",
|
|
"double-cross",
|
|
"bamboozle",
|
|
"fast-talk"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"bilk",
|
|
"bleed",
|
|
"cheat",
|
|
"chisel",
|
|
"chouse",
|
|
"con",
|
|
"cozen",
|
|
"defraud",
|
|
"diddle",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"do in",
|
|
"euchre",
|
|
"fiddle",
|
|
"fleece",
|
|
"flimflam",
|
|
"gaff",
|
|
"hose",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"mulct",
|
|
"nobble",
|
|
"pluck",
|
|
"ream",
|
|
"rook",
|
|
"screw",
|
|
"shake down",
|
|
"short",
|
|
"shortchange",
|
|
"skin",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"stick",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"sting",
|
|
"sucker",
|
|
"swindle",
|
|
"thimblerig",
|
|
"victimize"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the thief ripped off some jewelry as soon as no one was looking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"buy",
|
|
"purchase",
|
|
"bestow",
|
|
"contribute",
|
|
"donate",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"hand over",
|
|
"present"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"burglarize",
|
|
"knock over",
|
|
"rob",
|
|
"loot",
|
|
"pillage",
|
|
"plunder",
|
|
"sack",
|
|
"carjack",
|
|
"hijack",
|
|
"highjack",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"rifle",
|
|
"poach",
|
|
"rustle",
|
|
"shoplift",
|
|
"collar",
|
|
"grab",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"nail",
|
|
"seize",
|
|
"snatch",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"mooch",
|
|
"sponge",
|
|
"abduct",
|
|
"kidnap",
|
|
"shanghai",
|
|
"spirit"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"filch",
|
|
"heist",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"misappropriate",
|
|
"nick",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"pilfer",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"purloin",
|
|
"snitch",
|
|
"steal",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"thieve"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rip-roaring":{
|
|
"causing great emotional or mental stimulation":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a rip-roaring tale of the Old West"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breathtaking",
|
|
"charged",
|
|
"electric",
|
|
"electrifying",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"exhilarating",
|
|
"exhilarative",
|
|
"galvanic",
|
|
"galvanizing",
|
|
"hair-raising",
|
|
"heart-stopping",
|
|
"inspiring",
|
|
"intoxicating",
|
|
"kicky",
|
|
"mind-bending",
|
|
"mind-blowing",
|
|
"mind-boggling",
|
|
"rousing",
|
|
"stimulating",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"thrilling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"interesting",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"provocative",
|
|
"tantalizing",
|
|
"titillating",
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"engrossing",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"riveting",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"poignant",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"enchanting",
|
|
"enthralling",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"spellbinding",
|
|
"dynamic",
|
|
"energetic",
|
|
"high-voltage",
|
|
"kinetic",
|
|
"lively",
|
|
"lusty"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"boring",
|
|
"mind-numbing",
|
|
"tedious",
|
|
"tiresome",
|
|
"dreary",
|
|
"dull",
|
|
"humdrum",
|
|
"monotonous",
|
|
"uninteresting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"unexciting"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ripening":{
|
|
"the process of becoming mature":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the ripening of a pumpkin can take a whole season"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"development",
|
|
"growth",
|
|
"maturation",
|
|
"maturing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blossoming",
|
|
"flourishing",
|
|
"flowering",
|
|
"mellowing",
|
|
"softening",
|
|
"evolution",
|
|
"evolvement",
|
|
"expansion",
|
|
"progression",
|
|
"coming-of-age",
|
|
"maturity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decadence",
|
|
"decay",
|
|
"decaying",
|
|
"declension",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"degeneration",
|
|
"descent",
|
|
"deterioration",
|
|
"ebbing",
|
|
"fading",
|
|
"shriveling",
|
|
"shrivelling",
|
|
"waning",
|
|
"wilting",
|
|
"withering",
|
|
"death",
|
|
"decease",
|
|
"demise",
|
|
"dying",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"exit",
|
|
"expiration",
|
|
"expiring",
|
|
"expiry",
|
|
"perishing",
|
|
"regression",
|
|
"retrogression",
|
|
"reversion"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become mature":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pears ripening on the tree"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aging",
|
|
"ageing",
|
|
"developing",
|
|
"growing",
|
|
"growing up",
|
|
"maturing",
|
|
"progressing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mellowing",
|
|
"softening",
|
|
"blooming",
|
|
"blossoming",
|
|
"burgeoning",
|
|
"bourgeoning",
|
|
"flourishing",
|
|
"flowering",
|
|
"opening",
|
|
"unfolding",
|
|
"advancing",
|
|
"evolving",
|
|
"getting along",
|
|
"getting on",
|
|
"graying",
|
|
"greying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decaying",
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"degenerating",
|
|
"deteriorating",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"worsening",
|
|
"drooping",
|
|
"drying",
|
|
"fading",
|
|
"flagging",
|
|
"sagging",
|
|
"shriveling",
|
|
"shrivelling",
|
|
"waning",
|
|
"wasting (away)",
|
|
"weakening",
|
|
"wilting",
|
|
"withering",
|
|
"regressing",
|
|
"retrogressing",
|
|
"reverting",
|
|
"backsliding",
|
|
"lapsing",
|
|
"returning"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riposted":{
|
|
"to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"at cocktail parties she could riposte with lightning speed to even the most unexpected quip"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"answered",
|
|
"came back",
|
|
"rejoined",
|
|
"replied",
|
|
"responded",
|
|
"retorted",
|
|
"returned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledged",
|
|
"commented",
|
|
"communicated",
|
|
"corresponded",
|
|
"reacted",
|
|
"remarked",
|
|
"countered",
|
|
"defended",
|
|
"denied",
|
|
"explained",
|
|
"fielded",
|
|
"rebutted",
|
|
"refuted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"cross-examined",
|
|
"examined",
|
|
"grilled",
|
|
"interrogated",
|
|
"pumped",
|
|
"quizzed",
|
|
"polled",
|
|
"queried",
|
|
"surveyed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"asked",
|
|
"inquired",
|
|
"questioned"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ripped (out)":{
|
|
"as in snarled":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"snarled",
|
|
"commented",
|
|
"piped up (with)",
|
|
"remarked",
|
|
"clothed",
|
|
"clad",
|
|
"couched",
|
|
"formulated",
|
|
"formulized",
|
|
"phrased",
|
|
"put",
|
|
"worded",
|
|
"breathed",
|
|
"chirped",
|
|
"drawled",
|
|
"gasped",
|
|
"lipped",
|
|
"mouthed",
|
|
"murmured",
|
|
"purred",
|
|
"shouted",
|
|
"spluttered",
|
|
"spouted",
|
|
"whispered",
|
|
"affirmed",
|
|
"alleged",
|
|
"asserted",
|
|
"averred",
|
|
"avouched",
|
|
"avowed",
|
|
"advertised",
|
|
"announced",
|
|
"blazed",
|
|
"broadcast",
|
|
"broadcasted",
|
|
"declared",
|
|
"posted",
|
|
"proclaimed",
|
|
"promulgated",
|
|
"publicized",
|
|
"published",
|
|
"blabbered",
|
|
"blurted",
|
|
"bolted",
|
|
"got off",
|
|
"shot",
|
|
"aired",
|
|
"discussed",
|
|
"gave",
|
|
"looked",
|
|
"shared",
|
|
"sounded",
|
|
"vented",
|
|
"ventilated",
|
|
"voiced",
|
|
"articulated",
|
|
"brought out",
|
|
"enunciated",
|
|
"passed",
|
|
"said",
|
|
"spoke",
|
|
"stated",
|
|
"talked",
|
|
"told",
|
|
"uttered",
|
|
"verbalized",
|
|
"vocalized"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"stifled",
|
|
"suppressed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ripping":{
|
|
"to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the dog ripped the sleeve of my shirt by grabbing it with his teeth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"rending",
|
|
"ribboning",
|
|
"riving",
|
|
"shredding",
|
|
"tattering",
|
|
"tearing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"breaking",
|
|
"cleaving",
|
|
"rupturing",
|
|
"splitting",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"gashing",
|
|
"incising",
|
|
"lacerating",
|
|
"slashing",
|
|
"butchering",
|
|
"dismembering",
|
|
"dissecting",
|
|
"hacking",
|
|
"mangling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you can see where someone ripped the painting with a penknife"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"gashing",
|
|
"incising",
|
|
"shearing",
|
|
"slashing",
|
|
"slicing",
|
|
"slitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"crosscutting",
|
|
"hacksawing",
|
|
"scissoring",
|
|
"cleaving",
|
|
"riving",
|
|
"splitting",
|
|
"piercing",
|
|
"stabbing",
|
|
"bruising",
|
|
"butchering",
|
|
"hacking",
|
|
"haggling",
|
|
"lacerating",
|
|
"mangling",
|
|
"rending",
|
|
"tearing",
|
|
"carving",
|
|
"chipping",
|
|
"chiseling",
|
|
"chiselling",
|
|
"notching",
|
|
"anatomizing",
|
|
"dissecting",
|
|
"sectioning",
|
|
"chopping",
|
|
"dicing",
|
|
"mincing",
|
|
"amputating",
|
|
"cutting off",
|
|
"severing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to proceed or move quickly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the car went ripping down the road"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"barreling",
|
|
"barrelling",
|
|
"belting",
|
|
"blasting",
|
|
"blazing",
|
|
"blowing",
|
|
"bolting",
|
|
"bombing",
|
|
"bowling",
|
|
"breezing",
|
|
"bundling",
|
|
"bustling",
|
|
"buzzing",
|
|
"cannonballing",
|
|
"careening",
|
|
"careering",
|
|
"chasing",
|
|
"coursing",
|
|
"cracking (on)",
|
|
"dashing",
|
|
"driving",
|
|
"flying",
|
|
"haring",
|
|
"hastening",
|
|
"highballing",
|
|
"hotfooting (it)",
|
|
"humping",
|
|
"hurling",
|
|
"hurrying",
|
|
"hurtling",
|
|
"hustling",
|
|
"hying",
|
|
"hieing",
|
|
"jetting",
|
|
"jumping",
|
|
"motoring",
|
|
"nipping",
|
|
"pelting",
|
|
"racing",
|
|
"ramming",
|
|
"rocketing",
|
|
"running",
|
|
"rushing",
|
|
"rustling",
|
|
"scooting",
|
|
"scurrying",
|
|
"scuttling",
|
|
"shooting",
|
|
"speeding",
|
|
"stepping",
|
|
"tearing",
|
|
"traveling",
|
|
"travelling",
|
|
"trotting",
|
|
"whirling",
|
|
"whisking",
|
|
"zipping",
|
|
"zooming"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beetling",
|
|
"darting",
|
|
"flitting",
|
|
"scampering",
|
|
"scudding",
|
|
"scuffling",
|
|
"stampeding",
|
|
"streaking",
|
|
"whizzing",
|
|
"galloping",
|
|
"jogging",
|
|
"sprinting",
|
|
"accelerating",
|
|
"quickening",
|
|
"stepping out",
|
|
"catching up",
|
|
"fast-forwarding",
|
|
"outpacing",
|
|
"outrunning",
|
|
"outstripping",
|
|
"overtaking",
|
|
"arrowing",
|
|
"beelining"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dallying",
|
|
"dawdling",
|
|
"dillydallying",
|
|
"dragging",
|
|
"hanging (around or out)",
|
|
"lagging",
|
|
"lingering",
|
|
"loitering",
|
|
"poking",
|
|
"tarrying",
|
|
"ambling",
|
|
"lumbering",
|
|
"plodding",
|
|
"sauntering",
|
|
"shuffling",
|
|
"strolling",
|
|
"decelerating",
|
|
"slowing (down or up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"crawling",
|
|
"creeping",
|
|
"poking"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to separate or remove by forceful pulling":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"rip a sheet off the pad of paper"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"tearing",
|
|
"wrenching",
|
|
"wresting",
|
|
"yanking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"grabbing",
|
|
"nabbing",
|
|
"seizing",
|
|
"snapping (up)",
|
|
"snatching",
|
|
"lopping (off)",
|
|
"nipping",
|
|
"amputating",
|
|
"cutting (off)",
|
|
"dissevering",
|
|
"severing",
|
|
"extracting",
|
|
"forcing",
|
|
"jerking",
|
|
"prizing",
|
|
"prying",
|
|
"pulling",
|
|
"rooting (out)",
|
|
"uprooting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"reattaching"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ripping (out)":{
|
|
"as in snarling":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"snarling",
|
|
"commenting",
|
|
"piping up (with)",
|
|
"remarking",
|
|
"clothing",
|
|
"couching",
|
|
"formulating",
|
|
"formulizing",
|
|
"phrasing",
|
|
"putting",
|
|
"wording",
|
|
"breathing",
|
|
"chirping",
|
|
"drawling",
|
|
"gasping",
|
|
"lipping",
|
|
"mouthing",
|
|
"murmuring",
|
|
"purring",
|
|
"shouting",
|
|
"spluttering",
|
|
"spouting",
|
|
"whispering",
|
|
"affirming",
|
|
"alleging",
|
|
"asserting",
|
|
"averring",
|
|
"avouching",
|
|
"avowing",
|
|
"advertising",
|
|
"announcing",
|
|
"blazing",
|
|
"broadcasting",
|
|
"declaring",
|
|
"posting",
|
|
"proclaiming",
|
|
"promulgating",
|
|
"publicizing",
|
|
"publishing",
|
|
"blabbering",
|
|
"blurting",
|
|
"bolting",
|
|
"getting off",
|
|
"shooting",
|
|
"airing",
|
|
"discussing",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"looking",
|
|
"sharing",
|
|
"sounding",
|
|
"ventilating",
|
|
"venting",
|
|
"voicing",
|
|
"articulating",
|
|
"bringing out",
|
|
"enunciating",
|
|
"passing",
|
|
"saying",
|
|
"speaking",
|
|
"stating",
|
|
"talking",
|
|
"telling",
|
|
"uttering",
|
|
"verbalizing",
|
|
"vocalizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"stifling",
|
|
"suppressing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rise (to)":{
|
|
"as in clap , bravo":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bravo",
|
|
"clap",
|
|
"acclaim",
|
|
"accredit",
|
|
"applaud",
|
|
"cheer",
|
|
"crack up",
|
|
"hail",
|
|
"laud",
|
|
"praise",
|
|
"salute",
|
|
"tout",
|
|
"ballyhoo",
|
|
"approve",
|
|
"commend",
|
|
"endorse",
|
|
"indorse",
|
|
"favor",
|
|
"recommend",
|
|
"root (for)",
|
|
"support",
|
|
"celebrate",
|
|
"emblazon",
|
|
"eulogize",
|
|
"extol",
|
|
"extoll",
|
|
"glorify",
|
|
"magnify",
|
|
"sing",
|
|
"adulate",
|
|
"belaud",
|
|
"flatter",
|
|
"overpraise",
|
|
"deify",
|
|
"idolize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"pan",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"belittle",
|
|
"discommend",
|
|
"disparage",
|
|
"put down",
|
|
"blame",
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"reprehend",
|
|
"reprobate",
|
|
"admonish",
|
|
"chide",
|
|
"criticize",
|
|
"rebuke",
|
|
"reprimand",
|
|
"reproach",
|
|
"reprove",
|
|
"castigate",
|
|
"excoriate",
|
|
"keelhaul",
|
|
"lambaste",
|
|
"lambast",
|
|
"skewer",
|
|
"slag",
|
|
"vilify"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"risks":{
|
|
"something that may cause injury or harm":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"mountain climbing is a risk , but the thrill and challenge are worth it"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"guards",
|
|
"protections",
|
|
"safeguards",
|
|
"shields",
|
|
"wards",
|
|
"asylums",
|
|
"harbors",
|
|
"havens",
|
|
"refuges",
|
|
"retreats",
|
|
"shelters"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"snares",
|
|
"traps",
|
|
"booby traps"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dangers",
|
|
"hazards",
|
|
"imminences",
|
|
"menaces",
|
|
"perils",
|
|
"pitfalls",
|
|
"threats",
|
|
"troubles"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to place in danger":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we refuse to risk our life savings on this investment scheme"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"guards",
|
|
"protects",
|
|
"shelters",
|
|
"shields",
|
|
"preserves",
|
|
"resumes",
|
|
"saves"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"intimidates",
|
|
"threatens",
|
|
"exposes",
|
|
"subjects",
|
|
"chances",
|
|
"wagers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adventures",
|
|
"compromises",
|
|
"endangers",
|
|
"gambles (with)",
|
|
"hazards",
|
|
"imperils",
|
|
"jeopardizes",
|
|
"jeopards",
|
|
"menaces",
|
|
"perils",
|
|
"ventures"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take a chance on":{
|
|
"antonyms":[],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Colette didn't want to risk running out of food for her party, so she bought twice what she thought she would actually need"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"beards",
|
|
"braves",
|
|
"brazens",
|
|
"breasts",
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
"confronts",
|
|
"dares",
|
|
"defies",
|
|
"faces",
|
|
"outbraves",
|
|
"compromises",
|
|
"endangers",
|
|
"imperils",
|
|
"jeopardizes",
|
|
"menaces",
|
|
"exposes",
|
|
"subjects",
|
|
"bets (on)",
|
|
"wagers"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adventures",
|
|
"chances",
|
|
"gambles (on)",
|
|
"hazards",
|
|
"tempts",
|
|
"ventures"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"risky":{
|
|
"involving potential loss or injury":{
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"harmless",
|
|
"innocent",
|
|
"innocuous",
|
|
"nonhazardous",
|
|
"nonthreatening",
|
|
"safe",
|
|
"unthreatening"
|
|
],
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a risky new adventure"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"advantageous",
|
|
"beneficial",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"ultrasafe"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"dicey",
|
|
"insecure",
|
|
"precarious",
|
|
"treacherous",
|
|
"uncertain",
|
|
"ultrahazardous",
|
|
"chance",
|
|
"haphazard",
|
|
"random",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"sickening",
|
|
"unpleasant",
|
|
"ugly",
|
|
"wicked",
|
|
"adverse",
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"baleful",
|
|
"baneful",
|
|
"deleterious",
|
|
"detrimental",
|
|
"evil",
|
|
"harmful",
|
|
"hurtful",
|
|
"ill",
|
|
"inimical",
|
|
"injurious",
|
|
"malignant",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"noxious",
|
|
"pernicious",
|
|
"pestilent",
|
|
"deadly",
|
|
"deathly",
|
|
"destructive",
|
|
"dire",
|
|
"fatal",
|
|
"fateful",
|
|
"fell",
|
|
"killer",
|
|
"lethal",
|
|
"mortal",
|
|
"murderous"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"dangerous",
|
|
"grave",
|
|
"grievous",
|
|
"hazardous",
|
|
"jeopardizing",
|
|
"menacing",
|
|
"parlous",
|
|
"perilous",
|
|
"serious",
|
|
"threatening",
|
|
"unhealthy",
|
|
"unsafe",
|
|
"venturesome"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rivaling":{
|
|
"as in competitive , competing":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"competing",
|
|
"competitive",
|
|
"contradicting",
|
|
"contradictory",
|
|
"contrary",
|
|
"opposing",
|
|
"opposite",
|
|
"belligerent",
|
|
"contentious",
|
|
"quarrelsome",
|
|
"antagonistic",
|
|
"antipathetic",
|
|
"clashing",
|
|
"conflicting",
|
|
"hostile",
|
|
"inimical",
|
|
"unfriendly",
|
|
"disagreeable",
|
|
"discordant",
|
|
"disharmonious",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"incompatible",
|
|
"inharmonious",
|
|
"uncongenial"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"amicable",
|
|
"compatible",
|
|
"congenial",
|
|
"frictionless",
|
|
"harmonious",
|
|
"kindred",
|
|
"unanimous",
|
|
"united",
|
|
"pacific",
|
|
"peaceable",
|
|
"peaceful",
|
|
"collaborating",
|
|
"cooperative",
|
|
"symbiotic",
|
|
"synergetic",
|
|
"synergic"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to engage in a contest":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"two longtime friends who have rivaled for the same things at every stage of their lives"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battling",
|
|
"competing",
|
|
"contending",
|
|
"facing off",
|
|
"fighting",
|
|
"racing",
|
|
"vying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"playing",
|
|
"jockeying",
|
|
"jostling",
|
|
"maneuvering",
|
|
"going out",
|
|
"trying out",
|
|
"training",
|
|
"working"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rivet":{
|
|
"to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"everyone riveted their eyes on the trick that the magician was performing on stage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"center",
|
|
"concentrate",
|
|
"fasten",
|
|
"focus",
|
|
"train"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aim",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"home (in on)",
|
|
"hone in (on)",
|
|
"level",
|
|
"nail",
|
|
"point",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"zero (in on)",
|
|
"attend",
|
|
"heed",
|
|
"mind",
|
|
"fixate (on)",
|
|
"obsess (over)",
|
|
"refocus"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riveting":{
|
|
"holding the attention or provoking interest":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a riveting explanation of light waves that fascinated the class"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absorbing",
|
|
"arresting",
|
|
"consuming",
|
|
"engaging",
|
|
"engrossing",
|
|
"enthralling",
|
|
"fascinating",
|
|
"gripping",
|
|
"immersing",
|
|
"interesting",
|
|
"intriguing",
|
|
"involving"
|
|
],
|
|
"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 fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"everyone riveted their eyes on the trick that the magician was performing on stage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"centering",
|
|
"concentrating",
|
|
"fastening",
|
|
"focusing",
|
|
"focussing",
|
|
"training"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aiming",
|
|
"directing",
|
|
"homing (in on)",
|
|
"honing in (on)",
|
|
"leveling",
|
|
"levelling",
|
|
"nailing",
|
|
"pointing",
|
|
"setting",
|
|
"zeroing (in on)",
|
|
"attending",
|
|
"heeding",
|
|
"minding",
|
|
"fixating (on)",
|
|
"obsessing (over)",
|
|
"refocusing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rites":{
|
|
"an oft-repeated action or series of actions performed in accordance with tradition or a set of rules":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the annual summer rite of loading up the car for the big family vacation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ceremonials",
|
|
"ceremonies",
|
|
"formalities",
|
|
"forms",
|
|
"observances",
|
|
"rituals",
|
|
"solemnities"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amenities",
|
|
"civilities",
|
|
"decorums",
|
|
"etiquettes",
|
|
"graces",
|
|
"proprieties",
|
|
"protocols",
|
|
"conventions",
|
|
"customs",
|
|
"habits",
|
|
"manners",
|
|
"mores",
|
|
"practices",
|
|
"practises",
|
|
"standards",
|
|
"traditions",
|
|
"ways",
|
|
"celebrations",
|
|
"services"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"right-winger":{
|
|
"a person whose political beliefs are centered on tradition and keeping things the way they are":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a staunch right-winger who opposes, on principle, government social programs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"archconservative",
|
|
"conservative",
|
|
"paleoconservative",
|
|
"reactionary",
|
|
"rightist",
|
|
"Tory",
|
|
"traditionalist"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"right",
|
|
"right-wing",
|
|
"conformist",
|
|
"neocon",
|
|
"neoconservative",
|
|
"diehard",
|
|
"standpatter",
|
|
"bourbon",
|
|
"Colonel Blimp",
|
|
"fuddy-duddy",
|
|
"square",
|
|
"stuffed shirt"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"extremist",
|
|
"radical",
|
|
"red",
|
|
"revolutionary",
|
|
"revolutionist",
|
|
"reformer",
|
|
"reformist"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"leftist",
|
|
"left-winger",
|
|
"lefty",
|
|
"liberal",
|
|
"progressive"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"righteousness":{
|
|
"conduct that conforms to an accepted standard of right and wrong":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the laws do not always dictate righteousness , for what is legal is not always moral"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"character",
|
|
"decency",
|
|
"goodness",
|
|
"honesty",
|
|
"integrity",
|
|
"morality",
|
|
"probity",
|
|
"rectitude",
|
|
"rightness",
|
|
"uprightness",
|
|
"virtue",
|
|
"virtuousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"high-mindedness",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"incorruptibility",
|
|
"irreproachability",
|
|
"irreproachableness",
|
|
"right-mindedness",
|
|
"scrupulosity",
|
|
"scrupulousness",
|
|
"appropriateness",
|
|
"correctness",
|
|
"decorousness",
|
|
"decorum",
|
|
"etiquette",
|
|
"fitness",
|
|
"propriety",
|
|
"seemliness",
|
|
"ethics",
|
|
"morals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"impropriety",
|
|
"indecency",
|
|
"indecorum",
|
|
"indiscretion",
|
|
"debauchery",
|
|
"degeneracy",
|
|
"degradation",
|
|
"depravity",
|
|
"perversion",
|
|
"pervertedness",
|
|
"sinfulness",
|
|
"crookedness",
|
|
"dishonesty",
|
|
"underhandedness",
|
|
"unscrupulousness",
|
|
"lowness",
|
|
"meanness",
|
|
"viciousness",
|
|
"vileness",
|
|
"corruption"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"badness",
|
|
"evil",
|
|
"evildoing",
|
|
"immorality",
|
|
"iniquity",
|
|
"sin",
|
|
"villainy",
|
|
"wickedness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"faithfulness to high moral standards":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a life lived with righteousness guarantees that you will always respect yourself"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"honesty",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"integrity",
|
|
"probity",
|
|
"rectitude",
|
|
"uprightness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blamelessness",
|
|
"character",
|
|
"conscientiousness",
|
|
"decency",
|
|
"fairness",
|
|
"high-mindedness",
|
|
"incorruptibility",
|
|
"irreproachability",
|
|
"irreproachableness",
|
|
"justice",
|
|
"morality",
|
|
"nobility",
|
|
"reputability",
|
|
"respectability",
|
|
"right-mindedness",
|
|
"scrupulousness",
|
|
"virtue",
|
|
"virtuousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"corruptibility",
|
|
"corruption",
|
|
"corruptness",
|
|
"debasement",
|
|
"debauchery",
|
|
"decadence",
|
|
"degeneracy",
|
|
"degradation",
|
|
"depravity",
|
|
"disgrace",
|
|
"disgracefulness",
|
|
"disreputableness",
|
|
"dissipatedness",
|
|
"dissipation",
|
|
"dissoluteness",
|
|
"looseness",
|
|
"perversion",
|
|
"pervertedness",
|
|
"profligacy",
|
|
"shamelessness",
|
|
"venality",
|
|
"blameworthiness",
|
|
"criminality",
|
|
"crookedness",
|
|
"dishonesty",
|
|
"immorality",
|
|
"unrighteousness",
|
|
"unscrupulousness",
|
|
"knavery",
|
|
"rascality",
|
|
"roguishness",
|
|
"meanness",
|
|
"reprehensibleness",
|
|
"rottenness",
|
|
"sinfulness",
|
|
"vileness",
|
|
"villainy",
|
|
"wickedness",
|
|
"wretchedness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"baseness",
|
|
"dishonor",
|
|
"lowness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rights-of-way":{
|
|
"the right to one's attention before other things considered less important":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the bill for emergency aid was immediately granted right-of-way"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"precedences",
|
|
"priorities"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"preferences",
|
|
"urgencies",
|
|
"ascendancies",
|
|
"ascendencies",
|
|
"preeminences",
|
|
"primacies",
|
|
"supremacies",
|
|
"transcendences",
|
|
"transcendencies",
|
|
"orders",
|
|
"progressions",
|
|
"sequences",
|
|
"successions",
|
|
"front burners"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riotous":{
|
|
"causing or intended to cause laughter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his riotous mugging always has everyone in hysterics"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"antic",
|
|
"chucklesome",
|
|
"comedic",
|
|
"comic",
|
|
"comical",
|
|
"droll",
|
|
"farcical",
|
|
"funny",
|
|
"hilarious",
|
|
"humoristic",
|
|
"humorous",
|
|
"hysterical",
|
|
"hysteric",
|
|
"killing",
|
|
"laughable",
|
|
"ludicrous",
|
|
"ridiculous",
|
|
"risible",
|
|
"screaming",
|
|
"sidesplitting",
|
|
"uproarious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amusing",
|
|
"diverting",
|
|
"entertaining",
|
|
"clownish",
|
|
"knockabout",
|
|
"slapstick",
|
|
"slapsticky",
|
|
"zany",
|
|
"facetious",
|
|
"flip",
|
|
"flippant",
|
|
"pert",
|
|
"smart",
|
|
"smart-aleck",
|
|
"smart-alecky",
|
|
"snickery",
|
|
"jocular",
|
|
"playful",
|
|
"waggish",
|
|
"campy",
|
|
"jokey",
|
|
"joky",
|
|
"priceless",
|
|
"rich",
|
|
"whimsical",
|
|
"witty",
|
|
"wry",
|
|
"blithesome",
|
|
"gleeful",
|
|
"jocose",
|
|
"jocund",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"jovial",
|
|
"laughing",
|
|
"mad",
|
|
"merry",
|
|
"mirthful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"earnest",
|
|
"grave",
|
|
"no-nonsense",
|
|
"sedate",
|
|
"serious",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"sobersided",
|
|
"solemn",
|
|
"somber",
|
|
"sombre",
|
|
"staid",
|
|
"unsmiling",
|
|
"weighty",
|
|
"affecting",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"poignant",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"tragic",
|
|
"tragical",
|
|
"lachrymose",
|
|
"mournful",
|
|
"sad",
|
|
"sorrowful",
|
|
"tearful",
|
|
"woeful"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"humorless",
|
|
"lame",
|
|
"unamusing",
|
|
"uncomic",
|
|
"unfunny",
|
|
"unhumorous",
|
|
"unhysterical"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"pouring forth in great amounts":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a painting by that artist is usually a riotous display of color"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"copious",
|
|
"galore",
|
|
"gushing",
|
|
"lavish",
|
|
"profuse"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abounding",
|
|
"abundant",
|
|
"ample",
|
|
"bounteous",
|
|
"bountiful",
|
|
"liberal",
|
|
"plenteous",
|
|
"plentiful",
|
|
"extravagant",
|
|
"luxuriant",
|
|
"fat",
|
|
"fecund",
|
|
"fertile",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"munificent",
|
|
"openhanded",
|
|
"unsparing",
|
|
"unstinting",
|
|
"excessive",
|
|
"immoderate",
|
|
"redundant",
|
|
"adequate",
|
|
"complete",
|
|
"enough",
|
|
"sufficient"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"meager",
|
|
"meagre",
|
|
"niggardly",
|
|
"poor",
|
|
"scant",
|
|
"scanty",
|
|
"spare",
|
|
"sparse",
|
|
"stingy",
|
|
"deficient",
|
|
"inadequate",
|
|
"incomplete",
|
|
"insufficient",
|
|
"lacking",
|
|
"scarce",
|
|
"unsatisfactory",
|
|
"wanting",
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"mere",
|
|
"minimal"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"dribbling",
|
|
"trickling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riffs":{
|
|
"a distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a mock news program with humorous riffs on current events"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"interpretations",
|
|
"takes",
|
|
"variations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"versions",
|
|
"adaptations",
|
|
"translations"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ribaldry":{
|
|
"the quality or state of being obscene":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there's a ribaldry in the works of Chaucer that generations of students of English literature have heartily enjoyed"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bawdiness",
|
|
"blueness",
|
|
"coarseness",
|
|
"crudeness",
|
|
"crudity",
|
|
"dirt",
|
|
"dirtiness",
|
|
"filth",
|
|
"filthiness",
|
|
"foulness",
|
|
"grossness",
|
|
"impureness",
|
|
"impurity",
|
|
"indecency",
|
|
"lasciviousness",
|
|
"lewdness",
|
|
"nastiness",
|
|
"obscenity",
|
|
"profanity",
|
|
"raunch",
|
|
"raunchiness",
|
|
"smut",
|
|
"smuttiness",
|
|
"vulgarity",
|
|
"wantonness"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"broadness",
|
|
"earthiness",
|
|
"gaminess",
|
|
"raciness",
|
|
"saltiness",
|
|
"suggestiveness",
|
|
"immodesty",
|
|
"indecorousness",
|
|
"indelicacy",
|
|
"indelicateness",
|
|
"lowness",
|
|
"unbecomingness",
|
|
"lechery",
|
|
"depravedness",
|
|
"depravity",
|
|
"kinkiness",
|
|
"naughtiness",
|
|
"perverseness",
|
|
"perversion",
|
|
"perversity",
|
|
"pervertedness",
|
|
"wickedness",
|
|
"exceptionability",
|
|
"objectionableness",
|
|
"unacceptability",
|
|
"undesirability",
|
|
"reprehensibility",
|
|
"reprehensibleness",
|
|
"abusiveness",
|
|
"scurrilousness",
|
|
"atrociousness",
|
|
"atrocity",
|
|
"infamy",
|
|
"loathsomeness",
|
|
"offensiveness",
|
|
"repellency",
|
|
"repugnance",
|
|
"repulsiveness",
|
|
"distastefulness",
|
|
"obnoxiousness",
|
|
"unpleasantness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"priggery",
|
|
"priggishness",
|
|
"primness",
|
|
"prudery",
|
|
"prudishness",
|
|
"puritanism",
|
|
"correctness",
|
|
"decency",
|
|
"decorousness",
|
|
"decorum",
|
|
"seemliness",
|
|
"appropriateness",
|
|
"fitness",
|
|
"suitability",
|
|
"suitableness",
|
|
"perfection",
|
|
"purity",
|
|
"spotlessness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rinky-dink":{
|
|
"as in obsolete , antiquated":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"related":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rigamarole":{
|
|
"language marked by abstractions, jargon, euphemisms, and circumlocutions":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the security guard gave me some kind of rigmarole about passes and authorizations"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bafflegab",
|
|
"double-talk",
|
|
"gibberish",
|
|
"gobbledygook",
|
|
"gobbledegook",
|
|
"song and dance"
|
|
],
|
|
"related":[
|
|
"bureaucratese",
|
|
"computerese",
|
|
"educationese",
|
|
"governmentese",
|
|
"legalese",
|
|
"Pentagonese",
|
|
"psychobabble",
|
|
"technobabble",
|
|
"bombast",
|
|
"fustian",
|
|
"gas",
|
|
"grandiloquence",
|
|
"hot air",
|
|
"hype",
|
|
"oratory",
|
|
"rhetoric",
|
|
"wind"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rival":{
|
|
"one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a design that is a rival to any produced by a professional graphic artist"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"coequal",
|
|
"compeer",
|
|
"coordinate",
|
|
"counterpart",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"equivalent",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"like",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"parallel",
|
|
"peer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"analogue",
|
|
"analog",
|
|
"double",
|
|
"half",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"twin",
|
|
"associate",
|
|
"colleague",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"copartner",
|
|
"partner",
|
|
"competitor"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"one that takes a position opposite another in a competition or conflict":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the boxer's toughest rival thus far"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adversary",
|
|
"antagonist",
|
|
"foe",
|
|
"opponent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"enemy",
|
|
"archenemy",
|
|
"nemesis",
|
|
"competitor",
|
|
"contestant",
|
|
"bane",
|
|
"b\u00eate noire",
|
|
"curse",
|
|
"assailant",
|
|
"attacker",
|
|
"combatant",
|
|
"invader"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accomplice",
|
|
"ally",
|
|
"confederate",
|
|
"partner",
|
|
"advocate",
|
|
"champion",
|
|
"exponent",
|
|
"proponent",
|
|
"supporter",
|
|
"sympathizer"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"one who strives for the same thing as another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the four cities that are the top rivals for the site of the next Olympic Games"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"challenger",
|
|
"competition",
|
|
"competitor",
|
|
"contender",
|
|
"contestant",
|
|
"corrival"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"archrival",
|
|
"finalist",
|
|
"semifinalist",
|
|
"also-ran",
|
|
"entrant",
|
|
"entry",
|
|
"player",
|
|
"adversary",
|
|
"antagonist",
|
|
"opponent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in competing , competitive":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"competing",
|
|
"competitive",
|
|
"rivalrous",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"diligent",
|
|
"driving",
|
|
"dynamic",
|
|
"enterprising",
|
|
"gung ho",
|
|
"hungry",
|
|
"hustling",
|
|
"industrious",
|
|
"motivated",
|
|
"scrappy",
|
|
"venturesome",
|
|
"venturous",
|
|
"animated",
|
|
"lively",
|
|
"spirited",
|
|
"ardent",
|
|
"avid",
|
|
"eager",
|
|
"energetic",
|
|
"impassioned",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"raring",
|
|
"vigorous",
|
|
"aggressive",
|
|
"assertive",
|
|
"high-flying",
|
|
"opportunistic",
|
|
"overambitious",
|
|
"pretentious",
|
|
"pushy",
|
|
"self-assertive",
|
|
"ambitious",
|
|
"aspiring",
|
|
"go-getting",
|
|
"hard-driving",
|
|
"pushing",
|
|
"self-seeking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"apathetic",
|
|
"disinterested",
|
|
"indifferent",
|
|
"uneager",
|
|
"unenthusiastic",
|
|
"unexcited",
|
|
"uninterested",
|
|
"casual",
|
|
"easygoing",
|
|
"lackadaisical",
|
|
"lazyish",
|
|
"halfhearted",
|
|
"lukewarm",
|
|
"tepid",
|
|
"lazy",
|
|
"lethargic",
|
|
"listless",
|
|
"shiftless",
|
|
"sluggish",
|
|
"spiritless",
|
|
"unaggressive",
|
|
"unassertive",
|
|
"ambitionless",
|
|
"unambitious"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to engage in a contest":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"two longtime friends who have rivaled for the same things at every stage of their lives"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"compete",
|
|
"contend",
|
|
"face off",
|
|
"fight",
|
|
"race",
|
|
"vie"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"challenge",
|
|
"engage",
|
|
"play",
|
|
"jockey",
|
|
"jostle",
|
|
"maneuver",
|
|
"go out",
|
|
"try out",
|
|
"train",
|
|
"work"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rightfulness":{
|
|
"as in rightness":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"rightness",
|
|
"lawfulness",
|
|
"legality",
|
|
"legitimacy",
|
|
"permissibility",
|
|
"permissibleness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"illegality",
|
|
"illegitimacy",
|
|
"unlawfulness",
|
|
"wrongfulness",
|
|
"badness",
|
|
"immorality",
|
|
"iniquitousness",
|
|
"iniquity",
|
|
"sinfulness",
|
|
"unjustness",
|
|
"wickedness",
|
|
"wrongness",
|
|
"criminality",
|
|
"unconstitutionality"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riverfronts":{
|
|
"as in banks , riversides":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"banks",
|
|
"riverbanks",
|
|
"riversides",
|
|
"oceanfronts",
|
|
"shorefronts",
|
|
"waterfronts",
|
|
"esplanades",
|
|
"coastlands",
|
|
"coastlines",
|
|
"coasts",
|
|
"shorelines",
|
|
"shores",
|
|
"littorals",
|
|
"seaboards",
|
|
"seacoasts",
|
|
"seashores",
|
|
"seasides",
|
|
"lidos",
|
|
"plages",
|
|
"beaches",
|
|
"beachfronts",
|
|
"sands",
|
|
"strands"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rig (out)":{
|
|
"to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"everyone was rigged out for the country club's spring cotillion"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apparel",
|
|
"array",
|
|
"attire",
|
|
"bedeck",
|
|
"caparison",
|
|
"clothe",
|
|
"costume",
|
|
"deck (out)",
|
|
"do up",
|
|
"dress",
|
|
"dress up",
|
|
"enrobe",
|
|
"garb",
|
|
"garment",
|
|
"get up",
|
|
"gown",
|
|
"habit",
|
|
"invest",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ridding":{
|
|
"to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"worked two jobs to rid himself of debt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"disburdening",
|
|
"disencumbering",
|
|
"divesting",
|
|
"freeing",
|
|
"relieving",
|
|
"unburdening"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"discharging",
|
|
"emancipating",
|
|
"enfranchising",
|
|
"liberating",
|
|
"loosening",
|
|
"loosing",
|
|
"manumitting",
|
|
"releasing",
|
|
"springing",
|
|
"unbinding",
|
|
"uncaging",
|
|
"unchaining",
|
|
"unfettering",
|
|
"bailing (out)",
|
|
"delivering",
|
|
"redeeming",
|
|
"rescuing",
|
|
"disengaging",
|
|
"disentangling",
|
|
"extricating"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bogging (down)",
|
|
"fettering",
|
|
"hampering",
|
|
"restraining",
|
|
"shackling",
|
|
"subjecting",
|
|
"weighing down",
|
|
"weighting (down)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"burdening",
|
|
"encumbering",
|
|
"saddling"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ripper":{
|
|
"something very good of its kind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the comedian's last routine was a real ripper , leaving the audience in those proverbial stitches"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beaut",
|
|
"beauty",
|
|
"bee's knees",
|
|
"cat's meow",
|
|
"corker",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"crackajack",
|
|
"daisy",
|
|
"dandy",
|
|
"dilly",
|
|
"doozy",
|
|
"doozie",
|
|
"doozer",
|
|
"dream",
|
|
"honey",
|
|
"hot stuff",
|
|
"humdinger",
|
|
"hummer",
|
|
"jim-dandy",
|
|
"knockout",
|
|
"lollapalooza",
|
|
"lulu",
|
|
"nifty",
|
|
"peach",
|
|
"pip",
|
|
"pippin",
|
|
"ripsnorter",
|
|
"snorter",
|
|
"sockdolager",
|
|
"sockdologer",
|
|
"standout",
|
|
"sweetheart"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"marvel",
|
|
"phenomenon",
|
|
"prodigy",
|
|
"sensation",
|
|
"wonder",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"crown jewel",
|
|
"diamond",
|
|
"gem",
|
|
"imperial",
|
|
"jewel",
|
|
"pearl",
|
|
"plum",
|
|
"treasure"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"disappointment",
|
|
"dud",
|
|
"failure",
|
|
"flop",
|
|
"lemon",
|
|
"letdown",
|
|
"loser",
|
|
"stinker",
|
|
"turkey"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"risqu\u00e9":{
|
|
"hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the bridal shower was filled with risqu\u00e9 banter and laughter"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bawdy",
|
|
"blue",
|
|
"gamy",
|
|
"gamey",
|
|
"lewd",
|
|
"off",
|
|
"off-color",
|
|
"off-colored",
|
|
"racy",
|
|
"ribald",
|
|
"salty",
|
|
"spicy",
|
|
"suggestive"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"leering",
|
|
"barnyard",
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"coarse-grained",
|
|
"crude",
|
|
"earthy",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"vulgar",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"filthy",
|
|
"gutter",
|
|
"indecent",
|
|
"lascivious",
|
|
"locker-room",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"obscene",
|
|
"pornographic",
|
|
"porny",
|
|
"prurient",
|
|
"raunchy",
|
|
"smutty",
|
|
"stag",
|
|
"unprintable",
|
|
"unpublishable",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"X-rated",
|
|
"immodest",
|
|
"indecorous",
|
|
"indelicate",
|
|
"naughty"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"G-rated",
|
|
"nonobscene",
|
|
"innocuous",
|
|
"inoffensive",
|
|
"priggish",
|
|
"prim",
|
|
"prudish",
|
|
"puritanical",
|
|
"staid",
|
|
"straitlaced",
|
|
"straightlaced",
|
|
"Victorian",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"decorous",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"polite",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"respectable",
|
|
"seemly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"right now":{
|
|
"at the present time":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"right now we are in the middle of a major home renovation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"anymore",
|
|
"currently",
|
|
"now",
|
|
"nowadays",
|
|
"presently",
|
|
"today"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"here"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"away",
|
|
"far",
|
|
"farthest",
|
|
"remotest",
|
|
"heretofore",
|
|
"hitherto",
|
|
"since",
|
|
"ago",
|
|
"previously"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"before",
|
|
"formerly",
|
|
"long",
|
|
"once",
|
|
"then"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"without delay":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"answer my question right now"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bang",
|
|
"directly",
|
|
"forthwith",
|
|
"headlong",
|
|
"immediately",
|
|
"incontinently",
|
|
"instantaneously",
|
|
"instanter",
|
|
"instantly",
|
|
"now",
|
|
"PDQ",
|
|
"plumb",
|
|
"presently",
|
|
"promptly",
|
|
"pronto",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"right away",
|
|
"right off",
|
|
"straight off",
|
|
"straightaway",
|
|
"straightway"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"away",
|
|
"freely",
|
|
"anon",
|
|
"momentarily",
|
|
"shortly",
|
|
"soon",
|
|
"apace",
|
|
"briskly",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"fleetly",
|
|
"full tilt",
|
|
"posthaste",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"quickly",
|
|
"rapidly",
|
|
"readily",
|
|
"snappily",
|
|
"speedily",
|
|
"swift",
|
|
"swiftly",
|
|
"abruptly",
|
|
"presto",
|
|
"suddenly",
|
|
"unexpectedly",
|
|
"hastily",
|
|
"impetuously",
|
|
"impulsively",
|
|
"rashly",
|
|
"recklessly",
|
|
"exactly",
|
|
"opportunely",
|
|
"punctually",
|
|
"seasonably"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"slowly",
|
|
"late",
|
|
"tardily"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rinsed":{
|
|
"as in flushed , irrigated":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"flushed",
|
|
"irrigated",
|
|
"laved",
|
|
"sluiced",
|
|
"steeped",
|
|
"clammy",
|
|
"damp",
|
|
"dampish",
|
|
"dank",
|
|
"humid",
|
|
"moist",
|
|
"semimoist",
|
|
"wettish",
|
|
"aqueous",
|
|
"boggy",
|
|
"miry",
|
|
"seepy",
|
|
"sloppy",
|
|
"squashy",
|
|
"dipped",
|
|
"dunked",
|
|
"splashed",
|
|
"hydrated",
|
|
"submerged",
|
|
"swamped",
|
|
"deluged",
|
|
"drowned",
|
|
"flooded",
|
|
"inundated",
|
|
"overflowed",
|
|
"awash",
|
|
"bathed",
|
|
"bedraggled",
|
|
"doused",
|
|
"dowsed",
|
|
"drenched",
|
|
"dripping",
|
|
"logged",
|
|
"saturate",
|
|
"saturated",
|
|
"soaked",
|
|
"soaking",
|
|
"sodden",
|
|
"soggy",
|
|
"sopping",
|
|
"soppy",
|
|
"soused",
|
|
"washed",
|
|
"watered",
|
|
"waterlogged",
|
|
"water-soaked",
|
|
"watery",
|
|
"wet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"arid",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"unwatered",
|
|
"waterless",
|
|
"bone-dry",
|
|
"hyperarid",
|
|
"ultradry",
|
|
"waterproof",
|
|
"water-repellent",
|
|
"water-resistant",
|
|
"watertight",
|
|
"baked",
|
|
"dehydrated",
|
|
"freeze-dried",
|
|
"droughty",
|
|
"parched",
|
|
"sere",
|
|
"sear",
|
|
"sunbaked",
|
|
"thirsty",
|
|
"wrung"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"rinse that shirt immediately, or the paint will set"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flushed",
|
|
"irrigated",
|
|
"sluiced",
|
|
"washed",
|
|
"washed out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deluged",
|
|
"engulfed",
|
|
"flooded",
|
|
"inundated",
|
|
"swamped",
|
|
"flowed",
|
|
"gushed",
|
|
"rushed",
|
|
"streamed",
|
|
"douched",
|
|
"hosed",
|
|
"drenched",
|
|
"saturated",
|
|
"soaked",
|
|
"doused",
|
|
"dowsed",
|
|
"sloshed",
|
|
"splashed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riverbanks":{
|
|
"as in banks , riversides":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"banks",
|
|
"riverfronts",
|
|
"riversides",
|
|
"oceanfronts",
|
|
"shorefronts",
|
|
"waterfronts",
|
|
"esplanades",
|
|
"coastlands",
|
|
"coastlines",
|
|
"coasts",
|
|
"shorelines",
|
|
"shores",
|
|
"littorals",
|
|
"seaboards",
|
|
"seacoasts",
|
|
"seashores",
|
|
"seasides",
|
|
"lidos",
|
|
"plages",
|
|
"beaches",
|
|
"beachfronts",
|
|
"sands",
|
|
"strands"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rivi\u00e8re":{
|
|
"as in torque , beads":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beads",
|
|
"carcanet",
|
|
"torque",
|
|
"torc",
|
|
"choker",
|
|
"collar",
|
|
"dog collar",
|
|
"lei",
|
|
"necklace",
|
|
"rope",
|
|
"strand",
|
|
"bangle",
|
|
"lavaliere",
|
|
"lavalliere",
|
|
"locket",
|
|
"pendant",
|
|
"pendent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"right-of-way":{
|
|
"the right to one's attention before other things considered less important":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the bill for emergency aid was immediately granted right-of-way"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"precedence",
|
|
"priority"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"preference",
|
|
"urgency",
|
|
"ascendancy",
|
|
"ascendency",
|
|
"preeminence",
|
|
"primacy",
|
|
"supremacy",
|
|
"transcendence",
|
|
"transcendency",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"progression",
|
|
"sequence",
|
|
"succession",
|
|
"front burner"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ridging":{
|
|
"as in drifting , banking":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"banking",
|
|
"drifting",
|
|
"agglutinating",
|
|
"clumping",
|
|
"lumping",
|
|
"accreting",
|
|
"accumulating",
|
|
"amassing",
|
|
"building up",
|
|
"collecting",
|
|
"concentrating",
|
|
"conglomerating",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"massing",
|
|
"piling (up)",
|
|
"stacking (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dispersing",
|
|
"dissipating",
|
|
"scattering"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rifted":{
|
|
"as in broke , tore":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"fractured",
|
|
"pulled",
|
|
"rent",
|
|
"rended",
|
|
"ripped",
|
|
"rived",
|
|
"ruptured",
|
|
"tore",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"gashed",
|
|
"incised",
|
|
"lacerated",
|
|
"notched",
|
|
"slashed",
|
|
"slit",
|
|
"penetrated",
|
|
"perforated",
|
|
"punctured",
|
|
"broke down",
|
|
"decomposed",
|
|
"disassembled",
|
|
"disintegrated",
|
|
"dissolved",
|
|
"bifurcated",
|
|
"bisected",
|
|
"cleaved",
|
|
"cleft",
|
|
"dichotomized",
|
|
"dissected",
|
|
"fractionalized",
|
|
"fractionated",
|
|
"halved",
|
|
"partitioned",
|
|
"quartered",
|
|
"segmented",
|
|
"subdivided",
|
|
"trisected",
|
|
"fragmentated",
|
|
"fragmented",
|
|
"fragmentized",
|
|
"detached",
|
|
"disengaged",
|
|
"disentangled",
|
|
"unraveled",
|
|
"untied",
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"decoupled",
|
|
"disassociated",
|
|
"disconnected",
|
|
"disjoined",
|
|
"disjointed",
|
|
"dissevered",
|
|
"dissociated",
|
|
"disunited",
|
|
"divided",
|
|
"divorced",
|
|
"parted",
|
|
"ramified",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"separated",
|
|
"severed",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"sundered",
|
|
"uncoupled",
|
|
"unlinked",
|
|
"unyoked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"closed",
|
|
"darned",
|
|
"filled",
|
|
"healed",
|
|
"knit",
|
|
"knitted",
|
|
"mended",
|
|
"patched",
|
|
"plugged",
|
|
"repaired",
|
|
"sealed",
|
|
"sewed",
|
|
"stitched",
|
|
"sutured",
|
|
"accumulated",
|
|
"agglutinated",
|
|
"attached",
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"cemented",
|
|
"fastened",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"stuck",
|
|
"welded",
|
|
"combined",
|
|
"connected",
|
|
"consolidated",
|
|
"coupled",
|
|
"joined",
|
|
"linked",
|
|
"merged",
|
|
"unified",
|
|
"united"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ring":{
|
|
"a group involved in secret or criminal activities":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a ring of counterfeiters passing phony $20 bills"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cabal",
|
|
"conspiracy",
|
|
"crew",
|
|
"gang",
|
|
"Mafia",
|
|
"mob",
|
|
"syndicate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"clan",
|
|
"clique",
|
|
"coterie",
|
|
"coven",
|
|
"crowd",
|
|
"gal\u00e8re",
|
|
"lot",
|
|
"network",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"junta",
|
|
"oligarchy"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a circular strip":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a metal ring encircled the barrel"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"band",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"eye",
|
|
"hoop",
|
|
"loop",
|
|
"round"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"cincture",
|
|
"collar",
|
|
"girdle",
|
|
"wreath",
|
|
"annulet",
|
|
"becket",
|
|
"coil",
|
|
"curl",
|
|
"furl",
|
|
"hank",
|
|
"spiral",
|
|
"spire",
|
|
"twirl",
|
|
"whorl"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a gaming ring that meets once a week to play"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"body",
|
|
"bunch",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"clan",
|
|
"clique",
|
|
"community",
|
|
"coterie",
|
|
"coven",
|
|
"crowd",
|
|
"fold",
|
|
"gal\u00e8re",
|
|
"gang",
|
|
"klatch",
|
|
"klatsch",
|
|
"lot",
|
|
"network",
|
|
"pack",
|
|
"set"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"charmed circle",
|
|
"elite",
|
|
"in-group",
|
|
"closed shop",
|
|
"club",
|
|
"college",
|
|
"fellowship",
|
|
"guild",
|
|
"gild",
|
|
"league",
|
|
"organization",
|
|
"society",
|
|
"camp",
|
|
"faction",
|
|
"sect",
|
|
"side",
|
|
"tribe",
|
|
"mess",
|
|
"squad",
|
|
"brotherhood",
|
|
"fraternity",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"sisterhood",
|
|
"sodality",
|
|
"sorority",
|
|
"commune",
|
|
"alliance",
|
|
"bloc",
|
|
"coalition",
|
|
"confederation",
|
|
"congress",
|
|
"council",
|
|
"federation",
|
|
"union"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"loner",
|
|
"individualist"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something with a perfectly round circumference":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the coffee cup left a ring on the table"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"cirque",
|
|
"round",
|
|
"roundel"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"circlet",
|
|
"ringlet",
|
|
"ellipse",
|
|
"loop",
|
|
"oval",
|
|
"ball",
|
|
"globe",
|
|
"orb",
|
|
"sphere"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a communication by telephone":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"give me a ring when you're ready to go"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buzz",
|
|
"call"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"callback",
|
|
"cold call",
|
|
"conference call",
|
|
"message",
|
|
"toll call",
|
|
"voice mail"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a circle around":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tall cypress trees ringing the park"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"compass",
|
|
"embrace",
|
|
"encircle",
|
|
"enclose",
|
|
"inclose",
|
|
"encompass",
|
|
"environ",
|
|
"gird",
|
|
"girdle",
|
|
"surround",
|
|
"wreathe"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"circumscribe",
|
|
"close in",
|
|
"cordon (off)",
|
|
"fence (in)",
|
|
"hem (in)",
|
|
"wall",
|
|
"beset",
|
|
"besiege",
|
|
"entrench",
|
|
"intrench",
|
|
"invest",
|
|
"swarm"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to travel completely around":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the line of season ticket buyers ringed the block"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"circuit",
|
|
"circumnavigate",
|
|
"circumvent",
|
|
"compass",
|
|
"encircle",
|
|
"girdle",
|
|
"orbit",
|
|
"round"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"circumambulate",
|
|
"cross",
|
|
"perambulate",
|
|
"traverse"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I didn't hear the doorbell ring"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bong",
|
|
"chime",
|
|
"knell",
|
|
"peal",
|
|
"toll"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chink",
|
|
"clang",
|
|
"clank",
|
|
"clash",
|
|
"clink",
|
|
"ding",
|
|
"ding-dong",
|
|
"gong",
|
|
"jangle",
|
|
"jingle",
|
|
"ping",
|
|
"plink",
|
|
"plunk",
|
|
"plonk",
|
|
"tang",
|
|
"tingle",
|
|
"tinkle",
|
|
"echo",
|
|
"resonate",
|
|
"resound",
|
|
"reverberate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rivets":{
|
|
"to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"everyone riveted their eyes on the trick that the magician was performing on stage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"centers",
|
|
"concentrates",
|
|
"fastens",
|
|
"focuses",
|
|
"focusses",
|
|
"trains"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aims",
|
|
"directs",
|
|
"homes (in on)",
|
|
"hones in (on)",
|
|
"levels",
|
|
"nails",
|
|
"points",
|
|
"sets",
|
|
"zeroes (in on)",
|
|
"attends",
|
|
"heeds",
|
|
"minds",
|
|
"fixates (on)",
|
|
"obsesses (over)",
|
|
"refocuses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ricocheting":{
|
|
"to strike and fly off at an angle":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the ball ricocheted off the fielder's glove and went over the fence for a home run"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bouncing",
|
|
"caroming",
|
|
"glancing",
|
|
"rebounding",
|
|
"skimming",
|
|
"skipping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brushing",
|
|
"grazing",
|
|
"nudging",
|
|
"raking",
|
|
"shaving",
|
|
"sweeping",
|
|
"bumping",
|
|
"contacting",
|
|
"hitting",
|
|
"kissing",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"sideswiping",
|
|
"reflecting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ring up":{
|
|
"to make a telephone call to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our friend rang us up to see if we wanted to go to a cricket match"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"call",
|
|
"dial",
|
|
"phone",
|
|
"telephone"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beep",
|
|
"buzz",
|
|
"call in",
|
|
"cold-call"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to obtain (as a goal) through effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"touted the many diplomatic triumphs that the president supposedly rang up in his first term"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"achieve",
|
|
"attain",
|
|
"bag",
|
|
"chalk up",
|
|
"clock (up)",
|
|
"gain",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"log",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"notch (up)",
|
|
"rack up",
|
|
"score",
|
|
"win"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acquire",
|
|
"capture",
|
|
"carry",
|
|
"draw",
|
|
"garner",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"land",
|
|
"obtain",
|
|
"procure",
|
|
"realize",
|
|
"secure",
|
|
"amount (to)",
|
|
"approach",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"measure up (to)",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"rival",
|
|
"tie",
|
|
"touch",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"excel",
|
|
"outdo",
|
|
"surpass",
|
|
"top"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fall short (of)",
|
|
"miss",
|
|
"fail (at)",
|
|
"lose"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riverboats":{
|
|
"as in houseboats":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"houseboats",
|
|
"cruisers",
|
|
"inboards",
|
|
"motorboats",
|
|
"outboards",
|
|
"powerboats",
|
|
"auxiliaries",
|
|
"bumboats",
|
|
"cutters",
|
|
"jolly boats",
|
|
"launches",
|
|
"lifeboats",
|
|
"longboats",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"yawls",
|
|
"bateaux",
|
|
"batteaux",
|
|
"ca\u00efques",
|
|
"canoes",
|
|
"catamarans",
|
|
"coracles",
|
|
"curraghs",
|
|
"currachs",
|
|
"dhows",
|
|
"dinghies",
|
|
"dinks",
|
|
"dories",
|
|
"dugouts",
|
|
"flatboats",
|
|
"garveys",
|
|
"gigs",
|
|
"johnboats",
|
|
"kayaks",
|
|
"outriggers",
|
|
"paddleboats",
|
|
"pinnaces",
|
|
"piraguas",
|
|
"pirogues",
|
|
"pontoons",
|
|
"prams",
|
|
"punts",
|
|
"rafts",
|
|
"rowboats",
|
|
"rowing boats",
|
|
"sampans",
|
|
"scows",
|
|
"sculls",
|
|
"shallops",
|
|
"shells",
|
|
"skiffs",
|
|
"surfboats",
|
|
"umiaks",
|
|
"wherries",
|
|
"barges",
|
|
"hoys",
|
|
"keelboats",
|
|
"keels",
|
|
"lighters",
|
|
"narrow boats",
|
|
"catboats",
|
|
"ketches",
|
|
"sailboats",
|
|
"schooners",
|
|
"yachts",
|
|
"towboats",
|
|
"tugboats",
|
|
"tugs",
|
|
"boats",
|
|
"bottoms",
|
|
"crafts",
|
|
"vessels",
|
|
"watercrafts",
|
|
"ferries",
|
|
"ferryboats",
|
|
"gondolas",
|
|
"taxis",
|
|
"taxies",
|
|
"water taxis",
|
|
"bankers",
|
|
"cobles",
|
|
"draggers",
|
|
"gillnetters",
|
|
"hookers",
|
|
"luggers",
|
|
"scallopers",
|
|
"seiners",
|
|
"shrimpers",
|
|
"trawlers",
|
|
"whaleboats",
|
|
"whalers",
|
|
"workboats"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rigorously":{
|
|
"without any relaxation of standards or precision":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a rigorously accurate accounting of the war casualties"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"exactly",
|
|
"precisely",
|
|
"rigidly",
|
|
"strictly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"carefully",
|
|
"conscientiously",
|
|
"meticulously",
|
|
"scrupulously"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"imprecisely",
|
|
"inexactly",
|
|
"loosely"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rivalries":{
|
|
"an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a healthy rivalry in sports between the two schools"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ball games",
|
|
"battles",
|
|
"combats",
|
|
"competitions",
|
|
"conflicts",
|
|
"confrontations",
|
|
"contentions",
|
|
"contests",
|
|
"dogfights",
|
|
"duels",
|
|
"face-offs",
|
|
"grapples",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"strifes",
|
|
"struggles",
|
|
"sweepstakes",
|
|
"sweep-stake",
|
|
"tugs-of-war",
|
|
"warfares",
|
|
"wars"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"horse races",
|
|
"nail-biters",
|
|
"showdowns",
|
|
"clashes",
|
|
"collisions",
|
|
"discords",
|
|
"frictions",
|
|
"arguments",
|
|
"controversies",
|
|
"debates",
|
|
"disagreements",
|
|
"disputations",
|
|
"disputes",
|
|
"dissensions",
|
|
"dissentions",
|
|
"quarrels",
|
|
"rows",
|
|
"wrangles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"concords",
|
|
"harmonies",
|
|
"peaces"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"righter":{
|
|
"as in redresser":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"redresser",
|
|
"revenger",
|
|
"requiter",
|
|
"avenger",
|
|
"castigator",
|
|
"chastiser",
|
|
"nemesis",
|
|
"punisher",
|
|
"scourge",
|
|
"vigilante"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ransomer",
|
|
"redeemer",
|
|
"vindicator"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ribbons":{
|
|
"a long narrow piece of material":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tied a silk ribbon in her hair"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"lists",
|
|
"slips",
|
|
"strips"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"slats",
|
|
"bandages",
|
|
"bands",
|
|
"belts",
|
|
"bindings",
|
|
"girths",
|
|
"straps",
|
|
"swatches",
|
|
"swaths",
|
|
"swathes",
|
|
"tapes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"over the years the historic flag had become badly ribboned by the wind"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"rends",
|
|
"rips",
|
|
"rives",
|
|
"shreds",
|
|
"tatters",
|
|
"tears"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"cleaves",
|
|
"ruptures",
|
|
"splits",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"gashes",
|
|
"incises",
|
|
"lacerates",
|
|
"slashes",
|
|
"butchers",
|
|
"dismembers",
|
|
"dissects",
|
|
"hacks",
|
|
"mangles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riverbank":{
|
|
"as in bank , riverside":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bank",
|
|
"riverfront",
|
|
"riverside",
|
|
"oceanfront",
|
|
"shorefront",
|
|
"waterfront",
|
|
"esplanade",
|
|
"coast",
|
|
"coastland",
|
|
"coastline",
|
|
"shore",
|
|
"shoreline",
|
|
"littoral",
|
|
"seaboard",
|
|
"seacoast",
|
|
"seashore",
|
|
"seaside",
|
|
"lido",
|
|
"plage",
|
|
"beach",
|
|
"beachfront",
|
|
"sand(s)",
|
|
"strand"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rifling":{
|
|
"to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"rifled the desk drawer in search of the insurance policy"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"combing",
|
|
"digging (through)",
|
|
"dredging",
|
|
"hunting (through)",
|
|
"raking",
|
|
"ransacking",
|
|
"rummaging",
|
|
"scouring",
|
|
"searching",
|
|
"sorting (through)",
|
|
"trolling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"frisking",
|
|
"patting down",
|
|
"shaking down",
|
|
"auditing",
|
|
"checking (out)",
|
|
"examining",
|
|
"inspecting",
|
|
"investigating",
|
|
"reviewing",
|
|
"scanning",
|
|
"scrutinizing",
|
|
"surveying",
|
|
"ascertaining",
|
|
"descrying",
|
|
"detecting",
|
|
"determining",
|
|
"discovering",
|
|
"ferreting (out)",
|
|
"finding",
|
|
"finding out",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"hitting (on or upon)",
|
|
"learning",
|
|
"locating",
|
|
"running down",
|
|
"scaring up",
|
|
"tracking (down)",
|
|
"grubbing (about)",
|
|
"poking (around)",
|
|
"exploring",
|
|
"probing",
|
|
"prospecting",
|
|
"skirmishing",
|
|
"snooping",
|
|
"browsing",
|
|
"glancing (over)",
|
|
"looking over",
|
|
"perusing",
|
|
"studying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"hiding",
|
|
"abandoning",
|
|
"losing",
|
|
"ignoring",
|
|
"neglecting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rived":{
|
|
"to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"road pavement that had been riven by the annual freeze-and-thaw cycle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"broke up",
|
|
"busted",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"disintegrated",
|
|
"dismembered",
|
|
"disrupted",
|
|
"fractured",
|
|
"fragmented"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"atomized",
|
|
"crushed",
|
|
"ground",
|
|
"powdered",
|
|
"pulverized",
|
|
"reduced",
|
|
"blasted",
|
|
"blew up",
|
|
"burst",
|
|
"bursted",
|
|
"detonated",
|
|
"exploded",
|
|
"cracked",
|
|
"popped",
|
|
"shattered",
|
|
"shivered",
|
|
"smashed",
|
|
"chipped",
|
|
"slivered",
|
|
"splintered",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"imploded",
|
|
"destroyed",
|
|
"ruined",
|
|
"wrecked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"doctored",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"healed",
|
|
"mended",
|
|
"patched",
|
|
"rebuilt",
|
|
"reconditioned",
|
|
"reconstructed",
|
|
"renovated",
|
|
"repaired"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the bitter disappointment threatened to rive my heart in two"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"rent",
|
|
"rended",
|
|
"ribboned",
|
|
"ripped",
|
|
"shredded",
|
|
"tattered",
|
|
"tore"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"cleaved",
|
|
"cleft",
|
|
"ruptured",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"gashed",
|
|
"incised",
|
|
"lacerated",
|
|
"slashed",
|
|
"butchered",
|
|
"dismembered",
|
|
"dissected",
|
|
"hacked",
|
|
"mangled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rituals":{
|
|
"a usual manner of behaving or doing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her morning ritual is to enjoy a bracing cup of coffee while reading the newspaper"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"customs",
|
|
"fashions",
|
|
"habits",
|
|
"habitudes",
|
|
"patterns",
|
|
"practices",
|
|
"practises",
|
|
"tricks",
|
|
"ways",
|
|
"wonts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"addictions",
|
|
"dispositions",
|
|
"bents",
|
|
"inclinations",
|
|
"proclivities",
|
|
"sets",
|
|
"tendencies",
|
|
"tenors",
|
|
"turns",
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"conventions",
|
|
"forms",
|
|
"modes",
|
|
"styles",
|
|
"usages",
|
|
"uses",
|
|
"deportments",
|
|
"manners",
|
|
"mores",
|
|
"drills",
|
|
"grooves",
|
|
"jog trots",
|
|
"regimens",
|
|
"regimes",
|
|
"r\u00e9gimes",
|
|
"rotes",
|
|
"routines",
|
|
"ruts",
|
|
"affectations",
|
|
"airs",
|
|
"poses",
|
|
"attributes",
|
|
"characteristics",
|
|
"marks",
|
|
"traits",
|
|
"eccentricities",
|
|
"kinks",
|
|
"oddities",
|
|
"peculiarities",
|
|
"quirks",
|
|
"singularities",
|
|
"tics"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an oft-repeated action or series of actions performed in accordance with tradition or a set of rules":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a ritual that the ancient peoples of that country believed would bring rain"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ceremonials",
|
|
"ceremonies",
|
|
"formalities",
|
|
"forms",
|
|
"observances",
|
|
"rites",
|
|
"solemnities"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amenities",
|
|
"civilities",
|
|
"decorums",
|
|
"etiquettes",
|
|
"graces",
|
|
"proprieties",
|
|
"protocols",
|
|
"conventions",
|
|
"customs",
|
|
"habits",
|
|
"manners",
|
|
"mores",
|
|
"practices",
|
|
"practises",
|
|
"standards",
|
|
"traditions",
|
|
"ways",
|
|
"celebrations",
|
|
"services"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"richen":{
|
|
"as in strengthen , enrich":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enrich",
|
|
"fortify",
|
|
"strengthen",
|
|
"evaporate",
|
|
"extract",
|
|
"remove",
|
|
"reconcentrate",
|
|
"recondense",
|
|
"deepen",
|
|
"enhance",
|
|
"heighten",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"compact",
|
|
"harden",
|
|
"solidify",
|
|
"boil down",
|
|
"decoct",
|
|
"reduce",
|
|
"clarify",
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"cleanse",
|
|
"distill",
|
|
"distil",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"leach",
|
|
"purge",
|
|
"purify",
|
|
"refine",
|
|
"concentrate",
|
|
"condense"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilute",
|
|
"water (down)",
|
|
"adulterate",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"thin",
|
|
"weaken"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"risen":{
|
|
"as in inflated , swollen":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
"bloated",
|
|
"blown up",
|
|
"bulbous",
|
|
"distended",
|
|
"enlarged",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"extended",
|
|
"inflated",
|
|
"jutting",
|
|
"projecting",
|
|
"puffed",
|
|
"puffy",
|
|
"swollen",
|
|
"bulging",
|
|
"cambered",
|
|
"convex",
|
|
"protruding",
|
|
"protrusive",
|
|
"protuberant",
|
|
"domed",
|
|
"global",
|
|
"globular",
|
|
"round",
|
|
"rounded",
|
|
"spherical"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"concave",
|
|
"dented",
|
|
"depressed",
|
|
"dished",
|
|
"hollow",
|
|
"indented",
|
|
"recessed",
|
|
"sunken",
|
|
"alveolar",
|
|
"cavernous",
|
|
"crescentic",
|
|
"cuplike",
|
|
"cupped",
|
|
"cuppy",
|
|
"recurved",
|
|
"dimpled",
|
|
"pockmarked"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the snow accumulation is rising at an alarming rate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accelerated",
|
|
"accumulated",
|
|
"appreciated",
|
|
"ballooned",
|
|
"boomed",
|
|
"built up",
|
|
"burgeoned",
|
|
"bourgeoned",
|
|
"climbed",
|
|
"enlarged",
|
|
"escalated",
|
|
"expanded",
|
|
"gained",
|
|
"increased",
|
|
"mounted",
|
|
"multiplied",
|
|
"mushroomed",
|
|
"proliferated",
|
|
"rolled up",
|
|
"snowballed",
|
|
"spread",
|
|
"swelled",
|
|
"swollen",
|
|
"waxed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"jumped",
|
|
"rocketed",
|
|
"skyrocketed",
|
|
"surged",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"redoubled",
|
|
"blown up",
|
|
"bulked",
|
|
"distended",
|
|
"inflated",
|
|
"puffed (up)",
|
|
"crescendoed",
|
|
"crested",
|
|
"peaked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"contracted",
|
|
"decreased",
|
|
"diminished",
|
|
"dwindled",
|
|
"lessened",
|
|
"receded",
|
|
"waned"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to leave one's bed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I generally rise around six and leave for work by seven"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arisen",
|
|
"got up",
|
|
"gotten up",
|
|
"rolled out",
|
|
"turned out",
|
|
"uprisen"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aroused",
|
|
"awakened",
|
|
"awoken",
|
|
"awaked",
|
|
"awoke",
|
|
"bestirred",
|
|
"stirred",
|
|
"woken",
|
|
"waked",
|
|
"woke"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"catnapped",
|
|
"dozed",
|
|
"dropped off",
|
|
"lain up",
|
|
"napped",
|
|
"nodded",
|
|
"rested",
|
|
"slept",
|
|
"slumbered",
|
|
"snoozed",
|
|
"bunked",
|
|
"perched",
|
|
"roosted",
|
|
"settled",
|
|
"couched",
|
|
"dossed (down)",
|
|
"flopped (down)",
|
|
"lain (down)",
|
|
"reclined"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bedded (down)",
|
|
"retired",
|
|
"turned in"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move or extend upward":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"mountains majestically rising towards the sky"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arisen",
|
|
"ascended",
|
|
"aspired",
|
|
"climbed",
|
|
"lifted",
|
|
"mounted",
|
|
"soared",
|
|
"thrust",
|
|
"upped",
|
|
"upreared",
|
|
"uprisen",
|
|
"upthrusted",
|
|
"upturned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"surged",
|
|
"towered",
|
|
"boosted",
|
|
"elevated",
|
|
"raised",
|
|
"upheaved",
|
|
"uplifted",
|
|
"upraised",
|
|
"ballooned",
|
|
"blasted off",
|
|
"taken off",
|
|
"zoomed",
|
|
"crested",
|
|
"scaled",
|
|
"surmounted",
|
|
"topped",
|
|
"canted",
|
|
"inclined",
|
|
"leaned",
|
|
"listed",
|
|
"reclined",
|
|
"slanted",
|
|
"sloped",
|
|
"tilted",
|
|
"tipped"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dived",
|
|
"dove",
|
|
"nose-dived",
|
|
"plummeted",
|
|
"slid",
|
|
"sunk"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"declined",
|
|
"descended",
|
|
"dipped",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"fallen (off)",
|
|
"plunged"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ripen":{
|
|
"to become mature":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pears ripening on the tree"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"age",
|
|
"develop",
|
|
"grow",
|
|
"grow up",
|
|
"mature",
|
|
"progress"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mellow",
|
|
"soften",
|
|
"bloom",
|
|
"blossom",
|
|
"burgeon",
|
|
"bourgeon",
|
|
"flourish",
|
|
"flower",
|
|
"open",
|
|
"unfold",
|
|
"advance",
|
|
"evolve",
|
|
"get along",
|
|
"get on",
|
|
"gray",
|
|
"grey"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decay",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"degenerate",
|
|
"deteriorate",
|
|
"sink",
|
|
"worsen",
|
|
"droop",
|
|
"dry",
|
|
"fade",
|
|
"flag",
|
|
"sag",
|
|
"shrivel",
|
|
"wane",
|
|
"waste (away)",
|
|
"weaken",
|
|
"wilt",
|
|
"wither",
|
|
"regress",
|
|
"retrogress",
|
|
"revert",
|
|
"backslide",
|
|
"lapse",
|
|
"return"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"righteously":{
|
|
"with purity of thought and deed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if you have acted righteously , you have nothing to fear"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chastely",
|
|
"innocently",
|
|
"modestly",
|
|
"morally",
|
|
"purely",
|
|
"virtuously"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"decently",
|
|
"decorously",
|
|
"properly",
|
|
"priggishly",
|
|
"primly",
|
|
"prudishly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"indecently",
|
|
"obscenely",
|
|
"vulgarly",
|
|
"lasciviously",
|
|
"lewdly",
|
|
"lustfully"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"evilly",
|
|
"immorally",
|
|
"impurely",
|
|
"sinfully",
|
|
"wickedly"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rippers":{
|
|
"something very good of its kind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the comedian's last routine was a real ripper , leaving the audience in those proverbial stitches"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beauties",
|
|
"beauts",
|
|
"bee's knees",
|
|
"corkers",
|
|
"crackerjacks",
|
|
"crackajacks",
|
|
"daisies",
|
|
"dandies",
|
|
"dillies",
|
|
"doozies",
|
|
"doozers",
|
|
"dreams",
|
|
"honeys",
|
|
"hot stuff",
|
|
"humdingers",
|
|
"hummers",
|
|
"jim-dandies",
|
|
"knockouts",
|
|
"lollapaloozas",
|
|
"lulus",
|
|
"nifties",
|
|
"peaches",
|
|
"pippins",
|
|
"pips",
|
|
"ripsnorters",
|
|
"snorters",
|
|
"sockdolagers",
|
|
"sockdologers",
|
|
"standouts",
|
|
"sweethearts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"marvels",
|
|
"phenomena",
|
|
"phenomenons",
|
|
"prodigies",
|
|
"sensations",
|
|
"wonders",
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"crown jewels",
|
|
"diamonds",
|
|
"gems",
|
|
"imperials",
|
|
"jewels",
|
|
"pearls",
|
|
"plums",
|
|
"treasures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"disappointments",
|
|
"duds",
|
|
"failures",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"lemons",
|
|
"letdowns",
|
|
"losers",
|
|
"stinkers",
|
|
"turkeys"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ripsnorters":{
|
|
"something very good of its kind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"had high hopes that the football game would be a ripsnorter , but it turned out to be a real snoozer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beauties",
|
|
"beauts",
|
|
"bee's knees",
|
|
"corkers",
|
|
"crackerjacks",
|
|
"crackajacks",
|
|
"daisies",
|
|
"dandies",
|
|
"dillies",
|
|
"doozies",
|
|
"doozers",
|
|
"dreams",
|
|
"honeys",
|
|
"hot stuff",
|
|
"humdingers",
|
|
"hummers",
|
|
"jim-dandies",
|
|
"knockouts",
|
|
"lollapaloozas",
|
|
"lulus",
|
|
"nifties",
|
|
"peaches",
|
|
"pippins",
|
|
"pips",
|
|
"rippers",
|
|
"snorters",
|
|
"sockdolagers",
|
|
"sockdologers",
|
|
"standouts",
|
|
"sweethearts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"marvels",
|
|
"phenomena",
|
|
"phenomenons",
|
|
"prodigies",
|
|
"sensations",
|
|
"wonders",
|
|
"catches",
|
|
"crown jewels",
|
|
"diamonds",
|
|
"gems",
|
|
"imperials",
|
|
"jewels",
|
|
"pearls",
|
|
"plums",
|
|
"treasures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"disappointments",
|
|
"duds",
|
|
"failures",
|
|
"flops",
|
|
"lemons",
|
|
"letdowns",
|
|
"losers",
|
|
"stinkers",
|
|
"turkeys"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rivaled":{
|
|
"to engage in a contest":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"two longtime friends who have rivaled for the same things at every stage of their lives"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battled",
|
|
"competed",
|
|
"contended",
|
|
"faced off",
|
|
"fought",
|
|
"raced",
|
|
"vied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"played",
|
|
"jockeyed",
|
|
"jostled",
|
|
"maneuvered",
|
|
"tried out",
|
|
"went out",
|
|
"trained",
|
|
"worked",
|
|
"wrought"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rip-off":{
|
|
"an instance of theft":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a daring burglary of the art museum that resulted in one of the greatest rip-offs in history"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"grab",
|
|
"heist",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"snatching",
|
|
"swiping",
|
|
"theft"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"break-in",
|
|
"burglary",
|
|
"holdup",
|
|
"mugging",
|
|
"stickup"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the teens ripped off the store where they had been working for the summer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burglarize",
|
|
"burgle",
|
|
"knock off",
|
|
"knock over",
|
|
"rob",
|
|
"steal (from)",
|
|
"take off"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ransack",
|
|
"rifle",
|
|
"despoil",
|
|
"loot",
|
|
"pillage",
|
|
"plunder",
|
|
"ravish",
|
|
"sack",
|
|
"spoil",
|
|
"strip",
|
|
"bleed",
|
|
"break in",
|
|
"cheat",
|
|
"chisel",
|
|
"cozen",
|
|
"defraud",
|
|
"exploit",
|
|
"fleece",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"mulct",
|
|
"pluck",
|
|
"rook",
|
|
"shortchange",
|
|
"skin",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"stick",
|
|
"sting",
|
|
"swindle",
|
|
"hold up",
|
|
"mug",
|
|
"roll",
|
|
"stick up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the thief ripped off some jewelry as soon as no one was looking"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"filch",
|
|
"heist",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"misappropriate",
|
|
"nick",
|
|
"nip",
|
|
"pilfer",
|
|
"pinch",
|
|
"pocket",
|
|
"purloin",
|
|
"snitch",
|
|
"steal",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"thieve"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"burglarize",
|
|
"knock over",
|
|
"rob",
|
|
"loot",
|
|
"pillage",
|
|
"plunder",
|
|
"sack",
|
|
"carjack",
|
|
"hijack",
|
|
"highjack",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"rifle",
|
|
"poach",
|
|
"rustle",
|
|
"shoplift",
|
|
"collar",
|
|
"grab",
|
|
"grasp",
|
|
"nail",
|
|
"seize",
|
|
"snatch",
|
|
"take",
|
|
"mooch",
|
|
"sponge",
|
|
"abduct",
|
|
"kidnap",
|
|
"shanghai",
|
|
"spirit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"buy",
|
|
"purchase",
|
|
"bestow",
|
|
"contribute",
|
|
"donate",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"hand over",
|
|
"present"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an investigation revealed that a whole slew of suppliers had been ripping off the defense department"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"bilk",
|
|
"bleed",
|
|
"cheat",
|
|
"chisel",
|
|
"chouse",
|
|
"con",
|
|
"cozen",
|
|
"defraud",
|
|
"diddle",
|
|
"do",
|
|
"do in",
|
|
"euchre",
|
|
"fiddle",
|
|
"fleece",
|
|
"flimflam",
|
|
"gaff",
|
|
"hose",
|
|
"hustle",
|
|
"mulct",
|
|
"nobble",
|
|
"pluck",
|
|
"ream",
|
|
"rook",
|
|
"screw",
|
|
"shake down",
|
|
"short",
|
|
"shortchange",
|
|
"skin",
|
|
"skunk",
|
|
"squeeze",
|
|
"stick",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"sting",
|
|
"sucker",
|
|
"swindle",
|
|
"thimblerig",
|
|
"victimize"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"extort",
|
|
"wrench",
|
|
"wrest",
|
|
"wring",
|
|
"clip",
|
|
"gouge",
|
|
"nick",
|
|
"overcharge",
|
|
"soak",
|
|
"exploit",
|
|
"milk",
|
|
"deceive",
|
|
"dupe",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"gull",
|
|
"trick",
|
|
"rope (in)",
|
|
"betray",
|
|
"bitch",
|
|
"double-cross",
|
|
"bamboozle",
|
|
"fast-talk"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riding (out)":{
|
|
"to come safely through":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"just as we always have in the past, we'll ride out this latest crisis"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"surviving",
|
|
"weathering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"outlasting",
|
|
"outliving",
|
|
"wearing out",
|
|
"pulling through",
|
|
"abiding",
|
|
"continuing",
|
|
"enduring",
|
|
"hanging on",
|
|
"holding on",
|
|
"holding out",
|
|
"holding up",
|
|
"lasting",
|
|
"leading",
|
|
"persisting",
|
|
"standing",
|
|
"sticking out",
|
|
"withstanding",
|
|
"being",
|
|
"breathing",
|
|
"existing",
|
|
"living",
|
|
"subsisting",
|
|
"flourishing",
|
|
"prospering",
|
|
"thriving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"croaking",
|
|
"deceasing",
|
|
"departing",
|
|
"dying",
|
|
"expiring",
|
|
"passing away",
|
|
"passing (on)",
|
|
"perishing",
|
|
"succumbing",
|
|
"disappearing",
|
|
"evaporating",
|
|
"fading",
|
|
"vanishing",
|
|
"ceasing",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"stopping"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rings up":{
|
|
"to make a telephone call to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our friend rang us up to see if we wanted to go to a cricket match"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calls",
|
|
"dials",
|
|
"phones",
|
|
"telephones"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beeps",
|
|
"buzzes",
|
|
"calls in",
|
|
"cold-calls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to obtain (as a goal) through effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"touted the many diplomatic triumphs that the president supposedly rang up in his first term"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"achieves",
|
|
"attains",
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"chalks up",
|
|
"clocks (up)",
|
|
"gains",
|
|
"hits",
|
|
"logs",
|
|
"makes",
|
|
"notches (up)",
|
|
"racks up",
|
|
"scores",
|
|
"wins"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acquires",
|
|
"captures",
|
|
"carries",
|
|
"draws",
|
|
"garners",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"lands",
|
|
"obtains",
|
|
"procures",
|
|
"realizes",
|
|
"secures",
|
|
"amounts (to)",
|
|
"approaches",
|
|
"equals",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"measures up (to)",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"rivals",
|
|
"ties",
|
|
"touches",
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"excels",
|
|
"outdoes",
|
|
"surpasses",
|
|
"tops"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"falls short (of)",
|
|
"misses",
|
|
"fails (at)",
|
|
"loses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rivalry":{
|
|
"an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a healthy rivalry in sports between the two schools"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ball game",
|
|
"battle",
|
|
"combat",
|
|
"competition",
|
|
"conflict",
|
|
"confrontation",
|
|
"contention",
|
|
"contest",
|
|
"dogfight",
|
|
"duel",
|
|
"face-off",
|
|
"grapple",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"strife",
|
|
"struggle",
|
|
"sweepstakes",
|
|
"sweep-stake",
|
|
"tug-of-war",
|
|
"war",
|
|
"warfare"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"horse race",
|
|
"nail-biter",
|
|
"showdown",
|
|
"clash",
|
|
"collision",
|
|
"discord",
|
|
"friction",
|
|
"argument",
|
|
"controversy",
|
|
"debate",
|
|
"disagreement",
|
|
"disputation",
|
|
"dispute",
|
|
"dissension",
|
|
"dissention",
|
|
"quarrel",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"wrangle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"concord",
|
|
"harmony",
|
|
"peace"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riven":{
|
|
"to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"road pavement that had been riven by the annual freeze-and-thaw cycle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"broken",
|
|
"broken up",
|
|
"busted",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"disintegrated",
|
|
"dismembered",
|
|
"disrupted",
|
|
"fractured",
|
|
"fragmented"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"atomized",
|
|
"crushed",
|
|
"ground",
|
|
"powdered",
|
|
"pulverized",
|
|
"reduced",
|
|
"blasted",
|
|
"blown up",
|
|
"burst",
|
|
"bursted",
|
|
"detonated",
|
|
"exploded",
|
|
"cracked",
|
|
"popped",
|
|
"shattered",
|
|
"shivered",
|
|
"smashed",
|
|
"chipped",
|
|
"slivered",
|
|
"splintered",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"imploded",
|
|
"destroyed",
|
|
"ruined",
|
|
"wrecked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"doctored",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"healed",
|
|
"mended",
|
|
"patched",
|
|
"rebuilt",
|
|
"reconditioned",
|
|
"reconstructed",
|
|
"renovated",
|
|
"repaired"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the bitter disappointment threatened to rive my heart in two"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"rent",
|
|
"rended",
|
|
"ribboned",
|
|
"ripped",
|
|
"shredded",
|
|
"tattered",
|
|
"torn"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broken",
|
|
"cleaved",
|
|
"cleft",
|
|
"ruptured",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"gashed",
|
|
"incised",
|
|
"lacerated",
|
|
"slashed",
|
|
"butchered",
|
|
"dismembered",
|
|
"dissected",
|
|
"hacked",
|
|
"mangled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rips":{
|
|
"to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the dog ripped the sleeve of my shirt by grabbing it with his teeth"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"rends",
|
|
"ribbons",
|
|
"rives",
|
|
"shreds",
|
|
"tatters",
|
|
"tears"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"cleaves",
|
|
"ruptures",
|
|
"splits",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"gashes",
|
|
"incises",
|
|
"lacerates",
|
|
"slashes",
|
|
"butchers",
|
|
"dismembers",
|
|
"dissects",
|
|
"hacks",
|
|
"mangles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to penetrate with a sharp edge (as a knife)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you can see where someone ripped the painting with a penknife"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"gashes",
|
|
"incises",
|
|
"shears",
|
|
"slashes",
|
|
"slices",
|
|
"slits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"crosscuts",
|
|
"hacksaws",
|
|
"saws",
|
|
"scissors",
|
|
"cleaves",
|
|
"rives",
|
|
"splits",
|
|
"pierces",
|
|
"stabs",
|
|
"bruises",
|
|
"butchers",
|
|
"hacks",
|
|
"haggles",
|
|
"lacerates",
|
|
"mangles",
|
|
"rends",
|
|
"tears",
|
|
"carves",
|
|
"chips",
|
|
"chisels",
|
|
"notches",
|
|
"anatomizes",
|
|
"dissects",
|
|
"sections",
|
|
"chops",
|
|
"dices",
|
|
"minces",
|
|
"amputates",
|
|
"cuts off",
|
|
"severs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to proceed or move quickly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the car went ripping down the road"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"barrels",
|
|
"belts",
|
|
"blasts",
|
|
"blazes",
|
|
"blows",
|
|
"bolts",
|
|
"bombs",
|
|
"bowls",
|
|
"breezes",
|
|
"bundles",
|
|
"bustles",
|
|
"buzzes",
|
|
"cannonballs",
|
|
"careens",
|
|
"careers",
|
|
"chases",
|
|
"courses",
|
|
"cracks (on)",
|
|
"dashes",
|
|
"drives",
|
|
"flies",
|
|
"hares",
|
|
"hastens",
|
|
"hies",
|
|
"highballs",
|
|
"hotfoots (it)",
|
|
"humps",
|
|
"hurls",
|
|
"hurries",
|
|
"hurtles",
|
|
"hustles",
|
|
"jets",
|
|
"jumps",
|
|
"motors",
|
|
"nips",
|
|
"pelts",
|
|
"races",
|
|
"rams",
|
|
"rockets",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"rushes",
|
|
"rustles",
|
|
"scoots",
|
|
"scurries",
|
|
"scuttles",
|
|
"shoots",
|
|
"speeds",
|
|
"steps",
|
|
"tears",
|
|
"travels",
|
|
"trots",
|
|
"whirls",
|
|
"whisks",
|
|
"zips",
|
|
"zooms"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beetles",
|
|
"darts",
|
|
"flits",
|
|
"scampers",
|
|
"scuds",
|
|
"scuffles",
|
|
"stampedes",
|
|
"streaks",
|
|
"whizzes",
|
|
"gallops",
|
|
"jogs",
|
|
"sprints",
|
|
"accelerates",
|
|
"quickens",
|
|
"steps out",
|
|
"catches up",
|
|
"fast-forwards",
|
|
"outpaces",
|
|
"outruns",
|
|
"outstrips",
|
|
"overtakes",
|
|
"arrows",
|
|
"beelines"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dallies",
|
|
"dawdles",
|
|
"dillydallies",
|
|
"drags",
|
|
"hangs (around or out)",
|
|
"lags",
|
|
"lingers",
|
|
"loiters",
|
|
"pokes",
|
|
"tarries",
|
|
"ambles",
|
|
"lumbers",
|
|
"plods",
|
|
"saunters",
|
|
"shuffles",
|
|
"strolls",
|
|
"decelerates",
|
|
"slows (down or up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"crawls",
|
|
"creeps",
|
|
"pokes"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to separate or remove by forceful pulling":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"rip a sheet off the pad of paper"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"tears",
|
|
"wrenches",
|
|
"wrests",
|
|
"yanks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"grabs",
|
|
"nabs",
|
|
"seizes",
|
|
"snaps (up)",
|
|
"snatches",
|
|
"lops (off)",
|
|
"nips",
|
|
"amputates",
|
|
"cuts (off)",
|
|
"dissevers",
|
|
"severs",
|
|
"extracts",
|
|
"forces",
|
|
"jerks",
|
|
"pries",
|
|
"prizes",
|
|
"pulls",
|
|
"roots (out)",
|
|
"uproots"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"reattaches"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a long deep cut":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the hoe left rips in the lawn"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"gashes",
|
|
"incisions",
|
|
"lacerations",
|
|
"rents",
|
|
"slashes",
|
|
"slits",
|
|
"tears"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abrasions",
|
|
"scores",
|
|
"scrapes",
|
|
"scratches",
|
|
"injuries",
|
|
"wounds",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"fractures",
|
|
"ruptures",
|
|
"snags"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a person who has sunk below the normal moral standard":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"something of a rip in his youth, he eventually settled down"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"backsliders",
|
|
"debauchees",
|
|
"debauchers",
|
|
"decadents",
|
|
"degenerates",
|
|
"deviates",
|
|
"libertines",
|
|
"perverts",
|
|
"pervs",
|
|
"profligates",
|
|
"rakehells",
|
|
"rakes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bankrupts",
|
|
"delinquents",
|
|
"derelicts",
|
|
"incorrigibles",
|
|
"blackguards",
|
|
"cads",
|
|
"heels",
|
|
"knaves",
|
|
"miscreants",
|
|
"rascals",
|
|
"reprobates",
|
|
"rogues",
|
|
"scoundrels",
|
|
"villains",
|
|
"lechers",
|
|
"playboys",
|
|
"playgirls",
|
|
"satyrs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"saints"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rising":{
|
|
"open fighting against authority (as one's own government)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a great rising of the people was all it took to bring down a regime that imagined that it would endure for a thousand years"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"insurgence",
|
|
"insurgency",
|
|
"insurrection",
|
|
"mutiny",
|
|
"outbreak",
|
|
"rebellion",
|
|
"revolt",
|
|
"revolution",
|
|
"uprising"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"coup",
|
|
"coup d'\u00e9tat",
|
|
"coup d'etat",
|
|
"overthrow",
|
|
"misprision",
|
|
"sedition",
|
|
"treachery",
|
|
"treason",
|
|
"sabotage",
|
|
"subversion"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"counterinsurgency",
|
|
"counterrevolution"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act or an instance of rising or climbing up":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the rising of the sun"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ascension",
|
|
"ascent",
|
|
"climb",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"soar"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"hike",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"blastoff",
|
|
"elevation",
|
|
"hoist",
|
|
"levitation",
|
|
"liftoff",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"takeoff",
|
|
"heave",
|
|
"thrust",
|
|
"upheaval",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"upraising",
|
|
"upsurge",
|
|
"upsweep",
|
|
"upswing",
|
|
"upthrust",
|
|
"uptrend",
|
|
"upturn",
|
|
"upwelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"plop",
|
|
"plummeting",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"comedown",
|
|
"downfall",
|
|
"downgrade"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"descent",
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"dive",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"nosedive",
|
|
"plunge"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the snow accumulation is rising at an alarming rate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accelerating",
|
|
"accumulating",
|
|
"appreciating",
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
"booming",
|
|
"building up",
|
|
"burgeoning",
|
|
"bourgeoning",
|
|
"climbing",
|
|
"enlarging",
|
|
"escalating",
|
|
"expanding",
|
|
"gaining",
|
|
"increasing",
|
|
"mounting",
|
|
"multiplying",
|
|
"mushrooming",
|
|
"proliferating",
|
|
"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 leave one's bed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I generally rise around six and leave for work by seven"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arising",
|
|
"getting up",
|
|
"rolling out",
|
|
"turning out",
|
|
"uprising"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arousing",
|
|
"awakening",
|
|
"awaking",
|
|
"bestirring",
|
|
"stirring",
|
|
"waking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"catnapping",
|
|
"dozing",
|
|
"dropping off",
|
|
"lying up",
|
|
"napping",
|
|
"nodding",
|
|
"resting",
|
|
"sleeping",
|
|
"slumbering",
|
|
"snoozing",
|
|
"bunking",
|
|
"perching",
|
|
"roosting",
|
|
"settling",
|
|
"couching",
|
|
"dossing (down)",
|
|
"flopping (down)",
|
|
"lying (down)",
|
|
"reclining"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bedding (down)",
|
|
"retiring",
|
|
"turning in"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move or extend upward":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"mountains majestically rising towards the sky"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arising",
|
|
"ascending",
|
|
"aspiring",
|
|
"climbing",
|
|
"lifting",
|
|
"mounting",
|
|
"soaring",
|
|
"thrusting",
|
|
"upping",
|
|
"uprearing",
|
|
"uprising",
|
|
"upthrusting",
|
|
"upturning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"surging",
|
|
"towering",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"elevating",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"upheaving",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"upraising",
|
|
"ballooning",
|
|
"blasting off",
|
|
"taking off",
|
|
"zooming",
|
|
"cresting",
|
|
"scaling",
|
|
"surmounting",
|
|
"topping",
|
|
"canting",
|
|
"inclining",
|
|
"leaning",
|
|
"listing",
|
|
"reclining",
|
|
"slanting",
|
|
"sloping",
|
|
"tilting",
|
|
"tipping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"diving",
|
|
"nose-diving",
|
|
"plummeting",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"sliding"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"declining",
|
|
"descending",
|
|
"dipping",
|
|
"dropping",
|
|
"falling (off)",
|
|
"plunging"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ride herd on":{
|
|
"to be in charge of":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Teachers must sometimes ride herd on more than 25 students at once."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boss",
|
|
"captain",
|
|
"handle",
|
|
"head",
|
|
"overlook",
|
|
"oversee",
|
|
"quarterback",
|
|
"superintend",
|
|
"supervise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"administer",
|
|
"command",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"direct",
|
|
"guide",
|
|
"manage",
|
|
"order",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"shepherd",
|
|
"show",
|
|
"steer",
|
|
"monitor",
|
|
"preside (over)",
|
|
"govern",
|
|
"reign",
|
|
"rule"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"phrase"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rickety":{
|
|
"not strong or stable and likely to break":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"rickety stairs",
|
|
"a rickety old table"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"decaying",
|
|
"deteriorated",
|
|
"deteriorating",
|
|
"rackety",
|
|
"ramshackle",
|
|
"rattletrap",
|
|
"tumbledown",
|
|
"beat-up",
|
|
"bombed-out",
|
|
"dilapidated",
|
|
"dog-eared",
|
|
"down-at-the-heels",
|
|
"down-at-heel",
|
|
"down-at-the-heel",
|
|
"down-at-heels",
|
|
"dumpy",
|
|
"grungy",
|
|
"mangy",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"miserable",
|
|
"moth-eaten",
|
|
"neglected",
|
|
"ratty",
|
|
"run-down",
|
|
"scrubby",
|
|
"scruffy",
|
|
"seedy",
|
|
"shabby",
|
|
"sleazy",
|
|
"tacky",
|
|
"tatterdemalion",
|
|
"tatty",
|
|
"threadbare",
|
|
"timeworn",
|
|
"tumbledown",
|
|
"abandoned",
|
|
"unkept",
|
|
"desolate",
|
|
"forlorn",
|
|
"godforsaken",
|
|
"broken-down",
|
|
"decrepit",
|
|
"tired",
|
|
"worn-out",
|
|
"bedraggled",
|
|
"dingy",
|
|
"ragged",
|
|
"tattered",
|
|
"broken",
|
|
"damaged",
|
|
"destroyed",
|
|
"harmed",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"impaired",
|
|
"injured",
|
|
"ruined",
|
|
"wrecked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"brand-new",
|
|
"fresh",
|
|
"new",
|
|
"cared-for",
|
|
"kept-up",
|
|
"maintained",
|
|
"mended",
|
|
"patched",
|
|
"rebuilt",
|
|
"reconstructed",
|
|
"smart",
|
|
"spiffy",
|
|
"spruce"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ring roads":{
|
|
"as in bypasses , parkways":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beltways",
|
|
"bypasses",
|
|
"parkways",
|
|
"autobahns",
|
|
"autoroutes",
|
|
"autostradas",
|
|
"autostrade",
|
|
"dual carriageways",
|
|
"interstates",
|
|
"motorways",
|
|
"superhighways",
|
|
"corniches",
|
|
"switchbacks",
|
|
"causeways",
|
|
"through streets",
|
|
"arterials",
|
|
"arteries",
|
|
"avenues",
|
|
"boulevards",
|
|
"carriageways",
|
|
"drags",
|
|
"drives",
|
|
"expressways",
|
|
"freeways",
|
|
"high roads",
|
|
"highways",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"pike",
|
|
"pikes",
|
|
"roads",
|
|
"roadways",
|
|
"routes",
|
|
"rows",
|
|
"streets",
|
|
"thoroughfares",
|
|
"thruways",
|
|
"traces",
|
|
"turnpikes",
|
|
"ways",
|
|
"high streets",
|
|
"Main Streets",
|
|
"backstreets",
|
|
"branches",
|
|
"bystreets",
|
|
"byways",
|
|
"crossroads",
|
|
"secondary roads",
|
|
"shunpikes",
|
|
"side roads",
|
|
"side streets",
|
|
"alleys",
|
|
"alleyways",
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"lanes",
|
|
"laneways",
|
|
"mews",
|
|
"places"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rim":{
|
|
"the line or relatively narrow space that marks the outer limit of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the rim of a glass"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"border",
|
|
"borderline",
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"boundary",
|
|
"brim",
|
|
"circumference",
|
|
"compass",
|
|
"confines",
|
|
"edge",
|
|
"edging",
|
|
"end",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"fringe",
|
|
"hem",
|
|
"margin",
|
|
"perimeter",
|
|
"periphery",
|
|
"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":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to serve as a border for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"long lashes rimmed his eyes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"border",
|
|
"bound",
|
|
"edge",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"fringe",
|
|
"margin",
|
|
"skirt"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hem",
|
|
"trim",
|
|
"circumscribe",
|
|
"define",
|
|
"delineate",
|
|
"demarcate",
|
|
"outline",
|
|
"silhouette",
|
|
"sketch",
|
|
"trace",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"compass",
|
|
"encircle",
|
|
"enclose",
|
|
"inclose",
|
|
"environ",
|
|
"girdle",
|
|
"girth",
|
|
"loop",
|
|
"ring",
|
|
"round",
|
|
"surround",
|
|
"wall",
|
|
"check",
|
|
"confine",
|
|
"control",
|
|
"curb",
|
|
"limit",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"restrict"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rime":{
|
|
"a covering of tiny ice crystals on a cold surface":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"rime on the bedroom window after a bitterly cold night"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"frost",
|
|
"hoar",
|
|
"hoarfrost"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"frostwork"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cover with a hardened layer":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"frost riming the doorknob"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cake",
|
|
"crust",
|
|
"encrust",
|
|
"incrust"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"besmear",
|
|
"coat",
|
|
"smear",
|
|
"spread",
|
|
"cover",
|
|
"daub",
|
|
"coagulate",
|
|
"congeal",
|
|
"harden"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ridged":{
|
|
"as in drifted , banked":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"banked",
|
|
"drifted",
|
|
"agglutinated",
|
|
"clumped",
|
|
"lumped",
|
|
"accreted",
|
|
"accumulated",
|
|
"amassed",
|
|
"built up",
|
|
"collected",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"conglomerated",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"massed",
|
|
"piled (up)",
|
|
"stacked (up)"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dispersed",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"scattered"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ride":{
|
|
"to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"that supervisor is always riding everyone for every little thing"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bait",
|
|
"hassle",
|
|
"haze",
|
|
"heckle",
|
|
"needle",
|
|
"taunt",
|
|
"tease"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deride",
|
|
"gibe",
|
|
"jibe",
|
|
"jeer",
|
|
"mock",
|
|
"ridicule",
|
|
"annoy",
|
|
"bother",
|
|
"bug",
|
|
"burn (up)",
|
|
"chafe",
|
|
"fret",
|
|
"frost",
|
|
"gall",
|
|
"get",
|
|
"gnaw (at)",
|
|
"grate",
|
|
"gripe",
|
|
"hack (off)",
|
|
"hagride",
|
|
"irk",
|
|
"irritate",
|
|
"itch",
|
|
"nag",
|
|
"nark",
|
|
"nettle",
|
|
"peeve",
|
|
"pester",
|
|
"pique",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"rasp",
|
|
"rile",
|
|
"ruffle",
|
|
"spite",
|
|
"trouble",
|
|
"vex",
|
|
"aggravate",
|
|
"exasperate",
|
|
"goad",
|
|
"test",
|
|
"try",
|
|
"aggrieve",
|
|
"agitate",
|
|
"bedevil",
|
|
"beleaguer",
|
|
"discomfort",
|
|
"disturb",
|
|
"perturb",
|
|
"badger",
|
|
"dog",
|
|
"hound",
|
|
"browbeat",
|
|
"bully",
|
|
"hector",
|
|
"harass",
|
|
"harry",
|
|
"persecute",
|
|
"plague",
|
|
"terrorize",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"torture"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make fun of in a good-natured way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his wife couldn't resist riding him for forgetting his own birthday"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chaff",
|
|
"jive",
|
|
"joke",
|
|
"josh",
|
|
"kid",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"razz",
|
|
"rib",
|
|
"roast",
|
|
"tease"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"banter",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"fun",
|
|
"string along",
|
|
"jest",
|
|
"quip",
|
|
"wisecrack",
|
|
"gag",
|
|
"jape",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"yuk",
|
|
"yuck"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to rest or move along the surface of a liquid or in the air":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a condor riding high in the sky"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"drift",
|
|
"float",
|
|
"glide",
|
|
"hang",
|
|
"hover",
|
|
"poise",
|
|
"sail",
|
|
"swim",
|
|
"waft"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bob",
|
|
"dangle",
|
|
"suspend",
|
|
"buoy",
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"raft"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dive",
|
|
"lunge",
|
|
"plunge",
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"immerse",
|
|
"submerge",
|
|
"submerse"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"settle",
|
|
"sink"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to be determined by, based on, or subject (to)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our plan for the party rides on whether he can come"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"depend",
|
|
"hang",
|
|
"hinge",
|
|
"turn"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"base",
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"found",
|
|
"rest",
|
|
"stay",
|
|
"ground"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a means of getting to a destination in a vehicle driven by another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an organization that provides rides for senior citizens"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"transportation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"spin",
|
|
"turn",
|
|
"joyride",
|
|
"conveyance",
|
|
"passage",
|
|
"transit",
|
|
"transport"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riffled":{
|
|
"to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Web research is convenient but doesn't offer the tactile pleasures of riffling through heavy old books"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flipped",
|
|
"leafed",
|
|
"skimmed",
|
|
"thumbed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"browsed",
|
|
"dipped",
|
|
"glanced (at)",
|
|
"looked over",
|
|
"scanned"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"pored (over)",
|
|
"studied"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"richens":{
|
|
"as in strengthens , enriches":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enriches",
|
|
"fortifies",
|
|
"strengthens",
|
|
"evaporates",
|
|
"extracts",
|
|
"removes",
|
|
"reconcentrates",
|
|
"recondenses",
|
|
"deepens",
|
|
"enhances",
|
|
"heightens",
|
|
"intensifies",
|
|
"compacts",
|
|
"hardens",
|
|
"solidifies",
|
|
"boils down",
|
|
"decocts",
|
|
"reduces",
|
|
"clarifies",
|
|
"cleans",
|
|
"cleanses",
|
|
"distills",
|
|
"distils",
|
|
"flushes",
|
|
"leaches",
|
|
"purges",
|
|
"purifies",
|
|
"refines",
|
|
"concentrates",
|
|
"condenses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dilutes",
|
|
"waters (down)",
|
|
"adulterates",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"thins",
|
|
"weakens"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"right-mindedness":{
|
|
"as in high-mindedness , blamelessness":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blamelessness",
|
|
"character",
|
|
"conscientiousness",
|
|
"decency",
|
|
"fairness",
|
|
"high-mindedness",
|
|
"incorruptibility",
|
|
"irreproachability",
|
|
"irreproachableness",
|
|
"justice",
|
|
"morality",
|
|
"nobility",
|
|
"reputability",
|
|
"respectability",
|
|
"scrupulousness",
|
|
"virtue",
|
|
"virtuousness",
|
|
"honesty",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"integrity",
|
|
"probity",
|
|
"rectitude",
|
|
"righteousness",
|
|
"uprightness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"baseness",
|
|
"dishonor",
|
|
"lowness",
|
|
"corruptibility",
|
|
"corruption",
|
|
"corruptness",
|
|
"debasement",
|
|
"debauchery",
|
|
"decadence",
|
|
"degeneracy",
|
|
"degradation",
|
|
"depravity",
|
|
"disgrace",
|
|
"disgracefulness",
|
|
"disreputableness",
|
|
"dissipatedness",
|
|
"dissipation",
|
|
"dissoluteness",
|
|
"looseness",
|
|
"perversion",
|
|
"pervertedness",
|
|
"profligacy",
|
|
"shamelessness",
|
|
"venality",
|
|
"blameworthiness",
|
|
"criminality",
|
|
"crookedness",
|
|
"dishonesty",
|
|
"immorality",
|
|
"unrighteousness",
|
|
"unscrupulousness",
|
|
"knavery",
|
|
"rascality",
|
|
"roguishness",
|
|
"meanness",
|
|
"reprehensibleness",
|
|
"rottenness",
|
|
"sinfulness",
|
|
"vileness",
|
|
"villainy",
|
|
"wickedness",
|
|
"wretchedness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rippled":{
|
|
"as in rippling":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"rippling",
|
|
"billowing",
|
|
"surging",
|
|
"swelling",
|
|
"rutted",
|
|
"rutty",
|
|
"rolling",
|
|
"inexact",
|
|
"unaligned",
|
|
"wavy",
|
|
"lopsided",
|
|
"unbalanced",
|
|
"undulant",
|
|
"undulating",
|
|
"undulatory",
|
|
"pitted",
|
|
"pocked",
|
|
"knobbly",
|
|
"knobby",
|
|
"knurled",
|
|
"knurly",
|
|
"nubbly",
|
|
"nubby"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"exact",
|
|
"uniform",
|
|
"aligned",
|
|
"alined",
|
|
"regular",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"horizontal",
|
|
"tabular",
|
|
"plumb",
|
|
"straight",
|
|
"vertical",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"even",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"level",
|
|
"plane",
|
|
"smooth"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to flow in a broken irregular stream":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"water rippling gently over the tiers of the fountain"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bubbled",
|
|
"dribbled",
|
|
"guggled",
|
|
"gurgled",
|
|
"lapped",
|
|
"plashed",
|
|
"splashed",
|
|
"trickled",
|
|
"washed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"eddied",
|
|
"purled",
|
|
"swirled",
|
|
"swashed",
|
|
"swished",
|
|
"swooshed",
|
|
"whished",
|
|
"dripped",
|
|
"dropped",
|
|
"gushed",
|
|
"jetted",
|
|
"rushed",
|
|
"spewed",
|
|
"spouted",
|
|
"spurted",
|
|
"squirted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ran",
|
|
"run"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"poured",
|
|
"rolled",
|
|
"streamed"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ricrac":{
|
|
"as in stripe":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"stripe",
|
|
"braid",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"lacing",
|
|
"plait",
|
|
"plat",
|
|
"cornrow",
|
|
"dreadlock",
|
|
"pigtail",
|
|
"queue",
|
|
"braiding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"risking":{
|
|
"to take a chance on":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Colette didn't want to risk running out of food for her party, so she bought twice what she thought she would actually need"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adventuring",
|
|
"chancing",
|
|
"gambling (on)",
|
|
"hazarding",
|
|
"tempting",
|
|
"venturing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bearding",
|
|
"braving",
|
|
"brazening",
|
|
"breasting",
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"confronting",
|
|
"daring",
|
|
"defying",
|
|
"facing",
|
|
"outbraving",
|
|
"compromising",
|
|
"endangering",
|
|
"imperiling",
|
|
"imperilling",
|
|
"jeopardizing",
|
|
"menacing",
|
|
"exposing",
|
|
"subjecting",
|
|
"betting (on)",
|
|
"wagering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to place in danger":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"we refuse to risk our life savings on this investment scheme"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adventuring",
|
|
"compromising",
|
|
"endangering",
|
|
"gambling (with)",
|
|
"hazarding",
|
|
"imperiling",
|
|
"imperilling",
|
|
"jeoparding",
|
|
"jeopardizing",
|
|
"menacing",
|
|
"periling",
|
|
"perilling",
|
|
"venturing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"intimidating",
|
|
"threatening",
|
|
"exposing",
|
|
"subjecting",
|
|
"chancing",
|
|
"wagering"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"guarding",
|
|
"protecting",
|
|
"sheltering",
|
|
"shielding",
|
|
"preserving",
|
|
"resuming",
|
|
"saving"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rigidified":{
|
|
"as in crystallized , calcified":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"calcified",
|
|
"crystallized",
|
|
"crystalized",
|
|
"ossified",
|
|
"petrified",
|
|
"clotted",
|
|
"coagulated",
|
|
"gelated",
|
|
"gelatinized",
|
|
"gelled",
|
|
"jelled",
|
|
"jellied",
|
|
"stiffened",
|
|
"thickened",
|
|
"annealed",
|
|
"case-hardened",
|
|
"tempered",
|
|
"caked",
|
|
"callused",
|
|
"encrusted",
|
|
"incrusted",
|
|
"concreted",
|
|
"congealed",
|
|
"firmed (up)",
|
|
"froze",
|
|
"hardened",
|
|
"indurated",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"solidified"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"liquefied",
|
|
"liquified",
|
|
"softened",
|
|
"deliquesced",
|
|
"dissolved",
|
|
"fluxed",
|
|
"fused",
|
|
"melted",
|
|
"thawed",
|
|
"unfroze"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riley":{
|
|
"feeling or showing anger":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"some visibly riley people were lined up in the customer service department"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"angered",
|
|
"angry",
|
|
"apoplectic",
|
|
"ballistic",
|
|
"cheesed off",
|
|
"choleric",
|
|
"enraged",
|
|
"foaming",
|
|
"fuming",
|
|
"furious",
|
|
"hopping",
|
|
"horn-mad",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"incensed",
|
|
"indignant",
|
|
"inflamed",
|
|
"enflamed",
|
|
"infuriate",
|
|
"infuriated",
|
|
"irate",
|
|
"ireful",
|
|
"livid",
|
|
"mad",
|
|
"outraged",
|
|
"rabid",
|
|
"rankled",
|
|
"riled",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having visible particles in liquid suspension":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"take care not to stir up the bottom of the stream when you fill the dipper, or your water will be riley"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cloudy",
|
|
"muddy",
|
|
"roiled",
|
|
"turbid"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"dingy",
|
|
"filmy",
|
|
"hazy",
|
|
"scummy",
|
|
"unfiltered",
|
|
"inky",
|
|
"muddied",
|
|
"muddled",
|
|
"murky",
|
|
"puddled",
|
|
"sludgy",
|
|
"opaque"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clarified",
|
|
"filtered",
|
|
"purified",
|
|
"colorless",
|
|
"transparent",
|
|
"uncolored"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"crystal clear",
|
|
"crystalline"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rigidifies":{
|
|
"as in crystallizes , calcifies":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"calcifies",
|
|
"crystallizes",
|
|
"crystalizes",
|
|
"ossifies",
|
|
"petrifies",
|
|
"clots",
|
|
"coagulates",
|
|
"gelates",
|
|
"gelatinizes",
|
|
"gels",
|
|
"jellies",
|
|
"jells",
|
|
"stiffens",
|
|
"thickens",
|
|
"anneals",
|
|
"case-hardens",
|
|
"tempers",
|
|
"cakes",
|
|
"calluses",
|
|
"encrusts",
|
|
"incrusts",
|
|
"concretes",
|
|
"congeals",
|
|
"firms (up)",
|
|
"freezes",
|
|
"hardens",
|
|
"indurates",
|
|
"sets",
|
|
"solidifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"liquefies",
|
|
"liquifies",
|
|
"softens",
|
|
"deliquesces",
|
|
"dissolves",
|
|
"fluxes",
|
|
"fuses",
|
|
"melts",
|
|
"thaws",
|
|
"unfreezes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ripple":{
|
|
"to flow in a broken irregular stream":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"water rippling gently over the tiers of the fountain"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bubble",
|
|
"dribble",
|
|
"guggle",
|
|
"gurgle",
|
|
"lap",
|
|
"plash",
|
|
"splash",
|
|
"trickle",
|
|
"wash"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"eddy",
|
|
"purl",
|
|
"swirl",
|
|
"swash",
|
|
"swish",
|
|
"swoosh",
|
|
"whish",
|
|
"drip",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"gush",
|
|
"jet",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"spew",
|
|
"spout",
|
|
"spurt",
|
|
"squirt"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"run"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"pour",
|
|
"roll",
|
|
"stream"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in trill , warble":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chirr",
|
|
"trill",
|
|
"warble",
|
|
"chink",
|
|
"clang",
|
|
"clank",
|
|
"clink",
|
|
"ding-dong",
|
|
"ping",
|
|
"ring",
|
|
"clatter",
|
|
"jangle",
|
|
"rattle",
|
|
"chime",
|
|
"jingle",
|
|
"tinkle",
|
|
"tintinnabulation"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in fallout , blowback":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blowback",
|
|
"by-product",
|
|
"fallout",
|
|
"offshoot",
|
|
"side effect",
|
|
"side reaction",
|
|
"spin-off",
|
|
"afterclap",
|
|
"afterglow",
|
|
"aftershock",
|
|
"denouement",
|
|
"d\u00e9nouement",
|
|
"echo",
|
|
"implication",
|
|
"repercussion",
|
|
"ramification",
|
|
"aftereffect",
|
|
"aftermath",
|
|
"backwash",
|
|
"child",
|
|
"conclusion",
|
|
"consequence",
|
|
"corollary",
|
|
"development",
|
|
"effect",
|
|
"fate",
|
|
"fruit",
|
|
"issue",
|
|
"outcome",
|
|
"outgrowth",
|
|
"precipitate",
|
|
"product",
|
|
"result",
|
|
"resultant",
|
|
"sequel",
|
|
"sequence",
|
|
"upshot"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antecedent",
|
|
"causation",
|
|
"cause",
|
|
"occasion",
|
|
"reason",
|
|
"consideration",
|
|
"determinant",
|
|
"factor",
|
|
"base",
|
|
"basis",
|
|
"foundation",
|
|
"ground",
|
|
"groundwork",
|
|
"impetus",
|
|
"incentive",
|
|
"inspiration",
|
|
"instigation",
|
|
"stimulus",
|
|
"mother",
|
|
"origin",
|
|
"root",
|
|
"source",
|
|
"spring"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in riffle , wavelet":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"riffle",
|
|
"wavelet",
|
|
"comber",
|
|
"curl",
|
|
"ground swell",
|
|
"roller",
|
|
"breaker",
|
|
"whitecap",
|
|
"tidal wave",
|
|
"tsunami",
|
|
"surf",
|
|
"sea(s)",
|
|
"billow",
|
|
"surge",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"wave"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rill":{
|
|
"a natural body of running water smaller than a river":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there are a few tiny fish in the rill"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beck",
|
|
"bourn",
|
|
"bourne",
|
|
"brook",
|
|
"brooklet",
|
|
"burn",
|
|
"creek",
|
|
"gill",
|
|
"rivulet",
|
|
"run",
|
|
"runlet",
|
|
"runnel",
|
|
"streamlet"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arroyo",
|
|
"billabong",
|
|
"fresh",
|
|
"freshet",
|
|
"runoff",
|
|
"bayou",
|
|
"coulee",
|
|
"slough",
|
|
"slew",
|
|
"slue",
|
|
"stream",
|
|
"wash",
|
|
"canal",
|
|
"channel",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"cutoff",
|
|
"gut",
|
|
"kill",
|
|
"millrace",
|
|
"millstream",
|
|
"race",
|
|
"watercourse",
|
|
"waterway",
|
|
"affluent",
|
|
"branch",
|
|
"confluent",
|
|
"distributary",
|
|
"influent",
|
|
"tributary"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"richening":{
|
|
"as in strengthening , enriching":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enriching",
|
|
"fortifying",
|
|
"strengthening",
|
|
"evaporating",
|
|
"extracting",
|
|
"removing",
|
|
"reconcentrating",
|
|
"recondensing",
|
|
"deepening",
|
|
"enhancing",
|
|
"heightening",
|
|
"intensifying",
|
|
"compacting",
|
|
"hardening",
|
|
"solidifying",
|
|
"boiling down",
|
|
"decocting",
|
|
"reducing",
|
|
"clarifying",
|
|
"cleaning",
|
|
"cleansing",
|
|
"distilling",
|
|
"flushing",
|
|
"leaching",
|
|
"purging",
|
|
"purifying",
|
|
"refining",
|
|
"concentrating",
|
|
"condensing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"diluting",
|
|
"watering (down)",
|
|
"adulterating",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"thinning",
|
|
"weakening"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ringer":{
|
|
"one who makes false claims of identity or expertise":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"no one was more surprised than the defendant when his lawyer turned out to be a ringer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"charlatan",
|
|
"fake",
|
|
"faker",
|
|
"fakir",
|
|
"fraud",
|
|
"hoaxer",
|
|
"humbug",
|
|
"impostor",
|
|
"imposter",
|
|
"mountebank",
|
|
"phony",
|
|
"phoney",
|
|
"pretender",
|
|
"quack",
|
|
"quacksalver",
|
|
"sham"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"copycat",
|
|
"imitator",
|
|
"impersonator",
|
|
"mimic",
|
|
"actor",
|
|
"bluffer",
|
|
"counterfeiter",
|
|
"deceiver",
|
|
"dissembler",
|
|
"duper",
|
|
"feigner",
|
|
"misleader",
|
|
"operator",
|
|
"trickster",
|
|
"poseur",
|
|
"cozener",
|
|
"defrauder",
|
|
"dodger",
|
|
"fraudster",
|
|
"scammer",
|
|
"scamster",
|
|
"sharper",
|
|
"sharpie",
|
|
"sharpy",
|
|
"skinner",
|
|
"swindler"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"ace",
|
|
"adept",
|
|
"authority",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"crackajack",
|
|
"expert",
|
|
"maestro",
|
|
"master",
|
|
"past master",
|
|
"professional",
|
|
"virtuoso",
|
|
"whiz",
|
|
"wizard"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something or someone that strongly resembles another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he's a dead ringer for his grandfather"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alter ego",
|
|
"carbon",
|
|
"carbon copy",
|
|
"clone",
|
|
"counterpart",
|
|
"doppelg\u00e4nger",
|
|
"doppelganger",
|
|
"double",
|
|
"duplicate",
|
|
"duplication",
|
|
"facsimile",
|
|
"fetch",
|
|
"image",
|
|
"likeness",
|
|
"look-alike",
|
|
"match",
|
|
"mirror image",
|
|
"picture",
|
|
"replica",
|
|
"spit",
|
|
"spitting image",
|
|
"twin"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"Chinese copy",
|
|
"effigy",
|
|
"portrait",
|
|
"portrayal",
|
|
"companion",
|
|
"fellow",
|
|
"mate",
|
|
"equal",
|
|
"equivalent",
|
|
"analogue",
|
|
"analog",
|
|
"parallel"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antithesis",
|
|
"converse",
|
|
"opposite",
|
|
"reverse"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rivulets":{
|
|
"a natural body of running water smaller than a river":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"small rivulets trickled down the side of the cliff"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"becks",
|
|
"bourns",
|
|
"bournes",
|
|
"brooklets",
|
|
"brooks",
|
|
"burns",
|
|
"creeks",
|
|
"gills",
|
|
"rills",
|
|
"runlets",
|
|
"runnels",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"streamlets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arroyos",
|
|
"billabongs",
|
|
"freshes",
|
|
"freshets",
|
|
"runoffs",
|
|
"bayous",
|
|
"coulees",
|
|
"sloughs",
|
|
"slews",
|
|
"slues",
|
|
"streams",
|
|
"washes",
|
|
"canals",
|
|
"channels",
|
|
"cutoffs",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"guts",
|
|
"kills",
|
|
"millraces",
|
|
"millstreams",
|
|
"races",
|
|
"watercourses",
|
|
"waterways",
|
|
"affluents",
|
|
"branches",
|
|
"confluents",
|
|
"distributaries",
|
|
"influents",
|
|
"tributaries"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riverfront":{
|
|
"as in bank , riverside":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bank",
|
|
"riverbank",
|
|
"riverside",
|
|
"oceanfront",
|
|
"shorefront",
|
|
"waterfront",
|
|
"esplanade",
|
|
"coast",
|
|
"coastland",
|
|
"coastline",
|
|
"shore",
|
|
"shoreline",
|
|
"littoral",
|
|
"seaboard",
|
|
"seacoast",
|
|
"seashore",
|
|
"seaside",
|
|
"lido",
|
|
"plage",
|
|
"beach",
|
|
"beachfront",
|
|
"sand(s)",
|
|
"strand"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rig (up)":{
|
|
"as in throw up , jerry-build":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"jerry-build",
|
|
"throw up",
|
|
"reassemble",
|
|
"rebuild",
|
|
"reconstruct",
|
|
"redevelop",
|
|
"reedify",
|
|
"retrofit",
|
|
"combine",
|
|
"unite",
|
|
"conceive",
|
|
"concoct",
|
|
"contrive",
|
|
"cook (up)",
|
|
"design",
|
|
"devise",
|
|
"imagine",
|
|
"think (up)",
|
|
"constitute",
|
|
"establish",
|
|
"father",
|
|
"found",
|
|
"institute",
|
|
"organize",
|
|
"begin",
|
|
"coin",
|
|
"create",
|
|
"generate",
|
|
"inaugurate",
|
|
"initiate",
|
|
"innovate",
|
|
"invent",
|
|
"originate",
|
|
"prefabricate",
|
|
"carpenter",
|
|
"fashion",
|
|
"forge",
|
|
"frame",
|
|
"hammer",
|
|
"handcraft",
|
|
"manufacture",
|
|
"mold",
|
|
"produce",
|
|
"shape",
|
|
"assemble",
|
|
"build",
|
|
"confect",
|
|
"construct",
|
|
"erect",
|
|
"fabricate",
|
|
"make",
|
|
"make up",
|
|
"piece",
|
|
"put up",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"rear",
|
|
"set up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demount",
|
|
"disassemble",
|
|
"dismantle",
|
|
"dismember",
|
|
"knock down",
|
|
"strike",
|
|
"take down",
|
|
"tear down",
|
|
"demolish",
|
|
"destroy",
|
|
"devastate",
|
|
"flatten",
|
|
"level",
|
|
"pull down",
|
|
"pulverize",
|
|
"raze",
|
|
"ruin",
|
|
"ruinate",
|
|
"shatter",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"wreck",
|
|
"blow up",
|
|
"explode",
|
|
"detach",
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
"disconnect",
|
|
"disjoin",
|
|
"disunite",
|
|
"divide",
|
|
"separate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ritzy":{
|
|
"being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I don't appreciate your ritzy advice about whom I \"should\" associate with"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aristocratic",
|
|
"elitist",
|
|
"high-hat",
|
|
"persnickety",
|
|
"potty",
|
|
"snobbish",
|
|
"snobby",
|
|
"snooty",
|
|
"snotty",
|
|
"toffee-nosed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aloof",
|
|
"arrogant",
|
|
"bumptious",
|
|
"haughty",
|
|
"high-and-mighty",
|
|
"highfalutin",
|
|
"hifalutin",
|
|
"high-handed",
|
|
"hoity-toity",
|
|
"huffish",
|
|
"huffy",
|
|
"imperious",
|
|
"lordly",
|
|
"overweening",
|
|
"peremptory",
|
|
"pompous",
|
|
"presumptuous",
|
|
"pretentious",
|
|
"supercilious",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"toplofty",
|
|
"toploftical",
|
|
"uppity",
|
|
"biggety",
|
|
"biggity",
|
|
"bigheaded",
|
|
"egoistic",
|
|
"egoistical",
|
|
"egotistic",
|
|
"egotistical",
|
|
"prideful",
|
|
"self-conceited",
|
|
"self-important",
|
|
"self-satisfied",
|
|
"smug",
|
|
"stuck-up",
|
|
"swelled-headed",
|
|
"swellheaded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"democratic",
|
|
"egalitarian",
|
|
"egoless",
|
|
"humble",
|
|
"modest",
|
|
"unpretentious",
|
|
"antielitist"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rickrack":{
|
|
"as in stripe":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"stripe",
|
|
"braid",
|
|
"lace",
|
|
"lacing",
|
|
"plait",
|
|
"plat",
|
|
"cornrow",
|
|
"dreadlock",
|
|
"pigtail",
|
|
"queue",
|
|
"braiding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rigged (out)":{
|
|
"as in decked (out) , tricked (out)":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arrayed",
|
|
"caparisoned",
|
|
"decked (out)",
|
|
"tricked (out)",
|
|
"covered",
|
|
"veiled",
|
|
"vested",
|
|
"appareled",
|
|
"apparelled",
|
|
"attired",
|
|
"clad",
|
|
"clothed",
|
|
"dressed",
|
|
"garbed",
|
|
"invested",
|
|
"robed",
|
|
"suited",
|
|
"decent"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"au naturel",
|
|
"bare",
|
|
"bottomless",
|
|
"disrobed",
|
|
"mother-naked",
|
|
"naked",
|
|
"nude",
|
|
"raw",
|
|
"starkers",
|
|
"stripped",
|
|
"unclad",
|
|
"unclothed",
|
|
"undressed",
|
|
"seminude",
|
|
"topless",
|
|
"denuded",
|
|
"peeled"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"everyone was rigged out for the country club's spring cotillion"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appareled",
|
|
"apparelled",
|
|
"arrayed",
|
|
"attired",
|
|
"bedecked",
|
|
"caparisoned",
|
|
"clothed",
|
|
"clad",
|
|
"costumed",
|
|
"decked (out)",
|
|
"did up",
|
|
"dressed",
|
|
"dressed up",
|
|
"enrobed",
|
|
"garbed",
|
|
"garmented",
|
|
"got up",
|
|
"gowned",
|
|
"habited",
|
|
"invested",
|
|
"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":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ricochets":{
|
|
"to strike and fly off at an angle":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the ball ricocheted off the fielder's glove and went over the fence for a home run"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bounces",
|
|
"caroms",
|
|
"glances",
|
|
"rebounds",
|
|
"skims",
|
|
"skips"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brushes",
|
|
"grazes",
|
|
"nudges",
|
|
"rakes",
|
|
"shaves",
|
|
"sweeps",
|
|
"bumps",
|
|
"contacts",
|
|
"hits",
|
|
"kisses",
|
|
"touches",
|
|
"sideswipes",
|
|
"reflects"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riser":{
|
|
"as in scaffold":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"scaffold",
|
|
"altar",
|
|
"bimah",
|
|
"bima",
|
|
"footpace",
|
|
"pulpit",
|
|
"balcony",
|
|
"gallery",
|
|
"dais",
|
|
"platform",
|
|
"podium",
|
|
"rostrum",
|
|
"stage",
|
|
"stand",
|
|
"tribune"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rigidify":{
|
|
"as in crystallize , calcify":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"calcify",
|
|
"crystallize",
|
|
"crystalize",
|
|
"ossify",
|
|
"petrify",
|
|
"clot",
|
|
"coagulate",
|
|
"gel",
|
|
"gelate",
|
|
"gelatinize",
|
|
"jell",
|
|
"jelly",
|
|
"stiffen",
|
|
"thicken",
|
|
"anneal",
|
|
"case-harden",
|
|
"temper",
|
|
"cake",
|
|
"callus",
|
|
"encrust",
|
|
"incrust",
|
|
"concrete",
|
|
"congeal",
|
|
"firm (up)",
|
|
"freeze",
|
|
"harden",
|
|
"indurate",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"solidify"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"liquefy",
|
|
"liquify",
|
|
"soften",
|
|
"deliquesce",
|
|
"dissolve",
|
|
"flux",
|
|
"fuse",
|
|
"melt",
|
|
"smelt",
|
|
"thaw",
|
|
"unfreeze"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rising star":{
|
|
"as in comer , up-and-comer":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"comer",
|
|
"up-and-comer"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dinosaur",
|
|
"has-been",
|
|
"relic",
|
|
"dodo",
|
|
"fogy",
|
|
"fogey",
|
|
"fossil",
|
|
"old-timer",
|
|
"fuddy-duddy",
|
|
"mossback",
|
|
"stick-in-the-mud",
|
|
"stodge",
|
|
"troglodyte"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ridded":{
|
|
"to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"worked two jobs to rid himself of debt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"disburden",
|
|
"disencumber",
|
|
"divest",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"relieve",
|
|
"unburden"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"emancipate",
|
|
"enfranchise",
|
|
"liberate",
|
|
"loose",
|
|
"loosen",
|
|
"manumit",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"spring",
|
|
"unbind",
|
|
"uncage",
|
|
"unchain",
|
|
"unfetter",
|
|
"bail (out)",
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"redeem",
|
|
"rescue",
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
"disentangle",
|
|
"extricate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bog (down)",
|
|
"fetter",
|
|
"hamper",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"shackle",
|
|
"subject",
|
|
"weigh down",
|
|
"weight (down)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"burden",
|
|
"encumber",
|
|
"saddle"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rising stars":{
|
|
"as in comers , up-and-comers":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"comers",
|
|
"up-and-comers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dinosaurs",
|
|
"has-beens",
|
|
"relics",
|
|
"dodoes",
|
|
"dodos",
|
|
"fogies",
|
|
"fogeys",
|
|
"fossils",
|
|
"old-timers",
|
|
"fuddy-duddies",
|
|
"mossbacks",
|
|
"stick-in-the-muds",
|
|
"stodges",
|
|
"troglodytes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rictus":{
|
|
"as in smirk , simper":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"simper",
|
|
"smirk",
|
|
"growl",
|
|
"snarl",
|
|
"scoff",
|
|
"sneer",
|
|
"flinch",
|
|
"squinch",
|
|
"wince",
|
|
"glare",
|
|
"glower",
|
|
"look",
|
|
"stare",
|
|
"face",
|
|
"frown",
|
|
"grimace",
|
|
"lower",
|
|
"lour",
|
|
"moue",
|
|
"mouth",
|
|
"mow",
|
|
"mug",
|
|
"pout",
|
|
"scowl",
|
|
"snoot"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"grin",
|
|
"laugh",
|
|
"smile"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"righted":{
|
|
"as in redressed":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"redressed",
|
|
"blue-penciled",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"shortened",
|
|
"ameliorated",
|
|
"bettered",
|
|
"improved",
|
|
"redrafted",
|
|
"redrew",
|
|
"restyled",
|
|
"revised",
|
|
"reworked",
|
|
"rewrote",
|
|
"perfected",
|
|
"polished",
|
|
"touched up",
|
|
"amended",
|
|
"corrected",
|
|
"debugged",
|
|
"emended",
|
|
"rectified",
|
|
"red-penciled",
|
|
"reformed",
|
|
"remedied",
|
|
"fixed",
|
|
"mended",
|
|
"repaired",
|
|
"adjusted",
|
|
"modulated",
|
|
"regulated",
|
|
"altered",
|
|
"changed",
|
|
"modified"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"damaged",
|
|
"harmed",
|
|
"hurt",
|
|
"impaired",
|
|
"injured",
|
|
"marred",
|
|
"spoiled",
|
|
"spoilt",
|
|
"aggravated",
|
|
"worsened"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rider":{
|
|
"as in allonge":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allonge",
|
|
"documentation",
|
|
"follow-up",
|
|
"sequel",
|
|
"accompaniment",
|
|
"addition",
|
|
"complement",
|
|
"postscript",
|
|
"conclusion",
|
|
"ending",
|
|
"finale",
|
|
"coda",
|
|
"epilogue",
|
|
"epilog",
|
|
"postlude",
|
|
"addendum",
|
|
"afterword",
|
|
"appendix",
|
|
"codicil",
|
|
"excursus",
|
|
"supplement"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"foreword",
|
|
"introduction",
|
|
"preface",
|
|
"prologue",
|
|
"prolog"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riddance":{
|
|
"the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the riddance of all the fleas from the house was a relief to everyone concerned"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"discarding",
|
|
"disposal",
|
|
"disposition",
|
|
"dumping",
|
|
"jettison",
|
|
"junking",
|
|
"removal",
|
|
"scrapping",
|
|
"throwing away"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clearance",
|
|
"clearing",
|
|
"decimation",
|
|
"demolishment",
|
|
"demolition",
|
|
"destruction"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accumulation",
|
|
"acquirement",
|
|
"acquisition",
|
|
"collection",
|
|
"deposit",
|
|
"gathering"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"richness":{
|
|
"the amusing quality or element in something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the richness of the irony\u2014I had just contributed to the political campaign of a multimillionaire\u2014was too much for me to ignore"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"comedy",
|
|
"comic",
|
|
"comicality",
|
|
"drollery",
|
|
"drollness",
|
|
"funniness",
|
|
"hilariousness",
|
|
"humor",
|
|
"humorousness",
|
|
"uproariousness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amusement",
|
|
"enjoyment",
|
|
"fun",
|
|
"pleasure",
|
|
"absurdity",
|
|
"irony",
|
|
"laughableness",
|
|
"ludicrousness",
|
|
"ridiculousness",
|
|
"whimsicality",
|
|
"wittiness",
|
|
"wryness",
|
|
"burlesque",
|
|
"caricature",
|
|
"farce",
|
|
"jest",
|
|
"lampoon",
|
|
"parody",
|
|
"satire",
|
|
"slapstick",
|
|
"spoof",
|
|
"takeoff",
|
|
"jocularity",
|
|
"jokiness",
|
|
"playfulness",
|
|
"waggishness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"agony",
|
|
"anguish",
|
|
"dolor",
|
|
"grief",
|
|
"heartache",
|
|
"heartbreak",
|
|
"misery",
|
|
"sorrow",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"torture",
|
|
"tribulation",
|
|
"woe",
|
|
"gravity",
|
|
"seriousness",
|
|
"soberness",
|
|
"solemnity",
|
|
"solemnness",
|
|
"somberness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"pathos"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ridden (out)":{
|
|
"to come safely through":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"just as we always have in the past, we'll ride out this latest crisis"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"survived",
|
|
"weathered"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"outlasted",
|
|
"outlived",
|
|
"worn out",
|
|
"pulled through",
|
|
"abided",
|
|
"abode",
|
|
"continued",
|
|
"endured",
|
|
"held on",
|
|
"held out",
|
|
"held up",
|
|
"hung on",
|
|
"lasted",
|
|
"led",
|
|
"persisted",
|
|
"stood",
|
|
"stuck out",
|
|
"withstood",
|
|
"been",
|
|
"breathed",
|
|
"existed",
|
|
"lived",
|
|
"subsisted",
|
|
"flourished",
|
|
"prospered",
|
|
"thrived",
|
|
"thriven"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"croaked",
|
|
"deceased",
|
|
"departed",
|
|
"died",
|
|
"expired",
|
|
"passed away",
|
|
"passed (on)",
|
|
"perished",
|
|
"succumbed",
|
|
"disappeared",
|
|
"evaporated",
|
|
"faded",
|
|
"vanished",
|
|
"ceased",
|
|
"ended",
|
|
"stopped"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rides (out)":{
|
|
"to come safely through":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"just as we always have in the past, we'll ride out this latest crisis"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"survives",
|
|
"weathers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"outlasts",
|
|
"outlives",
|
|
"wears out",
|
|
"pulls through",
|
|
"abides",
|
|
"continues",
|
|
"endures",
|
|
"hangs on",
|
|
"holds on",
|
|
"holds out",
|
|
"holds up",
|
|
"lasts",
|
|
"leads",
|
|
"persists",
|
|
"stands",
|
|
"sticks out",
|
|
"withstands",
|
|
"breathes",
|
|
"exists",
|
|
"is",
|
|
"lives",
|
|
"subsists",
|
|
"flourishes",
|
|
"prospers",
|
|
"thrives"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"croaks",
|
|
"deceases",
|
|
"departs",
|
|
"dies",
|
|
"expires",
|
|
"passes away",
|
|
"passes (on)",
|
|
"perishes",
|
|
"succumbs",
|
|
"disappears",
|
|
"evaporates",
|
|
"fades",
|
|
"vanishes",
|
|
"ceases",
|
|
"ends",
|
|
"stops"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"risible":{
|
|
"causing or intended to cause laughter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a risible comment that made the whole class laugh"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"antic",
|
|
"chucklesome",
|
|
"comedic",
|
|
"comic",
|
|
"comical",
|
|
"droll",
|
|
"farcical",
|
|
"funny",
|
|
"hilarious",
|
|
"humoristic",
|
|
"humorous",
|
|
"hysterical",
|
|
"hysteric",
|
|
"killing",
|
|
"laughable",
|
|
"ludicrous",
|
|
"ridiculous",
|
|
"riotous",
|
|
"screaming",
|
|
"sidesplitting",
|
|
"uproarious"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amusing",
|
|
"diverting",
|
|
"entertaining",
|
|
"clownish",
|
|
"knockabout",
|
|
"slapstick",
|
|
"slapsticky",
|
|
"zany",
|
|
"facetious",
|
|
"flip",
|
|
"flippant",
|
|
"pert",
|
|
"smart",
|
|
"smart-aleck",
|
|
"smart-alecky",
|
|
"snickery",
|
|
"jocular",
|
|
"playful",
|
|
"waggish",
|
|
"campy",
|
|
"jokey",
|
|
"joky",
|
|
"priceless",
|
|
"rich",
|
|
"whimsical",
|
|
"witty",
|
|
"wry",
|
|
"blithesome",
|
|
"gleeful",
|
|
"jocose",
|
|
"jocund",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"jovial",
|
|
"laughing",
|
|
"mad",
|
|
"merry",
|
|
"mirthful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"earnest",
|
|
"grave",
|
|
"no-nonsense",
|
|
"sedate",
|
|
"serious",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"sober",
|
|
"sobersided",
|
|
"solemn",
|
|
"somber",
|
|
"sombre",
|
|
"staid",
|
|
"unsmiling",
|
|
"weighty",
|
|
"affecting",
|
|
"moving",
|
|
"poignant",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"tragic",
|
|
"tragical",
|
|
"lachrymose",
|
|
"mournful",
|
|
"sad",
|
|
"sorrowful",
|
|
"tearful",
|
|
"woeful"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"humorless",
|
|
"lame",
|
|
"unamusing",
|
|
"uncomic",
|
|
"unfunny",
|
|
"unhumorous",
|
|
"unhysterical"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"so foolish or pointless as to be worthy of scornful laughter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the idea that people are meant to have wings is risible"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"absurd",
|
|
"cockamamy",
|
|
"cockamamie",
|
|
"comical",
|
|
"derisive",
|
|
"derisory",
|
|
"farcical",
|
|
"laughable",
|
|
"ludicrous",
|
|
"pathetic",
|
|
"preposterous",
|
|
"ridiculous",
|
|
"silly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"asinine",
|
|
"brainless",
|
|
"dumb",
|
|
"fatuous",
|
|
"foolish",
|
|
"half-baked",
|
|
"half-witted",
|
|
"harebrained",
|
|
"idiotic",
|
|
"idiotical",
|
|
"imbecile",
|
|
"imbecilic",
|
|
"inane",
|
|
"jerky",
|
|
"moronic",
|
|
"nonsensical",
|
|
"simpleminded",
|
|
"stupid",
|
|
"unwise",
|
|
"weak-minded",
|
|
"witless",
|
|
"balmy",
|
|
"cockeyed",
|
|
"crazy",
|
|
"cuckoo",
|
|
"daffy",
|
|
"daft",
|
|
"dotty",
|
|
"insane",
|
|
"kooky",
|
|
"kookie",
|
|
"loony",
|
|
"looney",
|
|
"lunatic",
|
|
"mad",
|
|
"nutty",
|
|
"screwball",
|
|
"senseless",
|
|
"wacky",
|
|
"whacky",
|
|
"fantastic",
|
|
"fantastical",
|
|
"far-fetched",
|
|
"inconceivable",
|
|
"incredible",
|
|
"unbelievable",
|
|
"unreal",
|
|
"unrealistic",
|
|
"unreasonable",
|
|
"illogical",
|
|
"irrational"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"earnest",
|
|
"serious",
|
|
"solemn",
|
|
"believable",
|
|
"conceivable",
|
|
"credible",
|
|
"logical",
|
|
"rational",
|
|
"realistic",
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
"sensible"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rimming":{
|
|
"as in surrounding , encircling":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bounding",
|
|
"circumjacent",
|
|
"embracing",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"enclosing",
|
|
"inclosing",
|
|
"fencing",
|
|
"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 serve as a border for":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"long lashes rimmed his eyes"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bordering",
|
|
"bounding",
|
|
"edging",
|
|
"framing",
|
|
"fringing",
|
|
"margining",
|
|
"skirting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hemming",
|
|
"trimming",
|
|
"circumscribing",
|
|
"defining",
|
|
"delineating",
|
|
"demarcating",
|
|
"outlining",
|
|
"silhouetting",
|
|
"sketching",
|
|
"tracing",
|
|
"circling",
|
|
"compassing",
|
|
"encircling",
|
|
"enclosing",
|
|
"inclosing",
|
|
"environing",
|
|
"girdling",
|
|
"girthing",
|
|
"looping",
|
|
"ringing",
|
|
"rounding",
|
|
"surrounding",
|
|
"walling",
|
|
"checking",
|
|
"confining",
|
|
"controlling",
|
|
"curbing",
|
|
"limiting",
|
|
"restraining",
|
|
"restricting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ridiculousness":{
|
|
"as in irony , absurdity":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"absurdity",
|
|
"irony",
|
|
"laughableness",
|
|
"ludicrousness",
|
|
"amusement",
|
|
"enjoyment",
|
|
"fun",
|
|
"pleasure",
|
|
"whimsicality",
|
|
"wittiness",
|
|
"wryness",
|
|
"comedy",
|
|
"comic",
|
|
"comicality",
|
|
"drollery",
|
|
"drollness",
|
|
"funniness",
|
|
"hilariousness",
|
|
"humor",
|
|
"humorousness",
|
|
"richness",
|
|
"uproariousness",
|
|
"burlesque",
|
|
"caricature",
|
|
"farce",
|
|
"jest",
|
|
"lampoon",
|
|
"parody",
|
|
"satire",
|
|
"slapstick",
|
|
"spoof",
|
|
"takeoff",
|
|
"jocularity",
|
|
"jokiness",
|
|
"playfulness",
|
|
"waggishness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"pathos",
|
|
"agony",
|
|
"anguish",
|
|
"dolor",
|
|
"grief",
|
|
"heartache",
|
|
"heartbreak",
|
|
"misery",
|
|
"sorrow",
|
|
"torment",
|
|
"torture",
|
|
"tribulation",
|
|
"woe",
|
|
"gravity",
|
|
"seriousness",
|
|
"soberness",
|
|
"solemnity",
|
|
"solemnness",
|
|
"somberness"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rift valleys":{
|
|
"as in canyons , gorges":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"canyons",
|
|
"ca\u00f1ons",
|
|
"combes",
|
|
"coombes",
|
|
"coombs",
|
|
"dells",
|
|
"depressions",
|
|
"dingles",
|
|
"glens",
|
|
"gorges",
|
|
"gulches",
|
|
"gullies",
|
|
"gulleys",
|
|
"kloofs",
|
|
"ravines",
|
|
"dales",
|
|
"denes",
|
|
"hollows",
|
|
"vales",
|
|
"valleys",
|
|
"basins",
|
|
"bowls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"alps",
|
|
"mountains",
|
|
"mounts",
|
|
"peaks",
|
|
"heights",
|
|
"mountaintops",
|
|
"pinnacles",
|
|
"summits",
|
|
"plateaus",
|
|
"plateaux",
|
|
"tablelands"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riot act":{
|
|
"an often public or formal expression of disapproval":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"at a specially called meeting, he read the riot act to his staff for their poor handling of the crisis"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"censure",
|
|
"commination",
|
|
"condemnation",
|
|
"denunciation",
|
|
"excoriation",
|
|
"objurgation",
|
|
"rebuke",
|
|
"reprimand",
|
|
"reproach",
|
|
"reproof",
|
|
"stricture"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"admonishment",
|
|
"admonition",
|
|
"castigation",
|
|
"chastisement",
|
|
"damnation",
|
|
"punishment",
|
|
"remonstrance",
|
|
"business",
|
|
"devil",
|
|
"dressing-down",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"lecture",
|
|
"lesson",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"scolding",
|
|
"talking-to",
|
|
"tongue-lashing",
|
|
"belittlement",
|
|
"criticism",
|
|
"deprecation",
|
|
"depreciation",
|
|
"disparagement",
|
|
"pan"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acclamation",
|
|
"honor",
|
|
"tribute",
|
|
"encomium",
|
|
"eulogy",
|
|
"panegyric",
|
|
"plaudit(s)",
|
|
"praise",
|
|
"approval",
|
|
"blessing",
|
|
"sanction"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"citation",
|
|
"commendation",
|
|
"endorsement",
|
|
"indorsement"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rise":{
|
|
"to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the snow accumulation is rising at an alarming rate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accelerate",
|
|
"accumulate",
|
|
"appreciate",
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"boom",
|
|
"build up",
|
|
"burgeon",
|
|
"bourgeon",
|
|
"climb",
|
|
"enlarge",
|
|
"escalate",
|
|
"expand",
|
|
"gain",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"mount",
|
|
"multiply",
|
|
"mushroom",
|
|
"proliferate",
|
|
"roll up",
|
|
"snowball",
|
|
"spread",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"wax"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"jump",
|
|
"rocket",
|
|
"skyrocket",
|
|
"surge",
|
|
"heighten",
|
|
"intensify",
|
|
"redouble",
|
|
"blow up",
|
|
"bulk",
|
|
"distend",
|
|
"inflate",
|
|
"puff (up)",
|
|
"crescendo",
|
|
"crest",
|
|
"peak"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"contract",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"diminish",
|
|
"dwindle",
|
|
"lessen",
|
|
"recede",
|
|
"wane"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to leave one's bed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I generally rise around six and leave for work by seven"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arise",
|
|
"get up",
|
|
"roll out",
|
|
"turn out",
|
|
"uprise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arouse",
|
|
"awake",
|
|
"awaken",
|
|
"bestir",
|
|
"stir",
|
|
"wake"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"catnap",
|
|
"doze",
|
|
"drop off",
|
|
"lie up",
|
|
"nap",
|
|
"nod",
|
|
"rest",
|
|
"sleep",
|
|
"slumber",
|
|
"snooze",
|
|
"bunk",
|
|
"perch",
|
|
"roost",
|
|
"settle",
|
|
"couch",
|
|
"doss (down)",
|
|
"flop (down)",
|
|
"lie (down)",
|
|
"recline"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bed (down)",
|
|
"retire",
|
|
"turn in"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move or extend upward":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"mountains majestically rising towards the sky"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arise",
|
|
"ascend",
|
|
"aspire",
|
|
"climb",
|
|
"lift",
|
|
"mount",
|
|
"soar",
|
|
"thrust",
|
|
"up",
|
|
"uprear",
|
|
"uprise",
|
|
"upthrust",
|
|
"upturn"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"surge",
|
|
"tower",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"elevate",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"upheave",
|
|
"uplift",
|
|
"upraise",
|
|
"balloon",
|
|
"blast off",
|
|
"take off",
|
|
"zoom",
|
|
"crest",
|
|
"scale",
|
|
"surmount",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"cant",
|
|
"incline",
|
|
"lean",
|
|
"list",
|
|
"recline",
|
|
"slant",
|
|
"slope",
|
|
"tilt",
|
|
"tip"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dive",
|
|
"nose-dive",
|
|
"plummet",
|
|
"sink",
|
|
"slide"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"descend",
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"fall (off)",
|
|
"plunge"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his rapid rise to president of the company"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advancement",
|
|
"ascent",
|
|
"creation",
|
|
"elevation",
|
|
"preference",
|
|
"preferment",
|
|
"promotion",
|
|
"upgrade",
|
|
"upgrading"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandizement",
|
|
"ennoblement",
|
|
"exaltation",
|
|
"glorification",
|
|
"magnification"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deposition",
|
|
"dethronement",
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"dismissal",
|
|
"expulsion",
|
|
"impeachment",
|
|
"ouster",
|
|
"overthrow",
|
|
"removal",
|
|
"suspension",
|
|
"unmaking",
|
|
"unseating",
|
|
"downfall",
|
|
"fall"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abasement",
|
|
"comedown",
|
|
"degradation",
|
|
"demotion",
|
|
"disrating",
|
|
"downgrade",
|
|
"reduction"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an area of high ground":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if we can get to the top of that rise , we'll be able to see for miles"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"altitude(s)",
|
|
"elevation",
|
|
"eminence",
|
|
"height",
|
|
"highland",
|
|
"hill",
|
|
"hump",
|
|
"mound",
|
|
"prominence",
|
|
"upland"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alp",
|
|
"mount",
|
|
"mountain",
|
|
"peak",
|
|
"butte",
|
|
"mesa",
|
|
"plateau",
|
|
"table",
|
|
"tableland",
|
|
"bluff",
|
|
"cliff",
|
|
"crag",
|
|
"precipice",
|
|
"steep",
|
|
"tor",
|
|
"ridge",
|
|
"sierra",
|
|
"dome",
|
|
"sugarloaf",
|
|
"foothill",
|
|
"hillock",
|
|
"hummock",
|
|
"knob",
|
|
"knoll",
|
|
"downs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dale",
|
|
"dell",
|
|
"depression",
|
|
"dingle",
|
|
"glen",
|
|
"hollow",
|
|
"vale",
|
|
"valley",
|
|
"basin",
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"bottomland",
|
|
"fen",
|
|
"flat",
|
|
"floodplain",
|
|
"plain",
|
|
"tidewater"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lowland"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an upward slope":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the rise of the hill was relatively gentle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acclivity",
|
|
"ascent",
|
|
"hill",
|
|
"upgrade",
|
|
"uphill",
|
|
"uprise"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cant",
|
|
"diagonal",
|
|
"glacis",
|
|
"grade",
|
|
"gradient",
|
|
"inclination",
|
|
"incline",
|
|
"lean",
|
|
"pitch",
|
|
"rake",
|
|
"tilt",
|
|
"climb",
|
|
"hump",
|
|
"mound",
|
|
"ridge",
|
|
"swell"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"basin",
|
|
"depression",
|
|
"hollow"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"declension",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"declivity",
|
|
"descent",
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"downgrade",
|
|
"downhill",
|
|
"drop-off",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"hang",
|
|
"hanging"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something added (as by growth)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an unexpected rise in prices"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accretion",
|
|
"accrual",
|
|
"addendum",
|
|
"addition",
|
|
"augmentation",
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"expansion",
|
|
"gain",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"increment",
|
|
"more",
|
|
"plus",
|
|
"proliferation",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"step-up",
|
|
"supplement",
|
|
"uptick"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accumulation",
|
|
"assemblage",
|
|
"collection",
|
|
"gathering",
|
|
"complement",
|
|
"accession",
|
|
"appendix",
|
|
"continuation",
|
|
"extension",
|
|
"uptrend",
|
|
"upturn",
|
|
"jump",
|
|
"run-up",
|
|
"spike"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deduction",
|
|
"subtraction"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abatement",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"decrement",
|
|
"depletion",
|
|
"diminishment",
|
|
"diminution",
|
|
"drop-off",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"falloff",
|
|
"lessening",
|
|
"loss",
|
|
"lowering",
|
|
"reduction",
|
|
"shrinkage",
|
|
"step-down"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act or an instance of rising or climbing up":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"unfortunately, the descent of the balloon was just as swift as its rise"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ascension",
|
|
"ascent",
|
|
"climb",
|
|
"rising",
|
|
"soar"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boost",
|
|
"hike",
|
|
"increase",
|
|
"raise",
|
|
"blastoff",
|
|
"elevation",
|
|
"hoist",
|
|
"levitation",
|
|
"liftoff",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"takeoff",
|
|
"heave",
|
|
"thrust",
|
|
"upheaval",
|
|
"uplifting",
|
|
"upraising",
|
|
"upsurge",
|
|
"upsweep",
|
|
"upswing",
|
|
"upthrust",
|
|
"uptrend",
|
|
"upturn",
|
|
"upwelling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"plop",
|
|
"plummeting",
|
|
"sinking",
|
|
"decline",
|
|
"decrease",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"comedown",
|
|
"downfall",
|
|
"downgrade"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"descent",
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"dive",
|
|
"drop",
|
|
"fall",
|
|
"nosedive",
|
|
"plunge"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"righteous":{
|
|
"conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a righteous man can be trusted to act honorably regardless of the circumstances"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"all right",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"ethical",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"honest",
|
|
"honorable",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"moral",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"right-minded",
|
|
"straight",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"upright",
|
|
"virtuous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"decorous",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"seemly",
|
|
"high-minded",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"principled",
|
|
"commendable",
|
|
"creditable",
|
|
"exemplary",
|
|
"legitimate",
|
|
"esteemed",
|
|
"law-abiding",
|
|
"menschy",
|
|
"reputable",
|
|
"respected",
|
|
"upstanding",
|
|
"worthy",
|
|
"blameless",
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"guiltless",
|
|
"immaculate",
|
|
"incorrupt",
|
|
"incorrupted",
|
|
"incorruptible",
|
|
"innocent",
|
|
"inoffensive",
|
|
"irreproachable",
|
|
"unobjectionable",
|
|
"angelic",
|
|
"angelical",
|
|
"lily-white",
|
|
"pure",
|
|
"scrupulous",
|
|
"spotless",
|
|
"uncorrupted",
|
|
"unerring",
|
|
"goody-goody",
|
|
"moralistic",
|
|
"pharisaical",
|
|
"rectitudinous",
|
|
"sanctimonious",
|
|
"self-righteous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"improper",
|
|
"incorrect",
|
|
"indecorous",
|
|
"naughty",
|
|
"unbecoming",
|
|
"unseemly",
|
|
"corrupt",
|
|
"debased",
|
|
"debauched",
|
|
"degenerate",
|
|
"depraved",
|
|
"dissolute",
|
|
"libertine",
|
|
"perverted",
|
|
"reprobate",
|
|
"unprincipled",
|
|
"unscrupulous",
|
|
"atrocious",
|
|
"infamous",
|
|
"villainous",
|
|
"base",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"vicious",
|
|
"vile",
|
|
"blameworthy",
|
|
"objectionable",
|
|
"offensive",
|
|
"iniquitous",
|
|
"nefarious",
|
|
"errant",
|
|
"erring",
|
|
"fallen"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"dishonest",
|
|
"dishonorable",
|
|
"evil",
|
|
"evil-minded",
|
|
"immoral",
|
|
"indecent",
|
|
"sinful",
|
|
"unethical",
|
|
"unrighteous",
|
|
"wicked",
|
|
"wrong"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"following the accepted rules of moral conduct":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"righteous behavior is its own reward"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"ethical",
|
|
"honest",
|
|
"honorable",
|
|
"just",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"principled",
|
|
"respectable",
|
|
"stand-up",
|
|
"upright",
|
|
"upstanding"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"blameless",
|
|
"guiltless",
|
|
"irreproachable",
|
|
"unassailable",
|
|
"unimpeachable",
|
|
"chivalrous",
|
|
"classy",
|
|
"high-minded",
|
|
"menschy",
|
|
"right-minded",
|
|
"conscientious",
|
|
"fair",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"incorruptible",
|
|
"moral",
|
|
"reputable",
|
|
"respected",
|
|
"scrupulous",
|
|
"uncorrupted",
|
|
"virtuous",
|
|
"decorous",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"polite",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"seemly"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"blackguardly",
|
|
"corrupt",
|
|
"criminal",
|
|
"crooked",
|
|
"evil",
|
|
"immoral",
|
|
"iniquitous",
|
|
"knavish",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"nefarious",
|
|
"rascally",
|
|
"reprehensible",
|
|
"roguish",
|
|
"rotten",
|
|
"scoundrelly",
|
|
"sinful",
|
|
"unfair",
|
|
"unscrupulous",
|
|
"vile",
|
|
"villainous",
|
|
"wicked",
|
|
"wretched",
|
|
"blamable",
|
|
"blameworthy",
|
|
"censurable",
|
|
"culpable",
|
|
"debased",
|
|
"debauched",
|
|
"decadent",
|
|
"degenerate",
|
|
"degraded",
|
|
"demoralized",
|
|
"depraved",
|
|
"disgraceful",
|
|
"disreputable",
|
|
"dissipated",
|
|
"dissolute",
|
|
"libertine",
|
|
"loose",
|
|
"perverse",
|
|
"perverted",
|
|
"profligate",
|
|
"reprobate",
|
|
"shameful",
|
|
"venal"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"base",
|
|
"dishonest",
|
|
"dishonorable",
|
|
"ignoble",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"unethical",
|
|
"unjust",
|
|
"unprincipled",
|
|
"unrighteous",
|
|
"unworthy"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"of the very best kind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a nightspot that's a dependable venue for righteous jazz"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"A-OK",
|
|
"A1",
|
|
"awesome",
|
|
"bang-up",
|
|
"banner",
|
|
"beautiful",
|
|
"blue-chip",
|
|
"blue-ribbon",
|
|
"boffo",
|
|
"bonny",
|
|
"bonnie",
|
|
"boss",
|
|
"brag",
|
|
"brave",
|
|
"bully",
|
|
"bumper",
|
|
"capital",
|
|
"choice",
|
|
"classic",
|
|
"cool",
|
|
"corking",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"cracking",
|
|
"dandy",
|
|
"divine",
|
|
"dope",
|
|
"down",
|
|
"dynamite",
|
|
"excellent",
|
|
"fab",
|
|
"fabulous",
|
|
"famous",
|
|
"fantabulous",
|
|
"fantastic",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"first-class",
|
|
"first-rate",
|
|
"first-string",
|
|
"five-star",
|
|
"four-star",
|
|
"frontline",
|
|
"gangbusters",
|
|
"gangbuster",
|
|
"gilt-edged",
|
|
"gilt-edge",
|
|
"gone",
|
|
"grand",
|
|
"great",
|
|
"groovy",
|
|
"heavenly",
|
|
"high-class",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"hype",
|
|
"immense",
|
|
"jim-dandy",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"lovely",
|
|
"marvelous",
|
|
"marvellous",
|
|
"mean",
|
|
"neat",
|
|
"nifty",
|
|
"noble",
|
|
"number one",
|
|
"No. 1",
|
|
"numero uno",
|
|
"out-of-sight",
|
|
"par excellence",
|
|
"peachy",
|
|
"peachy keen",
|
|
"phat",
|
|
"prime",
|
|
"primo",
|
|
"prize",
|
|
"prizewinning",
|
|
"quality",
|
|
"radical",
|
|
"sensational",
|
|
"slick",
|
|
"splendid",
|
|
"stellar",
|
|
"sterling",
|
|
"superb",
|
|
"superior",
|
|
"superlative",
|
|
"supernal",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"terrific",
|
|
"tip-top",
|
|
"top",
|
|
"top-notch",
|
|
"top-of-the-line",
|
|
"top-shelf",
|
|
"topflight",
|
|
"topping",
|
|
"unsurpassed",
|
|
"wizard",
|
|
"wonderful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acceptable",
|
|
"adequate",
|
|
"all right",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"good",
|
|
"OK",
|
|
"okay",
|
|
"passable",
|
|
"satisfactory",
|
|
"tolerable",
|
|
"better",
|
|
"exceptional",
|
|
"fancy",
|
|
"high-grade",
|
|
"high-test",
|
|
"premium",
|
|
"select",
|
|
"special",
|
|
"superfine",
|
|
"classical",
|
|
"standard",
|
|
"traditional"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"inferior",
|
|
"low-grade",
|
|
"substandard",
|
|
"unsatisfactory",
|
|
"mediocre",
|
|
"middling",
|
|
"second-class",
|
|
"second-rate"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"atrocious",
|
|
"awful",
|
|
"execrable",
|
|
"lousy",
|
|
"pathetic",
|
|
"poor",
|
|
"rotten",
|
|
"terrible",
|
|
"vile",
|
|
"wretched"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ripens":{
|
|
"to become mature":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"pears ripening on the tree"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ages",
|
|
"develops",
|
|
"grows",
|
|
"grows up",
|
|
"matures",
|
|
"progresses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"mellows",
|
|
"softens",
|
|
"blooms",
|
|
"blossoms",
|
|
"burgeons",
|
|
"bourgeons",
|
|
"flourishes",
|
|
"flowers",
|
|
"opens",
|
|
"unfolds",
|
|
"advances",
|
|
"evolves",
|
|
"gets along",
|
|
"gets on",
|
|
"grays",
|
|
"greys"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"decays",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"degenerates",
|
|
"deteriorates",
|
|
"sinks",
|
|
"worsens",
|
|
"dries",
|
|
"droops",
|
|
"fades",
|
|
"flags",
|
|
"sags",
|
|
"shrivels",
|
|
"wanes",
|
|
"wastes (away)",
|
|
"weakens",
|
|
"wilts",
|
|
"withers",
|
|
"regresses",
|
|
"retrogresses",
|
|
"reverts",
|
|
"backslides",
|
|
"lapses",
|
|
"returns"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rivalled":{
|
|
"to engage in a contest":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"two longtime friends who have rivaled for the same things at every stage of their lives"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"battled",
|
|
"competed",
|
|
"contended",
|
|
"faced off",
|
|
"fought",
|
|
"raced",
|
|
"vied"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"challenged",
|
|
"engaged",
|
|
"played",
|
|
"jockeyed",
|
|
"jostled",
|
|
"maneuvered",
|
|
"tried out",
|
|
"went out",
|
|
"trained",
|
|
"worked",
|
|
"wrought"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rigging":{
|
|
"covering for the human body":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"even at the Ivies they dress in the standard rigging of the college student: T-shirt and jeans"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apparel",
|
|
"attire",
|
|
"clobber",
|
|
"clothes",
|
|
"clothing",
|
|
"costumery",
|
|
"dress",
|
|
"duds",
|
|
"garments",
|
|
"gear",
|
|
"habiliment(s)",
|
|
"habit",
|
|
"rags",
|
|
"raiment",
|
|
"rig",
|
|
"threads",
|
|
"toggery",
|
|
"togs",
|
|
"vestiary",
|
|
"vestments",
|
|
"vesture",
|
|
"wear",
|
|
"wearables",
|
|
"weeds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"garderobe",
|
|
"wardrobe",
|
|
"array",
|
|
"bravery",
|
|
"caparison",
|
|
"finery",
|
|
"gaiety",
|
|
"gayety",
|
|
"glad rags",
|
|
"pretties",
|
|
"regalia",
|
|
"trim",
|
|
"foofaraw",
|
|
"frippery",
|
|
"gaudery",
|
|
"tawdry",
|
|
"trumpery",
|
|
"tatters",
|
|
"costume",
|
|
"ensemble",
|
|
"frock",
|
|
"garb",
|
|
"getup",
|
|
"guise",
|
|
"livery",
|
|
"outfit",
|
|
"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":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"carefully rigged each diver with the required equipment before starting out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accoutring",
|
|
"accoutering",
|
|
"equipping",
|
|
"fitting (out)",
|
|
"furnishing",
|
|
"girding",
|
|
"kitting (up or out)",
|
|
"outfitting",
|
|
"provisioning",
|
|
"supplying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"stocking",
|
|
"storing",
|
|
"bestowing",
|
|
"contributing",
|
|
"donating",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"presenting",
|
|
"apportioning",
|
|
"dealing (out)",
|
|
"dispensing",
|
|
"distributing",
|
|
"doling out",
|
|
"handing out",
|
|
"meting (out)",
|
|
"parceling (out)",
|
|
"parcelling (out)",
|
|
"portioning",
|
|
"prorating",
|
|
"allocating",
|
|
"allotting",
|
|
"assigning",
|
|
"arming",
|
|
"fortifying",
|
|
"preparing",
|
|
"reequipping",
|
|
"re-equipping",
|
|
"refitting",
|
|
"refurnishing",
|
|
"reoutfitting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"depriving",
|
|
"dispossessing",
|
|
"divesting",
|
|
"stripping"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rightists":{
|
|
"a person whose political beliefs are centered on tradition and keeping things the way they are":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"rightists opposed the new social programs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"archconservatives",
|
|
"conservatives",
|
|
"paleoconservatives",
|
|
"reactionaries",
|
|
"right-wingers",
|
|
"Tories",
|
|
"traditionalists"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"rights",
|
|
"right-wings",
|
|
"conformists",
|
|
"neocons",
|
|
"neoconservatives",
|
|
"diehards",
|
|
"standpatters",
|
|
"bourbons",
|
|
"fuddy-duddies",
|
|
"squares",
|
|
"stuffed shirts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"extremists",
|
|
"radicals",
|
|
"reds",
|
|
"revolutionaries",
|
|
"revolutionists",
|
|
"reformers",
|
|
"reformists"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lefties",
|
|
"leftists",
|
|
"left-wingers",
|
|
"liberals",
|
|
"progressives"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ringlet":{
|
|
"a length of hair that forms a loop or series of loops":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a little girl with perfect, golden ringlets"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"curl",
|
|
"frizz",
|
|
"frizzle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"kink",
|
|
"crimp",
|
|
"wave",
|
|
"perm",
|
|
"permanent",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"lock",
|
|
"tress"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ribbon":{
|
|
"a long narrow piece of material":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tied a silk ribbon in her hair"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"list",
|
|
"slip",
|
|
"strip"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"slat",
|
|
"band",
|
|
"bandage",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"binding",
|
|
"girth",
|
|
"strap",
|
|
"swatch",
|
|
"swath",
|
|
"swathe",
|
|
"tape"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"over the years the historic flag had become badly ribboned by the wind"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"rend",
|
|
"rip",
|
|
"rive",
|
|
"shred",
|
|
"tatter",
|
|
"tear"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"break",
|
|
"cleave",
|
|
"rupture",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"gash",
|
|
"incise",
|
|
"lacerate",
|
|
"slash",
|
|
"butcher",
|
|
"dismember",
|
|
"dissect",
|
|
"hack",
|
|
"mangle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rive":{
|
|
"to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"road pavement that had been riven by the annual freeze-and-thaw cycle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"break",
|
|
"break up",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"disintegrate",
|
|
"dismember",
|
|
"disrupt",
|
|
"fracture",
|
|
"fragment"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"atomize",
|
|
"crush",
|
|
"grind",
|
|
"powder",
|
|
"pulverize",
|
|
"reduce",
|
|
"blast",
|
|
"blow up",
|
|
"burst",
|
|
"detonate",
|
|
"explode",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"pop",
|
|
"shatter",
|
|
"shiver",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"chip",
|
|
"sliver",
|
|
"splinter",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"implode",
|
|
"destroy",
|
|
"ruin",
|
|
"wreck"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"doctor",
|
|
"fix",
|
|
"heal",
|
|
"mend",
|
|
"patch",
|
|
"rebuild",
|
|
"recondition",
|
|
"reconstruct",
|
|
"renovate",
|
|
"repair"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the bitter disappointment threatened to rive my heart in two"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"rend",
|
|
"ribbon",
|
|
"rip",
|
|
"shred",
|
|
"tatter",
|
|
"tear"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"break",
|
|
"cleave",
|
|
"rupture",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"gash",
|
|
"incise",
|
|
"lacerate",
|
|
"slash",
|
|
"butcher",
|
|
"dismember",
|
|
"dissect",
|
|
"hack",
|
|
"mangle"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rises":{
|
|
"to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the snow accumulation is rising at an alarming rate"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accelerates",
|
|
"accumulates",
|
|
"appreciates",
|
|
"balloons",
|
|
"booms",
|
|
"builds up",
|
|
"burgeons",
|
|
"bourgeons",
|
|
"climbs",
|
|
"enlarges",
|
|
"escalates",
|
|
"expands",
|
|
"gains",
|
|
"increases",
|
|
"mounts",
|
|
"multiplies",
|
|
"mushrooms",
|
|
"proliferates",
|
|
"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 leave one's bed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I generally rise around six and leave for work by seven"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arises",
|
|
"gets up",
|
|
"rolls out",
|
|
"turns out",
|
|
"uprises"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arouses",
|
|
"awakens",
|
|
"awakes",
|
|
"bestirs",
|
|
"stirs",
|
|
"wakes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"catnaps",
|
|
"dozes",
|
|
"drops off",
|
|
"lies up",
|
|
"naps",
|
|
"nods",
|
|
"rests",
|
|
"sleeps",
|
|
"slumbers",
|
|
"snoozes",
|
|
"bunks",
|
|
"perches",
|
|
"roosts",
|
|
"settles",
|
|
"couches",
|
|
"dosses (down)",
|
|
"flops (down)",
|
|
"lies (down)",
|
|
"reclines"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"beds (down)",
|
|
"retires",
|
|
"turns in"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"to move or extend upward":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"mountains majestically rising towards the sky"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arises",
|
|
"ascends",
|
|
"aspires",
|
|
"climbs",
|
|
"lifts",
|
|
"mounts",
|
|
"soars",
|
|
"thrusts",
|
|
"uprears",
|
|
"uprises",
|
|
"ups",
|
|
"upthrusts",
|
|
"upturns"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"surges",
|
|
"towers",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"elevates",
|
|
"raises",
|
|
"upheaves",
|
|
"uplifts",
|
|
"upraises",
|
|
"balloons",
|
|
"blasts off",
|
|
"takes off",
|
|
"zooms",
|
|
"crests",
|
|
"scales",
|
|
"surmounts",
|
|
"tops",
|
|
"cants",
|
|
"inclines",
|
|
"leans",
|
|
"lists",
|
|
"reclines",
|
|
"slants",
|
|
"slopes",
|
|
"tilts",
|
|
"tips"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dives",
|
|
"nose-dives",
|
|
"plummets",
|
|
"sinks",
|
|
"slides"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"descends",
|
|
"dips",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"falls (off)",
|
|
"plunges"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his rapid rise to president of the company"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"advancements",
|
|
"ascents",
|
|
"creations",
|
|
"elevations",
|
|
"preferences",
|
|
"preferments",
|
|
"promotions",
|
|
"upgrades"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aggrandizements",
|
|
"ennoblements",
|
|
"exaltations",
|
|
"glorifications",
|
|
"magnifications"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"depositions",
|
|
"dethronements",
|
|
"discharges",
|
|
"dismissals",
|
|
"expulsions",
|
|
"impeachments",
|
|
"ousters",
|
|
"overthrows",
|
|
"removals",
|
|
"suspensions",
|
|
"downfalls",
|
|
"falls"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abasements",
|
|
"comedowns",
|
|
"degradations",
|
|
"demotions",
|
|
"downgrades",
|
|
"reductions"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an area of high ground":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"if we can get to the top of that rise , we'll be able to see for miles"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"altitudes",
|
|
"elevations",
|
|
"eminences",
|
|
"heights",
|
|
"highlands",
|
|
"hills",
|
|
"humps",
|
|
"mounds",
|
|
"prominences",
|
|
"uplands"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"alps",
|
|
"mountains",
|
|
"mounts",
|
|
"peaks",
|
|
"buttes",
|
|
"mesas",
|
|
"plateaus",
|
|
"plateaux",
|
|
"tablelands",
|
|
"tables",
|
|
"bluffs",
|
|
"cliffs",
|
|
"crags",
|
|
"precipices",
|
|
"steeps",
|
|
"tors",
|
|
"ridges",
|
|
"sierras",
|
|
"domes",
|
|
"sugarloafs",
|
|
"sugarloaves",
|
|
"foothills",
|
|
"hillocks",
|
|
"hummocks",
|
|
"knobs",
|
|
"knolls",
|
|
"downs"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dales",
|
|
"dells",
|
|
"depressions",
|
|
"dingles",
|
|
"glens",
|
|
"hollows",
|
|
"vales",
|
|
"valleys",
|
|
"basins",
|
|
"bottomlands",
|
|
"bottoms",
|
|
"fens",
|
|
"flats",
|
|
"floodplains",
|
|
"plains",
|
|
"tidewaters"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lowlands"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"an upward slope":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the rise of the hill was relatively gentle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"acclivities",
|
|
"ascents",
|
|
"hills",
|
|
"upgrades",
|
|
"uphills",
|
|
"uprises"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cants",
|
|
"diagonals",
|
|
"glacis",
|
|
"grades",
|
|
"gradients",
|
|
"inclinations",
|
|
"inclines",
|
|
"leans",
|
|
"pitches",
|
|
"rakes",
|
|
"tilts",
|
|
"climbs",
|
|
"humps",
|
|
"mounds",
|
|
"ridges",
|
|
"swells"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"basins",
|
|
"depressions",
|
|
"hollows"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"declensions",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"declivities",
|
|
"descents",
|
|
"dips",
|
|
"downgrades",
|
|
"downhills",
|
|
"drop-offs",
|
|
"falls",
|
|
"hangings",
|
|
"hangs"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"something added (as by growth)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an unexpected rise in prices"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accretions",
|
|
"accruals",
|
|
"addenda",
|
|
"addendums",
|
|
"additions",
|
|
"augmentations",
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"expansions",
|
|
"gains",
|
|
"increases",
|
|
"increments",
|
|
"more",
|
|
"pluses",
|
|
"plusses",
|
|
"proliferations",
|
|
"raises",
|
|
"step-ups",
|
|
"supplements",
|
|
"upticks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"accumulations",
|
|
"assemblages",
|
|
"collections",
|
|
"gatherings",
|
|
"complements",
|
|
"accessions",
|
|
"appendixes",
|
|
"appendices",
|
|
"continuations",
|
|
"extensions",
|
|
"uptrends",
|
|
"upturns",
|
|
"jumps",
|
|
"run-ups",
|
|
"spikes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deductions",
|
|
"subtractions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"abatements",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"decreases",
|
|
"decrements",
|
|
"depletions",
|
|
"diminishments",
|
|
"diminutions",
|
|
"drop-offs",
|
|
"falloffs",
|
|
"falls",
|
|
"losses",
|
|
"reductions",
|
|
"shrinkages",
|
|
"step-downs"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"the act or an instance of rising or climbing up":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"unfortunately, the descent of the balloon was just as swift as its rise"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ascensions",
|
|
"ascents",
|
|
"climbs",
|
|
"risings",
|
|
"soars"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"boosts",
|
|
"hikes",
|
|
"increases",
|
|
"raises",
|
|
"blastoffs",
|
|
"elevations",
|
|
"hoists",
|
|
"levitations",
|
|
"liftoffs",
|
|
"takeoffs",
|
|
"heaves",
|
|
"thrusts",
|
|
"upheavals",
|
|
"upsurges",
|
|
"upsweeps",
|
|
"upswings",
|
|
"upthrusts",
|
|
"uptrends",
|
|
"upturns",
|
|
"upwellings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"plops",
|
|
"declines",
|
|
"decreases",
|
|
"downs",
|
|
"comedowns",
|
|
"downfalls",
|
|
"downgrades"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"descents",
|
|
"dips",
|
|
"dives",
|
|
"drops",
|
|
"falls",
|
|
"nosedives",
|
|
"plunges"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rigidity":{
|
|
"the quality or state of being demanding or unyielding (as in discipline or criticism)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"sometimes the rigidity of the headmaster's discipline was deemed excessive by even much of the faculty"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"exactingness",
|
|
"hardness",
|
|
"harshness",
|
|
"inflexibility",
|
|
"rigidness",
|
|
"rigor",
|
|
"rigorousness",
|
|
"severity",
|
|
"sternness",
|
|
"strictness",
|
|
"stringency"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"callousness",
|
|
"hard-heartedness",
|
|
"implacability",
|
|
"obduracy",
|
|
"obdurateness",
|
|
"pitilessness",
|
|
"dourness",
|
|
"gruffness",
|
|
"asceticism",
|
|
"austereness",
|
|
"austerity",
|
|
"monasticism",
|
|
"determination",
|
|
"firmness",
|
|
"resolve",
|
|
"steadfastness",
|
|
"obstinacy",
|
|
"stubbornness"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"forbearance",
|
|
"indulgence",
|
|
"kindness",
|
|
"lenience",
|
|
"patience",
|
|
"softness",
|
|
"tenderness",
|
|
"tolerance",
|
|
"responsiveness",
|
|
"willingness",
|
|
"compliance",
|
|
"pliability",
|
|
"pliancy"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"flexibility",
|
|
"gentleness",
|
|
"laxness",
|
|
"mildness"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"right-wingers":{
|
|
"a person whose political beliefs are centered on tradition and keeping things the way they are":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a staunch right-winger who opposes, on principle, government social programs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"archconservatives",
|
|
"conservatives",
|
|
"paleoconservatives",
|
|
"reactionaries",
|
|
"rightists",
|
|
"Tories",
|
|
"traditionalists"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"rights",
|
|
"right-wings",
|
|
"conformists",
|
|
"neocons",
|
|
"neoconservatives",
|
|
"diehards",
|
|
"standpatters",
|
|
"bourbons",
|
|
"fuddy-duddies",
|
|
"squares",
|
|
"stuffed shirts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"extremists",
|
|
"radicals",
|
|
"reds",
|
|
"revolutionaries",
|
|
"revolutionists",
|
|
"reformers",
|
|
"reformists"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"lefties",
|
|
"leftists",
|
|
"left-wingers",
|
|
"liberals",
|
|
"progressives"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ripping off":{
|
|
"to remove valuables from (a place) unlawfully":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the teens ripped off the store where they had been working for the summer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burglarizing",
|
|
"burgling",
|
|
"knocking off",
|
|
"knocking over",
|
|
"robbing",
|
|
"stealing (from)",
|
|
"taking off"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ransacking",
|
|
"rifling",
|
|
"despoiling",
|
|
"looting",
|
|
"pillaging",
|
|
"plundering",
|
|
"ravishing",
|
|
"sacking",
|
|
"spoiling",
|
|
"stripping",
|
|
"bleeding",
|
|
"breaking in",
|
|
"cheating",
|
|
"chiseling",
|
|
"chiselling",
|
|
"cozening",
|
|
"defrauding",
|
|
"exploiting",
|
|
"fleecing",
|
|
"hustling",
|
|
"mulcting",
|
|
"plucking",
|
|
"rooking",
|
|
"shortchanging",
|
|
"skinning",
|
|
"squeezing",
|
|
"sticking",
|
|
"stinging",
|
|
"swindling",
|
|
"holding up",
|
|
"mugging",
|
|
"rolling",
|
|
"sticking up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the thief ripped off some jewelry as soon as no one was looking"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appropriating",
|
|
"boosting",
|
|
"filching",
|
|
"heisting",
|
|
"hooking",
|
|
"lifting",
|
|
"misappropriating",
|
|
"nicking",
|
|
"nipping",
|
|
"pilfering",
|
|
"pinching",
|
|
"pocketing",
|
|
"purloining",
|
|
"snitching",
|
|
"stealing",
|
|
"swiping",
|
|
"thieving"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"burglarizing",
|
|
"knocking over",
|
|
"robbing",
|
|
"looting",
|
|
"pillaging",
|
|
"plundering",
|
|
"sacking",
|
|
"carjacking",
|
|
"hijacking",
|
|
"highjacking",
|
|
"picking",
|
|
"rifling",
|
|
"poaching",
|
|
"rustling",
|
|
"shoplifting",
|
|
"collaring",
|
|
"grabbing",
|
|
"grasping",
|
|
"nailing",
|
|
"seizing",
|
|
"snatching",
|
|
"taking",
|
|
"mooching",
|
|
"sponging",
|
|
"abducting",
|
|
"kidnapping",
|
|
"kidnaping",
|
|
"shanghaiing",
|
|
"spiriting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"buying",
|
|
"purchasing",
|
|
"bestowing",
|
|
"contributing",
|
|
"donating",
|
|
"giving",
|
|
"handing over",
|
|
"presenting"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to rob by the use of trickery or threats":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"an investigation revealed that a whole slew of suppliers had been ripping off the defense department"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"bilking",
|
|
"bleeding",
|
|
"cheating",
|
|
"chiseling",
|
|
"chiselling",
|
|
"chousing",
|
|
"conning",
|
|
"cozening",
|
|
"defrauding",
|
|
"diddling",
|
|
"doing",
|
|
"doing in",
|
|
"euchring",
|
|
"fiddling",
|
|
"fleecing",
|
|
"flimflamming",
|
|
"gaffing",
|
|
"hosing",
|
|
"hustling",
|
|
"mulcting",
|
|
"nobbling",
|
|
"plucking",
|
|
"reaming",
|
|
"rooking",
|
|
"screwing",
|
|
"shaking down",
|
|
"shortchanging",
|
|
"shorting",
|
|
"skinning",
|
|
"skunking",
|
|
"squeezing",
|
|
"sticking",
|
|
"stiffing",
|
|
"stinging",
|
|
"suckering",
|
|
"swindling",
|
|
"thimblerigging",
|
|
"victimizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"extorting",
|
|
"wrenching",
|
|
"wresting",
|
|
"wringing",
|
|
"clipping",
|
|
"gouging",
|
|
"nicking",
|
|
"overcharging",
|
|
"soaking",
|
|
"exploiting",
|
|
"milking",
|
|
"deceiving",
|
|
"duping",
|
|
"fooling",
|
|
"gulling",
|
|
"tricking",
|
|
"roping (in)",
|
|
"betraying",
|
|
"bitching",
|
|
"double-crossing",
|
|
"bamboozling",
|
|
"fast-talking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riders":{
|
|
"as in allonges":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"allonges",
|
|
"documentations",
|
|
"follow-ups",
|
|
"sequels",
|
|
"accompaniments",
|
|
"additions",
|
|
"complements",
|
|
"postscripts",
|
|
"conclusions",
|
|
"endings",
|
|
"finales",
|
|
"codas",
|
|
"epilogues",
|
|
"epilogs",
|
|
"postludes",
|
|
"addenda",
|
|
"addendums",
|
|
"afterwords",
|
|
"appendixes",
|
|
"appendices",
|
|
"codicils",
|
|
"excursuses",
|
|
"excursus",
|
|
"supplements"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"forewords",
|
|
"introductions",
|
|
"prefaces",
|
|
"prologues",
|
|
"prologs"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rinse":{
|
|
"to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"rinse that shirt immediately, or the paint will set"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"irrigate",
|
|
"sluice",
|
|
"wash",
|
|
"wash out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deluge",
|
|
"engulf",
|
|
"flood",
|
|
"inundate",
|
|
"swamp",
|
|
"flow",
|
|
"gush",
|
|
"rush",
|
|
"stream",
|
|
"douche",
|
|
"hose",
|
|
"drench",
|
|
"saturate",
|
|
"soak",
|
|
"douse",
|
|
"dowse",
|
|
"slosh",
|
|
"splash"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"right-hander":{
|
|
"as in knee , right":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"body blow",
|
|
"hand",
|
|
"kick",
|
|
"knee",
|
|
"left",
|
|
"one-two",
|
|
"rabbit punch",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"roundhouse",
|
|
"shiver",
|
|
"sidewinder",
|
|
"sucker punch",
|
|
"swing",
|
|
"uppercut",
|
|
"counter",
|
|
"counterblow",
|
|
"counterpunch",
|
|
"counterstroke",
|
|
"cruncher",
|
|
"kayo",
|
|
"knockdown",
|
|
"knockout",
|
|
"KO",
|
|
"bang",
|
|
"bash",
|
|
"bat",
|
|
"beat",
|
|
"belt",
|
|
"biff",
|
|
"blow",
|
|
"bop",
|
|
"box",
|
|
"buffet",
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"chop",
|
|
"clap",
|
|
"clip",
|
|
"clout",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"cuff",
|
|
"dab",
|
|
"douse",
|
|
"fillip",
|
|
"hack",
|
|
"haymaker",
|
|
"hit",
|
|
"hook",
|
|
"knock",
|
|
"larrup",
|
|
"lash",
|
|
"lick",
|
|
"pelt",
|
|
"pick",
|
|
"plump",
|
|
"poke",
|
|
"pound",
|
|
"punch",
|
|
"rap",
|
|
"slam",
|
|
"slap",
|
|
"slug",
|
|
"smack",
|
|
"smash",
|
|
"sock",
|
|
"spank",
|
|
"stinger",
|
|
"stripe",
|
|
"stroke",
|
|
"swat",
|
|
"swipe",
|
|
"switch",
|
|
"thud",
|
|
"thump",
|
|
"thwack",
|
|
"wallop",
|
|
"welt",
|
|
"whack",
|
|
"wham",
|
|
"whop",
|
|
"whap",
|
|
"bastinado",
|
|
"bastinade",
|
|
"battering",
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"bludgeoning",
|
|
"clobbering",
|
|
"cudgeling",
|
|
"cudgelling",
|
|
"drubbing",
|
|
"hammering",
|
|
"lambasting",
|
|
"licking",
|
|
"pasting",
|
|
"pounding",
|
|
"pummeling",
|
|
"pummelling",
|
|
"thrashing",
|
|
"flogging",
|
|
"walloping",
|
|
"whip",
|
|
"whipping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ringing up":{
|
|
"to make a telephone call to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our friend rang us up to see if we wanted to go to a cricket match"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calling",
|
|
"dialing",
|
|
"dialling",
|
|
"phoning",
|
|
"telephoning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beeping",
|
|
"buzzing",
|
|
"calling in",
|
|
"cold-calling"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to obtain (as a goal) through effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"touted the many diplomatic triumphs that the president supposedly rang up in his first term"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"achieving",
|
|
"attaining",
|
|
"bagging",
|
|
"chalking up",
|
|
"clocking (up)",
|
|
"gaining",
|
|
"hitting",
|
|
"logging",
|
|
"making",
|
|
"notching (up)",
|
|
"racking up",
|
|
"scoring",
|
|
"winning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acquiring",
|
|
"capturing",
|
|
"carrying",
|
|
"drawing",
|
|
"garnering",
|
|
"getting",
|
|
"landing",
|
|
"obtaining",
|
|
"procuring",
|
|
"realizing",
|
|
"securing",
|
|
"amounting (to)",
|
|
"approaching",
|
|
"equaling",
|
|
"equalling",
|
|
"matching",
|
|
"measuring up (to)",
|
|
"meeting",
|
|
"rivaling",
|
|
"rivalling",
|
|
"touching",
|
|
"tying",
|
|
"tieing",
|
|
"beating",
|
|
"excelling",
|
|
"outdoing",
|
|
"surpassing",
|
|
"topping"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"falling short (of)",
|
|
"missing",
|
|
"failing (at)",
|
|
"losing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rig":{
|
|
"a horse-drawn wheeled vehicle for carrying passengers":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"romantic couples enjoy being driven in the old-fashioned rig through the park"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carriage",
|
|
"equipage"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barouche",
|
|
"brougham",
|
|
"buckboard",
|
|
"buggy",
|
|
"cab",
|
|
"cabriolet",
|
|
"calash",
|
|
"cal\u00e8che",
|
|
"caleche",
|
|
"caroche",
|
|
"carryall",
|
|
"chaise",
|
|
"chariot",
|
|
"coach",
|
|
"coup\u00e9",
|
|
"coupe",
|
|
"curricle",
|
|
"diligence",
|
|
"dogcart",
|
|
"droshky",
|
|
"drosky",
|
|
"four-in-hand",
|
|
"gig",
|
|
"go-cart",
|
|
"hackney",
|
|
"hansom",
|
|
"hansom cab",
|
|
"jaunting car",
|
|
"landau",
|
|
"phaeton",
|
|
"post chaise",
|
|
"roadster",
|
|
"rockaway",
|
|
"stage",
|
|
"stagecoach",
|
|
"stanhope",
|
|
"surrey",
|
|
"tandem",
|
|
"tilbury",
|
|
"tonga",
|
|
"trap",
|
|
"troika",
|
|
"victoria",
|
|
"turnout"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"covering for the human body":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"most of the celebrants of the town's bicentennial will be in festive rig \u2014so don't show up in jeans"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apparel",
|
|
"attire",
|
|
"clobber",
|
|
"clothes",
|
|
"clothing",
|
|
"costumery",
|
|
"dress",
|
|
"duds",
|
|
"garments",
|
|
"gear",
|
|
"habiliment(s)",
|
|
"habit",
|
|
"rags",
|
|
"raiment",
|
|
"rigging",
|
|
"threads",
|
|
"toggery",
|
|
"togs",
|
|
"vestiary",
|
|
"vestments",
|
|
"vesture",
|
|
"wear",
|
|
"wearables",
|
|
"weeds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"garderobe",
|
|
"wardrobe",
|
|
"array",
|
|
"bravery",
|
|
"caparison",
|
|
"finery",
|
|
"gaiety",
|
|
"gayety",
|
|
"glad rags",
|
|
"pretties",
|
|
"regalia",
|
|
"trim",
|
|
"foofaraw",
|
|
"frippery",
|
|
"gaudery",
|
|
"tawdry",
|
|
"trumpery",
|
|
"tatters",
|
|
"costume",
|
|
"ensemble",
|
|
"frock",
|
|
"garb",
|
|
"getup",
|
|
"guise",
|
|
"livery",
|
|
"outfit",
|
|
"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":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"carefully rigged each diver with the required equipment before starting out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accoutre",
|
|
"accouter",
|
|
"equip",
|
|
"fit (out)",
|
|
"furnish",
|
|
"gird",
|
|
"kit (up or out)",
|
|
"outfit",
|
|
"provision",
|
|
"supply"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"stock",
|
|
"store",
|
|
"bestow",
|
|
"contribute",
|
|
"donate",
|
|
"give",
|
|
"present",
|
|
"apportion",
|
|
"deal (out)",
|
|
"dispense",
|
|
"distribute",
|
|
"dole out",
|
|
"hand out",
|
|
"mete (out)",
|
|
"parcel (out)",
|
|
"portion",
|
|
"prorate",
|
|
"allocate",
|
|
"allot",
|
|
"assign",
|
|
"arm",
|
|
"fortify",
|
|
"prepare",
|
|
"reequip",
|
|
"refit",
|
|
"refurnish",
|
|
"reoutfit"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deprive",
|
|
"dispossess",
|
|
"divest",
|
|
"strip"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riffle":{
|
|
"to turn over pages in an idle or cursory manner":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Web research is convenient but doesn't offer the tactile pleasures of riffling through heavy old books"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flip",
|
|
"leaf",
|
|
"skim",
|
|
"thumb"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"browse",
|
|
"dip",
|
|
"glance (at)",
|
|
"look over",
|
|
"scan"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"pore (over)",
|
|
"study"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in ripple , wavelet":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ripple",
|
|
"wavelet",
|
|
"comber",
|
|
"curl",
|
|
"ground swell",
|
|
"roller",
|
|
"breaker",
|
|
"whitecap",
|
|
"tidal wave",
|
|
"tsunami",
|
|
"surf",
|
|
"sea(s)",
|
|
"billow",
|
|
"surge",
|
|
"swell",
|
|
"wave"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"right hands":{
|
|
"as in man Fridays":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"man Fridays",
|
|
"gal Fridays",
|
|
"girl Fridays",
|
|
"aides-de-camp",
|
|
"employees",
|
|
"employes",
|
|
"hands",
|
|
"help",
|
|
"hirelings",
|
|
"laborers",
|
|
"swampers",
|
|
"workers",
|
|
"auxiliaries",
|
|
"legmen",
|
|
"subordinates",
|
|
"underlings",
|
|
"attendants",
|
|
"handmaidens",
|
|
"handmaids",
|
|
"maids",
|
|
"maidservants",
|
|
"scullions",
|
|
"servants",
|
|
"adjuncts",
|
|
"adjutants",
|
|
"aides",
|
|
"aids",
|
|
"apprentices",
|
|
"assistants",
|
|
"coadjutors",
|
|
"deputies",
|
|
"helpers",
|
|
"helpmates",
|
|
"helpmeets",
|
|
"lieutenants",
|
|
"mates",
|
|
"sidekicks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riverside":{
|
|
"as in bank , riverfront":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bank",
|
|
"riverbank",
|
|
"riverfront",
|
|
"oceanfront",
|
|
"shorefront",
|
|
"waterfront",
|
|
"esplanade",
|
|
"coast",
|
|
"coastland",
|
|
"coastline",
|
|
"shore",
|
|
"shoreline",
|
|
"littoral",
|
|
"seaboard",
|
|
"seacoast",
|
|
"seashore",
|
|
"seaside",
|
|
"lido",
|
|
"plage",
|
|
"beach",
|
|
"beachfront",
|
|
"sand(s)",
|
|
"strand"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riversides":{
|
|
"as in banks , riverfronts":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"banks",
|
|
"riverbanks",
|
|
"riverfronts",
|
|
"oceanfronts",
|
|
"shorefronts",
|
|
"waterfronts",
|
|
"esplanades",
|
|
"coastlands",
|
|
"coastlines",
|
|
"coasts",
|
|
"shorelines",
|
|
"shores",
|
|
"littorals",
|
|
"seaboards",
|
|
"seacoasts",
|
|
"seashores",
|
|
"seasides",
|
|
"lidos",
|
|
"plages",
|
|
"beaches",
|
|
"beachfronts",
|
|
"sands",
|
|
"strands"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ringlike":{
|
|
"as in circular , hooplike":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"annular",
|
|
"circular",
|
|
"disciform",
|
|
"discoid",
|
|
"discoidal",
|
|
"disklike",
|
|
"hooplike",
|
|
"global",
|
|
"globular",
|
|
"round",
|
|
"spherical",
|
|
"curved",
|
|
"looped",
|
|
"spiral",
|
|
"balled",
|
|
"bulbous",
|
|
"rotund",
|
|
"rounded",
|
|
"roundish",
|
|
"cylindrical",
|
|
"cylindric",
|
|
"elliptical",
|
|
"elliptic",
|
|
"oblong",
|
|
"oval",
|
|
"ovate",
|
|
"ovoid",
|
|
"ovoidal"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rifts":{
|
|
"an irregular usually narrow break in a surface created by pressure":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a small rift opened in the earth's crust"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"checks",
|
|
"chinks",
|
|
"clefts",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"crannies",
|
|
"crevices",
|
|
"fissures",
|
|
"splits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"crevasses",
|
|
"crazes",
|
|
"hairlines",
|
|
"fractures",
|
|
"ruptures",
|
|
"breaches",
|
|
"gaps",
|
|
"openings",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"gashes",
|
|
"incisions",
|
|
"slits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an open space in a barrier (as a wall or hedge)":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"it was possible to peek through the rift in the fence and see the ball game"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breaches",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"discontinuities",
|
|
"gaps",
|
|
"gulfs",
|
|
"hiatuses",
|
|
"holes",
|
|
"interstices",
|
|
"intervals",
|
|
"openings",
|
|
"rents",
|
|
"separations",
|
|
"voids"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chinks",
|
|
"clefts",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"crannies",
|
|
"crevices",
|
|
"fissures",
|
|
"notches",
|
|
"slits",
|
|
"slots",
|
|
"splits",
|
|
"interspaces",
|
|
"pores",
|
|
"abysses",
|
|
"apertures",
|
|
"cavities",
|
|
"chasms",
|
|
"gapes",
|
|
"orifices",
|
|
"fractures",
|
|
"ruptures",
|
|
"severances"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in breaks , tears":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"fractures",
|
|
"pulls",
|
|
"rends",
|
|
"rips",
|
|
"rives",
|
|
"ruptures",
|
|
"tears",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"gashes",
|
|
"incises",
|
|
"lacerates",
|
|
"notches",
|
|
"slashes",
|
|
"slits",
|
|
"penetrates",
|
|
"perforates",
|
|
"punctures",
|
|
"breaks down",
|
|
"decomposes",
|
|
"disassembles",
|
|
"disintegrates",
|
|
"dissolves",
|
|
"bifurcates",
|
|
"bisects",
|
|
"cleaves",
|
|
"dichotomizes",
|
|
"dissects",
|
|
"fractionalizes",
|
|
"fractionates",
|
|
"halves",
|
|
"partitions",
|
|
"quarters",
|
|
"segments",
|
|
"subdivides",
|
|
"trisects",
|
|
"fragmentates",
|
|
"fragmentizes",
|
|
"fragments",
|
|
"detaches",
|
|
"disengages",
|
|
"disentangles",
|
|
"unravels",
|
|
"unties",
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"decouples",
|
|
"disassociates",
|
|
"disconnects",
|
|
"disjoins",
|
|
"disjoints",
|
|
"dissevers",
|
|
"dissociates",
|
|
"disunites",
|
|
"divides",
|
|
"divorces",
|
|
"parts",
|
|
"ramifies",
|
|
"resolves",
|
|
"separates",
|
|
"severs",
|
|
"splits",
|
|
"sunders",
|
|
"uncouples",
|
|
"unlinks",
|
|
"unyokes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"closes",
|
|
"darns",
|
|
"fills",
|
|
"heals",
|
|
"knits",
|
|
"mends",
|
|
"patches",
|
|
"plugs",
|
|
"repairs",
|
|
"seals",
|
|
"sews",
|
|
"stitches",
|
|
"sutures",
|
|
"accumulates",
|
|
"agglutinates",
|
|
"attaches",
|
|
"binds",
|
|
"cements",
|
|
"fastens",
|
|
"fuses",
|
|
"sticks",
|
|
"welds",
|
|
"combines",
|
|
"connects",
|
|
"consolidates",
|
|
"couples",
|
|
"joins",
|
|
"links",
|
|
"merges",
|
|
"unifies",
|
|
"unites"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rinses":{
|
|
"to pour liquid over or through in order to cleanse":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"rinse that shirt immediately, or the paint will set"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"flushes",
|
|
"irrigates",
|
|
"sluices",
|
|
"washes",
|
|
"washes out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"deluges",
|
|
"engulfs",
|
|
"floods",
|
|
"inundates",
|
|
"swamps",
|
|
"flows",
|
|
"gushes",
|
|
"rushes",
|
|
"streams",
|
|
"douches",
|
|
"hoses",
|
|
"drenches",
|
|
"saturates",
|
|
"soaks",
|
|
"douses",
|
|
"dowses",
|
|
"sloshes",
|
|
"splashes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"right away":{
|
|
"without delay":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"you need to have this fixed right away"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bang",
|
|
"directly",
|
|
"forthwith",
|
|
"headlong",
|
|
"immediately",
|
|
"incontinently",
|
|
"instantaneously",
|
|
"instanter",
|
|
"instantly",
|
|
"now",
|
|
"PDQ",
|
|
"plumb",
|
|
"presently",
|
|
"promptly",
|
|
"pronto",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"right now",
|
|
"right off",
|
|
"straight off",
|
|
"straightaway",
|
|
"straightway"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"away",
|
|
"freely",
|
|
"anon",
|
|
"momentarily",
|
|
"shortly",
|
|
"soon",
|
|
"apace",
|
|
"briskly",
|
|
"fast",
|
|
"fleetly",
|
|
"full tilt",
|
|
"posthaste",
|
|
"quick",
|
|
"quickly",
|
|
"rapidly",
|
|
"readily",
|
|
"snappily",
|
|
"speedily",
|
|
"swift",
|
|
"swiftly",
|
|
"abruptly",
|
|
"presto",
|
|
"suddenly",
|
|
"unexpectedly",
|
|
"hastily",
|
|
"impetuously",
|
|
"impulsively",
|
|
"rashly",
|
|
"recklessly",
|
|
"exactly",
|
|
"opportunely",
|
|
"punctually",
|
|
"seasonably"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"slowly",
|
|
"late",
|
|
"tardily"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adverb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rimed":{
|
|
"to cover with a hardened layer":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"frost riming the doorknob"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"caked",
|
|
"crusted",
|
|
"encrusted",
|
|
"incrusted"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"besmeared",
|
|
"coated",
|
|
"smeared",
|
|
"spread",
|
|
"covered",
|
|
"daubed",
|
|
"coagulated",
|
|
"congealed",
|
|
"hardened"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ricksha":{
|
|
"as in water taxi , gharry":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"gharry",
|
|
"water taxi",
|
|
"limousine",
|
|
"gypsy cab",
|
|
"jitney",
|
|
"hackney",
|
|
"cab",
|
|
"hack",
|
|
"taxi",
|
|
"taxicab"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rigs":{
|
|
"a horse-drawn wheeled vehicle for carrying passengers":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"romantic couples enjoy being driven in the old-fashioned rig through the park"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"carriages",
|
|
"equipages"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"barouches",
|
|
"broughams",
|
|
"buckboards",
|
|
"buggies",
|
|
"cabriolets",
|
|
"cabs",
|
|
"calashes",
|
|
"cal\u00e8ches",
|
|
"caleches",
|
|
"caroches",
|
|
"carryalls",
|
|
"chaises",
|
|
"chariots",
|
|
"coaches",
|
|
"coup\u00e9s",
|
|
"coupes",
|
|
"curricles",
|
|
"diligences",
|
|
"dogcarts",
|
|
"droshkies",
|
|
"droskies",
|
|
"four-in-hands",
|
|
"gigs",
|
|
"go-carts",
|
|
"hackneys",
|
|
"hansoms",
|
|
"hansom cabs",
|
|
"jaunting cars",
|
|
"landaus",
|
|
"phaetons",
|
|
"post chaises",
|
|
"roadsters",
|
|
"rockaways",
|
|
"stagecoaches",
|
|
"stages",
|
|
"stanhopes",
|
|
"surreys",
|
|
"tandems",
|
|
"tilburies",
|
|
"tongas",
|
|
"traps",
|
|
"troikas",
|
|
"victorias",
|
|
"turnouts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to provide (someone) with what is needed for a task or activity":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"carefully rigged each diver with the required equipment before starting out"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accoutres",
|
|
"accouters",
|
|
"equips",
|
|
"fits (out)",
|
|
"furnishes",
|
|
"girds",
|
|
"kits (up or out)",
|
|
"outfits",
|
|
"provisions",
|
|
"supplies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"stocks",
|
|
"stores",
|
|
"bestows",
|
|
"contributes",
|
|
"donates",
|
|
"gives",
|
|
"presents",
|
|
"apportions",
|
|
"deals (out)",
|
|
"dispenses",
|
|
"distributes",
|
|
"doles out",
|
|
"hands out",
|
|
"metes (out)",
|
|
"parcels (out)",
|
|
"portions",
|
|
"prorates",
|
|
"allocates",
|
|
"allots",
|
|
"assigns",
|
|
"arms",
|
|
"fortifies",
|
|
"prepares",
|
|
"reequips",
|
|
"refits",
|
|
"refurnishes",
|
|
"reoutfits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deprives",
|
|
"dispossesses",
|
|
"divests",
|
|
"strips"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rimesters":{
|
|
"a person who writes poetry":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"reading doggerel by some rhymester"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bards",
|
|
"minstrels",
|
|
"muses",
|
|
"poetasters",
|
|
"poets",
|
|
"versifiers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"poetesses",
|
|
"poets laureate",
|
|
"poet laureates",
|
|
"scops",
|
|
"troubadours",
|
|
"epigrammatists",
|
|
"epigrammatizers",
|
|
"lyricists",
|
|
"rhymers",
|
|
"sonneteers",
|
|
"rhapsodes",
|
|
"rhapsodists"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ridgepole":{
|
|
"as in post , stick":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beam",
|
|
"brace",
|
|
"pile",
|
|
"post",
|
|
"sill",
|
|
"splint",
|
|
"stake",
|
|
"stave",
|
|
"stick",
|
|
"lumber",
|
|
"timber",
|
|
"wood",
|
|
"bar",
|
|
"billet",
|
|
"block",
|
|
"cordwood",
|
|
"firewood"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in spine , backbone":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"backbone",
|
|
"spine",
|
|
"divide",
|
|
"eminence",
|
|
"peak",
|
|
"prominence",
|
|
"promontory",
|
|
"rise",
|
|
"crest",
|
|
"ridge"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rips (out)":{
|
|
"as in snarls":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"snarls",
|
|
"comments",
|
|
"pipes up (with)",
|
|
"remarks",
|
|
"clothes",
|
|
"couches",
|
|
"formulates",
|
|
"formulizes",
|
|
"phrases",
|
|
"puts",
|
|
"words",
|
|
"breathes",
|
|
"chirps",
|
|
"drawls",
|
|
"gasps",
|
|
"lips",
|
|
"mouths",
|
|
"murmurs",
|
|
"purrs",
|
|
"shouts",
|
|
"splutters",
|
|
"spouts",
|
|
"whispers",
|
|
"affirms",
|
|
"alleges",
|
|
"asserts",
|
|
"avers",
|
|
"avouches",
|
|
"avows",
|
|
"advertises",
|
|
"announces",
|
|
"blazes",
|
|
"broadcasts",
|
|
"declares",
|
|
"posts",
|
|
"proclaims",
|
|
"promulgates",
|
|
"publicizes",
|
|
"publishes",
|
|
"blabbers",
|
|
"blurts",
|
|
"bolts",
|
|
"gets off",
|
|
"shoots",
|
|
"airs",
|
|
"discusses",
|
|
"gives",
|
|
"looks",
|
|
"shares",
|
|
"sounds",
|
|
"ventilates",
|
|
"vents",
|
|
"voices",
|
|
"articulates",
|
|
"brings out",
|
|
"enunciates",
|
|
"passes",
|
|
"says",
|
|
"speaks",
|
|
"states",
|
|
"talks",
|
|
"tells",
|
|
"utters",
|
|
"verbalizes",
|
|
"vocalizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"stifles",
|
|
"suppresses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rills":{
|
|
"a natural body of running water smaller than a river":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"there are a few tiny fish in the rill"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"becks",
|
|
"bourns",
|
|
"bournes",
|
|
"brooklets",
|
|
"brooks",
|
|
"burns",
|
|
"creeks",
|
|
"gills",
|
|
"rivulets",
|
|
"runlets",
|
|
"runnels",
|
|
"runs",
|
|
"streamlets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"arroyos",
|
|
"billabongs",
|
|
"freshes",
|
|
"freshets",
|
|
"runoffs",
|
|
"bayous",
|
|
"coulees",
|
|
"sloughs",
|
|
"slews",
|
|
"slues",
|
|
"streams",
|
|
"washes",
|
|
"canals",
|
|
"channels",
|
|
"cutoffs",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"guts",
|
|
"kills",
|
|
"millraces",
|
|
"millstreams",
|
|
"races",
|
|
"watercourses",
|
|
"waterways",
|
|
"affluents",
|
|
"branches",
|
|
"confluents",
|
|
"distributaries",
|
|
"influents",
|
|
"tributaries"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rite":{
|
|
"an oft-repeated action or series of actions performed in accordance with tradition or a set of rules":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the annual summer rite of loading up the car for the big family vacation"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ceremonial",
|
|
"ceremony",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"formality",
|
|
"observance",
|
|
"ritual",
|
|
"solemnity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amenities",
|
|
"civility",
|
|
"decorum",
|
|
"etiquette",
|
|
"graces",
|
|
"proprieties",
|
|
"protocol",
|
|
"convention",
|
|
"custom",
|
|
"habit",
|
|
"manners",
|
|
"mores",
|
|
"practice",
|
|
"practise",
|
|
"standard",
|
|
"tradition",
|
|
"way",
|
|
"celebration",
|
|
"service"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rives":{
|
|
"to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"road pavement that had been riven by the annual freeze-and-thaw cycle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"breaks up",
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"disintegrates",
|
|
"dismembers",
|
|
"disrupts",
|
|
"fractures",
|
|
"fragments"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"atomizes",
|
|
"crushes",
|
|
"grinds",
|
|
"powders",
|
|
"pulverizes",
|
|
"reduces",
|
|
"blasts",
|
|
"blows up",
|
|
"bursts",
|
|
"detonates",
|
|
"explodes",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"pops",
|
|
"shatters",
|
|
"shivers",
|
|
"smashes",
|
|
"chips",
|
|
"slivers",
|
|
"splinters",
|
|
"splits",
|
|
"implodes",
|
|
"destroys",
|
|
"ruins",
|
|
"wrecks"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"doctors",
|
|
"fixes",
|
|
"heals",
|
|
"mends",
|
|
"patches",
|
|
"rebuilds",
|
|
"reconditions",
|
|
"reconstructs",
|
|
"renovates",
|
|
"repairs"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the bitter disappointment threatened to rive my heart in two"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"rends",
|
|
"ribbons",
|
|
"rips",
|
|
"shreds",
|
|
"tatters",
|
|
"tears"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"cleaves",
|
|
"ruptures",
|
|
"splits",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"gashes",
|
|
"incises",
|
|
"lacerates",
|
|
"slashes",
|
|
"butchers",
|
|
"dismembers",
|
|
"dissects",
|
|
"hacks",
|
|
"mangles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riddles (out)":{
|
|
"to find an answer for through reasoning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with the discovery of the Rosetta stone, archaeologists at long last were able to riddle out the mystery of Egyptian hieroglyphics"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"answers",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"dopes (out)",
|
|
"figures out",
|
|
"puzzles (out)",
|
|
"resolves",
|
|
"solves",
|
|
"unravels",
|
|
"unriddles",
|
|
"works",
|
|
"works out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"concludes",
|
|
"decides",
|
|
"deduces",
|
|
"gathers",
|
|
"infers",
|
|
"judges",
|
|
"reasons",
|
|
"clears (up)",
|
|
"irons out",
|
|
"straightens (out)",
|
|
"unscrambles",
|
|
"untangles",
|
|
"unties",
|
|
"assumes",
|
|
"conjectures",
|
|
"divines",
|
|
"guesses",
|
|
"presumes",
|
|
"speculates",
|
|
"deciphers",
|
|
"decodes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rifleman":{
|
|
"as in sniper":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"sniper",
|
|
"sharpshooter",
|
|
"shooter",
|
|
"shot",
|
|
"trapshooter",
|
|
"gun",
|
|
"gunman",
|
|
"gunner",
|
|
"marksman",
|
|
"markswoman"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ritual":{
|
|
"a usual manner of behaving or doing":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her morning ritual is to enjoy a bracing cup of coffee while reading the newspaper"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"custom",
|
|
"fashion",
|
|
"habit",
|
|
"habitude",
|
|
"pattern",
|
|
"practice",
|
|
"practise",
|
|
"second nature",
|
|
"trick",
|
|
"way",
|
|
"wont"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"addiction",
|
|
"disposition",
|
|
"bent",
|
|
"inclination",
|
|
"proclivity",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"tendency",
|
|
"tenor",
|
|
"turn",
|
|
"bag",
|
|
"convention",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"mode",
|
|
"style",
|
|
"usage",
|
|
"use",
|
|
"deportment",
|
|
"manners",
|
|
"mores",
|
|
"drill",
|
|
"groove",
|
|
"jog trot",
|
|
"regime",
|
|
"r\u00e9gime",
|
|
"regimen",
|
|
"rote",
|
|
"routine",
|
|
"rut",
|
|
"affectation",
|
|
"airs",
|
|
"pose",
|
|
"attribute",
|
|
"characteristic",
|
|
"mark",
|
|
"trait",
|
|
"eccentricity",
|
|
"kink",
|
|
"oddity",
|
|
"peculiarity",
|
|
"quirk",
|
|
"singularity",
|
|
"tic"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an oft-repeated action or series of actions performed in accordance with tradition or a set of rules":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a ritual that the ancient peoples of that country believed would bring rain"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"ceremonial",
|
|
"ceremony",
|
|
"form",
|
|
"formality",
|
|
"observance",
|
|
"rite",
|
|
"solemnity"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"amenities",
|
|
"civility",
|
|
"decorum",
|
|
"etiquette",
|
|
"graces",
|
|
"proprieties",
|
|
"protocol",
|
|
"convention",
|
|
"custom",
|
|
"habit",
|
|
"manners",
|
|
"mores",
|
|
"practice",
|
|
"practise",
|
|
"standard",
|
|
"tradition",
|
|
"way",
|
|
"celebration",
|
|
"service"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in religious , spiritual":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"ceremonial",
|
|
"liturgical",
|
|
"priestly",
|
|
"religious",
|
|
"sacramental",
|
|
"spiritual",
|
|
"adored",
|
|
"enshrined",
|
|
"glorified",
|
|
"revered",
|
|
"venerated",
|
|
"worshipped",
|
|
"worshiped",
|
|
"biblical",
|
|
"scriptural",
|
|
"blessed",
|
|
"blest",
|
|
"consecrate",
|
|
"consecrated",
|
|
"hallowed",
|
|
"holy",
|
|
"sacral",
|
|
"sacred",
|
|
"sacrosanct",
|
|
"sanctified"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"deconsecrated",
|
|
"desacralized",
|
|
"unconsecrated",
|
|
"unhallowed",
|
|
"nonreligious",
|
|
"unspiritual",
|
|
"earthly",
|
|
"mundane",
|
|
"profane",
|
|
"secular",
|
|
"temporal",
|
|
"worldly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rivi\u00e8res":{
|
|
"as in beads , torques":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beads",
|
|
"carcanets",
|
|
"torques",
|
|
"torcs",
|
|
"chokers",
|
|
"collars",
|
|
"dog collars",
|
|
"leis",
|
|
"necklaces",
|
|
"ropes",
|
|
"strands",
|
|
"bangles",
|
|
"lavalieres",
|
|
"lavallieres",
|
|
"lockets",
|
|
"pendants",
|
|
"pendents"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rigging (out)":{
|
|
"to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"everyone was rigged out for the country club's spring cotillion"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"appareling",
|
|
"apparelling",
|
|
"arraying",
|
|
"attiring",
|
|
"bedecking",
|
|
"caparisoning",
|
|
"clothing",
|
|
"costuming",
|
|
"decking (out)",
|
|
"doing up",
|
|
"dressing",
|
|
"dressing up",
|
|
"enrobing",
|
|
"garbing",
|
|
"garmenting",
|
|
"getting up",
|
|
"gowning",
|
|
"habiting",
|
|
"investing",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riverbed":{
|
|
"as in ground , floor":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"base",
|
|
"basement",
|
|
"foundation",
|
|
"ground",
|
|
"bed",
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"floor"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"surface"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rid":{
|
|
"to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"worked two jobs to rid himself of debt"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"disburden",
|
|
"disencumber",
|
|
"divest",
|
|
"free",
|
|
"relieve",
|
|
"unburden"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"emancipate",
|
|
"enfranchise",
|
|
"liberate",
|
|
"loose",
|
|
"loosen",
|
|
"manumit",
|
|
"release",
|
|
"spring",
|
|
"unbind",
|
|
"uncage",
|
|
"unchain",
|
|
"unfetter",
|
|
"bail (out)",
|
|
"deliver",
|
|
"redeem",
|
|
"rescue",
|
|
"disengage",
|
|
"disentangle",
|
|
"extricate"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bog (down)",
|
|
"fetter",
|
|
"hamper",
|
|
"restrain",
|
|
"shackle",
|
|
"subject",
|
|
"weigh down",
|
|
"weight (down)"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"burden",
|
|
"encumber",
|
|
"saddle"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ridiculers":{
|
|
"a person who causes repeated emotional pain, distress, or annoyance to another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"any person of great vision has his or her ridiculers , who inevitably fail to appreciate genius and originality"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"baiters",
|
|
"harassers",
|
|
"hecklers",
|
|
"mockers",
|
|
"needlers",
|
|
"persecutors",
|
|
"quizzers",
|
|
"quizzes",
|
|
"taunters",
|
|
"teasers",
|
|
"teases",
|
|
"tormentors",
|
|
"tormenters",
|
|
"torturers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"belittlers",
|
|
"deriders",
|
|
"detractors",
|
|
"gibers",
|
|
"jibers",
|
|
"insulters",
|
|
"jeerers",
|
|
"scoffers",
|
|
"scorners",
|
|
"trash-talkers",
|
|
"smart alecks",
|
|
"smart alecs",
|
|
"smarties",
|
|
"smarty-pants",
|
|
"wiseacres",
|
|
"wise guys",
|
|
"kidders",
|
|
"lampooners",
|
|
"satirists",
|
|
"accusers",
|
|
"blamers",
|
|
"troublemakers",
|
|
"assailants",
|
|
"attackers",
|
|
"molesters",
|
|
"victimizers",
|
|
"bothers",
|
|
"disturbers",
|
|
"pests"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"defenders",
|
|
"deliverers",
|
|
"guards",
|
|
"protectors",
|
|
"rescuers",
|
|
"saviors",
|
|
"saviours",
|
|
"comforters",
|
|
"solaces",
|
|
"soothers",
|
|
"succorers",
|
|
"bodyguards",
|
|
"champions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ribbers":{
|
|
"as in hecklers , tormentors":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"baiters",
|
|
"hecklers",
|
|
"needlers",
|
|
"taunters",
|
|
"teasers",
|
|
"teases",
|
|
"tormentors",
|
|
"tormenters",
|
|
"torturers",
|
|
"defamers",
|
|
"libelers",
|
|
"libelists",
|
|
"traducers",
|
|
"deriders",
|
|
"insulters",
|
|
"mockers",
|
|
"ridiculers",
|
|
"scoffers",
|
|
"scorners",
|
|
"gossipers",
|
|
"gossips",
|
|
"talebearers",
|
|
"tattlers",
|
|
"tattletales",
|
|
"troublemakers",
|
|
"caricaturists",
|
|
"lampooners",
|
|
"parodists",
|
|
"satirists"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"butts",
|
|
"marks",
|
|
"prey",
|
|
"preys",
|
|
"sitting ducks",
|
|
"targets",
|
|
"victims",
|
|
"laughingstocks",
|
|
"mockeries",
|
|
"pilgarlics",
|
|
"lightning rods"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riddles":{
|
|
"something hard to understand or explain":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"his motives for starting an argument with the coach were a complete riddle"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"closed books",
|
|
"conundrums",
|
|
"enigmas",
|
|
"head-scratchers",
|
|
"mysteries",
|
|
"mystifications",
|
|
"puzzlements",
|
|
"puzzles",
|
|
"secrets",
|
|
"whys"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"brainteasers",
|
|
"cases",
|
|
"challenges",
|
|
"knots",
|
|
"matters",
|
|
"perplexities",
|
|
"posers",
|
|
"problems",
|
|
"stumpers",
|
|
"troubles"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make a hole or series of holes in":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"several signs along the highway were riddled by buckshot"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bores",
|
|
"drills",
|
|
"holes",
|
|
"perforates",
|
|
"pierces",
|
|
"punches",
|
|
"punctures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broaches",
|
|
"taps",
|
|
"pokes",
|
|
"prickles",
|
|
"pricks",
|
|
"penetrates",
|
|
"burrows (into)",
|
|
"excavates",
|
|
"gouges",
|
|
"grooves",
|
|
"hollows",
|
|
"breaks",
|
|
"cuts",
|
|
"gashes",
|
|
"notches",
|
|
"rends",
|
|
"ruptures",
|
|
"slashes",
|
|
"slits",
|
|
"splits"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"fills",
|
|
"patches",
|
|
"plugs",
|
|
"seals"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to spread throughout":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the newspaper expos\u00e9 revealed a gaming commission that is riddled with corruption"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"interpenetrates",
|
|
"percolates (into)",
|
|
"permeates",
|
|
"pervades",
|
|
"suffuses",
|
|
"transfuses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"diffuses (through)",
|
|
"impregnates",
|
|
"passes (into)",
|
|
"penetrates",
|
|
"fills (up)",
|
|
"drenches",
|
|
"imbues",
|
|
"infuses",
|
|
"saturates",
|
|
"soaks",
|
|
"steeps",
|
|
"floods",
|
|
"gluts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riverboat":{
|
|
"as in houseboat":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"houseboat",
|
|
"cruiser",
|
|
"inboard",
|
|
"motorboat",
|
|
"outboard",
|
|
"powerboat",
|
|
"auxiliary",
|
|
"bumboat",
|
|
"cutter",
|
|
"jolly boat",
|
|
"launch",
|
|
"lifeboat",
|
|
"longboat",
|
|
"tender",
|
|
"yawl",
|
|
"bateau",
|
|
"ca\u00efque",
|
|
"canoe",
|
|
"catamaran",
|
|
"coracle",
|
|
"curragh",
|
|
"currach",
|
|
"dhow",
|
|
"dinghy",
|
|
"dink",
|
|
"dory",
|
|
"dugout",
|
|
"flatboat",
|
|
"garvey",
|
|
"gig",
|
|
"johnboat",
|
|
"kayak",
|
|
"outrigger",
|
|
"paddleboat",
|
|
"pinnace",
|
|
"piragua",
|
|
"pirogue",
|
|
"pontoon",
|
|
"pram",
|
|
"punt",
|
|
"raft",
|
|
"rowboat",
|
|
"rowing boat",
|
|
"sampan",
|
|
"scow",
|
|
"scull",
|
|
"shallop",
|
|
"shell",
|
|
"skiff",
|
|
"surfboat",
|
|
"umiak",
|
|
"wherry",
|
|
"barge",
|
|
"hoy",
|
|
"keel",
|
|
"keelboat",
|
|
"lighter",
|
|
"narrow boat",
|
|
"catboat",
|
|
"ketch",
|
|
"sailboat",
|
|
"schooner",
|
|
"yacht",
|
|
"towboat",
|
|
"tug",
|
|
"tugboat",
|
|
"boat",
|
|
"bottom",
|
|
"craft",
|
|
"vessel",
|
|
"watercraft",
|
|
"ferry",
|
|
"ferryboat",
|
|
"gondola",
|
|
"taxi",
|
|
"water taxi",
|
|
"banker",
|
|
"coble",
|
|
"dragger",
|
|
"gillnetter",
|
|
"hooker",
|
|
"lugger",
|
|
"scalloper",
|
|
"seiner",
|
|
"shrimper",
|
|
"trawler",
|
|
"whaleboat",
|
|
"whaler",
|
|
"workboat"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ringers":{
|
|
"one who makes false claims of identity or expertise":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"no one was more surprised than the defendant when his lawyer turned out to be a ringer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"charlatans",
|
|
"fakers",
|
|
"fakes",
|
|
"fakirs",
|
|
"frauds",
|
|
"hoaxers",
|
|
"humbugs",
|
|
"impostors",
|
|
"imposters",
|
|
"mountebanks",
|
|
"phonies",
|
|
"phoneys",
|
|
"pretenders",
|
|
"quacks",
|
|
"quacksalvers",
|
|
"shams"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"copycats",
|
|
"imitators",
|
|
"impersonators",
|
|
"mimics",
|
|
"actors",
|
|
"bluffers",
|
|
"counterfeiters",
|
|
"deceivers",
|
|
"dissemblers",
|
|
"duper",
|
|
"feigners",
|
|
"misleaders",
|
|
"operators",
|
|
"tricksters",
|
|
"poseurs",
|
|
"cozeners",
|
|
"defrauders",
|
|
"dodgers",
|
|
"fraudsters",
|
|
"scammers",
|
|
"scamsters",
|
|
"sharpers",
|
|
"sharpies",
|
|
"skinners",
|
|
"swindlers"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"aces",
|
|
"adepts",
|
|
"authorities",
|
|
"crackerjacks",
|
|
"crackajacks",
|
|
"experts",
|
|
"maestros",
|
|
"maestri",
|
|
"masters",
|
|
"past masters",
|
|
"professionals",
|
|
"virtuosos",
|
|
"virtuosi",
|
|
"whizzes",
|
|
"wizards"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something or someone that strongly resembles another":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"he's a dead ringer for his grandfather"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"alter egos",
|
|
"carbon copies",
|
|
"carbons",
|
|
"clones",
|
|
"counterparts",
|
|
"doppelg\u00e4ngers",
|
|
"doppelgangers",
|
|
"doubles",
|
|
"duplicates",
|
|
"duplications",
|
|
"facsimiles",
|
|
"fetches",
|
|
"images",
|
|
"likenesses",
|
|
"look-alikes",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"mirror images",
|
|
"pictures",
|
|
"replicas",
|
|
"spits",
|
|
"spitting images",
|
|
"twins"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"Chinese copies",
|
|
"effigies",
|
|
"portraits",
|
|
"portrayals",
|
|
"companions",
|
|
"fellows",
|
|
"mates",
|
|
"equals",
|
|
"equivalents",
|
|
"analogues",
|
|
"analogs",
|
|
"parallels"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"antitheses",
|
|
"converses",
|
|
"opposites",
|
|
"reverses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ripsnorter":{
|
|
"something very good of its kind":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"had high hopes that the football game would be a ripsnorter , but it turned out to be a real snoozer"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"beaut",
|
|
"beauty",
|
|
"bee's knees",
|
|
"cat's meow",
|
|
"corker",
|
|
"crackerjack",
|
|
"crackajack",
|
|
"daisy",
|
|
"dandy",
|
|
"dilly",
|
|
"doozy",
|
|
"doozie",
|
|
"doozer",
|
|
"dream",
|
|
"honey",
|
|
"hot stuff",
|
|
"humdinger",
|
|
"hummer",
|
|
"jim-dandy",
|
|
"knockout",
|
|
"lollapalooza",
|
|
"lulu",
|
|
"nifty",
|
|
"peach",
|
|
"pip",
|
|
"pippin",
|
|
"ripper",
|
|
"snorter",
|
|
"sockdolager",
|
|
"sockdologer",
|
|
"standout",
|
|
"sweetheart"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"marvel",
|
|
"phenomenon",
|
|
"prodigy",
|
|
"sensation",
|
|
"wonder",
|
|
"catch",
|
|
"crown jewel",
|
|
"diamond",
|
|
"gem",
|
|
"imperial",
|
|
"jewel",
|
|
"pearl",
|
|
"plum",
|
|
"treasure"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"bust",
|
|
"disappointment",
|
|
"dud",
|
|
"failure",
|
|
"flop",
|
|
"lemon",
|
|
"letdown",
|
|
"loser",
|
|
"stinker",
|
|
"turkey"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riposting":{
|
|
"to speak or write in reaction to a question or to another reaction":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"at cocktail parties she could riposte with lightning speed to even the most unexpected quip"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"answering",
|
|
"coming back",
|
|
"rejoining",
|
|
"replying",
|
|
"responding",
|
|
"retorting",
|
|
"returning"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acknowledging",
|
|
"commenting",
|
|
"communicating",
|
|
"corresponding",
|
|
"reacting",
|
|
"remarking",
|
|
"countering",
|
|
"defending",
|
|
"denying",
|
|
"explaining",
|
|
"fielding",
|
|
"rebutting",
|
|
"refuting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"cross-examining",
|
|
"examining",
|
|
"grilling",
|
|
"interrogating",
|
|
"pumping",
|
|
"quizzing",
|
|
"polling",
|
|
"querying",
|
|
"surveying"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"asking",
|
|
"inquiring",
|
|
"questioning"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rip-offs":{
|
|
"an instance of theft":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a daring burglary of the art museum that resulted in one of the greatest rip-offs in history"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"grabs",
|
|
"heists",
|
|
"pinches",
|
|
"thefts"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"break-ins",
|
|
"burglaries",
|
|
"holdups",
|
|
"muggings",
|
|
"stickups"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ripe":{
|
|
"fully grown or developed":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a ripe tomato"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"adult",
|
|
"full-blown",
|
|
"full-fledged",
|
|
"mature",
|
|
"matured",
|
|
"ripened"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aged",
|
|
"aging",
|
|
"ageing",
|
|
"long-lived",
|
|
"old",
|
|
"older",
|
|
"golden",
|
|
"mellow"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"blooming",
|
|
"blossoming",
|
|
"burgeoning",
|
|
"flourishing",
|
|
"flowering",
|
|
"undeveloped",
|
|
"unfinished",
|
|
"unfledged",
|
|
"unformed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"adolescent",
|
|
"green",
|
|
"immature",
|
|
"juvenile",
|
|
"unripe",
|
|
"unripened",
|
|
"young",
|
|
"youngish",
|
|
"youthful"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"having an unpleasant smell":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the clothes of the field hands were sweaty and ripe after a hard day's work"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"fetid",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"frowsty",
|
|
"frowsy",
|
|
"frowzy",
|
|
"funky",
|
|
"fusty",
|
|
"malodorous",
|
|
"musty",
|
|
"noisome",
|
|
"rank",
|
|
"reeking",
|
|
"reeky",
|
|
"smelly",
|
|
"stenchy",
|
|
"stinking",
|
|
"stinky",
|
|
"strong"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"putrid",
|
|
"rancid",
|
|
"skunky",
|
|
"stale",
|
|
"bad",
|
|
"disgusting",
|
|
"offensive",
|
|
"repulsive",
|
|
"revolting",
|
|
"vile",
|
|
"decayed",
|
|
"decaying",
|
|
"decomposed",
|
|
"decomposing",
|
|
"rotted",
|
|
"rotten",
|
|
"rotting",
|
|
"spoiled",
|
|
"spoiling",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"filthy",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"noxious",
|
|
"odiferous",
|
|
"odoriferous",
|
|
"odorous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"flowery",
|
|
"fruity",
|
|
"spicy",
|
|
"woodsy"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"ambrosial",
|
|
"aromatic",
|
|
"fragrant",
|
|
"perfumed",
|
|
"redolent",
|
|
"savory",
|
|
"savoury",
|
|
"scented",
|
|
"sweet"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"river":{
|
|
"a passageway for water":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"A fallen tree branch was floating down the river ."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"rivulet",
|
|
"stream",
|
|
"aqueduct",
|
|
"canal",
|
|
"channel",
|
|
"conduit",
|
|
"course",
|
|
"flume",
|
|
"racecourse",
|
|
"raceway",
|
|
"watercourse",
|
|
"waterway",
|
|
"millrace",
|
|
"millstream",
|
|
"floodway",
|
|
"sluice",
|
|
"sluiceway",
|
|
"spillway",
|
|
"swash",
|
|
"tideway",
|
|
"torrent",
|
|
"gutter",
|
|
"trough"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"an overwhelming flow or rush of something":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"Jet streams can be thought of as giant rivers of air that circulate around the globe.",
|
|
"He was overwhelmed by the river of new information that the document dump provided."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"current",
|
|
"stream",
|
|
"tide",
|
|
"alluvion",
|
|
"bath",
|
|
"cataclysm",
|
|
"cataract",
|
|
"deluge",
|
|
"flood",
|
|
"flood tide",
|
|
"inundation",
|
|
"Niagara",
|
|
"overflow",
|
|
"spate",
|
|
"torrent",
|
|
"cloudburst",
|
|
"discharge",
|
|
"flush",
|
|
"gush",
|
|
"outflow",
|
|
"outpouring",
|
|
"flux",
|
|
"inflow",
|
|
"influx",
|
|
"avalanche",
|
|
"blizzard",
|
|
"cascade",
|
|
"waterfall",
|
|
"excess",
|
|
"glut",
|
|
"overabundance",
|
|
"overage",
|
|
"overkill",
|
|
"overmuch",
|
|
"oversupply",
|
|
"superabundance",
|
|
"superfluity",
|
|
"surfeit",
|
|
"surplus"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"dribble",
|
|
"drip",
|
|
"trickle",
|
|
"drought",
|
|
"drouth"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ribboned":{
|
|
"to cause (something) to separate into jagged pieces by violently pulling at it":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"over the years the historic flag had become badly ribboned by the wind"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"rent",
|
|
"rended",
|
|
"ripped",
|
|
"rived",
|
|
"shredded",
|
|
"tattered",
|
|
"tore"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"cleaved",
|
|
"cleft",
|
|
"ruptured",
|
|
"split",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"gashed",
|
|
"incised",
|
|
"lacerated",
|
|
"slashed",
|
|
"butchered",
|
|
"dismembered",
|
|
"dissected",
|
|
"hacked",
|
|
"mangled"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rib":{
|
|
"a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the movie is a rib of the \"dramatic love story\" that was so popular in the 1950s"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"burlesque",
|
|
"caricature",
|
|
"parody",
|
|
"put-on",
|
|
"send-up",
|
|
"spoof",
|
|
"takeoff",
|
|
"travesty"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"lampoon",
|
|
"mockery",
|
|
"satire",
|
|
"comedy",
|
|
"farce",
|
|
"humor",
|
|
"sketch",
|
|
"slapstick",
|
|
"squib",
|
|
"distortion",
|
|
"exaggeration",
|
|
"imitation",
|
|
"impersonation",
|
|
"mimicking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something said or done to cause laughter":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"began to lose his sense of humor after being the butt of his friends' ribs once too often"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"boff",
|
|
"boffo",
|
|
"boffola",
|
|
"crack",
|
|
"drollery",
|
|
"funny",
|
|
"gag",
|
|
"giggle",
|
|
"jape",
|
|
"jest",
|
|
"joke",
|
|
"josh",
|
|
"laugh",
|
|
"nifty",
|
|
"one-liner",
|
|
"pleasantry",
|
|
"quip",
|
|
"sally",
|
|
"waggery",
|
|
"wisecrack",
|
|
"witticism",
|
|
"yuk",
|
|
"yuck",
|
|
"yak",
|
|
"yock"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"funning",
|
|
"joking",
|
|
"wisecracking",
|
|
"knee-slapper",
|
|
"panic",
|
|
"riot",
|
|
"scream",
|
|
"thigh-slapper",
|
|
"antic",
|
|
"buffoonery",
|
|
"caper",
|
|
"leg-pull",
|
|
"monkeyshine(s)",
|
|
"practical joke",
|
|
"prank",
|
|
"trick",
|
|
"burlesque",
|
|
"caricature",
|
|
"lampoon",
|
|
"mock",
|
|
"mockery",
|
|
"parody",
|
|
"put-on",
|
|
"riff",
|
|
"banter",
|
|
"kidding",
|
|
"persiflage",
|
|
"raillery",
|
|
"repartee",
|
|
"drollness",
|
|
"facetiousness",
|
|
"funniness",
|
|
"hilariousness",
|
|
"humorousness",
|
|
"comedy",
|
|
"humor",
|
|
"wit",
|
|
"wordplay"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make fun of in a good-natured way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"ribbed him a bit about fumbling such an easy play"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chaff",
|
|
"jive",
|
|
"joke",
|
|
"josh",
|
|
"kid",
|
|
"rally",
|
|
"razz",
|
|
"ride",
|
|
"roast",
|
|
"tease"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"banter",
|
|
"fool",
|
|
"fun",
|
|
"string along",
|
|
"jest",
|
|
"quip",
|
|
"wisecrack",
|
|
"gag",
|
|
"jape",
|
|
"jolly",
|
|
"yuk",
|
|
"yuck"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rings (up)":{
|
|
"to make a telephone call to":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"our friend rang us up to see if we wanted to go to a cricket match"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"calls",
|
|
"dials",
|
|
"phones",
|
|
"telephones"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beeps",
|
|
"buzzes",
|
|
"calls in",
|
|
"cold-calls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to obtain (as a goal) through effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"touted the many diplomatic triumphs that the president supposedly rang up in his first term"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"achieves",
|
|
"attains",
|
|
"bags",
|
|
"chalks up",
|
|
"clocks (up)",
|
|
"gains",
|
|
"hits",
|
|
"logs",
|
|
"makes",
|
|
"notches (up)",
|
|
"racks up",
|
|
"scores",
|
|
"wins"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"acquires",
|
|
"captures",
|
|
"carries",
|
|
"draws",
|
|
"garners",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"lands",
|
|
"obtains",
|
|
"procures",
|
|
"realizes",
|
|
"secures",
|
|
"amounts (to)",
|
|
"approaches",
|
|
"equals",
|
|
"matches",
|
|
"measures up (to)",
|
|
"meets",
|
|
"rivals",
|
|
"ties",
|
|
"touches",
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"excels",
|
|
"outdoes",
|
|
"surpasses",
|
|
"tops"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"falls short (of)",
|
|
"misses",
|
|
"fails (at)",
|
|
"loses"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rightist":{
|
|
"a person whose political beliefs are centered on tradition and keeping things the way they are":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"rightists opposed the new social programs"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"archconservative",
|
|
"conservative",
|
|
"paleoconservative",
|
|
"reactionary",
|
|
"right-winger",
|
|
"Tory",
|
|
"traditionalist"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"right",
|
|
"right-wing",
|
|
"conformist",
|
|
"neocon",
|
|
"neoconservative",
|
|
"diehard",
|
|
"standpatter",
|
|
"bourbon",
|
|
"Colonel Blimp",
|
|
"fuddy-duddy",
|
|
"square",
|
|
"stuffed shirt"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"extremist",
|
|
"radical",
|
|
"red",
|
|
"revolutionary",
|
|
"revolutionist",
|
|
"reformer",
|
|
"reformist"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"leftist",
|
|
"left-winger",
|
|
"lefty",
|
|
"liberal",
|
|
"progressive"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"as in conservative , reactionary":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"conservative",
|
|
"reactionary",
|
|
"excessive",
|
|
"leftist",
|
|
"liberal",
|
|
"progressive",
|
|
"extremist",
|
|
"radical",
|
|
"revolutionary",
|
|
"revolutionist",
|
|
"ultra",
|
|
"fanatic",
|
|
"fanatical",
|
|
"rabid",
|
|
"subversive",
|
|
"violent",
|
|
"agitating",
|
|
"exciting",
|
|
"fomenting",
|
|
"incendiary",
|
|
"inciting",
|
|
"inflammatory",
|
|
"instigating",
|
|
"provocative",
|
|
"provoking",
|
|
"rabble-rousing",
|
|
"dissenting"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"central",
|
|
"centrist",
|
|
"middle-of-the-road",
|
|
"moderate",
|
|
"conventional",
|
|
"nonrevolutionary",
|
|
"orthodox",
|
|
"traditional",
|
|
"levelheaded",
|
|
"rational",
|
|
"reasonable",
|
|
"sensible"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rigs (out)":{
|
|
"to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"everyone was rigged out for the country club's spring cotillion"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"apparels",
|
|
"arrays",
|
|
"attires",
|
|
"bedecks",
|
|
"caparisons",
|
|
"clothes",
|
|
"costumes",
|
|
"decks (out)",
|
|
"does up",
|
|
"dresses",
|
|
"dresses up",
|
|
"enrobes",
|
|
"garbs",
|
|
"garments",
|
|
"gets up",
|
|
"gowns",
|
|
"habits",
|
|
"invests",
|
|
"robes",
|
|
"suits",
|
|
"togs (up or out)",
|
|
"toilets",
|
|
"vestures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"cloaks",
|
|
"frocks",
|
|
"jackets",
|
|
"mantles",
|
|
"vests",
|
|
"drapes",
|
|
"enswathes",
|
|
"haps",
|
|
"huddles",
|
|
"swaddles",
|
|
"swathes",
|
|
"wraps",
|
|
"accoutres",
|
|
"accouters",
|
|
"bedights",
|
|
"equips",
|
|
"furnishes",
|
|
"habilitates",
|
|
"outfits",
|
|
"tailors",
|
|
"uniforms",
|
|
"dresses down",
|
|
"underdresses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"denudes",
|
|
"divests",
|
|
"uncovers",
|
|
"undrapes",
|
|
"unveils"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"disarrays",
|
|
"disrobes",
|
|
"strips",
|
|
"unclothes",
|
|
"undresses",
|
|
"untrusses"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rising (to)":{
|
|
"as in clapping , bravoing":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bravoing",
|
|
"clapping",
|
|
"acclaiming",
|
|
"accrediting",
|
|
"applauding",
|
|
"cheering",
|
|
"cracking up",
|
|
"hailing",
|
|
"lauding",
|
|
"praising",
|
|
"saluting",
|
|
"touting",
|
|
"ballyhooing",
|
|
"approving",
|
|
"commending",
|
|
"endorsing",
|
|
"indorsing",
|
|
"favoring",
|
|
"recommending",
|
|
"rooting (for)",
|
|
"supporting",
|
|
"celebrating",
|
|
"emblazoning",
|
|
"eulogizing",
|
|
"extolling",
|
|
"glorifying",
|
|
"magnifying",
|
|
"singing",
|
|
"adulating",
|
|
"belauding",
|
|
"flattering",
|
|
"overpraising",
|
|
"deifying",
|
|
"idolizing"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"knocking",
|
|
"panning",
|
|
"slamming",
|
|
"belittling",
|
|
"discommending",
|
|
"disparaging",
|
|
"putting down",
|
|
"blaming",
|
|
"censuring",
|
|
"reprehending",
|
|
"reprobating",
|
|
"admonishing",
|
|
"chiding",
|
|
"criticizing",
|
|
"rebuking",
|
|
"reprimanding",
|
|
"reproaching",
|
|
"reproving",
|
|
"castigating",
|
|
"excoriating",
|
|
"keelhauling",
|
|
"lambasting",
|
|
"skewering",
|
|
"slagging",
|
|
"vilifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riddled (out)":{
|
|
"to find an answer for through reasoning":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"with the discovery of the Rosetta stone, archaeologists at long last were able to riddle out the mystery of Egyptian hieroglyphics"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"answered",
|
|
"broke",
|
|
"cracked",
|
|
"doped (out)",
|
|
"figured out",
|
|
"puzzled (out)",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"solved",
|
|
"unraveled",
|
|
"unriddled",
|
|
"worked",
|
|
"wrought",
|
|
"worked out"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"concluded",
|
|
"decided",
|
|
"deduced",
|
|
"gathered",
|
|
"inferred",
|
|
"judged",
|
|
"reasoned",
|
|
"cleared (up)",
|
|
"ironed out",
|
|
"straightened (out)",
|
|
"unscrambled",
|
|
"untangled",
|
|
"untied",
|
|
"assumed",
|
|
"conjectured",
|
|
"divined",
|
|
"guessed",
|
|
"presumed",
|
|
"speculated",
|
|
"deciphered",
|
|
"decoded"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"right-handers":{
|
|
"as in knees , rights":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"body blows",
|
|
"hands",
|
|
"kicks",
|
|
"knees",
|
|
"lefts",
|
|
"one-twos",
|
|
"rabbit punches",
|
|
"rights",
|
|
"roundhouses",
|
|
"shivers",
|
|
"sidewinders",
|
|
"sucker punches",
|
|
"swings",
|
|
"uppercuts",
|
|
"counterblows",
|
|
"counter-blows",
|
|
"counterpunches",
|
|
"counters",
|
|
"counterstrokes",
|
|
"counter-strokes",
|
|
"crunchers",
|
|
"kayos",
|
|
"knockdowns",
|
|
"knockouts",
|
|
"KOs",
|
|
"bangs",
|
|
"bashes",
|
|
"bats",
|
|
"beats",
|
|
"belts",
|
|
"biffs",
|
|
"blows",
|
|
"bops",
|
|
"boxes",
|
|
"buffets",
|
|
"busts",
|
|
"chops",
|
|
"claps",
|
|
"clips",
|
|
"clouts",
|
|
"cracks",
|
|
"cuffs",
|
|
"dabs",
|
|
"douses",
|
|
"fillips",
|
|
"hacks",
|
|
"haymakers",
|
|
"hits",
|
|
"hooks",
|
|
"knocks",
|
|
"larrups",
|
|
"lashes",
|
|
"licks",
|
|
"pelts",
|
|
"picks",
|
|
"plumps",
|
|
"pokes",
|
|
"pounds",
|
|
"punches",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"slams",
|
|
"slaps",
|
|
"slugs",
|
|
"smacks",
|
|
"smashes",
|
|
"socks",
|
|
"spanks",
|
|
"stingers",
|
|
"stripes",
|
|
"strokes",
|
|
"swats",
|
|
"swipes",
|
|
"switches",
|
|
"thuds",
|
|
"thumps",
|
|
"thwacks",
|
|
"wallops",
|
|
"welts",
|
|
"whacks",
|
|
"whams",
|
|
"whops",
|
|
"whaps",
|
|
"bastinadoes",
|
|
"bastinades",
|
|
"batterings",
|
|
"beatings",
|
|
"drubbings",
|
|
"lickings",
|
|
"pastings",
|
|
"thrashings",
|
|
"wallopings",
|
|
"whippings",
|
|
"whips"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rigorous":{
|
|
"given to exacting standards of discipline and self-restraint":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a rigorous football coach who pushes his players to their physical and mental limits"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"austere",
|
|
"authoritarian",
|
|
"flinty",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"heavy-handed",
|
|
"ramrod",
|
|
"rigid",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"stern",
|
|
"strict",
|
|
"tough"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"demanding",
|
|
"exacting",
|
|
"uncharitable",
|
|
"unforgiving",
|
|
"adamant",
|
|
"adamantine",
|
|
"callous",
|
|
"hardened",
|
|
"hard-hearted",
|
|
"hard-line",
|
|
"immovable",
|
|
"implacable",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"merciless",
|
|
"ossified",
|
|
"pitiless",
|
|
"relentless",
|
|
"rock-ribbed",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
"uncompromising",
|
|
"unrelenting",
|
|
"unsparing",
|
|
"unyielding",
|
|
"dour",
|
|
"gruff",
|
|
"ascetic",
|
|
"ascetical",
|
|
"monastic",
|
|
"monkish",
|
|
"browbeating",
|
|
"bullying",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"single-minded",
|
|
"steadfast",
|
|
"unflinching",
|
|
"dogged",
|
|
"intractable",
|
|
"obstinate",
|
|
"relentless"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"easygoing",
|
|
"laid-back",
|
|
"undemanding",
|
|
"charitable",
|
|
"kind",
|
|
"merciful",
|
|
"mild",
|
|
"patient",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"softhearted",
|
|
"accepting",
|
|
"compromising",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"responsive",
|
|
"willing",
|
|
"acquiescent",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"amenable",
|
|
"complaisant",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"flexible",
|
|
"pliable",
|
|
"pliant"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clement",
|
|
"forbearing",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"indulgent",
|
|
"lax",
|
|
"lenient",
|
|
"tolerant"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"meeting the highest standard of accuracy":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a rigorous analysis of the data"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"accurate",
|
|
"close",
|
|
"delicate",
|
|
"exact",
|
|
"fine",
|
|
"hairline",
|
|
"mathematical",
|
|
"pinpoint",
|
|
"precise",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"spot-on"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"right",
|
|
"strict",
|
|
"true",
|
|
"definite",
|
|
"definitive",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"subtle",
|
|
"careful",
|
|
"fastidious",
|
|
"finical",
|
|
"finicky",
|
|
"meticulous"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"approximate",
|
|
"round",
|
|
"false",
|
|
"incorrect",
|
|
"untrue",
|
|
"wrong",
|
|
"careless",
|
|
"loose",
|
|
"indefinite",
|
|
"unclear",
|
|
"vague",
|
|
"doubtful",
|
|
"dubious",
|
|
"questionable",
|
|
"unreliable",
|
|
"untrustworthy"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"imprecise",
|
|
"inaccurate",
|
|
"inexact",
|
|
"rough"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"not allowing for any exceptions or loosening of standards":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a rigorous diet and exercise regimen"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"brassbound",
|
|
"cast-iron",
|
|
"exacting",
|
|
"hard-line",
|
|
"inflexible",
|
|
"rigid",
|
|
"strict",
|
|
"stringent",
|
|
"uncompromising"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"close",
|
|
"conscientious",
|
|
"exact",
|
|
"fussy",
|
|
"meticulous",
|
|
"painstaking",
|
|
"punctilious",
|
|
"scrupulous",
|
|
"undeviating",
|
|
"adamant",
|
|
"adamantine",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"dogged",
|
|
"firm",
|
|
"relentless",
|
|
"resolved",
|
|
"single-minded",
|
|
"steadfast",
|
|
"stubborn",
|
|
"tenacious",
|
|
"unbending",
|
|
"unflinching",
|
|
"immovable",
|
|
"implacable",
|
|
"unappeasable",
|
|
"unrelenting",
|
|
"unsparing",
|
|
"unyielding",
|
|
"austere",
|
|
"demanding",
|
|
"flinty",
|
|
"grim",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"hardened",
|
|
"hard-hearted",
|
|
"harsh",
|
|
"ironbound",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"stern",
|
|
"tough"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acquiescent",
|
|
"compliant",
|
|
"compromising",
|
|
"pliable",
|
|
"pliant",
|
|
"relenting",
|
|
"yielding",
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"easygoing",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"indulgent",
|
|
"kindly",
|
|
"lenient",
|
|
"merciful",
|
|
"mild",
|
|
"pampering",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"spoiling",
|
|
"tolerant",
|
|
"neglectful",
|
|
"negligent",
|
|
"remiss",
|
|
"slipshod",
|
|
"sloppy",
|
|
"slovenly",
|
|
"unfussy"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"flexible",
|
|
"lax",
|
|
"loose",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"slack"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"requiring considerable physical or mental effort":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"studied for umpteen months for the rigorous exam"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"arduous",
|
|
"Augean",
|
|
"backbreaking",
|
|
"challenging",
|
|
"demanding",
|
|
"difficult",
|
|
"effortful",
|
|
"exacting",
|
|
"formidable",
|
|
"grueling",
|
|
"gruelling",
|
|
"hard",
|
|
"heavy",
|
|
"hellacious",
|
|
"herculean",
|
|
"killer",
|
|
"laborious",
|
|
"moiling",
|
|
"murderous",
|
|
"pick-and-shovel",
|
|
"rough",
|
|
"rugged",
|
|
"severe",
|
|
"stiff",
|
|
"strenuous",
|
|
"sweaty",
|
|
"tall",
|
|
"testing",
|
|
"toilsome",
|
|
"tough",
|
|
"uphill"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"abstract",
|
|
"abstruse",
|
|
"complex",
|
|
"complicated",
|
|
"elusive",
|
|
"hairy",
|
|
"insoluble",
|
|
"intricate",
|
|
"involved",
|
|
"knotty",
|
|
"opaque",
|
|
"problematic",
|
|
"problematical",
|
|
"recondite",
|
|
"serious",
|
|
"spiny",
|
|
"stubborn",
|
|
"thorny",
|
|
"ticklish",
|
|
"tricky",
|
|
"bruising",
|
|
"burdensome",
|
|
"exhausting",
|
|
"labored",
|
|
"onerous",
|
|
"oppressive",
|
|
"stressful",
|
|
"taxing",
|
|
"tight",
|
|
"trying",
|
|
"annoying",
|
|
"bothersome",
|
|
"distressing",
|
|
"irksome",
|
|
"troublesome",
|
|
"vexatious",
|
|
"grievous",
|
|
"grim",
|
|
"strict",
|
|
"stringent",
|
|
"brutal",
|
|
"cruel",
|
|
"inhuman",
|
|
"painful"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"achievable",
|
|
"clear",
|
|
"doable",
|
|
"elementary",
|
|
"manageable",
|
|
"uncomplicated",
|
|
"comforting",
|
|
"gentle",
|
|
"painless",
|
|
"relaxed",
|
|
"smooth",
|
|
"soothing",
|
|
"accessible",
|
|
"friendly",
|
|
"idiotproof",
|
|
"user-friendly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"cheap",
|
|
"easy",
|
|
"effortless",
|
|
"facile",
|
|
"light",
|
|
"mindless",
|
|
"simple",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"undemanding"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rings":{
|
|
"a group involved in secret or criminal activities":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a ring of counterfeiters passing phony $20 bills"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"cabals",
|
|
"conspiracies",
|
|
"crews",
|
|
"gangs",
|
|
"Mafias",
|
|
"mobs",
|
|
"syndicates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bunches",
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"clans",
|
|
"cliques",
|
|
"coteries",
|
|
"covens",
|
|
"crowds",
|
|
"gal\u00e8res",
|
|
"lots",
|
|
"networks",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"sets",
|
|
"juntas",
|
|
"oligarchies"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a circular strip":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a metal ring encircled the barrel"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bands",
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"eyes",
|
|
"hoops",
|
|
"loops",
|
|
"rounds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"belts",
|
|
"cinctures",
|
|
"collars",
|
|
"girdles",
|
|
"wreaths",
|
|
"annulets",
|
|
"beckets",
|
|
"coils",
|
|
"curls",
|
|
"furls",
|
|
"hanks",
|
|
"spirals",
|
|
"spires",
|
|
"twirls",
|
|
"whorls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a group of people sharing a common interest and relating together socially":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a gaming ring that meets once a week to play"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bodies",
|
|
"bunches",
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"clans",
|
|
"cliques",
|
|
"communities",
|
|
"coteries",
|
|
"covens",
|
|
"crowds",
|
|
"folds",
|
|
"gal\u00e8res",
|
|
"gangs",
|
|
"klatches",
|
|
"klatsches",
|
|
"lots",
|
|
"networks",
|
|
"packs",
|
|
"sets"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"charmed circles",
|
|
"elites",
|
|
"in-groups",
|
|
"closed shops",
|
|
"clubs",
|
|
"colleges",
|
|
"fellowships",
|
|
"guilds",
|
|
"gilds",
|
|
"leagues",
|
|
"organizations",
|
|
"societies",
|
|
"camps",
|
|
"factions",
|
|
"sects",
|
|
"sides",
|
|
"tribes",
|
|
"messes",
|
|
"squads",
|
|
"brotherhoods",
|
|
"fraternities",
|
|
"orders",
|
|
"sisterhoods",
|
|
"sodalities",
|
|
"sororities",
|
|
"communes",
|
|
"alliances",
|
|
"blocs",
|
|
"coalitions",
|
|
"confederations",
|
|
"congresses",
|
|
"councils",
|
|
"federations",
|
|
"unions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"loners",
|
|
"individualists"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"something with a perfectly round circumference":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the coffee cup left a ring on the table"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"cirques",
|
|
"roundels",
|
|
"rounds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"circlets",
|
|
"ringlets",
|
|
"ellipses",
|
|
"loops",
|
|
"ovals",
|
|
"balls",
|
|
"globes",
|
|
"orbs",
|
|
"spheres"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"a communication by telephone":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"give me a ring when you're ready to go"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"buzzes",
|
|
"calls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"callbacks",
|
|
"cold calls",
|
|
"conference calls",
|
|
"messages",
|
|
"toll calls",
|
|
"voice mails"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to form a circle around":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"tall cypress trees ringing the park"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"compasses",
|
|
"embraces",
|
|
"encircles",
|
|
"encloses",
|
|
"incloses",
|
|
"encompasses",
|
|
"environs",
|
|
"girdles",
|
|
"girds",
|
|
"surrounds",
|
|
"wreathes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"circumscribes",
|
|
"closes in",
|
|
"cordons (off)",
|
|
"fences (in)",
|
|
"hems (in)",
|
|
"walls",
|
|
"besets",
|
|
"besieges",
|
|
"entrenches",
|
|
"intrenches",
|
|
"invests",
|
|
"swarms"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to travel completely around":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the line of season ticket buyers ringed the block"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"circles",
|
|
"circuits",
|
|
"circumnavigates",
|
|
"circumvents",
|
|
"compasses",
|
|
"encircles",
|
|
"girdles",
|
|
"orbits",
|
|
"rounds"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"circumambulates",
|
|
"crosses",
|
|
"perambulates",
|
|
"traverses"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make the clear sound heard when metal vibrates":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"I didn't hear the doorbell ring"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bongs",
|
|
"chimes",
|
|
"knells",
|
|
"peals",
|
|
"tolls"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"chinks",
|
|
"clangs",
|
|
"clanks",
|
|
"clashes",
|
|
"clinks",
|
|
"ding-dongs",
|
|
"dings",
|
|
"gongs",
|
|
"jangles",
|
|
"jingles",
|
|
"pings",
|
|
"plinks",
|
|
"plunks",
|
|
"plonks",
|
|
"tangs",
|
|
"tingles",
|
|
"tinkles",
|
|
"echoes",
|
|
"resonates",
|
|
"resounds",
|
|
"reverberates"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riatas":{
|
|
"a rope or long leather thong with a noose used especially for catching livestock":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the cowboy neatly tossed a riata over the head of the escaping cow"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"lariats",
|
|
"lassos",
|
|
"lassoes",
|
|
"reatas"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rigidifying":{
|
|
"as in crystallizing , calcifying":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"calcifying",
|
|
"crystallizing",
|
|
"crystalizing",
|
|
"ossifying",
|
|
"petrifying",
|
|
"clotting",
|
|
"coagulating",
|
|
"gelating",
|
|
"gelatinizing",
|
|
"gelling",
|
|
"jelling",
|
|
"jellying",
|
|
"stiffening",
|
|
"thickening",
|
|
"annealing",
|
|
"case-hardening",
|
|
"tempering",
|
|
"caking",
|
|
"callusing",
|
|
"encrusting",
|
|
"incrusting",
|
|
"concreting",
|
|
"congealing",
|
|
"firming (up)",
|
|
"freezing",
|
|
"hardening",
|
|
"indurating",
|
|
"setting",
|
|
"solidifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"liquefying",
|
|
"liquifying",
|
|
"softening",
|
|
"deliquescing",
|
|
"dissolving",
|
|
"fluxing",
|
|
"fusing",
|
|
"melting",
|
|
"thawing",
|
|
"unfreezing"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riddances":{
|
|
"the getting rid of whatever is unwanted or useless":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the riddance of all the fleas from the house was a relief to everyone concerned"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"disposals",
|
|
"dispositions",
|
|
"dumpings",
|
|
"jettisons",
|
|
"removals"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"clearances",
|
|
"clearings",
|
|
"decimations",
|
|
"demolishments",
|
|
"demolitions",
|
|
"destructions"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"accumulations",
|
|
"acquirements",
|
|
"acquisitions",
|
|
"collections",
|
|
"deposits",
|
|
"gatherings"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riverbeds":{
|
|
"as in ground , floors":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"basements",
|
|
"bases",
|
|
"foundations",
|
|
"ground",
|
|
"beds",
|
|
"bottoms",
|
|
"floors"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"surfaces"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ring road":{
|
|
"as in bypass , parkway":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"beltway",
|
|
"bypass",
|
|
"parkway",
|
|
"autobahn",
|
|
"autoroute",
|
|
"autostrada",
|
|
"dual carriageway",
|
|
"interstate",
|
|
"motorway",
|
|
"superhighway",
|
|
"corniche",
|
|
"switchback",
|
|
"causeway",
|
|
"through street",
|
|
"arterial",
|
|
"artery",
|
|
"avenue",
|
|
"boulevard",
|
|
"carriageway",
|
|
"drag",
|
|
"drive",
|
|
"expressway",
|
|
"freeway",
|
|
"high road",
|
|
"highway",
|
|
"pass",
|
|
"pike",
|
|
"road",
|
|
"roadway",
|
|
"route",
|
|
"row",
|
|
"street",
|
|
"thoroughfare",
|
|
"thruway",
|
|
"trace",
|
|
"turnpike",
|
|
"way",
|
|
"high street",
|
|
"Main Street",
|
|
"backstreet",
|
|
"branch",
|
|
"bystreet",
|
|
"byway",
|
|
"crossroad",
|
|
"secondary road",
|
|
"shunpike",
|
|
"side road",
|
|
"side street",
|
|
"alley",
|
|
"alleyway",
|
|
"circle",
|
|
"lane",
|
|
"laneway",
|
|
"mews",
|
|
"place"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ribbed":{
|
|
"to make fun of in a good-natured way":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"ribbed him a bit about fumbling such an easy play"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"chaffed",
|
|
"jived",
|
|
"joked",
|
|
"joshed",
|
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"kidded",
|
|
"rallied",
|
|
"razzed",
|
|
"roasted",
|
|
"rode",
|
|
"rid",
|
|
"teased"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bantered",
|
|
"fooled",
|
|
"funned",
|
|
"strung along",
|
|
"jested",
|
|
"quipped",
|
|
"wisecracked",
|
|
"gagged",
|
|
"japed",
|
|
"jollied",
|
|
"yukked",
|
|
"yucked"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rises (to)":{
|
|
"as in claps , bravoes":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"bravoes",
|
|
"claps",
|
|
"acclaims",
|
|
"accredits",
|
|
"applauds",
|
|
"cheers",
|
|
"cracks up",
|
|
"hails",
|
|
"lauds",
|
|
"praises",
|
|
"salutes",
|
|
"touts",
|
|
"ballyhoos",
|
|
"approves",
|
|
"commends",
|
|
"endorses",
|
|
"indorses",
|
|
"favors",
|
|
"recommends",
|
|
"roots (for)",
|
|
"supports",
|
|
"celebrates",
|
|
"emblazons",
|
|
"eulogizes",
|
|
"extols",
|
|
"extolls",
|
|
"glorifies",
|
|
"magnifies",
|
|
"sings",
|
|
"adulates",
|
|
"belauds",
|
|
"flatters",
|
|
"overpraises",
|
|
"deifies",
|
|
"idolizes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"knocks",
|
|
"pans",
|
|
"slams",
|
|
"belittles",
|
|
"discommends",
|
|
"disparages",
|
|
"puts down",
|
|
"blames",
|
|
"censures",
|
|
"reprehends",
|
|
"reprobates",
|
|
"admonishes",
|
|
"chides",
|
|
"criticizes",
|
|
"rebukes",
|
|
"reprimands",
|
|
"reproaches",
|
|
"reproves",
|
|
"castigates",
|
|
"excoriates",
|
|
"keelhauls",
|
|
"lambastes",
|
|
"lambasts",
|
|
"skewers",
|
|
"slags",
|
|
"vilifies"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"risers":{
|
|
"as in scaffolds":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"scaffolds",
|
|
"altars",
|
|
"bimahs",
|
|
"bimas",
|
|
"footpaces",
|
|
"pulpits",
|
|
"balconies",
|
|
"galleries",
|
|
"daises",
|
|
"platforms",
|
|
"podiums",
|
|
"podia",
|
|
"rostra",
|
|
"rostrums",
|
|
"stages",
|
|
"stands",
|
|
"tribunes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riot acts":{
|
|
"an often public or formal expression of disapproval":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"at a specially called meeting, he read the riot act to his staff for their poor handling of the crisis"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"censures",
|
|
"comminations",
|
|
"condemnations",
|
|
"denunciations",
|
|
"excoriations",
|
|
"objurgations",
|
|
"rebukes",
|
|
"reprimands",
|
|
"reproaches",
|
|
"reproofs",
|
|
"strictures"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"admonishments",
|
|
"admonitions",
|
|
"castigations",
|
|
"chastisements",
|
|
"damnations",
|
|
"punishments",
|
|
"remonstrances",
|
|
"businesses",
|
|
"devils",
|
|
"dressing-downs",
|
|
"lashes",
|
|
"lectures",
|
|
"lessons",
|
|
"raps",
|
|
"scoldings",
|
|
"talking-tos",
|
|
"tongue-lashings",
|
|
"belittlements",
|
|
"criticisms",
|
|
"deprecations",
|
|
"depreciations",
|
|
"disparagements",
|
|
"pans"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"acclamations",
|
|
"honors",
|
|
"tributes",
|
|
"encomiums",
|
|
"encomia",
|
|
"eulogies",
|
|
"panegyrics",
|
|
"plaudits",
|
|
"praises",
|
|
"approvals",
|
|
"blessings",
|
|
"sanctions"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"citations",
|
|
"commendations",
|
|
"endorsements",
|
|
"indorsements"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ribald":{
|
|
"depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"some of the movie's most ribald , and thus funniest, scenes were cut for showing on broadcast television"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bawdy",
|
|
"blue",
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"crude",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"filthy",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"gutter",
|
|
"impure",
|
|
"indecent",
|
|
"lascivious",
|
|
"lewd",
|
|
"locker-room",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"obscene",
|
|
"pornographic",
|
|
"porny",
|
|
"profane",
|
|
"raunchy",
|
|
"smutty",
|
|
"stag",
|
|
"trashy",
|
|
"unprintable",
|
|
"vulgar",
|
|
"wanton",
|
|
"X-rated"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"broad",
|
|
"coarse-grained",
|
|
"gamy",
|
|
"gamey",
|
|
"off",
|
|
"off-color",
|
|
"off-colored",
|
|
"racy",
|
|
"risqu\u00e9",
|
|
"salacious",
|
|
"salty",
|
|
"suggestive",
|
|
"barnyard",
|
|
"earthy",
|
|
"scatological",
|
|
"immodest",
|
|
"indecorous",
|
|
"indelicate",
|
|
"low",
|
|
"unbecoming",
|
|
"depraved",
|
|
"kinky",
|
|
"louche",
|
|
"naughty",
|
|
"perverse",
|
|
"perverted",
|
|
"wicked",
|
|
"exceptionable",
|
|
"objectionable",
|
|
"unacceptable",
|
|
"undesirable",
|
|
"unwanted",
|
|
"unwelcome",
|
|
"abhorrent",
|
|
"debasing",
|
|
"disgusting",
|
|
"loathsome",
|
|
"offensive",
|
|
"repellent",
|
|
"repellant",
|
|
"repugnant",
|
|
"repulsive",
|
|
"revolting",
|
|
"distasteful",
|
|
"obnoxious",
|
|
"unpleasant",
|
|
"blamable",
|
|
"blameworthy",
|
|
"censurable",
|
|
"reprehensible",
|
|
"atrocious",
|
|
"infamous",
|
|
"abusive",
|
|
"scurrilous",
|
|
"hard-core",
|
|
"soft",
|
|
"soft-core"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"priggish",
|
|
"prim",
|
|
"prudish",
|
|
"puritanical",
|
|
"staid",
|
|
"straitlaced",
|
|
"straightlaced",
|
|
"Victorian",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"decorous",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"polite",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"respectable",
|
|
"seemly",
|
|
"innocuous",
|
|
"inoffensive",
|
|
"acceptable",
|
|
"agreeable",
|
|
"desirable",
|
|
"pleasant",
|
|
"pleasing",
|
|
"welcome",
|
|
"appropriate",
|
|
"becoming",
|
|
"fit",
|
|
"meet",
|
|
"suitable",
|
|
"immaculate",
|
|
"perfect",
|
|
"pure",
|
|
"spotless",
|
|
"virginal",
|
|
"approved",
|
|
"endorsed",
|
|
"indorsed",
|
|
"sanctioned"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"G-rated",
|
|
"nonobscene",
|
|
"wholesome"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"a ribald tale rife with double entendres and racy innuendo"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"bawdy",
|
|
"blue",
|
|
"gamy",
|
|
"gamey",
|
|
"lewd",
|
|
"off",
|
|
"off-color",
|
|
"off-colored",
|
|
"racy",
|
|
"risqu\u00e9",
|
|
"salty",
|
|
"spicy",
|
|
"suggestive"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"leering",
|
|
"barnyard",
|
|
"coarse",
|
|
"coarse-grained",
|
|
"crude",
|
|
"earthy",
|
|
"foul",
|
|
"gross",
|
|
"vulgar",
|
|
"dirty",
|
|
"filthy",
|
|
"gutter",
|
|
"indecent",
|
|
"lascivious",
|
|
"locker-room",
|
|
"nasty",
|
|
"obscene",
|
|
"pornographic",
|
|
"porny",
|
|
"prurient",
|
|
"raunchy",
|
|
"smutty",
|
|
"stag",
|
|
"unprintable",
|
|
"unpublishable",
|
|
"warm",
|
|
"X-rated",
|
|
"immodest",
|
|
"indecorous",
|
|
"indelicate",
|
|
"naughty"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"clean",
|
|
"decent",
|
|
"G-rated",
|
|
"nonobscene",
|
|
"innocuous",
|
|
"inoffensive",
|
|
"priggish",
|
|
"prim",
|
|
"prudish",
|
|
"puritanical",
|
|
"staid",
|
|
"straitlaced",
|
|
"straightlaced",
|
|
"Victorian",
|
|
"correct",
|
|
"decorous",
|
|
"genteel",
|
|
"nice",
|
|
"polite",
|
|
"proper",
|
|
"respectable",
|
|
"seemly"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rivalrous":{
|
|
"having or marked by a strong desire to win or be better than others":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"The two siblings shared a rivalrous but ultimately loving relationship."
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"competing",
|
|
"competitive",
|
|
"rival",
|
|
"determined",
|
|
"diligent",
|
|
"driving",
|
|
"dynamic",
|
|
"enterprising",
|
|
"gung ho",
|
|
"hungry",
|
|
"hustling",
|
|
"industrious",
|
|
"motivated",
|
|
"scrappy",
|
|
"venturesome",
|
|
"venturous",
|
|
"animated",
|
|
"lively",
|
|
"spirited",
|
|
"ardent",
|
|
"avid",
|
|
"eager",
|
|
"energetic",
|
|
"impassioned",
|
|
"keen",
|
|
"raring",
|
|
"vigorous",
|
|
"aggressive",
|
|
"assertive",
|
|
"high-flying",
|
|
"opportunistic",
|
|
"overambitious",
|
|
"pretentious",
|
|
"pushy",
|
|
"self-assertive",
|
|
"ambitious",
|
|
"aspiring",
|
|
"go-getting",
|
|
"hard-driving",
|
|
"pushing",
|
|
"self-seeking"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"apathetic",
|
|
"disinterested",
|
|
"indifferent",
|
|
"uneager",
|
|
"unenthusiastic",
|
|
"unexcited",
|
|
"uninterested",
|
|
"casual",
|
|
"easygoing",
|
|
"lackadaisical",
|
|
"lazyish",
|
|
"halfhearted",
|
|
"lukewarm",
|
|
"tepid",
|
|
"lazy",
|
|
"lethargic",
|
|
"listless",
|
|
"shiftless",
|
|
"sluggish",
|
|
"spiritless",
|
|
"unaggressive",
|
|
"unassertive",
|
|
"ambitionless",
|
|
"unambitious"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"righting":{
|
|
"as in redressing":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"redressing",
|
|
"blue-penciling",
|
|
"cutting",
|
|
"shortening",
|
|
"ameliorating",
|
|
"bettering",
|
|
"improving",
|
|
"redrafting",
|
|
"redrawing",
|
|
"restyling",
|
|
"revising",
|
|
"reworking",
|
|
"rewriting",
|
|
"perfecting",
|
|
"polishing",
|
|
"touching up",
|
|
"amending",
|
|
"correcting",
|
|
"debugging",
|
|
"emending",
|
|
"rectifying",
|
|
"red-penciling",
|
|
"reforming",
|
|
"remedying",
|
|
"fixing",
|
|
"mending",
|
|
"repairing",
|
|
"adjusting",
|
|
"modulating",
|
|
"regulating",
|
|
"altering",
|
|
"changing",
|
|
"modifying"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"damaging",
|
|
"harming",
|
|
"hurting",
|
|
"impairing",
|
|
"injuring",
|
|
"marring",
|
|
"spoiling",
|
|
"aggravating",
|
|
"worsening"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"ricracs":{
|
|
"as in stripes":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"stripes",
|
|
"braids",
|
|
"laces",
|
|
"lacings",
|
|
"plaits",
|
|
"plats",
|
|
"cornrows",
|
|
"dreadlocks",
|
|
"pigtails",
|
|
"queues",
|
|
"braidings"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"noun"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riles":{
|
|
"to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"one sure way to rile me is to keep yelling for me"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggravates",
|
|
"annoys",
|
|
"bothers",
|
|
"bugs",
|
|
"burns (up)",
|
|
"chafes",
|
|
"eats",
|
|
"exasperates",
|
|
"frosts",
|
|
"galls",
|
|
"gets",
|
|
"grates",
|
|
"gripes",
|
|
"hacks (off)",
|
|
"irks",
|
|
"irritates",
|
|
"itches",
|
|
"narks",
|
|
"nettles",
|
|
"peeves",
|
|
"persecutes",
|
|
"piques",
|
|
"puts out",
|
|
"rasps",
|
|
"ruffles",
|
|
"spites",
|
|
"vexes"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hassles",
|
|
"heckles",
|
|
"nags",
|
|
"inflames",
|
|
"enflames",
|
|
"provokes",
|
|
"rouses",
|
|
"badgers",
|
|
"baits",
|
|
"bullyrags",
|
|
"ballyrags",
|
|
"devils",
|
|
"hagrides",
|
|
"harasses",
|
|
"harries",
|
|
"pesters",
|
|
"plagues",
|
|
"teases",
|
|
"angers",
|
|
"antagonizes",
|
|
"enrages",
|
|
"incenses",
|
|
"infuriates",
|
|
"maddens",
|
|
"rankles",
|
|
"roils",
|
|
"agitates",
|
|
"discomforts",
|
|
"discomposes",
|
|
"disquiets",
|
|
"distresses",
|
|
"exercises",
|
|
"freaks (out)",
|
|
"frets",
|
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"perturbs",
|
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"undoes",
|
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"unhinges",
|
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"unsettles",
|
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"upsets",
|
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"worries",
|
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"affronts",
|
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"insults",
|
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"miffs",
|
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"offends",
|
|
"outrages"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"appeases",
|
|
"conciliates",
|
|
"mollifies",
|
|
"obliges",
|
|
"pacifies",
|
|
"placates",
|
|
"propitiates",
|
|
"delights",
|
|
"gladdens",
|
|
"gratifies",
|
|
"pleases",
|
|
"satisfies",
|
|
"assures",
|
|
"cheers",
|
|
"comforts",
|
|
"consoles",
|
|
"contents",
|
|
"quiets",
|
|
"reassures",
|
|
"solaces",
|
|
"soothes"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make angry":{
|
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"examples":[
|
|
"her husband isn't easily riled , but once he is, he stays that way for days"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"angers",
|
|
"enrages",
|
|
"incenses",
|
|
"inflames",
|
|
"enflames",
|
|
"infuriates",
|
|
"ires",
|
|
"maddens",
|
|
"mads",
|
|
"outrages",
|
|
"rankles",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riveted":{
|
|
"to fix (as one's attention) steadily toward a central objective":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"everyone riveted their eyes on the trick that the magician was performing on stage"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"centered",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"fastened",
|
|
"focused",
|
|
"focussed",
|
|
"trained"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"aimed",
|
|
"directed",
|
|
"homed (in on)",
|
|
"honed in (on)",
|
|
"leveled",
|
|
"levelled",
|
|
"nailed",
|
|
"pointed",
|
|
"set",
|
|
"zeroed (in on)",
|
|
"attended",
|
|
"heeded",
|
|
"minded",
|
|
"fixated (on)",
|
|
"obsessed (over)",
|
|
"refocused"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"rigging (up)":{
|
|
"as in throwing up , jerry-building":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"jerry-building",
|
|
"throwing up",
|
|
"reassembling",
|
|
"rebuilding",
|
|
"reconstructing",
|
|
"redeveloping",
|
|
"reedifying",
|
|
"retrofitting",
|
|
"combining",
|
|
"uniting",
|
|
"conceiving",
|
|
"concocting",
|
|
"contriving",
|
|
"cooking (up)",
|
|
"designing",
|
|
"devising",
|
|
"imagining",
|
|
"thinking (up)",
|
|
"constituting",
|
|
"establishing",
|
|
"fathering",
|
|
"founding",
|
|
"instituting",
|
|
"organizing",
|
|
"beginning",
|
|
"coining",
|
|
"creating",
|
|
"generating",
|
|
"inaugurating",
|
|
"initiating",
|
|
"innovating",
|
|
"inventing",
|
|
"originating",
|
|
"prefabricating",
|
|
"carpentering",
|
|
"fashioning",
|
|
"forging",
|
|
"framing",
|
|
"hammering",
|
|
"handcrafting",
|
|
"manufacturing",
|
|
"molding",
|
|
"producing",
|
|
"shaping",
|
|
"assembling",
|
|
"building",
|
|
"confecting",
|
|
"constructing",
|
|
"erecting",
|
|
"fabricating",
|
|
"making",
|
|
"making up",
|
|
"piecing",
|
|
"putting up",
|
|
"raising",
|
|
"rearing",
|
|
"setting up"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"demounting",
|
|
"disassembling",
|
|
"dismantling",
|
|
"dismembering",
|
|
"knocking down",
|
|
"striking",
|
|
"taking down",
|
|
"tearing down",
|
|
"demolishing",
|
|
"destroying",
|
|
"devastating",
|
|
"flattening",
|
|
"leveling",
|
|
"levelling",
|
|
"pulling down",
|
|
"pulverizing",
|
|
"razing",
|
|
"ruinating",
|
|
"ruining",
|
|
"shattering",
|
|
"smashing",
|
|
"wrecking",
|
|
"blowing up",
|
|
"exploding",
|
|
"detaching",
|
|
"disengaging",
|
|
"disconnecting",
|
|
"disjoining",
|
|
"disuniting",
|
|
"dividing",
|
|
"separating"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"riled":{
|
|
"feeling or showing anger":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"the woman was obviously riled , as she kept throwing things"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"angered",
|
|
"angry",
|
|
"apoplectic",
|
|
"ballistic",
|
|
"cheesed off",
|
|
"choleric",
|
|
"enraged",
|
|
"foaming",
|
|
"fuming",
|
|
"furious",
|
|
"hopping",
|
|
"horn-mad",
|
|
"hot",
|
|
"incensed",
|
|
"indignant",
|
|
"inflamed",
|
|
"enflamed",
|
|
"infuriate",
|
|
"infuriated",
|
|
"irate",
|
|
"ireful",
|
|
"livid",
|
|
"mad",
|
|
"outraged",
|
|
"rabid",
|
|
"rankled",
|
|
"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 disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"one sure way to rile me is to keep yelling for me"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"aggravated",
|
|
"annoyed",
|
|
"ate",
|
|
"bothered",
|
|
"bugged",
|
|
"burned (up)",
|
|
"burnt (up)",
|
|
"chafed",
|
|
"exasperated",
|
|
"frosted",
|
|
"galled",
|
|
"got",
|
|
"grated",
|
|
"griped",
|
|
"hacked (off)",
|
|
"irked",
|
|
"irritated",
|
|
"itched",
|
|
"narked",
|
|
"nettled",
|
|
"peeved",
|
|
"persecuted",
|
|
"piqued",
|
|
"put out",
|
|
"rasped",
|
|
"ruffled",
|
|
"spited",
|
|
"vexed",
|
|
"vext"
|
|
],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"hassled",
|
|
"heckled",
|
|
"nagged",
|
|
"inflamed",
|
|
"enflamed",
|
|
"provoked",
|
|
"roused",
|
|
"badgered",
|
|
"baited",
|
|
"bullyragged",
|
|
"ballyragged",
|
|
"deviled",
|
|
"devilled",
|
|
"hagrode",
|
|
"harassed",
|
|
"harried",
|
|
"pestered",
|
|
"plagued",
|
|
"teased",
|
|
"angered",
|
|
"antagonized",
|
|
"enraged",
|
|
"incensed",
|
|
"infuriated",
|
|
"maddened",
|
|
"rankled",
|
|
"roiled",
|
|
"agitated",
|
|
"discomforted",
|
|
"discomposed",
|
|
"disquieted",
|
|
"distressed",
|
|
"exercised",
|
|
"freaked (out)",
|
|
"fretted",
|
|
"perturbed",
|
|
"undid",
|
|
"unhinged",
|
|
"unsettled",
|
|
"upset",
|
|
"worried",
|
|
"affronted",
|
|
"insulted",
|
|
"miffed",
|
|
"offended",
|
|
"outraged"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"appeased",
|
|
"conciliated",
|
|
"mollified",
|
|
"obliged",
|
|
"pacified",
|
|
"placated",
|
|
"propitiated",
|
|
"delighted",
|
|
"gladdened",
|
|
"gratified",
|
|
"pleased",
|
|
"satisfied",
|
|
"assured",
|
|
"cheered",
|
|
"comforted",
|
|
"consoled",
|
|
"contented",
|
|
"quieted",
|
|
"reassured",
|
|
"solaced",
|
|
"soothed"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"to make angry":{
|
|
"examples":[
|
|
"her husband isn't easily riled , but once he is, he stays that way for days"
|
|
],
|
|
"synonyms":[
|
|
"angered",
|
|
"enraged",
|
|
"incensed",
|
|
"inflamed",
|
|
"enflamed",
|
|
"infuriated",
|
|
"ired",
|
|
"madded",
|
|
"maddened",
|
|
"outraged",
|
|
"rankled",
|
|
"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"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"adjective",
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
},
|
|
"richened":{
|
|
"as in strengthened , enriched":{
|
|
"examples":[],
|
|
"synonyms":[],
|
|
"near synonyms":[
|
|
"enriched",
|
|
"fortified",
|
|
"strengthened",
|
|
"evaporated",
|
|
"extracted",
|
|
"removed",
|
|
"reconcentrated",
|
|
"recondensed",
|
|
"deepened",
|
|
"enhanced",
|
|
"heightened",
|
|
"intensified",
|
|
"compacted",
|
|
"hardened",
|
|
"solidified",
|
|
"boiled down",
|
|
"decocted",
|
|
"reduced",
|
|
"clarified",
|
|
"cleaned",
|
|
"cleansed",
|
|
"distilled",
|
|
"flushed",
|
|
"leached",
|
|
"purged",
|
|
"purified",
|
|
"refined",
|
|
"concentrated",
|
|
"condensed"
|
|
],
|
|
"near antonyms":[
|
|
"diluted",
|
|
"watered (down)",
|
|
"adulterated",
|
|
"cut",
|
|
"thinned",
|
|
"weakened"
|
|
],
|
|
"antonyms":[]
|
|
},
|
|
"type":[
|
|
"verb"
|
|
]
|
|
}
|
|
} |